New York City rents blamed for scarce middle housing
A UPI report outlines dire New York City housing costs and tight supply. It contrasts Manhattan’s $180 one bedroom with $135 Kansas City and $150 Washington studios, notes rent controls curb landlord effort, and details a near zero vacancy rate. It highlights obsolete prewar units, a five story walkup, and the harsh search tactics including obituaries and broker fees.
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New York
UPI
Alhough
New York City
New York Times
Kansas City
Washington, D.C
Manhattan
Washington
United States
Students swap time for Africa trip on Savannah plan
A Savannah State College program lets 43 students trade hours of study for a two week Africa trip financed by a $33,000 grant. The itinerary included Dakar Lagos and Accra with a Ghana village visit during a harvest festival. Students report culture shock yet praise the experience and many want to return. The college seeks continued foundation support and now funds community service projects to repay the debt.
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Atlanta
UPI
Savannah
Africa
Mills B. Lane
Lane
Wilbur C.“Mcafee
Ghana
Savannah State
Bush
McAfee
Southern Nail Bank
Perera Pal
Mgre
Eastern
Georgia
Dakar
Senegal
Lagos
Nigeria
Accra
Uta
Man J
Spain Faces Drug Turmoil as Teens Arrested Amid Crackdown
In Madrid and Malaga, teens are arrested for marijuana use or sale as Spain, long a Catholic country, confronts a rising drug issue. Interpol notes limited stats while police target North African imports. government pitches a new Law of Social Danger to curb the problem and rehabilitate users, reflecting enduring conservative attitudes toward marijuana.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Europe
Malaga
North Africa
Salleatic Islands
Jose Santo Domingo
Sweden
Miguel Mato Reboredo
Barcelona
Interpol
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Supreme Court
Alge-ciras
Early arrest in West Coast counterfeit ring
Secret Service said a Porterville based counterfeit ring printed over 4 million dollars in $20 bills before most were seized. Five men were arrested after a San Jose waitress identified a phony bill, with the group tied to a printer and a wood cutting partner. The 4.2 million seizure is noted as the largest on the West Coast.
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Porterville
Calif
UPI
Secret Service
Max D. Phillips
James J. Rowley
Washington
West
San Jose
Roger B. Elk
Robert R. Phillips
David Marshall
William B. Waits
Harald Clyde Reeves
Ford foundation funds LA UCLA law school urban planning program
Los Angeles UCLA School of Law receives 112000 from the Ford Foundation to start a program in urban planning and environmental control law. The initiative aims to train lawyers with experience in air pollution control and land use planning through summer internships and related courses.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
School of Law
Ford Foundation
Donald G. Hagman
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Brent
Kodel
Kades
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Ave
Saheandro
Pleasant Hile
Corte
Fregwo
Daly City
Remon
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