Ex-GIs Find Life in Australia Costs and Culture Clashes
Four thousand to five thousand former American servicemen have settled in Australia with another twenty thousand seeking entry. High rents and scarce housing strain budgets while import duties and local work norms frustrate ex-GIs. They rely on GI benefits, assisted immigration, and job guarantees, sharing mixed views on Aussie labor habits and prices.
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Australia
United Press
Canada
Phil Curran
Sydney
Sydney P. Pollack
Irvington
N. J
Pollack
Kesseler
George Brezwick
Buck Mountain
United States
69-Year-Old Slain by Son in Gary Ind
A 29-year-old son, John Purevich, is charged with first degree murder for shooting his 65-year-old father Alexander Purevich. The crime occurred as the father and his wife and grandchildren attended a movie. the son told police he shot because the man was too old and sick too often. The shooting left Alexander dead from shotgun wounds after a struggle in the living room and kitchen.
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Gary
Ind
INS
John Purevich
Ben Perry
Gary Police
Alexander Purevich
James Traeger
Young Purevich
T. V. Curley
Purevich
Evicted Trio Get New Home in City Housing Project
A blind young mother Helen Lopez 25 her son Richard seven and mother Soledad Morales were removed from a damp Los Angeles cellar by health inspectors on February 9. Before the eviction officials arranged a warm two bed room unit in a city housing project through Burrell and Beach who said they could help with housing.
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Los Angeles
City Health Department
Helen Lopez
Richard
Soledad Morales
Snapcorter Lory W. Burrell
Burrell
Robert Beach
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