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State Renewal Plan to Emphasize Housing and Private Finance
Meriden officials outline a shift in urban renewal to housing and private funding. Commissioner LeRoy Jones cites President Johnson’s goal of 6 million new dwellings in 10 years with 300000 for 1969, 180000 financed privately, and warns against reckless pace while stressing neighborhood involvement and improved planning. Immigrants sail to Australia as Dutch migration rises. Nigeria noted as Africa’s most populous country at 156.5 million.
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