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LBJ Announces Slum Job Pilot for Five Cities
The Johnson administration revealed a 40 million slum dwellers job program with private industry in Boston Los Angeles Chicago Washington and San Antonio. Firms named include Borg Warner Sears Roebuck Lockheed McDonnell-Douglas Litton Avco New England Electric. Some firms were unaware of the plan until days before officials cited government help and surplus property to back plant and housing efforts while Kennedy pressed for tax incentives.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N-Y
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Antonio
Tex
Wirtz
Trowbridge
Borg Warner
Sears Roebuck & Co
Lockheed Aircraft
McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft
Litton Industries
Avco
New England Electric
Sears
Walter Washington
McDonnell-Douglas and Litton
New England
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Praia