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Chicago helps illiterates learn to read and write
Wallace, a 34 year old former laborer on relief in Chicago, joins a unique public school program in Lake View to learn English and basics. He credits the effort with giving him hope to work again, as thousands on relief pursue literacy and job training through the Board of Education and Cook County agencies.
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Wallace
Mendez
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Raymond M. Hill
Jewel
Lake View
Board of Education
Buenos Noches
Carl
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Clarence Wal-Tampa
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Ivan Men
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