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Four Year Program to Promote Mass Housing Near End
Washington AP report on HUD Breakthrough housing program begun in 1969. Nine city pilot aimed to mass-produce homes using plastic and steel prototypes with about 65 million dollars in research. While some projects fail, Alcoa claims success at three sites by shipping ready-made kitchens and bathrooms to sites, signaling a shift toward industrialized housing though profitability and market demand remain uncertain.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Brakthrough
Housing and Urban Affairs Department
National Association of Homebuilders
Joseph Sherman
Privie
Alcoa
Thomas J. Lanenen
Lannen
HUD
Sherman
Dementea