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Garbage Handling Key to Slums War
In New York City tenements on East 13th Street, tenants dump garbage down a dumbwaiter, creating a rat-infested scene as health squads fight infestation amid a national debate on a $40 million rat extermination bill. The piece cites politicians, health officials, and the scale of rodent problems in slums.
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New York
UPL
Sl East 13St Street
Harlem
Joe Hepburn
New York City
Bureau of Pest Control
Hepburn
City
Neighborhood Youth Block Association
List Street
Roman C. Pucinski
DWI
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
James A. Haley
D-Fla
Newark
Detroit
Nelson A.rockefeller
Mex Putterman
Peo
Ple
Futterman
United States
World Health Organization
Kariman