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Expressway Gypsies Seek Heat at Milwaukee Barracks
In Milwaukee 16 families housing 89 children live in abandoned Army barracks leased by the city to escape evictions for expressway work. They lack heaters and hot water, relying on a makeshift water hose and self-installed electricity, hoping to renegotiate after April. A paper Christmas tree and a puppy named Apache mark their modest holiday.
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