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Garbage Handling Key to Slums War
In Harlem tenements rats thrive as garbage piles grow and trash is dumped via dumbwaiters. Health officials label slum infestations dire with 600 rat bite cases last year, mostly in Black neighborhoods, while Congress debates a large extermination bill.
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Neighborhood Youth Block Association
131St Street
Bureau of Pest Control
New York
New York City
Roman C. Pucinski
Dill
House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
James A. Haley
D-Fla
Newark
Detroit
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mex Putterman
Ple
Putterman
United States
World Health Organization
Kartman