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15 Year Plan to Redesign Chicago Set
Chicago unveils a 15 year 6 billion plan to remake the city through 1980. Mayor Daley calls it a practical design for the future aiming for better neighborhoods housing schools parks and transportation with fair housing reforms and expanded education. The plan forecasts 3.7 million residents with 1.5 million nonwhite and emphasizes racial balance open housing and area wide action to reduce poverty. It includes Near West Side recommendations and will guide future city proposals and planning commissions.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Near West Side