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Housing plight of war veterans shocks White House viewers
War veterans write to the White House about housing hardship after World War II. Marshall Dumeyer of Louisville describes families living in an abandoned shack, a garage, a basement planetarium, and one room with glass walls as they wait for help. The piece also notes Eisenhower’s December plans and cabinet dining contrast with wartime limits and postwar changes at the White House.
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