Perry Tillman the Last Chimney Sweep of New Orleans
In New Orleans Perry Tillman a 67 year old chimney sweep reflects on a fading trade dating to 1923. He touts tradition wearing a topper with a baseball cap and notes demand shrinks as houses use air conditioning. He carries a modest toolkit and remains a local oddity in the era of closed chimneys.
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New Orleans
Perry Tillnes
Titman Doean
Pole Pat Wey
Tillman
French Quarter
Perry
Man Finds 35 Year Old Marijuana Plants Behind Home
In North Tonawanda New York an 84 year old man learned that leafy vegetation he planted decades ago to deter bugs from his jes was marijuana police found 200 plants in a field behind his house Chief Frank Malone said the man claimed he obtained seeds via magazine ads over 30 years ago The Niagara County district attorney said he believed the story and no charges would be filed
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North Tonawanda
N.Y
Frank Malone
Niagara County District Attorney's Office
Malone
HUD Funds Promote Low Income Housing Priority
HUD funds favor towns with low and moderate income housing as Housing Secretary George Romney notes, with emphasis on local efforts to meet housing needs. He cites screening, loan guarantees, and non discrimination measures while acknowledging FHA legacies in housing segregation. The Senate panel also weighs desegregation links to housing and education. The era of talking pictures began in 1927 with The Jazz Singer in New York.
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Washington
George Wey
Romney
Department of Housing
Ban Development
Senate Equal Educational Opportunity Committee
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
HUD
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
Senate Education Subcommittee
al Jolson
New York
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