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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Sponsors of the Taft-Wagner-Ellender housing bill, aiming for 15 million new dwellings over 10 years, urged to include race bias prohibitions. Bill promotes private construction with government aid, slum clearance, and public low-rent housing, prioritizing veterans.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—(NNPA)—Two of the three sponsors of the Taft-Wagner-Ellender housing bill, designed to encourage construction of 15,000,000 city and rural dwellings in the next ten years, were urged last Thursday to write prohibitions against race discrimination into the measure.
The bill was introduced last Monday by Senators Robert A. Taft, Republican, of Ohio; Robert F. Wagner, of New York, and Alben J. Ellender, of Louisiana, Democrats.
In letters to Senators Taft and Wagner, Lester B. Granger, executive secretary of the National Urban League, urged the incorporation into the bill of "clear-cut provisions for protection of the interests of various segments of the population known to be badly in need of public housing."
Under the terms of the bill, government aid would be utilized, wherever feasible, to enable private builders to meet a greater share of the total need.
Slum Clearance Federal financial aid also would be given for slum clearance and to provide public low-rent housing. Such assistance would be extended only for areas which "demonstrate that their needs cannot fully be met through reliance solely on private enterprise and upon local and state revenues."
The target of the measure is "decent homes and a suitable living environment for every American family." The goal for the first year would be 5,000,000 units.
The bill would create a permanent National Housing Commission, under which existing housing agencies would be coordinated. It authorizes a Federal Housing Authority, a Federal Home Loan Bank Administration and a Federal Public Housing Authority.
ENCOURAGE ENTERPRISE Private enterprise in the construction industry would be encouraged to serve as large a part of the total housing need as possible. The bill also provides special assistance on mortgage insurance for low-income families and seeks to encourage private builders to construct rental housing for moderate-income families.
Local public housing agencies would be required to give preference to families of service men and veterans in selecting tenants.
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Washington, D.C.
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Last Monday And Last Thursday
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urged incorporation of prohibitions against race discrimination; bill provides government aid for private construction, slum clearance, public low-rent housing, mortgage insurance for low-income families, preference for veterans in tenant selection
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Two sponsors of the Taft-Wagner-Ellender housing bill, introduced to encourage construction of 15,000,000 dwellings over ten years, were urged by Lester B. Granger of the National Urban League to add clear-cut provisions against race discrimination. The bill utilizes government aid for private builders, slum clearance, and public housing in areas where private enterprise and local revenues are insufficient, targeting decent homes for every American family with a first-year goal of 5,000,000 units. It creates a National Housing Commission coordinating existing agencies and encourages private enterprise while providing special assistance for low-income and moderate-income housing.