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operation breakthrough  

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  • In the United States, the 1968 Housing Act defined the need for 26 million housing units over the next decade, with 6 million for low- and moderate-income families. Operation Breakthrough was initiated in 1969 by the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), George Romney. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Operation Breakthrough]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M7GWW8VM-B

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