Alliance for Progress Links New Andes
Eartliquake-Born Village with Alaska
ALASKA, Chile (Special) — The
Alaskan flag was hoisted over this
tiny village, 8,814 miles south of
Juneau, symbolizing the friend
ship and cooperation of people
throughout the Americas who are
joined in the Alliance for Progress.
A gift from Governor William A.
Egan, the flag was presented on
behalf of the Governor by Marvin
M. Smith, representing the U.S.
Agency for International Develop
ment which, under the Alliance for
Progress, provided funds for the
construction of “Alaska.”
The flag raising was a highlight
of dedication ceremonies attended
by U.S. and Chilean officials and
the 60 families who have moved
into this new rural housing devel
opment in southern Chile.
“Alaska” is one of 35 rural vil
lages, each named for a U.S. state,
which are being built to relieve a
serious housing shortage caused by
the devastating earthquakes which
struck Chile in May, 1960. Under
the Alliance for Progress, loans
and grants for their construction
are being made by the United
States.
Each village is a self-sufficient
community including frame dwel
lings with all utilities, streets,
stores, and a social and recrea
tional center. In “Alaska,” as in all
villages, each family pays monthly
rental based on its income. Fam
ilies that remain for two years then
have an opportunity to purchase
their homes at prices averaging
$1,650. At that time, rental pay
ments made during the first two
years are applied to the down
payment.
A unique feature of the housing
program is that rental and mort
gage payments from the 35 villages
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go into a “revolving fund” to fi
nance improvements as well as
construction of new villages.
A grant of S2.4 million from the
U.S. Agency for International De
velopment paid for construction of
the first group of 15 villages.
Twenty others arc being financed
through a U.S. Aid load to the gov
ernment of Chile.
Under the joint Chilean-U.S. pro
gram. the Instituto de la Vivienda
Rural (Institute of Rural Housing),
a Chilean government agency, su
pervises engineering, construction
and maintenance of the villages,
and also conducts year-around pro
grams for the health and welfare
of the inhabitants.
Villages are located in the earth
quake zone of southern Chile. They
are an example of U.S. assistance
in Chile’s earthquake reconstruc
tion and rehabilitation as part of
the Alliance for Progress, the hem
isphere-wide effort to improve
living standards throughout the
Americas.
Former Russian Embassy
Becomes ‘Set* for Film
American film star Don Murray
recently moved into the former
Russian Embassy!
The bombed-out Embassy Build
ing on West Berlin’s Graf Spce
Strasse, vacant for 17 years since
it was bombed during the final
days of World War II, was redec
orated and refurbished for scenes
in Metro-Goldwin-Mayer’s Walter
Wood production, ‘’Escape from
East Berlin,” showing at the Nome
rama tonight and tomorrow.
Murray, who stars with Christine
Kaufmann in the dramatic story,
reflecting today’s explosive head
lines, portrays the heroic young
East Berliner, Erwin Becker, who
: dug a tunnel under the East-West
wall and led 28 persons to free
dom.
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JUNEAU liF — The foundation ;
for Alaska’s New York World Fair
building is virtually complete and
work should start soon on the struc
ture itself. Director Leonard Low
ell of the Buildings Division said
yesterday.
The Alaska Building, being con
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Stamford, Conn., under a $235,310
contract with the state, will con
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The two-story building is being
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for the Alaska exhibit at the Se
attle Century 21 Exposition last
year.
The building is designed to in
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a total floor space of 362 square
feet, with room for additional con
cession space under cover at the
front of the building if desired.
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structure, on land allotted for the
state exhibit, for concessions,
Lowell said.
The contract calls for a comple
tion date of December 31.
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action group announced today its
commandos inside Cuba attacked
and severely damaged a fleet of
government boats used to pursue
refugees escaping the country.
The announcement was made in
a telephone call to Miami from
Panama by a band known as Com
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