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I am pleased to note that the city has decided to direct a portion of these funds to provide shelter for those whose homes were damaged and destroyed in the recent explosion and to repair needed public facilities, including four badly damaged schools.

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Statement About an Explosion in East St. Louis, Illinois, and the Use of Planned Variations Funds

01/31/1972

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