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   Phil Kane to grammatim@verizon.net   
   Re: Belle Kaufman, 103, passing   
   29 Jul 14 11:14:00   
   
   From: Phil.Kane@nov.shmovz.ka.pop   
      
   On Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:19:03 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I don't know who any of the characters you mention are, but the housing   
   >situation in 1965 was very different from what it is fifty years later.   
   >There was, for instance, rent control.   
      
   In 1962 I was earning about $550 a month and looked into apartment   
   rentals in NYC and Northern NJ.  I would have had no problem affording   
   one in either location.   
      
   "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please"   
      
   Phil Kane - Beaverton, OR   
   PNW CP HALL  MP 29.9 - OE District   
      
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