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...officially classed as totally destitute, 1,200,000 more "semi-destitute." In Palermo, a recent neighborhood survey found 498 people (74 of them infants) crowded into 118 rooms. There was only one toilet in the whole area. In the villages, life is no better. In Palma di Montechiaro in western Sicily, 65% of the inhabitants are illiterate, live mainly in shacks or caves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SICILY: In Darkest Southern Europe | 8/15/1960 | See Source »

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