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Private life, too, is not to last for long. Some communes are already planning to tear down' the houses of their members and use the salvaged brick, tile and timber to build communal barracks. In Honan two-thirds of the province's 10 million children are now being cared for in communal nurseries, and in some of the older communes "people's mess halls" have already become, the Reds boast, "almost the only place one can eat." Instead of turning to his wife when his trousers need mending, the good commune member now takes his problem...
...renovation scheme encompasses "more than redecoration," Dean von Stade commented. New plumbing, heating, and wiring will be installed. Linoleum will be placed on the floors, and acoustic tile may be used for the ceilings. Bathroom facilities will also be upgraded...
...most important: houses should have more space for living and storage. Other points: year-round air conditioning, two baths, a fully equipped kitchen and laundry (builders can buy appliances from distributors substantially below prices available to individual buyers), at least a 100-amperes electric service system, more acoustical tile and heavier walls to cut down on noise, full insulation to save on heating and cooling bills, an entry connecting with all areas of the house to eliminate using the living room as a hall, and private outdoor living areas...
...mural from the wall of Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie), is responsible for starting the Italian collection. Four of his Da Vincis and six Raphaels are still in the Louvre. When Catherine de Medici, a generation later, erected her own palace on the site of an old tile factory, the Tuileries, more than a quarter-mile away, and suggested that the two palaces be joined, the "Great Design" for the Louvre was born...
...profit" cane plantations. A TVA-style Water Resources Authority took over power production from several private power companies, and began wide-scale irrigation as well. Using $10.7 million in treasury funds, Fomento built or took over factories to make cement, glass and cardboard (for rum bottles and cases), shoes, tile...