NEW HIROSHIMA WILL BE MODERN CITY
Beceived Tuesdhy, 7 p.m. ' TOKIO,- June 16. Amid ato'm bomb. debris and flimsy' shanties that mushroonied therefrom, British eugineers are now planning.a new model city at Hiroshima. They" are: working to provide Hiroshima with the. most modern of city layouts with a complete western styie of sani'tation and stormwater drainag-e system. Cem tral Hiroshima, which was entirely nbliterated by the atom bomb, will have its own sewage treatment works. Two avenues over 100 yards.wide will serve as fire or "atomic" breaks. The most serious obstaele to reconstruction is the lack of finance. The sum allocated by the J apanese reconstruction bureau last year suffieed to clear only one-twentieth of the debris but plans are under w'ay for increased grants this year, > . J
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1947, Page 2
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