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National Geographic : 1951 Dec
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803 John Gutmann, Pix Mexico City's Huge Multifamiliar Houses Some 5,000 People in 1,080 Apartments The Federal Government built this development exclusively for its employees by investing part of their pension fund. Apartments rent for only $9 to $15 a month. A city within a city, Centro Urbano Presidente Aleman has its own stores, nursery, school, swimming pool, and postal station. Ciudad Juarez and Nuevo Laredo boast projects like it; the capital is erecting still another. tion governed by Mexican and American di rectors. "La Coca-Cola me likes very much," said one student, thinking in his native idiom. Translating his thoughts from Spanish, in which nouns normally precede adjectives, an other announced, "The English is a language crazy." "Theirs is not always a literary passion," said Dr. John Elmendorf, executive director. "These boys and girls know their salaries will be doubled or trebled if they learn Eng lish. Some will cater to travelers in stores, restaurants, or travel bureaus; others will do office work for Yankee-managed firms; and a few will go to the United States for university courses." The Institute has room for 3,300 students. At one registration 5,000 tried to get in, some as early as 5 a.m., and they formed a queue three blocks long. A few boys crashed the skylight to get at the head of the line! Police were called to keep order at the last registration. After they had done their job, two of the patrolmen got into line and enrolled. They shared the classrooms with waiters, nurses, doctors, merchants, and two members B-*- ." - ! ^3~a*(l« ^
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