Show I I I I HOUSING SHORTAGE SHOWN BY SURVEY One-Fifth One of Families in U. U S SNeed S. S SI Need Larger Homes WASHINGTON May 24 The PV I fact tact that 20 o per cent of the nations nation's families are living under crowded conditions pointing conditions pointing to a serious rious housing shortage was shortage was disclosed today today today to to- day by a private governmental study This and other facts on American housing revealed by the department of or commerce real property properly inventory inventor were characterized as striking commentary commentary com corn on what we wc are pleased to call our standard o of living Jiving More than 60 per cent of ot all dwellings dwellings dwell dwell- ings ins in the country were shown to tobe tobe tobe be in need d of ot repa repairs rs and per percent percent percent cent were listed as unfit to live in The report was based on statistics from Crom 20 cities but government experts experts experts ex ex- ex- ex said it was indicative of ot the pattern pattern pattern pat pat- tern for the entire nation i |