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Article: Jiminy! A new guy on the block // Carter set to sweat for West Garfield
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 7, 1986
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Ruth Carson's new neighbor on Maypole Avenue is a decent guy,
not the type to put on airs or cause trouble. Best of all, he
doesn't mind working up a sweat.
The new man on the block is former President Jimmy Carter, who
moved to West Garfield yesterday for a weeklong stint building homes
for the poor.
"I think it's a wonderful thing," Carson, 60, said of Carter's
volunteer job with Metro Chicago Habitat for Humanity. "We need
better housing in this neighborhood."
Relaxing with a crossword puzzle on her front porch, Carson
caught a glimpse of Carter as he walked briskly down Maypole to his