One of this years recipients of the FEAA awards is Mr. David Saul Klafter of Chicago. a resident of the Ninth Congressional District. which I am privileged to represent. Mr. Klafter. 75. was cited "for his enduring contributions to the history of architecture and his unswerving devotion to civic and philanthropic causes." The son of Hungarian immigrants. he was a newsboy at the age of 4 and worked in a cigar factory at 7. A selftaught architect he had. by the time he was 17. designed 16 twostory apartment buildings and at age 21 passed the State architects licensing examination. Since then.
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