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In the mid-1960's, Trudy and Adam Gaus, who were then in their 20's, were
able to purchase their $22,500 three-bedroom cedar-shaked ranch house in
Hauppauge on Mr. Gaus's $12,000-a-year engineer's salary. The newly built house had a full basement, a den with a fireplace, an eat-in-kitchen and a dining
room. Mrs. Gaus gave up her job as an art teacher and stayed at home to raise
her two sons. This year, she said, a similar house in the neighborhood sold for
$350,000.