Word: calm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...suburb has long had a powerful hold on the American imagination. In the national mythology it is a place of status and security: it is the persistent dream of a green and pleasant oasis not too far from the office, a plot of ground that offers the calm of the country with all the advantages of the city within easy reach. The dream ranges from the manicured privacy of Long Island's "Gold Coast" to the die-stamped uniformity of California's Daly City, which inspired Malvina Reynolds' derisive song Little Boxes. Between those extremes hovers...
...reason that black-white relations in Evanston are relatively calm is that the black community has a strong middle-class orientation. Its members like to boast: "In Evanston, the black ghetto is black owned." But there is a growing black consciousness. "Blacks can't find a better place to live" than Evanston, says Mrs. Jessie Smith, a welfare mother. But she adds: "We don't want to be pushed down any more." Whites complain of black-white student friction in Evanston Township High School, and there is a tinge of race in rising local taxes. Says Alderman Nott...
...most major Harvard crises during the last 18 months, Archibald Cox '34, Williston Professor of Law, has stepped in and taken control of the University's response. His closemouthed approach and calm self-confidence have earned him the nickname "The General" from his colleagues in the Administration...
...Calm and Cool...
...atmosphere inside the Women's Center remained calm last night, and the occupants were not anticipating a bust. The women have decided that in the event of a bust, anyone who wants to leave the building will be free...