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...years he has become a central figure in more than Harvard Square's geography, acquiring important positions in its civic and business affairs...
Less than a month ago, it appeared the end of the search might be imminent, as Councillor Henry F. Owens III, a black attorney, agreed to abandon his support for James Johnson, the black deputy City Manager of Kansas City, Mo., and join with the other four Cambridge Civic Association (CCA)--endorsed councillors in appointing Howard C. Peterson to the post...
...Cohen's involvement in civic affairs began with his membership on the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is now director of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, works with a teenage employment service and the Office of Economic Opportunity...
WITH enlightened civic leadership and one of the nation's fastest-climbing skylines, Atlanta rode the urban-renewal wave of the '60s with pleasing-and well-publicized-results. But where many other cities have grown disillusioned with their downtown business districts-in spite of all the new civic centers, office buildings, freeways and other signs of progress-Atlanta, which in 1970 became 51% black in population, seems determined to use the first round of renewal as the down payment on a second, even bigger round in the '70s. Moreover, the courtly businessmen and politicians who engineered...
...town of Belle Fourche, S. Dak., donated 20,000 pounds of beef that was about to be barbecued as part of a civic celebration. At least 50 construction companies dispatched crews and heavy equipment to help clear away the debris. An all-night radio marathon in Sioux Falls, S. Dak., raised $25,000. The Boeing Airplane Co., which has construction under way at nearby missile sites, gave $10,000, and Boeing employees donated $50,000. About 50 morticians from up to 100 miles away worked together on the grim task of preparing bodies for burial. The First National Bank...