Word: civics
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...didn't get an Oscar for her performance, but Mrs. Mamie Washington of Santa Monica is real showfolks. At 4:30 in the morning on the day of the Academy Awards, Mrs. Washington arrived at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with her two babies-21 months and 9 months-and grabbed a front-row seat in the grandstands outside the door. Her vigil was relieved by her mother, who turned up periodically with nourishment and fresh diapers...
Invited to the meeting were leaders of churches, civic groups, and clubs. Homans appealed to them to have their organizations join "Save Our Cities" and have their members support its goals on masse...
...City Council agreed to hear Ward's case at its April 11 meeting, although it cautioned him that legally it could do nothing to reinstate him. At the meeting Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci strongly implied that the Cambridge Civic Association, and CCA-supported Councillor Thomas Coates, had pressured Curry into Ward's dismissal. Vellucci claimed that the CCA and Coates were taking revenge on Ward for the threat he posed in the last election...
...real problem is a civic rather than a political one. No matter why Ward was dismissed, a large part of the Cambridge population believes Vellucci's accusations. Anthony Bruno, a teacher at a local vocational school, said at the Council meeting that his students are convinced Ward was fired for political motives alone, and that they resent his successor. The danger exists that not only will an exceptional youth worker be lost, but that his accomplishments will be wiped...
Lifetime Vacation. When he is not covering sports, Brougham enjoys doing good. A tireless civic booster, he led a successful campaign to desegregate Seattle's golf courses and bowling alleys. Asked to raise money for the Olympic Games fund, he talked the Harlem Globetrotters into playing Seattle University, and persuaded Louis Armstrong to perform at half time...