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Even local preservationist G. Pebble Gifford,whose Harvard Square Defense Fund has battledcorporate encroachment by the likes of Dunkin'Donuts and McDonald's, was hardly non-plussed bynews of 7-Eleven's arrival...
...want to know specifically what this noble-sounding group is "defending." They claim to be defending the integrity--the "feel"--of the Square, protecting it from destruction by a wave of cheap fast-food establishments. In the words of Gladys "Pebble" Gifford, the group's president, "I just don't want to see a Starbucks on every corner of every street...
What about Gifford's deep-seated fear of a Starbucks on every corner? As I have noted, in a capitalist system there will be as many Starbucks as--and no more than--the market will allow. And what is she afraid of, anyway? Simply that if the state planning boards fail to keep out fast food, there will be stores in the Square she (to hell with everyone else!) doesn't want to frequent...
...Pebble Gifford...
...also said she fears Friday's may join other restaurants in the Square which have the tendency to sell more liquor than food because of the high concentration of college students. Gifford named The Hong Kong and The Grille as additional examples of establishments which are technically restaurants but sell a lot of liquor...