Word: local
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...story follows the whimsical adventures of an American soldier (changed from British in the film) sent into a deserted French village to find explosives left by retreating Germans. What he finds is not bombs, but wackos. Lots of wackos, residents of the local loony bin who find themselves out on the streets after the regulars flee. You can just imagine what ensues...
...Vietnam veterans have found a more receptive audience in Congress and the press. Several news articles and television documentaries have alerted other vets and some Congressmen. The heat is on the V.A. This April, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs viewed a television documentary produced in Chicago, where local veterans are particularly well-informed about Agent Orange. Fourteen Congressmen were sufficiently shocked to demand a report from the V.A. and the General Accounting Office. The Committee tentatively plans to hold hearings on Agent Orange this fall, but the V.A. still refuses even to hear the complaints of affected veterans...
IRAN--At least 15,000 people have died in a severe earthquake that struck Iran Saturday night at 7:38 p.m. local time, demolishing 40 villages and badly damaging 60 others...
Boston City Council President Lawrence S. DiCara '71, Crane's principal opponent in the primary, is a familiar figure on the local scene, though less well-known to voters elsewhere in the state...
...extension school advertises in local papers to publicize its program and to reduce fears inspired by Harvard's reputation. Economic considerations are minor, Shinagel said. "As it is, we have one of the lowest ad budgets of any competing institution," he added...