Word: localism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...continual bother of solicitation by many local charities is avoided by the Council's agreement with these organ- isations that they will accept donations from it and forego personal canvassing. It should be remembered that these donations are made possible by students' contributions...
Harvard, whose property in this city of 100,000 exceeds the value of all other property combined, is always a battle ground for the local politicians. They point to its $164,000,000 worth of property and compare it to the paltry $161,000,000 on which they can levy taxes...
Sullivan, a local character who represents the Harvard Square region in the City Council, patriotically resents his ward's being named after John Harvard, who, he says, never set foot in this city...
...Local relief agencies in the South usually send clients only to A. M. A. members. Hence Southern Negro doctors, who do not belong to the A. M. A., are resentful about losing a large percentage of their black practice to white doctors...
Last week in Balboa, Canal Zone, local poets competed in a 15-Balboa ($15) prize contest for "the most appropriate poem." Occasion: the Panama Canal's 2 5th birthday. The milestones of the canal, stretching over four centuries of history, now include...