Word: localism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...case of the Lynn woman, financial need was found. The next step was to consult a local welfare agency; this is done in all domestic cases. The agency investigates the situation to determine whether divorce is the wisest course of action...
...Harvard Defenders work in close conjunction with the Boston Voluntary Defenders. The Boston organization leaves cards at the local jails, on which prisoners can indicate a need for legal...
...cited gradual preparation and "excellent" political leadership at both the local and state levels as reasons for Louisville's successful integration. Pearce maintained that in any area of the South, "while popular will is not going to bring integration," it can be imposed by Southern leaders. He credited a hard-working, moderate group with effecting the peaceful integration in Louisville. The majority of the people there were against integration but were convinced to accept it, Pearce said. The journalist said that there is no large scale integration because the Negroes are "economically districted" into separate neighborhoods...
...gadgets become increasingly complex-and the repair bills mount-every businessman is attacking the problem at all levels, from the small local repair shop up to the factory production line. Philco, Motorola and other manufacturers have found that it is often better to scrap the inevitable lemons that crop up in every model than try to repair them. Sears, Roebuck recently exchanged a Dallas customer's TV set five times before both company and customer were satisfied. To eliminate a troublesome production error, Norge spent thousands of dollars changing the transmissions in 27,000 washing machines. Major companies have...
...French drain when she's a mind to, but all she really wants is Social Acceptance and A Baby of Her Own. He, on the other hand, is strictly a smalltime sadist whose idea of fun is to kill Japs, and whose ambition is to be the local chief of police...