Word: localism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...voter who came in to remind the mayor of his campaign support, then presented a traffic ticket to be fixed. Viens said sorry, the only way he could help would be to pay the fine out of his own pocket. "Good," said the man, "you do that." A local eccentric dropped into Doutrich's office, chatted for a while and then pulled a revolver. Visions of the Moscone assassination in San Francisco flashed through Hizzonor's mind. But the gun was empty; its owner finally explained he wanted to turn it in to the police...
...firm supporter, but he lacks the backing of the President and the other Georgians in the White House. After he was forced last spring by Congress to propose drastic cutbacks in Amtrak service at a time when ridership was climbing, Adams lost much of his standing with state and local transportation officials...
Even so, there is considerable federal aid from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, which was founded in 1964 during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. UMTA provides 80% of the construction funds after states and local communities have raised the first 20%, and this year it will contribute $3.3 billion to 5,803 transit undertakings...
Unfortunately, squabbling among local communities slows the selection process. Since most rapid transit authorities encompass at least two and sometimes as many as eight city and county governments, new plans tend to become ensnarled in local rivalries and prejudices. Virginia Governor John Dalton has just sidetracked a planned 1% sales tax in the state's northern counties that would have helped support the Washington Metro underground-and-elevated rail system. Detroit's plan for a southeastern Michigan transit system is being blocked by opposition from adjoining towns whose leaders say that they must pay more than a fair...
...first hour is merely one long pop corn break. An idealistic doctor (Robert Foxworth) and his pregnant wife (Talia Shire) move to the Maine woods. Once there they learn, in woefully elaborate detail, that a local paper mill is polluting the streams and driving Indians from their land. In the second hour, the couple belatedly discover that the mill's waste materials have contributed to the growth of a mutant monster that stalks the forest. The creature, which looks like Smokey the Bear with an advanced acne condition, then proceeds to rear its ugly head in a few dimly...