Word: localitis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This was the first outing for the local team, which finished second in the National Intercollegiate Telegraphing competitions last spring...
...Local traffic experts believe that this series of accidents is due to the poor visibility on the approaches to the intersection. The corner is marked by a triangular plot of land on which stands an aging building housing a clothing store and an undergraduate magazine; across the street from this structure is a cleaning establishment and another undergraduate publication. These structures effectively block the vision of any driver attempting to see through them to scan the traffic flow of the constantly active corner...
...obviously imperative that these two structures be demolished. Otherwise this clear and present danger to safety will continue to take its toll from hapless students and local residents. It should be pointed out that these buildings are antiquated and serve no useful purpose; that they could profitably be replaced by a non-obstructive memorial park or playground. There is no alternative--advocates of a traffic light for a corner should realize that lights cost upwards of 250 dollars apiece, and that this year's Cambridge allotment is ear-marked for installation in concentric rings surrounding the Harvard Square Circle--there...
Collectively the Niemans boast a total of 19 children. Their families are living in houses in and around Cambridge, and the journalists condemn local rents as "higher than anywhere else...
Although the admission is free, the program is by invitation, so tickets will be distributed by Phillips, Brooks House representatives to the local groups. A good many groups not actually included in the Brooks House program will also be invited...