Word: localize
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...aware that it will do them no good to support democratic institutions unless they can get other parties to play ball with them. Since other parties are still afraid of openly accepting Communist allies, U. S. Communists ingratiatingly offer to withhold their own candidates from 1938 Congressional. State and local elections if other tickets present progressive nominees...
...astride a motorcycle roaring along the road to Germany near the Czech town of Cheb disregarded an order by a Czech traffic patrol to halt. Word flashed ahead to the next patrol and when the motorcyclists again refused to halt, the guards opened fire. Both Germans were killed. Anxious local Czech officials explained that the guards had merely done their duty, that both Germans were notorious Nazi agitators and had been implicated in previous serious political offenses, but soon the wires in every chancellery in Europe were humming. The Big Question hanging menacingly over Europe was - Would Cheb...
...elections were the first in a series of three, the second to be held this week, the third in mid-June, proffered by the Government as one solution of the minority problem. Greatest howl of the Sudetens has been that while they numerically predominate in the border regions, their local governments have been dominated by the Czechs and their administrative posts have been filled with Czech appointees. Among the 1,500 municipalities voting last week only 48 were predominantly German. At last reports most of them had not compiled results but it was generally admitted that the Nazis had upped...
State and Local Government is taken up in courses 9, 17, and 36. 9 is mainly on State Government, and is good as far as that goes, but often it does not go far toward the Divisional exams, 17 takes up Municipal Government which is much more valuable and interesting than State. Professor Lambie was well liked in this course. Only the first half of 9 and of 17 will be gives this year. Government 36 is a second half course covering a combination of the two previously mentioned courses. The material given was poor and the course easy. Government...
...Seventy local boys between the ages of 16 and 21 will get a chance to take up college studies next fall with the assistance of the 'Harvard Undergraduate Faculty,' organized this year by Phillips Brooks House...