Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Several Cambridge civic leaders, including a director of the League of Women Voters, exposed an important problem when they accused Harvard and M.I.T. of failing to give the City sufficient co-operation on its plans for urban development. In the opinion of many local citizens, Harvard considers itself too important on a national and international level to bother with the problems of the mere community in which it happens to be located. Unfortunately, the University has at times given Cantabrigians good reason for this resentful attitude. No longer can Massachusetts Hall fail to realize, however, that Cambridge's troubles...
...that would include representatives of Harvard, M.I.T. and other groups in the city--the kind of University-community project that has served in many American cities to solve civic problems and improve town-gown relations. The City Council should move to set up such a committee, and the two local universities should name official representatives to it. This action would not solve any problems overnight, but in the long run it might help Harvard and Cambridge, who have to live and grow together whether they like it or not, to achieve a future of happy co-existence...
...Cambridge Civic Association lost another round in its battle for control of local politics as it ended up with only three of the six positions on the Cambridge School Committee when official results were announced last night. Independents will probably control four of the seven committee votes when the city's new mayor takes his seat on the board...
...abandoned hopes of attaining a majority in the council, however. The civic group was busy circulating a petition yesterday calling for a recount of the 36,000 ballots cast in the local council election. The organization says a recount is necessary because CCA-backed Marcus Morton was edged for ninth place on the council by Charles A. Watson, with a margin of less than 100 votes...
...Local theatrical groups will be active this year, judging from the large number of plays selected this week. While the HDC named its winter play, a new drama group was formed, dedicated to the productions of Tennessee Williams, and the seven Houses started work on Christmas plays...