Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Churchill to F.D.R.: "Have you a name for this operation? If not, I suggest 'Argonaut,* which has a local but not deducible association...
FINALLY FOUND FACTS ON HOOSIER POLITICS AND THE TOLL-ROAD ISSUE. WE DON'T GET REPORTING LIKE THIS FROM THE LOCAL PRESS. IT IS TOO BUSY BEATING DRUMS ABOUT THE HERITAGE OF A FREE PRESS. MOST HOOSIERS AREN'T AS PROUD OF THIS PATRONAGE MUCK AS ARE THE POLITICIANS. AT LEAST THE BEST...
Nixon was there at the invitation of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, to make a report on his recent Caribbean trip (TIME, March 14). Local G.O.P. leaders decided to welcome him with a party gathering, made plans for a luncheon at the Ambassador Hotel. "It was agreed," said Los Angeles County G.O.P. Chairman John Krehbiel, "that Governor Knight should be honorary chairman." But when Krehbiel phoned to ask the governor, Goody was not enthusiastic. "That's nice." he said, "but I'll have to look at my calendar...
Although other kinds of marathons were dreamed up, including even a haircutting marathon for barbers, the bercethon really caught on. Local dignitaries presided as judges. Business firms sponsored entries. Prizes, raised by contributions from eager crowds, ranged up to $1,000 for the contestant who could stay awake, rest only three minutes every three hours, keep one foot on the floor at all times, and outrock his rivals. The current champion is Aime Lavoie, a 33-year-old Cap St. Ignace deckhand, who rocked for 81 hours, 3 minutes and 52 seconds...
...ordinary Blue Cross program is far from a panacea for the ills afflicting the medical set-up. While Blue Cross would give a more complete coverage than the present University fee, it pays only $12 a day for hospitalization costs. Yet ward costs in any of the local hospitals run to at least $17 a day, a gap that many students would be hard-pressed to fill from their own pockets. In this respect, the current University fee is actually more satisfactory, for the University pays the full $17 a day costs up to a period of two weeks...