Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Local wars of the future are likely to occur among the most densely populated regions...
...creation of "atomic sanitized corridors" and beachheads efficiently scoured up to 70 miles inland might be militarily feasible, but rather unpractical politically. The end result of such a local war might be that the unfortunate recipient of such protection would be effectively purged of all political colorations-purged so completely, in fact, that its territory like the shadow of its national soul would lie grey and lifeless, denuded alike of people, foliage and natural features...
...almost every case the students plan to become active members of their communities. More than half of the seniors now belong to off-campus clubs and work with outside organizations. Six out of ten attend church regularly, and, in addition to local charities, eight out of ten contributed to a national fund-raising campaign in the past year...
...Britain only a single herd of cows seemed to take any joy in the week's weather. They were watered with an emergency ration delivered in old whisky barrels from a local distillery...
With the exception, then, of the few shots of local geography, 6 Bridges to Cross is twice removed from reality. Its story is based on a recent novel, The Anatomy of a Crime, which author Joseph F. Dinneen claims to be "a startling parallel" to the unsolved bank's robbery of five years ago. Despite its literary deficiencies, the book contains some interesting insights into the relationships between the F.B.I. and local authorities and between the police and their "stool pigeons"; in short, it is excellent material for a movie, or rather it was before being distorted in 6 Bridges...