Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...many French bars a sign-thoughtfully provided by a national prohibition society -warns: "Alcohol kills slowly." The local bartender generally appends his own answer: "We don't care. We're in no hurry...
...Uncle Ho, it also seems, keeps his favorite Swallow's Nest-a rare and expensive delicacy made from the saliva of sea swallows-in his room so that he will not have to share it; he keeps Philip Morrises in one pocket for himself and passes poor local cigarettes from another...
...Premier in Saigon is Ngo Dinh Diem, 53, a high-minded patriot but an ineffective leader, who is more or less locked up inside his palace by Vietnamese generals who want to grab power for themselves. In many of the villages that the Viet Minh infiltrators do not control,* local sects and gangsters rule with private armies...
...Cambridge, however, lines formed in vain outside the H.A.A. ticket office waiting for possible seats. Undergraduate tickets brought over $15 apiece on Mt. Auburn St., with some reselling transacted via House bulletin boards and local clothing stores...
...Some local clothiers also denied that they had trafficked in tickets. The Gold Coast Valertia had "no comment" when asked about selling. Several other stores reported hearing student talk of exorbitant prices, but said they had not handled any tickets themselves...