Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stressed the crucial lack of housing for these families, pointing out that the temporary veteran housing which the University maintained at Fort Devens, the Business School, and other local areas after the war have all been torn down...
Dartmouth and Yale have good squads; and will give the local runners something at which to aim. Brown and Holy Cross won't offer enough competition to warrant putting on a track uniform. And for the Heps and the IC4A, only the top stars will make the trip...
Public housing has done much to relieve the housing pinch in the years after the war. It cleared slums, built rural units and loaned funds to veterans to finance their own homes. Most important, it incubated a host of state and local projects, which have prospered with only technical advice and little interference from the federal government. Senate committee hearings in 1950 showed substantial satisfaction with the public housing program from both sides of the aisle...
...believe that government-sponsored housing projects and the climate a dynamic federal agency gives to local governments is a healthy thing, simply because there are fifteen million Americans living in homes judged sub-standard and more houses eroding each year. We do not expect the Administration to expand the program, simply because it is against its expressed philosophy of government. But, from the men who seemed sincere about "not turning back the clock," at least a sympathetic administration of the present program could be expected...
Snowfall amounted to 48 inches and averaged 1.9 inches above normal with 25 inches falling in December. The warm weather melted the snow faster than usual. As a result, snow covered the local area for below-par number of days...