Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sensational Sunday press and gossipmongers in Britain have been feeding a smoldering resentment on the part of Britons against the 35,000-odd U.S. airmen now stationed in their country. The age-old criticisms of the visiting American-brash boastfulness, too free spending, a careless contempt for local manners & morals-have been heard again on every side. Chief source of irritation: loose behavior of a few airmen and the hordes of British prostitutes who pursue them in every liberty city...
...both sides. Ruislip headquarters last week proudly reported that the number of Britons who have invited U.S. troops to share their family Christmas dinners already far outnumbers the troops available. G.I.s at Mildenhall antiaircraft base are busily raising $3,000 to give a party of their own for local British kids, during which Santa Claus will arrive by helicopter...
...newsroom of the Vancouver (B.C.) Sun (circ. 182,000), City Editor Earl Smith groused that he could not get good local stories on Page One because there were too many war stories. He thought they were overplayed. Said he: "If we ran the same Korean war story every day, no one would notice." Answered Assistant Managing Editor Hymie Koshevoy: "We'll try it." Without 'tipping off the staff, the Sun ran the same Canadian Press story for three days straight last week under the same headline: REDS BLASTED FROM VITAL KOREAN KNOB...
They were line-backer Joe Fortunate of Yale, his fellow Eli Ed Woodsum as offensive end, Columbia's Mitch Price as a passer, and Princeton's Frank McPhee as pass receiver. Harry Agganis of Boston University was the only local to receive mention...
...commented that the job of school superintendent in America was extremely difficult, with strong PTA organizations, religious and other local pressure groups trying to impose their policies...