Word: localize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...though, Stevenson's most welcome position is on the question of federal versus local responsibility, for he has tried to balance the two as no other national politician has. In such cases as FEPC, where immediate action is vital and the states either cannot or will not act, he regards federal legislation necessary. In many other cases, however, he prefers the states and local communities as responsible agencies. Believing that progress can continue without further "migration of power to central authority," we are relieved that at last there should be a Democratic nominee who shares this view...
...event a student decides to quit or fails to meet minimum requirements for his commission, the contract stipulates that his deferment will be revoked and the student will be subject to immediate draft. Whether a student is drafted or not will still depend on the local boards...
...Scott's talks during the summer were delivered in German. Once, he started by speaking in English before a meeting of local dignitaries-including the mayor-of the town of Regensburg. When he discovered that many members of his audience hadn't understood a word, he repeated the talk in German. Another talk was given in Russian, to a group of Russian refugees for whom a radio station is being set up in Munich to beam its broadcasts to the peoples of Russia. At the time Scott spoke, the project was stalemated because of differences among the refugees...
...last twelve presidential elections, Idaho and the nation have gone the same way. This year the state has no other statewide political race to cause any side drafts on the presidential contest. A close look at the weather vane-through the eyes of the Associated Press poll of local editors and of the state's most experienced political observers-last week gave an indication of the late September wind direction: In Idaho, Ike Eisenhower seems to be ahead...
Composer Valentino Bucchi's measured music was a careful reflection of medieval modes. Massine, reported Rome's // Messaggero, has "knelt to the spirituality of his subject." The local clergy was, on the whole, fascinated. The next day Monsignor Luigi Piastrelli commended the perform ance from his pulpit...