Word: localize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...People of War," focused on the village of Hoa Binh in South Viet Nam. Part 2, "People of War Revisited," takes a second look at the village nearly two years later to see whether its inhabitants' lives have improved and determine their current views on the war. Local times may vary with this program...
LOOK UP & LIVE (CBS, 10:30-11 a.m.). The concluding segment of "Choice-the Imperative of Tomorrow" deals with the agonizing process of decision making on international, national, local and personal levels...
...House has replaced traditional activities in recreation and education with new programs focusing on the economic needs of local residents. The search for the "right" program has been mirrored in the search for a name. Five years ago the House became the South End Youth Training and Employment Center. With the help of federal money, it ran a morning school and afternoon job training program for over one thousand high school dropouts. Three years ago, the House lost most of its trainees and all of its federal funds to Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), which became Boston's official...
Gopen also helps local residents find jobs by organizing employment nights at South End House. He brings large-scale employers to the House to talk to local residents. The results are dramatic. "More people got hired on the day the phone company came here," Gopen beamed, "than the telephone company got through a whole year of advertising." Since the passage of job discrimination laws, many firms have wanted to hire members of minority groups. But the South End residents are sometimes too scared or too apathetic to travel all the way to a firm's main offices, Gopen explained...
South End House's economic orientation has been a success with the local residents. As one local teenager said, commenting on the House, "I like it."The Grocery Coop Unloading $1000 Worth of Food...