Word: localize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...DIRECTLY confronting the moderate center and debating national rather than local issues. Harrington broke the rules of ward politics. "Michael was very direct, he never tried to soften his image," said Ron Fox, '60 who served as the campaign's coordinator for Lynn. "The whole tone of the campaign was dictated by the character of the man himself." Harrington's record as a state legislator testifies to his independent character. He has antagonized two successive speakers of the House, crossed party lines with impunity, and been punished with insignificant committee assignments...
...party primary for Congress. State party chairman David Harrison intervened in his behalf, and the candidate also had powerful support from his cousin Kevin Harrington, the majority leader in the state senate. As campaign manager, Kevin Harrington did observe certain niceties of "old politics." To win the support of local labor unions, the Harrington cousins promised to campaign for stricter import quotas on foreign manufactures. Organization also helped. According to Fox, "We must have canvassed the whole district three or four times with literature, and that's remarkable...
...previously been associated with Jobs for Cincinnati, a private corporation organized by Cincinnati businessmen to recruit and train members of minority groups for jobs with local companies...
...group is also trying to persuade local and national businessmen to support the October 15 Moratorium. Peter Rousmaniere, first-year MBA student and civic action subcommittee chairman, said that he will mail the petition with an explanatory cover letter to 1000 Massachusetts businessmen, most of them Business School alumni, tomorrow...
Rousmaniere said he hopes that local businessmen will support the moratorium by closing their stores for the day; his subcommittee will canvass the Cambridge area this week. "We're going to lead the business community, show that it can speak with an open mind and a clear conscience." Rousmaniere said...