Word: municipales
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The decline of few other institutions could have wounded Boston's civic pride more. In the 1930s, during Mayor James Curley's heyday, Boston City was considered one of the nation's finest municipal hospitals. Curley kept it well staffed, often with his supporters, and made sure...
In an optimistic "State of the City" speech last week, Mayor Stokes reported that 2,000 junked cars have been removed from the streets, and that 28,000 street lights are being bought. A recent health levy will generate an additional $320 million in federal, state and local funds over...
As his country headed into last week's municipal elections, Dominican President Joaquin Balaguer kept conspicuously aloof. He made no campaign speeches and withheld endorsements, ordered other government leaders to do likewise. By seeking to confine the campaign to local issues and personalities, Balaguer hoped to avoid making the...
Believer in Personalismo. A firm believer in personalismo, Balaguer runs a tight, one-man government, dispensing all patronage, settling all arguments and making all decisions, even down to personally granting and signing every visa. When he needed money for a pet hydroelectric project in the north, Balaguer not only arranged...
Dr. John Spiegel, director of Brandeis University's Lemberg Center for the Study of Violence, approached black militancy from the opposite camp. Many municipal leaders, he reported, still deny that there is a racial problem in their respective cities. "If trouble comes, they blame it on punks, outsiders and...