Word: neighborhood
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When it was time for "Alice," 19, a beautician trainee, to leave her favorite neighborhood bar in Detroit, she would occasionally accept a ride home from men. One night last December a fellow with a familiar face offered her a lift, so she hopped into his car. He promptly pulled a gun and took her to his house. There he and three other men hit her a few times, then raped...
THIS EPISODE LIES in contrast to one which took place earlier in the month, in another neighborhood, after another series of crimes. Since Noverber 18, eight women in predominantly white Allston-Brighton have been victims of rape or attempted rape. Community residents there were also scared and angry. At a meeting attended by police representatives and community residents, which was reported on the front page of bothThe Globe and the Herald, Police Commissioner Jordan promised, "We're going to get this guy." District Attorney Flanagan promised, "...no fine, no probation, no suspended sentence...," and District 14 Detective Paul Rufo declared...
...Boston much of the average person's political power, employment and even identity is tied up in his neighborhood. Youth employment projects are developed neighborhood by neighborhood, and if a child does not receive a job assignment in his neighborhood, his parents are likely to keep him from working at all. When the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs organizes its free programs for the summer, it has to select its performers, concert managers, D.J.'s and even movie bus drivers on the basis of race or ethnic affiliation or resemblance: if it doesn't, it may expose its employees...
...position and angle of the building also posed a problem since many trees surround the new complex," Wolfman said. He added that cutting down the trees would have antagonized the residents of the neighborhood...
Southies has had its share of bad times, especially recently, and it would be a lie to call the neighborhood thriving. By the high school you can still see the word "press" painted on the concrete in white paint, marking off the boundaries behind which cameramen and reporters strained to watch the buses roll in and out. The streets aren't spotless, the houses aren't beautiful, and many buildings are boarded up. But for a week every March, when things would normally be at their grayest and grittiest, Southie changes her clothes. And with the green of the leprechauns...