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Word: neighborhood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...neighborhood committees that exist almost everywhere in China -- watchdog groups that keep an eye on everyone and everything -- are unnecessary in Wu's village. In tone and in fact, he controls almost every aspect of village life -- and the villagers have prospered thanks to his wisdom. When income from the local ice-cream factory fell short of projections, Wu converted the plant to a successful cotton-fabric operation in six months. When this summer's drought threatened to devastate the village's wheat and vegetable crops, Wu proposed that water from the Yellow River -- unused previously because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in The Life . . . . . . Of China: Free to Fly Inside the Cage | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...original author of the new zoning, Terry R. Crystal of the East Harvard Square Neighborhood Association, said she was "not surprised" that the University still plans to build the hotel. She added that she hoped the hotel would be a small...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Community Gives Reluctant Nod to Hotel | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

...council originally decided to sell the land if Stop and Shop agreed to consult a neighborhood advisory committee and a traffic consultant before beginning construction. In addition, the council allocated part of the money for renovations at the Morse Elementary School...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Council Temporarily Stalls Stop & Shop Sale | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

Harvard's medical area lies adjacent to the Mission Hill neighborhood of Roxbury where moderate drug activity occurs. And according to Cambridge Police, the Pit in Harvard Square is a hotbed of L. S. D. sales. These areas provide Harvard with the opportunity to put the war against drugs into action...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Joining the War on Drugs | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

...first time I went down to Villa Victoria to meet my Little Sister I felt happy and relieved because the neighborhood was not as bad as I had expected. I didn't see any gangs roaming the streets, or any drug pushers aiming automatic weapons...

Author: By Gloria M. Custodio, | Title: Pushing Against Apathy | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

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