Word: localitis
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...represent the drink trade to be posing as admirals, generals, commanders, captains, and the like."-Lady Astor in a speech at Bristol. Lady Astor assured her audience that she was not out for the American brand of prohibition; all she wanted was the settlement of the question by local option. Her prohibition campaign is receiving important support from her husband's newspaper The Observer, published weekly at London...
...general argument for a Department of Education at Washington is that the National Government should not neglect a business of such vital importance to the nation. Such a Department, it is said, will not interfere with local institutions except to advise and give useful information. At the same time it can be of immense service in fighting national illiteracy and helping the immigrant...
...opposition to any such department is bitter. The gist of the attack runs: " The whole plan for national control of education in any degree whatever, to the exclusion of local control, is vicious. It means another department, another set of insulating bureaucrats and a complication in the mechanism of administration. The word 'unAmerican' has still a certain meaning, in spite of Mr. Babbitt and his journalistic friends. It describes a point of view out of all harmony with the basic principles of the National Government. And in that sense of the word this entire attempt to place...
Suddenly there is great activity at the United Mine Workers' Local. The miners see their strike jeopardized by the scabs, and the community terrorized by the mine guards. Fresh arrogance by the invading company detectives fans the flames to hatred. The miners begin to arm, a group of them ambush a truck full of guards coming from Carbondale and kill three. It is the overt act of class warfare...
...University hand has announced that it will install a string section of eight violins, two cellos, and two bass violins. Candidates for these positions should report, with their instruments, for trials tonight at 7.15 o'clock in Sanders Theatre. Men retained at these trials will play at all local concerts, and will also accompany the band on its Spring trip...