Word: localization
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...blessing of decentralization, or home rule. Many have spent the past year working out a synthesis of the most desirable in both central government and home rule. The purpose [of the new federalism] is to come to grips with a paradox: a need for both national unity and local diversity. The new federalists . . . are using an approach best described as 'national localism...
...relations came in Canberra, after a brief rest stop in Bali. In Australia, Agnew encountered a growing national awareness, accompanied by an unwillingness to continue regarding the U.S. as an ideal ally. There is still a strong feeling of friendship, but the recent massacre at My Lai has reinforced local antiwar activists who want withdrawal of the 8,000 Aussie troops now stationed in Viet Nam. As one radio commentator put it: "We are still sacrificing 20-year-olds as an insurance premium to the American alliance...
...said the Canberra Times, "appeared to be possessed by inner furies unknown to the peaceful southern tablelands." As expected, the usual demonstrators were on hand. One threw himself in front of the Vice President's limousine and others burned the U.S. flag, but they were easily contained by local police without the Service's help...
...annual ration of cloth is enough for two everyday outfits, but not enough for an ao-dai, the ladies' flowing tunic-cum-trousers, or for a winter coat. There is little local transportation except for bicycles. One recent visitor to Hanoi reported that the only nonessential goods he saw for sale were some Chinese-made pingpong balls. Hanoi's beer gardens frequently sell out before closing time. Hanoi Moi recently carried one letter from a cigarette-factory worker who apologized for the number of cigarettes that were "only half full of tobacco," and another from a smoker...
...court did not rule on the draft board's power to take deferments away from protestors who turn in their draft cards. The court's opinion, however, criticized the practice: "The power is exercised entirely at the discretion of the local board. It is a broad, roving authority, a type of administrative absolution not congenial to our lawmaking traditions...