Word: monrovia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Monrovia, Calif...
...Seldomridge Monrovia, Calif...
...African leaders who converged on the steaming tropical capital of Monrovia, Liberia, for the 16th annual summit of the Organization for African Unity boasted, as usual, about the continent's "maturity." After four days of stormy confrontations, however, they could hardly brag about harmony...
...Monrovia's local school district faces a loss of 44 of its 250 certified teachers. Some academic programs and most of the "frills," including athletics and music programs, will probably have to be reduced or shelved. So perhaps will summer school, with its remedial classes...
Back to basics is the rule. Last century, Rancher E.J. ("Lucky") Baldwin ordered his men to "clear the land, but leave the oaks" in the area that is now Monrovia. Today, Monrovians would say, "Cut our taxes, but leave the city...