31.   The civic association also never obtained tax-exempt status, which the IRS grants charitable groups that follow reporting rules.

32.   The civic association also persuaded the city to fix up or build three new parks, a new school and a new library.

33.   The civic association is at the center of the inquiries into possible misconduct by the mayor.

34.   The Election Law Enforcement Commission, a state agency, recently began its own investigation into James and his civic association, commission officials said.

35.   The current political system was devised about three generations ago by a reform-minded civic association now known as the Town and Village Civic Club.

36.   The film has been shown in schools and in civic associations throughout the country.

37.   The gathering of the North Flushing Civic Association was much like the dozens of civic association meetings held every month in Queens.

38.   The Lodz meeting, encouraged by President Tarja Halonen of Finland, was attended mostly by civic associations from Central Europe, Germany and Scandinavia.

39.   The papers include a copy of a Federal subpoena that Mattison, an officer of the civic association, received last October.

40.   Traditionally, civic associations have been made up of homeowners in middle- class neighborhoods, and were especially prevalent and vocal in Queens.