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...French people, and directed against them"). He said that Vichy's anti-Jewish laws "no longer exist," promised to hold municipal elections in North Africa. He also revoked the Cremieux Decree of 1870, which granted French citizenship en bloc to Jews in Algeria, but excluded the Arabs. Henceforth, said Giraud, Moslems and Jews must complement each other economically, "the latter working in his shop, the former in the desert, without either having advantage over the other, France assuring both security and tranquillity...
...Department of Occultism." All fortunetellers, crystal-gazers, palm readers and sundry spiritualists will have to register so the Department may distinguish "dangerous forms of occultism with international connections" from those which may "be useful." In plain language, mediums who do not see Nazi victory in the air will henceforth work for Nazi victory in munitions factories, and those who predict victory will do business with official blessing...
...glad to hear that this week Elmer Davis goes back on the air. Every Friday night henceforth he will broadcast to the people at 9:45 p.m., C.W.T. This was what the U.S. wanted: there are lots of Administrators, Czars and such in Washington, and other agencies whose muddle is like OWI's-but in all the U.S. there is only one voice on the radio with that dry, reassuring twang...
...amendments* applied to both rubber and duplicate bridge. There were two scoring changes: a 50-point bonus for making any doubled or redoubled contract, whether vulnerable or not; a 50-point bonus for having a part score in an unfinished game of an unfinished rubber. Two rules were changed. Henceforth, when the wrong opponent leads against him, a declarer has a choice of calling or forbidding the lead of any suit he wishes. For a revoke, the penalty is still two tricks, but hereafter there is no additional penalty when the same player revokes a second time in the same...
Dean A. Chester Hanford yesterday sounded a warning to men in the College in a two-page statement aimed at those who have been cutting classes excessively. No new rulings were made in the statement, but it was announced that instructors would henceforth regard more seriously any neglect of work exemplified by irregular attendance...