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...Alarmist Watchmen...
...Swiss Federation of Watch Manufacturers, reminded the Tariff Commission that Swiss imports "provide a livelihood for 15,000 Americans . . . engaged in the manufacture of cases, dials, watch straps and other accessories . . . and that these imports provide the major profit for 30,000 [U.S.] jewelry stores." Furthermore, the watchmen pointed out, Switzerland buys $5 worth of U.S. products for every $3 worth of its products that it sells...
...shocks outsiders is the one that allows girls to sign out until seven in the morning. Of course, a girl cannot do this too often. There's no written law that says she can't; it's just a loose agreement between the students, the administration, and the night watchmen...
...Massachusetts State House in Boston was haunted by a fox for a whole week. Night watchmen would spot him skimming along the corridors and noted he kept fat on State House mice and leftovers from legislators' luncheons. Finally the fox was cornered in a basement tunnel hideout, doped with chloroform-impregnated cheesecloth on a long pole and later released in rolling New England woodland...
According to Dean Small, topics on the agenda include: a college administration's role in the honor system, responsibilities of night watchmen, open-house deadlines, student cars, and maintenance cost reductions. The discussions have no direct effect on Radcliffe policies, however...