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...President of Eire, with authority akin to that of a U. S. President, will be the State's No. 1 man, elected directly by the people for seven years and ineligible for a second term. He will appoint the prime minister, cabinet, judiciary, will be head of the defense forces, must pen his signature to bills passed by the legislature before they can become law. The President will not be answerable to the legislature, cannot be prosecuted for crimes civil or criminal, can be impeached only for ''treason or high crimes" by a two-thirds majority...
...first time since 1744 ships may tie up in New York Harbor without pausing for medical inspection of passengers and crew. The U. S. Public Health Service and the New York City Health Department hereafter will take the word of the chief medical officers aboard SENIOR SURGEON AKIN "Permission is granted...
...motion to her dock. This sanitary permission to deal with people ashore maritime men call "pratique." Hereafter most passenger ships bound for New York may avoid all delay at Quarantine by taking advantage of "radio pratique." This is a convenience worked out last year by Dr. Charles Vivian Akin Jr., senior surgeon...
...commercial shipments of birds of the parrot family on board. . . ." Chief Akin then telephones (cost to the Government: 10(0 to the ship's agents who relay this message by radio (cost to the agents: $9), "Permission is granted ... to proceed without stopping at Quarantine...
...many to whom he was an impersonal monarch of a distant country he is now enshrined in our hearts with a respect that is akin to worship. No doubt the redoubtable Stanley Baldwin could have condoned a few "backdoor indiscretions." Hail noble Prince, for being true to your principles, the greatest gentleman of them all. The world salutes...