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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Burning Issues. In Washington, the Treasury Department gladly explained that there was no legal objection to citizens burning their War Bonds as a contribution to the war effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 11, 1944 | 12/11/1944 | See Source »

Those Irish. In Manhattan, the Smiling Irishman, a German-American used-car dealer, lost a legal battle over trade-name violation to the Laughing Irishman, an Italian-American used-car dealer, launched a fresh complaint against an Irish-American used-car dealer, the Happy Irishman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 4, 1944 | 12/4/1944 | See Source »

...half months ago U.S. forces stormed ashore. By last week every native knew that rhythmic rotation of the pelvic girdle was legal again, was enjoying freedom of religion with muscular enthusiasm. Wrote New York Times Correspondent Sidney Shalett, after watching the Angaurese dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Burdens and Bastions | 12/4/1944 | See Source »

...most important legal decision for lizards in 200,000,000 years has been handed down by a South African court. In Johannesburg Isaac Alter, owner of a curio shop, was haled before a court because two of his native (Negro) employes had separated 30 live lizards from their valuable skins. Cruelty to animals is an offense under South African law. But the case raised a nice point of biolegalism: is a lizard an animal? Ruled Magistrate C. J. Humphreys: "An animal is a sentient being which takes food in a digestive cavity, has the power of voluntary motion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Legal Status of the Lizard | 12/4/1944 | See Source »

...legal holiday, so-called because it was the day British tradesmen received Christmas boxes from their patrons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: 50,000 Times | 12/4/1944 | See Source »

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