Word: orthodox
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Christian. Goyim literally means a people of the earth ; in slang it means a non-Jew, an infidel. . . . Women were absolved of rituals and incapacitated to worship. Non-Jews, infidels, presumably never learned the true light. The last view is a bit narrow-minded, but characteristic of all orthodox religions. Anyway, it is far cry between "Thank God I am neither dog nor Christian" and . . . "Thank God I am neither slave nor infidel...
Rules for Dr. Marseille's five-suit game vary considerably from those of orthodox contract bridge. Each player gets 16 cards, the extra one being faced up by the dealer for disposition by the player who gets the bid. The "book" (in bridge, six tricks) becomes eight in super-bridge. In the bidding, "royals" rank between spades and no trumps. Club and diamond tricks above book count 20 points, heart and spade tricks 25, royals 30, no trumps 40. Game level is raised from 100 to 120 points. Three slams are possible: little slam, or six tricks over book...
...hands of King Carol, who had proclaimed nationwide martial law, replaced the prefects of Rumanian districts with the local military commanders, and ordered all Rumanian citizens having arms or ammunitions to surrender them to His Majesty's Government. In morning papers, Rumanians read that shortly before dawn the Orthodox Church's venerable Patriarch Miron Cristea, 69, had been sworn in by King Carol, 44, as Premier of what His Majesty was pleased to call a "National Concentration Government...
...More orthodox capitalist conduct of the finances of the Fatherland, whereas the Nazi radicals have always been for virtual socialization of Germany...
...companion-picture. "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," returns to more orthodox lines, and shows a gangster (Leo Carillo) kidnap Ted Louis. Cab Calloway, Kay Thompson, and their respective ensembles (played by themselves) and make them perform in a recording studio which he has just acquired. The various types of modern music are satisfactorily rendered, but the story and dialogue are weak...