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Meanwhile the blazing Arab revolt showed an unprecedented contempt for British might. Rebels gained the upper hand throughout most of the tiny country. British courts of law ceased to function in all but the larger cities. Effective British government was confined to the boundaries of new Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa. Daily trains to Egypt operated only thrice weekly, and then under armed guard. Arson, murder, wanton destruction made the Holy Land a land of terror, reducing Britain's prestige in the Near East to its lowest point in history...
Obstacles to the scheme are many. A.I.R. has insufficient money for broadcasting, furnishing individual receivers, servicing them throughout India's 1,800,000 square miles. Polyglot India speaks 200 languages, assorted dialects of each.No one program would be universally understood. And lastly, Indians have the idea radio is a new device to boost taxes...
...Dudley-Duster clash was much less sanguinary, with only one touchdown being registered. Although the Funsters, with Red Bailey toting, looked slightly more powerful throughout the game, Dudley managed to capitalize on its single scoring opportunity...
Last week they sent to 1,000 public-school superintendents throughout the U.S. a report, Occupational Adjustment. They proposed that public schools adopt a three-point program to: 1) guide, 2) train, 3) place students in the right jobs. First step, said the superintendents, is to make up-to-date, realistic studies of occupations. In Denver, for example, the schools surveyed the baking industry, found what kinds of workers were employed, how many were likely to be needed, even what nationalities were preferred by employers...
...Washington's Mayflower Hotel last week gathered 1,400 members of the exclusive American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology to study and discuss eyes, ears, noses, throats. Outstanding feature of the convention was the Section on Instruction which holds nearly a dozen special classes every year throughout convention week for eager, serious "O & O" men. Among the practical suggestions of the convention were...