Despite assurances to the contrary, all Jews were ordered expelled from membership in athletic clubs and sports associations here yesterday. The order includes former soldiers and children of Jews who died in action. Civil service regulations governing the dismissal of Jews from their positions had previously exempted these two classes.
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