Music Maker Inspires TV Movies
New York reports on Kenny Rogers driven TV films. The Gambler set audience records and Coward of the County follows with a moral tale. Rogers' warmth and storytelling blend with cinema as his Reverend Matthew Spencer confronts faith, guilt, and family in 1941 Georgia.
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New York
Kenny Rogers
CBS
Rogers
Blue Oyster Cult
Kiss
Hamlet
Matthew Spencer
Matthew
Tommy
Fredric Lehne
Georgia
Coun
War era town drama with Tommy and Becky in heartland film
Television columnist notes a gentle Tommy faces town bullies during World War II. He resists violence while juggling two jobs including parachute factory work. Becky, played by Largo Woodruff, deepens their warm friendship into romance as Kenny Rogers delivers restrained acting in a softly toned, hokey but gripping drama.
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Tommy
Becky
Largo Woodruff
Kenny Rogers
Rogers
Bid and Play on a Fractured North South Deal in Paris
Bridge hand from the Cino Del Duca event in Paris shows South’s questionable reverse bid and North’s overcall choice. The bidding leaves the first suit longer than the second, with two no trump as the other option. The opening lead is the jack.
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Paris
South
North
Mahmood’s slam path gives Pakistan berth in 1981 World Team
Zia Mahmood of Pakistan proved the better line in a bridge deal in Port Chester New York when he won the ace of spades forced the ace of trumps then ruffed and drew to cash the hearts. He turned two diamond losers into ruffing tricks and claimed the slam despite a dropped queen of hearts.
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Zia Mahmood
Pakistan
Port Chester
N.Y
Mahmood
Cryptoquote Daily Puzzle Solve Longfellow Theme
A daily cryptoquote asks to decode AXYCLBAAXR using simple substitution. The sample shows A stands for L and X stands for O among others. It illustrates that one letter maps to another and single letters or common words are included in the puzzle.
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Longfellow
Crossword by Thomas JosEPH for Lord 35 Mythical warrior
Puzzle clues list various wordplay items with cryptogram style letters and a quoted quotation. The page shows a Cryptoquote challenge with a ciphered grid line and a Samuel Butler quotation from 1981 King Features Syndicate.
Church Pressures Mother Over Son's Donations
A widow seeks Abby's advice as she protests her son John’s heavy giving to a church after a year of unemployment. Abby suggests medical evaluation if concern persists and, if needed, legal counsel to address potential financial exploitation.
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Abby
John
Our State University
Omaha
Dear Abby Agoraphobia Advice From Omaha Reader
A reader pleads with Dear Abby about agoraphobia preventing attendance at a family wedding. Abby identifies the condition and urges seeking psychiatric treatment, noting a new drug therapy helping many patients.
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