WASP reunion in Sweetwater marks 30th anniversary
World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots gather at Avenger Field in Sweetwater Texas for a three day reunion beginning Friday June 23 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of WASP. Cisco figures expect 600 plus attendees with a tribute flyover and remarks by officials including Jacqueline Cochran.
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Sweetwater
Tex
UPS
West Texas
U.S. Air Force
Air Force Service
WASP
Avenger Field
Dodie
Clifford) Deaton
Wichita Falls
Housewife Land
Deaton
Air Force
Jacqueline Cochran
Floyd B. Odlum
Aviatrix
India
Calif
Miss Cochran
England
British Air Transport Auxiliary
Air Force Technical Training Command
Randolph Afb
Sheppard Afb
Houston
Tell Right From Wrong in Bridge Strategy
In a bridge problem from a 1972 daily newspaper, South holds 1094 in spades diamonds and a club, West leads diamonds and the right first lead is clubs to defeat. The explanation shows why leading clubs first gives a better chance to fulfill the contract, and the suggested response is bid two notrump with eight points and a five card suit, as part of a pocket guide advertisement.
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West
East
Heckler
Alfred Sheinwold
Amarillo Daily News
Grand Central Station
New York
N. Y
General Features Syndicate, Inc
New Hilton Inn Planned for Fort Worth Downtown
Hilton Hotels Corp and Bridewell Development Corp announced a 12 story 275 room Hilton Inn to be built in downtown Fort Worth one block from the Tarrant County Convention Center. The $7 million project includes a gourmet restaurant and a four level garage for 465 vehicles with work to start in December and finish early in 1974 led by Robert W. Bridewell.
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Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Hilton Hotels Corp
Bridewell Development Corp
Fort Worth
Tarrant County Convention Center
Robert W. Bridewell
Austin
Limited Kangaroo Shooting Opens in Southwest Australia
The West Australian government declares a limited open season on gray kangaroo shooting in districts of the southwest to curb farm damage and reduce road hazards amid rising kangaroo populations.
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Perth
Australia
API
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Ted Wheelis
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Henry H
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U.S. Army Air Forces
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Col
Bruce Arnold
Army AirCorps
Sheinwold
Snooth
Rete
Lawhon Plumbing Company
Pangea
Sale Ladies
Sale Boys’ Denim
Lawndale
Slims
Stat Levines
Polk
Amarillo Blvd
Civic Circle
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