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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1952
Page
8
In a NorthSouth deal from a tournament, John Deliber selects a strenuous grand slam contract after a heart lead, using squeezes to force the 12th trick. The sequence hinges on timing and discards as West struggles to hold clubs and diamonds, while North leverages the heart break to claim the grand slam.
British observers say Egypt’s rioting last week in Cairo caused extensive destruction and demoralization. The carnage near Shepheard’s hotel and burned offices of airlines illustrate a setback rivaling a blitz, with reports noting widespread violence and business ruin in Suez Canal Zone.
A dying Guatemalan plantation manager, Francis Gall, near death from injuries, was offered a priceless boost when an anonymous donor funded his wife’s travel from Central America to Houston for a bedside visit. Gall, a former Army intelligence agent, regained hope upon hearing his wife would be flown in, with medical expenses already covered by the benefactor. The emotional impact of the planned reunion was described as invaluable to his recovery.
St Louis report explains AT&T engineer Robert F Landry predicts dial long distance by 1962 linking New York and Los Angeles with 360 control switching points to manage 2800 toll centers across the United States and Canada. Initial dial service could begin in 1955 with full transition to dial most within a decade. Buick around Memphis dog story closes piece with stray. Americans smoked over 400 billion cigarettes in the year ending June 30 1951 per Labor statistics.
The Texas Youth Development Council will discuss treatment of inmates at Gainesville State School for Girls at a meeting in Austin on February 21. Executive Director John Winters said a review of disciplinary procedures had been ordered after charges in Houston and Baytown involving whipping by attendants. Council director said William Whalen of McAllen would conduct a personal investigation of the Gainesville institution Friday.
Dallas police arrested a surgeon after he dressed as a woman with wig makeup and false bosoms to obtain barbiturates for a fictional woman. He shopped with a former classmate who did not recognize him, then was booked on an open charge and released on habeas corpus. A later police briefing noted uncertainty over legal grounds and whether the doctor used the drugs himself. The disguise involved registering as himself and an “English cousin” at a Dallas tourist court, orchestrating a shopping trip with the unsuspecting woman.
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