Play Bridge With Jacoby contract misread in club and diamond play
In a Bridge problem from the Newspaper Enterprise Association Jacoby notes a hypothetical lead by West. If East had started with only two trumps South would rise with dummy's high club and lead a fourth diamond. East ruffs, South would have lost a game contract that could have been made under any alternative lead.
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East
South
Dummy
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
North
South must decide after hearts six bid over four diamonds
In a four diamond auction with South holding O54 WR187 A8542Q632, South must choose after West opens and partner jumps to six hearts. The position outlines that a six hearts bid may be strong but risks overbetting if partner is overbidder. The puzzle asks what to bid now, with tomorrow’s answer promised.
Quick Quiz Answers and Facts From PTA Columns
A compilation of brief trivia items from the Newspaper Enterprise Association covers topics from guinea pigs being rodents, to highway route signs, Booker T. Washington on the 1940 ten cent stamp, silver fir timber for violins, and magnitude as a star brightness measure.
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U.S
Booker T. Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
Puzzle style word power piece with irregular spellings and clues. Includes references to pioneers like Winken Blinken and Awry and a scatter of letters that form terminal words. Aimed at testing vocabulary and general knowledge through a newspaper style puzzle page.
Baytown Sun Editor and Publisher Personnel Notes
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles including Editor and Publisher, General Manager, Office Manager, Managing Editors, Business Assistant to the Publisher, and department heads Corrie Laughlin and Dwight Moody among others in a staff roster.
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General Atenanee
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
This Day In History January Seventieth Two Thousand Sixteen Eight
On this day in history a montage of events is recalled including the inaugurations births and notable political and cultural milestones across centuries. The piece lists anniversaries for Burns Virginia Poland Mendelssohn Cassino Israel Eisenhower Kennedy McNamara and Vietnam related notes.
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Associated Press
Robert Burns
University of Virginia
Poland
Felix Mendelssohn
Cassino
Italy
Israel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pentagon
Defense Department
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Congo
Katanga
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
James Marlow on Vietnam Peace Talks and Bombing
In an AP column James Marlow argues the Viet Cong aim is to take over South Vietnam. He outlines why the United States resists unconditional bombing halt without guaranteed peace talks and why North Vietnam’s demands risk regional domino effects and signaling weakness. He notes both sides' evasions and pressures shaping any possible pact.
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Washington
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Clifford and advisers shaped Truman Johnson era policy
Clark Clifford, new Secretary of Defense, built a vast client network from General Electric to du Pont and RCA. He influenced wartime and postwar policy, drafting messages for Truman, shaping housing and price control moves, and later playing a pivotal role for major corporations under Johnson.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Clark Clifford
Secretary of Defense
du Port de
Clifford
Senate
Kennedy
Georgetown
N Street
Harry Rusbrook
Jackie Kennedy
Clark Cliford
Ausbrook
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Truman
Defense
Missouri
White House
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
John Steelman
Matt Connelly
Congress
Connelly and
Steelman
Pan American Airways
American Overseas Air Line
TWA
CAB
Powerful cabinet figure Clifford gains defense contract sway
The article notes Clark Clifford gains control over defense contracts and research funds after the Du Pont General Motors dissolution, with large 1966 federal grants to both companies. It cites Isaiah 53 6 and discusses influence over hundreds of corporations, signaling a shift in Cabinet power and upcoming background coverage.
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du Pont
General Motors
Department of Defense
du ‘Pont
Gen
Eral Motors
Poth
Clark Clifford
The Doctor Says Policing TV Medical Scenes
A column reviews how Hollywood consults real doctors via the Physicians Advisory Committee on Television. Scripts are cleared by a medical reviewer to ensure accuracy and health education value. The piece notes examples from hospital scenes and stresses authentic medical portrayal.
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Los Angeles County Medical Association
I Hollywood
American Medical Association
Physicians’ Advisory Committee
Broadcast Standards Office
Broadcasting Company
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Jacoby
Guinea
South America
Andes
Peru
Europe
Mariner
Winken
Blinken
Biblical Garden
Swiss
Che Baytown Sun
Sred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Bealeh Mae Jacks
Paul Putman
Ann
Pritchett
Preston Pendergrass
Henry Holcomb
Baytown
Texas
Pew
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memo Drive
Texas Drewspaper Representatives, Inc
EER CF
James Marlow
Clark Clifford Star
Johnson
General Electric
Hetory
Secord
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Au Pont
Wayne G. Brandstodt
Brandstadt
Berry's
NEA
Sears
Pitas
Bea
Sears Roebuck and Co
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Coope
Sears Best
Baytown, Texas
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