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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
10
White handed gibbons named George and Pansy at the Bronx Zoo resisted bait and reporter enticement for five days. They mocked the trap with noisy calls and a Dixieland chorus while keeper noted their defiant refrain Nuts to you.
The article discusses active versus passive bidders and how partner tendencies affect bidding strategies in duplicate bridge. It analyzes three paths to game at tables, showing how Westes aggression or restraint influences overcalls and raises, and notes risks when partnering with an unknown player. It ends with a problem: the soundest 3 No Trumps play by South after a heart lead.
West Germany seeks a strong federal police to counter the Russian sponsored 50,000 man force in eastern Germany. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Tom Connally said it is perfectly possible the United States might support a limited force of about 3000, if France raises no strong objections.
In Cornwall Ontario a 15 year old boy accused of killing his drunken father was freed after the juvenile court dismissed the charge of two man slaughter. The boy testified he threatened with a butcher knife only to scare him, and the judge ruled the father’s domination and fear created an absolute defense.
Fourteen people escaped death when a Continental Traimeys bus crashed into an underpass abutment near Dallas and burned. Driver Jack Stevenson, 39, said wet pavement caused the bus to slide, rear end into the abutment, and ignite after a gasoline tank exploded. Army corporal Herschel Bigelow, 26, from Carswell Air Force Base, was trapped and later hospitalized with fractures. Adele Hatchett, 31, a nurse en route to San Angelo, was also injured.
Hong Kong reports claim anti communist guerrillas on the mainland total 400000 and mobilized 4000000 Chinese to oppose the Communists. Concurrent dispatches say 14000 guerrillas were eliminated in western Sinkiang during a five day cleanup. Some chatter suggests Formosa invasion delay to spring while others say preparations continue at high pace.
Hollywood stars debate Cecile Aubry's call for a love dominated peace boycott. Actresses like Marie Wilson Ruth Roman and Patricia Neal weigh in on the idea that lovers and wives should shun men to end war. Cecile Aubry argues peace and love will deter war while Ruth Roman questions feasibility and Husoe Victor Mature offers male perspective. The feature closes with a note on the first U.S. equestrian exhibition by John Sharp in Boston in 1772.
Vintage sewing notice describes a Summer pattern with scalloped cap sleeves and center left closure. It lists sizes including 12 14 16 18 20 and more, with lengths 35 and 39 inches, requests 25 cents for pattern, and provides a New York address for ordering while praising easy sewing and stylish fabrics.
Veteran comedian Fred Stone, 77, returns to Las Palmas Theatre in Moss Hart and George Kaufman comedy You Can't Take It With You. This marks his first local appearance since 1922, capping a stage career begun in 1844 with silent and talkie eras noted.
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