Virtue Its Own Reward in Central Press Bridge Feature
Central Press presents a bridge problem themed article exploring the idea that correct bids or plays at crucial moments yield profits, while errors may sometimes equalize outcomes. It recounts an example from a two tables of a team match with identical bidding and detailing a sequence of plays and finesses leading to nine tricks for one side and insights on strategic patience and resilience.
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Pe Joseph
Faust
East
West Arms Plan Torpedoed Standardization Rift Hits Rifles
London reports Western powers failed to agree on infantry rifle standardization. Britain abandons a unified rifle plan, citing discord over calibers. Commons heard ministers describe the effort as torpedoed, with no group able to back a common 30 caliber or replace the current Lee–Enfield.
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West Arms
London
Britain
Sie Ri Vie Riffa
Duceng
Emanuel Shirwell
Ledsi
Fifles
Towell
Commons
Thinking Mechimies May Be Used in War
ROBERT MUSEL aff Correspondent reports on a discussion by Norbert Wiener of MIT about cybernetics and thinking machines. He warns war could force mass automation replacing repetitive labor, altering society, leisure, and social control, with rapid development of automated factories in both peacetime and conflict.
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Robert Musel
Aff
Serican
Orbert Weiner
Massachusetts Institute of
Weiner
mathe+ MET
Great Britain
France
Wiener
United
Sta
Agen
Dustry
Wonder Drugs May Aid in Fighting TB
Dr Eugene B Ferris of the University of Cincinnati says ACTH and cortisone drugs do not cure TB yet but help study the body's reaction to infection. At the National Tuberculosis Association convention, Ferris notes these drugs aid understanding disease mechanisms and potential cures. Dr John H Skaviem of Dunham Hospital cites about 2.3 million Americans unknowingly with TB and stresses detection as a key control challenge.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Eugene B. Ferris
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Teré Tedar
Ferris
National Tuberculosis Association
John H. Skaviem
Cincinnat
Dunham Hospital
Wheat crop destroyed seventy percent in Texas report
The USDA announced seventy percent of Texas wheat crop appears destroyed and near failure across districts. May forecasts show 12,483,000 bushels, down five million from April 1 projections. El Aconcagua is noted as the highest point in Mexico at 22,835 feet.
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Austinmer
Texas
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
EL Aconcagua
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