Bridge bidding missteps in a tough hand analysis
In this bridge puzzle narrative Shepard Barclay critiques a South player’s decisions. North opens, South doubles, and a sequence leads to 900 points for the opponents. The missteps include opening the bidding with a weak hand, not passing 2 clubs, and failing to overbid 3, Diamonds. Proper defense and timing could have limited loss, illustrating the tension between raising partner’s major bid and optimal contracts.
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Truman to deliver first 1954 speech in Kansas City
Former President Truman, sidelined by doctors, is set to speak at a Democratic fundraising supper in Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium. Top party figures including Stephen A. Mitchell and Thomas Hennings will attend along with Stan Musial. Organizers target 40 to 50 thousand dollars.
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Sas City Municipal Auditorium
William Boyle
Stephen A. Mitchell
Thomas C. Hennings
Jake Arvey
Chicago
Havdy Cooley
Raymond Tucker
St. Louis
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Man
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS clues and clues list
The page presents a dense crossword puzzle with numbered across and down clues. It includes wordplay on religious, mythological, geographic, and general terms, with several spelling errors and garbled phrases reflecting OCR.
Felton Confesses Burglaries Across Oklahoma
Amarillo man James Edward Felton, 19, on parole from a Texas penal institution, admitted a string of Oklahoma burglaries after being charged in federal court for stealing a car from Shamrock to Clinton. Clinton police reported he confessed to break ins in Sayre and Erick, and to several Oklahoma thefts Thursday night. Macy, who arrested Felton, said a bag of burglary tools totaling 170.64 dollars was found on him.
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Oklahoma
Amarillo
James Edward Felton
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Paul Maloy
Clinton Police
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Macy
Oil Firms and Operators Submit Lease Bids in New Mexico
Oil firms and independent operators submitted high bids totaling 180,004 for oil and gas leases on 26 tracts in Eddy and Lea counties. Parcels ranged 20 to 1,200 acres, aggregating 5,113.9 acres about 10 to 40 miles east of Artesia. The Texas Co. of Fort Worth placed a bid of 143,632.35 for 560 acres at Square Lake Robinson.
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New Mexico
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Lea
Artesia
Texas Co. Ae Fort Worth
Square Lake-Robinson
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