Incident of tainted juror stirs touching war story
Cleveland columnist Bob Considine recalls juror James R. Manning from the Sheppard case and a humane judge's plea for charity. He contrasts this with a wartime tale from East Grinstead where RAF burn victims found dignity through community kindness and surgery by McIndoe.
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Unusual shift defeats three no trump in bridge match
In a total point team match two declarers faced unexpected defensive shifts. One saw diamonds as the key after clubs, while the other, Dick Miller of York Pa, computed a safe diamond layout ensuring West leads to limit diamonds to three tricks.
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Finesse Secures Ten Tricks For Miller In Low Club
Two players discuss a bridge hand where Miller wins the first ten tricks after a successful low club finesse. The note states the finesse secured the contract even if the clubs had failed, ensuring contract success against multiple defenses.
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Inventory of U.S. Real Estate Nearing Completion
The first full inventory of Uncle Sam's real estate is nearing completion to be turned over to the Senate Appropriations Committee by March 1, 1955. The General Services Administration will assemble a master list from surveys of 10 major departments and eight agencies, aiming to identify excess and surplus properties to reduce costs and transfer tax liability to local governments.
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