Dallas Woman Pays For Top Bridge Expert Partner
In 1966 Minda Brachman of Dallas paid Jim Jacoby, a leading bridge columnist and top player, to partner with her. She says the arrangement boosted her game, helping win two regional events, while her husband Malcolm opposed it. Jacoby explains expert partners teach through high level play and bidding insight to avoid blunders and reach elite status.
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Winning Line in Bridge Disaster and Defense
South started with a heart lead in dummy and misfired on the club finesse. He then faced two hearts returned, losing the slam after two failed finesses and spade discards, while the winning line required precise ruffs and trumps to fulfill the seven or force West’s defense.
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Take dim view of new menu in Vienna dining shift
Austrian cooks promote a new cuisine featuring light fresh meals aimed at weight conscious diners. Prominent guests sample the menu in a downtown hotel as Deputy Lord Mayor Gertrude Sandner calls it an interesting experiment but unlikely to supplant traditional dishes like fried chicken and the rich sacher torte with heavy whipped cream.
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Bridge hands and opening sequence from a deal
The West hand shows 106 1098 vulnerable with South as dealer. North-South reach 1 heart pass to 3 clubs and 4 spades after a 1 to 3 bid. Opening lead is the ten.
Goulash Hand Question Confuses Kentucky Reader
A Kentucky reader asks what a goulash hand is in card games. After a hand is dealt players arrange cards by suit and stack them in order. The dealing process uses five cards for most players and three for others, creating odd distributions without shuffling.
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Exchange with 10 000 classes across Kansas City area
About 160 students join a regional exchange program offering more than 10 000 courses and 200 learning programs on 23 campuses. Dr. Larry Rose notes a consortium lets students enroll across campuses with no charges for classrooms or library facilities. The Regional Council began in 1962 and includes colleges from Baldwin, Kansas.
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Larry Rose
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Air Route Opening Between The Hague and Peking
The Netherlands and China agree to open an air route linking Amsterdam and Peking. KLM and CAAC will operate the service, with the starting date to be negotiated by the transport ministry.
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China
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Peking
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Snowmobile Licenses Expire December 31 In Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission reminds snowmobile owners registrations expire December 31. New licenses cost six dollars and are available from county recorders. Because December 31 falls on a Sunday licensing must occur Friday December 29 or earlier to operate legally on January 1. County courthouses are closed on weekends and holidays.
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