Win at Bridge: A Christmas Era Psychological Bid
In a conversation between Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag, they recall a Christmas Day 1934 or 1935 bridge game. The North hand opened one diamond, Joe Cain and Jimmy Maier bid into hearts and spades, and a new psychological bid was devised to influence subsequent contracts, shaping bridge strategy thereafter.
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Alan
Oswald
Mary Zita
Joe Cain
Jimmy Maier
Mike Vanderbilt
Joe
Jimmy
Sidewalk finally finished after 30 years in Seattle
Clark and Ellen Shipley finally gain a sidewalk in front of their southwest Seattle home after 30 years. They paid 2061 in 1948 assessments for a neighborhood project halted by a mudslide and bureaucratic delays. City officials acknowledged the project was forgotten and the Council voted to approve 1300 to complete the work.
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Seattle
Clark
Ellen Shipley
Shipleys
What to do with last smallpox stocks
New York Times Service reports a global debate on whether to preserve or destroy the final stocks of variola, after a Birmingham laboratory outbreak rekindled safety concerns. Advocates cite comparison needs for future infections and research value, while opponents warn of irreplaceable risk and ecological ethics.
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New York
Birmingham
England
Somalia
World Health Organization
William Foege
Center For Disease Control
WHO
Journal of the American Medical Association
Man
Willie Nelson pays up to IRS in Colorado liens
AP reports country star Willie Nelson and his wife Constance have paid $71,991.75 to the Internal Revenue Service to settle liens filed last month against three Jefferson County properties near Evergreen Colorado. The purchases include an $185,000 home on 18 acres bought in August 1977.
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Denver
Willie Nelson
Internal Revenue Service
Mark Rothbaum
Nelson
IRS
Evergreen
Colo
Constance
Jefferson County
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SOUTH
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Setchow and Righter Co
Ghee
Scrabble
Judd
United Feature Syndicate
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BED & Bath
Interbank
Saxony Pile
Saxony
Beige
Green Valley
Luxenberg
Marlene
Evelyn
Our Price
Batiste
Jerry Atwood
Chip Anderson
Bill Cass
Cedar Rapids
The
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Oink
Santa
New York Times Service
Kodacolor
Lin
C St
3Rd Ave
Center Pt. Rd
1St Ave
Edgewood Rd
Johnson Ave
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