Remarkable Calculator Progress Start of a Microelectronic Invasion
New York reports the evolution of handheld calculators from simple adders to devices rivaling room sized computers. Industry experts foresee 1977 production around 30 million with a saturation trend and a shift toward specialized models, programmable calculators, and even toy adaptations as microprocessors pervade daily life and appliances.
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New York
UPI
Rockwell
Robert Anslow
Anslow
Forcing Two Bid Logic and a Sidelined Slam Hand
The article reviews high card points needed for a forcing two bid, typically 18 but sometimes 17 or 16. It recounts a tough North South hand where South opens two hearts with two aces and nine tricks, North responses lead to Blackwood, and South ends in five hearts after a bad break, while West’s ace of clubs and diamond shift illustrate the peril between game and slam.
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North
South
Blackwood
West
Why the Culbertson two bid is named after Culbertson
A Tennessee reader asks why the forcing two bid is called the Culbertson two bid if he did not invent it. The answer lies in Culbertson’s first blue book which introduced forcing two at a period when other writers used different forcing bids. His original two bid rules closely align with modern practice.
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Tennessee
Cardinal Cooke Appeals for Blankets and Clothing
Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York asks for blankets warm clothing and footwear for the poor and elderly as freezing weather grips the state. He directs donations to Catholic parish rectories where parishes will identify those in need for immediate aid. ITT and the Waldorf Astoria contribute funds and blankets to support the effort.
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New York
API
Terence Cooke
Archdiocese of
It&t
Waldorf Astoria
East West Bridge Hand Summary
East West vulnerability notes from a bridge score card include a hand labeled A642 and Q108732 with auctions or bids not provided. The fragment mentions a location or event in 1973 and references south and east positions alongside a dealer or player tag.
Search On For World's Biggest Snail In Africa Safari
Brighton England United Press International reports Christopher Hudson plans an Africa expedition after receiving a snail shell 22 inches long, surpassing his prior Guinness record holder Gee Geronimo 13.5 inches. Geronimo died last November. The damaged package was sent with only the origin Africa. Hudson vows a snail safari.
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Brighton
England
UPI
Christopher Hudson
Africa
Hudson
Gee Geronimo
IBM Board Names Three From Ford Administration
IBM announces three former Ford officials join its board: William Coleman former secretary of transportation William Scranton former UN ambassador and T Vincent Searson former envoy for the Law of the Sea. Board vacancies followed resignations of Cyrus Vance Patricia Harris and Harold Brown who left for Carter administration posts. Scranton and Searson previously served on the IBM board before government service.
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Washington
International Business Machines Corp
William Coleman
Secretary of Transportation
William Scranton
United Nations
T. Vincent Searson
IBM
Cyrus Vance
Patricia Roberts Harris
Harold Brown
Scranton
Searson
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