Opening bidding and spade edge in a bridge hand
Oswald and James Jacoby explain that a strong opening needs 13 or more high card points while competitive bidding relies on playing strength to win tricks. In a sample, South uses a spade overcall with seven points and six spades, North jumps to three spades, South reaches four spades, West doubles, both finesses fail and South is one down, while four hearts would clinch.
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Deep Sea Finesse in Bridge Plays Against Multiple Cards
The reader explains deep sea finesse as a multi card finesse tactic. The common case involves leading toward A Q S and playing the nine with the plan to finesse the queen later. This tests whether both jack and ten lie in front of AQ9.
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Rumsfeld Urges Immediate Defense Budget Boost
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told Congress the United States must act now to counter a rising Soviet military edge. He advocated a record 100.1 billion defense budget and expansion of the Trident submarine fleet to deter nuclear threats and preserve deterrence amid Cold War tensions. General George Brown backed the plea, citing growing Soviet strategic forces and declining confidence in future U S force adequacy.
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Three Days of the Condor at Theater Times Tuesday
Theater listings show films and showtimes across venues including Iowa with Three Days of the Condor at 2, 4, 6, 1, 10 and World presenting The Mysterious Monsters at 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 along with Love Lust and Violence at 7 and 8. Blackbeard's Ghost plays Plaza at 7 and 9 05 with other stages featuring The Hindenburg Lucky Lady The Other Side of the Mountain Mahogany and dog days. Eastown and Marion lists include Peeper Dog Day Afternoon features, with Cinemax showing multiple times.
PLO Vows Steps After U S Veto At UN
The Palestine Liberation Organization threatened an intensified armed struggle against Israel after the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an independent Palestinian state and Israeli withdrawal from lands occupied in 1967. The council approved the measure 9 to 1, with the US veto and Britain Sweden Italy abstaining. China and Libya did not participate, and several cosponsors joined.
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Ford Hosts Rabin in Rain at White House State Visit
President Ford welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in a driving rainstorm before about 2000 onlookers outside the White House. Rabin pledges to push for a Middle East settlement while seeking renewed U.S. diplomatic support and aid.
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