Hand Analysis Sparks Six Spades Bid in Bridge Column
Oswald and James Jacoby credit Easley Blackwood and the Bulletin for today’s bridge hand idea. West opens heart, South ruffs, a trump sequence and club finesse lead to a successful slam, with the diamond finesse later ensuring the overtrick or safe slam depending on defender play.
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Easley Blackwood
Bulletin
South
Easley
West
Thal
Dummmny
East
Time rules in bridge bans undue delay
A Florida reader asks how long a player should be allowed to fake before bidding. There is no rule based time limit, but delaying excessively helps opponents. The remedy is simply to avoid playing with the offender.
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Florida
The T shirt as a billboard of self expression
The article traces the rise of personalized T shirts from quirky fads to American institutions. It notes the range of designs from rock stars to slogans, quotes, and even personalized examples like family names, wedding themes, and novelty messaging. Sherry Chittenden of Crazy Top shop reports brisk sales and a broad age mix, with plans for more variants such as photo T shirts and mailed lettering.
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Gete
Fonz
State University
San Quentin Penitentiary
America
Rolling Pins Bowling
Sherry Chittenden
Lindale Plaza
Moller
Chittesden
Pluto
Ayer
Texhiel
Pedal Powered Planes Reach Across the Atlantic
American and British enthusiasts pursue pedaled flights in fragile balsa planes. Joseph A. Zinn flew 80 feet after pedaling a 150 pound craft in April, while Squadron Leader John Potter set a 1,171 yard record in 1972. A British Industrialist offers 50 000 pounds for a sustained figure eight over parade ground.
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Atlantic
Joseph A. Zinn
John Potter
Royal Air Force
Potter
Zinno, Potter
Opuiledong
Potter Foods
Petition Backfires in Willimantic Police Watch
Willimantic Connecticut petitioners on Bolivia Street faced a backfire as police set up a radar unit after 25 residents complained. Five or six signers received warnings for speeding while the effort to curb crime drew scrutiny.
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John Hussey
Bolivia Street
Hussey
Wynton
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