Admiral Wilkes and his Antarctic expedition remembered
The article recalls Charles Wilkes who became admiral in 1867 and led a 1898 voyage to verify lands south of South America, confirm Antarctica as a continent, and survey the Pacific Coast. It notes clashes with officers, a rebuke read by Captain Perry, and Wilkes’s late recognition amid mixed reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harles Wilke
U.S
South America
Antarctica
Pacific
California
Daniel Henderson
Washington
Matthew C. Perry
Wilkes
TV Highlights Listings with Classic Movie Mix
A TV schedule fragment lists evening programs from 9:00 p m to 10:00 p m including The Mike Douglas Show with Buddy Hackett and Ramsey Lewis The Feathered Serpent with Charlie Chan Comin Round the Mountain Daniel Boone Troop and the Desert Survival Test First Men on the Moon Love On A Rooftop Tonight Show with Joan Rivers and Late Show Lusty Mew starring Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchum
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Douglas
Buddy Hackett
Ramsey Lewis
Charlie Chan
Abbott
Costello
Bud
Lou
Daniel Boone
Boone
Parmentar
Agarn
Ed Judd
Julie
David
Joan Rivers
Susan Hayward
Robert Mitchum
Squeeze Mastery On a Championship Bridge Hand
The article reviews a famous card play by Harry Harkavy on television showing a defender spotting a squeeze. North opened two diamonds doubled, West led hearts then trumps, declarer navigated ruffs and discards, and a club return by Harkavy delivered the key beat as the squeeze threat loomed.
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King of Hearts
Harry Harkayy
Miami Beach
North
West
Declarer
Harkavy
South
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer HORIZONTAL And VERTICAL Clues
Puzzle clues list with numerous entries across Horizontal and Vertical including Harmonic Gears melody Observed Chalcedony Feminine name German emperor Vehicle rod Otherwise Whole amount Digits Cervine animal Grain Finishes Makes lace edging Young pigs Farm buildings Plan Intellectual Bulwark Tropical shrub Printer's measures Fruit preserve Seize Strength builder Dry fruit Intention Fog Disentangle Wide Cathedral town Insect Carapace Outlive wing
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Intellectual (College
Cathedral Town
Daily Cryptogram Quote Challenge
A cryptogram teaches using substitution. Yesterday's quote by Thoreau reflects blessing in not wasting moments while remembering the past.
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Thoreau
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