Theatres and Sports Suppressed in War Years
A historical note recalls early wartime curbs on theaters and sports in America. It contrasts 18th century bans with modern tolerance for public figures evading military duty, citing Continental Congress concerns from 1778 and Washington’s postwar patronage of performances by Thomas Wignell in Philadelphia and New York.
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Continental Congress
United States
George Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
New York
Thomas Wignell
Jamaica
Washington
Wignell
TV Highlights Evening Schedule
The listing outlines daytime and prime time programs across channels with guests and plot hints. Titles include Cloudburst, Last of the Wild Horses, Wild Wild Wear, Time Tunnel, Man from UNCLE, The Country Girl, Phyllis Differ, Laredo and Las Vegas Show, featuring stars such as Robert Preston William Holden Grace Kelly Gordon Ellison and the Baker Twins.
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Mike Douglas
Ryan O'Neil
Leigh Taylor Young
West
Gordon
Tony
Doug
Seige
Himalayas
William Holden
Grace Kelly
Phyllis
Laredo
Rangers
Las Vegas
Baker Twins
How to Play Five Diamonds and Four Hearts in Contract Bridge
Declarer at Five Diamonds ruffs, wins with KQ diamonds, and faces club distribution. A calm plan uses a club finesse for safety, then ducking the jack of clubs in dummy, followed by drawing trumps and ruffing, discarding a diamond and a spade as needed. If South overtakes clubs, dummy’s KQ still yields tricks, enabling two spade discards.
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North
Elsc
South
Cryptoquote and crossword puzzle tips and clues
The text presents a sample cryptoquote with letter substitution hints, a quotation, and a long crossword style clue list with horizontal and vertical entries. It includes references to yesterday's puzzle and a list of numbered definitions and answers for various words.
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