Bridge rule myth and a hand from the daily question
The article discusses a folklore belief against leading from the king in contract bridge and analyzes a hand where West misleads with hearts, allowing declarer to win. It contrasts expected defensive chances with the actual sequence and notes the fatal flaw of delaying a diamond switch. The daily question recommends opening with one club based on strong high card points and a solid club suit.
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Lighter Side explores corporate takeover of armed forces
Washington column argues government by corporation could fix public services like trains and mail. It imagines AMTRAK and a postal corporation thriving while political blame fades, then suggests the Defense Department might become a private entity under a National Peacekeeping Machinery Corp to run the military as a business, dropping costly ventures when unprofitable.
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Soviet poet Yevlushenko battles Moscow cut for US play
Yevgeny Yevlushenko faces government approval hurdles in Moscow for his new play Under the Skin of the Statue of Liberty. The work, in Ta ganka Theater rehearsal, features monologues by John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy and others, and may not be produced.
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