West East A No Trump Bridge Conundrum from Oswald Jacoby
Card notes explain South with 17 points should open 1NT and North raise to 3NT but a 4 of hearts lead from West begins a sequence. South can still secure nine tricks with a one way club finesse and strategic timing of hearts and diamonds, finishing with the king of clubs and dummy’s ten.
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New York
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Alcoholism and the lure of the dry spell
A wife describes her husband who drinks only at night and insists he can quit, revealing how such behavior signals dependence. The column explains alcoholism as a disease diagnosed by repeated relapse, not by rare dry periods, and notes the need for crisis or disaster before reform. It also includes reader questions on aneurysm and magnifying glasses with concise medical guidance.
Century Has Rich Store Of Memories
HAL BOYLE reflects on how memory shapes the young and old amid rapid 20th century change. He recalls Prohibition era quirks, evolving social norms, aviation dreams, and the nostalgia for simpler times, from dining halls to family price shocks and the old icebox.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Connecticut Moves Against Speeders As Death Creeps Upward
Connecticut faces rising traffic fatalities as Gov. John N. Dempsey asks the 1963 General Assembly for new actions. Officials note prior measures reduced deaths but 1962 fatalities neared 320, with alcohol and speed contributions cited and calls for a maximum speed limit law and drunk driving tests.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
U. S
John N. Dempsey
General Assembly
Wilbur L. Cross
Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare
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Dentist Sees No Improvement in Children's Teeth
In Red Bank New Jersey Dr Herbert Ely 91 says modern kids still suffer dental problems from candy and soda like 65 years ago. Ely a 65 year veteran plans to work as long as able and recalls a patient award praising his kind conduct.
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Herbert Ely
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Two Careers for Dr Weinstock Surgeon and Playwright
New York physician Jack Weinstock divides his time between medicine and Broadway. Since 1956 he has been medical director of a life insurance company and a surgeon at two hospitals with a Fifth Avenue practice. He and Willie Gilbert are writing a musical Hot Spot to star Judy Holliday, after collaborating with Abe Burrows on How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He plans to keep medical work and writing both as serious pursuits.
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Willie Gilbert
Judy Holliday
Abe Burrows
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