World Championship Bridge Defense Wins Narrow Victory
Howard Schenken's precise defense defeats Swedish declarer in a tense World Championship match in New York. Oswald Jacoby explains how Schenken's early diamond over trump and subsequent trump continuations limited the declarer, while South's misplay left West with the setting trick.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
New York
Howard Schenken
Howard
Schenken
Declarer
Dummy
West
South
East
Words of the Wise on fitting life parts and shapes
Coleridge observes life roles as holes and people as shapes. He notes mismatch between roles and personalities, with triangles in squares and squares in circles, while the officer and office, door and action rarely fit perfectly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Scots Have Slimmest Waists in World
New York reports British tailors who export clothing say Scotsmen average a 32 inch waist while remaining the tallest nationality in Europe. The American waist averages 36 to 38 inches. Ernest Brown travels 200 miles from Birmingham to Nashville each Saturday to relax by attending the Grand Ole Opry.
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New York
British Information Service
Europe
Birmingham
Ala
Ernest Brown
Nashville
Tenn
Common Sayings Puzzle Harvests Mixed Phrases
A reader assembled a list of common sayings and word plays with clues and cross references. The page includes entries like “Pig ina-” and “Satan finds mischief for out of the bag” plus notes on regional meanings of corn and oats.
Faulty Red Production Criticized by Peiping Radio
Peiping radio censures Communist speed-ups in Red China and emulation drives that boost production at the expense of quality. It says factories and mines chase quantity, raising rejections and seconds, cutting income and harming national reputation.
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Hong Kong
Red
China
Peiping
Red Radio
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Exson
Jacoby
NORTH
Vais
Words of
By Jimmy Hatlo
Lee
Cranghaw
Swei
Rome
Ernie
Son of
Jacob
War God
Africa
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
United Region
England
Gilbert £. Marsh
Vine Street
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Rybutol
Niu
Tia
Wruse
Comrult
Vitamin Corporation of America
Pca
Viewmie
Anche Ad
Citrumemmeltort
Smeg
Mraganmyres Parmamtelles Co Temetl
Dieters Pecaghmare, Amieyd
Carsonia
Home Owned and Operated
Eletronix
Bill Bivins
Greensboro
S. Greene ST
High Point
N. Main ST
Teletrontix
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