South card play analysis in bridge hand question
A bridge puzzle discusses declarer play after West leads spades and East wins with ace. South must decide on trumps and diamond risks. The recommended line is to immediately play the ace of trumps, then continue lack of trumps, hoping East must win a diamond or West shifts. If South retains a second trump, later finesse chances exist. otherwise safe play relies on ruff timing and avoiding diamond returns. The reader is asked what to play with South holding A Q J 10 9 7 3 in hearts, J 3 in hearts, and K 6 in clubs with the question likely seeking the right plan.
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West
East
Declarer
South
Oil Hunted In Switzerland
Swiss federal government warns cantons to deny oil concessions to foreign firms. Prospecting for oil in shale along the Jura Mountains southern rim has been authorized by some cantons sparking neutrality concerns.
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Bern
Switzerland
Jura Mountains
Radio Actress Narrator on My Friend Irma
Crossword clue themed item notes a radio actress and the narrator role on My Friend Irma with a Sag auditorium hint and a Swiss warble. Abandon and blemish clues appear, plus an Ancient Irish capital and a separate vertical entry for Dry.
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Irma
Puzzle Clue Set Passed Through The Alphabet
A concise list of crossword style clues with paired numbers and terms hints at missing words aligned to standard puzzle conventions. The set includes items 41 through 52 with hints such as doctrine essential rodents exclamation lather allowance to waste communists consumed and an English river.
U.S. Salvages Flooded Corn in Iowa
Des Moines reports government crews begin salvaging corn damaged by Missouri River floods. Bin sites are cleaned and corn removed from flooded storage will be marketed or moved into empty bins under Iowa PMA oversight led by H. F. Hazen.
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Des Moines
Tate
Arge
H. FE. Hazen
Iowa
PMA Committee
McGranery Nomination Reaches Senate for Confirmation
President Truman’s seven week old nomination of James P. McGranery to be attorney general finally reached the Senate floor for confirmation. Senate Democratic Leader Ernest W. McFarland placed the controversial appointment at the top of the calendar for action as Republicans led by Senator V. Watkins threatened a floor fight.
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McGranery
Senate
Washington
Truman
James P. McGra
Ernest W. McFarland
Chamber
Philadelphia
Sens
V. Watkine
Utah
V. Wa
West Point Born From Humble Beginnings in 1802
The West Point Military Academy began as a small engineering school in 1802 with one course and few cadets. Early instructors taught when called away for duty as Congress expanded the academy after the War of 1812, producing leaders like Swift and Thayer and later generals such as Grant Sherman and Eisenhower.
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Ohn Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Chaciial & Call
West At
West Point
Congress
Sylvanus
Thayer
Academy
Grant
Jackson
Meade
McClellan
Longfellows
Lea
Street
Sheridan
Sherman
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Bradley
Sets Clock For Television
CARBONDALE Ill Mrs Herman Chamness an avid TV fan missed programs for days when fast time telecast started recently he eliminated her confusion by opening her living room door to enjoy her own fast time schedule in Carbondale CST.
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Carbondale
Ill
Herman Chamness
Sen
Cuban inventor touts cheap newsprint from cane waste
Savanna h Morning News test ran sugar cane waste newsprint at 66.92 a ton versus 125 for Canadian stock. Jin de La Roza said the full speed run with 1000 inserts held up under regular publication conditions and could yield up to 4,000,000 tons annually.
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Savannah
Jin de la Roza
Pressamen
de la Roza
Federal Attorney Opposes Hiss New Trial
U S Attorney Myles J Lane filed papers opposing Alger Hiss new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence. Lane says Hiss motion lacks credible evidence of a forged typewriter or that Chambers testimony was tampered with, noting the key Woodstock machine tied to the perjury case. The motion seeks review ahead of a June scheduled argument.
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Alger Hiss
New York
U. S
Myles J. Lane
State Department
Lane
Hiss
Yeneran
Whittaker Chambers
Cet
Asia
Youngsters Bulldoze Tree Near Railroad, Injure Landmark
In Kansas City Missouri two youths aged 10 and 11 were playing on a ditch digger when a bulldozer moved backward and toppled a tree across a railroad track. The incident involved Charlee Bolton Jr. and Louis Br. as the boys were near the equipment.
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Kansas City
Lous Br
Charlee Bolton Jr
Drug Ordinance is Needed
Singapore officials urge a Malayan ordinance to control sale of therapeutic substances and antibiotics after the Malayan Pharmaceutical Journal reports grocers and street vendors offering penicillin and other antibiotics. It notes risks from unscrupulous manufacturers supplying non sterile ligatures and outdated drugs.
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Singapore
Malaya
Malayan Pharmaceutical Journal
Malayan Pharmaceutical Association
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Hearts
Orgetered
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U.S
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Library of Congress
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Studebaker
America
Lewis Motor CO
S. Wrenn St
Monark
Monark Shade Co
N. Main
Lone Star Steel Company
Lone Star Steel
Couls & Cor
New York Stock Exchange
Miles S. Carpenter
Michael E. Berman
Liberty Life Bidg
Charlotte
N.C
John A. Fitzgerald
Thurston Street
High Point, N.C
INS
Wachovia
Time Payment Department
East Washington Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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