Bold slam bid in six hearts yields deliberate play
In a bridge hand narrated by Oswald Jacoby, South ambitiously bids six hearts. After careful play and two club finesses, single spade and club routes are used to reach the twelve available tricks, despite poor spade breaks, securing the slam. East instinctively blocks spade establishment, prompting precise discards and counterfinesse.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
South
North
Spa
East
West
Declarer
Canasta and poker rule questions spark neighbor dispute
New Jersey correspondent describes a seven card stud hand where a player turned a face down card up for a different card and others debated legality and betting implications. The letter asks if turning a deuce to improve one’s hand is allowed in official poker and who may open betting with an advantage on the board.
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Oswald Jacoby
Ritten
NEA Service
New Jersey
Pope Pius XI Receives World Pilgrims at Summer Palace
In Castel Gandolfo crowds from a dozen lands gather as Pope Pius XI, 76, in white robes, appears on the balcony. He greets each nationality in their language, receives prayers, and blesses the faithful with a measured, iconic gesture as sobs and cheers fill the courtyard.
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Pope Pius
Pope Pius XI
Eugenio Pacelli
Sehureh
Pius
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