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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
4
Oswald Jacoby discusses partnership dynamics in a bridge hand from a recent tournament. North doubled four spades, West's redouble startled everyone, and South pursued five hearts. South ruffed a spade in dummy, avoiding loss of a critical trick and saving the contract.
The note describes a bridge hand where South draws two rounds of trumps and a diamond to dummy's king. West can win the diamond ace but the defense ends, allowing dummy's diamonds and trumps to control. South discards a club, West regrets a redouble, missing a four spade doubled score and enabling a five heart contract for the opponents.
JC Players present John Patrick comedy at 8:78 in college auditorium. Mrs Savage, sane, outsmarts three stepchildren vying for her 10 million inheritance from her late husband in a sanatorium setting. Cast includes Virginia Ludwig, Carolyn Ford, Ward Degler, Charles Row, Doris Dearing, Tom Balbrook, Ann Naylor, Bill Heasley, Sandra Clough, Gayle Gruner, Dick Miller.
Birth notices list a daughter born to Neil and wife in Russellville at Still Osteopathic Hospital and a daughter born to Roy Shackelford and wife in Blackwater at St. Marys Hospital along with a son born to Leon Chilton and wife in Linn at St. Marys Hospital and a daughter to John Vogel and wife at SE Marys Hospital. The Midwest Speech Tournament opens in Kirksville at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College with 18 colleges competing in debate poetry and after dinner speaking.
Kiwanis members heard an educational film titled A Day in Court at the noon luncheon. The State Department of Education led the safety message on highway conduct. Attendees included Judge S F Dalton and several state officials from the Supreme Court, plus visitors from Chicago and Jefferson City.
A Kansas City insurance executive argued for mandatory deductible clauses in motor insurance to curb costs, while a deadly crash near Olathe, Kansas, left Sedora Wilson and her three children dead after their car stalled on railroad tracks. Witnesses noted the vehicle paused before crossing, leading to the fatal collision with two trucks and injuries to Gordon Moll. Belton, MO resident James Parks was also killed in the incident.
New York reports Sen Robert A Taft Labor leaders plan a conference on amending the Taft Hartley Act as a major Durkin goal Eisenhower's Secretary of Labor designate says he will press for such a meeting as soon as he takes office Durkin an AFL leader backs labor involvement and foresees good relations with the incoming administration He also cites need for a broad overhaul of federal labor laws and says Taft favors changes to the act discussed with Eisenhower aides before the news conference.
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