Murder List executive moves through state mind games
The narrator, chief investigator to Attorney General Keever, contemplates a risky $4000 lead while avoiding exposure from a donor and Keever’s corrupt staff. He plans to confide in Shelton, the only trusted ally, as Keever unexpectedly appears at the cubbyhole.
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Mahomet
Screen Comedian Puzzle Clues and a Cliffhanger
In a tense scene Ben confronts Kee ver about an anonymous call claiming a trusted office member accepted a large bribe. Kee ver looks surprised and asks for details as the boss insists the road ahead will be rough. To be continued.
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Keever
Revolt Against Coffee Prices Stirs Furore
Washington U P reports American housewives have fueled a global stir over rising coffee costs. Latin American diplomats complain to the State Department, while U S senators debate a tough agriculture subcommittee report with 19 recommendations affecting coffee producers.
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Dummy's Ace Baits Lou's Discard Trap
Oswald Jacoby profiles a bridge hand where Larceny Lou mocks forgetfulness and uses a discard trap to swindle both opponents, while West critiques the memory lapse as a normal reaction to the tricky play. The scene centers on a single clever tactic that exploits the opponents' expectations.
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Bridge hand analysis sparks bold play at the table
West opened the queen of clubs and dummy won with the king. Lou led a trump from the dummy and finessed the nine from his hand. West's penalty double clarified the king of trumps was poorly placed, yet Lou hoped the jack would fall favorably.
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Lou
Hoarding Coffee Speculation and a Card Tactics Turnaround
The piece notes fears of coffee shortages driving hoarding and price speculation in New York and Latin American markets. It then shifts to a bridge hand where West wins a second trick with the jack of trumps, Lou executes a swindle to expose dummy’s ace of spades, and the players maneuver to clear diamonds and secure the final three tricks.
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Brazil
West
Dummy
Lou
South
East
Strategic play notes on trumps and diamonds in bridge
The passage analyzes a bridge hand where Lou holds remaining trump and two established diamonds. It argues that cashing the ace of spades to discard a diamond would reveal opponents’ holdings, forcing South to lose two trumps and two diamonds with certainty.
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South
House Overrides Veto Of Postal Service Pay Bill
The House voted 213 to 72 to override President Truman's veto of a World War II veterans pay raises in the postal service. The veto had called the measure an indirect bonus awaiting Senate action may approve it into law despite the president’s objections.
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House
Truman
Senate
Doan's Pills Advertised For Kidney Relief
Older readers are urged to try Doan's Pills a mild diuretic for backache loss of energy headaches and dizziness caused by strain exposure to cold or bladder irritation. Doan's claims 50 years of use and relief across the kidney system.
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