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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
12
A junior class asks if the previous year's homecoming queen who is seven months pregnant should crown the new spring pom queen. Ann Landers notes it is hard to justify participation and weighs in on appropriateness and school policy.
On May 6 1942 Corregidor surrendered to Japan after 150 days of resistance. Other notes mark Peter Minuit buying Manhattan in 1626, Peary born 1856, Arkansas seceding 1861, Grant and Ward bankruptcy 1884, Stalin becoming premier 1941, Princess Margaret’s 1960 wedding, Picasso sale, civil rights arrests in Birmingham, and New China strife. Ann Landers letters offer advice on marriage and manners.
Jim and Oswald discuss a bridge hand where South dodges a heart and East sets up a diamond ruff. The players debate a brilliant yet foolish line, noting South's duck and a mislead that allowed West to profit for the defense. The tale highlights sharp commentary on expert misplay.
Oswald and James Jacoby dissect a North South clash where South misreads East’s trump distribution after trick two. South cashes clubs and discards diamonds while East can still hold five trumps, threatening the contract.
Uncle Ray recalls a World Book Encyclopaedia prize for fifth graders at St. Cecelia School Glassport. The piece explains ancient use of homing pigeons in Persia and Greece, their wartime roles, and long-distance speeds up to 600 miles daily and 1000 miles in two days.
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