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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
10
A bridge column outlines strategy for a hand from the South dealer, detailing how to play clubs before trumps, the sequence to ruff, and when to use a nine of clubs. It includes a puzzle: with 46 Q82 3953 and 8765, bid two diamonds, explaining that three or more tricks in diamonds justify the contract even if notrump seems weak.
Sen. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio urged the Senate to investigate reports that Russian and Chinese troops may have landed in Cuba. He warned Castro could target Haiti, Jamaica, or other Caribbean areas, saying the issue requires scrutiny.
Bonn reports Israel supplies to the Bundeswehr expand as German defense minister Franz-Josef Strauss orders Israeli UZI pistols and mortars. An Israeli textile plant will supply uniforms for the 500000 strong force, with procurement praised for cost and quality amid political controversy in both nations.
Womens Hospital on Bruce Street celebrates its first year of operation on September 1, 1962 marking over one thousand admissions. There were no surgical, anesthetic, or maternal deaths. The 25 bed facility handles women and newborn care with full operating rooms and nursery. A notable birth was an abdominal pregnancy, a rarity occurring about once in fifty thousand births, where the baby is delivered via abdominal operation and remains living and healthy.
Nevada candidate C W Pat Pettipiece seeks the Democratic nomination for state printer. A vocal cord cancer left him speechless a decade ago, but he taught a new speech technique and now leads Fernley Masonic Lodge and Washoe Typographical Union. He has long served as a printer at the State Printing Office in Carson City and held posts at several Nevada papers.
Hungary's MTI reports the grain harvest will finish weeks ahead of schedule due to stronger mechanization. The agency notes 1959 saw less than half harvested by machine, while current estimates show 70 to nearly 100 percent machine harvesting.
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