Tough Bridge Hand Shows Soft vs Hard Lines
The article examines a bridge hand where South holds AK 10 in spades and 94-9 in other suits as opponents rack up tricks with spade early leads. It compares the soft declarer approach, which avoids early loss but risks fewer tricks, with a tough declarer plan that pressures a finesse to improve making chances, and ends with bidding guidance for a 11 point hand and a plug for Sheinwold’s booklet.
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West
Sheinwold
Las Vegas
Grand Central Sta
N. Y
UN General Assembly closes after stirring 1962 session
The 17th General Assembly ended as U Thant was elected secretary general to serve until 1966, ending a potential Soviet veto tied crisis. Adlai Stevenson clashed with Valerian Zorin over Cuba policy, while U.S. prestige rose amid Cold War tensions.
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United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Secre
Valerian A. Zorin
Zorin
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Thant
U.S
Russia
Khrushchev’s Methods Shape Nonaligned Nations’ View
The passage argues Khrushchev’s actions in Fi del Castro era exposed neutral nations to risks of alignment with the Soviet Union and warned against relying on Moscow’s influence. It notes the lesson that political leverage cannot be gained by mere voting weight and cautions about the dangers of close ties with the Soviet bloc.
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Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
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William ©. Renshaw
Water District
Jim Olm
Center
Grant Stewart
Alfred Sheinwold
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Furn. Bol
Penance Company
King’s
M Lady
W. Bonenzo Rd
SILK
Charleston
17Th General Assembly
Tary
Soviet Union
New York
East River
Adlai F. Stevenson
AMCO
Arnold Christensen
Fremont
Las Vegas, Nevada
Phyllis
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