Edith Kemp’s dual Vanderbilt Spin glory in bridge lore
Edith Kemp of Miami ranks with Helen Sobel Smith as a rare two time winner of the Vanderbilt and Spin gold cups. The column presents a teaching hand focusing on trump management and four spades, detailing South’s plan to avoid giving the defense a third trump lead and to secure cashing the ace while limiting losses.
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Edith Kemp
Miami
Helen Sobel Smith
South
East
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Japanese Trade Surplus Said to Hit Billions
The article notes Japan exported rails of radios, television sets, tape recorders and stereos to the United States. It cites a 1971 trade surplus of $8.6 billion and mentions total exports exceeding $830 million in Prairie hay and other goods.
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U.S
United States
U.S. commanders freed to target in new North Vietnam raids
President Nixon and Defense Secretary Laird authorize broader targets in North Vietnam. Gen Abrams directs raids with wide discretion on sites such as fuel depots and MIG fields while Washington retains veto power. The shift contrasts with Johnson era centralized control and restrictive zones around Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Abrams
Hanoi
Laird
Adm
John S. McCain
U.S. Pacific
Lyn
Johnson - McNamara
Russia
Dan
Ger
Haiphong
Johnson
Johnson and McNamara
South Vietnam
Japan Faces U.S. Trade Pressure Over Cheap Electronics Exports
U S officials study why Japan can export consumer electronics at low prices with suspected subsidies. Japan’s booming trade creates pressure for possible U S duties. An 18 member Japanese mission tours the United States urging American firms to export more to Japan.
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United States
Japan
U.S
Bavarian Beer Law Ties Brew to Local Resources
A historic Munich ordinance restricts Bavarian beer to be brewed only with barley, hops, and water drawn from Alpine streams, shaping regional brewing traditions and local industry standards.
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Munich
Germany
Opponents Seek Supreme Court Review of Oklahoma Reapportionment
Oklahoma opponents of the 1971 Senate reapportionment plan vow to seek Supreme Court review after the high court declined to hear their appeal. Senator Denzil Garrison says a petition for a rehearing will be filed within two weeks, with a further appeal possible to the people of Oklahoma. The case argues gerrymander claims against both Senate districts and the 1971 House plan, now in U.S. district court.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Denzil Garrison
R-Bartlesville
Garrison
High Court
U.S. District Court
Oklahoma City
Senate
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
United States
Oklahoma
U.S
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Don B. Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Department of State
White House
John Cunniff
New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Morgan
CAE An A National Bank
Rive
Cub
David Brown
Selectamane
Lawton
Lee Blvd
Matthews
Roosevelt
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