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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1974
Page
10
A press release from a leading plastic container manufacturer outlines outdoor vacation tips focusing on the use of plastic containers. The guidance covers packing and protecting supplies for wilderness trips and emphasizes durable storage options for long expeditions.
The excerpt hints at outdoor living tips and container use for dried foods. It mentions airtight storage, plastics, and additional wilderness guidance. It ends with a teaser about guessing the author’s business and a caution about keeping buffaloes from trampling.
A humorous guide offers quirky, practical advice for campers. It suggests anchovy oil to deter buffaloes, stuffing newspapers into shoes to counteract cold feet, fashioning a hat from paper, defending against crocodiles with a rolled newspaper cudgel, using newspaper to signal on quicksand, and wrapping plastic containers in newspapers for transport.
Plumas County sheriff detectives investigated a theft at the county fair exhibit. Thieves pried open a chicken wire cage and stole two well nurtured five foot marijuana plants last weekend. Under Sheriff Dave Wingfield warned the exhibit may not be shown next year.
In a bridge deal at KS 15 East, players West North East South open with one club and reach a 5 spade contract after sequence 1¢ Pass 2 Pass 39% Pass 49% Pass 5 Pass 64 Pass Pass. Pass. Opening lead is the eight of clubs and the hand features AQ1094 for North and KQJ etc for South.
In a bridge deal from the Oswald Jacoby column South pursues a six hearts slam after cue bidding and a diamond-ruff squeeze. With West unable to guard both clubs and hearts, the slam succeeds as East-third-hand reveals cards. the column also offers a quiz on continuing with four notrump after an ace-showing response.
A chess style puzzle fragment presents a position with West to move and a sequence hint. The notation AQ654 VAQ654 indicates a derived material balance and potential tactical ideas. Further context from the source would clarify the intended best move and follow up ideas.
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