Crossword Clue List From 1964 King Features Syndicate
A compact crossword style clue list with numbered hints and answers likely from a 1964 King Features Syndicate publication. Entries include common crossword prompts such as indefinite article to decree and various short definitions, plus theme note on unusual word.
Britain barbers double prices for long hair
Barbers in Britain voted to charge double for customers who go more than four weeks without a haircut. A spokesman explained that after four weeks most men with full heads of hair require a reshape, justifying higher pricing. Current haircut prices range from 49 to 63 cents.
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London
Britain
Coral reef fishes alter color at night
Many coral reef fishes change colors when dark to blend with surroundings. Tiny pigment cells expand or contract to reveal or hide color, aiding camouflage in low light.
Unlucky 26 High Cards Lose All Tricks in Bridge
A reader letters column describes a dire bridge hand where South, with 26 points, opens 3NT and West rips a diamond string, leading to a squeeze and loss of all thirteen tricks. The writer notes the odd distribution and shares the exact hand and bidding, asking how such a hand could occur.
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West
East
Factory Collapse Kills Seven in Bombay
Seven workers died and eight were injured when a flat undergoing repair collapsed at a textile factory in Bombay during lunch hour on Monday.
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Bombay
India
15 Guilty Of Spying In Syria Death Sentences for 11
A Damascus court convicted 15 people on spying for Israel. Eleven were sentenced to death, including Lebanese Protestant minister Jamil Karh identified as ringleader. The minister's wife Victoria Akhad received 15 years hard labor.
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Damascus
Syria
Israel
Jamil
Karh
Victoria Akhad
Williamsburg seeks stock to land box plant jobs
Williamsburg Development Corp aims to raise 13 195 dollars by selling 131 shares at 100 each to entice Cincinnati Box and Partition Co to move into the abandoned Williamsburg Chair factory in Clermont County. The plan would create nearly 100 jobs in the 2000 population town. The article notes a spring holiday in Japan.
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Williamsburg, Ohio
Williamsburg Development Corp
Clermont County
Cincinnati Box & Partition Co
Williamsburg
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