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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1976
Page
6
North holds KQ and KQ7 5 3 South with AQ The deal shows declarer facing a 6 9 5 pass from East and a 10 11 0 opening lead in diamonds The vulnerable auction and card distribution create a challenging play for the declarer with no easy path to nine tricks and the defense aiming to set the contract.
In the 1975 world championship in Bermuda France versus the United States, Eisenberg’s six hearts failed after a slam attempt. The deal showed four clubs as a slam try and five clubs as ace showing. West led a diamond and South misread. Actually Eisenberg’s line produced down one in six hearts.
A scattered timeline recalls events from 1869 church charters to 1947 Hollywood Bowl concerts, plus a Red Guard note and a Berlin split treaty, then shifts to a bridge hand analysis detailing a missed slam and a future deal tease. It weaves birthdays, bicentennial notes, and a specific card play scenario without a single cohesive story.
The chronicle notes Lord Dunmore’s 1776 raid on Gwynn's Island forcing loyalists and enslaved people to flee, then Dunmore joining British forces on Staten Island. It also reports Virginia’s Council approving 500 pounds powder for Fortification in Fincastle County amid Governor Henry’s assent.
The federal government ceded the National Road to states by sections as it could not maintain it. In 1928 Ohio and Pennsylvania enacted laws for maintenance and accepted sections completed in 1831 and 1934 respectively.
Columbus AP reports the 123rd Ohio State Fair runs Aug 26 to Sept 6 at the fairgrounds from 6 am to midnight drawing over two million visitors. A $2 adult ticket covers all, with free admission for under 12 before noon on weekdays. Headline entertainment includes the Osmond Brothers and Johnny Cash among others. theme is Showcase of the American Spirit.
Ohio Atty. Gen. William J. Brown will host the Midwestern Regional Conference of the National Association of Attorneys General in Cincinnati this week through Wednesday. Panel topics include odometer rollbacks sex discrimination and the equal rights amendment health and child care. Fairgoers can watch harness races marching band festivals tractor pulls and a cupcake eating contest on the 360 acre Columbus grounds.
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