South overrules finessing in a heart lead debacle
Bridge analysis shows South misplayed a heart lead and finessing the queen. By starting with the ace of hearts from dummy and executing elimination, declarer can force success, drawing trumps, cashing A K diamonds, and ruffing to reach a position where the king's location no longer matter. South would then lose only a heart and two clubs and make the contract.
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Crossword By Eugene Sheffer Puzzle and Paris Funding Row
Across clues yield wild ox Gudrun s French husband and other terms. The Paris finance minister Jean Pierre Fourcade proposed taxing pornography to fund a seven billion dollar spending plan to spur France s sluggish economy.
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Pearl Harbor start marked in history notes
On this date in 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War began. Other entries recall Mary Queen of Scots birth in 1542, Delaware's 1787 ratification, Van Buren’s 1836 win, and Ben Gurion's 1953 resignation. Archbishop Makarios returned to Cyprus in 1974. Syria and India events recapped from prior years.
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