Bridge Bid High And Let Partner Do Rest
South dealer vulnerable 4643 AQ8BS K 10 West A9875 KQ3 Q Qs73. Opening spade lead. At first table five spades doubled by West for 1660 points when South made slam. Second table three spades led to a doubled six spades, West making eleven tricks after North ruffs hearts and crossruff. Partners’ contrasting approaches yield large swing on the two boards.
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This Day In History May 7 1972 Highlights
Highlights include the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 with over 1100 lives lost off Ireland. Other items note the 1777 capture of Prince of Orange, 1789 inaugural ball, Brahms birth, Rome Berlin Axis 1939, Tunis and Bizerte liberation 1943, Powers trial 1960, Sahara underground nuke 1960, 32 deaths in a Vietnam helicopter crash, 6 percent unemployment reading, and birthdays of Archibald MacLeish and Anne Baxter.
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