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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
11
A collection of quotes and tidbits from Hal Boyle touching on marriage trends, work noise hazards, Gutenberg vellum origins, malnutrition impact, height salary effects, and misc trivia. Notable items include divorced remarriage patterns, noise decibels at common sources, Gutenberg Bible production, and quotes from Seabury Chanute and Schopenhauer.
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto says Hubert Humphrey offered him a cabinet post if the Democrats win the election. Alioto, at a party fundraiser in Palo Alto, declined the position to remain mayor and did not specify the offered post or timing.
Five Moscow intellectuals go on trial in Red Square for organizing a demonstration against the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Defendants include Pavel Litvinov and Mrs Larisa Daniel. trial expected to last three days with possible sentences up to three years.
Before World War I only four countries granted equal political rights to women. New Zealand led in 1893 followed by Finland in 1906 Norway in 1913 and Britain in 1918 marking early milestones in women's suffrage.
A reader puzzle page lists numbered clues such as 21 Crown 24 Tumult 25 Whetstone 26 May flowering tulips 30 High in music 31 Many are on them 32 Decay 33 Insects 25 Greek letter 86 Ventilates 37 Senior 38 40 Girl's 31 Conducts 34 A marble 35 Propellers 37 Bitter vetch 38 Fashion 39 God of war 40 Slide 41 Hebrew prophet 44 Constel lation
West dealer opens with lead of diamonds. The article explains why a finesse can be wrong and outlines how South avoided it by playing the ace, catching the king, and completing the four hearts contract.
Work begins on a common Bible translation for Catholics and Protestants in 107 languages. The United Bible Societies and the Vatican report progress, with no English common Bible agreed yet though some authorities expect the Revised Standard Version to serve as the eventual model.
The analysis notes that the king of hearts was unlikely to be held by the player in question, making a heart finesse likely to fail. It suggests that an ace lead could offer a small chance to make the contract, whereas the finesse provides none, and describes how West might defeat the contract by a diamond at trick four to enable East to ruff with the king of hearts, though the move is not clearly indicated.
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