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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1968
Page
3
A brief 1968 syndicate puzzle explains WISHING WELL HF. It directs players to count letters in their first name, adjust by rules to get a key number, and read the message formed by letters under checked figures across a rectangle. The note is credited to Q-2 King Features Syndicate.
The Defense Department reports five Ohio servicemen killed in Vietnam in recent action. They are Spec. 4 Robert E. Botts of Columbus, Spec. 4 James C. Holmes of Columbus, Pfc. Michael C. Kolarov of Copley, Pfc. Barry R. Moree of Cuyahoga Falls, and Pfc. Timothy E. Shanower of Perrysburg. All were with the Army except Shanower, a Marine.
In the World Bridge Olympiad in France, the U S team finished third in the women’s event while Sweden won the round robin. A high level deal between the United States and Switzerland produced 460 for Dorothy Hayden’s team in 5NT after a diamond lead. A variation could have seen down one.
Henry Ford II declined a United Nations general assembly delegate post after a reported offer. A spokesman could not confirm the source, noting Ford’s Republican leanings yet recent support for Johnson’s successor. The disclosure followed questions about an FBI background inquiry into Ford.
Ginger Rogers signed to star in the Broadway musical Mame in London for a record 250 000 pounds, about 600 000 dollars. She inked the contract at her Hollywood home and will begin rehearsals in the West End soon after Christmas, a spokesman said.
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