West bids spades and seven hearts in Jacoby on Bridge tale
A humorous account from Dietz about a bridge hand with a psychic bid and seven hearts. It notes the danger of one spade bids and frames the puzzle: with North showing diamonds and spades led by West, what is the right contract. The article ends by promising the solution tomorrow.
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Howart Dietz
Hollywood
Broadway
West
Dietz
East
North
South
Howard
Sherman Stearns
Organization of the European Command Overview and History
The text outlines the organization of the European Command and provides historical background. It mentions structures in place to coordinate military and strategic operations across the theater and notes the evolution of command roles through prior years.
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European Command
Admiral Sherman urges caution on Korea mobilization
Biloxi Mississippi June 18 Admiral Forrest P Sherman chief of naval operations warned that a United Nations victory in Korea could trigger unjustified disarmament while urging against full mobilization. He spoke to the Mississippi department of the American Legion about the grey area between peace and war and the need for readiness without crippling mobilization.
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Biloxi
Miss
Forrest P. Sherman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United Nations
Korea
Mississippi Department of the American Legion
Sherman
Soviet Union
U. S
Mak
Pakistan textiles push aims for spindles and self sufficiency
Karachi moves to build a domestic textile base aiming for 1 035 000 spindles by 1956 under an emergency plan started in 1950. It has bought 150 000 spindles 100 000 from the United Kingdom and 50 000 from Japan with a purchasing mission in Japan for the remaining 250 000. Only 21 cotton textile mills operate in Pakistan.
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Karachi
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Japan
North Dakota Congressman Opposes Congress Pay Raise
Washington report quotes Representative Burdick saying there is no shortage of candidates and congressional pay should not be increased. He notes North Dakota’s 620,000 population would yield about 200,000 volunteers at the current 12,500 salary plus 2,500 expense allotment, amid talk of a raise tied to civil service hikes. He cites no pressing need and expects no action this session.
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Washington
Congress
Burdick
North Dakota
Congressional
Orientation program helps G I troops in Europe
American soldiers bound for duty in Europe will receive shipboard training on how to act in their new assignments. Special orientation teams will explain to young GIs going abroad for the first time their jobs and relations to European people.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
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