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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1973
Page
6
Xerox chairman C Peter McColough criticizes inflation of rules in large firms and urges employees to think rather than just follow regulations. He notes that ridicule of needless rules helps cut red tape and promotes practical judgment over rote compliance.
Oswald and Jim discuss optimal lines for South to defeat a contract in a bridge column. They compare laying down ace of diamonds early, then triggering third diamond if East has three, and testing spade and club finesses to maximize slam chances.
In a bridge analysis, the commentator notes that West could have opened a club against South’s diamond slam and allowed South to gain the lead with dummy’s ace of clubs, risking the slam failing. West avoided this by not creating the problematic sequence.
About 60 senior citizens crowded a hearing of the Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose a 12 percent rate hike proposed by Illinois Bell Telephone Co. They said telephone service is essential and not a luxury. An ICC spokesman pledged consideration, with a decision due in late summer. Illinois Bell counselor Gordon Wins said the increase is needed to keep the company viable, projecting $62 million more yearly.
Indian Ways describes how Native Americans taught early colonists to make maple syrup and notes that today production remains in the United States and Canada. It explains that forty to fifty gallons of tree sap are boiled to yield one gallon of syrup.
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