You Can Play Bridge If You Can Count
Oswald Jacoby explains bridge relies on counting to 13 not genius. He analyzes a hand where West opens with jack of clubs and the play steps show how declarer uses counting and simple arithmetic to deduce Wests cards and execute a finesse. The piece argues thinking matters more than math fame for fine bridge play.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Texas
Teaas
West
Souih
East
South
Declarer
Dummy
Res
Bast
Albert Einstein
Canasta strategy on discard piles and meld timing
The article discusses handling large discard piles in Canasta, balancing keeping enough cards to prevent freezing with placing melds to aid a partner. It advises prioritizing melds that use left discards, maintaining twenty or more cards to stay safe, and using protected discards for safety. It notes Jacoby cannot answer individual reader questions but will address frequent queries in his column.
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B. B.C
Kansas
Jacoby
TV Highlights and Repudiated Confession In Washington Case
TV listings note daylight standard times and a June rerun target for Lone Ranger to fit older viewers. Highlights include NBC CBS ABC and Dumont schedules with Daylight Standard one hour earlier. In court news, 18 year old Washington man repudiates a police confession tied to Lansburgh store knife slayings after long questioning.
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New York
Eno
ABC Radio
NBC
CBS—& Godfrey
ABC
Leslie R. Grove
Chicago Wrestling
Dumont
Plainclothesman
Washington
Radio Program Schedule and Broadcast Notes
Radio listings depict NBC and ABC program blocks, with times from early morning to late evening. The schedule includes news, sports, variety shows, and dramas featuring numerous hosts and stations such as WFMD WOR WAL 1090 930 and 630 ke kr kc. It notes specific segments like Kiddies Hour, International Airport updates, Crosby shows, and dance bands, reflecting a dense, era-specific roster of broadcasts and program interludes.
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Eve
Ivery Dave
Cis
West
Tima
Ash Jay Thees
Abe Vsews
Iui
Ebsr
Tio bin
Bal Crosby
Abe
Mhs
Halis
Lvy
Chantelecen
Van
Grerat
Abe Barnswind
Alec
Janrece Welle
Abe Mrminent Sewsteel
Tri
Fevam
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Kyle
Priscilla
Waldo
Wells
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Mistah Masor
Jason
Samuel Goldwyn
Dana Andrews
Susan Hayward
MY Foolish Heart
Nevada Territory
Columbia
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Druid Theater
Damascus
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Jove Ferrer
Hiway
Myrna Lov
Robert Mitcaval
the Red Pony
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