Zebras Enter Lufkin Ranch In Southeast Texas Scene
Winston 8 Ranch owner Simon Winston keeps three zebras Zeb Earl Mary Lou Lockette and Daisy Mae in a 3 to 4 acre pen near Lufkin Texas. The herd grazes with horses mules and burros while Winston plans to breed and sell colts and jokes about zonkeys and feeding habits.
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Simon Winston
Zeb Earl
Mary Lou Lockette
Daisy Mae
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Pilot’s plane missing after eight months in Georgetown
Private pilot Michael Hodge vanished on November 26 after leaving Georgetown airport bound for Fort Worth. No wreckage or trace has been found. a $2,500 reward stands for proof of life or death, and $5,000 for conviction if foul play is proven. Family remains hopeful amid searches by Civil Air Patrol and local efforts.
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Hodge
Fort Worth
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Stolen orangutan aids border city alliance tale
A 3-year-old orangutan named Cachirulo or Fat Cheeks was reported stolen from a Ciudad Juarez circus and found Wednesday in El Paso area housing. Mexican authorities returned the animal to Mexican police at an international bridge as U S and Mexican officials opened wildlife investigations into potential endangered species law violations.
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Fat Cheeks
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Chihuahua
Arturo Valdez
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Jim Belknap
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Belknap
International Bridge
Valdez
Armando Sanchez
Tom McKay
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McKay
U.S
Sanchez
Animal Control
Six Neo Trump Slam Bid in Bridge Hands
North South reached six neo trump quickly and estimated 18 plus 16 18 points for a small slam but not grand. West led diamonds six and East showed out. Declarer drew 11 tricks with clubs and hearts via a finesse but ended down one.
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Declarer Can Secure Four Clubs By Marked Finesse
Charles Goren explains a bridge position where declarer has eight tricks in the other three suits and needs four in clubs. By leading low from hand toward dummy, the marked finesse of club eight allows success against distributions where East or West hold the missing clubs. After dummy’s ten shows the path, declarer returns to hand and repeats, ensuring four club tricks.
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