Fifth World Pair Olympiad notes from New Orleans
Dear Charlie recounts a bridge Open Pairs hand with Nadine Cohen, describing a five heart contract and a clever club lead. The writer recalls a losing defense after Nadine ruffs with the jack in hearts, leaving the author down one and joking about losing his touch.
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Charlie
New Orleans
Piad
Nadine Cohen
FAO chief warns of unbearable food tensions global crisis
Edouard Saouma, director general of the FAO, warned in Montevideo that world food tensions are unbearable unless production is raised and an emergency food reserve is established. He noted abundant harvests in 1975 and 1976 have eased pressures since the 1972-74 crisis.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Edouard Saouma
U.N. Agency
North Carolina Cigarette Smuggling Nets Big Profits
North Carolina, home to 52 percent of U.S. cigarette production, has the nation’s lowest tax at two cents per pack. Nearly 1.2 billion packs sold last year, about 38 percent crossed state lines to states with higher taxes, fueling a vast illicit market. Tourists, smugglers, and organized crime profit from cheap NC tobacco while enforcement faces legal and tracing challenges. Federal action proposals seek to curb interstate trafficking.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
New York City
Pennsylvania
Florida
FBI
New York
Bob
Congress
State Assembly
State Senate
Milt Lopus
J. Phil Carlton
Crime Control and Public Safety
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