April 18 1961 Almanac Moments and History Highlights
Almanac notes the 108th day of 1961 with 257 remaining. Historical items include Paul Revere’s 1775 ride, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Ernie Pyle’s 1945 death, Eisenhower naming Christian Herter secretary of state, and Bertrand Russell on possessions.
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Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Paul Revere
San Francisco
United States
Ernie Pyle
Eisenhower
Christian Herter
Cabinet Member Across Down
Extinct bird named in a crossword clue appears under Across while Angers is clued as Down.
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Kennedy
C. Douglas
Angers
Jacoby on Bridge Defense Can Also Swipe Tricks
In a Jacoby on Bridge column, East wins with the club queen after West plays the queen of clubs, leaving South with a difficult choice. Should South win in dummy to attack East for the jack of clubs or win in his hand to target West for both club honors. South errs and blame falls, with partner unable to fully exonerate him.
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Jacoby
East
West
South
Bridge bidding puzzle now two questions
In a four heart sequence with West North East South to double pass pass two clubs pass four hearts, you hold A T G W A Q E S Z C E Q I S H E S. South to play after partner jumps to four hearts. Decide the correct action after partner raises. Tomorrow answer.
Trick stealing by defense in a bridge hand
South wins with ace of hearts and advances through trumps and spades. West is forced to ruff and discard but unexpectedly defeats the slam by signaling cards. The column notes defense can steal tricks, not only declarers, and highlights timing of leads and discards in the play.
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South
East
West
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