Almanac excerpts mark historic events and celestial notes
The item lists events on this day in history from 1861 Lee resigning to join the Confederacy, 1889 Hitler’s birth, 1903 Carnegie’s Hague Palace gift, and Castro’s 1959 New York visit, plus astronomical notes and a Cicero quote. It mentions zodiacal facts and asks which constellation holds first rank, with Orion suggested as finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Marcus Auerelius
Robert E. Lee
U. S. Army
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Andrew Carnegie
Hague Peace Palace
Netherlands
Fidel Castro
New York City
Pope Paul V Donation Displayed at U.N. Lobby
An oil painting titled Christ Crucified by Georges Roualt was hung Monday in the United Nations secretariat lobby near the Dag Hammarskjold window. The 18 by 24 inch work, a gift from Pope Paul V during his October visit, marks a rare religious art exhibit at U.N. headquarters. A spokesman stated the papal gifts were without precedent and created no precedent.
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United Nations
UPI
Paul V
Secretariat
Chagall
Dag Hammarskjold
Georges Roualt
U.N
Now You Know By United Press International
The basement foundation of the Empire State Building sits 40 feet below street level on a granite bed.
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United Press International
Empire State Building
Nothing Play and Feeble Trumps in Bridge Discussion
In a bridge exchange Oswald and Jim dissect a hand where South faces a choice between a nothing play and the correct finesse. They explain how clubs breaking 3-3 vs 4-2 alters the outcome and define a nothing play as one that cannot win yet may lose less often than risky tries.
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Jim
Oswald
Bridge bidding puzzle with five-card spade suit
In the given auction West North East South: Pass 1C Pass Pass 3C Pass, South holds 4KQJ716 YAK 242AQ 1098. You must decide after partner rebids 3NT. The recommended action is to bid three spades, which confirms a five spade suit and implies at least five clubs. Tomorrow’s question asks what to do after partner rebids three no trump.
Richard and Friends Puzzle Dictionary Clue Set
Names and terms span across languages and eras from Richard and Johannes to Mesopotamia and Odyssean hints. It lists items including stone city in Ohio and city in Mesopotamia with Greek letters rivers and love in Italian. Various person names like Giuseppe Gian Carlo Wolfgang Amadeus, Lancelot and Beethoven, plus roman bronze and Thoroughfare clue.
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Richard
Johannes
Melodic
Ohio
Giuseppe
Ancient
Franklin
Nickname
Gian Carlo
Wolfgang Amadeus
Lancelot
Thoven
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the Almanac
Cicero
Ben Casey
Thorwapple
NEA, Inc
Neal Adam
Ben
Daddy
Ian
the Doctor
Frank O'Neal
Miss Peach
Mel
Ira
Pop
Paki
Freckles
Wat
Hanna-Barbera
Morty Meeele
By Dick Cavalli
Winthrop
Fen
Dimwit
NEA, Lnc
Moon Mullins
Ford Johnson
Bugs Bunny
Sylvester
Merrill Blosser
Fone Ek
Captain
Blondie
By Leslie Turnes
Chic Young
Mrs. Bumstead
MRG
Bumstead
Nancy
BY Ernie Bushmilles
Euclid
I'M
Normal
Makev
V. T. Hamlin
Jacoby
East
South
West
AKQ
West North East
IUMOQ
Constellation
Ludwig
Van
Reoat
Asia Creativenes
Mariner
Very
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