Almanac Snapshot From 1944 And A Police Chase
An eclectic almanac snippet recalls 1944 events including Allied invasion of Dutch New Guinea and Theodore Roosevelt resigning in 1898. It reports a police pursuit after a 75 mph car chase ending with a bomb explosion at a Paris American Legion HQ. no injuries were reported.
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Dutch New Guinea
United Press International
New York
President
Johnson
Venus
Mars
William Dean
Jupiter
Howells
Mount Holly
McDonough
Legion
Doyle
Molien
Raz Crva
Remarkable part score influence in bridge bidding
In a bridge discussion with North South East West, a 60 part score influenced decisions. Warren Slattery, a veteran player, secured a made contract by clever play including a diamond ace and a spade sequence. The expert panel notes questions about forced heart leads and implications of North s modest raise on South s choice.
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Roth
Oswild
South
Jim
North
Oswald
Pee
Queen
Saul
Ronreesinl
Bast
Warren Slattery
Brooklyn
Warren
West
Bridge bidding puzzle with spades over clubs
In a four clubs by West four spades by Mer overcall, East raises to five clubs. South must decide the best action after five clubs. The article poses the question and promises the answer tomorrow.
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Topay
Mer
Fragmentary Verse and Puzzle Fragments in Old News Scan
A garbled OCR fragment contains scattered phrases about songs poetry and maps. It references California mountains a boy and a biblical tower with stray terms like Mingte Buoyant song and Droops a Blood. The text lacks clear events or identities to identify a full story.
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Boracs Ou
Biblical Tower
Jevibh Settod
California
Mickns
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