Almanac Today April 26 1963 and historical highlights
Almanac entry for Friday April 26 1963 notes the 116th day of the year with 249 remaining, the moon near first quarter and visible planets Venus Saturn Mercury Mars. Notable events: 1607 Cape Henlopen landing, 1865 Booth killed near Port Royal, 1954 Salk vaccine test begins, 1962 Ranger Four moon hit.
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John Wilkes Booth
President Lincoln
Port Royal
Moon
Jacoby on Bridge North South play and club finesse
In this bridge problem from JACOBY ON BRIDGE North holds 4A10 AKQJ in West and East has 72 87652 Q763. The advised play: lead queen of clubs, then second spade, to establish clubs and win the contract. If East covers with king of spades, South still beats the contract with careful defense. otherwise, the finesse loses but West has no spade to lead. Also promotes Jacoby's 64 page book.
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Third hand high rule guides spade play in no trump
Oswald Jacoby explains the rule for third hand high. West opens seven of spades against three no trump and South plays ten from dummy. East should play nine of spades, not king, to deter an immediate trick. If East ducks after nine, South wins, returns heart, and leads jack of clubs for a finesse.
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Beastly 30 Candid 32 Homeland to a Roman 34
The list presents clues for a crossword style set of entries including terms like Beastly, Homeland, Roman, moon-god, farm machine, and various descriptors. Each clue maps to a distinct word, forming a themed vocabulary puzzle with cross referencing.
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