Almanac Highlights for August 16, 1965
Almanac notes today is Monday August 16 1965 the 228th day with 137 remaining before year end. It lists celestial guides Jupiter Saturn Venus Mars and Saturn and marks birthdays including circus executive Robert Ringling born 1897. Historical notes cite events from 1861 1896 1923 and 1948 with a thought by Henrik Ibsen.
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Jupiter
Saturn
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Robert Ringling
Student Nuns To Shed Traditional Habits
Roman Catholic postulant nuns will drop black habits and attend Webster College classes in Webster Groves MO this fall, dressed like regular students in skirts and blouses. They will be indistinguishable from other students, with no makeup, and attend classes outside their Nerinx KY mother house for the first time this year.
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Safety play in a Fort Elizabeth bridge hand
A Fort Elizabeth South Africa duplicate game shows Max Sapire in four spades playing cautiously after winning the first trick with dummy’s ace heart. He leads a club to dummy, ruffs hearts, then strategizes to avoid downing two trump tricks, ending with West discarding and the defenders facing two trumps. The article invites readers to figure the precise sequence that would alter the outcome.
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Bridge bidding dilemma asks for two no trump response
In a standard four spades auction West passes and partner opens one notrump or overcalls. With 12 to 14 points you plan to reopen and respond one no trump. Today’s question asks what to bid after West passes and partner bids two spades, with answer promised tomorrow.
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Acrostic Puzzle Clues From A Vintage Word List
A compact list of crossword style hints includes across clues for various words such as pickled peppers warrante jetty and more. The fragmented set presents terms like Celebes wild ox free nation and painter of color reflections among others with several missing letters and partial phrases.
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