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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1962
Page
9
A compact listing of crossword style clues with Across and Down entries. Readers encounter fragmented terms for political, geographic, and common objects, including hints like former first lady, in office, tropical plant, Icelandic sagas, seaweed, and legislative concepts.
In a four heart contract South misplays but defends effectively. West wins with king on a diamond lead and North signals with the eight of spades. South cashes the queen of hearts then leads a spade and the defense holds five tricks. Had South cashed hearts first, West could have squeezed and endplayed North.
Oswald Jacoby recounts 18th hand in World Championship where Americans gain five IMPs. East West play two notrump, Italians bid to three. North leads jack of hearts, South could have won with ace and shifted to spade to pressure West.
In a bridge scenario the bidding proceeds North East South West with passes and raises to 4c before a final pass. South holds AQ4 WKQIE5 63976 hf and must decide whether to bid or pass. The puzzle asks for the opening bid with AQYE5 KQ1032 HK I94 given today’s question.
Almanac notes for today mark August 27, 1962 as the 239th day of the year with 126 remaining. It lists celestial positions Mars and Jupiter in the morning and Saturn and Venus in the evening and notes Virgo as the sun sign for birthdays. It recalls Confucius birth in 550 B C, the U S first oil well near Titusville in 1859, a 1894 tax vote, and a 1904 speeding jail sentence in Newport RI. A thought from D H Lawrence closes the item.
UPI reports a series of debates in West Virginia's realigned 1st District may occur if Arch Moore agrees to debates in Weirton Fairmont and Clarksburg. Rep. Cleveland Bailey and Rep. Arch Moore discuss scheduling a Wheeling debate. By Nadine Selizer.
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