Almanac Today December 19 1972
Almanac entry notes December 19 1972 as the 353rd day with full moon near. It lists morning stars Mercury Venus Mars and evening stars Jupiter Saturn. It records births William Perry 1790 and draft lottery number 19 along with historical events at Valley Forge 1777 and De Gaulle 1965.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
William Perry
George Washington
Valley Forge
American "Federation of Labor
William Green
Samuel Gompers
Charles de Gaulle
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Jacoby On Bridge Swindle Involves Twelve Tricks
In a team match West opens six diamonds and East returns jack. South plays a so called swindle winning the diamond with king and leads clubs, East misplays, South rips six clubs and wins others. The contract fails after a long discard sequence, one down for the doomed declarer. The post game notes two South players, one blaming defense, the other silent.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
East
South
Bridge problem at South Pass with three no trump to four diamonds
Card play discussion asks what to do after partner raises a three no trump hand to four diamonds. The reader is told to decide the next step and to answer tomorrow. The prompt presents a hypothetical bidding scenario and asks for an optimal continuation.
Scrambler Vehicles Feature in Muddle and Tailways
Scrambler vehicles appear amid a muddled scene with mention of Bull Sp, Mr Chaney, and the word Certain. Tailways is noted in the text as a descriptor or heading element.
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Bull (Sp
Mr. Chaney
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