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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1960
Page
8
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South with 1 Dbl pass. Hand analyses four responses show if partner opens spade heart or club. 1 Two diamonds forces choose trump via cue bid to reach game. 2 Two no trump shows surplus values after takeout double. 3 One heart urges heart response for major suit emphasis toward game. 4 Three spades is preemptive, signaling spade length. doubler may pass. Strength-showing reply is two spades.
For Saturday December 3 Present-For You and Yours notes a festive year end mood with congeniality and good fellowship on the social scene. A word of caution urges using public transportation to events and leaving cars at home. Romance is described as benefiting from the evening’s vibrations.
On New Year’s Eve 1879 a crowd gathered in Menlo Park New Jersey to witness Thomas Edison's first public incandescent lamp demonstration. A future device may alert homes with a small box alarm plugged into outlets, triggering via a signal from the Air Defense Command. If heard, listeners should tune CONEL RAD for directions.
Aries through Pisces horoscopes advise reflection on past year gains, social gains, romance, mood cautions, finances, debts, and helping hands. Advice spans avoiding overindulgence, relaxing responsibilities, and settling bills to start the new year with optimism and support from friends and hosts.
Hollywood star George Peppard defends Audrey Hepburn as an exception while sharply criticizing actresses. He calls glamour girls professional children, dreams and vanity, and says he often takes second billing to leading ladies. He vows to stay in acting though his name lacks top marquee status.
Almanac entry listing space, planets, and notable historical events on this date. Highlights include the 1858 U S land purchase south of the Gila, Kipling birth in 1865, the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903, Sun Yat-sen's 1911 election, and Romania's 1947 abdication under pressure. Thought attributed to Rudyard Kipling.
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