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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
13
Bridge notes describe a hand with North as dealer holding a six card spade fragment and ace king of clubs, with East holding the ace king of diamonds and king nine of clubs in a standard bidding context.
North misbid, South reaches five spades but the defense unravels the hand. South leads a heart solving little, dummy’s clubs and spades misplay, and West overruffs to doom the slam. The column asks what the declarer should do next after two hearts, then three clubs.
On this day in history notable births occur for Charles Dickens in 1812, Sinclair Lewis in 1885, and Babe Ruth in 1894. Dwight Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff in 1948, succeeded by Omar Bradley. A Dickens quote reflects on books and their covers.
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