Almanac for February 9 1966
The entry notes the date February 9 1966 is the 40th day of the year. It lists celestial bodies Venus Jupiter and Saturn and includes historical events such as John Quincy Adams becoming president in 1825 and Guadalcanal evacuation in 1943. It also mentions McCarthy charges in 1950 and a quotation by Joaquin Miller.
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United Press International
United States
William Harrison
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Chicago
Japan
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Island natives puzzled by 2 1 2 foot snake sighting
Puzzled residents of Nanumea in the Gilbert and Ellis Islands wonder how a 2 12 foot snake reached their beach, as the isolated atoll lies 2,200 miles southwest of Hawaii.
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Nanumea
Gilbert and
Ellis Islands
UPI
South Pacific
Hawaii
Britain to decide by month end on Firewing jet purchase
Defense Secretary Denis Healey told reporters at London Airport that the cabinet will decide by month end whether Britain will buy the American Firewing jet fighter. Healey spoke after a 30,000 mile Far East tour of British bases and talks in Washington with Robert S. McNamara.
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London
UPI
Denis Healey
Britain
Healey
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Discussion of weak two bids and traffic jam in bridge
The Jacobys discuss artificial bids and a rubber bridge example where South opens two clubs and a traffic jam leads West to three spades. East doubles or advances with five spades, North passes, and South ends in six hearts after costly trades.
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Jacobys
Oswald
Jim
South
West
North
East
Bridge bidding puzzle in a hearts to no trump clash
In a contract fragment, South opens two hearts and partner overcalls two no trump after a pass sequence. The question asks what bid to make when forced to bid, aiming to describe the standard two no-trump response versus three spades option, given NE S directions and the hand values implied by the excerpt.
Crossword Clue Flash: Across and Down Items
Puzzle clues list with across and down entries including words like sound delight supplication and nautical terms with indices from 12 to 52. Contains mythic mother and black cuckoos as entries.
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Hejen
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