Almanac Snapshot for February 24, 1977
Almanac notes February 24 as the 55th day of 1977 with 310 days left. It lists celestial bodies Mercury Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn and Pisces births. Historical events include the formation of the National Socialist party in 1920 and Bluebeard executed in 1922.
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Foday
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
John Phillip Holland
National Socialist Party
Nazi Party
Henry Landru
Bluebeard
France
Manila
Nkrumah
Ghana
Ofice
After Mardi Gras Trash Cleanup Could Spark Profit
United Press reports New Orleans workers cleared streets and parks of Mardi Gras debris after a 10 day carnival. City crews aim to turn waste into profit next year as litter volume exceeded last year and residents recount heavy headaches from Fat Tuesday celebrations.
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Janet Laverty
Philadelphia
Goren Leads Opening Leads Lesson from Far Eastern Championship
A bridge educational column analyzes a Far Eastern Championship hand from Taiwan with two tables reaching the same contract. It contrasts two opening leads and shows how an aggressive club play by one declarer yields a winning line, while a passive approach loses. The piece encourages readers to study Goren's opening leads and offers a mail order copy for $1.50.
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Taiwan
North
South
Dummy
West
Declarer
Stiit
Read
Charles Goren
Goren
P.O. Box
Norwood
N.J
Braille pictures let the blind "see" through touch
George A. Covington, legally blind, develops a carbon relief printing process to produce raised photographs. He aims to hold the first photographic show for the blind and teaches photography methods to visually impaired elders, hoping to restore perceptual awareness as eyesight fades.
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George A. Covington
Covington
University of Texas
West Virginia University
Maine Photographic Workshop
Austin
Jesus Jackets Turn Cereal Boxes Into Faith Gifts
Grace United Methodist Church crafts 1 000 silk screened jackets as edible soul food advertising for Jesus Christ. Rev James Schneider aims to license the idea to a cereal maker with profits to charity, while parishioners use the jackets as Bible verse prompts and worship aids.
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Grace United Methodist Church
James Schneider
Grace Methodist
Jesus Christ
Joan Adams
Venette Sherman
Schneider
World Hunger
Robert C. Nelson
College of St Catherine
St. Paul
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