Almanac highlights for July 9, 1962
Almanac notes mark today as the 190th day of 1962 with 175 remaining. Historical items include Washington summoning troops in 1776 to read the Declaration and Argentina declaring independence in 1816. President Zachary Taylor died in 1850. A 1948 Allied invasion of Sicily is listed. A Holmes quote closes the item.
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United Press International
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus
George Washington
Argentina
Spain
Zachary Taylor
White House
America
Canada
England
Sicily
How To Make Hopeless Bid By Oswald Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby discusses a bridge hand from a rubber game, noting Fred Karipin’s new book on slam contracts. He recalls an old hand where his partner’s four spade bid puzzled him. The article presents the East West cards and South position: West K Q 1 0 1 6 9 6 4 3, East a 9 7 5 4 V A 8 B 5 3 2, South (D) 4 2 5 1 0 8 6 3.
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Oswald Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fred Karipin
Fred
Ace and King of Spades Lead to Measured Trick
The narrator reflects on a bridge hand where a one no trump response followed by a ten of spades lead revealed a singleton king and allowed a successful finesse for East's nine. Despite acknowledging the hand was not a model, the contract was salvaged amid a tour of Lisbon landmarks like the Tower of Belem and Alfama.
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Fred
West
East
Belem
Lisbon
Portugal
Alfama
Well Known Names Across Puzzle Clues
Puzzle clue list with many partially corrupted entries covering people places and terms. Includes references to Shakespeares shrew Kennedy Emerald Isle Mr Van Wink Decorated with Algerian city Ritz and Father Persian governors Popular Abstract being Knock lightly Was indolent Cotton and Increase Barnyard sounds Former UK president namesakes Female rabbit Socialist Marx Affirmative vote Neither Snares Greases Military cops Son of Jacob Seed vessel Poet Sandburg Leg joint Moslem priest Drugged Chances.
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Kennedy
Emerald Isle
Mr. van Wink
Marx
Jacob
Sandburg
Oslem
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