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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1966
Page
9
North and South discuss bidding ideas in a bridge problem. A weak response can trap the partnership, and expert bidding does not always yield the best contract. The dialogue analyzes defenses against three no trump with a focused look at heart and diamond plays and the pressure of spade responses.
In a four player bridge sequence South holds A2 and WKI84 Q32 hA1086. The contract shows West Passiv North East South l Pass iv Pass 2' Pass 2 Pass. South has an option to bid three spades. If partner holds a heart diamond two suiter, slam interest exists. The suggested line is to bid three spades. If partner answers four hearts, evaluate next steps.
United Press International notes on this date the Northwest Ordinance passage in 1787, Greeley urging westward growth in 1865, the 1878 end of the Russo Turkish war, and 1942 Free French to Fighting France. Born on this day, economist Sidney Webb in 1859. A thought from Henrik Ibsen on aligning with the future.
R O Robertson was unanimously elected mayor of Huntington by the city council. He succeeds Robert E Hiner man and will earn 2400 dollars annually. Robertson, a former councilman and operator of a business machine agency, said the years ahead can be exciting and fruitful for Huntington.
Leonard Logan was identified as a Virginia native and resident of Salem, Virginia, not West Virginia. He faces charges in the deaths of two unidentified transients in Elko, Nevada, with officials correcting earlier identification of his origin.
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