Almanac notes for July 20 1962 and historical milestones
July 20 1962 marks the day in history with events including 1859 first baseball admission fee for 1,500 spectators at Brooklyn versus New York, 1861 Confederate Congress sessions in Richmond, 1894 Pullman Strike troops withdrawn, and 1945 flags raised over Berlin as U S troops prepared to occupy. Jupiter Mars Saturn visible. Venus Mercury in evening sky.
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United Press International
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Mercury
Brooklyn
New York
Congress of the Confederate States
Richmond
Chicago
America
United States
Berlin
City
South makes contract after tough break in bridge column
In Jacoby on Bridge West North commentary, South faces a 3-0 trump break and 7-0 club break. He can still make the contract by leading a diamond to dummy and ruffing, then trumping back. If East doubled six spades to demand a heart lead, the hand could have been beaten at once.
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South
East
Oswald Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
West
Tough luck hand in six spades collapses early
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a real tricky bridge hand where South settles into a six spade contract. After a calm start with the ace of diamonds and ace of spades, the hand unravels as West trumping and South losing heart ro yli. The bidding sequence leads to 4NT forcing game actions with a suggested grand slam bid of seven spades as the optimal plan.
Puzzle of Music Lesson Across and Down Clues
A themed crossword style clue set mixing music terms with general words. Across hints include Long time and Ethiopian la while Down clues feature titles and a reference to Mr. Franklin. The grid pairs musical terms with common words to reveal a connected puzzle solution.
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