Almanac Today July 26 1966 events and birth of Shaw
July 26 1966 marks the 207th day with 158 remaining. Notable items include the birth of Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw in 1856 and later events: Bryan dies in 1925 near Dayton Tennessee, MacArthur in command in 1941, Pearl Harbor attack five months later, Farouk exiled in 1952, and a 1963 Skopje earthquake. Also Lloyds of London alerts North Atlantic ships about the rowboat Puffin and its British crew Hoare and Johnstone, last seen 48 days earlier.
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Mars
Venus
George Bernard Shaw
William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Farouk
Egypt
Skopje
Yugoslavia
London
UPI
Lloyds of London
North Atlantic
United States
John Hoare
David Johnstone
Atlantic
England
Hoare
Record-Setting Bats Fail To Halt Staub At Astrodome
Rusty Staub broke three bats in one inning against the Pirates as Houston’s Astrodome scoreboard, valued at $2 million, logged a park record while joking that the bats were “darn, cheap.”
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Houston
UPI
Rusty Staub
Pittsburgh
Astrodome
Plan to beat four spades with a deep sea finesse
In four spades after West opens clubs and shifts diamonds, the expert plans a heart and club line. He weighs a deep sea finesse against the jack ten to beat the contract, risking one extra heart and potential diamond gains. If correct, it yields the contract by sacrificing a heart for a diamond.
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East
West
South
Bridge problem: respond to two no trump rebid
South holds K A K 8 7 in spades and Q 2 in diamonds with K 5 in clubs. After West passes and North opens one club while East passes and South passes, partner bids two no trump. What is the best bid now and why. Answer tomorrow.
Little People’s Puzzle Across Clues Summary
Crossword style clues describe marine fish common off Florida and related terms. Entries cover items like interstice arched inner art of foot and vigilant, with several abbreviations. The puzzle references bohemian river and red bream examples, plus words for mimicry and habitual behavior.
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Florida
Cne
India
Bohemian River
Pennsylvania
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