On This Day June 24 1966 Almanac Almanac
June 24 1966 marks the 175th day of the year with 190 remaining. Notable entries include Henri Stendahl on solitude and character Henry Ward Beecher born in 1813. Historical notes mention Cabot reaching North America in 1497 and Lee crossing the Potomac in 1863. The Berlin blockade began in 1948 and Dewey was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate the same year.
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Henry Ward Beecher
John Cabot
North America
Robert E. Lee
Potomac River
Harper’s Ferry
Pennsylvania
Berlin
Germany
Thomas Dewey
New York
Tale of two deuces in a bridge hand analysis
In this bridge problem South opens with deuce spades and East counters with deuce diamonds. South later leads deuce spades again, West shifts, and the defense remains precise. The article asks the reader to decide the correct line after a no trump overcall and a three spades response, highlighting timing and deception in false cards.
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West
East
South
Nature
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York as Capital York to be honorary US capital for a day
Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania plans a Senate resolution to name York an honorary U S capital for July 4. The city marks its 225th anniversary this year, with celebrations culminating on Independence Day. Scott notes the Continental Congress sat in York from 1777 to 1778 during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
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Washington
UPI
Hugh Scott
Congress
United States
Scott
Senate
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Man Sentenced for Concealed Drugs in Card at Hospital Ward
Joel E. Guerra, 30, received a 10 year prison term after a Fort Worth case in which a get well card he sent to a hospital narcotics ward concealed hemon in a floral decoration.
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UPI
Joel E. Guerra
ABC Across Puzzle Facts Unravel Down clues list
The crossword entries show across clues including Arab garmen and Manila hemp, with solutions like ape plural and lowest point. Other entries include small coins, time-based terms, and common nouns. Down clues accompany the grid, covering verbs, objects, and historical terms.
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Louisiana University
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