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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1962
Page
9
Oswald Jacoby recounts a championship match hand against Gerber and Hodge. He opens a shaded one diamond, Sally Johnson as partner defends well, dummy’s ace of hearts leads to ten easy tricks, securing the match at three no trump after a cautious play. If he had passed, a different speculative line might have occurred.
South holds A32 and YKICGS 63 AQTES. With partner's four club raise and only ten points, bid three no trump is suggested due to lack of heart support and slam interest. Today’s question asks what to do when partner instead raises to four clubs.
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On March 26 1962 historical notes include Walt Whitman’s death in 1892 at 73 in Camden New Jersey Foch named commander of Allied armies in 1918 Quezon and Philippine cabinet joined MacArthur in Australia in 1942 Salk announced polio vaccine in 1953 and Oscar Wilde quote on cynicism marks the day.
A Beckley WV classified ad from March 26 1962 targets women over 45 offering practical nursing training with flexible tuition. It notes nurse shortages and invites inquiries for free booklet titled Practical Nursing and You from Modern School of Practical Nursing Box W 2 Beckley Newspapers Corporation and contact details.
The U S Air Force will cease air operations at Sculthorpe in July, move RB66 recon planes from Brittingthorpe and Chelveston to Germany between July and September, and reduce staffing to a weather unit. The base currently houses 7,000 Americans and 1,100 British civilians. by July it will host about 400 Americans and 100 Britons, with local economy officials warning of a hard hit.
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