Almanac Briefs for May 138th 1971 Almanac
May 138th 1971 is a Tuesday. Notable historical items include Massachusetts 1852 compulsory school attendance law for ages 8 to 14, Lincoln’s 1860 Republican nomination, 1941 I Am an American Day honoring 300000 new citizens, and Apollo 10 lunar rehearsal launch in 1969. A Cervantes quote closes.
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Precision Club in 1969 70 World's bridge teams
The American invented Precision Club used by China in the 1969 and 1970 Worlds. C C Wei of New York devised it and several Americans adopted it. The 1970 Spingold winner used it. 1971 Vanderbilt saw a defeat. In the 1970 finals a North American pair failed to reach a slam while the club system aided the Chinese, with Hsiao Lin as the box bidders and detailed Stayman and heart trump cues.
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