Almanac Notes and Miscellany From May 20 1968
Almanac entry notes historical events on May 20 including 1906 Columbus death in Spain and 1927 Lindbergh flight to Paris. It mentions a 1963 Supreme Court ruling on sit-ins and a thought for the day by Charles Dudley Warner. Buffalo AP report explains a police misunderstanding about a pedestrian crossing button and a mistaken fire response.
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United Press International
Venus
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Cuba
Legume Wood
Charles Lindbergham
Paris
Louis
Supreme Court
Charles Dudley Warner
Buffalo
UPI
Strreet
Poder
Bridge bidding debate reveals Jacoby methods and responses
A crowded dialogue examines Jacoby two no trump responses, major and minor suit coverage, and strategic bids. Oswald and Jim compare outcomes, noting spade overtricks, diamond breaks, and Stayman follow ups under varying hand strengths and vulnerability.
Bridge column question on no trump respond and three diamonds
Readers are asked how to respond when partner opens one no trump with a hand including A K E two diamonds and a missing suit. The columnist hints at using standard methods and promises an answer tomorrow.
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South
North
Eanb
N.T
Vass
Ake
Corporate Profits Reach New High in Early 1968
The Commerce Department reports that corporate profits before taxes in January-March rose to an annual rate near SABR billion, surpassing the prior October-December peak. It marks the third straight quarterly rise, with wage settlements averaging about 6 percent so far this year, a concern for inflation watchers.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Muted Quacking Scene Overpowers Duck Voice
In a playful exchange the male duck’s vocalization is described as louder yet muted while the female duck performs the quacking. The fragment suggests a simple, natural avian moment with emphasis on the female’s quacks.
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Dake Mathard
Cross Country Flight and Miscellany in a 1920s Page
A fragmented page lists items from aviation at Kennedy airport to a Boating gadget and musical sketches. It includes varied clues: ammonia compounds, dyeing tank, feminine name, colony of insects, funds, incline, tenevents in coinage, Neptune, farewell in Spanish, distress signal, flower, herbal plant, masculine nickname, lath, eternity, audience, inherited custom, catcall, kimono movement, sharper, secondary trade, nobleman, drags after, play on words, braver, cease, tree, timid, female stave in a harem, keen of scent, wide mouthed pitchers, visible, bamboolike bragses, German history abbrev., feminine relatives, roundup enclosure, king, crustacean, percolate slowly, let it stand, yellow bugle plant, gums, even contr.
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Kennedy Airport
New
Prumbago
Flower
Critheal Clivernslon
Maslin Prayiy
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