Almanac Highlights from November 9, 1972
Today is Thursday November 9 1972 the 314th day with 52 to follow The moon is between new phase and first quarter Venus Mars Saturn evening stars Mercury Jupiter Marie Dressler born 1873 Notable events include the 1872 Boston warehouse fire loss and Roosevelt 1933 Civil Works Administration creation The 1953 Supreme Court ruling on baseball antitrust laws.
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Mars
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Mercury
Jupiter
Marie ‘Dressler
Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Civil Works Administration
U.S. Supreme Court
Generosity figures in dramatic bridge slam
In a Jacoby On Bridge column, Generous George overbids and maneuvers to a slam. West leads king of hearts, and George taunts, claiming the squeeze would prevail no matter what. He cashes clubs and diamonds, ending with a decisive sequence that leaves East to break on a diamond.
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George
Oswald
James Jacoby
North
Bridge bidding dilemma after one heart reply
In a four player bridge sequence, North and South open with 1 diamond and 2 hearts, respectively. With West and East as opponents, the bidding shows 1 diamond by South, then 2 hearts, and pass all around. The question asks the right action for South when partner has bid one heart instead of 2 clubs, noting any non-pass call seems a bad overbid. The answer is deferred to tomorrow.
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Across and Aboard A Crossword Style Word List
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbers indicating positions and puzzle-style hints covering foods vessels people places and common terms across multiple categories including foods drinks animals and geography
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O. Henry
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