Pittsburgh regionals bridge hand with John Lowenthal
Oswald Jacoby recalls partnering John Lowenthal at the Pittsburgh regionals. After East opens weak no trump and West doubles, the lead is deuce of trumps. The hand shows John’s rise to Life Master as the master pairs win. The question: with South holding AQ1086 YKE987 AKS2, what is the bid? The partner then bids four diamonds. what should you do?
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Jacky on Bridge West 11083 Play Thwarts East in Spade Sequence
John, West, wins with heart jack, cashes diamond ace, ruffs a diamond, and leads jack of spades. East ducks twice, falling for the jack play. John later loses a club, a diamond, and two trumps, finishing the contract with an extra trick. East could have overcalled with the first spade but misread.
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Across the World A Puzzle of Worldly Clues
A compact quiz parses a grid of clues spanning nations regions and common terms. Answers cover Thailand Massachusetts cape nations unemployment hurry friends dregs sick undraped pendent ornaments levels boring tool leaders such as Coolidge or Hoover vessel ten year periods cereal plant pronoun live French article Arthur Chester wintry precipitation most profound consecrate chapeau river in Scotland Spaniard packages so be it town in Palestine Arizona river animated full suffix ages French.
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Scotland
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Almanac Today October 26 1962 Historical Notes
Almanac entry lists historical events on Oct 26. Notable items include the 1825 Erie Canal opening for traffic, the 1920 Cork lord mayor Terence MacSwiney death after 75 days hunger strike, the 1942 Hornet sunk by Japan in the Solomon Islands, and the 1951 Rocky Marciano KO of Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden. A quote from Henrik Ibsen about community leadership closes.
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Terence Macswiney
Cork
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Solomon Islands
Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis
New York
Madison Square Garden
Henrik Ibsen
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