Almanac Highlights From 1920 to 1951 and Ibsen Quote
The item notes events: Terrence MacSwiney’s death in 1920 after a 75 day fast, the 1942 loss of the carrier Hornet off the Solomon Islands, and 1951 Rocky Marciano’s KO of Joe Louis in Madison Square Garden. It closes with Henrik Ibsen’s thought on communal responsibility.
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United Press International
United States
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Ireland
Solomon
Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Stray fisherman from West Berlin detained at lake border
A West Berlin fisherman, aboard a small boat, strayed a few yards over the Lake Glienicke border into East German waters. An East German patrol boat fired a flare and compelled him to land on the Communist shore.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Lake Glienicke
Diamond Find Near Williamson Mine in Singida Tanzania
A new diamond deposit was found at Singida near the Williamson Mine in Tanzania. Swiss prospectors have formed a company to mine the diamonds in partnership with the Tanzanian government, disclosure made Sunday.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Singida
Williamson
Dangerous Dolls DetroIt UPI report on booby-trapped toys
More than a dozen dolls sent home by U.S. troops in Detroit were found to be harmless duds after fears they might be booby-trapped by Viet Cong. Police investigated on Saturday and Sunday with no danger detected.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S
Arlene Manheim Defends In Pittsburgh Mixed Pairs
In the mixed pair event at Pittsburgh legs Arlene Manheim of Steubenville outplayed John Lowenthal of Pittsburgh who led queen of clubs to misrepresent his holdings. She won with king, split clubs, and defeated the lay-down contract by expert elimination play.
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West
Arlene Manheim
Steubenville
Ohio
John Lowenthal
Pittsburgh
Arlene
John
Bidding misstep in contract inquiry sparks debate
A partner responds to a positive cue with no interest in a game, prompting discussion of what to do next. The article analyzes whether to pass or push forward after a nonstandard bid in a bridge context. The prompt presents a hypothetical where instead of bidding four spades, the partner bids four.
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