On This Date October 27 1972 Almanac Snapshot
Today is Friday October 27 1972 the 31st day of the year with 65 to follow. Theodore Roosevelt born October 27 1858. Historic notes include Boss Tweed arrested in 1871 the first practical NYC subway in 1904 Heifitz Carnegie Hall debut 1917 and UN protest of a Soviet 50 megaton test in 1961.
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Jacoby On Bridge Squeezes Out A Tough Slam
The article examines a difficult bridge hand by Oswald and James Jacoby. South must avoid a flawed ruffing plan and instead seek a trump squeeze to force East into a four clubs situation, enabling a sequence to secure the slam.
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Oswald
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Bridge Hand Commentary from Milster Session
A fragment from a bridge game session shows a sequence with bids Pass and a question about the next move. The commentators note partner’s weak hand with three chubs and red-suit cards.
Fragmented Puzzle of Language and Roots
A scrambled list combines language names and terms with clues like where to leave out letters and various word parts. It references languages such as Hebrew Greek Burmese and languages of Pakistan. The text includes hints for prefixes suffixes and zoological names and ends with several numbered cryptic style cues.
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