India Battles Multiple Crises on 26th Independence Anniversary
India marked 26 years of independence as shortages inflation and corruption charges hit the Congress government. Floods drought railroad strikes and power outages worsened hardship for tens of millions while a maize wheat plan faced shortfalls and rising costs. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged belt tightening amid a growing population and limited birth control spending.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
India
Indira Gandhi
Moderate Times of India
Gandhi
V.V. Girl
Leon Daniel
Mrs. Ghandhi
Congress Party
New Delhi
Chess Board Blunders balance unequal talents
The piece discusses Tartakower’s view that the next to last blunder decides chess games and notes famous errors from Petrosian to Combe and Hasenfuss. It recalls Sir George Thomas at Hastings with marathon games and a 91 year life, then mentions the World Junior Championship where 17 year old Larry Christiansen drew with Tony Miles in Teesside.
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Joseph Mill Brown
Tartakower
Combe
Great Britain
Hasenfuss
Latvia
Folkestone
England
Hastings
Sir George Thomas
Tarrasch
Bogulyubov
Alekhine
Akiba Rubinstein
George
Teesside
Larrry Christiansen
San Bernardino
Calif
Tony Miles
Miles
Gudmunder Thorarinsson
Iceland Chess Federation
Reykjavik
Swedish Chess Federation
Stockholm
Aces Win Open Pairs in Keystone Regional Bridge
Reuben Alexander and Harvey Cohen of Philadelphia win the premier Open Pairs Championship at the Keystone Regional in Lancaster, Pa. The column discusses slam play decisions, differences between rubber bridge and duplicate play, and notes on players such as Alexander Belyavsky Pat Benko and Gudmunder Thorarinsson. It also covers the United States Junior Championship results with Danny Kopec and Christiansen listed.
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Lancaster
Reuben Alexander
Harvey Cohen
Philadelphia
Declarer
West
East
Ambulance Sirens May Harm Heart Attack Victims Study Urged
Audiologist Hal Weber of the Colorado State Health Department urges study on ambulance siren noise. He notes high noise worsens stress and may affect heart attack victims en route to hospitals. Weber plans preliminary tests though no funds exist. He wants to ride along to measure levels himself.
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Denver
UPS
Hal Weber
Colorado State Department of Health
Weber
University of Minnesota
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United States
North
South
Blackwood
Alexander Belyavsky
Soviet Union
Pat Benko
Graz
Austria
Chess Life
Thorarinsson
Iceland
Danny Kopec
New York
Christiansen
California
South West North East
Joe Kohler
Scottsdale Rd
Shea Blvd
Joe
Valley Bank
Hetane Mig
Asic US
Free Home Survey & Estimate
Tri-City
Scottdale
Coronado
Scottsdale
Eldorado Recreation Center
76 And
Oak Streets
Coronado Golf Course
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation
Scottsdale Progress
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