Cannes Bridge Festival Spark Showdown in Aces Match
Jose Le Dentu of Paris hosted today's Cannes Bridge Festival broadcast with a large audience as he predicted a winning line. Walter Avarelli of Italy defended with an Italian canape system and faced a critical misplay that allowed three guaranteed tricks to slip away.
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West leads to a setting trick after diamond play
In a noted bridge hand, West misled by choosing a lead that allowed East to trap with diamonds. West’s trump jack rose to a setting trick, showing even top players miss optimal lines. The fragment hints at a columnist’s controversy over the commentary.
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Israel honors fallen lieutenant colonel in Entebbe raid funeral
American born Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu received a hero’s funeral as the sole Israeli commando killed in the Entebbe rescue of over 100 hostages at Uganda's Entebbe Airport. Two civilians killed in the gun battle were buried with military honors amid national pride and international tension.
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Uganda blames Kenya over Entebbe raid and Israel ties
Uganda's Idi Amin accuses Kenya of collusion in the Entebbe rescue as Israeli planes stop in Nairobi for treatment and rumors spread of agents operating there. Kenya denies the charge while Amin vows a harsher response amid East Africa tensions.
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Paris identifies hijack group leader in Air France case
French police name Wilfried Boese 27 a German linked to Carlos as the hijack gang leader in the Uganda Air France seizure. Boese previously faced an Orly rocket attack probe and was released for lack of proof. Police cite Carlos Illych Ramirez Sanchez as a sought figure. Three other killed hijackers named as El Arja Naji Jaber Hadj Faiz Abderrahim and Abdal Latif Abdul Razaq.
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