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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1950
Page
11
Discussion of a bridge hand where South opens and North rebids, sparking debate over trusting partner and the role of forcing passes. North argues for passing two diamonds to test partner, while South doubts the feasibility. Experts consider whether doubling two diamonds might yield eight points or a penalty.
Toronto police seek two men after 17 motor transport units and several guns were damaged with an axe in what officials call a sabotage plot. The incident appears linked to a broader security scare amid the 1950 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Cleveland, where thousands of scientists gather for discussions on hormones, antibiotics and robotic science.
William H. Draper Jr. assumed leadership of the Long Island Railroad amid a wrecking and bankruptcy crisis. Certification filings with the Interstate Commerce Commission confirm his appointment as sole trustee, with a qualification certificate sent to Alice. Draper succeeds David Ey Smucker and Hunter L. Delatou as 32 passengers died in a February crash on the NY area’s busiest commuter line. Draper arrived at LIRR headquarters in Jamaica, Queens to begin duties.
Walter Kiernan reflects on Christmas consumerism with jokes about electric trains metal detectors and geiger counters while noting lighter mood and questions about U S world leadership. A separate note mentions a Trappist monastery planned for spring between Livingston County and Geneseo in New York State as the order's first there.
January Reader's Digest profiles how Lincoln and other famous figures learned to listen to God in daily life. It highlights a quarrel between Eddie Dowling and Laurette Taylor resolved through prayer and shares Ezio Pinza's wise counsel to Mary Martin.
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