Slam ambitions in no trump and spade squeeze tale
A bridge narrative describes a six no trump contract where South opens and, after precise bidding, reaches six no trump with 20 points and a partner near 19. Declarer plays to squeeze for 12th trick, ducks queen of spades, and executes a sequence to salvage the deal amid split diamonds and clubs as West misreads and East holds a difficult improvisation in the endgame. A separate Paris note reports a party vote to punish traders opposing arms and a Pittsburgh judge sentencing three youths to probation with a paper clip warning.