Famous Hand in Masters Championship Bridge Game
North dealer vulnerable. The deal, reported by M Harrison Gray, features South in five spades doubled. West leads heart queen, declarer wins ace and returns a trump. West misreads partner holds aces, shifts to king of diamonds, East overtakes with ace and returns diamond. South eventually makes five spades doubled. S J Simon commented East's play was flawed but not as crazy as it looks.
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M. Harrison-Gray
England
South
West
Declarer
East
S. J. Simon
Observer
Simon
Simon remembered as top bridge expert decades on
A fragment recalls the bridge career of S J Simon and notes his popularity. It mentions M Harrison Gray as the West player in a hand and places Simon as East. The passage reflects on his early death and lasting fame among players.
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Bers
SNCC Leader's Wife Charged In Chicago Drug Raid
Carol Sharp, 33, wife of Monroe Sharp the Chicago SNCC director, faces charges of possessing marijuana barbiturates and amphetamines after a Sunday raid on her apartment described as a freedom center. She claimed the marijuana was planted and that other items were used for her daughter's experiments.
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Chicago
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Carol Sharp
Monroe Sharp
SNCC
Sharp
South Side
Ellis Ave
Reassurance on Ether Fears Before Child Tonsil Surgery
A reader fears ether for her four year old's tonsillectomy. Dr Coleman explains modern anesthesiologists’ competence, safety of ether, and how clear discussion with a physician reduces anxiety, urging open talk to ease worries about anesthesia and operation.
Speaking of Your Health and Anesthesia Safety
A medical columnist urges readers to discuss surgery and anesthesia with their doctors to ease fear and ensure timely operation. The note stresses that elderly retirees need love and respect, and invites letters to Dr. Coleman for general health questions addressed in the newspaper column.
Suburban Crime Rate Rises Sharply in 1966
FBI data for the first nine months of 1966 show suburban crime up 12 percent from 1965, exceeding increases in cities with 100000 or more and rural areas. Violent crimes rose 11 percent overall, with murder up 8 percent and forcible rape robbery and aggravated assault up 11 percent each.
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Washington
FBI
Ramsey Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
North Central
Hoover
Nigerian student named tribal chief attends IU ceremony
Ikot Alfred Ekanem, a Nigerian student at Indiana University, returned to classes after being installed as a title council chief of the Ikot Ebe tribe. With 16 fellow students, he received crown robe and ring and pledged to lead rather than rule. The Ikot Ekanem clan of about 50,000 is near Eket in southeastern Nigeria. He plans to study medicine and return home.
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Ekanem
Eket
Nigeria
Africa
Motel Patron Takes TV Set
Police investigate the theft of a 19 inch color television from the Mid Town Motel at 400 S 3rd. An employee said a man registered under a fictitious name and left. the set disappeared while he was away. No value was listed in reports.
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Mid Town
Ken Swain
Notre Dame Population Symposium Sees Catholic Policy Impact
University of Michigan professor Ronald Freedman argued at Notre Dame that supportive Catholic birth control policy could curb population growth. He noted Catholic influence on international organizations and cited Catholic regions like Latin America as examples.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Michigan
Ronald Freedman
University of Notre Dame
Latin America
Freedman
Catholic Church
Close call as Indonesian army guards Greens without Berets
The author recalls a tense standoff near their residence with Communists and Indonesian troops. Five army tanks and trucks with barbed wire encircled the property, machineguns set, and the Communists withdrew after the Indonesian officer signaled. The moment ends with a wink and approval gesture from the officer.
Tremors Reported in Tashkent Echoes of Previous Quake
Soviet scientists said weekend tremors hit Tashkent with no damage reported. They described the shocks as echoes of the earlier quake that caused wide spread destruction in the city.
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Moscow
Tashkent
Romans Pioneered Concrete Discoveries
The Romans were the first to explore concrete potential, developing durable mixes and structural techniques that shaped ancient architecture and engineering for centuries.
Work Resumes At Blast Site In Illinois
A limited restart was planned at the U S Powder iCo plant near Marion after a Saturday explosion of four tons of nitroglycerin left one man missing and four injured. Frank Planine, 41, is missing. four others were treated and released. Investigation by Commercial Solvents Corp engineers continues.
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Marion
Ill
U.S
Commercial Solvents Corp
New York
Braniff
Morrison High School Bond Approved in Morrison IL
Voters approved a 1.2 million bond for Morrison High School construction over the weekend. The measure passed 969 to 802 to fund an addition including 19 classrooms a music room a cafeteria a 700 seat auditorium and a swimming pool.
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Morrison, IL
Morrison High School
Pact Ratified by Electrical Workers in Indiana
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ratified a new contract proposal with General Telephone Co. affecting about 600 workers in Local 723 Fort Wayne and Local 897 Terre Haute. The vote and contract details were not disclosed.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
General Telephone Co
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
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Standard Oil Division
American OJ Company
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American Oil Company
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