uninsured Gardner Museum theft leaves priceless art uninsurable
FBI and police hunt worldwide for 12 missing pieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, valued at at least 100 million dollars. Thieves collar guards with tape and flee with Rembrandt, Degas, Vermeer, Manet, Flinck works and an ancient Chinese vase. No ransom sought. Authorities stress urgency and low recovery odds, noting insurance prohibitions on theft.
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FBI
Dennis O'Callaghan
Rembrandt
Degas
Vermeer
Gardner
Edgar Degas
Edouard Manet
Jan Vermeer
Govaert Flinck
Celebrezze’s Car Stolen in Cleveland for Fourth Time
Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr, a gubernatorial candidate, reported his state owned 1988 Chevrolet Caprice stolen from his Cleveland driveway. The car valued at 13,500 dollars also contained Celebrezze’s clothes. Police arrived within 20 minutes. he noted this is his fourth Cleveland car theft, first since 1977.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr
Celebrezze
Celeste’s car ticketed for overtime parking
In Columbus Governor Richard Celeste faced a $10 citation after a state highway patrol car used to shuttle him was found unpaid at a meter outside the transportation department. A sign on the car read Official OHP Car. The patrol paid the fine and was reimbursed by the governor.
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State Highway Patrol
Celeste
Ohio Department of Transportation
Reuven Carlyle
Siskel and Ebert barred from Fox previews over Nuns on the Run remarks
Twentieth Century Fox bans critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert from advance screenings after their TV interview remarks about Nuns on the Run. Buena Vista TV chief Andi Sporkin says the move follows their thumbs down and negative columns.
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Twentieth Century Fox
Siskel & Ebert
Chicago
Gene Siskel
Roger Ebert
Bob Harper
Hollywood Reporter
Ebert
Chicago Sun
Buena Vista
Walt Disney Co
Sporkin
Live With
Regis
Kathie Lee
New York
Siskel and Ebert
Three Diamonds Opening Leads and Misplayed Trick
Bridge analysis notes a three diamond opening with favorable vulnerability, North asks for aces, South responds with a weak bid, and a series of misplays by Declarer leads to down two. West could have improved defense with better opening lead and overruff but ends with two heart tricks.
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North
Aces South
West
James Jacoby 10 from his hand and let it rede
A bridge hand discussion shows declarer play based on a diamond scheme. Even if East wins the diamond jack, the layout prevents opponents from creating a trick, giving the declarer a virtuous reward by forcing the defenders to split their trumps and limit tricks for the defense.
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East
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Barry Wanger
Germany
Guinness Book of World Records
Reichsbank
Guinness
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Imelda
Louvre
Paris
Italy
Robert Volpe
New York City
Volpe
Chez Tortoni
Martin Flask
Anthony Celebrezze
Columbus
Richard Celeste
GOV. Celeste
Clarks
Freedom Line
Lorain County Bank
Joe
Elyria
Lorain
Westlake
Huron
Lorain County
County Bank
Fue
Sally Fields, Dolly Parton
Magralas
Lambada
THE
ANO
Dasy
Declarer
James Jacoby
North Bk
South End
VRAR
South
Amherst Cinema
Steel Magnolias
Shang-Hai
N. Abbe Rd
Jari Lee Tulasteel
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