Counting and bridge strategy in intercollegiate play
In a bridge column, Alfred Sheinwold analyzes a hand from the Intercollegiate Bridge Championships. He explains counting from 1 to 13, testing other suits first, and diamonds' break, with an example where the correct play yields a slam with precise finesses and deductions. He also poses a bidding question where responder should bid 3NT, citing point totals and distribution.
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East
New South
South
West
Declarer
Sheinwold
Tucson
Streetcars Vanishing In Los Angeles
Los Angeles will see the final streetcar run next Sunday at 6 am as trolley cars disappear. Buses will dominate surface transit while rail fans and long-time residents lament the change. The Metropolitan Transit Authority cites declining ridership and traffic congestion as causes and has ordered 300 air suspension buses to replace 189 streetcars and 89 trolley coaches.
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Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transit Authority
The
Transit Authority
Tucsonian Second In Oratory Contest
Phoenix Camelback High School senior Don Rightmer won first place in the 33rd annual Arizona High School Oratorical Contest. Tucson High junior John Vallentine I placed second and Flagstaff senior John Waits finished third. The Arizona Department of the American Legion and the Arizona Republic co sponsored the event.
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Phoenix
Don Rightmer
Long term capital gain on stock dividend and SBIC outlook
A reader asks if profit from stock received as a 10 percent dividend qualifies as long term capital gain. The answer: yes, since the purchase date in 1959 is the holding period for the new shares. sale of the 10 shares is long term. Also, SBIC stocks may recover, with value driven by management and investment in small businesses. hold if chosen wisely.
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William A. Doyle
Sbics
SBIC
Doyle
Mine Mill Chief Clark to Retire after 70th anniversary
John R. Clark, 74, longtime leader of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers, announced retirement at the union's 70th anniversary convention in Denver. Delegates named him honorary president. a new president will be chosen later. Clark, a native of England, has led Mine Mill since 1948.
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Denver
John R. Clark
Tucson
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union
Clark
Erestfield
England
Mine Mill
Gold Revaluation Debate Keeps Pounding On
The piece argues that raising gold to $50 or $105 an ounce won’t fix economic ills in Britain and the United States. It notes central banks hold about $41 billion in gold and that devaluation would merely reshuffle relative values. The essay weighs both the lure of harder money and the counterargument that higher gold prices do not solve underlying issues.
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J. A. Livingston
Great Britain
United States
London Economist
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Monetary Fund
Dollar as gold surrogate and world reserves concerns
The piece argues the dollar serves as a global medium of exchange and reserve asset, with central banks holding large dollar shares. It cites country holdings, outlines a paradox if gold prices rise, and warns that the US balance of payments deficit drives gold outflow and weakens dollar reserve status.
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Free World
U.S
Norway
France
Belgium
Austria
Canada
United Kingdom
Dra‘atic
Burglars Hit Local Businesses Over Weekend
Burglars pried open a wall safe at the Borden Co. on 12th Avenue and stole $400 in cash and a tape recorder. A cash drawer at Save-Co Service Station on Broadway was rifled for about $1,000. At Barron’s Pharmacy on Craycroft Road burglars smashed a rear window and took roughly $150 in narcotics.
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Borden Co
12Th Ave
Save-Co
E. Broadway
Barron's Pharmacy
N. Craycroft Rd
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