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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1976
Page
5
In a four spades contract with B Becker as dealer, the article illustrates Murphy's Law in bridge. Declarer and defenders exchange plays, showcasing how the safety play aids or fails depending on trump layout. The piece emphasizes focusing on controllable factors and ignores impossible risks.
CVAST, ENT eF) Vite Two British explorers Dixon Denham and Hugh Clapper ton were the first men to cross the large and dangerous Sahara Desert.
L M Boyd discusses the creation of the term hoodlum from Muldoon in San Francisco. He riffs on Southern condolences, counts f sounds in a tongue twister, notes tax status for ministers, and recalls Betty Crocker’s branding and name origins as well as other light social curiosities.
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