Bill Dawes and the Revere Alarm in Concord Bridge Tale
A Massachusetts Gazette report from April 20 recounts the 1775 Concord Bridge movement with Grenadier and Light Companies ferried to Cambridge and then Concord. It highlights alarm guns, Expresses, and the role of Paul Revere and William Dawes in spreading the alert. A separate note mentions a junior Olympic Fencing Program sponsored by USOC, AFLA, and NFCA.
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Boston
UPI
Longfellow
Paul Revere
Massachusetts Gazette
Revere
Concord Bridge
Phil
Cambridge
Concord
Charlestown
William Dawes
Narcotics in America the Lexington Cure Challenge
A 1900s study of 1900 patients at Lexington Kentucky and Fort Worth Texas shows over 90 percent relapse within six months after treatment for drug addiction. Treatments include gradual withdrawal and methadone use, with limited success and long convalescence. Some cured patients later lead Narcotics Anonymous chapters or public office, while early 20th century opium and heroin use fueled the crisis.
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Washington
UPL
Public Health Service
Lexington
Othe Federal Hospital
Fort Worth
Tex
Germany
Narcotics Anonymous
United States
Endplay Dilemma in Five Diamonds Came Up In Pair Tournament
West sacrificed against five diamonds hoping for minus 200 to deny East West 400. South misguessed trumps, went down two for a score of minus 500. After defense shifts and a heart finesse, South’s incorrect choice cost declarer the best outcome. the article analyzes whether finessing or dropping the queen is better when the opening hand suggests a 1Q-x distribution.
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North
West
East
King
South
Declarer
Utes Syndicate
Time Has Come for Protestants and Catholics to Truce on Birth Control
Dr. John Rock, Harvard scientist and co developer of the oral contraceptive pill, urges a religious truce to expand fertility control methods. He argues new approaches could be safe, effective, and acceptable across faiths, with Catholics leading a policy of tolerance to ease doctrinal conflicts and population pressures.
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John Rock
Rock
Harvard University
Knopf
Armentarium
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General Electric
B&h Firestone
Dr. Rock
Louis Cassels
United Press
Evening Journal
Otheut
Spurgeons
Phil Maid
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