Why Bid Choice Matters at Bridge by Oswald and Jacoby
A reader asks why first bids matter. The column analyzes North's spade overcall and shows how a wrong bid can prevent correction, detailing card leads, responses, and outcomes that avoid a four-figure swing from a bad no trump.
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Jack South
Rioting in New York during Civil War draft clashes
Historical recap notes on July 13 dates including 1863 New York draft riots with about 1,000 killed, 1787 congressional act on governing western territories, 1793 Marat death, 1878 Russo Turkish war end, 1919 dirigible R34 cross Atlantic, 1960 JFK nomination, FBI tag of Black Panthers in 1970, and other past events.
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A House Is Not a Home One House Not Danish
A fragmented OCR item notes a phrase about a house and Danish, suggesting a discussion of home or property in a brief snippet. The readable text includes the line A House Is Not a Home and mentions Danish in fragments without clear context or identifiable events or names.
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