Monday, October 3, 2005

   Puzzle #1
Okay, here's the first one, it will be over on Wednesday night, so you have today, tomorrow, and the next day to work on it.

The security staff entered the briefing room. Most had cups of steaming coffee in hand. It was four in the morning.
"As if we didn’t have enough trouble with this political convention," Chief Ray Beane declared, "now we have a reliable report that a disgruntled delegate plans to blow up the presidential candidate.
"My informant says that the suspected husband and his wife will travel here by train. Six couples are due by train. They will arrive every hour this morning starting at seven. One comes from El Paso. One is named Arthur and on wife is named Laura.
"I want you to go to the station and head off this threat--if possible."
"Understood Chief," said Tom Gunn. "We'll report back here at thirteen-hundred hours, hopefully with the would-be assassin arrested."
The security team learned that:

(1) The six husbands are Donald (who didn't arrive at nine), Mr. North, Kathy's husband, the man from Denver, the man from Abilene (who isn't married to Helen), and the one who arrived at ten o'clock.

(2) The six wives are Helen, Mrs. Queen (who isn't Greta), Mrs. Roller (who is either from Chicago or from Fargo), Carl's wife, Frank's wife (who is neither the woman from Fargo nor the one who arrived at noon), and the woman who came first.

(3) Elbert arrived after nine and before noon.

(4) Julia (who is not Mrs. Queen) is from neither Chicago nor Fargo. Mrs. Parker (who isn't Kathy) is neither from Abilene nor Denver.

(5) Three wives arrived after nine o'clock: Mrs. O'Dell, the woman from buffalo, and Ida (who arrived some time before Mrs. Mason).

(6) Brad is not Mr. North. Donald is not Mr. Parker.

The team reassembled back at headquarters. "Success!" Tom Gunn reported. "Got the evidence with no trouble!"
"How?" asked Chief Beane.
"Sniffer dog, sir. One smelled the explosives being carried in the baggage of the last couple to arrive at the station."

Who planned to assassinate the candidate?

Now, I need the first and last name of each man, his wives name, and what time they arrived, and where they were coming from. Good luck and have fun!

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