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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1976
Page
3
The article honors Waldemar von Zedtwitz as the leading figure in American bridge, detailing his mastery in a six notrump hand. It describes his precise squeeze play to win the queen of diamonds and the sequence of cards that secured the win, highlighting his status as a long-time champion and ambassador for the ACBL.
On January 21 we advised a pass with QIOXXXX WXXX against opponent one diamond. A Florida reader proposed responding one spade with a 60 part score, a view we now endorse. The column notes that part scores require adjusting bids accordingly.
The piece surveys mounting concerns about estrogen therapy for menopause and oral contraception. It cites British and Stanford studies linking the pill to higher heart attack risk, elevated blood fats and blood pressure, and a 2.5 fold increase in breast cancer among long-term users, plus reports of liver tumors in some pill users. It advices consultation with a doctor for concerns.
In Cambridge April 2 UPI reports an enlisted man under Capt. Farrington received 30 lashes for stealing a cheese as American troops occupy the fort on Bunker Hill. In New York troops grow openly disgruntled over unpaid wages.
J Russell Wiggins former editor of the Washington Post and ex ambassador to the United Nations has been named the 1976 Peter Edes lecturer in journalism at the University of Maine. He will work with journalism students from April 12 16 and is the first Maine journalist to hold the lectureship in its 11 year history.
Treasury Secretary William Simon told Congress he is cautiously optimistic NYC can solve its financial problems. Sen. William Proxmire, chairman of the banking committee, warned the city must succeed as no further federal loans or aid would be provided after June 1978. He opened hearings on NYC's progress against prior pledges of fiscal responsibility.
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