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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
20
A student recounts a bridge hand where the Professor executes a successful heart lead finesse against East. The Professor explains he prioritized making his contract over the finesse outcome, planning to ruff diamonds and use dummy’s trumps to reach the game.
After the auction 1NT passes, with 21 balanced points you should pass and rely on partner to guide defense. Doubling here risks your partner lifting the takeout double, so pass to avoid overcalling and let the notrump bidder be handled by the partnership.
In a South defense at the bridge table South opens 2 clubs forced to 2a by North and East, Pass by West, leading a queen from North. The sequence shows a standard bidding with no final contract reached yet and the play incomplete in the hand illustrated.
Denver officials say nearly 10,000 former Manufacturers and Wholesalers Indemnity Exchange policyholders must contribute about 5 million to satisfy debts of the bankrupt reciprocal firm. Payments average 500 per person, with individual assessments ranging from 15 to 25,000.
The Museum of Folk Art presents a display of paintings and watercolors titled Selected Masterpieces of New York State Folk Painting. The exhibition closes May 22 as the final part of a series on New York State folk arts.
A reader asks about pregnancy risks at age 35 plus and the doctor outlines genetic risk increases, prenatal testing options like amniocentesis, ultrasound monitoring, fetal heart rate checks, and potential neonatal support. The plan emphasizes monitoring and informed choices with available technology.
The White House says oil paintings for outgoing cabinet members are too expensive. President Carter ordered departments to use color photographs to preserve the historical record, noting some paintings sold for up to $12,000 while photographs would cost about $600.
Gainesville AP reports Dr. David Webb of the University of Florida assembled a complete skeleton of a tiny six million year old deer from Florida. The animal stood about 16 inches high, weighed 15 pounds, had dog-like fangs, survived on grasses, and may be named Withlacoochee deer. The find comes from a pothole in the Withlacoochee River.
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