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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1978
Page
13
T. M. scores a strategic triple word in a word game fixture judged by Judd on December 12, 1978, drawing keen spectator interest.
South avoids opening a diamond and ducks the first spade to protect his contract. He later uses an unusual trump sequence to guard against a diamond lead and to limit the defense to at most one diamond plus the spade and the trump, ending with eleven tricks.
South dealer opens with a pass of the bid. The North hand holds strong distribution while East and West contribute a balanced set. The line starts with a two card lead and proceeds through several trick taking possibilities, emphasizing the playing strategy over bidding nuances.
A bridge expert from Oregon asks about responses after your partner overcalls one spade and East passes. The suggested plan is to use a two heart cue bid, with Blackwood available if partner shows a stronger bid than two spades.
Dr Edward A Sickles reports a new direct magnification mammography at a Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago. The method uses a microfocus X ray tube to enlarge breast tissue to twice actual size and aims for earlier cancer detection from a three year study of over 600 patients. On this date in 1745 John Jay was born.
Free lance columnist Dr Walter Black discusses a reader's report of a six year old girl with morning stomachaches and vomiting tied to dependency on parents. He notes varying severity from mild refusals to panic and urges professional counseling in extreme cases.
An editorial discusses a mother’s approach to a child with tummy ache linked to school fear. It advises distinguishing emotional from physical illness, promoting parenting boundaries, and gradually breaking nighttime parental dependence to reduce anxiety. The piece emphasizes calm discussion, firm routines, and a night light to aid adjustment.
In Arkansas the state will stop licensing midwives by January as obstetric care shifts to nurse midwives and regional programs. Health official Dr. Byron Hawks notes the field’s decline but acknowledges the void left in rural areas and recalls retirement events for the aging practitioners.
A reader cites harsh “cures” for bed-wetting and shaming methods, while another asks about a husband’s extreme hygiene neglect. Abby condemns humiliating discipline and urges compassion, and advises handling a teen pregnancy with understanding and forgiveness for the parents.
The ABWA Five Star Chapter will meet Tuesday at the Longbranch Supper Club with a 6 p.m. social and 6:30 p.m. dinner. The Gazette Sunday omitted the club’s notice.
A Census Bureau report finds poor Americans moved to the South faster than they left between 1975 and 1977, reversing a century-long pattern. Growth in Southern jobs drives the shift, with 178,000 moving in and about 100,000 leaving from March 1975 to March 1976.
A short note promotes daily reading of classified ads as a beneficial habit, suggesting regular engagement with local notices and listings.
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