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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1981
Page
12
A time limited challenge by Judd asks players to rearrange each row of letters into 2 to 7 letter words. Scoring rules assign points by row with a 50 point bonus for 7 letter words. Blanks count as any letter and proper nouns as well as foreign or hyphenated words are forbidden. Judd's solution posted for tomorrow December 12 1981 after yesterday's solution.
An eight day shopping spree sponsored by Scandinavian Airlines System and Short's Travel Service offers a Chicago departure January 11 for 980 dollars. The package includes round trip airfare hotel stays at the d Angleterre in Copenhagen double occupancy and a welcome reception fashion show. Tour highlights include Stroget shopping porcelain factory visits and royal castle sites with Birger Christensen meeting. Contact Short's Travel Service Waterloo Iowa for details.
In a rubber bridge game North misbid seven spades or seven notrump, landing in seven diamonds. Declarer executes a trump coup between East and dummy to trap the defense, ruff South, and with no trumps in dummy, over-ruff, draw remaining trumps, and claim the grand slam.
A bridge deal shows North South vulnerable with East West cards. North opens with a weak bid, East passes, South responds, then West passes. The opening lead is the queen from North, guiding subsequent play in the trump or suit contracts.
The Conference Board reports singles and roommates spend more on eating out. Americans in their 20s and early 30s living alone or with others allocate nearly 6 percent of their budget to dining out, higher than the 4.5 percent for typical families. Singles account for about 16 percent of restaurant sales and 20 percent of alcohol sales.
Snowstar ski area will debut two miles southwest of Andalusia Illinois serving Quad Cities and nearby communities. The 70 acre site offers four lighted runs, one quad chairlift and a cable lift with 3000 skiers per hour capacity, plus an 8000 square foot day lodge. Open December to March weather permitting.
On this date in 1894 Japanese forces crossed into Korea marking a major escalation in regional tension. The invasion preceded broader conflicts as imperial powers sought influence on the Korean peninsula.
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