30 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
1
A bridge tale from 1976-77 features a player with 150 honors in majors and a plan for a six diamond slam. Despite bidding and signals, two clubs and a diamond lead discussion show how East's queen and later a diamond lead could thwart the slam in either major, with the author noting a diamond lead would beat the slam.
A bridge reader asks about finessing by leading from the ace toward the queen. If you hold ace and two small and dummy queen and two small, the method to gain two tricks in the suit is to lead toward the queen. This is not a true finesse but a technique to secure the extra trick.
Moscow reports Chaplin in Russian in film classics released there. The King in New York plays with Innokenty Smoktunovsky providing the Russian voice. Limelight will follow soon with the same dubbing artist.
Dr Solomon answers reader questions on nitroglycerin ointment as a potential long lasting treatment for angina. He notes studies in JAMA showing blood pressure drop, increased heart rate, better exercise tolerance, and pain relief lasting three to five hours, longer than pills. He advises medical consultation before use. Dorothy asks about potatoes in diets. answer says potatoes are not fattening, about 90 to 100 calories, with tips to prepare low fat.
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