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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1975

Page

3

North bids slam after spade opening in bridge hand

North bid aggressively after partner opened spades, aiming for a slam. South, seeing dummy, muttered that perhaps he should abandon opening 10. The clash hints at high-stakes decision making and the pressure of card play.

North South Dummy

Bridge problem: five clubs over four spades prompt

In a mis tensed bidding sequence West would gain from clubs. If West could cash the ace, South could discard a heart from dummy on king of clubs, then lose no extra heart. The question asks what to do after five clubs over four spades, given the hand AAQTOWZ OKISENAQHE for the responder. The recommended action is to bid six diamonds to show your king and then pass? The prompt asks for the right action and clarifies you should respond to the bid.

West South Dummy

Cedar Rapids airport to open bids for fire station addition

The Cedar Rapids airport commission set March 24 as the bid opening date for an airport fire station addition to house two new trucks and upgrade lighting. Federal funding covers 75 percent of construction and 82 percent of lighting and trucks, with total project cost estimated at 570000. The panel moved to condemn one land parcel if negotiations fail and to sue several companies over overdue bills. Airport Manager Roy Jamesen noted tours for senior citizens praising the programs and inviting more groups to contact him.

Cedar Rapids Airport Commission Roy Jamesen Jamesen Jameson

How Americans Could Conserve Half a Million Barrels of Oil Daily

Lexington AP reports that a 10 percent cut in driving by American motorists could save about 1.4 gallons of gasoline weekly per car, totaling roughly half a million barrels of oil daily. a 20 percent cut could save about 2.8 gallons per car weekly, equaling roughly one million barrels daily. The piece explains calculation methods and advises individuals to measure their car mileage and trim weekly mileage accordingly.

The Cedar Rapids Lexington Ford Ashland Oil, Inc American Automobile Club

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