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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1979
Page
5
Oswald and Alan recount a dramatic seven spades grand slam led by Bob Slavenburg, framed as a legendary if possibly embellished hand. The tale centers on an improbable sequence involving ruffs, discards, and trumps, ending with a dramatic grand slam speculation.
A fragment notes an opening lead of four Aces in a bridge hand with coded positions EAST and K AQJ9 A3 A87532 EAST 1032 K 1074 8762 KQ, indicating initial play and card arrangement.
A Washington reader asks ABC Uy about the chance of drawing a hand with all four aces. The response notes the probability is about one in 379, and suggests South may have been fortunate in the outcome.
New York United Press International reports the gnome phenomenon sweeping popular culture. A $17.50 hardcover book by Harry N. Abrams Inc. has sold about 600,000 copies in the United States, with foreign editions in nine countries and plans for an animated TV special. The licensing lines include note paper puzzles and gnome homes, creating a multimirror industry valued at about $10 million.
Lincoln man Saxson Anderson spent 20 days in jail after an assault charge was dismissed the same day it was filed. Jail officials were not told of the dismissal, and corrections administrator Patrick Rackers noted such errors can occur amid high inmate volumes.
In Avignon region Michel Nardini, 41, hunting, ran to save his dog that wandered onto railroad tracks. He was struck by an oncoming train and died at Manosque, the next stop on the line. The dog survived uninjured nearby.
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