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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
2
A bridge scenario features South questioning an opening bid and stopping mid conversation to claim a slam was possible. He takes the ace of diamonds and draws three. The excerpt notes vulnerability and a misfired contract amid playful banter.
In a bridge hand West led clubs and hearts after dummy’s queen won a trick. South’s diamond lead allowed West to win and force four losses. The text argues South should have kept to one trump lead, then used clubs to set up a discard strategy ending with dummy’s king of clubs and a heart loss, rather than overextending.
In a standard auction, after your partner jumps to three spades over your two spade bid, evaluate responder's hand and balance risk. Consider pass, raise, or cue-bid based on partner's distribution and signals from the initial pass.
More than 300 area families evacuated as the Corinthos burns with its main deck aflame. George Peroulakis, 28, reports crew leaping overboard while the Queeny catches fire then drifts upriver. Suen phenol gas from the Queeny drifts toward the Pennsylvania shore complicating rescue efforts as coast guard vessels and helicopters respond. Gas inhalation injuries send several firefighters to hospitals. The blaze nears a nearby petroleum complex but no damage is reported. This marks the third tanker fire in the Delaware river area within a year.
New federal warranty law expands FTC authority across interstate commerce and enables restitution after cease desists. It allows court actions for refunds, empowers preliminary injunctions, rule making, and funded representation for consumers, with potential nationwide impact described as immense.
A proposed Pan Am Iran Air deal would use Pan Am’s training and operations to help Iran Air grow into a major international carrier including a planned fleet of Concorde supersonic planes. The pact would swap routes with TWA, suspend Paris and Vienna service, and shift to new destinations while both airlines shed loss making routes. The CAB valued the expected first year gains at about 17 to 24 million dollars for Pan Am and 16 to 25 million for TWA amid fuel price surges and softer international travel.
Correction notes former Linn county Sheriff Jim Smith is at St Luke's hospital not Mercy. Ads advise beauty shop Sue Zobac Draker for appointments and list several thefts and notices including purse theft at Czech Inn and car items taken, wary public notices and upcoming events with dates and addresses in Cedar Rapids area.
Three Cedar Rapids youths were arrested Thursday in Leon after driving a stolen car owned by Eli Abo Deely. A 17-year-old absent without leave from military duty, a 15-year-old runaway girl, and a 15-year-old runaway from a state juvenile home were charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. The 17-year-old is held for military authorities. the girl and the other boy were returned to their respective placements. The investigation continues.
G Gordon Liddy the Watergate conspirator and attorney by trade has been appointed a clerk in the mechanical service office at Danbury Federal Prison. The department oversees buildings grounds maintenance upkeep and repair duties.
Two FBI agents conduct a preliminary inquiry in Cedar Rapids into a civil rights complaint against Cedar Rapids police officer Ted McLeod. McLeod was accused of using excessive force during the arrest of Bradley Kirk Swyers, 24, who allegedly was struck with a metal object. Swyers faced resisting arrest charges. internal police review cleared McLeod within hours. The FBI will report findings to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney.
Gerald D. Kucera, 26, of Fairfax, was arrested Thursday after selling two pounds of suspected marijuana to a police detective. He faces possession with intent to deliver and delivery charges. The transaction occurred in a May City lanes lot at 1648 Trent Street SW and involved $445. The Metro Narcotics Unit led the investigation. he is jailed pending a court appearance.
Cedar Rapids civil service commission set 9 a.m. February 14 for the hearing of dismissed Police Officer Ronald H. Mallary. The notice was filed in the city clerk's office Thursday afternoon. Mallary was fired earlier this month over alleged incidents including calling in sick and involvement in tavern fights.
Federal officials say Harold Wellington Rapp fled Iowa after arrest on conspiracy and possession of counterfeit money. The Cedar Rapids man led a $3 million ring tied to counterfeit bills printed locally. He faces possible five year bail jumping plus probation violations, with probes into his whereabouts in Kansas City or Phoenix.
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