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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
20
Bridge notes describe an old bidding convention where South opens one club then jumps to five clubs after a heart response and a three clubs rebid by North. The idea is to stop at a minor-suit game unless partner has specific diamond controls. North evaluates two quick diamond losers and passes.
A Florida reader asks about a convention dubbed The big diamond. Several bidding systems employ both one club and one diamond openings as artificial forcing bids. They are highly complex and have seen no broad acceptance beyond the inventors.
A practical guide advising gradual steps for a unfamiliar investor. Start with an emergency fund of three to six months’ salary, then consider payroll deductions into savings bonds, or simple growth mutual funds. Consider buying blue chip stocks slowly, reinvesting dividends, and avoid risky hot trades while learning.
Vancouver AP report on Max Telford the 42 year old New Zealander who plans to surpass 100000 miles in 19 years after leaving Anchorage Alaska this Saturday He targets a world record 5166 mile run from Anchorage to Halifax Nova Scotia with a 240 mile Death Valley round trip last year in extreme heat causing blisters and shoe removal.
A 13-year-old boy named Robert was paddled by a principal after mischief in a gym shower. His parents sued the school district for $20,000 claiming the punishment violated the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The case asks whether the teacher and district acted legally under state policy and constitutional standards.
The court held a pattern of corporal punishment violated the Eighth Amendment. injuries to students showed paddlings were severe and for minor offenses, often without allowing explanation. The decision cites the civil appeals ruling and notes a historical event: in 1873 outlaw Jesse James robbed the Rock Island Express at Adair, Iowa, escaping with $3,000.
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