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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1977
Page
15
The article details a bridge duel where South wins the spade lead with the dummy’s ace and finesses, while West counters with the nine and later the queen. A squeeze develops forcing South to discard a club and East to win with a heart, leaving West with eight tricks and a path to victory.
The article discusses how bidding rules in bridge shifted about 55 years ago from favoring higher card points to higher trick counts. It raises a Florida based question on the implications of this change and how it affects signaling during auctions.
Television listings show a dense grid of programs across channels with air times from 4 PM to 1:36 AM. Notable items include Star Trek, Adam-12, The Gong Show, The Price Is Right, Hawaii Five-O, Barney Miller, Merv Griffin, and NBC, CBS, ABC movie slots, plus late night news and talk shows.
Four players reveal a bridge deal with North South vulnerable. West opens a preemptive bid and the sequence proceeds to a 3NT contract after passes and a corrective bid. Opening lead shows queen of spades as the lead.
NBC's All-Star baseball game drew 17.4 million homes, the week's highest rating. CBS and ABC shows filled the next spots with Charlie's Angels and Barnaby Jones both near 14 million and 13 million households respectively. The CBS comedy Best Friends trailed at 6.1 million.
CBS airs Mephisto Waltz and Horror of Dracula in a late night double feature. The schedule lists start times around 11:40 with additional lines referencing cities and odd codes. Viewers should check local listings for channel and exact timing.
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