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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
4
Washington sees civil rights as top priority with over 120 bills in play. The push for reform faces filibusters and a crowded agenda as lawmakers debate voting rights, taxes, and broader civil rights measures amid a busy session.
Oswald Jacoby examines the evolving unusual notrump convention to show a two-suit hand. The article narrates a hand where a mond opening heart clubs two-suiter prompts a competitive East three diamonds, South bids five clubs, and West’s double aims to win tricks rather than points with key cards in spades and hearts amid diamond holdings.
The passage analyzes a bridge hand where South pursued five clubs with no queen, West doubled, and despite both opponents holding a diamond, South failed to gain an overtrick but did make his contract. The queen of clubs proved a liability.
Supervised summer playground activities began Monday at Hiawatha Elementary School. The program runs through Aug. 2 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Directors are Jack Nielsen and Rosellen Sampson. Activities include sports games hikes and crafts.
Paris AP reports Katanga President Tshombe arrived from the Congo on Saturday but was detained at Orly Airport for lacking a passport.
Dr Edward Rynearson told the American Medical Association meeting that more than half of waiting-room patients may have no organic disease yet suffer real symptoms from life’s pressures. He warned some physicians neglect such patients and risk turning to quacks. Bishop Sheen urged viewing illness in human terms, opposing excessive life-extending measures for dying patients.
The Iowa commerce commission ordered Rock Island Railroad to install automatic flashing light signals with rotating stop signs and bell at the Homestead crossing. The project costs up to 12200 dollars with about 1220 dollars to be paid by the county and 1220 by the railroad, the remainder covered by both parties.
The notice states costs not to exceed 9760 dollars will be paid from the highway grade crossing safety fund and requires submission of detailed signal plans for commission approval before installation begins.
Stage strike erupts in Rome as workers from Italy's national research council walk out for 24 hours on Saturday, disrupting normal research activities and signaling labor tensions within government science agencies.
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