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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1979
Page
19
In a bridge problem analysis the professor leads hearts and clubs, then outplays opponents by reading spade and trump positions. He deduces East holds the ace and West the king queen of hearts, explaining why spades must be 3-2 and how the finesse works. Readers can send questions to the Gazette for expert answers.
A humorous op ed questions the idea of home based vacations amid gas shortages. It argues for simulating travel at home with make shift rituals while lampooning the hardships of discomfort and the need for rest. It closes noting Offenbach was born on this date in 1819.
Hollywood producers used Warner Communications Qube to cast bit players in Columbus Ohio. Casting director Garrison True of 20th Century Fox described roles as TV viewers pressed buttons at home. A request for a state trooper yielded 130 names in three minutes. The system also helped find men with a lean hungry look for death row inmate roles.
Playwright Lillian Hellman is 74 and country music star Chet Atkins is 55. Both are listed in today’s birthday notices with brief age acknowledgments.
CBS captured the top spot in the week ending June 17, placing three on the four most watched shows including WKRP in Cincinnati M A S H and Lou Grant. Three's Company led the week with a 24 percent reach, driving CBS to a 14.7 rating while ABC had 13.8 and NBC 12.9.
Portland based performer Marshall Dodge III and Yale alum Robert Bryan built a Maine humor empire with Bert and I recordings selling 300,000 copies. Dodge, 43, splits time between Portland and Cambridge, drawing royalties around $20,000 annually as they plan a Bert and I book this fall.
A dense scanned TV guide shows a mix of daytime and prime time programs across networks, listing game shows, dramas, comedies, and movies. Notable items include Family Feud Newlywed Game and Star programs, with titles like The Innocent and the Damned Part 4, Gunsmoke, MASH, Starsky and Hutch, and Charlie activity across 6:00 to 12:00 hours.
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