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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1977

Page

9

Correct bids and plays in a spade contract debate

Jim and Oswald discuss bridge bidding. South opens one spade and North should bid two spades with eight points, while a notrump reply is possible. A spade raise supports game with 14 points and a singleton, using the spade suit to draw trumps and avoid diamond losers. North and South could reach game after a notrump response, with South likely bidding two spades and North possibly going to three.

Jim Oswald South North

Onslow Lodge Elects Officers

Onslow The following officers have been elected by Fraternity lodge No 19 at Onslow Paul Waggoner worshipful master Donald Jansen senior warden Bruce Reade junior warden William Reade treasurer James Lindsey secretary Daryl Jansen senior deacon Clarence Doll junior deacon William Wessels senior steward Miles Tredway junior steward Marvin Holst Tyler.

Onslow Fraternity Lodge No. 19 Paul Waggoner Donald Jansen Bruce Reade William Reade James Lindsey Daryl Jansen Clarence Doll William Wessels Miles Tredway Marvin Holst Tyler

Bridge Notes From A Scrappy East West Board

An East West vulnerable hand from a club slashed contest play as West opened and South challenged. The auction and subsequent defense show a tense sequence with frequent ruffing and strategic shifts.

Open with four card major only when no better bid exists

The guidance approves opening with a four card major if no better bid is available but cautions against using it when a satisfactory alternative bid can be found.

New Mexico

Museums Tell Chinaware Story In Britain

Two new museums near Stoke-on-Trent reveal china history. The Gladstone Pottery museum at Longton preserves a Victorian factory with bottle ovens and working shops. The Wedgwood visitor center at Barlaston offers a film on Wedgwood history and design and demonstrates traditional hand processes.

London UPS Britain China Stoke-on-Trent Gladstone Pottery Museum Longton Wedgwood Barlaston Gladstone Museum

Theater listings for Iowa and world film weeks

The note lists theater venues and showtimes for Monday across multiple cities and venues. Iowa theaters feature Wizard at 2 3:50 5 7:30 9:20. World Fun With Dick and Jane at 7 9. Network at 7 9:05. Plaza Freaky Friday at 7:30 9:20. Stage 1 Thieves 7:40 9:40. Stage 2 Rocky 7:35 9:50. Collins The Devil's Widow 7:40 Sisters 9:50. Twin West Pom Pom Girls 7:50 Las Vegas Lady 9:35. Twin East The Shootist 7:50 The Big Bus 9:45. Marion features at 11 1 3 5 7 9. Stage 3 Silver Streak 7:40 9:50. Stage 4 The Seven Percent Solution 7:40 9:50. Eastown 1 A Star Is Born 7:15 9:45. Eastown 2 Chatter Box 7:50 9:35.

Credit help offered by Federal Reserve in San Francisco

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announces a consumer affairs division to assist individuals with credit problems and complaints about banking practices. People may contact by phone or in writing for help.

San Francisco UPI Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Federal Reserve

Rhode Island Unites Newport and Portsmouth in 1643

On this date 1643 the Rhode Island colonies of Newport and Portsmouth joined to form a single colony under shared governance. The merger linked two early settlements, shaping the political landscape of colonial New England.

Rhode Island Newport Portsmouth

If Can't Stop Smoking Try To Cut Puffing Time

Dear Sam and Bryan letters discuss plant tumors and smoking risks. Plant tumors like Crown Gall were studied in labs. tobacco plants used. A Louisville study links longer puffs to higher tar with lung cancer. cutting puffing time may aid cessation. On this date in 1964 Jack Ruby was found guilty of murder in Oswald slaying. conviction overturned and he died awaiting a new trial.

Sam Erwin Smith U.S. Department of Agriculture William H. Anderson Louisville Anderson Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald

Senate committee delays draft records in local boards

In a surprise move linked to the Mediterranean crisis the senate armed services committee voted to hold all draft records in local boards for three months in case the world situation becomes critical before Congress acts on universal military training.

Senate Armed Services Committee Congress

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