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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1955

Page

8

Blue Shield Plans Disaster Insurance Moves Forward

Chicago AP report notes Blue Cross Blue Shield governing bodies cleared the way for a catastrophe policy. It would extend 70 day benefits to 730 days with a 20 percent subscriber share and cover most remaining costs. Final decisions rest with local plans. first policies may be offered by August.

Chicago Blue Cross Blue Shield

Bridge Conundrum Forces West into Hazardous Shift

In a tense bridge play South outmaneuvers West by a sequence starting with a low heart from dummy and a deuce over East’s play. West misreads the hand, discarding the diamond defense as South exploits the hearts and clubs to maintain the contract.

South West East

Jacoby On Bridge Misguide Leads To Unmakable Contract

Oswald Jacoby explains that four spades cannot be made by the declarer if defenders play perfectly. In today’s hand South misdirected West, prompting an unmakable contract. West opened clubs, South discarded the nine hoping for a club continuation, while East held the rest of the defense.

Declarer East South West

City Hall Notes on parking limit and city projects

Cedar Rapids officials discussed a one hour parking limit on Tenth avenue SW between Second and Third streets. Council referred the proposal to Police Chief William Kudina for study. They approved pipe purchases totaling about 181,570 dollars for water system expansion and heard bids from American Cast Iron Pipe and United States Pipe and Foundry. Rock surfacing projects were planned for three alleys with city assessments. A May 7 tag day for United Cerebral Palsy Association was approved, and a fence permit was issued for a lot on Eighth avenue SE.

IGHT Tenth Avenue Second Third Streets William Kudina American Cast Iron Pipe Company Kansas City United States Pipe and Foundry Company of Chicago George Lee Lee United Cerebral Palsy Association Cedar Rapids

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