Oldest bridge pair discuss a challenging deal
Mr and Mrs J Edward Morrow of Joplin Missouri among the oldest active duplicate bridge players. The column recalls a 1976 hand where East can beat the contract by playing the ace of spades first and leading diamonds. Oswald Jacoby praises players of all ages who execute the play at the table.
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J. Edward Morrow
Joplin
Morrow
Jed
Dallas News
South
East
West
Oswald Jacoby
Faulkner Quote Framing a Bridge Hand Advice
A Mississippi reader asks about a rubber bridge hand where opponents bid one spade two spades four spades and the declarer opens the king of diamonds. The play risks a trick yet could defeat the contract if partner holds the right cards, echoing Faulkner’s belief in man’s ability to prevail.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. prints daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates by carrier $1.05 per week and by mail Afternoon Edition and Weekend nine issues monthly $4.29 per four weeks and $46 per 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Arrests on Varied Counts Prompt Multiple Charges
Seven people were arrested on a range of charges Thursday. William T. Kuhlman Jr. faced gross fraud and resisting an officer after allegedly using a false ID. Eli Saba was charged with two counts of selling hashish to an undercover officer. Three minors and David A. Kelsey faced possession of a controlled substance and delinquency charges. Gregory Karrick was charged with grand larceny by shoplifting from Osco. Gary Vicko was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police found a small amount in his car.
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William T. Kuhlman, Jr
Twelfth Avenue
Kuhlman
Eli Nick Saba
Seventeenth Street
Saba
David A. Kelsey
Oklahoma Avenue
Glass Road
Edgewood Road
Kelsey
Gregory E. Karrick
Thirteenth Street
Osco Drug Store
Second Avenue SE
Gary Alan Vicko
First Avenue SW
Rockford Road
Jury Awards 24800 in Highway Land Condemnation Case
A Linn district court jury awarded Divine Engineering Co. 24800 for the condemnation of 0.36 acre at Highway 218 and Waconia Ave SW, after a compensation commission had set 17000 plus 280 in fees. Divine sought 98750, claiming property value loss, highway access damage, noise, and frontage road impacts. Jurors listed include Cedar Rapids residents and alternates.
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Linn District Court
Iowa Department of Transportation
Divine Engineering Co., Inc
Highway 218
Waconia Avenue
Divine
David C. Wagner
Stella S. Padzavelis
John M. Bateman
Barbara L. Jacobsen
Thomas R. Tomkins
Ruth E. Otten
Karen K. Haars
Arlene H. McCauley
Richard N. Buchheim
Mary J. Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Martha S. Pipkin
Fairfax
Loretta L. Nading
Hiawatha
Leon A. Lueck
Final Labor Offers Due on April 7 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and the Teamsters union will present final offers to an arbitrator on April 7. The police union dispute has reached binding arbitration under the state law. Prof. Richard F. Dole of the University of Iowa law school will hear the case in a public arbitration, the first time final offers from either side become known. The city budget already anticipates about a five percent rise in personal services costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Richard F. Dole
University of Iowa Law School
Cedar Rapids to appeal TRB ruling on rail crossing limits
Cedar Rapids City Council plans to appeal an interim TRB order over state rail crossing rules. The city disputes limits on blocking times and seeks to preserve local safeguards, while TRB rulings affect six exceptions allowing longer or unlimited blockages. The council weighs timing of the district court appeal.
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Cedar Rapids
State Transportation Regulation Board
TRB
Des Moines
Dave McGuire
McGuire
City Sends Rent Bill to Linn County Officials
Cedar Rapids Auditor Bob McMahan invoices Linn county for six months' rent of court facilities in the Veterans Memorial building. The amount is about $21,000, while the county disputes city liability for court costs totaling at least $60,000. The supervisors say the claim was not approved due to a clerical misdirection.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob McMahan
Linn County
Hal Schaefer
McMahan
Veterans Memorial Building
Merle Kopel
Kopel
Supervisors
Jean Oxley
Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against Local Man
A 35 year old man, Robert W. Joslyn of 2121 Blairs Ferry road NE, was charged with drunk driving. He was arrested in the 300 block of Fifteenth street SE at 8 p m. On this date in 1966, former Vice President Richard M Nixon returned from Europe and urged President Lyndon B Johnson to visit Europe to bolster the Western alliance.
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Robert W. Joslyn
Blairs Ferry Road
Fifteenth Street
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Europe
Nixon
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Wijxai
William Faulkner
DODGE
Chrysler
Price
Second Avenue
8Th Street
City
Schaefer
Stride Rite
Killians
Iowa City
Killian’s
Lindale Plaza
Famous Label
Downtown
Lindale
MALL
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