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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1975
Page
16
A bridge note describes Souths nonvulnerable four spade call as a bold gamble. He trusts the hand but dummy loses the first trick when East holds the ace of hearts. South ruffs and discards to regroup.
In a bridge deal East wins a heart lead and fends off a five heart bid. West and East debate the hand as South notes East could have beaten four spades with precise diamond leads. The column asks readers what to bid after partner opens three spades and rebids three no trump.
Brien James Lesmeister, 19, of 2504 Linwood Street SW, was charged with larceny of a motorcycle after the owner recognized it on a city street. Police said the vehicle’s serial numbers had been altered and that Kevin Coder reported the theft between August 31 and September 2 last year. Lesmeister was jailed in lieu of a $10,000 bond.
James W. Wilson publisher of the Carroll Times Herald was elected chairman of the Town Associated Press Managing Editors Assn at its spring meeting in Des Moines. He succeeds Robert Dodsley of the Sioux City Journal. William M. Epperheimer of Mt. Pleasant News was elected vice-chairman.
Public notice details incorporation concerns for Cedar Rapids and a concrete pavement project on 3rd to 6th Street. It specifies bond requirements, bid procedures, and deadlines, naming City Council, City Clerk, and contractor roles while outlining hearing and assessment processes for abutting property owners.
The notice lists abandoned vehicles including a 1961 Chevrolet and a 1964 Chevrolet among items in Cedar County Iowa. It also includes a public bidding notice for road and water system construction contracts with details on locations, work scope, quantities, required bonds, and a hearing schedule.
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