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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1980
Page
21
A vintage puzzle page describes rearranging rows of letters into 2 to 7 letter words with a 20 minute limit. It notes Scrabble trade marks and scoring rules including a 50 point bonus for 7 letter words and blanks with no points. The page credits Judd and United Feature Syndicate with a date of 1980.
A bridge clue showing how to dump losers on losers in a short, sharp hand. Holmes sat West with Watson at East, South facing their expert opponent. The play hinges on proper ruffing and a late discard to prevent a fourth defense trick.
In Ware Massachusetts, selectmen approve converting a vacant Unitarian church beside Town Hall into a tavern despite objections from church trustees. Barkeep Michael Petrowicz says liquor license transfer from Main Street meets requirements and avoids state overrule. Mary Zygiel of the church calls it morally bad, predicting trouble with the court nearby. The 1846 building now sits in a business zone. it was previously used by a Baptist congregation.
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory researchers report an air aluminum power cell fueled by water that could let electric vehicles travel about 300 miles per fill. Aluminum plates would require replacement every 1 000 to 3 000 miles, raising running costs but offering long range amid oil shortages.
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