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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Page
2
A dialogue discusses opening notrump bids and hand shapes. Observations cover point ranges 16 to 18, distributions 43 33 4423 or 533-2, and the use of a worthless doubleton in some cases. North’s nine points may invite partner to three notrump, with Stoyman convention permitting a two clubs response.
The passage describes an artificial bidding sequence for a major suit and variations in play after South and North bid. It notes South loses hearts and spades while possibly revealing a diamond queen, and concludes four spades can be made. Oswald mentions three notrump losses and locating the diamond queen. A reader asks when contract bridge began. the answer cites Harold Vanderbilt dating the game to 1925, about 50 years old.
Fayette Two Eastern Towans have been elected to the board of trustees of Upper Iowa University. Peter Solar of Cedar Rapids and Russell Lockard of Maynard are named as new trustees. Solar is a former teacher coach and high school principal and previously served on the Upper Town board. Lockard, a native of Oelwein, has farmed in the Maynard area and owns Farmers Agri Enterprise of Oelwein and Maynard Pork Producers Inc. Dr. Scott Linger Fayette was elected president of the board and Salar elected vice president.
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