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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1980

Page

20

Dear Abby Hospital visits spark exhaustion and warnings

Exhausted in Columbia shares how hospital visits during recovery drained her. Abby urges readers to respect a patient’s wish for no visitors, noting a simple card can be kinder. A reader adds that signs should be honored, and the column closes with general advice and contact details.

Abby Columbia, S.C Olympia Wash

Romanticism Turns Practical in Modern Romance

A reflective piece laments the loss of poetic romance from courtship and marriage. It contrasts past gestures and verses with mass produced symbols and modern phrases, noting how sentimentality shifted from intimate acts to everyday practicality and bumper sticker culture.

Notrump Slam Gambit In Bridge Commentary

South rebids four notrump after North supports two notrump to reach a six notrump slam. The hand counted 18 or 19 high card points with a strong six card club suit while North had about 12. The gamble yielded 9 or 10 match points in a regional master pairs event.

Oswald Jacoby Alan Sontag South North Blackwood

Scrabble-like puzzle page by United Feature Syndicate

A puzzle item titled Scrabble style credits Judd's solution tomorrow. It presents a 20 minute time limit and rows of letters to rearrange into 2 to 7 letter words scoring per row with 7 letter words earning a 50 point bonus. Blanks act as any letter but carry no points.

Judd

Agreement Reached for $5 Million Genetic Research Program

A Waltham firm and Dow Chemical Co. strike a $5 million agreement to develop recombinant DNA tech for industrial use. Orrie M. Friedman of Collaborative Genetics announces at a Statehouse news conference. Gov. King cites job growth and economic benefits for Massachusetts. Dow gains access to new technology and enlarges its Midland bioproducts lab.

Boston UPI Waltham, Mass Dow Chemical Co Orrie M. Friedman Collaborative Genetics Inc Statehouse Friedman Edward J. King King Commonwealth Dow Midland Mich

Cell Saver Improves Blood Use In Open Heart Surgery

North Carolina Memorial Hospital surgeons use a device called a Cell Saver to recycle four to six pints of a patient's blood during open heart procedures. Red cells are returned to the patient after filtering impurities, reducing the need for donors and transfusion risk. The plasma is saved to aid clotting post operation.

Henry North Carolina Memorial Hospital John Shallal Shallal

Controversial Rhein-Main expansion approved

A state court ruled for the Rhein-Main Airport expansion over environmental and resident objections. Frankfurt Airport Corporation said work on a new runway will begin as soon as possible. Opponents conducted hunger strikes and demonstrations, including attempts to block runways with cars.

Frankfurt West Germany Rhein-Main Possi Ble Frankfurt Airport Corporation

Five days of storms flood Pacific Northwest

Thirty years ago prolonged storms caused heavy flooding across the Pacific Northwest region. Local rivers overflowed their banks damaging homes and infrastructure as residents prepared for continued rainfall and rising water levels. Emergency crews ferried residents to safety andFailing levees prompted weather alerts and utility disruptions.

Pacific Northwest

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