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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1983

Page

8

Demonstrators Demand Resignation After Studds Censure

About 50 demonstrators sit at a Dennis town meeting carrying signs and shouting comments directed at Rep. Gerry Studds. The congressman had been censured by the House for admitting to a homosexual affair with a House page over five years ago. Protesters presented a 315 sign petition urging his resignation.

Gerry Studds Dennis Mass Studds U.S House of Representatives Ting House

Rape victim fights custody in teen mother case Kalamazoo

A 13 year old rape-induced pregnancy sparks debate over custody as her mother, in foster care, remains under Juvenile Court review. Lawyer Nelson Pelletier argues the teen can raise a child, noting the girl treats her daughter as a sister while the family fights for custody. Alvin Zackery, the assailant, was convicted and sentenced to prison.

Kalamazoo Mich Nelson Pelletier Pelletier Michigan Kalamazoo County Alvin Zackery

Boston Drug Kingpins Face Arraignment In Large New England Smuggling Case

Seven-state, multi-country operation allegedly moved 250 tons of marijuana and hashish worth about 200 million. Indicted figures Robert Frappier of Springfield and Timothy Minnig of Amarillo await arraignment in Maine under a federal kingpins law. Both fugitives since 1979, they faced decades in prison if convicted.

Boston New England U.S Drug Enforcement Agency William F. Weld Robert L. Frappier Springfield Timothy I. Minnig Amarillo Maine Robert M. Stutman Drug Enforcement Aggency Stutman Gloucester Florida Frappier New York City Minnig Reagan Mexico Fort Collins Colo Colombia Jamestown Rhode Island Thailand Coos Bay Ore Westport Moorehead City N.C Sturbridge Nova Scotia Eastport Bremen Massachusetts

Endplay Seasoned in Club Endplay in Six No Trump

Bridge notes show South in six no trump after a two no trump response and five no trump raise. West leads clubs and declarer uses an end play by cashing major suits then clubs to force a discard and secure the contract. The line hinges on East’s spade discard and West’s remaining exit cards.

Declarer North South West East

Goren Explains Best Opening Leads in Card Play

Charles Goren explains how declarer’s ground work pays when West is forced to lead from clubs into A-8 tenace after Goren wins the trick with the ten of clubs. For a copy of Winning Opening Leads, send $1.85 to Goren Leads, Norwood NJ.

Declarer West Charles Goren Goren P.O. Box Norwood N.J

Drought drains Watertown in hot Tennessee summer

Watertown Tennessee suffers from no rain since May. With one well dry, residents haul water from Lebanon 25 miles away. Mayor Edsel Floyd describes water restrictions and a two day supply. Options to fix include digging a new well or laying a half mile pipe to Wilson County Water Authority lines.

Watertown Tenn Lebanon Wilson County Nashville Floyd Civil Service

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