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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1982

Page

8

Bridge bidding questions from Goren leads column

A set of six bridge scenarios with South hands and responses, covering Stayman, cue bidding, no trump and suit contracts. Each item asks the optimal bid given vulnerability and hand shape, culminating in a note offering Goren’s book for purchase.

Convicted doctor to remain in jail

A Boston area court denied early release for Dr. Alan Lefkowitz, one of three doctors sentenced to six months for raping a Cambridge nurse in 1980. Lefkowitz argued he could have been freed earlier after learning fellow defendant Dr. Arif Hussain was released 21 days early for good behavior. The judge said the Department of Correction fulfilled its obligation to advise on good time credits. Hussain, from Brookline, was released Dec. 10 after starting a work and blood-donor program. Lefkowitz and Dr. Eugene Sherry remain incarcerated.

Boston Alan Lefkowitz Arif Hussain Eugene Sherry New Zealand Cambridge Rockport Lefkowitz Suffolk Superior

Television Schedule Highlight for December 27 and 13

Evening lineup features M A S H Family Feud and CBS shows like Little House on the Prairie. NFL Football Buffalo at Miami airs 8 00 pm with M A S H and Newhart surrounding the sports event.

Buffalo Miami Area

Postage Increase For Nonprofit Groups Approved

The Postal Service board voted to raise postage for nonprofit organizations effective January 9. The decision followed a continuing resolution signed by President Reagan that funds government agencies and reduces Postal Service appropriations.

Washington Board of Governors The U.S. Postal Service Reagan Postal Service

Postal rate hike raises third class nonprofit mail cost

The move raises down rates for several classes including second, third, and fourth class mail. Third class nonprofit mail will cost 3.3 to 5.2 cents per piece based on sorting thoroughness, up from 3.0 to 4.9 cents.

Southwestern Bell switches phone center to Bell Business Office

PhoneCenter Stores are no longer part of Southwestern Bell and the Bell Business Office will handle starting stopping or moving service. Call the Business Office for details and use the front of your phone book for the number. A booklet titled Telecommunications in Transition is available by mail.

PhoneCenter Southwestern Bell Bell Business Office Federal Communications Commission

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