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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1998
Page
9
In the 1998 Vanderbilt Knockout Team Championship at the Spring North American Championships in Reno, a notable deal showcased deceptive play by a South hand. The tension of major championship play did not dull the precision and timing required for a remarkable contract and defense, illustrating high-caliber bridge strategy.
South by Michael Seamon navigates a tricky four spades contract after a help-suit trial. West misreads declarer’s heart holdings and shifts to trumps, but declarer wins key swings in diamonds and hearts to finish with the last tricks.
Dear Abby argues serial batterers are a severe threat, with estimates of up to 4,000 deaths annually linked to habitual abuse. The writer distinguishes chronic, nonrehabilitable offenders from nonlethal cases and urges public recognition and action, plus therapy focused on anger management for most abusers.
At the Comdex Spring Computer Show in Chicago Bill Gates demonstrated Windows 98. The system crashed when a Microsoft employee tried to plug in a scanner. Gates noted bugs and said shipping would not occur yet. The June release was postponed twice despite the planned late last year target.
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