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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1979

Page

3

Flood Watches Hold Across Five States As Flood Crest Nears

Volunteers in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks battled floodwaters for eight days shoring dikes and sandbags while rising rivers from the Red to Neches threaten communities in Louisiana Texas Alabama and Mississippi. Officials report the Red River crest near 49 feet at East Grand Forks and crews stay vigilant amid widespread evacuations and concern for future crests.

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Spade lead proves decisive in chesslike bridge defense

In a vulnerable East West game, West opens the spade king to force the defense. Declarer navigates a diamond shift and discard strategy after a spade lead, exploiting West and East misdefense to secure the contract.

West North East North South West Dummy East Declarer

Eight Youths Die In Fort Meade Area Pickup Crash

A pickup truck carrying twelve youths connected to Fort Meade personnel crashed on a rural Patuxent River Road killing eight. Driver Alan Cole survived with injuries. seven victims resided at Fort Meade. The accident halted bystanders and investigators sorted through remains to identify those killed.

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