The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 215, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1978 Page: 5 of 34
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Opening lead: A K
SHORT RIBS
BRIDGE
By Oiwald Jacoby
and Alan Sontag
Sometimes good defense
requires real genius. On
other occasions all that is
necessary is good common
sense.
Here is a sample of this
type defense by Arthur Rob-
inson and Robert Jordan
who at that time were one of
the best pairs in the world.
Arthur led the king of
clubs and decided that Bob's
eight qxrt was the start of an
echo with a doubleton club.
Should he comtinue clubs?
No, he shouldn't. This would
give declarer a chance to p
chuck dummy's singleton
heart.
So Arthur led a heart at
trick two. Back came a club.
The defense had three tricks
in and now Arthur did lead
that third club.
Declarer studied for a long
time. Should he ruff with
SI
Drilling Boss Doesn’t
Like ‘Black Market’ Work
The drilling industry re-
bounded, however, and finished
dummy’s 10 or dummy’s
king? Finally he decided to
ruff with the king on the
theory that Jordan really
needed that jack of spades
for the opening bid.
It actually didn’t matter.
Jordan held the jack-nine-
eight of spades and was
going to get a trump trick
irrespective of what the un-
fortunate declarer did.
A I-ouisiana reader wants
to know if we consider that
South's hand is worth an
opening two bid. He held:
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It is strong enough. But
with a balanced 25 high-card
points, an opening three-
notrump call is superior.
I NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN. I
BOUDREAU SHIFT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hall of
Famer Lou Boudreau started
his major league career with
the Cleveland Indians as a
third baseman but won his
fame as a shortstop and play-
ing manager. Lou led the In-
dians to an American League
pennant and World Series title
in 1948, a year he batted .355.
Lou as a manager devised
the "Boudreau Shift,” which
has now been widely copied as
a defense against power hitters.
He used it against Ted Wil-
liams of Boston, moving his
third baseman close to second
and playing the shortstop on
the right side of second base.
Brazil and Paraguay are
building a hydroelectric com-
plex to generate 70 billion kilo-
watt-hours of energy annually.
Grand Coulee produces 20 bil-
lion and Aswan 10 billion.
HOUSTON (AP) - Ted Ro- April 1973, just months before
gers says he wants no part of a the start of the Arab oil embar
black market if one exists in
the current shortage of oil and
gU driltingrigi.
Rogers is president of Nation-
al Supply Co., the world's larg-
est manufacturer of drilling
rigs.
A backlog of orders for new
rigs has caused delivery delays
of 12 months or longer and
there have been reports a few
who placed orders in early 1977
are now taking delivery and re-
selling them at premiums as
much as 51 million above the
manufacturer’s invoice.
Rogers acknowledges Nation-
al has had some attractive of-
fers in recent months.
“We’ve had offers from
would be buyers to pay pre-
Originally. the expansion was
to have been spread over sev-
eral years.
National had idle capacity
about a year, Rogers said, be-
Astro-Graph
Bernice Bede Osol
use in 1973 and boosted that to
1,472 in 1974 and to 1,659 in
1975. The average dropped to
1,658 in 1976 but jumped to 2,002
last year. ‘
Hughes Tool Co., which con-
ducts the weekly survey, origi-
nally forecast a 2,125 average
for 1978 but later boosted the
estimate to 2,175, a level that
would be the highest since a 2,-
429 average was recorded in
1957.
Rogers said National reacted
to the Arab embargo by mov-
ing as rapidly as possible on an
expansion that boosted produc-
miums ranging up to 20 percent tion capacity about 50 percent,
for favorable delivery,” hef '
said.
“We don't know whether
these offers were all that
serious or whether they have
been testing us, but it didn’t
make any difference. We
should and did refuse them.”
A 20 percent markup on a 55
million rig would amount to a
51 million premium.
In addition to turning down
premium offers, Rogers said,
National also seeks to qualify
would be buyers as end users,
not middlemen.
But the lag time between
placement of an order and de-
livery continues to grow.
Rogers said rig package de-
liveries followed orders by two
to three months at the end of
1976.
“Now, 18 months later, deliv-
eries at National are running 14
to 15 months behind orders,” he
said.
More drilling rigs are now in
use than at any time since late
1958.
The last three weekly surveys
on active rotary drilling rigs
have set new 20-year highs of
2,293 , 2,288, and 2,286.
Such averages represent an
increase of more than 130 per-
cent when compared with the
postwar low of 970 set in late
with an average of 1,196 rigs in tween the expansion completion
in 1975 and the start of the cur-
rent buildup in demand for
rigs.
A.J.R. Petersen, marketing
general manager for drilling
equipment, said National does
what it can within the limits of
the tight market to accom-
modate customers so long as it
is not at the expense of the
next buyer in line.
Peterson said equipment is
being drawn from National's
own plants and from licensees
around the world to maximize
the meeting of delivery com-
mitments.
"Major components for the
next rigs we ship out of Hous-
ton will come from our Stock-,
port, England, plant,” he said.
"More than half of the pro-
duction from that plant, a facil-
ity operated for the last 50
years to meet Asian and Eu-
ropean drilling equipment de-
mand, is now shipped to Hous-
ton to fill domestic orders."
Delivery premium offers also
were quite common in the 1950s
when drillers were hard
pressed to meet new demand
while trying to retire old equip-
ment that had served through
World War n years.
"During such periods, we
hope we have learned some-
thing about serving those who
need the rigs to drill rather
than those who see the oppor-
tunity to speculate and make a
fast buck," Rogers said
Nesselrode Named
CYNTHIA L. Nesselrode,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Nesselrode of 5000 Glen Haven
Drive, has been named to the
spring semester Dean's List at
Hardin-Simmons University.
Students must receive a grade of
'A" in all courses taken on a full
course load
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39 Decimal unit
40 Author of
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42 Comedian
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43 Inaugurate
45 Sod
47 Financial
sponsor
49 Crunchy
53 Melody
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57 Fender
mishap
58 Go to court
59 Think
60 Hem
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June 19,1979
You'll be extremely lucky this
coming year in dealings with
partners or close associates
These harmonious conditions
yield considerable influence
and power
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If a
situation arises in your social
affairs calling for negotiation or
peacemaking step in and pul
to good use that tact and
diplomacy you possess today.
Like lo find out more of what
lies ahead for you'’ Send’for
your copy of Astro-Graph Let-
ter by mailing 50 cents (or each
and a long, self-addressed,
stamped envelope to Astro-
Graph, P.0 Box 489. Radio City
Station, N Y 10019. Be sure to
specify birth sign.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You
have a special talent today for
taking that moth-eaten, use-
ess object and transforming or
changing it into a thing of
beauty
LEO (July 23-Aug, 22) Normally
you're well-received, but today
your popularity peakrises even
higher. You set a good exam-
ple with social graciousness
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
you re In need of anything,
check with relatives or mem-
bers ol your family before'
looking elsewhere. You won t
have lo go any further
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Get
out and talk to people about
your ideas today. Chances are
you'll find the right vehicle
needed to put your thoughts to
work
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You
have a nose, for a bargain
today. Follow your instincts as TT
to where and how you can —
obtain that object that's been a
bit too expensive heretofore.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dee.
21) There’s a veil of mystery
about you today others find
charming and appealing. You
won't havfl jq -do anything
special to be captivating.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. ,19)
.yftu'xe,..ex.trem£ly perceptive
today You should be able to
delect things that aren't dis-
cernible to others Abide by
your hunches.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
That opportunity you've been
looking for to discuss some-
thing confidential with a certain
party could present itsell
today
PISCES (Feb. 29-March 29) Put
outa tittle extra effort today in
helping another get what he or
she wants. The seeds you pfant
will yield an exceptionally large
harvest
ARIES (March 21-Aprlt 19)
You're right to follow your
intuitive feelings in dealings
loday. They will serve as reli-
able guidelines and won’t lead
you astray
TAURUS (April 294lay V\ Oth-
ers are wilting to share with you
today, making it possible for
you to easily acquire what you
rant Don't forget to say
ftankyou
FUNNY BUSINESS
Hank Luisettj of Stanford is
credited with having perfected
the one-handed shot that revo-
lutionized basketball.
By Roger Bollen
npEnt! JuST 1A1HBN
X WAS dBTTlNO MY j
NERVE UP To 04>
Rack in the water, j
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WITH "JAWS x"! '
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THERE'S THAT BUM,
SYLVESTER, WAITIN'
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AS WE MEET ON THIS
BEAUTIFUL CAY, A
RIVER OF FRIENDLI-
NESS FLOWS FROM
THE WELLSPRINSS
OF MV HEART..
by Stoffel A Heimdohl
...THE TREES ARE n
GREEN, THE FLOWERS
A MIASMA OF COLOR...
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MOOCH..,THIS i
HE HAS NO
REGARD FOR THE
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OF LIFE f)
WINTHROP
by Dick Corelli
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by Gill Fox
FA BAS
INDULCAT
FtWES.
IT MEANS “ HUNGER
SWEETENS THE
BEANS.#
PRISCILLA'S POP
by Al Vermeer
PLAYING BAGPIPES
IS REALLY
I FORGET ALL MV
CARES WHEN I'M*,
PIPING A TUNE/
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THERE IS ONE TINY
discouragement;.
HOWEVERTy,
ZOONIES
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by Craig Leggett
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"Ahwys frozen food! Why can’t we ever have canned food
like Mother used to open?”
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 215, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1978, newspaper, June 18, 1978; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074491/m1/5/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.