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THE HERALD Wednesday March 29 Page 19 BORN LOSER by Art Sansom 1 1 III r DA Id ASTROGRAPH Birthday BUGS BUNNY by Warner Bros I JUST PICKED UP MY PIZZA BUT YOU THE ORDER OF SFHSHETTI WTNTHROP by Dick Cavalli Im PRETTY TIRED CF iVEAtWArS BEEN A CREATURE OF EXTREMES FRANK ERNEST by Bob Thaves I A of You YUP k EEK MEEK by Howie Schneider Vi ML OUR by BUI Schorr March 30 Your greatest benefits in the year ahead likely to coma from a venture or en that will be resurrected Over the coming months it should succeed where it previously failed ARIES March April Try not to take full credit for something today hat an associate was instrumental In help ing to bring about It could scar a pro relationship Tryingjo patch up a broken romance The AstroGraph Matchmaker can help you to under stand what to do to make the relation ship work Mall 2 to Matchmaker O Box 91428 Cleveland OH TAURUS April 20 May Making last minute changes In strategy today could turn out to be a counterproduc tive measure What you had in mind originally is likely to be your best bet GEMINI May 21Jun 20 It develop warrant It today befriend one with whom you have established ties rather than siding with a new acquaint ance Others will measure you by the amount of loyalty you express CANCER June 21July 22 Today you may be required to honor a commit ment that you II find a bit difficult to keep Regardless the inconvenience you have more respect tor yourself It you stand by your word LEO July 22 Your Ideas for handling a critical arrangement today are likely to be superior to the well- meaning advice your coworkers Give credence to your judgment VIRGO Aug 23Sept 22 Make an ex tra effort to exercise to day an area where you sometimes tend to overindulge It can be done without taking the edge off of your fun LIBRA Sept 23 Be firm re garding your terms today if you have to negotiate a matter of importance If you are lax or Indifferent you might make some needless concessions SCORPIO Oct 24Nov 22 People with whom you be involved today might be so wrapped up In their own In terests that they won be receptive to your propositions or proposals It you sense this make your at a later date SAGITTARIUS Nov If you have something critical to discuss wfth someone else today that directly affects your career or finances iron ft out first before you digress to lighter topics CAPRICORN Dec 22Jiu19 Guard against tendencies today to suddenly switch tactics In matters that are pres ently running to your advantage The changes you re likely to Introduce aren apt to be as effective AQUARIUS Jan 20Fb 19 Today you may bo in a rather gregarious mood end this Is well and good provid ed you do not openly discuss things that were told to you in strict confidence PISCES Feb 20March 20 Youre In a good cycle pertaining to the fulfillment of hopes and expectations provided they are based upon practical founda tions Don t build castles on sand I Silence speaks loudly Wednesday March BRIDGE JAMES By James After an opposing opening bid the in a suit has a wide range from a few points up to opening bid values But the standard way to de scribe a good hand of 16 or more high card points plus a long suit is to double for takeout first and then bid the suit That was the approach selected by South in today s deal Still North did not have quite enough to come in when West bid his second suit diamonds over the takeout double When South then bid two spades North had a sound invitational raise with four spades ace South bid the game and now had to make it The defense played three rounds of hearts Declarer ruffed and played a low spade East took the ace and returned a diamond Declarer now had some in formation to guide his play East who had shown up with the spade ace had passed his partner s oneheart opening bid Unless East was being incredibly timid or had overlooked his hand he could not hold the queen of clubs With six highcard points he would NORTH Ml 4J974 763 4A85 WEST EAST A K J 10 SOUTH 4KQ10865 AK Vulnerable EastWest Dealer West West North East South 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4 Pass 3 Pass 4 4 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead K have responded Declarer was thus safe in assuming West had that queen He could play for the club queen to drop doubleton but bis nine of clubs provided an unusual winning play the backward finesse So declarer picked up the remaining trumps ending in his hand He then led the jack of clubs West covered with the queen won with dummy s ace That left declarers K over East s 10 and South took that finesse to make the contract James a book Jacoby on Bridge and Jacoby on Card Games pritteo with his father toe late Oswald are now available at bookstores Both an published by Pharos Books Ill ARLO JAN1S by Jimmy Johnson lASUJTU5tWSMW CELEBRITY CIPHER raooth HDZRJOBPPX KUEOM GO PBOTVBTO JA ODDL KJ SJVHPBEO PEPX KJVPEO upturns jno to Mnsoeoj