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THE HERALD Wednesday My 17 1989Page EEK MEEK by Howie Schneider by Jimmy Johnson A BORN LOSER by Art and Chip Sanson we USED KNOW IT FRANK ERNEST by Bob THl TKicjcLf- FINALLY IM In the year ahead you may be carve a rewarding niche for yourself an enterprise with someone else Your share is likely to be equal even though you re not apt to make a financial contribution TAURUS April 20 Today is a good day to put those ambitious plans you been contemplating Into action You re both an Ingenious conceptuallst as well as a prime mover who know how to get things done Taurus treat yourself to a birthday gift Send for your AstroGraph predictions for the year ahead by mailing to Astro Graph co this newspaper Box 91428 Cleveland OH Be sure to stale your zodiac sign GEMINI May 20 An arrange ment where you have a vested interest with another could offer you the great est possibilities today Be ready to make your move If you start to see sig nals for personal gain CANCER June 22 In an Im portant association you II benefit In the long run if you make a few minor con cessions at this time If you show a will ingness to be truly cooperative you II find your behavior is contagious LEO July 22 Coworkers will be willing to help advance your personal ambitions today provided they see there is something in it for them as well Point out the benefits before proceeding VIRGO Aug 23Sept rriendly SO cial contacts should prove very helpful to you In this cycle in extending your reach and opening doors tor you that you t on your own Don t be lies ilanl 1o request favors LIBRA Sept 23 Give family matters top priority today You could be very constructive En assisting those for whom you feel responsible especially if their financial affairs are a trifle muddled SCORPIO Oct 24Nov 22 Try to talk directly 1o people who are pertinent to your immediate needs today The re sults will be better when you deal direct instead of using intermediaries SAGITTARIUS Nov 21 Con ditions thai have a direct effect upon your financial well being could make some adjustments today which you will find advantageous They won be earth shattering but they will be significant CAPRICORN Dec 22Jan 19 Others are likely to need you much more loday than you need them This could be es pecially true of several close friends for whom you II serve as a leanjng post AQUARIUS Jan It matters little who takes the bows today as long as your objectives are fulfilled to your satisfaction Stay In the background and offer advice when needed PISCES Feb 20 You can be the Instrumental force today In bringing unity Jo a group or committee Your skills as the mediator will enable you to placate diverse thinkers ARIES March In challeng ing developments today youre the per- son I put my bet on to get what you go after especially there Is something material at stake Coming in second wont please you lilt NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE Although the high drama in bridge seems to center on games and slams partscores are certainly Experts do quite well on the dramatic hands but can also defend against part score contracts with cutting pre cision Observe Vanderbjlt Team champion Bart Bramley as East in to days mundane twospade contract The first trick was club five dum nine Easts queen and declarers ace Trick two was club seven king from West jack two West switched to the eight of hearts declarer winning the king Declarer ruffed a club in dummy but sitting East with the seven That was two tricks for the defense but how were they to get four more tricks to set two spades worked out that South could not hold the diamond ace having already shown with prime cards in clubs and hearts He therefore reasoned that the defense should capi talize on declarers moderate weak ness in the trump suit He played king of diamonds then a diamond to his partners ace West now played back still another club and East uppercut with the queen of spades Declarer overruffed with the ace but West won two more tricks with the K10 to set the contract Note that it is crucial for the de to cash two diamond tricks end ing in the West hand before the upper cut clubs Otherwise when East trumps with the spade queen declarer can simply discard a losing diamond James books Jacoby on Bridge and Jacoby on Card Games written with tits lather the late Oswald are now available at bookstores Both are published by Pharos Books WW J9 WEST K 10 2 A 10 K A 3 EAST Q7S J 10 KM3 SOUTH A 76 A76 Vulnerable Both Dealer South Soqtb 24 Weil North East Pass NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Opening lead by Bill Schorr CELEBRITY CIPHER an craaiad from by famous pMpto part and praam Each In Mandator Today KHRDHRD I UHZL J N Q ANFfl UIQART MLVLOK jnoA an