ELK MEEK by Howie Schneider THE SERVICE HAS STARTED A MEW WAX STREET SOCIAL ArX ITS CALLED BUGS BUNNY by Warner Bros WHAT DOING ABOUT THIS UGLY ON THE WALLS MR MAYOR I HAVE A PROGRAM TO GET RID OF IT THE NOW WINTHROP by Dick Cavalh I SEE YOUR FINALLY DOWN THE CHRISTMAS WHY DID HE I I THINK HE MEANT TO TOUR DAD KNO SOME PRETTY LANGUAGE JAMS by Jimmy Johnson hiked it when IT WAS STATES FRANK ERNEST by Bob Thaves by Bill Schorr how mm with BORN LOSER by Art Sansom PRESIDENT TOE HERALD Wednesday January Page ASTROGRAPH OSOL cfeur Jan 26 You may place greater emphasis in the year ahead on acquiring knowledge pertaining to self Improvement Worth while outlets will be found to utilize what you learn AQUARIUS Jan 1B At the last minute today you might make a switch in your plans that could be less effective or you than your original Ideas Be em phatlc not Impulsive Trying to patch up a broken romance The Astro Graph Matchmaker can help you to under stand what to do to make the relat on ship work Mall 2 to Matchmaker Box 91428 Cleveland OH PISCES Feb Someone you ve been depending upon to be of assistance to you In a current involve might suddenly withdraw the offer owing to circumstances over which this person has no control ARIES March Where your career Is concerned today it s best not to use an Intermediary to relay tion for you to others especially if what you have to say Is important TAURUS April 20 If you are having work or service performed for you today be very explicit regarding what you want done Don t give the as slgnee too much liberty to alter your Instructions GEMINI May 21June 20 There is a possibility that everything might not go as smoothly as anticipated today Be prepared for the unexpected and ready to move with shifting circumstances CANCER June 21 July 22 Someone you are presently involved with will lose respect for you if you renege on your promises or commitments Don t agree to anything to which you know you can t comply LEO July 23Aug Even though an associate may do something you d today don t take it upon yourself to em this person through ticism in front of others Have your say in private VIRGO Aug 23Sapt 22 Outside pressures and the urgency to get things done quickly might lead you to take some chances In a business situation that you normally t Be careful LIBRA Sept 23 In order to be successful and effective today you must be consistent If you worked out a good game plan don t deviate from it when you meet a little resistance SCORPIO Oct 22 When It comes to keeping secrets today ft might not be your strong suit It s not that you II be a gossip it s Just that you could be too loose with your words SAGITTARIUS Nov 23Dc 21 Be fore accepting a business suggestion offered by a friend today quiz this per son thoroughly to be sure that It Is teas ble from personal experiences CAPRICORN Dee 22Jan 19 Your possibilities for fulfilling your material objectives look encouraging today However there Is a chance you might do something which does not serve your best Interests and will lessen your gains UK NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE BRIDGE JAMES NORTH 1 A 10 4 2 Q WEST EAST J io a K963 QG 62 K J 3 SOUTH At AKJ73 A9862 Vulnerable North South Dealer South West North East South Pass I Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Opening lead Q Theres no excuse By James Jacoby Darn exclaimed South I knew I should have bid a slam So he won the ace of spades played a heart to dum my s ace and ruffed a heart Then he played the club ace and ruffed a club Next he ruffed another heart with the seven of diamonds Surprise West with the nine of diamonds and returned a diamond Now the tricks that South thought were in the bag dwindled to Declarers responsibility is to en sure making his contract if possible Here unlucky distribution could aj ways have wrecked his chances What if the second heart was or even the second club when that suit was first ruffed in dummy But once declarer scored one ruff with a low trump in his hand and another with a low trump in dummy he had no ex cuse for going set All of dummy re maining hearts can be ruffed with the A K J of diamonds and declarers third and fourth clubs with dummy Q10 of diamonds Then the last club can be ruffed with dummy diamond eight Of course the defenders will eventually come in with their trump nine but declarer will still have tricks and his contract James Jacoby books on Bridge and Jacoby on Card Games written with his father the late Oswald are now available at bookstores Both are published by Pharos Books 1MB NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE CELEBRITY CIPHER Coiabflty Cajnor ara from quotation by and praaanL EaMtarlntlwdprNrManoatoranothar Today duo T W V E KTNPHPXWPFP KTNP RPXX PMAQVL TGUWPMYPE KTNP HPXWPFP A A DTEAM qDnouo NOIWIOS