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Comic THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday April Page 19 BRIDGE RANK ERNEST by Bob BUGS BUNNY by Warner Bros THE TOP OF THAT MOUNTAIN A friend of long standing who is either older than you in age or experience will prove to be an ally of enormous tance in the year ahead This person will be a key factor in furthering your per sonal ambitions ARIES March If you are alert today you should be able to spot opportunities others may overlook be cause ihey II not recognize their poten as you will Aries treat yourself to a birthday gift Send for your Asiro- Graph predictions tor the year ahead by mailing S1 AstroGraph this newspaper PO Box Cleveland OH Be sure to slate your zodiac sign TAURUS April 20May 20 Protect the interests of people lor whom you feel responsible today No one likely to try any shenanigans il know you re the one who is minding the store GEMINI May 21Juno 20 Take time to check the newspapers or any of your other reliable sources If you have a need for something special for your household Youre likely to find what you want at an affordable price CANCER 22 Try to keep your schedule as flexible as possible to day so that you can make alterations in your plans it something more appealing suddenly comes up Spurofthemo ment happenings should be fun LEO July 23Aug Be a good listen er today especially when talking to people whose career or work parallels yours Some of the Ideas that have proven to be successful for them could be applicable in your case VIRGO Aug 22 Meet your challenges head on today and you re likely to find they re not nearly as diffi cult as your vivid Imagination has led you to believe LIBRA Sept Companions will lookout for your needs today but only up to a certain point its best you rely on your own capabilities instead of leaning on others SCORPIO Oct Out of the goodness of your heart you may do something for another today without expecting anything In return However owing to unique circumstances you might be the one who profits the most SAGITTARIUS Nov 23Dec 21 You might have some frustrations to con tend with today but dont let this dis turb you because the clouds should all have silver linings CAPRICORN Dec Jan 19 Enter prises to which you devote your person al touch should work out rather suc cessfully today However be sure to let your peers have a say as well AQUARIUS Jan 20Ftb 19 There s a possibility you might not have as much control as you like over your involve ments today Keep cool and everything will work out splendidly PISCES Fab 20March 20 Friends may be talking behind your back today and its too bad you cant eavesdrop The comments theyre likely to make would give your ego e big boost JAMES NORTH AK42 A 3 WEST EAST J 10 8 J 10 K SOUTH 10 Q 3 Vulnerable NorthSouth Dealer North West North East 3 NT Pass Pass a Pass Pas Pass Pass Opening lead Its not as bad as it looks James Jacob If fear that when partner opens three notrump he may have seven inners in a solid minor suit and scat tered stoppers in the other suits its good to have a specific agreement as to what the bid means South assumed North held a balanced 2425 highcard points and hoped he would be playing in at least a spade fit when he bid four spades The raise to five spades guaranteed four card support maxi mum points and controls in all the suits So it was a decent gamble for South to bid six After dummj s diamond ace won the play of the ace of spades told de clarer that slam would require careful play and some fortunate distribution in the offsuits Declarer ruffed a dia mond plaved dummys of clubs and ruffed another diamond Next a club was ruffed in dummy So far so good since East had to follow to all suits led Declarer now played out the of hearts ending in dummy Once again East had to follow three times The stage was now set When declarer led dummys fourth heart East was pinned If he ruffed with a spade honor South would shed a club and East would be endplayed forced to lead from the honorsmall in trumps If he failed to ruff with a high honor declarer would simply have tricks Lesson A bad trump split does not always spell defeat Careful play can still result in an end position favorable to declarer if he keeps his wits about him James Jacobs book sJacoby on Bridge and on Card Games his father the hie Oswald are now available at bookstores Boh are published by Pharos Books CELEBRITY CIPHER Celebrity Cipher cryptogram are created from quotation by people put and praaant Each letter the cipher standi lor another I equate K ZWHDHOYEAE AKVOI AKZ XHHB DZZN AH AZRR AKGA XHHB XZAZB NB8WIZB ox ram litem IKI P jood NOLUTIOS