WINTHBOP by Dick Cavalli THATfeOUR THE HERALD Wednesday November Page Comic Page EEK MEEK by Howie Schneider IM THE LAST JOT ONLY CUT MOST SERVICES TO THEFDOR BUT rrURrOS CUT ICOKH5 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS flfRXLARSCFFUBUCMOWEY IF GORBACHEV IS TO SUBWE- GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schorr FRANK ERNEST by Bob Thaves IN A PHIPPS by tarns BORN LOSER by Art and Chip Sansom A AMD Nov 23 An influential friend will play a key role in helping you further your ambitions In the year ahead The methods are likely to be unusual but this person will know how to get desirable results SAGITTARIUS Nov 23OtK This is not a particularly good day to get in financially or commercially with friends Dont loan or borrow from pals and If you do business with a buddy keep it on a business basis Sagittarius Send for your AstroGraph predictions for the year ahead by mailing to Astro- Graph co this newspaper P O Box Cleveland OH Be sure to state your zodiac sign CAPRICORN Dec 22Jan 19 An ar rangement you presently have with an other could be destined foe failure If your alms and purposes are not In har mony Beginning now try to start pulling In the same direction AQUARIUS Jan 20Feb 19 Generos ity Is an admirable attribute but It should be seasoned with wisdom Un fortunately today you might give too much to those who deserve It the least PISCES Feb 20March 20 Taking a gamble on something today just be cause someone you know was lucky with It no guarantee you II repeat the performance Let your logic not your whims prevail ARIES March 21Aprll You may feel compelled today to try to please ev eryone you encounter This Is a noble attitude but keep In mind you can be all things to all people TAURUS April 20Hay In situa tions where youll be motivated by per sonal gain you are likely to be very clev er and resourceful today Just be sure you dont feather your nest at another expense GEMINI May 20 Expensive diversions should be avoided today be cause theyll not only be costly but they might not turn out lo be any fun either Select activities that don bruise your budget CANCER July You re ba sically a surprisingly tenacious person and once you start something you usu ally see It through Today however you might fall short in situations that require a second effort LEO July 23Aug 22 Resist Inclina tions to pass on hearsay or gossip to day To be on the safe side say nothing about others that you wouldnt want said of you VIRGO Aug 22 Guard against tendencies today to build your material hopes upon unrealistic pre mises Wishful thinking might give you a temporary surge but It wont get the job done LIBRA Sept 23 It may be rather difficult to keep your objectives m proper focus today If you keep switching targets youll end up wasting an enormous amount of ammunition SCORPIO Oct 24Nov 22 A lack of Imagination Isnt likely to be your trou ble today Your problem could be you might get oversold on one of your more Illogical concepts and waste time and energies on It tin NEWsMpen ehtcrpmh aim NORTH K9 754 WEST Q82 Q J J876 EAST J SOUTH A A2 Vulnerable NorthSouth Dealer South Mtli Wcit North Eait Pass Pass NT All pass Opening lead Give yourself the best chance By James Jacoby When playing a hand give yourself every chance you can Norths two- diamond response denied a fourcard major and South quickly bid three no- trump Unfortunately be played the hand just as quickly Declarer won Wests heart queen with his king and immediately ducked a diamond to East Back came a heart Declarer held up once and then won the ace He played of diamonds but that suit did not split So he now tried dummys spade king and then the nine playing low from his hand West won the queen cashed the last heart and exited with a low club Declarer won his ace and hopefully cashed the spade ace When the jack did not fall there were only eight tricks Declarer played his suits in the wrong order It is right to try for the gamegoing trick in spades as well as diamonds but the correct approach is to lead a spade to dummys nine De clarer can then win the heart return and duck a diamond He will now make the contract if the spade queen falls under the king and ace or if dia monds are 33 Because the spade queen does come down the contract is made Note carefully that the earlier spade play of cashing the king and leading the nine had little chance If East originally held three spades an honor he should cover the nine with either the queen or the jack thus en suring that West would make two tricks with what would in that case be an honor and the eightspot Junes books Bridge and Jacoby on Card Games written with the tale Oswald are now available at bookstores Both are Boot NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE CELEBRITY CIPHER Clpftat cryptogram are created from by famous Peal and promt Each In Wo tot due A by Jimmy Johnson Two G HS HCVPA TQP H T P U A T a ZOP HS wi si U3IV I 00i