The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

BEST AVAILABLE COP THE HERALD Wednesday Octobers IBMPage 35 WINTHROP by Dick Carall BRIDGE ASTROGRAPH BORN LOSERS by Art and Chip Sansom BOYS GIRLS EARN A REGULAR INCOME NO COLLECTIONS The following routes will be coming available soon ALEXANDER PARK Will earn you CHURCHILL Saving lor thai new bike Earn a month MULLEN KAREN Will pay you pel wee with THOMPSON A oil This il a route that will in DAHVILLE earn you 00 per week DONT DELAY CALL TODAY the HERALD 8772201 GRIZZWELLS b Bill Schorr FRANK ERNEST by Bob ePf HEAP OF rr 0HP IM A EEK MEEK by Howie Schneider NORTH 0 WEST 10 8 8762 EAST J 10 AQJ92 SOUTH A AK4 K784 Vulnerable NorthSouth Dealer South South Weil North Pass Pass NT Pass All pass Pass Pass Pass Opening lead 8 A careless discard By James Jacoby South bid his hand well up to a point For example it was correct for him to show his clubs If North held four or five clubs headed by the QJ there would be an excellent play for a club slam When North showed mild heart support South might have tried three notrump The no- trump game is easier But with a little help from West South brought in four hearts anyway East won the ace of clubs and re turned the queen West ruffed out de clarers king of clubs and returned a diamond Declarer won and tried of hearts If West had started with no more than threehearts the last club could be ruffed In dummy When East snowed out on the second round of trumps that approach was no good so declarer continued with his remaining trumps West with two discards to make threw a spade and a diamond while a spade and a club were discard ed from dummy Declarer now cashed the ace of spades played his high dia monds ending in dummy and led the spade queen Declarer threw a club West had to win the king and give up the last trick to dummys spade jack Wests error was In throwing away a low diamond If West keeps all his diamonds he will have a winning exit card when he is eventually thrown in with the spade king and four hearts will be set The need to keep extra length in spades Is an illusion James Jacobv s books on Bridge and on Card Games written with his father the late Oswald are now available at bookstores Both arc fry Pharos Books NEWSPAPER Oct 3 1990 Under most conditions you function ex tremely well In partnership arrange ments but In the year ahead some ol your greatest successes are likely to be achieved Independently of others LIBRA 8pL 23Oct 23 In order to ap pease anther today you might feel compelled to make a promise you know you will not be able to keep Untortu this tactic will only make matters worse Libra treat yourself to a birthday gift SCORPIO Oct 24Nov 22 This Is one of those days when the spirit might be willing while the flesh is weak Your power to rationalize your way out of not doing It may be much more formidable than your good Intentions SAGITTARIUS Nov Wllhln a group with whom youll socialize today there may be someone In particular youre anxious to Impress The best way to do It Is to be yourself the worst way is to be pretentious CAPRICORN Dec 22Jan 10 Deep down you might not be as sure of your self today as you would like associates to think These feelings may Induce you to do something by way of foolish bra vado which could affect your Image AQUARIUS Jan 19 Consider carefully today the terms in which you express yourself In verbal or written statements Questionable comments could be grossly misinterpreted to your detriment PISCES Feb 20March It Is not a good policy at this time to spend In ad vance funds you hope to be receiving shortly If your schedule Is disrupted It could put you In a tight pinch down the line ARIES March 21AprU People you are especially fond of might be the very ones who let you down today Their rea sons will be difficult to comprehend even when explanations are offered TAURUS April 20May 20 There Is a possibility you might become Involved in some type of clandestine mlsadven ture today What appears intriguing ro mantically could end up as a heartache later GEMINI May 21Juns 20 Try not to overwhelm your social calendar at this time Instead of attempting to meal all of your obligations in one fell swoop take Into consideration there might be too many accounts to settle CANCER June July 22 You II be aware of your ambitious objectives to day but your motivation might not be strong enough to successfully fuel your Intentions Halfhearted efforts wont cut It LEO July 23Aug 22 Be extremely careful today that you do not treat your peers In a condescending manner They will resent It If they sense you fee you are Just a little bit better than they are VIRGO Aug 23Sept 22 Commercial conditions could be a trifle more com plex for you than they Initially appear Don t try to handle business matters without first doing your homework KIT N CARLYLE by Larry Wright A To