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C-13 Ton TiX Aieiifldru PaevO. La. Thursday. A.r 2. 15f4 ABC Wins Ratings Race NEW VORK (I ABC two cigbls of Olympic coverage fired the Ertork out of the baieirnt postuoa it as s.mr ia through Friday into fcrst pUce in last prune Ume Nielsen ratings.

ABC Research esfcmated that 60 mCioa Americans ieed a3 or part of the first dav of competition at the XXIII (Xir.piad Los Argeles Sunday and a record Ti million Americans newed some or all of the operurg Saturday. The AC. Nielsen prime tune ratings for the week endjig July 3 gae ABC a IS.S raung with a 29 percent share of the Teing audience, NBC an 1U rating nh an 11 share and CBS an 1L2 rating with a 21 share. ABCs Olympic coverage Sunday was the No. 1 program of the week earning a 213 rating with a 44 percent share.

The opening ceremonies on the No. 2 spot with a 211 rating and a 48 share. It was a pant leap for ABC from Friday night, when its 2-hour, live Olympic preview program placed only 31st with a 10 rating and a 21 share. ABC placed second in the prune time ratings Friday, behind NBCs movie "The Night the Bridge FelL" Prior to Saturday night, ABC had placed third on Monday. Tuesday and Thursday nights, with NBC and CBS see-sawirg be tween first and second place.

However, a "Fall Guy" rerun and the movie "Mistress of Paradise" gave ABC Wednesday nighL "CBS Evening New continued to lead the earty-evemng news pack, last week with a 10 7 rating and a 23 share. ABCs "World New? Tonight" had a rating with a 21 share and "NBC Nightly News" had an 84 raung with a 19 share. The Top 10 prime time show for the eek ending July 29. according to the A.C Nielsen Co, were: Olympics (Sunday 7-11 pm. EDT) (ABC) I Olympics (opening ceremony) (ABC) 1 Simon and Simon (CBS) 4 CBS Wednesday Night Movie (Circus Came to Town) 5TheATeam(NBC) NBC Monday Night Movies (Child Bride-Short Creek) 7.

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West's analysis was right as far as it went, but it did not go far enough! If West finds the right shift at trick two, he need find his partner with no more than K-9 of hearts to defeat the contract. The winning defense at trick two is to shift to the jack of hearts. (A low heart is no good declarer simply plays low from the board.) East captures dummy's queen with the king and returns the suit. Now declarer's 10 is trapped by the combined East-West tenace. Try it.

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