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Entertainment Wednesday, July 24, Stevens 1991 Boint Journal 12 Take it slow playing Cupid By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN Universal Press Syndicate DEAR ABBY: When is it proper to play Cupid? My best friend, "Marsha," lost her husband a few months ago. He had a massive heart attack with no warning whatsoever. He was healthy and athletic. A few years ago, Marsha and my cousin, "Marc," met at my daughter's christening. It was obvious that there was a strong mutual attraction between them, but they were both seeing other people at the time, so nothing came of it, and they both eventually married other people.

I just learned that Marc and his wife have split. Being a matchmaker is not something I do regularly, but I just know that Marsha and Marc would make a great team. How can I get them together? And when would be the proper time? I don't want Marsha to think I'm insensitive, but they are both very attractive people, and I don't want to chance either one of them getting involved with someone else before they have a chance to get together. FRUSTRATED CUPID DEAR FRUSTRATED: Idle your motor you may be too late already. Do not mention Marc's availability to Marsha until you feel that Marsha is ready for another romance.

And don't assume that Marc is waiting around for another involvement. Is this the proper arrangement? I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but I have always had a much better relationship with my stepfather. HAPPY BUT CONFUSED DEAR HAPPY: There are no hard and fast "rules" when it comes to weddings. If you're having problems deciding which man should walk you down the aisle, why not give both of them the honor? It has been done and with great success. Also consider walking down the aisle alone.

It's the choice of many brides, and makes an impressive sight. CONFIDENTIAL TO EVERYBODY: "Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say." (Malcolm Forbes) A glance back into the past The Associated Press By Today is Wednesday, July 24, 205th day of 1991. There are 160 left in the year. On this date: In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived Great Salt Lake City in Utah.

Thought for today: "History does not repeat itself. Historians repeat each Attributed to Arthur Balfour, British statesman (1848-1930). CALVIN AND HOBBES LOOK! A DECODER NOW! WE CAN SEND HA HA! NON MOM AND RING! EACH OTHER SECRET DAD WON'T BE ABLE TO NOT THAT THEY MESSAGES IN CODE! UNDERSTAND US AT ALL! DO Syndicate Press Unversal 1986 WATERS LUANN WELL, I'M OFF 10 MY FIRST DAY AT FORGOT MY WALLET AND MY CAR WEENIEWORLD! I'M OFFICIALLY A WORKING 25NF YUP. MAN NOW! SEE YA' LATER! I GUESS KEYS AND MY SC YOU LOOK (DO GOOD! FINALLY BRADS 1661 (NICE, HON BECOME A ADULT REAL sopewy "ou) 106 Rights Reserved 30 COGL 7.24 HAGAR THE Horrible OH! reserved IF YOU'RE HAGAR! nights GONNA BE World SENTIMENTAL Syndicate. FOOL! Features King by 72 BEETLE BAILEY WHERE ARE THE ONES RIGHT THERE, IF WHERE ARE ALL THE GREAT TO INSPIRE US AND YOU WANT TO GO LEADERS OF OLD? SHOW US THE WAY? THAT ROUTE World Inc.

Syndicate, Features King Mou by 7-24 WALKER 1991 DENNIS THE MENACE A 7-24 BURY When Marsha is ready, contact Marc and ask him, "What's new?" and, "Are you 'involved'?" If nothing is new and Mare is not involved, tell him about Marsha's availability and let him take it from there. DEAR ABBY: I am a 24-year-old future bride with a small problem. My mother and father were divorced when I was 10, and my mother married "Len" a year later. Len has been a wonderful stepfather whom I love dearly. My biological father and I had problems during my adolescent years.

(We didn't speak to each other for four years.) My stepfather (Len) was a far more loving father to me in fact, he was the one who got me together again with my biological father. Now I am going to be married. I read in a bridal magazine that where there is a biological father and stepfather involved, the bride's biological father is supposed to walk her down the aisle and give her away in marriage, and the stepfather has the privilege of dancing the first dance with the bride. DAGWOOD, WOULD DAGWOOD, WOULD YOU Dears Abby YOU PLEASE TAKE PLEASE TAKE THE THE GARBAGE GARBAGE out Rights king 0 HONEY, YOUR HAMBURGER WOULD YOU PLEASE IS READY! TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT? DRAKE 7-24 You think the Brewers have it bad New York Times News Service TOP TEN CLEVELAND INDIAN PLAYER'S EXCUSES (from the "Late Night with David Letterman Book of 10. Lost it in the Lights.

9. Thought ball would go foul. 8. Ball took a wicked hop. 7.

Thought YOU had it. 6. Feelings hurt by jeers of so-called fans. 5. Fumes from artificial turf made me woozy.

4. Had one of my spells. 3. Just couldn't get Michelob Light jingle out of my head. 2.

Had bad clams for lunch. And (Drumroll) the No. 1 1. Distracted by high-pitched sounds only I can hear. CAREER CHANGE OUT THE WINDOW I started a method acting class recently but had to quit after they asked me to play a hamburger.

I just couldn't fit the roll. Deborah Perry, N.Y. Times computer graphics Czarina. DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN Agent Dick Moss, after negotiating a new contract for 44-year-old Nolan Ryan: "He told me he thinks this is PEANUTS LOOK, I BOUGHT MY DO6 A NEW SUPPER Syndicate, Feature United 1991 GARFIELD THERE, GARFIELD. DON'T YOU FEEL SAFER NOW BEEN WAITING LONG THE WIZARD OF ID KNOCK WHO KNOCK THAT COULD KNOCK BE? Susan Lee, reviewing "Trumped! The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump" in the N.Y.

Times Book Review. CANINE CONTENTMENT Q. What has four legs, one arm and is happy? A. A pit bull. Lori Korleski Richardson, Sacramento (Calif.) Bee BASEBALL QUOTE DU JOUR Just take the ball and throw it where you want to.

Throw strikes. Home plate don't move. Satchel Paige YOU SPOIL THAT STUPID DO6! NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE BUYING HIM A SET OF 1 GUESS THE SEAT BELT 15 OKAY PAYT LITE the last contract I have to do for him. He's told me this six times before." FAVE RAVE OF THE WEEK If you always suspected that beneath his crude, callow, shallow exterior lay a crude, callow, shallow interior, read "Trumped!" It will give you the pleasure of knowing that you were right. LETS PUT WHEN I GOT IT THIS WHERE'S AND 7-24 contract dustrie make cent They The mistic to giving.

We dicted fore ment Middle wish "If man "so The a man The reported. Earth the rights. BUT THIS HERE, YOU North CROSSWORD by THOMAS JOSEPH ACROSS 1 Boxing bowling 6 Musical symbol 10 Dugout, e.g. 11 San Antonio landmark 12 Bout site 13 Arrive 14 Bolger and Milland 15 Maya's home 16 Tarzan extra 17 Bleachers occupant 18 Fresh 19 Dante's beloved 22 Authentic 23 Printer's supplies 26 "Much Ado About heroine 29 Man in blue 32 Dance step 33 Vietnam's My 34 Book wrap-up 36 Survey 37 Eatery 38 Monopoly buy 39 In regard to BILL'S WORLD Kuwait has awarded a $2 billion to the European Airbus Ingroup. Ah, the war fought to the world safe for ingratitude.

Reporters covering Mr. Bush's retravels say he looks fatigued. should come home and see the taxpayers. president says he's "very optiabout Turkey's future." Easy say now. Wait until near Thanks- may have been wrong.

We prea cure for the common cold bepeace in the Mideast. Secretary Baker calls this "a moof historic opportunity" in the East. It sounds good. We just it didn't also sound so expensive. the wall in Berlin can fall to hubrotherhood," says Mr.

Bush, can ancient hatred on Cyprus." good news is we finally may have replacement for "If we can put a on the moon. the. days at CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. Contract By Steve Becker It Seems Impossible East dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

NORTH A 106 VA7 WEST EAST 10 41065 SOUTH 4142 The bidding: East South West North Pass Pass Dble Pass 2 4 Pass 2 NT Pass 31 Pass Opening lead king of clubs. It's not easy to make five diamonds, even if you look at all four hands. However, South made the contract seeing only the North-South hands, and, furthermore, the defenders could do nothing to stop him. West led the king of clubs. South saw at once that there was no way to avoid a heart loser, so the outcome depended on whether he lost one spade trick or two.

Tomorrow: 1991 King Features Sahara desert is shrinking, it's Good. We'd hate to think is going bald. Experience has taught us that about only difference between outside temperatures of 97 and 101 is bragging -(Bill Tammeus, Kansas City Star THE BUTTER KNIFE THE SOUPSPOON? SHOULDER Losing only one spade trick would have been easy had West held both missing honors, but South managed to hold himself to one spade loser even though the spade honors were divided. He accomplished this feat by a maneuver called a guard squeeze a play that eventually gained him the extra spade trick he needed. He won the club lead with the ace and played the ace and another heart.

West took the second heart with the queen and returned the queen of clubs, which South ruffed. After trumping a heart in dummy and a club in his hand, declarer ruffed his last heart in dummy and drew two rounds of trumps, producing this position: North A 106 9 West When declarer now led the jack of trumps, West could not afford to part with the jack of clubs, so he discarded a spade. South thereupon discarded dummy's nine of clubs and led a low spade, covering West's eight with the ten. East won with the queen, returned a spade, and South scored the last two tricks with the ace and jack of spades. Variation on a theme.

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Al PARKER? BLONDIE 40 Singularly or 41 Take it easy 42 Copier need DOWN 1 Sacred beetle 2 Castle defense 3 Calendar unit 4 Ely and Perlman 5 Afternoon social 6 Bend 7 Classics 8 clericase vestment 9 So far FASTS TENSE OCTET ALIEN SLAND TO IRK GAL HOMAGES ATE RED PROS PIPER SOARS ASEA ALE LION ALAMOD ATA BEN SON CONNECTICUT EPCOT ERASE SEEDS DARER Yesterday's Answer 15 Avril 28 Assassin follower 29 Lebanon 17 No- tree customs 30 Conjecarea ture 20 Vat 31 Longs 21 Finale 35 Church 24 Bomb season unit 36 Eques25 Not trian isosceles game 27 Bag o' 38 Bowler, 11 Bureaus bones e.g. 10 12 15 16 THAT'S MY MOM. SHE DOES ALL MY WORRYING FORME.".