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HE BOSTON GLOBE MONDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1987 SHOE by Jeff MacNelly BLOOM COUNTY by Bere Breatnea TV I'M so 50m. IT MUST HM LOST IN A CReftTIVe WILPER- S0WP5 UKE R6HT WW? ANplfiOTAUTTtfi STRONGER OVE IT MS NO STROLL IN HttP OF Roses. OUT N6SS WITHOUT PURPOSE, movie. 1 "Big SUMMER.

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COME SHAM, WE 1ST HIM COME 1 sss THE SCREEH. ALONG 1 SO WHO AREVOU SASlNG 50 THAT? ROBOTMAN Dy Jim MeaciCK U.S.ACRES by Jim Davis YoOHCpME.IUJMJTX frtARPY WASHING CMINEOKJ TO HAM9 AW EXTRATeRRESTRAL METAUX SlWEfciwepo. 14.77 MARBIASE? WAITA MINUTE-Uaa to u) PREPARE FOR AW AND, NO, I AM NOT A fXTRATgepESfRIAL MARPiA? IAARRIAGG. -r WWOT Ask the Globe Astrological forecast Reflection for the day Continuity with the past is a necessity, not a duty. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

By Sydney Omarr LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) What appeared to be a "lost cause" will be revived. Scenario also highlights romance, creativity, ability to complete "tough assignment." Royalty check, recently misplaced, will be recovered. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) Stress independence, creativity, direct approach, willingness to get to heart of matters. Attorney who shows interest "in your case" could prove valuable ally. Aries, Leo. Aquarius figure prominently. LIBRA (Sept.

23-Oct. 22) Intuitive intellect rings true. You'll regain sense of direction, purpose. Focus on health, pets, dependents, employment. Reunion with loved one is featured.

Cancer, Aquarius persons play roles. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Diversify, display humor and versatility, communicate, accept invitation to prestigious social affair. You could be involved in charitable or political activity.

Taurus, another Scorpio play roles. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Work week begins with "touch of glamour." You receive telephone, mail invitations. Prestige and morale surge upwards as result. Member of opposite sex pays meaningful compliment. Gossip involves you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You get wish in connection with family, home, money, future prospects. Individual you helped in recent past will now return favor via gift. Libra, another Taurus play significant roles. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Focus on secrets, clandestine arrangement, career, unique assignment. What appears to be a setback will actually boomerang in your favor.

Answer to query: Yes. there will be reason to celebrate. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Emphasis on power, authority, intensified love relationship, responsibility, chance to hit financial jackpot. Scenario also accents distance, language, communication, education. Observe Capricorn! SAGITTARIUS (Nov.

22-Dec. 21) Recent obligations must be fulfilled before "break" is achieved. Emphasis on rules, regulations, restrictions, payments. You'll soon be on solid ground but responsibilities figure prominently. CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19) Be ready for change, travel, variety, gain through written word. Short trip could involve relative. Explain views in articulate, entertaining manner. Above all.

don't cry the blues! You'll understand. A9UARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Discussion centers around personal possessions, basic values, intentions, promises, ability to fulfill obligations. Study Taurus.

Sagittarius messages for valuable hints. Check source material. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Define terms, be open-minded without being gullible. Cycle continues high, be confident, willing to take chance on your own capabilities.

You're due for surprise of pleasant variety. Watch Virgo! Sheinwold on Bridge North dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH None "P10985 OAKJ532 K74 WEST J7632 VKJ 08 Q9852 EAST A984 OQ10974 106 Chess SOUTH KQ105 VAQ6432 06 A3 BRAND IXAM0 SCftO tna HMtr Cc Own tn fgwc trMmk SCRABBlf North East 1 0 Pass Pass South Wed 1 Pass 6 All Pass Tf.pW Word Sew Opening lead -08 HO NO 80 0 bM NX i at i a 0 0 0 qd 0 rn 0000000 ODO0000 Worfl ScCKt RACK 1 RACK I RACK 3 929 2990 Q. On Thursday, Sept. 17, we watched a large ship, the World Discoverer, pass through the Cape Cod Canal toward Buzzards Bay. Can you tell me something about her? A.T., Marshfield A.

According to the log at the Army Corps of Engineers station at the Canal, the ship was Liberian flagged and was carrying 32 passengers to Nantucket. The station had no firm information on its home port or its point of embarkation. 9. How many ships pass through the Cape Cod Canal in a year? L.B., North guincy A. Sue Douglas, public information officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the canal, says the figure varies from year to year.

But she notes that in 1986, the last year for which complete figures are available, commercial vessels with a total tonnage of 20 million made 7,203 trips through the canal. Some 15,507 fishing and recreational boats also traversed the waterway. 9. Does Boston's Dwight School still exist? I was a pupil there between 1912 and 1914 when I had to leave to support my family. I have happy memories of everything I learned at the Dwight and especially of the principal and the manual training teacher, one Miss Harris.

And what about the Royal Arcanum, the fraternal order on Shawmut Avenue where I held my first job as an office boy? L.R., Kittery Point, Maine A. According to Boston School Committee records, the Dwight Elementary School on West Springfield Street in the South End was built in 1899 and closed its doors on Dec. 31, 1961. The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum, founded in 1877 as a mutual life Insurance society, now is located at 61 Batterymarch St. in downtown Boston.

9. What is the etiquette regarding ownership of an engagement ring when the engagement is ended? Lexington A. "The bride must immediately return her engagement ring and all other presents of any value her fiance has given her," according to "Emily Post on Weddings." Author Elizabeth L. Post also notes that the bride-to-be should return to the senders any engagement gifts she might have received. 9.

I've heard there is only one station in the United States which broadcasts a PCM (pulse code modulation) signal and that it is in Boston. What station is it? A.M., Brookline A. Lynn DuVal of WGBH tells us WGBX (Channel 44) is Indeed the only station in the country to carry the signal and has been doing so since Aug. 1, 1986. under special license from the Federal Communications Commission.

Ch. 44, she explains, takes a raw radio signal, feeds It through a pulse code modulator and encodes the signal Into "square snow," or digital audio (stereo), which cannot be heard on regular receivers. The station then combines the stereo signal with a regular monaural radio signal. About 100 persons In the Ch. 44 broadcast area have pulse-code modulators.

When they receive a visual signal on a videotape, to which they have connected their PCMs. they can decode the signal Into clear, pure stereo audio, free from the usual hiss and other distractions, as It was originally fed into the Ch. 44 PCM. PCM broadcasts are aired weekdays from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m.

and Saturdays and Sundays from 1 1 p.m. to 8 a.m. If the Massachusetts House Is In session, PCM broadcasts end whenever Ch. 44 begins live coverage of House activities. 9.

1 am interesting in procuring a cassette recording by an artist named Brother Bones of "Sweet Georgia Brown," theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters. Can you tell me how I might contact the famous basketball team? R.D., Methuen A. The most recent address we have Is 15301 Ventura Suite 430. Sherman Oaks. CA 91403.

We try to get answers, solve problems and cut red tape. Call 929-2990 any time, or write: Ask the Globe, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA 02107. If your question is selected Jor publication, we will use only your initials and hometown. However, your question should be ac companled by your Jul! name and address. This day in history Today Is Monday, Oct.

5. the 278th clay of 1987 with 87 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They Include French phllosphcr Denis Diderot In 1713; Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United Slates.

In 1830: rocket pioneer Robert Goddard In 1882: actor Donald Plcascnce In 1919; political activist and defrocked priest Philip Berrlgan In 1923; actress Karen Allen In 1951: and British rock musician Bob Gclilof. organizer of the 1985 Live Aid famine relief concert. In 1954. In 1918. Germany's Hlndcnburg Line was broken as World War I nearcd an end.

In 1965, Tope Paul VI made an unprecedented 14 hour visit to New York to plead for world peace before the United Nations. Directions: Rearrange each row of letters to form a 2- to 7-lctler word. To total points of your words, use scoring directions to the right of each row. 7-lctter words get 50-point bonus. "Blanks" used as any letter have no point value.

Proper nouns, foreign, slang, or hyphenated words arc forbidden. Solution on next page. i 1986 On. In) Flu' S.no.cnte OR ON OB 0 KB KN KR al El Fl IaI IaI IsH fs PAR SCORE 105-115 by JUDD WHITE WINS A BISHOP Hint: The key is a queen "fork." SOLUTION ON NEXT PAGE FOUR RACK TOTAL-TIME LIMIT 20 MIN Crossword puzzle by Harvey Chyka ACROSS 1 Attempt 5 Perfect 10 Laugh loudly 14 Polynesian dance 15 Spiritual nourishment "Should you finesse when you're missing the king and two other trumps?" a fan asks. "My husband believes In finessing, and I favor playing the ace." In today's nana, the husband won the first diamond and tried the trump finesse.

West won and returned the jack of hearts. Now South ruffed two spades and discarded one on the king of diamonds but lost a spade at the end. He couldn't bring In a third diamond trick. The husband would be right If dummy had a losing spade. Since South couldn't afford to lose a trump, the finesse would be slightly better than playing the ace.

In the actual hand, the wife Is right for the wrong reason. South should lead a heart to the ace because he can afford to lose one trump. If the trumps break 2-1. South can ruff three spades and discard the fourth on the king of diamonds. The player with the king of hearts can take It whenever he likes.

Even If East shows up with K-J-7 of trumps. South Is a big favorite to make the slam. DAILY QUESTION You hold: S-A. 9. 8.

H-7; D-g. 10. 9. 7. 4: C-J.

10. 6. Partner opens with one spade, and the next player passes. What do you say? ANSWER: Did two spades. You count 11 points: seven points In normal nigh cards, one point for the acc of partner's suit, and three points for the singleton, but the liand Isn't worth a response of two diamonds.

When you bid your own suit and Inter raise partner's suit, you promise a hnnd nearly worth an owning bid. but this hand Is about an ace short of an opening bid. If partner cannot move over a raise to two spades, you don't belong In game: If he does move, you'll accept any Invitation. Old Fr. coin Chosen Part of a sonnet Norse god Egyptian god Item of stability Assumptions Balsam Actress JoAnn Observe Responsibility Simian Toodle-00 Armadillo Prices Ready for business DOWN 12 14 IS 6 7 9 To 11 12 TT" TT" 19 7o 21 IT" i it it It jo 11 32 3J I i7 i it it i 40 TT" 41 j4 4J 1 41 9 to I 52 mmjmmmmmm Si 64 65 i it i (,) 60 62 Ti tt (7 8 Literary collection 9 Sad song 10 Abrogated 11 Smell 12 Highly excited 13 Bank 21 Shade trees 23 Mr.

Coward 25 Bible priest 26 Mountain range 27 Climbing vine 28 A2I1 (Turk, sultan) 29 Like horses and lions 30 Fla. bird 31 Because 32 Beer type 35 Filament 38 Orchid 40 Savings 43 Resound 45 Sports group 16 Outer limit 17 Participating s8 18 King ol Troy 60 19 Game ol 61 chance 93 20 Was Important 64 22 Pep 65 24 Yale students 66 25 Wild ox 67 26 Frightens 68 29 Widowed 69 33 Beak 34 Up to this point 1 Kind of filler 2 Sandwich filler 3 Thanks I 4 Chit-chat 6 Put behind bars 36 Proper 37 Art style 39 Sheer fabrlo 41 James Bond adversary 42 Harden: var. 44 Stephen Vincent 69 Actor -Connery 62 Llppo Llppl" 63 Over 54 but the brave 65 Social group 48 Apathy 60 Eastern religion 62 Trim 66 Land map 67 Cleaning agent 68 Cigar end Is brave Okla. city 5 Solution on next peg.