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Bann«r-Graphic, Gr«*nca*tle, Indiana

Pag#7

Monday, July 23, 1973

REDEYE

By Gordon Bess

HI AND LOIS By Mort Walker and Dik Browne

BUZ SAWYER

$50,000... AS SOON AS ) ^|» 1 GET AAY INHERITANCE./ \

By Roy Crane

BLONDIE

By Chic Young

BE CAREFUL.' YOU RE SCORCMIMG THE BASEBALL )

BEETLE BAILEY

By Mort Walker

BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH By Fred Lasswell

Shopping in GUM

Requires Energy

By FRANK CREPEAU Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) — The panting blonde shoved her way through the swarm of waiting women, sweat beading her upper lip and a Japanese-made wig clutched in each hand. A friend on the edge of the crowd grabbed one mop of artificial hair and clapped it on her head. Did it fit? Was the color right? “Look, I’ve been waiting here all day,” said the exhausted blonde. “The color is fine, do you want it or not?” ‘Til take it. I’ll take it,” cried the second woman and gave the blonde 90 rubles — the equivalent of $120.

Despite the high price and the investment of more than eight hours’ time to buy two wigs, they were the happiest women in GUM — the Soviet Union’s biggest department store. Watching average Russians shop at the immense state store opposite Lenin’s tomb on Red Square showed the Japanese wigs were a hot item one recent day. But about 200 persons were lined up to buy oranges, three shops selling rabbit-fur hats were besieged, imported lunch plates from Japan were being dealt to customers like cards and 150 persons pushed and shouted to buy linen bedspreads.

Contract $

Bridge

/ B.Jay Becker 4®-

Famous Hand

North dealer. Both sides vulnerable. NORTH * Q 5 V 6 5 * J 7 5 4 2 * Q 10 3 2

notrump, making five, and that the Australians at the second table could now wrap up a victory by bidding and making

a slam.

Sure enough, Seres and Cummings did not disappoint the spirited audience, since they

4 J 9 8 7 6 2

♦ 4 3

quickly got to six diamonds on

V 10 7 3

♦ Q J 9 8 4 2

this sequence:

♦ 63

♦ 10

North

East

South

West

4k A 6

4k J 9 8 5

Pass

2 ♦

Pass

SOUTH

2 NT

Pass

♦ A K 10

5 ♦

Pass

6 ♦

V AK

9 AK Q 9 8

* K7 4

The bidding:

North

East

South

West

Pass

2 ¥

Pass

3 NT

Pass

4 ♦

Pass

4 NT

Opening lead

spades.

— seven of

This was the last hand of the Australia-U.S. match in the 1968 World Bridge Olympiad. A large Bridge-O-Rama audience had been watching the tense match, both teams scoring heavily at times, but the protagonists were locked in a virtual tie when Board No. 20 was flashed on the electronic

screen.

Apparently the best had been saved for the end, since the audience knew that the U.S. North-South pair at the first table had stopped at four

Looking at all four hands, it appeared that with normal play Cummings would lose two clubs and go down one; but an intensely interesting situation arose after South won the spade lead, drew trumps, and cashed two more spades and the A-K of hearts to produce this position: ♦ J 7 *Q 10 3

9 J 9 V 10 + A 6

N W E S

V Q * J 9 8 5

♦ Q 8 + K 7 4 Had Cummings now led a low club to the queen he undoubtedly would have made the slam, but instead he led a trump to the jack and a low club back to the king for down one. As a result, the U.S. won the match 13 victory points to 7, instead of losing it 4 to 16.

Although bigger than other department stores and with a clientele heavily weighted by out-of-town peasants, GUM does give a representative picture of what is available to the Russian consumer these days. A look at GUM’s hundreds of small shops and stalls indicates more products are available than ever before but the Soviet Union has a long way to go before satisfying more than moderate consumer wishes. Compared to western countries, and even some countries of the Soviet bloc in Europe, few things are available and the prices are shockingly high. To get a true picture of what things cost the average Russian, the Soviet Union says the average wage for blue-and white-collar workers is 130 rubles a month. That means a business suit can cost a month’s wages, although cheaper ones are available. And it takes a week’s pay to buy a decent quality pair of men’s shoes. A .21-inch television set costs about $500. And ordinary woman’s cloth coat can be found at GUM from about 130 on up to $260 with a bit of fur at the collar. Though the state sets high prices that include a hidden sales tex. a Soviet citizen can outfit himself reasonably well these days even if many articles of clothing are not the most stylish or best made. GUM offers several imported products. Eight-inch Japanese lunch plates were selling at $1.87 each. There were women’s cloth raincoats from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and East Germany at around $70, men’s raincoats from Holland, men’s suits and an overcoat from Yugoslavia and one French suit — at $211. There also were sweaters from India. A boy’s sweater cost $27 dollars and a woman’s $67. A former Moscow resident used to challenge western visitors to buy something at GUM. First, to brave the crowds and find something they wanted and then to pay the steep price. Aside from souvenirs, it’s still a challenge to find anything that isn’t better and cheaper in the West. Such items are of little interest to the Soviet customers who teem into the 275-yard-long building to look and buy in three, two-story halls vaulted with glass roofs.

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ACROSS 1. Erich — Remarque 6. Go by ship 11. Italian violinmaker 12. Scene of conflict 13. Humanities (2 wds.) 15. Chemical suffix 16. Legal claim 17. Mohammedan saint 18. Hogwash 22. Daughter country 25. Neighbor of Ecuador 26. Sprightly 27. Stumper 28. — Martinelli 29. Cuddle 30. Approach 31. “You — My Lucky Star” 32. Low voice 34. Make a choice 37. Latitudinarian 41. Monarchical 42. Fishing net 43. Dote on 44. Wee DOWN 1. Neighbor of Mauritania 2. Fixed in the center

3. “Sticks and Bones”

play-

wright 4. Suffix of

nouns

5. Transportation

outfit

6. Ad topic 7. Inter-

change

8. Poetical

adverb

9. Picnic nuisance

Male plant

Ethereal

Arctic

sight

(2 wds.) 19. For fear

that

20. Russian

city

hot-tempered

LOSECONTROL

IE ATEN 713 Saturday's Answer

21. 22.

10. 14. 17.

Unsullied French

city

23. Lothario’s glance 24. Girl’s name 27. Persevere 29. Poet Ogden 33. Tamarisk salt tree

34. Oklahoman (colloq.) 35. Famous Quaker 36. Three at cards 37. Monk 38. Florid 39. Self 40. Born (Fr.)

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DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE-Here’s how to work

AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW

One letter simply stands for another. In this sample A is used for the three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each day the code letters are different.

CRYPTOQUOTES

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