EU ORG
rejects O
German MISC
call O
to O
boycott O
British MISC
lamb O
. O

Peter PER
Blackburn PER

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
European ORG
Commission ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
disagreed O
with O
German MISC
advice O
to O
consumers O
to O
shun O
British MISC
lamb O
until O
scientists O
determine O
whether O
mad O
cow O
disease O
can O
be O
transmitted O
to O
sheep O
. O

Germany LOC
's O
representative O
to O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
's O
veterinary O
committee O
Werner PER
Zwingmann PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
consumers O
should O
buy O
sheepmeat O
from O
countries O
other O
than O
Britain LOC
until O
the O
scientific O
advice O
was O
clearer O
. O

" O
We O
do O
n't O
support O
any O
such O
recommendation O
because O
we O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
grounds O
for O
it O
, O
" O
the O
Commission ORG
's O
chief O
spokesman O
Nikolaus PER
van PER
der PER
Pas PER
told O
a O
news O
briefing O
. O

He O
said O
further O
scientific O
study O
was O
required O
and O
if O
it O
was O
found O
that O
action O
was O
needed O
it O
should O
be O
taken O
by O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
. O

He O
said O
a O
proposal O
last O
month O
by O
EU ORG
Farm O
Commissioner O
Franz PER
Fischler PER
to O
ban O
sheep O
brains O
, O
spleens O
and O
spinal O
cords O
from O
the O
human O
and O
animal O
food O
chains O
was O
a O
highly O
specific O
and O
precautionary O
move O
to O
protect O
human O
health O
. O

Fischler PER
proposed O
EU-wide MISC
measures O
after O
reports O
from O
Britain LOC
and O
France LOC
that O
under O
laboratory O
conditions O
sheep O
could O
contract O
Bovine MISC
Spongiform MISC
Encephalopathy MISC
( O
BSE MISC
) O
-- O
mad O
cow O
disease O
. O

But O
Fischler PER
agreed O
to O
review O
his O
proposal O
after O
the O
EU ORG
's O
standing O
veterinary O
committee O
, O
mational O
animal O
health O
officials O
, O
questioned O
if O
such O
action O
was O
justified O
as O
there O
was O
only O
a O
slight O
risk O
to O
human O
health O
. O

Spanish MISC
Farm O
Minister O
Loyola PER
de PER
Palacio PER
had O
earlier O
accused O
Fischler PER
at O
an O
EU ORG
farm O
ministers O
' O
meeting O
of O
causing O
unjustified O
alarm O
through O
" O
dangerous O
generalisation O
. O
" O

. O

Only O
France LOC
and O
Britain LOC
backed O
Fischler PER
's O
proposal O
. O

The O
EU ORG
's O
scientific O
veterinary O
and O
multidisciplinary O
committees O
are O
due O
to O
re-examine O
the O
issue O
early O
next O
month O
and O
make O
recommendations O
to O
the O
senior O
veterinary O
officials O
. O

Sheep O
have O
long O
been O
known O
to O
contract O
scrapie O
, O
a O
brain-wasting O
disease O
similar O
to O
BSE MISC
which O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
been O
transferred O
to O
cattle O
through O
feed O
containing O
animal O
waste O
. O

British MISC
farmers O
denied O
on O
Thursday O
there O
was O
any O
danger O
to O
human O
health O
from O
their O
sheep O
, O
but O
expressed O
concern O
that O
German MISC
government O
advice O
to O
consumers O
to O
avoid O
British MISC
lamb O
might O
influence O
consumers O
across O
Europe LOC
. O

" O
What O
we O
have O
to O
be O
extremely O
careful O
of O
is O
how O
other O
countries O
are O
going O
to O
take O
Germany LOC
's O
lead O
, O
" O
Welsh ORG
National ORG
Farmers ORG
' ORG
Union ORG
( O
NFU ORG
) O
chairman O
John PER
Lloyd PER
Jones PER
said O
on O
BBC ORG
radio ORG
. O

Bonn LOC
has O
led O
efforts O
to O
protect O
public O
health O
after O
consumer O
confidence O
collapsed O
in O
March O
after O
a O
British MISC
report O
suggested O
humans O
could O
contract O
an O
illness O
similar O
to O
mad O
cow O
disease O
by O
eating O
contaminated O
beef O
. O

Germany LOC
imported O
47,600 O
sheep O
from O
Britain LOC
last O
year O
, O
nearly O
half O
of O
total O
imports O
. O

It O
brought O
in O
4,275 O
tonnes O
of O
British MISC
mutton O
, O
some O
10 O
percent O
of O
overall O
imports O
. O



Rare O
Hendrix PER
song O
draft O
sells O
for O
almost O
$ O
17,000 O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
rare O
early O
handwritten O
draft O
of O
a O
song O
by O
U.S. LOC
guitar O
legend O
Jimi PER
Hendrix PER
was O
sold O
for O
almost O
$ O
17,000 O
on O
Thursday O
at O
an O
auction O
of O
some O
of O
the O
late O
musician O
's O
favourite O
possessions O
. O

A O
Florida LOC
restaurant O
paid O
10,925 O
pounds O
( O
$ O
16,935 O
) O
for O
the O
draft O
of O
" O
Ai MISC
n't MISC
no MISC
telling MISC
" O
, O
which O
Hendrix PER
penned O
on O
a O
piece O
of O
London LOC
hotel O
stationery O
in O
late O
1966 O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
a O
January O
1967 O
concert O
in O
the O
English MISC
city O
of O
Nottingham LOC
he O
threw O
the O
sheet O
of O
paper O
into O
the O
audience O
, O
where O
it O
was O
retrieved O
by O
a O
fan O
. O

Buyers O
also O
snapped O
up O
16 O
other O
items O
that O
were O
put O
up O
for O
auction O
by O
Hendrix PER
's O
former O
girlfriend O
Kathy PER
Etchingham PER
, O
who O
lived O
with O
him O
from O
1966 O
to O
1969 O
. O

They O
included O
a O
black O
lacquer O
and O
mother O
of O
pearl O
inlaid O
box O
used O
by O
Hendrix PER
to O
store O
his O
drugs O
, O
which O
an O
anonymous O
Australian MISC
purchaser O
bought O
for O
5,060 O
pounds O
( O
$ O
7,845 O
) O
. O

The O
guitarist O
died O
of O
a O
drugs O
overdose O
in O
1970 O
aged O
27 O
. O



China LOC
says O
Taiwan LOC
spoils O
atmosphere O
for O
talks O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-22 O

China LOC
on O
Thursday O
accused O
Taipei LOC
of O
spoiling O
the O
atmosphere O
for O
a O
resumption O
of O
talks O
across O
the O
Taiwan LOC
Strait LOC
with O
a O
visit O
to O
Ukraine LOC
by O
Taiwanese MISC
Vice O
President O
Lien PER
Chan PER
this O
week O
that O
infuriated O
Beijing LOC
. O

Speaking O
only O
hours O
after O
Chinese MISC
state O
media O
said O
the O
time O
was O
right O
to O
engage O
in O
political O
talks O
with O
Taiwan LOC
, O
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
spokesman O
Shen PER
Guofang PER
told O
Reuters ORG
: O
" O
The O
necessary O
atmosphere O
for O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
talks O
has O
been O
disrupted O
by O
the O
Taiwan LOC
authorities O
. O
" O

State O
media O
quoted O
China LOC
's O
top O
negotiator O
with O
Taipei LOC
, O
Tang PER
Shubei PER
, O
as O
telling O
a O
visiting O
group O
from O
Taiwan LOC
on O
Wednesday O
that O
it O
was O
time O
for O
the O
rivals O
to O
hold O
political O
talks O
. O

" O
Now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
engage O
in O
political O
talks O
... O

that O
is O
to O
end O
the O
state O
of O
hostility O
, O
" O
Thursday O
's O
overseas O
edition O
of O
the O
People ORG
's ORG
Daily ORG
quoted O
Tang PER
as O
saying O
. O

The O
foreign O
ministry O
's O
Shen ORG
told O
Reuters ORG
Television ORG
in O
an O
interview O
he O
had O
read O
reports O
of O
Tang PER
's O
comments O
but O
gave O
no O
details O
of O
why O
the O
negotiator O
had O
considered O
the O
time O
right O
for O
talks O
with O
Taiwan LOC
, O
which O
Beijing LOC
considers O
a O
renegade O
province O
. O

China LOC
, O
which O
has O
long O
opposed O
all O
Taipei LOC
efforts O
to O
gain O
greater O
international O
recognition O
, O
was O
infuriated O
by O
a O
visit O
to O
Ukraine LOC
this O
week O
by O
Taiwanese MISC
Vice O
President O
Lien PER
. O



China LOC
says O
time O
right O
for O
Taiwan LOC
talks O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-22 O

China LOC
has O
said O
it O
was O
time O
for O
political O
talks O
with O
Taiwan LOC
and O
that O
the O
rival O
island O
should O
take O
practical O
steps O
towards O
that O
goal O
. O

Consultations O
should O
be O
held O
to O
set O
the O
time O
and O
format O
of O
the O
talks O
, O
the O
official O
Xinhua ORG
news O
agency O
quoted O
Tang PER
Shubei PER
, O
executive O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
Association ORG
for ORG
Relations ORG
Across ORG
the ORG
Taiwan ORG
Straits ORG
, O
as O
saying O
late O
on O
Wednesday O
. O



German MISC
July O
car O
registrations O
up O
14.2 O
pct O
yr O
/ O
yr O
. O

FRANKFURT LOC
1996-08-22 O

German MISC
first-time O
registrations O
of O
motor O
vehicles O
jumped O
14.2 O
percent O
in O
July O
this O
year O
from O
the O
year-earlier O
period O
, O
the O
Federal ORG
office ORG
for ORG
motor ORG
vehicles ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
office O
said O
356,725 O
new O
cars O
were O
registered O
in O
July O
1996 O
-- O
304,850 O
passenger O
cars O
and O
15,613 O
trucks O
. O

The O
figures O
represent O
a O
13.6 O
percent O
increase O
for O
passenger O
cars O
and O
a O
2.2 O
percent O
decline O
for O
trucks O
from O
July O
1995 O
. O

Motor-bike O
registration O
rose O
32.7 O
percent O
in O
the O
period O
. O

The O
growth O
was O
partly O
due O
to O
an O
increased O
number O
of O
Germans MISC
buying O
German MISC
cars O
abroad O
, O
while O
manufacturers O
said O
that O
domestic O
demand O
was O
weak O
, O
the O
federal O
office O
said O
. O

Almost O
all O
German MISC
car O
manufacturers O
posted O
gains O
in O
registration O
numbers O
in O
the O
period O
. O

Volkswagen ORG
AG ORG
won O
77,719 O
registrations O
, O
slightly O
more O
than O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
total O
. O

Opel ORG
AG ORG
together O
with O
General ORG
Motors ORG
came O
in O
second O
place O
with O
49,269 O
registrations O
, O
16.4 O
percent O
of O
the O
overall O
figure O
. O

Third O
was O
Ford ORG
with O
35,563 O
registrations O
, O
or O
11.7 O
percent O
. O

Only O
Seat ORG
and O
Porsche ORG
had O
fewer O
registrations O
in O
July O
1996 O
compared O
to O
last O
year O
's O
July O
. O

Seat ORG
posted O
3,420 O
registrations O
compared O
with O
5522 O
registrations O
in O
July O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Porsche ORG
's O
registrations O
fell O
to O
554 O
from O
643 O
. O



GREEK MISC
SOCIALISTS O
GIVE O
GREEN O
LIGHT O
TO O
PM O
FOR O
ELECTIONS O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Greek MISC
socialist O
party O
's O
executive O
bureau O
gave O
the O
green O
light O
to O
Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
to O
call O
snap O
elections O
, O
its O
general O
secretary O
Costas PER
Skandalidis PER
told O
reporters O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
is O
going O
to O
make O
an O
official O
announcement O
after O
a O
cabinet O
meeting O
later O
on O
Thursday O
, O
said O
Skandalidis PER
. O

-- O
Dimitris PER
Kontogiannis PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



BayerVB ORG
sets O
C$ MISC
100 O
million O
six-year O
bond O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
following O
bond O
was O
announced O
by O
lead O
manager O
Toronto PER
Dominion PER
. O

BORROWER O
BAYERISCHE ORG
VEREINSBANK ORG

AMT O
C$ MISC
100 O
MLN O
COUPON O
6.625 O
MATURITY O
24.SEP.02 O

TYPE O
STRAIGHT O
ISS O
PRICE O
100.92 O
PAY O
DATE O
24.SEP.96 O

FULL O
FEES O
1.875 O
REOFFER O
99.32 O
SPREAD O
+20 O
BP O

MOODY O
AA1 O
LISTING O
LUX O
PAY O
FREQ O
= O

S&P ORG
= O
DENOMS O
( O
K O
) O
1-10-100 O
SALE O
LIMITS O
US LOC
/ O
UK LOC
/ O
CA LOC

NEG O
PLG O
NO O
CRS O
DEFLT O
NO O
FORCE O
MAJ O
= O

GOV O
LAW O
GERMAN MISC
HOME O
CTRY O
= O
TAX O
PROVS O
STANDARD O

MGT O
/ O
UND O
0.275 O
SELL O
CONC O
1.60 O
PRAECIP O
= O

UNDERLYING O
GOVT O
BOND O
7.0 O
PCT O
SEPT O
2001 O

NOTES O
BAYERISCHE ORG
VEREINSBANK ORG
IS O
JOINT O
LEAD O
MANAGER O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7658 O



Venantius ORG
sets O
$ O
300 O
million O
January O
1999 O
FRN O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
following O
floating-rate O
issue O
was O
announced O
by O
lead O
manager O
Lehman ORG
Brothers ORG
International ORG
. O

BORROWER O
VENANTIUS ORG
AB ORG
( O
SWEDISH MISC
NATIONAL O
MORTGAGE O
AGENCY O
) O

AMT O
$ O
300 O
MLN O
SPREAD O
- O
12.5 O
BP O
MATURITY O
21.JAN.99 O

TYPE O
FRN O
BASE O
3M ORG
LIBOR O
PAY O
DATE O
S23.SEP.96 O

LAST O
MOODY O
AA3 O
ISS O
PRICE O
99.956 O
FULL O
FEES O
10 O
BP O

LAST O
S&P ORG
AA+ O
REOFFER O
= O

NOTES O
S O
SHORT O
FIRST O
COUPON O

LISTING O
LONDON LOC
DENOMS O
( O
K O
) O
1-10-100 O
SALE O
LIMITS O
US LOC
/ O
UK LOC
/ O
JP LOC
/ O
FR LOC

NEG O
PLG O
YES O
CRS O
DEFLT O
NO O
FORCE O
MAJ O
IPMA O
2 O

GOV O
LAW O
ENGLISH MISC
HOME O
CTRY O
SWEDEN LOC
TAX O
PROVS O
STANDARD O

MGT O
/ O
UND O
5 O
BP O
SELL O
CONC O
5 O
BP O
PRAECIP O
= O

NOTES O
ISSUED O
OFF O
EMTN O
PROGRAMME O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
8863 O



Port O
conditions O
update O
- O
Syria LOC
- O
Lloyds ORG
Shipping ORG
. O

Port O
conditions O
from O
Lloyds ORG
Shipping ORG
Intelligence ORG
Service ORG
-- O

LATTAKIA LOC
, O
Aug O
10 O
- O
waiting O
time O
at O
Lattakia LOC
and O
Tartous LOC
presently O
24 O
hours O
. O



Israel LOC
plays O
down O
fears O
of O
war O
with O
Syria LOC
. O

Colleen PER
Siegel PER

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Israel LOC
's O
outgoing O
peace O
negotiator O
with O
Syria LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
current O
tensions O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
appeared O
to O
be O
a O
storm O
in O
a O
teacup O
. O

Itamar PER
Rabinovich PER
, O
who O
as O
Israel LOC
's O
ambassador O
to O
Washington LOC
conducted O
unfruitful O
negotiations O
with O
Syria LOC
, O
told O
Israel ORG
Radio ORG
it O
looked O
like O
Damascus LOC
wanted O
to O
talk O
rather O
than O
fight O
. O

" O
It O
appears O
to O
me O
the O
Syrian MISC
priority O
is O
still O
to O
negotiate O
. O

The O
Syrians MISC
are O
confused O
, O
they O
are O
definitely O
tense O
, O
but O
the O
general O
assessment O
here O
in O
Washington LOC
is O
that O
this O
is O
essentially O
a O
storm O
in O
a O
teacup O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Rabinovich PER
is O
winding O
up O
his O
term O
as O
ambassador O
. O

He O
will O
be O
replaced O
by O
Eliahu PER
Ben-Elissar PER
, O
a O
former O
Israeli MISC
envoy O
to O
Egypt LOC
and O
right-wing O
Likud ORG
party O
politician O
. O

Israel LOC
on O
Wednesday O
sent O
Syria LOC
a O
message O
, O
via O
Washington LOC
, O
saying O
it O
was O
committed O
to O
peace O
and O
wanted O
to O
open O
negotiations O
without O
preconditions O
. O

But O
it O
slammed O
Damascus LOC
for O
creating O
what O
it O
called O
a O
dangerous O
atmosphere O
. O

Syria LOC
accused O
Israel LOC
on O
Wednesday O
of O
launching O
a O
hysterical O
campaign O
against O
it O
after O
Israeli MISC
television O
reported O
that O
Damascus LOC
had O
recently O
test O
fired O
a O
missile O
. O

It O
said O
its O
arms O
purchases O
were O
for O
defensive O
purposes O
. O

" O
The O
message O
that O
we O
sent O
to O
( O
Syrian MISC
President O
Hafez PER
al- PER
) O
Assad PER
is O
that O
Israel LOC
is O
ready O
at O
any O
time O
without O
preconditions O
to O
enter O
peace O
negotiations O
, O
" O
Israeli MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
David PER
Levy PER
told O
Israel ORG
Radio ORG
in O
an O
interview O
. O

Tension O
has O
mounted O
since O
Israeli MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
took O
office O
in O
June O
vowing O
to O
retain O
the O
Golan LOC
Heights LOC
Israel LOC
captured O
from O
Syria LOC
in O
the O
1967 O
Middle LOC
East LOC
war O
. O

Israeli-Syrian MISC
peace O
talks O
have O
been O
deadlocked O
over O
the O
Golan LOC
since O
1991 O
despite O
the O
previous O
government O
's O
willingness O
to O
make O
Golan LOC
concessions O
. O

Peace O
talks O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
were O
last O
held O
in O
February O
. O

" O
The O
voices O
coming O
out O
of O
Damascus LOC
are O
bad O
, O
not O
good O
. O

The O
media O
... O

are O
full O
of O
expressions O
and O
declarations O
that O
must O
be O
worrying O
... O

this O
artificial O
atmosphere O
is O
very O
dangerous O
because O
those O
who O
spread O
it O
could O
become O
its O
prisoners O
, O
" O
Levy PER
said O
. O

" O
We O
expect O
from O
Syria LOC
, O
if O
its O
face O
is O
to O
peace O
, O
that O
it O
will O
answer O
Israel LOC
's O
message O
to O
enter O
peace O
negotiations O
because O
that O
is O
our O
goal O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

We O
do O
not O
want O
a O
war O
, O
God PER
forbid O
. O

No O
one O
benefits O
from O
wars O
. O
" O

Israel LOC
's O
Channel ORG
Two ORG
television O
said O
Damascus LOC
had O
sent O
a O
" O
calming O
signal O
" O
to O
Israel LOC
. O

It O
gave O
no O
source O
for O
the O
report O
. O

Netanyahu PER
and O
Levy PER
's O
spokesmen O
said O
they O
could O
not O
confirm O
it O
. O

The O
television O
also O
said O
that O
Netanyahu PER
had O
sent O
messages O
to O
reassure O
Syria LOC
via O
Cairo LOC
, O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
Moscow LOC
. O



Polish MISC
diplomat O
denies O
nurses O
stranded O
in O
Libya LOC
. O

TUNIS LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
Polish MISC
diplomat O
on O
Thursday O
denied O
a O
Polish MISC
tabloid O
report O
this O
week O
that O
Libya LOC
was O
refusing O
exit O
visas O
to O
100 O
Polish MISC
nurses O
trying O
to O
return O
home O
after O
working O
in O
the O
North MISC
African MISC
country O
. O

" O
This O
is O
not O
true O
. O

Up O
to O
today O
, O
we O
have O
no O
knowledge O
of O
any O
nurse O
stranded O
or O
kept O
in O
Libya LOC
without O
her O
will O
, O
and O
we O
have O
not O
received O
any O
complaint O
, O
" O
the O
Polish MISC
embassy O
's O
charge O
d'affaires O
in O
Tripoli LOC
, O
Tadeusz PER
Awdankiewicz PER
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
by O
telephone O
. O

Poland LOC
's O
labour O
ministry O
said O
this O
week O
it O
would O
send O
a O
team O
to O
Libya LOC
to O
investigate O
, O
but O
Awdankiewicz PER
said O
the O
probe O
was O
prompted O
by O
some O
nurses O
complaining O
about O
their O
work O
conditions O
such O
as O
non-payment O
of O
their O
salaries O
. O

He O
said O
that O
there O
are O
an O
estimated O
800 O
Polish MISC
nurses O
working O
in O
Libya LOC
. O



Two O
Iranian MISC
opposition O
leaders O
meet O
in O
Baghdad LOC
. O

Hassan PER
Hafidh PER

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-22 O

An O
Iranian MISC
exile O
group O
based O
in O
Iraq LOC
vowed O
on O
Thursday O
to O
extend O
support O
to O
Iran LOC
's O
Kurdish MISC
rebels O
after O
they O
were O
attacked O
by O
Iranian MISC
troops O
deep O
inside O
Iraq LOC
last O
month O
. O

A O
Mujahideen ORG
Khalq ORG
statement O
said O
its O
leader O
Massoud PER
Rajavi PER
met O
in O
Baghdad LOC
the O
Secretary-General O
of O
the O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
of ORG
Iran ORG
( O
KDPI ORG
) O
Hassan PER
Rastegar PER
on O
Wednesday O
and O
voiced O
his O
support O
to O
Iran LOC
's O
rebel O
Kurds MISC
. O

" O
Rajavi MISC
emphasised O
that O
the O
Iranian MISC
Resistance ORG
would O
continue O
to O
stand O
side O
by O
side O
with O
their O
Kurdish MISC
compatriots O
and O
the O
resistance O
movement O
in O
Iranian LOC
Kurdistan LOC
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
group O
said O
the O
meeting O
" O
signals O
a O
new O
level O
of O
cooperation O
between O
Mujahideen ORG
Khalq ORG
and O
the O
Iranian MISC
Kurdish MISC
oppositions O
" O
. O

Iran LOC
heavily O
bombarded O
targets O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
in O
July O
in O
pursuit O
of O
KDPI ORG
guerrillas O
based O
in O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
areas O
outside O
the O
control O
of O
the O
government O
in O
Baghdad LOC
. O

Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
areas O
bordering O
Iran LOC
are O
under O
the O
control O
of O
guerrillas O
of O
the O
Iraqi ORG
Kurdish ORG
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
group O
. O

PUK ORG
and O
Iraq LOC
's O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
KDP ORG
) O
the O
two O
main O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
factions O
, O
have O
had O
northern O
Iraq LOC
under O
their O
control O
since O
Iraqi MISC
forces O
were O
ousted O
from O
Kuwait LOC
in O
the O
1991 O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
. O

Clashes O
between O
the O
two O
parties O
broke O
out O
at O
the O
weekend O
in O
the O
most O
serious O
fighting O
since O
a O
U.S.-sponsored MISC
ceasefire O
last O
year O
. O

Mujahideen ORG
Khalq ORG
said O
Iranian MISC
troops O
had O
also O
been O
shelling O
KDP ORG
positions O
in O
Qasri LOC
region O
in O
Suleimaniya LOC
province O
near O
the O
Iranian MISC
border O
over O
the O
last O
two O
days O
. O

It O
said O
about O
100 O
Iraqi MISC
Kurds MISC
were O
killed O
or O
wounded O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

Both O
Iran LOC
and O
Turkey LOC
mount O
air O
and O
land O
strikes O
at O
targets O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
in O
pursuit O
of O
their O
own O
Kurdish MISC
rebels O
. O

A O
U.S.-led MISC
air O
force O
in O
southern O
Turkey LOC
protects O
Iraqi MISC
Kurds MISC
from O
possible O
attacks O
by O
Baghdad LOC
troops O
. O



Saudi MISC
riyal O
rates O
steady O
in O
quiet O
summer O
trade O
. O

MANAMA LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
spot O
Saudi MISC
riyal O
against O
the O
dollar O
and O
riyal O
interbank O
deposit O
rates O
were O
mainly O
steady O
this O
week O
in O
quiet O
summer O
trade O
, O
dealers O
in O
the O
kingdom O
said O
. O

" O
There O
were O
no O
changes O
in O
Saudi MISC
riyal O
rates O
. O

The O
market O
was O
very O
quiet O
because O
of O
summer O
holidays O
, O
" O
one O
dealer O
said O
. O

The O
spot O
riyal O
was O
put O
at O
3.7504 O
/ O
06 O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

One-month MISC
interbank O
deposits O
were O
at O
5-1/2 O
, O
3/8 O
percent O
, O
three O
months O
were O
5-5/8 O
, O
1/2 O
percent O
and O
six O
months O
were O
5-3/4 O
, O
5/8 O
percent O
. O

One-year MISC
funds O
were O
at O
six O
, O
5-7/8 O
percent O
. O



Israel LOC
approves O
Arafat PER
's O
flight O
to O
West LOC
Bank LOC
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Israel LOC
gave O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
permission O
on O
Thursday O
to O
fly O
over O
its O
territory O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
, O
ending O
a O
brief O
Israeli-PLO MISC
crisis O
, O
an O
Arafat PER
adviser O
said O
. O

" O
The O
problem O
is O
over O
. O

The O
president O
's O
aircraft O
has O
received O
permission O
to O
pass O
through O
Israeli MISC
airspace O
but O
the O
president O
is O
not O
expected O
to O
travel O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
before O
Monday O
, O
" O
Nabil PER
Abu PER
Rdainah PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Arafat PER
had O
been O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
former O
Israeli MISC
prime O
minister O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
town O
of O
Ramallah LOC
on O
Thursday O
but O
the O
venue O
was O
changed O
to O
Gaza LOC
after O
Israel LOC
denied O
flight O
clearance O
to O
the O
Palestinian MISC
leader O
's O
helicopters O
. O

Palestinian MISC
officials O
accused O
right-wing O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
of O
trying O
to O
stop O
the O
Ramallah LOC
meeting O
by O
keeping O
Arafat PER
grounded O
. O

Arafat PER
subsequently O
cancelled O
a O
meeting O
between O
Israeli MISC
and O
PLO ORG
officials O
, O
on O
civilian O
affairs O
, O
at O
the O
Allenby LOC
Bridge LOC
crossing O
between O
Jordan LOC
and O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
. O

Abu PER
Rdainah PER
said O
Arafat PER
had O
decided O
against O
flying O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
on O
Thursday O
, O
after O
Israel LOC
lifted O
the O
ban O
, O
because O
he O
had O
a O
busy O
schedule O
in O
Gaza LOC
and O
would O
not O
be O
free O
until O
Monday O
. O



Arafat PER
to O
meet O
Peres PER
in O
Gaza LOC
after O
flight O
ban O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Yasser PER
Arafat PER
will O
meet O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
in O
Gaza LOC
on O
Thursday O
after O
Palestinians MISC
said O
the O
right-wing O
Israeli MISC
government O
had O
barred O
the O
Palestinian MISC
leader O
from O
flying O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
for O
talks O
with O
the O
former O
prime O
minister O
. O

" O
The O
meeting O
between O
Peres PER
and O
Arafat PER
will O
take O
place O
at O
Erez LOC
checkpoint O
in O
Gaza LOC
and O
not O
in O
Ramallah LOC
as O
planned O
, O
" O
Peres PER
' O
office O
said O
. O

Palestinian MISC
officials O
said O
the O
Israeli MISC
government O
had O
barred O
Arafat PER
from O
overflying O
Israel LOC
in O
a O
Palestinian MISC
helicopter O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
bar O
the O
meeting O
with O
Peres PER
. O

Israeli MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
has O
accused O
opposition O
leader O
Peres PER
, O
who O
he O
defeated O
in O
May O
elections O
, O
of O
trying O
to O
undermine O
his O
Likud ORG
government O
's O
authority O
to O
conduct O
peace O
talks O
. O



Afghan MISC
UAE LOC
embassy O
says O
Taleban MISC
guards O
going O
home O
. O

Hilary PER
Gush PER

DUBAI LOC
1996-08-22 O

Three O
Afghan MISC
guards O
brought O
to O
the O
United LOC
Arab LOC
Emirates LOC
last O
week O
by O
Russian MISC
hostages O
who O
escaped O
from O
the O
Taleban MISC
militia O
will O
return O
to O
Afghanistan LOC
in O
a O
few O
days O
, O
the O
Afghan MISC
embassy O
in O
Abu LOC
Dhabi LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
Our O
ambassador O
is O
in O
touch O
with O
the O
UAE LOC
foreign O
ministry O
. O

Their O
return O
to O
Afghanistan LOC
will O
take O
place O
in O
two O
or O
three O
days O
, O
" O
an O
embassy O
official O
said O
. O

" O
The O
embassy O
is O
issuing O
them O
travel O
documents O
for O
their O
return O
to O
their O
homeland O
. O

There O
is O
no O
objection O
to O
their O
travel O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

The O
three O
Islamic MISC
Taleban MISC
guards O
were O
overpowered O
by O
seven O
Russian MISC
aircrew O
who O
escaped O
to O
UAE LOC
state O
Sharjah LOC
last O
Friday O
on O
board O
their O
own O
aircraft O
after O
a O
year O
in O
the O
captivity O
of O
Taleban MISC
militia O
in O
Kandahar LOC
in O
southern O
Afghanistan LOC
. O

The O
UAE LOC
said O
on O
Monday O
it O
would O
hand O
over O
the O
three O
to O
the O
International ORG
Red ORG
Crescent ORG
, O
possibly O
last O
Tuesday O
. O

It O
has O
since O
been O
silent O
on O
the O
issue O
. O

When O
asked O
whether O
the O
three O
guards O
would O
travel O
back O
to O
Kandahar LOC
or O
the O
Afghan MISC
capital O
Kabul LOC
, O
the O
embassy O
official O
said O
: O
" O
That O
has O
not O
been O
decided O
, O
but O
possibly O
Kandahar LOC
. O
" O

Kandahar LOC
is O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the O
opposition O
Taleban MISC
militia O
. O

Kabul LOC
is O
controlled O
by O
President O
Burhanuddin PER
Rabbani PER
's O
government O
, O
which O
Taleban MISC
is O
fighting O
to O
overthrow O
. O

The O
embassy O
official O
said O
the O
three O
men O
, O
believed O
to O
be O
in O
their O
20s O
, O
were O
currently O
in O
Abu LOC
Dhabi LOC
. O

He O
did O
not O
elaborate O
. O

The O
Russians MISC
, O
working O
for O
the O
Aerostan ORG
firm O
in O
the O
Russian MISC
republic O
of O
Tatarstan LOC
, O
were O
taken O
hostage O
after O
a O
Taleban MISC
MiG-19 MISC
fighter O
forced O
their O
cargo O
plane O
to O
land O
in O
August O
1995 O
. O

Taleban MISC
said O
its O
shipment O
of O
ammunition O
from O
Albania LOC
was O
evidence O
of O
Russian MISC
military O
support O
for O
Rabbani PER
's O
government O
. O

Moscow LOC
said O
the O
crew O
's O
nationality O
was O
coincidental O
. O

Numerous O
diplomatic O
attempts O
to O
free O
the O
seven O
failed O
. O

The O
Russians MISC
, O
who O
said O
they O
overpowered O
the O
guards O
-- O
two O
armed O
with O
Kalashnikov MISC
automatic O
rifles O
-- O
while O
doing O
regular O
maintenance O
work O
on O
their O
Ilyushin MISC
76 MISC
cargo O
plane O
last O
Friday O
, O
left O
the O
UAE LOC
capital O
Abu LOC
Dhabi LOC
for O
home O
on O
Sunday O
. O



Iraq LOC
's O
Saddam PER
meets O
Russia LOC
's O
Zhirinovsky PER
. O

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-22 O

Iraqi MISC
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
has O
told O
visiting O
Russian MISC
ultra-nationalist O
Vladimir PER
Zhirinovsky PER
that O
Baghdad LOC
wanted O
to O
maintain O
" O
friendship O
and O
cooperation O
" O
with O
Moscow LOC
, O
official O
Iraqi MISC
newspapers O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
stressed O
during O
the O
meeting O
Iraq LOC
's O
keenness O
to O
maintain O
friendship O
and O
cooperation O
with O
Russia LOC
, O
" O
the O
papers O
said O
. O

They O
said O
Zhirinovsky PER
told O
Saddam PER
before O
he O
left O
Baghdad LOC
on O
Wednesday O
that O
his O
Liberal ORG
Democratic ORG
party ORG
and O
the O
Russian MISC
Duma ORG
( O
parliament O
) O
" O
are O
calling O
for O
an O
immediate O
lifting O
of O
the O
embargo O
" O
imposed O
on O
Iraq LOC
after O
its O
1990 O
invasion O
of O
Kuwait LOC
. O

Zhirinovsky PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
he O
would O
press O
the O
Russian MISC
government O
to O
help O
end O
U.N. ORG
trade O
sanctions O
on O
Iraq LOC
and O
blamed O
Moscow LOC
for O
delaying O
establishment O
of O
good O
ties O
with O
Baghdad LOC
. O

" O
Our O
stand O
is O
firm O
, O
namely O
we O
are O
calling O
on O
( O
the O
Russian MISC
) O
government O
to O
end O
the O
economic O
embargo O
on O
Iraq LOC
and O
resume O
trade O
ties O
between O
Russia LOC
and O
Iraq LOC
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
. O

Zhirinovsky PER
visited O
Iraq LOC
twice O
in O
1995 O
. O

Last O
October O
he O
was O
invited O
to O
attend O
the O
referendum O
held O
on O
Iraq LOC
's O
presidency O
, O
which O
extended O
Saddam PER
's O
term O
for O
seven O
more O
years O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Iraq LOC
- O
Aug O
22 O
. O

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-22 O

These O
are O
some O
of O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
official O
Iraqi MISC
press O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

THAWRA ORG

- O
Iraq LOC
's O
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
meets O
with O
chairman O
of O
the O
Russian MISC
liberal O
democratic O
party O
Vladimir PER
Zhirinovsky PER
. O

- O
Turkish MISC
foreign O
minister O
says O
Turkey LOC
will O
take O
part O
in O
the O
Baghdad LOC
trade O
fair O
that O
will O
be O
held O
in O
November O
. O

IRAQ LOC

- O
A O
shipload O
of O
12 O
tonnes O
of O
rice O
arrives O
in O
Umm LOC
Qasr LOC
port O
in O
the O
Gulf LOC
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Lebanon LOC
- O
Aug O
22 O
. O

BEIRUT LOC
1996-08-22 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Beirut LOC
press O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

AN-NAHAR ORG

- O
Confrontation O
is O
escalating O
between O
Hizbollah ORG
and O
the O
government O
. O

- O
Prime O
Minister O
Hariri PER
: O
Israeli MISC
threats O
do O
no O
serve O
peace O
. O

AS-SAFIR ORG

- O
Parliament O
Speaker O
Berri PER
: O
Israel LOC
is O
preparing O
for O
war O
against O
Syria LOC
and O
Lebanon LOC
. O

- O
Parliamentary O
battle O
in O
Beirut LOC
.. O

The O
three O
main O
lists O
have O
been O
prepared O
. O

AL-ANWAR ORG

- O
Continued O
criticism O
of O
law O
violation O
incidents O
-- O
which O
occurred O
in O
the O
Mount LOC
Lebanon LOC
elections O
last O
Sunday O
. O

AD-DIYAR ORG

- O
Financial O
negotiations O
between O
Lebanon LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
. O

- O
Hariri PER
to O
step O
into O
the O
election O
battle O
with O
an O
incomplete O
list O
. O

NIDA'A ORG
AL-WATAN ORG

- O
Maronite ORG
Patriarch O
Sfeir PER
expressed O
sorrow O
over O
the O
violations O
in O
Sunday O
' O
elections O
. O



CME ORG
live O
and O
feeder O
cattle O
calls O
range O
mixed O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Early O
calls O
on O
CME ORG
live O
and O
feeder O
cattle O
futures O
ranged O
from O
0.200 O
cent O
higher O
to O
0.100 O
lower O
, O
livestock O
analysts O
said O
. O

The O
continued O
strong O
tone O
to O
cash O
cattle O
and O
beef O
markets O
should O
prompt O
further O
support O
. O

Outlook O
for O
a O
bullish O
cattle-on-feed O
report O
is O
also O
expected O
to O
lend O
support O
and O
prompt O
some O
bull O
spreading O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

However O
, O
trade O
will O
likely O
be O
light O
and O
prices O
could O
drift O
on O
evening O
up O
ahead O
of O
the O
report O
. O

Cash O
markets O
are O
also O
expected O
to O
be O
quiet O
after O
the O
record O
amount O
of O
feedlot O
cattle O
traded O
this O
week O
, O
they O
said O
. O



Kindercare O
says O
debt O
buy O
to O
hit O
Q1 O
results O
. O

MONTGOMERY LOC
, O
Ala LOC
. O

1996-08-22 O

KinderCare ORG
Learning ORG
Centers ORG
Inc ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
a O
debt O
buyback O
would O
mean O
an O
extraordinary O
loss O
of O
$ O
1.2 O
million O
in O
its O
fiscal O
1997 O
first O
quarter O
. O

The O
company O
said O
that O
during O
the O
quarter O
, O
which O
began O
June O
1 O
, O
it O
bought O
$ O
30 O
million O
par O
value O
of O
its O
outstanding O
10-3/8 O
percent O
senior O
notes O
due O
2001 O
. O

The O
notes O
were O
bought O
for O
$ O
31.5 O
million O
. O

Philip PER
Maslowe PER
, O
chief O
financial O
officer O
of O
the O
preschool O
and O
child O
care O
company O
, O
said O
the O
buyback O
" O
offered O
an O
opportunity O
to O
reduce O
the O
company O
's O
weighted O
average O
interest O
costs O
and O
improve O
future O
cash O
flows O
and O
earnings O
. O
" O



RESEARCH O
ALERT O
- O
Lehman ORG
starts O
SNET ORG
. O

-- O
Lehman ORG
analyst O
Blake PER
Bath PER
started O
Southern ORG
New ORG
England ORG
Telecommunciations ORG
Corp ORG
with O
an O
outperform O
rating O
, O
his O
office O
said O
. O

-- O
The O
analyst O
set O
a O
12-month O
price O
target O
of O
$ O
45 O
and O
a O
fiscal O
1996 O
year O
earnings O
estimate O
of O
$ O
3.09 O
per O
share O
, O
his O
office O
said O
. O

-- O
The O
analyst O
also O
set O
an O
earnings O
estimate O
for O
the O
1997 O
year O
, O
but O
the O
figure O
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
. O

-- O
Southern ORG
New ORG
England ORG
closed O
at O
38-1/2 O
Wednesday O
. O

-- O
E. PER
Auchard PER
, O
Wall ORG
Street ORG
bureau ORG
, O
212-859-1736 O



Gateway ORG
Data ORG
Sciences ORG
Q2 O
net O
rises O
. O

PHOENIX LOC
1996-08-22 O

Summary O
of O
Consolidated ORG
Financial ORG
Data ORG

( O
In O
Thousands O
, O
except O
per O
share O
data O
) O

Six O
Months O
Ended O
Quarter O
Ended O

Jul O
31 O
, O
Jul O
31 O
, O
Jul O
31 O
, O
Jul O
31 O
, O

1996 O
1995 O
1996 O
1995 O

Income O
Statement O
Data O
: O

Total O
Revenue O
$ O
10,756 O
$ O
13,102 O
$ O
7,961 O
$ O
5,507 O

Software O
Revenue O
2,383 O
1,558 O
1,086 O
1,074 O

Services O
Revenue O
1,154 O
692 O
624 O
465 O

Operating O
Income O
906 O
962 O
599 O
515 O

Net O
Income O
821 O
512 O
565 O
301 O

Earnings O
Per O
Share O
0.31 O
0.34 O
0.19 O
0.20 O

Jul O
31 O
, O
1996 O
Jan O
31 O
, O
1996 O

Balance O
Sheet O
Data O
: O

Working O
Capital O
$ O
5,755 O
( O
$ O
881 O
) O

Cash O
and O
Cash O
Equivalents O
2,386 O
93 O

Total O
Assets O
14,196 O
7,138 O

Shareholders O
' O
Equity O
5,951 O
( O
1,461 O
) O



Greek MISC
socialists O
give O
PM O
green O
light O
for O
election O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Greek MISC
socialist O
party O
's O
executive O
bureau O
gave O
Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
its O
backing O
if O
he O
chooses O
to O
call O
snap O
elections O
, O
its O
general O
secretary O
Costas PER
Skandalidis PER
told O
reporters O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
will O
make O
an O
official O
announcement O
after O
a O
cabinet O
meeting O
later O
on O
Thursday O
, O
said O
Skandalidis PER
. O

-- O
Dimitris PER
Kontogiannis PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
France LOC
- O
Le ORG
Monde ORG
Aug O
22 O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-22 O

These O
are O
leading O
stories O
in O
Thursday O
's O
afternoon O
daily O
Le ORG
Monde ORG
, O
dated O
Aug O
23 O
. O

FRONT O
PAGE O

-- O
Africans MISC
seeking O
to O
renew O
or O
obtain O
work O
and O
residence O
rights O
say O
Prime O
Minister O
Alain PER
Juppe PER
's O
proposals O
are O
insufficient O
as O
hunger O
strike O
enters O
49th O
day O
in O
Paris LOC
church O
and O
Wednesday O
rally O
attracts O
8,000 O
sympathisers O
. O

-- O
FLNC ORG
Corsican MISC
nationalist O
movement O
announces O
end O
of O
truce O
after O
last O
night O
's O
attacks O
. O

BUSINESS O
PAGES O

-- O
Shutdown O
of O
Bally ORG
's O
French MISC
factories O
points O
up O
shoe O
industry O
crisis O
, O
with O
French MISC
manufacturers O
undercut O
by O
low-wage O
country O
competition O
and O
failure O
to O
keep O
abreast O
of O
trends O
. O

-- O
Secretary O
general O
of O
the O
Sud-PTT MISC
trade O
union O
at O
France ORG
Telecom ORG
all O
the O
elements O
are O
in O
place O
for O
social O
unrest O
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

-- O
Paris ORG
Newsroom ORG
+33 O
1 O
42 O
21 O
53 O
81 O



Well O
repairs O
to O
lift O
Heidrun LOC
oil O
output O
- O
Statoil ORG
. O

OSLO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Three O
plugged O
water O
injection O
wells O
on O
the O
Heidrun LOC
oilfield O
off O
mid-Norway MISC
will O
be O
reopened O
over O
the O
next O
month O
, O
operator O
Den ORG
Norske ORG
Stats ORG
Oljeselskap ORG
AS ORG
( O
Statoil ORG
) O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
plugged O
wells O
have O
accounted O
for O
a O
dip O
of O
30,000 O
barrels O
per O
day O
( O
bpd O
) O
in O
Heidrun LOC
output O
to O
roughly O
220,000 O
bpd O
, O
according O
to O
the O
company O
's O
Status ORG
Weekly ORG
newsletter O
. O

The O
wells O
will O
be O
reperforated O
and O
gravel O
will O
be O
pumped O
into O
the O
reservoir O
through O
one O
of O
the O
wells O
to O
avoid O
plugging O
problems O
in O
the O
future O
, O
it O
said O
. O

-- O
Oslo LOC
newsroom O
+47 O
22 O
42 O
50 O
41 O



Finnish MISC
April O
trade O
surplus O
3.8 O
billion O
markka O
- O
NCB ORG
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-22 O

Finland LOC
's O
trade O
surplus O
rose O
to O
3.83 O
billion O
markka O
in O
April O
from O
3.43 O
billion O
in O
March O
, O
the O
National ORG
Customs ORG
Board ORG
( O
NCB ORG
) O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
value O
of O
exports O
fell O
one O
percent O
year-on-year O
in O
April O
and O
the O
value O
of O
imports O
fell O
two O
percent O
, O
NCB ORG
said O
. O

Trade O
balance O
( O
million O
markka O
) O
: O

April O
' O
96 O
March O
' O
96 O
Jan-April O
' O
96 O
Jan-April O
' O
95 O

Imports O
10,663 O
10,725 O
43,430 O
40,989 O

Exports O
14,494 O
14,153 O
56,126 O
56,261 O

Balance O
+3,831 O
+3,428 O
+12,696 O
+15,272 O

The O
January-April O
1995 O
import O
figure O
was O
revised O
from O
39,584 O
million O
markka O
and O
the O
export O
figure O
from O
55,627 O
million O
markka O
. O

The O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Finland ORG
earlier O
estimated O
the O
April O
trade O
surplus O
at O
3.2 O
billion O
markka O
with O
exports O
projected O
at O
14.5 O
billion O
and O
imports O
at O
11.3 O
billion O
. O

The O
NCB ORG
's O
official O
monthly O
trade O
statistics O
are O
lagging O
behind O
due O
to O
changes O
in O
customs O
procedures O
when O
Finland LOC
joined O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
at O
the O
start O
of O
1995 O
. O

-- O
Helsinki ORG
Newsroom ORG
+358 O
- O
0 O
- O
680 O
50 O
245 O



Dutch MISC
state O
raises O
tap O
sale O
price O
to O
99.95 O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Finance ORG
Ministry ORG
raised O
the O
price O
for O
tap O
sales O
of O
the O
Dutch MISC
government O
's O
new O
5.75 O
percent O
bond O
due O
September O
2002 O
to O
99.95 O
from O
99.90 O
. O

Tap O
sales O
began O
on O
Monday O
and O
are O
being O
held O
daily O
from O
07.00 O
GMT MISC
to O
15.00 O
GMT MISC
until O
further O
notice O
. O

The O
ministry O
had O
raised O
2.3 O
billion O
guilders O
from O
sales O
of O
the O
new O
bond O
by O
the O
close O
of O
trade O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O



German MISC
farm O
ministry O
tells O
consumers O
to O
avoid O
British MISC
mutton O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-22 O

Germany LOC
's O
Agriculture ORG
Ministry ORG
suggested O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
consumers O
avoid O
eating O
meat O
from O
British MISC
sheep O
until O
scientists O
determine O
whether O
mad O
cow O
disease O
can O
be O
transmitted O
to O
the O
animals O
. O

" O
Until O
this O
is O
cleared O
up O
by O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
's O
scientific O
panels O
-- O
and O
we O
have O
asked O
this O
to O
be O
done O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
-- O
( O
consumers O
) O
should O
if O
at O
all O
possible O
give O
preference O
to O
sheepmeat O
from O
other O
countries O
, O
" O
ministry O
official O
Werner PER
Zwingmann PER
told O
ZDF ORG
television O
. O

" O
I O
do O
not O
want O
to O
say O
that O
there O
is O
a O
concrete O
danger O
for O
consumers O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O
" O

There O
are O
too O
many O
holes O
in O
what O
we O
know O
, O
and O
these O
must O
be O
filled O
very O
quickly O
. O
" O

Bonn LOC
has O
led O
efforts O
to O
ensure O
consumer O
protection O
tops O
the O
list O
of O
priorities O
in O
dealing O
with O
the O
mad O
cow O
crisis O
, O
which O
erupted O
in O
March O
when O
Britain LOC
acknowledged O
humans O
could O
contract O
a O
similar O
illness O
by O
eating O
contaminated O
beef O
. O

The O
European ORG
Commission ORG
agreed O
this O
month O
to O
rethink O
a O
proposal O
to O
ban O
the O
use O
of O
suspect O
sheep O
tissue O
after O
some O
EU ORG
veterinary O
experts O
questioned O
whether O
it O
was O
justified O
. O

EU ORG
Farm O
Commissioner O
Franz PER
Fischler PER
had O
proposed O
banning O
sheep O
brains O
, O
spleens O
and O
spinal O
cords O
from O
the O
human O
and O
animal O
food O
chains O
after O
reports O
from O
Britain LOC
and O
France LOC
that O
under O
laboratory O
conditions O
sheep O
could O
contract O
Bovine MISC
Spongiform MISC
Encephalopathy MISC
( O
BSE MISC
) O
-- O
mad O
cow O
disease O
. O

But O
some O
members O
of O
the O
EU ORG
's O
standing O
veterinary O
committee O
questioned O
whether O
the O
action O
was O
necessary O
given O
the O
slight O
risk O
to O
human O
health O
. O

The O
question O
is O
being O
studied O
separately O
by O
two O
EU ORG
scientific O
committees O
. O

Sheep O
have O
long O
been O
known O
to O
contract O
scrapie O
, O
a O
similar O
brain-wasting O
disease O
to O
BSE MISC
which O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
been O
transferred O
to O
cattle O
through O
feed O
containing O
animal O
waste O
. O

British MISC
officials O
say O
sheep O
meat O
is O
perfectly O
safe O
to O
eat O
. O

ZDF ORG
said O
Germany LOC
imported O
47,600 O
sheep O
from O
Britain LOC
last O
year O
, O
nearly O
half O
of O
total O
imports O
. O

It O
brought O
in O
4,275 O
tonnes O
of O
British MISC
mutton O
, O
some O
10 O
percent O
of O
overall O
imports O
. O

After O
the O
British MISC
government O
admitted O
a O
possible O
link O
between O
mad O
cow O
disease O
and O
its O
fatal O
human O
equivalent O
, O
the O
EU ORG
imposed O
a O
worldwide O
ban O
on O
British MISC
beef O
exports O
. O

EU ORG
leaders O
agreed O
at O
a O
summit O
in O
June O
to O
a O
progressive O
lifting O
of O
the O
ban O
as O
Britain LOC
takes O
parallel O
measures O
to O
eradicate O
the O
disease O
. O



GOLF O
- O
SCORES O
AT O
WORLD MISC
SERIES MISC
OF MISC
GOLF MISC
. O

AKRON LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-22 O

Scores O
from O
the O
$ O
2.1 O

million O
NEC MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
after O
the O
first O
round O

Thursday O
at O
the O
7,149 O
yard O
, O
par O
70 O
Firestone LOC
C.C LOC
course O

( O
players O
U.S. LOC
unless O
stated O
) O
: O

66 O
Paul PER
Goydos PER
, O
Billy PER
Mayfair PER
, O
Hidemichi PER
Tanaka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O

68 O
Steve PER
Stricker PER

69 O
Justin PER
Leonard PER
, O
Mark PER
Brooks PER

70 O
Tim PER
Herron PER
, O
Duffy PER
Waldorf PER
, O
Davis PER
Love PER
, O
Anders PER
Forsbrand PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Nick PER
Faldo PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
, O
John PER
Cook PER
, O
Steve PER
Jones PER
, O
Phil PER

Mickelson PER
, O
Greg PER
Norman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

71 O
Ernie PER
Els PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
, O
Scott PER
Hoch PER

72 O
Clarence PER
Rose PER
, O
Loren PER
Roberts PER
, O
Fred PER
Funk PER
, O
Sven PER
Struver PER

( O
Germany LOC
) O
, O
Alexander PER
Cejka PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
, O
Hal PER
Sutton PER
, O
Tom PER
Lehman PER

73 O
D.A. PER
Weibring PER
, O
Brad PER
Bryant PER
, O
Craig PER
Parry PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O

Stewart PER
Ginn PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
Corey PER
Pavin PER
, O
Craig PER
Stadler PER
, O
Mark PER

O'Meara PER
, O
Fred PER
Couples PER

74 O
Paul PER
Stankowski PER
, O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

75 O
Jim PER
Furyk PER
, O
Satoshi PER
Higashi PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
, O
Willie PER
Wood PER
, O
Shigeki PER

Maruyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O

76 O
Scott PER
McCarron PER

77 O
Wayne PER
Westner PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
, O
Steve PER
Schneiter PER

79 O
Tom PER
Watson PER

81 O
Seiki PER
Okuda PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O



SOCCER O
- O
GLORIA ORG
BISTRITA ORG
BEAT O
2-1 O
F.C. ORG
VALLETTA ORG
. O

BISTRITA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
( O
Romania LOC
) O
beat O
2-1 O
( O
halftime O
1-1 O
) O
F.C. ORG
Valletta ORG
( O
Malta LOC
) O
in O
their O
Cup MISC
winners MISC
Cup MISC
match O
, O
second O
leg O
of O
the O
preliminary O
round O
, O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
- O
Ilie PER
Lazar PER
( O
32nd O
) O
, O
Eugen PER
Voica PER
( O
84th O
) O

F.C. ORG
La ORG
Valletta ORG
- O
Gilbert PER
Agius PER
( O
24th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
8,000 O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
won O
4-2 O
on O
aggregate O
and O
qualified O
for O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
Cup MISC
winners MISC
Cup MISC
. O

REUTER PER



HORSE O
RACING O
- O
PIVOTAL PER
ENDS O
25-YEAR O
WAIT O
FOR O
TRAINER O
PRESCOTT PER
. O

YORK LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-22 O

Sir O
Mark PER
Prescott PER
landed O
his O
first O
group O
one O
victory O
in O
25 O
years O
as O
a O
trainer O
when O
his O
top O
sprinter O
Pivotal PER
, O
a O
100-30 O
chance O
, O
won O
the O
Nunthorpe MISC
Stakes MISC
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
three-year-old O
, O
partnered O
by O
veteran O
George PER
Duffield PER
, O
snatched O
a O
short O
head O
verdict O
in O
the O
last O
stride O
to O
deny O
Eveningperformance PER
( O
16-1 O
) O
, O
trained O
by O
Henry PER
Candy PER
and O
ridden O
by O
Chris PER
Rutter PER
. O

Hever PER
Golf PER
Rose PER
( O
11-4 O
) O
, O
last O
year O
's O
Prix MISC
de MISC
l MISC
' MISC
Abbaye MISC
winner O
at O
Longchamp LOC
, O
finished O
third O
, O
a O
further O
one O
and O
a O
quarter O
lengths O
away O
with O
the O
7-4 O
favourite O
Mind PER
Games PER
in O
fourth O
. O

Pivotal PER
, O
a O
Royal PER
Ascot PER
winner O
in O
June O
, O
may O
now O
be O
aimed O
at O
this O
season O
's O
Abbaye MISC
, O
Europe LOC
's O
top O
sprint O
race O
. O

Prescott PER
, O
reluctant O
to O
go O
into O
the O
winner O
's O
enclosure O
until O
the O
result O
of O
the O
photo-finish O
was O
announced O
, O
said O
: O
" O
Twenty-five O
years O
and O
I O
have O
never O
been O
there O
so O
I O
thought O
I O
had O
better O
wait O
a O
bit O
longer O
. O
" O

He O
added O
: O
" O
It O
's O
very O
sad O
to O
beat O
Henry PER
Candy PER
because O
I O
am O
godfather O
to O
his O
daughter O
. O
" O

Like O
Prescott PER
, O
Jack PER
Berry PER
, O
trainer O
of O
Mind PER
Games PER
, O
had O
gone O
into O
Thursday O
's O
race O
in O
search O
of O
a O
first O
group O
one O
success O
after O
many O
years O
around O
the O
top O
of O
his O
profession O
. O

Berry PER
said O
: O
" O
I`m O
disappointed O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
feel O
suicidal O
. O

He O
( O
Mind PER
Games PER
) O
was O
going O
as O
well O
as O
any O
of O
them O
one O
and O
a O
half O
furlongs O
( O
300 O
metres O
) O
out O
but O
he O
just O
did O
n't O
quicken O
. O
" O



HORSE O
RACING O
- O
NUNTHORPE O
STAKES O
RESULTS O
. O

YORK LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-22 O

Result O
of O
the O
Nunthorpe MISC
Stakes MISC
, O
a O
group O
one O
race O
for O
two-year-olds O
and O
upwards O
, O
run O
over O
five O
furlongs O
( O
1 O
km O
) O
on O
Thursday O
: O

1. O
Pivotal PER
100-30 O
( O
ridden O
by O
George PER
Duffield PER
) O

2. O
Eveningperformance PER
16-1 O
( O
Chris PER
Rutter PER
) O

3. O
Hever PER
Golf PER
Rose PER
11-4 O
( O
Jason PER
Weaver PER
) O

Eight O
ran O
. O

Favourite O
: O
Mind PER
Games PER
( O
7-4 O
) O
finished O
4th O

Distances O
: O
a O
short O
head O
, O
1-1/4 O
lengths O
. O

Winner O
owned O
by O
the O
Cheveley ORG
Park ORG
Stud ORG
and O
trained O
by O
Sir O

Mark PER
Prescott PER
at O
Newmarket LOC
. O

Value O
to O
winner O
: O
72,464 O
pounds O
sterling O
( O
$ O
112,200 O
) O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
TOSHIBA MISC
CLASSIC MISC
. O

CARLSBAD LOC
, O
California LOC
1996-08-21 O

Results O
from O
the O

$ O
450,000 O
Toshiba MISC
Classic MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O

( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Second O
round O

1 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Naoko PER
Kijimuta PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O

1-6 O
6-4 O
6-3 O

4 O
- O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Yone PER
Kamio PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O

Sandrine PER
Testud PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
7 O
- O
Ai PER
Sugiyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6-3 O
4-6 O

6-4 O

8 O
- O
Nathalie PER
Tauziat PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Shi-Ting PER
Wang PER
( O
Taiwan LOC
) O
6-4 O

6-2 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
HAMLET MISC
CUP MISC
. O

COMMACK LOC
, O
New LOC
York LOC
1996-08-21 O

Results O
from O
the O

Waldbaum MISC
Hamlet MISC
Cup MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
prefix O

number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Second O
round O

1 O
- O
Michael PER
Chang PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O

Michael PER
Joyce PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
3 O
- O
Richey PER
Reneberg PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
3-6 O
6-4 O

6-3 O

Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
6 O
- O
Younes PER
El PER
Aynaoui PER

( O
Morocco LOC
) O
5-7 O
6-3 O
3-0 O
retired O

Karol PER
Kucera PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Hicham PER
Arazi PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O

7-5 O



SOCCER O
- O
DALGLISH PER
SAD O
OVER O
BLACKBURN ORG
PARTING O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Kenny PER
Dalglish PER
spoke O
on O
Thursday O
of O
his O
sadness O
at O
leaving O
Blackburn ORG
, O
the O
club O
he O
led O
to O
the O
English MISC
premier O
league O
title O
in O
1994-95 O
. O

Blackburn ORG
announced O
on O
Wednesday O
they O
and O
Dalglish PER
had O
parted O
by O
mutual O
consent O
. O

But O
the O
ex-manager O
confessed O
on O
Thursday O
to O
being O
" O
sad O
" O
at O
leaving O
after O
taking O
Blackburn ORG
from O
the O
second O
division O
to O
the O
premier O
league O
title O
inside O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

In O
a O
telephone O
call O
to O
a O
local O
newspaper O
from O
his O
holiday O
home O
in O
Spain LOC
, O
Dalglish PER
said O
: O
" O
We O
came O
to O
the O
same O
opinion O
, O
albeit O
the O
club O
came O
to O
it O
a O
little O
bit O
earlier O
than O
me O
. O
" O

He O
added O
: O
" O
If O
no O
one O
asked O
, O
I O
never O
opened O
my O
mouth O
. O

I O
have O
stayed O
out O
of O
the O
way O
and O
let O
them O
get O
on O
with O
the O
job O
. O

The O
club O
thought O
it O
( O
the O
job O
) O
had O
run O
its O
course O
and O
I O
came O
to O
the O
same O
conclusion O
. O
" O

Dalglish PER
had O
been O
with O
Blackburn ORG
for O
nearly O
five O
years O
, O
first O
as O
manager O
and O
then O
, O
for O
the O
past O
15 O
months O
, O
as O
director O
of O
football O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Close O
of O
play O
scores O
in O
four-day O

English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC
cricket O
matches O
on O
Thursday O
: O

Second O
day O

At O
Weston-super-Mare LOC
: O
Durham ORG
326 O
( O
D. PER
Cox PER
95 O
not O
out O
, O

S. PER
Campbell PER
69 O
; O
G. PER
Rose PER
7-73 O
) O
. O

Somerset ORG
236-4 O
( O
M. PER
Lathwell PER
85 O
) O
. O

Firsy O
day O

At O
Colchester LOC
: O
Gloucestershire ORG
280 O
( O
J. PER
Russell PER
63 O
, O
A. PER
Symonds PER

52 O
; O
A. PER
Cowan PER
5-68 O
) O
. O

Essex ORG
72-0 O
. O

At O
Cardiff LOC
: O
Kent ORG
128-1 O
( O
M. PER
Walker PER
59 O
, O
D. PER
Fulton PER
53 O
not O
out O
) O
v O

Glamorgan ORG
. O

At O
Leicester LOC
: O
Leicestershire ORG
343-8 O
( O
P. PER
Simmons PER
108 O
, O
P. PER
Nixon PER

67 O
not O
out O
) O
v O
Hampshire ORG
. O

At O
Northampton LOC
: O
Sussex ORG
368-7 O
( O
N. PER
Lenham PER
145 O
, O
V. PER
Drakes PER
59 O
not O

out O
, O
A. PER
Wells PER
51 O
) O
v O
Northamptonshire ORG
. O

At O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
: O
Nottinghamshire ORG
392-6 O
( O
G. PER
Archer PER
143 O
not O

out O
, O
M. PER
Dowman PER
107 O
) O
v O
Surrey ORG
. O

At O
Worcester LOC
: O
Warwickshire ORG
255-9 O
( O
A. PER
Giles PER
57 O
not O
out O
, O
W. PER
Khan PER

52 O
) O
v O
Worcestershire ORG
. O

At O
Headingley LOC
: O
Yorkshire ORG
305-5 O
( O
C. PER
White PER
66 O
not O
out O
, O
M. PER
Moxon PER

66 O
, O
M. PER
Vaughan PER
57 O
) O
v O
Lancashire ORG
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
FINAL O
TEST O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Scoreboard O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O

third O
and O
final O
test O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O

Thursday O
: O

England LOC
first O
innings O

M. PER
Atherton PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
31 O

A. PER
Stewart PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
44 O

N. PER
Hussain PER
c O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
12 O

G. PER
Thorpe PER
lbw O
b O
Mohammad PER
Akram PER
54 O

J. PER
Crawley PER
not O
out O
94 O

N. PER
Knight PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
17 O

C. PER
Lewis PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
5 O

I. PER
Salisbury PER
not O
out O
1 O

Extras O
( O
lb-11 O
w-1 O
nb-8 O
) O
20 O

Total O
( O
for O
six O
wickets O
) O
278 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-64 O
2-85 O
3-116 O
4-205 O
5-248 O
6-273 O

To O
bat O
: O
R. PER
Croft PER
, O
D. PER
Cork PER
, O
A. PER
Mullally PER

Bowling O
( O
to O
date O
) O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
25-8-61-1 O
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER

20-6-70-2 O
, O
Mohammad PER
Akram PER
12-1-41-1 O
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
27-5-78-2 O
, O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
6-1-17-0 O

Pakistan LOC
: O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
, O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
, O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
, O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
, O
Salim PER
Malik PER
, O
Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
, O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
, O
Moin PER

Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Mohammad PER
Akam PER



SOCCER O
- O
FERGUSON PER
BACK O
IN O
SCOTTISH MISC
SQUAD O
AFTER O
20 O
MONTHS O
. O

GLASGOW LOC
1996-08-22 O

Everton ORG
's O
Duncan PER
Ferguson PER
, O
who O
scored O
twice O
against O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
on O
Wednesday O
, O
was O
picked O
on O
Thursday O
for O
the O
Scottish MISC
squad O
after O
a O
20-month O
exile O
. O

Glasgow ORG
Rangers ORG
striker O
Ally PER
McCoist PER
, O
another O
man O
in O
form O
after O
two O
hat-tricks O
in O
four O
days O
, O
was O
also O
named O
for O
the O
August O
31 O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifier O
against O
Austria LOC
in O
Vienna LOC
. O

Ferguson PER
, O
who O
served O
six O
weeks O
in O
jail O
in O
late O
1995 O
for O
head-butting O
an O
opponent O
, O
won O
the O
last O
of O
his O
five O
Scotland LOC
caps O
in O
December O
1994 O
. O

Scotland LOC
manager O
Craig PER
Brown PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
: O
" O
I O
've O
watched O
Duncan PER
Ferguson PER
in O
action O
twice O
recently O
and O
he O
's O
bang O
in O
form O
. O

Ally PER
McCoist PER
is O
also O
in O
great O
scoring O
form O
at O
the O
moment O
. O
" O

Celtic ORG
's O
Jackie PER
McNamara PER
, O
who O
did O
well O
with O
last O
season O
's O
successful O
under-21 O
team O
, O
earns O
a O
call-up O
to O
the O
senior O
squad O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
100-2 O
AT O
LUNCH O
ON O
FIRST O
DAY O
OF O
THIRD O
TEST O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

England LOC
were O
100 O
for O
two O
at O
lunch O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
against O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
KEANE PER
SIGNS O
FOUR-YEAR O
CONTRACT O
WITH O
MANCHESTER LOC
UNITED LOC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Ireland LOC
midfielder O
Roy PER
Keane PER
has O
signed O
a O
new O
four-year O
contract O
with O
English MISC
league O
and O
F.A. MISC
Cup MISC
champions O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
. O

" O
Roy PER
agreed O
a O
new O
deal O
before O
last O
night O
's O
game O
against O
Everton ORG
and O
we O
are O
delighted O
, O
" O
said O
United ORG
manager O
Alex PER
Ferguson PER
on O
Thursday O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-21 O

Results O
from O
the O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC

tennis O
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O

seeding O
) O
: O

Second O
round O

Daniel PER
Nestor PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
beat O
1 O
- O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-5 O

Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
2 O
- O
Goran PER
Ivanisevic PER
( O
Croatia LOC
) O

6-7 O
( O
3-7 O
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O

3 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Jiri PER
Novak PER
( O
Czech LOC

Republic LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-3 O

4 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O
beat O
Kenneth PER
Carlsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O

6 O
- O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Alex PER
Corretja PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-4 O

6-2 O

7 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Renzo PER
Furlan PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
6-3 O

Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
8 O
- O
Marc PER
Rosset PER

( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
6-3 O
3-6 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

9 O
- O
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Gregory PER
Carraz PER
( O
France LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-1 O
) O
6-4 O

Patrick PER
Rafter PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
11 O
- O
Alberto PER
Berasategui PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-2 O

Petr PER
Korda PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
12 O
- O
Francisco PER
Clavet PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

6-3 O
6-4 O

Daniel PER
Vacek PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
13 O
- O
Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER

( O
Australia LOC
) O
5-7 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
13-11 O
) O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
beat O
Sebastien PER
Lareau PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
6-3 O

1-6 O
6-3 O

Alex PER
O'Brien PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Byron PER
Black PER
( O
Zimbabwe LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
6-2 O

Bohdan PER
Ulihrach PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Andrea PER
Gaudenzi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

6-3 O
4-6 O
6-1 O

Tim PER
Henman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
beat O
Chris PER
Woodruff PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
, O
walkover O



CRICKET O
- O
MILLNS PER
SIGNS O
FOR O
BOLAND ORG
. O

CAPE LOC
TOWN LOC
1996-08-22 O

South MISC
African MISC
provincial O
side O
Boland ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
had O
signed O
Leicestershire ORG
fast O
bowler O
David PER
Millns PER
on O
a O
one O
year O
contract O
. O

Millns MISC
, O
who O
toured O
Australia LOC
with O
England LOC
A O
in O
1992/93 O
, O
replaces O
former O
England LOC
all-rounder O
Phillip PER
DeFreitas PER
as O
Boland ORG
's O
overseas O
professional O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
EUROPEAN MISC
CUP MISC
WINNERS MISC
' MISC
CUP MISC
RESULTS O
. O

TIRANA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
of O
European MISC
Cup MISC
Winners MISC
' MISC

Cup MISC
qualifying O
round O
, O
second O
leg O
soccer O
matches O
on O
Thursday O
: O

In O
Tirana LOC
: O
Flamurtari ORG
Vlore ORG
( O
Albania LOC
) O
0 O
Chemlon ORG
Humenne ORG

( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
2 O
( O
halftime O
0-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O
Lubarskij PER
( O
50th O
minute O
) O
, O
Valkucak PER
( O
54th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
5,000 O

Chemlon ORG
Humenne ORG
win O
3-0 O
on O
aggregate O

In O
Bistrita LOC
: O
Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
( O
Romania LOC
) O
2 O
Valletta LOC
( O
Malta LOC
) O
1 O

( O
1-1 O
) O

Scorers O
: O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
- O
Ilie PER
Lazar PER
( O
32nd O
) O
, O
Eugen PER
Voica PER
( O
84th O
) O

Valletta LOC
- O
Gilbert PER
Agius PER
( O
24th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
8,000 O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
win O
4-2 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

In O
Chorzow LOC
: O
Ruch ORG
Chorzow ORG
( O
Poland LOC
) O
5 O
Llansantffraid ORG
( O
Wales LOC
) O
0 O

( O
1-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O
Arkadiusz PER
Bak PER
( O
1st O
and O
55th O
) O
, O
Arwel PER
Jones PER
( O
47th O
, O

own O
goal O
) O
, O
Miroslav PER
Bak PER
( O
62nd O
and O
63rd O
) O

Attendance O
: O
6,500 O

Ruch ORG
Chorzow ORG
win O
6-1 O
on O
aggregate O

In O
Larnaca LOC
: O
AEK ORG
Larnaca ORG
( O
Cyprus LOC
) O
5 O
Kotaik ORG
Abovyan ORG
( O
Armenia LOC
) O

0 O
( O
2-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O
Zoran PER
Kundic PER
( O
28th O
) O
, O
Klimis PER
Alexandrou PER
( O
41st O
) O
, O

Milenko PER
Kovasevic PER
( O
60th O
, O
penalty O
) O
, O
Goran PER
Koprinovic PER
( O
82nd O
) O
, O

Pavlos PER
Markou PER
( O
84th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
5,000 O

AEK ORG
Larnaca ORG
win O
5-1 O
on O
aggregate O

In O
Siauliai LOC
: O
Kareda ORG
Siauliai ORG
( O
Lithuania LOC
) O
0 O
Sion ORG

( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
0 O

Attendance O
: O
5,000 O

Sion ORG
win O
4-2 O
on O
agrregate O
. O

In O
Vinnytsya LOC
: O

Nyva ORG
Vinnytsya ORG
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
1 O
Tallinna ORG
Sadam ORG
( O
Estonia LOC
) O
0 O
( O
0-0 O
) O

Attendance O
: O
3,000 O

Aggregate O
score O
2-2 O
. O

Nyva ORG
qualified O
on O
away O
goals O
rule O
. O

In O
Bergen LOC
: O
Brann ORG
( O
Norway LOC
) O
2 O
Shelbourne ORG
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
1 O
( O
1-1 O
) O

Scorers O
: O

Brann ORG
- O
Mons PER
Ivar PER
Mjelde PER
( O
10th O
) O
, O
Jan PER
Ove PER
Pedersen PER
( O
72nd O
) O

Shelbourne ORG
- O
Mark PER
Rutherford PER
( O
5th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
2,189 O

Brann ORG
win O
5-2 O
on O
aggregate O

In O
Sofia LOC
: O
Levski ORG
Sofia ORG
( O
Bulgaria LOC
) O
1 O
Olimpija ORG
( O
Slovenia LOC
) O
0 O

( O
0-0 O
) O

Scorer O
: O
Ilian PER
Simeonov PER
( O
58th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
25,000 O

Aggregate O
1-1 O
. O

Olimpija ORG
won O
4-3 O
on O
penalties O
. O

In O
Vaduz LOC
: O
Vaduz LOC
( O
Liechtenstein LOC
) O
1 O
RAF ORG
Riga ORG
( O
Latvia LOC
) O
1 O
( O
0-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O

Vaduz LOC
- O
Daniele PER
Polverino PER
( O
90th O
) O

RAF ORG
Riga ORG
- O
Agrins PER
Zarins PER
( O
47th O
) O

Aggregate O
2-2 O
. O

Vaduz LOC
won O
4-2 O
on O
penalties O
. O

In O
Luxembourg LOC
: O
US ORG
Luxembourg ORG
( O
Luxembourg LOC
) O
0 O
Varteks ORG
Varazdin ORG

( O
Croatia LOC
) O
3 O
( O
0-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O
Drazen PER
Beser PER
( O
63rd O
) O
, O
Miljenko PER
Mumler PER
( O
penalty O
, O

78th O
) O
, O
Jamir PER
Cvetko PER
( O
87th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
800 O

Varteks ORG
Varazdin ORG
win O
5-1 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

In O
Torshavn LOC
: O
Havnar ORG
Boltfelag ORG
( O
Faroe LOC
Islands LOC
) O
0 O
Dynamo ORG

Batumi ORG
( O
Georgia LOC
) O
3 O
( O
0-2 O
) O

Dynamo ORG
Batumi ORG
win O
9-0 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

In O
Prague LOC
: O
Sparta ORG
Prague ORG
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
8 O
Glentoran ORG

( O
Northern LOC
Ireland LOC
) O
0 O
( O
4-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O
Petr PER
Gunda PER
( O
1st O
and O
26th O
) O
, O
Lumir PER
Mistr PER
( O
19th O
) O
, O

Horst PER
Siegl PER
( O
24th O
, O
48th O
, O
80th O
) O
, O
Zdenek PER
Svoboda PER
( O
76th O
) O
, O
Petr PER

Gabriel PER
( O
86th O
) O

Sparta ORG
win O
10-1 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

In O
Edinburgh LOC
: O
Hearts ORG
( O
Scotland LOC
) O
1 O
Red ORG
Star ORG
Belgrade ORG

( O
Yugoslavia LOC
) O
1 O
( O
1-0 O
) O

Scorers O
: O

Hearts ORG
- O
Dave PER
McPherson PER
( O
44th O
) O

Red ORG
Star ORG
- O
Vinko MISC
Marinovic MISC
( O
59th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
15,062 O

Aggregate O
1-1 O
. O

Red ORG
Star ORG
win O
on O
away O
goals O
rule O
. O

In O
Rishon-Lezion LOC
: O
Hapoel ORG
Ironi ORG
( O
Israel LOC
) O
3 O
Constructorul ORG

Chisinau ORG
( O
Moldova LOC
) O
2 O
( O
2-1 O
) O

Aggregate O
3-3 O
. O

Constructorul ORG
win O
on O
away O
goals O
rule O
. O

In O
Anjalonkoski MISC
: O
MyPa-47 ORG
( O
Finland LOC
) O
1 O
Karabach ORG
Agdam ORG

( O
Azerbaijan LOC
) O
1 O
( O
0-0 O
) O

Mypa-47 ORG
win O
2-1 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

In O
Skopje LOC
: O
Sloga ORG
Jugomagnat ORG
( O
Macedonia LOC
) O
0 O
Kispest ORG
Honved ORG

( O
Hungary LOC
1 O
( O
0-0 O
) O

Kispest ORG
Honved ORG
win O
2-0 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

Add ORG
Hapoel ORG
Ironi ORG
v O
Constructorul ORG
Chisinau ORG

Scorers O
: O

Rishon ORG
- O
Moshe PER
Sabag PER
( O
10th O
minute O
) O
, O
Nissan PER
Kapeta PER
( O
26th O
) O
, O

Tomas PER
Cibola PER
( O
58th O
) O
. O

Constructorol ORG
- O
Sergei PER
Rogachev PER
( O
42nd O
) O
, O
Gennadi PER
Skidan PER

( O
87th O
) O
. O

Attendance O
: O
1,500 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GOTHENBURG LOC
PUT O
FERENCVAROS ORG
OUT O
OF O
EURO MISC
CUP MISC
. O

BUDAPEST LOC
1996-08-21 O

IFK ORG
Gothenburg ORG
of O
Sweden LOC
drew O
1-1 O
( O
1-0 O
) O
with O
Ferencvaros ORG
of O
Hungary LOC
in O
the O
second O
leg O
of O
their O
European MISC
Champions MISC
Cup MISC
preliminary O
round O
tie O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Gothenburg LOC
go O
through O
4-1 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Ferencvaros ORG
: O

Ferenc PER
Horvath PER
( O
15th O
) O

IFK ORG
Gothenburg ORG
: O

Andreas PER
Andersson PER
( O
87th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
9,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
BRAZILIAN MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
. O

RIO LOC
DE LOC
JANEIRO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
of O
midweek O

matches O
in O
the O
Brazilian MISC
soccer O
championship O
. O

Bahia ORG
2 O
Atletico ORG
Paranaense ORG
0 O

Corinthians ORG
1 O
Guarani ORG
0 O

Coritiba ORG
1 O
Atletico ORG
Mineiro ORG
0 O

Cruzeiro ORG
2 O
Vitoria ORG
1 O

Flamengo ORG
0 O
Juventude ORG
1 O

Goias ORG
3 O
Sport ORG
Recife ORG
1 O

Gremio ORG
6 O
Bragantino ORG
1 O

Palmeiras ORG
3 O
Vasco ORG
da ORG
Gama ORG
1 O

Portuguesa ORG
2 O
Parana ORG
0 O



TENNIS O
- O
NEWCOMBE PER
PONDERS O
HIS O
DAVIS MISC
CUP MISC
FUTURE O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-22 O

Australian MISC
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
captain O
John PER
Newcombe PER
on O
Thursday O
signalled O
his O
possible O
resignation O
if O
his O
team O
loses O
an O
away O
tie O
against O
Croatia LOC
next O
month O
. O

The O
former O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
said O
the O
immediate O
future O
of O
Australia LOC
's O
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
coach O
Tony PER
Roche PER
could O
also O
be O
determined O
by O
events O
in O
Split LOC
. O

" O
If O
we O
lose O
this O
one O
, O
Tony PER
and O
I O
will O
have O
to O
have O
a O
good O
look O
at O
giving O
someone O
else O
a O
go O
, O
" O
Newcombe PER
was O
quoted O
as O
saying O
in O
Sydney LOC
's O
Daily ORG
Telegraph ORG
newspaper O
. O

Australia LOC
face O
Croatia LOC
in O
the O
world O
group O
qualifying O
tie O
on O
clay O
from O
September O
20-22 O
. O

Under O
Newcombe PER
's O
leadership O
, O
Australia LOC
were O
relegated O
from O
the O
elite O
world O
group O
last O
year O
, O
the O
first O
time O
the O
26-time O
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
winners O
had O
slipped O
from O
the O
top O
rank O
. O

Since O
taking O
over O
as O
captain O
from O
Neale PER
Fraser PER
in O
1994 O
, O
Newcombe PER
's O
record O
in O
tandem O
with O
Roche PER
, O
his O
former O
doubles O
partner O
, O
has O
been O
three O
wins O
and O
three O
losses O
. O

Newcombe PER
has O
selected O
Wimbledon MISC
semifinalist O
Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER
, O
Patrick PER
Rafter PER
, O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
, O
and O
Olympic MISC
doubles O
champions O
Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
and O
Mark PER
Woodforde PER
to O
face O
the O
Croatians MISC
. O

The O
home O
side O
boasts O
world O
number O
six O
Goran PER
Ivanisevic PER
, O
and O
Newcombe PER
conceded O
his O
players O
would O
be O
hard-pressed O
to O
beat O
the O
Croatian MISC
number O
one O
. O

" O
We O
are O
ready O
to O
fight O
to O
our O
last O
breath O
-- O
Australia LOC
must O
play O
at O
its O
absolute O
best O
to O
win O
, O
" O
said O
Newcombe PER
, O
who O
described O
the O
tie O
as O
the O
toughest O
he O
has O
faced O
as O
captain O
. O

Australia LOC
last O
won O
the O
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
in O
1986 O
, O
but O
they O
were O
beaten O
finalists O
against O
Germany LOC
three O
years O
ago O
under O
Fraser PER
's O
guidance O
. O



BADMINTON O
- O
MALAYSIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
RESULTS O
. O

KUALA LOC
LUMPUR LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
in O
the O
Malaysian MISC

Open MISC
badminton O
tournament O
on O
Thursday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O

seeding O
) O
: O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
third O
round O

9/16 O
- O
Luo PER
Yigang PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Hwang PER
Sun-ho MISC
( O
South LOC
Korea LOC
) O
15-3 O

15-7 O

Jason PER
Wong PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
beat O
Abdul PER
Samad PER
Ismail PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
16-18 O

15-2 O
17-14 O

P. PER
Kantharoopan PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
beat O
3/4 O
- O
Jeroen PER
Van PER
Dijk PER

( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
15-11 O
18-14 O

Wijaya PER
Indra PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
beat O
5/8 O
- O
Pang PER
Chen PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
15-6 O

6-15 O
15-7 O

3/4 O
- O
Hu PER
Zhilan PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Nunung PER
Subandoro PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
5-15 O

18-15 O
15-6 O

9/16 O
- O
Hermawan PER
Susanto PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
beat O
1 O
- O
Fung PER
Permadi PER
( O
Taiwan LOC
) O

15-8 O
15-12 O

Women O
's O
singles O
2nd O
round O

1 O
- O
Wang PER
Chen PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Cindana PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
11-3 O
1ama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Margit PER
Borg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
11-6 O
11-6 O

Sun PER
Jian PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Marina PER
Andrievskaqya PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
11-8 O
11-2 O

5/8 O
- O
Meluawati PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
beat O
Chan PER
Chia PER
Fong PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
11-6 O

11-1 O

Gong PER
Zhichao PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Liu PER
Lufung PER
( O
China LOC
) O
6-11 O
11-7 O
11-3 O

Zeng PER
Yaqiong PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Li PER
Feng PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
11-9 O
11-6 O

5/8 O
- O
Christine PER
Magnusson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Ishwari PER
Boopathy PER

( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
11-1 O
10-12 O
11-4 O

2 O
- O
Zhang PER
Ning PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Olivia PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
11-8 O
11-6 O



TENNIS O
- O
REVISED O
MEN O
'S O
DRAW O
FOR O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

Revised O
singles O
draw O
for O
the O

U.S. MISC
Open MISC
tennis O
championships O
beginning O
Monday O
at O
the O
U.S LOC
. O

National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
( O
prefix O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Men O
's O
Draw O

1 O
- O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Adrian PER
Voinea PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O

Jiri PER
Novak PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
vs. O
qualifier O

Magnus PER
Larsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs. O
Alexander PER
Volkov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O

Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs O
qualifier O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Andrei PER
Olhovskiy PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O

Mark PER
Woodforde PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

Roberto PER
Carretero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
vs. O
Jordi PER
Burillo PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Francisco PER
Clavet PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
vs. O
16 O
- O
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
( O
France LOC
) O

------------------------ O

9 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
vs. O
qualifier O

Karol PER
Kucera PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
vs. O
Jonas PER
Bjorkman PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Christian PER
Rudd PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O

Alex PER
Corretja PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
vs. O
Byron PER
Black PER
( O
Zimbabwe LOC
) O

David PER
Rikl PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
vs. O
Hicham PER
Arazi PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O

Sjeng PER
Schalken PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
vs. O
Gilbert PER
Schaller PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O

Grant PER
Stafford PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
vs. O
Guy PER
Forget PER
( O
France LOC
) O

Fernando PER
Meligeni PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
vs. O
7 O
- O
Yevgeny PER
Kafelnikov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O

------------------------ O

4 O
- O
Goran PER
Ivanisevic PER
( O
Croatia LOC
) O
vs. O
Andrei PER
Chesnokov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O

Scott PER
Draper PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
Galo PER
Blanco PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Renzo PER
Furlan PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
vs. O
Thomas PER
Johansson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

Hendrik PER
Dreekman PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
vs. O
Greg PER
Rusedski PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O

Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
vs. O
Jean-Philippe PER
Fleurian PER
( O
France LOC
) O

Jan PER
Kroslak PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
vs. O
Chris PER
Woodruff PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Petr PER
Korda PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O

Bohdan PER
Ulihrach PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
vs. O
14 O
- O
Alberto PER
Costa PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O

------------------------ O

12 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Younnes PER
El PER
Aynaoui PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O

Andrea PER
Gaudenzi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
vs. O
Shuzo PER
Matsuoka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O

Doug PER
Flach PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
qualifier O

Mats PER
Wilander PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs. O
Tim PER
Henman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O

Paul PER
Haarhuis PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
vs. O
Michael PER
Joyce PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Michael PER
Tebbutt PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
Richey PER
Reneberg PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Jonathan PER
Stark PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Bernd PER
Karbacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

Stefan PER
Edberg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs. O
5 O
- O
Richard PER
Krajicek PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O

------------------------ O

6 O
- O
Andre PER
Agassi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Mauricio PER
Hadad PER
( O
Colombia LOC
) O

Marcos PER
Ondruska PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
vs. O
Felix PER
Mantilla PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Carlos PER
Moya PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
vs. O
Scott PER
Humphries PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Jan PER
Siemerink PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
vs. O
Carl-Uwe PER
Steeb PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
qualifier O

David PER
Wheaton PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Kevin PER
Kim PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Nicolas PER
Lapentti PER
( O
Ecuador LOC
) O
vs. O
Alex PER
O'Brien PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Karim PER
Alami PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
vs. O
11 O
- O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

------------------------ O

13 O
- O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs. O
Stephane PER
Simian PER
( O
France LOC
) O

Guillaume PER
Raoux PER
( O
France LOC
) O
vs. O
Filip PER
Dewulf PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O

Mark PER
Knowles PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
vs. O
Marcelo PER
Filippini PER
( O
Uruguay LOC
) O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
qualifier O

Kris PER
Goossens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
vs. O
Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Michael PER
Stich PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Chuck PER
Adams PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Javier PER
Frana PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
vs. O
3 O
- O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O

------------------------ O

8 O
- O
Jim PER
Courier PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Javier PER
Sanchez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Jim PER
Grabb PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Sandon PER
Stolle PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

Patrick PER
Rafter PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
Kenneth PER
Carlsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O

Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
vs. O
Stefano PER
Pescosolido PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

Arnaud PER
Boetsch PER
( O
France LOC
) O
vs. O
Nicolas PER
Pereira PER
( O
Venezuela LOC
) O

Carlos PER
Costa PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
vs. O
Magnus PER
Gustafsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

Jeff PER
Tarango PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Alex PER
Radulescu PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
10 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O

------------------------ O

15 O
- O
Marc PER
Rosset PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
vs. O
Jared PER
Palmer PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
vs. O
Hernan PER
Gumy PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O

Nicklas PER
Kulti PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
vs. O
Jakob PER
Hlasek PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O

Cecil PER
Mamiit PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Alberto PER
Berasategui PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Vince PER
Spadea PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
vs. O
Daniel PER
Vacek PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O

David PER
Prinosil PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
vs. O
qualifier O

Qualifier O
vs. O
Tomas PER
Carbonell PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

Qualifier O
vs. O
2 O
- O
Michael PER
Chang PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O



BASEBALL O
- O
ORIOLES ORG
' O
MANAGER O
DAVEY PER
JOHNSON PER
HOSPITALIZED O
. O

BALTIMORE LOC
1996-08-22 O

Baltimore ORG
Orioles ORG
manager O
Davey PER
Johnson PER
will O
miss O
Thursday O
night O
's O
game O
against O
the O
Seattle ORG
Mariners ORG
after O
being O
admitted O
to O
a O
hospital O
with O
an O
irregular O
heartbeat O
. O

The O
53-year-old O
Johnson PER
was O
hospitalized O
after O
experiencing O
dizziness O
. O

" O
He O
is O
in O
no O
danger O
and O
will O
be O
treated O
and O
observed O
this O
evening O
, O
" O
said O
Orioles ORG
team O
physician O
Dr. O
William PER
Goldiner PER
, O
adding O
that O
Johnson PER
is O
expected O
to O
be O
released O
on O
Friday O
. O

Orioles ORG
' O
bench O
coach O
Andy PER
Etchebarren PER
will O
manage O
the O
club O
in O
Johnson PER
's O
absence O
. O

Johnson PER
is O
the O
second O
manager O
to O
be O
hospitalized O
this O
week O
after O
California ORG
Angels ORG
skipper O
John PER
McNamara PER
was O
admitted O
to O
New LOC
York LOC
's O
Columbia LOC
Presbyterian LOC
Hospital LOC
on O
Wednesday O
with O
a O
blood O
clot O
in O
his O
left O
calf O
. O

Johnson PER
, O
who O
played O
eight O
seasons O
in O
Baltimore LOC
, O
was O
named O
Orioles ORG
manager O
in O
the O
off-season O
replacing O
Phil PER
Regan PER
. O

He O
led O
the O
Cincinnati ORG
Reds ORG
to O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
Championship MISC
Series MISC
last O
year O
and O
guided O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Mets ORG
to O
a O
World MISC
Series MISC
championship O
in O
1986 O
. O

Baltimore ORG
has O
won O
16 O
of O
its O
last O
22 O
games O
to O
pull O
within O
five O
games O
of O
the O
slumping O
New ORG
York ORG
Yankees ORG
in O
the O
American MISC
League MISC
East MISC
Division MISC
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
WEDNESDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
72 O
53 O
.576 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
67 O
58 O
.536 O
5 O

BOSTON ORG
63 O
64 O
.496 O
10 O

TORONTO ORG
58 O
69 O
.457 O
15 O

DETROIT ORG
44 O
82 O
.349 O
28 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
76 O
51 O
.598 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
69 O
59 O
.539 O
7 O
1/2 O

MINNESOTA ORG
63 O
63 O
.500 O
12 O
1/2 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
60 O
68 O
.469 O
16 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
58 O
70 O
.453 O
18 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
73 O
54 O
.575 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
64 O
61 O
.512 O
8 O

OAKLAND ORG
62 O
67 O
.481 O
12 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
58 O
68 O
.460 O
14 O
1/2 O

THURSDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
22 O
SCHEDULE O

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
BOSTON LOC

SEATTLE ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

CALIFORNIA ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

TORONTO ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

DETROIT ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
MINNESOTA LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
79 O
46 O
.632 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
67 O
58 O
.536 O
12 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
69 O
.461 O
21 O
1/2 O

FLORIDA ORG
58 O
69 O
.457 O
22 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
52 O
75 O
.409 O
28 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
68 O
59 O
.535 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
67 O
59 O
.532 O
1/2 O

CHICAGO ORG
63 O
62 O
.504 O
4 O

CINCINNATI ORG
62 O
62 O
.500 O
4 O
1/2 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
53 O
73 O
.421 O
14 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
70 O
59 O
.543 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
66 O
60 O
.524 O
2 O
1/2 O

COLORADO ORG
65 O
62 O
.512 O
4 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
54 O
70 O
.435 O
13 O
1/2 O

THURSDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
22 O
SCHEDULE O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
ATLANTA LOC

PITTSBURGH ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
LOS LOC
ANGELES LOC

MONTREAL ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
WEDNESDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

American MISC
League MISC

California ORG
7 O
NEW ORG
YORK ORG
1 O

DETROIT ORG
7 O
Chicago ORG
4 O

Milwaukee ORG
10 O
MINNESOTA ORG
7 O

BOSTON ORG
6 O
Oakland ORG
4 O

BALTIMORE ORG
10 O
Seattle ORG
5 O

Texas ORG
10 O
CLEVELAND ORG
8 O
( O
in O
10 O
) O

Toronto ORG
6 O
KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
2 O

National MISC
League MISC

CHICAGO ORG
8 O
Florida ORG
3 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
12 O
New ORG
York ORG
11 O

ATLANTA ORG
4 O
Cincinnati ORG
3 O

Pittsburgh ORG
5 O
HOUSTON ORG
2 O

COLORADO ORG
10 O
St ORG
Louis ORG
2 O

Philadelphia ORG
6 O
LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
0 O

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
7 O
Montreal ORG
2 O



BASEBALL O
- O
GREER PER
HOMER O
IN O
10TH O
LIFTS O
TEXAS ORG
PAST O
INDIANS ORG
. O

CLEVELAND LOC
1996-08-22 O

Rusty PER
Greer PER
's O
two-run O
homer O
in O
the O
top O
of O
the O
10th O
inning O
rallied O
the O
Texas ORG
Rangers ORG
to O
a O
10-8 O
victory O
over O
the O
Cleveland ORG
Indians ORG
Wednesday O
in O
the O
rubber O
game O
of O
a O
three-game O
series O
between O
division O
leaders O
. O

With O
one O
out O
, O
Greer PER
hit O
a O
1-1 O
pitch O
from O
Julian PER
Tavarez PER
( O
4-7 O
) O
over O
the O
right-field O
fence O
for O
his O
15th O
home O
run O
. O

" O
It O
was O
an O
off-speed O
pitch O
and O
I O
just O
tried O
to O
get O
a O
good O
swing O
on O
it O
and O
put O
it O
in O
play O
, O
" O
Greer PER
said O
. O
" O

This O
was O
a O
big O
game O
. O

The O
crowd O
was O
behind O
him O
and O
it O
was O
intense O
. O
" O

The O
shot O
brought O
home O
Ivan PER
Rodriguez PER
, O
who O
had O
his O
second O
double O
of O
the O
game O
, O
giving O
him O
42 O
this O
season O
, O
41 O
as O
a O
catcher O
. O

He O
joined O
Mickey PER
Cochrane PER
, O
Johnny PER
Bench PER
and O
Terry PER
Kennedy PER
as O
the O
only O
catchers O
with O
40 O
doubles O
in O
a O
season O
. O

The O
Rangers ORG
have O
won O
10 O
of O
their O
last O
12 O
games O
and O
six O
of O
nine O
meetings O
against O
the O
Indians ORG
this O
season O
. O

The O
American MISC
League MISC
Western MISC
leaders O
have O
won O
eight O
of O
15 O
games O
at O
Jacobs LOC
Field LOC
, O
joining O
the O
Yankees ORG
as O
the O
only O
teams O
with O
a O
winning O
record O
at O
the O
A.L. MISC
Central MISC
leaders O
' O
home O
. O

Cleveland ORG
lost O
for O
just O
the O
second O
time O
in O
six O
games O
. O

The O
Indians ORG
sent O
the O
game O
into O
extra O
innings O
in O
the O
ninth O
on O
Kenny PER
Lofton PER
's O
two-run O
single O
. O

Ed PER
Vosberg PER
( O
1-0 O
) O
blew O
his O
first O
save O
opportunity O
but O
got O
the O
win O
, O
allowing O
three O
hits O
with O
two O
walks O
and O
three O
strikeouts O
in O
1 O
2/3 O
scoreless O
innings O
. O

Dean PER
Palmer PER
hit O
his O
30th O
homer O
for O
the O
Rangers ORG
. O

In O
Baltimore LOC
, O
Cal PER
Ripken PER
had O
four O
hits O
and O
snapped O
a O
fifth-inning O
tie O
with O
a O
solo O
homer O
and O
Bobby PER
Bonilla PER
added O
a O
three-run O
shot O
in O
the O
seventh O
to O
power O
the O
surging O
Orioles ORG
to O
a O
10-5 O
victory O
over O
the O
Seattle ORG
Mariners ORG
. O

The O
Mariners ORG
scored O
four O
runs O
in O
the O
top O
of O
the O
fifth O
to O
tie O
the O
game O
5-5 O
but O
Ripken PER
led O
off O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
inning O
with O
his O
21st O
homer O
off O
starter O
Sterling PER
Hitchcock PER
( O
12-6 O
) O
. O

Bonilla PER
's O
blast O
was O
the O
first O
time O
Randy PER
Johnson PER
, O
last O
season O
's O
Cy PER
Young PER
winner O
, O
allowed O
a O
run O
in O
five O
relief O
appearances O
since O
coming O
off O
the O
disabled O
list O
on O
August O
6 O
. O

Bonilla PER
has O
21 O
RBI MISC
and O
15 O
runs O
in O
his O
last O
20 O
games O
. O

Baltimore LOC
has O
won O
seven O
of O
nine O
and O
16 O
of O
its O
last O
22 O
and O
cut O
the O
Yankees ORG
' O
lead O
in O
the O
A.L. MISC
East MISC
to O
five O
games O
. O

Scott PER
Erickson PER
( O
8-10 O
) O
laboured O
to O
his O
third O
straight O
win O
. O

Alex PER
Rodriguez PER
had O
two O
homers O
and O
four O
RBI MISC
for O
the O
Mariners ORG
, O
who O
have O
dropped O
three O
in O
a O
row O
and O
11 O
of O
15 O
. O

He O
became O
the O
fifth O
shortstop O
in O
major-league O
history O
to O
hit O
30 O
homers O
in O
a O
season O
and O
the O
first O
since O
Ripken PER
hit O
34 O
in O
1991 O
. O

Chris PER
Hoiles PER
hit O
his O
22nd O
homer O
for O
Baltimore LOC
. O

In O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
Jason PER
Dickson PER
scattered O
10 O
hits O
over O
6 O
1/3 O
innings O
in O
his O
major-league O
debut O
and O
Chili PER
Davis PER
belted O
a O
homer O
from O
each O
side O
of O
the O
plate O
as O
the O
California ORG
Angels ORG
defeated O
the O
Yankees ORG
7-1 O
. O

Dickson PER
allowed O
a O
homer O
to O
Derek PER
Jeter PER
on O
his O
first O
major-league O
pitch O
but O
settled O
down O
. O

He O
was O
the O
27th O
pitcher O
used O
by O
the O
Angels ORG
this O
season O
, O
tying O
a O
major-league O
record O
. O

Jimmy PER
Key PER
( O
9-10 O
) O
took O
the O
loss O
as O
the O
Yankees ORG
lost O
their O
ninth O
in O
14 O
games O
. O

They O
stranded O
11 O
baserunners O
. O

California LOC
played O
without O
interim O
manager O
John PER
McNamara PER
, O
who O
was O
admitted O
to O
a O
New LOC
York LOC
hospital O
with O
a O
blood O
clot O
in O
his O
right O
calf O
. O

In O
Boston LOC
, O
Mike PER
Stanley PER
's O
bases-loaded O
two-run O
single O
snapped O
an O
eighth-inning O
tie O
and O
gave O
the O
Red ORG
Sox ORG
their O
third O
straight O
win O
, O
6-4 O
over O
the O
Oakland ORG
Athletics ORG
. O

Stanley PER
owns O
a O
.367 O
career O
batting O
average O
with O
the O
bases O
loaded O
( O
33-for-90 O
) O
. O

Boston LOC
's O
Mo PER
Vaughn PER
went O
3-for-3 O
with O
a O
walk O
, O
stole O
home O
for O
one O
of O
his O
three O
runs O
scored O
and O
collected O
his O
116th O
RBI MISC
. O

Scott PER
Brosius PER
homered O
and O
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
for O
the O
Athletics ORG
, O
who O
have O
lost O
seven O
of O
their O
last O
nine O
games O
. O

In O
Detroit LOC
, O
Brad PER
Ausmus PER
's O
three-run O
homer O
capped O
a O
four-run O
eighth O
and O
lifted O
the O
Tigers ORG
to O
a O
7-4 O
victory O
over O
the O
reeling O
Chicago ORG
White ORG
Sox ORG
. O

The O
Tigers ORG
have O
won O
consecutive O
games O
after O
dropping O
eight O
in O
a O
row O
, O
but O
have O
won O
nine O
of O
their O
last O
12 O
at O
home O
. O

The O
White ORG
Sox ORG
have O
lost O
six O
of O
their O
last O
eight O
games O
. O

In O
Kansas LOC
City LOC
, O
Juan PER
Guzman PER
tossed O
a O
complete-game O
six-hitter O
to O
win O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
over O
a O
month O
and O
lower O
his O
league-best O
ERA MISC
as O
the O
Toronto ORG
Blue ORG
Jays ORG
won O
their O
fourth O
straight O
, O
6-2 O
over O
the O
Royals ORG
. O

Guzman PER
( O
10-8 O
) O
won O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
July O
16 O
, O
a O
span O
of O
six O
starts O
. O

He O
allowed O
two O
runs O
-- O
one O
earned O
-- O
and O
lowered O
his O
ERA MISC
to O
2.99 O
. O

At O
Minnesota LOC
, O
John PER
Jaha PER
's O
three-run O
homer O
, O
his O
26th O
, O
capped O
a O
five-run O
eighth O
inning O
that O
rallied O
the O
Milwaukee ORG
Brewers ORG
to O
a O
10-7 O
victory O
over O
the O
Twins ORG
. O

Jaha PER
added O
an O
RBI MISC
single O
in O
the O
ninth O
and O
had O
four O
RBI MISC
. O

Jose PER
Valentin PER
hit O
his O
21st O
homer O
for O
Milwaukee ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
COCU PER
DOUBLE O
EARNS O
PSV ORG
4-1 O
WIN O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Philip PER
Cocu PER
scored O
twice O
in O
the O
second O
half O
to O
spur O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
to O
a O
4-1 O
away O
win O
over O
NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
in O
the O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O
on O
Thursday O
. O

He O
scored O
from O
close O
range O
in O
the O
54th O
minute O
and O
from O
a O
bicycle O
kick O
13 O
minutes O
later O
. O

Arthur PER
Numan PER
and O
Luc PER
Nilis PER
, O
Dutch MISC
top O
scorer O
last O
season O
, O
were O
PSV ORG
's O
other O
marksmen O
. O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
opened O
their O
title O
defence O
with O
a O
1-0 O
win O
over O
NAC ORG
Breda ORG
on O
Wednesday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARY O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Summary O
of O
Thursday O
's O
only O

Dutch MISC
first O
division O
match O
: O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
1 O
( O
Van O
Eykeren O
15th O
) O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
4 O
( O
Numan O
11th O
, O

Nilis PER
42nd O
, O
Cocu PER
54th O
, O
67th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-2 O
. O

Attendance O
8,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Result O
of O
a O
Dutch MISC
first O

division O
match O
on O
Thursday O
: O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
1 O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
4 O



SOCCER O
- O
SHARPSHOOTER O
KNUP PER
BACK O
IN O
SWISS MISC
SQUAD O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Galatasaray ORG
striker O
Adrian PER
Knup PER
, O
scorer O
of O
26 O
goals O
in O
45 O
internationals O
, O
has O
been O
recalled O
by O
Switzerland LOC
for O
the O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifier O
against O
Azerbaijan LOC
in O
Baku LOC
on O
August O
31 O
. O

Knup PER
was O
overlooked O
by O
Artur PER
Jorge PER
for O
the O
European MISC
championship O
finals O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

But O
new O
coach O
Rolf PER
Fringer PER
is O
clearly O
a O
Knup PER
fan O
and O
included O
him O
in O
his O
19-man O
squad O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Switzerland LOC
failed O
to O
progress O
beyond O
the O
opening O
group O
phase O
in O
Euro MISC
96 MISC
. O

Squad O
: O

Goalkeepers O
- O
Marco PER
Pascolo PER
( O
Cagliari ORG
) O
, O
Pascal PER
Zuberbuehler PER
( O
Grasshoppers ORG
) O
. O

Defenders O
- O
Stephane PER
Henchoz PER
( O
Hamburg ORG
) O
, O
Marc PER
Hottiger PER
( O
Everton ORG
) O
, O
Yvan PER
Quentin PER
( O
Sion ORG
) O
, O
Ramon PER
Vega PER
( O
Cagliari ORG
) O
Raphael PER
Wicky PER
( O
Sion ORG
) O
. O

Midfielders O
- O
Alexandre PER
Comisetti PER
( O
Grasshoppers ORG
) O
, O
Antonio PER
Esposito PER
( O
Grasshoppers ORG
) O
, O
Sebastien PER
Fournier PER
( O
Stuttgart LOC
) O
, O
Christophe PER
Ohrel PER
( O
Lausanne LOC
) O
, O
Patrick PER
Sylvestre PER
( O
Sion ORG
) O
, O
David PER
Sesa PER
( O
Servette ORG
) O
, O
Ciriaco PER
Sforza PER
( O
Inter ORG
Milan ORG
) O
Murat PER
Yakin PER
( O
Grasshoppers ORG
) O
. O

Strikers O
- O
Kubilay PER
Turkyilmaz PER
( O
Grasshoppers ORG
) O
, O
Adrian PER
Knup PER
( O
Galatasaray ORG
) O
, O
Christophe PER
Bonvin PER
( O
Sion ORG
) O
, O
Stephane PER
Chapuisat PER
( O
Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
) O
. O



ATHLETICS O
- O
IT O
'S O
A O
RECORD O
- O
40,000 O
BEERS O
ON O
THE O
HOUSE O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-22 O

Spectators O
at O
Friday O
's O
Brussels LOC
grand O
prix O
meeting O
have O
an O
extra O
incentive O
to O
cheer O
on O
the O
athletes O
to O
world O
record O
performances O
-- O
a O
free O
glass O
of O
beer O
. O

A O
Belgian MISC
brewery O
has O
offered O
to O
pay O
for O
a O
free O
round O
of O
drinks O
for O
all O
of O
the O
40,000 O
crowd O
if O
a O
world O
record O
goes O
at O
the O
meeting O
, O
organisers O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

It O
could O
be O
one O
of O
the O
most O
expensive O
rounds O
of O
drinks O
ever O
. O

The O
meeting O
is O
sold O
out O
already O
. O

Two O
world O
records O
are O
in O
serious O
danger O
of O
being O
broken O
at O
the O
meeting O
-- O
the O
women O
's O
1,000 O
metres O
and O
the O
men O
's O
3,000 O
metres O
. O



GOLF O
- O
GERMAN MISC
OPEN MISC
FIRST O
ROUND O
SCORES O
. O

STUTTGART LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-22 O

Leading O
first O
round O

scores O
in O
the O
German MISC
Open MISC
golf O
championship O
on O
Thursday O
( O
Britain LOC

unless O
stated O
) O
: O

62 O
Paul PER
Broadhurst PER

63 O
Raymond PER
Russell PER

64 O
David PER
J. PER
Russell PER
, O
Michael PER
Campbell PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
, O
Ian PER

Woosnam PER
, O
Bernhard PER
Langer PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
, O
Ronan PER
Rafferty PER
, O
Mats PER

Lanner PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Wayne PER
Riley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

65 O
Eamonn PER
Darcy PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
, O
Per PER
Nyman PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Russell PER
Claydon PER
, O

Mark PER
Roe PER
, O
Retief PER
Goosen PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
, O
Carl PER
Suneson PER

66 O
Stephen PER
Field PER
, O
Paul PER
Lawrie PER
, O
Ian PER
Pyman PER
, O
Max PER
Anglert PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Miles PER
Tunnicliff PER
, O
Christian PER
Cevaer PER
( O
France LOC
) O
, O

Des PER
Smyth PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
, O
David PER
Carter PER
, O
Lee PER
Westwood PER
, O
Greg PER

Chalmers PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Martin PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O

Thomas PER
Bjorn PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
, O
Fernando PER
Roca PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Derrick PER

Cooper PER

67 O
Jeff PER
Hawksworth PER
, O
Padraig PER
Harrington PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
, O
Michael PER

Welch PER
, O
Thomas PER
Gogele PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
, O
Paul PER
McGinley PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
, O

Gary PER
Orr PER
, O
Jose-Maria PER
Canizares PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Michael PER
Jonzon PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Paul PER
Eales PER
, O
David PER
Williams PER
, O
Andrew PER
Coltart PER
, O

Jonathan PER
Lomas PER
, O
Jose PER
Rivero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Robert PER
Karlsson PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Marcus PER
Wills PER
, O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Jamie PER

Spence PER
, O
Terry PER
Price PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
Juan PER
Carlos PER
Pinero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O

Mark PER
Mouland PER



SOCCER O
- O
UEFA ORG
REWARDS O
THREE O
COUNTRIES O
FOR O
FAIR O
PLAY O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Norway LOC
, O
England LOC
and O
Sweden LOC
were O
rewarded O
for O
their O
fair O
play O
on O
Thursday O
with O
an O
additional O
place O
in O
the O
1997-98 O
UEFA MISC
Cup MISC
competition O
. O

Norway LOC
headed O
the O
UEFA MISC
Fair MISC
Play MISC
rankings O
for O
1995-96 O
with O
8.62 O
points O
, O
ahead O
of O
England LOC
with O
8.61 O
and O
Sweden LOC
8.57 O
. O

The O
rankings O
are O
based O
on O
a O
formula O
that O
takes O
into O
account O
many O
factors O
including O
red O
and O
yellow O
cards O
, O
and O
coaching O
and O
spectators O
' O
behaviour O
at O
matches O
played O
at O
an O
international O
level O
by O
clubs O
and O
national O
teams O
. O

Only O
the O
top O
three O
countries O
are O
allocated O
additional O
places O
. O

The O
UEFA MISC
Fair MISC
Play MISC
rankings O
are O
: O
1 O
. O

Norway LOC
8.62 O
points O

2. O
England LOC
8.61 O

3. O
Sweden LOC
8.57 O

4. O
Faroe LOC
Islands LOC
8.56 O

5. O
Wales LOC
8.54 O

6. O
Estonia LOC
8.52 O

7. O
Ireland LOC
8.45 O

8. O
Belarus LOC
8.39 O

9. O
Iceland LOC
8.35 O

10. O
Netherlands LOC
8.30 O

10. O
Denmark LOC
8.30 O

10. O
Germany LOC
8.30 O

13. O
Scotland LOC
8.29 O

13. O
Latvia LOC
8.29 O

15. O
Moldova LOC
8.24 O

16. O
Yugoslavia LOC
8.22 O

16. O
Belgium LOC
8.22 O

18. O
Luxembourg LOC
8.20 O

19. O
France LOC
8.18 O

20. O
Israel LOC
8.17 O

21. O
Switzerland LOC
8.15 O

21. O
Slovakia LOC
8.15 O

23. O
Poland LOC
8.12 O

23. O
Portugal LOC
8.12 O

25. O
Georgia LOC
8.10 O

26. O
Ukraine LOC
8.09 O

26. O
Spain LOC
8.09 O

26. O
Finland LOC
8.09 O

29. O
Macedonia LOC
8.07 O

30. O
Lithuania LOC
8.06 O

31. O
Austria LOC
8.05 O

32. O
Russia LOC
8.03 O

33. O
Romania LOC
8.02 O

33. O
Turkey LOC
8.02 O

35. O
Hungary LOC
7.98 O

36. O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
7.95 O

37. O
Greece LOC
7.89 O

37. O
Northern LOC
Ireland LOC
7.89 O

39. O
Italy LOC
7.85 O

40. O
Cyprus LOC
7.83 O

41. O
Armenia LOC
7.80 O

42. O
Slovenia LOC
7.77 O

43. O
Croatia LOC
7.75 O

44. O
Bulgaria LOC
7.73 O

45. O
Malta LOC
7.40 O



CRICKET O
- O
POLICE O
COMMANDOS O
ON O
HAND O
FOR O
AUSTRALIANS MISC
' O
FIRST O
MATCH O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Armed O
police O
commandos O
patrolled O
the O
ground O
when O
Australia LOC
opened O
their O
short O
tour O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
with O
a O
five-run O
win O
over O
the O
country O
's O
youth O
team O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Australia LOC
, O
in O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
for O
a O
limited O
overs O
tournament O
which O
also O
includes O
India LOC
and O
Zimbabwe LOC
, O
have O
been O
promised O
the O
presence O
of O
commandos O
, O
sniffer O
dogs O
and O
plainclothes O
policemen O
to O
ensure O
the O
tournament O
is O
trouble-free O
. O

They O
are O
making O
their O
first O
visit O
to O
the O
island O
since O
boycotting O
a O
World MISC
Cup MISC
fixture O
in O
February O
because O
of O
fears O
over O
ethnic O
violence O
. O

Australia LOC
, O
batting O
first O
in O
Thursday O
's O
the O
warm-up O
match O
, O
scored O
251 O
for O
seven O
from O
their O
50 O
overs O
. O

Ricky PER
Ponting PER
led O
the O
way O
with O
100 O
off O
119 O
balls O
with O
two O
sixes O
and O
nine O
fours O
before O
retiring O
. O

The O
youth O
side O
replied O
with O
246 O
for O
seven O
. O

Australian MISC
coach O
Geoff PER
Marsh PER
said O
he O
was O
impressed O
with O
the O
competitiveness O
of O
the O
opposition O
. O

" O
We O
were O
made O
to O
sweat O
to O
win O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O



ONE O
ROMANIAN MISC
DIES O
IN O
BUS O
CRASH O
IN O
BULGARIA LOC
. O

SOFIA LOC
1996-08-22 O

One O
Romanian MISC
passenger O
was O
killed O
, O
and O
14 O
others O
were O
injured O
on O
Thursday O
when O
a O
Romanian-registered MISC
bus O
collided O
with O
a O
Bulgarian MISC
one O
in O
northern O
Bulgaria LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

The O
two O
buses O
collided O
head O
on O
at O
5 O
o'clock O
this O
morning O
on O
the O
road O
between O
the O
towns O
of O
Rousse LOC
and O
Veliko LOC
Tarnovo LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

A O
Romanian MISC
woman O
Maria PER
Marco PER
, O
35 O
, O
was O
killed O
. O

The O
accident O
was O
being O
investigated O
, O
police O
added O
. O

-- O
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Newsroom ORG
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OFFICIAL ORG
JOURNAL ORG
CONTENTS O
- O
OJ ORG
L O
211 O
OF O
AUGUST O
21 O
, O
1996 O
. O

* O

( O
Note O
- O
contents O
are O
displayed O
in O
reverse O
order O
to O
that O
in O
the O
printed O
Journal ORG
) O

* O

Corrigendum O
to O
Commission MISC
Regulation MISC
( O
EC ORG
) O
No O
1464/96 O
of O
25 O
July O
1996 O
relating O
to O
a O
standing O
invitation O
to O
tender O
to O
determine O
levies O
and O
/ O
or O
refunds O
on O
exports O
of O
white O
sugar O
( O
OJ O
No O
L O
187 O
of O
26.7.1996 O
) O

Corrigendum O
to O
Commission MISC
Regulation MISC
( O
EC ORG
) O
No O
658/96 O
of O
9 O
April O
1996 O
on O
certain O
conditions O
for O
granting O
compensatory O
payments O
under O
the O
support O
system O
for O
producers O
of O
certain O
arable O
crops O
( O
OJ ORG
No O
L O
91 O
of O
12.4.1996 O
) O

Commission MISC
Regulation MISC
( O
EC ORG
) O
No O
1663/96 O
of O
20 O
August O
1996 O
establishing O
the O
standard O
import O
values O
for O
determining O
the O
entry O
price O
of O
certain O
fruit O
and O
vegetables O
END O
OF O
DOCUMENT O
. O



In ORG
Home ORG
Health ORG
to O
appeal O
payment O
denial O
. O

MINNETONKA LOC
, O
Minn LOC
. O

1996-08-22 O

In ORG
Home ORG
Health ORG
Inc ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
will O
appeal O
to O
the O
U.S. ORG
Federal ORG
District ORG
Court ORG
in O
Minneapolis LOC
a O
decision O
by O
the O
Health ORG
Care ORG
Financing ORG
Administration ORG
( O
HCFA ORG
) O
that O
denied O
reimbursement O
of O
certain O
costs O
under O
Medicaid MISC
. O

The O
HCFA ORG
Administrator O
reversed O
a O
previously O
favorable O
decision O
regarding O
the O
reimbursement O
of O
costs O
related O
to O
the O
company O
's O
community O
liaison O
personnel O
, O
it O
added O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
continues O
to O
believe O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
community O
liaison O
costs O
are O
coverable O
under O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
Medicare MISC
program O
. O

" O
We O
are O
disappointed O
with O
the O
administrator O
's O
decision O
but O
we O
continue O
to O
be O
optimistic O
regarding O
an O
ultimate O
favorable O
resolution O
, O
" O
Mark PER
Gildea PER
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

In ORG
Home ORG
Health ORG
said O
it O
previously O
recorded O
a O
reserve O
equal O
to O
16 O
percent O
of O
all O
revenue O
related O
to O
the O
community O
liaison O
costs O
. O

Separately O
, O
In ORG
Home ORG
Health ORG
said O
the O
U.S. ORG
District ORG
Court ORG
in O
Minneapolis LOC
ruled O
in O
its O
favor O
regarding O
the O
reimbursement O
of O
certain O
interest O
expenses O
. O

This O
decision O
will O
result O
in O
the O
reimbursement O
by O
Medicare MISC
of O
$ O
81,000 O
in O
disputed O
costs O
. O

" O
This O
is O
our O
first O
decision O
in O
federal O
distrct O
court O
regarding O
a O
dispute O
with O
Medicare MISC
, O
" O
Gildea PER
said O
. O
" O

We O
are O
extremely O
pleased O
with O
this O
decision O
and O
we O
recognize O
it O
as O
a O
significant O
step O
toward O
resolution O
of O
our O
outstanding O
Medicare MISC
disputes O
. O
" O

-- O
Chicago ORG
Newsdesk ORG
312-408-8787 O



Oppenheimer ORG
Capital ORG
to O
review O
Oct. O
div O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

Oppenheimer ORG
Capital ORG
LP ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
will O
review O
its O
cash O
distribution O
rate O
for O
the O
October O
quarterly O
distribution O
, O
assuming O
continued O
favorable O
results O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
reported O
improved O
first O
quarter O
earnings O
for O
the O
period O
ended O
July O
31 O
, O
1996 O
, O
declared O
a O
quarterly O
distribution O
of O
$ O
0.65 O
per O
partnership O
unit O
for O
the O
quarter O
ended O
July O
. O



Best ORG
sees O
Q2 O
loss O
similar O
to O
Q1 O
loss O
. O

RICHMOND LOC
, O
Va LOC
. O

1996-08-22 O

Best ORG
Products ORG
Co ORG
Chairman O
and O
Chief O
Executive O
Daniel PER
Levy PER
said O
Thursday O
he O
expected O
the O
company O
's O
second-quarter O
results O
to O
be O
similar O
to O
the O
$ O
34.6 O
million O
loss O
posted O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
. O

He O
also O
told O
Reuters ORG
before O
the O
retailer O
's O
annual O
meeting O
that O
the O
second O
quarter O
could O
be O
better O
than O
the O
first O
quarter O
ended O
May O
4 O
. O
" O

We O
could O
do O
even O
better O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
second-quarter O
results O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
released O
in O
September O
. O

Levy PER
said O
seeking O
bankruptcy O
protection O
was O
not O
under O
consideration O
. O

Best ORG
emerged O
from O
Chapter MISC
11 MISC
bankruptcy O
protection O
in O
June O
1994 O
after O
3-1/2 O
years O
. O

" O
Bankruptcy O
is O
always O
possible O
, O
particularly O
when O
you O
lose O
what O
we O
are O
going O
to O
lose O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
" O
Levy PER
said O
. O
" O

But O
this O
is O
not O
something O
we O
are O
striving O
to O
do O
. O
" O

The O
Richmond-based MISC
retailer O
lost O
$ O
95.7 O
million O
in O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
February O
3 O
. O

That O
was O
the O
second-largest O
loss O
in O
the O
company O
's O
history O
. O

Levy PER
said O
that O
Best ORG
planned O
to O
open O
two O
new O
stores O
this O
fall O
. O

The O
company O
announced O
in O
March O
that O
it O
was O
closing O
seven O
stores O
and O
backing O
out O
of O
nine O
new O
lease O
agreements O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Best ORG
said O
it O
did O
not O
plan O
to O
open O
any O
new O
stores O
this O
fall O
. O

It O
currently O
operates O
169 O
stores O
in O
23 O
states O
. O

For O
last O
year O
's O
second O
quarter O
, O
which O
ended O
July O
29 O
, O
1995 O
, O
Best ORG
posted O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
7.1 O
million O
, O
or O
$ O
0.23 O
per O
share O
, O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
311.9 O
million O
. O



Measles O
exposure O
can O
lead O
to O
bowel O
disease O
- O
study O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Women O
who O
get O
measles O
while O
pregnant O
may O
have O
babies O
at O
higher O
risk O
of O
Crohn PER
's O
disease O
, O
a O
debilitating O
bowel O
disorder O
, O
researchers O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Three O
out O
of O
four O
Swedish MISC
babies O
born O
to O
mothers O
who O
caught O
measles O
developed O
serious O
cases O
of O
Crohn PER
's O
disease O
, O
the O
researchers O
said O
. O

Dr O
Andrew PER
Wakefield PER
of O
the O
Royal LOC
Free LOC
Hospital LOC
School LOC
of LOC
Medicine LOC
and O
colleagues O
screened O
25,000 O
babies O
delivered O
at O
University LOC
Hospital LOC
, O
Uppsala LOC
, O
between O
1940 O
and O
1949 O
. O

Four O
of O
the O
mothers O
had O
measles O
while O
pregnant O
. O

" O
Three O
of O
the O
four O
children O
had O
Crohn PER
's O
disease O
, O
" O
Wakefield PER
's O
group O
wrote O
in O
the O
Lancet ORG
medical O
journal O
. O

Crohn PER
's O
is O
an O
inflammation O
of O
the O
bowel O
that O
can O
sometimes O
require O
surgery O
. O

It O
causes O
diarrhoea O
, O
abdominal O
pain O
and O
weight O
loss O
. O

The O
researchers O
said O
the O
three O
children O
involved O
had O
especially O
severe O
cases O
. O

Exposure O
to O
viruses O
can O
often O
cause O
birth O
defects O
. O

Most O
notably O
, O
women O
who O
get O
rubella O
( O
German MISC
measles O
) O
have O
a O
high O
risk O
of O
a O
stillborn O
baby O
. O



All O
the O
key O
numbers O
- O
CBI ORG
August O
industrial O
trends O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Following O
are O
key O
data O
from O
the O
August O
monthly O
survey O
of O
trends O
in O
UK LOC
manufacturing O
by O
the O
Confederation ORG
of ORG
British ORG
Industry ORG
( O
CBI ORG
) O
. O

CBI ORG
MONTHLY O
TRENDS O
ENQUIRY O
( O
a O
) O
AUG O
JULY O
JUNE O
MAY O

- O
total O
order O
book O
- O
10 O
- O
22 O
- O
13 O
- O
17 O

- O
export O
order O
book O
- O
14 O
- O
13 O
- O
11 O
- O
7 O

- O
stocks O
of O
finished O
goods O
+17 O
+19 O
+17 O
+25 O

- O
output O
expectations O
* O
+22 O
+22 O
+12 O
+16 O

- O
domestic O
price O
expectations O
* O
0 O
- O
1 O
+6 O
+4 O

NOTES O
- O
* O
over O
the O
coming O
four O
months O
; O

- O
( O
a O
) O
in O
percent O
, O
giving O
balance O
between O
those O

replying O
" O
above O
normal O
" O
and O
those O
replying O
" O
below O
normal O
. O
" O

The O
survey O
was O
conducted O
between O
July O
23 O
and O
August O
14 O
and O
involved O
1,305 O
companies O
, O
representing O
50 O
industries O
, O
accounting O
for O
around O
half O
of O
the O
UK LOC
's O
manufactured O
exports O
and O
some O
two O
million O
employees O
. O

-- O
Rosemary PER
Bennett PER
, O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7715 O



London LOC
shipsales O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

- O
Secondhand O
tonnage O
brokers O
reported O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
following O
vessels O
. O

Iron MISC
Gippsland MISC
- O
( O
built O
1989 O
) O
87,241 O
dwt O
sold O
to O
Greek MISC
buyers O
for O
$ O
30 O
million O
. O

Sairyu MISC
Maru MISC
No MISC
: MISC
2 MISC
- O
( O
built O
1982 O
) O
60,960 O
dwt O
sold O
to O
Greek MISC
buyers O
for O
$ O
15.5 O
million O
. O

Stainless MISC
Fighter MISC
- O
( O
built O
1970 O
) O
21,718 O
dwt O
sold O
at O
auction O
for O
$ O
6 O
million O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
sales O
may O
not O
be O
final O
as O
they O
may O
be O
subject O
to O
inspection O
, O
survey O
or O
other O
conditions O
. O



Garlic O
pills O
do O
n't O
lower O
cholesterol O
, O
study O
finds O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Garlic O
pills O
may O
not O
lower O
blood O
cholesterol O
and O
studies O
that O
show O
they O
do O
may O
be O
flawed O
, O
British MISC
researchers O
have O
reported O
. O

A O
study O
by O
a O
team O
of O
doctors O
at O
Oxford ORG
University ORG
has O
found O
people O
with O
high O
blood O
cholesterol O
do O
not O
benefit O
significantly O
from O
taking O
garlic O
tablets O
. O

The O
study O
involved O
115 O
people O
with O
high O
blood O
cholesterol O
levels O
. O

They O
were O
given O
900 O
milligrams O
a O
day O
of O
dried O
garlic O
powder O
or O
placebo O
tablets O
. O
" O

There O
were O
no O
significant O
differences O
between O
the O
groups O
receiving O
garlic O
and O
placebo O
, O
" O
they O
wrote O
in O
the O
Journal ORG
of ORG
the ORG
Royal ORG
College ORG
of ORG
Physicians ORG
. O

Those O
taking O
part O
were O
told O
to O
eat O
a O
low-fat O
diet O
for O
six O
weeks O
before O
they O
started O
taking O
the O
pills O
, O
and O
their O
blood O
cholesterol O
measured O
before O
and O
after O
the O
six-week O
period O
. O

The O
researchers O
said O
this O
would O
make O
their O
findings O
more O
accurate O
. O

Several O
studies O
have O
found O
garlic O
pills O
can O
lower O
blood O
pressure O
and O
blood O
cholesterol O
. O

But O
the O
Oxford LOC
team O
disputed O
these O
findings O
and O
said O
either O
previous O
trials O
may O
have O
been O
interpreted O
incorrectly O
, O
those O
taking O
part O
were O
not O
given O
special O
diets O
beforehand O
or O
the O
duration O
of O
the O
studies O
may O
have O
been O
too O
short O
. O

The O
six-month O
trial O
was O
funded O
by O
the O
British ORG
Heart ORG
Foundation ORG
and O
Lichtwer ORG
Pharma ORG
GmbH ORG
, O
which O
makes O
Kwai MISC
brand O
garlic O
tablets O
. O

The O
study O
did O
not O
address O
whether O
whole O
garlic O
could O
affect O
cholesterol O
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7950 O



Britain LOC
gives O
aid O
to O
volcano-hit O
Caribbean LOC
island O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Britain LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
would O
give O
25 O
million O
pounds O
( O
$ O
39 O
million O
) O
of O
development O
aid O
to O
the O
Caribbean LOC
island O
of O
Montserrat LOC
, O
where O
much O
of O
the O
population O
living O
in O
the O
south O
has O
fled O
to O
avoid O
a O
volcano O
. O

The O
volcano O
in O
the O
Soufriere O
hills O
has O
erupted O
three O
times O
in O
the O
past O
13 O
months O
and O
last O
April O
some O
4,500 O
people O
living O
in O
the O
capital O
, O
Plymouth ORG
, O
and O
southern O
areas O
were O
evacuated O
to O
the O
north O
, O
where O
many O
are O
living O
in O
public O
shelters O
and O
schools O
. O

" O
This O
assistance O
will O
provide O
a O
fast O
track O
development O
programme O
for O
the O
designated O
( O
northern O
) O
safe O
area O
, O
" O
Britain LOC
's O
Overseas ORG
Development ORG
Administration ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Britain LOC
gave O
8.5 O
million O
pounds O
( O
$ O
13 O
million O
) O
to O
Montserrat LOC
, O
which O
is O
one O
of O
its O
dependent O
territories O
, O
when O
the O
volcano O
first O
became O
active O
. O

Overseas O
Development O
Minister O
Lynda PER
Chalker PER
said O
a O
recent O
census O
had O
shown O
most O
Montserratians MISC
wanted O
to O
remain O
on O
the O
island O
. O
" O

The O
development O
of O
the O
north O
will O
help O
them O
to O
do O
just O
that O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O



Tennis O
- O
Philippoussis PER
looms O
for O
Sampras PER
in O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
. O

Bill PER
Berkrot PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

World O
number O
one O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
, O
seeking O
his O
first O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
title O
of O
the O
year O
, O
and O
women O
's O
top O
seed O
Steffi PER
Graf PER
, O
aiming O
for O
her O
third O
, O
should O
be O
able O
to O
ease O
into O
the O
year O
's O
final O
major O
, O
which O
begins O
on O
Monday O
. O

Sampras PER
opens O
the O
defence O
of O
his O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
crown O
against O
David PER
Rikl PER
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
, O
while O
top-ranked O
Graf PER
begins O
her O
title O
defence O
against O
Yayuk PER
Basuki PER
of O
Indonesia LOC
. O

Wednesday O
's O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
draw O
ceremony O
revealed O
that O
both O
title O
holders O
should O
run O
into O
their O
first O
serious O
opposition O
in O
the O
third O
round O
. O

Looming O
in O
Sampras PER
's O
future O
is O
a O
likely O
third-round O
date O
with O
recent O
nemesis O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
, O
the O
rising O
Australian MISC
who O
took O
out O
Sampras PER
in O
the O
third O
round O
of O
the O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
in O
January O
. O

Sampras PER
avenged O
that O
defeat O
with O
a O
straight O
sets O
win O
over O
the O
19-year-old O
power O
hitter O
in O
the O
second O
round O
at O
Wimbledon LOC
and O
their O
rubber O
match O
in O
New LOC
York LOC
could O
provide O
some O
first-week O
fireworks O
. O

While O
only O
a O
stunning O
upset O
will O
keep O
Graf PER
from O
sailing O
through O
to O
a O
predictable O
semifinal O
showdown O
with O
third O
seed O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
, O
the O
German MISC
star O
could O
also O
be O
tested O
in O
the O
third O
round O
where O
she O
will O
probably O
face O
28th-ranked O
veteran O
Natasha PER
Zvereva PER
of O
Belarus LOC
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
repeat O
of O
last O
year O
's O
men O
's O
final O
with O
eighth-ranked O
Andre PER
Agassi PER
landing O
in O
Sampras PER
's O
half O
of O
the O
draw O
. O

Bumping O
Agassi PER
up O
to O
the O
sixth O
seeding O
avoided O
the O
possibility O
that O
he O
would O
run O
into O
Sampras PER
as O
early O
as O
the O
quarter-finals O
, O
but O
they O
could O
lock O
horns O
in O
the O
semis O
. O

Olympic MISC
champion O
Agassi PER
meets O
Karim PER
Alami PER
of O
Morocco LOC
in O
the O
first O
round O
. O

Surprise O
second O
seed O
Michael PER
Chang PER
, O
ranked O
third O
in O
the O
world O
, O
opens O
against O
Czech MISC
Daniel PER
Vacek PER
, O
while O
women O
's O
second O
seed O
Monica PER
Seles PER
drew O
American MISC
Anne PER
Miller PER
as O
her O
first O
victim O
. O

Second-ranked O
Austrian MISC
Thomas PER
Muster PER
, O
who O
was O
seeded O
third O
, O
did O
not O
have O
the O
luck O
of O
the O
draw O
with O
him O
. O

In O
the O
first O
round O
Muster PER
faces O
American MISC
Richey PER
Reneberg PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
playing O
some O
of O
the O
best O
tennis O
of O
his O
career O
of O
late O
. O

If O
he O
survives O
, O
Muster PER
is O
seeded O
to O
run O
into O
either O
fifth-seeded O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
Richard PER
Krajicek PER
of O
the O
Netherlands LOC
or O
12th-seeded O
American MISC
Todd PER
Martin PER
in O
the O
quarter-finals O
in O
Chang PER
's O
half O
of O
the O
draw O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
best O
, O
yet O
most O
unfortunate O
, O
first-round O
matchup O
of O
the O
men O
's O
competition O
pits O
eighth O
seed O
Jim PER
Courier PER
against O
retiring O
star O
Stefan PER
Edberg PER
. O

The O
popular O
Swede MISC
is O
playing O
his O
final O
major O
tournament O
next O
week O
and O
the O
two-time O
champion O
's O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
farewell O
could O
well O
be O
a O
one-match O
affair O
. O

With O
the O
exception O
of O
a O
Philippoussis PER
showdown O
, O
Sampras PER
looks O
to O
have O
landed O
in O
a O
comfortable O
quarter O
of O
the O
draw O
with O
the O
likes O
of O
Frenchman MISC
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
and O
ailing O
French MISC
Open MISC
champion O
Yevgeny PER
Kafelnikov PER
, O
who O
is O
nursing O
a O
rib O
injury O
, O
in O
his O
path O
. O

Seles PER
, O
runner-up O
to O
Graf PER
last O
year O
, O
is O
seeded O
to O
run O
into O
fifth-ranked O
German MISC
Anke PER
Huber PER
in O
the O
quarter-finals O
with O
fourth O
seed O
Conchita PER
Martinez PER
or O
eighth-seeded O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
looking O
like O
her O
most O
likely O
semifinal O
opponents O
. O

But O
Huber PER
will O
be O
tested O
immediately O
with O
a O
first-round O
encounter O
against O
dangerous O
18th-ranked O
South MISC
African MISC
Amanda PER
Coetzer PER
. O

Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
, O
runner-up O
to O
Graf PER
at O
the O
French MISC
Open MISC
and O
Wimbledon MISC
, O
begins O
play O
against O
a O
qualifier O
in O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
draw O
that O
includes O
young O
talent O
Martina PER
Hingis PER
, O
the O
16th O
seed O
, O
before O
a O
probable O
quarter-final O
clash O
with O
seventh-seeded O
veteran O
Jana PER
Novotna PER
. O

Martinez PER
begins O
play O
against O
Ruxandra PER
Dragomir PER
of O
Romania LOC
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Tennis O
- O
Muster PER
upset O
, O
Philippoussis PER
wins O
, O
Stoltenberg PER
loses O
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-21 O

Top-seeded O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
of O
Austria LOC
was O
beaten O
6-3 O
7-5 O
by O
123rd-ranked O
Daniel PER
Nestor PER
of O
Canada LOC
on O
Wednesday O
in O
his O
first O
match O
of O
the O
$ O
2 O
million O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC
. O

A O
lefthander O
with O
a O
strong O
serve O
, O
Nestor PER
kept O
the O
rallies O
short O
by O
constantly O
attacking O
the O
net O
and O
the O
tactic O
worked O
in O
the O
second-round O
match O
against O
Muster PER
, O
playing O
his O
first O
match O
after O
receiving O
a O
first-round O
bye O
along O
with O
the O
other O
top O
eight O
seeds O
. O

The O
tournament O
also O
lost O
its O
second O
seed O
on O
the O
third O
day O
of O
play O
when O
second-seeded O
Goran PER
Ivanisevic PER
of O
Croatia LOC
was O
beaten O
6-7(3-7 O
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O
by O
unseeded O
Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
of O
Sweden LOC
. O

Other O
seeded O
players O
advancing O
were O
number O
three O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
of O
South LOC
Africa LOC
, O
number O
four O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
of O
Chile LOC
, O
number O
six O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
American MISC
Todd PER
Martin PER
, O
the O
seventh O
seeed O
. O

Eighth O
seed O
Marc PER
Rosset PER
of O
Switzerland LOC
was O
eliminated O
in O
a O
one O
hour O
, O
55 O
minute O
battle O
by O
unseeded O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
of O
Australia LOC
. O

Philippoussis PER
saved O
a O
match O
point O
at O
5-6 O
in O
the O
third-set O
tie O
break O
before O
winning O
6-3 O
3-6 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O
. O

Philippoussis PER
's O
compatriot O
, O
13th O
seed O
Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER
, O
was O
not O
as O
fortunate O
. O

He O
held O
one O
match O
point O
at O
9-8 O
in O
a O
marathon O
third-set O
tie O
break O
but O
was O
beaten O
5-7 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
13-11 O
) O
by O
unseeded O
Daniel PER
Vacek PER
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
. O

" O
I O
knew O
I O
had O
to O
serve O
well O
and O
keep O
the O
points O
short O
and O
that O
's O
what O
I O
was O
able O
to O
do O
, O
" O
said O
Nestor PER
, O
who O
ranks O
10th O
in O
doubles O
. O

There O
were O
only O
two O
service O
breaks O
in O
the O
match O
. O

The O
lanky O
Canadian MISC
broke O
Muster PER
at O
4-3 O
in O
the O
first O
set O
and O
5-5 O
in O
the O
second O
before O
ending O
the O
match O
on O
his O
third O
match O
point O
when O
the O
Austrian MISC
hit O
a O
service O
return O
long O
. O

" O
I O
probably O
did O
n't O
hit O
five O
ground O
strokes O
in O
the O
whole O
match O
, O
" O
said O
Muster PER
, O
only O
partly O
joking O
. O
" O

The O
way O
he O
was O
chipping O
and O
charging O
and O
serving O
and O
volleying O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
get O
my O
timing O
playing O
from O
the O
baseline O
. O
" O

" O
He O
played O
a O
good O
match O
, O
took O
a O
few O
chances O
, O
and O
every O
time O
he O
was O
down O
he O
was O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
big O
first O
serve O
. O
" O

Playing O
at O
night O
was O
not O
Muster PER
's O
preference O
. O
" O

I O
asked O
for O
a O
day O
match O
and O
they O
gave O
me O
a O
night O
match O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

I O
do O
n't O
like O
playing O
under O
the O
lights O
but O
maybe O
it O
would O
not O
have O
made O
any O
difference O
. O
" O

Ivanisevic PER
rallied O
from O
a O
2-5 O
deficit O
in O
the O
first O
set O
but O
then O
played O
erratically O
against O
the O
44th-ranked O
Tillstrom PER
, O
who O
was O
a O
surprise O
winner O
over O
his O
famous O
compatriot O
Stefan PER
Edberg PER
in O
the O
second O
round O
at O
Wimbledon LOC
. O

Ivanisevic PER
hit O
32 O
aces O
but O
was O
outplayed O
from O
the O
back O
court O
by O
the O
24-year-old O
Tillstrom PER
. O

The O
sixth-ranked O
Ivanisevic PER
, O
who O
lost O
in O
the O
final O
at O
Indianapolis LOC
to O
world O
number O
one O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
of O
the O
U.S. LOC
last O
Sunday O
, O
made O
a O
quick O
getaway O
after O
his O
loss O
but O
did O
say O
: O
" O
Something O
was O
not O
there O
when O
I O
arrived O
( O
in O
Toronto LOC
) O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
feel O
good O
. O

And O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
good O
feeling O
as O
soon O
as O
I O
lost O
in O
my O
doubles O
( O
on O
Tuesday O
) O
. O
" O

" O
I O
thought O
he O
looked O
a O
little O
unfocused O
at O
certain O
times O
on O
his O
ground O
strokes O
, O
" O
said O
Tillstrom PER
. O

The O
19-year-old O
Philippoussis PER
, O
who O
beat O
Sampras PER
in O
the O
third O
round O
of O
this O
year O
's O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
, O
stayed O
calm O
in O
a O
nervy O
third-set O
tie O
break O
against O
Rosset PER
. O

" O
I O
'm O
pleased O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
play O
that O
great O
today O
, O
but O
I O
fought O
really O
well O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

When O
I O
was O
down O
2-5 O
in O
the O
tiebreak O
( O
in O
the O
third O
set O
) O
, O
I O
just O
thought O
about O
winning O
my O
two O
serves O
and O
hoped O
that O
he O
might O
get O
tight O
. O

Then O
he O
shanked O
a O
forehand O
at O
to O
make O
it O
5-all O
and O
that O
helped O
me O
back O
. O
" O



Soccer O
- O
Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC
pro-soccer O
games O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC
pro-soccer O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Anyang ORG
3 O
Chonnam ORG
3 O
( O
halftime O
2-0 O
) O

Puchon ORG
0 O
Suwon ORG
0 O
( O
halftime O
0-0 O
) O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
- O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

W O
D O
L O
G O
/ O
F O
G O
/ O
A O
P O

Puchon ORG
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
4 O

Chonan ORG
1 O
0 O
0 O
5 O
4 O
3 O

Anyang ORG
0 O
2 O
0 O
5 O
5 O
2 O

Suwon ORG
0 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
2 O

Pohang ORG
0 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
1 O

Pusan ORG
0 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
1 O

Chonnam ORG
0 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
6 O
1 O

Ulsan ORG
0 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
0 O

Chonbuk ORG
0 O
0 O
0 O
0 O
0 O
0 O



Senegal LOC
cholera O
outbreak O
kills O
five O
. O

DAKAR LOC
1996-08-22 O

An O
outbreak O
of O
cholera O
has O
killed O
five O
people O
in O
the O
central O
Senegal LOC
town O
of O
Kaolack LOC
, O
where O
health O
authorities O
have O
recorded O
291 O
cases O
since O
August O
11 O
, O
a O
medical O
official O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Doctor O
Masserigne PER
Ndiaye PER
said O
medical O
staff O
were O
overwhelmed O
with O
work O
. O
" O

People O
are O
rushing O
to O
the O
hospital O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
first O
symptoms O
appear O
, O
that O
's O
why O
we O
have O
fewer O
deaths O
, O
" O
he O
told O
Reuters ORG
by O
telephone O
from O
the O
town O
, O
160 O
km O
( O
100 O
miles O
) O
southeast O
of O
the O
Senegalese MISC
capital O
Dakar LOC
. O



Nigerian MISC
general O
takes O
over O
Liberia LOC
ECOMOG ORG
force O
. O

MONROVIA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Nigerian MISC
Major O
General O
Sam PER
Victor PER
Malu PER
took O
over O
on O
Thursday O
as O
commander O
of O
the O
ECOMOG ORG
peacekeeping O
force O
in O
Liberia LOC
, O
two O
days O
after O
the O
start O
of O
the O
latest O
ceasefire O
in O
the O
six-year O
civil O
war O
. O

Malu PER
replaced O
another O
Nigerian MISC
major O
general O
, O
John PER
Inienger PER
, O
who O
told O
officers O
at O
the O
handover O
ceremony O
that O
peace O
was O
now O
at O
hand O
for O
Liberia LOC
after O
six O
years O
of O
fighting O
and O
more O
than O
a O
dozen O
failed O
accords O
. O

" O
The O
search O
for O
peace O
in O
Liberia LOC
has O
been O
difficult O
, O
challenging O
and O
sometimes O
painful O
. O

Peacekeepers O
were O
harassed O
, O
killed O
and O
taken O
hostage O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
It O
is O
difficult O
but O
I O
want O
to O
assure O
you O
that O
peace O
is O
in O
sight O
. O
" O

United ORG
Nations ORG
military O
observers O
travelling O
to O
the O
western O
town O
of O
Tubmanburg LOC
on O
Wednesday O
to O
monitor O
the O
ceasefire O
were O
delayed O
by O
shooting O
along O
the O
highway O
, O
U.N. ORG
special O
representative O
Anthony PER
Nyakyi PER
said O
. O

They O
finally O
went O
ahead O
with O
an O
escort O
from O
the O
ULIMO-J ORG
faction O
. O

Faction O
leaders O
who O
agreed O
a O
new O
peace O
deal O
in O
the O
Nigerian MISC
capital O
Abuja LOC
on O
Saturday O
have O
accused O
each O
other O
of O
breaking O
the O
ceasefire O
. O

The O
latest O
peace O
deal O
foresees O
the O
disarmament O
of O
an O
estimated O
60,000 O
combatants O
and O
sets O
a O
target O
date O
of O
May O
30 O
next O
year O
for O
elections O
. O

The O
ECOMOG ORG
force O
, O
currently O
10,000 O
strong O
, O
was O
sent O
to O
Liberia LOC
by O
the O
Economic ORG
Community ORG
of ORG
West ORG
African ORG
States ORG
in O
1990 O
at O
the O
height O
of O
the O
fighting O
. O



Guinea LOC
calls O
two O
days O
of O
prayer O
. O

CONAKRY LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
West MISC
African MISC
state O
of O
Guinea LOC
declared O
Thursday O
and O
Friday O
days O
of O
national O
prayer O
. O

A O
government O
statement O
, O
broadcast O
repeatedly O
by O
state O
radio O
, O
said O
the O
two O
days O
of O
prayer O
were O
" O
for O
the O
dead O
, O
for O
peace O
and O
prosperity O
in O
Guinea LOC
, O
the O
victory O
of O
the O
new O
government O
and O
the O
health O
of O
the O
head O
of O
state O
" O
. O

The O
precise O
reason O
for O
the O
call O
was O
not O
immediately O
clear O
. O

Guinea LOC
's O
president O
, O
Lansana PER
Conte PER
, O
vice-president O
of O
the O
Organisation ORG
of ORG
the ORG
Islamic ORG
Conference ORG
, O
left O
for O
Kuwait LOC
on O
August O
16 O
to O
prepare O
the O
next O
OIC ORG
summit O
in O
Pakistan LOC
in O
1997 O
. O

Koranic MISC
reading O
sessions O
and O
prayers O
were O
to O
be O
held O
in O
the O
farming O
town O
of O
Badi-Tondon LOC
, O
near O
his O
home O
about O
60 O
km O
( O
40 O
miles O
) O
from O
the O
capital O
Conakry LOC
. O

Conte PER
, O
an O
army O
general O
, O
survived O
a O
February O
army O
pay O
revolt O
which O
at O
the O
time O
he O
described O
as O
a O
veiled O
attempt O
to O
topple O
him O
. O

He O
has O
since O
named O
a O
prime O
minister O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
early O
in O
his O
rule O
and O
ordered O
a O
crackdown O
on O
corruption O
. O

Conte PER
seized O
power O
in O
1984 O
after O
the O
death O
of O
veteran O
Marxist MISC
leader O
Ahmed PER
Sekou PER
Toure PER
. O

He O
won O
elections O
in O
1993 O
. O



South MISC
African MISC
answers O
U.S. LOC
message O
in O
a O
bottle O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
South MISC
African MISC
boy O
is O
writing O
back O
to O
an O
American MISC
girl O
whose O
message O
in O
a O
bottle O
he O
found O
washed O
up O
on O
President O
Nelson PER
Mandela PER
's O
old O
prison O
island O
. O

But O
Carlo PER
Hoffmann PER
, O
an O
11-year-old O
jailer O
's O
son O
who O
found O
the O
bottle O
on O
the O
beach O
at O
Robben LOC
Island LOC
off O
Cape LOC
Town LOC
after O
winter O
storms O
, O
will O
send O
his O
letter O
back O
by O
ordinary O
mail O
on O
Thursday O
, O
the O
post O
office O
said O
. O

It O
will O
be O
sent O
for O
free O
. O

Danielle PER
Murray PER
from O
Sandusky LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
, O
the O
same O
age O
as O
her O
new O
penfriend O
, O
asked O
for O
a O
reply O
from O
whoever O
received O
the O
message O
she O
flung O
on O
its O
journey O
months O
ago O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
Atlantic LOC
Ocean LOC
. O



Rottweiler MISC
kills O
South MISC
African MISC
toddler O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
rottweiler O
dog O
belonging O
to O
an O
elderly O
South MISC
African MISC
couple O
savaged O
to O
death O
their O
two-year-old O
grandson O
who O
was O
visiting O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
dog O
attacked O
Louis PER
Booy PER
in O
the O
front O
garden O
of O
his O
grandparents O
' O
house O
in O
Vanderbijlpark LOC
near O
Johannesburg LOC
on O
Tuesday O
. O

His O
bloody O
body O
was O
lying O
in O
the O
garden O
when O
his O
parents O
arrived O
in O
the O
afternoon O
to O
pick O
him O
up O
. O

It O
was O
unclear O
where O
the O
grandparents O
were O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Dogs O
fierce O
enough O
to O
scare O
off O
burglars O
are O
becoming O
increasingly O
popular O
in O
the O
crime-infested O
Johannesburg LOC
area O
. O



INDICATORS O
- O
Hungary LOC
- O
updated O
Aug O
22 O
. O

BUDAPEST LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
latest O
indicators O
: O

CPI O
( O
pct O
) O
July O
+0.4m O
/ O
m O
; O
23.0yr O
/ O
yr O
( O
June O
+0.9;+23.6 O
) O

PPI O
( O
pct O
) O
June O
+0.7 O
m O
/ O
m;+21.5yr O
/ O
yr O
( O
May O
+1.7;+22.0 O
) O

Industry O
output O
( O
pct O
) O
June O
- O
7.8 O
m O
/ O
m;-0.2yr O
/ O
yr O
( O
May O
+7.3;-3.6 O
) O

Current O
account O
Jan-May O
- O
$ O
738 O
million O
( O
Jan-April O
- O
$ O
748 O
million O
) O

NBH ORG
trade O
balance O
Jan-May O
- O
$ O
934 O
million O
( O
Jan-April O
- O
$ O
774 O
million O
) O

MIT ORG
trade O
balance O
Jan-June O
- O
$ O
1.45 O
bln O
( O
Jan-May O
- O
$ O
1.24 O
bln O
) O

Gross O
foreign O
debt O
May O
$ O
27,246.5 O
million O
( O
April O
$ O
28,716.8 O
million O
) O

Net O
foreign O
debt O
May O
$ O
14,390.7 O
million O
( O
April O
$ O
15,704.3 O
million O
) O

Unemployment O
( O
pct O
) O
July O
10.8 O
pct O
( O
June O
10.6 O
pct O
) O

Budget O
deficit O
( O
HUF O
) O
Jan-July O
102 O
bln O
( O
Jan-June O
122 O
bln O
) O

T-bill O
yields O
% O
( O
1mo O
) O
22.95 O
( O
3mo O
) O
23.02 O
( O
6mo O
) O
23.53 O
( O
1yr O
) O
24.40 O

Government O
bond O
yields O
: O
( O
2-yr O
1998 O
/ O
J O
) O
25.49,(3-yr O
1999 O
/ O
c O
) O
24.44 O

The O
NBH ORG
is O
BBB-minus O
by O
Duff ORG
& ORG
Phelps ORG
, O
IBCA ORG
and O
Thomson ORG
BankWatch ORG
, O
BB-plus O
by O
S&P ORG
, O
BA1 O
by O
Moody ORG
's ORG
Investors ORG
Service ORG
, O
BBB+ O
by O
the O
Japan ORG
Credit ORG
Rating ORG
Agency ORG
. O

The O
NBH ORG
trade O
data O
is O
based O
on O
cash O
flow O
, O
MIT ORG
data O
on O
customs O
statistics O
. O

-- O
Budapest LOC
newsroom O
( O
36 O
1)266 O
2410 O



Fifty O
Russians MISC
die O
in O
clash O
with O
rebels-Interfax O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-22 O

At O
least O
50 O
Russian MISC
servicemen O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
a O
battle O
with O
separatist O
rebels O
which O
erupted O
in O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
on O
Thursday O
and O
continued O
after O
Russia LOC
and O
the O
rebels O
agreed O
a O
truce O
, O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

Interfax ORG
quoted O
Russian MISC
military O
command O
in O
Chechnya LOC
as O
saying O
that O
about O
200 O
interior ORG
ministry ORG
forces O
, O
sent O
on O
reconaisance O
mission O
, O
clashed O
with O
rebels O
at O
Minutka LOC
Square LOC
. O

The O
Interfax ORG
report O
could O
not O
be O
independently O
confirmed O
. O

Moscow LOC
peacemaker O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
and O
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
signed O
an O
agreement O
earlier O
on O
Thursday O
under O
which O
the O
two O
sides O
would O
cease O
all O
hostilities O
at O
noon O
( O
0800 O
GMT MISC
) O
on O
Friday O
. O

Interfax ORG
made O
clear O
that O
the O
interior ORG
ministry ORG
detachment O
had O
been O
sent O
on O
the O
mission O
before O
the O
truce O
deal O
had O
been O
signed O
at O
the O
local O
equivalent O
of O
1500 O
GMT MISC
. O

But O
fierce O
fighting O
still O
raged O
at O
1600 O
GMT MISC
, O
Interfax ORG
said O
. O

It O
quoted O
a O
source O
in O
the O
Russian MISC
command O
in O
Chechnya LOC
as O
saying O
that O
the O
servicemen O
were O
outnumbered O
by O
the O
rebels O
. O



Polish MISC
schoolgirl O
blackmailer O
wanted O
textbooks O
. O

GDANSK LOC
, O
Poland LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
Polish MISC
schoolgirl O
blackmailed O
two O
women O
with O
anonymous O
letters O
threatening O
death O
and O
later O
explained O
that O
she O
needed O
money O
for O
textbooks O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
The O
13-year-old O
girl O
tried O
to O
extract O
60 O
and O
70 O
zlotys O
( O
$ O
22 O
and O
$ O
26 O
) O
from O
two O
residents O
of O
Sierakowice LOC
by O
threatening O
to O
take O
their O
lives O
, O
" O
a O
police O
spokesman O
said O
in O
the O
nearby O
northern O
city O
of O
Gdansk LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

He O
said O
the O
women O
reported O
the O
blackmail O
letters O
and O
police O
caught O
the O
girl O
on O
Wednesday O
as O
she O
tried O
to O
pick O
up O
the O
cash O
at O
the O
Sierakowice LOC
railway O
station O
. O

" O
Interviewed O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
psychologist O
, O
she O
said O
she O
wanted O
to O
use O
the O
money O
for O
school O
books O
and O
clothes O
, O
" O
spokesman O
Kazimierz PER
Socha PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

He O
said O
the O
case O
of O
the O
girl O
, O
from O
a O
poor O
family O
that O
had O
never O
been O
in O
trouble O
with O
the O
law O
, O
would O
go O
before O
a O
special O
court O
dealing O
with O
underage O
offenders O
. O



Czech MISC
CNB-120 MISC
index O
rises O
1.2 O
pts O
to O
869.3 O
. O

PRAGUE LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
CNB-120 MISC
index O
, O
a O
broad O
daily O
measure O
of O
Czech MISC
equities O
, O
rose O
1.2 O
points O
on O
Thursday O
to O
869.3 O
, O
the O
Czech ORG
National ORG
Bank ORG
( O
CNB ORG
) O
said O
. O

Eight O
of O
the O
ten O
sectoral O
indices O
rose O
, O
with O
the O
banking O
index O
rising O
the O
most O
, O
up O
14.4 O
points O
to O
1,294.5 O
. O

-- O
Prague ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
42-2-2423-0003 O



Russians MISC
, O
rebels O
sign O
deal O
in O
Chechnya LOC
. O

NOVYE LOC
ATAGI LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-22 O

Russian MISC
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
's O
security O
supremo O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
and O
Chechen MISC
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
signed O
a O
deal O
on O
Thursday O
aimed O
at O
ending O
three O
weeks O
of O
renewed O
fighting O
in O
the O
region O
. O

The O
final O
contents O
of O
the O
document O
negotiated O
in O
this O
village O
south O
of O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
have O
not O
been O
officially O
disclosed O
. O

Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
said O
it O
provided O
for O
the O
disengagement O
of O
Russian MISC
and O
rebel O
forces O
in O
Chechnya LOC
. O



Lebed PER
aide O
says O
Russian-Chechen MISC
talks O
going O
well O
. O

NOVYE LOC
ATAGI LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-22 O

Talks O
between O
Russia LOC
's O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
and O
Chechen MISC
separatist O
leaders O
were O
going O
well O
on O
Thursday O
and O
the O
two O
sides O
were O
working O
out O
a O
detailed O
schedule O
on O
how O
to O
stop O
the O
war O
, O
a O
Lebed PER
aide O
said O
. O

Press O
spokesman O
Alexander PER
Barkhatov PER
told O
reporters O
the O
negotiations O
, O
being O
held O
at O
this O
rebel-held O
village O
some O
20 O
km O
( O
12 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
, O
were O
progressing O
briskly O
and O
being O
conducted O
in O
a O
good O
mood O
. O

He O
said O
a O
document O
would O
be O
completed O
in O
an O
hour O
's O
time O
for O
signature O
by O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
who O
were O
working O
on O
a O
" O
day-by-day O
schedule O
to O
stop O
the O
war O
in O
Chechnya LOC
. O
" O



Yeltsin PER
shown O
on O
Russian MISC
television O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-22 O

Russian MISC
television O
showed O
a O
brief O
clip O
of O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
on O
Thursday O
, O
with O
the O
president O
laughing O
and O
smiling O
as O
he O
spoke O
to O
nominee O
health O
minister O
Tatyana PER
Dmitrieva PER
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
the O
president O
had O
been O
shown O
on O
television O
since O
he O
was O
inaugurated O
for O
a O
second O
term O
in O
office O
on O
August O
9 O
. O

He O
returned O
to O
the O
Kremlin LOC
on O
Thursday O
after O
a O
two-day O
break O
in O
the O
lakelands O
of O
northwestern O
Russia LOC
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Bosnia LOC
- O
Aug O
22 O
. O

SARAJEVO LOC
1996-08-22 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Sarajevo LOC
press O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

OSLOBODJENJE ORG

- O
The O
Bosnian MISC
federation O
launches O
a O
common O
payment O
system O
on O
Friday O
. O

Under O
the O
new O
system O
taxes O
and O
customs O
may O
be O
paid O
in O
the O
Bosnian MISC
dinar O
, O
the O
Croatian MISC
kuna O
or O
the O
Deutsche O
mark O
until O
a O
new O
Bosnian MISC
currency O
is O
introduced O
. O

- O
The O
president O
of O
the O
Bosnian ORG
Association ORG
for ORG
Refugees ORG
and ORG
Displaced ORG
Persons ORG
, O
Mirhunisa PER
Komarica PER
says O
many O
survivors O
of O
the O
1995 O
massacre O
in O
the O
Bosnian MISC
town O
of O
Srebrenica LOC
are O
languishing O
as O
forced O
laborers O
in O
Serbian MISC
mines O
. O

According O
to O
Komarica PER
, O
2,400 O
male O
residents O
of O
Srebrenica LOC
work O
in O
the O
Trepca LOC
mine O
and O
1,900 O
work O
in O
a O
mine O
in O
Aleksandrovac LOC
. O

DNEVNI ORG
AVAZ ORG

- O
Slovenian MISC
police O
briefly O
detain O
two O
Bosnian MISC
opposition O
leaders O
in O
Ljubljana LOC
and O
cancel O
opposition O
political O
rallies O
in O
Ljubljana LOC
and O
Maribor LOC
. O

-- O
Sarajevo LOC
newsroom O
, O
+387-71-663-864 O
. O



Grozny LOC
quiet O
overnight O
after O
raids O
. O

ALKHAN-YURT LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
city O
of O
Grozny LOC
, O
pounded O
by O
Russian MISC
planes O
and O
artillery O
for O
hours O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
calmed O
down O
overnight O
, O
although O
sporadic O
explosions O
and O
shooting O
could O
still O
be O
heard O
. O

Reuters ORG
correspondent O
Lawrence PER
Sheets PER
, O
speaking O
from O
the O
nearby O
village O
of O
Alkhan-Yurt LOC
, O
said O
he O
had O
heard O
little O
from O
Grozny LOC
since O
Wednesday O
evening O
's O
arrival O
of O
Russian MISC
security O
chief O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
, O
who O
said O
he O
" O
came O
with O
peace O
" O
. O

A O
couple O
of O
helicopters O
flew O
over O
the O
city O
early O
on O
Thursday O
morning O
, O
but O
did O
not O
appear O
to O
be O
firing O
at O
anything O
. O

Lebed PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
he O
had O
clinched O
a O
truce O
with O
Chechen MISC
separatists O
and O
he O
promised O
to O
halt O
a O
threatened O
bombing O
assault O
on O
Grozny LOC
, O
which O
the O
rebels O
have O
held O
since O
August O
6 O
. O



Boat O
passengers O
rescued O
off O
Colombian MISC
coast O
. O

BOGOTA LOC
, O
Colombia LOC
1996-08-22 O

Colombia LOC
's O
Coast ORG
Guard ORG
on O
Thursday O
rescued O
12 O
people O
lost O
for O
three O
days O
in O
an O
open O
boat O
off O
the O
Pacific LOC
coast O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
boat O
had O
been O
missing O
since O
Monday O
afternoon O
when O
it O
left O
the O
tiny O
island O
of O
Gorgona LOC
off O
Colombia LOC
's O
southwest O
coast O
with O
sightseers O
for O
a O
return O
trip O
to O
Narino LOC
province O
, O
near O
the O
border O
with O
Ecuador LOC
. O

The O
boat O
ran O
out O
of O
fuel O
and O
did O
not O
have O
a O
radio O
to O
call O
for O
help O
, O
Navy ORG
spokesman O
Lt. O
Italo PER
Pineda PER
said O
. O

He O
said O
11 O
passengers O
and O
one O
boatman O
survived O
on O
coconuts O
and O
rainwater O
during O
65 O
hours O
lost O
at O
sea O
. O

The O
boat O
was O
towed O
to O
the O
port O
city O
of O
Buenaventura LOC
. O



Argentine MISC
July O
raw O
steel O
output O
up O
14.8 O
pct O
vs O
' O
95 O
. O

BUENOS LOC
AIRES LOC
1996-08-22 O

Argentine MISC
raw O
steel O
output O
was O
355,900 O
tonnes O
in O
July O
, O
14.8 O
percent O
higher O
than O
in O
July O
1995 O
and O
up O
1.9 O
percent O
from O
June O
, O
Steel ORG
Industry ORG
Center ORG
said O
Thursday O
. O

Primary O
iron O
output O
was O
297,700 O
tonnes O
, O
14.5 O
percent O
more O
than O
last O
July O
and O
0.1 O
percent O
more O
than O
in O
June O
. O

Hot O
laminate O
production O
was O
349,000 O
tonnes O
, O
3.2 O
percent O
up O
from O
July O
1995 O
and O
0.8 O
percent O
up O
from O
June O
. O

Production O
of O
cold O
laminates O
was O
120,500 O
tonnes O
, O
4.2 O
percent O
higher O
than O
the O
same O
month O
last O
year O
and O
11 O
percent O
higher O
than O
in O
June O
. O

-- O
Jason PER
Webb PER
, O
Buenos ORG
Aires ORG
Newsroom ORG
+541 O
318-0655 O



Peru LOC
's O
guerrillas O
kill O
one O
, O
take O
8 O
hostage O
in O
jungle O
. O

LIMA LOC
, O
Peru LOC
1996-08-21 O

Peruvian MISC
guerrillas O
killed O
one O
man O
and O
took O
eight O
people O
hostage O
after O
taking O
over O
a O
village O
in O
the O
country O
's O
northeastern O
jungle O
region O
, O
anti- O
terrorist O
police O
sources O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

For O
three O
hours O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
around O
100 O
members O
of O
the O
Maoist MISC
rebel O
group O
Shining ORG
Path ORG
took O
control O
of O
Alomella LOC
Robles LOC
, O
a O
small O
village O
about O
345 O
miles O
( O
550 O
km O
) O
northeast O
of O
Lima LOC
, O
the O
sources O
said O
. O

Some O
guerrillas O
made O
villagers O
listen O
to O
propaganda O
speeches O
in O
the O
village O
centre O
, O
others O
forced O
passing O
motorists O
out O
of O
their O
cars O
and O
daubed O
their O
vehicles O
with O
slogans O
. O

By O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
whereabouts O
of O
the O
eight O
hostages O
was O
still O
not O
known O
, O
the O
sources O
said O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
the O
Shining ORG
Path ORG
, O
severely O
weakened O
since O
the O
1992 O
capture O
of O
its O
leader O
Abimael PER
Guzman PER
, O
has O
been O
stepping O
up O
both O
its O
military O
and O
propaganda O
activities O
. O

Peru LOC
's O
guerrilla O
conflicts O
have O
cost O
at O
least O
30,000 O
lives O
and O
$ O
25 O
billion O
in O
damage O
to O
infrastructure O
since O
1980 O
. O



Former O
Surinam LOC
rebel O
leader O
held O
after O
shooting O
. O

PARAMARIBO LOC
, O
Surinam LOC
1996-08-21 O

Flamboyant O
former O
Surinamese MISC
rebel O
leader O
Ronny PER
Brunswijk PER
was O
in O
custody O
on O
Wednesday O
charged O
with O
attempted O
murder O
, O
police O
said O
. O

Brunswijk PER
turned O
himself O
into O
police O
after O
Freddy PER
Pinas PER
, O
a O
Surinamese-born MISC
visitor O
from O
the O
Netherlands LOC
, O
accused O
Brunswijk PER
of O
trying O
to O
kill O
him O
on O
Sunday O
after O
a O
bar-room O
brawl O
in O
the O
small O
mining O
town O
of O
Moengo LOC
, O
about O
56 O
miles O
( O
90 O
km O
) O
east O
of O
Paramaribo LOC
, O
said O
police O
spokesman O
Ro PER
Gajadhar PER
. O

Pinas PER
, O
showing O
cuts O
and O
bruises O
on O
his O
face O
, O
told O
reporters O
the O
former O
head O
of O
the O
feared O
Jungle ORG
Command ORG
had O
tried O
and O
failed O
to O
shoot O
him O
after O
Pinas PER
objected O
to O
Brunswijk PER
's O
advances O
toward O
his O
wife O
. O

Pinas PER
said O
Brunswijk PER
then O
ordered O
his O
bodyguards O
to O
beat O
him O
up O
. O

Brunswijk PER
, O
35 O
, O
denied O
the O
charges O
and O
said O
he O
had O
merely O
defended O
himself O
when O
Pinas PER
attacked O
him O
with O
a O
bottle O
. O

It O
was O
the O
second O
time O
Brunswijk PER
had O
been O
charged O
with O
attempted O
murder O
in O
less O
than O
two O
years O
. O

In O
1994 O
he O
served O
two O
months O
in O
prison O
for O
shooting O
a O
thief O
in O
the O
buttocks O
. O

Brunswijk PER
led O
a O
rebel O
group O
of O
about O
1,000 O
in O
a O
1986 O
uprising O
against O
the O
regime O
of O
military O
strongman O
Desi PER
Bouterse PER
. O

The O
conflict O
, O
which O
killed O
more O
than O
500 O
and O
caused O
thousands O
to O
flee O
to O
neighbouring O
French LOC
Guiana LOC
in O
the O
late O
1980s O
, O
eventually O
paved O
the O
way O
to O
democratic O
elections O
in O
1991 O
. O

Despite O
numerous O
problems O
with O
authorities O
, O
Brunswijk PER
went O
on O
to O
become O
a O
successful O
businessman O
with O
mining O
and O
logging O
interests O
. O

He O
also O
manages O
and O
occasionally O
plays O
for O
one O
of O
the O
leading O
local O
soccer O
teams O
. O



Noisy O
saw O
leads O
Thai MISC
police O
to O
heroin O
hideaway O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
carpenter O
was O
arrested O
in O
the O
Thai MISC
seaside O
town O
of O
Pattaya LOC
after O
police O
seized O
18 O
kg O
( O
39.7 O
pounds O
) O
of O
heroin O
following O
complaints O
by O
residents O
of O
a O
noisy O
saw O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Cheung PER
Siu PER
Man PER
, O
40 O
, O
was O
arrested O
late O
on O
Wednesday O
after O
police O
searched O
a O
house O
and O
found O
heroin O
in O
bags O
and O
hidden O
in O
hollow O
spaces O
in O
wooden O
planks O
, O
police O
said O
. O

The O
suspect O
said O
he O
was O
hired O
to O
make O
a O
wooden O
box O
from O
the O
planks O
in O
order O
to O
hide O
the O
heroin O
. O

Police O
went O
to O
the O
house O
after O
receiving O
complaints O
of O
sawing O
during O
the O
night O
over O
the O
course O
of O
several O
days O
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
to O
investigate O
, O
police O
saw O
people O
escaping O
from O
the O
back O
door O
so O
they O
decided O
to O
search O
the O
house O
. O

The O
seized O
heroin O
has O
an O
estimated O
street O
value O
of O
about O
300 O
million O
baht O
( O
$ O
12 O
million O
) O
, O
police O
said O
. O

Officials O
are O
now O
hunting O
for O
the O
suspect O
's O
collaborators O
, O
police O
said O
. O

Cheung PER
was O
being O
detained O
pending O
formal O
charges O
, O
police O
said O
. O



Australia LOC
foreign O
minister O
arrives O
in O
China LOC
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-22 O

Australian MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Alexander PER
Downer PER
arrived O
in O
Beijing LOC
on O
Thursday O
for O
a O
four-day O
visit O
that O
follows O
rising O
friction O
between O
the O
two O
nations O
in O
recent O
weeks O
. O

Downer PER
was O
to O
meet O
Chinese MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Qian PER
Qichen PER
and O
sign O
an O
agreement O
on O
an O
Australian MISC
consulate O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
an O
official O
of O
the O
Australian MISC
embassy O
in O
Beijing LOC
said O
. O

China LOC
will O
resume O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
a O
British MISC
colony O
, O
in O
mid-1997 O
. O

Relations O
between O
China LOC
and O
Australia LOC
have O
been O
strained O
in O
recent O
weeks O
because O
of O
Australia LOC
's O
plan O
to O
sell O
uranium O
to O
China LOC
's O
rival O
Taiwan LOC
. O

Other O
issues O
affecting O
ties O
include O
plans O
by O
an O
Australian MISC
cabinet O
minister O
to O
visit O
Taiwan LOC
, O
a O
security O
pact O
between O
Canberra LOC
and O
Washington LOC
and O
a O
possible O
visit O
to O
Australia LOC
next O
month O
by O
Tibet LOC
's O
exiled O
spiritual O
leader O
the O
Dalai PER
Lama PER
. O

Downer PER
is O
the O
first O
Australian MISC
minister O
to O
visit O
China LOC
since O
the O
new O
conservative O
government O
took O
office O
in O
Canberra LOC
in O
March O
. O



Palestinians MISC
accuse O
PA ORG
of O
banning O
books O
. O

NABLUS LOC
, O
West LOC
Bank LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
West LOC
Bank LOC
bookseller O
charged O
on O
Thursday O
that O
the O
Palestinian ORG
Information ORG
Ministry ORG
has O
forced O
him O
to O
sign O
an O
undertaking O
not O
to O
distribute O
books O
written O
by O
critics O
of O
Israeli-PLO MISC
self-rule O
deals O
. O

" O
They O
made O
me O
sign O
an O
undertaking O
not O
to O
sell O
the O
books O
to O
anyone O
at O
the O
risk O
of O
legal O
action O
. O

One O
official O
told O
me O
' O
you O
have O
to O
either O
destroy O
the O
books O
or O
return O
them O
to O
Amman LOC
' O
, O
" O
Daoud PER
Makkawi PER
, O
owner O
of O
the O
Nablus-based MISC
al-Risala LOC
bookshop O
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

He O
said O
ministry O
officials O
made O
him O
sign O
this O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
after O
he O
brought O
about O
a O
dozen O
copies O
from O
Jordan LOC
of O
a O
book O
by O
Edward PER
Said PER
, O
a O
prominent O
scholar O
at O
New LOC
York LOC
City LOC
's O
Columbia ORG
University ORG
. O

Said PER
, O
a O
U.S. LOC
citizen O
of O
Palestinian MISC
origin O
, O
has O
been O
an O
outspoken O
critic O
of O
the O
1993 O
Israeli-PLO MISC
self-rule O
deal O
and O
has O
written O
at O
least O
two O
books O
on O
the O
accord O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
a O
bookseller O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
town O
of O
Ramallah LOC
said O
police O
about O
a O
month O
ago O
confiscated O
several O
copies O
of O
two O
of O
Said PER
's O
books O
on O
the O
Israel-PLO MISC
self-rule O
deals O
. O

Palestinian ORG
Information ORG
Ministry ORG
Director-General O
Mutawakel PER
Taha PER
denied O
that O
ministry O
officials O
forced O
anyone O
to O
sign O
any O
undertaking O
and O
insisted O
that O
the O
Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
has O
no O
plans O
to O
censor O
books O
. O

" O
There O
is O
no O
strategy O
to O
ban O
books O
or O
to O
suppress O
freedom O
of O
expression O
in O
any O
form O
whatsoever O
, O
" O
Taha PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

But O
Taha PER
said O
that O
the O
absence O
of O
relevent O
legislations O
may O
have O
resulted O
in O
some O
mistakes O
by O
some O
security O
officials O
. O

" O
This O
may O
explain O
some O
mistakes O
against O
some O
journalists O
and O
writers O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Daoud PER
said O
books O
by O
other O
authors O
, O
including O
British MISC
Journalist O
Patrick PER
Seale PER
, O
were O
also O
banned O
. O

He O
said O
that O
security O
officials O
often O
visit O
his O
shop O
to O
make O
sure O
he O
was O
not O
selling O
the O
books O
. O

" O
I O
think O
this O
is O
a O
bad O
beginning O
. O

If O
we O
have O
confidence O
, O
why O
should O
we O
be O
afraid O
of O
the O
other O
opinion O
? O
" O

Daoud PER
said O
. O

Thousands O
of O
books O
were O
banned O
from O
sale O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
Strip LOC
by O
the O
Israeli MISC
military O
authorities O
before O
the O
Jewish MISC
state O
handed O
over O
parts O
of O
the O
two O
areas O
to O
the O
PLO ORG
under O
a O
self-rule O
deal O
in O
1994 O
. O



Egypt LOC
blames O
Istanbul LOC
control O
tower O
for O
accident O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
chairman O
of O
national O
carrier O
EgyptAir ORG
on O
Thursday O
blamed O
the O
control O
tower O
at O
Istanbul LOC
airport O
for O
the O
EgyptAir ORG
plane O
accident O
. O

Twenty O
people O
were O
injured O
on O
Wednesday O
when O
the O
EgyptAir ORG
Boeing MISC
707 O
overshot O
the O
runway O
, O
caught O
fire O
, O
hit O
a O
taxi O
and O
skipped O
across O
a O
road O
onto O
a O
railway O
line O
. O

Chairman O
Mohamed PER
Fahim PER
Rayyan PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
at O
Cairo LOC
airport O
: O
" O
The O
control O
tower O
should O
have O
allocated O
the O
plane O
another O
runway O
, O
instead O
of O
the O
one O
the O
plane O
landed O
on O
. O
" O

" O
The O
one O
it O
landed O
on O
is O
2,250 O
metres O
( O
2,460 O
yards O
) O
long O
while O
the O
other O
one O
if O
more O
than O
3,000 O
metres O
( O
3,300 O
yards O
) O
long O
and O
is O
less O
steep O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

He O
said O
a O
Turkish MISC
civil O
aviation O
authority O
official O
had O
made O
the O
same O
point O
and O
he O
noted O
that O
a O
Turkish MISC
plane O
had O
a O
similar O
accident O
there O
in O
1994 O
. O

The O
EgyptAir ORG
pilot O
blamed O
Turkish MISC
airport O
staff O
for O
misleading O
him O
. O

The O
landing O
took O
place O
after O
a O
rainstorm O
. O

" O
Its O
not O
an O
accident O
. O

It O
's O
very O
wet O
. O

The O
brake O
action O
is O
very O
poor O
and O
the O
tower O
said O
it O
's O
medium O
. O

That O
's O
wrong O
, O
" O
the O
pilot O
told O
private O
Ihlas ORG
news O
agency O
in O
English MISC
. O



Egypt LOC
wants O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
Sudanese MISC
rulers O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Egyptian MISC
government O
will O
have O
nothing O
more O
to O
do O
with O
the O
Sudanese MISC
government O
because O
it O
continues O
to O
shelter O
and O
support O
Egyptian MISC
militants O
, O
President O
Hosni PER
Mubarak PER
said O
in O
a O
speech O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Egypt LOC
says O
the O
Sudanese MISC
government O
helped O
the O
Moslem MISC
militants O
who O
tried O
to O
kill O
Mubarak PER
in O
Addis LOC
Ababa LOC
last O
year O
. O

It O
sponsored O
last O
week O
's O
U.N. ORG
Security ORG
Council ORG
resolution O
threatening O
a O
ban O
on O
Sudanese MISC
flights O
abroad O
if O
Khartoum LOC
does O
not O
hand O
over O
three O
men O
accused O
in O
the O
Addis LOC
Ababa LOC
incident O
. O

The O
sanctions O
will O
come O
into O
effect O
in O
November O
if O
Sudan LOC
fails O
to O
extradite O
the O
men O
, O
but O
Sudan LOC
says O
it O
cannot O
hand O
them O
over O
to O
Ethiopia LOC
for O
trial O
because O
they O
are O
not O
in O
Sudan LOC
. O

" O
We O
are O
still O
eager O
that O
nothing O
should O
affect O
the O
Sudanese MISC
people O
but O
we O
will O
not O
deal O
with O
the O
current O
regime O
or O
the O
Turabi PER
front O
or O
whatever O
, O
" O
Mubarak PER
told O
a O
group O
of O
academics O
. O

Hassan PER
al-Turabi PER
is O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
National ORG
Islamic ORG
Front ORG
, O
the O
political O
force O
behind O
the O
Sudanese MISC
government O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
into O
more O
details O
than O
that O
but O
there O
are O
more O
details O
and O
they O
are O
bitter O
. O

There O
are O
terrorists O
they O
are O
sheltering O
and O
they O
make O
Sudanese MISC
passorts O
for O
them O
and O
they O
get O
paid O
by O
them O
, O
" O
Mubarak PER
said O
. O

He O
did O
not O
say O
if O
Egypt LOC
would O
go O
so O
far O
as O
to O
break O
relations O
, O
a O
step O
it O
has O
been O
reluctant O
to O
take O
, O
ostensibly O
because O
it O
would O
affect O
ordinary O
Sudanese MISC
. O



Turkish MISC
shares O
shed O
gains O
in O
profit-taking O
. O

ISTANBUL LOC
1996-08-22 O

Turkish MISC
shares O
ended O
lower O
on O
Thursday O
, O
shedding O
gains O
of O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
amid O
profit-taking O
sales O
, O
brokers O
said O
. O

The O
IMKB-100 MISC
lost O
0.19 O
percent O
or O
123.89 O
points O
to O
end O
at O
64,178.78 O
. O

Gains O
so O
far O
this O
week O
have O
totalled O
2.92 O
percent O
. O

Daily O
volume O
dropped O
to O
7.2 O
trillion O
lira O
from O
Wednesday O
's O
7.8 O
trillion O
lira O
. O

" O
Profit-taking O
sales O
in O
the O
afternoon O
showed O
the O
latest O
gains O
of O
the O
index O
were O
actually O
a O
reaction O
rise O
. O

I O
expect O
the O
market O
to O
go O
as O
far O
down O
as O
63,000 O
tomorrow O
if O
sales O
continue O
, O
" O
said O
Burcin PER
Mavituna PER
from O
Interbank ORG
. O

Brokers O
said O
profit O
taking O
sales O
had O
come O
especially O
as O
the O
index O
approached O
the O
65,000 O
resistance O
level O
. O

They O
said O
the O
index O
could O
also O
rise O
towards O
65,000 O
if O
the O
cheap O
share O
prices O
attracted O
buyers O
. O

The O
market O
had O
its O
first O
resistance O
at O
67,000 O
if O
it O
pierced O
65,000 O
, O
they O
added O
. O

The O
session O
's O
most O
active O
shares O
were O
those O
of O
Isbank ORG
gained O
300 O
lira O
to O
8,600 O
. O

Shares O
of O
utility O
Cukurova ORG
lost O
3,000 O
lira O
to O
67,000 O
. O

The O
85-share O
industrial O
index O
lost O
0.47 O
percent O
to O
70,848.86 O
and O
the O
15-share O
financial O
index O
rose O
by O
0.55 O
percent O
to O
55,929.89 O
. O

Of O
the O
218 O
shares O
traded O
, O
gainers O
outdid O
losers O
by O
100 O
to O
64 O
and O
54 O
shares O
were O
stable O
. O

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Istanbul ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+90-212-275 O
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Miss MISC
Universe MISC
hides O
behind O
veil O
of O
silence O
. O

Kieran PER
Murray PER

LAS LOC
CRUCES LOC
, O
N.M. O
1996-08-22 O

Miss MISC
Universe MISC
, O
Venezuela LOC
's O
Alicia PER
Machado PER
, O
left O
New LOC
Mexico LOC
on O
Thursday O
, O
refusing O
to O
answer O
questions O
about O
her O
weight O
or O
claims O
she O
was O
told O
to O
either O
go O
on O
a O
crash O
diet O
or O
give O
up O
her O
title O
. O

Machado PER
, O
19 O
, O
flew O
to O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
after O
slipping O
away O
from O
the O
New LOC
Mexico LOC
desert O
town O
of O
Las LOC
Cruces LOC
, O
where O
she O
attended O
the O
1996 MISC
Miss MISC
Teen MISC
USA MISC
pageant O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

While O
Machado PER
was O
not O
a O
contestant O
here O
, O
she O
came O
under O
intense O
scrutiny O
following O
reports O
she O
was O
given O
an O
ultimatum O
by O
Los MISC
Angeles-based MISC
Miss ORG
Universe ORG
Inc. ORG
to O
drop O
27 O
pounds O
( O
12 O
kg O
) O
in O
two O
weeks O
or O
risk O
losing O
her O
crown O
. O

In O
Venezuela LOC
, O
her O
mother O
told O
Reuters ORG
that O
Machado PER
had O
a O
swollen O
face O
when O
she O
left O
home O
two O
weeks O
ago O
because O
she O
had O
her O
wisdom O
teeth O
extracted O
. O

Marta PER
Fajardo PER
insisted O
her O
daughter O
, O
who O
weighed O
112 O
pounds O
( O
51 O
kg O
) O
when O
she O
won O
the O
Miss MISC
Universe MISC
title O
in O
Las LOC
Vegas LOC
in O
May O
, O
had O
perfectly O
normal O
eating O
habits O
. O

" O
Everybody O
has O
their O
own O
addiction O
to O
something O
or O
other O
but O
it O
's O
not O
as O
if O
she O
eats O
cakes O
like O
crazy O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

Organisers O
flatly O
denied O
ever O
threatening O
Machado PER
but O
immediately O
put O
her O
under O
wraps O
and O
blocked O
access O
to O
her O
. O

Dressed O
in O
a O
black O
strapless O
evening O
gown O
at O
Wednesday O
's O
pageant O
, O
Machado PER
was O
clearly O
heavier O
than O
the O
contestants O
but O
still O
won O
rave O
reviews O
after O
her O
brief O
appearance O
on O
stage O
. O

" O
Are O
you O
kidding O
? O

She O
's O
fantastic O
, O
" O
said O
Nikki PER
Campbell PER
, O
28 O
, O
who O
went O
to O
the O
pageant O
. O
" O

She O
looked O
great O
. O

Very O
sexy O
. O
" O

Machado PER
's O
publicists O
said O
on O
Thursday O
she O
was O
scheduled O
to O
stay O
in O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
for O
promotional O
work O
with O
sponsors O
before O
returning O
to O
Venezuela LOC
on O
Sept O
. O

5 O
. O

Beauty O
queens O
are O
high-profile O
personalities O
in O
Venezuela LOC
and O
Machado PER
's O
alleged O
weight O
problem O
made O
front O
page O
news O
this O
week O
. O

It O
was O
an O
official O
of O
the O
Miss ORG
Venezuela ORG
Organisation ORG
who O
first O
said O
Machado PER
had O
been O
told O
to O
lose O
weight O
fast O
. O

People O
close O
to O
her O
said O
she O
then O
eased O
up O
on O
her O
diet O
and O
indulged O
her O
passion O
for O
pasta O
and O
cake O
, O
but O
it O
was O
not O
clear O
how O
many O
pounds O
she O
gained O
and O
most O
people O
who O
saw O
her O
said O
she O
was O
still O
a O
long O
way O
from O
being O
fat O
. O

Martin PER
Brooks PER
, O
president O
of O
Miss ORG
Universe ORG
Inc ORG
, O
said O
he O
spoke O
with O
Machado PER
to O
assure O
her O
that O
organisers O
were O
not O
putting O
pressure O
on O
her O
. O

" O
She O
's O
fine O
with O
it O
. O

She O
wished O
, O
as O
we O
all O
did O
, O
that O
it O
had O
n't O
happened O
but O
she O
's O
spiritually O
and O
mentally O
terrific O
. O

There O
's O
no O
problem O
whatsoever O
, O
" O
he O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

He O
said O
the O
lifestyle O
associated O
with O
being O
Miss MISC
Universe MISC
could O
make O
routine O
exercise O
difficult O
. O

" O
The O
problem O
is O
they O
travel O
so O
much O
and O
are O
so O
busy O
that O
the O
ability O
to O
have O
any O
type O
of O
regimented O
routine O
workout O
does O
n't O
exist O
. O

I O
dont O
know O
if O
Alicia PER
is O
working O
out O
. O

We O
have O
n't O
talked O
about O
it O
because O
it O
has O
n't O
been O
an O
issue O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O



Kevorkian PER
attends O
third O
suicide O
in O
week O
. O

PONTIAC LOC
, O
Mich LOC
. O

1996-08-22 O

Dr. O
Jack PER
Kevorkian PER
attended O
his O
third O
suicide O
in O
less O
than O
a O
week O
on O
Thursday O
, O
bringing O
the O
body O
of O
a O
40-year-old O
Missouri LOC
woman O
suffering O
from O
multiple O
sclerosis O
to O
a O
hospital O
emergency O
room O
, O
doctors O
said O
. O

Dr O
Robert PER
Aranosian PER
, O
emergency O
room O
director O
at O
Pontiac LOC
Osteopathic LOC
Hospital LOC
, O
said O
Kevorkian PER
brought O
in O
the O
body O
of O
Patricia PER
Smith PER
, O
of O
Lees LOC
Summit LOC
, O
Mo LOC
. O

, O
at O
midday O
and O
told O
doctors O
that O
she O
had O
been O
paralysed O
by O
the O
disease O
. O

It O
was O
his O
second O
assisted-suicide O
in O
36 O
hours O
and O
the O
37th O
that O
he O
has O
acknowledged O
attending O
since O
starting O
his O
crusade O
for O
doctor O
assisted O
suicide O
in O
1990 O
. O

Kevorkian PER
's O
lawyer O
, O
Geoffrey PER
Fieger PER
, O
said O
those O
attending O
Smith PER
's O
death O
included O
her O
husband O
, O
David PER
, O
a O
police O
officer O
, O
her O
father O
, O
James PER
Poland PER
, O
and O
Kevorkian PER
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
known O
time O
that O
a O
police O
officer O
has O
been O
president O
at O
the O
suicide O
of O
one O
of O
Kevorkian PER
's O
patients O
. O

He O
offered O
no O
details O
about O
the O
cause O
of O
Smith PER
's O
death O
or O
the O
location O
. O

She O
was O
a O
nurse O
who O
had O
" O
rapidly O
progressing O
multple O
sclerosis O
. O
" O

On O
Tuesday O
night O
, O
Kevorkian PER
attended O
the O
death O
of O
Louise PER
Siebens PER
, O
a O
76-year-old O
Texas LOC
woman O
with O
amyotrophic O
lateral O
sclerosis O
, O
or O
Lou PER
Gehrig PER
's O
disease O
. O

On O
August O
15 O
, O
Kevorkian PER
helped O
Judith PER
Curren PER
, O
a O
42-year-old O
Massachusetts LOC
nurse O
, O
who O
suffered O
from O
chronic O
fatigue O
syndrome O
, O
a O
non-terminal O
illness O
, O
to O
end O
her O
life O
. O



Fairview LOC
, O
Texas LOC
, O
$ O
1.82 O
million O
deal O
Baa1 O
- O
Moody ORG
's ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-22 O

Moody ORG
's ORG
Investors ORG
Service ORG
- O

Rating O
Announcement O
As O
of O
08/21/96 O
. O

Issuer O
: O
Fairview LOC
Town LOC

State O
: O
TX LOC

Rating O
: O
Baa1 O

Sale O
Amount O
: O
1,820,000 O

Expected O
Sale O
Date O
: O
08/27/96 O

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



Defiant O
U.S. LOC
neo-Nazi MISC
jailed O
by O
German MISC
court O
. O

Andrew PER
Gray PER

HAMBURG LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
Hamburg LOC
court O
sentenced O
U.S. LOC
neo-Nazi MISC
leader O
Gary PER
Lauck PER
on O
Thursday O
to O
four O
years O
in O
prison O
for O
pumping O
banned O
extremist O
propaganda O
into O
Germany LOC
from O
his O
base O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

Lauck PER
, O
from O
Lincoln LOC
, O
Nebraska LOC
, O
yelled O
a O
tirade O
of O
abuse O
at O
the O
court O
after O
his O
conviction O
for O
inciting O
racial O
hatred O
. O

" O
The O
struggle O
will O
go O
on O
, O
" O
the O
43-year-old O
shouted O
in O
German MISC
before O
being O
escorted O
out O
by O
security O
guards O
. O

Lauck PER
's O
lawyer O
vowed O
he O
would O
appeal O
against O
the O
court O
's O
decision O
, O
arguing O
that O
his O
client O
should O
have O
been O
set O
free O
because O
he O
had O
not O
committed O
any O
offence O
under O
German MISC
law O
. O

The O
German MISC
government O
hailed O
the O
conviction O
as O
a O
major O
victory O
in O
the O
fight O
against O
neo-Nazism MISC
. O

Lauck PER
's O
worldwide O
network O
has O
been O
the O
main O
source O
of O
anti-Semitic MISC
propaganda O
material O
flowing O
into O
Germany LOC
since O
the O
1970s O
. O

" O
Lauck PER
possessed O
a O
well-oiled O
propaganda O
machine O
, O
honed O
during O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
, O
" O
presiding O
judge O
Guenter PER
Bertram PER
told O
the O
court O
. O

" O
He O
set O
up O
a O
propaganda O
cannon O
and O
fired O
it O
at O
Germany LOC
. O
" O

said O
Bertram PER
, O
who O
also O
read O
out O
extracts O
from O
Lauck PER
's O
material O
praising O
Hitler PER
as O
" O
the O
greatest O
of O
all O
leaders O
" O
and O
describing O
the O
Nazi MISC
slaughter O
of O
millions O
of O
Jews MISC
as O
a O
myth O
. O

Eager O
to O
put O
Lauck PER
behind O
bars O
quickly O
and O
avoid O
a O
long O
and O
complex O
trial O
, O
prosecutor O
Bernd PER
Mauruschat PER
limited O
his O
charges O
to O
offences O
since O
1994 O
. O

He O
had O
demanded O
a O
five-year O
jail O
term O
but O
said O
he O
was O
satisfied O
with O
the O
court O
's O
sentence O
. O

Publishing O
and O
distributing O
neo-Nazi MISC
material O
is O
illegal O
in O
Germany LOC
but O
Lauck PER
's O
defence O
team O
had O
argued O
that O
U.S LOC
freedom O
of O
speech O
laws O
meant O
he O
was O
free O
to O
produce O
his O
swastika-covered O
books O
, O
magazines O
, O
videos O
and O
flags O
in O
his O
homeland O
. O

Interior O
Minister O
Manfred PER
Kanther PER
said O
in O
a O
statement O
he O
" O
welcomed O
the O
prosecution O
and O
conviction O
of O
one O
of O
the O
ringleaders O
of O
international O
neo-Nazism MISC
and O
biggest O
distributers O
of O
vicious O
racist O
publications O
" O
. O

" O
It O
is O
high O
time O
he O
was O
behind O
bars O
, O
" O
the O
opposition O
Social MISC
Democrats MISC
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Lauck PER
, O
dressed O
in O
a O
sober O
blue O
suit O
and O
sporting O
his O
trademark O
Hitleresque MISC
black O
moustache O
, O
showed O
no O
sign O
of O
emotion O
as O
Bertram PER
spent O
more O
than O
an O
hour O
reading O
out O
the O
verdict O
and O
explaining O
the O
court O
's O
decision O
. O

But O
as O
Lauck PER
was O
about O
to O
be O
led O
away O
, O
he O
turned O
to O
reporters O
and O
blurted O
out O
a O
virtually O
incomprehensible O
quick-fire O
diatribe O
against O
the O
court O
. O

" O
Neither O
the O
National MISC
Socialists MISC
( O
Nazis MISC
) O
nor O
the O
communists O
dared O
to O
kidnap O
an O
American MISC
citizen O
, O
" O
he O
shouted O
, O
in O
an O
oblique O
reference O
to O
his O
extradition O
to O
Germany LOC
from O
Denmark LOC
. O
" O

That O
's O
the O
truth O
. O
" O

His O
attorney O
, O
Hans-Otto PER
Sieg PER
, O
told O
reporters O
outside O
the O
courtroom O
that O
the O
judges O
had O
not O
explained O
how O
a O
German MISC
court O
could O
judge O
someone O
for O
actions O
carried O
out O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

Bertram PER
said O
Lauck PER
was O
obsessed O
by O
Nazism MISC
and O
devoted O
his O
life O
to O
leading O
his O
National ORG
Socialist ORG
German ORG
Workers ORG
' ORG
Party ORG
Foreign ORG
Organisation ORG
( O
NSDAP-AO ORG
) O
, O
which O
derives O
its O
name O
from O
the O
full O
German MISC
title O
of O
Hitler PER
's O
Nazi MISC
party O
. O

During O
the O
three-month O
trial O
, O
the O
court O
dealt O
mainly O
with O
issues O
of O
the O
NSDAP-AO ORG
's O
" O
NS ORG
Kampfruf ORG
" O
( O
" O
National ORG
Socialist ORG
Battle ORG
Cry ORG
" O
) O
magazine O
, O
filled O
with O
references O
to O
Aryan MISC
supremacy O
and O
defamatory O
statements O
about O
Jews MISC
. O

The O
court O
rejected O
Sieg PER
's O
argument O
that O
Lauck PER
's O
extradition O
from O
Denmark LOC
, O
where O
he O
was O
arrested O
in O
March O
last O
year O
at O
the O
request O
of O
German MISC
authorities O
, O
was O
illegal O
. O

Lauck PER
was O
also O
convicted O
of O
disseminating O
the O
symbols O
of O
anti-constitutional O
organisations O
. O

He O
will O
probably O
be O
free O
in O
around O
two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

The O
court O
ruled O
that O
the O
15 O
months O
he O
has O
spent O
in O
custody O
since O
his O
arrest O
should O
be O
subtracted O
from O
his O
prison O
term O
. O



UN ORG
official O
says O
Iraqi MISC
deal O
will O
occur O
" O
soon O
" O
. O

UNITED ORG
NATIONS ORG
1996-08-22 O

A O
senior O
U.N. ORG
official O
said O
on O
Thursday O
he O
expected O
arrangements O
to O
implement O
the O
Iraqi MISC
oil-for-food O
deal O
could O
be O
completed O
" O
quite O
soon O
. O
" O

" O
I O
am O
reluctant O
to O
speculate O
but O
we O
are O
doing O
the O
preparations O
and O
the O
secretary-general O
is O
anxious O
to O
start O
the O
program O
, O
" O
said O
Undersecretary-General O
Yasushi PER
Akashi PER
. O

" O
It O
might O
be O
sooner O
than O
you O
think O
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
after O
briefing O
the O
Security ORG
Council ORG
on O
arrangements O
for O
monitors O
needed O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
agreement O
. O

Akashi PER
is O
head O
of O
the O
Department ORG
of ORG
Humanitarian ORG
affairs ORG
. O

His O
deputy O
earlier O
speculated O
at O
least O
10 O
days O
. O



Suspected O
killers O
of O
bishop O
dead O
-- O
Algeria ORG
TV ORG
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-22 O

Algerian MISC
security O
forces O
have O
shot O
dead O
three O
Moslem MISC
guerrillas O
suspected O
of O
killing O
a O
leading O
French MISC
bishop O
in O
western O
Algeria LOC
, O
the O
Algerian MISC
state-run O
television O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Security O
forces O
also O
arrested O
four O
other O
men O
sought O
for O
giving O
support O
to O
the O
slain O
Moslem MISC
rebels O
, O
the O
television O
said O
. O

The O
television O
, O
which O
did O
not O
say O
when O
the O
security O
forces O
killed O
the O
rebels O
, O
said O
the O
four O
arrested O
men O
confessed O
details O
of O
the O
assassination O
of O
the O
French MISC
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
Bishop O
Pierre PER
Claverie PER
. O

The O
58-year-old O
Claverie PER
was O
killed O
in O
August O
1 O
in O
a O
bomb O
blast O
at O
his O
residence O
in O
the O
western O
Algerian MISC
city O
of O
Oran LOC
, O
hours O
after O
he O
met O
visiting O
French MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Herve PER
de PER
Charette PER
in O
Algiers LOC
. O

An O
estimated O
50,000 O
Algerians MISC
and O
more O
than O
110 O
foreigners O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
Algeria LOC
's O
violence O
pitting O
Moslem MISC
rebels O
against O
the O
Algerian MISC
government O
forces O
since O
early O
1992 O
, O
when O
the O
authorities O
cancelled O
a O
general O
election O
in O
which O
radical O
Islamists MISC
took O
a O
commanding O
lead O
. O



German MISC
flown O
cargo O
January-July O
rise O
3.8 O
percent O
. O

FRANKFURT LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
following O
table O
shows O
total O
flown O
air O
cargo O
volumes O
in O
tonnes O
handled O
at O
international O
German MISC
airports O
January-July O
1996 O
. O

The O
figures O
exclude O
trucked O
airfreight O
according O
to O
the O
German MISC
airports O
association O
ADV ORG
. O

Berlin LOC
( O
total O
) O
17,844 O
up O
5.9 O
pct O

- O
Tegel LOC
10,896 O
up O
3.1 O

- O
Tempelhof LOC
202 O
down O
60.0 O

- O
Schoenefeld LOC
6,746 O
up O
16.8 O

Bremen LOC
1,453 O
up O
13.1 O

Dresden LOC
792 O
up O
11.4 O

Duessseldorf LOC
31,347 O
down O
4.4 O

Frankfurt LOC
768,269 O
up O
1.5 O

Hamburg LOC
21,240 O
down O
3.5 O

Hannover LOC
6,030 O
up O
15.3 O

Koeln LOC
( O
Cologne LOC
) O
182,887 O
up O
11.8 O

Leipzig LOC
/ O
Halle LOC
1,806 O
up O
45.6 O

Munich LOC
44,525 O
up O
11.8 O

Muenster LOC
/ O
Osnabrueck LOC
382 O
up O
28.2 O

Nuremberg LOC
25,929 O
up O
17.8 O

Saarbruecken LOC
626 O
up O
28.3 O

Stuttgart LOC
10,655 O
up O
11.7 O

TOTAL O
1,113,785 O
up O
3.8 O

- O
Air ORG
Cargo ORG
Newsroom ORG
Tel+44 O
161 O
542 O
7706 O
Fax+44 O
171 O
542 O
5017 O



Paribas ORG
repeats O
buy O
on O
Aegon ORG
after O
results O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-22 O

Summary O
of O
Aug O
22 O
research O
. O

Company-------------Price---Broker---------------- O

Aegon ORG
83.40 O
Paribas ORG

COMMENT O
: O
" O
Not O
only O
did O
Aegon ORG
surprise O
with O
earnings O
of O
711 O
million O
guilders O
, O
which O
were O
above O
the O
top O
of O
the O
expected O
range O
, O
it O
also O
forecast O
a O
similar O
performance O
in O
the O
second O
half O
. O
" O

Reiterates O
previous O
" O
buy O
" O
recommendation O
after O
results O
. O

Estimates O
( O
Dfl MISC
) O
: O
EPS O
P O
/ O
E O
Dividend O

1996 O
5.83 O
13.8 O
2.75 O

1997 O
6.59 O
12.2 O
3.10 O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
, O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O
( O
Fax O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5040 O
) O



Clinton PER
's O
Ballybunion ORG
fans O
invited O
to O
Chicago LOC
. O

DUBLIN LOC
1996-08-22 O

U.S. LOC
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
had O
to O
drop O
the O
resort O
of O
Ballybunion ORG
from O
a O
whirlwind O
Irish MISC
tour O
last O
year O
. O

So O
Ballybunion ORG
is O
going O
to O
America LOC
instead O
. O

Two O
residents O
of O
the O
Atlantic LOC
resort O
, O
where O
Clinton PER
was O
to O
have O
played O
golf O
with O
the O
Irish MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Dick PER
Spring PER
, O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
the O
Democratic MISC
party O
convention O
in O
Chicago LOC
on O
August O
26-29 O
. O

They O
have O
been O
asked O
to O
bring O
with O
them O
the O
placards O
they O
waved O
when O
Clinton PER
addressed O
Ireland LOC
at O
a O
packed O
ceremony O
in O
Dublin LOC
city O
centre O
on O
December O
1 O
, O
last O
year O
. O

They O
read O
: O
" O
Ballybunion ORG
backs O
Clinton PER
. O
" O

" O
The O
Democratic MISC
party O
have O
requested O
we O
bring O
our O
placards O
with O
us O
. O

We O
will O
be O
guests O
of O
the O
Kennedys PER
, O
" O
said O
Frank PER
Quilter PER
, O
one O
of O
the O
two O
who O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
Chicago LOC
. O

Clinton PER
made O
a O
triumphant O
Irish MISC
tour O
to O
back O
a O
Northern LOC
Ireland LOC
peace O
process O
but O
was O
forced O
to O
drop O
Ballybunion ORG
from O
a O
packed O
schedule O
at O
the O
last O
minute O
. O



Bonn LOC
says O
Moscow LOC
has O
promised O
to O
observe O
ceasefire O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-22 O

Germany LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
had O
received O
assurances O
from O
the O
Russian MISC
government O
that O
its O
forces O
would O
observe O
the O
latest O
ceasefire O
in O
Chechnya LOC
. O

Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
spokesman O
Martin PER
Erdmann PER
said O
top O
Bonn LOC
diplomat O
Wolfgang PER
Ischinger PER
had O
been O
assured O
by O
senior O
Russian MISC
officials O
that O
the O
ultimatum O
to O
storm O
and O
take O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
of O
Grozny LOC
was O
not O
valid O
. O

" O
The O
Russian MISC
side O
confirmed O
that O
the O
ceasefire O
is O
in O
place O
and O
they O
will O
keep O
to O
it O
, O
" O
Erdmann PER
told O
Reuters ORG
after O
speaking O
by O
telephone O
to O
Ischinger PER
, O
who O
had O
met O
the O
officials O
on O
a O
two-day O
visit O
to O
Moscow LOC
. O

He O
returned O
to O
Bonn LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

Ischinger PER
is O
the O
political O
director O
of O
Bonn LOC
's O
foreign O
ministry O
. O

Ischinger PER
said O
he O
met O
three O
Russian MISC
deputy O
foreign O
ministers O
and O
a O
vice O
defence O
minister O
, O
who O
confirmed O
Russian MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Yevgeny PER
Primakov PER
's O
pledge O
that O
Moscow LOC
would O
seek O
a O
political O
solution O
under O
the O
aegis O
of O
the O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
( O
OSCE ORG
) O
. O

" O
The O
ultimatum O
( O
to O
storm O
Grozny LOC
) O
is O
no O
longer O
an O
issue O
, O
" O
he O
said O
quoting O
Ischinger PER
, O
who O
had O
been O
sent O
to O
Moscow LOC
by O
German MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Klaus PER
Kinkel PER
as O
his O
personal O
envoy O
to O
urge O
an O
end O
to O
Moscow LOC
's O
military O
campaign O
in O
the O
breakaway O
region O
. O

Ischinger PER
said O
the O
threat O
of O
a O
major O
assault O
to O
take O
Grozny LOC
had O
been O
the O
unauthorised O
initiative O
of O
the O
commanding O
general O
and O
not O
Moscow LOC
's O
intention O
. O

The O
officials O
had O
been O
positive O
about O
Kinkel PER
's O
request O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
's O
security O
chief O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
should O
, O
on O
his O
return O
to O
Moscow LOC
, O
meet O
Tim PER
Goldiman PER
, O
the O
OSCE ORG
representative O
responsible O
for O
Chechnya LOC
, O
he O
said O
. O



India LOC
says O
sees O
no O
arms O
race O
with O
China LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
. O

NEW LOC
DELHI LOC
1996-08-22 O

India LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
its O
opposition O
to O
a O
global O
nuclear O
test O
ban O
treaty O
did O
not O
mean O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
intended O
to O
enter O
into O
an O
arms O
race O
with O
neighbouring O
Pakistan LOC
and O
China LOC
. O

Foreign O
Minister O
I.K. PER
Gujral PER
was O
asked O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
if O
India LOC
's O
decision O
to O
block O
adoption O
of O
the O
accord O
in O
Geneva LOC
would O
lead O
to O
an O
arms O
race O
with O
Pakistan LOC
and O
China LOC
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
that O
possibility O
because O
India LOC
is O
not O
entering O
into O
any O
arms O
race O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

Our O
not O
signing O
a O
new O
treaty O
does O
not O
mean O
we O
are O
going O
in O
for O
any O
new O
kind O
of O
weapons O
, O
particularly O
nuclear O
. O
" O

China LOC
, O
along O
with O
Britain LOC
, O
France LOC
, O
Russia LOC
and O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
is O
a O
declared O
nuclear O
power O
. O

India LOC
carried O
out O
a O
nuclear O
test O
in O
1974 O
but O
says O
it O
has O
not O
built O
the O
bomb O
. O

Experts O
believe O
both O
India LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
could O
quickly O
assemble O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

Gujral PER
said O
he O
did O
not O
expect O
India LOC
's O
veto O
of O
the O
Comprehensive MISC
Test MISC
Ban MISC
Treaty MISC
( O
CTBT MISC
) O
to O
damage O
bilateral O
ties O
with O
other O
nations O
. O

" O
I O
do O
not O
visualise O
its O
straining O
our O
bilateral O
relations O
with O
any O
country O
. O

The O
text O
has O
already O
been O
blocked O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Gujral PER
said O
India LOC
would O
re-examine O
its O
position O
if O
the O
treaty O
, O
particularly O
a O
clause O
providing O
for O
its O
entry O
into O
force O
, O
was O
modified O
. O

Asked O
what O
India LOC
would O
do O
if O
the O
pact O
were O
forwarded O
to O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
General ORG
Assembly ORG
, O
Gujral PER
said O
: O
" O
That O
bridge O
I O
will O
cross O
when O
I O
come O
to O
it O
. O
" O

In O
a O
written O
statement O
released O
at O
the O
news O
conference O
, O
Gujral PER
reiterated O
India LOC
's O
objections O
to O
the O
treaty O
, O
under O
negotiation O
at O
the O
Conference MISC
on MISC
Disarmament MISC
in O
Geneva LOC
. O

" O
It O
is O
a O
sad O
fact O
that O
the O
nuclear O
weapon O
states O
show O
no O
interest O
in O
giving O
up O
their O
nuclear O
hegemony O
, O
" O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

Gujral PER
said O
India LOC
had O
national O
security O
concerns O
that O
made O
it O
impossible O
for O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
to O
sign O
the O
CTBT MISC
. O

" O
Our O
security O
concerns O
oblige O
us O
to O
maintain O
our O
nuclear O
option O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
India LOC
had O
exercised O
restraint O
in O
not O
carrying O
out O
any O
nuclear O
tests O
since O
the O
country O
's O
lone O
test O
blast O
in O
1974 O
. O

He O
said O
: O
" O
We O
cannot O
accept O
constraints O
on O
our O
option O
as O
long O
as O
nuclear O
weapon O
states O
continue O
to O
rely O
on O
their O
nuclear O
arsenals O
for O
their O
security O
" O
. O



Britain LOC
says O
death O
of O
its O
citizen O
will O
sour O
ties O
. O

DHAKA LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
British MISC
minister O
expressed O
his O
government O
's O
official O
disquiet O
on O
Thursday O
at O
the O
recent O
death O
of O
a O
British MISC
citizen O
of O
Bangladeshi MISC
origin O
at O
Dhaka LOC
airport O
. O

" O
I O
have O
told O
Bangladesh LOC
leaders O
that O
British MISC
goverment O
has O
attached O
serious O
importance O
to O
the O
resolution O
of O
the O
tragic O
death O
of O
Siraj PER
Mia PER
, O
" O
Under-Secretary O
of O
State O
for O
Foreign O
and O
Commonwealth ORG
Affairs O
Liam PER
Fox PER
Fox PER
, O
told O
reporters O
. O

Siraj PER
Mia PER
died O
at O
Dhaka LOC
airport O
on O
May O
9 O
during O
interogation O
by O
customs O
officials O
after O
arriving O
from O
London LOC
. O

His O
body O
bore O
multiple O
injuries O
, O
and O
his O
relatives O
complained O
that O
he O
was O
murdered O
. O

A O
post-mortem O
report O
suggested O
he O
might O
have O
been O
tortured O
. O

But O
customs O
authorities O
said O
the O
passenger O
was O
drunk O
and O
died O
of O
loss O
of O
blood O
from O
a O
deep O
cut O
in O
his O
wrist O
after O
he O
hit O
a O
glass O
sheet O
. O

Fox PER
, O
who O
arrived O
in O
Bangladesh LOC
on O
Tuesday O
on O
four-day O
visit O
, O
said O
Britain LOC
wanted O
Dhaka LOC
to O
act O
seriously O
on O
the O
case O
. O

" O
This O
is O
one O
of O
the O
reasons O
of O
my O
visit O
here O
... O

this O
is O
an O
important O
issue O
in O
our O
relationship O
" O
, O
said O
Fox PER
, O
who O
is O
due O
to O
leave O
for O
Nepal LOC
on O
Friday O
. O

Fox PER
said O
the O
incident O
had O
strained O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
governments O
. O

He O
said O
the O
Mia PER
's O
issue O
had O
been O
raised O
in O
the O
House ORG
of ORG
Commons ORG
. O

Fox PER
said O
he O
had O
brought O
up O
the O
issue O
at O
every O
meeting O
he O
had O
had O
with O
government O
leaders O
in O
Dhaka LOC
. O

He O
said O
the O
Bangladesh LOC
government O
had O
assured O
him O
it O
was O
taking O
the O
matter O
seriously O
. O

" O
The O
British MISC
government O
wants O
a O
thorough O
investigation O
and O
a O
just O
outcome O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Fox PER
said O
the O
British MISC
government O
wanted O
an O
end O
to O
the O
alleged O
harassment O
of O
its O
nationals O
at O
Dhaka LOC
airport O
by O
customs O
officials O
. O

Bangladesh LOC
's O
Criminal ORG
Investigation ORG
Department ORG
has O
charged O
two O
immigration O
officials O
in O
connection O
with O
Mia PER
's O
killing O
. O

Mia PER
, O
a O
father O
of O
five O
children O
, O
had O
a O
restaurant O
business O
in O
a O
London LOC
suburb O
. O



India LOC
fears O
attempts O
to O
disrupt O
Kashmir LOC
polls O
. O

SRINAGAR LOC
, O
India LOC
1996-08-22 O

India LOC
's O
Home O
( O
interior O
) O
Minister O
accused O
Pakistan LOC
on O
on O
Thursday O
of O
planning O
to O
disrupt O
state O
elections O
in O
troubled O
Jammu LOC
and O
Kashmir LOC
state O
. O

" O
It O
seems O
that O
from O
across O
the O
border O
there O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
planned O
attempt O
to O
disrupt O
the O
elections O
, O
" O
Inderjit PER
Gupta PER
told O
reporters O
in O
the O
state O
capital O
Srinagar LOC
. O

The O
local O
polls O
next O
month O
will O
be O
the O
first O
since O
1987 O
in O
the O
state O
, O
clamped O
under O
direct O
rule O
from O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
since O
1990 O
. O

India LOC
has O
often O
accused O
Pakistan LOC
of O
abetting O
militancy O
in O
the O
valley O
, O
a O
charge O
Islamabad LOC
has O
always O
denied O
. O

Gupta PER
said O
there O
might O
be O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
number O
of O
people O
infiltrating O
the O
Kashmir LOC
valley O
to O
create O
disturbance O
in O
the O
region O
. O

" O
We O
noticed O
among O
the O
people O
who O
come O
from O
across O
the O
border O
, O
there O
is O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
foreign O
mercenaries O
, O
" O
Gupta PER
said O
. O

India LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
have O
fought O
two O
of O
their O
three O
wars O
over O
the O
troubled O
region O
of O
Kashmir LOC
since O
independence O
from O
Britain LOC
in O
1947 O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
H.D. PER
Deve PER
Gowda PER
's O
centre-left O
government O
hopes O
the O
elections O
will O
help O
restore O
normality O
and O
democratic O
rule O
in O
Jammu LOC
and O
Kashmir LOC
, O
where O
more O
than O
20,000 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
insurgency-related O
violence O
since O
1990 O
. O

Over O
a O
dozen O
militant O
groups O
are O
fighting O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
's O
rule O
in O
the O
state O
. O



Dhaka LOC
stocks O
end O
up O
on O
gains O
by O
engineering O
, O
banks O
. O

DHAKA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Dhaka LOC
stocks O
edged O
up O
on O
sharply O
higher O
volume O
as O
engineering O
and O
cash O
shares O
gained O
amid O
buying O
by O
both O
small O
and O
institutional O
investors O
, O
brokers O
said O
. O

The O
Dhaka ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
DSE ORG
) O
all-share O
price O
index O
rose O
8.05 O
points O
or O
0.7 O
percent O
to O
1,156.79 O
on O
a O
turnover O
of O
146.2 O
million O
taka O
. O

Of O
the O
total O
119 O
issues O
traded O
71 O
closed O
higher O
, O
44 O
ended O
lower O
and O
four O
remained O
unchanged O
. O

. O

National ORG
Bank ORG
rose O
12.71 O
taka O
to O
228.7 O
, O
Eastern ORG
Cables ORG
gained O
20.37 O
to O
677.98 O
and O
Apex ORG
Tannery ORG
lost O
22.72 O
to O
597 O
. O

Brokers O
said O
the O
stocks O
recovered O
early O
losses O
to O
edge O
up O
at O
close O
because O
of O
institutional O
support O
and O
short-covering O
ahead O
of O
Friday O
weekend O
. O



India LOC
RBI ORG
chief O
sees O
cut O
in O
cash O
reserve O
ratio O
. O

NEW LOC
DELHI LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Reserve ORG
bank ORG
of ORG
India ORG
governor O
C. PER
Rangarajan PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
he O
expected O
the O
cash O
reserve O
ratio O
( O
CRR O
) O
maintained O
by O
banks O
to O
be O
reduced O
over O
the O
medium O
term O
. O

" O
Over O
the O
medium O
term O
, O
yes O
, O
" O
he O
told O
Reuters ORG
after O
addressing O
industrialists O
in O
the O
capital O
. O

He O
denied O
having O
said O
in O
a O
recent O
newspaper O
interview O
that O
the O
CRR O
could O
be O
raised O
if O
necessary O
. O

He O
said O
he O
was O
only O
trying O
( O
in O
that O
newspaper O
report O
) O
to O
explain O
the O
theoretical O
position O
on O
the O
use O
of O
the O
CRR O
by O
central O
banks O
to O
manage O
money O
supply O
. O

Rangarajan PER
explained O
that O
the O
cash O
reserve O
ratio O
was O
an O
instrument O
that O
central O
banks O
could O
use O
to O
regulate O
money O
supply O
by O
reducing O
or O
increasing O
the O
ratio O
. O

But O
in O
the O
current O
context O
, O
the O
government O
stood O
by O
an O
earlier O
commitment O
to O
reduce O
it O
over O
a O
period O
of O
time O
, O
he O
said O
in O
response O
to O
a O
question O
. O

-- O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
newsroom O
, O
+91-11-3012024 O



Two O
pct O
India LOC
current O
account O
deficit O
viable O
- O
RBI ORG
. O

BOMBAY LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Reserve ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
India ORG
Governor O
Chakravarty PER
Rangarajan PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
a O
current O
account O
deficit O
of O
two O
percent O
of O
gross O
domestic O
product O
( O
GDP O
) O
was O
sustainable O
given O
the O
currrent O
rate O
of O
growth O
. O

" O
The O
current O
account O
deficit O
of O
around O
two O
percent O
of O
GDP O
is O
a O
sustainable O
level O
of O
deficit O
given O
the O
expected O
real O
growth O
rate O
and O
the O
trends O
in O
imports O
and O
exports O
, O
" O
Rangarajan PER
said O
in O
an O
address O
to O
business O
leaders O
in O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
. O

Rangarajan PER
said O
a O
current O
account O
deficit O
of O
two O
percent O
brought O
about O
by O
a O
16-17 O
percent O
annual O
growth O
in O
exports O
and O
a O
14-15 O
percent O
rise O
in O
imports O
along O
with O
an O
increase O
in O
non-debt O
flows O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
reduction O
in O
the O
debt-service O
ratio O
to O
below O
20 O
percent O
over O
the O
next O
five O
years O
. O

-- O
Bombay LOC
newsroom O
+91-22-265 O
9000 O



Mother PER
Teresa PER
devoted O
to O
world O
's O
poor O
. O

CALCUTTA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Mother PER
Teresa PER
, O
known O
as O
the O
Saint PER
of PER
the PER
Gutters PER
, O
won O
the O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
Prize MISC
in O
1979 O
for O
bringing O
hope O
and O
dignity O
to O
millions O
of O
poor O
, O
unwanted O
people O
with O
her O
simple O
message O
: O
" O
The O
poor O
must O
know O
that O
we O
love O
them O
. O
" O

While O
the O
world O
heaps O
honours O
on O
her O
and O
even O
regards O
her O
as O
a O
living O
saint O
, O
the O
nun O
of O
Albanian MISC
descent O
maintains O
she O
is O
merely O
doing O
God PER
's O
work O
. O

" O
It O
gives O
me O
great O
joy O
and O
fulfilment O
to O
love O
and O
care O
for O
the O
poor O
and O
neglected O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O
" O

The O
poor O
do O
not O
need O
our O
sympathy O
and O
pity O
. O

They O
need O
our O
love O
and O
compassion O
. O
" O

The O
diminutive O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
missionary O
was O
on O
respiratory O
support O
in O
intensive O
care O
in O
an O
Indian MISC
nursing O
home O
on O
Thursday O
after O
suffering O
heart O
failure O
. O

But O
an O
attending O
doctor O
said O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
, O
who O
turns O
86 O
next O
Tuesday O
, O
was O
conscious O
and O
in O
stable O
condition O
. O

The O
task O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
began O
alone O
in O
1949 O
in O
the O
slums O
of O
densely-populated O
Calcutta LOC
, O
and O
grew O
to O
touch O
the O
hearts O
of O
people O
around O
the O
world O
. O

When O
in O
1979 O
she O
was O
told O
she O
had O
won O
the O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
Prize MISC
, O
she O
said O
characteristically O
: O
" O
I O
am O
unworthy O
. O
" O

The O
world O
disagreed O
, O
showering O
more O
than O
80 O
national O
and O
international O
honours O
on O
her O
including O
the O
Bharat MISC
Ratna MISC
, O
or O
Jewel MISC
of MISC
India MISC
, O
the O
country O
's O
highest O
civilian O
award O
. O

Her O
health O
began O
to O
deteriorate O
in O
1989 O
when O
she O
was O
fitted O
with O
a O
heart O
pacemaker O
. O

A O
year O
later O
, O
the O
Vatican LOC
announced O
she O
was O
stepping O
down O
as O
Superior O
of O
her O
Missionaries ORG
of ORG
Charity ORG
order O
. O

More O
than O
100 O
delegates O
flew O
in O
from O
around O
the O
world O
to O
elect O
a O
successor O
. O

They O
could O
not O
agree O
, O
so O
asked O
her O
to O
stay O
on O
. O

She O
agreed O
. O

In O
1991 O
, O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
was O
treated O
at O
a O
California LOC
hospital O
for O
heart O
disease O
and O
bacterial O
pneumonia O
. O

In O
1993 O
, O
she O
fell O
in O
Rome LOC
and O
broke O
three O
ribs O
. O

In O
August O
the O
same O
year O
, O
while O
in O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
to O
receive O
yet O
another O
award O
, O
she O
developed O
malaria O
, O
complicated O
by O
her O
heart O
and O
lung O
problems O
. O

Last O
April O
she O
fractured O
her O
left O
collar O
bone O
. O

But O
her O
increasing O
frailty O
, O
arthritis O
and O
failing O
eyesight O
has O
not O
stopped O
her O
travels O
around O
the O
world O
to O
mingle O
with O
the O
poor O
and O
desperate O
. O

Mother PER
Teresa PER
was O
born O
Agnes PER
Goinxha PER
Bejaxhiu PER
to O
Albanian MISC
parents O
in O
Skopje LOC
, O
in O
what O
was O
then O
Serbia LOC
, O
on O
August O
27 O
, O
1910 O
. O

She O
attended O
a O
government O
school O
and O
was O
already O
deeply O
religious O
by O
the O
time O
she O
was O
12 O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
18 O
she O
became O
a O
Loretto MISC
nun O
, O
hoping O
to O
work O
at O
the O
Order O
's O
Calcutta LOC
mission O
. O

She O
was O
sent O
to O
Loretto LOC
Abbey LOC
in O
Dublin LOC
and O
from O
there O
to O
India LOC
to O
begin O
her O
novitiate O
and O
teach O
geography O
at O
a O
convent O
school O
in O
Calcutta LOC
. O

She O
said O
her O
divine O
call O
to O
work O
among O
the O
poor O
came O
in O
September O
, O
1946 O
. O
" O

The O
message O
was O
quite O
clear O
, O
" O
she O
told O
one O
interviewer O
. O
" O

I O
was O
to O
leave O
the O
convent O
and O
help O
the O
poor O
while O
living O
among O
them O
. O

It O
was O
an O
order O
. O

I O
knew O
where O
I O
belonged O
. O
" O

The O
Vatican LOC
and O
the O
mother O
superior O
in O
Dublin LOC
approved O
and O
after O
intensive O
training O
as O
a O
nurse O
with O
American MISC
missionaries O
she O
opened O
her O
first O
Calcutta LOC
slum O
school O
in O
December O
1949 O
. O

She O
took O
the O
name O
of O
Teresa PER
, O
after O
France LOC
's O
Saint O
Therese PER
of O
the O
Child O
Jesus PER
. O

In O
India LOC
she O
was O
simply O
called O
Mother PER
. O

Mother PER
Teresa PER
set O
up O
her O
first O
home O
for O
the O
dying O
in O
a O
Hindu MISC
rest O
house O
in O
Calcutta LOC
after O
she O
saw O
a O
penniless O
woman O
turned O
away O
by O
a O
city O
hospital O
. O

Named O
" O
Nirmal LOC
Hriday LOC
" O
( O
Tender LOC
Heart LOC
) O
, O
it O
was O
the O
first O
of O
a O
chain O
of O
150 O
homes O
for O
dying O
, O
destitute O
people O
, O
admitting O
nearly O
18,000 O
a O
year O
. O

Her O
Missionaries ORG
of ORG
Charity ORG
, O
a O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
religious O
order O
she O
founded O
in O
1949 O
, O
now O
runs O
about O
300 O
homes O
for O
unwanted O
children O
and O
the O
destitute O
in O
India LOC
and O
abroad O
. O

In O
1994 O
a O
British MISC
television O
documentary O
called O
the O
myth O
around O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
a O
mixture O
of O
" O
hyperbole O
and O
credulity O
" O
. O

Catholics MISC
around O
the O
world O
rose O
to O
her O
defence O
. O



RTRS ORG
- O
FOCUS-News O
forecasts O
alien-led O
profit O
boost O
. O

Bernard PER
Hickey PER

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-22 O

Media O
baron O
Rupert PER
Murdoch PER
's O
News ORG
Corp ORG
Ltd ORG
reported O
lower O
than O
expected O
1995/96 O
profits O
on O
Thursday O
, O
but O
forecast O
that O
the O
hit O
film O
" O
Independence MISC
Day MISC
" O
would O
help O
increase O
profits O
by O
at O
least O
20 O
percent O
in O
1996/97 O
. O

" O
From O
an O
earnings O
perspective O
, O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
has O
begun O
with O
great O
promise O
due O
to O
the O
hit O
motion O
picture O
' O
Independence MISC
Day MISC
, O
' O
" O
News ORG
Corp ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
announcing O
its O
results O
for O
the O
year O
to O
June O
30 O
, O
1996 O
. O

It O
said O
moderating O
paper O
prices O
and O
solid O
orders O
for O
advertising O
at O
its O
Fox ORG
Broadcasting ORG
television O
network O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
would O
also O
help O
boost O
profits O
in O
the O
1996/97 O
year O
. O
" O

A O
budgeted O
profit O
increase O
of O
at O
least O
20 O
percent O
for O
the O
full O
year O
currently O
appears O
very O
attainable O
, O
" O
News ORG
Corp ORG
said O
. O

The O
bullish O
comments O
for O
the O
coming O
year O
soothed O
analysts O
and O
most O
shareholders O
, O
who O
were O
disappointed O
by O
the O
lower O
than O
expected O
profit O
for O
1995/96 O
. O

News ORG
announced O
pre-abnormals O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
year O
fell O
six O
percent O
to O
A$ MISC
1.26 O
billion O
( O
US$ MISC
995 O
million O
) O
and O
earnings O
per O
share O
dropped O
to O
40 O
cents O
from O
46 O
cents O
. O

Analysts O
had O
on O
average O
expected O
a O
pre-abnormals O
profit O
of O
A$ MISC
1.343 O
billion O
. O

" O
The O
year O
just O
gone O
was O
disappointing O
, O
but O
the O
outlook O
for O
the O
current O
year O
looks O
good O
, O
" O
First ORG
Pacific ORG
media O
analyst O
Lachlan PER
Drummond PER
said O
. O

News ORG
Corp ORG
said O
strong O
performances O
in O
U.S. LOC
television O
and O
British MISC
newspapers O
were O
offset O
by O
lower O
profits O
from O
News ORG
Corp ORG
's O
magazine O
and O
publishing O
divisions O
and O
further O
hefty O
losses O
from O
its O
Asian ORG
Star ORG
TV ORG
operations O
. O

Higher O
newsprint O
prices O
hit O
profits O
hard O
. O
" O

Throughout O
the O
group O
, O
higher O
paper O
prices O
increased O
costs O
by O
over O
US$ MISC
300 O
million O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

News ORG
Corp ORG
said O
British MISC
newspaper O
operating O
profits O
rose O
10 O
percent O
for O
the O
year O
, O
as O
higher O
cover O
prices O
at O
The ORG
Sun ORG
and O
The ORG
Times ORG
and O
higher O
advertising O
volumes O
offset O
increased O
newsprint O
costs O
. O

Advertising O
revenues O
at O
The ORG
Times ORG
grew O
20 O
percent O
. O

Analysts O
said O
sharply O
lower O
earnings O
from O
News ORG
Corp ORG
's O
book O
publishing O
division O
and O
its O
U.S. LOC
magazines O
had O
been O
the O
major O
surprises O
in O
the O
results O
for O
1995/96 O
. O

News ORG
Corp ORG
said O
revenue O
gains O
at O
its O
magazines O
and O
inserts O
division O
were O
offset O
by O
higher O
paper O
prices O
and O
lower O
sales O
at O
the O
U.S. LOC
TV ORG
Guide ORG
. O

News ORG
said O
dramatically O
lower O
earnings O
from O
the O
British MISC
arm O
of O
its O
Harper-Collins ORG
publishing O
division O
more O
than O
offset O
healthy O
results O
from O
its O
U.S. LOC
operation O
. O

It O
said O
the O
demise O
of O
the O
Net MISC
Book MISC
Agreement MISC
had O
hurt O
the O
British MISC
operations O
, O
and O
weak O
performances O
from O
the O
San LOC
Francisco LOC
unit O
of O
Harper-Collins ORG
had O
not O
helped O
. O

The O
minimum O
price O
setting O
expired O
last O
September O
when O
three O
publishers O
pulled O
out O
. O

But O
it O
was O
the O
bullish O
profit O
forecast O
for O
1996/97 O
that O
took O
the O
spotlight O
in O
the O
market O
, O
with O
some O
analysts O
saying O
20 O
percent O
may O
even O
be O
an O
understatement O
. O

" O
If O
they O
're O
saying O
at O
least O
20 O
percent O
, O
then O
their O
internal O
forecasts O
are O
probably O
saying O
25 O
or O
30 O
percent O
, O
" O
said O
one O
Sydney LOC
media O
analyst O
who O
declined O
to O
be O
named O
. O

News ORG
Corp ORG
's O
shares O
were O
down O
eight O
cents O
at O
A$ MISC
6.39 O
at O
2.00 O
p.m. O
( O
0400 O
GMT MISC
) O
in O
a O
soft O
market O
. O

( O
A$ MISC
1 O
= O
US$ MISC
0.79 O
) O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
373-1800 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Budget O
cuts O
to O
boost O
Australia LOC
savings O
- O
RBA ORG
. O

CANBERRA LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
Australian MISC
government O
's O
plans O
to O
slash O
its O
budget O
deficit O
should O
make O
a O
useful O
contribution O
to O
national O
savings O
, O
the O
Reserve ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Australia ORG
( O
RBA ORG
) O
said O
in O
its O
annual O
report O
. O

" O
The O
government O
's O
announced O
plans O
to O
balance O
the O
budget O
, O
if O
realised O
, O
would O
make O
a O
useful O
contribution O
to O
raising O
national O
savings O
, O
" O
the O
RBA ORG
said O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
there O
were O
concerns O
fiscal O
consolidation O
would O
unduly O
restrict O
growth O
, O
but O
evidence O
was O
ambiguous O
. O

In O
its O
1996/97 O
budget O
announced O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
Australian MISC
Coalition ORG
government O
announced O
an O
underlying O
budget O
deficit O
of O
A$ MISC
5.65 O
billion O
, O
and O
pledged O
to O
return O
the O
underlying O
budget O
balance O
to O
surplus O
by O
1998/99 O
. O

The O
budget O
deficit O
was O
A$ MISC
10.3 O
billion O
in O
1995/96 O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O

" O
Determined O
and O
credible O
efforts O
to O
rein O
in O
unsustainable O
fiscal O
positions O
( O
are O
) O
often O
rewarded O
by O
rising O
confidence O
, O
giving O
favourable O
effects O
on O
economic O
activity O
even O
in O
the O
short O
term O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

" O
More O
generally O
, O
the O
long-term O
effects O
of O
fiscal O
consolidation O
are O
clearly O
positive O
, O
with O
higher O
saving O
tending O
to O
promote O
economic O
growth O
by O
raising O
investment O
and O
lowering O
long-term O
real O
interest O
rates O
, O
" O
the O
RBA ORG
said O
. O



BNZ ORG
cuts O
NZ LOC
fixed O
home O
lending O
rates O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Bank ORG
of ORG
New ORG
Zealand ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
was O
cutting O
its O
fixed O
home O
lending O
rates O
. O

The O
rates O
are O
: O

New O
rate O
old O
rate O

Six O
month O
rate O
10.5 O
pct O
10.75 O

One O
year O
10.5 O
pct O
10.95 O

Two O
year O
10.5 O
pct O
11.25 O

Three O
year O
10.5 O
pct O
11.25 O

BNZ ORG
said O
it O
was O
responding O
to O
lower O
wholesale O
rates O
. O

Fixed O
business O
and O
farm O
lending O
rates O
rates O
were O
left O
unchanged O
although O
they O
were O
under O
review O
. O

-- O
Wellington LOC
newsroom O
64 O
4 O
4734 O
746 O



Power ORG
NZ ORG
ODV ORG
up O
8 O
pct O
at O
NZ$ MISC
524 O
million O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-22 O

Power ORG
New ORG
Zealand ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
the O
Optimised O
Deprival O
Value O
( O
ODV O
) O
of O
its O
network O
at O
March O
31 O
, O
1996 O
has O
been O
set O
at O
$ O
524.2 O
million O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
eight O
percent O
on O
its O
$ O
486.5 O
million O
valuation O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
increase O
reflected O
the O
value O
of O
extensions O
to O
the O
network O
to O
meet O
economic O
growth O
in O
its O
supply O
area O
and O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
estimated O
lifespan O
of O
the O
network O
. O

It O
said O
the O
increase O
was O
consistent O
with O
the O
approach O
followed O
by O
other O
power O
companies O
and O
reflected O
the O
company O
's O
new O
levels O
of O
preventative O
maintenance O
and O
equipment O
upgrading O
. O

The O
revaluation O
was O
undertaken O
to O
meet O
the O
disclosure O

requirements O
of O
the O
Ministry ORG
of ORG
Commerce ORG
. O

-- O
Wellington LOC
newsroom O
64 O
4 O
4734 O
746 O



Thais O
hunt O
for O
Australian MISC
jail O
breaker O
. O

BANGKOK LOC

Thailand LOC
has O
launched O
a O
manhunt O
for O
an O
Australian MISC
who O
escaped O
from O
a O
high O
security O
prison O
in O
Bangkok LOC
while O
awaiting O
trial O
on O
drug O
possession O
charges O
, O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Daniel PER
Westlake PER
, O
46 O
, O
from O
Victoria LOC
, O
made O
the O
first O
sucessful O
escape O
from O
Klongprem LOC
prison O
in O
the O
northern O
outskirts O
of O
the O
capital O
on O
Sunday O
night O
. O

He O
was O
believed O
by O
prison O
officials O
to O
still O
be O
in O
Thailand LOC
. O

" O
We O
have O
ordered O
a O
massive O
hunt O
for O
him O
and O
I O
am O
quite O
confident O
we O
will O
get O
him O
soon O
, O
" O
Vivit PER
Chatuparisut PER
, O
deputy O
director O
general O
of O
the O
Correction ORG
Department ORG
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Westlake PER
, O
arrested O
in O
December O
1993 O
and O
charged O
with O
heroin O
trafficking O
, O
sawed O
the O
iron O
grill O
off O
his O
cell O
window O
and O
climbed O
down O
the O
prison O
's O
five-metre O
( O
15-foot O
) O
wall O
on O
a O
rope O
made O
from O
bed O
sheets O
, O
Vivit O
said O
. O

The O
corrections O
department O
was O
probing O
the O
escape O
and O
had O
ordered O
all O
foreign O
inmates O
chained O
to O
prevent O
more O
breakouts O
. O

There O
are O
266 O
Westerners MISC
, O
including O
six O
Australians MISC
, O
in O
the O
prison O
, O
most O
awaiting O
trial O
on O
drugs O
charges O
. O

There O
also O
are O
about O
5,000 O
Thai MISC
inmates O
in O
Klongprem LOC
, O
a O
prison O
official O
said O
. O



Tokyo ORG
Soir ORG
- O
1996 O
parent O
forecast O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Year O
to O
December O
31 O
, O
1996 O

( O
in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

LATEST O
ACTUAL O

( O
Parent O
) O
FORECAST O
YEAR-AGO O

Sales O
26.00 O
26.70 O

Current O
400 O
million O
329 O
million O

Net O
250 O
million O
84 O
million O

EPS O
11.61 O
yen O
3.92 O
yen O

Ord O
div O
10.00 O
yen O
10.00 O
yen O

NOTE O
- O
Tokyo ORG
Soir ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
is O
a O
specialised O
manufacturer O
of O
women O
" O
s O
formal O
wear O
. O



Ka ORG
Wah ORG
Bank ORG
sets O
HK$ MISC
43 O
mln O
FRCD O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-22 O

Ka ORG
Wah ORG
Bank ORG
's O
HK$ MISC
43 O
million O
floating O
rate O
certificate O
of O
deposit O
issue O
has O
been O
privately O
placed O
, O
sole O
arranger O
HSBC ORG
Markets ORG
said O
. O

The O
facility O
has O
a O
tenor O
of O
six O
months O
. O

It O
pays O
a O
coupon O
of O
15 O
basis O
points O
over O
the O
six-month O
Hong ORG
Kong ORG
Interbank ORG
Offered O
Rate O
. O

Other O
details O
are O
not O
available O
. O

The O
deposit O
date O
is O
September O
5 O
, O
1996 O
. O

Clearing O
is O
through O
the O
Hong ORG
Kong ORG
Central ORG
Moneymarkets ORG
Unit ORG
. O

-- O
Hong ORG
Kong ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
852 O
) O
2847 O
4039 O



Malaysia LOC
bans O
nitrofuran O
usage O
in O
chicken O
feed O
. O

KUALA LOC
LUMPUR LOC
1996-08-22 O

Malaysia LOC
has O
banned O
the O
use O
of O
nitrofuran O
, O
an O
antibiotic O
, O
in O
chicken O
feed O
and O
veterinary O
applications O
because O
it O
believes O
the O
drug O
could O
cause O
cancer O
, O
the O
health O
ministry O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
It O
is O
hoped O
that O
livestock O
breeders O
and O
feedmillers O
will O
abide O
by O
the O
laws O
and O
respect O
the O
cabinet O
decision O
in O
the O
interest O
of O
consumer O
safety O
, O
" O
Health O
Minister O
Chua PER
Jui PER
Meng O
was O
quoted O
as O
saying O
by O
the O
national O
Bernama ORG
news O
agency O
. O

Chua PER
said O
offenders O
could O
face O
a O
two-year O
prison O
sentence O
and O
a O
maximum O
fine O
of O
5,000 O
ringgit O
( O
$ O
2000 O
) O
. O

" O
The O
ban O
takes O
effect O
immediately O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O



INDONESIAN MISC
STOCKS O
- O
factors O
to O
watch O
- O
August O
22 O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Following O
are O
some O
of O
the O
main O
factors O
likely O
to O
affect O
Indonesian MISC
stocks O
on O
Thursday O
: O

** O
Security O
was O
tight O
in O
Jakarta LOC
ahead O
of O
a O
trial O
involving O
ousted O
Indonesian ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
leader O
Megawati PER
Sukarnoputri PER
. O

Around O
200 O
police O
and O
troops O
were O
stationed O
outside O
the O
court O
in O
central O
Jakarta LOC
but O
there O
was O
no O
sign O
of O
demonstrators O
. O

** O
The O
Dow MISC
Jones MISC
industrial O
average O
closed O
down O
31.44 O
points O
at O
5,689.82 O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
ending O
a O
three-session O
winning O
streak O
as O
investors O
took O
profits O
and O
tobacco O
stocks O
took O
a O
beating O
. O

MARKETS O
: O

** O
The O
Jakarta LOC
composite O
index O
rose O
2.60 O
points O
, O
or O
0.48 O
percent O
, O
to O
542.20 O
points O
on O
Wednesday O
on O
the O
back O
of O
bargain-hunting O
in O
selected O
big-capitalised O
stocks O
and O
secondliners O
. O

** O
On O
Thursday O
, O
the O
Indonesian MISC
rupiah O
was O
at O
2,343.00 O
/ O
43.50 O
in O
early O
trading O
against O
an O
opening O
of O
2,342.75 O
/ O
43.50 O
. O

STOCKS O
TO O
WATCH O

** O
Packaging O
manufacturer O
Super ORG
Indah ORG
Makmur ORG
on O
announcement O
of O
a O
tender O
offer O
by O
PT ORG
VDH ORG
Teguh ORG
Sakti ORG
, O
a O
wholly-owned O
subsidiary O
of O
Singapore-listed MISC
Van ORG
Der ORG
Horst ORG
. O

** O
Privately-owned O
Bank ORG
Duta ORG
on O
market O
talk O
that O
it O
is O
obtaining O
fresh O
syndicated O
loans O
, O
a O
management O
reshuffle O
and O
fresh O
equity O
injection O
. O

** O
Ciputra ORG
Development ORG
on O
reports O
of O
a O
plan O
to O
build O
property O
projects O
worth O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
Jakarta LOC
and O
Surabaya LOC
. O



Key O
stock O
and O
currency O
market O
movements O
at O
1600 O
GMT MISC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

The O
following O
table O
shows O
the O
latest O
close O
of O
key O
indices* O
on O
major O
world O
stock O
exchanges O
, O
the O
day O
's O
change O
in O
points O
and O
the O
indices O
' O
1996 O
closing O
highs O
and O
lows O
( O
with O
dates O
) O
. O

Also O
shown O
are O
the O
London LOC
closing O
values O
of O
the O
German MISC
mark O
, O
the O
Japanese MISC
yen O
, O
the O
British MISC
pound O
and O
gold O
bullion O
( O
previous O
day O
's O
closes O
in O
brackets O
) O
: O

AUG O
23 O
DAY O
'S O
CHANGE O
1996 O
HIGH O
1996 O
LOW O

CLOSE O
IN O
POINTS O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
5,710.53 O
- O
22.94 O
5,778.00 O
5,032.94 O

( O
midday O
) O
( O
May O
22 O
) O
( O
Jan O
10 O
) O

LONDON LOC
3,907.5 O
+16.4 O
3,907.5 O
3,632.3 O

( O
Aug O
23 O
) O
( O
Jul O
16 O
) O

TOKYO LOC
21,228.80 O
- O
134.44 O
22,666.80 O
19,734.70 O

( O
Jun O
26 O
) O
( O
Mar O
13 O
) O

FRANKFURT LOC
2,555.16 O
- O
2.10 O
2,583.49 O
) O
2,284.86 O

( O
Jul O
5 O
) O
( O
Jan O
2 O
) O

PARIS LOC
2,020.82 O
+3.06 O
2,146.79 O
1,897.85 O

( O
Apr O
30 O
) O
( O
Jan O
11 O
) O

SYDNEY LOC
2,292.9 O
+18.3 O
2,326.00 O
2,096.10 O

( O
Apr O
26 O
) O
( O
Jul O
17 O
) O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
11,424.64 O
- O
54.13 O
11,594.99 O
10,204.87 O

( O
Feb O
16 O
) O
( O
Jan O
2 O
) O

- O
- O
- O
- O

FOREIGN O
EXCHANGE O
/ O
GOLD O
BULLION O
CLOSE O
IN O
LONDON LOC

Dollar O
/ O
mark O
... O

1.4871 O
( O
1.4935 O
) O

Dollar O
/ O
yen O
.... O

108.50 O
( O
108.43 O
) O

Pound O
/ O
dollar O
.. O

$ O
1.5520 O
( O
$ O
1.5497 O
) O

Gold O
( O
ounce O
) O
.. O

$ O
387.50 O
( O
$ O
386.95 O
) O

- O
- O
- O
- O

*INDICES O
USED O
AND O
THEIR O
ALL-TIME O
CLOSING O
HIGHS O

New LOC
York LOC
Dow MISC
Jones MISC
industrial O
average O
-- O
5,778.00 O
( O
May O
22/96 O
) O

London LOC
FTSE-100 MISC
index O
-- O
3,907.5 O
( O
Aug O
23/96 O
) O

Tokyo LOC
Nikkei MISC
average O
-- O
38,915.87 O
( O
Dec O
29/89 O
) O

Frankfurt LOC
DAX-3O MISC
index O
-- O
2,583.49 O
( O
Jul O
5/96 O
) O

Paris LOC
CAC-40 MISC
General MISC
index O
-- O
2,355.93 O
( O
Feb O
2/94 O
) O

Sydney LOC
Australian MISC
All-Ordinaries MISC
index O
-- O
2,340.6 O
( O
Feb O
3/94 O
) O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
Hang MISC
Seng MISC
index O
-- O
12,201.09 O
( O
Jan O
4/94 O
) O



Ukraine LOC
hails O
peace O
as O
marks O
five-year O
independence O
. O

Rostislav PER
Khotin PER

KIEV LOC
1996-08-23 O

Ukraine LOC
celebrates O
five O
years O
of O
independence O
from O
Kremlin LOC
rule O
on O
Saturday O
, O
hailing O
civil O
and O
inter-ethnic O
peace O
as O
its O
main O
post-Soviet MISC
achievement O
. O

Ukraine LOC
's O
declaration O
of O
independence O
in O
1991 O
, O
backed O
nine-to-one O
by O
a O
referendum O
in O
December O
of O
that O
year O
, O
effectively O
dealt O
a O
death O
blow O
to O
the O
Soviet MISC
empire O
and O
ended O
more O
than O
three O
centuries O
of O
rule O
from O
Moscow LOC
. O

Ukraine LOC
, O
with O
a O
Russian MISC
community O
of O
11 O
million O
people O
-- O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
outside O
Russia LOC
-- O
has O
avoided O
conflicts O
like O
those O
in O
Russia LOC
's O
Chechnya LOC
, O
neighbouring O
Moldova LOC
, O
and O
the O
former O
Soviet MISC
republics O
of O
Georgia LOC
, O
Azerbaijan LOC
and O
Tajikistan LOC
. O

" O
Ukraine LOC
's O
biggest O
achievements O
for O
five O
years O
are O
the O
preservation O
of O
civil O
peace O
and O
inter-ethnic O
harmony O
, O
" O
President O
Leonid PER
Kuchma PER
said O
in O
televised O
statement O
this O
week O
. O

" O
Unlike O
many O
other O
post-Soviet MISC
countries O
we O
were O
able O
to O
deal O
with O
conflict O
situations O
in O
a O
peaceful O
and O
civilised O
way O
. O
" O

But O
independence O
was O
initially O
accompanied O
by O
hyper-inflation O
and O
economic O
collapse O
, O
although O
there O
are O
signs O
of O
a O
turnaround O
. O

Inflation O
-- O
a O
hyper-inflationary O
10,300 O
percent O
a O
year O
in O
1993 O
-- O
was O
a O
respectable O
0.1 O
percent O
a O
month O
in O
June O
and O
July O
and O
the O
economy O
has O
just O
begun O
to O
grow O
. O

Kuchma PER
told O
a O
solemn O
ceremony O
at O
the O
Ukraina LOC
Palace LOC
on O
Friday O
that O
" O
there O
was O
a O
turning O
point O
" O
in O
reforms O
and O
that O
he O
expected O
a O
rise O
in O
the O
standard O
of O
living O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

" O
There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
economic O
growth O
has O
already O
started O
, O
" O
said O
Adelbert PER
Knobl PER
, O
head O
of O
the O
International ORG
Monetary ORG
Fund ORG
's O
mission O
in O
Ukraine LOC
. O
" O

The O
national O
bank O
and O
the O
government O
have O
every O
reason O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
their O
efforts O
. O
" O

Central O
bank O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
a O
much-postponed O
hryvna O
currency O
would O
" O
definitely O
" O
be O
introduced O
before O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

It O
will O
replace O
the O
interim O
karbovanets O
currency O
, O
which O
was O
introduced O
at O
par O
to O
the O
Russian MISC
rouble O
in O
1992 O
but O
now O
trades O
at O
almost O
33 O
karbovanets O
per O
rouble O
. O

Ukraine LOC
has O
repeatedly O
promised O
to O
introduce O
the O
hryvna O
but O
had O
to O
postpone O
the O
plans O
because O
of O
economic O
problems O
. O

Proud O
of O
its O
record O
in O
promptly O
joining O
both O
the O
Council ORG
of ORG
Europe ORG
and O
NATO ORG
's O
Partnership MISC
for MISC
Peace MISC
, O
Ukraine LOC
caused O
a O
foreign O
policy O
wrangle O
this O
week O
, O
offending O
China LOC
by O
allowing O
a O
Taiwanese MISC
minister O
to O
appear O
on O
a O
public O
, O
if O
unofficial O
visit O
. O

China LOC
cancelled O
a O
visit O
by O
a O
top-level O
delegation O
in O
protest O
. O

Kiev LOC
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
Hennady PER
Udovenko PER
said O
Beijing LOC
was O
overreacting O
. O

But O
Ukraine LOC
, O
seeing O
itself O
as O
a O
bridge O
between O
Russia LOC
and O
the O
rapidly O
Westernising MISC
countries O
of O
eastern O
Europe LOC
, O
is O
looking O
West O
as O
well O
as O
East O
. O

" O
The O
strategic O
aim O
of O
European MISC
integration O
should O
not O
in O
any O
way O
damage O
Ukraine LOC
's O
interests O
in O
post-Soviet MISC
areas O
. O

Relations O
with O
Russia LOC
, O
which O
is O
our O
main O
partner O
, O
have O
great O
importance O
, O
" O
Kuchma PER
said O
. O

" O
But O
Ukraine LOC
cannot O
be O
economically O
oriented O
on O
Russia LOC
, O
even O
though O
those O
in O
some O
circles O
push O
us O
to O
do O
that O
. O
" O

Kuchma PER
has O
said O
Kiev LOC
wants O
membership O
of O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
, O
associate O
membership O
of O
the O
Western ORG
European ORG
Union ORG
defence O
grouping O
and O
to O
move O
closer O
to O
NATO ORG
. O

A O
message O
from O
the O
West O
this O
week O
from O
U.S. LOC
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
congratulated O
Ukraine LOC
on O
the O
anniversary O
, O
promising O
to O
support O
market O
reforms O
and O
praising O
Ukraine LOC
as O
a O
" O
stabilising O
factor O
" O
in O
a O
united O
Europe LOC
. O



Oldest O
Albania LOC
book O
disappears O
from O
Vatican LOC
- O
paper O
. O

TIRANA LOC
1996-08-23 O

A O
16th-century O
document O
, O
the O
earliest O
complete O
example O
of O
written O
Albanian MISC
, O
has O
disappeared O
from O
the O
Vatican LOC
archives O
, O
an O
Albanian MISC
newspaper O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Gazeta ORG
Shqiptare ORG
said O
the O
" O
Book MISC
of MISC
Mass MISC
' O
, O
by O
Gjon PER
Buzuku PER
, O
dating O
from O
1555 O
and O
discovered O
in O
1740 O
in O
a O
religious O
seminary O
in O
Rome LOC
, O
was O
the O
first O
major O
document O
published O
in O
the O
Albanian MISC
language O
. O

" O
We O
Albanians MISC
, O
sons O
of O
Buzuku MISC
, O
believed O
our O
language O
had O
a O
written O
document O
but O
now O
we O
do O
not O
have O
it O
any O
more O
, O
" O
lamented O
scholar O
Musa PER
Hamiti PER
, O
told O
of O
the O
loss O
by O
the O
Vatican LOC
library O
. O

Tirana LOC
's O
national O
library O
has O
three O
copies O
of O
the O
" O
Book MISC
of MISC
Mass MISC
' O
. O
" O

There O
is O
nothing O
left O
for O
us O
but O
to O
be O
grateful O
to O
civilisation O
for O
inventing O
photocopies O
, O
" O
Gazeta ORG
Shqiptare ORG
said O
. O



Russia LOC
to O
clamp O
down O
on O
barter O
deals O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-23 O

Russian MISC
officials O
, O
keen O
to O
cut O
capital O
flight O
, O
will O
adopt O
tight O
measures O
to O
cut O
barter O
deals O
in O
foreign O
trade O
to O
a O
minimum O
, O
a O
customs O
official O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

" O
We O
have O
always O
been O
concerned O
about O
barter O
deals O
with O
other O
countries O
, O
viewing O
them O
as O
a O
disguised O
kind O
of O
capital O
flight O
from O
Russia LOC
, O
" O
Marina PER
Volkova PER
, O
deputy O
head O
of O
the O
currency O
department O
at O
the O
State ORG
Customs ORG
Committee ORG
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Volkova PER
said O
last O
year O
goods O
had O
been O
exported O
under O
many O
Russian MISC
barter O
deals O
, O
with O
nothing O
imported O
in O
return O
. O

She O
said O
the O
cost O
of O
such O
unimported O
goods O
was O
$ O
1.10 O
billion O
in O
1995 O
. O

Barter O
deals O
were O
worth O
$ O
4.9 O
billion O
last O
year O
, O
or O
about O
eight O
percent O
of O
all O
Russian MISC
exports O
estimated O
at O
$ O
61.5 O
billion O
, O
she O
said O
. O

" O
The O
cost O
of O
exported O
goods O
is O
too O
often O
understated O
, O
so O
the O
actual O
share O
of O
barter O
deals O
in O
Russian MISC
exports O
and O
the O
amount O
of O
unimported O
goods O
may O
be O
even O
higher O
, O
" O
Volkova PER
said O
. O

A O
few O
days O
ago O
Russian MISC
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
issued O
a O
decree O
on O
state O
regulation O
of O
foreign O
barter O
deals O
, O
and O
Volkova PER
said O
this O
" O
could O
substantially O
improve O
the O
situation O
" O
. O

In O
line O
with O
the O
decree O
, O
which O
will O
come O
into O
force O
on O
November O
1 O
, O
all O
Russian MISC
barter O
traders O
will O
be O
obliged O
to O
import O
goods O
worth O
the O
cost O
of O
their O
exports O
within O
180 O
days O
. O

" O
If O
traders O
are O
late O
, O
they O
will O
have O
to O
pay O
fines O
worth O
the O
cost O
of O
their O
exported O
goods O
, O
" O
Volkova PER
said O
. O

Understating O
the O
cost O
of O
exported O
goods O
could O
still O
be O
a O
loophole O
for O
barter O
dealers O
, O
but O
Volkova PER
said O
the O
authorities O
are O
currently O
" O
tackling O
the O
technicalities O
of O
the O
issue O
" O
. O

Barter O
has O
always O
been O
a O
feature O
of O
the O
Soviet LOC
Union LOC
's O
foreign O
trade O
, O
but O
Yeltsin PER
's O
decrees O
liberalising O
foreign O
trade O
in O
1991-1992 O
has O
given O
barter O
a O
new O
impetus O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
barter O
deals O
accounted O
for O
up O
to O
25-30 O
percent O
of O
Russian MISC
exports O
because O
" O
thousands O
( O
of O
) O
trade O
companies O
which O
popped O
up O
preferred O
barter O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
reliable O
Russian MISC
banks O
and O
money O
transfer O
systems O
" O
, O
Volkova PER
said O
. O

" O
Now O
many O
Russian MISC
banks O
are O
strong O
and O
can O
make O
various O
sorts O
of O
money O
tranfers O
, O
while O
incompetent O
traders O
are O
being O
ousted O
by O
more O
experienced O
ones O
. O

But O
the O
current O
share O
of O
barter O
deals O
in O
Russian MISC
exports O
is O
still O
high O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

-- O
Dmitry PER
Solovyov PER
, O
Moscow ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+7095 O
941 O
8520 O



Viacom ORG
plans O
" O
Mission MISC
" O
sequel O
- O
report O
. O

LOS LOC
ANGELES LOC
1996-08-22 O

Paramount ORG
Pictures ORG
is O
going O
ahead O
with O
a O
sequel O
to O
the O
Tom PER
Cruise PER
blockbuster O
, O
" O
Mission MISC
: MISC
Impossible MISC
" O
and O
hopes O
to O
release O
it O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
1998 O
, O
Daily ORG
Variety ORG
reported O
in O
its O
Friday O
edition O
. O

The O
big-screen O
version O
of O
the O
spy O
TV O
series O
has O
grossed O
$ O
175 O
million O
domestically O
since O
opening O
May O
22 O
, O
and O
$ O
338 O
million O
overseas O
so O
far O
. O

It O
's O
the O
biggest O
success O
for O
Viacom MISC
Inc-owned MISC
Paramount ORG
since O
1994 O
's O
" O
Forrest MISC
Gump MISC
" O
. O

However O
, O
many O
critics O
complained O
its O
plot O
was O
incomprehensible O
. O

Cruise PER
will O
reprise O
his O
roles O
as O
star O
and O
co-producer O
, O
and O
will O
soon O
meet O
Academy MISC
Award-winning MISC
screenwriter O
William PER
Goldman PER
, O
who O
will O
write O
the O
script O
, O
the O
report O
said O
. O

It O
said O
" O
Mission MISC
: MISC
Impossible MISC
" O
director O
Brian PER
De PER
Palma PER
would O
have O
first O
crack O
at O
the O
sequel O
, O
though O
no O
deals O
have O
been O
made O
yet O
. O

Goldman PER
, O
whose O
Oscars MISC
were O
for O
" O
Butch MISC
Cassidy MISC
and MISC
the MISC
Sundance MISC
Kid MISC
" O
and O
" O
All MISC
the MISC
President MISC
's MISC
Men MISC
" O
, O
earlier O
this O
summer O
criticised O
some O
of O
the O
season O
's O
blockbusters O
. O

However O
, O
he O
singled O
out O
" O
Mission MISC
: MISC
Impossible MISC
" O
as O
an O
especially O
entertaining O
movie O
, O
Daily ORG
Variety ORG
said O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
CRAWLEY PER
FORCED O
TO O
SIT O
AND O
WAIT O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

England LOC
batsman O
John PER
Crawley PER
was O
forced O
to O
endure O
a O
frustrating O
delay O
of O
over O
three O
hours O
before O
resuming O
his O
quest O
for O
a O
maiden O
test O
century O
in O
the O
third O
test O
against O
Pakistan LOC
on O
Friday O
. O

Heavy O
overnight O
rain O
and O
morning O
drizzle O
ruled O
out O
any O
play O
before O
lunch O
on O
the O
second O
day O
but O
an O
improvement O
in O
the O
weather O
prompted O
the O
umpires O
to O
announce O
a O
1415 O
local O
time O
( O
1315 O
GMT MISC
) O
start O
in O
the O
event O
of O
no O
further O
rain O
. O

Crawley PER
, O
unbeaten O
on O
94 O
overnight O
in O
an O
England LOC
total O
of O
278 O
for O
six O
, O
was O
spotted O
strumming O
a O
guitar O
in O
the O
dressing-room O
as O
the O
Oval LOC
ground O
staff O
took O
centre O
stage O
. O

There O
were O
several O
damp O
patches O
on O
the O
square O
and O
the O
outfield O
and O
it O
was O
still O
raining O
when O
the O
players O
took O
an O
early O
lunch O
at O
1230 O
local O
time O
( O
1130 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O

When O
brighter O
weather O
finally O
arrived O
, O
the O
umpires O
announced O
a O
revised O
figure O
of O
67 O
overs O
to O
be O
bowled O
with O
play O
extended O
to O
at O
least O
1900 O
local O
time O
( O
1800 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O



MOTOR O
RACING O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
PRACTICE O
TIMES O
. O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS LOC
, O
Belgium LOC
1996-08-23 O

Leading O
times O

after O
Friday O
's O
opening O
practice O
sessions O
for O
Sunday O
's O

Belgian MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
motor O
race O
: O

1. O
Gerhard PER
Berger PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
1 O
minute O
53.706 O
seconds O

2. O
David PER
Coulthard PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
1:54.342 O

3. O
Jacques PER
Villeneuve PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
Williams ORG
1:54.443 O

4. O
Mika PER
Hakkinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
1:54.754 O

5. O
Heinz-Harald PER
Frentzen PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
1:54.984 O

6. O
Jean PER
Alesi PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
1:55.101 O

7. O
Damon PER
Hill PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Williams ORG
1:55.281 O

8. O
Michael PER
Schumacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
1:55.333 O

9. O
Martin PER
Brundle PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
1:55.385 O

10. O
Rubens PER
Barrichello PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
1:55.645 O

11. O
Johnny PER
Herbert PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Sauber ORG
1:56.318 O

12. O
Olivier PER
Panis PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Ligier ORG
1:56.417 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
TOSHIBA MISC
CLASSIC MISC
. O

[ O
CORRECTED O
05:30 O
GMT MISC
] O

CARLSBAD LOC
, O
California LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
from O
the O

$ O
450,000 O
Toshiba MISC
Classic MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Thursday O
( O
prefix O

number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Quarter-finals O

2 O
- O
Conchita PER
Martinez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Nathalie PER
Tauziat PER
( O
France LOC
) O

6-3 O
6-4 O

Second O
round O

5 O
- O
Gabriela PER
Sabatini PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Asa PER
Carlsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

6-1 O
7-5 O

Katarina PER
Studenikova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
6 O
- O
Karina PER
Habsudova PER

( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-2 O

( O
Corrects O
that O
Habsudova PER
is O
sixth O
seed O
) O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
on O
Friday O
: O

Portsmouth ORG
1 O
Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
2 O

Tranmere ORG
3 O
Grimsby ORG
2 O



SOCCER O
- O
SCOTTISH MISC
THIRD O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

GLASGOW LOC
1996-08-23 O

Result O
of O
a O
Scottish MISC
third O

division O
soccer O
match O
on O
Friday O
: O

East ORG
Stirling ORG
0 O
Albion ORG
1 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Close O
of O
play O
scores O
in O
four-day O

English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC
cricket O
matches O
on O
Friday O
: O

Third O
day O

At O
Weston-super-Mare LOC
: O
Durham ORG
326 O
( O
D. PER
Cox PER
95 O
not O
out O
, O

S. PER
Campbell PER
69 O
; O
G. PER
Rose PER
7-73 O
) O
. O

Somerset ORG
298-6 O
( O
M. PER
Lathwell PER
85 O
, O

R. PER
Harden PER
65 O
) O
. O

Second O
day O

At O
Colchester LOC
: O
Gloucestershire ORG
280 O
( O
J. PER
Russell PER
63 O
, O
A. PER
Symonds PER

52 O
; O
A. PER
Cowan PER
5-68 O
) O
. O

Essex ORG
194-0 O
( O
G. PER
Gooch PER
105 O
not O
out O
, O
D. PER
Robinson PER

72 O
not O
out O
) O
. O

At O
Cardiff LOC
: O
Kent ORG
255-3 O
( O
D. PER
Fulton PER
64 O
, O
M. PER
Walker PER
59 O
, O
C. PER
Hooper PER

52 O
not O
out O
) O
v O
Glamorgan ORG
. O

At O
Leicester LOC
: O
Leicestershire ORG
343-8 O
( O
P. PER
Simmons PER
108 O
, O
P. PER
Nixon PER

67 O
not O
out O
) O
v O
Hampshire ORG
. O

At O
Northampton LOC
: O
Sussex ORG
389 O
( O
N. PER
Lenham PER
145 O
, O
V. PER
Drakes PER
59 O
, O

A. PER
Wells PER
51 O
; O
A. PER
Penberthy PER
4-36 O
) O
. O

Northamptonshire ORG
160-4 O
( O
K. PER
Curran PER

79 O
not O
out O
) O
. O

At O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
: O
Nottinghamshire ORG
392-6 O
( O
G. PER
Archer PER
143 O
not O

out O
, O
M. PER
Dowman PER
107 O
) O
v O
Surrey ORG
. O

At O
Worcester LOC
: O
Warwickshire ORG
310 O
( O
A. PER
Giles PER
83 O
, O
T. PER
Munton PER
54 O
not O

out O
, O
W. PER
Khan PER
52 O
; O
R. PER
Illingworth PER
4-54 O
, O
S. PER
Lampitt PER
4-90 O
) O
. O

Worcestershire ORG
10-0 O
. O

At O
Headingley LOC
: O
Yorkshire ORG
529-8 O
declared O
( O
C. PER
White PER
181 O
, O

R. PER
Blakey PER
109 O
not O
out O
, O
M. PER
Moxon PER
66 O
, O
M. PER
Vaughan PER
57 O
) O
. O

Lancashire ORG

162-4 O
( O
N. PER
Fairbrother PER
53 O
not O
out O
) O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
POLLOCK PER
HOPES O
FOR O
RETURN O
TO O
WARWICKSHIRE ORG
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

South MISC
African MISC
all-rounder O
Shaun PER
Pollock PER
, O
forced O
to O
cut O
short O
his O
first O
season O
with O
Warwickshire ORG
to O
have O
ankle O
surgery O
, O
has O
told O
the O
English MISC
county O
he O
would O
like O
to O
return O
later O
in O
his O
career O
. O

Pollock PER
, O
who O
returns O
home O
a O
month O
early O
next O
week O
, O
said O
: O
" O
I O
would O
like O
to O
come O
back O
and O
play O
county O
cricket O
in O
the O
future O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
would O
like O
to O
swap O
counties O
. O
" O

Explaining O
his O
premature O
departure O
was O
unavoidable O
, O
Pollock PER
said O
: O
" O
I O
have O
been O
carrying O
the O
injury O
for O
a O
while O
and O
I O
hope O
that O
by O
having O
the O
surgery O
now O
I O
will O
be O
able O
to O
last O
out O
the O
new O
season O
back O
home O
. O
" O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
FINAL O
TEST O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Scoreboard O
on O
the O
second O
day O
of O

the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The LOC

Oval LOC
on O
Friday O
: O

England LOC
first O
innings O

M. PER
Atherton PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
31 O

A. PER
Stewart PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
44 O

N. PER
Hussain PER
c O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
12 O

G. PER
Thorpe PER
lbw O
b O
Mohammad PER
Akram PER
54 O

J. PER
Crawley PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
106 O

N. PER
Knight PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
17 O

C. PER
Lewis PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
5 O

I. PER
Salisbury PER
c O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
5 O

D. PER
Cork PER
c O
Moin PER
Khan PER
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
0 O

R. PER
Croft PER
not O
out O
5 O

A. PER
Mullally PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
24 O

Extras O
( O
lb-12 O
w-1 O
nb-10 O
) O
23 O

Total O
326 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-64 O
2-85 O
3-116 O
4-205 O
5-248 O
6-273 O
7-283 O

8-284 O
9-295 O

Bowling O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
29.2-9-83-3 O
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
25-6-95-4 O
, O

Mohammad PER
Akram PER
12-1-41-1 O
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
27-5-78-2 O
, O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER

6-1-17-0 O

Pakistan LOC
first O
innings O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
not O
out O
116 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
c O
Cork PER
b O
Croft PER
46 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
not O
out O
58 O

Extras O
( O
lb-1 O
nb-8 O
) O
9 O

Total O
( O
for O
one O
wicket O
) O
229 O

Fall O
of O
wicket O
- O
1-106 O

To O
bat O
: O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
, O
Salim PER
Malik PER
, O
Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
, O
Wasim PER

Akram PER
, O
Moin PER
Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Mohammad PER
Akam PER

Bowling O
( O
to O
date O
) O
: O
Lewis PER
9-1-49-0 O
, O
Mullally PER
9-3-28-0 O
, O
Croft PER

17-3-42-1 O
, O
Cork PER
7-1-38-0 O
, O
Salisbury PER
14-0-71-0 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
326 O
ALL O
OUT O
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
IN O
THIRD O
TEST O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

England LOC
were O
all O
out O
for O
326 O
in O
their O
first O
innings O
on O
the O
second O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
against O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Friday O
. O

Score O
: O
England LOC
326 O
( O
J. PER
Crawley PER
106 O
, O
G. PER
Thorpe PER
54 O
. O

Waqar PER
Younis PER
4-95 O
) O



SOCCER O
- O
SPONSORS O
CASH O
IN O
ON O
RAVANELLI PER
'S O
SHIRT O
DANCE O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Middlesbrough ORG
's O
Italian MISC
striker O
Fabrizio PER
Ravanelli PER
is O
to O
wear O
his O
team O
sponsor O
's O
name O
on O
the O
inside O
of O
his O
shirt O
so O
it O
can O
be O
seen O
when O
he O
scores O
. O

Every O
time O
he O
finds O
the O
net O
, O
the O
grey-haired O
forward O
pulls O
his O
shirtfront O
over O
his O
head O
as O
he O
runs O
to O
salute O
the O
fans O
, O
and O
Middlesbrough ORG
's O
sponsors O
want O
to O
cash O
in O
on O
the O
spectacle O
. O

" O
Having O
seen O
Ravanelli PER
celebrate O
his O
goals O
... O

we O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
fun O
to O
have O
( O
the O
name O
) O
on O
the O
inside O
of O
his O
shirt O
, O
" O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
sponsors O
said O
. O

" O
It O
will O
give O
the O
fans O
something O
else O
to O
look O
at O
besides O
his O
chest O
. O
" O

Ravanelli PER
aggravated O
a O
foot O
injury O
in O
the O
1-0 O
defeat O
at O
Chelsea ORG
on O
Wednesday O
and O
was O
given O
only O
an O
even O
chance O
of O
playing O
at O
Nottingham LOC
Forest LOC
on O
Saturday O
by O
his O
manager O
Bryan PER
Robson PER
. O



TENNIS O
- O
AUSTRALIANS MISC
ADVANCE O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-22 O

It O
was O
Australia MISC
Day MISC
at O
the O
$ O
2 O
million O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC
on O
Thursday O
as O
three O
Aussies MISC
reached O
the O
quarter-finals O
with O
straight-set O
victories O
. O

Unseeded O
Patrick PER
Rafter PER
recorded O
the O
most O
noteworthy O
result O
as O
he O
upset O
sixth-seeded O
American MISC
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
6-2 O
6-1 O
in O
just O
50 O
minutes O
. O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
, O
who O
defeated O
Canadian MISC
Daniel PER
Nestor PER
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
, O
and O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
, O
a O
6-3 O
6-4 O
winner O
over O
Bohdan PER
Ulihrach PER
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
, O
also O
advanced O
and O
will O
meet O
in O
Friday O
's O
quarter-finals O
. O

Third-seeded O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
of O
South LOC
Africa LOC
defeated O
Tim PER
Henman PER
of O
Britain LOC
6-4 O
6-4 O
after O
a O
three-hour O
evening O
rain O
delay O
and O
fifth-seeded O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER
of O
Sweden LOC
won O
his O
third-round O
match O
, O
eliminating O
Petr PER
Korda PER
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
6-3 O
6-4 O
. O

Ferreira PER
and O
Enqvist PER
play O
in O
a O
Friday O
night O
quarter-final O
. O

Two O
Americans MISC
, O
seventh O
seed O
Todd PER
Martin PER
and O
unseeded O
Alex PER
O'Brien PER
, O
will O
meet O
on O
Friday O
after O
winning O
matches O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Martin PER
overcame O
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
of O
France LOC
2-6 O
6-2 O
6-4 O
and O
O'Brien PER
beat O
Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
of O
Sweden LOC
6-3 O
2-6 O
6-3 O
. O

" O
If O
you O
really O
look O
at O
the O
match O
, O
" O
said O
the O
12th-ranked O
Washington PER
after O
losing O
to O
the O
70th-ranked O
Rafter PER
, O
" O
I O
never O
really O
got O
a O
chance O
to O
play O
because O
he O
was O
serving O
big O
and O
getting O
in O
close O
to O
the O
net O
. O

" O
He O
was O
also O
able O
to O
handle O
my O
serve O
pretty O
easily O
because O
my O
( O
first O
) O
service O
percentage O
was O
only O
in O
the O
40s O
. O

Put O
those O
two O
things O
together O
and O
you O
get O
a O
loss O
. O
" O

Rafter PER
missed O
10 O
weeks O
after O
wrist O
surgery O
earlier O
this O
year O
and O
the O
time O
away O
from O
tennis O
has O
given O
him O
a O
new O
perspective O
. O

" O
Before O
when O
I O
was O
on O
tour O
, O
I O
always O
felt O
I O
had O
to O
be O
in O
bed O
by O
9:30 O
or O
10 O
o'clock O
and O
I O
had O
to O
be O
up O
at O
a O
certain O
time O
, O
" O
Rafter PER
said O
. O
" O

Now O
I O
can O
go O
to O
bed O
at O
at O
midnight O
or O
wake O
up O
at O
seven O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
have O
as O
many O
set O
routines O
and O
it O
's O
made O
me O
a O
happier O
person O
. O
" O

Martin PER
was O
pleased O
with O
his O
victory O
over O
Pioline PER
, O
his O
first O
in O
five O
meetings O
with O
the O
11th-ranked O
Frenchman MISC
. O
" O

It O
's O
always O
difficult O
to O
win O
a O
match O
when O
you O
lose O
the O
first O
set O
, O
especially O
against O
someone O
you O
have O
never O
beaten O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
I O
got O
more O
aggressive O
in O
the O
second O
and O
third O
sets O
and O
the O
wind O
picked O
up O
and O
that O
also O
affected O
things O
because O
Cedric PER
definitely O
went O
off O
a O
little O
bit O
. O
" O

The O
26-year-old O
O'Brien PER
, O
who O
won O
the O
ATP MISC
Tour MISC
stop O
in O
New LOC
Haven LOC
last O
week O
, O
has O
now O
won O
18 O
of O
his O
last O
20 O
matches O
, O
dating O
back O
to O
qualifying O
rounds O
in O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
in O
late O
July O
. O

He O
ranks O
76th O
after O
being O
285th O
four O
weeks O
ago O
. O

" O
I O
feel O
I O
'm O
hitting O
the O
ball O
well O
even O
though O
I O
'm O
having O
more O
mental O
letdowns O
than O
I O
did O
last O
week O
, O
" O
O'Brien PER
said O
. O
" O

But O
I O
'm O
still O
competing O
well O
. O
" O

" O
I O
got O
a O
lot O
of O
first O
serves O
in O
, O
" O
said O
Enqvist PER
about O
his O
victory O
over O
Korda PER
. O
" O

I O
did O
n't O
miss O
that O
many O
shots O
and O
he O
was O
making O
the O
mistakes O
. O
" O

Still O
marvelling O
at O
an O
exciting O
64-stroke O
rally O
he O
won O
in O
the O
last O
game O
of O
his O
second-round O
match O
against O
Javier PER
Sanchez PER
of O
Spain LOC
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Enqvist PER
joked O
, O
" O
Today O
against O
Petr PER
there O
were O
about O
64 O
strokes O
in O
the O
whole O
match O
. O

It O
was O
mostly O
short O
points O
. O
" O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-22 O

Results O
from O
the O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC

tennis O
tournament O
on O
Thursday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Third O
round O

3 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Tim PER
Henman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
6-4 O

6-4 O

4 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O
beat O
Daniel PER
Vacek PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
6-4 O

6-3 O

5 O
- O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Petr PER
Korda PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O

6-3 O
6-4 O

Patrick PER
Rafter PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
6 O
- O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

6-2 O
6-1 O

7 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
9 O
- O
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
( O
France LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-2 O

6-4 O

Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Bohdan PER
Ulihrach PER
( O
Czech LOC

Republic LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-4 O

Alex PER
O'Brien PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
6-3 O
2-6 O

6-3 O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Daniel PER
Nestor PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-2 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
MULDER PER
OUT O
OF O
SECOND O
TEST O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-23 O

Centre O
Japie PER
Mulder PER
has O
been O
ruled O
out O
of O
South LOC
Africa LOC
's O
team O
for O
the O
second O
test O
against O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
in O
Pretoria LOC
on O
Saturday O
. O

Mulder PER
missed O
the O
first O
test O
in O
Durban LOC
with O
back O
spasms O
and O
failed O
a O
fitness O
check O
on O
Thursday O
. O

But O
new O
Springbok ORG
skipper O
Gary PER
Teichmann PER
has O
recovered O
from O
a O
bruised O
thigh O
and O
is O
ready O
to O
play O
, O
coach O
Andre PER
Markgraaff PER
said O
. O

Mulder PER
's O
absence O
means O
that O
Northern ORG
Transvaal ORG
centre O
Andre PER
Snyman PER
should O
win O
his O
second O
cap O
alongside O
provincial O
colleague O
Danie PER
van PER
Schalkwyk PER
. O

Wing O
Pieter PER
Hendriks PER
is O
expected O
to O
retain O
his O
place O
, O
following O
speculation O
that O
Snyman PER
would O
be O
picked O
out O
of O
position O
on O
the O
wing O
. O

The O
line-up O
would O
not O
be O
announced O
until O
shortly O
before O
the O
start O
, O
Markgraaff PER
said O
. O



BADMINTON O
- O
MALAYSIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
BADMINTON O
RESULTS O
. O

KUALA LOC
LUMPUR LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
in O
the O
Malaysian MISC

Open MISC
badminton O
tournament O
on O
Friday O
( O
prefix O
numbers O
denote O

seedings O
) O
: O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
quarter-finals O

2 O
- O
Ong PER
Ewe PER
Hock PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
beat O
5/8 O
- O
Hu PER
Zhilan PER
( O
China LOC
) O
15-2 O
15-10 O

9/16 O
- O
Luo PER
Yigang PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
Jason PER
Wong PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
15-5 O
15-6 O

Ijaya PER
Indra PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
beat O
P. PER
Kantharoopan PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
15-6 O
5-4 O

9/16 O
- O
Chen PER
Gang PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
9/16 O
- O
Hermawan PER
Susanto PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O

15-9 O
15-7 O



TENNIS O
- O
INJURED O
CHANDA PER
RUBIN PER
OUT O
OF O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-23 O

Promising O
10th-ranked O
American MISC
Chanda PER
Rubin PER
has O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
Tennis MISC
Championships MISC
with O
a O
wrist O
injury O
, O
tournament O
officials O
announced O
. O

The O
20-year-old O
Rubin PER
, O
who O
was O
to O
be O
seeded O
11th O
, O
is O
still O
suffering O
from O
tendinitis O
of O
the O
right O
wrist O
that O
has O
kept O
her O
sidelined O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Rubin PER
's O
misfortune O
turned O
into O
a O
very O
lucky O
break O
for O
eighth-seeded O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
. O

Davenport PER
had O
drawn O
one O
of O
the O
toughest O
first-round O
assignments O
of O
any O
of O
the O
seeded O
players O
in O
17th-ranked O
Karina PER
Habsudova PER
of O
Slovakia LOC
. O

But O
as O
the O
highest-ranked O
non-seeded O
player O
in O
the O
tournament O
, O
Habsudova PER
will O
be O
moved O
into O
Rubin PER
's O
slot O
in O
the O
draw O
, O
while O
Davenport PER
will O
now O
get O
a O
qualifier O
in O
the O
first O
round O
, O
according O
to O
U.S. MISC
Tennis MISC
Association MISC
officials O
. O

Rubin PER
is O
the O
third O
notable O
withdrawal O
from O
the O
women O
's O
competition O
after O
12th-ranked O
former O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
champion O
Mary PER
Pierce PER
and O
20th-ranked O
Wimbledon MISC
semifinalist O
Meredith PER
McGrath PER
pulled O
out O
earlier O
this O
week O
with O
injuries O
. O

Men O
's O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
champion O
Boris PER
Becker PER
will O
also O
miss O
the O
year O
's O
final O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
with O
a O
wrist O
injury O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
THURSDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-23 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Thursday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
72 O
54 O
.571 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
67 O
59 O
.532 O
5 O

BOSTON ORG
64 O
64 O
.500 O
9 O

TORONTO ORG
59 O
69 O
.461 O
14 O

DETROIT ORG
45 O
82 O
.354 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
76 O
51 O
.598 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
69 O
60 O
.535 O
8 O

MINNESOTA ORG
63 O
64 O
.496 O
13 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
60 O
68 O
.469 O
16 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
58 O
71 O
.450 O
19 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
74 O
54 O
.578 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
65 O
61 O
.516 O
8 O

OAKLAND ORG
62 O
68 O
.477 O
13 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
59 O
68 O
.465 O
14 O
1/2 O

FRIDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
23 O
SCHEDULE O

SEATTLE ORG
AT O
BOSTON LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CLEVELAND LOC

CALIFORNIA ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

TORONTO ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

DETROIT ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
MINNESOTA LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
79 O
47 O
.627 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
68 O
58 O
.540 O
11 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
69 O
.461 O
21 O

FLORIDA ORG
58 O
69 O
.457 O
21 O
1/2 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
52 O
76 O
.406 O
28 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
68 O
60 O
.531 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
67 O
60 O
.528 O
1/2 O

CHICAGO ORG
63 O
62 O
.504 O
3 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
63 O
62 O
.504 O
3 O
1/2 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
54 O
73 O
.425 O
13 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
70 O
59 O
.543 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
67 O
60 O
.528 O
2 O

COLORADO ORG
66 O
62 O
.516 O
3 O
1/2 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
54 O
71 O
.432 O
14 O

FRIDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
23 O
SCHEDULE O

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
FLORIDA LOC
( O
doubleheader O
) O

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
ATLANTA LOC

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

PITTSBURGH ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
LOS LOC
ANGELES LOC

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
DIEGO LOC

MONTREAL ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
THURSDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Thursday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

American MISC
League MISC

BOSTON ORG
2 O
Oakland ORG
1 O

Seattle ORG
10 O
BALTIMORE ORG
3 O

California ORG
12 O
NEW ORG
YORK ORG
3 O

Toronto ORG
1 O
CHICAGO ORG
0 O
( O
in O
6 O
1/2 O
) O

Detroit ORG
10 O
KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
3 O

Texas ORG
11 O
MINNESOTA ORG
2 O

National MISC
League MISC

COLORADO ORG
10 O
St ORG
Louis ORG
5 O

Cincinnati ORG
3 O
ATLANTA ORG
2 O
( O
in O
13 O
) O

Pittsburgh ORG
8 O
HOUSTON ORG
6 O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
8 O
Philadelphia ORG
5 O

Montreal ORG
5 O
SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
4 O



BASEBALL O
- O
SORRENTO PER
HITS O
SLAM O
AS O
SEATTLE ORG
ROUTS O
ORIOLES ORG
. O

BALTIMORE LOC
1996-08-22 O

Former O
Oriole MISC
Jamie PER
Moyer PER
allowed O
two O
hits O
over O
eight O
scoreless O
innings O
before O
tiring O
in O
the O
ninth O
and O
Paul PER
Sorrento PER
added O
his O
third O
grand O
slam O
of O
the O
season O
as O
the O
Seattle ORG
Mariners ORG
routed O
Baltimore ORG
10-3 O
Thursday O
. O

Moyer PER
( O
10-2 O
) O
, O
who O
was O
tagged O
for O
a O
pair O
of O
homers O
by O
Mike PER
Devereaux PER
and O
Brady PER
Anderson PER
and O
three O
runs O
in O
the O
ninth O
, O
walked O
none O
and O
struck O
out O
two O
. O

Norm PER
Charlton PER
retired O
the O
final O
three O
batters O
to O
seal O
the O
victory O
. O

With O
one O
out O
in O
the O
fifth O
Ken PER
Griffey PER
Jr PER
and O
Edgar PER
Martinez PER
stroked O
back-to-back O
singles O
off O
Orioles ORG
starter O
Rocky PER
Coppinger PER
( O
7-5 O
) O
and O
Jay PER
Buhner PER
walked O
. O

Sorrento PER
followed O
by O
hitting O
a O
1-2 O
pitch O
just O
over O
the O
right-field O
wall O
for O
a O
7-0 O
advantage O
. O

Right O
fielder O
Bobby PER
Bonilla PER
was O
after O
the O
ball O
, O
which O
was O
touched O
by O
fans O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
scoreboard O
in O
right O
. O

" O
Things O
fell O
in O
for O
us O
, O
" O
said O
Sorrento PER
, O
who O
has O
six O
career O
grand O
slams O
and O
hit O
the O
ninth O
of O
the O
season O
for O
the O
Mariners ORG
. O

" O
We O
have O
over O
a O
month O
left O
. O

We O
've O
got O
to O
make O
up O
some O
ground O
. O
" O

In O
the O
American MISC
League MISC
wild-card O
race O
, O
the O
Mariners ORG
are O
three O
games O
behind O
the O
White ORG
Sox ORG
, O
two O
behind O
Baltimore ORG
and O
two O
ahead O
of O
the O
Red ORG
Sox ORG
heading O
into O
Boston LOC
for O
a O
weekend O
series O
. O

Moyer PER
retired O
11 O
straight O
batters O
between O
the O
third O
and O
seventh O
innings O
and O
threw O
two O
or O
fewer O
pitches O
to O
11 O
of O
the O
29 O
batters O
he O
faced O
. O

" O
I O
made O
some O
bad O
pitches O
at O
the O
end O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
dwell O
on O
it O
. O

We O
won O
the O
game O
, O
" O
said O
Moyer PER
. O

Coppinger PER
( O
7-5 O
) O
was O
tagged O
for O
eight O
runs O
and O
10 O
hits O
in O
4 O
1/3 O
innings O
. O

Orioles ORG
manager O
Davey PER
Johnson PER
missed O
the O
game O
after O
being O
admitted O
to O
a O
hospital O
with O
an O
irregular O
heartbeat O
. O

Bench O
coach O
Andy PER
Etchebarren PER
took O
his O
place O
. O

In O
Boston LOC
, O
Troy PER
O'Leary PER
homered O
off O
the O
right-field O
foul O
pole O
with O
one O
out O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
ninth O
and O
the O
Red ORG
Sox ORG
climbed O
to O
the O
.500 O
mark O
for O
the O
first O
time O
this O
season O
with O
their O
fourth O
straight O
victory O
, O
2-1 O
over O
the O
Oakland ORG
Athletics ORG
. O

Boston ORG
has O
won O
15 O
of O
its O
last O
19 O
games O
. O

Boston ORG
's O
Roger PER
Clemens PER
( O
7-11 O
) O
was O
one O
out O
away O
from O
his O
second O
straight O
shutout O
when O
pinch-hitter O
Matt PER
Stairs PER
tripled O
over O
the O
head O
of O
centre O
fielder O
Lee PER
Tinsley PER
on O
an O
0-2 O
pitch O
and O
pinch-hitter O
Terry PER
Steinbach PER
dunked O
a O
broken-bat O
single O
into O
right O
to O
lift O
Oakland ORG
into O
a O
1-1 O
tie O
. O

The O
run O
broke O
Clemens PER
' O
28-inning O
shutout O
streak O
, O
longest O
in O
the O
majors O
this O
season O
. O

He O
pitched O
his O
fourth O
complete O
game O
, O
allowing O
eight O
hits O
with O
two O
walks O
and O
11 O
strikeouts O
. O

Reliever O
Mark PER
Acre PER
( O
0-1 O
) O
took O
the O
loss O
. O

In O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
Garret PER
Anderson PER
and O
Gary PER
DiSarcina PER
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
apiece O
in O
a O
five-run O
first O
inning O
and O
Jim PER
Edmonds PER
highlighted O
a O
six-run O
sixth O
with O
a O
bases-loaded O
double O
as O
the O
California ORG
Angels ORG
coasted O
to O
a O
12-3 O
victory O
over O
the O
Yankees ORG
in O
the O
rubber O
game O
of O
their O
three-game O
series O
. O

The O
Angels ORG
battered O
Kenny PER
Rogers PER
( O
10-7 O
) O
for O
five O
runs O
in O
the O
first O
. O

The O
Yankees ORG
have O
allowed O
at O
least O
two O
runs O
in O
the O
first O
inning O
in O
six O
straight O
games O
, O
getting O
outscored O
21-1 O
in O
the O
first O
inning O
in O
that O
span O
. O

Chuck PER
Finley PER
( O
12-12 O
) O
snapped O
a O
four-game O
losing O
streak O
. O

In O
Kansas LOC
City LOC
, O
Travis PER
Fryman PER
doubled O
in O
the O
go-ahead O
run O
in O
the O
fifth O
and O
Melvin PER
Nieves PER
and O
Damion PER
Easley PER
belted O
two-run O
homers O
as O
the O
Detroit ORG
Tigers ORG
claimed O
a O
10-3 O
win O
over O
the O
Royals ORG
, O
handing O
them O
their O
fifth O
straight O
loss O
. O

The O
Tigers ORG
won O
their O
third O
straight O
and O
halted O
a O
seven-game O
road O
losing O
streak O
behind O
Justin PER
Thompson PER
( O
1-2 O
) O
, O
who O
earned O
his O
first O
major-league O
win O
. O

Tim PER
Belcher PER
( O
12-8 O
) O
was O
tagged O
for O
six O
runs O
and O
nine O
hits O
in O
eight O
innings O
. O

At O
Minnesota LOC
, O
Ken PER
Hill PER
allowed O
two O
runs O
en O
route O
to O
his O
sixth O
complete O
game O
of O
the O
season O
and O
Rusty PER
Greer PER
added O
three O
hits O
, O
including O
a O
homer O
, O
and O
two O
RBI MISC
as O
the O
red-hot O
Texas ORG
Rangers ORG
routed O
the O
Twins ORG
11-2 O
. O

The O
Rangers ORG
, O
who O
won O
for O
the O
11th O
time O
in O
their O
last O
13 O
games O
, O
have O
scored O
45 O
runs O
in O
their O
last O
five O
contests O
. O

Hill PER
( O
14-7 O
) O
allowed O
10 O
hits O
. O

He O
has O
yielded O
just O
seven O
runs O
in O
his O
last O
four O
starts O
, O
covering O
33 O
1/3 O
innings O
. O

In O
Chicago LOC
, O
Erik PER
Hanson PER
outdueled O
Alex PER
Fernandez PER
, O
and O
Jacob PER
Brumfield PER
drove O
in O
Otis PER
Nixon PER
with O
the O
game O
's O
only O
run O
in O
the O
sixth O
inning O
as O
the O
Toronto ORG
Blue ORG
Jays ORG
blanked O
the O
White ORG
Sox ORG
1-0 O
in O
a O
game O
shortened O
to O
six O
innings O
due O
to O
rain O
. O

Toronto ORG
won O
its O
fifth O
straight O
and O
handed O
the O
White ORG
Sox ORG
their O
seventh O
loss O
in O
nine O
games O
. O

Hanson PER
( O
11-15 O
) O
allowed O
three O
hits O
, O
walked O
three O
and O
struck O
out O
four O
to O
snap O
a O
personal O
three-game O
losing O
streak O
. O

Fernandez PER
( O
12-8 O
) O
scattered O
six O
hits O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SPORTING ORG
START O
NEW O
SEASON O
WITH O
A O
WIN O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Sporting ORG
's O
Luis PER
Miguel PER
Predrosa PER
scored O
the O
first O
goal O
of O
the O
new O
league O
season O
as O
the O
Lisbon LOC
side O
cruised O
to O
a O
3-1 O
away O
win O
over O
SC ORG
Espinho ORG
on O
Friday O
. O

Predrosa PER
drilled O
a O
right-foot O
shot O
into O
the O
back O
of O
the O
net O
after O
24 O
minutes O
to O
set O
Sporting ORG
on O
the O
way O
to O
victory O
. O

Although O
Espinho ORG
's O
Nail PER
Besirovic PER
put O
the O
home O
side O
back O
on O
terms O
in O
the O
35th O
minute O
, O
Sporting ORG
quickly O
restored O
their O
lead O
. O

Jose PER
Luis PER
Vidigal PER
scored O
in O
the O
38th O
minute O
and O
Mustapha PER
Hadji PER
added O
the O
third O
in O
the O
57th O
. O

The O
game O
was O
brought O
forward O
from O
Sunday O
when O
reigning O
champions O
Porto ORG
and O
Lisbon ORG
rivals O
Benfica ORG
play O
their O
first O
games O
of O
the O
season O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
PORTUGUESE MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Result O
of O
a O
Portuguese MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
match O
on O
Friday O
: O

Espinho ORG
1 O
Sporting ORG
3 O



SOCCER O
- O
ST ORG
PAULI ORG
TAKE O
POINT O
WITH O
LATE O
FIGHTBACK O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Hamburg LOC
side O
St ORG
Pauli ORG
, O
tipped O
as O
prime O
candidates O
for O
relegation O
, O
produced O
a O
stunning O
second-half O
fightback O
to O
draw O
4-4 O
in O
their O
Bundesliga MISC
clash O
with O
Schalke ORG
on O
Friday O
. O

Schalke ORG
, O
who O
finished O
third O
last O
season O
, O
raced O
to O
a O
3-1 O
lead O
at O
halftime O
. O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
pulled O
a O
goal O
back O
through O
Andre PER
Trulsen PER
but O
Schalke ORG
striker O
Martin PER
Max PER
restored O
his O
team O
's O
two-goal O
cushion O
shortly O
afterwards O
. O

Christian PER
Springer PER
put O
St ORG
Pauli ORG
back O
in O
touch O
in O
the O
64th O
minute O
and O
three O
minutes O
later O
they O
were O
level O
, O
thanks O
to O
a O
penalty O
from O
Thomas PER
Sabotzik PER
. O

In O
the O
night O
's O
only O
other O
match O
, O
Hamburg ORG
beat O
Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
1-0 O
, O
Karsten PER
Baeron PER
scoring O
the O
winner O
after O
some O
dazzling O
build-up O
from O
in-form O
midfielder O
Harald PER
Spoerl PER
. O

The O
win O
put O
Hamburg ORG
in O
second O
place O
in O
the O
German MISC
first O
division O
after O
three O
games O
, O
though O
that O
may O
change O
after O
the O
other O
sides O
play O
on O
Saturday O
. O



ATHLETICS O
- O
SALAH PER
HISSOU PER
BREAKS O
10,000 O
METRES O
WORLD O
RECORD O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Morocco LOC
's O
Salah PER
Hissou PER
broke O
the O
men O
's O
10,000 O
metres O
world O
record O
on O
Friday O
when O
he O
clocked O
26 O
minutes O
38.08 O
seconds O
at O
the O
Brussels LOC
grand O
prix O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
previous O
mark O
of O
26:43.53 O
was O
set O
by O
Ethiopia LOC
's O
Haile PER
Gebreselassie PER
in O
the O
Dutch MISC
town O
of O
Hengelo LOC
in O
June O
last O
year O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARIES O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Summaries O
of O
Bundesliga MISC
matches O
on O
Friday O
: O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
0 O
Hamburg ORG
1 O
( O
Baeron PER
64th O
min O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
18,500 O
. O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
4 O
( O
Driller PER
15th O
, O
Trulsen PER
54th O
, O
Springer PER
64th O
, O
Sobotzik PER
67th O
penalty O
) O
Schalke ORG
4 O
( O
Max PER
11th O
, O
Thon PER
34th O
, O
Wilmots PER
38th O
, O
Springer PER
64th O
) O
. O

1-3 O
. O

19,775 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
SUMMARY O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Summary O
of O
a O
French MISC
first O
division O
match O
on O
Friday O
. O

Nancy ORG
0 O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
0 O
. O

Attendance O
: O
15,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULT O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Result O
of O
a O
French MISC
first O
division O
match O
on O
Friday O
. O

Nancy ORG
0 O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
on O
Friday O
: O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
4 O
Schalke ORG
4 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
0 O
Hamburg ORG
1 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
MASTERKOVA PER
BREAKS O
SECOND O
WORLD O
RECORD O
IN O
10 O
DAYS O
. O

Adrian PER
Warner PER

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Russia LOC
's O
double O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Svetlana PER
Masterkova PER
smashed O
her O
second O
world O
record O
in O
just O
10 O
days O
on O
Friday O
when O
she O
bettered O
the O
mark O
for O
the O
women O
's O
1,000 O
metres O
. O

After O
breaking O
the O
world O
record O
for O
the O
women O
's O
mile O
in O
Zurich LOC
last O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
Olympic MISC
800 O
and O
1,500 O
metres O
champion O
clocked O
two O
minutes O
28.98 O
seconds O
over O
1,000 O
at O
the O
Brussels LOC
grand O
prix O
meeting O
. O

The O
Russian MISC
ate O
up O
the O
ground O
in O
a O
swift O
last O
lap O
to O
shave O
0.36 O
seconds O
off O
the O
previous O
best O
of O
2:29.34 O
set O
by O
Mozambique LOC
's O
Maria PER
Mutola PER
in O
the O
same O
stadium O
in O
August O
last O
year O
. O

Former O
world O
800 O
champion O
Mutola PER
pushed O
Masterkova PER
all O
the O
way O
, O
finishing O
second O
in O
2:29.66 O
. O

But O
it O
was O
the O
Russian MISC
who O
picked O
up O
the O
bonus O
of O
$ O
25,000 O
for O
the O
historic O
run O
in O
front O
of O
a O
capacity O
40,000 O
crowd O
. O

Masterkova PER
dominated O
the O
middle-distance O
races O
at O
the O
recent O
Atlanta MISC
Games MISC
following O
her O
return O
to O
competition O
this O
season O
after O
a O
three-year O
maternity O
break O
. O

In O
her O
first O
mile O
race O
at O
the O
richest O
meeting O
in O
Zurich LOC
last O
Wednesday O
, O
she O
slashed O
3.05 O
seconds O
off O
the O
previous O
record O
. O

The O
record O
of O
four O
minutes O
, O
12.56 O
seconds O
in O
Zurich LOC
earned O
Masterkova PER
a O
bonus O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
plus O
one O
kilo O
of O
gold O
. O

After O
Friday O
's O
performance O
the O
Russian MISC
will O
have O
earned O
well O
over O
$ O
100,000 O
in O
less O
than O
a O
fortnight O
, O
taking O
her O
appearance O
money O
into O
account O
. O

Brussels LOC
organisers O
had O
laid O
a O
new O
track O
for O
the O
meeting O
comparable O
to O
the O
surface O
at O
the O
Atlanta MISC
Games MISC
but O
put O
down O
on O
a O
softer O
surface O
. O

Masterkova PER
clearly O
enjoyed O
it O
. O

Mutola PER
looked O
threatening O
in O
the O
final O
200 O
metres O
but O
the O
Russian MISC
found O
an O
extra O
gear O
to O
power O
home O
several O
strides O
ahead O
, O
pointing O
at O
the O
time O
on O
the O
clock O
with O
delight O
as O
she O
crossed O
the O
line O
. O



ATHLETICS O
- O
WOMEN O
'S O
1,000 O
METRES O
WORLD O
RECORD O
EVOLUTION O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Evolution O
of O
the O
women O
's O
1,000 O

metres O
world O
record O
( O
tabulated O
under O
time O
, O
name O
/ O
nationality O
, O

venue O
, O
date O
) O
: O

2:30.67 O
Christine PER
Wachtel PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Berlin LOC
17.8.90 O

2:29.34 O
Maria PER
Mutola PER
( O
Mozambique LOC
) O
Brussels LOC
25.8.95 O

2:28.98 O
Svetlana PER
Masterkova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
Brussels LOC
23.8.96 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
MASTERKOVA PER
BREAKS O
WOMEN O
'S O
WORLD O
1,000 O
RECORD O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Russian MISC
Svetlana PER
Masterkova PER
broke O
the O
women O
's O
world O
1,000 O
metres O
record O
on O
Friday O
when O
she O
clocked O
an O
unofficial O
two O
minutes O
28.99 O
seconds O
at O
the O
Brussels LOC
grand O
prix O
. O

The O
previous O
mark O
of O
2:29.34 O
was O
set O
by O
Mozambique LOC
's O
Maria PER
Mutola PER
here O
on O
August O
25 O
last O
year O
. O

The O
time O
was O
officially O
adjusted O
to O
2:28.98 O
. O



GOLF O
- O
GERMAN MISC
OPEN MISC
SECOND O
ROUND O
SCORES O
. O

STUTTGART LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-23 O

Leading O
second O
round O

scores O
in O
the O
German MISC
Open MISC
golf O
championship O
on O
Friday O
( O
Britain LOC

unless O
stated O
) O
: O

128 O
Ian PER
Woosnam PER
64 O
64 O

129 O
Robert PER
Karlsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
67 O
62 O

130 O
Fernando PER
Roca PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
66 O
64 O
, O
Ian PER
Pyman PER
66 O
64 O

131 O
Carl PER
Suneson PER
65 O
66 O
, O
Stephen PER
Field PER
66 O
65 O

132 O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Martin PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
66 O
66 O
, O
Raymond PER
Russell PER
63 O
69 O
, O

Thomas PER
Gogele PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
67 O
65 O
, O
Paul PER
Broadhurst PER
62 O
70 O
, O

Diego PER
Borrego PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
69 O
63 O

133 O
Ricky PER
Willison PER
69 O
64 O
, O
Stephen PER
Ames PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
and LOC
Tobago LOC
) O

68 O
65 O
, O
Eamonn PER
Darcy PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
65 O
68 O

134 O
Robert PER
Coles PER
68 O
66 O
, O
David PER
Williams PER
67 O
67 O
, O
Thomas PER
Bjorn PER

( O
Denmark LOC
) O
66 O
68 O
, O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
67 O
67 O
, O
Michael PER

Jonzon PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
67 O
67 O
, O
Roger PER
Chapman PER
72 O
62 O
, O
Jonathan PER
Lomas PER

67 O
67 O
, O
Francisco PER
Cea PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
68 O
66 O

135 O
Terry PER
Price PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
67 O
68 O
, O
Paul PER
Eales PER
67 O
68 O
, O
Wayne PER

Riley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
64 O
71 O
, O
Carl PER
Mason PER
69 O
66 O
, O
Barry PER
Lane PER

68 O
67 O
, O
Bernhard PER
Langer PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
64 O
71 O
, O
Gary PER
Orr PER
67 O
68 O
, O

Mats PER
Lanner PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
64 O
71 O
, O
Jeff PER
Hawksworth PER
67 O
68 O
, O
Des PER

Smyth PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
66 O
69 O
, O
David PER
Carter PER
66 O
69 O
, O
Steve PER
Webster PER

69 O
66 O
, O
Jose PER
Maria PER
Canizares PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
67 O
68 O
, O
Paul PER
Lawrie PER

66 O
69 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
MITCHELL PER
UPSTAGES O
TRIO O
OF O
OLYMPIC MISC
SPRINT O
CHAMPIONS O
. O

Adrian PER
Warner PER

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

American MISC
Dennis PER
Mitchell PER
upstaged O
a O
trio O
of O
past O
and O
present O
Olympic MISC
100 O
metres O
champions O
on O
Friday O
with O
a O
storming O
victory O
at O
the O
Brussels LOC
grand O
prix O
. O

Sporting ORG
his O
customary O
bright O
green O
outfit O
, O
the O
U.S. LOC
champion O
clocked O
10.03 O
seconds O
despite O
damp O
conditions O
to O
take O
the O
scalp O
of O
Canada LOC
's O
reigning O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Donovan PER
Bailey PER
, O
1992 O
champion O
Linford PER
Christie PER
of O
Britain LOC
and O
American MISC
1984 O
and O
1988 O
champion O
Carl PER
Lewis PER
. O

Mitchell PER
also O
beat O
world O
and O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Bailey PER
at O
the O
most O
lucrative O
meeting O
in O
the O
sport O
in O
Zurich LOC
last O
week O
. O

The O
American MISC
, O
who O
finished O
fourth O
at O
the O
Atlanta MISC
Games MISC
, O
was O
fast O
out O
of O
his O
blocks O
and O
held O
off O
Bailey PER
's O
late O
burst O
in O
the O
final O
20 O
metres O
before O
heading O
off O
for O
a O
lap O
of O
celebration O
. O

The O
Canadian MISC
was O
second O
in O
10.09 O
with O
Lewis PER
third O
in O
10.10 O
, O
ahead O
of O
Atlanta LOC
bronze O
medallist O
Ato PER
Boldon PER
who O
clocked O
10.12 O
in O
fourth O
. O

Christie PER
, O
competing O
in O
what O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
his O
last O
major O
international O
meeting O
, O
finished O
fifth O
in O
10.14 O
. O

Lewis PER
, O
making O
a O
rare O
appearance O
in O
Europe LOC
in O
a O
sprint O
race O
, O
left O
the O
track O
with O
a O
slight O
limp O
. O

American MISC
Olympic MISC
high O
hurdles O
champion O
Allen PER
Johnson PER
defied O
the O
wet O
conditions O
to O
produce O
a O
brilliant O
12.92 O
seconds O
in O
the O
110 O
metres O
race O
, O
just O
0.01 O
outside O
the O
world O
record O
held O
by O
Britain LOC
's O
Colin PER
Jackson PER
. O

Johnson PER
ran O
the O
same O
time O
at O
the O
U.S. LOC
Olympic MISC
trials O
in O
Atlanta LOC
in O
June O
to O
become O
the O
second O
equal O
fastest O
hurdler O
of O
all O
time O
with O
American MISC
Roger PER
Kingdom PER
. O

He O
seemed O
to O
relish O
the O
new O
track O
at O
the O
Brussels LOC
meeting O
, O
dominating O
the O
race O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
with O
a O
slight O
wind O
at O
his O
back O
. O

Jackson PER
, O
the O
only O
man O
to O
have O
run O
faster O
, O
could O
not O
live O
with O
his O
speed O
, O
taking O
second O
in O
13.24 O
seconds O
. O

The O
rain O
was O
pelting O
down O
when O
the O
women O
's O
high O
hurdlers O
stepped O
up O
for O
their O
100 O
metres O
race O
. O

But O
Sweden LOC
's O
Olympic MISC
high O
hurdles O
champion O
Ludmila PER
Engquist PER
, O
who O
crashed O
out O
of O
last O
week O
's O
meeting O
in O
Zurich LOC
after O
hitting O
a O
hurdle O
, O
also O
kept O
her O
footing O
perfectly O
to O
win O
in O
a O
fast O
12.60 O
seconds O
. O

Olympic MISC
silver O
medallist O
Brigita PER
Bukovec PER
of O
Slovenia LOC
could O
finish O
only O
fifth O
in O
the O
race O
in O
12.95 O
. O

Jamaican MISC
Commonwealth ORG
champion O
Michelle PER
Freeman PER
took O
second O
in O
12.77 O
ahead O
of O
Cuban MISC
Aliuska PER
Lopez PER
. O

The O
Zurich LOC
fall O
cost O
Engquist PER
a O
shot O
at O
a O
jackpot O
of O
20 O
one-kg O
gold O
bars O
which O
can O
be O
won O
by O
athletes O
who O
clinch O
their O
events O
at O
all O
of O
the O
Golden MISC
Four MISC
series O
in O
Oslo LOC
, O
Zurich LOC
, O
Brussels LOC
and O
Berlin LOC
. O

Seven O
athletes O
went O
into O
Friday O
's O
penultimate O
meeting O
of O
the O
series O
with O
a O
chance O
of O
winning O
the O
prize O
and O
American MISC
men O
's O
400 O
metres O
hurdles O
champion O
Derrick PER
Adkins PER
kept O
his O
hopes O
alive O
in O
the O
competition O
by O
winning O
his O
event O
in O
47.93 O
. O

American MISC
Olympic MISC
champion O
Gail PER
Devers PER
clocked O
a O
swift O
10.84 O
seconds O
on O
her O
way O
to O
victory O
in O
the O
women O
's O
100 O
metres O
, O
the O
second O
fastest O
time O
of O
the O
season O
and O
0.10 O
seconds O
faster O
than O
her O
winning O
time O
in O
Atlanta LOC
. O

Jamaican MISC
veteran O
Merlene PER
Ottey PER
, O
who O
beat O
Devers PER
in O
Zurich LOC
after O
just O
missing O
out O
on O
the O
gold O
medal O
in O
Atlanta LOC
after O
a O
photo O
finish O
, O
had O
to O
settle O
for O
third O
place O
in O
11.04 O
. O

American MISC
world O
champion O
Gwen PER
Torrence PER
, O
the O
bronze O
medallist O
in O
Atlanta LOC
, O
was O
second O
in O
11.00 O
. O

It O
was O
a O
costly O
defeat O
for O
Ottey PER
since O
it O
threw O
her O
out O
of O
the O
race O
for O
the O
Golden MISC
Four MISC
jackpot O
. O



ATHLETICS O
- O
BRUSSELS MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
RESULTS O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Leading O
results O
in O
the O
Brussels MISC

Grand MISC
Prix MISC
athletics O
meeting O
on O
Friday O
: O

Women O
's O
discus O

1. O
Ilke PER
Wyludda PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
66.60 O
metres O

2. O
Ellina PER
Zvereva PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
65.66 O

3. O
Franka PER
Dietzsch PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
61.74 O

4. O
Natalya PER
Sadova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
61.64 O

5. O
Mette PER
Bergmann PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
61.44 O

6. O
Nicoleta PER
Grasu PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
61.36 O

7. O
Olga PER
Chernyavskaya PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
60.46 O

8. O
Irina PER
Yatchenko PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
58.92 O

Women O
's O
100 O
metres O
hurdles O

1. O
Ludmila PER
Engquist PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
12.60 O
seconds O

2. O
Michelle PER
Freeman PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
12.77 O

3. O
Aliuska PER
Lopez PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
12.85 O

4. O
Dionne PER
Rose PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
12.88 O

5. O
Brigita PER
Bukovec PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
12.95 O

6. O
Yulia PER
Graudin PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
12.96 O

7. O
Julie PER
Baumann PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
13.36 O

8. O
Patricia PER
Girard-Leno PER
( O
France LOC
) O
13.36 O

9. O
Dawn PER
Bowles PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
13.53 O

Men O
's O
110 O
metres O
hurdles O

1. O
Allen PER
Johnson PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
12.92 O
seconds O

2. O
Colin PER
Jackson PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
13.24 O

3. O
Emilio PER
Valle PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
13.33 O

4. O
Sven PER
Pieters PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
13.37 O

5. O
Steve PER
Brown PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
13.38 O

6. O
Frank PER
Asselman PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
13.64 O

7. O
Hubert PER
Grossard PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
13.65 O

8. O
Jonathan PER
N'Senga PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
13.66 O

9. O
Johan PER
Lisabeth PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
13.75 O

Women O
's O
5,000 O
metres O

1. O
Roberta PER
Brunet PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
14 O
minutes O
48.96 O
seconds O

2. O
Fernanda PER
Ribeiro PER
( O
Portugal LOC
) O
14:49.81 O

3. O
Sally PER
Barsosio PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
14:58.29 O

4. O
Paula PER
Radcliffe PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
14:59.70 O

5. O
Julia PER
Vaquero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
15:04.94 O

6. O
Catherine PER
McKiernan PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
15:07.57 O

7. O
Annette PER
Peters PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
15:07.85 O

8. O
Pauline PER
Konga PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
15:11.40 O

Men O
's O
100 O
metres O

1. O
Dennis PER
Mitchell PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
10.03 O
seconds O

2. O
Donovan PER
Bailey PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
10.09 O

3. O
Carl PER
Lewis PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
10.10 O

4. O
Ato PER
Boldon PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
) O
10.12 O

5. O
Linford PER
Christie PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
10.14 O

6. O
Davidson PER
Ezinwa PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
10.15 O

7. O
Jon PER
Drummond PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
10.16 O

8. O
Bruny PER
Surin PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
10.30 O

Men O
's O
400 O
metres O
hurdles O

1. O
Derrick PER
Adkins PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
47.93 O
seconds O

2. O
Samuel PER
Matete PER
( O
Zambia LOC
) O
47.99 O

3. O
Rohan PER
Robinson PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
48.86 O

4. O
Torrance PER
Zellner PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
49.06 O

5. O
Jean-Paul PER
Bruwier PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
49.24 O

6. O
Dusan PER
Kovacs PER
( O
Hungary LOC
) O
49.31 O

7. O
Calvin PER
Davis PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
49.49 O

8. O
Laurent PER
Ottoz PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
49.61 O

9. O
Marc PER
Dollendorf PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
50.36 O

Women O
's O
100 O
metres O

1. O
Gail PER
Devers PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
10.84 O
seconds O

2. O
Gwen PER
Torrence PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
11.00 O

3. O
Merlene PER
Ottey PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
11.04 O

4. O
Mary PER
Onyali PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
11.09 O

5. O
Chryste PER
Gaines PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
11.18 O

6. O
Zhanna PER
Pintusevich PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
11.27 O

7. O
Irina PER
Privalova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
11.28 O

8. O
Natalia PER
Voronova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
11.28 O

9. O
Juliet PER
Cuthbert PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
11.31 O

Women O
's O
1,500 O
metres O

1. O
Regina PER
Jacobs PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
4 O
minutes O
01.77 O
seconds O

2. O
Patricia PER
Djate PER
( O
France LOC
) O
4:02.26 O

3. O
Carla PER
Sacramento PER
( O
Portugal LOC
) O
4:02.67 O

4. O
Yekaterina PER
Podkopayeva PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
4:04.78 O

5. O
Margret PER
Crowley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
4:05.00 O

6. O
Leah PER
Pells PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
4:05.64 O

7. O
Sarah PER
Thorsett PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
4:06.80 O

8. O
Sinead PER
Delahunty PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
4:07.27 O

3,000 O
metres O
steeplechase O

1. O
Joseph PER
Keter PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8 O
minutes O
10.02 O
seconds O

2. O
Patrick PER
Sang PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:12.04 O

3. O
Moses PER
Kiptanui PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:12.65 O

4. O
Gideon PER
Chirchir PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:15.69 O

5. O
Richard PER
Kosgei PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:16.80 O

6. O
Larbi PER
El PER
Khattabi PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
8:17.29 O

7. O
Eliud PER
Barngetuny PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:17.66 O

8. O
Bernard PER
Barmasai PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
8:17.94 O

Men O
's O
400 O
metres O

1. O
Michael PER
Johnson PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
44.29 O
seconds O

2. O
Derek PER
Mills PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
44.78 O

3. O
Anthuan PER
Maybank PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
44.92 O

4. O
Davis PER
Kamoga PER
( O
Uganda LOC
) O
44.96 O

5. O
Jamie PER
Baulch PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
45.08 O

6. O
Sunday PER
Bada PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
45.21 O

7. O
Samson PER
Kitur PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
45.34 O

8. O
Mark PER
Richardson PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
45.67 O

9. O
Jason PER
Rouser PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
46.11 O

Men O
's O
200 O
metres O

1. O
Frankie PER
Fredericks PER
( O
Namibia LOC
) O
19.92 O
seconds O

2. O
Ato PER
Boldon PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
) O
19.99 O

3. O
Jeff PER
Williams PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
20.21 O

4. O
Jon PER
Drummond PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
20.42 O

5. O
Patrick PER
Stevens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
20.42 O

6. O
Michael PER
Marsh PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
20.43 O

7. O
Ivan PER
Garcia PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
20.45 O

8. O
Eric PER
Wymeersch PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
20.84 O

9. O
Lamont PER
Smith PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
21.08 O

Women O
's O
1,000 O
metres O

1. O
Svetlana PER
Masterkova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
2 O
minutes O
28.98 O
seconds O

( O
world O
record O
) O

2. O
Maria PER
Mutola PER
( O
Mozambique LOC
) O
2:29.66 O

3. O
Malgorzata PER
Rydz PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
2:39.00 O

4. O
Anja PER
Smolders PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
2:43.06 O

5. O
Veerle PER
De PER
Jaeghere PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
2:43.18 O

6. O
Eleonora PER
Berlanda PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
2:43.44 O

7. O
Anneke PER
Matthijs PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
2:43.82 O

8. O
Jacqueline PER
Martin PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
2:44.22 O

Women O
's O
200 O
metres O

1. O
Mary PER
Onyali PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
22.42 O
seconds O

2. O
Inger PER
Miller PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
22.66 O

3. O
Irina PER
Privalova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
22.68 O

4. O
Natalia PER
Voronova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
22.73 O

5. O
Marina PER
Trandenkova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
22.84 O

6. O
Chandra PER
Sturrup PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
22.85 O

7. O
Zundra PER
Feagin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
23.18 O

8. O
Galina PER
Malchugina PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
23.25 O

Women O
's O
400 O
metres O

1. O
Cathy PER
Freeman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
49.48 O
seconds O

2. O
Marie-Jose PER
Perec PER
( O
France LOC
) O
49.72 O

3. O
Falilat PER
Ogunkoya PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
49.97 O

4. O
Pauline PER
Davis PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
50.14 O

5. O
Fatima PER
Yussuf PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
50.14 O

6. O
Maicel PER
Malone PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
50.51 O

7. O
Hana PER
Benesova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
51.71 O

8. O
Ann PER
Mercken PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
53.55 O

Men O
's O
3,000 O
metres O

1. O
Daniel PER
Komen PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
7 O
minutes O
25.87 O
seconds O

2. O
Khalid PER
Boulami PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
7:31.65 O

3. O
Bob PER
Kennedy PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7:31.69 O

4. O
El PER
Hassane PER
Lahssini PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
7:32.44 O

5. O
Thomas PER
Nyariki PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
7:35.56 O

6. O
Noureddine PER
Morceli PER
( O
Algeria LOC
) O
7:36.81 O

7. O
Fita PER
Bayesa PER
( O
Ethiopia LOC
) O
7:38.09 O

8. O
Martin PER
Keino PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
7:38.88 O

Men O
's O
discus O

1. O
Lars PER
Riedel PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
66.74 O
metres O

2. O
Anthony PER
Washington PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
66.72 O

3. O
Vladimir PER
Dubrovshchik PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
64.02 O

4. O
Virgilius PER
Alekna PER
( O
Lithuania LOC
) O
63.62 O

5. O
Juergen PER
Schult PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
63.48 O

6. O
Vassiliy PER
Kaptyukh PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
61.80 O

7. O
Vaclavas PER
Kidikas PER
( O
Lithuania LOC
) O
60.92 O

8. O
Michael PER
Mollenbeck PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
59.24 O

Men O
's O
triple O
jump O

1. O
Jonathan PER
Edwards PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
17.50 O
metres O

2. O
Yoelvis PER
Quesada PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
17.29 O

3. O
Brian PER
Wellman PER
( O
Bermuda LOC
) O
17.05 O

4. O
Kenny PER
Harrison PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
16.97 O

5. O
Gennadi PER
Markov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
16.66 O

6. O
Francis PER
Agyepong PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
16.63 O

7. O
Rogel PER
Nachum PER
( O
Israel LOC
) O
16.36 O

8. O
Sigurd PER
Njerve PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
16.35 O

Men O
's O
1,500 O
metres O

1. O
Hicham PER
El PER
Guerrouj PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
three O
minutes O
29.05 O
seconds O

2. O
Isaac PER
Viciosa PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
3:33.00 O

3. O
William PER
Tanui PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
3:33.36 O

4. O
Elijah PER
Maru PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
3:33.64 O

5. O
Marcus PER
O'Sullivan PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
3:33.77 O

6. O
John PER
Mayock PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
3:33.94 O

7. O
Laban PER
Rotich PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
3:34.12 O

8. O
Christophe PER
Impens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
3:34.13 O

Women O
's O
high O
jump O

1. O
Stefka PER
Kostadinova PER
( O
Bulgaria LOC
) O
2.03 O
metres O

2. O
Inga PER
Babakova PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
2.03 O

3. O
Alina PER
Astafei PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
1.97 O

4. O
Tatyana PER
Motkova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
1.94 O

5. O
Svetlana PER
Zalevskaya PER
( O
Kazakhstan LOC
) O
1.91 O

6. O
Yelena PER
Gulyayeva PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
1.88 O

7. O
Hanna PER
Haugland PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
1.88 O

8 O
equal O
. O

Olga PER
Boshova PER
( O
Moldova LOC
) O
1.85 O

8 O
equal O
. O

Nele PER
Zilinskiene PER
( O
Lithuania LOC
) O
1.85 O

Men O
's O
10,000 O
metres O

1. O
Salah PER
Hissou PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
26 O
minutes O
38.08 O
seconds O
( O
world O

record O
) O

2. O
Paul PER
Tergat PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
26:54.41 O

3. O
Paul PER
Koech PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
26:56.78 O

4. O
William PER
Kiptum PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
27:18.84 O

5. O
Aloys PER
Nizigama PER
( O
Burundi LOC
) O
27:25.13 O

6. O
Mathias PER
Ntawulikura PER
( O
Rwanda LOC
) O
27:25.48 O

7. O
Abel PER
Anton PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
28:18.44 O

8. O
Kamiel PER
Maase PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
28.29.42 O

9. O
Worku PER
Bekila PER
( O
Ethiopia LOC
) O
28.42.23 O

10. O
Robert PER
Stefko PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
28:42.26 O



SOCCER O
- O
JORGE PER
CALLS O
UP O
SIX O
PORTO ORG
PLAYERS O
FOR O
WORLD MISC
CUP MISC
QUALIFIER O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Portugal LOC
's O
new O
coach O
Artur PER
Jorge PER
called O
up O
six O
players O
from O
league O
champions O
Porto ORG
on O
Friday O
in O
an O
18-man O
squad O
for O
the O
opening O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifier O
against O
Armenia LOC
on O
August O
31 O
. O

Midfielder O
Paulo PER
Sousa PER
, O
recently O
transferred O
to O
Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
from O
Italy LOC
's O
Juventus ORG
, O
is O
the O
only O
leading O
member O
of O
the O
Portuguese MISC
side O
from O
this O
year O
's O
European MISC
championships O
who O
will O
not O
make O
the O
trip O
. O

It O
will O
be O
Jorge PER
's O
first O
game O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
national O
squad O
since O
taking O
over O
from O
Antonio PER
Oliveira PER
, O
who O
now O
coaches O
Porto ORG
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
Euro MISC
96 MISC
. O

Squad O
: O

Goalkeepers O
- O
Vitor PER
Baia PER
, O
Rui PER
Correia PER
. O

Defenders O
- O
Jorge PER
Costa PER
, O
Paulinho PER
Santos PER
, O
Helder PER
Cristovao PER
, O
Carlos PER
Secretario PER
, O
Dimas PER
Teixeira PER
, O
Fernando PER
Couto PER
. O

Midfielders O
- O
Jose PER
Barroso PER
, O
Luis PER
Figo PER
, O
Rui PER
Barros PER
, O
Rui PER
Costa PER
, O
Oceano PER
Cruz PER
, O
Ricardo PER
Sa PER
Pinto PER
. O

Forwards O
- O
Domingos PER
Oliveira PER
, O
Joao PER
Vieira PER
Pinto PER
, O
Jorge PER
Cadete PER
, O
Antonio PER
Folha PER
. O



SOCCER O
- O
VOGTS PER
KEEPS O
FAITH O
WITH O
EURO MISC
' MISC
96 MISC
CHAMPIONS O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Trainer O
Berti PER
Vogts PER
kept O
faith O
with O
his O
entire O
European MISC
championship O
winning O
squad O
for O
Germany LOC
's O
first O
match O
since O
their O
title O
victory O
, O
a O
friendly O
in O
Poland LOC
. O

Vogts PER
picked O
no O
new O
players O
for O
the O
squad O
for O
the O
September O
4 O
game O
in O
Zabrze LOC
. O

Instead O
on O
Friday O
he O
nominated O
all O
23 O
Euro MISC
' MISC
96 MISC
veterans O
including O
Bremen ORG
's O
Jens PER
Todt PER
, O
called O
up O
before O
the O
final O
by O
special O
UEFA ORG
dispensation O
. O

He O
will O
, O
however O
, O
have O
to O
do O
without O
the O
Dortmund ORG
trio O
of O
libero O
Matthias PER
Sammer PER
, O
midfielder O
Steffen PER
Freund PER
and O
defender O
Rene PER
Schneider PER
, O
who O
were O
all O
formally O
nominated O
despite O
being O
injured O
. O

" O
This O
squad O
is O
currently O
the O
basis O
of O
my O
planning O
for O
the O
1998 O
World MISC
Cup MISC
, O
" O
Vogts PER
said O
. O
" O

We O
'll O
have O
to O
see O
which O
other O
players O
produce O
good O
league O
performances O
to O
play O
themselves O
into O
the O
squad O
. O
" O

Squad O
: O

Goalkeepers O
- O
Oliver PER
Kahn PER
, O
Andreas PER
Koepke PER
, O
Oliver PER
Reck PER

Defenders O
- O
Markus PER
Babbel PER
, O
Thomas PER
Helmer PER
, O
Juergen PER
Kohler PER
, O
Stefan PER
Reuter PER
, O
Matthias PER
Sammer PER
, O
Rene PER
Schneider PER

Midfielders O
- O
Mario PER
Basler PER
, O
Marco PER
Bode PER
, O
Dieter PER
Eilts PER
, O
Steffen PER
Freund PER
, O
Thomas PER
Haessler PER
, O
Andreas PER
Moeller PER
, O
Mehmet PER
Scholl PER
, O
Thomas PER
Strunz PER
, O
Jens PER
Todt PER
, O
Christian PER
Ziege PER

Forwards O
- O
Oliver PER
Bierhoff PER
, O
Fredi PER
Bobic PER
, O
Juergen PER
Klinsmann PER
, O
Stefan PER
Kuntz PER
. O



SOCCER O
- O
EUROPEAN MISC
CUP MISC
DRAWS O
FOR O
AEK ORG
, O
OLYMPIAKOS ORG
, O
PAO ORG
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Following O
are O
the O
European MISC
soccer O

draws O
for O
the O
UEFA ORG
cup O
and O
the O
cup O
's O
winners O
cup O
involving O
Greek MISC

teams O
that O
took O
place O
today O
in O
Geneva LOC
: O

x-AEK ORG
Athens ORG
( O
Greece LOC
) O
v O
Chemlon ORG
Humenne ORG
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O

x-Olympiakos ORG
v O
Ferencvaros ORG
( O
Hungary LOC
) O

x-PAO ORG
v O
Legia ORG
Warsaw ORG
( O
Poland LOC
) O

x O
indicates O
seeded O
teams O
. O

-- O
Dimitris PER
Kontogiannis PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



SOCCER O
- O
EURO MISC
CLUB O
COMPETITION O
FIRST O
ROUND O
DRAWS O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-23 O

Draws O
for O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
European MISC
club O
soccer O
competitions O
made O
on O
Friday O
( O
x O
denotes O
seeded O
team O
) O
: O

UEFA MISC
Cup MISC
Lyngby ORG
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
v O
x-Club ORG
Brugge ORG
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Casino ORG
Graz ORG
( O
Austria LOC
) O
v O
Ekeren ORG
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Besiktas ORG
( O
Turkey LOC
) O
v O
Molenbeek ORG
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Alania ORG
Vladikavkaz ORG
( O
Russia LOC
) O
v O
x-Anderlecht ORG
( O
Belgium LOC
) O

Cup MISC
Winners MISC
' MISC
Cup MISC
x-Cercle ORG
Brugge ORG
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
v O
Brann ORG
Bergen ORG
( O
Norway LOC
) O



CRICKET O
- O
SRI LOC
LANKA LOC
AND O
AUSTRALIA LOC
SAY O
RELATIONS O
HAVE O
HEALED O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
and O
Australia LOC
agreed O
on O
Friday O
that O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
teams O
had O
healed O
since O
the O
Sri MISC
Lankans MISC
' O
acrimonious O
tour O
last O
year O
. O

The O
Sri MISC
Lankans MISC
were O
first O
found O
guilty O
then O
cleared O
of O
ball O
tampering O
and O
off-spinner O
Muttiah PER
Muralitharan PER
was O
called O
for O
throwing O
during O
a O
controversial O
three-test O
series O
in O
Australia LOC
. O

" O
Our O
concern O
is O
to O
get O
out O
there O
and O
play O
proper O
cricket O
, O
" O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
captain O
Arjuna PER
Ranatunga PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
a O
warmup O
match O
between O
the O
World MISC
Cup MISC
champions O
and O
a O
World ORG
XI ORG
team O
scheduled O
for O
Saturday O
. O

" O
What O
happened O
is O
history O
. O
" O

Australian MISC
team O
manager O
Cam PER
Battersby PER
said O
he O
agreed O
with O
Ranatunga PER
. O

" O
I O
believe O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
teams O
will O
be O
excellent O
, O
" O
Batterby PER
said O
. O

The O
Australians MISC
are O
making O
their O
first O
visit O
to O
the O
Indian LOC
Ocean LOC
island O
since O
boycotting O
a O
World MISC
Cup MISC
fixture O
in O
February O
after O
a O
terrorist O
bomb O
in O
Colombo LOC
. O

Australia LOC
have O
been O
promised O
the O
presence O
of O
commandos O
, O
sniffer O
dogs O
and O
plainclothes O
policemen O
to O
ensure O
a O
limited O
overs O
tournament O
is O
trouble-free O
. O

The O
tournament O
, O
starting O
on O
August O
26 O
, O
also O
includes O
India LOC
and O
Zimbabwe LOC
. O

Battersby PER
said O
he O
was O
satisfied O
with O
the O
security O
arrangements O
. O

Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
officials O
said O
they O
expected O
heavy O
rain O
which O
washed O
out O
a O
warmup O
match O
on O
Friday O
should O
cease O
by O
Saturday O
. O

Australia LOC
, O
led O
by O
wicketkeeper O
Ian PER
Healy PER
, O
opened O
their O
short O
tour O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
with O
a O
five-run O
win O
over O
the O
country O
's O
youth O
team O
on O
Thursday O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
ANGOLA LOC
- O
AUG O
23 O
. O

LUANDA LOC
1996-08-23 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Angolan MISC
press O
on O
Friday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

- O
- O
- O
- O

JORNAL ORG
DE ORG
ANGOLA ORG

- O
The O
Angolan MISC
Chief O
of O
State O
addressed O
a O
letter O
to O
UN ORG
Security ORG
Council ORG
proposing O
dates O
for O
the O
conclusion O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
in O
Angola LOC
. O

He O
proposed O
definite O
dates O
, O
August O
25 O
for O
return O
of O
Unita ORG
generals O
to O
the O
joint O
army O
, O
September O
5 O
for O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
formation O
of O
the O
Government ORG
of ORG
National ORG
Unity ORG
and ORG
Reconciliation ORG
. O

Until O
this O
date O
the O
free O
circulation O
of O
peoples O
and O
goods O
should O
be O
guaranteed O
, O
the O
government O
administration O
installed O
in O
all O
areas O
and O
the O
Unita ORG
deputies O
should O
occupy O
their O
places O
in O
the O
National ORG
Assembly ORG
. O

The O
president O
justified O
his O
proposal O
by O
the O
delays O
verified O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
including O
the O
fact O
that O
areas O
under O
Unita ORG
control O
or O
occupation O
have O
not O
been O
effectively O
demilitarised O
, O
where O
the O
Unita ORG
military O
forces O
have O
been O
substituted O
by O
their O
so-called O
police O
. O

- O
President O
Dos PER
Santos PER
proposes O
the O
establishment O
by O
UN ORG
Security ORG
Council ORG
of O
definitive O
and O
final O
timetable O
for O
the O
tasks O
and O
obligations O
under O
the O
Lusaka MISC
Agreement MISC
and O
the O
sending O
of O
a O
mission O
of O
SC ORG
, O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
, O
to O
supervise O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
agreement O
. O



FORECAST O
- O
S.AFRICAN MISC
COMPANY O
RESULTS O
CONSENSUS O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-23 O

Analysts O
estimates O
of O
major O

South MISC
African MISC
company O
results O
expected O
next O
week O
include O
the O

following O
( O
all O
figures O
cents O
per O
share O
) O
: O

DAY--COMPANY----PERIOD--CONSENSUS----RANGE-------PVS O

MON O
Gencor ORG
YR O
EPS O
93.12 O
92.0-94.5 O
73.8 O

MON O
Gencor ORG
YR O
DIV O
25.75 O
25.0-27.0 O
20.0 O

MON O
Primedia ORG
YR O
EPS O
N O
/ O
A O
149.1 O

MON O
Primedia ORG
YR O
DIV O
N O
/ O
A O
123.2 O

MON O
Distillers ORG
YR O
EPS O
N O
/ O
A O
71.8 O

MON O
Distillers ORG
YR O
DIV O
N O
/ O
A O
49.0 O

TUE O
Iscor ORG
YR O
EPS O
29.7 O
26.0-32.0 O
38.0 O

TUE O
Iscor ORG
YR O
DIV O
15.0 O
14.5-16.5 O
16.5 O

TUE O
McCarthy ORG
YR O
EPS O
125.3 O
112.0-149.0 O
93.2 O

TUE O
McCarthy ORG
YR O
DIV O
36.8 O
32.0-43.0 O
28.0 O

WED O
Imphold ORG
YR O
EPS O
172.7 O
170.4-175.0 O
115.1 O

WED O
Imphold ORG
YR O
DIV O
67.5 O
66.6-68.4 O
45.0 O

THU O
M&R ORG
YR O
EPS O
113.0 O
112.1-113.4 O
126.0 O

THU O
M&R ORG
YR O
DIV O
31.7 O
10.5-42.3 O
47.0 O

THU O
JD ORG
Group ORG
YR O
EPS O
143.7 O
138.0-149.0 O
111.2 O

THU O
JD ORG
Group ORG
YR O
DIV O
41.8 O
41.0-42.5 O
33.0 O

ooOOoo O

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Ulster ORG
Petroleums ORG
Ltd ORG
Q2 O
net O
profit O
falls O
. O

CALGARY LOC
1996-08-23 O

1996 O
1995 O

Shr O
C$ MISC
0.04 O
C$ MISC
0.08 O

Net O
1,196 O
2,232 O

Cash O
flow O
/ O
shr O
0.39 O
0.41 O

Revs O
20,167 O
18,623 O

6 O
MONTHS O

Shr O
C$ MISC
0.12 O
C$ MISC
0.15 O

Net O
3,674 O
4,271 O

Cash O
flow O
/ O
shr O
0.86 O
0.81 O

Revs O
41,752 O
35,711 O

( O
All O
data O
above O
000s O
except O
per O
share O
numbers O
) O

-- O
Reuters ORG
Toronto ORG
Bureau ORG
416 O
941-8100 O



Nigerian MISC
terms O
jeopardize O
Commonwealth ORG
trip-Canada MISC
. O

OTTAWA LOC
1996-08-23 O

Commonwealth ORG
ministers O
concerned O
about O
human O
rights O
in O
Nigeria LOC
may O
cancel O
a O
planned O
trip O
there O
because O
of O
government O
restrictions O
on O
their O
mission O
, O
Canadian MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Lloyd PER
Axworthy PER
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

" O
The O
reaction O
of O
the O
regime O
there O
is O
such O
that O
many O
of O
us O
feel O
that O
the O
mission O
under O
the O
present O
circumstances O
should O
n't O
go O
ahead O
, O
" O
Axworthy PER
said O
. O

Commonwealth ORG
foreign O
ministers O
will O
meet O
in O
London LOC
on O
Wednesday O
to O
discuss O
what O
to O
do O
, O
he O
added O
. O



Mid-tier O
golds O
up O
in O
heavy O
trading O
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Investors O
gave O
into O
gold O
fever O
Friday O
morning O
, O
with O
heavy O
trading O
in O
a O
handful O
of O
Toronto-based MISC
gold O
companies O
. O

TVX ORG
Gold ORG
Inc ORG
was O
up O
C$ MISC
0.30 O
to O
C$ MISC
11.55 O
in O
trading O
of O
780,000 O
shares O
, O
while O
Kinross ORG
Gold ORG
Corp ORG
gained O
C$ MISC
0.25 O
to O
C$ MISC
11 O
in O
volume O
of O
720,000 O
shares O
. O

And O
Scorpion ORG
Minerals ORG
Inc ORG
, O
a O
junior O
gold O
exploration O
company O
with O
five O
Indonesian MISC
mining O
properties O
, O
was O
up O
C$ MISC
0.50 O
to O
C$ MISC
6 O
, O
with O
about O
120,000 O
shares O
changing O
hands O
. O

TVX ORG
and O
Kinross ORG
rose O
after O
recent O
buy O
recommendations O
from O
U.S. LOC
brokers O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

But O
Scorpion ORG
was O
raising O
a O
lot O
of O
eyebrows O
after O
it O
issued O
a O
release O
Friday O
morning O
saying O
it O
was O
not O
aware O
of O
any O
developments O
that O
could O
have O
affected O
the O
stock O
. O

The O
company O
was O
formed O
this O
year O
and O
a O
couple O
of O
analysts O
have O
been O
on O
their O
properties O
, O
said O
one O
analyst O
. O

Exploration O
results O
are O
expected O
soon O
. O

-- O
Reuters ORG
Toronto ORG
Bureau ORG
416 O
941-8100 O



RESEARCH O
ALERT O
- O
Unitog ORG
Co ORG
upgraded O
. O

- O
Barrington ORG
Research ORG
Associates ORG
Inc ORG
said O
Friday O
it O
upgraded O
Unitog ORG
Co ORG
to O
a O
near-term O
outperform O
from O
a O
long-term O
outperform O
rating O
. O

- O
Analyst O
Alexander PER
Paris PER
said O
he O
expected O
consistent O
20 O
percent O
earnings O
growth O
after O
an O
estimated O
gain O
of O
18 O
percent O
for O
1996 O
. O

- O
The O
stock O
closed O
unchanged O
at O
27 O
, O
down O
from O
a O
recent O
high O
of O
30 O
. O

-- O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
, O
312-408-8787 O



Buffett PER
raises O
Property ORG
Capital ORG
stake O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Omaha LOC
billionaire O
Warren PER
Buffett PER
said O
Friday O
he O
raised O
his O
stake O
in O
Property ORG
Capital ORG
Trust ORG
to O
8.0 O
percent O
from O
6.7 O
percent O
. O

In O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchnage ORG
Commission ORG
, O
Buffett PER
said O
he O
bought O
62,900 O
additional O
common O
shares O
of O
the O
Boston-based MISC
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
at O
prices O
ranging O
from O
$ O
7.65 O
to O
$ O
8.02 O
a O
share O
. O

The O
purchases O
increased O
his O
holding O
in O
the O
company O
to O
725,900 O
shares O
, O
which O
was O
purchased O
for O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
6.2 O
million O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Buffett PER
, O
who O
is O
well-known O
as O
a O
long-term O
investor O
, O
is O
chairman O
of O
Berkshire ORG
Hathaway ORG
Inc ORG
, O
a O
holding O
company O
through O
which O
he O
holds O
investments O
in O
several O
large O
U.S. LOC
companies O
. O



Colombia LOC
, O
U.S. LOC
reach O
aviation O
agreement O
. O

MIAMI LOC
1996-08-23 O

The O
U.S. LOC
and O
Colombian MISC
governments O
reached O
an O
agreement O
that O
will O
allow O
AMR ORG
Corp ORG
's O
American ORG
Airlines ORG
to O
operate O
three O
round-trip O
flights O
between O
New LOC
York LOC
and O
Bogota LOC
, O
the O
Department ORG
of ORG
Transportation ORG
said O
Friday O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
which O
followed O
talks O
in O
Miami LOC
this O
week O
, O
AMR ORG
also O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
shift O
up O
to O
four O
of O
the O
weekly O
flights O
it O
now O
operates O
between O
Miami LOC
and O
Colombia LOC
to O
its O
New LOC
York LOC
gateway O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
also O
will O
be O
able O
to O
designate O
one O
new O
all-cargo O
carrier O
for O
service O
between O
the O
two O
nations O
after O
two O
years O
. O

Colombia LOC
was O
permitted O
to O
add O
a O
single O
additional O
round-trip O
flight O
to O
its O
current O
New LOC
York LOC
service O
, O
although O
it O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
do O
so O
while O
under O
Category O
Two O
( O
Conditional O
) O
status O
under O
the O
Federal ORG
Aviation ORG
Administration ORG
's O
International MISC
Aviation MISC
Safety MISC
program MISC
. O

Colombia LOC
would O
be O
allowed O
to O
add O
new O
service O
when O
its O
safety O
assessment O
has O
been O
improved O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

With O
the O
exception O
of O
the O
new O
services O
just O
agreed O
to O
, O
the O
governments O
of O
the O
two O
nations O
have O
agreed O
to O
maintain O
their O
current O
level O
of O
routes O
and O
airlines O
for O
the O
next O
2-1/2 O
years O
, O
the O
agreement O
said O
. O

The O
agreement O
resolved O
a O
dispute O
that O
arose O
in O
June O
when O
Colombia LOC
turned O
down O
American ORG
's O
request O
to O
operate O
flights O
between O
New LOC
York LOC
and O
Bogota LOC
, O
a O
denial O
that O
prompted O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
to O
charge O
that O
the O
Colombians MISC
were O
breaking O
a O
bilateral O
aviation O
agreement O
and O
to O
propose O
sanctions O
against O
one O
of O
two O
Colombian MISC
airlines O
, O
Avianca ORG
and O
ACES ORG
. O



Clean O
tanker O
fixtures O
and O
enquiries O
- O
1754 O
GMT MISC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

LATEST O
FIXTURES O

- O
MIDEAST LOC
GULF LOC
/ O
RED LOC
SEA LOC

Konpolis ORG
75 O
1/9 O
Mideast LOC
/ O
Indonesia LOC
W112.5 O
KPC ORG
. O

TBN ORG
30 O
6/9 O
Mideast LOC
/ O
W.C. LOC
India LOC
W200 O
, O
E.C.India LOC
W195 O
IOC ORG
. O

- O
ASIA LOC
PACIFIC LOC

Petrobulk ORG
Rainbow ORG
28 O
24/8 O
Okinawa LOC
/ O
Inchon LOC
$ O
190,000 O
Honam ORG
. O

- O
MED LOC
/ O
BLACK LOC
SEA LOC

TBN ORG
30 O
15/9 O
Constanza LOC
/ O
Inia LOC
$ O
700,000 O
IOC ORG
. O

- O
UK LOC
/ O
CONT O

Port ORG
Christine ORG
36,5 O
3/9 O
Pembroke LOC
/ O
US LOC
W145 O
Stentex ORG
. O

- O
WESTERN LOC
HEMISPHERE LOC

Kpaitan ORG
Stankov ORG
69 O
31/8 O
St LOC
Croix LOC
/ O
USAC LOC
W125 O
Hess ORG
. O

AP ORG
Moller ORG
30 O
31/8 O
Caribs LOC
/ O
Japan LOC
$ O
875,000 O
BP ORG
. O

Tiber ORG
29 O
2/9 O
Caribs LOC
/ O
options O
W265 O
Stinnes ORG
. O

------------------------------------------------------------ O

- O
MIDDAY O
FIXTURES O

- O
MIDEAST LOC
GULF LOC
/ O
RED LOC
SEA LOC

Tenacity ORG
70 O
24/08 O
Mideast LOC
/ O
South LOC
Korea LOC
W145 O
Samsung ORG
. O

SKS ORG
Tana ORG
70 O
03/09 O
Mideast LOC
/ O
Japan LOC
W145 O
CNR ORG
. O

Northsea ORG
Chaser ORG
55 O
12/09 O
Mideast LOC
/ O
Japan LOC
W167.5 O
Jomo ORG
. O

Sibonina ORG
55 O
13/09 O
Red LOC
Sea LOC
/ O
Japan LOC
W160 O
Marubeni ORG
. O

- O
ASIA LOC
/ O
PACIFIC LOC

Neptune ORG
Crux ORG
30 O
02/09 O
Singapore LOC
/ O
options O
$ O
185,000 O
Sietco ORG
. O

World ORG
Bridge ORG
30 O
03/09 O
South LOC
Korea LOC
/ O
Japan LOC
rnr O
CNR ORG
. O

Fulmar ORG
30 O
28/08 O
Ulsan LOC
/ O
Yosu LOC
$ O
105,000 O
LG ORG
Caltex ORG
. O

- O
MED LOC
/ O
BLACK LOC
SEA LOC

Hemina ORG
33 O
05/09 O
Eleusis ORG
/ O
UKCM ORG
W155 O
CNR ORG
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+44 O
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542 O
8980 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
229-1 O
V O
ENGLAND LOC
- O
close O
. O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
not O
out O
116 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
c O
Cork PER
b O
Croft PER
46 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
not O
out O
58 O

Extras O
9 O

Fall O
of O
wicket O
- O
1-106 O

To O
bat O
- O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
, O
Salim PER
Malik PER
, O
Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
, O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
, O
Moin PER
Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Mohammad PER
Akam PER

England LOC
326 O
all O
out O



RTRS ORG
- O
Golf O
: O
Norman PER
sacks O
his O
coach O
after O
disappointing O
season O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-23 O

World O
number O
one O
golfer O
Greg PER
Norman PER
has O
sacked O
his O
coach O
Butch PER
Harmon PER
after O
a O
disappointing O
season O
. O

" O
Butch PER
and O
I O
are O
finished O
, O
" O
Norman PER
told O
reporters O
on O
Thursday O
before O
the O
start O
of O
the O
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
in O
Akron LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
. O

Norman PER
, O
a O
two-time O
British MISC
Open MISC
champion O
, O
parted O
ways O
with O
his O
long-time O
mentor O
after O
drawing O
a O
blank O
in O
this O
year O
's O
four O
majors O
, O
winning O
two O
tournaments O
worldwide O
. O

The O
blonde O
Australian MISC
opened O
with O
a O
level O
par O
round O
of O
70 O
in O
Akron LOC
, O
leaving O
him O
four O
shots O
adrift O
of O
the O
leaders O
, O
Americans MISC
Billy PER
Mayfair PER
and O
Paul PER
Goydos PER
and O
Japan LOC
's O
Hidemichi PER
Tanaki PER
. O

On O
Wednesday O
Norman PER
described O
this O
year O
as O
his O
worst O
on O
the O
professional O
circuit O
since O
1991 O
, O
when O
he O
failed O
to O
win O
a O
tournament O
. O

" O
My O
application O
this O
year O
has O
been O
strange O
, O
" O
Norman PER
said O
. O
" O

Maybe O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
as O
keyed O
up O
as O
I O
should O
have O
been O
. O
" O

" O
Sometimes O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
it O
in O
your O
head O
to O
play O
. O

Maybe O
this O
was O
one O
of O
those O
years O
where O
I O
was O
there O
, O
but O
I O
was O
n't O
100 O
percent O
there O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
be O
100 O
percent O
to O
perform O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



Soccer O
- O
Arab MISC
team O
breaks O
new O
ground O
in O
Israel LOC
. O

Ori PER
Lewis PER

TAIBE LOC
, O
Israel LOC
1996-08-23 O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
Israeli MISC
history O
, O
an O
Arab MISC
team O
will O
take O
the O
field O
when O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
soccer O
season O
starts O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Hapoel ORG
Taibe ORG
fields O
four O
Jewish MISC
players O
and O
two O
foreign O
imports O
-- O
a O
Pole MISC
and O
a O
Romanian MISC
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
side O
is O
made O
up O
mainly O
of O
Moslem MISC
Arabs MISC
. O

The O
club O
, O
founded O
in O
1961 O
, O
has O
a O
loyal O
following O
in O
Taibe LOC
, O
an O
Arab MISC
town O
of O
28,000 O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
Israel LOC
. O

But O
away O
from O
their O
home O
ground O
, O
they O
face O
unfriendly O
crowds O
who O
taunt O
the O
players O
with O
racist O
abuse O
. O

" O
The O
very O
first O
thing O
we O
thought O
about O
after O
we O
knew O
we O
would O
be O
promoted O
was O
the O
game O
against O
Betar ORG
Jerusalem ORG
, O
" O
said O
Taibe ORG
supporter O
Karem PER
Haj PER
Yihye PER
. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
Taibe ORG
, O
coached O
by O
Pole MISC
Wojtek PER
Lazarek PER
, O
met O
Betar ORG
, O
a O
club O
closely O
associated O
with O
the O
right-wing O
Likud ORG
party O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
a O
Cup MISC
match O
in O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

Chants O
from O
the O
crowd O
of O
" O
Death O
to O
the O
Arabs MISC
" O
, O
and O
bottle-throwing O
during O
the O
game O
marred O
the O
match O
which O
ended O
in O
a O
goalless O
draw O
. O

One O
Taibe ORG
supporter O
required O
hospital O
treatment O
for O
cuts O
and O
bruises O
after O
a O
stone O
struck O
his O
head O
as O
he O
was O
driving O
from O
the O
stadium O
. O

" O
We O
're O
used O
to O
hearing O
the O
taunts O
of O
" O
Death O
to O
the O
Arabs MISC
' O
, O
" O
said O
Sameh PER
Haj PER
Yihye PER
, O
a O
Taibe LOC
resident O
who O
studies O
at O
Jerusalem LOC
's O
Hebrew ORG
University ORG
. O
" O

But O
we O
know O
that O
these O
are O
only O
words O
, O
nobody O
has O
died O
from O
hearing O
them O
and O
it O
only O
makes O
us O
support O
our O
team O
more O
vehemently O
. O
" O

The O
dusty O
town O
of O
Taibe LOC
lacks O
the O
amenities O
of O
Jewish MISC
communities O
and O
many O
Israeli MISC
Arabs MISC
have O
long O
complained O
of O
state O
discrimination O
. O

" O
There O
are O
no O
parks O
or O
empty O
areas O
of O
land O
around O
here O
, O
so O
when O
we O
want O
to O
play O
a O
friendly O
game O
of O
soccer O
we O
all O
load O
up O
in O
the O
car O
and O
travel O
to O
Tel LOC
Aviv LOC
, O
" O
60 O
km O
( O
36 O
miles O
) O
away O
, O
Sameh PER
Haj PER
Yihye PER
said O
. O

The O
town O
's O
ramshackle O
2,500-seat O
ground O
is O
accessible O
only O
by O
two O
dirt O
tracks O
. O

" O
We O
plan O
to O
build O
a O
10,000-seat O
stadium O
, O
but O
it O
may O
well O
be O
situated O
elsewhere O
, O
" O
said O
club O
chairman O
Abdul PER
Rahman PER
Haj PER
Yihye PER
. O
" O

We O
will O
discuss O
this O
with O
the O
mayor O
and O
hopefully O
a O
new O
or O
refurbished O
ground O
will O
be O
completed O
by O
the O
start O
of O
the O
new O
year O
. O
" O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Taibe ORG
will O
play O
all O
their O
heavily O
policed O
home O
matches O
at O
the O
Jewish MISC
coastal O
town O
of O
Netanya LOC
. O

" O
We O
are O
Israelis MISC
, O
there O
is O
no O
question O
about O
that O
, O
" O
said O
Karem PER
Haj PER
Yihye PER
, O
a O
hotel O
waiter O
. O

" O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
connection O
with O
the O
Palestinians MISC
, O
they O
live O
over O
there O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
pointing O
to O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
seven O
km O
( O
four O
miles O
) O
to O
the O
east O
. O

" O
We O
do O
n't O
feel O
our O
club O
represents O
Palestinian MISC
Arabs MISC
, O
" O
said O
club O
chairman O
Abdul PER
Rahman PER
. O
" O

We O
are O
trying O
to O
do O
all O
we O
can O
to O
run O
a O
professional O
outfit O
, O
we O
are O
pleased O
at O
any O
support O
we O
get O
, O
but O
do O
not O
go O
out O
looking O
to O
represent O
the O
whole O
Arab MISC
world O
. O
" O



Soccer O
- O
Kennedy PER
and O
Phelan PER
both O
out O
of O
Irish MISC
squad O
. O

DUBLIN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Two O
players O
have O
withdrawn O
from O
the O
Republic LOC
of LOC
Ireland LOC
squad O
for O
the O
1998 O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifying O
match O
against O
Liechenstein LOC
on O
August O
31 O
, O
the O
Football ORG
Association ORG
of ORG
Ireland ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
F.A.I. ORG
statement O
said O
that O
Liverpool ORG
striker O
Mark PER
Kennedy PER
and O
Chelsea ORG
defender O
Terry PER
Phelan PER
were O
both O
receiving O
treatment O
for O
injuries O
and O
would O
not O
be O
travelling O
to O
Liechenstein LOC
for O
the O
game O
. O

No O
replacements O
had O
been O
named O
. O

-- O
Damien PER
Lynch PER
, O
Dublin ORG
Newsroom ORG
+353 O
1 O
6603377 O



Soccer O
- O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
face O
Juventus ORG
in O
Europe LOC
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-23 O

European MISC
champions O
Juventus ORG
will O
face O
English MISC
league O
and O
cup O
double O
winners O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
in O
this O
season O
's O
European MISC
Champions MISC
' MISC
League MISC
. O

The O
draw O
made O
on O
Friday O
pitted O
Juventus ORG
, O
who O
beat O
Dutch MISC
champions O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
4-2 O
on O
penalties O
in O
last O
year O
's O
final O
, O
against O
Alex PER
Ferguson PER
's O
European MISC
hopefuls O
in O
group O
C O
. O

The O
other O
two O
teams O
in O
the O
group O
are O
last O
season O
's O
Cup MISC
Winners MISC
' MISC
Cup MISC
runners-up O
Rapid ORG
Vienna ORG
and O
Fenerbahce ORG
of O
Turkey LOC
. O

Juventus ORG
meet O
United ORG
in O
Turin LOC
on O
September O
11 O
, O
with O
the O
return O
match O
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
on O
November O
20 O
. O

United ORG
have O
dominated O
the O
premier O
league O
in O
the O
1990s O
, O
winning O
three O
English MISC
championships O
in O
four O
years O
, O
but O
have O
consistently O
failed O
in O
Europe LOC
, O
crashing O
out O
of O
the O
European MISC
Cup MISC
to O
Galatasaray ORG
of O
Turkey LOC
and O
Spain LOC
's O
Barcelona ORG
at O
their O
last O
two O
attempts O
. O

They O
have O
not O
lifted O
a O
European MISC
Trophy MISC
since O
1991 O
when O
they O
beat O
Barcelona ORG
in O
the O
Cup MISC
Winners MISC
' MISC
Cup MISC
final O
, O
and O
their O
one O
and O
only O
European MISC
Cup MISC
triumph O
was O
way O
back O
in O
1968 O
, O
when O
they O
beat O
Benfica ORG
of O
Portugal LOC
4-1 O
at O
Wembley LOC
. O

Juventus ORG
have O
won O
the O
European MISC
Cup MISC
twice O
. O

Before O
conquering O
Ajax ORG
last O
year O
they O
beat O
United ORG
's O
big O
English MISC
rivals O
Liverpool ORG
in O
the O
ill-fated O
1985 O
final O
in O
the O
Heysel LOC
stadium O
in O
Brussels LOC
. O



Nigeria LOC
police O
kill O
six O
robbery O
suspects O
. O

LAGOS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Nigerian MISC
police O
shot O
dead O
six O
robbery O
suspects O
as O
they O
tried O
to O
escape O
from O
custody O
in O
the O
northern O
city O
of O
Sokoto LOC
, O
the O
national O
news O
agency O
reported O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
News ORG
Agency ORG
of ORG
Nigeria ORG
( O
NAN ORG
) O
quoted O
police O
spokesman O
Umar PER
Shelling PER
as O
saying O
the O
six O
were O
killed O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

They O
had O
been O
arrested O
last O
week O
for O
stealing O
800,000 O
naira O
( O
$ O
10,000 O
) O
from O
a O
sheep O
merchant O
. O



Rwandan MISC
group O
says O
expulsion O
could O
be O
imminent O
. O

NAIROBI LOC
1996-08-23 O

Repatriation O
of O
1.1 O
million O
Rwandan MISC
Hutu MISC
refugees O
announced O
by O
Zaire LOC
and O
Rwanda LOC
on O
Thursday O
could O
start O
within O
the O
next O
few O
days O
, O
an O
exiled O
Rwandan MISC
Hutu MISC
lobby O
group O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Innocent PER
Butare PER
, O
executive O
secretary O
of O
the O
Rally ORG
for ORG
the ORG
Return ORG
of ORG
Refugees ORG
and ORG
Democracy ORG
in ORG
Rwanda ORG
( O
RDR ORG
) O
which O
says O
it O
has O
the O
support O
of O
Rwanda LOC
's O
exiled O
Hutus MISC
, O
appealed O
to O
the O
international O
community O
to O
deter O
the O
two O
countries O
from O
going O
ahead O
with O
what O
it O
termed O
a O
" O
forced O
and O
inhuman O
action O
" O
. O



Orthodox O
church O
blown O
up O
in O
southern O
Croatia LOC
. O

ZAGREB LOC
1996-08-23 O

Saboteurs O
blew O
up O
a O
Serb MISC
orthodox O
church O
in O
southern O
Croatia LOC
on O
Friday O
with O
a O
blast O
which O
also O
damaged O
four O
nearby O
homes O
, O
the O
state O
news O
agency O
Hina ORG
reported O
. O

HINA ORG
said O
the O
church O
in O
the O
small O
village O
of O
Karin LOC
Gornji LOC
, O
30 O
km O
( O
19 O
miles O
) O
north O
of O
Zadar LOC
, O
was O
destroyed O
by O
the O
morning O
attack O
. O

It O
did O
not O
report O
any O
casualties O
. O

Zadar LOC
police O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
they O
had O
launched O
an O
investigation O
and O
were O
doing O
their O
best O
to O
find O
the O
perpetrators O
. O

HINA ORG
said O
it O
was O
the O
first O
time O
an O
orthodox O
church O
had O
been O
blown O
up O
in O
the O
Zadar LOC
hinterland O
, O
where O
a O
large O
number O
of O
Serbs MISC
lived O
before O
the O
1991 O
war O
over O
Croatia LOC
's O
independence O
from O
the O
Yugoslav MISC
federation O
. O

The O
area O
was O
part O
of O
the O
self-styled O
state O
of O
Krajina LOC
proclaimed O
by O
minority O
Serbs MISC
in O
1991 O
and O
recaptured O
by O
the O
Croatian MISC
army O
last O
year O
. O

Up O
to O
200,000 O
Serbs MISC
fled O
to O
Bosnia LOC
and O
Yugoslavia LOC
, O
leaving O
Krajina LOC
vacant O
and O
depopulated O
. O



Hungary LOC
's O
gross O
foreign O
debt O
rises O
in O
June O
. O

BUDAPEST LOC
1996-08-23 O

Hungary LOC
's O
gross O
foreign O
debt O
rose O
to O
$ O
27.53 O
billion O
in O
June O
from O
$ O
27.25 O
billion O
in O
May O
, O
the O

National ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Hungary ORG
( O
NBH ORG
) O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

FIGURES O
IN O
$ O
MILLION O
June O
1996 O
May O
1996 O

Gross O
foreign O
debt O
27,535.5 O
27,246.5 O

International O
reserves O
and O

other O
foreign O
assets O
13,256.5 O
12,855.7 O

Net O
foreign O
debt O
14,278.9 O
14,390.7 O

Net O
foreign O
debt O
of O
the O

government O
and O
NBH ORG
9,510.9 O
10,056.4 O

-- O
Budapest LOC
newsroom O
( O
36 O
1 O
) O
266 O
2410 O



Germany LOC
, O
Poland LOC
tighten O
cooperation O
against O
crime O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-23 O

Germany LOC
and O
Poland LOC
agreed O
on O
Friday O
to O
tighten O
cooperation O
between O
their O
intelligence O
services O
in O
fighting O
international O
organised O
crime O
, O
PAP ORG
news O
agency O
reported O
. O

Interior ORG
Minister O
Zbigniew PER
Siemiatkowski PER
and O
Bernd PER
Schmidbauer PER
, O
German MISC
intelligence O
co-ordinator O
in O
Helmut PER
Kohl PER
's O
chancellery O
, O
sealed O
the O
closer O
links O
during O
talks O
in O
Warsaw LOC
. O

Ministry O
spokesman O
Ryszard PER
Hincza PER
told O
the O
Polish MISC
agency O
the O
services O
would O
work O
together O
against O
mafia-style O
groups O
, O
drug O
smuggling O
and O
illegal O
trade O
in O
arms O
and O
radioactive O
materials O
. O



Russians MISC
, O
Chechens MISC
say O
observing O
Grozny LOC
ceasefire O
. O

GROZNY LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-23 O

Rebel O
fighters O
and O
Russian MISC
soldiers O
said O
a O
ceasefire O
effective O
at O
noon O
( O
0800 O
GMT MISC
) O
on O
Friday O
was O
being O
generally O
observed O
, O
although O
scattered O
gunfire O
echoed O
through O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
. O

The O
Russian MISC
army O
said O
earlier O
it O
was O
preparing O
to O
withdraw O
from O
the O
rebel-dominated O
southern O
mountains O
of O
the O
region O
as O
part O
of O
the O
peace O
deal O
reached O
with O
separatists O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
There O
has O
been O
some O
shooting O
from O
their O
side O
but O
it O
has O
been O
relatively O
quiet O
, O
" O
said O
fighter O
Aslan PER
Shabazov PER
, O
a O
bearded O
man O
wearing O
a O
white O
t-shirt O
and O
camoflage O
trousers O
. O

Soon O
after O
he O
spoke O
another O
burst O
of O
gunfire O
rocked O
the O
courtyard O
where O
the O
rebels O
had O
set O
up O
their O
base O
and O
a O
captured O
Russian MISC
T-72 MISC
tank O
roared O
out O
to O
investigate O
. O

The O
separatists O
, O
who O
swept O
into O
Grozny LOC
on O
August O
6 O
, O
still O
control O
large O
areas O
of O
the O
centre O
of O
town O
, O
and O
Russian MISC
soldiers O
are O
based O
at O
checkpoints O
on O
the O
approach O
roads O
. O

" O
The O
ceasefire O
is O
being O
observed O
, O
" O
said O
woman O
soldier O
Svetlana PER
Goncharova PER
, O
35 O
, O
short O
dark O
hair O
poking O
out O
from O
under O
a O
peaked O
camouflage O
cap O
. O

A O
few O
helicopters O
flew O
overhead O
, O
firing O
off O
flares O
, O
but O
there O
was O
no O
shooting O
from O
the O
air O
. O

The O
truce O
, O
the O
latest O
of O
several O
, O
was O
agreed O
in O
talks O
on O
Thursday O
between O
Russian MISC
peacemaker O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
and O
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
. O

The O
two O
also O
agreed O
to O
set O
up O
joint O
patrols O
in O
Grozny LOC
, O
but O
Goncharova PER
said O
she O
was O
sceptical O
about O
whether O
this O
could O
work O
. O

" O
We O
have O
to O
try O
it O
, O
but O
I O
doubt O
if O
this O
is O
possible O
with O
the O
separatists O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O



WEATHER O
- O
Conditions O
at O
CIS LOC
airports O
- O
August O
23 O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-23 O

No O
closures O
of O
airports O
in O
the O
Commonwealth LOC
of LOC
Independent LOC
States LOC
are O
expected O
on O
August O
24 O
and O
August O
25 O
, O
the O
Russian ORG
Weather ORG
Service ORG
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

-- O
Moscow ORG
Newsroom ORG
+7095 O
941 O
8520 O



Granic PER
arrives O
to O
sign O
Croatia-Yugoslavia LOC
treaty O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-23 O

Yugoslavia LOC
and O
Croatia LOC
were O
poised O
on O
Friday O
to O
sign O
a O
landmark O
normalisation O
treaty O
ending O
five O
years O
of O
tensions O
and O
paving O
way O
for O
stabilisation O
in O
the O
Balkans LOC
. O

Croatian MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Mate PER
Granic PER
landed O
at O
Belgrade LOC
airport O
aboard O
a O
Croatian MISC
government O
jet O
on O
Friday O
morning O
for O
talks O
with O
his O
Yugoslav MISC
counterparts O
and O
a O
signing O
ceremony O
expected O
around O
noon O
( O
1000 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O

On O
Thursday O
the O
Yugoslav MISC
government O
endorsed O
the O
text O
of O
the O
agreement O
on O
normalising O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
the O
Yugoslav MISC
news O
agency O
Tanjug ORG
said O
. O

" O
The O
government O
assessed O
the O
agreement O
as O
a O
crucial O
step O
to O
resolving O
the O
Yugoslav MISC
crisis O
, O
ensuring O
the O
restoration O
of O
peace O
in O
former O
Yugoslavia LOC
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

Last-minute O
talks O
this O
week O
on O
the O
legal O
fine O
print O
finally O
cleared O
the O
way O
for O
a O
treaty O
based O
on O
mutual O
recognition O
within O
internationally O
recognised O
borders O
and O
the O
establishment O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
diplomats O
said O
. O

The O
pact O
ends O
five O
years O
of O
hostility O
after O
Croatia LOC
's O
secession O
from O
federal O
Yugoslavia LOC
. O

Western MISC
powers O
regard O
diplomatic O
normalisation O
between O
Croatia LOC
and O
Serbia LOC
, O
twin O
pillars O
of O
the O
old O
multinational O
federal O
Yugoslavia LOC
, O
as O
a O
crucial O
step O
towards O
a O
lasting O
peace O
in O
the O
Balkans LOC
. O



Ecuador LOC
president O
to O
lunch O
with O
ethnic O
Indians MISC
. O

QUITO LOC
, O
Ecuador LOC
1996-08-23 O

Ecuador LOC
's O
President O
Abdala PER
Bucaram PER
has O
announced O
he O
will O
hold O
regular O
lunches O
in O
his O
presidential O
palace O
for O
members O
of O
the O
country O
's O
different O
ethnic O
groups O
as O
of O
next O
week O
. O

" O
It O
was O
about O
time O
for O
the O
Indians MISC
, O
the O
blacks O
and O
the O
mixed-bloods O
to O
begin O
eating O
in O
the O
palace O
with O
their O
president O
because O
this O
is O
not O
a O
palace O
exclusively O
for O
the O
potentates O
and O
ambassadors O
and O
protocol O
, O
" O
Bucaram PER
said O
late O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
In O
these O
weekly O
lunches O
we O
are O
going O
to O
get O
to O
know O
the O
problems O
of O
the O
Indian MISC
, O
mixed-race O
, O
black O
and O
peasant O
sectors O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

He O
has O
invited O
35 O
Indian MISC
leaders O
to O
lunch O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

Bucaram PER
, O
who O
was O
elected O
on O
a O
populist O
platform O
last O
month O
, O
also O
plans O
to O
create O
a O
ministry O
for O
ethnic O
cultures O
. O

The O
Andean MISC
nation O
's O
population O
of O
11.4 O
million O
is O
47 O
percent O
indigenous O
. O



Brazil LOC
to O
use O
hovercrafts O
for O
Amazon LOC
travel O
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-22 O

Hovercrafts O
will O
soon O
be O
plying O
the O
waters O
of O
the O
Amazon LOC
in O
a O
bid O
to O
reduce O
the O
difficulties O
of O
transportation O
on O
the O
vast O
Brazilian MISC
waterway O
, O
the O
government O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Two O
Russian-built MISC
hovercrafts O
, O
capable O
of O
carrying O
up O
to O
50 O
tons O
each O
, O
will O
begin O
ferrying O
passengers O
and O
cargo O
up O
and O
down O
the O
huge O
river O
from O
its O
mouth O
at O
Belem LOC
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
Brazil LOC
's O
Amazon ORG
Affairs ORG
Department ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
use O
of O
riverways O
in O
the O
region O
has O
been O
made O
a O
priority O
under O
a O
government O
plan O
for O
the O
Amazon LOC
and O
the O
high-speed O
hovercraft O
will O
help O
reduce O
the O
time O
involved O
in O
travelling O
often O
massive O
distances O
, O
it O
said O
. O



HK LOC
's O
Tsang PER
to O
visit O
Indonesia LOC
, O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-23 O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
Financial O
Secretary O
Donald PER
Tsang PER
will O
visit O
Indonesia LOC
and O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
from O
August O
25 O
to O
31 O
, O
the O
government O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

In O
Jakarta LOC
, O
Tsang PER
will O
meet O
President O
Suharto PER
, O
Minister O
of O
Finance ORG
Mar'ie PER
Muhammad PER
, O
Minister O
of O
Foreign ORG
Affairs ORG
Ali PER
Alatas PER
and O
Minister O
of O
Trade ORG
and ORG
Industry ORG
Tungky PER
Ariwibowo PER
. O

On O
his O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
leg O
from O
August O
29 O
, O
Tsang PER
will O
meet O
Prime O
Minister O
Jim PER
Bolger PER
, O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Don PER
McKinnon PER
and O
Minister O
of O
Finance ORG
Bill PER
Birch PER
. O



Jordan LOC
expels O
Iraqi MISC
diplomat O
after O
bread O
riots O
. O

Rana PER
Sabbagh PER

AMMAN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Jordan LOC
, O
which O
has O
blamed O
Iraq LOC
for O
bread O
riots O
last O
week O
, O
has O
asked O
an O
Iraqi MISC
diplomat O
to O
leave O
, O
official O
and O
diplomatic O
sources O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
main O
Friday O
prayers O
in O
southern O
Jordan LOC
that O
were O
the O
starting O
point O
for O
the O
riots O
a O
week O
ago O
passed O
peacefully O
under O
tight O
security O
imposed O
by O
the O
army O
with O
only O
brief O
demonstrations O
reported O
. O

Adel PER
Ibrahim PER
, O
the O
Iraqi MISC
embassy O
's O
press O
attache O
, O
was O
asked O
to O
leave O
" O
because O
he O
was O
carrying O
out O
duties O
incompatible O
with O
diplomatic O
norms O
" O
, O
one O
source O
told O
Reuters ORG
, O
implying O
he O
was O
accused O
of O
spying O
. O

Ibrahim PER
told O
Reuters ORG
by O
telephone O
from O
his O
embassy O
office O
in O
Amman LOC
that O
he O
" O
had O
not O
been O
notified O
" O
of O
any O
explusion O
order O
. O

The O
government O
declined O
official O
comment O
. O

Ibrahim PER
's O
assistant O
, O
Hussein PER
Khalaf PER
, O
was O
expelled O
earlier O
this O
year O
for O
similar O
reasons O
amid O
rising O
tension O
in O
bilateral O
ties O
after O
King O
Hussein PER
began O
calling O
for O
change O
in O
Baghdad LOC
following O
top O
Iraqi MISC
defections O
in O
August O
1995 O
. O

Iraq LOC
retaliated O
then O
by O
expelling O
a O
junior O
administrator O
working O
in O
the O
Jordanian MISC
embassy O
in O
Baghdad LOC
but O
has O
continued O
its O
policy O
of O
trying O
to O
avoid O
public O
conflicts O
with O
Jordan LOC
-- O
its O
only O
secure O
route O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Jordan LOC
has O
accused O
Iraq LOC
and O
a O
local O
pro-Baghdad MISC
party O
for O
the O
country O
's O
worst O
unrest O
in O
seven O
years O
which O
erupted O
after O
it O
almost O
doubled O
the O
prices O
of O
bread O
last O
week O
under O
radical O
economic O
reforms O
agreed O
with O
the O
International ORG
Monetary ORG
Fund ORG
. O

In O
Karak LOC
, O
where O
two O
days O
of O
riots O
flared O
last O
Friday O
, O
a O
few O
hundred O
young O
men O
lingered O
outside O
Omari LOC
mosque O
on O
leaving O
, O
shouting O
slogans O
for O
about O
15 O
minutes O
. O

" O
Disperse O
, O
abstain O
from O
forming O
groups O
and O
help O
maintain O
order O
, O
" O
army O
officers O
, O
who O
has O
enforced O
a O
loose O
curfew O
since O
the O
riots O
, O
told O
the O
crowd O
through O
loudspeakers O
. O

The O
men O
shouted O
" O
Allahu PER
Akbar O
" O
( O
God PER
is O
Greatest O
) O
as O
a O
former O
Islamist MISC
deputy O
, O
Ahmed PER
Kafawin PER
, O
told O
soldiers O
the O
crowd O
would O
not O
cause O
trouble O
. O

He O
had O
earlier O
mounted O
the O
mosque O
's O
pulpit O
to O
demand O
release O
of O
detainees O
, O
an O
end O
to O
raids O
on O
houses O
and O
the O
cancelling O
of O
the O
bread O
price O
rises O
. O

Armoured O
cars O
had O
patrolled O
streets O
in O
Karak LOC
, O
traditional O
bastion O
of O
communist O
ideology O
and O
Baath MISC
socialism O
that O
swept O
the O
region O
in O
the O
1950s O
, O
and O
guarded O
entrances O
to O
the O
hill-top O
city O
famed O
for O
its O
Crusader O
castle O
before O
the O
prayers O
. O

There O
was O
also O
heavy O
security O
in O
the O
crowded O
centre O
of O
Amman LOC
, O
where O
smaller O
clashes O
had O
erupted O
last O
Saturday O
, O
but O
Friday O
prayers O
at O
the O
main O
mosque O
ended O
quietly O
as O
police O
in O
full O
riot O
gear O
looked O
on O
. O

The O
Jordanian ORG
Arab ORG
Socialist ORG
Baath ORG
Party ORG
, O
which O
has O
one O
deputy O
in O
the O
80-seat O
lower O
house O
of O
parliament O
, O
has O
denied O
involvement O
in O
unrest O
which O
it O
blamed O
on O
government O
policies O
and O
rising O
economic O
hardship O
. O

Government O
attempts O
to O
link O
the O
rioting O
to O
foreign O
influence O
has O
been O
treated O
with O
derision O
by O
those O
in O
the O
streets O
who O
blame O
the O
protests O
on O
severe O
economic O
hardships O
. O



Turkey LOC
says O
killed O
17 O
Kurd MISC
rebels O
in O
clashes O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-23 O

Turkish MISC
troops O
have O
killed O
17 O
Kurdish MISC
rebels O
in O
recent O
clashes O
in O
the O
southeast O
of O
the O
country O
, O
the O
state-run O
Anatolian ORG
news O
agency O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Two O
security O
officials O
and O
two O
state-paid O
village O
guards O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
fighting O
with O
Kurdistan ORG
Workers ORG
Party ORG
( O
PKK ORG
) O
guerrillas O
, O
the O
agency O
quoted O
the O
emergency O
rule O
governor O
's O
office O
as O
saying O
. O

Eight O
of O
the O
rebels O
were O
killed O
in O
Van LOC
province O
, O
five O
in O
Sirnak LOC
and O
four O
in O
Hakkari LOC
. O

The O
agency O
did O
not O
say O
when O
the O
clashes O
took O
place O
. O

More O
than O
20,000 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
the O
PKK ORG
's O
12-year-old O
fight O
for O
independence O
or O
autonomy O
in O
southeastern O
Turkey LOC
. O

Three O
people O
, O
including O
two O
village O
guards O
, O
died O
when O
a O
mine O
planted O
by O
PKK ORG
rebels O
exploded O
on O
a O
road O
in O
the O
southeast O
, O
Anatolian ORG
reported O
earlier O
. O

It O
said O
a O
taxi O
carrying O
the O
guards O
, O
members O
of O
a O
mostly O
Kurdish MISC
militia O
which O
fights O
the O
PKK ORG
, O
hit O
the O
mine O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Diyarbakir LOC
. O



U.S. LOC
says O
Iraqi MISC
Kurds MISC
agree O
ceasefire O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Leaders O
of O
Iraq LOC
's O
two O
main O
Kurdish MISC
factions O
agreed O
on O
Friday O
to O
end O
six O
days O
of O
fighting O
and O
to O
attend O
U.S.-mediated MISC
peace O
talks O
next O
month O
, O
the O
State ORG
Department ORG
said O
. O

Spokesman O
Glyn PER
Davies PER
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
agreement O
followed O
direct O
U.S. LOC
contacts O
with O
Massoud PER
Barzani PER
, O
leader O
of O
the O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
KDP ORG
) O
, O
and O
Jalal PER
Talabani PER
, O
leader O
of O
the O
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
. O

Davies PER
said O
the O
two O
leaders O
" O
have O
agreed O
to O
cease O
the O
fighting O
( O
and O
) O
return O
their O
forces O
to O
the O
positions O
held O
before O
the O
current O
fighting O
began O
" O
on O
August O
17 O
. O

He O
did O
not O
give O
a O
specific O
time O
for O
the O
ceasefire O
but O
said O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
looked O
forward O
to O
" O
immediate O
implementation O
" O
. O

The O
two O
party O
leaders O
had O
also O
agreed O
to O
meet O
U.S. LOC
Assistant O
Secretary O
for O
Near MISC
Eastern MISC
Affairs O
Robert PER
Pelletreau PER
in O
September O
" O
to O
solidify O
the O
cease-fire O
and O
to O
pursue O
reconciliation O
" O
, O
Davies PER
said O
. O

His O
statement O
gave O
no O
venue O
or O
precise O
date O
for O
the O
meeting O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
has O
already O
called O
on O
the O
Kurdish MISC
factions O
to O
hold O
peace O
talks O
in O
London LOC
. O

The O
KDP ORG
said O
Thursday O
night O
it O
had O
repelled O
an O
attack O
by O
thousands O
of O
PUK ORG
fighters O
, O
killing O
, O
wounding O
or O
capturing O
about O
400 O
opposing O
guerrillas O
. O

The O
fighting O
has O
threatened O
a O
U.S.-led MISC
peace O
plan O
to O
unite O
the O
mountainous O
Kurdish MISC
region O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
against O
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
. O



One O
teen O
left O
dead O
by O
attack O
on O
U.S. LOC
slumber O
party O
. O

CHESAPEAKE LOC
, O
Va LOC
. O

1996-08-23 O

A O
knife-wielding O
neighbour O
apparently O
intent O
on O
sexual O
assault O
invaded O
a O
teenage O
slumber O
party O
on O
Friday O
, O
killing O
one O
girl O
and O
wounding O
three O
others O
, O
police O
said O
. O

At O
about O
4 O
a.m. O
EDT O
( O
0800 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
a O
group O
of O
teenaged O
girls O
were O
having O
the O
overnight O
party O
in O
the O
Camelot LOC
subdivision O
of O
this O
eastern O
Virginia LOC
city O
, O
when O
a O
man O
entered O
the O
house O
, O
wielding O
a O
knife O
, O
threatening O
to O
sexually O
assault O
the O
girls O
. O

Detective O
Richard PER
Black PER
of O
the O
Chesapeake ORG
Police ORG
Department ORG
, O
said O
a O
neighbour O
, O
Curtis PER
Lee PER
White PER
II PER
, O
19 O
, O
was O
arrested O
in O
the O
attack O
, O
but O
had O
not O
been O
charged O
by O
late O
morning O
on O
Friday O
. O

There O
were O
apparently O
no O
adults O
at O
the O
party O
as O
the O
father O
of O
the O
family O
who O
lived O
in O
the O
house O
was O
out O
of O
town O
and O
the O
mother O
died O
more O
than O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
Black PER
said O
. O

The O
detective O
said O
details O
were O
sketchy O
, O
but O
two O
of O
the O
teenagers O
were O
reportedly O
downstairs O
watching O
television O
when O
White PER
allegedly O
entered O
the O
house O
and O
told O
the O
girls O
to O
take O
off O
their O
clothes O
. O

He O
said O
a O
male O
teenager O
sleeping O
upstairs O
reportedly O
heard O
the O
commotion O
and O
came O
downstairs O
and O
confronted O
White PER
, O
who O
allegedly O
stabbed O
him O
more O
than O
once O
. O

The O
other O
teenagers O
also O
confronted O
the O
assailant O
and O
three O
girls O
, O
all O
under O
18 O
, O
were O
stabbed O
, O
one O
fatally O
. O

" O
At O
least O
two O
of O
them O
were O
sexually O
molested O
, O
" O
Black PER
said O
. O

He O
said O
all O
of O
the O
wounded O
teenagers O
were O
taken O
to O
a O
hospital O
but O
none O
of O
the O
injuries O
were O
considered O
life-threatening O
. O

Police O
said O
the O
girl O
who O
died O
was O
identified O
as O
Michelle PER
Harper PER
. O

Her O
age O
was O
not O
given O
. O



Glickman PER
says O
USDA ORG
monitoring O
aflatoxin O
in O
Texas LOC
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Agriculture O
Secretary O
Dan PER
Glickman PER
said O
the O
department O
was O
monitoring O
reports O
of O
aflatoxin O
found O
in O
corn O
in O
parts O
of O
Texas LOC
. O

" O
We O
're O
always O
concerned O
about O
aflatoxin O
but O
we O
're O
on O
top O
of O
it O
, O
" O
Glickman PER
told O
reporters O
after O
addressing O
a O
USDA-sponsored MISC
farmers O
' O
market O
. O

" O
That O
's O
a O
perennial O
problem O
. O

It O
may O
be O
a O
little O
more O
problematic O
because O
of O
cold O
, O
wet O
conditions O
but O
we O
're O
on O
top O
of O
it O
, O
" O
the O
secretary O
said O
. O

Asked O
about O
reports O
Egypt LOC
has O
set O
new O
levels O
for O
a O
vomitoxin O
in O
its O
purchase O
of O
U.S. LOC
wheat O
, O
the O
secretary O
said O
" O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
it O
" O
but O
added O
that O
USDA ORG
officials O
were O
" O
looking O
at O
it O
. O
" O



Mass LOC
. O

governor O
has O
trouble O
winning O
home O
support O
. O

BOSTON LOC
1996-08-23 O

The O
12-year-old O
daughter O
of O
Republican MISC
Gov O
. O

William PER
Weld PER
is O
working O
to O
stop O
his O
bid O
to O
win O
a O
U.S. LOC
Senate ORG
seat O
because O
she O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
leave O
Massachusetts LOC
. O

Weld PER
conceded O
his O
12-year-old O
daughter O
, O
Franny PER
, O
is O
" O
a O
foot O
soldier O
" O
for O
Democratic MISC
incumbent O
Sen O
. O

John PER
Kerry PER
, O
even O
though O
she O
is O
n't O
old O
enough O
to O
vote O
. O

Weld PER
, O
speaking O
on O
WBUR-FM ORG
radio O
on O
Thursday O
, O
said O
he O
was O
facing O
a O
revolt O
from O
his O
daughter O
in O
part O
because O
she O
does O
not O
want O
to O
leave O
Cambridge LOC
, O
Massachusetts LOC
, O
and O
move O
to O
Washington LOC
. O

He O
also O
said O
Franny PER
Weld PER
's O
best O
friend O
, O
Tracy PER
Roosevelt PER
, O
might O
have O
something O
to O
do O
with O
her O
politics O
. O

Tracy PER
is O
the O
great-granddaughter O
of O
Democratic MISC
former O
President O
Franklin LOC
Roosevelt LOC
, O
and O
support O
for O
Democrats MISC
runs O
in O
the O
family O
. O

The O
Roosevelts PER
are O
good O
friends O
of O
Weld PER
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Susan PER
Roosevelt PER
Weld PER
, O
a O
descendant O
of O
former O
President O
Theodore PER
Roosevelt PER
, O
who O
won O
the O
presidency O
as O
a O
Republican MISC
. O



Lufthansa ORG
cargo O
Q2 O
load O
factor O
up O
1.7 O
pct O
. O

FRANKFURT LOC
1996-08-23 O

The O
following O
table O
shows O
Lufthansa ORG
Cargo ORG
AG ORG
second O
quarter O
1996 O
results O
, O
based O
on O
figures O
published O
by O
Deutsche ORG
Lufthansa ORG
AG ORG
in-house O
newspaper O

Lufthanseat ORG
. O

Available O
freight-tonne O
kilometres O
( O
million O
) O
2,389 O
up O
4 O
pct O

Revenue O
freight-tonne O
kilometres O
( O
million O
) O
1,600 O
up O
7 O
pct O

Freight O
load O
factor O
67.0 O
up O
1.7 O
pct O
pts O

Revenue O
from O
transport O
( O
Dm MISC
million O
) O
820 O
up O
2 O
pct O

Revenue O
from O
other O
services O
( O
Dm MISC
million O
) O
14 O
down O
26 O
pct O

Staff O
costs O
( O
Dm MISC
million O
) O
116 O
up O
8 O
pct O

Fuel O
costs O
( O
Dm MISC
million O
) O
69 O
up O
20 O
pct O

Flight-related O
fees O
( O
Dm MISC
million O
) O
125 O
up O
17 O
pct O

- O
Air ORG
Cargo ORG
Newsroom ORG
Tel+44 O
171 O
542 O
7706 O
Fax+44 O
171 O
542 O
5017 O



WSC-India ORG
Rice O
Weather O
, O
Aug O
23 O
. O

SUMMARY- O
Showers O
0.25-1.30 O
inch O
( O
6-33 O
mm O
) O
and O
locally O
heavier O
through O
much O
of O
India LOC
, O
75 O
percent O
coverage O
. O

Isolated O
showers O
0.20-0.70 O
inch O
( O
5-18 O
mm O
) O
in O
the O
north O
. O

Highs O
82-96F O
( O
28-36C O
) O
. O

CROP O
IMPACT- O
Conditions O
remain O
favorable O
for O
the O
development O
of O
rice O
in O
the O
region O
. O

FORECAST- O

TODAY O
... O

Showers O
and O
rain O
0.25-1.00 O
inch O
( O
6-25 O
mm O
) O
and O
locally O
heavier O
through O
most O
of O
central O
and O
south O
central O
India LOC
, O
up O
to O
0.75 O
inch O
( O
19 O
mm O
) O
in O
75 O
percent O
of O
north O
central O
India LOC
, O
and O
only O
isolated O
up O
to O
0.50 O
inch O
( O
13 O
mm O
) O
elsewhere O
over O
India LOC
. O

Highs O
82-96F O
( O
28-36C O
) O
. O

TONIGHT O
... O

Variable O
clouds O
in O
southern O
India LOC
with O
showers O
. O

Partly O
cloudy O
in O
northern O
India LOC
with O
a O
few O
light O
showers O
. O

Lows O
68-76F O
( O
20-24C O
) O
. O

TOMORROW O
... O

Little PER
change O
from O
today O
's O
weather O
expected O
. O

OUTLOOK O
... O

Numerous O
to O
scattered O
showers O
and O
thunderstorms O
in O
southern O
and O
central O
India LOC
, O
and O
isolated O
showers O
to O
the O
north O
Sunday O
through O
Tuesday O
. O

Temperatures O
near O
normal O
. O

Source O
: O
Weather ORG
Services ORG
Corporation ORG



Washington LOC
to O
curb O
Tamil MISC
support O
in O
U.S. LOC
- O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
said O
on O
Friday O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
had O
promised O
to O
stamp O
out O
any O
illegal O
activities O
on O
U.S. LOC
soil O
directed O
against O
the O
island O
's O
government O
. O

The O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
foreign O
ministry O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
: O
" O
The O
United LOC
States LOC
government O
sympathised O
with O
the O
current O
predicament O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
was O
facing O
. O
" O

The O
statement O
said O
the O
U.S. LOC
government O
" O
would O
do O
all O
within O
its O
prevailing O
legal O
framework O
to O
prevent O
the O
use O
of O
American MISC
soil O
to O
perpetrate O
violence O
against O
the O
democratic O
government O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
" O
. O

It O
said O
the O
U.S. ORG
State ORG
Department ORG
's O
coordinator O
for O
counter O
terrorism O
, O
Philip PER
Wilcox PER
, O
had O
expressed O
Washington LOC
's O
support O
for O
the O
government O
when O
he O
visited O
Colombo LOC
this O
week O
. O

Colombo LOC
has O
said O
it O
believes O
Tamil MISC
rebels O
, O
fighting O
a O
13-year O
war O
for O
independence O
against O
the O
government O
, O
finance O
their O
military O
activity O
through O
funds O
extorted O
from O
expatriate O
Sri MISC
Lankans MISC
in O
western O
countries O
such O
as O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

U.S. LOC
embassy O
officials O
in O
Colombo LOC
were O
not O
immediately O
available O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
report O
. O

Colombo LOC
estimates O
more O
than O
50,000 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
war O
between O
government O
forces O
and O
the O
Liberation ORG
Tigers ORG
of ORG
Tamil ORG
Eelam ORG
rebels O
in O
the O
island O
's O
north O
and O
east O
. O



Nepal LOC
's O
king O
leaves O
on O
week-long O
visit O
to O
China LOC
. O

KATHMANDU LOC
1996-08-23 O

King O
Birendra PER
left O
Nepal LOC
on O
Friday O
for O
a O
week-long O
visit O
to O
China LOC
, O
his O
eighth O
since O
ascending O
the O
throne O
in O
1972 O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
constitutional O
monarch O
, O
who O
last O
visited O
China LOC
in O
1993 O
, O
was O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
Chinese MISC
President O
Jiang PER
Zemin PER
and O
Premier O
Li PER
Peng PER
during O
his O
visit O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Foreign O
ministry O
officials O
gave O
no O
details O
of O
the O
issues O
the O
king O
, O
who O
was O
accompanied O
by O
Foreign O
Minister O
Prakash PER
Chandra PER
Lohani PER
, O
would O
discuss O
with O
Chinese MISC
leaders O
. O

The O
Himalayan MISC
kingdom O
, O
sandwiched O
between O
China LOC
and O
India LOC
, O
has O
traditionally O
sought O
to O
maintain O
close O
cooperation O
with O
its O
giant O
neighbours O
, O
and O
an O
equal O
distance O
from O
the O
two O
. O

The O
50-year O
old O
monarch O
was O
accompanied O
by O
Queen O
Aishwarya PER
on O
a O
flight O
to O
the O
Tibetan MISC
capital O
of O
Lhasa LOC
. O

The O
king O
will O
visit O
Chongqing LOC
before O
arriving O
in O
the O
Chinese MISC
capital O
, O
Beijing LOC
, O
early O
next O
week O
, O
officials O
said O
. O



Nepal LOC
man O
held O
for O
keeping O
child O
servant O
in O
chains O
. O

KATHMANDU LOC
1996-08-23 O

Nepali MISC
police O
said O
on O
Friday O
they O
arrested O
a O
man O
who O
allegedly O
kept O
a O
child O
servant O
bound O
in O
chains O
so O
that O
he O
would O
not O
run O
away O
when O
his O
employer O
was O
out O
to O
work O
. O

Madhusudan PER
Munakarmi PER
was O
arrested O
on O
Thursday O
after O
his O
neighbours O
informed O
police O
about O
the O
plight O
of O
12-year O
old O
Dhiraj PER
K.C. PER
, O
who O
told O
police O
his O
employer O
used O
to O
tie O
him O
up O
with O
iron O
chains O
and O
locks O
concealed O
under O
his O
clothes O
. O

The O
neighbours O
in O
Kathmandu LOC
called O
the O
police O
when O
they O
saw O
Dheeraj PER
, O
employed O
by O
the O
man O
for O
the O
past O
nine O
months O
, O
limping O
because O
of O
the O
chains O
. O

" O
I O
feared O
he O
would O
flee O
from O
work O
or O
steal O
my O
belongings O
, O
" O
the O
Kathmandu ORG
Post ORG
newspaper O
quoted O
Munakarmi PER
as O
saying O
after O
his O
arrest O
. O

If O
convicted O
, O
he O
faces O
a O
maximum O
of O
three O
years O
in O
jail O
under O
Nepal LOC
's O
child O
protection O
laws O
. O



OPTIONS O
- O
Euro MISC
debt O
vols O
seen O
regrouping O
after O
fall O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Implied O
volatility O
of O
European MISC
bond O
and O
interest O
rate O
options O
should O
stabilise O
around O
current O
levels O
until O
early O
next O
week O
after O
falling O
before O
and O
after O
this O
week O
's O
German-led MISC
cut O
in O
interest O
rates O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

" O
Volatility O
has O
come O
off O
a O
lot O
. O

We O
're O
looking O
for O
it O
to O
stabilise O
now O
, O
" O
said O
one O
Euromark MISC
options O
trader O
at O
a O
U.S. LOC
bank O
. O

A O
trader O
at O
a O
Japanese MISC
bank O
said O
Euromark MISC
volatility O
now O
stood O
at O
14.00 O
for O
September O
contract O
, O
16.75 O
for O
December O
, O
19.50 O
for O
March O
and O
21.25 O
for O
June O
. O

This O
compared O
with O
midweek O
levels O
, O
before O
the O
welter O
of O
interest O
rate O
cuts O
, O
of O
18.50 O
for O
September O
, O
20.00 O
for O
December O
, O
22.00 O
for O
March O
and O
23.5 O
for O
June O
, O
he O
said O
. O

At O
1347 O
GMT MISC
, O
December O
Euromark MISC
futures O
were O
trading O
at O
96.78 O
, O
two O
basis O
points O
down O
on O
the O
day O
. O

He O
said O
the O
sell-off O
in O
June O
vols O
might O
have O
been O
overdone O
, O
which O
could O
offer O
value O
at O
current O
levels O
. O

He O
said O
caps O
and O
floors O
would O
be O
well O
bid O
after O
the O
round O
of O
interest O
rate O
cuts O
due O
to O
the O
fact O
these O
rates O
should O
stay O
low O
at O
the O
short O
end O
. O

The O
size O
of O
the O
Bundesbank ORG
's O
repo O
rate O
cut O
, O
to O
3.00 O
percent O
from O
3.30 O
percent O
, O
took O
markets O
by O
surprise O
. O

" O
Volatility O
has O
a O
bid O
to O
it O
-- O
longer-dated O
volatility O
more O
than O
short-dated O
because O
the O
event O
people O
were O
buying O
for O
has O
passed O
and O
now O
perhaps O
people O
will O
sell O
some O
short O
dated O
vol O
and O
buy O
some O
long O
dated O
vol O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
Long O
dated O
volatility O
has O
been O
low O
this O
year O
, O
so O
it O
is O
still O
at O
levels O
which O
are O
not O
historically O
high O
. O

" O
It O
is O
not O
a O
dangerous O
level O
to O
own O
vol. O
You O
are O
not O
going O
to O
lose O
a O
lot O
and O
you O
could O
make O
quite O
a O
bit O
. O
" O

He O
said O
volatility O
levels O
should O
be O
stable O
until O
markets O
reassess O
the O
situation O
after O
a O
long O
weekend O
in O
Britain LOC
. O

Paribas ORG
Capital ORG
Markets ORG
OTC ORG
options O
specialist O
Robert PER
Coughlan PER
said O
that O
if O
volatility O
continued O
lower O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
Friday O
in O
over-the-counter O
10-year O
Bunds MISC
, O
it O
should O
be O
higher O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

He O
said O
the O
absence O
on O
holiday O
of O
many O
market O
makers O
was O
a O
main O
factor O
behind O
falls O
this O
week O
in O
volatility O
in O
high-yielding O
markets O
such O
as O
Italy LOC
, O
Spain LOC
and O
Sweden LOC
. O

Coughlan PER
said O
the O
market O
had O
more O
downside O
than O
upside O
potential O
, O
but O
a O
fall O
was O
not O
likely O
to O
be O
of O
significant O
size O
. O

" O
I O
recommend O
people O
sell O
strangles O
in O
a O
number O
of O
markets O
-- O
in O
Germany LOC
and O
France LOC
in O
particular O
. O

" O
With O
high-yielding O
markets O
Italy LOC
will O
be O
a O
lot O
more O
vulnerable O
in O
September O
on O
economic O
and O
political O
fronts O
, O
so O
I O
would O
use O
current O
the O
low O
level O
of O
vol O
to O
buy O
options O
. O

" O
So O
sell O
options O
on O
Bunds MISC
and O
France LOC
to O
enhance O
yield O
and O
buy O
options O
on O
Italy LOC
, O
" O
Coughlan PER
said O
.. O

-- O
Stephen PER
Nisbet PER
, O
International ORG
Bonds ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
6320 O



Goldman ORG
Sachs ORG
sets O
warrants O
on O
Continental ORG
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

Goldman ORG
Sachs ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
Wertpapier ORG
GmbH ORG
has O
issued O
a O
total O
of O
five O
million O
American-style MISC
call O
warrants O
, O
on O
Continental ORG
AG ORG
, O
lead O
manager O
Goldman ORG
Sachs ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
said O
. O

One O
warrant O
controls O
one O
share O
. O

STRIKE O
PRICE O
25.00 O
DEM MISC
PREMIUM O
10.12 O
PCT O

ISSUE O
PRICE O
2.42 O
DEM MISC
GEARING O
10.29 O
X O

EXERCISE O
PERIOD O
02.SEP.96-21.NOV.97 O
PAYDATE O
30.AUG.96 O

LISTING O
DDF O
FFT O
STG O
MIN O
EXER O
LOT O
100 O

SPOT O
REFERENCE O
24.90 O
DEM MISC

-- O
Reuter ORG
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7658 O



Legal O
challenge O
to O
Diana PER
delayed O
by O
jail O
term O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-23 O

A O
British MISC
photographer O
branded O
a O
stalker O
by O
Princess O
Diana PER
has O
been O
forced O
to O
postpone O
a O
legal O
challenge O
to O
a O
ban O
on O
approaching O
her O
because O
he O
's O
been O
jailed O
for O
criminal O
damage O
, O
his O
lawyer O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Martin PER
Stenning PER
started O
a O
12-week O
jail O
sentence O
on O
Thursday O
just O
as O
he O
was O
preparing O
to O
contest O
an O
injunction O
obtained O
by O
Diana PER
banning O
him O
from O
coming O
within O
300 O
metres O
( O
yards O
) O
of O
her O
. O

" O
We O
were O
in O
the O
process O
of O
preparing O
a O
detailed O
affidavit O
responding O
to O
the O
Princess O
's O
affadavit O
and O
expected O
to O
go O
to O
court O
in O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
weeks O
, O
" O
said O
Stenning PER
's O
lawyer O
, O
Benedict PER
Birnberg PER
. O
" O

But O
everything O
has O
been O
put O
on O
ice O
now O
. O
" O

Birnberg PER
told O
Reuters ORG
that O
the O
challenge O
to O
the O
injunction O
would O
be O
delayed O
until O
Stenning PER
was O
released O
. O

Stenning PER
threw O
a O
brick O
through O
the O
window O
of O
a O
van O
in O
February O
after O
an O
argument O
with O
a O
driver O
when O
he O
was O
working O
as O
a O
motorcycle O
dispatch O
rider O
. O

Stenning PER
, O
who O
has O
previous O
convictions O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
appeal O
against O
the O
sentence O
. O

Magistrates O
also O
ordered O
him O
to O
pay O
compensation O
of O
182 O
pounds O
( O
$ O
282 O
) O
. O

The O
freelance O
photographer O
was O
branded O
a O
stalker O
by O
Diana PER
, O
whose O
divorce O
from O
heir-to-the-throne O
Prince O
Charles PER
is O
due O
to O
become O
final O
next O
week O
, O
after O
persistently O
trailing O
her O
on O
his O
motorcycle O
. O

In O
an O
affidavit O
, O
the O
princess O
said O
that O
in O
chasing O
her O
Stenning PER
had O
got O
so O
close O
that O
he O
twice O
smashed O
into O
her O
car O
and O
pushed O
her O
when O
she O
tried O
to O
remove O
the O
film O
from O
his O
camera O
. O

Stenning PER
has O
rejected O
Diana PER
's O
claims O
and O
said O
he O
was O
being O
made O
a O
scapegoat O
to O
scare O
off O
press O
photographers O
. O



Jordan LOC
expels O
Iraqi MISC
diplomat O
. O

AMMAN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Jordan LOC
has O
asked O
an O
Iraqi MISC
diplomat O
to O
leave O
the O
kingdom O
for O
carrying O
out O
duties O
incompatible O
with O
diplomatic O
norms O
, O
an O
official O
source O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

The O
move O
came O
after O
Amman LOC
blamed O
Iraq LOC
and O
a O
pro-Baghdad MISC
local O
political O
party O
for O
last O
week O
's O
worst O
unrest O
in O
seven O
years O
after O
a O
government O
decision O
to O
double O
prices O
of O
bread O
. O

The O
government O
declined O
comment O
. O

" O
Jordan LOC
has O
asked O
Mr. O
Adel PER
Ibrahim PER
, O
the O
Iraqi MISC
embassy O
's O
press O
attache O
, O
to O
leave O
because O
he O
was O
carrying O
out O
duties O
incompatible O
with O
diplomatic O
norms O
, O
" O
the O
source O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

He O
said O
Ibrahim PER
was O
still O
in O
Amman LOC
. O

The O
Jordanian ORG
Arab ORG
Socialist ORG
Baath ORG
Party ORG
has O
denied O
involvement O
in O
unrest O
which O
it O
blamed O
on O
government O
policies O
and O
rising O
economic O
hardship O
. O

The O
riots O
, O
which O
shook O
Jordan LOC
for O
two O
days O
, O
broke O
out O
after O
last O
Friday O
's O
main O
prayers O
in O
the O
southern O
town O
of O
Karak LOC
and O
spread O
to O
Amman LOC
. O



Kurd MISC
rebels O
to O
free O
Turkish MISC
soldier O
prisoners O
. O

DOHUK LOC
, O
Iraq LOC
1996-08-23 O

Turkish MISC
Kurd MISC
guerrillas O
said O
on O
Friday O
they O
would O
free O
seven O
Turkish MISC
soldiers O
they O
hold O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
under O
a O
tentative O
Islamist MISC
peace O
bid O
. O

" O
...For O
the O
sake O
of O
safety O
we O
are O
asking O
for O
their O
family O
members O
or O
the O
authorities O
to O
come O
and O
pick O
them O
up O
, O
" O
Kurdistan ORG
Workers ORG
Party ORG
( O
PKK ORG
) O
central O
committee O
member O
Riza PER
Altun PER
told O
journalists O
near O
the O
Iraqi MISC
city O
of O
Dohuk LOC
. O

PKK ORG
guerrillas O
would O
accompany O
the O
soldiers O
, O
captured O
last O
spring O
in O
one O
of O
Turkey LOC
's O
frequent O
cross-border O
drives O
, O
until O
they O
could O
be O
handed O
over O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Their O
release O
has O
been O
negotiated O
by O
Islamist MISC
writer O
Ismail PER
Nacar PER
as O
part O
of O
a O
wider O
effort O
, O
partly O
backed O
by O
Prime O
Minister O
Necmettin PER
Erbakan PER
, O
to O
find O
a O
political O
solution O
to O
Turkey LOC
's O
Kurdish MISC
problem O
. O

Erbakan PER
has O
encouraged O
Nacar PER
's O
bid O
but O
has O
ruled O
out O
direct O
talks O
with O
the O
rebels O
. O

The O
PKK ORG
often O
uses O
bases O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
in O
its O
fight O
for O
autonomy O
or O
independence O
in O
southeast O
Turkey LOC
. O

More O
than O
20,000 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
12 O
years O
of O
fighting O
between O
the O
guerrillas O
and O
Turkish MISC
forces O
. O



SOLIDERE ORG
shares O
mixed O
on O
market O
. O

BEIRUT LOC
1996-08-23 O

SOLIDERE ORG
shares O
were O
mixed O
on O
Friday O
on O
the O
privately-operated O
Beirut ORG
Secondary ORG
Market ORG
( O
BSM ORG
) O
. O

A O
shares O
-- O
distributed O
to O
former O
holders O
of O
property O
rights O
in O
the O
Beirut LOC
central O
district O
SOLIDERE ORG
is O
rebuilding O
-- O
closed O
at O
$ O
104.625 O
unchanged O
from O
Thursday O
. O

B O
shares O
-- O
issued O
in O
a O
$ O
650-million O
subscription O
in O
January O
1994 O
-- O
rose O
to O
$ O
106.5 O
from O
$ O
106.375 O
a O
day O
earlier O
. O

Turnover O
on O
BSM ORG
, O
which O
trades O
only O
SOLIDERE ORG
shares O
, O
was O
8,049 O
shares O
from O
Thursday O
's O
8,757 O
and O
value O
was O
$ O
850,968 O
from O
$ O
918,288 O
. O

On O
the O
official O
Beirut ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
, O
only O
1,185 O
Ciments ORG
Libanais ORG
shares O
were O
traded O
at O
$ O
1.1875 O
compared O
with O
2,036 O
shares O
traded O
on O
Thursday O
at O
the O
same O
price O
. O

There O
was O
no O
trade O
in O
any O
of O
the O
three O
other O
listed O
companies O
: O
Ciments ORG
Blancs ORG
, O
Eternit ORG
and O
Uniceramic ORG
. O

The O
BLOM MISC
Stock MISC
Index MISC
which O
covers O
both O
markets O
rose O
0.04 O
percent O
to O
903.09 O
and O
the O
LISPI MISC
index O
rose O
0.02 O
percent O
to O
81.58 O
. O

- O
Beirut LOC
editorial O
( O
961 O
1 O
) O
864148 O
353078 O
861723 O



Zenith ORG
lands O
$ O
1 O
billion O
contract O
, O
plans O
$ O
100 O
million O
plant O
. O

Susan PER
Nadeau PER

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
consortium O
of O
telephone O
companies O
and O
The ORG
Walt ORG
Disney ORG
Co ORG
. O

said O
Thursday O
it O
had O
signed O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
contract O
with O
Zenith ORG
to O
make O
digital O
televison O
set-top O
boxes O
for O
its O
home O
entertainment O
service O
. O

The O
announcement O
of O
the O
contract O
for O
3 O
million O
set-top O
boxes O
gave O
new O
hope O
to O
Zenith ORG
, O
which O
has O
struggled O
with O
years O
of O
losses O
. O

" O
This O
really O
indicates O
we O
're O
back O
in O
the O
business O
, O
" O
William PER
Luehrs PER
, O
president O
of O
the O
Glenview LOC
, O
Ill.-based MISC
company O
's O
Networks ORG
Services ORG
Division ORG
, O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
. O
" O

Anytime O
somebody O
gets O
the O
opportunity O
to O
enter O
the O
next O
era O
with O
such O
a O
big O
bang O
has O
got O
to O
be O
seen O
as O
a O
strong O
message O
to O
the O
industry O
. O
" O

Following O
the O
announcement O
, O
Zenith ORG
's O
stock O
soared O
$ O
5.50 O
to O
$ O
16.875 O
on O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
. O

The O
consortium O
, O
called O
Americast ORG
, O
said O
the O
contract O
was O
part O
of O
its O
strategy O
to O
develop O
and O
market O
the O
next O
generation O
in O
home O
entertainment O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
Disney ORG
, O
Americast ORG
's O
partners O
are O
phone O
companies O
Ameritech ORG
Corp. ORG
, O
BellSouth ORG
Corp. ORG
, O
GTE ORG
Corp. ORG
and O
SBC ORG
Communications ORG
. O

Americast ORG
said O
Southern ORG
New ORG
England ORG
Telecommunications ORG
Corp. ORG
has O
signed O
a O
letter O
of O
intent O
to O
join O
the O
group O
, O
which O
plans O
to O
provide O
a O
home O
entertainment O
service O
similar O
to O
cable O
television O
. O

Zenith ORG
also O
said O
it O
planned O
to O
build O
a O
new O
$ O
100 O
million O
plant O
in O
Woodridge LOC
, O
Ill LOC
. O

, O
to O
make O
picture O
tubes O
for O
32- O
and O
35-inch O
screen O
TV O
sets O
. O

The O
company O
currently O
buys O
the O
tubes O
from O
competitors O
. O

The O
new O
plant O
, O
which O
is O
dependent O
on O
obtaining O
financing O
, O
will O
create O
about O
280 O
new O
jobs O
, O
Zenith ORG
said O
. O

The O
contract O
calls O
for O
production O
of O
the O
set-top O
boxes O
over O
five O
years O
. O

Luehrs PER
said O
manufacturing O
will O
begin O
and O
revenue O
will O
start O
to O
roll O
in O
during O
the O
first O
half O
of O
next O
year O
. O

The O
boxes O
will O
be O
made O
on O
a O
build-to-order O
basis O
. O

Zenith ORG
will O
convert O
its O
Chihuahua LOC
, O
Mexico LOC
, O
analogue O
set-top O
box O
plant O
to O
manufacture O
the O
digital O
boxes O
. O

Luehrs PER
declined O
to O
say O
when O
the O
operation O
was O
expected O
to O
be O
profitable O
. O

Americast ORG
will O
provide O
the O
boxes O
to O
subscribers O
as O
part O
of O
the O
service O
. O

Its O
service O
is O
being O
introduced O
in O
selected O
markets O
across O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

Luehrs PER
said O
digital O
technology O
in O
set-top O
boxes O
is O
only O
the O
beginning O
and O
said O
the O
technology O
will O
eventually O
show O
up O
in O
retail O
consumer O
electronics O
. O

" O
We O
'll O
build O
a O
lot O
of O
these O
devices O
into O
television O
sets O
, O
for O
digital O
television O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

Although O
that O
is O
not O
where O
this O
particular O
contract O
is O
headed O
, O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
is O
a O
strong O
Zenith ORG
presence O
will O
pay O
us O
dividends O
in O
the O
future O
. O
" O

Zenith ORG
has O
been O
plagued O
by O
generally O
soft O
conditions O
in O
the O
colour O
television O
industry O
, O
reporting O
full-year O
losses O
since O
1989 O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
it O
reported O
a O
second-quarter O
loss O
of O
$ O
33.2 O
million O
, O
or O
51 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
vs. O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
45.3 O
million O
, O
or O
97 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Last O
November O
, O
South MISC
Korea-based MISC
LG ORG
Electronics ORG
Inc. ORG
bought O
a O
majority O
stake O
in O
Zenith ORG
. O

Robert PER
Gutenstein PER
, O
an O
analyst O
for O
Kalf ORG
, ORG
Voorhis ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. O

, O
said O
the O
contract O
was O
" O
not O
unique O
, O
but O
it O
's O
big O
. O
" O

" O
Digital O
is O
coming O
, O
it O
's O
economic O
and O
the O
question O
is O
what O
will O
make O
the O
consumer O
happy O
and O
at O
what O
price O
. O
" O



Natural ORG
Law ORG
Party ORG
says O
it O
can O
meditate O
problems O
away O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-22 O

From O
the O
people O
who O
brought O
you O
hundreds O
of O
" O
yogic O
fliers O
" O
who O
claimed O
to O
defy O
nature O
by O
levitating O
comes O
The ORG
Natural ORG
Law ORG
Party ORG
, O
a O
minor O
political O
party O
that O
nominated O
a O
presidential O
candidate O
on O
Thursday O
. O

At O
a O
hotel O
convention O
here O
, O
the O
party O
associated O
with O
the O
Transcendental MISC
Meditation MISC
( O
TM MISC
) O
movement O
named O
physicist O
John PER
Hagelin PER
as O
its O
presidential O
nominee O
for O
the O
Nov. O
5 O
election O
. O

The O
party O
is O
running O
on O
a O
platform O
claiming O
it O
can O
ward O
off O
problems O
before O
they O
occur O
through O
techniques O
such O
as O
mass O
meditation O
that O
would O
reduce O
stress O
, O
crime O
, O
terrorism O
and O
even O
wars O
. O

" O
Social O
stress O
can O
be O
reduced O
and O
problems O
such O
as O
crime O
and O
violence O
will O
automatically O
decrease O
, O
" O
said O
a O
party O
paper O
. O

Many O
party O
members O
are O
practitioners O
of O
TM MISC
, O
which O
involves O
meditating O
to O
a O
repeated O
word O
or O
phrase O
, O
called O
a O
mantra O
. O

Some O
advanced O
TM MISC
followers O
contend O
they O
can O
actually O
mediate O
to O
such O
a O
point O
that O
they O
fly O
. O

But O
in O
a O
demonstration O
of O
" O
yogic O
flying O
" O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
critics O
said O
the O
people O
were O
merely O
bouncing O
off O
the O
ground O
from O
a O
sitting O
position O
. O



Huge O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
sales O
fail O
to O
meet O
expectations O
. O

Martin PER
Wolk PER

SEATTLE LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
year O
after O
its O
massively O
publicized O
introduction O
, O
Microsoft ORG
Corp. ORG
's O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
computer O
operating O
system O
has O
fallen O
short O
of O
the O
most O
optimistic O
expectations O
for O
the O
software O
giant O
and O
the O
industry O
. O

Even O
though O
more O
than O
40 O
million O
copies O
of O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
have O
been O
sold O
, O
making O
it O
the O
fastest-selling O
new O
software O
ever O
, O
it O
would O
have O
been O
impossible O
for O
any O
product O
to O
live O
up O
to O
the O
unprecedented O
hype O
of O
the O
Aug. O
24 O
, O
1995 O
launch O
, O
when O
stores O
around O
the O
world O
opened O
at O
midnight O
to O
greet O
long O
lines O
of O
customers O
. O

The O
Redmond PER
, O
Wash.-based MISC
company O
spent O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
promoting O
the O
product O
with O
stunts O
that O
included O
buying O
the O
entire O
print O
run O
of O
the O
Times ORG
of ORG
London ORG
and O
lighting O
New LOC
York LOC
's O
Empire LOC
State LOC
building O
in O
a O
Windows MISC
color O
scheme O
. O

But O
the O
product O
, O
delivered O
eight O
months O
late O
, O
has O
fallen O
short O
of O
its O
sales O
potential O
in O
part O
because O
Microsoft ORG
delivered O
a O
mixed O
message O
to O
business O
customers O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

" O
It O
did O
n't O
do O
as O
well O
as O
it O
could O
have O
, O
" O
said O
Rob PER
Enderle PER
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Giga ORG
Information ORG
Group ORG
. O

Scores O
of O
software O
and O
hardware O
companies O
that O
had O
hoped O
for O
a O
big O
boost O
in O
sales O
were O
disappointed O
when O
only O
a O
brief O
spike O
materialized O
. O

" O
People O
who O
were O
expecting O
major O
coat-tails O
were O
somewhat O
disappointed O
, O
" O
said O
Scott PER
Winkler PER
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Gartner ORG
Group ORG
. O

" O
It O
's O
not O
as O
though O
it O
has O
n't O
had O
an O
impact O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

It O
just O
has O
n't O
had O
the O
huge O
earth-shattering O
impact O
some O
people O
were O
looking O
for O
. O
" O

Symantec ORG
Corp. ORG
, O
which O
had O
been O
among O
the O
most O
bullish O
of O
software O
companies O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
launch O
, O
ended O
up O
posting O
disappointing O
financial O
results O
when O
retail O
sales O
of O
the O
operating O
system O
fell O
short O
of O
its O
projections O
. O

Touchstone ORG
Software ORG
Corp. ORG
had O
to O
pay O
$ O
1.3 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
stock O
to O
settle O
a O
shareholders O
lawsuit O
brought O
after O
the O
company O
's O
sales O
failed O
to O
meet O
expectations O
tied O
to O
the O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
launch O
. O

Many O
software O
developers O
apparently O
saw O
their O
crucial O
holiday O
season O
sales O
suffer O
last O
year O
because O
store O
shelves O
were O
jammed O
with O
blue-and-white O
boxes O
of O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
shortage O
of O
space O
for O
seasonal O
products O
, O
said O
Ann PER
Stephens PER
, O
president O
of O
PC ORG
Data ORG
Inc ORG
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
sales O
of O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
and O
the O
accompanying O
Office MISC
95 MISC
upgrade O
drove O
Microsoft ORG
sales O
up O
46 O
percent O
last O
year O
to O
a O
record O
$ O
8.67 O
billion O
and O
cemented O
the O
company O
's O
status O
as O
the O
industry O
's O
dominant O
company O
. O

Microsoft ORG
executives O
say O
they O
are O
thrilled O
with O
the O
sales O
figures O
, O
and O
industry O
analysts O
estimate O
that O
by O
sometime O
next O
year O
, O
the O
installed O
base O
of O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
will O
surpass O
that O
of O
the O
older O
version O
of O
Windows MISC
, O
now O
used O
on O
about O
100 O
million O
computers O
worldwide O
. O

But O
Enderle PER
said O
the O
figure O
could O
have O
been O
even O
higher O
if O
Microsoft ORG
had O
done O
a O
better O
job O
of O
handling O
the O
huge O
demand O
for O
technical O
support O
from O
customers O
who O
were O
frustrated O
trying O
to O
install O
the O
system O
. O

He O
and O
other O
analysts O
said O
corporate O
America LOC
adopted O
a O
go-slow O
approach O
because O
Microsoft ORG
already O
was O
promoting O
the O
new O
version O
of O
its O
high-end O
Windows MISC
NT MISC
operating O
system O
, O
expected O
to O
be O
available O
in O
stores O
in O
the O
next O
several O
weeks O
. O

" O
Microsoft ORG
sent O
a O
lot O
of O
signals O
that O
NT MISC
was O
going O
to O
be O
the O
answer O
, O
" O
Winkler PER
said O
. O
" O

Many O
people O
began O
to O
believe O
that O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
was O
being O
downplayed O
. O
" O

But O
now O
that O
Windows MISC
NT MISC
4.0 MISC
has O
been O
launched O
, O
Winkler PER
and O
others O
believe O
only O
a O
relatively O
small O
proportion O
of O
corporate O
users O
will O
elect O
to O
pay O
the O
added O
software O
and O
hardware O
costs O
needed O
to O
use O
it O
instead O
of O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
. O

" O
Windows MISC
95 MISC
is O
going O
to O
do O
great O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

The O
mistake O
people O
made O
was O
in O
thinking O
it O
was O
going O
to O
be O
a O
fast O
, O
sweeping O
change O
rather O
than O
a O
slow O
, O
building O
change O
. O
" O



U.S. LOC
says O
still O
committed O
to O
Cuba LOC
migration O
pacts O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-22 O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
remained O
committed O
to O
migration O
accords O
with O
Cuba LOC
and O
would O
continue O
to O
repatriate O
intercepted O
Cuban MISC
migrants O
who O
attempted O
to O
enter O
U.S. LOC
territory O
illegally O
. O

A O
State ORG
Department ORG
statement O
appeared O
in O
part O
a O
response O
to O
Cuban MISC
complaints O
that O
Washington LOC
was O
jeopardising O
the O
accords O
by O
failing O
to O
return O
some O
of O
the O
Cubans MISC
involved O
in O
recent O
illegal O
migration O
incidents O
. O

" O
The O
United LOC
States LOC
reiterates O
its O
full O
commitment O
to O
the O
implementation O
" O
of O
the O
accords O
signed O
by O
the O
two O
countries O
in O
1994 O
and O
1995 O
, O
said O
the O
statement O
by O
spokesman O
Glyn PER
Davies PER
. O

" O
The O
United LOC
States LOC
will O
continue O
to O
return O
Cuban MISC
migrants O
intercepted O
at O
sea O
who O
seek O
to O
enter O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
or O
the O
Guantanamo LOC
Naval LOC
Base LOC
illegally O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

Washington LOC
would O
also O
take O
" O
prompt O
and O
effective O
law O
enforcement O
action O
" O
against O
alien O
smuggling O
and O
hijackings O
from O
Cuba LOC
, O
it O
added O
. O

Davies PER
told O
reporters O
the O
statement O
would O
be O
distributed O
in O
the O
Cuban MISC
exile O
community O
in O
Miami LOC
" O
to O
remind O
everyone O
of O
the O
importance O
of O
abiding O
by O
the O
accords O
and O
avoiding O
dangerous O
attempts O
to O
cross O
the O
straits O
" O
from O
Cuba LOC
to O
Florida LOC
. O

Havana LOC
's O
complaints O
centred O
on O
an O
incident O
in O
which O
a O
boatload O
of O
emigrants O
capsized O
in O
the O
Florida LOC
Straits LOC
last O
week O
and O
two O
recent O
aircraft O
hijackings O
from O
Cuba LOC
. O

Sixteen O
of O
those O
picked O
up O
from O
the O
boat O
were O
returned O
to O
Cuba LOC
but O
eight O
were O
taken O
to O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
three O
to O
Guantanamo LOC
Bay LOC
, O
a O
U.S. LOC
base O
on O
Cuba LOC
, O
until O
they O
emigrated O
to O
another O
nation O
. O

The O
most O
recent O
hijacking O
, O
last O
Friday O
, O
involved O
three O
hijackers O
and O
the O
pilot O
of O
a O
small O
aircraft O
. O

Davies PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
the O
pilot O
could O
soon O
return O
to O
Cuba LOC
but O
U.S. LOC
authorities O
planned O
to O
try O
the O
hijackers O
. O

In O
an O
incident O
on O
July O
7 O
, O
a O
Cuban MISC
interior ORG
ministry ORG
official O
hijacked O
a O
commercial O
plane O
and O
sought O
aylum O
at O
Guantanamo LOC
Bay LOC
. O

Davies PER
said O
he O
knew O
of O
no O
plans O
to O
return O
the O
man O
to O
Cuba LOC
. O



Wis LOC
. O

says O
is O
first O
state O
to O
apply O
for O
new O
welfare O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-22 O

In O
keeping O
with O
its O
pioneering O
image O
in O
the O
area O
of O
welfare O
, O
Wisconsin LOC
was O
the O
first O
state O
to O
submit O
an O
administrative O
plan O
under O
the O
nation O
's O
new O
welfare O
law O
, O
Gov O
. O

Tommy PER
Thompson PER
said O
Thursday O
. O

According O
to O
a O
new O
release O
from O
the O
governor O
, O
Wisconsin LOC
submitted O
a O
plan O
to O
the O
U.S. ORG
Department ORG
of ORG
Health ORG
and ORG
Human ORG
Services ORG
for O
administration O
of O
the O
new O
block O
grant O
system O
for O
welfare O
just O
minutes O
after O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
signed O
the O
measure O
into O
law O
Thursday O
. O

" O
As O
the O
nation O
's O
leader O
in O
welfare O
reform O
, O
Wisconsin LOC
is O
far O
ahead O
of O
the O
curve O
and O
ready O
to O
go O
under O
this O
new O
system O
, O
" O
Thompson PER
said O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
governor O
said O
the O
new O
law O
does O
not O
go O
as O
far O
as O
the O
state O
's O
own O
welfare O
reform O
program O
, O
dubbed O
W-2 MISC
. O

He O
said O
that O
despite O
the O
new O
law O
, O
Wisconsin LOC
will O
still O
require O
federal O
waivers O
allowing O
the O
working O
poor O
to O
acquire O
health O
care O
coverage O
from O
the O
state O
, O
a O
60-day O
residency O
requirement O
for O
participation O
in O
the O
welfare O
program O
, O
and O
child O
support O
collections O
to O
go O
directly O
to O
custodial O
parents O
. O

The O
nation O
's O
new O
welfare O
reform O
law O
limits O
eligibility O
, O
gives O
states O
more O
power O
and O
ends O
direct O
federal O
aid O
for O
poor O
children O
. O

-- O
Karen PER
Pierog PER
, O
312-408-8647 O



Snoozing O
Vietnamese MISC
man O
takes O
slow O
train O
to O
Alaska LOC
. O

ANCHORAGE LOC
, O
Alaska LOC
1996-08-22 O

A O
Vietnamese MISC
man O
who O
tried O
to O
take O
a O
snooze O
in O
a O
railway O
boxcar O
in O
Canada LOC
found O
himself O
locked O
in O
and O
bound O
for O
Alaska LOC
with O
no O
food O
or O
water O
. O

Officials O
in O
the O
port O
of O
Whittier LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
they O
found O
Tuan PER
Quac PER
Phan PER
, O
29 O
, O
dehydrated O
, O
famished O
and O
terrified O
after O
sailing O
to O
Alaska LOC
from O
Canada LOC
in O
the O
boxcar O
loaded O
on O
a O
barge O
, O
a O
trip O
that O
takes O
about O
five O
days O
. O

Sgt O
. O

Dan PER
Jewell PER
of O
the O
Whittier LOC
, O
Alaska LOC
police O
department O
described O
Phan PER
as O
" O
extremely O
cooperative O
" O
. O
" O

Seeing O
me O
in O
my O
uniform O
, O
he O
kept O
saying O
, O
Jail O
better O
. O

Jail O
better O
. O
' O

" O

Phan PER
's O
accidental O
journey O
started O
last O
week O
in O
Prince LOC
Rupert LOC
, O
British LOC
Columbia LOC
, O
where O
he O
was O
searching O
for O
a O
fishing O
job O
, O
Jewell PER
said O
. O

" O
He O
had O
climbed O
up O
in O
this O
boxcar O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the O
weather O
and O
to O
get O
some O
sleep O
, O
" O
Jewell PER
said O
. O
" O

The O
next O
thing O
you O
know O
, O
the O
boxcar O
is O
coupled O
up O
and O
loaded O
up O
to O
a O
barge O
and O
headed O
north O
. O
" O

Police O
found O
Phan PER
late O
on O
Monday O
when O
the O
boxcar O
, O
which O
was O
transporting O
lumber O
, O
was O
opened O
at O
Whittier LOC
, O
a O
port O
in O
western O
Prince LOC
William LOC
Sound LOC
. O

Officials O
fed O
Phan PER
some O
soup O
, O
gave O
him O
medical O
care O
, O
kept O
him O
overnight O
and O
then O
fed O
him O
a O
large O
breakfast O
. O



State O
, O
federal O
agents O
probe O
Arkansas LOC
church O
fires O
. O

Steve PER
Barnes PER

LITTLE LOC
ROCK LOC
, O
Ark LOC
. O

1996-08-22 O

State O
and O
federal O
agents O
on O
Thursday O
sifted O
through O
the O
rubble O
of O
two O
predominantly O
black O
Arkansas LOC
churches O
that O
burned O
within O
minutes O
of O
one O
another O
late O
Tuesday O
and O
early O
Wednesday O
. O

Both O
churches O
were O
in O
the O
Mississippi LOC
delta O
region O
of O
Arkansas LOC
, O
about O
90 O
miles O
( O
145 O
kms O
) O
southeast O
of O
Little LOC
Rock LOC
, O
and O
were O
located O
within O
three O
miles O
of O
one O
another O
. O

" O
We O
're O
investigating O
with O
the O
idea O
that O
both O
fires O
may O
be O
arson O
, O
but O
that O
has O
n't O
been O
conclusively O
established O
, O
" O
said O
Wayne PER
Jordan PER
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Arkansas ORG
State ORG
Police ORG
. O

Agents O
of O
the O
F.B.I. ORG
and O
the O
Bureau ORG
of ORG
Alcohol ORG
, ORG
Tobacco ORG
and ORG
Firearms ORG
were O
also O
at O
the O
scene O
, O
Jordan PER
said O
. O

Mount LOC
Zion LOC
Missionary LOC
Baptist LOC
Church LOC
and O
St. LOC
Matthews LOC
Missionary LOC
Baptist LOC
Church LOC
were O
both O
frame O
structures O
, O
each O
near O
Turner LOC
, O
Arkansas LOC
, O
a O
small O
community O
surrounded O
by O
cotton O
and O
soybean O
fields O
. O

" O
This O
is O
rural O
Arkansas LOC
. O

I O
'm O
surprised O
anyone O
could O
even O
find O
us O
out O
here O
, O
" O
said O
Fannie PER
Johnson PER
, O
a O
member O
of O
St. LOC
Matthew LOC
's LOC
, O
who O
said O
she O
believed O
arson O
was O
to O
blame O
. O

Others O
connected O
with O
the O
two O
churches O
said O
they O
shared O
that O
suspicion O
, O
although O
all O
said O
they O
knew O
of O
no O
motive O
and O
no O
racial O
tension O
in O
the O
area O
. O

" O
It O
's O
sad O
someone O
would O
have O
that O
kind O
of O
spite O
in O
their O
heart O
, O
" O
said O
Rev. O
Jerome PER
Turner PER
, O
pastor O
of O
Mount LOC
Zion LOC
Missionary LOC
Baptist LOC
Church LOC
. O

Arkansas LOC
has O
been O
spared O
the O
loss O
of O
predominantly O
black O
churches O
to O
arson O
, O
a O
wave O
that O
has O
claimed O
an O
estimated O
30 O
houses O
of O
worship O
across O
the O
south O
in O
the O
past O
several O
months O
. O

A O
black O
church O
near O
Camden LOC
, O
Arkansas LOC
, O
about O
100 O
miles O
( O
161 O
kms O
) O
south O
of O
Little LOC
Rock LOC
, O
burned O
in O
July O
, O
but O
federal O
agents O
have O
not O
determined O
the O
cause O
. O



RESEARCH O
ALERT O
- O
Royal ORG
Oak ORG
initiated O
. O

-- O
EVEREN ORG
Securities ORG
Inc ORG
said O
Friday O
it O
initiated O
coverage O
of O
Royal ORG
Oak ORG
Mines ORG
Inc ORG
with O
an O
outperform O
rating O
. O

-- O
It O
set O
earnings O
estimates O
of O
$ O
0.08 O
a O
share O
for O
fiscal O
1996 O
, O
$ O
0.13 O
for O
1997 O
, O
$ O
0.40 O
for O
1998 O
and O
$ O
0.43 O
for O
1999 O
. O

-- O
" O
Based O
on O
our O
simulated O
production O
, O
income O
and O
cash O
flow O
models O
, O
common O
shares O
of O
Royal ORG
Oak ORG
are O
at O
a O
significant O
discount O
to O
the O
industry O
averages O
, O
" O
EVEREN ORG
said O
. O

-- O
The O
short-term O
price O
objective O
is O
$ O
5 O
a O
share O
and O
the O
long-term O
objective O
is O
$ O
9 O
. O

-- O
Royal ORG
Oak ORG
shares O
were O
down O
1/16 O
at O
3-11/16 O
. O

Reuters ORG
Chicago ORG
Newsdesk ORG
- O
312-408-8787 O



SunGard ORG
to O
buy O
CheckFree ORG
unit O
. O

SAN LOC
MATEO LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
1996-08-23 O

SunGard ORG
Shareholder ORG
Systems ORG
Inc ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
SunGard ORG
Data ORG
Systems ORG
Inc ORG
, O
said O
it O
had O
entered O
into O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
to O
buy O
the O
Securities ORG
Products ORG
Business ORG
unit O
of O
CheckFree ORG
Corp ORG
. O

The O
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Friday O
the O
deal O
was O
expected O
to O
be O
finalized O
in O
September O
. O

Terms O
were O
not O
disclosed O
. O

The O
purchase O
is O
not O
expected O
to O
have O
a O
material O
effect O
o O
SunGard ORG
's O
financial O
condition O
or O
results O
of O
operations O
. O

-- O
New LOC
York LOC
newsroom O
, O
( O
212 O
) O
859-1610 O



Alpha ORG
Techs ORG
closes O
Lockhart ORG
purchase O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-23 O

Alpha ORG
Technologies ORG
Group ORG
Inc ORG
said O
it O
had O
closed O
on O
its O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
Lockhart ORG
Industries ORG
Inc ORG
. O

The O
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
late O
on O
Thursday O
that O
it O
issued O
280,556 O
shares O
of O
common O
stock O
for O
the O
stock O
of O
Lockhart ORG
. O

These O
shares O
are O
subject O
to O
post-closing O
adjustments O
. O

Lockhart ORG
, O
based O
in O
Paramount LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
, O
is O
a O
designer O
and O
manufacturer O
of O
sophisticated O
thermal O
management O
products O
. O

-- O
New LOC
York LOC
newsroom O
, O
( O
212 O
) O
859-1610 O



Analysts O
hold O
Dutch ORG
PTT ORG
estimates O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-23 O

Dutch MISC
post O
and O
telecoms O
group O
Koninklijke ORG
PTT ORG
Nederland ORG
NV ORG
's O
( O
Dutch ORG
PTT ORG
) O
first O
half O
results O
came O
marginally O
below O
most O
analysts O
' O
forecasts O
, O
giving O
scant O
grounds O
to O
adjust O
full O
year O
estimates O
, O
analysts O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

PTT ORG
earlier O
announced O
an O
8.5 O
percent O
rise O
in O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
1996 O
to O
1.209 O
billion O
guilders O
, O
a O
hair O
's O
breadth O
below O
the O
1.210-1.236 O
billion O
forecast O
range O
. O

" O
They O
were O
pretty O
much O
in O
line O
with O
our O
estimate O
of O
1.210 O
billion O
, O
" O
said O
Peter PER
Roe PER
, O
at O
Paribas ORG
in O
London LOC
. O
" O

As O
we O
expected O
volume O
growth O
was O
quite O
good O
... O

there O
's O
really O
no O
reason O
to O
change O
our O
forecast O
and O
our O
largely O
positive O
view O
on O
the O
stock O
. O
" O

" O
Coming O
just O
a O
million O
guilders O
under O
the O
forecast O
range O
is O
n't O
overwhelmingly O
surprising O
, O
" O
said O
ING ORG
analyst O
Steven PER
Vrolijk PER
, O
who O
is O
continuing O
to O
look O
for O
a O
nine O
to O
10 O
percent O
rise O
in O
1996 O
earnings O
. O

" O
They O
've O
got O
a O
very O
sound O
domestic O
business O
which O
is O
doing O
very O
well O
, O
we O
remain O
positive O
on O
the O
stock O
, O
" O
said O
Roe PER
. O
" O

We O
think O
it O
's O
a O
solid O
performer O
in O
the O
Dutch MISC
market O
. O
" O

Roe PER
said O
he O
was O
sticking O
by O
his O
forecast O
of O
a O
2.45 O
billion O
guilder O
net O
for O
1996 O
. O

Dutch ORG
PTT ORG
earlier O
on O
Friday O
repeated O
a O
forecast O
it O
would O
improve O
on O
1995 O
's O
2.26 O
billion O
guilder O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
whole O
year O
of O
1996 O
. O

By O
1403 O
GMT MISC
the O
shares O
were O
down O
1.70 O
guilders O
to O
61.00 O
guilders O
, O
falling O
in O
a O
weaker O
Amsterdam LOC
bourse O
. O

-- O
Keiron PER
Henderson PER
, O
Amsterdam ORG
Newsroom ORG
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O



Boskalis ORG
upgrades O
1996 O
outlook O
. O

[ O
CORRECTED O
13:12 O
GMT MISC
] O

PAPENDRECHT LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-23 O

Dredging O
group O
Koninklijke ORG
Boskalis ORG
Westminster ORG
NV ORG
said O
on O
Friday O
it O
expected O
higher O
turnover O
and O
profits O
for O
the O
second O
half O
of O
1996 O
( O
corrects O
from O
the O
full O
year O
1996 O
) O
. O

" O
An O
improvement O
is O
expected O
in O
capacity O
utilisation O
, O
turnover O
and O
profits O
, O
" O
the O
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
world O
's O
largest O
dredger O
said O
in O
March O
that O
it O
was O
uncertain O
whether O
it O
could O
hold O
1996 O
full-year O
profit O
steady O
at O
the O
previous O
year O
's O
70.9 O
million O
guilders O
, O
but O
added O
long-term O
prospects O
were O
good O
. O

Boskalis ORG
reported O
1996 O
first-half O
net O
profit O
fell O
to O
27.5 O
million O
guilders O
from O
a O
year-earlier O
41.4 O
million O
. O



Greek MISC
president O
dissolves O
parliament O
for O
snap O
vote O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-23 O

Greek MISC
President O
Costis PER
Stephnopoulos PER
signed O
a O
decree O
on O
Thursday O
ordering O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the O
300-seat O
parliament O
ahead O
of O
snap O
elections O
on O
September O
22 O
. O

" O
The O
President O
of O
the O
Republic MISC
Costis PER
Stephanopoulos PER
signed O
the O
decree O
for O
the O
dissolution O
of O
parliament O
, O
" O
a O
presidency O
statement O
said O
. O

Socialist O
Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
announced O
the O
snap O
poll O
on O
Thursday O
citing O
problems O
with O
the O
economy O
, O
the O
country O
's O
convergence O
with O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
tense O
relations O
with O
neighbouring O
Turkey LOC
. O

Elections O
were O
originally O
scheduled O
to O
be O
held O
in O
October O
next O
year O
. O



Libyan MISC
man O
murdered O
in O
Malta LOC
. O

VALLETTA LOC
1996-08-23 O

A O
Libyan MISC
man O
has O
been O
found O
stabbed O
to O
death O
in O
Malta LOC
, O
police O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

They O
said O
the O
body O
of O
Amer PER
Hishem PER
Ali PER
Mohammed PER
, O
23 O
, O
was O
found O
in O
a O
pool O
of O
blood O
in O
Sliema LOC
, O
seven O
km O
( O
four O
miles O
) O
from O
Valletta LOC
, O
on O
Wednesday O
morning O
. O

He O
appeared O
to O
have O
been O
killed O
on O
Tuesday O
night O
, O
suffering O
at O
least O
eight O
stab O
wounds O
. O

Police O
Commissioner O
George PER
Grech PER
said O
police O
were O
investigating O
the O
possibility O
that O
Mohammed PER
had O
links O
to O
an O
Islamic MISC
militant O
group O
as O
reported O
by O
the O
local O
press O
. O

" O
What O
we O
know O
is O
that O
he O
was O
a O
fervant O
religious O
man O
, O
we O
cannot O
exclude O
anything O
in O
investigations O
" O
he O
said O
. O



Deutsche ORG
Bahn ORG
H1 O
pre-tax O
profit O
up O
17.5 O
pct O
. O

FRANKFURT LOC
1996-08-23 O

Six O
months O
to O
June O
30 O

( O
in O
millions O
of O
marks O
unless O
stated O
) O

Group O
pre-tax O
profit O
188 O
vs O
160 O

Group O
sales O
14,600 O
up O
3.3 O
pct O

NOTE O
- O
Full O
name O
of O
the O
state-owned O
German MISC
railway O
company O
is O
Deutsche ORG
Bahn ORG
AG ORG
. O

The O
company O
is O
earmarked O
for O
eventual O
privatisatio O

also O
covers O
snap O
FAT8222 O

Revenue O
from O
long-distance O
passenger O

traffic O
2,500 O
up O
6.4 O
pct O

Revenue O
from O
commuter O
traffic O
5,400 O
up O
4.6 O
pct O

Revenue O
from O
freight O
traffic O
3,200 O
down O
5.1 O
pct O

Group O
workforce O
on O
June O
30 O
300,962 O
down O
3.7 O
oct O

NOTE O
- O
Sales O
, O
profit O
compare O
with O
first O
half O
of O
1995 O
, O
workforce O
compares O
with O
Dec O
31 O
. O

-- O
Frankfurt ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+49 O
69 O
756525 O



Sea O
lion O
paparazzi O
to O
keep O
tabs O
on O
whales O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-22 O

U.S. LOC
marine O
biologists O
have O
trained O
a O
pair O
of O
sea O
lions O
to O
tag O
and O
photograph O
elusive O
whales O
as O
they O
cruise O
through O
the O
Pacific LOC
depths O
, O
New ORG
Scientist ORG
magazine O
reported O
on O
Thursday O
. O

James PER
Harvey PER
and O
Jennifer PER
Hurley PER
of O
the O
Moss ORG
Landing ORG
Marine ORG
Laboratories ORG
in O
California LOC
say O
their O
sea O
lions O
, O
natural O
companions O
of O
many O
species O
of O
whale O
, O
can O
go O
where O
no O
man O
or O
woman O
has O
ever O
gone O
before O
. O

" O
Any O
diver O
knows O
that O
when O
a O
whale O
gets O
going O
you O
ca O
n't O
keep O
up O
, O
" O
Harvey PER
told O
the O
magazine O
. O
" O

That O
is O
why O
we O
know O
only O
about O
five O
percent O
of O
what O
whales O
do O
. O
" O

The O
sea O
lions O
-- O
17-year-old O
Beaver PER
and O
nine-year-old O
Sake PER
-- O
have O
undergone O
six O
years O
of O
training O
for O
their O
mission O
. O

Beaver PER
once O
worked O
for O
the O
U.S. ORG
Navy ORG
and O
Sake PER
is O
an O
amusement O
park O
veteran O
. O

Harvey PER
said O
they O
could O
accurately O
tag O
whales O
with O
a O
radio O
transmitter O
, O
and O
could O
also O
swim O
all O
the O
way O
around O
one O
of O
the O
giant O
mammals O
, O
filming O
it O
with O
a O
video O
camera O
. O

Their O
first O
assignment O
, O
later O
this O
year O
, O
will O
be O
documenting O
humpback O
whale O
migration O
off O
Monterey LOC
, O
California LOC
. O

The O
article O
did O
not O
spell O
out O
exactly O
how O
the O
sea O
lions O
manage O
to O
tag O
the O
whales O
but O
said O
in O
training O
they O
were O
taught O
to O
stick O
a O
radio O
transmitter O
on O
to O
a O
plastic O
model O
of O
a O
whale O
using O
suction O
cups O
. O



RTRS ORG
- O
Australia ORG
Senate ORG
jeopardises O
rate O
cut O
- O
Howard PER
. O

CANBERRA LOC
1996-08-23 O

Australian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
John PER
Howard PER
said O
the O
possibility O
of O
lower O
interest O
rates O
was O
being O
jeopardised O
by O
Parliament O
's O
upper O
house O
where O
opposition O
parties O
planned O
to O
scrutinise O
the O
1996/97 O
budget O
. O

" O
Every O
time O
the O
Senate ORG
hacks O
away O
at O
the O
budget O
, O
they O
hack O
away O
at O
the O
lower O
interest O
rate O
environment O
, O
" O
Howard PER
told O
reporters O
on O
Thursday O
night O
after O
attending O
a O
Liberal ORG
Party ORG
function O
. O

Senior O
ministers O
have O
repeatedly O
warned O
since O
the O
fiscally-tight O
budget O
was O
handed O
down O
on O
Tuesday O
night O
that O
the O
chance O
of O
lower O
official O
rates O
could O
be O
hampered O
in O
the O
Senate ORG
. O

The O
budget O
contained O
sharp O
spending O
cuts O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
the O
labour O
market O
to O
reduce O
the O
deficit O
to O
about O
A$ MISC
5.6 O
billion O
. O

The O
conservative O
government O
's O
plan O
for O
reform O
of O
the O
industrial O
relations O
environment O
and O
to O
partially O
sell O
Telstra ORG
has O
also O
been O
opposed O
by O
parties O
in O
the O
Senate ORG
such O
as O
the O
Greens ORG
and O
Australian ORG
Democrats ORG
as O
well O
as O
the O
official O
opposition O
, O
the O
Labor ORG
Party ORG
. O

Official O
cash O
rates O
were O
last O
cut O
on O
July O
31 O
to O
7.0 O
percent O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
373-1800 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Toyota ORG
Australia ORG
workers O
to O
return O
to O
work O
. O

MELBOURNE LOC
1996-08-23 O

Over O
2,000 O
striking O
workers O
voted O
on O
Friday O
to O
return O
to O
work O
on O
Monday O
at O
Toyota ORG
Australia ORG
's O
Melbourne LOC
assembly O
line O
, O
ending O
a O
two-week O
stoppage O
. O



RTRS ORG
- O
Niugini ORG
shares O
surge O
on O
bid O
talk O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-23 O

Shares O
in O
gold O
miner O
Niugini ORG
Mining ORG
Ltd ORG
surged O
38 O
cents O
to O
A$ MISC
3.75 O
early O
on O
Friday O
following O
confirmation O
on O
Thursday O
from O
Battle ORG
Mountain ORG
Gold ORG
that O
it O
was O
considering O
acquiring O
the O
49.6 O
percent O
of O
Niugini ORG
it O
did O
not O
already O
own O
. O

Niugini ORG
Mining ORG
Ltd ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
Battle ORG
Mountain ORG
had O
initiated O
talks O
about O
acquiring O
the O
shares O
in O
Niugini ORG
it O
does O
not O
already O
own O
. O
" O

Battle ORG
Mountain ORG
are O
set O
to O
take O
out O
the O
minorities O
there O
soon O
, O
" O
said O
a O
Sydney LOC
broker O
. O

Niugini ORG
holds O
copper O
and O
gold O
mining O
interests O
in O
Australia LOC
, O
Chile LOC
and O
Papua LOC
New LOC
Guinea LOC
, O
where O
it O
has O
a O
17.2 O
percent O
stake O
in O
the O
Lihir ORG
gold O
project O
. O

By O
11.25 O
a.m. O
( O
0025 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
Niugini ORG
Mining ORG
shares O
were O
at O
A$ MISC
3.65 O
, O
up O
28 O
cents O
on O
turnover O
of O
108,288 O
shares O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373 O
1800 O



South MISC
Korean MISC
students O
throw O
" O
irreplaceable O
" O
rocks O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-23 O

Students O
at O
South LOC
Korea LOC
's O
Yonsei ORG
University ORG
threw O
more O
than O
just O
ordinary O
rocks O
at O
riot O
police O
-- O
some O
were O
samples O
that O
the O
geology O
department O
had O
taken O
30 O
years O
to O
collect O
, O
newspapers O
reported O
on O
Friday O
. O

Geology O
prefessors O
were O
quoted O
as O
saying O
that O
their O
collection O
of O
10,000 O
rocks O
, O
gathered O
from O
across O
the O
nation O
and O
abroad O
, O
were O
irreplaceable O
. O

" O
These O
are O
not O
like O
missing O
window O
panes O
or O
broken O
desks O
. O

They O
are O
lost O
forever O
, O
" O
said O
one O
professor O
. O

The O
students O
staged O
a O
violent O
nine-day O
demonstration O
at O
the O
university O
to O
demand O
unification O
with O
North LOC
Korea LOC
. O

Police O
ended O
the O
protest O
on O
Tuesday O
after O
storming O
the O
campus O
. O



S. MISC
Korean MISC
won O
ends O
up O
on O
dollar O
position O
unwinding O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-23 O

The O
won O
rose O
against O
the O
dollar O
on O
Friday O
as O
banks O
unwound O
dollar O
positions O
on O
the O
belief O
that O
the O
won O
would O
continue O
to O
strengthen O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

The O
won O
closed O
at O
818.10 O
, O
after O
opening O
at O
819.10 O
. O

It O
ranged O
from O
817.60 O
to O
819.30 O
. O

" O
The O
dollar O
is O
overbought O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
" O
said O
a O
western O
bank O
dealer O
. O
" O

The O
central O
bank O
's O
insistent O
intervention O
just O
above O
the O
820 O
level O
convinced O
players O
that O
it O
is O
serious O
about O
supporting O
the O
won O
. O

So O
some O
foreign O
banks O
began O
unwinding O
their O
dollar O
positions O
. O
" O



Orii ORG
- O
96/97 O
group O
forecast O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Year O
to O
May O
31 O
, O
1997 O

( O
in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

LATEST O
ACTUAL O

( O
Group O
) O
FORECAST O
YEAR-AGO O

Sales O
8.70 O
8.67 O

Current O
prft O
7 O
mln O
loss O
371 O
mln O

Net O
nil O
loss O
447 O
mln O

EPS O
nil O
yen O
loss O
48.61 O
yen O

NOTE O
- O
Orii ORG
Corp ORG
makes O
automation O
equipment O
. O



Orii ORG
- O
95/96 O
group O
results O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Year O
to O
May O
31 O
, O
1996 O

( O
Group O
) O
( O
in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

Sales O
8.67 O
vs O
9.33 O

Operating O
loss O
286 O
million O
vs O
loss O
48 O
million O

Current O
loss O
371 O
million O
vs O
loss O
278 O
million O

Net O
loss O
447 O
million O
vs O
loss O
350 O
million O

EPS O
loss O
48.61 O
yen O
vs O
loss O
38.11 O
yen O

Diluted O
EPS O
- O
vs O
- O

NOTE O
- O
Orii ORG
Corp ORG
makes O
automation O
equipment O
. O



China LOC
copper O
stocks O
owned O
by O
state O
reserve O
- O
trade O
. O

Lynne PER
O'Donnell PER

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-23 O

Up O
to O
100,000 O
tonnes O
of O
copper O
held O
in O
Shanghai LOC
bonded O
warehouses O
, O
confounding O
the O
world O
market O
as O
to O
its O
source O
and O
ultimate O
fate O
, O
probably O
belongs O
to O
China LOC
's O
strategic O
state O
reserve O
, O
industry O
sources O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Around O
40,000 O
tonnes O
of O
the O
copper O
have O
already O
been O
moved O
to O
warehouses O
near O
the O
northern O
port O
of O
Yingkou LOC
, O
where O
some O
of O
the O
strategic O
stockpile O
was O
stored O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Just O
who O
owns O
the O
copper O
is O
a O
question O
that O
has O
kept O
traders O
and O
industry O
analysts O
guessing O
since O
the O
metal O
was O
channelled O
into O
Shanghai LOC
by O
the O
China ORG
National ORG
Nonferrous ORG
Metals ORG
Import ORG
and ORG
Export ORG
Corp ORG
( O
CNIEC ORG
) O
in O
June O
and O
July O
. O

It O
was O
unclear O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
40,000 O
tonnes O
had O
cleared O
customs O
-- O
which O
would O
provide O
some O
concrete O
indication O
that O
the O
strategic O
reserve O
, O
administered O
directly O
by O
the O
central O
government O
's O
State ORG
Planning ORG
Commission ORG
, O
owned O
the O
copper O
. O

Traders O
have O
said O
the O
reserve O
could O
negotiate O
concessions O
on O
duties O
-- O
three O
percent O
import O
tax O
and O
17 O
percent O
value-added O
tax O
-- O
that O
made O
the O
copper O
prohibitively O
expensive O
otherwise O
. O

But O
one O
source O
, O
the O
head O
of O
a O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
trading O
house O
, O
said O
it O
made O
no O
difference O
if O
the O
copper O
was O
customs O
cleared O
or O
not O
. O

" O
If O
they O
spend O
all O
this O
money O
moving O
the O
copper O
to O
Yingkou LOC
, O
it O
will O
be O
sitting O
there O
for O
years O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
Once O
it O
arrives O
in O
Yingkou LOC
, O
it O
is O
subject O
to O
monitoring O
by O
the O
State ORG
Planning ORG
Commission ORG
, O
which O
has O
to O
give O
permission O
for O
any O
more O
movement O
; O
it O
is O
out O
of O
the O
hands O
of O
traders O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Mystery O
has O
surrounded O
the O
Shanghai LOC
stockpile O
in O
recent O
months O
, O
with O
traders O
unsure O
not O
only O
of O
who O
owns O
it O
, O
but O
of O
its O
exact O
size O
and O
what O
its O
owner O
planned O
to O
do O
with O
it O
. O

Trading O
sources O
generally O
agreed O
it O
would O
be O
cost-effective O
to O
take O
the O
copper O
back O
into O
a O
depleted O
central O
reserve O
as O
it O
had O
already O
served O
its O
purpose O
in O
taking O
advantage O
of O
long-term O
backwardation O
on O
the O
London ORG
Metal ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
LME ORG
) O
. O

A O
backwardation O
occurs O
when O
the O
spot O
price O
of O
a O
metal O
is O
higher O
than O
the O
forward O
price O
. O

CNIEC ORG
lent O
around O
85,000 O
tonnes O
of O
copper O
onto O
the O
LME ORG
between O
April O
and O
June O
1995 O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
state O
reserve O
, O
running O
the O
state O
stockpile O
down O
to O
115,000 O
tonnes O
from O
200,000 O
tonnes O
previously O
. O

Traders O
in O
Asia LOC
said O
CNIEC ORG
could O
well O
have O
lent O
it O
to O
the O
market O
at O
around O
US$ MISC
2,700 O
a O
tonne O
, O
and O
then O
paid O
somewhere O
between O
$ O
2,200 O
and O
$ O
2,400 O
a O
tonne O
when O
it O
started O
taking O
the O
metal O
back O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

This O
would O
have O
cleared O
CNIEC ORG
a O
healthy O
profit O
, O
which O
could O
then O
have O
been O
used O
to O
finance O
storage O
and O
other O
costs O
. O

Word O
that O
CNIEC ORG
had O
offered O
the O
copper O
to O
European MISC
trading O
houses O
in O
a O
series O
of O
secret O
meetings O
unnerved O
an O
already O
jittery O
market O
. O

Industry O
analysts O
Bloomsbury ORG
Minerals ORG
Economics ORG
( O
BME ORG
) O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
the O
motivation O
of O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
85,000 O
tonnes O
, O
" O
whoever O
they O
are O
, O
is O
the O
most O
important O
short-term O
fundamental O
" O
in O
an O
already O
tight O
world O
market O
. O

BME ORG
repeated O
in O
its O
latest O
review O
rumours O
of O
involvement O
by O
Sumitomo ORG
Corp ORG
, O
with O
CNIEC ORG
said O
to O
be O
helping O
the O
Japanese MISC
trader O
unload O
its O
copper O
positions O
after O
it O
revealed O
in O
June O
losses O
of O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
a O
decade O
of O
unauthorised O
deals O
. O

Sumitomo ORG
and O
CNIEC ORG
have O
made O
no O
comments O
on O
the O
talk O
and O
Chinese MISC
traders O
said O
they O
know O
nothing O
of O
such O
an O
arrangement O
. O

Traders O
in O
Shanghai LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
were O
unaware O
of O
movements O
out O
of O
the O
Shanghai LOC
bonded O
warehouses O
. O

They O
reported O
more O
arrivals O
that O
were O
probably O
spot O
purchases O
. O

They O
also O
expressed O
concern O
that O
the O
tonnage O
in O
bonded O
warehouses O
would O
move O
onto O
the O
domestic O
market O
. O

But O
these O
concerns O
were O
irrelevant O
, O
a O
Singapore LOC
trader O
said O
, O
despite O
a O
forecast O
that O
domestic O
Chinese MISC
copper O
demand O
could O
hit O
one O
million O
tonnes O
this O
year O
. O

As O
with O
many O
commodities O
, O
" O
there O
is O
a O
desire O
( O
by O
the O
Chinese MISC
government O
) O
to O
keep O
a O
stockpile O
of O
the O
metal O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

You O
do O
n't O
keep O
it O
to O
help O
industry O
, O
you O
keep O
it O
in O
case O
of O
emergency O
. O
" O

-- O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
newsroom O
( O
852 O
) O
2843-6470 O



Companion ORG
Marble ORG
posts O
1st O
final O
result O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-23 O

Year O
ended O
March O
31 O

( O
in O
million O
HK$ MISC
unless O
stated O
) O

Shr O
( O
H.K. LOC
cents O
) O
14.0 O

Dividend O
( O
H.K. LOC
cents O
) O
nil O

Exceptional O
items O
nil O

Net O
56.06 O

Turnover O
531.52 O

Company O
name O
Companion ORG
Marble ORG
( O
Holdings ORG
) O
Ltd ORG

Books O
close O
N O
/ O
A O

Dividend O
payable O
N O
/ O
A O

NOTE O
- O
Marble O
and O
granite O
products O
distributor O
Companion ORG
Marble ORG
, O
a O
spinoff O
of O
construction O
materials O
concern O
Companion ORG
Building ORG
Material ORG
( O
Holdings ORG
) O
Ltd ORG
, O
was O
listed O
on O
the O
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
on O
April O
25 O
, O
1996 O
. O

-- O
Hong ORG
Kong ORG
News ORG
Room ORG
( O
852 O
) O
2843 O
6368 O



Softbank ORG
to O
procure O
$ O
900 O
mln O
via O
forex O
by O
Sept O
5 O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Softbank ORG
Corp ORG
said O
on O
Friday O
that O
it O
would O
procure O
$ O
900 O
million O
through O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
by O
September O
5 O
as O
part O
of O
its O
acquisition O
of O
U.S. LOC
firm O
, O
Kingston ORG
Technology ORG
Co ORG
. O

" O
It O
is O
in O
the O
contract O
that O
we O
pay O
( O
Kingston ORG
) O
$ O
900 O
million O
by O
September O
5 O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
Softbank ORG
had O
already O
started O
making O
forward O
transactions O
to O
buy O
dollars O
. O

On O
August O
15 O
, O
computer O
software O
retailer O
Softbank ORG
said O
it O
would O
buy O
80 O
percent O
of O
Kingston ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
maker O
of O
memory O
boards O
, O
for O
about O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
in O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
series O
of O
high-profile O
acquisitions O
it O
has O
made O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O



Shanghai ORG
Post ORG
and ORG
Telecomm ORG
net O
down O
. O

SHANGHAI LOC
1996-08-23 O

Half-year O
ended O
June O
30 O
, O
1996 O

( O
in O
millions O
of O
yuan O
unless O
stated O
) O

Turnover O
115.259 O
vs O
123.157 O

Net O
profit O
20.318 O
vs O
22.828 O

Net O
asset O
per O
share O
3.02 O
yuan O
( O
no O
comparative O
figure O
) O

Earnings O
per O
share O
0.14 O
yuan O
( O
no O
comparative O
figure O
) O

Company O
name O
: O
Shanghai ORG
Posts ORG
and ORG
Telecommunications ORG
Equipment ORG
Co ORG

Note O
: O
the O
figures O
were O
unaudited O
. O



Promodes ORG
set O
to O
sell O
German MISC
assets O
- O
paper O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-23 O

German MISC
retailer O
Promodes ORG
is O
in O
advanced O
talks O
about O
selling O
its O
German MISC
assets O
and O
the O
retailer O
's O
board O
might O
decide O
as O
soon O
as O
Tuesday O
to O
sell O
the O
assets O
to O
Spar ORG
AG ORG
, O
Les ORG
Echos ORG
newspaper O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

It O
said O
investment O
bank O
Rothschild ORG
& ORG
Cie ORG
was O
an O
intermediary O
in O
the O
talks O
and O
added O
that O
unlisted O
German MISC
retailers O
Metro ORG
, O
Rewe ORG
and O
Lidl ORG
were O
also O
still O
in O
discussions O
. O

Promodes ORG
has O
in O
Germany LOC
its O
Promo O
hypermarket O
unit O
with O
36 O
Continent O
superstores O
, O
which O
is O
1995 O
generated O
4.7 O
percent O
of O
total O
Promodes ORG
sales O
. O

The O
French MISC
group O
entered O
the O
German MISC
market O
in O
1990 O
, O
buying O

In O
June O
, O
Promodes ORG
signed O
an O
outline O
agreement O
to O
sell O
its O
Specia ORG
unit O
-- O
which O
runs O
100 O
Dia ORG
stores O
in O
France LOC
-- O
to O
Germany LOC
's O
Aldi ORG
. O

Promodes ORG
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

-- O
Paris LOC
newsroom O
+33 O
1 O
4221 O
5452 O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Ireland LOC
- O
August O
23 O
. O

DUBLIN LOC
1996-08-23 O

Following O
are O
highlights O
of O
stories O
in O
the O
Irish MISC
press O
on O
Friday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

IRISH ORG
INDEPENDENT ORG

- O
Ireland LOC
's O
biggest O
mortgage O
lender O
Irish ORG
Permanent ORG
ended O
weeks O
of O
stalemate O
when O
it O
announced O
it O
was O
increasing O
its O
mortgage O
lending O
rate O
by O
a O
quarter O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
. O

- O
Two O
investors O
who O
claim O
to O
be O
owed O
nearly O
one O
million O
Irish MISC
pounds O
by O
fund O
manager O
Tony PER
Taylor PER
believe O
they O
may O
have O
lost O
their O
money O
. O

- O
A O
second O
Japanese MISC
trawler O
was O
under O
arrest O
on O
Thursday O
night O
as O
the O
Irish ORG
Navy ORG
and O
Air ORG
Corps ORG
continued O
a O
cat O
and O
mouse O
game O
with O
up O
to O
40 O
vessels O
off O
the O
Irish MISC
coast O
. O

- O
The O
Irish ORG
Department ORG
of ORG
Enterprise ORG
and ORG
Employment ORG
has O
widened O
its O
probe O
into O
Taylor ORG
Asset ORG
Managers ORG
to O
include O
the O
investigation O
of O
investments O
of O
10 O
more O
investors O
. O

- O
Irish MISC
exploration O
company O
Ivernia ORG
and O
its O
South MISC
African MISC
partner O
Minorco ORG
have O
received O
planning O
permission O
from O
the O
local O
county O
council O
for O
a O
major O
lead O
and O
zinc O
mine O
at O
Lisheen LOC
, O
County LOC
Tipperary LOC
. O

- O
Building O
materials O
firm O
CRH ORG
refused O
to O
comment O
on O
reports O
that O
it O
is O
about O
to O
pay O
180 O
million O
pounds O
stering O
for O
U.S. LOC
stone O
and O
concrete O
business O
Tilcon ORG
Inc ORG
. O

IRISH ORG
TIMES ORG

- O
Mortgage O
lending O
rates O
are O
on O
the O
way O
up O
with O
banks O
and O
building O
societies O
poised O
to O
add O
around O
a O
quarter O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
to O
their O
main O
variable O
rates O
of O
interest O
. O

- O
Members O
of O
a O
County LOC
Antrim LOC
Protestant O
family O
who O
were O
driven O
into O
exile O
by O
by O
loyalist O
paramilitaries O
two O
years O
ago O
returned O
yesterday O
to O
live O
in O
Northern LOC
Ireland LOC
in O
defiance O
of O
the O
threat O
hanging O
over O
them O
. O

- O
Talks O
will O
resume O
next O
Tuesday O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
avoid O
a O
major O
strike O
in O
Irish MISC
retail O
chain O
Dunnes ORG
Stores ORG
. O

- O
Top O
dealers O
in O
the O
London LOC
office O
of O
U.S. LOC
bankers O
Merrill ORG
Lynch ORG
are O
transferring O
to O
Dublin LOC
. O

- O
The O
Irish MISC
plastics O
industry O
called O
on O
the O
government O
to O
support O
incineration O
to O
deal O
with O
plastics O
not O
suitable O
for O
recycling O
. O



Ford ORG
China ORG
JV O
posts O
77 O
percent O
net O
drop O
in O
H1 O
96 O
. O

SHANGHAI LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
Chinese MISC
truck O
maker O
in O
which O
Ford ORG
Motor ORG
Co ORG
has O
a O
20 O
percent O
stake O
said O
it O
posted O
a O
77 O
percent O
drop O
in O
post-tax O
profits O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1996 O
. O

Jiangling ORG
Motors ORG
Corp ORG
, O
in O
a O
statement O
in O
Saturday O
's O
edition O
of O
the O
China ORG
Securities ORG
newspaper O
, O
said O
net O
profit O
in O
the O
period O
was O
3.385 O
million O
yuan O
, O
down O
from O
14.956 O
million O
in O
the O
same O
1995 O
period O
. O

Turnover O
fell O
to O
937.891 O
million O
yuan O
from O
1.215 O
billion O
, O
while O
net O
assets O
per O
share O
were O
1.88 O
yuan O
, O
unchanged O
, O
and O
earnings O
per O
share O
fell O
to O
0.005 O
yuan O
from O
0.02 O
yuan O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

In O
the O
first O
half O
, O
the O
company O
said O
it O
produced O
8,333 O
vehicles O
and O
sold O
9,018 O
, O
but O
it O
did O
not O
explain O
the O
difference O
. O

It O
blamed O
the O
drop O
in O
profits O
on O
a O
weak O
vehicle O
market O
and O
said O
as O
its O
engine O
plant O
had O
only O
just O
started O
trial O
production O
, O
the O
company O
's O
results O
would O
not O
improve O
in O
the O
short-term O
. O

Ford ORG
owns O
138.643 O
million O
shares O
in O
the O
firm O
. O

The O
majority O
shareholder O
, O
with O
51 O
percent O
, O
or O
353.24 O
million O
shares O
, O
is O
Jiangling ORG
Motors ORG
Group ORG
. O

The O
company O
, O
in O
the O
southern O
province O
of O
Jiangxi LOC
, O
had O
about O
eight O
percent O
of O
China LOC
's O
light O
truck O
market O
in O
1994 O
. O

( O
$ O
1 O
= O
8.3 O
yuan O
) O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
HAMLET MISC
CUP MISC
. O

COMMACK LOC
, O
New LOC
York LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
from O
the O

Waldbaum MISC
Hamlet MISC
Cup MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Saturday O
( O
prefix O

number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Semifinals O
: O

Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Adrian PER
Voinea PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
5-7 O

7-5 O
7-5 O

5 O
- O
Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
beat O
Karol PER
Kucera PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-0 O
) O
6-3 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
TOSHIBA MISC
CLASSIC MISC
. O

CARLSBAD LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
from O
the O
$ O
450,000 O
Toshiba MISC
Classic MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Saturday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Semifinals O
: O

1 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
3 O
- O
Jana PER
Novotna PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
1-6 O
, O
6-2 O
6-3 O

4 O
- O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
2 O
- O
Conchita PER
Martinez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O
. O



RALLYING O
- O
KANKKUNEN PER
IN O
COMMAND O
AS O
MCRAE PER
ROLLS O
OUT O
. O

JYVASKYLA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-24 O

Finland LOC
's O
Juha PER
Kankkunen PER
produced O
an O
impressive O
performance O
in O
his O
Toyota ORG
on O
Saturday O
to O
open O
up O
a O
37 O
seconds O
lead O
after O
six O
stages O
of O
the O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
, O
sixth O
round O
of O
the O
world O
championship O
. O

On O
a O
weekend O
overshadowed O
by O
Friday O
's O
fatal O
accident O
, O
four O
times O
world O
champion O
Kankunnen PER
emerged O
from O
the O
first O
five O
of O
Saturday O
's O
10 O
stages O
with O
a O
commanding O
advantage O
over O
his O
country O
's O
latest O
prospect O
, O
Marcus PER
Gronholm PER
, O
also O
in O
a O
Toyota ORG
. O

World O
championship O
leader O
Tommi PER
Makinen PER
in O
his O
Mitsubishi ORG
was O
third O
but O
current O
world O
champion O
Colin PER
McRae PER
ended O
a O
bad O
week O
by O
crashing O
out O
. O

After O
being O
fined O
$ O
250,000 O
by O
the O
sports O
governing O
body O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
British MISC
driver O
rolled O
his O
Subaru ORG
6.5 O
km O
into O
stage O
six O
. O

He O
and O
co-driver O
Derek PER
Ringer PER
were O
unhurt O
but O
team O
boss O
David PER
Richards PER
was O
furious O
with O
them O
. O

" O
It O
's O
not O
unfortunate O
, O
it O
's O
incompetent O
, O
" O
he O
declared O
. O

Kankkunen PER
has O
set O
an O
astonishing O
pace O
for O
a O
driver O
who O
has O
not O
rallied O
for O
three O
months O
. O

" O
If O
you O
do O
a O
lot O
of O
something O
, O
sometimes O
it O
's O
good O
to O
have O
a O
break O
. O

It O
's O
not O
bad O
for O
an O
old O
man O
! O
" O

said O
the O
37-year-old O
veteran O
. O

Ford ORG
had O
a O
poor O
morning O
with O
Spaniard MISC
Carlos PER
Sainz PER
losing O
90 O
seconds O
through O
turbo O
trouble O
while O
Belgian MISC
Bruno PER
Thiry PER
dropped O
four O
minutes O
when O
a O
transmission O
shaft O
snapped O
. O



MOTOR O
RACING O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
GRID O
POSITIONS O
. O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS LOC
, O
Belgium LOC
1996-08-24 O

Grid O
positions O

for O
Sunday O
's O
Belgian MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
motor O
race O
after O
final O

qualifying O
on O
Saturday O
: O

1. O
Jacques PER
Villeneuve PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
Williams ORG
1 O
minute O
50.574 O

seconds O
( O
average O
speed O
226.859 O
kph O
) O

2. O
Damon PER
Hill PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Williams ORG
1:50.980 O

3. O
Michael PER
Schumacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Ferrari ORG
1:51.778 O

4. O
David PER
Coulthard PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
1:51.884 O

5. O
Gerhard PER
Berger PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
1:51.960 O

6. O
Mika PER
Hakkinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
1:52.318 O

7. O
Jean PER
Alesi PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
1:52.354 O

8. O
Martin PER
Brundle PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
1:52.977 O

9. O
Eddie PER
Irvine PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Ferrari ORG
1:53.043 O

10. O
Rubens PER
Barrichello PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
1:53.152 O

Add O
grid O
: O

11. O
Heinz-Harald PER
Frentzen PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Sauber ORG
1:53.199 O

12. O
Johnny PER
Herbert PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Sauber ORG
1:53.993 O

13. O
Mika PER
Salo PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Tyrrell ORG
1:54.095 O

14. O
Olivier PER
Panis PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Ligier ORG
1:54.220 O

15. O
Pedro PER
Diniz PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Ligier ORG
1:54.700 O

16. O
Jos PER
Verstappen PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Arrows ORG
1:55.150 O

17. O
Ukyo PER
Katayama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Tyrrell ORG
1:55.371 O

18. O
Ricardo PER
Rosset PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Arrows ORG
1:56.286 O

19. O
Pedro PER
Lamy PER
( O
Portugal LOC
) O
Minardi ORG
1:56.830 O

Did O
not O
qualify O
( O
times O
did O
not O
meet O
qualifying O
standard O
) O
: O

20. O
Giovanni PER
Lavaggi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Minardi ORG
1:58.579 O



RALLYING O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
SPECTATOR O
DIES O
IN O
FINNISH MISC
RALLY O
. O

JYVASKYLA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
Belgian MISC
man O
died O
and O
31 O
people O
were O
injured O
after O
an O
accident O
in O
Friday O
's O
opening O
phase O
of O
the O
world O
championship O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
. O

The O
unnamed O
victim O
died O
during O
the O
night O
, O
a O
hospital O
spokesman O
said O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Danish MISC
driver O
Karsten PER
Richardt PER
had O
ploughed O
into O
the O
crowd O
during O
the O
two-kilometre O
first O
stage O
held O
in O
the O
host O
city O
of O
Jyvaskyla LOC
. O

Richardt PER
's O
Mitsubishi ORG
skidded O
down O
an O
escape O
road O
and O
ploughed O
into O
a O
cordoned-off O
area O
for O
spectators O
. O

A O
second O
Belgian MISC
was O
also O
seriously O
injured O
but O
the O
hospital O
spokesman O
said O
his O
life O
was O
not O
in O
danger O
. O

The O
stage O
was O
suspended O
but O
the O
four-day O
rally O
resumed O
on O
Saturday O
. O

A O
woman O
was O
killed O
before O
last O
year O
's O
event O
when O
she O
walked O
in O
front O
of O
a O
car O
practising O
on O
the O
course O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
TOSHIBA MISC
CLASSIC MISC
. O

CARLSBAD LOC
, O
California LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
from O
the O

$ O
450,000 O
Toshiba MISC
Classic MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Friday O
( O
prefix O

number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Quarterfinals O
: O

1 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Katarina PER
Studenikova PER

( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-3 O

3 O
- O
Jana PER
Novotna PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Sandrine PER
Testud PER
( O
France LOC
) O

2-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-3 O
. O

4 O
- O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
5 O
- O
Gabriela PER
Sabatini PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O

6-4 O
6-1 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
HAMLET MISC
CUP MISC
. O

COMMACK LOC
, O
New LOC
York LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
from O
the O

Waldbaum MISC
Hamlet MISC
Cup MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Friday O
( O
prefix O
number O

denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Quarterfinals O
: O

Adrian PER
Voinea PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
beat O
Thomas PER
Johansson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-4 O
) O
6-2 O

5 O
- O
Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
beat O
Jonathan PER
Stark PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-4 O
) O
4-6 O
6-3 O

Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Michael PER
Joyce PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
5-7 O

6-2 O
6-3 O

Karol PER
Kucera PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
1 O
- O
Michael PER
Chang PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O



GOLF LOC
- O
THUNDERSTORMS O
FORCE O
SUSPENSION O
OF O
SECOND O
ROUND O
IN O
AKRON LOC
. O

AKRON LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-23 O

Thunderstorms O
forced O
the O
suspension O
of O
the O
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
after O
just O
five O
players O
in O
the O
43-man O
field O
had O
completed O
the O
second O
round O
on O
Friday O
. O

Play O
initially O
was O
interrupted O
for O
more O
than O
3-1/2 O
hours O
before O
resuming O
for O
two O
hours O
. O

But O
play O
was O
finally O
suspended O
for O
the O
day O
when O
the O
storm O
continued O
. O

The O
38 O
players O
are O
schedeled O
to O
resume O
their O
rounds O
on O
Saturday O
morning O
before O
the O
third O
round O
begins O
. O



GOLF O
- O
SCORES O
AT O
WORLD MISC
SERIES MISC
OF MISC
GOLF MISC
. O

AKRON LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-23 O

Scores O
from O
the O
$ O
2.1 O

million O
NEC MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
after O
the O
second O
round O
was O

suspended O
due O
to O
rain O
on O
Friday O
with O
38 O
of O
the O
43 O
players O
yet O

to O
finish O
their O
rounds O
on O
the O
7,149 O
yard O
, O
par O
70 O
Firestone LOC
C.C LOC

course O
( O
players O
U.S. LOC
unless O
noted O
) O
: O

- O
5 O
Paul PER
Goydos PER
through O
2 O
holes O

- O
5 O
Billy PER
Mayfair PER
through O
2 O

- O
4 O
Greg PER
Norman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
through O
8 O

- O
4 O
Hidemichi PER
Tanaka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
through O
3 O

- O
3 O
Steve PER
Stricker PER
through O
3 O

- O
2 O
Phil PER
Mickelson PER
through O
7 O

- O
2 O
Mark PER
Brooks PER
through O
3 O

- O
1 O
Hal PER
Sutton PER
through O
11 O

- O
1 O
John PER
Cook PER
through O
5 O

- O
1 O
Tim PER
Herron PER
through O
4 O

- O
1 O
Justin PER
Leonard PER
through O
3 O

0 O
Steve PER
Jones PER
through O
7 O

0 O
Nick PER
Faldo PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
through O
5 O

0 O
Davis PER
Love PER
through O
5 O

+1 O
Fred PER
Couples PER
through O
15 O

+1 O
Fred PER
Funk PER
through O
9 O

+1 O
Scott PER
Hoch PER
through O
9 O

+1 O
Ernie PER
Els PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
through O
8 O

+2 O
D.A. PER
Weibring PER
through O
12 O

+2 O
Clarence PER
Rose PER
through O
9 O

+2 O
Duffy PER
Waldorf PER
through O
4 O

+3 O
Jim PER
Furyk PER
through O
16 O

+3 O
Corey PER
Pavin PER
through O
14 O

+3 O
Craig PER
Stadler PER
through O
14 O

+3 O
Brad PER
Bryant PER
through O
12 O

+3 O
Tom PER
Lehman PER
through O
11 O

+3 O
Sven PER
Struver PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
through O
10 O

+3 O
Alexander PER
Cejka PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
through O
10 O

+3 O
Anders PER
Forsbrand PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
through O
5 O

+4 O
Willie PER
Wood PER
through O
17 O

+4 O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
through O
15 O

+4 O
Stewart PER
Ginn PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
through O
13 O

+5 O
Wayne PER
Westner PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
77 O
68 O

+5 O
Sigeki PER
Maruyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
through O
17 O

+5 O
Mark PER
O'Meara PER
through O
15 O

+5 O
Loren PER
Roberts PER
through O
9 O

+6 O
Scott PER
McCarron PER
76 O
70 O

+7 O
Satoshi PER
Higashi PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
through O
16 O

+7 O
Paul PER
Stankowski PER
through O
15 O

+8 O
Craig PER
Parry PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
through O
13 O

+9 O
Tom PER
Watson PER
79 O
70 O

+11 O
Seiki PER
Okuda PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
81 O
70 O
( O
through O
18 O
) O

+11 O
Steve PER
Schneiter PER
77 O
74 O
) O
through O
18 O
) O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
EUROPEAN MISC
SUPER MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
European MISC
Super MISC
League MISC

rugby O
league O
matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Paris ORG
14 O
Bradford ORG
27 O

Wigan ORG
78 O
Workington ORG
4 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
points O

for O
, O
against O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Wigan ORG
22 O
19 O
1 O
2 O
902 O
326 O
39 O

St ORG
Helens ORG
21 O
19 O
0 O
2 O
884 O
441 O
38 O

Bradford ORG
22 O
17 O
0 O
5 O
767 O
409 O
34 O

Warrington ORG
21 O
12 O
0 O
9 O
555 O
499 O
24 O

London ORG
21 O
11 O
1 O
9 O
555 O
462 O
23 O

Sheffield ORG
21 O
10 O
0 O
11 O
574 O
696 O
20 O

Halifax ORG
21 O
9 O
1 O
11 O
603 O
552 O
19 O

Castleford ORG
21 O
9 O
0 O
12 O
548 O
543 O
18 O

Oldham ORG
21 O
8 O
1 O
12 O
439 O
656 O
17 O

Leeds ORG
21 O
6 O
0 O
15 O
531 O
681 O
12 O

Paris ORG
22 O
3 O
1 O
18 O
398 O
795 O
7 O

Workington ORG
22 O
2 O
1 O
19 O
325 O
1021 O
5 O



CRICKET O
- O
ESSEX ORG
POISED O
TO O
STEP O
UP O
TITLE O
CHALLENGE O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Essex ORG
are O
set O
to O
step O
up O
their O
English MISC
county O
championship O
challenge O
with O
a O
fifth O
consecutive O
victory O
after O
new-ball O
pair O
Neil PER
Williams PER
and O
Mark PER
Ilott PER
sent O
Gloucestershire ORG
reeling O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Williams PER
seized O
two O
wickets O
in O
two O
deliveries O
and O
left-armer O
Ilott PER
also O
captured O
two O
as O
Gloucestershire ORG
, O
252 O
behind O
on O
first O
innings O
, O
slumped O
to O
27 O
for O
four O
at O
the O
close O
on O
the O
third O
day O
of O
the O
four-day O
game O
at O
Colchester LOC
. O

Essex ORG
, O
who O
started O
the O
current O
round O
of O
matches O
in O
fifth O
place O
20 O
points O
behind O
leaders O
Derbyshire ORG
with O
a O
game O
in O
hand O
, O
could O
go O
top O
if O
they O
complete O
victory O
on O
Monday O
's O
last O
day O
and O
other O
results O
favour O
them O
. O

Williams PER
thrust O
Essex ORG
on O
course O
for O
success O
by O
dispatching O
Matt PER
Windows PER
and O
Andrew PER
Symonds PER
in O
his O
second O
over O
, O
before O
Ilott PER
removed O
Dominic PER
Hewson PER
and O
Tim PER
Hancock PER
to O
reduce O
Gloucestershire ORG
to O
17 O
for O
four O
at O
one O
stage O
. O

The O
visitors O
had O
started O
the O
day O
optimistically O
by O
sending O
back O
former O
England LOC
captain O
Graham PER
Gooch PER
when O
he O
added O
just O
six O
to O
his O
overnight O
105 O
, O
but O
Essex ORG
went O
on O
to O
make O
532 O
for O
eight O
before O
declaring O
. O

Captain O
Paul PER
Prichard PER
plundered O
88 O
from O
73 O
deliveries O
, O
hitting O
15 O
fours O
and O
one O
six O
. O

Second-placed O
Kent ORG
were O
frustrated O
by O
rain O
which O
prevented O
any O
play O
at O
Cardiff LOC
, O
where O
they O
have O
reached O
255 O
for O
three O
in O
their O
first O
innings O
against O
Glamorgan ORG
, O
while O
third-placed O
Surrey ORG
are O
facing O
an O
uphill O
task O
against O
Nottinghamshire ORG
. O

Surrey ORG
slipped O
to O
88 O
for O
four O
in O
reply O
to O
Notts ORG
' O
commanding O
first O
innings O
of O
446 O
for O
nine O
declared O
at O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
, O
before O
Alistair PER
Brown PER
struck O
a O
55-ball O
half-century O
. O

Brown PER
's O
56 O
not O
out O
, O
containing O
eight O
fours O
and O
three O
sixes O
, O
lifted O
Surrey ORG
to O
128 O
for O
four O
on O
a O
rain-curtailed O
day O
. O

Fourth-placed O
Leicestershire ORG
had O
Hampshire ORG
on O
the O
ropes O
at O
Leicester LOC
before O
rain O
intervened O
. O

Pace O
trio O
David PER
Millns PER
( O
2-24 O
) O
, O
Gordon PER
Parsons PER
( O
3-20 O
) O
and O
Vince PER
Wells PER
( O
2-19 O
) O
had O
Hampshire ORG
reeling O
at O
81 O
for O
seven O
in O
reply O
to O
the O
home O
county O
's O
first O
innings O
of O
353 O
. O

Yorkshire ORG
rekindled O
their O
title O
hopes O
after O
three O
successive O
defeats O
by O
taking O
the O
upper O
hand O
against O
arch-rivals O
Lancashire ORG
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
. O

Facing O
Yorkshire ORG
's O
529 O
for O
eight O
declared O
, O
Lancashire ORG
were O
forced O
to O
follow O
on O
206 O
behind O
after O
being O
bowled O
out O
for O
323 O
, O
paceman O
Darren PER
Gough PER
polishing O
off O
the O
innings O
with O
a O
burst O
of O
three O
wickets O
for O
one O
run O
in O
17 O
deliveries O
. O

Lancashire ORG
then O
reached O
210 O
for O
five O
at O
the O
close O
-- O
just O
four O
ahead O
-- O
after O
Neil PER
Fairbrother PER
hit O
55 O
in O
60 O
balls O
to O
add O
to O
his O
first O
innings O
of O
86 O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
FINAL O
TEST O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Scoreboard O
on O
the O
third O
day O
of O
the O

third O
and O
final O
test O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O

Saturday O
: O

England LOC
first O
innings O
326 O
( O
J. PER
Crawley PER
106 O
, O
G. PER
Thorpe PER
54 O
; O
Waqar PER

Younis PER
4-95 O
) O

Pakistan LOC
first O
innings O
( O
overnight O
229-1 O
) O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
c O
Croft PER
b O
Cork PER
176 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
c O
Cork PER
b O
Croft PER
46 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
c O
Stewart PER
b O
Mullally PER
61 O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
c O
Hussain PER
b O
Mullally PER
35 O

Salim PER
Malik PER
not O
out O
2 O

Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
not O
out O
1 O

Extras O
( O
b-4 O
lb-3 O
nb-11 O
) O
18 O

Total O
( O
for O
four O
wickets O
) O
339 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-106 O
2-239 O
3-334 O
4-334 O

To O
bat O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
, O
Moin PER
Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O

Mohammad PER
Akam PER

Bowling O
( O
to O
date O
) O
: O
Lewis PER
12-1-76-0 O
, O
Mullally PER
22-6-56-2 O
, O

Croft PER
29-6-64-1 O
, O
Cork PER
14.3-4-45-1 O
, O
Salisbury PER
17-0-91-0 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Close O
of O
play O
scores O
in O
four-day O

English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC
cricket O
matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Final O
day O

At O
Weston-super-Mare LOC
: O
Match O
abandoned O
as O
a O
draw O
- O
rain O
. O

Durham ORG
326 O
( O
D. PER
Cox PER
95 O
not O
out O
, O
S. PER
Campbell PER
69 O
; O
G. PER
Rose PER
7-73 O
) O
. O

Somerset ORG
298-6 O
( O
M. PER
Lathwell PER
85 O
, O
R. PER
Harden PER
65 O
) O
. O

Somerset ORG
9 O
points O
, O

Durham ORG
8 O
. O

Third O
day O

At O
Colchester LOC
: O
Gloucestershire ORG
280 O
and O
27-4 O
. O

Essex ORG
532-8 O

declared O
( O
G. PER
Gooch PER
111 O
, O
R. PER
Irani PER
91 O
, O
P. PER
Prichard PER
88 O
, O
D. PER
Robinson PER
72 O
; O

M. PER
Alleyne PER
4-80 O
) O
. O

At O
Cardiff LOC
: O
Kent ORG
255-3 O
( O
D. PER
Fulton PER
64 O
, O
M. PER
Walker PER
59 O
, O
C. PER
Hooper PER

52 O
not O
out O
) O
v O
Glamorgan ORG
. O

No O
play O
- O
rain O
. O

At O
Leicester LOC
: O
Leicestershire ORG
353 O
( O
P. PER
Simmons PER
108 O
, O
P. PER
Nixon PER
67 O
; O

S. PER
Renshaw PER
4-56 O
, O
J. PER
Bovill PER
4-102 O
) O
. O

Hampshire ORG
81-7 O
. O

At O
Northampton LOC
: O
Sussex ORG
389 O
and O
112 O
( O
C. PER
Ambrose PER
6-26 O
) O
. O

Northamptonshire ORG
361 O
( O
K. PER
Curran PER
117 O
, O
D. PER
Ripley PER
66 O
not O
out O
) O
and O

42-3 O
. O

At O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
: O
Nottinghamshire ORG
446-9 O
declared O
( O
G. PER
Archer PER

143 O
, O
M. PER
Dowman PER
107 O
, O
W. PER
Noon PER
57 O
; O
B. PER
Julian PER
4-104 O
) O
. O

Surrey ORG
128-4 O

( O
A. PER
Brown PER
56 O
not O
out O
) O
. O

At O
Worcester LOC
: O
Warwickshire ORG
310 O
( O
A. PER
Giles PER
83 O
, O
T. PER
Munton PER
54 O
not O

out O
, O
W. PER
Khan PER
52 O
; O
R. PER
Illingworth PER
4-54 O
, O
S. PER
Lampitt PER
4-90 O
) O
. O

Worcestershire ORG
205-9 O
( O
K. PER
Spiring PER
52 O
) O
. O

At O
Headingley LOC
: O
Yorkshire ORG
529-8 O
declared O
( O
C. PER
White PER
181 O
, O

R. PER
Blakey PER
109 O
not O
out O
, O
M. PER
Moxon PER
66 O
, O
M. PER
Vaughan PER
57 O
) O
. O

Lancashire ORG
323 O

( O
N. PER
Fairbrother PER
86 O
, O
M. PER
Watkinson PER
64 O
; O
D. PER
Gough PER
4-53 O
) O
and O
210-5 O

( O
N. PER
Speak PER
65 O
not O
out O
, O
N. PER
Fairbrother PER
55 O
) O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SCOTTISH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

GLASGOW LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Scottish MISC
league O
soccer O

matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Premier O
division O

Hibernian ORG
0 O
Dunfermline ORG
0 O

Kilmarnock ORG
1 O
Celtic ORG
3 O

Raith ORG
0 O
Motherwell ORG
3 O

Rangers ORG
1 O
Dundee ORG
United ORG
0 O

Playing O
Sunday O
: O

Aberdeen ORG
v O
Hearts ORG

Division O
one O

Airdrieonians ORG
0 O
East ORG
Fife ORG
0 O

Clydebank ORG
1 O
Stirling ORG
0 O

Dundee ORG
2 O
Greenock ORG
Morton ORG
1 O

Falkirk ORG
1 O
Partick ORG
0 O

St ORG
Mirren ORG
0 O
St ORG
Johnstone ORG
3 O

Division O
two O

Berwick ORG
0 O
Stenhousemuir ORG
6 O

Brechin ORG
1 O
Ayr ORG
1 O

Hamilton ORG
2 O
Clyde ORG
0 O

Queen ORG
of ORG
the ORG
South ORG
2 O
Dumbarton ORG
1 O

Stranraer ORG
1 O
Livingston ORG
2 O

Division O
three O

Alloa ORG
1 O
Arbroath ORG
1 O

Cowdenbeath ORG
1 O
Monstrose ORG
0 O

Forfar ORG
3 O
Inverness ORG
1 O

Ross ORG
County ORG
1 O
Queen ORG
's ORG
Park ORG
2 O

Played O
Friday O
: O

East ORG
Stirling ORG
0 O
Albion ORG
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
OUT-OF-SORTS O
NEWCASTLE ORG
CRASH O
2-1 O
AT O
HOME O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Newcastle ORG
's O
early O
season O
teething O
problems O
continued O
on O
Saturday O
when O
they O
lost O
2-1 O
at O
home O
to O
premier O
league O
pacesetters O
Sheffield ORG
Wednesday ORG
. O

England LOC
striker O
Alan PER
Shearer PER
gave O
Kevin PER
Keegan PER
's O
talent-laden O
side O
the O
lead O
from O
the O
penalty O
spot O
after O
13 O
minutes O
after O
Wednesday O
's O
Yugoslav MISC
Dejan PER
Stefanovic PER
pulled O
down O
Colombian MISC
forward O
Faustino PER
Asprilla PER
. O

But O
two O
minutes O
later O
Wednesday ORG
equalised O
through O
Peter PER
Atherton PER
, O
who O
found O
space O
in O
the O
penalty O
area O
to O
meet O
Mark PER
Pembridge PER
's O
free O
kick O
with O
a O
precise O
glancing O
header O
. O

Guy PER
Whittingham PER
stole O
three O
points O
for O
the O
Yorkshire ORG
side O
with O
a O
goal O
10 O
minutes O
from O
time O
. O

To O
add O
to O
Newcastle ORG
's O
misery O
, O
England LOC
striker O
Les PER
Ferdinand PER
was O
stretchered O
off O
in O
the O
second O
half O
. O

Wednesday ORG
, O
who O
escaped O
relegation O
on O
the O
final O
day O
of O
last O
season O
, O
have O
now O
won O
their O
first O
three O
games O
of O
the O
season O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
title O
hopefuls O
Liverpool ORG
were O
held O
0-0 O
at O
home O
by O
newly-promoted O
Sunderland ORG
, O
and O
in O
London LOC
, O
the O
tie O
between O
Tottenham ORG
Hotspur ORG
and O
Everton ORG
also O
ended O
goaless O
. O

Frenchman MISC
Frank PER
LeBoeuf PER
and O
Italian MISC
Gianluca PER
Vialli PER
scored O
their O
first O
premier O
league O
goals O
as O
Chelsea ORG
beat O
Coventry ORG
2-0 O
, O
and O
managerless O
Arsenal ORG
won O
by O
the O
same O
scoreline O
at O
Leicester LOC
. O

Last O
season O
's O
league O
and O
Cup MISC
winners O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
host O
1995 O
champions O
Blackburn ORG
on O
Sunday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
league O
soccer O

matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Premier O
league O

Aston ORG
Villa ORG
2 O
Derby ORG
0 O

Chelsea ORG
2 O
Coventry ORG
0 O

Leicester ORG
0 O
Arsenal ORG
2 O

Liverpool ORG
0 O
Sunderland ORG
0 O

Newcastle ORG
1 O
Sheffield ORG
Wednesday ORG
2 O

Nottingham ORG
Forest ORG
1 O
Middlesbrough ORG
1 O

Tottenham ORG
0 O
Everton ORG
0 O

West ORG
Ham ORG
2 O
Southampton ORG
1 O

Playing O
Sunday O
: O

Manchester ORG
United ORG
v O
Blackburn ORG

Playing O
Monday O
: O

Leeds ORG
v O
Wimbledon ORG

Division O
one O

Bolton ORG
3 O
Norwich ORG
1 O

Charlton ORG
1 O
West ORG
Bromwich ORG
1 O

Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
3 O
Oldham ORG
1 O

Ipswich ORG
5 O
Reading ORG
2 O

Oxford ORG
5 O
Southend ORG
0 O

Sheffield ORG
United ORG
4 O
Birmingham ORG
4 O

Stoke ORG
2 O
Manchester ORG
City ORG
1 O

Swindon ORG
1 O
Port ORG
Vale ORG
1 O

Wolverhampton ORG
1 O
Bradford ORG
0 O

Played O
Friday O
: O

Portsmouth ORG
1 O
Queen ORG
's ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
2 O

Tranmere ORG
3 O
Grimsby ORG
2 O

Playing O
Sunday O
: O

Barnsley ORG
v O
Huddersfield ORG

Division O
two O

Brentford ORG
3 O
Luton ORG
2 O

Bristol ORG
City ORG
v O
Blackpool ORG
late O
kickoff O

Burnley ORG
2 O
Walsall ORG
1 O

Chesterfield ORG
1 O
Bury ORG
2 O

Peterborough ORG
2 O
Crewe ORG
2 O

Preston ORG
0 O
Bristol ORG
Rovers ORG
0 O

Rotherham ORG
1 O
Shrewsbury ORG
2 O

Stockport ORG
0 O
Notts ORG
County ORG
0 O

Watford ORG
0 O
Millwall ORG
2 O

Wrexham ORG
4 O
Plymouth ORG
4 O

Wycombe ORG
1 O
Gillingham ORG
1 O

York ORG
1 O
Bournemouth ORG
2 O

Division O
three O

Barnet ORG
1 O
Wigan ORG
1 O

Cardiff ORG
1 O
Brighton ORG
0 O

Carlisle ORG
0 O
Hull ORG
0 O

Chester ORG
1 O
Cambridge ORG
1 O

Darlington ORG
4 O
Swansea ORG
1 O

Exeter ORG
2 O
Scarborough ORG
2 O

Hartlepool ORG
2 O
Fulham ORG
1 O

Hereford ORG
1 O
Doncaster ORG
0 O

Lincoln ORG
1 O
Leyton ORG
Orient ORG
1 O

Northampton ORG
3 O
Mansfield ORG
0 O

Rochdale ORG
0 O
Colchester ORG
0 O

Scunthorpe ORG
1 O
Torquay ORG
0 O

Add O
Division O
two O

Bristol ORG
City ORG
0 O
Blackpool ORG
1 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
318-2 O
V O
ENGLAND LOC
-- O
LUNCH O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Pakistan LOC
were O
318 O
for O
two O
at O
lunch O
on O
the O
third O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Saturday O
in O
reply O
to O
England LOC
's O
326 O
all O
out O
. O

Score O
: O
England LOC
326 O
( O
J. PER
Crawley PER
106 O
, O
G. PER
Thorpe PER
54 O
. O

Waqar PER
Younis PER
4-95 O
) O
. O

Pakistan LOC
318-2 O
( O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
169 O
not O
out O
, O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
61 O
) O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-23 O

Results O
from O
the O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC

tennis O
tournament O
on O
Friday O
( O
prefix O
numbers O
denotes O
seedings O
) O
: O

Quarterfinals O

3 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
5 O
- O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-2 O

4 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O
beat O
Patrick PER
Rafter PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
0-6 O

7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-1 O

7 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Alex PER
O'Brien PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Mark PER
Philippoussis PER

( O
Australia LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-4 O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
NEW LOC
ZEALAND LOC
WIN O
FIRST O
SERIES O
IN O
SOUTH LOC
AFRICA LOC
. O

PRETORIA LOC
, O
South LOC
Africa LOC
1996-08-24 O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
made O
history O
on O
Saturday O
when O
they O
completed O
their O
first O
series O
victory O
in O
South LOC
Africa LOC
with O
a O
33-26 O
victory O
in O
the O
second O
test O
. O

The O
win O
gave O
the O
All ORG
Blacks ORG
an O
unbeatable O
2-0 O
lead O
in O
the O
three-test O
series O
. O

Each O
side O
scored O
three O
tries O
and O
the O
Springboks ORG
outscored O
the O
All ORG
Blacks ORG
15-12 O
in O
the O
second O
half O
but O
still O
suffered O
a O
fourth O
successive O
defeat O
against O
their O
old O
enemies O
. O

Two O
tries O
from O
wing O
Jeff PER
Wilson PER
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
gave O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
a O
24-11 O
lead O
before O
tries O
from O
flanker O
Ruben PER
Kruger PER
and O
scrum-half O
Joost PER
van PER
der PER
Westhuizen PER
in O
the O
space O
of O
two O
minutes O
narrowed O
the O
gap O
to O
a O
single O
point O
at O
23-24 O
. O

The O
Springboks ORG
would O
have O
gone O
ahead O
had O
not O
fly-half O
Joel PER
Stransky PER
's O
conversion O
hit O
an O
upright O
and O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
only O
scrambled O
to O
safety O
through O
a O
fine O
penalty O
from O
replacement O
fly-half O
Jon PER
Preston PER
and O
a O
drop O
goal O
by O
number O
eight O
Zinzan PER
Brooke PER
. O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
NEW LOC
ZEALAND LOC
DEFEAT O
SOUTH LOC
AFRICA LOC
33-26 O
. O

PRETORIA LOC
, O
South LOC
Africa LOC
1996-08-24 O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
beat O
South LOC
Africa LOC
33-26 O
( O
halftime O
21-11 O
) O
in O
the O
second O
test O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

South LOC
Africa LOC
- O
Tries O
: O
Hannes PER
Strydom PER
, O
Ruben PER
Kruger PER
, O
Joost PER
van PER
der PER
Westhuizen PER
. O

Penalties O
: O
Joel PER
Stranksy PER
( O
3 O
) O
. O

Conversion O
: O
Stranksy PER
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
- O
Tries O
: O
Jeff PER
Wilson PER
( O
2 O
) O
, O
Zinzan PER
Brooke PER
. O

Penalties O
: O
Simon PER
Culhane PER
, O
Jon PER
Preston PER
( O
2 O
) O
. O

Conversions O
: O
Culhane PER
( O
3 O
) O
. O

Drop O
goal O
: O
Zinzan PER
Brooke PER
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
lead O
the O
three-test O
series O
2-0 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
YUGOSLAV MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Yugoslav MISC
league O

soccer O
matches O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Division O
A O

Cukaricki ORG
0 O
Hajduk ORG
2 O

Becej ORG
2 O
Borac ORG
0 O

Mladost ORG
( ORG
L ORG
) ORG
0 O
Zemun ORG
0 O

Rad ORG
1 O
Buducnost ORG
( ORG
P ORG
) ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Becej ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
1 O
7 O

Partizan ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
6 O

Vojvodina ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
6 O

Red ORG
Star ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
6 O

Mladost ORG
( ORG
L ORG
) ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
4 O

Rad ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O

Hajduk ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Cukaricki ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
3 O

Buducnost ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Zemun ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Proleter ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
1 O

Borac ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
8 O
0 O

Division O
B O

Sutjeska ORG
3 O
Sloboda ORG
2 O

Loznica ORG
0 O
Obilic ORG
1 O

OFK ORG
Kikinda ORG
1 O
Radnicki ORG
( ORG
N ORG
) ORG
0 O

Spartak ORG
1 O
Buducnost ORG
( ORG
V ORG
) ORG
2 O

OFK ORG
Beograd ORG
2 O
Mladost ORG
( ORG
BJ ORG
) ORG
2 O

Standings O
: O

Obilic ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
8 O
1 O
9 O

Loznica ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

Sutjeska ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
3 O
6 O

OFK ORG
Kikinda ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
1 O
6 O

Buducnost ORG
( ORG
V ORG
) ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Spartak ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

Zeleznik ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
3 O

OFK ORG
Beograd ORG
3 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
3 O

Radnicki ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
3 O

Sloboda ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
8 O
1 O

Mladost ORG
( ORG
BJ ORG
) ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O
1 O

Rudar ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
POLISH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Polish MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Amica ORG
Wronki ORG
3 O
Hutnik ORG
Krakow ORG
0 O

Sokol ORG
Tychy ORG
5 O
Lech ORG
Poznan ORG
3 O

Rakow ORG
Czestochowa ORG
1 O
Stomil ORG
Olsztyn ORG
4 O

Wisla ORG
Krakow ORG
1 O
Gornik ORG
Zabrze ORG
0 O

Slask ORG
Wroclaw ORG
3 O
Odra ORG
Wodzislaw ORG
1 O

GKS ORG
Katowice ORG
1 O
Polonia ORG
Warsaw ORG
0 O

Zaglebie ORG
Lubin ORG
2 O
LKS ORG
Lodz ORG
1 O

Legia ORG
Warsaw ORG
3 O
GKS ORG
Belchatow ORG
2 O



BASKETBALL O
- O
PHILIPPINE MISC
PRO-LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

MANILA LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
semi-final O
round O
games O
on O
Friday O
in O
the O
Philippine ORG
Basketball ORG
Association ORG
second O
conference O
, O
which O
includes O
American MISC
players O
: O

Alaska ORG
Milk ORG
beat O
Purefoods ORG
Hotdogs ORG
103-95 O
( O
34-48 O
half-time O
) O

Ginebra ORG
San ORG
Miguel ORG
beat O
Shell ORG
120-103 O
( O
65-56 O
) O



BASEBALL O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
S. MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-BASEBALL O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC

pro-baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Friday O
. O

Samsung ORG
13 O
Hyundai ORG
3 O

Haitai ORG
5 O
Hanwha ORG
4 O

OB ORG
4 O
Lotte ORG
2 O

Ssangbangwool ORG
1 O
LG ORG
0 O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Friday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
, O
games O
behind O
first O
place O
) O

W O
D O
L O
PCT O
GB O

Haitai ORG
62 O
2 O
40 O
.606 O
- O

Ssangbangwool ORG
56 O
2 O
47 O
.543 O
6 O
1/2 O

Hanwha ORG
55 O
1 O
47 O
.539 O
7 O

Hyundai ORG
54 O
5 O
47 O
.533 O
7 O
1/2 O

Samsung ORG
47 O
5 O
53 O
.471 O
14 O

Lotte ORG
43 O
5 O
52 O
.455 O
15 O
1/2 O

LG ORG
44 O
5 O
56 O
.443 O
17 O

OB ORG
40 O
5 O
59 O
.407 O
20 O
1/2 O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
FRIDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-24 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Friday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
73 O
54 O
.575 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
67 O
60 O
.528 O
6 O

BOSTON ORG
64 O
65 O
.496 O
10 O

TORONTO ORG
60 O
69 O
.465 O
14 O

DETROIT ORG
46 O
82 O
.359 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
76 O
52 O
.594 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
69 O
61 O
.531 O
8 O

MINNESOTA ORG
64 O
64 O
.500 O
12 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
61 O
68 O
.473 O
15 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
58 O
72 O
.446 O
19 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
74 O
55 O
.574 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
66 O
61 O
.520 O
7 O

OAKLAND ORG
62 O
69 O
.473 O
13 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
60 O
68 O
.469 O
13 O
1/2 O

SATURDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
24TH O
SCHEDULE O

SEATTLE ORG
AT O
BOSTON LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CLEVELAND LOC

CALIFORNIA ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

TORONTO ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

DETROIT ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
MINNESOTA LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
80 O
47 O
.630 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
69 O
58 O
.543 O
11 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
70 O
.457 O
22 O

FLORIDA ORG
59 O
70 O
.457 O
22 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
53 O
76 O
.411 O
28 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
68 O
60 O
.531 O
- O

HOUSTON ORG
68 O
61 O
.527 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
64 O
63 O
.504 O
3 O
1/2 O

CHICAGO ORG
63 O
63 O
.500 O
4 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
55 O
73 O
.430 O
13 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
70 O
60 O
.538 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
68 O
60 O
.531 O
1 O

COLORADO ORG
66 O
63 O
.512 O
3 O
1/2 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
54 O
72 O
.429 O
14 O

SATURDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
24TH O
SCHEDULE O

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
ATLANTA LOC

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
LOS LOC
ANGELES LOC

MONTREAL ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
FLORIDA LOC

PITTSBURGH ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
DIEGO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
FRIDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Friday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

American MISC
League MISC

BOSTON ORG
6 O
Seattle ORG
4 O

Milwaukee ORG
6 O
CLEVELAND ORG
5 O
( O
11 O
innings O
) O

California ORG
2 O
BALTIMORE ORG
0 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
5 O
Oakland ORG
3 O

Toronto ORG
4 O
CHICAGO ORG
2 O

Detroit ORG
3 O
KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
2 O

MINNESOTA ORG
9 O
Texas ORG
2 O

National MISC
League MISC

Cincinnati ORG
6 O
FLORIDA ORG
5 O
( O
1ST O
GM O
) O

FLORIDA ORG
8 O
Cincinnati ORG
3 O
( O
2ND O
GM O
) O

ATLANTA ORG
4 O
Chicago ORG
3 O

St ORG
Louis ORG
1 O
HOUSTON ORG
0 O

Pittsburgh ORG
5 O
COLORADO ORG
3 O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
7 O
New ORG
York ORG
5 O

Philadelphia ORG
7 O
SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
4 O

Montreal ORG
10 O
SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
8 O



SOCCER O
- O
PORTUGUESE MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Result O
of O
a O
Portuguese MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
match O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Belenenses ORG
2 O
Boavista ORG
4 O



SOCCER O
- O
DISAPPOINTING O
AJAX ORG
SLUMP O
2-0 O
AT O
HEERENVEEN LOC
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-24 O

Dutch MISC
champions O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
faltered O
in O
their O
second O
league O
match O
of O
the O
season O
on O
Saturday O
losing O
2-0 O
away O
at O
Heerenveen ORG
. O

Ajax ORG
, O
who O
had O
a O
dismal O
series O
of O
pre-season O
results O
before O
beating O
NAC ORG
of O
Breda LOC
in O
their O
opening O
game O
, O
had O
the O
best O
of O
an O
entertaining O
first O
half O
but O
failed O
to O
break O
the O
deadlock O
. O

Eight O
minutes O
after O
the O
interval O
, O
Heerenveen ORG
's O
Romeo PER
Wouden PER
broke O
through O
the O
Amsterdam LOC
defence O
, O
left O
defender O
John PER
Veldman PER
standing O
and O
curled O
the O
ball O
beyond O
goalkeeper O
Edwin PER
van PER
der PER
Sar PER
into O
the O
Ajax ORG
net O
. O

Ajax ORG
, O
without O
injured O
defenders O
Marcio PER
Santos PER
and O
Winston PER
Bogarde PER
and O
strikers O
Jari PER
Litmanen PER
and O
Marc PER
Overmars PER
, O
then O
stepped O
up O
the O
pace O
and O
looked O
certain O
to O
equalise O
. O

But O
they O
left O
gaps O
at O
the O
back O
and O
on O
73 O
minutes O
Danish MISC
striker O
Jon PER
Dahl PER
Tomasson PER
rushed O
out O
of O
his O
own O
half O
, O
beat O
the O
Ajax ORG
defence O
and O
lobbed O
van PER
der PER
Sar PER
. O

The O
defeat O
means O
Ajax ORG
's O
main O
title O
contenders O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
, O
who O
beat O
the O
champions O
3-0 O
in O
the O
traditional O
league O
curtain-raiser O
, O
can O
go O
three O
points O
clear O
of O
their O
rivals O
if O
they O
beat O
Groningen ORG
on O
Sunday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Belgian MISC
first O

division O
matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Standard ORG
Liege ORG
3 O
Molenbeek ORG
0 O

Anderlecht ORG
2 O
Lokeren ORG
2 O

Cercle ORG
Brugge ORG
2 O
Mouscron ORG
2 O

Antwerp ORG
1 O
Lommel ORG
4 O

Ghent ORG
3 O
Aalst ORG
2 O

Lierse ORG
4 O
Charleroi ORG
0 O

Sint ORG
Truiden ORG
3 O
Ekeren ORG
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
LEADING O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
SCORERS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Leading O
goalscorers O
in O
the O
French MISC

first O
division O
after O
Saturday O
's O
matches O
: O

3 O
- O
Anto PER
Drobnjak PER
( O
Bastia ORG
) O
, O
Xavier PER
Gravelaine PER
( O
Marseille ORG
) O
. O

2 O
- O
Miladin PER
Becanovic PER
( O
Lille ORG
) O
, O
Enzo PER
Scifo PER
( O
Monaco ORG
) O
, O

Vladimir PER
Smicer PER
( O
Lens ORG
) O
, O
Christopher PER
Wreh PER
( O
Guingamp ORG
) O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
SUMMARIES O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Summaries O
of O
French MISC
first O
division O

matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Nantes ORG
0 O
Lens ORG
1 O
( O
Smicer PER
52nd O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
16,000 O
. O

Nice ORG
1 O
( O
Debbah PER
39th O
) O
Bastia ORG
1 O
( O
Drobnjak PER
82nd O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

6,000 O
. O

Lille ORG
3 O
( O
Boutoille PER
47th O
, O
Becanovic PER
79th O
pen O
, O
82nd O
) O
) O
Rennes ORG
1 O

( O
Guivarc'h PER
60th O
pen O
. O

) O
0-0 O
. O

6,000 O
. O

Bordeaux ORG
0 O
Auxerre ORG
0 O
. O

30,000 O
. O

Marseille ORG
1 O
( O
Gravelaine PER
24th O
) O
Metz ORG
2 O
( O
Traore PER
65th O
, O
Bombarda PER

69th O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

20,000 O
. O

Strasbourg ORG
1 O
( O
Zitelli PER
80th O
) O
Le ORG
Havre ORG
0 O
. O

0-0 O
. O

15,000 O

Caen ORG
1 O
( O
Bancarel PER
70th O
) O
Lyon ORG
1 O
( O
Caveglia PER
89th O
) O
. O

0-0 O
. O

9,000 O
. O

Guingamp ORG
2 O
( O
Wreh PER
15th O
, O
42nd O
) O
Monaco ORG
1 O
( O
Scifo PER
35th O
) O
. O

2-1 O
. O

7,000 O
. O

Montpellier ORG
0 O
Cannes ORG
1 O
( O
Charvet PER
8th O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

10,000 O
. O

Played O
on O
Friday O
: O

Nancy ORG
0 O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
0 O
. O

15,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
STANDINGS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Standings O
in O
the O
French MISC
soccer O

league O
after O
Saturday O
's O
matches O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O

drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Lens ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
1 O
9 O

Bastia ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
7 O

Paris ORG
Saint-Germain ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
7 O

Auxerre ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
7 O

Cannes ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
7 O

Lille ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Bordeaux ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
5 O

Monaco ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
3 O
4 O

Marseille ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

Metz ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

Lyon ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
4 O

Guingamp ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O

Rennes ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
6 O
3 O

Strasbourg ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
3 O

Montpellier ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O

Nantes ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Nancy ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Nice ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Le ORG
Havre ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Caen ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
5 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
French MISC
first O
division O

matches O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Nantes ORG
0 O
Lens ORG
1 O

Nice ORG
1 O
Bastia ORG
1 O

Lille ORG
3 O
Rennes ORG
1 O

Bordeaux ORG
0 O
Auxerre ORG
0 O

Marseille ORG
1 O
Metz ORG
2 O

Strasbourg ORG
1 O
Le ORG
Havre ORG
0 O

Caen ORG
1 O
Lyon ORG
1 O

Guingamp ORG
2 O
Monaco ORG
1 O

Montpellier ORG
0 O
Cannes ORG
1 O

Played O
on O
Friday O
: O

Nancy ORG
0 O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-24 O

Result O
of O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
3 O
RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
2 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
0 O
Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
1 O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
1 O
Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
0 O

Heerenveen ORG
2 O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
4 O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
4 O

PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
1 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
3 O

Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
1 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
3 O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
1 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
3 O

Heerenveen ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O

Utrecht ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
1 O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O

Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O

Volendam ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O

Groningen ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
0 O
1 O

RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
1 O

Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O

AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
1 O
0 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
0 O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
1 O
0 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
SUMMARIES O
OF O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
MATCHES O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-24 O

Summaries O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

matches O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Bochum ORG
1 O
( O
Jack PER
66th O
minute O
) O
Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
1 O
( O
Molata PER
59th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
25,000 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
1 O
( O
Andersson PER
22nd O
) O
Karlsruhe ORG
3 O

( O
Haessler PER
33rd O
, O
Dundee PER
45th O
, O
Keller PER
90th O
) O
. O

1-2 O
. O

20,000 O

Stuttgart ORG
2 O
( O
Balakow PER
50th O
, O
Bobic PER
61st O
) O
Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
1 O
( O
Votava PER

68th O
) O
. O

0-0 O
. O

32,000 O

1860 ORG
Munich ORG
1 O
( O
Schwabl PER
38th O
) O
Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O
( O
Zorc PER

59th-pen O
, O
Moeller PER
73rd O
, O
Heinrich PER
90th O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

50,000 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
0 O
Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
1 O
( O
Seeliger PER
47th O
) O
. O

0-0 O
. O

18,000 O

Freiburg ORG
1 O
( O
Zeyer PER
52nd O
) O
Cologne ORG
3 O
( O
Gaissmayer PER
9th O
, O
Polster PER

86th O
, O
90th O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

22,500 O



SOCCER O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
MATCHES O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Bochum ORG
1 O
Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
1 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
1 O
Karlsruhe ORG
3 O

Stuttgart ORG
2 O
Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
1 O

1860 ORG
Munich ORG
1 O
Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
0 O
Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
1 O

Freiburg ORG
1 O
Cologne ORG
3 O

Played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
4 O
Schalke ORG
4 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
0 O
Hamburg ORG
1 O

Bundesliga MISC
standings O
after O
Saturday O
's O
games O
( O
tabulate O
under O

played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Cologne ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
1 O
9 O

VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
1 O
6 O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
9 O
5 O
6 O

Hamburg ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
4 O
6 O

VfL ORG
Bochum ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
5 O

Karlsruhe ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
4 O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
4 O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
7 O
4 O

1860 ORG
Munich ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Freiburg ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
10 O
3 O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
3 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
2 O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
2 O

Schalke ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
8 O
2 O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
6 O
1 O

MSV ORG
Duisburg ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
AUSTRIA LOC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

VIENNA LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
of O
Austria LOC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Rapid ORG
Vienna ORG
0 O
FC ORG
Linz ORG
0 O

GAK ORG
2 O
Austria ORG
Vienna ORG
2 O

Admira ORG
/ ORG
Wacker ORG
0 O
Sturm ORG
Graz ORG
3 O

Linzer ORG
ASK ORG
1 O
FC ORG
Tirol ORG
Innsbruck ORG
3 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

FC ORG
Tirol ORG
Innsbruck ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
13 O
5 O
14 O

Austria ORG
Vienna ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
9 O
5 O
14 O

SV ORG
Salzburg ORG
5 O
3 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
11 O

Sturm ORG
Graz ORG
6 O
2 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
5 O
9 O

GAK ORG
6 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
8 O
10 O
6 O

Rapid ORG
Wien ORG
5 O
0 O
5 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
5 O

SV ORG
Ried ORG
5 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
6 O
5 O
4 O

Linzer ORG
ASK ORG
5 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
4 O
8 O
3 O

Admira ORG
/ ORG
Wacker ORG
6 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
5 O
10 O
3 O

FC ORG
Linz ORG
6 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
1 O
9 O
2 O



CRICKET O
- O
RAIN O
BRINGS O
PREMATURE O
END O
TO O
SRI LOC
LANKA LOC
MATCH O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-24 O

The O
one-day O
match O
between O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
and O
a O
World ORG
XI ORG
was O
abandoned O
on O
Saturday O
because O
of O
rain O
. O

Scores O
: O
World ORG
XI ORG
102-0 O
( O
M. PER
Waugh PER
39 O
not O
out O
, O
S. PER
Tendulkar PER
56 O
not O
out O
) O
off O
21.4 O
overs O
v O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
. O



British MISC
hostage O
in O
Chechnya LOC
describes O
ordeal O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
British MISC
aid O
worker O
, O
held O
hostage O
in O
Chechnya LOC
for O
nearly O
four O
weeks O
, O
said O
on O
Saturday O
a O
cocked O
Kalashnikov MISC
had O
been O
thrust O
into O
his O
mouth O
at O
one O
point O
during O
his O
ordeal O
. O

Michael PER
Penrose PER
, O
a O
23-year-old O
worker O
with O
the O
group O
Action ORG
Against ORG
Hunger ORG
, O
described O
his O
ordeal O
to O
a O
news O
conference O
when O
he O
arrived O
back O
in O
Britain LOC
from O
Moscow LOC
. O

" O
The O
worst O
period O
of O
physical O
manhandling O
was O
during O
that O
time O
when O
we O
were O
beaten O
with O
Kalashnikovs MISC
and O
at O
one O
point O
I O
had O
a O
Kalashnikov MISC
held O
to O
the O
back O
of O
my O
throat O
-- O
cocked O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
For O
the O
first O
period O
we O
were O
held O
in O
a O
small O
room O
with O
no O
bed O
or O
anything O
. O

We O
had O
very O
little O
food O
and O
sometimes O
went O
two O
or O
three O
days O
without O
eating O
. O
" O

Gunmen O
seized O
Penrose PER
, O
who O
comes O
from O
Swerford LOC
in O
southern O
England LOC
, O
Frenchman MISC
Frederic PER
Malardeau PER
and O
six O
other O
hostages O
from O
their O
car O
in O
Grozny LOC
, O
the O
capital O
of O
Chechnya LOC
, O
on O
July O
27 O
. O

The O
assailants O
had O
demanded O
a O
ransom O
of O
300,000 O
pounds O
( O
$ O
465,000 O
) O
but O
no O
money O
was O
paid O
by O
the O
charity O
when O
they O
were O
released O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
hostages O
were O
held O
in O
a O
house O
in O
or O
near O
Grozny LOC
which O
was O
bombarded O
regularly O
. O

" O
During O
the O
last O
15 O
days O
of O
being O
held O
, O
the O
fighting O
in O
Grozny LOC
was O
very O
close O
. O

At O
first O
it O
was O
street O
fighting O
outside O
the O
house O
and O
then O
we O
came O
under O
very O
heavy O
shelling O
and O
bombardment O
from O
conventional O
weapons O
like O
tanks O
, O
artillery O
and O
grenade O
launchers O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Penrose PER
had O
been O
working O
for O
the O
charity O
which O
provides O
food O
to O
civilians O
for O
only O
a O
few O
weeks O
before O
he O
was O
captured O
. O

When O
asked O
if O
he O
would O
return O
to O
the O
mountainous O
region O
where O
rebels O
have O
been O
fighting O
Russian MISC
troops O
for O
full O
independence O
, O
Penrose PER
said O
: O
" O
Not O
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
safe O
for O
me O
. O

But O
maybe O
in O
the O
future O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
circumstances O
. O
" O



Princess O
Diana PER
send O
message O
to O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-24 O

Britain LOC
's O
Princess O
Diana PER
has O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
seriously O
ill O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
, O
the O
nun O
to O
whom O
she O
has O
turned O
several O
times O
for O
spiritual O
guidance O
. O

Diana PER
's O
office O
said O
on O
Saturday O
the O
princess O
had O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
the O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
Prize-winning MISC
missionary O
as O
news O
broke O
this O
week O
of O
her O
battle O
against O
heart O
problems O
and O
malaria O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
declined O
to O
release O
details O
of O
the O
message O
. O

Diana PER
first O
met O
the O
Albanian-born MISC
missionary O
in O
Rome LOC
in O
1992 O
. O

She O
said O
afterwards O
that O
the O
meeting O
had O
fulfilled O
her O
" O
dearest O
wish O
" O
and O
the O
two O
women O
have O
met O
several O
times O
since O
. O

The O
princess O
, O
who O
has O
carved O
out O
a O
major O
role O
for O
herself O
as O
a O
helper O
of O
the O
sick O
and O
needy O
, O
is O
said O
to O
have O
turned O
to O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
for O
guidance O
as O
her O
marriage O
crumbled O
to O
heir O
to O
the O
British MISC
throne O
Prince PER
Charles PER
. O

The O
85-year-old O
nun O
said O
in O
the O
past O
that O
she O
was O
praying O
for O
the O
couple O
, O
whose O
divorce O
is O
expected O
to O
become O
final O
next O
week O
. O

Doctors O
caring O
for O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
in O
a O
Calcutta LOC
hospital O
said O
on O
Saturday O
that O
her O
fever O
had O
fallen O
and O
her O
malaria O
was O
under O
control O
but O
she O
remained O
on O
a O
respirator O
in O
intensive O
care O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
339-4 O
V O
ENGLAND LOC
- O
close O
. O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
c O
Croft PER
b O
Cork PER
176 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
c O
Cork PER
b O
Croft PER
46 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
c O
Stewart PER
b O
Mullally PER
61 O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
c O
Hussain PER
b O
Mullally PER
35 O

Salim PER
Malik PER
not O
out O
2 O

Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
not O
out O
1 O

Extras O
18 O

Fall O
of O
wicket O
- O
1-106 O
2-239 O
3-334 O
4-334 O

To O
bat O
- O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
, O
Moin PER
Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Mohammad PER
Akam PER

England LOC
326 O
all O
out O



Soccer O
- O
Nijmeh ORG
beat O
Nasr ORG
1-0 O
. O

TRIPOLI LOC
, O
Lebanon LOC
1996-08-24 O

Nijmeh ORG
of O
Lebanon LOC
beat O
Nasr ORG
of O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
1-0 O
( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O
in O
their O
Asian MISC
club O
championship O
second O
round O
first O
leg O
tie O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Scorer O
: O
Issa PER
Alloush PER
( O
45th O
minute O
) O
. O

Attendance O
: O
10,000 O
. O



Adventurers O
start O
Canadian MISC
wilderness O
race O
. O

PEMBERTON LOC
, O
British LOC
Columbia LOC
1996-08-24 O

About O
350 O
adventurers O
from O
nine O
countries O
set O
out O
on O
Saturday O
to O
climb O
, O
raft O
, O
bike O
and O
run O
in O
a O
323-mile O
( O
517-km O
) O
endurance O
race O
through O
the O
Canadian MISC
wilderness O
. O

The O
event O
, O
called O
the O
Eco-Challenge MISC
, O
is O
part O
of O
a O
growing O
sport O
known O
as O
adventure O
racing O
in O
which O
competitors O
test O
their O
limits O
for O
days O
over O
a O
perilous O
wilderness O
course O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
looking O
forward O
to O
this O
race O
. O

I O
think O
it O
will O
be O
more O
physically O
challenging O
and O
we O
'll O
have O
to O
go O
up O
against O
more O
diverse O
situations O
due O
to O
the O
terrain O
, O
" O
said O
Dr. O
Michael PER
Stroud PER
, O
a O
veteran O
Eco-Challenge MISC
participant O
. O

The O
Eco-Challenge MISC
has O
been O
staged O
twice O
before O
-- O
in O
Utah LOC
and O
Maine LOC
last O
year O
-- O
and O
is O
modelled O
on O
similar O
races O
overseas O
. O

The O
70 O
teams O
in O
this O
year O
's O
race O
will O
will O
trek O
glaciers O
, O
climb O
mountains O
, O
whitewater O
raft O
, O
horseback O
ride O
, O
canoe O
and O
mountain O
bike O
along O
the O
grueling O
course O
. O

This O
year O
's O
race O
, O
the O
route O
of O
which O
was O
keep O
a O
secret O
until O
Friday O
evening O
, O
is O
being O
held O
near O
Pemberton LOC
, O
British LOC
Columbia LOC
, O
about O
100 O
miles O
( O
160 O
km O
) O
northeast O
of O
Vancouver LOC
. O

The O
area O
is O
filled O
with O
treacherous O
mountain O
peaks O
, O
ice O
fields O
and O
frigid O
waters O
. O

Organisers O
expect O
about O
two-thirds O
of O
the O
participants O
to O
drop O
out O
or O
be O
disqualified O
before O
the O
finish O
. O

The O
hardy O
ones O
are O
expected O
to O
complete O
the O
course O
in O
about O
six O
days O
, O
with O
first-place O
finishers O
receiving O
$ O
10,000 O
in O
prize O
money O
. O

In O
the O
Eco-Challenge MISC
, O
competitors O
race O
in O
teams O
of O
five O
which O
must O
include O
both O
men O
and O
women O
. O

Team O
members O
must O
remain O
within O
100 O
yards O
( O
metres O
) O
of O
each O
other O
at O
all O
times O
and O
finish O
together O
. O

With O
racers O
carrying O
about O
40 O
pounds O
( O
18 O
kg O
) O
of O
gear O
on O
their O
backs O
, O
broken O
bones O
, O
sunstroke O
, O
dehydration O
and O
exhaustion O
are O
common O
. O



Cholera O
kills O
21 O
in O
southern O
Nigeria LOC
. O

LAGOS LOC
1996-05-28 O

An O
outbreak O
of O
cholera O
has O
killed O
21 O
people O
in O
a O
week O
at O
Ubimini LOC
in O
oil-rich O
southern O
Nigeria LOC
, O
the O
News ORG
Agency ORG
of ORG
Nigeria ORG
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
chairman O
of O
the O
local O
council O
, O
Damian PER
Ejiohuo PER
, O
said O
drugs O
had O
been O
rushed O
to O
the O
area O
to O
quell O
the O
disease O
and O
the O
community O
needed O
a O
safer O
source O
of O
drinking O
water O
to O
prevent O
future O
outbreaks O
. O

Epidemics O
are O
common O
in O
rural O
areas O
of O
Nigeria LOC
where O
piped O
water O
is O
not O
usually O
available O
. O



Malawi LOC
's O
ex-president O
Banda PER
says O
he O
's O
feeling O
well O
. O

BLANTYRE LOC
1996-08-24 O

Malawi LOC
's O
frail O
former O
president O
, O
Kamuzu PER
Banda PER
, O
said O
on O
Saturday O
in O
a O
rare O
public O
interview O
that O
he O
was O
feeling O
well O
despite O
his O
advanced O
years O
. O

" O
I O
feel O
all O
right O
and O
I O
eat O
everything O
that O
is O
put O
on O
the O
table O
. O

And O
that O
means O
I O
am O
all O
right O
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
invited O
to O
his O
home O
. O

Banda PER
, O
a O
vegetarian O
teetotaller O
believed O
to O
be O
97 O
, O
walked O
unaided O
but O
supporting O
himself O
on O
a O
walking O
stick O
. O

He O
clutched O
a O
fly O
whisk O
which O
for O
a O
long O
time O
symbolised O
his O
obsession O
with O
power O
. O

His O
health O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
much O
recent O
speculation O
. O

Malawi LOC
's O
undisputed O
ruler O
for O
three O
decades O
, O
he O
lost O
power O
in O
the O
first O
all-party O
elections O
in O
1994 O
. O

He O
spent O
a O
year O
under O
house O
arrest O
and O
was O
tried O
but O
acquitted O
last O
year O
on O
charges O
of O
ordering O
the O
murder O
of O
four O
opponents O
in O
1983 O
. O



Zimbabwe LOC
fires O
striking O
civil O
servants O
. O

Emelia PER
Sithole PER

HARARE LOC
1996-08-24 O

The O
Zimbabwean MISC
government O
fired O
thousands O
of O
workers O
on O
Saturday O
for O
defying O
an O
order O
to O
end O
a O
strike O
which O
has O
crippled O
essential O
services O
and O
disrupted O
international O
and O
domestic O
flights O
. O

The O
Public ORG
Service ORG
Commission ORG
( O
PSC ORG
) O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
workers O
-- O
including O
nurses O
, O
junior O
doctors O
, O
mortuary O
attendants O
, O
customs O
officers O
and O
firefighters O
-- O
would O
be O
barred O
from O
entering O
their O
workplaces O
on O
Monday O
. O

" O
All O
civil O
servants O
who O
did O
not O
return O
to O
work O
at O
their O
normal O
working O
hours O
, O
and O
remained O
working O
for O
the O
full O
working O
day O
on O
23 O
August O
1996 O
, O
have O
been O
summarily O
dismissed O
... O

with O
immediate O
effect O
, O
" O
it O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Union O
officials O
from O
the O
Public ORG
Service ORG
Association ORG
( O
PSA ORG
) O
were O
unavailable O
for O
comment O
. O

Public ORG
Service ORG
, ORG
Labour ORG
and ORG
Social ORG
Welfare ORG
Minister O
Florence LOC
Chitauro O
told O
state O
radio O
her O
ministry O
had O
already O
begun O
recruiting O
other O
people O
to O
replace O
the O
strikers O
, O
sub-contracting O
some O
of O
the O
work O
to O
private O
firms O
. O

The O
government O
had O
been O
threatening O
to O
fire O
the O
workers O
since O
the O
strike O
began O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
saying O
it O
was O
illegal O
. O

But O
the O
strikers O
ignored O
the O
threat O
and O
vowed O
to O
stay O
on O
the O
streets O
until O
their O
demands O
for O
wage O
rises O
of O
30 O
to O
60 O
percent O
were O
met O
. O

The O
stoppage O
has O
left O
essential O
services O
stretched O
with O
many O
hospitals O
handling O
only O
emergency O
cases O
under O
senior O
doctors O
with O
the O
help O
of O
army O
medical O
personnel O
and O
the O
Red ORG
Cross ORG
. O

It O
has O
also O
disrupted O
flights O
. O

Some O
internal O
services O
were O
cancelled O
, O
leaving O
tourists O
at O
the O
Victoria LOC
Falls LOC
resort O
stranded O
, O
and O
flights O
abroad O
were O
delayed O
. O

The O
PSA ORG
said O
80 O
percent O
of O
the O
country O
's O
180,000 O
civil O
servants O
took O
part O
in O
the O
strike O
which O
is O
a O
rare O
challenge O
to O
President O
Robert PER
Mugabe PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
in O
power O
since O
independence O
from O
Britain LOC
in O
1980 O
. O

Opposition O
parties O
, O
civic O
organisations O
and O
private-sector O
unions O
have O
expressed O
support O
for O
the O
action O
and O
denounced O
the O
government O
's O
pay O
rises O
of O
up O
to O
eight O
percent O
for O
its O
workers O
. O

Civil O
servants O
earn O
on O
average O
Z$ MISC
1,000 O
( O
$ O
100 O
) O
a O
month O
. O

They O
say O
their O
pay O
has O
not O
kept O
up O
at O
all O
with O
inflation O
, O
currently O
running O
at O
22 O
percent O
. O



Rwanda LOC
says O
Zaire LOC
expels O
28 O
Rwandan MISC
refugees O
. O

KIGALI LOC
1996-08-24 O

Rwanda LOC
said O
on O
Saturday O
that O
Zaire LOC
had O
expelled O
28 O
Rwandan MISC
Hutu MISC
refugees O
accused O
of O
being O
" O
trouble-makers O
" O
in O
camps O
in O
eastern O
Zaire LOC
. O

Captain O
Firmin PER
Gatera PER
, O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Tutsi-dominated MISC
Rwandan MISC
army O
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
in O
Kigali LOC
that O
17 O
of O
the O
28 O
refugees O
handed O
over O
on O
Friday O
from O
the O
Zairean MISC
town O
of O
Goma LOC
had O
been O
soldiers O
in O
the O
former O
Hutu MISC
army O
which O
fled O
to O
Zaire LOC
in O
1994 O
after O
being O
defeated O
by O
Tutsi MISC
forces O
in O
Rwanda LOC
's O
civil O
war O
. O

Zairean MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Kengo PER
wa PER
Dondo PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
in O
a O
visit O
to O
Rwanda LOC
that O
his O
country O
would O
expell O
all O
the O
refugees O
back O
to O
Rwanda LOC
but O
he O
gave O
no O
timeframe O
. O

Zaire LOC
is O
home O
to O
1.1 O
million O
Rwandan MISC
Hutu MISC
refugees O
who O
fled O
three O
months O
of O
civil O
war O
in O
1994 O
. O

Many O
had O
taken O
part O
in O
the O
genocide O
that O
year O
of O
one O
million O
people O
, O
mostly O
Tutsis MISC
, O
and O
refuse O
to O
go O
home O
for O
fear O
of O
reprisal O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
new O
Tutsi-dominated MISC
government O
in O
Kigali LOC
. O

Gatera PER
said O
the O
refugees O
were O
handed O
over O
following O
a O
deal O
made O
at O
a O
meeting O
between O
the O
governor O
of O
Zaire LOC
's O
north O
Kivu LOC
region O
and O
his O
counterpart O
in O
the O
Rwandan MISC
border O
town O
of O
Gisenyi LOC
. O

" O
After O
a O
meeting O
between O
the O
governor O
of O
north O
Kivu LOC
and O
the O
prefect O
of O
Gisenyi LOC
, O
28 O
prisoners O
( O
refugees O
) O
were O
handed O
over O
to O
Rwandan MISC
authorities O
on O
Friday O
, O
" O
Gatera PER
said O
. O
" O

Out O
of O
these O
17 O
were O
former O
soldiers O
. O

These O
people O
are O
now O
in O
Gisenyi LOC
prison O
, O
" O
Gatera PER
added O
. O



Revered O
skull O
of O
S. LOC
Africa LOC
king O
is O
Scottish MISC
woman O
's O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
limelight-loving O
South MISC
African MISC
chief O
was O
in O
disgrace O
on O
Saturday O
after O
a O
prized O
skull O
he O
brought O
home O
from O
Scotland LOC
was O
identified O
as O
belonging O
not O
to O
his O
sacred O
tribal O
ancestor O
, O
but O
to O
a O
middle-aged O
white O
woman O
. O

A O
forensic O
scientist O
who O
examined O
the O
supposed O
skull O
of O
19th O
century O
King O
Hintsa PER
, O
a O
chief O
of O
President O
Nelson PER
Mandela PER
's O
Xhosa MISC
tribe O
killed O
in O
battle O
by O
the O
British MISC
, O
said O
it O
was O
in O
fact O
the O
cranium O
of O
a O
European MISC
woman O
. O

Chief O
Nicholas PER
Gcaleka PER
, O
dressed O
in O
animal O
skins O
and O
full O
tribal O
regalia O
, O
journeyed O
to O
a O
wintry O
Scotland LOC
in O
February O
on O
a O
hugely O
publicised O
quest O
to O
find O
Hintsa PER
's O
skull O
. O

The O
witchdoctor O
said O
ancestors O
had O
appeared O
to O
him O
in O
a O
dream O
and O
ordered O
him O
to O
return O
the O
head O
, O
said O
to O
have O
been O
carried O
off O
as O
a O
colonial O
trophy O
by O
the O
officer O
who O
shot O
and O
allegedly O
beheaded O
Hintsa PER
after O
a O
battle O
in O
1835 O
. O

But O
Gcaleka PER
ran O
into O
trouble O
as O
soon O
as O
he O
returned O
to O
South LOC
Africa LOC
with O
a O
skull O
he O
found O
in O
a O
cottage O
in O
a O
lonely O
Highland LOC
forest O
near O
Inverness LOC
. O

He O
said O
the O
spirit O
of O
a O
hurricane O
had O
guided O
him O
there O
. O

Members O
of O
the O
Xhosa MISC
royal O
family O
, O
branding O
Gcaleka PER
a O
charlatan O
, O
confiscated O
the O
head O
and O
sent O
it O
for O
tests O
to O
a O
forensic O
scientist O
, O
who O
examined O
the O
shape O
of O
the O
skull O
and O
the O
hole O
that O
he O
determined O
had O
not O
come O
, O
as O
supposed O
, O
from O
a O
bullet O
. O

" O
It O
can O
be O
stated O
beyond O
reasonable O
doubt O
that O
this O
skull O
is O
not O
that O
of O
the O
late O
king O
, O
" O
the O
scientist O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O



Sudan LOC
arrests O
opposition O
sewing O
machine O
smugglers O
. O

KHARTOUM LOC
1996-08-24 O

Sudanese MISC
police O
have O
arrested O
three O
people O
trying O
to O
smuggle O
sewing O
machines O
and O
army O
clothing O
to O
Sudanese MISC
opposition O
groups O
in O
Eritrea LOC
, O
an O
official O
newspaper O
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
government-owned O
al-Ingaz ORG
al-Watani ORG
said O
the O
smugglers O
were O
caught O
in O
Banat LOC
in O
the O
eastern O
state O
of O
Kassala LOC
, O
on O
the O
border O
with O
Eritrea LOC
, O
and O
had O
confessed O
they O
were O
on O
their O
way O
to O
" O
the O
so-called O
alliance O
forces O
which O
have O
been O
undertaking O
subversive O
operations O
on O
the O
eastern O
border O
" O
. O

Authorities O
in O
Kassala LOC
said O
opposition O
forces O
based O
in O
Eritrea LOC
have O
been O
laying O
landmines O
and O
stealing O
vehicles O
and O
other O
goods O
to O
smuggle O
them O
across O
the O
border O
into O
Eritrea LOC
. O

Sudan LOC
accuses O
the O
Eritrean MISC
authorities O
of O
providing O
support O
to O
Sudanese MISC
opposition O
elements O
based O
in O
Eritrea LOC
. O

Eritrea LOC
cut O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
Sudan LOC
in O
1994 O
, O
accusing O
it O
of O
training O
rebels O
to O
make O
raids O
into O
Eritrea LOC
. O

The O
exiled O
National ORG
Democratic ORG
Alliance ORG
, O
a O
Sudanese MISC
umbrella O
opposition O
group O
, O
has O
its O
headquarters O
in O
the O
Eritrean MISC
capital O
Asmara LOC
. O

It O
uses O
the O
former O
Sudanese MISC
embassy O
. O



Albanian MISC
Socialists O
start O
landmark O
reform O
congress O
. O

TIRANA LOC
1996-08-24 O

Albania LOC
's O
opposition O
Socialist ORG
Party ORG
began O
a O
two-day O
congress O
on O
Saturday O
to O
discuss O
major O
jettisoning O
its O
links O
with O
almost O
half O
a O
century O
of O
Stalinist MISC
dictatorship O
in O
the O
Balkan LOC
country O
. O

" O
The O
congress O
will O
approve O
new O
concepts O
that O
will O
turn O
the O
party O
into O
a O
Social-Democratic O
and O
electoral O
party O
, O
not O
a O
class O
and O
ideological O
one O
, O
" O
the O
Socialist O
Zeri ORG
i ORG
Popullit ORG
daily O
said O
in O
an O
editorial O
. O

Jailed O
Socialist O
leader O
Fatos PER
Nano PER
made O
the O
first O
call O
for O
change O
in O
July O
, O
a O
month O
after O
the O
party O
's O
chief O
opponents O
, O
the O
conservative O
Democrats MISC
of O
President O
Sali PER
Berisha PER
, O
almost O
swept O
the O
board O
in O
a O
disputed O
general O
election O
. O

The O
Socialists O
, O
reformed O
heirs O
to O
the O
communists O
, O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
poll O
saying O
it O
was O
a O
sham O
. O

Acting O
Socialist O
leader O
Servet PER
Pellumbi PER
has O
said O
he O
too O
will O
urge O
the O
party O
to O
scrap O
the O
ideas O
of O
Karl PER
Marx PER
at O
the O
congress O
. O

The O
pro-reform O
stance O
of O
some O
of O
the O
party O
leadership O
initially O
caused O
a O
storm O
and O
triggered O
the O
resignation O
last O
month O
of O
the O
party O
's O
Secretary-General O
Gramoz PER
Ruci PER
. O

More O
recently O
political O
commentators O
have O
reported O
a O
growing O
consensus O
, O
however O
, O
and O
a O
rift O
at O
the O
meeting O
looks O
increasingly O
unlikely O
. O



Nicaraguan MISC
president O
to O
go O
to O
U.S. LOC
for O
medical O
care O
. O

MANAGUA LOC
, O
Nicaragua LOC
1996-08-23 O

Nicaraguan MISC
President O
Violeta PER
Chamorro PER
was O
due O
to O
fly O
to O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
on O
Saturday O
for O
a O
medical O
check-up O
to O
determine O
if O
surgery O
was O
needed O
on O
the O
lower O
part O
of O
her O
spinal O
column O
, O
the O
government O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Chamorro PER
has O
complained O
of O
lower O
back O
pain O
since O
her O
trip O
to O
Taiwan LOC
in O
May O
, O
when O
the O
pain O
forced O
her O
to O
go O
to O
Taipei LOC
University LOC
Hospital LOC
for O
an O
examination O
. O

Chamorro PER
, O
66 O
, O
suffers O
from O
osteoporosis O
, O
a O
disease O
that O
weakens O
the O
bones O
, O
and O
has O
repeatedly O
flown O
to O
Washington LOC
for O
treatment O
by O
her O
longtime O
doctor O
, O
Sam PER
Wilson PER
. O



Nepal LOC
wo O
n't O
help O
split O
Tibet LOC
, O
king O
tells O
China LOC
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-24 O

King O
Birendra PER
of O
Nepal LOC
has O
told O
China LOC
his O
nation O
will O
not O
become O
the O
tool O
of O
people O
who O
want O
Tibetan MISC
independence O
from O
Beijing LOC
, O
the O
official O
China ORG
Daily ORG
newspaper O
said O
on O
Saturday O
. O

King O
Birendra PER
, O
in O
Tibet LOC
at O
the O
start O
of O
a O
one-week O
unofficial O
visit O
to O
China LOC
, O
said O
the O
Nepalese MISC
government O
had O
" O
maintained O
a O
sharp O
vigilance O
against O
such O
intentions O
" O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

Nepal LOC
shares O
a O
long O
mountain O
border O
with O
the O
restive O
Himalayan MISC
region O
, O
where O
opposition O
to O
Beijing LOC
's O
four-decade O
rule O
is O
widespread O
. O

Chinese MISC
official O
media O
has O
often O
accused O
foreign O
forces O
, O
notably O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
of O
seeking O
to O
support O
Tibetan MISC
independence O
activists O
. O

King O
Birenda PER
told O
Gyaicain PER
Norbu PER
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Tibetan MISC
government O
, O
that O
Nepal LOC
would O
not O
" O
become O
a O
tool O
for O
others O
to O
split O
Tibet LOC
" O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

Gyaicain PER
told O
the O
royal O
visitor O
increased O
cooperation O
between O
Nepal LOC
and O
Tibet LOC
was O
possible O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
trade O
, O
tourism O
, O
communications O
and O
sports O
, O
it O
said O
. O

It O
gave O
no O
details O
. O



Iran LOC
hangs O
two O
men O
for O
drug O
trafficking O
. O

TEHRAN LOC
1996-08-24 O

Iran LOC
has O
hanged O
two O
drug O
traffickers O
in O
the O
southern O
city O
of O
Shiraz LOC
, O
the O
evening O
newspaper O
Resalat ORG
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
two O
Iranian MISC
men O
were O
arrested O
in O
July O
with O
419 O
kilograms O
( O
924 O
lbs O
) O
of O
opium O
after O
they O
opened O
fire O
on O
police O
and O
killed O
a O
pedestrain O
and O
wounded O
four O
, O
the O
newspaper O
quoted O
a O
police O
commander O
as O
saying O
. O

Resalat ORG
said O
the O
executions O
were O
ordered O
by O
the O
Islamic ORG
Revolutionary ORG
Court ORG
. O

It O
did O
not O
say O
when O
they O
took O
place O
. O

One O
of O
the O
men O
, O
who O
killed O
the O
pedestrian O
, O
was O
hanged O
at O
the O
site O
of O
the O
crime O
and O
the O
other O
was O
executed O
in O
Adel LOC
prison O
in O
Shiraz LOC
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

Possession O
of O
30 O
grammes O
( O
just O
over O
an O
ounce O
) O
of O
heroin O
or O
five O
kg O
( O
11 O
lb O
) O
of O
opium O
is O
punishable O
by O
death O
in O
Iran LOC
. O

More O
than O
1,000 O
people O
have O
been O
executed O
in O
drug-related O
cases O
since O
the O
law O
took O
effect O
in O
1989 O
. O

Iran LOC
has O
an O
estimated O
one O
million O
drug O
addicts O
and O
is O
a O
key O
transit O
route O
for O
drugs O
, O
mostly O
opium O
, O
smuggled O
to O
Europe LOC
through O
Afghanistan LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
-- O
the O
so O
called O
" O
Golden ORG
Crescent ORG
. O
" O



Main O
Tunisian MISC
opposition O
party O
ousted O
from O
HQ O
. O

TUNIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Tunisia LOC
's O
main O
opposition O
party O
on O
Saturday O
announced O
that O
it O
had O
been O
ousted O
from O
its O
headquarters O
building O
by O
a O
court O
decision O
for O
failing O
to O
pay O
the O
rent O
. O

Mohamed PER
Ali PER
Khalfallah PER
, O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Movement ORG
of ORG
Socialist ORG
Democrats ORG
( O
MDS ORG
) O
said O
that O
a O
bailiff O
who O
was O
accompagnied O
by O
policemen O
, O
on O
Saturday O
ordered O
the O
party O
to O
leave O
the O
building O
. O

" O
We O
were O
not O
allowed O
a O
delay O
to O
enable O
us O
to O
transfer O
the O
movement O
's O
goods O
and O
documents O
, O
" O
Khalfallah PER
added O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
building O
is O
state O
property O
. O

The O
MDS ORG
was O
represented O
in O
court O
and O
admitted O
owing O
money O
for O
rent O
but O
did O
not O
give O
details O
. O

MDS ORG
this O
year O
lost O
its O
president O
and O
vice-president O
, O
both O
of O
whom O
were O
tried O
and O
given O
jail O
sentences O
. O

MDS ORG
president O
Mohamed PER
Moada PER
was O
sentenced O
last O
February O
to O
11 O
years O
in O
jail O
on O
charges O
of O
having O
secret O
contacts O
with O
Libyan MISC
agents O
and O
receiving O
money O
from O
Tripoli LOC
. O

Vice-president O
Khemais PER
Chammari PER
last O
July O
was O
sentenced O
to O
five O
years O
in O
prison O
on O
a O
charge O
of O
disclosing O
secrets O
of O
judicial O
proceedings O
in O
Moada PER
's O
affair O
. O

To O
replace O
Moada PER
, O
the O
MDS ORG
after O
the O
trial O
named O
Khalfallah PER
as O
" O
coordinator O
" O
but O
Ismail PER
Boulahya PER
, O
the O
last O
of O
the O
MDS ORG
founding O
members O
still O
politically O
active O
, O
claimed O
the O
title O
of O
president O
, O
causing O
a O
new O
split O
within O
the O
movement O
. O

MDS ORG
was O
founded O
in O
1978 O
by O
a O
group O
led O
by O
Ahmed PER
Mestiri PER
, O
who O
withdrew O
from O
politics O
in O
1992 O
. O

Succeeding O
him O
as O
head O
of O
the O
movement O
, O
Moada PER
, O
an O
Arab MISC
nationalist O
, O
ousted O
liberals O
led O
by O
MDS ORG
secretary-general O
Mustapha PER
Ben PER
Jaafar PER
in O
1993 O
. O



Kurdish MISC
group O
says O
two O
killed O
in O
Iraqi MISC
shelling O
. O

NICOSIA LOC
1996-08-24 O

An O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
guerrilla O
group O
on O
Saturday O
accused O
Iraqi MISC
government O
forces O
of O
killing O
two O
civilians O
in O
shelling O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
, O
the O
Iranian MISC
news O
agency O
IRNA ORG
reported O
. O

IRNA ORG
said O
it O
was O
monitoring O
a O
report O
from O
a O
radio O
station O
affiliated O
to O
the O
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
. O

" O
Iraqi MISC
army O
heavily O
shelled O
the O
Kanie LOC
Karzhala LOC
camp O
, O
west O
of O
Arbil LOC
, O
on O
Friday O
... O

Two O
civilians O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
Iraqi MISC
bombing O
, O
" O
IRNA ORG
quoted O
the O
radio O
report O
as O
saying O
. O

The O
PUK-run MISC
radio O
on O
Friday O
said O
Iraqi MISC
heavy O
artillery O
was O
pounding O
its O
positions O
in O
Kurdish-controlled MISC
northern O
Iraq LOC
but O
it O
gave O
no O
details O
of O
casualties O
. O

There O
was O
no O
independent O
confirmation O
of O
the O
reports O
. O

The O
rival O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
KDP ORG
) O
, O
which O
accuses O
Iran LOC
of O
supporting O
the O
PUK ORG
, O
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
its O
forces O
had O
halted O
an O
Iranian-backed O
attack O
by O
thousands O
of O
PUK ORG
fighters O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
said O
in O
Washington LOC
on O
Friday O
that O
it O
had O
brokered O
a O
ceasefire O
to O
end O
six O
days O
of O
fighting O
between O
the O
two O
main O
Kurdish MISC
factions O
and O
persuaded O
them O
to O
attend O
U.S.-mediated MISC
peace O
talks O
next O
month O
. O

The O
clashes O
, O
shattering O
a O
ceasefire O
negotiated O
last O
year O
by O
Washington LOC
, O
had O
threatened O
a O
U.S.-led MISC
peace O
plan O
to O
unite O
the O
Kurdish MISC
region O
against O
Iraqi MISC
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
. O

U.S. LOC
, O
British MISC
and O
French MISC
planes O
have O
been O
patrolling O
the O
skies O
of O
northern O
Iraq LOC
since O
shortly O
after O
the O
1991 O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
to O
shield O
Iraq LOC
's O
Kurds MISC
from O
any O
attack O
by O
Iraqi MISC
troops O
. O



Iran LOC
accuses O
Iraq LOC
of O
ceasefire O
violations O
. O

NICOSIA LOC
1996-08-24 O

Iran LOC
has O
accused O
Iraq LOC
of O
violating O
the O
ceasefire O
ending O
their O
1980-88 O
war O
some O
32 O
times O
between O
the O
end O
of O
March O
and O
May O
31 O
this O
year O
, O
the O
Iranian MISC
news O
agency O
IRNA ORG
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Iran LOC
's O
deputy O
representative O
to O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
, O
Majid PER
Takht PER
Ravanchi PER
, O
made O
the O
allegations O
in O
a O
letter O
to O
U.N. ORG
Secretary-General O
Boutros PER
Boutros-Ghali PER
on O
Friday O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
. O

" O
The O
Islamic LOC
Republic LOC
of LOC
Iran LOC
has O
reported O
some O
32 O
new O
cases O
of O
ceasefire O
violations O
by O
the O
Iraqi MISC
regime O
between O
March O
31 O
and O
May O
31 O
, O
1996 O
, O
" O
it O
reported O
from O
New LOC
York LOC
. O

It O
said O
violations O
included O
constructing O
observation O
posts O
, O
installing O
mortars O
and O
anti-aircraft O
cannons O
, O
setting O
up O
tents O
, O
penetrating O
Iranian MISC
territory O
, O
and O
firing O
rifle O
grenades O
towards O
Iranian MISC
territory O
. O

The O
eight-year O
war O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
ended O
with O
a O
U.N.-sponsored MISC
ceasefire O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Iraq LOC
- O
Aug O
24 O
. O

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-24 O

These O
are O
some O
of O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
official O
Iraqi MISC
press O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

JUMHOURIYA ORG

- O
Istanbul LOC
chamber O
of O
commerce O
urges O
Ankara LOC
to O
resume O
trade O
with O
Iraq LOC
. O

- O
Offers O
from O
Arab MISC
and O
foreign O
companies O
to O
supply O
Iraq LOC
with O
goods O
. O

- O
Four O
ships O
unload O
tonnes O
of O
Iraq-bound MISC
sugar O
at O
Jordan LOC
's O
Aqaba LOC
. O

- O
Editorial O
blames O
U.S. LOC
for O
latest O
flare-up O
of O
fighting O
between O
Kurdish MISC
rebels O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
. O

- O
Black O
market O
booms O
in O
the O
shadow O
of O
state-run O
supermarkets O
. O

- O
Parliament O
completes O
draft O
law O
on O
protection O
of O
river O
waters O
in O
Iraq LOC
. O

QADISSIYA ORG

- O
Iraq LOC
denounces O
violation O
of O
airspace O
by O
U.S. LOC
warplanes O
. O

IRAQ LOC

- O
Editorial O
lambasts O
Jalal PER
Talabani PER
, O
leader O
of O
a O
Kurdish MISC
rebel O
faction O
in O
the O
north O
, O
for O
liaising O
with O
Iran LOC
in O
its O
fight O
against O
rivals O
. O

BABEL ORG

- O
Blaming O
Iraq LOC
for O
riots O
in O
Jordan LOC
is O
a O
dirty O
game O
. O



Clinton PER
campaign O
busy O
making O
" O
news O
" O
. O

Laurence PER
McQuillan PER

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-24 O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
has O
served O
notice O
he O
intends O
to O
be O
busy O
" O
making O
news O
" O
-- O
or O
at O
least O
doing O
things O
that O
look O
and O
sound O
like O
it O
in O
a O
campaign O
year O
. O

With O
Democrats MISC
gathering O
in O
Chicago LOC
to O
start O
a O
convention O
on O
Monday O
to O
nominate O
him O
for O
a O
second O
term O
as O
president O
, O
Clinton PER
plans O
a O
steady O
parade O
of O
events O
designed O
to O
highlight O
his O
leadership O
and O
dim O
the O
glow O
of O
the O
just-concluded O
Republican MISC
conclave O
that O
gave O
a O
boost O
to O
rival O
Bob PER
Dole PER
. O

After O
a O
week O
of O
carefully O
orchestrated O
events O
signing O
into O
law O
bills O
passed O
by O
the O
Republican-controlled MISC
Congress ORG
, O
Clinton PER
used O
his O
Saturday O
radio O
address O
to O
the O
nation O
to O
proudly O
" O
announce O
" O
a O
development O
in O
the O
war O
on O
crime O
. O

" O
Sixty O
days O
ago O
I O
directed O
the O
attorney O
general O
to O
draw O
up O
a O
plan O
for O
a O
national O
registry O
of O
sex O
offenders O
, O
" O
Clinton PER
said O
. O
" O

That O
plan O
has O
now O
reached O
my O
desk O
. O
" O

" O
Today O
I O
am O
pleased O
to O
announce O
that O
we O
are O
following O
through O
on O
our O
commitment O
to O
keep O
track O
of O
these O
criminals O
, O
not O
just O
in O
a O
single O
state O
but O
wherever O
they O
go O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Actually O
, O
creation O
of O
such O
a O
registry O
was O
underway O
without O
Clinton PER
lifting O
a O
finger O
. O

Attorney O
General O
Janet PER
Reno PER
's O
report O
-- O
all O
nine O
pages O
of O
it O
, O
including O
footnotes O
-- O
offers O
only O
the O
interim O
services O
of O
the O
FBI ORG
until O
a O
formal O
registry O
on O
sex O
offenders O
has O
been O
established O
. O

Two O
months O
ago O
, O
Clinton PER
announced O
he O
wanted O
an O
interim O
effort O
established O
. O

Now O
, O
60 O
days O
later O
, O
he O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
again O
. O

It O
is O
an O
example O
of O
Clinton PER
's O
strategic O
planning O
as O
he O
heads O
into O
the O
stretch O
drive O
for O
the O
Nov. O
5 O
presidential O
election O
. O

Such O
things O
do O
not O
happen O
by O
chance O
in O
the O
Clinton PER
White LOC
House LOC
, O
they O
are O
part O
of O
his O
political O
chess O
game O
. O

In O
the O
past O
week O
Clinton PER
signed O
into O
law O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
minimium O
wage O
, O
a O
bill O
that O
makes O
it O
easier O
for O
someone O
with O
a O
pre-existing O
health O
problem O
to O
change O
jobs O
, O
and O
sweeping O
changes O
overhauling O
the O
nation O
's O
welfare O
system O
. O

" O
America LOC
can O
look O
back O
on O
a O
week O
of O
remarkable O
achievement O
, O
" O
Clinton PER
said O
, O
without O
even O
a O
passing O
reference O
to O
the O
Republican MISC
majority O
in O
the O
House ORG
and O
Senate ORG
. O

" O
America LOC
is O
on O
the O
right O
track O
offering O
more O
opportunity O
, O
demanding O
more O
responsibility O
, O
building O
a O
stronger O
community O
, O
the O
sense O
of O
shared O
values O
and O
stronger O
families O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
striking O
the O
theme O
of O
his O
coming O
week O
. O

According O
to O
a O
senior O
campaign O
official O
, O
Clinton PER
" O
will O
be O
making O
a O
lot O
of O
news O
in O
the O
coming O
week O
-- O
something O
different O
each O
day O
. O
" O

Clinton PER
departs O
on O
Sunday O
on O
a O
four-day O
train O
trip O
through O
West LOC
Virginia LOC
, O
Kentucky LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
, O
Michigan LOC
and O
Indiana LOC
while O
fellow O
Democrats MISC
are O
gathered O
in O
Chicago LOC
. O

" O
He O
'll O
make O
news O
during O
the O
day O
... O
and O
then O
at O
night O
the O
attention O
will O
go O
to O
the O
convention O
, O
" O
said O
the O
campaign O
official O
. O
" O

We O
think O
it O
'll O
work O
really O
well O
. O
" O

Although O
officials O
decline O
to O
say O
just O
what O
each O
day O
's O
" O
news O
" O
will O
be O
, O
the O
intent O
is O
to O
put O
a O
focus O
on O
Clinton PER
himself O
and O
not O
just O
those O
attending O
the O
party O
's O
convention O
. O

Each O
day O
of O
the O
trip O
will O
have O
a O
late O
start O
, O
so O
that O
network O
television O
correspondents O
will O
be O
able O
to O
do O
live O
reports O
for O
morning O
programmes O
. O

Campaign O
officials O
then O
hope O
the O
day O
's O
" O
news O
" O
event O
will O
be O
showcased O
on O
evening O
television O
news O
shows O
as O
a O
lead-in O
for O
that O
night O
's O
convention O
programme O
. O

" O
We O
'll O
be O
concentrating O
... O
on O
supporting O
the O
president O
as O
he O
is O
on O
the O
trip O
and O
making O
significant O
public O
policy O
statements O
related O
to O
some O
of O
his O
plans O
for O
the O
future O
, O
" O
said O
White LOC
House LOC
Press O
Secretary O
Mike PER
McCurry PER
. O

McCurry PER
said O
that O
when O
Clinton PER
delivers O
his O
acceptance O
address O
on O
Thursday O
night O
to O
fellow O
Democrats MISC
and O
a O
national O
television O
audience O
, O
he O
will O
" O
set O
out O
a O
road O
map O
" O
for O
the O
nation O
's O
future O
-- O
one O
the O
president O
hopes O
guides O
him O
back O
to O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
for O
four O
more O
years O
. O



Hurricane O
expected O
to O
veer O
north O
of O
Caribbean LOC
. O

MIAMI LOC
1996-08-24 O

Hurricane O
Edouard MISC
grew O
stronger O
on O
Saturday O
as O
it O
swirled O
across O
the O
Atlantic LOC
Ocean LOC
, O
but O
forecasters O
at O
the O
National ORG
Hurricane ORG
Center ORG
said O
the O
storm O
would O
likely O
swing O
north O
and O
miss O
the O
Caribbean LOC
. O

" O
Edouard MISC
is O
getting O
stronger O
and O
stronger O
, O
and O
it O
already O
has O
winds O
of O
105 O
mph O
( O
185 O
kph O
) O
, O
" O
said O
hurricane O
forecaster O
Lixion PER
Avila PER
. O

" O
But O
the O
good O
news O
is O
that O
all O
our O
computer O
models O
indicate O
Edouard MISC
is O
going O
to O
turn O
to O
the O
west-northwest O
on O
Sunday O
and O
miss O
the O
islands O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

At O
11 O
a.m. O
EDT O
( O
1500 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
Edouard MISC
was O
1,130 O
miles O
east O
of O
the O
Lesser LOC
Antilles LOC
and O
moving O
west O
at O
14 O
mph O
( O
25 O
kph O
) O
. O

Its O
exact O
position O
was O
latitude O
14.5 O
north O
, O
longitude O
44.2 O
west O
. O



France LOC
hands O
suspected O
ETA ORG
member O
to O
Spain LOC
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

France LOC
on O
Saturday O
handed O
a O
suspected O
member O
of O
the O
Basque MISC
separatist O
group O
ETA ORG
to O
Spanish MISC
authorities O
, O
French MISC
Interior ORG
Ministry ORG
officials O
said O
. O

Ignacio PER
Olascoaga PER
Mugica PER
, O
who O
had O
just O
ended O
a O
prison O
sentence O
in O
France LOC
, O
is O
suspected O
of O
having O
taken O
part O
in O
several O
guerrilla O
attacks O
in O
Spain LOC
. O

ETA ORG
( O
Basque ORG
Homeland ORG
and ORG
Freedom ORG
) O
has O
killed O
about O
800 O
people O
in O
its O
campaign O
for O
an O
independent O
Basque MISC
state O
since O
the O
1960s O
. O



German MISC
troops O
to O
remain O
in O
Bosnia LOC
for O
1997--Ruehe MISC
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-24 O

Defence O
Minister O
Volker PER
Ruehe PER
said O
that O
German MISC
troops O
would O
stay O
on O
in O
Bosnia LOC
next O
year O
as O
part O
of O
an O
international O
force O
to O
ensure O
the O
establishment O
of O
peace O
, O
a O
newspaper O
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
current O
NATO-led MISC
peace O
force O
( O
IFOR ORG
) O
in O
Bosnia LOC
is O
due O
to O
return O
home O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

But O
Ruehe PER
told O
Bild ORG
am ORG
Sonntag ORG
in O
an O
interview O
that O
a O
" O
new O
and O
different O
mandate O
" O
for O
the O
troops O
would O
be O
agreed O
on O
for O
next O
year O
after O
the O
current O
mandate O
expires O
in O
December O
. O

" O
After O
the O
( O
Bosnian MISC
) O
elections O
( O
on O
September O
14 O
) O
the O
troops O
will O
start O
being O
reduced O
from O
the O
beginning O
of O
October O
from O
60,000 O
to O
about O
20,000 O
. O

A O
completely O
new O
and O
different O
mandate O
will O
be O
agreed O
for O
next O
year O
, O
" O
Ruehe PER
said O
. O

" O
The O
defence O
ministers O
will O
begin O
negotiations O
for O
this O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
September O
at O
a O
NATO ORG
meeting O
, O
" O
he O
told O
the O
newspaper O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
excerpts O
of O
which O
were O
released O
ahead O
of O
publication O
on O
Sunday O
. O

" O
But O
we O
must O
avoid O
giving O
the O
impression O
this O
peace O
deployment O
in O
former O
Yugoslavia LOC
is O
being O
perceived O
in O
the O
long O
run O
as O
an O
occupation O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
we O
must O
prevent O
any O
return O
of O
war O
and O
massacres O
" O
he O
said O
. O



Italian MISC
comics O
hope O
independence-joke O
's O
on O
Bossi PER
. O

ORVIETO LOC
, O
Italy LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
group O
of O
Italian MISC
comics O
hope O
the O
joke O
will O
be O
on O
separatist O
leader O
Umberto PER
Bossi PER
next O
month O
when O
they O
lead O
the O
ancient O
Etruscan MISC
town O
of O
Orvieto LOC
in O
a O
mock O
split O
from O
Rome LOC
. O

Orvieto LOC
mayor O
Stefano PER
Cimicchi PER
said O
the O
comics O
, O
including O
popular O
actor O
Roberto PER
Benigni PER
, O
would O
declare O
Orvieto LOC
" O
capital O
of O
Etruria LOC
" O
on O
September O
15 O
-- O
the O
day O
Bossi PER
plans O
a O
march O
across O
the O
north O
in O
favour O
of O
independence O
from O
Rome LOC
. O

" O
We O
will O
then O
proceed O
with O
the O
annexation O
of O
Sardinia LOC
, O
Corsica LOC
and O
Cyprus LOC
, O
" O
Cimicchi PER
told O
reporters O
on O
Saturday O
. O

He O
said O
the O
city O
council O
would O
be O
" O
ironically O
present O
" O
when O
the O
comics O
made O
their O
proclamation O
on O
the O
same O
day O
Bossi PER
has O
threatened O
to O
declare O
the O
birth O
of O
Padania LOC
, O
the O
name O
he O
has O
given O
to O
northern O
Italy LOC
. O

Orvieto LOC
, O
located O
in O
Umbria LOC
between O
Rome LOC
and O
Florence LOC
, O
was O
once O
the O
capital O
of O
Etruria LOC
, O
an O
ancient O
federation O
of O
12 O
Etruscan MISC
towns O
. O

" O
We O
want O
to O
pop O
some O
air O
out O
of O
this O
balloon O
of O
tension O
that O
has O
been O
blown O
up O
around O
September O
15 O
, O
" O
Cimicchi PER
said O
. O

" O
We O
want O
to O
help O
turn O
down O
the O
rhetoric O
in O
a O
country O
that O
borders O
former O
Yugoslavia LOC
yet O
in O
which O
people O
are O
still O
talking O
about O
secession O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Bossi PER
has O
intensified O
his O
separatist O
rhetoric O
since O
his O
Northern ORG
League ORG
party O
's O
good O
showing O
in O
last O
April O
's O
general O
election O
, O
when O
it O
took O
10 O
percent O
of O
the O
vote O
nationally O
. O

He O
has O
recently O
dropped O
a O
drive O
for O
federalism O
, O
saying O
secession O
from O
Rome LOC
's O
wasteful O
and O
centralised O
bureaucracy O
is O
the O
only O
solution O
for O
northerners O
. O



Italian MISC
farmer O
says O
he O
mutilated O
four O
women O
. O

VERONA LOC
, O
Italy LOC
1996-08-24 O

An O
Italian MISC
farmer O
accused O
of O
multiple O
homocide O
has O
confessed O
to O
mutilating O
the O
bodies O
of O
four O
women O
after O
having O
sex O
with O
them O
, O
the O
Italian MISC
news O
agency O
ANSA ORG
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

It O
quoted O
the O
lawyer O
of O
Gianfranco PER
Stevanin PER
as O
saying O
the O
35-year-old O
farmer O
confessed O
on O
Friday O
to O
a O
Verona LOC
magistrate O
that O
he O
had O
killed O
and O
mutilated O
the O
women O
. O

ANSA ORG
said O
Stevanin PER
was O
unable O
to O
recall O
how O
he O
had O
killed O
the O
women O
, O
remembering O
only O
that O
he O
had O
found O
them O
" O
lifeless O
in O
his O
arms O
" O
after O
having O
sadmasochistic O
sex O
with O
them O
. O

Stevanin PER
, O
arrested O
in O
1994 O
and O
jailed O
for O
three O
years O
for O
assaulting O
an O
Austrian MISC
prostitute O
, O
is O
accused O
of O
murdering O
five O
women O
, O
three O
of O
whose O
bodies O
were O
found O
near O
his O
villa O
outside O
Verona PER
between O
July O
and O
December O
1995 O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
corpses O
were O
identified O
but O
not O
the O
third O
, O
found O
headless O
and O
decomposed O
in O
a O
sack O
in O
a O
nearby O
canal O
. O

Lawyer O
Cesare PER
dal PER
Maso PER
told O
ANSA ORG
that O
Stevanin PER
confessed O
to O
beheading O
and O
dumping O
the O
body O
of O
a O
fourth O
woman O
in O
the O
nearby O
Adige LOC
river O
. O

Dal PER
Maso PER
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
alleged O
fifth O
murder O
, O
saying O
only O
that O
" O
the O
interrogations O
are O
not O
over O
yet O
" O
with O
investigators O
. O

It O
said O
investigators O
believed O
Stevanin PER
had O
suffocated O
them O
by O
putting O
plastic O
bags O
on O
their O
heads O
. O

Stevanin PER
was O
first O
sentenced O
for O
assault O
but O
investigators O
began O
digging O
in O
the O
garden O
of O
his O
villa O
after O
the O
first O
body O
was O
found O
by O
a O
passer-by O
. O



Belgium LOC
asks O
how O
paedophile O
suspect O
eluded O
police O
. O

Jeremy PER
Lovell PER

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-24 O

Belgian MISC
police O
searched O
two O
more O
houses O
on O
Saturday O
for O
bodies O
in O
a O
child-sex O
scandal O
of O
murder O
, O
kidnapping O
and O
pornography O
that O
has O
sent O
a O
shockwave O
of O
revulsion O
throughout O
Europe LOC
. O

Recriminations O
built O
up O
over O
how O
the O
scandal O
's O
central O
figure O
, O
convicted O
child O
rapist O
Marc PER
Dutroux PER
, O
managed O
to O
prey O
on O
children O
unhindered O
for O
so O
long O
. O

In O
just O
over O
a O
week O
two O
young O
girls O
have O
been O
found O
dead O
, O
from O
starvation O
, O
two O
have O
been O
freed O
from O
a O
dungeon-like O
secret O
compartment O
and O
an O
international O
hunt O
has O
started O
for O
at O
least O
two O
others O
. O

On O
Saturday O
investigators O
with O
dogs O
trained O
to O
find O
bodies O
searched O
one O
house O
at O
Ransart LOC
and O
one O
at O
Mont-sur-Marchienne LOC
-- O
both O
suburbs O
of O
the O
southern O
city O
of O
Charleroi LOC
. O

Both O
houses O
are O
owned O
by O
Dutroux PER
. O

Belgian MISC
media O
speculated O
that O
Dutroux PER
, O
charged O
with O
abduction O
and O
illegal O
imprisonment O
of O
children O
, O
must O
have O
had O
high O
level O
protection O
to O
molest O
youngsters O
. O

They O
put O
forward O
no O
proof O
to O
support O
the O
speculation O
, O
but O
seized O
on O
a O
comment O
by O
chief O
prosecutor O
Michel PER
Bourlet PER
on O
Belgian MISC
television O
on O
Friday O
night O
that O
he O
would O
chase O
down O
everyone O
involved O
in O
the O
case O
" O
if O
I O
am O
allowed O
to O
" O
. O

Bourlet PER
said O
between O
300 O
and O
400 O
paedophile O
porn O
video O
tapes O
had O
been O
seized O
, O
some O
of O
which O
featured O
Dutroux PER
. O

Dutroux PER
was O
charged O
a O
week O
ago O
after O
police O
rescued O
two O
young O
girls O
from O
a O
concrete O
dungeon O
in O
the O
basement O
of O
one O
of O
the O
six O
houses O
he O
owns O
in O
and O
around O
Charleroi LOC
. O

Just O
a O
day O
later O
the O
national O
euphoria O
at O
the O
rescue O
turned O
to O
disgust O
as O
Dutroux PER
led O
police O
to O
the O
bodies O
of O
two O
eight-year-old O
girls O
in O
another O
of O
his O
houses O
. O

Julie PER
Lejeune PER
and O
Melissa PER
Russo PER
, O
had O
been O
kidnapped O
in O
June O
last O
year O
. O

Dutroux PER
said O
they O
starved O
to O
death O
nine O
months O
later O
. O

He O
also O
admitted O
kidnapping O
two O
other O
girls O
, O
An PER
Marchal PER
and O
Eefje PER
Lambrecks PER
, O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
fate O
of O
the O
girls O
is O
unknown O
, O
but O
there O
has O
been O
speculation O
they O
were O
sold O
into O
prostitution O
in O
Slovakia LOC
or O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
where O
Dutroux PER
was O
a O
frequent O
visitor O
. O

Belgian MISC
police O
have O
visited O
Bratislava LOC
and O
will O
visit O
Prague LOC
. O

Five O
other O
people O
have O
been O
arrested O
including O
Dutroux PER
's O
second O
wife O
Michelle PER
Martin PER
, O
charged O
as O
an O
accomplice O
. O

The O
others O
have O
been O
charged O
with O
abduction O
and O
illegal O
imprisonment O
of O
children O
or O
are O
suspected O
of O
criminal O
association O
. O

Dutch MISC
police O
are O
also O
holding O
a O
74-year O
old O
Dutchman MISC
in O
connection O
with O
the O
disappearance O
of O
An PER
and O
Eefje PER
, O
although O
a O
spokesman O
said O
no O
direct O
link O
had O
yet O
been O
established O
. O

At O
least O
part O
of O
the O
speculation O
in O
the O
Belgian MISC
media O
of O
high-level O
protection O
for O
Dutroux PER
and O
his O
accomplices O
is O
based O
on O
leaked O
documents O
cataloguing O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
police O
bungling O
, O
incompetence O
and O
indifference O
. O

Among O
the O
revelations O
are O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
gendarmerie O
was O
running O
a O
surveillance O
operation O
codenamed O
" O
Othello MISC
" O
against O
Dutroux PER
in O
1995 O
-- O
when O
both O
Julie PER
and O
Melissa PER
and O
An PER
and O
Eefje PER
were O
kidnapped O
. O

They O
show O
that O
the O
gendarmes O
were O
aware O
that O
Dutroux PER
was O
building O
cells O
in O
some O
of O
his O
houses O
for O
holding O
children O
, O
yet O
this O
information O
was O
either O
not O
passed O
on O
to O
other O
police O
forces O
searching O
for O
the O
missing O
girls O
or O
was O
overlooked O
when O
it O
was O
. O

They O
also O
show O
that O
police O
investigating O
a O
theft O
visited O
Dutroux PER
late O
last O
year O
at O
the O
house O
where O
Julie PER
and O
Melissa PER
were O
being O
held O
but O
accepted O
his O
word O
that O
the O
children O
's O
cries O
they O
could O
hear O
came O
from O
neighbours O
. O

Justice ORG
Minister O
Stefaan PER
De PER
Clerck PER
has O
admitted O
that O
mistakes O
were O
made O
and O
ordered O
an O
inquiry O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
stressing O
there O
were O
no O
indications O
of O
a O
cover-up O
. O

There O
is O
also O
widespread O
disbelief O
that O
no O
one O
appeared O
to O
question O
how O
Dutroux PER
, O
an O
unemployed O
father O
of O
three O
with O
no O
visible O
means O
of O
support O
, O
managed O
to O
own O
six O
houses O
. O



Death O
toll O
of O
Algeria LOC
bomb O
put O
at O
seven-newspaper O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-24 O

An O
Algerian MISC
newspaper O
on O
Saturday O
put O
at O
seven O
-- O
two O
women O
and O
five O
children O
-- O
the O
death O
toll O
of O
a O
bomb O
blast O
in O
a O
market O
west O
of O
Algiers LOC
on O
Friday O
. O

Algerian MISC
security O
forces O
said O
on O
Friday O
three O
women O
and O
two O
children O
were O
killed O
and O
five O
people O
wounded O
when O
a O
home-made O
bomb O
exploded O
at O
a O
market O
in O
the O
coastal O
town O
of O
Bou LOC
Haroun LOC
, O
65 O
km O
( O
40 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
Algiers LOC
. O

The O
security O
forces O
also O
said O
a O
man O
carrying O
an O
explosive O
device O
also O
died O
after O
it O
went O
off O
prematurely O
. O

El-Watan ORG
paper O
said O
the O
blast O
killed O
seven O
-- O
a O
mother O
and O
her O
25-year-old O
daughter O
, O
four O
young O
boys O
and O
a O
five-year-old O
girl O
. O

Several O
people O
were O
also O
wounded O
, O
it O
said O
. O

The O
explosion O
was O
the O
latest O
in O
series O
of O
bomb O
attacks O
in O
Algeria LOC
's O
four-year-old O
civil O
strife O
. O

The O
government-appointed O
watchdog O
, O
Human ORG
Rights ORG
National ORG
Observatory ORG
, O
was O
quoted O
this O
month O
by O
local O
newspapers O
as O
saying O
about O
1,400 O
civilians O
have O
died O
in O
bomb O
attacks O
blamed O
on O
Moslem MISC
rebels O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

An O
estimated O
50,000 O
Algerians MISC
and O
more O
than O
110 O
foreigners O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
violence O
pitting O
Moslem MISC
rebels O
against O
government O
forces O
since O
early O
1992 O
, O
when O
the O
authorities O
cancelled O
a O
general O
election O
in O
which O
radical O
Islamists MISC
had O
taken O
a O
commanding O
lead O
. O



Malta LOC
police O
seize O
cannabis O
among O
chilli O
sauce O
. O

VALLETTA LOC
1996-08-24 O

Police O
in O
Malta LOC
said O
on O
Saturday O
they O
had O
seized O
7.5 O
tonnes O
of O
cannabis O
concealed O
in O
a O
shipment O
of O
chilli O
sauce O
on O
its O
way O
from O
Singapore LOC
to O
Romania LOC
. O

Police O
commissioner O
George PER
Grech PER
said O
the O
cannabis O
was O
found O
on O
Friday O
packed O
in O
500 O
boxes O
hidden O
behind O
chilli O
sauce O
in O
a O
container O
that O
arrived O
at O
Malta LOC
Freeport LOC
a O
week O
ago O
. O

The O
container O
was O
on O
its O
way O
to O
Romania LOC
via O
the O
former O
Yugoslavia LOC
from O
Singapore LOC
and O
was O
the O
biggest O
drugs O
haul O
in O
Malta LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

No O
street O
value O
was O
given O
for O
the O
cannabis O
. O



Czech MISC
coach O
in O
fatal O
crash O
in O
Austria LOC
. O

VIENNA LOC
1996-08-24 O

A O
Czech MISC
coach O
crashed O
and O
burst O
into O
flames O
on O
a O
southern O
Austrian MISC
motorway O
early O
on O
Saturday O
, O
killing O
one O
person O
and O
injuring O
15 O
, O
police O
said O
. O

Austrian MISC
television O
said O
the O
coach O
, O
which O
was O
carrying O
45 O
, O
was O
en O
route O
from O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
to O
Italy LOC
when O
the O
accident O
occurred O
near O
Steinberg LOC
, O
200 O
km O
southwest O
of O
Vienna LOC
. O



Most O
Spaniards O
back O
talks O
with O
Basque MISC
rebels--poll O
. O

MADRID LOC
1996-08-24 O

Most O
Spaniards O
would O
support O
government O
talks O
with O
the O
illegal O
Basque MISC
separatist O
group O
ETA ORG
if O
the O
rebels O
renounced O
violence O
permanently O
, O
a O
survey O
published O
in O
daily O
El ORG
Mundo ORG
on O
Saturday O
said O
. O

While O
57 O
percent O
of O
the O
population O
supported O
negotiations O
with O
ETA ORG
( O
Basque ORG
Homeland ORG
and ORG
Freedom ORG
) O
, O
30 O
percent O
opposed O
it O
, O
the O
survey O
by O
the O
state-controlled O
Centre ORG
for ORG
Sociological ORG
Studies ORG
( O
CIS ORG
) O
found O
. O

But O
80 O
percent O
said O
ETA ORG
had O
shown O
little O
interest O
in O
achieving O
peace O
in O
the O
Basque MISC
country O
when O
it O
offered O
a O
one-week O
truce O
in O
July O
while O
continuing O
to O
hold O
prison O
officer O
Jose PER
Antonio PER
Ortega PER
Lara PER
, O
kidnapped O
in O
January O
. O

The O
problem O
of O
terrorism O
had O
neither O
worsened O
nor O
improved O
since O
the O
conservative O
Popular ORG
Party ORG
( O
PP ORG
) O
came O
to O
power O
in O
May O
, O
according O
to O
56 O
percent O
of O
those O
questioned O
, O
while O
22 O
percent O
said O
it O
had O
worsened O
. O

The O
survey O
questioned O
2,496 O
people O
between O
July O
17 O
and O
21 O
and O
has O
a O
margin O
of O
error O
of O
plus O
or O
minus O
two O
percent O
. O



Thirty O
killed O
as O
floods O
plunge O
Lahore LOC
into O
chaos O
. O

ISLAMABAD LOC
1996-08-24 O

At O
least O
30 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
and O
about O
100 O
injured O
in O
the O
flood-hit O
Pakistani MISC
city O
of O
Lahore LOC
, O
newspapers O
reported O
on O
Saturday O
. O

They O
said O
461 O
mm O
( O
18 O
inches O
) O
of O
rain O
had O
drenched O
the O
Punjab LOC
provincial O
capital O
in O
36 O
hours O
, O
turning O
streets O
into O
rivers O
, O
knocking O
out O
power O
, O
water O
and O
telephone O
services O
, O
disrupting O
air O
and O
rail O
traffic O
, O
and O
sweeping O
away O
houses O
and O
cars O
. O

Newspapers O
quoted O
witnesses O
as O
saying O
they O
had O
seen O
bodies O
floating O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

Among O
the O
dead O
were O
five O
members O
of O
the O
religious O
Jamaat-i-Islami ORG
party O
who O
drowned O
while O
trying O
to O
remove O
books O
from O
a O
basement O
library O
. O

They O
said O
thousands O
of O
people O
had O
been O
made O
homeless O
after O
a O
breach O
opened O
in O
the O
city O
canal O
, O
inundating O
residential O
areas O
. O

Army O
troops O
were O
called O
in O
to O
evacuate O
residents O
of O
low-lying O
areas O
to O
higher O
ground O
. O

Officials O
said O
the O
Ravi LOC
and O
Chenab LOC
rivers O
, O
which O
both O
flow O
through O
Punjab LOC
, O
were O
in O
high O
flood O
and O
emergency O
services O
backed O
by O
troops O
were O
on O
full O
alert O
. O



Internet ORG
Startup ORG
funded O
to O
develop O
Java MISC
software O
. O

MOUNTAIN LOC
VIEW LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
1996-08-25 O

A O
small O
team O
of O
engineers O
from O
Sun ORG
Microsystems ORG
Inc. ORG
's O
JavaSoft ORG
unit O
said O
Sunday O
they O
have O
formed O
a O
new O
company O
, O
dubbed O
Internet ORG
Startup ORG
, O
to O
build O
Java MISC
infrastructure O
software O
. O

The O
fledgling O
company O
, O
established O
in O
a O
ground-floor O
office O
here O
over O
the O
last O
two O
weeks O
, O
has O
received O
venture O
financing O
from O
Bessemer ORG
Venture ORG
Partners ORG
of O
Menlo LOC
Park LOC
, O
Calif LOC
.. O

David PER
Cowan PER
, O
Internet ORG
Startup ORG
founder O
and O
acting O
chief O
executive O
, O
is O
a O
general O
partner O
of O
Bessemer ORG
. O

The O
startup O
company O
's O
acting O
chairman O
is O
Jim PER
Bidzos PER
, O
the O
president O
of O
RSA ORG
Data ORG
Security ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Security ORG
Dynamics ORG
Technologies ORG
Inc. ORG
as O
well O
as O
chairman O
of O
VeriSign ORG
. O

Internet ORG
Startup ORG
, O
which O
opened O
its O
doors O
with O
about O
half O
a O
dozen O
initial O
employees O
, O
combines O
experience O
at O
JavaSoft ORG
, O
Apple ORG
Computer ORG
Inc. ORG
, O
and O
Oracle ORG
Systems ORG
. O

" O
Java MISC
portends O
dramatic O
changes O
in O
the O
way O
we O
use O
the O
Internet MISC
, O
" O
said O
Hong PER
Bui PER
, O
vice O
president O
of O
engineering O
of O
the O
new O
company O
after O
serving O
as O
a O
senior O
engineer O
at O
JavaSoft ORG
. O

Java MISC
is O
a O
computer O
programming O
language O
introduced O
by O
Sun ORG
Microsystems ORG
in O
mid-1995 O
which O
has O
immediately O
captured O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
industry O
for O
its O
ability O
to O
operate O
across O
virtually O
all O
computer O
system O
in O
a O
relatively O
secure O
manner O
. O

Just O
last O
week O
, O
Sun ORG
Microsystems ORG
and O
the O
Silicon LOC
Valley LOC
venture O
capital O
giant O
Kleiner ORG
Perkins ORG
Caufield ORG
& ORG
Byers ORG
said O
they O
had O
completed O
financing O
of O
a O
$ O
100 O
million O
fund O
managed O
by O
Kleiner ORG
Perkins ORG
to O
fund O
startups O
developing O
Java MISC
technologies O
. O

Java MISC
has O
been O
licensed O
by O
nearly O
50 O
organisations O
, O
ranging O
from O
Microsoft ORG
Corp. ORG
and O
International ORG
Business ORG
Machines ORG
Corp. ORG
to O
the O
Taiwan LOC
government O
. O

Prasad PER
Wagle PER
, O
another O
former O
senior O
JavaSoft ORG
engineer O
who O
is O
among O
the O
founding O
engineers O
at O
Internet ORG
Startup ORG
, O
said O
the O
new O
company O
aims O
to O
build O
software O
infrastructure O
using O
Java MISC
to O
make O
networked O
applications O
ubiquitious O
. O

One O
feature O
of O
the O
Java MISC
language O
is O
that O
small O
software O
programmes O
, O
known O
as O
" O
applets O
" O
because O
they O
are O
small O
applications O
, O
can O
be O
downloaded O
from O
the O
server O
computers O
at O
the O
centre O
of O
networks O
onto O
individual O
computers O
for O
use O
. O

In O
this O
model O
, O
individual O
computer O
users O
can O
always O
gain O
access O
to O
the O
latest O
programmes O
and O
do O
not O
need O
to O
store O
more O
software O
than O
they O
are O
currently O
using O
on O
their O
computers O
at O
any O
one O
time O
, O
also O
saving O
costs O
of O
memory O
and O
storage O
. O

Chris PER
Zuleeg PER
, O
a O
veteran O
of O
Apple ORG
and O
a O
former O
JavaSoft ORG
marketing O
manager O
, O
is O
vice O
president O
of O
marketing O
at O
Internet ORG
Startup ORG
, O
whose O
Web O
site O
is O
www.internetstartup.com O
. O

Bessemer ORG
has O
funded O
numerous O
Internet MISC
pioneers O
, O
including O
PSI ORG
Net ORG
, O
VeriSign ORG
and O
Individual ORG
. O



GOLF O
- O
MICKELSON PER
WINS O
FOURTH O
TITLE O
OF O
YEAR O
IN O
AKRON LOC
. O

AKRON LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-25 O

Phil PER
Mickelson PER
birdied O
two O
of O
the O
last O
three O
holes O
to O
win O
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
by O
three O
strokes O
over O
Billy PER
Mayfair PER
on O
Sunday O
. O

It O
was O
the O
fourth O
tournament O
title O
this O
year O
for O
Mickelson PER
, O
who O
shot O
an O
even-par O
70 O
, O
after O
being O
tied O
for O
the O
lead O
with O
Billy PER
Mayfair PER
with O
three O
holes O
to O
play O
. O

Along O
with O
Mayfiar PER
at O
277 O
for O
the O
tournament O
were O
Steve PER
Stricker PER
, O
who O
had O
a O
68 O
, O
and O
Duffy PER
Waldorf PER
, O
with O
a O
66 O
. O

" O
It O
was O
very O
hard O
to O
sleep O
last O
night O
because O
there O
was O
so O
much O
I O
could O
accomplish O
with O
this O
win O
, O
" O
said O
Mickelson PER
, O
who O
had O
a O
three-stroke O
lead O
entering O
the O
third O
round O
. O
" O

This O
was O
a O
win O
I O
wanted O
very O
, O
very O
much O
. O
" O

Mickelson PER
's O
victory O
gave O
him O
a O
10 O
year O
exemption O
to O
the O
PGA MISC
Tour MISC
. O

The O
$ O
378,000 O
first O
place O
check O
brings O
Mickelson PER
back O
to O
the O
top O
of O
the O
money O
list O
with O
$ O
1,574,799 O
won O
this O
year O
. O

" O
This O
is O
a O
major O
championship O
golf O
course O
, O
and O
for O
me O
to O
perform O
well O
on O
this O
style O
of O
course O
is O
a O
big O
step O
up O
for O
me O
in O
my O
career O
and O
my O
performance O
in O
future O
majors O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Mickelson PER
three-stroke O
lead O
was O
cut O
to O
two O
when O
Mayfair PER
birdied O
the O
course O
's O
only O
easy O
hole O
, O
the O
par O
five O
second O
hole O
, O
while O
Mickelson PER
three-putted O
for O
par O
from O
25 O
feet O
. O

On O
the O
back O
nine O
Mickelson PER
began O
driving O
erratically O
, O
and O
poor O
tee O
shots O
resulted O
in O
bogeys O
on O
the O
, O
eighth O
, O
12th O
and O
13th O
holes O
, O
bringing O
Mickelson PER
back O
to O
four O
under O
par O
, O
tied O
with O
Mayfair PER
, O
who O
had O
parred O
14 O
straight O
holes O
after O
the O
birdie O
on O
no.2 O
. O

Mickelson PER
then O
set O
up O
a O
tap O
in O
birdie O
on O
the O
16th O
, O
sending O
a O
wedge O
shot O
to O
18 O
inches O
. O

He O
had O
another O
birdie O
on O
the O
17th O
, O
where O
he O
his O
a O
6-iron O
to O
six O
feet O
. O

Mayfair PER
bogeyed O
the O
17th O
, O
missing O
a O
five O
foot O
par O
putt O
, O
and O
dropped O
from O
solo O
second O
place O
to O
a O
three O
way O
tie O
for O
second O
. O

It O
was O
the O
second O
successive O
year O
in O
which O
Mayfair PER
has O
finished O
runner O
up O
in O
this O
tournament O
. O

He O
lost O
to O
Greg PER
Norman PER
in O
sudden O
death O
last O
year O
. O

The O
defending O
champion O
was O
in O
contention O
, O
two O
behind O
Mickelson PER
for O
much O
of O
the O
day O
, O
until O
he O
bogeyed O
the O
13th O
and O
14th O
holes O
. O



GOLF O
- O
SCORES O
AT O
THE O
WORLD MISC
SERIES MISC
OF MISC
GOLF MISC
. O

AKRON LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-24 O

Scores O
after O
the O
final O

round O
of O
the O
$ O
2.1 O
million O
NEC MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
of MISC
Golf MISC
at O

Firestone LOC
C.C LOC
, O
7149 O
yards O
, O
par O
70 O
( O
players O
U.S. LOC
unless O
noted O
) O
: O

274 O
Phil PER
Mickelson PER
70 O
66 O
68 O
70 O

277 O
Duffy PER
Waldorf PER
70 O
70 O
71 O
66 O
, O
Steve PER
Stricker PER
68 O
72 O
69 O
68 O
, O

Billy PER
Mayfair PER
66 O
71 O
70 O
70 O

278 O
Greg PER
Norman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
70 O
68 O
69 O
71 O

280 O
Alexander PER
Cejka PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
72 O
71 O
71 O
66 O
, O
Davis PER
Love PER
70 O
74 O

67 O
69 O

281 O
John PER
Cook PER
70 O
69 O
71 O
71 O

282 O
Corey PER
Pavin PER
73 O
70 O
70 O
69 O

283 O
Tom PER
Lehman PER
72 O
69 O
74 O
68 O
, O
Fred PER
Funk PER
72 O
70 O
73 O
68 O
, O
Mark PER

Brooks PER
69 O
69 O
74 O
71 O
, O
Nick PER
Faldo PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
70 O
71 O
68 O
74 O

284 O
D.A. PER
Weibring PER
73 O
69 O
74 O
68 O
, O
Tim PER
Herron PER
70 O
67 O
75 O
72 O
, O
Mark PER

O'Meara PER
73 O
71 O
69 O
71 O
, O
Jim PER
Furyk PER
75 O
69 O
67 O
73 O
, O
Justin PER
Leonard PER
69 O

70 O
71 O
74 O

285 O
Loren PER
Roberts PER
72 O
73 O
71 O
69 O
, O
Hal PER
Sutton PER
72 O
69 O
74 O
70 O
, O
Fred PER

Couples PER
73 O
68 O
72 O
72 O
, O
Craig PER
Stadler PER
73 O
72 O
67 O
73 O

286 O
Hidemichi PER
Tanaka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
66 O
75 O
75 O
70 O
, O
Steve PER
Jones PER
70 O
69 O

76 O
71 O
, O
Paul PER
Goydos PER
66 O
75 O
74 O
71 O
, O
Ernie PER
Els PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
71 O
71 O

71 O
73 O

287 O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
74 O
71 O
75 O
67 O
, O
Clarence PER
Rose PER
72 O
71 O

72 O
72 O
, O
Craig PER
Parry PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
73 O
75 O
67 O
72 O
, O
Willie PER
Wood PER
75 O
69 O

69 O
74 O

288 O
Shigeki PER
Maruyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
75 O
71 O
70 O
72 O
, O
Anders PER
Forsbrand PER
( O

Sweden LOC
) O
70 O
75 O
71 O
72 O

289 O
Scott PER
Hoch PER
71 O
68 O
77 O
73 O

290 O
Tom PER
Watson PER
79 O
70 O
68 O
73 O

292 O
Wayne PER
Westner PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
77 O
68 O
73 O
74 O
, O
Sven PER
Struver PER
( O

Germany LOC
) O
72 O
72 O
72 O
76 O

294 O
Satoshi PER
Higashi PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
75 O
72 O
74 O
73 O
, O
Scott PER
McCarron PER
76 O
70 O

74 O
74 O

295 O
Stewart PER
Ginn PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
73 O
72 O
77 O
73 O

298 O
Steve PER
Schneiter PER
77 O
74 O
76 O
71 O
, O
Paul PER
Stankowski PER
74 O
75 O
74 O
75 O
, O

Seiki PER
Okuda PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
81 O
70 O
72 O
75 O

301 O
Brad PER
Bryant PER
73 O
72 O
77 O
79 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
HAMLET MISC
CUP MISC
. O

COMMACK LOC
, O
New LOC
York LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
at O
the O
Hamlet O

Cup MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Sunday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O

seedings O
: O

Finals O
, O
singles O

5 O
- O
Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
beat O
Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC

Republic LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-3 O

Finals O
, O
doubles O

Luke PER
Jensen PER
and O
Murphy PER
Jensen PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Alexander PER
Volkov PER

( O
Russia LOC
) O
and O
Handrik PER
Dreekmann PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
TOSHIBA MISC
CLASSIC MISC
. O

CARLSBAD LOC
, O
California LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
from O
the O

$ O
450,000 O
Toshiba MISC
Classic MISC
tennis O
tournament O
on O
Sunday O
( O
prefix O

number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Finals O
: O

4 O
- O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
1 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O

3-6 O
6-3 O
6-0 O
. O



RALLYING O
- O
LEADING O
POSITIONS O
IN O
1,000 MISC
LAKES MISC
RALLY MISC
. O

JYVASKLYA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
positions O
on O

Sunday O
after O
23 O
special O
stages O
in O
the O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
, O
sixth O

round O
of O
the O
world O
championship O
: O

1. O
Tommi PER
Makinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Mitsubishi MISC
Lancer MISC
three O
hours O

eight O
minutes O
one O
second O

2. O
Juha PER
Kankkunen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
12 O
seconds O

behind O

3. O
Marcus PER
Gronholm PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
2:09 O

4. O
Jarmo PER
Kytolehto PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Ford MISC
Escort MISC
2:23 O

5. O
Kenneth PER
Eriksson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Subaru MISC
Impreza MISC
2:39 O

6. O
Carlos PER
Sainz PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
Ford MISC
Escort MISC
3:03 O



MOTOCROSS O
- O
SWEDISH MISC
500CC O
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
RESULTS O
. O

LANDSKRONA LOC
, O
Sweden LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
results O
in O
the O

Swedish MISC
500cc O
motocross O
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
on O
Sunday O
: O

First O
race O

1. O
Joel PER
Smets PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Husaberg ORG

2. O
Peter PER
Johansson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Husqvarna ORG

3. O
Gert PER
Jan PER
Van PER
Doorn PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Honda ORG

4. O
Jacky PER
Martens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Husqvarna ORG

5. O
Peter PER
Dirkx PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
KTM ORG

6. O
Danny PER
Theybers PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Honda ORG

Second O
race O

1. O
Shayne PER
King PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
KTM ORG

2. O
Martens PER

3. O
Theybers PER

4. O
Johan PER
Boonen PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Husqvarna ORG

5. O
Dietmar PER
Lalcher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Honda ORG

6. O
Claus PER
Manne PER
Nielsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
KTM ORG

Overall O
on O
day O
: O

1. O
Martens PER
30 O
points O

2. O
Shayne PER
King PER
28 O

3. O
Smets PER
27 O

4. O
Theybers PER
25 O

5. O
Van PER
Doorn PER
24 O

6. O
Johansson PER
17 O

World O
championship O
standings O
( O
after O
11 O
of O
12 O
rounds O
) O
: O

1. O
Shayne PER
King PER
323 O
points O

2. O
Smets PER
290 O

3. O
Johansson PER
236 O

4. O
Lacher PER
219 O

5. O
Darryll PER
King PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
Honda ORG
178 O

6. O
Van PER
Doorn PER
176 O



MOTOCROSS O
- O
GERMAN MISC
125CC O
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
RESULTS O
. O

HOLZGERLINGEN LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
results O
in O

the O
German MISC
125cc O
motocross O
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
on O
Sunday O
: O

First O
race O

1. O
Sebastien PER
Tortelli PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG

2. O
Bob PER
Moore PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG

3. O
Luigi PER
Seguy PER
( O
France LOC
) O
TM ORG

4. O
Andi PER
Kanstinger PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Honda ORG

5. O
Nicolas PER
Charlier PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG

6. O
Erik PER
Camerlengo PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG

Second O
race O

1. O
Tortelli PER

2. O
Moore PER

3. O
Alex PER
Belometti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Honda ORG

4. O
Frederic PER
Vialle PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG

5. O
Collin PER
Dugmore PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
Honda ORG

6. O
Camerlengo PER

Overall O
on O
day O
: O

1. O
Tortelli PER
40 O
points O

2. O
Moore PER
34 O

3. O
Seguy PER
24 O

4. O
Vialle PER
22 O

5. O
Camerlengo PER
20 O

6. O
Belometti PER
19 O

Final O
world O
championship O
standings O
: O

1. O
Tortelli PER
432 O
points O

2. O
Paul PER
Malin PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
317 O

3. O
Vialle PER
293 O

4. O
Seguy PER
192 O

5. O
Michele PER
Fanton PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
160 O

6. O
Dugmore PER
152 O



MOTOR O
RACING O
- O
LEADING O
PLACINGS O
IN O
POKKA MISC
1,000 O
KM O
RACE O
. O

SUZUKA LOC
, O
Japan LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
placings O
in O

Sunday O
's O
Pokka MISC
1,000 O
km O
motor O
race O
, O
seventh O
round O
of O
the O

International MISC
Endurance MISC
GT MISC
championship MISC
: O

1. O
Ray PER
Belim PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
/ O
James PER
Weaver PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
/ O
J.J.Lehto O

( O
Finland LOC
) O
Gulf MISC
McLaren MISC
FI MISC
GTR MISC
171 O
laps O
- O
6 O
hours O
18 O
minutes O

48.637 O
seconds O
( O
average O
speed O
158.82 O
kph O
) O

2. O
Anders PER
Olofsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
/ O
Luciano PER
della PER
Noce PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Ennea MISC

Ferrari MISC
F40 MISC
170 O
laps O

3. O
Andy PER
Ballace PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
/ O
Olivier PER
Grouillard PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Harrods MISC

McLaren MISC
FI MISC
GTR MISC
169 O

4. O
Thomas PER
Bscher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
/ O
Peter PER
Kox PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
West MISC
McLaren MISC

F1 MISC
GTR MISC
168 O

5. O
Fabien PER
Giroix PER
( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
Jean-Denis PER
Deletraz PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O

Muller MISC
McLaren MISC
F1 MISC
GTR MISC
167 O

6. O
Lindsay PER
Owen-Jones PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
/ O
Pierre-Henri PER
Raphanel PER

( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
David PER
Brabham PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Gulf MISC
McLaren MISC
F MISC
! MISC

GTR MISC

167 O

7. O
Jean-Marc PER
Gounon PER
( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
Eric PER
Bernard PER
( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
Paul PER

Belmondo PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Ennea MISC
Ferrari MISC
F40 MISC
167 O

8. O
Bruno PER
Eichmann PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
/ O
Gerd PER
Ruch PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
/ O
Ralf PER
Kelleners PER

( O
Germany LOC
) O
GT2 MISC
Roock MISC
Porsche MISC
911 MISC
164 O

9. O
Stephane PER
Ortelli PER
( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
Bob PER
Wollek PER
( O
France LOC
) O
/ O
Franz PER
Konrad PER

( O
Austria LOC
) O
GT2 MISC
Konrad MISC
Porsche MISC
911 MISC
164 O

10. O
Cor PER
Euser PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
/ O
H. PER
Wada PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
/ O
N. PER
Furuya PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
GT2 MISC

Marcos MISC
LM600 MISC
162 MISC

Fastest O
lap O
: O
Gounon PER
, O
2 O
minutes O
03.684 O
seconds O
( O
170.680 O
kph O
) O

Championship O
standings O
after O
seven O
rounds O
: O

1. O
Belim PER
, O
Weaver PER
156 O
points O

2. O
Eichmann PER
, O
Ruch PER
116 O

3. O
Bscher PER
112 O

4. O
Gounon PER
, O
Bernard PER
, O
Belmondo PER
98 O

5. O
Olofsson PER
, O
della PER
Noce PER
93 O

6. O
Owen-Jones PER
, O
Raphanel PER
82 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
LEADING O
RESULTS O
AT O
SHEFFIELD LOC
INTERNATIONAL O
MEETING O
. O

SHEFFIELD LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
results O
at O
an O

international O
meeting O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Women O
's O
triple O
jump O

1. O
Sarka PER
Kasparkova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
14.84 O
metres O

2. O
Ashia PER
Hansen PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
14.78 O

3. O
Rodica PER
Matescu PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
14.18 O

Women O
's O
400 O
metres O
hurdles O

1. O
Deon PER
Hemmings PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
55.13 O
seconds O

2. O
Anne PER
Marken PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
55.90 O

3. O
Susan PER
Smith PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
56.00 O

Women O
's O
javelin O

1. O
Isel PER
Lopez PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
61.36 O

2. O
Louise PER
McPaul PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
60.66 O

3. O
Silke PER
Renk PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
60.66 O

Women O
's O
200 O
metres O

1. O
Cathy PER
Freeman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
22.53 O

2. O
Falilat PER
Ogunkoya PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
22.58 O

3. O
Juliet PER
Cuthbert PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
22.77 O

100 O
metres O
hurdles O

1. O
Dionne PER
Rose PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
12.83 O

2. O
Michelle PER
Freeman PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
12.91 O

3. O
Gillian PER
Russell PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
12.95 O

Women O
's O
800 O
metres O

1. O
Charmaine PER
Crooks PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
two O
minutes O
00.42 O
seconds O

2. O
Inez PER
Turner PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
2:01.98 O

3. O
Margaret PER
Crowley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
2:02.40 O

Men O
's O
pole O
vault O

1. O
Trond PER
Bathel PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
5.60 O

2. O
Pat PER
Manson PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
5.60 O

3. O
Tim PER
Lobinger PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
5.50 O

Men O
's O
javelin O

1. O
Tom PER
Pukstys PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
86.82 O

2. O
Steve PER
Backley PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
82.20 O

3. O
Nick PER
Nieland PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
81.12 O

Women O
's O
400 O
metres O

1. O
Marcel PER
Malone PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
51.50 O

2. O
Kim PER
Graham PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
52.17 O

3. O
Phylis PER
Smith PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
52.53 O

Men O
's O
200 O
metres O

1. O
Jeff PER
Williams PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
20.45 O

2. O
Doug PER
Turner PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
20.48 O

3. O
John PER
Regis PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
20.63 O

Men O
's O
high O
jump O

1. O
Charles PER
Austin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
2.30 O

2. O
Tim PER
Forsyth PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
2.30 O

3. O
Patrik PER
Sjoberg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
2.25 O

Men O
's O
800 O
metres O

1. O
Verbjorn PER
Rodal PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
1:44.93 O

2. O
Benson PER
Koech PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
1:45.96 O

3. O
Vincent PER
Malakwen PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
1:46.18 O

Men O
's O
mile O

1. O
William PER
Tanui PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
3:54.57 O

2. O
John PER
Mayock PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
3:54.60 O

3. O
Tony PER
Whiteman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
3:54.87 O

Men O
's O
400 O
metres O

1. O
Roger PER
Black PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
45.05 O

2. O
Mark PER
Richardson PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
45.38 O

3. O
Derek PER
Mills PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
45.48 O

Men O
's O
100 O
metres O

1. O
Osmond PER
Ezinwa PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
10.06 O

2. O
Ian PER
Mackie PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
10.17 O

3. O
Linford PER
Christie PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
10.19 O



MOTOR O
RACING O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
RESULT O
. O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS LOC
, O
Belgium LOC
1996-08-25 O

Result O
of O

Sunday O
's O
Belgian MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
motor O
race O
: O

1. O
Michael PER
Schumacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Ferrari ORG
1 O
hour O
28 O
minutes O

15.125 O
seconds O
( O
average O
speed O
208.442 O
kph O
) O

2. O
Jacques PER
Villeneuve PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
Williams ORG
5.602 O
seconds O

behind O

3. O
Mika PER
Hakkinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
15.710 O

4. O
Jean PER
Alesi PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
19.125 O

5. O
Damon PER
Hill PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Williams PER
29.179 O

6. O
Gerhard PER
Berger PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
Benetton ORG
29.896 O

7. O
Mika PER
Salo PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Tyrrell ORG
1:00.754 O

8. O
Ukyo PER
Katayama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Tyrrell ORG
1:40.227 O

9. O
Ricardo PER
Rosset PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Arrows ORG
one O
lap O

10. O
Pedro PER
Lamy PER
( O
Portugal LOC
) O
Minardi ORG
one O
lap O

Did O
not O
finish O
: O

11. O
David PER
Coulthard PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
McLaren ORG
37 O
laps O
completed O

12. O
Martin PER
Brundle PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
34 O

13. O
Eddie PER
Irvine PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Ferrari ORG
29 O

14. O
Rubens PER
Barrichello PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Jordan ORG
29 O

15. O
Pedro PER
Diniz PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Ligier ORG
22 O

16. O
Jos PER
Verstappen PER
( O
Netherland LOC
) O
Arrows ORG
11 O

Did O
not O
start O
( O
failed O
to O
complete O
one O
lap O
) O
: O

Olivier PER
Panis PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Ligier ORG

Johnny PER
Herbert PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Sauber ORG

Heinz-Harald PER
Frentzen PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Sauber ORG

Fastest O
lap O
: O
Berger PER
1:53.067 O
( O
221.857 O
kph O
) O



MOTOR O
RACING O
- O
SCHUMACHER PER
WINS O
BELGIAN MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
. O

SPA-FRANCOCHAMPS LOC
1996-08-25 O

Michael PER
Schumacher PER
of O

Germany LOC
, O
driving O
a O
Ferrari ORG
, O
won O
the O
Belgian MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
motor O

race O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Canada LOC
's O
Jacques PER
Villeneuve PER
finished O
second O
in O
his O
Williams ORG

and O
Mika PER
Hakkinen PER
of O
Finland LOC
was O
third O
in O
a O
McLaren ORG
. O

Frenchman MISC
Jean PER
Alesi PER
came O
fourth O
in O
his O
Benetton ORG
with O

Britain LOC
's O
Damon PER
Hill PER
fifth O
in O
a O
Williams ORG
and O
Gerhard PER
Berger PER
of O

Austria LOC
sixth O
in O
the O
other O
Benetton ORG
. O

World O
drivers O
' O
championship O
standings O
( O
after O
13 O
rounds O
) O
: O

1. O
Damon PER
Hill PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
81 O
points O

2. O
Jacques PER
Villeneuve PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
68 O

3. O
Michael PER
Schumacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
39 O

4. O
Jean PER
Alesi PER
( O
France LOC
) O
38 O

5. O
Mika PER
Hakkinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
23 O

6. O
David PER
Coulthard PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
18 O

7. O
Gerhard PER
Berger PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
17 O

8. O
Olivier PER
Panis PER
( O
France LOC
) O
13 O

9. O
Rubens PER
Barrichello PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
12 O

10. O
Eddie PER
Irvine PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
9 O

11. O
Heinz-Harald PER
Frentzen PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6 O

12. O
Mika PER
Salo PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
5 O

13. O
Johnny PER
Herbert PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
4 O

14. O
Martin PER
Brundle PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
3 O

15 O
equal O
. O

Jos PER
Verstappen PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
1 O

15 O
equal O
. O

Pedro PER
Diniz PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
1 O

Constructors O
' O
championship O
: O

1. O
Williams ORG
149 O
points O

2. O
Benetton ORG
55 O

3. O
Ferrari ORG
48 O

4. O
McLaren ORG
41 O

5. O
Jordan ORG
15 O

6. O
Ligier ORG
14 O

7. O
Sauber ORG
10 O

8. O
Tyrrell ORG
5 O

9. O
Footwork O
1 O



RALLYING O
- O
LEADING O
POSITIONS O
IN O
1,000 MISC
LAKES MISC
RALLY MISC
. O

JYVASKYLA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
positions O

after O
six O
of O
Sunday O
's O
12 O
special O
stages O
in O
the O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC

Rally MISC
, O
sixth O
round O
of O
the O
world O
championship O
: O

1. O
Juha PER
Kankkunen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
2 O
hours O
30 O
minutes O

52 O
seconds O

3. O
Tommi PER
Makinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Mitsubishi MISC
Lancer MISC
8 O
seconds O

behind O

2. O
Marcus PER
Gronholm PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
1:46 O

4. O
Jarmo PER
Kytolehto PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Ford MISC
Escort MISC
1:56 O

5. O
Kenneth PER
Eriksson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Subaru MISC
Impreza MISC
2:05 O

6. O
Thomas PER
Radstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
2:23 O



MOTORCYCLING O
- O
WORLD O
SUPERBIKE O
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
. O

SUGO LOC
, O
Japan LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
results O
from O
round O

nine O
of O
the O
superbike O
world O
championship O
on O
Sunday O
: O

First O
race O

1. O
Yuuchi PER
Takeda PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Honda ORG
38 O
minutes O
30.054 O
seconds O

2. O
Noriyuki PER
Haga PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
38:30.140 O

3. O
Wataru PER
Yoshikawa PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
38:32.353 O

4. O
Troy PER
Corser PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
38:34.436 O

5. O
John PER
Kocinski PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
38:36.306 O

6. O
Aaron PER
Slight PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
Honda ORG
38:41.756 O

7. O
Norihiko PER
Fujiwara PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
38:43.253 O

8. O
Carl PER
Fogarty PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Honda ORG
38:49.595 O

9. O
Akira PER
Ryo PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
38:50.269 O

10. O
Shiya PER
Takeishi PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
38:52.271 O

Fastest O
lap O
: O
Haga PER
147.159 O
kph O
. O

Second O
race O

1. O
Takuma PER
Aoki PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Honda ORG
38:18.759 O

2. O
Kocinski PER
38:19.313 O

3. O
Haga PER
38:32.040 O

4. O
Slight PER
38:32.149 O

5. O
Fogarty PER
38:32.719 O

6. O
Fujiwara PER
38:33.595 O

7. O
Ryo PER
38:34.682 O

8. O
Takeishi PER
38:34.999 O

9. O
Yoshikawa PER
38:35.297 O

10. O
Corser PER
38:42.015 O

Fastest O
lap O
: O
Aoki PER
147.786 O
kph O

World O
championship O
standings O
( O
after O
nine O
rounds O
) O
: O

1. O
Slight PER
280 O
points O

2. O
Corser PER
269 O

3. O
Kocinski PER
254 O

4. O
Fogarty PER
236 O

5. O
Colin PER
Edwards PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
176 O

6. O
Pier PER
Francesco PER
Chili PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
175 O

7. O
Simon PER
Crafar PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
132 O

8. O
Anthony PER
Gobert PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
117 O

9. O
Yoshikawa PER
107 O

10. O
Neil PER
Hodgson PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
82 O

Revised O
placings O
for O
second O
race O
after O
the O
disqualification O

of O
Japanese MISC
rider O
Noriyuki PER
Haga PER
for O
using O
an O
illegal O
carburettor O

part O
: O

1. O
Takuma PER
Aoki PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Honda ORG
38:18.759 O

2. O
Kocinski PER
38:19.313 O

3. O
Slight PER
38:32.149 O

4. O
Fogarty PER
38:32.719 O

5. O
Fujiwara PER
38:33.595 O

6. O
Ryo PER
38:34.682 O

7. O
Takeishi PER
38:34.999 O

8. O
Yoshikawa PER
38:35.297 O

9. O
Corser PER
38:42.015 O

10. O
Keiichi PER
Kitigawa PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Suzuki ORG
38:42.333 O

Fastest O
lap O
: O
Aoki PER
147.786 O
kph O

Revised O
world O
championship O
standings O
( O
after O
nine O
rounds O
) O
: O

1. O
Slight PER
283 O
points O

2. O
Corser PER
270 O

3. O
Kocinski PER
254 O

4. O
Fogarty PER
238 O

5. O
Colin PER
Edwards PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
176 O

6. O
Pier PER
Francesco PER
Chili PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
175 O

7. O
Simon PER
Crafar PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
133 O

8. O
Anthony PER
Gobert PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Kawasaki ORG
117 O

9. O
Yoshikawa PER
108 O

10. O
Neil PER
Hodgson PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
Ducati ORG
82 O



MOTORCYCLING O
- O
JAPANESE MISC
WIN O
BOTH O
ROUND O
NINE PER
SUPERBIKE O
RACES O
. O

SUGO LOC
, O
Japan LOC
1996-08-25 O

Teenager O
Yuuichi PER
Takeda PER
, O
racing O
in O
only O
his O
first O
season O
, O
outclassed O
the O
big O
names O
to O
win O
the O
first O
race O
in O
round O
nine O
of O
the O
world O
superbike O
championship O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Takeda PER
, O
18 O
, O
showed O
poise O
far O
beyond O
his O
years O
to O
overtake O
Australian MISC
Ducati ORG
rider O
Troy PER
Corser PER
, O
last O
year O
's O
championship O
runner-up O
, O
with O
four O
of O
the O
25 O
laps O
left O
. O

Honda ORG
's O
Takeda PER
was O
pursued O
past O
Corser PER
by O
the O
Yamaha ORG
duo O
of O
Noriyuki PER
Haga PER
and O
Wataru PER
Yoshikawa PER
with O
Haga PER
briefly O
taking O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
final O
chicane O
on O
the O
last O
lap O
. O

But O
Takeda PER
found O
one O
more O
spurt O
of O
power O
to O
just O
take O
the O
flag O
first O
with O
Haga PER
second O
and O
Yoshikawa PER
third O
. O

Haga PER
had O
the O
consolation O
of O
recording O
the O
fastest O
lap O
at O
147.159 O
kph O
. O

Corser PER
, O
who O
crashed O
during O
practice O
on O
Friday O
, O
limped O
in O
fourth O
, O
four O
seconds O
behind O
Takeda PER
with O
championship O
leader O
Aaron PER
Slight PER
of O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
11 O
seconds O
behind O
the O
winner O
. O

In O
the O
second O
race O
, O
Takeda PER
again O
challenged O
strongly O
until O
the O
fifth O
lap O
from O
the O
end O
when O
he O
crashed O
while O
running O
second O
to O
eventual O
race O
winner O
Takuma PER
Aoki PER
. O

Aoki PER
, O
the O
elder O
brother O
of O
reigning O
125cc O
world O
champion O
Haruchika PER
, O
had O
a O
race-long O
duel O
with O
John PER
Kocinski PER
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
on O
a O
Ducati ORG
before O
taking O
the O
chequered O
flag O
. O

Kocinski PER
led O
for O
the O
early O
laps O
before O
he O
was O
passed O
first O
by O
Aoki PER
, O
who O
recorded O
the O
fastest O
lap O
of O
147.786 O
kph O
, O
and O
then O
by O
Takeda PER
. O

With O
Takeda PER
out O
of O
the O
race O
, O
Kocinski PER
regained O
second O
place O
but O
he O
could O
not O
overtake O
Aoki PER
. O

Haga PER
again O
was O
the O
unlucky O
rider O
finishing O
third O
ahead O
of O
Slight PER
with O
Corser PER
in O
10th O
place O
. O

But O
the O
strong O
showing O
by O
the O
Japanese MISC
riders O
did O
not O
alter O
the O
championship O
table O
with O
Slight PER
still O
leading O
on O
280 O
points O
, O
followed O
by O
Corser PER
with O
269 O
and O
Kocinski PER
with O
254 O
. O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
EUROPEAN MISC
SUPER MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
European MISC
Super MISC
League MISC

rugby O
league O
matches O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Halifax ORG
64 O
Leeds ORG
24 O

London ORG
56 O
Castleford ORG
0 O

Standings O
: O

Wigan ORG
22 O
19 O
1 O
2 O
902 O
326 O
39 O

St ORG
Helens ORG
21 O
19 O
0 O
2 O
884 O
441 O
38 O

Bradford ORG
22 O
17 O
0 O
5 O
767 O
409 O
34 O

London ORG
22 O
12 O
1 O
9 O
611 O
462 O
25 O

Warrington ORG
21 O
12 O
0 O
9 O
555 O
499 O
24 O

Halifax ORG
22 O
10 O
1 O
11 O
667 O
576 O
21 O

Sheffield ORG
22 O
10 O
0 O
12 O
599 O
730 O
20 O

Oldham ORG
22 O
9 O
1 O
12 O
473 O
681 O
19 O

Castleford ORG
22 O
9 O
0 O
13 O
548 O
599 O
18 O

Leeds ORG
22 O
6 O
0 O
16 O
555 O
745 O
12 O

Paris ORG
22 O
3 O
1 O
18 O
398 O
795 O
7 O

Workington ORG
22 O
2 O
1 O
19 O
325 O
1021 O
5 O



CRICKET O
- O
POLLOCK PER
CONCLUDES O
WARWICKSHIRE ORG
CAREER O
WITH O
FLOURISH O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

South MISC
African MISC
fast O
bowler O
Shaun PER
Pollock PER
concluded O
his O
Warwickshire ORG
career O
with O
a O
flourish O
on O
Sunday O
by O
taking O
the O
final O
three O
wickets O
during O
the O
county O
's O
Sunday O
league O
victory O
over O
Worcestershire ORG
. O

Pollock PER
, O
who O
returns O
home O
on O
Tuesday O
for O
an O
ankle O
operation O
, O
took O
the O
last O
three O
wickets O
in O
nine O
balls O
as O
Worcestershire ORG
were O
dismissed O
for O
154 O
. O

After O
an O
hour O
's O
interruption O
for O
rain O
, O
Warwickshire ORG
then O
reached O
an O
adjusted O
target O
of O
109 O
with O
13 O
balls O
to O
spare O
and O
record O
their O
fifth O
win O
in O
the O
last O
six O
games O
. O

Warwickshire ORG
are O
currently O
in O
fourth O
position O
behind O
Yorkshire ORG
, O
Nottinghamshire ORG
and O
Surrey ORG
. O

Yorkshire ORG
captain O
David PER
Byas PER
completed O
his O
third O
Sunday O
league O
century O
as O
his O
side O
swept O
clear O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
table O
, O
reaching O
a O
career O
best O
111 O
not O
out O
against O
Lancashire ORG
. O

Lancashire ORG
's O
total O
of O
205 O
for O
eight O
from O
40 O
overs O
looked O
reasonable O
before O
Byas PER
put O
their O
attack O
to O
the O
sword O
, O
collecting O
his O
runs O
from O
just O
100 O
balls O
with O
three O
sixes O
and O
nine O
fours O
. O

Yorkshire ORG
eventually O
reached O
their O
target O
with O
only O
four O
wickets O
down O
and O
7.5 O
overs O
to O
spare O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
HINCHCLIFFE PER
CALLED O
INTO O
ENGLAND LOC
SQUAD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

England LOC
manager O
Glenn PER
Hoddle PER
called O
up O
uncapped O
Everton ORG
defender O
Andy PER
Hinchcliffe PER
on O
Sunday O
to O
the O
national O
squad O
for O
the O
opening O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifier O
against O
Moldova LOC
next O
weekend O
. O

Left-back O
Hinchcliffe PER
, O
27 O
, O
replaces O
Tottenham ORG
's O
Darren PER
Anderton PER
who O
has O
a O
recurring O
groin O
problem O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
326 O
AND O
74-0 O
; O
PAKISTAN LOC
521-8 O
DECLARED O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

England LOC
were O
74 O
for O
no O
wicket O
in O

their O
second O
innings O
at O
the O
close O
of O
the O
fourth O
day O
of O
the O
third O

and O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

Scores O
: O
England LOC
326 O
and O
74-0 O
; O
Pakistan LOC
521-8 O
declared O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
PREMIER O
LEAGUE O
SUMMARY O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Summary O
of O
an O
English MISC
premier O

league O
soccer O
match O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Manchester ORG
United ORG
2 O
( O
Cruyff PER
39th O
minute O
, O
Solskjaer PER
70th O
) O

Blackburn ORG
2 O
( O
Warhurst PER
34th O
, O
Bohinen PER
51st O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-1 O
. O

Attendance O
54,178 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
league O
soccer O

matches O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Premier O
league O

Manchester ORG
United ORG
2 O
Blackburn ORG
2 O

Standings O
( O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Sheffield ORG
Wednesday ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
9 O

Chelsea ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
7 O

Arsenal ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Aston ORG
Villa ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Manchester ORG
United ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
7 O
4 O
5 O

Sunderland ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
5 O

Liverpool ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
5 O

Everton ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
5 O

Tottenham ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
5 O

Nottingham ORG
Forest ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
5 O
4 O

West ORG
Ham ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
4 O

Leicester ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
4 O

Newcastle ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
4 O
3 O

Middlesbrough ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
2 O

Derby ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
6 O
2 O

Leeds ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
1 O

Southampton ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
1 O

Blackburn ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Coventry ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
6 O
1 O

Wimbledon ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
5 O
0 O

Division O
one O

Barnsley ORG
3 O
Huddersfield ORG
1 O

Standings O
: O

Bolton ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
7 O

Barnsley ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
6 O

Wolverhampton ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
6 O

Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Stoke ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Birmingham ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

Tranmere ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
4 O

Oxford ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
2 O
3 O

Ipswich ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
5 O
3 O
3 O

Bradford ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
3 O

Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
3 O

Huddersfield ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Norwich ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Reading ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Manchester ORG
City ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
3 O
3 O

Port ORG
Vale ORG
2 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
2 O

Sheffield ORG
United ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
1 O

West ORG
Bromwich ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
1 O

Charlton ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Swindon ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Southend ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
1 O

Grimsby ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
6 O
0 O

Oldham ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
0 O

Portsmouth ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
0 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
FINAL O
TEST O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Scoreboard O
on O
the O
fourth O
day O
of O

the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
The O

Oval LOC
on O
Sunday O
: O

England LOC
first O
innings O
326 O
( O
J. PER
Crawley PER
106 O
, O
G. PER
Thorpe PER
54 O
; O
Waqar PER

Younis PER
4-95 O
) O

Pakistan LOC
first O
innings O
( O
overnight O
339-4 O
) O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
c O
Croft PER
b O
Cork PER
176 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
c O
Cork PER
b O
Croft PER
46 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
c O
Stewart PER
b O
Mullally PER
61 O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
c O
Hussain PER
b O
Mullally PER
35 O

Salim PER
Malik PER
not O
out O
100 O

Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
run O
out O
13 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
st O
Stewart PER
b O
Croft PER
40 O

Moin PER
Khan PER
b O
Salisbury PER
23 O

Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
c O
Crawley PER
b O
Mullally PER
2 O

Waqar PER
Younis PER
not O
out O
0 O

Extras O
( O
b-4 O
lb-5 O
nb-16 O
) O
25 O

Total O
( O
for O
eight O
wickets O
, O
declared O
) O
521 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-106 O
2-239 O
3-334 O
4-334 O
5-365 O
6-440 O
7-502 O

8-519 O

Did O
not O
bat O
: O
Mohammad PER
Akam PER

Bowling O
: O
Lewis PER
23-3-112-0 O
, O
Mullally PER
37.1-7-97-3 O
, O
Croft PER

47-10-116-2 O
, O
Cork PER
23-5-71-1 O
, O
Salisbury PER
29-3-116-1 O

England LOC
second O
innings O

M. PER
Atherton PER
not O
out O
26 O

A. PER
Stewart PER
not O
out O
40 O

Extras O
( O
nb-8 O
) O
8 O

Total O
( O
for O
no O
wicket O
) O
74 O

Bowling O
( O
to O
date O
) O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
7-0-35-0 O
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER

7-1-24-0 O
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
7-2-11-0 O
, O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
2-1-4-0 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
DECLARE O
FIRST O
INNINGS O
AT O
521-8 O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Pakistan LOC
declared O
their O
first O

innings O
at O
521-8 O
on O
the O
fourth O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O

against O
England LOC
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

Scores O
: O
England LOC
326 O
; O
Pakistan LOC
521-8 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SCOTTISH MISC
PREMIER O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

GLASGOW LOC
1996-08-25 O

Result O
of O
a O
Scottish MISC
premier O

division O
soccer O
match O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Aberdeen ORG
4 O
Hearts ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Rangers ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
2 O
9 O

Celtic ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
9 O
4 O
7 O

Aberdeen ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
8 O
4 O
5 O

Motherwell ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
5 O

Hibernian ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O

Hearts ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
6 O
3 O

Kilmarnock ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
7 O
3 O

Dundee ORG
United ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Dunfermline ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Raith ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
0 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
473-6 O
AT O
TEA O
ON O
FOURTH O
DAY O
THIRD O
TEST O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Pakistan LOC
were O
473-6 O
at O
tea O
on O
the O
fourth O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Sunday O
in O
reply O
to O
England LOC
's O
326 O
. O

Scores O
: O
England LOC
326 O
; O
Pakistan LOC
473-6 O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
RUN-OUT O
GIVES O
LEWIS PER
AND O
ENGLAND LOC
SLIM O
SATISFACTION O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Chris PER
Lewis PER
did O
his O
best O
to O
forget O
his O
controversial O
omission O
from O
the O
England LOC
one-day O
squad O
on O
Sunday O
but O
could O
not O
prevent O
Pakistan LOC
reasserting O
their O
dominance O
in O
the O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
. O

A O
super O
piece O
of O
fielding O
by O
Lewis PER
, O
dropped O
as O
a O
disciplinary O
measure O
after O
arriving O
only O
35 O
minutes O
before O
the O
start O
on O
the O
fourth O
morning O
, O
provided O
the O
only O
bright O
spot O
for O
England LOC
as O
the O
touring O
team O
batted O
on O
to O
reach O
413 O
for O
five O
at O
the O
interval O
, O
a O
lead O
of O
87 O
. O

The O
solitary O
wicket O
to O
fall O
was O
Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
, O
run O
out O
for O
13 O
attempting O
a O
second O
run O
to O
third O
man O
where O
Lewis PER
was O
lurking O
with O
a O
point O
to O
prove O
. O

There O
seemed O
scant O
danger O
until O
the O
Surrey ORG
player O
swooped O
on O
to O
the O
ball O
and O
returned O
off O
balance O
to O
county O
team O
mate O
Alec PER
Stewart PER
who O
whipped O
off O
the O
bails O
. O

Lewis PER
, O
though O
, O
could O
not O
make O
similar O
waves O
with O
the O
ball O
as O
Salim PER
Malik PER
and O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
batted O
through O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
session O
with O
few O
alarms O
. O

Wasim PER
rattled O
along O
to O
30 O
not O
out O
, O
outscoring O
his O
partner O
who O
was O
unbeaten O
on O
24 O
at O
the O
break O
, O
although O
the O
weather O
was O
again O
threatening O
to O
play O
the O
dominant O
role O
. O

Rain O
arrived O
just O
as O
the O
players O
left O
the O
field O
for O
lunch O
, O
forcing O
the O
ground-staff O
into O
action O
yet O
again O
. O

The O
weather O
delayed O
the O
resumption O
for O
over O
an O
hour O
, O
the O
umpires O
finally O
announcing O
play O
would O
start O
again O
at O
1445 O
local O
time O
( O
1345 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
NAME O
SQUAD O
FOR O
ONE-DAY O
INTERNATIONALS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-25 O

The O
England LOC
cricket O
squad O
was O
announced O
on O
Sunday O
for O
the O
one-day O
international O
series O
against O
Pakistan LOC
starting O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Squad O
: O
Michael PER
Atherton PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Alec PER
Stewart PER
, O
Graham PER
Thorpe PER
, O
Nick PER
Knight PER
, O
Graham PER
Lloyd PER
, O
Matthew PER
Maynard PER
, O
Ronnie PER
Irani PER
, O
Adam PER
Hollioake PER
, O
Robert PER
Croft PER
, O
Darren PER
Gough PER
, O
Peter PER
Martin PER
, O
Dean PER
Headley PER
, O
Alan PER
Mullally PER
. O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
from O
the O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC

tennis O
tournament O
on O
Sunday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Final O

3 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Todd PER
Woodbridge PER

( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-4 O



TENNIS O
- O
RESULTS O
AT O
CANADIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-24 O

Results O
from O
the O
Canadian MISC
Open MISC

tennis O
tournament O
on O
Saturday O
( O
prefix O
numbers O
denotes O

seedings O
) O
: O

Semifinals O

3 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
7 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

4-6 O
6-3 O
7-5 O

Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
4 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O
6-0 O

6-3 O



SOCCER O
- O
TOGO LOC
BEAT O
CONGO LOC
1-0 O
IN O
AFRICA MISC
NATIONS MISC
CUP MISC
QUALIFIER O
. O

LOME LOC
1996-08-25 O

Togo LOC
beat O
Congo LOC
1-0 O
( O
halftime O
0-0 O
) O

in O
their O
African MISC
Nations MISC
Cup MISC
preliminary O
round O
, O
second O
leg O

qualifying O
match O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Scorer O
: O
Salou PER
Bachirou PER
( O
53rd O
minute O
) O

Attendance O
: O
18,000 O

Togo LOC
win O
1-0 O
on O
aggregate O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ETHIOPIA LOC
BEAT O
UGANDA LOC
ON O
PENALTIES O
IN O
AFRICAN MISC
NATIONS MISC
CUP MISC
. O

ADDIS LOC
ABABA LOC
1996-08-25 O

Ethiopia LOC
and O
Uganda LOC
drew O
1-1 O

( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O
in O
their O
African MISC
Nations MISC
Cup MISC
preliminary O
round O
, O

second O
leg O
match O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Attendance O
: O
25,000 O

Aggregate O
2-2 O
. O

Ethiopia LOC
won O
4-2 O
penalties O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
YUGOSLAV MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Yugoslav MISC
league O

soccer O
matches O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Division O
A O

Vojvodina ORG
1 O
Partizan ORG
1 O

Crvena ORG
zvezda ORG
3 O
Proleter ORG
1 O

Division O
B O

Zelesnik ORG
0 O
Rudar ORG
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
LEADING O
GOALSCORERS O
IN O
POLISH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
goalscorers O
in O
the O
Polish MISC

first O
division O
after O
the O
weekend O
's O
matches O
: O

7 O
- O
Bogdan PER
Prusek PER
( O
Sokol ORG
Tychy ORG
) O

5 O
- O
Slawomir PER
Wojciechowski PER
( O
GKS ORG
Katowice ORG
) O

4 O
- O
Jacek PER
Dembinski PER
( O
Widzew ORG
Lodz ORG
) O
, O
Marcin PER
Mieciel PER

( O
Legia ORG
Warsaw ORG
) O
, O
Ryszard PER
Wieczorek PER
( O
Odra ORG
Wodzislaw ORG
) O

3 O
- O
Jacek PER
Berensztain PER
( O
GKS ORG
Belchatow ORG
) O
, O
Marek PER
Citko PER
( O
Widzew ORG
) O
, O

Adam PER
Fedoruk PER
, O
Dariusz PER
Jackiewicz PER
( O
both O
Amica ORG
Wronki ORG
) O
, O

Bartlomiej PER
Jamroz PER
( O
Hutnik ORG
Krakow ORG
) O
, O
Tomasz PER
Moskal PER

( O
Slask ORG
Wroclaw ORG
) O
, O
Krzysztof PER
Piskula PER
( O
Lech ORG
Poznan ORG
) O
, O
Mariusz PER

Srutwa PER
( O
Ruch ORG
Chorzow ORG
) O
, O
Emmanuel PER
Tetteh PER
( O
Polonia ORG
Warszawa ORG
) O
, O

Krzysztof PER
Zagorski PER
( O
Odra ORG
) O



SOCCER O
- O
ROMANIAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
over O
the O
weekend O
: O

A.S. ORG
Bacau ORG
1 O
Ceahlaul ORG
Piatra ORG
Neamt ORG
1 O

Otelul ORG
Galati ORG
1 O
F.C. ORG
Arges ORG
Dacia ORG
Pitesti ORG
0 O

F.C. ORG
Farul ORG
Constanta ORG
3 O
Chindia ORG
Tirgoviste ORG
1 O

Sportul ORG
Studentesc ORG
4 O
Universitatea ORG
Craiova ORG
2 O

F.C. ORG
Petrolul ORG
Ploiesti ORG
4 O
Politehnica ORG
Timisoara ORG
5 O

F.C. ORG
Brasov ORG
1 O
F.C. ORG
National ORG
Bucharest ORG
1 O

Jiul ORG
Petrosani ORG
1 O
Dinamo ORG
Bucharest ORG
0 O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
0 O
Universitatea ORG
Cluj ORG
1 O

Rapid ORG
Bucharest ORG
0 O
Steaua ORG
Bucharest ORG
2 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Dinamo ORG
Bucharest ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
2 O
9 O

Jiul ORG
Petrosani ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
9 O

F.C. ORG
Farul ORG
Constanta ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
8 O

Universitatea ORG
Cluj ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
4 O
8 O

A.S. ORG
Bacau ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
7 O

Politehnica ORG
Timisoara ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
11 O
9 O
7 O

F.C. ORG
National ORG
Bucharest ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
6 O
7 O

Otelul ORG
Galati ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

F.C. ORG
Chindia ORG
Tirgoviste ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
4 O
6 O

Steaua ORG
Bucharest ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
7 O
6 O

F.C. ORG
Arges ORG
Dacia ORG
Pitesti ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
5 O

Universitatea ORG
Craiova ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
8 O
6 O
4 O

Sportul ORG
Studentesc ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
7 O
9 O
4 O

Ceahlaul ORG
Piatra ORG
Neamt ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
4 O

F.C. ORG
Brasov ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
6 O
10 O
4 O

Gloria ORG
Bistrita ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
9 O
3 O

F.C. ORG
Petrolul ORG
Ploiesti ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
7 O
2 O

Rapid ORG
Bucharest ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
9 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
POLISH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Polish MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
over O
the O
weekend O
: O

Amica ORG
Wronki ORG
3 O
Hutnik ORG
Krakow ORG
0 O

Sokol ORG
Tychy ORG
5 O
Lech ORG
Poznan ORG
3 O

Rakow ORG
Czestochowa ORG
1 O
Stomil ORG
Olsztyn ORG
4 O

Wisla ORG
Krakow ORG
1 O
Gornik ORG
Zabrze ORG
0 O

Slask ORG
Wroclaw ORG
3 O
Odra ORG
Wodzislaw ORG
1 O

GKS ORG
Katowice ORG
1 O
Polonia ORG
Warsaw ORG
0 O

Zaglebie ORG
Lubin ORG
2 O
LKS ORG
Lodz ORG
1 O

Legia ORG
Warsaw ORG
3 O
GKS ORG
Belchatow ORG
2 O

Widzew ORG
Lodz ORG
3 O
Ruch ORG
Chorzow ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Amica ORG
Wronki ORG
7 O
5 O
1 O
1 O
13 O
8 O
16 O

Legia ORG
Warsaw ORG
7 O
5 O
1 O
1 O
13 O
7 O
16 O

Lech ORG
Poznan ORG
7 O
5 O
0 O
2 O
12 O
9 O
15 O

Widzew ORG
Lodz ORG
7 O
4 O
2 O
1 O
13 O
3 O
14 O

GKS ORG
Katowice ORG
7 O
4 O
2 O
1 O
12 O
9 O
14 O

Sokol ORG
Tychy ORG
7 O
4 O
0 O
3 O
14 O
15 O
12 O

Odra ORG
Wodzislaw ORG
7 O
3 O
1 O
3 O
13 O
10 O
10 O

Slask ORG
Wroclaw ORG
7 O
3 O
1 O
3 O
8 O
7 O
10 O

Polonia ORG
Warsaw ORG
7 O
3 O
1 O
3 O
7 O
9 O
10 O

GKS ORG
Belchatow ORG
7 O
3 O
0 O
4 O
9 O
9 O
9 O

Stomil ORG
Olsztyn ORG
7 O
2 O
3 O
2 O
9 O
9 O
9 O

Wisla ORG
Krakow ORG
7 O
2 O
3 O
2 O
3 O
4 O
9 O

Hutnik ORG
Krakow ORG
7 O
3 O
0 O
4 O
8 O
10 O
9 O

Rakow ORG
Czestochowa ORG
7 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
6 O
10 O
7 O

Zaglebie ORG
Lubin ORG
7 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
10 O
12 O
6 O

Ruch ORG
Chorzow ORG
7 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
7 O
13 O
5 O

Gornik ORG
Zabrze ORG
7 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
6 O
10 O
4 O

LKS ORG
Lodz ORG
7 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
4 O
13 O
2 O



SOCCER O
- O
RUSSIAN MISC
PREMIER O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Russian MISC
premier O
league O

matches O
played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Alaniya ORG
Vladikavkaz ORG
3 O
Zhemchuzhina ORG
Sochi ORG
1 O

Baltika ORG
Kaliningrad ORG
2 O
Zenit ORG
St ORG
Petersburg ORG
0 O

Chernomorets ORG
Novorossiisk ORG
2 O
Rostselmash ORG
Rostov ORG
1 O

Lokomotiv ORG
Moscow ORG
2 O
Torpedo ORG
Moscow ORG
1 O

Rotor ORG
Volgograd ORG
0 O
Dynamo ORG
Moscow ORG
1 O

CSKA ORG
Moscow ORG
4 O
Kamaz ORG
Naberezhnye ORG
Chelny ORG
2 O

Lada ORG
Togliatti ORG
1 O
Spartak ORG
Moscow ORG
1 O

Tekstilshik ORG
Kamyshin ORG
2 O
Krylya ORG
Sovetov ORG
Samara ORG
1 O

Lokomotiv ORG
Nizhny ORG
Novgorod ORG
2 O
Uralmash ORG
Yekaterinburg ORG
2 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
games O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O

goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
. O

Note O
- O
if O
more O
than O
one O
team O
has O
the O
same O
number O
of O
points O
, O

precedence O
is O
given O
to O
the O
one O
with O
most O
wins O
. O

If O
more O
than O
one O

team O
has O
the O
same O
number O
of O
wins O
and O
points O
, O
precedence O
goes O
to O

the O
side O
with O
the O
most O
successful O
record O
against O
the O
others O
) O
. O

Alaniya ORG
Vladikavkaz ORG
24 O
16 O
5 O
3 O
48 O
25 O
53 O

Dynamo ORG
Moscow ORG
25 O
15 O
7 O
3 O
43 O
21 O
52 O

Rotor ORG
Volgograd ORG
23 O
15 O
5 O
3 O
42 O
17 O
50 O

Spartak ORG
Moscow ORG
25 O
14 O
7 O
4 O
48 O
24 O
49 O

CSKA ORG
Moscow ORG
25 O
13 O
6 O
6 O
40 O
27 O
45 O

Lokomotiv ORG
Nizhny ORG
Novgorod ORG
25 O
11 O
4 O
10 O
27 O
35 O
37 O

Lokomotiv ORG
Moscow ORG
25 O
9 O
9 O
7 O
30 O
24 O
36 O

Baltika ORG
Kaliningrad ORG
25 O
8 O
10 O
7 O
29 O
26 O
34 O

Torpedo ORG
Moscow ORG
25 O
8 O
9 O
8 O
31 O
33 O
33 O

Zenit ORG
St ORG
Petersburg ORG
24 O
9 O
4 O
11 O
24 O
26 O
31 O

Krylya ORG
Sovetov ORG
Samara ORG
25 O
8 O
7 O
10 O
19 O
29 O
31 O

Zhemchuzhina ORG
Sochi ORG
25 O
8 O
4 O
13 O
26 O
38 O
28 O

Rostselmash ORG
Rostov ORG
24 O
7 O
7 O
10 O
42 O
38 O
28 O

Chernomorets ORG
Novorossiisk ORG
25 O
7 O
5 O
13 O
25 O
38 O
26 O

Kamaz ORG
Naberezhnye ORG
Chelny ORG
24 O
5 O
4 O
15 O
25 O
42 O
19 O

Lada ORG
Togliatti ORG
24 O
4 O
6 O
14 O
15 O
37 O
18 O

Tekstilshchik ORG
Kamyshin ORG
25 O
3 O
9 O
13 O
15 O
30 O
18 O

Uralmash ORG
Yekaterinburg ORG
24 O
3 O
8 O
13 O
24 O
43 O
16 O



AUSTRALIAN MISC
RULES-AFL MISC
RESULTS O
AND O
STANDINGS O
. O

MELBOURNE LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Australian MISC
Rules MISC

matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

Played O
Sunday O
: O

Adelaide ORG
14.12 O
( O
96 O
) O
Collingwood ORG
24 O
. O

9 O
( O
153 O
) O

West ORG
Coast ORG
24 O
. O

7 O
( O
151 O
) O
Melbourne ORG
11.12 O
( O
78 O
) O

Richmond ORG
28.19 O
( O
187 O
) O
Fitzroy ORG
5 O
. O

6 O
( O
36 O
) O

Played O
Saturday O
: O

Carlton ORG
13.18 O
( O
96 O
) O
Footscray ORG
9.12 O
( O
66 O
) O

Essendon ORG
14.16 O
( O
100 O
) O
Sydney ORG
12.10 O
( O
82 O
) O

St ORG
Kilda ORG
9 O
. O

9 O
( O
63 O
) O
Hawthorn ORG
12 O
. O

8 O
( O
80 O
) O

Brisbane ORG
10.11 O
( O
71 O
) O
Fremantle ORG
10.10 O
( O
70 O
) O

Played O
Friday O
: O

North ORG
Melbourne ORG
14.12 O
( O
96 O
) O
Geelong ORG
16.13 O
( O
109 O
) O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
points O

for O
, O
against O
, O
percentage O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Brisbane ORG
21 O
15 O
1 O
5 O
2123 O
1631 O
130.2 O
62 O

Sydney ORG
21 O
15 O
1 O
5 O
2067 O
1687 O
122.5 O
62 O

West ORG
Coast ORG
21 O
15 O
0 O
6 O
2151 O
1673 O
128.6 O
60 O

North ORG
Melbourne ORG
21 O
15 O
0 O
6 O
2385 O
1873 O
127.3 O
60 O

Carlton ORG
21 O
14 O
0 O
7 O
2009 O
1844 O
108.9 O
56 O

Geelong ORG
21 O
13 O
1 O
7 O
2288 O
1940 O
117.9 O
54 O

Essendon ORG
21 O
13 O
1 O
7 O
2130 O
1947 O
109.4 O
54 O

Richmond ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
2173 O
1803 O
120.5 O
44 O

Hawthorn ORG
21 O
10 O
1 O
10 O
1791 O
1820 O
98.4 O
42 O

St ORG
Kilda ORG
21 O
9 O
0 O
12 O
1909 O
1958 O
97.5 O
36 O

Collingwood ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
2103 O
2091 O
100.6 O
32 O

Adelaide ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
2158 O
2183 O
98.9 O
32 O

Melbourne ORG
21 O
7 O
0 O
14 O
1642 O
2361 O
69.5 O
28 O

Fremantle ORG
21 O
6 O
0 O
15 O
1673 O
1912 O
87.5 O
24 O

Footscray ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
1578 O
2060 O
76.6 O
22 O

Fitzroy ORG
21 O
1 O
0 O
20 O
1381 O
2778 O
49.7 O
4 O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
AUSTRALIAN MISC
RUGBY O
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Australian MISC
rugby O
league O
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

Played O
Sunday O
: O

Sydney ORG
Bulldogs ORG
17 O
South ORG
Queensland ORG
16 O
Brisbane ORG
38 O
Gold ORG
Coast ORG
10 O

North ORG
Sydney ORG
46 O
South ORG
Sydney ORG
4 O

Illawarra ORG
42 O
Penrith ORG
2 O

St ORG
George ORG
20 O
North ORG
Queensland ORG
24 O

Manly ORG
42 O
Western ORG
Suburbs ORG
12 O

Played O
Saturday O
: O

Parramatta ORG
14 O
Sydney ORG
Tigers ORG
26 O

Newcastle ORG
24 O
Western ORG
Reds ORG
20 O

Played O
Friday O
: O

Canberra ORG
30 O
Auckland ORG
6 O

Premiership O
standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O

lost O
, O
points O
for O
, O
against O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Manly ORG
21 O
17 O
0 O
4 O
501 O
181 O
34 O

Brisbane ORG
21 O
16 O
0 O
5 O
569 O
257 O
32 O

North ORG
Sydney ORG
21 O
14 O
2 O
5 O
560 O
317 O
30 O

Sydney ORG
City ORG
20 O
14 O
1 O
5 O
487 O
293 O
29 O

Cronulla ORG
20 O
12 O
2 O
6 O
359 O
258 O
26 O

Canberra ORG
21 O
12 O
1 O
8 O
502 O
374 O
25 O

St ORG
George ORG
21 O
12 O
1 O
8 O
421 O
344 O
25 O

Newcastle ORG
21 O
11 O
1 O
9 O
416 O
366 O
23 O

Western ORG
Suburbs ORG
21 O
11 O
1 O
9 O
382 O
426 O
23 O

Auckland ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
406 O
389 O
22 O

Sydney ORG
Tigers ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
309 O
435 O
22 O

Parramatta ORG
21 O
10 O
1 O
10 O
388 O
391 O
21 O

Sydney ORG
Bulldogs ORG
21 O
10 O
0 O
11 O
325 O
356 O
20 O

Illawarra ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
395 O
432 O
16 O

Western ORG
Reds ORG
21 O
6 O
1 O
14 O
297 O
398 O
13 O

Penrith ORG
21 O
6 O
1 O
14 O
339 O
448 O
13 O

North ORG
Queensland ORG
21 O
6 O
0 O
15 O
266 O
593 O
12 O

Gold ORG
Coast ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
351 O
483 O
11 O

South ORG
Sydney ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
304 O
586 O
11 O

South ORG
Queensland ORG
21 O
4 O
0 O
17 O
210 O
460 O
8 O



BADMINTON O
- O
MALAYSIAN MISC
OPEN MISC
RESULTS O
. O

KUALA LOC
LUMPUR LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
finals O
in O
the O

Malaysian MISC
Open MISC
badminton O
tournament O
on O
Sunday O
( O
prefix O
numbers O

denote O
seedings O
) O
: O

Men O
's O
singles O

2 O
- O
Ong PER
Ewe PER
Hock PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
beat O
Indra PER
Wijaya PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
1-15 O

15-1 O
15-7 O

Women O
's O
singles O

2 O
- O
Zhang PER
Ning PER
( O
China LOC
) O
beat O
1 O
- O
Wang PER
Chen PER
( O
China LOC
) O
11-7 O
11-8 O

Women O
's O
doubles O

3/4 O
- O
Marlene PER
Thomsen PER
/ O
Lisbet PER
Stuer-Lauridsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
beat O

3/4 O
- O
Qiang PER
Hong PER
/ O
Liu PER
Lu PER
( O
China LOC
) O
10-15 O
17-14 O
17-16 O

Men O
's O
doubles O

1 O
- O
Yap PER
Kim PER
Hock PER
/ O
Cheah PER
Soon PER
Kit PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
beat O
Lee PER
Wan PER
Wah PER
/ O
Chong PER

Tan PER
Fook PER
( O
Malaysia LOC
) O
15-5 O
15-3 O



BASEBALL O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
S. MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-BASEBALL O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC

pro-baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Haitai ORG
10 O
Hanwha ORG
4 O

Hyundai ORG
5 O
Samsung ORG
4 O

Ssangbangwool ORG
4 O
LG ORG
1 O

OB ORG
1 O
Lotte PER
1 O

Lotte PER
1 O
OB ORG
0* O

*Note O
- O
OB ORG
and O
Lotte PER
played O
two O
games O
. O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Saturday O
( O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O

winning O
percentage O
, O
games O
behind O
first O
place O
) O

W O
D O
L O
PCT O
GB O

Haitai ORG
63 O
2 O
40 O
.610 O
- O

Ssangbangwool ORG
57 O
2 O
47 O
.547 O
6 O
1/2 O

Hyundai ORG
55 O
5 O
47 O
.537 O
7 O
1/2 O

Hanwha ORG
55 O
1 O
48 O
.534 O
8 O

Samsung ORG
47 O
5 O
54 O
.467 O
15 O

Lotte ORG
44 O
6 O
52 O
.461 O
15 O
1/2 O

LG ORG
44 O
5 O
57 O
.439 O
18 O

OB ORG
40 O
6 O
60 O
.406 O
21 O
1/2 O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
SUNDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

American MISC
League MISC

BOSTON ORG
8 O
Seattle ORG
5 O

CLEVELAND ORG
8 O
Milwaukee ORG
5 O

California ORG
13 O
BALTIMORE ORG
0 O

Oakland ORG
6 O
NEW ORG
YORK ORG
4 O

CHICAGO ORG
10 O
Toronto ORG
9 O
( O
10 O
) O

Texas ORG
13 O
MINNESOTA ORG
2 O

Detroit ORG
7 O
KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
4 O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
SATURDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-25 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Saturday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
74 O
54 O
.578 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
68 O
60 O
.531 O
6 O

BOSTON ORG
65 O
65 O
.500 O
10 O

TORONTO ORG
61 O
69 O
.469 O
14 O

DETROIT ORG
46 O
83 O
.357 O
28 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
76 O
53 O
.589 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
69 O
62 O
.527 O
8 O

MINNESOTA ORG
65 O
64 O
.504 O
11 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
62 O
68 O
.477 O
14 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
59 O
72 O
.450 O
18 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
74 O
56 O
.569 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
66 O
62 O
.516 O
7 O

OAKLAND ORG
62 O
70 O
.470 O
13 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
60 O
69 O
.465 O
13 O
1/2 O

SUNDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
25TH O
SCHEDULE O

SEATTLE ORG
AT O
BOSTON LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CLEVELAND LOC

CALIFORNIA ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

TORONTO ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
MINNESOTA LOC

DETROIT ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
81 O
47 O
.633 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
70 O
58 O
.547 O
11 O

FLORIDA ORG
60 O
70 O
.462 O
22 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
71 O
.454 O
23 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
53 O
77 O
.408 O
29 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
69 O
61 O
.531 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
68 O
61 O
.527 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
64 O
64 O
.500 O
4 O

CHICAGO ORG
63 O
64 O
.496 O
4 O
1/2 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
55 O
74 O
.426 O
13 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
71 O
60 O
.542 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
69 O
60 O
.535 O
1 O

COLORADO ORG
67 O
63 O
.515 O
3 O
1/2 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
54 O
73 O
.425 O
15 O

SUNDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
25TH O
SCHEDULE O

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
ATLANTA LOC

PITTSBURGH ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
LOS LOC
ANGELES LOC

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
DIEGO LOC

MONTREAL ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
FLORIDA LOC

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
ORIOLES ORG
SNEAK O
PAST O
ANGELS ORG
. O

BALTIMORE LOC
1996-08-25 O

Rafael PER
Palmeiro PER
's O
two-out O
single O
in O
the O
sixth O
inning O
scored O
Roberto PER
Alomar PER
with O
the O
go-ahead O
run O
as O
the O
Baltimore ORG
Orioles ORG
rallied O
past O
the O
California ORG
Angels ORG
5-4 O
and O
took O
over O
the O
American MISC
League MISC
's O
wild-card O
berth O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
Orioles ORG
trailed O
4-3 O
when O
pinch-hitter O
Mike PER
Devereaux PER
led O
off O
the O
sixth O
with O
a O
triple O
against O
reliever O
Kyle PER
Abbott PER
( O
0-1 O
) O
and O
scored O
the O
tying O
run O
on O
Alomar PER
's O
single O
. O

After O
Brady PER
Anderson PER
sacrificed O
, O
Palmeiro PER
hit O
the O
first O
pitch O
into O
right O
field O
for O
a O
single O
, O
scoring O
Alomar PER
. O

In O
Boston LOC
, O
former O
Mariner PER
Darren PER
Bragg PER
's O
first O
career O
grand O
slam O
in O
the O
sixth O
inning O
off O
reliever O
Randy PER
Johnson PER
lifted O
the O
Boston ORG
Red ORG
Sox ORG
to O
their O
fifth O
win O
in O
six O
games O
, O
a O
9-5 O
victory O
over O
Seattle LOC
. O

" O
Just O
one O
of O
those O
things O
, O
I O
was O
just O
trying O
to O
make O
contact O
, O
" O
said O
Bragg PER
. O
" O

The O
bases O
were O
loaded O
and O
I O
had O
two O
strikes O
. O

I O
was O
just O
trying O
to O
put O
the O
ball O
in O
play O
. O

I O
got O
the O
good O
part O
of O
the O
bat O
on O
it O
and O
it O
carried O
out O
. O
" O

In O
Cleveland ORG
, O
Kevin PER
Seitzer PER
's O
two-out O
single O
in O
the O
top O
of O
the O
10th O
brought O
home O
David PER
Hulse PER
with O
the O
winning O
run O
as O
the O
Milwaukee ORG
Brewers ORG
sent O
the O
Cleveland ORG
Indians ORG
to O
their O
third O
straight O
extra-inning O
defeat O
4-3 O
. O

Bob PER
Wickman PER
( O
5-1 O
) O
, O
acquired O
from O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Yankees ORG
on O
Friday O
, O
earned O
the O
win O
in O
his O
Milwaukee ORG
debut O
despite O
allowing O
the O
tying O
run O
in O
the O
eighth O
inning O
. O

At O
Minnesota LOC
, O
Marty PER
Cordova PER
and O
Matt PER
Lawton PER
hit O
solo O
homers O
and O
Frankie PER
Rodriguez PER
allowed O
six O
hits O
over O
seven O
innings O
to O
earn O
his O
first O
win O
as O
a O
starter O
in O
a O
month O
as O
the O
Minnesota ORG
Twins ORG
held O
on O
to O
beat O
the O
Texas ORG
Rangers ORG
6-5 O
. O

" O
Yeah O
, O
you O
know O
it O
's O
fun O
, O
it O
's O
always O
fun O
when O
you O
've O
got O
a O
chance O
to O
go O
to O
the O
ballpark O
and O
win O
a O
game O
that O
's O
important O
, O
" O
said O
Rodriguez PER
. O
" O

Every O
game O
should O
be O
important O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
little O
more O
important O
now O
. O
" O

In O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
Wally PER
Whitehurst PER
allowed O
two O
runs O
over O
seven O
innings O
for O
his O
first O
win O
in O
more O
than O
two O
years O
and O
Paul PER
O'Neill PER
's O
three-run O
double O
snapped O
a O
sixth-inning O
tie O
as O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Yankees ORG
held O
on O
for O
a O
5-4 O
victory O
over O
the O
Oakland ORG
Athletics ORG
. O

Whitehurst PER
, O
promoted O
from O
Triple-A ORG
Columbus ORG
on O
Wednesday O
, O
allowed O
seven O
hits O
and O
struck O
out O
one O
without O
a O
walk O
. O

It O
was O
his O
first O
win O
since O
defeating O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
on O
May O
28th O
, O
1994 O
when O
he O
was O
with O
the O
San ORG
Diego ORG
Padres ORG
. O

In O
Kansas LOC
City LOC
, O
Jose PER
Rosado PER
came O
within O
one O
out O
of O
his O
third O
complete O
game O
and O
Michael PER
Tucker PER
homered O
and O
drove O
in O
three O
runs O
as O
the O
Kansas ORG
City ORG
Royals ORG
broke O
a O
six-game O
losing O
streak O
with O
a O
9-2 O
victory O
over O
the O
Detroit ORG
Tigers ORG
in O
a O
battle O
of O
cellar-dwellers O
. O

Rosado PER
( O
5-3 O
) O
allowed O
two O
runs O
-- O
one O
earned O
-- O
and O
seven O
hits O
over O
8-2/3 O
innings O
with O
three O
walks O
and O
six O
strikeouts O
. O

In O
his O
last O
four O
starts O
, O
the O
21-year-old O
left-hander O
has O
given O
up O
only O
four O
earned O
runs O
in O
29-2/3 O
innings O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
BRAVES ORG
RALLY O
TO O
BEAT O
CUBS ORG
. O

ATLANTA LOC
1996-08-25 O

Fred PER
McGriff PER
went O
5-for-5 O
and O
homered O
twice O
, O
including O
a O
three-run O
blast O
with O
two O
out O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
ninth O
inning O
that O
lifted O
the O
Atlanta ORG
Braves ORG
to O
a O
6-5 O
victory O
over O
the O
Chicago ORG
Cubs ORG
on O
Saturday O
. O

" O
I O
was O
just O
trying O
to O
hang O
in O
there O
and O
hit O
it O
up O
the O
middle O
, O
" O
said O
McGriff PER
about O
his O
homer O
in O
the O
ninth O
. O
" O

I O
was O
just O
looking O
for O
the O
ball O
, O
trying O
to O
stay O
on O
it O
. O

Brad PER
Clontz PER
( O
6-2 O
) O
picked O
up O
the O
win O
in O
relief O
for O
Atlanta LOC
, O
which O
has O
won O
11 O
of O
its O
last O
13 O
games O
. O

In O
Colorado LOC
, O
Mark PER
Thompson PER
threw O
an O
eight-hitter O
for O
his O
third O
complete O
game O
and O
Ellis PER
Burks PER
homered O
and O
drove O
in O
three O
runs O
as O
the O
Colorado ORG
Rockies ORG
beat O
the O
Pittsburgh ORG
Pirates ORG
9-3 O
. O

Vinny PER
Castilla PER
and O
Dante PER
Bichette PER
each O
added O
two O
RBI MISC
for O
Colorado LOC
, O
which O
improved O
the O
major O
league O
's O
best O
home O
mark O
to O
44-20 O
. O

At O
Florida LOC
, O
Kevin PER
Brown PER
scattered O
seven O
hits O
over O
eight O
innings O
and O
Kurt PER
Abbott PER
snapped O
a O
sixth-inning O
tie O
with O
a O
two-run O
double O
as O
the O
Florida ORG
Marlins ORG
defeated O
the O
tired O
Cincinnati ORG
Reds ORG
5-3 O
. O

The O
Marlins ORG
won O
for O
just O
the O
third O
time O
in O
nine O
games O
, O
taking O
advantage O
of O
a O
Reds ORG
' O
team O
that O
has O
not O
had O
a O
day O
off O
since O
August O
8th O
and O
was O
playing O
its O
fourth O
game O
in O
43 O
hours O
. O

In O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
, O
Tom PER
Candiotti PER
allowed O
two O
runs O
in O
seven O
innings O
and O
singled O
home O
the O
go-ahead O
run O
and O
Mike PER
Piazza PER
and O
Todd PER
Hollandsworth PER
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
apiece O
as O
the O
Los ORG
Angeles ORG
Dodgers ORG
defeated O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Mets ORG
7-5 O
. O

Candiotti PER
( O
8-9 O
) O
walked O
one O
, O
allowed O
five O
hits O
and O
struck O
out O
a O
season-high O
eight O
batters O
for O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
, O
which O
has O
won O
10 O
of O
its O
last O
14 O
games O
. O

In O
San LOC
Diego LOC
, O
Joey PER
Hamilton PER
allowed O
two O
hits O
over O
seven O
innings O
and O
Rickey PER
Henderson PER
hit O
his O
major O
league-record O
69th O
leadoff O
homer O
as O
the O
San ORG
Diego ORG
Padres ORG
defeated O
the O
Philadelphia ORG
Phillies ORG
7-1 O
for O
their O
fifth O
win O
in O
six O
games O
. O

Hamilton PER
( O
12-7 O
) O
won O
his O
second O
straight O
start O
, O
allowing O
just O
a O
sixth-inning O
run O
and O
a O
pair O
of O
singles O
. O

In O
San LOC
Francisco LOC
, O
Pedro PER
Martinez PER
allowed O
two O
hits O
in O
eight O
innings O
and O
David PER
Segui PER
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
as O
the O
Montreal ORG
Expos ORG
shut O
out O
the O
San ORG
Francisco ORG
Giants ORG
3-0 O
for O
their O
third O
straight O
win O
. O

Martinez PER
( O
11-7 O
) O
, O
who O
lasted O
just O
1-1/3 O
innings O
in O
his O
last O
start O
against O
San LOC
Diego LOC
five O
days O
ago O
, O
pitched O
eight-plus O
innings O
, O
walking O
four O
and O
striking O
out O
10 O
. O

In O
Houston LOC
, O
Orlando PER
Miller PER
's O
two-run O
homer O
with O
one O
out O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
ninth O
off O
Todd PER
Stottlemyre PER
gave O
the O
Houston ORG
Astros ORG
a O
3-1 O
win O
over O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
and O
left O
the O
teams O
in O
a O
virtual O
tie O
for O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
NL MISC
Central MISC
division MISC
. O

Shane PER
Reynolds PER
( O
16-6 O
) O
fired O
a O
five-hitter O
, O
walking O
one O
and O
striking O
out O
six O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
SATURDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Saturday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

National MISC
League MISC

ATLANTA ORG
6 O
Chicago ORG
5 O

HOUSTON ORG
3 O
St ORG
Louis ORG
1 O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
7 O
New ORG
York ORG
5 O

Montreal ORG
3 O
SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
0 O

FLORIDA ORG
5 O
Cincinnati ORG
3 O

COLORADO ORG
9 O
Pittsburgh ORG
3 O

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
7 O
Philadelphia ORG
1 O

American MISC
League MISC

BOSTON ORG
9 O
Seattle ORG
5 O

Milwaukee ORG
4 O
CLEVELAND ORG
3 O
( O
10 O
innings O
) O

BALTIMORE ORG
5 O
California ORG
4 O

Toronto ORG
9 O
CHICAGO ORG
2 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
5 O
Oakland ORG
4 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
9 O
Detroit ORG
2 O

MINNESOTA ORG
6 O
Texas ORG
5 O



SOCCER O
- O
CHAMPIONS O
PORTO LOC
KICK O
OFF O
SEASON O
WITH O
A O
DRAW O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Portuguese MISC
champions O
Porto ORG
kicked O
off O
the O
season O
with O
a O
disappointing O
2-2 O
home O
draw O
against O
Setubal ORG
and O
were O
lucky O
to O
squeeze O
in O
an O
equaliser O
in O
extra O
time O
. O

Porto ORG
, O
who O
are O
fighting O
to O
take O
their O
third O
consecutive O
title O
this O
season O
, O
were O
2-0 O
down O
until O
the O
86th O
minute O
when O
a O
header O
by O
Mario PER
Jardel PER
found O
the O
net O
after O
a O
string O
of O
missed O
opportunities O
, O
including O
a O
penalty O
taken O
by O
top O
league O
scorer O
Domingos PER
Oliveira PER
in O
the O
60th O
minute O
. O

Domingos PER
redeemed O
himself O
by O
netting O
the O
equaliser O
just O
into O
extra O
time O
. O

Setubal ORG
, O
who O
put O
on O
a O
skilful O
counter-attack O
throughout O
the O
game O
, O
opened O
the O
scoring O
16 O
minutes O
into O
the O
match O
when O
an O
unmarked O
Chiquinho PER
Conde PER
shot O
around O
Porto ORG
's O
new O
Polish MISC
keeper O
Andrejez PER
Wozniak PER
. O

Conde PER
scored O
his O
second O
in O
the O
70th O
minute O
. O

Benfica ORG
, O
also O
playing O
their O
first O
game O
of O
the O
season O
at O
home O
, O
were O
held O
to O
a O
1-1 O
draw O
by O
northern O
side O
Braga ORG
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
visitors O
were O
reduced O
to O
10 O
men O
in O
the O
54th O
minute O
after O
Rodrigo PER
Carneiro PER
was O
sent O
off O
for O
a O
second O
bookable O
offence O
. O

Benfica ORG
dominated O
the O
game O
but O
their O
lack O
of O
a O
first-class O
striker O
was O
apparent O
throughout O
and O
in O
the O
30th O
minute O
they O
lost O
key O
Brazilian MISC
midfielder O
Valdo PER
who O
suffered O
a O
light O
knee O
injury O
. O

He O
was O
substituted O
by O
Paulao PER
. O

Benfica ORG
finally O
opened O
the O
scoring O
in O
the O
81st O
minute O
with O
a O
penalty O
taken O
by O
Helder PER
after O
Luis PER
Baltasar PER
tripped O
up O
captain O
Joao PER
Pinto PER
under O
the O
referee O
's O
nose O
. O

Braga ORG
defender O
Idalecio PER
gave O
his O
team O
their O
equaliser O
seven O
minutes O
from O
the O
final O
whistle O
with O
a O
header O
into O
the O
back O
of O
the O
net O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
PORTUGUESE MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

LISBON LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Portuguese MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
matches O
on O
Sunday O
: O

FC ORG
Porto ORG
2 O
Setubal ORG
2 O

Benfica ORG
1 O
Braga ORG
1 O

Guimaraes ORG
4 O
Gil ORG
Vicente ORG
2 O



SOCCER O
- O
FIORENTINA ORG
WIN O
WITH O
BATISTUTA PER
DOUBLE O
. O

MILAN LOC
1996-08-25 O

Argentine MISC
striker O
Gabriel PER
Batistuta PER
gave O
Fiorentina ORG
the O
perfect O
70th O
birthday O
present O
on O
Sunday O
with O
two O
goals O
that O
gave O
the O
Italian MISC
Cup MISC
winners O
a O
2-1 O
Supercup MISC
victory O
over O
serie MISC
A MISC
champions O
Milan ORG
. O

The O
victory O
, O
coming O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
founding O
of O
the O
Florence LOC
club O
in O
1926 O
, O
also O
marked O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
pre-season O
trophy O
between O
the O
Cup MISC
winners O
and O
league O
champions O
was O
started O
in O
1988 O
that O
the O
Cup MISC
winners O
had O
won O
. O

Batistuta PER
gave O
Fiorentina ORG
the O
lead O
in O
the O
11th O
minute O
. O

Sweden LOC
's O
Stefan PER
Schwarz PER
picked O
him O
out O
with O
a O
lob O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
box O
and O
Batistuta PER
did O
the O
rest O
, O
chipping O
veteran O
defender O
Franco PER
Baresi PER
and O
scoring O
at O
the O
near O
post O
. O

Montenegrin MISC
midfielder O
Dejan PER
Savicevic PER
equalised O
for O
the O
home O
team O
, O
weaving O
past O
a O
defender O
, O
checking O
and O
firing O
in O
a O
left-footed O
shot O
in O
the O
21st O
minute O
that O
gave O
young O
Fiorentina ORG
goalkeeper O
Francesco PER
Toldo PER
little O
chance O
. O

The O
scored O
stayed O
level O
to O
the O
final O
minutes O
but O
with O
a O
penalty O
shoot O
out O
looming O
, O
Batistuta PER
took O
charge O
. O

French MISC
international O
midfielder O
Marcel PER
Desailly PER
fouled O
the O
Argentine MISC
, O
whose O
coach O
at O
Boca ORG
Juniors ORG
before O
he O
joined O
Fiorentina ORG
in O
1991 O
was O
new O
Milan ORG
coach O
Oscar PER
Tabarez PER
, O
and O
Batistuta PER
rammed O
home O
the O
free O
kick O
from O
30 O
metres O
out O
. O

The O
83rd O
minute O
shot O
, O
curling O
over O
the O
defence O
and O
dipping O
in O
under O
the O
bar O
from O
the O
striker O
dubbed O
Batigol PER
by O
adoring O
Fiorentina ORG
fans O
, O
was O
just O
reward O
for O
Fiorentina ORG
who O
looked O
a O
far O
more O
impressive O
team O
. O

Milan ORG
's O
player O
of O
the O
year O
George PER
Weah PER
missed O
a O
good O
first O
half O
opportunity O
but O
otherwise O
looked O
a O
little O
rusty O
while O
Italian MISC
team O
mate O
Roberto PER
Baggio PER
did O
not O
play O
due O
to O
injury O
. O

New O
Dutch MISC
signing O
Edgar PER
Davids PER
came O
on O
late O
in O
the O
second O
half O
as O
a O
Milan ORG
substitute O
but O
made O
little O
impact O
. O

The O
league O
season O
starts O
on O
September O
8 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FIORENTINA ORG
BEAT O
MILAN ORG
IN O
ITALIAN MISC
SUPERCUP MISC
. O

MILAN LOC
1996-08-25 O

Italian MISC
Cup MISC
winners O
Fiorentina ORG
beat O

league O
champions O
Milan ORG
2-1 O
( O
halftime O
1-1 O
) O
in O
the O
pre-season O

Supercoppa O
( O
SuperCup MISC
) O
in O
Milan LOC
on O
Sunday O
: O

Scorers O
: O

Fiorentina ORG
- O
Gabriel PER
Batistuta PER
( O
11th O
, O
83rd O
) O

Milan ORG
- O
Dejan PER
Savicevic PER
( O
21st O
) O

Attendance O
: O
29,582 O



SOCCER O
- O
NORWAY LOC
ELITE O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

OSLO LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Norwegian MISC
elite O
division O

soccer O
matches O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Tromso ORG
2 O
Kongsvinger ORG
1 O

Valerenga ORG
3 O
Skeid ORG
0 O

Stabaek ORG
4 O
Stromsgodset ORG
0 O

Molde ORG
1 O
Bodo ORG
/ ORG
Glimt ORG
2 O

Viking ORG
1 O
Moss ORG
0 O

Brann ORG
7 O
Start ORG
1 O

Rosenborg ORG
7 O
Lillestrom ORG
2 O

Standings O
after O
weekend O
matches O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O

drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Rosenborg ORG
20 O
14 O
4 O
2 O
68 O
21 O
46 O

Lillestrom ORG
19 O
9 O
5 O
5 O
38 O
29 O
32 O

Skeid ORG
19 O
10 O
2 O
7 O
29 O
30 O
32 O

Stabaek ORG
20 O
7 O
8 O
5 O
41 O
34 O
29 O

Brann ORG
19 O
8 O
5 O
6 O
40 O
37 O
29 O

Tromso ORG
20 O
8 O
5 O
7 O
34 O
33 O
29 O

Viking ORG
20 O
7 O
7 O
6 O
33 O
24 O
28 O

Molde ORG
19 O
8 O
3 O
8 O
36 O
25 O
27 O

Bodo ORG
/ ORG
Glimt ORG
20 O
7 O
4 O
9 O
33 O
41 O
25 O

Kongsvinger ORG
20 O
7 O
4 O
9 O
26 O
38 O
25 O

Stromsgodset ORG
20 O
7 O
4 O
9 O
27 O
40 O
25 O

Valerenga ORG
20 O
6 O
6 O
8 O
26 O
32 O
24 O

Moss ORG
20 O
4 O
6 O
10 O
23 O
40 O
18 O

Start ORG
20 O
3 O
3 O
14 O
26 O
56 O
12 O



SOCCER O
- O
SUMMARY O
OF O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
MATCH O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-25 O

Summary O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

match O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

MSV ORG
Duisberg ORG
0 O
Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
4 O
( O
Klinsmann PER
15th O
, O
Zieger PER
24th O
and O

90th O
, O
Witechek PER
59th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-2 O
. O

Attendance O
: O
30,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
RESULT O
OF O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
MATCH O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-25 O

Result O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
match O
on O
Sunday O
: O

MSV ORG
Duisberg ORG
0 O
Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
4 O

Bundesliga MISC
standings O
after O
Sunday O
's O
game O
( O
tabulate O
under O

played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Cologne ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
1 O
9 O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
7 O
2 O
7 O

VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
1 O
6 O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
9 O
5 O
6 O

Hamburg ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
4 O
6 O

VfL ORG
Bochum ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
5 O

Karlsruhe ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
4 O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
7 O
4 O

1860 ORG
Munich ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Freiburg ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
10 O
3 O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
3 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
2 O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
2 O

Schalke ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
8 O
2 O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
6 O
1 O

MSV ORG
Duisburg ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
SWISS MISC
PREMIER O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Swiss MISC
premier O
division O

matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Aarau ORG
1 O
Young ORG
Boys ORG
0 O

Grasshopper ORG
2 O
Lucerne ORG
2 O

Lugano ORG
1 O
Basle ORG
1 O

Neuchatel ORG
3 O
St ORG
Gallen ORG
0 O

Sion ORG
3 O
Servette ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Neuchatel ORG
8 O
6 O
1 O
1 O
12 O
7 O
19 O

Grasshopper ORG
9 O
4 O
4 O
1 O
17 O
11 O
16 O

St. ORG
Gallen O
9 O
4 O
4 O
1 O
6 O
5 O
16 O

Lausanne ORG
9 O
4 O
2 O
3 O
18 O
13 O
14 O

Aarau ORG
8 O
4 O
1 O
3 O
9 O
4 O
13 O

Sion ORG
9 O
3 O
4 O
2 O
13 O
11 O
13 O

Zurich ORG
9 O
2 O
5 O
2 O
9 O
9 O
11 O

Basle ORG
8 O
2 O
3 O
3 O
12 O
11 O
9 O

Servette ORG
9 O
2 O
3 O
4 O
10 O
12 O
9 O

Lucerne ORG
8 O
1 O
5 O
2 O
10 O
11 O
8 O

Lugano ORG
9 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
6 O
15 O
7 O

Young ORG
Boys ORG
9 O
1 O
0 O
8 O
6 O
19 O
3 O



GOLF O
- O
LEADING O
PRIZE O
MONEY O
WINNERS O
ON O
EUROPEAN MISC
TOUR MISC
. O

STUTTGART LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
prize O
money O

winners O
on O
the O
European MISC
Tour MISC
after O
Sunday O
's O
German MISC
Open MISC
( O
Britain LOC

unless O
stated O
) O
: O

1. O
Ian PER
Woosnam PER
480,618 O
pounds O
sterling O

2. O
Colin PER
Montgomerie PER
429,449 O

3. O
Lee PER
Westwood PER
301,972 O

4. O
Robert PER
Allenby PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
291,088 O

5. O
Mark PER
McNulty PER
( O
Zimbabwe LOC
) O
254,247 O

6. O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
253,337 O

7. O
Andrew PER
Coltart PER
246,077 O

8. O
Wayne PER
Riley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
233,713 O

9. O
Raymond PER
Russell PER
229,360 O

10. O
Stephen PER
Ames PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
) O
211,175 O

11. O
Frank PER
Nobilo PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
209,412 O

12. O
Paul PER
McGinley PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
208,978 O

13. O
Paul PER
Lawrie PER
207,990 O

14. O
Padraig PER
Harrington PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
202,593 O

15. O
Retief PER
Goosen PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
188,143 O

16. O
Jonathan PER
Lomas PER
181,005 O

17. O
Paul PER
Broadhurst PER
172,580 O

18. O
Peter PER
Mitchell PER
170,952 O

19. O
Jim PER
Payne PER
165,150 O

20. O
Russell PER
Claydon PER
156,996 O



CYCLING O
- O
SWISS MISC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
RESULT O
. O

ZURICH LOC
1996-08-25 O

Leading O
results O
in O
the O
232-km O

Swiss MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
World MISC
Cup MISC
cycling O
race O
on O
Sunday O
: O

1. O
Andrea PER
Ferrigato PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
5 O
hours O
51 O
minutes O
52 O
seconds O

2. O
Michele PER
Bartoli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

3. O
Johan PER
Museeuw PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O

4. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

5. O
Francesco PER
Casagrande PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

6. O
Alessandro PER
Baronti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

7. O
Frank PER
Vandenbroucke PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
all O
same O
time O

8. O
Fabio PER
Baldato PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
11 O
seconds O
behind O

9. O
Maurizio PER
Fondriest PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

10. O
Laurent PER
Jalabert PER
( O
France LOC
) O
both O
same O
time O

Leading O
World MISC
Cup MISC
standings O
( O
after O
8 O
of O
11 O
rounds O
) O
: O

1. O
Museeuw PER
162 O
points O

2. O
Ferrigato PER
112 O

3. O
Bartoli PER
108 O

4. O
Stefano PER
Zanini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
88 O

5. O
Armstrong PER
81 O

6. O
Baldato PER
77 O

7. O
Alexandre PER
Gontchenkov PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
67 O

8. O
Gabriele PER
Colombo PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
58 O

9. O
Andrei PER
Tchmil PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
56 O

10. O
Max PER
Sciandri PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
55 O



CYCLING O
- O
FERRIGATO PER
SPRINTS O
TO O
SECOND O
STRAIGHT O
WORLD MISC
CUP MISC
WIN O
. O

ZURICH LOC
1996-08-25 O

Andrea PER
Ferrigato PER
of O
Italy LOC
sprinted O
to O
his O
second O
cycling O
World MISC
Cup MISC
win O
in O
successive O
weekends O
with O
victory O
in O
the O
Swiss MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
on O
Sunday O
. O

Ferrigato PER
, O
winner O
of O
the O
Leeds MISC
Classic MISC
last O
Sunday O
with O
a O
one O
second O
win O
over O
Britain LOC
's O
Max PER
Sciandri PER
, O
posted O
a O
similarly O
narrow O
margin O
of O
victory O
again O
. O

The O
26-year-old O
Italian MISC
surged O
past O
compatriot O
Michele PER
Bartoli PER
and O
last O
year O
's O
winner O
and O
defending O
World MISC
Cup MISC
champion O
Johan PER
Museeuw PER
of O
Belgium LOC
in O
the O
final O
few O
metres O
of O
the O
237km O
race O
. O

All O
three O
clocked O
the O
same O
time O
of O
five O
hours O
51 O
minutes O
, O
52 O
seconds O
. O

Former O
world O
champion O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
was O
in O
front O
as O
the O
leading O
pack O
of O
seven O
riders O
turned O
into O
the O
Oerlikon LOC
velodrome O
for O
the O
final O
one O
lap O
sprint O
but O
quickly O
faded O
and O
settled O
for O
fourth O
. O

The O
back-to-back O
wins O
vault O
Ferrigato PER
from O
sixth O
to O
second O
in O
the O
overall O
World MISC
Cup MISC
rankings O
with O
112 O
points O
but O
Museeuw PER
continues O
to O
hold O
a O
commanding O
lead O
with O
162 O
points O
after O
eight O
of O
the O
11 O
rounds O
. O



GOLF LOC
- O
GERMAN MISC
OPEN MISC
SCORES O
. O

STUTTGART LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-25 O

Briton MISC
Ian PER
Woosnam PER
won O

the O
German MISC
Open MISC
golf O
championship O
on O
Sunday O
after O
the O
final O

round O
was O
abandoned O
because O
of O
torrential O
rain O
. O

Scores O
after O
three O
rounds O
( O
Britain LOC
unless O
stated O
) O
: O

193 O
Ian PER
Woosnam PER
64 O
64 O
65 O
. O

199 O
Thomas PER
Gogele PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
67 O
65 O
67 O
, O
Robert PER
Karlsson PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
67 O
62 O
70 O
, O
Ian PER
Pyman PER
66 O
64 O
69 O
, O
Fernando PER
Roca PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
66 O
64 O
69 O
. O

200 O
Diego PER
Borrego PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
69 O
63 O
68 O
, O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Martin PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
66 O
66 O
68 O
. O

201 O
Stephen PER
Ames PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
) O
68 O
65 O
68 O
, O
Roger PER
Chapman PER
72 O
62 O
67 O
, O

Paul PER
Broadhurst PER
62 O
70 O
69 O
, O
Stephen PER
Field PER
66 O
65 O
70 O
, O

Carl PER
Suneson PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
65 O
66 O
70 O

202 O
Greg PER
Turner PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
70 O
67 O
65 O
, O
Heinz-Peter PER
Thul PER

( O
Germany LOC
) O
70 O
67 O
65 O
, O
Ronan PER
Rafferty PER
64 O
72 O
66 O
, O
Barry PER
Lane PER

68 O
67 O
67 O
, O
David PER
Carter PER
66 O
69 O
67 O
, O
Michael PER
Jonzon PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

67 O
67 O
68 O
, O
David PER
Williams PER
67 O
67 O
68 O

203 O
Lee PER
Westwood PER
66 O
71 O
66 O
, O
Gary PER
Emerson PER
68 O
69 O
66 O
, O
Peter PER
Baker PER

70 O
66 O
67 O
, O
Des PER
Smyth PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
66 O
69 O
68 O
, O
Paul PER
Lawrie PER

66 O
69 O
68 O
, O
Francisco PER
Cea PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
68 O
66 O
69 O
, O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
67 O
67 O
69 O
, O
Jonathan PER
Lomas PER
67 O
67 O
69 O
, O
Paul PER
Eales PER

67 O
68 O
68 O
, O
Raymond PER
Russell PER
63 O
69 O
71 O



SOCCER O
- O
PSV ORG
BEAT O
GRONINGEN ORG
4-1 O
TO O
PULL O
AWAY O
FROM O
AJAX ORG
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Belgian MISC
international O
Luc PER
Nilis PER
scored O
twice O
on O
Sunday O
as O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
came O
from O
behind O
to O
beat O
Groningen ORG
4-1 O
in O
Eindhoven LOC
. O

PSV ORG
and O
Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
are O
the O
only O
unbeaten O
teams O
after O
two O
rounds O
of O
the O
Dutch MISC
league O
. O

Defending O
champions O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
were O
defeated O
2-0 O
loss O
away O
to O
Heerenveen ORG
on O
Saturday O
. O

Groningen ORG
took O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
seventh O
minute O
when O
Dean PER
Gorre PER
intercepted O
a O
back O
pass O
from O
Ernest PER
Faber PER
to O
goalkeeper O
Ronald PER
Waterreus PER
and O
shot O
home O
. O

Faber PER
made O
amends O
in O
the O
32nd O
minute O
when O
he O
headed O
in O
a O
corner O
to O
score O
the O
equaliser O
. O

PSV ORG
took O
control O
in O
the O
second O
half O
but O
could O
not O
score O
until O
Groningen ORG
striker O
Romano PER
Sion PER
was O
sent O
off O
in O
the O
58th O
minute O
. O

Five O
minutes O
after O
his O
dimissal O
, O
Nilis PER
gave O
PSV ORG
the O
lead O
and O
in O
the O
final O
15 O
minutes O
he O
added O
another O
as O
did O
Zeljko PER
Petrovic PER
. O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
upstaged O
Utrecht ORG
1-0 O
despite O
ending O
the O
match O
with O
only O
nine O
men O
following O
the O
dismissal O
of O
defenders O
Raymond PER
Atteveld PER
and O
Erwin PER
van PER
der PER
Looi PER
. O

Gaston PER
Taument PER
scored O
twice O
and O
newly O
signed O
Argentine MISC
Pablo PER
Sanchez PER
once O
in O
Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
's O
3-0 O
victory O
over O
Volendam ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BELGIAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-25 O

Results O
of O
Belgian MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
matches O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Genk ORG
1 O
Club ORG
Brugge ORG
1 O

Harelbeke ORG
3 O
Mechelen ORG
3 O

Standard ORG
Liege ORG
3 O
Molenbeek ORG
0 O

Anderlecht ORG
2 O
Lokeren ORG
2 O

Cercle ORG
Brugge ORG
2 O
Mouscron ORG
2 O

Antwerp ORG
1 O
Lommel ORG
4 O

Ghent ORG
3 O
Aalst ORG
2 O

Lierse ORG
4 O
Charleroi ORG
0 O

Sint ORG
Truiden ORG
3 O
Ekeren ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Ghent ORG
4 O
3 O
1 O
0 O
9 O
5 O
10 O

Standard ORG
Liege ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
9 O

Club ORG
Brugge ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
10 O
4 O
8 O

Mouscron ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
7 O
4 O
8 O

Anderlecht ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
9 O
3 O
6 O

Lierse ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

Antwerp ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
6 O
10 O
6 O

Genk ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
6 O
5 O
5 O

Molenbeek ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
5 O

Harelbeke ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
6 O
7 O
4 O

Aalst ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
4 O

Lokeren ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
5 O
4 O

Ekeren ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
6 O
8 O
4 O

Lommel ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
10 O
4 O

Mechelen ORG
4 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
6 O
7 O
3 O

Cercle ORG
Brugge ORG
4 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
3 O

Charleroi ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
4 O
8 O
3 O

Sint ORG
Truiden ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
4 O
11 O
3 O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARIES O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Summary O
of O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
3 O
( O
Sanchez PER
27th O
, O
Taument PER
44th O
, O
57th O
) O

Volendam ORG
0 O
. O

Halftime O
2-0 O
. O

Attendance O
not O
given O
. O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
0 O
AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
0 O
. O

Attendance O
not O
given O
. O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
1 O
( O
Van PER
Wanrooy PER
58th O
) O
Utrecht ORG
0 O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
7,032 O
. O

Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
1 O
( O
Hoogma PER
30th O
) O
Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
1 O
( O
Roelofsen PER

28th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-1 O
. O

Attendance O
not O
given O
. O

PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
4 O
( O
Faber PER
32nd O
, O
Nilis PER
63rd O
79th O
, O
Petrovic PER
78th O
) O

Groningen ORG
1 O
( O
Gorre PER
7th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-1 O
. O

Attendance O
27,500 O

Played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
3 O
( O
Ibrahim PER
20th O
63rd O
, O
Godee PER
54th O
) O
RKC ORG

Waalwijk ORG
2 O
( O
Dos PER
Santos PER
38th O
, O
Van PER
Arum PER
73th O
penalty O
) O
. O

Halftime O

1-1 O
. O

Attendance O
7,000 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
0 O
Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
1 O
( O
Hamming PER
65th O
) O
. O

Halftime O

0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
7,250 O
. O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
1 O
( O
Arnold PER
70th O
) O
Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
0 O
. O

Haldtime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
11,500 O
. O

Heerenveen ORG
2 O
( O
Wouden PER
53rd O
, O
Dahl PER
Tomasson PER
74th O
) O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG

0. O
Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
13,500 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
TABLE O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Result O
of O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
3 O
Volendam ORG
0 O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
0 O
AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
0 O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
1 O
Utrecht ORG
0 O

Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
1 O
Roda ORG
JC ORG
1 O

PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
4 O
Groningen ORG
1 O

Played O
on O
Saturday O
: O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
3 O
RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
2 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
0 O
Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
1 O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
1 O
Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
0 O

Heerenveen ORG
2 O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
8 O
2 O
6 O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
6 O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
4 O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
4 O

Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
4 O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
4 O

Heerenveen ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O

Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
2 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
2 O

Utrecht ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
1 O

RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
1 O

Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
1 O

AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O

Volendam ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
1 O

Groningen ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
1 O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
1 O



DUTCH MISC
CAPTAIN O
BLIND PER
ENDS O
INTERNATIONAL O
CAREER O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Dutch MISC
soccer O
captain O
Danny PER
Blind PER
has O
decided O
to O
end O
his O
international O
career O
, O
Ajax ORG
spokesman O
David PER
Endt PER
said O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Endt PER
told O
Dutch MISC
news O
agency O
ANP ORG
that O
Blind PER
, O
35 O
, O
would O
no O
longer O
be O
available O
for O
selection O
for O
the O
national O
squad O
. O

The O
Ajax ORG
defender O
, O
who O
led O
the O
Netherlands LOC
into O
the O
quarter-finals O
at O
June O
's O
European MISC
championship O
finals O
in O
England LOC
, O
had O
decided O
to O
devote O
his O
attention O
to O
playing O
for O
his O
Amsterdam LOC
club O
, O
Endt PER
said O
. O

Blind PER
, O
who O
played O
in O
the O
1990 MISC
World MISC
Cup MISC
and O
the O
1992 MISC
European MISC
championship MISC
, O
was O
capped O
42 O
times O
for O
the O
Netherlands LOC
. O



CRICKET O
- O
INDIA LOC
BANS O
SIDHU PER
FOR O
50 O
DAYS O
. O

NEW LOC
DELHI LOC
1996-08-25 O

Indian MISC
opener O
Navjot PER
Singh PER
Sidhu PER
was O
on O
Sunday O
given O
a O
50-day O
ban O
from O
international O
cricket O
for O
quitting O
this O
year O
's O
tour O
of O
England LOC
, O
the O
Press ORG
Trust ORG
of ORG
India ORG
said O
. O

The O
right-handed O
batsman O
will O
have O
to O
forfeit O
half O
the O
money O
he O
was O
due O
to O
earn O
from O
the O
tour O
, O
the O
news O
agency O
said O
after O
a O
disciplinary O
committee O
set O
up O
by O
the O
Board ORG
of ORG
Control ORG
for ORG
Cricket ORG
in ORG
India ORG
met O
at O
Mohali LOC
, O
near O
the O
northern O
city O
of O
Chandigarh LOC
. O

Sidhu PER
abandoned O
the O
Indian MISC
team O
after O
the O
third O
one-day O
international O
against O
England LOC
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
in O
Manchester LOC
on O
May O
26 O
, O
before O
India LOC
began O
a O
three-test O
series O
, O
citing O
serious O
differences O
with O
captain O
Mohammed PER
Azharuddin PER
. O

Azharuddin PER
was O
sacked O
after O
the O
tour O
and O
replaced O
by O
Sachin PER
Tendulkar PER
. O

Sidhu PER
was O
not O
considered O
for O
the O
four-nation O
Singer MISC
Cup MISC
beginning O
in O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
this O
month O
and O
the O
Sahara MISC
Cup MISC
against O
Pakistan LOC
scheduled O
to O
be O
played O
in O
Canada LOC
next O
month O
. O

Sidhu PER
, O
whose O
ban O
ends O
on O
October O
14 O
, O
will O
be O
free O
to O
play O
domestic O
cricket O
. O

He O
will O
not O
be O
considered O
for O
a O
test O
match O
against O
Australia LOC
starting O
on O
October O
10 O
in O
New LOC
Delhi LOC
, O
the O
United ORG
News ORG
of ORG
India ORG
said O
. O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
Australian MISC
rugby O
league O
standings O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-26 O

Australian MISC
rugby O
league O
premiership O
standings O
after O
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
points O
for O
, O
against O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Manly ORG
21 O
17 O
0 O
4 O
501 O
181 O
34 O

Brisbane ORG
21 O
16 O
0 O
5 O
569 O
257 O
32 O

North ORG
Sydney ORG
21 O
14 O
2 O
5 O
560 O
317 O
30 O

Sydney ORG
City ORG
20 O
14 O
1 O
5 O
487 O
293 O
29 O

Cronulla ORG
20 O
12 O
2 O
6 O
359 O
258 O
26 O

Canberra ORG
21 O
12 O
1 O
8 O
502 O
374 O
25 O

St ORG
George ORG
21 O
12 O
1 O
8 O
421 O
344 O
25 O

Newcastle ORG
21 O
11 O
1 O
9 O
416 O
366 O
23 O

Western ORG
Suburbs ORG
21 O
11 O
1 O
9 O
382 O
426 O
23 O

Auckland ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
406 O
389 O
22 O

Sydney ORG
Tigers ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
309 O
435 O
22 O

Parramatta ORG
21 O
10 O
1 O
10 O
388 O
391 O
21 O

Sydney ORG
Bulldogs ORG
21 O
10 O
0 O
11 O
325 O
356 O
20 O

Illawarra ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
395 O
432 O
16 O

Western ORG
Reds ORG
21 O
6 O
1 O
14 O
297 O
398 O
13 O

Penrith ORG
21 O
6 O
1 O
14 O
339 O
448 O
13 O

North ORG
Queensland ORG
21 O
6 O
0 O
15 O
266 O
593 O
12 O

Gold ORG
Coast ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
351 O
483 O
11 O

South ORG
Sydney ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
304 O
586 O
11 O

South ORG
Queensland ORG
21 O
4 O
0 O
17 O
210 O
460 O
8 O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
All ORG
Blacks ORG
relive O
triumph O
. O

PRETORIA LOC
, O
Aug O
25 O
- O
Captain O
Sean PER
Fitzpatrick PER
and O
his O
All ORG
Blacks ORG
revisited O
the O
test O
venue O
today O
to O
relive O
some O
of O
the O
magic O
moments O
of O
yesterday O
's O
momentous O
rugby O
victory O
over O
South LOC
Africa LOC
, O
NZPA ORG
reported O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
test O
15 O
who O
beat O
the O
Springboks ORG
33-26 O
to O
secure O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
's O
first-ever O
rugby O
series O
in O
South LOC
Africa LOC
stood O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
empty O
50,000-seat O
Loftus LOC
Versfeld LOC
. O

Magnificent O
, O
' O
' O
said O
Fitzpatrick PER
, O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
's O
most O
capped O
player O
and O
the O
world O
's O
most O
capped O
forward O
. O

The O
players O
relived O
the O
moves O
and O
tries O
, O
the O
tackles O
and O
what O
might O
have O
been O
as O
the O
emotions O
of O
victory O
continued O
. O

Zinzan PER
Brooke PER
, O
the O
only O
No O
8 O
in O
test O
rugby O
to O
have O
scored O
a O
dropped O
goal O
when O
he O
kicked O
a O
three-pointer O
against O
England LOC
during O
last O
year O
's O
World MISC
Cup MISC
, O
added O
a O
second O
to O
his O
name O
yesterday O
. O

I O
was O
right O
here O
, O
' O
' O
he O
said O
standing O
at O
the O
spot O
where O
he O
had O
received O
the O
ball O
for O
the O
kick O
. O

The O
maul O
was O
there O
and O
I O
was O
going O
to O
go O
in O
but O
I O
thought O
I O
should O
hold O
off O
because O
we O
had O
the O
ball O
. O

When O
( O
halfback O
) O
Justin PER
Marshall PER
got O
the O
ball O
he O
was O
going O
to O
go O
on O
the O
openside O
where O
Jon PER
Preston PER
was O
so O
I O
emptied O
my O
lung O
at O
him O
to O
get O
the O
ball O
this O
way O
. O

I O
just O
hit O
through O
and O
I O
was O
punching O
the O
air O
before O
the O
ball O
got O
there O
. O

It O
cost O
me O
a O
few O
bucks O
at O
the O
bar O
. O
' O

' O

The O
decision O
to O
attempt O
a O
dropped O
goal O
was O
a O
spontaneous O
one O
, O
Brooke PER
said O
. O

It O
was O
just O
like O
the O
World MISC
Cup MISC
, O
the O
ball O
came O
and O
the O
chance O
was O
there O
. O
' O

' O

Centre O
Frank PER
Bunce PER
said O
he O
had O
never O
felt O
so O
exhausted O
during O
a O
match O
. O

We O
were O
gutted O
and O
there O
was O
nowhere O
to O
hide O
, O
they O
just O
kept O
coming O
at O
you O
, O
' O
' O
he O
said O
. O

I O
was O
gone O
in O
the O
first O
20 O
minutes O
, O
completely O
exhausted O
, O
but O
you O
had O
no O
choice O
. O

There O
was O
just O
so O
much O
riding O
on O
it O
. O

It O
's O
amazing O
just O
how O
big O
this O
ground O
was O
yesterday O
. O
' O

' O

Two-try O
winger O
Jeff PER
Wilson PER
said O
he O
was O
so O
tired O
that O
he O
kept O
asking O
Bunce PER
where O
he O
should O
be O
while O
defending O
. O

He O
told O
me O
I O
'm O
buggered O
too O
so O
just O
hang O
in O
there O
' O
, O
' O
' O
Wilson PER
recalled O
. O

About O
4000 O
New MISC
Zealander MISC
supporters O
were O
partying O
into O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
today O
in O
the O
South MISC
African MISC
capital O
. O

Messages O
of O
goodwill O
continued O
to O
roll O
into O
the O
team O
hotel O
. O

All ORG
Blacks ORG
coach O
John PER
Hart PER
said O
Prime O
Minister O
Jim PER
Bolger PER
rang O
him O
today O
to O
offer O
his O
congratulations O
. O

He O
thanked O
us O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
country O
, O
which O
is O
really O
nice O
for O
the O
team O
, O
and O
I O
understand O
we O
had O
tremendous O
support O
at O
home O
. O
' O

' O



Australian MISC
Rules MISC
- O
AFL ORG
results O
and O
standings O
. O

MELBOURNE LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Australian MISC
Rules MISC
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

Played O
Sunday O
: O

Adelaide ORG
14.12 O
( O
96 O
) O
Collingwood ORG
24 O
. O

9 O
( O
153 O
) O

West ORG
Coast ORG
24 O
. O

7 O
( O
151 O
) O
Melbourne ORG
11.12 O
( O
78 O
) O

Richmond ORG
28.19 O
( O
187 O
) O
Fitzroy ORG
5 O
. O

6 O
( O
36 O
) O

Played O
Saturday O
: O

Carlton ORG
13.18 O
( O
96 O
) O
Footscray ORG
9.12 O
( O
66 O
) O

Essendon ORG
14.16 O
( O
100 O
) O
Sydney ORG
12.10 O
( O
82 O
) O

St ORG
Kilda ORG
9 O
. O

9 O
( O
63 O
) O
Hawthorn ORG
12 O
. O

8 O
( O
80 O
) O

Brisbane ORG
10.11 O
( O
71 O
) O
Fremantle ORG
10.10 O
( O
70 O
) O

Played O
Friday O
: O

North ORG
Melbourne ORG
14.12 O
( O
96 O
) O
Geelong ORG
16.13 O
( O
109 O
) O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
points O
for O
, O
against O
, O
percentage O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Brisbane ORG
21 O
15 O
1 O
5 O
2123 O
1631 O
130.2 O
62 O

Sydney ORG
21 O
15 O
1 O
5 O
2067 O
1687 O
122.5 O
62 O

West ORG
Coast ORG
21 O
15 O
0 O
6 O
2151 O
1673 O
128.6 O
60 O

North ORG
Melbourne ORG
21 O
15 O
0 O
6 O
2385 O
1873 O
127.3 O
60 O

Carlton ORG
21 O
14 O
0 O
7 O
2009 O
1844 O
108.9 O
56 O

Geelong ORG
21 O
13 O
1 O
7 O
2288 O
1940 O
117.9 O
54 O

Essendon ORG
21 O
13 O
1 O
7 O
2130 O
1947 O
109.4 O
54 O

Richmond ORG
21 O
11 O
0 O
10 O
2173 O
1803 O
120.5 O
44 O

Hawthorn ORG
21 O
10 O
1 O
10 O
1791 O
1820 O
98.4 O
42 O

St ORG
Kilda ORG
21 O
9 O
0 O
12 O
1909 O
1958 O
97.5 O
36 O

Collingwood ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
2103 O
2091 O
100.6 O
32 O

Adelaide ORG
21 O
8 O
0 O
13 O
2158 O
2183 O
98.9 O
32 O

Melbourne ORG
21 O
7 O
0 O
14 O
1642 O
2361 O
69.5 O
28 O

Fremantle ORG
21 O
6 O
0 O
15 O
1673 O
1912 O
87.5 O
24 O

Footscray ORG
21 O
5 O
1 O
15 O
1578 O
2060 O
76.6 O
22 O

Fitzroy ORG
21 O
1 O
0 O
20 O
1381 O
2778 O
49.7 O
4 O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



Rugby O
league-Australian MISC
rugby O
league O
results O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Australian MISC
rugby O
league O
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

Played O
Sunday O
: O

Sydney ORG
Bulldogs ORG
17 O
South ORG
Queensland ORG
16 O
Brisbane ORG
38 O
Gold ORG
Coast ORG
10 O

North ORG
Sydney ORG
46 O
South ORG
Sydney ORG
4 O

Illawarra ORG
42 O
Penrith ORG
2 O

St ORG
George ORG
20 O
North ORG
Queensland ORG
24 O

Manly ORG
42 O
Western ORG
Suburbs ORG
12 O

Played O
Saturday O
: O

Parramatta ORG
14 O
Sydney ORG
Tigers ORG
26 O

Newcastle ORG
24 O
Western ORG
Reds ORG
20 O

Played O
Friday O
: O

Canberra ORG
30 O
Auckland ORG
6 O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



South LOC
Africa LOC
yet O
to O
hear O
from O
apartheid O
enforcers O
. O

Anton PER
Ferreira PER

CAPE LOC
TOWN LOC
1996-08-25 O

South LOC
Africa LOC
's O
truth O
commission O
begins O
issuing O
subpoenas O
this O
week O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
dig O
beneath O
the O
political O
rationales O
and O
find O
the O
sinister O
figures O
who O
have O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
country O
's O
race O
war O
on O
their O
hands O
. O

Leaders O
of O
the O
major O
parties O
involved O
, O
from O
right-wing O
whites O
to O
radical O
blacks O
, O
appeared O
before O
Archbishop O
Desmond PER
Tutu PER
's O
Truth ORG
and ORG
Reconciliation ORG
Commission ORG
last O
week O
to O
paint O
the O
broad O
picture O
of O
their O
actions O
for O
or O
against O
apartheid O
. O

Most O
, O
including O
former O
president O
F.W. PER
de PER
Klerk PER
and O
African ORG
National ORG
Congress ORG
Deputy O
President O
Thabo PER
Mbeki PER
, O
offered O
apologies O
for O
any O
mistakes O
they O
had O
made O
and O
accepted O
broad O
responsibility O
for O
the O
actions O
of O
their O
foot O
soldiers O
. O

But O
none O
named O
those O
guilty O
of O
ordering O
or O
carrying O
out O
any O
of O
the O
gross O
violations O
of O
human O
rights O
which O
Tutu PER
is O
investigating O
. O

Human O
rights O
lawyer O
Brian PER
Currin PER
said O
the O
hearings O
last O
week O
were O
not O
intended O
as O
a O
form O
of O
confessional O
and O
that O
those O
who O
personally O
committed O
crimes O
during O
apartheid O
would O
testify O
only O
before O
a O
separate O
arm O
of O
the O
commission O
, O
the O
amnesty O
committee O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
one O
should O
have O
expected O
more O
than O
what O
one O
got O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

That O
was O
not O
the O
amnesty O
committee O
where O
perpetrators O
are O
expected O
to O
open O
their O
hearts O
and O
souls O
and O
to O
tell O
it O
all O
. O
" O

The O
commission O
, O
which O
has O
the O
power O
to O
grant O
amnesty O
to O
those O
who O
confess O
to O
abuses O
, O
has O
begun O
hearing O
the O
testimony O
from O
people O
already O
in O
jail O
for O
their O
deeds O
. O

But O
others O
, O
such O
as O
self-confessed O
secret O
police O
hit-squad O
leader O
Dirk PER
Coetzee PER
, O
have O
yet O
to O
testify O
. O

Tutu PER
's O
deputy O
chairman O
, O
Alex PER
Boraine PER
, O
told O
reporters O
the O
commission O
would O
begin O
issuing O
subpoenas O
to O
suspects O
who O
refused O
to O
appear O
voluntarily O
some O
time O
this O
week O
. O

He O
added O
that O
former O
hardline O
apartheid O
president O
P.W. PER
Botha PER
could O
be O
among O
those O
called O
. O

But O
Currin PER
, O
who O
is O
advising O
several O
people O
regarded O
as O
perpetrators O
, O
said O
this O
was O
not O
the O
best O
way O
to O
achieve O
the O
commission O
's O
aims O
. O

" O
A O
person O
can O
be O
forced O
to O
appear O
, O
but O
the O
only O
way O
one O
is O
going O
to O
get O
to O
the O
truth O
in O
its O
totality O
is O
if O
people O
feel O
it O
is O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
go O
to O
the O
amnesty O
committee O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
this O
is O
not O
the O
case O
. O
" O

He O
cited O
Coetzee PER
, O
who O
was O
charged O
with O
murder O
after O
confessing O
in O
media O
interviews O
to O
dirty O
tricks O
. O

His O
trial O
is O
due O
to O
start O
in O
December O
but O
the O
truth O
commission O
intends O
to O
decide O
on O
his O
amnesty O
application O
before O
that O
. O

Currin PER
said O
the O
law O
had O
to O
be O
changed O
so O
all O
judicial O
prosecutions O
were O
automatically O
suspended O
for O
those O
who O
approached O
the O
truth O
commission O
. O

Last O
week O
's O
submissions O
to O
the O
commission O
by O
the O
ANC ORG
, O
de PER
Klerk PER
's O
National ORG
Party ORG
and O
the O
right-wing O
Freedom ORG
Front ORG
of O
General O
Constand PER
Viljoen PER
left O
many O
South MISC
Africans MISC
unsatisfied O
. O

Boraine PER
said O
the O
picture O
was O
incomplete O
because O
officers O
of O
the O
apartheid-era O
security O
forces O
had O
yet O
to O
make O
their O
scheduled O
, O
separate O
submission O
, O
but O
one O
black O
caller O
to O
a O
radio O
talk O
show O
declared O
: O

" O
This O
whole O
thing O
is O
utterly O
useless O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
help O
us O
at O
all O
. O

What O
the O
people O
expect O
is O
to O
have O
houses O
, O
to O
have O
jobs O
. O
" O

Political O
scientist O
Jannie PER
Gagiano PER
said O
he O
doubted O
that O
the O
National ORG
Party ORG
, O
which O
implemented O
apartheid O
in O
1948 O
and O
began O
dismantling O
it O
in O
1990 O
, O
felt O
it O
carried O
a O
burden O
of O
guilt O
and O
needed O
to O
be O
exculpated O
through O
the O
commission O
. O

" O
Therefore O
I O
have O
some O
doubts O
about O
achieving O
some O
form O
of O
reconciliation O
. O

One O
has O
to O
feel O
a O
bit O
guilty O
to O
feel O
the O
need O
for O
reconciling O
yourself O
to O
a O
historical O
adversary O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Professor O
Tom PER
Lodge PER
of O
the O
University ORG
of ORG
the ORG
Witwatersrand ORG
demurred O
, O
saying O
: O

" O
In O
the O
irritation O
, O
in O
the O
jokes O
, O
in O
the O
anger O
that O
white O
South MISC
Africans MISC
express O
about O
the O
commission O
, O
I O
think O
there O
's O
a O
moral O
uneasiness O
, O
and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
healthy O
. O

Responsibility O
is O
percolating O
downwards O
. O
" O



Moslem MISC
refugees O
seek O
to O
vote O
in O
Serb-held MISC
town O
. O

Samir PER
Arnaut PER

MATUZICI LOC
, O
Bosnia LOC
1996-08-25 O

Thousands O
of O
Moslem MISC
refugees O
denounced O
Bosnia LOC
's O
elections O
as O
a O
farce O
on O
Sunday O
because O
Serb MISC
incomers O
would O
be O
able O
to O
vote O
in O
their O
old O
home O
town O
, O
cementing O
partition O
of O
the O
country O
. O

They O
said O
they O
were O
ready O
to O
force O
their O
way O
back O
across O
post-war O
ethnic O
lines O
to O
Serb-held MISC
Doboj LOC
, O
one O
of O
several O
towns O
where O
NATO ORG
troops O
fear O
violence O
involving O
refugees O
determined O
to O
vote O
where O
they O
once O
lived O
. O

The O
refugees O
, O
rallying O
in O
Matuzici LOC
on O
government O
territory O
two O
km O
from O
Doboj LOC
in O
northeast O
Bosnia LOC
, O
waved O
banners O
calling O
the O
polls O
a O
farce O
staged O
by O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
and O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
. O
" O

We O
demand O
to O
vote O
in O
Doboj LOC
, O
" O
other O
banners O
said O
. O

Bosnia LOC
's O
Moslem-led MISC
central O
government O
and O
many O
displaced O
Moslems MISC
are O
angered O
by O
a O
key O
provision O
of O
the O
Western-organised MISC
September O
14 O
elections O
allowing O
people O
to O
vote O
in O
post-war O
" O
new O
places O
of O
residence O
. O
" O

As O
a O
result O
, O
separatist O
Serb MISC
authorities O
have O
packed O
former O
Moslem MISC
majority O
towns O
with O
refugees O
of O
their O
own O
or O
registered O
other O
Serbs MISC
to O
vote O
there O
. O

Critics O
say O
that O
what O
was O
billed O
as O
an O
electoral O
process O
to O
reintegrate O
Bosnia LOC
as O
a O
single O
, O
multi-ethnic O
state O
is O
shaping O
up O
as O
a O
referendum O
on O
partition O
, O
de O
facto O
or O
de O
jure O
. O

" O
Only O
our O
physical O
presence O
in O
Doboj LOC
will O
mean O
that O
the O
Dayton LOC
peace O
treaty O
has O
truly O
been O
implemented O
, O
" O
Edhem PER
Efendija PER
Camdzic PER
, O
Doboj LOC
's O
Islamic MISC
imam-in-exile O
, O
told O
the O
refugees O
. O

" O
The O
main O
point O
of O
this O
rally O
is O
to O
highlight O
to O
the O
world O
powers O
what O
misfortune O
they O
brought O
upon O
us O
, O
" O
said O
Reuf PER
Mehemdagic PER
, O
head O
of O
Doboj LOC
municipality-in-exile O
. O

" O
Eleven O
thousand O
Serbs MISC
who O
came O
from O
elsewhere O
to O
Doboj LOC
will O
vote O
there O
. O

How O
can O
we O
then O
expect O
the O
reintegration O
of O
Bosnia LOC
? O

But O
no O
one O
will O
stop O
us O
from O
returning O
to O
our O
homes O
. O
" O

Mirhunisa PER
Komarica PER
, O
a O
government O
refugee O
official O
, O
said O
: O
" O
We O
want O
to O
vote O
where O
we O
were O
thrown O
out O
from O
. O

This O
is O
a O
protest O
of O
warning O
and O
the O
next O
step O
is O
entering O
our O
town O
using O
all O
means O
possible O
, O
so O
let O
them O
shoot O
. O
" O

Bosnian MISC
Vice O
President O
Ejup PER
Ganic PER
, O
a O
Moslem MISC
, O
told O
the O
refugees O
: O
" O
We O
have O
a O
message O
for O
the O
Serbs MISC
who O
are O
now O
in O
our O
homes O
not O
to O
plan O
the O
future O
of O
their O
children O
there O
because O
there O
will O
be O
no O
good O
fortune O
in O
that O
. O
" O

To O
loud O
applause O
, O
he O
added O
: O
" O
We O
will O
enter O
Doboj LOC
, O
untie O
the O
Doboj LOC
knot O
and O
ensure O
free O
movement O
for O
all O
. O

We O
have O
to O
enter O
Doboj LOC
to O
free O
the O
Serbs MISC
from O
their O
own O
( O
separatist O
) O
politics O
. O
" O

The O
Dayton LOC
peace O
accords O
guaranteed O
refugees O
the O
right O
to O
return O
to O
their O
homes O
and O
ensured O
freedom O
of O
movement O
across O
ethnic O
lines O
. O

But O
local O
police O
, O
controlled O
by O
nationalist O
parties O
in O
Moslem MISC
, O
Serb MISC
and O
Croat MISC
sectors O
of O
Bosnia LOC
, O
and O
civilian O
mobs O
have O
turned O
ceasefire O
lines O
into O
virtually O
impassable O
borders O
. O

The O
majority O
of O
refugees O
from O
Bosnia LOC
's O
1992-95 O
war O
are O
Moslems MISC
from O
the O
Serb-controlled MISC
north O
and O
east O
. O

NATO-led MISC
peace O
troops O
beefed O
up O
their O
presence O
in O
the O
Doboj LOC
area O
on O
Sunday O
to O
deter O
any O
sudden O
emotional O
attempt O
by O
the O
refugees O
to O
cross O
the O
Inter-Entity LOC
Boundary LOC
Line LOC
into O
Doboj LOC
. O

But O
the O
crowd O
dispersed O
without O
incident O
. O

Moslems MISC
and O
Serbs MISC
have O
scuffled O
several O
times O
along O
the O
line O
in O
the O
past O
when O
Moslem MISC
refugees O
tried O
to O
surge O
into O
the O
town O
. O



Eight O
killed O
in O
Moscow LOC
casino O
blaze O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-25 O

Eight O
people O
died O
on O
Sunday O
in O
a O
blaze O
at O
a O
Moscow LOC
casino O
which O
the O
fire O
service O
said O
might O
have O
been O
started O
deliberately O
, O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

The O
number O
of O
casinos O
has O
soared O
in O
Moscow LOC
since O
the O
collapse O
of O
communism O
. O

The O
mayor O
has O
said O
he O
wants O
to O
cut O
their O
number O
to O
five O
as O
part O
of O
a O
war O
against O
organised O
crime O
. O

President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
signed O
a O
decree O
on O
fighting O
crime O
in O
July O
and O
handed O
wide-ranging O
powers O
to O
security O
chief O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
, O
currently O
engaged O
in O
making O
peace O
in O
breakaway O
Chechnya LOC
. O



Russian MISC
troops O
start O
pullout O
, O
but O
not O
in O
Grozny LOC
. O

SHATOI LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-25 O

Russian MISC
troops O
began O
to O
pull O
out O
from O
southern O
Chechnya LOC
on O
Sunday O
under O
a O
ceasefire O
agreement O
between O
Russian MISC
security O
chief O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
and O
rebel O
leaders O
. O

But O
in O
the O
capital O
Grozny LOC
, O
the O
commander O
of O
Russian MISC
Interior O
Ministry O
forces O
in O
Chechnya LOC
, O
General O
Anatoly PER
Shkirko PER
, O
told O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
he O
was O
delaying O
a O
pullout O
of O
troops O
there O
after O
a O
group O
of O
Chechens MISC
disarmed O
an O
armoured O
column O
. O

Reuters ORG
cameraman O
Liutauras PER
Stremaitis PER
said O
a O
column O
of O
around O
40 O
vehicles O
, O
including O
tanks O
, O
armoured O
personnel O
carriers O
, O
artillery O
cannons O
and O
lorries O
, O
escorted O
by O
Chechen MISC
rebels O
, O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
village O
of O
Shatoi LOC
towards O
the O
border O
, O
around O
50 O
km O
( O
31 O
miles O
) O
to O
the O
north O
. O

In O
Grozny LOC
, O
Shkirko PER
told O
Interfax ORG
he O
was O
suspending O
the O
pullout O
of O
troops O
from O
the O
capital O
until O
weapons O
seized O
by O
the O
Chechens MISC
were O
returned O
. O

Chechen MISC
rebel O
spokesman O
Movladi PER
Udugov PER
confirmed O
the O
weapons O
had O
been O
seized O
but O
that O
it O
was O
a O
maverick O
group O
of O
Chechens MISC
. O

He O
said O
later O
that O
the O
rebels O
had O
handed O
them O
over O
. O

The O
pullout O
of O
the O
Russian MISC
troops O
is O
a O
key O
element O
of O
the O
peace O
plan O
brokered O
by O
Lebed PER
, O
which O
aims O
to O
end O
the O
20-month O
Chechnya LOC
conflict O
. O



Leftist O
Mexican MISC
armed O
group O
says O
troops O
in O
capital O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-25 O

The O
leftist O
Popular ORG
Revolutionary ORG
Army ORG
( O
EPR ORG
) O
in O
a O
published O
report O
on O
Sunday O
said O
it O
operated O
throughout O
Mexico LOC
, O
including O
the O
capital O
, O
and O
denied O
government O
assertions O
it O
was O
isolated O
to O
one O
state O
. O

Commanders O
" O
Vicente PER
" O
and O
" O
Oscar PER
" O
, O
guarded O
by O
a O
dozen O
EPR ORG
gunmen O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
La ORG
Jornada ORG
outside O
Mexico LOC
City LOC
that O
the O
armed O
group O
was O
committed O
to O
overthrowing O
the O
government O
. O

" O
They O
( O
government O
officials O
) O
want O
to O
present O
us O
before O
public O
opinion O
as O
a O
local O
problem O
, O
as O
just O
being O
from O
Guerrero LOC
and O
as O
irrational O
radicals O
, O
" O
Commander O
Oscar PER
told O
La ORG
Jornada ORG
. O

They O
said O
the O
ERP ORG
, O
whose O
fighters O
first O
appeared O
wearing O
military O
fatigues O
and O
brandishing O
assault O
rifles O
in O
the O
southwestern O
state O
of O
Guerrero LOC
on O
June O
28 O
, O
had O
a O
23,000-strong O
membership O
, O
but O
this O
could O
not O
be O
confirmed O
independently O
. O

La ORG
Jornada ORG
also O
reported O
on O
Sunday O
that O
the O
Mexican ORG
Army ORG
has O
discovered O
a O
37-page O
, O
EPR ORG
manual O
detailing O
guerrilla O
tactics O
and O
strategies O
. O

It O
quoted O
the O
manual O
as O
saying O
: O
" O
The O
objective O
of O
the O
Basic O
Course O
on O
War O
is O
to O
provide O
for O
combatants O
of O
the O
EPR ORG
basic O
military O
knowledge O
for O
the O
armed O
conflict O
against O
the O
police O
and O
military O
apparatus O
of O
the O
bourgeoisie O
. O
" O

It O
was O
the O
second O
time O
armed O
" O
commanders O
" O
of O
the O
EPR ORG
have O
granted O
interviews O
outside O
Guerrero LOC
state O
, O
an O
extremely O
poor O
and O
volatile O
region O
where O
leftist O
protesters O
often O
have O
clashed O
violently O
with O
authorities O
. O

Unlike O
the O
better O
known O
and O
unrelated O
Zapatista ORG
rebels O
in O
southeastern O
Chiapas LOC
state O
, O
the O
EPR ORG
has O
never O
taken O
on O
the O
army O
in O
direct O
combat O
, O
according O
to O
official O
reports O
. O

There O
have O
only O
been O
a O
few O
skirmishes O
in O
Guerrero LOC
in O
which O
a O
handful O
of O
police O
, O
soldiers O
and O
civilians O
have O
been O
killed O
or O
injured O
. O



Ten O
people O
gunned O
down O
in O
northwest O
Colombia LOC
. O

BOGOTA LOC
, O
Colombia LOC
1996-08-25 O

Unidentified O
gunmen O
dragged O
10 O
men O
out O
ot O
their O
homes O
in O
a O
rural O
area O
of O
Colombia LOC
's O
northwest O
province O
of O
Antioquia LOC
and O
shot O
them O
to O
death O
, O
authorities O
said O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Police O
said O
the O
killings O
occurred O
on O
Saturday O
morning O
in O
the O
municipality O
of O
Anza LOC
but O
news O
of O
the O
massacre O
only O
reached O
the O
provincial O
capital O
of O
Medellin LOC
early O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Anza LOC
is O
only O
20 O
miles O
( O
30 O
km O
) O
west O
of O
Medellin LOC
, O
but O
there O
are O
no O
roads O
linking O
it O
directly O
to O
the O
city O
. O

Police O
initially O
said O
leftist O
Revolutionary ORG
Armed ORG
Forces ORG
of ORG
Colombia ORG
( O
FARC ORG
) O
rebels O
were O
prime O
suspects O
in O
the O
killings O
. O

But O
gunmen O
of O
the O
left O
and O
right O
have O
killed O
with O
impunity O
across O
Antioquia LOC
for O
years O
, O
and O
there O
were O
unconfirmed O
reports O
that O
the O
latest O
bloodshed O
was O
the O
work O
of O
a O
right-wing O
paramilitary O
group O
. O



Port O
of O
Tauranaga LOC
year O
profit O
climbs O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Year O
to O
June O
30 O
. O

( O
million O
NZ$ MISC
unless O
stated O
) O

Net O
profit O
9.050 O
vs O
6.03 O



Two O
Thai MISC
border O
police O
wounded O
by O
Burma LOC
gunmen O
. O

MAE LOC
SOT LOC
, O
Thailand LOC
1996-08-25 O

Two O
Thai MISC
border O
policemen O
were O
seriously O
wounded O
on O
Sunday O
when O
members O
of O
a O
Burmese MISC
rebel O
splinter O
faction O
ambushed O
their O
patrol O
in O
northwest O
Thailand LOC
, O
security O
officers O
said O
. O

The O
two O
were O
wounded O
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
Sunday O
when O
some O
30 O
members O
of O
the O
Democratic ORG
Karen ORG
Buddhist ORG
Army ORG
( O
DKBA ORG
) O
ambushed O
their O
patrol O
on O
the O
Thai MISC
side O
of O
the O
border O
with O
Burma LOC
, O
to O
the O
north O
of O
the O
town O
of O
Mae LOC
Sot LOC
. O

The O
Thai MISC
army O
commander O
in O
the O
area O
, O
Col O
Suvit PER
Maenmuan PER
, O
told O
reporters O
the O
DKBA ORG
, O
which O
is O
allied O
with O
the O
Rangoon LOC
military O
government O
and O
based O
in O
southeast O
Burma LOC
, O
had O
recently O
stepped O
up O
cross-border O
infiltration O
. O

Suvit PER
said O
the O
motive O
for O
their O
intrusions O
was O
not O
clear O
but O
he O
had O
ordered O
reinforcements O
to O
beef O
up O
security O
along O
the O
porous O
frontier O
. O

The O
DKBA ORG
was O
formed O
in O
late O
1994 O
by O
hundreds O
of O
guerrillas O
who O
split O
from O
the O
anti-Rangoon MISC
Karen ORG
National ORG
Union ORG
( O
KNU ORG
) O
and O
allied O
themselves O
with O
Burmese MISC
government O
army O
, O
their O
former O
enemies O
. O

DKBA ORG
members O
have O
since O
launched O
intermittent O
cross-border O
attacks O
on O
Karen MISC
refugee O
camps O
in O
Thailand LOC
, O
where O
the O
majority O
of O
inhabitants O
are O
KNU ORG
supporters O
, O
and O
on O
Thai MISC
villages O
and O
police O
posts O
near O
the O
border O
. O

Bangkok LOC
has O
complained O
to O
Rangoon LOC
about O
the O
raids O
but O
Burmese MISC
military O
authorities O
say O
they O
have O
no O
contol O
over O
the O
faction O
. O

Thai MISC
army O
commanders O
reject O
the O
explanation O
, O
saying O
they O
have O
evidence O
the O
Burmese MISC
army O
supplies O
and O
directs O
the O
renegade O
ethnic O
minority O
splinter O
faction O
. O



U.S. LOC
F-14 MISC
catches O
fire O
while O
landing O
in O
Israel LOC
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-25 O

A O
U.S. LOC
fighter O
plane O
blew O
a O
tyre O
and O
caught O
fire O
while O
landing O
on O
Sunday O
at O
Israel LOC
's O
Ben LOC
Gurion LOC
airport O
, O
an O
airport O
spokesman O
said O
. O

" O
A O
U.S. LOC
F-14 MISC
military O
plane O
while O
landing O
at O
Ben LOC
Gurion LOC
airport O
blew O
a O
wheel O
and O
a O
fire O
broke O
out O
, O
" O
said O
spokesman O
Yehiel PER
Amitai PER
, O
adding O
that O
the O
two O
pilots O
on O
board O
were O
not O
injured O
. O

" O
Airport O
officials O
declared O
an O
emergency O
situation O
at O
the O
highest O
level O
and O
the O
fire O
brigade O
put O
out O
the O
flames O
while O
the O
plane O
was O
landing O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O



Egypt LOC
hopes O
jars O
will O
reveal O
secrets O
of O
mummies O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-25 O

Archaeologists O
in O
Egypt LOC
have O
found O
pots O
used O
by O
ancient O
Egyptians MISC
in O
burial O
rites O
that O
they O
say O
may O
reveal O
the O
secrets O
of O
mummification O
. O

Mohammed PER
Saleh PER
, O
director O
of O
the O
Egyptian MISC
Museum O
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
television O
a O
U.S. LOC
team O
found O
the O
pots O
, O
some O
of O
which O
contain O
human O
intestines O
, O
in O
a O
tomb O
built O
into O
the O
rocks O
while O
digging O
in O
Dahshour LOC
, O
a O
village O
40 O
km O
( O
25 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
Cairo LOC
. O

Dahshour LOC
is O
the O
site O
of O
Egypt LOC
's O
second O
largest O
pyramid O
, O
built O
for O
the O
pharaoh O
Seneferu PER
more O
than O
4,500 O
years O
ago O
. O

Saleh PER
said O
the O
team O
-- O
from O
New LOC
York LOC
's O
Metropolitan LOC
Museum LOC
-- O
found O
four O
Canopic MISC
jars O
and O
two O
unguent O
jars O
in O
the O
tomb O
, O
which O
belongs O
to O
an O
unidentifed O
person O
who O
lived O
during O
the O
12th MISC
Dynasty MISC
( O
1991-1786 O
BC MISC
) O
in O
the O
Middle LOC
Kingdom LOC
. O

" O
This O
finding O
is O
important O
because O
one O
of O
the O
jars O
still O
contains O
substances O
and O
materials O
used O
in O
the O
conservation O
of O
mummies O
and O
the O
conservation O
of O
the O
intestines O
and O
all O
the O
things O
which O
were O
in O
the O
cavity O
of O
a O
person O
we O
have O
not O
identified O
yet O
, O
" O
Saleh PER
said O
. O

" O
We O
hope O
that O
the O
analysis O
of O
such O
substances O
and O
liquids O
will O
reveal O
some O
secrets O
of O
the O
mummification O
process O
and O
materials O
used O
in O
this O
process O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O



Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
executes O
Pakistani MISC
man O
. O

DUBAI LOC
1996-08-25 O

Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
executed O
on O
Sunday O
a O
Pakistani MISC
man O
accused O
of O
belonging O
to O
an O
armed O
gang O
of O
robbers O
, O
Saudi MISC
television O
reported O
. O

It O
quoted O
an O
Interior ORG
Ministry ORG
statement O
as O
saying O
Shabir PER
Ahmad PER
Muhammad PER
Jalil PER
was O
executed O
in O
Mecca LOC
. O

He O
was O
the O
26th O
person O
executed O
this O
year O
in O
the O
kingdom O
. O

Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
beheads O
convicted O
drug O
smugglers O
, O
rapists O
, O
murderers O
and O
other O
criminals O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Jordan LOC
- O
Aug O
25 O
. O

AMMAN LOC
1996-08-25 O

These O
are O
some O
of O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Jordanian MISC
press O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

JORDAN ORG
TIMES ORG

- O
King O
: O
Jordan LOC
is O
entering O
a O
new O
era O
. O

No O
going O
back O
on O
democracy O
; O
attempts O
to O
tamper O
with O
security O
and O
stability O
will O
not O
be O
tolerated O
. O

Information O
Minister O
Marwan PER
Muasher PER
says O
there O
is O
evidence O
that O
" O
some O
official O
parties O
in O
Iraq LOC
" O
were O
behind O
the O
disturbances O
in O
the O
south O
. O

- O
King O
to O
visit O
Bahrain LOC
soon O
. O

- O
Government O
asks O
senior O
Iraqi MISC
" O
diplomat O
" O
to O
leave O
, O
reviews O
status O
of O
others O
. O

- O
Japanese MISC
foreign O
minister O
arrives O
for O
talks O
on O
peace O
process O
, O
bilateral O
ties O
. O

AL ORG
RAI ORG

- O
Prime O
Minister O
Abdul-Karim PER
al-Kabariti PER
says O
government O
commited O
to O
lifting O
ceiling O
of O
democracy O
. O

- O
Saudi MISC
Prince O
Sultan O
telephones O
prime O
minister O
. O

- O
Jordan LOC
releases O
32 O
from O
southern O
town O
of O
Karak LOC
. O

- O
Jordan LOC
expresses O
anger O
at O
conduct O
of O
some O
Iraqi MISC
diplomats O
in O
Amman LOC
which O
are O
incompatible O
with O
diplomatic O
traditions O
. O

AD ORG
DUSTOUR ORG

- O
Kabariti PER
and O
parliament O
speaker O
meet O
to O
discuss O
ways O
to O
reactivate O
parliament O
's O
legislative O
role O
. O

AL ORG
ASWAQ ORG

- O
State O
security O
court O
starts O
investigating O
suspects O
in O
unrest O
. O



Netanyahu PER
, O
Weizman PER
consult O
on O
Arafat PER
invitation O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Israeli MISC
President O
Ezer PER
Weizman PER
, O
weighing O
a O
possible O
meeting O
with O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
, O
consulted O
on O
Sunday O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Weizman PER
and O
Netanyahu PER
met O
at O
the O
president O
's O
official O
Jerusalem LOC
residence O
and O
planned O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
media O
at O
the O
end O
of O
their O
talks O
, O
the O
prime O
minister O
's O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Earlier O
, O
the O
director O
of O
the O
president O
's O
office O
denied O
a O
report O
in O
Israel LOC
's O
Yedioth ORG
Ahronoth ORG
newspaper O
that O
Weizman PER
had O
already O
invited O
Arafat PER
to O
his O
private O
home O
for O
talks O
in O
the O
coming O
week O
on O
the O
future O
of O
the O
Israel-PLO MISC
peace O
process O
. O

But O
the O
official O
, O
Aryeh PER
Shumer PER
, O
said O
it O
was O
only O
fitting O
that O
Weizman PER
and O
Arafat PER
should O
talk O
after O
the O
Palestinian MISC
leader O
sent O
the O
Israeli MISC
president O
a O
letter O
which O
Yedioth ORG
Ahronoth ORG
reported O
contained O
an O
emotional O
appeal O
to O
save O
the O
peace O
proces O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
Netanyahu PER
, O
who O
is O
cool O
to O
meeting O
Arafat PER
himself O
, O
opposed O
talks O
between O
Weizman PER
and O
the O
Palestinian MISC
president O
. O

After O
Moslem MISC
suicide O
bombers O
killed O
59 O
people O
in O
Israel LOC
in O
February O
and O
March O
, O
Weizman PER
called O
for O
peace O
efforts O
with O
the O
PLO ORG
to O
be O
suspended O
. O

Shumer PER
said O
his O
current O
position O
was O
that O
the O
peace O
process O
must O
continue O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Israel LOC
- O
Aug O
25 O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-25 O

These O
are O
some O
of O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
Israeli MISC
newspapers O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

HAARETZ ORG

- O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Arafat PER
opens O
civilian O
struggle O
against O
Israel LOC
, O
calls O
on O
Palestinians MISC
to O
build O
in O
self-rule O
areas O
. O

- O
Seven O
ministers O
and O
governor O
of O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Israel ORG
will O
visit O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
and O
in O
October O
. O

- O
Israel LOC
bans O
plane O
donated O
by O
the O
Netherlands LOC
to O
Arafat PER
to O
land O
at O
Gaza LOC
airport O
. O

- O
Former O
prime O
minister O
Peres PER
to O
Morocco LOC
today O
. O

YEDIOTH ORG
AHRONOTH ORG

- O
Israeli MISC
President O
Weizman PER
invited O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Arafat PER
to O
meet O
him O
at O
his O
private O
residence O
. O

- O
Netanyahu PER
opposes O
transit O
camps O
for O
foreign O
workers O
facing O
expulsion O
. O

- O
Foreign O
Minister O
Levy PER
to O
visit O
Egypt LOC
soon O
. O

MAARIV ORG

- O
Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
has O
taken O
over O
education O
in O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
. O

- O
Syrian MISC
armoured O
columns O
on O
the O
move O
in O
Lebanon LOC
. O

- O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
to O
Morocco LOC
, O
will O
stay O
at O
king O
's O
private O
residence O
. O

JERUSALEM ORG
POST ORG

- O
Palestinian MISC
Minister O
Erekat PER
says O
Israel-PLO MISC
talks O
will O
begin O
by O
September O
2 O
. O

- O
Prime O
minister O
names O
former O
general O
Avraham PER
Tamir PER
to O
staff O
after O
failing O
to O
establish O
national O
security O
council O
. O

- O
Cabinet O
puts O
off O
decision O
on O
foreign O
workers O
. O

- O
Internal O
Security O
Minister O
Kahalani PER
warns O
cabinet O
of O
increase O
in O
organised O
crime O
. O



Voting O
begins O
in O
second O
round O
of O
Lebanese MISC
election O
. O

TRIPOLI LOC
, O
Lebanon LOC
1996-08-25 O

Voting O
began O
on O
Sunday O
in O
north O
Lebanon LOC
in O
the O
second O
round O
of O
parliamentary O
elections O
with O
580,000 O
voters O
eligible O
to O
choose O
28 O
members O
of O
the O
128-member O
parliament O
. O

A O
thin O
trickle O
of O
voters O
began O
casting O
their O
ballots O
in O
this O
northern O
port O
city O
for O
the O
five O
rival O
lists O
of O
candidates O
as O
polling O
stations O
opened O
at O
7 O
a.m. O
( O
0400 O
gmt O
) O
. O



Israeli MISC
president O
invites O
Arafat PER
to O
home O
- O
paper O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-25 O

Israeli MISC
President O
Ezer PER
Weizman PER
has O
invited O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
to O
meet O
him O
at O
his O
private O
home O
, O
Israel LOC
's O
biggest O
newspaper O
said O
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
Yedioth ORG
Ahronoth ORG
daily O
reported O
that O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
, O
who O
has O
said O
he O
has O
no O
desire O
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinian MISC
president O
, O
opposes O
the O
meeting O
due O
to O
be O
held O
this O
coming O
week O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
Weizman PER
scheduled O
the O
meeting O
at O
his O
private O
residence O
in O
the O
central O
Israeli MISC
village O
of O
Caesarea LOC
after O
Arafat PER
sent O
him O
an O
emotional O
appeal O
" O
to O
save O
the O
peace O
process O
" O
. O

Netanyahu PER
met O
Weizman PER
last O
Tuesday O
and O
voiced O
his O
opposition O
, O
Yedioth ORG
said O
. O

" O
I O
am O
prepared O
to O
postpone O
the O
meeting O
under O
one O
condition O
-- O
that O
you O
give O
me O
a O
commitment O
right O
now O
to O
meet O
Arafat PER
yourself O
within O
10 O
days O
, O
" O
the O
paper O
quoted O
Weizman PER
as O
telling O
Netanyahu PER
. O

It O
said O
Netanyahu PER
had O
yet O
to O
give O
Weizman PER
an O
answer O
. O

The O
office O
of O
Israeli MISC
president O
is O
largely O
ceremonial O
. O

But O
Weizman PER
, O
a O
former O
defence O
minister O
and O
an O
architect O
of O
Israel LOC
's O
peace O
treaty O
with O
Egypt LOC
, O
has O
spoken O
out O
frequently O
on O
the O
peace O
process O
with O
the O
Palestinians MISC
-- O
at O
times O
urging O
the O
former O
Labour ORG
government O
to O
slow O
it O
down O
. O



Corporate O
America LOC
taking O
new O
view O
on O
compensation O
. O

Anne PER
Murray PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-23 O

Corporate O
America LOC
is O
planning O
major O
changes O
in O
employee O
compensation O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
according O
to O
a O
recent O
study O
. O

What O
it O
comes O
down O
to O
is O
this O
: O
If O
you O
're O
highly O
skilled O
, O
you O
'll O
benefit O
nicely O
. O

But O
if O
you O
're O
not O
and O
cannot O
contribute O
to O
your O
employer O
's O
goals O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
paid O
less O
. O

The O
survey O
, O
conducted O
in O
late O
1995 O
and O
the O
early O
part O
of O
this O
year O
by O
management O
consulting O
firm O
Towers ORG
Perrin ORG
, O
showed O
that O
the O
focus O
will O
be O
on O
an O
employee O
's O
overall O
value O
to O
the O
company O
's O
bottom O
line O
-- O
rather O
than O
how O
well O
an O
employee O
performs O
a O
specific O
task O
. O

Presently O
, O
for O
example O
, O
if O
an O
accountant O
's O
job O
involves O
doing O
five O
specific O
tasks O
, O
he O
or O
she O
can O
expect O
a O
certain O
salary O
, O
said O
Sandra PER
O'Neal PER
, O
a O
Towers ORG
Perrin ORG
principal O
. O

In O
the O
future O
, O
the O
accountant O
will O
be O
evaluated O
solely O
on O
" O
knowledge O
, O
skill O
and O
abilities O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
using O
accounting O
skills O
, O
the O
accountant O
will O
also O
have O
to O
be O
creative O
, O
work O
well O
in O
a O
team O
, O
be O
sensitive O
to O
customer O
needs O
and O
set O
productivity O
goals O
. O

" O
The O
good O
news O
is O
, O
if O
you O
're O
highly O
skilled O
and O
have O
many O
abilities O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
paid O
more O
, O
" O
said O
O'Neal PER
. O

" O
The O
bad O
news O
is O
, O
if O
you O
're O
not O
skilled O
and O
ca O
n't O
contribute O
to O
a O
team O
, O
to O
customer O
service O
and O
the O
organisation O
's O
goals O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
paid O
less O
. O
" O

Of O
the O
750 O
mid-to-large O
size O
corporations O
surveyed O
, O
81 O
percent O
had O
undergone O
a O
major O
restructuring O
in O
the O
last O
three O
years O
, O
and O
more O
than O
two-thirds O
reported O
that O
productivity O
and O
profits O
were O
up O
as O
result O
. O

Next O
on O
the O
agenda O
for O
these O
firms O
is O
developing O
a O
new O
compensation O
structure O
, O
and O
78 O
percent O
report O
that O
they O
are O
considering O
a O
new O
, O
skills-based O
plan O
for O
both O
management O
and O
non-management O
employees O
. O

This O
coming O
shift O
, O
O'Neal PER
said O
, O
" O
is O
not O
just O
isolated O
or O
a O
fad O
. O

It O
's O
an O
inexorable O
change O
. O
" O

After O
World MISC
War MISC
II MISC
, O
corporations O
adopted O
a O
" O
military O
model O
" O
creating O
hierarchical O
organisations O
where O
" O
the O
concept O
of O
defined O
tasks O
worked O
great O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

But O
as O
the O
economy O
became O
global O
, O
customers O
were O
more O
demanding O
and O
problems O
became O
more O
complex O
. O

" O
Multi-layers O
kept O
management O
at O
a O
distance O
from O
its O
customers O
, O
" O
O'Neal PER
said O
. O

Now O
organisations O
must O
change O
to O
stay O
competitive O
. O

O'Neal PER
says O
firms O
will O
place O
a O
greater O
emphasis O
on O
teams O
and O
team O
performance O
in O
giving O
raises O
. O

If O
your O
team O
does O
well O
, O
you O
'll O
do O
well O
. O

If O
it O
does O
n't O
do O
well O
, O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
raise O
. O

Is O
this O
fair O
to O
an O
employee O
who O
can O
go O
the O
distance O
but O
is O
on O
a O
team O
that O
ca O
n't O
keep O
up O
? O

" O
That O
's O
an O
important O
question O
we O
used O
to O
ask O
a O
lot O
, O
" O
said O
O'Neal PER
. O
" O

It O
's O
not O
a O
question O
we O
ask O
any O
more O
. O

The O
more O
important O
question O
is O
-- O
' O
Do O
we O
have O
results O
? O
' O

" O

To O
get O
those O
results O
, O
27 O
percent O
of O
the O
companies O
surveyed O
plan O
to O
eliminate O
base O
pay O
increases O
in O
favour O
of O
cash O
bonuses O
and O
incentives O
, O
such O
as O
employee O
and O
team O
award O
programmes O
and O
education O
. O

Companies O
that O
can O
change O
their O
culture O
and O
view O
employees O
as O
business O
partners O
will O
do O
well O
, O
O'Neal PER
said O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
survey O
rated O
some O
participants O
in O
the O
survey O
as O
" O
high-performing O
" O
companies O
, O
based O
on O
their O
return O
on O
equity O
above O
16 O
percent O
. O

Those O
companies O
also O
said O
they O
already O
offer O
employees O
variable O
pay O
and O
business O
education O
, O
give O
their O
managers O
more O
control O
over O
pay O
decisions O
and O
celebrate O
employee O
and O
team O
success O
. O

" O
They O
respect O
employees O
more O
, O
they O
trust O
employees O
more O
and O
they O
value O
their O
employees O
more O
, O
" O
O'Neal PER
said O
. O

" O
The O
key O
to O
success O
at O
high-performance O
companies O
is O
engaging O
employees O
in O
a O
business O
partnership O
. O

It O
will O
improve O
a O
company O
's O
bottom O
line O
. O
" O



Belgian MISC
police O
arrest O
detective O
in O
Dutroux PER
affair O
. O

Geert PER
de PER
Clercq PER

NEUFCHATEAU LOC
, O
Belgium LOC
1996-08-25 O

Investigators O
arrested O
a O
senior O
police O
detective O
on O
Sunday O
in O
connection O
with O
their O
inquiries O
into O
Belgium LOC
's O
child O
sex O
scandal O
, O
Public O
Prosecutor O
Michel PER
Bourlet PER
said O
. O

" O
Georges PER
Zicot PER
was O
arrested O
and O
will O
be O
charged O
with O
truck O
theft O
, O
insurance O
fraud O
and O
document O
forgery O
, O
" O
Bourlet PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
. O

He O
said O
there O
had O
been O
searches O
at O
three O
sites O
on O
Sunday O
, O
including O
one O
at O
the O
Charleroi LOC
judicial O
police O
headquarters O
where O
Zicot PER
worked O
. O

Zicot PER
, O
45 O
, O
is O
a O
specialist O
in O
tackling O
vehicle O
theft O
. O

Belgian MISC
media O
reported O
that O
he O
had O
been O
questioned O
twice O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
about O
thefts O
but O
released O
both O
times O
. O

He O
was O
promoted O
to O
chief O
detective O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Bourlet PER
said O
two O
other O
people O
had O
also O
been O
arrested O
. O

One O
was O
Gerard PER
Pignon PER
, O
the O
owner O
of O
a O
warehouse O
where O
stolen O
vehicles O
were O
allegedly O
stored O
. O

The O
other O
was O
insurer O
Thierry PER
Dehaan PER
. O

Bourlet PER
said O
the O
investigation O
into O
the O
vehicle O
theft O
ring O
would O
be O
added O
to O
the O
inquiry O
into O
the O
paedophile O
sex O
scandal O
in O
which O
five O
other O
people O
have O
already O
been O
arrested O
. O

He O
said O
the O
connection O
was O
through O
Bernard PER
Weinstein PER
, O
an O
accomplice O
of O
convicted O
child O
rapist O
Marc PER
Dutroux PER
-- O
the O
central O
figure O
in O
the O
paedophile O
scandal O
that O
has O
sent O
shockwaves O
across O
Europe LOC
. O

Weinstein PER
was O
found O
dead O
last O
weekend O
alongside O
the O
bodies O
of O
eight-year-olds O
Julie PER
Lejeune PER
and O
Melissa PER
Russo PER
in O
a O
house O
belonging O
to O
Detroux PER
, O
who O
said O
they O
starved O
to O
death O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
nine O
months O
after O
being O
abducted O
in O
June O
1995 O
. O

Two O
other O
girls O
have O
been O
rescued O
and O
police O
are O
hunting O
for O
at O
least O
two O
more O
who O
Dutroux PER
has O
admitted O
kidnapping O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

" O
Dutroux PER
has O
admitted O
killing O
Weinstein PER
after O
a O
disagreement O
between O
the O
accomplices O
in O
an O
affair O
of O
truck O
theft O
, O
" O
Bourlet PER
said O
. O

Another O
four O
people O
were O
also O
questioned O
at O
the O
weekend O
but O
had O
not O
been O
detained O
, O
Bourlet PER
added O
. O

Anne PER
Thily PER
, O
public O
prosecutor O
in O
the O
eastern O
city O
of O
Liege LOC
where O
Julie PER
and O
Melissa PER
lived O
, O
said O
this O
was O
a O
major O
case O
involving O
some O
50 O
investigators O
-- O
including O
two O
from O
the O
U.S. LOC
Federal ORG
Bureau ORG
of ORG
Investigation ORG
. O



French MISC
1997 O
budget O
due O
around O
September O
10 O
- O
Juppe PER
. O

BREGANCON LOC
, O
France LOC
1996-08-25 O

Prime O
Minister O
Alain PER
Juppe PER
said O
on O
Sunday O
the O
draft O
1997 O
budget O
and O
plans O
for O
funding O
the O
social O
security O
system O
would O
be O
pubished O
around O
September O
10 O
. O

" O
The O
texts O
are O
practically O
ready O
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
after O
a O
weekend O
of O
talks O
with O
President O
Jacques PER
Chirac PER
in O
a O
Riviera LOC
fortress O
. O

The O
budget O
had O
been O
widely O
expected O
a O
week O
or O
so O
later O
. O

-- O
Paris LOC
newsroom O
+331 O
4221 O
5452 O



19 O
die O
as O
bus O
falls O
in O
river O
in O
Pakistani LOC
Kashmir LOC
. O

MUZAFFARABAD LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
1996-08-25 O

A O
bus O
fell O
from O
a O
mountain O
road O
into O
a O
river O
in O
Pakistan-ruled MISC
Azad LOC
( LOC
free LOC
) LOC
Kashmir LOC
on O
Sunday O
, O
killing O
at O
least O
19 O
people O
and O
injuring O
11 O
, O
police O
said O
. O

They O
said O
dead O
included O
five O
refugees O
from O
the O
Indian-ruled MISC
part O
of O
Kashmir LOC
, O
where O
Moslem MISC
militants O
have O
waged O
a O
separatist O
revolt O
since O
early O
1990 O
. O

The O
police O
said O
14 O
of O
the O
45 O
passengers O
on O
the O
bus O
died O
instantly O
when O
the O
vehicle O
fell O
into O
Kunar LOC
river O
from O
a O
narrow O
road O
leading O
from O
the O
state O
capital O
Muzaffarabad LOC
to O
the O
nearby O
Pakistani MISC
town O
of O
Garhi LOC
Habibullah LOC
northwest O
. O

Five O
people O
died O
later O
in O
hospital O
. O



North MISC
Afghan MISC
highway O
opening O
put O
off O
, O
radio O
says O
. O

ISLAMABAD LOC
1996-08-25 O

The O
planned O
reopening O
of O
Afghanistan LOC
's O
main O
northern O
Salang LOC
highway O
as O
a O
result O
of O
peace O
talks O
with O
an O
opposition O
alliance O
has O
been O
put O
off O
until O
Wednesday O
, O
official O
Kabul ORG
Radio ORG
said O
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
embattled O
Afghan MISC
government O
said O
last O
week O
that O
the O
Kabul-Salang LOC
highway O
would O
be O
opened O
on O
Monday O
or O
Tuesday O
following O
talks O
with O
the O
Supreme ORG
Coordination ORG
Council ORG
alliance ORG
led O
by O
Jumbish-i-Milli ORG
movement O
of O
powerful O
opposition O
warlord O
General O
Abdul PER
Rashid PER
Dostum PER
. O

The O
radio O
said O
on O
Sunday O
the O
postponement O
of O
the O
opening O
had O
been O
made O
due O
to O
" O
precautions O
" O
. O

It O
did O
not O
elaborate O
. O

The O
Salang LOC
highway O
, O
Afghanistan LOC
's O
main O
route O
to O
Central LOC
Asia LOC
, O
has O
been O
controlled O
by O
Dostum PER
since O
he O
began O
fighting O
President O
Burhanuddin PER
Rabbani PER
's O
government O
in O
Kabul LOC
in O
January O
1994 O
in O
alliance O
with O
Hezb-i-Islami ORG
party O
leader O
Gulbuddin PER
Hekmatyar PER
, O
then O
prime O
minister O
but O
rival O
to O
the O
president O
. O

Hekmatyar PER
rejoined O
the O
government O
as O
prime O
minister O
last O
June O
under O
a O
peace O
pact O
with O
Rabbani PER
and O
has O
since O
been O
trying O
to O
persuade O
other O
opposition O
factions O
to O
follow O
suit O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
Jumbish PER
denied O
a O
Kabul LOC
government O
statement O
that O
the O
two O
sides O
had O
agreed O
to O
a O
ceasefire O
in O
the O
north O
. O



Students O
burn O
Hasina PER
effigy O
, O
battle O
police O
. O

Anis PER
Ahmed PER

DHAKA LOC
1996-08-25 O

Students O
backed O
by O
opposition O
parties O
battled O
police O
and O
burned O
an O
effigy O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Sheikh O
Hasina PER
during O
a O
strike O
in O
the O
north O
Bangladeshi MISC
town O
of O
Bogra LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
strikers O
barricaded O
streets O
, O
attacked O
the O
local O
office O
of O
the O
ruling O
Awami ORG
League ORG
, O
fought O
running O
battles O
with O
police O
and O
set O
alight O
hundreds O
of O
copies O
of O
the O
popular O
" O
Janakantha ORG
" O
newspaper O
, O
alleging O
it O
was O
pro-government O
. O

Police O
used O
batons O
and O
teargas O
to O
try O
to O
disperse O
students O
who O
were O
throwing O
stones O
and O
home-made O
bombs O
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

The O
strike O
, O
called O
by O
the O
main O
opposition O
Bangladesh ORG
Nationalist ORG
Party ORG
( O
BNP ORG
) O
, O
to O
denounce O
the O
deaths O
of O
four O
students O
killed O
by O
police O
over O
the O
last O
few O
days O
, O
coincided O
with O
a O
visit O
to O
the O
area O
by O
Hasina PER
. O

Local O
officials O
said O
one O
policeman O
was O
killed O
by O
gunshots O
during O
clashes O
with O
pro-opposition O
students O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Hasina PER
told O
a O
cross O
section O
of O
people O
at O
the O
Bogra LOC
police O
headquarters O
on O
Sunday O
that O
the O
government O
had O
already O
suspended O
three O
police O
officers O
and O
ordered O
a O
judicial O
probe O
into O
the O
violent O
incidents O
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
offered O
financial O
grants O
to O
the O
families O
of O
those O
killed O
, O
ordered O
the O
best O
possible O
medical O
care O
for O
the O
injured O
and O
urged O
Bogra LOC
residents O
to O
call O
off O
the O
strike O
. O

Opposition O
legislators O
walked O
out O
of O
parliament O
in O
Dhaka LOC
on O
Sunday O
denouncing O
" O
unprecedented O
police O
barbarity O
" O
against O
opposition O
students O
and O
supporters O
. O

They O
renewed O
their O
call O
for O
the O
resignation O
of O
Home O
( O
Interior O
) O
Minister O
Rafiqul PER
Islam PER
. O

Hundreds O
of O
police O
raided O
the O
Dhaka LOC
university O
on O
Sunday O
, O
arresting O
nearly O
30 O
outsiders O
who O
had O
been O
living O
in O
student O
dormitories O
and O
seizing O
weapons O
, O
university O
officials O
said O
. O

Police O
stormed O
ten O
residence O
halls O
on O
the O
campus O
, O
flushed O
out O
people O
at O
gunpoint O
and O
searched O
their O
baggage O
. O

They O
seized O
revolvers O
, O
sawn-off O
rifles O
, O
shotguns O
and O
knives O
. O

The O
students O
were O
later O
allowed O
to O
return O
. O

The O
swoop O
followed O
the O
resignation O
of O
the O
university O
's O
Vice-Chancellor O
Dr. O
Emajuddin PER
Ahmed PER
on O
Saturday O
over O
the O
deteriorating O
law O
and O
order O
situation O
on O
the O
campus O
. O

Authorities O
closed O
down O
the O
28,000-student O
university O
on O
Wednedsay O
following O
gunbattles O
between O
students O
and O
police O
. O

Police O
said O
they O
fought O
armed O
activists O
from O
the O
BNP ORG
, O
headed O
by O
former O
prime O
minister O
Begum PER
Khaleda PER
Zia PER
. O

Hasina PER
told O
police O
the O
home O
ministry O
had O
already O
given O
a O
" O
blanket O
order O
" O
to O
arrest O
terrorists O
and O
possessors O
of O
illegal O
firearms O
irrespective O
of O
their O
political O
identities O
. O

Nearly O
100 O
students O
have O
been O
injured O
in O
the O
clashes O
in O
Dhaka LOC
and O
Bogra LOC
, O
police O
told O
reporters O
. O



16 O
die O
as O
bus O
crashes O
in O
Pakistani LOC
Kashmir LOC
. O

MUZAFFARABAD LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
1996-08-25 O

At O
least O
16 O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
several O
injured O
on O
Sunday O
when O
a O
bus O
fell O
from O
a O
mountain O
road O
into O
a O
ravine O
on O
a O
river O
bank O
in O
Pakistan-ruled MISC
Azad LOC
( LOC
free LOC
) LOC
Kashmir LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

They O
said O
14 O
out O
of O
45 O
passengers O
on O
the O
bus O
died O
instantly O
when O
the O
vehicle O
fell O
from O
the O
narrow O
road O
while O
on O
its O
way O
from O
the O
state O
capital O
Muzaffarabad LOC
to O
the O
nearby O
Pakistani MISC
town O
of O
Garhi LOC
Habibullah LOC
in O
the O
northwest O
. O

Two O
died O
later O
in O
hospital O
. O



FEATURE O
- O
Fertile O
Ukraine LOC
faces O
drought O
of O
cash O
and O
rain O
. O

Irene PER
Marushko PER

BATKIVSHCHYNA LOC
COLLECTIVE LOC
FARM LOC
, O
Ukraine LOC
1996-08-26 O

Four O
shiny O
new O
green-and-yellow O
John PER
Deere PER
combines O
parked O
at O
this O
1,750-hectare O
( O
4,325-acre O
) O
farm O
in O
the O
grain-growing O
regions O
south O
of O
Kiev LOC
do O
n't O
fill O
its O
chief O
agronomist O
with O
enthusiasm O
. O

" O
They O
did O
a O
good O
job O
this O
year O
, O
but O
they O
need O
good O
diesel O
and O
good O
engine O
oil O
, O
" O
said O
Ivan PER
Odnosum PER
. O
" O

God PER
help O
us O
if O
there O
is O
a O
breakdown O
, O
" O
he O
said O
of O
the O
machinery O
, O
loaned O
to O
the O
farm O
after O
the O
Ukrainian MISC
government O
bought O
it O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
country O
's O
grain O
harvest O
this O
year O
is O
forecast O
to O
fall O
by O
more O
than O
23 O
percent O
to O
only O
28 O
million O
tonnes O
and O
two O
harsh O
factors O
are O
to O
blame O
. O

A O
drought O
scoured O
the O
steppes O
in O
May O
and O
June O
, O
stunting O
the O
growing O
wheat O
. O

And O
the O
farming O
sector O
, O
making O
the O
painful O
transition O
from O
Soviet MISC
central O
planning O
to O
a O
market O
economy O
simply O
has O
no O
money O
. O

Ukraine LOC
's O
black O
soil O
is O
so O
fertile O
that O
a O
diplomat O
described O
it O
as O
" O
rich O
enough O
to O
grow O
rubber O
boots O
" O
. O

But O
recently O
Ukraine LOC
has O
been O
losing O
its O
reputation O
as O
a O
breadbasket O
of O
Europe LOC
, O
earned O
in O
the O
years O
before O
brutal O
forced O
collectivisation O
under O
Soviet MISC
dictator O
Josef PER
Stalin PER
. O

" O
The O
wheat O
will O
not O
be O
of O
a O
good O
quality O
this O
year O
, O
" O
said O
Hryhory PER
Borsuk PER
, O
a O
scientist O
at O
the O
Mironivka ORG
Wheat ORG
Institute ORG
, O
run O
by O
the O
Ukrainian ORG
Academy ORG
of ORG
Agrarian ORG
Sciences ORG
. O

" O
The O
temperature O
on O
the O
ground O
reached O
62 O
decrees O
Celsius MISC
( O
143.60 O
Fahrenheit O
) O
this O
summer O
. O

We O
've O
never O
seen O
anything O
so O
bad O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
in O
his O
office O
, O
unlit O
since O
the O
government O
cut O
off O
electricity O
because O
of O
unpaid O
power O
bills O
. O

The O
harvest O
is O
gathered O
in O
the O
dry O
areas O
, O
but O
rainfall O
in O
Western LOC
Ukraine LOC
has O
delayed O
harvesting O
there O
. O

While O
Mironivka ORG
's O
scientists O
, O
some O
unpaid O
for O
months O
, O
carry O
on O
developing O
new O
strains O
of O
wheat O
resistant O
to O
Ukraine LOC
's O
extreme O
continental O
climate O
, O
Borsuk PER
said O
the O
lack O
of O
cash O
in O
Ukraine LOC
's O
agricultural O
sector O
is O
as O
bad O
as O
the O
drought O
. O

Collective O
farms O
and O
Ukraine LOC
's O
nascent O
private O
farming O
sector O
have O
no O
money O
for O
fertiliser O
, O
no O
money O
for O
herbicides O
and O
pesticides O
, O
no O
money O
to O
repair O
old O
or O
buy O
new O
machinery O
, O
no O
money O
for O
fuel O
, O
and O
none O
to O
buy O
good O
seed O
. O

This O
year O
's O
harvest O
is O
down O
from O
last O
year O
's O
36.5 O
million O
tonne O
harvest O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
compares O
with O
50 O
million O
tonnes O
in O
1990 O
, O
the O
year O
before O
independence O
. O

The O
decline O
is O
all O
the O
worse O
for O
people O
who O
recall O
wasteful O
Soviet MISC
times O
, O
when O
the O
Kremlin LOC
imported O
grain O
but O
priced O
bread O
so O
cheaply O
that O
people O
bought O
it O
to O
feed O
their O
pigs O
. O

" O
Agriculture O
is O
very O
expensive O
, O
and O
there O
are O
no O
solutions O
to O
our O
problems O
on O
the O
horizon O
, O
" O
said O
Odnosum PER
. O

He O
said O
his O
farm O
, O
its O
260 O
workers O
now O
readying O
the O
fields O
for O
winter O
wheat O
sowing O
, O
expected O
the O
land O
to O
yield O
5.2 O
tonnes O
per O
hectare O
( O
2.5 O
acres O
) O
but O
ended O
up O
with O
3.9 O
tonnes O
-- O
still O
better O
than O
the O
national O
average O
of O
2.11 O
tonnes O
per O
hectare O
this O
year O
. O

" O
We O
did O
not O
have O
money O
for O
fertiliser O
, O
we O
're O
in O
debt O
for O
fuel O
, O
and O
we O
're O
borrowing O
diesel O
, O
" O
Odnosum PER
said O
. O

A O
few O
kilometres O
( O
miles O
) O
down O
the O
two-lane O
road O
which O
passes O
Odnosum PER
's O
farm O
, O
where O
the O
occasional O
horse-drawn O
buggy O
passes O
by O
, O
is O
the O
1,700-hectare O
( O
4,200-acre O
) O
Shevchenko PER
collective O
farm O
, O
built O
next O
to O
a O
village O
still O
neat O
and O
tidy O
despite O
post-Soviet MISC
decay O
. O

Chief O
Accountant O
Natalya PER
Sypron PER
said O
the O
collective O
is O
strapped O
for O
cash O
, O
earlier O
this O
year O
bartering O
220 O
tonnes O
of O
grain O
for O
diesel O
to O
fuel O
six O
rickety O
grain O
combines O
and O
tractors O
badly O
in O
need O
of O
repairs O
and O
basic O
maintenance O
. O

The O
average O
family O
earns O
160-200 O
million O
karbovanets O
a O
year O
( O
$ O
800 O
- O
$ O
1,000 O
) O
-- O
but O
many O
have O
not O
been O
paid O
in O
months O
, O
Soprun PER
said O
. O
" O

People O
are O
working O
out O
of O
their O
own O
dedication O
. O
" O

Borsuk PER
said O
the O
farm O
sector O
has O
two O
options O
: O
" O
We O
can O
sit O
down O
and O
cry O
, O
or O
we O
can O
do O
something O
. O
" O

He O
said O
the O
government O
plans O
to O
increase O
the O
sowing O
of O
the O
winter O
wheat O
which O
will O
be O
harvested O
next O
year O
. O

Planted O
in O
late O
summer O
and O
early O
autumn O
, O
the O
grain O
is O
Ukraine LOC
's O
largest O
export O
item O
and O
traditionally O
grows O
better O
than O
summer O
wheat O
in O
Ukraine LOC
's O
soil O
. O

Further O
plans O
, O
he O
said O
, O
called O
for O
full O
provision O
of O
resources O
like O
fertiliser O
and O
herbicides O
for O
25 O
percent O
of O
Ukraine LOC
's O
arable O
land O
next O
year O
, O
for O
50 O
percent O
in O
1998 O
and O
100 O
percent O
of O
the O
land O
in O
1999 O
. O

" O
If O
we O
follow O
this O
we O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
sell O
10 O
million O
tonnes O
of O
grain O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
" O
Borkus PER
said O
. O

The O
government O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
phase O
out O
huge O
subsidies O
to O
the O
farm O
sector O
, O
and O
in O
a O
move O
back O
to O
pre-Soviet MISC
days O
has O
given O
up O
to O
50 O
hectares O
( O
124 O
acres O
) O
of O
land O
to O
some O
36,000 O
private O
farmers O
willing O
to O
go O
it O
alone O
. O

Collective O
farms O
will O
last O
for O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
because O
most O
private O
farms O
now O
only O
produce O
enough O
to O
feed O
themselves O
with O
maybe O
a O
little O
extra O
to O
sell O
, O
said O
one O
private O
farmer O
: O
" O
In O
the O
future O
, O
maybe O
, O
but O
it O
's O
better O
not O
to O
hurry O
. O

" O
Collectivisation O
brought O
us O
a O
lot O
of O
pain O
. O

And O
it O
went O
too O
fast O
. O

Privatising O
too O
quickly O
can O
also O
have O
a O
negative O
outcome O
. O
" O



Gencor ORG
swells O
profit O
despite O
setbacks O
. O

Melanie PER
Cheary PER

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-26 O

Gencor ORG
Ltd ORG
on O
Monday O
said O
it O
had O
swelled O
its O
year O
attributable O
profit O
and O
streamlined O
operations O
to O
strengthen O
it O
for O
the O
current O
financial O
year O
despite O
a O
variety O
of O
divisional O
setbacks O
. O

Announcing O
the O
group O
's O
results O
for O
the O
year O
ended O
June O
30 O
, O
chairman O
Brian PER
Gilbertson PER
said O
: O
" O
Happily O
the O
strong O
improvement O
in O
financial O
performance O
is O
not O
an O
illusion O
arising O
from O
the O
recent O
weakness O
of O
the O
rand O
relative O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O
" O

Gencor ORG
raised O
attributable O
earnings O
to O
1,803 O
million O
rand O
from O
1,003 O
million O
rand O
previously O
- O
in O
dollar O
terms O
an O
increase O
to O
$ O
469 O
million O
from O
$ O
279 O
million O
- O
and O
won O
despite O
the O
group O
's O
Impala ORG
Platinum ORG
Holdings ORG
Ltd ORG
posting O
dismal O
results O
. O

" O
Not O
everything O
has O
gone O
well O
. O

We O
've O
had O
substantial O
production O
difficulties O
at O
a O
number O
of O
our O
operations O
. O

The O
most O
obvious O
one O
with O
the O
greatest O
effect O
on O
the O
corporation O
was O
at O
Impala ORG
where O
we O
had O
the O
furnace O
failure O
, O
" O
Gilbertson PER
said O
. O

Implats ORG
posted O
year O
attributable O
profit O
of O
176 O
million O
rand O
from O
281 O
million O
previously O
. O

Not O
only O
did O
the O
company O
lock O
in O
3.92 O
rand O
per O
dollar O
in O
February O
/ O
March O
, O
but O
it O
suffered O
output O
losses O
due O
to O
a O
furnace O
shutdown O
last O
August O
. O

The O
rand O
was O
last O
bid O
at O
4.5350 O
against O
the O
dollar O
. O

Nor O
was O
Implats ORG
the O
only O
operation O
to O
fail O
output O
targets O
. O

Ingwe ORG
Coal ORG
Corporation ORG
Ltd ORG
was O
hit O
hard O
by O
heavy O
rains O
. O

It O
forfeited O
nearly O
one O
million O
tonnes O
of O
production O
to O
flooding O
at O
its O
mines O
in O
Mpumulanga LOC
province O
. O

But O
Gilbertson PER
said O
the O
greatest O
gloom O
in O
the O
year O
came O
from O
the O
European ORG
Commission ORG
's O
blocking O
of O
Implats ORG
' O
proposed O
merger O
with O
Lonrho ORG
Plc ORG
's O
platinum O
interests O
. O

" O
The O
big O
disappointment O
for O
the O
year O
was O
the O
failure O
of O
the O
platinum O
merger O
. O

From O
Gencor ORG
's O
perspective O
we O
are O
taking O
the O
position O
that O
it O
is O
not O
on O
, O
" O
Gilbertson PER
said O
. O

Looking O
ahead O
to O
the O
current O
financial O
year O
, O
he O
said O
that O
Gencor ORG
would O
boost O
earnings O
further O
. O

" O
Gencor ORG
is O
well O
placed O
to O
take O
up O
the O
challenges O
of O
the O
future O
. O

The O
group O
is O
soundly O
structured O
and O
prudently O
financed O
and O
is O
blessed O
with O
an O
excellent O
portfolio O
of O
world-class O
businesses O
. O

I O
think O
we O
can O
look O
forward O
to O
further O
growth O
" O
. O

Citing O
the O
disposal O
of O
Gencor ORG
's O
stake O
in O
industrial O
holdings O
group O
Malbak ORG
Ltd ORG
for O
one O
billion O
rand O
among O
other O
smaller O
disposals O
, O
Gilbertson PER
said O
Gencor ORG
had O
pruned O
its O
portfolio O
to O
concentrate O
on O
core O
assets O
. O

" O
We O
've O
tried O
to O
clean O
up O
our O
overall O
portfolio O
by O
disposing O
of O
non-core O
assets O
. O

The O
biggest O
of O
those O
was O
Malbak ORG
. O

Overall O
a O
very O
substantial O
pruning O
... O

leaving O
Gencor ORG
clearly O
structured O
along O
commodity O
lines O
, O
" O
Gilbertson PER
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
group O
still O
had O
about O
85 O
million O
rand O
after O
tax O
invested O
in O
various O
shares O
, O
which O
were O
market O
for O
disposal O
when O
required O
. O

Referring O
to O
Gencor ORG
's O
increased O
41.5 O
percent O
stake O
in O
Ingwe ORG
, O
Gilbertson PER
said O
the O
group O
would O
wait O
for O
coal O
shares O
to O
be O
cheaper O
before O
considering O
snapping O
up O
more O
. O

" O
I O
think O
we O
would O
have O
liked O
to O
have O
more O
of O
Ingwe ORG
but O
it O
's O
the O
question O
of O
adding O
value O
. O

When O
we O
bought O
the O
shares O
we O
bought O
... O

at O
quite O
a O
bit O
lower O
than O
the O
price O
is O
now O
... O

maybe O
if O
we O
just O
wait O
another O
few O
years O
for O
the O
next O
downturn O
in O
coal O
. O
" O

Finally O
, O
Gilbertson PER
said O
a O
growing O
proportion O
of O
Gencor ORG
's O
income O
was O
coming O
from O
offshore O
and O
unlisted O
investments O
. O

-- O
Johannesburg LOC
newsroom O
+27 O
11 O
482-1003 O



Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
buying O
IVAC ORG
Medical ORG
. O

SAN LOC
DIEGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
Inc. ORG
said O
Monday O
it O
will O
buy O
IVAC ORG
Medical ORG
Systems ORG
Inc. ORG
, O
a O
former O
Eli ORG
Lilly ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. O

unit O
, O
for O
about O
$ O
400 O
million O
in O
cash O
, O
creating O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
makers O
of O
intravenous O
infusion O
therapy O
products O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
IVAC ORG
and O
Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
's O
wholly O
owned O
subsidiary O
, O
IMED ORG
Corp. ORG
, O
will O
merge O
to O
form O
a O
new O
company O
that O
will O
develop O
and O
manufacture O
infusion O
pumps O
that O
regulate O
the O
amount O
of O
intravenous O
fluid O
being O
administered O
to O
a O
patient O
, O
as O
well O
as O
proprietary O
disposable O
products O
. O

The O
combined O
company O
will O
have O
estimated O
revenues O
of O
$ O
353 O
million O
. O

Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
, O
through O
IMED ORG
, O
is O
already O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
developers O
and O
manufacturers O
of O
intravenous O
infusion O
pumps O
and O
proprietary O
disposable O
products O
. O

It O
has O
sales O
in O
38 O
foreign O
countries O
. O

San MISC
Diego-based MISC
IVAC ORG
is O
a O
major O
provider O
of O
infusion O
systems O
and O
related O
technologies O
to O
the O
health-care O
industry O
. O

It O
has O
manufacturing O
plants O
in O
San LOC
Diego LOC
; O
Creedmoor LOC
, O
N.C. LOC
; O
Hampshire LOC
, O
England LOC
; O
and O
Tijuana LOC
, O
Mexico LOC
, O
and O
distributes O
its O
prodcuts O
in O
more O
than O
120 O
countries O
. O

Eli ORG
Lilly ORG
sold O
IVAC ORG
on O
Dec. O
31 O
, O
1994 O
to O
DLJ ORG
Merchant ORG
Banking ORG
Partners ORG
LP ORG
, O
River ORG
Medical ORG
Inc. ORG
and O
other O
investors O
. O

Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
take O
an O
unspecified O
one-time O
charge O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
merger O
. O

It O
did O
not O
say O
when O
the O
charge O
would O
be O
taken O
. O

" O
The O
addition O
of O
IVAC ORG
is O
expected O
to O
contribute O
to O
financial O
results O
in O
the O
full O
second O
quarter O
of O
1997 O
, O
" O
the O
companies O
said O
. O

The O
merger O
will O
add O
to O
both O
companies O
' O
historical O
leadership O
in O
infusion O
therapy O
and O
technology-based O
drug O
delivery O
devices O
, O
they O
said O
. O

In O
1968 O
, O
IVAC ORG
introduced O
the O
world O
's O
first O
infusion O
therapy O
monitoring O
device O
. O

A O
year O
later O
IVAC ORG
improved O
its O
system O
with O
the O
addition O
of O
an O
IV O
pump O
that O
regulated O
the O
flow O
of O
liquids O
through O
positive O
pressure O
. O

IMED ORG
introduced O
the O
world O
's O
first O
volumetric O
infusion O
pump O
in O
1974 O
. O

IMED ORG
had O
profits O
of O
$ O
1.7 O
million O
, O
or O
6 O
cents O
per O
fully O
diluted O
common O
share O
, O
on O
$ O
53.9 O
million O
in O
revenues O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1996 O
. O

Excluding O
the O
effect O
of O
a O
one-time O
restructuring O
charge O
of O
$ O
17.4 O
million O
, O
IVAC ORG
had O
net O
income O
of O
$ O
4.2 O
million O
on O
net O
sales O
of O
$ O
112.8 O
million O
for O
the O
1996 O
first O
half O
. O

Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
reported O
profits O
of O
$ O
8.4 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
29.2 O
million O
in O
the O
quarter O
ended O
June O
30 O
. O

William PER
J. PER
Mercer PER
, O
IVAC ORG
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
will O
become O
the O
president O
and O
CEO O
of O
Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
. O

He O
led O
the O
transition O
of O
IVAC ORG
to O
a O
privately O
held O
company O
and O
was O
previously O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Mallinckrodt ORG
Group ORG
Inc ORG
. O

Joseph PER
Kuhn PER
, O
Advanced ORG
Medical ORG
and O
IMED ORG
president O
, O
will O
become O
the O
new O
company O
's O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

The O
deal O
is O
expected O
to O
close O
by O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1997 O
, O
subject O
to O
regulatory O
approval O
. O

It O
has O
already O
been O
approved O
by O
both O
companies O
' O
boards O
. O



Dow MISC
rises O
on O
Philip ORG
Morris ORG
, O
other O
stocks O
lower O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Dow MISC
Jones MISC
industrial O
average O
opened O
slightly O
higher O
on O
Monday O
, O
boosted O
by O
Philip ORG
Morris ORG
, O
which O
gained O
four O
to O
92 O
. O

Other O
shares O
were O
slightly O
lower O
, O
mirroring O
bonds O
. O

The O
Dow MISC
was O
up O
eight O
to O
5,731 O
, O
while O
the O
NASDAQ MISC
Index MISC
was O
off O
fractionally O
to O
1,143 O
and O
the O
S&P MISC
Index MISC
down O
one O
to O
666 O
. O

New ORG
York ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
advances O
lagged O
declines O
by O
476/698 O
while O
NASDAQ MISC
advances O
led O
declines O
837/763 O
. O

The O
30-year O
U.S. ORG
Treasury ORG
bond O
was O
off O
2/32 O
to O
yield O
6.96 O
percent O
. O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
ST ORG
HELENS ORG
CLINCH O
SUPER O
LEAGUE O
TITLE O
. O

ST LOC
HELENS LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-26 O

St ORG
Helens ORG
completed O
their O
first O
league O
and O
Challenge MISC
Cup MISC
double O
in O
30 O
years O
on O
Monday O
when O
they O
thrashed O
Warrington ORG
66-14 O
to O
clinch O
the O
inaugural O
Super MISC
League MISC
title O
. O

St ORG
Helens ORG
secured O
the O
two O
points O
they O
needed O
in O
the O
last O
game O
of O
the O
season O
at O
Knowsley LOC
Road LOC
to O
win O
their O
first O
championship O
since O
1975 O
and O
their O
first O
double O
since O
1966 O
. O

In O
rain-soaked O
conditions O
, O
centre O
Alan PER
Hunte PER
grabbed O
a O
hat-trick O
of O
tries O
, O
while O
Tommy PER
Martyn PER
, O
Anthony PER
Sullivan PER
and O
Paul PER
Newlove PER
each O
scored O
two O
. O

Captain O
and O
goalkicker O
Bobbie PER
Goulding PER
scored O
18 O
points O
. O

St ORG
Helens ORG
's O
triumph O
marked O
the O
end O
of O
Wigan ORG
's O
seven-year O
reign O
as O
British MISC
champions O
. O

St ORG
Helens ORG
needed O
to O
win O
on O
Monday O
to O
take O
the O
title O
-- O
a O
defeat O
or O
draw O
would O
have O
allowed O
Wigan ORG
their O
eighth O
consecutive O
championship O
. O

They O
were O
also O
the O
toast O
of O
London ORG
Broncos ORG
, O
who O
managed O
to O
scrape O
into O
the O
top O
four O
ahead O
of O
Warrington ORG
and O
qualify O
for O
the O
end-of-season O
play-offs O
. O

Bradford ORG
finished O
third O
. O

St ORG
Helens ORG
have O
now O
set O
their O
sights O
on O
taking O
the O
treble O
by O
winning O
the O
end-of-season O
premiership O
which O
begins O
with O
next O
Sunday O
's O
semifinal O
against O
London ORG
. O



RALLYING O
- O
1,000 MISC
LAKES MISC
RALLY MISC
RESULT O
/ O
WORLD O
CHAMPIONSHIP O
STANDINGS O
. O

JYVASKLYA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-26 O

Result O
of O
the O
1,000 MISC

Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
which O
ended O
on O
Monday O
: O

1. O
Tommi PER
Makinen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Mitsubishi MISC
Lancer MISC
4 O
hours O
4 O
minutes O

13 O
seconds O

2. O
Juha PER
Kankkunen PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
46 O
seconds O
behind O

3. O
Jarmo PER
Kytolehto PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Ford MISC
Escort MISC
2:37 O

4. O
Marcus PER
Gronholm PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
2:42 O

5. O
Kenneth PER
Eriksson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Subaru MISC
Impreza MISC
3:22 O

6. O
Thomas PER
Radstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
4.09 O

7. O
Sebastian PER
Lindholm PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Ford MISC
Escort MISC
5:17 O

8. O
Lasse PER
Lampi PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
Mitsubishi MISC
Lancer MISC
12:01 O

9. O
Rui PER
Madeira PER
( O
Portugal LOC
) O
Toyota MISC
Celica MISC
16:34 O

10. O
Angelo PER
Medeghini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Subaru MISC
Impreza MISC
18:28 O



RALLYING O
- O
MAKINEN PER
STEPS O
UP O
TITLE O
BID O
WITH O
LAKES MISC
WIN O
. O

JYVASKYLA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-26 O

Tommi PER
Makinen PER
took O
a O
significant O
step O
towards O
becoming O
world O
rally O
champion O
with O
a O
brilliant O
victory O
in O
the O
1000 MISC
Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
on O
Monday O
. O

Mitsubishi ORG
driver O
Makinen PER
stopped O
experienced O
fellow O
Finn MISC
Juha PER
Kankkunen PER
in O
his O
tracks O
on O
the O
final O
day O
of O
the O
1,452-km O
rally O
, O
doubling O
his O
lead O
on O
the O
first O
two O
decisive O
stages O
. O

" O
This O
was O
the O
most O
difficult O
win O
- O
three O
days O
at O
125 O
percent O
effort O
, O
" O
said O
Makinen PER
, O
whose O
success O
completed O
his O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC
hat-trick O
. O

Kankkunen PER
was O
runner-up O
in O
his O
Toyota ORG
as O
Finland LOC
's O
Jarmo PER
Kytolehto PER
produced O
a O
remarkable O
drive O
to O
finish O
third O
in O
his O
Ford ORG
. O

Swede MISC
Kenneth PER
Eriksson PER
kept O
Subaru ORG
in O
the O
hunt O
for O
the O
manufacturers O
' O
title O
with O
fifth O
place O
in O
spite O
of O
a O
gearbox O
problem O
that O
nearly O
forced O
him O
off O
the O
road O
close O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
event O
. O

Maakinen PER
's O
and O
Mitsubishi ORG
's O
positions O
were O
strengthened O
by O
the O
late O
retirement O
of O
Spain LOC
's O
Carlos PER
Sainz PER
when O
his O
Ford ORG
gearbox O
failed O
. O

Makinen PER
, O
with O
95 O
points O
, O
now O
leads O
his O
nearest O
championship O
rival O
, O
Sainz PER
, O
by O
32 O
points O
. O



RALLYING O
- O
MAKINEN PER
WINS O
1,000 MISC
LAKES MISC
RALLY MISC
. O

JYVASKYLA LOC
, O
Finland LOC
1996-08-26 O

Tommi PER
Makinen PER
of O
Finland LOC
, O
driving O
a O
Mitsubishi ORG
, O
on O
Monday O
won O
the O
1,000 MISC
Lakes MISC
Rally MISC
, O
sixth O
round O
of O
the O
world O
championship O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SHARPE PER
HITS O
WINNER O
TO O
EASE O
PRESSURE O
ON O
LEEDS ORG
. O

LEEDS LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-26 O

Winger O
Lee PER
Sharpe PER
hit O
a O
superb O
strike O
from O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
penalty O
area O
to O
give O
Leeds ORG
their O
first O
win O
of O
the O
season O
on O
Monday O
and O
leave O
hapless O
Wimbledon ORG
anchored O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
England LOC
premier O
league O
. O

Sharpe PER
repaid O
a O
huge O
slice O
of O
the O
4.5 O
million O
pound O
( O
$ O
6.98 O
million O
) O
fee O
Leeds ORG
handed O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
for O
his O
services O
with O
a O
top-draw O
second-half O
goal O
to O
hand O
Wimbledon ORG
their O
third O
successive O
defeat O
. O

Ian PER
Rush PER
, O
the O
Welsh MISC
striker O
signed O
from O
Liverpool ORG
in O
the O
close O
season O
, O
set O
up O
the O
goal O
, O
feeding O
Sharpe PER
as O
he O
galloped O
forward O
and O
the O
former O
England LOC
winger O
cut O
inside O
onto O
his O
unfavoured O
right O
foot O
to O
arc O
a O
shot O
into O
the O
right-hand O
corner O
of O
the O
net O
. O

The O
only O
goal O
of O
the O
match O
also O
brought O
some O
relief O
for O
under-fire O
Leeds ORG
manager O
Howard PER
Wilkinson PER
following O
the O
team O
's O
poor O
start O
to O
the O
season O
. O

Home O
fans O
frequently O
booed O
their O
own O
side O
until O
Sharpe PER
turned O
the O
jeers O
to O
cheers O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
PREMIER O
LEAGUE O
SUMMARY O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Summary O
of O
Monday O
's O
English MISC

premier O
league O
soccer O
match O
: O

Leeds ORG
1 O
( O
Sharpe PER
58th O
minute O
) O
Wimbledon ORG
0 O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
25,860 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
PREMIER O
LEAGUE O
RESULT O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Result O
of O
an O
English MISC
premier O

league O
soccer O
match O
on O
Monday O
: O

Leeds ORG
1 O
Wimbledon ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Sheffield ORG
Wednesday ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
9 O

Chelsea ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
7 O

Arsenal ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Aston ORG
Villa ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Manchester ORG
United ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
7 O
4 O
5 O

Sunderland ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
5 O

Liverpool ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
5 O

Everton ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
5 O

Tottenham ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
5 O

Nottingham ORG
Forest ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
5 O
4 O

Leeds ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
4 O

West ORG
Ham ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
4 O

Leicester ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
4 O

Newcastle ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
4 O
3 O

Middlesbrough ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
2 O

Derby ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
6 O
2 O

Southampton ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
1 O

Blackburn ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
1 O

Coventry ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
6 O
1 O

Wimbledon ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
6 O
0 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
'S O
WASIM PER
AKRAM PER
JOINS O
300 O
CLUB O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
's O
three-wicket O
haul O

for O
Pakistan LOC
in O
England LOC
's O
second O
innings O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Monday O

gave O
him O
his O
300th O
test O
match O
wicket O
. O

Wasim PER
becomes O
the O
11th O
player O
to O
join O
the O
300-club O
of O

bowlers O
and O
the O
second O
Pakistani MISC
, O
after O
Imran PER
Khan PER
, O
to O
achieve O

the O
feat O
. O

Other O
cricketers O
who O
have O
taken O
over O
300 O
Test O
wickets O
: O

Kapil PER
Dev PER
( O
India LOC
) O
434 O
wickets O
, O
131 O
Tests O

Richard PER
Hadlee PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
431 O
, O
86 O

Ian PER
Botham PER
( O
England LOC
) O
383 O
, O
102 O

Malcolm PER
Marshall PER
( O
West LOC
Indies LOC
) O
376 O
, O
81 O

Imran PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
362 O
, O
88 O

Dennis PER
Lillee PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
355 O
, O
70 O

Bob PER
Willis PER
( O
England LOC
) O
325 O
, O
90 O

Lance PER
Gibbs PER
( O
West LOC
Indies LOC
) O
309 O
, O
79 O

Fred PER
Trueman PER
( O
England LOC
) O
307 O
, O
67 O

Courtney PER
Walsh PER
( O
West LOC
Indies LOC
) O
309 O
, O
82 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
300 O
, O
70 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC

cricket O
standings O
after O
Monday O
's O
matches O
( O
tabulated O
under O

played O
, O
won O
, O
lost O
, O
drawn O
, O
batting O
bonus O
points O
, O
bowling O
bonus O

points O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

Essex ORG
13 O
7 O
2 O
4 O
45 O
43 O
212 O

Kent ORG
14 O
7 O
1 O
6 O
42 O
40 O
212 O

Derbyshire ORG
13 O
7 O
2 O
4 O
41 O
43 O
208 O

Leicestershire ORG
13 O
6 O
1 O
6 O
43 O
45 O
202 O

Surrey ORG
13 O
6 O
1 O
6 O
37 O
48 O
199 O

Yorkshire ORG
14 O
6 O
5 O
3 O
41 O
46 O
192 O

Warwickshire ORG
13 O
6 O
4 O
3 O
32 O
43 O
180 O

Middlesex ORG
13 O
5 O
5 O
3 O
26 O
45 O
160 O

Sussex ORG
13 O
5 O
6 O
2 O
27 O
43 O
156 O

Somerset ORG
13 O
4 O
5 O
4 O
27 O
49 O
152 O

Worcestershire ORG
13 O
3 O
3 O
7 O
33 O
48 O
150 O

Glamorgan ORG
13 O
4 O
5 O
4 O
36 O
32 O
144 O

Hampshire ORG
13 O
3 O
5 O
5 O
28 O
46 O
137 O

Gloucestershire ORG
14 O
3 O
6 O
5 O
19 O
47 O
129 O

Northamptonshire ORG
13 O
2 O
6 O
5 O
30 O
43 O
120 O

Lancashire ORG
13 O
1 O
4 O
8 O
38 O
37 O
115 O

Nottinghamshire ORG
13 O
1 O
6 O
6 O
34 O
40 O
108 O

Durham ORG
14 O
0 O
9 O
5 O
22 O
50 O
87 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
RESULTS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
on O
the O
final O
day O
of O

four-day O
English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC
cricket O
matches O
on O
Monday O
: O

At O
Colchester LOC
: O
Essex ORG
beat O
Gloucestershire ORG
by O
an O
innings O
and O

64 O
runs O
. O

Gloucestershire ORG
280 O
and O
188 O
( O
J. PER
Russell PER
57 O
, O
M. PER
Lynch PER
50 O
; O

N. PER
Williams PER
5-43 O
) O
. O

Essex ORG
532-8 O
declared O
( O
G. PER
Gooch PER
111 O
, O
R. PER
Irani PER
91 O
, O

P. PER
Prichard PER
88 O
, O
D. PER
Robinson PER
72 O
; O
M. PER
Alleyne PER
4-80 O
) O
. O

Essex ORG
24 O
points O
, O

Gloucestershire ORG
3 O
. O

At O
Cardiff LOC
: O
Match O
drawn O
. O

Kent ORG
323-5 O
declared O
( O
C. PER
Hooper PER
77 O
, O

D. PER
Fulton PER
64 O
, O
N. PER
Llong PER
63 O
, O
M. PER
Walker PER
59 O
) O
and O
second O
innings O

forfeited O
. O

Glamorgan ORG
first O
innings O
forfeited O
and O
273-5 O
( O
H. PER
Morris PER

118 O
, O
A. PER
Cottey PER
70 O
) O
. O

Glamorgan ORG
5 O
points O
, O
Kent ORG
6 O
. O

At O
Northampton LOC
: O
Northamptonshire ORG
beat O
Sussex ORG
by O
6 O
wickets O
. O

Sussex ORG
389 O
and O
112 O
. O

Northamptonshire ORG
361 O
and O
142-4 O
. O

Northamptonshire ORG
24 O
points O
, O
Sussex ORG
8 O
. O

At O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
: O
Match O
abandoned O
as O
a O
draw O
- O
rain O
. O

Nottinghamshire ORG
446-9 O
declared O
and O
53-0 O
. O

Surrey ORG
128-4 O
declared O

( O
A. PER
Brown PER
56 O
not O
out O
) O
. O

Nottinghamshire ORG
8 O
points O
, O
Surrey ORG
7 O
. O

At O
Worcester LOC
: O
Match O
drawn O
. O

Warwickshire ORG
310 O
and O
162-4 O

declared O
. O

Worcestershire ORG
205-9 O
declared O
( O
K. PER
Spiring PER
52 O
; O
A. PER
Giles PER

3-12 O
) O
and O
164-4 O
( O
P. PER
Weston PER
52 O
) O
. O

Worcestershire ORG
8 O
points O
, O

Warwickshire ORG
10 O
. O

At O
Headingley LOC
: O
Match O
drawn O
. O

Yorkshire ORG
529-8 O
declared O

( O
C. PER
White PER
181 O
, O
R. PER
Blakey PER
109 O
not O
out O
, O
M. PER
Moxon PER
66 O
, O
M. PER
Vaughan PER
57 O
) O
. O

Lancashire ORG
323 O
( O
N. PER
Fairbrother PER
86 O
, O
M. PER
Watkinson PER
64 O
; O
D. PER
Gough PER
4-53 O
) O

and O
231-7 O
( O
N. PER
Speak PER
77 O
, O
N. PER
Fairbrother PER
55 O
; O
D. PER
Gough PER
4-48 O
) O
. O

Yorkshire ORG
11 O
points O
, O
Lancashire ORG
8 O
. O

At O
Leicester LOC
: O
Match O
drawn O
. O

Leicestershire ORG
353 O
. O

Hampshire ORG
137 O

( O
G. PER
Parsons PER
4-36 O
) O
and O
135-9 O
. O

Leicestershire ORG
11 O
points O
, O
Hampshire ORG

7. O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
BEAT O
ENGLAND LOC
BY O
NINE O
WICKETS O
IN O
THIRD O
TEST O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Pakistan LOC
beat O
England LOC
by O
nine O
wickets O
on O
the O
fifth O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Monday O
to O
win O
the O
series O
2-0 O
. O

Scores O
: O
England LOC
326 O
and O
242 O
; O
Pakistan LOC
521-8 O
declared O
and O
48-1 O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
FINAL O
TEST O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Scoreboard O
on O
the O
last O
day O
of O
the O

third O
and O
final O
test O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
the O
Oval LOC
on O

Monday O
: O

England LOC
first O
innings O
326 O
( O
J. PER
Crawley PER
106 O
, O
G. PER
Thorpe PER
54 O
; O
Waqar PER

Younis PER
4-95 O
) O

Pakistan LOC
first O
innings O
521-8 O
declared O
( O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
176 O
, O

Salim PER
Malik PER
100 O
not O
out O
, O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
61 O
) O

England LOC
second O
innings O
( O
overnight O
74-0 O
) O

M. PER
Atherton PER
c O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
43 O

A. PER
Stewart PER
c O
Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
54 O

N. PER
Hussain PER
lbw O
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
51 O

G. PER
Thorpe PER
c O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
9 O

J. PER
Crawley PER
c O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
19 O

N. PER
Knight PER
c O
and O
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
8 O

C. PER
Lewis PER
lbw O
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
4 O

D. PER
Cork PER
b O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
26 O

R. PER
Croft PER
c O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
6 O

I. PER
Salisbury PER
not O
out O
0 O

A. PER
Mullally PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
0 O

Extras O
( O
b-6 O
lb-2 O
w-1 O
nb-13 O
) O
22 O

Total O
242 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-96 O
2-136 O
3-166 O
4-179 O
5-187 O
6-205 O
7-220 O

8-238 O
9-242 O

Bowling O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
15.4-1-67-3 O
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
18-3-55-1 O
, O

Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
37-10-78-6 O
, O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
2-1-4-0 O
, O
Mohammad PER
Akram PER

10-3-30-0 O

Pakistan LOC
second O
innings O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
c O
Knight PER
b O
Mullally PER
1 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
not O
out O
29 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
not O
out O
13 O

Extras O
( O
nb-5 O
) O
5 O

Total O
( O
for O
one O
wicket O
) O
48 O

Fall O
of O
wicket O
: O
1-7 O

Bowling O
: O
Cork PER
3-0-15-0 O
, O
Mullally PER
3-0-24-1 O
, O
Croft PER
0.4-0-9-0 O

Result O
: O
Pakistan LOC
won O
by O
9 O
wickets O

First O
test O
: O
Lord LOC
's LOC
- O
Pakistan LOC
won O
by O
164 O
runs O

Second O
test O
: O
Headingley LOC
- O
Drawn O

Pakistan LOC
win O
series O
2-0 O



CRICKET O
- O
PAKISTAN LOC
NEED O
48 O
RUNS O
TO O
WIN O
THIRD O
AND O
FINAL O
TEST O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

England LOC
were O
dismissed O
for O
242 O
in O
their O
second O
innings O
on O
the O
fifth O
day O
of O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
on O
Monday O
leaving O
Pakistan LOC
requiring O
48 O
runs O
to O
win O
. O

Pakistan LOC
lead O
the O
series O
1-0 O
. O



RUGBY MISC
LEAGUE MISC
- O
EUROPEAN MISC
SUPER MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULT O
/ O
FINALS O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Result O
of O
a O
European MISC
Super MISC
League MISC

rugby O
league O
match O
on O
Monday O
: O

St ORG
Helens ORG
66 O
Warrington ORG
14 O

Final O
standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O

points O
for O
, O
against O
, O
total O
points O
) O
: O

St ORG
Helens ORG
22 O
20 O
0 O
2 O
950 O
455 O
40 O
- O
champions O

Wigan ORG
22 O
19 O
1 O
2 O
902 O
326 O
39 O

Bradford ORG
22 O
17 O
0 O
5 O
767 O
409 O
34 O

London ORG
22 O
12 O
1 O
9 O
611 O
462 O
25 O

Warrington ORG
22 O
12 O
0 O
10 O
569 O
565 O
24 O

Halifax ORG
22 O
10 O
1 O
11 O
667 O
576 O
21 O

Sheffield ORG
22 O
10 O
0 O
12 O
599 O
730 O
20 O

Oldham ORG
22 O
9 O
1 O
12 O
473 O
681 O
19 O

Castleford ORG
22 O
9 O
0 O
13 O
548 O
599 O
18 O

Leeds ORG
22 O
6 O
0 O
16 O
555 O
745 O
12 O

Paris ORG
22 O
3 O
1 O
18 O
398 O
795 O
7 O

Workington ORG
22 O
2 O
1 O
19 O
325 O
1021 O
5 O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
AND O
SCOTTISH MISC
LEAGUE O
FIXTURES O
- O
AUG O
30-SEPT O
1 O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

English MISC
and O
Scottish MISC
league O
soccer O

fixtures O
for O
August O
30 O
to O
September O
1 O
: O

Friday O
, O
August O
30 O
: O

English MISC
division O
one O
- O
West ORG
Bromwich ORG
v O
Sheffield ORG
United ORG
. O

English MISC
division O
three O
- O
Swansea ORG
v O
Lincoln ORG
. O

Saturday O
, O
August O
31 O
: O

English MISC
division O
one O
- O
Birmingham ORG
v O
Barnsley ORG
, O
Bradford ORG
v O

Tranmere ORG
, O
Grimsby ORG
v O
Portsmouth ORG
, O
Huddersfield ORG
v O
Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
, O

Manchester ORG
City ORG
v O
Charlton ORG
, O
Norwich ORG
v O
Wolverhampton ORG
, O
Oldham ORG
v O

Ipswich ORG
, O
Port ORG
Vale ORG
v O
Oxford ORG
, O
Reading ORG
v O
Stoke ORG
, O
Southend ORG
v O

Swindon ORG
. O

English MISC
division O
two O
- O
Blackpool ORG
v O
Wycombe ORG
, O
Bournemouth ORG
v O

Peterborough ORG
, O
Bristol ORG
Rovers ORG
v O
Stockport ORG
, O
Bury ORG
v O
Bristol ORG
City ORG
, O

Crewe ORG
v O
Watford ORG
, O
Gillingham ORG
v O
Chesterfield ORG
, O
Luton ORG
v O
Rotherham ORG
, O

Millwall ORG
v O
Burnley ORG
, O
Notts ORG
County ORG
v O
York ORG
, O
Plymouth ORG
v O
Preston ORG
, O

Shrewsbury ORG
v O
Brentford ORG
, O
Walsall ORG
v O
Wrexham ORG
. O

English MISC
division O
three O
- O
Brighton ORG
v O
Scunthorpe ORG
, O
Cambridge ORG
v O

Cardiff ORG
, O
Colchester ORG
v O
Hereford ORG
, O
Doncaster ORG
v O
Darlington ORG
, O
Fulham ORG
v O

Carlisle ORG
, O
Hull ORG
v O
Barnet ORG
, O
Leyton ORG
Orient ORG
v O
Hartlepool ORG
, O
Mansfield ORG
v O

Rochdale ORG
, O
Scarborough ORG
v O
Northampton ORG
, O
Torquay ORG
v O
Exeter ORG
, O
Wigan ORG
v O

Chester ORG
. O

Scottish MISC
division O
one O
- O
East ORG
Fife ORG
v O
Clydebank ORG
, O
Greenock ORG

Morton ORG
v O
Falkir ORG
, O
Partick ORG
v O
St ORG
Mirren ORG
, O
St ORG
Johnstone ORG
v O

Airdrieonians ORG
, O
Stirling ORG
v O
Dundee ORG
. O

Scottish MISC
division O
two O
- O
Ayr ORG
v O
Berwick ORG
, O
Clyde ORG
v O
Queen ORG
of ORG
the ORG

South ORG
, O
Dumbarton ORG
v O
Brechin ORG
, O
Livingston ORG
v O
Hamilton ORG
, O
Stenhousemuir ORG

v O
Stranraer ORG
. O

Scottish MISC
division O
three O
- O
Albion ORG
v O
Cowdenbeath ORG
, O
Arbroath ORG
v O

East ORG
Stirling ORG
, O
Inverness ORG
v O
Alloa ORG
, O
Montrose ORG
v O
Ross ORG
County ORG
, O

Queen ORG
's ORG
Park ORG
v O
Forfar ORG
. O

Sunday O
, O
September O
1 O
: O

English MISC
division O
one O
- O
Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
v O
Bolton ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
COSTA LOC
RICA LOC
AND O
CHILE LOC
DRAW O
1-1 O
IN O
FRIENDLY O
. O

LIBERIA LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-26 O

Costa LOC
Rica LOC
and O
Chile LOC

drew O
1-1 O
( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O
in O
a O
friendly O
soccer O
international O
on O

Sunday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Costa LOC
Rica LOC
- O
Ronaldo PER
Gonzalez PER
( O
10th O
minute O
, O
penalty O

Chile LOC
- O
Marcelo PER
Salas PER
( O
80th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
8,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
SEYCHELLES LOC
FAIL O
IN O
BID O
FOR O
HISTORIC O
VICTORY O
. O

Mark PER
Gleeson PER

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
tiny O
islands O
of O
the O
Seychelles LOC
failed O
to O
make O
soccer O
history O
at O
the O
weekend O
when O
they O
bowed O
out O
of O
the O
preliminary O
rounds O
of O
the O
African MISC
Nations MISC
Cup MISC
. O

Trailing O
fellow O
Indian LOC
Ocean LOC
islanders O
Mauritius LOC
1-0 O
from O
the O
first O
leg O
, O
they O
were O
held O
to O
a O
1-1 O
draw O
at O
home O
on O
Saturday O
despite O
playing O
against O
10 O
men O
for O
most O
of O
the O
match O
. O

The O
2-1 O
aggregate O
took O
Mauritius LOC
into O
the O
group O
phase O
of O
the O
qualifiers O
for O
the O
1998 O
finals O
, O
and O
kept O
up O
the O
Seychelles LOC
' O
record O
of O
never O
having O
won O
an O
official O
match O
in O
their O
10 O
years O
of O
FIFA ORG
membership O
. O

The O
Seychelles LOC
must O
have O
thought O
they O
were O
on O
course O
for O
a O
historic O
breakthrough O
when O
Mauritian MISC
midfielder O
Andre PER
Caboche PER
was O
sent O
off O
for O
a O
crude O
tackle O
in O
the O
19th O
minute O
. O

But O
the O
visitors O
responded O
to O
the O
setback O
immediately O
-- O
veteran O
striker O
Ashley PER
Mocude PER
scoring O
a O
minute O
later O
to O
give O
them O
a O
two-goal O
aggregate O
lead O
. O

Although O
Danny PER
Rose PER
's O
50th-minute O
equaliser O
gave O
the O
Seychellois MISC
renewed O
hope O
they O
could O
not O
find O
the O
net O
again O
and O
were O
eliminated O
. O

Mauritius LOC
now O
play O
in O
group O
seven O
of O
the O
qualifiers O
against O
Malawi LOC
, O
Mozambique LOC
and O
favourites O
Zambia LOC
. O

Namibia LOC
, O
who O
drew O
0-0 O
with O
Botswana LOC
in O
their O
first O
leg O
, O
won O
the O
second O
leg O
in O
Windhoek LOC
6-0 O
to O
stretch O
their O
unbeaten O
run O
to O
eight O
matches O
and O
continue O
their O
remarkable O
progress O
on O
the O
African MISC
soccer O
stage O
. O

They O
now O
play O
in O
group O
five O
with O
Cameroon LOC
, O
Gabon LOC
and O
Kenya LOC
. O

German-based O
striker O
Bachirou PER
Salou PER
returned O
home O
to O
Togo LOC
to O
score O
the O
decisive O
only O
goal O
of O
their O
tie O
against O
Congo LOC
. O

Salou PER
, O
who O
plays O
for O
MSV ORG
Duisburg ORG
in O
the O
Bundesliga MISC
, O
scored O
in O
the O
53rd O
minute O
of O
Sunday O
's O
match O
in O
Lome LOC
for O
a O
1-0 O
aggregate O
win O
which O
takes O
his O
side O
into O
group O
six O
, O
where O
they O
will O
meet O
Liberia LOC
, O
Tanzania LOC
and O
Zaire LOC
. O

Ethiopia LOC
needed O
a O
penalty O
shoot-out O
in O
Addis LOC
Ababa LOC
to O
overcome O
Uganda LOC
after O
a O
2-2 O
aggregate O
scoreline O
. O

Both O
legs O
ended O
1-1 O
before O
Ethiopia LOC
won O
the O
spot O
kick O
decider O
4-2 O
. O

Uganda LOC
's O
elimination O
follows O
their O
humiliating O
5-1 O
aggregate O
defeat O
by O
Angola LOC
in O
June O
's O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifying O
preliminaries O
. O

The O
other O
preliminary O
round O
second O
leg O
match O
, O
between O
Mauritania LOC
and O
Benin LOC
in O
Nouakchott LOC
, O
was O
postponed O
until O
Friday O
. O

Benin LOC
won O
the O
first O
leg O
4-1 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
AFRICAN MISC
NATIONS MISC
CUP MISC
COLLATED O
RESULTS O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-26 O

Collated O
results O
of O
African MISC
Nations MISC
Cup MISC
preliminary O
round O
, O
second O
leg O
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Ethiopia LOC
1 O
Uganda LOC
1 O

2-2 O
on O
aggregate O
. O

Ethiopia LOC
win O
4-2 O
on O
penalties O

Mauritania LOC
v O
Benin LOC
postponed O
to O
Friday O

Benin LOC
lead O
4-1 O
from O
the O
first O
leg O

Namibia LOC
6 O
Botswana LOC
0 O

Namibia LOC
win O
6-0 O
on O
aggregate O

Seychelles LOC
1 O
Mauritius LOC
1 O

Mauritius LOC
win O
2-1 O
on O
aggregate O

Togo LOC
1 O
Congo LOC
0 O

Togo LOC
win O
1-0 O
on O
aggregaete O

Central LOC
African LOC
Republic LOC
walkover O
v O
Burundi LOC

Winners O
progress O
to O
qualifying O
groups O
to O
start O
in O
October O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
UKRAINIAN MISC
PREMIER O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

KIEV LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Ukraine LOC
premier O
division O

matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Dynamo ORG
Kiev ORG
5 O
Kremin ORG
Kremenchuk ORG
0 O

Vorskla ORG
Poltava ORG
2 O
Nyva ORG
Ternopil ORG
1 O

Torpedo ORG
Zaporizhya ORG
2 O
Shakhtar ORG
Donetsk ORG
1 O

Kryvbas ORG
Kryvy ORG
Rig ORG
1 O
Karpaty ORG
Lviv ORG
2 O

Prykarpattya ORG
Ivano-Frankivsk ORG
0 O
Zirka-Nibas ORG
Kirovohrad ORG
0 O

Chornomorets ORG
Odessa ORG
2 O
Metalurg ORG
Zaporizhya ORG
1 O

Dnipro ORG
Dnipropetrovsk ORG
2 O
CSKA ORG
Kiev ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Dynamo ORG
6 O
5 O
0 O
1 O
16 O
2 O
15 O

Vorskla ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
11 O
3 O
14 O

Dnipro ORG
6 O
4 O
1 O
1 O
13 O
6 O
13 O

Chornomorets ORG
6 O
4 O
1 O
1 O
11 O
7 O
13 O

Shakhtar ORG
6 O
3 O
2 O
1 O
10 O
3 O
11 O

Metalurg ORG
6 O
3 O
2 O
1 O
9 O
6 O
11 O

Karpaty ORG
6 O
3 O
1 O
2 O
9 O
5 O
10 O

Zirka-Nibas ORG
6 O
3 O
1 O
2 O
6 O
8 O
10 O

Torpedo ORG
6 O
3 O
1 O
2 O
8 O
7 O
10 O

Tavria ORG
5 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
7 O
6 O

Nyva ORG
Ternopil ORG
6 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
4 O
11 O
6 O

CSKA ORG
6 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
7 O
4 O

Kryvbas ORG
6 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
9 O
4 O

Nyva ORG
Vinnytsya ORG
5 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
1 O
7 O
2 O

Prykarpattya ORG
6 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
4 O
13 O
2 O

Kremin ORG
6 O
0 O
1 O
5 O
1 O
14 O
1 O



SWIMMING O
- O
POPOV PER
IN O
`SERIOUS O
CONDITION O
' O
AFTER O
STABBING O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-26 O

Russian MISC
double O
Olympic MISC
swimming O
champion O
Alexander PER
Popov PER
was O
in O
a O
serious O
condition O
on O
Monday O
after O
being O
stabbed O
on O
a O
Moscow LOC
street O
. O

A O
doctor O
said O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
say O
whether O
Popov PER
, O
the O
only O
man O
to O
retain O
the O
Olympic MISC
50 O
and O
100 O
metres O
freestyle O
titles O
, O
would O
return O
to O
top-level O
sport O
. O

" O
His O
condition O
is O
serious O
, O
" O
said O
Rimma PER
Maslova PER
, O
deputy O
chief O
doctor O
of O
Hospital LOC
No LOC
31 LOC
in O
the O
Russian MISC
capital O
. O
" O

But O
he O
is O
conscious O
and O
is O
talking O
and O
smiling O
. O
" O

Maslova PER
told O
Reuters ORG
she O
was O
not O
an O
expert O
in O
sports O
medicine O
, O
but O
said O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
judge O
Popov PER
's O
chances O
of O
returning O
to O
competitive O
swimming O
. O

Popov PER
, O
who O
won O
gold O
in O
the O
50 O
and O
100 O
metres O
freestyle O
at O
the O
recent O
Atlanta MISC
Olympics MISC
, O
was O
stabbed O
in O
the O
abdomen O
late O
on O
Saturday O
after O
an O
argument O
with O
a O
group O
of O
roadside O
watermelon O
sellers O
in O
south-west O
Moscow LOC
. O

Maslova PER
said O
the O
wound O
had O
affected O
a O
lung O
and O
a O
kidney O
. O

Doctors O
operated O
on O
Popov PER
, O
24 O
, O
for O
three O
hours O
. O

Popov PER
told O
NTV ORG
television O
on O
Sunday O
he O
was O
in O
no O
danger O
and O
promised O
he O
would O
be O
back O
in O
the O
pool O
shortly O
. O
" O

There O
's O
no O
need O
to O
worry O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
be O
walking O
soon O
-- O
and O
swimming O
, O
" O
he O
insisted O
cheerfully O
from O
his O
bed O
in O
the O
intensive O
care O
unit O
. O

Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
said O
police O
had O
detained O
one O
of O
the O
attackers O
. O

It O
said O
the O
row O
started O
when O
Popov PER
and O
a O
group O
of O
his O
friends O
were O
returning O
from O
a O
party O
. O

Vitaly PER
Smirnov PER
, O
president O
of O
the O
Russian MISC
National MISC
Olympic MISC
Committee MISC
, O
said O
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
had O
given O
the O
swimmer O
Russia LOC
's O
top O
award O
for O
his O
Olympic MISC
performance O
. O
" O

I O
am O
not O
a O
doctor O
but O
I O
think O
he O
is O
doing O
all O
right O
, O
" O
said O
Smirnov PER
. O

Smirnov PER
said O
the O
Olympic MISC
Committee MISC
might O
ask O
the O
government O
to O
take O
measures O
to O
protect O
the O
country O
's O
best O
athletes O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
have O
already O
chosen O
to O
live O
abroad O
for O
fear O
of O
a O
surge O
in O
crime O
in O
post-Soviet MISC
Russia LOC
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SLOVAK MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BRATISLAVA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Slovak MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
matches O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Inter ORG
Bratislava ORG
0 O
Slovan ORG
Bratislava ORG
2 O

Chemlon ORG
Humenne ORG
0 O
Tatran ORG
Presov ORG
1 O

Artmedia ORG
Petrzalka ORG
0 O
JAS ORG
Bardejov ORG
0 O

DAC ORG
Dunajska ORG
Streda ORG
1 O
Spartak ORG
Trnava ORG
3 O

Dukla ORG
Banska ORG
Bystrica ORG
3 O
FC ORG
Nitra ORG
0 O

MSK ORG
Zilina ORG
0 O
FC ORG
Kosice ORG
2 O

Petrimex ORG
Prievidza ORG
2 O
FC ORG
Rimavska ORG
Sobota ORG
0 O

Lokomotiva ORG
Kosice ORG
2 O
Kerametal ORG
Dubnica ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
games O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O

goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Tatran ORG
Presov ORG
4 O
3 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
0 O
10 O

Dukla ORG
Banska ORG
Bystrica ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
2 O
9 O

Slovan ORG
Bratislava ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
2 O
9 O

Petrimex ORG
Prievidza ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
9 O

Spartak ORG
Trnava ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
10 O
5 O
8 O

FC ORG
Kosice ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
8 O

Artmedia ORG
Petrzalka ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
6 O

DAC ORG
Dunajska ORG
Streda ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
6 O

FC ORG
Rimavska ORG
Sobota ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
5 O
6 O

JAS ORG
Bardejov ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O

Chemlon ORG
Humenne ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
4 O

Inter ORG
Bratislava ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
6 O
4 O

Lokomotiva ORG
Kosice ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
4 O

Kerametal ORG
Dubnica ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
9 O
1 O

FC ORG
Nitra ORG
4 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
8 O
0 O

MSK ORG
Zilina ORG
4 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
0 O
6 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
HUNGARY LOC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BUDAPEST LOC
1996-08-26 O

Hungarian MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
results O
and O
standings O
from O
weekend O
and O
bank O
holiday O
: O

Stadler ORG
0 O
Haladas ORG
0 O

MTK ORG
3 O
Ferencvaros ORG
0 O

Bekescsaba ORG
0 O
BVSC ORG
1 O

Csepel ORG
1 O
Videoton(* ORG
) O
1 O

ZTE ORG
1 O
Debrecen ORG
5 O

Siofok ORG
0 O
Ujpest ORG
2 O

Vac ORG
0 O
Vasas ORG
1 O

Kispest ORG
3 O
Pecs ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

1. O
Ujpest ORG
TE ORG
3 O
3 O
- O
- O
10 O
2 O
9 O

2. O
MTK ORG
3 O
3 O
- O
- O
7 O
1 O
9 O

3. O
BVSC ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
- O
6 O
2 O
7 O

4. O
Debrecen ORG
3 O
2 O
- O
1 O
10 O
4 O
6 O

5. O
Bekescsaba ORG
3 O
2 O
- O
1 O
6 O
2 O
6 O

6. O
FTC ORG
3 O
2 O
- O
1 O
8 O
7 O
6 O

7. O
Haladas ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
- O
2 O
1 O
5 O

8. O
Videoton ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
5 O
4 O

9. O
Vasas ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

10. O
Kispest ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
7 O
4 O

11. O
Gyor ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
4 O

12. O
Csepel ORG
3 O
- O
3 O
- O
3 O
3 O
3 O

13. O
Pecs ORG
3 O
1 O
- O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

14. O
ZTE ORG
3 O
1 O
- O
2 O
3 O
10 O
3 O

15. O
Stadler ORG
FC O
3 O
- O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O
1 O

16. O
III.ker.TVE ORG
3 O
- O
1 O
2 O
2 O
7 O
1 O

17. O
Siofok ORG
3 O
- O
- O
3 O
2 O
7 O
0 O

18. O
Vac ORG
3 O
- O
- O
3 O
2 O
8 O
0 O

*Name O
of O
Parmalat ORG
/ ORG
Fehervar ORG
FC ORG
has O
been O
changed O
to O
Videoton ORG
. O

-- O
Budapest LOC
newsroom O
, O
+361 O
266 O
2410 O



SOCCER O
- O
CZECH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

PRAGUE LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
's O

first O
division O
soccer O
matches O
at O
the O
weekend O
: O

Petra ORG
Drnovice ORG
1 O
Slovan ORG
Liberec ORG
3 O

SK ORG
Slavia ORG
Praha ORG
3 O
SK ORG
Ceske ORG
Budejovice ORG
0 O

FK ORG
Jablonec ORG
3 O
Viktoria ORG
Zizkov ORG
1 O

Banik ORG
Ostrava ORG
3 O
FK ORG
Teplice ORG
1 O

Boby ORG
Brno ORG
1 O
Sigma ORG
Olomouc ORG
0 O

FC ORG
Bohemians ORG
0 O
FC ORG
Karvina ORG
2 O

SK ORG
Hradec ORG
Kralove ORG
0 O
Kaucuk ORG
Opava ORG
0 O

Playing O
Monday O
: O
Viktoria ORG
Plzen ORG
v O
AC ORG
Sparta ORG
Praha ORG

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
games O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O

goals O
for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Boby ORG
Brno ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
9 O

Banik ORG
Ostrava ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

FK ORG
Jablonec ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
5 O
2 O
6 O

SK ORG
Slavia ORG
Praha ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
5 O

Kaucuk ORG
Opava ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
5 O

Sigma ORG
Olomouc ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
3 O
4 O

Petra ORG
Drnovice ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
5 O
4 O

Slovan ORG
Liberec ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

FK ORG
Teplice ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
4 O

FC ORG
Karvina ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
4 O

SK ORG
Ceske ORG
Budejovice ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
4 O

Viktoria ORG
Plzen ORG
2 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
2 O

AC ORG
Sparta ORG
Praha ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
1 O

FC ORG
Bohemians ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
1 O

Viktoria ORG
Zizkov ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
8 O
1 O

SK ORG
Hradec ORG
Kralove ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
MEXICAN MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
weekend O
matches O

in O
the O
Mexican MISC
soccer O
championship O
: O

Atlante ORG
1 O
Atlas ORG
1 O

Cruz ORG
Azul ORG
2 O
Leon ORG
2 O

Guadalajara ORG
5 O
America ORG
0 O

Monterrey ORG
2 O
Veracruz ORG
1 O

Pachuca ORG
3 O
Toluca ORG
0 O

Puebla ORG
2 O
UNAM ORG
1 O

Santos ORG
2 O
Morelia ORG
1 O

UAG ORG
1 O
Neza ORG
2 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O

Group O
1 O

Puebla ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
2 O
9 O

Cruz ORG
Azul ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
7 O
3 O
7 O

Atlante ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
7 O

Neza ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
7 O
3 O

Veracruz ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O
1 O

Group O
2 O

Necaxa ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
4 O

Pachuca ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
7 O
4 O

Leon ORG
3 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

America ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
7 O
3 O

Morelia ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
8 O
1 O

Group O
3 O

Atlas ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
7 O
2 O
7 O

Guadalajara ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
7 O
0 O
7 O

Toluca ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
6 O
5 O
3 O

UNAM ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
6 O
0 O

Group O
4 O

Santos ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
9 O

Monterrey ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
4 O

Celaya ORG
2 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O

UAG ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
PLAYERS O
LEAVE O
MATCH O
EARLY O
TO O
CATCH O
PLANE O
. O

Brian PER
Homewood PER

RIO LOC
DE LOC
JANEIRO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Two O
key O
players O
left O
a O
Brazilian MISC
championship O
match O
early O
on O
Sunday O
because O
they O
had O
to O
catch O
a O
plane O
to O
Russia LOC
to O
play O
with O
the O
national O
team O
. O

Sao ORG
Paulo ORG
midfielder O
Andre PER
and O
Santos ORG
defender O
Narciso PER
were O
both O
substituted O
during O
their O
teams O
' O
game O
, O
taken O
to O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
airport O
and O
flown O
to O
Rio LOC
de LOC
Janeiro LOC
in O
a O
private O
jet O
chartered O
by O
the O
Brazilian MISC
Football MISC
Confederation MISC
( O
CBF MISC
) O
. O

At O
Rio LOC
, O
they O
joined O
up O
with O
the O
national O
team O
squad O
for O
the O
journey O
to O
Moscow LOC
, O
where O
Brazil LOC
will O
face O
Russia LOC
in O
a O
friendly O
international O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
problem O
arose O
because O
the O
Sao ORG
Paulo-Santos ORG
clash O
was O
selected O
as O
the O
day O
's O
televised O
live O
match O
, O
forcing O
it O
to O
be O
put O
back O
three O
hours O
from O
the O
usual O
kickoff O
time O
. O

Santos ORG
suffered O
more O
from O
their O
loss O
as O
Narciso PER
's O
replacement O
Jean PER
gave O
away O
a O
penalty O
from O
which O
Sao ORG
Paulo ORG
scored O
the O
decisive O
goal O
in O
a O
2-1 O
win O
. O

Sao ORG
Paulo ORG
lead O
the O
first O
stage O
of O
the O
championship O
on O
goal O
difference O
from O
surprise O
package O
Juventude ORG
, O
who O
beat O
Internacional ORG
2-1 O
. O

Corinthians ORG
, O
who O
played O
in O
a O
tournament O
in O
Spain LOC
last O
week O
, O
also O
faced O
a O
plane O
marathon O
as O
they O
attempted O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
a O
hectic O
fixture O
list O
. O

They O
were O
due O
to O
leave O
Spain LOC
Monday O
night O
, O
arrive O
in O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
, O
catch O
another O
plane O
to O
the O
southern O
city O
of O
Curitiba LOC
one O
hour O
later O
and O
then O
play O
away O
to O
Atletico ORG
Paranaense ORG
in O
the O
Brazilian MISC
championship O
the O
same O
evening O
. O

Botafogo ORG
striker O
Tulio PER
, O
who O
was O
overlooked O
by O
Zagalo PER
for O
the O
tour O
which O
also O
features O
a O
game O
away O
to O
the O
Netherlands LOC
on O
Sunday O
, O
scored O
his O
third O
goal O
in O
three O
games O
as O
the O
defending O
champions O
beat O
Bahia ORG
2-1 O
away O
. O

Tulio PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
top-scorer O
in O
the O
competition O
for O
the O
last O
two O
seasons O
, O
has O
been O
struggling O
against O
injury O
for O
most O
of O
this O
year O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ARGENTINE MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
. O

BUENOS LOC
AIRES LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
matches O
on O
the O

opening O
weekend O
of O
the O
Argentine MISC
Apertura MISC
championship O
: O

Estudiantes ORG
2 O
Boca ORG
Juniors ORG
3 O

Ferro ORG
Carril ORG
Oeste ORG
0 O
Independiente ORG
3 O

Gimnasia-Jujuy ORG
1 O
Platense ORG
0 O

Huracan ORG
0 O
Lanus ORG
0 O

Huracan-Corrientes ORG
3 O
Union ORG
6 O

Newell ORG
's ORG
Old ORG
Boys ORG
0 O
Velez ORG
Sarsfield ORG
2 O

Racing ORG
Club ORG
0 O
Rosario ORG
Central ORG
2 O

River ORG
Plate ORG
0 O
Gimnasia-La ORG
Plata ORG
0 O

San ORG
Lorenzo ORG
0 O
Banfield ORG
1 O

Playing O
Monday O
: O
Deportivo ORG
Espanol ORG
v O
Colon ORG

Note O
: O
the O
Apertura MISC
is O
the O
first O
of O
two O
championships O
played O

in O
the O
Argentine MISC
season O
. O

The O
teams O
meet O
each O
other O
once O
in O
each O

tournament O
. O

There O
is O
no O
overall O
champion O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
HONDURAS LOC
BEAT O
CUBA LOC
4-0 O
IN O
FRIENDLY O
. O

TEGUCIGALPA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Honduras LOC
beat O
Cuba LOC
4-0 O

( O
halftime O
3-0 O
) O
in O
a O
friendly O
soccer O
international O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Scorers O
: O
Juan PER
Castro PER
( O
3rd O
minute O
) O
, O
Enrique PER
Centeno PER
( O
33rd O
and O

84th O
) O
, O
Carlos PER
Pavon PER
( O
37th O
) O



SOCCER O
- O
BRAZILIAN MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

RIO LOC
DE LOC
JANEIRO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Brazilian MISC

soccer O
championship O
matches O
played O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

Bahia ORG
1 O
Botafogo ORG
2 O

Bragantino ORG
1 O
Vasco ORG
da ORG
Gama ORG
2 O

Cricuma ORG
4 O
Fluminense ORG
1 O

Cruzeiro ORG
2 O
Flamengo ORG
1 O

Goias ORG
0 O
Palmeiras ORG
0 O

Gremio ORG
2 O
Vitoria ORG
2 O

Juventude ORG
2 O
Internacional ORG
1 O

Parana ORG
3 O
Guarani ORG
0 O

Portuguesa ORG
3 O
Atletico ORG
Mineiro ORG
1 O

Sao ORG
Paulo ORG
2 O
Santos ORG
1 O

Sport ORG
Recife ORG
3 O
Coritiba ORG
0 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Sao ORG
Paulo ORG
4 O
3 O
1 O
0 O
10 O
5 O
10 O

Juventude ORG
5 O
3 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
10 O

Portuguesa ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
8 O
3 O
9 O

Palmeiras ORG
5 O
2 O
3 O
0 O
8 O
1 O
9 O

Goias ORG
5 O
2 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
4 O
8 O

Gremio ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
11 O
4 O
7 O

Cruzeiro ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
7 O

Sport ORG
Recife ORG
5 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
7 O
6 O
7 O

Parana ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
5 O
7 O

Flamengo ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
4 O
6 O

Atletico ORG
Mineiro ORG
5 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
6 O
7 O
6 O

Vasco ORG
da ORG
Gama ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
6 O
7 O
6 O

Coritiba ORG
5 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
9 O
6 O

Botafogo ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
5 O

Internacional ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
5 O

Criciuma ORG
5 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
7 O
8 O
5 O

Vitoria ORG
5 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
5 O

Santos ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

Corinthians ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
4 O

Bahia ORG
5 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
8 O
4 O

Fluminense ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
6 O
4 O

Atletico ORG
Paranaense ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
6 O
3 O

Guarani ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
5 O
1 O

Bragantino ORG
4 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
12 O
0 O

Note O
: O
Top O
eight O
teams O
qualify O
for O
the O
quarter-finals O
. O

If O

teams O
are O
level O
on O
points O
, O
positions O
are O
determined O
by O
the O

number O
of O
games O
won O
. O



BASKETBALL O
- O
PHILIPPINE MISC
PRO-LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

MANILA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
semi-final O
round O
games O
played O
on O
late O
Sunday O
in O
the O
Philippine ORG
Basketball ORG
Association ORG
second O
conference O
, O
which O
includes O
American MISC
players O
: O

Formula ORG
Shell ORG
beat O
Ginebra ORG
San ORG
Miguel ORG
89-86 O
( O
45-46 O
half-time O
) O



SOCCER O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
SOUTH MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-SOCCER O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC
pro-soccer O

games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Puchon ORG
3 O
Chonan ORG
0 O
( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O

Pohang ORG
3 O
Chonbuk ORG
2 O
( O
halftime O
0-0 O
) O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
- O

won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

W O
D O
L O
G O
/ O
F O
G O
/ O
A O
P O

Puchon ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
0 O
7 O

Chonan ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
9 O
9 O
6 O

Pohang ORG
1 O
1 O
1 O
8 O
8 O
4 O

Ulsan ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
6 O
3 O

Anyang ORG
0 O
3 O
0 O
5 O
5 O
3 O

Suwon ORG
0 O
3 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Pusan ORG
0 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
2 O

Chonnam ORG
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
2 O

Chonbuk ORG
0 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
0 O



BASEBALL O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
S. MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-BASEBALL O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC

pro-baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
. O

OB ORG
2 O
Lotte ORG
1 O

Hanwha ORG
3 O
Haitai ORG
2 O

Hyundai ORG
8 O
Samsung ORG
1 O

Ssangbangwool ORG
3 O
LG ORG
1 O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
, O
games O
behind O
first O
place O
) O

W O
D O
L O
PCT O
GB O

Haitai ORG
63 O
2 O
41 O
.604 O
- O

Ssangbangwool ORG
58 O
2 O
47 O
.551 O
5 O
1/2 O

Hyundai ORG
56 O
5 O
47 O
.542 O
6 O
1/2 O

Hanwha ORG
56 O
1 O
48 O
.538 O
7 O

Samsung ORG
47 O
5 O
55 O
.463 O
15 O

Lotte ORG
44 O
6 O
53 O
.456 O
15 O
1/2 O

LG ORG
44 O
5 O
58 O
.435 O
18 O

OB ORG
41 O
6 O
60 O
.411 O
20 O
1/2 O



SOCCER O
- O
MOROCCAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

RABAT LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
Moroccan MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

Widad ORG
Fes ORG
3 O
Oujda ORG
1 O

Raja ORG
Casablanca ORG
4 O
Tetouan ORG
0 O

Jeunesse ORG
Massira ORG
0 O
Widad ORG
Casablanca ORG
2 O

Sporting ORG
Sale ORG
0 O
Meknes ORG
1 O

Settat ORG
1 O
Marrakesh ORG
0 O

Khouribga ORG
3 O
Mohammedia ORG
0 O

Sidi ORG
Kacem ORG
0 O
Royal ORG
Armed ORG
Forces ORG
0 O

El ORG
Jadida ORG
1 O
Hassania ORG
Agadir ORG
0 O



TENNIS O
- O
QUENCH O
YOUR O
THIRST O
- O
IF O
YOU O
CAN O
AFFORD O
IT O
AT O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

Bill PER
Berkrot PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

A O
message O
on O
television O
monitors O
all O
around O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
reads O
: O
" O
Due O
to O
hot O
weather O
please O
seek O
shade O
and O
drink O
plenty O
of O
fluids O
" O
-- O
sound O
advice O
until O
you O
check O
out O
the O
price O
of O
fluids O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
advisory O
was O
cut O
off O
before O
concluding O
: O
" O
...and O
bring O
plenty O
of O
money O
. O
" O

A O
small O
bottle O
of O
a O
garishly-coloured O
sports O
drink O
at O
the O
sun-drenched O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
is O
going O
for O
$ O
3.75 O
, O
while O
a O
litre O
of O
basic O
, O
life-sustaining O
water O
will O
set O
you O
back O
$ O
4.00 O
-- O
for O
water O
? O

" O
At O
the O
Olympics MISC
water O
was O
only O
a O
dollar O
, O
and O
that O
was O
the O
Olympics MISC
, O
" O
said O
one O
incredulous O
fan O
, O
noting O
that O
the O
Atlanta MISC
Games MISC
had O
been O
notorious O
for O
price O
gouging O
. O

U.S. MISC
Open MISC
officials O
managed O
to O
insult O
most O
of O
the O
male O
tennis O
players O
last O
week O
with O
their O
controversial O
handling O
of O
the O
seeding O
and O
draw O
. O

When O
the O
tournament O
began O
on O
Monday O
it O
was O
the O
fans O
' O
turn O
to O
be O
offended O
. O

" O
That O
baked O
lasagna O
better O
be O
good O
for O
$ O
8.50 O
, O
" O
said O
New MISC
Yorker MISC
Rebecca PER
Weinstein PER
, O
a O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
regular O
who O
was O
eating O
a O
sandwich O
she O
had O
brought O
from O
home O
. O

A O
trio O
of O
hungry O
fans O
at O
the O
food O
court O
who O
had O
already O
forked O
over O
the O
lasagna O
money O
pronounced O
it O
good O
, O
but O
Carol PER
Perry PER
chimed O
in O
, O
" O
The O
water O
is O
ridiculous O
, O
they O
want O
four O
dollars O
for O
the O
water O
, O
you O
might O
as O
well O
get O
a O
glass O
of O
wine O
. O
" O

Indeed O
, O
a O
nice O
glass O
of O
chardonnay O
or O
white O
zinfandel O
was O
going O
for O
$ O
4.75 O
, O
while O
an O
imported O
beer O
was O
just O
a O
bit O
more O
than O
the O
water O
at O
$ O
4.50 O
. O

What O
's O
the O
message O
here O
? O
" O

Maybe O
they O
want O
us O
to O
be O
alcoholics O
, O
" O
Perry PER
joked O
before O
lifting O
her O
glass O
of O
wine O
. O

Fans O
will O
be O
shelling O
out O
$ O
12.50 O
for O
a O
hamburger O
and O
a O
large O
french O
fries O
. O

And O
that O
little O
snack O
is O
guaranteed O
to O
make O
you O
thirsty O
. O

Make O
that O
$ O
16.50 O
. O

Even O
a O
sandwich O
as O
pedestrian O
as O
a O
ham O
and O
swiss O
cheese O
is O
going O
for O
a O
whopping O
$ O
8.00 O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
it O
is O
served O
on O
a O
tuscan O
roll O
. O

It O
must O
be O
the O
cost O
of O
flying O
those O
rolls O
over O
from O
Tuscany LOC
every O
day O
that O
drives O
up O
the O
price O
of O
the O
sandwich O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
HUBER PER
AND O
MALEEVA PER
FALL O
, O
UP-AND-COMERS O
ADVANCE O
AT O
OPEN MISC
. O

Larry PER
Fine PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Martina PER
Hingis PER
led O
a O
youthful O
charge O
and O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
finalist O
Anke PER
Huber PER
and O
Magdalena PER
Maleeva PER
were O
fallen O
seeds O
on O
Monday O
in O
a O
hot O
, O
sunny O
opening O
to O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
tennis O
championships O
. O

The O
15-year-old O
Hingis PER
, O
seeded O
16th O
, O
was O
honoured O
to O
play O
the O
first O
match O
of O
the O
season O
's O
last O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
on O
Stadium LOC
Court LOC
but O
happy O
to O
hurry O
off O
with O
a O
straight-sets O
victory O
over O
the O
112th-ranked O
Angeles PER
Montolio PER
of O
Spain LOC
. O

" O
It O
was O
very O
hot O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
stay O
long O
on O
the O
court O
, O
" O
said O
a O
cheery O
Hingis PER
, O
who O
had O
no O
worries O
in O
racing O
to O
a O
6-1 O
6-0 O
victory O
against O
the O
overmatched O
Spaniard MISC
. O

Hoping O
for O
a O
longer O
engagement O
on O
the O
cement O
at O
Flushing LOC
Meadows LOC
were O
the O
sixth-seeded O
Huber PER
of O
Germany LOC
and O
12th O
seed O
Maleeva PER
of O
Bulgaria LOC
. O

Huber PER
, O
who O
lost O
to O
Monica PER
Seles PER
in O
the O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
final O
, O
fell O
victim O
to O
an O
unfortunate O
draw O
in O
bowing O
to O
dangerous O
floater O
Amanda PER
Coetzer PER
of O
South LOC
Africa LOC
. O

Coetzer PER
, O
ranked O
17th O
, O
avenged O
her O
defeat O
to O
Huber PER
in O
the O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
semifinals O
by O
winning O
6-1 O
2-6 O
6-2 O
. O

" O
I O
looked O
at O
it O
as O
not O
a O
first O
round O
match O
, O
just O
a O
great O
challenge O
for O
me O
, O
" O
said O
Coetzer PER
, O
24 O
. O
" O

I O
was O
really O
concentrating O
on O
keeping O
my O
own O
momentum O
and O
my O
own O
rhythm O
. O

" O
She O
is O
tough O
to O
play O
in O
that O
way O
because O
she O
plays O
very O
up O
and O
down O
. O

She O
played O
one O
great O
game O
and O
than O
a O
few O
errors O
. O

The O
challenge O
was O
just O
for O
me O
to O
keep O
playing O
my O
own O
game O
. O
" O

Huber PER
, O
who O
reached O
the O
final O
a O
week O
ago O
at O
Manhattan LOC
Beach LOC
, O
could O
only O
mourn O
her O
luck O
of O
the O
draw O
. O

" O
I O
was O
n't O
happy O
when O
I O
saw O
the O
draw O
. O

She O
was O
the O
first O
non- O
seeded O
player O
, O
" O
said O
the O
21-year-old O
German MISC
. O
" O

It O
's O
always O
tough O
to O
play O
somebody O
like O
that O
in O
the O
first O
round O
in O
a O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
. O

" O
I O
think O
I O
did O
n't O
play O
that O
bad O
today O
. O

It O
was O
maybe O
my O
best O
first O
round O
match O
in O
a O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
I O
ever O
played O
. O
" O

Monday O
brought O
the O
best O
out O
in O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
rookie O
Aleksandra PER
Olsza PER
of O
Poland LOC
, O
ranked O
110th O
. O

The O
18-year-old O
Olsza PER
, O
last O
year O
's O
Wimbledon MISC
junior O
champion O
, O
celebrated O
her O
debut O
in O
the O
main O
draw O
of O
the O
Open MISC
by O
removing O
Maleeva PER
6-4 O
6-2 O
. O

The O
curtain-raising O
victories O
by O
Hingis PER
and O
Olsza PER
provided O
a O
ringing O
endorsement O
for O
the O
newest O
wave O
of O
women O
's O
players O
coming O
up O
from O
the O
junior O
ranks O
. O

The O
Swiss MISC
teenager O
, O
a O
twice O
French MISC
Open MISC
junior O
champion O
and O
a O
Wimbledon MISC
juniors O
winner O
, O
had O
already O
proven O
her O
main O
stage O
mettle O
by O
reaching O
the O
quarters O
at O
this O
year O
's O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
. O

" O
I O
hope O
I O
can O
get O
into O
the O
last O
16 O
, O
" O
said O
Hingis PER
, O
seeded O
to O
face O
third O
seed O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
in O
the O
fourth O
round O
. O

Hingis PER
has O
been O
working O
hard O
on O
conditioning O
and O
has O
lost O
eight O
pounds O
( O
3.5 O
kilos O
) O
in O
advance O
of O
the O
championships O
. O

" O
There O
will O
be O
tough O
matches O
but O
I O
hope O
I O
can O
get O
there O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O
" O

Then O
we O
'll O
see O
if O
Arantxa PER
will O
be O
there O
, O
too O
. O
" O

The O
fast-moving O
Olsza PER
, O
18 O
, O
was O
cool O
in O
her O
opening O
match O
. O

" O
I O
was O
n't O
scared O
when O
I O
heard O
that O
I O
was O
playing O
Maleeva PER
, O
" O
said O
Olsza PER
. O
" O

I O
know O
that O
if O
I O
want O
to O
play O
professional O
tennis O
I O
have O
to O
do O
my O
best O
to O
try O
to O
beat O
her O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
be O
scared O
. O
" O

Olsza PER
is O
undaunted O
by O
the O
level O
of O
competition O
in O
the O
pros O
. O

" O
In O
terms O
of O
tennis O
, O
I O
think O
the O
junior O
players O
are O
really O
good O
now O
. O

In O
a O
few O
years O
, O
it O
could O
change O
a O
lot O
among O
the O
top O
players O
. O
" O

Two O
big-serving O
women O
's O
players O
made O
quick O
work O
of O
Japanese MISC
opponents O
. O

Brenda PER
Schultz-McCarthy PER
of O
the O
Netherlands LOC
, O
the O
13th O
seed O
, O
was O
a O
6-1 O
6-4 O
winner O
over O
Japan LOC
's O
Nana PER
Miyaga PER
, O
while O
Czech MISC
veteran O
Helena PER
Sukova PER
prevailed O
over O
Yone PER
Kamio PER
6-2 O
6-3 O
. O

Austrian MISC
Barbara PER
Paulus PER
, O
seeded O
14th O
, O
also O
reached O
the O
second O
round O
with O
a O
6-2 O
6-1 O
victory O
over O
Yi PER
Jing-Qian PER
of O
China LOC
. O



TENNIS O
- O
STICH PER
GLAD O
HE O
STAYED O
AFTER O
OPEN MISC
VICTORY O
. O

Richard PER
Finn PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Michael PER
Stich PER
nearly O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
in O
protest O
over O
the O
men O
's O
seeding O
fiasco O
but O
the O
former O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
was O
glad O
he O
stayed O
after O
sweating O
out O
a O
four-set O
win O
on O
Monday O
over O
qualifier O
Tommy PER
Haas PER
. O

" O
I O
still O
feel O
it O
's O
embarrassing O
what O
happened O
and O
I O
was O
about O
to O
pull O
out O
yesterday O
and O
say O
, O
' O
That O
's O
it O
, O
' O
" O
said O
Stich PER
, O
one O
of O
a O
host O
of O
men O
who O
cried O
foul O
over O
seeding O
procedures O
that O
forced O
an O
unprecedented O
remaking O
of O
the O
men O
's O
draw O
last O
week O
. O

" O
But O
there O
are O
so O
many O
reasons O
to O
play O
, O
especially O
spectators O
and O
the O
kids O
who O
come O
out O
here O
and O
want O
to O
enjoy O
watching O
tennis O
, O
that O
I O
decided O
to O
stay O
. O
" O

In O
a O
break O
from O
tradition O
, O
the O
Open MISC
did O
not O
seed O
in O
strict O
accordance O
with O
ATP ORG
rankings O
, O
instead O
taking O
into O
account O
other O
factors O
that O
raised O
objections O
of O
favourtism O
toward O
U.S. LOC
players O
. O

One O
prominent O
player O
that O
did O
not O
stay O
for O
the O
Open MISC
was O
French MISC
Open MISC
champion O
Yvegeny PER
Kafelnikov PER
, O
who O
after O
being O
dropped O
three O
spots O
from O
his O
ATP ORG
ranking O
to O
a O
seventh O
seeding O
, O
withdrew O
and O
returned O
home O
to O
Russia LOC
. O

Kafelnikov PER
had O
pulled O
out O
of O
last O
week O
's O
tournament O
with O
a O
rib O
injury O
. O

At O
a O
news O
conference O
attended O
by O
approximately O
50 O
players O
on O
Sunday O
, O
U.S. LOC
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
player O
Todd PER
Martin PER
expressed O
the O
players O
' O
outrage O
at O
the O
seedings O
. O

" O
The O
way O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
has O
seeded O
here O
, O
tampering O
with O
the O
ranking O
system O
, O
has O
tarnished O
the O
image O
and O
reputation O
of O
this O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
in O
the O
players O
' O
mind O
, O
and O
we O
think O
that O
is O
damaging O
to O
our O
sport O
, O
" O
Martin PER
said O
. O

Stich PER
said O
he O
felt O
the O
players O
ought O
to O
have O
organised O
an O
active O
protest O
. O

" O
I O
feel O
that O
we O
made O
it O
a O
little O
easy O
for O
the O
USTA ORG
. O

They O
did O
n't O
really O
get O
hurt O
as O
much O
as O
I O
think O
they O
should O
have O
, O
" O
said O
Stich PER
. O
" O

I O
feel O
that O
we O
should O
have O
maybe O
just O
cancelled O
out O
the O
Monday O
, O
not O
show O
up O
today O
and O
start O
the O
tournament O
tomorrow O
. O
" O

But O
once O
the O
27-year-old O
Stich PER
got O
on O
the O
court O
, O
he O
focused O
his O
energies O
on O
trying O
to O
win O
the O
year O
's O
last O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
. O

He O
took O
a O
positive O
first O
step O
with O
his O
6-3 O
1-6 O
6-1 O
7-5 O
win O
over O
compatriot O
Haas PER
on O
a O
sun-baked O
Grandstand MISC
court O
. O

Others O
advancing O
early O
on O
Monday O
included O
11th-seeded O
American MISC
Malivai PER
Washington PER
, O
the O
Wimbledon MISC
runner-up O
, O
Sweden LOC
's O
Magnus PER
Gustafsson PER
, O
and O
two-time O
former O
French MISC
Open MISC
champion O
Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
of O
Spain LOC
, O
who O
will O
be O
Stich PER
's O
next O
opponent O
. O

The O
suspicion O
, O
however O
, O
lingers O
in O
Stich PER
's O
mind O
that O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
officials O
did O
tamper O
with O
the O
seeding O
process O
in O
order O
to O
benefit O
homegrown O
players O
. O

" O
I O
get O
the O
feeling O
that O
everything O
is O
done O
here O
for O
the O
American MISC
players O
and O
they O
forget O
about O
all O
the O
other O
players O
, O
" O
said O
Stich PER
, O
who O
lost O
the O
1994 O
Open MISC
final O
to O
Andre PER
Agassi PER
. O

It O
was O
Agassi PER
who O
was O
at O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
controversy O
that O
engulfed O
the O
tournament O
since O
the O
original O
draw O
was O
completed O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
flamboyant O
American MISC
star O
was O
bumped O
up O
two O
spots O
from O
his O
ATP ORG
ranking O
of O
eight O
to O
a O
seeding O
of O
six O
. O

" O
He O
( O
Agassi PER
) O
should O
be O
seeded O
the O
way O
he O
is O
playing O
tennis O
right O
now O
, O
" O
said O
Stich PER
about O
the O
unfairness O
of O
moving O
up O
Agassi PER
, O
who O
made O
early O
exits O
from O
the O
French MISC
Open MISC
and O
Wimbledon MISC
. O

Stich PER
, O
not O
seeded O
here O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
1990 O
, O
might O
have O
benefitted O
from O
some O
fiddling O
with O
the O
seedings O
himself O
after O
Kafelnikov PER
withdrew O
. O

Ranked O
18th O
in O
the O
world O
, O
Stich PER
might O
have O
been O
slipped O
into O
that O
spot O
ahead O
of O
Spain LOC
's O
Felix PER
Mantilla PER
, O
who O
is O
16th O
but O
had O
never O
been O
played O
in O
the O
Open MISC
and O
had O
been O
left O
out O
of O
the O
seedings O
originally O
. O

But O
Stich PER
did O
n't O
want O
to O
play O
that O
game O
. O

" O
I O
think O
he O
deserves O
to O
be O
seeded O
as O
everybody O
else O
who O
is O
in O
the O
top O
16 O
deserves O
to O
be O
seeded O
, O
" O
Stich PER
said O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
MONDAY O
'S O
RESULTS O
FROM O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Results O
of O
first O
round O
matches O
on O
Monday O
in O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
tennis O
championships O
at O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
( O
prefix O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Women O
's O
singles O

16 O
- O
Martina PER
Hingis PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
beat O
Angeles PER
Montolio PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-0 O

Anne-Gaelle PER
Sidot PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Janette PER
Husarova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O

13 O
- O
Brenda PER
Schultz-McCarthy PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Nana PER
Miyagi PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-4 O

Aleksandra PER
Olsza PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
beat O
12 O
- O
Magdalena PER
Maleeva PER
( O
Bulgaria LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Michael PER
Stich PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Tommy PER
Haas PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-3 O
1-6 O
6-1 O
7-5 O

Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Kris PER
Goossens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O

Frederic PER
Vitoux PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Ramon PER
Delgado PER
( O
Paraguay LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O

Henrietta PER
Nagyova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Gala PER
Leon PER
Garcia PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-1 O
4-6 O
6-3 O

Asa PER
Carlsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Gloria PER
Pizzichini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
3-6 O
6-1 O
7-5 O

Barbara PER
Schett PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Sabine PER
Appelmans PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
1-6 O
6-4 O
6-4 O

Cristina PER
Torrens-Valero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Sabine PER
Hack PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Helena PER
Sukova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Yone PER
Kamio PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-3 O

Irina PER
Spirlea PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
beat O
Petra PER
Begerow PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O

Maria PER
Jose PER
Gaidano PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Melanie PER
Schnell PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-0 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Carlos PER
Moya PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Scott PER
Humphries PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-7 O
( O
3-7 O
) O
6-7 O
( O
1-7 O
) O
6-0 O
6-4 O

Kenneth PER
Carlsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
beat O
Patrick PER
Rafter PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
9-7 O
) O
6-3 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

Magnus PER
Gustafsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Carlos PER
Costa PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
7-5 O
4-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-3 O

Jeff PER
Tarango PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Alex PER
Radulescu PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-4 O
6-1 O
retired O
, O
heat O
exhaustion O

Men O
's O
singles O

11 O
- O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Karim PER
Alami PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
6-4 O
2-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
6-1 O

Dirk PER
Dier PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Chuck PER
Adams PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
2-6 O
6-4 O
6-4 O

Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Stefano PER
Pescosolido PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-4 O
6-1 O

Arnaud PER
Boetsch PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Nicolas PER
Pereira PER
( O
Venezuela LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-4 O
7-5 O

David PER
Prinosil PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Peter PER
Tramacchi PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O
3-6 O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-1 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Amanda PER
Coetzer PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
6 O
- O
Anke PER
Huber PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-1 O
2-6 O
6-2 O

Anna PER
Kournikova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
beat O
Ludmila PER
Richterova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-3 O

Debbie PER
Graham PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Stephanie PER
Deville PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Barbara PER
Rittner PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Katarina PER
Studenikova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
7-5 O
7-5 O

Kristina PER
Brandi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Andrea PER
Glass PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-3 O

Ines PER
Gorrochategui PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Magdalena PER
Grzybowska PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
4-6 O
6-4 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Alberto PER
Berasategui PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Cecil PER
Mamiit PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-4 O
6-0 O

Guillaume PER
Raoux PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Filip PER
Dewulf PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
3-6 O
1-6 O
6-4 O
7-5 O

Alex PER
O'Brien PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Nicolas PER
Lapentti PER
( O
Ecuador LOC
) O
6-4 O
1-6 O
6-4 O
6-3 O

2 O
- O
Michael PER
Chang PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Jaime PER
Oncins PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
3-6 O
6-1 O
6-0 O
7 O
- O
6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O

14 O
- O
Barbara PER
Paulus PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Yi PER
Jing-Qian PER
( O
China LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-1 O

Wang PER
Shi-Ting PER
( O
Taiwan LOC
) O
beat O
Corina PER
Morariu PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-2 O

Linda PER
Wild PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sung-Hee PER
Park PER
( O
South LOC
Korea LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-3 O

Sarah PER
Pitkowski PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Meghann PER
Shaughnessy PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-3 O
6- O
3 O

Dally PER
Randriantefy PER
( O
Madagascar LOC
) O
beat O
Elena PER
Makarova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
6- O
3 O
1-6 O
7-5 O

Laurence PER
Courtois PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
beat O
Flora LOC
Perfetti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6-4 O
3-6 O
6-2 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Leander PER
Paes PER
( O
India LOC
) O
beat O
Marcos PER
Ondruska PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O

Jan PER
Siemerink PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Carl-Uwe PER
Steeb PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
4-6 O
6 O
- O
1 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-4 O

Neville PER
Godwin PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Tomas PER
Carbonell PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O
3-6 O
6-1 O

Jim PER
Grabb PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sandon PER
Stolle PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-5 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O

Alexandra PER
Fusai PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Jill PER
Craybas PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-1 O
2-6 O
7-5 O

Naoko PER
Kijimuta PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Tatyana PER
Jecmenica PER
( O
Yugoslavia LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O

Nathalie PER
Dechy PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Christina PER
Singer PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-0 O

Jane PER
Chi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Maria PER
Antonio PER
Sanchez PER
Lorenzo PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-4 O
1-6 O
6-3 O

Els PER
Callens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
beat O
Nicole PER
Bradtke PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
9-7 O
) O

Natalia PER
Baudone PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
beat O
Jolene PER
Watanabe PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
4-6 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

Ai PER
Sugiyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Jana PER
Kandarr PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-1 O



BASEBALL O
- O
CUBS ORG
EDGE O
BRAVES ORG
WITH O
RUN O
IN O
TOP O
OF O
NINTH O
. O

ATLANTA LOC
1996-08-25 O

Brian PER
McRae PER
singled O
in O
Tyler PER
Houston PER
in O
the O
top O
of O
the O
ninth O
inning O
to O
snap O
a O
tie O
as O
the O
Chicago ORG
Cubs ORG
avoided O
a O
three-game O
sweep O
with O
3-2 O
victory O
over O
the O
Atlanta ORG
Braves ORG
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
Braves ORG
scored O
four O
runs O
in O
the O
ninth O
for O
a O
6-5 O
victory O
on O
Saturday O
. O

Kevin PER
Foster PER
( O
5-2 O
) O
won O
his O
second O
straight O
start O
, O
allowing O
two O
runs O
and O
six O
hits O
with O
two O
walks O
and O
three O
strikeouts O
over O
eight O
innings O
. O

" O
The O
biggest O
thing O
was O
my O
fastball O
, O
I O
was O
able O
to O
rotate O
it O
pretty O
good O
, O
" O
Foster PER
said O
. O
" O

Also O
, O
I O
was O
able O
to O
keep O
my O
changeup O
down O
. O
" O

At O
Colorado LOC
, O
Vinny PER
Castilla PER
homered O
twice O
and O
drove O
in O
four O
runs O
and O
Larry PER
Walker PER
went O
3-for-4 O
with O
a O
homer O
and O
three O
RBI MISC
as O
the O
Colorado ORG
Rockies ORG
outslugged O
the O
Pittsburgh ORG
Pirates ORG
13-9 O
in O
the O
rubber O
game O
of O
a O
three-game O
series O
. O

Castilla ORG
's O
first O
homer O
of O
the O
game O
, O
a O
solo O
shot O
in O
the O
seventh O
off O
reliever O
Marc PER
Wilkins PER
( O
3-1 O
) O
extended O
Colorado ORG
's O
lead O
to O
9-7 O
. O

He O
added O
a O
three-run O
homer O
in O
the O
eighth O
off O
John PER
Ericks PER
to O
make O
it O
13-8 O
. O

At O
Florida LOC
, O
Edgar PER
Renteria PER
's O
two-out O
single O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
ninth O
inning O
scored O
Jesus PER
Tavarez PER
with O
the O
winning O
run O
as O
the O
Florida ORG
Marlins ORG
edged O
the O
Cincinnati ORG
Reds ORG
6-5 O
. O

" O
Right O
after O
Edgar PER
made O
contact O
, O
I O
knew O
I O
had O
to O
score O
, O
" O
said O
Tavarez PER
. O
" O

I O
knew O
I O
would O
score O
even O
if O
he O
fielded O
it O
cleanly O
, O
he O
could O
n't O
throw O
me O
out O
. O
" O

" O
Edgar PER
is O
a O
tremendous O
player O
right O
now O
, O
" O
said O
Florida ORG
manager O
John PER
Boles PER
. O
" O

But O
I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
to O
see O
how O
good O
he O
'll O
be O
when O
he O
grows O
up O
. O
" O

In O
San LOC
Francisco LOC
, O
Osvaldo PER
Fenandez PER
fired O
a O
seven-hitter O
and O
Trenidad PER
Hubbard PER
belted O
a O
two-run O
homer O
as O
the O
San ORG
Francisco ORG
Giants ORG
ended O
a O
three-game O
losing O
streak O
by O
defeating O
the O
Montreal ORG
Expos ORG
, O
7-2 O
. O

Fernandez PER
( O
6-13 O
) O
allowed O
two O
runs O
, O
walked O
one O
and O
struck O
out O
eight O
for O
his O
second O
career O
complete O
game O
, O
both O
against O
Montreal ORG
. O

In O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
, O
Greg PER
Gagne PER
had O
a O
run-scoring O
single O
and O
Chad PER
Curtis PER
drew O
a O
bases-loaded O
walk O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
eighth O
inning O
as O
the O
Los ORG
Angeles ORG
Dodgers ORG
rallied O
for O
a O
6-5 O
victory O
and O
a O
three-game O
sweep O
of O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Mets ORG
. O

" O
It O
was O
one O
of O
these O
games O
where O
you O
get O
three O
straight O
pinch-hits O
and O
a O
walk O
of O
a O
pinch-hitter O
, O
that O
's O
how O
you O
win O
pennants O
, O
" O
Dodgers ORG
manager O
Bill PER
Russell PER
said O
. O
" O

Mike PER
Piazza PER

In O
San LOC
Diego LOC
, O
Steve PER
Finley PER
and O
Jody PER
Reed PER
drove O
in O
three O
runs O
apiece O
as O
the O
San ORG
Diego ORG
Padres ORG
built O
a O
six-run O
lead O
after O
three O
innings O
and O
cruised O
to O
an O
11-2 O
victory O
over O
the O
Philadelphia ORG
Phillies ORG
. O

Ken PER
Caminiti PER
added O
two O
RBI MISC
for O
the O
Padres ORG
, O
who O
have O
won O
six O
of O
their O
last O
seven O
games O
and O
remained O
one O
game O
ahead O
of O
the O
Los ORG
Angeles ORG
Dodgers ORG
in O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
West MISC
. O

In O
Houston LOC
, O
Jeff PER
Bagwell PER
homered O
and O
Donne PER
Wall PER
allowed O
one O
run O
over O
seven O
innings O
as O
the O
Houston ORG
Astros ORG
defeated O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
4-1 O
. O

Wall PER
( O
8-4 O
) O
allowed O
three O
hits O
, O
walked O
two O
and O
struck O
out O
seven O
as O
the O
Astros ORG
moved O
1-1/2 O
games O
ahead O
of O
the O
Cardinals ORG
for O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
Central MISC
. O

He O
left O
the O
game O
with O
a O
knot O
in O
his O
right O
shoulder O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
SUNDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-25 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Sunday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
74 O
55 O
.574 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
68 O
61 O
.527 O
6 O

BOSTON ORG
66 O
65 O
.504 O
9 O

TORONTO ORG
61 O
70 O
.466 O
14 O

DETROIT ORG
47 O
83 O
.362 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
77 O
53 O
.592 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
70 O
62 O
.530 O
8 O

MINNESOTA ORG
65 O
65 O
.500 O
12 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
62 O
69 O
.473 O
15 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
59 O
73 O
.447 O
19 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
75 O
56 O
.573 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
66 O
63 O
.512 O
8 O

OAKLAND ORG
63 O
70 O
.474 O
13 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
61 O
69 O
.469 O
13 O
1/2 O

MONDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
26TH O
SCHEDULE O

CLEVELAND ORG
AT O
DETROIT LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

MINNESOTA ORG
AT O
TORONTO LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

BOSTON ORG
AT O
CALIFORNIA LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
SEATTLE LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
81 O
48 O
.628 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
70 O
59 O
.543 O
11 O

FLORIDA ORG
61 O
70 O
.466 O
21 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
72 O
.450 O
23 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
53 O
78 O
.405 O
29 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
70 O
61 O
.534 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
68 O
62 O
.523 O
1 O
1/2 O

CHICAGO ORG
64 O
64 O
.500 O
4 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
64 O
65 O
.496 O
5 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
55 O
75 O
.423 O
14 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
72 O
60 O
.545 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
70 O
60 O
.538 O
1 O

COLORADO ORG
68 O
63 O
.519 O
3 O
1/2 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
55 O
73 O
.430 O
15 O

MONDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
26TH O
SCHEDULE O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
BONDS PER
' O
CONSECUTIVE O
GAME O
STREAK O
ENDS O
. O

SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC
1996-08-25 O

San ORG
Francisco ORG
Giants ORG
All-Star MISC
left O
fielder O
Barry PER
Bonds PER
did O
not O
appear O
in O
Sunday O
's O
7-2 O
victory O
over O
the O
Montreal ORG
Expos ORG
, O
ending O
his O
consecutive O
games O
streak O
. O

After O
appearing O
as O
a O
pinch-hitter O
in O
the O
previous O
two O
games O
, O
Bonds PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
battling O
a O
hamstring O
injury O
, O
did O
not O
see O
any O
action O
today O
, O
ending O
his O
streak O
at O
357 O
consecutive O
games O
. O

It O
was O
the O
second-longest O
streak O
by O
an O
active O
player O
in O
the O
the O
majors O
behind O
Baltimore ORG
's O
Cal PER
Ripken PER
, O
who O
appeared O
in O
his O
major-league O
record O
2,282nd O
straight O
game O
today O
, O
a O
13-0 O
loss O
to O
the O
California ORG
Angels ORG
. O

Bonds PER
has O
been O
limited O
to O
a O
pinch-hitting O
role O
since O
an O
MRI MISC
Friday O
showed O
a O
mild O
strain O
of O
his O
left O
hamstring O
. O

Bonds PER
came O
out O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
game O
against O
New ORG
York ORG
in O
the O
ninth O
inning O
after O
suffering O
a O
mild O
hamstring O
strain O
. O

He O
was O
back O
in O
the O
starting O
lineup O
Thursday O
night O
and O
went O
1-for-2 O
before O
exiting O
in O
the O
third O
inning O
. O

The O
32-year-old O
Bonds PER
is O
hitting O
.307 O
with O
35 O
homers O
and O
107 O
RBI MISC
and O
has O
been O
one O
of O
the O
few O
bright O
spots O
for O
the O
last-place O
Giants ORG
. O

Chicago ORG
Cubs ORG
outfielder O
Sammy PER
Sosa PER
had O
the O
third-longest O
streak O
at O
304 O
games O
, O
but O
that O
ended O
earlier O
this O
week O
when O
he O
suffered O
a O
broken O
bone O
in O
his O
right O
hand O
. O

Atlanta ORG
Braves ORG
first O
baseman O
Fred PER
McGriff PER
owns O
the O
second-longest O
streak O
at O
295 O
games O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
JONK PER
RETURNS O
TO O
DUTCH MISC
SQUAD O
FOR O
BRAZIL LOC
FRIENDLY O
. O

ROTTERDAM LOC
1996-08-26 O

Dutch MISC
coach O
Guus PER
Hiddink PER
on O
Monday O
recalled O
midfielder O
Wim PER
Jonk PER
after O
a O
14-month O
absence O
for O
a O
friendly O
against O
World MISC
Cup MISC
holders O
Brazil LOC
in O
Amsterdam LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

Feyenoord ORG
midfielder O
Jean-Paul PER
van PER
Gastel PER
was O
also O
named O
to O
make O
his O
debut O
in O
the O
18-man O
squad O
. O

Hiddink PER
did O
not O
name O
a O
replacement O
captain O
for O
Danny PER
Blind PER
, O
who O
announced O
his O
retirement O
from O
international O
soccer O
on O
Sunday O
. O

Ronald PER
de PER
Boer PER
and O
Dennis PER
Bergkamp PER
are O
the O
likely O
contenders O
to O
lead O
the O
team O
. O

The O
35-year-old O
Blind PER
, O
who O
won O
42 O
caps O
for O
the O
Netherlands LOC
, O
said O
he O
wanted O
to O
concentrate O
on O
playing O
for O
his O
Dutch MISC
club O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
. O

AC ORG
Milan ORG
midfielder O
Edgar PER
Davids PER
, O
who O
was O
sent O
home O
early O
from O
the O
European MISC
championship O
in O
England LOC
after O
a O
clash O
with O
the O
coach O
, O
was O
left O
out O
of O
the O
squad O
. O

Squad O
: O

Goalkeepers O
- O
Edwin PER
van PER
der PER
Sar PER
( O
Ajax ORG
) O
, O
Ed PER
de PER
Goey PER
( O
Feyenoord ORG
) O
. O

Defenders O
- O
Frank PER
de PER
Boer PER
( O
Ajax ORG
) O
, O
John PER
Veldman PER
( O
Ajax ORG
) O
, O
Jaap PER
Stam PER
( O
PSV ORG
) O
, O
Arthur PER
Numan PER
( O
PSV ORG
) O
, O
Michael PER
Reiziger PER
( O
AC ORG
Milan ORG
) O
, O
Johan PER
de PER
Kock PER
( O
Schalke ORG
' O
04 O
) O
. O

Midfielders O
- O
Richard PER
Witschge PER
( O
Ajax ORG
) O
, O
Philip PER
Cocu PER
( O
PSV ORG
) O
, O
Wim PER
Jonk PER
( O
PSV ORG
) O
, O
Aron PER
Winter PER
( O
Internazionale ORG
) O
, O
Jean-Paul PER
van PER
Gastel PER
( O
Feyenoord ORG
) O
, O
Clarence PER
Seedorf PER
( O
Real ORG
Madrid ORG
) O
. O

Strikers O
- O
Ronald PER
de PER
Boer PER
( O
Ajax ORG
) O
, O
Gaston PER
Taument PER
( O
Feyenoord ORG
) O
, O
Jordi PER
Cruyff PER
( O
Manchester ORG
United ORG
) O
, O
Dennis PER
Bergkamp PER
( O
Arsenal ORG
) O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BARCELONA ORG
BEAT O
ATLETICO ORG
5-2 O
IN O
SUPERCUP MISC
. O

BARCELONA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Barcelona ORG
beat O
Atletico ORG
Madrid ORG
5-2 O
( O
halftime O
2-1 O
) O
in O
the O
Spanish MISC
Supercup MISC
on O
Sunday O
: O

Scorers O
: O

Barcelona ORG
- O
Ronaldo PER
( O
5th O
and O
89th O
minutes O
) O
, O
Giovanni PER
( O
31st O
) O
, O
Pizzi PER
( O
73rd O
) O
, O
De PER
la PER
Pena PER
( O
75th O
) O

Atletico ORG
Madrid ORG
- O
Esnaider PER
( O
37th O
) O
, O
Pantic PER
( O
57th O
, O
penalty O
) O

Attendance O
30,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
AUSTRIA LOC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

VIENNA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Result O
of O
an O
Austrian MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Sunday O
: O

SV ORG
Ried ORG
0 O
SV ORG
Salzburg ORG
4 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

FC ORG
Tirol ORG
Innsbruck ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
13 O
5 O
14 O

SV ORG
Salzburg ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
8 O
1 O
14 O

Austria ORG
Vienna ORG
6 O
4 O
2 O
0 O
9 O
5 O
14 O

Sturm ORG
Graz ORG
6 O
2 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
5 O
9 O

GAK ORG
6 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
8 O
10 O
6 O

Rapid ORG
Wien ORG
5 O
0 O
5 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
5 O

SV ORG
Ried ORG
6 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
6 O
9 O
4 O

Linzer ORG
ASK ORG
5 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
4 O
8 O
3 O

Admira ORG
/ ORG
Wacker ORG
6 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
5 O
10 O
3 O

FC ORG
Linz ORG
6 O
0 O
2 O
4 O
1 O
9 O
2 O



CRICKET O
- O
AUSTRALIA LOC
BEAT O
ZIMBABWE LOC
BY O
125 O
RUNS O
IN O
ONE-DAY O
MATCH O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Australia LOC
beat O
Zimbabwe LOC
by O
125 O
runs O
in O
the O
first O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
one-day O
( O
50 O
overs O
) O
cricket O
tournament O
on O
Monday O
. O

Scores O
: O
Australia LOC
263-7 O
in O
50 O
overs O
, O
Zimbabwe LOC
138 O
all O
out O
in O
41 O
overs O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
SCOREBOARD-AUSTRALIA MISC
V O
ZIMBABWE LOC
ONE-DAY O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Scoreboard O
in O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC

Series MISC
one-day O
( O
50 O
overs O
) O
cricket O
match O
between O
Australia LOC
and O

Zimbabwe LOC
on O
Monday O
: O

Australia LOC

M. PER
Slater PER
c O
P. PER
Strang PER
b O
Whittall PER
50 O

M. PER
Waugh PER
b O
P. PER
Strang PER
18 O

R. PER
Ponting PER
c O
and O
b O
Whittall PER
53 O

S. PER
Waugh PER
c O
Campbell PER
b O
Whittall PER
82 O

S. PER
Law PER
b O
Streak PER
20 O

M. PER
Bevan PER
c O
Campbell PER
b O
Brandes PER
9 O

I. PER
Healy PER
b O
Brandes PER
5 O

B. PER
Hogg PER
not O
out O
11 O

Extras O
( O
b-1 O
lb-8 O
w-3 O
nb-3 O
) O
15 O

Total O
( O
for O
seven O
wickets O
- O
50 O
overs O
) O
263 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-48 O
2-92 O
3-167 O
4-230 O
5-240 O
6-242 O
7-263 O

Did O
not O
bat O
: O
P. PER
Reiffel PER
, O
D. PER
Flemming PER
, O
G. PER
McGrath PER

Bowling O
: O
Streak PER
10-1-50-1 O
( O
2w O
, O
2nb O
) O
, O
Brandes PER
10-1-47-2 O
( O
1w O
) O
, O

P. PER
Strang PER
9-0-41-1 O
, O
Flower PER
6-0-28-0 O
, O
Whittall PER
10-0-53-3 O
( O
1nb O
) O
, O

Decker PER
3-0-17-0 O
, O
Shah PER
2-0-18-0 O

Zimbabwe LOC

A. PER
Shah PER
c O
M. PER
Waugh PER
b O
Hogg PER
41 O

G. PER
Flower PER
c O
Ponting PER
b O
Flemming PER
7 O

A. PER
Flower PER
lbw O
b O
Flemming PER
0 O

A. PER
Campbell PER
lbw O
b O
McGrath PER
9 O

C. PER
Wishart PER
c O
Healy PER
b O
Reiffel PER
0 O

G. PER
Whittall PER
b O
Reiffel PER
11 O

C. PER
Evans PER
c O
Healy PER
b O
S. PER
Waugh PER
15 O

M. PER
Dekker PER
not O
out O
8 O

P. PER
Strang PER
b O
M. PER
Waugh PER
9 O

H. PER
Streak PER
b O
M. PER
Waugh PER
0 O

E. PER
Brandes PER
c O
Hogg PER
b O
M. PER
Waugh PER
17 O

Extras O
( O
lb-4 O
w-10 O
nb-7 O
) O
21 O

Total O
( O
all O
out O
- O
41 O
overs O
) O
138 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-16 O
2-16 O
3-33 O
4-35 O
5-56 O
6-98 O
7-100 O
8-120 O

9-120 O

Bowling O
: O
McGrath PER
7-2-13-1 O
( O
2w O
) O
, O
Flemming PER
7-0-24-2 O
( O
3w O
, O
3nb O
) O
, O

Reiffel PER
6-1-23-2 O
( O
2nb O
) O
, O
S. PER
Waugh PER
7-2-24-1 O
( O
1nb O
, O
2w O
) O
, O
Hogg PER

9-2-26-1 O
( O
1nb O
, O
3w O
) O
, O
M. PER
Waugh PER
5-1-24-3 O

Result O
: O
Australia LOC
won O
by O
125 O
runs O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
AUSTRALIA LOC
263-7 O
IN O
50 O
OVERS O
V O
ZIMBABWE LOC
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Australia LOC
scored O
263-7 O
in O
their O
50 O
overs O
against O
Zimbabwe LOC
in O
the O
first O
day-night O
limited O
overs O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
tournament O
on O
Monday O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
AUSTRALIA LOC
WIN O
TOSS O
, O
OPT O
TO O
BAT O
AGAINST O
ZIMBABWE LOC
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Australia LOC
won O
the O
toss O
and O
decided O
to O
bat O
against O
Zimbabwe LOC
in O
the O
first O
day-night O
limited O
overs O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
tournament O
on O
Monday O
. O

Teams O
: O

Australia LOC
- O
Mark PER
Waugh PER
, O
Michael PER
Slater PER
, O
Ricky PER
Ponting PER
, O
Steve PER
Waugh PER
, O
Stuart PER
Law PER
, O
Michael PER
Bevan PER
, O
Ian PER
Healy PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Brad PER
Hogg PER
, O
Paul PER
Reiffel PER
, O
Damein PER
Fleming PER
, O
Glenn PER
McGrath PER
. O

Zimbabwe LOC
- O
Alistair PER
Campbell PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Andy PER
Flower PER
, O
Grant PER
Flower PER
, O
Guy PER
Whittall PER
, O
Craig PER
Evans PER
, O
Eddo PER
Brandes PER
, O
Heath PER
Streak PER
, O
Paul PER
Strang PER
, O
Craig PER
Wishart PER
, O
Ali PER
Shah PER
, O
Mark PER
Dekker PER
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
MOZAMBIQUE LOC
- O
AUGUST O
26 O
. O

MAPUTO LOC
1996-08-26 O

This O
is O
the O
leading O
story O
in O
the O
Mozambican MISC
press O
on O
Monday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
this O
story O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
its O
accuracy O
. O

NOTICIAS ORG

- O
At O
least O
20 O
people O
were O
killed O
when O
the O
two O
trucks O
in O
which O
they O
were O
travelling O
collided O
at O
Nhamavila LOC
about O
160 O
km O
north O
of O
Maputo LOC
on O
Saturday O
, O
the O
Maputo LOC
daily O
Noticias ORG
said O
. O



Lamonts ORG
Apparel ORG
files O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

[ O
CORRECTED O
18:00 O
GMT MISC
] O

KIRKLAND LOC
, O
Wash LOC
. O

1996-08-26 O

Lamonts ORG
Apparel ORG
Inc ORG
, O
an O
operator O
of O
42 O
family O
apparel O
stores O
in O
six O
northwestern O
states O
, O
said O
it O
has O
filed O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
in O
bankruptcy O
court O
in O
Seattle LOC
. O

( O
Corrects O
to O
make O
clear O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
has O
been O
filed O
) O
. O

The O
reorganization O
plan O
calls O
for O
all O
secured O
claims O
to O
be O
paid O
in O
full O
. O

Unsecured O
claims O
, O
including O
those O
of O
company O
bondholders O
, O
will O
be O
satisfied O
by O
issuing O
new O
common O
stock O
and O
warrants O
. O

Unsecured O
claims O
are O
estimated O
at O
about O
$ O
90 O
million O
. O

Lamonts ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
issue O
9 O
million O
shares O
of O
new O
common O
stock O
. O

Of O
that O
amount O
, O
4.05 O
million O
and O
5.67 O
million O
shares O
will O
be O
allocated O
to O
the O
company O
's O
trade O
creditors O
. O

Between O
4.75 O
and O
3.13 O
million O
shares O
will O
be O
allocated O
to O
bondholders O
and O
other O
unsecured O
non-trade O
creditors O
and O
200,000 O
will O
be O
allocated O
to O
existing O
shareholders O
in O
exchange O
for O
all O
existing O
stock O
of O
the O
company O
. O

Bondholders O
and O
other O
unsecured O
non-trade O
creditors O
will O
receive O
warrants O
four O
about O
2.2 O
million O
shares O
when O
the O
company O
's O
market O
capitalization O
reaches O
$ O
20 O
million O
. O

Bondholders O
, O
other O
unsecured O
non-trade O
creditors O
, O
and O
existing O
shareholders O
also O
will O
receive O
warrants O
entitling O
them O
to O
roughly O
800,000 O
shares O
when O
the O
company O
's O
market O
capitalization O
reaches O
$ O
25 O
million O
. O

Management O
will O
receive O
options O
to O
purchase O
10 O
percent O
of O
the O
company O
's O
outstanding O
common O
stock O
with O
protection O
against O
dilution O
at O
an O
option O
exercise O
price O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
. O



Passengers O
rescued O
from O
blazing O
ferry O
off O
France LOC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

More O
than O
100 O
people O
were O
safely O
evacuated O
on O
Monday O
from O
a O
ferry O
that O
caught O
fire O
soon O
after O
leaving O
Guernsey LOC
in O
Britain LOC
's O
Channel LOC
Islands LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

Police O
said O
the O
111 O
passengers O
and O
six O
crew O
on O
board O
the O
ferry O
Trident MISC
Seven MISC
, O
owned O
by O
France LOC
's O
Emeraud ORG
line O
, O
were O
rescued O
by O
a O
variety O
of O
private O
and O
commercial O
boats O
after O
fire O
broke O
out O
in O
the O
engine O
room O
soon O
after O
it O
left O
port O
. O

An O
88-year-old O
woman O
was O
taken O
to O
hospital O
with O
leg O
injuries O
, O
according O
to O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Guernsey LOC
police O
. O

The O
ferry O
, O
which O
was O
towed O
into O
port O
, O
had O
been O
bound O
for O
Jersey LOC
, O
another O
in O
a O
cluster O
of O
small O
British-ruled MISC
islands O
off O
north-west O
France LOC
. O



OSCE ORG
delays O
decision O
on O
refugee O
voting O
. O

Kurt PER
Schork PER

SARAJEVO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Bosnia LOC
's O
election O
organisers O
will O
decide O
on O
Tuesday O
whether O
or O
not O
to O
postpone O
municipal O
elections O
scheduled O
as O
part O
of O
nationwide O
balloting O
, O
an O
OSCE ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Officials O
from O
the O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
( O
OSCE ORG
) O
are O
considering O
the O
postponement O
following O
allegations O
of O
serious O
irregularities O
in O
the O
registration O
of O
Serb MISC
refugees O
. O

International O
observers O
say O
the O
alleged O
irregularities O
could O
affect O
the O
outcome O
of O
voting O
for O
municipal O
assemblies O
. O

" O
Tomorrow O
... O

the O
Provisional ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
will O
consider O
the O
possible O
postponement O
of O
municipal O
elections O
only O
... O

the O
other O
elections O
will O
be O
held O
on O
September O
14 O
, O
" O
OSCE ORG
spokeswoman O
Agota PER
Kuperman PER
told O
reporters O
in O
Sarajevo LOC
. O

" O
I O
think O
that O
it O
would O
be O
very O
difficult O
to O
select O
which O
municipal O
elections O
would O
have O
to O
be O
cancelled O
. O

I O
think O
probably O
if O
the O
decision O
( O
to O
cancell O
) O
were O
to O
be O
taken O
it O
would O
probably O
be O
all O
municipal O
elections O
.. O

. O
" O

Kuperman PER
added O
that O
options O
other O
than O
postponement O
were O
also O
on O
the O
table O
, O
but O
she O
refused O
to O
specify O
what O
they O
were O
. O

The O
Dayton LOC
peace O
agreement O
gave O
the O
OSCE ORG
a O
mandate O
to O
organise O
Bosnian MISC
elections O
. O

The O
Provisional ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
is O
OSCE ORG
's O
top O
rule-making O
body O
for O
the O
poll O
. O

More O
than O
600,000 O
refugees O
have O
registered O
to O
vote O
in O
55 O
countries O
around O
the O
world O
, O
representing O
about O
20 O
per O
cent O
of O
Bosnia LOC
's O
total O
electorate O
. O

They O
are O
due O
to O
begin O
voting O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
August O
28 O
, O
just O
one O
day O
after O
the O
PEC ORG
is O
supposed O
to O
make O
its O
decision O
. O

Balloting O
inside O
Bosnia LOC
is O
scheduled O
for O
September O
14 O
, O
when O
citizens O
are O
slated O
to O
elect O
municipal O
and O
cantonal O
assemblies O
, O
separate O
Moslem-Croat MISC
and O
Serb MISC
parliaments O
, O
a O
national O
House ORG
of ORG
Representatives ORG
and O
a O
three-man O
Presidency O
. O

A O
Sarajevo LOC
daily O
newspaper O
, O
Dnevi ORG
Avaz ORG
, O
which O
is O
close O
to O
Bosnia LOC
's O
Moslem MISC
nationalist O
SDA ORG
party O
, O
on O
Monday O
said O
the O
OSCE ORG
would O
postpone O
the O
municipal-level O
elections O
until O
the O
Spring O
of O
1997 O
because O
of O
the O
refugee O
registration O
problems O
. O

SDA ORG
has O
a O
representative O
on O
the O
Provisional ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
source O
of O
the O
Dnevi ORG
Avaz ORG
report O
is O
, O
but O
it O
is O
consistent O
with O
what O
I O
have O
heard O
from O
western O
diplomats O
and O
from O
inside O
the O
OSCE ORG
, O
" O
said O
an O
OSCE ORG
staff O
member O
in O
Sarajevo LOC
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O

" O
The O
word O
is O
that O
Frowick PER
has O
decided O
to O
postpone O
municipal O
elections O
but O
that O
he O
will O
wait O
for O
one O
more O
session O
of O
the O
PEC ORG
on O
Tuesday O
to O
take O
everyone O
's O
temperature O
on O
the O
issue O
. O
" O

Ambassador O
Robert PER
Frowick PER
, O
an O
American MISC
, O
heads O
the O
OSCE ORG
mission O
in O
Bosnia LOC
. O

OSCE ORG
and O
independent O
monitors O
allege O
that O
Serb MISC
authorities O
have O
systematically O
discouraged O
refugees O
from O
registering O
to O
cast O
a O
ballot O
in O
the O
places O
they O
lived O
before O
the O
war O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
refugees O
were O
said O
to O
have O
been O
directed O
by O
their O
authorities O
to O
vote O
from O
strategic O
towns O
which O
had O
Moslem MISC
majorities O
before O
the O
43-month O
Bosnian MISC
war O
, O
but O
which O
are O
now O
underpopulated O
as O
a O
result O
of O
" O
ethnic O
cleansing O
" O
. O

Diplomats O
explain O
the O
purpose O
of O
this O
electoral O
engineering O
is O
to O
secure O
Serb MISC
control O
over O
pivotal O
towns O
inside O
the O
49 O
per O
cent O
of O
Bosnia LOC
known O
as O
the O
Serb MISC
republic O
, O
consolidating O
through O
the O
ballot O
box O
what O
was O
initially O
taken O
in O
war O
. O

The O
top O
U.N. ORG
refugee O
official O
in O
the O
Balkans LOC
highlighted O
the O
voter O
registration O
problem O
on O
Monday O
. O

" O
Results O
of O
the O
registration O
for O
September O
elections O
herald O
a O
dismal O
future O
for O
multi-ethnicity O
in O
Bosia-Hercegovina LOC
, O
" O
warned O
Soren PER
Jessen-Petersen PER
, O
Special O
Envoy O
for O
the O
U.N. ORG
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Refugees O
in O
Former LOC
Yugoslavia LOC
. O

" O
In O
the O
run-up O
to O
elections O
, O
nationalistic O
political O
leaders O
are O
playing O
the O
ethnic O
/ O
sectarian O
card O
, O
drumming O
up O
support O
within O
their O
constituencies O
by O
playing O
on O
bitter O
memories O
or O
fear O
. O
" O



After O
truce O
, O
Lebed PER
faces O
tougher O
Chechen MISC
problem O
. O

Alastair PER
Macdonald PER

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-26 O

Alexander PER
Lebed PER
may O
finally O
get O
to O
discuss O
his O
Chechen MISC
peace O
proposals O
with O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
on O
Tuesday O
after O
a O
lost O
weekend O
in O
the O
region O
when O
he O
was O
forced O
to O
abandon O
plans O
to O
sign O
a O
new O
political O
treaty O
with O
the O
separatist O
rebels O
. O

It O
could O
be O
a O
sobering O
experience O
for O
the O
Kremlin LOC
security O
chief O
who O
, O
just O
two O
months O
after O
being O
appointed O
by O
the O
president O
and O
two O
heady O
weeks O
after O
taking O
charge O
of O
the O
Chechen MISC
crisis O
, O
had O
promised O
to O
wrap O
up O
the O
20-month O
war O
by O
the O
weekend O
. O

Despite O
a O
mood O
of O
compromise O
in O
the O
region O
after O
some O
of O
the O
worst O
fighting O
of O
the O
war O
, O
Lebed PER
may O
be O
just O
finding O
out O
that O
concluding O
a O
long-term O
settlement O
, O
somewhere O
between O
rebel O
demands O
for O
independence O
and O
Moscow LOC
's O
insistence O
that O
Chechnya LOC
remain O
part O
of O
Russia LOC
, O
will O
be O
no O
easy O
matter O
. O

A O
chain-smoking O
former O
paratroop O
general O
with O
a O
sharp O
line O
in O
deadpan O
putdowns O
and O
a O
soldier O
's O
knack O
for O
making O
life O
sound O
simple O
, O
Lebed PER
managed O
to O
arrange O
an O
ambitious O
ceasefire O
in O
the O
region O
last O
week O
, O
days O
after O
the O
Russian MISC
army O
threatened O
to O
bomb O
its O
way O
back O
into O
the O
rebel-held O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
. O

He O
returned O
at O
the O
weekend O
, O
pledging O
to O
conclude O
a O
political O
settlement O
that O
would O
make O
this O
truce O
work O
where O
all O
others O
have O
failed O
. O

But O
then O
he O
apparently O
thought O
better O
of O
it O
. O

Saying O
he O
needed O
to O
tidy O
up O
legal O
loose O
ends O
on O
the O
deal O
-- O
and O
also O
cover O
his O
back O
against O
unnamed O
pro-war O
schemers O
in O
Moscow LOC
-- O
he O
flew O
back O
to O
the O
capital O
empty-handed O
on O
Sunday O
. O

He O
met O
Russian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Viktor PER
Chernomyrdin PER
on O
Monday O
and O
, O
according O
to O
the O
press O
service O
of O
Lebed PER
's O
Security ORG
Council ORG
, O
could O
meet O
Yeltsin PER
on O
Tuesday O
. O

It O
was O
not O
clear O
if O
the O
start O
of O
Yeltsin PER
's O
holiday O
, O
announced O
later O
, O
would O
affect O
plans O
to O
talk O
. O

Moscow LOC
's O
as O
yet O
undisclosed O
proposals O
on O
Chechnya LOC
's O
political O
future O
have O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
been O
sent O
back O
to O
do O
the O
rounds O
of O
various O
government O
departments O
. O

It O
is O
not O
known O
what O
caused O
the O
delay O
in O
the O
peace O
plan O
. O

Speculation O
mounted O
last O
week O
that O
Lebed PER
was O
operating O
out O
on O
a O
limb O
in O
Chechnya LOC
as O
Yeltsin PER
, O
hardly O
seen O
since O
his O
reelection O
last O
month O
, O
kept O
out O
of O
sight O
and O
then O
gave O
an O
interview O
criticising O
his O
envoy O
just O
as O
he O
clinched O
a O
truce O
. O

But O
Chernomyrdin PER
took O
pains O
at O
the O
weekend O
to O
insist O
Lebed PER
was O
playing O
for O
a O
united O
team O
and O
that O
the O
proposals O
he O
took O
to O
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
had O
been O
agreed O
by O
Yeltsin PER
. O

If O
that O
were O
the O
case O
, O
it O
was O
unclear O
why O
Lebed PER
suddenly O
found O
it O
necessary O
to O
have O
the O
deal O
verified O
in O
Moscow LOC
. O

Lebed PER
himself O
said O
he O
was O
concerned O
that O
powerful O
interests O
in O
Moscow LOC
, O
who O
have O
profited O
from O
the O
war O
and O
want O
it O
to O
go O
on O
, O
would O
seize O
on O
any O
inadequacy O
in O
the O
deal O
to O
remove O
him O
. O

Maskhadov PER
warned O
that O
Lebed PER
risked O
the O
same O
fate O
as O
a O
former O
Russian MISC
army O
commander O
in O
the O
region O
who O
sought O
a O
compromise O
and O
was O
blown O
up O
last O
year O
by O
-- O
so O
the O
Chechens MISC
say O
-- O
Russian MISC
forces O
. O

Maskhadov PER
may O
also O
have O
made O
new O
demands O
on O
Lebed PER
, O
forcing O
him O
to O
check O
back O
with O
the O
Kremlin LOC
on O
what O
he O
could O
offer O
. O

A O
rebel O
spokesman O
said O
the O
two O
military O
men O
had O
come O
close O
to O
agreement O
on O
a O
face-saving O
formula O
acceptable O
to O
both O
sides O
and O
involving O
a O
referendum O
on O
independence O
at O
some O
future O
date O
. O

Chernomyrdin PER
said O
voters O
should O
decide O
Chechnya LOC
's O
future O
but O
stressed O
there O
was O
no O
question O
of O
the O
government O
letting O
the O
region O
quit O
the O
Russian LOC
Federation LOC
-- O
something O
Moscow LOC
fears O
could O
encourage O
separatist O
tendencies O
in O
other O
ethnic O
regions O
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
strategic O
North LOC
Caucasus LOC
. O

Lebed PER
may O
be O
be O
finding O
that O
closing O
that O
political O
gap O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
is O
more O
difficult O
than O
just O
ending O
a O
war O
. O



Yeltsin PER
on O
holiday O
from O
Monday O
- O
Interfax ORG
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-26 O

Russian MISC
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
began O
a O
new O
summer O
holiday O
on O
Monday O
but O
would O
remain O
in O
control O
of O
affairs O
of O
state O
, O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

" O
The O
head O
of O
state O
's O
holiday O
has O
only O
just O
begun O
, O
" O
the O
agency O
quoted O
Sergei PER
Yastrzhembsky PER
as O
saying O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
president O
was O
currently O
in O
a O
Kremlin LOC
residence O
near O
Moscow LOC
. O

Interfax ORG
said O
Yastrezhembsky PER
did O
not O
exclude O
that O
Yeltsin PER
could O
spend O
some O
time O
in O
other O
places O
. O

He O
would O
continue O
working O
on O
various O
documents O
and O
might O
meet O
" O
one O
state O
offical O
or O
another O
" O
. O

" O
One O
must O
give O
B. PER
Yeltsin PER
a O
chance O
to O
rest O
and O
recover O
his O
health O
after O
the O
elections O
, O
" O
Interfax ORG
quoted O
Yastrezhembsky PER
as O
saying O
. O

" O
( O
Yeltsin PER
) O
controls O
internal O
and O
international O
policies O
, O
daily O
receives O
a O
big O
packet O
of O
documents O
from O
Moscow LOC
, O
which O
demand O
his O
intervention O
... O

Many O
of O
those O
documents O
return O
to O
the O
president O
's O
administration O
the O
same O
day O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Yeltsin PER
went O
on O
a O
two-day O
trip O
outside O
Moscow LOC
last O
week O
to O
check O
out O
a O
holiday O
home O
. O



Yugo ORG
Zastava ORG
workers O
' O
protest O
enters O
2nd O
week O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-26 O

Thousands O
of O
workers O
of O
Serbia LOC
's O
Zastava ORG
arms O
factory O
entered O
the O
second O
week O
of O
protests O
on O
Monday O
over O
unpaid O
wages O
and O
the O
lack O
of O
a O
programme O
to O
revive O
the O
plant O
's O
production O
. O

" O
We O
are O
stubborn O
, O
have O
strength O
and O
time O
to O
persist O
until O
our O
demands O
are O
met O
, O
" O
said O
the O
factory O
's O
trade O
union O
secretary O
Dragutin PER
Stanojlovic PER
. O

" O
We O
are O
united O
and O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
government O
to O
decide O
what O
to O
do O
with O
us O
. O
" O

Trade O
unions O
demanded O
payment O
of O
June O
and O
July O
wages O
and O
last O
year O
's O
holiday O
pay O
, O
and O
called O
on O
government O
to O
develop O
a O
revival O
programme O
for O
the O
plant O
. O

The O
former O
Yugoslav MISC
national O
army O
consumed O
90 O
percent O
of O
Zastava ORG
's O
pre-war O
output O
, O
but O
like O
the O
rest O
of O
Yugoslavia LOC
's O
economy O
, O
the O
new O
army O
of O
Serbia LOC
and O
Montenegro LOC
is O
crippled O
by O
lack O
of O
funds O
. O

In O
Kragujevac LOC
where O
the O
plant O
is O
based O
, O
9,000 O
to O
10,000 O
people O
gathered O
in O
the O
central O
square O
to O
express O
their O
bitterness O
at O
what O
Stanojlovic PER
called O
government O
indifference O
. O

The O
ruling O
Socialist ORG
Party ORG
last O
week O
accused O
Serbia LOC
's O
opposition O
of O
stirring O
up O
social O
unrest O
and O
using O
workers O
' O
already O
difficult O
social O
position O
for O
their O
own O
interests O
. O

" O
Late O
wages O
, O
no O
work O
and O
( O
the O
lack O
of O
a O
) O
production O
programme O
are O
the O
main O
reasons O
for O
their O
protests O
, O
" O
a O
senior O
member O
of O
the O
local O
Socialist ORG
Party ORG
branch O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

" O
But O
there O
is O
a O
significant O
influence O
of O
opposition O
parties O
that O
are O
collecting O
points O
ahead O
of O
coming O
elections O
. O
" O

Federal O
Yugoslav MISC
elections O
are O
due O
on O
November O
3 O
. O

The O
party O
official O
said O
the O
union O
's O
figure O
on O
the O
number O
of O
protesters O
was O
exaggerated O
. O
" O

There O
were O
about O
1,400 O
to O
1,600 O
people O
at O
the O
protest O
today O
-- O
much O
less O
then O
last O
week O
. O

" O
But O
there O
were O
more O
observers O
and O
passers O
by O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

-- O
Gordana PER
Kukic PER
, O
Belgrade ORG
Newsroom ORG
+381 O
11 O
222 O
4254 O



Croatian MISC
lending O
rate O
falls O
to O
8.0 O
vs O
9.1 O
pct O
. O

ZAGREB LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Croatian MISC
lending O
rate O
fell O
to O
8.0 O
percent O
on O
Monday O
from O
last O
Friday O
's O
9.1 O
percent O
after O
thin O
demand O
for O
kuna O
forced O
bank O
lenders O
to O
trim O
their O
rates O
further O
. O

Interbank ORG
call O
money O
was O
down O
to O
8.0 O
from O
10.0 O
percent O
. O

Insurers O
' O
five-10 O
and O
10-15 O
day O
loans O
were O
made O
at O
a O
steady O
8.0 O
percent O
after O
last O
week O
's O
drop O
from O
an O
earlier O
15 O
percent O
. O

Total O
Zagreb ORG
Money ORG
Market ORG
settlements O
shrank O
to O
17.4 O
million O
kuna O
, O
of O
which O
dealers O
put O
new O
borrowing O
at O
a O
meagre O
5.5 O
million O
. O

Supply O
stood O
at O
a O
high O
180 O
million O
kuna O
. O

Overnight O
trade O
at O
the O
weekend O
left O
a O
surplus O
of O
1.2 O
billion O
kuna O
on O
the O
supply O
side O
after O
40 O
million O
were O
settled O
. O

Croatia LOC
's O
central O
bank O
again O
stayed O
out O
of O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
. O

It O
calculated O
the O
kuna O
midrates O
for O
Tuesday O
's O
trade O
stronger O
at O
5.2420 O
against O
the O
dollar O
and O
slightly O
weaker O
at O
3.5486 O
against O
the O
German MISC
mark O
. O

-- O
Kolumbina PER
Bencevic PER
, O
Zagreb ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
385-1-4557075 O



SVCD ORG
Bulgaria ORG
air O
traffic O
controllers O
to O
strike O
September O
3 O
. O

SOFIA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Bulgarian MISC
air O
traffic O
controllers O
will O
go O
on O
strike O
on O
September O
3 O
demanding O
higher O
pay O
, O
the O
chief O
of O
the O
Bulgarian MISC
association O
of O
air O
traffic O
controllers O
( O
Bulatka ORG
) O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Stefan PER
Raichev PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
the O
strike O
by O
more O
than O
half O
of O
the O
1,380 O
traffic O
controllers O
and O
technicians O
would O
paralyse O
traffic O
which O
has O
increased O
by O
10 O
percent O
since O
last O
year O
. O

More O
than O
1,500 O
planes O
per O
day O
fly O
over O
Bulgaria LOC
, O
in O
a O
strategic O
location O
between O
Europe LOC
and O
the O
Middle LOC
and O
the O
Far LOC
East LOC
, O
Raichev PER
said O
. O

The O
director O
general O
of O
the O
air O
traffic O
service O
Valentin PER
Valkov PER
said O
last O
Friday O
that O
a O
controllers O
' O
strike O
would O
be O
illegal O
. O

Valkov PER
said O
he O
could O
not O
curb O
the O
summer O
charter O
flights O
of O
national O
carrier O
Balkan ORG
Airlines ORG
, O
which O
carries O
thousands O
of O
foreign O
tourists O
to O
the O
Bulgarian MISC
Black LOC
Sea LOC
resorts O
. O

But O
Raichev PER
said O
it O
would O
be O
" O
discrimination O
" O
against O
the O
other O
airlines O
if O
only O
Balkan LOC
planes O
were O
guided O
in O
. O

" O
Under O
the O
law O
before O
launching O
the O
strike O
we O
have O
to O
sign O
an O
agreement O
with O
our O
employer O
for O
a O
minimal O
transport O
servicing O
of O
emergency O
flights O
, O
" O
Raichev PER
said O
. O

Raichev PER
said O
a O
lock-out O
with O
military O
air O
controllers O
was O
impossible O
as O
they O
did O
not O
speak O
English MISC
. O

The O
controllers O
are O
demanding O
the O
monthly O
wage O
be O
increased O
to O
$ O
1,000 O
per O
month O
from O
the O
current O
$ O
230 O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
resignation O
of O
the O
air O
traffic O
service O
's O
management O
. O

They O
also O
demand O
the O
financial O
separation O
of O
the O
350 O
air O
controllers O
from O
the O
technical O
staff O
. O

-- O
Liliana PER
Semerdjieva PER
, O
Sofia ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
359-2-84561 O



Yeltsin PER
's O
wife O
has O
kidney O
operation O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-26 O

Naina PER
Yeltsin PER
, O
wife O
of O
the O
Russian MISC
president O
, O
has O
undergone O
" O
a O
planned O
operation O
" O
on O
her O
left O
kidney O
and O
is O
in O
a O
satisfactory O
condition O
, O
Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Tass ORG
quoted O
the O
Kremlin LOC
press O
service O
as O
saying O
the O
operation O
took O
place O
on O
Saturday O
in O
the O
Central LOC
Clinical LOC
Hospital LOC
which O
treats O
top O
officials O
. O

Mrs O
Yeltsin PER
would O
be O
released O
from O
hospital O
in O
a O
few O
days O
. O

Doctor O
Sergei PER
Mironov PER
told O
Tass ORG
Naina PER
was O
" O
in O
permanent O
contact O
" O
with O
her O
husband O
and O
two O
daughters O
, O
Yelena PER
and O
Tatyana PER
. O

The O
state O
of O
health O
of O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
, O
who O
had O
two O
heart O
attacks O
last O
year O
, O
has O
been O
the O
centre O
of O
media O
and O
market O
speculation O
after O
he O
won O
a O
second O
term O
in O
office O
in O
the O
July O
3 O
election O
run-off O
and O
all O
but O
disappeared O
from O
the O
public O
eye O
. O

A O
presidential O
spokesman O
said O
on O
Monday O
Yeltsin PER
was O
in O
Moscow LOC
but O
could O
give O
no O
details O
about O
his O
agenda O
or O
whether O
meetings O
were O
planned O
. O

Yeltsin PER
is O
expected O
to O
go O
on O
holiday O
in O
the O
near O
future O
, O
but O
officials O
have O
not O
yet O
said O
where O
he O
will O
go O
or O
when O
. O



Mostostal ORG
Z ORG
shareholders O
approve O
bonds O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-26 O

Shareholders O
of O
the O
Polish MISC
construction O
firm O
Mostostal ORG
Zabrze ORG
Holding ORG
SA ORG
approved O
a O
25- O
million-zloty O
, O
five-year O
convertible O
issue O
with O
a O
par O
value O
of O
100 O
zlotys O
each O
, O
the O
company O
's O
spokesman O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Piotr PER
Grabowski PER
told O
Reuters ORG
that O
a O
Mostostal ORG
extraordinary O
shareholders O
meeting O
on O
Saturday O
had O
decided O
that O
the O
price O
of O
the O
250,000 O
bonds O
would O
be O
set O
as O
a O
10-session O
average O
price O
of O
Mostostal ORG
shares O
plus O
a O
premium O
. O

" O
The O
premium O
will O
be O
no O
lower O
than O
15 O
percent O
and O
will O
be O
set O
by O
management O
before O
the O
issue O
... O

which O
we O
expect O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
next O
year O
, O
" O
Grabowksi PER
said O
. O

Mostostal ORG
, O
based O
in O
southern O
Poland LOC
, O
wants O
to O
offer O
the O
bonds O
to O
large O
investors O
in O
a O
public O
offering O
, O
paying O
an O
annual O
coupon O
of O
no O
more O
than O
80 O
percent O
of O
the O
yield O
of O
the O
benchmark O
52-week O
T-bill O
. O

The O
firm O
has O
signed O
an O
agreement O
with O
the O
Polish ORG
Development ORG
Bank ORG
( O
PBR ORG
) O
to O
manage O
the O
issue O
and O
plans O
them O
to O
be O
listed O
on O
the O
Warsaw LOC
bourse O
's O
bond O
market O
. O

Grabowski PER
also O
said O
shareholders O
approved O
the O
issue O
of O
1.6 O
million O
shares O
for O
which O
the O
bonds O
could O
be O
exchanged O
, O
a O
ratio O
of O
6.4 O
shares O
per O
bond O
. O

He O
also O
said O
shareholders O
approved O
the O
issue O
of O
2.6 O
million O
new O
shares O
, O
two O
million O
of O
which O
are O
earmarked O
for O
large O
investors O
and O
600,000 O
for O
retail O
domestic O
investors O
. O

The O
price O
will O
be O
determined O
through O
book-building O
. O

Mostostal ORG
plans O
to O
use O
the O
proceeds O
from O
the O
issues O
to O
add O
companies O
to O
its O
holding O
and O
modernise O
its O
plant O
. O

-- O
Warsaw ORG
Newsroom ORG
+48 O
22 O
653 O
9700 O



Unknown O
group O
kidnaps O
Dutch MISC
couple O
in O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
. O

SAN LOC
JOSE LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-26 O

Kidnappers O
have O
seized O
a O
Dutch MISC
couple O
who O
manage O
a O
farm O
in O
northern O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
and O
have O
demanded O
a O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
ransom O
, O
authorities O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Officials O
said O
Humberto PER
Hueite PER
Zyrecha PER
and O
his O
wife O
Jetty PER
Kors PER
, O
both O
50 O
, O
were O
kidnapped O
late O
on O
Saturday O
or O
early O
Sunday O
. O

Col LOC
. O

Misael PER
Valerio PER
, O
head O
of O
border O
police O
at O
the O
Security ORG
Ministry ORG
, O
told O
reporters O
surveillance O
of O
the O
northern O
border O
with O
Nicaragua LOC
has O
been O
stepped O
up O
to O
keep O
the O
kidnappers O
from O
fleeing O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
. O

Preliminary O
reports O
said O
the O
couple O
were O
kidnapped O
on O
the O
" O
Altamira LOC
" O
farm O
, O
owned O
by O
Dutchman MISC
Richard PER
Wisinga PER
, O
at O
Aguas LOC
Zarcas LOC
de LOC
San LOC
Carlos LOC
near O
the O
Costa LOC
Rica-Nicaragua LOC
border O
. O

Unconfirmed O
news O
reports O
said O
a O
vehicle O
belonging O
to O
them O
was O
found O
abandoned O
at O
Santa LOC
Maria LOC
de LOC
Pocosol LOC
, O
about O
12 O
miles O
( O
20 O
km O
) O
north O
of O
the O
site O
of O
the O
abduction O
. O

The O
reports O
said O
authorities O
found O
a O
statement O
, O
supposedly O
from O
the O
kidnappers O
, O
in O
the O
vehicle O
, O
addressed O
to O
Wisinga PER
and O
demanding O
a O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
ransom O
. O

Wisinga PER
was O
believed O
to O
be O
travelling O
in O
Europe LOC
, O
they O
said O
. O

A O
Swiss MISC
tourist O
guide O
and O
a O
German MISC
tourist O
were O
kidnapped O
in O
the O
same O
area O
on O
New MISC
Year MISC
's MISC
Day MISC
by O
a O
group O
of O
former O
Nicaraguan MISC
guerrillas O
. O

Regula PER
Susana PER
Siegfried PER
, O
50 O
, O
and O
Nicola MISC
Fleuchaus PER
, O
25 O
, O
were O
released O
after O
71 O
days O
after O
a O
$ O
200,000 O
ransom O
was O
paid O
. O

In O
a O
bizarre O
twist O
, O
Fleuchaus PER
and O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
kidnappers O
, O
Julio PER
Cesar PER
Vega PER
Rojas PER
, O
developed O
a O
sentimental O
attachment O
during O
her O
captivity O
, O
according O
to O
photographs O
printed O
in O
Costa MISC
Rican MISC
newspapers O
and O
court O
documents O
including O
a O
love O
letter O
written O
by O
Vega PER
. O



Interacciones ORG
ups O
Mexico LOC
GDP O
forecast O
, O
lowers O
peso O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-26 O

Interacciones ORG
brokerage O
on O
Monday O
raised O
its O
forecasts O
for O
1996 O
gross O
domestic O
product O
growth O
to O
4.3 O
percent O
from O
3.8 O
percent O
, O
but O
it O
kept O
its O
1997 O
projection O
unchanged O
at O
4.5 O
percent O
, O
a O
statement O
said O
. O

Economist O
Alonso PER
Cervera PER
said O
the O
revisions O
were O
chiefly O
fueled O
by O
stronger O
than O
expected O
growth O
of O
7.2 O
percent O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
he O
forecast O
an O
annual O
GDP O
rise O
of O
6.1 O
percent O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
and O
4.9 O
percent O
in O
Q4 O
. O

The O
firm O
also O
revised O
down O
its O
year-end O
peso O
forecast O
to O
7.85-8.15 O
per O
dollar O
from O
8.20-8.50 O
. O

It O
forecast O
an O
end O
1997 O
peso O
in O
the O
range O
of O
9.20-9.40 O
. O

Interacciones ORG
kept O
its O
1996 O
and O
1997 O
inflation O
forecast O
unchanged O
at O
26 O
percent O
and O
20 O
percent O
, O
expecting O
the O
government O
's O
1997 O
inflation O
target O
to O
be O
around O
15 O
percent O
. O

It O
bumped O
up O
its O
average O
interest O
rate O
projection O
in O
1997 O
to O
25.8 O
percent O
from O
23 O
percent O
. O

Fiscal O
policy O
was O
expected O
to O
be O
loosened O
a O
bit O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
boosting O
growth O
without O
running O
into O
a O
deficit O
. O

" O
Next O
year O
, O
the O
fiscal O
policy O
will O
have O
less O
margin O
of O
freedom O
because O
the O
government O
will O
have O
to O
face O
commitments O
that O
it O
has O
taken O
on O
under O
different O
support O
schemes O
for O
the O
banks O
, O
debtors O
and O
firms O
, O
" O
the O
brokerage O
said O
. O

-- O
Henry PER
Tricks PER
, O
Mexico LOC
City LOC
newsroom O
+525 O
728-9560 O



Bancomext ORG
official O
says O
Mexico LOC
peso O
level O
suitable O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-26 O

A O
top O
official O
of O
export O
development O
bank O
Bancomext ORG
said O
the O
peso O
's O
appreciation O
against O
the O
dollar O
this O
year O
has O
not O
hurt O
demand O
for O
Mexican MISC
exports O
. O

" O
We O
have O
a O
suitable O
exchange O
rate O
. O

We O
have O
n't O
felt O
a O
drop-off O
in O
demand O
.... O

We O
have O
no O
basis O
for O
saying O
that O
the O
exchange O
rate O
is O
affecting O
exports O
, O
" O
Rafael PER
Moreno PER
Turrent PER
, O
deputy O
director O
general O
for O
foreign O
trade O
promotion O
at O
the O
bank O
, O
said O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
. O



Colombian MISC
peso O
closes O
lower O
, O
importers O
buy O
dlrs O
. O

BOGOTA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Colombia LOC
's O
peso O
closed O
lower O
at O
1,044 O
after O
coming O
under O
pressure O
from O
dollar-buying O
by O
importers O
seeking O
to O
meet O
their O
commitments O
abroad O
, O
interbank O
dealers O
said O
. O

It O
was O
the O
second O
consecutive O
session O
that O
saw O
the O
peso O
, O
which O
ended O
at O
1,041 O
Friday O
, O
close O
lower O
. O

" O
The O
( O
dollar O
's O
) O
rise O
was O
due O
to O
demand O
from O
importers O
who O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
wire O
transfers O
accumulated O
, O
" O
one O
dealer O
said O
. O

Contributing O
to O
the O
peso O
's O
weakness O
, O
another O
dealer O
said O
banks O
who O
might O
have O
sold O
greenbacks O
in O
Monday O
's O
trading O
appeared O
to O
shy O
away O
from O
the O
market O
. O

This O
, O
according O
to O
the O
trader O
, O
was O
typical O
of O
month-end O
position-squaring O
-- O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
a O
stronger O
U.S. LOC
currency O
helps O
limit O
some O
foreign O
exchange O
losses O
. O

Dealers O
reported O
355 O
trades O
for O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
142 O
million O
and O
said O
the O
peso O
hit O
an O
intra-day O
high O
of O
1,037 O
before O
heading O
lower O
into O
the O
close O
. O

-- O
Juan PER
Guillermo PER
Londono PER
, O
Bogota LOC
newsroom O
, O
571 O
610 O
7944 O



Japan LOC
's O
Hashimoto PER
leaves O
Brazil LOC
for O
Peru LOC
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Japanese MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Ryutaro PER
Hashimoto PER
left O
Brasilia LOC
on O
Monday O
for O
Lima LOC
, O
the O
penultimate O
stop O
on O
a O
10-day O
Latin MISC
American MISC
tour O
, O
a O
Brazilian MISC
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

Hashimoto PER
, O
who O
has O
already O
visited O
Mexico LOC
and O
Chile LOC
, O
spent O
three O
days O
in O
Brazil LOC
. O

After O
Peru LOC
, O
he O
was O
due O
to O
go O
to O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
. O



Nicaraguan MISC
president O
has O
operation O
in O
U.S LOC
. O

MANAGUA LOC
, O
Nicaragua LOC
1996-08-26 O

Nicaraguan MISC
President O
Violeta PER
Chamorro PER
underwent O
successful O
surgery O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
on O
Monday O
to O
correct O
a O
compression O
in O
her O
lower O
spinal O
column O
, O
the O
government O
said O
. O

Doctors O
at O
Johns LOC
Hopkins LOC
Hospital LOC
in O
Baltimore LOC
found O
an O
inflamation O
in O
her O
spinal O
column O
that O
, O
once O
treated O
, O
will O
free O
her O
of O
chronic O
pain O
in O
her O
back O
and O
one O
leg O
that O
has O
limited O
her O
movement O
, O
a O
government O
statement O
said O
. O

" O
( O
Chamorro PER
) O
is O
in O
good O
health O
and O
, O
according O
to O
her O
doctors O
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
return O
to O
Nicaragua LOC
next O
week O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

Chamorro PER
, O
66 O
, O
had O
complained O
of O
lower O
back O
pain O
since O
a O
trip O
to O
Taiwan LOC
in O
May O
, O
when O
pain O
forced O
her O
to O
go O
to O
Taipei LOC
University LOC
Hospital LOC
for O
an O
examination O
. O

She O
suffers O
from O
osteoporosis O
, O
a O
disease O
that O
weakens O
the O
bones O
, O
and O
has O
repeatedly O
flown O
to O
Washington LOC
for O
treatment O
. O

She O
is O
scheduled O
to O
step O
down O
in O
January O
after O
a O
term O
of O
nearly O
seven O
years O
. O



Eight O
drown O
in O
Venezuelan MISC
boating O
accident O
. O

MARACAIBO LOC
, O
Venezuela LOC
1996-08-26 O

Eight O
members O
of O
a O
family O
, O
five O
of O
them O
children O
aged O
between O
two O
and O
seven O
, O
drowned O
when O
their O
small O
boat O
sank O
on O
Lake LOC
Maracaibo LOC
in O
western O
Venezuela LOC
early O
on O
Monday O
, O
authorities O
said O
. O

The O
accident O
happened O
when O
the O
Sanchez PER
Zarraga PER
family O
took O
their O
boat O
out O
for O
a O
nighttime O
spin O
, O
Civil ORG
Defence ORG
and ORG
Coast ORG
Guard ORG
officials O
said O
. O

The O
cause O
of O
the O
sinking O
was O
not O
known O
but O
officials O
said O
the O
boat O
had O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
stern O
and O
no O
lifejackets O
. O

Three O
members O
of O
the O
party O
were O
rescued O
unhurt O
. O



Banco ORG
de ORG
Mexico ORG
to O
inject O
3.412 O
bln O
pesos O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-26 O

Banco ORG
de ORG
Mexico ORG
sought O
to O
inject O
3.412 O
billion O
pesos O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
on O
Monday O
through O
three O
credit O
auctions O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

The O
auctions O
were O
offered O
as O
follows O
: O

AMOUNT O
TERM O

1.206 O
bln O
9 O
days O

1.206 O
bln O
3 O
days O

1.000 O
bln O
1 O
day O

- O
Mexico LOC
City LOC
newsroom O
525 O
728-9559 O



Dutch MISC
couple O
kidnapped O
in O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
. O

SAN LOC
JOSE LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-26 O

A O
Dutch MISC
couple O
who O
manage O
a O
farm O
in O
northern O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
have O
been O
kidnapped O
by O
an O
unidentified O
group O
demanding O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
in O
ransom O
, O
authorities O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Officials O
said O
Humberto PER
Hueite PER
Zyrecha PER
and O
his O
wife O
Jetty PER
Kors PER
, O
both O
50 O
, O
were O
kidnapped O
late O
Saturday O
or O
early O
Sunday O
. O

Col LOC
. O

Misael PER
Valerio PER
, O
head O
of O
border O
police O
at O
the O
Security ORG
Ministry ORG
, O
told O
reporters O
that O
surveillance O
of O
the O
country O
's O
northern O
border O
with O
Nicaragua LOC
has O
been O
stepped O
up O
to O
stop O
the O
kidnappers O
from O
fleeing O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
. O

No O
other O
details O
were O
immediately O
available O
. O



RTRS ORG
- O
Melbourne LOC
train O
collides O
with O
truck O
, O
15 O
injured O
. O

MELBOURNE LOC
1996-08-26 O

Fifteen O
people O
were O
injured O
when O
a O
suburban O
passenger O
train O
and O
a O
truck O
collided O
at O
a O
street-level O
rail O
crossing O
in O
the O
Australian MISC
city O
of O
Melbourne LOC
on O
Monday O
, O
said O
rail O
and O
ambulance O
officials O
. O

The O
injured O
, O
which O
included O
a O
pregnant O
woman O
, O
were O
taken O
to O
hospital O
, O
but O
were O
not O
in O
a O
serious O
condition O
, O
an O
ambulance O
spokesman O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

A O
Public ORG
Transport ORG
Corporation ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
train O
, O
collided O
with O
the O
truck O
loaded O
with O
concrete O
pylons O
in O
the O
north O
Melbourne LOC
suburb O
of O
Preston LOC
just O
before O
8.30 O
a.m O
.. O

The O
train O
was O
derailed O
when O
a O
corner O
of O
the O
driver O
's O
compartment O
caught O
the O
rear O
of O
the O
truck O
, O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
truck O
was O
overturned O
, O
spilling O
its O
load O
onto O
the O
crossing O
, O
and O
careered O
into O
the O
nearby O
Bell LOC
St LOC
Station LOC
. O

" O
Remarkably O
both O
the O
train O
driver O
and O
the O
truck O
driver O
were O
not O
injured O
, O
" O
the O
rail O
spokesman O
said O
. O

" O
It O
had O
the O
potential O
to O
be O
quite O
a O
nasty O
accident O
. O
" O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
373-1800 O



Police O
capture O
Auckland LOC
gunman O
. O

AUCKLAND LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
gunman O
being O
hunted O
on O
Auckland LOC
's O
North LOC
Shore LOC
was O
captured O
by O
police O
just O
after O
9 O
a.m. O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
New ORG
Zealand ORG
Press ORG
Association ORG
reported O
. O

Senior O
Sergeant O
Dave PER
Pearson PER
of O
Auckland LOC
police O
said O
John PER
Grant PER
Fagan PER
was O
in O
police O
custody O
, O
but O
further O
details O
of O
his O
capture O
would O
not O
be O
released O
until O
a O
press O
conference O
later O
in O
the O
day O
. O

Fagan PER
had O
earlier O
telephoned O
an O
Auckland LOC
radio O
station O
in O
a O
distraught O
state O
, O
saying O
he O
feared O
for O
his O
life O
. O

Police O
said O
he O
did O
not O
have O
a O
weapon O
when O
taken O
into O
custody O
and O
was O
now O
cooperating O
with O
them O
. O

Radio ORG
New ORG
Zealand ORG
reported O
earlier O
that O
an O
armed O
man O
on O
Monday O
entered O
the O
Northcote ORG
College ORG
swimming O
pool O
changing O
sheds O
and O
confronted O
a O
16-year-old O
schoolgirl O
. O

A O
shot O
was O
fired O
, O
but O
onlookers O
managed O
to O
disarm O
the O
man O
. O

-- O
Wellington LOC
newsroom O
64 O
4 O
473-4746 O



Police O
seek O
fugitive O
after O
Auckland LOC
gun O
incident O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Auckland LOC
police O
were O
seeking O
an O
escaped O
gunman O
on O
Tuesday O
after O
an O
incident O
in O
which O
he O
fired O
at O
a O
16-year-old O
schoolgirl O
, O
Radio ORG
New ORG
Zealand ORG
said O
. O

The O
man O
entered O
the O
Northcote ORG
College ORG
swimming O
pool O
changing O
sheds O
on O
Monday O
and O
told O
the O
girl O
and O
a O
friend O
: O
" O
You O
're O
for O
it O
now O
. O
" O

A O
shot O
was O
fired O
, O
but O
onlookers O
managed O
to O
seize O
the O
gun O
, O
the O
radio O
said O
. O

Police O
, O
who O
were O
unsuccessful O
in O
finding O
the O
man O
overnight O
, O
described O
him O
as O
disturbed O
and O
dangerous O
. O

-- O
Wellington LOC
newsroom O
64 O
4 O
473-4746 O



SIMEX ORG
Brent ORG
closed O
on O
Monday O
owing O
to O
IPE ORG
holiday O
. O

SINGAPORE LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Brent ORG
crude O
futures O
market O
on O
the O
Singapore ORG
International ORG
Monetary ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
SIMEX ORG
) O
was O
closed O
on O
Monday O
in O
respect O
for O
a O
U.K. LOC
national O
holiday O
. O

THE O
SIMEX ORG
Brent ORG
market O
keeps O
to O
the O
trading O
schedule O
of O
the O
International ORG
Petroleum ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
IPE ORG
) O
in O
London LOC
, O
which O
is O
closed O
for O
a O
British MISC
bank O
holiday O
. O

Contracts O
traded O
in O
Singapore LOC
are O
mutually O
offset O
against O
contracts O
traded O
in O
London LOC
. O

-- O
Singapore ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
+65 O
870 O
3081 O
) O



Metro ORG
slides O
3.3 O
pct O
after O
market O
opens O
. O

SINGAPORE LOC
1996-08-26 O

Shares O
in O
retailer O
Metro ORG
Holdings ORG
dropped O
3.31 O
percent O
, O
or O
Singapore LOC
$ O
0.20 O
, O
to O
S$ MISC
5.85 O
minutes O
after O
the O
market O
opened O
on O
Monday O
. O

By O
0120 O
GMT MISC
, O
357,000 O
Metro ORG
shares O
had O
been O
traded O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
Metro ORG
Holdings ORG
topped O
gainers O
, O
soaring O
by O
S$ MISC
1.55 O
to O
close O
at O
S$ MISC
6.05 O
on O
market O
rumours O
of O
a O
takeover O
bid O
by O
First ORG
Capital ORG
Corp ORG
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
was O
not O
aware O
of O
any O
reason O
for O
the O
surge O
. O

-- O
Singapore LOC
newsroom O
( O
65 O
8703080 O
) O



Indonesian MISC
rupiah O
stable O
in O
quiet O
late O
trading O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Indonesian MISC
rupiah O
was O
stable O
against O
the O
dollar O
in O
quiet O
trading O
on O
Monday O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

They O
said O
volume O
was O
thin O
following O
a O
public O
holiday O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
and O
the O
United LOC
Kingdom LOC
. O

" O
We O
did O
n't O
see O
anything O
from O
Singapore LOC
operators O
either O
. O

It O
's O
a O
pretty O
quiet O
day O
, O
" O
one O
foreign O
bank O
dealer O
said O
. O

Spot O
rupiah O
was O
quoted O
at O
2,342.0 O
/ O
42.5 O
at O
0915 O
GMT MISC
, O
unchanged O
from O
the O
opening O
level O
. O

It O
was O
softer O
in O
the O
morning O
due O
to O
relatively O
ample O
rupiah O
liquidity O
but O
recovered O
later O
. O

Tomorrow O
and O
today O
rupiah O
closed O
at O
2,342.00 O
/ O
42.45 O
and O
2,341.5 O
/ O
42.0 O
, O
respectively O
. O

Another O
dealer O
said O
operators O
were O
reluctant O
to O
unload O
rupiah O
despite O
ample O
conditions O
due O
to O
the O
month-end O
factor O
. O

" O
There O
are O
two O
factors O
which O
determine O
the O
market O
at O
present O
. O

The O
liquidity O
at O
month-end O
and O
the O
next O
court O
hearing O
scheduled O
for O
Thursday O
, O
" O
the O
dealer O
said O
. O

Megawati PER
Sukarnoputri PER
, O
deposed O
leader O
of O
the O
Indonesian ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
PDI ORG
) O
has O
sued O
the O
government O
for O
ousting O
her O
as O
PDI ORG
leader O
. O

The O
central O
Jakarta LOC
court O
adjourned O
the O
case O
last O
Thursday O
for O
possible O
out-of-court O
settlement O
. O

The O
hearing O
is O
due O
to O
resume O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Megawati PER
's O
lawyers O
said O
they O
were O
still O
discussing O
a O
possible O
out O
of O
court O
settlement O
but O
they O
was O
not O
optimistic O
an O
agreement O
could O
be O
reached O
. O

The O
dealer O
said O
this O
issue O
remained O
a O
factor O
but O
its O
importance O
to O
the O
market O
seemed O
to O
diminish O
. O

He O
said O
liquidity O
would O
be O
the O
main O
concern O
for O
the O
next O
few O
days O
. O

Overnight O
swap O
was O
at O
0.45 O
/ O
0.48 O
and O
tom O
/ O
next O
at O
0.50 O
/ O
0.55 O
. O

One-month O
swap O
was O
at O
18.0 O
/ O
18.5 O
, O
two O
at O
34.0 O
/ O
35.0 O
, O
three O
at O
52.75 O
/ O
53.50 O
and O
six O
at O
106.5 O
/ O
107.0 O
points O
. O

The O
central O
bank O
kept O
its O
intervention O
rate O
at O
2,337 O
/ O
2,455 O
and O
the O
conversion O
rate O
at O
2,337 O
/ O
2,383 O
on O
Monday O
. O



Senate ORG
intelligence O
chairman O
in O
Saudi MISC
bomb O
probe O
. O

DUBAI LOC
1996-08-26 O

U.S. ORG
Senate ORG
Intelligence ORG
Committee ORG
chairman O
Arlen PER
Specter PER
, O
who O
has O
questioned O
whether O
Defence ORG
Secretary O
William PER
Perry PER
should O
resign O
over O
the O
latest O
bombing O
in O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
, O
met O
Saudi MISC
officials O
on O
Monday O
during O
a O
brief O
visit O
to O
the O
kingdom O
. O

A O
U.S. LOC
embassy O
spokesman O
in O
Riyadh LOC
said O
Specter PER
, O
who O
arrived O
from O
neighbouring O
Oman LOC
on O
Sunday O
and O
left O
on O
Monday O
, O
had O
talks O
with O
Saudi MISC
and O
American MISC
officials O
in O
Dhahran LOC
, O
where O
19 O
U.S. LOC
airmen O
were O
killed O
by O
a O
fuel O
truck O
bomb O
on O
June O
25 O
, O
and O
Riyadh LOC
. O

Specter PER
met O
Crown O
Prince PER
Abdullah PER
and O
Minister O
of O
Defence ORG
and ORG
Aviation ORG
Prince O
Sultan PER
in O
Jeddah LOC
, O
Saudi MISC
state O
television O
and O
the O
official O
Saudi ORG
Press ORG
Agency ORG
reported O
. O

He O
had O
earlier O
visited O
Japan LOC
, O
South LOC
Korea LOC
and O
China LOC
. O

Specter PER
said O
after O
the O
bombing O
there O
should O
be O
a O
shake-up O
at O
the O
Pentagon ORG
and O
questioned O
whether O
Perry PER
should O
resign O
. O

He O
said O
he O
was O
not O
satisfied O
with O
some O
of O
Perry PER
's O
answers O
to O
the O
committee O
's O
questions O
in O
closed O
testimony O
last O
month O
. O

The O
question O
of O
whether O
Perry PER
should O
resign O
remained O
open O
, O
the O
Pennsylvania LOC
Republican MISC
said O
. O

FBI ORG
Director O
Louis PER
Freeh PER
, O
who O
has O
twice O
visited O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
to O
seek O
improved O
cooperation O
with O
Saudi MISC
investigators O
, O
told O
the O
committee O
he O
was O
not O
entirely O
satisfied O
with O
Saudi MISC
cooperation O
on O
the O
Dhahran LOC
bomb O
and O
a O
previous O
bomb O
attack O
in O
Riyadh LOC
. O

" O
If O
we O
're O
to O
stay O
in O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
, O
we O
need O
to O
have O
total O
cooperation O
, O
" O
Specter PER
said O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
has O
5,000 O
U.S. LOC
air O
force O
and O
other O
military O
personnel O
in O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
. O



Hijacked O
Sudanese MISC
plane O
leaves O
Cyprus LOC
for O
Britain LOC
. O

LARNACA LOC
, O
Cyprus LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
plane O
with O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
which O
was O
hijacked O
to O
Cyprus LOC
took O
off O
from O
Larnaca LOC
airport O
after O
refuelling O
and O
headed O
to O
Britain LOC
early O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

Police O
said O
an O
unknown O
number O
of O
hijackers O
were O
on O
board O
the O
Airbus MISC
310 MISC
which O
was O
hijacked O
on O
its O
way O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
Amman LOC
in O
Jordan LOC
. O

One O
had O
threatened O
to O
blow O
it O
up O
unless O
it O
was O
refuelled O
and O
they O
were O
taken O
to O
London LOC
where O
they O
intended O
to O
surrender O
and O
seek O
political O
asylum O
. O



Kurds MISC
clash O
again O
in O
Iraq LOC
, O
dozens O
reported O
dead O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Heavy O
fighting O
broke O
out O
between O
two O
rival O
Kurdish MISC
factions O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
at O
midnight O
Sunday O
and O
at O
least O
29 O
people O
were O
killed O
, O
one O
of O
the O
groups O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

The O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
KDP ORG
) O
said O
the O
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
had O
broken O
the O
U.S.-brokered MISC
ceasefire O
agreed O
between O
the O
two O
parties O
last O
week O
. O

The O
factions O
reached O
a O
ceasefire O
on O
Friday O
after O
a O
week O
of O
fierce O
fighting O
which O
had O
put O
an O
end O
to O
a O
truce O
agreed O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

" O
The O
PUK ORG
leadership O
who O
pledged O
to O
end O
fighting O
and O
cooperate O
with O
the O
latest O
U.S. LOC
initiative O
started O
a O
major O
military O
offensive O
against O
KDP ORG
positions O
, O
" O
the O
KDP ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

It O
said O
heavy O
fighting O
started O
at O
midnight O
in O
the O
region O
dividing O
the O
two O
warring O
factions O
, O
with O
the O
PUK ORG
aiming O
to O
break O
through O
to O
KDP ORG
's O
headquarters O
in O
Salahuddin LOC
. O

The O
KDP ORG
said O
29 O
PUK ORG
fighters O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

It O
did O
not O
provide O
details O
of O
KDP ORG
casualties O
and O
a O
PUK ORG
spokesman O
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

The O
statement O
said O
the O
PUK ORG
resumed O
its O
attack O
on O
Monday O
morning O
on O
KDP ORG
positions O
near O
Rawandouz LOC
and O
indiscriminately O
shelled O
the O
town O
of O
Dayana LOC
, O
killing O
a O
priest O
and O
injuring O
some O
civilians O
. O

The O
fighting O
has O
threatened O
a O
U.S.-led MISC
peace O
plan O
to O
unite O
the O
mountainous O
Kurdish MISC
region O
in O
northern O
Iraq LOC
against O
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
. O

A O
U.S.-led MISC
air O
force O
has O
protected O
Iraqi MISC
Kurds MISC
against O
attack O
from O
Baghdad LOC
since O
shortly O
after O
the O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
in O
1991 O
. O



Egypt LOC
to O
press O
Britain LOC
over O
Islamist MISC
conference O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Egypt LOC
will O
tell O
Britain LOC
it O
is O
concerned O
about O
a O
meeting O
of O
Islamists MISC
to O
be O
held O
in O
London LOC
soon O
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Amr PER
Moussa PER
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

" O
There O
is O
a O
question O
mark O
over O
this O
issue O
. O

We O
, O
and O
many O
other O
countries O
, O
do O
n't O
understand O
this O
( O
Britain LOC
's O
) O
position O
, O
" O
Moussa PER
told O
reporters O
. O

" O
Egypt LOC
will O
contact O
the O
British MISC
government O
to O
find O
out O
the O
truth O
of O
the O
matter O
and O
to O
discuss O
the O
possible O
consequences O
of O
such O
an O
unfortunate O
step O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Egyptian MISC
government O
newspapers O
have O
criticised O
Britain LOC
for O
allowing O
Islamists MISC
, O
whom O
they O
brand O
as O
" O
terrorists O
" O
, O
to O
hold O
their O
conference O
, O
saying O
the O
meeting O
will O
be O
a O
chance O
for O
dangerous O
Moslem MISC
militants O
to O
plot O
against O
their O
countries O
of O
origin O
. O

It O
is O
not O
clear O
when O
the O
conference O
will O
be O
held O
. O

About O
1,000 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
Egypt LOC
since O
Islamic MISC
militants O
took O
up O
arms O
in O
1992 O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
overthrow O
the O
government O
and O
set O
up O
a O
strict O
Islamic MISC
state O
. O

Cairo LOC
says O
several O
Egyptian MISC
militants O
on O
the O
run O
from O
death O
sentences O
or O
convictions O
for O
violent O
attacks O
at O
home O
have O
taken O
shelter O
in O
Britain LOC
. O



Israeli MISC
army O
ransacks O
Bedouin MISC
Palestinian MISC
camp O
. O

AL-MUNTAR LOC
, O
West LOC
Bank LOC
1996-08-26 O

Israeli MISC
security O
forces O
ransacked O
a O
Bedouin MISC
encampment O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
on O
Monday O
to O
expel O
them O
from O
an O
area O
which O
Palestinians MISC
say O
had O
been O
earmarked O
for O
Jewish MISC
settlement O
expansion O
, O
residents O
said O
. O

They O
said O
soldiers O
stole O
a O
gold O
necklace O
and O
about O
$ O
2,000 O
in O
Israeli MISC
currency O
from O
an O
elderly O
woman O
and O
her O
daughter-in-law O
while O
rummaging O
through O
their O
luggage O
before O
destroying O
family O
shacks O
and O
animal O
barns O
. O

" O
They O
rammed O
our O
shacks O
with O
jeeps O
and O
destroyed O
the O
shack O
over O
my O
baby O
, O
" O
said O
25-year-old O
Amina PER
Muhammad PER
. O
" O

He O
was O
saved O
only O
by O
a O
miracle O
. O
" O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Israel LOC
's O
civil O
administration O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
said O
the O
Bedouins MISC
were O
moved O
because O
they O
were O
encamped O
on O
an O
Israeli MISC
army O
firing O
zone O
. O

The O
spokesman O
Peter PER
Lerner PER
said O
he O
knew O
nothing O
about O
soldiers O
having O
stolen O
anything O
from O
the O
Palestinians MISC
. O

Israeli MISC
security O
forces O
have O
been O
pursuing O
Bedouin MISC
Palestinians MISC
living O
in O
the O
desolate O
wilderness O
between O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
and O
the O
Dead LOC
Sea LOC
, O
where O
several O
Jewish MISC
settlements O
have O
been O
established O
. O

The O
Israeli MISC
army O
also O
uses O
the O
area O
for O
military O
training O
. O



U.S. LOC
base O
metals O
and O
scrap O
prices O
- O
August O
26 O
. O

U.S. LOC
premiums O
added O
to O
LME ORG
official O
cash O
settlement O
price O
, O
except O
for O
copper O
, O
which O
is O
added O
to O
the O
COMEX MISC
spot O
month O
. O

Premium O
includes O
price O
for O
delivery O
to O
consumer O
's O
works O
. O

-- O

Aluminum O
: O
Western MISC
grade O
3.25-3.75 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Russian MISC
grade O
A7E O
3.25-3.75 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Russian MISC
grade O
A0 O
nominal O
2.00-2.25 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Zinc O
: O
Special O
high O
grade O
SHG O
5.50-6.00 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Lead O
3.50-4.00 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Tin O
( O
Grade O
A O
) O
6.5-8.5 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

( O
low O
lead O
, O
50 O
ppm O
) O
9.0-10.5 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Nickel O
( O
melting O
grade O
) O
9.0-12.0 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Copper O
( O
high O
grade O
cathode O
) O
2.50-3.0 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

-- O

Aluminum O
alloy O
( O
A380 O
grade O
) O
, O
Midwest LOC

and O
East LOC
coast LOC
, O
delivered O
to O
consumer O
65-66 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

-- O

Aluminum O
scrap O
, O
Midwest LOC
and O
East LOC
coast LOC
average O
price O
, O

delivered O
to O
consumer O

Old O
Sheet O
and O
Cast O
metal O
42 O
to O
44 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Turnings O
, O
clean O
and O
dry O
43 O
to O
44 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Mixed O
low-copper O
clips O
48 O
to O
49 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

-- O

Copper O
scrap O
, O
Midwest LOC
and O
East LOC
coast LOC
average O
price O
, O

delivered O
to O
consumer O

No2 O
Refined O
75 O
to O
77 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

No1 O
Bare O
Bright O
91 O
to O
92 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

No1 O
Burnt O
87 O
to O
90 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

-- O

Lead O
batteries O
, O
delivered O
consumer O
4.5 O
to O
6.0 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

U.S. LOC
Producer O
list O
/ O
transaction O
prices O

-- O

Alcan ORG
aluminum O
, O
U.S. LOC
Midwest LOC
( O
effective O
date O
: O
August O
1 O
, O
1996 O
) O

P1020 O
ingot O
75 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

extrusion O
billet O
85 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Noranda ORG
aluminum O
, O
U.S. LOC
Midwest LOC
( O
effective O
date:August O
1 O
, O
1996 O
) O

ingot O
75 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

extrusion O
billet O
85 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

RSR ORG
pure O
lead O
price O
( O
effective O
date O
: O
March O
20 O
, O
1996 O
) O

52 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

Doe ORG
Run ORG
pure O
lead O
price O
( O
effective O
date O
: O
August O
14 O
, O
1996 O
) O

50 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

ASARCO ORG
pure O
lead O
( O
effective O
date O
: O
August O
1 O
, O
1996 O
) O

premium O
over O
LME ORG
cash O
7.5 O
cents O
/ O
pound O

-- O
( O
New LOC
York LOC
commodities O
desk O
212 O
859 O
1646 O
) O



Florida LOC
boy O
kills O
himself O
before O
starting O
new O
school O
. O

FORT LOC
LAUDERDALE LOC
, O
Fla. LOC
1996-08-26 O

A O
12-year-old O
Florida LOC
boy O
hanged O
himself O
in O
his O
backyard O
just O
hours O
before O
he O
was O
due O
to O
start O
at O
a O
new O
school O
on O
Monday O
, O
police O
said O
. O

Samuel PER
Graham PER
, O
who O
told O
his O
family O
earlier O
that O
he O
was O
nervous O
about O
starting O
at O
a O
new O
school O
because O
he O
feared O
teasing O
about O
his O
weight O
problem O
, O
had O
been O
due O
to O
spend O
his O
first O
day O
at O
Parkway ORG
Middle ORG
School ORG
Monday O
, O
police O
said O
. O

The O
boy O
was O
last O
seen O
alive O
Sunday O
night O
when O
he O
joined O
his O
two O
younger O
brothers O
and O
father O
in O
a O
bedtime O
prayer O
. O

Two O
younger O
brothers O
found O
him O
hanging O
from O
a O
tree O
early O
Monday O
morning O
. O

His O
father O
cut O
him O
down O
and O
tried O
to O
revive O
him O
but O
paramedics O
pronounced O
him O
dead O
when O
they O
arrived O
. O

The O
Broward ORG
County ORG
Sheriff ORG
's ORG
Office ORG
found O
a O
step O
stool O
and O
a O
flashlight O
under O
the O
tree O
where O
the O
boy O
was O
hanged O
. O

They O
said O
there O
was O
no O
sign O
of O
foul O
play O
and O
that O
investigators O
believed O
the O
death O
was O
a O
suicide O
. O



CBOT O
rice O
closes O
higher O
on O
technical O
bounce O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

CBOT O
rice O
futures O
closed O
higher O
on O
a O
technical O
bounce O
tied O
to O
signs O
the O
market O
was O
oversold O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

" O
It O
rallied O
on O
ideas O
the O
market O
was O
oversold O
, O
" O
a O
trader O
said O
. O

Traders O
said O
the O
U.S. LOC
cash O
market O
remains O
well O
above O
the O
benchmark O
Thai MISC
price O
which O
limited O
gains O
. O

Rice O
futures O
volume O
was O
estimated O
at O
450 O
contracts O
, O
up O
from O
202 O
Friday O
. O

Rice O
options O
volume O
was O
estimated O
at O
50 O
contracts O
, O
down O
from O
56 O
Friday O
. O

Rice O
futures O
closed O
13 O
to O
16 O
cents O
per O
cwt O
higher O
, O
with O
September O
up O
16 O
at O
$ O
10.28 O
a O
cwt O
. O

Sam PER
Nelson PER
312-408-8721 O



Talbott PER
to O
meet O
Russian MISC
, O
Canadian MISC
counterparts O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-26 O

Deputy O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Strobe PER
Talbott PER
flew O
to O
Ottawa LOC
on O
Monday O
to O
meet O
his O
Russian MISC
counterpart O
and O
discuss O
a O
range O
of O
bilateral O
and O
European MISC
security O
issues O
, O
the O
State ORG
Department ORG
said O
. O

Talbott PER
, O
the O
second-ranking O
State ORG
Department ORG
official O
, O
was O
to O
meet O
Russian MISC
Deputy O
Foreign O
Minister O
Georgy PER
Mamedov PER
as O
part O
of O
a O
regular O
pattern O
of O
consultations O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

" O
There O
is O
much O
to O
discuss O
on O
the O
fall O
calendar O
, O
" O
acting O
chief O
spokesman O
Glyn PER
Davies PER
said O
. O
" O

There O
's O
a O
fairly O
intensive O
diplomatic O
calendar O
coming O
up O
in O
the O
fall O
. O
" O

He O
said O
Talbott PER
, O
who O
was O
scheduled O
to O
return O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
would O
also O
to O
meet O
his O
Canadian MISC
counterpart O
, O
Gordon PER
Smith PER
, O
in O
Ottawa LOC
for O
talks O
that O
would O
include O
the O
situation O
in O
Haiti LOC
. O



U.S. LOC
Midwest LOC
hog O
market O
seen O
steady O
Tuesday O
- O
trade O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Midwest LOC
direct O
cash O
hog O
prices O
Tuesday O
were O
seen O
steady O
following O
strong O
demand O
Monday O
that O
lifted O
prices O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
1.50 O
per O
cwt O
in O
some O
areas O
, O
livestock O
dealers O
said O
. O

The O
demand O
was O
sparked O
by O
Saturday O
's O
active O
slaughter O
, O
which O
left O
some O
packers O
short O
on O
supplies O
to O
get O
Monday O
operations O
started O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Top O
prices O
in O
Iowa LOC
/ O
southern O
Minnesota LOC
Tuesday O
were O
expected O
to O
range O
from O
mostly O
$ O
59.50 O
to O
$ O
60.00 O
, O
steady O
following O
a O
$ O
0.50 O
- O
$ O
1.50 O
jump O
Monday O
. O

Illinois LOC
tops O
were O
seen O
matching O
Monday O
's O
at O
$ O
59.00 O
with O
tops O
in O
Indiana LOC
at O
$ O
57.50 O
. O

However O
, O
USDA ORG
reported O
tops O
of O
$ O
58.00 O
in O
Illinois LOC
and O
in O
Iowa LOC
/ O
southern O
Minnesota LOC
, O
$ O
60.00 O
on O
some O
hogs O
Monday O
. O

Attempts O
to O
move O
prices O
higher O
again O
Tuesday O
could O
be O
offset O
by O
expected O
increased O
hog O
marketings O
this O
week O
, O
sources O
said O
. O

Producers O
were O
expected O
to O
ship O
as O
many O
hogs O
as O
they O
can O
ahead O
of O
the O
Labor MISC
Day MISC
holiday O
weekend O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Demand O
for O
hogs O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
light O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
, O
as O
the O
industry O
prepares O
for O
Labor MISC
Day MISC
, O
Monday O
, O
September O
1 O
when O
most O
U.S. LOC
packers O
will O
be O
closed O
. O

-- O
Bob PER
Janis PER
312-983-7347-- O



Gore PER
presents O
new O
image O
of O
lead O
attack O
dog O
. O

Michael PER
Posner PER

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

No O
more O
mild-mannered O
and O
meek O
Al PER
Gore PER
, O
the O
vice O
president O
and O
likely O
heir O
apparent O
to O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
, O
emerged O
on O
Monday O
as O
the O
new O
Democratic MISC
attack O
dog O
leading O
a O
front-line O
assault O
on O
Bob PER
Dole PER
and O
House ORG
Speaker O
Newt PER
Gingrich PER
. O

While O
Clinton PER
takes O
a O
train O
trip O
to O
the O
Democratic MISC
Convention MISC
that O
will O
renominate O
him O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
a O
second O
term O
, O
Gore PER
is O
the O
bright O
star O
in O
the O
convention O
city O
now O
. O

Crowds O
anxiously O
wait O
for O
his O
appearances O
, O
thrusting O
out O
hands O
for O
him O
to O
grip O
as O
they O
scream O
" O
12 O
more O
years O
" O
-- O
a O
wishful O
hope O
to O
eight O
years O
of O
Gore PER
after O
a O
Clinton PER
re-election O
. O

Over O
a O
15-hour O
span O
from O
Sunday O
evening O
to O
Monday O
morning O
, O
so O
many O
people O
jammed O
Gore PER
events O
that O
the O
fire O
marshal O
stopped O
members O
of O
Congress ORG
, O
reporters O
and O
others O
from O
entering O
a O
pro-Israel MISC
rally O
and O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
New LOC
York LOC
delegation O
. O

In O
his O
appearances O
, O
the O
often O
stiff O
and O
wooden O
Gore PER
seemed O
transformed O
into O
a O
new O
energetic O
, O
gesturing O
" O
pol O
" O
as O
he O
ripped O
into O
Republican MISC
presidential O
nominee O
Dole PER
and O
Gingrich PER
, O
who O
has O
emerged O
as O
the O
favorite O
right-wing O
foil O
of O
Democrats MISC
. O

Gore PER
told O
a O
roaring O
labor O
rally O
of O
about O
1,000 O
union O
workers O
that O
Dole PER
and O
Gingrich PER
were O
the O
virtual O
personifaction O
of O
evil O
, O
without O
even O
mentioning O
that O
former O
Housing O
Secretary O
Jack PER
Kemp PER
is O
Dole PER
's O
running O
mate O
. O

" O
With O
equal O
measures O
of O
ignorance O
and O
audacity O
this O
two-headed O
monster O
of O
Dole PER
and O
Gingrich PER
has O
been O
launching O
an O
all O
out O
assault O
on O
decades O
of O
progress O
of O
behalf O
of O
working O
men O
and O
women O
, O
" O
Gore PER
said O
to O
whoops O
of O
" O
12 O
more O
years O
. O
" O

" O
They O
want O
to O
drive O
you O
out O
of O
politics O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O
" O

They O
want O
to O
silence O
your O
voices O
in O
elections O
. O
" O

At O
a O
downtown O
hotel O
Monday O
, O
the O
48-year-old O
Gore PER
gave O
Wisconsin LOC
delegates O
a O
taste O
again O
of O
the O
new O
Gore PER
. O

" O
I O
want O
you O
to O
ask O
this O
question O
. O

What O
would O
Wisconsin LOC
face O
if O
the O
same O
extremist O
coalition O
, O
the O
Gingrich ORG
/ ORG
Dole ORG
Congress ORG
, O
also O
controlled O
the O
executive O
branch O
? O
" O

Gore PER
said O
. O

Noting O
the O
next O
presidential O
term O
will O
probably O
see O
two O
or O
three O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
justice O
nominations O
, O
he O
warned O
, O
" O
Their O
extremist O
agenda O
would O
come O
out O
of O
the O
Gingrich ORG
Congress ORG
, O
into O
and O
through O
the O
Dole ORG
White ORG
House ORG
, O
down O
through O
the O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
. O
" O

He O
painted O
a O
scene O
of O
horrors O
he O
saw O
if O
Republicans MISC
controlled O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
and O
the O
Congress ORG
they O
hold O
now O
. O
" O

Our O
personal O
and O
religious O
liberties O
would O
be O
at O
risk O
. O

Medicare MISC
would O
be O
at O
risk O
of O
withering O
on O
the O
vine O
. O

Medicaid MISC
would O
be O
at O
risk O
of O
being O
taken O
away O
from O
poor O
children O
. O

Education O
would O
be O
at O
risk O
. O

The O
environment O
would O
be O
at O
risk O
from O
the O
polluters O
that O
control O
that O
coalition O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

His O
new O
style O
mixed O
an O
assault O
on O
Republicans MISC
with O
what O
he O
sees O
as O
" O
productive O
opportunity O
, O
a O
vision O
for O
the O
future O
that O
lifts O
up O
working O
families O
, O
that O
builds O
Wisconsin LOC
stronger O
, O
that O
builds O
America LOC
stronger O
. O

With O
your O
help O
we O
can O
re-elect O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
. O
" O

Dole PER
's O
tax O
cut O
plans O
were O
called O
" O
deja-voodoo O
economics O
.... O
It O
's O
a O
warmed-over O
plan O
that O
failed O
and O
drove O
our O
economy O
into O
a O
ditch O
. O

We O
got O
burned O
once O
and O
we O
wo O
n't O
let O
that O
happen O
to O
our O
nation O
again O
. O
" O

Gore PER
ridiculed O
Dole PER
's O
defense O
of O
the O
tobacco O
industry O
, O
praised O
Clinton PER
for O
" O
courage O
" O
in O
advancing O
regulations O
of O
it O
. O

To O
the O
delegates O
of O
Wisconsin LOC
, O
a O
leading O
dairy O
state O
, O
Gore PER
had O
the O
right O
audience O
in O
poking O
fun O
at O
Dole PER
's O
comparison O
to O
addiction O
to O
tobacco O
to O
those O
who O
ca O
n't O
tolerate O
milk O
. O

" O
Some O
people O
say O
milk O
is O
bad O
for O
you O
, O
" O
Gore PER
said O
as O
Wisconsin LOC
delegates O
held O
aloft O
a O
plastic O
inflated O
cow O
. O

He O
praised O
Clinton PER
for O
vetoing O
the O
Republican MISC
Congress ORG
' O
attempt O
to O
repeal O
parts O
of O
the O
Clean MISC
Air MISC
Act MISC
, O
and O
criticized O
Republicans MISC
for O
" O
slashing O
money O
to O
combat O
drugs O
in O
schools O
. O
" O

" O
The O
choice O
has O
never O
been O
starker O
, O
the O
stakes O
today O
have O
never O
been O
higher O
, O
" O
Gore PER
said O
. O
" O

We O
're O
not O
going O
to O
let O
them O
get O
away O
with O
that O
. O
" O



Actor O
Reeve PER
highlights O
Democrats MISC
' O
first O
night O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
highlights O
of O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
on O
Monday O
were O
expected O
to O
feature O
a O
mix O
of O
party O
leaders O
and O
people O
who O
have O
overcome O
adversity O
. O

Among O
the O
latter O
were O
gun O
control O
advocate O
Sarah PER
Brady PER
and O
actor O
Christopher PER
Reeve PER
and O
the O
politicians O
included O
Rep MISC
. MISC

Richard PER
Gephardt PER
and O
Sen O
. O

Thomas PER
Daschle PER
. O

Here O
are O
thumbnail O
profiles O
of O
the O
convention O
's O
key O
Monday O
speakers O
. O

Sarah PER
Brady PER
-- O
The O
nation O
's O
toughest O
gun O
control O
law O
is O
named O
after O
Ronald PER
Reagan PER
's O
press O
secretary O
James PER
Brady PER
but O
it O
was O
his O
wife O
who O
was O
the O
major O
force O
behind O
its O
passage O
. O

As O
head O
of O
Handgun ORG
Control ORG
Inc. ORG
, O
Sarah PER
Brady PER
, O
54 O
, O
campaigned O
nonstop O
for O
tough O
gun O
control O
in O
the O
years O
following O
the O
shooting O
of O
her O
husband O
and O
then O
President O
Reagan PER
in O
1981 O
. O

Her O
reward O
was O
the O
passage O
in O
1993 O
of O
the O
" O
Brady MISC
Bill MISC
" O
which O
requires O
a O
mandatory O
five-day O
waiting O
period O
for O
purchase O
of O
handguns O
and O
also O
mandates O
background O
checks O
for O
would-be O
gun O
purchasers O
. O

Reagan PER
recovered O
fully O
from O
his O
wounds O
but O
Brady PER
, O
who O
was O
close O
to O
death O
after O
being O
shot O
by O
John PER
Hinckley PER
Jr PER
. O

, O
suffered O
serious O
brain O
damage O
. O

Sarah PER
was O
Brady PER
's O
second O
wife O
and O
they O
have O
a O
son O
, O
James PER
Scott PER
Brady PER
Jr PER
. O

Before O
the O
assassination O
attempt O
, O
she O
had O
worked O
for O
Republican MISC
congressmen O
and O
for O
the O
Republican ORG
Party ORG
. O

Christopher PER
Reeve PER
-- O
Reeve PER
was O
best O
known O
for O
playing O
the O
comic O
book O
hero O
Superman PER
in O
four O
movies O
but O
his O
greatest O
heroics O
came O
in O
real O
life O
. O

Reeve PER
, O
an O
accomplished O
rider O
who O
owned O
several O
horses O
, O
suffered O
multiple O
injuries O
including O
two O
shattered O
neck O
vertebrae O
when O
he O
was O
thrown O
from O
his O
horse O
at O
an O
equestrian O
event O
in O
Culpepper LOC
, O
Virginia LOC
, O
on O
May O
27 O
, O
1995 O
. O

Almost O
entirely O
paralyzed O
, O
Reeve PER
underwent O
extensive O
surgery O
to O
fuse O
the O
vertebrae O
to O
the O
base O
of O
the O
skull O
and O
prevent O
any O
further O
damage O
to O
his O
spine O
. O

That O
allowed O
him O
to O
be O
moved O
to O
a O
semi-upright O
position O
. O

Over O
time O
he O
regained O
the O
power O
of O
speech O
, O
so O
much O
so O
that O
he O
was O
asked O
to O
address O
the O
opening O
night O
of O
the O
Democratic MISC
National MISC
Convention MISC
. O

Reeve PER
, O
43 O
, O
was O
classically O
trained O
as O
an O
actor O
but O
became O
the O
prototypical O
handsome O
leading O
man O
. O

He O
performed O
in O
summer O
stock O
and O
soap O
operas O
before O
being O
plucked O
as O
an O
almost O
unknown O
to O
play O
the O
lead O
in O
" O
Superman PER
" O
and O
three O
sequels O
. O

Richard PER
Gephardt PER
-- O
Gephardt PER
, O
House ORG
Democratic MISC
leader O
, O
is O
a O
politician O
with O
a O
" O
Mr PER
Clean PER
" O
reputation O
who O
sought O
the O
presidency O
eight O
years O
ago O
and O
is O
widely O
believed O
to O
still O
have O
ambitions O
for O
the O
job O
. O

Gephardt PER
, O
55 O
, O
the O
son O
of O
a O
milkman O
from O
a O
working O
class O
district O
of O
St. LOC
Louis LOC
, O
is O
a O
consummate O
congressional O
insider O
, O
sufficiently O
skilled O
in O
compromise O
and O
the O
ways O
of O
the O
legislature O
to O
manage O
the O
often-unruly O
House ORG
Democrats MISC
. O

A O
former O
lawyer O
, O
he O
was O
in O
the O
front O
line O
of O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
battle O
with O
the O
Republican-led MISC
Congress ORG
over O
the O
budget O
but O
has O
opposed O
the O
president O
's O
decision O
to O
sign O
the O
Republican-written MISC
welfare O
reform O
bill O
. O

He O
advocated O
tough O
action O
against O
foreign O
countries O
to O
cut O
U.S. LOC
trade O
deficits O
but O
sometimes O
been O
out O
of O
step O
with O
the O
party O
's O
liberal O
wing O
. O

He O
was O
an O
opponent O
of O
abortion O
until O
1986 O
and O
voted O
for O
President O
Ronald PER
Reagan PER
's O
big O
tax O
cut O
bill O
. O

Gephardt PER
, O
a O
red-haired O
square-jawed O
man O
, O
is O
a O
less O
than O
fiery O
orator O
. O

His O
1988 O
bid O
for O
the O
Democratic MISC
nomination O
only O
took O
off O
after O
he O
recreated O
himself O
as O
a O
firebreathing O
reformer O
of O
the O
establishment O
, O
standing O
up O
for O
blue O
collar O
workers O
and O
farmers O
. O

Tom PER
Daschle PER
-- O
Daschle PER
, O
48 O
, O
was O
largely O
unknown O
outside O
Washington LOC
and O
his O
state O
of O
South LOC
Dakota LOC
when O
he O
surprisingly O
beat O
more O
prominent O
rivals O
to O
become O
Senate ORG
Democratic MISC
leader O
after O
the O
party O
lost O
its O
majority O
to O
the O
Republicans MISC
in O
1994 O
. O

A O
mild-mannered O
and O
youthful O
man O
who O
rose O
rapidly O
after O
entering O
the O
Senate ORG
in O
1987 O
, O
he O
presented O
himself O
as O
a O
Midwest LOC
moderate O
, O
as O
a O
Democratic MISC
winner O
in O
a O
Republican MISC
state O
able O
to O
unite O
Senate ORG
factions O
. O

Concern O
that O
he O
might O
be O
steamrollered O
by O
the O
vastly O
more O
experienced O
Republican MISC
leader O
Bob PER
Dole PER
was O
dispelled O
when O
he O
showed O
a O
tough O
edge O
, O
outmaneuvering O
Dole PER
in O
a O
wrangle O
over O
scrapping O
a O
gas O
tax O
and O
raising O
the O
federal O
minimum O
wage O
. O

In O
his O
early O
Senate ORG
years O
he O
was O
seen O
as O
a O
" O
prairie O
populist O
" O
, O
working O
on O
legislation O
protecting O
farmers O
' O
prices O
and O
also O
on O
compensating O
veterans O
sickened O
by O
Agent MISC
Orange MISC
defoliant O
spraying O
in O
the O
Vietnam MISC
War MISC
. O

Daschle PER
was O
a O
key O
player O
in O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
failed O
attempt O
at O
sweeping O
healthcare O
changes O
but O
when O
he O
became O
minority O
leader O
he O
declared O
he O
would O
be O
no O
water-carrier O
for O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
. O

He O
has O
made O
clear O
he O
opposed O
Clinton PER
's O
signing O
of O
the O
Republican-initiated MISC
welfare O
reform O
bill O
. O

He O
has O
spent O
his O
adult O
life O
in O
politics O
, O
coming O
to O
Congress ORG
as O
an O
aide O
in O
1972 O
after O
three O
years O
in O
the O
Air ORG
Force ORG
and O
then O
being O
elected O
to O
the O
House ORG
of ORG
Representatives ORG
himself O
in O
1978 O
. O



U.S. LOC
boy O
, O
13 O
, O
accused O
of O
murdering O
adoptive O
mother O
. O

DALLAS LOC
1996-08-26 O

A O
13-year-old O
Dallas LOC
boy O
has O
been O
charged O
with O
murdering O
his O
adoptive O
mother O
over O
the O
weekend O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Margaret PER
McCullough PER
, O
55 O
, O
was O
found O
dead O
in O
her O
home O
on O
Saturday O
with O
gunshot O
wounds O
to O
the O
head O
. O

Police O
, O
who O
at O
first O
thought O
her O
son O
had O
been O
kidnapped O
, O
found O
him O
on O
Sunday O
with O
a O
friend O
in O
his O
mother O
's O
car O
in O
Oklahoma LOC
and O
arrested O
him O
. O

A O
shotgun O
and O
a O
.357 O
handgun O
were O
found O
in O
the O
car O
. O

A O
police O
spokesman O
said O
the O
boy O
was O
being O
questioned O
. O
" O

They O
are O
talking O
to O
him O
now O
about O
the O
motive O
and O
everything O
else O
. O
" O

McCullough PER
had O
adopted O
the O
boy O
, O
who O
was O
the O
grandson O
of O
her O
late O
husband O
, O
shortly O
after O
his O
birth O
but O
neighbours O
said O
they O
often O
had O
loud O
arguments O
. O



Pakistani MISC
bourse O
to O
use O
new O
recomposed O
index O
. O

KARACHI LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Karachi ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
KSE ORG
) O
said O
on O
Monday O
it O
would O
introduce O
a O
new O
recomposed O
KSE-100 MISC
index O
on O
September O
10 O
. O

A O
KSE ORG
statement O
said O
the O
recomposed O
index O
would O
be O
more O
representative O
, O
capturing O
market O
capitalisation O
of O
82.3 O
percent O
, O
up O
from O
79.9 O
percent O
previously O
. O

-- O
Karachi LOC
newsroom O
9221-5685192 O



NWE O
oil O
products O
mixed O
, O
holiday O
dulls O
trade O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

NWE O
oil O
products O
were O
mixed O
on O
Monday O
but O
markets O
were O
becalmed O
because O
of O
a O
public O
holiday O
in O
the O
United LOC
Kingdom LOC
, O
traders O
said O
. O

An O
explosion O
at O
Repsol ORG
's O
Puertollano LOC
refinery O
, O
which O
killed O
four O
workers O
, O
had O
not O
affected O
output O
of O
oil O
products O
, O
an O
official O
said O
. O

" O
The O
plant O
is O
functioning O
as O
usual O
, O
" O
Jose PER
Manuel PER
Prieto PER
, O
director O
of O
personnel O
, O
told O
Spanish MISC
state O
television O
. O

Gasoline O
prices O
were O
notionally O
unchanged O
from O
Friday O
despite O
sagging O
NYMEX O
numbers O
, O
with O
the O
arbitrage O
window O
to O
the O
U.S. LOC
considered O
closed O
for O
the O
moment O
. O

Eurograde O
barges O
were O
offered O
at O
$ O
207 O
fob O
ARA O
for O
Amsterdam-Rotterdam LOC
barrels O
, O
and O
at O
$ O
206 O
for O
full O
ARA O
material O
. O

" O
There O
is O
no O
market O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
" O
one O
Rotterdam LOC
trader O
said O
. O
" O

Maybe O
sentiment O
is O
a O
little O
bit O
weaker O
but O
prices O
have O
not O
changed O
. O
" O

Outright O
gas O
oil O
prices O
were O
notionally O
softer O
as O
the O
NYMEX O
heating O
oil O
contract O
headed O
lower O
, O
and O
following O
news O
that O
the O
Indian ORG
Oil ORG
Corp ORG
( O
IOC ORG
) O
had O
issued O
a O
tender O
to O
buy O
only O
120,000 O
tonnes O
of O
high O
speed O
diesel O
for O
October O
. O

Asian MISC
traders O
had O
earlier O
expected O
an O
IOC ORG
tender O
for O
around O
400,000 O
tonnes O
. O

ARA O
gas O
oil O
barges O
were O
quiet O
although O
one O
trader O
said O
he O
had O
seen O
offers O
at O
$ O
1 O
a O
tonne O
over O
September O
IPE O
for O
prompt O
barrels O
, O
while O
Antwerp LOC
material O
was O
available O
for O
0-50 O
cents O
over O
September O
. O

The O
IOC ORG
tender O
had O
" O
a O
bearish O
impact O
, O
but O
not O
a O
great O
impact O
, O
" O
one O
German MISC
player O
said O
. O

Fuel O
oil O
markets O
were O
also O
listless O
. O

Offers O
were O
around O
a O
dollar O
a O
tonne O
higher O
at O
$ O
102 O
fob O
ARA O
but O
bids O
were O
scarce O
. O

-- O
Nicholas PER
Shaxson PER
, O
London LOC
newsroom O
+44 O
171 O
542 O
8167 O



Prairies LOC
saw O
no O
frost O
Monday O
, O
none O
rest O
of O
week O
. O

WINNIPEG LOC
1996-08-26 O

Canada LOC
's O
Prairies LOC
saw O
no O
frost O
on O
Monday O
morning O
and O
none O
was O
expected O
anywhere O
on O
the O
grainbelt O
until O
late O
in O
the O
Labour MISC
Day MISC
long O
weekend O
, O
Environment ORG
Canada ORG
said O
. O

" O
Apparently O
, O
we O
're O
home O
free O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
week O
. O

We O
're O
not O
calling O
for O
any O
frost O
until O
after O
the O
weekend O
when O
it O
starts O
to O
cool O
off O
in O
northwestern O
Alberta LOC
after O
the O
weekend O
probably O
Monday O
or O
Tuesday O
, O
" O
meteorologist O
Gerald PER
Machnee PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Sprague LOC
, O
Manitoba LOC
, O
on O
the O
Minnesota LOC
border O
was O
the O
cold O
spot O
of O
the O
Prairies LOC
Monday O
morning O
at O
4.0 O
Celsius MISC
( O
39.2 O
F MISC
) O
. O

Temperatures O
at O
ground O
level O
can O
be O
2.0 O
to O
5.0 O
Celsius MISC
lower O
than O
at O
chest O
level O
depending O
on O
windspeed O
, O
sky O
conditions O
and O
ground O
surface O
moisture O
. O

Freezing O
occurs O
at O
0 O
Celsius MISC
( O
32.0 O
F MISC
) O
. O

North LOC
Battleford LOC
, O
Sask LOC
. O

, O
reported O
a O
low O
of O
5.0 O
Celsius MISC
( O
41.0 O
F MISC
) O
and O
Grande LOC
Prairie LOC
, O
Alta LOC
. O

, O
in O
the O
Peace LOC
River LOC
Valley LOC
reported O
7.0 O
Celsius MISC
( O
44.6 O
F MISC
) O
. O

Machnee PER
dismissed O
talk O
of O
frost O
Wednesday O
by O
proponents O
of O
the O
" O
full O
moon O
, O
frost O
soon O
" O
school O
of O
thought O
. O

Lows O
on O
August O
28 O
across O
the O
Prairies LOC
should O
range O
from O
8.0 O
to O
12.0 O
Celsius MISC
with O
highs O
around O
30.0 O
Celsius MISC
. O

-- O
Gilbert PER
Le PER
Gras PER
204 O
947 O
3548 O



Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
comments O
on O
beryllium O
lawsuits O
. O

CLEVELAND LOC
1996-08-26 O

Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
Inc ORG
said O
Monday O
that O
10 O
of O
24 O
lawsuits O
involving O
chronic O
beryllium O
disease O
have O
been O
dismissed O
since O
July O
1 O
. O

The O
leading O
U.S. LOC
beryllium O
producer O
said O
in O
a O
conference O
call O
it O
has O
traditionally O
been O
pro-active O
regarding O
the O
workplace O
disease O
, O
a O
lung O
ailment O
which O
can O
affects O
a O
small O
percent O
of O
people O
whose O
immune O
systems O
are O
susceptible O
. O

Of O
the O
14 O
remaining O
suits O
, O
10 O
were O
filed O
by O
employees O
of O
industrial O
Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
customers O
and O
Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
liability O
in O
such O
suits O
is O
typically O
covered O
by O
insurance O
, O
Timothy PER
Reid PER
, O
vice O
president O
of O
corporate O
communications O
, O
said O
on O
the O
call O
. O

The O
company O
was O
responding O
to O
an O
article O
in O
Sunday O
's O
New ORG
York ORG
Times ORG
. O

He O
said O
the O
article O
largely O
reiterated O
information O
about O
the O
suits O
and O
the O
disease O
which O
had O
previously O
been O
made O
public O
via O
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchange ORG
Commission ORG
filings O
and O
annual O
reports O
. O

" O
Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
has O
been O
a O
leader O
in O
dealing O
with O
health O
and O
safety O
issues O
( O
related O
to O
chronic O
Beryllium O
disease O
) O
for O
nearly O
50 O
years O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

We O
have O
a O
record O
of O
going O
beyond O
regulatory O
requirements O
... O
and O
we O
consistently O
share O
the O
most O
current O
information O
available O
... O
with O
customers O
and O
employees O
. O
" O

The O
customer O
employee O
suits O
were O
filed O
in O
1990-95 O
, O
he O
said O
. O

A O
class O
action O
filed O
by O
a O
former O
Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
employee O
in O
April O
1996 O
was O
dismissed O
in O
July O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
company O
is O
" O
vigorously O
defending O
" O
the O
remaining O
four O
suits O
filed O
by O
former O
and O
current O
Brush ORG
Wellman ORG
employees O
, O
he O
said O
. O

After O
a O
delayed O
opening O
, O
the O
stock O
was O
off O
1-1/2 O
to O
18-7/8 O
. O

-- O
Cleveland ORG
Newsdesk ORG
216-579-0077 O



Salomon ORG
cuts O
refiner O
Q3 O
EPS O
view O
on O
margin O
concern O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Salomon ORG
Brothers ORG
analyst O
Paul PER
Ting PER
said O
he O
cut O
his O
share O
earnings O
estimates O
on O
refiners O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
on O
the O
belief O
the O
companies O
will O
face O
sharp O
revisions O
in O
refining O
and O
marketing O
margins O
. O

He O
cut O
his O
third-quarter O
share O
earnings O
estimate O
on O
: O

-- O
Diamond ORG
Shamrock ORG
Inc ORG
to O
$ O
0.38 O
from O
$ O
0.73 O
versus O
the O
Street O
's O
consensus O
$ O
0.63 O

-- O
Sun ORG
Co ORG
to O
$ O
0.15 O
from O
$ O
0.85 O
versus O
the O
consensus O
$ O
0.63 O

-- O
Tosco ORG
Corp ORG
to O
$ O
0.95 O
from O
$ O
1.03 O
versus O
the O
consensus O
$ O
0.94 O

-- O
Total ORG
Petroleum ORG
( ORG
North ORG
America ORG
) ORG
Ltd ORG
to O
$ O
0.15 O
from O
$ O
0.46 O
versus O
the O
consensus O
$ O
0.33 O

-- O
And O
, O
Valero ORG
Energy ORG
Corp ORG
to O
$ O
0.27 O
from O
$ O
0.55 O
compared O
with O
the O
consensus O
$ O
0.40 O
. O



PRESALE O
- O
Marion ORG
County ORG
Board ORG
of ORG
Education ORG
, O
W. LOC
Va LOC
. O

AMT O
: O
3,250,000 O
DATE O
: O
09/04/96 O
NYC MISC
Time MISC
: O
1200 O
CUSIP O
: O
569399 O

ISSUER O
: O
Marion ORG
County ORG
Board ORG
of ORG
Education ORG
ST O
: O
WV O

ISSUE O
: O
Public O
School O
, O
Series O
1996 O
TAX O
STAT:Exempt-ULT O

M O
/ O
SP O
/ O
F O
: O
NA O
/ O
NA O
/ O
NA O
BOOK O
ENTRY O
: O
Y O

ENHANCEMENTS O
: O
None O
BANK O
QUAL O
: O
Y O

DTD O
: O
09/01/96 O
SURE O
BID O
: O
N O

DUE O
: O
5/1/98-02 O
SR O
MGR O
: O

1ST O
CPN O
: O
05/01/97 O

CALL O
: O
Non-Callable O
NIC O

DELIVERY O
: O
9/17/96 O
approx O
ORDERS O
: O

PAYING O
AGENT O
: O
WesBanco ORG
Bank ORG
Fairmont LOC
, O
Fairmont LOC

L.O. O
: O
Steptoe ORG
& ORG
Johnson ORG
, O
Clarksburg LOC

F.A. O
: O
Ferris ORG
, ORG
Baker ORG
Watts ORG
, ORG
Inc. ORG
, O
Charleston LOC

LAST O
SALE O
: O
$ O
7,330,000 O
( O
MBIA O
) O
3/1/90 O
@ O
6.14900 O
% O
NIC O
; O
4yrs O
4mos O
Avg O
; O
BBI-7.27 O
% O

Year O
Amount O
Coupon O
Yield O
Price O
Conc O
. O

1998 O
575,000 O

1999 O
610,000 O

2000 O
650,000 O

2001 O
685,000 O

2002 O
730,000 O

COMPETITIVE O
PRE-SALE O
CONTRIBUTED O
BY O
J.J. ORG
KENNY ORG
K-SHEETS O
: O



BALANCE O
- O
Ohio LOC
refunding O
bonds O
at O
$ O
290,000 O
. O

STATE LOC
OF LOC
OHIO LOC

RE O
: O
$ O
70,375,000 O

( O
OHIO ORG
BUILDING ORG
AUTHORITY ORG
) O

STATE O
FACILITIES O
REFUNDING O
BONDS O

1996 O
SERIES O
A O

REPRICING O
OF O
THE O
BALANCE O
OF O
THE O
BONDS O
IN O
THE O
ACCOUNT O
. O

9,215,000.00 O

OCASEK O
GOVERNMENT O
OFFICE O
BUILDING O

( O
C O
) O

MOODY ORG
'S ORG
: O
A1 O
S&P ORG
: O
AA- O
FITCH O
: O
AA- O

CONFIRMED O
CONFIRMED O

Delivery O
Date O
: O
08/29/1996 O

Maturity O
Balance O
Coupon O
List O

10/01 O
/ O
1998C O
125M O
4.50 O
4.20 O

6,045,000.00 O

VERN O
RIFFE O
CENTER O

( O
D O
) O

MOODY ORG
'S ORG
: O
A1 O
S&P ORG
: O
AA- O
FITCH O
: O
AA- O

CONFIRMED O
CONFIRMED O

Delivery O
Date O
: O
08/29/1996 O

Maturity O
Balance O
Coupon O
List O

10/01 O
/ O
1998D O
165M O
4.50 O
4.20 O

Grand O
Total O
: O
290M O

Goldman ORG
, ORG
Sachs ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. O

A.G. ORG
Edwards ORG
& ORG
Sons ORG
, ORG
Inc ORG
. O

Banc ORG
One ORG
Capital ORG
Corporation ORG

S.B.K- ORG
Brooks ORG
Investment ORG
Corp ORG
. O

Seasongood ORG
& ORG
Mayer ORG

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Washington ORG
Post ORG
business O
- O
Aug O
26 O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-26 O

The ORG
Washington ORG
Post ORG
carried O
only O
local O
business O
stories O
on O
August O
26 O
, O
1996 O
. O



Chelsea PER
makes O
political O
debut O
on O
Clinton PER
train O
trip O
. O

CHILLICOTHE LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
1996-08-25 O

- O
Chelsea PER
Clinton PER
, O
until O
now O
carefully O
shielded O
from O
the O
exposure O
of O
public O
life O
, O
made O
her O
political O
debut O
on O
Sunday O
on O
her O
father O
's O
whistlestop O
train O
trip O
. O

Chelsea PER
, O
16 O
, O
was O
at O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
side O
as O
he O
rode O
the O
rails O
through O
parts O
of O
West LOC
Virginia LOC
, O
Kentucky LOC
and O
Ohio LOC
, O
and O
was O
introduced O
at O
every O
stop O
. O

She O
even O
worked O
ropelines O
, O
shaking O
hands O
with O
excited O
fans O
. O

Hillary PER
Rodham PER
Clinton PER
saw O
her O
husband O
and O
daughter O
off O
on O
the O
trip O
in O
Huntington LOC
, O
West LOC
Virginia LOC
and O
then O
went O
on O
to O
Chicago LOC
to O
begin O
a O
rigorous O
Democratic MISC
Convention MISC
schedule O
. O

Asked O
if O
Chelsea PER
would O
have O
a O
prominent O
role O
in O
the O
campaign O
, O
White LOC
House LOC
spokesman O
Mike PER
McCurry PER
said O
: O
" O
She O
'll O
do O
what O
she O
did O
today O
when O
she O
can O
. O

She O
has O
to O
go O
back O
to O
school O
. O
" O

The O
president O
's O
daughter O
is O
going O
into O
her O
senior O
year O
of O
high O
school O
at O
Sidwell ORG
Friends ORG
School ORG
, O
a O
private O
school O
in O
Washington LOC
. O

McCurry PER
said O
Chelsea PER
has O
asked O
to O
go O
on O
the O
train O
trip O
and O
attend O
the O
convention O
where O
her O
father O
will O
be O
renominated O
, O
but O
said O
her O
exposure O
did O
not O
signal O
the O
start O
of O
a O
new O
political O
career O
. O

Chelsea PER
" O
is O
a O
very O
poised O
young O
lady O
, O
but O
she O
's O
not O
that O
much O
interested O
in O
politics O
, O
" O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O



Dutch MISC
closing O
share O
market O
report O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-26 O

Dutch MISC
shares O
drifted O
to O
a O
lower O
close O
on O
Monday O
, O
dragged O
down O
by O
weakness O
in O
the O
domestic O
bond O
market O
and O
turnover O
depressed O
by O
the O
UK LOC
bank O
holiday O
and O
lack O
of O
any O
significant O
U.S. LOC
economic O
data O
. O

The O
AEX MISC
index O
of O
leading O
shares O
closed O
4.54 O
points O
easier O
at O
556.19 O
, O
the O
day O
's O
low O
. O

The O
Dutch MISC
market O
had O
been O
on O
the O
defensive O
all O
day O
but O
a O
softer O
start O
to O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
did O
little O
to O
boost O
sentiment O
in O
late O
trade O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

" O
It O
was O
always O
going O
to O
be O
a O
tough O
day O
with O
participation O
so O
low O
. O

But O
the O
only O
thing O
really O
worrying O
the O
market O
was O
the O
bonds O
, O
and O
that O
dragged O
us O
lower O
, O
" O
one O
dealer O
said O
. O

Stocks O
were O
down O
across O
the O
board O
, O
with O
Dutch ORG
PTT ORG
topping O
the O
volume O
list O
and O
closing O
down O
1.90 O
guilders O
at O
58.70 O
. O

The O
post O
and O
telecoms O
firm O
posted O
an O
8.5 O
percent O
rise O
in O
first O
half O
earnings O
on O
Friday O
, O
just O
below O
analysts O
' O
expectations O
. O

IHC ORG
Caland ORG
reported O
first O
half O
results O
well O
under O
forecasts O
on O
Monday O
and O
the O
shares O
suffered O
as O
a O
result O
. O

They O
were O
trading O
unchanged O
just O
before O
the O
release O
of O
figures O
but O
closed O
2.40 O
guilders O
down O
at O
80.70 O
after O
it O
reported O
net O
profits O
of O
34.9 O
million O
guilders O
against O
36.6 O
million O
last O
year O
and O
estimates O
ranging O
from O
37.5 O
to O
47.2 O
million O
. O

IHC ORG
also O
forecast O
post O
tax O
earnings O
rising O
21 O
percent O
for O
the O
full O
year O
. O

Banking O
group O
ING ORG
traded O
ex-dividend O
today O
and O
finished O
0.60 O
guilders O
weaker O
at O
52.90 O
as O
a O
result O
. O

But O
Nutricia ORG
shrugged O
off O
its O
ex-div O
tag O
to O
soar O
a O
further O
4.10 O
guilders O
to O
214.40 O
continuing O
its O
explosive O
rally O
sparked O
by O
the O
51 O
percent O
jump O
in O
first O
half O
net O
profits O
last O
week O
, O
which O
set O
the O
market O
alight O
on O
Friday O
, O
sending O
the O
shares O
up O
18.40 O
at O
210.00 O
by O
the O
close O
. O

Engineering O
concern O
Stork ORG
started O
the O
day O
well O
as O
the O
shares O
attracted O
some O
follow-through O
interest O
to O
the O
announcement O
late O
on O
Friday O
that O
its O
Fokker ORG
Aviation ORG
unit O
had O
won O
a O
major O
order O
. O

But O
the O
rally O
was O
short-lived O
and O
Stork ORG
ended O
just O
0.20 O
up O
at O
51.00 O
guilders O
. O

-- O
Amsterdam ORG
Newsroom ORG
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O



Tapie PER
to O
quit O
French MISC
assembly O
seat O
as O
film O
opens O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-26 O

Former O
businessman O
and O
soccer O
boss O
Bernard PER
Tapie PER
said O
that O
he O
would O
give O
up O
his O
seat O
in O
the O
National ORG
Assembly ORG
by O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
day O
a O
film O
by O
Claude PER
Lelouche PER
in O
which O
he O
stars O
opens O
in O
France LOC
. O

" O
I O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
deputy O
by O
the O
time O
the O
film O
opens O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
a O
broadcast O
interview O
. O

" O
Just O
about O
, O
" O
he O
told O
Europe ORG
1 ORG
radio O
when O
asked O
whether O
he O
had O
sent O
his O
letter O
of O
resignation O
to O
Assembly ORG
speaker O
Philippe PER
Seguin PER
. O

A O
Seguin PER
spokeswoman O
confirmed O
that O
no O
letter O
or O
call O
had O
yet O
been O
received O
. O

Tapie PER
, O
53 O
, O
was O
resigning O
just O
ahead O
of O
expected O
government O
action O
to O
eject O
him O
from O
the O
Assembly ORG
following O
a O
finding O
by O
the O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
that O
he O
was O
bankrupt O
and O
thus O
ineligible O
for O
public O
office O
for O
a O
five-year O
period O
. O

Tapie PER
, O
the O
target O
of O
a O
blizzard O
of O
legal O
actions O
over O
his O
now-destroyed O
business O
empire O
and O
the O
Marseille ORG
soccer O
team O
he O
once O
ran O
, O
has O
a O
starring O
role O
in O
Lelouche PER
's O
" O
Homme O
, O
femmes O
: O
mode O
d'emploi O
" O
( O
Men O
, O
women O
: O
instructions O
for O
use O
) O
. O

He O
plays O
a O
power-hungry O
lawyer O
in O
the O
movie O
described O
as O
" O
a O
tender O
and O
cruel O
comedy O
" O
by O
Lelouche PER
, O
who O
is O
making O
his O
35th O
film O
. O

" O
I O
have O
paid O
too O
dearly O
for O
mixing O
two O
careers O
, O
" O
Tapie PER
said O
. O
" O

In O
France LOC
, O
you O
cannot O
be O
a O
film O
artist O
and O
a O
national O
politician O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
deputy O
by O
the O
time O
the O
film O
opens O
. O
" O

Justice O
Minister O
Jacques PER
Toubon PER
began O
last O
month O
the O
formal O
process O
of O
ejecting O
Tapie PER
from O
the O
French MISC
parliament O
as O
well O
as O
stripping O
him O
of O
his O
seat O
in O
the O
European MISC
parliament O
. O

The O
French MISC
procedure O
was O
expected O
to O
be O
completed O
before O
October O
2 O
, O
when O
the O
National ORG
Assembly ORG
is O
to O
reconvene O
after O
a O
summer O
break O
, O
but O
the O
European MISC
procedure O
was O
expected O
to O
take O
longer O
. O

Tapie PER
's O
lawyer O
has O
said O
he O
intends O
to O
appeal O
to O
the O
European ORG
Court ORG
of ORG
Human ORG
Rights ORG
in O
an O
effort O
to O
prevent O
or O
delay O
the O
loss O
of O
his O
European MISC
seat O
. O

But O
such O
an O
appeal O
, O
even O
if O
the O
court O
were O
to O
accept O
the O
case O
, O
which O
it O
is O
not O
obliged O
to O
do O
, O
would O
not O
suspend O
enforcement O
of O
the O
French MISC
judgement O
against O
him O
. O

Tapie PER
faces O
a O
probable O
spell O
in O
prison O
after O
he O
loses O
his O
parliamentary O
immunity O
, O
since O
two O
appeal O
courts O
have O
confirmed O
jail O
sentences O
of O
eight O
and O
six O
months O
against O
him O
for O
tax O
fraud O
and O
rigging O
a O
soccer O
match O
. O

He O
is O
appealing O
in O
both O
cases O
to O
the O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
. O



Bank ORG
of ORG
France ORG
drains O
3.9 O
bln O
Ffr MISC
at O
tender O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-26 O

The O
Bank ORG
of ORG
France ORG
drained O
3.9 O
billion O
francs O
at O
a O
securities O
repurchase O
tender O
held O
on O
Monday O
to O
allocate O
funds O
for O
injection O
into O
the O
money O
market O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

It O
accepted O
bids O
for O
44.3 O
billion O
francs O
in O
new O
liquidity O
, O
3.9 O
billion O
less O
than O
the O
48.2 O
billion O
leaving O
the O
market O
on O
Tuesday O
when O
a O
previous O
pact O
expires O
. O

The O
new O
pact O
expires O
on O
September O
3 O
. O

The O
Bank ORG
of ORG
France ORG
said O
it O
allocated O
13.4 O
billion O
francs O
to O
bidders O
offering O
Treasury ORG
bills O
as O
collateral O
, O
satisfying O
3.4 O
percent O
of O
such O
demand O
. O

It O
allotted O
a O
further O
30.9 O
billion O
to O
bidders O
putting O
up O
private O
paper O
, O
satisfying O
12.5 O
percent O
of O
this O
demand O
. O

-- O
Paris ORG
Newsroom ORG
+33 O
1 O
4221 O
5452 O



RABOBANK ORG
[ O
RABN.CN O
] O
SEES O
H2 O
NET O
GROWTH O
UNDER O
10 O
PCT O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-26 O

Dutch MISC
co-operative O
bank O
Rabobank ORG
Nederland ORG
BA ORG
's O
net O
profit O
growth O
might O
slow O
to O
less O
than O
than O
10 O
year O
percent O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
1996 O
, O
executive O
board O
chairman O
Herman PER
Wijffels PER
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

The O
unlisted O
bank O
earlier O
announced O
a O
1996 O
interim O
net O
profit O
of O
853 O
million O
guilders O
, O
up O
21.5 O
percent O
on O
the O
702 O
million O
guilders O
reported O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1995 O
. O

He O
said O
second-half O
profit O
growth O
would O
depend O
on O
customer O
demand O
for O
loans O
, O
which O
was O
already O
easing O
, O
and O
the O
performance O
of O
financial O
markets O
, O
which O
were O
strong O
in O
the O
first O
half O
and O
boosted O
securities O
, O
trading O
and O
underwriting O
income O
. O

" O
We O
expect O
reasonable O
growth O
in O
the O
second O
half O
. O

Maybe O
it O
will O
be O
in O
single-digits O
, O
" O
Wijffels PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

He O
said O
growth O
in O
customer O
demand O
in O
the O
first O
half O
was O
50 O
percent O
above O
normal O
but O
it O
was O
hard O
to O
maintain O
this O
pace O
. O

Rabobank ORG
's O
net O
profit O
was O
1.43 O
billion O
guilders O
in O
1995 O
. O

The O
bank O
earlier O
warned O
that O
profit O
growth O
would O
slow O
in O
the O
second O
half O
, O
citing O
the O
increasing O
momentum O
in O
profit O
growth O
in O
the O
comparative O
period O
of O
1995 O
and O
increased O
investment O
. O

But O
Wijffels PER
was O
unable O
to O
quantify O
second O
half O
investment O
to O
improve O
and O
extend O
domestic O
and O
offshore O
services O
. O

-- O
Garry PER
West PER
, O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
FRANCE LOC
- O
LE ORG
MONDE ORG
AUG O
26 O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-26 O

These O
are O
leading O
stories O
in O
Monday O
's O
afternoon O
daily O
Le ORG
Monde ORG
, O
dated O
Aug O
27 O
. O

FRONT O
PAGE O

-- O
Ipsos ORG
poll O
reports O
majority O
of O
French MISC
public O
opinion O
sympathises O
with O
plight O
of O
Africans MISC
seeking O
to O
renew O
or O
obtain O
work O
and O
residence O
permits O
, O
calling O
government O
" O
stubborn O
, O
" O
" O
confused O
" O
and O
" O
cold-hearted O
. O
" O

BUSINESS O
PAGES O

-- O
SNCF ORG
railway O
trade O
unions O
want O
renegotiation O
of O
government O
bailout O
package O
, O
as O
European ORG
Union ORG
prepares O
more O
proposals O
to O
increase O
competition O
. O

-- O
World O
steel O
market O
shows O
signs O
of O
upturn O
. O

-- O
Paris ORG
Newsroom ORG
+33 O
1 O
42 O
21 O
53 O
81 O



ATRIA ORG
SEES O
H2 O
RESULT O
UP O
ON O
H1 O
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-26 O

Finnish MISC
foodstuffs O
group O
Atria ORG
Oy ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Monday O
it O
expects O
its O
result O
to O
improve O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
1996 O
compared O
to O
the O
first O
half O
. O

" O
The O
result O
of O
the O
second O
year-half O
is O
expected O
to O
improve O
on O
the O
early O
part O
of O
the O
year O
, O
" O
Atria ORG
said O
. O

Atria ORG
said O
earlier O
its O
January-June O
profit O
before O
extraordinary O
items O
, O
appropriations O
and O
taxes O
fell O
to O
15 O
million O
markka O
from O
39 O
in O
the O
first-half O
of O
1995 O
. O



BRIGHT-BELGIANS MISC
SPEED O
AFTER O
SCHUMACHER PER
'S O
WIN O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC

Michael PER
Schumacher PER
's O
victory O
in O
the O
Belgian MISC
Formula MISC
One MISC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
at O
Spa-Francorchamps LOC
sparked O
a O
speeding O
epidemic O
on O
Belgian MISC
roads O
after O
the O
race O
was O
over O
. O

Belga ORG
news O
agency O
reported O
that O
police O
checked O
more O
than O
3,000 O
drivers O
amd O
booked O
222 O
for O
speeding O
on O
their O
way O
home O
after O
the O
race O
. O

Some O
were O
clocked O
doing O
180 O
kilometres O
an O
hour O
( O
112 O
miles O
per O
hour O
) O
, O
Belga ORG
said O
. O

Schumacher PER
won O
the O
race O
in O
1 O
hour O
28 O
minutes O
15.125 O
seconds O
at O
an O
average O
speed O
of O
208.442 O
km O
/ O
hour O
( O
130 O
m.p.h. O
) O
. O



Thai MISC
PM O
proposes O
Sept O
18 O
for O
no-confidence O
debate O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Thai MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Banharn PER
Silpa-archa PER
on O
Monday O
proposed O
September O
18 O
as O
the O
date O
for O
parliamentary O
debate O
on O
an O
opposition O
no-confidence O
motion O
accusing O
him O
of O
incompetence O
. O

The O
president O
of O
parliament O
had O
earlier O
said O
September O
11 O
could O
be O
set O
for O
the O
debate O
. O

The O
opposition O
motion O
against O
Banharn PER
accuses O
him O
of O
being O
incompetent O
, O
lacking O
ethical O
leadership O
and O
alleges O
his O
administration O
is O
corrupt O
. O

His O
critics O
allege O
he O
may O
be O
attempting O
to O
delay O
the O
debate O
. O

Banharn PER
has O
denied O
the O
accusations O
and O
said O
he O
is O
ready O
to O
clear O
himself O
in O
parliament O
. O

" O
In O
my O
opinion O
September O
18 O
would O
be O
a O
convenient O
date O
for O
the O
government O
to O
answer O
questions O
. O

This O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
accusation O
that O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
escape O
the O
debate O
, O
" O
Banharn PER
told O
reporters O
after O
meeting O
coalition O
partners O
. O

Banharn PER
's O
13-month-old O
, O
six-party O
coalition O
government O
controls O
209 O
seats O
in O
the O
391-seat O
lower O
house O
of O
parliament O
. O

Political O
infighting O
within O
Banharn PER
's O
Chart ORG
Thai ORG
party O
has O
raised O
doubts O
whether O
he O
can O
hold O
his O
supporters O
together O
and O
defeat O
the O
opposition O
motion O
, O
political O
analysts O
said O
. O

" O
We O
are O
still O
waiting O
to O
fix O
a O
date O
. O

September O
18 O
is O
regarded O
as O
tentative O
because O
we O
still O
have O
not O
received O
the O
order O
to O
fix O
it O
on O
the O
agenda O
, O
" O
said O
an O
official O
at O
parliament O
's O
agenda O
section O
. O

The O
last O
no-confidence O
debate O
against O
Banharn PER
's O
coalition O
in O
May O
was O
won O
by O
the O
government O
. O



Fontaine ORG
- O
6mth O
parent O
forecast O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-26 O

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months O
to O
August O
31 O
, O
1996 O

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in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

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YEAR-AGO O

Sales O
3.30 O
3.17 O
2.75 O

Current O
400 O
million O
260 O
million O
231 O
million O

Net O
170 O
million O
170 O
million O
142 O
million O

NOTE O
- O
Fontaine ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
sells O
women O
" O
s O
fashion O
wigs O
. O



Manila LOC
international O
coconut O
oil O
prices O
. O

MANILA LOC
1996-08-26 O

International ORG
Philippine ORG
coconut O
oil O
prices O
as O
reported O
by O
the O
United ORG
Coconut ORG
Associations ORG
of ORG
the ORG
Philippines ORG
( O
dollars O
per O
tonne O
cif O
Europe LOC
) O
. O

Buyers O
Sellers O
Last O
Prev O

JulAug O
775 O
787.50 O
unq O
unq O

AugSep O
752.50 O
758.75 O
unq O
unq O

SepOct O
733.75 O
743.50 O
unq O
unq O

OctNov O
unq O
740 O
unq O
unq O

NovDec O
unq O
732.50 O
unq O
unq O



RESEARCH O
ALERT O
- O
Aronkasei ORG
cut O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Nomura ORG
Research ORG
Institute ORG
Ltd ORG
downgraded O
Aronkasei ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
to O
a O
" O
2 O
" O
rating O
from O
its O
previous O
" O
1 O
" O
, O
market O
sources O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

In O
its O
three-grade O
rating O
system O
, O
the O
research O
institute O
assigns O
a O
" O
2 O
" O
rating O
to O
issues O
whose O
values O
it O
sees O
moving O
within O
10 O
percentage O
points O
in O
either O
direction O
of O
the O
key O
225-share O
Nikkei MISC
average O
over O
the O
next O
six O
months O
. O

Nomura ORG
officials O
were O
not O
immediately O
available O
for O
comment O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Tunisia LOC
- O
Aug O
26 O
. O

TUNIS LOC
1996-08-26 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Tunisian MISC
press O
on O
Monday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

LA ORG
PRESSE ORG

- O
English MISC
langage O
to O
be O
taught O
as O
of O
the O
eighth O
year O
of O
the O
primary O
school O
instead O
of O
the O
third O
year O
of O
the O
secondary O
school O
. O

LE ORG
TEMPS ORG

- O
International MISC
Fair MISC
opens O
in O
the O
northern O
city O
of O
Beja LOC
with O
the O
participation O
of O
16 O
foreign O
countries O
. O



U.N. ORG
official O
Ekeus PER
heads O
for O
Baghdad LOC
. O

MANAMA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Senior O
United ORG
Nations ORG
arms O
official O
Rolf PER
Ekeus PER
left O
Bahrain LOC
for O
Baghdad LOC
on O
Monday O
for O
talks O
with O
Iraqi MISC
officials O
, O
a O
U.N. ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
spokesman O
said O
Ekeus PER
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
Special ORG
Commission ORG
( O
UNSCOM ORG
) O
, O
would O
spend O
two O
or O
three O
days O
in O
Iraq LOC
but O
declined O
to O
give O
further O
details O
. O

U.N. ORG
oficials O
have O
said O
Ekeus PER
would O
hold O
talks O
with O
Iraqi MISC
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Tareq PER
Aziz PER
and O
other O
officials O
as O
part O
of O
an O
agreement O
Iraq LOC
reached O
with O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
in O
June O
to O
hold O
higher O
level O
political O
talks O
with O
Ekeus PER
. O

The O
Security ORG
Council ORG
on O
Friday O
asked O
Iraq LOC
to O
stop O
blocking O
arms O
inspectors O
search O
for O
concealed O
weapons O
or O
materials O
they O
believe O
were O
being O
shuttled O
around O
to O
avoid O
detection O
. O

Disarming O
Iraq LOC
of O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
under O
1991 O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
ceasefire O
terms O
is O
a O
prerequisite O
before O
the O
lifting O
of O
crippling O
sanctions O
imposed O
on O
Iraq LOC
in O
1990 O
for O
invading O
Kuwait LOC
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Lebanon LOC
- O
Aug O
26 O
. O

BEIRUT LOC
1996-08-26 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Beirut LOC
press O
on O
Monday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

AN-NAHAR ORG

- O
The O
north O
Lebanon LOC
elections O
... O

Almost O
no O
chance O
at O
all O
for O
any O
complete O
ticket O
to O
win O
altogether O
and O
the O
results O
will O
weaken O
some O
leaders O
. O

- O
The O
surprise O
... O

Opposition O
Boutros PER
Harb PER
scoring O
high O
in O
preliminary O
results O
and O
former O
prime O
minister O
Omar PER
Karame PER
moves O
backwards O
. O

- O
Fears O
of O
an O
Israeli MISC
operation O
causes O
the O
redistribution O
of O
Syrian MISC
troops O
locations O
in O
Lebanon LOC
. O

AS-SAFIR ORG

- O
Parliament O
Speaker O
Berri PER
: O
The O
occupied O
south O
should O
not O
be O
used O
as O
a O
winning O
card O
in O
elections O
. O

- O
Prices O
of O
alimentary O
goods O
up O
13.4 O
percent O
in O
1996 O
. O

AL-ANWAR ORG

- O
Christian MISC
Maronite MISC
Patriarch O
Sfeir PER
: O
We O
fear O
a O
movement O
from O
democracy O
to O
dictatorship O
. O

AD-DIYAR ORG

- O
A O
cabinet O
minister O
: O
" O
Lebanon ORG
First ORG
" O
aims O
at O
splitting O
the O
Syrian-Lebanese MISC
peace O
tracks O
with O
Israel LOC
. O

NIDA'A ORG
AL-WATAN ORG

- O
Prime O
Minister O
Hariri PER
: O
Elections O
are O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
long O
political O
life O
which O
we O
begin O
with O
an O
incomplete O
ticket O
of O
17 O
candidates O
. O

- O
The O
Lebanese ORG
Association ORG
for ORG
the ORG
Democracy ORG
of ORG
Elections ORG
cited O
51 O
incidents O
of O
violation O
in O
the O
north O
Lebanon LOC
round O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Malta LOC
- O
Aug O
26 O
. O

VALLETTA LOC
1996-08-26 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Maltese MISC
press O
on O
Monday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

THE ORG
TIMES ORG

- O
Visitors O
slam O
bus O
and O
taxi O
drivers O
for O
cheating O
. O

Tourists O
interviewed O
in O
Malta LOC
complain O
about O
over-charging O
. O

IN-NAZZJON LOC

- O
Government O
considering O
measures O
for O
better O
road O
discipline O
. O

Malta LOC
, O
with O
a O
population O
of O
365,000 O
, O
has O
195,000 O
registered O
vehicles O
, O
with O
80,000 O
new O
cars O
having O
been O
introduced O
on O
the O
congested O
roads O
in O
10 O
years O
. O

- O
Five O
people O
arrested O
in O
Romania LOC
after O
drugs O
container O
found O
in O
Malta LOC
. O

The O
container O
, O
with O
7.5 O
tonnes O
of O
cannabis O
, O
was O
found O
in O
Malta LOC
Freeport LOC
in O
transit O
from O
Singapore LOC
to O
Romania LOC
. O

L-ORIZZONT LOC

- O
Opposition O
leader O
Alfred PER
Sant PER
on O
steep O
rise O
in O
taxes O
over O
10 O
years O
. O

He O
reiterates O
promise O
that O
a O
future O
Labour ORG
government O
will O
remove O
VAT O
. O



Tamils MISC
demonstrate O
outside O
U.N. ORG
headquarters O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-26 O

Thousands O
of O
Tamils MISC
demonstrated O
outside O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
' O
European MISC
headquarters O
in O
Geneva LOC
on O
Monday O
to O
appeal O
for O
U.N. ORG
recognition O
of O
their O
fight O
for O
independence O
from O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
. O

The O
demonstrators O
, O
said O
by O
police O
to O
number O
6,000 O
, O
also O
urged O
the O
release O
of O
Nadarajah PER
Muralidaran PER
, O
Swiss-based MISC
leader O
of O
the O
the O
Tamil ORG
Tiger ORG
guerrillas O
, O
who O
has O
been O
held O
in O
a O
Zurich LOC
jail O
since O
April O
on O
charges O
of O
extortion O
. O

The O
demonstrators O
delivered O
an O
appeal O
to O
the O
U.N. ORG
human O
rights O
centre O
demanding O
an O
immediate O
end O
to O
" O
state O
terrorism O
" O
against O
Tamils MISC
and O
the O
Liberation ORG
Tigers ORG
of ORG
Tamil ORG
Eelam ORG
( O
LTTE ORG
) O
. O



FOCUS O
- O
Eurobourses ORG
end O
mixed O
but O
London LOC
recovers O
. O

Leonard PER
Santorelli PER

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

European MISC
bourses O
closed O
mixed O
on O
Tuesday O
with O
London LOC
clawing O
back O
most O
of O
the O
day O
's O
losses O
despite O
an O
unsteady O
start O
on O
wall ORG
Street ORG
, O
hit O
by O
inflation O
worries O
. O

The O
dollar O
weakened O
during O
the O
day O
with O
many O
dealers O
sidelined O
because O
of O
uncertainty O
over O
Tokyo LOC
's O
monetary O
direction O
ahead O
of O
the O
important O
Japanese MISC
Tankan ORG
economic O
survey O
out O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

But O
it O
recovered O
at O
the O
close O
of O
trade O
. O

Stocks O
in O
London LOC
started O
the O
week O
badly O
after O
a O
three-day O
weekend O
, O
slipping O
0.3 O
percent O
, O
but O
bargain-hunters O
later O
moved O
in O
and O
the O
FTSE MISC
index O
recovered O
most O
of O
the O
lost O
ground O
to O
end O
only O
just O
in O
negative O
ground O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
patchy O
showing O
in O
London LOC
followed O
a O
string O
of O
records O
last O
week O
, O
culminating O
in O
Friday O
's O
trading O
high O
of O
3,911 O
, O
fuelled O
by O
a O
wave O
of O
European MISC
interest O
rate O
cuts O
. O

The O
London LOC
bourse O
drew O
little O
help O
from O
the O
unsettled O
morning O
on O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
, O
which O
slipped O
in O
and O
out O
of O
positive O
ground O
after O
a O
stronger-than-expected O
August O
consumer O
confidence O
report O
refuelled O
inflation O
fears O
, O
pulling O
U.S. ORG
Treasuries ORG
back O
from O
their O
early O
peaks O
. O

Shortly O
after O
the O
report O
appeared O
showing O
the O
confidence O
index O
rising O
to O
109.4 O
in O
August O
from O
a O
revised O
107.0 O
in O
July O
, O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
relinquished O
virtually O
all O
its O
morning O
gains O
. O

" O
Treasuries ORG
remain O
very O
sensitive O
to O
any O
indication O
of O
a O
strong O
economy O
and O
we O
're O
still O
in O
that O
summer O
doldrum O
period O
of O
light O
trading O
, O
" O
said O
Alan PER
Ackerman PER
, O
market O
strategist O
at O
Fahnestock ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. O
" O

Consequently O
, O
stocks O
and O
bonds O
are O
both O
subject O
to O
rapid O
swings O
. O
" O

Frankfurt LOC
was O
the O
one O
bright O
spot O
in O
Europe LOC
. O

Floor O
trading O
ended O
up O
0.25 O
percent O
and O
the O
computerised O
IBIS MISC
index O
climbed O
nearly O
0.4 O
percent O
, O
given O
a O
push O
by O
the O
performance O
of O
chemical O
shares O
. O
" O

The O
market O
is O
trading O
100 O
percent O
on O
fundamentals O
at O
the O
moment O
as O
interest O
rate O
fantasy O
disappears O
-- O
it O
's O
all O
company O
news O
, O
" O
said O
one O
trader O
. O

French MISC
shares O
ended O
slightly O
down O
amid O
growing O
unease O
about O
a O
difficult O
autumn O
for O
the O
government O
which O
also O
weighed O
on O
the O
franc O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

Bond O
prices O
were O
weaker O
and O
the O
franc O
was O
quoted O
at O
3.4210 O
per O
mark O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
August O
13 O
as O
worries O
about O
the O
government O
's O
autumn O
budget O
and O
a O
weak O
U.S. LOC
currency O
lifted O
the O
mark O
and O
squeezed O
French MISC
investments O
. O

The O
dollar O
, O
which O
dropped O
sharply O
on O
Monday O
because O
of O
jitters O
over O
the O
Japanese MISC
Tankan ORG
survey O
, O
weakened O
further O
in O
quiet O
trading O
but O
regained O
losses O
to O
end O
the O
day O
close O
to O
Monday O
's O
levels O
. O

" O
Besides O
the O
Tankan ORG
, O
there O
's O
nothing O
really O
until O
the O
U.S. LOC
jobs O
numbers O
next O
week O
, O
" O
said O
a O
UK LOC
bank O
corporate O
dealer O
. O
" O

There O
is O
still O
the O
summer O
malaise O
hanging O
over O
the O
market O
. O
" O

Foreign O
exchange O
markets O
regard O
the O
Tankan ORG
report O
as O
an O
important O
indication O
of O
the O
country O
's O
future O
monetary O
policy O
direction O
. O

If O
it O
points O
to O
weakness O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
the O
report O
will O
help O
the O
dollar O
regain O
some O
lost O
ground O
as O
speculation O
of O
a O
near-term O
rise O
in O
Japanese MISC
interest O
rates O
will O
evaporate O
. O

The O
Japanese MISC
discount O
rate O
is O
currently O
at O
a O
record O
low O
of O
0.5 O
percent O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
also O
pressured O
by O
the O
mark O
's O
strength O
against O
European MISC
currencies O
amid O
renewed O
concerns O
over O
Europe LOC
's O
economic O
and O
monetary O
union O
( O
EMU MISC
) O
timetable O
. O

CURRENCIES O

The O
dollar O
was O
at O
1.4788 O
marks O
and O
107.74 O
yen O
at O
the O
close O
of O
European MISC
trading O
compared O
with O
1.4789 O
marks O
and O
107.55 O
yen O
on O
Monday O
. O

STOCK O
MARKETS O

The O
Financial MISC
Times-Stock MISC
Exchange MISC
index O
of O
100 O
leading O
British MISC
shares O
ended O
1.8 O
points O
lower O
at O
3,905.7 O
. O

In O
Paris LOC
, O
the O
CAC-40 MISC
share O
index O
finished O
down O
2.43 O
at O
2,017.99 O
. O

The O
30-share O
DAX MISC
index O
in O
Frankfurt LOC
closed O
up O
6.48 O
at O
2,558.84 O
. O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O

Gold O
closed O
at O
$ O
388.55 O
an O
ounce O
, O
compared O
with O
Monday O
's O
close O
of O
$ O
388.75 O
on O
international O
markets O
. O

Silver O
ended O
up O
one O
cent O
$ O
5.24 O
. O



More O
hostages O
freed O
from O
hijacked O
Sudanese MISC
plane O
. O

STANSTED LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

Armed O
hijackers O
believed O
to O
be O
Iraqis MISC
released O
between O
60 O
and O
70 O
people O
on O
Tuesday O
from O
a O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
plane O
carrying O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
that O
landed O
in O
London LOC
after O
being O
diverted O
on O
a O
flight O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
Amman LOC
, O
authorities O
said O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Stansted LOC
airport O
said O
that O
the O
unidentified O
hijackers O
were O
demanding O
to O
see O
a O
British-based MISC
member O
of O
the O
Iraqi ORG
Community ORG
Association ORG
, O
called O
Mr O
Sadiki PER
, O
and O
that O
police O
were O
trying O
to O
trace O
him O
. O

Police O
spokeswoman O
Kim PER
White PER
said O
police O
had O
already O
contacted O
Sadiki PER
and O
were O
trying O
to O
arrange O
to O
bring O
him O
to O
Stansted LOC
, O
30 O
miles O
( O
48 O
km O
) O
north-east O
of O
London LOC
, O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
hijackers O
. O

The O
airport O
spokesman O
said O
the O
six O
hijackers O
, O
who O
police O
said O
were O
armed O
with O
grenades O
and O
possibly O
other O
explosives O
, O
were O
believed O
to O
be O
Iraqi MISC
nationals O
. O

The O
hijackers O
started O
to O
release O
people O
for O
the O
Airbus MISC
plane O
in O
batches O
of O
10 O
, O
starting O
with O
women O
and O
children O
, O
in O
what O
police O
described O
as O
a O
" O
controlled O
release O
" O
. O

Police O
said O
most O
of O
the O
passengers O
were O
Sudanese MISC
but O
that O
there O
were O
also O
an O
unknown O
number O
of O
Iraqis MISC
, O
Jordanians MISC
, O
Palestinians MISC
, O
Syrians MISC
and O
Saudis MISC
. O

Later O
they O
said O
the O
number O
of O
passengers O
released O
from O
the O
plane O
had O
reached O
80 O
. O



FEATURE O
- O
" O
Eco O
terrorists O
" O
target O
UK LOC
builders O
. O

Edna PER
Fernandes PER

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Ecological O
warfare O
has O
broken O
out O
across O
the O
British MISC
construction O
industry O
, O
striking O
some O
of O
the O
biggest O
corporates O
as O
activists O
give O
up O
peaceful O
protests O
and O
seek O
to O
hit O
builders O
where O
it O
hurts O
-- O
their O
profit O
margins O
. O

Described O
by O
one O
British MISC
company O
as O
" O
eco-terrorism O
" O
, O
it O
is O
seen O
as O
the O
new O
business O
risk O
of O
the O
1990s O
. O

Famous O
names O
like O
Tarmac ORG
Plc ORG
, O
Costain ORG
Group ORG
Plc ORG
and O
ARC ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
conglomerate O
Hanson ORG
Plc ORG
, O
have O
all O
been O
targeted O
. O

Activist O
groups O
are O
no O
longer O
seen O
by O
British MISC
firms O
as O
a O
harmless O
, O
badly O
organised O
ragbag O
of O
students O
and O
hippies O
. O

" O
You O
only O
have O
to O
see O
them O
in O
action O
at O
protests O
, O
" O
said O
David PER
Harding PER
, O
spokesman O
at O
ARC ORG
, O
Hanson ORG
's O
aggregates O
company O
. O
" O

They O
walk O
around O
with O
mobile O
phones O
and O
camera O
equipment O
, O
they O
communicate O
and O
gather O
support O
for O
demos O
via O
the O
Internet MISC
-- O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
highly O
sophisticated O
organisation O
. O
" O

One O
road O
protestor O
under O
the O
codename O
Steady PER
Eddie PER
told O
construction O
journal O
" O
Building ORG
" O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
" O
If O
it O
comes O
down O
to O
full-scale O
economic O
warfare O
, O
we O
will O
aim O
to O
drive O
them O
out O
of O
business O
. O
" O

As O
well O
as O
financial O
threats O
, O
companies O
also O
emphasise O
the O
" O
terror O
" O
tactics O
used O
. O

Costain ORG
's O
contract O
to O
build O
the O
controversial O
Newbury LOC
bypass O
, O
which O
runs O
through O
a O
conservation O
area O
, O
has O
led O
to O
violent O
protests O
delaying O
building O
, O
bomb O
threats O
, O
staff O
intimidation O
and O
picketing O
of O
chief O
executive O
Alan PER
Lovell PER
's O
home O
. O

A O
Costain ORG
spokesman O
told O
Reuters ORG
: O
" O
We O
've O
had O
all O
sorts O
of O
protests O
at O
the O
head O
office O
and O
the O
chief O
executive O
's O
house O
. O

But O
it O
's O
when O
it O
gets O
to O
the O
( O
employee O
) O
families O
-- O
that O
it O
goes O
across O
the O
line O
. O
" O

Tactics O
used O
by O
some O
underground O
groups O
including O
the O
cryptic O
Berkshire ORG
Wood ORG
Elves ORG
, O
which O
distribute O
leaflets O
with O
instructions O
on O
home-made O
explosives O
, O
are O
now O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
police O
investigation O
. O

Other O
larger O
activist O
groups O
include O
Earth ORG
First ORG
, O
The ORG
Land ORG
is ORG
Ours ORG
, O
Alarm ORG
UK ORG
and O
Road ORG
Alert ORG
. O

The O
groups O
have O
targeted O
specific O
projects O
like O
the O
Newbury LOC
bypass O
and O
the O
M3 LOC
motorway O
through O
Twyford LOC
Down LOC
in O
the O
southern O
county O
of O
Hampshire LOC
. O

But O
they O
are O
also O
campaigning O
on O
broader O
issue O
such O
as O
stopping O
the O
government O
road O
building O
programme O
and O
out-of-town O
superstores O
which O
they O
say O
create O
more O
traffic O
, O
pollution O
and O
damage O
local O
communities O
. O

The O
government O
has O
slashed O
its O
road-building O
spending O
. O

Although O
protests O
may O
have O
contributed O
to O
the O
decision O
it O
has O
been O
seen O
primarily O
as O
economic O
rather O
than O
ecological O
. O

Graham PER
Watts PER
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
Construction ORG
Industry ORG
Council ORG
, O
said O
: O
" O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
many O
firms O
involved O
in O
tendering O
for O
sensitive O
projects O
realise O
the O
impact O
environmental O
activity O
has O
on O
the O
cost O
of O
running O
a O
project O
. O

" O
But O
they O
are O
more O
alert O
than O
they O
were O
3-4 O
years O
ago O
. O

There O
's O
no O
doubt O
it O
's O
a O
big O
issue O
now O
. O
" O

He O
says O
the O
damage O
comes O
in O
two O
forms O
: O
" O
Tangible O
-- O
in O
the O
form O
of O
extra O
costs O
, O
additional O
security O
, O
threats O
to O
staff O
and O
the O
more O
intangible O
damage O
caused O
by O
negative O
publicity O
. O
" O

Watts PER
said O
the O
cost O
of O
protesting O
can O
be O
heavy O
once O
the O
company O
is O
locked O
into O
a O
contract O
. O

" O
I O
do O
often O
hear O
on O
the O
industry O
circuit O
of O
tales O
where O
the O
company O
tenders O
at O
low O
margins O
and O
the O
demonstrations O
which O
follow O
means O
they O
are O
running O
the O
project O
at O
a O
loss O
. O
" O

ARC ORG
says O
it O
's O
not O
just O
contractors O
in O
the O
front O
line O
but O
also O
suppliers O
like O
itself O
. O

Its O
own O
quarries O
came O
under O
attack O
after O
it O
emerged O
that O
it O
may O
be O
a O
supplier O
for O
the O
Newbury LOC
bypass O
. O

" O
It O
was O
called O
the O
" O
First MISC
Battle MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Newbury MISC
bypass MISC
' O
, O
" O
said O
ARC ORG
's O
Harding PER
. O

" O
We O
had O
300 O
Earth ORG
First ORG
protestors O
invade O
and O
occupy O
our O
site O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
pounds O
( O
dollars O
) O
of O
damage O
was O
done O
in O
one O
day O
. O

Plus O
there O
was O
the O
knock-on O
cost O
of O
lost O
production O
and O
extra O
security O
in O
future O
. O
" O

Simon PER
Brown PER
, O
analyst O
at O
investement O
bank O
UBS ORG
, O
said O
this O
new O
phenomenon O
has O
led O
to O
a O
change O
in O
the O
way O
the O
industry O
evaluates O
project O
risk O
. O

" O
When O
talking O
to O
Tarmac ORG
about O
the O
M3 LOC
link O
( O
through O
Twyford LOC
Down LOC
) O
they O
made O
it O
fairly O
clear O
that O
their O
risk O
assessment O
methods O
have O
been O
changed O
and O
now O
involve O
a O
very O
clear O
environmental O
risk O
analysis O
. O
" O

Harding PER
says O
others O
have O
done O
the O
same O
. O
" O

As O
a O
result O
of O
eco-terrorism O
we O
are O
looking O
at O
controversial O
jobs O
more O
closely O
to O
see O
if O
the O
profit O
margins O
are O
wide O
enough O
to O
cover O
things O
like O
extra O
security O
. O
" O

For O
an O
industry O
already O
suffering O
from O
razor-thin O
margins O
, O
overcapacity O
and O
stagnant O
demand O
, O
eco-terrorism O
is O
the O
latest O
bizarre O
twist O
in O
the O
construction O
sector O
's O
tale O
of O
woe O
. O



London MISC
Carnival MISC
ends O
in O
high O
spirits O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-26 O

London LOC
's O
annual O
Notting MISC
Hill MISC
Carnival MISC
, O
the O
largest O
in O
Europe LOC
and O
second O
in O
the O
world O
only O
to O
Rio LOC
, O
ended O
peacefully O
on O
Monday O
with O
an O
estimated O
800,000 O
revellers O
singing O
and O
dancing O
the O
day O
away O
in O
high O
spirits O
. O

Police O
said O
they O
made O
30 O
arrests O
and O
there O
were O
two O
stabbings O
. O

But O
there O
was O
no O
repeat O
of O
the O
ugly O
scenes O
that O
used O
to O
scar O
the O
street O
festival O
, O
and O
police O
praised O
the O
crowds O
over O
the O
two O
days O
of O
festivities O
as O
good-natured O
. O

Around O
400 O
police O
were O
wounded O
in O
riots O
in O
1976 O
when O
the O
carnival O
, O
now O
in O
its O
31st O
year O
, O
acquired O
its O
darker O
reputation O
from O
which O
it O
is O
now O
only O
slowly O
recovering O
. O

Shopkeepers O
still O
board O
up O
their O
windows O
and O
many O
residents O
leave O
town O
for O
the O
weekend O
, O
but O
for O
four O
or O
five O
years O
there O
has O
been O
no O
disorder O
and O
relatively O
little O
crime O
. O



OFFICIAL ORG
JOURNAL ORG
CONTENTS O
- O
OJ ORG
C O
248 O
OF O
AUGUST O
26 O
, O
1996 O
. O

* O

( O
Note O
- O
contents O
are O
displayed O
in O
reverse O
order O
to O
that O
in O
the O
printed O
Journal ORG
) O

* O

ANNEX O

STATEMENT O
OF O
THE O
COUNCIL O
'S O
REASONS O

ANNEX O
I O

ANNEX O
A O

STATEMENT O
OF O
THE O
COUNCIL O
'S O
REASONS O
END O
OF O
DOCUMENT O
. O



Indonesia LOC
newspaper O
reports O
central O
bank O
scandal O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Indonesia LOC
's O
central O
bank O
suffered O
seven O
billion O
rupiah O
( O
$ O
2.9 O
million O
) O
in O
losses O
resulting O
from O
fake O
transactions O
, O
the O
Jakarta ORG
Post ORG
reported O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

A O
Bank ORG
Indonesia ORG
spokeswoman O
confirmed O
the O
newspaper O
report O
but O
declined O
to O
give O
further O
details O
. O

The O
bank O
's O
governor O
Sudradjat PER
Djiwandono PER
was O
quoted O
as O
saying O
on O
Monday O
about O
5.4 O
billion O
rupiah O
of O
the O
seven O
billion O
rupiah O
had O
been O
recovered O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
it O
was O
the O
central O
bank O
's O
first O
public O
scandal O
in O
its O
43-year O
history O
. O

The O
paper O
said O
five O
people O
had O
been O
arrested O
and O
police O
were O
looking O
for O
two O
more O
suspects O
. O

( O
$ O
1 O
= O
2,341 O
rupiah O
) O



GOLF O
- O
PLAYERS O
DIVIDED O
ON O
CART O
REQUEST O
FOR O
OLAZABAL PER
. O

NORTHAMPTON LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

Seve PER
Ballesteros PER
and O
Colin PER
Montgomerie PER
are O
divided O
on O
whether O
Jose PER
Maria PER
Olazabal PER
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
return O
to O
the O
European MISC
PGA MISC
Tour MISC
using O
a O
motorised O
cart O
to O
transport O
him O
around O
the O
course O
. O

The O
Spaniard MISC
has O
not O
played O
for O
nearly O
a O
year O
because O
of O
rheumatoid O
arthritis O
in O
both O
his O
feet O
, O
and O
organisers O
of O
a O
pairs O
event O
to O
be O
staged O
in O
Bordeaux LOC
, O
France LOC
from O
October O
17 O
to O
20 O
have O
been O
asked O
to O
provide O
him O
with O
a O
buggy O
. O

" O
If O
the O
( O
Tour MISC
's O
tournament O
) O
committee O
decides O
to O
change O
the O
rule O
I O
would O
not O
be O
against O
it O
, O
" O
said O
Ballesteros PER
, O
Olazabal PER
's O
compatriot O
and O
Ryder MISC
Cup MISC
captain O
. O

But O
commitee O
member O
Montgomerie PER
said O
it O
could O
set O
an O
unhelpful O
precedent O
. O
" O

I O
know O
Olly PER
's O
situation O
is O
very O
unfortunate O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
can O
start O
giving O
dispensations O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

You O
've O
got O
to O
have O
a O
rule O
for O
everybody O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
feasible O
. O
" O

The O
use O
of O
carts O
is O
generally O
prohibited O
in O
the O
professional O
game O
, O
and O
if O
Olazabal PER
is O
allowed O
to O
use O
one O
in O
Bordeaux LOC
, O
he O
might O
then O
request O
one O
for O
the O
qualifying O
tournaments O
for O
next O
year O
's O
Ryder MISC
Cup MISC
. O



SOCCER O
- O
POLAND LOC
TIES O
CYPRUS LOC
2-2 O
IN O
FRIENDLY O
MATCH O
. O

BELCHATOW LOC
, O
Poland LOC
1996-08-27 O

Poland LOC
and O
Cyprus LOC
drew O

2-2 O
( O
halftime O
0-0 O
) O
in O
a O
friendly O
soccer O
international O
on O

Tuesday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Poland LOC
- O
Krzysztof PER
Warzycha PER
( O
46th O
minute O
) O
, O
Marcin PER
Mieciel PER

( O
57th O
) O

Cyprus LOC
- O
Klimis PER
Alexandrou PER
( O
75th O
) O
, O
Kostas PER
Malekos PER
( O
80th O
) O

Attendance O
3,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
THOMSON PER
RESIGNS O
AS O
MANAGER O
OF O
RAITH ORG
ROVERS ORG
. O

KIRKCALDY LOC
, O
Scotland LOC
1996-08-27 O

Jimmy PER
Thomson PER
became O
Scotland LOC
's O
first O
managerial O
casualty O
of O
the O
season O
on O
Tuesday O
when O
he O
quit O
Raith ORG
Rovers ORG
, O
bottom O
of O
the O
premier O
division O
. O

Thomson PER
resigned O
after O
the O
club O
's O
directors O
asked O
him O
to O
return O
to O
his O
previous O
position O
as O
youth O
team O
coach O
. O

He O
had O
been O
in O
charge O
for O
six O
months O
. O

Raith ORG
lost O
their O
first O
two O
games O
of O
the O
season O
away O
to O
Rangers ORG
and O
Celtic ORG
, O
then O
crashed O
3-0 O
at O
home O
to O
Motherwell ORG
on O
Saturday O
. O

A O
club O
statement O
said O
: O
" O
The O
directors O
of O
Raith ORG
Rovers ORG
FC ORG
invited O
Jimmy PER
Thomson PER
to O
relinquish O
the O
post O
of O
manager O
and O
to O
resume O
his O
former O
position O
as O
youth O
team O
coach O
. O

" O
Regrettably O
Jimmy PER
has O
felt O
unable O
to O
accept O
that O
offer O
, O
and O
has O
accordingly O
left O
the O
club O
. O
" O

Thomson PER
said O
: O
" O
I O
am O
leaving O
with O
my O
dignity O
and O
my O
pride O
intact O
, O
and O
that O
is O
very O
important O
to O
me O
. O

" O
While O
not O
agreeing O
with O
the O
directors O
' O
decision O
, O
I O
respect O
their O
reasons O
for O
making O
it O
. O
" O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
GRIQUALAND LOC
WEST LOC
AND O
NEW LOC
ZEALAND LOC
DRAW O
IN O
TOUR MISC
MATCH O
. O

KIMBERLEY LOC
, O
South LOC
Africa LOC
1996-08-27 O

Griqualand LOC
West LOC

and O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
drew O
18-18 O
( O
halftime O
6-10 O
) O
in O
their O
rugby O
union O

tour O
maltch O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Griqualand LOC
West LOC
- O
Tries O
: O
Andre PER
Cloete PER
, O
Leon PER
van PER
der PER
Wath PER
. O

Conversion O
: O
Boeta PER
Wessels PER
. O

Penalties O
: O
Wessels PER
2 O
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
- O
Tries O
: O
Scott PER
McLeod PER
, O
Glen PER
Osborne PER
. O

Conversion O
: O

Jon PER
Preston PER
. O

Penalties O
: O
Preston PER
2 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BALL PER
RESIGNS O
AS O
MANCHESTER ORG
CITY ORG
MANAGER O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

Former O
England LOC
midfielder O
Alan PER
Ball PER
resigned O
as O
manager O
of O
first O
division O
side O
Manchester ORG
City ORG
on O
Monday O
night O
, O
the O
club O
said O
. O

Ball PER
, O
appointed O
in O
July O
1995 O
, O
was O
unable O
to O
prevent O
City ORG
being O
relegated O
from O
the O
premier O
league O
last O
season O
and O
his O
record O
read O
13 O
wins O
, O
14 O
draws O
and O
22 O
losses O
in O
49 O
games O
. O

They O
have O
lost O
two O
of O
their O
three O
matches O
so O
far O
this O
season O
. O

Club O
secretary O
Bernard PER
Halford PER
said O
in O
a O
statement O
: O
" O
The O
chairman O
and O
Board ORG
would O
like O
to O
place O
on O
record O
their O
appreciation O
of O
his O
endeavours O
and O
efforts O
whilst O
in O
his O
period O
of O
office O
and O
wish O
him O
well O
in O
the O
future O
. O
" O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
LEAGUE O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

English MISC
league O
soccer O
standings O

after O
Tuesday O
's O
matches O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O

lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Division O
one O

Tranmere ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
7 O

Bolton ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
7 O

Barnsley ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
6 O

Wolverhampton ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
6 O

Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Stoke ORG
2 O
2 O
0 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
6 O

Norwich ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Ipswich ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
4 O

Birmingham ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
4 O

Oxford ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
6 O
3 O
3 O

Bradford ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
3 O

Huddersfield ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Portsmouth ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Reading ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Manchester ORG
City ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
3 O
3 O

West ORG
Bromwich ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Port ORG
Vale ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
2 O

Sheffield ORG
United ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
1 O

Grimsby ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
7 O
1 O

Charlton ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Swindon ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Southend ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
1 O

Oldham ORG
2 O
0 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
0 O

Divisionn O
two O

Plymouth ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
8 O
5 O
7 O

Brentford ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
7 O

Shrewsbury ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
7 O

Bury ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
7 O

Burnley ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
5 O
5 O
6 O

Bournemouth ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Blackpool ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
6 O

Chesterfield ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
6 O

Millwall ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

Crewe ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
4 O

Gillingham ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
4 O

Preston ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

Notts ORG
County ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O

Bristol ORG
Rovers ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
4 O

Bristol ORG
City ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
7 O
4 O
3 O

York ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
3 O

Watford ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
3 O

Wrexham ORG
2 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
5 O
5 O
2 O

Wycombe ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Rotherham ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
1 O

Peterborough ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
1 O

Walsall ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
1 O

Stockport ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
1 O

Luton ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
10 O
0 O

Division O
three O

Hartlepool ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
7 O

Wigan ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
7 O

Hull ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
7 O

Carlisle ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
0 O
7 O

Fulham ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Scunthorpe ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O

Scarborough ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
5 O

Exeter ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
5 O

Cambridge ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
5 O

Darlington ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
5 O
4 O

Northampton ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
3 O
4 O

Barnet ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
2 O
4 O

Chester ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
4 O

Torquay ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
4 O

Cardiff ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
4 O

Swansea ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
7 O
3 O

Brighton ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
3 O

Hereford ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O

Lincoln ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
2 O

Colchester ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
2 O

Rochdale ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
1 O

Mansfield ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O
1 O

Doncaster ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Leyton ORG
Orient ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
league O
soccer O

matches O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Division O
one O

Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
0 O
West ORG
Bromwich ORG
0 O

Ipswich ORG
1 O
Grimsby ORG
1 O

Oxford ORG
0 O
Norwich ORG
1 O

Portsmouth ORG
1 O
Southend ORG
0 O

Tranmere ORG
2 O
Port ORG
Vale ORG
0 O

Postponed O
: O
Charlton ORG
v O
Birmingham ORG
, O
Sheffield ORG
United ORG
v O

Huddersfield ORG

Division O
two O

Brentford ORG
2 O
Gillingham ORG
0 O

Bristol ORG
City ORG
5 O
Luton ORG
0 O

Burnley ORG
1 O
Shrewsbury ORG
3 O

Chesterfield ORG
1 O
Walsall ORG
0 O

Preston ORG
2 O
Crewe ORG
1 O

Rotherham ORG
1 O
Blackpool ORG
2 O

Stockport ORG
0 O
Bournemouth ORG
1 O

Watford ORG
0 O
Plymouth ORG
2 O

Wycombe ORG
0 O
Bury ORG
1 O

York ORG
3 O
Millwall ORG
2 O

Postponed O
: O
Peterborough ORG
v O
Notts ORG
County ORG
, O
Wrexham ORG
v O
Bristol ORG

Rovers ORG

Division O
three O

Barnet ORG
3 O
Brighton ORG
0 O

Cardiff ORG
0 O
Wigan ORG
2 O

Carlisle ORG
1 O
Leyton ORG
Orient ORG
0 O

Chester ORG
2 O
Swansea ORG
0 O

Darlington ORG
1 O
Colchester ORG
1 O

Exeter ORG
1 O
Doncaster ORG
1 O

Hartlepool ORG
2 O
Mansfield ORG
2 O

Hereford ORG
0 O
Hull ORG
1 O

Lincoln ORG
1 O
Cambridge ORG
1 O

Northampton ORG
1 O
Torquay ORG
1 O

Rochdale ORG
1 O
Fulham ORG
2 O

Scunthorpe ORG
0 O
Scarborough ORG
2 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
AND O
PAKISTAN LOC
TEST O
AVERAGES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
Test O
averages O

after O
their O
three-match O
series O
which O
ended O
on O
Monday O
: O

England LOC

Batting O
( O
tabulated O
under O
matches O
, O
innings O
, O
not O
outs O
, O
runs O
, O

highest O
score O
, O
average O
) O
: O

Alec PER
Stewart PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
396 O
170 O
79.20 O

John PER
Crawley PER
2 O
3 O
0 O
178 O
106 O
59.33 O

Nick PER
Knight PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
190 O
113 O
38.00 O

Nasser PER
Hussain PER
2 O
3 O
0 O
111 O
51 O
37.00 O

Mike PER
Atherton PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
162 O
64 O
32.40 O

Graham PER
Thorpe PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
159 O
77 O
31.80 O

Jack PER
Russell PER
2 O
3 O
1 O
51 O
41no O
25.50 O

Ian PER
Salisbury PER
2 O
4 O
1 O
50 O
40 O
16.66 O

Mark PER
Ealham PER
1 O
2 O
0 O
30 O
25 O
15.00 O

Dominic PER
Cork PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
58 O
26 O
11.60 O

Robert PER
Croft PER
1 O
2 O
1 O
11 O
6 O
11.00 O

Simon PER
Brown PER
1 O
2 O
1 O
11 O
10no O
11.00 O

Alan PER
Mullally PER
3 O
5 O
1 O
39 O
24 O
9.75 O

Chris PER
Lewis PER
2 O
3 O
0 O
18 O
9 O
6.00 O

Andy PER
Caddick PER
1 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
4 O
4.00 O

Graeme PER
Hick PER
1 O
2 O
0 O
8 O
4 O
4.00 O

Bowling O
( O
tabulated O
under O
overs O
, O
maidens O
, O
runs O
, O
wickets O
, O

average O
) O
: O

Atherton PER
7 O
1 O
20 O
1 O
20.00 O

Caddick PER
57.2 O
10 O
165 O
6 O
27.50 O

Cork PER
131 O
23 O
434 O
12 O
36.16 O

Mullally PER
150.3 O
36 O
377 O
10 O
37.70 O

Hick PER
13 O
2 O
42 O
1 O
42.00 O

Croft PER
47.4 O
10 O
125 O
2 O
62.50 O

Brown PER
33 O
4 O
138 O
2 O
69.00 O

Ealham PER
37 O
8 O
81 O
1 O
81.00 O

Salisbury PER
61.2 O
8 O
221 O
2 O
110.50 O

Lewis PER
71 O
10 O
264 O
1 O
264.00 O

Thorpe PER
13 O
4 O
19 O
0 O
- O

Pakistan LOC

Batting O
: O

Moin PER
Khan PER
2 O
3 O
1 O
158 O
105 O
79.00 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
3 O
6 O
1 O
344 O
141 O
68.80 O

Salim PER
Malik PER
3 O
5 O
2 O
195 O
100no O
65.00 O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
3 O
5 O
0 O
320 O
148 O
64.00 O

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
3 O
6 O
0 O
362 O
176 O
60.33 O

Rashid PER
Latif PER
1 O
1 O
0 O
45 O
45 O
45.00 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
2 O
3 O
1 O
77 O
46 O
38.50 O

Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
2 O
3 O
0 O
90 O
51 O
30.00 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
3 O
5 O
1 O
98 O
40 O
24.50 O

Shadab PER
Kabir PER
2 O
4 O
0 O
87 O
35 O
21.75 O

Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
3 O
5 O
1 O
44 O
20 O
11.00 O

Waqar PER
Younis PER
3 O
3 O
1 O
11 O
7 O
5.50 O

Ata-ur-Rehman PER
2 O
2 O
2 O
10 O
10no O
- O

Mohammad PER
Akram PER
1 O
0 O
0 O
0 O
0 O
- O

Bowling O
: O

Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
195 O
52 O
447 O
17 O
26.29 O

Waqar PER
Younis PER
125 O
25 O
431 O
16 O
26.93 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
128 O
29 O
350 O
11 O
31.81 O

Ata-ur-Rehman PER
48.4 O
6 O
173 O
5 O
34.60 O

Mohammad PER
Akram PER
22 O
4 O
71 O
1 O
71.00 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
11 O
3 O
24 O
0 O
- O

Asif PER
Mujtaba PER
7 O
5 O
6 O
0 O
- O

Salim PER
Malik PER
1 O
0 O
1 O
0 O
- O

Shadab PER
Kabir PER
1 O
0 O
9 O
0 O
- O



CRICKET O
- O
GOOCH PER
TO O
PLAY O
ANOTHER O
SEASON O
FOR O
ESSEX LOC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Graham PER
Gooch PER
, O
the O
43-year-old O
former O
England LOC
captain O
, O
is O
to O
continue O
playing O
county O
cricket O
for O
at O
least O
another O
season O
, O
his O
club O
Essex ORG
announced O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Opener O
Gooch PER
's O
decision O
comes O
towards O
the O
end O
of O
a O
season O
in O
which O
he O
has O
underlined O
his O
consistency O
by O
becoming O
the O
leading O
scorer O
in O
Essex ORG
's O
history O
, O
beating O
Keith PER
Fletcher PER
's O
aggregate O
of O
29,434 O
. O

Gooch PER
, O
who O
retired O
from O
test O
cricket O
after O
the O
1994-95 O
tour O
of O
Australia LOC
but O
is O
now O
an O
England LOC
selector O
, O
is O
seventh O
in O
this O
season O
's O
first-class O
averages O
with O
1,429 O
runs O
at O
64.95 O
, O
having O
hit O
five O
centuries O
and O
one O
double O
century O
. O

Essex ORG
secretary-general O
manager O
Peter PER
Edwards PER
said O
: O
" O
He O
is O
a O
remarkable O
batsman O
and O
still O
the O
best O
in O
this O
country O
. O

No-one O
will O
argue O
with O
that O
. O

You O
just O
have O
to O
look O
at O
his O
record O
to O
appreciate O
that O
fact O
. O
" O



SOCCER O
- O
ROMANIA LOC
CLUB O
BOSS O
BANNED O
FOR O
HEADBUTT O
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
Romanian ORG
Soccer ORG
Federation ORG
has O
banned O
first O
division O
club O
Jiul ORG
Petrosani ORG
's O
president O
Miron PER
Cozma PER
for O
two O
years O
for O
headbutting O
a O
visiting O
team O
player O
, O
a O
federation O
statement O
said O
. O

Romania LOC
's O
soccer O
bosses O
also O
fined O
Cozma PER
, O
a O
well-known O
miners O
' O
union O
leader O
, O
10 O
million O
lei O
( O
$ O
3000 O
) O
for O
the O
half-time O
attack O
on O
Dinamo ORG
Bucharest ORG
's O
Danut PER
Lupu PER
last O
Sunday O
. O

Miners O
led O
by O
Cozma PER
rioted O
in O
Bucharest LOC
in O
1990 O
and O
1991 O
, O
bringing O
down O
the O
reformist O
government O
of O
premier O
Petre PER
Roman PER
. O

Cozma PER
is O
awaiting O
trial O
for O
assault O
and O
criminal O
damage O
in O
a O
bar O
in O
his O
home O
town O
of O
Petrosan LOC
, O
300 O
kms O
west O
of O
Bucharest LOC
. O

The O
attack O
on O
Lupu PER
came O
during O
a O
tunnel O
skirmish O
between O
opposing O
players O
as O
they O
left O
the O
field O
. O

" O
Cozma PER
's O
blow O
was O
not O
too O
painful O
because O
I O
'm O
a O
tall O
man O
, O
" O
Lupu PER
told O
Reuters ORG
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Lupu PER
is O
one O
of O
the O
tallest O
players O
in O
Romania LOC
's O
first O
division O
, O
towering O
over O
Cozma PER
by O
some O
17 O
cms O
, O

Jiul ORG
Petrosani ORG
, O
promoted O
to O
the O
first O
division O
this O
year O
, O
won O
the O
league O
game O
1-0 O
. O

Cozma PER
is O
barred O
from O
taking O
part O
in O
any O
official O
soccer O
activity O
during O
the O
ban O
. O



SQUASH O
- O
HONG MISC
KONG MISC
OPEN MISC
FIRST O
ROUND O
RESULTS O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-27 O

First O
round O
results O
in O
the O
Hong MISC

Kong MISC
Open MISC
squash O
tournament O
on O
Tuesday O
( O
prefix O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

1 O
- O
Jansher PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistnn O
) O
beat O
Jackie PER
Lee PER
( O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
) O
15-8 O
15-8 O

15-6 O

3 O
- O
Brett PER
Martin PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
David PER
Evans PER
( O
Wales LOC
) O
14-17 O
15-1 O

13-15 O
17-14 O
15-12 O

Mark PER
Cairns PER
( O
England LOC
) O
beat O
6 O
- O
Del PER
Harris PER
( O
England LOC
) O
15-12 O
7-15 O

15-6 O
15-12 O

Anthony PER
Hill PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
8 O
- O
Mark PER
Chaloner PER
( O
England LOC
) O
15-11 O

17-16 O
17-16 O

Simon PER
Frenz PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Martin PER
Heath PER
( O
Scotland LOC
) O
12-15 O
15-6 O

15-4 O
12-15 O
15-14 O

Joseph PER
Kneipp PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Ahmed PER
Faizy PER
( O
Egypt LOC
) O
15-8 O
12-15 O

15-14 O
15-9 O

Mir PER
Zaman PER
Gul PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
beat O
Stephen PER
Meads PER
( O
England LOC
) O
10-15 O

15-12 O
15-10 O
15-3 O

Dan PER
Jensen PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Anders PER
Thoren PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
8-15 O
15-12 O

10-15 O
15-5 O
15-11 O



TENNIS O
- O
EDBERG PER
EXTENDS O
GRAND O
SLAM O
RUN O
, O
TOPPLES O
WIMBLEDON LOC
CHAMP O
. O

Larry PER
Fine PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Stefan PER
Edberg PER
produced O
some O
of O
his O
vintage O
best O
on O
Tuesday O
to O
extend O
his O
grand O
run O
at O
the O
Grand MISC
Slams MISC
by O
toppling O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
Richard PER
Krajicek PER
in O
straight O
sets O
at O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
. O

Edberg PER
, O
competing O
in O
the O
54th O
consecutive O
and O
final O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
event O
of O
his O
illustrious O
career O
, O
turned O
back O
the O
clock O
at O
Stadium LOC
Court LOC
with O
a O
flowing O
6-3 O
6-3 O
6-3 O
serve-and-volley O
victory O
over O
the O
fifth-seeded O
Dutchman MISC
. O

" O
It O
's O
a O
win O
that O
I O
can O
be O
proud O
of O
, O
" O
said O
the O
30-year-old O
Swede MISC
, O
winner O
of O
two O
U.S. LOC
Opens O
and O
six O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
titles O
in O
all O
. O
" O

It O
's O
never O
easy O
to O
beat O
the O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
. O
" O

Edberg PER
, O
who O
has O
said O
he O
will O
retire O
at O
season O
's O
end O
, O
made O
it O
look O
easy O
under O
gray O
skies O
at O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
. O

The O
unseeded O
Swede MISC
struck O
quickly O
, O
breaking O
Krajicek PER
in O
the O
first O
game O
and O
never O
let O
loose O
his O
grip O
on O
the O
one O
hour O
44 O
minute O
match O
as O
he O
served O
and O
volleyed O
with O
the O
grace O
that O
made O
him O
one O
of O
the O
dominant O
players O
of O
his O
time O
. O

" O
There O
's O
not O
doubt O
about O
it O
, O
Richard PER
was O
definitely O
off O
his O
game O
and O
I O
took O
advantage O
, O
" O
said O
Edberg PER
. O

" O
I O
still O
have O
my O
days O
where O
I O
feel O
great O
out O
there O
. O
" O

Also O
reaching O
the O
second O
round O
were O
top-seeded O
defending O
champion O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
, O
a O
6-2 O
6-2 O
6-1 O
winner O
over O
last O
minute O
replacement O
Jimy PER
Szymanski PER
of O
Venezuela LOC
, O
called O
on O
after O
Adrian PER
Voinea PER
of O
Romania LOC
withdrew O
because O
of O
a O
sprained O
ankle O
. O

Third O
seed O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
of O
Austria LOC
also O
charged O
into O
the O
second O
round O
with O
a O
6-1 O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
6-2 O
romp O
over O
Javier PER
Frana PER
of O
Argentina LOC
. O

Marcelo PER
Rios PER
of O
Chile LOC
, O
the O
10th O
seed O
, O
also O
advanced O
. O

Rios PER
claimed O
a O
4-6 O
6-1 O
6-4 O
6-2 O
victory O
over O
Romania LOC
's O
Andrei PER
Pavel PER
. O

On O
the O
women O
's O
side O
, O
second O
seed O
Monica PER
Seles PER
got O
off O
to O
a O
strong O
start O
by O
beating O
fellow-American O
Anne PER
Miller PER
6-0 O
6-1 O
and O
was O
joined O
in O
the O
second O
round O
by O
Spain LOC
's O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
seeded O
third O
) O
, O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
( O
8 O
) O
and O
Karina PER
Habsudova PER
of O
Slovakia LOC
( O
17 O
) O
. O

The O
women O
's O
draw O
lost O
another O
seed O
when O
Austrian MISC
Judith PER
Wiesner PER
overcame O
Iva PER
Majoli PER
of O
Croatia LOC
2-6 O
6-3 O
6-1 O
. O

The O
fifth- O
seeded O
Majoli PER
joined O
Anke PER
Huber PER
( O
5 O
) O
and O
Magdalena PER
Maleeva PER
( O
12 O
) O
on O
the O
sidelines O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
TUESDAY O
'S O
RESULTS O
FROM O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Results O
of O
first O
round O
matches O
on O
Tuesday O
in O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
tennis O
championships O
at O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
( O
prefix O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Women O
's O
singles O

2 O
- O
Monica PER
Seles PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Anne PER
Miller PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-0 O
6-1 O

Rita PER
Grande PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
beat O
Alexia PER
Dechaume-Balleret PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-0 O

Judith PER
Wiesner PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
5 O
- O
Iva PER
Majoli PER
( O
Croatia LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-3 O
6- O
1 O

Men O
's O
singles O

3 O
- O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Javier PER
Frana PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
6-1 O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
6-2 O

Men O
's O
singles O

1 O
- O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Jimy PER
Szymanski PER
( O
Venezuela LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-2 O
6 O
- O
1 O

Jiri PER
Novak PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Ben PER
Ellwood PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-2 O
6- O
4 O
6-3 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Mariaan PER
de PER
Swardt PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Dominique PER
Van PER
Roost PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
1-6 O
6-2 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O

Florencia PER
Labat PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Kathy PER
Rinaldi PER
Stunkel PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6 O
- O
2 O
6-2 O

Nathalie PER
Tauziat PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Angelica PER
Gavaldon PER
( O
Mexico LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6-2 O

Paola PER
Suarez PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Marianne PER
Werdel PER
Witmeyer PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6 O
- O
4 O
6-3 O

Ann PER
Grossman PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Silvia PER
Farina PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-3 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Alex PER
Corretja PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Byron PER
Black PER
( O
Zimbabwe LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O
3-6 O
6-2 O
6-2 O

Scott PER
Draper PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Galo PER
Blanco PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-5 O
6-3 O

Petr PER
Korda PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
David PER
Caldwell PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-3 O
3-6 O
6-3 O
7-5 O

Bohdan PER
Ulihrach PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
14 O
- O
Alberto PER
Costa PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-4 O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
3-6 O
6-1 O

Bernd PER
Karbacher PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Jonathan PER
Stark PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-3 O
5- O
7 O
7-5 O

Women O
's O
singles O

8 O
- O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Adriana PER
Serra-Zanetti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6 O
- O
2 O
6-1 O

Elena PER
Wagner PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Gigi PER
Fernandez PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-4 O

Kristie PER
Boogert PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Joannette PER
Kruger PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-0 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Stefan PER
Edberg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
5 O
- O
Richard PER
Krajicek PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
6- O
3 O
6-3 O
6-3 O

10 O
- O
Marcelo PER
Rios PER
( O
Chile LOC
) O
beat O
Andrei PER
Pavel PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
4-6 O
6-1 O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Women O
's O
singles O

3 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Laxmi PER
Poruri PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Andrei PER
Olhovskiy PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
beat O
Pat PER
Cash PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-3 O
6-2 O

Filippo PER
Veglio PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
beat O
Christian PER
Ruud PER
( O
Norway LOC
) O
1-6 O
6 O

- O
2 O
6-4 O
6-4 O

Tim PER
Henman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
beat O
Roberto PER
Jabali PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-3 O
6-4 O

Pablo PER
Campana PER
( O
Ecuador LOC
) O
beat O
Todd PER
Woodbridge PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-2 O
4- O

6 O
6-2 O
6-4 O

Herman PER
Gumy PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Martin PER
Damm PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
7-5 O
6 O

- O
4 O
7-5 O

Jacob PER
Hlasek PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
beat O
Nicklas PER
Kulti PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-4 O

4-6 O
6-4 O

Women O
's O
singles O

17- O
Karina PER
Habsudova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Radka PER
Bobkova PER
( O
Czech LOC

Republic LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-1 O

Karin PER
Kschwendt PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Sandra PER

Kleinova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-4 O

Annabel PER
Ellwood PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Jennifer PER
Capriati PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6 O

- O
4 O

Nicole PER
Arendt PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sandra PER
Cacic PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

Elena PER
Likhovtseva PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
beat O
Kyoko PER
Nagatsuka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7- O

5 O
) O
6-1 O

Sandrine PER
Testud PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Pam PER
Shriver PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7-5 O
6-2 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Kimberly PER
Po PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
10 O
- O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O

Natasha PER
Zvereva PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
beat O
Virginia PER
Ruano-Pascual PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6 O

- O
2 O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-2 O
Tina PER
Kirzan PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Rika PER
Hiraki PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O

7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
7-5 O

Petra PER
Langrova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Karina PER
Adams PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Tami PER
Whitlinger PER
Jones PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sandra PER
Cecchini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O

7 O
- O
Jana PER
Novotna PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Francesca PER
Lubiani PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

6-1 O
7-5 O

Men O
's O
singles O

13 O
- O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Stephane PER
Simian PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-1 O
6-4 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Mikael PER
Tillstrom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Tamer PER
El PER
Sawy PER
( O
Egypt LOC
) O
1-6 O
7-6 O
( O
9 O

- O
7 O
) O
6-1 O
3-6 O
6-4 O

Roberto PER
Carretero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Jordi PER
Burillo PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-3 O
4-6 O
6- O

0 O
1-0 O
Retired O
( O
ankle O
injury O
) O

Thomas PER
Johansson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Renzo PER
Furlan PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
4-6 O
2-6 O
7-5 O

6-1 O
7-5 O

Mark PER
Knowles PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
beat O
Marcelo PER
Filippini PER
( O
Uruguay LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-5 O

6-1 O

Jared PER
Palmer PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
15 O
- O
Marc PER
Rosset PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
6-7 O
( O
7-9 O
) O

6-4 O
6-4 O
6-3 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Amy PER
Frazier PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Larisa PER
Neiland PER
( O
Latvia LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-3 O

Women O
's O
singles O

Lisa PER
Raymond PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Lori PER
McNeil PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O
6-3 O

Sandra PER
Dopfer PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Zina PER
Garrison PER
Jackson PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-3 O
7-5 O

4 O
- O
Conchita PER
Martinez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Ruxandra PER
Dragomir PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O

Naoko PER
Sawamatsu PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Rennae PER
Stubbs PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-3 O

Miriam PER
Oremans PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Radka PER
Zrubakova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
6-2 O
4-6 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O

Doug PER
Flach PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Gianluca PER
Pozzi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
7-5 O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
2-6 O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O

16 O
- O
Cedric PER
Pioline PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Francisco PER
Clavet PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6-4 O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
6-4 O

Javier PER
Sanchez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
David PER
Skoch PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-6 O
( O
7-0 O
) O
6-3 O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O
1 O
- O
Steffi PER
Graf PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Yayuk PER
Basuki PER
( O
Indonesia LOC
) O
6-3 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
MONDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Monday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
74 O
56 O
.569 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
69 O
61 O
.531 O
5 O

BOSTON ORG
67 O
65 O
.508 O
8 O

TORONTO ORG
62 O
70 O
.470 O
13 O

DETROIT ORG
47 O
84 O
.359 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
78 O
53 O
.595 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
70 O
63 O
.526 O
9 O

MINNESOTA ORG
65 O
66 O
.496 O
13 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
63 O
69 O
.477 O
15 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
59 O
73 O
.447 O
19 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
75 O
56 O
.573 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
67 O
63 O
.515 O
7 O
1/2 O

OAKLAND ORG
63 O
71 O
.470 O
13 O
1/2 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
61 O
70 O
.466 O
14 O

TUESDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
27TH O
SCHEDULE O

CLEVELAND ORG
AT O
DETROIT LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

MINNESOTA ORG
AT O
TORONTO LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

BOSTON ORG
AT O
CALIFORNIA LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
SEATTLE LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
81 O
48 O
.628 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
70 O
59 O
.543 O
11 O

FLORIDA ORG
61 O
70 O
.466 O
21 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
72 O
.450 O
23 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
53 O
79 O
.402 O
29 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
70 O
62 O
.530 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
69 O
62 O
.527 O
1/2 O

CHICAGO ORG
64 O
64 O
.500 O
4 O

CINCINNATI ORG
64 O
66 O
.492 O
5 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
55 O
75 O
.423 O
14 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
72 O
60 O
.545 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
70 O
60 O
.538 O
1 O

COLORADO ORG
69 O
63 O
.523 O
3 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
56 O
73 O
.434 O
14 O
1/2 O

TUESDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
27TH O
SCHEDULE O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
AT O
MONTREAL LOC

ATLANTA ORG
AT O
PITTSBURGH LOC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

FLORIDA ORG
AT O
ST LOC
LOUIS LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
GIANTS ORG
EDGE O
PHILLIES ORG
1-0 O
. O

SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC
1996-08-27 O

William PER
VanLandingham PER
pitched O
eight O
scoreless O
innings O
and O
Glenallen PER
Hill PER
drove O
in O
the O
game O
's O
only O
run O
with O
a O
first-inning O
single O
as O
the O
San ORG
Francisco ORG
Giants ORG
claimed O
a O
1-0 O
victory O
over O
the O
Philadelphia ORG
Phillies ORG
on O
Monday O
. O

VanLandingham PER
( O
8-13 O
) O
, O
who O
entered O
the O
game O
with O
one O
complete O
game O
in O
the O
first O
56 O
starts O
of O
his O
career O
, O
limited O
the O
Phillies ORG
to O
two O
hits O
and O
two O
walks O
with O
four O
strikeouts O
. O

" O
We O
've O
been O
working O
all O
year O
on O
my O
follow-through O
, O
and O
I O
really O
concentrated O
on O
that O
, O
" O
VanLandingham PER
said O
. O
" O

It O
gave O
me O
more O
life O
in O
all O
of O
my O
pitches O
, O
so O
the O
ball O
moved O
more O
. O
" O

At O
Colorado LOC
, O
Andres PER
Galarraga PER
homered O
and O
drove O
in O
three O
runs O
as O
the O
Colorado ORG
Rockies ORG
had O
10 O
extra-base O
hits O
and O
Billy PER
Swift PER
won O
his O
first O
game O
in O
almost O
a O
year O
in O
a O
9-5 O
rain-shortened O
seven-inning O
victory O
over O
the O
Cincinnati ORG
Reds ORG
. O

Swift PER
( O
1-0 O
) O
, O
who O
made O
his O
first O
start O
since O
June O
3rd O
and O
underwent O
arthroscopic O
surgery O
on O
his O
right O
shoulder O
earlier O
in O
the O
season O
, O
allowed O
five O
runs O
and O
six O
hits O
in O
five O
innings O
. O

In O
Houston LOC
, O
Andy PER
Benes PER
allowed O
two O
runs O
over O
seven O
innings O
and O
Royce PER
Clayton PER
had O
a O
run-scoring O
single O
in O
the O
seventh O
to O
lift O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
to O
a O
3-2 O
victory O
over O
the O
Houston ORG
Astros ORG
. O

Benes PER
( O
14-9 O
) O
allowed O
five O
hits O
, O
walked O
five O
and O
struck O
out O
10 O
for O
his O
11th O
win O
in O
12 O
decisions O
. O

The O
Cardinals ORG
moved O
within O
one-half O
game O
of O
first-place O
Houston ORG
in O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
Central MISC
Division MISC
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
ORIOLES ORG
WIN O
, O
YANKEES ORG
LOSE O
. O

BALTIMORE LOC
1996-08-27 O

Cal PER
Ripken PER
's O
bases-loaded O
walk O
scored O
Brady PER
Anderson PER
with O
the O
winning O
run O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
10th O
as O
the O
Baltimore ORG
Orioles ORG
regained O
control O
of O
the O
top O
spot O
in O
the O
wild-card O
race O
with O
a O
wild O
12-11 O
victory O
over O
the O
Oakland ORG
Athletics ORG
. O

Trailing O
by O
a O
run O
entering O
the O
11th O
, O
the O
Orioles ORG
rallied O
against O
Oakland ORG
reliever O
Mark PER
Acre PER
( O
0-2 O
) O
with O
a O
walk O
and O
a O
triple O
by O
Brady PER
Anderson PER
to O
tie O
the O
game O
. O

Then O
Oakland ORG
manager O
Art PER
Howe PER
decided O
to O
intentionally O
walk O
Rafael PER
Palmeiro PER
and O
Bobby PER
Bonilla PER
to O
load O
the O
bases O
but O
Acre PER
was O
nowhere O
near O
the O
plate O
to O
Ripken PER
. O

The O
decisive O
pitch O
nearly O
hit O
Ripken PER
and O
gave O
the O
Orioles ORG
a O
one-half O
game O
lead O
over O
the O
Chicago ORG
White ORG
Sox ORG
in O
the O
wild-card O
race O
. O

In O
Seattle LOC
, O
Jay PER
Buhner PER
's O
eighth-inning O
single O
snapped O
a O
tie O
as O
the O
Seattle ORG
Mariners ORG
edged O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Yankees ORG
2-1 O
in O
the O
opener O
of O
a O
three-game O
series O
. O

New ORG
York ORG
starter O
Jimmy PER
Key PER
left O
the O
game O
in O
the O
first O
inning O
after O
Seattle ORG
shortstop O
Alex PER
Rodriguez PER
lined O
a O
shot O
off O
his O
left O
elbow O
. O

The O
Yankees ORG
have O
lost O
12 O
of O
their O
last O
19 O
games O
and O
their O
lead O
in O
the O
AL MISC
East MISC
over O
Baltimore ORG
fell O
to O
five O
games O
. O

At O
California LOC
, O
Tim PER
Wakefield PER
pitched O
a O
six-hitter O
for O
his O
third O
complete O
game O
of O
the O
season O
and O
Mo PER
Vaughn PER
and O
Troy PER
O'Leary PER
hit O
solo O
home O
runs O
in O
the O
second O
inning O
as O
the O
surging O
Boston ORG
Red ORG
Sox ORG
won O
their O
third O
straight O
4-1 O
over O
the O
California ORG
Angels ORG
. O

Boston ORG
has O
won O
seven O
of O
eight O
and O
is O
20-6 O
since O
August O
2nd O
. O

The O
Red ORG
Sox ORG
are O
two O
games O
over O
.500 O
for O
the O
first O
time O
this O
season O
. O

In O
Chicago LOC
, O
Cal PER
Eldred PER
pitched O
5-1/3 O
scoreless O
innings O
and O
John PER
Jaha PER
scored O
one O
run O
and O
doubled O
in O
another O
as O
the O
Milwaukee ORG
Brewers ORG
held O
off O
the O
slumping O
Chicago ORG
White ORG
Sox ORG
, O
3-2 O
. O

Eldred O
( O
6-5 O
) O
walked O
one O
and O
struck O
out O
three O
. O

Angel PER
Miranda PER
retired O
one O
batter O
and O
Bob PER
Wickman PER
retired O
the O
next O
four O
but O
loaded O
the O
bases O
in O
the O
eighth O
. O

In O
Detroit LOC
, O
Jim PER
Thome PER
's O
solo O
homer O
in O
the O
ninth O
inning O
snapped O
a O
tie O
and O
Charles PER
Nagy PER
pitched O
a O
three-hitter O
for O
his O
first O
win O
in O
over O
a O
month O
, O
leading O
the O
Cleveland ORG
Indians ORG
to O
their O
11th O
straight O
victory O
over O
the O
Detroit ORG
Tigers ORG
, O
2-1 O
. O

With O
the O
score O
tied O
1-1 O
in O
the O
ninth O
, O
Thome O
hit O
a O
2-2 O
pitch O
from O
starter O
Felipe PER
Lira PER
( O
6-11 O
) O
over O
the O
left-field O
fence O
for O
his O
29th O
homer O
. O

In O
Toronto LOC
, O
Juan PER
Guzman PER
allowed O
three O
runs O
over O
seven O
innings O
to O
make O
homers O
by O
Joe PER
Carter PER
and O
Carlos PER
Delgado PER
stand O
up O
as O
the O
surging O
Toronto ORG
Blue ORG
Jays ORG
held O
off O
the O
Minnesota ORG
Twins ORG
, O
5-3 O
. O

Toronto LOC
returned O
home O
from O
a O
10-game O
road O
trip O
and O
won O
for O
the O
eighth O
time O
in O
nine O
games O
as O
Guzman PER
( O
11-8 O
) O
allowed O
nine O
hits O
and O
struck O
out O
eight O
without O
a O
walk O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
MONDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC
games O

played O
on O
Monday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

American MISC
League MISC

Cleveland ORG
2 O
DETROIT ORG
1 O

BALTIMORE ORG
12 O
Oakland ORG
11 O
( O
10 O
innings O
) O

TORONTO ORG
5 O
Minnesota ORG
3 O

Milwaukee ORG
3 O
CHICAGO ORG
2 O

Boston ORG
4 O
CALIFORNIA ORG
1 O

SEATTLE ORG
2 O
New ORG
York ORG
1 O

National MISC
League MISC

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
1 O
Philadelphia ORG
0 O

St ORG
Louis ORG
3 O
HOUSTON ORG
2 O

COLORADO ORG
9 O
Cincinnati ORG
5 O



TENNIS O
- O
CHANG PER
, O
WASHINGTON LOC
ADVANCE O
, O
TWO O
WOMEN O
'S O
SEEDS O
FALL O
. O

Larry PER
Fine PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-26 O

Michael PER
Chang PER
is O
playing O
in O
his O
10th O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
and O
enjoying O
his O
highest O
seeding O
ever O
, O
but O
the O
24-year-old O
American MISC
had O
to O
overcome O
a O
case O
of O
the O
jitters O
Monday O
before O
winning O
his O
first-round O
match O
on O
opening O
day O
. O

Chang PER
, O
seeded O
second O
behind O
defending O
champion O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
, O
took O
two O
hours O
40 O
minutes O
to O
defeat O
186th-ranked O
Jaime PER
Oncins PER
of O
Brazil LOC
3-6 O
6-1 O
6-0 O
7-6 O
, O
8-6 O
in O
the O
tiebreaker O
. O

" O
I O
was O
pretty O
tight O
the O
whole O
match O
, O
" O
conceded O
Chang PER
, O
one O
of O
the O
hottest O
players O
on O
tour O
this O
summer O
with O
a O
16-2 O
record O
on O
hardcourts O
that O
included O
two O
titles O
and O
a O
runner-up O
finish O
. O

" O
Everyone O
has O
moments O
when O
they O
get O
tight O
. O

Hopefully O
, O
this O
will O
have O
been O
my O
nerves O
for O
the O
whole O
tournament O
. O
" O

Joining O
Chang PER
into O
the O
second O
round O
was O
Wimbledon MISC
runner-up O
MaliVai PER
Washington PER
, O
the O
11th O
seed O
, O
who O
also O
needed O
four O
sets O
to O
get O
past O
talented O
Moroccan MISC
Karim PER
Alami PER
6-4 O
2-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
6-1 O
. O

Washington PER
's O
win O
was O
not O
comfortable O
, O
either O
. O

The O
27-year-old O
American MISC
hurried O
off O
the O
Stadium LOC
Court LOC
for O
treatment O
of O
an O
upset O
stomach O
after O
his O
two O
and O
a O
half O
hour O
struggle O
against O
Alami PER
. O

" O
Towards O
the O
end O
of O
my O
match O
my O
stomach O
felt O
like O
week-old O
sushi O
, O
" O
said O
Washington LOC
. O
" O

Maybe O
it O
was O
a O
combination O
of O
the O
heat O
and O
something O
I O
ate O
. O
" O

Chang PER
and O
Washington PER
were O
the O
only O
men O
's O
seeds O
in O
action O
on O
a O
day O
that O
saw O
two O
seeded O
women O
's O
players O
fall O
. O

Australian MISC
Open MISC
runner-up O
Anke PER
Huber PER
of O
Germany LOC
, O
the O
sixth O
seed O
, O
was O
undone O
by O
an O
unlucky O
draw O
that O
put O
her O
against O
17th O
ranked O
South MISC
African MISC
Amanda PER
Coetzer PER
in O
her O
opening O
match O
. O

Coetzer PER
claimed O
revenge O
for O
the O
semifinal O
defeat O
she O
suffered O
to O
Huber PER
in O
Melbourne LOC
by O
taking O
a O
6-1 O
2-6 O
6-2 O
victory O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
Wimbledon MISC
junior O
champion O
, O
Aleksandra PER
Olsza PER
of O
Poland LOC
, O
removed O
another O
seed O
from O
the O
draw O
by O
eliminating O
number O
12 O
Magdalena PER
Maleeva PER
of O
Bulgaria LOC
6-4 O
6-2 O
. O

Other O
men O
's O
winners O
included O
a O
pair O
of O
former O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
tournament O
champions O
whose O
victories O
set O
up O
a O
showdown O
in O
the O
second O
round O
. O

Germany LOC
's O
Michael PER
Stich PER
, O
the O
1991 O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
, O
and O
two-time O
French MISC
Open MISC
winner O
Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
of O
Spain LOC
will O
face O
each O
other O
next O
after O
beating O
German MISC
Tommy PER
Haas PER
6-3 O
1-6 O
6-1 O
7-5 O
, O
and O
Belgian MISC
Kris PER
Goossens PER
6-2 O
6-0 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O
, O
respectively O
. O

Alex PER
O'Brien PER
, O
who O
scored O
his O
first O
professional O
title O
eight O
days O
ago O
in O
New LOC
Haven LOC
, O
advanced O
to O
the O
second O
round O
with O
a O
6-4 O
1-6 O
6-4 O
6-3 O
win O
over O
Ecuador LOC
's O
Nicolas PER
Lapentti PER
. O

Wimbledon MISC
bad O
boy O
Jeff PER
Tarango PER
caught O
a O
break O
Monday O
when O
he O
advanced O
after O
the O
retirement O
of O
German MISC
Alex PER
Radulescu PER
due O
to O
heat O
exhaustion O
. O

Tarango PER
was O
leading O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-4 O
6-1 O
3-1 O
. O

Chang PER
blamed O
breezy O
conditions O
for O
some O
of O
the O
erratic O
play O
in O
his O
match O
with O
Oncins PER
, O
who O
had O
beaten O
him O
in O
the O
round O
of O
32 O
at O
the O
1992 O
Barcelona LOC
Olympics MISC
. O

Chang PER
committed O
an O
untidy O
53 O
unforced O
errors O
, O
though O
he O
made O
seven O
fewer O
than O
the O
Brazilian MISC
, O
who O
also O
walloped O
a O
woeful O
24 O
double O
faults O
. O

The O
most O
deflating O
double O
fault O
came O
when O
Oncins PER
was O
serving O
to O
force O
a O
fifth O
set O
, O
leading O
6-4 O
in O
the O
tiebreaker O
. O

The O
set O
point O
came O
after O
confusion O
at O
the O
net O
on O
the O
point O
previous O
, O
which O
was O
awarded O
to O
Oncins PER
after O
the O
two O
exchanged O
shots O
at O
close O
quarters O
at O
the O
net O
. O

First O
Chang PER
approached O
the O
umpire O
, O
then O
Oncins PER
, O
then O
Chang PER
again O
before O
play O
finally O
resumed O
. O

" O
Those O
little O
seconds O
were O
like O
an O
hour O
to O
me O
, O
" O
said O
Oncins PER
, O
who O
promptly O
fired O
two O
serves O
barely O
contained O
by O
the O
baseline O
as O
he O
frittered O
away O
his O
best O
chance O
. O

Chang PER
ran O
off O
the O
next O
three O
points O
to O
close O
out O
the O
match O
but O
for O
Oncins PER
, O
the O
contest O
was O
a O
personal O
victory O
. O

The O
26-year-old O
Brazilian MISC
had O
risen O
into O
the O
top O
30 O
in O
1992 O
. O

The O
next O
year O
a O
close O
friend O
was O
struck O
by O
a O
stray O
bullet O
while O
riding O
home O
in O
a O
car O
from O
a O
soccer O
game O
in O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
. O

He O
died O
slumped O
against O
Oncins PER
, O
who O
subsequently O
lost O
interest O
in O
tennis O
. O

" O
Two O
months O
ago O
I O
started O
talking O
about O
quitting O
, O
" O
said O
Oncins PER
, O
who O
decided O
to O
give O
it O
one O
last O
try O
and O
made O
it O
through O
the O
Open MISC
qualifying O
tournament O
last O
weekend O
. O

" O
I O
believe O
in O
my O
game O
again O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
, O
a O
spate O
of O
withdrawals O
from O
the O
tournament O
were O
announced O
. O

Eighth O
seed O
Jim PER
Courier PER
withdrew O
because O
of O
a O
bruised O
right O
knee O
, O
and O
1988 O
Open MISC
champion O
Mats PER
Wilander PER
bowed O
out O
due O
to O
a O
groin O
pull O
, O
organisers O
said O
. O

Women O
's O
ninth O
seed O
Mary PER
Joe PER
Fernandez PER
pulled O
out O
because O
of O
tendinitis O
in O
her O
right O
wrist O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARY O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-27 O

Summary O
of O
a O
French MISC
first O
division O
soccer O
match O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Auxerre ORG
0 O
Marseille ORG
0 O
. O

Attendance O
: O
20,000 O



SOCCER O
- O
MARSEILLE ORG
HOLD O
AUXERRE ORG
TO O
GOALLESS O
DRAW O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-27 O

Former O
European MISC
champions O
Marseille ORG
held O
French MISC
champions O
Auxerre ORG
to O
a O
goalless O
draw O
in O
a O
lacklustre O
league O
match O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
bill O
looked O
promising O
but O
both O
sides O
, O
struggling O
to O
find O
their O
form O
early O
in O
the O
season O
, O
were O
disappointing O
. O

Auxerre ORG
, O
who O
start O
their O
European MISC
Cup MISC
campaign O
next O
week O
against O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
, O
dominated O
the O
match O
but O
were O
unable O
to O
score O
. O

Unbeaten O
in O
four O
matches O
, O
they O
still O
trail O
leaders O
Lens ORG
by O
one O
point O
. O

Lens ORG
, O
who O
have O
won O
all O
their O
three O
league O
matches O
so O
far O
, O
host O
Montpellier ORG
on O
Wednesday O
night O
. O

Despite O
another O
dismal O
performance O
, O
especially O
in O
defence O
, O
Marseille ORG
restored O
some O
pride O
by O
keeping O
the O
reigning O
champions O
at O
bay O
after O
losing O
2-1 O
at O
home O
to O
Metz ORG
last O
Saturday O
. O

After O
two O
seasons O
in O
the O
second O
division O
and O
after O
taking O
on O
half O
a O
dozen O
new O
recruits O
this O
season O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
do O
not O
speak O
a O
word O
of O
French MISC
, O
Marseille ORG
are O
not O
playing O
with O
any O
fluidity O
. O

But O
German MISC
international O
goalkeeper O
Andreas PER
Koepke PER
again O
proved O
a O
sound O
investment O
when O
under O
pressure O
from O
the O
Auxerre ORG
strikers O
, O
saving O
his O
team O
with O
a O
number O
of O
fine O
parries O
. O

Marseille ORG
now O
lie O
seventh O
in O
the O
league O
on O
five O
points O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-27 O

Result O
of O
a O
French MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Auxerre ORG
0 O
Marseille ORG
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARIES O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Summaries O
of O
Bundesliga MISC
matches O

played O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O
( O
Riedle PER
8th O
minute O
, O
Heinrich PER
29th O
, O

Tretschok PER
77th O
) O
Freiburg ORG
1 O
( O
Decheiver PER
51st O
penalty O
) O
. O

Halftime O

2-0 O
. O

Attendance O
48,800 O
. O

Hamburg ORG
0 O
VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
4 O
( O
Balakov PER
29th O
, O
Bobic PER
47th O
and O
60th O
, O

Hagner PER
85th O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

31,139 O
. O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
1 O
( O
Schulz PER
31st O
) O
Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
0 O
. O

1-0 O
. O

24,800 O
. O

Schalke ORG
1 O
( O
Thon PER
2nd O
) O
Bochum ORG
1 O
( O
Donkow PER
86th O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

33,230 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Results O
of O
Bundesliga MISC
matches O

played O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
3 O
Freiburg ORG
1 O

Hamburg ORG
0 O
VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
4 O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
1 O
Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
0 O

Schalke ORG
1 O
Bochum ORG
1 O

Bundesliga MISC
standings O
after O
Tuesday O
's O
games O
( O
tabulate O
under O

played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
10 O
1 O
9 O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
12 O
6 O
9 O

Cologne ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
1 O
9 O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
7 O
2 O
7 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
4 O
6 O

VfL ORG
Bochum ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Hamburg ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
7 O
7 O
6 O

Karlsruhe ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
4 O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
7 O
4 O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
4 O

1860 ORG
Munich ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Schalke ORG
4 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
5 O
9 O
3 O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
3 O

Freiburg ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
6 O
13 O
3 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
2 O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
2 O

MSV ORG
Duisburg ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
8 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARY O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-27 O

Dutch MISC
first O
division O
summary O
on O

Tuesday O
: O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
( O
Jeffrey PER
7 O
, O
Roest PER
33 O
) O
Heerenveen ORG
4 O
( O
Korneev PER

15 O
, O
Hansma PER
24 O
, O
Wouden PER
70 O
, O
90 O
) O
. O

Halftime O
2-2 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULT O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-27 O

Result O
of O
a O
Dutch MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
Heerenveen ORG
4 O



ICE O
HOCKEY O
- O
FINLAND LOC
BEAT O
CZECH LOC
REPUBLIC LOC
IN O
WORLD MISC
CUP MISC
MATCH O
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-27 O

Finland LOC
beat O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC

7-3 O
( O
period O
scores O
4-1 O
1-1 O
2-1 O
) O
in O
their O
ice O
hockey O
World MISC
Cup MISC
, O

European MISC
group O
match O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Finland LOC
- O
Ville PER
Peltonen PER
( O
10th O
minute O
) O
, O
Juha PER
Ylonen PER
( O
10th O
) O
, O

Teemu PER
Selanne PER
( O
11th O
) O
, O
Jyrki PER
Lumme PER
( O
13th O
and O
51st O
) O
, O
Janne PER
Ojanen PER

( O
23rd O
) O
, O
Christian PER
Ruuttu PER
( O
45th O
) O

Czech LOC
Republic LOC
- O
Radek PER
Bonk PER
( O
7th O
) O
, O
Robert PER
Reichel PER
( O
33rd O
, O

penalty O
) O
, O
Jiri PER
Dopita PER
( O
57th O
) O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Sweden LOC
1 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
6 O
1 O
2 O

Finland LOC
1 O
1 O
0 O
0 O
7 O
3 O
2 O

Czech LOC
Republic LOC
1 O
0 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
7 O
0 O

Germany LOC
1 O
0 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
0 O



SOCCER O
- O
NEUCHATEL ORG
TO O
APPEAL O
AGAINST O
CYPRIEN PER
'S O
NINE-MONTH O
BAN O
. O

GENEVA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Swiss MISC
league O
leaders O
Neuchatel ORG
Xamax ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
they O
would O
appeal O
against O
a O
nine-month O
ban O
imposed O
on O
French MISC
international O
defender O
Jean-Pierre PER
Cyprien PER
for O
his O
part O
in O
a O
post-match O
brawl O
. O

Cyprien PER
, O
also O
fined O
10,000 O
Swiss MISC
francs O
( O
$ O
8,400 O
) O
, O
traded O
punches O
with O
St ORG
Gallen ORG
's O
Brazilian MISC
player O
Claudio PER
Moura PER
after O
a O
match O
on O
Saturday O
. O

When O
officials O
and O
coaching O
staff O
tried O
to O
intervene O
, O
Cyprien PER
launched O
a O
flying O
kick O
at O
Moura PER
, O
but O
only O
succeeded O
in O
kneeing O
St ORG
Gallen ORG
coach O
Roger PER
Hegi PER
in O
the O
stomach O
. O

Moura PER
, O
who O
appeared O
to O
have O
elbowed O
Cyprien PER
in O
the O
final O
minutes O
of O
the O
3-0 O
win O
by O
Neuchatel ORG
, O
was O
suspended O
for O
seven O
matches O
and O
fined O
1,000 O
francs O
( O
$ O
840 O
) O
by O
the O
Swiss MISC
league O
disciplinary O
committee O
. O

Club O
president O
Gilbert PER
Facchinetti PER
said O
he O
was O
astonished O
the O
committee O
had O
arrived O
at O
its O
decision O
so O
quickly O
and O
vowed O
the O
club O
would O
appeal O
. O

Neuchatel ORG
coach O
Gilbert PER
Gress PER
described O
the O
incident O
as O
" O
shocking O
" O
, O
but O
said O
Moura PER
was O
also O
to O
blame O
. O

" O
Moura PER
physically O
and O
verbally O
provoked O
Cyprien PER
during O
the O
match O
. O

The O
referee O
could O
not O
have O
seen O
it O
or O
he O
would O
have O
punished O
him O
, O
" O
Gress PER
said O
. O

" O
During O
the O
scuffle O
, O
Moura PER
threw O
the O
first O
punch O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
if O
someone O
punches O
me O
, O
I O
would O
not O
know O
how O
to O
react O
. O
" O

Cyprien PER
, O
who O
won O
his O
one O
French MISC
cap O
against O
Italy LOC
in O
February O
1994 O
, O
cannot O
play O
in O
Switzerland LOC
or O
elsewhere O
until O
May O
next O
year O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
BUGNO PER
CLEARED O
OF O
DOPING O
. O

MILAN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Veteran O
Italian MISC
Gianni PER
Bugno PER
has O
been O
cleared O
of O
doping O
after O
testing O
positive O
for O
high O
levels O
of O
testosterone O
during O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
Switzerland MISC
in O
June O
, O
the O
Italian MISC
cycling O
federation O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

" O
He O
has O
been O
cleared O
. O

The O
case O
is O
closed O
, O
" O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Bugno PER
tested O
positive O
for O
the O
banned O
hormone O
after O
the O
fifth O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
, O
in O
which O
he O
finished O
third O
overall O
. O

But O
the O
spokesman O
said O
subsequent O
tests O
in O
Cologne LOC
proved O
his O
body O
produced O
higher-than-average O
testosterone O
levels O
naturally O
. O

Bugno PER
, O
who O
won O
the O
Giro MISC
d'Italia MISC
in O
1990 O
and O
two O
successive O
world O
titles O
, O
was O
banned O
for O
three O
months O
in O
1994 O
after O
testing O
positive O
for O
the O
stimulant O
caffeine O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
COLONNA PER
WINS O
FIRST O
STAGE O
OF O
TOUR MISC
OF MISC
NETHERLANDS MISC
. O

HAARLEM LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-27 O

Leading O
results O
and O
overall O
standings O
after O
the O
161 O
kilometre O
first O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Netherlands MISC
between O
Gouda LOC
and O
Haarlem LOC
on O
Tuesday O
. O

1. O
Federico PER
Colonna PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Mapei ORG
three O
hours O
43 O
mins O
five O
secs O

2. O
Robbie PER
McEwen PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG

3. O
Jans PER
Koerts PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Palmans ORG

4. O
Sven PER
Teutenberg PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
US ORG
Postal ORG

5. O
Tom PER
Steels PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Mapei ORG

6. O
Endrio PER
Leoni PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki PER

7. O
Johan PER
Capiot PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG

8. O
John PER
den PER
Braber PER
( O
Neths LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG

9. O
Jeroen PER
Blijlevens PER
( O
Neths LOC
) O
TVM ORG

10. O
Michael PER
van PER
der PER
Wolf PER
( O
Neths LOC
) O
Foreldorado ORG
all O
same O
time O
. O

Leading O
overall O
standings O
after O
first O
stage O
. O

1. O
Colonna PER
three O
hours O
42 O
mins O
55 O
seconds O

2. O
McEwen PER
0:04 O
seconds O
behind O

3. O
Koerts PER
0:06 O

4. O
Gianluca PER
Corini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki ORG
0:07 O

5. O
Wim PER
Omloop PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG
same O
time O

6. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
USA LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
0:08 O

7. O
Tristan PER
Hoffman PER
( O
Neths LOC
) O
TVM ORG
same O
time O

8. O
George PER
Hincapie PER
( O
USA LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
0:09 O

9. O
John PER
Talen PER
( O
Neths LOC
) O
Foreldorado ORG
same O
time O

10. O
Teutenberg PER
0:10 O



COFINEC ORG
SLIPS O
ON O
BUDAPEST LOC
BOURSE O
BUT O
FUTURE O
STRONG O
. O

Emese PER
Bartha PER

BUDAPEST LOC
1996-08-27 O

Expectations O
that O
Cofinec ORG
S.A. ORG
, O
the O
Hungarian MISC
bourse O
's O
first O
foreign O
listing O
, O
will O
report O
a O
disappointing O
first O
half O
have O
depressed O
the O
stock O
below O
its O
issue O
price O
, O
but O
analysts O
expect O
a O
rebound O
in O
the O
long O
term O
. O

" O
The O
first O
half O
of O
the O
year O
is O
unlikely O
to O
be O
as O
strong O
as O
expected O
so O
the O
company O
will O
probably O
be O
unable O
to O
reach O
its O
annual O
plan O
in O
1996 O
, O
" O
said O
Gabor PER
Sitanyi PER
, O
a O
London-based O
analyst O
for O
ING ORG
Barings ORG
. O

The O
French-registered MISC
packaging O
materials O
company O
, O
which O
floated O
its O
shares O
in O
Hungary LOC
in O
July O
, O
for O
most O
of O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
hovered O
below O
the O
6,425 O
forints O
/ O
Global O
Depositary O
Receipts O
price O
of O
its O
initial O
offering O
, O
which O
was O
oversubscribed O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
asked O
for O
a O
two-week O
delay O
from O
the O
usual O
August O
15 O
deadline O
for O
reporting O
first-half O
results O
, O
closed O
on O
Tuesday O
at O
5,800 O
forints O
, O
down O
300 O
. O

" O
Cofinec ORG
's O
first-half O
figures O
will O
be O
... O

between O
one-third O
of O
two-fifths O
of O
its O
annual O
plan O
, O
" O
said O
Tamas PER
Erdei PER
, O
a O
Budapest-based MISC
analyst O
for O
ABN-AMRO ORG
Hoare ORG
Govett ORG
. O

Analysts O
blame O
, O
at O
least O
partly O
, O
Hungary LOC
's O
macroeconomic O
environment O
for O
the O
weaker O
figures O
for O
Cofinec ORG
which O
, O
operating O
in O
Hungary LOC
, O
Poland LOC
and O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
, O
now O
generates O
about O
55 O
to O
60 O
percent O
of O
its O
annual O
sales O
from O
Hungary LOC
. O

Hungary LOC
's O
Gross O
Domestic O
Product O
fell O
one O
percentage O
point O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
while O
real O
wages O
plunged O
7.2 O
percentage O
points O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1996 O
. O

Both O
will O
have O
their O
impact O
on O
Cofinec ORG
's O
figures O
, O
the O
analysts O
said O
. O

Despite O
the O
current O
difficulties O
, O
however O
, O
analysts O
were O
convinced O
that O
Cofinec ORG
's O
outlook O
was O
strong O
. O

" O
The O
eastern O
European MISC
market O
offers O
good O
chances O
, O
" O
said O
Erdei PER
. O
" O

Just O
like O
many O
other O
companies O
on O
the O
bourse O
, O
Cofinec ORG
has O
big O
growth O
opportunities O
. O
" O

" O
At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
's O
an O
advantage O
for O
Cofinec ORG
that O
it O
has O
a O
foreign O
management O
which O
perhaps O
understands O
the O
market O
better O
, O
" O
Erdei PER
added O
. O

" O
Cofinec ORG
is O
a O
very O
good O
story O
in O
the O
long-term O
as O
the O
per O
capita O
packaging O
consumption O
is O
still O
so O
low O
in O
east O
Europe LOC
that O
a O
very O
strong O
increase O
can O
be O
expected O
( O
long-term O
) O
, O
" O
Sitanyi PER
said O
, O
saying O
that O
several O
recent O
moves O
by O
Cofinec ORG
boosted O
its O
position O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
he O
noted O
that O
Cofinec ORG
had O
acquired O
the O
outstanding O
stake O
in O
its O
Czech MISC
folding O
company O
Krpaco ORG
a.s. ORG
, O
increasing O
its O
ownership O
to O
100 O
percent O
, O
so O
in O
the O
second O
half O
the O
whole O
of O
Krpaco ORG
's O
figures O
will O
be O
consolidated O
. O

The O
company O
also O
repaid O
some O
$ O
21 O
million O
of O
debt O
, O
well O
above O
the O
originally O
planned O
$ O
8 O
million O
to O
$ O
9 O
million O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
its O
Polish MISC
operation O
began O
with O
some O
six O
weeks O
of O
delay O
due O
to O
cold O
winter O
weather O
and O
the O
test O
run O
was O
also O
longer O
than O
planned O
. O

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. O

PRAGUE LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
following O
is O
a O
list O
of O

direct O
equity O
trades O
made O
on O
the O
Prague ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
: O

ISSUE O
Min O
. O

Price O
Max O
. O

Price O
Volume O
Turnover O

( O
CZK O
) O
( O
CZK O
) O
( O
shares O
) O
( O
CZK O
000 O
's O
) O

AGROTONZ ORG
TLUMACOV ORG
336.47 O
336.47 O
59440 O
19999.777 O

AVIA ORG
290.00 O
290.00 O
700 O
203.000 O

BARUM ORG
HOLDING ORG
171.00 O
171.00 O
14432 O
2467.872 O

CESKA ORG
SPORITELNA ORG
335.00 O
375.00 O
533153 O
198354.941 O

CKD ORG
PRAHA ORG
HOLDING ORG
369.66 O
384.00 O
5565 O
2065.260 O

EMKAM ORG
25.00 O
25.00 O
34684 O
867.100 O

KABLO ORG
KLADNO ORG
960.00 O
960.00 O
2230 O
2140.800 O

KOMERCNI ORG
BANKA ORG
2320.00 O
2370.00 O
7000 O
16408.700 O

LECIVA ORG
PRAHA ORG
2470.00 O
2470.00 O
1360 O
3359.200 O

METROSTAV ORG
3024.95 O
3024.95 O
3000 O
9074.850 O

MORAV.CHEMIC. ORG
ZAV ORG
. O

637.50 O
637.50 O
1626 O
1036.575 O

OKD ORG
111.50 O
112.56 O
95975 O
10752.092 O

PF ORG
IKS ORG
KB ORG
PLUS ORG
156.00 O
156.00 O
6000 O
936.000 O

RIF ORG
900.00 O
900.00 O
5500 O
4950.000 O

SELIKO ORG
4000.00 O
20000.00 O
3565 O
32607.500 O

SOKOLOVSKA ORG
UHELNA ORG
785.00 O
785.00 O
6000 O
4710.000 O

SPIF ORG
CESKY ORG
339.00 O
340.00 O
7546 O
2562.094 O

SPT ORG
TELECOM ORG
3355.00 O
3404.71 O
10700 O
36337.137 O

SKODA ORG
PLZEN ORG
1045.56 O
1060.00 O
10772 O
11361.330 O

TABAK ORG
6700.00 O
6700.00 O
1000 O
6700.000 O

TRINECKE ORG
ZELEZARNY ORG
210.00 O
210.00 O
3000 O
630.000 O

VODNI ORG
STAVBY ORG
PRAHA ORG
1915.00 O
1915.00 O
2000 O
3830.000 O

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AFTER O
THE O
BELL O
- O
After O
hours O
slows O
in O
light O
volume O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Traders O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
after-hours O
activity O
was O
light O
. O

Both O
WorldCom ORG
Inc ORG
and O
MFS ORG
Communications ORG
Co ORG
Inc ORG
were O
trading O
but O
they O
moved O
in O
line O
with O
their O
close O
. O

WorldCom ORG
, O
which O
said O
it O
will O
buy O
MFS ORG
, O
shed O
1-3/4 O
to O
close O
at O
21 O
while O
MFS ORG
lost O
3-8/16 O
to O
close O
at O
41-5/16 O
. O

The O
New ORG
York ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
said O
its O
session O
one O
volume O
was O
5,700 O
shares O
compared O
to O
53,400 O
shares O
Monday O
. O

Session O
two O
volume O
was O
4,153,800 O
shares O
compared O
to O
no O
volume O
Monday O
. O

The O
American ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
said O
there O
was O
no O
after-hours O
activity O
. O



CBOE ORG
in O
routine O
review O
of O
MFS ORG
options O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
Chicago ORG
Board ORG
Options ORG
Exchange ORG
( O
CBOE ORG
) O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
it O
was O
doing O
a O
routine O
investigation O
into O
trading O
in O
options O
on O
MFS ORG
Communications ORG
Co ORG
Inc ORG
shares O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
the O
company O
said O
it O
had O
agreed O
to O
be O
acquired O
by O
WorldCom ORG
Inc ORG
in O
a O
deal O
valued O
at O
$ O
14 O
billion O
. O

MFS ORG
shares O
surged O
on O
the O
news O
while O
WorldCom ORG
fell O
on O
fears O
of O
dilution O
. O

The ORG
New ORG
York ORG
Times ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
some O
of O
the O
options O
trading O
in O
MFS ORG
last O
Friday O
may O
suggest O
insider O
trading O
. O

MFS ORG
options O
also O
trade O
on O
the O
American ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
and O
the O
Pacific ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
American ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
would O
neither O
confirm O
or O
deny O
whether O
the O
exchange O
was O
looking O
into O
trading O
. O

" O
If O
there O
is O
unusual O
activity O
, O
certainly O
we O
look O
at O
it O
, O
but O
that O
's O
not O
to O
say O
we O
're O
doing O
anything O
official O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Pacific ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
officials O
were O
not O
available O
. O

One O
trader O
said O
trading O
in O
MFS ORG
options O
had O
increased O
steadily O
from O
about O
mid-August O
, O
and O
doubted O
whether O
any O
of O
last O
Friday O
's O
activity O
was O
insider O
trading O
. O

- O
Derivatives O
desk O
, O
312 O
408-8750 O
/ O
E-mail O
: O
derivatives@reuters.com O



Faulding ORG
target O
of O
patent O
lawsuit O
. O

ELIZABETH LOC
, O
N.J. LOC
1996-08-27 O

Faulding ORG
Inc ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
Purdue ORG
Frederick ORG
Co ORG
filed O
a O
patent O
infringement O
lawsuit O
against O
Faulding ORG
and O
its O
Purepac ORG
Pharamceutical ORG
unit O
. O

The O
suit O
was O
filed O
because O
of O
Purepac ORG
's O
manufacture O
of O
Kadian MISC
, O
a O
sustained O
release O
morphine O
product O
, O
Faulding ORG
said O
. O

Faulding ORG
said O
the O
claims O
in O
the O
lawsuit O
are O
without O
merit O
and O
will O
not O
impact O
upon O
the O
launch O
of O
Kadian MISC
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

Kadian MISC
was O
approved O
for O
sale O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
last O
month O
, O
Faulding ORG
said O
. O

Zeneca ORG
Group ORG
Plc ORG
, O
which O
will O
market O
Kadian MISC
, O
was O
named O
in O
the O
lawsuit O
with O
F.H. ORG
Faulding ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
, O
the O
majority O
shareholder O
of O
Faulding ORG
Inc ORG
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O



McGrath PER
left O
out O
of O
Ireland LOC
World MISC
Cup MISC
squad O
. O

DUBLIN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Ireland LOC
's O
most O
experienced O
player O
, O
defender O
Paul PER
McGrath PER
, O
was O
left O
out O
of O
the O
national O
squad O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
11 O
years O
on O
Tuesday O
when O
new O
manager O
Mick PER
McCarthy PER
named O
his O
side O
to O
face O
Liechtenstein LOC
in O
a O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifier O
. O

The O
36-year-old O
Aston ORG
Villa ORG
player O
won O
the O
last O
of O
his O
Irish MISC
record O
of O
82 O
international O
caps O
against O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
in O
Prague LOC
in O
April O
. O

" O
Paul PER
accepted O
the O
situation O
. O

He O
has O
n't O
played O
any O
first-team O
games O
for O
Villa PER
this O
season O
and O
he O
's O
not O
the O
type O
of O
player O
I O
would O
have O
brought O
on O
as O
a O
substitute O
, O
" O
McCarthy PER
said O
. O
" O

But O
he O
surprised O
me O
in O
training O
over O
the O
last O
two O
days O
because O
of O
his O
involvement O
. O

He O
's O
certainly O
is O
still O
very O
much O
part O
of O
my O
plans O
for O
the O
future O
. O

" O
At O
24 O
, O
25 O
or O
26 O
you O
could O
get O
away O
with O
it O
, O
not O
having O
played O
first-team O
games O
. O

But O
at O
36 O
it O
would O
be O
asking O
too O
much O
of O
Paul PER
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Also O
omitted O
from O
the O
20-man O
squad O
which O
will O
travel O
to O
Vaduz LOC
for O
Saturday O
's O
group O
eight O
match O
are O
central O
defenders O
Alan PER
Kernaghan PER
and O
Liam PER
Daish PER
. O

Leeds ORG
United ORG
defender O
Gary PER
Kelly PER
is O
unable O
to O
travel O
because O
of O
a O
knee O
injury O
picked O
up O
in O
Monday O
's O
1-0 O
victory O
over O
Wimbledon ORG
at O
Elland LOC
Road LOC
. O

Since O
taking O
over O
from O
Jack PER
Charlton PER
in O
February O
, O
McCarthy PER
has O
played O
largely O
experimental O
sides O
and O
seen O
them O
lose O
five O
times O
, O
draw O
twice O
and O
win O
just O
once O
. O

Squad O
: O
Alan PER
Kelly PER
, O
Shay PER
Given PER
, O
Denis PER
Irwin PER
, O
Phil PER
Babb PER
, O
Jeff PER
Kenna PER
, O
Curtis PER
Fleming PER
, O
Gary PER
Breen PER
, O
Ian PER
Harte PER
, O
Kenny PER
Cunningham PER
, O
Steve PER
Staunton PER
, O
Andy PER
Townsend PER
, O
Ray PER
Houghton PER
, O
Gareth PER
Farrelly PER
, O
Alan PER
McLoughlin PER
, O
Jason PER
McAteer PER
, O
Alan PER
Moore PER
, O
Keith PER
O'Neill PER
, O
Tony PER
Cascarino PER
, O
Niall PER
Quinn PER
, O
David PER
Kelly PER
. O

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Newsroom ORG
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S. MISC
African MISC
apartheid O
killer O
convicted O
of O
six O
murders O
. O

PRETORIA LOC
1996-08-27 O

South MISC
African MISC
apartheid O
killer O
Eugene PER
de PER
Kock PER
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
murder O
and O
attempted O
murder O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
a O
day O
after O
he O
was O
convicted O
of O
five O
other O
murders O
. O

De PER
Kock PER
, O
48 O
, O
a O
former O
police O
colonel O
who O
commanded O
a O
hit-squad O
that O
wiped O
out O
opponents O
of O
apartheid O
, O
is O
the O
most O
senior O
servant O
of O
white O
rule O
yet O
to O
face O
justice O
. O



Sudanese MISC
rebels O
say O
missionaries O
should O
be O
freed O
. O

Peter PER
Smerdon PER

NAIROBI LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
main O
rebel O
group O
in O
south O
Sudan LOC
said O
on O
Tuesday O
it O
was O
trying O
to O
arrange O
the O
release O
of O
six O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
missionaries O
, O
including O
three O
Australian MISC
nuns O
, O
held O
for O
nearly O
two O
weeks O
. O

George PER
Garang PER
, O
Nairobi LOC
spokesman O
for O
the O
Sudan ORG
People ORG
's ORG
Liberation ORG
Army ORG
( O
SPLA ORG
) O
, O
said O
it O
was O
urgently O
trying O
to O
contact O
SPLA ORG
commander O
Nuour PER
Marial PER
at O
Mapourdit LOC
in O
the O
south O
to O
free O
the O
six O
. O

" O
The O
movement O
is O
making O
arrangements O
for O
them O
to O
be O
set O
free O
. O

This O
is O
a O
decision O
of O
the O
leadership O
, O
" O
Garang PER
said O
. O

" O
Commander O
Nuour PER
Marial PER
is O
a O
soldier O
so O
he O
must O
accept O
the O
leadership O
's O
decision O
. O

But O
communications O
at O
this O
time O
of O
year O
are O
very O
difficult O
because O
of O
rains O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
power O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

The O
Catholic ORG
Information ORG
Office ORG
in O
Nairobi LOC
said O
on O
Monday O
that O
four O
of O
the O
six O
had O
been O
charged O
by O
the O
SPLA ORG
with O
spying O
, O
spreading O
Islam MISC
and O
hindering O
recruitment O
into O
the O
rebel O
group O
. O

" O
These O
charges O
are O
the O
interpretation O
of O
the O
church O
, O
" O
Garang PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O
" O

We O
have O
no O
idea O
why O
they O
are O
being O
held O
. O

We O
are O
still O
trying O
to O
establish O
contact O
with O
the O
local O
commander O
. O
" O

Asked O
whether O
this O
meant O
the O
commander O
was O
out O
of O
control O
, O
Garang PER
said O
the O
rebel O
movement O
was O
working O
on O
the O
problem O
. O

He O
said O
he O
believed O
all O
six O
were O
being O
held O
in O
the O
mission O
compound O
at O
Mapourdit LOC
and O
were O
reported O
to O
be O
in O
good O
health O
. O

The O
Catholic ORG
Information ORG
office ORG
in O
Nairobi LOC
said O
on O
Monday O
that O
Australian MISC
Sisters O
Moira PER
Lynch PER
, O
73 O
, O
and O
Mary PER
Batchelor PER
, O
68 O
, O
American MISC
Father O
Michael PER
Barton PER
, O
48 O
, O
and O
Sudanese MISC
Father O
Raphael PER
Riel PER
, O
48 O
, O
were O
held O
in O
a O
prison O
in O
south O
Sudan LOC
by O
the O
SPLA ORG
. O

It O
said O
Australian MISC
Sister O
Maureen PER
Carey PER
, O
52 O
, O
and O
Italian MISC
Brother O
Raniero PER
Iacomella PER
, O
28 O
, O
were O
held O
inside O
the O
compound O
. O

The O
church O
in O
Australia LOC
said O
on O
Monday O
Lynch PER
, O
Batchelor PER
, O
Barton PER
and O
Riel LOC
were O
held O
in O
a O
prison O
until O
the O
weekend O
, O
when O
they O
were O
moved O
to O
join O
the O
other O
captives O
at O
the O
compound O
. O

The O
Catholic ORG
Information ORG
Office ORG
said O
the O
SPLA ORG
in O
the O
Kenyan MISC
capital O
had O
attributed O
the O
detentions O
of O
the O
six O
to O
a O
local O
commander O
and O
had O
promised O
they O
would O
be O
freed O
by O
August O
23 O
. O

But O
the O
church O
learned O
in O
a O
recent O
meeting O
with O
the O
local O
commander O
that O
no O
instructions O
to O
release O
the O
prisoners O
were O
received O
and O
they O
would O
be O
held O
until O
investigations O
were O
completed O
. O

It O
said O
last O
Friday O
they O
were O
visited O
by O
Monsignor O
Caesar PER
Mazzolari PER
, O
apostolic O
administrator O
of O
the O
diocese O
of O
Rumbek LOC
in O
southern O
Sudan LOC
, O
and O
an O
SPLA ORG
administrator O
and O
appeared O
in O
good O
condition O
. O

" O
On O
August O
17 O
the O
mission O
was O
surrounded O
( O
by O
the O
SPLA ORG
) O
and O
sealed O
off O
. O

The O
evening O
of O
the O
same O
day O
the O
missionaries O
were O
put O
in O
prison O
or O
isolation O
. O

Later O
the O
mission O
was O
looted O
, O
" O
it O
added O
. O

An O
Australian MISC
foreign O
ministry O
official O
said O
the O
charges O
against O
them O
were O
" O
fairly O
bizarre O
" O
and O
a O
matter O
for O
concern O
. O

He O
said O
Australian MISC
diplomats O
in O
Nairobi LOC
were O
working O
with O
the O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
church O
in O
southern O
Sudan LOC
and O
with O
U.S. LOC
and O
Italian MISC
diplomats O
in O
the O
region O
to O
help O
free O
the O
missionaries O
. O

The O
SPLA ORG
has O
fought O
Khartoum LOC
's O
government O
forces O
in O
the O
south O
since O
1983 O
for O
greater O
autonomy O
or O
independence O
of O
the O
mainly O
Christian MISC
and O
animist O
region O
from O
the O
Moslem MISC
, O
Arabised LOC
north LOC
. O



OSCE ORG
postpones O
Bosnian MISC
municipal O
elections O
. O

SARAJEVO LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
U.S. LOC
diplomat O
in O
charge O
of O
elections O
in O
Bosnia LOC
announced O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
voting O
for O
municipal O
assemblies O
would O
be O
postponed O
because O
of O
irregularities O
by O
the O
Serbs MISC
in O
registering O
voters O
. O

Ambassador O
Robert PER
Frowick PER
, O
representing O
the O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
( O
OSCE ORG
) O
, O
told O
reporters O
that O
municipal O
polls O
due O
on O
September O
14 O
with O
other O
Bosnian MISC
elections O
would O
be O
put O
off O
. O

" O
I O
have O
made O
a O
chairman O
's O
decision O
that O
it O
is O
not O
feasible O
to O
hold O
municipal O
elections O
on O
September O
14 O
, O
" O
said O
Frowick PER
. O

He O
said O
no O
exact O
date O
had O
been O
set O
but O
it O
was O
possible O
the O
local O
elections O
would O
take O
place O
in O
the O
spring O
of O
1997 O
. O

According O
to O
OSCE ORG
officials O
, O
Serb MISC
authorities O
have O
pressed O
their O
refugees O
to O
register O
to O
vote O
in O
towns O
now O
under O
Serb MISC
control O
, O
but O
which O
used O
to O
have O
Moslem MISC
majorities O
. O

Human O
rights O
workers O
say O
authorities O
in O
Serbia LOC
and O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
territory O
have O
conducted O
a O
well-organised O
campaign O
to O
coerce O
refugees O
into O
registering O
only O
on O
Serb MISC
territory O
and O
failed O
to O
inform O
them O
of O
their O
rights O
under O
the O
Dayton LOC
peace O
agreement O
. O

Diplomats O
say O
the O
effect O
of O
the O
electoral O
engineering O
would O
be O
to O
establish O
political O
control O
over O
districts O
they O
conquered O
and O
ethnically O
cleansed O
in O
war O
. O

The O
response O
of O
the O
Bosnian MISC
Serbs MISC
to O
the O
OSCE ORG
's O
announcement O
was O
not O
immediately O
clear O
. O

But O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
leaders O
have O
hinted O
they O
would O
boycott O
the O
poll O
if O
the O
municipal O
elections O
were O
postponed O
, O
or O
go O
ahead O
with O
their O
own O
. O

The O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
cabinet O
, O
in O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
OSCE ORG
, O
said O
on O
Monday O
that O
any O
delay O
of O
local O
elections O
would O
be O
" O
a O
direct O
and O
flagrant O
violation O
fo O
the O
Dayton LOC
agreement O
" O
. O

The O
Serbs MISC
, O
who O
administer O
half O
of O
Bosnia LOC
in O
a O
Serb MISC
republic O
, O
said O
they O
had O
met O
all O
conditions O
for O
holding O
the O
September O
elections O
. O

Diplomats O
fear O
that O
the O
crisis O
could O
cast O
doubt O
over O
the O
entire O
election O
process O
, O
which O
already O
appears O
set O
to O
confirm O
Bosnia LOC
's O
ethnic O
partition O
rather O
than O
its O
reintegration O
as O
the O
Dayton LOC
peace O
agreement O
had O
planned O
. O



New O
talks O
in O
Chechnya LOC
as O
Lebed PER
waits O
for O
Yeltsin PER
. O

Dmitry PER
Kuznets PER

NOVYE LOC
ATAGI LOC
, O
Russia LOC
1996-08-27 O

Russian MISC
and O
rebel O
military O
commanders O
finally O
met O
in O
Chechnya LOC
on O
Tuesday O
for O
delayed O
talks O
aimed O
at O
finalising O
a O
ceasefire O
arranged O
last O
week O
by O
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
's O
envoy O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
. O

The O
Russian MISC
army O
commander O
in O
the O
region O
, O
General O
Vyacheslav PER
Tikhomirov PER
, O
arrived O
at O
the O
rebel-held O
village O
of O
Novye LOC
Atagi LOC
, O
some O
20 O
km O
( O
12 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
for O
discussions O
with O
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
. O

But O
Lebed PER
himself O
, O
the O
Kremlin LOC
security O
chief O
, O
is O
still O
waiting O
back O
in O
Moscow LOC
to O
meet O
Yeltsin PER
over O
his O
plans O
for O
a O
lasting O
political O
settlement O
in O
Chechnya LOC
. O

Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
quoted O
the O
Kremlin LOC
press O
service O
as O
saying O
Yeltsin PER
, O
who O
left O
for O
a O
state O
holiday O
home O
near O
Moscow LOC
on O
Monday O
, O
would O
hold O
no O
working O
meetings O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Lebed PER
interrupted O
talks O
with O
Chechnya LOC
's O
separatists O
on O
a O
political O
deal O
on O
Sunday O
, O
saying O
he O
had O
to O
consult O
with O
Yeltsin PER
. O

After O
a O
meeting O
failed O
to O
materialise O
on O
Monday O
, O
Lebed PER
's O
spokesman O
said O
he O
might O
meet O
the O
president O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

But O
Yeltsin PER
's O
spokesman O
rebuffed O
the O
suggestion O
, O
saying O
the O
president O
had O
left O
Moscow LOC
for O
a O
holiday O
near O
the O
capital O
. O

The O
Russians MISC
postponed O
the O
talks O
after O
a O
Chechen MISC
band O
disarmed O
a O
column O
of O
interior ORG
ministry ORG
troops O
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
Chechens MISC
said O
a O
renegade O
group O
seized O
the O
weapons O
and O
said O
on O
Monday O
they O
had O
all O
been O
returned O
. O

The O
Russian MISC
command O
insisted O
that O
not O
all O
the O
weapons O
were O
the O
same O
as O
those O
taken O
. O

Tass ORG
said O
the O
weapons O
and O
the O
practical O
implementation O
of O
the O
ceasefire O
signed O
by O
Lebed PER
and O
Maskhadov PER
last O
Thursday O
would O
be O
on O
the O
agenda O
of O
today O
's O
talks O
. O

Neither O
spoke O
to O
reporters O
before O
the O
meeting O
, O
which O
started O
around O
10.45 O
a.m. O
( O
0645 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O

Also O
in O
Novye LOC
Atagi LOC
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
, O
was O
Tim PER
Guldimann PER
, O
the O
Swiss MISC
diplomat O
who O
heads O
the O
Chechnya LOC
mission O
of O
the O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
( O
OSCE ORG
) O
. O

Guldimann PER
, O
who O
helped O
broker O
an O
earlier O
truce O
in O
May O
, O
was O
not O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
Tikhomirov-Maskhadov MISC
talks O
. O

Lebed PER
's O
peace O
mission O
this O
month O
has O
stopped O
some O
of O
the O
worst O
fighting O
of O
the O
20-month-old O
conflict O
. O

However O
, O
tension O
on O
the O
ground O
indicates O
that O
it O
could O
falter O
if O
the O
momentum O
for O
a O
settlement O
is O
not O
maintained O
. O

Three O
Russian MISC
servicemen O
were O
wounded O
in O
a O
total O
of O
six O
shooting O
incidents O
overnight O
, O
Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
quoted O
the O
Russian MISC
military O
as O
saying O
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
. O

RIA ORG
news O
agency O
quoted O
an O
army O
source O
accusing O
rebel O
fighters O
of O
failing O
to O
turn O
up O
for O
joint O
Russian-Chechen MISC
police O
patrols O
in O
some O
districts O
of O
the O
capital O
Grozny LOC
on O
Tuesday O
. O

But O
the O
separatist O
command O
told O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
the O
patrols O
, O
part O
of O
the O
truce O
brokered O
by O
Lebed PER
last O
week O
, O
would O
begin O
on O
Tuesday O
after O
delays O
for O
" O
technical O
reasons O
" O
. O

Yeltsin PER
's O
spokesman O
said O
he O
might O
meet O
officials O
during O
his O
break O
, O
but O
indicated O
Lebed PER
was O
low O
on O
the O
list O
by O
saying O
Yeltsin PER
would O
need O
time O
to O
study O
the O
proposals O
before O
talking O
to O
him O
. O

Russian MISC
news O
agencies O
also O
quoted O
the O
Kremlin LOC
spokesman O
as O
saying O
that O
Lebed PER
's O
representatives O
had O
not O
sought O
a O
meeting O
, O
hinting O
at O
an O
attempt O
by O
the O
president O
to O
put O
his O
popular O
and O
outspoken O
protege O
in O
his O
place O
with O
a O
lesson O
on O
protocol O
. O

Yeltsin PER
, O
65 O
, O
has O
kept O
a O
low O
profile O
since O
he O
was O
reelected O
in O
July O
, O
prompting O
new O
speculation O
that O
the O
two O
heart O
attacks O
he O
suffered O
last O
year O
and O
a O
rumoured O
drinking O
problem O
could O
be O
taking O
their O
toll O
, O
weakening O
his O
grip O
on O
affairs O
of O
state O
. O

Aides O
have O
dismissed O
such O
speculation O
, O
insisting O
that O
he O
simply O
needs O
a O
rest O
after O
his O
energetic O
election O
campaign O
. O

Some O
analysts O
say O
the O
Kremlin LOC
leader O
, O
whose O
order O
sending O
troops O
and O
tanks O
into O
Chechnya LOC
in O
1994 O
started O
Russia LOC
's O
ill-fated O
military O
campaign O
, O
could O
merely O
be O
reluctant O
to O
put O
his O
name O
to O
a O
peace O
process O
which O
might O
fall O
apart O
. O

But O
Lebed PER
, O
who O
has O
no O
real O
power O
without O
his O
boss O
and O
has O
hinted O
at O
dark O
forces O
in O
Moscow LOC
working O
against O
him O
, O
appears O
to O
think O
a O
deal O
will O
not O
stick O
without O
strong O
backing O
from O
Yeltsin PER
. O

His O
proposals O
have O
not O
been O
spelled O
out O
but O
are O
expected O
to O
involve O
a O
compromise O
between O
the O
separatists O
' O
demand O
for O
independence O
and O
Moscow LOC
's O
insistence O
that O
Chechnya LOC
remain O
part O
of O
the O
Russian LOC
Federation LOC
. O



Slovenia LOC
and O
Poland LOC
target O
EU ORG
, O
NATO ORG
membership O
. O

LJUBLJANA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Slovenia LOC
and O
Poland LOC
pledged O
to O
intensify O
cooperation O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
reinforced O
their O
determination O
to O
join O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
NATO ORG
at O
the O
earliest O
possible O
date O
. O

Polish MISC
President O
Aleksander PER
Kwasniewski PER
and O
his O
Slovenian MISC
counterpart O
, O
Milan PER
Kucan PER
, O
met O
for O
talks O
at O
the O
start O
of O
a O
two-day O
visit O
to O
Slovenia LOC
by O
Kwasniewski PER
. O

It O
was O
their O
fourth O
meeting O
this O
year O
. O

They O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
they O
agreed O
to O
have O
regular O
telephone O
contact O
to O
discuss O
progress O
in O
strengthening O
ties O
with O
the O
West LOC
. O

" O
We O
expect O
our O
cooperation O
will O
help O
both O
countries O
towards O
entering O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
NATO ORG
, O
" O
Kwasniewski PER
said O
. O

" O
We O
have O
similar O
ambitions O
as O
far O
as O
our O
internal O
development O
and O
international O
life O
is O
concerned O
, O
" O
Kucan PER
said O
. O

Poland LOC
and O
Slovenia LOC
are O
hoping O
to O
be O
among O
the O
first O
group O
of O
former O
eastern O
bloc O
countries O
to O
join O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
NATO ORG
. O

They O
have O
already O
signed O
an O
association O
agreement O
with O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
are O
both O
part O
of O
the O
Central ORG
European ORG
Free ORG
Trade ORG
Area ORG
, O
which O
also O
comprises O
Hungary LOC
, O
Slovakia LOC
and O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
. O

Slovenia LOC
's O
trade O
with O
Poland LOC
rose O
to O
$ O
142.3 O
million O
in O
1995 O
from O
$ O
118.8 O
million O
in O
1994 O
. O

During O
his O
visit O
to O
Slovenia LOC
, O
Kwasniewski PER
is O
also O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
Prime O
Minister O
Janez PER
Drnovsek PER
, O
representatives O
of O
Slovenian MISC
political O
parties O
and O
representatives O
of O
the O
Chamber ORG
of ORG
Economy ORG
. O



Nationalists O
want O
Iliescu PER
ousted O
for O
Hungary LOC
pact O
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-27 O

Junior O
Nationalist O
members O
of O
Romania LOC
's O
ruling O
coalition O
called O
on O
Tuesday O
for O
the O
impeachment O
of O
President O
Ion PER
Iliescu PER
for O
backing O
a O
friendship O
treaty O
with O
neighbouring O
Hungary LOC
. O

Iliescu PER
's O
Party ORG
of ORG
Social ORG
Democracy ORG
, O
the O
senior O
coalition O
partner O
, O
immediately O
dismissed O
the O
National ORG
Unity ORG
Party ORG
( O
PUNR ORG
) O
demand O
as O
crude O
electioneering O
. O

" O
It O
is O
a O
desperate O
move O
by O
the O
PUNR ORG
, O
which O
is O
losing O
its O
only O
reason O
for O
existing O
ahead O
of O
the O
electoral O
campaign O
, O
" O
said O
PDSR ORG
executive O
president O
Adrian PER
Nastase PER
. O

" O
This O
treaty O
is O
both O
necessary O
and O
good O
, O
" O
Nastase PER
said O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
PUNR ORG
's O
stance O
was O
threatening O
its O
position O
in O
the O
government O
. O

The O
treaty O
agreed O
unexpectedly O
two O
weeks O
ago O
will O
end O
years O
of O
disputes O
over O
the O
status O
of O
Romania LOC
's O
large O
ethnic O
Hungarian MISC
minority O
. O

It O
will O
also O
boost O
both O
countries O
' O
chances O
of O
admission O
to O
NATO ORG
and O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
. O

" O
If O
they O
( O
the O
PUNR ORG
) O
are O
so O
vexed O
, O
they O
could O
leave O
the O
government O
... O

We O
might O
also O
help O
them O
to O
do O
it O
, O
if O
they O
go O
on O
like O
this O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
PUNR ORG
holds O
four O
key O
ministries O
-- O
justice O
, O
transport O
, O
agriculture O
and O
communications O
. O

PUNR ORG
leader O
Gheorghe PER
Funar PER
said O
in O
a O
statement O
Iliescu PER
, O
in O
power O
since O
the O
fall O
of O
communism O
in O
1989 O
, O
should O
be O
impeached O
for O
treason O
for O
compromising O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
ethnic O
Hungarian MISC
minority O
rights O
in O
the O
treaty O
due O
to O
be O
signed O
next O
month O
. O

Funar PER
's O
call O
came O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
official O
launch O
of O
Iliescu PER
's O
campaign O
for O
a O
new O
term O
at O
November O
3 O
polls O
. O

His O
appeal O
to O
the O
opposition O
to O
back O
his O
attempt O
to O
oust O
Iliescu PER
was O
unlikely O
to O
succeed O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

Iliescu PER
has O
invited O
political O
leaders O
to O
a O
meeting O
on O
Thursday O
to O
discuss O
the O
final O
form O
of O
the O
pact O
which O
both O
Romanian MISC
and O
Hungarian MISC
nationalists O
oppose O
for O
different O
reasons O
. O

Presidential O
officials O
were O
not O
available O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
call O
for O
Iliescu PER
's O
impeachment O
. O



Estonian MISC
MPS O
see O
little O
hope O
of O
electing O
president O
. O

Belinda PER
Goldsmith PER

TALLINN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Estonia LOC
's O
parliament O
failed O
for O
a O
second O
time O
to O
elect O
a O
president O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
dealing O
a O
blow O
to O
incumbent O
Lennart PER
Meri PER
and O
pushing O
the O
country O
towards O
stalemate O
in O
its O
choice O
of O
a O
new O
head O
of O
state O
. O

Neither O
Meri PER
, O
who O
oversaw O
Estonia LOC
's O
first O
steps O
into O
statehood O
after O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
Soviet LOC
Union LOC
, O
nor O
his O
arch-rival O
, O
former O
communist O
Arnold PER
Ruutel PER
, O
have O
secured O
the O
68 O
votes O
necessary O
from O
the O
101-member O
parliament O
. O

Meri PER
garnered O
49 O
votes O
and O
Meri PER
34 O
in O
Tuesday O
's O
ballot O
for O
the O
five-year O
presidency O
of O
Estonia LOC
. O

A O
third O
and O
final O
vote O
was O
due O
to O
be O
held O
when O
parliament O
reconvened O
on O
Tuesday O
but O
legislators O
were O
not O
expecting O
a O
clear O
result O
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
result O
the O
decision O
will O
be O
ceded O
to O
an O
electoral O
college O
. O

" O
The O
votes O
are O
a O
strong O
message O
to O
Meri PER
that O
he O
is O
not O
favoured O
by O
some O
politicians O
any O
more O
, O
" O
Reform ORG
Party ORG
head O
Heiki PER
Kranich PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Under O
a O
constitution O
agreed O
in O
1992 O
, O
a O
year O
after O
independence O
, O
the O
president O
has O
no O
executive O
powers O
. O

His O
only O
political O
role O
is O
to O
smoothe O
the O
functioning O
of O
government O
in O
periods O
of O
crisis O
. O

But O
Meri PER
, O
67 O
, O
has O
been O
accused O
in O
parliament O
of O
taking O
too O
much O
power O
and O
not O
always O
consulting O
parliamentarians O
before O
making O
decisions O
. O

His O
relations O
with O
a O
leftist-led O
government O
have O
sometimes O
been O
tense O
. O

His O
support O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
voting O
on O
Monday O
was O
much O
lower O
than O
expected O
, O
scoring O
only O
45 O
votes O
, O
which O
political O
analysts O
put O
down O
as O
a O
vote O
of O
no O
confidence O
in O
his O
performance O
. O

This O
support O
only O
inched O
up O
to O
49 O
in O
the O
second O
vote O
. O

Support O
for O
Ruutel PER
, O
68 O
, O
remained O
constant O
at O
34 O
votes O
. O

If O
the O
third O
vote O
fails O
to O
give O
either O
Meri PER
or O
Ruutel PER
68 O
votes O
, O
the O
parliamentary O
speaker O
will O
convene O
an O
electoral O
college O
of O
101 O
MPs O
and O
273 O
local O
goverment O
representatives O
to O
hold O
a O
new O
poll O
that O
could O
include O
new O
nominations O
. O

This O
would O
be O
the O
first O
time O
that O
the O
former O
Soviet MISC
republic O
has O
had O
to O
call O
together O
an O
electoral O
college O
. O

In O
its O
first O
presidential O
election O
in O
1992 O
Meri PER
won O
the O
necessary O
votes O
in O
in O
a O
parliamentary O
election O
against O
Ruutel PER
. O

Parliamentary O
organisers O
said O
the O
exact O
timetable O
remained O
unclear O
but O
it O
would O
probably O
take O
about O
a O
month O
to O
organise O
an O
electoral O
college O
which O
could O
also O
hold O
several O
rounds O
of O
voting O
before O
a O
clear O
winner O
emerges O
. O



Estonia LOC
assembly O
fails O
to O
elect O
state O
president O
. O

TALLINN LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
Estonian MISC
parliament O
failed O
for O
a O
third O
and O
final O
time O
to O
elect O
a O
new O
state O
president O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
refusing O
a O
second O
mandate O
for O
incumbent O
Lennart PER
Meri PER
. O

Neither O
Meri PER
nor O
his O
rival O
Arnold PER
Ruutel PER
could O
garner O
the O
68 O
votes O
needed O
from O
the O
101 O
members O
of O
parliament O
to O
become O
president O
. O

In O
the O
third O
vote O
Meri PER
won O
52 O
and O
Ruutel PER
won O
32 O
votes O
. O

The O
final O
decision O
will O
now O
be O
made O
by O
a O
larger O
assembly O
. O

Meri PER
won O
49 O
in O
a O
second O
vote O
earlier O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
45 O
in O
the O
first O
on O
Monday O
. O

Ruutel PER
won O
34 O
votes O
in O
the O
first O
two O
secret O
ballots O
. O

Enn PER
Markvart PER
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
National ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
said O
96 O
members O
of O
parliament O
cast O
votes O
, O
with O
one O
ballot O
paper O
invalid O
and O
11 O
abstentions O
. O

The O
election O
will O
now O
go O
before O
an O
electoral O
college O
involving O
MPs O
and O
local O
government O
representatives O
that O
will O
be O
convened O
by O
the O
parliamentary O
Speaker O
in O
the O
next O
day O
or O
so O
. O

It O
could O
take O
up O
to O
a O
month O
before O
a O
new O
vote O
but O
the O
timetable O
is O
not O
yet O
clear O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
time O
the O
former O
Soviet MISC
republic O
has O
had O
to O
convene O
such O
a O
group O
. O



Albania LOC
charges O
Briton MISC
with O
child O
sex O
abuse O
. O

TIRANA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Albanian MISC
authorities O
have O
arrested O
and O
charged O
a O
British MISC
man O
for O
sexually O
abusing O
two O
young O
boys O
, O
a O
Tirana LOC
prosecutor O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

" O
We O
have O
arrested O
him O
and O
charged O
him O
with O
these O
shameful O
acts O
of O
sex O
abuse O
of O
little O
children O
, O
" O
prosecutor O
Adnan PER
Xhelili PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Xhelili PER
said O
Paul PER
Thompson PER
, O
34 O
, O
from O
Wiltshire LOC
, O
was O
arrested O
on O
Sunday O
in O
a O
hotel O
in O
the O
Adriatic MISC
resort O
of O
Durres LOC
, O
45 O
km O
( O
30 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
Tirana LOC
. O

Thompson PER
has O
denied O
the O
charges O
. O

He O
could O
face O
up O
to O
five O
years O
in O
jail O
if O
convicted O
. O

Xhelili PER
said O
Thompson PER
, O
who O
is O
divorced O
, O
said O
he O
befriended O
the O
boys O
, O
both O
aged O
under O
10 O
, O
because O
they O
reminded O
him O
of O
his O
own O
children O
who O
live O
with O
his O
former O
wife O
in O
London LOC
. O

The O
prosecutor O
's O
office O
said O
no O
date O
had O
yet O
been O
set O
for O
a O
trial O
to O
begin O
as O
investigations O
had O
first O
to O
be O
completed O
. O

The O
British MISC
embassy O
in O
Tirana LOC
said O
it O
had O
sent O
an O
embassy O
official O
to O
talk O
to O
Thompson PER
who O
is O
being O
held O
in O
jail O
. O

The O
age O
of O
consent O
for O
heterosexual O
and O
homosexual O
sex O
in O
Albania LOC
is O
14 O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
destitute O
children O
can O
be O
seen O
begging O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
impoverished O
Albania LOC
, O
especially O
in O
towns O
and O
resorts O
visited O
by O
foreigners O
. O



Estonia LOC
assembly O
again O
fails O
to O
elect O
president O
. O

TALLINN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Estonia LOC
's O
parliament O
again O
failed O
to O
elect O
a O
new O
state O
president O
on O
Tuesday O
when O
neither O
of O
two O
candidates O
secured O
a O
majority O
in O
second-round O
voting O
. O

Incumbent O
president O
Lennart PER
Meri PER
won O
49 O
votes O
compared O
to O
34 O
won O
by O
his O
rival O
, O
deputy O
Parliamentary O
Speaker O
Arnold PER
Ruutel PER
. O

But O
Meri PER
's O
support O
was O
not O
enough O
for O
the O
68 O
needed O
for O
election O
and O
a O
third O
secret O
ballot O
will O
take O
place O
later O
in O
the O
day O
( O
1300 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
parliamentary O
officials O
said O
. O

To O
win O
a O
clear O
mandate O
for O
the O
five-year O
presidential O
term O
, O
a O
candidate O
must O
secure O
68 O
votes O
from O
the O
101-member O
parliament O
. O

Enn PER
Markvart PER
, O
Chairman O
of O
the O
National ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
, O
said O
96 O
members O
of O
parliament O
voted O
in O
the O
second O
round O
, O
with O
12 O
abstentions O
and O
one O
ballot O
paper O
invalid O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
voting O
, O
Meri PER
secured O
45 O
votes O
and O
Ruutel PER
34 O
. O

Meri PER
's O
popularity O
has O
suffered O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
with O
politicians O
criticising O
him O
for O
taking O
too O
much O
power O
and O
acting O
without O
consulting O
parliament O
. O

If O
a O
third O
round O
of O
voting O
fails O
to O
give O
either O
candidate O
68 O
votes O
, O
the O
parliamentary O
speaker O
has O
to O
convene O
an O
electoral O
college O
of O
all O
101 O
MPs O
and O
273 O
local O
government O
representatives O
for O
a O
new O
vote O
that O
could O
take O
up O
to O
a O
month O
. O



Slovak MISC
women O
visited O
Dutroux PER
, O
police O
say O
. O

Peter PER
Laca PER

BRATISLAVA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Marc PER
Dutroux PER
, O
the O
chief O
accused O
in O
Belgium LOC
's O
sensational O
child O
murder O
and O
sex O
abuse O
case O
, O
visited O
Slovakia LOC
a O
number O
of O
times O
and O
about O
10 O
young O
Slovak MISC
women O
went O
to O
Belgium LOC
at O
his O
invitation O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

But O
they O
have O
difficulty O
remembering O
what O
happened O
there O
, O
perhaps O
because O
of O
drugs O
, O
and O
are O
unsure O
whether O
they O
were O
filmed O
for O
pornography O
, O
Rudolf PER
Gajdos PER
, O
head O
of O
the O
Slovak MISC
office O
of O
Interpol ORG
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Although O
Gajdos PER
spoke O
of O
" O
girls O
" O
his O
deputy O
, O
Eva PER
Boudova PER
, O
said O
the O
case O
involved O
about O
10 O
young O
women O
in O
their O
early O
20s O
. O

" O
The O
police O
interrogated O
several O
Slovak MISC
girls O
who O
said O
that O
they O
had O
been O
invited O
by O
Mark PER
Dutroux PER
to O
visit O
Belgium LOC
, O
" O
Gajdos PER
said O
. O

" O
The O
girls O
said O
they O
went O
to O
Belgium LOC
voluntarily O
and O
the O
police O
suspect O
that O
they O
were O
used O
to O
act O
in O
pornographic O
films O
. O
" O

" O
The O
police O
suspect O
( O
the O
girls O
) O
were O
under O
the O
influence O
of O
drugs O
as O
some O
girls O
admitted O
they O
took O
unspecified O
pills O
. O
" O

" O
We O
have O
suspicions O
of O
a O
rape O
, O
but O
the O
police O
still O
have O
to O
find O
the O
victim O
, O
" O
Gajdos PER
added O
. O

Dutroux PER
's O
last O
visit O
to O
Slovakia LOC
was O
reported O
to O
have O
been O
as O
recent O
as O
July O
. O

Slovak MISC
police O
are O
also O
cooperating O
with O
Belgium LOC
in O
the O
search O
for O
An PER
Marchal PER
and O
Eefje PER
Lambrecks PER
, O
who O
went O
missing O
last O
August O
. O

Dutroux PER
, O
39 O
, O
who O
was O
charged O
last O
week O
with O
the O
abduction O
and O
illegal O
imprisonment O
of O
two O
other O
girls O
aged O
14 O
and O
12 O
, O
is O
one O
of O
several O
suspects O
in O
the O
Marchal PER
and O
Lambrecks PER
case O
. O

Last O
Saturday O
he O
led O
police O
to O
the O
bodies O
of O
two O
other O
girls O
, O
aged O
eight O
, O
who O
died O
of O
starvation O
this O
year O
after O
their O
abduction O
in O
June O
, O
1995 O
. O

The O
Czech MISC
office O
of O
Interpol ORG
said O
on O
Friday O
it O
would O
neither O
confirm O
nor O
deny O
that O
Dutroux PER
had O
been O
in O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
, O
Slovakia LOC
's O
western O
neighbour O
and O
former O
federation O
partner O
. O

Belgian MISC
police O
said O
an O
officer O
had O
visited O
Bratislava LOC
to O
talk O
with O
Slovak MISC
detectives O
about O
An PER
and O
Eefje PER
and O
other O
disappearances O
, O
and O
he O
planned O
to O
go O
also O
to O
Prague LOC
. O



WEATHER O
- O
Conditions O
at O
CIS LOC
airports O
- O
August O
27 O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-27 O

No O
closures O
of O
airports O
due O
to O
bad O
weather O
are O
expected O
in O
the O
Commonwealth LOC
of LOC
Independent LOC
States LOC
on O
August O
28 O
and O
August O
29 O
, O
the O
Russian ORG
Weather ORG
Service ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

-- O
Moscow ORG
Newsroom ORG
+7095 O
941 O
8520 O



Russian MISC
serial O
killer O
strikes O
again O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-27 O

Russian MISC
police O
in O
the O
Urals MISC
city O
of O
Perm LOC
are O
on O
the O
trail O
of O
a O
serial O
killer O
who O
has O
claimed O
his O
seventh O
victim O
in O
just O
a O
few O
months O
, O
Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

In O
the O
latest O
attack O
, O
the O
killer O
raped O
and O
stabbed O
a O
young O
woman O
in O
a O
lift O
, O
leaving O
her O
body O
on O
a O
landing O
. O

Tass ORG
did O
not O
say O
exactly O
when O
it O
took O
place O
. O

Police O
earlier O
released O
a O
suspect O
after O
women O
who O
had O
survived O
an O
attack O
failed O
to O
identify O
him O
. O



Russian MISC
army O
, O
Chechens MISC
open O
new O
round O
of O
talks O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-27 O

Russia LOC
's O
military O
commander O
in O
Chechnya LOC
began O
new O
talks O
with O
separatist O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Maskhadov PER
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Itar-Tass ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

Tass ORG
said O
the O
talks O
were O
taking O
place O
in O
the O
settlement O
of O
Novye LOC
Atagi LOC
, O
some O
20 O
km O
( O
12 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
the O
Chechen MISC
capital O
Grozny LOC
. O

The O
talks O
had O
been O
postponed O
while O
the O
Russians MISC
waited O
for O
the O
rebels O
to O
return O
arms O
and O
ammunition O
seized O
from O
Russian MISC
soldiers O
at O
the O
weekend O
. O

The O
Chechens MISC
said O
on O
Monday O
they O
had O
returned O
all O
the O
weapons O
, O
which O
they O
said O
were O
seized O
by O
a O
renegade O
group O
. O

The O
talks O
between O
Maskhadov PER
and O
Russia LOC
's O
Vyacheslav PER
Tikhomirov PER
are O
aimed O
at O
putting O
the O
finishing O
touches O
to O
a O
ceasefire O
sealed O
last O
week O
in O
talks O
with O
Russian MISC
security O
chief O
Alexander PER
Lebed PER
. O

Lebed PER
, O
who O
met O
Russian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Viktor PER
Chernomyrdin PER
on O
Monday O
to O
discuss O
the O
progress O
he O
made O
on O
a O
political O
settlement O
for O
the O
breakaway O
region O
, O
has O
been O
seeking O
a O
meeting O
with O
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
, O
who O
started O
a O
holiday O
near O
Moscow LOC
on O
Monday O
. O



Argentine MISC
bishop O
reminds O
cabinet O
of O
Commandments O
. O

BUENOS LOC
AIRES LOC
, O
Argentina LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
Archbishop O
of O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
said O
on O
Tuesday O
the O
first O
thing O
he O
would O
do O
if O
elected O
president O
of O
Argentina LOC
would O
be O
to O
put O
up O
posters O
of O
the O
Ten MISC
Commandments MISC
in O
government O
offices O
. O

" O
They O
asked O
me O
what O
would O
be O
the O
first O
thing O
I O
would O
do O
if O
I O
were O
president O
, O
and O
I O
said O
the O
first O
thing O
I O
would O
do O
would O
be O
to O
resign O
straight O
away O
, O
" O
Archbishop O
Antonio PER
Quarracino PER
said O
at O
a O
sermon O
attended O
by O
several O
cabinet O
ministers O
. O

" O
But O
before O
going O
, O
I O
would O
have O
big O
signs O
put O
up O
in O
all O
government O
offices O
, O
those O
to O
do O
with O
justice O
, O
in O
all O
sectors O
, O
with O
the O
Ten MISC
Commandments MISC
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Argentina LOC
's O
top O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
cleric O
said O
the O
Biblical MISC
commandment O
" O
Thou O
shalt O
not O
steal O
" O
would O
get O
special O
emphasis O
" O
because O
it O
has O
to O
be O
about O
the O
most O
common O
thing O
these O
days O
. O
" O

Quarracino PER
and O
other O
Church O
leaders O
are O
regular O
critics O
of O
the O
government O
's O
free-market O
economic O
policy O
. O



Brazil LOC
's O
Eletropaulo ORG
names O
new O
president O
. O

SAO PER
PAULO PER
1996-08-27 O

Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
power O
firm O
Eletropaulo ORG
said O
it O
has O
named O
Eduardo PER
Bernini PER
as O
new O
president O
, O
replacing O
Emmanuel PER
Sobral PER
, O
who O
will O
head O
a O
secretariat O
at O
the O
Transportation ORG
Ministry ORG
. O

Bernini PER
is O
expected O
to O
take O
office O
Thursday O
, O
a O
Eletropaulo ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

-- O
Romina PER
Nicaretta PER
, O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
newsroom O
, O
5511 O
232 O
4411 O
. O



Dutch MISC
government O
wo O
n't O
pay O
ransom O
for O
kidnap O
victims O
. O

SAN LOC
JOSE LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-27 O

The LOC
Netherlands LOC
government O
has O
ruled O
out O
paying O
ransom O
money O
for O
a O
Dutch MISC
couple O
kidnapped O
from O
their O
farm O
, O
while O
Costa MISC
Rican MISC
authorities O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
they O
had O
no O
leads O
in O
the O
case O
. O

" O
We O
have O
not O
had O
contact O
with O
the O
kidnappers O
nor O
do O
we O
have O
any O
leads O
to O
take O
us O
to O
where O
they O
might O
be O
held O
, O
" O
Chief O
of O
Judicial ORG
Police ORG
Manuel PER
Alvarado PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Hurte PER
Sierd PER
Zylstra PER
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Jetsi PER
Hendrika PER
Coers PER
, O
both O
50 O
, O
were O
abducted O
from O
the O
teak O
plantation O
they O
managed O
late O
Saturday O
or O
early O
Sunday O
by O
at O
least O
two O
men O
demanding O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
ransom O
, O
authorities O
said O
. O

Costa MISC
Rican MISC
officials O
on O
Monday O
had O
given O
different O
names O
for O
the O
couple O
. O

Anton PER
Schutte PER
, O
an O
official O
with O
the O
embassy O
for O
Belgium LOC
, O
the O
Netherlands LOC
and O
Luxembourg LOC
, O
said O
the O
Dutch MISC
government O
had O
ruled O
out O
paying O
any O
money O
in O
ransom O
. O
" O

We O
're O
looking O
at O
a O
criminal O
act O
that O
has O
no O
political O
aspect O
as O
far O
as O
what O
we O
can O
tell O
, O
" O
Schutte PER
added O
. O

A O
note O
with O
the O
ransom O
demand O
was O
left O
in O
the O
couple O
's O
car O
, O
which O
was O
used O
in O
the O
kidnapping O
, O
Schutte PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
on O
Monday O
. O

He O
said O
the O
note O
, O
believed O
to O
have O
been O
hand-written O
in O
Spanish MISC
and O
signed O
by O
the O
victims O
, O
was O
addressed O
to O
Ebe PER
Huizinga PER
, O
another O
Dutch MISC
citizen O
who O
owns O
the O
tree O
plantation O
. O
" O

Depending O
on O
you O
, O
we O
will O
either O
live O
or O
die O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

Alvarado PER
said O
the O
car O
was O
abandoned O
about O
40 O
miles O
( O
60 O
km O
) O
north O
of O
the O
couple O
's O
house O
but O
said O
that O
did O
not O
indicate O
the O
kidnappers O
intended O
to O
take O
their O
victims O
into O
neighbouring O
Nicaragua LOC
. O

The O
farm O
is O
in O
the O
border O
region O
where O
a O
German MISC
tourist O
and O
a O
Swiss MISC
tour O
guide O
were O
kidnapped O
last O
New O
Year O
's O
Eve O
by O
a O
heavily O
armed O
band O
led O
by O
a O
former O
Nicaraguan MISC
guerrilla O
. O

The O
two O
were O
held O
for O
71 O
days O
until O
relatives O
paid O
a O
ransom O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
suspected O
abductors O
have O
since O
been O
arrested O
. O



Venezuela LOC
unions O
harden O
towards O
CVG ORG
privatization O
. O

CARACAS LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
swell O
of O
protest O
is O
growing O
within O
Venezuela LOC
's O
trade O
unions O
at O
the O
proposed O
year-end O
privatization O
of O
the O
state-owned O
holding O
company O
Corporacion ORG
Venezolana ORG
de ORG
Guayana ORG
( O
CVG ORG
) O
, O
CVG ORG
union O
leaders O
said O
Tuesday O
. O

" O
We O
oppose O
the O
way O
the O
government O
is O
proceeding O
with O
the O
sale O
, O
" O
Ramon PER
Machuca PER
, O
Sidor ORG
trade O
union O
Secretary O
General O
and O
member O
of O
union-based O
opposition O
party O
Radical ORG
Cause ORG
, O
told O
reporters O
. O

" O
We O
do O
n't O
believe O
the O
government O
will O
make O
its O
timetable O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Sidor ORG
is O
the O
CVG ORG
's O
steel-producing O
arm O
, O
slated O
for O
a O
December O
sale O
worth O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
. O

The O
CVG ORG
's O
aluminum O
companies O
Venalum ORG
and O
Alucasa ORG
are O
also O
scheduled O
to O
be O
sold O
early O
1997 O
. O

Arguing O
that O
CVG ORG
's O
privatization O
would O
result O
in O
some O
13,000 O
layoffs O
, O
compared O
to O
the O
government O
's O
estimated O
1,500 O
, O
CVG ORG
's O
union O
leaders O
told O
reporters O
they O
would O
strike O
and O
stage O
protests O
if O
their O
concerns O
were O
not O
addressed O
. O

" O
We O
oppose O
any O
privatization O
that O
hurts O
workers O
' O
welfare O
and O
does O
not O
take O
into O
account O
its O
social O
impact O
, O
" O
they O
said O
. O

The O
opposition O
party O
Radical ORG
Cause ORG
controls O
all O
of O
the O
unionized O
workers O
at O
the O
CVG ORG
heavy O
industry O
complex O
and O
has O
systematically O
opposed O
all O
government O
legislation O
in O
congress O
. O

-- O
Omar PER
Lugo PER
, O
Caracas LOC
newsroom O
, O
582 O
834405 O



Nicaraguan MISC
drunks O
fear O
" O
lovebite O
" O
bandit O
. O

MANAGUA LOC
, O
Nicaragua LOC
1996-08-27 O

Heavy O
drinkers O
in O
a O
Nicaraguan MISC
city O
were O
searching O
for O
someone O
who O
has O
covered O
them O
in O
" O
lovebites O
" O
while O
they O
were O
passed O
out O
in O
a O
drunken O
stupor O
, O
a O
local O
newspaper O
reported O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
dreaded O
" O
chupabolos O
" O
-- O
" O
drunksucker O
" O
-- O
preys O
on O
men O
who O
have O
passed O
out O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
Matagalpa LOC
, O
80 O
miles O
( O
130 O
kms O
) O
north O
of O
Managua LOC
, O
placing O
hickey-like O
" O
lovebites O
" O
on O
various O
parts O
of O
their O
bodies O
, O
El ORG
Nuevo ORG
Diario ORG
reported O
. O

Enraged O
drunks O
and O
street O
people O
in O
this O
town O
known O
for O
its O
machismo O
have O
organised O
a O
so-far O
unsuccessful O
search O
for O
the O
culprit O
who O
finds O
victims O
in O
the O
dark O
streets O
surrounding O
a O
local O
market O
. O

The O
total O
number O
of O
victims O
was O
still O
unknown O
. O

The O
first O
of O
the O
victims O
were O
two O
vagrants O
who O
slept O
in O
an O
abandoned O
car O
in O
front O
of O
a O
local O
bank O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
collective O
fear O
gripping O
Matagalpa LOC
's O
drinkers O
, O
local O
women O
expressed O
little O
sympathy O
. O

" O
Its O
just O
desserts O
for O
all O
the O
' O
bolos O
' O
( O
drunkards O
) O
who O
sleep O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
our O
beautiful O
town O
, O
" O
said O
a O
woman O
who O
worked O
in O
the O
local O
market O
. O



Brazil LOC
likely O
to O
turn O
Banespa ORG
federal O
bank O
- O
paper O
. O

SAO PER
PAULO PER
1996-08-27 O

Brazil LOC
is O
likely O
to O
turn O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
bank O
Banespa ORG
into O
a O
federal O
bank O
in O
a O
prior O
step O
to O
privatization O
, O
according O
to O
unnamed O
government O
sources O
, O
O ORG
Globo ORG
daily O
said O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
the O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
special O
administration O
of O
Banespa ORG
ends O
in O
December O
30 O
and O
after O
that O
the O
bank O
has O
to O
be O
liquidated O
or O
turned O
into O
a O
federal O
bank O
since O
there O
are O
no O
conditions O
to O
return O
Banespa ORG
to O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
government O
. O

A O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
spokesman O
said O
he O
could O
not O
confirm O
or O
deny O
the O
report O
. O

Banespa ORG
has O
been O
under O
central O
bank O
special O
temporary O
administration O
since O
December O
1994 O
. O

The O
central O
bank O
management O
could O
be O
lifted O
if O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
decided O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
recent O
federal O
government O
's O
plan O
to O
restructure O
state O
banks O
. O

Under O
the O
plan O
, O
the O
federal O
government O
would O
provide O
100 O
percent O
of O
the O
financing O
needed O
to O
restructure O
debt O
of O
state O
banks O
being O
privatized O
, O
liquidated O
or O
turned O
into O
development O
banks O
. O

It O
also O
offers O
to O
refinance O
up O
to O
50 O
percent O
of O
the O
debt O
held O
by O
state O
banks O
whose O
governments O
decide O
to O
keep O
control O
of O
their O
banks O
. O

Although O
the O
plan O
was O
designed O
under O
terms O
proposed O
by O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
governor O
Mario PER
Covas PER
, O
he O
has O
showed O
no O
interest O
in O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
plan O
because O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
's O
debt O
with O
Banespa ORG
has O
increased O
sharply O
, O
O ORG
Globo ORG
said O
. O

Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
state O
's O
debt O
is O
now O
estimated O
at O
19 O
billion O
reais O
. O

O ORG
Globo ORG
also O
said O
another O
delicate O
case O
to O
be O
solved O
involves O
private O
bank O
Bamerindus ORG
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
Bamerindus ORG
has O
sent O
to O
the O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
a O
proposal O
for O
restructuring O
combined O
with O
a O
request O
for O
a O
90-day O
credit O
line O
, O
paying O
four O
percent O
a O
year O
plus O
the O
Basic O
Interest O
Rate O
of O
the O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
( O
TBC ORG
) O
. O

O ORG
Globo ORG
also O
said O
the O
loan O
would O
give O
Bamerindus ORG
time O
to O
sell O
assets O
. O

Bamerindus ORG
, O
Brazil LOC
's O
fourth-largest O
private O
bank O
, O
has O
been O
facing O
liquidity O
troubles O
. O

Bamerindus ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
negotiations O
being O
held O
with O
the O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
. O

-- O
Fatima PER
Cristina PER
, O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
newsroom O
, O
55-11-2324411 O



Czech LOC
Republic LOC
's O
Havel PER
to O
tour O
Brazil LOC
in O
September O
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Czech LOC
Republic LOC
President O
Vaclav PER
Havel PER
is O
scheduled O
to O
make O
an O
official O
visit O
to O
Brazil LOC
Sept O
. O

15-21 O
, O
Brazil LOC
's O
Foreign O
Relations O
Ministry O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Havel PER
is O
due O
to O
meet O
with O
his O
Brazilian MISC
counterpart O
Fernando PER
Henrique PER
Cardoso PER
in O
the O
capital O
Brasilia LOC
and O
will O
visit O
the O
cities O
of O
Manaus O
, O
Sao LOC
Paulo LOC
and O
Rio LOC
de LOC
Janeiro LOC
. O

Also O
due O
to O
visit O
Brazil LOC
in O
September O
are O
South MISC
Korean MISC
President O
Kim PER
Young PER
Sam PER
and O
German MISC
Chancellor O
Helmut PER
Kohl PER
. O



Former O
Argentine MISC
benevolent O
dictator O
Alejandro PER
Lanusse PER
dies O
. O

BUENOS LOC
AIRES LOC
1996-08-26 O

Alejandro PER
Lanusse PER
, O
the O
former O
dictator O
who O
ruled O
Argentina LOC
for O
two O
years O
, O
died O
at O
age O
78 O
on O
Monday O
. O

Lanusse PER
died O
after O
being O
brought O
to O
a O
hospital O
a O
week O
ago O
following O
a O
fall O
at O
home O
that O
resulted O
in O
a O
blood O
clot O
in O
the O
brain O
. O

He O
was O
operated O
on O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
but O
failed O
to O
recover O
from O
surgery O
. O

The O
former O
dictator O
, O
who O
ruled O
from O
1971 O
to O
1973 O
, O
was O
best O
known O
for O
allowing O
Juan PER
Domingo PER
Peron PER
, O
Argentina LOC
's O
famed O
populist O
leader O
, O
to O
return O
to O
Argentina LOC
after O
17 O
years O
of O
forced O
exile O
. O

Lanusse PER
took O
over O
the O
leadership O
of O
the O
country O
after O
five O
years O
of O
dictatorship O
. O

But O
unlike O
his O
two O
predecessors O
, O
Juan PER
Carlos PER
Ongania O
and O
Marcelo PER
Levingston PER
, O
who O
ruled O
Argentina LOC
with O
an O
iron O
hand O
, O
Lanusse PER
steered O
the O
country O
toward O
democracy O
. O

That O
resulted O
in O
general O
elections O
in O
March O
1973 O
when O
the O
Peronists ORG
led O
by O
Hector PER
Campora PER
and O
Vicente PER
Solano PER
Lima PER
returned O
to O
power O
. O

Lanusse PER
was O
a O
candidate O
in O
the O
election O
but O
failed O
to O
defeat O
his O
old O
adversories O
and O
never O
returned O
to O
public O
office O
. O

He O
was O
imprisoned O
for O
four O
years O
in O
1951 O
for O
taking O
part O
in O
a O
coup O
attempt O
to O
overthrow O
Peron PER
led O
by O
General O
Benjamin PER
Menendez PER
. O

Lanusse PER
's O
rule O
saw O
the O
gradual O
rise O
of O
left-wing O
activism O
which O
culminated O
in O
another O
period O
of O
brutal O
Argentine MISC
dictatorship O
from O
1976 O
to O
1983 O
, O
during O
which O
the O
military O
launched O
its O
" O
dirty O
war O
" O
that O
resulted O
in O
10,000 O
missing O
people O
. O

In O
his O
autobiography O
published O
in O
1990 O
, O
Lanusse PER
described O
himself O
as O
a O
military O
man O
with O
" O
democratic O
ideas O
. O
" O

He O
was O
born O
in O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
in O
1918 O
and O
married O
Ileana PER
Bell PER
with O
whom O
he O
had O
nine O
children O
. O

He O
entered O
the O
Military ORG
College ORG
in O
1935 O
. O



Ten O
missing O
in O
north O
China LOC
ship O
collision O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-27 O

Ten O
people O
were O
missing O
after O
a O
fishing O
boat O
collided O
with O
a O
passenger O
liner O
and O
sank O
off O
China LOC
's O
northeastern O
province O
of O
Liaoning LOC
, O
state O
radio O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
fishing O
boat O
sank O
and O
its O
entire O
crew O
was O
missing O
after O
a O
collision O
with O
the O
" O
Tiantan MISC
" O
liner O
off O
the O
port O
of O
Dalian LOC
early O
on O
Monday O
, O
the O
report O
said O
. O

It O
said O
the O
liner O
was O
heading O
to O
Dalian LOC
from O
the O
northern O
port O
of O
Tianjin LOC
, O
it O
said O
. O

Dalian LOC
port O
officials O
, O
contacted O
by O
telephone O
, O
confirmed O
the O
collision O
but O
gave O
no O
further O
details O
. O



Matahari ORG
revises O
down O
1996 O
net O
target O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Indonesian MISC
department O
store O
operator O
PT ORG
Matahari ORG
Putra ORG
Prima ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
it O
had O
revised O
down O
its O
1996 O
net O
profit O
target O
. O

Matahari ORG
's O
finance O
director O
, O
Hanifah PER
Komala PER
, O
said O
they O
revised O
down O
net O
profit O
for O
1996 O
to O
46 O
billion O
from O
its O
original O
target O
of O
50 O
billion O
rupiah O
. O

" O
We O
have O
to O
revised O
down O
our O
target O
due O
to O
weak O
sales O
performance O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
" O
said O
Komala PER
. O

He O
also O
said O
the O
company O
expect O
to O
record O
a O
83 O
billion O
rupiah O
of O
net O
profit O
in O
1997 O
. O

-- O
Jakarta LOC
newsroom O
+6221 O
384-6364 O



S. LOC
Korea LOC
asked O
to O
stop O
China-bound MISC
missionaries O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-27 O

Beijing LOC
has O
called O
on O
Seoul LOC
to O
stop O
South MISC
Korean MISC
missionaries O
from O
travelling O
to O
China LOC
, O
a O
South MISC
Korean MISC
embassy O
spokesman O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
appeal O
was O
made O
on O
Sunday O
during O
talks O
between O
South MISC
Korean MISC
deputy O
Foreign O
Minister O
Lee PER
Ki-choo PER
and O
his O
Chinese MISC
counterpart O
Tang PER
Jiaxuan PER
, O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

It O
is O
not O
known O
why O
China LOC
raised O
the O
issue O
. O

Atheist O
China LOC
officially O
bans O
missionary O
activities O
but O
often O
turns O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
religious O
activities O
of O
people O
nominally O
employed O
as O
foreign O
language O
teachers O
, O
particularly O
in O
remote O
areas O
that O
are O
unable O
to O
attract O
other O
candidates O
. O



Hong LOC
Kong LOC
nabs O
blind O
10-year-old O
illegal O
immigrant O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
blind O
10-year-old O
boy O
from O
China LOC
sneaked O
over O
the O
border O
into O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
and O
was O
arrested O
as O
an O
illegal O
immigrant O
, O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
police O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

He O
was O
caught O
by O
police O
trying O
to O
force O
his O
way O
into O
a O
home O
in O
the O
rural O
New LOC
Territories LOC
, O
a O
police O
spokesman O
said O
. O

" O
The O
boy O
came O
from O
China LOC
's O
eastern O
province O
of O
Jiangsu LOC
. O

He O
was O
spotted O
by O
a O
passerby O
trying O
to O
climb O
into O
an O
apartment O
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
Monday O
morning O
, O
" O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

No O
decision O
has O
yet O
been O
made O
on O
how O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
boy O
. O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
police O
regularly O
catch O
hundreds O
of O
illegal O
immigrants O
and O
people O
who O
have O
overstayed O
their O
visas O
from O
mainland O
China LOC
and O
send O
them O
back O
. O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
a O
British MISC
colony O
, O
reverts O
to O
Chinese MISC
control O
next O
year O
but O
will O
remain O
sealed O
off O
from O
the O
mainland O
except O
to O
a O
tiny O
trickle O
of O
legal O
immigrants O
and O
people O
with O
special O
visit O
permits O
. O



Bosnian MISC
premier O
in O
Turkey LOC
for O
one O
day O
visit O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Bosnian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Hasan PER
Muratovic PER
arrived O
in O
Ankara LOC
on O
Tuesday O
for O
an O
official O
visit O
where O
he O
is O
due O
to O
discuss O
Turkey LOC
's O
aid O
to O
the O
former O
Yugoslav MISC
republic O
. O

The O
premier O
, O
who O
is O
due O
to O
meet O
his O
Turkish MISC
counterpart O
Necmettin PER
Erbakan PER
on O
Tuesday O
, O
will O
also O
be O
discussing O
the O
postponed O
Bosnian MISC
elections O
, O
a O
foreign O
ministry O
official O
said O
. O

A O
small O
number O
of O
Bosnians MISC
had O
also O
begun O
to O
vote O
in O
Turkey LOC
. O

Muratovic PER
is O
also O
due O
to O
meet O
with O
President O
Suleyman PER
Demirel PER
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Tansu PER
Ciller PER
and O
Turkish MISC
businessman O
, O
the O
ministry O
official O
said O
. O

He O
will O
leave O
on O
Thursday O
. O

A O
U.S. LOC
diplomat O
in O
charge O
of O
elections O
in O
Bosnia LOC
announced O
earlier O
that O
municipal O
polls O
due O
on O
September O
14 O
with O
other O
Bosnian MISC
elections O
would O
be O
put O
off O
because O
of O
irregularities O
by O
the O
Serbs MISC
in O
registering O
voters O
. O

He O
said O
no O
new O
date O
had O
been O
set O
yet O
. O

" O
Turkish MISC
people O
are O
watching O
closely O
the O
developments O
in O
Bosnia LOC
. O

We O
have O
seen O
elections O
as O
a O
step O
in O
the O
normalisation O
process O
, O
" O
the O
foreign O
ministry O
official O
said O
. O



New O
U.N. ORG
relief O
coordinator O
arrives O
in O
Iraq LOC
. O

Leon PER
Barkho PER

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
new O
U.N. ORG
relief O
coordinator O
has O
arrived O
in O
Baghdad LOC
to O
take O
up O
the O
task O
of O
organising O
humanitarian O
goods O
distribution O
and O
to O
face O
Iraq LOC
's O
continuing O
opposition O
over O
the O
number O
of O
international O
monitors O
to O
be O
involved O
. O

U.N. ORG
and O
diplomatic O
sources O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
Secretary- O
General O
Boutros PER
Boutros-Ghali PER
had O
appointed O
Italian MISC
Gualtiero PER
Fulcheri PER
and O
sent O
him O
to O
Iraq LOC
last O
week O
to O
replace O
Moroccan MISC
Mohamed PER
Zejjari PER
. O

One O
diplomat O
said O
Iraq LOC
and O
U.N. ORG
were O
still O
in O
disagreement O
on O
how O
many O
international O
observers O
would O
be O
required O
to O
ascertain O
the O
equitable O
distribution O
of O
humanitarian O
supplies O
that O
will O
be O
procured O
under O
Baghdad LOC
's O
oil O
deal O
with O
U.N O
. O

" O
The O
United ORG
Nations ORG
would O
like O
to O
employ O
hundreds O
of O
foreign O
monitors O
. O

Baghdad LOC
says O
it O
can O
only O
accept O
a O
few O
dozens O
, O
" O
said O
the O
diplomat O
. O

Baghdad LOC
holds O
that O
the O
Iraq-U.N. MISC
memorandum O
of O
understanding O
on O
partial O
oil O
sales O
signed O
last O
June O
does O
not O
specify O
how O
many O
foreign O
observers O
should O
be O
stationed O
in O
Iraq LOC
. O

" O
Observation O
of O
food O
supplies O
and O
their O
distribution O
are O
still O
a O
major O
issue O
and O
seems O
the O
two O
sides O
have O
not O
yet O
filled O
the O
gap O
separating O
them O
, O
" O
said O
another O
diplomat O
. O

Iraq LOC
's O
partial O
oil O
sales O
pact O
with O
U.N. ORG
, O
allowing O
crude O
exports O
worth O
$ O
2 O
billion O
every O
six O
months O
, O
gives O
U.N. ORG
the O
right O
to O
supervise O
the O
purchase O
and O
distribution O
of O
food O
supplies O
in O
the O
country O
. O

The O
deal O
is O
a O
humanitarian O
exception O
to O
the O
U.N. ORG
sanctions O
imposed O
on O
Iraq LOC
for O
invading O
Kuwait LOC
in O
1990 O
which O
include O
a O
ban O
on O
its O
oil O
exports O
. O

Fulcheri PER
declined O
comment O
on O
the O
differences O
between O
the O
U.N. ORG
and O
Iraq LOC
, O
saying O
only O
: O
" O
There O
are O
several O
different O
things O
which O
still O
need O
to O
be O
done O
. O
" O

Fulcheri PER
started O
his O
U.N. ORG
career O
in O
1960 O
and O
has O
long O
experience O
in O
U.N. ORG
emergency O
relief O
in O
Congo LOC
, O
Angola LOC
, O
Sudan LOC
and O
Somalia LOC
. O



Kansas LOC
feedlot O
cattle O
market O
quiet O
, O
no O
sales O
- O
USDA ORG
. O

DODGE LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-27 O

Trade O
was O
quiet O
, O
with O
no O
sales O
slaughter O
steers O
or O
heifers O
confirmed O
. O

Inquiry O
and O
demand O
very O
light O
. O

Sales O
confirmed O
week O
to O
date O
on O
4,200 O
head O
, O
mostly O
previously O
contracted O
or O
formulated O
cattle O
. O

Confirmed O
- O
none O
. O

-- O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
312 O
408 O
8720-- O



Anti-abortion O
speaker O
praises O
Democrat MISC
tolerance O
. O

Alan PER
Elsner PER

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

An O
anti-abortion O
politician O
addressed O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
but O
praised O
the O
overwhelmingly O
pro-abortion O
rights O
party O
for O
its O
tolerance O
of O
his O
minority O
views O
. O

Rep MISC
. O

Tony PER
Hall PER
of O
Ohio LOC
said O
he O
and O
other O
Democrats MISC
who O
opposed O
abortion O
had O
always O
felt O
left O
out O
in O
their O
own O
party O
. O

" O
But O
this O
year O
is O
different O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
, O
the O
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
has O
included O
in O
our O
platform O
a O
conscience O
clause O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
clause O
recognizes O
and O
welcomes O
Democrats MISC
with O
divergent O
views O
on O
abortion O
and O
states O
they O
have O
a O
full O
part O
to O
play O
at O
all O
levels O
of O
the O
party O
. O

" O
The O
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
is O
indeed O
the O
party O
of O
true O
inclusiveness O
, O
" O
Hall PER
said O
. O

At O
its O
convention O
four O
years O
ago O
, O
organizers O
prevented O
then O
Pennsylvania LOC
Gov O
. O

Robert PER
Casey PER
, O
a O
vehement O
opponent O
of O
abortion O
, O
from O
speaking O
. O

Republicans MISC
have O
used O
their O
decision O
as O
an O
example O
of O
Democrat MISC
intolerance O
ever O
since O
. O

Casey PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
in O
Chicago LOC
on O
Tuesday O
he O
had O
asked O
to O
speak O
again O
this O
year O
but O
was O
turned O
down O
. O

Democratic MISC
leaders O
said O
there O
was O
not O
room O
on O
the O
program O
for O
every O
retired O
governor O
to O
speak O
. O

" O
I O
believe O
the O
Democratic MISC
party O
ought O
to O
be O
pro-woman O
, O
pro-child O
and O
pro-life O
, O
" O
Casey PER
said O
. O

" O
I O
asked O
for O
the O
opportunity O
to O
deliver O
this O
message O
from O
the O
podium O
of O
the O
Democrat ORG
National ORG
Convention ORG
. O

For O
the O
second O
time O
in O
four O
years O
, O
my O
request O
fell O
on O
deaf O
ears O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
Republican ORG
Party ORG
, O
whose O
platform O
calls O
for O
making O
all O
abortions O
illegal O
, O
faced O
a O
similar O
dilemma O
this O
year O
when O
Massachusetts LOC
Gov O
. O

William PER
Weld PER
asked O
to O
deliver O
a O
speech O
defending O
abortion O
rights O
and O
was O
turned O
down O
. O

Bob PER
Dole PER
, O
the O
Republican MISC
presidential O
nominee O
, O
tried O
and O
failed O
to O
insert O
a O
tolerance O
clause O
in O
his O
party O
's O
platform O
recognizing O
the O
validity O
of O
those O
within O
the O
party O
who O
supported O
abortion O
rights O
. O

Democrats MISC
also O
heard O
Tuesday O
two O
passionate O
speeches O
defending O
abortion O
rights O
. O

Kate PER
Michelman PER
, O
president O
of O
the O
National ORG
Abortion ORG
Rights ORG
Action ORG
League ORG
, O
described O
how O
she O
had O
an O
abortion O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
procedure O
was O
illegal O
after O
her O
husband O
abandoned O
her O
with O
three O
young O
children O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
here O
to O
speak O
up O
for O
choice O
and O
to O
speak O
for O
truth O
. O

The O
message O
from O
the O
Republican ORG
Party ORG
is O
one O
of O
disdain O
. O

Their O
answer O
to O
choice O
is O
control O
and O
punishment O
. O

Our O
answer O
is O
trust O
, O
compassion O
and O
respect O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

Georgia LOC
Rep MISC
. O

Cynthia PER
McKinney PER
said O
: O
" O
You O
make O
your O
moral O
decisions O
. O

I O
'll O
make O
mine O
and O
let O
's O
leave O
( O
Republican ORG
House ORG
Speaker O
) O
Newt PER
Gingrich PER
out O
of O
it O
. O
" O



U.S. LOC
Spring O
/ O
White O
Wheat O
- O
Bids O
mostly O
steady O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Dark O
northern O
spring O
and O
white O
wheat O
bids O
were O
mostly O
steady O
on O
Tuesday O
but O
a O
few O
locations O
quoted O
weaker O
values O
as O
newly O
harvested O
spring O
wheat O
flooded O
the O
market O
, O
several O
cash O
grain O
dealers O
said O
. O

" O
There O
's O
too O
much O
nearby O
wheat O
coming O
into O
the O
market O
so O
we O
're O
backing O
off O
the O
basis O
to O
slow O
it O
down O
, O
" O
a O
Montana LOC
dealer O
said O
. O

Bids O
there O
dropped O
10 O
cents O
per O
bushel O
. O

Harvest O
was O
also O
progressing O
well O
in O
parts O
of O
North LOC
Dakota LOC
, O
but O
one O
dealer O
there O
said O
new O
crop O
movement O
remained O
limited O
to O
a O
steady O
trickle O
. O
" O

We O
're O
seeing O
some O
new O
crop O
coming O
in O
now O
but O
it O
's O
slow O
going O
, O
" O
the O
dealer O
said O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
basis O
values O
were O
mostly O
steady O
in O
quiet O
conditions O
with O
little O
noteworty O
domestic O
or O
export O
business O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

Durum O
bids O
were O
steady O
after O
jumping O
50 O
cents O
per O
bushel O
in O
some O
areas O
on O
Monday O
. O

Price O
per O
bushel O
for O
14-pct O
protein O
dark O
northern O
spring O
, O
durum O
and O
white O
wheats O
, O
in O
dollars O
per O
bushel O
: O

Spring O
Chg O
Durum O
( O
m O
) O
Chg O
White O
Chg O

MINNESOTA LOC

Minneapolis LOC
5.06 O
up O
.02 O
5.75 O
unc O
-- O
-- O

Duluth LOC
5.06 O
up O
.02 O
--- O
--- O
-- O
-- O

NORTH LOC
DAKOTA LOC

Hunter LOC

( O
Red LOC
River LOC
) O
4.46 O
dn O
.02 O
5.00 O
unc O
-- O
-- O

Spring LOC
Chg O
HRW O
12pct O
Chg O
White O
Chg O

Billings LOC
MT LOC
4.62 O
up O
.01 O
4.50 O
dn O
.01 O
--- O
--- O

Havre LOC
MT LOC
4.54 O
dn O
.10 O
--- O
--- O
--- O
--- O

Rudyard LOC
MT LOC
4.54 O
dn O
.10 O
--- O
--- O
--- O
--- O

Wolf LOC
Point LOC
MT LOC
4.41 O
dn O
.10 O
--- O
--- O
--- O
--- O

Portland LOC
OR LOC
5.60 O
up O
.02 O
5.1700 O
dn O
.01 O

Pendleton LOC
OR LOC
--- O
--- O
--- O
--- O
4.7300 O
up O
.01 O

Coolee LOC
City LOC
WA LOC
5.13 O
up O
.02 O
--- O
--- O
4.7000 O
unc O

Waterville LOC
WA LOC
5.05 O
up O
.02 O
--- O
--- O
4.6200 O
unc O

Wenatchee LOC
WA LOC
5.15 O
up O
.02 O
--- O
--- O
4.7200 O
unc O

note O
: O
nc=acomparison O
, O
na=not O
available O

( O
Chicago LOC
bureau O
312-408-8720 O
) O



Birmingham LOC
Public LOC
Park LOC
, O
Ala LOC
. O

, O
Aa3 O
/ O
VMIG-1 O
- O
Moody ORG
's ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Moody ORG
's ORG
Investors ORG
Service ORG
- O

Rating O
Announcement O
As O
of O
08/23/96 O
. O

Issuer O
: O
Birmingham LOC
Public LOC
Park LOC
& LOC
Rec LOC
. O

Bd O
. O

Revenue O

ref O
. O

( O
YMCA ORG
Proj O
. O

) O
ser O
. O
' O

96 O

State O
: O
AL LOC

Rating O
: O
Aa3 O
/ O
VMIG O
1 O

Sale O
Amount O
: O
3,390,000 O

Expected O
Sale O
Date O
: O
08/28/96 O

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



U.S. LOC
lauds O
Russian-Chechen MISC
deal O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
on O
Tuesday O
welcomed O
a O
deal O
aimed O
at O
resuming O
a O
troop O
withdrawal O
from O
the O
embattled O
Chechen MISC
capital O
, O
Grozny LOC
. O

" O
That O
is O
a O
welcome O
development O
. O

We O
urge O
both O
sides O
to O
continue O
their O
dialogue O
aimed O
at O
reaching O
a O
political O
settlement O
" O
of O
the O
20-month O
conflict O
between O
Russian MISC
troops O
and O
Chechen MISC
rebels O
, O
State ORG
Department ORG
spokesman O
Glyn PER
Davies PER
said O
. O

The O
commander O
of O
Russian MISC
troops O
in O
Chechnya LOC
, O
Vyacheslav PER
Tikhomirov PER
, O
and O
Chechen MISC
rebel O
chief-of-staff O
Aslan PER
Mashadov PER
signed O
the O
deal O
under O
which O
the O
troop O
withdrawal O
is O
to O
resume O
on O
Wednesday O
. O



Akron LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
, O
$ O
6 O
mln O
bonds O
rated O
single-A O
- O
Moody ORG
's ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
, O
Aug O
27 O
- O
Moody ORG
's ORG
Investors ORG
Service ORG
- O
Rating O

Announcement O
As O
of O
08/26/96 O
. O

Issuer O
: O
Akron ORG

State O
: O
OH LOC

Rating O
: O
A O

Sale O
Amount O
: O
6,310,000 O

Expected O
Sale O
Date O
: O
08/28/96 O



Stallone PER
, O
fiancee O
have O
baby O
girl O
. O

MIAMI LOC
1996-08-27 O

Actor O
Sylvester PER
Stallone PER
and O
his O
fiancee O
, O
model O
Jennifer PER
Flavin PER
, O
had O
a O
baby O
girl O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Stallone PER
's O
publicist O
said O
. O

The O
7-pound O
, O
4-ounce O
( O
3.3 O
kg O
) O
girl O
, O
named O
Sophia PER
Rose PER
, O
was O
born O
shortly O
after O
midnight O
at O
South LOC
Miami LOC
Hospital LOC
, O
publicist O
Paul PER
Bloch PER
said O
. O

" O
Both O
mother O
and O
baby O
are O
doing O
fine O
and O
are O
in O
wonderful O
health O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
it O
was O
the O
couple O
's O
first O
child O
. O

He O
said O
Stallone PER
, O
best O
known O
for O
the O
" O
Rocky MISC
" O
and O
" O
Rambo MISC
" O
movies O
, O
left O
the O
set O
of O
" O
Copland MISC
, O
" O
which O
is O
filming O
in O
New LOC
York LOC
and O
New LOC
Jersey LOC
, O
to O
be O
with O
Flavin PER
for O
the O
birth O
. O



Poll O
shows O
Clinton PER
lead O
over O
Dole PER
jumps O
to O
15 O
pts O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

An O
ABC ORG
News ORG
poll O
released O
on O
Tuesday O
showed O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
lead O
over O
Republican MISC
challenger O
Bob PER
Dole PER
stretching O
to O
15 O
points O
in O
advance O
of O
the O
Nov. O
5 O
election O
. O

The O
poll O
, O
taken O
on O
Sunday O
and O
Monday O
as O
the O
president O
engaged O
in O
a O
whistle-stop O
train O
trip O
to O
the O
Democratic MISC
Convention MISC
in O
Chicago LOC
, O
put O
Clinton PER
at O
51 O
percent O
, O
Dole PER
at O
36 O
percent O
and O
Ross PER
Perot PER
of O
the O
Reform ORG
Party ORG
at O
8 O
percent O
. O

A O
similar O
poll O
conducted O
on O
Saturday O
and O
Sunday O
had O
showed O
a O
nine O
point O
lead O
for O
Clinton PER
, O
ahead O
by O
47-38 O
percent O
. O

Dole PER
, O
down O
by O
around O
20 O
points O
in O
early O
August O
in O
ABC ORG
polls O
, O
had O
closed O
to O
within O
four O
percentage O
points O
immediately O
after O
the O
Republican MISC
convention O
in O
San LOC
Diego LOC
earlier O
in O
August O
. O

Other O
polls O
also O
showed O
a O
strong O
Dole PER
bounce O
after O
San LOC
Diego LOC
but O
Clinton PER
then O
rebuilding O
his O
lead O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
poll O
involved O
1,002 O
registered O
voters O
and O
had O
a O
margin O
of O
error O
of O
3.5 O
percentage O
points O
. O

ABC ORG
said O
a O
parallel O
poll O
of O
824 O
likely O
voters O
showed O
the O
president O
ahead O
by O
11 O
points O
, O
with O
Clinton PER
at O
50 O
percent O
, O
Dole PER
at O
39 O
percent O
and O
Perot PER
at O
6 O
percent O
. O

The O
poll O
of O
registered O
voters O
showed O
a O
shift O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
Democrats MISC
in O
the O
elections O
for O
House ORG
of ORG
Representatives ORG
, O
with O
51 O
percent O
saying O
that O
if O
the O
vote O
were O
today O
they O
would O
go O
for O
a O
Democrat MISC
and O
41 O
percent O
opting O
for O
a O
Republican MISC
. O

That O
compared O
with O
the O
previous O
poll O
's O
48-43 O
lead O
for O
the O
Democrats MISC
. O

The O
poll O
gave O
Clinton PER
a O
53 O
percent O
to O
39 O
percent O
lead O
over O
Dole PER
if O
Perot PER
were O
not O
in O
the O
race O
. O

The O
poll O
indicated O
a O
fall O
in O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
believed O
Dole PER
would O
be O
able O
to O
fulfil O
his O
promise O
to O
cut O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
and O
cut O
income O
taxes O
by O
15 O
percent O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

It O
showed O
23 O
percent O
believed O
it O
possible O
compared O
to O
70 O
who O
believed O
it O
was O
n't O
. O

That O
compared O
to O
26-57 O
in O
the O
previous O
poll O
. O



U.S. LOC
bulk O
millfeeds O
- O
Immediate O
supply O
tight O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Millfeed O
supplies O
for O
prompt O
shipment O
remained O
tight O
and O
prices O
continued O
to O
move O
higher O
, O
millfeed O
dealers O
said O
. O

High-priced O
corn O
and O
increased O
demand O
for O
livestock O
feed O
continued O
to O
support O
millfeed O
prices O
in O
nearly O
all O
sectors O
. O

Flour O
mills O
sold O
much O
of O
their O
production O
through O
September O
leaving O
little O
available O
for O
prompt O
shipment O
. O

Portland LOC
sources O
said O
feed O
mixer O
demand O
was O
keeping O
pace O
with O
millfeed O
production O
and O
driving O
prices O
higher O
. O

Portland LOC
sources O
said O
with O
corn O
priced O
there O
at O
$ O
200 O
per O
ton O
and O
barley O
at O
$ O
140 O
, O
the O
millfeeds O
at O
$ O
125 O
represent O
a O
good O
value O
. O

In O
the O
southeast O
U.S. LOC
, O
dealers O
said O
feed O
mixers O
continued O
to O
be O
steady O
buyers O
with O
demand O
increasing O
for O
October O
to O
March O
positions O
. O

The O
closely-watched O
Kansas LOC
City LOC
rail O
market O
was O
steady O
at O
$ O
115 O
per O
ton O
bid O
and O
$ O
118 O
offered O
. O

-- O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
312-408-8720-- O



Puerto LOC
Rico LOC
girl O
has O
surgery O
for O
hairy O
face O
. O

PHILADELPHIA LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
two-year O
old O
Puerto MISC
Rican MISC
girl O
began O
surgical O
treatment O
on O
Tuesday O
for O
a O
rare O
condition O
that O
has O
left O
half O
of O
her O
face O
covered O
with O
a O
hairy O
, O
dark-brown O
patch O
of O
skin O
. O

The O
girl O
, O
Abyss PER
DeJesus PER
, O
suffers O
from O
a O
" O
hairy O
nevus O
" O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
her O
face O
, O
a O
condition O
that O
has O
only O
been O
reported O
a O
few O
times O
in O
medical O
journals O
, O
the O
St. LOC
Christopher LOC
Children LOC
's LOC
Hospital LOC
said O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
social O
ostracism O
, O
the O
condition O
also O
carries O
a O
high O
risk O
of O
cancer O
. O

It O
will O
be O
corrected O
by O
gradually O
expanding O
healthy O
skin O
with O
a O
surgical O
balloon O
, O
then O
transplanting O
that O
skin O
to O
the O
afflicted O
side O
of O
her O
face O
. O

" O
She O
is O
doing O
well O
, O
" O
hospital O
spokeswoman O
Carol PER
Norris PER
said O
. O
" O

The O
surgery O
is O
under O
way O
. O
" O

Norris PER
said O
Tuesday O
's O
surgery O
involved O
placing O
five O
balloons O
in O
DeJesus PER
's O
forehead O
, O
shoulders O
and O
the O
back O
of O
her O
neck O
and O
partially O
filling O
them O
with O
a O
saline O
solution O
. O

More O
saline O
solution O
will O
be O
inserted O
in O
16 O
weekly O
treatments O
. O

The O
girl O
, O
who O
was O
accompanied O
to O
Philadelphia LOC
by O
her O
parents O
, O
will O
need O
more O
surgery O
later O
to O
correct O
the O
condition O
on O
her O
chest O
, O
back O
and O
legs O
, O
the O
hospital O
said O
. O



Eau ORG
Claire ORG
, O
Wisc LOC
. LOC

revs O
won O
by O
Robert ORG
W. ORG
Baird ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Robert ORG
W. ORG
Baird ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. ORG

, ORG
Inc. ORG
, O
said O
it O
won O
$ O
1 O
million O
of O
Eau ORG
Claire ORG
, O
Wisc LOC
. LOC

, O
waterworks O
system O
mortgage O
revenue O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1996 O
, O
with O
a O
true O
interest O
cost O
of O
5.2893 O
percent O
. O



Massachusetts LOC
home O
sales O
dip O
in O
July O
- O
report O
. O

BOSTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Home O
sales O
across O
Massachusetts LOC
were O
down O
2.3 O
percent O
in O
July O
, O
compared O
to O
a O
month O
earlier O
, O
but O
up O
21 O
percent O
for O
the O
year O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Massachusetts ORG
Association ORG
of ORG
Realtors ORG
. O

The O
association O
said O
a O
total O
of O
4,464 O
single-family O
homes O
were O
sold O
in O
July O
, O
compared O
to O
4,570 O
in O
June O
. O

The O
average O
selling O
price O
, O
$ O
206,464 O
, O
was O
up O
10.6 O
percent O
over O
July O
1995 O
. O

Condominium O
sales O
edged O
up O
6.0 O
percent O
for O
July O
and O
24.8 O
percent O
for O
the O
year O
, O
the O
group O
said O
, O
while O
prices O
for O
condos O
nudged O
up O
less O
than O
1.0 O
percent O
to O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
123,394 O
. O

In O
July O
, O
the O
average O
rate O
on O
a O
30-year O
fixed O
rate O
mortgage O
was O
8.25 O
percent O
, O
below O
June O
's O
8.32 O
percent O
but O
still O
higher O
than O
February O
's O
7.03 O
percent O
, O
the O
report O
noted O
. O

-- O
Boston LOC
bureau O
, O
617-367-4106 O



Amtrak ORG
train O
derails O
, O
three O
injured O
- O
officials O
. O

MONTPELIER LOC
, O
Vt LOC
. O

1996-08-27 O

At O
least O
three O
people O
were O
injured O
when O
an O
Amtrak ORG
passenger O
train O
slammed O
into O
an O
empty O
logging O
truck O
and O
derailed O
Tuesday O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

The MISC
Vermonter MISC
, O
which O
runs O
between O
St. LOC
Albans LOC
, O
Vermont LOC
, O
near O
the O
Canadian MISC
border O
and O
Washington LOC
, LOC
D.C. LOC
, O
collided O
with O
the O
truck O
at O
7:51 O
a.m. O
EDT O
near O
the O
rural O
town O
of O
Roxbury LOC
some O
15 O
miles O
southeast O
of O
the O
state O
capital O
Montpelier LOC
, O
Amtrak ORG
spokeswoman O
Maureen PER
Garrity PER
said O
. O

Vermont LOC
Central LOC
Hospital LOC
spokesman O
Dan PER
Pudvah PER
said O
two O
of O
the O
injured O
were O
treated O
there O
-- O
the O
truck O
driver O
, O
who O
was O
suffering O
from O
multiple O
trauma O
injuries O
, O
and O
a O
passenger O
. O

Pudvah PER
said O
he O
understood O
other O
people O
with O
minor O
injuries O
were O
being O
treated O
at O
the O
scene O
. O

Garrity PER
said O
a O
train O
conductor O
was O
also O
injured O
. O

The O
train O
's O
engine O
and O
its O
six O
cars O
derailed O
but O
were O
still O
standing O
, O
state O
police O
said O
. O

The O
exact O
number O
of O
passangers O
on O
the O
train O
was O
not O
known O
. O
" O

We O
had O
70 O
reservations O
for O
the O
train O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
there O
were O
70 O
passengers O
aboard O
, O
" O
Garrity PER
said O
. O

Uninjured O
passengers O
were O
to O
be O
taken O
by O
bus O
to O
Springfield LOC
, O
Massachusetts LOC
, O
where O
they O
will O
be O
put O
aboard O
another O
train O
to O
continue O
their O
journey O
to O
New LOC
York LOC
City LOC
and O
Washington LOC
, O
Garrity PER
said O
. O

She O
said O
the O
train O
was O
travelling O
at O
54 O
mph O
when O
it O
crashed O
into O
the O
truck O
, O
which O
was O
crossing O
the O
tracks O
onto O
a O
dirt O
road O
in O
the O
rural O
area O
bordering O
the O
Northfield LOC
Mountains LOC
. O



Paralympics MISC
an O
example O
for O
gloomy O
France-Juppe MISC
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-27 O

Prime O
Minister O
Alain PER
Juppe PER
on O
Tuesday O
hailed O
handicapped O
athletes O
who O
took O
part O
in O
Atlanta LOC
's O
Paralympic MISC
Games MISC
as O
an O
example O
for O
gloom-stricken O
France LOC
. O

" O
What O
we O
hear O
every O
morning O
is O
gloom O
, O
resignation O
and O
scepticism O
... O

You O
are O
the O
opposite O
, O
" O
Juppe PER
told O
a O
successful O
French MISC
team O
at O
Paris LOC
airport O
as O
he O
welcomed O
them O
back O
from O
the O
games O
which O
followed O
the O
July-August O
Olympics MISC
. O

" O
If O
you O
had O
been O
struck O
... O

by O
the O
disease O
of O
scepticism O
, O
gloom O
and O
resignation O
, O
you O
would O
not O
be O
here O
. O

You O
are O
a O
true O
example O
for O
the O
nation O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
French MISC
team O
won O
95 O
medals O
in O
Atlanta LOC
, O
35 O
of O
them O
gold O
. O

Opinion O
polls O
consistently O
show O
French MISC
voters O
pessimistic O
and O
fed O
up O
as O
the O
economy O
stagnates O
and O
unemployement O
lingers O
at O
near-record O
levels O
. O



French MISC
shares O
end O
fractionally O
weaker O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-27 O

French MISC
shares O
ended O
fractionally O
weaker O
as O
unease O
about O
union O
unrest O
slated O
for O
the O
autumn O
and O
a O
weaker O
franc O
got O
the O
better O
of O
a O
slight O
rise O
on O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
. O

The O
blue-chip O
CAC-40 MISC
index O
ended O
2.43 O
points O
or O
0.12 O
percent O
lower O
at O
2,017.99 O
points O
after O
a O
brief O
foray O
into O
positive O
territory O
when O
the O
New LOC
York LOC
stock O
market O
opened O
higher O
. O

The O
broader O
SBF-120 MISC
index O
closed O
1.19 O
points O
or O
0.08 O
percent O
lower O
at O
1,421.90 O
points O
. O

Market O
turnover O
was O
3.8 O
billion O
francs O
, O
about O
average O
for O
the O
quiet O
August O
period O
, O
including O
2.6 O
billion O
on O
the O
most O
actively O
traded O
CAC-40 MISC
shares O
. O

The O
Socialist O
CFDT ORG
union O
warned O
of O
" O
tension O
and O
conflict O
" O
when O
France LOC
returns O
to O
work O
after O
the O
summer O
break O
and O
called O
for O
a O
drive O
to O
create O
up O
to O
500,000 O
jobs O
in O
nine O
months O
. O

A O
teachers O
' O
union O
, O
the O
Federation ORG
Syndicale ORG
Unitaire ORG
( O
FSU ORG
) O
, O
called O
for O
members O
to O
protest O
against O
job O
cuts O
expected O
in O
the O
government O
's O
austerity O
budget O
due O
to O
be O
unveiled O
in O
September O
. O

Anxieties O
over O
the O
budget O
niggled O
the O
currency O
markets O
where O
the O
franc O
lost O
around O
half O
a O
centime O
from O
Monday O
's O
late O
European MISC
levels O
to O
3.4211 O
per O
mark O
. O

Index O
heavyweights O
Elf ORG
and O
Rhone ORG
Poulenc ORG
both O
ended O
slightly O
weaker O
while O
active O
Eurotunnel LOC
was O
unchanged O
on O
nearly O
a O
million O
shares O
traded O
. O

" O
People O
are O
morose O
and O
it O
's O
not O
the O
post-holiday O
period O
or O
the O
budget O
or O
company O
results O
that O
are O
going O
to O
lift O
anyone O
's O
spirits O
, O
" O
a O
broker O
said O
. O

* O
UIC ORG
, O
part O
of O
insurer O
GAN ORG
, O
slid O
12.19 O
percent O
to O
55.1 O
francs O
after O
reporting O
a O
net O
attributable O
first-half O
loss O
of O
758 O
million O
francs O
after O
the O
close O
on O
Monday O
. O

Markets O
were O
disappointed O
by O
a O
recapitalisation O
of O
800 O
million O
francs O
which O
commentators O
said O
was O
larger O
than O
expected O
. O

* O
Supermarkets O
group O
Carrefour ORG
gained O
2.19 O
percent O
to O
2,616 O
francs O
after O
brokers O
Cheuvreux ORG
de ORG
Virieu ORG
confirmed O
the O
stock O
on O
their O
buy O
list O
, O
a O
fund O
manager O
said O
. O

* O
Reinsurance O
group O
Scor ORG
gained O
2.1 O
percent O
to O
202 O
francs O
on O
news O
that O
British MISC
insurer O
Prudential ORG
had O
sold O
its O
Mercantile ORG
& ORG
General ORG
reinsurance O
business O
to O
Swiss MISC
Re ORG
. O

* O
Conglomerate O
Bollore ORG
lost O
2.4 O
percent O
to O
521 O
francs O
after O
a O
morning O
trading O
suspension O
during O
which O
it O
said O
it O
had O
approved O
plans O
to O
buy O
out O
its O
73.83 O
percent O
owned O
transport O
unit O
Scac ORG
Delmas ORG
Vileujeux ORG
( O
SDV ORG
) O
and O
invited O
shareholders O
to O
tender O
their O
shares O
. O

* O
Alcatel ORG
Alsthom ORG
fell O
1.7 O
percent O
to O
395.0 O
. O

* O
Opthalmic MISC
products O
manufacturer O
Essilor ORG
gained O
2.6 O
percent O
to O
1,328 O
francs O
after O
Oakley ORG
Inc ORG
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
said O
it O
had O
been O
granted O
an O
option O
to O
buy O
the O
non-prescription O
lens O
production O
unit O
of O
Gentext ORG
Optics ORG
Inc ORG
, O
an O
Essilor ORG
International ORG
subsidiary O
. O

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Paris LOC
newsroom O
+331 O
4221 O
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PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
Newspapers O
- O
August O
27 O
. O

Following O
are O
some O
of O
the O
main O
stories O
in O
Tuesday O
's O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
newspapers O
: O

--- O

VEERAKESARI ORG

Bomb O
blast O
in O
TELO ORG
office O
in O
Trincomalee LOC
kills O
one O
, O
wounds O
six O
. O

One O
officer O
and O
a O
soldier O
killed O
in O
accidental O
clash O
between O
two O
groups O
of O
soldiers O
near O
Chavakachcheri LOC
in O
Jaffna LOC
. O

Army O
sentries O
thought O
a O
group O
of O
soldiers O
approaching O
them O
were O
Tamil MISC
rebels O
and O
opened O
fire O
. O

--- O

THINAKARAN ORG

TULF O
leader O
M. PER
Sivasiththamparam PER
says O
it O
is O
meaningless O
to O
talk O
to O
UNP ORG
about O
peace O
package O
and O
that O
the O
government O
should O
submit O
peace O
plan O
to O
parliament O
very O
soon O
. O

--- O

DAILY ORG
NEWS ORG

Bread O
and O
flour O
prices O
have O
been O
raised O
with O
immediate O
effect O
but O
government O
will O
provide O
relief O
to O
underpriviledged O
sections O
of O
society O
. O

--- O

THE ORG
ISLAND ORG

Excise O
Commissioner O
W.N.F. PER
Chandraratne PER
denies O
allegations O
that O
new O
guidelines O
in O
issue O
of O
liquor O
licences O
are O
aimed O
at O
forcing O
large O
number O
of O
liquor O
licence O
holders O
out O
of O
business O
for O
political O
reasons O
. O

--- O

LANKADEEPA ORG

Tamil ORG
Tiger ORG
rebels O
have O
sent O
12 O
female O
suicide O
bombers O
to O
stage O
simultaneous O
attacks O
on O
President O
Chandrika PER
Kumaratunga PER
's O
motorcade O
in O
Colombo LOC
. O

--- O

DIVAINA ORG

Cultural O
Ministry O
planning O
to O
spend O
large O
sum O
of O
money O
to O
buy O
silver O
crown O
believed O
to O
have O
been O
worn O
by O
ancient O
king O
and O
now O
in O
Australia LOC
. O

--- O

DINAMINA ORG

Government O
closes O
Ruhunu ORG
University ORG
indefinitely O
after O
big O
clash O
between O
two O
groups O
of O
students O
in O
which O
eight O
were O
wounded O
and O
hospitalised O
. O

-- O
Colombo LOC
newsroom O
tel O
941-434319 O



Mother PER
Teresa PER
turns O
86 O
but O
still O
in O
danger O
. O

Rupam PER
Banerjee PER

CALCUTTA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Mother PER
Teresa PER
spent O
her O
86th O
birthday O
in O
a O
Calcutta LOC
hospital O
bed O
on O
Tuesday O
as O
tributes O
to O
the O
legendary O
missionary O
poured O
in O
from O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Doctors O
said O
that O
later O
in O
the O
day O
they O
would O
try O
to O
wean O
the O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
Prize MISC
laureate O
from O
the O
respirator O
that O
has O
aided O
her O
breathing O
for O
the O
past O
six O
days O
. O

" O
Her O
condition O
seems O
to O
be O
better O
, O
but O
the O
danger O
remains O
as O
long O
as O
she O
is O
on O
respirator O
, O
" O
an O
official O
at O
Woodlands LOC
Nursing LOC
Home LOC
said O
. O
" O

She O
is O
conscious O
but O
her O
breathing O
is O
irregular O
. O
" O

The O
revered O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
nun O
was O
admitted O
to O
the O
Calcutta LOC
hospital LOC
a O
week O
ago O
with O
high O
fever O
and O
severe O
vomiting O
. O

She O
later O
suffered O
heart O
failure O
and O
was O
diagnosed O
with O
malaria O
. O

Her O
fever O
has O
since O
abated O
and O
the O
heart O
failure O
has O
been O
brought O
under O
control O
, O
but O
her O
heart O
continues O
to O
beat O
irregularly O
, O
doctors O
said O
. O

" O
Unless O
she O
breathes O
on O
her O
own O
, O
I O
would O
advise O
you O
to O
keep O
your O
fingers O
crossed O
, O
" O
said O
a O
doctor O
who O
was O
familiar O
with O
her O
case O
but O
not O
part O
of O
the O
six-member O
team O
treating O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
. O

The O
nun O
's O
birthday O
prompted O
greetings O
, O
bouquets O
and O
prayers O
from O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Pope PER
John PER
Paul PER
II O
and O
Israeli MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
David PER
Levy PER
sent O
her O
get-well O
messages O
, O
the O
Press ORG
Trust ORG
of ORG
India ORG
said O
. O

" O
Ask O
for O
a O
miracle O
. O

Happy O
Birthday O
to O
our O
Dearest O
Mother O
, O
" O
read O
a O
placard O
at O
the O
Shishu ORG
Bhavan ORG
children O
's O
home O
in O
central O
Calcutta LOC
run O
by O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
's O
Missionaries ORG
of ORG
Charity ORG
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
both O
houses O
of O
India LOC
's O
parliament O
wished O
the O
nation O
's O
adopted O
sister O
a O
happy O
birthday O
and O
speedy O
recovery O
from O
her O
illness O
. O

Prayers O
continued O
in O
Calcutta LOC
, O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
poorest O
cities O
, O
where O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
's O
Missionaries ORG
of ORG
Charity ORG
runs O
several O
homes O
for O
the O
poor O
and O
destitute O
. O

Street O
children O
, O
some O
of O
them O
born O
to O
prostitutes O
, O
held O
prayers O
on O
the O
street O
. O
" O

All O
of O
us O
know O
about O
her O
. O

She O
is O
like O
a O
goddess O
, O
" O
said O
Raju O
, O
8 O
, O
who O
has O
a O
mother O
but O
no O
father O
. O

The ORG
Statesman ORG
newspaper O
quoted O
40-year-old O
Mangala PER
Das PER
, O
paralysed O
from O
her O
waist O
down O
and O
a O
resident O
of O
the O
Prem ORG
Dan ORG
( O
Gift ORG
of ORG
Love ORG
) O
home O
for O
the O
destitute O
, O
as O
saying O
she O
and O
her O
friends O
had O
been O
praying O
incessantly O
for O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
's O
recovery O
. O

Tarak PER
Das PER
, O
70 O
, O
was O
picked O
up O
from O
a O
Calcutta LOC
footpath O
a O
week O
ago O
by O
passers-by O
who O
took O
pity O
on O
him O
and O
brought O
him O
to O
Nirmal LOC
Hriday LOC
( O
Immaculate O
Home O
) O
. O

" O
I O
do O
not O
know O
who O
she O
is O
. O

I O
have O
never O
seen O
her O
, O
but O
I O
can O
only O
bless O
her O
for O
what O
she O
has O
done O
for O
people O
like O
me O
, O
" O
Das PER
told O
The ORG
Statesman ORG
. O

Mother PER
Teresa PER
's O
condition O
improved O
on O
Sunday O
as O
her O
fever O
abated O
, O
and O
on O
Monday O
she O
was O
able O
to O
scribble O
notes O
to O
doctors O
and O
nuns O
. O

Thousands O
in O
Calcutta LOC
, O
where O
she O
founded O
her O
Missionaries ORG
of ORG
Charity ORG
religious O
order O
in O
1949 O
, O
prayed O
for O
her O
recovery O
. O

Ministers O
of O
the O
communist O
government O
of O
West LOC
Bengal LOC
state O
and O
people O
of O
different O
religions O
joined O
Catholics MISC
to O
pray O
for O
Mother PER
Teresa PER
's O
recovery O
at O
Mother LOC
House LOC
. O

" O
We O
joined O
the O
prayer O
to O
express O
our O
solidarity O
with O
her O
work O
for O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
poor O
and O
downtrodden O
, O
" O
said O
Nanda PER
Gopal PER
Bhattacharya PER
, O
a O
communist O
minister O
in O
West LOC
Bengal LOC
. O



Islamists MISC
can O
meet O
in O
London LOC
, O
minister O
. O

ISLAMABAD LOC
1996-08-27 O

British MISC
Foreign O
Secretary O
Malcolm PER
Rifkind PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
his O
government O
would O
only O
take O
action O
against O
a O
planned O
conference O
of O
Islamist MISC
groups O
in O
London LOC
if O
British MISC
law O
was O
broken O
. O

" O
People O
who O
wish O
to O
hold O
conferences O
of O
course O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
seek O
permission O
from O
the O
government O
in O
Britain LOC
, O
" O
Rifkind PER
, O
in O
Pakistan LOC
for O
a O
visit O
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O
" O

As O
long O
as O
they O
obey O
our O
laws O
then O
that O
is O
not O
something O
the O
government O
would O
normally O
interfere O
with O
. O
" O

The O
Islamist MISC
conference O
, O
due O
to O
be O
held O
in O
London LOC
on O
September O
8 O
, O
has O
caused O
concern O
in O
countries O
such O
as O
Algeria LOC
and O
Egypt LOC
, O
which O
are O
fighting O
armed O
Islamic MISC
militants O
. O

British MISC
Jewish MISC
groups O
have O
also O
protested O
because O
they O
say O
members O
of O
Algeria LOC
's O
Islamic ORG
Salvation ORG
Front ORG
( O
FIS ORG
) O
and O
the O
Palestinian MISC
Islamic MISC
group O
Hamas ORG
are O
on O
the O
guest O
list O
. O

Rifkind PER
said O
it O
was O
for O
the O
home O
secretary O
( O
interior O
minister O
) O
to O
act O
by O
denying O
visas O
to O
participants O
if O
he O
felt O
there O
was O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
they O
might O
break O
the O
law O
. O

" O
Our O
policy O
has O
to O
be O
fundamentally O
based O
on O
respect O
for O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
and O
insistence O
that O
it O
be O
observed O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Rifkind PER
was O
in O
Pakistan LOC
at O
the O
start O
of O
an O
Asian MISC
tour O
that O
will O
also O
take O
him O
to O
India LOC
, O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
, O
Japan LOC
and O
Mongolia LOC
. O



Afghan MISC
leader O
tells O
U.S. LOC
Congressman O
of O
peace O
plan O
. O

Sayed PER
Salahuddin PER

KABUL LOC
1996-08-27 O

Afghan MISC
government O
military O
chief O
Ahmad PER
Shah PER
Masood PER
briefed O
visiting O
U.S. LOC
Congressman O
Dana PER
Rohrabacher PER
on O
Tuesday O
on O
a O
peace O
plan O
for O
his O
wartorn O
country O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Masood PER
said O
he O
had O
told O
the O
California LOC
Republican MISC
at O
a O
meeting O
in O
northern O
Kabul LOC
that O
President O
Burhanuddin PER
Rabbani PER
's O
government O
favoured O
talks O
with O
all O
Afghan MISC
factions O
to O
set O
up O
an O
interim O
government O
. O

The O
factions O
should O
agree O
to O
appoint O
a O
transitional O
leader O
, O
draft O
a O
new O
constitution O
, O
collect O
heavy O
weapons O
, O
create O
a O
national O
army O
and O
hold O
free O
elections O
in O
which O
the O
transitional O
leader O
would O
be O
barred O
from O
standing O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Rohrabacher PER
flew O
into O
Bagram LOC
military O
airbase O
north O
of O
Kabul LOC
in O
a O
Red ORG
Cross ORG
plane O
on O
Tuesday O
after O
meeting O
northern O
opposition O
militia O
leader O
General O
Abdul PER
Rashid PER
Dostum PER
. O

Masood PER
's O
spokesman O
Amrollah PER
( O
one O
name O
) O
said O
Rohrabacher PER
had O
recently O
visited O
Italy LOC
, O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
as O
part O
of O
a O
mission O
to O
promote O
peace O
in O
Afghanistan LOC
. O

" O
We O
are O
certainly O
serious O
more O
than O
before O
to O
find O
a O
solution O
to O
the O
Afghan MISC
problem O
and O
support O
every O
U.N. ORG
plan O
, O
" O
Amrollah PER
quoted O
Rohrabacher PER
as O
saying O
. O

However O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Prime O
Minister O
Gulbuddin PER
Hekmatyar PER
, O
a O
long-time O
rival O
of O
Masood PER
, O
expressed O
concern O
at O
signs O
of O
renewed O
U.S. LOC
interest O
in O
Afghanistan LOC
. O

" O
America LOC
wants O
to O
block O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
strong O
Islamic MISC
government O
in O
Afghanistan LOC
and O
the O
U.S. LOC
intends O
to O
neutralise O
the O
Afghan MISC
peace O
process O
initiated O
by O
the O
Afghans MISC
themselves O
, O
" O
said O
the O
spokesman O
, O
Hamid PER
Ibrahimi PER
. O

" O
A O
great O
game O
has O
been O
started O
in O
Afghanistan LOC
as O
America LOC
feels O
that O
Tehran LOC
and O
Moscow LOC
have O
got O
stronger O
in O
the O
Afghan MISC
picture O
-- O
something O
Washington LOC
wants O
to O
change O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Rohrabacher PER
was O
expected O
to O
visit O
neutral O
faction O
leaders O
in O
the O
eastern O
city O
of O
Jalalabad LOC
and O
meet O
leaders O
of O
the O
rebel O
Islamic MISC
Taleban MISC
militia O
in O
the O
southern O
city O
of O
Kandahar LOC
. O

Afghan MISC
guerrilla O
factions O
have O
been O
locked O
in O
a O
bloody O
power O
struggle O
since O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
communist O
government O
in O
April O
1992 O
. O

Hekmatyar PER
, O
once O
Rabbani PER
's O
main O
rival O
, O
made O
a O
peace O
pact O
with O
him O
and O
rejoined O
the O
government O
as O
prime O
minister O
in O
June O
. O



Pakistan LOC
state O
bank O
sells O
1.38 O
bln O
rupees O
of O
bonds O
. O

KARACHI LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
State ORG
( ORG
central ORG
) ORG
Bank ORG
of O
Pakistan LOC
auctioned O
three- O
, O
five- O
and O
10-year O
federal O
investment O
bonds O
worth O
1.38 O
billion O
rupees O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
it O
had O
accepted O
bids O
of O
250 O
million O
rupees O
at O
par O
for O
three-year O
bonds O
, O
3.5 O
million O
rupees O
at O
par O
for O
five-year O
bonds O
and O
1.126 O
billion O
at O
par O
for O
10-year O
bonds O
. O

The O
auction O
is O
set O
for O
settlement O
on O
Thursday O
. O

In O
the O
previous O
auction O
on O
July O
11 O
, O
it O
accepted O
bids O
worth O
300 O
million O
rupees O
at O
par O
for O
three-year O
bonds O
, O
44.5 O
million O
rupees O
at O
par O
for O
five-year O
bonds O
and O
782.6 O
million O
rupees O
at O
par O
for O
10-year O
bonds O
. O

-- O
Karachi LOC
newsroom O
9221-5685192 O



Nepal LOC
offers O
to O
talk O
to O
Maoist MISC
insurgents O
. O

Gopal PER
Sharma PER

KATHMANDU LOC
1996-08-27 O

Nepal LOC
's O
centre-right O
coalition O
government O
has O
offered O
to O
meet O
the O
country O
's O
hardline O
Maoist MISC
communists O
for O
talks O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
end O
an O
insurgency O
in O
Nepal LOC
's O
western O
districts O
, O
officials O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
Maoists MISC
oppose O
multi-party O
democracy O
and O
want O
to O
establish O
a O
communist O
state O
. O

But O
the O
Nepali MISC
government O
said O
the O
insurgents O
must O
give O
up O
violence O
before O
it O
negotiates O
with O
them O
. O

" O
They O
( O
the O
insurgents O
) O
should O
first O
give O
up O
their O
violent O
activities O
, O
" O
Home O
( O
Interior O
) O
Minister O
Khum PER
Bahadur PER
Khadga PER
said O
. O

About O
54 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
Maoist MISC
insurgent O
activity O
and O
in O
police O
action O
against O
them O
since O
February O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Nepali MISC
opposition O
parties O
have O
accused O
the O
police O
of O
having O
killed O
more O
people O
than O
the O
insurgents O
. O

Some O
human O
rights O
groups O
have O
criticised O
the O
government O
's O
handling O
of O
the O
situation O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
in O
parliament O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Khadga PER
challenged O
the O
Maoist MISC
communists O
to O
" O
win O
the O
people O
's O
confidence O
" O
and O
win O
election O
to O
parliament O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
he O
had O
offered O
to O
talk O
to O
leaders O
of O
the O
United ORG
People ORG
's ORG
Front ORG
Nepal ORG
( O
Bhattarai ORG
) O
, O
the O
Maoist MISC
faction O
which O
leads O
the O
insurgency O
. O

" O
The O
government O
is O
ready O
to O
guarantee O
security O
of O
the O
Maoist MISC
representatives O
who O
want O
to O
take O
part O
in O
peaceful O
dialogue O
, O
" O
Khadga PER
said O
. O

A O
multi-party O
democracy O
was O
set O
up O
in O
Nepal LOC
six O
years O
ago O
, O
after O
a O
popular O
movement O
by O
the O
centrist O
Nepali ORG
Congress ORG
party O
jointly O
with O
the O
Communist ORG
United ORG
Marxist-Leninist ORG
( O
UML ORG
) O
party O
. O

The O
Nepali ORG
Congress ORG
leads O
the O
three-party O
coalition O
government O
while O
the O
UML ORG
is O
the O
main O
opposition O
party O
. O



Indian MISC
soy O
prices O
end O
steady O
ahead O
of O
holiday O
. O

INDORE LOC
, O
India LOC
1996-08-27 O

Indian MISC
soybean O
prices O
on O
Tuesday O
remained O
steady O
at O
12,900-13,100 O
rupees O
per O
tonne O
in O
plant O
delivery O
condition O
, O
dealers O
said O

They O
said O
arrivals O
were O
poor O
due O
to O
the O
festival O
season O
. O

Markets O
in O
central O
India LOC
would O
be O
closed O
for O
a O
local O
religious O
holiday O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Soyoil O
prices O
fell O
on O
increased O
selling O
against O
poor O
demand O
. O

Soyoil O
solvent O
was O
down O
by O
400 O
rupees O
per O
tonne O
and O
soyoil O
refined O
was O
down O
by O
400 O
rupees O
. O

Soyoil O
refined O
fell O
by O
200 O
rupees O
on O
weak O
undertone O
. O

Soymeal O
yellow O
was O
$ O
276-277 O
and O
soymeal O
black O
was O
$ O
246-248 O
per O
tonne O
in O
export O
. O

Rapeseed O
extraction O
was O
$ O
115 O
per O
tonne O
in O
export O
. O

Export O
demand O
was O
good O
but O
availability O
was O
limited O
. O

Rapeseed O
extraction O
was O
3,850 O
rupees O
FOR O
Bedibunder ORG
and O
was O
3,800-3,825 O
rupees O
FOR O
Bhavnagar ORG
. O

--------------------- O

( O
Prices O
in O
rupees O
per O
tonne O
) O

Market O
Arrivals O
Auction O
Traders O
Plant O

( O
in O
tonnes O
) O

Dewas LOC
45 O
Yellow O
12,700-12,950 O
12,900-13,150 O
12,900-13,100 O

Black LOC
11,900-12,100 O

Mandsaur LOC
10 O
Yellow O
12,600-12,750 O
12,700-12,850 O

Neemuch LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

Mhow LOC
2 O
Yellow O
12,700-12,800 O
12,750-12,850 O

Ratlam LOC
10 O
Yellow O
12,600-12,750 O
12,700-12,800 O

Ashta LOC
10 O
Yellow O
12,700-12,900 O
12,800-13,000 O

Indore LOC
25 O
Yellow O
12,750-12,950 O
12,900-13,100 O

Dhar LOC
5 O
Yellow O
12,700-12,800 O
12,750-12,900 O

Ujjain LOC
8 O
Yellow O
12,750-12,900 O
12,850-13,050 O

Jaora LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

Barnagar LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

Khandwa LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

Ashoknagar LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

Nalkhera LOC
n.a O
Yellow O
- O
- O

---------------------------------- O

Soyoil O
( O
in O
rupees O
per O
tonne O
) O

Soyoil O
solvent O
plant O
delivery O
30,300-30,400 O

Soyoil O
solvent O
market O
delivery O
30,700-30,800 O

Soyoil O
refined O
plant O
delivery O
32,700-32,800 O

Soyoil O
refined O
market O
delivery O
32,900-33,000 O

-------------------------------- O

Soymeal O
( O
in O
rupees O
per O
tonne O
, O
free O
on O
rail-FOR O
) O

Yellow MISC
Black MISC

FOR O
Bombay MISC
9,800 O
8,800 O

FOR O
Bedi MISC
Bunder MISC
9,800 O
8,800 O

( O
$ O
1=35.73 O
rupees O
) O



Bangladesh LOC
Speaker O
says O
he O
received O
death O
threats O
. O

DHAKA LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
Speaker O
of O
Bangladesh LOC
's O
parliament O
, O
Humayun PER
Rasheed PER
Choudhury PER
, O
said O
he O
had O
received O
death O
threats O
from O
anonymous O
callers O
after O
opposition O
parties O
threatened O
to O
boycott O
proceedings O
chaired O
by O
him O
. O

He O
told O
the O
Bengali MISC
newspaper O
Banglabazar ORG
Patrika ORG
on O
Tuesday O
that O
such O
threats O
were O
possibly O
coming O
from O
" O
those O
who O
want O
to O
push O
the O
country O
into O
chaos O
and O
unrest O
. O
" O

The O
callers O
said O
his O
life O
could O
be O
cut O
short O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

The O
speaker O
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

Choudhury PER
, O
a O
former O
foreign O
minister O
and O
veteran O
diplomat O
, O
was O
appointed O
speaker O
of O
the O
330-member O
parliament O
on O
July O
13 O
, O
a O
month O
after O
general O
elections O
returned O
the O
Awami ORG
League ORG
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Sheikh O
Hasina PER
to O
power O
after O
21 O
years O
. O

Choudhury PER
also O
was O
president O
of O
the O
41st O
session O
of O
the O
U.N. ORG
General ORG
Assembly ORG
in O
1986-87 O
. O

Former O
prime O
minister O
Begum PER
Khaleda PER
Zia PER
, O
now O
the O
opposition O
leader O
in O
parliament O
and O
head O
of O
the O
Bangladesh ORG
Nationalist ORG
Party ORG
( O
BNP ORG
) O
, O
said O
her O
followers O
might O
boycott O
assemby O
sessions O
chaired O
by O
the O
" O
partisan O
" O
speaker O
. O

" O
The O
ruling O
Awami O
league O
is O
making O
parliament O
ineffective O
and O
the O
speaker O
is O
contributing O
to O
that O
by O
not O
allowing O
the O
opposition O
MPs O
enough O
time O
to O
speak O
, O
" O
she O
told O
a O
rally O
in O
northern O
district O
of O
Bogra LOC
on O
Monday O
. O

Hasina PER
, O
speaking O
to O
a O
group O
of O
engineers O
in O
Dhaka LOC
on O
Monday O
, O
accused O
the O
BNP ORG
of O
resorting O
to O
" O
terrorism O
" O
as O
part O
of O
its O
plan O
to O
create O
instability O
and O
chaos O
in O
the O
country O
. O

" O
This O
is O
not O
desireable O
... O

and O
we O
will O
deal O
with O
such O
designs O
sternly O
, O
" O
the O
prime O
minister O
said O
. O



Bangladesh LOC
June O
M2 O
up O
3.8 O
pct O
m O
/ O
m O
, O
up O
8.2 O
pct O
y O
/ O
y O
. O

DHAKA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Bangladesh LOC
's O
M2 O
money O
supply O
rose O
3.8 O
percent O
in O
June O
to O
456.8 O
billion O
taka O
after O
a O
0.27 O
percent O
rise O
to O
439.9 O
billion O
in O
May O
, O
central O
bank O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
year-on-year O
rise O
was O
8.2 O
percent O
to O
June O
, O
1996 O
. O

BANGLADESH LOC
'S O
MONEY O
SUPPLY O

JUNE O
MAY O
JUNE O
1995 O

M2 O
money O
supply O
( O
bln O
taka O
) O
456.8 O
439.9 O
422.1 O

M1 O
money O
supply O
( O
bln O
taka O
) O
144.5 O
139.3 O
131.7 O



HELIBOR MISC
INTEREST O
RATES O
LARGELY O
UNCHANGED O
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-27 O

Helibor MISC
market O
interest O
rates O

were O
largely O
unchanged O
at O
the O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Finland ORG
's O
daily O
fixing O
on O

Tuesday O
. O

The O
key O
three-month O
rate O
was O
steady O
at O
3.40 O
percent O
. O

August O
27 O
fix O
August O
26 O
fix O

1-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.27 O
pct O
3.29 O
pct O

2-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.34 O
pct O
3.34 O
pct O

3-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.40 O
pct O
3.40 O
pct O

6-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.56 O
pct O
3.55 O
pct O

9-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.73 O
pct O
3.70 O
pct O

12-mth O
Helibor MISC
3.89 O
pct O
3.87 O
pct O

-- O
Helsinki LOC
newsroom O
+358 O
- O
0 O
- O
680 O
50 O
248 O



Barrick ORG
gets O
93 O
pct O
of O
Arequipa ORG
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Barrick ORG
Gold ORG
Corp ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
its O
takeover O
offer O
for O
Arequipa ORG
Resources ORG
Ltd ORG
was O
successful O
, O
with O
93 O
percent O
of O
the O
36.3 O
million O
shares O
not O
already O
owned O
tendered O
under O
the O
bid O
, O
which O
expired O
overnight O
. O

" O
We O
are O
pleased O
that O
Arequipa ORG
shareholders O
ahave O
chosen O
so O
overwhelmingly O
to O
accept O
this O
offer O
. O

We O
now O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
realize O
the O
potential O
of O
Arequipa ORG
's O
excellent O
assets O
, O
" O
Barrick ORG
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
Peter PER
Munk PER
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
C$ MISC
30-a-share O
deal O
means O
Barrick ORG
will O
own O
Arequipa ORG
's O
attractive O
Pierina LOC
gold O
deposit O
in O
Peru LOC
. O

Barrick ORG
said O
details O
involving O
the O
allocation O
between O
Barrick ORG
shares O
and O
cash O
will O
be O
available O
shortly O
. O

Barrick ORG
's O
offer O
of O
C$ MISC
30 O
a O
share O
or O
part O
cash O
, O
part O
share O
offer O
was O
Barrick ORG
's O
second O
attempt O
to O
swallow O
the O
small O
Vancouver-based MISC
gold O
prospector O
. O

Toronto-based MISC
Barrick ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
third O
largest O
gold O
producer O
, O
sweetened O
its O
July O
11 O
bid O
to O
C$ MISC
30 O
a O
share O
from O
C$ MISC
27 O
on O
August O
16 O
after O
a O
fresh O
batch O
of O
drill O
results O
from O
the O
Pierina LOC
deposit O
. O

Experts O
have O
speculated O
the O
deposit O
has O
potential O
reserves O
of O
up O
to O
12 O
million O
ounces O
. O

More O
drilling O
results O
are O
expected O
soon O
. O

The O
Barrick ORG
bid O
took O
observers O
by O
surprise O
, O
since O
Arequipa ORG
's O
exploration O
was O
still O
in O
its O
early O
stages O
. O

Arequipa ORG
shareholders O
had O
the O
option O
to O
choose O
C$ MISC
30 O
cash O
or O
0.79 O
Barrick ORG
shares O
plus O
50 O
cents O
for O
each O
Arequipa ORG
share O
. O

Shares O
were O
to O
be O
pro-rated O
if O
more O
than O
14.4 O
million O
were O
requested O
. O

-- O
Reuters ORG
Toronto ORG
Bureau ORG
416 O
941-8100 O



Penn ORG
Treaty ORG
terminates O
acquisition O
pact O
. O

ALLENTOWN LOC
, O
Pa LOC
. O

1996-08-27 O

Penn ORG
Treaty ORG
American ORG
Corp ORG
said O
Tuesday O
it O
terminated O
a O
previously O
announced O
non-binding O
letter O
of O
intent O
to O
purchase O
Merrion ORG
Insurance ORG
Company ORG
Inc ORG
, O
a O
New LOC
York LOC
licensed O
company O
. O

In O
announcing O
its O
decision O
, O
Penn ORG
Treaty ORG
said O
it O
" O
will O
continue O
to O
actively O
pursue O
entering O
into O
the O
New LOC
York LOC
long-term O
care O
market O
through O
licensing O
or O
by O
acquisition O
. O
" O

It O
explained O
the O
" O
addition O
of O
a O
New LOC
York LOC
license O
will O
enable O
Penn ORG
Treaty ORG
American ORG
Corp ORG
to O
conduct O
business O
in O
all O
50 O
states O
, O
following O
the O
company O
's O
acquisition O
of O
Health ORG
Insurance ORG
of ORG
Vermont ORG
, O
a O
Vermont LOC
domiciled O
insurer O
, O
scheduled O
to O
close O
on O
August O
30 O
, O
1996 O
. O
" O

-- O
New ORG
York ORG
Newsdesk ORG
212-859-1610 O
. O



VNU ORG
details O
first-half O
operating O
profits O
. O

HAARLEM LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-27 O

Publisher O
VNU ORG
gave O
the O
following O
breakdown O
of O
its O
first-half O
results O
: O

H1 O
1996 O
H1 O
1995 O

Sales O
Op O
profit O
Sales O
Op O
profit O

Consumer O
magazines O
618 O
90 O
568 O
80 O

Newspapers O
363 O
49 O
295 O
46 O

Commercial O
TV O
127 O
6 O
loss O
174 O
33 O
profit O

Business O
info O
Europe LOC
231 O
24 O
178 O
18 O

Business O
info O
USA LOC
382 O
61 O
362 O
41 O

Education O
42 O
6 O
36 O
3 O

Miscellaneous O
charges O
--- O
16 O
--- O
30 O

NOTES O
- O
Sales O
and O
operating O
profit O
are O
given O
in O
millions O
of O
guilders O
. O

Commercial O
TV O
includes O
pro O
rata O
share O
of O
sales O
and O
operating O
profits O
in O
Dutch MISC
group O
HMG ORG
and O
Belgium LOC
's O
VTM ORG
. O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O
, O
Fax O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5040 O



AOL ORG
Europe ORG
forms O
online O
advertising O
agency O
. O

HANOVER LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
joint O
venture O
between O
America ORG
Online ORG
( O
AOL ORG
) O
and O
Bertelsmann ORG
AG ORG
has O
formed O
a O
new O
company O
to O
sell O
advertising O
space O
on O
AOL ORG
in O
Europe LOC
, O
a O
Bertelsmann ORG
official O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
new O
company O
is O
called O
AdOn ORG
GmbH ORG
and O
is O
located O
in O
Hamburg LOC
, O
Bernd PER
Schiphorst PER
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Bertelsmann ORG
's O
New ORG
Media ORG
business O
division O
said O
on O
the O
sidelines O
of O
an O
AOL ORG
news O
conference O
at O
the O
CeBIT MISC
Home O
consumer O
electronics O
fair O
in O
Hanover O
. O

Jan PER
Buettner PER
, O
managing O
director O
of O
AOL ORG
Germany ORG
, O
said O
AdOn ORG
was O
in O
the O
formation O
phase O
and O
would O
" O
get O
off O
the O
ground O
next O
year O
, O
bringing O
in O
advertising O
from O
around O
Europe LOC
. O
" O

He O
would O
give O
no O
forecasts O
on O
advertising O
revenue O
. O

AOL ORG
is O
the O
leading O
global O
commercial O
online O
service O
with O
some O
six O
million O
subscribers O
worldwide O
. O

It O
has O
around O
200,000 O
subscribers O
in O
Europe LOC
, O
with O
two O
thirds O
of O
that O
number O
in O
Germany LOC
alone O
. O

In O
Europe LOC
, O
the O
service O
is O
available O
in O
Germany LOC
, O
France LOC
and O
Britain LOC
. O

It O
will O
be O
available O
in O
Austria LOC
and O
Switzerland LOC
later O
this O
year O
and O
in O
Scandanavia O
and O
the O
Benelux LOC
countries O
next O
year O
. O

-- O
William PER
Boston PER
, O
CeBIT MISC
newsroom O
, O
0172 O
6736510 O



All O
passengers O
freed O
from O
Sudanese MISC
hijack O
plane O
. O

STANSTED LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

All O
passengers O
held O
hostage O
aboard O
a O
hijacked O
Sudanese MISC
Airways O
plane O
diverted O
to O
London LOC
's O
Stansted LOC
airport O
carrying O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
have O
been O
freed O
, O
an O
airport O
spokeswoman O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Eyewitnesses O
said O
six O
crew O
members O
had O
also O
been O
allowed O
to O
leave O
the O
aircraft O
. O

Airport O
spokeswoman O
Rona PER
Young PER
confirmed O
that O
all O
the O
passengers O
had O
left O
the O
aircraft O
. O

Police O
said O
a O
number O
of O
crew O
members O
had O
left O
the O
aircraft O
and O
said O
details O
would O
be O
given O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
expected O
to O
be O
held O
in O
the O
next O
few O
minutes O
by O
the O
local O
police O
chief O
. O

The O
passengers O
were O
released O
in O
batches O
during O
the O
course O
of O
the O
morning O
after O
the O
Airbus MISC
A310 MISC
landed O
at O
Stansted LOC
, O
having O
been O
diverted O
from O
Cyprus LOC
. O

The O
aircraft O
was O
hijacked O
on O
a O
flight O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
Amman LOC
by O
six O
or O
seven O
men O
, O
who O
police O
say O
may O
be O
Iraqis MISC
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+ O
00--44-171-542-7947 O



Swiss ORG
Bank ORG
Corp ORG
sets O
warrants O
on O
DTB-Bund-Future MISC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Swiss ORG
Bank ORG
Corp ORG
says O
it O
has O
issued O
60 O
million O
American-style MISC
call O
and O
put O
warrants O
, O
in O
six O
equal O
tranches O
, O
on O
the O
DTB-Bund-Future MISC
March O
1997 O
. O

EXERCISE O
PERIOD O
02.SEP.96-06.MAR.97 O
PAYDATE O
30.AUG.96 O

LISTING O
FFT O
DDF O
MIN O
EXER O
LOT O
100 O

SPOT O
REFERENCE O
95.35 O
PCT O

WARRANTS O
STRIKE O
ISS O
PRICE O
PREMIUM O
GEARING O

CALL O
A O
96.00 O
PCT O
1.16 O
DEM MISC
1.90 O
PCT O
82.20 O
X O

CALL O
B O
97.00 O
PCT O
0.75 O
DEM MISC
2.50 O
PCT O
127.10 O
X O

CALL O
C O
98.00 O
PCT O
0.47 O
DEM MISC
3.30 O
PCT O
202.90 O
X O

PUT O
D O
94.00 O
PCT O
0.94 O
DEM MISC
2.40 O
PCT O
101.40 O
X O

PUT O
E O
95.0 O
PCT O
1.33 O
DEM MISC
1.80 O
PCT O
71.70 O
X O

PUT O
F O
96.0 O
PCT O
1.84 O
DEM MISC
1.20 O
PCT O
51.80 O
X O

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Reuter ORG
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7658 O



DBRS ORG
confirms O
Power ORG
Corp ORG
, O
Power ORG
Financial O
ratings O
. O

TORONTO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Dominion ORG
Bond ORG
Rating ORG
Service ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
it O
confirmed O
the O
ratings O
on O
Power ORG
Corp ORG
of ORG
Canada ORG
's O
senior O
debt O
and O
preferred O
shares O
at O
A O
( O
high O
) O
and O
Pfd-2 O
, O
respectively O
, O
with O
stable O
trends O
. O

DBRS ORG
said O
it O
also O
confirmed O
Power ORG
Financial ORG
Corp ORG
's O
senior O
debentures O
, O
cumulative O
preferred O
shares O
and O
non-cumulative O
first O
preferred O
shares O
, O
series O
B O
, O
at O
AA O
( O
low O
) O
, O
Pfd-1 O
and O
Pfd-1 O
( O
low O
) O
, O
all O
with O
stable O
trends O
. O



Turkey LOC
's O
Kurd MISC
rebels O
kill O
two O
, O
take O
three O
hostage O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-27 O

Kurdish MISC
guerrillas O
killed O
two O
people O
and O
took O
three O
hostage O
after O
stopping O
two O
intercity O
buses O
at O
a O
roadblock O
in O
eastern O
Turkey LOC
, O
security O
officials O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

They O
told O
reporters O
a O
group O
of O
Kurdistan ORG
Workers ORG
Party ORG
( O
PKK ORG
) O
guerrillas O
stopped O
the O
buses O
at O
a O
roadblock O
on O
the O
road O
linking O
the O
eastern O
provinces O
of O
Erzincan LOC
and O
Sivas LOC
on O
Monday O
night O
and O
forced O
the O
passengers O
to O
get O
out O
. O

The O
rebels O
killed O
one O
of O
the O
drivers O
and O
a O
passenger O
after O
checking O
the O
identities O
of O
the O
passengers O
, O
they O
said O
. O

The O
officials O
said O
the O
rebels O
set O
ablaze O
two O
buses O
and O
released O
all O
but O
three O
passengers O
. O

More O
than O
20,000 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
12-year-old O
conflict O
between O
Turkish MISC
troops O
and O
PKK ORG
guerrillas O
fighting O
for O
autonomy O
or O
independence O
from O
Turkey LOC
. O



Egypt LOC
confiscates O
paper O
for O
" O
mad O
rulers O
" O
article O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Egypt LOC
has O
banned O
and O
confiscated O
10,000 O
copies O
of O
the O
Cyprus-based MISC
Arabic MISC
monthly O
newspaper O
al-Tadamun ORG
because O
of O
an O
editorial O
suggesting O
mental O
health O
tests O
for O
Arab MISC
leaders O
, O
the O
editor-in-chief O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Mohamed PER
Abu PER
Liwaya PER
, O
said O
Information ORG
Ministry ORG
censors O
had O
told O
him O
to O
send O
all O
the O
copies O
of O
the O
August O
edition O
back O
to O
Cyprus LOC
at O
his O
own O
expense O
. O

He O
told O
Reuters ORG
the O
reason O
was O
his O
own O
front-page O
editorial O
, O
entitled O
" O
A O
Chronic O
Mental O
Illness O
" O
in O
which O
he O
attacks O
compliant O
Arab MISC
leaders O
for O
serving O
U.S. LOC
and O
Israeli MISC
interests O
. O

" O
The O
Arabs MISC
demand O
that O
our O
Arab MISC
leaders O
undergo O
a O
compulsory O
examination O
by O
a O
team O
of O
psychiatrists O
to O
see O
how O
sound O
their O
mental O
capacities O
are O
, O
" O
the O
editorial O
said O
. O

" O
Because O
our O
leaders O
have O
started O
to O
behave O
with O
extreme O
hostility O
towards O
the O
interests O
of O
their O
peoples O
to O
court O
the O
goodwill O
of O
the O
Americans MISC
and O
the O
Zionists MISC
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

The O
censorship O
office O
denied O
they O
had O
confiscated O
the O
newspapers O
but O
declined O
to O
say O
when O
they O
could O
go O
on O
sale O
. O



IPO ORG
FILING O
- O
Transkaryotic ORG
Therapies ORG
Inc ORG
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Company O
Name O
Transkaryotic ORG
Therapies ORG
Inc ORG

Nasdaq MISC
Stock O
symbol O
TKTX O

Estimated O
price O
range O
$ O
13 O
- O
$ O
15 O
/ O
shr O

Total O
shares O
to O
be O
offered O
2.5 O
million O

Shrs O
offered O
by O
company O
2.5 O
million O

Shrs O
outstanding O
after O
ipo O
16,668,560 O

Lead O
Underwriter O
Morgan ORG
Stanley ORG
and ORG
Co ORG
Inc ORG

Underwriters O
over-allotment O
375,000 O
shrs O
Shares O
to O
be O
purchased O
by O
Hoechst ORG
Marion ORG
Roussel ORG
Inc ORG
357,143 O
Business O
: O
developed O
two O
proprietary O
technology O
platforms O
, O
gene O
activation O
and O
gene O
therapy O
. O

Use O
of O
Proceeds O
: O
Research O
, O
preclinical O
and O
clinical O
product O
development O
, O
and O
general O
corporate O
purposes O
. O

Financial O
Data O
in O
000s O
: O
1995 O
1994 O

- O
Revenue O
$ O
15,400 O
$ O
10,000 O

- O
Net O
Income O
( O
loss O
) O
$ O
2,074 O
( O
$ O
3,422 O
) O



AMTRAK ORG
train O
hits O
truck O
, O
derails O
in O
Vermont LOC
. O

MONTPELIER LOC
, O
Vt LOC
. O

1996-08-27 O

An O
Amtrak ORG
train O
struck O
a O
logging O
truck O
early O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
derailed O
, O
Vermont LOC
state O
police O
said O
. O

A O
state O
police O
spokeswoman O
said O
there O
were O
reports O
of O
minor O
injuries O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
derailment O
near O
Roxbury LOC
, O
a O
small O
town O
on O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
Northfield LOC
Mountains LOC
some O
15 O
miles O
southwest O
of O
Montpelier LOC
, O
the O
state O
capital O
. O

Further O
details O
were O
not O
immediately O
available O
. O



Wife O
of O
gun O
victim O
Brady PER
praises O
Clinton PER
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-26 O

Sarah PER
Brady PER
, O
whose O
Republican MISC
husband O
was O
severely O
disabled O
in O
an O
assassination O
attempt O
on O
President O
Ronald PER
Reagan PER
, O
took O
centre O
stage O
at O
the O
Democratic MISC
National MISC
convention MISC
on O
Monday O
night O
to O
praise O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
gun O
control O
efforts O
. O

With O
her O
husband O
James PER
sitting O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
to O
the O
side O
of O
the O
podium O
, O
Mrs. O
Brady PER
called O
the O
handgun O
control O
bill O
that O
a O
Democratic MISC
Congress ORG
passed O
and O
Clinton PER
signed O
in O
1994 O
a O
major O
step O
in O
controlling O
firearm O
violence O
in O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

But O
she O
said O
more O
had O
to O
be O
done O
. O

The O
Bradys PER
walked O
on O
to O
the O
stage O
, O
he O
on O
her O
arm O
and O
with O
the O
aid O
of O
a O
cane O
, O
to O
a O
rousing O
reception O
from O
the O
convention O
. O

Their O
teenaged O
son O
sat O
in O
a O
VIP O
box O
with O
first O
lady O
Hillary PER
Rodham PER
Clinton PER
and O
watched O
as O
his O
father O
returned O
to O
his O
wheelchair O
. O

" O
Jim PER
, O
we O
must O
have O
made O
a O
wrong O
turn O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
San LOC
Diego LOC
( O
site O
of O
the O
Republican MISC
convention O
) O
, O
" O
Mrs. O
Brady PER
joked O
to O
her O
husband O
, O
who O
was O
serving O
as O
Reagan PER
's O
press O
secretary O
when O
he O
was O
shot O
. O

" O
Sarah PER
, O
I O
told O
you O
this O
is O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
, O
" O
he O
responded O
to O
his O
wife O
, O
who O
before O
the O
shooting O
had O
worked O
for O
two O
Republican MISC
congressmen O
and O
the O
Republican MISC
national O
party O
. O

" O
Since O
the O
Brady MISC
Law MISC
went O
into O
effect O
on O
February O
28 O
, O
1994 O
( O
it O
) O
has O
stopped O
more O
than O
100,000 O
convicted O
felons O
and O
other O
prohibited O
purchasers O
from O
buying O
a O
handgun O
. O

Today O
, O
and O
every O
day O
, O
the O
Brady MISC
Law MISC
is O
stopping O
an O
estimated O
85 O
felons O
from O
buying O
a O
handgun O
, O
" O
Mrs. O
Brady PER
said O
. O

She O
added O
, O
" O
But O
we O
need O
to O
do O
more O
. O

We O
should O
, O
as O
President O
Clinton PER
proposed O
today O
, O
stop O
people O
convicted O
of O
domestic O
violence O
from O
buying O
a O
handgun O
. O

Jim PER
and O
I O
join O
with O
you O
tonight O
in O
saluting O
the O
great O
job O
that O
President O
Clinton PER
has O
done O
in O
fighting O
crime O
and O
gun O
violence O
. O
" O

" O
He O
's O
a O
hunter O
and O
a O
sportsman O
, O
but O
he O
understands O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
Remington MISC
rifle O
and O
an O
AK47 MISC
. O

And O
he O
knows O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
go O
hunting O
with O
an O
Uzi MISC
. O

Mr. O
President O
you O
deserve O
our O
thanks O
. O
" O

Jim PER
Brady PER
then O
gave O
a O
big O
thumbs O
to O
the O
audience O
. O

Brady PER

was O
shot O
in O
the O
head O
in O
1981 O
by O
gunman O
John PER
Hinckley PER
, O
who O
tried O
to O
kill O
Reagan PER
in O
a O
deranged O
bid O
to O
impress O
Jodie PER
Foster PER
, O
an O
actress O
he O
never O
met O
but O
with O
whom O
he O
was O
obsessed O
. O

The O
Brady PER
bill O
, O
calling O
for O
a O
waiting O
period O
before O
someone O
could O
buy O
a O
gun O
so O
a O
background O
check O
could O
be O
made O
, O
was O
first O
introduced O
in O
Congress ORG
in O
1987 O
but O
it O
took O
seven O
years O
to O
pass O
because O
of O
opposition O
from O
the O
National ORG
Rifle ORG
Association ORG
gun O
lobby O
. O



Latest O
opinion O
polls O
on O
German MISC
political O
parties O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-27 O

Here O
are O
the O
latest O
opinion O
polls O
tracking O
national O
support O
for O
Germany LOC
's O
main O
political O
parties O
: O

AUGUST O
1996 O
CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

Emnid ORG
Aug O
25 O
41.0 O
34.0 O
7.0 O
10.0 O
6.0 O

Elect ORG
Res ORG
Aug O
23 O
41.0 O
35.0 O
5.0 O
11.0 O
4.0 O

Allensbach ORG
Aug O
21 O
37.2 O
32.8 O
8.0 O
13.0 O
5.6 O

Emnid ORG
Aug O
18 O
41.0 O
34.0 O
6.0 O
10.0 O
5.0 O

JULY O
1996 O
CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

Emnid ORG
July O
7 O
39.0 O
32.0 O
7.0 O
11.0 O
5.0 O

Elect ORG
Res ORG
July O
40.0 O
33.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
4.0 O

JUNE O
1996 O
CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

Emnid ORG
June O
30 O
39.0 O
33.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
5.0 O

Elect ORG
Res ORG
June O
21 O
42.0 O
33.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
4.0 O

Allensbach ORG
June O
12 O
37.4 O
32.8 O
7.3 O
12.3 O
5.4 O

Forsa ORG
June O
6 O
39.0 O
36.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
5.0 O

MAY O
1996 O
CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

Emnid ORG
May O
26 O
40.0 O
31.0 O
6.0 O
13.0 O
6.0 O

Elect ORG
Res ORG
May O
25 O
43.0 O
32.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
4.0 O

Forsa ORG
May O
23 O
38.0 O
37.0 O
7.0 O
11.0 O
5.0 O

Allensbach ORG
May O
15 O
38.5 O
32.5 O
8.1 O
12.0 O
4.4 O

APRIL O
1996 O
CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

Emnid ORG
April O
28 O
40.0 O
32.0 O
5.0 O
11.0 O
5.0 O

Elect ORG
Res ORG
April O
20 O
43.0 O
32.0 O
6.0 O
12.0 O
4.0 O

Allensbach ORG
April O
17 O
38.1 O
32.3 O
6.5 O
12.9 O
6.3 O

OFFICIAL O
RESULTS O
OF O
THE O
OCTOBER O
16 O
, O
1994 O
GENERAL O
ELECTION O
: O

CDU ORG
/ ORG
CSU ORG
SPD ORG
FDP ORG
Greens ORG
PDS ORG

41.5 O
36.4 O
6.9 O
7.3 O
4.4 O

NOTE O
: O
Elect ORG
Res ORG
= O
Electoral ORG
Research ORG
Group ORG
( O
Forschungsgruppe ORG
Wahlen ORG
) O

-- O
Bonn LOC
newsroom O
, O
+49 O
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Most O
hostages O
freed O
from O
hijacked O
Sudanese MISC
plane O
. O

STANSTED LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

Armed O
hijackers O
believed O
to O
be O
Iraqis MISC
released O
140 O
people O
on O
Tuesday O
from O
a O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
plane O
carrying O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
that O
landed O
in O
London LOC
after O
being O
diverted O
on O
a O
flight O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
Amman LOC
, O
police O
said O
. O

Police O
spokesman O
Roger PER
Grimwade PER
said O
the O
six O
or O
seven O
hijackers O
remained O
on O
board O
the O
aircraft O
, O
which O
arrived O
from O
Cyprus LOC
at O
4.30 O
a.m. O
( O
0330 O
GMT MISC
) O
. O

He O
said O
they O
had O
made O
various O
requests O
to O
police O
negotiators O
but O
stepped O
back O
from O
earlier O
suggestions O
that O
the O
hijackers O
had O
asked O
to O
speak O
to O
a O
British-based MISC
Iraqi MISC
police O
named O
as O
Mr O
Sadiki PER
. O

The O
hijackers O
, O
who O
have O
said O
they O
want O
to O
seek O
asylum O
in O
Britain LOC
, O
are O
believed O
to O
be O
armed O
with O
grenades O
and O
possibly O
other O
explosives O
, O
according O
to O
police O
. O

They O
earlier O
threatened O
to O
blow O
up O
the O
aircraft O
. O

The O
Airbus MISC
A310 MISC
was O
diverted O
first O
to O
Cyprus LOC
, O
then O
to O
Britain LOC
. O



British ORG
Data ORG
in O
merger O
talks O
with O
Mentmore ORG
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Mentmore ORG
Abbey ORG
said O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
merger O
discussions O
were O
taking O
place O
with O
the O
board O
of O
British ORG
Data ORG
Management ORG
, O
an O
information O
resource O
management O
and O
archive O
storage O
company O
. O

But O
it O
noted O
in O
a O
brief O
statement O
: O
" O
However O
, O
it O
is O
too O
early O
to O
say O
at O
this O
stage O
whether O
or O
not O
terms O
can O
be O
agreed O
. O
" O

Mentmore ORG
Abbey ORG
, O
the O
UK LOC
stationery O
and O
housewares O
business O
formerly O
known O
as O
Platignum ORG
, O
said O
it O
was O
making O
the O
statement O
in O
response O
to O
recent O
newspaper O
articles O
linking O
the O
two O
groups O
. O

Shares O
in O
Mentmore ORG
Abbey ORG
edged O
two O
pence O
higher O
to O
81.5 O
pence O
, O
valuing O
the O
group O
at O
just O
under O
30 O
million O
stg O
. O

British ORG
Data ORG
Management ORG
's O
shares O
slipped O
0.5 O
pence O
to O
179.5p O
, O
valuing O
that O
company O
at O
around O
45 O
million O
stg O
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
4017 O



Hijacked O
Sudan LOC
plane O
lands O
at O
a O
London LOC
airport O
. O

STANSTED LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
hijacked O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
plane O
carrying O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
landed O
at O
Stansted LOC
airport O
just O
outside O
London LOC
early O
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
after O
flying O
from O
Cyprus LOC
, O
eyewitnesses O
said O
. O

The O
Airbus MISC
310 MISC
Flight MISC
150 MISC
, O
which O
was O
hijacked O
on O
Monday O
evening O
on O
its O
way O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
the O
Jordanian MISC
capital O
Amman LOC
, O
landed O
at O
4.30 O
a.m. O
( O
0330 O
GMT MISC
) O
after O
a O
flight O
of O
more O
than O
four O
hours O
. O

At O
least O
one O
of O
the O
unidentified O
hijackers O
was O
apparently O
armed O
with O
grenades O
and O
TNT O
and O
threatened O
to O
blow O
the O
plane O
up O
in O
Cyprus LOC
unless O
it O
was O
refuelled O
so O
they O
could O
fly O
to O
Britain LOC
to O
claim O
political O
asylum O
. O

" O
They O
will O
surrender O
the O
passengers O
there O
and O
surrender O
themselves O
, O
" O
police O
spokesman O
Glafcos PER
Xenos PER
told O
reporters O
at O
Cyprus LOC
's O
Larnaca LOC
airport O
. O

Security O
was O
tight O
at O
Stansted LOC
airport O
, O
which O
is O
about O
30 O
miles O
( O
50 O
km O
) O
northeast O
of O
the O
capital O
. O

Stansted LOC
has O
been O
designated O
as O
the O
preferred O
option O
for O
handling O
hijackings O
in O
southern O
England LOC
because O
it O
is O
more O
remote O
than O
Heathrow LOC
and O
Gatwick LOC
, O
London LOC
's O
two O
major O
airports O
, O
and O
handles O
less O
air O
traffic O
. O



Hijacked O
Sudan LOC
plane O
expected O
at O
London LOC
's O
Stansted LOC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
hijacked O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
plane O
with O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
on O
board O
was O
expected O
to O
land O
at O
London LOC
's O
Stansted LOC
airport O
later O
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
, O
a O
police O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

" O
That O
is O
the O
plan O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

That O
is O
where O
the O
plane O
is O
being O
directed O
to O
, O
" O
Ruth PER
Collin PER
of O
Essex LOC
police O
, O
the O
force O
responsible O
for O
Stansted LOC
, O
said O
. O

Stansted LOC
, O
London LOC
's O
third-busiest O
airport O
after O
Heathrow LOC
and O
Gatwick LOC
, O
is O
located O
about O
30 O
miles O
( O
48 O
km O
) O
northeast O
of O
the O
capital O
. O

British MISC
officials O
said O
they O
would O
much O
prefer O
to O
deal O
with O
a O
hijacking O
at O
Stansted LOC
because O
of O
its O
relatively O
remote O
location O
and O
because O
air O
traffic O
would O
be O
less O
badly O
disrupted O
there O
than O
at O
Heathrow LOC
or O
Gatwick LOC
. O

They O
said O
police O
and O
the O
emergency O
services O
were O
implementing O
a O
well-rehearsed O
contingency O
plan O
to O
handle O
the O
hijacking O
. O

The O
armed O
hijackers O
of O
the O
Airbus MISC
310 MISC
Flight MISC
150 MISC
, O
which O
is O
expected O
to O
arrive O
about O
4 O
a.m. O
( O
0300 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
have O
said O
they O
intend O
to O
surrender O
and O
seek O
political O
asylum O
in O
Britain LOC
. O

The O
plane O
was O
hijacked O
on O
its O
way O
from O
Khartoum LOC
to O
the O
Jordanian MISC
capital O
Amman LOC
on O
Monday O
evening O
and O
landed O
at O
Larnaca LOC
airport O
in O
Cyprus LOC
to O
refuel O
. O

The O
identity O
and O
number O
of O
the O
hijackers O
was O
not O
known O
. O

One O
of O
them O
negotiated O
through O
the O
pilot O
in O
English MISC
. O

The O
pilot O
said O
several O
hijackers O
appeared O
to O
be O
placed O
around O
the O
plane O
. O



Painted O
parrot O
scam O
lands O
Australian MISC
in O
jail O
. O

PERTH LOC
, O
Australia LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
conman O
who O
painted O
common O
Australian MISC
parrots O
with O
dye O
to O
make O
them O
look O
like O
rare O
birds O
worth O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
was O
jailed O
for O
fraud O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Denham PER
Peiris PER
painted O
six O
green O
parrots O
, O
worth O
about O
A$ MISC
100 O
( O
US$ MISC
79 O
) O
a O
pair O
, O
with O
a O
cinnamon O
hair O
dye O
and O
traded O
them O
as O
Indian MISC
Ringneck MISC
Parrots MISC
, O
valued O
at O
A$ MISC
14,000 O
a O
pair O
. O

Peiris PER
, O
32 O
, O
of O
Perth LOC
, O
was O
sentenced O
in O
the O
Western MISC
Australian MISC
District O
Court O
to O
two O
years O
in O
jail O
for O
fraud O
after O
trading O
three O
pairs O
of O
impostor O
birds O
for O
21 O
parrots O
worth O
a O
total O
of O
A$ MISC
28,000 O
. O

" O
Everyone O
was O
fooled O
, O
" O
said O
pet O
shop O
owner O
Shane PER
Drew PER
, O
who O
unknowingly O
traded O
the O
disguised O
birds O
. O

" O
I O
'd O
already O
had O
three O
local O
breeders O
have O
a O
look O
at O
them O
and O
sent O
photos O
and O
videos O
of O
the O
birds O
to O
the O
eastern O
states O
for O
authentication O
-- O
they O
said O
they O
're O
nice O
birds O
, O
" O
Drew PER
told O
reporters O
outside O
court O
. O

" O
After O
I O
was O
told O
they O
were O
dyed O
, O
I O
checked O
them O
over O
again O
. O

It O
was O
a O
perfect O
paint O
job O
except O
for O
one O
feather O
under O
a O
wing O
of O
one O
bird O
that O
was O
only O
half O
dyed O
, O
" O
Drew PER
said O
. O

Drew PER
said O
Peiris PER
, O
a O
bird O
enthusiast O
, O
would O
have O
succeeded O
with O
the O
fraud O
if O
he O
had O
not O
tried O
to O
trade O
a O
fourth O
pair O
of O
bogus O
birds O
after O
an O
associate O
had O
told O
police O
of O
the O
scam O
. O

If O
not O
for O
the O
informant O
, O
the O
painted O
parrots O
' O
true O
colours O
would O
not O
have O
been O
known O
for O
six O
months O
, O
he O
said O
. O

" O
They O
moult O
in O
the O
summer O
, O
so O
five O
or O
six O
months O
down O
the O
track O
, O
I O
would O
have O
looked O
like O
the O
guilty O
party O
, O
" O
Drew PER
said O
. O



NZ LOC
motorist O
's O
arrest O
brings O
free O
flight O
to O
Tonga LOC
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

A O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
motorist O
got O
an O
unexpected O
free O
flight O
to O
Tonga LOC
on O
Tuesday O
after O
being O
caught O
drinking O
and O
driving O
. O

The O
man O
drew O
attention O
to O
himself O
in O
the O
North PER
Island PER
town O
of O
Tauranga LOC
while O
trying O
to O
reverse O
his O
car O
out O
of O
a O
pothole O
on O
Saturday O
night O
. O

He O
spun O
the O
wheels O
so O
much O
that O
the O
tyres O
caught O
alight O
and O
smoke O
began O
pouring O
from O
under O
the O
bonnet O
, O
the O
New ORG
Zealand ORG
Press ORG
Association ORG
reported O
. O

Police O
arrested O
the O
man O
and O
charged O
him O
with O
drink-driving O
, O
but O
then O
iscovered O
he O
was O
wanted O
by O
the O
Immigration ORG
Service ORG
as O
an O
overstayer O
. O

The O
man O
was O
due O
to O
catch O
a O
flight O
to O
Nuku'alofa LOC
in O
Tonga LOC
later O
on O
Tuesday O
. O



Indonesia LOC
's O
SBPUs O
auction O
results O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
following O
is O
the O
result O
of O
central O
bank O
securities O
( O
SBPUs O
) O
auction O
on O
Tuesday O
at O
0800 O
GMT MISC
: O

SBPUs O
seven-day O
14-day O

Cut-off-rate O
( O
percent O
) O
15.75 O
16.00 O

Total O
( O
in O
billion O
rupiah O
) O
38.43 O
218.50 O

-- O
Jakarta LOC
newsroom O
+6221 O
384-6364 O



Seoul LOC
embassies O
warned O
of O
terrorist O
attacks O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-27 O

South LOC
Korea LOC
has O
told O
its O
overseas O
missions O
to O
step O
up O
security O
since O
its O
embassy O
in O
the O
former O
Yugoslavia LOC
received O
a O
threat O
over O
Seoul LOC
's O
crackdown O
on O
radical O
students O
, O
the O
foreign O
ministry O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

A O
letter O
to O
the O
Belgrade LOC
embassy O
on O
Monday O
under O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Macedonian ORG
Communist ORG
Party ORG
demanded O
South LOC
Korea LOC
release O
detained O
student O
leaders O
, O
a O
ministry O
spokesman O
said O
. O

" O
The O
letter O
said O
the O
party O
would O
assault O
the O
embassy O
, O
other O
South MISC
Korean-related MISC
facilities O
and O
Korean MISC
nationals O
unless O
our O
authorities O
released O
arrested O
students O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Nearly O
400 O
members O
of O
an O
outlawed O
student O
group O
were O
arrested O
after O
violent O
protests O
demanding O
reunification O
with O
communist O
North LOC
Korea LOC
were O
crushed O
by O
riot O
police O
at O
a O
Seoul LOC
university O
this O
month O
. O

Authorities O
branded O
the O
violence O
, O
in O
which O
a O
police O
officer O
was O
killed O
, O
as O
an O
act O
of O
terror O
. O

" O
The O
ministry O
has O
ordered O
the O
embassy O
to O
take O
urgent O
security O
measures O
against O
possible O
terrorist O
attacks O
, O
" O
the O
official O
said O
, O
asking O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O

It O
had O
called O
for O
similar O
precautions O
at O
other O
overseas O
missions O
, O
including O
those O
in O
Canada LOC
and O
Bangladesh LOC
where O
leftist O
groups O
have O
staged O
protests O
over O
the O
crackdown O
. O



Nuclear O
pact O
will O
be O
a O
step O
to O
disarmament-China MISC
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-27 O

China LOC
on O
Tuesday O
reaffirmed O
its O
support O
for O
a O
global O
nuclear O
test O
ban O
treaty O
blocked O
by O
India LOC
last O
week O
, O
saying O
the O
pact O
would O
be O
an O
important O
step O
in O
achieving O
total O
nuclear O
disarmament O
. O

" O
Although O
the O
final O
draft O
of O
the O
treaty O
probably O
did O
n't O
totally O
satisfy O
any O
country O
, O
it O
was O
in O
general O
balanced O
, O
" O
the O
official O
People ORG
's ORG
Daily ORG
newspaper O
said O
in O
a O
commentary O
. O

India LOC
blocked O
the O
Comprehensive MISC
Test MISC
Ban MISC
Treaty MISC
( O
CTBT MISC
) O
at O
the O
Conference MISC
on MISC
Disarmament MISC
in O
Geneva LOC
, O
saying O
the O
pact O
did O
not O
contain O
a O
clause O
committing O
the O
five O
declared O
nuclear O
powers O
to O
a O
timetable O
for O
nuclear O
disarmament O
. O

New LOC
Delhi LOC
's O
stance O
, O
which O
was O
seen O
as O
effectively O
thwarting O
2-1/2 O
years O
of O
negotiations O
at O
the O
Conference MISC
on MISC
Disarmament MISC
, O
drew O
widespread O
but O
generally O
muted O
foreign O
criticism O
. O

India LOC
has O
also O
pledged O
to O
oppose O
any O
forwarding O
of O
the O
draft O
treaty O
to O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
General ORG
Assembly ORG
. O

China LOC
said O
many O
countries O
had O
compromised O
to O
complete O
the O
treaty O
and O
that O
the O
issue O
of O
a O
disarmament O
schedule O
could O
be O
discussed O
in O
future O
negotiations O
. O

" O
The O
completion O
of O
the O
test O
ban O
treaty O
would O
be O
an O
important O
and O
practical O
step O
in O
the O
gradual O
process O
of O
achieving O
total O
nuclear O
disarmament O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

China LOC
has O
pledged O
support O
for O
the O
pact O
since O
reaching O
a O
deal O
with O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
that O
made O
international O
inspections O
of O
nuclear O
sites O
more O
difficult O
than O
in O
earlier O
drafts O
of O
the O
accord O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
China LOC
advocated O
the O
complete O
ban O
and O
destruction O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
but O
that O
there O
was O
little O
hope O
other O
nuclear O
powers O
would O
soon O
adopt O
the O
same O
stance O
. O

" O
Some O
nuclear O
powers O
stubbornly O
uphold O
policies O
of O
nuclear O
deterrence O
based O
on O
first O
use O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
, O
" O
it O
said O
. O

China LOC
held O
on O
July O
29 O
what O
it O
said O
would O
be O
its O
last O
nuclear O
test O
before O
a O
self-imposed O
moratorium O
that O
took O
effect O
the O
following O
day O
. O

China LOC
was O
the O
last O
declared O
nuclear O
power O
to O
announce O
a O
halt O
to O
testing O
. O



Japan LOC
declares O
food O
poisoning O
threat O
receding O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-27 O

The O
government O
said O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
the O
threat O
from O
a O
mysterious O
killer O
germ O
, O
while O
still O
requiring O
vigilance O
, O
appears O
to O
be O
receding O
in O
the O
western O
Japan LOC
city O
of O
Sakai LOC
, O
where O
the O
epidemic O
hit O
the O
hardest O
. O

The O
food O
poisoning O
epidemic O
caused O
by O
the O
O-157 MISC
colon O
bacillus O
in O
Sakai LOC
appears O
to O
be O
" O
settling O
down O
" O
, O
Health O
Minister O
Naoto PER
Kan PER
was O
quoted O
by O
a O
government O
spokesman O
as O
telling O
the O
cabinet O
. O

The O
O-157 MISC
colon O
bacillus O
has O
been O
found O
responsible O
for O
a O
widespread O
food O
poisoning O
epidemic O
that O
has O
killed O
11 O
people O
and O
made O
over O
9,500 O
ill O
this O
year O
. O

Sakai LOC
, O
near O
the O
regional O
commercial O
centre O
of O
Osaka LOC
, O
has O
been O
hit O
hardest O
by O
the O
deadly O
bacteria O
, O
with O
nearly O
6,500 O
, O
mostly O
schoolchildren O
, O
affected O
by O
the O
disease O
. O

Two O
children O
in O
Sakai LOC
have O
died O
from O
complications O
associated O
with O
the O
bacteria O
. O

Kan PER
told O
a O
cabinet O
meeting O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
no O
new O
victims O
have O
been O
reported O
since O
August O
8 O
, O
indicating O
that O
the O
peak O
has O
passed O
, O
at O
least O
for O
Sakai LOC
. O

Sakai LOC
officials O
agreed O
with O
the O
assessment O
, O
but O
said O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
feel O
relieved O
. O

" O
There O
are O
still O
patients O
hospitalised O
and O
problems O
which O
must O
be O
dealt O
with O
, O
" O
a O
city O
spokesman O
said O
, O
citing O
the O
issue O
of O
whether O
to O
allow O
children O
infected O
with O
the O
bacteria O
but O
not O
showing O
symptoms O
to O
attend O
school O
from O
September O
. O

Health O
authorities O
believe O
school O
lunches O
were O
the O
source O
of O
the O
food O
poisoning O
in O
Sakai LOC
, O
but O
researchers O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
pinpoint O
the O
exact O
source O
of O
the O
infection O
. O

The O
outbreak O
has O
prompted O
authorities O
to O
tighten O
sanitary O
standards O
at O
slaughterhouses O
and O
meatpacking O
plants O
and O
sparked O
calls O
for O
an O
overhaul O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
school O
lunch O
programme O
. O

The O
ministers O
agreed O
at O
Tuesday O
's O
cabinet O
meeting O
to O
step O
up O
inspection O
measures O
for O
school O
lunches O
in O
September O
and O
October O
, O
when O
schools O
around O
the O
country O
resume O
. O

Japan LOC
's O
Agriculture ORG
Ministry ORG
also O
announced O
that O
it O
will O
compile O
hygiene O
guidelines O
based O
on O
U.S. LOC
government O
methods O
of O
checking O
the O
safety O
of O
farm O
produce O
to O
prevent O
another O
outbreak O
of O
the O
epidemic O
. O

As O
of O
Monday O
, O
31 O
children O
were O
still O
hospitalised O
in O
Sakai LOC
city O
, O
of O
whom O
six O
were O
in O
serious O
condition O
. O



Japan LOC
aluminium O
shipments O
surge O
8.9 O
pct O
in O
July O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Japanese MISC
shipments O
of O
aluminium O
mill O
products O
in O
July O
surged O
8.9 O
percent O
over O
the O
same O
month O
last O
year O
to O
224,609 O
tonnes O
, O
while O
production O
rose O
6.4 O
percent O
to O
222,457 O
tonnes O
, O
according O
to O
preliminary O
data O
released O
on O
Tuesday O
by O
the O
Japan ORG
Aluminium ORG
Federation ORG
. O

The O
surge O
reflected O
strong O
demand O
from O
the O
beverage O
can O
and O
housing O
construction O
sectors O
, O
federation O
officials O
said O
. O

Figures O
released O
two O
weeks O
ago O
from O
Japan LOC
's O
seven O
largest O
mills O
already O
showed O
that O
Japan LOC
's O
can O
sheet O
output O
reached O
its O
highest O
monthly O
level O
ever O
in O
July O
, O
reflecting O
above-average O
temperatures O
that O
sparked O
a O
jump O
in O
beer O
consumption O
. O

A O
federation O
official O
added O
that O
the O
half-year O
through O
September O
1996 O
also O
appeared O
likely O
to O
set O
a O
new O
record O
for O
can O
production O
, O
despite O
cooler O
temperatures O
in O
August O
. O

July O
inventories O
stood O
at O
75,632 O
tonnes O
, O
down O
2.6 O
percent O
from O
the O
prior O
month O
. O

July O
foil O
output O
was O
off O
0.2 O
percent O
year-on-year O
at O
11,525 O
tonnes O
, O
while O
foil O
shipments O
fell O
0.8 O
percent O
to O
11,244 O
tonnes O
. O

June O
mill O
output O
data O
were O
revised O
slightly O
downward O
to O
210,622 O
tonnes O
from O
the O
preliminary O
210,683 O
, O
while O
shipments O
were O
revised O
marginally O
upward O
to O
213,989 O
tonnes O
from O
213,845 O
. O

Final O
figures O
for O
June O
pegged O
can O
stock O
shipments O
at O
40,144 O
tonnes O
, O
up O
2.4 O
percent O
year-on-year O
. O

Shipments O
to O
the O
auto O
sector O
fell O
5.5 O
percent O
to O
15,286 O
tonnes O
, O
while O
the O
construction O
sector O
rose O
2.4 O
percent O
to O
79,390 O
tonnes O
. O

Exports O
dipped O
3.7 O
percent O
to O
18,867 O
tonnes O
. O

-- O
Tokyo ORG
Commodities ORG
Desk ORG
( O
81-3 O
3432 O
6179 O
) O



China LOC
thanks O
Gabon LOC
for O
support O
on O
human O
rights O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-27 O

China LOC
has O
publicly O
thanked O
Gabon LOC
for O
its O
strong O
support O
at O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
Human ORG
Rights ORG
Commission ORG
, O
where O
Beijing LOC
has O
come O
under O
attack O
from O
Western MISC
nations O
for O
its O
human O
rights O
record O
. O

China LOC
's O
President O
Jiang PER
Zemin PER
offered O
his O
gratitude O
in O
a O
meeting O
on O
Monday O
with O
visiting O
Gabon LOC
President O
Omar PER
Bongo PER
, O
the O
official O
Xinhua ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

Jiang PER
also O
acknowledged O
the O
Central MISC
African MISC
nation O
's O
support O
for O
China LOC
's O
stance O
on O
Taiwan LOC
, O
which O
Beijing LOC
views O
as O
a O
renegade O
province O
, O
while O
Bongo PER
was O
quoted O
as O
thanking O
China LOC
for O
economic O
and O
technological O
aid O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
late O
on O
Monday O
. O

In O
April O
, O
China LOC
quashed O
a O
draft O
resolution O
by O
the O
U.N. ORG
Human ORG
Rights ORG
Commission ORG
expressing O
concern O
over O
continuing O
reports O
of O
Beijing LOC
's O
violations O
of O
fundamental O
freedoms O
. O

After O
the O
defeat O
of O
the O
resolution O
, O
drafted O
by O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
and O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
China LOC
's O
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
thanked O
26 O
countries O
for O
backing O
its O
motion O
for O
" O
no O
action O
" O
on O
the O
document O
. O

It O
was O
the O
sixth O
year O
in O
a O
row O
that O
China LOC
avoided O
censure O
at O
the O
U.N. ORG
's O
main O
human O
rights O
forum O
. O

China LOC
has O
been O
accused O
of O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
human O
rights O
abuses O
, O
often O
in O
violation O
of O
its O
own O
legal O
code O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
silence O
dissent O
. O

A O
Xinhua ORG
commentary O
earlier O
this O
year O
said O
a O
plot O
by O
the O
West MISC
to O
force O
its O
human O
rights O
standards O
and O
values O
on O
other O
countries O
was O
doomed O
to O
failure O
. O



Taiwan LOC
's O
Cooperative ORG
Bank ORG
cuts O
prime O
lending O
rate O
. O

TAIPEI LOC
1996-08-27 O

Cooperative ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Taiwan ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
island O
's O
leading O
state-run O
banks O
, O
said O
it O
was O
cutting O
its O
prime O
lending O
rate O
by O
0.05 O
percentage O
point O
, O
effective O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
was O
cutting O
its O
prime O
lending O
rate O
to O
7.35 O
percent O
from O
7.40 O
percent O
. O

It O
also O
would O
cut O
its O
three-month-to-three-year O
time O
deposit O
rates O
by O
between O
0.05 O
and O
0.10 O
percentage O
points O
. O

The O
moves O
made O
Cooperative ORG
the O
first O
major O
bank O
to O
cut O
rates O
in O
response O
to O
a O
call O
on O
Friday O
from O
central O
bank O
governor O
Sheu PER
Yuan-dong PER
. O

In O
the O
central O
bank O
's O
latest O
bid O
to O
jumpstart O
Taiwan LOC
's O
sluggish O
economy O
, O
Sheu PER
ordered O
a O
reduction O
of O
up O
to O
a O
half-percentage O
point O
in O
banks O
' O
reserve O
requirements O
and O
called O
on O
commercial O
banks O
to O
pass O
on O
the O
savings O
in O
the O
form O
of O
interest O
rate O
reductions O
. O

-- O
Taipei ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
5080815 O
) O



Palestinians MISC
to O
strike O
over O
Jerusalem LOC
demolition O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-27 O

Palestinian MISC
leaders O
in O
Jerusalem LOC
called O
on O
Tuesday O
for O
a O
two-hour O
strike O
to O
protest O
what O
they O
called O
Israel LOC
's O
war O
on O
Arab LOC
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
after O
police O
demolished O
a O
building O
there O
. O

Israeli MISC
police O
demolished O
a O
10 O
metre O
( O
yard O
) O
by O
20 O
metre O
structure O
in O
Jerusalem LOC
's O
Old LOC
City LOC
they O
said O
had O
been O
built O
with O
funding O
from O
the O
Palestinian ORG
self-rule ORG
Authority ORG
for O
use O
as O
a O
social O
club O
. O

Police O
used O
a O
huge O
crane O
to O
lift O
a O
bulldozer O
over O
the O
Old LOC
City LOC
's O
walls O
to O
reach O
the O
building O
amidst O
narrow O
alleys O
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

Bystanders O
at O
the O
scene O
said O
work O
had O
begun O
on O
the O
building O
in O
1991 O
and O
it O
had O
yet O
to O
be O
completed O
when O
the O
Israeli MISC
police O
bulldozed O
it O
. O

The O
Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
was O
set O
up O
under O
the O
1993 O
PLO-Israel MISC
interim O
peace O
deal O
. O

" O
There O
has O
been O
a O
call O
for O
a O
general O
strike O
between O
one O
( O
1000 O
GMT MISC
) O
and O
three O
o'clock O
, O
" O
Palestinian MISC
lawmaker O
Ahmed PER
Hashem PER
Zighayer PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

" O
This O
is O
a O
war O
that O
has O
been O
declared O
on O
us O
and O
we O
want O
our O
people O
to O
come O
and O
see O
the O
site O
where O
they O
declared O
the O
war O
. O
" O

Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
's O
government O
, O
which O
took O
office O
in O
June O
, O
has O
said O
it O
will O
not O
allow O
the O
Authority ORG
, O
set O
up O
under O
a O
1993 O
interim O
peace O
deal O
to O
control O
parts O
of O
the O
Gaza LOC
Strip LOC
and O
West LOC
Bank LOC
, O
to O
operate O
in O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

Israel LOC
's O
previous O
government O
held O
the O
same O
position O
but O
in O
general O
turned O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
activity O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
demolition O
came O
a O
day O
after O
PLO ORG
officials O
said O
they O
had O
bowed O
to O
Netanyahu PER
's O
demand O
they O
close O
offices O
in O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

They O
said O
two O
of O
the O
three O
offices O
Israel LOC
wanted O
closed O
had O
been O
shut O
. O

Netanyahu PER
has O
made O
closure O
of O
the O
three O
offices O
a O
condition O
for O
resuming O
peace O
negotiations O
with O
the O
Palestine ORG
Liberation ORG
Organisation ORG
( O
PLO ORG
) O
. O

Israel LOC
captured O
Arab LOC
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
in O
the O
1967 O
Middle LOC
East LOC
war O
and O
annexed O
it O
. O

It O
says O
it O
will O
never O
cede O
any O
part O
of O
the O
city O
. O

Palestinians MISC
want O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
as O
capital O
of O
a O
future O
state O
. O

The O
city O
is O
up O
for O
negotiation O
at O
final O
peace O
talks O
which O
have O
yet O
to O
resume O
under O
Netanyahu PER
. O



SEC ORG
adopts O
rules O
to O
improve O
investor O
access O
to O
best O
stock O
prices O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchange ORG
Commission ORG
Wednesday O
approved O
rules O
designed O
to O
give O
stock O
market O
investors O
a O
better O
chance O
at O
getting O
the O
best O
price O
available O
for O
their O
orders O
. O

The O
so-called O
order O
handling O
rules O
, O
which O
were O
proposed O
last O
September O
, O
were O
approved O
in O
a O
4-0 O
vote O
. O

The O
new O
rules O
will O
require O
specialists O
at O
stock O
exchanges O
and O
market O
makers O
on O
Nasdaq MISC
to O
allow O
customers O
to O
view O
price O
quotes O
from O
other O
electronic O
trading O
systems O
that O
may O
not O
be O
readily O
available O
to O
them O
. O

The O
rules O
will O
also O
require O
that O
customer O
limit O
orders O
be O
displayed O
with O
prices O
better O
than O
those O
available O
in O
quotes O
publicly O
available O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Specialists O
and O
market O
makers O
are O
companies O
or O
individuals O
recognised O
as O
qualified O
to O
maintain O
an O
orderly O
market O
in O
a O
stock O
. O

In O
a O
limit O
order O
, O
investors O
specify O
the O
price O
at O
which O
they O
are O
willing O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
, O
as O
opposed O
to O
a O
market O
order O
executed O
at O
prevailing O
prices O
. O

" O
These O
rules O
are O
intended O
to O
empower O
all O
investors O
, O
by O
allowing O
their O
orders O
to O
compete O
on O
a O
level O
playing O
field O
, O
and O
by O
providing O
the O
disclosure O
they O
need O
to O
make O
informed O
decisions O
, O
" O
said O
SEC ORG
Chairman O
Arthur PER
Levitt PER
. O

The O
SEC ORG
's O
goal O
, O
he O
added O
, O
was O
to O
create O
" O
one O
system O
where O
one O
price O
could O
be O
available O
to O
everybody O
. O
" O

The O
director O
of O
the O
SEC ORG
's O
division O
of O
market O
regulation O
, O
Richard PER
Lindsey PER
, O
said O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
firms O
will O
probably O
need O
to O
spend O
about O
$ O
7 O
million O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
improvements O
called O
for O
by O
the O
new O
rules O
. O

In O
proposing O
the O
rules O
last O
year O
, O
the O
SEC ORG
noted O
that O
while O
technology O
has O
improved O
, O
commonplace O
practices O
still O
existed O
that O
worked O
against O
investors O
' O
best O
interests O
. O

It O
noted O
that O
customers O
whose O
orders O
were O
not O
displayed O
lost O
the O
chance O
of O
getting O
the O
best O
possible O
price O
available O
in O
the O
market O
. O

It O
also O
cited O
the O
potential O
problem O
of O
a O
two-tiered O
market O
in O
which O
market O
makers O
quote O
one O
price O
to O
public O
investors O
while O
quoting O
better O
prices O
in O
private O
systems O
, O
thus O
robbing O
investors O
without O
access O
to O
" O
hidden O
" O
quotes O
the O
benefit O
of O
the O
best O
available O
prices O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
the O
SEC ORG
settled O
charges O
of O
alleged O
malpractices O
on O
Nasdaq MISC
when O
the O
parent O
of O
the O
Nasdaq MISC
market O
, O
the O
National ORG
Association ORG
of ORG
Securities ORG
Dealers ORG
, O
agreed O
to O
spend O
$ O
100 O
million O
over O
five O
years O
to O
upgrade O
its O
oversight O
of O
brokers O
' O
trading O
practices O
. O

The O
SEC ORG
dropped O
a O
third O
proposal O
that O
would O
have O
allowed O
investors O
with O
market O
orders O
to O
trade O
at O
a O
better O
price O
if O
there O
were O
shifts O
in O
prices O
before O
their O
orders O
were O
executed O
. O

The O
agency O
said O
it O
would O
monitor O
effects O
of O
the O
two O
new O
rules O
before O
considering O
the O
" O
price O
improvement O
" O
proposal O
again O
. O

The O
agency O
also O
proposed O
rule O
changes O
that O
would O
require O
continuous O
" O
bid O
" O
and O
" O
ask O
" O
quotations O
from O
exchange O
specialists O
and O
market O
makers O
who O
trade O
more O
than O
1 O
percent O
of O
a O
stock O
during O
any O
quarter O
on O
Nasdaq MISC
. O

The O
SEC ORG
's O
limit O
order O
display O
rule O
will O
mean O
a O
major O
change O
for O
Nasdaq MISC
, O
where O
such O
orders O
have O
never O
been O
displayed O
. O

The O
president O
of O
the O
Nasdaq MISC
, O
Alfred PER
Berkeley PER
, O
was O
to O
hold O
a O
news O
conference O
Wednesday O
afternoon O
to O
elaborate O
on O
the O
new O
rules O
' O
effects O
on O
the O
market O
, O
the O
second O
largest O
in O
the O
world O
. O



ITALIAN MISC
CABINET O
APPROVES O
TELEVISION O
DECREE O
. O

ROME LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
Italian MISC
cabinet O
on O
Wednesday O
granted O
a O
reprieve O
for O
media O
mogul O
Silvio PER
Berlusconi PER
's O
Mediaset ORG
television O
empire O
with O
a O
decree O
extending O
the O
current O
legal O
framework O
for O
television O
stations O
until O
January O
31 O
, O
1997 O
. O

The O
decree O
plugs O
a O
legal O
void O
in O
which O
magistrates O
could O
have O
forced O
the O
former O
prime O
minister O
to O
take O
one O
of O
the O
three O
stations O
he O
controls O
off O
the O
air O
because O
of O
a O
court O
ruling O
that O
no O
single O
proprietor O
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
keep O
three O
channels O
. O



Passengers O
injured O
in O
train O
collision O
in O
Linz LOC
. O

LINZ LOC
, O
Austria LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
passenger O
train O
collided O
with O
a O
locomotive O
at O
a O
main O
railway O
station O
in O
Linz LOC
on O
Wednesday O
and O
police O
said O
around O
10 O
people O
were O
injured O
. O

Austrian MISC
television O
reported O
earlier O
that O
more O
than O
20 O
had O
been O
hurt O
in O
the O
accident O
at O
the O
station O
in O
Linz LOC
, O
300 O
km O
( O
180 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
Vienna LOC
. O

" O
One O
locomotive O
was O
stationary O
and O
the O
passenger O
train O
collided O
into O
the O
back O
of O
it O
, O
" O
a O
police O
spokesman O
in O
Linz LOC
told O
Reuters ORG
by O
telephone O
. O

The O
express O
passenger O
train O
travelling O
from O
Steyr LOC
, O
southeast O
of O
Linz LOC
, O
with O
around O
80 O
people O
on O
board O
, O
hit O
the O
back O
of O
a O
service O
locomotive O
used O
to O
shunt O
wagons O
into O
sidings O
. O

The O
police O
spokesman O
said O
he O
was O
not O
sure O
whether O
any O
more O
passengers O
were O
still O
trapped O
in O
the O
wreckage O
. O

Doctors O
and O
medical O
staff O
from O
a O
hospital O
across O
the O
road O
from O
the O
station O
were O
at O
the O
scene O
of O
the O
accident O
within O
minutes O
and O
were O
able O
to O
treat O
the O
injured O
quickly O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Greater O
damage O
was O
averted O
as O
the O
driver O
of O
the O
passenger O
train O
had O
time O
to O
apply O
his O
emergency O
brakes O
before O
the O
collision O
occurred O
, O
a O
state O
railways O
spokesman O
told O
Austrian MISC
news O
agency O
APA ORG
. O



Saskatchewan ORG
Wheat ORG
Pool ORG
eyes O
hog O
market O
. O

WINNIPEG LOC
1996-08-28 O

Canada LOC
's O
largest O
grain O
handling O
firm O
said O
Wednesday O
it O
expects O
to O
forge O
a O
partnership O
with O
hog O
farmers O
by O
1997 O
with O
a O
view O
to O
expanding O
the O
company O
's O
scope O
into O
pork O
production O
. O

" O
Saskatchewan LOC
is O
well O
positioned O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
growing O
world O
markets O
for O
pork O
, O
" O
Saskatchewan ORG
Wheat ORG
Pool ORG
chief O
executive O
Don PER
Loewen PER
said O
in O
a O
company O
statement O
. O

SWP ORG
said O
it O
was O
analyzing O
potential O
partnerships O
with O
hog O
farmers O
and O
expected O
the O
first O
deal O
to O
be O
in O
place O
in O
1997 O
. O

The O
end O
of O
Canada LOC
's O
rail O
freight O
subsidy O
last O
year O
caused O
a O
shift O
in O
feed O
grain O
production O
to O
the O
eastern O
Prairie O
. O

Analysts O
said O
livestock O
production O
would O
likely O
shift O
to O
the O
eastern O
Prairie O
rather O
than O
feed O
grains O
being O
shipped O
to O
the O
western O
Prairie O
. O

SWP ORG
said O
it O
may O
develop O
pork O
production O
systems O
that O
provide O
farmers O
with O
large O
integrated O
units O
, O
and O
it O
may O
consider O
contracting O
programs O
between O
producers O
and O
packers O
which O
would O
operate O
within O
the O
existing O
hog O
market O
framework O
. O

Saskatchewan ORG
Pork ORG
International ORG
Marketing ORG
Group ORG
has O
an O
export O
monopoly O
but O
some O
Saskatchewan LOC
farmers O
earlier O
this O
month O
called O
for O
an O
open O
market O
in O
hogs O
. O

-- O
Gilbert PER
Le PER
Gras PER
204 O
947 O
3548 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
ROVERETO MISC
INTERNATIONAL MISC
MEETING O
RESULTS O
. O

ROVERETO LOC
, O
Italy LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
results O
from O
an O

international O
athletics O
meeting O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Women O
's O
long O
jump O
: O

1. O
Ludmila PER
Ninova PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6.72 O
metres O

2. O
Heike PER
Drechsler PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6.65 O

3. O
Fiona PER
May PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6.64 O

Men O
's O
110 O
metres O
hurdles O
: O

1. O
Emilio PER
Valle PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
13.42 O
seconds O

2. O
Steve PER
Brown PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
13.45 O

3. O
Andrea PER
Giaconi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
13.80 O

Women O
's O
100 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Chandra PER
Sturrup PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
11.34 O
seconds O

2. O
Natalya PER
Voronova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
11.53 O

3. O
Gabi PER
Rokmeier PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
11.61 O

Men O
's O
javelin O
: O

1. O
Sergey PER
Makarov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
85.26 O
metres O

2. O
Tom PER
Pukstys PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
84.20 O

3. O
Peter PER
Blank PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
81.64 O

Men O
's O
100 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Osmond PER
Ezinwa PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
10.13 O
seconds O

2. O
Davidson PER
Ezinwa PER
( O
Nigeria LOC
) O
10.18 O

3. O
Stefano PER
Tilli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
10.43 O

Men O
's O
400 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Davis PER
Kamoga PER
( O
Uganda LOC
) O
45.15 O
seconds O

2. O
Marco PER
Vaccari PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
46.16 O

3. O
Kennedy PER
Ochieng PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
46.21 O

Women O
's O
pole O
vault O
: O

1. O
Mariacarla PER
Bresciani PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
3.85 O
metres O

2. O
Andrea PER
Muller PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
3.75 O

3. O
Nastja PER
Rysich PER
( O
germany LOC
) O
3.75 O

Women O
's O
800 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Ana PER
Fidelia PER
Quirot PER
( O
Cuba LOC
) O
1 O
minute O
58.98 O
seconds O

2. O
Letitia PER
Vriesde PER
( O
Surinam LOC
) O
2:00.39 O

3. O
Inez PER
Turner PER
( O
Jamaica LOC
) O
2:00.91 O

Men O
's O
high O
jump O
: O

1. O
Wolfgang PER
Kreissig PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
2.20 O
metres O

2. O
Kostantin PER
Matusevitch PER
( O
Israel LOC
) O
2.20 O

3. O
Michele PER
Buiatti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
2.15 O

Men O
's O
800 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Robert PER
Kibet PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
1:45.24 O

2. O
Vincent PER
Malakwen PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
1:45.62 O

3. O
Philip PER
Kibitok PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
1:46.09 O

Women O
's O
javelin O
: O

1. O
Oksana PER
Ovchinnikova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
58.94 O
metres O

2. O
Natalya PER
Shikolenko PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
57.44 O

3. O
Silke PER
Renk PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
56.70 O

Women O
's O
400 O
metres O
hurdles O
: O

1. O
Virna PER
De PER
Angeli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
55.66 O

2. O
Natalya PER
Torshina PER
( O
Kazakhstan LOC
) O
55.99 O

3. O
Anna PER
Knoroz PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
57.02 O

Men O
's O
400 O
metres O
hurdles O
: O

1. O
Lauren PER
Ottoz PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
49.16 O

2. O
Brian PER
Bronson PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
49.67 O

3. O
John PER
Ridgeon PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
49.83 O

Men O
's O
3,000 O
metres O
: O

1. O
Luke PER
Kipkosgei PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
7:46.91 O

2. O
Alessandro PER
Lambruschini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
7:47.78 O

3. O
Richard PER
Kosgei PER
( O
Kenya LOC
) O
7:48.38 O



GOLF LOC
- O
BRITISH MISC
MASTERS MISC
FIRST O
ROUND O
SCORES O
. O

NORTHAMPTON LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
completed O

first-round O
scores O
in O
the O
rain-affected O
British MISC
Masters MISC
golf O

championship O
at O
Collingtree LOC
Park LOC
on O
Wednesday O
( O
Britain LOC
unless O

stated O
) O
: O

66 O
Gavin PER
Levenson PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O

68 O
Colin PER
Montgomerie PER

69 O
Jose PER
Coceres PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
, O
Raymond PER
Russell PER
, O
Robert PER
Allenby PER

( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
David PER
Gilford PER
, O
Stuart PER
Cage PER
, O
Mike PER
Clayton PER

( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
Mark PER
Roe PER
, O
Emanuele PER
Canonica PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

70 O
Francisco PER
Cea PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
David PER
Howell PER
, O
Peter PER
Hedblom PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O

71 O
Steven PER
Bottomley PER
, O
Ove PER
Sellberg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Joakim PER
Haeggman PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Stephen PER
Ames PER
( O
Trinidad LOC
and LOC
Tobago LOC
) O
, O
Klas PER
Eriksson PER

( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Roger PER
Chapman PER
, O
Mark PER
Davis PER
, O
Pierre PER
Fulke PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O

Martin PER
Gates PER
, O
Anders PER
Haglund PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O

72 O
Niclas PER
Fasth PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Michael PER
Jonzon PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
, O
Chistian PER

Cevaer PER
( O
France LOC
) O
, O
Thomas PER
Bjorn PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
, O
Tony PER
Johnstone PER

( O
Zimbabwe LOC
) O
, O
Padraig PER
Harrington PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
, O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
David PER
Carter PER

73 O
Ross PER
McFarlane PER
, O
Domingo PER
Hospital PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Seve PER
Ballesteros PER

( O
Spain LOC
) O
, O
Paul PER
Broadhurst PER
, O
Greg PER
Turner PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
, O
Mike PER

Harwood PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
, O
Brenden PER
Pappas PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
, O
Peter PER

Teravainen PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
, O
Jean PER
Van PER
de PER
Velde PER
( O
France LOC
) O
, O
Oyvind PER
Rojahn PER

( O
Norway LOC
) O
, O
Stephen PER
McAllister PER
, O
Neal PER
Briggs PER

Note O
: O
77 O
players O
to O
complete O
their O
first O
rounds O
on O
Thursday O



CYCLING O
- O
KELLY PER
WINS O
WORLD O
TIME O
TRIAL O
TITLE O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-28 O

Shane PER
Kelly PER
of O
Australia LOC
retained O
the O
world O
one-kilometre O
time O
trial O
title O
at O
the O
world O
track O
championships O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
with O
a O
track O
record O
time O
of O
one O
minute O
2.777 O
seconds O
. O

Kelly PER
averaged O
57.345 O
kph O
to O
beat O
Soren PER
Lausgberg PER
of O
Germany LOC
by O
eighteen O
hundredths O
of O
a O
second O
. O

The O
bronze O
medal O
went O
to O
another O
German MISC
, O
Jan PER
Van PER
Eijden PER
, O
in O
1:04.541 O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
VAN PER
HEESWIJK PER
WINS O
SECOND O
STAGE O
OF O
TOUR MISC
OF MISC
NETHERLANDS MISC
. O

ALMERE LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
placings O
in O

the O
195-km O
second O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Netherlands MISC
between O

Haarlem LOC
and O
Almere LOC
on O
Wednesday O
: O

1. O
Max PER
van PER
Heeswijk PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
4 O
hours O
39 O
minutes O

six O
seconds O
. O

2. O
Johan PER
Capiot PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG

3. O
Sven PER
Teutenberg PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
U.S. ORG
Postal ORG

4. O
Erik PER
Zabel PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Telekom ORG

5. O
Federico PER
Colonna PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Mapei ORG

6. O
Jans PER
Koerts PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Palmans ORG

7. O
Michel PER
Zanoli PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
MX ORG
Onda ORG

8 O
.Giuseppe PER
Citterio PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki PER

9 O
.Robbie PER
McEwen PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG

10. O
Kaspars PER
Ozers PER
( O
Latvia LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
all O
same O
time O

Leading O
overall O
placings O
after O
two O
stages O
: O

1. O
Colonna PER
8:22:00 O

2. O
Van PER
Heeswijk PER
1 O
second O
behind O

3. O
McEwen PER
same O
time O

4. O
Teutenberg PER
4 O
seconds O

5. O
Capiot PER
5 O

6. O
Koerts PER
7 O

7. O
Ozers PER
8 O

8. O
Gianluca PER
Corini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki PER
same O
time O

9. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
9 O

10. O
George PER
Hincapie PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
same O
time O



CYCLING O
- O
VAN PER
HEESWIJK PER
WINS O
TOUR MISC
OF MISC
NETHERLANDS MISC
SECOND O
STAGE O
. O

ALMERE LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
results O
and O
overall O
standings O
after O
the O
195 O
kilometre O
second O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Netherlands MISC
between O
Haarlem LOC
and O
Almere LOC
on O
Wednesday O
. O

1. O
Max PER
van PER
Heeswijk PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
4 O
hours O
39 O
minutes O
six O
seconds O
. O

2. O
Johan PER
Capiot PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG

3. O
Sven PER
Teutenberg PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
U.S. ORG
Postal ORG

4. O
Erik PER
Zabel PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Telekom ORG

5. O
Federico PER
Colonna PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Mapei ORG

6. O
Jans PER
Koerts PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Palmans ORG

7. O
Michel PER
Zanoli PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
MX ORG
Onda ORG

8. O
Giuseppe PER
Citterio PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki PER

9. O
Robbie PER
McEwen PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG

10. O
Kaspars PER
Ozers PER
( O
Latvia LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
all O
same O
time O
. O

Leading O
overall O
standings O
after O
second O
stage O
. O

1. O
Colonna PER
8:22:00 O

2. O
Van PER
Heeswijk PER
1 O
second O
behind O

3. O
McEwen PER
same O
time O

4. O
Teutenberg PER
4 O
seconds O

5. O
Capiot PER
5 O

6. O
Koerts PER
7 O

7. O
Ozers PER
8 O

8. O
Gianluca PER
Corini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki PER
same O
time O

9. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
9 O

10. O
George PER
Hincapie PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
same O
time O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
WORLD O
CHAMPIONSHIPS O
RESULTS O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
from O
the O

world O
track O
cycling O
championships O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Men O
's O
individual O
pursuit O
: O

Selected O
result O
from O
first O
round O

Chris PER
Boardman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
4:13.353 O
seconds O
( O
world O
record O
) O
caught O

Jens PER
Lehman PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

Quarter-finals O

Boardman PER
4:14.784 O
caught O
Edouard PER
Gritson PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O

Francis PER
Moreau PER
( O
France LOC
) O
4:16.274 O
beat O
Heiko PER
Szonn PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

4:21.715 O

Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
4:17.551 O
beat O
Michael PER
Sandstod PER

( O
Denmark LOC
) O
4:24.660 O

Alexei PER
Markov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
4:19.762 O
beat O
Mariano PER
Friedick PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

4:20.241 O

one O
kilometre O
time-trial O
final O

1. O
Shane PER
Kelly PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
1 O
minute O
02.777 O
seconds O

2. O
Soren PER
Lausberg PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
1:02.795 O

3. O
Jan PER
Van PER
Eiden PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
1:04.541 O

4. O
Herve PER
Thuet PER
( O
France LOC
) O
1:04.732 O

5. O
Grzegorz PER
Krejner PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
1:04.834 O

6. O
Ainars PER
Kiksis PER
( O
Latvia LOC
) O
1:04.896 O

7. O
Dimitrios PER
Georgalis PER
( O
Greece LOC
) O
1:05.022 O

8. O
Jose PER
Moreno PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
1:05.219 O

9. O
Keiji PER
Kojima PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
1:05.300 O

10. O
Graham PER
Sharman PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
1:05.406 O

11. O
Jose PER
Escuredo PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
1:05.731 O

12. O
Craig PER
MacLean PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
1:05.735 O

13. O
Christian PER
Meidlinger PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
1:05.850 O

14. O
Darren PER
McKenzie-Potter PER
( O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
) O
1:06.289 O

15. O
Masanaga PER
Shiohara PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
1:06.615 O

16. O
Jean-Pierre PER
Van PER
Zyl PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
1:07.258 O

Keirin LOC
final O

1. O
Marty PER
Nothstein PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
, O
last O
200 O
metres O
in O
10.982 O
seconds O
. O

2. O
Gary PER
Neiwand PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

3. O
Frederic PER
Magne PER
( O
France LOC
) O

4. O
Pavel PER
Buran PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O

5. O
Michael PER
Hubner PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O

6. O
Laurent PER
Gane PER
( O
France LOC
) O

Madison LOC
final O
( O
50 O
kms O
) O

1. O
Silvio PER
Martinelli PER
- O
Marco PER
Villa PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
34 O
points O
, O
in O
a O

time O
of O
55 O
minutes O
47.4 O
seconds O

2. O
Scott PER
McGrory PER
- O
Stephen PER
Pate PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
25 O

3. O
Andreas PER
Kappes PER
- O
Carsten PER
Wolf PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
23 O

4. O
Kurt PER
Betschart PER
- O
Bruno PER
Risi PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
22 O

5. O
Gabriel PER
Curuchet PER
- O
Juan PER
Curuchet PER
( O
Argentine MISC
) O
15 O

6. O
Peter PER
Pieters PER
- O
Tomas PER
Post PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
14 O

7. O
J PER
immi PER
Madsen PER
- O
Jens PER
Veggerby PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
14 O

8. O
Isaac PER
Galvez-Lopez PER
- O
Juan PER
Llaneras PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
11 O

9. O
Wolfgang PER
Kotzmann PER
- O
Franz PER
Stocher PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
5 O

10. O
Christophe PER
Capelle PER
- O
Jean-Michel PER
Monin PER
( O
France LOC
) O
2 O



CYCLING O
- O
BOARDMAN PER
FULFILS O
WORLD O
RECORD O
PREDICTION O
. O

Martin PER
Ayres PER

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-28 O

Britain LOC
's O
Chris PER
Boardman PER
fulfilled O
his O
prediction O
that O
he O
would O
break O
the O
world O
4,000 O
metres O
world O
record O
in O
the O
world O
track O
cycling O
championships O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Boardman PER
clocked O
four O
minutes O
13.353 O
seconds O
to O
slice O
more O
than O
six O
seconds O
from O
the O
previous O
world O
mark O
of O
4:19.699 O
set O
by O
Olympic MISC
champion O
Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
of O
Italy LOC
in O
Atlanta LOC
in O
July O
. O

Collinelli PER
qualified O
in O
second O
place O
, O
also O
beating O
his O
old O
record O
in O
4:17.696 O
. O

" O
I O
was O
very O
nervous O
before O
the O
start O
but O
then O
I O
was O
amazed O
by O
the O
speed O
of O
my O
ride O
, O
" O
Boardman PER
said O
. O
" O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
can O
go O
any O
faster O
. O

Who O
knows O
what O
will O
happen O
in O
the O
later O
stages O
? O
" O

Boardman PER
, O
28 O
, O
did O
not O
contest O
the O
Olympic MISC
pursuit O
because O
of O
its O
proximity O
to O
the O
Tour MISC
de MISC
France MISC
in O
which O
he O
led O
the O
French MISC
GAN ORG
team O
. O

However O
, O
he O
took O
a O
bronze O
medal O
in O
the O
Olympic MISC
road O
time-trial O
and O
then O
returned O
home O
to O
prepare O
for O
the O
world O
track O
series O
in O
the O
Manchester LOC
indoor O
velodrome O
. O

He O
adopted O
the O
" O
superman O
" O
riding O
position O
with O
arms O
at O
full O
stretch O
perfected O
by O
fellow O
Briton MISC
Graeme PER
Obree PER
, O
the O
1995 O
world O
champion O
, O
and O
taken O
up O
in O
Atlanta LOC
by O
Collinelli PER
. O

Obree PER
was O
forced O
to O
pull O
out O
of O
his O
title O
defence O
because O
of O
a O
viral O
infection O
. O

Qualifiers O
for O
Wednesday O
evening O
's O
quarter-finals O
: O

1. O
Chris PER
Boardman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
4:13.353 O

2. O
Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
4:17.696 O

3. O
Mariano PER
Friedick PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
4:19.808 O

4. O
Heiko PER
Szonn PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
4:21.009 O

5. O
Francis PER
Moreau PER
( O
France LOC
) O
4:21.454 O

6. O
Alexei PER
Markov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
4:22.738 O

7. O
Michael PER
Sandstod PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
4:24.427 O

8. O
Edouard PER
Gritsoun PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
4:26.467 O



CYCLING O
- O
BOARDMAN PER
BREAKS O
WORLD O
4,000 O
METRES O
RECORD O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-28 O

Britain LOC
's O
Chris PER
Boardman PER
broke O
the O
world O
4,000 O
metres O
cycling O
record O
by O
more O
than O
six O
seconds O
at O
the O
world O
championships O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Boardman PER
clocked O
four O
minutes O
13.353 O
seconds O
in O
the O
qualifying O
round O
of O
the O
individual O
pursuit O
event O
to O
beat O
the O
previous O
mark O
of O
4:19.699 O
set O
by O
Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
of O
Italy LOC
at O
the O
Atlanta LOC
Olympics MISC
on O
July O
24 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Barnsley ORG
3 O
Reading ORG
0 O

Stoke ORG
1 O
Bradford ORG
0 O

Swindon ORG
1 O
Oldham ORG
0 O

Wolverhampton ORG
1 O
Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Barnsley ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
8 O
2 O
9 O

Stoke ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
9 O

Tranmere ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
3 O
7 O

Bolton ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
7 O

Wolverhampton ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
2 O
7 O

Queens ORG
Park ORG
Rangers ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
3 O
7 O

Norwich ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

Ipswich ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
4 O

Birmingham ORG
2 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
5 O
4 O
4 O

Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
4 O

Swindon ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
4 O

Oxford ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
6 O
3 O
3 O

Bradford ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Huddersfield ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Portsmouth ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
3 O

Reading ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
3 O
8 O
3 O

Man ORG
City ORG
3 O
1 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
3 O
3 O

West ORG
Bromwich ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Port ORG
Vale ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
2 O

Sheffield ORG
United ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
1 O

Grimsby ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
4 O
7 O
1 O

Charlton ORG
2 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
1 O

Southend ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
1 O

Oldham ORG
3 O
0 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
6 O
0 O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Close O
of O
play O
scores O
on O
the O
first O

day O
of O
four-day O
English MISC
County MISC
Championship MISC
cricket O
matches O
on O

Wednesday O
: O

At O
Portsmouth LOC
: O
Middlesex ORG
199 O
in O
60 O
overs O
( O
K. PER
Brown PER
57 O
; O

L. PER
Botham PER
5-67 O
) O
. O

Hampshire ORG
105-4 O
. O

At O
Chester-le-Street LOC
: O
Glamorgan ORG
73-3 O
v O
Durham ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FOWLER PER
AND O
MCMANAMAN PER
OUT O
OF O
ENGLAND LOC
SQUAD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

England LOC
soccer O
manager O
Glen PER
Hoddle PER
confirmed O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
the O
Liverpool ORG
pair O
of O
Steve PER
McManaman PER
and O
Robbie PER
Fowler PER
would O
miss O
England LOC
's O
World MISC
Cup MISC
qualifying O
match O
against O
Moldova LOC
on O
Sunday O
. O

The O
two O
men O
, O
both O
suffering O
from O
back O
injuries O
, O
joined O
the O
England LOC
squad O
at O
training O
but O
it O
was O
soon O
clear O
they O
had O
no O
chance O
of O
making O
the O
flight O
to O
Kishinev LOC
on O
Friday O
. O

" O
They O
had O
some O
scans O
and O
X-rays O
yesterday O
and O
they O
're O
out O
, O
" O
said O
Hoddle PER
. O

" O
The O
more O
important O
thing O
for O
me O
was O
to O
get O
them O
down O
here O
and O
have O
a O
chat O
. O

To O
go O
another O
five O
weeks O
without O
that O
chance O
would O
have O
been O
foolish O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Hoddle PER
, O
who O
has O
already O
lost O
the O
services O
of O
midfielder O
Darren PER
Anderton PER
and O
defender O
Steve PER
Howey PER
, O
delayed O
naming O
any O
replacements O
. O

There O
was O
also O
concern O
over O
injuries O
to O
Paul PER
Gascoigne PER
, O
Les PER
Ferdinand PER
and O
David PER
Batty PER
. O



HORSE O
RACING O
- O
JOCKEY O
WEAVER PER
RECEIVES O
21-DAY O
BAN PER
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
rider O
Jason PER
Weaver PER
received O
a O
21-day O
ban O
from O
the O
disciplinary O
committee O
of O
the O
Jockey ORG
Club ORG
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Weaver PER
had O
been O
reported O
after O
being O
found O
guilty O
of O
irresponsible O
riding O
at O
the O
provincial O
track O
of O
Pontefract LOC
10 O
days O
ago O
. O

It O
was O
his O
fourth O
riding O
offence O
this O
season O
. O

Although O
five O
days O
of O
the O
ban O
were O
suspended O
until O
January O
1 O
, O
Weaver PER
will O
miss O
next O
month O
's O
big O
St ORG
Leger ORG
meeting O
, O
including O
the O
ride O
on O
top O
stayer O
Double PER
Trigger PER
in O
the O
Doncaster MISC
Cup MISC
. O

Weaver PER
shot O
to O
prominence O
in O
1994 O
when O
he O
won O
the O
English MISC
2,000 MISC
Guineas MISC
on O
Mister LOC
Baileys LOC
in O
his O
first O
ride O
in O
a O
classic O
. O



ROWING O
- O
REDGRAVE PER
MAY O
SEEK O
FIFTH O
OLYMPIC MISC
GOLD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Britain LOC
's O
Steven PER
Redgrave PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
he O
might O
change O
his O
mind O
and O
go O
for O
a O
fifth O
consecutive O
Olympic MISC
gold O
medal O
at O
the O
2000 ORG
Games ORG
in O
Sydney LOC
. O

Redgrave PER
is O
one O
of O
only O
five O
athletes O
who O
have O
won O
gold O
medals O
at O
four O
successive O
Olympics MISC
. O

He O
shared O
victory O
with O
Matthew PER
Pinsent PER
in O
the O
coxless O
pairs O
at O
the O
Atlanta MISC
Games MISC
and O
said O
at O
the O
time O
that O
would O
be O
his O
last O
shot O
. O

But O
he O
has O
had O
second O
thoughts O
since O
then O
. O
" O

I O
'm O
only O
34 O
. O

Some O
say O
that O
's O
too O
old O
for O
an O
athlete O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
But O
I O
'll O
be O
38 O
by O
Sydney LOC
and O
that O
's O
not O
too O
old O
. O

It O
's O
whether O
I O
have O
got O
the O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
training O
over O
the O
next O
four O
years O
. O

Rowing O
is O
an O
endurance O
sport O
. O
" O



CRICKET O
- O
BOTHAM PER
DISMISSES O
GATTING PER
IN O
FIRST O
CLASS O
DEBUT O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Liam PER
Botham PER
demonstrated O
his O
father O
Ian PER
's O
golden O
touch O
on O
Wednesday O
shortly O
after O
making O
his O
county O
debut O
for O
Hampshire ORG
. O

Botham PER
dismissed O
Mike PER
Gatting PER
with O
his O
seventh O
ball O
when O
the O
former O
England LOC
captain O
pushed O
a O
half-volley O
to O
square-leg O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
four-day O
match O
against O
Middlesex ORG
at O
Portsmouth LOC
. O

Earlier O
Botham PER
arrived O
in O
Portsmouth LOC
from O
Southampton LOC
only O
to O
be O
told O
his O
services O
would O
not O
be O
required O
. O

He O
then O
drove O
40 O
kms O
back O
to O
play O
for O
the O
second O
XI O
to O
learn O
that O
John PER
Stephenson PER
had O
dropped O
out O
of O
the O
Middlesex ORG
match O
in O
the O
meantime O
with O
a O
shoulder O
injury O
. O

Botham PER
dashed O
back O
to O
Portsmouth LOC
and O
took O
the O
field O
as O
the O
thrid O
over O
began O
. O

Ian PER
Botham PER
began O
his O
test O
career O
in O
1977 O
by O
dismissing O
Australian MISC
captain O
Greg PER
Chappell PER
with O
a O
long O
hop O
and O
went O
on O
to O
become O
his O
country O
's O
most O
successful O
all-rounder O
ever O
with O
5,200 O
runs O
, O
383 O
wickets O
plus O
120 O
catches O
in O
102 O
tests O
. O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
CARLING PER
LEFT O
OUT O
OF O
ENGLAND LOC
TRAINING O
SQUAD O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Former O
England LOC
captain O
Will PER
Carling PER
along O
with O
Jeremy PER
Guscott PER
, O
Rory PER
Underwood PER
and O
Dean PER
Richards PER
have O
been O
left O
out O
of O
England LOC
's O
first O
training O
squad O
of O
the O
season O
. O

The O
quartet O
, O
who O
possess O
244 O
international O
caps O
between O
them O
, O
were O
also O
omitted O
from O
a O
summer O
training O
camp O
but O
will O
still O
be O
in O
contention O
when O
the O
northern O
international O
season O
starts O
later O
this O
year O
. O

" O
Their O
qualities O
are O
well O
known O
to O
the O
selectors O
and O
they O
will O
, O
of O
course O
, O
be O
considered O
when O
the O
season O
gets O
underway O
, O
" O
the O
Rugby ORG
Football ORG
Union ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Wednesday O
. O



BASEBALL O
- O
DODGERS ORG
WIN O
FIFTH O
STRAIGHT O
. O

MONTREAL LOC
1996-08-28 O

Hideo PER
Nomo PER
allowed O
a O
run O
in O
seven O
innings O
for O
his O
fifth O
win O
in O
seven O
road O
starts O
and O
Greg PER
Gagne PER
capped O
a O
three-run O
fourth O
with O
a O
two-run O
homer O
as O
the O
Los ORG
Angeles ORG
Dodgers ORG
claimed O
a O
5-1 O
victory O
the O
Montreal ORG
Expos ORG
on O
Tuesday O
. O

With O
their O
fifth O
straight O
win O
, O
the O
Dodgers ORG
moved O
a O
half-game O
ahead O
of O
the O
Expos ORG
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
wild O
card O
hunt O
behind O
Nomo PER
( O
13-10 O
) O
, O
who O
allowed O
six O
hits O
and O
walked O
four O
with O
six O
strikeouts O
. O

In O
San LOC
Francisco LOC
, O
Mike PER
Williams PER
allowed O
two O
runs O
in O
7-1/3 O
innings O
and O
Benito PER
Santiago PER
and O
Ruben PER
Amaro PER
had O
RBI MISC
hits O
in O
the O
first O
inning O
as O
the O
Philadelphia ORG
Phillies ORG
edged O
the O
San ORG
Francisco ORG
Giants ORG
3-2 O
. O

Williams PER
( O
5-12 O
) O
, O
who O
snapped O
a O
personal O
three-game O
losing O
streak O
, O
allowed O
five O
hits O
, O
walked O
two O
and O
struck O
out O
five O
. O

It O
was O
also O
Williams PER
' O
first O
win O
in O
three O
career O
decisions O
against O
San LOC
Francisco LOC
. O

In O
Pittsburgh LOC
, O
Al PER
Martin PER
's O
run-scoring O
single O
snapped O
a O
fifth-inning O
tie O
and O
Denny PER
Neagle PER
outdueled O
John PER
Smoltz PER
as O
the O
Pittsburgh ORG
Pirates ORG
edged O
the O
Atlanta ORG
Braves ORG
3-2 O
. O

The O
Braves ORG
led O
2-1 O
entering O
the O
fifth O
, O
but O
the O
Pirates ORG
pushed O
across O
two O
runs O
against O
Smoltz PER
( O
20-7 O
) O
. O

Neagle PER
( O
14-6 O
) O
beat O
the O
Braves ORG
for O
the O
third O
time O
this O
season O
, O
allowing O
two O
runs O
and O
six O
hits O
in O
eight O
innings O
. O

In O
St LOC
Louis LOC
, O
Gary PER
Sheffield PER
and O
Devon PER
White PER
each O
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
and O
Mark PER
Hutton PER
scattered O
four O
hits O
over O
six O
innings O
to O
lead O
the O
Florida ORG
Marlins ORG
past O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
6-3 O
. O

White PER
added O
a O
solo O
homer O
, O
his O
11th O
, O
off O
reliever O
Mark PER
Petkovsek PER
with O
one O
out O
in O
the O
fifth O
, O
giving O
the O
Marlins ORG
a O
6-0 O
lead O
. O

In O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
Steve PER
Finley PER
's O
three-run O
homer O
capped O
a O
four-run O
eighth O
inning O
and O
gave O
the O
San ORG
Diego ORG
Padres ORG
a O
4-3 O
victory O
over O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
spoiling O
Bobby PER
Valentine PER
's O
debut O
as O
Mets ORG
' O
manager O
. O

The O
rally O
made O
a O
winner O
out O
of O
reliever O
Willie PER
Blair PER

Tony PER
Gwynn PER
and O
Wally PER
Joyner PER
had O
two O
hits O
apiece O
, O
helping O
the O
Padres ORG
to O
their O
third O
straight O
win O
. O

First-place O
San ORG
Diego ORG
has O
won O
seven O
of O
its O
last O
eight O
games O
and O
improved O
to O
34-20 O
against O
NL MISC
East MISC
opponents O
. O

In O
Houston LOC
, O
Tony PER
Eusebio PER
's O
eighth-inning O
sacrifice O
fly O
capped O
a O
comeback O
from O
a O
five-run O
deficit O
that O
gave O
the O
Houston ORG
Astros ORG
a O
6-5 O
victory O
over O
the O
Chicago ORG
Cubs ORG
. O

The O
Astros ORG
trailed O
5-0 O
after O
three O
innings O
, O
but O
scored O
three O
runs O
in O
the O
fourth O
and O
one O
in O
the O
sixth O
before O
taking O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
eighth O
. O

In O
St LOC
Louis LOC
, O
Gary PER
Sheffield PER
and O
Devon PER
White PER
each O
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
and O
Mark PER
Hutton PER
scattered O
four O
hits O
over O
six O
innings O
to O
lead O
the O
Florida ORG
Marlins ORG
past O
the O
St. ORG
Louis ORG
Cardinals ORG
, O
6-3 O
, O

Sheffield PER
, O
who O
was O
benched O
Monday O
, O
delivered O
a O
double O
down O
the O
left-field O
line O
in O
the O
first O
, O
scoring O
Luis PER
Castilla PER
and O
Alex PER
Arias PER
to O
put O
the O
Marlins ORG
ahead O
to O
stay O
. O

At O
Colorado LOC
, O
Hal PER
Morris PER
and O
Eric PER
Davis PER
each O
homered O
and O
John PER
Smiley PER
scattered O
six O
hits O
over O
6 O
2/3 O
innings O
as O
the O
Cincinnati ORG
Reds ORG
defeated O
the O
Colorado ORG
Rockies ORG
4-3 O
, O
snapping O
a O
four-game O
losing O
streak O
. O

The O
Reds ORG
took O
a O
one-run O
lead O
in O
the O
second O
inning O
when O
Morris PER
led O
off O
with O
his O
10th O
homer O
off O
starter O
Armando PER
Reynoso PER
( O
8-9 O
) O
. O

They O
increased O
their O
bulge O
to O
4-0 O
in O
the O
third O
when O
Barry PER
Larkin PER
drew O
a O
one-out O
walk O
, O
Kevin PER
Mitchell PER
singled O
and O
Davis PER
launched O
his O
22nd O
homer O
over O
the O
right-field O
wall O
. O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
NEW LOC
ZEALAND LOC
RECALL O
MEHRTENS PER
FOR O
FINAL O
TEST O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
rugby O
selectors O
recalled O
fly-half O
Andrew PER
Mehrtens PER
on O
Wednesday O
when O
they O
announced O
their O
team O
for O
the O
third O
and O
final O
test O
in O
Johannesburg LOC
on O
Saturday O
. O

He O
returns O
in O
place O
of O
Simon PER
Culhane PER
who O
broke O
a O
wrist O
in O
the O
All ORG
Blacks ORG
' O
series-clinching O
victory O
in O
Pretoria LOC
on O
Saturday O
. O

Mehrtens PER
played O
in O
the O
last O
TriNations MISC
test O
in O
Cape LOC
Town LOC
but O
missed O
the O
first O
two O
tests O
in O
the O
current O
series O
after O
tearing O
a O
cartilage O
in O
his O
knee O
while O
training O
, O
an O
injury O
which O
needed O
a O
small O
operation O
. O

Lock O
Ian PER
Jones PER
and O
wing O
Jeff PER
Wilson PER
have O
also O
been O
named O
in O
the O
team O
despite O
doubts O
over O
their O
fitness O
. O

Jones PER
has O
a O
knee O
injury O
while O
Wilson PER
is O
suffering O
from O
a O
viral O
infection O
. O

Blair PER
Larsen PER
or O
the O
uncapped O
Glenn PER
Taylor PER
are O
on O
standby O
to O
replace O
Jones PER
and O
, O
with O
Jonah PER
Lomu PER
out O
of O
action O
with O
a O
shoulder O
injury O
picked O
up O
in O
Tuesday O
's O
drawn O
match O
against O
Griqualand ORG
West ORG
, O
Eric PER
Rush PER
is O
favourite O
to O
play O
should O
Wilson PER
fail O
to O
recover O
. O

Team O
: O

15 O
- O
Christian PER
Cullen PER
, O
14 O
- O
Jeff PER
Wilson PER
, O
13 O
- O
Walter PER
Little PER
, O
12 O
- O
Frank PER
Bunce PER
, O
11 O
- O
Glen PER
Osborne PER
; O
10 O
- O
Andrew PER
Mehrtens PER
, O
9 O
- O
Justin PER
Marshall PER
; O
8 O
- O
Zinzan PER
Brooke PER
, O
7 O
- O
Josh PER
Kronfeld PER
, O
6 O
- O
Michael PER
Jones PER
, O
5 O
- O
Ian PER
Jones PER
, O
4 O
- O
Robin PER
Brooke PER
, O
3 O
- O
Olo PER
Brown PER
, O
2 O
- O
Sean PER
Fitzpatrick PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
1 O
- O
Craig PER
Dowd PER
. O



HOCKEY O
- O
BONNET PER
TAKES O
OVER O
AS O
SOUTH O
AFRICAN O
COACH O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-28 O

Former O
South MISC
African MISC
captain O
Giles PER
Bonnet PER
was O
named O
by O
the O
South ORG
African ORG
Hockey ORG
Association ORG
on O
Wednesday O
as O
the O
new O
coach O
of O
the O
men O
's O
national O
side O
. O

Bonnet PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
coaching O
the O
Kwazulu-Natal LOC
provincial O
team O
, O
takes O
over O
from O
Englishman MISC
Gavin PER
Featherstone PER
who O
took O
South LOC
Africa LOC
to O
10th O
place O
in O
the O
Olympic MISC
Games MISC
in O
Atlanta LOC
. O

Featherstone PER
, O
a O
former O
Britain LOC
captain O
, O
has O
accepted O
a O
coaching O
position O
with O
a O
women O
's O
team O
in O
Ireland LOC
. O



CRICKET O
- O
GIBBS PER
GETS O
INTERNATIONAL O
CALL O
UP O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-28 O

Western ORG
Province ORG
batsman O
Herschelle PER
Gibbs PER
was O
the O
only O
uncapped O
player O
in O
South LOC
Africa LOC
's O
14-man O
squad O
named O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
a O
quadrangular O
one-day O
series O
in O
Kenya LOC
next O
month O
. O

Kenya LOC
, O
South LOC
Africa LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
and O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
will O
take O
part O
in O
the O
series O
. O

National O
coach O
Bob PER
Woolmer PER
said O
Gibbs PER
, O
22 O
, O
had O
been O
rewarded O
for O
a O
tremendous O
tour O
of O
England LOC
with O
the O
South MISC
African MISC
A O
team O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

" O
I O
've O
known O
Herschelle PER
since O
he O
was O
11 O
years O
old O
and O
he O
showed O
in O
England LOC
how O
he O
has O
matured O
. O

His O
170 O
against O
the O
MCC ORG
was O
an O
innings O
of O
supreme O
class O
against O
the O
best O
bowling O
attack O
we O
faced O
all O
tour O
, O
" O
Woolmer PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
. O

. O

" O
We O
were O
not O
able O
to O
consider O
Jacques PER
Kallis PER
, O
Paul PER
Adams PER
and O
Shaun PER
Pollock PER
due O
to O
injury O
and O
the O
replacements O
have O
all O
come O
from O
the O
A O
tour O
and O
it O
's O
great O
that O
they O
are O
all O
in O
form O
. O
" O

Spin-bowling O
all-rounders O
Nicky PER
Boje PER
and O
Derek PER
Crookes PER
replace O
Pollock PER
and O
Adams PER
, O
while O
Gibbs PER
comes O
in O
for O
his O
Western ORG
Province ORG
colleague O
Kallis PER
. O

Squad O
: O
Hansie PER
Cronje PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Craig PER
Matthews PER
( O
vice-captain O
) O
, O
Dave PER
Richardson PER
, O
Brian PER
McMillan PER
, O
Gary PER
Kirsten PER
, O
Andrew PER
Hudson PER
, O
Pat PER
Symcox PER
, O
Jonty PER
Rhodes PER
, O
Allan PER
Donald PER
, O
Fanie PER
de PER
Villiers PER
, O
Daryll PER
Cullinan PER
, O
Derek PER
Crookes PER
, O
Herschelle PER
Gibs PER
, O
Nicky PER
Boje PER
. O



BASKETBALL O
- O
OLYMPIAKOS ORG
BEAT O
RED ORG
STAR ORG
71-57 O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-28 O

Olympiakos ORG
of O
Greece LOC
beat O
Yugoslavia LOC
's O
Red ORG
Star ORG
71-57 O
( O
halftime O
40-34 O
) O
in O
the O
first O
match O
of O
an O
international O
club O
basketball O
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Partizan ORG
( O
Yugoslavia LOC
) O
, O
Alba ORG
( O
Germany LOC
) O
, O
Dinamo ORG
( O
Russia LOC
) O
and O
Benetton ORG
( O
Italy LOC
) O
are O
also O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
event O
which O
continues O
until O
Saturday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
RUSSIA LOC
AND O
BRAZIL LOC
DRAW O
2-2 O
IN O
FRIENDLY O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-28 O

Russia LOC
and O
Brazil LOC
drew O
2-2 O

( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O
in O
a O
friendly O
soccer O
international O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Russia LOC
- O
Yuri PER
Nikiforov PER
( O
18th O
minute O
) O
, O
Vladislav PER
Rodimov PER

( O
80th O
) O

Brazil LOC
- O
Donizetti PER
( O
47th O
) O
, O
Ronaldo PER
( O
85th O
) O

Attendence O
: O
20,000 O



SQUASH O
- O
HONG MISC
OPEN MISC
FIRST O
ROUND O
RESULTS O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-28 O

First O
round O
results O
in O
the O
Hong MISC

Kong MISC
Open MISC
on O
Wednesday O
( O
prefix O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

2 O
- O
Rodney PER
Eyles PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Zarak PER
Jahan PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O

15-6 O
8-15 O
15-10 O
7-15 O
15-12 O

4 O
- O
Peter PER
Nicol PER
( O
Scotland LOC
) O
beat O
Julian PER
Wellings PER
( O
England LOC
) O
15-8 O

15-7 O
15-6 O

Derek PER
Ryan PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
beat O
5 O
- O
Simon PER
Parke PER
( O
England LOC
) O
15-11 O
15-11 O

2-15 O
15-11 O

7 O
- O
Chris PER
Walker PER
( O
England LOC
) O
beat O
Julien PER
Bonetat PER
( O
France LOC
) O
15-12 O

15-6 O
15-2 O

Jonathon PER
Power PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
beat O
Ahmed PER
Barada PER
( O
Egypt LOC
) O
11-15 O
8-15 O

15-13 O
15-11 O
15-2 O

Amr PER
Shabana PER
( O
Egypt LOC
) O
beat O
John PER
White PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
10-15 O
15-9 O

15-10 O
16-17 O
15-1 O

Paul PER
Johnson PER
( O
England LOC
) O
beat O
Tony PER
Hands PER
( O
England LOC
) O
12-15 O
15-11 O

7-15 O
15-6 O
15-11 O

Zubair PER
Jahan PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
beat O
Faheem PER
Khan PER
( O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
) O
12-15 O

15-10 O
15-10 O
15-10 O

R O



BASKETBALL O
- O
FORMULA ORG
SHELL ORG
WIN O
GAME O
ONE O
IN O
PHILIPPINES O
. O

MANILA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Result O
of O
game O
one O
of O
the O
Philippine ORG
Basketball ORG
Association ORG
second O
conference O
finals O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Formula ORG
Shell ORG
beat O
Alaska ORG
Milk ORG
85-82 O
( O
36-46 O
) O

( O
Formula ORG
Shell ORG
leads O
best-of-seven O
series O
1-0 O
) O



SOCCER O
- O
ISRAELI MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
played O
over O
the O
weekend O
and O
Tuesday O
: O

Hapoel ORG
Kfar ORG
Sava ORG
0 O
Hapoel ORG
Zafririm ORG
Holon ORG
1 O

Hapoel ORG
Tel ORG
Aviv ORG
1 O
Maccabi ORG
Haifa ORG
3 O

Hapoel ORG
Jerusalem ORG
0 O
Hapoel ORG
Petah ORG
Tikva ORG
3 O

Hapoel ORG
Ironi ORG
Rishon ORG
Lezion O
3 O
Hapoel ORG
Taibe ORG
1 O

Hapoel ORG
Beit ORG
She'an ORG
0 O
Hapoel ORG
Beit ORG
She'an ORG
1 O

Maccabi ORG
Petah ORG
Tikva ORG
0 O
Betar ORG
Jerusalem ORG
3 O

Hapoel ORG
Haifa ORG
3 O
Maccabi O
Tel ORG
Aviv ORG
1 O

Hapoel ORG
Beersheva ORG
2 O
Maccabi ORG
Herzliya ORG
0 O



TENNIS O
- O
SELES PER
HAS PER
WALKOVER O
TO O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
THIRD O
ROUND O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Second O
seed O
and O
co-world O
number O
one O
Monica PER
Seles PER
advanced O
to O
the O
third O
round O
of O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
Tennis MISC
Championships MISC
without O
hitting O
a O
ball O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Seles PER
, O
the O
1991 O
and O
1992 O
champion O
who O
dropped O
just O
one O
game O
in O
her O
opening O
match O
, O
was O
scheduled O
to O
play O
Laurence PER
Courtois PER
of O
Belgium LOC
Wednesay O
night O
. O

But O
tournament O
officials O
announced O
about O
four-and-a-half O
hours O
before O
the O
match O
that O
Courtois PER
had O
pulled O
out O
due O
to O
a O
left O
knee O
bone O
inflammation O
, O
moving O
Seles PER
into O
the O
next O
round O
on O
a O
walkover O
. O



TENNIS O
- O
SERIOUS O
MEDVEDEV PER
IS O
HAVING O
FUN O
AGAIN O
. O

Richard PER
Finn PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Outspoken O
Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
exchanged O
his O
reputation O
as O
the O
clown O
prince O
of O
tennis O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
a O
new O
no-nonsense O
attitude O
that O
has O
made O
life O
on O
the O
courts O
fun O
again O
. O

" O
I O
think O
I O
'm O
much O
more O
focused O
on O
what O
I O
have O
to O
do O
, O
and O
that O
's O
playing O
tennis O
, O
" O
Medvedev PER
said O
after O
routing O
Frenchman MISC
Jean-Philippe PER
Fleurian PER
6-2 O
6-0 O
6-1 O
in O
the O
opening O
round O
of O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
. O

It O
was O
Medvedev PER
's O
sixth O
victory O
in O
a O
row O
after O
winning O
his O
first O
tournament O
of O
the O
year O
last O
week O
at O
the O
Hamlet MISC
Cup MISC
. O

" O
I O
realised O
this O
year O
, O
that O
without O
putting O
99.9 O
percent O
of O
your O
mind O
into O
tennis O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
can O
successful O
, O
" O
said O
the O
22-year-old O
Medvedev PER
. O

" O
The O
whole O
day O
I O
'm O
thinking O
abnout O
tennis O
. O

I O
felt O
that O
all O
the O
other O
things O
I O
was O
doing O
the O
years O
before O
, O
they O
were O
distracting O
me O
, O
they O
were O
not O
helping O
me O
at O
all O
. O
" O

For O
Medvedev PER
that O
meant O
confining O
his O
post-match O
comments O
to O
tennis O
and O
not O
going O
off O
on O
tirades O
about O
about O
peripheral O
issues O
such O
as O
the O
poor O
quality O
of O
food O
in O
the O
players O
lounge O
, O
an O
entertaining O
rant O
that O
took O
his O
mind O
off O
the O
task O
at O
hand O
. O

" O
I O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
here O
for O
, O
" O
said O
Medvedev PER
, O
who O
lost O
in O
the O
second O
round O
of O
the O
Open MISC
the O
last O
two O
years O
after O
reaching O
the O
quarters O
in O
1993 O
, O
the O
same O
year O
he O
tried O
his O
hand O
as O
a O
restaurant O
critic O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
not O
here O
to O
fight O
the O
press O
or O
talk O
about O
the O
food O
or O
entertain O
the O
people O
off O
the O
court O
. O

I O
'm O
here O
to O
play O
tennis O
and O
to O
win O
. O

I O
have O
much O
less O
fun O
off O
the O
court O
. O

I O
have O
much O
more O
fun O
on O
the O
court O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Just O
three O
years O
ago O
Medvedev PER
was O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
best O
, O
with O
a O
ranking O
of O
six O
after O
reaching O
the O
French MISC
Open MISC
semifinal O
and O
winning O
three O
tournaments O
. O

But O
Medvedev PER
's O
ranking O
slowly O
began O
to O
drop O
last O
year O
as O
he O
struggled O
with O
a O
wrist O
injury O
. O

The O
Ukrainian MISC
finally O
hit O
a O
low O
of O
44th O
two O
months O
ago O
. O

" O
It O
's O
somewhere O
where O
I O
would O
n't O
like O
to O
stay O
very O
long O
, O
" O
Medvedev PER
said O
of O
his O
current O
ranking O
of O
36 O
. O
" O

It O
's O
a O
part O
of O
the O
penalty O
that O
I O
have O
to O
accept O
. O
" O

As O
part O
of O
his O
new O
businesslike O
approach O
, O
Medvedev PER
hired O
Australian MISC
coach O
Bob PER
Brett PER
at O
the O
start O
of O
this O
year O
and O
the O
partnership O
is O
beginning O
to O
pay O
off O
. O

" O
At O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
we O
started O
from O
zero O
, O
" O
said O
Medvedev PER
. O
" O

Winning O
in O
Long LOC
Island LOC
( O
last O
week O
) O
was O
like O
winning O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O
" O

While O
Medvedev PER
's O
77-minute O
romp O
past O
Fleurian PER
was O
rather O
ordinary O
, O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
two O
were O
playing O
each O
other O
was O
rather O
remarkable O
. O

In O
the O
original O
draw O
, O
Medvedev PER
and O
Fleurian PER
were O
slotted O
to O
play O
each O
other O
. O

When O
controversy O
forced O
the O
draw O
to O
be O
done O
over O
-- O
against O
odds O
of O
151-to-1 O
-- O
Medvedev PER
and O
Fleurian PER
drew O
each O
other O
a O
second O
time O
. O

" O
When O
I O
saw O
the O
new O
draw O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
change O
my O
preparation O
, O
" O
Medvedev PER
said O
. O
" O

I O
think O
it O
's O
destined O
that O
it O
turned O
out O
for O
me O
. O
" O



TENNIS O
- O
WEDNESDAY O
'S O
RESULTS O
FROM O
THE O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
matches O
in O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
Tennis MISC
Championships MISC
at O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

15 O
- O
Gabriela PER
Sabatini PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Ann PER
Grossman PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-2 O
6 O
- O
3 O

Irina PER
Spirlea PER
( O
Romania LOC
) O
beat O
Maria PER
Jose PER
Gaidano PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-2 O

8 O
- O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Henrietta PER
Nagyova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
6- O
0 O
6-4 O

Anne-Gaelle PER
Sidot PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Wang PER
Shi-Ting PER
( O
Taiwan LOC
) O
6-4 O
3-6 O
6-3 O

Sandrine PER
Testud PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Cristina PER
Torrens-Valero PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
6 O
- O
2 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O

Andrei PER
Medvedev PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
beat O
Jean-Philippe PER
Fleurian PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O
6-1 O

David PER
Nainkin PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
9 O
- O
Wayne PER
Ferreira PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O
2-6 O
7-5 O

David PER
Rikl PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Hicham PER
Arazi PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
6-4 O
7-5 O
6-2 O

Andrea PER
Gaudenzi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
beat O
Shuzo PER
Matsuoka PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
6 O
- O
2 O
6-3 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O

17 O
- O
Felix PER
Mantilla PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Fernando PER
Meligeni PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
6-1 O
6 O
- O
7 O
( O
2-7 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
6-3 O

Jonas PER
Bjorkman PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Karol PER
Kucera PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
6-2 O
5-7 O
7- O
6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
7-5 O

Jan PER
Kroslak PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Chris PER
Woodruff PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-4 O
3-6 O
6 O
- O
2 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

Amanda PER
Coetzer PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
beat O
Mariaan PER
de PER
Swardt PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O

Linda PER
Wild PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Kristie PER
Boogert PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
5-7 O
6-3 O
6-3 O

Kimberly PER
Po PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Kristina PER
Brandi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-1 O
6-4 O

Helena PER
Sukova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Paola PER
Suarez PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
6- O
4 O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

2 O
- O
Monica PER
Seles PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Laurence PER
Courtois PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
by O
walkover O
( O
knee O
injury O
) O

Dally PER
Randriantefy PER
( O
Madagascar LOC
) O
beat O
Jane PER
Chi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-1 O

Ines PER
Gorrochategui PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Aleksandra PER
Olsza PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
6 O
- O
1 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O

12 O
- O
Todd PER
Martin PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Younes PER
El PER
Aynaoui PER
( O
Morocco LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O
4-6 O
6-4 O

Sjeng PER
Schalken PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Gilbert PER
Schaller PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6- O
3 O
6-4 O
6-7 O
( O
6-8 O
) O
6-3 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O

Michael PER
Tebbutt PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Richey PER
Reneberg PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
3-6 O

6-1 O
3-6 O
7-5 O
6-3 O

Paul PER
Haarhuis PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Michael PER
Joyce PER
( O
U.S LOC
) O
6-7 O

( O
5-7 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
8-6 O
) O
1-6 O
6-2 O
6-2 O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

Barbara PER
Rittner PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
13 O
- O
Brenda PER
Schultz-McCarthy PER
( O

Netherlands LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-1 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
first O
round O

Guy PER
Forget PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Grant PER
Stafford PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
3-6 O
2-6 O
6-4 O
7-6 O
( O
7-2 O
) O
6-3 O

( O
End O
first O
round O
) O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

Lisa PER
Raymond PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Sarah PER
Pitkowski PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O

Asa PER
Carlsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Barbara PER
Schett PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6-2 O
3-1 O
retired O
( O
Thigh O
injury O
) O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
TUESDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Tuesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
74 O
57 O
.565 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
70 O
61 O
.534 O
4 O

BOSTON ORG
68 O
65 O
.511 O
7 O

TORONTO ORG
62 O
71 O
.466 O
13 O

DETROIT ORG
47 O
85 O
.356 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
79 O
53 O
.598 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
70 O
64 O
.522 O
10 O

MINNESOTA ORG
66 O
66 O
.500 O
13 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
64 O
69 O
.481 O
15 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
60 O
73 O
.451 O
19 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
75 O
57 O
.568 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
68 O
63 O
.519 O
6 O
1/2 O

OAKLAND ORG
63 O
72 O
.467 O
13 O
1/2 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
61 O
71 O
.462 O
14 O

WEDNESDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
28TH O
SCHEDULE O

CLEVELAND ORG
AT O
DETROIT LOC

MILWAUKEE ORG
AT O
CHICAGO LOC

OAKLAND ORG
AT O
BALTIMORE LOC

MINNESOTA ORG
AT O
TORONTO LOC

TEXAS ORG
AT O
KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC

BOSTON ORG
AT O
CALIFORNIA LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
SEATTLE LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
81 O
49 O
.623 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
70 O
60 O
.538 O
11 O

FLORIDA ORG
62 O
70 O
.470 O
20 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
73 O
.447 O
23 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
54 O
79 O
.406 O
28 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
71 O
62 O
.534 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
69 O
63 O
.523 O
1 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
65 O
66 O
.496 O
5 O

CHICAGO ORG
64 O
65 O
.496 O
5 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
56 O
75 O
.427 O
14 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
73 O
60 O
.549 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
71 O
60 O
.542 O
1 O

COLORADO ORG
69 O
64 O
.519 O
4 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
56 O
74 O
.431 O
15 O
1/2 O

WEDNESDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
28TH O
SCHEDULE O

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
AT O
MONTREAL LOC

ATLANTA ORG
AT O
PITTSBURGH LOC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

FLORIDA ORG
AT O
ST LOC
LOUIS LOC

PHILADELPHIA ORG
AT O
SAN LOC
FRANCISCO LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
TUESDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Tuesday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

National MISC
League MISC

Philadelphia ORG
3 O
SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
2 O

Los ORG
Angeles ORG
5 O
MONTREAL ORG
1 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
3 O
Atlanta ORG
2 O

San ORG
Diego ORG
4 O
NEW ORG
YORK ORG
3 O

HOUSTON ORG
6 O
Chicago ORG
5 O

Florida ORG
6 O
ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
3 O

Cincinnati ORG
4 O
COLORADO ORG
3 O

American MISC
League MISC

Cleveland ORG
12 O
DETROIT ORG
2 O

BALTIMORE ORG
3 O
Oakland ORG
1 O

Minnesota ORG
6 O
TORONTO ORG
4 O

Milwaukee ORG
4 O
CHICAGO ORG
2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
4 O
Texas ORG
3 O
( O
10 O
innings O
) O

Boston ORG
2 O
CALIFORNIA ORG
1 O

SEATTLE ORG
7 O
New ORG
York ORG
4 O



TENNIS O
- O
GRAF PER
WORKS O
HARD O
FOR O
FIRST-ROUND O
WIN O
. O

Bill PER
Berkrot PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

It O
was O
n't O
supposed O
to O
be O
this O
hard O
for O
defending O
champion O
Steffi PER
Graf PER
to O
win O
her O
opening O
match O
at O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
on O
Tuesday O
night O
. O

But O
the O
script O
that O
called O
for O
the O
usual O
first-round O
demolition O
by O
the O
top-ranked O
top O
seed O
was O
rewritten O
by O
29th-ranked O
Indonesian MISC
Yayuk PER
Basuki PER
playing O
with O
nothing O
to O
lose O
abandon O
. O

Graf PER
, O
of O
course O
, O
prevailed O
6-3 O
7-6 O
, O
but O
not O
before O
some O
tense O
moments O
that O
even O
had O
the O
German MISC
superstar O
thinking O
the O
match O
was O
going O
three O
sets O
. O

" O
I O
won O
the O
second O
set O
, O
which O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
I O
would O
do O
, O
being O
down O
5-2 O
and O
the O
chances O
she O
had O
at O
6-5 O
, O
" O
Graf PER
recalled O
. O

Several O
of O
the O
other O
women O
's O
seeds O
eased O
into O
the O
second O
round O
with O
more O
typical O
Graf-like MISC
efficiency O
Tuesday O
. O

As O
afternoon O
turned O
to O
evening O
, O
fourth-seeded O
Spaniard MISC
Conchita PER
Martinez PER
took O
apart O
Romanian MISC
Ruxandra PER
Dragomir PER
in O
58 O
minutes O
with O
the O
loss O
of O
just O
two O
games O
, O
one O
more O
than O
second O
seed O
Monica PER
Seles PER
, O
who O
opened O
the O
second-day O
programme O
by O
crushing O
American MISC
Anne PER
Miller PER
6-0 O
6-1 O
. O

Third O
seed O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
, O
the O
1994 O
champion O
, O
and O
eighth-seeded O
Olympic MISC
gold O
medalist O
Lindsay PER
Davenport PER
dropped O
three O
game O
each O
en O
route O
to O
the O
second O
round O
. O

But O
the O
day O
was O
not O
without O
its O
seeded O
casualties O
on O
the O
women O
's O
side O
. O

Fifth-seed O
Iva PER
Majoli PER
of O
Croatia LOC
was O
picked O
off O
by O
Austrian MISC
Judith PER
Wiesner PER
and O
Wimbledon MISC
semifinalist O
Kimiko PER
Date PER
of O
Japan LOC
, O
the O
10th O
seed O
, O
fell O
6-2 O
7-5 O
to O
53rd-ranked O
American MISC
Kimberly PER
Po PER
. O

Date PER
's O
defeat O
left O
no O
other O
seeded O
players O
in O
Seles PER
's O
quarter O
of O
the O
draw O
, O
which O
lost O
Anke PER
Huber PER
( O
6 O
) O
and O
Maggie PER
Maleeva PER
( O
12 O
) O
on O
Monday O
. O

But O
Graf PER
, O
winner O
of O
20 O
Grand MISC
Slam MISC
titles O
, O
was O
not O
about O
to O
join O
that O
list O
. O

" O
At O
some O
points O
I O
felt O
a O
little O
nervous O
, O
" O
she O
admitted O
. O
" O

When O
it O
came O
down O
to O
the O
important O
points O
, O
I O
felt O
more O
confident O
. O
" O

Basuki PER
, O
a O
first-round O
loser O
here O
for O
the O
fifth O
consecutive O
year O
, O
was O
clearly O
going O
for O
winners O
, O
hitting O
the O
lines O
and O
running O
Graf PER
around O
the O
court O
as O
she O
broke O
the O
top O
seed O
twice O
in O
the O
second O
set O
to O
grab O
that O
shocking O
5-2 O
lead O
. O

Graf PER
ran O
off O
the O
next O
three O
games O
to O
restore O
some O
semblance O
of O
order O
. O

But O
Basuki PER
, O
her O
long O
black O
ponytail O
flying O
as O
she O
raced O
for O
shots O
, O
held O
her O
serve O
and O
twice O
had O
set O
point O
on O
Graf PER
's O
serve O
at O
6-5 O
before O
the O
German MISC
unleashed O
a O
forehand O
pass O
to O
force O
the O
tie-break O
. O

" O
I O
lost O
the O
moment O
, O
" O
lamented O
Basuki PER
, O
who O
has O
reached O
the O
fourth O
round O
at O
Wimbledon LOC
four O
times O
and O
was O
a O
semifinalist O
in O
Montreal LOC
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
feisty O
Indonesian MISC
got O
off O
to O
a O
3-0 O
lead O
in O
the O
tie-breaker O
before O
a O
pair O
of O
costly O
double O
faults O
gave O
Graf PER
her O
chance O
to O
avoid O
a O
third O
set O
. O

" O
Usually O
in O
the O
first O
one O
or O
two O
matches O
, O
you O
want O
to O
find O
your O
rhythm O
and O
want O
to O
get O
into O
it O
, O
" O
said O
Graf PER
, O
who O
won O
seven O
of O
the O
last O
eight O
points O
in O
the O
breaker O
. O

" O
To O
be O
in O
that O
situation O
today O
, O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
having O
to O
play O
well O
, O
get O
down O
and O
play O
point-by-point O
, O
definitely O
is O
a O
good O
start O
. O
" O



BASEBALL O
- O
SOSA PER
HAS O
SURGERY O
, O
OUT O
UP O
TO O
SIX O
WEEKS O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-27 O

Chicago ORG
Cubs ORG
right O
fielder O
Sammy PER
Sosa PER
underwent O
surgery O
on O
Monday O
to O
remove O
a O
fractured O
bone O
from O
his O
right O
hand O
and O
will O
miss O
four O
to O
six O
weeks O
, O
the O
club O
announced O
Tuesday O
. O

Sosa PER
, O
a O
leading O
candidate O
for O
National MISC
League MISC
Most MISC
Valuable MISC
Player MISC
honours O
, O
was O
injured O
August O
20th O
when O
he O
was O
hit O
by O
a O
Mark PER
Hutton PER
pitch O
in O
the O
first O
inning O
of O
an O
8-1 O
victory O
over O
the O
Florida ORG
Marlins ORG
. O

The O
27-year-old O
Sosa PER
leads O
the O
league O
with O
40 O
homers O
and O
is O
tied O
for O
10th O
with O
100 O
RBI MISC
. O

The O
loss O
of O
Sosa PER
, O
who O
appeared O
in O
all O
124 O
games O
this O
season O
, O
is O
a O
huge O
blow O
to O
the O
Cubs ORG
' O
playoff O
hopes O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
MARCELO PER
HAT-TRICK O
KEEPS O
PSV ORG
AT O
TOP O
OF O
DUTCH MISC
LEAGUE O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Brazilian MISC
striker O
Marcelo PER
scored O
a O
hat-trick O
as O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
maintained O
their O
100 O
percent O
record O
and O
stayed O
on O
top O
of O
the O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O
with O
a O
3-1 O
win O
at O
Volendam LOC
on O
Wednesday O
. O

PSV ORG
's O
main O
rivals O
for O
the O
title O
, O
defending O
champions O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
, O
celebrated O
the O
novelty O
of O
having O
the O
roof O
of O
their O
new O
51,000 O
seat O
stadium O
closed O
against O
the O
rain O
, O
with O
a O
1-0 O
win O
over O
AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
. O

Ajax ORG
were O
missing O
six O
first-team O
players O
but O
Frank PER
de PER
Boer PER
shot O
home O
the O
winner O
from O
a O
20-metre O
free O
kick O
in O
the O
30th O
minute O
of O
a O
dull O
game O
. O

Marcelo PER
, O
signed O
in O
close O
season O
to O
replace O
compatriot O
Ronaldo PER
who O
left O
to O
play O
for O
Barcelona ORG
, O
opened O
the O
PSV ORG
scoring O
in O
the O
19th O
minute O
when O
he O
fired O
home O
after O
good O
work O
from O
Rene PER
Eijkelkamp PER
. O

The O
Brazilian MISC
found O
the O
mark O
again O
two O
minutes O
after O
halftime O
and O
again O
in O
the O
56th O
minute O
before O
midfielder O
Pascal PER
Jongsma PER
scored O
a O
consolation O
goal O
for O
Volendam ORG
five O
minutes O
from O
time O
. O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
suffered O
an O
early O
shock O
when O
they O
went O
1-0 O
down O
after O
four O
minutes O
against O
de O
Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
. O

The O
equaliser O
came O
in O
the O
73rd O
minute O
when O
Swedish MISC
international O
Henke PER
Larsson PER
scored O
from O
close O
range O
and O
10 O
minutes O
later O
Jean-Paul PER
van PER
Gastel PER
gave O
Feyenoord ORG
a O
2-1 O
victory O
from O
the O
penalty O
spot O
. O

After O
three O
matches O
PSV ORG
lead O
the O
first O
division O
with O
nine O
points O
, O
three O
points O
clear O
of O
fifth-placed O
Ajax ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ROBSON PER
WINS O
FIRST O
TROPHY O
WITH O
BARCELONA ORG
. O

MADRID LOC
1996-08-28 O

Former O
England LOC
manager O
Bobby PER
Robson PER
enjoyed O
his O
first O
success O
in O
charge O
of O
Barcelona ORG
as O
his O
team O
weathered O
90 O
minutes O
of O
non-stop O
Atletico ORG
Madrid ORG
pressure O
to O
win O
the O
Spanish MISC
Super MISC
Cup MISC
6-5 O
on O
aggregate O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Barcelona ORG
had O
won O
the O
first O
leg O
5-2 O
but O
the O
second O
leg O
was O
a O
different O
story O
. O

Atletico ORG
came O
within O
a O
whisker O
of O
taking O
the O
Cup MISC
on O
the O
away-goal O
rule O
but O
squandered O
several O
chances O
after O
going O
3-1 O
ahead O
15 O
minutes O
from O
the O
end O
. O

Juan PER
Lopez PER
gave O
Atletico ORG
the O
lead O
midway O
through O
the O
first O
half O
after O
Barcelona ORG
fullback O
Albert PER
Ferrer PER
and O
substitute O
goalkeeper O
Julen PER
Lopetegui PER
failed O
to O
clear O
a O
Milinko PER
Pantic PER
cross O
. O

Barcelona ORG
's O
Hristo PER
Stoichkov PER
made O
his O
only O
significant O
contribution O
of O
the O
evening O
10 O
minutes O
after O
halftime O
when O
Sergi PER
Barjuan PER
broke O
down O
the O
right O
to O
set O
up O
the O
fiery O
Bulgarian MISC
with O
a O
simple O
equaliser O
. O

But O
Atletico ORG
struck O
back O
almost O
immediately O
through O
new O
signing O
Juan PER
Eduardo PER
Esnaider PER
and O
then O
Serbian MISC
set-piece O
specialist O
Pantic PER
made O
it O
3-1 O
with O
a O
superb O
free-kick O
in O
the O
75th O
minute O
. O

Robson PER
praised O
Atletico ORG
after O
the O
game O
, O
which O
was O
played O
in O
the O
Community LOC
of LOC
Madrid LOC
athletic O
stadium O
because O
of O
pitch O
problems O
at O
the O
Vicente PER
Calderon LOC
ground O
. O

The O
venue O
of O
Atletico ORG
's O
first O
league O
game O
, O
scheduled O
for O
Sunday O
, O
is O
still O
in O
doubt O
with O
the O
Real ORG
Madrid ORG
's O
Santiago LOC
Bernabeu LOC
a O
distinct O
possibility O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
SUMMARY O
OF O
SPANISH MISC
SUPER MISC
CUP MISC
. O

MADRID LOC
1996-08-28 O

Summary O
of O
the O
Spanish MISC
Super MISC
Cup MISC
, O
second O
leg O
, O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Atletico ORG
Madrid ORG
3 O
( O
Juan PER
Lopez PER
28th O
minute O
, O
Juan PER
Esnaider PER
58th O
, O
Milinko PER
Pantic PER
75th O
) O
Barcelona ORG
1 O
( O
Hristo PER
Stoichkov PER
55th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-0 O
. O

Attendance O
11,000 O
. O

( O
Barcelona ORG
win O
6-5 O
on O
aggregate O
) O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BARCELONA ORG
WIN O
SPANISH MISC
SUPER MISC
CUP MISC
. O

MADRID LOC
1996-08-28 O

Result O
of O
the O
Spanish MISC
Super MISC
Cup MISC
, O
second O
leg O
, O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Atletico ORG
Madrid ORG
3 O
Barcelona ORG
1 O

( O
Barcelona ORG
win O
6-5 O
on O
aggregate O
) O



SOCCER O
- O
AJAX ORG
SIGN O
ARGENTINE MISC
STRIKER O
GABRICH PER
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Argentine MISC
striker O
Iwan PER
Cesar PER
Gabrich PER
signed O
a O
five O
year O
contract O
with O
Dutch MISC
champions O
Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
24-year-old O
Gabrich PER
, O
who O
signed O
for O
an O
undisclosed O
fee O
from O
the O
Argentine MISC
side O
Newell ORG
Old ORG
Boys ORG
, O
is O
set O
to O
join O
Dutch MISC
international O
Patrick PER
Kluivert PER
in O
the O
Ajax ORG
forward O
line O
. O

He O
is O
Ajax ORG
's O
sixth O
new O
signing O
this O
year O
, O
joining O
midfielder O
Richard PER
Witschge PER
, O
defenders O
John PER
Veldman PER
and O
Mariano PER
Juan PER
and O
strikers O
Tijjani PER
Babangida PER
and O
Dani PER
. O



SOCCER O
- O
PARMA ORG
, O
ROMA ORG
AND O
UDINESE ORG
OUT O
OF O
ITALIAN MISC
CUP MISC
. O

ROME LOC
1996-08-28 O

UEFA MISC
Cup MISC
hopefuls O
Parma ORG
and O
Roma ORG
, O
under O
new O
coaches O
this O
season O
, O
crashed O
out O
of O
the O
Italian MISC
Cup MISC
to O
second O
division O
opponents O
on O
Wednesday O
while O
league O
champions O
Milan ORG
could O
only O
draw O
1-1 O
at O
humble O
Empoli ORG
. O

Wealthy O
Parma ORG
, O
now O
coached O
by O
the O
former O
Italian MISC
international O
Carlo PER
Ancelotti PER
, O
were O
without O
new O
striker O
Enrico PER
Chiesa PER
and O
went O
down O
3-1 O
at O
serie O
B O
club O
Pescara ORG
in O
their O
second O
round O
clash O
. O

Pescara ORG
's O
Ottavio PER
Palladini PER
shattered O
Parma ORG
with O
goals O
in O
the O
second O
and O
fourth O
minutes O
. O

Midfielder O
Marco PER
Giampaolo PER
made O
it O
3-0 O
in O
the O
38th O
minute O
and O
Parma ORG
's O
Alessandro PER
Melli PER
pulled O
back O
a O
late O
goal O
six O
minutes O
from O
time O
. O

The O
second O
round O
was O
the O
entry O
point O
for O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
serie MISC
A MISC
sides O
with O
the O
winners O
going O
through O
. O

The O
later O
stages O
of O
the O
cup O
are O
played O
over O
two O
legs O
. O

Parma ORG
's O
defeat O
was O
a O
repeat O
of O
last O
season O
's O
fiasco O
when O
they O
lost O
their O
opening O
cup O
match O
3-0 O
to O
Palermo ORG
. O

Roma ORG
, O
now O
coached O
by O
Argentine MISC
Carlos PER
Bianchi PER
and O
watched O
by O
Italian MISC
national O
coach O
Arrigo PER
Sacchi PER
, O
lost O
3-1 O
to O
Cesena ORG
-- O
another O
repeat O
of O
last O
season O
when O
the O
Rome LOC
club O
also O
went O
out O
at O
the O
first O
hurdle O
. O

Udinese ORG
, O
with O
Germany LOC
's O
Euro MISC
' MISC
96 MISC
hero O
Oliver PER
Bierhoff PER
in O
their O
lineup O
, O
completed O
the O
hat-trick O
of O
beaten O
serie MISC
A MISC
sides O
when O
they O
went O
under O
2-1 O
to O
newly O
relegated O
Cremonese ORG
. O

Milan ORG
's O
new O
Uruguayan MISC
coach O
Oscar PER
Tabarez PER
avoided O
the O
nightmare O
of O
defeat O
but O
faces O
a O
replay O
at O
home O
next O
Sunday O
. O

Cup MISC
holders O
Fiorentina ORG
easily O
beat O
Cosenza ORG
3-1 O
while O
European MISC
Cup MISC
holders O
Juventus ORG
also O
cruised O
through O
with O
a O
2-0 O
win O
at O
small O
southern O
club O
Fidelis ORG
Andria ORG
. O

Two O
other O
serie MISC
A MISC
sides O
lost O
at O
the O
weekend O
-- O
Piacenza ORG
and O
last O
year O
's O
losing O
finalists O
Atalanta ORG
. O

Two O
cup O
matches O
could O
not O
be O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
due O
to O
argument O
over O
first O
round O
results O
. O

Lecce ORG
's O
3-0 O
weekend O
defeat O
of O
Genoa ORG
was O
expected O
to O
be O
overturned O
by O
a O
sporting O
judge O
on O
Thursday O
after O
the O
home O
club O
fielded O
an O
ineligible O
player O
. O

That O
would O
set O
Genoa ORG
up O
for O
a O
second O
round O
match O
against O
local O
rivals O
Sampdoria ORG
. O

Nocerina ORG
's O
4-3 O
defeat O
of O
Piacenza ORG
was O
also O
subject O
to O
a O
complaint O
, O
later O
removed O
, O
that O
forced O
their O
second O
round O
match O
against O
serie MISC
A MISC
newcomers O
Perugia ORG
to O
be O
delayed O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
BAYERN ORG
HIT O
FOUR O
TO O
TAKE O
BUNDESLIGA MISC
TOP O
SPOT O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Goals O
from O
Thomas PER
Helmer PER
and O
Juergen PER
Klinsmann PER
helped O
Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
to O
a O
4-2 O
home O
win O
over O
Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
on O
Wednesday O
and O
powered O
them O
to O
the O
top O
of O
the O
Bundesliga MISC
. O

The O
comfortable O
victory O
gave O
Bayern ORG
10 O
points O
from O
their O
first O
four O
games O
, O
a O
point O
ahead O
of O
second-placed O
Stuttgart ORG
, O
who O
have O
a O
game O
in O
hand O
. O

Brazilian MISC
midfielder O
Paulo PER
Sergio PER
put O
Leverkusen ORG
ahead O
in O
the O
25th O
minute O
but O
Alexander PER
Zickler PER
equalised O
just O
a O
minute O
later O
. O

A O
header O
from O
Helmer PER
and O
an O
acrobatic O
strike O
from O
Klinsmann PER
gave O
Bayern ORG
a O
two-goal O
cushion O
at O
halftime O
. O

But O
the O
pick O
of O
the O
13-times O
champions O
' O
goals O
came O
from O
Ruggiero PER
Rizzitelli PER
, O
who O
beat O
three O
defenders O
to O
put O
Bayern ORG
4-1 O
up O
. O

Markus PER
Feldhoff PER
hit O
a O
consolation O
goal O
for O
Leverkusen ORG
. O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
brought O
Cologne ORG
's O
100 O
percent O
record O
to O
an O
end O
with O
a O
2-0 O
win O
over O
the O
Rhineside MISC
club O
while O
a O
Sean PER
Dundee PER
hat-trick O
inside O
seven O
minutes O
stood O
out O
in O
Karlsruhe ORG
's O
4-0 O
demolition O
of O
St ORG
Pauli ORG
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ITALIAN MISC
CUP MISC
SECOND O
ROUND O
RESULTS O
. O

ROME LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
Italian MISC
Cup MISC
second O
round O

matches O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Empoli ORG
1 O
Milan ORG
1 O

Spal ORG
2 O
Reggiana ORG
4 O

Lucchese ORG
1 O
Vicenza ORG
2 O

Cremonese ORG
2 O
Udinese ORG
1 O

Cesena ORG
3 O
Roma ORG
1 O

Bologna ORG
2 O
Torino ORG
1 O

Cosenza ORG
1 O
Fiorentina ORG
3 O

Avellino ORG
0 O
Lazio ORG
1 O

Bari ORG
1 O
Verona ORG
1 O

Pescara ORG
3 O
Parma ORG
1 O

Monza ORG
0 O
Napoli ORG
1 O

Chievo ORG
2 O
Cagliari ORG
3 O

Ravenna ORG
0 O
Inter ORG
1 O

Fidelis ORG
Andria ORG
0 O
Juventus ORG
2 O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARIES O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Summaries O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
German MISC

first O
division O
soccer O
matches O
: O

Karlsruhe ORG
4 O
( O
Keller PER
18th O
minute O
, O
Dundee ORG
56th O
59th O
and O
64th O
) O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
0 O
. O

Halftime O
1-0 O
. O

Attendance O
27,600 O
. O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
4 O
( O
Zickler PER
26th O
, O
Helmer PER
37th O
, O
Klinsmann PER
44th O
, O

Rizzitelli PER
48th O
) O
Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
2 O
( O
Sergio PER
25th O
, O
Feldhoff PER

54th O
) O
. O

3-1 O
. O

48,000 O
. O

Cologne ORG
0 O
Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
2 O
( O
Akpoborie PER
5th O
and O
59th O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

27,000 O
. O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
0 O
1860 ORG
Munich ORG
0 O
. O

11,500 O
. O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
1 O
( O
Von PER
Heesen PER
56th O
) O
Duisburg ORG
1 O
( O
Hirsch PER
65th O
) O
. O

0-0 O
. O

15,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
LEADING O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
SCORERS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
scorers O
in O
the O
French MISC

first O
division O
after O
Wednesday O
's O
matches O
: O

3 O
- O
Anton PER
Drobnjak PER
( O
Bastia ORG
) O
, O
Vladimir PER
Smicer PER
( O
Lens ORG
) O
, O
Miladin PER

Becanovic PER
( O
Lille ORG
) O
, O
Alain PER
Caveglia PER
( O
Lyon ORG
) O
, O
Xavier PER
Gravelaine PER

( O
Marseille ORG
) O
, O
Robert PER
Pires PER
( O
Metz ORG
) O
, O
Thierry PER
Henry PER
( O
Monaco ORG
) O

2 O
- O
Christopher PER
Wreh PER
( O
Guingamp ORG
) O
, O
Marc-Vivien PER
Foe PER
( O
Lens ORG
) O
, O
Enzo PER

Scifo PER
( O
Monaco ORG
) O
, O
James PER
Debbah PER
( O
Nice ORG
) O
, O
Patrice PER
Loko PER
( O
PSG ORG
) O
, O

Stephane PER
Guivarch PER
( O
Rennes ORG
) O



SOCCER O
- O
SMICER PER
'S O
LAST-GASP O
GOAL O
KEEPS O
LENS ORG
IN O
THE O
LEAD O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Euro MISC
96 MISC
star O
Vladimir PER
Smicer PER
of O
the O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
scored O
at O
the O
last O
second O
for O
Lens ORG
, O
allowing O
them O
to O
retain O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
French MISC
soccer O
league O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Smicer PER
pushed O
the O
ball O
home O
in O
injury O
time O
to O
lead O
his O
team O
to O
a O
3-2 O
victory O
over O
Montpellier ORG
, O
who O
were O
leading O
2-1 O
until O
Cameroon LOC
's O
Marc-Vivien PER
Foe PER
equalised O
on O
a O
header O
in O
the O
85th O
minute O
. O

The O
win O
was O
the O
fourth O
in O
as O
many O
matches O
this O
season O
for O
Lens ORG
, O
who O
lead O
the O
table O
on O
12 O
points O
. O

In-form O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
, O
who O
dismissed O
Nantes ORG
1-0 O
, O
are O
second O
with O
10 O
points O
. O

Along O
with O
Smicer PER
, O
Robert PER
Pires PER
was O
the O
star O
of O
the O
night O
in O
France LOC
, O
scoring O
the O
first O
hat-trick O
of O
the O
league O
season O
in O
Metz ORG
's O
3-1 O
home O
victory O
over O
neighbouring O
Strasbourg ORG
. O

Pires PER
, O
one O
of O
the O
most O
promising O
strikers O
in O
the O
country O
, O
was O
called O
up O
for O
the O
first O
time O
this O
week O
by O
French MISC
manager O
Aime PER
Jacquet PER
for O
a O
friendly O
against O
Mexico LOC
on O
Saturday O
at O
the O
Parc LOC
des LOC
Princes LOC
. O

Pires PER
scored O
first O
with O
a O
powerful O
shot O
in O
the O
35th O
minute O
before O
striking O
again O
from O
close O
range O
just O
before O
the O
break O
. O

A O
solitary O
raid O
allowed O
him O
to O
score O
his O
third O
in O
the O
74th O
. O

Smicer PER
's O
goal O
was O
as O
hard-won O
as O
his O
team O
's O
victory O
. O

Spurred O
by O
Foe PER
's O
leveller O
five O
minutes O
before O
, O
Lens ORG
pressed O
hard O
and O
Foe PER
hit O
the O
crossbar O
in O
the O
dying O
seconds O
on O
another O
header O
. O

The O
ball O
bounced O
back O
to O
Smicer PER
's O
feet O
and O
he O
scored O
. O

Montpellier ORG
seized O
an O
unexpected O
lead O
thanks O
to O
Kader PER
Ferhaoui PER
in O
the O
fourth O
minute O
after O
a O
blunder O
from O
Lens ORG
goalkeeper O
Jean-Claude PER
Nadon PER
. O

The O
side O
from O
northern O
France LOC
, O
forced O
to O
fight O
an O
uphill O
battle O
from O
then O
on O
, O
pulled O
level O
thanks O
to O
Tony PER
Vairelles PER
in O
the O
eighth O
minute O
but O
young O
striker O
Fabien PER
Lefevre PER
made O
it O
two O
for O
Montpellier ORG
five O
minutes O
later O
. O

League O
favourites O
PSG ORG
scored O
a O
convincing O
1-0 O
win O
over O
Nantes ORG
and O
confirmed O
they O
would O
again O
be O
the O
team O
to O
beat O
this O
season O
. O

Ironically O
, O
PSG ORG
's O
victory O
owed O
a O
lot O
to O
two O
former O
Nantes ORG
players O
, O
striker O
Patrice PER
Loko PER
, O
who O
scored O
on O
a O
brilliant O
shot O
in O
the O
33rd O
minute O
, O
and O
defender O
Benoit PER
Cauet PER
, O
who O
started O
the O
one-two O
which O
allowed O
Loko PER
to O
score O
. O

The O
Parisians MISC
, O
who O
have O
yet O
to O
concede O
a O
goal O
, O
were O
without O
Brazil LOC
's O
Leonardo PER
and O
Panama LOC
's O
Julio PER
Cesar PER
Dely PER
Valdes PER
, O
both O
called O
up O
by O
their O
national O
sides O
. O

For O
Nantes ORG
, O
who O
shocked O
PSG ORG
to O
win O
the O
league O
crown O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
fall O
is O
very O
painful O
. O

The ORG
Canaries ORG
, O
who O
lost O
most O
of O
their O
key O
players O
within O
two O
years O
, O
have O
yet O
to O
win O
a O
match O
this O
season O
. O

Reigning O
champions O
Auxerre ORG
had O
to O
settle O
for O
a O
goalless O
draw O
against O
Marseille ORG
on O
Tuesday O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARIES O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Summary O
of O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
1 O
( O
Van PER
Hintum PER
69th O
penalty O
) O
RKC ORG
Waalijk ORG
2 O

( O
Schreuder PER
39th O
, O
Van PER
Arum PER
76th O
, O
83rd O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-1 O
. O

Attendance O

6,150 O
. O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
1 O
( O
Vierklau PER
85th O
) O
Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
1 O
( O
Gerard PER

de PER
Nooijer PER
80th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-0 O
. O

Attendance O
5,696 O
. O

Utrecht ORG
0 O
Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
0 O
. O

Attendance O
9,000 O
. O

Groningen ORG
1 O
( O
Gorre PER
66th O
) O
Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
1 O
( O
Vurens PER
3rd O
) O

Halftime O
0-1 O
. O

Attendance O
10,000 O
. O

Feyenoord ORG
2 O
( O
Larsson PER
73rd O
, O
Van PER
Gastel PER
83rd O
penalty O
) O
Graafschap ORG

Doetinchem ORG
1 O
( O
Schultz PER
4th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-1 O
. O

Attendance O
22,434 O
. O

Volendam ORG
1 O
( O
Jongsma PER
85th O
) O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
3 O
( O
Marcelo PER
19th O
, O
47th O
, O

56rd O
) O
. O

Halftime O
0-1 O
. O

Attendance O
6,000 O
. O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
1 O
( O
Frank PER
de PER
Boer PER
30th O
) O
AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
0 O
. O

Halftime O

1-0 O
. O

Attendance O
48,123 O
. O

Played O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
( O
Jeffrey PER
7th O
, O
Roest PER
33rd O
) O
Heerenveen ORG
4 O

( O
Korneev PER
15th O
, O
Hansma PER
24th O
, O
Wouden PER
70th O
, O
90th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
2-2 O
. O

Attendance O
4,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GERMAN MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Results O
of O
German MISC
first O
division O

soccer O
matches O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Karlsruhe ORG
4 O
St ORG
Pauli ORG
0 O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
4 O
Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
2 O

Cologne ORG
0 O
Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
2 O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
0 O
1860 ORG
Munich ORG
0 O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
1 O
Duisburg ORG
1 O

Standings O
( O
tabulated O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Bayern ORG
Munich ORG
4 O
3 O
1 O
0 O
11 O
4 O
10 O

VfB ORG
Stuttgart ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
10 O
1 O
9 O

Borussia ORG
Dortmund ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
12 O
6 O
9 O

Cologne ORG
4 O
3 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
3 O
9 O

Karlsruhe ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
9 O
3 O
7 O

Bayer ORG
Leverkusen ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
9 O
8 O
6 O

VfL ORG
Bochum ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
4 O
3 O
6 O

SV ORG
Hamburg ORG
4 O
2 O
0 O
2 O
7 O
7 O
6 O

Hansa ORG
Rostock ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
5 O

Werder ORG
Bremen ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
6 O
4 O

Munich ORG
1860 ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
4 O

St ORG
Pauli ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
7 O
11 O
4 O

Fortuna ORG
Duesseldorf ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
7 O
4 O

Arminia ORG
Bielefeld ORG
4 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
3 O

Schalke ORG
04 ORG
4 O
0 O
3 O
1 O
5 O
9 O
3 O

Freiburg ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
6 O
13 O
3 O

Borussia ORG
Moenchengladbach ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
2 O

Duisburg ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
9 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
SUMMARIES O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Summaries O
of O
French MISC
first O
division O

matches O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Bastia ORG
0 O
Lille ORG
0 O
. O

0-0 O
. O

5,000 O
. O

Cannes ORG
0 O
Monaco ORG
2 O
( O
Henry PER
26th O
, O
71st O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

7,000 O
. O

Le ORG
Havre ORG
1 O
( O
Samson PER
24th O
) O
Caen ORG
1 O
( O
Etienne PER
Mendy PER
4th O
) O
. O

1-1 O
. O

12,000 O
. O

Lens ORG
3 O
( O
Vairelles PER
8th O
, O
Foe PER
85th O
, O
Smicer PER
90th O
) O
Montpellier ORG
2 O

( O
Ferhaoui PER
4th O
, O
Lefevre PER
13th O
) O
. O

1-2 O
. O

30,000 O
. O

Lyon ORG
2 O
( O
Caveglia PER
23rd O
, O
Giuly PER
30th O
) O
Nancy ORG
0 O
. O

2-0 O
. O

15,000 O
. O

Metz ORG
3 O
( O
Pires PER
35th O
, O
48th O
, O
74th O
) O
Strasbourg ORG
1 O
( O
Rodriguez PER
56th O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

14,000 O
. O

Nice ORG
1 O
( O
Chaouch PER
64th O
) O
Guingamp ORG
2 O
( O
Rouxel PER
10th O
, O
Baret PER
89th O
) O
. O

0-1 O
. O

4,000 O
. O

Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
1 O
( O
Loko PER
33rd O
) O
Nantes ORG
0 O
. O

1-0 O
. O

30,000 O
. O

Rennes ORG
1 O
( O
Guivarch PER
27th O
) O
Bordeaux ORG
1 O
( O
Colleter PER
86th O
) O
. O

1-0 O
. O

16,000 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
STANDINGS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Standings O
in O
the O
French MISC
first O

division O
after O
Wednesday O
's O
matches O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O

drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

Lens ORG
4 O
4 O
0 O
0 O
9 O
3 O
12 O

Paris ORG
Saint-Germain ORG
4 O
3 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
0 O
10 O

Bastia ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
8 O

Auxerre ORG
4 O
2 O
2 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
8 O

Monaco ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
4 O
7 O

Lyon ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
7 O

Metz ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
6 O
4 O
7 O

Lille ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
7 O

Guingamp ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
3 O
7 O

Cannes ORG
4 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
4 O
4 O
7 O

Bordeaux ORG
4 O
1 O
3 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
6 O

Marseille ORG
4 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
5 O
4 O
5 O

Rennes ORG
4 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
7 O
4 O

Strasbourg ORG
4 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
2 O
7 O
3 O

Montpellier ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
3 O
5 O
2 O

Le ORG
Havre ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
2 O
4 O
2 O

Caen ORG
4 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
2 O
6 O
2 O

Nice ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
3 O
7 O
1 O

Nantes ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
6 O
1 O

Nancy ORG
4 O
0 O
1 O
3 O
2 O
7 O
1 O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
LEAGUE O
RESULTS O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

French MISC
first O
division O
soccer O

matches O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Paris ORG
SG ORG
1 O
Nantes ORG
0 O

Lens ORG
3 O
Montpellier ORG
2 O

Bastia ORG
0 O
Lille ORG
0 O

Cannes ORG
0 O
Monaco ORG
2 O

Rennes ORG
1 O
Bordeaux ORG
1 O

Lyon ORG
2 O
Nancy ORG
0 O

Nice ORG
1 O
Guingamp ORG
2 O

Metz ORG
3 O
Strasbourg ORG
1 O

Le ORG
Havre ORG
1 O
Caen ORG
1 O

Played O
Tuesday O
: O

Auxerre ORG
0 O
Marseille ORG
0 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
CHRISTIE PER
AND O
JOHNSON PER
ASKED O
TO O
JOIN O
OWENS PER
' O
TRIBUTE O
. O

Adrian PER
Warner PER

BONN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Organisers O
hope O
to O
persuade O
Britain LOC
's O
former O
Olympic MISC
100 O
metres O
champion O
Linford PER
Christie PER
to O
join O
a O
" O
Dream ORG
Team ORG
" O
sprint O
relay O
in O
a O
special O
tribute O
to O
Jesse PER
Owens PER
at O
Friday O
's O
Berlin LOC
grand O
prix O
. O

Christie PER
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
from O
international O
competition O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
season O
, O
was O
not O
due O
to O
compete O
in O
the O
German MISC
capital O
but O
Berlin LOC
promoter O
Rudi PER
Thiel PER
said O
: O
" O
We O
are O
still O
hopeful O
of O
getting O
him O
to O
come O
. O
" O

Thiel PER
has O
managed O
to O
get O
most O
of O
the O
Olympic MISC
100 O
metres O
champions O
since O
1948 O
to O
attend O
the O
meeting O
, O
which O
is O
being O
held O
in O
the O
stadium O
where O
Owens PER
won O
four O
gold O
medals O
60 O
years O
ago O
at O
the O
Berlin LOC
Olympics MISC
. O

Canada LOC
's O
Donovan PER
Bailey PER
, O
the O
Olympic MISC
100 O
metres O
champion O
and O
world O
record O
holder O
, O
and O
Namibian O
Frankie PER
Fredericks PER
, O
the O
silver O
medallist O
at O
the O
recent O
Atlanta LOC
Games MISC
, O
have O
already O
agreed O
to O
run O
in O
the O
4X100 O
metres O
team O
. O

Thiel PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
he O
had O
also O
asked O
Olympic MISC
200 O
and O
400 O
champion O
Michael PER
Johnson PER
to O
run O
as O
well O
as O
Christie PER
. O

" O
Most O
of O
the O
Olympic MISC
champions O
of O
the O
past O
are O
coming O
including O
Britain LOC
's O
( O
1980 O
champion O
) O
Allan PER
Wells PER
. O

Christie PER
belongs O
to O
them O
. O

It O
would O
be O
great O
to O
have O
him O
here O
. O

" O
There O
is O
a O
good O
offer O
.... O

My O
minimum O
would O
be O
that O
he O
just O
ran O
the O
relay O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
36-year-old O
Briton MISC
is O
still O
considering O
the O
offer O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
announce O
his O
decision O
later O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Owens PER
's O
widow O
Ruth PER
is O
not O
well O
enough O
to O
attend O
but O
a O
message O
from O
her O
will O
be O
read O
out O
during O
the O
meeting O
and O
one O
of O
the O
sprinter O
's O
relatives O
is O
expected O
to O
attend O
. O

The O
relay O
race O
, O
which O
will O
include O
squads O
from O
Africa LOC
, O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
Europe LOC
as O
well O
as O
the O
Owens PER
' O
quartet O
, O
will O
be O
held O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
meeting O
. O

Organisers O
had O
hoped O
to O
include O
1984 O
and O
1988 O
champion O
Carl PER
Lewis PER
in O
the O
squad O
but O
he O
injured O
himself O
in O
Brussels LOC
last O
Friday O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
NEW O
CAPTAIN O
TENDULKAR PER
UPSTAGED O
BY O
120 O
FROM O
JAYASURIYA PER
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Sachin PER
Tendulkar PER
marked O
his O
debut O
as O
Indian MISC
captain O
with O
a O
patient O
110 O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
but O
was O
upstaged O
by O
dashing O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
opener O
Sanath PER
Jayasuriya PER
whose O
120 O
steered O
the O
world O
champions O
to O
a O
nine-wicket O
Singer MISC
Cup MISC
win O
. O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
, O
playing O
in O
front O
of O
their O
home O
crowd O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
winning O
the O
World MISC
Cup MISC
last O
March O
, O
comfortably O
passed O
India LOC
's O
modest O
226-5 O
from O
50 O
overs O
in O
44.2 O
overs O
. O

The O
devastating O
opening O
pair O
of O
Jayasuriya PER
and O
Romesh PER
Kaluwitharana PER
shared O
a O
fine O
first O
wicket O
stand O
of O
129 O
to O
the O
delight O
of O
the O
25,000 O
fans O
. O

Jayasuriya PER
, O
whose O
first O
50 O
included O
three O
sixes O
and O
three O
fours O
, O
went O
on O
to O
an O
unbeaten O
120 O
and O
the O
man-of-the-match O
award O
. O

Kaluwitharana PER
, O
slow O
in O
comparison O
, O
was O
bowled O
by O
Tendulkar PER
for O
53 O
, O
but O
Aravinda PER
de PER
Silva PER
with O
49 O
not O
out O
helped O
see O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
home O
. O

Earlier O
, O
Tendulkar PER
completed O
his O
ninth O
century O
in O
one-day O
cricket O
, O
taking O
138 O
balls O
to O
do O
it O
before O
being O
run O
out O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
Indian MISC
batting O
was O
generally O
tied O
down O
by O
brilliant O
fielding O
and O
some O
fairly O
tight O
bowling O
, O
although O
ex-captain O
Mohamed PER
Azharuddin PER
chipped O
in O
with O
58 O
, O
adding O
129 O
with O
Tendulkar PER
off O
28 O
overs O
, O
before O
being O
stumped O
. O

The O
next O
match O
in O
the O
four-nation O
tournament O
is O
on O
Friday O
when O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
play O
Australia LOC
in O
a O
repeat O
of O
the O
World MISC
Cup MISC
final O
in O
Lahore LOC
where O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
won O
by O
seven O
wickets O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
SRI LOC
LANKA LOC
BEAT O
INDIA LOC
BY O
9 O
WICKETS O
IN O
ONE-DAY O
MATCH O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
beat O
India LOC
by O
nine O
wickets O
in O
the O
second O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
one-day O
( O
50 O
overs O
) O
cricket O
tournament O
on O
Monday O
. O

Scores O
: O
India LOC
226-5 O
in O
50 O
overs O
, O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
230-1 O
in O
44.2 O
overs O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
INDIA LOC
V O
SRI LOC
LANKA LOC
SCOREBOARD O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Scoreboard O
of O
the O
second O
Singer MISC

World MISC
Series MISC
cricket O
match O
between O
India LOC
and O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
on O

Wednesday O
: O

India LOC

A. PER
Jadeja PER
run O
out O
0 O

S. PER
Tendulkar PER
run O
out O
110 O

S. PER
Ganguly PER
c O
de PER
Silva PER
b O
Dharmasena PER
16 O

M. PER
Azharuddin PER
st O
Kaluwitharana PER
b O
Jayasuriya PER
58 O

V. PER
Kambli PER
run O
out O
18 O

R. PER
Dravid PER
not O
out O
7 O

J. PER
Srinath PER
not O
out O
1 O

Extras O
( O
b-1 O
lb-3 O
w-9 O
nb-3 O
) O
16 O

Total O
( O
5 O
wickets O
, O
50 O
overs O
) O
226 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-4 O
2-57 O
3-186 O
4-217 O
5-217 O
. O

Did O
not O
bat O
: O
A. PER
Kumble PER
, O
N. PER
Mongia PER
, O
V. PER
Prasad PER
, O
A. PER
Kapoor PER
. O

Bowling O
: O
Vass PER
9-2-35-0 O
, O
Pushpakumara PER
6-0-23-0 O
, O
Dharmasena PER

10-0-59-1 O
Muralitharan PER
10-0-42-0 O
, O
Jayasuriya PER
10-1-39-1 O
, O
de PER
Silva PER

5-0-24-0 O
. O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC

S. PER
Jayasuriya PER
not O
out O
120 O

R. PER
Kaluwitharana PER
b O
Tendulkar PER
53 O

A.de PER
Silva PER
not O
out O
49 O

Extras O
( O
lb-3 O
nb-3 O
w-2 O
) O
8 O

Total O
( O
for O
one O
wicket O
- O
44.2 O
overs O
) O
230 O

Fall O
of O
wicket O
: O
1-129 O

Did O
not O
bat O
: O
Arjuna PER
Ranatunga PER
, O
Asanka PER
Gurusinha PER
, O
Hashan PER

Tillekeratne PER
, O
Roshan PER
Mahanama PER
, O
Kumara PER
Dharmasena PER
, O
Chaminda PER
Vaas PER
, O

Muthiah PER
Muralitharan PER
, O
Ravindra PER
Pushpakumara PER

Bowling O
: O
Kumble PER
10-1-40-0 O
, O
Prasad PER
6-0-47-0 O
, O
Srinath PER

8-0-33-0 O
, O
Tendulkar PER
6-0-29-1 O
, O
Kapoor PER
10-2-51-0 O
, O
Jadeja PER

2.2-0-13-0 O
, O
Ganguly PER
2-0-14-0 O

Result O
: O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
won O
by O
9 O
wickets O

Man-of-the-Match O
: O
Sanath PER
Jayasuriya PER



CRICKET O
- O
INDIA LOC
WIN O
TOSS O
AND O
BAT O
AGAINST O
SRI LOC
LANKA LOC
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-28 O

India LOC
won O
the O
toss O
and O
elected O
to O
bat O
against O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
in O
the O
second O
day-night O
limited O
overs O
cricket O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Teams O
: O

India LOC
- O
Sachin PER
Tendulkar PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Anil PER
Kumble PER
, O
Ajay PER
Jadeja PER
, O
Sourav PER
Ganguly PER
, O
Mohamed PER
Azharuddin PER
, O
Vinod PER
Kambli PER
, O
Rahul PER
Dravid PER
, O
Nayan PER
Mongia PER
, O
Javagal PER
Srinath PER
, O
Venkatesh PER
Prasad PER
, O
Ashish PER
Kapoor PER
. O

Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
- O
Arjuna PER
Ranatunga PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Sanath PER
Jayasuriya PER
, O
Romesh PER
Kaluwitharana PER
, O
Asanka PER
Gurusinha PER
, O
Aravinda PER
de PER
Silva PER
, O
Hashan PER
Tillekeratne PER
, O
Roshan PER
Mahanama PER
, O
Kumara PER
Dharmasena PER
, O
Chaminda PER
Vaas PER
, O
Muthiah PER
Muralitharan PER
, O
Ravindra PER
Pushpakumara PER
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
ANGOLA LOC
- O
AUG O
28 O
. O

LUANDA LOC
1996-08-28 O

These O
are O
the O
leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Angolan MISC
press O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

JORNAL ORG
DE ORG
ANGOLA ORG

- O
Princeton PER
Lyman PER
, O
the O
U.S. LOC
Under-Secretary O
of O
State O
for O
International O
Organisations O
, O
will O
on O
Wednesday O
continue O
his O
work O
in O
Angola LOC
visiting O
Bailundo LOC
, O
where O
he O
should O
be O
received O
by O
Jonas PER
Savimbi PER
, O
leader O
of O
Unita ORG
. O

On O
Tuesday O
Lyman PER
participated O
in O
a O
meeting O
of O
a O
joint-commission O
where O
he O
considered O
that O
the O
Angolan MISC
politicians O
should O
advance O
faster O
and O
find O
a O
way O
to O
cooperate O
. O

In O
his O
opinion O
the O
quartering O
of O
Unita ORG
forces O
must O
be O
concluded O
in O
all O
the O
Angolan MISC
territory O
and O
the O
troops O
must O
be O
selected O
and O
integrated O
in O
the O
armed O
forces O
, O
the O
government O
forces O
must O
be O
concentrated O
in O
the O
principal O
units O
and O
the O
free O
circulation O
of O
people O
and O
goods O
must O
be O
reality O
in O
all O
the O
country O
. O



S.AFRICAN MISC
TRUTH O
BODY O
TO O
SUMMON O
APARTHEID O
POLICE O
. O

CAPE LOC
TOWN LOC
1996-08-28 O

South LOC
Africa LOC
's O
Truth ORG
and ORG
Reconciliation ORG
Commission ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
it O
would O
subpoena O
persons O
accused O
of O
human O
rights O
violations O
to O
appear O
before O
it O
. O

" O
We O
can O
subpoena O
anyone O
we O
want O
to O
, O
even O
the O
president O
of O
the O
country O
, O
" O
spokesman O
John PER
Allen PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O
" O

Subpoenas O
are O
due O
to O
be O
served O
on O
a O
number O
of O
people O
this O
week O
. O
" O

Media O
reports O
have O
speculated O
that O
the O
commission O
, O
which O
is O
trying O
to O
heal O
the O
wounds O
of O
apartheid O
by O
confronting O
the O
past O
, O
could O
subpoena O
apartheid-era O
President O
P.W. PER
Botha PER
and O
former O
police O
generals O
Basie PER
Smit PER
and O
Johan PER
Van PER
Der PER
Merwe PER
. O

In O
submissions O
last O
week O
to O
the O
commission O
National ORG
Party ORG
leader O
and O
former O
president O
F.W. PER
De PER
Klerk PER
said O
he O
had O
received O
no O
co-operation O
from O
Botha PER
in O
compiling O
his O
party O
's O
report O
. O

Since O
it O
began O
work O
in O
April O
the O
commission O
has O
been O
hearing O
harrowing O
tales O
from O
the O
victims O
of O
apartheid-era O
abuses O
, O
by O
both O
the O
white O
minority O
regime O
and O
its O
opponents O
. O

It O
also O
wants O
to O
hear O
from O
those O
who O
committed O
the O
abuses O
, O
to O
whom O
it O
can O
offer O
amnesty O
in O
return O
for O
frankness O
. O

Hopes O
that O
reformed O
perpetrators O
would O
come O
forward O
voluntarily O
have O
faded O
but O
the O
commission O
has O
the O
legal O
power O
to O
force O
them O
to O
appear O
. O

Allen PER
declined O
to O
give O
say O
who O
would O
be O
subpoenaed O
. O

" O
At O
the O
moment O
we O
have O
a O
preliminary O
list O
of O
less O
than O
10 O
people O
, O
but O
this O
is O
just O
the O
beginning O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
commission O
was O
set O
up O
last O
year O
to O
probe O
30 O
years O
of O
human-rights O
violations O
during O
the O
apartheid O
era O
. O

It O
is O
chaired O
by O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
winner O
, O
retired O
Archbishop O
Desmond PER
Tutu PER
. O

Allen PER
said O
the O
commission O
could O
announce O
the O
names O
of O
subpoenaed O
persons O
on O
Monday O
next O
week O
. O



TURKISH MISC
AIRPLANE O
LANDS O
IN O
SOFIA LOC
ON O
BOMB O
THREAT O
. O

SOFIA LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
Turkish MISC
airliner O
on O
flight O
from O
Istanbul LOC
to O
Vienna LOC
on O
Wednesday O
landed O
in O
emergency O
at O
Sofia LOC
airport O
after O
receiving O
a O
bomb O
threat O
, O
said O
an O
airport O
official O
. O

" O
The O
plane O
landed O
at O
Sofia LOC
airport O
at O
1503 O
( O
1203 O
GMT MISC
) O
after O
receiving O
a O
signal O
that O
there O
is O
an O
explosive O
on O
board O
, O
" O
the O
official O
, O
who O
declined O
to O
be O
named O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

The O
plane O
, O
surrounded O
by O
11 O
fire-engines O
, O
is O
being O
checked O
for O
explosives O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

Nothing O
has O
been O
found O
so O
far O
, O
added O
the O
official O
. O

In O
March O
a O
Turkish MISC
Cypriot MISC
airliner O
hijacked O
while O
on O
a O
flight O
from O
northern O
Cyprus LOC
to O
Istanbul LOC
landed O
in O
Sofia LOC
airport O
to O
refuel O
before O
landing O
in O
Munich LOC
, O
where O
the O
hijacker O
was O
arrested O
. O



Arch ORG
Alberta LOC
well O
tests O
1,100 O
bbl O
/ O
day O
. O

FORT LOC
WORTH LOC
, O
Texas LOC
1996-08-28 O

Arch ORG
Petroleum ORG
Inc ORG
said O
Wednesday O
an O
exploratory O
well O
in O
Alberta LOC
's O
Morinville LOC
area O
tested O
in O
excess O
of O
1,100 O
barrels O
daily O
and O
will O
begin O
production O
immediately O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
90 O
percent O
owned O
Trax MISC
et MISC
al MISC
Morinville MISC
10-23 MISC
logged O
28 O
feet O
of O
productive O
Leduc LOC
Reef LOC
at O
5,350 O
feet O
. O

Reserve O
estimates O
from O
this O
well O
are O
at O
250,000 O
gross O
barrels O
of O
oil O
. O

The O
Trax LOC
well O
is O
one O
of O
the O
prospects O
developed O
by O
Arch ORG
through O
its O
early O
1996 O
purchase O
of O
Trax ORG
Petroleums ORG
Ltd ORG
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

It O
said O
another O
, O
the O
Cometra MISC
et MISC
al MISC
Morinville MISC
11-13 MISC
, O
has O
logged O
128 O
feet O
of O
productive O
Leduc LOC
Reef LOC
at O
5,400 O
feet O
and O
is O
flowing O
water O
free O
at O
the O
rate O
of O
590 O
barrels O
of O
oil O
per O
day O
on O
a O
15 O
/ O
64ths-inch O
choke O
. O

Arch ORG
owns O
a O
16 O
percent O
working O
interest O
in O
this O
well O
with O
most O
of O
the O
rest O
held O
by O
the O
privately O
owned O
operator O
. O

Arch ORG
said O
full O
production O
has O
begun O
and O
initial O
estimates O
of O
gross O
reserves O
attributable O
to O
this O
well O
range O
up O
to O
one O
million O
barrels O
of O
oil O
. O

A O
third O
well O
drilled O
in O
this O
area O
, O
the O
Trax MISC
et MISC
al MISC
Morinville MISC
2-25 MISC
, O
encountered O
the O
Leduc LOC
Reef LOC
but O
tested O
wet O
. O

At O
the O
company O
's O
Nordegg MISC
prospect O
, O
the O
Apache MISC
et MISC
al MISC
Saunders MISC
14-28 MISC
, O
has O
reached O
total O
depth O
in O
the O
Leduc LOC
Reef LOC
at O
approximately O
3,800 O
feet O
and O
has O
been O
abandoned O
, O
Arch ORG
said O
. O

It O
said O
this O
acreage O
earning O
well O
brought O
an O
interest O
in O
an O
additional O
5,120 O
acres O
, O
building O
the O
company O
's O
gross O
land O
position O
in O
this O
area O
to O
8,320 O
acres O
. O

At O
the O
Butte MISC
prospect O
, O
the O
Garrington MISC
4-8 MISC
has O
reached O
total O
depth O
of O
11,500 O
and O
has O
logged O
278 O
feet O
of O
Leduc LOC
Reef LOC
. O

Testing O
has O
begun O
and O
results O
will O
be O
announced O
within O
the O
next O
several O
days O
, O
Arch ORG
said O
. O

Including O
the O
costs O
of O
the O
two O
abandoned O
wells O
, O
the O
company O
said O
, O
these O
first O
prospects O
have O
added O
to O
reserves O
at O
a O
finding O
cost O
of O
about O
U.S. LOC
$ O
2 O
per O
barrel O
of O
oil O
equivalent O
. O

-- O
Jim PER
Brumm PER
212-859-1710 O
. O



U.S. LOC
judge O
orders O
Biogen ORG
, O
Berlex ORG
officials O
deposed O
. O

Leslie PER
Gevirtz PER

BOSTON LOC
1996-08-28 O

In O
order O
to O
help O
him O
decide O
whether O
he O
should O
hear O
the O
case O
, O
a O
U.S. ORG
District ORG
Court ORG
judge O
Wednesday O
ordered O
the O
legal O
counsels O
of O
Biogen ORG
Inc ORG
and O
Berlex ORG
Laboratories ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Schering ORG
AG ORG
, O
deposed O
. O

The O
tempest O
beyond O
the O
test O
tube O
involves O
allegations O
that O
the O
U.S. ORG
Food ORG
and ORG
Drug ORG
Administration ORG
violated O
the O
Orphan MISC
Drug MISC
law MISC
by O
allowing O
Biogen ORG
the O
right O
to O
sell O
its O
multiple O
sclerosis O
drug O
Avonex MISC
. O

Berlex ORG
also O
charges O
that O
Avonex MISC
is O
so O
similar O
to O
its O
MS O
drug O
, O
Betaseron MISC
, O
that O
it O
is O
a O
patent O
infringement O
. O

Both O
drugs O
are O
types O
of O
interferon O
. O

One O
analyst O
said O
sales O
of O
Avonex MISC
had O
already O
cut O
into O
Betaseron MISC
market O
share O
. O

BioVest ORG
Research ORG
, ORG
Inc ORG
's O
analyst O
Eddie PER
Hedaya PER
said O
, O
" O
Berlex ORG
sales O
are O
losing O
share O
like O
mad O
... O

my O
understanding O
of O
the O
marketplace O
is O
that O
they O
're O
below O
expectations O
. O
" O

He O
added O
Chiron ORG
Corp ORG
reported O
its O
sales O
of O
inventory O
to O
Berlex ORG
was O
down O
. O

Chiron ORG
makes O
Betaseron MISC
; O
Berlex ORG
markets O
it O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Biogen ORG
, O
in O
its O
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchange ORG
Commission ORG
quarterly O
report O
for O
the O
period O
ending O
June O
30 O
, O
said O
it O
had O
earned O
$ O
6.1 O
million O
from O
Avonex MISC
sales O
during O
the O
drugs O
first O
six O
weeks O
on O
the O
market O
. O

When O
it O
approved O
Avonex MISC
in O
May O
, O
the O
FDA ORG
said O
both O
Biogen ORG
's O
product O
and O
Betaseron MISC
were O
developed O
under O
the O
incentives O
of O
the O
Ophran MISC
Drug MISC
Act MISC
which O
provides O
seven O
years O
of O
marketing O
exclusivity O
for O
products O
that O
treat O
rare O
diseases O
. O

Avonex MISC
" O
has O
been O
allowed O
to O
enter O
the O
market O
because O
it O
differs O
from O
interferon O
beta-1b O
( O
Betaseron MISC
) O
.. O

. O
" O

the O
FDA ORG
said O
. O

Now O
, O
U.S. LOC
District O
Judge O
Mark PER
Wolf PER
has O
ordered O
the O
chief O
counsel O
for O
Biogen ORG
, O
Michael PER
Astrue PER
, O
and O
Robert PER
Chabora PER
, O
his O
counterpart O
at O
Berlex ORG
be O
deposed O
about O
a O
May O
21 O
meeting O
the O
two O
men O
attended O
to O
help O
him O
determine O
whether O
the O
lawsuit O
filed O
by O
Biogen ORG
against O
Berlex ORG
should O
be O
heard O
in O
Massachusetts LOC
. O

Berlex ORG
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
against O
Biogen ORG
in O
U.S. ORG
District ORG
Court ORG
in O
Newark LOC
, O
N.J. LOC
in O
July O
, O
but O
Biogen ORG
had O
already O
filed O
a O
suit O
against O
Berlex ORG
in O
Massachusetts LOC
in O
May O
. O

Wolf PER
ordered O
the O
depositions O
to O
determine O
if O
he O
or O
U.S. LOC
District O
Judge O
John PER
Bissell PER
of O
Newark LOC
should O
preside O
over O
the O
case O
. O



U.S. ORG
Treasury ORG
balances O
at O
Fed ORG
rose O
on O
Aug O
27 O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-28 O

U.S. ORG
Treasury ORG
balances O
at O
Federal ORG
Reserve ORG
based O
on O
Treasury ORG
Department ORG
's O
latest O
budget O
statement O
. O

( O
BILLIONS O
OF O
DLRS O
) O

Aug O
27 O
Aug O
26 O

Fed ORG
acct O
5.208 O
4.425 O

Tax O
/ O
loan O
note O
acct O
14.828 O
15.687 O

Cash O
balance O
20.036 O
20.112 O

--- O

Total O
public O
debt O
, O

subject O
to O
limit O
5,124.053 O
5,122.084 O



COMEX ORG
copper O
ends O
higher O
after O
late O
recovery O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

COMEX ORG
copper O
ended O
higher O
after O
a O
late O
, O
modest O
recovery O
dragged O
the O
market O
from O
the O
lows O
, O
but O
traders O
shrugged-off O
an O
imminent O
strike O
at O
Codelco ORG
's O
Salvador LOC
mine O
in O
Chile LOC
. O

The O
market O
was O
also O
waiting O
for O
Friday O
's O
LME ORG
stock O
report O
which O
will O
include O
figures O
delayed O
from O
Tuesday O
because O
of O
the O
U.K. LOC
public O
holiday O
on O
Monday O
when O
the O
LME ORG
was O
closed O
. O

" O
We O
are O
in O
the O
late O
stages O
of O
the O
weaker O
period O
of O
the O
market O
, O
and O
as O
we O
get O
to O
the O
post O
Labor MISC
Day MISC
market O
we O
will O
start O
to O
see O
more O
consumer O
interest O
and O
the O
demand O
side O
of O
the O
market O
will O
start O
to O
firm O
prices O
up O
, O
" O
said O
William PER
O'Neill PER
of O
Merrill ORG
Lynch ORG
. O

December O
COMEX ORG
settled O
0.35 O
cent O
higher O
at O
90.20 O
cents O
, O
traded O
90.50 O
to O
89.40 O
cents O
. O

September O
went O
out O
0.05 O
cent O
lower O
at O
91.05 O
. O

The O
August O
contract O
expired O
at O
0.85 O
cent O
down O
at O
90.85 O
cents O
. O

Volume O
was O
estimated O
at O
8,000 O
lots O
. O

Workers O
at O
Salvador LOC
voted O
to O
strike O
from O
Saturday O
, O
and O
it O
was O
not O
clear O
when O
further O
talks O
between O
the O
unions O
and O
management O
would O
take O
place O
. O

" O
Salvador LOC
is O
a O
small O
facility O
, O
and O
the O
prospects O
are O
that O
if O
there O
will O
be O
a O
strike O
, O
it O
will O
not O
be O
a O
long O
strike O
, O
" O
O'Neill PER
said O
. O

-- O
Huw PER
Jones PER
, O
New ORG
York ORG
Commodities ORG
212-859-1646 O



U.S. LOC
copper O
service O
center O
shipments O
stable O
- O
CBSA ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Average O
daily O
shipments O
from O
U.S. LOC
copper O
service O
centers O
in O
July O
fell O
three O
percent O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
, O
but O
were O
higher O
than O
in O
July O
1995 O
, O
the O
Copper ORG
and ORG
Brass ORG
Servicenter ORG
Association ORG
reported O
. O

" O
July O
was O
still O
above O
the O
historic O
average O
for O
that O
month O
, O
" O
the O
CBSA ORG
said O
. O

In O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
of O
1996 O
, O
shipments O
of O
copper O
sheet O
, O
coil O
and O
strip O
were O
2.2 O
percent O
ahead O
of O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Alloy O
shipments O
, O
however O
, O
were O
7.5 O
percent O
down O
. O

" O
Several O
service O
centers O
indicated O
that O
while O
their O
volume O
of O
orders O
remains O
constant O
, O
the O
size-per-order O
continues O
to O
be O
smaller O
than O
what O
was O
realised O
during O
the O
first O
five O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
" O
the O
CBSA ORG
said O
. O

Service O
centers O
continued O
to O
lower O
their O
inventories O
in O
July O
when O
total O
copper O
stocks O
were O
off O
two O
percent O
and O
alloy O
products O
down O
1.9 O
percent O
. O

-- O
New ORG
York ORG
Commodities ORG
212-859-1646 O



Harleysville ORG
Group ORG
ups O
qrtly O
dividenD O
. O

HARLEYSVILLE LOC
, O
Pa LOC
. O

1996-08-28 O

Quarterly O

Latest O
Prior O

Amount O
$ O
0.21 O
$ O
0.19 O

Pay O
Sept O
30 O

Record O
Sept O
16 O



Chile LOC
's O
ENAP ORG
buys O
Oriente ORG
, O
Escravos ORG
crude O
for O
Oct O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Chile LOC
's O
state O
oil O
company O
Empresa ORG
Nacional ORG
del ORG
Petroleo ORG
( O
ENAP ORG
) O
bought O
a O
second O
spot O
cargo O
of O
Oriente ORG
and O
nearly O
one O
million O
barrels O
of O
Escravos ORG
in O
a O
recent O
tender O
, O
traders O
said O
Wednesday O
. O

A O
400,000 O
barrel O
cargo O
of O
Ecuadorian ORG
Oriente ORG
and O
960,000 O
barrels O
of O
Nigerian MISC
Escravos ORG
was O
awarded O
in O
a O
tender O
for O
Oct O
15-18 O
late O
last O
week O
, O
but O
price O
information O
remains O
vague O
. O

" O
The O
Oriente ORG
will O
be O
supplied O
by O
the O
same O
seller O
at O
a O
small O
premium O
to O
formula O
, O
" O
a O
trade O
source O
said O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
first O
October O
cargo O
sold O
two O
weeks O
ago O
at O
Petroecuador ORG
's O
sale O
formula O
plus O
five O
cents O
fob O
. O

Escravos ORG
was O
sold O
on O
a O
Dated MISC
Brent MISC
related O
basis O
, O
with O
premiums O
for O
the O
light O
grade O
seen O
in O
the O
low O
50-cent O
range O
. O

The O
next O
purchase O
tender O
from O
ENAP ORG
is O
expected O
for O
late O
October O
or O
early O
November O
crude O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

-- O
Jacqueline PER
Wong PER
, O
New ORG
York ORG
Energy ORG
Desk ORG
+1 O
212 O
859 O
1620 O



Reuters ORG
historical O
calendar O
- O
September O
4 O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Following O
are O
some O
of O
the O
major O
events O
to O
have O
occurred O
on O
September O
4 O
in O
history O
. O

1241 O
- O
Alexander PER
III PER
, O
King O
of O
Scotland LOC
, O
born O
. O

King O
from O
1249-1286 O
, O
he O
consolidated O
royal O
power O
, O
leaving O
Scotland LOC
united O
and O
independent O
. O

1260 O
- O
The O
Ghibellines MISC
retook O
the O
city O
of O
Florence LOC
from O
the O
Florentine LOC
Guelfs LOC
at O
the O
battle O
of O
Monte LOC
Aperto LOC
. O

1768 O
- O
Francois-Rene PER
( PER
Vicomte PER
de PER
) PER
Chateaubriand PER
born O
. O

He O
was O
a O
politician O
, O
one O
of O
the O
first O
French MISC
romantic O
writers O
and O
ambassador O
to O
the O
British MISC
court O
. O

He O
wrote O
" O
Rene MISC
" O
, O
a O
seminal O
work O
in O
the O
French MISC
romantic O
movement O
and O
a O
famous O
autobiography O
" O
Memoires MISC
d'Outre MISC
Tombe MISC
" O
. O

1781 O
- O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
was O
founded O
by O
Spanish MISC
settlers O
and O
named O
" O
El LOC
Pueblo LOC
de LOC
Nuestra LOC
Senora LOC
La LOC
Reina LOC
de LOC
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
" O
( O
The LOC
Town LOC
of LOC
Our LOC
Lady LOC
the LOC
Queen LOC
of LOC
the LOC
Angels LOC
) O
. O

1824 O
- O
Anton PER
Bruckner PER
born O
. O

Austrian MISC
composer O
and O
organist O
, O
he O
wrote O
nine O
symphonies O
on O
a O
huge O
scale O
and O
three O
grand O
masses O
in O
the O
romantic O
tradition O
. O

1870 O
- O
In O
France LOC
, O
the O
Second MISC
Empire MISC
was O
ended O
and O
Napoleon PER
III PER
was O
deposed O
after O
his O
surrender O
two O
days O
earlier O
in O
the O
Franco-Prussian MISC
war O
. O

1886 O
- O
At O
Skeleton LOC
Canyon LOC
in O
Arizona LOC
, O
Geronimo PER
, O
Apache O
chief O
and O
leader O
of O
the O
last O
great O
Red MISC
Indian MISC
rebellion O
finally O
surrendered O
to O
General O
Nelson PER
Miles PER
. O

1892 O
- O
Prolific O
French MISC
modernist O
composer O
Darius PER
Milhaud PER
born O
. O

He O
wrote O
a O
jazz O
ballet O
" O
La MISC
Creation MISC
du MISC
Monde MISC
" O
and O
scores O
for O
many O
films O
including O
an O
early O
version O
of O
" O
Madame MISC
Bovary MISC
" O
. O

1906 O
- O
German-born O
U.S. LOC
biologist O
Max PER
Delbruck PER
born O
. O

Winner O
of O
the O
1969 O
Nobel MISC
Prize MISC
for O
physiology O
or O
medicine O
for O
work O
on O
the O
genetic O
structure O
of O
viruses O
that O
infect O
bacteria O
. O

1907 O
- O
Edvard PER
Grieg PER
, O
Norwegian MISC
composer O
best O
known O
for O
his O
" O
Peer MISC
Gynt MISC
Suite MISC
" O
and O
his O
Piano O
Concerto O
, O
died O
in O
Bergen LOC
. O

1908 O
- O
U.S. LOC
film O
director O
Edward PER
Dmytryk PER
born O
. O

Best O
known O
for O
his O
films O
" O
Crossfire MISC
" O
- O
one O
of O
Hollywood LOC
's O
first O
attempts O
to O
deal O
with O
racial O
discrimination O
and O
" O
Farewell MISC
My MISC
lovely MISC
" O
. O

1909 O
- O
The O
world O
's O
first O
Boy MISC
Scout MISC
Rally MISC
was O
held O
at O
Crystal ORG
Palace ORG
near O
London LOC
. O

1944 O
- O
Brussels LOC
and O
Antwerp LOC
in O
Belgium LOC
were O
liberated O
by O
British MISC
and O
Canadian MISC
troops O
in O
World MISC
War MISC
Two MISC
. O

1948 O
- O
Wilhelmina PER
, O
Queen O
of O
the O
Netherlands LOC
from O
1890 O
and O
throughout O
World MISC
Wars MISC
One MISC
and O
Two MISC
abdicated O
in O
favour O
of O
her O
daughter O
Juliana PER
. O

1963 O
- O
Robert PER
Schuman PER
, O
French MISC
statesman O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
1947-48 O
and O
Foreign O
Minister O
1948-52 O
, O
died O
. O

He O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
European ORG
Coal ORG
and ORG
Steel ORG
Community ORG
. O

1964 O
- O
The O
Forth LOC
Road LOC
Bridge LOC
in O
Scotland LOC
, O
measuring O
6156 O
ft O
, O
and O
with O
a O
centre O
span O
of O
3300 O
ft O
, O
was O
opened O
by O
Her O
Majesty O
the O
Queen O
. O

1965 O
- O
Albert PER
Schweitzer PER
, O
theologian O
, O
philosopher O
and O
organist O
died O
in O
Gabon LOC
where O
he O
had O
set O
up O
a O
hospital O
in O
1913 O
. O

Acclaimed O
for O
his O
interpretations O
of O
J.S. PER
Bach PER
's O
works O
, O
he O
also O
won O
the O
Nobel MISC
Peace MISC
Prize MISC
for O
his O
efforts O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
" O
Brotherhood ORG
of ORG
Nations ORG
" O
in O
1952 O
. O

1972 O
- O
At O
the O
Olympic MISC
Games MISC
, O
U.S. LOC
swimmer O
Mark PER
Spitz PER
won O
his O
seventh O
gold O
medal O
, O
a O
record O
for O
a O
single O
Olympiad MISC
. O

1974 O
- O
East LOC
Germany LOC
and O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
established O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

1977 O
- O
E.F. PER
( PER
Fritz PER
) PER
Schumacher PER
, O
economic O
guru O
and O
author O
of O
the O
best O
seller O
" O
Small MISC
is MISC
Beautiful MISC
" O
, O
died O
on O
his O
way O
to O
a O
conference O
in O
Switzerland LOC
. O

1989 O
- O
Georges PER
Simenon PER
, O
writer O
of O
84 O
books O
based O
on O
the O
detective O
character O
Inspector PER
Maigret PER
, O
died O
. O

1992 O
- O
Bulgaria LOC
's O
former O
Communist MISC
leader O
Todor PER
Zhivkov PER
, O
deposed O
in O
1989 O
, O
was O
sentenced O
to O
seven O
years O
in O
prison O
after O
being O
found O
guilty O
of O
embezzling O
state O
funds O
. O

1995 O
- O
Declaring O
" O
united O
Jerusalem LOC
is O
ours O
" O
, O
Israel LOC
launched O
a O
15-month O
celebration O
of O
the O
3,000th O
anniversary O
of O
King O
David PER
's O
proclamation O
of O
the O
city O
as O
the O
capital O
of O
the O
Jewish MISC
people O
. O

1995 O
- O
The O
Fourth MISC
World MISC
Conference MISC
on MISC
Women MISC
, O
the O
biggest O
U.N. ORG
gathering O
in O
history O
, O
began O
in O
China LOC
's O
Great LOC
Hall LOC
of LOC
the LOC
People LOC
with O
a O
U.N. ORG
declaration O
that O
sexual O
equality O
was O
the O
last O
great O
project O
of O
the O
20th O
century O
. O



UK LOC
lowers O
noise O
limits O
for O
three O
London LOC
airports O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
British MISC
government O
on O
Wednesday O
lowered O
the O
noise O
limits O
for O
London LOC
's O
Heathrow LOC
, O
Gatwick LOC
and O
Stansted LOC
airports O
and O
announced O
it O
would O
make O
a O
bigger O
effort O
in O
detecting O
and O
fining O
violators O
. O

The O
limits O
, O
effective O
from O
January O
1 O
, O
1997 O
, O
are O
reduced O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
while O
still O
complying O
with O
international O
obligations O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Department ORG
of ORG
Transport ORG
said O
. O

The O
maximum O
noise O
level O
during O
the O
day O
is O
trimmed O
by O
three O
decibels O
to O
94 O
, O
while O
the O
night O
time O
level O
is O
reduced O
by O
two O
decibels O
to O
87 O
. O

" O
It O
is O
a O
smaller O
reduction O
in O
terms O
of O
loudness O
than O
was O
sought O
by O
local O
people O
. O

Nevertheless O
I O
am O
satisfied O
that O
the O
overall O
benefits O
will O
be O
worthwile O
, O
" O
Lord O
Goschen PER
, O
minister O
for O
aviation O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
ministry O
said O
it O
believed O
the O
new O
limits O
could O
be O
met O
with O
existing O
aircraft O
. O
" O

They O
can O
be O
flown O
in O
quieter O
ways O
, O
" O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
reduction O
in O
noise O
levels O
is O
the O
same O
as O
proposed O
in O
a O
consultation O
paper O
which O
was O
published O
in O
October O
1995 O
. O

The O
present O
noise O
levels O
have O
applied O
at O
Heathrow LOC
, O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
busiest O
airports O
, O
since O
1959 O
and O
at O
Gatwick LOC
since O
1968 O
. O

The O
number O
of O
monitors O
will O
be O
increased O
and O
some O
will O
be O
repositioned O
to O
detect O
noisy O
planes O
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7717 O



Tennis O
- O
Philippoussis PER
beats O
Woodforde PER
in O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

Mark PER
Philippoussis PER
beat O
fellow O
Australian MISC
Mark PER
Woodforde PER
6-7 O
( O
6-8 O
) O
6-3 O
6-3 O
6-3 O
in O
a O
men O
's O
singles O
first O
round O
match O
at O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
on O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
two O
Davis MISC
Cup MISC
team-mates O
were O
pitted O
against O
each O
other O
after O
last O
week O
's O
controversial O
redraw O
of O
the O
men O
's O
singles O
competition O
. O

Philippoussis PER
is O
on O
course O
for O
a O
third O
round O
meeting O
with O
world O
number O
one O
Pete PER
Sampras PER
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
whom O
he O
beat O
at O
the O
Australian MISC
Open MISC
last O
January O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



Rugby O
union-England MISC
given O
final O
chance O
to O
stay O
in O
Five MISC
Nations MISC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

England LOC
have O
been O
given O
a O
final O
chance O
to O
remain O
in O
the O
Five MISC
Nations MISC
' O
championship O
despite O
striking O
an O
exclusive O
television O
deal O
with O
Rupert PER
Murdoch PER
's O
Sky ORG
television O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
Four ORG
Nations ORG
TV ORG
Committee ORG
said O
dates O
had O
been O
set O
for O
a O
competition O
involving O
Scotland LOC
, O
Wales LOC
, O
Ireland LOC
and O
France LOC
next O
year O
. O

" O
Between O
now O
and O
then O
, O
discussions O
will O
take O
place O
in O
one O
final O
attempt O
to O
persuade O
the O
Rugby ORG
Football ORG
Union ORG
to O
save O
the O
Five MISC
Nations MISC
' O
championship O
in O
its O
current O
form O
, O
" O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

No O
further O
details O
were O
immediately O
available O
. O

England LOC
infuriated O
their O
championship O
colleagues O
when O
they O
decided O
to O
sign O
a O
87.5 O
million O
pounds O
sterling O
( O
$ O
135.8 O
million O
) O
deal O
giving O
Sky ORG
television O
exclusive O
rights O
to O
rugby O
union O
matches O
in O
England LOC
. O

The O
present O
contract O
with O
the O
British ORG
Broadcasting ORG
Corporation ORG
was O
shared O
between O
the O
four O
home O
nations O
while O
France LOC
have O
their O
own O
television O
deal O
. O

Last O
month O
Five MISC
Nations MISC
' O
committee O
chairman O
Tom PER
Kiernan PER
said O
England LOC
would O
be O
thrown O
out O
of O
the O
competition O
" O
unless O
circumstances O
change O
in O
the O
near O
future O
" O
. O



Cricket O
- O
NZ LOC
face O
tough O
schedule O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-28 O

World MISC
Cup MISC
cricket O
champions O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
will O
play O
two O
tests O
and O
three O
one-day O
internationals O
in O
a O
tour O
of O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
next O
March O
, O
officials O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
Cricket O
said O
the O
Sri MISC
Lankans MISC
would O
play O
tests O
in O
Hamilton LOC
and O
Wellington LOC
and O
one-dayers O
in O
Auckland LOC
, O
Christchurch LOC
and O
Dunedin LOC
, O
following O
hard O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
a O
tour O
by O
England LOC
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
will O
also O
line O
up O
against O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
this O
November O
in O
a O
one-day O
champions O
trophy O
competition O
in O
Sharjah LOC
. O

The O
team O
will O
go O
one O
to O
tour O
Pakistan LOC
, O
playing O
two O
tests O
and O
three O
one-day O
internationals O
. O



Soccer O
- O
Burundi LOC
disqualification O
from O
African MISC
Cup MISC
confirmed O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
African LOC
Football LOC
Confederation LOC
( O
CAF ORG
) O
on O
Wednesday O
formally O
confirmed O
Burundi LOC
's O
disqualification O
from O
the O
African MISC
Nations MISC
Cup MISC
following O
the O
team O
's O
inability O
to O
travel O
for O
a O
qualifier O
against O
Central LOC
African LOC
Republic LOC
. O

The O
Burundi LOC
team O
were O
unable O
to O
leave O
their O
troubled O
country O
for O
a O
preliminary O
round O
first O
leg O
match O
in O
Bangui LOC
earlier O
this O
month O
because O
of O
an O
air O
ban O
imposed O
in O
a O
recent O
set O
of O
internationally-sponsored O
sanctions O
. O

The O
Central LOC
African LOC
Republic LOC
qualified O
on O
a O
walkover O
to O
play O
in O
group O
four O
with O
Guinea LOC
, O
Sierra LOC
Leone LOC
and O
Tunisia LOC
. O

" O
After O
examining O
the O
dossier O
of O
the O
Burundi-Central MISC
Africa MISC
match O
, O
we O
decided O
... O

to O
disqualify O
the O
national O
team O
of O
Burundi LOC
from O
the O
21st MISC
African MISC
Cup MISC
of MISC
Nations MISC
... O

as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
absence O
of O
this O
team O
from O
the O
match O
, O
" O
CAF ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O



Cricket O
- O
India LOC
226-5 O
in O
50 O
overs O
v O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-28 O

India LOC
scored O
226 O
for O
five O
wickets O
in O
their O
50 O
overs O
against O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
in O
the O
second O
day-night O
limited O
overs O
match O
of O
the O
Singer MISC
World MISC
Series MISC
tournament O
on O
Wednesday O
. O



Canada LOC
fast-tracks O
Chinese MISC
asylum-seekers O
- O
report O
. O

VANCOUVER LOC
, O
British LOC
Columbia LOC
1996-08-28 O

Canada LOC
is O
fast-tracking O
immigration O
applications O
from O
Chinese MISC
dissidents O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
before O
the O
British MISC
colony O
reverts O
to O
China LOC
's O
control O
next O
year O
, O
the O
Vancouver ORG
Sun ORG
reported O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
applications O
are O
being O
" O
fast-tracked O
in O
the O
sense O
that O
we O
are O
processing O
them O
and O
the O
ones O
who O
have O
been O
referred O
to O
us O
have O
been O
interviewed O
, O
" O
the O
newspaper O
quoted O
Garrett PER
Lambert PER
, O
Canada LOC
's O
high O
commissioner O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
as O
saying O
. O

" O
A O
small O
number O
already O
have O
preliminary O
indications O
as O
to O
what O
the O
disposition O
of O
their O
cases O
are O
and O
so O
I O
suppose O
in O
that O
sense O
, O
I O
guess O
we O
have O
given O
them O
some O
preferential O
treatment O
, O
" O
Lambert PER
said O
. O

He O
declined O
to O
say O
how O
many O
people O
were O
being O
considered O
for O
asylum O
. O

Canada LOC
's O
ministry O
of O
foreign O
affairs O
in O
Ottawa LOC
had O
no O
immediate O
comment O
on O
the O
report O
. O

About O
80 O
Chinese MISC
dissidents O
are O
believed O
to O
be O
living O
in O
exile O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
. O

Their O
fate O
after O
the O
territory O
reverts O
to O
Chinese MISC
rule O
is O
unclear O
. O

Britain LOC
hands O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
back O
to O
China LOC
at O
midnight O
on O
June O
30 O
, O
1997 O
, O
after O
150 O
years O
of O
colonial O
rule O
. O

Canada LOC
's O
Minister O
of O
Foreign O
Affairs O
Lloyd PER
Axworthy PER
said O
after O
meeting O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
Gov O
. O

Chris PER
Patten PER
last O
month O
that O
Canada LOC
may O
grant O
asylum O
to O
dissidents O
who O
have O
fled O
to O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
from O
China LOC
. O

Chinese MISC
officials O
have O
said O
such O
dissidents O
may O
not O
become O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
permanent O
residents O
since O
they O
entered O
the O
territory O
illegally O
but O
have O
also O
said O
their O
status O
would O
be O
decided O
by O
the O
post-1997 O
local O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
administration O
. O



Ivorian MISC
journalist O
held O
, O
asked O
to O
reveal O
source O
. O

ABIDJAN LOC
1996-08-28 O

An O
Ivorian MISC
journalist O
spent O
a O
third O
day O
in O
custody O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
investigators O
were O
demanding O
that O
he O
reveal O
the O
source O
of O
an O
official O
document O
published O
in O
his O
newspaper O
, O
colleagues O
said O
. O

Raphael PER
Lapke PER
, O
publication O
director O
of O
Ivorian MISC
newspaper O
Le ORG
Populaire ORG
, O
was O
taken O
in O
for O
questioning O
on O
Monday O
over O
an O
article O
about O
the O
public O
prosecutor O
and O
has O
been O
detained O
since O
then O
. O

Colleagues O
said O
he O
had O
been O
charged O
with O
theft O
of O
administrative O
documents O
. O
" O

He O
is O
being O
asked O
for O
the O
source O
of O
his O
information O
and O
who O
gave O
him O
this O
confidential O
document O
, O
" O
one O
colleague O
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Three O
journalists O
from O
the O
Ivorian MISC
opposition O
daily O
La ORG
Voie ORG
are O
serving O
two-year O
prison O
terms O
for O
insulting O
President O
Henri PER
Konan PER
Bedie PER
. O

A O
court O
sentenced O
two O
in O
December O
and O
the O
third O
in O
January O
. O

La ORG
Voie ORG
published O
an O
article O
suggesting O
the O
presence O
of O
Bedie PER
had O
brought O
local O
team O
ASEC ORG
bad O
luck O
during O
their O
defeat O
by O
Orlando PER
Pirates PER
of O
South LOC
Africa LOC
in O
the O
final O
of O
the O
African MISC
Champions MISC
Cup MISC
in O
December O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
embassy O
in O
Abidjan LOC
and O
international O
press O
organisations O
denounced O
the O
sentences O
as O
excessive O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Bedie PER
pardoned O
four O
journalists O
jailed O
for O
the O
same O
or O
similar O
offences O
. O

They O
included O
one O
of O
the O
three O
La ORG
Voie ORG
journalists O
. O

Bedie PER
pardoned O
two O
other O
journalists O
jailed O
for O
incitement O
to O
disturb O
public O
order O
. O



Village O
attack O
kills O
38 O
in O
eastern O
Sierra LOC
Leone LOC
. O

FREETOWN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Sierra MISC
Leonean MISC
rebels O
killed O
31 O
villagers O
and O
seven O
soldiers O
in O
an O
attack O
on O
the O
eastern O
village O
of O
Foindu LOC
, O
Eastern ORG
Region ORG
Brigade ORG
Commander O
Major O
Fallah PER
Sewa PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Sewa PER
said O
the O
rebels O
overran O
Foindu LOC
despite O
the O
presence O
of O
government O
troops O
in O
the O
village O
on O
the O
highway O
between O
Mano LOC
Junction LOC
and O
the O
diamond O
town O
of O
Tongo LOC
Field LOC
. O

An O
army O
spokesman O
in O
Freetown LOC
said O
Monday O
night O
's O
attack O
was O
the O
third O
on O
a O
military O
post O
in O
the O
past O
week O
. O

Rebels O
of O
the O
Revolutionary ORG
United ORG
Front ORG
agreed O
a O
ceasefire O
in O
April O
. O

Continuing O
attacks O
are O
generally O
ascribed O
to O
renegade O
soldiers O
or O
uncontrolled O
bands O
of O
rebels O
and O
refugees O
displaced O
by O
the O
fighting O
starting O
to O
return O
to O
their O
homes O
. O

Peace O
talks O
in O
Ivory LOC
Coast LOC
began O
in O
February O
. O

Diplomats O
say O
they O
are O
deadlocked O
over O
the O
RUF ORG
's O
insistence O
that O
foreign O
troops O
helping O
the O
government O
army O
should O
leave O
, O
and O
that O
they O
should O
have O
some O
say O
in O
the O
allocation O
of O
budget O
spending O
. O



Aid O
agency O
says O
Sudan LOC
missionaries O
released O
. O

NAIROBI LOC
1996-08-28 O

An O
aid O
agency O
said O
six O
Roman MISC
Catholic MISC
missionaries O
, O
including O
three O
Australian MISC
nuns O
, O
were O
freed O
by O
rebels O
in O
southern O
Sudan LOC
on O
Wednesday O
after O
being O
held O
for O
nearly O
two O
weeks O
. O

But O
Catholic MISC
church O
officials O
said O
they O
had O
no O
confirmation O
of O
the O
report O
and O
would O
have O
to O
wait O
until O
Thursday O
to O
be O
sure O
. O



Zambia LOC
's O
Chiluba PER
shuffles O
cabinet O
to O
fill O
vacancy O
. O

LUSAKA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Zambian O
President O
Frederick PER
Chiluba PER
shuffled O
his O
cabinet O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
fill O
a O
vacancy O
left O
after O
the O
sacking O
of O
Legal O
Affairs O
Minister O
Remmy PER
Mushota PER
. O

Mushota PER
was O
fired O
a O
month O
ago O
after O
a O
government O
tribunal O
found O
he O
tried O
to O
withdraw O
cash O
from O
state O
coffers O
without O
authority O
. O

The O
president O
's O
office O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
Lands O
Minister O
Luminzu PER
Shimaponda PER
had O
been O
appointed O
Legal O
Affairs O
Minister O
, O
while O
Deputy O
Foreign O
Minister O
Peter PER
Machungwa PER
would O
take O
over O
from O
Shimaponda PER
. O



Guinea LOC
launches O
war O
on O
fictitious O
civil O
servants O
. O

CONAKRY LOC
1996-08-28 O

Guinea LOC
launched O
a O
drive O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
rid O
the O
civil O
service O
payroll O
of O
fictitious O
workers O
as O
part O
of O
new O
prime O
minister O
Sidia PER
Toure PER
's O
campaign O
to O
cut O
government O
spending O
. O

Deputy O
Minister O
for O
Finance O
Ousmane PER
Kaba PER
said O
teams O
of O
inspectors O
would O
check O
government O
offices O
in O
the O
capital O
and O
the O
provinces O
to O
root O
out O
civil O
servants O
who O
drew O
salaries O
but O
had O
left O
their O
jobs O
, O
were O
dead O
, O
or O
had O
never O
existed O
. O

Some O
50 O
million O
Guinean MISC
francs O
( O
$ O
50,000 O
) O
has O
been O
pumped O
into O
the O
exercise O
to O
deter O
the O
inspectors O
from O
taking O
bribes O
. O

Kaba PER
told O
reporters O
the O
annual O
wage O
bill O
of O
171 O
billion O
Guinean MISC
francs O
represented O
50 O
percent O
of O
current O
state O
expenditure O
, O
" O
whereas O
the O
acceptable O
proportion O
in O
countries O
similar O
to O
ours O
is O
one O
third O
" O
. O

Toure PER
, O
who O
took O
office O
last O
month O
, O
has O
said O
he O
plans O
to O
cut O
public O
service O
spending O
by O
30 O
percent O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
as O
part O
of O
measures O
to O
revive O
the O
economy O
. O

Guinea LOC
is O
rich O
in O
minerals O
and O
has O
a O
vast O
potential O
for O
hydroelectric O
power O
generation O
but O
it O
faces O
stiff O
competition O
from O
its O
West MISC
African MISC
neighbours O
for O
foreign O
investment O
. O

President O
Lansana PER
Conte PER
appointed O
Toure PER
, O
a O
former O
senior O
civil O
servant O
in O
Ivory LOC
Coast LOC
, O
last O
month O
to O
clean O
up O
the O
administration O
and O
reform O
the O
economy O
following O
February O
's O
bloody O
army O
revolt O
. O

( O
$ O
=1,000 O
Guinean MISC
francs O
) O



New O
Liberia ORG
Council ORG
chief O
to O
be O
installed O
Tuesday O
. O

MONROVIA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Ruth PER
Perry PER
, O
the O
woman O
with O
the O
task O
of O
uniting O
Liberia LOC
's O
squabbling O
factions O
around O
the O
latest O
peace O
plan O
, O
will O
be O
formally O
installed O
as O
head O
of O
the O
ruling O
State ORG
Council ORG
next O
Tuesday O
, O
a O
Council ORG
statement O
said O
. O

Perry PER
, O
a O
Liberian MISC
Senate ORG
member O
during O
the O
1980s O
, O
returned O
to O
Monrovia LOC
on O
August O
22 O
after O
West MISC
African MISC
leaders O
nominated O
her O
for O
the O
job O
under O
a O
peace O
deal O
signed O
in O
Nigeria LOC
's O
capital O
Abuja LOC
five O
days O
earlier O
. O

The O
formal O
inauguration O
had O
been O
due O
to O
take O
place O
this O
week O
but O
was O
put O
back O
. O

There O
was O
no O
official O
explanation O
but O
politicians O
said O
faction O
leaders O
and O
State ORG
Council ORG
vice-chairmen O
Charles PER
Taylor PER
and O
Alhadji PER
Kromah PER
were O
unable O
to O
attend O
because O
they O
were O
travelling O
. O

Liberia LOC
's O
civil O
war O
, O
launched O
by O
Taylor PER
in O
1989 O
, O
has O
killed O
well O
over O
150,000 O
people O
. O

Faction O
fighting O
and O
an O
orgy O
of O
looting O
in O
the O
capital O
Monrovia LOC
in O
April O
and O
May O
killed O
hundreds O
of O
people O
. O

Over O
a O
dozen O
peace O
deals O
have O
collapsed O
. O

The O
latest O
sets O
a O
timetable O
for O
disarmament O
by O
the O
end O
of O
January O
and O
elections O
by O
May O
30 O
. O

West MISC
African MISC
leaders O
have O
threatened O
individual O
sanctions O
against O
faction O
leaders O
to O
ensure O
compliance O
. O

Freed O
American MISC
slaves O
founded O
Liberia LOC
in O
1847 O
. O



Nigeria LOC
rights O
group O
says O
four O
academics O
arrested O
. O

LAGOS LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
Nigerian MISC
human O
rights O
group O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
four O
members O
of O
a O
recently O
banned O
university O
union O
had O
been O
arrested O
. O

" O
The O
Constitutional ORG
Rights ORG
Project ORG
( O
CRP ORG
) O
believes O
that O
William PER
Istafanus PER
, O
Elisha PER
Shamay PER
, O
O.K. PER
Likkason PER
and O
Jerome PER
Egurugbe PER
were O
arrested O
because O
of O
their O
role O
in O
the O
ongoing O
ASUU ORG
( O
Academic ORG
Staff ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Universities ORG
) O
strike O
, O
" O
the O
group O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
CRP ORG
said O
the O
four O
were O
arrested O
on O
Monday O
night O
at O
the O
northeastern O
Tafawa ORG
Balewa ORG
University ORG
. O

The O
main O
academic O
union O
, O
ASUU ORG
, O
along O
with O
two O
smaller O
university O
unions O
, O
was O
banned O
by O
Nigeria LOC
's O
military O
government O
last O
week O
, O
because O
of O
a O
four-month O
strike O
by O
teachers O
for O
better O
working O
conditions O
. O

Nigeria LOC
is O
under O
fire O
from O
many O
Western MISC
countries O
for O
human O
rights O
abuses O
and O
lack O
of O
democracy O
. O

Dozens O
of O
people O
opposed O
to O
the O
government O
are O
in O
detention O
. O

Commonwealth ORG
foreign O
ministers O
are O
to O
meet O
in O
London LOC
on O
Wednesday O
to O
discuss O
what O
action O
to O
take O
, O
after O
a O
visit O
to O
Nigeria LOC
was O
called O
off O
when O
the O
government O
imposed O
strict O
rules O
on O
whom O
the O
mission O
would O
be O
allowed O
to O
see O
. O

Nigeria LOC
was O
suspended O
from O
the O
club O
of O
Britain LOC
and O
its O
former O
colonies O
in O
November O
after O
the O
hanging O
of O
nine O
minority O
rights O
activists O
for O
murder O
in O
spite O
of O
international O
pleas O
for O
clemency O
. O



Dutroux PER
suspected O
in O
murder O
of O
Slovak MISC
woman O
. O

Peter PER
Laca PER

BRATISLAVA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Marc PER
Dutroux PER
, O
the O
chief O
accused O
in O
a O
Belgian MISC
child O
murder O
and O
sex O
abuse O
scandal O
, O
is O
suspected O
of O
murdering O
a O
young O
Slovak MISC
woman O
, O
the O
Slovak MISC
office O
of O
Interpol ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Rudolf PER
Gajdos PER
, O
head O
of O
Slovak MISC
Interpol ORG
, O
told O
a O
news O
conference O
Dutroux PER
was O
also O
believed O
to O
have O
planned O
the O
kidnapping O
of O
at O
least O
one O
Slovak MISC
woman O
. O

" O
One O
of O
the O
police O
versions O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
murder O
of O
young O
gypsy O
woman O
in O
Topolcany LOC
, O
western O
Slovakia LOC
, O
this O
July O
, O
is O
a O
suspicion O
that O
Mark PER
Dutroux PER
could O
have O
been O
involved O
in O
the O
murder O
, O
" O
Gajdos PER
said O
without O
elaborating O
on O
the O
age O
of O
the O
victim O
and O
on O
the O
other O
versions O
. O

Slovak MISC
police O
, O
Interpol ORG
, O
and O
Belgian MISC
police O
have O
been O
following O
leads O
on O
Dutroux PER
's O
activities O
in O
Slovakia LOC
and O
the O
neighbouring O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
where O
he O
is O
known O
to O
have O
made O
frequent O
visits O
. O

Gajdos PER
said O
the O
police O
sketch O
of O
the O
suspected O
murderer O
was O
" O
60 O
percent O
identical O
with O
Dutroux PER
's O
portrait O
" O
, O
and O
that O
Dutroux PER
was O
known O
to O
have O
been O
in O
Topolcany LOC
around O
the O
time O
of O
the O
woman O
's O
murder O
. O

" O
Topolcany LOC
and O
the O
area O
around O
this O
town O
were O
reported O
to O
have O
been O
the O
most O
visited O
places O
by O
Dutroux PER
and O
his O
accomplices O
in O
Slovakia LOC
, O
" O
Gajdos PER
said O
. O

Dutroux PER
, O
a O
convicted O
child O
rapist O
and O
unemployed O
father-of-three O
, O
led O
police O
11 O
days O
ago O
to O
the O
bodies O
of O
eight-year-olds O
Julie PER
Lejeune PER
and O
Melissa PER
Russo PER
in O
the O
garden O
of O
another O
of O
the O
six O
houses O
he O
owns O
around O
the O
southern O
Belgian MISC
city O
of O
Charleroi LOC
. O

" O
The O
Belgian MISC
police O
also O
informed O
us O
that O
Dutroux PER
, O
together O
with O
one O
other O
man O
, O
had O
( O
also O
) O
planned O
the O
kidnapping O
of O
at O
least O
one O
Slovak MISC
woman O
, O
" O
Gajdos PER
said O
. O

" O
The O
plan O
apparently O
failed O
due O
to O
difficulties O
in O
crossing O
the O
border O
, O
" O
he O
added O
, O
but O
did O
not O
elaborate O
. O

The O
Slovak MISC
police O
are O
also O
investigating O
visits O
by O
about O
10 O
Slovak MISC
women O
, O
aged O
17 O
to O
22 O
, O
to O
Belgium LOC
, O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
Dutroux PER
. O

The O
women O
said O
they O
went O
to O
Belgium LOC
voluntarily O
and O
police O
suspect O
they O
were O
used O
to O
act O
in O
pornographic O
films O
, O
Gajdos PER
said O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

But O
he O
added O
they O
had O
difficulty O
remembering O
what O
happened O
during O
their O
visits O
to O
Belgium LOC
, O
perhaps O
because O
of O
drugs O
, O
and O
were O
unsure O
whether O
they O
were O
filmed O
for O
pornography O
. O

Dutroux PER
, O
39 O
, O
who O
was O
charged O
last O
week O
with O
the O
abduction O
and O
illegal O
imprisonment O
of O
two O
girls O
aged O
14 O
and O
12 O
, O
is O
also O
suspected O
in O
the O
disappearance O
of O
Belgians O
An PER
Marchal PER
, O
19 O
, O
and O
Eefje PER
Lambrecks PER
, O
17 O
, O
who O
went O
missing O
a O
year O
ago O
. O



Knifeman O
kills O
Polish MISC
beauty O
queen O
, O
wounds O
husband O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
man O
knifed O
to O
death O
international O
model O
Agnieszka PER
Kotlarska PER
outside O
her O
home O
in O
Wroclaw LOC
, O
western O
Poland LOC
, O
Polish MISC
television O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
man O
, O
who O
said O
he O
had O
once O
been O
engaged O
to O
her O
, O
first O
knifed O
Kotlarska PER
's O
husband O
in O
the O
leg O
, O
then O
stabbed O
her O
three O
times O
in O
the O
chest O
when O
she O
tried O
to O
intervene O
during O
the O
incident O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

She O
died O
in O
hospital O
. O

Kotlarska PER
, O
who O
was O
24 O
and O
had O
a O
three-year-old O
child O
, O
was O
Miss MISC
Poland MISC
in O
1991 O
and O
went O
on O
to O
a O
U.S.-based MISC
modelling O
career O
that O
included O
working O
with O
Italian MISC
designer O
Gianni PER
Versace PER
and O
Vogue ORG
magazine O
, O
the O
Gazeta ORG
Wyborcza ORG
newspaper O
said O
. O

She O
had O
been O
due O
to O
fly O
on O
a O
TWA ORG
airliner O
which O
exploded O
near O
New LOC
York LOC
last O
month O
, O
but O
had O
cancelled O
her O
booking O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

Her O
attacker O
, O
identified O
only O
as O
Jerzy PER
L. PER
, O
36 O
, O
was O
arrested O
by O
police O
and O
will O
appear O
in O
court O
on O
Thursday O
morning O
, O
television O
reported O
. O

It O
said O
he O
had O
admitted O
the O
attack O
but O
had O
denied O
intending O
to O
kill O
Kotlarska PER
. O



Russian MISC
shares O
slip O
in O
thin O
volume O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
Russian MISC
shares O
edged O
down O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
thin O
volume O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
Western MISC
orders O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

The O
Russian MISC
Trading MISC
System MISC
index O
of O
21 O
issues O
fell O
1.64 O
percent O
to O
180.38 O
on O
volume O
of O
$ O
4.38 O
million O
. O

" O
The O
market O
was O
extremely O
quiet O
today O
, O
some O
profit-taking O
locally O
, O
no O
Western MISC
orders O
, O
" O
said O
Nick PER
Mokhoff PER
, O
director O
of O
sales O
and O
trade O
at O
Alliance-Menatep ORG
. O
" O

We O
are O
just O
a O
bit O
lower O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
inactivity O
during O
the O
whole O
day O
. O
" O

Alexander PER
Babayan PER
, O
managing O
director O
at O
CentrInvest ORG
Securities ORG
, O
said O
the O
volume O
of O
orders O
was O
four O
to O
five O
times O
lower O
than O
a O
week O
ago O
. O

As O
often O
, O
the O
most O
volume O
was O
in O
UES ORG
. O

" O
Unified O
is O
one O
of O
the O
blue O
chips O
, O
which O
has O
more O
prospects O
than O
anybody O
else O
does O
, O
because O
they O
have O
ADRs MISC
supposedly O
coming O
up O
, O
" O
Mokhoff PER
said O
. O

UES ORG
officials O
said O
last O
week O
the O
board O
had O
not O
yet O
approved O
the O
final O
version O
of O
its O
application O
to O
the O
U.S. ORG
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchange ORG
Commission ORG
to O
issue O
ADRs MISC
. O

UES ORG
fell O
to O
$ O
0.0817 O
from O
$ O
0.0822 O
at O
Tuesday O
's O
close O
with O
8.90 O
million O
shares O
changing O
hands O
. O

Gazprom ORG
was O
the O
loser O
of O
the O
day O
with O
prices O
closing O
at O
$ O
0.300 O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
0.355 O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
$ O
0.445 O
on O
Monday O
. O

Mokhoff PER
said O
uncertainty O
about O
when O
Gazprom ORG
would O
issue O
ADRs MISC
and O
about O
whether O
shares O
from O
the O
Russian MISC
market O
could O
be O
converted O
into O
ADRs MISC
had O
hurt O
prices O
. O

" O
Western MISC
investors O
... O
will O
be O
investing O
in O
ADRs MISC
and O
I O
do O
not O
think O
people O
in O
Russia LOC
will O
be O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
the O
money O
for O
the O
underlying O
shares O
to O
drive O
the O
Russian MISC
shares O
to O
those O
levels O
, O
" O
Mokhoff PER
said O
. O

Gazprom ORG
has O
also O
tightened O
the O
rules O
restricting O
shareholers O
' O
rights O
to O
trade O
its O
shares O
. O

Mosenergo ORG
closed O
at O
at O
$ O
0.958 O
after O
$ O
0.966 O
, O
Rostelekom ORG
fell O
to O
$ O
2.56 O
from O
$ O
2.58 O
and O
LUKoil ORG
was O
$ O
9.82 O
after O
$ O
9.85 O
. O

-- O
Julie PER
Tolkacheva PER
, O
Moscow ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+7095 O
941 O
8520 O



Albania LOC
asks O
Greece LOC
to O
explain O
deportations O
. O

TIRANA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Albania LOC
asked O
Greece LOC
on O
Wednesday O
to O
explain O
why O
it O
was O
deporting O
more O
Albanian MISC
immigrants O
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Tritan PER
Shehu PER
said O
. O

The O
Albanian MISC
daily O
Koha ORG
Jone ORG
reported O
earlier O
that O
Greece LOC
had O
deported O
about O
5,000 O
Albanians MISC
in O
the O
last O
five O
days O
. O

" O
The O
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
is O
trying O
to O
find O
out O
from O
the O
Greek MISC
embassy O
why O
Albanian MISC
refugees O
have O
been O
deported O
from O
Greece LOC
, O
" O
Shehu PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

Athens LOC
and O
Tirana LOC
signed O
an O
accord O
in O
May O
to O
legalise O
the O
status O
of O
Albanian MISC
immigrant O
workers O
, O
estimated O
at O
350,000 O
, O
and O
remove O
a O
long-standing O
stumbling O
block O
in O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
Balkan LOC
neighbours O
. O



Bulgarians MISC
recover O
75 O
pct O
of O
confiscated O
land O
. O

SOFIA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Bulgaria LOC
has O
restored O
ownership O
rights O
to O
pre-communist O
private O
owners O
of O
75 O
percent O
of O
the O
arable O
land O
or O
around O
four O
million O
hectares O
, O
an O
Agriculture ORG
Ministry ORG
official O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

" O
So O
far O
75 O
percent O
has O
been O
returned O
with O
the O
land O
restitution O
almost O
completed O
in O
some O
regions O
like O
Southeastern LOC
Bulgaria LOC
but O
lagging O
behind O
in O
other O
areas O
, O
predominantly O
in O
the O
mountains O
, O
" O
the O
official O
told O
a O
news O
conference O
. O

The O
ministry O
has O
said O
that O
it O
planned O
to O
return O
96.6 O
percent O
of O
the O
arable O
land O
or O
5.2 O
million O
hectares O
to O
its O
original O
owners O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

A O
land O
reform O
act O
passed O
four O
years O
ago O
abolished O
Soviet-style MISC
collective O
farms O
, O
allowing O
the O
return O
of O
5.4 O
million O
hectares O
to O
original O
owners O
or O
their O
heirs O
. O

-- O
Sofia ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
( O
++359-2 O
) O
981 O
8569 O



German MISC
chancellor O
to O
meet O
Yeltsin PER
Sept O
7 O
- O
Interfax ORG
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-28 O

German MISC
Chancellor O
Helmut PER
Kohl PER
, O
who O
spoke O
to O
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
by O
telephone O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
plans O
a O
trip O
to O
Moscow LOC
on O
September O
7 O
and O
will O
visit O
Yeltsin PER
at O
his O
vacation O
home O
near O
Moscow LOC
, O
Interfax ORG
news O
agency O
said O
. O

Interfax ORG
, O
quoting O
Yeltsin PER
press O
secretary O
Sergei PER
Yastrzhembsky PER
, O
said O
Yeltsin PER
and O
Kohl PER
had O
discussed O
bilateral O
relations O
and O
international O
issues O
on O
the O
telephone O
. O

Yeltsin PER
had O
told O
Kohl PER
about O
efforts O
to O
find O
a O
political O
solution O
to O
the O
conflict O
in O
Russia LOC
's O
breakaway O
Chechnya LOC
region O
, O
Interfax ORG
added O
. O

Yeltsin PER
, O
who O
left O
on O
vacation O
on O
Monday O
, O
is O
staying O
at O
an O
exclusive O
private O
hunting O
lodge O
some O
100 O
km O
( O
60 O
miles O
) O
from O
Moscow LOC
. O

Germany LOC
has O
been O
one O
of O
the O
loudest O
critics O
of O
Russia LOC
's O
military O
intervention O
in O
Chechnya LOC
, O
a O
20-month-old O
conflict O
in O
which O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
. O



Exiled O
Bosnians MISC
protest O
confusing O
voting O
rules O
. O

Duncan PER
Shiels PER

NAGYATAD LOC
, O
Hungary LOC
1996-08-28 O

Bosnian MISC
refugees O
in O
Hungary LOC
, O
the O
first O
to O
vote O
last O
weekend O
in O
their O
country O
's O
first O
post-war O
election O
, O
found O
the O
rules O
confusing O
and O
some O
had O
no O
idea O
who O
they O
voted O
for O
, O
refugees O
and O
officials O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

" O
For O
the O
most O
part O
they O
really O
did O
n't O
understand O
what O
was O
going O
on O
, O
" O
the O
director O
of O
the O
Nagyatad LOC
camp O
Lajos PER
Horvath PER
told O
Reuters ORG
on O
Wednesday O
. O

" O
It O
was O
confusing O
, O
they O
had O
no O
experience O
of O
voting O
, O
many O
of O
the O
refugees O
are O
only O
semi-literate O
and O
none O
of O
them O
knew O
anything O
about O
the O
candidates O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
They O
just O
voted O
along O
ethnic O
lines O
where O
they O
could O
. O
" O

The O
Bosnian MISC
election O
is O
set O
for O
September O
14 O
and O
voting O
began O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
most O
of O
the O
600,000 O
Bosnians MISC
living O
abroad O
. O

The O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
, O
which O
is O
running O
the O
election O
, O
allowed O
the O
ballot O
to O
be O
held O
on O
Sunday O
in O
four O
Hungarian MISC
refugee O
camps O
. O

Some O
Moslem MISC
refugees O
among O
the O
385 O
registered O
voters O
Hungary LOC
's O
largest O
camp O
Nagyatad LOC
have O
written O
to O
the O
OSCE ORG
complaining O
that O
they O
were O
unable O
to O
vote O
in O
contests O
for O
the O
president O
or O
assembly O
of O
the O
Bosnian-Croat LOC
Federation LOC
, O
where O
most O
Moslems MISC
live O
. O

This O
was O
because O
their O
pre-war O
homes O
are O
now O
in O
the O
Serb-controlled MISC
territory O
, O
so O
they O
were O
voting O
for O
the O
national O
assembly O
of O
the O
Republika LOC
Srbska LOC
, O
most O
of O
the O
candidates O
for O
which O
are O
Serbs MISC
. O

For O
the O
foreign O
powers O
which O
back O
last O
year O
's O
Dayton LOC
peace O
agreement O
, O
the O
main O
point O
of O
the O
election O
rules O
is O
that O
by O
voting O
as O
though O
they O
were O
still O
in O
their O
pre-war O
homes O
, O
Bosnians MISC
should O
override O
the O
effects O
of O
ethnic O
cleansing O
and O
reassert O
the O
concept O
of O
a O
single O
multi-ethnic O
state O
. O

But O
Adem PER
Hodzic PER
, O
one O
of O
the O
refugees O
who O
signed O
the O
letter O
of O
complaint O
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
: O

" O
We O
only O
realised O
after O
voting O
that O
we O
were O
being O
denied O
the O
rights O
of O
other O
Bosnian MISC
Moslems MISC
to O
choose O
our O
president O
. O

This O
vote O
seals O
the O
division O
of O
my O
country O
. O
" O

Under O
the O
election O
rules O
citizens O
vote O
for O
a O
three-man O
presidency O
and O
House ORG
of ORG
Representatives ORG
for O
all O
Bosnia-Hercegovina LOC
and O
for O
assemblies O
and O
cantonal O
seats O
in O
either O
the O
Moslem-Croat LOC
Federation LOC
or O
the O
Republika LOC
Srbska LOC
. O

On O
Sunday O
voters O
in O
Hungary LOC
also O
cast O
ballots O
for O
municipal O
councils O
but O
these O
will O
be O
invalidated O
following O
the O
cancellation O
of O
local O
elections O
by O
the O
OSCE ORG
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Husein PER
Micijevic PER
, O
who O
also O
signed O
the O
letter O
, O
alleged O
that O
elderly O
voters O
were O
directed O
who O
to O
vote O
for O
by O
Hungarian MISC
translators O
who O
stood O
in O
the O
polling O
booth O
to O
help O
them O
. O

" O
Probably O
100 O
refugees O
were O
shown O
where O
to O
put O
their O
cross O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Seventy O
eight-year-old O
Mandolina PER
Zelic PER
, O
a O
Bosnian MISC
Croat MISC
who O
has O
spent O
the O
last O
five O
years O
in O
Nagyatad LOC
, O
told O
Reuters ORG
she O
had O
cast O
her O
ballot O
because O
she O
'd O
been O
told O
to O
by O
the O
camp O
authorities O
but O
had O
no O
idea O
who O
she O
voted O
for O
. O

" O
At O
first O
the O
organisers O
would O
n't O
let O
anyone O
help O
me O
but O
when O
they O
saw O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
a O
young O
translator O
ringed O
the O
names O
I O
had O
to O
mark O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O
" O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
I O
voted O
for O
. O
" O

Maria PER
Szabo PER
of O
the O
Hungarian MISC
office O
organising O
the O
elections O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
OSCE ORG
told O
Reuters ORG
on O
Wednesday O
her O
office O
was O
studying O
the O
letter O
but O
said O
they O
had O
followed O
OSCE ORG
instructions O
very O
carefully O
. O

" O
The O
envelopes O
, O
each O
with O
the O
five O
different O
voting O
slips O
, O
were O
sealed O
until O
voting O
and O
had O
written O
instructions O
on O
how O
to O
vote O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O
" O

But O
of O
course O
those O
who O
could O
not O
read O
had O
to O
be O
shown O
. O
" O



Estonia LOC
presidential O
race O
next O
round O
on O
Sept O
20 O
. O

TALLINN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Estonia LOC
will O
hold O
the O
next O
round O
of O
an O
inconclusive O
state O
presidential O
race O
on O
September O
20 O
, O
parliamentary O
officers O
of O
the O
Baltic MISC
state O
ruled O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

This O
comes O
after O
three O
votes O
in O
the O
101-strong O
parliament O
on O
Monday O
and O
Tuesday O
failed O
to O
give O
either O
incumbent O
Lennart PER
Meri PER
or O
rival O
candidate O
Arnold PER
Ruutel PER
the O
necessary O
68 O
votes O
for O
a O
clear O
mandate O
. O

The O
outcome O
was O
a O
rebuff O
for O
Meri PER
, O
failing O
three O
times O
to O
win O
backing O
in O
his O
bid O
for O
a O
second O
term O
as O
head O
of O
state O
of O
the O
former O
Soviet MISC
republic O
. O

Parliament O
's O
press O
officer O
told O
Reuters ORG
that O
Speaker O
Toomas PER
Savi PER
will O
convene O
an O
electoral O
college O
involving O
101 O
MPs O
and O
and O
273 O
local O
government O
representatives O
on O
September O
20 O
. O

Both O
Meri PER
, O
67 O
, O
and O
Ruutel PER
, O
68 O
will O
automatically O
be O
listed O
as O
candidates O
but O
the O
election O
will O
also O
be O
open O
to O
new O
nominations O
with O
the O
backing O
of O
any O
21 O
members O
of O
the O
college O
. O

The O
winner O
has O
to O
secure O
a O
majority O
from O
the O
college O
within O
two O
rounds O
of O
voting O
otherwise O
the O
election O
will O
go O
back O
before O
the O
parliament O
. O



Lebed PER
likely O
to O
fail O
on O
Chechnya LOC
- O
Polish MISC
minister O
. O

WARSAW LOC
1996-08-28 O

Russian MISC
security O
chief O
Aleksander PER
Lebed PER
faces O
an O
almost O
impossible O
task O
in O
Chechnya LOC
and O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
sidelined O
, O
Polish MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Dariusz PER
Rosati PER
was O
reported O
as O
saying O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

According O
to O
best-selling O
daily O
Gazeta ORG
Wyborcza ORG
, O
Rosati PER
told O
the O
Polish MISC
parliament O
's O
foreign O
affairs O
committee O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
the O
fact O
Lebed PER
had O
been O
charged O
with O
resolving O
the O
conflict O
in O
Chechnya LOC
showed O
he O
would O
be O
marginalised O
. O

" O
It O
is O
almost O
impossible O
to O
gain O
success O
in O
this O
, O
" O
it O
quoted O
Rosati PER
as O
saying O
during O
a O
committee O
debate O
. O

" O
Lebed PER
has O
no O
diplomatic O
experience O
. O

Yeltsin PER
sent O
him O
there O
to O
compromise O
him O
. O

This O
tactical O
manoeuvre O
also O
shows O
that O
in O
the O
ruling O
circle O
there O
is O
no O
unity O
of O
action O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Lebed PER
, O
who O
has O
arranged O
a O
military O
truce O
with O
separatist O
rebels O
in O
the O
southern O
Russia LOC
region O
, O
was O
in O
Moscow LOC
this O
week O
seeking O
support O
for O
a O
deal O
on O
Chechnya LOC
's O
political O
status O
. O

But O
Russian MISC
President O
Boris PER
Yeltsin PER
has O
seemed O
unwilling O
to O
meet O
his O
envoy O
and O
went O
on O
holiday O
on O
Monday O
. O

Gazeta ORG
Wyborcza ORG
quoted O
Rosati PER
as O
saying O
Yeltsin PER
was O
very O
ill O
and O
effectively O
on O
leave O
, O
but O
for O
now O
retained O
control O
in O
Russia LOC
although O
matters O
were O
passing O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
his O
close O
collaborators O
. O

Rosati PER
said O
Russia LOC
's O
July O
polls O
, O
in O
which O
Yeltsin PER
won O
re-election O
, O
showed O
democracy O
had O
passed O
an O
important O
test O
and O
the O
Russian MISC
people O
had O
chosed O
the O
path O
of O
further O
reforms O
. O

But O
he O
said O
a O
power O
struggle O
in O
Russia LOC
's O
ruling O
circles O
could O
not O
be O
ruled O
out O
, O
which O
could O
harm O
further O
reforms O
. O

He O
expressed O
concern O
over O
problems O
in O
the O
Russian MISC
economy O
, O
saying O
this O
could O
lead O
to O
social O
unrest O
, O
the O
daily O
reported O
. O

On O
Moscow LOC
's O
foreign O
policy O
, O
Rosati PER
said O
it O
had O
changed O
its O
stance O
on O
NATO ORG
's O
eastward O
expansion O
and O
was O
preparing O
itself O
for O
Poland LOC
's O
inevitable O
entry O
into O
the O
Western MISC
alliance O
. O

He O
also O
reportedly O
criticised O
Russian MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Yevgeny PER
Primakov PER
, O
saying O
his O
style O
of O
work O
resembled O
that O
of O
the O
Soviet-era MISC
1970s O
and O
1980s O
. O



Romania LOC
state O
budget O
soars O
in O
June O
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-28 O

Romania LOC
's O
state O
budget O
deficit O
jumped O
sharply O
in O
June O
to O
1,242.9 O
billion O
lei O
for O
the O
January-June O
period O
from O
596.5 O
billion O
lei O
in O
January-May O
, O
official O
data O
showed O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Six-month O
expenditures O
stood O
at O
9.50 O
trillion O
lei O
, O
up O
from O
7.56 O
trillion O
lei O
at O
end-May O
, O
with O
education O
and O
health O
spending O
accounting O
for O
31.6 O
percent O
of O
state O
expenses O
and O
economic O
subsidies O
and O
support O
taking O
some O
26 O
percent O
. O

January-June O
revenues O
went O
up O
to O
8.26 O
trillion O
lei O
from O
6.96 O
trillion O
lei O
in O
the O
first O
five O
months O
this O
year O
. O

Romania LOC
's O
government O
is O
expected O
to O
revise O
the O
1996 O
budget O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
bring O
it O
into O
line O
with O
higher O
inflation O
, O
new O
wage O
and O
pension O
indexations O
and O
costs O
of O
energy O
imports O
that O
have O
pushed O
up O
the O
state O
deficit O
. O

Under O
the O
revised O
version O
state O
spending O
is O
expected O
to O
rise O
by O
some O
566 O
billion O
lei O
. O

No O
new O
deficit O
forecast O
has O
been O
issued O
so O
far O
. O

In O
July O
the O
government O
gave O
a O
6.0-percent O
wage O
and O
pension O
indexation O
to O
cover O
energy O
, O
fuel O
and O
bread O
price O
increases O
, O
which O
quickened O
inflation O
to O
7.5 O
percent O
last O
month O
. O

In O
the O
original O
state O
budget O
, O
approved O
in O
March O
, O
revenues O
were O
envisaged O
at O
around O
16.98 O
trillion O
lei O
and O
expenditures O
20.17 O
trillion O
lei O
for O
1996 O
. O

The O
state O
budget O
deficit O
was O
originally O
forecast O
to O
be O
3.19 O
trillion O
lei O
for O
the O
whole O
year O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
leu O
's O
official O
rate O
was O
3,161 O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

-- O
Bucharest ORG
Newsroom ORG
40-1 O
3120264 O



Costa LOC
Rica LOC
says O
Dutch MISC
pair O
kidnapped O
by O
Nicaraguans MISC
. O

SAN LOC
JOSE LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
Costa MISC
Rican MISC
government O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
a O
Dutch MISC
couple O
abducted O
over O
the O
weekend O
from O
a O
tree O
farm O
in O
northern O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
was O
kidnapped O
by O
former O
Nicaraguan MISC
guerrillas O
. O

" O
Even O
though O
it O
's O
an O
act O
of O
common O
delinquency O
, O
the O
case O
could O
take O
a O
difficult O
turn O
because O
former O
Nicaraguan MISC
guerrillas O
are O
involved O
, O
" O
Security O
Minister O
Bernardo PER
Arce PER
told O
reporters O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
a O
German MISC
tourist O
and O
a O
Swiss MISC
tour O
guide O
were O
kidnapped O
from O
the O
same O
general O
area O
in O
northern O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
near O
the O
Nicaraguan MISC
border O
. O

They O
were O
held O
for O
71 O
days O
before O
relatives O
paid O
a O
ransom O
to O
free O
them O
. O

Two O
Nicaraguan MISC
former O
guerrillas O
have O
been O
arrested O
in O
the O
case O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
apparent O
threat O
to O
foreigners O
in O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
near O
the O
Nicaraguan MISC
border O
, O
Arce PER
said O
the O
government O
has O
advised O
many O
to O
take O
additional O
security O
measures O
on O
their O
own O
. O

Hurte PER
Sierd PER
Zylstra PER
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Jetsi PER
Hendrika PER
Coers PER
, O
both O
50 O
years O
old O
, O
were O
seized O
late O
on O
Saturday O
or O
early O
on O
Sunday O
from O
a O
teak O
tree O
plantation O
they O
manage O
by O
at O
least O
two O
heavily O
armed O
men O
who O
took O
the O
two O
off O
in O
their O
own O
car O
, O
leaving O
behind O
a O
ransom O
note O
demanding O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
. O

The O
plantation O
is O
owned O
by O
Dutch MISC
citizen O
Ebe PER
Huizinga PER
, O
who O
has O
since O
arrived O
in O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
to O
deal O
with O
the O
matter O
. O



Gov't O
dodging O
extradition O
, O
Colombian MISC
official O
says O
. O

BOGOTA LOC
, O
Colombia LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
top O
judicial O
official O
and O
critic O
of O
President O
Ernesto PER
Samper PER
accused O
the O
government O
of O
indifference O
on O
Wednesday O
over O
efforts O
to O
lift O
Colombia LOC
's O
five-year-old O
ban O
on O
extradition O
. O

" O
It O
would O
seem O
that O
the O
subject O
of O
extradition O
is O
unworthy O
of O
an O
opinion O
from O
the O
government O
, O
" O
Deputy O
Prosecutor-General O
Adolfo PER
Salamanca LOC
said O
. O

Constitutional O
reforms O
were O
proposed O
on O
Tuesday O
by O
two O
senators O
, O
one O
of O
them O
a O
member O
of O
Samper PER
's O
own O
Liberal ORG
Party ORG
, O
aimed O
at O
lifting O
the O
ban O
on O
extradition O
introduced O
in O
1991 O
. O

U.S. LOC
Ambassador O
Myles PER
Frechette PER
applauded O
the O
move O
, O
saying O
it O
could O
prompt O
the O
Clinton PER
administration O
to O
remove O
Colombia LOC
from O
a O
list O
of O
outcast O
nations O
that O
have O
failed O
to O
cooperate O
in O
U.S. LOC
counternarcotics O
efforts O
. O

Samper PER
-- O
who O
weathered O
a O
year-old O
crisis O
stemming O
from O
charges O
he O
financed O
his O
1994 O
election O
campaign O
with O
drug O
money O
-- O
appeared O
less O
than O
enthusiastic O
, O
however O
. O

" O
Extradition O
is O
not O
on O
the O
government O
's O
legislative O
agenda O
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

He O
added O
that O
he O
did O
not O
oppose O
the O
idea O
of O
opening O
a O
public O
debate O
over O
the O
issue O
. O

But O
he O
fell O
far O
short O
of O
endorsing O
the O
idea O
of O
putting O
Colombian MISC
drug O
lords O
onto O
U.S.-bound O
flights O
to O
serve O
stiff O
penalities O
in O
American MISC
prisons O
. O

Salamanca LOC
, O
who O
spoke O
at O
a O
meeting O
on O
kidnapping O
in O
Colombia LOC
, O
has O
said O
in O
the O
past O
that O
there O
was O
ample O
evidence O
to O
prove O
that O
Samper PER
's O
campaign O
received O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
contributions O
from O
the O
country O
's O
top O
drug O
lords O
. O



Quake O
shakes O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
during O
Hashimoto PER
visit O
. O

SAN LOC
JOSE LOC
, O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
moderate O
earthquake O
measuring O
5.0 O
on O
the O
Richter PER
scale O
shook O
Costa LOC
Rica LOC
on O
Wednesday O
during O
a O
visit O
by O
Japanese MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Ryutaro PER
Hashimoto PER
, O
but O
there O
were O
no O
reports O
of O
casualties O
or O
damage O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
quake O
struck O
at O
11.16 O
a.m. O
( O
1716 O
GMT MISC
) O
and O
was O
centred O
10 O
miles O
( O
16 O
km O
) O
south O
of O
the O
port O
of O
Quepos LOC
, O
which O
is O
90 O
miles O
( O
140 O
km O
) O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
San LOC
Jose LOC
, O
the O
Costa ORG
Rican ORG
Volcanic ORG
and ORG
Seismologicial ORG
Observatory ORG
said O
. O

The O
quake O
was O
felt O
for O
about O
seven O
seconds O
in O
most O
of O
the O
country O
but O
preliminary O
reports O
said O
no O
one O
was O
hurt O
, O
it O
added O
. O

The O
quake O
took O
place O
a O
few O
minutes O
before O
the O
end O
of O
a O
welcoming O
ceremony O
at O
Juan LOC
Santamaria LOC
airport O
for O
Hashimoto PER
, O
who O
was O
starting O
a O
three-hour O
visit O
as O
part O
of O
a O
Latin MISC
American MISC
tour O
. O

Hashimoto PER
, O
who O
arrived O
at O
11 O
a.m. O
( O
1700 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
showed O
no O
sign O
of O
having O
felt O
the O
quake O
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O



Barrier O
removed O
to O
Brazil LOC
CVRD ORG
sell-off O
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
Brazilian MISC
Senate ORG
Wednesday O
agreed O
to O
shelve O
a O
bill O
linking O
the O
privatization O
of O
mining O
conglomerate O
Vale ORG
do ORG
Rio ORG
Doce ORG
to O
congressional O
approval O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Officials O
said O
the O
Senate ORG
vote O
removed O
all O
existing O
legislative O
hurdles O
in O
the O
way O
of O
CVRD ORG
's O
sell-off O
. O

The O
motion O
was O
put O
forward O
by O
Sen LOC
. O

Jose PER
Eduardo PER
Dutra PER
, O
who O
had O
drawn O
up O
the O
bill O
. O

The O
Senate ORG
vote O
also O
annulled O
a O
substitute O
version O
of O
Dutra PER
's O
bill O
which O
had O
sought O
to O
dedicate O
revenue O
from O
Vale ORG
's O
privatization O
to O
regional O
infrastructure O
projects O
. O

-- O
William PER
Schomberg PER
, O
Brasilia LOC
newsroom O
55-61-2230358 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Arthur ORG
Yates ORG
year O
net O
A$ MISC
6.1 O
mln O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-29 O

Year O
to O
June O
30 O

( O
million O
A$ MISC
unless O
stated O
) O

Operating O
profit O
9.75 O
vs O
5.79 O

Net O
profit O
6.08 O
vs O
3.98 O

Final O
dividend O
( O
cents O
) O
4.0 O
vs O
4.0 O

Total O
dividend O
( O
cents O
) O
6.0 O
vs O
6.0 O

NOTE O
: O
Arthur ORG
Yates ORG
and ORG
Co ORG
ltd O
is O
a O
garden O
products O
group O
. O

Sales O
148.29 O
vs O
133.82 O

Other O
income O
1.90 O
vs O
2.07 O

Shr O
( O
cents O
) O
8.63 O
vs O
7.23 O

Dividend O
is O
100 O
percent O
franked O

Pay O
date O
Nov O
25 O

Reg O
date O
Nov O
11 O

Tax O
3.67 O
vs O
1.82 O

Interest O
2.78 O
vs O
2.69 O

Depreciation O
3.25 O
vs O
2.79 O

-- O
Sydney LOC
newsroom O
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



Briton MISC
held O
in O
Thailand LOC
over O
4.4 O
kg O
heroin O
find O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Thai MISC
airport O
police O
arrested O
a O
British MISC
bartender O
for O
allegedly O
attempting O
to O
board O
a O
flight O
for O
Amsterdam LOC
with O
nearly O
4.4 O
kg O
( O
9.68 O
lb O
) O
of O
heroin O
in O
his O
luggage O
, O
police O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Police O
said O
James PER
Lee PER
Williams PER
, O
28 O
, O
was O
stopped O
at O
a O
Bangkok LOC
airport O
departure O
lounge O
on O
Monday O
after O
officials O
found O
the O
drug O
in O
a O
bag O
that O
Williams PER
planned O
to O
carry O
onto O
the O
plane O
. O

Williams PER
' O
hometown O
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
. O

The O
maximum O
sentence O
for O
heroin O
trafficking O
is O
the O
death O
penalty O
, O
although O
it O
is O
normally O
commuted O
to O
life O
imprisonment O
. O



PLO ORG
Council ORG
calls O
for O
halt O
to O
contacts O
with O
Israel LOC
. O

RAMALLAH LOC
, O
West LOC
Bank LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
Palestinian ORG
Legislative ORG
Council ORG
on O
Wednesday O
called O
for O
a O
halt O
to O
contacts O
with O
Israel LOC
, O
just O
hours O
after O
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
said O
the O
Jewish MISC
state O
had O
effectively O
declared O
war O
on O
the O
Palestinians MISC
by O
pursuing O
its O
hardline O
policies O
. O

A O
resolution O
released O
by O
the O
council O
called O
for O
" O
halting O
contacts O
with O
the O
Israeli MISC
side O
and O
leaving O
the O
mechanism O
to O
carry O
out O
this O
to O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
" O
. O

The O
council O
was O
meeting O
in O
Ramallah LOC
to O
discuss O
Israel LOC
's O
new O
policy O
of O
Jewish MISC
settlement O
expansion O
and O
its O
uncompromising O
line O
on O
Jerusalem LOC
since O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
took O
office O
in O
June O
. O

Council O
resolutions O
are O
not O
necessarily O
binding O
. O

Arafat PER
had O
earlier O
blasted O
Israel LOC
saying O
its O
policies O
amounted O
to O
a O
declaration O
of O
war O
against O
the O
Palestinian MISC
people O
. O

He O
also O
called O
for O
the O
first O
general O
strike O
in O
two O
years O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
What O
happened O
concerning O
continuous O
violations O
and O
crimes O
from O
this O
new O
Israeli MISC
leadership O
means O
they O
are O
declaring O
a O
state O
of O
war O
against O
the O
Palestinian MISC
people O
, O
" O
Arafat PER
told O
the O
council O
. O

Council O
speaker O
Ahmed PER
Korei PER
said O
the O
decision O
was O
part O
of O
a O
comprehensive O
plan O
to O
confront O
Israeli MISC
settlement O
policy O
, O
land O
confiscation O
and O
what O
he O
termed O
other O
violations O
of O
the O
Israeli-PLO MISC
peace O
deals O
. O



Iraqi MISC
Kurd MISC
group O
says O
agrees O
new O
ceasefire O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-28 O

An O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
group O
on O
Wednesday O
said O
it O
had O
agreed O
a O
new O
U.S.-brokered MISC
ceasefire O
with O
a O
rival O
faction O
after O
a O
previous O
accord O
was O
shattered O
by O
sporadic O
fighting O
between O
the O
groups O
in O
recent O
days O
. O

" O
The O
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
leadership O
declares O
its O
endorsement O
for O
a O
ceasefire O
arrangement O
with O
the O
KDP ORG
( O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
) O
to O
take O
effect O
as O
of O
8:00 O
a.m. O
on O
August O
28 O
, O
" O
the O
PUK ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
PUK ORG
said O
the O
ceasefire O
was O
agreed O
after O
talks O
between O
U.S. LOC
Assistant O
Secretary O
for O
Near LOC
East LOC
Affairs O
Robert PER
Pelletreau PER
and O
PUK ORG
leader O
Jalal PER
Talabani PER
. O

The O
KDP ORG
, O
led O
by O
Massoud PER
Barzani PER
, O
had O
said O
a O
previous O
ceasefire O
negotiated O
by O
Pelletreau PER
last O
Friday O
was O
broken O
by O
the O
PUK ORG
. O

Talabani PER
has O
agreed O
to O
take O
part O
in O
talks O
in O
London LOC
on O
reaching O
a O
comprehensive O
settlement O
for O
the O
PUK-KDP MISC
conflict O
, O
the O
PUK ORG
statement O
said O
. O

It O
said O
the O
KDP ORG
was O
responsible O
for O
breaking O
the O
previous O
ceasefire O
by O
refusing O
to O
endorse O
it O
publicly O
. O



Kurd MISC
group O
says O
Iraqi MISC
troops O
massing O
near O
north O
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-28 O

An O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
group O
on O
Wednesday O
said O
Iraq LOC
was O
massing O
troops O
near O
Kurdish MISC
regions O
in O
the O
north O
, O
where O
a O
U.S.-led MISC
allied O
air O
force O
protects O
the O
local O
population O
against O
attacks O
from O
Baghdad LOC
. O

" O
The O
Iraqi MISC
regime O
has O
started O
threatening O
the O
Kurdish MISC
population O
by O
massing O
troops O
in O
preparation O
to O
attack O
Kurdish MISC
towns O
and O
population O
centres O
, O
" O
the O
Patriotic ORG
Union ORG
of ORG
Kurdistan ORG
( O
PUK ORG
) O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
PUK ORG
said O
it O
had O
received O
confirmed O
reports O
that O
Iraqi MISC
troops O
, O
supported O
by O
tanks O
, O
artillery O
and O
armoured O
vehicles O
, O
have O
already O
penetrated O
some O
Kurdish MISC
areas O
. O

It O
said O
the O
military O
presence O
reflects O
cooperation O
between O
President O
Saddam PER
Hussein PER
and O
the O
PUK ORG
's O
rival O
, O
the O
Kurdistan ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
KDP ORG
) O
. O

The O
PUK ORG
statement O
follows O
KDP ORG
assertions O
that O
the O
PUK ORG
is O
receiving O
military O
support O
from O
Iran LOC
. O

Hostilities O
between O
the O
two O
warring O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
factions O
have O
continued O
in O
the O
last O
few O
days O
despite O
a O
U.S.-brokered MISC
ceasefire O
last O
Friday O
. O

The O
PUK ORG
called O
on O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
and O
allied O
forces O
to O
halt O
the O
Iraqi MISC
aggression O
. O

U.S. LOC
, O
French MISC
and O
British MISC
aircraft O
have O
safeguarded O
the O
Iraqi MISC
Kurdish MISC
population O
against O
aggression O
from O
Baghdad LOC
since O
shortly O
after O
the O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
in O
1991 O
. O

The O
allied O
force O
, O
known O
as O
Operation MISC
Provide MISC
Comfort MISC
, O
is O
based O
in O
southern O
Turkey LOC
. O



Iraq LOC
says O
hijackers O
were O
not O
diplomats O
. O

BAGHDAD LOC
1996-08-28 O

Iraq LOC
on O
Wednesday O
said O
the O
hijackers O
of O
a O
Sudanese MISC
airliner O
were O
not O
Iraqi MISC
diplomats O
and O
added O
that O
" O
noble O
Iraqis MISC
" O
would O
never O
contemplate O
such O
an O
action O
. O

The O
official O
Iraqi ORG
News ORG
Agency ORG
( O
INA ORG
) O
quoted O
Iraq LOC
's O
ambassador O
in O
Khartoum LOC
as O
saying O
that O
Iraq LOC
's O
embassy O
in O
the O
Sudanese MISC
capital O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
Monday O
night O
hijacking O
. O

Iraq LOC
's O
ambassador O
in O
Khartoum LOC
denounced O
the O
hijacking O
and O
described O
it O
as O
a O
terrorist O
act O
which O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
" O
with O
the O
morals O
and O
values O
of O
noble O
Iraqis MISC
, O
" O
INA ORG
said O
. O

Ambassador O
Abdulsamad PER
Hameed PER
Ali PER
told O
INA ORG
there O
was O
only O
one O
diplomat O
among O
the O
199 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
on O
the O
Sudan ORG
Airways ORG
Airbus MISC
. O

" O
He O
was O
not O
involved O
... O

on O
the O
contrary O
he O
was O
harassed O
by O
the O
elements O
which O
carried O
out O
the O
hijacking O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

INA ORG
did O
not O
say O
the O
hijackers O
were O
Iraqis MISC
. O

The O
hijack O
started O
when O
the O
flight O
left O
Khartoum LOC
for O
Amman LOC
on O
Monday O
night O
. O

The O
hijackers O
told O
the O
crew O
they O
had O
grenades O
and O
other O
explosives O
and O
threatened O
to O
blow O
up O
the O
plane O
if O
they O
were O
not O
taken O
to O
London LOC
. O

The O
airliner O
refuelled O
at O
Larnaca LOC
, O
Cyprus LOC
and O
landed O
at O
London LOC
's O
Stansted LOC
airport O
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
Tuesday O
. O

Seven O
Iraqi MISC
suspected O
hijackers O
surrendered O
and O
British MISC
police O
said O
they O
had O
apparently O
asked O
for O
political O
asylum O
. O

Several O
had O
brought O
their O
families O
along O
, O
including O
children O
. O



Dole PER
blasts O
Clinton PER
for O
ignoring O
teen O
drug O
use O
. O

Judith PER
Crosson PER

VENTURA LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
1996-08-28 O

Republican MISC
presidential O
candidate O
Bob PER
Dole PER
Wednesday O
accused O
the O
Clinton PER
administration O
of O
ignoring O
drug O
use O
among O
teenagers O
and O
said O
if O
elected O
he O
would O
use O
the O
National ORG
Guard ORG
to O
stop O
drugs O
from O
entering O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

" O
He O
'll O
probably O
mention O
his O
war O
on O
drugs O
, O
which O
he O
's O
going O
to O
start O
like O
everything O
else O
-- O
next O
year O
. O

It O
's O
too O
late O
, O
Mr. O
President O
, O
" O
Dole PER
told O
an O
outdoor O
crowd O
of O
several O
hundred O
at O
a O
private O
religious O
school O
. O

He O
also O
commented O
briefly O
on O
published O
reports O
that O
the O
administration O
was O
planning O
to O
announce O
a O
plan O
to O
lower O
capital O
gains O
taxes O
for O
home O
sales O
. O
" O

Welcome O
to O
the O
club O
. O

We O
've O
had O
it O
out O
there O
for O
weeks O
and O
weeks O
and O
weeks O
, O
" O
Dole PER
said O
. O

Dole PER
said O
former O
first O
lady O
Nancy PER
Reagan PER
was O
laughed O
at O
with O
her O
" O
just O
say O
no O
" O
anti-drug O
message O
. O
" O

But O
it O
worked O
, O
" O
Dole PER
said O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
, O
Dole PER
's O
running O
mate O
, O
Jack PER
Kemp PER
, O
campaigned O
aggressively O
for O
the O
black O
vote O
in O
an O
area O
that O
was O
the O
flashpoint O
of O
the O
1992 O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
riots O
. O

Kemp PER
told O
a O
crowd O
of O
about O
300 O
African MISC
Americans MISC
in O
south O
central O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
, O
" O
Keep O
your O
eyes O
open O
, O
keep O
your O
ears O
open O
, O
keep O
your O
heart O
open O
. O

I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
with O
all O
my O
heart O
that O
we O
want O
to O
win O
your O
vote O
. O
" O

In O
Dole PER
's O
address O
to O
a O
group O
that O
was O
largely O
white O
, O
the O
presidential O
nominee O
likened O
the O
stream O
of O
illegal O
drugs O
into O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
to O
missiles O
aimed O
at O
American MISC
children O
and O
promised O
to O
appoint O
federal O
judges O
who O
would O
be O
tough O
on O
illegal O
drug O
use O
. O

" O
They O
're O
aiming O
millions O
and O
millions O
of O
missiles O
right O
at O
these O
young O
people O
, O
whether O
it O
's O
a O
needle O
, O
whether O
it O
's O
a O
cigarette O
, O
whatever O
the O
delivery O
system O
is O
-- O
it O
's O
poison O
and O
it O
's O
got O
to O
stop O
in O
America LOC
. O
" O

he O
said O
. O

Dole PER
said O
70 O
percent O
of O
the O
cocaine O
that O
entered O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
40 O
percent O
of O
the O
marijuana O
came O
from O
Mexico LOC
. O
" O

We O
've O
got O
an O
international O
problem O
and O
I O
'm O
prepared O
to O
use O
our O
military O
might O
. O

We O
want O
to O
stop O
drugs O
at O
the O
border O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Dole PER
's O
remarks O
prompted O
questions O
about O
whether O
he O
was O
seeking O
a O
ban O
on O
cigarettes O
. O
" O

I O
did O
n't O
say O
anything O
about O
cigarettes O
. O

I O
was O
talking O
about O
drugs O
. O

I O
said O
you O
should O
n't O
smoke O
either O
. O

That O
's O
all O
I O
said O
, O
" O
he O
replied O
as O
he O
was O
shaking O
hands O
with O
well-wishers O
. O

When O
asked O
specifically O
if O
he O
was O
suggesting O
a O
ban O
on O
cigarettes O
, O
Dole PER
replied O
: O
" O
Oh O
no O
. O

Come O
on O
, O
you O
know O
better O
than O
that O
. O
" O

Dole PER
campaign O
aides O
said O
the O
candidate O
was O
telling O
young O
people O
not O
to O
smoke O
. O

Dole PER
also O
said O
he O
opposed O
California MISC
Proposition MISC
215 MISC
which O
, O
if O
approved O
by O
voters O
, O
would O
allow O
the O
cultivation O
of O
marijuana O
plants O
for O
medicinal O
uses O
. O

Dole PER
said O
the O
initiative O
would O
allow O
marijuana O
to O
be O
used O
for O
anything O
from O
a O
headache O
to O
an O
ingrown O
toenail O
. O

In O
an O
effort O
to O
paint O
the O
drug O
issue O
in O
non-political O
terms O
, O
Dole PER
said O
three O
times O
during O
his O
20-minute O
address O
that O
illegal O
drug O
use O
was O
neither O
a O
Democratic MISC
nor O
a O
Republican MISC
issue O
but O
one O
that O
involves O
all O
people O
. O

The O
anti-drug O
message O
is O
a O
theme O
Dole PER
feels O
has O
strong O
voter O
appeal O
. O

On O
Sunday O
near O
Chicago LOC
he O
accused O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
of O
" O
raising O
the O
white O
flag O
" O
in O
the O
war O
on O
drugs O
. O

A O
recent O
survey O
showed O
that O
illegal O
drug O
use O
among O
12-17 O
year-olds O
had O
doubled O
in O
the O
past O
four O
years O
. O

Dole PER
was O
flanked O
by O
several O
California LOC
Republican MISC
politicians O
including O
Gov O
. O

Pete PER
Wilson PER
, O
who O
said O
local O
and O
state O
governments O
cannot O
fight O
illegal O
drugs O
alone O
. O

" O
We O
need O
all O
the O
help O
we O
can O
get O
. O

We O
need O
to O
get O
the O
kind O
of O
help O
we O
used O
to O
get O
when O
Ronald PER
Reagan PER
and O
George PER
Bush PER
were O
in O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
, O
" O
Wilson PER
said O
. O



BALANCE-Water MISC
Dist MISC
1 MISC
Johnson LOC
Cty LOC
, O
Kan LOC
. O

, O
at O
$ O
11 O
mln O
. O

WATER MISC
DISTRICT MISC
1 MISC
OF O
JOHNSON ORG
CO ORG
. O

, O
KS LOC

RE O
: O
$ O
45,020,000 O

WATER O
REVENUE O
BONDS O

$ O
22,040,000 O
SER O
. O

1996A O

$ O
22,980,000 O
RFDG O
, O
SER O
. O

1996B O

MOODY ORG
'S ORG
: O
Aa O
S&P ORG
: O
AA+ O

Delivery O
Date O
: O
09/05/1996 O
( O
FIRM O
) O

06/01 O
12/01 O

MATURITY O
SER O
A O
SER O
B O
SER O
A O
SER O
B O

------------------------------------------------------------- O

1998 O
665M O
840M O
570M O

2000 O
- O
- O
605M O

2001 O
- O
70M O
- O

2002 O
- O
895M O
600M O

2003 O
705M O
- O
795M O

2004 O
655M O
90M O
965M O

2009 O
65M O
- O
- O

2010 O
60M O
- O
100M O

2011 O
30M O
- O
90M O

2012 O
20M O
- O
35M O

TOTAL O
: O
11,450 O

A.G. ORG
Edwards ORG
& ORG
Sons ORG
, ORG
Inc ORG
. O

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



CME ORG
lumber O
futures O
close O
lower O
on O
profit O
taking O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Profit O
taking O
continued O
to O
weigh O
on O
CME ORG
lumber O
futures O
but O
prices O
ended O
only O
slightly O
lower O
as O
strong O
cash O
markets O
underpinned O
futures O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

The O
same O
pattern O
of O
the O
past O
few O
days O
persisted O
with O
futures O
declining O
early O
on O
the O
profit O
taking O
before O
firming O
late O
. O

There O
was O
cash-related O
buying O
late O
from O
people O
who O
want O
to O
take O
delivery O
of O
the O
September O
contract O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Cash O
sources O
noted O
that O
although O
the O
cash O
market O
is O
generally O
quiet O
, O
prices O
remain O
firm O
on O
demand O
for O
prompt O
delivery O
wood O
, O
they O
added O
. O

Random O
Lengths O
quoted O
cash O
spruce O
at O
$ O
419 O
per O
tbf O
, O
up O
$ O
5 O
from O
last O
Friday O
and O
$ O
7 O
over O
the O
last O
midweek O
quote O
. O

Reduced O
concern O
over O
Hurricane O
Edouard MISC
prompted O
some O
of O
the O
early O
profit O
taking O
. O

Expectations O
the O
storm O
would O
turn O
more O
to O
the O
north O
partly O
eased O
concerns O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Lumber O
closed O
$ O
2.20 O
to O
$ O
0.20 O
per O
tbf O
lower O
with O
September O
off O
$ O
0.70 O
at O
$ O
413.20 O
and O
November O
off O
most O
at O
$ O
369.00 O
per O
tbf O
. O

-- O
Jerry PER
Bieszk PER
312-408-8725 O



WHEAT--Rains O
boost O
U.S. LOC
HRW O
planting O
prospects O
. O

Greg PER
Frost PER

KANSAS LOC
CITY LOC
, O
Mo LOC
. O

1996-08-28 O

Above-normal O
summer O
rainfall O
in O
the O
U.S. LOC
High LOC
Plains LOC
has O
produced O
near-ideal O
conditions O
for O
planting O
the O
1997 O
hard O
red O
winter O
wheat O
crop O
, O
analysts O
said O
Wednesday O
. O

From O
central O
Texas LOC
north O
to O
Kansas LOC
, O
rains O
throughout O
July O
and O
August O
have O
relieved O
most O
of O
the O
drought O
conditions O
that O
plagued O
the O
region O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

" O
Our O
moisture O
situation O
is O
excellent O
, O
especially O
for O
fall O
planting O
of O
winter O
wheat O
, O
" O
said O
Kim PER
Anderson PER
, O
extension O
wheat O
marketing O
economist O
at O
Oklahoma ORG
State ORG
University ORG
. O

The O
irony O
of O
the O
above-average O
summer O
rainfall O
was O
not O
lost O
on O
High LOC
Plains LOC
wheat O
producers O
, O
who O
only O
three O
months O
ago O
were O
caught O
in O
a O
drought O
so O
severe O
that O
old-timers O
likened O
conditions O
to O
the O
" O
Dust MISC
Bowl MISC
" O
days O
of O
the O
1930s O
. O

" O
It O
's O
definitely O
a O
turnabout O
from O
this O
past O
year O
, O
but O
you O
know O
last O
year O
we O
had O
pretty O
good O
moisture O
about O
this O
time O
of O
year O
, O
and O
then O
about O
October O
1 O
it O
quit O
, O
" O
said O
Mark PER
Hodges PER
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
Oklahoma ORG
Wheat ORG
Commission ORG
. O
" O

Hopefully O
that O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
this O
year O
. O
" O

According O
to O
figures O
released O
by O
the O
Oklahoma MISC
Climatological MISC
Survey MISC
, O
an O
average O
of O
20.19 O
inches O
fell O
across O
the O
state O
between O
March O
1 O
and O
August O
26 O
, O
1996 O
. O

That O
's O
about O
1/2 O
inch O
above O
the O
average O
for O
the O
same O
time O
period O
, O
according O
to O
Howard PER
Johnson PER
, O
associate O
state O
climatologist O
at O
the O
University ORG
of ORG
Oklahoma ORG
. O

He O
noted O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
that O
20.19 O
inches O
had O
fallen O
since O
July O
. O

As O
an O
example O
of O
just O
how O
dry O
it O
was O
, O
data O
showed O
that O
between O
October O
1 O
, O
1995 O
and O
March O
1 O
, O
1996 O
, O
the O
state O
received O
an O
average O
of O
only O
4.6 O
inches O
of O
rainfall O
. O

In O
northern O
Texas LOC
, O
the O
current O
rainfall O
situation O
was O
similar O
to O
most O
of O
Oklahoma LOC
, O
said O
Rodney PER
Mosier PER
, O
executive O
assistant O
for O
the O
Texas ORG
Wheat ORG
Producers ORG
. O

" O
Up O
here O
in O
the O
Texas LOC
Panhandle LOC
, O
we O
've O
had O
some O
extremely O
beneficial O
rains O
that O
came O
through O
within O
the O
last O
several O
days O
and O
are O
really O
setting O
us O
up O
for O
ideal O
conditions O
for O
planting O
wheat O
, O
" O
Mosier PER
said O
. O

But O
he O
warned O
that O
the O
situation O
was O
not O
as O
ideal O
in O
central O
and O
southern O
Texas LOC
, O
where O
mositure O
levels O
were O
still O
short O
despite O
the O
rains O
brought O
by O
Hurricane O
Dolly MISC
last O
week O
. O

In O
Kansas LOC
, O
typically O
the O
number O
one O
U.S. LOC
hard O
red O
winter O
wheat O
producer O
, O
topsoil O
moisture O
levels O
were O
rated O
mostly O
adequate O
during O
the O
week O
ended O
Sunday O
, O
according O
to O
the O
state O
's O
agricultural O
statistics O
service O
. O

In O
its O
weekly O
report O
released O
Monday O
, O
the O
service O
said O
Kansas LOC
topsoil O
moisture O
was O
rated O
eight O
percent O
surplus O
, O
77 O
percent O
adequate O
and O
15 O
percent O
short O
to O
very O
short O
. O

Oklahoma LOC
's O
Agricultural ORG
Statistics ORG
Service ORG
showed O
similar O
conditions O
, O
rating O
topsoil O
moisture O
levels O
as O
seven O
percent O
surplus O
, O
81 O
percent O
adequate O
and O
12 O
percent O
short O
to O
very O
short O
. O

Data O
on O
topsoil O
moisture O
ratings O
were O
not O
released O
by O
the O
Texas ORG
Agricultural ORG
Statistics ORG
Service ORG
. O

-- O
Greg PER
Frost PER
, O
816 O
561-8671 O



First ORG
Union ORG
National ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Fla. ORG
settles O
suit O
. O

JACKSONVILLE LOC
, O
Fla. LOC
1996-08-28 O

First ORG
Union ORG
National ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Florida ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
it O
agreed O
to O
settle O
a O
class O
action O
law O
suit O
involving O
its O
collateral O
protection O
insurance O
( O
CPI MISC
) O
program O
. O

To O
provide O
for O
the O
settlements O
, O
First ORG
Union ORG
has O
established O
a O
common O
fund O
of O
$ O
4.7 O
million O
for O
cash O
refunds O
and O
$ O
19.4 O
million O
in O
credit O
refunds O
for O
outstanding O
CPI MISC
balances O
. O

The O
bank O
is O
a O
division O
of O
First ORG
Union ORG
Corp ORG
. O

The O
bank O
said O
most O
of O
the O
charges O
resulted O
from O
loan O
portfolios O
from O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
that O
were O
acquired O
in O
the O
1980s O
. O

First ORG
Union ORG
said O
it O
has O
discontinued O
CPI MISC
as O
an O
element O
of O
its O
motor O
vehicle O
or O
boat O
installment O
loan O
contracts O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
settlement O
agreement O
, O
customers O
who O
had O
CPI MISC
placed O
on O
loans O
from O
January O
1 O
, O
1986 O
to O
September O
31 O
, O
1996 O
, O
will O
receive O
cash O
or O
credit O
refunds O
, O
the O
bank O
said O
. O

Cash O
refunds O
will O
go O
to O
those O
who O
paid O
their O
loans O
to O
First ORG
Union ORG
while O
credit O
refunds O
will O
go O
to O
those O
who O
have O
existing O
loan O
balances O
, O
the O
bank O
said O
. O



Amoco ORG
says O
in O
talks O
over O
Yemen LOC
oil O
acreage O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Amoco ORG
Corp ORG
officials O
said O
the O
company O
is O
in O
talks O
over O
crude O
oil O
production O
sharing O
in O
Yemen LOC
, O
but O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
a O
published O
report O
Amoco ORG
had O
reached O
preliminary O
agreement O
on O
a O
block O
in O
the O
Shabwa LOC
area O
. O

" O
We O
've O
been O
asked O
( O
by O
Yemen LOC
) O
not O
to O
comment O
( O
on O
the O
talks O
) O
, O
" O
said O
Amoco ORG
spokesman O
Dan PER
Dietsch PER
. O
" O

We O
can O
neither O
confirm O
nor O
deny O
that O
report O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

According O
to O
Middle MISC
East MISC
Economic MISC
Survey MISC
( O
MEES MISC
) O
, O
Yemen LOC
and O
Amoco ORG
signed O
a O
" O
memorandum O
of O
understanding O
" O
for O
a O
production-sharing O
agreement O
in O
Shabwa MISC
Block MISC
No MISC
. MISC

S-1 MISC
in O
the O
former O
South LOC
Yemen LOC
, O
which O
united O
with O
North LOC
Yemen LOC
in O
1990 O
. O

According O
to O
another O
Amoco ORG
official O
, O
the O
company O
is O
not O
exploring O
now O
for O
oil O
anywhere O
in O
Yemen LOC
. O

The O
officials O
said O
Amoco ORG
was O
deferring O
to O
the O
Yemeni MISC
Ministry ORG
of ORG
Petroleum ORG
and ORG
Minerals ORG
for O
any O
specific O
comments O
on O
the O
Amoco-Yemen MISC
talks O
. O

The O
former O
Soviet LOC
Union LOC
was O
displaced O
as O
contractor O
of O
the O
potentially O
rich O
Shabwa LOC
oilfields O
once O
it O
collapsed O
in O
December O
1991 O
, O
according O
to O
the O
International MISC
Petroleum MISC
Encyclopedia MISC
. O

-- O
Oliver PER
Ludwig PER
, O
New ORG
York ORG
Energy ORG
Desk ORG
+1 O
212 O
859 O
1633 O



Burundi LOC
defends O
military O
regime O
to O
hostile O
UN ORG
. O

Evelyn PER
Leopold PER

UNITED ORG
NATIONS ORG
1996-08-28 O

Burundi LOC
's O
ambassador O
on O
Wednesday O
lashed O
out O
at O
economic O
sanctions O
imposed O
by O
African MISC
states O
and O
said O
any O
thought O
of O
an O
arms O
embargo O
would O
be O
a O
windfall O
for O
guerrillas O
fighting O
his O
army-run O
government O
. O

In O
a O
lengthy O
debate O
on O
Burundi LOC
before O
the O
U.N. ORG
Security ORG
Council ORG
, O
Ambassador O
Nsanze PER
Terence PER
said O
the O
new O
military O
government O
took O
over O
to O
stabilise O
the O
country O
and O
wanted O
negotiations O
under O
former O
Tanzanian MISC
President O
Julius PER
Nyrere PER
. O

Nearly O
every O
African MISC
member O
who O
spoke O
, O
as O
well O
as O
most O
Security ORG
Council ORG
members O
, O
however O
, O
were O
unsympathetic O
towards O
the O
government O
of O
President O
Pierre PER
Buyoya PER
, O
an O
army O
major O
put O
in O
power O
in O
a O
July O
coup O
by O
the O
Tutsi-run MISC
military O
, O
which O
is O
locked O
in O
a O
guerrilla O
war O
with O
the O
majority O
Hutus MISC
. O

" O
These O
( O
African MISC
) O
brothers O
should O
have O
been O
the O
first O
to O
bind O
the O
wounds O
of O
Burundi LOC
, O
" O
Terence PER
said O
of O
the O
economic O
embargo O
. O
" O

Quite O
the O
contrary O
, O
Burundi LOC
has O
seen O
economic O
war O
declared O
against O
it O
by O
fellow O
African MISC
people O
... O
a O
gratuitous O
immolation O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Burundi LOC
. O
" O

He O
said O
his O
government O
had O
just O
asked O
U.N. ORG
human O
rights O
monitors O
to O
increase O
their O
numbers O
in O
Burundi LOC
in O
an O
effort O
" O
to O
put O
an O
end O
to O
this O
vicious O
circle O
of O
violence O
. O
" O

More O
than O
150,000 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
violence O
between O
the O
minority O
Tutsis MISC
and O
the O
majority O
Hutus MISC
since O
1993 O
. O

Botswana LOC
's O
envoy O
, O
Mothusi PER
Nkgowe PER
, O
said O
coups O
should O
be O
relegated O
" O
to O
the O
dump O
heap O
of O
history O
" O
as O
there O
could O
be O
no O
justification O
for O
the O
overthrow O
of O
a O
legitimate O
government O
. O

Chile LOC
has O
proposed O
a O
resolution O
, O
still O
under O
discussion O
, O
that O
would O
impose O
an O
immediate O
arms O
embargo O
on O
Burundi LOC
and O
call O
for O
negotiations O
. O

The O
draft O
suggests O
further O
sanctions O
against O
those O
who O
impede O
a O
political O
solution O
. O

Among O
the O
council O
's O
five O
permanent O
members O
, O
Russia LOC
and O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
appeared O
to O
support O
most O
elements O
of O
the O
Chilean MISC
proposal O
, O
while O
Britain LOC
, O
France LOC
and O
China LOC
were O
cautious O
. O

Terence PER
, O
a O
Tutsi MISC
, O
said O
any O
arms O
embargo O
would O
leave O
the O
army O
unable O
to O
defend O
itself O
against O
Hutu MISC
guerrillas O
and O
leave O
the O
population O
exposed O
to O
" O
armed O
terroritsts O
. O
" O

But O
Chilean MISC
Ambassador O
Juan PER
Somavia PER
said O
: O
" O
Every O
weapon O
that O
reached O
Burundi LOC
is O
a O
weapon O
aimed O
mainly O
at O
killing O
an O
unarmed O
civilian O
. O

We O
must O
not O
send O
a O
signal O
different O
from O
the O
African MISC
leaders O
themselves O
. O

Inaction O
is O
becoming O
the O
worst O
possible O
course O
of O
action O
. O
" O

Burundi LOC
's O
parliament O
has O
been O
suspended O
and O
political O
parties O
are O
banned O
but O
Terence PER
told O
reporters O
Buyoya PER
would O
reconvene O
a O
new O
type O
of O
national O
assembly O
in O
October O
. O

The O
United LOC
States LOC
said O
the O
coup O
leaders O
had O
taken O
no O
steps O
to O
restore O
democracy O
and O
indiscriminate O
killings O
continued O
. O

Ambassador O
Karl PER
Inderfurth PER
said O
the O
new O
government O
should O
have O
" O
unconditional O
" O
negotiations O
with O
all O
parties O
inside O
and O
outside O
of O
the O
country O
. O

He O
said O
Washington LOC
strongly O
supported O
the O
economic O
sanctions O
imposed O
already O
and O
if O
these O
did O
not O
work O
the O
council O
would O
consider O
" O
an O
arms O
embargo O
or O
targeted O
sanctions O
against O
faction O
leaders O
. O
" O

But O
he O
said O
the O
international O
community O
had O
to O
be O
prepared O
for O
the O
worst O
and O
avoid O
a O
replay O
of O
the O
horrors O
in O
neighbouring O
Rwanda LOC
, O
where O
widespread O
genocide O
broke O
out O
against O
the O
Tutsis MISC
two O
years O
ago O
. O

He O
again O
said O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
should O
draw O
up O
contingency O
plans O
for O
a O
rapid O
humanitarian O
intervention O
. O



Swiss MISC
arrest O
Rwandan MISC
on O
genocide O
suspicion O
. O

BERNE LOC
1996-08-28 O

Swiss MISC
authorities O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
they O
had O
arrested O
a O
former O
Rwandan MISC
mayor O
, O
now O
living O
in O
Switzerland LOC
, O
on O
suspicion O
of O
violating O
human O
rights O
during O
the O
genocide O
in O
his O
country O
in O
1994 O
. O

The O
Defence ORG
Ministry ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
investigations O
were O
still O
in O
the O
preliminary O
stage O
but O
it O
was O
cooperating O
closely O
with O
police O
in O
the O
cantons O
of O
Geneva LOC
and O
Freiburg LOC
. O

It O
did O
not O
identify O
the O
man O
. O



OPTIONS O
-- O
EOE ORG
options O
volumes O
- O
close O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

1605 O
GMT MISC

CALLS O
PUTS O
PCT O
OF O
TOTAL O

TOTAL O
VOLUME O
-- O
83,008 O
60,131 O
22,877 O
-- O

FEATURES O
- O
AEX MISC
INDEX O
7,391 O
5,658 O
15.72 O

- O
AHOLD ORG
7,190 O
1,123 O
10.01 O

- O
BOLSWESSANEN ORG
4,420 O
705 O
6.17 O

- O
ABN ORG
AMRO ORG
3,003 O
1,940 O
5.95 O

- O
ING ORG
3,853 O
673 O
5.45 O

- O
VNU ORG
3,060 O
843 O
4.70 O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsdesk O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O
( O
Fax O
020-504-5040 O
) O



French MISC
tax O
office O
sucks O
in O
money O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Workers O
fixing O
the O
ceiling O
of O
a O
tax O
office O
in O
Paris LOC
found O
a O
dozen O
seven-year-old O
cheques O
for O
a O
total O
of O
six O
million O
francs O
( O
$ O
1.2 O
million O
) O
in O
a O
ventilation O
pipe O
, O
the O
weekly O
Le ORG
Canard ORG
Enchaine ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

A O
Finance ORG
Ministry ORG
official O
explained O
that O
the O
cheques O
for O
corporate O
tax O
payments O
had O
been O
sucked O
into O
the O
ventilation O
system O
, O
the O
weekly O
reported O
. O

The O
companies O
had O
been O
contacted O
at O
the O
time O
and O
had O
not O
been O
fined O
for O
failing O
to O
pay O
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O



Swiss MISC
bond O
market O
closing O
report O
. O

ZURICH LOC
1996-08-28 O

Swiss MISC
bonds O
ended O
mostly O
higher O
in O
generally O
quiet O
activity O
, O
with O
the O
September O
confederate O
bond O
futures O
contract O
holding O
just O
above O
113.00 O
. O

" O
Today O
was O
very O
quiet O
after O
a O
lot O
of O
activity O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
" O
said O
one O
Swiss MISC
bond O
futures O
trader O
. O

He O
said O
the O
market O
began O
strong O
, O
gave O
up O
some O
gains O
at O
midday O
and O
then O
was O
able O
to O
recover O
back O
at O
the O
close O
, O
but O
all O
on O
light O
volume O
. O

In O
the O
primary O
market O
, O
Eksportfinans ORG
and O
Suedwest ORG
LB ORG
launched O
issues O
for O
100 O
million O
and O
300 O
million O
Swiss MISC
francs O
, O
respectively O
. O

Eksportfinans ORG
' O
seven-year O
issue O
was O
quoted O
at O
a O
yield O
of O
3.98 O
percent O
, O
and O
Suedwest ORG
LB ORG
's O
five-year O
issue O
was O
quoted O
at O
3.60 O
percent O
. O

Swiss MISC
money O
market O
rates O
remained O
lower O
at O
around O
1.75 O
percent O
offered O
. O

As O
to O
fundamentals O
, O
economists O
at O
Credit ORG
Suisse ORG
said O
they O
expect O
the O
country O
's O
gross O
domestic O
product O
to O
be O
flat O
to O
negative O
in O
1996 O
, O
and O
to O
grow O
only O
0.6 O
percent O
in O
1997 O
. O

The O
Swiss MISC
government O
also O
said O
Wednesday O
it O
had O
made O
progress O
in O
cutting O
Switzerland LOC
's O
projected O
spending O
for O
1997 O
. O

Switzerland LOC
reports O
July O
consumer O
prices O
later O
this O
week O
. O

Closing O
prices O
as O
follows O
: O

Sept O
conf O
bond O
up O
12 O
at O
113.02 O
. O

Sept O
comi O
medium-term O
bond O
up O
three O
at O
109.45 O
. O

Sept O
Euro MISC
Swiss MISC
francs O
up O
three O
at O
97.82 O
. O

-- O
Cash O
: O

4-1/2 O
Apr O
2006 O
bond O
101.80 O
/ O
90 O
yield O
4.252 O
pct O

-- O
Zurich ORG
Editorial ORG
, O
+41 O
1 O
631 O
7340 O



Anti-Bhutto MISC
rally O
draws O
about O
8,000 O
in O
Karachi LOC
. O

KARACHI LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
1996-08-28 O

About O
8,000 O
protesters O
marched O
through O
Karachi LOC
on O
Wednesday O
demanding O
the O
removal O
of O
Pakistani MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Benazir PER
Bhutto PER
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

" O
From O
here O
we O
will O
march O
to O
Islamabad LOC
and O
by O
God PER
we O
will O
not O
let O
Benazir PER
and O
( O
Bhutto PER
's O
husband O
Asif PER
Ali PER
) O
Zardari PER
escape O
justice O
, O
" O
Nawaz PER
Sharif PER
, O
leader O
of O
the O
main O
opposition O
Pakistan ORG
Muslim ORG
League ORG
told O
a O
rally O
organised O
by O
a O
16-party O
alliance O
. O

Sharif PER
accused O
Bhutto PER
of O
corruption O
and O
nepotism O
, O
charges O
she O
has O
denied O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Witnesses O
said O
protesters O
carrying O
colourful O
party O
flags O
walked O
for O
several O
miles O
, O
chanting O
anti-government O
slogans O
. O

The O
event O
was O
part O
of O
an O
opposition O
campaign O
launched O
on O
August O
14 O
, O
Pakistan LOC
's O
independence O
day O
. O

Sharif PER
said O
similar O
rallies O
would O
be O
held O
in O
the O
Balochistan LOC
provincial O
capital O
Quetta LOC
and O
the O
Punjab LOC
provincial O
capital O
Lahore LOC
before O
an O
opposition O
march O
on O
the O
capital O
Islamabad LOC
. O

" O
I O
promise O
the O
people O
of O
Karachi LOC
that O
those O
responsible O
for O
the O
extra-judicial O
killing O
of O
innocent O
youths O
would O
not O
be O
spared O
, O
" O
Sharif PER
said O
. O

Karachi LOC
's O
ethnic O
Mohajir ORG
National ORG
Movement ORG
( O
MQM ORG
) O
accuses O
the O
government O
of O
killing O
many O
of O
its O
militants O
in O
cold O
blood O
. O

The O
government O
has O
denied O
the O
charge O
and O
blames O
the O
MQM ORG
for O
much O
of O
the O
violence O
that O
killed O
2,000 O
people O
in O
the O
city O
last O
year O
. O

Political O
observers O
said O
the O
turn-out O
was O
disappointing O
for O
a O
city O
of O
about O
12 O
million O
people O
, O
possibly O
indicating O
that O
the O
MQM ORG
, O
although O
a O
member O
of O
the O
opposition O
alliance O
, O
had O
not O
mobilised O
its O
supporters O
for O
the O
event O
. O

The O
turbulent O
southern O
port O
has O
been O
calmer O
this O
year O
, O
but O
police O
say O
more O
than O
300 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
political O
unrest O
. O

The O
MQM ORG
speaks O
for O
Urdu-speaking MISC
Moslems MISC
who O
migrated O
from O
India LOC
at O
Partition LOC
in O
1947 O
and O
their O
descendants O
. O

Sharif PER
, O
a O
former O
prime O
minister O
, O
is O
the O
main O
political O
rival O
of O
Bhutto PER
, O
who O
defeated O
him O
in O
the O
October O
1993 O
election O
. O

He O
said O
only O
the O
removal O
of O
the O
government O
and O
an O
early O
election O
could O
save O
Pakistan LOC
from O
disaster O
. O
" O

We O
will O
dislodge O
the O
Bhutto PER
government O
. O

It O
is O
a O
holy O
war O
for O
us O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Bhutto PER
has O
vowed O
to O
complete O
her O
five-year O
term O
. O



India LOC
ACC ORG
Apr-Jul O
' O
96 O
sales O
, O
output O
up O
. O

BOMBAY LOC
1996-08-28 O

India LOC
's O
leading O
cement O
firm O
Associated ORG
Cement ORG
Companies ORG
( O
ACC ORG
) O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
its O
cement O
sales O
rose O
to O
3.1 O
million O
tonnes O
in O
April-July O
1996 O
from O
2.93 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

ACC ORG
Chairman O
Nani PER
Palkhivala PER
told O
shareholders O
at O
the O
firm O
's O
annual O
meeting O
cement O
output O
rose O
to O
3.14 O
million O
tonnes O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1996/97 O
( O
April-March O
) O
, O
from O
3.01 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Palkhivala PER
said O
ACC ORG
had O
secured O
government O
approval O
to O
take O
over O
a O
sick O
cement O
firm O
with O
a O
grinding O
capacity O
of O
275,000 O
tonnes O
per O
year O
. O
" O

We O
will O
take O
it O
over O
early O
next O
month O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Talking O
about O
the O
cement O
industry O
in O
general O
, O
Palkhivala PER
said O
Indian MISC
production O
rose O
by O
about O
10 O
percent O
in O
1995/96 O
. O

" O
The O
industry O
saw O
capacity O
expansion O
of O
about O
13 O
percent O
over O
1994/95 O
from O
77.79 O
million O
tonnes O
to O
87.45 O
million O
tonnes O
, O
" O
Palkhivala PER
told O
shareholders O
. O

He O
said O
Indian MISC
cement O
exports O
dropped O
about O
eight O
percent O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
because O
of O
stiff O
international O
competition O
and O
inadequate O
infrastructural O
facilities O
. O

ACC ORG
's O
own O
export O
performance O
was O
marginally O
better O
than O
in O
1994/95 O
on O
account O
of O
a O
36 O
percent O
rise O
in O
exports O
to O
Nepal LOC
and O
the O
opening O
of O
a O
new O
market O
- O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
, O
he O
said O
. O

Despite O
power O
shortages O
, O
ACC ORG
achieved O
a O
satisfactory O
growth O
in O
production O
during O
the O
year O
with O
the O
help O
of O
its O
power O
plants O
. O

ACC ORG
sold O
9.4 O
million O
tonnes O
in O
1995/96 O
, O
retaining O
its O
top O
position O
in O
the O
Indian MISC
cement O
industry O
, O
Palkhivala PER
said O
. O

-- O
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newsroom O
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Belgium LOC
bank O
sanctions O
$ O
6.5 O
mln O
loan O
to O
India LOC
WSRL ORG
. O

BOMBAY LOC
1996-08-28 O

Belgium LOC
's O
Kredietbank ORG
has O
approved O
a O
$ O
6.5 O
million O
loan O
to O
India LOC
's O
Welspun ORG
Stahl ORG
Rohren ORG
Ltd ORG
( O
WSRL ORG
) O
to O
part-finance O
its O
submerged O
arc O
welded O
pipes O
plant O
, O
the O
Indian MISC
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
loan O
is O
at O
LIBOR MISC
plus O
one O
percent O
, O
it O
said O
. O

The O
loan O
, O
maturing O
in O
six O
years O
, O
is O
guaranteed O
by O
Indusind ORG
Bank ORG
for O
$ O
3.5 O
million O
and O
by O
UTI ORG
Bank ORG
for O
$ O
3 O
million O
, O
it O
said O
. O

The O
WSRL ORG
plant O
, O
located O
in O
the O
western O
Indian MISC
state O
of O
Gujarat LOC
, O
will O
have O
a O
capacity O
to O
manufacture O
175,000 O
tonnes O
per O
annum O
of O
longitudinal O
pipes O
and O
25,000 O
tonnes O
per O
annum O
of O
spiral O
welded O
pipes O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

The O
longitudinal O
pipes O
plant O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
complete O
by O
the O
second O
quarter O
of O
September O
1997 O
and O
the O
saw O
arc O
welded O
pipes O
plant O
by O
September O
1996 O
, O
it O
said O
. O

WSRL ORG
is O
part O
of O
the O
Welspun ORG
group O
which O
has O
a O
presence O
in O
the O
cotton O
yarn O
, O
terry O
towels O
and O
polyester O
yarn O
industry O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

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newsroom O
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India LOC
fishermen O
say O
forced O
to O
carry O
Tamil MISC
refugees O
. O

P.V. PER
Krishnamoorthy PER

RAMESWARAM LOC
, O
India LOC
1996-08-28 O

Indian MISC
fishermen O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
they O
had O
been O
forced O
at O
gunpoint O
to O
ferry O
refugees O
fleeing O
the O
ethnic O
war O
in O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
to O
India LOC
, O
as O
a O
protest O
strike O
by O
more O
than O
30,000 O
fishermen O
entered O
its O
ninth O
day O
. O

" O
There O
is O
little O
we O
can O
do O
when O
at O
mid-sea O
. O

The O
LTTE ORG
( O
Liberation ORG
Tigers ORG
of ORG
Tamil ORG
Eelam ORG
) O
accosts O
us O
and O
, O
at O
the O
point O
of O
a O
gun O
, O
forces O
us O
to O
take O
refugees O
, O
" O
said O
senior O
fishermen O
leader O
P. PER
Arulanandam PER
. O

Some O
850 O
refugees O
have O
landed O
in O
recent O
weeks O
at O
the O
port O
of O
Rameswaram LOC
in O
the O
southern O
Indian MISC
state O
of O
Tamil LOC
Nadu LOC
, O
home O
to O
50 O
million O
Tamil-speaking MISC
people O
, O
port O
officials O
say O
. O

Rameswaram LOC
is O
15 O
km O
( O
10 O
miles O
) O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
. O

State O
chief O
minister O
M. PER
Karunanidhi PER
has O
publicly O
welcomed O
the O
refugees O
, O
who O
are O
fleeing O
the O
13-year O
war O
between O
Tamil MISC
separatists O
and O
government O
troops O
that O
Colombo LOC
says O
has O
cost O
50,000 O
lives O
. O

But O
the O
influx O
has O
triggered O
fears O
of O
a O
repeat O
of O
the O
1980s O
when O
some O
200,000 O
refugees O
landed O
in O
Tamil LOC
Nadu LOC
. O

Intelligence O
officals O
said O
more O
than O
5,000 O
Tamils MISC
were O
waiting O
on O
the O
western O
coast O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
to O
cross O
into O
India LOC
. O

The O
Indian MISC
government O
has O
warned O
its O
fishermen O
that O
their O
boats O
would O
be O
impounded O
if O
they O
were O
caught O
ferrying O
refugees O
. O

The O
fishermen O
went O
on O
strike O
last O
week O
to O
protest O
the O
government O
's O
cancellation O
of O
three O
trawlers O
' O
fishing O
licenses O
after O
the O
boats O
were O
caught O
carrying O
Tamil MISC
refugees O
. O

All ORG
Fishermen ORG
's ORG
Association ORG
secretary O
N.J. PER
Bose PER
said O
the O
strike O
would O
continue O
indefinitely O
and O
the O
fishermen O
would O
block O
road O
and O
rail O
traffic O
if O
their O
demands O
were O
not O
met O
. O

" O
Until O
the O
government O
releases O
our O
boats O
from O
naval O
custody O
and O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
naval O
custody O
, O
and O
gives O
us O
assurance O
( O
it O
will O
not O
revoke O
licences O
of O
boats O
ferrying O
refugees O
) O
, O
we O
will O
not O
call O
off O
our O
strike O
, O
" O
Bose PER
said O
. O

LTTE ORG
spokesmen O
could O
not O
immediately O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
, O
but O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
fishermen O
denied O
that O
Indians MISC
were O
being O
coerced O
into O
carrying O
refugees O
across O
the O
Palk LOC
Strait LOC
. O

" O
Indian MISC
fishermen O
come O
right O
up O
to O
Pesalai LOC
to O
fish O
, O
and O
when O
refugees O
request O
them O
to O
ferry O
them O
across O
, O
they O
readily O
oblige O
. O

Only O
some O
take O
money O
, O
" O
Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
boatman O
Chinnathambi PER
said O
. O

Arulanandam PER
denied O
the O
fishermen O
charged O
the O
refugees O
for O
passage O
to O
India LOC
and O
said O
it O
was O
unfair O
to O
penalise O
them O
for O
the O
refugees O
' O
arrival O
. O

" O
We O
have O
not O
gone O
to O
sea O
since O
August O
19 O
, O
but O
refugees O
are O
arriving O
daily O
nevertheless O
. O

How O
could O
we O
alone O
be O
held O
responsible O
for O
the O
influx O
? O
" O

he O
said O
. O

An O
Indian ORG
Fisheries ORG
Department ORG
official O
said O
the O
government O
planned O
to O
urge O
fishermen O
not O
to O
cross O
the O
international O
boundary O
between O
India LOC
and O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
, O
but O
admitted O
this O
would O
be O
hard O
to O
enforce O
because O
of O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
's O
pomfret-rich O
waters O
. O



Indian MISC
cotton O
trade O
shut O
for O
local O
festival O
. O

BOMBAY LOC
1996-08-28 O

India LOC
's O
cotton O
trade O
was O
shut O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
a O
local O
religious O
festival O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

Trading O
will O
resume O
on O
Thursday O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
cotton O
prices O
fell O
on O
profit-taking O
prompted O
by O
increased O
offerings O
from O
state O
agencies O
. O

" O
Export O
deals O
remained O
thin O
and O
hardly O
a O
few O
thousand O
bales O
were O
traded O
at O
the O
rate O
of O
57.50 O
/ O
60 O
cents O
per O
pound O
, O
" O
one O
broker O
said O
. O

-- O
Bombay ORG
Commodities ORG
+91-22-265 O
9000 O



VW ORG
sees O
group O
net O
profit O
doubling O
in O
Q3 O
. O

DRESDEN LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-28 O

German MISC
carmaker O
Volkswagen ORG
AG ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
it O
expected O
group O
net O
profit O
to O
double O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

" O
We O
have O
been O
seeking O
to O
double O
our O
profits O
( O
during O
the O
period O
) O
and O
we O
are O
confident O
of O
doing O
so O
, O
" O
VW ORG
chief O
financial O
officer O
Bruno PER
Adelt PER
told O
a O
briefing O
as O
part O
of O
the O
formal O
introduction O
of O
the O
new O
VW MISC
Passat MISC
sedan O
. O

Adelt PER
did O
not O
give O
a O
concrete O
forecast O
. O

VW ORG
had O
a O
1995 O
third O
quarter O
group O
net O
profit O
of O
72 O
million O
marks O
. O

The O
group O
reported O
a O
1996 O
first-half O
group O
net O
profit O
of O
282 O
million O
marks O
. O

-- O
John PER
Gilardi PER
, O
Frankfurt ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+49 O
69 O
756525 O



MILTIADIS PER
EVERT PER
HEADS O
TO O
ALEXANDROUPOLIS LOC
THIS O
WEEKEND O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Conservative ORG
New ORG
Democracy ORG
( O
ND ORG
) O
party O
leader O
Miltiadis PER
Evert PER
will O
be O
hitting O
the O
campaign O
trail O
and O
head O
to O
Alexandroupolis LOC
this O
weekend O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
city O
's O
businessmen O
on O
Sunday O
morning O
, O
ND ORG
said O
. O

Evert PER
will O
depart O
for O
Alexandroupolis LOC
on O
Saturday O
afternoon O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
criticized O
Evert PER
today O
for O
unleashing O
a O
seven-point O
economic O
package O
that O
offers O
tax O
relief O
to O
merchants O
and O
other O
professionals O
, O
higher O
pensions O
to O
farmers O
and O
support O
for O
small O
business O
. O

The O
finance O
ministry O
estimated O
the O
cost O
of O
ND ORG
's O
economic O
measures O
to O
over O
600 O
billion O
drachmas O
but O
ND ORG
officials O
put O
the O
figure O
much O
lower O
to O
about O
300 O
billion O
drachmas O
. O

Simitis PER
blamed O
ND ORG
for O
the O
low O
absorption O
rate O
of O
EU ORG
funds O
and O
said O
the O
socialists O
will O
increase O
farmers O
' O
pensions O
, O
combat O
tax O
evasion O
and O
accelerate O
GDP O
growth O
rates O
to O
4.0 O
percent O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O

Faster O
economic O
growth O
is O
a O
major O
component O
of O
ND ORG
's O
economic O
programme O
and O
Evert PER
has O
repeatedly O
blamed O
the O
socialists O
for O
the O
slow O
economic O
growth O
. O

-- O
Dimitris PER
Kontogiannis PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



Dow MISC
pushes O
London LOC
stocks O
to O
new O
record O
. O

Peter PER
Griffiths PER

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
firm O
start O
on O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
helped O
push O
leading O
London LOC
shares O
to O
a O
new O
record O
high O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
German MISC
stocks O
closed O
floor O
trading O
up O
but O
the O
Paris LOC
bourse O
slipped O
sharply O
, O
hit O
by O
a O
weakening O
franc O
and O
fears O
of O
industrial O
unrest O
. O

On O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
markets O
, O
a O
survey O
indicating O
weaker O
than O
expected O
Japanese MISC
business O
sentiment O
boosted O
the O
dollar O
in O
early O
trading O
but O
it O
failed O
to O
build O
on O
its O
gains O
against O
the O
yen O
and O
slipped O
lower O
against O
the O
mark O
in O
quiet O
afternoon O
trade O
. O

London LOC
shares O
, O
boosted O
by O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
, O
added O
to O
early O
gains O
with O
the O
blue O
chip O
FTSE MISC
100 MISC
index O
hitting O
a O
new O
peak O
of O
3921.8 O
before O
dropping O
back O
slightly O
. O

One O
focus O
was O
British ORG
Airways ORG
, O
which O
rebounded O
after O
fears O
faded O
that O
the O
cancellation O
of O
" O
open O
skies O
" O
talks O
between O
the O
U.S. ORG
Transportation ORG
Department ORG
and O
the O
British MISC
government O
may O
jeopardise O
its O
tie-up O
with O
American ORG
Airlines ORG
. O

The O
conclusion O
of O
an O
open O
skies O
agreement O
had O
been O
made O
a O
prerequisite O
of O
the O
proposed O
link-up O
by O
the O
U.S LOC
. O

Better-than-expected O
British MISC
trade O
figures O
had O
little O
impact O
on O
equities O
. O

The O
non-EU MISC
July O
trade O
deficit O
totalled O
506 O
million O
sterling O
( O
$ O
788 O
million O
) O
while O
June O
's O
world O
deficit O
was O
1.12 O
billion O
pounds O
. O

Forecasts O
were O
for O
deficits O
of O
900 O
million O
sterling O
and O
1.4 O
billion O
sterling O
. O

German MISC
shares O
shed O
some O
gains O
on O
profit-taking O
but O
nonetheless O
ended O
the O
floor O
session O
higher O
buoyed O
by O
demand O
for O
chemical O
stocks O
and O
a O
stable O
dollar O
. O

The O
30-share O
DAX MISC
index O
closed O
at O
2,563.16 O
points O
, O
up O
4.32 O
. O

However O
, O
French MISC
stocks O
extended O
opening O
losses O
to O
more O
than O
one O
percent O
in O
morning O
trading O
, O
falling O
through O
the O
2000 O
point O
resistance O
level O
on O
the O
main O
CAC-40 MISC
index O
. O

Dealers O
blamed O
a O
weakening O
franc O
and O
worries O
about O
the O
1997 O
budget O
and O
possible O
autumn O
strikes O

Louis PER
Viannet PER
, O
leader O
of O
France LOC
's O
Communist-led MISC
CGT ORG
union O
, O
criticised O
government O
plans O
for O
spending O
cuts O
in O
the O
1997 O
budget O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
warned O
of O
labour O
unrest O
as O
France LOC
gets O
back O
to O
work O
after O
the O
holidays O
. O

Later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
helped O
by O
the O
firmer O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
opening O
, O
Paris LOC
climbed O
back O
to O
the O
2000 O
level O
but O
still O
remained O
well O
into O
negative O
territory O
. O

In O
foreign O
exchange O
the O
dollar O
was O
trading O
at O
around O
108.40 O
yen O
in O
the O
European MISC
afternoon O
, O
up O
from O
its O
European MISC
close O
on O
Tuesday O
of O
107.55 O
but O
off O
the O
day O
's O
highs O
. O

It O
had O
been O
boosted O
overnight O
by O
the O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Japan ORG
's O
quarterly O
corporate O
survey O
, O
or O
" O
tankan O
" O
, O
of O
major O
manufacturers O
-- O
an O
important O
gauge O
of O
business O
sentiment O
. O

The O
unexpectedly O
weak O
figures O
convinced O
markets O
that O
Japanese MISC
interest O
rates O
would O
stay O
at O
rock-bottom O
levels O
-- O
weakening O
the O
yen O
. O

The O
Japanese MISC
discount O
rate O
is O
currently O
at O
a O
record O
low O
of O
0.5 O
percent O
. O

The O
BOJ ORG
sought O
to O
put O
the O
best O
face O
on O
the O
data O
which O
defied O
economists O
' O
predictions O
of O
improving O
sentiment O
and O
was O
the O
first O
decline O
in O
business O
sentiment O
in O
a O
year O
. O

A O
BOJ ORG
spokesman O
said O
" O
the O
doors O
to O
the O
recovery O
have O
not O
been O
shut O
... O

the O
recovery O
is O
still O
continuing O
. O
" O

These O
remarks O
gave O
the O
yen O
some O
backbone O
and O
the O
dollar O
failed O
to O
progress O
further O
. O

" O
The O
dollar O
's O
gains O
were O
less O
than O
spectacular O
, O
suggesting O
that O
while O
it O
's O
likely O
to O
benefit O
from O
revised O
Japanese MISC
rate O
expectations O
, O
a O
breakout O
from O
the O
established O
trading O
range O
does O
n't O
appear O
likely O
, O
" O
said O
currency O
economist O
Klaus PER
Baader PER
. O

Dealers O
said O
shares O
were O
also O
affected O
by O
a O
slippage O
in O
bond O
prices O
due O
to O
lower O
than O
expected O
June O
industrial O
production O
, O
showing O
the O
economy O
was O
still O
faltering O
. O

CURRENCIES O
AT O
1500 O
GMT MISC

The O
dollar O
was O
at O
108.40 O
yen O
and O
1.4765 O
marks O
compared O
with O
Tuesday O
's O
European MISC
close O
of O
107.78 O
yen O
and O
1.4779 O
marks O

STOCK O
MARKETS O
AT O
1500 O
GMT MISC

The O
Financial MISC
Times-Stock MISC
Exchange MISC
index O
of O
100 O
leading O
British MISC
shares O
had O
risen O
15 O
points O
to O
3,920.7 O
. O

In O
Paris LOC
, O
the O
CAC-40 MISC
share O
index O
dropped O
15.09 O
to O
2,002.9 O
. O

The O
30-share O
DAX MISC
index O
in O
Frankfurt LOC
closed O
up O
4.32 O
at O
2,563.16 O
. O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O

Gold O
fixed O
at O
$ O
388.50 O
versus O
Tuesday O
's O
London LOC
close O
of O
$ O
388.55 O
. O

Silver O
was O
at O
521.15 O
cents O
. O

( O
$ O
1=.6421 O
Sterling O
) O



AEI ORG
's O
Spanish MISC
operation O
wins O
ISO MISC
9002 MISC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

Air ORG
Express ORG
International ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
Spain LOC
has O
become O
the O
twenty-second O
country O
in O
its O
network O
to O
achieve O
ISO MISC
9002 MISC
quality O
accreditation O
. O

It O
added O
Bureau ORG
Veritas ORG
has O
accredited O
AEI ORG
Iberfreight ORG
's O
offices O
at O
Alicante LOC
, O
Barcelona LOC
, O
Bilbao LOC
, O
Madrid LOC
, O
Seville LOC
and O
Valencia LOC
as O
meeting O
the O
necessary O
standards O
. O

-- O
Air ORG
Cargo ORG
Newsroom ORG
Tel+44 O
171 O
542 O
7706 O
Fax+44 O
171 O
542 O
5017 O



Arafat PER
says O
Israel LOC
declares O
war O
on O
Palestinians MISC
. O

Wafa PER
Amr PER

RAMALLAH LOC
, O
West LOC
Bank LOC
1996-08-28 O

Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
Israel LOC
had O
declared O
war O
on O
the O
Palestinians MISC
and O
called O
for O
the O
first O
general O
strike O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
in O
two O
years O
. O

" O
What O
happened O
concerning O
continuous O
violations O
and O
crimes O
from O
this O
new O
Israeli MISC
leadership O
means O
they O
are O
declaring O
a O
state O
of O
war O
against O
the O
Palestinian MISC
people O
, O
" O
Arafat PER
told O
the O
Palestinian MISC
legislature O
. O

Accusing O
Israeli MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
of O
stupidity O
, O
Arafat PER
launched O
his O
strongest O
attack O
on O
the O
right-wing O
government O
since O
its O
election O
in O
May O
. O

The O
tirade O
was O
sparked O
by O
Israel LOC
's O
announcement O
on O
Tuesday O
of O
plans O
to O
expand O
the O
Jewish MISC
settlement O
of O
Kiryat LOC
Sefer LOC
and O
its O
demolishing O
of O
a O
community O
centre O
in O
Arab LOC
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
. O

" O
Israel LOC
has O
started O
the O
war O
on O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

They O
are O
idiots O
to O
have O
started O
the O
Jerusalem LOC
battle O
, O
" O
Arafat PER
said O
in O
Arabic MISC
. O
" O

There O
will O
be O
no O
Palestinian MISC
state O
without O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

Netanyahu PER
should O
know O
he O
is O
stupid O
to O
have O
started O
this O
battle O
. O
" O

Arafat PER
called O
for O
a O
general O
strike O
" O
for O
Jerusalem LOC
" O
on O
Thursday O
in O
all O
of O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
Strip LOC
. O

There O
has O
not O
been O
a O
joint O
shutdown O
there O
since O
May O
1994 O
when O
Israeli MISC
troops O
began O
withdrawing O
under O
an O
interim O
self-rule O
agreement O
signed O
in O
1993 O
. O

The O
strike O
will O
have O
little O
effect O
on O
the O
Israeli MISC
economy O
while O
hurting O
Palestinian MISC
merchants O
in O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
and O
Bethlehem LOC
who O
cater O
to O
the O
tourist O
trade O
. O

Some O
25,000 O
Palestinian MISC
labourers O
are O
likely O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
their O
jobs O
, O
mainly O
in O
construction O
, O
in O
Israel LOC
. O

But O
Palestinians MISC
, O
once O
the O
backbone O
of O
the O
building O
industry O
, O
have O
been O
largely O
replaced O
by O
labourers O
from O
Romania LOC
and O
China LOC
. O

" O
On O
Friday O
, O
all O
Moslems MISC
, O
including O
Palestinians MISC
in O
Israel LOC
... O

will O
go O
to O
( O
Jerusalem LOC
's O
) O
Al-Aqsa LOC
mosque O
and O
pray O
. O

Jews MISC
and O
Christians MISC
who O
do O
not O
pray O
should O
accompany O
them O
and O
stand O
behind O
them O
, O
" O
Arafat PER
said O
. O

Officials O
in O
Netanyahu PER
's O
office O
were O
not O
immediately O
available O
for O
comment O
on O
Arafat PER
's O
remarks O
. O

Israeli MISC
travel O
restrictions O
, O
imposed O
after O
bombings O
by O
Moslem MISC
militants O
in O
February O
and O
March O
, O
ban O
most O
of O
the O
two O
million O
Arabs MISC
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
from O
entering O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

Netanyahu PER
, O
who O
opposes O
trading O
occupied O
land O
for O
peace O
, O
made O
Jerusalem LOC
a O
central O
issue O
in O
his O
election O
campaign O
, O
accusing O
Labour ORG
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
of O
planning O
to O
hand O
control O
of O
the O
Arab MISC
eastern O
part O
of O
the O
city O
to O
the O
Palestinians MISC
. O

Israel LOC
captured O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
in O
the O
1967 O
Middle LOC
East LOC
war O
and O
claims O
both O
halves O
of O
the O
city O
as O
its O
capital O
. O

The O
PLO ORG
wants O
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
as O
the O
capital O
of O
a O
future O
Palestinian MISC
state O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
to O
the O
crowded O
legislature O
, O
Arafat PER
signalled O
he O
was O
not O
abandoning O
diplomacy O
although O
" O
alarm O
bells O
are O
ringing O
" O
. O

He O
unexpectedly O
broke O
off O
his O
address O
to O
take O
a O
telephone O
call O
from O
U.S. LOC
Middle LOC
East LOC
envoy O
Dennis PER
Ross PER
, O
who O
held O
talks O
in O
Paris LOC
on O
Tuesday O
with O
Israeli MISC
and O
Egyptian MISC
officials O
. O

When O
Arafat PER
returned O
to O
the O
podium O
, O
he O
said O
senior O
PLO ORG
negotiator O
Mahmoud PER
Abbas PER
, O
better O
known O
as O
Abu PER
Mazen PER
, O
and O
Netanyahu PER
aide O
Dore PER
Gold PER
could O
meet O
on O
Thursday O
. O

He O
quoted O
Ross PER
as O
telling O
him O
: O
" O
The O
important O
thing O
is O
the O
Israelis MISC
are O
prepared O
to O
move O
. O
" O

Arafat PER
said O
he O
replied O
: O
" O
is O
this O
like O
their O
previous O
promises O
? O
" O

" O
No O
, O
they O
have O
good O
intentions O
, O
" O
Arafat PER
quoted O
Ross PER
as O
saying O
. O

Palestinians MISC
have O
been O
pressing O
Israel LOC
to O
carry O
out O
a O
long-delayed O
partial O
troop O
pullout O
from O
the O
flashpoint O
West LOC
Bank LOC
city O
of O
Hebron LOC
agreed O
by O
the O
previous O
Labour ORG
government O
. O

The O
Israeli MISC
government O
is O
studying O
redeployment O
plans O
submitted O
by O
Defence O
Minister O
Yitzhak PER
Mordechai PER
which O
are O
likely O
to O
demand O
a O
wider O
than O
agreed O
army O
presence O
in O
Hebron LOC
. O



Turkey LOC
's O
Ciller PER
to O
hold O
talks O
in O
Jordan LOC
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Turkish MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
Tansu PER
Ciller PER
will O
visit O
Jordan LOC
on O
September O
3 O
on O
her O
first O
trip O
abroad O
since O
she O
took O
office O
in O
June O
, O
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
spokesman O
Omer PER
Akbel PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

" O
The O
two-day O
visit O
will O
take O
place O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
Jordanian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Abdul-Karim PER
al-Kabariti PER
, O
" O
he O
told O
reporters O
. O

He O
said O
Turkey LOC
considered O
Jordan LOC
a O
suitable O
country O
with O
which O
to O
cooperate O
on O
Middle LOC
East LOC
matters O
. O

Bilateral O
relations O
and O
the O
Middle LOC
East LOC
peace O
process O
would O
be O
on O
the O
table O
during O
the O
visit O
, O
Akbel PER
said O
. O

Turkish MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Necmettin PER
Erbakan PER
visited O
mainly O
Moslem MISC
countries O
, O
including O
Iran LOC
, O
during O
a O
10-day O
tour O
earlier O
in O
August O
. O



Italian MISC
prime O
minister O
to O
visit O
Turkey LOC
. O

ANKARA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Italian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Romano PER
Prodi PER
will O
pay O
a O
one-day O
working O
visit O
to O
Turkey LOC
on O
September O
3 O
, O
the O
Turkish MISC
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

" O
Both O
countries O
' O
governments O
were O
formed O
recently O
. O

This O
visit O
will O
create O
a O
direct O
contact O
opportunity O
for O
the O
two O
parties O
to O
express O
their O
views O
, O
" O
spokesman O
Omer PER
Akbel PER
told O
a O
news O
briefing O
. O

The O
Italian MISC
prime O
minister O
, O
in O
office O
since O
May O
18 O
, O
will O
be O
the O
first O
Western MISC
leader O
to O
meet O
Islamist MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Necmettin PER
Erbakan PER
since O
he O
came O
to O
power O
on O
June O
28 O
. O

Prodi PER
will O
also O
meet O
President O
Suleyman PER
Demirel PER
and O
Foreign O
Minister O
Tansu PER
Ciller PER
, O
Akbel PER
said O
. O



Turkey LOC
says O
25 O
Kurd MISC
rebels O
killed O
in O
clashes O
. O

DIYARBAKIR LOC
, O
Turkey LOC
1996-08-28 O

Turkish MISC
troops O
killed O
25 O
Kurdish MISC
rebels O
in O
recent O
clashes O
in O
the O
east O
of O
the O
country O
, O
security O
officials O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
emergency O
rule O
governor O
's O
office O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
10 O
rebels O
from O
the O
Kurdistan ORG
Workers ORG
Party ORG
( O
PKK ORG
) O
were O
killed O
in O
fighting O
in O
Tunceli LOC
province O
. O

Soldiers O
killed O
nine O
more O
PKK ORG
guerrillas O
in O
Sirnak LOC
province O
and O
six O
in O
Hakkari LOC
. O

The O
statement O
did O
not O
report O
any O
military O
casualties O
and O
did O
not O
say O
exactly O
when O
the O
clashes O
took O
place O
. O

Over O
20,000 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
PKK ORG
's O
fight O
for O
independence O
or O
autonomy O
in O
southeastern O
Turkey LOC
. O



Israel LOC
's O
Levy PER
to O
meet O
Mubarak PER
in O
Egypt LOC
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Israeli MISC
Foreign O
Minister O
David PER
Levy PER
will O
visit O
Egypt LOC
this O
Sunday O
for O
talks O
with O
President O
Hosni PER
Mubarak PER
, O
the O
Foreign ORG
Ministry ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
trip O
will O
be O
Levy PER
's O
first O
to O
an O
Arab MISC
state O
as O
a O
minister O
in O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin PER
Netanyahu PER
's O
government O
. O



FSA ORG
qualifies O
five O
muni O
bond O
issues O
for O
insurance O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Financial ORG
Security ORG
Assurance ORG
said O
Wednesday O
it O
qualified O
for O
bond O
insurance O
the O
following O
five O
municipal O
issues O
scheduled O
for O
competitive O
sale O
today O
: O

-- O
Paris LOC
School O
District O
No O
7 O
, O
Ark LOC
. O

, O
$ O
2.44 O
million O
refunding O
bonds O
. O

-- O
St LOC
Ansgar LOC
Community O
School O
District O
, O
Iowa LOC
, O
$ O
3.334 O
million O
general O
obligation O
school O
bonds O
. O

-- O
Avalon LOC
Borough LOC
, O
N.J. LOC
, O
$ O
11.4 O
million O
GOs O
. O

-- O
Seaford LOC
Union LOC
Free O
School O
District O
, O
N.Y. LOC
, O
$ O
5 O
million O
school O
bonds O
. O

-- O
Akron LOC
, O
Ohio LOC
, O
$ O
6.31 O
million O
improvement O
bonds O
. O

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



Colo LOC
. LOC

taxable O
health O
deal O
rated O
Aa2 O
/ O
VMIG-1 O
- O
Moody ORG
's ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Moody ORG
's ORG
Investors ORG
Service ORG
- O

Rating O
Announcement O
As O
of O
08/26/96 O
. O

Issuer O
: O
Colorado ORG
Health ORG
Fac ORG
. ORG

Auth ORG
. ORG

National ORG

Benevolent ORG
Assoc ORG
. ORG

- O
Colorado ORG
Christian ORG
Home ORG

Proj O
. O

Series O
1996 O
B O
Taxable O

State O
: O
CO LOC

Rating O
: O
Aa2 O
/ O
VMIG O
1 O

Sale O
Amount O
: O
4,300,000 O

Expected O
Sale O
Date O
: O
08/26/96 O



Lamm PER
will O
not O
endorse O
Perot PER
for O
Reform MISC
ticket-CNN MISC
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-27 O

Former O
Colorado LOC
Democratic MISC
Gov O
. O

Richard PER
Lamm PER
has O
decided O
not O
to O
endorse O
Ross PER
Perot PER
as O
the O
presidential O
candidate O
of O
the O
Reform ORG
Party ORG
, O
CNN ORG
reported O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

CNN ORG
quoted O
aides O
and O
family O
members O
as O
saying O
Lamm PER
, O
who O
competed O
with O
Perot PER
to O
head O
the O
ticket O
for O
Perot PER
's O
party O
, O
had O
told O
them O
he O
would O
definitely O
not O
endorse O
Perot PER
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
know O
whether O
he O
would O
endorse O
another O
candidate O
. O

An O
announcement O
was O
planned O
in O
Chicago LOC
Wednesday O
. O

Lamm PER
, O
60 O
, O
is O
a O
three-term O
Colorado LOC
governor O
who O
left O
office O
in O
1987 O
and O
vied O
for O
the O
Reform ORG
Party ORG
nomination O
after O
becoming O
disillusioned O
with O
both O
the O
Democratic MISC
and O
Republican MISC
parties O
. O

Lamm PER
is O
a O
friend O
of O
President O
Clinton PER
and O
supported O
him O
in O
the O
1992 O
election O
. O

Perot PER
won O
his O
party O
's O
official O
nomination O
as O
its O
presidential O
candidate O
in O
a O
secret O
ballot O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O



RESEARCH O
ALERT O
- O
Career ORG
Horizons ORG
said O
cut O
. O

-- O
Donaldson ORG
Lufkin ORG
& ORG
Jenrette ORG
cut O
its O
rating O
on O
Career ORG
Horizons ORG
Inc ORG
to O
market O
perform O
from O
outperform O
, O
according O
to O
market O
sources O
. O

-- O
Further O
details O
were O
not O
immediately O
available O
. O

-- O
The O
stock O
was O
up O
3/4 O
at O
35-7/8 O
. O



Northern ORG
States ORG
Power ORG
Co ORG
sets O
payout O
. O

MINNEAPOLIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Quarterly O

Latest O
Prior O

Amount O
$ O
0.69 O
$ O
0.69 O

Pay O
Oct O
20 O

Record O
Oct O
1 O

-- O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
312 O
408-8787 O



US LOC
investors O
mull O
appeal O
of O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
decision O
. O

Patricia PER
Vowinkel PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-27 O

U.S. LOC
investors O
in O
troubled O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
of ORG
London ORG
were O
considering O
late O
on O
Tuesday O
whether O
to O
appeal O
a O
U.S. LOC
court O
decision O
in O
favour O
of O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
and O
pledged O
to O
continue O
pursuing O
other O
legal O
actions O
. O

A O
U.S. LOC
appeals O
court O
on O
Tuesday O
gave O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
a O
reprieve O
, O
throwing O
out O
an O
injunction O
that O
the O
insurance O
giant O
said O
could O
have O
led O
to O
its O
collapse O
. O

A O
lower O
court O
issued O
the O
injunction O
on O
Friday O
and O
ordered O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
to O
give O
investors O
, O
known O
as O
Names MISC
, O
more O
information O
before O
requiring O
them O
to O
decide O
whether O
to O
accept O
a O
settlement O
offer O
as O
part O
of O
a O
reorganisation O
plan O
. O

" O
My O
prediction O
is O
that O
the O
Names MISC
will O
appeal O
, O
" O
said O
Kenneth PER
Chiate PER
, O
a O
U.S. LOC
Name MISC
and O
a O
chief O
negotiator O
for O
the O
American ORG
Names ORG
Association ORG
. O

" O
At O
this O
point O
, O
it O
is O
a O
sufficiently O
important O
decision O
that O
I O
'm O
confident O
that O
they O
will O
appeal O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

But O
to O
say O
that O
they O
definitely O
will O
would O
be O
premature O
until O
we O
determine O
what O
the O
exact O
basis O
for O
the O
court O
's O
ruling O
is O
. O
" O

Under O
the O
reorganisation O
plan O
, O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
plans O
to O
reinsure O
its O
massive O
liabilities O
into O
a O
new O
company O
called O
Equitas ORG
. O

The O
arrangement O
calls O
for O
investors O
to O
make O
additional O
payments O
to O
fund O
Equitas ORG
but O
also O
provides O
them O
with O
3.2 O
billion O
stg O
in O
compensation O
to O
help O
reduce O
their O
prior O
outstanding O
liabilities O
. O

The O
Names MISC
had O
been O
scheduled O
to O
decide O
whether O
to O
accept O
or O
reject O
the O
offer O
by O
1100 O
GMT MISC
Wednesday O
, O
but O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
chairman O
David PER
Rowland PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
the O
offer O
would O
be O
extended O
. O

At O
least O
eight O
U.S. LOC
states O
have O
still O
some O
form O
of O
litigation O
pending O
, O
said O
John PER
Head PER
, O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Association ORG
of ORG
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
State O
Chairmen O
, O
a O
group O
representing O
U.S. LOC
Names MISC
. O

" O
It O
goes O
without O
saying O
that O
we O
're O
rather O
disappointed O
, O
" O
Head PER
said O
of O
the O
decision O
by O
the O
U.S. ORG
Court ORG
of ORG
Appeals ORG
for O
the O
Fourth ORG
Circuit ORG
, O
sitting O
in O
Baltimore LOC
. O

But O
, O
he O
said O
, O
" O
we O
still O
have O
hope O
that O
somebody O
is O
going O
to O
see O
our O
point O
of O
view O
in O
this O
. O
" O

The O
Colorado LOC
attorney O
general O
told O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
last O
week O
it O
was O
considering O
a O
new O
legal O
action O
against O
the O
British MISC
insurance O
market O
, O
based O
on O
allegations O
of O
consumer O
fraud O
. O

" O
We O
have O
notified O
them O
of O
our O
concerns O
and O
asked O
them O
to O
give O
us O
a O
response O
, O
" O
said O
Colorado LOC
attorney O
general O
Gale PER
Norton PER
. O

Norton PER
said O
she O
was O
concerned O
that O
the O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
agreement O
immunizes O
it O
from O
future O
litigation O
regarding O
Equitas ORG
and O
requires O
that O
all O
legal O
actions O
be O
heard O
outside O
of O
Colorado LOC
. O

In O
addition O
, O
she O
said O
she O
was O
concerned O
the O
plan O
may O
not O
offer O
investors O
enough O
protection O
from O
additional O
, O
future O
liabilities O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
an O
appeal O
of O
a O
lawsuit O
filed O
by O
some O
600 O
Names MISC
in O
California LOC
is O
still O
pending O
before O
the O
U.S. ORG
Court ORG
of ORG
Appeals ORG
for O
the O
Ninth ORG
Circuit ORG
, O
Chiate PER
of O
the O
American ORG
Names ORG
Association ORG
said O
. O

That O
lawsuit O
, O
which O
seeks O
rescision O
and O
restitution O
, O
was O
dismissed O
in O
a O
U.S. LOC
district O
court O
. O

That O
case O
" O
is O
what O
I O
call O
the O
most O
significant O
alternate O
remedy O
for O
us O
, O
" O
Chiate PER
said O
. O

The O
individual O
Names MISC
, O
however O
, O
now O
must O
decide O
whether O
to O
accept O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
settlement O
offer O
or O
reject O
the O
offer O
and O
pursue O
litigation O
. O

Chiate PER
said O
he O
has O
advised O
Names MISC
that O
" O
they O
must O
make O
, O
individually O
, O
a O
risk O
benefit O
analysis O
. O
" O

Rejection O
involved O
forfeiting O
the O
compensation O
offer O
and O
risking O
the O
possibility O
of O
owing O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
two O
to O
three O
times O
more O
than O
Lloyd ORG
's ORG
is O
now O
willing O
to O
accept O
, O
he O
said O
. O

But O
, O
in O
rejecting O
the O
offer O
, O
the O
Names MISC
would O
retain O
their O
rights O
to O
pursue O
litigation O
, O
he O
said O
. O



German MISC
police O
made O
Nazi MISC
gestures O
, O
officials O
say O
. O

NUREMBERG LOC
, O
Germany LOC
1996-08-28 O

German MISC
riot O
police O
made O
Nazi MISC
gestures O
at O
a O
private O
function O
earlier O
this O
month O
and O
may O
face O
dismissal O
for O
their O
actions O
, O
the O
Bavarian MISC
Interior ORG
Ministry ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
ministry O
declined O
to O
detail O
gestures O
the O
Nuremberg-based MISC
policemen O
had O
made O
at O
the O
August O
13 O
function O
but O
added O
seven O
had O
been O
suspended O
from O
duty O
pending O
an O
internal O
inquiry O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
public O
prosecutors O
in O
the O
southern O
city O
, O
where O
dictator O
Adolf PER
Hitler PER
held O
some O
of O
his O
most O
infamous O
Nazi MISC
party O
rallies O
in O
the O
1930s O
, O
said O
there O
were O
no O
plans O
to O
prosecute O
the O
officers O
as O
the O
gestures O
had O
not O
been O
made O
in O
public O
. O



Gun-wielding O
motorist O
snapped O
by O
cool O
passenger O
. O

BERLIN LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
motorist O
threatened O
a O
fellow O
driver O
with O
a O
starting O
pistol O
as O
he O
overtook O
him O
illegally O
in O
the O
inside O
lane O
on O
a O
motorway O
near O
Berlin LOC
and O
was O
photographed O
in O
the O
act O
by O
the O
driver O
's O
wife O
, O
prosecutors O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Prosecutors O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Potsdam LOC
said O
the O
32-year-old O
man O
drew O
alongside O
the O
other O
car O
at O
about O
110 O
kph O
( O
70 O
mph O
) O
and O
aimed O
his O
pistol O
at O
the O
driver O
. O

But O
the O
driver O
's O
wife O
kept O
her O
nerve O
, O
got O
out O
her O
camera O
and O
photographed O
him O
. O

The O
man O
has O
been O
charged O
with O
dangerous O
driving O
, O
coercion O
and O
threatening O
behaviour O
. O



German MISC
prosecutors O
file O
sex O
tourism O
charges O
. O

BERLIN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Berlin LOC
prosecutors O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
they O
had O
filed O
charges O
against O
two O
German MISC
men O
for O
sexually O
abusing O
children O
in O
Thailand LOC
and O
distributing O
pornographic O
films O
and O
pictures O
of O
their O
degrading O
acts O
. O

The O
case O
is O
one O
of O
only O
a O
handful O
in O
which O
authorities O
have O
managed O
to O
track O
down O
suspects O
under O
a O
law O
which O
lets O
them O
pursue O
Germans MISC
who O
commit O
sex O
offences O
abroad O
. O

The O
pair O
, O
identified O
only O
as O
43-year-old O
clerk O
Dieter PER
U PER
and O
businessman O
Thomas PER
S PER
, O
33 O
, O
are O
alleged O
to O
have O
carried O
out O
acts O
of O
sexual O
indecency O
with O
children O
as O
young O
as O
10 O
years O
old O
between O
1994 O
and O
1995 O
. O

Their O
videos O
included O
pictures O
of O
one O
of O
the O
accused O
tying O
up O
a O
Thai MISC
boy O
and O
performing O
acts O
of O
sadistic O
torture O
on O
him O
, O
prosecutors O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

In O
another O
scene O
, O
a O
young O
girl O
performed O
oral O
sex O
with O
an O
unidentified O
adult O
man O
. O

The O
new O
law O
was O
introduced O
with O
much O
fanfare O
in O
1993 O
. O

But O
prosecutors O
face O
huge O
difficulties O
in O
gathering O
evidence O
and O
bringing O
witnesses O
to O
testify O
in O
a O
German MISC
court O
, O
and O
only O
one O
person O
has O
so O
far O
been O
convicted O
under O
the O
law O
. O

Investigators O
are O
probing O
several O
other O
cases O
. O

The O
Berlin LOC
prosecutors O
said O
they O
had O
been O
alerted O
to O
the O
two O
men O
by O
customs O
officials O
who O
intercepted O
packages O
containing O
pornographic O
photographs O
and O
order O
forms O
. O



France LOC
's O
Juppe PER
on O
official O
visit O
to O
Greece LOC
Sep O
15 O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-28 O

French MISC
Premier O
Alain PER
Juppe PER
will O
pay O
an O
official O
visit O
to O
Greece LOC
on O
September O
15 O
to O
celebrate O
150 O
years O
of O
the O
French ORG
Archaeological ORG
Society ORG
, O
government O
spokesman O
Dimitris PER
Reppas PER
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Juppe PER
will O
meet O
Greek MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Costas PER
Simitis PER
and O
Foreign O
Minister O
Theodoros PER
Pangalos PER
, O
Reppas PER
told O
reporters O
. O

" O
The O
French MISC
premier O
's O
visit O
was O
planned O
to O
coincide O
with O
the O
Archaeological ORG
Society ORG
's O
celebrations O
. O

The O
Greek MISC
government O
was O
asked O
for O
an O
official O
meeting O
with O
the O
prime O
minister O
and O
the O
foreign O
minister O
and O
it O
said O
yes O
, O
" O
Reppas PER
said O
. O



Stork ORG
H1 O
results O
breakdown O
per O
sector O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

First O
24 O
weeks O
1996 O

( O
millions O
of O
guilders O
unless O
otherwise O
stated O
) O

Industrial O
systems O
and O
components O

- O
Turnover O
756 O
vs O
829 O

- O
Operating O
profit O
46 O
vs O
48 O

- O
New O
orders O
received O
876 O
vs O
933 O

- O
Order O
book O
( O
billions O
) O
1.07 O
vs O
0.98 O

Industrial O
services O

- O
Turnover O
657 O
vs O
700 O

- O
Operating O
profit O
9 O
vs O
3 O

- O
New O
orders O
received O
( O
billions O
) O
1.00 O
vs O
1.09 O

- O
Order O
book O
( O
billions O
) O
2.37 O
vs O
2.01 O

NOTE O
- O
Order O
book O
figures O
refer O
to O
value O
of O
orders O
on O
books O
at O
end O
of O
period O
. O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O
, O
Fax O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5040 O



Stephanie PER
of O
Monaco LOC
's O
husband O
snapped O
cavorting O
. O

ROME LOC
1996-08-28 O

Two O
Italian MISC
magazines O
published O
pictures O
on O
Wednesday O
of O
Daniel PER
Ducruet PER
, O
Princess O
Stephanie PER
of O
Monaco LOC
's O
husband O
and O
former O
bodyguard O
, O
cavorting O
naked O
with O
another O
woman O
by O
a O
poolside O
in O
France LOC
. O

The O
magazines O
, O
Eva ORG
Tremila ORG
and O
its O
sister O
publication O
Gente ORG
, O
printed O
up O
to O
26 O
pages O
of O
photos O
of O
the O
woman O
undressing O
Ducruet PER
, O
the O
pair O
embracing O
on O
a O
sunbed O
and O
finally O
both O
naked O
. O

Eva ORG
Tremila ORG
said O
other O
even O
more O
explicit O
photos O
were O
taken O
but O
it O
did O
not O
print O
them O
. O

The O
magazines O
named O
the O
woman O
as O
Fili PER
Houteman PER
, O
a O
26-year-old O
French MISC
singer O
and O
dancer O
in O
a O
Belgian MISC
cabaret O
club O
. O

The O
photographs O
, O
an O
Italian MISC
exclusive O
, O
raised O
eyebrows O
in O
the O
tiny O
principality O
, O
where O
Stephanie PER
's O
father O
Prince PER
Rainier PER
, O
had O
long O
disapproved O
of O
his O
daughter O
's O
choice O
of O
husband O
. O

Stephanie PER
had O
two O
children O
with O
Ducruet PER
before O
their O
marriage O
in O
July O
last O
year O
. O

Stephanie PER
, O
Caroline PER
and O
Albert PER
are O
the O
children O
of O
Rainier PER
and O
former O
Hollywood LOC
screen O
goddess O
Grace PER
Kelly PER
, O
who O
was O
killed O
in O
a O
car O
crash O
in O
1982 O
. O

" O
We O
have O
seen O
the O
photos O
but O
for O
the O
moment O
the O
palace O
has O
no O
comment O
, O
" O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
Prince PER
Rainier PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

The O
magazines O
said O
the O
photographs O
were O
taken O
in O
Cap LOC
de LOC
Villefranche LOC
, O
some O
15 O
km O
( O
nine O
miles O
) O
from O
Monte LOC
Carlo LOC
. O

Gente ORG
said O
Ducruet PER
, O
a O
keen O
racing O
driver O
, O
met O
Houteman PER
during O
a O
race O
in O
Belgium LOC
and O
photographers O
had O
been O
on O
their O
trail O
ever O
since O
. O

The O
magazine O
said O
video O
cameras O
had O
also O
been O
used O
to O
film O
the O
couple O
and O
that O
a O
sound-track O
existed O
. O



Highlights O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
Commission ORG
briefing O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Following O
are O
highlights O
of O
the O
midday O
briefing O
by O
the O
European ORG
Commission ORG
on O
Wednesday O
: O

In O
response O
to O
a O
question O
, O
Commission ORG
spokesman O
Joao PER
Vale PER
de PER
Almeida PER
said O
there O
had O
been O
no O
developments O
regarding O
the O
Commission ORG
's O
position O
concerning O
the O
dispute O
with O
Germany LOC
and O
Saxony LOC
over O
state O
aid O
to O
Volkswagen ORG
. O

He O
said O
there O
was O
some O
possibility O
of O
further O
talks O
with O
Germany LOC
before O
the O
next O
Commission ORG
meeting O
of O
September O
4 O
. O

- O
- O
- O
- O

The O
Commission ORG
released O
the O
following O
documents O
: O

- O
IP O
/ O
96 O
/ O
804 O
: O
Commission ORG
approves O
acquisition O
of O
Pao ORG
de ORG
Acucar ORG
by O
Auchan ORG
. O

- O
IP O
/ O
96 O
/ O
805 O
: O
Commission ORG
finds O
acquisition O
of O
CAMAT ORG
by O
AGF-IART ORG
does O
not O
fall O
under O
the O
merger O
regulation O
. O

- O
IP O
/ O
96 O
/ O
806 O
: O
Commission ORG
clears O
acquisition O
of O
Austrian MISC
food O
retail O
chain O
Billa ORG
by O
German MISC
group O
Rewe-Handelsgruppe ORG
. O

- O
SPEECH O
/ O
96 O
/ O
202 O
: O
Speech O
by O
European MISC
Commissioner O
Anita PER
Gradin PER
at O
the O
World MISC
Congress MISC
against MISC
Sexual MISC
Exploitation MISC
of MISC
Children MISC
in O
Stockholm LOC
. O

- O
Eurostat ORG
news O
release O
51/96 O
: O
March-May O
1996 O
EU ORG
industrial O
production O
figures O
. O



Spanish MISC
tomato O
warriors O
paint O
the O
town O
red O
. O

BUNOL LOC
, O
Spain LOC
1996-08-28 O

Revellers O
painted O
the O
town O
red O
on O
Wednesday O
as O
the O
1996 O
edition O
of O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
tomato O
fight O
began O
in O
the O
eastern O
Spanish MISC
village O
of O
Bunol LOC
. O

Thousands O
of O
people O
pelted O
each O
other O
with O
armfuls O
of O
ripe O
tomatoes O
as O
streets O
, O
walls O
and O
windows O
were O
coated O
in O
a O
blood-red O
wash O
. O

A O
single O
firework O
after O
midday O
signalled O
the O
start O
of O
the O
fruit-throwing O
frenzy O
, O
during O
which O
participants O
hurl O
some O
100 O
tonnes O
of O
tomatoes O
trucked O
in O
for O
the O
occasion O
. O

Local O
historians O
say O
the O
tradition O
began O
in O
1945 O
when O
disgruntled O
locals O
began O
spontaneously O
to O
bombard O
the O
priest O
and O
mayor O
at O
the O
annual O
fiesta O
in O
Bunol LOC
( O
pronounced O
Boo-nee-OL LOC
) O
. O

The O
festival O
's O
fame O
has O
grown O
and O
now O
attracts O
between O
15,000 O
and O
20,000 O
people O
, O
many O
of O
them O
foreigners O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
GREECE LOC
- O
AUG O
28 O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Leading O
stories O
in O
the O
Greek MISC
financial O
press O
: O

IMERISIA ORG

-- O
Pre-election O
debate O
heats O
up O
on O
economic O
issues O
as O
conservative O
New ORG
Democracy ORG
party O
promises O
seven O
measures O
includind O
tax O
relief O
for O
farmers O
and O
socialist O
Pasok ORG
defends O
progress O
on O
economic O
convergence O
with O
the O
EU ORG

-- O
Finance O
ministry O
scrambles O
to O
find O
temporary O
solution O
to O
regulation O
which O
slaps O
a O
15 O
percent O
tax O
rate O
on O
gains O
from O
trading O
of O
bonds O
and O
coupons O
by O
mutual O
funds O

-- O
Finance O
ministry O
will O
cut O
12-month O
T-bill O
rate O
by O
10 O
basis O
points O
to O
12.70 O
percent O
in O
the O
upcoming O
end O
August O
issue O

FINANCIAL ORG
KATHIMERINI ORG

-- O
Inflows O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
500 O
million O
are O
seen O
in O
the O
interbank O
market O
and O
the O
bourse O
in O
the O
last O
three O
days O
reflecting O
confidence O
in O
the O
post-election O
economic O
policy O

-- O
Athens ORG
Metro ORG
subway O
project O
hits O
snags O
which O
could O
delay O
delivery O
to O
the O
year O
2000 O
and O
overshoot O
the O
original O
budgeted O
cost O
of O
520 O
billion O
drachmas O

-- O
State ORG
National ORG
Bank ORG
of ORG
Greece ORG
will O
start O
real O
auction O
programme O
September O
9 O
to O
lighten O
up O
on O
its O
real O
estate O
holdings O

KERDOS ORG

-- O
New ORG
Democracy ORG
leader O
Miltiadis PER
Evert PER
vows O
support O
mesures O
for O
farmers O
and O
small O
business O
as O
he O
kicks O
off O
the O
conservative O
party O
's O
campaign O

-- O
National O
Economy O
Minister O
Yannos PER
Papandoniou PER
defends O
" O
hard O
drachma O
" O
foreign O
exchange O
policy O
, O
says O
it O
wo O
n't O
change O

EXPRESS ORG

-- O
Message O
of O
unity O
from O
the O
conservative O
New ORG
Democracy ORG
party O
as O
former O
prime O
minister O
Constantine PER
Mitsotakis PER
and O
Miltiadis PER
Evert PER
shake O
hands O

NAFTEMBORIKI O

-- O
Government O
defends O
" O
hard O
drachma O
" O
policy O
, O
says O
it O
will O
continue O
unchanged O
after O
the O
elections O

-- O
Conservative O
opposition O
New ORG
Democracy ORG
promises O
series O
of O
measures O
on O
the O
economy O
30 O
days O
after O
the O
elections O
aiming O
at O
4.0 O
percent O
GDP O
growth O
rate O
annually O
-- O
George PER
Georgiopoulos PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



HOEK ORG
LOOS ORG
H1 O
NET O
PROFIT O
28.9 O
MLN O
GUILDERS O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

First O
half O
1996 O

( O
in O
millions O
of O
guilders O
unless O
otherwise O
stated O
) O

Net O
per O
shr O
( O
guilders O
) O
4.38 O
vs O
3.70 O

Net O
profit O
28.9 O
vs O
24.5 O

Turnover O
273.6 O
vs O
290.3 O

Operating O
profit O
44.4 O
vs O
40.7 O

Note O
- O
Industrial O
gases O
maker O
Hoek ORG
Loos ORG
NV ORG
. O

Interest O
charges O
2.20 O
vs O
5.05 O

Tax O
13.26 O
vs O
11.16 O

-- O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O
, O
Fax O
+31 O
20 O
504 O
5040 O



Stagecoach ORG
sees O
Swebus ORG
deal O
agreed O
next O
week O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-28 O

British MISC
bus O
and O
passenger O
rail O
operator O
Stagecoach ORG
Holdings ORG
Plc ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
its O
negotiations O
to O
acquire O
Swedish MISC
long O
distance O
bus O
operator O
Swebus ORG
AB ORG
were O
set O
to O
lead O
to O
a O
signed O
agreement O
next O
week O
. O

Four O
weeks O
ago O
Stagecoach ORG
said O
it O
had O
agreed O
the O
deal O
in O
principle O
, O
and O
it O
expected O
to O
pay O
110 O
million O
stg-plus O
for O
the O
firm O
, O
with O
Swebus ORG
' O
current O
owner O
, O
the O
state O
railway O
company O
. O

" O
The O
directors O
report O
that O
negotiations O
with O
the O
vendors O
of O
Swebus ORG
AB ORG
are O
proceeding O
and O
they O
expect O
an O
agreement O
( O
conditional O
on O
shareholder O
approval O
) O
will O
be O
signed O
next O
week O
, O
" O
Stagecoach ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

-- O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7717 O



NZ LOC
bills O
gain O
ground O
after O
see-saw O
session O
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-28 O

0515 O
GMT MISC

The O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
money O
market O
gained O
slightly O
at O
Wednesday O
's O
close O
after O
what O
dealers O
described O
as O
a O
see-saw O
trading O
session O
. O

Ninety-day O
bank O
bill O
rates O
shed O
five O
points O
to O
9.93 O
percent O
and O
September O
bank O
bill O
futures O
rose O
four O
to O
90.18 O
. O

However O
, O
bonds O
finished O
largely O
flat O
. O

" O
Our O
bonds O
were O
better O
bid O
initially O
but O
they O
sold O
off O
on O
a O
lack O
of O
demand O
, O
and O
the O
short O
end O
went O
with O
it O
too O
on O
a O
lower O
currency O
. O

" O
There O
were O
big O
buyers O
at O
the O
base O
of O
where O
the O
market O
sold O
to O
, O
and O
when O
the O
currency O
got O
bought O
back O
on O
talk O
of O
a O
samurai O
the O
market O
got O
bought O
back O
again O
, O
" O
a O
dealer O
said O
. O

Volumes O
were O
reasonable O
in O
the O
money O
market O
but O
thin O
in O
bonds O
. O

Dealers O
said O
the O
market O
seemed O
to O
be O
trading O
a O
range O
and O
would O
wait O
for O
more O
political O
polls O
to O
provide O
direction O
. O

They O
were O
confident O
of O
further O
eurokiwi O
issuance O
but O
said O
the O
timing O
was O
less O
of O
a O
certainty O
. O

-- O
Wellington LOC
newsroom O
( O
64 O
4 O
) O
473 O
4746 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Guinness ORG
Peat ORG
expects O
strong O
full O
yr O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-28 O

British-based MISC
investment O
company O
Guinness ORG
Peat ORG
Group ORG
Plc ORG
( O
GPG ORG
) O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
it O
expected O
a O
strong O
full O
year O
result O
. O

" O
We O
think O
we O
're O
in O
a O
position O
to O
produce O
a O
strong O
result O
, O
however O
a O
lot O
of O
our O
profitability O
must O
inevitably O
depend O
on O
a O
number O
of O
( O
company O
) O
results O
, O
" O
said O
GPG ORG
director O
Garry PER
Weiss PER
. O

GPG ORG
earlier O
said O
its O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
six O
months O
to O
June O
30 O
rose O
to O
9.77 O
million O
pounds O
from O
6.93 O
million O
in O
the O
previous O
first O
half O
. O

The O
company O
did O
not O
declare O
an O
interim O
dividend O
as O
in O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Weiss PER
said O
the O
Australian MISC
share O
market O
had O
been O
somewhat O
negative O
for O
much O
of O
1996 O
and O
this O
had O
some O
effect O
on O
the O
company O
's O
first O
half O
results O
. O

" O
However O
, O
it O
certainly O
is O
a O
very O
pleasing O
result O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Weiss PER
said O
most O
of O
the O
company O
's O
half O
year O
earning O
stemmed O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
its O
50 O
percent O
stake O
in O
Physicians ORG
Insurance ORG
Co ORG
of O
Ohio LOC
. O

He O
said O
the O
company O
decided O
to O
sell O
its O
U.S. LOC
investment O
in O
order O
to O
consolidate O
investments O
closer O
to O
its O
administrative O
base O
. O

GPG ORG
said O
its O
stakes O
in O
Tyndall ORG
Australia ORG
Ltd ORG
and O
Mid-East ORG
Minerals ORG
Ltd ORG
both O
contributed O
strongly O
to O
GPG ORG
's O
first O
half O
earnings O
. O

-- O
Sydney ORG
Newsroom ORG
61-2 O
9373-1800 O



RTRS ORG
- O
Newcrest ORG
Q4 ORG
net O
profit O
A$ MISC
4.3 O
mln O
. O

SYDNEY LOC
1996-08-28 O

Gold O
miner O
Newcrest ORG
Mining ORG
Ltd ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
it O
posted O
a O
A$ MISC
4.3 O
million O
profit O
after O
tax O
in O
the O
final O
quarter O
of O
the O
year O
to O
June O
30 O
, O
1996 O
. O

Earlier O
, O
Newcrest ORG
reported O
a O
drop O
in O
net O
profit O
after O
abnormals O
to O
A$ MISC
20.81 O
million O
for O
the O
year O
from O
A$ MISC
42.4 O
million O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Newcrest ORG
said O
earnings O
from O
the O
Telfer LOC
and O
Boddington LOC
mines O
were O
lower O
than O
the O
previous O
year O
due O
to O
lower O
head O
grades O
at O
the O
mines O
, O
forcing O
gold O
production O
lower O
. O

Production O
costs O
also O
rose O
eight O
percent O
during O
the O
year O
to O
A$ MISC
406 O
per O
ounce O
. O



RTRS ORG
- O
Queensland LOC
gunman O
evades O
police O
in O
bush O
hunt O
. O

BRISBANE ORG
1996-08-28 O

Australian MISC
police O
on O
Wednesday O
continued O
to O
hunt O
a O
gunman O
in O
dense O
bushland O
after O
he O
killed O
his O
wife O
and O
wounded O
three O
other O
people O
, O
warning O
the O
man O
is O
extremely O
dangerous O
and O
may O
take O
a O
hostage O
to O
escape O
. O

The O
shooting O
occured O
around O
6.30 O
a.m. O
( O
2030 O
GMT MISC
) O
on O
Tuesday O
at O
Glenwood LOC
, O
south O
of O
Maryborough PER
, O
about O
150 O
km O
( O
93 O
miles O
) O
north O
of O
Brisbane LOC
on O
the O
Queensland LOC
state O
coast O
. O

Police O
have O
declared O
an O
" O
emergent O
situation O
" O
in O
the O
area O
, O
giving O
them O
powers O
to O
raid O
houses O
, O
search O
cars O
, O
close O
schools O
, O
quarantine O
the O
area O
and O
evacuate O
people O
. O

" O
It O
is O
one O
step O
short O
of O
an O
emergency O
situation O
, O
" O
a O
police O
spokesman O
said O
via O
telephone O
from O
a O
command O
post O
in O
the O
bush O
. O

" O
We O
have O
not O
had O
any O
sightings O
, O
but O
we O
suspect O
he O
is O
armed O
, O
possibly O
with O
a O
.22 O
rifle O
and O
/ O
or O
a O
self-loading O
shotgun O
. O

He O
is O
considered O
extremely O
dangerous O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
It O
's O
a O
possibility O
, O
not O
a O
probability O
, O
he O
may O
take O
a O
hostage O
, O
but O
we O
have O
measures O
in O
place O
if O
that O
is O
the O
case O
. O
" O

William PER
Fox PER
broke O
into O
his O
wife O
's O
home O
on O
Tuesday O
morning O
, O
shooting O
her O
dead O
and O
wounding O
his O
16-year-old O
son O
, O
his O
son O
's O
girlfriend O
and O
a O
neighbour O
, O
police O
said O
. O

All O
three O
wounded O
are O
in O
a O
satisfactory O
condition O
in O
hospital O
. O

Fox PER
initially O
fled O
from O
the O
shooting O
in O
a O
car O
, O
but O
then O
abandoned O
the O
car O
and O
entered O
dense O
bushland O
. O

Fox PER
is O
a O
skilled O
bushman O
who O
knows O
the O
area O
very O
well O
, O
police O
said O
. O

About O
60 O
police O
, O
helicopters O
and O
fixed-wing O
aircraft O
have O
maintained O
an O
overnight O
cordon O
around O
15 O
sq O
km O
( O
six O
sq O
miles O
) O
of O
bush O
near O
Glenwood LOC
. O

The O
area O
is O
littered O
with O
caves O
and O
police O
believed O
Fox PER
has O
a O
hideout O
which O
has O
enabled O
him O
to O
evade O
capture O
. O

Australia LOC
's O
six O
states O
and O
two O
territories O
are O
involved O
in O
heated O
debate O
over O
the O
introduction O
of O
tough O
new O
firearm O
laws O
, O
including O
the O
banning O
rapid O
fire O
weapons O
, O
after O
a O
shooting O
massacre O
in O
the O
island O
state O
of O
Tasmania LOC
. O

On O
April O
28 O
, O
a O
lone O
gunman O
went O
on O
a O
shooting O
rampage O
at O
the O
site O
of O
the O
historic O
Port LOC
Arthur LOC
penal O
settlement O
, O
killing O
35 O
people O
. O



Shanghai ORG
Ek ORG
Chor ORG
opens O
new O
motorcyle O
plant O
. O

SHANGHAI LOC
1996-08-28 O

Shanghai-Ek ORG
Chor ORG
Motorcycle ORG
Co ORG
, O
a O
Sino-Thai ORG
joint O
venture O
, O
opened O
a O
new O
plant O
to O
produce O
gasoline O
engines O
in O
the O
Pudong LOC
New LOC
Area LOC
of O
Shanghai LOC
, O
the O
Xinhua ORG
news O
agency O
reported O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
plant O
, O
requiring O
an O
investment O
of O
three O
billion O
baht O
, O
has O
a O
floor O
space O
of O
50,000 O
square O
metres O
and O
is O
designed O
to O
produce O
600,000 O
gasoline O
engines O
a O
year O
, O
to O
be O
sold O
in O
China LOC
, O
South LOC
America LOC
, O
the O
Middle LOC
East LOC
and O
Africa LOC
, O
it O
said O
. O

Capacity O
is O
expected O
to O
reach O
one O
million O
engines O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
it O
said O
. O

Shanghai-Ek ORG
Chor ORG
is O
jointly O
owned O
by O
the O
Shanghai ORG
Automobile ORG
Corporation ORG
and O
Ek ORG
Chor ORG
China ORG
Motorcycle ORG
. O

It O
started O
operations O
in O
January O
1985 O
and O
has O
registered O
capital O
of O
1.56 O
billion O
baht O
, O
it O
said O
but O
gave O
no O
further O
details O
. O

The O
joint O
venture O
has O
two O
motorcycle O
plants O
making O
Xingfu MISC
motorcycles O
and O
aims O
to O
be O
China LOC
's O
biggest O
producer O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
with O
output O
of O
two O
million O
units O
. O



Khmer ORG
Rouge ORG
's O
Ieng PER
Sary PER
confirms O
break O
with O
Pol PER
Pot PER
. O

ARANYAPRATHET O
, O
Thailand LOC
1996-08-28 O

Dissident O
Khmer ORG
Rouge ORG
leader O
Ieng PER
Sary PER
confirmed O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
he O
had O
broken O
with O
Pol PER
Pot PER
and O
other O
hardliners O
of O
the O
guerrilla O
group O
and O
had O
formed O
a O
rival O
movement O
. O

Ieng PER
Sary PER
said O
in O
a O
written O
statement O
, O
the O
first O
since O
his O
split O
with O
Pol PER
Pot PER
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
that O
the O
new O
movement O
to O
be O
called O
the O
Democratic ORG
National ORG
United ORG
Movement ORG
( O
DNUM ORG
) O
would O
seek O
an O
end O
to O
civil O
war O
and O
work O
towards O
reconciliation O
with O
the O
Cambodian MISC
government O
. O

" O
I O
would O
like O
to O
inform O
you O
about O
my O
decision O
to O
break O
away O
from O
Pol PER
Pot PER
, O
Ta PER
Mok PER
, O
Son LOC
Sen LOC
's O
dictatorial O
group O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
statement O
obtained O
by O
Reuters ORG
. O

" O
We O
believe O
that O
our O
country O
will O
be O
reduced O
to O
nothing O
if O
the O
Khmer ORG
people O
continue O
to O
fight O
against O
each O
other O
indefinitely O
.... O

For O
this O
reason O
we O
decided O
to O
break O
away O
from O
that O
dictatorial O
group O
and O
found O
a O
movement O
named O
' O
Democratic ORG
National ORG
United ORG
Movement ORG
' O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Ieng PER
Sary PER
was O
sentenced O
to O
death O
in O
absentia O
for O
his O
role O
in O
the O
mass O
genocide O
in O
Cambodia LOC
during O
the O
Khmer ORG
Rouge ORG
rule O
of O
terror O
between O
1975-1979 O
when O
over O
a O
million O
people O
were O
executed O
or O
died O
of O
starvation O
, O
disease O
or O
overwork O
in O
mass O
labour O
camps O
. O

The O
French-educated MISC
, O
former O
brother-in-law O
of O
Pol PER
Pot PER
was O
foreign O
minister O
in O
the O
Khmer ORG
Rouge ORG
government O
that O
ruled O
Cambodia LOC
and O
was O
seen O
as O
the O
group O
's O
second O
in O
command O
. O



Two O
dead O
in O
Cambodia LOC
helicopter O
crash O
. O

PHNOM LOC
PENH LOC
1996-08-28 O

Two O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
six O
were O
injured O
after O
a O
helicopter O
crashed O
in O
bad O
weather O
in O
northern O
Cambodia LOC
, O
a O
government O
minister O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
15 O
survivors O
who O
had O
been O
on O
board O
the O
Russian-made MISC
MI-17 MISC
helicopter O
were O
taken O
to O
hospital O
from O
the O
remote O
jungle O
crash O
site O
about O
150 O
km O
( O
90 O
miles O
) O
north O
of O
Phnom LOC
Penh LOC
, O
Information O
Minister O
Ieng PER
Mouly PER
said O
. O

The O
cause O
of O
the O
crash O
of O
the O
helicopter O
, O
which O
went O
down O
on O
Sunday O
while O
on O
a O
routine O
resupply O
flight O
between O
Phnom LOC
Penh LOC
and O
Stung LOC
Treng LOC
, O
was O
not O
known O
. O

Ieng PER
Mouly PER
said O
the O
aircraft O
went O
down O
during O
a O
rain O
storm O
. O



MOF ORG
's O
Kubo PER
says O
believes O
BOJ ORG
rate O
policy O
unchanged O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Japan LOC
's O
Finance O
Minister O
Wataru PER
Kubo PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
he O
believes O
that O
the O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Japan ORG
's O
( O
BOJ ORG
) O
interest O
rate O
policy O
which O
is O
geared O
towards O
ensuring O
economic O
growth O
has O
not O
changed O
after O
the O
release O
of O
the O
central O
bank O
's O
" O
tankan O
" O
survey O
. O

The O
BOJ ORG
released O
the O
August O
tankan O
, O
its O
quarterly O
short-term O
corporate O
survey O
, O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
it O
showed O
business O
outlook O
had O
worsened O
. O

However O
, O
Kubo PER
said O
it O
did O
not O
necessarily O
show O
a O
substantial O
worsening O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

" O
The O
question O
is O
what O
the O
BOJ ORG
is O
going O
to O
do O
with O
its O
interest O
rate O
policy O
. O

The O
BOJ ORG
governor O
has O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
the O
BOJ ORG
's O
policy O
is O
aimed O
at O
ensuring O
basis O
for O
economic O
recovery O
. O

I O
believe O
this O
policy O
has O
not O
changed O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Asked O
if O
a O
supplementary O
budget O
for O
1996/97 O
was O
needed O
to O
support O
the O
economy O
, O
Kubo PER
said O
the O
tankan O
results O
would O
not O
lead O
to O
any O
immediate O
decision O
on O
the O
need O
for O
an O
extra O
budget O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
should O
immediately O
draw O
a O
conclusion O
that O
the O
economic O
recovery O
has O
come O
to O
a O
halt O
or O
that O
signs O
of O
a O
economic O
contraction O
have O
emerged O
, O
" O
Kubo PER
said O
. O
" O

The O
economy O
is O
not O
recovering O
smoothly O
or O
at O
a O
fast O
pace O
. O
" O

Kubo PER
said O
he O
would O
make O
a O
decision O
on O
the O
need O
for O
a O
supplementary O
budget O
after O
an O
announcement O
in O
mid-September O
of O
Japan LOC
's O
gross O
domestic O
product O
for O
the O
April-June O
quarter O
. O

" O
I O
would O
like O
to O
see O
how O
the O
economy O
moved O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1996 O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O



China LOC
says O
militant O
Japan LOC
must O
face O
war O
past O
. O

BEIJING LOC
1996-08-28 O

China LOC
on O
Wednesday O
called O
on O
Japan LOC
to O
acknowledge O
its O
wartime O
past O
and O
put O
a O
stop O
to O
a O
tide O
of O
resurgent O
militarism O
to O
prevent O
similar O
atrocities O
in O
future O
. O

" O
Some O
Japanese MISC
are O
still O
unrepentant O
about O
the O
atrocities O
committed O
by O
the O
Japanese MISC
militarists O
during O
the O
war O
, O
" O
said O
a O
commentary O
in O
the O
official O
China ORG
Daily ORG
. O

" O
If O
they O
are O
still O
undecided O
whether O
the O
war O
Japan LOC
launched O
was O
aggressive O
in O
nature O
, O
it O
will O
be O
difficult O
to O
tell O
whether O
they O
will O
do O
the O
same O
again O
, O
" O
the O
newspaper O
said O
. O

China LOC
raised O
indignant O
protests O
after O
several O
Japanese MISC
cabinet O
ministers O
visited O
a O
shrine O
dedicated O
to O
their O
country O
's O
war O
dead O
on O
August O
15 O
, O
the O
51st O
anniversary O
of O
Japan LOC
's O
World MISC
War MISC
Two MISC
surrender O
. O

" O
Numerous O
Japanese MISC
politicians O
have O
tried O
to O
whitewash O
their O
country O
's O
war O
atrocities O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
" O
the O
commentary O
said O
. O

China LOC
estimates O
35 O
million O
Chinese MISC
were O
killed O
or O
wounded O
by O
invading O
Japanese MISC
troops O
from O
1931 O
to O
1945 O
. O

" O
The O
Japanese MISC
have O
never O
genuinely O
apologised O
for O
their O
wartime O
crimes O
, O
" O
the O
commentary O
said O
. O

Japanese MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Ryutaro PER
Hashimoto PER
marked O
the O
August O
15 O
anniversary O
by O
expressing O
" O
remorse O
" O
for O
foreign O
victims O
of O
Japan LOC
's O
World MISC
War MISC
Two MISC
atrocities O
. O



Japan LOC
coalition O
party O
leader O
plans O
to O
resign O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
leader O
of O
a O
junior O
partner O
in O
Japan LOC
's O
three-party O
ruling O
coalition O
plans O
to O
resign O
to O
quell O
a O
political O
rebellion O
, O
party O
officials O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
officials O
said O
New ORG
Party ORG
Sakigake ORG
President O
Masayoshi PER
Takemura PER
, O
finance O
minister O
until O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
, O
promised O
his O
resignation O
in O
a O
meeting O
with O
the O
politician O
who O
set O
off O
the O
rebellion O
in O
the O
smallest O
coalition O
member O
. O

They O
said O
the O
date O
of O
Takemura PER
's O
resignation O
would O
be O
determined O
by O
party O
officials O
. O

The O
Sakigake ORG
row O
has O
caused O
jitters O
in O
its O
coalition O
partners O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Ryutaro PER
Hashimoto PER
's O
Liberal ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
( O
LDP ORG
) O
, O
the O
biggest O
grouping O
, O
and O
the O
Social ORG
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
. O

But O
analysts O
said O
the O
row O
was O
not O
expected O
to O
immediately O
destabilise O
the O
government O
as O
even O
if O
Sakigake ORG
splits O
apart O
it O
has O
so O
few O
seats O
a O
loss O
of O
support O
would O
not O
lead O
to O
a O
general O
election O
. O

The O
dispute O
pits O
Takemura PER
, O
who O
founded O
Sakigake ORG
in O
1993 O
as O
a O
reform-oriented O
LDP ORG
splinter O
group O
, O
against O
party O
official O
Yukio PER
Hatoyama PER
, O
who O
says O
he O
will O
leave O
Sakigake ORG
to O
form O
a O
reformist O
political O
group O
next O
month O
. O

Hatoyama PER
, O
the O
49-year-old O
grandson O
of O
a O
1950s O
prime O
minister O
, O
on O
Tuesday O
quit O
as O
Sakigake ORG
secretary O
general O
and O
has O
publicly O
snubbed O
the O
62-year-old O
Takemura PER
, O
pointedly O
ruling O
his O
mentor O
out O
as O
a O
possible O
member O
of O
the O
new O
political O
force O
. O

Marathon O
talks O
between O
the O
two O
former O
allies O
on O
Tuesday O
night O
and O
Wednesday O
morning O
failed O
to O
resolve O
the O
dispute O
over O
the O
role O
of O
Takemura PER
, O
seen O
by O
Hatoyama PER
backers O
as O
tainted O
by O
his O
senior O
role O
in O
the O
LDP-dominated MISC
coalition O
. O

The O
presence O
of O
Takemura PER
, O
whose O
role O
as O
finance O
minister O
in O
passing O
an O
unpopular O
plan O
to O
use O
taxpayer O
funds O
to O
wind O
up O
failed O
housing O
loan O
firms O
ruined O
his O
reputation O
as O
a O
reformer O
, O
has O
stalled O
Hatoyama PER
's O
efforts O
to O
attract O
to O
his O
new O
group O
defectors O
from O
the O
opposition O
camp O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

Media O
reports O
say O
that O
at O
most O
10 O
of O
23 O
Sakigake ORG
members O
, O
joined O
by O
a O
handful O
of O
Social MISC
Democrats MISC
, O
will O
follow O
Hatoyama PER
when O
he O
bolts O
-- O
far O
short O
of O
the O
50 O
lawmakers O
needed O
to O
topple O
Hashimoto PER
's O
eight-month-old O
government O
. O

Hashimoto PER
-- O
who O
returns O
from O
a O
10-day O
Latin MISC
American MISC
tour O
on O
Saturday O
-- O
must O
call O
polls O
by O
mid-1997 O
, O
and O
has O
repeatedly O
said O
he O
would O
not O
call O
an O
early O
general O
election O
. O

But O
many O
analysts O
and O
politicians O
believe O
he O
may O
dissolve O
parliament O
soon O
after O
it O
reconvenes O
in O
early O
October O
. O



Liu ORG
Chong ORG
Hing ORG
interim O
net O
up O
2.7 O
pct O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-28 O

Six O
months O
ended O
June O
30 O

( O
in O
million O
HK$ MISC
unless O
stated O
) O

Shr O
( O
H.K. LOC
cents O
) O
65.61 O
vs O
63.87 O

Dividend O
( O
H.K. LOC
cents O
) O
18.0 O
vs O
18.0 O

Exceptional O
items O
nil O
vs O
nil O

Net O
249.53 O
vs O
242.94 O

Turnover O
119.49 O
vs O
134.40 O

Company O
name O
Liu ORG
Chong ORG
Hing ORG
Investment ORG
Ltd ORG

Books O
close O
September O
23-27 O

Dividend O
payable O
October O
8 O

NOTE O
- O
Liu ORG
Chong ORG
Hing ORG
engages O
in O
property O
development O
and O
investment O
, O
warehousing O
, O
banking O
and O
insurance O
services O
. O

-- O
Hong ORG
Kong ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
852 O
) O
2843 O
6368 O



Fire O
bomb O
hurled O
at O
U.S. LOC
consulate O
in O
Indonesia LOC
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
fire O
bomb O
was O
thrown O
over O
the O
fence O
into O
the O
grounds O
of O
the O
U.S. LOC
Consulate-General O
in O
Indonesia LOC
's O
second O
largest O
city O
of O
Surabaya LOC
but O
no O
one O
was O
hurt O
, O
a O
mission O
official O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Craig PER
Stromme PER
, O
U.S. LOC
embassy O
spokesman O
in O
Jakarta LOC
, O
700 O
km O
( O
430 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
Surabaya LOC
, O
confirmed O
the O
Tuesday O
morning O
attack O
. O

" O
Somebody O
threw O
a O
molotov O
cocktail O
over O
the O
fence O
and O
it O
went O
into O
the O
parking O
lot O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
hit O
anybody O
or O
anything O
, O
" O
Stromme PER
said O
. O

He O
said O
there O
was O
no O
immediate O
explanation O
for O
the O
attack O
or O
any O
information O
on O
those O
responsible O
. O



Shanghai LOC
novelist O
murdered O
at O
home O
. O

SHANGHAI LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
Shanghai LOC
novelist O
was O
murdered O
at O
her O
home O
on O
Sunday O
, O
an O
official O
of O
the O
city O
's O
Writers ORG
Association ORG
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
victim O
was O
Dai PER
Houying PER
, O
who O
wrote O
about O
China LOC
's O
1966-76 O
leftist O
Cultural MISC
Revolution MISC
and O
the O
lives O
of O
Chinese MISC
intellectuals O
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O

The O
killing O
was O
under O
investigation O
, O
she O
said O
. O

She O
gave O
no O
further O
details O
. O

Born LOC
in O
1937 O
in O
the O
central O
province O
of O
Anhui LOC
, O
Dai PER
came O
to O
Shanghai LOC
as O
a O
student O
and O
remained O
in O
the O
city O
as O
a O
prolific O
author O
and O
teacher O
of O
Chinese MISC
. O

She O
was O
divorced O
and O
lived O
alone O
, O
leaving O
one O
daughter O
who O
received O
university O
education O
in O
Hawaii LOC
and O
lives O
in O
Chicago LOC
, O
a O
friend O
said O
. O

Dai PER
's O
most O
famous O
book O
, O
" O
Ren MISC
A MISC
Ren MISC
" O
( O
People MISC
, MISC
People MISC
) O
, O
was O
translated O
into O
German MISC
and O
English MISC
, O
he O
said O
. O



Hwa PER
Kay PER
plunges O
on O
rights O
issue O
, O
earnings O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-28 O

Shares O
of O
Hwa ORG
Kay ORG
Thai ORG
Holdings ORG
Ltd ORG
plunged O
to O
an O
all-time O
low O
after O
the O
company O
announced O
a O
rights O
issue O
plan O
and O
also O
reported O
a O
sharp O
fall O
in O
earnings O
, O
brokers O
said O
. O

The O
stock O
fell O
HK$ MISC
0.23 O
, O
or O
30.26 O
percent O
, O
to O
an O
all-time O
low O
of O
HK$ MISC
0.53 O
. O

" O
Investors O
unloaded O
their O
shares O
due O
to O
the O
poor O
earnings O
outlook O
following O
a O
sharp O
profit O
decline O
. O

The O
rights O
issue O
also O
prompted O
dilution O
fears O
, O
" O
said O
a O
dealing O
director O
at O
a O
local O
brokerage O
. O



Japan LOC
July O
refined O
zinc O
imports O
off O
47.5 O
pct O
yr O
/ O
yr O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-28 O

Japan LOC
's O
refined O
zinc O
imports O
in O
July O
totalled O
3,684 O
tonnes O
, O
off O
47.5 O
percent O
from O
7,011 O
tonnes O
in O
the O
same O
month O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
Ministry ORG
of ORG
Finance ORG
data O
released O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Figures O
were O
as O
follows O
( O
in O
tonnes O
) O
: O

July O
96 O
June O
96 O
July O
95 O

Total O
3,684 O
3,292 O
7,011 O

Major O
suppliers O
: O

China LOC
961 O
1,683 O
5,539 O

Refined O
zinc O
imports O
in O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
of O
1996 O
totalled O
115,941 O
tonnes O
, O
up O
38.4 O
percent O
from O
83,801 O
tonnes O
in O
the O
year-ago O
period O
. O

-- O
Tokyo ORG
Commodities ORG
Desk ORG
( O
813 O
3432 O
6179 O
) O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
HK LOC
newspaper O
editorials O
- O
Aug O
28 O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-28 O

With O
307 O
days O
to O
go O
before O
the O
British MISC
colony O
reverts O
to O
China LOC
, O
the O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
media O
focused O
mainly O
on O
domestic O
issues O
concerning O
alleged O
pressure O
on O
a O
judge O
, O
cross O
straights O
relations O
and O
the O
democratic O
lobby O
's O
relationship O
with O
Beijing LOC
. O

The O
Beijing-funded MISC
WEN ORG
WEI ORG
PO ORG
said O
Taiwan LOC
's O
government O
could O
not O
hope O
to O
stem O
the O
island O
's O
economic O
and O
trade O
exchanges O
with O
China LOC
. O

The O
paper O
said O
that O
using O
administrative O
power O
to O
limit O
economic O
activities O
across O
the O
Taiwan LOC
strait O
would O
not O
work O
. O

MING ORG
PAO ORG
DAILY ORG
NEWS ORG
said O
it O
hoped O
Chinese MISC
officials O
would O
soon O
open O
dialogue O
with O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
Democratic ORG
Party ORG
and O
the O
newly-established O
democracy O
lobby O
, O
Frontier ORG
, O
in O
order O
to O
ease O
anxieties O
in O
the O
lead-up O
to O
the O
handover O
. O

The O
English MISC
language O
SOUTH ORG
CHINA ORG
MORNING ORG
POST ORG
said O
the O
judiciary O
needed O
to O
take O
swift O
and O
decisive O
action O
in O
investigating O
the O
allegations O
that O
a O
judge O
had O
been O
subjected O
to O
pressure O
in O
a O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
immigration O
case O
involving O
allegations O
of O
fraud O
. O

The O
independence O
of O
the O
judiciary O
and O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
were O
of O
paramount O
importance O
to O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
survival O
as O
a O
business O
centre O
. O

The O
Chinese MISC
language O
daily O
HONG ORG
KONG ORG
ECONOMIC ORG
TIMES ORG
said O
the O
Legal ORG
Department ORG
had O
been O
indecisive O
in O
its O
handling O
of O
the O
judge O
's O
case O
. O

Such O
hesitancy O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
government O
had O
damaged O
public O
confidence O
in O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
, O
the O
paper O
said O
. O

-- O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
newsroom O
( O
852 O
) O
2843 O
6441 O



Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
frees O
rights O
activist O
. O

GAZA LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
human O
rights O
activist O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
he O
had O
been O
released O
after O
more O
than O
two O
weeks O
in O
detention O
that O
followed O
his O
call O
for O
an O
inquiry O
into O
the O
death O
of O
a O
Gaza LOC
man O
interrogated O
by O
Palestinian MISC
police O
. O

Mohammad PER
Dahman PER
, O
director O
of O
the O
Gaza-based MISC
Addameer ORG
Prisoners ORG
Support ORG
Association ORG
, O
said O
he O
was O
freed O
on O
Tuesday O
without O
being O
charged O
. O

Palestinian MISC
Attorney-General O
Khaled PER
al-Qidra PER
was O
not O
immediately O
available O
to O
comment O
. O

Qidra PER
had O
said O
Dahman PER
was O
arrested O
on O
suspicion O
of O
making O
a O
false O
statement O
. O

The O
activist O
was O
detained O
by O
Palestinian MISC
intelligence O
service O
agents O
on O
August O
12 O
after O
publishing O
a O
statement O
demanding O
an O
investigation O
into O
the O
death O
of O
a O
Gaza LOC
man O
who O
had O
been O
questioned O
by O
Palestinian MISC
authorities O
. O

The O
Palestinian ORG
Authority ORG
said O
the O
dead O
man O
, O
Nahed PER
Dahlan PER
, O
had O
committed O
suicide O
. O

Human O
rights O
groups O
had O
protested O
about O
Dahman PER
's O
arrest O
in O
letters O
to O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
and O
to O
Qidra PER
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Spain LOC
- O
Aug O
28 O
. O

Headlines O
from O
major O
national O
newspapers O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

EL ORG
PAIS ORG

- O
Work O
groups O
and O
weekend O
arrest O
to O
quell O
juvenile O
violence O
in O
Basque LOC
Country LOC

EL ORG
MUNDO ORG

- O
Aleix PER
Vidal-Quadras PER
- O
Catalan MISC
nationalists O
are O
demanding O
my O
defenestration O

DIARIO ORG
16 ORG

- O
Catalan MISC
nationalists O
say O
the O
1997 O
budget O
will O
make O
Spaniards O
sweat O

ABC ORG

- O
Worldwide O
alarm O
over O
child O
prostitution O

CINCO ORG
DIAS ORG

- O
Banco ORG
Santander ORG
starts O
conquest O
of O
the O
east O
. O

EXPANSION ORG

- O
Government O
will O
finish O
pension O
reform O
before O
the O
year O
2000 O

GACETA ORG
DE ORG
LOS ORG
NEGOCIOS ORG

- O
Caja ORG
de ORG
Madrid ORG
stagnates O
during O
struggle O
for O
presidency O



Iran LOC
asks O
Bonn LOC
to O
extradite O
ex-president O
Banisadr PER
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Iran LOC
has O
asked O
Germany LOC
to O
extradite O
its O
former O
president O
Abolhassan PER
Banisadr PER
for O
alleged O
hijacking O
, O
an O
Iranian MISC
embassy O
spokesman O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Banisadr PER
angered O
Tehran LOC
last O
week O
by O
accusing O
top O
Iranian MISC
leaders O
of O
ordering O
the O
assassination O
of O
Iranian MISC
Kurdish MISC
leaders O
in O
a O
Berlin LOC
restaurant O
in O
1992 O
. O

He O
made O
the O
allegations O
at O
the O
trial O
of O
an O
Iranian MISC
and O
four O
Lebanese MISC
accused O
of O
carrying O
out O
the O
attack O
. O

An O
Iranian MISC
embassy O
spokesman O
said O
in O
response O
to O
an O
inquiry O
that O
Iran LOC
had O
formally O
requested O
Banisadr PER
's O
extradition O
for O
hijacking O
the O
military O
aircraft O
which O
he O
commandeered O
to O
flee O
Iran LOC
in O
July O
1981 O
. O

" O
We O
submitted O
the O
request O
three O
or O
four O
days O
ago O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

German MISC
authorities O
could O
not O
immediately O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Banisadr PER
lives O
under O
round-the-clock O
security O
in O
France LOC
, O
fearing O
Tehran LOC
could O
make O
an O
attempt O
on O
his O
life O
. O

He O
is O
due O
back O
in O
Berlin LOC
on O
September O
5 O
to O
continue O
his O
testimony O
, O
which O
has O
backed O
up O
German MISC
prosecutors O
' O
allegations O
that O
Tehran LOC
ordered O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
exiled O
leaders O
. O

Three O
dissidents O
and O
their O
translator O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
gangland-style O
machinegun O
attack O
. O

Iran LOC
has O
warned O
Germany LOC
that O
bilateral O
relations O
could O
suffer O
if O
it O
pays O
heed O
to O
the O
testimony O
of O
Banisadr PER
, O
an O
architect O
of O
Iran LOC
's O
Islamic MISC
revolution O
who O
has O
been O
a O
sworn O
enemy O
of O
Tehran LOC
since O
he O
fell O
from O
favour O
after O
a O
year O
as O
president O
. O



NATO ORG
military O
chiefs O
to O
visit O
Iberia ORG
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Top O
military O
officials O
from O
North ORG
Atlantic ORG
Treaty ORG
Organisation ORG
countries O
will O
tour O
Spain LOC
and O
Portugal LOC
next O
month O
for O
their O
annual O
inspection O
of O
alliance O
country O
installations O
and O
forces O
. O

NATO ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
received O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
its O
military O
committee O
would O
visit O
the O
two O
countries O
between O
September O
8 O
and O
13 O
. O

The O
committee O
consists O
of O
the O
chiefs O
of O
defence O
staff O
of O
each O
alliance O
country O
except O
Iceland LOC
, O
which O
has O
no O
armed O
forces O
. O

NATO ORG
's O
top O
military O
men O
-- O
General O
George PER
Joulwan PER
, O
Supreme O
Allied O
Commander O
Europe LOC
, O
and O
General O
John PER
Sheehan PER
, O
Supreme O
Allied O
Commander O
Atlantic LOC
-- O
will O
also O
attend O
. O

The O
committee O
's O
last O
tour O
was O
in O
September O
1995 O
in O
Belgium LOC
, O
Luxembourg LOC
and O
the O
Netherlands LOC
. O

REUTER PER



ISS ORG
says O
agreed O
sale O
of O
U.S. LOC
unit O
. O

COPENHAGEN LOC
1996-08-28 O

Danish MISC
cleaning O
group O
ISS ORG
on O
Wednesday O
said O
it O
had O
signed O
a O
letter O
of O
intent O
to O
sell O
its O
troubled O
U.S LOC
unit O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
to O
Canadian MISC
firm O
Aaxis ORG
Limited ORG
. O

An O
ISS ORG
statement O
said O
that O
Aaxis ORG
, O
with O
year-end O
1996 O
assets O
of O
US$ MISC
10.9 O
million O
and O
equity O
of O
$ O
10.5 O
million O
, O
would O
be O
listed O
on O
the O
Montreal LOC
stock O
exchange O
, O
but O
did O
not O
say O
when O
. O

It O
said O
that O
under O
the O
sale O
agreement O
, O
full O
financial O
details O
of O
which O
were O
not O
revealed O
, O
ISS ORG
would O
acquire O
a O
25 O
percent O
stake O
in O
Aaxis ORG
which O
would O
become O
an O
associated O
company O
within O
the O
ISS ORG
group O
trading O
under O
the O
ISS ORG
name O
and O
logo O
. O

ISS ORG
Inc ORG
senior O
management O
would O
continue O
to O
run O
the O
business O
under O
the O
new O
owners O
, O
it O
said O
. O

Danish MISC
analysts O
recently O
estimated O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
's O
sale O
value O
at O
up O
to O
$ O
118 O
million O
. O

ISS ORG
said O
that O
the O
deal O
included O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
operations O
in O
Mexico LOC
and O
the O
sale O
of O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
interests O
in O
Brazil LOC
would O
be O
discussed O
. O

On O
August O
15 O
, O
ISS ORG
published O
first O
half O
1996 O
results O
showing O
a O
two O
billion O
crown O
loss O
caused O
by O
falsified O
accounts O
in O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
and O
said O
that O
charges O
and O
provisions O
earlier O
estimated O
at O
$ O
100 O
million O
would O
have O
to O
be O
increased O
to O
$ O
146 O
million O
. O

It O
also O
wrote O
down O
all O
ISS ORG
Inc ORG
goodwill O
and O
Wednesday O
's O
statement O
said O
that O
the O
Aaxis ORG
purchase O
would O
not O
necessitate O
further O
write O
down O
if O
the O
sale O
were O
completed O
according O
to O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
letter O
of O
intent O
. O

-- O
Steve PER
Weizman PER
, O
Copenhagen LOC
newsroom O
+45 O
33969650 O



Iraq LOC
balks O
at O
U.N. ORG
staff O
for O
oil-for-food O
deal O
. O

Evelyn PER
Leopold PER

UNITED ORG
NATIONS ORG
1996-08-28 O

Iraq LOC
has O
balked O
at O
the O
number O
of O
U.N. ORG
staff O
needed O
to O
implement O
the O
oil-for-food O
deal O
, O
blaming O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
for O
insisting O
on O
stringent O
monitoring O
. O

In O
comments O
to O
reporters O
and O
a O
statement O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Iraqi MISC
diplomats O
said O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
monitors O
and O
other O
staff O
, O
which O
Baghdad LOC
has O
to O
finance O
, O
surpasses O
funds O
allocated O
for O
electricity O
, O
water O
, O
sewers O
, O
education O
and O
agriculture O
. O

At O
issue O
was O
a O
May O
20 O
agreement O
allowing O
Iraq LOC
to O
sell O
$ O
2 O
billion O
worth O
of O
oil O
to O
purchase O
badly O
needed O
food O
, O
medicine O
and O
other O
supplies O
to O
ease O
the O
impact O
of O
sanctions O
in O
force O
since O
its O
troops O
invaded O
Kuwait LOC
in O
August O
1990 O
. O

The O
Iraqi MISC
statement O
said O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
was O
" O
interfering O
and O
pressing O
to O
augment O
the O
number O
of O
international O
staff O
and O
this O
is O
not O
legal O
and O
not O
justified O
. O
" O

Iraq LOC
's O
deputy O
ambassador O
, O
Saeed PER
Hasan PER
, O
noted O
that O
the O
May O
20 O
accord O
said O
that O
the O
number O
of O
personnel O
would O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
and O
that O
the O
government O
of O
Iraq LOC
would O
be O
consulted O
. O

Saeed PER
in O
his O
comments O
did O
not O
threaten O
to O
call O
off O
the O
deal O
and O
the O
U.N. ORG
officials O
said O
they O
expected O
it O
to O
go O
into O
force O
next O
month O
after O
Secretary-General O
Boutros PER
Boutros-Ghali PER
reports O
that O
arrangements O
are O
in O
place O
. O

The O
U.N. ORG
Department ORG
of ORG
Humanitarian ORG
Affairs ORG
( O
DHA ORG
) O
, O
which O
has O
to O
coordinate O
the O
distribution O
of O
food O
, O
medicine O
and O
other O
goods O
, O
increased O
the O
number O
of O
monitors O
earlier O
this O
month O
at O
the O
insistence O
of O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
. O

According O
to O
U.N. ORG
officials O
and O
diplomats O
, O
Iraq LOC
would O
have O
about O
$ O
1.13 O
billion O
to O
spend O
for O
food O
, O
medicine O
and O
other O
goods O
after O
monies O
for O
a O
reparations O
fund O
for O
Gulf MISC
War MISC
victims O
and O
costs O
for O
U.N. ORG
weapons O
inspections O
were O
deducted O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
the O
U.N. ORG
staff O
overseeing O
the O
distribution O
of O
food O
and O
other O
supplies O
was O
estimated O
to O
cost O
$ O
31 O
million O
. O

In O
addition O
another O
$ O
12 O
million O
was O
anticipated O
to O
cover O
other O
expenses O
, O
such O
as O
oil O
experts O
and O
administrative O
costs O
. O

For O
the O
distribution O
and O
supervision O
of O
humanitarian O
supplies O
the O
United ORG
Nations ORG
estimated O
it O
needed O
1,190 O
people O
, O
including O
267 O
international O
staff O
and O
923 O
Iraqi MISC
support O
staff O
. O

Of O
this O
number O
64 O
foreign O
and O
598 O
local O
staff O
would O
be O
in O
the O
northern O
Kurdish MISC
provinces O
, O
no O
longer O
the O
direct O
control O
of O
the O
Baghdad LOC
government O
. O

Another O
203 O
international O
staff O
and O
325 O
Iraqis MISC
would O
run O
the O
programme O
in O
the O
central O
and O
southern O
parts O
of O
the O
country O
. O

There O
are O
also O
14 O
monitors O
to O
watch O
oil O
flows O
, O
32 O
customs O
experts O
and O
four O
New MISC
York-based MISC
oil O
experts O
or O
overseers O
to O
approve O
contracts O
. O

Yasushi PER
Akashi PER
, O
the O
DHA ORG
undersecretary-general O
, O
told O
the O
Security ORG
Council ORG
last O
week O
that O
the O
" O
financial O
requirements O
to O
support O
the O
( O
humanitarian O
) O
programme O
represent O
a O
very O
modest O
percentile O
of O
the O
total O
... O

roughly O
3 O
percent O
. O
" O



OFFICIAL ORG
JOURNAL ORG
CONTENTS O
- O
OJ ORG
C O
251 O
OF O
AUGUST O
29 O
, O
1996 O
. O

* O

( O
Note O
- O
contents O
are O
displayed O
in O
reverse O
order O
to O
that O
in O
the O
printed O
Journal ORG
) O

* O

Aircraft O
noise O
and O
emissions O
Economic O
assessment O
of O
proposals O
for O
a O
common O
European ORG
Union ORG
position O
for O
CAEP O
4 O
Consultancy O
services O
Call O
for O
tender O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/09 O
) O

Provision O
of O
overland O
transport O
services O
for O
material O
and O
equipment O
for O
European ORG
Commission ORG
delegations O
in O
European MISC
Third MISC
Countries MISC
and O
in O
the O
New MISC
Independent MISC
States MISC
( O
NIS MISC
) O
Contract O
notice O
No O
TRA O
/ O
96 O
/ O
003 O
/ O
IAE-3 O
- O
Open O
procedure O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/08 O
) O

Microfiche O
production O
system O
Open O
procedure O
Invitation O
to O
tender O
DI O
96/04 O
Micromation O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/07 O
) O

Aircraft O
noise O
and O
emissions O
Gaseous O
emissions O
from O
aircraft O
in O
the O
atmosphere O
Consultancy O
services O
Call O
for O
tender O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/06 O
) O

Tacis MISC
- O
support O
framework O
for O
the O
coordination O
and O
development O
of O
the O
Tacis MISC
information O
and O
communications O
programme O
Notice O
of O
open O
invitation O
to O
tender O
for O
a O
public O
service O
contract O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/05 O
) O

COUNCIL O
REGULATION O
( O
EEC ORG
) O
No O
4064/89 O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/04 O
) O

FINANCIAL O
STATEMENTS O
OF O
THE O
EUROPEAN MISC
COAL O
AND O
STEEL O
COMMUNITY O
AT O
31 O
DECEMBER O
1995 O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/03 O
) O

Average O
prices O
and O
representative O
prices O
for O
table O
wines O
at O
the O
various O
marketing O
centres O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/02 O
) O

Ecu MISC
( O
1 O
) O
28 O
August O
1996 O
( O
96 O
/ O
C O
251/01 O
) O
END O
OF O
DOCUMENT O
. O



EU ORG
Commission ORG
cool O
on O
changing O
beef O
cull O
plan O
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
European ORG
Commission ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
would O
study O
scientific O
reports O
saying O
Britain LOC
's O
mad O
cow O
epidemic O
would O
die O
out O
by O
2001 O
but O
offered O
little O
prospect O
the O
findings O
would O
change O
an O
agreed O
slaughter O
campaign O
. O

" O
Obviously O
we O
are O
interested O
in O
this O
research O
. O

We O
will O
ask O
the O
( O
EU ORG
) O
scientific O
and O
veterinary O
committee O
to O
examine O
it O
, O
" O
Commission ORG
spokesman O
Gerard PER
Kiely PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

But O
he O
added O
that O
new O
research O
into O
the O
dynamics O
of O
the O
bovine O
spongiform O
encephalopathy O
( O
BSE MISC
) O
, O
a O
fatal O
brain-wasting O
disease O
suffered O
by O
cattle O
, O
was O
unlikely O
to O
alter O
a O
slaughter O
plan O
agreed O
by O
Britain LOC
and O
its O
14 O
EU ORG
partners O
. O

" O
We O
agreed O
that O
following O
detailed O
scientific O
analysis O
using O
a O
methodology O
which O
would O
take O
out O
the O
maximum O
number O
of O
BSE MISC
cases O
possible O
. O

I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
very O
difficult O
to O
sell O
to O
the O
European ORG
Commission ORG
a O
programme O
which O
would O
involve O
the O
elimination O
of O
fewer O
BSE MISC
cases O
, O
" O
Kiely PER
said O
. O

" O
We O
will O
look O
at O
our O
approach O
( O
to O
the O
plan O
) O
but O
we O
wo O
n't O
get O
involved O
with O
the O
number O
of O
animals O
to O
be O
slaughtered O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

" O
We O
have O
always O
avoided O
the O
question O
of O
numbers O
of O
animals O
to O
be O
slaughtered O
, O
that O
's O
not O
the O
issue O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
the O
protection O
of O
consumers O
' O
health O
and O
the O
rapid O
eradication O
of O
BSE MISC
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

The O
reaction O
is O
likely O
to O
disappoint O
British MISC
farmers O
, O
who O
seized O
on O
research O
by O
Oxford ORG
scientists O
in O
the O
scientific O
journal O
Nature ORG
saying O
it O
would O
be O
hard O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
disease O
any O
faster O
than O
2001 O
without O
killing O
vast O
numbers O
of O
cattle O
. O

The O
researchers O
predicted O
there O
would O
be O
340 O
new O
infections O
and O
14,000 O
new O
cases O
of O
BSE MISC
before O
2001 O
. O

British MISC
farmers O
' O
leader O
called O
on O
Wednesday O
for O
an O
urgent O
meeting O
with O
ministers O
to O
discuss O
the O
report O
. O

" O
I O
hope O
the O
government O
will O
now O
make O
it O
clear O
they O
believe O
there O
is O
a O
better O
way O
of O
dealing O
with O
this O
issue O
, O
" O
National ORG
Farmers ORG
Union ORG
president O
Sir O
David PER
Naish PER
told O
BBC ORG
radio ORG
. O

Naish PER
said O
there O
was O
no O
need O
for O
Britain LOC
to O
carry O
out O
a O
planned O
cull O
of O
some O
147,000 O
cattle O
to O
which O
it O
had O
reluctantly O
agreed O
to O
placate O
its O
European MISC
partners O
. O

" O
The O
new O
evidence O
to O
me O
means O
some O
of O
that O
proposal O
should O
be O
re-examined O
because O
we O
could O
get O
away O
with O
considerably O
less O
animals O
being O
culled O
if O
in O
fact O
scientists O
throughout O
Europe LOC
accepted O
this O
evidence O
, O
" O
Naish PER
said O
. O

The O
report O
could O
well O
reopen O
a O
damaging O
row O
between O
Britain LOC
and O
the O
EU ORG
, O
which O
slapped O
a O
worldwide O
ban O
on O
British MISC
beef O
after O
the O
government O
said O
there O
could O
be O
a O
link O
between O
BSE MISC
and O
the O
human O
form O
of O
the O
disease O
. O

The O
issue O
flared O
in O
in O
March O
when O
government O
scientists O
admitted O
that O
people O
could O
become O
infected O
with O
Creutzfeldt-Jakob MISC
Disease MISC
( O
CJD MISC
) O
from O
eating O
BSE-infected MISC
beef O
. O



French MISC
farmers O
set O
up O
blockades O
in O
mad O
cow O
protest O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Thousands O
of O
farmers O
threw O
up O
roadblocks O
across O
France LOC
overnight O
, O
stopping O
and O
checking O
lorries O
suspected O
of O
importing O
meat O
from O
outside O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
, O
French MISC
radios O
reported O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Radio O
stations O
said O
around O
15,000 O
farmers O
, O
angered O
by O
a O
fall O
in O
beef O
prices O
following O
the O
mad O
cow O
disease O
crisis O
, O
staged O
protests O
in O
many O
areas O
and O
blockaded O
several O
main O
roads O
and O
motorways O
. O

By O
3 O
a.m. O
( O
0100 O
GMT MISC
) O
more O
than O
2,000 O
lorries O
had O
been O
stopped O
and O
searched O
. O

European MISC
beef O
sales O
plunged O
after O
Britain LOC
announced O
the O
discovery O
of O
a O
likely O
link O
between O
bovine O
spongiform O
encephalopathy O
( O
BSE MISC
) O
, O
or O
mad O
cow O
disease O
, O
and O
its O
fatal O
human O
equivalent O
Creutzfeldt-Jakob MISC
Disease MISC
( O
CJD MISC
) O
. O



GOLF LOC
- O
BRITISH MISC
MASTERS MISC
SECOND O
ROUND O
SCORES O
. O

NORTHAMPTON LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

Leading O
scores O
after O

the O
second O
round O
of O
the O
British MISC
Masters MISC
on O
Thursday O
( O
British MISC

unless O
stated O
) O
: O

140 O
Robert PER
Allenby PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
69 O
71 O
, O
Mark PER
Roe PER
69 O
71 O

141 O
Francisco PER
Cea PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
70 O
71 O
, O
Gavin PER
Levenson PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O

66 O
75 O

142 O
Daniel PER
Chopra PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
74 O
68 O

143 O
David PER
Gilford PER
69 O
74 O

144 O
Peter PER
O'Malley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
71 O
73 O
, O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

71 O
73 O
, O
Colin PER
Montgomerie PER
68 O
76 O
, O
David PER
Howell PER
70 O
74 O
, O
Mark PER

Davis PER
71 O
73 O

145 O
Peter PER
Mitchell PER
74 O
71 O
, O
Philip PER
Walton PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
71 O
74 O
, O
Retief PER

Goosen PER
( O
South LOC
Africa LOC
) O
71 O
74 O
, O
Ove PER
Sellberg PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
71 O
74 O
, O

Peter PER
Hedblom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
70 O
75 O
, O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
72 O
73 O
, O

Mike PER
Clayton PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
69 O
76 O
, O
Emanuele PER
Canonica PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O

69 O
76 O
, O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Martin PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
75 O
70 O

146 O
Iain PER
Pyman PER
71 O
75 O
, O
Eduardo PER
Romero PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
70 O
76 O
, O
Ian PER

Woosnam PER
70 O
76 O
, O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Jimenez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
74 O
72 O
, O
Klas PER

Eriksson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
71 O
75 O
, O
Paul PER
Eales PER
75 O
71 O

147 O
Antoine PER
Lebouc PER
( O
France LOC
) O
74 O
73 O
, O
Paul PER
Curry PER
76 O
71 O
, O
Andrew PER

Coltart PER
72 O
75 O
, O
Paul PER
Lawrie PER
72 O
75 O
, O
Jose PER
Coceres PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O

69 O
78 O
, O
Raymond PER
Russell PER
69 O
78 O
, O
Roger PER
Chapman PER
71 O
76 O
, O
Paul PER

Affleck PER
74 O
73 O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
SORENSEN PER
WINS O
FOURTH O
STAGE O
OF O
TOUR MISC
OF MISC
NETHERLANDS MISC
. O

DOETINCHEM LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-29 O

Leading O
results O
and O
overall O
standings O
after O
the O
19.6 O
kilometre O
fourth O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Netherlands MISC
on O
Thursday O
, O
a O
time O
trial O
starting O
and O
finishing O
in O
Doetinchem LOC
. O

1. O
Rolf PER
Sorensen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG
22 O
minutes O
40 O
seconds O

2. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
1 O
second O
behind O

3. O
Vyacheslav PER
Ekimov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG
29 O
seconds O
behind O

4. O
Erik PER
Dekker PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG
43 O

5. O
Giunluca PER
Gorini PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Aki ORG
45 O

6. O
Erik PER
Breukink PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG
48 O

7. O
Wilfried PER
Peeters PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Mapei ORG
51 O

8. O
Bart PER
Voskamp PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
TVM ORG
53 O

9. O
Michael PER
Andersson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
Telekom ORG
54 O

10. O
Gregory PER
Randolph PER
( O
USA LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
1 O
minute O
3 O
seconds O

Leading O
overall O
placings O
after O
three O
stages O
: O

1. O
Sorensen PER
11.20:33 O

2. O
Armstrong PER
3 O
seconds O
behind O

3. O
Ekimov PER
1 O
minute O
7 O
seconds O

4. O
Marco PER
Lietti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
MG-Technogym ORG
1 O
minute O
14 O
seconds O

5. O
Dekker PER
1 O
minute O
21 O
seconds O

6. O
Breukink PER
1 O
minute O
26 O
seconds O

7. O
Maarten PER
den PER
Bakker PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
TVM ORG
1 O
minute O
31 O
seconds O

8. O
Voskamp PER
same O
time O

9. O
Andersson PER
1 O
minute O
32 O
seconds O

10. O
Olaf PER
Ludwig PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Telekom ORG
1 O
minute O
44 O
seconds O

The O
race O
continues O
on O
Friday O
with O
the O
178 O
kilometre O
fifth-stage O
from O
Zevenaar LOC
to O
Venray LOC
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
BEAT O
PAKISTAN LOC
IN O
FIRST O
ONE-DAYER O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

England LOC
beat O
Pakistan LOC
by O
five O
wickets O
to O
win O
the O
first O
one-day O
( O
50 O
overs-a-side O
) O
international O
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

Scores O
: O
Pakistan LOC
225-5 O
innings O
closed O
( O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
57 O
) O
, O
England LOC
226-5 O
in O
46.4 O
overs O
( O
M. PER
Atherton PER
65 O
) O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
WORLD O
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

Results O
at O
the O
world O
track O
cycling O
championships O
on O
Thursday O
: O

Individual O
pursuit O
semifinals O
( O
over O
4,000 O
metres O
) O
: O

Chris PER
Boardman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
4:15.006 O
beat O
Alexei PER
Markov PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
4:23.029 O

Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
4:16.141 O
beat O
Francis PER
Moreau PER
( O
France LOC
) O
4:19.665 O

Moreau PER
takes O
bronze O
medal O
as O
faster O
losing O
semifinalist O
. O

Final O
: O

Chris PER
Boardman PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
4:11.114 O
( O
world O
record O
) O
beat O
Andrea PER
Collinelli PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
4:20.341 O

Olympic MISC
sprint O
championship O
( O
three-man O
teams O
) O
: O

1. O
Australia LOC
( O
Darryn PER
Hill PER
, O
Shane PER
Kelly PER
, O
Gary PER
Neiwand PER
) O
44.804 O

seconds O

2. O
Germany LOC
( O
Jens PER
Fiedler PER
, O
Michael PER
Hubner PER
, O
Soren PER
Lausberg PER
) O

45.455 O

3. O
France LOC
( O
Laurent PER
Gane PER
, O
Florian PER
Rousseau PER
, O
Herve PER
Thuet PER
) O

45.810 O

4. O
Greece LOC
( O
Dimitrios PER
Georgalis PER
, O
Georgios PER
Chimonetos PER
, O
Lampros PER

Vasilopoulos PER
) O
46.538 O

Women O
's O
world O
sprint O
championship O
quarter-finals O
( O
best O
of O

three O
matches O
) O
: O

Magali PER
Faure PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Kathrin PER
Freitag PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
two O

matches O
to O
nil O
( O
with O
times O
for O
the O
last O
200 O
metres O
of O
11.833 O

seconds O
and O
12.033 O
seconds O
) O

Felicia PER
Ballanger PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Oksana PER
Grichina PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
2-0 O
, O

( O
11.776 O
/ O
12.442 O
) O

Tanya PER
Dubnicoff PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
beat O
Michelle PER
Ferris PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
2-0 O
, O

( O
12.211 O
/ O
12.208 O
) O

Annett PER
Neumann PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Galina PER
Enioukhina PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
2-0 O
, O

( O
12.434 O
/ O
12.177). O



CRICKET O
- O
CROFT PER
RESTRICTS O
PAKISTAN LOC
TO O
225-5 O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

Tight O
bowling O
from O
Glamorgan ORG
off-spinner O
Robert PER
Croft PER
helped O
England LOC
to O
restrict O
Pakistan LOC
to O
225 O
for O
five O
in O
their O
50 O
overs O
in O
the O
first O
one-day O
international O
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

Croft PER
, O
who O
was O
one O
of O
the O
few O
Englishmen MISC
to O
make O
a O
good O
impression O
in O
his O
test O
debut O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
last O
week O
, O
showed O
great O
control O
as O
he O
first O
dried O
up O
the O
early O
flow O
of O
Pakistan LOC
runs O
and O
then O
collected O
the O
wickets O
of O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
and O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
in O
a O
spell O
of O
10-1-36-2 O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
wicket O
each O
for O
Ronnie PER
Irani PER
, O
Allan PER
Mullally PER
and O
Darren PER
Gough PER
although O
there O
was O
no O
joy O
for O
Dean PER
Headley PER
who O
, O
along O
with O
Lancashire ORG
batsman O
Graham PER
Lloyd PER
, O
was O
making O
his O
international O
debut O
. O

After O
Wasim PER
had O
won O
the O
toss O
and O
chosen O
to O
bat O
first O
, O
Pakistani MISC
made O
an O
excellent O
start O
as O
Sohail PER
and O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
continued O
their O
good O
form O
with O
an O
opening O
partnership O
of O
82 O
. O

Anwar PER
, O
who O
struck O
a O
superb O
176 O
at O
The LOC
Oval LOC
, O
was O
the O
more O
aggressive O
as O
he O
made O
57 O
from O
75 O
balls O
before O
skying O
a O
catch O
off O
Irani PER
to O
Mullally PER
at O
long-on O
. O

Sohail PER
and O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
then O
added O
59 O
for O
the O
second O
wicket O
before O
England LOC
struck O
back O
with O
three O
wickets O
for O
19 O
in O
the O
space O
of O
five O
overs O
. O

First O
, O
Sohail PER
, O
after O
making O
48 O
, O
was O
bowled O
by O
Croft PER
as O
he O
stepped O
back O
to O
try O
and O
hit O
through O
the O
off-side O
. O

Wasim PER
, O
who O
promoted O
himself O
to O
number O
four O
in O
the O
order O
, O
followed O
for O
six O
when O
Croft PER
drifted O
another O
well-flighted O
delivery O
behind O
his O
legs O
. O

Shortly O
after O
Ijaz PER
was O
also O
back O
in O
the O
pavilion O
for O
48 O
after O
Irani PER
had O
repaid O
Mullally PER
with O
another O
good O
catch O
at O
long-on O
. O

Gough PER
later O
bowled O
Moin PER
Khan PER
with O
an O
inswinging O
yorker O
but O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
, O
37 O
not O
out O
, O
and O
Salim PER
Malik PER
took O
Pakistan LOC
to O
225 O
for O
five O
when O
the O
overs O
ran O
out O
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
ONE-DAY O
SCOREBOARD O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

Scoreboard O
of O
the O

first O
one-day O
( O
50 O
overs-a-side O
) O
match O
between O
England LOC
and O

Pakistan LOC
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
on O
Thursday O
: O

Pakistan LOC

Saeed PER
Anwar PER
c O
Mullally PER
b O
Irani PER
57 O

Aamir PER
Sohail PER
b O
Croft PER
48 O

Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
c O
Irani PER
b O
Mullally PER
48 O

Wasim PER
Akram PER
b O
Croft PER
6 O

Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
not O
out O
37 O

Moin PER
Khan PER
b O
Gough PER
10 O

Salim PER
Malik PER
not O
out O
6 O

Extras O
( O
b-2 O
lb-4 O
w-7 O
) O
13 O

Total O
( O
for O
5 O
wickets O
, O
innings O
closed O
) O
225 O

Fall O
: O
1-82 O
2-141 O
3-160 O
4-174 O
5-203 O
. O

Did O
Not O
Bat O
: O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Ata-ur-Rehman PER
, O

Saqlain PER
Mushtaq PER
. O

Bowling O
: O
Gough PER
10-0-44-1 O
, O
Mullally PER
10-3-31-1 O
, O
Headley PER

10-0-52-0 O
, O
Irani PER
10-0-56-1 O
, O
Croft PER
10-1-36-2 O
. O

England LOC

N. PER
Knight PER
c O
Moin PER
Khan PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
26 O

A. PER
Stewart PER
lbw O
b O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
48 O

M. PER
Atherton PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
65 O

G. PER
Thorpe PER
st O
Moin PER
Khan PER
b O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
23 O

M. PER
Maynard PER
b O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
41 O

G. PER
Lloyd PER
not O
out O
2 O

R. PER
Irani PER
not O
out O
6 O

Extras O
( O
lb-4 O
w-7 O
nb-4 O
) O
15 O

Total O
( O
for O
5 O
wickets O
, O
46.4 O
overs O
) O
226 O

Fall O
of O
wickets O
: O
1-57 O
2-98 O
3-146 O
4-200 O
5-220 O
. O

Did O
not O
bat O
: O
R. PER
Croft PER
, O
D. PER
Gough PER
, O
D. PER
Headley PER
, O
A. PER
Mullally PER
. O

Bowling O
: O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
9.4-1-45-3 O
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
7-0-28-1 O
, O

Saqlain PER
Mushtaq PER
10-1-54-0 O
, O
Ata-ur-Rehman PER
3-0-14-0 O
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER

10-0-52-0 O
, O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
7-1-29-1 O
. O

Result O
: O
England LOC
won O
by O
five O
wickets O
. O

Second O
match O
: O
August O
31 O
, O
Edgbaston LOC
( O
Birmingham LOC
) O

Third O
: O
September O
1 O
, O
Trent LOC
Bridge LOC
( O
Nottingham LOC
) O



LOMBARDI PER
WINS O
THIRD O
STAGE O
OF O
TOUR MISC
OF MISC
NETHERLANDS MISC
. O

DOETINCHEM LOC
, O
Netherlands LOC
1996-08-29 O

Leading O
results O
and O
overall O
standings O
after O
the O
122 O
kilometre O
third O
stage O
of O
the O
Tour MISC
of MISC
the MISC
Netherlands MISC
on O
Thursday O
between O
Almere LOC
and O
Doetinchem LOC
. O

1. O
Giovanni PER
Lombardi PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Polti ORG
2 O
hours O
35 O
minutes O

29 O
seconds O

2. O
Rolf PER
Sorensen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
Rabobank ORG

3. O
Lance PER
Armstrong PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
Motorola ORG

4. O
Maarten PER
den PER
Bakker PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
TVM ORG
all O
same O
time O

5. O
Marco PER
Lietti PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
MG-Technogym ORG
1 O
second O
behind O

6. O
Hans PER
de PER
Clerq PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Palmans ORG
27 O
seconds O

7. O
Marty PER
Jemison PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
U.S. ORG
Postal ORG

8. O
Servais PER
Knaven PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
TVM ORG

9. O
Olaf PER
Ludwig PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
Telekom ORG
all O
same O
time O

10. O
Jeroen PER
Blijlevens PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
TVM ORG
31 O

Leading O
overall O
placings O
after O
three O
stages O
: O

1. O
Sorensen PER
10.57:33 O

2. O
Lombardi PER
1 O
second O
behind O

3. O
Armstrong PER
2 O
seconds O

4. O
Den PER
Bakker PER
7 O

5. O
Lietti PER
8 O

6. O
Federico PER
Colonna PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Mapei ORG
27 O

7. O
Max PER
van PER
Heeswijk PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Motorola ORG
28 O

8. O
Sven PER
Teutenberg PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
U.S. ORG
Postal ORG
31 O

9. O
Johan PER
Capiot PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
Collstrop ORG
32 O

10. O
Jans PER
Koerts PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
Palmans ORG
34 O

The O
race O
continues O
on O
Thursday O
afternoon O
with O
a O
19.6 O
fourth-stage O
Doetinchem-Doetinchem MISC
time O
trial O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLAND LOC
V O
PAKISTAN LOC
TOSS O
AND O
TEAMS O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-29 O

Pakistan LOC
won O
the O
toss O
and O
elected O
to O
bat O
in O
the O
first O
one-day O
cricket O
international O
between O
England LOC
and O
Pakistan LOC
at O
Old LOC
Trafford LOC
on O
Thursday O
. O

Teams O
: O

England LOC
- O
Mike PER
Atherton PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Nick PER
Knight PER
, O
Alec PER
Stewart PER
, O
Graham PER
Thorpe PER
, O
Matthew PER
Maynard PER
, O
Graham PER
Lloyd PER
, O
Ronnie PER
Irani PER
, O
Robert PER
Croft PER
, O
Darren PER
Gough PER
, O
Dean PER
Headley PER
, O
Alan PER
Mullally PER
. O

Pakistan LOC
: O
Aamir PER
Sohail PER
, O
Saeed PER
Anwar PER
, O
Ijaz PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Inzamam-ul-Haq PER
, O
Salim PER
Malik PER
, O
Wasim PER
Akram PER
( O
captain O
) O
, O
Moin PER
Khan PER
, O
Mushtaq PER
Ahmed PER
, O
Waqar PER
Younis PER
, O
Ata-ur-Rehman PER
, O
Saqlain PER
Mushtaq PER
. O



CRICKET O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
COUNTY MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP MISC
SCORES O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Close O
of O
play O
scores O
in O
English MISC
county O
championship O
matches O
on O
Thursday O
: O

Tunbridge LOC
Wells LOC
: O
Nottinghamshire ORG
40-3 O
v O
Kent ORG

London LOC
( O
The LOC
Oval LOC
) O
: O
Warwickshire ORG
195 O
( O
A. PER
Giles PER
50 O
; O
B. PER
Julian PER
4-66 O
, O
C. PER
Lewis PER
4-45 O
) O
, O
Surrey ORG
82-0 O
. O

Hove LOC
: O
Sussex ORG
285-6 O
( O
W. PER
Athey PER
111 O
) O
v O
Lancashire ORG

Leeds ORG
( O
Headingley LOC
) O
: O
Yorkshire ORG
290 O
( O
C. PER
White PER
76 O
, O
M. PER
Moxon PER
59 O
, O
R. PER
Blakey PER
57 O
) O
, O
Essex ORG
79-2 O
. O

Chester-le-Street LOC
: O
Glamorgan ORG
259 O
( O
P. PER
Cottey PER
81 O
; O
M. PER
Saggers PER
6-65 O
) O
and O
8-0 O
, O
Durham ORG
114 O
( O
S. PER
Watkin PER
4-28 O
) O

Chesterfield LOC
: O
Worcestershire ORG
238 O
( O
W. PER
Weston PER
100 O
not O
out O
, O
V. PER
Solanki PER
58 O
; O
A. PER
Harris PER
4-31 O
) O
, O
Derbyshire ORG
166-1 O
( O
K. PER
Barnett PER
83 O
not O
out O
) O

Portsmouth LOC
: O
Middlesex ORG
199 O
and O
226-1 O
( O
J. PER
Pooley PER
106 O
not O
out O
, O
M. PER
Ramprakash PER
81 O
not O
out O
) O
, O
Hampshire ORG
232 O
( O
A. PER
Fraser PER
5-55 O
, O
R. PER
Fay PER
4-77 O
) O

Leicester LOC
: O
Somerset ORG
83 O
( O
D. PER
Millns PER
4-35 O
) O
, O
Leicestershire ORG
202-5 O

Bristol LOC
: O
Gloucestershire ORG
183 O
( O
J. PER
Russell PER
50 O
) O
, O
Northamptonshire ORG
123-4 O
( O
K. PER
Curran PER
51 O
not O
out O
) O
. O



RUGBY ORG
UNION ORG
- O
TELFER PER
CONFIRMED O
FOR O
LIONS ORG
COACHING O
ROLE O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-30 O

Scotland LOC
's O
Jim PER
Telfer PER
was O
officially O
confirmed O
on O
Thursday O
as O
assistant O
coach O
for O
the O
British ORG
Lions ORG
tour O
to O
South LOC
Africa LOC
next O
year O
. O

Telfer PER
, O
who O
has O
put O
on O
hold O
his O
role O
as O
Scotland LOC
team O
manager O
for O
a O
year O
, O
will O
act O
as O
assistant O
to O
Ian PER
McGeechan PER
. O

The O
pair O
last O
worked O
together O
when O
Scotland LOC
won O
the O
Five MISC
Nations MISC
grand O
slam O
in O
1990 O
. O

The O
tour O
party O
will O
be O
announced O
towards O
the O
end O
of O
March O
. O



ATHLETICS O
- O
CHRISTIE PER
TO O
RUN O
IN O
BERLIN LOC
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Linford PER
Christie PER
has O
confirmed O
he O
will O
run O
in O
a O
" O
Dream ORG
Team ORG
" O
sprint O
relay O
at O
the O
Berlin LOC
grand O
prix O
athletics O
meeting O
on O
Friday O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
Christie PER
said O
the O
former O
Olympic MISC
100 O
metres O
champion O
had O
agreed O
to O
captain O
a O
quality O
quartet O
which O
also O
includes O
Canada LOC
's O
Donovan PER
Bailey PER
, O
the O
current O
Olympic MISC
champion O
and O
world O
record O
holder O
, O
and O
Namibian O
Frankie PER
Fredericks PER
. O

Christie PER
is O
retiring O
from O
international O
competition O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
season O
, O
but O
Berlin LOC
promoter O
Rudi PER
Thiel PER
has O
persuaded O
him O
to O
join O
what O
is O
intended O
to O
be O
a O
special O
tribute O
to O
Jesse PER
Owens PER
, O
who O
won O
four O
gold O
medals O
60 O
years O
ago O
at O
the O
Berlin LOC
Olympics MISC
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GROBBELAAR PER
NAMED O
TEMPORARY O
ZIMBABWE LOC
COACH O
. O

HARARE LOC
1996-08-29 O

England-based MISC
goalkeeper O
Bruce PER
Grobbelaar PER
has O
been O
appointed O
temporary O
head O
coach O
of O
the O
Zimbabwe LOC
national O
soccer O
team O
for O
two O
international O
matches O
, O
the O
Zimbabwe ORG
Football ORG
Association ORG
( O
ZIFA ORG
) O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

ZIFA ORG
vice-chairman O
Vincent PER
Pamire PER
said O
Grobbelaar PER
would O
take O
charge O
for O
a O
match O
against O
Tanzania LOC
in O
Harare LOC
on O
September O
29 O
in O
the O
five-nation O
Castle MISC
Cup MISC
of MISC
Africa MISC
tournament O
and O
an O
African MISC
Nations MISC
' MISC
Cup MISC
first O
round O
qualifier O
against O
Sudan LOC
in O
Khartoum LOC
on O
October O
5 O
. O

Grobbelaar PER
takes O
over O
until O
a O
permanent O
replacement O
is O
appointed O
for O
Zimbabwe LOC
's O
previous O
coach O
, O
Switzerland LOC
's O
Marc PER
Duvillard PER
. O

Grobbelaar PER
now O
plays O
for O
English MISC
second O
division O
leaders O
Plymouth ORG
Argyle ORG
after O
years O
in O
the O
top O
flight O
with O
Liverpool ORG
and O
Southampton ORG
. O

Grobbelaar PER
, O
fellow O
goalkeeper O
Hans PER
Segers PER
, O
retired O
striker O
John PER
Fashanu PER
and O
Malaysian MISC
businessman O
Heng PER
Suan PER
Lim PER
pleaded O
not O
guilty O
in O
May O
to O
charges O
of O
giving O
or O
accepting O
bribes O
to O
fix O
English MISC
premier O
league O
matches O
. O

They O
are O
due O
to O
stand O
trial O
next O
January O
. O



BASKETBALL O
- O
OLYMPIAKOS ORG
BEAT O
DINAMO ORG
69-60 O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Olympiakos ORG
of O
Greece LOC
beat O
Russia LOC
's O
Dinamo ORG
69-60 O
( O
halftime O
35-23 O
) O
in O
the O
third O
match O
of O
an O
international O
basketball O
tournament O
on O
Thursday O
, O
qualifying O
for O
the O
finals O
. O

Partizan ORG
and O
Red ORG
Star ORG
of O
Yugoslavia LOC
, O
Alba ORG
of O
Germany LOC
, O
and O
Benetton ORG
of O
Italy LOC
are O
also O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
event O
which O
continues O
until O
Saturday O
. O

Add O
results O

Partizan ORG
beat O
Benetton ORG
97-94 O
( O
halftime O
39-32 O
) O
. O

Final O
Partizan ORG
v O
Olympiakos ORG
. O



SQUASH O
- O
HONG MISC
KONG MISC
OPEN MISC
SECOND O
ROUND O
RESULTS O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-29 O

Second O
round O
results O
in O
the O
Hong MISC
Kong MISC
Open MISC
on O
Thursday O
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

1 O
- O
Jansher PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
beat O
Simon PER
Frenz PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
15-12 O
15-7 O
12-15 O
15-10 O

Mark PER
Cairns PER
( O
England LOC
) O
beat O
Joseph PER
Kneipp PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
8-15 O
15-12 O
15-8 O
15-8 O

Anthony PER
Hill PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Mir PER
Zaman PER
Gul PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
15-12 O
15-11 O
15-13 O

Dan PER
Jenson PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
3 O
- O
Brett PER
Martin PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
15-9 O
17-14 O
7-15 O
9-15 O
15-14 O

4 O
- O
Peter PER
Nicol PER
( O
Scotland LOC
) O
beat O
Jonathon PER
Power PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
15-10 O
15-9 O
15-9 O

7 O
- O
Chris PER
Walker PER
( O
England LOC
) O
beat O
Amr PER
Shabana PER
( O
Egypt LOC
) O
15-13 O
15-10 O
15-6 O

Derek PER
Ryan PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
beat O
Paul PER
Johnson PER
( O
England LOC
) O
10-15 O
15-5 O
12-15 O
15-12 O
15-11 O

2 O
- O
Rodney PER
Eyles PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Zubair PER
Jahan PER
Khan PER
( O
Pakistan LOC
) O
15-10 O
15-8 O
9-15 O
13-15 O
15-4 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
SOUTH MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-SOCCER O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-29 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC
pro-soccer O

games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Chonan ORG
4 O
Anyang ORG
1 O
( O
halftime O
1-0 O
) O

Suwon ORG
4 O
Pusan ORG
0 O
( O
halftime O
2-0 O
) O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
- O

won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O
for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

W O
D O
L O
G O
/ O
F O
G O
/ O
A O
P O

Chonan ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
13 O
10 O
9 O

Puchon ORG
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
0 O
7 O

Suwon ORG
1 O
3 O
0 O
7 O
3 O
6 O

Pohang ORG
1 O
1 O
1 O
8 O
8 O
4 O

Ulsan ORG
1 O
0 O
1 O
6 O
6 O
3 O

Anyang ORG
0 O
3 O
1 O
6 O
9 O
3 O

Chonnam ORG
0 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
5 O
2 O

Pusan ORG
0 O
2 O
1 O
3 O
7 O
2 O

Chonbuk ORG
0 O
0 O
2 O
2 O
5 O
0 O



BASEBALL O
- O
RESULTS O
OF O
S. MISC
KOREAN MISC
PRO-BASEBALL O
GAMES O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-29 O

Results O
of O
South MISC
Korean MISC

pro-baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

LG ORG
5 O
OB ORG
1 O

OB ORG
4 O
LG ORG
3 O

Ssangbangwool ORG
12 O
Hanwha ORG
0 O

Hanwha ORG
12 O
Ssangbangwool ORG
5 O

Lotte ORG
4 O
Hyundai ORG
0 O

Samsung ORG
7 O
Haitai ORG
1 O

Note O
- O
LG ORG
and O
OB ORG
, O
Ssangbangwool ORG
and O
Hanwha ORG
played O
two O
games O
. O

Standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O

won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
, O
games O
behind O
first O
place O
) O

W O
D O
L O
PCT O
GB O

Haitai ORG
63 O
2 O
42 O
.598 O
- O

Ssangbangwool ORG
59 O
2 O
48 O
.500 O
5 O

Hanwha ORG
57 O
1 O
49 O
.537 O
6 O
1/2 O

Hyundai ORG
56 O
5 O
48 O
.536 O
6 O
1/2 O

Samsung ORG
48 O
5 O
55 O
.468 O
14 O

Lotte ORG
45 O
6 O
53 O
.462 O
14 O
1/2 O

LG ORG
45 O
5 O
59 O
.436 O
17 O
1/2 O

OB ORG
42 O
6 O
61 O
.413 O
20 O



TENNIS O
- O
THURSDAY O
'S O
RESULTS O
FROM O
THE O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Results O
of O
second O
round O
matches O
on O
Thursday O
in O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
Tennis MISC
Championships MISC
at O
the O
National LOC
Tennis LOC
Centre LOC
( O
prefix O
number O
denotes O
seeding O
) O
: O

Women O
's O
singles O

Anna PER
Kournikova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
beat O
Natalia PER
Baudone PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-3 O

Rita PER
Grande PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
beat O
Tina PER
Krizan PER
( O
Slovenia LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-0 O

Els PER
Callens PER
( O
Belgium LOC
) O
beat O
Annabel PER
Ellwood PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
6-4 O

1-6 O
6-1 O

Elena PER
Likhovtseva PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
beat O
Lila PER
Osterloh PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Sandra PER
Dopfer PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Nanne PER
Dahlman PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
2-6 O
6-2 O

6- O
3 O

Men O
's O
singles O

13 O
- O
Thomas PER
Enqvist PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
beat O
Guillaume PER
Raoux PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-3 O

6- O
2 O
6-3 O

Sergi PER
Bruguera PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Michael PER
Stich PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O

6-4 O

Jakob PER
Hlasek PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
beat O
Alberto PER
Berasategui PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O
7-6 O
( O
9-7 O
) O
6-0 O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

1 O
- O
Steffi PER
Graf PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Karin PER
Kschwendt PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
6-2 O
6-1 O

Naoko PER
Kijimuta PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
beat O
Alexandra PER
Fusai PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-4 O
7-5 O

Natasha PER
Zvereva PER
( O
Belarus LOC
) O
beat O
Ai PER
Sugiyama PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
4-6 O
6-4 O
6-3 O

14 O
- O
Barbara PER
Paulus PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Elena PER
Wagner PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
7-5 O
7-6 O
( O
7-5 O
) O

Petra PER
Langrova PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Naoko PER
Sawamatsu PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
6- O
4 O
3-6 O
7-5 O

17 O
- O
Karina PER
Habsudova PER
( O
Slovakia LOC
) O
beat O
Nathalie PER
Dechy PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-2 O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

7 O
- O
Jana PER
Novotna PER
( O
Czech LOC
Republic LOC
) O
beat O
Florencia PER
Labat PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
6-2 O
4-6 O
6-2 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

3 O
- O
Thomas PER
Muster PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Dirk PER
Dier PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
6-3 O
6-2 O
6-4 O

Pablo PER
Campana PER
( O
Ecuador LOC
) O
beat O
Mark PER
Knowles PER
( O
Bahamas LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
3 O
- O
6 O
6-3 O
6-7 O
( O
3-7 O
) O
6-3 O

Jason PER
Stoltenberg PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
beat O
Kenneth PER
Carlsen PER
( O
Denmark LOC
) O
6- O
3 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O
6-3 O

Arnaud PER
Boetsch PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Magnus PER
Gustafsson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
8- O
6 O
) O
6-3 O
6-1 O

Add O
Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

16 O
- O
Martina PER
Hingis PER
( O
Switzerland LOC
) O
beat O
Miriam PER
Oremans PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O

Tami PER
Whitlinger PER
Jones PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Amy PER
Frazier PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
6-2 O

Judith PER
Wiesner PER
( O
Austria LOC
) O
beat O
Debbie PER
Graham PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-5 O

Add O
Men O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

6 O
- O
Andre PER
Agassi PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Leander PER
Paes PER
( O
India LOC
) O
3-6 O
6-4 O
6-1 O
6-0 O

Javier PER
Sanchez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Jim PER
Grabb PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-2 O
7-6 O
( O
7-3 O
) O
2-6 O
6-3 O

Hernan PER
Gumy PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
beat O
Jared PER
Palmer PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
6-7 O
( O
5-7 O
) O
6-3 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O
0-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-1 O
) O

: O

Women O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

3 O
- O
Arantxa PER
Sanchez PER
Vicario PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
beat O
Nicole PER
Arendt PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O

6-2 O
6-2 O

Men O
's O
singles O
, O
second O
round O

David PER
Wheaton PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
beat O
Frederic PER
Vitoux PER
( O
France LOC
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O

4-6 O
7-6 O
( O
7-4 O
) O

Jan PER
Siemerink PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
beat O
Carlos PER
Moya PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
7-6 O

( O
7-2 O
) O
6-4 O
6-4 O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
STANDINGS O
AFTER O
WEDNESDAY O
'S O
GAMES O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Major MISC
League MISC
Baseball MISC

standings O
after O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
tabulate O
under O
won O
, O

lost O
, O
winning O
percentage O
and O
games O
behind O
) O
: O

AMERICAN MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
74 O
58 O
.561 O
- O

BALTIMORE ORG
70 O
62 O
.530 O
4 O

BOSTON ORG
69 O
65 O
.515 O
6 O

TORONTO ORG
63 O
71 O
.470 O
12 O

DETROIT ORG
47 O
86 O
.353 O
27 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

CLEVELAND ORG
80 O
53 O
.602 O
- O

CHICAGO ORG
71 O
64 O
.526 O
10 O

MINNESOTA ORG
66 O
67 O
.496 O
14 O

MILWAUKEE ORG
64 O
70 O
.478 O
16 O
1/2 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
61 O
73 O
.455 O
19 O
1/2 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

TEXAS ORG
75 O
58 O
.564 O
- O

SEATTLE ORG
69 O
63 O
.523 O
5 O
1/2 O

OAKLAND ORG
64 O
72 O
.471 O
12 O
1/2 O

CALIFORNIA ORG
61 O
72 O
.459 O
14 O

THURSDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
29TH O
SCHEDULE O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
AT O
DETROIT LOC

MINNESOTA ORG
AT O
MILWAUKEE LOC

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
AT O
CALIFORNIA LOC

BALTIMORE ORG
AT O
SEATTLE LOC

NATIONAL MISC
LEAGUE MISC

EASTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

W O
L O
PCT O
GB O

ATLANTA ORG
82 O
49 O
.626 O
- O

MONTREAL ORG
71 O
60 O
.542 O
11 O

FLORIDA ORG
63 O
70 O
.474 O
20 O

NEW ORG
YORK ORG
59 O
74 O
.444 O
24 O

PHILADELPHIA ORG
54 O
80 O
.403 O
29 O
1/2 O

CENTRAL MISC
DIVISION MISC

HOUSTON ORG
72 O
62 O
.537 O
- O

ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
69 O
64 O
.519 O
2 O
1/2 O

CINCINNATI ORG
65 O
67 O
.492 O
6 O

CHICAGO ORG
64 O
66 O
.492 O
6 O

PITTSBURGH ORG
56 O
76 O
.424 O
15 O

WESTERN MISC
DIVISION MISC

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
74 O
60 O
.552 O
- O

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
71 O
61 O
.538 O
2 O

COLORADO ORG
70 O
64 O
.522 O
4 O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
57 O
74 O
.435 O
15 O
1/2 O

THURSDAY O
, O
AUGUST O
29TH O
SCHEDULE O

SAN ORG
DIEGO ORG
AT O
NEW LOC
YORK LOC

CHICAGO ORG
AT O
HOUSTON LOC

CINCINNATI ORG
AT O
COLORADO LOC

ATLANTA ORG
AT O
PITTSBURGH LOC

LOS ORG
ANGELES ORG
AT O
MONTREAL LOC

FLORIDA ORG
AT O
ST LOC
LOUIS LOC



BASEBALL O
- O
YANKEES ORG
BRAWL O
AND O
CONTINUE O
TO O
SLIDE O
. O

SEATTLE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Jay PER
Buhner PER
hit O
a O
three-run O
homer O
and O
former O
Yankee MISC
Terry PER
Mulholland PER
allowed O
one O
run O
over O
seven O
innings O
as O
the O
Seattle ORG
Mariners ORG
completed O
a O
sweep O
of O
New ORG
York ORG
with O
a O
10-2 O
victory O
in O
a O
game O
marred O
by O
a O
bench-clearing O
brawl O
. O

Including O
the O
last O
three O
games O
of O
last O
October O
's O
Divisional O
Playoff O
Series O
, O
the O
Mariners ORG
have O
beaten O
the O
Yankees ORG
12 O
of O
the O
past O
15 O
meetings O
overall O
and O
14 O
of O
the O
last O
16 O
in O
the O
Kingdome LOC
. O

Five O
players O
were O
ejected O
after O
Yankees ORG
' O
outfielder O
Paul PER
O'Neill PER
and O
Seattle ORG
catcher O
John PER
Marzano PER
got O
into O
a O
fight O
after O
O'Neill PER
had O
been O
brushed O
back O
. O

In O
Baltimore LOC
, O
Don PER
Wengert PER
threw O
a O
nine-hitter O
for O
his O
first O
shutout O
and O
Jose PER
Herrera PER
had O
a O
two-run O
double O
in O
a O
three-run O
fifth O
inning O
as O
the O
Oakland ORG
Athletics ORG
blanked O
the O
Baltimore ORG
Orioles ORG
3-0 O
. O

Wengert PER
( O
7-9 O
) O
, O
who O
failed O
to O
record O
a O
shutout O
in O
his O
previous O
86 O
starts O
in O
either O
the O
minors O
or O
majors O
, O
did O
not O
walk O
a O
batter O
and O
struck O
out O
three O
for O
Oakland ORG
. O

In O
Chicago LOC
, O
James PER
Baldwin PER
scattered O
five O
hits O
over O
seven O
scoreless O
innings O
and O
Ray PER
Durham PER
and O
Ozzie PER
Guillen PER
had O
RBI MISC
hits O
in O
the O
second O
inning O
as O
the O
Chicago ORG
White ORG
Sox ORG
blanked O
the O
Milwaukee ORG
Brewers ORG
2-0 O
. O

Baldwin PER
( O
10-4 O
) O
struck O
out O
four O
and O
did O
not O
walk O
a O
batter O
for O
Chicago LOC
, O
which O
won O
for O
only O
the O
fourth O
time O
in O
15 O
games O
. O

Dave PER
Nilsson PER
had O
three O
hits O
for O
the O
Brewers ORG
. O

In O
Kansas LOC
City LOC
, O
Jose PER
Offerman PER
's O
single O
with O
two O
out O
in O
the O
12th O
inning O
scored O
Johnny PER
Damon PER
with O
the O
winning O
run O
and O
lifted O
the O
Kansas ORG
City ORG
Royals ORG
to O
a O
4-3 O
victory O
over O
the O
Texas ORG
Rangers ORG
. O

Rick PER
Huisman PER
( O
1-1 O
) O
allowed O
one O
hit O
and O
a O
walk O
in O
the O
12th O
to O
post O
his O
first O
major-league O
win O
. O

In O
Toronto LOC
, O
Pat PER
Hentgen PER
tossed O
a O
five-hitter O
for O
his O
fifth O
consecutive O
complete O
game O
and O
three O
players O
drove O
in O
two O
runs O
apiece O
as O
the O
Toronto ORG
Blue ORG
Jays ORG
defeated O
the O
Minnesota ORG
Twins ORG
6-1 O
for O
their O
ninth O
win O
in O
11 O
games O
. O

Hentgen PER
( O
17-7 O
) O
surrendered O
just O
three O
doubles O
and O
a O
pair O
of O
singles O
in O
tossing O
his O
major-league O
leading O
ninth O
complete O
game O
. O

He O
walked O
three O
and O
struck O
out O
three O
in O
winning O
for O
the O
10th O
time O
in O
his O
last O
11 O
decisions O
. O

In O
Detroit LOC
, O
Orel PER
Hershiser PER
recorded O
his O
fourth O
straight O
win O
and O
Albert PER
Belle PER
snapped O
a O
sixth-inning O
tie O
with O
a O
grand O
slam O
as O
the O
Cleveland ORG
Indians ORG
completed O
a O
season O
sweep O
of O
the O
Detroit ORG
Tigers ORG
with O
a O
9-3 O
victory O
. O

Hershiser PER
( O
14-7 O
) O
, O
who O
allowed O
three O
runs O
, O
eight O
hits O
and O
one O
walk O
with O
five O
strikeouts O
over O
seven O
innings O
, O
improved O
to O
4-0 O
in O
his O
last O
six O
starts O
, O
including O
a O
pair O
of O
wins O
over O
Detroit ORG
in O
the O
last O
11 O
days O
. O

At O
California LOC
, O

In O
Seattle LOC
, O



BASEBALL O
- O
MAJOR MISC
LEAGUE MISC
RESULTS O
WEDNESDAY O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Results O
of O
Major MISC
League MISC

Baseball O
games O
played O
on O
Wednesday O
( O
home O
team O
in O
CAPS O
) O
: O

National MISC
League MISC

COLORADO ORG
10 O
Cincinnati ORG
9 O

MONTREAL ORG
6 O
Los ORG
Angeles ORG
5 O

Atlanta ORG
9 O
PITTSBURGH ORG
4 O

San ORG
Diego ORG
3 O
NEW ORG
YORK ORG
2 O
( O
10 O
innings O
) O

HOUSTON ORG
5 O
Chicago ORG
4 O
( O
11 O
innings O
) O

Florida ORG
3 O
ST ORG
LOUIS ORG
2 O
( O
10 O
innings O
) O

SAN ORG
FRANCISCO ORG
7 O
Philadelphia ORG
6 O

American MISC
League MISC

Cleveland ORG
9 O
DETROIT ORG
3 O

CHICAGO ORG
2 O
Milwaukee ORG
0 O

Oakland ORG
3 O
BALTIMORE ORG
0 O

TORONTO ORG
6 O
Minnesota ORG
1 O

KANSAS ORG
CITY ORG
4 O
Texas ORG
3 O
( O
12 O
innings O
) O

Boston ORG
7 O
CALIFORNIA ORG
4 O

SEATTLE ORG
10 O
New ORG
York ORG
2 O



TENNIS O
- O
MARTINEZ PER
GETS O
AGGRESSIVE O
AT O
U.S. MISC
OPEN MISC
. O

Larry PER
Fine PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-28 O

Conchita PER
Martinez PER
decided O
that O
when O
in O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
do O
as O
the O
New MISC
Yorkers MISC
do O
-- O
and O
the O
Spaniard MISC
's O
new-found O
aggressiveness O
seems O
to O
have O
put O
her O
in O
the O
right O
frame O
of O
mind O
for O
the O
U.S. MISC
Open MISC
. O

The O
fourth-seeded O
Spaniard MISC
, O
who O
is O
tackling O
the O
world O
class O
traffic O
of O
New LOC
York LOC
City LOC
as O
a O
warm-up O
by O
driving O
to O
the O
tennis O
centre O
for O
her O
matches O
, O
ran O
over O
France LOC
's O
Nathalie PER
Tauziat PER
6-1 O
6-3 O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
take O
her O
place O
in O
the O
third O
round O
. O

" O
I O
've O
been O
trying O
my O
whole O
career O
to O
be O
aggressive O
, O
" O
said O
the O
24-year-old O
Martinez PER
after O
crushing O
Tauziat PER
in O
just O
over O
an O
hour O
. O

" O
What O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
do O
is O
be O
aggressive O
all O
the O
time O
, O
maybe O
go O
up O
to O
the O
net O
a O
few O
times O
like O
I O
did O
tonight O
. O

That O
would O
really O
help O
. O
" O

Martinez PER
, O
the O
1994 O
Wimbledon MISC
champion O
, O
used O
to O
struggle O
at O
the O
Open MISC
, O
but O
has O
come O
to O
terms O
with O
the O
noise O
, O
crowds O
and O
chaos O
. O

" O
There O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
that O
can O
happen O
, O
" O
Martinez PER
said O
about O
her O
early O
difficulties O
adjusting O
to O
tennis O
on O
the O
cement O
at O
Flushing LOC
Meadows LOC
. O

" O
Like O
traffic O
. O

We O
stay O
in O
Manhattan LOC
and O
it O
's O
a O
long O
way O
to O
come O
. O

The O
crowds O
, O
they O
speak O
louder O
or O
they O
move O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
happen O
in O
other O
Grand MISC
Slams MISC
. O

That O
's O
where O
the O
real O
champion O
wins O
. O

You O
have O
to O
concentrate O
for O
these O
two O
weeks O
. O
" O

It O
took O
Martinez PER
four O
Opens O
to O
get O
as O
far O
as O
the O
quarters O
, O
and O
another O
four O
to O
match O
that O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Martinez PER
, O
who O
finished O
1995 O
ranked O
second O
in O
the O
world O
, O
reached O
the O
semifinals O
before O
bowing O
out O
to O
Monica PER
Seles PER
. O

Now O
she O
feels O
she O
is O
in O
the O
swing O
of O
things O
. O

" O
I O
have O
my O
own O
car O
now O
and O
that O
helps O
, O
" O
said O
Martinez PER
. O

" O
Sometimes O
the O
transportation O
they O
( O
the O
tournament O
) O
provide O
gets O
a O
little O
messed O
up O
. O

This O
time O
it O
did O
n't O
happen O
. O

I O
do O
the O
driving O
and O
I O
love O
it O
. O

It O
gets O
my O
adrenalin O
going O
, O
those O
taxi O
drivers O
. O

" O
We O
change O
lanes O
all O
the O
time O
in O
Barcelona LOC
. O

I O
'm O
used O
to O
it O
and O
I O
like O
to O
drive O
fast O
. O
" O



BASEBALL O
- O
BRAVES ORG
SIGN O
NEAGLE PER
. O

ATLANTA LOC
1996-08-28 O

The O
defending O
world O
champion O
Atlanta ORG
Braves ORG
, O
with O
the O
best O
record O
and O
best O
pitching O
in O
baseball O
, O
added O
another O
weapon O
Wednesday O
, O
acquiring O
Denny PER
Neagle PER
, O
the O
winningest O
left-hander O
in O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
, O
from O
the O
Pittsburgh ORG
Pirates ORG
. O

The O
Pirates ORG
, O
who O
conceded O
earlier O
this O
week O
they O
would O
be O
forced O
to O
trim O
salary O
from O
next O
season O
's O
payroll O
, O
received O
Ron PER
Wright PER
, O
a O
first O
baseman O
at O
Double-A O
Greenville ORG
; O
Corey PER
Pointer PER
, O
a O
pitcher O
at O
Class-A O
Eugene ORG
, O
and O
a O
player O
to O
be O
named O
. O

It O
was O
another O
stunning O
mid-season O
acquisition O
for O
the O
Braves ORG
, O
who O
already O
have O
an O
11-game O
lead O
in O
the O
National MISC
League MISC
Eastern MISC
Division MISC
. O

In O
the O
last O
15 O
days O
, O
Atlanta LOC
has O
traded O
for O
third O
baseman O
Terry PER
Pendleton PER
, O
claimed O
outfielder O
Luis PER
Polonia PER
on O
waivers O
and O
called O
up O
minor-league O
phenom O
Andruw PER
Jones PER
, O
all O
in O
preparation O
for O
their O
fifth O
post-season O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
SUMMARY O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-28 O

Summary O
of O
Dutch MISC
first O
division O
soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Thursday O
: O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
1 O
( O
Abdellaoui PER
20th O
penalty O
) O
NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
1 O
( O
Graef PER
36th O
) O
. O

Halftime O
1-1 O
. O

Attendance O
10,760 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
DUTCH MISC
FIRST O
DIVISION O
RESULTS O
/ O
STANDINGS O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Result O
of O
a O
Dutch MISC
first O

division O
soccer O
match O
played O
on O
Thursday O
: O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
1 O
NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
1 O

Played O
on O
Wednesday O
: O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
1 O
Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
1 O

Utrecht ORG
0 O
Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
0 O

Groningen ORG
1 O
Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
1 O

Feyenoord ORG
2 O
Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
1 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
1 O
RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
3 O

Volendam ORG
1 O
PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
3 O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
1 O
AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
0 O

Played O
on O
Tuesday O
: O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
2 O
Heerenveen ORG
4 O

Standings O
( O
tabulate O
under O
played O
, O
won O
, O
drawn O
, O
lost O
, O
goals O

for O
, O
goals O
against O
, O
points O
) O
: O

PSV ORG
Eindhoven ORG
3 O
3 O
0 O
0 O
11 O
3 O
9 O

Feyenoord ORG
Rotterdam ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
6 O
2 O
7 O

Vitesse ORG
Arnhem ORG
3 O
2 O
1 O
0 O
4 O
1 O
7 O

Heerenveen ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
7 O
5 O
6 O

Ajax ORG
Amsterdam ORG
3 O
2 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
6 O

Twente ORG
Enschede ORG
3 O
1 O
2 O
0 O
4 O
2 O
5 O

RKC ORG
Waalwijk ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
7 O
6 O
4 O

Graafschap ORG
Doetinchem ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
5 O
5 O
4 O

NAC ORG
Breda ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
4 O

Fortuna ORG
Sittard ORG
3 O
1 O
1 O
1 O
3 O
4 O
4 O

Roda ORG
JC ORG
Kerkrade ORG
3 O
0 O
3 O
0 O
3 O
3 O
3 O

Utrecht ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
3 O
2 O

Sparta ORG
Rotterdam ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
1 O
2 O
2 O

Groningen ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
2 O

NEC ORG
Nijmegen ORG
3 O
0 O
2 O
1 O
2 O
5 O
2 O

Willem ORG
II ORG
Tilburg ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
1 O
4 O
1 O

AZ ORG
Alkmaar ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
1 O
0 O
3 O
1 O

Volendam ORG
3 O
0 O
1 O
2 O
2 O
7 O
1 O



ATHLETICS O
- O
JOHNSON PER
, O
CHRISTIE PER
, O
BAILEY PER
TO O
RUN O
OWENS PER
RELAY O
. O

Adrian PER
Warner PER

BERLIN LOC
1996-08-29 O

Olympic MISC
champions O
Michael PER
Johnson PER
and O
Donovan PER
Bailey PER
and O
former O
champion O
Linford PER
Christie PER
will O
run O
in O
a O
" O
Dream ORG
Team ORG
" O
sprint O
relay O
squad O
in O
honour O
of O
Jesse PER
Owens PER
on O
Friday O
. O

Johnson PER
, O
the O
200 O
metres O
world O
record O
holder O
, O
and O
Britain LOC
's O
1992 O
Olympic MISC
100 O
champion O
Christie PER
confirmed O
on O
Thursday O
that O
they O
would O
join O
100 O
record O
holder O
Bailey PER
and O
Namibia LOC
's O
Frankie PER
Fredericks PER
in O
one O
of O
the O
greatest O
4x100 O
squads O
ever O
assembled O
. O

They O
will O
run O
against O
quartets O
from O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
Europe LOC
and O
Africa LOC
in O
a O
special O
race O
at O
the O
Berlin LOC
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
meeting O
to O
mark O
the O
60th O
anniversary O
of O
Owens PER
's O
four O
gold O
medals O
at O
the O
1936 O
Olympics MISC
in O
the O
German MISC
capital O
. O

Christie PER
will O
run O
the O
anchor O
leg O
after O
Canada LOC
's O
Bailey PER
, O
American MISC
Johnson PER
and O
Olympic MISC
silver O
medallist O
Fredericks PER
have O
run O
the O
first O
three O
stages O
of O
the O
relay O
. O

The O
participation O
of O
Bailey PER
and O
Fredericks PER
had O
been O
known O
before O
Thursday O
. O

But O
Christie PER
did O
not O
announce O
his O
decision O
to O
run O
until O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
meeting O
when O
organisers O
also O
confirmed O
Johnson PER
would O
take O
part O
. O

Christie PER
is O
due O
to O
retire O
from O
international O
competition O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
season O
although O
he O
may O
compete O
for O
Britain LOC
in O
next O
season O
's O
European MISC
Cup MISC
. O

Although O
Christie PER
, O
who O
is O
not O
racing O
the O
individual O
100 O
metres O
in O
Berlin LOC
, O
took O
his O
time O
to O
agree O
to O
run O
, O
the O
veteran O
was O
clearly O
delighted O
to O
be O
part O
of O
the O
tribute O
to O
the O
black O
American MISC
. O

When O
five O
former O
Olympic MISC
100 O
champions O
from O
1948 O
to O
1980 O
, O
who O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
watch O
the O
race O
, O
turned O
up O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
on O
Thursday O
, O
Christie PER
was O
quick O
to O
put O
his O
autograph O
book O
in O
front O
of O
the O
them O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
normally O
do O
this O
but O
can O
you O
please O
sign O
, O
" O
he O
said O
thrusting O
an O
ornate O
white O
book O
in O
front O
of O
Americans MISC
Harrison PER
Dillard PER
( O
1948 O
) O
, O
Lindy PER
Remigino PER
( O
1952 O
) O
, O
Jim PER
Hines PER
( O
1968 O
) O
, O
Trinidad LOC
's O
Hasely PER
Crawford PER
( O
1976 O
) O
and O
Britain LOC
's O
Allan PER
Wells PER
( O
1980 O
) O
. O

" O
Jesse PER
Owens PER
inspired O
everyone O
here O
and O
it O
is O
great O
to O
have O
a O
tribute O
to O
him O
. O
" O

Owens PER
's O
widow O
Ruth PER
is O
not O
well O
enough O
to O
attend O
but O
a O
message O
from O
her O
will O
be O
read O
out O
by O
the O
sprinter O
's O
grand-daughter O
Gina PER
Tillman PER
during O
the O
meeting O

Berlin LOC
organisers O
hoped O
to O
have O
American MISC
1984 O
and O
1988 O
champion O
Carl PER
Lewis PER
in O
the O
squad O
but O
he O
injured O
himself O
in O
last O
Friday O
's O
Brussels LOC
meeting O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
GENOA ORG
AWARDED O
ITALIAN MISC
CUP MISC
WIN O
. O

MILAN LOC
1996-08-29 O

Italian MISC
soccer O
's O
sports O
judge O
on O
Thursday O
ruled O
that O
Genoa ORG
, O
beaten O
3-0 O
by O
Lecce ORG
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
Italian MISC
Cup MISC
, O
should O
be O
awarded O
a O
2-0 O
victory O
because O
their O
opponents O
fielded O
a O
banned O
player O
. O

The O
ruling O
meant O
that O
serie O
B O
club O
Genoa ORG
now O
meet O
local O
serie MISC
A MISC
arch-rivals O
Sampdoria ORG
in O
the O
second O
round O
. O

Genoa ORG
appealed O
after O
their O
defeat O
last O
Saturday O
on O
the O
grounds O
that O
Lecce ORG
striker O
Jonathan PER
Bachini PER
, O
who O
came O
on O
in O
the O
71st O
minute O
with O
his O
team O
leading O
2-0 O
, O
still O
had O
a O
one-match O
suspension O
to O
serve O
from O
last O
season O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
NICE ORG
SACK O
COACH O
EMON PER
. O

NICE LOC
, O
France LOC
1996-08-29 O

Struggling O
French MISC
first O
division O
side O
Nice ORG
on O
Thursday O
announced O
they O
were O
parting O
with O
coach O
Albert PER
Emon PER
after O
a O
string O
of O
poor O
results O
. O

Club O
president O
Andre PER
Bois PER
said O
a O
successor O
would O
be O
named O
on O
Friday O
. O

A O
former O
player O
for O
Marseille ORG
and O
Monaco ORG
, O
Emon PER
, O
43 O
, O
has O
coached O
Nice ORG
since O
1992 O
. O

The O
announcement O
came O
24 O
hours O
after O
the O
team O
from O
the O
French LOC
Riviera LOC
lost O
at O
home O
to O
Guingamp ORG
2-1 O
in O
a O
league O
match O
. O

Nice ORG
are O
18th O
in O
the O
table O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
THREE O
PULL O
OUT O
OF O
DUTCH MISC
SQUAD O
FOR O
BRAZIL LOC
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Three O
Dutch MISC
players O
have O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
squad O
for O
Saturday O
's O
friendly O
international O
soccer O
match O
against O
Brazil LOC
in O
Amsterdam LOC
. O

Ajax ORG
defender O
John PER
Veldman PER
and O
his O
team O
mate O
Richard PER
Witschge PER
are O
injured O
, O
while O
PSV ORG
midfielder O
Philip PER
Cocu PER
has O
a O
fever O
. O

Dutch MISC
coach O
Guus PER
Hiddink PER
called O
in O
Feyenoord ORG
midfielder O
Giovanni PER
van PER
Bronckhorst PER
and O
Vitesse ORG
defender O
Ferdy PER
Vierklau PER
for O
Cocu PER
and O
Veldman PER
, O
but O
did O
not O
name O
a O
replacement O
for O
midfielder O
Witschge PER
. O



BRITAIN LOC
WELCOMES O
ROMANIA-HUNGARY MISC
TREATY O
ACCORD O
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-29 O

Britain LOC
joined O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
on O
Thursday O
in O
welcoming O
Romania LOC
and O
Hungary LOC
's O
agreement O
on O
the O
text O
of O
a O
much-delayed O
friendship O
treaty O
, O
which O
it O
said O
would O
contribute O
to O
stability O
in O
the O
area O
. O

" O
The O
United LOC
Kingdom LOC
believes O
that O
such O
a O
treaty O
will O
contribute O
positively O
to O
the O
further O
development O
of O
good O
neighbourly O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
and O
enhance O
the O
stability O
of O
the O
region O
, O
" O
said O
the O
British MISC
Foreign O
office O
statement O
. O

The O
accord O
, O
agreed O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
end O
years O
of O
disputes O
over O
the O
status O
of O
Romania LOC
's O
large O
ethnic O
Hungarian MISC
minority O
. O

It O
will O
also O
boost O
both O
countries O
' O
ambitions O
to O
join O
NATO ORG
and O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
. O

Bucharest LOC
and O
Budapest LOC
say O
the O
treaty O
should O
be O
signed O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
September O
. O

" O
The O
United LOC
Kingdom LOC
looks O
forward O
to O
the O
early O
signature O
of O
the O
treaty O
, O
" O
the O
statement O
said O
. O



U.S. LOC
EMBASSY MISC
IN O
ATHENS LOC
CLOSED O
ON O
LABOUR MISC
DAY MISC
, O
SEP O
2 O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
U.S. LOC
embassy O
in O
Athens LOC
, O
the O
consulates O
general O
in O
Athens LOC
and O
Thessaloniki LOC
and O
all O
U.S. LOC
government O
offices O
in O
Greece LOC
will O
be O
closed O
on O
Monday O
, O
September O
2 O
in O
observance O
of O
Labour MISC
Day MISC
, O
a O
U.S. LOC
national O
holiday O
, O
the O
embassy O
said O
. O

-- O
George PER
Georgiopoulos PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



ND ORG
PARTY O
PICKS O
SPOT PER
THOMSON PER
, O
BOLD ORG
/ ORG
OGILVY ORG
, ORG
MATHER ORG
FOR O
AD ORG
CAMPAIGN O
. O

ATHENS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Greek MISC
conservative O
New ORG
democracy ORG
party O
picked O
Bold ORG
/ ORG
Ogilvy ORG
and ORG
Mather ORG
advertising O
companies O
for O
its O
pre-election O
campaign O
and O
Spot PER
Thomson PER
to O
help O
party O
president O
Miltiadis PER
Evert PER
on O
communication O
strategy O
, O
it O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Spot PER
Thomson PER
will O
also O
be O
responsible O
for O
the O
campaign O
TV O
and O
radio O
spots O
, O
it O
said O
. O

-- O
Dimitris PER
Kontogiannis PER
, O
Athens ORG
Newsroom ORG
+301 O
3311812-4 O



Rugby O
star O
once O
linked O
to O
Princess O
Diana PER
divorces O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Former O
England LOC
rugby O
captain O
Will PER
Carling PER
, O
whose O
marriage O
broke O
down O
after O
he O
was O
romantically O
linked O
to O
Princess O
Diana PER
, O
was O
divorced O
by O
his O
wife O
on O
Thursday O
, O
just O
24 O
hours O
after O
Diana PER
and O
Prince PER
Charles PER
divorced O
. O

The ORG
Times ORG
newspaper O
said O
Diana PER
was O
not O
named O
in O
the O
divorce O
petition O
heard O
by O
a O
court O
in O
Surrey LOC
, O
southern O
England LOC
. O

But O
Julia PER
Carling PER
, O
a O
television O
presenter O
, O
is O
said O
to O
have O
blamed O
Diana PER
for O
the O
problems O
in O
her O
marriage O
and O
she O
has O
repeatedly O
mocked O
the O
princess O
on O
her O
breakfast O
television O
programme O
. O

Diana PER
met O
Will PER
Carling PER
at O
an O
exclusive O
gymnasium O
in O
London LOC
. O

He O
has O
always O
insisted O
that O
they O
were O
just O
friends O
. O



London LOC
LIFFE ORG
futures O
APT O
closing O
prices O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

London ORG
International ORG
Financial ORG
Futures ORG
Exchange ORG
automated O
pit O
trading O
( O
APT O
) O
tabular O
details O
: O

CONTRACT O
( O
MONTH O
) O
APT O
CLOSE O
SETTLEMENT O
PREVIOUS O
SETTLE O

LONG O
GILT O
( O
SEP O
) O
( O
1/32 O
) O
107-12 O
107-10 O
107-06 O

SHORT O
STERLING O
( O
SEP O
) O
94.26 O
94.26 O
94.26 O

GERMAN MISC
GOVT O
BOND O
( O
SEP O
) O
97.42 O
97.38 O
97.34 O

EUROMARK MISC
( O
SEP O
) O
96.84 O
96.83 O
96.83 O

ITALIAN MISC
GOVT O
BOND O
( O
SEP O
) O
115.62 O
115.58 O
115.32 O

EUROLIRA ORG
( O
SEP O
) O
91.37 O
91.36 O
91.33 O

EUROSWISS ORG
( O
SEP O
) O
97.79 O
97.80 O
97.82 O

FTSE MISC
100 MISC
( O
SEP O
) O
3,894.00 O
3,894.00 O
3,941.50 O



Zaire LOC
installs O
first O
election O
delegates O
. O

KINSHASA LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
total O
of O
116 O
delegates O
to O
Zaire LOC
's O
National ORG
Election ORG
Commission ORG
( O
CNE ORG
) O
were O
formally O
installed O
on O
Thursday O
, O
launching O
another O
phase O
of O
the O
Central MISC
African MISC
nation O
's O
much-delayed O
democratic O
transition O
. O

The O
116 O
, O
representing O
political O
parties O
in O
the O
capital O
Kinshasa LOC
, O
will O
help O
organise O
a O
voter O
census O
, O
a O
constitutional O
referendum O
planned O
for O
January O
and O
efforts O
to O
brief O
potential O
voters O
on O
what O
balloting O
involves O
. O

A O
total O
of O
9,446 O
delegates O
will O
be O
deployed O
throughout O
Zaire LOC
's O
11 O
provinces O
for O
the O
elections O
, O
which O
must O
be O
held O
by O
July O
1997 O
under O
the O
transitional O
constitution O
. O

Presidential O
, O
parliamentary O
and O
municipal O
elections O
are O
planned O
for O
May O
. O

" O
We O
can O
meet O
the O
required O
deadlines O
for O
organising O
the O
elections O
. O

All O
that O
is O
needed O
is O
for O
everyone O
to O
show O
goodwill O
, O
" O
Commission ORG
spokesman O
Yoka PER
Lye PER
Mudaba PER
told O
reporters O
. O

Delegates O
to O
the O
commission O
from O
the O
other O
10 O
provinces O
will O
be O
installed O
progressively O
from O
next O
week O
with O
the O
provinces O
of O
North LOC
and O
South LOC
Kivu LOC
, O
Maniema LOC
, O
Shaba LOC
and O
Bandundu LOC
having O
priority O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
installation O
of O
delegates O
was O
initially O
scheduled O
for O
July O
. O

Officials O
said O
lack O
of O
funding O
had O
delayed O
the O
process O
. O

President O
Mobutu PER
Sese PER
Seko PER
, O
who O
seized O
power O
in O
a O
1965 O
coup O
, O
introduced O
a O
multi-party O
system O
in O
1990 O
but O
Zaire LOC
's O
transition O
has O
lagged O
well O
behind O
that O
of O
other O
states O
in O
the O
region O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
Mobutu PER
has O
been O
elected O
without O
opposition O
. O



Nigeria LOC
would O
not O
refuse O
Commonwealth ORG
officials O
. O

LAGOS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Nigeria LOC
would O
not O
object O
to O
a O
visit O
by O
Commonwealth ORG
officials O
but O
insists O
its O
suspension O
from O
the O
organisation O
be O
resolved O
before O
any O
other O
questions O
are O
addressed O
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Tom PER
Ikimi PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Ikimi PER
reiterated O
his O
position O
that O
the O
Commonwealth ORG
had O
no O
mandate O
to O
send O
a O
fact-finding O
mission O
. O

" O
The O
request O
I O
have O
received O
is O
for O
their O
officials O
to O
come O
and O
talk O
to O
my O
officials O
. O

We O
cannot O
object O
to O
people O
wanting O
to O
visit O
Nigeria LOC
, O
" O
Ikimi PER
told O
Reuters ORG
by O
telephone O
from O
the O
capital O
Abuja LOC
. O

" O
The O
fundamental O
problem O
we O
have O
with O
the O
Commonwealth ORG
is O
our O
unfair O
suspension O
. O

Any O
discussions O
we O
have O
at O
ministerial O
level O
will O
be O
a O
continuation O
of O
what O
we O
began O
in O
London LOC
on O
that O
. O

Before O
that O
is O
accomplished O
we O
cannot O
address O
anything O
else O
. O
" O

Nigeria LOC
was O
suspended O
from O
the O
Commonwealth ORG
in O
November O
after O
the O
execution O
of O
Ken PER
Saro-Wiwa PER
and O
eight O
other O
minority O
rights O
activists O
in O
defiance O
of O
international O
pleas O
for O
clemency O
. O

A O
meeting O
of O
Commonwealth ORG
ministers O
in O
London LOC
on O
Wednesday O
said O
it O
planned O
to O
send O
a O
team O
of O
senior O
officials O
to O
Nigeria LOC
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
to O
persuade O
Abuja LOC
to O
accept O
a O
fact-finding O
mission O
. O

The O
timing O
of O
that O
mission O
has O
yet O
to O
be O
determined O
. O

The O
latest O
diplomatic O
row O
between O
Nigeria LOC
's O
military O
government O
and O
the O
club O
of O
Britain LOC
and O
its O
former O
colonies O
erupted O
over O
the O
terms O
of O
a O
visit O
by O
Commonwealth ORG
ministers O
to O
discuss O
Nigeria LOC
's O
suspension O
. O

Nigeria LOC
said O
they O
would O
be O
restricted O
to O
a O
two-day O
meeting O
with O
government O
officials O
, O
but O
the O
Commonwealth ORG
said O
it O
wanted O
to O
hold O
meetings O
with O
people O
outside O
the O
government O
and O
called O
off O
the O
visit O
. O



Dutch MISC
Queen O
Beatrix PER
to O
visit O
S. LOC
Africa LOC
in O
October O
. O

JOHANNESBURG LOC
1996-08-29 O

Queen O
Beatrix PER
of O
The LOC
Netherlands LOC
will O
pay O
a O
four-day O
state O
visit O
to O
South LOC
Africa LOC
in O
October O
, O
the O
first O
by O
a O
ruling O
Dutch MISC
monarch O
, O
the O
South MISC
African MISC
foreign O
ministry O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

She O
will O
be O
accompanied O
by O
several O
officials O
who O
will O
sign O
a O
cultural O
agreement O
with O
South LOC
Africa LOC
, O
where O
the O
Dutch MISC
were O
the O
first O
European MISC
settlers O
in O
1652 O
. O

The O
queen O
will O
be O
accompanied O
by O
her O
husband O
Prince O
Claus PER
on O
the O
September O
30 O
to O
October O
3 O
visit O
. O



Senegal LOC
bans O
guns O
ahead O
of O
local O
elections O
. O

DAKAR LOC
1996-08-29 O

With O
tension O
rising O
among O
Senegal LOC
's O
political O
parties O
ahead O
of O
local O
elections O
on O
November O
24 O
, O
the O
interior ORG
ministry ORG
on O
Thursday O
banned O
the O
carrying O
of O
guns O
and O
ammunition O
until O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

" O
It O
is O
forbidden O
for O
holders O
of O
permits O
for O
weapons O
of O
all O
categories O
to O
transport O
the O
said O
arms O
and O
their O
ammunition O
outside O
their O
homes O
, O
" O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

It O
said O
the O
ban O
applied O
to O
Senegalese MISC
nationals O
and O
foreign O
residents O
. O



Chad LOC
parliamentary O
election O
set O
for O
November O
24 O
. O

N'DJAMENA LOC
1996-08-29 O

Chad LOC
's O
President O
Idriss PER
Deby PER
has O
signed O
a O
decree O
fixing O
November O
24 O
as O
the O
date O
for O
parliamentary O
elections O
, O
state O
radio O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Nomads O
will O
vote O
at O
mobile O
polling O
stations O
around O
the O
vast O
Central MISC
African MISC
country O
between O
November O
20 O
and O
24 O
. O

The O
electoral O
commission O
said O
the O
new O
125-member O
national O
assembly O
would O
be O
installed O
on O
February O
10 O
. O

Deby PER
took O
power O
in O
an O
armed O
uprising O
in O
1990 O
. O

He O
won O
69 O
percent O
of O
votes O
in O
the O
second O
round O
of O
presidential O
elections O
on O
July O
3 O
, O
1996 O
.. O

His O
supporters O
will O
contest O
the O
parliamentary O
election O
in O
a O
coalition O
of O
30 O
mainly O
small O
parties O
, O
the O
Republican ORG
Front ORG
, O
led O
by O
Deby PER
's O
Patriotic ORG
Salvation ORG
Movement ORG
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Ivory LOC
Coast LOC
- O
Aug O
29 O
. O

ABIDJAN LOC
1996-08-29 O

These O
are O
significant O
stories O
in O
the O
Ivorian MISC
press O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

FRATERNITE ORG
MATIN ORG

- O
Cabinet O
meeting O
establishes O
five O
new O
administrative O
regions O
and O
four O
new O
departments O
as O
part O
of O
government O
decentralisation O
policy O
. O

LA ORG
VOIE ORG

- O
Members O
of O
parliament O
seek O
higher O
pay O
and O
more O
benefits O
. O

The O
speaker O
of O
parliament O
, O
Charles PER
Bauza PER
Donwahi PER
, O
will O
meet O
President O
Henri PER
Konan PER
Bedie PER
on O
September O
3 O
to O
discuss O
their O
request O
. O

- O
Deputy O
director O
of O
animal O
health O
department O
Douati PER
Alphonse PER
says O
his O
agents O
have O
seized O
46 O
tonnes O
of O
illicit O
pork O
in O
a O
two-week O
operation O
to O
ensure O
compliance O
with O
a O
ban O
imposed O
after O
an O
outbreak O
of O
swine O
fever O
. O

LE ORG
JOUR ORG

- O
Raphael PER
Lakpe PER
, O
publisher O
of O
the O
daily O
Le ORG
Populaire ORG
, O
was O
released O
on O
Wednesday O
evening O
after O
three O
days O
in O
custody O
and O
will O
appear O
in O
court O
on O
Thursday O
morning O
. O

- O
Cabinet O
meeting O
appoints O
Colonel O
Severin PER
Konan PER
Kouame PER
as O
gendarmerie O
commander O
, O
replacing O
General O
Joseph PER
Tanny PER
, O
who O
has O
been O
appointed O
secretary-general O
of O
the O
National ORG
Security ORG
Council ORG
. O

-- O
Abidjan LOC
newsroom O
+225 O
21 O
90 O
90 O



NATO ORG
releases O
Serb MISC
police O
, O
crisis O
easing O
- O
NATO ORG
. O

SARAJEVO LOC
1996-08-29 O

NATO ORG
forces O
released O
a O
group O
of O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
policemen O
late O
on O
Thursday O
and O
a O
tense O
confrontation O
appeared O
to O
be O
easing O
, O
an O
alliance O
spokesman O
said O
. O

" O
The O
situation O
in O
Mahala LOC
seems O
to O
be O
very O
much O
on O
its O
way O
toward O
resolution O
. O

My O
understanding O
is O
the O
( O
Serb MISC
) O
police O
have O
been O
released O
... O

In O
Zvornik LOC
, O
we O
think O
the O
situation O
is O
winding O
down O
as O
well O
, O
" O
NATO ORG
spokesman O
Lieutenant O
Colonel O
Max PER
Marriner PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

NATO ORG
troops O
detained O
65 O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
policemen O
early O
on O
Thursday O
after O
they O
attacked O
Moslem MISC
refugees O
returning O
to O
homes O
in O
Mahala LOC
, O
a O
Serb-controlled MISC
village O
on O
Bosnia LOC
's O
internal O
boundary O
line O
. O

In O
apparent O
retaliation O
for O
NATO ORG
's O
detention O
of O
the O
Serbs MISC
, O
an O
angry O
Serb MISC
mob O
including O
policemen O
trapped O
six O
unarmed O
U.N. ORG
police O
monitors O
and O
three O
local O
aides O
in O
their O
office O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Zvornik LOC
, O
east O
of O
Mahala LOC
. O

Marriner PER
said O
NATO ORG
forces O
confiscated O
25 O
long-barreled O
AK-47 MISC
automatic O
assault O
rifles O
from O
the O
detained O
Serbs MISC
before O
setting O
them O
free O
. O

" O
Local O
radio O
and O
television O
there O
( O
in O
Zvornik LOC
) O
are O
advising O
people O
to O
step O
back O
and O
take O
it O
easy O
. O

We O
think O
that O
when O
the O
word O
about O
how O
things O
are O
going O
in O
Mahala LOC
which O
is O
about O
35 O
minutes O
away O
by O
road O
reaches O
Zvornik LOC
that O
should O
help O
, O
" O
Marriner PER
said O
. O



Storm O
kills O
11 O
at O
Macedonian MISC
religious O
festival O
. O

SKOPJE LOC
1996-08-29 O

At O
least O
11 O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
60 O
others O
injured O
on O
Thursday O
when O
lightning O
struck O
a O
group O
of O
people O
attending O
a O
religious O
festival O
in O
Macedonia LOC
, O
police O
and O
municipal O
officials O
said O
. O

Police O
in O
Berovo LOC
, O
150 O
km O
( O
90 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
the O
capital O
Skopje LOC
, O
said O
there O
were O
around O
15,000 O
people O
gathered O
around O
the O
town O
's O
cathedral O
when O
the O
lightning O
struck O
the O
group O
during O
a O
thunderstorm O
. O



Kornblum PER
, O
Milosevic PER
discuss O
election O
crisis O
. O

Peter PER
Greste PER

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-29 O

U.S. LOC
envoy O
John PER
Kornblum PER
met O
Serbian MISC
President O
Slobodan PER
Milosevic PER
on O
Thursday O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
defuse O
a O
growing O
crisis O
surrounding O
Bosnia LOC
's O
post-war O
elections O
. O

The O
American MISC
diplomat O
arrived O
in O
Belgrade LOC
two O
days O
after O
international O
organisers O
postponed O
municipal O
elections O
in O
Bosnia LOC
due O
to O
irregularities O
in O
the O
registration O
of O
Serb MISC
refugee O
voters O
. O

" O
We O
discussed O
the O
decision O
to O
postpone O
the O
municipal O
elections O
and O
I O
made O
clear O
it O
was O
primarily O
the O
manipulation O
of O
voter O
registration O
by O
the O
Republika LOC
Srpska LOC
( O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
republic O
) O
which O
led O
to O
this O
development O
, O
" O
Kornblum PER
said O
after O
three O
hours O
of O
talks O
. O

But O
he O
said O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
still O
believed O
it O
was O
important O
to O
go O
ahead O
with O
national O
elections O
in O
Bosnia LOC
as O
scheduled O
on O
September O
14 O
to O
bolster O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Kornblum PER
gave O
no O
indication O
that O
he O
had O
won O
any O
specific O
commitment O
from O
Milosevic PER
, O
the O
patron O
of O
the O
Bosnian MISC
Serbs MISC
, O
to O
rectify O
any O
abuses O
in O
the O
registration O
process O
. O

Bosnia LOC
's O
Moslem MISC
political O
parties O
have O
urged O
their O
refugees O
to O
boycott O
the O
elections O
until O
irregularities O
with O
voter O
registration O
are O
resolved O
. O

Human O
rights O
workers O
say O
Serbian MISC
and O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
authorities O
coerced O
refugees O
to O
register O
only O
in O
Serb-held MISC
territory O
in O
Bosnia LOC
to O
solidify O
the O
results O
of O
wartime O
expulsions O
and O
military O
conquest O
. O

Serbian MISC
officials O
have O
denied O
any O
abuses O
occurred O
during O
a O
10-day O
registration O
period O
and O
the O
Bosnian MISC
Serbs MISC
, O
angry O
at O
the O
postponement O
of O
municipal O
elections O
, O
have O
threatened O
to O
hold O
local O
polls O
on O
their O
territory O
without O
the O
international O
community O
's O
blessing O
. O

Kornblum PER
said O
only O
elections O
endorsed O
by O
the O
Organisation ORG
for ORG
Security ORG
and ORG
Cooperation ORG
in ORG
Europe ORG
( O
OSCE ORG
) O
would O
be O
legitimate O
. O

" O
As O
we O
have O
said O
publicly O
before O
, O
if O
there O
is O
any O
effort O
to O
do O
so O
( O
hold O
local O
elections O
) O
these O
elections O
will O
not O
be O
valid O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

The O
elections O
which O
are O
valid O
are O
those O
conducted O
by O
the O
international O
community O
under O
the O
management O
of O
the O
OSCE ORG
. O
" O

After O
meeting O
Milosevic PER
, O
Kornblum PER
flew O
to O
the O
Croatian MISC
capital O
Zagreb LOC
. O

He O
was O
due O
to O
head O
to O
the O
Bosnian MISC
town O
of O
Banja LOC
Luka LOC
on O
Friday O
to O
meet O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
acting O
president O
Biljana PER
Plavsic PER
and O
Bosnian MISC
Serb MISC
opposition O
leaders O
. O

He O
also O
planned O
to O
travel O
to O
Sarajevo LOC
to O
oversee O
the O
formal O
dissolution O
of O
the O
separatist O
Croat MISC
mini-state O
in O
western O
Bosnia LOC
. O

U.N. ORG
police O
, O
relief O
workers O
and O
NATO ORG
officers O
have O
reported O
a O
rise O
in O
political O
violence O
across O
Bosnia LOC
in O
the O
run-up O
to O
the O
September O
14 O
elections O
. O

Voters O
will O
be O
choosing O
a O
three-member O
presidency O
and O
a O
parliament O
to O
rule O
over O
a O
loose O
union O
of O
Bosnia LOC
, O
comprised O
of O
a O
Serb MISC
republic O
and O
a O
Moslem-Croat MISC
federation O
. O



Gazprom ORG
rises O
to O
2,901.48 O
rbls O
at O
auction O
. O

MOSCOW LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
stake O
of O
10 O
million O
shares O
in O
Russian MISC
gas O
monopoly O
RAO ORG
Gazprom ORG
was O
sold O
at O
auction O
on O
Thursday O
at O
an O
average O
2,901.48 O
roubles O
a O
share O
, O
up O
from O
2,891.00 O
roubles O
a O
week O
ago O
, O
the O
Federal ORG
Securities ORG
Corporation ORG
( O
FFK ORG
) O
said O
. O

Starting O
price O
at O
the O
auction O
was O
2,746 O
roubles O
a O
share O
and O
the O
40 O
lots O
sold O
for O
between O
2,840 O
and O
2,998 O
roubles O
a O
share O
, O
the O
FFK ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
stake O
represented O
0.042 O
percent O
of O
Gazprom ORG
's O
capital O
. O

The O
FFK ORG
said O
that O
since O
auctions O
began O
, O
139.75 O
million O
shares O
, O
equivalent O
to O
0.59 O
percent O
of O
Gazprom ORG
, O
have O
changed O
hands O
. O

Gazprom ORG
, O
Russia LOC
's O
biggest O
company O
by O
market O
capitalisation O
, O
has O
massive O
reserves O
and O
potentially O
huge O
earnings O
. O

However O
, O
its O
23.6 O
billion O
shares O
are O
highly O
illiquid O
and O
management O
permission O
is O
required O
to O
sell O
them O
. O

Gazprom ORG
has O
recently O
tightened O
these O
rules O
, O
making O
it O
harder O
for O
shareholders O
to O
sell O
to O
whoever O
they O
want O
, O
when O
they O
want O
. O

The O
company O
has O
organised O
regular O
auctions O
of O
its O
shares O
to O
create O
an O
orderly O
market O
in O
the O
paper O
. O

At O
the O
first O
auction O
on O
March O
6 O
, O
shares O
sold O
for O
an O
average O
406.6 O
roubles O
each O
, O
and O
prices O
have O
been O
rising O
steadily O
since O
then O
, O
but O
the O
rise O
in O
price O
this O
week O
and O
last O
was O
much O
less O
than O
in O
previous O
auctions O
. O

On O
the O
Russian MISC
Trading MISC
System MISC
, O
Gazprom ORG
shares O
rose O
25 O
percent O
on O
Thursday O
to O
$ O
0.375 O
from O
$ O
0.300 O
, O
after O
falling O
by O
over O
a O
third O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

-- O
Artyom PER
Danielyan PER
, O
Moscow ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+7095 O
941 O
8520 O



Serbian MISC
policeman O
shot O
dead O
in O
Kosovo LOC
province O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
policeman O
has O
been O
shot O
dead O
in O
Serbia LOC
's O
troubled O
Kosovo LOC
province O
, O
Serbian MISC
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

It O
was O
the O
fifth O
attack O
on O
police O
this O
month O
in O
the O
southern O
province O
, O
a O
hot O
spot O
of O
ethnic O
tension O
where O
the O
Albanian MISC
majority O
have O
boycotted O
Serbian MISC
institutions O
and O
set O
up O
their O
own O
, O
which O
are O
considered O
illegal O
by O
Belgrade LOC
. O

The O
slain O
policeman O
Ejup PER
Bajgora PER
, O
42 O
, O
was O
an O
Albanian MISC
who O
had O
served O
in O
the O
Serbian MISC
police O
and O
state O
security O
since O
1987 O
, O
police O
told O
the O
Yugoslav MISC
news O
agency O
Tanjug ORG
. O

He O
was O
shot O
on O
Wednesday O
afternoon O
as O
he O
stepped O
off O
a O
bus O
near O
his O
family O
home O
in O
the O
village O
of O
Donje LOC
Ljupce LOC
in O
the O
municipality O
of O
Podujevo LOC
. O

Just O
hours O
before O
Wednesday O
's O
shooting O
, O
three O
hand O
grenades O
were O
thrown O
at O
a O
police O
station O
in O
Celopek LOC
. O

They O
caused O
damage O
but O
no O
casualties O
, O
police O
said O
. O

The O
Serbian MISC
authorities O
blame O
Albanian MISC
dissidents O
for O
the O
recent O
spate O
of O
attacks O
. O

None O
of O
the O
attackers O
has O
been O
caught O
. O

Kosovo LOC
's O
autonomy O
was O
revoked O
in O
1987 O
and O
Serb MISC
police O
forces O
cracked O
down O
on O
Albanian MISC
protests O
. O

Albanian MISC
moderates O
want O
autonomy O
restored O
but O
hardliners O
want O
to O
join O
up O
with O
neighbouring O
Albania LOC
. O

The O
Serbs MISC
, O
who O
make O
up O
10 O
percent O
of O
the O
province O
's O
1.8 O
million O
people O
, O
claim O
Kosovo LOC
as O
the O
cradle O
of O
their O
culture O
. O



Viral O
meningitis O
epidemic O
kills O
10 O
in O
Romania LOC
. O

BUCHAREST LOC
1996-08-29 O

Viral O
meningitis O
has O
killed O
10 O
people O
in O
Romania LOC
's O
capital O
Bucharest LOC
this O
month O
in O
what O
doctors O
said O
on O
Thursday O
was O
the O
worst O
epidemic O
of O
its O
type O
in O
the O
country O
for O
a O
decade O
. O

Some O
170 O
middle-aged O
and O
elderly O
people O
with O
the O
disease O
were O
being O
treated O
in O
hospital O
, O
doctors O
said O
. O

Doctor O
Emanuil PER
Ceausu PER
, O
head O
of O
Bucharest LOC
's O
Victor LOC
Babes LOC
hospital O
for O
infectious O
diseases O
, O
said O
the O
epidemic O
had O
been O
caused O
by O
a O
virus O
yet O
to O
be O
identified O
. O

Illness O
from O
viral O
meningitis O
lasts O
around O
a O
week O
. O

It O
affects O
the O
gastro-intestinal O
tract O
, O
causing O
high O
fever O
, O
headache O
and O
vomiting O
. O

In O
1986 O
Romania LOC
suffered O
an O
epidemic O
of O
the O
more O
dangerous O
bacterial O
meningitis O
which O
has O
killed O
some O
15,000 O
people O
in O
central O
Africa LOC
this O
year O
. O



Serbia LOC
's O
Zastava ORG
workers O
protest O
enters O
9th O
day O
. O

BELGRADE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Workers O
at O
Serbia LOC
's O
Zastava ORG
arms O
factory O
entered O
the O
ninth O
day O
of O
their O
protest O
over O
unpaid O
wages O
on O
Thursday O
with O
management O
accused O
them O
of O
rejecting O
talks O
. O

" O
The O
workers O
keep O
on O
gathering O
in O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
town O
, O
" O
the O
factory O
's O
general O
manager O
Vukasin PER
Filipovic PER
told O
Reuters ORG
. O
" O

But O
they O
do O
not O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
anyone O
. O
" O

" O
They O
want O
to O
discuss O
in O
public O
, O
at O
their O
protest O
meetings O
, O
" O
Filipovic PER
said O
. O
" O

And O
that O
is O
impossible O
. O
" O

The O
Zastava ORG
works O
in O
the O
central O
town O
of O
Kragujevac LOC
is O
the O
backbone O
of O
Serbia LOC
's O
defence O
industry O
, O
supplying O
the O
army O
with O
a O
whole O
range O
of O
weapons O
. O

Its O
workers O
are O
staging O
protests O
in O
the O
town O
's O
main O
square O
demanding O
June O
and O
July O
wages O
and O
last O
year O
's O
holiday O
pay O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
union O
demanded O
the O
resignation O
of O
the O
factory O
manager O
. O

But O
Filipovic PER
said O
he O
would O
not O
quit O
under O
pressure O
. O
" O

We O
can O
talk O
about O
it O
and O
I O
am O
prepared O
to O
take O
all O
the O
consequences O
of O
mismanagement O
if O
any O
. O
" O



Venezuela LOC
FinMin O
to O
make O
statement O
midday O
Thursday O
. O

CARACAS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Venezuelan MISC
Finance O
Minister O
Luis PER
Raul PER
Matos PER
Azocar PER
will O
make O
an O
" O
important O
announcement O
" O
on O
Thursday O
at O
1230 O
local O
/ O
1630 O
GMT MISC
at O
a O
Central ORG
Bank ORG
press O
conference O
, O
the O
Finance ORG
Ministry ORG
said O
. O

The O
press O
conference O
replaces O
Matos PER
's O
scheduled O
appearance O
at O
an O
IMF-hosted MISC
seminar O
Thursday O
on O
Venezuela LOC
's O
economic O
reform O
program O
, O
Venezuelan MISC
Agenda MISC
. O

-- O
Caracas LOC
newsroom O
, O
582 O
834405 O



Colombia LOC
police O
find O
marijuana O
on O
ship O
. O

BOGOTA LOC
, O
Colombia LOC
1996-08-29 O

Police O
said O
they O
found O
35 O
metric O
tons O
of O
marijuana O
on O
Thursday O
on O
a O
ship O
preparing O
to O
set O
sail O
for O
the O
Netherlands LOC
from O
Colombia LOC
's O
Caribbean LOC
port O
of O
Cartagena LOC
. O

They O
said O
the O
drug O
had O
been O
packed O
into O
a O
shipping O
container O
and O
was O
surrounded O
by O
ground O
coffee O
. O

No O
arrests O
had O
been O
made O
, O
a O
police O
spokesman O
said O
. O



Venezuela LOC
non-oil O
exports O
rise O
10.6 O
pct O
in O
July O
. O

CARACAS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Venezuela LOC
's O
non-traditional O
exports O
, O
which O
exclude O
oil O
and O
iron O
, O
rose O
10.6 O
percent O
in O
July O
to O
reach O
$ O
334 O
million O
compared O
to O
$ O
302 O
million O
in O
June O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Central ORG
Office ORG
of ORG
Statistics ORG
and ORG
Information ORG
( O
OCEI ORG
) O
. O

" O
The O
rise O
was O
due O
to O
the O
end O
of O
exchange O
controls O
, O
" O
OCEI ORG
said O
. O

Foreign O
exchange O
controls O
were O
removed O
April O
22 O
as O
part O
of O
a O
wider O
IMF-sponsored MISC
program O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
exports O
over O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
of O
the O
year O
were O
16.8 O
percent O
lower O
than O
during O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
at O
$ O
2.240 O
billion O
compared O
to O
$ O
2.693 O
billion O
. O

Over O
the O
seven O
months O
, O
the O
private O
sector O
accounted O
for O
76 O
percent O
of O
total O
exports O
, O
with O
" O
common O
metals O
" O
the O
strongest O
export O
sector O
accounting O
for O
$ O
951 O
million O
, O
or O
42.5 O
percent O
of O
total O
exports O
. O

" O
Chemical O
products O
" O
came O
next O
with O
a O
13 O
percent O
share O
, O
then O
" O
transport O
materials O
" O
with O
nine O
percent O
, O
and O
finally O
foods O
, O
drinks O
and O
tobacco O
with O
6.3 O
percent O
. O

Colombia LOC
was O
the O
chief O
market O
for O
Venezuela LOC
's O
non-traditional O
exports O
with O
27.4 O
percent O
. O

The O
U.S. LOC
followed O
with O
a O
24.6 O
percent O
share O
. O

-- O
Caracas LOC
newsroom O
, O
582 O
834405 O
REUTER PER
JPR O



Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
fraud O
cops O
held O
in O
extortion O
racket O
. O

BUENOS LOC
AIRES LOC
, O
Argentina LOC
1996-08-29 O

Thirteen O
senior O
police O
officers O
from O
the O
fraud O
squad O
of O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
province O
have O
been O
arrested O
on O
charges O
of O
running O
an O
extortion O
racket O
, O
security O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

They O
included O
all O
the O
top O
officers O
from O
the O
fraud O
division O
of O
the O
north O
of O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
province O
, O
including O
Commissioner O
Juan PER
Carlos PER
Lago PER
. O

Police O
were O
seeking O
a O
14th O
officer O
. O

La ORG
Nacion ORG
newspaper O
said O
the O
officers O
were O
suspected O
of O
demanding O
bribes O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
to O
$ O
500,000 O
from O
companies O
being O
investigated O
for O
tax O
evasion O
in O
order O
to O
" O
lose O
" O
their O
files O
. O

The O
credibility O
of O
the O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
provincial O
police O
, O
the O
largest O
force O
in O
Argentina LOC
, O
has O
been O
undermined O
this O
year O
by O
scandals O
that O
included O
the O
indictment O
of O
three O
officers O
for O
links O
to O
the O
1994 O
bombing O
of O
a O
Jewish MISC
community O
centre O
and O
the O
arrest O
of O
an O
entire O
drugs O
squad O
for O
drug O
trafficking O
. O

Alberto PER
Piotti PER
, O
security O
chief O
of O
Buenos LOC
Aires LOC
province O
, O
told O
local O
television O
that O
3,600 O
dishonest O
officers O
had O
been O
purged O
from O
the O
force O
's O
ranks O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
. O

" O
It O
is O
an O
ongoing O
task O
. O

And O
these O
investigations O
into O
police O
corruption O
are O
only O
possible O
because O
there O
are O
people O
brave O
enough O
to O
denounce O
them O
, O
" O
Piotti PER
said O
, O
promising O
a O
major O
overhaul O
of O
the O
provincial O
police O
next O
month O
. O



Brazil LOC
gov't O
set O
to O
send O
1997 O
budget O
to O
Congress ORG
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-29 O

Brazilian MISC
Planning O
Minister O
Antonio PER
Kandir PER
will O
submit O
to O
a O
draft O
copy O
of O
the O
1997 O
federal O
budget O
to O
Congress ORG
on O
Thursday O
, O
a O
ministry O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

Congress ORG
is O
constitutionally O
obliged O
to O
approve O
the O
budget O
by O
the O
end O
of O
year O
but O
regularly O
fails O
to O
meet O
that O
requirement O
. O



Mexico LOC
same-day O
Cetes MISC
rates O
rise O
on O
nervousness O
. O

MEXICO LOC
CITY LOC
1996-08-29 O

Mexico LOC
's O
same-day O
Cetes MISC
rates O
rose O
50 O
basis O
points O
to O
24.25 O
percent O
on O
nervousness O
over O
a O
new O
round O
of O
attacks O
by O
guerrillas O
in O
two O
southern O
states O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

" O
There O
are O
people O
who O
are O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
news O
to O
put O
pressure O
on O
rates O
, O
however O
, O
there O
are O
enough O
players O
who O
will O
buy O
and O
that O
will O
keep O
rates O
from O
rising O
too O
much O
, O
" O
said O
one O
dealer O
. O

Co-ordinated O
guerrilla O
attacks O
in O
two O
southern O
states O
overnight O
that O
left O
at O
least O
13 O
people O
dead O
have O
caused O
nervousness O
in O
Mexico LOC
's O
financial O
markets O
. O

Bank O
notes O
and O
acceptances O
, O
including O
pagares O
, O
rose O
46 O
basis O
points O
to O
25.10 O
percent O
. O

Dealers O
said O
that O
the O
volume O
of O
longer-term O
government O
paper O
declined O
due O
to O
market O
nervousness O
. O

At O
least O
13 O
people O
were O
killed O
when O
scores O
of O
masked O
rebels O
struck O
at O
police O
and O
military O
posts O
in O
Oaxaca LOC
and O
Guerrero LOC
states O
overnight O
in O
the O
biggest O
assaults O
in O
more O
than O
two O
years O
, O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Maturing O
credits O
are O
seen O
at O
2.209 O
billion O
pesos O
, O
and O
there O
is O
an O
oversupply O
of O
684 O
billion O
pesos O
from O
the O
primary O
auction O
. O

Dealers O
estimate O
that O
the O
shortfall O
will O
increase O
due O
to O
the O
inflow O
of O
funds O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
. O

--- O
Patricia PER
Lezama PER
, O
Mexico LOC
City LOC
newroom O
( O
525 O
) O
728 O
9554 O



Tension O
builds O
in O
Mexican MISC
state O
ahead O
of O
elections O
. O

[ O
CORRECTED O
05:53 O
GMT MISC
] O

CHILPANCINGO LOC
, O
Mexico LOC
1996-08-28 O

Pre-electoral O
bickering O
flared O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
the O
troubled O
western O
Mexican MISC
state O
of O
Guerrero LOC
as O
some O
opposition O
politicians O
demanded O
the O
army O
pull O
out O
of O
the O
area O
ahead O
of O
an O
upcoming O
state O
poll O
. O

The O
mayor O
of O
Acatepec LOC
, O
a O
small O
town O
some O
310 O
miles O
( O
500 O
km O
) O
south O
of O
Mexico LOC
City LOC
, O
sent O
a O
letter O
to O
Mexico LOC
's O
National ORG
Human ORG
Rights ORG
Commission ORG
complaining O
the O
army O
's O
heavy O
presence O
in O
the O
town O
would O
interfere O
with O
the O
Oct. O
6 O
election O
. O

Mayor PER
Antonio PER
Gonzalez PER
Garcia PER
, O
of O
the O
opposition O
Revolutionary ORG
Workers ORG
' ORG
Party ORG
, O
said O
in O
Wednesday O
's O
letter O
that O
army O
troops O
recently O
raided O
several O
local O
farms O
, O
stole O
cattle O
and O
raped O
women O
. O

The O
letter O
was O
signed O
by O
some O
200 O
area O
residents O
and O
indigenous O
leaders O
. O

Some O
electoral O
watchdog O
groups O
also O
said O
the O
presence O
of O
the O
army O
, O
which O
has O
fanned O
out O
across O
the O
state O
in O
the O
past O
month O
in O
search O
of O
a O
new O
guerrilla O
group O
, O
was O
likely O
to O
intimidate O
voters O
and O
had O
stirred O
up O
tension O
in O
the O
state O
. O

A O
French MISC
group O
of O
electoral O
observers O
, O
Agir ORG
Ensemble ORG
pour ORG
les ORG
Droits ORG
de ORG
l'Homme ORG
, O
concluded O
the O
army O
presence O
exerted O
a O
heavy O
psychological O
pressure O
on O
local O
farmers O
and O
would O
prevent O
a O
fair O
vote O
. O

Up O
for O
grabs O
in O
the O
election O
are O
the O
state O
legislature O
and O
75 O
town O
halls O
. O

( O
Corrects O
to O
show O
elections O
are O
not O
for O
governor O
) O
. O

Despite O
the O
criticism O
, O
acting O
state O
Gov O
. O

Angel PER
Aguirre PER
pledged O
the O
elections O
will O
be O
free O
and O
fair O
and O
said O
he O
did O
not O
expect O
any O
trouble O
from O
the O
elusive O
new O
guerrilla O
group O
, O
the O
Popular ORG
Revolutionary ORG
Army ORG
. O

" O
The O
electoral O
process O
has O
been O
proceeding O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
new O
state O
electoral O
law O
, O
" O
Aguirre PER
said O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
poll O
would O
be O
" O
an O
exercise O
in O
true O
democracy O
. O
" O



Brazil LOC
police O
arrest O
wanted O
Italian MISC
man O
- O
report O
. O

SAO PER
PAULO PER
, O
Brazil LOC
1996-08-28 O

Brazilian MISC
authorities O
on O
Wednesday O
arrested O
a O
47-year-old O
Italian MISC
man O
wanted O
in O
Italy LOC
for O
ties O
to O
the O
leftist O
Red ORG
Brigade ORG
guerrilla O
group O
of O
the O
1970s O
, O
local O
television O
said O
. O

TV ORG
Globo ORG
said O
the O
Supreme ORG
Federal ORG
Tribunal ORG
ordered O
the O
arrest O
of O
Luciano PER
Pessina PER
, O
a O
political O
scientist O
who O
owns O
two O
Rio LOC
de LOC
Janeiro LOC
restaurants O
, O
based O
on O
an O
extradition O
request O
from O
the O
Italian MISC
government O
. O

The O
report O
, O
which O
could O
not O
be O
independently O
verified O
on O
Wednesday O
night O
, O
said O
Pessina PER
was O
sentenced O
in O
Italy LOC
to O
eight O
years O
and O
11 O
months O
in O
prison O
for O
robbery O
and O
illegal O
weapons O
and O
explosives O
possession O
. O

Globo ORG
quoted O
Pessina PER
's O
lawyer O
as O
saying O
he O
had O
already O
been O
imprisoned O
in O
Italy LOC
and O
, O
when O
freed O
, O
travelled O
to O
Brazil LOC
. O



Seven O
churches O
slam O
Brazil LOC
rural O
violence O
, O
impunity O
. O

BRASILIA LOC
1996-08-28 O

Seven O
churches O
joined O
voices O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
condemn O
the O
" O
day-to-day O
violence O
" O
of O
Brazil LOC
's O
rural O
hinterland O
and O
the O
government O
's O
failure O
to O
punish O
those O
responsible O
for O
massacres O
of O
landless O
peasants O
. O

" O
In O
the O
name O
of O
Jesus PER
, O
we O
want O
to O
bring O
your O
attention O
to O
what O
is O
going O
on O
in O
the O
Brazilian MISC
countryside O
, O
" O
two O
church O
umbrella O
groups O
said O
in O
a O
Letter O
to O
the O
Brazilian MISC
People O
. O

The O
letter O
from O
National ORG
Council ORG
of ORG
Christian ORG
Churches ORG
of ORG
Brazil ORG
and O
the O
Coordinate ORG
of ORG
Ecumenical ORG
Service ORG
was O
sent O
to O
President O
Fernando PER
Henrique PER
Cardoso PER
after O
a O
seminar O
on O
endemic O
violence O
gripping O
rural O
Brazil LOC
. O

Thirty-six O
people O
have O
died O
so O
far O
this O
year O
in O
conflicts O
over O
land O
in O
the O
Brazilian MISC
countryside O
, O
including O
19 O
landless O
peasants O
massacred O
by O
police O
in O
April O
in O
the O
northern O
state O
of O
Para LOC
. O

" O
The O
problem O
of O
land O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
serious O
facing O
Brazil LOC
, O
" O
said O
Lucas PER
Moreira PER
Neves PER
, O
president O
of O
the O
Catholic MISC
church O
's O
National ORG
Conference ORG
of ORG
Bishops ORG
of ORG
Brazil ORG
. O

The O
letter O
made O
reference O
to O
massacres O
of O
landless O
peasants O
in O
August O
1995 O
and O
April O
1996 O
, O
which O
claimed O
the O
lives O
of O
27 O
landless O
peasants O
. O



Thai MISC
official O
flees O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
after O
passport O
scam O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
Thai MISC
consular O
official O
has O
fled O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
after O
being O
questioned O
by O
anti-corruption O
police O
in O
connection O
with O
soliciting O
bribes O
to O
issue O
a O
passport O
, O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
government O
radio O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
unnamed O
suspect O
left O
the O
British MISC
colony O
after O
being O
detained O
and O
then O
freed O
by O
the O
Independent ORG
Commission ORG
Against ORG
Corruption ORG
( O
ICAC ORG
) O
, O
the O
radio O
said O
. O

The O
man O
was O
released O
after O
his O
arrest O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
pending O
further O
inquiries O
, O
the O
ICAC ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
anti-graft O
body O
was O
discussing O
the O
case O
with O
the O
Thai MISC
government O
, O
especially O
the O
suspect O
's O
status O
, O
it O
said O
. O

It O
is O
not O
clear O
if O
the O
fugitive O
had O
diplomatic O
status O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
and O
officials O
from O
the O
Thai MISC
Consulate O
were O
not O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

The O
arrest O
came O
after O
the O
ICAC ORG
received O
a O
complaint O
that O
the O
man O
had O
demanded O
a O
bribe O
of O
HK$ MISC
100,000 O
( O
US$ MISC
12,940 O
) O
to O
issue O
a O
Thai MISC
passport O
, O
the O
ICAC ORG
said O
. O

At O
the O
time O
of O
his O
arrest O
, O
ICAC ORG
officers O
seized O
HK$ MISC
100,000 O
, O
it O
added O
. O

The O
ICAC ORG
has O
kept O
a O
close O
eye O
on O
passport O
scams O
after O
a O
U.S. LOC
official O
was O
jailed O
for O
trafficking O
fake O
Honduran MISC
passports O
as O
part O
of O
an O
immigration O
racket O
aimed O
at O
Chinese MISC
. O



Thai MISC
poll O
shows O
military O
wants O
PM O
Banharn PER
out O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Thailand LOC
's O
powerful O
military O
thinks O
the O
government O
is O
dishonest O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Banharn PER
Silpa-archa PER
's O
resignation O
might O
solve O
the O
nation O
's O
political O
and O
economic O
woes O
, O
an O
opinion O
poll O
showed O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Nearly O
half O
the O
1,617 O
military O
personnel O
surveyed O
in O
the O
Rajapat ORG
Institute ORG
poll O
suggested O
that O
Banharn PER
resign O
, O
while O
about O
28 O
percent O
thought O
he O
should O
dissolve O
parliament O
and O
24 O
percent O
thought O
a O
cabinet O
reshuffle O
could O
resolve O
the O
government O
's O
problems O
. O

Banharn PER
, O
who O
leads O
a O
six-party O
, O
13-month-old O
coalition O
government O
, O
faces O
a O
no-confidence O
debate O
in O
parliament O
next O
month O
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
, O
who O
has O
already O
lost O
one O
coalition O
partner O
this O
month O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
have O
a O
tough O
battle O
in O
the O
debate O
because O
of O
infighting O
in O
his O
own O
party O
and O
warnings O
of O
more O
pullouts O
by O
other O
coalition O
partners O
. O

The O
poll O
, O
conducted O
earlier O
this O
month O
after O
Banharn PER
's O
coalition O
completed O
one O
year O
in O
office O
, O
showed O
the O
military O
would O
prefer O
General O
Chatichai PER
Choonhavan PER
-- O
a O
former O
prime O
minister O
who O
was O
ousted O
in O
a O
military O
coup O
in O
February O
1991 O
-- O
as O
prime O
minister O
. O

Defence O
Minister O
Chavalit PER
Yongchaiyudh PER
, O
head O
of O
coalition O
member O
the O
New ORG
Aspiration ORG
Party ORG
, O
was O
the O
second O
choice O
for O
prime O
minister O
, O
the O
poll O
showed O
. O

Banharn PER
came O
in O
last O
on O
the O
list O
of O
proposed O
leaders O
with O
less O
than O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
votes O
. O

Nearly O
two-thirds O
of O
the O
people O
surveyed O
thought O
the O
government O
was O
dishonest O
and O
insincere O
, O
and O
65 O
percent O
blamed O
the O
government O
's O
poor O
performance O
for O
the O
country O
's O
economic O
slowdown O
. O

The O
opinion O
of O
the O
military O
in O
Thailand LOC
, O
which O
has O
seen O
17 O
coups O
or O
attempted O
coups O
since O
the O
country O
switched O
to O
parliamentary O
democracy O
from O
absolute O
monarchy O
in O
1932 O
, O
always O
carries O
weight O
in O
the O
political O
scene O
, O
despite O
officials O
' O
vows O
to O
distance O
the O
military O
from O
politics O
. O



Hamas ORG
cleric O
jailed O
in O
Israel LOC
hospitalised O
briefly O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Israeli MISC
prison O
officials O
took O
jailed O
Islamic MISC
militant O
Hamas ORG
founder O
Sheikh O
Ahmed PER
Yassin PER
to O
hospital O
briefly O
on O
Thursday O
for O
medical O
tests O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

" O
This O
evening O
Sheikh O
Yassin PER
completed O
medical O
checks O
and O
returned O
to O
Ramle LOC
prisons O
authority O
medical O
centre O
, O
" O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Israel LOC
's O
internal O
security O
ministry O
. O

A O
prison O
official O
said O
Yassin PER
had O
a O
mild O
case O
of O
pneumonia O
. O

The O
60-year-old O
Moslem MISC
cleric O
, O
jailed O
by O
Israel LOC
since O
1989 O
, O
is O
serving O
a O
life O
sentence O
for O
ordering O
attacks O
by O
Hamas ORG
guerrillas O
against O
Israeli MISC
targets O
. O

The O
ailing O
Yassin PER
is O
the O
spiritual O
leader O
of O
the O
fundamentalist O
Hamas ORG
group O
which O
has O
killed O
scores O
of O
Israelis MISC
in O
suicide O
attacks O
aimed O
at O
wrecking O
Israel-PLO MISC
peace O
deals O
. O

Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
has O
demanded O
that O
Israel LOC
release O
Yassin PER
-- O
who O
is O
confined O
to O
a O
wheelchair O
-- O
on O
humanitarian O
grounds O
. O

Israel LOC
said O
last O
month O
after O
it O
recovered O
the O
body O
of O
a O
soldier O
abducted O
by O
Hamas ORG
seven O
years O
ago O
that O
it O
would O
consider O
freeing O
Yassin PER
. O



Moroccan MISC
King O
meets O
former O
Israel LOC
PM O
Peres PER
. O

SKHIRAT LOC
, O
Morocco LOC
1996-08-29 O

King PER
Hassan PER
of O
Morocco LOC
met O
former O
Israeli MISC
prime O
minister O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
on O
Thursday O
at O
the O
coastal O
resort O
of O
Skhirat LOC
, O
20 O
km O
( O
12 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
Rabat LOC
, O
an O
official O
source O
said O
. O

" O
Mr O
Shimon PER
Peres PER
, O
who O
is O
on O
a O
purely O
private O
and O
family O
visit O
to O
Morocco LOC
, O
was O
received O
on O
Thursday O
by O
his O
Majesty O
King PER
Hassan PER
at O
the O
royal O
palace O
of O
Skhirat LOC
, O
" O
the O
source O
said O
. O

Accompanied O
by O
his O
wife O
and O
grandson O
, O
Peres PER
arrived O
in O
Morocco LOC
on O
August O
25 O
. O

Peres PER
is O
expected O
to O
fly O
home O
on O
Friday O
, O
officials O
said O
. O



Scandal O
hits O
Clinton PER
campaign O
at O
vital O
moment O
. O

Michael PER
Conlon PER

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-29 O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
triumphal O
appearance O
at O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
, O
a O
vital O
moment O
in O
his O
bid O
for O
a O
second O
term O
, O
was O
marred O
on O
Thursday O
by O
the O
resignation O
of O
a O
top O
adviser O
in O
a O
reported O
sex O
scandal O
. O

Clinton PER
was O
at O
work O
on O
the O
nomination O
acceptance O
speech O
that O
will O
launch O
his O
10-week O
re-election O
campaign O
when O
political O
strategist O
Dick PER
Morris PER
abruptly O
announced O
his O
resignation O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
tabloid O
Star ORG
magazine ORG
reported O
the O
married O
Morris PER
had O
a O
lengthy O
affair O
with O
a O
$ O
200-an-hour O
prostitute O
who O
he O
allowed O
to O
eavesdrop O
on O
telephone O
conversations O
with O
Clinton PER
, O
and O
with O
whom O
he O
shared O
White LOC
House LOC
speeches O
before O
they O
were O
made O
. O

" O
Dick PER
Morris PER
is O
my O
friend O
, O
and O
he O
is O
a O
superb O
political O
strategist O
, O
" O
Clinton PER
said O
in O
a O
written O
statement O
. O
" O

I O
am O
and O
always O
will O
be O
grateful O
for O
the O
great O
contributions O
he O
has O
made O
to O
my O
campaigns O
and O
for O
the O
invaluable O
work O
he O
has O
done O
for O
me O
over O
the O
last O
two O
years O
. O
" O

Morris PER
declined O
to O
address O
the O
allegations O
directly O
in O
his O
resignation O
statement O
but O
said O
he O
was O
quitting O
to O
avoid O
becoming O
a O
campaign O
issue O
. O

The O
surprise O
development O
captivated O
the O
thousands O
of O
reporters O
at O
the O
convention O
and O
clearly O
worried O
some O
Democrats MISC
, O
who O
had O
planned O
a O
triumphal O
celebration O
of O
Clinton PER
's O
lead O
over O
Dole PER
in O
the O
opinion O
polls O
. O

Senator O
Dianne PER
Feinstein PER
, O
a O
California LOC
Democrat MISC
, O
called O
it O
a O
" O
big O
bump O
" O
in O
the O
way O
of O
the O
Clinton PER
campaign O
. O

" O
It O
comes O
at O
the O
worst O
possible O
time O
on O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
days O
for O
the O
president O
, O
" O
Feinstein PER
said O
. O

Clinton PER
was O
to O
deliver O
his O
acceptance O
speech O
at O
the O
final O
session O
of O
the O
Democratic MISC
Convention MISC
opening O
at O
8 O
p.m. O
EDT O
( O
midnight O
GMT MISC
) O
. O

The O
50-year-old O
president O
has O
been O
dogged O
for O
years O
by O
allegations O
of O
financial O
wrongdoing O
, O
sexual O
misconduct O
and O
questionable O
judgment O
in O
selecting O
his O
advisers O
. O

Republicans MISC
hope O
to O
seize O
on O
the O
" O
character O
" O
issue O
to O
bolster O
Clinton PER
's O
challenger O
Bob PER
Dole PER
in O
the O
final O
weeks O
of O
the O
campaign O
. O

Speaking O
in O
Santa LOC
Barbara LOC
, O
California LOC
, O
Dole PER
did O
not O
directly O
refer O
to O
the O
sexual O
scandal O
but O
said O
the O
departure O
of O
Morris PER
, O
who O
had O
advised O
Clinton PER
to O
chart O
a O
more O
centrist O
political O
course O
, O
would O
make O
Clinton PER
drift O
back O
to O
the O
left O
. O

" O
Morris PER
has O
been O
trying O
to O
make O
President O
Clinton PER
a O
Republican MISC
, O
now O
maybe O
he O
'll O
revert O
to O
the O
liberal O
Democrat MISC
that O
he O
really O
is O
, O
" O
Dole PER
told O
reporters O
. O

Clinton PER
will O
hit O
the O
road O
on O
Friday O
for O
a O
bus O
tour O
across O
several O
states O
in O
his O
fight O
to O
become O
the O
first O
Democratic MISC
incumbent O
re-elected O
to O
a O
second O
term O
since O
the O
days O
of O
Franklin PER
D. PER
Roosevelt PER
. O

Aides O
said O
Clinton PER
planned O
to O
spend O
most O
of O
Thursday O
in O
his O
hotel O
room O
several O
miles O
( O
km O
) O
from O
the O
convention O
hall O
working O
on O
his O
speech O
. O

It O
was O
apparently O
neglected O
on O
his O
long O
" O
whistle-stop O
" O
train O
trip O
to O
the O
convention O
, O
during O
which O
he O
revelled O
in O
contact O
with O
friendly O
crowds O
across O
the O
country O
's O
heartland O
. O

He O
was O
also O
hoarse O
and O
was O
giving O
his O
voice O
a O
rest O
. O

But O
first O
lady O
Hillary PER
Rodham PER
Clinton PER
told O
ABC ORG
television O
, O
" O
He O
's O
really O
fired O
up O
. O
" O

" O
He O
wants O
to O
outline O
to O
the O
American MISC
people O
what O
he O
thinks O
has O
been O
accomplished O
in O
the O
last O
four O
years O
, O
and O
what O
he O
would O
like O
to O
see O
done O
in O
the O
next O
four O
years O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

" O
He O
's O
very O
excited O
about O
this O
convention O
... O

He O
's O
excited O
about O
the O
campaign O
. O

But O
more O
than O
that O
, O
he O
's O
very O
resolute O
about O
what O
he O
wants O
to O
do O
. O
" O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
take O
anything O
for O
granted O
. O

I O
always O
expect O
elections O
to O
get O
close O
. O

I O
expect O
to O
have O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
up O
and O
down O
days O
between O
now O
and O
then O
, O
" O
she O
said O
of O
the O
November O
5 O
election O
date O
. O

Clinton PER
is O
leading O
Dole PER
by O
as O
much O
as O
15 O
points O
according O
to O
some O
polls O
. O

The O
campaign O
pits O
Dole PER
, O
a O
man O
of O
quick O
and O
withering O
wit O
and O
long-time O
public O
service O
, O
but O
stilted O
speaking O
style O
, O
against O
the O
glib O
and O
confident O
Clinton PER
, O
who O
has O
perfected O
a O
style O
that O
makes O
direct O
eye O
contact O
with O
his O
audience O
. O



Montana LOC
weekly O
muni O
bond O
indices O
- O
Piper ORG
Jaffray ORG
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
following O
Montana LOC
tax-exempt O
municipal O
bond O
indices O
were O
compiled O
by O
Piper ORG
Jaffray ORG
Inc ORG
for O
the O
week O
ending O
August O
30 O
. O

Previous O

8/30 O
Week O
Change O

------------------------- O

Year O
A-rated O
Gen'l O
Obligation O
4.45 O
% O
4.40 O
% O
+0.05 O

10 O
Year O
A-rated O
Gen'l O
Obligation O
4.90 O
% O
4.90 O
% O
----- O

15 O
Year O
A-rated O
Gen'l O
Obligation O
5.40 O
% O
5.35 O
% O
+0.05 O

20 O
Year O
A-rated O
Gen'l O
Obligation O
5.55 O
% O
5.50 O
% O
+0.05 O

30 O
Year O
A-rated O
Housing O
Rev O
6.05 O
% O
6.00 O
% O
+0.05 O

-- O
U.S. ORG
Municipal ORG
Desk ORG
, O
212-859-1650 O



Researchers O
report O
progress O
in O
muscular O
dystrophy O
. O

PHILADELPHIA LOC
1996-08-29 O

University ORG
of ORG
Pennsylvania ORG
researchers O
on O
Thursday O
said O
a O
new O
gene-therapy O
technique O
for O
treating O
muscular O
dystrophy O
disease O
had O
shown O
progress O
in O
laboratory O
animals O
. O

Word O
of O
the O
findings O
, O
to O
be O
published O
in O
the O
Oct. O
1 O
issue O
of O
the O
journal O
" O
Human ORG
Gene ORG
Therapy ORG
, O
" O
came O
in O
advance O
of O
the O
annual O
Jerry MISC
Lewis MISC
Labour MISC
Day MISC
weekend O
telethon O
to O
raise O
money O
for O
muscular O
dystrophy O
research O
. O

Several O
hurdles O
must O
be O
overcome O
before O
the O
method O
is O
used O
in O
human O
trials O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
" O
a O
treatment O
based O
on O
the O
new O
strategy O
.... O
may O
have O
the O
potential O
to O
benefit O
many O
patients O
, O
" O
the O
University ORG
of ORG
Pennsylvania ORG
Medical O
Centre O
said O
in O
a O
release O
. O

Muscular O
dystrophy O
is O
a O
fatal O
illness O
in O
which O
the O
body O
's O
muscle O
tissue O
degenerates O
and O
is O
replaced O
by O
fat O
. O

Death O
strikes O
in O
early O
adulthood O
. O

Individuals O
with O
the O
disease O
have O
a O
non-working O
version O
of O
a O
gene O
responsible O
for O
producing O
a O
crucial O
muscle O
protein O
called O
dystrophin O
. O

In O
the O
study O
at O
the O
University O
's O
Institute ORG
for ORG
Human ORG
Gene ORG
Therapy ORG
, O
researchers O
altered O
a O
common-cold O
virus O
to O
carry O
a O
version O
of O
the O
working O
dystrophin O
gene O
. O

The O
virus O
, O
which O
also O
was O
altered O
to O
minimise O
its O
susceptibility O
to O
the O
immune O
system O
, O
was O
then O
injected O
into O
the O
muscle O
cells O
of O
mice O
bred O
to O
lack O
dystrophin O
genes O
. O

In O
the O
experiment O
, O
between O
30 O
to O
40 O
percent O
of O
the O
muscle O
fibers O
in O
one O
group O
of O
mice O
produced O
dystrophin O
for O
two O
weeks O
before O
diminishing O
. O

Similar O
results O
had O
been O
obtained O
previously O
in O
test-tube O
cell O
cultures O
, O
but O
not O
in O
live O
animals O
, O
the O
university O
said O
. O

The O
university O
said O
methods O
are O
still O
needed O
to O
make O
enough O
of O
the O
altered O
virus O
to O
treat O
humans O
, O
to O
further O
decrease O
the O
immune-system O
response O
to O
the O
virus O
, O
and O
to O
deliver O
the O
virus O
to O
human O
muscle O
tissue O
. O



Export O
Business O
- O
Grain O
/ O
oilseeds O
complex O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Grain O
and O
oilseed O
exports O
reported O
by O
USDA ORG
and O
private O
export O
sources O
. O

WHEAT O
SALES O
- O
Taiwan ORG
Flour ORG
Mills ORG
Assn ORG
bought O
98,000 O
tonnes O
of O
U.S. LOC
No.1 O
or O
No.2 O
wheat O
from O
Cargill ORG
, O
Mitsui ORG
, O
Continental ORG
and O
Louis ORG
Dreyfus ORG
Corp ORG
for O
shipment O
from O
the O
Pacific LOC
Northwest LOC
. O

For O
Sept O
10-30 O
: O
16,300 O
tonnes O
of O
dark O
northern O
spring O
( O
DNS O
) O
at O
$ O
212.00 O
; O
7,000 O
of O
hard O
red O
winter O
( O
HRW O
) O
at O
$ O
205.10 O
; O
2,700 O
of O
western O
white O
( O
WW O
) O
at O
$ O
202.65 O
. O

For O
Sept O
20 O
- O
Oct O
10 O
: O
19,500 O
of O
DNS O
at O
$ O
212.25 O
, O
10,000 O
of O
HRW O
at O
$ O
204.74 O
, O
4,500 O
of O
WW O
at O
$ O
199.71 O
. O

For O
Sept O
25 O
- O
Oct O
20 O
: O
23,500 O
of O
DNS O
at O
$ O
212.25 O
, O
9,600 O
HRW O
at O
$ O
204.74 O
, O
4,900 O
WW O
at O
$ O
199.56 O
. O

WHEAT O
SALES O
- O
The O
Commodity ORG
Credit ORG
Corp ORG
of ORG
USDA ORG
bought O
18,278 O
tonnes O
of O
dark O
northern O
spring O
( O
DNS O
) O
wheat O
from O
Cargill ORG
Inc ORG
at O
$ O
195.79 O
per O
tonne O
, O
FOB O
, O
for O
donation O
to O
Nicaragua LOC
. O

Shipment O
is O
for O
Nov O
15 O
- O
Dec O
10 O
. O

WHEAT O
/ O
BARLEY O
SALE O
- O
The O
Japanese ORG
Food ORG
Agency ORG
said O
it O
bought O
20,000 O
tonnes O
of O
U.S. LOC
dark O
northern O
spring O
wheat O
, O
20,000 O
of O
Canadian MISC
western O
red O
spring O
wheat O
, O
20,000 O
of O
Australian MISC
standard O
white O
wheat O
and O
20,000 O
of O
Australian MISC
feed O
barley O
at O
its O
weekly O
tender O
, O
all O
for O
October O
shipment O
. O

SOYBEAN O
SALES O
- O
The O
Taichung ORG
division ORG
of O
Taiwan LOC
's O
Breakfast ORG
Soybean ORG
Procurement ORG
Assn ORG
bought O
108,000 O
tonnes O
of O
U.S. LOC
soybeans O
. O

Bunge ORG
sold O
the O
first O
shipment O
and O
Cargill ORG
the O
second O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

For O
Nov O
11-25 O
from O
the O
U.S. LOC
Gulf LOC
or O
Nov O
26 O
- O
Dec O
10 O
from O
PNW ORG
it O
paid O
$ O
0.8584 O
per O
bushel O
over O
CBOT O
January O
soybeans O
and O
for O
Dec O
6-20 O
or O
Dec O
21 O
- O
Jan O
it O
paid O
$ O
.8787 O
over O
CBOT O
January O
. O

- O
Pakistan LOC
bought O
31,412 O
tonnes O
of O
PL-480 O
No.2 O
yellow O
soybeans O
from O
Cargill ORG
Inc ORG
for O
$ O
303.19 O
per O
tonne O
, O
FOB O
U.S. LOC
Gulf LOC
, O
agents O
for O
the O
buyer O
said O
. O

The O
soybeans O
were O
for O
Oct O
15-30 O
shipment O
. O

BARLEY O
TENDER O
- O
The O
Cyprus ORG
Grain ORG
Commission ORG
said O
it O
invited O
offers O
September O
3 O
to O
supply O
25,000 O
tonnes O
of O
feed O
barley O
, O
with O
shipment O
for O
Sept O
25 O
- O
Oct O
10 O
from O
Europe LOC
or O
Sept O
15-30 O
from O
North LOC
America LOC
. O

MARKET O
TALK O
- O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
plans O
to O
import O
up O
to O
400,000 O
tonnes O
of O
rice O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
to O
meet O
a O
crop O
shortfall O
caused O
by O
drought O
and O
rising O
demand O
, O
government O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

MARKET O
TALK O
- O
USDA ORG
net O
change O
in O
weekly O
export O
commitments O
for O
the O
week O
ended O
August O
22 O
, O
includes O
old O
crop O
and O
new O
crop O
, O
were O
: O
wheat O
up O
595,400 O
tonnes O
old O
, O
nil O
new O
; O
corn O
up O
1,900 O
old O
, O
up O
319,600 O
new O
; O
soybeans O
down O
12,300 O
old O
, O
up O
300,800 O
new O
; O
upland O
cotton O
up O
50,400 O
bales O
new O
, O
nil O
old O
; O
soymeal O
54,800 O
old O
, O
up O
100,600 O
new O
, O
soyoil O
nil O
old O
, O
up O
75,000 O
new O
; O
barley O
up O
1,700 O
old O
, O
nil O
new O
; O
sorghum O
6,200 O
old O
, O
up O
156,700 O
new O
; O
pima O
cotton O
up O
4,000 O
bales O
old O
, O
nil O
new O
; O
rice O
up O
49,900 O
old O
, O
nil O
new O
... O

USDA ORG
Thursday O
forecast O
U.S. LOC
agricultural O
exports O
in O
fiscal O
year O
1997 O
would O
decline O
to O
$ O
58 O
billion O
, O
down O
$ O
2 O
billion O
from O
the O
record O
$ O
60 O
billion O
seen O
for O
fiscal O
1996 O
. O

Oilseed O
exports O
are O
expected O
to O
rise O
by O
$ O
800 O
million O
and O
livestock O
, O
poultry O
and O
fruits O
and O
vegetables O
are O
seen O
gaining O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

USDA ORG
pegged O
U.S. LOC
wheat O
exports O
at O
25.0 O
million O
tonnes O
in O
fiscal O
1997 O
versus O
32.0 O
million O
tonnes O
the O
prior O
year O
... O

The O
European ORG
Union ORG
agreed O
on O
Thursday O
to O
increase O
by O
300,000 O
tonnes O
the O
quota O
of O
German MISC
intervention O
barley O
available O
for O
export O
, O
France LOC
ONIC ORG
said O
. O

The O
EU ORG
's O
grain O
panel O
will O
add O
two O
tranches O
of O
150,000 O
tonnes O
each O
to O
the O
existing O
allocation O
, O
it O
said O
. O

-- O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
312-408-8720-- O



USDA ORG
gross O
cutout O
hide O
and O
offal O
value O
. O

DES LOC
MOINES LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
hide O
and O
offal O
value O
from O
a O
typical O
slaughter O
steer O
for O
Thursday O
was O
estimated O
at O
$ O
9.76 O
per O
cwt O
live O
, O
up O
$ O
0.03 O
when O
compared O
with O
Wednesday O
's O
value O
. O

- O
USDA ORG



Help-wanted O
ad O
index O
fell O
in O
July O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
help-wanted O
advertising O
index O
fell O
in O
July O
, O
the O
Conference ORG
Board ORG
said O
Thursday O
, O
reflecting O
the O
uneven O
nature O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
labour O
markets O
. O

The O
monthly O
index O
fell O
to O
83.0 O
in O
July O
against O
a O
reading O
of O
85.0 O
in O
June O
, O
the O
private O
business O
research O
group O
said O
. O

In O
July O
, O
the O
volume O
of O
help-wanted O
advertising O
fell O
in O
five O
of O
the O
nine O
U.S. LOC
regions O
. O

" O
The O
labour O
market O
has O
been O
expanding O
throughout O
1996 O
, O
but O
in O
a O
very O
uneven O
pattern O
, O
" O
Conference ORG
Board ORG
economist O
Ken PER
Goldstein PER
said O
. O
" O

Recent O
want-ad O
figures O
indicate O
that O
conservative O
hiring O
plans O
are O
keeping O
job O
growth O
below O
the O
rate O
of O
overall O
economic O
activity O
. O
" O

With O
2.5 O
percent O
gross O
domestic O
product O
growth O
expected O
for O
1996 O
, O
new O
job O
growth O
should O
slowly O
lower O
the O
unemployment O
rate O
over O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
year O
. O

" O
With O
the O
unemployment O
rate O
staying O
close O
to O
about O
5.5 O
percent O
over O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
there O
is O
a O
good O
chance O
the O
rate O
will O
slowly O
drop O
to O
about O
5.0 O
percent O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
" O
Goldstein PER
said O
. O

The O
July O
index O
matched O
the O
reading O
for O
July O
, O
1995 O
. O

The O
greatest O
declines O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
help-wanted O
advertising O
were O
in O
the O
New LOC
England LOC
, O
Mountain LOC
and O
West LOC
South LOC
Central LOC
regions O
. O

The O
greatest O
increase O
was O
in O
the O
East LOC
North LOC
Central LOC
region O
. O



Police O
seek O
suspects O
in O
Atlantic LOC
City LOC
jewel O
heist O
. O

ATLANTIC LOC
CITY LOC
, O
N.J. LOC
1996-08-29 O

Atlantic LOC
City LOC
police O
said O
Thursday O
they O
were O
seeking O
two O
men O
and O
two O
women O
in O
connection O
with O
a O
$ O
690,000 O
theft O
of O
jewelry O
and O
cash O
from O
a O
guest O
of O
the O
Showboat O
Hotel O
and O
Casino O
. O

Capt O
. O

Richard PER
Andrews PER
said O
police O
were O
seeking O
a O
man O
shown O
on O
a O
hotel O
videotape O
carrying O
a O
suitcase O
resembling O
the O
victim O
's O
. O
" O

We O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
, O
" O
Andrews PER
said O
of O
the O
man O
. O

A O
second O
man O
and O
two O
women O
also O
were O
being O
sought O
. O

The O
thefts O
occurred O
Sunday O
when O
the O
victim O
, O
New LOC
York LOC
jewelry O
wholesaler O
Jerry PER
Schein PER
, O
left O
three O
suitcases O
in O
a O
closet O
at O
Somerset ORG
Jewellers ORG
in O
the O
hotel O
while O
he O
checked O
out O
. O

While O
he O
was O
gone O
, O
two O
women O
in O
their O
mid-twenties O
and O
an O
older O
man O
entered O
the O
jewelry O
store O
and O
tried O
to O
distract O
store O
owner O
Charles PER
McGilley PER
. O

When O
Schein PER
returned O
two O
of O
the O
suitcases O
were O
missing O
. O

They O
contained O
$ O
650,000 O
in O
jewelry O
and O
$ O
40,000 O
in O
cash O
, O
Andrews PER
said O
. O

He O
said O
the O
man O
on O
the O
videotape O
did O
not O
match O
the O
description O
given O
by O
the O
jewelry O
store O
owner O
. O



O.J. PER
Simpson PER
hints O
at O
more O
supporting O
evidence O
. O

Jackie PER
Frank PER

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

O.J. PER
Simpson PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
he O
was O
financially O
broken O
by O
his O
defence O
against O
murder O
charges O
but O
he O
was O
hopeful O
new O
evidence O
to O
support O
him O
would O
be O
available O
for O
a O
civil O
trial O
next O
month O
. O

The O
former O
football O
star O
was O
found O
not O
guilty O
by O
a O
criminal O
trial O
jury O
last O
October O
of O
the O
murders O
of O
his O
former O
wife O
, O
Nicole PER
Brown PER
Simpson PER
, O
and O
her O
friend O
, O
Ronald PER
Goldman PER
, O
in O
June O
1994 O
. O

He O
now O
faces O
a O
civil O
suit O
brought O
by O
families O
of O
the O
victims O
who O
hold O
him O
responsible O
for O
the O
deaths O
. O

He O
told O
reporters O
a O
court O
order O
not O
to O
talk O
about O
his O
case O
kept O
him O
from O
detailing O
how O
he O
has O
fulfilled O
his O
pledge O
to O
find O
the O
killers O
. O

But O
he O
added O
without O
elaborating O
, O
" O
hopefully O
we O
will O
see O
some O
things O
come O
out O
in O
this O
next O
trial O
. O
" O

The O
judge O
in O
the O
civil O
trial O
has O
imposed O
a O
sweeping O
gag O
order O
that O
prohibits O
lawyers O
, O
witnesses O
and O
parties O
to O
the O
case O
from O
discussing O
it O
with O
the O
media O
or O
elsewhere O
in O
public O
. O

" O
I O
would O
love O
to O
speak O
about O
everything O
, O
" O
said O
Simpson PER
, O
who O
vowed O
after O
his O
acquittal O
to O
find O
the O
killers O
and O
offered O
a O
substantial O
reward O
. O

His O
lawyers O
have O
said O
his O
defence O
in O
the O
civil O
trial O
that O
starts O
Sept O
. O

17 O
will O
be O
that O
he O
did O
not O
kill O
the O
victims O
. O

Simpson PER
said O
at O
the O
hotel O
news O
conference O
his O
plans O
include O
eventually O
writing O
another O
book O
. O

He O
added O
that O
he O
has O
had O
job O
offers O
but O
more O
have O
come O
from O
abroad O
than O
at O
home O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
broke O
. O

I O
am O
not O
crying O
the O
blues O
. O

I O
can O
get O
along O
just O
fine O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O
" O

Whatever O
you O
want O
to O
send O
me O
, O
I O
need O
. O
" O

He O
again O
accused O
the O
news O
media O
of O
erroneous O
reporting O
on O
his O
case O
but O
did O
not O
signal O
any O
plans O
for O
lawsuits O
as O
he O
did O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
an O
address O
at O
a O
jam-packed O
Washington LOC
church O
. O

Contrary O
to O
news O
reports O
, O
Simpson PER
said O
, O
he O
has O
received O
support O
from O
both O
blacks O
and O
whites O
. O

He O
again O
dismissed O
charges O
that O
he O
had O
distanced O
himself O
from O
the O
black O
community O
during O
his O
successful O
football O
and O
commercial O
career O
, O
only O
to O
seek O
their O
support O
after O
he O
faced O
murder O
charges O
. O

A O
crowd O
of O
2,000 O
paid O
$ O
10 O
a O
head O
to O
hear O
the O
former O
star O
running O
back O
for O
the O
Buffalo ORG
Bills ORG
professional O
football O
club O
and O
a O
Football MISC
Hall MISC
of MISC
Fame MISC
member O
on O
Wednesday O
night O
. O

The O
crowd O
in O
the O
church O
was O
wildly O
supportive O
, O
showering O
Simpson PER
with O
gifts O
and O
praise O
. O

But O
outside O
, O
dozens O
of O
protesters O
from O
the O
D.C. ORG
Coalition ORG
Against ORG
Domestic ORG
Violence ORG
called O
for O
the O
church O
to O
support O
victims O
of O
violence O
instead O
. O



Clinton PER
adviser O
Morris PER
announces O
resignation O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-29 O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
top O
political O
strategist O
Dick PER
Morris PER
resigned O
on O
Thursday O
, O
saying O
he O
did O
not O
want O
to O
become O
an O
issue O
in O
Clinton PER
's O
re-election O
campaign O
. O

In O
a O
written O
statement O
, O
distributed O
by O
the O
Clinton PER
campaign O
, O
Morris PER
avoided O
comment O
on O
published O
allegations O
that O
he O
had O
engaged O
in O
a O
year-long O
affair O
with O
a O
$ O
200-an-hour O
prostitute O
. O

The O
statement O
from O
Morris PER
said O
that O
he O
had O
submitted O
his O
resignation O
on O
Wednesday O
night O
. O
" O

While O
I O
served O
I O
sought O
to O
avoid O
the O
limelight O
because O
I O
did O
not O
want O
to O
become O
the O
message O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
resign O
so O
I O
will O
not O
become O
the O
issue O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
announcement O
followed O
a O
report O
in O
the O
weekly O
supermarket O
tabloid O
Star ORG
magazine ORG
, O
reprinted O
in O
Thursday O
's O
editions O
of O
the O
New ORG
York ORG
Post ORG
, O
that O
the O
married O
adviser O
had O
hired O
a O
37-year-old O
prostitute O
on O
a O
weekly O
basis O
while O
visiting O
Washington LOC
to O
advise O
Clinton PER
on O
his O
re-election O
campaign O
. O

" O
I O
will O
not O
subject O
my O
wife O
, O
family O
or O
friends O
to O
the O
sadistic O
, O
vitriol O
of O
yellow O
journalism O
. O

I O
will O
not O
dignify O
such O
journalism O
with O
a O
reply O
or O
an O
answer O
. O

I O
never O
will O
, O
" O
his O
statement O
said O
. O

It O
was O
distributed O
to O
reporters O
at O
the O
press O
centre O
of O
Clinton PER
's O
Democratic MISC
convention O
headquarters O
just O
hours O
before O
the O
president O
was O
to O
address O
the O
delegates O
accepting O
the O
party O
's O
nomination O
for O
a O
second O
four-year O
term O
in O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
. O



U.S. LOC
surgeon O
investigated O
for O
discarding O
foot O
. O

CHARLESTON LOC
, O
S.C. LOC
1996-08-29 O

Health O
officials O
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
were O
investigating O
the O
discovery O
of O
an O
amputated O
foot O
on O
a O
beach O
near O
Charleston LOC
to O
determine O
whether O
a O
local O
surgeon O
had O
improperly O
disposed O
of O
infectious O
waste O
. O

The O
foot O
, O
which O
washed O
up O
on O
Sullivan LOC
's LOC
Island LOC
beach O
this O
month O
, O
was O
amputated O
three O
years O
ago O
from O
a O
child O
whose O
legs O
were O
deformed O
. O

The O
foot O
had O
to O
be O
removed O
so O
the O
infant O
could O
be O
fitted O
with O
a O
prosthesis O
. O

An O
orthopedic O
surgeon O
was O
given O
permission O
by O
the O
child O
's O
parents O
and O
the O
hospital O
to O
keep O
the O
foot O
for O
research O
and O
educational O
purposes O
. O

Health O
officials O
said O
the O
surgeon O
told O
authorities O
he O
stored O
the O
foot O
in O
his O
freezer O
at O
home O
, O
but O
the O
freezer O
recently O
broke O
down O
and O
the O
contents O
spoiled O
. O

The O
surgeon O
, O
who O
apologised O
for O
the O
incident O
, O
said O
he O
decided O
to O
put O
the O
foot O
in O
a O
crab O
trap O
to O
remove O
the O
flesh O
. O

The O
foot O
later O
washed O
up O
on O
the O
beach O
. O



Florida LOC
cop O
disguised O
as O
shrub O
nabs O
bad O
guys O
. O

MIAMI LOC
1996-08-29 O

It O
was O
a O
bush O
that O
bagged O
the O
bad O
guys O
. O

When O
four O
would-be O
robbers O
, O
armed O
and O
masked O
, O
showed O
up O
to O
rob O
a O
Checker ORG
's ORG
restaurant O
in O
the O
Fort LOC
Lauderdale LOC
suburb O
of O
Pembroke LOC
Pines LOC
on O
Tuesday O
, O
they O
had O
no O
idea O
the O
shrub O
near O
the O
drive-through O
window O
was O
toting O
a O
shotgun O
. O

Detective O
Earl PER
Feugill PER
, O
camouflaged O
as O
a O
shaggy O
green O
bush O
, O
ordered O
them O
to O
freeze O
. O
" O

They O
were O
quite O
surprised O
, O
" O
he O
told O
the O
Miami ORG
Herald ORG
. O

Feugill PER
said O
he O
made O
the O
hot O
, O
heavy O
suit O
, O
which O
he O
first O
used O
in O
the O
Marines ORG
, O
by O
attaching O
strips O
of O
burlap O
to O
a O
camouflage O
outfit O
. O

Green PER
and O
black O
face O
paint O
completed O
his O
disguise O
. O

He O
was O
staking O
out O
the O
restaurant O
after O
a O
series O
of O
robberies O
at O
local O
fast-food O
places O
. O

Pembroke LOC
Pines LOC
police O
said O
five O
people O
were O
arrested O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
90-minute O
stakeout O
, O
including O
the O
four O
robbers O
and O
a O
restaurant O
employee O
who O
was O
allegedly O
prepared O
to O
let O
them O
in O
a O
back O
door O
. O



U.S. ORG
DLA ORG
sets O
tin O
price O
at O
$ O
2.7975 O
per O
lb O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
U.S. ORG
Defense ORG
Logistics ORG
Agency ORG
set O
Thursday O
's O
offering O
price O
for O
stockpile O
tin O
at O
$ O
2.7975 O
per O
lb O
, O
versus O
$ O
2.7775 O
per O
lb O
yesterday O
. O



Key O
Clinton PER
aide O
resigns O
, O
NBC ORG
says O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Dick PER
Morris PER
, O
the O
Republican MISC
political O
consultant O
who O
reshaped O
U.S. LOC
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
's O
reelection O
campaign O
, O
has O
resigned O
, O
MS-NBC MISC
News MISC
reported O
Thursday O
. O

Morris PER
drew O
the O
ire O
of O
liberal O
Clinton PER
aides O
for O
repositioning O
the O
president O
in O
the O
political O
centre O
. O

There O
was O
no O
immediate O
comment O
on O
the O
report O
from O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
. O



U.S. LOC
corn O
gluten O
meal O
steady-higher O
, O
feed O
flat O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-29 O

U.S. LOC
corn O
gluten O
feed O
prices O
were O
flat O
while O
meal O
values O
were O
steady O
to O
firmer O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Dealers O
noted O
a O
seasonal O
pickup O
in O
meal O
demand O
. O

-- O

CHICAGO MISC
AREA MISC
MILLS MISC
( O
dollars O
per O
short O
ton O
) O

Gluten O
feed O
21 O
pct O
bulk O
Spot O
- O
117.00 O
unc O

Gluten O
feed O
pellets O
Spot O
- O
unq O

Gluten O
meal O
60 O
pct O
bulk O
rail O
Spot O
- O
320.00 O
up O
5 O

DECATUR ORG
, O
IL LOC
/ O
CLINTON ORG
AND ORG
CEDAR ORG
RAPIDS ORG
, O
IA LOC

Gluten O
feed O
18 O
pct O
pellets O
Spot O
- O
117.00 O
unc O

Gluten O
meal O
60 O
pct O
bulk O
Spot O
- O
310.00 O
unc O

( O
Chicago LOC
newsdesk O
312-408-8720 O
) O



EU ORG
barley O
sale O
worth O
$ O
145 O
/ O
T O
, O
for O
Saudi MISC
- O
sources O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
European ORG
Union ORG
sale O
of O
234,324 O
tonnes O
of O
German MISC
intervention O
barley O
is O
worth O
some O
$ O
145 O
per O
tonne O
fob O
Germany LOC
and O
is O
mostly O
destined O
for O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
, O
European MISC
grain O
sources O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
EU ORG
's O
cereals O
management O
committee O
sold O
234,324 O
tonnes O
of O
German MISC
intervention O
barley O
at O
a O
minimum O
price O
of O
105.07 O
Ecus MISC
per O
tonne O
. O

Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
provisionally O
bought O
800,000 O
tonnes O
of O
optional-origin O
barley O
at O
an O
August O
21 O
tender O
at O
prices O
between O
$ O
160 O
and O
$ O
162 O
including O
cost O
, O
insurance O
and O
freight O
, O
traders O
said O
last O
week O
. O

But O
European MISC
grain O
traders O
and O
officials O
said O
the O
Saudis MISC
might O
reduce O
the O
purchase O
to O
600,000 O
tonnes O
. O

Traders O
have O
said O
a O
substantial O
part O
of O
the O
deal O
was O
likely O
to O
come O
from O
the O
European ORG
Union ORG
, O
which O
enjoys O
a O
supply O
and O
freight O
advantage O
over O
other O
producers O
. O

But O
subtracting O
freight O
costs O
, O
the O
equivalent O
fob O
price O
of O
the O
deal O
is O
around O
$ O
142 O
, O
well O
below O
the O
$ O
149 O
per O
tonne O
floor O
price O
which O
the O
EU ORG
put O
on O
its O
barley O
as O
news O
of O
the O
deal O
emerged O
last O
week O
. O

Last O
Thursday O
the O
EU ORG
sold O
34,277 O
tonnes O
of O
German MISC
intervention O
barley O
at O
a O
minimum O
price O
of O
109.36 O
Ecus MISC
per O
tonne O
, O
which O
was O
seen O
as O
worth O
$ O
149 O
per O
tonne O
fob O
. O

-- O
Paris LOC
newsroom O
+331 O
4221 O
5432 O



French MISC
shipyard O
workers O
march O
against O
job O
cuts O
. O

RENNES ORG
1996-08-29 O

About O
3,500 O
naval O
shipyard O
workers O
marched O
in O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
northern O
port O
town O
of O
Cherbourg LOC
on O
Thursday O
to O
protest O
against O
defence O
restructuring O
, O
a O
union O
official O
said O
. O

The O
local O
police O
headquarters O
did O
not O
give O
a O
figure O
but O
said O
1,800 O
workers O
at O
the O
Cherbourg LOC
yeard O
had O
stopped O
work O
. O

A O
cutback O
plan O
could O
slim O
their O
numbers O
to O
1,700 O
from O
4,200 O
. O

Several O
hundred O
workers O
also O
marched O
in O
the O
western O
town O
of O
Indre LOC
where O
500 O
or O
1,600 O
jobs O
are O
at O
risk O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Pakistan LOC
- O
August O
29 O
. O

Following O
are O
some O
of O
the O
main O
stories O
in O
Thursday O
's O
Pakistani MISC
newspapers O
: O

DAWN ORG

- O
The O
government O
has O
decided O
to O
transfer O
the O
entire O
distribution O
network O
of O
electricity O
to O
foreign O
managements O
to O
curtail O
losses O
of O
billions O
of O
rupees O
. O

- O
The O
government O
has O
suffered O
a O
loss O
of O
11 O
billion O
rupees O
due O
to O
tax O
holidays O
at O
industrial O
estates O
in O
Hub LOC
and O
Gadoon LOC
. O

- O
High O
Court O
officials O
have O
unearthed O
police-run O
human O
cages O
at O
Tando LOC
Allahyar LOC
near O
Hyderabad LOC
. O

Some O
27 O
people O
were O
rescued O
from O
the O
private O
jail O
set O
up O
by O
the O
police O
. O

- O
Opposition O
leader O
Nawaz PER
Sharif PER
renewed O
a O
pledge O
to O
oust O
the O
Pakistan ORG
People ORG
's ORG
Party ORG
government O
headed O
by O
Prime O
Minister O
Benazir PER
Bhutto PER
. O

BUSINESS ORG
RECORDER ORG

- O
Gas O
prices O
may O
go O
up O
by O
five O
percent O
to O
increase O
the O
rate O
of O
return O
of O
Sui ORG
Southern ORG
Gas ORG
and O
Sui ORG
Northern ORG
Gas ORG
companies O
. O

- O
Japan LOC
is O
importing O
80 O
percent O
of O
cotton O
yarn O
from O
Pakistan LOC
every O
year O
. O

- O
The O
government O
has O
blamed O
sugar O
technologists O
for O
not O
supporting O
a O
long-term O
programme O
of O
research O
and O
development O
to O
increase O
production O
of O
sugarcane O
. O

FINANCIAL ORG
POST ORG

- O
Armed O
robbers O
pillaged O
70 O
barrels O
of O
crude O
oil O
from O
a O
well O
near O
Gujar LOC
Khan LOC
on O
Wednesday O
. O

- O
Pakistan LOC
will O
pay O
an O
additional O
bill O
of O
$ O
244 O
million O
as O
private O
power O
projects O
with O
capacity O
of O
3,225 O
megawatt O
go O
on-line O
by O
1998/99 O
. O

THE ORG
NATION ORG

- O
The O
government O
is O
facing O
extreme O
difficulties O
in O
meeting O
its O
revenue O
collections O
targets O
for O
1996/97 O
. O

- O
Mohib ORG
Textile ORG
Mills ORG
has O
defaulted O
to O
nearly O
23 O
development O
finance O
institutions O
, O
foreign O
and O
local O
banks O
, O
leasing O
companies O
and O
modarabas O
( O
Islamic MISC
mutual O
funds O
) O
. O

- O
Investment O
Minister O
Asif PER
Ali PER
Zardari PER
expressed O
keenness O
for O
a O
close O
working O
relationship O
with O
Japanese MISC
companies O
so O
that O
investment O
from O
Japan LOC
can O
multiply.q O

- O
Karachi ORG
Stock ORG
Exchange ORG
index O
falls O
by O
7.84 O
points O
. O

THE ORG
NEWS ORG

- O
The O
prime O
minister O
's O
special O
economic O
assistant O
Shahid PER
Hasan PER
Khan PER
said O
privatisation O
of O
thermal O
power O
plants O
, O
power O
generation O
from O
private O
plants O
and O
management O
contracts O
of O
Area MISC
Electricity MISC
Boards MISC
would O
help O
achieve O
6.5 O
percent O
GDP O
growth O
. O

- O
Pakistan LOC
's O
Muslim ORG
Commercial ORG
Bank ORG
, O
Vital ORG
Information ORG
System ORG
, O
and O
Duff ORG
and ORG
Phelps ORG
of O
the O
U.S. LOC
are O
likely O
to O
announce O
a O
strategic O
alliance O
with O
Bangladesh LOC
's O
only O
credit O
rating O
company O
-- O
Credit ORG
Rating ORG
and ORG
Information ORG
Systems ORG
Ltd ORG
-- O
next O
month O
. O

- O
The O
Sindh ORG
High ORG
Court ORG
issued O
an O
ad-interim O
order O
restraining O
the O
Privatisation ORG
Commission ORG
from O
handing O
over O
Javedan ORG
Cement ORG
to O
Dadabhoy ORG
Investment ORG
( ORG
pvt ORG
) ORG
Ltd ORG
until O
it O
can O
consider O
a O
legal O
challenge O
mounted O
by O
unions O
to O
the O
deal O
. O

THE ORG
MUSLIM ORG

- O
Pakistan LOC
and O
Iran LOC
have O
agreed O
to O
expand O
and O
strengthen O
political O
, O
trade O
and O
economic O
relations O
. O

-- O
Islamabad LOC
newsroom O
9251-274757 O



Salang LOC
tunnel O
reopened O
linking O
Kabul LOC
with O
north O
. O

SALANG LOC
TUNNEL O
, O
Afghanistan LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
Salang LOC
tunnel O
linking O
Kabul LOC
with O
northern O
Afghanistan LOC
was O
formally O
reopened O
to O
traffic O
on O
Thursday O
under O
an O
agreement O
between O
the O
government O
and O
an O
opposition O
militia O
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

They O
said O
dozens O
of O
trucks O
began O
moving O
through O
the O
tunnel O
from O
both O
directions O
after O
the O
road O
reopened O
. O

The O
Salang LOC
tunnel O
, O
the O
main O
supply O
route O
for O
Soviet MISC
troops O
when O
they O
were O
occupying O
Afghanistan LOC
in O
the O
1980s O
, O
had O
been O
closed O
since O
1994 O
when O
northern O
militia O
leader O
General O
Abdul PER
Rashid PER
Dostum PER
rebelled O
against O
the O
Kabul LOC
government O
. O

Witnesses O
said O
wrecked O
tanks O
and O
vehicles O
littered O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
heavily-mined O
road O
. O

Mines O
had O
been O
removed O
from O
the O
road O
itself O
, O
but O
experts O
of O
the O
Halo LOC
Trust LOC
mine O
clearance O
agency O
said O
it O
would O
take O
a O
week O
to O
clear O
the O
roadsides O
. O

Afghan MISC
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Qotbuddin PER
Hilal PER
officiated O
at O
the O
reopening O
ceremony O
, O
which O
was O
delayed O
by O
several O
hours O
while O
the O
two O
sides O
argued O
about O
a O
mutual O
release O
of O
prisoners O
. O



Two O
Indians MISC
to O
die O
for O
killing O
23 O
bus O
passengers O
. O

NEW LOC
DELHI LOC
1996-08-29 O

India LOC
's O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
on O
Thursday O
sentenced O
two O
men O
to O
death O
after O
finding O
them O
guilty O
of O
killing O
23 O
bus O
passengers O
, O
including O
children O
. O

It O
said O
the O
two O
, O
after O
robbing O
the O
passengers O
, O
burnt O
them O
alive O
by O
sprinkling O
the O
bus O
with O
petrol O
and O
setting O
it O
on O
fire O
in O
the O
southern O
state O
of O
Andhra LOC
Pradesh LOC
in O
1993 O
. O

" O
We O
have O
no O
doubt O
that O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
rarest O
of O
the O
rare O
cases O
, O
not O
merely O
due O
to O
the O
number O
of O
innocent O
human O
beings O
roasted O
alive O
by O
the O
appellants O
, O
but O
the O
inhuman O
manner O
in O
which O
they O
plotted O
the O
scheme O
and O
executed O
it O
, O
" O
Justice PER
K.T. PER
Thomas PER
said O
in O
the O
verdict O
by O
a O
panel O
of O
three O
judges O
. O



Elephant O
tramples O
woman O
to O
death O
in O
Nepal LOC
. O

KATHMANDU LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
rampaging O
elephant O
dragged O
a O
sleeping O
72-year-old O
woman O
from O
her O
bed O
and O
trampled O
her O
to O
death O
in O
the O
third O
such O
killing O
in O
two O
months O
, O
Nepal LOC
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
elephant O
crashed O
into O
Hari PER
Maya PER
Poudels PER
house O
in O
Madhumalla LOC
village O
earlier O
this O
week O
while O
she O
was O
asleep O
, O
they O
said O
. O

The O
beast O
dragged O
the O
woman O
30 O
feet O
( O
nine O
metres O
) O
away O
from O
her O
bed O
and O
trampled O
her O
to O
death O
, O
a O
police O
official O
told O
Reuters ORG
in O
the O
Himalayan MISC
kingdoms O
capital O
Kathmandu LOC
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
months O
elephants O
have O
killed O
three O
people O
in O
remote O
areas O
of O
east O
and O
central O
Nepal LOC
. O

Elephants O
are O
protected O
under O
Nepali MISC
law O
, O
which O
provides O
for O
jail O
sentences O
of O
up O
to O
15 O
years O
for O
convicted O
elephant O
killers O
. O



Sri MISC
Lankan MISC
rebels O
overrun O
police O
post O
, O
kill O
24 O
. O

COLOMBO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Tamil ORG
Tiger ORG
rebels O
overran O
an O
isolated O
police O
post O
in O
Sri LOC
Lanka LOC
's O
northeast O
early O
on O
Thursday O
killing O
24 O
policemen O
, O
defence O
officials O
said O
. O

A O
large O
group O
of O
Liberation ORG
Tigers ORG
of ORG
Tamil ORG
Eelam ORG
( O
LTTE ORG
) O
rebels O
stormed O
the O
Kudapokuna LOC
police O
post O
, O
just O
north O
of O
Welikanda LOC
, O
200 O
km O
( O
125 O
miles O
) O
from O
Colombo LOC
, O
before O
dawn O
, O
they O
said O
. O

" O
The O
entire O
post O
was O
overrun O
, O
" O
said O
a O
defence O
official O
. O

It O
was O
not O
immediately O
clear O
if O
there O
were O
any O
casualties O
among O
the O
rebels O
, O
who O
are O
fighting O
for O
independence O
for O
minority O
Tamils MISC
in O
the O
Indian LOC
Ocean LOC
island O
's O
north O
and O
east O
. O

It O
is O
the O
second O
time O
in O
three O
days O
that O
the O
rebels O
attacked O
police O
. O

Suspected O
Tamil MISC
Tigers ORG
on O
Tuesday O
hurled O
hand O
grenades O
at O
a O
police O
vehicle O
in O
a O
crowded O
market O
in O
the O
army-controlled O
northern O
town O
of O
Vavuniya LOC
, O
killing O
at O
least O
two O
policemen O
. O

More O
than O
a O
dozen O
people O
, O
including O
several O
police O
who O
were O
working O
undercover O
, O
were O
wounded O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

Vavuniya LOC
is O
just O
south O
of O
the O
northern O
mainland O
area O
controlled O
by O
the O
LTTE ORG
. O

The O
government O
says O
more O
than O
50,000 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
the O
ethnic O
war O
, O
now O
in O
its O
14th O
year O
. O



Vicorp ORG
Restaurants ORG
names O
Sabourin LOC
CFO O
. O

DENVER PER
1996-08-29 O

Vicorp ORG
Restaurants ORG
Inc ORG
said O
it O
has O
named O
Richard PER
Sabourin PER
as O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

The O
company O
said O
Sabourin PER
is O
the O
former O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
at O
Bestop ORG
Inc ORG
of O
Boulder LOC
, O
Colo LOC
. LOC

It O
said O
Craig PER
Held PER
has O
also O
joined O
the O
company O
as O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
marketing O
officer O
. O

-- O
New ORG
York ORG
Newsdesk ORG
212 O
859 O
1610 O



SoCal ORG
Edison ORG
sees O
2 O
power O
lines O
back O
today O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Southern ORG
California ORG
Edison ORG
Co ORG
said O
it O
expected O
two O
220 O
kilovolt O
( O
KV O
) O
power O
lines O
in O
southern O
California LOC
to O
resume O
service O
later O
today O
after O
being O
shut O
late O
Wednesday O
because O
of O
a O
wildfire O
raging O
north O
of O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
. O

" O
They O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
placed O
in O
service O
later O
today O
, O
" O
said O
company O
spokesman O
Steve PER
Conroy PER
, O
adding O
repair O
crews O
have O
been O
removing O
smoke O
and O
other O
fire-related O
residues O
, O
which O
had O
settled O
on O
the O
two O
lines O
. O

The O
shutdown O
of O
the O
220 O
KV O
lines O
reduced O
by O
500 O
megawatts O
( O
MW O
) O
the O
amount O
of O
power O
which O
the O
area O
received O
from O
SoCal ORG
Edison ORG
's O
1,200 O
MW O
Sierra LOC
hydroelectric O
facility O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Conroy PER
noted O
two O
500 O
KV O
and O
another O
220 O
KV O
line O
running O
from O
the O
Sierra LOC
plant O
to O
Los LOC
Angeles LOC
remained O
in O
operation O
, O
and O
continued O
to O
carry O
some O
of O
the O
production O
from O
Sierra LOC
to O
the O
region O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
the O
two O
500 O
KV O
transmission O
cables O
were O
taken O
out O
of O
service O
, O
also O
for O
cleaning O
, O
for O
about O
a O
day O
. O

Containment O
of O
the O
fire O
has O
been O
difficult O
because O
of O
the O
hot O
, O
arid O
, O
windy O
weather O
in O
the O
region O
, O
Conroy PER
said O
. O

" O
The O
fires O
keep O
moving O
back O
because O
of O
the O
winds O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
forcing O
the O
utility O
to O
shut O
those O
transmission O
lines O
for O
a O
second O
time O
this O
week O
. O

Local O
authorities O
charged O
a O
teenager O
for O
starting O
the O
blaze O
. O

In O
four O
days O
, O
the O
fire O
destroyed O
20,000 O
acres O
of O
forest O
land O
. O

-- O
R PER
Leong PER
, O
New ORG
York ORG
Power ORG
Desk ORG
+1 O
212 O
859 O
1622 O



Dreyfus ORG
Strategic ORG
Munis ORG
monthly O
$ O
0.056 O
/ O
shr O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Monthly O

Latest O
Prior O

Amount O
$ O
0.056 O
$ O
0.056 O

Pay O
Sept O
27 O

Record O
Sept O
13 O

NOTE O
: O
Full O
name O
of O
company O
is O
Dreyfus ORG
Strategic ORG
Municipals ORG
Inc ORG
. O



Sierra ORG
Semiconductor ORG
jumps O
on O
exit O
plan O
. O

Martin PER
Wolk PER

SEATTLE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Sierra ORG
Semiconductor ORG
Corp ORG
jumped O
23 O
percent O
Thursday O
on O
the O
expectation O
the O
company O
would O
emerge O
as O
a O
smaller O
but O
more O
profitable O
operation O
after O
its O
planned O
exit O
from O
the O
computer O
modem O
business O
. O

The O
San LOC
Jose LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
, O
company O
was O
up O
2-1/8 O
at O
11-3/8 O
after O
its O
announcement O
Wednesday O
that O
it O
planned O
to O
pull O
out O
of O
the O
highly O
competitive O
modem-chip O
business O
and O
focus O
instead O
on O
the O
fast-growing O
market O
for O
computer O
networking O
equipment O
. O

" O
Certainly O
the O
company O
will O
be O
a O
much O
smaller O
company O
now O
, O
but O
it O
will O
be O
a O
more O
profitable O
business O
, O
" O
said O
analyst O
Elias PER
Moosa PER
of O
Roberston ORG
Stephens ORG
& ORG
Co ORG
. O

But O
analysts O
noted O
that O
Sierra ORG
still O
has O
much O
painful O
work O
ahead O
of O
it O
, O
including O
cutting O
as O
many O
as O
150 O
jobs O
from O
its O
workforce O
, O
which O
currently O
has O
500 O
people O
, O
and O
building O
up O
the O
business O
of O
its O
PMC-Sierra ORG
unit O
, O
which O
makes O
routing O
devices O
and O
chipsets O
for O
high-speed O
computer O
networks O
. O

The O
company O
has O
announced O
plans O
to O
take O
a O
charge O
against O
earnings O
of O
$ O
50 O
million O
to O
$ O
80 O
million O
to O
write O
down O
the O
value O
of O
assets O
and O
inventories O
and O
cover O
severance O
payments O
. O

Scott PER
Randall PER
of O
Soundview ORG
Financial ORG
Group ORG
said O
the O
company O
likely O
would O
have O
difficulty O
selling O
its O
modem-chip O
business O
. O

" O
Once O
you O
announce O
your O
intention O
to O
exit O
a O
business O
, O
it O
becomes O
a O
complete O
buyer O
's O
market O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

And O
he O
said O
that O
while O
the O
company O
is O
focusing O
on O
the O
fastest-growing O
part O
of O
its O
business O
, O
the O
market O
for O
networking O
chips O
has O
begun O
to O
attract O
the O
attention O
of O
much-larger O
players O
such O
as O
International ORG
Business ORG
Machines ORG
Corp ORG
. O

" O
As O
the O
market O
develops O
the O
question O
is O
, O
are O
they O
able O
to O
make O
that O
transition O
to O
be O
a O
much O
larger O
company O
? O
" O

Randall PER
said O
. O

Other O
analysts O
were O
more O
bullish O
, O
even O
though O
the O
company O
is O
expected O
to O
shrink O
to O
slightly O
more O
than O
half O
its O
current O
size O
in O
sales O
. O

" O
It O
's O
a O
positive O
strategic O
move O
, O
" O
said O
Miles PER
Kan PER
of O
Hambrecht ORG
& ORG
Quist ORG
. O

" O
The O
modem O
business O
is O
a O
low-margin O
, O
commodity O
business O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
company O
's O
PMC-Sierra ORG
unit O
generated O
$ O
33 O
million O
of O
the O
company O
's O
$ O
117 O
million O
in O
sales O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
the O
year O
, O
compared O
with O
$ O
45 O
million O
in O
sales O
of O
modem O
chips O
, O
Kan PER
said O
. O

But O
the O
PMC ORG
unit O
is O
far O
more O
profitable O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Sierra ORG
's O
stock O
has O
fallen O
from O
a O
high O
of O
nearly O
$ O
25 O
this O
year O
as O
the O
computer O
chip O
sector O
has O
been O
battered O
by O
falling O
prices O
and O
concern O
about O
slowing O
demand O
. O

-- O
Seattle LOC
bureau O
206-386-4848 O



Housecall ORG
shares O
sink O
after O
profit O
warning O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Shares O
in O
home O
healthcare O
services O
company O
Housecall ORG
Medical ORG
Resources ORG
Inc ORG
fell O
more O
than O
50 O
percent O
on O
Thursday O
after O
the O
company O
said O
it O
expected O
a O
net O
loss O
for O
the O
fiscal O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

Morgan ORG
Stanley ORG
said O
it O
downgraded O
the O
stock O
to O
underperform O
from O
outperform O
. O

Housecall ORG
was O
off O
7-3/8 O
to O
7-1/8 O
in O
morning O
trading O
. O

The O
Atlanta-based MISC
company O
went O
public O
in O
April O
at O
$ O
16 O
a O
share O
. O

Wall LOC
Street LOC
had O
expected O
the O
company O
to O
earn O
$ O
0.17 O
a O
share O
in O
its O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
ended O
June O
30 O
, O
according O
to O
First O
Call O
. O

Housecall ORG
said O
fourth O
quarter O
earnings O
and O
revenues O
were O
expected O
to O
fall O
short O
of O
expectations O
. O

It O
said O
its O
non-Medicare MISC
infusion O
therapy O
, O
hospice O
and O
nursing O
services O
businesses O
failed O
to O
meet O
budgeted O
revenues O
. O

It O
also O
cited O
a O
limitation O
on O
Medicare MISC
reimbursement O
for O
some O
services O
provided O
during O
the O
quarter O
. O



First ORG
Alliance ORG
net O
income O
slips O
. O

IRVINE LOC
, O
Calif. LOC
1996-08-29 O

First ORG
Alliance ORG
Corporation ORG
and ORG
Subsidiaries ORG

Quarter O
ended O
June O
30 O
Six O
Months O
ended O
June O
30 O

1996 O
1995 O
1996 O
1995 O

Unaudited O

Total O
revenue O

17,024,000 O
18,174,000 O
31,834,000 O
24,137,000 O

Total O
expense O

7,718,000 O
6,828,000 O
14,668,000 O
13,091,000 O

Net O
Income O
9,167,000 O
11,175,000 O
16,909,000 O
10,880,000 O

Net O
Income O
Per O

Share O
0.86 O
1.05 O
1.59 O
1.02 O

Weighted O
average O
number O
of O

shares O
outstanding O

10,650,407 O
10,650,407 O
10,650,407 O
10,650,407 O

Pro O
Forma O
: O

Historical O
income O
before O
income O

tax O
provision O

9,306,000 O
11,346,000 O
17,166,000 O
11,046,000 O

Pro O
forma O
income O
tax O

provision O
3,820,000 O
4,658,000 O
7,047,000 O
4,534,000 O

Pro O
forma O
net O

income O
5,486,000 O
6,688,000 O
10,119,000 O
6,512,000 O

Pro O
forma O
net O
income O

per O
share O
0.37 O
0.45 O
0.68 O
0.44 O

Pro O
forma O
weighted O
average O

number O
of O
shares O

outstanding O
14,775,000 O
14,775,000 O
14,775,000 O
14,775,000 O



Oasis ORG
singer O
heads O
for O
U.S. LOC
after O
illness O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Liam PER
Gallagher PER
, O
singer O
of O
Britain LOC
's O
top O
rock O
group O
Oasis ORG
, O
flew O
out O
on O
Thursday O
to O
join O
the O
band O
three O
days O
after O
the O
start O
of O
its O
U.S. LOC
tour O
. O

Gallagher PER
made O
his O
usual O
obscene O
gestures O
and O
swore O
at O
journalists O
as O
he O
prepared O
to O
fly O
from O
London LOC
's O
Heathrow LOC
airport O
to O
Chicago LOC
. O

" O
I O
hate O
you O
f... O
ing O
lot O
, O
yet O
you O
're O
always O
asking O
me O
too O
many O
things O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
a O
supermodel O
you O
know O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
just O
15 O
minutes O
before O
his O
flight O
was O
due O
to O
depart O
, O
Liam PER
decided O
not O
to O
travel O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
group O
, O
which O
includes O
his O
brother O
Noel PER
. O

Liam PER
caught O
a O
taxi O
back O
to O
London LOC
saying O
he O
had O
" O
problems O
at O
home O
" O
. O

He O
was O
believed O
to O
be O
suffering O
from O
laryngitis O
and O
said O
he O
had O
to O
go O
house-hunting O
with O
actress O
girlfriend O
Patsy PER
Kensit PER
. O

When O
they O
first O
heard O
that O
Liam PER
had O
not O
flown O
out O
with O
the O
band O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
tour O
, O
many O
U.S. LOC
fans O
asked O
for O
refunds O
on O
their O
concert O
tickets O
. O

The O
group O
began O
the O
U.S. LOC
tour O
, O
which O
is O
scheduled O
to O
last O
until O
September O
18 O
, O
with O
a O
concert O
in O
Chicago LOC
on O
Tuesday O
at O
which O
Noel PER
Gallagher PER
filled O
in O
for O
his O
brother O
as O
lead O
singer O
. O



Slough ORG
Estates ORG
helps O
lift O
property O
sector O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
strong O
set O
of O
interim O
results O
and O
an O
upbeat O
outlook O
from O
Slough ORG
Estates ORG
Plc ORG
helped O
to O
boost O
the O
property O
sector O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Shares O
in O
Slough ORG
, O
which O
earlier O
announced O
a O
14 O
percent O
rise O
in O
first-half O
pretax O
profit O
to O
37.4 O
million O
stg O
, O
climbed O
nearly O
six O
percent O
, O
or O
14p O
to O
250 O
pence O
at O
1009 O
GMT MISC
, O
while O
British ORG
Land ORG
added O
12-1 O
/ O
2p O
to O
468p O
, O
Land ORG
Securities ORG
rose O
5-1 O
/ O
2p O
to O
691p O
and O
Hammerson ORG
was O
8p O
higher O
at O
390 O
. O

Traders O
said O
positive O
comment O
from O
investment O
banks O
Merrill ORG
Lynch ORG
and O
SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
also O
fueled O
the O
gains O
. O

One O
dealer O
said O
positive O
stances O
from O
Merrill ORG
Lynch ORG
and O
SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
were O
the O
key O
factors O
behind O
the O
gains O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Merrill ORG
Lynch ORG
said O
the O
bank O
was O
preparing O
to O
issue O
a O
note O
on O
the O
sector O
. O
" O

We O
have O
been O
very O
positive O
( O
on O
property O
) O
, O
" O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
: O
" O
On O
a O
technical O
basis O
it O
is O
our O
most O
favoured O
sector O
. O
" O

SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
issued O
an O
update O
on O
the O
property O
sector O
on O
Thursday O
, O
saying O
that O
most O
of O
the O
predictions O
it O
made O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
year O
were O
being O
realised O
. O

" O
In O
the O
property O
market O
it O
is O
a O
case O
of O
so O
far O
, O
so O
good O
, O
" O
a O
member O
of O
SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
's O
property O
team O
said O
. O

SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
said O
it O
is O
maintaining O
its O
forecast O
for O
five O
percent O
growth O
in O
rental O
incomes O
during O
1996 O
, O
but O
it O
has O
shaved O
its O
forecast O
for O
capital O
growth O
to O
five O
percent O
from O
six O
. O

The O
spokesman O
said O
SBC ORG
Warburg ORG
has O
also O
put O
an O
" O
add O
" O
recommendation O
on O
Slough ORG
Estates ORG
' O
shares O
, O
but O
added O
that O
this O
" O
is O
a O
general O
move O
, O
not O
because O
of O
the O
results O
. O
" O

Slough ORG
's O
chairman O
Sir O
Nigel PER
Mobbs PER
added O
to O
the O
bullish O
mood O
in O
the O
sector O
, O
saying O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
" O
with O
the O
prospect O
of O
a O
period O
of O
steady O
economic O
growth O
and O
low O
inflation O
ahead O
, O
there O
is O
good O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
property O
sector O
should O
continue O
its O
improvement O
. O
" O

-- O
Jonathan PER
Birt PER
, O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
+44 O
171 O
542 O
7717 O



Canada LOC
's O
international O
travel O
account O
gap O
shrinks O
. O

OTTAWA LOC
1996-08-29 O

Higher O
spending O
by O
foreign O
visitors O
and O
less O
Canadian MISC
tourist O
spending O
abroad O
cut O
the O
deficit O
in O
Canada LOC
's O
international O
travel O
account O
by O
26.5 O
percent O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
Statistics ORG
Canada ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
deficit O
fell O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
C$ MISC
715 O
million O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
from O
C$ MISC
973 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
, O
as O
foreigners O
spent O
a O
record O
C$ MISC
3.00 O
billion O
seasonally O
adjusted O
while O
Canadians MISC
reduced O
their O
spending O
abroad O
by O
5.1 O
percent O
to O
C$ MISC
3.72 O
billion O
. O

-- O
Reuters ORG
Ottawa ORG
Burea ORG
( O
613 O
) O
235-6745 O



Jordanian MISC
PM O
Kabariti PER
meets O
Arafat PER
in O
West LOC
Bank LOC
. O

RAMALLAH LOC
, O
West LOC
Bank LOC
1996-08-29 O

Jordanian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Abdul-Karim PER
al-Kabariti PER
began O
talks O
with O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
on O
Thursday O
on O
the O
stalled O
Middle LOC
East LOC
peace O
process O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Kabariti PER
flew O
by O
helicopter O
to O
Palestinian-ruled MISC
Ramallah LOC
and O
after O
a O
brief O
arrival O
ceremony O
went O
into O
talks O
with O
Arafat PER
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
's O
visit O
, O
his O
first O
trip O
outside O
the O
country O
since O
Jordan LOC
was O
shaken O
by O
food O
riots O
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
came O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
a O
Palestinian MISC
general O
strike O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
. O

Arafat PER
called O
the O
four-hour O
strike O
, O
which O
ended O
at O
noon O
( O
0900 O
GMT MISC
) O
to O
protest O
against O
Israeli MISC
policy O
on O
settlements O
and O
Jerusalem LOC
. O

Jordan LOC
's O
official O
state O
news O
agency O
Petra ORG
said O
Kabariti PER
would O
hold O
discussions O
" O
on O
the O
latest O
developments O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
and O
bilateral O
cooperation O
" O
. O



Iran LOC
says O
five O
spy O
networks O
destroyed O
, O
41 O
held O
. O

TEHRAN LOC
1996-08-29 O

Iranian MISC
security O
forces O
have O
broken O
up O
five O
espionage O
rings O
in O
northwestern O
Iran LOC
and O
arrested O
41 O
people O
on O
charges O
of O
spying O
for O
unnamed O
countries O
, O
a O
daily O
newspaper O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Jomhuri ORG
Eslami ORG
quoted O
the O
West LOC
Azerbaijan LOC
province O
security O
chief O
as O
saying O
those O
held O
confessed O
to O
gathering O
confidential O
information O
, O
photographing O
strategic O
sites O
, O
doing O
propaganda O
against O
state O
officials O
and O
" O
spreading O
pan-Turkism MISC
" O
. O

It O
was O
not O
clear O
if O
they O
were O
the O
same O
five O
spy O
rings O
, O
allegedly O
led O
by O
Turkish MISC
diplomats O
, O
that O
Iran LOC
said O
in O
April O
it O
had O
broken O
up O
in O
the O
same O
area O
, O
which O
borders O
Turkey LOC
. O

The O
April O
arrests O
were O
announced O
shortly O
after O
a O
row O
in O
which O
Tehran LOC
asked O
Ankara LOC
to O
withdraw O
four O
Turkish MISC
diplomats O
accused O
of O
spying O
, O
and O
Turkey LOC
expelled O
four O
Iranian MISC
diplomats O
for O
their O
alleged O
links O
to O
killings O
of O
Iranian MISC
exiles O
. O

Ties O
between O
the O
two O
neighbours O
, O
strained O
also O
over O
a O
military O
accord O
between O
Turkey LOC
and O
Israel LOC
which O
drew O
strong O
Iranian MISC
objections O
, O
have O
improved O
since O
Islamist MISC
Necmettin PER
Erbakan PER
took O
over O
as O
Turkish MISC
prime O
minister O
in O
June O
. O

The O
daily O
Iran LOC
on O
Thursday O
quoted O
Intelligence O
Minister O
Ali PER
Fallahiyan PER
as O
saying O
agents O
arrested O
137 O
people O
for O
allegedly O
spying O
for O
Iraq LOC
, O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
and O
other O
unnamed O
countries O
in O
the O
Iranian MISC
year O
which O
ended O
on O
March O
19 O
. O



Mideast LOC
Gulf LOC
oil O
outlook O
- O
India LOC
holds O
the O
key O
. O

DUBAI LOC
1996-08-29 O

India LOC
will O
continue O
to O
hold O
the O
key O
to O
the O
middle O
distillates O
product O
market O
in O
the O
Middle LOC
East LOC
Gulf LOC
in O
the O
short O
term O
, O
traders O
in O
the O
region O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

They O
said O
premiums O
on O
high O
quality O
jet O
kerosene O
have O
widened O
to O
around O
$ O
1 O
, O
and O
are O
likely O
to O
remain O
strong O
in O
the O
near O
term O
. O

" O
On O
the O
jet O
kerosene O
side O
we O
must O
be O
cautious O
about O
quality O
. O

Some O
are O
commanding O
a O
very O
good O
premium O
of O
95 O
cents O
to O
one O
dollar O
. O

It O
's O
been O
99 O
cents O
to O
Korea LOC
. O

This O
will O
stay O
at O
this O
sort O
of O
price O
premium O
for O
a O
while O
, O
" O
one O
said O
. O

" O
But O
for O
normal O
jet O
the O
weakened O
demand O
is O
quite O
noticeable O
, O
the O
premium O
is O
around O
45-50 O
cents O
. O

The O
differential O
is O
not O
normally O
as O
wide O
as O
this O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Another O
put O
the O
premium O
for O
jet O
kerosene O
at O
between O
65 O
and O
75 O
cents O
. O

One O
trader O
said O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
some O
kerosene O
was O
in O
storage O
at O
Dubai LOC
ports O
, O
demand O
looked O
to O
exceed O
supply O
in O
the O
near O
term O
. O

Jet O
kerosene O
was O
assessed O
at O
$ O
27.40 O
- O
$ O
27.70 O
a O
barrel O
fob O
Gulf LOC
on O
Thursday O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
27.22 O
last O
week O
. O

Dealers O
expected O
premiums O
to O
stick O
around O
current O
levels O
for O
the O
next O
two O
or O
three O
weeks O
, O
before O
they O
get O
a O
boost O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
September O
from O
demand O
for O
October O
cargoes O
. O

Gas O
oil O
, O
assessed O
at O
$ O
24.00 O
- O
$ O
24.20 O
a O
barrel O
fob O
Gulf LOC
, O
was O
little O
changed O
on O
Thursday O
from O
last O
week O
's O
$ O
24.10 O
- O
$ O
24.24 O
. O

" O
On O
gas O
oil O
, O
in O
the O
near O
term O
demand O
and O
supply O
are O
balanced O
to O
a O
bit O
short O
, O
there O
are O
some O
enquiries O
into O
east O
Africa LOC
and O
short O
covering O
in O
India LOC
, O
" O
said O
one O
trader O
. O

" O
The O
Indians MISC
have O
awarded O
three O
cargoes O
, O
but O
the O
question O
is O
whether O
they O
will O
come O
out O
for O
more O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

India LOC
has O
acquired O
120,000 O
tonnes O
of O
diesel O
in O
three O
cargoes O
, O
bound O
for O
the O
west O
coast O
, O
in O
its O
October O
tender O
. O

Traders O
said O
the O
award O
could O
be O
India LOC
's O
lowest O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

" O
After O
IOC ORG
's O
very O
small O
purchase O
of O
120,000 O
tonnes O
, O
I O
'm O
still O
suspicious O
that O
they O
will O
buy O
more O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
October O
, O
" O
another O
said O
. O

But O
traders O
see O
the O
market O
remaining O
tight O
in O
the O
short-term O
, O
with O
some O
surplus O
arising O
closer O
to O
October O
. O

" O
I O
see O
an O
overhang O
of O
gas O
oil O
further O
out O
, O
" O
one O
said O
. O

" O
Gas O
oil O
will O
remain O
tight O
in O
the O
short O
term O
up O
to O
mid-September O
with O
the O
premium O
of O
around O
$ O
1 O
for O
0.5 O
percent O
( O
sulphur O
material O
) O
. O

In O
the O
second O
half O
of O
September O
and O
October O
we O
see O
the O
premium O
coming O
off O
to O
70-75 O
cents O
. O
" O

Traders O
said O
there O
was O
not O
much O
demand O
for O
one O
percent O
sulphur O
material O
gas O
oil O
, O
with O
the O
premium O
at O
40 O
to O
45 O
cents O
. O



Egypt LOC
police O
catch O
ancient O
manuscript O
thieves O
. O

CAIRO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Egyptian MISC
police O
have O
arrested O
eight O
people O
who O
were O
trying O
to O
sell O
an O
ancient O
copy O
of O
the O
Old MISC
Testament MISC
, O
the O
official O
al-Akhbar ORG
newspaper O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
daily O
said O
the O
men O
had O
wanted O
to O
sell O
the O
undated O
manuscript O
to O
a O
Jewish MISC
group O
for O
five O
million O
pounds O
( O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
) O
. O

Instead O
an O
undercover O
police O
officer O
pretended O
to O
be O
interested O
in O
buying O
it O
and O
arrested O
them O
. O

The O
newspaper O
did O
not O
give O
any O
details O
about O
the O
manuscript O
but O
said O
it O
had O
been O
relinquished O
to O
the O
Islamic LOC
Museum LOC
in O
Cairo LOC
. O



New O
U.S. LOC
ambassador O
arrives O
in O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
. O

DUBAI LOC
1996-08-29 O

Washington LOC
's O
new O
ambassador O
to O
Saudi LOC
Arabia LOC
, O
Wyche O
Fowler PER
, O
arrived O
in O
the O
kingdom O
to O
take O
up O
his O
post O
, O
the O
U.S. LOC
embassy O
in O
Riyadh LOC
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Fowler PER
, O
a O
lawyer O
and O
former O
senator O
, O
arrived O
late O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
embassy O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
earlier O
this O
month O
invoked O
special O
powers O
to O
appoint O
Fowler PER
during O
the O
congressional O
recess O
because O
the O
Senate ORG
delayed O
confirming O
his O
nomination O
. O

Fowler PER
's O
predecessor O
Raymond PER
Mabus PER
returned O
to O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
in O
May O
. O



Jordanian MISC
PM O
Kabariti PER
leaves O
for O
West LOC
Bank LOC
. O

AMMAN LOC
1996-08-29 O

Jordanian MISC
Prime O
Minister O
Abdul-Karim PER
al-Kabariti PER
left O
Amman LOC
on O
Thursday O
for O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
town O
of O
Ramallah LOC
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
Palestinian MISC
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
on O
the O
stalled O
Middle LOC
East LOC
peace O
process O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
official O
state O
news O
agency O
Petra ORG
said O
Kabariti PER
would O
hold O
discussions O
" O
on O
the O
latest O
developments O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
and O
bilateral O
cooperation O
" O
. O

The O
visit O
was O
Kabariti PER
's O
first O
trip O
outside O
the O
country O
since O
Jordan LOC
was O
shaken O
by O
food O
riots O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O



Palestinians MISC
end O
four-hour O
strike O
. O

JERUSALEM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Palestinians MISC
reopened O
their O
shops O
on O
Thursday O
at O
the O
end O
of O
a O
four-hour O
strike O
called O
by O
President O
Yasser PER
Arafat PER
to O
protest O
against O
Israel LOC
's O
policy O
on O
Jewish MISC
settlements O
and O
Jerusalem LOC
, O
witnesses O
said O
. O

Shopkeepers O
in O
Arab LOC
East LOC
Jerusalem LOC
rolled O
up O
their O
shutters O
some O
10 O
minutes O
before O
the O
scheduled O
noon O
( O
0900 O
GMT MISC
) O
end O
of O
the O
stoppage O
. O

Palestinian MISC
leaders O
called O
the O
strike O
, O
the O
first O
in O
the O
West LOC
Bank LOC
and O
Gaza LOC
since O
1994 O
, O
a O
warning O
signal O
that O
the O
peace O
process O
with O
Israel LOC
was O
in O
danger O
. O

Witnesses O
said O
most O
shops O
were O
closed O
in O
towns O
and O
villages O
in O
the O
areas O
, O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
Hebron LOC
, O
a O
West LOC
Bank LOC
city O
still O
under O
Israeli MISC
occupation O
. O



U.S. LOC
wheat O
weekly O
export O
sales O
highlights O
- O
USDA ORG
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

U.S. LOC
wheat O
major O
net O
sales O
activity O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Aug O
22 O
reported O
by O
exporters O
for O
the O
following O
purchasing O
countries O
, O
in O
tonnes O
: O

Net O
Sales O
: O
1996/97 O
1997/98 O

Egypt LOC
199,900 O
Nil O

S. LOC
Korea LOC
149,100-A O

Japan LOC
74,600 O

China LOC
55,000-B O

Indonesia LOC
55,000-B O

Unknown O
- O
161,600 O

A- O
includes O
54,600 O
tonnes O
changed O
from O
unknown O
. O

B- O
reflects O
55,000 O
tonnes O
changed O
from O
unknown O
. O

Primary O
Export O
Destinations O
: O
Egypt LOC
, O
Morocco LOC
, O
S. LOC
Korea LOC
, O
Yemen LOC
, O
Pakistan LOC
, O
Mexico LOC
and O
China LOC
. O



Keane ORG
wins O
contract O
from O
ING ORG
units O
. O

BOSTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Software O
services O
company O
Keane ORG
Inc ORG
said O
it O
had O
won O
a O
year O
2000 O
compliance O
contract O
from O
Life ORG
Insurance ORG
Co ORG
of ORG
Georgia ORG
and O
Southland ORG
Life ORG
Insurance ORG
Co ORG
, O
both O
part O
of O
The LOC
Netherlands LOC
' O
ING ORG
Group ORG
. O

The O
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
late O
on O
Wednesday O
it O
would O
conduct O
an O
enterprise O
assessment O
and O
strategic O
compliance O
plan O
for O
preparing O
all O
the O
mainframe O
systems O
of O
Life ORG
of ORG
Georgia ORG
and O
Southland ORG
Life ORG
to O
operate O
in O
the O
new O
century O
. O

The O
project O
will O
be O
managed O
by O
Keane ORG
's O
Atlanta LOC
office O
. O

" O
The O
client O
's O
goal O
is O
to O
complete O
its O
year O
2000 O
conversion O
activities O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1997 O
, O
" O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

-- O
New LOC
York LOC
newsroom O
, O
( O
212 O
) O
859-1610 O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Wall ORG
Street ORG
Journal ORG
- O
Aug O
29 O
. O

NEW LOC
YORK LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
National ORG
Basketball ORG
Association ORG
has O
sued O
America ORG
Online ORG
Inc ORG
, O
alleging O
that O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
' O
No O
1 O
on-line O
service O
is O
delivering O
real-time O
information O
about O
league O
games O
without O
its O
permission O
, O
The ORG
Wall ORG
Street ORG
Journal ORG
reported O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
suit O
was O
filed O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan LOC
and O
is O
another O
legal O
skirmish O
over O
what O
constitutes O
a O
" O
broadcast O
" O
in O
the O
computer O
age O
. O

The O
suit O
contends O
America ORG
Online ORG
was O
misappropriating O
NBA ORG
property O
by O
providing O
a O
site O
containing O
continually O
updated O
scores O
and O
statistics O
of O
NBA ORG
games O
in O
progress O
. O

The O
newspaper O
also O
reported O
: O

* O
Baxter ORG
International ORG
Inc ORG
has O
reached O
an O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
Austria LOC
's O
Immuno ORG
International ORG
AG ORG
in O
a O
complex O
deal O
valued O
at O
$ O
715 O
miilion O
. O

* O
Boeing ORG
Co ORG
secures O
$ O
5.5 O
billion O
in O
orders O
for O
new O
, O
larger O
747s O
. O

* O
President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
is O
expected O
to O
propose O
a O
tax O
break O
on O
home O
sales O
. O

* O
Philip ORG
Morris ORG
Cos ORG
Inc ORG
raises O
dividend O
20 O
percent O
. O

* O
Salomon ORG
Brothers ORG
Inc ORG
analyst O
is O
bullish O
on O
International ORG
Business ORG
Machines ORG
Corp ORG
. O

* O
Sierra ORG
Semiconductor ORG
Corp ORG
puts O
modem O
chipset O
line O
up O
for O
sale O
and O
sets O
layoffs O
. O

* O
Red ORG
Lion ORG
Hotels ORG
Inc ORG
says O
it O
's O
holding O
merger O
talks O
with O
Doubletree ORG
Corp ORG
. O

* O
GTE ORG
Corp ORG
, O
Baby ORG
Bells ORG
and O
their O
allies O
ready O
to O
launch O
challenge O
to O
telecommunications O
reform O
law O
. O

* O
Economists O
see O
second-quarter O
gross O
domestic O
product O
revised O
down O
0.1 O
percentage O
point O
. O

* O
President O
Clinton PER
proposes O
five-point O
plan O
to O
clean O
up O
toxic O
waste O
sites O
. O

* O
Securities ORG
and ORG
Exchange ORG
Commission ORG
acts O
to O
improve O
stock-trade O
prices O
for O
investors O
. O

* O
H&R ORG
Block ORG
Inc ORG
delays O
spinoff O
of O
its O
stake O
in O
CompuServe ORG
Corp ORG
. O

* O
Stock O
funds O
see O
cash O
pour O
in O
again O
in O
July O
. O

* O
The O
Federal ORG
Trade ORG
Commission ORG
and ORG
Justice ORG
Department ORG
issue O
new O
guidelines O
for O
formation O
of O
doctors O
' O
networks O
. O

-- O
New LOC
York LOC
newsroom O
, O
( O
212 O
) O
859-1610 O



Baker PER
made O
secret O
trip O
to O
Syria LOC
in O
March O
1995 O
. O

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Former O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James PER
Baker PER
made O
a O
secret O
trip O
to O
Syria LOC
in O
March O
1995 O
in O
an O
unsuccessful O
bid O
to O
break O
an O
impasse O
in O
negotiations O
between O
Syria LOC
and O
Israel LOC
, O
the O
Washington ORG
Post ORG
reported O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
paper O
said O
Baker PER
declined O
to O
discuss O
the O
trip O
, O
but O
authorised O
an O
associate O
to O
confirm O
it O
took O
place O
and O
give O
an O
account O
of O
it O
. O

News O
of O
the O
secret O
trip O
came O
after O
Baker PER
trashed O
the O
Clinton PER
administration O
at O
the O
Republican MISC
National MISC
Convention MISC
two O
weeks O
ago O
for O
its O
efforts O
to O
nudge O
Syria LOC
into O
peace O
with O
Israel LOC
. O

Baker PER
made O
the O
March O
1995 O
trip O
on O
the O
explicit O
understanding O
that O
it O
remain O
a O
secret O
, O
but O
after O
his O
speech O
at O
the O
GOP MISC
convention O
, O
Israel LOC
's O
outgoing O
ambassador O
Itamar PER
Rabinovich PER
told O
a O
reporter O
about O
it O
, O
the O
Post ORG
said O
. O

Baker PER
was O
secretary O
of O
state O
in O
the O
Republican MISC
administration O
of O
President O
George PER
Bush PER
. O



Clinton PER
wins O
Democratic MISC
re-nomination O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-28 O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
was O
formally O
nominated O
on O
Wednesday O
as O
the O
Democratic MISC
party O
candidate O
for O
a O
second O
four-year O
term O
in O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
. O

Clinton PER
won O
the O
nomination O
in O
a O
traditional O
state-by-state O
roll O
call O
of O
votes O
at O
the O
party O
convention O
and O
will O
accept O
in O
a O
speech O
on O
Thursday O
. O

He O
faces O
Republican MISC
challenger O
Bob PER
Dole PER
in O
the O
November O
5 O
presidential O
election O
. O



Beachcomber O
finds O
piece O
that O
could O
be O
TWA ORG
part O
. O

ATLANTIC LOC
HIGHLANDS LOC
, O
N.J. LOC
1996-08-28 O

A O
foot-long O
piece O
of O
debris O
bearing O
markings O
from O
a O
commercial O
aircraft O
was O
found O
on O
the O
New LOC
Jersey LOC
shore O
and O
forwarded O
to O
TWA ORG
crash O
investigators O
in O
Long LOC
Island LOC
, O
officials O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

A O
person O
walking O
on O
the O
shore O
at O
Island LOC
Beach LOC
State LOC
Park LOC
found O
the O
debris O
and O
alerted O
police O
who O
forwarded O
it O
to O
Long LOC
Island LOC
, O
New LOC
York LOC
, O
where O
the O
National ORG
Transportation ORG
Safety ORG
Board ORG
and O
the O
FBI ORG
are O
conducting O
an O
investigation O
. O

The O
TWA ORG
jet O
exploded O
in O
a O
deadly O
fireball O
last O
month O
, O
killing O
230 O
people O
, O
crashing O
in O
the O
Atlantic LOC
Ocean LOC
at O
least O
80 O
miles O
from O
where O
the O
debris O
was O
found O
Wednesday O
. O

Several O
other O
items O
have O
been O
reported O
found O
along O
the O
New LOC
Jersey LOC
shore O
, O
most O
of O
it O
such O
personal O
items O
as O
wallets O
, O
shoes O
and O
jewelry O
. O

Investigators O
said O
they O
still O
do O
not O
have O
enough O
evidence O
to O
determine O
whether O
a O
bomb O
, O
a O
missile O
or O
mechanical O
failure O
caused O
the O
crash O
. O



FEATURE O
- O
Rich O
new O
detail O
on O
U.S. MISC
Civil MISC
War MISC
unearthed O
. O

Leila PER
Corcoran PER

WASHINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
freed O
black O
man O
writes O
to O
his O
still-enslaved O
wife O
, O
a O
mother O
pleads O
with O
Abraham PER
Lincoln PER
on O
behalf O
of O
her O
son O
and O
a O
maimed O
soldier O
poses O
for O
an O
official O
photograph O
in O
newly O
reopened O
records O
that O
bring O
the O
U.S. MISC
Civil MISC
War MISC
back O
to O
life O
. O

Working O
in O
the O
basement O
of O
the O
National ORG
Archives ORG
, O
members O
of O
the O
Civil ORG
War ORG
Conservation ORG
Corps ORG
are O
organising O
the O
military O
records O
of O
volunteers O
who O
fought O
for O
the O
North LOC
so O
that O
they O
can O
be O
preserved O
on O
microfilm O
. O

The O
faded O
documents O
have O
been O
stowed O
away O
in O
the O
Archives ORG
since O
it O
opened O
in O
1935 O
and O
have O
rarely O
seen O
the O
light O
of O
day O
. O

Each O
soldier O
's O
file O
is O
a O
gold O
mine O
of O
information O
: O
enlistment O
papers O
, O
muster O
rolls O
, O
medical O
records O
, O
discharge O
certificates O
, O
letters O
and O
photographs O
. O

Since O
the O
project O
began O
almost O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
corps O
volunteers O
have O
focused O
on O
African MISC
American MISC
troops O
, O
preparing O
records O
in O
time O
for O
the O
unveiling O
in O
Washington LOC
this O
year O
of O
a O
special O
memorial O
to O
black O
soldiers O
who O
fought O
in O
the O
war O
. O

More O
than O
185,000 O
black O
soldiers O
fought O
and O
37,000 O
died O
. O

In O
one O
letter O
, O
a O
black O
soldier O
heading O
South LOC
wrote O
his O
wife O
, O
" O
though O
great O
is O
the O
present O
national O
difficulties O
yet O
I O
look O
forward O
to O
a O
brighter O
day O
when O
I O
shall O
have O
the O
oportunity O
of O
seeing O
you O
in O
the O
full O
enjoyment O
of O
freedom O
. O

" O
I O
would O
like O
to O
no O
( O
sic O
) O
if O
you O
are O
still O
in O
slavery O
if O
you O
are O
, O
it O
will O
not O
be O
long O
before O
we O
shall O
have O
crushed O
the O
system O
that O
now O
oppreses O
you O
for O
in O
the O
course O
of O
three O
months O
you O
shall O
have O
your O
liberty O
. O

Great O
is O
the O
outpouring O
of O
the O
coloured O
people O
that O
is O
now O
rallying O
with O
the O
heart O
of O
lions O
against O
the O
very O
curse O
that O
has O
separated O
you O
and O
me O
. O
" O

In O
another O
letter O
dated O
January O
1865 O
, O
a O
well-to-do O
Washington LOC
matron O
wrote O
to O
Lincoln PER
to O
plead O
for O
her O
son O
, O
who O
faced O
a O
dishonourable O
discharge O
from O
the O
Army ORG
. O
" O

James PER
is O
a O
prisoner O
for O
a O
thoughtless O
act O
of O
folly O
, O
while O
those O
who O
have O
done O
nothing O
for O
the O
cause O
are O
free O
, O
" O
she O
wrote O
. O

Lincoln PER
's O
notation O
on O
the O
letter O
read O
: O
" O
If O
his O
colonel O
will O
say O
in O
writing O
on O
this O
sheet O
he O
is O
willing O
to O
receive O
this O
man O
back O
to O
the O
regiment O
, O
I O
will O
pardon O
and O
send O
him O
. O
" O

The O
soldier O
was O
subsequently O
pardoned O
. O

While O
the O
letters O
speak O
to O
the O
anguish O
of O
separation O
, O
a O
photograph O
of O
a O
black O
amputee O
speaks O
to O
the O
terrible O
physical O
cost O
of O
the O
war O
. O

In O
a O
picture O
required O
for O
his O
military O
discharge O
, O
Pvt O
. O

Lewis PER
Martin PER
, O
with O
haunted O
eyes O
, O
posed O
bare-chested O
to O
reveal O
his O
missing O
arm O
and O
leg O
, O
blown O
off O
during O
a O
battle O
at O
Petersburg LOC
, O
Virginia LOC
, O
in O
July O
1864 O
. O

The O
work O
on O
black O
troops O
has O
provided O
new O
insight O
into O
the O
rhythms O
of O
plantation O
talk O
and O
culture O
, O
said O
John PER
Simon PER
, O
professor O
of O
history O
at O
Southern ORG
Illinois ORG
University ORG
at ORG
Carbondale ORG
and O
editor O
of O
Gen O
. O

Ulysses PER
Grant PER
's O
papers O
. O

" O
These O
( O
writings O
) O
are O
not O
only O
poetic O
but O
a O
linguistic O
treasure O
trove O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
generation O
of O
African MISC
Americans MISC
that O
really O
can O
express O
itself O
without O
fear O
and O
punishment O
, O
" O
Simon PER
said O
. O

" O
I O
think O
there O
's O
probably O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
material O
that O
would O
expand O
our O
understanding O
of O
the O
sociology O
of O
the O
war O
, O
" O
said O
Edward PER
Smith PER
, O
director O
of O
American ORG
Studies ORG
at O
American ORG
University ORG
in O
Washington LOC
. O

The O
war O
between O
the O
North LOC
and O
South LOC
raged O
for O
nearly O
four O
years O
, O
claimed O
the O
lives O
of O
half O
a O
million O
Americans MISC
and O
forever O
seared O
the O
nation O
's O
consciousness O
. O

Southern MISC
records O
have O
already O
been O
preserved O
. O

They O
were O
put O
on O
microfilm O
about O
30 O
years O
ago O
through O
a O
grant O
from O
the O
United ORG
Daughters ORG
of ORG
the ORG
Confederacy ORG
. O

The O
Civil ORG
War ORG
Conservation ORG
Corps ORG
is O
mostly O
retirees O
joined O
by O
students O
during O
the O
school O
year O
. O

Director O
Budge PER
Weidman PER
, O
who O
has O
shepherded O
the O
project O
from O
the O
beginning O
, O
predicts O
it O
will O
take O
up O
to O
a O
decade O
to O
complete O
. O

The O
work O
was O
inspired O
by O
a O
National ORG
Park ORG
Service ORG
plan O
to O
put O
computer O
databases O
at O
Civil MISC
War MISC
battlefields O
across O
the O
country O
so O
that O
Americans MISC
might O
research O
their O
ancestors O
. O

The O
records O
also O
provide O
insight O
into O
medical O
thinking O
of O
the O
day O
. O

One O
soldier O
was O
discharged O
because O
of O
" O
mental O
incapacity O
and O
inebetude O
( O
sic O
) O
of O
the O
brain O
, O
alleged O
by O
the O
Patient O
to O
be O
connected O
with O
a O
fall O
on O
the O
head O
but O
believed O
to O
arise O
from O
long O
continued O
and O
excessive O
masturbation O
. O
" O



Clinton PER
arrives O
in O
Chicago LOC
on O
day O
of O
re-nomination O
. O

CHICAGO LOC
1996-08-28 O

President O
Bill PER
Clinton PER
arrived O
in O
Chicago LOC
on O
Wednesday O
as O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
prepared O
to O
re-nominate O
him O
for O
a O
second O
four-year O
term O
. O

Clinton PER
flew O
in O
by O
helicopter O
from O
Michigan LOC
City LOC
, O
Indiana LOC
, O
after O
ending O
a O
four-day O
, O
559-mile O
trip O
aboard O
a O
campaign O
train O
from O
Washington LOC
. O



New O
bomb O
attacks O
on O
Corsica LOC
despite O
crackdown O
vow O
. O

Sylvie PER
Florence PER

AJACCIO LOC
, O
Corsica LOC
1996-08-29 O

Separatist O
guerrillas O
planted O
two O
bombs O
overnight O
at O
government O
offices O
on O
the O
French MISC
Mediterranean MISC
island O
of O
Corsica LOC
despite O
fresh O
warnings O
of O
a O
crackdown O
by O
Paris LOC
, O
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

In O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
wave O
of O
attacks O
, O
a O
two O
kg O
( O
four O
lb O
) O
bomb O
seriously O
damaged O
two O
floors O
of O
Agriculture ORG
Ministry ORG
offices O
located O
just O
50 O
metres O
( O
yards O
) O
from O
a O
police O
station O
in O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
island O
capital O
Ajaccio ORG
. O

No O
one O
was O
hurt O
. O

A O
second O
device O
, O
packed O
with O
five O
kg O
( O
10 O
lbs O
) O
of O
explosive O
, O
was O
defused O
before O
it O
could O
go O
off O
, O
police O
said O
. O

The O
new O
attacks O
followed O
by O
a O
day O
a O
warning O
of O
a O
new O
" O
get-tough O
" O
policy O
by O
Paris LOC
toward O
the O
separatists O
, O
who O
seek O
greater O
autonomy O
. O

Interior O
Minister O
Jean-Louis PER
Debre PER
, O
under O
fire O
for O
staging O
secret O
talks O
with O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
of O
several O
rival O
underground O
nationalist O
groups O
, O
told O
the O
daily O
La ORG
Corse ORG
in O
a O
statement O
he O
had O
given O
" O
firm O
orders O
" O
to O
police O
to O
round O
up O
those O
responsible O
for O
the O
bombings O
and O
bring O
them O
to O
justice O
. O

Judges O
on O
the O
island O
had O
accused O
Paris LOC
of O
taking O
a O
lax O
stance O
on O
guerrilla O
violence O
while O
conducting O
secret O
but O
widely-reported O
talks O
with O
separatists O
which O
have O
now O
failed O
. O

The O
latest O
bombing O
, O
close O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
the O
new O
orders O
, O
brought O
charges O
that O
police O
were O
powerless O
. O

" O
No O
searches O
, O
no O
arrests O
, O
no O
police O
reinforcements O
visible O
on O
the O
island O
, O
despite O
the O
ministry O
's O
promises O
, O
" O
the O
daily O
France-Soir ORG
lamented O
. O

" O
On O
the O
island O
, O
as O
at O
the O
Place LOC
Beauvau LOC
( O
the O
Interior ORG
Ministry ORG
's O
Paris LOC
address O
) O
, O
people O
are O
well O
aware O
who O
is O
who O
and O
who O
is O
doing O
what O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
end O
this O
nightly O
farce O
, O
" O
said O
the O
pro-government O
daily O
Le ORG
Figaro ORG
in O
an O
editorial O
. O

No O
one O
immediately O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
Thursday O
's O
incidents O
, O
which O
brought O
to O
23 O
the O
number O
of O
guerrilla O
attacks O
on O
the O
resort O
island O
since O
mid-August O
, O
when O
separatist O
guerrillas O
ended O
a O
shaky O
seven-month O
truce O
. O

Corsica LOC
has O
been O
racked O
by O
low-level O
separatist-inspired O
violence O
, O
principally O
directed O
against O
government O
targets O
, O
for O
two O
decades O
. O

The O
daily O
Le ORG
Monde ORG
reported O
on O
Wednesday O
some O
separatist O
movements O
were O
considering O
taking O
their O
attacks O
to O
the O
French MISC
mainland O
on O
the O
principle O
that O
" O
300 O
grammes O
of O
explosives O
on O
the O
continent O
have O
more O
impact O
than O
300 O
kilos O
in O
Corsica LOC
" O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
separatists O
may O
take O
advantage O
of O
social O
unrest O
widely O
expected O
on O
the O
mainland O
in O
coming O
weeks O
over O
government O
austerity O
plans O
to O
stoke O
a O
popular O
backlash O
against O
the O
government O
. O



Sweden LOC
's O
OM ORG
to O
open O
London LOC
forest O
products O
bourse O
. O

STOCKHOLM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Swedish MISC
options O
and O
derivatives O
exchange O
OM ORG
Gruppen ORG
AB ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
would O
open O
an O
electronic O
bourse O
for O
forest O
industry O
products O
in O
London LOC
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1997 O
. O

" O
Together O
with O
subsidiaries O
OMLX ORG
, O
the O
London ORG
Securities ORG
& ORG
Derivatives ORG
Exchange ORG
and O
OM ORG
Stockholm ORG
, O
OM ORG
Gruppen ORG
will O
open O
an O
international O
electronic O
bourse O
for O
forest O
products O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1997 O
, O
" O
OM ORG
Gruppen ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
first O
commodity O
to O
be O
traded O
on O
the O
PULPEX ORG
bourse O
will O
be O
pulp O
, O
but O
OM ORG
said O
trade O
would O
be O
extended O
to O
include O
products O
such O
as O
timber O
, O
recycled O
paper O
and O
other O
paper O
qualities O
. O

" O
Through O
the O
establishment O
of O
PULPEX ORG
, O
London LOC
will O
have O
a O
commodities O
bourse O
for O
forest O
products O
which O
complements O
existing O
bourses O
for O
oil O
, O
metals O
and O
' O
softs O
' O
( O
coffee O
, O
sugar O
and O
cocoa O
) O
, O
" O
OM ORG
said O
. O

PULPEX ORG
was O
the O
result O
of O
a O
three-year O
project O
run O
in O
cooperation O
between O
OM ORG
and O
representatives O
of O
the O
forest O
industry O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Huge O
swings O
in O
the O
price O
of O
pulp O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
have O
made O
pulp O
producers O
' O
profitability O
unpredictable O
, O
and O
made O
investing O
in O
new O
production O
capacity O
a O
risky O
business O
. O

" O
Without O
the O
ability O
to O
hedge O
prices O
, O
changes O
in O
the O
world O
market O
price O
for O
pulp O
has O
had O
an O
immediate O
impact O
on O
players O
' O
profitability O
, O
" O
OM ORG
said O
. O

It O
said O
global O
production O
of O
pulp O
amounted O
to O
around O
200 O
million O
tonnes O
per O
year O
, O
of O
which O
around O
20 O
percent O
or O
40 O
million O
tonnes O
was O
sold O
on O
the O
spot O
market O
. O

At O
current O
prices O
, O
the O
value O
of O
this O
production O
was O
around O
$ O
25 O
billion O
. O

PULPEX ORG
will O
be O
both O
a O
marketplace O
and O
a O
clearing O
house O
, O
OM ORG
said O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
British ORG
Securities ORG
and ORG
Investments ORG
Board ORG
had O
been O
informed O
of O
OM ORG
's O
plans O
. O

PULPEX ORG
's O
clearing O
operation O
will O
be O
covered O
by O
the O
parent O
company O
guarantee O
issued O
by O
OM ORG
Gruppen ORG
to O
its O
wholly-owned O
bourses O
and O
clearing O
organisations O
. O

-- O
Stockholm LOC
newsroom O
, O
+46-8-700 O
1006 O



Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp LOC
oil O
stock O
levels O
fall O
. O

AMSTERDAM LOC
1996-08-29 O

Oil O
product O
inventories O
held O
in O
independent O
tankage O
in O
the O
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp LOC
area O
were O
at O
the O
following O
levels O
, O
with O
week-ago O
and O
year-ago O
levels O
, O
industry O
sources O
said O
. O

All O
figures O
in O
thousands O
of O
tonnes O
: O

29/8/96 O
22/8/96 O
1/9/95 O

Gasoline O
400 O
400-425 O
425 O

Naphtha O
50-75 O
75-100 O
50-75 O

Gas O
oil O
1,600 O
1,650 O
1,850-1,900 O

Fuel O
oil O
325 O
325-350 O
425 O

Jet O
kero O
15 O
15-20 O
25 O

Motor O
gasoline O
stocks O
dipped O
slightly O
as O
barges O
left O
for O
Germany LOC
, O
but O
there O
were O
few O
inflows O
of O
cargoes O
. O

Naphtha O
inventories O
also O
dropped O
as O
Germany LOC
again O
took O
barges O
and O
no O
cargoes O
entered O
ARA O
. O

Gas O
oil O
stocks O
fell O
with O
some O
cargoes O
arriving O
from O
the O
former O
Soviet LOC
Union LOC
, O
but O
very O
fast O
throughput O
to O
markets O
in O
Benelux LOC
, O
Germany LOC
and O
Switzerland LOC
. O

Fuel O
oil O
inventories O
dipped O
slightly O
with O
some O
straight-run O
arrivals O
, O
but O
fair O
bunkering O
demand O
removing O
more O
material O
. O

Jet O
fuel O
stocks O
lowered O
as O
the O
aviation O
sector O
bought O
. O

-- O
Philip PER
Blenkinsop PER
, O
Amsterdam LOC
newsroom O
31 O
20 O
504 O
5000 O



German MISC
anti-nuclear O
activists O
in O
pantomime O
protest O
. O

BONN LOC
1996-08-29 O

About O
200 O
German MISC
anti-nuclear O
activists O
protested O
on O
Thursday O
against O
nuclear O
waste O
transportation O
by O
re-enacting O
scenes O
from O
a O
demonstration O
they O
staged O
in O
May O
that O
turned O
into O
a O
violent O
clash O
with O
police O
. O

Activists O
dressed O
as O
police O
brandished O
batons O
and O
firing O
a O
theatre-prop O
water O
cannon O
at O
" O
demonstrators O
" O
. O

Police O
who O
had O
turned O
out O
in O
force O
all O
around O
the O
government O
quarter O
fearing O
violence O
looked O
on O
in O
amusement O
. O

Last O
May O
dozens O
of O
demonstrators O
and O
police O
were O
injured O
in O
violent O
clashes O
around O
the O
Gorleben LOC
nuclear O
waste O
depot O
as O
hundreds O
of O
protesters O
tried O
to O
block O
a O
delivery O
of O
waste O
by O
train O
and O
truck O
. O



Italy LOC
police O
arrest O
five O
over O
double O
Mafia O
killing O
. O

CATANIA LOC
, O
Sicily LOC
1996-08-29 O

Italian MISC
Police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
had O
arrested O
five O
people O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
slaying O
of O
the O
daughter O
and O
14-year-old O
nephew O
of O
a O
Mafia O
boss O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

Santa PER
Puglisi PER
, O
22 O
, O
and O
Salvatore PER
Botta PER
were O
gunned O
down O
in O
a O
cemetery O
in O
this O
eastern O
Sicilian MISC
city O
on O
Tuesday O
in O
a O
crime O
which O
shocked O
even O
hardened O
anti-Mafia O
investigators O
. O

The O
arrests O
followed O
a O
tip-off O
from O
a O
married O
couple O
who O
unexpectedly O
showed O
up O
at O
investigators O
' O
offices O
on O
Wednesday O
. O
" O

They O
wanted O
to O
get O
a O
weight O
off O
their O
consciences O
, O
" O
a O
police O
spokesman O
said O
. O

He O
added O
the O
couple O
had O
also O
shed O
light O
on O
the O
murder O
last O
year O
of O
the O
wife O
of O
Mafia O
boss O
Nitto PER
Santapaola PER
. O

Puglisi PER
was O
shot O
as O
she O
knelt O
praying O
by O
the O
tomb O
of O
her O
young O
husband O
, O
who O
was O
himself O
killed O
last O
year O
in O
a O
Mafia O
ambush O
. O

Botta PER
, O
who O
had O
accompanied O
Puglisi PER
to O
the O
cemetary O
, O
tried O
to O
flee O
the O
lone O
gunman O
but O
was O
caught O
and O
killed O
. O



Thieves O
make O
off O
with O
cash O
from O
prison O
canteen O
. O

LIMERICK LOC
, O
Ireland LOC
1996-08-29 O

Thieves O
stole O
almost O
2,000 O
Irish MISC
pounds O
( O
$ O
3,000 O
) O
from O
the O
officers O
' O
canteen O
of O
a O
Limerick LOC
jail O
on O
Thursday O
while O
warders O
slept O
in O
a O
room O
upstairs O
. O

Police O
said O
the O
thieves O
intercepted O
a O
woman O
arriving O
to O
work O
at O
the O
canteen O
, O
forced O
her O
to O
open O
the O
safe O
where O
takings O
were O
kept O
and O
made O
off O
with O
the O
cash O
. O

While O
the O
robbery O
was O
going O
on O
, O
several O
officers O
were O
asleep O
in O
a O
room O
over O
the O
canteen O
, O
which O
is O
in O
the O
grounds O
of O
the O
prison O
on O
Ireland LOC
's O
southwest O
coast O
. O



Italians MISC
hold O
HIV-pensioner MISC
for O
harassing O
hookers O
. O

GENOA LOC
, O
Italy LOC
1996-08-29 O

Italian MISC
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
had O
arrested O
a O
61-year-old O
man O
after O
he O
fired O
blank O
shots O
at O
prostitutes O
he O
blamed O
for O
spreading O
AIDS MISC
. O

The O
pensioner O
, O
named O
only O
as O
Pietro PER
T. PER
, O
told O
investigators O
he O
was O
infected O
with O
HIV MISC
, O
the O
AIDS MISC
virus O
, O
and O
his O
wife O
had O
died O
of O
the O
disease O
. O

He O
did O
not O
say O
how O
they O
had O
contracted O
the O
illness O
. O

Police O
said O
the O
man O
had O
recently O
been O
spotted O
cruising O
red-light O
areas O
in O
this O
northern O
Italian MISC
city O
, O
hurling O
abuse O
at O
prostitutes O
and O
firing O
blank O
shots O
at O
them O
. O

Police O
said O
they O
found O
in O
his O
apartment O
two O
fake O
guns O
and O
a O
pistol O
that O
would O
only O
fire O
blanks O
. O
" O

Although O
fake O
guns O
are O
legal O
, O
the O
use O
he O
made O
of O
them O
means O
he O
could O
be O
tried O
, O
" O
a O
police O
official O
said O
. O



Bodies O
found O
at O
site O
of O
Russian MISC
jet O
crash O
- O
officials O
. O

OSLO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Bodies O
have O
been O
sighted O
but O
no O
survivors O
have O
yet O
been O
found O
at O
the O
site O
of O
Thursday O
's O
crash O
of O
a O
Russian MISC
airliner O
on O
Norway LOC
's O
remote O
Arctic MISC
island O
of O
Spitzbergen LOC
, O
Norwegian MISC
officials O
said O
. O

" O
We O
have O
found O
dead O
people O
, O
" O
said O
Rune PER
Hansen PER
, O
the O
island O
's O
deputy O
governor O
, O
told O
Norwegian MISC
television O
. O

The O
Norwegian MISC
news O
agency O
NTB ORG
quoted O
another O
official O
on O
the O
island O
as O
saying O
no O
survivors O
had O
been O
found O
. O

The O
Vnukovo ORG
Airlines ORG
Tupolev MISC
154 MISC
flight O
from O
Moscow LOC
, O
carrying O
129 O
passengers O
and O
a O
crew O
of O
12 O
, O
crashed O
in O
bad O
weather O
10 O
km O
( O
six O
miles O
) O
east O
of O
Longyearbyen LOC
, O
the O
island O
's O
only O
airstrip O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

First O
rescuers O
arrived O
shortly O
after O
1 O
p.m. O
( O
1100 O
GMT MISC
) O
and O
reported O
soon O
afterwards O
that O
most O
of O
the O
three-engine O
jet O
's O
wreckage O
was O
scattered O
around O
the O
top O
of O
the O
small O
Opera LOC
mountain O
while O
the O
rest O
had O
slid O
down O
the O
mountainside O
. O

Air O
traffic O
officials O
said O
they O
had O
lost O
contact O
with O
the O
flight O
, O
scheduled O
to O
arrive O
at O
around O
10.15 O
a.m. O
( O
0815 O
GMT MISC
) O
, O
shortly O
before O
it O
was O
due O
to O
land O
. O

Spitzbergen LOC
is O
a O
Norwegian MISC
coal-mining O
settlement O
. O

The O
only O
other O
community O
is O
in O
the O
Russian MISC
village O
of O
Barentsburg LOC
. O

Russia LOC
and O
Norway LOC
share O
the O
island O
's O
resources O
under O
a O
treaty O
dating O
back O
to O
the O
1920s O
. O



Galeforce O
winds O
and O
heavy O
rains O
batter O
Belgium LOC
. O

BRUSSELS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Torrential O
rains O
and O
galeforce O
winds O
battered O
Belgium LOC
on O
Thursday O
causing O
widespread O
damage O
as O
some O
areas O
had O
more O
rainfall O
in O
24 O
hours O
than O
they O
normally O
get O
in O
a O
month O
, O
the O
meteorological O
office O
said O
. O

Cellars O
were O
flooded O
, O
trees O
uprooted O
and O
roofs O
damaged O
, O
but O
there O
were O
no O
reports O
of O
any O
injuries O
, O
an O
interior O
affairs O
ministry O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Some O
trains O
were O
delayed O
as O
fallen O
trees O
blocked O
lines O
. O

Brussels LOC
received O
5.6 O
cm O
( O
2.24 O
inches O
) O
of O
water O
in O
the O
past O
24 O
hours O
-- O
compared O
to O
an O
average O
7.4 O
cm O
( O
2.96 O
inches O
) O
per O
month O
-- O
but O
in O
several O
communes O
in O
the O
south O
of O
the O
country O
up O
to O
8 O
cm O
( O
3.2 O
inches O
) O
fell O
, O
the O
Royal ORG
Meteorological ORG
Institute ORG
( O
RMT ORG
) O
said O
. O

The O
RMT ORG
spokesman O
said O
that O
near O
the O
eastern O
city O
of O
Turnhout LOC
, O
a O
group O
of O
boy O
scouts O
camping O
in O
a O
low-lying O
meadow O
had O
to O
be O
evacuated O
as O
water O
flooded O
their O
tents O
. O

The O
rain O
also O
severely O
hindered O
Belgian MISC
investigators O
' O
excavations O
in O
the O
southern O
village O
of O
Jumet LOC
, O
where O
they O
are O
looking O
for O
bodies O
in O
one O
of O
the O
houses O
of O
the O
main O
character O
in O
a O
paedophile O
sex-and-murder O
scandal O
. O

But O
the O
coastal O
towns O
got O
off O
lightly O
as O
the O
flooding O
that O
had O
been O
expected O
due O
to O
a O
combination O
of O
spring O
tides O
and O
high O
winds O
failed O
to O
materialise O
. O



Repsol ORG
shares O
up O
65 O
pesetas O
on O
H1 O
results O
. O

MADRID LOC
1996-08-29 O

Shares O
in O
Spanish MISC
oil O
and O
chemicals O
group O
Repsol ORG
were O
up O
65 O
pesetas O
to O
4,150 O
after O
the O
company O
announced O
net O
first O
half O
profits O
fell O
1.1 O
percent O
to O
61.45 O
billion O
pesetas O
on O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

This O
was O
close O
to O
the O
market O
's O
forecast O
of O
net O
profits O
of O
61.94 O
billion O
. O

Shares O
in O
Repsol ORG
shot O
up O
100 O
pesetas O
to O
4,175 O
shortly O
after O
the O
figures O
, O
having O
traded O
down O
10 O
pesetas O
before O
the O
figures O
were O
released O
. O

" O
It O
's O
madness O
, O
" O
said O
an O
analyst O
at O
a O
Madrid LOC
brokerage O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
market O
had O
overreacted O
to O
the O
news O
. O
" O

People O
were O
waiting O
for O
the O
results O
to O
come O
out O
before O
buying O
. O

The O
rise O
has O
been O
very O
quick O
and O
very O
crazy O
. O
" O

He O
predicted O
a O
correction O
, O
perhaps O
as O
early O
as O
this O
session O
. O

-- O
Madrid ORG
Newsroom ORG
+34 O
1 O
585 O
2161 O



Algeria LOC
forces O
kill O
guerrillas O
- O
papers O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-29 O

Algerian MISC
security O
forces O
killed O
four O
Moslem MISC
guerrillas O
on O
Tuesday O
in O
a O
village O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
Algiers LOC
, O
an O
Algerian MISC
newspaper O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
armed O
militants O
were O
shot O
dead O
in O
Nahar LOC
village O
90 O
km O
( O
56 O
miles O
) O
south O
of O
Algiers LOC
, O
Liberte ORG
newspaper O
said O
. O

Security O
forces O
also O
killed O
an O
unspecified O
number O
of O
members O
of O
a O
rebel O
gang O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
the O
Leveilly LOC
suburb O
of O
Algiers LOC
, O
Le ORG
Matin ORG
newspaper O
reported O
. O

An O
estimated O
50,000 O
people O
, O
mostly O
Moslem MISC
militants O
and O
security O
forces O
members O
, O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
violence O
pitting O
Moslem MISC
guerrillas O
against O
government O
forces O
since O
early O
1992 O
, O
when O
authorities O
cancelled O
a O
general O
election O
in O
which O
Islamists MISC
had O
taken O
a O
commanding O
lead O
. O



Finns MISC
hold O
two O
men O
on O
child O
sex-abuse O
charges O
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-29 O

Finnish MISC
police O
said O
on O
Thursday O
they O
had O
arrested O
two O
men O
suspected O
of O
sexually O
abusing O
a O
captive O
13-year-old O
girl O
, O
but O
did O
not O
believe O
the O
case O
was O
linked O
to O
others O
in O
Europe LOC
. O

The O
men O
, O
both O
Finns MISC
aged O
about O
40 O
, O
were O
arrested O
last O
Saturday O
in O
the O
western O
town O
of O
Tampere LOC
in O
a O
raid O
on O
a O
luxury O
boat O
owned O
by O
one O
of O
them O
. O

The O
girl O
was O
being O
held O
on O
the O
boat O
and O
had O
sought O
help O
from O
a O
passer-by O
, O
police O
chief O
inspector O
Ilkka PER
Laasonen PER
said O
. O

" O
This O
is O
an O
individual O
case O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
evidence O
linking O
the O
suspects O
to O
any O
other O
cases O
, O
" O
Laasonen PER
said O
. O

The O
girl O
was O
taken O
to O
hospital O
. O

The O
men O
could O
face O
charges O
carrying O
up O
to O
six O
to O
10 O
years O
in O
prison O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Witnesses O
had O
reported O
seeing O
many O
young O
women O
and O
some O
girls O
who O
looked O
clearly O
underage O
at O
parties O
around O
the O
boat O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
the O
daily O
newspaper O
Iltalehti ORG
said O
. O



Audi ORG
CEO O
says O
expects O
no O
96 O
currency O
impact O
. O

INGOLSTADT LOC
1996-08-29 O

Audi ORG
AG ORG
management O
board O
chairman O
Herbert PER
Demel PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
the O
German MISC
luxury O
carmaker O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Volkswagen ORG
AG ORG
, O
did O
not O
expect O
any O
burden O
on O
its O
1996 O
results O
from O
currency O
market O
volatility O
. O

" O
We O
do O
not O
expect O
any O
burden O
on O
our O
1996 O
results O
from O
currency O
markets O
, O
" O
Demel PER
told O
Reuters ORG
in O
an O
interview O
. O

Audi ORG
would O
have O
been O
able O
to O
report O
a O
profit O
300 O
million O
marks O
higher O
in O
1995 O
if O
exchange O
rates O
had O
stayed O
the O
same O
as O
in O
1994 O
, O
Demel PER
had O
told O
a O
shareholder O
meeting O
last O
April O
. O

Demel PER
said O
the O
carmaker O
had O
hedged O
about O
half O
of O
its O
currency O
risk O
for O
1996 O
. O

-- O
John PER
Gilardi PER
, O
Frankfurt ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+49 O
69 O
756525 O



KEKKILA ORG
SEES O
FULL-YR O
1996 O
PROFIT O
VS O
LOSS O
. O

HELSINKI LOC
1996-08-29 O

Fertilisers O
and O
saplings O
maker O
Kekkila ORG
Oy ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
expected O
a O
falling O
result O
trend O
in O
the O
latter O
half O
of O
the O
year O
, O
but O
a O
full-year O
profit O
was O
nevertheless O
likely O
. O

" O
Due O
to O
natural O
seasonal O
fluctuations O
in O
operations O
, O
the O
end-year O
result O
trend O
will O
be O
falling O
, O
but O
based O
on O
the O
early O
year O
result O
trend O
a O
profitable O
result O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
achieved O
, O
" O
Kekkila ORG
said O
in O
its O
January-June O
interim O
report O
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
Kekkila ORG
reported O
a O
5.6 O
million O
markka O
loss O
before O
extraordinary O
items O
and O
tax O
. O

In O
the O
first O
half O
, O
Kekkila ORG
posted O
a O
6.1 O
million O
markka O
profit O
, O
up O
from O
0.7 O
million O
. O

-- O
Helsinki ORG
Newsroom ORG
+358 O
- O
0 O
- O
680 O
50 O
245 O



INTERVIEW-T&N MISC
untroubled O
by O
margin O
pressure O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
chairman O
of O
British-based MISC
components O
and O
engineering O
group O
T&N ORG
Plc ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
the O
firm O
remained O
confident O
about O
the O
general O
prospects O
for O
its O
operating O
margins O
despite O
pressure O
from O
unsettled O
markets O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
following O
its O
first-half O
results O
, O
which O
included O
a O
less O
optimistic O
forecast O
for O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
than O
it O
had O
made O
in O
the O
past O
, O
Sir O
Colin PER
Hope PER
said O
T&N ORG
had O
taken O
defensive O
action O
to O
protect O
it O
from O
patchy O
markets O
. O

Looking O
at O
market O
prospects O
, O
he O
said O
: O
" O
I O
think O
our O
best O
judgment O
at O
this O
stage O
is O
that O
it O
will O
probably O
bumble O
along O
in O
the O
rather O
mixed O
way O
it O
's O
been O
in O
the O
first O
half O
. O
" O

" O
It O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
predict O
the O
market O
( O
trend O
) O
this O
year O
. O

It O
could O
be O
better O
, O
or O
it O
could O
be O
worse O
, O
" O
Hope PER
added O
, O
echoing O
the O
demand O
uncertainty O
across O
automotive O
industries O
. O

" O
You O
can O
see O
anxieties O
in O
Germany LOC
and O
France LOC
, O
in O
particular O
, O
beginning O
to O
grow O
and O
develop O
. O

America LOC
, O
however O
, O
is O
looking O
a O
little O
better O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Compared O
with O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
when O
T&N ORG
predicted O
a O
sluggish O
first O
half O
and O
a O
rebound O
later O
in O
1996 O
, O
Hope PER
said O
: O
" O
I O
think O
the O
difference O
( O
now O
) O
is O
the O
first O
half O
has O
not O
actually O
been O
as O
bad O
as O
some O
felt O
it O
was O
going O
to O
be O
, O
but O
equally O
we O
're O
certainly O
not O
predicting O
a O
recovery O
in O
the O
second O
half O
. O
" O

Against O
this O
background O
, O
Hope PER
said O
the O
group O
was O
glad O
it O
had O
rationalised O
and O
destocked O
even O
though O
this O
had O
pressed O
margins O
, O
which O
had O
slipped O
to O
9.5 O
percent O
from O
11.3 O
percent O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

" O
I O
think O
the O
figure O
of O
9.5 O
percent O
on O
the O
first O
half O
, O
when O
you O
consider O
the O
fact O
that O
we O
've O
been O
destocking O
, O
the O
fairly O
mixed O
customer O
demand O
, O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
we O
sold O
the O
( O
southern O
African MISC
) O
mines O
actually O
is O
not O
bad O
. O

" O
It O
does O
show O
how O
easily O
we O
should O
be O
able O
to O
bounce O
back O
over O
10 O
percent O
again O
, O
" O
he O
added O
, O
saying O
: O
" O
We O
continue O
to O
feel O
very O
relaxed O
about O
our O
general O
view O
that O
we O
would O
average O
10 O
percent O
profit O
margins O
over O
the O
cycle O
. O
" O

" O
We O
've O
always O
taken O
the O
view O
that O
we O
are O
the O
sort O
of O
company O
that O
's O
quite O
capable O
of O
working O
in O
difficult O
circumstances O
-- O
we O
're O
rather O
used O
to O
it O
. O

And O
we O
feel O
very O
confident O
that O
we O
're O
doing O
all O
the O
right O
things O
, O
" O
Hope PER
said O
. O

" O
When O
the O
( O
profit O
) O
figures O
will O
bounce O
back O
up O
again O
is O
just O
a O
function O
of O
markets O
recovering O
just O
a O
fraction O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Commenting O
on O
the O
continued O
struggle O
to O
get O
control O
of O
German MISC
piston O
maker O
Kolbenschmidt ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
hampered O
by O
regulatory O
obstacles O
, O
Hope PER
said O
T&N ORG
's O
confidence O
" O
continues O
to O
improve O
" O
that O
it O
may O
eventually O
be O
able O
to O
proceed O
. O

-- O
Andrew PER
Huddart PER
, O
London ORG
Newsroom ORG
, O
+44 O
171 O
542 O
8716 O



Earthquake O
jolts O
New MISC
Zealands MISC
South LOC
Island LOC
. O

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

An O
earthquake O
measuring O
5.5 O
on O
the O
Richter PER
scale O
shook O
New MISC
Zealands MISC
upper O
South LOC
Island LOC
on O
Thursday O
but O
there O
were O
no O
reports O
of O
injuries O
, O
Television ORG
New ORG
Zealand ORG
said O
. O

It O
said O
the O
quake O
, O
centred O
near O
the O
small O
town O
of O
Waiau LOC
, O
was O
strongly O
felt O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Nelson LOC
and O
Christchurch LOC
. O

Some O
minor O
damage O
had O
been O
reported O
in O
the O
spa O
town O
of O
Hanmer LOC
. O

New LOC
Zealand LOC
is O
prone O
to O
frequent O
earthquakes O
but O
they O
rarely O
cause O
major O
damage O
. O

The O
country O
has O
only O
3.5 O
million O
people O
in O
an O
area O
about O
the O
size O
of O
Britain LOC
or O
Japan LOC
. O



Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
Tsang PER
sees O
growth O
, O
smooth O
transition O
. O

Mark PER
Trevelyan PER

WELLINGTON LOC
1996-08-29 O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
Financial O
Secretary O
Donald PER
Tsang PER
said O
on O
Thursday O
he O
expected O
the O
territory O
's O
economy O
to O
keep O
growing O
at O
around O
five O
percent O
but O
with O
some O
fluctuations O
from O
year O
to O
year O
. O

Tsang PER
, O
who O
made O
the O
remarks O
during O
a O
visit O
to O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
, O
also O
spoke O
strongly O
in O
favour O
of O
keeping O
the O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
dollar O
pegged O
to O
its O
U.S. LOC
counterpart O
, O
and O
said O
negotiations O
with O
China LOC
on O
next O
year O
's O
budget O
were O
going O
smoothly O
. O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
economy O
grew O
by O
only O
3.1 O
percent O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
, O
down O
from O
5.9 O
percent O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
and O
some O
private O
sector O
economists O
have O
revised O
downwards O
their O
predictions O
for O
the O
1996 O
year O
. O

Second O
quarter O
growth O
estimates O
will O
be O
released O
when O
the O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
government O
issues O
its O
half-yearly O
economic O
report O
on O
Friday O
. O

" O
Our O
trend O
growth O
rate O
of O
five O
percent O
in O
real O
terms O
is O
pretty O
solid O
, O
" O
Tsang PER
told O
a O
news O
conference O
after O
meeting O
New LOC
Zealand LOC
Finance O
Minister O
Bill PER
Birch PER
. O

" O
There O
will O
be O
fluctuations O
in O
individual O
years O
, O
but O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
big O
margin O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

He O
said O
inflation O
was O
under O
control O
and O
the O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
dollar O
was O
" O
rock O
solid O
" O
. O

Its O
link O
to O
the O
U.S. LOC
dollar O
had O
proved O
an O
engine O
of O
growth O
for O
the O
past O
12 O
years O
. O

" O
There O
's O
absolutely O
no O
economic O
or O
financial O
or O
political O
reason O
for O
us O
to O
change O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
investment O
in O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
some O
of O
which O
( O
is O
) O
by O
China LOC
, O
is O
predicated O
on O
the O
link O
continuing O
. O
" O

Britain LOC
will O
hand O
over O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
to O
Chinese MISC
sovereignty O
at O
midnight O
on O
June O
30 O
, O
1997 O
. O

Tsang PER
said O
three O
sets O
of O
meetings O
with O
Chinese MISC
authorities O
on O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
1997-98 O
budget O
, O
which O
will O
span O
the O
transition O
period O
, O
had O
gone O
smoothly O
. O
" O

None O
of O
our O
basic O
precepts O
have O
been O
challenged O
. O
" O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
will O
retain O
its O
own O
currency O
after O
the O
handover O
, O
run O
its O
own O
financial O
and O
monetary O
policy O
and O
have O
control O
over O
its O
own O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
. O

It O
will O
have O
no O
duty O
to O
contribute O
any O
taxes O
to O
Beijing LOC
, O
Tsang PER
said O
. O

He O
described O
the O
condition O
of O
the O
property O
market O
as O
" O
very O
good O
indeed O
" O
. O

" O
You O
know O
, O
we O
went O
through O
a O
little O
climb O
and O
a O
little O
trough O
over O
the O
last O
few O
years O
. O

Because O
of O
speculation O
in O
the O
market O
we O
introduced O
certain O
measures O
, O
but O
they O
are O
not O
draconian O
measures O
, O
and O
we O
brought O
it O
down O
to O
earth O
. O
" O

Tsang PER
said O
the O
market O
would O
continue O
to O
appreciate O
because O
property O
and O
land O
were O
scarce O
. O

The O
government O
would O
put O
land O
on O
the O
market O
to O
stop O
rentals O
" O
going O
through O
the O
roof O
" O
, O
but O
this O
would O
mean O
reclamation O
, O
with O
possible O
environmental O
problems O
. O

" O
There O
will O
be O
on O
the O
whole O
a O
slightly O
upward O
climb O
, O
consistent O
with O
our O
economic O
growth O
rate O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
reference O
to O
the O
property O
market O
. O

Tsang PER
, O
the O
third O
senior O
figure O
in O
the O
government O
after O
the O
governor O
and O
chief O
secretary O
, O
said O
his O
stated O
aim O
was O
to O
serve O
as O
financial O
secretary O
for O
two O
years O
under O
British MISC
rule O
and O
three O
years O
under O
China LOC
. O



Taiwan LOC
dollar O
ends O
higher O
, O
narrow O
trade O
seen O
. O

TAIPEI LOC
1996-08-29 O

The O
Taiwan LOC
dollar O
closed O
slightly O
firmer O
on O
Thursday O
amid O
tight O
Taiwan LOC
dollar O
liquidity O
in O
the O
banking O
system O
, O
and O
dealers O
said O
the O
rate O
was O
likely O
to O
move O
narrowly O
in O
the O
near O
term O
. O

The O
Taiwan LOC
dollar O
fell O
in O
early O
trade O
on O
month-end O
U.S. LOC
dollar O
demand O
, O
but O
the O
downtrend O
was O
later O
reversed O
as O
Taiwan LOC
dollar O
liquidity O
tightened O
. O
" O

Banks O
do O
not O
want O
to O
hold O
big O
U.S. LOC
dollar O
positions O
at O
this O
moment O
, O
" O
said O
one O
dealer O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
rate O
was O
likely O
to O
hover O
around O
current O
levels O
. O

The O
rate O
closed O
at O
T$ MISC
27.482 O
against O
Wednesday O
's O
T$ MISC
27.495 O
. O

Turnover O
was O
US$ MISC
275 O
million O
. O

-- O
Joyce PER
Liu PER
( O
2-5080815 O
) O



SIMEX MISC
Nikkei MISC
ends O
down O
but O
off O
lows O
. O

SINGAPORE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Simex MISC
Nikkei MISC
futures O
ended O
easier O
but O
off O
the O
day O
's O
lows O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Dealers O
said O
selling O
in O
the O
session O
was O
a O
follow-through O
from O
Wednesday O
's O
gloomy O
Tankan ORG
corporate O
report O
by O
the O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Japan ORG
. O

" O
The O
Nikkei MISC
is O
testing O
support O
at O
the O
20,500 O
level O
. O

Sentiment O
is O
a O
bit O
gloomy O
because O
people O
are O
focusing O
on O
the O
weak O
recovery O
in O
the O
economy O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
" O
said O
a O
dealer O
with O
a O
European MISC
bank O
. O

September O
Nikkei MISC
settled O
at O
20,605 O
after O
touching O
an O
intraday O
low O
of O
20,530 O
against O
its O
previous O
close O
of O
20,725 O
. O

Volume O
was O
19,560 O
contracts O
. O

Dealers O
said O
technically O
, O
the O
index O
should O
see O
good O
support O
at O
20,300 O
and O
the O
upside O
should O
be O
capped O
at O
21,000 O
. O

-- O
Doreen PER
Siow PER
65-8703092 O



Siam ORG
Commercial ORG
wins O
agency O
bond O
auctions O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-29 O

A O
consortium O
led O
by O
Thailand LOC
's O
Siam ORG
Commercial ORG
Bank ORG
Plc ORG
has O
secured O
at O
auction O
the O
right O
to O
sell O
two O
state O
agency O
bond O
issues O
worth O
a O
combined O
3.73 O
billion O
baht O
, O
an O
official O
at O
the O
bank O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

The O
Government ORG
Housing ORG
Bank ORG
will O
issue O
bonds O
worth O
three O
billion O
baht O
and O
the O
metropolitan O
Waterworks ORG
Authority ORG
will O
issue O
bonds O
worth O
730 O
million O
, O
an O
investment O
banker O
at O
Siam ORG
Commercial ORG
Bank ORG
told O
Reuters ORG
. O

The O
consortium O
, O
made O
up O
of O
eight O
financial O
institutions O
, O
offered O
an O
annual O
interest O
rate O
of O
8.46 O
percent O
for O
both O
issues O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Both O
state O
agency O
bonds O
will O
have O
seven-year O
maturity O
and O
will O
be O
issued O
on O
September O
5 O
, O
he O
said O
. O

-- O
Bangkok LOC
newsroom O
( O
662 O
) O
652-0642 O



M'bishi ORG
Gas ORG
sets O
terms O
on O
7-year O
straight O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-29 O

BORROWER O
- O
Mitsubishi ORG
Gas ORG
Chemical ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG

LEAD O
MGR O
- O
Nomura ORG
Securities ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG

FISCAL O
AGENT O
- O
Tokyo-Mitsubishi ORG
Bank ORG

TYPE O
straight O
bond O
ISSUE O
NO O
13 O
AMT O
10 O
bln O
yen O

COUPON O
2.95 O
% O
ISS O
PRICE O
MATURITY O
5 O
. O

Sep.03 O

LAST O
MOODY ORG
'S ORG
PAY O
DATE O
5 O
. O

Sep.96 O

FIRST O
INT O
PAY O
5 O
. O

Mar.97 O
INT O
PAY O
5 O
. O

Mar O
/ O
Sep O

LAST O
S&P ORG
SIGN O
DATE O
SUB O
DATE O
5 O
. O

Jul-18.Jul O

LAST O
JCR O
LAST O
JBRI O
A O
LAST O
NIS O



S. LOC
Korea LOC
Daewoo ORG
, O
Dacom ORG
units O
in O
Polish MISC
telecom O
JV O
. O

SEOUL LOC
1996-08-29 O

South LOC
Korea LOC
's O
Daewoo ORG
Corp ORG
, O
unlisted O
Daewoo ORG
Information ORG
Systems ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
, O
Dacom ORG
Corp ORG
and O
Dacom ORG
International ORG
have O
set O
up O
a O
joint O
venture O
to O
offer O
telecommunications O
services O
in O
Poland LOC
. O

Daewoo ORG
Dacom ORG
Communications ORG
( O
Poland LOC
) O
Ltd ORG
, O
which O
was O
set O
up O
with O
an O
initial O
investment O
of O
$ O
1.0 O
million O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
have O
sales O
of O
$ O
60 O
million O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
a O
Daewoo ORG
statement O
said O
on O
Thursday O
.. O

Daewoo ORG
Corp ORG
will O
take O
a O
31 O
percent O
stake O
in O
the O
venture O
, O
Dacom ORG
International ORG
25 O
percent O
, O
Dacom ORG
24 O
percent O
, O
and O
Daewoo ORG
Information ORG
20 O
percent O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

Daewoo ORG
Corp ORG
and O
Daewoo ORG
Information ORG
are O
units O
of O
Daewoo ORG
Group ORG
. O

-- O
Seoul ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
822 O
) O
727 O
5644 O



Salomon ORG
& ORG
Taylor ORG
- O
96/97 O
div O
forecast O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Year O
to O
March O
31 O
, O
1997 O

( O
in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

LATEST O
ACTUAL O

( O
Parent O
) O
FORECAST O
YEAR-AGO O

Ord O
div O
10.00 O
yen O
8.00 O
yen O

- O
Commem O
div O
- O
2.00 O
yen O

NOTE O
- O
Salomon ORG
& ORG
Taylor ORG
Made ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
manufactures O
golf O
clubs O
and O
sells O
ski O
equipment O
. O



Indonesia LOC
plays O
down O
U.S. LOC
consulate O
attack O
. O

JAKARTA LOC
1996-08-29 O

Indonesia LOC
sought O
on O
Thursday O
to O
play O
down O
a O
fire O
bomb O
attack O
on O
a O
U.S. LOC
consulate O
earlier O
this O
week O
, O
saying O
it O
was O
being O
treated O
as O
a O
criminal O
rather O
than O
a O
political O
act O
, O
the O
official O
Antara LOC
news O
agency O
said O
. O

The O
police O
are O
still O
investigating O
the O
incident O
. O

It O
is O
evident O
the O
happening O
is O
not O
politically O
motivated O
but O
just O
an O
ordinary O
criminal O
act O
, O
the O
news O
agency O
quoted O
East MISC
Java MISC
military O
commander O
Major-General O
Utomo PER
as O
saying O
. O

The O
Tuesday O
morning O
attack O
on O
the O
consulate O
in O
Indonesias MISC
second O
largest O
city O
of O
Surabaya LOC
, O
caused O
slight O
damage O
to O
a O
guard O
house O
before O
being O
quickly O
extinguished O
, O
a O
spokesman O
at O
the O
U.S. LOC
embassy O
in O
Jakarta LOC
, O
700 O
km O
( O
430 O
miles O
) O
west O
of O
Surabaya LOC
, O
said O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

No O
one O
was O
injures O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Nobody O
should O
try O
and O
exaggerate O
it O
by O
calling O
it O
a O
bomb O
because O
it O
was O
just O
a O
molotov O
cocktail O
, O
Utomo PER
said O
. O

He O
said O
police O
were O
investigating O
the O
incident O
and O
patrols O
around O
diplomatic O
offices O
in O
Surabaya LOC
would O
be O
stepped O
up O
. O



Airport ORG
Facilities ORG
- O
6mth O
parent O
forecast O
. O

TOKYO LOC
1996-08-29 O

Six O
months O
to O
September O
30 O
, O
1996 O

( O
in O
billions O
of O
yen O
unless O
specified O
) O

LATEST O
PREVIOUS O
ACTUAL O

( O
Parent O
) O
FORECAST O
FORECAST O
YEAR-AGO O

Sales O
11.38 O
11.38 O
11.45 O

Current O
1.09 O
1.09 O
918 O
million O

Net O
934 O
million O
490 O
million O
538 O
million O

NOTE O
- O
Airport ORG
Facilities ORG
Co ORG
Ltd ORG
manages O
and O
rents O
facilities O
at O
Haneda LOC
( O
Tokyo LOC
) O
and O
Itami LOC
( O
Osaka LOC
) O
airports O
. O



HK LOC
civil O
servants O
contest O
ban O
on O
China LOC
panel O
. O

HONG LOC
KONG LOC
1996-08-29 O

Senior O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
civil O
servants O
were O
given O
the O
go-ahead O
on O
Thursday O
to O
challenge O
a O
government O
ban O
on O
them O
standing O
for O
the O
Beijing-backed MISC
panel O
to O
choose O
the O
territory O
's O
first O
post-handover O
leader O
and O
lawmakers O
. O

The O
Supreme ORG
Court ORG
ruled O
that O
a O
judicial O
hearing O
contesting O
the O
ban O
would O
be O
heard O
on O
September O
11 O
, O
three O
days O
before O
the O
nomination O
period O
for O
the O
Selection ORG
Committee ORG
closes O
. O

The O
government O
maintains O
the O
ban O
, O
announced O
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
is O
necessary O
to O
avoid O
a O
possible O
conflict O
of O
interest O
because O
civil O
servants O
are O
involved O
in O
determining O
government O
policy O
. O

Civil O
servants O
argue O
the O
ban O
stymies O
their O
political O
rights O
. O

The O
400-strong O
Selection ORG
Committee ORG
will O
select O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
future O
chief O
executive O
to O
replace O
the O
British MISC
governor O
and O
a O
provisional O
legislature O
to O
take O
over O
from O
the O
elected O
chamber O
which O
Beijing LOC
plans O
to O
dissolve O
. O

Hong LOC
Kong LOC
, O
a O
British MISC
colony O
for O
more O
than O
150 O
years O
, O
will O
be O
handed O
back O
to O
China LOC
at O
midnight O
on O
June O
30 O
next O
year O
. O

China LOC
intends O
to O
dismantle O
the O
territory O
's O
first O
fully-elected O
legislature O
because O
it O
opposes O
Britain LOC
's O
recent O
electoral O
reforms O
and O
install O
an O
interim O
appointed O
chamber O
, O
a O
decision O
that O
has O
generated O
considerable O
controversy O
. O

The O
judicial O
review O
sought O
by O
directorate-grade O
bureaucrats O
will O
apply O
to O
only O
about O
1,000 O
of O
the O
approximately O
33,000 O
civil O
servants O
affected O
. O

Police O
unions O
are O
not O
contesting O
the O
ban O
, O
which O
affects O
all O
27,000 O
officers O
, O
and O
nor O
are O
the O
very O
top O
tier O
of O
Hong LOC
Kong LOC
's O
mandarin O
class O
, O
the O
policy O
secretaries O
. O

More O
than O
16,000 O
application O
forms O
for O
places O
on O
the O
Selection ORG
Committee ORG
have O
been O
handed O
out O
since O
the O
nomination O
period O
opened O
. O

It O
closes O
on O
September O
14 O
. O



Singapore ORG
Refining ORG
Company ORG
expected O
to O
shut O
CDU ORG
3 ORG
. O

SINGAPORE LOC
1996-08-29 O

Singapore ORG
Refining ORG
Company ORG
( O
SRC ORG
) O
is O
expected O
to O
shutdown O
its O
60,000 O
barrel-per-day O
( O
bpd O
) O
crude O
distillation O
unit O
( O
CDU ORG
) O
in O
September O
, O
an O
industry O
source O
said O
on O
Thursday O
. O

" O
They O
think O
something O
is O
stuck O
, O
" O
the O
source O
said O
. O
" O

But O
nothing O
has O
been O
decided O
as O
they O
are O
still O
waiting O
for O
an O
X-ray O
machine O
to O
determine O
the O
problem O
. O
" O

The O
source O
said O
the O
problem O
was O
discovered O
during O
the O
past O
month O
during O
which O
time O
CDU ORG
No.3 ORG
's O
production O
has O
varied O
from O
maximum O
capacity O
of O
60,000 O
bpd O
to O
as O
low O
as O
40,000 O
bpd O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
crude O
being O
run O
. O

" O
We O
are O
having O
a O
lot O
of O
problems O
, O
" O
said O
a O
source O
. O

An O
earlier O
problem O
with O
CDU ORG
No ORG
. ORG

3 ORG
arose O
on O
July O
24 O
when O
an O
industry O
source O
said O
the O
CDU ORG
would O
be O
closed O
down O
briefly O
in O
August O
for O
repairs O
to O
a O
heat O
exchanger O
. O

But O
by O
mid-August O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
repairs O
had O
been O
carried O
out O
without O
any O
shutdown O
. O

The O
285,000 O
bpd O
SRC ORG
refinery O
is O
co-owned O
by O
the O
Singapore ORG
Petroleum ORG
Company ORG
, O
British ORG
Petrolem ORG
and O
Caltex ORG
, O
the O
joint-venture O
of O
U.S. LOC
majors O
Chevron ORG
Corp ORG
and O
Texaco ORG
Inc ORG
. O

-- O
Singapore ORG
Newsroom ORG
( O
+65-8703086 O
) O



Loxley ORG
H1 O
net O
rises O
to O
332.66 O
mln O
baht O
. O

BANGKOK LOC
1996-08-29 O

Reviewed O
financial O
results O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
ended O
June O
30 O
, O
1996 O
. O

( O
in O
millions O
of O
baht O
unless O
stated O
) O

Six O
months O

1996 O
1995 O

Shr O
( O
baht O
) O
8.32 O
vs O
6.66 O

Net O
332.66 O
vs O
266.37 O

NOTES O
: O
Second O
quarter O
figures O
not O
available O
. O

Full O
name O
of O
company O
is O
Loxley ORG
Publications ORG
Plc ORG
. O

-- O
Bangkok LOC
newsroom O
662-252-9950 O



INDICATORS O
- O
Spain LOC
- O
updated O
August O
29 O
. O

INDICATORS O
- O
monthly O
MTH O
/ O
MTH O
PVS O
YR-AGO O
INDEX O
TOTAL O

CPI O
( O
% O
) O
Jul O
+0.1 O
- O
0.1 O
+0.0 O
119.3** O
- O

Yr O
/ O
yr O
Inflation O
( O
% O
) O
+3.7 O
+3.6 O
+4.7 O
119.3 O
- O

Core O
Inflation O
+0.1 O
+0,2 O
+0,2 O
- O
- O

Yr O
/ O
yr O
rise O
+3.5 O
+3.6 O
+5.2 O
- O
- O

JOBLESS O
( O
INEM O
) O
Jul O
- O
63,913 O
- O
33,149 O
- O
65,345 O
- O
2.17M O

Rate O
( O
% O
) O
13.67 O
14.15 O
15.19 O
- O
- O

BALANCE O
OF O
PAYMENTS O

Trade O
( O
bln O
pts O
) O
May O
- O
196.8 O
- O
180.6 O
- O
279.9 O
- O
- O

Cur O
Acc O
( O
bln O
pts O
) O
May O
- O
9.5 O
- O
42.0 O
- O
110.4 O
- O
- O

RESERVES O
( O
$ O
MLN O
) O
Jul O
+1,161 O
+400.9 O
+310.4 O
- O
54,703.0 O

PRODUCER O
PRICES O
( O
% O
) O
Jun O
- O
0.2 O
+0.1 O
+0.2 O
119.6** O
- O

Yr O
/ O
yr O
rise O
( O
% O
) O
+1.2 O
+1.5 O
+7.1 O
119.6 O
- O

INDUSTRIAL O
PROD O
. O

May O
- O
- O
- O
- O
- O

Yr O
/ O
yr O
figures O
( O
% O
) O
- O
3.2 O
+1.0 O
+9.8 O
108.4** O
- O

M4 O
MONEY O
SUPPLY O
( O
% O
) O
Jul O
+2.6 O
+4.2R O
+10.8 O
- O
- O

Total O
M4 O
adj O
. O

( O
trln O
pts O
) O
- O
- O
- O
- O
75.912 O

TRADE O
BALANCE O

Exports O
( O
bln O
pts O
) O
Jun O
1,100.7 O
1,164.1 O
988.2 O
- O
- O

Imports O
( O
bln O
pts O
) O
May O
1,315.7 O
1,433.4 O
1,236.5 O
- O
- O

Deficit O
/ O
surplus O
May O
- O
215.0 O
- O
269.3 O
- O
248.3 O
- O
- O

Deficit O
yr O
to O
date O
- O
1,334.0 O
- O
1,119.0 O
- O
1,420.9 O
- O
- O

GOVT.BUDGET O
( O
bln O
pts O
) O
Govt.Fcast O
96 O

Deficit O
/ O
surplus O
Jul O
+282.1 O
- O
380.6 O
+230.4 O
- O

Def O
. O

/ O
surplus O
to O
date O
- O
1,184.0 O
- O
1,466.1 O
- O
1,456.7 O
- O
2.6 O
trln O

INDICATORS O
- O
quarterly O
QUARTER O
PVS O
QTR O
YR-AGO O
- O
- O

EPA O
Q2 O
+168,130 O
+31,230 O
+167,330 O
12.3 O
million O

GDP O

Yr-yr O
( O
% O
) O
Q1 O
+1.9 O
+2.3R O
+3.4 O
- O
- O

Absolute O
amount O
( O
trln O
pts O
) O
18.1 O
17.8 O
16.9 O
- O
69.7 O

INTEREST O
RATES O
Latest O
rate O
Pvs O
rate O
Date O
changed O

Key O
rate O
( O
% O
) O
7.25 O
7.50 O
04/06/96 O

NOTES O
- O
Bank ORG
of ORG
Spain ORG
announces O
balance O
of O
payments O
. O

Jobless O
figures O
are O
registered O
unemployed O
at O
labour O
ministry O
. O

Trade O
data O
are O
customs-cleared O
, O
published O
by O
economy O
ministry O
. O

Latest O
M4 O
, O
currency O
reserves O
, O
industrial O
production O
data O
are O
provisional O
. O

GDP O
figures O
are O
quarterly O
on O
annualised O
basis O
. O

EPA ORG
- O
Quarterly O
survey O
of O
employment O
levels O
( O
INE O
) O
. O

Data O
give O
variation O
in O
employed O
persons O
, O
in O
thousands O
. O

Last O
column O
- O
TOTAL- O
is O
latest O
for O
jobless O
and O
accumulated O
for O
the O
rest O
( O
GDP O
total O
amount O
corresponds O
to O
1995 O
) O
. O

Government O
budget O
figures O
relate O
to O
central O
government O
finances O
only O
. O

**General MISC
Consumer MISC
Price MISC
Index MISC
( O
100=1992 O
) O
, O
Producer MISC
Prices MISC
Index MISC
and O
Industrial MISC
Production MISC
Index MISC
( O
100=1990 O
) O
. O



PRESS O
DIGEST O
- O
Spain LOC
- O
Aug O
29 O
. O

Headlines O
from O
major O
national O
newspapers O
. O

Reuters ORG
has O
not O
verified O
these O
stories O
and O
does O
not O
vouch O
for O
their O
accuracy O
. O

EL ORG
PAIS ORG

- O
Judge O
accuses O
government O
of O
obstructing O
investigation O
into O
Lasa-Zabala PER
( O
two O
of O
GAL ORG
victims O
) O
case O

EL ORG
MUNDO ORG

- O
Government O
wants O
to O
charge O
for O
prescriptions O
and O
some O
medical O
services O

DIARIO ORG
16 ORG

- O
Judge O
Javier PER
Gomez PER
de PER
Liano PER
says O
government O
is O
obstructing O
justice O

ABC ORG

- O
Prime O
Minister O
Jose PER
Maria PER
Aznar PER
, O
positive O
assessment O

CINCO ORG
DIAS ORG

- O
BCH ORG
in O
the O
hive O
of O
Chilean MISC
pensions O

EXPANSION ORG

- O
Coopers ORG
and ORG
Lybrand ORG
emigrates O
to O
Basque LOC
Country LOC
for O
fiscal O
reasons O

GACETA ORG
DE ORG
LOS ORG
NEGOCIOS ORG

- O
Government O
and O
Catalan MISC
nationalists O
set O
the O
scene O
for O
budget O
negotiations O



Lenzing ORG
expects O
negative O
results O
in O
H2 O
. O

VIENNA LOC
1996-08-29 O

Austrian MISC
viscose O
fibre O
maker O
Lenzing ORG
AG ORG
said O
on O
Thursday O
it O
expected O
to O
post O
negative O
group O
results O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
the O
year O
after O
posting O
losses O
in O
the O
first O
six O
months O
. O

" O
A O
preview O
of O
the O
second O
half O
of O
1996 O
does O
not O
reveal O
any O
signs O
of O
a O
significant O
improvement O
in O
market O
conditions O
, O
" O
Lenzing ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
released O
ahead O
of O
its O
earnings O
conference O
. O

For O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
Lenzing ORG
said O
it O
posted O
a O
group O
pre-tax O
loss O
of O
84.5 O
million O
schillings O
from O
a O
profit O
of O
160 O
million O
in O
the O
year-ago O
period O
. O

The O
group O
attributed O
the O
first-half O
losses O
to O
weak O
demand O
and O
falling O
prices O
of O
viscose O
fibres O
, O
as O
well O
as O
sluggish O
economies O
in O
the O
West LOC
. O

-- O
Julia PER
Ferguson PER
, O
Vienna LOC
newsroom O
, O
+431 O
53112 O
274 O



Algeria LOC
faults O
Britain LOC
over O
Islamists MISC
gathering O
. O

PARIS LOC
1996-08-28 O

Algeria LOC
, O
fighting O
a O
vicious O
war O
against O
Moslem MISC
fundamentalist O
guerrillas O
, O
attacked O
Britain LOC
on O
Wednesday O
for O
allowing O
Islamist MISC
groups O
to O
meet O
in O
London LOC
. O

The O
Islamist MISC
gathering O
, O
due O
to O
be O
held O
in O
London LOC
on O
September O
8 O
, O
has O
triggered O
concern O
and O
anger O
in O
several O
other O
Arab MISC
countries O
like O
Egypt LOC
which O
is O
also O
fighting O
armed O
Moslem MISC
fundamentalists O
. O

British MISC
Jewish MISC
groups O
have O
also O
voiced O
protest O
because O
they O
said O
Palestinian MISC
Islamist MISC
Hamas ORG
as O
well O
as O
the O
banned O
Algerian MISC
Islamic ORG
Salvation ORG
Front ORG
( O
FIS ORG
) O
are O
among O
those O
radical O
Islamists MISC
attending O
the O
conference O
. O

A O
foreign O
ministry O
spokesman O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
read O
on O
Algerian MISC
television O
that O
Algeria LOC
" O
has O
received O
with O
concern O
the O
information O
over O
a O
meeting O
of O
terrorist O
groups O
working O
against O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
Arab MISC
and O
Islamic MISC
world O
. O
" O

" O
Algeria LOC
expresses O
its O
sharp O
rejection O
of O
a O
meeting O
putting O
together O
masterminds O
and O
ideologists O
and O
financers O
of O
terrorism O
, O
" O
the O
spokesman O
said O
, O
adding O
the O
Algerian MISC
government O
has O
asked O
the O
British MISC
embassy O
in O
Algiers LOC
for O
clarifications O
. O

The O
Algerian MISC
ambassador O
in O
London LOC
has O
also O
asked O
for O
clarification O
from O
the O
Foreign ORG
Office ORG
over O
the O
meeting O
of O
Islamist MISC
groups O
. O

Algeria LOC
said O
" O
they O
are O
clearly O
working O
to O
undermine O
the O
stability O
" O
of O
Arab MISC
countries O
. O

British MISC
Foreign O
Secretary O
Malcolm PER
Rifkind PER
said O
on O
Tuesday O
from O
Pakistan LOC
his O
government O
would O
only O
take O
action O
against O
the O
planned O
Islamists MISC
gathering O
in O
London LOC
if O
British MISC
law O
was O
broken O
. O

" O
People O
who O
wish O
to O
hold O
conferences O
of O
course O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
seek O
permission O
from O
the O
government O
in O
Britain LOC
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

An O
estimated O
50,000 O
people O
, O
including O
more O
than O
110 O
foreigners O
, O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
Algeria LOC
's O
violence O
pitting O
Moslem MISC
rebels O
against O
government O
forces O
since O
early O
1992 O
when O
authorities O
in O
Algeria LOC
cancelled O
a O
general O
election O
in O
which O
FIS ORG
had O
taken O
a O
commanding O
lead O
. O



OFFICIAL ORG
JOURNAL ORG
CONTENTS O
- O
OJ ORG
L O
218 O
OF O
AUGUST O
28 O
, O
1996 O
. O

* O

Commission MISC
Regulation MISC
( O
EC ORG
) O
No MISC
1676/96 MISC
of O
30 O
July O
1996 O
amending O
Regulation MISC
( O
EEC ORG
) O
No MISC
2454/93 MISC
laying O
down O
provisions O
for O
the O
implementation O
of O
Council MISC
Regulation MISC
( O
EEC ORG
) O
No MISC
2913/92 MISC
establishing O
the O
Community MISC
Customs MISC
Code MISC
END O
OF O
DOCUMENT O
. O



Wall LOC
Street LOC
ponders O
Rubin PER
's O
role O
if O
Clinton PER
wins O
. O

Donna PER
Sells PER

NEW LOC
YORK LOC

The O
outcome O
of O
the O
November O
elections O
emerged O
as O
a O
hot O
topic O
on O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
this O
week O
as O
financial O
pundits O
debated O
whether O
Robert PER
Rubin PER
might O
forgo O
a O
second O
term O
as O
Treasury ORG
secretary O
if O
President O
Clinton PER
is O
re-elected O
. O

Concern O
centred O
on O
the O
currency O
markets O
since O
Rubin PER
's O
tour O
de O
force O
has O
been O
his O
unflagging O
support O
of O
the O
dollar O
. O

Speculation O
that O
Rubin PER
might O
not O
stay O
in O
his O
post O
grew O
after O
he O
sidestepped O
questions O
about O
any O
future O
Cabinet ORG
post O
during O
television O
interviews O
at O
the O
Democratic MISC
convention O
in O
Chicago LOC
this O
week O
. O

Should O
Rubin PER
leave O
, O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
would O
worry O
that O
he O
might O
take O
his O
strong-dollar O
policy O
with O
him O
. O

Rubin PER
's O
predecessor O
at O
the O
Treasury ORG
, O
Lloyd PER
Bentsen PER
, O
was O
viewed O
with O
suspicion O
by O
some O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
who O
thought O
he O
had O
tried O
to O
push O
down O
the O
dollar O
to O
gain O
an O
edge O
in O
trade O
negotiations O
with O
Japan LOC
. O

" O
Obviously O
, O
under O
the O
Clinton PER
administration O
, O
we O
've O
seen O
two O
distinctively O
different O
dollar O
policies O
, O
" O
said O
Chris PER
Widness PER
, O
an O
international O
economist O
at O
Chase ORG
Securities ORG
Inc. ORG
" O
Under O
Rubin PER
, O
the O
U.S. LOC
has O
certainly O
looked O
for O
a O
strong O
dollar O
. O
" O

That O
strategy O
, O
backed O
up O
by O
timely O
instances O
of O
joint O
central O
bank O
intervention O
, O
helped O
the O
dollar O
battle O
back O
from O
post-Second MISC
World MISC
War MISC
lows O
of O
1.3438 O
German MISC
marks O
on O
March O
8 O
, O
1995 O
, O
and O
79.75 O
Japanese MISC
yen O
on O
April O
19 O
, O
1995 O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
dollar O
stands O
at O
about O
1.48 O
marks O
and O
109 O
yen O
. O

Rubin PER
was O
widely O
hailed O
as O
the O
architect O
of O
the O
dollar O
's O
comeback O
, O
using O
skills O
and O
expertise O
gained O
in O
26 O
years O
on O
Wall LOC
Street LOC
, O
part O
of O
which O
were O
spent O
as O
co-chairman O
of O
Goldman ORG
, ORG
Sachs ORG
and ORG
Co ORG
. ORG

Inc ORG
. O

" O
Rubin PER
has O
done O
a O
fine O
job O
in O
that O
position O
, O
" O
said O
Michael PER
Faust PER
, O
a O
portfolio O
manager O
at O
Bailard ORG
, ORG
Biehl ORG
and ORG
Kaiser ORG
, O
which O
manages O
just O
under O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
global O
stocks O
and O
bonds O
. O

" O
Anyone O
who O
would O
come O
in O
there O
to O
replace O
him O
would O
have O
awfully O
big O
shoes O
to O
fill O
. O
" O

Fear O
that O
a O
new O
Treasury ORG
secretary O
might O
favour O
a O
return O
to O
Bentsen-era MISC
policy O
could O
spell O
trouble O
for O
financial O
markets O
. O

Some O
overseas O
investors O
might O
shy O
away O
from O
buying O
U.S. LOC
stocks O
and O
bonds O
or O
even O
sell O
them O
when O
the O
dollar O
is O
weakening O
. O

As O
for O
U.S. ORG
Treasury ORG
securities O
, O
Widness PER
explained O
that O
Alan PER
Greenspan PER
's O
reappointment O
as O
chairman O
of O
the O
Federal ORG
Reserve ORG
and O
the O
outlook O
for O
the O
federal O
budget O
were O
more O
important O
than O
whether O
Rubin PER
continues O
at O
the O
Treasury ORG
. O

" O
Although O
, O
if O
we O
did O
get O
someone O
that O
was O
seen O
as O
looking O
for O
a O
dollar O
depreciation O
, O
it O
would O
probably O
hurt O
capital O
flows O
to O
the O
United LOC
States LOC
, O
" O
said O
Widness PER
, O
adding O
that O
could O
hurt O
U.S. LOC
stocks O
and O
, O
to O
a O
lesser O
degree O
, O
bonds O
. O

Still O
, O
markets O
may O
have O
little O
to O
fear O
from O
any O
Rubin PER
successor O
because O
the O
firm O
dollar O
policy O
has O
yielded O
positive O
results O
. O

If O
that O
is O
true O
, O
then O
any O
new O
Treasury ORG
chief O
would O
need O
to O
be O
as O
effective O
as O
Rubin PER
in O
convincing O
markets O
that O
the O
White LOC
House LOC
does O
indeed O
want O
a O
strong O
currency O
. O

" O
If O
he O
left O
, O
the O
first O
question O
people O
would O
ask O
the O
next O
guy O
is O
, O
' O
What O
's O
your O
view O
on O
the O
dollar O
? O
' O

" O
said O
Michael PER
Perelstein PER
, O
portfolio O
manager O
of O
MainStay ORG
International ORG
Funds ORG
. O

" O
And O
all O
I O
can O
say O
as O
a O
piece O
of O
advice O
is O
that O
they O
'd O
better O
say O
exactly O
the O
same O
thing O
( O
as O
Rubin PER
) O
, O
if O
not O
stronger O
, O
" O
Perelstein PER
said O
. O
" O

Otherwise O
, O
you O
get O
selling O
out O
of O
Tokyo LOC
and O
Frankfurt LOC
again O
. O
" O



SOCCER O
- O
AUSTRIA LOC
BEAT O
SCOTLAND LOC
4-0 O
IN O
EUROPEAN MISC
UNDER-21 O
MATCH O
. O

AMSTETTEN LOC
, O
Austria LOC
1996-08-30 O

Austria LOC
beat O
Scotland LOC
4-0 O
( O
halftime O
3-0 O
) O
in O
a O
European MISC
under-21 O
championship O
match O
on O
Friday O
. O

Scorers O
: O
Ewald PER
Brenner PER
( O
5th O
minute O
) O
, O
Mario PER
Stieglmair PER
( O
42nd O
) O
, O
Ronald PER
Brunmayr PER
( O
43rd O
and O
56th O
) O
. O

Attendance O
: O
800 O



SOCCER O
- O
WALES LOC
BEAT O
SAN LOC
MARINO LOC
4-0 O
IN O
UNDER-21 O
MATCH O
. O

BARRY LOC
, O
Wales LOC
1996-08-30 O

Wales LOC
beat O
San LOC
Marino LOC
4-0 O
( O
halftime O
2-0 O
) O
in O
a O
European MISC
under-21 O
soccer O
match O
on O
Friday O
. O

Scorers O
: O

Wales LOC
- O
John PER
Hartson PER
( O
12th O
, O
56th O
and O
83rd O
minutes O
) O
, O
Scott PER
Young PER
( O
24th O
) O

Attendance O
: O
1,800 O



CYCLING O
- O
BALLANGER PER
KEEPS O
SPRINT O
TITLE O
IN O
STYLE O
. O

Martin PER
Ayres PER

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-30 O

Felicia PER
Ballanger PER
of O
France LOC
confirmed O
her O
status O
as O
the O
world O
's O
number O
one O
woman O
sprinter O
when O
she O
retained O
her O
title O
at O
the O
world O
cycling O
championships O
on O
Friday O
. O

Ballanger PER
beat O
Germany LOC
's O
Annett PER
Neumann PER
2-0 O
in O
the O
best-of-three O
matches O
final O
to O
add O
the O
world O
title O
to O
the O
Olympic MISC
gold O
medal O
she O
won O
in O
July O
. O

France LOC
also O
took O
third O
place O
in O
the O
sprint O
, O
Magali PER
Faure PER
defeating O
ex-world O
champion O
Tanya PER
Dubnicoff PER
of O
Canada LOC
2-0 O
. O

Ballanger PER
, O
25 O
, O
will O
be O
aiming O
to O
complete O
a O
track O
double O
when O
she O
defends O
her O
500 O
metres O
time O
trial O
title O
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
other O
final O
of O
the O
night O
, O
the O
women O
's O
24-kms O
points O
race O
, O
also O
ended O
in O
success O
for O
the O
reigning O
champion O
. O

Russia LOC
's O
Svetlana PER
Samokhalova PER
fought O
off O
a O
spirited O
challenge O
from O
American MISC
Jane PER
Quigley PER
to O
take O
the O
title O
for O
a O
second O
year O
. O

Russia LOC
, O
the O
only O
nation O
to O
have O
two O
riders O
in O
the O
field O
, O
made O
full O
use O
of O
their O
numerical O
superiority O
. O

Goulnara PER
Fatkoullina PER
helped O
Samokhalova PER
to O
build O
an O
unbeatable O
points O
lead O
before O
snatching O
the O
bronze O
medal O
. O

Quigley PER
, O
a O
former O
medallist O
in O
the O
points O
event O
, O
led O
the O
race O
at O
half O
distance O
. O
" O

I O
went O
so O
close O
this O
time O
, O
but O
having O
two O
riders O
certainly O
gave O
the O
Russians MISC
an O
advantage O
, O
" O
she O
said O
. O

The O
first O
six O
riders O
lapped O
the O
field O
, O
which O
left O
former O
world O
champion O
Ingrid PER
Haringa PER
of O
the O
Netherlands LOC
down O
in O
seventh O
place O
despite O
having O
the O
second O
highest O
points O
score O
. O

Olympic MISC
champion O
Nathalie PER
Lancien PER
of O
France LOC
also O
missed O
the O
winning O
attack O
and O
finished O
a O
disappointing O
10th O
. O



CYCLING O
- O
WORLD O
TRACK O
CHAMPIONSHIP O
RESULTS O
. O

MANCHESTER LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-30 O

Results O
at O
the O
world O
track O
cycling O
championships O
on O
Friday O
: O

Women O
's O
sprint O
semifinals O
( O
best O
of O
three O
) O
: O

Annett PER
Neumann PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
beat O
Magali PER
Faure PER
( O
France LOC
) O
2-0 O
( O
12.341 O
and O
12.348 O
seconds O
for O
the O
last O
200 O
metres O
) O

Felicia PER
Ballanger PER
( O
France LOC
) O
beat O
Tanya PER
Dubnicoff PER
( O
Canada LOC
) O
2-0 O
, O
( O
12.130 O
/ O
12.124 O
) O

Ride O
for O
third O
place O
: O

Faure PER
beat O
Dubnicoff PER
2-0 O
( O
12.112 O
/ O
12.246 O
) O

Final O
: O

Ballanger PER
beat O
Neumann PER
2-0 O
( O
11.959 O
/ O
12.225 O
) O

Women O
's O
world O
points O
race O
championship O
( O
24-km O
) O
: O

1. O
Svetlana PER
Samokhalova PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
28 O
points O
( O
in O
32 O

minutes O
31.081 O
seconds O
) O

2. O
Jane PER
Quigley PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
18 O
points O

3. O
Goulnara PER
Fatkoullina PER
( O
Russia LOC
) O
16 O

4. O
Tatiana PER
Stiajkina PER
( O
Ukraine LOC
) O
11 O

5. O
Judith PER
Arndt PER
( O
Germany LOC
) O
11 O

6. O
Tea PER
Vikstedt-Nyman PER
( O
Finland LOC
) O
5 O

One O
lap O
behind O
: O

7. O
Ingrid PER
Haringa PER
( O
Netherlands LOC
) O
20 O

8. O
Sally PER
Boyden PER
( O
Britain LOC
) O
9 O

9. O
Agnieszka PER
Godras PER
( O
Poland LOC
) O
8 O

10. O
Nathalie PER
Lancien PER
( O
France LOC
) O
8 O



SOCCER O
- O
FRENCH MISC
DEFENDER O
KOMBOUARE PER
JOINS O
ABERDEEN ORG
. O

ABDERDEEN LOC
, O
Scotland LOC
1996-08-30 O

French MISC
central O
defender O
Antoine PER
Kombouare PER
has O
completed O
a O
300,000 O
pounds O
sterling O
( O
$ O
467,000 O
) O
move O
to O
Aberdeen ORG
from O
Swiss MISC
club O
Sion ORG
, O
the O
Scottish MISC
premier O
division O
club O
said O
on O
Friday O
. O

Kombouare PER
has O
signed O
a O
two-year O
contract O
and O
will O
make O
his O
debut O
against O
Morton PER
in O
the O
Scottish MISC
League MISC
Cup MISC
on O
Tuesday O
. O

But O
he O
will O
be O
ineligible O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
Aberdeen ORG
's O
UEFA MISC
Cup MISC
campaign O
as O
he O
has O
already O
played O
for O
Sion ORG
in O
this O
season O
's O
Cup MISC
Winners MISC
' MISC
Cup MISC
. O

Aberdeen ORG
manager O
Roy PER
Aitken PER
said O
: O
" O
It O
's O
unfortunate O
for O
us O
that O
Antoine PER
cannot O
play O
in O
Europe LOC
but O
he O
will O
help O
us O
achieve O
things O
in O
domestic O
competition O
. O

" O
I O
have O
been O
watching O
him O
for O
several O
weeks O
now O
and O
have O
no O
doubts O
he O
brings O
real O
quality O
to O
the O
side O
. O

He O
has O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
experience O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
he O
will O
quickly O
establish O
himself O
in O
both O
the O
team O
and O
the O
affection O
of O
our O
fans O
. O
" O

The O
32-year-old O
defender O
played O
seven O
seasons O
with O
Nantes ORG
and O
was O
with O
Paris ORG
St ORG
Germain ORG
for O
five O
seasons O
. O

He O
said O
former O
PSG ORG
team O
mate O
David PER
Ginola PER
, O
who O
now O
plays O
for O
English MISC
premier O
league O
Newcastle ORG
, O
was O
influential O
in O
his O
move O
to O
Scotland LOC
. O

" O
I O
'm O
a O
very O
good O
friend O
of O
David PER
and O
spoke O
to O
him O
recently O
about O
coming O
to O
Aberdeen ORG
and O
he O
was O
very O
positive O
about O
it O
, O
" O
Kombouare PER
said O
. O

" O
He O
said O
I O
would O
really O
enjoy O
life O
there O
and O
that O
I O
would O
settle O
in O
in O
terms O
of O
football O
as O
well O
. O

That O
, O
and O
the O
fact O
he O
is O
only O
a O
few O
hours O
drive O
away O
, O
influenced O
my O
decision O
to O
come O
to O
Aberdeen ORG
. O
" O



MOTORCYCLING O
- O
SAN LOC
MARINO LOC
GRAND MISC
PRIX MISC
PRACTICE O
TIMES O
. O

IMOLA LOC
, O
Italy LOC
1996-08-30 O

Practice O
times O
set O
on O
Friday O

for O
Sunday O
's O
San LOC
Marino LOC
500cc O
motorcycling O
Grand MISC
Prix MISC
: O

1. O
Michael PER
Doohan PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
Honda ORG
one O
minute O
50.250 O

2. O
Jean-Michel PER
Bayle PER
( O
France LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
1:50.727 O

3. O
Norifumi PER
Abe PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Yamaha ORG
1:50.858 O

4. O
Luca PER
Cadalora PER
( O
Italy LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.006 O

5. O
Alex PER
Criville PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.075 O

6. O
Scott PER
Russell PER
( O
United LOC
States LOC
) O
Suzuki ORG
1:51.287 O

7. O
Tadayuki PER
Okada PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.528 O

8. O
Carlos PER
Checa PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.588 O

9. O
Alexandre PER
Barros PER
( O
Brazil LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.784 O

10. O
Shinichi PER
Itoh PER
( O
Japan LOC
) O
Honda ORG
1:51.857 O



GOLF O
- O
BRITISH MISC
MASTERS MISC
THIRD O
ROUND O
SCORES O
. O

NORTHAMPTON LOC
, O
England LOC
1996-08-30 O

Leading O
scores O
after O

the O
third O
round O
of O
the O
British MISC
Masters MISC
on O
Friday O
: O

211 O
Robert PER
Allenby PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
69 O
71 O
71 O

212 O
Pedro PER
Linhart PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
72 O
73 O
67 O

216 O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Martin PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
75 O
70 O
71 O
, O
Costantino PER
Rocca PER

( O
Italy LOC
) O
71 O
73 O
72 O

217 O
Antoine PER
Lebouc PER
( O
France LOC
) O
74 O
73 O
70 O
, O
Ian PER
Woosnam PER
70 O
76 O
71 O
, O

Francisco PER
Cea PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
70 O
71 O
76 O
, O
Gavin PER
Levenson PER
( O
South LOC

Africa LOC
) O
66 O
75 O
76 O

218 O
Stephen PER
McAllister PER
73 O
76 O
69 O
, O
Joakim PER
Haeggman PER
( O
Swe LOC
) O
71 O
77 O

70 O
, O
Jose PER
Coceres PER
( O
Argentina LOC
) O
69 O
78 O
71 O
, O
Paul PER
Eales PER
75 O
71 O
72 O
, O

Klas PER
Eriksson PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
71 O
75 O
72 O
, O
Mike PER
Clayton PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O

69 O
76 O
73 O
, O
Mark PER
Roe PER
69 O
71 O
78 O

219 O
Eamonn PER
Darcy PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
74 O
76 O
69 O
, O
Bob PER
May PER
( O
U.S. LOC
) O
74 O
75 O
70 O
, O

Paul PER
Lawrie PER
72 O
75 O
72 O
, O
Miguel PER
Angel PER
Jimenez PER
( O
Spain LOC
) O
74 O
72 O

73 O
, O
Peter PER
Mitchell PER
74 O
71 O
75 O
, O
Philip PER
Walton PER
( O
Ireland LOC
) O
71 O
74 O

74 O
, O
Peter PER
O'Malley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
71 O
73 O
75 O

220 O
Barry PER
Lane PER
73 O
77 O
70 O
, O
Wayne PER
Riley PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
71 O
78 O
71 O
, O

Martin PER
Gates PER
71 O
77 O
72 O
, O
Bradley PER
Hughes PER
( O
Australia LOC
) O
73 O
75 O
72 O
, O

Peter PER
Hedblom PER
( O
Sweden LOC
) O
70 O
75 O
75 O
, O
Retief PER
Goosen PER
( O
South LOC

Africa LOC
) O
71 O
74 O
75 O
, O
David PER
Gilford PER
69 O
74 O
77 O
. O



SOCCER O
- O
ENGLISH MISC
SOCCER O
RESULTS O
. O

LONDON LOC
1996-08-30 O

Results O
of O
English MISC
league O
matches O

on O
Friday O
: O

Division O
two O

Plymouth ORG
2 O
Preston ORG
1 O

Division O
three O

Swansea ORG
1 O
Lincoln ORG
2 O