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

Peter	B-PER
Blackburn	I-PER

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
European	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
it	O
disagreed	O
with	O
German	B-MISC
advice	O
to	O
consumers	O
to	O
shun	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
representative	O
to	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
's	O
veterinary	O
committee	O
Werner	B-PER
Zwingmann	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
consumers	O
should	O
buy	O
sheepmeat	O
from	O
countries	O
other	O
than	O
Britain	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
chief	O
spokesman	O
Nikolaus	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Pas	I-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
a	O
proposal	O
last	O
month	O
by	O
EU	B-ORG
Farm	O
Commissioner	O
Franz	B-PER
Fischler	I-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	B-PER
proposed	O
EU-wide	B-MISC
measures	O
after	O
reports	O
from	O
Britain	B-LOC
and	O
France	B-LOC
that	O
under	O
laboratory	O
conditions	O
sheep	O
could	O
contract	O
Bovine	B-MISC
Spongiform	I-MISC
Encephalopathy	I-MISC
(	O
BSE	B-MISC
)	O
--	O
mad	O
cow	O
disease	O
.	O

But	O
Fischler	B-PER
agreed	O
to	O
review	O
his	O
proposal	O
after	O
the	O
EU	B-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	B-MISC
Farm	O
Minister	O
Loyola	B-PER
de	I-PER
Palacio	I-PER
had	O
earlier	O
accused	O
Fischler	B-PER
at	O
an	O
EU	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Britain	B-LOC
backed	O
Fischler	B-PER
's	O
proposal	O
.	O

The	O
EU	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
government	O
advice	O
to	O
consumers	O
to	O
avoid	O
British	B-MISC
lamb	O
might	O
influence	O
consumers	O
across	O
Europe	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
lead	O
,	O
"	O
Welsh	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Farmers	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
(	O
NFU	B-ORG
)	O
chairman	O
John	B-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
said	O
on	O
BBC	B-ORG
radio	I-ORG
.	O

Bonn	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
imported	O
47,600	O
sheep	O
from	O
Britain	B-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	B-MISC
mutton	O
,	O
some	O
10	O
percent	O
of	O
overall	O
imports	O
.	O

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

LONDON	B-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.	B-LOC
guitar	O
legend	O
Jimi	B-PER
Hendrix	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
n't	I-MISC
no	I-MISC
telling	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
which	O
Hendrix	B-PER
penned	O
on	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
London	B-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	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Nottingham	B-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	B-PER
's	O
former	O
girlfriend	O
Kathy	B-PER
Etchingham	I-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	B-PER
to	O
store	O
his	O
drugs	O
,	O
which	O
an	O
anonymous	O
Australian	B-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	B-LOC
says	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
spoils	O
atmosphere	O
for	O
talks	O
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

Speaking	O
only	O
hours	O
after	O
Chinese	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Shen	B-PER
Guofang	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-LOC
authorities	O
.	O
"	O

State	O
media	O
quoted	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
top	O
negotiator	O
with	O
Taipei	B-LOC
,	O
Tang	B-PER
Shubei	I-PER
,	O
as	O
telling	O
a	O
visiting	O
group	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
quoted	O
Tang	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

The	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
's	O
Shen	B-ORG
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
Television	I-ORG
in	O
an	O
interview	O
he	O
had	O
read	O
reports	O
of	O
Tang	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
Beijing	B-LOC
considers	O
a	O
renegade	O
province	O
.	O

China	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
long	O
opposed	O
all	O
Taipei	B-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	B-LOC
this	O
week	O
by	O
Taiwanese	B-MISC
Vice	O
President	O
Lien	B-PER
.	O

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

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

China	B-LOC
has	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
for	O
political	O
talks	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
Tang	B-PER
Shubei	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
vice	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Association	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Relations	I-ORG
Across	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Taiwan	I-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
,	O
as	O
saying	O
late	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

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

FRANKFURT	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

German	B-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	B-ORG
office	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
motor	I-ORG
vehicles	I-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	B-MISC
buying	O
German	B-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	B-MISC
car	O
manufacturers	O
posted	O
gains	O
in	O
registration	O
numbers	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
.	O

Volkswagen	B-ORG
AG	I-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	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
together	O
with	O
General	B-ORG
Motors	I-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	B-ORG
with	O
35,563	O
registrations	O
,	O
or	O
11.7	O
percent	O
.	O

Only	O
Seat	B-ORG
and	O
Porsche	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
registrations	O
fell	O
to	O
554	O
from	O
643	O
.	O

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

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Greek	B-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	B-PER
Simitis	I-PER
to	O
call	O
snap	O
elections	O
,	O
its	O
general	O
secretary	O
Costas	B-PER
Skandalidis	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Costas	B-PER
Simitis	I-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	B-PER
.	O

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

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

BORROWER	O
BAYERISCHE	B-ORG
VEREINSBANK	I-ORG

AMT	O
C$	B-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	B-ORG
=	O
DENOMS	O
(	O
K	O
)	O
1-10-100	O
SALE	O
LIMITS	O
US	B-LOC
/	O
UK	B-LOC
/	O
CA	B-LOC

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

GOV	O
LAW	O
GERMAN	B-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	B-ORG
VEREINSBANK	I-ORG
IS	O
JOINT	O
LEAD	O
MANAGER	O

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

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

LONDON	B-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	B-ORG
Brothers	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
.	O

BORROWER	O
VENANTIUS	B-ORG
AB	I-ORG
(	O
SWEDISH	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
AA+	O
REOFFER	O
=	O

NOTES	O
S	O
SHORT	O
FIRST	O
COUPON	O

LISTING	O
LONDON	B-LOC
DENOMS	O
(	O
K	O
)	O
1-10-100	O
SALE	O
LIMITS	O
US	B-LOC
/	O
UK	B-LOC
/	O
JP	B-LOC
/	O
FR	B-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	B-MISC
HOME	O
CTRY	O
SWEDEN	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
8863	O

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

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

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

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

Colleen	B-PER
Siegel	I-PER

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Israel	B-LOC
's	O
outgoing	O
peace	O
negotiator	O
with	O
Syria	B-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	B-PER
Rabinovich	I-PER
,	O
who	O
as	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Washington	B-LOC
conducted	O
unfruitful	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Syria	B-LOC
,	O
told	O
Israel	B-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
it	O
looked	O
like	O
Damascus	B-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	B-MISC
priority	O
is	O
still	O
to	O
negotiate	O
.	O

The	O
Syrians	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Ben-Elissar	I-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
Israeli	B-MISC
envoy	O
to	O
Egypt	B-LOC
and	O
right-wing	O
Likud	B-ORG
party	O
politician	O
.	O

Israel	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
sent	O
Syria	B-LOC
a	O
message	O
,	O
via	O
Washington	B-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	B-LOC
for	O
creating	O
what	O
it	O
called	O
a	O
dangerous	O
atmosphere	O
.	O

Syria	B-LOC
accused	O
Israel	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
of	O
launching	O
a	O
hysterical	O
campaign	O
against	O
it	O
after	O
Israeli	B-MISC
television	O
reported	O
that	O
Damascus	B-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	B-MISC
President	O
Hafez	B-PER
al-	I-PER
)	O
Assad	B-PER
is	O
that	O
Israel	B-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	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
David	B-PER
Levy	I-PER
told	O
Israel	B-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
in	O
an	O
interview	O
.	O

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

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

"	O
We	O
expect	O
from	O
Syria	B-LOC
,	O
if	O
its	O
face	O
is	O
to	O
peace	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
answer	O
Israel	B-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	B-PER
forbid	O
.	O

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

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

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

Netanyahu	B-PER
and	O
Levy	B-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	B-PER
had	O
sent	O
messages	O
to	O
reassure	O
Syria	B-LOC
via	O
Cairo	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
Moscow	B-LOC
.	O

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

TUNIS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
Polish	B-MISC
diplomat	O
on	O
Thursday	O
denied	O
a	O
Polish	B-MISC
tabloid	O
report	O
this	O
week	O
that	O
Libya	B-LOC
was	O
refusing	O
exit	O
visas	O
to	O
100	O
Polish	B-MISC
nurses	O
trying	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
after	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
North	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
embassy	O
's	O
charge	O
d'affaires	O
in	O
Tripoli	B-LOC
,	O
Tadeusz	B-PER
Awdankiewicz	I-PER
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
.	O

Poland	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
but	O
Awdankiewicz	B-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	B-MISC
nurses	O
working	O
in	O
Libya	B-LOC
.	O

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

Hassan	B-PER
Hafidh	I-PER

BAGHDAD	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

"	O
Rajavi	B-MISC
emphasised	O
that	O
the	O
Iranian	B-MISC
Resistance	B-ORG
would	O
continue	O
to	O
stand	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
with	O
their	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
compatriots	O
and	O
the	O
resistance	O
movement	O
in	O
Iranian	B-LOC
Kurdistan	I-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	B-ORG
Khalq	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Iranian	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
oppositions	O
"	O
.	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MANAMA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
spot	O
Saudi	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
funds	O
were	O
at	O
six	O
,	O
5-7/8	O
percent	O
.	O

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

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Israel	B-LOC
gave	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
permission	O
on	O
Thursday	O
to	O
fly	O
over	O
its	O
territory	O
to	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
,	O
ending	O
a	O
brief	O
Israeli-PLO	B-MISC
crisis	O
,	O
an	O
Arafat	B-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	B-MISC
airspace	O
but	O
the	O
president	O
is	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
before	O
Monday	O
,	O
"	O
Nabil	B-PER
Abu	I-PER
Rdainah	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

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

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

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

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

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

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

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

Israeli	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
has	O
accused	O
opposition	O
leader	O
Peres	B-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	B-ORG
government	O
's	O
authority	O
to	O
conduct	O
peace	O
talks	O
.	O

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

Hilary	B-PER
Gush	I-PER

DUBAI	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

Their	O
return	O
to	O
Afghanistan	B-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	B-MISC
Taleban	I-MISC
guards	O
were	O
overpowered	O
by	O
seven	O
Russian	B-MISC
aircrew	O
who	O
escaped	O
to	O
UAE	B-LOC
state	O
Sharjah	B-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	B-MISC
militia	O
in	O
Kandahar	B-LOC
in	O
southern	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
UAE	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
it	O
would	O
hand	O
over	O
the	O
three	O
to	O
the	O
International	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Crescent	I-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	B-LOC
or	O
the	O
Afghan	B-MISC
capital	O
Kabul	B-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	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

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

Kabul	B-LOC
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
President	O
Burhanuddin	B-PER
Rabbani	I-PER
's	O
government	O
,	O
which	O
Taleban	B-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	B-LOC
Dhabi	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
did	O
not	O
elaborate	O
.	O

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

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

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

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

BAGHDAD	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

They	O
said	O
Zhirinovsky	B-PER
told	O
Saddam	B-PER
before	O
he	O
left	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
his	O
Liberal	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
party	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
Duma	B-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	B-LOC
after	O
its	O
1990	O
invasion	O
of	O
Kuwait	B-LOC
.	O

Zhirinovsky	B-PER
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
he	O
would	O
press	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
government	O
to	O
help	O
end	O
U.N.	B-ORG
trade	O
sanctions	O
on	O
Iraq	B-LOC
and	O
blamed	O
Moscow	B-LOC
for	O
delaying	O
establishment	O
of	O
good	O
ties	O
with	O
Baghdad	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
government	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
economic	O
embargo	O
on	O
Iraq	B-LOC
and	O
resume	O
trade	O
ties	O
between	O
Russia	B-LOC
and	O
Iraq	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
he	O
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

Zhirinovsky	B-PER
visited	O
Iraq	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
presidency	O
,	O
which	O
extended	O
Saddam	B-PER
's	O
term	O
for	O
seven	O
more	O
years	O
.	O

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

BAGHDAD	B-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	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

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

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

IRAQ	B-LOC

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

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

BEIRUT	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

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

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

AS-SAFIR	B-ORG

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

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

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

AL-ANWAR	B-ORG

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

AD-DIYAR	B-ORG

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

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

NIDA'A	B-ORG
AL-WATAN	I-ORG

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

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

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Early	O
calls	O
on	O
CME	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Ala	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-22	O

KinderCare	B-ORG
Learning	I-ORG
Centers	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-PER
Maslowe	I-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	B-ORG
starts	O
SNET	B-ORG
.	O

--	O
Lehman	B-ORG
analyst	O
Blake	B-PER
Bath	I-PER
started	O
Southern	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
England	I-ORG
Telecommunciations	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
England	I-ORG
closed	O
at	O
38-1/2	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

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

Gateway	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Sciences	I-ORG
Q2	O
net	O
rises	O
.	O

PHOENIX	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Summary	O
of	O
Consolidated	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Data	I-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	B-MISC
socialists	O
give	O
PM	O
green	O
light	O
for	O
election	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Greek	B-MISC
socialist	O
party	O
's	O
executive	O
bureau	O
gave	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Costas	B-PER
Simitis	I-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	B-PER
Skandalidis	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Costas	B-PER
Simitis	I-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	B-PER
.	O

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

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

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

FRONT	O
PAGE	O

--	O
Africans	B-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	B-PER
Juppe	I-PER
's	O
proposals	O
are	O
insufficient	O
as	O
hunger	O
strike	O
enters	O
49th	O
day	O
in	O
Paris	B-LOC
church	O
and	O
Wednesday	O
rally	O
attracts	O
8,000	O
sympathisers	O
.	O

--	O
FLNC	B-ORG
Corsican	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
French	B-MISC
factories	O
points	O
up	O
shoe	O
industry	O
crisis	O
,	O
with	O
French	B-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	B-MISC
trade	O
union	O
at	O
France	B-ORG
Telecom	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+33	O
1	O
42	O
21	O
53	O
81	O

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

OSLO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Three	O
plugged	O
water	O
injection	O
wells	O
on	O
the	O
Heidrun	B-LOC
oilfield	O
off	O
mid-Norway	B-MISC
will	O
be	O
reopened	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
operator	O
Den	B-ORG
Norske	I-ORG
Stats	I-ORG
Oljeselskap	I-ORG
AS	I-ORG
(	O
Statoil	B-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	B-LOC
output	O
to	O
roughly	O
220,000	O
bpd	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Status	B-ORG
Weekly	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+47	O
22	O
42	O
50	O
41	O

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

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Finland	B-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	B-ORG
Customs	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
(	O
NCB	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Finland	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
joined	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O

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

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Finance	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
raised	O
the	O
price	O
for	O
tap	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Dutch	B-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	B-MISC
to	O
15.00	O
GMT	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O

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

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Germany	B-LOC
's	O
Agriculture	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
suggested	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
consumers	O
avoid	O
eating	O
meat	O
from	O
British	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-PER
Zwingmann	I-PER
told	O
ZDF	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-ORG
veterinary	O
experts	O
questioned	O
whether	O
it	O
was	O
justified	O
.	O

EU	B-ORG
Farm	O
Commissioner	O
Franz	B-PER
Fischler	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
France	B-LOC
that	O
under	O
laboratory	O
conditions	O
sheep	O
could	O
contract	O
Bovine	B-MISC
Spongiform	I-MISC
Encephalopathy	I-MISC
(	O
BSE	B-MISC
)	O
--	O
mad	O
cow	O
disease	O
.	O

But	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
EU	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
officials	O
say	O
sheep	O
meat	O
is	O
perfectly	O
safe	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O

ZDF	B-ORG
said	O
Germany	B-LOC
imported	O
47,600	O
sheep	O
from	O
Britain	B-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	B-MISC
mutton	O
,	O
some	O
10	O
percent	O
of	O
overall	O
imports	O
.	O

After	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-ORG
imposed	O
a	O
worldwide	O
ban	O
on	O
British	B-MISC
beef	O
exports	O
.	O

EU	B-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	B-LOC
takes	O
parallel	O
measures	O
to	O
eradicate	O
the	O
disease	O
.	O

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

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

Scores	O
from	O
the	O
$	O
2.1	O

million	O
NEC	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-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	B-LOC
C.C	I-LOC
course	O

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

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

68	O
Steve	B-PER
Stricker	I-PER

69	O
Justin	B-PER
Leonard	I-PER
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Brooks	I-PER

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

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

Mickelson	B-PER
,	O
Greg	B-PER
Norman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

O'Meara	B-PER
,	O
Fred	B-PER
Couples	I-PER

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

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

Maruyama	B-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O

76	O
Scott	B-PER
McCarron	I-PER

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

79	O
Tom	B-PER
Watson	I-PER

81	O
Seiki	B-PER
Okuda	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O

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

BISTRITA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Gloria	B-ORG
Bistrita	I-ORG
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
2-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-1	O
)	O
F.C.	B-ORG
Valletta	I-ORG
(	O
Malta	B-LOC
)	O
in	O
their	O
Cup	B-MISC
winners	I-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-ORG
Bistrita	I-ORG
-	O
Ilie	B-PER
Lazar	I-PER
(	O
32nd	O
)	O
,	O
Eugen	B-PER
Voica	I-PER
(	O
84th	O
)	O

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

Attendance	O
:	O
8,000	O

Gloria	B-ORG
Bistrita	I-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	B-MISC
winners	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

REUTER	B-PER

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

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

Sir	O
Mark	B-PER
Prescott	I-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	B-PER
,	O
a	O
100-30	O
chance	O
,	O
won	O
the	O
Nunthorpe	B-MISC
Stakes	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
three-year-old	O
,	O
partnered	O
by	O
veteran	O
George	B-PER
Duffield	I-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	B-PER
(	O
16-1	O
)	O
,	O
trained	O
by	O
Henry	B-PER
Candy	I-PER
and	O
ridden	O
by	O
Chris	B-PER
Rutter	I-PER
.	O

Hever	B-PER
Golf	I-PER
Rose	I-PER
(	O
11-4	O
)	O
,	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
Prix	B-MISC
de	I-MISC
l	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Abbaye	I-MISC
winner	O
at	O
Longchamp	B-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	B-PER
Games	I-PER
in	O
fourth	O
.	O

Pivotal	B-PER
,	O
a	O
Royal	B-PER
Ascot	I-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	B-MISC
,	O
Europe	B-LOC
's	O
top	O
sprint	O
race	O
.	O

Prescott	B-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	B-PER
Candy	I-PER
because	O
I	O
am	O
godfather	O
to	O
his	O
daughter	O
.	O
"	O

Like	O
Prescott	B-PER
,	O
Jack	B-PER
Berry	I-PER
,	O
trainer	O
of	O
Mind	B-PER
Games	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Games	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Result	O
of	O
the	O
Nunthorpe	B-MISC
Stakes	I-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	B-PER
100-30	O
(	O
ridden	O
by	O
George	B-PER
Duffield	I-PER
)	O

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

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

Eight	O
ran	O
.	O

Favourite	O
:	O
Mind	B-PER
Games	I-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	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Stud	I-ORG
and	O
trained	O
by	O
Sir	O

Mark	B-PER
Prescott	I-PER
at	O
Newmarket	B-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	B-MISC
CLASSIC	I-MISC
.	O

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

Results	O
from	O
the	O

$	O
450,000	O
Toshiba	B-MISC
Classic	I-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	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Naoko	B-PER
Kijimuta	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

6-4	O

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

6-2	O

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

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

Results	O
from	O
the	O

Waldbaum	B-MISC
Hamlet	I-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-PER
Chang	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sergi	B-PER
Bruguera	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

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

6-3	O

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

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

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

7-5	O

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

Blackburn	B-ORG
announced	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
they	O
and	O
Dalglish	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Dalglish	B-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	B-PER
had	O
been	O
with	O
Blackburn	B-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	B-MISC
COUNTY	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	I-MISC
SCORES	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

English	B-MISC
County	B-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
cricket	O
matches	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

Second	O
day	O

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

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

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

Firsy	O
day	O

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

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

Essex	B-ORG
72-0	O
.	O

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

Glamorgan	B-ORG
.	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52	O
)	O
v	O
Worcestershire	B-ORG
.	O

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

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

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

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O

Thursday	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O

M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
31	O

A.	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
44	O

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

G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
54	O

J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
not	O
out	O
94	O

N.	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
17	O

C.	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
5	O

I.	B-PER
Salisbury	I-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.	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
,	O
D.	B-PER
Cork	I-PER
,	O
A.	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER

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

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

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

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

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

Khan	B-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

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

GLASGOW	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

Glasgow	B-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
striker	O
Ally	B-PER
McCoist	I-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Austria	B-LOC
in	O
Vienna	B-LOC
.	O

Ferguson	B-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	B-LOC
caps	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O

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

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

Celtic	B-ORG
's	O
Jackie	B-PER
McNamara	I-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	B-LOC
100-2	O
AT	O
LUNCH	O
ON	O
FIRST	O
DAY	O
OF	O
THIRD	O
TEST	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

England	B-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	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

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

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-21	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Nestor	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
1	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Muster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-5	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

6-2	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6-3	O
6-4	O

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

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

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

1-6	O
6-3	O

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

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

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

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

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

CAPE	B-LOC
TOWN	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

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

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

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

TIRANA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
of	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC

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

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

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

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

Attendance	O
:	O
5,000	O

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

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

(	O
1-1	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O

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

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

Attendance	O
:	O
8,000	O

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

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

(	O
1-0	O
)	O

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

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

Attendance	O
:	O
6,500	O

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

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

0	O
(	O
2-0	O
)	O

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

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

Pavlos	B-PER
Markou	I-PER
(	O
84th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
5,000	O

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

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

(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
0	O

Attendance	O
:	O
5,000	O

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

In	O
Vinnytsya	B-LOC
:	O

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

Attendance	O
:	O
3,000	O

Aggregate	O
score	O
2-2	O
.	O

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

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

Scorers	O
:	O

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

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

Attendance	O
:	O
2,189	O

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

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

(	O
0-0	O
)	O

Scorer	O
:	O
Ilian	B-PER
Simeonov	I-PER
(	O
58th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
25,000	O

Aggregate	O
1-1	O
.	O

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

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

Scorers	O
:	O

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

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

Aggregate	O
2-2	O
.	O

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

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

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

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

78th	O
)	O
,	O
Jamir	B-PER
Cvetko	I-PER
(	O
87th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
800	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gabriel	B-PER
(	O
86th	O
)	O

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

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

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

Scorers	O
:	O

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

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

Attendance	O
:	O
15,062	O

Aggregate	O
1-1	O
.	O

Red	B-ORG
Star	I-ORG
win	O
on	O
away	O
goals	O
rule	O
.	O

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

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

Aggregate	O
3-3	O
.	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Add	B-ORG
Hapoel	I-ORG
Ironi	I-ORG
v	O
Constructorul	B-ORG
Chisinau	I-ORG

Scorers	O
:	O

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

Tomas	B-PER
Cibola	I-PER
(	O
58th	O
)	O
.	O

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

(	O
87th	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
1,500	O
.	O

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

BUDAPEST	B-LOC
1996-08-21	O

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

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

Scorers	O
:	O

Ferencvaros	B-ORG
:	O

Ferenc	B-PER
Horvath	I-PER
(	O
15th	O
)	O

IFK	B-ORG
Gothenburg	I-ORG
:	O

Andreas	B-PER
Andersson	I-PER
(	O
87th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
9,000	O

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

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

Results	O
of	O
midweek	O

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

Bahia	B-ORG
2	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Paranaense	I-ORG
0	O

Corinthians	B-ORG
1	O
Guarani	B-ORG
0	O

Coritiba	B-ORG
1	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Mineiro	I-ORG
0	O

Cruzeiro	B-ORG
2	O
Vitoria	B-ORG
1	O

Flamengo	B-ORG
0	O
Juventude	B-ORG
1	O

Goias	B-ORG
3	O
Sport	B-ORG
Recife	I-ORG
1	O

Gremio	B-ORG
6	O
Bragantino	B-ORG
1	O

Palmeiras	B-ORG
3	O
Vasco	B-ORG
da	I-ORG
Gama	I-ORG
1	O

Portuguesa	B-ORG
2	O
Parana	B-ORG
0	O

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

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Australian	B-MISC
Davis	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
captain	O
John	B-PER
Newcombe	I-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	B-LOC
next	O
month	O
.	O

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

"	O
If	O
we	O
lose	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
Tony	B-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	B-PER
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
in	O
Sydney	B-LOC
's	O
Daily	B-ORG
Telegraph	I-ORG
newspaper	O
.	O

Australia	B-LOC
face	O
Croatia	B-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	B-PER
's	O
leadership	O
,	O
Australia	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-PER
Fraser	I-PER
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Newcombe	B-PER
's	O
record	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
Roche	B-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	B-PER
has	O
selected	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
semifinalist	O
Jason	B-PER
Stoltenberg	I-PER
,	O
Patrick	B-PER
Rafter	I-PER
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Olympic	B-MISC
doubles	O
champions	O
Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
and	O
Mark	B-PER
Woodforde	I-PER
to	O
face	O
the	O
Croatians	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
home	O
side	O
boasts	O
world	O
number	O
six	O
Goran	B-PER
Ivanisevic	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Newcombe	B-PER
conceded	O
his	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
hard-pressed	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
Croatian	B-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	B-LOC
must	O
play	O
at	O
its	O
absolute	O
best	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Newcombe	B-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	B-LOC
last	O
won	O
the	O
Davis	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
in	O
1986	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
beaten	O
finalists	O
against	O
Germany	B-LOC
three	O
years	O
ago	O
under	O
Fraser	B-PER
's	O
guidance	O
.	O

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

KUALA	B-LOC
LUMPUR	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
in	O
the	O
Malaysian	B-MISC

Open	B-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	B-PER
Yigang	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Hwang	B-PER
Sun-ho	B-MISC
(	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
15-3	O

15-7	O

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

15-2	O
17-14	O

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

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

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

6-15	O
15-7	O

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

18-15	O
15-6	O

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

15-8	O
15-12	O

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

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

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

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

11-1	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Revised	O
singles	O
draw	O
for	O
the	O

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

National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
(	O
prefix	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Men	O
's	O
Draw	O

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

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

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

Mikael	B-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
vs	O
qualifier	O

Qualifier	O
vs.	O
Andrei	B-PER
Olhovskiy	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O

Mark	B-PER
Woodforde	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
vs.	O
Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

Qualifier	O
vs.	O
Christian	B-PER
Rudd	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qualifier	O
vs.	O
qualifier	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
vs.	O
qualifier	O

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

Qualifier	O
vs.	O
Michael	B-PER
Stich	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David	B-PER
Prinosil	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
vs.	O
qualifier	O

Qualifier	O
vs.	O
Tomas	B-PER
Carbonell	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

BALTIMORE	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Baltimore	B-ORG
Orioles	I-ORG
manager	O
Davey	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
will	O
miss	O
Thursday	O
night	O
's	O
game	O
against	O
the	O
Seattle	B-ORG
Mariners	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
team	O
physician	O
Dr.	O
William	B-PER
Goldiner	I-PER
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Johnson	B-PER
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

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

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

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

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

Baltimore	B-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Yankees	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
East	I-MISC
Division	I-MISC
.	O

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

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

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

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
67	O
58	O
.536	O
5	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
63	O
64	O
.496	O
10	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
58	O
69	O
.457	O
15	O

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

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
76	O
51	O
.598	O
-	O

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

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

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

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

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
73	O
54	O
.575	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
64	O
61	O
.512	O
8	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
62	O
67	O
.481	O
12	O

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

THURSDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
22	O
SCHEDULE	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	B-LOC

SEATTLE	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

TORONTO	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

DETROIT	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
MINNESOTA	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
79	O
46	O
.632	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
67	O
58	O
.536	O
12	O

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

FLORIDA	B-ORG
58	O
69	O
.457	O
22	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
52	O
75	O
.409	O
28	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
68	O
59	O
.535	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
67	O
59	O
.532	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
63	O
62	O
.504	O
4	O

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

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

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

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

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
66	O
60	O
.524	O
2	O
1/2	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
65	O
62	O
.512	O
4	O

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

THURSDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
22	O
SCHEDULE	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
ATLANTA	B-LOC

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
LOS	B-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC

MONTREAL	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

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

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

California	B-ORG
7	O
NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
1	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
7	O
Chicago	B-ORG
4	O

Milwaukee	B-ORG
10	O
MINNESOTA	B-ORG
7	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
6	O
Oakland	B-ORG
4	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
10	O
Seattle	B-ORG
5	O

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

Toronto	B-ORG
6	O
KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
2	O

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

CHICAGO	B-ORG
8	O
Florida	B-ORG
3	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
12	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
11	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
4	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
3	O

Pittsburgh	B-ORG
5	O
HOUSTON	B-ORG
2	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
10	O
St	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
2	O

Philadelphia	B-ORG
6	O
LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
0	O

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
7	O
Montreal	B-ORG
2	O

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

CLEVELAND	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Rusty	B-PER
Greer	I-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	B-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
10-8	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Cleveland	B-ORG
Indians	I-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	B-PER
hit	O
a	O
1-1	O
pitch	O
from	O
Julian	B-PER
Tavarez	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Rodriguez	I-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	B-PER
Cochrane	I-PER
,	O
Johnny	B-PER
Bench	I-PER
and	O
Terry	B-PER
Kennedy	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
this	O
season	O
.	O

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

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

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

Ed	B-PER
Vosberg	I-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	B-PER
Palmer	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
30th	O
homer	O
for	O
the	O
Rangers	B-ORG
.	O

In	O
Baltimore	B-LOC
,	O
Cal	B-PER
Ripken	I-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	B-PER
Bonilla	I-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	B-ORG
to	O
a	O
10-5	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Seattle	B-ORG
Mariners	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Mariners	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Hitchcock	I-PER
(	O
12-6	O
)	O
.	O

Bonilla	B-PER
's	O
blast	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Randy	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
,	O
last	O
season	O
's	O
Cy	B-PER
Young	I-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	B-PER
has	O
21	O
RBI	B-MISC
and	O
15	O
runs	O
in	O
his	O
last	O
20	O
games	O
.	O

Baltimore	B-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	B-ORG
'	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
A.L.	B-MISC
East	I-MISC
to	O
five	O
games	O
.	O

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

Alex	B-PER
Rodriguez	I-PER
had	O
two	O
homers	O
and	O
four	O
RBI	B-MISC
for	O
the	O
Mariners	B-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	B-PER
hit	O
34	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O

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

In	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
Jason	B-PER
Dickson	I-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	B-PER
Davis	I-PER
belted	O
a	O
homer	O
from	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
plate	O
as	O
the	O
California	B-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
Yankees	B-ORG
7-1	O
.	O

Dickson	B-PER
allowed	O
a	O
homer	O
to	O
Derek	B-PER
Jeter	I-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	B-ORG
this	O
season	O
,	O
tying	O
a	O
major-league	O
record	O
.	O

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

They	O
stranded	O
11	O
baserunners	O
.	O

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

In	O
Boston	B-LOC
,	O
Mike	B-PER
Stanley	I-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	B-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
their	O
third	O
straight	O
win	O
,	O
6-4	O
over	O
the	O
Oakland	B-ORG
Athletics	I-ORG
.	O

Stanley	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Mo	B-PER
Vaughn	I-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	B-MISC
.	O

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

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

The	O
Tigers	B-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	B-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
have	O
lost	O
six	O
of	O
their	O
last	O
eight	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
Kansas	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Juan	B-PER
Guzman	I-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	B-MISC
as	O
the	O
Toronto	B-ORG
Blue	I-ORG
Jays	I-ORG
won	O
their	O
fourth	O
straight	O
,	O
6-2	O
over	O
the	O
Royals	B-ORG
.	O

Guzman	B-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	B-MISC
to	O
2.99	O
.	O

At	O
Minnesota	B-LOC
,	O
John	B-PER
Jaha	I-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	B-ORG
Brewers	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
10-7	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Twins	B-ORG
.	O

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

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

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Philip	B-PER
Cocu	I-PER
scored	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
to	O
spur	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
4-1	O
away	O
win	O
over	O
NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
Dutch	B-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	B-PER
Numan	I-PER
and	O
Luc	B-PER
Nilis	I-PER
,	O
Dutch	B-MISC
top	O
scorer	O
last	O
season	O
,	O
were	O
PSV	B-ORG
's	O
other	O
marksmen	O
.	O

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

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Summary	O
of	O
Thursday	O
's	O
only	O

Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
match	O
:	O

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

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

Halftime	O
1-2	O
.	O

Attendance	O
8,000	O

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
match	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
1	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
4	O

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

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Galatasaray	B-ORG
striker	O
Adrian	B-PER
Knup	I-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	B-LOC
for	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Azerbaijan	B-LOC
in	O
Baku	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
31	O
.	O

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

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

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

Squad	O
:	O

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

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

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

Strikers	O
-	O
Kubilay	B-PER
Turkyilmaz	I-PER
(	O
Grasshoppers	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Adrian	B-PER
Knup	I-PER
(	O
Galatasaray	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Christophe	B-PER
Bonvin	I-PER
(	O
Sion	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Stephane	B-PER
Chapuisat	I-PER
(	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-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	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Spectators	O
at	O
Friday	O
's	O
Brussels	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

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

Leading	O
first	O
round	O

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

unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

62	O
Paul	B-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER

63	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER

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

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

Lanner	B-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Wayne	B-PER
Riley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cooper	B-PER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark	B-PER
Mouland	I-PER

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

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Norway	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
and	O
Sweden	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
competition	O
.	O

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

Norway	B-LOC
8.62	O
points	O

2.	O
England	B-LOC
8.61	O

3.	O
Sweden	B-LOC
8.57	O

4.	O
Faroe	B-LOC
Islands	I-LOC
8.56	O

5.	O
Wales	B-LOC
8.54	O

6.	O
Estonia	B-LOC
8.52	O

7.	O
Ireland	B-LOC
8.45	O

8.	O
Belarus	B-LOC
8.39	O

9.	O
Iceland	B-LOC
8.35	O

10.	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
8.30	O

10.	O
Denmark	B-LOC
8.30	O

10.	O
Germany	B-LOC
8.30	O

13.	O
Scotland	B-LOC
8.29	O

13.	O
Latvia	B-LOC
8.29	O

15.	O
Moldova	B-LOC
8.24	O

16.	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
8.22	O

16.	O
Belgium	B-LOC
8.22	O

18.	O
Luxembourg	B-LOC
8.20	O

19.	O
France	B-LOC
8.18	O

20.	O
Israel	B-LOC
8.17	O

21.	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
8.15	O

21.	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
8.15	O

23.	O
Poland	B-LOC
8.12	O

23.	O
Portugal	B-LOC
8.12	O

25.	O
Georgia	B-LOC
8.10	O

26.	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
8.09	O

26.	O
Spain	B-LOC
8.09	O

26.	O
Finland	B-LOC
8.09	O

29.	O
Macedonia	B-LOC
8.07	O

30.	O
Lithuania	B-LOC
8.06	O

31.	O
Austria	B-LOC
8.05	O

32.	O
Russia	B-LOC
8.03	O

33.	O
Romania	B-LOC
8.02	O

33.	O
Turkey	B-LOC
8.02	O

35.	O
Hungary	B-LOC
7.98	O

36.	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
7.95	O

37.	O
Greece	B-LOC
7.89	O

37.	O
Northern	B-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
7.89	O

39.	O
Italy	B-LOC
7.85	O

40.	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
7.83	O

41.	O
Armenia	B-LOC
7.80	O

42.	O
Slovenia	B-LOC
7.77	O

43.	O
Croatia	B-LOC
7.75	O

44.	O
Bulgaria	B-LOC
7.73	O

45.	O
Malta	B-LOC
7.40	O

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

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Armed	O
police	O
commandos	O
patrolled	O
the	O
ground	O
when	O
Australia	B-LOC
opened	O
their	O
short	O
tour	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
in	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
for	O
a	O
limited	O
overs	O
tournament	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
India	B-LOC
and	O
Zimbabwe	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
fixture	O
in	O
February	O
because	O
of	O
fears	O
over	O
ethnic	O
violence	O
.	O

Australia	B-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	B-PER
Ponting	I-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	B-MISC
coach	O
Geoff	B-PER
Marsh	I-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	B-MISC
DIES	O
IN	O
BUS	O
CRASH	O
IN	O
BULGARIA	B-LOC
.	O

SOFIA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

One	O
Romanian	B-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	B-MISC
bus	O
collided	O
with	O
a	O
Bulgarian	B-MISC
one	O
in	O
northern	O
Bulgaria	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Veliko	B-LOC
Tarnovo	I-LOC
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
Romanian	B-MISC
woman	O
Maria	B-PER
Marco	I-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
Sofia	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
359-2-84561	O

OFFICIAL	B-ORG
JOURNAL	I-ORG
CONTENTS	O
-	O
OJ	B-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	B-ORG
)	O

*	O

Corrigendum	O
to	O
Commission	B-MISC
Regulation	I-MISC
(	O
EC	B-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	B-MISC
Regulation	I-MISC
(	O
EC	B-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	B-ORG
No	O
L	O
91	O
of	O
12.4.1996	O
)	O

Commission	B-MISC
Regulation	I-MISC
(	O
EC	B-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	B-ORG
Home	I-ORG
Health	I-ORG
to	O
appeal	O
payment	O
denial	O
.	O

MINNETONKA	B-LOC
,	O
Minn	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-22	O

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

The	O
HCFA	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Gildea	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

In	B-ORG
Home	I-ORG
Health	I-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	B-ORG
Home	I-ORG
Health	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
District	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
in	O
Minneapolis	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
Gildea	B-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	B-MISC
disputes	O
.	O
"	O

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

Oppenheimer	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
to	O
review	O
Oct.	O
div	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Oppenheimer	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
LP	I-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	B-ORG
sees	O
Q2	O
loss	O
similar	O
to	O
Q1	O
loss	O
.	O

RICHMOND	B-LOC
,	O
Va	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-22	O

Best	B-ORG
Products	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Chairman	O
and	O
Chief	O
Executive	O
Daniel	B-PER
Levy	I-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
seeking	O
bankruptcy	O
protection	O
was	O
not	O
under	O
consideration	O
.	O

Best	B-ORG
emerged	O
from	O
Chapter	B-MISC
11	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
that	O
Best	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
babies	O
born	O
to	O
mothers	O
who	O
caught	O
measles	O
developed	O
serious	O
cases	O
of	O
Crohn	B-PER
's	O
disease	O
,	O
the	O
researchers	O
said	O
.	O

Dr	O
Andrew	B-PER
Wakefield	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Royal	B-LOC
Free	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
School	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Medicine	I-LOC
and	O
colleagues	O
screened	O
25,000	O
babies	O
delivered	O
at	O
University	B-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
,	O
Uppsala	B-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	B-PER
's	O
disease	O
,	O
"	O
Wakefield	B-PER
's	O
group	O
wrote	O
in	O
the	O
Lancet	B-ORG
medical	O
journal	O
.	O

Crohn	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
August	O
industrial	O
trends	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
manufacturing	O
by	O
the	O
Confederation	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
British	I-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
(	O
CBI	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

CBI	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
manufactured	O
exports	O
and	O
some	O
two	O
million	O
employees	O
.	O

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

London	B-LOC
shipsales	O
.	O

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

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

Stainless	B-MISC
Fighter	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
University	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Royal	I-ORG
College	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Physicians	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Heart	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
and	O
Lichtwer	B-ORG
Pharma	I-ORG
GmbH	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
makes	O
Kwai	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7950	O

Britain	B-LOC
gives	O
aid	O
to	O
volcano-hit	O
Caribbean	B-LOC
island	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Britain	B-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	B-LOC
island	O
of	O
Montserrat	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Overseas	B-ORG
Development	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Britain	B-LOC
gave	O
8.5	O
million	O
pounds	O
(	O
$	O
13	O
million	O
)	O
to	O
Montserrat	B-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	B-PER
Chalker	I-PER
said	O
a	O
recent	O
census	O
had	O
shown	O
most	O
Montserratians	B-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	B-PER
looms	O
for	O
Sampras	B-PER
in	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

Bill	B-PER
Berkrot	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

World	O
number	O
one	O
Pete	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
,	O
seeking	O
his	O
first	O
Grand	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
women	O
's	O
top	O
seed	O
Steffi	B-PER
Graf	I-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	B-PER
opens	O
the	O
defence	O
of	O
his	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
crown	O
against	O
David	B-PER
Rikl	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
,	O
while	O
top-ranked	O
Graf	B-PER
begins	O
her	O
title	O
defence	O
against	O
Yayuk	B-PER
Basuki	I-PER
of	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
.	O

Wednesday	O
's	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
's	O
future	O
is	O
a	O
likely	O
third-round	O
date	O
with	O
recent	O
nemesis	O
Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
,	O
the	O
rising	O
Australian	B-MISC
who	O
took	O
out	O
Sampras	B-PER
in	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
in	O
January	O
.	O

Sampras	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
their	O
rubber	O
match	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-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	B-PER
from	O
sailing	O
through	O
to	O
a	O
predictable	O
semifinal	O
showdown	O
with	O
third	O
seed	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
,	O
the	O
German	B-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	B-PER
Zvereva	I-PER
of	O
Belarus	B-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	B-PER
Agassi	I-PER
landing	O
in	O
Sampras	B-PER
's	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
draw	O
.	O

Bumping	O
Agassi	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
champion	O
Agassi	B-PER
meets	O
Karim	B-PER
Alami	I-PER
of	O
Morocco	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
.	O

Surprise	O
second	O
seed	O
Michael	B-PER
Chang	I-PER
,	O
ranked	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
opens	O
against	O
Czech	B-MISC
Daniel	B-PER
Vacek	I-PER
,	O
while	O
women	O
's	O
second	O
seed	O
Monica	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
drew	O
American	B-MISC
Anne	B-PER
Miller	I-PER
as	O
her	O
first	O
victim	O
.	O

Second-ranked	O
Austrian	B-MISC
Thomas	B-PER
Muster	I-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	B-PER
faces	O
American	B-MISC
Richey	B-PER
Reneberg	I-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	B-PER
is	O
seeded	O
to	O
run	O
into	O
either	O
fifth-seeded	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
champion	O
Richard	B-PER
Krajicek	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
or	O
12th-seeded	O
American	B-MISC
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
in	O
the	O
quarter-finals	O
in	O
Chang	B-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	B-PER
Courier	I-PER
against	O
retiring	O
star	O
Stefan	B-PER
Edberg	I-PER
.	O

The	O
popular	O
Swede	B-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-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	B-PER
showdown	O
,	O
Sampras	B-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	B-MISC
Cedric	B-PER
Pioline	I-PER
and	O
ailing	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
Yevgeny	B-PER
Kafelnikov	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
nursing	O
a	O
rib	O
injury	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
.	O

Seles	B-PER
,	O
runner-up	O
to	O
Graf	B-PER
last	O
year	O
,	O
is	O
seeded	O
to	O
run	O
into	O
fifth-ranked	O
German	B-MISC
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
in	O
the	O
quarter-finals	O
with	O
fourth	O
seed	O
Conchita	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
or	O
eighth-seeded	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Davenport	I-PER
looking	O
like	O
her	O
most	O
likely	O
semifinal	O
opponents	O
.	O

But	O
Huber	B-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	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
Amanda	B-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
.	O

Sanchez	B-PER
Vicario	I-PER
,	O
runner-up	O
to	O
Graf	B-PER
at	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
and	O
Wimbledon	B-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	B-PER
Hingis	I-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	B-PER
Novotna	I-PER
.	O

Martinez	B-PER
begins	O
play	O
against	O
Ruxandra	B-PER
Dragomir	I-PER
of	O
Romania	B-LOC
.	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Tennis	O
-	O
Muster	B-PER
upset	O
,	O
Philippoussis	B-PER
wins	O
,	O
Stoltenberg	B-PER
loses	O
.	O

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-21	O

Top-seeded	O
Thomas	B-PER
Muster	I-PER
of	O
Austria	B-LOC
was	O
beaten	O
6-3	O
7-5	O
by	O
123rd-ranked	O
Daniel	B-PER
Nestor	I-PER
of	O
Canada	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
in	O
his	O
first	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
2	O
million	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

A	O
lefthander	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
serve	O
,	O
Nestor	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Ivanisevic	I-PER
of	O
Croatia	B-LOC
was	O
beaten	O
6-7(3-7	O
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O
by	O
unseeded	O
Mikael	B-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
of	O
Sweden	B-LOC
.	O

Other	O
seeded	O
players	O
advancing	O
were	O
number	O
three	O
Wayne	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
of	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
,	O
number	O
four	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
of	O
Chile	B-LOC
,	O
number	O
six	O
MaliVai	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
of	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
American	B-MISC
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
seeed	O
.	O

Eighth	O
seed	O
Marc	B-PER
Rosset	I-PER
of	O
Switzerland	B-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	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
of	O
Australia	B-LOC
.	O

Philippoussis	B-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	B-PER
's	O
compatriot	O
,	O
13th	O
seed	O
Jason	B-PER
Stoltenberg	I-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	B-PER
Vacek	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
broke	O
Muster	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
surprise	O
winner	O
over	O
his	O
famous	O
compatriot	O
Stefan	B-PER
Edberg	I-PER
in	O
the	O
second	O
round	O
at	O
Wimbledon	B-LOC
.	O

Ivanisevic	B-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	B-PER
.	O

The	O
sixth-ranked	O
Ivanisevic	B-PER
,	O
who	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
at	O
Indianapolis	B-LOC
to	O
world	O
number	O
one	O
Pete	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-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	B-PER
.	O

The	O
19-year-old	O
Philippoussis	B-PER
,	O
who	O
beat	O
Sampras	B-PER
in	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
of	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
,	O
stayed	O
calm	O
in	O
a	O
nervy	O
third-set	O
tie	O
break	O
against	O
Rosset	B-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	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-soccer	O
games	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-soccer	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Anyang	B-ORG
3	O
Chonnam	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
halftime	O
2-0	O
)	O

Puchon	B-ORG
0	O
Suwon	B-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	B-ORG
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
4	O

Chonan	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
3	O

Anyang	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
5	O
2	O

Suwon	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
2	O

Pohang	B-ORG
0	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
1	O

Pusan	B-ORG
0	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
1	O

Chonnam	B-ORG
0	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
6	O
1	O

Ulsan	B-ORG
0	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
0	O

Chonbuk	B-ORG
0	O
0	O
0	O
0	O
0	O
0	O

Senegal	B-LOC
cholera	O
outbreak	O
kills	O
five	O
.	O

DAKAR	B-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	B-LOC
town	O
of	O
Kaolack	B-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	B-PER
Ndiaye	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Dakar	B-LOC
.	O

Nigerian	B-MISC
general	O
takes	O
over	O
Liberia	B-LOC
ECOMOG	B-ORG
force	O
.	O

MONROVIA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Nigerian	B-MISC
Major	O
General	O
Sam	B-PER
Victor	I-PER
Malu	I-PER
took	O
over	O
on	O
Thursday	O
as	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
ECOMOG	B-ORG
peacekeeping	O
force	O
in	O
Liberia	B-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	B-PER
replaced	O
another	O
Nigerian	B-MISC
major	O
general	O
,	O
John	B-PER
Inienger	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
military	O
observers	O
travelling	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
town	O
of	O
Tubmanburg	B-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.	B-ORG
special	O
representative	O
Anthony	B-PER
Nyakyi	I-PER
said	O
.	O

They	O
finally	O
went	O
ahead	O
with	O
an	O
escort	O
from	O
the	O
ULIMO-J	B-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Abuja	B-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	B-ORG
force	O
,	O
currently	O
10,000	O
strong	O
,	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
Liberia	B-LOC
by	O
the	O
Economic	B-ORG
Community	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
West	I-ORG
African	I-ORG
States	I-ORG
in	O
1990	O
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
.	O

Guinea	B-LOC
calls	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
prayer	O
.	O

CONAKRY	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
West	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
state	O
of	O
Guinea	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
president	O
,	O
Lansana	B-PER
Conte	I-PER
,	O
vice-president	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Islamic	I-ORG
Conference	I-ORG
,	O
left	O
for	O
Kuwait	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
16	O
to	O
prepare	O
the	O
next	O
OIC	B-ORG
summit	O
in	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
in	O
1997	O
.	O

Koranic	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Conte	B-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	B-PER
seized	O
power	O
in	O
1984	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
veteran	O
Marxist	B-MISC
leader	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Sekou	I-PER
Toure	I-PER
.	O

He	O
won	O
elections	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O

South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
answers	O
U.S.	B-LOC
message	O
in	O
a	O
bottle	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
boy	O
is	O
writing	O
back	O
to	O
an	O
American	B-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	B-PER
Mandela	I-PER
's	O
old	O
prison	O
island	O
.	O

But	O
Carlo	B-PER
Hoffmann	I-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	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
off	O
Cape	B-LOC
Town	I-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	B-PER
Murray	I-PER
from	O
Sandusky	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-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	B-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
.	O

Rottweiler	B-MISC
kills	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
toddler	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
rottweiler	O
dog	O
belonging	O
to	O
an	O
elderly	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-PER
Booy	I-PER
in	O
the	O
front	O
garden	O
of	O
his	O
grandparents	O
'	O
house	O
in	O
Vanderbijlpark	B-LOC
near	O
Johannesburg	B-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	B-LOC
area	O
.	O

INDICATORS	O
-	O
Hungary	B-LOC
-	O
updated	O
Aug	O
22	O
.	O

BUDAPEST	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
is	O
BBB-minus	O
by	O
Duff	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Phelps	I-ORG
,	O
IBCA	B-ORG
and	O
Thomson	B-ORG
BankWatch	I-ORG
,	O
BB-plus	O
by	O
S&P	B-ORG
,	O
BA1	O
by	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
,	O
BBB+	O
by	O
the	O
Japan	B-ORG
Credit	I-ORG
Rating	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
NBH	B-ORG
trade	O
data	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
cash	O
flow	O
,	O
MIT	B-ORG
data	O
on	O
customs	O
statistics	O
.	O

--	O
Budapest	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
36	O
1)266	O
2410	O

Fifty	O
Russians	B-MISC
die	O
in	O
clash	O
with	O
rebels-Interfax	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

At	O
least	O
50	O
Russian	B-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
and	O
continued	O
after	O
Russia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
rebels	O
agreed	O
a	O
truce	O
,	O
Interfax	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Interfax	B-ORG
quoted	O
Russian	B-MISC
military	O
command	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
as	O
saying	O
that	O
about	O
200	O
interior	B-ORG
ministry	I-ORG
forces	O
,	O
sent	O
on	O
reconaisance	O
mission	O
,	O
clashed	O
with	O
rebels	O
at	O
Minutka	B-LOC
Square	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Interfax	B-ORG
report	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
independently	O
confirmed	O
.	O

Moscow	B-LOC
peacemaker	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-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	B-MISC
)	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Interfax	B-ORG
made	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
interior	B-ORG
ministry	I-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	B-MISC
.	O

But	O
fierce	O
fighting	O
still	O
raged	O
at	O
1600	O
GMT	B-MISC
,	O
Interfax	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

It	O
quoted	O
a	O
source	O
in	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
command	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
as	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
servicemen	O
were	O
outnumbered	O
by	O
the	O
rebels	O
.	O

Polish	B-MISC
schoolgirl	O
blackmailer	O
wanted	O
textbooks	O
.	O

GDANSK	B-LOC
,	O
Poland	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
Polish	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Socha	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-MISC
CNB-120	B-MISC
index	O
rises	O
1.2	O
pts	O
to	O
869.3	O
.	O

PRAGUE	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
CNB-120	B-MISC
index	O
,	O
a	O
broad	O
daily	O
measure	O
of	O
Czech	B-MISC
equities	O
,	O
rose	O
1.2	O
points	O
on	O
Thursday	O
to	O
869.3	O
,	O
the	O
Czech	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
(	O
CNB	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
42-2-2423-0003	O

Russians	B-MISC
,	O
rebels	O
sign	O
deal	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
.	O

NOVYE	B-LOC
ATAGI	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Russian	B-MISC
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
security	O
supremo	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
Chechen	B-MISC
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
have	O
not	O
been	O
officially	O
disclosed	O
.	O

Itar-Tass	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
it	O
provided	O
for	O
the	O
disengagement	O
of	O
Russian	B-MISC
and	O
rebel	O
forces	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
.	O

Lebed	B-PER
aide	O
says	O
Russian-Chechen	B-MISC
talks	O
going	O
well	O
.	O

NOVYE	B-LOC
ATAGI	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Talks	O
between	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
Chechen	B-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	B-PER
aide	O
said	O
.	O

Press	O
spokesman	O
Alexander	B-PER
Barkhatov	I-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-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	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

Yeltsin	B-PER
shown	O
on	O
Russian	B-MISC
television	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Russian	B-MISC
television	O
showed	O
a	O
brief	O
clip	O
of	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-PER
Dmitrieva	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
22	O
.	O

SARAJEVO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Sarajevo	B-LOC
press	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

-	O
The	O
Bosnian	B-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	B-MISC
dinar	O
,	O
the	O
Croatian	B-MISC
kuna	O
or	O
the	O
Deutsche	O
mark	O
until	O
a	O
new	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
currency	O
is	O
introduced	O
.	O

-	O
The	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Bosnian	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Refugees	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Displaced	I-ORG
Persons	I-ORG
,	O
Mirhunisa	B-PER
Komarica	I-PER
says	O
many	O
survivors	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
massacre	O
in	O
the	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Srebrenica	B-LOC
are	O
languishing	O
as	O
forced	O
laborers	O
in	O
Serbian	B-MISC
mines	O
.	O

According	O
to	O
Komarica	B-PER
,	O
2,400	O
male	O
residents	O
of	O
Srebrenica	B-LOC
work	O
in	O
the	O
Trepca	B-LOC
mine	O
and	O
1,900	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
mine	O
in	O
Aleksandrovac	B-LOC
.	O

DNEVNI	B-ORG
AVAZ	I-ORG

-	O
Slovenian	B-MISC
police	O
briefly	O
detain	O
two	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
opposition	O
leaders	O
in	O
Ljubljana	B-LOC
and	O
cancel	O
opposition	O
political	O
rallies	O
in	O
Ljubljana	B-LOC
and	O
Maribor	B-LOC
.	O

--	O
Sarajevo	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+387-71-663-864	O
.	O

Grozny	B-LOC
quiet	O
overnight	O
after	O
raids	O
.	O

ALKHAN-YURT	B-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
city	O
of	O
Grozny	B-LOC
,	O
pounded	O
by	O
Russian	B-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	B-ORG
correspondent	O
Lawrence	B-PER
Sheets	I-PER
,	O
speaking	O
from	O
the	O
nearby	O
village	O
of	O
Alkhan-Yurt	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
heard	O
little	O
from	O
Grozny	B-LOC
since	O
Wednesday	O
evening	O
's	O
arrival	O
of	O
Russian	B-MISC
security	O
chief	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-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	B-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
he	O
had	O
clinched	O
a	O
truce	O
with	O
Chechen	B-MISC
separatists	O
and	O
he	O
promised	O
to	O
halt	O
a	O
threatened	O
bombing	O
assault	O
on	O
Grozny	B-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	B-MISC
coast	O
.	O

BOGOTA	B-LOC
,	O
Colombia	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Colombia	B-LOC
's	O
Coast	B-ORG
Guard	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
off	O
Colombia	B-LOC
's	O
southwest	O
coast	O
with	O
sightseers	O
for	O
a	O
return	O
trip	O
to	O
Narino	B-LOC
province	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
border	O
with	O
Ecuador	B-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	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Lt.	O
Italo	B-PER
Pineda	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Argentine	B-MISC
July	O
raw	O
steel	O
output	O
up	O
14.8	O
pct	O
vs	O
'	O
95	O
.	O

BUENOS	B-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Argentine	B-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	B-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
Center	I-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	B-PER
Webb	I-PER
,	O
Buenos	B-ORG
Aires	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+541	O
318-0655	O

Peru	B-LOC
's	O
guerrillas	O
kill	O
one	O
,	O
take	O
8	O
hostage	O
in	O
jungle	O
.	O

LIMA	B-LOC
,	O
Peru	B-LOC
1996-08-21	O

Peruvian	B-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	B-MISC
rebel	O
group	O
Shining	B-ORG
Path	I-ORG
took	O
control	O
of	O
Alomella	B-LOC
Robles	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Path	I-ORG
,	O
severely	O
weakened	O
since	O
the	O
1992	O
capture	O
of	O
its	O
leader	O
Abimael	B-PER
Guzman	I-PER
,	O
has	O
been	O
stepping	O
up	O
both	O
its	O
military	O
and	O
propaganda	O
activities	O
.	O

Peru	B-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	B-LOC
rebel	O
leader	O
held	O
after	O
shooting	O
.	O

PARAMARIBO	B-LOC
,	O
Surinam	B-LOC
1996-08-21	O

Flamboyant	O
former	O
Surinamese	B-MISC
rebel	O
leader	O
Ronny	B-PER
Brunswijk	I-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	B-PER
turned	O
himself	O
into	O
police	O
after	O
Freddy	B-PER
Pinas	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Surinamese-born	B-MISC
visitor	O
from	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
,	O
accused	O
Brunswijk	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
about	O
56	O
miles	O
(	O
90	O
km	O
)	O
east	O
of	O
Paramaribo	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
police	O
spokesman	O
Ro	B-PER
Gajadhar	I-PER
.	O

Pinas	B-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	B-ORG
Command	I-ORG
had	O
tried	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
shoot	O
him	O
after	O
Pinas	B-PER
objected	O
to	O
Brunswijk	B-PER
's	O
advances	O
toward	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O

Pinas	B-PER
said	O
Brunswijk	B-PER
then	O
ordered	O
his	O
bodyguards	O
to	O
beat	O
him	O
up	O
.	O

Brunswijk	B-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	B-PER
attacked	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
bottle	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
Brunswijk	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Bouterse	I-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	B-LOC
Guiana	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
police	O
to	O
heroin	O
hideaway	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
carpenter	O
was	O
arrested	O
in	O
the	O
Thai	B-MISC
seaside	O
town	O
of	O
Pattaya	B-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	B-PER
Siu	I-PER
Man	I-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	B-PER
was	O
being	O
detained	O
pending	O
formal	O
charges	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Australia	B-LOC
foreign	O
minister	O
arrives	O
in	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Australian	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Alexander	B-PER
Downer	I-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Beijing	B-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	B-PER
was	O
to	O
meet	O
Chinese	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Qian	B-PER
Qichen	I-PER
and	O
sign	O
an	O
agreement	O
on	O
an	O
Australian	B-MISC
consulate	O
in	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
an	O
official	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	B-MISC
embassy	O
in	O
Beijing	B-LOC
said	O
.	O

China	B-LOC
will	O
resume	O
sovereignty	O
over	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
colony	O
,	O
in	O
mid-1997	O
.	O

Relations	O
between	O
China	B-LOC
and	O
Australia	B-LOC
have	O
been	O
strained	O
in	O
recent	O
weeks	O
because	O
of	O
Australia	B-LOC
's	O
plan	O
to	O
sell	O
uranium	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
rival	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
.	O

Other	O
issues	O
affecting	O
ties	O
include	O
plans	O
by	O
an	O
Australian	B-MISC
cabinet	O
minister	O
to	O
visit	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
security	O
pact	O
between	O
Canberra	B-LOC
and	O
Washington	B-LOC
and	O
a	O
possible	O
visit	O
to	O
Australia	B-LOC
next	O
month	O
by	O
Tibet	B-LOC
's	O
exiled	O
spiritual	O
leader	O
the	O
Dalai	B-PER
Lama	I-PER
.	O

Downer	B-PER
is	O
the	O
first	O
Australian	B-MISC
minister	O
to	O
visit	O
China	B-LOC
since	O
the	O
new	O
conservative	O
government	O
took	O
office	O
in	O
Canberra	B-LOC
in	O
March	O
.	O

Palestinians	B-MISC
accuse	O
PA	B-ORG
of	O
banning	O
books	O
.	O

NABLUS	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
bookseller	O
charged	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
'	O
,	O
"	O
Daoud	B-PER
Makkawi	I-PER
,	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Nablus-based	B-MISC
al-Risala	B-LOC
bookshop	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-LOC
of	O
a	O
book	O
by	O
Edward	B-PER
Said	I-PER
,	O
a	O
prominent	O
scholar	O
at	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
's	O
Columbia	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
.	O

Said	B-PER
,	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
citizen	O
of	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
origin	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
outspoken	O
critic	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
Israeli-PLO	B-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	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
town	O
of	O
Ramallah	B-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	B-PER
's	O
books	O
on	O
the	O
Israel-PLO	B-MISC
self-rule	O
deals	O
.	O

Palestinian	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
Director-General	O
Mutawakel	B-PER
Taha	I-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	B-ORG
Authority	I-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

But	O
Taha	B-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	B-PER
said	O
books	O
by	O
other	O
authors	O
,	O
including	O
British	B-MISC
Journalist	O
Patrick	B-PER
Seale	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Thousands	O
of	O
books	O
were	O
banned	O
from	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-LOC
Strip	I-LOC
by	O
the	O
Israeli	B-MISC
military	O
authorities	O
before	O
the	O
Jewish	B-MISC
state	O
handed	O
over	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
areas	O
to	O
the	O
PLO	B-ORG
under	O
a	O
self-rule	O
deal	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O

Egypt	B-LOC
blames	O
Istanbul	B-LOC
control	O
tower	O
for	O
accident	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
chairman	O
of	O
national	O
carrier	O
EgyptAir	B-ORG
on	O
Thursday	O
blamed	O
the	O
control	O
tower	O
at	O
Istanbul	B-LOC
airport	O
for	O
the	O
EgyptAir	B-ORG
plane	O
accident	O
.	O

Twenty	O
people	O
were	O
injured	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
when	O
the	O
EgyptAir	B-ORG
Boeing	B-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	B-PER
Fahim	I-PER
Rayyan	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
at	O
Cairo	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
plane	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
accident	O
there	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O

The	O
EgyptAir	B-ORG
pilot	O
blamed	O
Turkish	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
in	O
English	B-MISC
.	O

Egypt	B-LOC
wants	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
rulers	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Egyptian	B-MISC
government	O
will	O
have	O
nothing	O
more	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
government	O
because	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
shelter	O
and	O
support	O
Egyptian	B-MISC
militants	O
,	O
President	O
Hosni	B-PER
Mubarak	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
speech	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Egypt	B-LOC
says	O
the	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
government	O
helped	O
the	O
Moslem	B-MISC
militants	O
who	O
tried	O
to	O
kill	O
Mubarak	B-PER
in	O
Addis	B-LOC
Ababa	I-LOC
last	O
year	O
.	O

It	O
sponsored	O
last	O
week	O
's	O
U.N.	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
resolution	O
threatening	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
flights	O
abroad	O
if	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
does	O
not	O
hand	O
over	O
three	O
men	O
accused	O
in	O
the	O
Addis	B-LOC
Ababa	I-LOC
incident	O
.	O

The	O
sanctions	O
will	O
come	O
into	O
effect	O
in	O
November	O
if	O
Sudan	B-LOC
fails	O
to	O
extradite	O
the	O
men	O
,	O
but	O
Sudan	B-LOC
says	O
it	O
cannot	O
hand	O
them	O
over	O
to	O
Ethiopia	B-LOC
for	O
trial	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
Sudan	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
are	O
still	O
eager	O
that	O
nothing	O
should	O
affect	O
the	O
Sudanese	B-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	B-PER
front	O
or	O
whatever	O
,	O
"	O
Mubarak	B-PER
told	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
academics	O
.	O

Hassan	B-PER
al-Turabi	I-PER
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Islamic	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
political	O
force	O
behind	O
the	O
Sudanese	B-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	B-MISC
passorts	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
they	O
get	O
paid	O
by	O
them	O
,	O
"	O
Mubarak	B-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
did	O
not	O
say	O
if	O
Egypt	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

Turkish	B-MISC
shares	O
shed	O
gains	O
in	O
profit-taking	O
.	O

ISTANBUL	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Turkish	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Mavituna	I-PER
from	O
Interbank	B-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	B-ORG
gained	O
300	O
lira	O
to	O
8,600	O
.	O

Shares	O
of	O
utility	O
Cukurova	B-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

--	O
Istanbul	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+90-212-275	O
0875	O
SA	O

Miss	B-MISC
Universe	I-MISC
hides	O
behind	O
veil	O
of	O
silence	O
.	O

Kieran	B-PER
Murray	I-PER

LAS	B-LOC
CRUCES	I-LOC
,	O
N.M.	O
1996-08-22	O

Miss	B-MISC
Universe	I-MISC
,	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
's	O
Alicia	B-PER
Machado	I-PER
,	O
left	O
New	B-LOC
Mexico	I-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	B-PER
,	O
19	O
,	O
flew	O
to	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
after	O
slipping	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-LOC
Mexico	I-LOC
desert	O
town	O
of	O
Las	B-LOC
Cruces	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
she	O
attended	O
the	O
1996	B-MISC
Miss	I-MISC
Teen	I-MISC
USA	I-MISC
pageant	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

While	O
Machado	B-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	B-MISC
Angeles-based	I-MISC
Miss	B-ORG
Universe	I-ORG
Inc.	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
her	O
mother	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
that	O
Machado	B-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	B-PER
Fajardo	I-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	B-MISC
Universe	I-MISC
title	O
in	O
Las	B-LOC
Vegas	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Campbell	I-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	B-PER
's	O
publicists	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
she	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
for	O
promotional	O
work	O
with	O
sponsors	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
on	O
Sept	O
.	O

5	O
.	O

Beauty	O
queens	O
are	O
high-profile	O
personalities	O
in	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
and	O
Machado	B-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	B-ORG
Venezuela	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
who	O
first	O
said	O
Machado	B-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	B-PER
Brooks	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
Miss	B-ORG
Universe	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
he	O
spoke	O
with	O
Machado	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
lifestyle	O
associated	O
with	O
being	O
Miss	B-MISC
Universe	I-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	B-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	B-PER
attends	O
third	O
suicide	O
in	O
week	O
.	O

PONTIAC	B-LOC
,	O
Mich	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-22	O

Dr.	O
Jack	B-PER
Kevorkian	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Aranosian	I-PER
,	O
emergency	O
room	O
director	O
at	O
Pontiac	B-LOC
Osteopathic	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
,	O
said	O
Kevorkian	B-PER
brought	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Patricia	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
,	O
of	O
Lees	B-LOC
Summit	I-LOC
,	O
Mo	B-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	B-PER
's	O
lawyer	O
,	O
Geoffrey	B-PER
Fieger	I-PER
,	O
said	O
those	O
attending	O
Smith	B-PER
's	O
death	O
included	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
David	B-PER
,	O
a	O
police	O
officer	O
,	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
James	B-PER
Poland	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Kevorkian	B-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	B-PER
's	O
patients	O
.	O

He	O
offered	O
no	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
Smith	B-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	B-PER
attended	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Louise	B-PER
Siebens	I-PER
,	O
a	O
76-year-old	O
Texas	B-LOC
woman	O
with	O
amyotrophic	O
lateral	O
sclerosis	O
,	O
or	O
Lou	B-PER
Gehrig	I-PER
's	O
disease	O
.	O

On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
Kevorkian	B-PER
helped	O
Judith	B-PER
Curren	I-PER
,	O
a	O
42-year-old	O
Massachusetts	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Texas	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
1.82	O
million	O
deal	O
Baa1	O
-	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
-	O

Rating	O
Announcement	O
As	O
of	O
08/21/96	O
.	O

Issuer	O
:	O
Fairview	B-LOC
Town	I-LOC

State	O
:	O
TX	B-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.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

Defiant	O
U.S.	B-LOC
neo-Nazi	B-MISC
jailed	O
by	O
German	B-MISC
court	O
.	O

Andrew	B-PER
Gray	I-PER

HAMBURG	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
Hamburg	B-LOC
court	O
sentenced	O
U.S.	B-LOC
neo-Nazi	B-MISC
leader	O
Gary	B-PER
Lauck	I-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	B-LOC
from	O
his	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Lauck	B-PER
,	O
from	O
Lincoln	B-LOC
,	O
Nebraska	B-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	B-MISC
before	O
being	O
escorted	O
out	O
by	O
security	O
guards	O
.	O

Lauck	B-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	B-MISC
law	O
.	O

The	O
German	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

Lauck	B-PER
's	O
worldwide	O
network	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
anti-Semitic	B-MISC
propaganda	O
material	O
flowing	O
into	O
Germany	B-LOC
since	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O

"	O
Lauck	B-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	B-PER
Bertram	I-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	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

said	O
Bertram	B-PER
,	O
who	O
also	O
read	O
out	O
extracts	O
from	O
Lauck	B-PER
's	O
material	O
praising	O
Hitler	B-PER
as	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
of	O
all	O
leaders	O
"	O
and	O
describing	O
the	O
Nazi	B-MISC
slaughter	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
Jews	B-MISC
as	O
a	O
myth	O
.	O

Eager	O
to	O
put	O
Lauck	B-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	B-PER
Mauruschat	I-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	B-MISC
material	O
is	O
illegal	O
in	O
Germany	B-LOC
but	O
Lauck	B-PER
's	O
defence	O
team	O
had	O
argued	O
that	O
U.S	B-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	B-PER
Kanther	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Democrats	I-MISC
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Lauck	B-PER
,	O
dressed	O
in	O
a	O
sober	O
blue	O
suit	O
and	O
sporting	O
his	O
trademark	O
Hitleresque	B-MISC
black	O
moustache	O
,	O
showed	O
no	O
sign	O
of	O
emotion	O
as	O
Bertram	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Socialists	I-MISC
(	O
Nazis	B-MISC
)	O
nor	O
the	O
communists	O
dared	O
to	O
kidnap	O
an	O
American	B-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	B-LOC
from	O
Denmark	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

That	O
's	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O
"	O

His	O
attorney	O
,	O
Hans-Otto	B-PER
Sieg	I-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	B-MISC
court	O
could	O
judge	O
someone	O
for	O
actions	O
carried	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Bertram	B-PER
said	O
Lauck	B-PER
was	O
obsessed	O
by	O
Nazism	B-MISC
and	O
devoted	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
leading	O
his	O
National	B-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
German	I-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
NSDAP-AO	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
which	O
derives	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
full	O
German	B-MISC
title	O
of	O
Hitler	B-PER
's	O
Nazi	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
"	O
NS	B-ORG
Kampfruf	I-ORG
"	O
(	O
"	O
National	B-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Battle	I-ORG
Cry	I-ORG
"	O
)	O
magazine	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
references	O
to	O
Aryan	B-MISC
supremacy	O
and	O
defamatory	O
statements	O
about	O
Jews	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
court	O
rejected	O
Sieg	B-PER
's	O
argument	O
that	O
Lauck	B-PER
's	O
extradition	O
from	O
Denmark	B-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	B-MISC
authorities	O
,	O
was	O
illegal	O
.	O

Lauck	B-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	B-ORG
official	O
says	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
deal	O
will	O
occur	O
"	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O

UNITED	B-ORG
NATIONS	I-ORG
1996-08-22	O

A	O
senior	O
U.N.	B-ORG
official	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
he	O
expected	O
arrangements	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-PER
Akashi	I-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	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
on	O
arrangements	O
for	O
monitors	O
needed	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
the	O
agreement	O
.	O

Akashi	B-PER
is	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Humanitarian	I-ORG
affairs	I-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	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Algerian	B-MISC
security	O
forces	O
have	O
shot	O
dead	O
three	O
Moslem	B-MISC
guerrillas	O
suspected	O
of	O
killing	O
a	O
leading	O
French	B-MISC
bishop	O
in	O
western	O
Algeria	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Algerian	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
Bishop	O
Pierre	B-PER
Claverie	I-PER
.	O

The	O
58-year-old	O
Claverie	B-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	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Oran	B-LOC
,	O
hours	O
after	O
he	O
met	O
visiting	O
French	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Herve	B-PER
de	I-PER
Charette	I-PER
in	O
Algiers	B-LOC
.	O

An	O
estimated	O
50,000	O
Algerians	B-MISC
and	O
more	O
than	O
110	O
foreigners	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
Algeria	B-LOC
's	O
violence	O
pitting	O
Moslem	B-MISC
rebels	O
against	O
the	O
Algerian	B-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	B-MISC
took	O
a	O
commanding	O
lead	O
.	O

German	B-MISC
flown	O
cargo	O
January-July	O
rise	O
3.8	O
percent	O
.	O

FRANKFURT	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
airports	O
association	O
ADV	B-ORG
.	O

Berlin	B-LOC
(	O
total	O
)	O
17,844	O
up	O
5.9	O
pct	O

-	O
Tegel	B-LOC
10,896	O
up	O
3.1	O

-	O
Tempelhof	B-LOC
202	O
down	O
60.0	O

-	O
Schoenefeld	B-LOC
6,746	O
up	O
16.8	O

Bremen	B-LOC
1,453	O
up	O
13.1	O

Dresden	B-LOC
792	O
up	O
11.4	O

Duessseldorf	B-LOC
31,347	O
down	O
4.4	O

Frankfurt	B-LOC
768,269	O
up	O
1.5	O

Hamburg	B-LOC
21,240	O
down	O
3.5	O

Hannover	B-LOC
6,030	O
up	O
15.3	O

Koeln	B-LOC
(	O
Cologne	B-LOC
)	O
182,887	O
up	O
11.8	O

Leipzig	B-LOC
/	O
Halle	B-LOC
1,806	O
up	O
45.6	O

Munich	B-LOC
44,525	O
up	O
11.8	O

Muenster	B-LOC
/	O
Osnabrueck	B-LOC
382	O
up	O
28.2	O

Nuremberg	B-LOC
25,929	O
up	O
17.8	O

Saarbruecken	B-LOC
626	O
up	O
28.3	O

Stuttgart	B-LOC
10,655	O
up	O
11.7	O

TOTAL	O
1,113,785	O
up	O
3.8	O

-	O
Air	B-ORG
Cargo	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
Tel+44	O
161	O
542	O
7706	O
Fax+44	O
171	O
542	O
5017	O

Paribas	B-ORG
repeats	O
buy	O
on	O
Aegon	B-ORG
after	O
results	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Summary	O
of	O
Aug	O
22	O
research	O
.	O

Company-------------Price---Broker----------------	O

Aegon	B-ORG
83.40	O
Paribas	B-ORG

COMMENT	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
did	O
Aegon	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
Ballybunion	B-ORG
fans	O
invited	O
to	O
Chicago	B-LOC
.	O

DUBLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

U.S.	B-LOC
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
had	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
resort	O
of	O
Ballybunion	B-ORG
from	O
a	O
whirlwind	O
Irish	B-MISC
tour	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

So	O
Ballybunion	B-ORG
is	O
going	O
to	O
America	B-LOC
instead	O
.	O

Two	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
Atlantic	B-LOC
resort	O
,	O
where	O
Clinton	B-PER
was	O
to	O
have	O
played	O
golf	O
with	O
the	O
Irish	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Dick	B-PER
Spring	I-PER
,	O
have	O
been	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
party	O
convention	O
in	O
Chicago	B-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	B-PER
addressed	O
Ireland	B-LOC
at	O
a	O
packed	O
ceremony	O
in	O
Dublin	B-LOC
city	O
centre	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

They	O
read	O
:	O
"	O
Ballybunion	B-ORG
backs	O
Clinton	B-PER
.	O
"	O

"	O
The	O
Democratic	B-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	B-PER
,	O
"	O
said	O
Frank	B-PER
Quilter	I-PER
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
invited	O
to	O
Chicago	B-LOC
.	O

Clinton	B-PER
made	O
a	O
triumphant	O
Irish	B-MISC
tour	O
to	O
back	O
a	O
Northern	B-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
peace	O
process	O
but	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
drop	O
Ballybunion	B-ORG
from	O
a	O
packed	O
schedule	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
.	O

Bonn	B-LOC
says	O
Moscow	B-LOC
has	O
promised	O
to	O
observe	O
ceasefire	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Germany	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
assurances	O
from	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
government	O
that	O
its	O
forces	O
would	O
observe	O
the	O
latest	O
ceasefire	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
.	O

Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Martin	B-PER
Erdmann	I-PER
said	O
top	O
Bonn	B-LOC
diplomat	O
Wolfgang	B-PER
Ischinger	I-PER
had	O
been	O
assured	O
by	O
senior	O
Russian	B-MISC
officials	O
that	O
the	O
ultimatum	O
to	O
storm	O
and	O
take	O
the	O
Chechen	B-MISC
capital	O
of	O
Grozny	B-LOC
was	O
not	O
valid	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Russian	B-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
after	O
speaking	O
by	O
telephone	O
to	O
Ischinger	B-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
met	O
the	O
officials	O
on	O
a	O
two-day	O
visit	O
to	O
Moscow	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
returned	O
to	O
Bonn	B-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Ischinger	B-PER
is	O
the	O
political	O
director	O
of	O
Bonn	B-LOC
's	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
.	O

Ischinger	B-PER
said	O
he	O
met	O
three	O
Russian	B-MISC
deputy	O
foreign	O
ministers	O
and	O
a	O
vice	O
defence	O
minister	O
,	O
who	O
confirmed	O
Russian	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Yevgeny	B-PER
Primakov	I-PER
's	O
pledge	O
that	O
Moscow	B-LOC
would	O
seek	O
a	O
political	O
solution	O
under	O
the	O
aegis	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
ultimatum	O
(	O
to	O
storm	O
Grozny	B-LOC
)	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
an	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
quoting	O
Ischinger	B-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
to	O
Moscow	B-LOC
by	O
German	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Klaus	B-PER
Kinkel	I-PER
as	O
his	O
personal	O
envoy	O
to	O
urge	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Moscow	B-LOC
's	O
military	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
breakaway	O
region	O
.	O

Ischinger	B-PER
said	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
a	O
major	O
assault	O
to	O
take	O
Grozny	B-LOC
had	O
been	O
the	O
unauthorised	O
initiative	O
of	O
the	O
commanding	O
general	O
and	O
not	O
Moscow	B-LOC
's	O
intention	O
.	O

The	O
officials	O
had	O
been	O
positive	O
about	O
Kinkel	B-PER
's	O
request	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
security	O
chief	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
should	O
,	O
on	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
Moscow	B-LOC
,	O
meet	O
Tim	B-PER
Goldiman	I-PER
,	O
the	O
OSCE	B-ORG
representative	O
responsible	O
for	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
says	O
sees	O
no	O
arms	O
race	O
with	O
China	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

India	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
intended	O
to	O
enter	O
into	O
an	O
arms	O
race	O
with	O
neighbouring	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

Foreign	O
Minister	O
I.K.	B-PER
Gujral	I-PER
was	O
asked	O
at	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
if	O
India	B-LOC
's	O
decision	O
to	O
block	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
accord	O
in	O
Geneva	B-LOC
would	O
lead	O
to	O
an	O
arms	O
race	O
with	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
that	O
possibility	O
because	O
India	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
along	O
with	O
Britain	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
is	O
a	O
declared	O
nuclear	O
power	O
.	O

India	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
could	O
quickly	O
assemble	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
.	O

Gujral	B-PER
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
India	B-LOC
's	O
veto	O
of	O
the	O
Comprehensive	B-MISC
Test	I-MISC
Ban	I-MISC
Treaty	I-MISC
(	O
CTBT	B-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	B-PER
said	O
India	B-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	B-LOC
would	O
do	O
if	O
the	O
pact	O
were	O
forwarded	O
to	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
,	O
Gujral	B-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	B-PER
reiterated	O
India	B-LOC
's	O
objections	O
to	O
the	O
treaty	O
,	O
under	O
negotiation	O
at	O
the	O
Conference	B-MISC
on	I-MISC
Disarmament	I-MISC
in	O
Geneva	B-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	B-PER
said	O
India	B-LOC
had	O
national	O
security	O
concerns	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
New	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
to	O
sign	O
the	O
CTBT	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
says	O
death	O
of	O
its	O
citizen	O
will	O
sour	O
ties	O
.	O

DHAKA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
British	B-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	B-MISC
citizen	O
of	O
Bangladeshi	B-MISC
origin	O
at	O
Dhaka	B-LOC
airport	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
told	O
Bangladesh	B-LOC
leaders	O
that	O
British	B-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	B-PER
Mia	I-PER
,	O
"	O
Under-Secretary	O
of	O
State	O
for	O
Foreign	O
and	O
Commonwealth	B-ORG
Affairs	O
Liam	B-PER
Fox	I-PER
Fox	I-PER
,	O
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

Siraj	B-PER
Mia	I-PER
died	O
at	O
Dhaka	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
arrived	O
in	O
Bangladesh	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
on	O
four-day	O
visit	O
,	O
said	O
Britain	B-LOC
wanted	O
Dhaka	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
leave	O
for	O
Nepal	B-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Fox	B-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	B-PER
's	O
issue	O
had	O
been	O
raised	O
in	O
the	O
House	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Commons	I-ORG
.	O

Fox	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
Bangladesh	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
airport	O
by	O
customs	O
officials	O
.	O

Bangladesh	B-LOC
's	O
Criminal	B-ORG
Investigation	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
has	O
charged	O
two	O
immigration	O
officials	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
Mia	B-PER
's	O
killing	O
.	O

Mia	B-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	B-LOC
suburb	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
fears	O
attempts	O
to	O
disrupt	O
Kashmir	B-LOC
polls	O
.	O

SRINAGAR	B-LOC
,	O
India	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

India	B-LOC
's	O
Home	O
(	O
interior	O
)	O
Minister	O
accused	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
on	O
on	O
Thursday	O
of	O
planning	O
to	O
disrupt	O
state	O
elections	O
in	O
troubled	O
Jammu	B-LOC
and	O
Kashmir	B-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	B-PER
Gupta	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
capital	O
Srinagar	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
since	O
1990	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
has	O
often	O
accused	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
of	O
abetting	O
militancy	O
in	O
the	O
valley	O
,	O
a	O
charge	O
Islamabad	B-LOC
has	O
always	O
denied	O
.	O

Gupta	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
since	O
independence	O
from	O
Britain	B-LOC
in	O
1947	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
H.D.	B-PER
Deve	I-PER
Gowda	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
Kashmir	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
's	O
rule	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
.	O

Dhaka	B-LOC
stocks	O
end	O
up	O
on	O
gains	O
by	O
engineering	O
,	O
banks	O
.	O

DHAKA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Dhaka	B-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	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
DSE	B-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
rose	O
12.71	O
taka	O
to	O
228.7	O
,	O
Eastern	B-ORG
Cables	I-ORG
gained	O
20.37	O
to	O
677.98	O
and	O
Apex	B-ORG
Tannery	I-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	B-LOC
RBI	B-ORG
chief	O
sees	O
cut	O
in	O
cash	O
reserve	O
ratio	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Reserve	B-ORG
bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-ORG
governor	O
C.	B-PER
Rangarajan	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+91-11-3012024	O

Two	O
pct	O
India	B-LOC
current	O
account	O
deficit	O
viable	O
-	O
RBI	B-ORG
.	O

BOMBAY	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Reserve	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-ORG
Governor	O
Chakravarty	B-PER
Rangarajan	I-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	B-PER
said	O
in	O
an	O
address	O
to	O
business	O
leaders	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
.	O

Rangarajan	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+91-22-265	O
9000	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
devoted	O
to	O
world	O
's	O
poor	O
.	O

CALCUTTA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Saint	B-PER
of	I-PER
the	I-PER
Gutters	I-PER
,	O
won	O
the	O
Nobel	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-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	B-MISC
descent	O
maintains	O
she	O
is	O
merely	O
doing	O
God	B-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	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
missionary	O
was	O
on	O
respiratory	O
support	O
in	O
intensive	O
care	O
in	O
an	O
Indian	B-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
began	O
alone	O
in	O
1949	O
in	O
the	O
slums	O
of	O
densely-populated	O
Calcutta	B-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	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-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	B-MISC
Ratna	I-MISC
,	O
or	O
Jewel	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
India	I-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	B-LOC
announced	O
she	O
was	O
stepping	O
down	O
as	O
Superior	O
of	O
her	O
Missionaries	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Charity	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
was	O
treated	O
at	O
a	O
California	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
was	O
born	O
Agnes	B-PER
Goinxha	I-PER
Bejaxhiu	I-PER
to	O
Albanian	B-MISC
parents	O
in	O
Skopje	B-LOC
,	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
then	O
Serbia	B-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	B-MISC
nun	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
the	O
Order	O
's	O
Calcutta	B-LOC
mission	O
.	O

She	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
Loretto	B-LOC
Abbey	I-LOC
in	O
Dublin	B-LOC
and	O
from	O
there	O
to	O
India	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
mother	O
superior	O
in	O
Dublin	B-LOC
approved	O
and	O
after	O
intensive	O
training	O
as	O
a	O
nurse	O
with	O
American	B-MISC
missionaries	O
she	O
opened	O
her	O
first	O
Calcutta	B-LOC
slum	O
school	O
in	O
December	O
1949	O
.	O

She	O
took	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Teresa	B-PER
,	O
after	O
France	B-LOC
's	O
Saint	O
Therese	B-PER
of	O
the	O
Child	O
Jesus	B-PER
.	O

In	O
India	B-LOC
she	O
was	O
simply	O
called	O
Mother	B-PER
.	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
set	O
up	O
her	O
first	O
home	O
for	O
the	O
dying	O
in	O
a	O
Hindu	B-MISC
rest	O
house	O
in	O
Calcutta	B-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	B-LOC
Hriday	I-LOC
"	O
(	O
Tender	B-LOC
Heart	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Charity	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
abroad	O
.	O

In	O
1994	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
television	O
documentary	O
called	O
the	O
myth	O
around	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
"	O
hyperbole	O
and	O
credulity	O
"	O
.	O

Catholics	B-MISC
around	O
the	O
world	O
rose	O
to	O
her	O
defence	O
.	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
FOCUS-News	O
forecasts	O
alien-led	O
profit	O
boost	O
.	O

Bernard	B-PER
Hickey	I-PER

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Media	O
baron	O
Rupert	B-PER
Murdoch	I-PER
's	O
News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-MISC
Day	I-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	B-MISC
Day	I-MISC
,	O
'	O
"	O
News	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
television	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-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$	B-MISC
1.26	O
billion	O
(	O
US$	B-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$	B-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	B-ORG
Pacific	I-ORG
media	O
analyst	O
Lachlan	B-PER
Drummond	I-PER
said	O
.	O

News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
said	O
strong	O
performances	O
in	O
U.S.	B-LOC
television	O
and	O
British	B-MISC
newspapers	O
were	O
offset	O
by	O
lower	O
profits	O
from	O
News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
's	O
magazine	O
and	O
publishing	O
divisions	O
and	O
further	O
hefty	O
losses	O
from	O
its	O
Asian	B-ORG
Star	I-ORG
TV	I-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$	B-MISC
300	O
million	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
said	O
British	B-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	B-ORG
Sun	I-ORG
and	O
The	B-ORG
Times	I-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	B-ORG
Times	I-ORG
grew	O
20	O
percent	O
.	O

Analysts	O
said	O
sharply	O
lower	O
earnings	O
from	O
News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
's	O
book	O
publishing	O
division	O
and	O
its	O
U.S.	B-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-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.	B-LOC
TV	B-ORG
Guide	I-ORG
.	O

News	B-ORG
said	O
dramatically	O
lower	O
earnings	O
from	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
arm	O
of	O
its	O
Harper-Collins	B-ORG
publishing	O
division	O
more	O
than	O
offset	O
healthy	O
results	O
from	O
its	O
U.S.	B-LOC
operation	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
the	O
Net	B-MISC
Book	I-MISC
Agreement	I-MISC
had	O
hurt	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
operations	O
,	O
and	O
weak	O
performances	O
from	O
the	O
San	B-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
unit	O
of	O
Harper-Collins	B-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	B-LOC
media	O
analyst	O
who	O
declined	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
.	O

News	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
's	O
shares	O
were	O
down	O
eight	O
cents	O
at	O
A$	B-MISC
6.39	O
at	O
2.00	O
p.m.	O
(	O
0400	O
GMT	B-MISC
)	O
in	O
a	O
soft	O
market	O
.	O

(	O
A$	B-MISC
1	O
=	O
US$	B-MISC
0.79	O
)	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
373-1800	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Budget	O
cuts	O
to	O
boost	O
Australia	B-LOC
savings	O
-	O
RBA	B-ORG
.	O

CANBERRA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
Australian	B-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Australia	I-ORG
(	O
RBA	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Coalition	B-ORG
government	O
announced	O
an	O
underlying	O
budget	O
deficit	O
of	O
A$	B-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$	B-MISC
10.3	O
billion	O
in	O
1995/96	O
.	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

BNZ	B-ORG
cuts	O
NZ	B-LOC
fixed	O
home	O
lending	O
rates	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
New	I-ORG
Zealand	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
64	O
4	O
4734	O
746	O

Power	B-ORG
NZ	I-ORG
ODV	I-ORG
up	O
8	O
pct	O
at	O
NZ$	B-MISC
524	O
million	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Power	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Zealand	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Commerce	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Wellington	B-LOC
newsroom	O
64	O
4	O
4734	O
746	O

Thais	O
hunt	O
for	O
Australian	B-MISC
jail	O
breaker	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC

Thailand	B-LOC
has	O
launched	O
a	O
manhunt	O
for	O
an	O
Australian	B-MISC
who	O
escaped	O
from	O
a	O
high	O
security	O
prison	O
in	O
Bangkok	B-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	B-PER
Westlake	I-PER
,	O
46	O
,	O
from	O
Victoria	B-LOC
,	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
sucessful	O
escape	O
from	O
Klongprem	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Chatuparisut	I-PER
,	O
deputy	O
director	O
general	O
of	O
the	O
Correction	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Westlake	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
including	O
six	O
Australians	B-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	B-MISC
inmates	O
in	O
Klongprem	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
prison	O
official	O
said	O
.	O

Tokyo	B-ORG
Soir	I-ORG
-	O
1996	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-ORG
Soir	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
specialised	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
women	O
"	O
s	O
formal	O
wear	O
.	O

Ka	B-ORG
Wah	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
sets	O
HK$	B-MISC
43	O
mln	O
FRCD	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Ka	B-ORG
Wah	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
's	O
HK$	B-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	B-ORG
Markets	I-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	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Interbank	I-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	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Moneymarkets	I-ORG
Unit	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Hong	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
852	O
)	O
2847	O
4039	O

Malaysia	B-LOC
bans	O
nitrofuran	O
usage	O
in	O
chicken	O
feed	O
.	O

KUALA	B-LOC
LUMPUR	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Malaysia	B-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	B-PER
Jui	I-PER
Meng	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
by	O
the	O
national	O
Bernama	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
.	O

Chua	B-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	B-MISC
STOCKS	O
-	O
factors	O
to	O
watch	O
-	O
August	O
22	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-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	B-MISC
stocks	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

**	O
Security	O
was	O
tight	O
in	O
Jakarta	B-LOC
ahead	O
of	O
a	O
trial	O
involving	O
ousted	O
Indonesian	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
leader	O
Megawati	B-PER
Sukarnoputri	I-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	B-LOC
but	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
sign	O
of	O
demonstrators	O
.	O

**	O
The	O
Dow	B-MISC
Jones	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Indah	I-ORG
Makmur	I-ORG
on	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
tender	O
offer	O
by	O
PT	B-ORG
VDH	I-ORG
Teguh	I-ORG
Sakti	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
wholly-owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Singapore-listed	B-MISC
Van	B-ORG
Der	I-ORG
Horst	I-ORG
.	O

**	O
Privately-owned	O
Bank	B-ORG
Duta	I-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	B-ORG
Development	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
Surabaya	B-LOC
.	O

Key	O
stock	O
and	O
currency	O
market	O
movements	O
at	O
1600	O
GMT	B-MISC
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
closing	O
values	O
of	O
the	O
German	B-MISC
mark	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-MISC
yen	O
,	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
YORK	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
KONG	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
Dow	B-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
industrial	O
average	O
--	O
5,778.00	O
(	O
May	O
22/96	O
)	O

London	B-LOC
FTSE-100	B-MISC
index	O
--	O
3,907.5	O
(	O
Aug	O
23/96	O
)	O

Tokyo	B-LOC
Nikkei	B-MISC
average	O
--	O
38,915.87	O
(	O
Dec	O
29/89	O
)	O

Frankfurt	B-LOC
DAX-3O	B-MISC
index	O
--	O
2,583.49	O
(	O
Jul	O
5/96	O
)	O

Paris	B-LOC
CAC-40	B-MISC
General	I-MISC
index	O
--	O
2,355.93	O
(	O
Feb	O
2/94	O
)	O

Sydney	B-LOC
Australian	B-MISC
All-Ordinaries	I-MISC
index	O
--	O
2,340.6	O
(	O
Feb	O
3/94	O
)	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Hang	B-MISC
Seng	I-MISC
index	O
--	O
12,201.09	O
(	O
Jan	O
4/94	O
)	O

Ukraine	B-LOC
hails	O
peace	O
as	O
marks	O
five-year	O
independence	O
.	O

Rostislav	B-PER
Khotin	I-PER

KIEV	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Ukraine	B-LOC
celebrates	O
five	O
years	O
of	O
independence	O
from	O
Kremlin	B-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	B-MISC
achievement	O
.	O

Ukraine	B-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	B-MISC
empire	O
and	O
ended	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
centuries	O
of	O
rule	O
from	O
Moscow	B-LOC
.	O

Ukraine	B-LOC
,	O
with	O
a	O
Russian	B-MISC
community	O
of	O
11	O
million	O
people	O
--	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
outside	O
Russia	B-LOC
--	O
has	O
avoided	O
conflicts	O
like	O
those	O
in	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
,	O
neighbouring	O
Moldova	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
Soviet	B-MISC
republics	O
of	O
Georgia	B-LOC
,	O
Azerbaijan	B-LOC
and	O
Tajikistan	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
Ukraine	B-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	B-PER
Kuchma	I-PER
said	O
in	O
televised	O
statement	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

"	O
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
post-Soviet	B-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	B-PER
told	O
a	O
solemn	O
ceremony	O
at	O
the	O
Ukraina	B-LOC
Palace	I-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	B-PER
Knobl	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
International	B-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
's	O
mission	O
in	O
Ukraine	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
and	O
NATO	B-ORG
's	O
Partnership	B-MISC
for	I-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
,	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
caused	O
a	O
foreign	O
policy	O
wrangle	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
offending	O
China	B-LOC
by	O
allowing	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-MISC
minister	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
public	O
,	O
if	O
unofficial	O
visit	O
.	O

China	B-LOC
cancelled	O
a	O
visit	O
by	O
a	O
top-level	O
delegation	O
in	O
protest	O
.	O

Kiev	B-LOC
's	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Hennady	B-PER
Udovenko	I-PER
said	O
Beijing	B-LOC
was	O
overreacting	O
.	O

But	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
,	O
seeing	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
Russia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
rapidly	O
Westernising	B-MISC
countries	O
of	O
eastern	O
Europe	B-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	B-MISC
integration	O
should	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
damage	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
's	O
interests	O
in	O
post-Soviet	B-MISC
areas	O
.	O

Relations	O
with	O
Russia	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
is	O
our	O
main	O
partner	O
,	O
have	O
great	O
importance	O
,	O
"	O
Kuchma	B-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
But	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
cannot	O
be	O
economically	O
oriented	O
on	O
Russia	B-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	B-PER
has	O
said	O
Kiev	B-LOC
wants	O
membership	O
of	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
,	O
associate	O
membership	O
of	O
the	O
Western	B-ORG
European	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
defence	O
grouping	O
and	O
to	O
move	O
closer	O
to	O
NATO	B-ORG
.	O

A	O
message	O
from	O
the	O
West	O
this	O
week	O
from	O
U.S.	B-LOC
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
congratulated	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
on	O
the	O
anniversary	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
support	O
market	O
reforms	O
and	O
praising	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
as	O
a	O
"	O
stabilising	O
factor	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
united	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O

Oldest	O
Albania	B-LOC
book	O
disappears	O
from	O
Vatican	B-LOC
-	O
paper	O
.	O

TIRANA	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
has	O
disappeared	O
from	O
the	O
Vatican	B-LOC
archives	O
,	O
an	O
Albanian	B-MISC
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Gazeta	B-ORG
Shqiptare	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
"	O
Book	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
Mass	I-MISC
'	O
,	O
by	O
Gjon	B-PER
Buzuku	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
document	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Albanian	B-MISC
language	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
Albanians	B-MISC
,	O
sons	O
of	O
Buzuku	B-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	B-PER
Hamiti	I-PER
,	O
told	O
of	O
the	O
loss	O
by	O
the	O
Vatican	B-LOC
library	O
.	O

Tirana	B-LOC
's	O
national	O
library	O
has	O
three	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Book	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
Mass	I-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	B-ORG
Shqiptare	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Russia	B-LOC
to	O
clamp	O
down	O
on	O
barter	O
deals	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Russian	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Marina	B-PER
Volkova	I-PER
,	O
deputy	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
currency	O
department	O
at	O
the	O
State	B-ORG
Customs	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Volkova	B-PER
said	O
last	O
year	O
goods	O
had	O
been	O
exported	O
under	O
many	O
Russian	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

A	O
few	O
days	O
ago	O
Russian	B-MISC
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Union	I-LOC
's	O
foreign	O
trade	O
,	O
but	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
banks	O
and	O
money	O
transfer	O
systems	O
"	O
,	O
Volkova	B-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
Now	O
many	O
Russian	B-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	B-MISC
exports	O
is	O
still	O
high	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Dmitry	B-PER
Solovyov	I-PER
,	O
Moscow	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

Viacom	B-ORG
plans	O
"	O
Mission	B-MISC
"	O
sequel	O
-	O
report	O
.	O

LOS	B-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Paramount	B-ORG
Pictures	I-ORG
is	O
going	O
ahead	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Tom	B-PER
Cruise	I-PER
blockbuster	O
,	O
"	O
Mission	B-MISC
:	I-MISC
Impossible	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
hopes	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
Daily	B-ORG
Variety	I-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	B-MISC
Inc-owned	I-MISC
Paramount	B-ORG
since	O
1994	O
's	O
"	O
Forrest	B-MISC
Gump	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
many	O
critics	O
complained	O
its	O
plot	O
was	O
incomprehensible	O
.	O

Cruise	B-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	B-MISC
Award-winning	I-MISC
screenwriter	O
William	B-PER
Goldman	I-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	B-MISC
:	I-MISC
Impossible	I-MISC
"	O
director	O
Brian	B-PER
De	I-PER
Palma	I-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	B-PER
,	O
whose	O
Oscars	B-MISC
were	O
for	O
"	O
Butch	B-MISC
Cassidy	I-MISC
and	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Sundance	I-MISC
Kid	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
"	O
All	B-MISC
the	I-MISC
President	I-MISC
's	I-MISC
Men	I-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	B-MISC
:	I-MISC
Impossible	I-MISC
"	O
as	O
an	O
especially	O
entertaining	O
movie	O
,	O
Daily	B-ORG
Variety	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
CRAWLEY	B-PER
FORCED	O
TO	O
SIT	O
AND	O
WAIT	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

England	B-LOC
batsman	O
John	B-PER
Crawley	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
no	O
further	O
rain	O
.	O

Crawley	B-PER
,	O
unbeaten	O
on	O
94	O
overnight	O
in	O
an	O
England	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
GRAND	B-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
PRACTICE	O
TIMES	O
.	O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS	B-LOC
,	O
Belgium	B-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	B-MISC
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
motor	O
race	O
:	O

1.	O
Gerhard	B-PER
Berger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
1	O
minute	O
53.706	O
seconds	O

2.	O
David	B-PER
Coulthard	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
1:54.342	O

3.	O
Jacques	B-PER
Villeneuve	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-ORG
1:54.443	O

4.	O
Mika	B-PER
Hakkinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
1:54.754	O

5.	O
Heinz-Harald	B-PER
Frentzen	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
1:54.984	O

6.	O
Jean	B-PER
Alesi	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
1:55.101	O

7.	O
Damon	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-ORG
1:55.281	O

8.	O
Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
1:55.333	O

9.	O
Martin	B-PER
Brundle	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
1:55.385	O

10.	O
Rubens	B-PER
Barrichello	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
1:55.645	O

11.	O
Johnny	B-PER
Herbert	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Sauber	B-ORG
1:56.318	O

12.	O
Olivier	B-PER
Panis	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Ligier	B-ORG
1:56.417	O

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

[	O
CORRECTED	O
05:30	O
GMT	B-MISC
]	O

CARLSBAD	B-LOC
,	O
California	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O

$	O
450,000	O
Toshiba	B-MISC
Classic	I-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	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nathalie	B-PER
Tauziat	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O

6-3	O
6-4	O

Second	O
round	O

5	O
-	O
Gabriela	B-PER
Sabatini	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Asa	B-PER
Carlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O

6-1	O
7-5	O

Katarina	B-PER
Studenikova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
6	O
-	O
Karina	B-PER
Habsudova	I-PER

(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-2	O

(	O
Corrects	O
that	O
Habsudova	B-PER
is	O
sixth	O
seed	O
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
1	O
Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
2	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
3	O
Grimsby	B-ORG
2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	B-MISC
THIRD	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
.	O

GLASGOW	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Scottish	B-MISC
third	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

East	B-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
0	O
Albion	B-ORG
1	O

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

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

English	B-MISC
County	I-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
cricket	O
matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Third	O
day	O

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

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

Somerset	B-ORG
298-6	O
(	O
M.	B-PER
Lathwell	I-PER
85	O
,	O

R.	B-PER
Harden	I-PER
65	O
)	O
.	O

Second	O
day	O

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

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

Essex	B-ORG
194-0	O
(	O
G.	B-PER
Gooch	I-PER
105	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
D.	B-PER
Robinson	I-PER

72	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

At	O
Cardiff	B-LOC
:	O
Kent	B-ORG
255-3	O
(	O
D.	B-PER
Fulton	I-PER
64	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
59	O
,	O
C.	B-PER
Hooper	I-PER

52	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
v	O
Glamorgan	B-ORG
.	O

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

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

At	O
Northampton	B-LOC
:	O
Sussex	B-ORG
389	O
(	O
N.	B-PER
Lenham	I-PER
145	O
,	O
V.	B-PER
Drakes	I-PER
59	O
,	O

A.	B-PER
Wells	I-PER
51	O
;	O
A.	B-PER
Penberthy	I-PER
4-36	O
)	O
.	O

Northamptonshire	B-ORG
160-4	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Curran	I-PER

79	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

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

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

At	O
Worcester	B-LOC
:	O
Warwickshire	B-ORG
310	O
(	O
A.	B-PER
Giles	I-PER
83	O
,	O
T.	B-PER
Munton	I-PER
54	O
not	O

out	O
,	O
W.	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
52	O
;	O
R.	B-PER
Illingworth	I-PER
4-54	O
,	O
S.	B-PER
Lampitt	I-PER
4-90	O
)	O
.	O

Worcestershire	B-ORG
10-0	O
.	O

At	O
Headingley	B-LOC
:	O
Yorkshire	B-ORG
529-8	O
declared	O
(	O
C.	B-PER
White	I-PER
181	O
,	O

R.	B-PER
Blakey	I-PER
109	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Moxon	I-PER
66	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Vaughan	I-PER
57	O
)	O
.	O

Lancashire	B-ORG

162-4	O
(	O
N.	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-PER
53	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
POLLOCK	B-PER
HOPES	O
FOR	O
RETURN	O
TO	O
WARWICKSHIRE	B-ORG
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
all-rounder	O
Shaun	B-PER
Pollock	I-PER
,	O
forced	O
to	O
cut	O
short	O
his	O
first	O
season	O
with	O
Warwickshire	B-ORG
to	O
have	O
ankle	O
surgery	O
,	O
has	O
told	O
the	O
English	B-MISC
county	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
return	O
later	O
in	O
his	O
career	O
.	O

Pollock	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
V	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
FINAL	O
TEST	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC

Oval	B-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O

M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
31	O

A.	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
44	O

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

G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
54	O

J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
106	O

N.	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
17	O

C.	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
5	O

I.	B-PER
Salisbury	I-PER
c	O
Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
5	O

D.	B-PER
Cork	I-PER
c	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
0	O

R.	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
not	O
out	O
5	O

A.	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-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	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
29.2-9-83-3	O
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
25-6-95-4	O
,	O

Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
12-1-41-1	O
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
27-5-78-2	O
,	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER

6-1-17-0	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
not	O
out	O
116	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Cork	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
46	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-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	B-PER
,	O
Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
,	O
Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
,	O
Wasim	B-PER

Akram	B-PER
,	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

Bowling	O
(	O
to	O
date	O
)	O
:	O
Lewis	B-PER
9-1-49-0	O
,	O
Mullally	B-PER
9-3-28-0	O
,	O
Croft	B-PER

17-3-42-1	O
,	O
Cork	B-PER
7-1-38-0	O
,	O
Salisbury	B-PER
14-0-71-0	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
326	O
ALL	O
OUT	O
V	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
IN	O
THIRD	O
TEST	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

England	B-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	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Score	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
106	O
,	O
G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
54	O
.	O

Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
4-95	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPONSORS	O
CASH	O
IN	O
ON	O
RAVANELLI	B-PER
'S	O
SHIRT	O
DANCE	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Middlesbrough	B-ORG
's	O
Italian	B-MISC
striker	O
Fabrizio	B-PER
Ravanelli	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
aggravated	O
a	O
foot	O
injury	O
in	O
the	O
1-0	O
defeat	O
at	O
Chelsea	B-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	B-LOC
Forest	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
by	O
his	O
manager	O
Bryan	B-PER
Robson	I-PER
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
AUSTRALIANS	B-MISC
ADVANCE	O
AT	O
CANADIAN	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

It	O
was	O
Australia	B-MISC
Day	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
$	O
2	O
million	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
as	O
three	O
Aussies	B-MISC
reached	O
the	O
quarter-finals	O
with	O
straight-set	O
victories	O
.	O

Unseeded	O
Patrick	B-PER
Rafter	I-PER
recorded	O
the	O
most	O
noteworthy	O
result	O
as	O
he	O
upset	O
sixth-seeded	O
American	B-MISC
MaliVai	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
6-2	O
6-1	O
in	O
just	O
50	O
minutes	O
.	O

Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
,	O
who	O
defeated	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Daniel	B-PER
Nestor	I-PER
7-6	O
(	O
7-2	O
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
,	O
a	O
6-3	O
6-4	O
winner	O
over	O
Bohdan	B-PER
Ulihrach	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-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	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
of	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
defeated	O
Tim	B-PER
Henman	I-PER
of	O
Britain	B-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	B-PER
Enqvist	I-PER
of	O
Sweden	B-LOC
won	O
his	O
third-round	O
match	O
,	O
eliminating	O
Petr	B-PER
Korda	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
6-3	O
6-4	O
.	O

Ferreira	B-PER
and	O
Enqvist	B-PER
play	O
in	O
a	O
Friday	O
night	O
quarter-final	O
.	O

Two	O
Americans	B-MISC
,	O
seventh	O
seed	O
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
and	O
unseeded	O
Alex	B-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
,	O
will	O
meet	O
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
winning	O
matches	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Martin	B-PER
overcame	O
Cedric	B-PER
Pioline	I-PER
of	O
France	B-LOC
2-6	O
6-2	O
6-4	O
and	O
O'Brien	B-PER
beat	O
Mikael	B-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
of	O
Sweden	B-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	B-PER
after	O
losing	O
to	O
the	O
70th-ranked	O
Rafter	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
his	O
victory	O
over	O
Pioline	B-PER
,	O
his	O
first	O
in	O
five	O
meetings	O
with	O
the	O
11th-ranked	O
Frenchman	B-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	B-PER
definitely	O
went	O
off	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
26-year-old	O
O'Brien	B-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
the	O
ATP	B-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
stop	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
Haven	I-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	B-LOC
Angeles	I-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	B-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	B-PER
about	O
his	O
victory	O
over	O
Korda	B-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	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
of	O
Spain	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
Enqvist	B-PER
joked	O
,	O
"	O
Today	O
against	O
Petr	B-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	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tim	B-PER
Henman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O

6-4	O

4	O
-	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
(	O
Chile	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Daniel	B-PER
Vacek	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O

6-3	O

5	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Enqvist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Petr	B-PER
Korda	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O

6-3	O
6-4	O

Patrick	B-PER
Rafter	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
6	O
-	O
MaliVai	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O

6-2	O
6-1	O

7	O
-	O
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
9	O
-	O
Cedric	B-PER
Pioline	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-2	O

6-4	O

Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Bohdan	B-PER
Ulihrach	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC

Republic	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-4	O

Alex	B-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mikael	B-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
2-6	O

6-3	O

Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Daniel	B-PER
Nestor	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O

(	O
7-2	O
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
MULDER	B-PER
OUT	O
OF	O
SECOND	O
TEST	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Centre	O
Japie	B-PER
Mulder	I-PER
has	O
been	O
ruled	O
out	O
of	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
team	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
test	O
against	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
in	O
Pretoria	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Mulder	B-PER
missed	O
the	O
first	O
test	O
in	O
Durban	B-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	B-ORG
skipper	O
Gary	B-PER
Teichmann	I-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	B-PER
Markgraaff	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Mulder	B-PER
's	O
absence	O
means	O
that	O
Northern	B-ORG
Transvaal	I-ORG
centre	O
Andre	B-PER
Snyman	I-PER
should	O
win	O
his	O
second	O
cap	O
alongside	O
provincial	O
colleague	O
Danie	B-PER
van	I-PER
Schalkwyk	I-PER
.	O

Wing	O
Pieter	B-PER
Hendriks	I-PER
is	O
expected	O
to	O
retain	O
his	O
place	O
,	O
following	O
speculation	O
that	O
Snyman	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

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

KUALA	B-LOC
LUMPUR	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
in	O
the	O
Malaysian	B-MISC

Open	B-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	B-PER
Ewe	I-PER
Hock	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5/8	O
-	O
Hu	B-PER
Zhilan	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
15-2	O
15-10	O

9/16	O
-	O
Luo	B-PER
Yigang	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jason	B-PER
Wong	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
15-5	O
15-6	O

Ijaya	B-PER
Indra	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
P.	B-PER
Kantharoopan	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
15-6	O
5-4	O

9/16	O
-	O
Chen	B-PER
Gang	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
9/16	O
-	O
Hermawan	B-PER
Susanto	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
)	O

15-9	O
15-7	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
INJURED	O
CHANDA	B-PER
RUBIN	I-PER
OUT	O
OF	O
U.S.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Promising	O
10th-ranked	O
American	B-MISC
Chanda	B-PER
Rubin	I-PER
has	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
with	O
a	O
wrist	O
injury	O
,	O
tournament	O
officials	O
announced	O
.	O

The	O
20-year-old	O
Rubin	B-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	B-PER
's	O
misfortune	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
very	O
lucky	O
break	O
for	O
eighth-seeded	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Davenport	I-PER
.	O

Davenport	B-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	B-PER
Habsudova	I-PER
of	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
.	O

But	O
as	O
the	O
highest-ranked	O
non-seeded	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
tournament	O
,	O
Habsudova	B-PER
will	O
be	O
moved	O
into	O
Rubin	B-PER
's	O
slot	O
in	O
the	O
draw	O
,	O
while	O
Davenport	B-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.	B-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Association	I-MISC
officials	O
.	O

Rubin	B-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	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
Mary	B-PER
Pierce	I-PER
and	O
20th-ranked	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
semifinalist	O
Meredith	B-PER
McGrath	I-PER
pulled	O
out	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
with	O
injuries	O
.	O

Men	O
's	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
Boris	B-PER
Becker	I-PER
will	O
also	O
miss	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
final	O
Grand	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
with	O
a	O
wrist	O
injury	O
.	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
72	O
54	O
.571	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
67	O
59	O
.532	O
5	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
64	O
64	O
.500	O
9	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
59	O
69	O
.461	O
14	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
45	O
82	O
.354	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
76	O
51	O
.598	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
69	O
60	O
.535	O
8	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
63	O
64	O
.496	O
13	O

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

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
58	O
71	O
.450	O
19	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
74	O
54	O
.578	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
65	O
61	O
.516	O
8	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
62	O
68	O
.477	O
13	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
59	O
68	O
.465	O
14	O
1/2	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
23	O
SCHEDULE	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CLEVELAND	B-LOC

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

TORONTO	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

DETROIT	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
MINNESOTA	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
79	O
47	O
.627	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
68	O
58	O
.540	O
11	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
69	O
.461	O
21	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
58	O
69	O
.457	O
21	O
1/2	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
52	O
76	O
.406	O
28	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
68	O
60	O
.531	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
67	O
60	O
.528	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
63	O
62	O
.504	O
3	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
63	O
62	O
.504	O
3	O
1/2	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
54	O
73	O
.425	O
13	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

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

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
67	O
60	O
.528	O
2	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
66	O
62	O
.516	O
3	O
1/2	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
54	O
71	O
.432	O
14	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
23	O
SCHEDULE	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
FLORIDA	B-LOC
(	O
doubleheader	O
)	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
ATLANTA	B-LOC

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
LOS	B-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
DIEGO	I-LOC

MONTREAL	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
THURSDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

BOSTON	B-ORG
2	O
Oakland	B-ORG
1	O

Seattle	B-ORG
10	O
BALTIMORE	B-ORG
3	O

California	B-ORG
12	O
NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
3	O

Toronto	B-ORG
1	O
CHICAGO	B-ORG
0	O
(	O
in	O
6	O
1/2	O
)	O

Detroit	B-ORG
10	O
KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
3	O

Texas	B-ORG
11	O
MINNESOTA	B-ORG
2	O

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

COLORADO	B-ORG
10	O
St	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
5	O

Cincinnati	B-ORG
3	O
ATLANTA	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
in	O
13	O
)	O

Pittsburgh	B-ORG
8	O
HOUSTON	B-ORG
6	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
8	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
5	O

Montreal	B-ORG
5	O
SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
4	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
SORRENTO	B-PER
HITS	O
SLAM	O
AS	O
SEATTLE	B-ORG
ROUTS	O
ORIOLES	B-ORG
.	O

BALTIMORE	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Former	O
Oriole	B-MISC
Jamie	B-PER
Moyer	I-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	B-PER
Sorrento	I-PER
added	O
his	O
third	O
grand	O
slam	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
as	O
the	O
Seattle	B-ORG
Mariners	I-ORG
routed	O
Baltimore	B-ORG
10-3	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Moyer	B-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	B-PER
Devereaux	I-PER
and	O
Brady	B-PER
Anderson	I-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	B-PER
Charlton	I-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	B-PER
Griffey	I-PER
Jr	I-PER
and	O
Edgar	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
stroked	O
back-to-back	O
singles	O
off	O
Orioles	B-ORG
starter	O
Rocky	B-PER
Coppinger	I-PER
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
and	O
Jay	B-PER
Buhner	I-PER
walked	O
.	O

Sorrento	B-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	B-PER
Bonilla	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
wild-card	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Mariners	B-ORG
are	O
three	O
games	O
behind	O
the	O
White	B-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
,	O
two	O
behind	O
Baltimore	B-ORG
and	O
two	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
heading	O
into	O
Boston	B-LOC
for	O
a	O
weekend	O
series	O
.	O

Moyer	B-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	B-PER
.	O

Coppinger	B-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	B-ORG
manager	O
Davey	B-PER
Johnson	I-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	B-PER
Etchebarren	I-PER
took	O
his	O
place	O
.	O

In	O
Boston	B-LOC
,	O
Troy	B-PER
O'Leary	I-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	B-ORG
Sox	I-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	B-ORG
Athletics	I-ORG
.	O

Boston	B-ORG
has	O
won	O
15	O
of	O
its	O
last	O
19	O
games	O
.	O

Boston	B-ORG
's	O
Roger	B-PER
Clemens	I-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	B-PER
Stairs	I-PER
tripled	O
over	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
centre	O
fielder	O
Lee	B-PER
Tinsley	I-PER
on	O
an	O
0-2	O
pitch	O
and	O
pinch-hitter	O
Terry	B-PER
Steinbach	I-PER
dunked	O
a	O
broken-bat	O
single	O
into	O
right	O
to	O
lift	O
Oakland	B-ORG
into	O
a	O
1-1	O
tie	O
.	O

The	O
run	O
broke	O
Clemens	B-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	B-PER
Acre	I-PER
(	O
0-1	O
)	O
took	O
the	O
loss	O
.	O

In	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
Garret	B-PER
Anderson	I-PER
and	O
Gary	B-PER
DiSarcina	I-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	B-PER
Edmonds	I-PER
highlighted	O
a	O
six-run	O
sixth	O
with	O
a	O
bases-loaded	O
double	O
as	O
the	O
California	B-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
coasted	O
to	O
a	O
12-3	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Yankees	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
rubber	O
game	O
of	O
their	O
three-game	O
series	O
.	O

The	O
Angels	B-ORG
battered	O
Kenny	B-PER
Rogers	I-PER
(	O
10-7	O
)	O
for	O
five	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
.	O

The	O
Yankees	B-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	B-PER
Finley	I-PER
(	O
12-12	O
)	O
snapped	O
a	O
four-game	O
losing	O
streak	O
.	O

In	O
Kansas	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Travis	B-PER
Fryman	I-PER
doubled	O
in	O
the	O
go-ahead	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
Melvin	B-PER
Nieves	I-PER
and	O
Damion	B-PER
Easley	I-PER
belted	O
two-run	O
homers	O
as	O
the	O
Detroit	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
claimed	O
a	O
10-3	O
win	O
over	O
the	O
Royals	B-ORG
,	O
handing	O
them	O
their	O
fifth	O
straight	O
loss	O
.	O

The	O
Tigers	B-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	B-PER
Thompson	I-PER
(	O
1-2	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
earned	O
his	O
first	O
major-league	O
win	O
.	O

Tim	B-PER
Belcher	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Ken	B-PER
Hill	I-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	B-PER
Greer	I-PER
added	O
three	O
hits	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
homer	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
RBI	B-MISC
as	O
the	O
red-hot	O
Texas	B-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
routed	O
the	O
Twins	B-ORG
11-2	O
.	O

The	O
Rangers	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Erik	B-PER
Hanson	I-PER
outdueled	O
Alex	B-PER
Fernandez	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Jacob	B-PER
Brumfield	I-PER
drove	O
in	O
Otis	B-PER
Nixon	I-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	B-ORG
Blue	I-ORG
Jays	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
White	B-ORG
Sox	I-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	B-ORG
won	O
its	O
fifth	O
straight	O
and	O
handed	O
the	O
White	B-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
their	O
seventh	O
loss	O
in	O
nine	O
games	O
.	O

Hanson	B-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	B-PER
(	O
12-8	O
)	O
scattered	O
six	O
hits	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPORTING	B-ORG
START	O
NEW	O
SEASON	O
WITH	O
A	O
WIN	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Sporting	B-ORG
's	O
Luis	B-PER
Miguel	I-PER
Predrosa	I-PER
scored	O
the	O
first	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
league	O
season	O
as	O
the	O
Lisbon	B-LOC
side	O
cruised	O
to	O
a	O
3-1	O
away	O
win	O
over	O
SC	B-ORG
Espinho	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Predrosa	B-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	B-ORG
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
victory	O
.	O

Although	O
Espinho	B-ORG
's	O
Nail	B-PER
Besirovic	I-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	B-ORG
quickly	O
restored	O
their	O
lead	O
.	O

Jose	B-PER
Luis	I-PER
Vidigal	I-PER
scored	O
in	O
the	O
38th	O
minute	O
and	O
Mustapha	B-PER
Hadji	I-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	B-ORG
and	O
Lisbon	B-ORG
rivals	O
Benfica	B-ORG
play	O
their	O
first	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
PORTUGUESE	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Portuguese	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Espinho	B-ORG
1	O
Sporting	B-ORG
3	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ST	B-ORG
PAULI	I-ORG
TAKE	O
POINT	O
WITH	O
LATE	O
FIGHTBACK	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Hamburg	B-LOC
side	O
St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-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	B-MISC
clash	O
with	O
Schalke	B-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Schalke	B-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	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
pulled	O
a	O
goal	O
back	O
through	O
Andre	B-PER
Trulsen	I-PER
but	O
Schalke	B-ORG
striker	O
Martin	B-PER
Max	I-PER
restored	O
his	O
team	O
's	O
two-goal	O
cushion	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
.	O

Christian	B-PER
Springer	I-PER
put	O
St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-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	B-PER
Sabotzik	I-PER
.	O

In	O
the	O
night	O
's	O
only	O
other	O
match	O
,	O
Hamburg	B-ORG
beat	O
Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
1-0	O
,	O
Karsten	B-PER
Baeron	I-PER
scoring	O
the	O
winner	O
after	O
some	O
dazzling	O
build-up	O
from	O
in-form	O
midfielder	O
Harald	B-PER
Spoerl	I-PER
.	O

The	O
win	O
put	O
Hamburg	B-ORG
in	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
German	B-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	B-PER
HISSOU	I-PER
BREAKS	O
10,000	O
METRES	O
WORLD	O
RECORD	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Morocco	B-LOC
's	O
Salah	B-PER
Hissou	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Haile	B-PER
Gebreselassie	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Dutch	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Hengelo	B-LOC
in	O
June	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Summaries	O
of	O
Bundesliga	B-MISC
matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O
Hamburg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Baeron	B-PER
64th	O
min	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
18,500	O
.	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Driller	B-PER
15th	O
,	O
Trulsen	B-PER
54th	O
,	O
Springer	B-PER
64th	O
,	O
Sobotzik	B-PER
67th	O
penalty	O
)	O
Schalke	B-ORG
4	O
(	O
Max	B-PER
11th	O
,	O
Thon	B-PER
34th	O
,	O
Wilmots	B-PER
38th	O
,	O
Springer	B-PER
64th	O
)	O
.	O

1-3	O
.	O

19,775	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARY	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Summary	O
of	O
a	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Nancy	B-ORG
0	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
15,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULT	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Nancy	B-ORG
0	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
4	O
Schalke	B-ORG
4	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O
Hamburg	B-ORG
1	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
MASTERKOVA	B-PER
BREAKS	O
SECOND	O
WORLD	O
RECORD	O
IN	O
10	O
DAYS	O
.	O

Adrian	B-PER
Warner	I-PER

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Russia	B-LOC
's	O
double	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Svetlana	B-PER
Masterkova	I-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	B-LOC
last	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
the	O
Olympic	B-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	B-LOC
grand	O
prix	O
meeting	O
.	O

The	O
Russian	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Maria	B-PER
Mutola	I-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	B-PER
pushed	O
Masterkova	B-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	B-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	B-PER
dominated	O
the	O
middle-distance	O
races	O
at	O
the	O
recent	O
Atlanta	B-MISC
Games	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
earned	O
Masterkova	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
but	O
put	O
down	O
on	O
a	O
softer	O
surface	O
.	O

Masterkova	B-PER
clearly	O
enjoyed	O
it	O
.	O

Mutola	B-PER
looked	O
threatening	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
200	O
metres	O
but	O
the	O
Russian	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Wachtel	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Berlin	B-LOC
17.8.90	O

2:29.34	O
Maria	B-PER
Mutola	I-PER
(	O
Mozambique	B-LOC
)	O
Brussels	B-LOC
25.8.95	O

2:28.98	O
Svetlana	B-PER
Masterkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
Brussels	B-LOC
23.8.96	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
MASTERKOVA	B-PER
BREAKS	O
WOMEN	O
'S	O
WORLD	O
1,000	O
RECORD	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Russian	B-MISC
Svetlana	B-PER
Masterkova	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Maria	B-PER
Mutola	I-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	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

STUTTGART	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Leading	O
second	O
round	O

scores	O
in	O
the	O
German	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
golf	O
championship	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
Britain	B-LOC

unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

128	O
Ian	B-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
64	O
64	O

129	O
Robert	B-PER
Karlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
62	O

130	O
Fernando	B-PER
Roca	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
64	O
,	O
Ian	B-PER
Pyman	I-PER
66	O
64	O

131	O
Carl	B-PER
Suneson	I-PER
65	O
66	O
,	O
Stephen	B-PER
Field	I-PER
66	O
65	O

132	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
66	O
,	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
63	O
69	O
,	O

Thomas	B-PER
Gogele	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
65	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER
62	O
70	O
,	O

Diego	B-PER
Borrego	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
63	O

133	O
Ricky	B-PER
Willison	I-PER
69	O
64	O
,	O
Stephen	B-PER
Ames	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
and	I-LOC
Tobago	I-LOC
)	O

68	O
65	O
,	O
Eamonn	B-PER
Darcy	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
65	O
68	O

134	O
Robert	B-PER
Coles	I-PER
68	O
66	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
67	O
67	O
,	O
Thomas	B-PER
Bjorn	I-PER

(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
68	O
,	O
Pedro	B-PER
Linhart	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
67	O
,	O
Michael	B-PER

Jonzon	B-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
67	O
,	O
Roger	B-PER
Chapman	I-PER
72	O
62	O
,	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Lomas	I-PER

67	O
67	O
,	O
Francisco	B-PER
Cea	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
68	O
66	O

135	O
Terry	B-PER
Price	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
68	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Eales	I-PER
67	O
68	O
,	O
Wayne	B-PER

Riley	B-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
64	O
71	O
,	O
Carl	B-PER
Mason	I-PER
69	O
66	O
,	O
Barry	B-PER
Lane	I-PER

68	O
67	O
,	O
Bernhard	B-PER
Langer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
64	O
71	O
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Orr	I-PER
67	O
68	O
,	O

Mats	B-PER
Lanner	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
64	O
71	O
,	O
Jeff	B-PER
Hawksworth	I-PER
67	O
68	O
,	O
Des	B-PER

Smyth	B-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
69	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Carter	I-PER
66	O
69	O
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Webster	I-PER

69	O
66	O
,	O
Jose	B-PER
Maria	I-PER
Canizares	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
68	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Lawrie	I-PER

66	O
69	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
MITCHELL	B-PER
UPSTAGES	O
TRIO	O
OF	O
OLYMPIC	B-MISC
SPRINT	O
CHAMPIONS	O
.	O

Adrian	B-PER
Warner	I-PER

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

American	B-MISC
Dennis	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
upstaged	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
Olympic	B-MISC
100	O
metres	O
champions	O
on	O
Friday	O
with	O
a	O
storming	O
victory	O
at	O
the	O
Brussels	B-LOC
grand	O
prix	O
.	O

Sporting	B-ORG
his	O
customary	O
bright	O
green	O
outfit	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
reigning	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Donovan	B-PER
Bailey	I-PER
,	O
1992	O
champion	O
Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
of	O
Britain	B-LOC
and	O
American	B-MISC
1984	O
and	O
1988	O
champion	O
Carl	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
.	O

Mitchell	B-PER
also	O
beat	O
world	O
and	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Bailey	B-PER
at	O
the	O
most	O
lucrative	O
meeting	O
in	O
the	O
sport	O
in	O
Zurich	B-LOC
last	O
week	O
.	O

The	O
American	B-MISC
,	O
who	O
finished	O
fourth	O
at	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
,	O
was	O
fast	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
blocks	O
and	O
held	O
off	O
Bailey	B-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	B-MISC
was	O
second	O
in	O
10.09	O
with	O
Lewis	B-PER
third	O
in	O
10.10	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
bronze	O
medallist	O
Ato	B-PER
Boldon	I-PER
who	O
clocked	O
10.12	O
in	O
fourth	O
.	O

Christie	B-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	B-PER
,	O
making	O
a	O
rare	O
appearance	O
in	O
Europe	B-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	B-MISC
Olympic	I-MISC
high	O
hurdles	O
champion	O
Allen	B-PER
Johnson	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Colin	B-PER
Jackson	I-PER
.	O

Johnson	B-PER
ran	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Olympic	B-MISC
trials	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-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	B-MISC
Roger	B-PER
Kingdom	I-PER
.	O

He	O
seemed	O
to	O
relish	O
the	O
new	O
track	O
at	O
the	O
Brussels	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Olympic	B-MISC
high	O
hurdles	O
champion	O
Ludmila	B-PER
Engquist	I-PER
,	O
who	O
crashed	O
out	O
of	O
last	O
week	O
's	O
meeting	O
in	O
Zurich	B-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	B-MISC
silver	O
medallist	O
Brigita	B-PER
Bukovec	I-PER
of	O
Slovenia	B-LOC
could	O
finish	O
only	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
race	O
in	O
12.95	O
.	O

Jamaican	B-MISC
Commonwealth	B-ORG
champion	O
Michelle	B-PER
Freeman	I-PER
took	O
second	O
in	O
12.77	O
ahead	O
of	O
Cuban	B-MISC
Aliuska	B-PER
Lopez	I-PER
.	O

The	O
Zurich	B-LOC
fall	O
cost	O
Engquist	B-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	B-MISC
Four	I-MISC
series	O
in	O
Oslo	B-LOC
,	O
Zurich	B-LOC
,	O
Brussels	B-LOC
and	O
Berlin	B-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	B-MISC
men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O
champion	O
Derrick	B-PER
Adkins	I-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	B-MISC
Olympic	I-MISC
champion	O
Gail	B-PER
Devers	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Jamaican	B-MISC
veteran	O
Merlene	B-PER
Ottey	I-PER
,	O
who	O
beat	O
Devers	B-PER
in	O
Zurich	B-LOC
after	O
just	O
missing	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-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	B-MISC
world	O
champion	O
Gwen	B-PER
Torrence	I-PER
,	O
the	O
bronze	O
medallist	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-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	B-PER
since	O
it	O
threw	O
her	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
for	O
the	O
Golden	B-MISC
Four	I-MISC
jackpot	O
.	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
BRUSSELS	B-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Leading	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Brussels	B-MISC

Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
athletics	O
meeting	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
discus	O

1.	O
Ilke	B-PER
Wyludda	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
66.60	O
metres	O

2.	O
Ellina	B-PER
Zvereva	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
65.66	O

3.	O
Franka	B-PER
Dietzsch	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
61.74	O

4.	O
Natalya	B-PER
Sadova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
61.64	O

5.	O
Mette	B-PER
Bergmann	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
61.44	O

6.	O
Nicoleta	B-PER
Grasu	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
61.36	O

7.	O
Olga	B-PER
Chernyavskaya	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
60.46	O

8.	O
Irina	B-PER
Yatchenko	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
58.92	O

Women	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Ludmila	B-PER
Engquist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
12.60	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Michelle	B-PER
Freeman	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
12.77	O

3.	O
Aliuska	B-PER
Lopez	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
12.85	O

4.	O
Dionne	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
12.88	O

5.	O
Brigita	B-PER
Bukovec	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
12.95	O

6.	O
Yulia	B-PER
Graudin	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
12.96	O

7.	O
Julie	B-PER
Baumann	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
13.36	O

8.	O
Patricia	B-PER
Girard-Leno	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
13.36	O

9.	O
Dawn	B-PER
Bowles	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
13.53	O

Men	O
's	O
110	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Allen	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
12.92	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Colin	B-PER
Jackson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
13.24	O

3.	O
Emilio	B-PER
Valle	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
13.33	O

4.	O
Sven	B-PER
Pieters	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
13.37	O

5.	O
Steve	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
13.38	O

6.	O
Frank	B-PER
Asselman	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
13.64	O

7.	O
Hubert	B-PER
Grossard	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
13.65	O

8.	O
Jonathan	B-PER
N'Senga	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
13.66	O

9.	O
Johan	B-PER
Lisabeth	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
13.75	O

Women	O
's	O
5,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Roberta	B-PER
Brunet	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
14	O
minutes	O
48.96	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Fernanda	B-PER
Ribeiro	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	B-LOC
)	O
14:49.81	O

3.	O
Sally	B-PER
Barsosio	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
14:58.29	O

4.	O
Paula	B-PER
Radcliffe	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
14:59.70	O

5.	O
Julia	B-PER
Vaquero	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
15:04.94	O

6.	O
Catherine	B-PER
McKiernan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
15:07.57	O

7.	O
Annette	B-PER
Peters	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
15:07.85	O

8.	O
Pauline	B-PER
Konga	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
15:11.40	O

Men	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O

1.	O
Dennis	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
10.03	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Donovan	B-PER
Bailey	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
10.09	O

3.	O
Carl	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
10.10	O

4.	O
Ato	B-PER
Boldon	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
)	O
10.12	O

5.	O
Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
10.14	O

6.	O
Davidson	B-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
10.15	O

7.	O
Jon	B-PER
Drummond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
10.16	O

8.	O
Bruny	B-PER
Surin	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
10.30	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Derrick	B-PER
Adkins	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
47.93	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Samuel	B-PER
Matete	I-PER
(	O
Zambia	B-LOC
)	O
47.99	O

3.	O
Rohan	B-PER
Robinson	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
48.86	O

4.	O
Torrance	B-PER
Zellner	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
49.06	O

5.	O
Jean-Paul	B-PER
Bruwier	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
49.24	O

6.	O
Dusan	B-PER
Kovacs	I-PER
(	O
Hungary	B-LOC
)	O
49.31	O

7.	O
Calvin	B-PER
Davis	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
49.49	O

8.	O
Laurent	B-PER
Ottoz	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
49.61	O

9.	O
Marc	B-PER
Dollendorf	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
50.36	O

Women	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O

1.	O
Gail	B-PER
Devers	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
10.84	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Gwen	B-PER
Torrence	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
11.00	O

3.	O
Merlene	B-PER
Ottey	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
11.04	O

4.	O
Mary	B-PER
Onyali	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
11.09	O

5.	O
Chryste	B-PER
Gaines	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
11.18	O

6.	O
Zhanna	B-PER
Pintusevich	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
11.27	O

7.	O
Irina	B-PER
Privalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
11.28	O

8.	O
Natalia	B-PER
Voronova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
11.28	O

9.	O
Juliet	B-PER
Cuthbert	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
11.31	O

Women	O
's	O
1,500	O
metres	O

1.	O
Regina	B-PER
Jacobs	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
4	O
minutes	O
01.77	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Patricia	B-PER
Djate	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
4:02.26	O

3.	O
Carla	B-PER
Sacramento	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	B-LOC
)	O
4:02.67	O

4.	O
Yekaterina	B-PER
Podkopayeva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
4:04.78	O

5.	O
Margret	B-PER
Crowley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
4:05.00	O

6.	O
Leah	B-PER
Pells	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
4:05.64	O

7.	O
Sarah	B-PER
Thorsett	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
4:06.80	O

8.	O
Sinead	B-PER
Delahunty	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
4:07.27	O

3,000	O
metres	O
steeplechase	O

1.	O
Joseph	B-PER
Keter	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8	O
minutes	O
10.02	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Patrick	B-PER
Sang	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:12.04	O

3.	O
Moses	B-PER
Kiptanui	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:12.65	O

4.	O
Gideon	B-PER
Chirchir	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:15.69	O

5.	O
Richard	B-PER
Kosgei	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:16.80	O

6.	O
Larbi	B-PER
El	I-PER
Khattabi	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
8:17.29	O

7.	O
Eliud	B-PER
Barngetuny	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:17.66	O

8.	O
Bernard	B-PER
Barmasai	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
8:17.94	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O

1.	O
Michael	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
44.29	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Derek	B-PER
Mills	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
44.78	O

3.	O
Anthuan	B-PER
Maybank	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
44.92	O

4.	O
Davis	B-PER
Kamoga	I-PER
(	O
Uganda	B-LOC
)	O
44.96	O

5.	O
Jamie	B-PER
Baulch	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
45.08	O

6.	O
Sunday	B-PER
Bada	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
45.21	O

7.	O
Samson	B-PER
Kitur	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
45.34	O

8.	O
Mark	B-PER
Richardson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
45.67	O

9.	O
Jason	B-PER
Rouser	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
46.11	O

Men	O
's	O
200	O
metres	O

1.	O
Frankie	B-PER
Fredericks	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	B-LOC
)	O
19.92	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Ato	B-PER
Boldon	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
)	O
19.99	O

3.	O
Jeff	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
20.21	O

4.	O
Jon	B-PER
Drummond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
20.42	O

5.	O
Patrick	B-PER
Stevens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
20.42	O

6.	O
Michael	B-PER
Marsh	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
20.43	O

7.	O
Ivan	B-PER
Garcia	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
20.45	O

8.	O
Eric	B-PER
Wymeersch	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
20.84	O

9.	O
Lamont	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
21.08	O

Women	O
's	O
1,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Svetlana	B-PER
Masterkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
2	O
minutes	O
28.98	O
seconds	O

(	O
world	O
record	O
)	O

2.	O
Maria	B-PER
Mutola	I-PER
(	O
Mozambique	B-LOC
)	O
2:29.66	O

3.	O
Malgorzata	B-PER
Rydz	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
2:39.00	O

4.	O
Anja	B-PER
Smolders	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
2:43.06	O

5.	O
Veerle	B-PER
De	I-PER
Jaeghere	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
2:43.18	O

6.	O
Eleonora	B-PER
Berlanda	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
2:43.44	O

7.	O
Anneke	B-PER
Matthijs	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
2:43.82	O

8.	O
Jacqueline	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
2:44.22	O

Women	O
's	O
200	O
metres	O

1.	O
Mary	B-PER
Onyali	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
22.42	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Inger	B-PER
Miller	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
22.66	O

3.	O
Irina	B-PER
Privalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
22.68	O

4.	O
Natalia	B-PER
Voronova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
22.73	O

5.	O
Marina	B-PER
Trandenkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
22.84	O

6.	O
Chandra	B-PER
Sturrup	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	B-LOC
)	O
22.85	O

7.	O
Zundra	B-PER
Feagin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
23.18	O

8.	O
Galina	B-PER
Malchugina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
23.25	O

Women	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O

1.	O
Cathy	B-PER
Freeman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
49.48	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Marie-Jose	B-PER
Perec	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
49.72	O

3.	O
Falilat	B-PER
Ogunkoya	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
49.97	O

4.	O
Pauline	B-PER
Davis	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	B-LOC
)	O
50.14	O

5.	O
Fatima	B-PER
Yussuf	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
50.14	O

6.	O
Maicel	B-PER
Malone	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
50.51	O

7.	O
Hana	B-PER
Benesova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
51.71	O

8.	O
Ann	B-PER
Mercken	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
53.55	O

Men	O
's	O
3,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Daniel	B-PER
Komen	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
7	O
minutes	O
25.87	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Khalid	B-PER
Boulami	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
7:31.65	O

3.	O
Bob	B-PER
Kennedy	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
7:31.69	O

4.	O
El	B-PER
Hassane	I-PER
Lahssini	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
7:32.44	O

5.	O
Thomas	B-PER
Nyariki	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
7:35.56	O

6.	O
Noureddine	B-PER
Morceli	I-PER
(	O
Algeria	B-LOC
)	O
7:36.81	O

7.	O
Fita	B-PER
Bayesa	I-PER
(	O
Ethiopia	B-LOC
)	O
7:38.09	O

8.	O
Martin	B-PER
Keino	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
7:38.88	O

Men	O
's	O
discus	O

1.	O
Lars	B-PER
Riedel	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
66.74	O
metres	O

2.	O
Anthony	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
66.72	O

3.	O
Vladimir	B-PER
Dubrovshchik	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
64.02	O

4.	O
Virgilius	B-PER
Alekna	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	B-LOC
)	O
63.62	O

5.	O
Juergen	B-PER
Schult	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
63.48	O

6.	O
Vassiliy	B-PER
Kaptyukh	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
61.80	O

7.	O
Vaclavas	B-PER
Kidikas	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	B-LOC
)	O
60.92	O

8.	O
Michael	B-PER
Mollenbeck	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
59.24	O

Men	O
's	O
triple	O
jump	O

1.	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Edwards	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
17.50	O
metres	O

2.	O
Yoelvis	B-PER
Quesada	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
17.29	O

3.	O
Brian	B-PER
Wellman	I-PER
(	O
Bermuda	B-LOC
)	O
17.05	O

4.	O
Kenny	B-PER
Harrison	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
16.97	O

5.	O
Gennadi	B-PER
Markov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
16.66	O

6.	O
Francis	B-PER
Agyepong	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
16.63	O

7.	O
Rogel	B-PER
Nachum	I-PER
(	O
Israel	B-LOC
)	O
16.36	O

8.	O
Sigurd	B-PER
Njerve	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
16.35	O

Men	O
's	O
1,500	O
metres	O

1.	O
Hicham	B-PER
El	I-PER
Guerrouj	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
three	O
minutes	O
29.05	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Isaac	B-PER
Viciosa	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
3:33.00	O

3.	O
William	B-PER
Tanui	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
3:33.36	O

4.	O
Elijah	B-PER
Maru	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
3:33.64	O

5.	O
Marcus	B-PER
O'Sullivan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
3:33.77	O

6.	O
John	B-PER
Mayock	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
3:33.94	O

7.	O
Laban	B-PER
Rotich	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
3:34.12	O

8.	O
Christophe	B-PER
Impens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
3:34.13	O

Women	O
's	O
high	O
jump	O

1.	O
Stefka	B-PER
Kostadinova	I-PER
(	O
Bulgaria	B-LOC
)	O
2.03	O
metres	O

2.	O
Inga	B-PER
Babakova	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
2.03	O

3.	O
Alina	B-PER
Astafei	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
1.97	O

4.	O
Tatyana	B-PER
Motkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
1.94	O

5.	O
Svetlana	B-PER
Zalevskaya	I-PER
(	O
Kazakhstan	B-LOC
)	O
1.91	O

6.	O
Yelena	B-PER
Gulyayeva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
1.88	O

7.	O
Hanna	B-PER
Haugland	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
1.88	O

8	O
equal	O
.	O

Olga	B-PER
Boshova	I-PER
(	O
Moldova	B-LOC
)	O
1.85	O

8	O
equal	O
.	O

Nele	B-PER
Zilinskiene	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	B-LOC
)	O
1.85	O

Men	O
's	O
10,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Salah	B-PER
Hissou	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
26	O
minutes	O
38.08	O
seconds	O
(	O
world	O

record	O
)	O

2.	O
Paul	B-PER
Tergat	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
26:54.41	O

3.	O
Paul	B-PER
Koech	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
26:56.78	O

4.	O
William	B-PER
Kiptum	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
27:18.84	O

5.	O
Aloys	B-PER
Nizigama	I-PER
(	O
Burundi	B-LOC
)	O
27:25.13	O

6.	O
Mathias	B-PER
Ntawulikura	I-PER
(	O
Rwanda	B-LOC
)	O
27:25.48	O

7.	O
Abel	B-PER
Anton	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
28:18.44	O

8.	O
Kamiel	B-PER
Maase	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
28.29.42	O

9.	O
Worku	B-PER
Bekila	I-PER
(	O
Ethiopia	B-LOC
)	O
28.42.23	O

10.	O
Robert	B-PER
Stefko	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
28:42.26	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
JORGE	B-PER
CALLS	O
UP	O
SIX	O
PORTO	B-ORG
PLAYERS	O
FOR	O
WORLD	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Portugal	B-LOC
's	O
new	O
coach	O
Artur	B-PER
Jorge	I-PER
called	O
up	O
six	O
players	O
from	O
league	O
champions	O
Porto	B-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
an	O
18-man	O
squad	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Armenia	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
31	O
.	O

Midfielder	O
Paulo	B-PER
Sousa	I-PER
,	O
recently	O
transferred	O
to	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
from	O
Italy	B-LOC
's	O
Juventus	B-ORG
,	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
leading	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Portuguese	B-MISC
side	O
from	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
European	B-MISC
championships	O
who	O
will	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
trip	O
.	O

It	O
will	O
be	O
Jorge	B-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	B-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
,	O
who	O
now	O
coaches	O
Porto	B-ORG
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Euro	B-MISC
96	I-MISC
.	O

Squad	O
:	O

Goalkeepers	O
-	O
Vitor	B-PER
Baia	I-PER
,	O
Rui	B-PER
Correia	I-PER
.	O

Defenders	O
-	O
Jorge	B-PER
Costa	I-PER
,	O
Paulinho	B-PER
Santos	I-PER
,	O
Helder	B-PER
Cristovao	I-PER
,	O
Carlos	B-PER
Secretario	I-PER
,	O
Dimas	B-PER
Teixeira	I-PER
,	O
Fernando	B-PER
Couto	I-PER
.	O

Midfielders	O
-	O
Jose	B-PER
Barroso	I-PER
,	O
Luis	B-PER
Figo	I-PER
,	O
Rui	B-PER
Barros	I-PER
,	O
Rui	B-PER
Costa	I-PER
,	O
Oceano	B-PER
Cruz	I-PER
,	O
Ricardo	B-PER
Sa	I-PER
Pinto	I-PER
.	O

Forwards	O
-	O
Domingos	B-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
,	O
Joao	B-PER
Vieira	I-PER
Pinto	I-PER
,	O
Jorge	B-PER
Cadete	I-PER
,	O
Antonio	B-PER
Folha	I-PER
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
VOGTS	B-PER
KEEPS	O
FAITH	O
WITH	O
EURO	B-MISC
'	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
CHAMPIONS	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Trainer	O
Berti	B-PER
Vogts	I-PER
kept	O
faith	O
with	O
his	O
entire	O
European	B-MISC
championship	O
winning	O
squad	O
for	O
Germany	B-LOC
's	O
first	O
match	O
since	O
their	O
title	O
victory	O
,	O
a	O
friendly	O
in	O
Poland	B-LOC
.	O

Vogts	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Instead	O
on	O
Friday	O
he	O
nominated	O
all	O
23	O
Euro	B-MISC
'	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
veterans	O
including	O
Bremen	B-ORG
's	O
Jens	B-PER
Todt	I-PER
,	O
called	O
up	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
by	O
special	O
UEFA	B-ORG
dispensation	O
.	O

He	O
will	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
without	O
the	O
Dortmund	B-ORG
trio	O
of	O
libero	O
Matthias	B-PER
Sammer	I-PER
,	O
midfielder	O
Steffen	B-PER
Freund	I-PER
and	O
defender	O
Rene	B-PER
Schneider	I-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
Vogts	B-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	B-PER
Kahn	I-PER
,	O
Andreas	B-PER
Koepke	I-PER
,	O
Oliver	B-PER
Reck	I-PER

Defenders	O
-	O
Markus	B-PER
Babbel	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	B-PER
Helmer	I-PER
,	O
Juergen	B-PER
Kohler	I-PER
,	O
Stefan	B-PER
Reuter	I-PER
,	O
Matthias	B-PER
Sammer	I-PER
,	O
Rene	B-PER
Schneider	I-PER

Midfielders	O
-	O
Mario	B-PER
Basler	I-PER
,	O
Marco	B-PER
Bode	I-PER
,	O
Dieter	B-PER
Eilts	I-PER
,	O
Steffen	B-PER
Freund	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	B-PER
Haessler	I-PER
,	O
Andreas	B-PER
Moeller	I-PER
,	O
Mehmet	B-PER
Scholl	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	B-PER
Strunz	I-PER
,	O
Jens	B-PER
Todt	I-PER
,	O
Christian	B-PER
Ziege	I-PER

Forwards	O
-	O
Oliver	B-PER
Bierhoff	I-PER
,	O
Fredi	B-PER
Bobic	I-PER
,	O
Juergen	B-PER
Klinsmann	I-PER
,	O
Stefan	B-PER
Kuntz	I-PER
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
EUROPEAN	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
DRAWS	O
FOR	O
AEK	B-ORG
,	O
OLYMPIAKOS	B-ORG
,	O
PAO	B-ORG
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Following	O
are	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
soccer	O

draws	O
for	O
the	O
UEFA	B-ORG
cup	O
and	O
the	O
cup	O
's	O
winners	O
cup	O
involving	O
Greek	B-MISC

teams	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
today	O
in	O
Geneva	B-LOC
:	O

x-AEK	B-ORG
Athens	I-ORG
(	O
Greece	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
Chemlon	B-ORG
Humenne	I-ORG
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O

x-Olympiakos	B-ORG
v	O
Ferencvaros	B-ORG
(	O
Hungary	B-LOC
)	O

x-PAO	B-ORG
v	O
Legia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O

x	O
indicates	O
seeded	O
teams	O
.	O

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

SOCCER	O
-	O
EURO	B-MISC
CLUB	O
COMPETITION	O
FIRST	O
ROUND	O
DRAWS	O
.	O

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Draws	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
European	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
Lyngby	B-ORG
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
x-Club	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Casino	B-ORG
Graz	I-ORG
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
Ekeren	B-ORG
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Besiktas	B-ORG
(	O
Turkey	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
Molenbeek	B-ORG
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Alania	B-ORG
Vladikavkaz	I-ORG
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
x-Anderlecht	B-ORG
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O

Cup	B-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
x-Cercle	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
v	O
Brann	B-ORG
Bergen	I-ORG
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SRI	B-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
AND	O
AUSTRALIA	B-LOC
SAY	O
RELATIONS	O
HAVE	O
HEALED	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
and	O
Australia	B-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	B-MISC
Lankans	I-MISC
'	O
acrimonious	O
tour	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

The	O
Sri	B-MISC
Lankans	I-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	B-PER
Muralitharan	I-PER
was	O
called	O
for	O
throwing	O
during	O
a	O
controversial	O
three-test	O
series	O
in	O
Australia	B-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	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
captain	O
Arjuna	B-PER
Ranatunga	I-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
champions	O
and	O
a	O
World	B-ORG
XI	I-ORG
team	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Saturday	O
.	O

"	O
What	O
happened	O
is	O
history	O
.	O
"	O

Australian	B-MISC
team	O
manager	O
Cam	B-PER
Battersby	I-PER
said	O
he	O
agreed	O
with	O
Ranatunga	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
Australians	B-MISC
are	O
making	O
their	O
first	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
Indian	B-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
island	O
since	O
boycotting	O
a	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
fixture	O
in	O
February	O
after	O
a	O
terrorist	O
bomb	O
in	O
Colombo	B-LOC
.	O

Australia	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
.	O

Battersby	B-PER
said	O
he	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
security	O
arrangements	O
.	O

Sri	B-MISC
Lankan	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
led	O
by	O
wicketkeeper	O
Ian	B-PER
Healy	I-PER
,	O
opened	O
their	O
short	O
tour	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-LOC
-	O
AUG	O
23	O
.	O

LUANDA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Angolan	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
DE	I-ORG
ANGOLA	I-ORG

-	O
The	O
Angolan	B-MISC
Chief	O
of	O
State	O
addressed	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
UN	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
proposing	O
dates	O
for	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
in	O
Angola	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
proposed	O
definite	O
dates	O
,	O
August	O
25	O
for	O
return	O
of	O
Unita	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Unity	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Reconciliation	I-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	B-ORG
deputies	O
should	O
occupy	O
their	O
places	O
in	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Assembly	I-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	B-ORG
control	O
or	O
occupation	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
effectively	O
demilitarised	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Unita	B-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	B-PER
Santos	I-PER
proposes	O
the	O
establishment	O
by	O
UN	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-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	B-MISC
Agreement	I-MISC
and	O
the	O
sending	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
of	O
SC	B-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	B-MISC
COMPANY	O
RESULTS	O
CONSENSUS	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Analysts	O
estimates	O
of	O
major	O

South	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
93.12	O
92.0-94.5	O
73.8	O

MON	O
Gencor	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
25.75	O
25.0-27.0	O
20.0	O

MON	O
Primedia	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
149.1	O

MON	O
Primedia	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
123.2	O

MON	O
Distillers	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
71.8	O

MON	O
Distillers	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
49.0	O

TUE	O
Iscor	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
29.7	O
26.0-32.0	O
38.0	O

TUE	O
Iscor	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
15.0	O
14.5-16.5	O
16.5	O

TUE	O
McCarthy	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
125.3	O
112.0-149.0	O
93.2	O

TUE	O
McCarthy	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
36.8	O
32.0-43.0	O
28.0	O

WED	O
Imphold	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
172.7	O
170.4-175.0	O
115.1	O

WED	O
Imphold	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
67.5	O
66.6-68.4	O
45.0	O

THU	O
M&R	B-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
113.0	O
112.1-113.4	O
126.0	O

THU	O
M&R	B-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
31.7	O
10.5-42.3	O
47.0	O

THU	O
JD	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
YR	O
EPS	O
143.7	O
138.0-149.0	O
111.2	O

THU	O
JD	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
YR	O
DIV	O
41.8	O
41.0-42.5	O
33.0	O

ooOOoo	O

--	O
Johannesburg	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+27	O
11	O
482	O
1003	O

Ulster	B-ORG
Petroleums	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
Q2	O
net	O
profit	O
falls	O
.	O

CALGARY	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

1996	O
1995	O

Shr	O
C$	B-MISC
0.04	O
C$	B-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$	B-MISC
0.12	O
C$	B-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	B-ORG
Toronto	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
416	O
941-8100	O

Nigerian	B-MISC
terms	O
jeopardize	O
Commonwealth	B-ORG
trip-Canada	B-MISC
.	O

OTTAWA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Commonwealth	B-ORG
ministers	O
concerned	O
about	O
human	O
rights	O
in	O
Nigeria	B-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	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Lloyd	B-PER
Axworthy	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Commonwealth	B-ORG
foreign	O
ministers	O
will	O
meet	O
in	O
London	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
gold	O
companies	O
.	O

TVX	B-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
was	O
up	O
C$	B-MISC
0.30	O
to	O
C$	B-MISC
11.55	O
in	O
trading	O
of	O
780,000	O
shares	O
,	O
while	O
Kinross	B-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
gained	O
C$	B-MISC
0.25	O
to	O
C$	B-MISC
11	O
in	O
volume	O
of	O
720,000	O
shares	O
.	O

And	O
Scorpion	B-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
junior	O
gold	O
exploration	O
company	O
with	O
five	O
Indonesian	B-MISC
mining	O
properties	O
,	O
was	O
up	O
C$	B-MISC
0.50	O
to	O
C$	B-MISC
6	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
120,000	O
shares	O
changing	O
hands	O
.	O

TVX	B-ORG
and	O
Kinross	B-ORG
rose	O
after	O
recent	O
buy	O
recommendations	O
from	O
U.S.	B-LOC
brokers	O
,	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

But	O
Scorpion	B-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	B-ORG
Toronto	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
416	O
941-8100	O

RESEARCH	O
ALERT	O
-	O
Unitog	B-ORG
Co	I-ORG
upgraded	O
.	O

-	O
Barrington	B-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Associates	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
it	O
upgraded	O
Unitog	B-ORG
Co	I-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	B-PER
Paris	I-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
,	O
312-408-8787	O

Buffett	B-PER
raises	O
Property	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
stake	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Omaha	B-LOC
billionaire	O
Warren	B-PER
Buffett	I-PER
said	O
Friday	O
he	O
raised	O
his	O
stake	O
in	O
Property	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Trust	I-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	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchnage	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
,	O
Buffett	B-PER
said	O
he	O
bought	O
62,900	O
additional	O
common	O
shares	O
of	O
the	O
Boston-based	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Hathaway	I-ORG
Inc	I-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.	B-LOC
companies	O
.	O

Colombia	B-LOC
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
reach	O
aviation	O
agreement	O
.	O

MIAMI	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

The	O
U.S.	B-LOC
and	O
Colombian	B-MISC
governments	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
AMR	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
's	O
American	B-ORG
Airlines	I-ORG
to	O
operate	O
three	O
round-trip	O
flights	O
between	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
and	O
Bogota	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
.	O

Under	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
which	O
followed	O
talks	O
in	O
Miami	B-LOC
this	O
week	O
,	O
AMR	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Colombia	B-LOC
to	O
its	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
gateway	O
.	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-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	B-ORG
Aviation	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
's	O
International	B-MISC
Aviation	I-MISC
Safety	I-MISC
program	I-MISC
.	O

Colombia	B-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	B-LOC
turned	O
down	O
American	B-ORG
's	O
request	O
to	O
operate	O
flights	O
between	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
and	O
Bogota	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
denial	O
that	O
prompted	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
to	O
charge	O
that	O
the	O
Colombians	B-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	B-MISC
airlines	O
,	O
Avianca	B-ORG
and	O
ACES	B-ORG
.	O

Clean	O
tanker	O
fixtures	O
and	O
enquiries	O
-	O
1754	O
GMT	B-MISC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

LATEST	O
FIXTURES	O

-	O
MIDEAST	B-LOC
GULF	I-LOC
/	O
RED	B-LOC
SEA	I-LOC

Konpolis	B-ORG
75	O
1/9	O
Mideast	B-LOC
/	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
W112.5	O
KPC	B-ORG
.	O

TBN	B-ORG
30	O
6/9	O
Mideast	B-LOC
/	O
W.C.	B-LOC
India	I-LOC
W200	O
,	O
E.C.India	B-LOC
W195	O
IOC	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
ASIA	B-LOC
PACIFIC	I-LOC

Petrobulk	B-ORG
Rainbow	I-ORG
28	O
24/8	O
Okinawa	B-LOC
/	O
Inchon	B-LOC
$	O
190,000	O
Honam	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
MED	B-LOC
/	O
BLACK	B-LOC
SEA	I-LOC

TBN	B-ORG
30	O
15/9	O
Constanza	B-LOC
/	O
Inia	B-LOC
$	O
700,000	O
IOC	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
UK	B-LOC
/	O
CONT	O

Port	B-ORG
Christine	I-ORG
36,5	O
3/9	O
Pembroke	B-LOC
/	O
US	B-LOC
W145	O
Stentex	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
WESTERN	B-LOC
HEMISPHERE	I-LOC

Kpaitan	B-ORG
Stankov	I-ORG
69	O
31/8	O
St	B-LOC
Croix	I-LOC
/	O
USAC	B-LOC
W125	O
Hess	B-ORG
.	O

AP	B-ORG
Moller	I-ORG
30	O
31/8	O
Caribs	B-LOC
/	O
Japan	B-LOC
$	O
875,000	O
BP	B-ORG
.	O

Tiber	B-ORG
29	O
2/9	O
Caribs	B-LOC
/	O
options	O
W265	O
Stinnes	B-ORG
.	O

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

-	O
MIDDAY	O
FIXTURES	O

-	O
MIDEAST	B-LOC
GULF	I-LOC
/	O
RED	B-LOC
SEA	I-LOC

Tenacity	B-ORG
70	O
24/08	O
Mideast	B-LOC
/	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
W145	O
Samsung	B-ORG
.	O

SKS	B-ORG
Tana	I-ORG
70	O
03/09	O
Mideast	B-LOC
/	O
Japan	B-LOC
W145	O
CNR	B-ORG
.	O

Northsea	B-ORG
Chaser	I-ORG
55	O
12/09	O
Mideast	B-LOC
/	O
Japan	B-LOC
W167.5	O
Jomo	B-ORG
.	O

Sibonina	B-ORG
55	O
13/09	O
Red	B-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
/	O
Japan	B-LOC
W160	O
Marubeni	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
ASIA	B-LOC
/	O
PACIFIC	B-LOC

Neptune	B-ORG
Crux	I-ORG
30	O
02/09	O
Singapore	B-LOC
/	O
options	O
$	O
185,000	O
Sietco	B-ORG
.	O

World	B-ORG
Bridge	I-ORG
30	O
03/09	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
/	O
Japan	B-LOC
rnr	O
CNR	B-ORG
.	O

Fulmar	B-ORG
30	O
28/08	O
Ulsan	B-LOC
/	O
Yosu	B-LOC
$	O
105,000	O
LG	B-ORG
Caltex	I-ORG
.	O

-	O
MED	B-LOC
/	O
BLACK	B-LOC
SEA	I-LOC

Hemina	B-ORG
33	O
05/09	O
Eleusis	B-ORG
/	O
UKCM	B-ORG
W155	O
CNR	B-ORG
.	O

--	O
London	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+44	O
171	O
542	O
8980	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
229-1	O
V	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
-	O
close	O
.	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
not	O
out	O
116	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Cork	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
46	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-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	B-PER
,	O
Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
,	O
Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
,	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
,	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

England	B-LOC
326	O
all	O
out	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Golf	O
:	O
Norman	B-PER
sacks	O
his	O
coach	O
after	O
disappointing	O
season	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

World	O
number	O
one	O
golfer	O
Greg	B-PER
Norman	I-PER
has	O
sacked	O
his	O
coach	O
Butch	B-PER
Harmon	I-PER
after	O
a	O
disappointing	O
season	O
.	O

"	O
Butch	B-PER
and	O
I	O
are	O
finished	O
,	O
"	O
Norman	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
on	O
Thursday	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
in	O
Akron	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
.	O

Norman	B-PER
,	O
a	O
two-time	O
British	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-MISC
opened	O
with	O
a	O
level	O
par	O
round	O
of	O
70	O
in	O
Akron	B-LOC
,	O
leaving	O
him	O
four	O
shots	O
adrift	O
of	O
the	O
leaders	O
,	O
Americans	B-MISC
Billy	B-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
and	O
Paul	B-PER
Goydos	I-PER
and	O
Japan	B-LOC
's	O
Hidemichi	B-PER
Tanaki	I-PER
.	O

On	O
Wednesday	O
Norman	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

Soccer	O
-	O
Arab	B-MISC
team	O
breaks	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
Israel	B-LOC
.	O

Ori	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER

TAIBE	B-LOC
,	O
Israel	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Israeli	B-MISC
history	O
,	O
an	O
Arab	B-MISC
team	O
will	O
take	O
the	O
field	O
when	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
soccer	O
season	O
starts	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Taibe	I-ORG
fields	O
four	O
Jewish	B-MISC
players	O
and	O
two	O
foreign	O
imports	O
--	O
a	O
Pole	B-MISC
and	O
a	O
Romanian	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
side	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
mainly	O
of	O
Moslem	B-MISC
Arabs	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
an	O
Arab	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
28,000	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Israel	B-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	B-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
said	O
Taibe	B-ORG
supporter	O
Karem	B-PER
Haj	I-PER
Yihye	I-PER
.	O

Two	O
weeks	O
ago	O
Taibe	B-ORG
,	O
coached	O
by	O
Pole	B-MISC
Wojtek	B-PER
Lazarek	I-PER
,	O
met	O
Betar	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
club	O
closely	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
right-wing	O
Likud	B-ORG
party	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Cup	B-MISC
match	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

Chants	O
from	O
the	O
crowd	O
of	O
"	O
Death	O
to	O
the	O
Arabs	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
'	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Sameh	B-PER
Haj	I-PER
Yihye	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Taibe	B-LOC
resident	O
who	O
studies	O
at	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
's	O
Hebrew	B-ORG
University	I-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	B-LOC
lacks	O
the	O
amenities	O
of	O
Jewish	B-MISC
communities	O
and	O
many	O
Israeli	B-MISC
Arabs	I-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	B-LOC
Aviv	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
60	O
km	O
(	O
36	O
miles	O
)	O
away	O
,	O
Sameh	B-PER
Haj	I-PER
Yihye	I-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	B-PER
Rahman	I-PER
Haj	I-PER
Yihye	I-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	B-ORG
will	O
play	O
all	O
their	O
heavily	O
policed	O
home	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
Jewish	B-MISC
coastal	O
town	O
of	O
Netanya	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
are	O
Israelis	B-MISC
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
question	O
about	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Karem	B-PER
Haj	I-PER
Yihye	I-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	B-MISC
,	O
they	O
live	O
over	O
there	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-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	B-MISC
Arabs	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
said	O
club	O
chairman	O
Abdul	B-PER
Rahman	I-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	B-MISC
world	O
.	O
"	O

Soccer	O
-	O
Kennedy	B-PER
and	O
Phelan	B-PER
both	O
out	O
of	O
Irish	B-MISC
squad	O
.	O

DUBLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Two	O
players	O
have	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
the	O
Republic	B-LOC
of	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
squad	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifying	O
match	O
against	O
Liechenstein	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
the	O
Football	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Ireland	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
F.A.I.	B-ORG
statement	O
said	O
that	O
Liverpool	B-ORG
striker	O
Mark	B-PER
Kennedy	I-PER
and	O
Chelsea	B-ORG
defender	O
Terry	B-PER
Phelan	I-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	B-LOC
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O

No	O
replacements	O
had	O
been	O
named	O
.	O

--	O
Damien	B-PER
Lynch	I-PER
,	O
Dublin	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+353	O
1	O
6603377	O

Soccer	O
-	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
face	O
Juventus	B-ORG
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

European	B-MISC
champions	O
Juventus	B-ORG
will	O
face	O
English	B-MISC
league	O
and	O
cup	O
double	O
winners	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
in	O
this	O
season	O
's	O
European	B-MISC
Champions	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
draw	O
made	O
on	O
Friday	O
pitted	O
Juventus	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
beat	O
Dutch	B-MISC
champions	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
4-2	O
on	O
penalties	O
in	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
final	O
,	O
against	O
Alex	B-PER
Ferguson	I-PER
's	O
European	B-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	B-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
runners-up	O
Rapid	B-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
and	O
Fenerbahce	B-ORG
of	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

Juventus	B-ORG
meet	O
United	B-ORG
in	O
Turin	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
return	O
match	O
at	O
Old	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
November	O
20	O
.	O

United	B-ORG
have	O
dominated	O
the	O
premier	O
league	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
winning	O
three	O
English	B-MISC
championships	O
in	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
consistently	O
failed	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
crashing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
to	O
Galatasaray	B-ORG
of	O
Turkey	B-LOC
and	O
Spain	B-LOC
's	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
at	O
their	O
last	O
two	O
attempts	O
.	O

They	O
have	O
not	O
lifted	O
a	O
European	B-MISC
Trophy	I-MISC
since	O
1991	O
when	O
they	O
beat	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
Cup	B-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
final	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
one	O
and	O
only	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
triumph	O
was	O
way	O
back	O
in	O
1968	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
beat	O
Benfica	B-ORG
of	O
Portugal	B-LOC
4-1	O
at	O
Wembley	B-LOC
.	O

Juventus	B-ORG
have	O
won	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
twice	O
.	O

Before	O
conquering	O
Ajax	B-ORG
last	O
year	O
they	O
beat	O
United	B-ORG
's	O
big	O
English	B-MISC
rivals	O
Liverpool	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
ill-fated	O
1985	O
final	O
in	O
the	O
Heysel	B-LOC
stadium	O
in	O
Brussels	B-LOC
.	O

Nigeria	B-LOC
police	O
kill	O
six	O
robbery	O
suspects	O
.	O

LAGOS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Nigerian	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
national	O
news	O
agency	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
News	B-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Nigeria	I-ORG
(	O
NAN	B-ORG
)	O
quoted	O
police	O
spokesman	O
Umar	B-PER
Shelling	I-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	B-MISC
group	O
says	O
expulsion	O
could	O
be	O
imminent	O
.	O

NAIROBI	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Repatriation	O
of	O
1.1	O
million	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
Hutu	I-MISC
refugees	O
announced	O
by	O
Zaire	B-LOC
and	O
Rwanda	B-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	B-MISC
Hutu	I-MISC
lobby	O
group	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Innocent	B-PER
Butare	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
secretary	O
of	O
the	O
Rally	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Return	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Refugees	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Rwanda	I-ORG
(	O
RDR	B-ORG
)	O
which	O
says	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
Rwanda	B-LOC
's	O
exiled	O
Hutus	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

ZAGREB	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Saboteurs	O
blew	O
up	O
a	O
Serb	B-MISC
orthodox	O
church	O
in	O
southern	O
Croatia	B-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	B-ORG
reported	O
.	O

HINA	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
church	O
in	O
the	O
small	O
village	O
of	O
Karin	B-LOC
Gornji	I-LOC
,	O
30	O
km	O
(	O
19	O
miles	O
)	O
north	O
of	O
Zadar	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
hinterland	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
Serbs	B-MISC
lived	O
before	O
the	O
1991	O
war	O
over	O
Croatia	B-LOC
's	O
independence	O
from	O
the	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
federation	O
.	O

The	O
area	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
self-styled	O
state	O
of	O
Krajina	B-LOC
proclaimed	O
by	O
minority	O
Serbs	B-MISC
in	O
1991	O
and	O
recaptured	O
by	O
the	O
Croatian	B-MISC
army	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

Up	O
to	O
200,000	O
Serbs	B-MISC
fled	O
to	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
and	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
,	O
leaving	O
Krajina	B-LOC
vacant	O
and	O
depopulated	O
.	O

Hungary	B-LOC
's	O
gross	O
foreign	O
debt	O
rises	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

BUDAPEST	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Hungary	B-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Hungary	I-ORG
(	O
NBH	B-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	B-ORG
9,510.9	O
10,056.4	O

--	O
Budapest	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
36	O
1	O
)	O
266	O
2410	O

Germany	B-LOC
,	O
Poland	B-LOC
tighten	O
cooperation	O
against	O
crime	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Germany	B-LOC
and	O
Poland	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
reported	O
.	O

Interior	B-ORG
Minister	O
Zbigniew	B-PER
Siemiatkowski	I-PER
and	O
Bernd	B-PER
Schmidbauer	I-PER
,	O
German	B-MISC
intelligence	O
co-ordinator	O
in	O
Helmut	B-PER
Kohl	I-PER
's	O
chancellery	O
,	O
sealed	O
the	O
closer	O
links	O
during	O
talks	O
in	O
Warsaw	B-LOC
.	O

Ministry	O
spokesman	O
Ryszard	B-PER
Hincza	I-PER
told	O
the	O
Polish	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
Chechens	B-MISC
say	O
observing	O
Grozny	B-LOC
ceasefire	O
.	O

GROZNY	B-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Rebel	O
fighters	O
and	O
Russian	B-MISC
soldiers	O
said	O
a	O
ceasefire	O
effective	O
at	O
noon	O
(	O
0800	O
GMT	B-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	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Russian	B-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	B-PER
Shabazov	I-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	B-MISC
T-72	B-MISC
tank	O
roared	O
out	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O

The	O
separatists	O
,	O
who	O
swept	O
into	O
Grozny	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Goncharova	I-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	B-MISC
peacemaker	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
.	O

The	O
two	O
also	O
agreed	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
joint	O
patrols	O
in	O
Grozny	B-LOC
,	O
but	O
Goncharova	B-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	B-LOC
airports	O
-	O
August	O
23	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

No	O
closures	O
of	O
airports	O
in	O
the	O
Commonwealth	B-LOC
of	I-LOC
Independent	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
are	O
expected	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
and	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	B-ORG
Weather	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

--	O
Moscow	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

Granic	B-PER
arrives	O
to	O
sign	O
Croatia-Yugoslavia	B-LOC
treaty	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Yugoslavia	B-LOC
and	O
Croatia	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Croatian	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Mate	B-PER
Granic	I-PER
landed	O
at	O
Belgrade	B-LOC
airport	O
aboard	O
a	O
Croatian	B-MISC
government	O
jet	O
on	O
Friday	O
morning	O
for	O
talks	O
with	O
his	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
counterparts	O
and	O
a	O
signing	O
ceremony	O
expected	O
around	O
noon	O
(	O
1000	O
GMT	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

On	O
Thursday	O
the	O
Yugoslav	B-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	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
Tanjug	B-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	B-MISC
crisis	O
,	O
ensuring	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
peace	O
in	O
former	O
Yugoslavia	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
secession	O
from	O
federal	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
.	O

Western	B-MISC
powers	O
regard	O
diplomatic	O
normalisation	O
between	O
Croatia	B-LOC
and	O
Serbia	B-LOC
,	O
twin	O
pillars	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
multinational	O
federal	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
,	O
as	O
a	O
crucial	O
step	O
towards	O
a	O
lasting	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
Balkans	B-LOC
.	O

Ecuador	B-LOC
president	O
to	O
lunch	O
with	O
ethnic	O
Indians	B-MISC
.	O

QUITO	B-LOC
,	O
Ecuador	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Ecuador	B-LOC
's	O
President	O
Abdala	B-PER
Bucaram	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
leaders	O
to	O
lunch	O
next	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Bucaram	B-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	B-MISC
nation	O
's	O
population	O
of	O
11.4	O
million	O
is	O
47	O
percent	O
indigenous	O
.	O

Brazil	B-LOC
to	O
use	O
hovercrafts	O
for	O
Amazon	B-LOC
travel	O
.	O

BRASILIA	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

Hovercrafts	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
plying	O
the	O
waters	O
of	O
the	O
Amazon	B-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	B-MISC
waterway	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Two	O
Russian-built	B-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	B-LOC
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Brazil	B-LOC
's	O
Amazon	B-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
Department	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Tsang	B-PER
to	O
visit	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
,	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Financial	O
Secretary	O
Donald	B-PER
Tsang	I-PER
will	O
visit	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
and	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Tsang	B-PER
will	O
meet	O
President	O
Suharto	B-PER
,	O
Minister	O
of	O
Finance	B-ORG
Mar'ie	B-PER
Muhammad	I-PER
,	O
Minister	O
of	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
Ali	B-PER
Alatas	I-PER
and	O
Minister	O
of	O
Trade	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
Tungky	B-PER
Ariwibowo	I-PER
.	O

On	O
his	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
leg	O
from	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
Tsang	B-PER
will	O
meet	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Jim	B-PER
Bolger	I-PER
,	O
Deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Don	B-PER
McKinnon	I-PER
and	O
Minister	O
of	O
Finance	B-ORG
Bill	B-PER
Birch	I-PER
.	O

Jordan	B-LOC
expels	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
diplomat	O
after	O
bread	O
riots	O
.	O

Rana	B-PER
Sabbagh	I-PER

AMMAN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Jordan	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
blamed	O
Iraq	B-LOC
for	O
bread	O
riots	O
last	O
week	O
,	O
has	O
asked	O
an	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Ibrahim	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
implying	O
he	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
spying	O
.	O

Ibrahim	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
from	O
his	O
embassy	O
office	O
in	O
Amman	B-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	B-PER
's	O
assistant	O
,	O
Hussein	B-PER
Khalaf	I-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	B-PER
began	O
calling	O
for	O
change	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
following	O
top	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
defections	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
.	O

Iraq	B-LOC
retaliated	O
then	O
by	O
expelling	O
a	O
junior	O
administrator	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
Jordanian	B-MISC
embassy	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-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	B-LOC
--	O
its	O
only	O
secure	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O

Jordan	B-LOC
has	O
accused	O
Iraq	B-LOC
and	O
a	O
local	O
pro-Baghdad	B-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	B-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
Karak	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Akbar	O
"	O
(	O
God	B-PER
is	O
Greatest	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
Islamist	B-MISC
deputy	O
,	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Kafawin	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
traditional	O
bastion	O
of	O
communist	O
ideology	O
and	O
Baath	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Arab	I-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Baath	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-LOC
says	O
killed	O
17	O
Kurd	B-MISC
rebels	O
in	O
clashes	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Turkish	B-MISC
troops	O
have	O
killed	O
17	O
Kurdish	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	B-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	B-LOC
province	O
,	O
five	O
in	O
Sirnak	B-LOC
and	O
four	O
in	O
Hakkari	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
12-year-old	O
fight	O
for	O
independence	O
or	O
autonomy	O
in	O
southeastern	O
Turkey	B-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	B-ORG
rebels	O
exploded	O
on	O
a	O
road	O
in	O
the	O
southeast	O
,	O
Anatolian	B-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	B-MISC
militia	O
which	O
fights	O
the	O
PKK	B-ORG
,	O
hit	O
the	O
mine	O
in	O
the	O
province	O
of	O
Diyarbakir	B-LOC
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
says	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurds	I-MISC
agree	O
ceasefire	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Leaders	O
of	O
Iraq	B-LOC
's	O
two	O
main	O
Kurdish	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
talks	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Spokesman	O
Glyn	B-PER
Davies	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
the	O
agreement	O
followed	O
direct	O
U.S.	B-LOC
contacts	O
with	O
Massoud	B-PER
Barzani	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Kurdistan	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
and	O
Jalal	B-PER
Talabani	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Patriotic	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
(	O
PUK	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

Davies	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-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.	B-LOC
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
for	O
Near	B-MISC
Eastern	I-MISC
Affairs	O
Robert	B-PER
Pelletreau	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
has	O
already	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
factions	O
to	O
hold	O
peace	O
talks	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
KDP	B-ORG
said	O
Thursday	O
night	O
it	O
had	O
repelled	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
thousands	O
of	O
PUK	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
plan	O
to	O
unite	O
the	O
mountainous	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
region	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
against	O
President	O
Saddam	B-PER
Hussein	I-PER
.	O

One	O
teen	O
left	O
dead	O
by	O
attack	O
on	O
U.S.	B-LOC
slumber	O
party	O
.	O

CHESAPEAKE	B-LOC
,	O
Va	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
subdivision	O
of	O
this	O
eastern	O
Virginia	B-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	B-PER
Black	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Chesapeake	B-ORG
Police	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
a	O
neighbour	O
,	O
Curtis	B-PER
Lee	I-PER
White	I-PER
II	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Harper	I-PER
.	O

Her	O
age	O
was	O
not	O
given	O
.	O

Glickman	B-PER
says	O
USDA	B-ORG
monitoring	O
aflatoxin	O
in	O
Texas	B-LOC
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Agriculture	O
Secretary	O
Dan	B-PER
Glickman	I-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
after	O
addressing	O
a	O
USDA-sponsored	B-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	B-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.	B-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	B-ORG
officials	O
were	O
"	O
looking	O
at	O
it	O
.	O
"	O

Mass	B-LOC
.	O

governor	O
has	O
trouble	O
winning	O
home	O
support	O
.	O

BOSTON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

The	O
12-year-old	O
daughter	O
of	O
Republican	B-MISC
Gov	O
.	O

William	B-PER
Weld	I-PER
is	O
working	O
to	O
stop	O
his	O
bid	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Senate	B-ORG
seat	O
because	O
she	O
does	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
leave	O
Massachusetts	B-LOC
.	O

Weld	B-PER
conceded	O
his	O
12-year-old	O
daughter	O
,	O
Franny	B-PER
,	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
foot	O
soldier	O
"	O
for	O
Democratic	B-MISC
incumbent	O
Sen	O
.	O

John	B-PER
Kerry	I-PER
,	O
even	O
though	O
she	O
is	O
n't	O
old	O
enough	O
to	O
vote	O
.	O

Weld	B-PER
,	O
speaking	O
on	O
WBUR-FM	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Massachusetts	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
move	O
to	O
Washington	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
also	O
said	O
Franny	B-PER
Weld	I-PER
's	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Tracy	B-PER
Roosevelt	I-PER
,	O
might	O
have	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
her	O
politics	O
.	O

Tracy	B-PER
is	O
the	O
great-granddaughter	O
of	O
Democratic	B-MISC
former	O
President	O
Franklin	B-LOC
Roosevelt	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Democrats	B-MISC
runs	O
in	O
the	O
family	O
.	O

The	O
Roosevelts	B-PER
are	O
good	O
friends	O
of	O
Weld	B-PER
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Susan	B-PER
Roosevelt	I-PER
Weld	I-PER
,	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
former	O
President	O
Theodore	B-PER
Roosevelt	I-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
the	O
presidency	O
as	O
a	O
Republican	B-MISC
.	O

Lufthansa	B-ORG
cargo	O
Q2	O
load	O
factor	O
up	O
1.7	O
pct	O
.	O

FRANKFURT	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

The	O
following	O
table	O
shows	O
Lufthansa	B-ORG
Cargo	I-ORG
AG	I-ORG
second	O
quarter	O
1996	O
results	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
figures	O
published	O
by	O
Deutsche	B-ORG
Lufthansa	I-ORG
AG	I-ORG
in-house	O
newspaper	O

Lufthanseat	B-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	B-MISC
million	O
)	O
820	O
up	O
2	O
pct	O

Revenue	O
from	O
other	O
services	O
(	O
Dm	B-MISC
million	O
)	O
14	O
down	O
26	O
pct	O

Staff	O
costs	O
(	O
Dm	B-MISC
million	O
)	O
116	O
up	O
8	O
pct	O

Fuel	O
costs	O
(	O
Dm	B-MISC
million	O
)	O
69	O
up	O
20	O
pct	O

Flight-related	O
fees	O
(	O
Dm	B-MISC
million	O
)	O
125	O
up	O
17	O
pct	O

-	O
Air	B-ORG
Cargo	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
Tel+44	O
171	O
542	O
7706	O
Fax+44	O
171	O
542	O
5017	O

WSC-India	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
with	O
showers	O
.	O

Partly	O
cloudy	O
in	O
northern	O
India	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Services	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG

Washington	B-LOC
to	O
curb	O
Tamil	B-MISC
support	O
in	O
U.S.	B-LOC
-	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
had	O
promised	O
to	O
stamp	O
out	O
any	O
illegal	O
activities	O
on	O
U.S.	B-LOC
soil	O
directed	O
against	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
government	O
.	O

The	O
Sri	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
foreign	O
ministry	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
government	O
sympathised	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
predicament	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
was	O
facing	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
statement	O
said	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-MISC
soil	O
to	O
perpetrate	O
violence	O
against	O
the	O
democratic	O
government	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
"	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	O
coordinator	O
for	O
counter	O
terrorism	O
,	O
Philip	B-PER
Wilcox	I-PER
,	O
had	O
expressed	O
Washington	B-LOC
's	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
government	O
when	O
he	O
visited	O
Colombo	B-LOC
this	O
week	O
.	O

Colombo	B-LOC
has	O
said	O
it	O
believes	O
Tamil	B-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	B-MISC
Lankans	I-MISC
in	O
western	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
embassy	O
officials	O
in	O
Colombo	B-LOC
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
report	O
.	O

Colombo	B-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	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Tamil	I-ORG
Eelam	I-ORG
rebels	O
in	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
north	O
and	O
east	O
.	O

Nepal	B-LOC
's	O
king	O
leaves	O
on	O
week-long	O
visit	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

KATHMANDU	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

King	O
Birendra	B-PER
left	O
Nepal	B-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
for	O
a	O
week-long	O
visit	O
to	O
China	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
1993	O
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
meet	O
Chinese	B-MISC
President	O
Jiang	B-PER
Zemin	I-PER
and	O
Premier	O
Li	B-PER
Peng	I-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	B-PER
Chandra	I-PER
Lohani	I-PER
,	O
would	O
discuss	O
with	O
Chinese	B-MISC
leaders	O
.	O

The	O
Himalayan	B-MISC
kingdom	O
,	O
sandwiched	O
between	O
China	B-LOC
and	O
India	B-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	B-PER
on	O
a	O
flight	O
to	O
the	O
Tibetan	B-MISC
capital	O
of	O
Lhasa	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
king	O
will	O
visit	O
Chongqing	B-LOC
before	O
arriving	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	B-MISC
capital	O
,	O
Beijing	B-LOC
,	O
early	O
next	O
week	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Nepal	B-LOC
man	O
held	O
for	O
keeping	O
child	O
servant	O
in	O
chains	O
.	O

KATHMANDU	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Nepali	B-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	B-PER
Munakarmi	I-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	B-PER
K.C.	I-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	B-LOC
called	O
the	O
police	O
when	O
they	O
saw	O
Dheeraj	B-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	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
newspaper	O
quoted	O
Munakarmi	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
child	O
protection	O
laws	O
.	O

OPTIONS	O
-	O
Euro	B-MISC
debt	O
vols	O
seen	O
regrouping	O
after	O
fall	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Implied	O
volatility	O
of	O
European	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
options	O
trader	O
at	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
bank	O
.	O

A	O
trader	O
at	O
a	O
Japanese	B-MISC
bank	O
said	O
Euromark	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
December	O
Euromark	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Paribas	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
OTC	I-ORG
options	O
specialist	O
Robert	B-PER
Coughlan	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Spain	B-LOC
and	O
Sweden	B-LOC
.	O

Coughlan	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
France	B-LOC
in	O
particular	O
.	O

"	O
With	O
high-yielding	O
markets	O
Italy	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
France	B-LOC
to	O
enhance	O
yield	O
and	O
buy	O
options	O
on	O
Italy	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Coughlan	B-PER
said	O
..	O

--	O
Stephen	B-PER
Nisbet	I-PER
,	O
International	B-ORG
Bonds	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
6320	O

Goldman	B-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
sets	O
warrants	O
on	O
Continental	B-ORG
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Goldman	B-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Wertpapier	I-ORG
GmbH	I-ORG
has	O
issued	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
five	O
million	O
American-style	B-MISC
call	O
warrants	O
,	O
on	O
Continental	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
,	O
lead	O
manager	O
Goldman	B-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

One	O
warrant	O
controls	O
one	O
share	O
.	O

STRIKE	O
PRICE	O
25.00	O
DEM	B-MISC
PREMIUM	O
10.12	O
PCT	O

ISSUE	O
PRICE	O
2.42	O
DEM	B-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	B-MISC

--	O
Reuter	B-ORG
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7658	O

Legal	O
challenge	O
to	O
Diana	B-PER
delayed	O
by	O
jail	O
term	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

A	O
British	B-MISC
photographer	O
branded	O
a	O
stalker	O
by	O
Princess	O
Diana	B-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	B-PER
Stenning	I-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
lawyer	O
,	O
Benedict	B-PER
Birnberg	I-PER
.	O
"	O

But	O
everything	O
has	O
been	O
put	O
on	O
ice	O
now	O
.	O
"	O

Birnberg	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
that	O
the	O
challenge	O
to	O
the	O
injunction	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
Stenning	B-PER
was	O
released	O
.	O

Stenning	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
whose	O
divorce	O
from	O
heir-to-the-throne	O
Prince	O
Charles	B-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	B-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	B-PER
has	O
rejected	O
Diana	B-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	B-LOC
expels	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
diplomat	O
.	O

AMMAN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Jordan	B-LOC
has	O
asked	O
an	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-LOC
blamed	O
Iraq	B-LOC
and	O
a	O
pro-Baghdad	B-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	B-LOC
has	O
asked	O
Mr.	O
Adel	B-PER
Ibrahim	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
Ibrahim	B-PER
was	O
still	O
in	O
Amman	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Jordanian	B-ORG
Arab	I-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Baath	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
spread	O
to	O
Amman	B-LOC
.	O

Kurd	B-MISC
rebels	O
to	O
free	O
Turkish	B-MISC
soldier	O
prisoners	O
.	O

DOHUK	B-LOC
,	O
Iraq	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Turkish	B-MISC
Kurd	I-MISC
guerrillas	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
they	O
would	O
free	O
seven	O
Turkish	B-MISC
soldiers	O
they	O
hold	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
under	O
a	O
tentative	O
Islamist	B-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	B-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	B-ORG
)	O
central	O
committee	O
member	O
Riza	B-PER
Altun	I-PER
told	O
journalists	O
near	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Dohuk	B-LOC
.	O

PKK	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
writer	O
Ismail	B-PER
Nacar	I-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	B-PER
Erbakan	I-PER
,	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
political	O
solution	O
to	O
Turkey	B-LOC
's	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
problem	O
.	O

Erbakan	B-PER
has	O
encouraged	O
Nacar	B-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	B-ORG
often	O
uses	O
bases	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
in	O
its	O
fight	O
for	O
autonomy	O
or	O
independence	O
in	O
southeast	O
Turkey	B-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	B-MISC
forces	O
.	O

SOLIDERE	B-ORG
shares	O
mixed	O
on	O
market	O
.	O

BEIRUT	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

SOLIDERE	B-ORG
shares	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
Friday	O
on	O
the	O
privately-operated	O
Beirut	B-ORG
Secondary	I-ORG
Market	I-ORG
(	O
BSM	B-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	B-LOC
central	O
district	O
SOLIDERE	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
trades	O
only	O
SOLIDERE	B-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	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
,	O
only	O
1,185	O
Ciments	B-ORG
Libanais	I-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	B-ORG
Blancs	I-ORG
,	O
Eternit	B-ORG
and	O
Uniceramic	B-ORG
.	O

The	O
BLOM	B-MISC
Stock	I-MISC
Index	I-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	B-MISC
index	O
rose	O
0.02	O
percent	O
to	O
81.58	O
.	O

-	O
Beirut	B-LOC
editorial	O
(	O
961	O
1	O
)	O
864148	O
353078	O
861723	O

Zenith	B-ORG
lands	O
$	O
1	O
billion	O
contract	O
,	O
plans	O
$	O
100	O
million	O
plant	O
.	O

Susan	B-PER
Nadeau	I-PER

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
consortium	O
of	O
telephone	O
companies	O
and	O
The	B-ORG
Walt	I-ORG
Disney	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

said	O
Thursday	O
it	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
$	O
1	O
billion	O
contract	O
with	O
Zenith	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Luehrs	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Glenview	B-LOC
,	O
Ill.-based	B-MISC
company	O
's	O
Networks	B-ORG
Services	I-ORG
Division	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
stock	O
soared	O
$	O
5.50	O
to	O
$	O
16.875	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
consortium	O
,	O
called	O
Americast	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
Americast	B-ORG
's	O
partners	O
are	O
phone	O
companies	O
Ameritech	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
BellSouth	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
GTE	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
and	O
SBC	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
.	O

Americast	B-ORG
said	O
Southern	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
England	I-ORG
Telecommunications	I-ORG
Corp.	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Ill	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
will	O
convert	O
its	O
Chihuahua	B-LOC
,	O
Mexico	B-LOC
,	O
analogue	O
set-top	O
box	O
plant	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
digital	O
boxes	O
.	O

Luehrs	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Luehrs	B-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	B-ORG
presence	O
will	O
pay	O
us	O
dividends	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
"	O

Zenith	B-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	B-MISC
Korea-based	I-MISC
LG	B-ORG
Electronics	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
bought	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Zenith	B-ORG
.	O

Robert	B-PER
Gutenstein	I-PER
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
for	O
Kalf	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Voorhis	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-ORG
Law	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
says	O
it	O
can	O
meditate	O
problems	O
away	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-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	B-ORG
Natural	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-MISC
Meditation	I-MISC
(	O
TM	B-MISC
)	O
movement	O
named	O
physicist	O
John	B-PER
Hagelin	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
sales	O
fail	O
to	O
meet	O
expectations	O
.	O

Martin	B-PER
Wolk	I-PER

SEATTLE	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
massively	O
publicized	O
introduction	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
's	O
Windows	B-MISC
95	I-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	B-MISC
95	I-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	B-PER
,	O
Wash.-based	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
London	I-ORG
and	O
lighting	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
's	O
Empire	B-LOC
State	I-LOC
building	O
in	O
a	O
Windows	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Enderle	I-PER
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
with	O
Giga	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Group	I-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	B-PER
Winkler	I-PER
,	O
an	O
analyst	O
with	O
Gartner	B-ORG
Group	I-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	B-ORG
Corp.	I-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	B-MISC
95	I-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	B-ORG
Software	I-ORG
Corp.	I-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	B-MISC
95	I-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	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
space	O
for	O
seasonal	O
products	O
,	O
said	O
Ann	B-PER
Stephens	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
PC	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

To	O
be	O
sure	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Windows	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
and	O
the	O
accompanying	O
Office	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
upgrade	O
drove	O
Microsoft	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
will	O
surpass	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-MISC
,	O
now	O
used	O
on	O
about	O
100	O
million	O
computers	O
worldwide	O
.	O

But	O
Enderle	B-PER
said	O
the	O
figure	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
even	O
higher	O
if	O
Microsoft	B-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	B-LOC
adopted	O
a	O
go-slow	O
approach	O
because	O
Microsoft	B-ORG
already	O
was	O
promoting	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
high-end	O
Windows	B-MISC
NT	I-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	B-ORG
sent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
signals	O
that	O
NT	B-MISC
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
answer	O
,	O
"	O
Winkler	B-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Many	O
people	O
began	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Windows	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
was	O
being	O
downplayed	O
.	O
"	O

But	O
now	O
that	O
Windows	B-MISC
NT	I-MISC
4.0	I-MISC
has	O
been	O
launched	O
,	O
Winkler	B-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	B-MISC
95	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
Windows	B-MISC
95	I-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.	B-LOC
says	O
still	O
committed	O
to	O
Cuba	B-LOC
migration	O
pacts	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
it	O
remained	O
committed	O
to	O
migration	O
accords	O
with	O
Cuba	B-LOC
and	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
repatriate	O
intercepted	O
Cuban	B-MISC
migrants	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
enter	O
U.S.	B-LOC
territory	O
illegally	O
.	O

A	O
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
statement	O
appeared	O
in	O
part	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Cuban	B-MISC
complaints	O
that	O
Washington	B-LOC
was	O
jeopardising	O
the	O
accords	O
by	O
failing	O
to	O
return	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Cubans	B-MISC
involved	O
in	O
recent	O
illegal	O
migration	O
incidents	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-PER
Davies	I-PER
.	O

"	O
The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
will	O
continue	O
to	O
return	O
Cuban	B-MISC
migrants	O
intercepted	O
at	O
sea	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
or	O
the	O
Guantanamo	B-LOC
Naval	I-LOC
Base	I-LOC
illegally	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Washington	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
it	O
added	O
.	O

Davies	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
the	O
statement	O
would	O
be	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
Cuban	B-MISC
exile	O
community	O
in	O
Miami	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
Florida	B-LOC
.	O

Havana	B-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	B-LOC
Straits	I-LOC
last	O
week	O
and	O
two	O
recent	O
aircraft	O
hijackings	O
from	O
Cuba	B-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	B-LOC
but	O
eight	O
were	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
three	O
to	O
Guantanamo	B-LOC
Bay	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
base	O
on	O
Cuba	B-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	B-PER
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
the	O
pilot	O
could	O
soon	O
return	O
to	O
Cuba	B-LOC
but	O
U.S.	B-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	B-MISC
interior	B-ORG
ministry	I-ORG
official	O
hijacked	O
a	O
commercial	O
plane	O
and	O
sought	O
aylum	O
at	O
Guantanamo	B-LOC
Bay	I-LOC
.	O

Davies	B-PER
said	O
he	O
knew	O
of	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
man	O
to	O
Cuba	B-LOC
.	O

Wis	B-LOC
.	O

says	O
is	O
first	O
state	O
to	O
apply	O
for	O
new	O
welfare	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Thompson	I-PER
said	O
Thursday	O
.	O

According	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
governor	O
,	O
Wisconsin	B-LOC
submitted	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Health	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Services	I-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	B-PER
Clinton	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

He	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
new	O
law	O
,	O
Wisconsin	B-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	B-PER
Pierog	I-PER
,	O
312-408-8647	O

Snoozing	O
Vietnamese	B-MISC
man	O
takes	O
slow	O
train	O
to	O
Alaska	B-LOC
.	O

ANCHORAGE	B-LOC
,	O
Alaska	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

A	O
Vietnamese	B-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	B-LOC
found	O
himself	O
locked	O
in	O
and	O
bound	O
for	O
Alaska	B-LOC
with	O
no	O
food	O
or	O
water	O
.	O

Officials	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Whittier	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
they	O
found	O
Tuan	B-PER
Quac	I-PER
Phan	I-PER
,	O
29	O
,	O
dehydrated	O
,	O
famished	O
and	O
terrified	O
after	O
sailing	O
to	O
Alaska	B-LOC
from	O
Canada	B-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	B-PER
Jewell	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Whittier	B-LOC
,	O
Alaska	B-LOC
police	O
department	O
described	O
Phan	B-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	B-PER
's	O
accidental	O
journey	O
started	O
last	O
week	O
in	O
Prince	B-LOC
Rupert	I-LOC
,	O
British	B-LOC
Columbia	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
fishing	O
job	O
,	O
Jewell	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
port	O
in	O
western	O
Prince	B-LOC
William	I-LOC
Sound	I-LOC
.	O

Officials	O
fed	O
Phan	B-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	B-LOC
church	O
fires	O
.	O

Steve	B-PER
Barnes	I-PER

LITTLE	B-LOC
ROCK	I-LOC
,	O
Ark	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
delta	O
region	O
of	O
Arkansas	B-LOC
,	O
about	O
90	O
miles	O
(	O
145	O
kms	O
)	O
southeast	O
of	O
Little	B-LOC
Rock	I-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	B-PER
Jordan	I-PER
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Arkansas	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Police	I-ORG
.	O

Agents	O
of	O
the	O
F.B.I.	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
Bureau	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Alcohol	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Tobacco	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Firearms	I-ORG
were	O
also	O
at	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
Jordan	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Mount	B-LOC
Zion	I-LOC
Missionary	I-LOC
Baptist	I-LOC
Church	I-LOC
and	O
St.	B-LOC
Matthews	I-LOC
Missionary	I-LOC
Baptist	I-LOC
Church	I-LOC
were	O
both	O
frame	O
structures	O
,	O
each	O
near	O
Turner	B-LOC
,	O
Arkansas	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
St.	B-LOC
Matthew	I-LOC
's	I-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	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
,	O
pastor	O
of	O
Mount	B-LOC
Zion	I-LOC
Missionary	I-LOC
Baptist	I-LOC
Church	I-LOC
.	O

Arkansas	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Arkansas	B-LOC
,	O
about	O
100	O
miles	O
(	O
161	O
kms	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
Little	B-LOC
Rock	I-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	B-ORG
Oak	I-ORG
initiated	O
.	O

--	O
EVEREN	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
it	O
initiated	O
coverage	O
of	O
Royal	B-ORG
Oak	I-ORG
Mines	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Oak	I-ORG
are	O
at	O
a	O
significant	O
discount	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
averages	O
,	O
"	O
EVEREN	B-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	B-ORG
Oak	I-ORG
shares	O
were	O
down	O
1/16	O
at	O
3-11/16	O
.	O

Reuters	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
-	O
312-408-8787	O

SunGard	B-ORG
to	O
buy	O
CheckFree	B-ORG
unit	O
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
MATEO	I-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

SunGard	B-ORG
Shareholder	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
SunGard	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Products	I-ORG
Business	I-ORG
unit	O
of	O
CheckFree	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
financial	O
condition	O
or	O
results	O
of	O
operations	O
.	O

--	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
(	O
212	O
)	O
859-1610	O

Alpha	B-ORG
Techs	I-ORG
closes	O
Lockhart	B-ORG
purchase	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Alpha	B-ORG
Technologies	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
had	O
closed	O
on	O
its	O
agreement	O
to	O
acquire	O
Lockhart	B-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

These	O
shares	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
post-closing	O
adjustments	O
.	O

Lockhart	B-ORG
,	O
based	O
in	O
Paramount	B-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
(	O
212	O
)	O
859-1610	O

Analysts	O
hold	O
Dutch	B-ORG
PTT	I-ORG
estimates	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Dutch	B-MISC
post	O
and	O
telecoms	O
group	O
Koninklijke	B-ORG
PTT	I-ORG
Nederland	I-ORG
NV	I-ORG
's	O
(	O
Dutch	B-ORG
PTT	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Roe	I-PER
,	O
at	O
Paribas	B-ORG
in	O
London	B-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	B-ORG
analyst	O
Steven	B-PER
Vrolijk	I-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	B-PER
.	O
"	O

We	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
solid	O
performer	O
in	O
the	O
Dutch	B-MISC
market	O
.	O
"	O

Roe	B-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	B-ORG
PTT	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
bourse	O
.	O

--	O
Keiron	B-PER
Henderson	I-PER
,	O
Amsterdam	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O

Boskalis	B-ORG
upgrades	O
1996	O
outlook	O
.	O

[	O
CORRECTED	O
13:12	O
GMT	B-MISC
]	O

PAPENDRECHT	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Dredging	O
group	O
Koninklijke	B-ORG
Boskalis	I-ORG
Westminster	I-ORG
NV	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
president	O
dissolves	O
parliament	O
for	O
snap	O
vote	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Greek	B-MISC
President	O
Costis	B-PER
Stephnopoulos	I-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	B-MISC
Costis	B-PER
Stephanopoulos	I-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	B-PER
Simitis	I-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
tense	O
relations	O
with	O
neighbouring	O
Turkey	B-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	B-MISC
man	O
murdered	O
in	O
Malta	B-LOC
.	O

VALLETTA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

A	O
Libyan	B-MISC
man	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
stabbed	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
Malta	B-LOC
,	O
police	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Amer	B-PER
Hishem	I-PER
Ali	I-PER
Mohammed	I-PER
,	O
23	O
,	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
blood	O
in	O
Sliema	B-LOC
,	O
seven	O
km	O
(	O
four	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
Valletta	B-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	B-PER
Grech	I-PER
said	O
police	O
were	O
investigating	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
Mohammed	B-PER
had	O
links	O
to	O
an	O
Islamic	B-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	B-ORG
Bahn	I-ORG
H1	O
pre-tax	O
profit	O
up	O
17.5	O
pct	O
.	O

FRANKFURT	B-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	B-MISC
railway	O
company	O
is	O
Deutsche	B-ORG
Bahn	I-ORG
AG	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-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	B-LOC
1996-08-22	O

U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
depths	O
,	O
New	B-ORG
Scientist	I-ORG
magazine	O
reported	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

James	B-PER
Harvey	I-PER
and	O
Jennifer	B-PER
Hurley	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Moss	B-ORG
Landing	I-ORG
Marine	I-ORG
Laboratories	I-ORG
in	O
California	B-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	B-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	B-PER
and	O
nine-year-old	O
Sake	B-PER
--	O
have	O
undergone	O
six	O
years	O
of	O
training	O
for	O
their	O
mission	O
.	O

Beaver	B-PER
once	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Navy	I-ORG
and	O
Sake	B-PER
is	O
an	O
amusement	O
park	O
veteran	O
.	O

Harvey	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
California	B-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	B-ORG
-	O
Australia	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
jeopardises	O
rate	O
cut	O
-	O
Howard	B-PER
.	O

CANBERRA	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Australian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
John	B-PER
Howard	I-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
after	O
attending	O
a	O
Liberal	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-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$	B-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	B-ORG
has	O
also	O
been	O
opposed	O
by	O
parties	O
in	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
such	O
as	O
the	O
Greens	B-ORG
and	O
Australian	B-ORG
Democrats	I-ORG
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
opposition	O
,	O
the	O
Labor	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
373-1800	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Toyota	B-ORG
Australia	I-ORG
workers	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
work	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	B-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	B-ORG
Australia	I-ORG
's	O
Melbourne	B-LOC
assembly	O
line	O
,	O
ending	O
a	O
two-week	O
stoppage	O
.	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Niugini	B-ORG
shares	O
surge	O
on	O
bid	O
talk	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Shares	O
in	O
gold	O
miner	O
Niugini	B-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
surged	O
38	O
cents	O
to	O
A$	B-MISC
3.75	O
early	O
on	O
Friday	O
following	O
confirmation	O
on	O
Thursday	O
from	O
Battle	B-ORG
Mountain	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
that	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
acquiring	O
the	O
49.6	O
percent	O
of	O
Niugini	B-ORG
it	O
did	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
.	O

Niugini	B-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
Battle	B-ORG
Mountain	I-ORG
had	O
initiated	O
talks	O
about	O
acquiring	O
the	O
shares	O
in	O
Niugini	B-ORG
it	O
does	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
.	O
"	O

Battle	B-ORG
Mountain	I-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	B-LOC
broker	O
.	O

Niugini	B-ORG
holds	O
copper	O
and	O
gold	O
mining	O
interests	O
in	O
Australia	B-LOC
,	O
Chile	B-LOC
and	O
Papua	B-LOC
New	I-LOC
Guinea	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
17.2	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
Lihir	B-ORG
gold	O
project	O
.	O

By	O
11.25	O
a.m.	O
(	O
0025	O
GMT	B-MISC
)	O
,	O
Niugini	B-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
shares	O
were	O
at	O
A$	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373	O
1800	O

South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
students	O
throw	O
"	O
irreplaceable	O
"	O
rocks	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Students	O
at	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
's	O
Yonsei	B-ORG
University	I-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	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
.	O

Police	O
ended	O
the	O
protest	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
storming	O
the	O
campus	O
.	O

S.	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
won	O
ends	O
up	O
on	O
dollar	O
position	O
unwinding	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-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	B-ORG
-	O
96/97	O
group	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
makes	O
automation	O
equipment	O
.	O

Orii	B-ORG
-	O
95/96	O
group	O
results	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
makes	O
automation	O
equipment	O
.	O

China	B-LOC
copper	O
stocks	O
owned	O
by	O
state	O
reserve	O
-	O
trade	O
.	O

Lynne	B-PER
O'Donnell	I-PER

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Up	O
to	O
100,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
copper	O
held	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
by	O
the	O
China	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Nonferrous	I-ORG
Metals	I-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
(	O
CNIEC	B-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	B-ORG
Planning	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
it	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
monitoring	O
by	O
the	O
State	B-ORG
Planning	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Metal	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
LME	B-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	B-ORG
lent	O
around	O
85,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
copper	O
onto	O
the	O
LME	B-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	B-LOC
said	O
CNIEC	B-ORG
could	O
well	O
have	O
lent	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
around	O
US$	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
had	O
offered	O
the	O
copper	O
to	O
European	B-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	B-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
Economics	I-ORG
(	O
BME	B-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	B-ORG
repeated	O
in	O
its	O
latest	O
review	O
rumours	O
of	O
involvement	O
by	O
Sumitomo	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
,	O
with	O
CNIEC	B-ORG
said	O
to	O
be	O
helping	O
the	O
Japanese	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
CNIEC	B-ORG
have	O
made	O
no	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
talk	O
and	O
Chinese	B-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	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
movements	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-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	B-LOC
trader	O
said	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
forecast	O
that	O
domestic	O
Chinese	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
852	O
)	O
2843-6470	O

Companion	B-ORG
Marble	I-ORG
posts	O
1st	O
final	O
result	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Year	O
ended	O
March	O
31	O

(	O
in	O
million	O
HK$	B-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O

Shr	O
(	O
H.K.	B-LOC
cents	O
)	O
14.0	O

Dividend	O
(	O
H.K.	B-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	B-ORG
Marble	I-ORG
(	O
Holdings	B-ORG
)	O
Ltd	B-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	B-ORG
Marble	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
construction	O
materials	O
concern	O
Companion	B-ORG
Building	I-ORG
Material	I-ORG
(	O
Holdings	B-ORG
)	O
Ltd	B-ORG
,	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Stock	B-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O

--	O
Hong	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
Room	I-ORG
(	O
852	O
)	O
2843	O
6368	O

Softbank	B-ORG
to	O
procure	O
$	O
900	O
mln	O
via	O
forex	O
by	O
Sept	O
5	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Softbank	B-ORG
Corp	I-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.	B-LOC
firm	O
,	O
Kingston	B-ORG
Technology	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
contract	O
that	O
we	O
pay	O
(	O
Kingston	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
it	O
would	O
buy	O
80	O
percent	O
of	O
Kingston	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Shanghai	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Telecomm	I-ORG
net	O
down	O
.	O

SHANGHAI	B-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	B-ORG
Posts	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Telecommunications	I-ORG
Equipment	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG

Note	O
:	O
the	O
figures	O
were	O
unaudited	O
.	O

Promodes	B-ORG
set	O
to	O
sell	O
German	B-MISC
assets	O
-	O
paper	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

German	B-MISC
retailer	O
Promodes	B-ORG
is	O
in	O
advanced	O
talks	O
about	O
selling	O
its	O
German	B-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	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
,	O
Les	B-ORG
Echos	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
investment	O
bank	O
Rothschild	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Cie	I-ORG
was	O
an	O
intermediary	O
in	O
the	O
talks	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
unlisted	O
German	B-MISC
retailers	O
Metro	B-ORG
,	O
Rewe	B-ORG
and	O
Lidl	B-ORG
were	O
also	O
still	O
in	O
discussions	O
.	O

Promodes	B-ORG
has	O
in	O
Germany	B-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	B-ORG
sales	O
.	O

The	O
French	B-MISC
group	O
entered	O
the	O
German	B-MISC
market	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
buying	O

In	O
June	O
,	O
Promodes	B-ORG
signed	O
an	O
outline	O
agreement	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
Specia	B-ORG
unit	O
--	O
which	O
runs	O
100	O
Dia	B-ORG
stores	O
in	O
France	B-LOC
--	O
to	O
Germany	B-LOC
's	O
Aldi	B-ORG
.	O

Promodes	B-ORG
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

--	O
Paris	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+33	O
1	O
4221	O
5452	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Ireland	B-LOC
-	O
August	O
23	O
.	O

DUBLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Following	O
are	O
highlights	O
of	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Irish	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
INDEPENDENT	I-ORG

-	O
Ireland	B-LOC
's	O
biggest	O
mortgage	O
lender	O
Irish	B-ORG
Permanent	I-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	B-MISC
pounds	O
by	O
fund	O
manager	O
Tony	B-PER
Taylor	I-PER
believe	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
lost	O
their	O
money	O
.	O

-	O
A	O
second	O
Japanese	B-MISC
trawler	O
was	O
under	O
arrest	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
as	O
the	O
Irish	B-ORG
Navy	I-ORG
and	O
Air	B-ORG
Corps	I-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	B-MISC
coast	O
.	O

-	O
The	O
Irish	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Enterprise	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Employment	I-ORG
has	O
widened	O
its	O
probe	O
into	O
Taylor	B-ORG
Asset	I-ORG
Managers	I-ORG
to	O
include	O
the	O
investigation	O
of	O
investments	O
of	O
10	O
more	O
investors	O
.	O

-	O
Irish	B-MISC
exploration	O
company	O
Ivernia	B-ORG
and	O
its	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
partner	O
Minorco	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
County	B-LOC
Tipperary	I-LOC
.	O

-	O
Building	O
materials	O
firm	O
CRH	B-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.	B-LOC
stone	O
and	O
concrete	O
business	O
Tilcon	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

IRISH	B-ORG
TIMES	I-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	B-LOC
Antrim	I-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	B-LOC
Ireland	I-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	B-MISC
retail	O
chain	O
Dunnes	B-ORG
Stores	I-ORG
.	O

-	O
Top	O
dealers	O
in	O
the	O
London	B-LOC
office	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
bankers	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
are	O
transferring	O
to	O
Dublin	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
The	O
Irish	B-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	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
JV	O
posts	O
77	O
percent	O
net	O
drop	O
in	O
H1	O
96	O
.	O

SHANGHAI	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
Chinese	B-MISC
truck	O
maker	O
in	O
which	O
Ford	B-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-ORG
Motors	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
,	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
in	O
Saturday	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
China	B-ORG
Securities	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Motors	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
company	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
province	O
of	O
Jiangxi	B-LOC
,	O
had	O
about	O
eight	O
percent	O
of	O
China	B-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	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

COMMACK	B-LOC
,	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O

Waldbaum	B-MISC
Hamlet	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
tennis	O
tournament	O
on	O
Saturday	O
(	O
prefix	O

number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Semifinals	O
:	O

Martin	B-PER
Damm	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Adrian	B-PER
Voinea	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
5-7	O

7-5	O
7-5	O

5	O
-	O
Andrei	B-PER
Medvedev	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Karol	B-PER
Kucera	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O

(	O
7-0	O
)	O
6-3	O

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

CARLSBAD	B-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
$	O
450,000	O
Toshiba	B-MISC
Classic	I-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	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
3	O
-	O
Jana	B-PER
Novotna	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
1-6	O
,	O
6-2	O
6-3	O

4	O
-	O
Kimiko	B-PER
Date	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
2	O
-	O
Conchita	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
7-5	O
.	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
KANKKUNEN	B-PER
IN	O
COMMAND	O
AS	O
MCRAE	B-PER
ROLLS	O
OUT	O
.	O

JYVASKYLA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Finland	B-LOC
's	O
Juha	B-PER
Kankkunen	I-PER
produced	O
an	O
impressive	O
performance	O
in	O
his	O
Toyota	B-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	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
Rally	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Gronholm	I-PER
,	O
also	O
in	O
a	O
Toyota	B-ORG
.	O

World	O
championship	O
leader	O
Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-PER
in	O
his	O
Mitsubishi	B-ORG
was	O
third	O
but	O
current	O
world	O
champion	O
Colin	B-PER
McRae	I-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	B-MISC
driver	O
rolled	O
his	O
Subaru	B-ORG
6.5	O
km	O
into	O
stage	O
six	O
.	O

He	O
and	O
co-driver	O
Derek	B-PER
Ringer	I-PER
were	O
unhurt	O
but	O
team	O
boss	O
David	B-PER
Richards	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
had	O
a	O
poor	O
morning	O
with	O
Spaniard	B-MISC
Carlos	B-PER
Sainz	I-PER
losing	O
90	O
seconds	O
through	O
turbo	O
trouble	O
while	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Bruno	B-PER
Thiry	I-PER
dropped	O
four	O
minutes	O
when	O
a	O
transmission	O
shaft	O
snapped	O
.	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
GRID	O
POSITIONS	O
.	O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS	B-LOC
,	O
Belgium	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Grid	O
positions	O

for	O
Sunday	O
's	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
motor	O
race	O
after	O
final	O

qualifying	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

1.	O
Jacques	B-PER
Villeneuve	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-ORG
1	O
minute	O
50.574	O

seconds	O
(	O
average	O
speed	O
226.859	O
kph	O
)	O

2.	O
Damon	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-ORG
1:50.980	O

3.	O
Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Ferrari	B-ORG
1:51.778	O

4.	O
David	B-PER
Coulthard	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
1:51.884	O

5.	O
Gerhard	B-PER
Berger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
1:51.960	O

6.	O
Mika	B-PER
Hakkinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
1:52.318	O

7.	O
Jean	B-PER
Alesi	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
1:52.354	O

8.	O
Martin	B-PER
Brundle	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
1:52.977	O

9.	O
Eddie	B-PER
Irvine	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Ferrari	B-ORG
1:53.043	O

10.	O
Rubens	B-PER
Barrichello	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
1:53.152	O

Add	O
grid	O
:	O

11.	O
Heinz-Harald	B-PER
Frentzen	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Sauber	B-ORG
1:53.199	O

12.	O
Johnny	B-PER
Herbert	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Sauber	B-ORG
1:53.993	O

13.	O
Mika	B-PER
Salo	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Tyrrell	B-ORG
1:54.095	O

14.	O
Olivier	B-PER
Panis	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Ligier	B-ORG
1:54.220	O

15.	O
Pedro	B-PER
Diniz	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Ligier	B-ORG
1:54.700	O

16.	O
Jos	B-PER
Verstappen	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Arrows	B-ORG
1:55.150	O

17.	O
Ukyo	B-PER
Katayama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Tyrrell	B-ORG
1:55.371	O

18.	O
Ricardo	B-PER
Rosset	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Arrows	B-ORG
1:56.286	O

19.	O
Pedro	B-PER
Lamy	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	B-LOC
)	O
Minardi	B-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	B-PER
Lavaggi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Minardi	B-ORG
1:58.579	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
SPECTATOR	O
DIES	O
IN	O
FINNISH	B-MISC
RALLY	O
.	O

JYVASKYLA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
Belgian	B-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	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
Rally	I-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	B-MISC
driver	O
Karsten	B-PER
Richardt	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Richardt	B-PER
's	O
Mitsubishi	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
CLASSIC	I-MISC
.	O

CARLSBAD	B-LOC
,	O
California	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O

$	O
450,000	O
Toshiba	B-MISC
Classic	I-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	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Katarina	B-PER
Studenikova	I-PER

(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-3	O

3	O
-	O
Jana	B-PER
Novotna	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sandrine	B-PER
Testud	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O

2-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-3	O
.	O

4	O
-	O
Kimiko	B-PER
Date	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5	O
-	O
Gabriela	B-PER
Sabatini	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O

6-4	O
6-1	O

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

COMMACK	B-LOC
,	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O

Waldbaum	B-MISC
Hamlet	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
tennis	O
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O

denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Quarterfinals	O
:	O

Adrian	B-PER
Voinea	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Thomas	B-PER
Johansson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O

(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-2	O

5	O
-	O
Andrei	B-PER
Medvedev	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Stark	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O

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

Martin	B-PER
Damm	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Michael	B-PER
Joyce	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
5-7	O

6-2	O
6-3	O

Karol	B-PER
Kucera	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
1	O
-	O
Michael	B-PER
Chang	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

GOLF	B-LOC
-	O
THUNDERSTORMS	O
FORCE	O
SUSPENSION	O
OF	O
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
IN	O
AKRON	B-LOC
.	O

AKRON	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Thunderstorms	O
forced	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-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	B-MISC
SERIES	I-MISC
OF	I-MISC
GOLF	I-MISC
.	O

AKRON	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Scores	O
from	O
the	O
$	O
2.1	O

million	O
NEC	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-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	B-LOC
C.C	I-LOC

course	O
(	O
players	O
U.S.	B-LOC
unless	O
noted	O
)	O
:	O

-	O
5	O
Paul	B-PER
Goydos	I-PER
through	O
2	O
holes	O

-	O
5	O
Billy	B-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
through	O
2	O

-	O
4	O
Greg	B-PER
Norman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
8	O

-	O
4	O
Hidemichi	B-PER
Tanaka	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
3	O

-	O
3	O
Steve	B-PER
Stricker	I-PER
through	O
3	O

-	O
2	O
Phil	B-PER
Mickelson	I-PER
through	O
7	O

-	O
2	O
Mark	B-PER
Brooks	I-PER
through	O
3	O

-	O
1	O
Hal	B-PER
Sutton	I-PER
through	O
11	O

-	O
1	O
John	B-PER
Cook	I-PER
through	O
5	O

-	O
1	O
Tim	B-PER
Herron	I-PER
through	O
4	O

-	O
1	O
Justin	B-PER
Leonard	I-PER
through	O
3	O

0	O
Steve	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
through	O
7	O

0	O
Nick	B-PER
Faldo	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
5	O

0	O
Davis	B-PER
Love	I-PER
through	O
5	O

+1	O
Fred	B-PER
Couples	I-PER
through	O
15	O

+1	O
Fred	B-PER
Funk	I-PER
through	O
9	O

+1	O
Scott	B-PER
Hoch	I-PER
through	O
9	O

+1	O
Ernie	B-PER
Els	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
through	O
8	O

+2	O
D.A.	B-PER
Weibring	I-PER
through	O
12	O

+2	O
Clarence	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
through	O
9	O

+2	O
Duffy	B-PER
Waldorf	I-PER
through	O
4	O

+3	O
Jim	B-PER
Furyk	I-PER
through	O
16	O

+3	O
Corey	B-PER
Pavin	I-PER
through	O
14	O

+3	O
Craig	B-PER
Stadler	I-PER
through	O
14	O

+3	O
Brad	B-PER
Bryant	I-PER
through	O
12	O

+3	O
Tom	B-PER
Lehman	I-PER
through	O
11	O

+3	O
Sven	B-PER
Struver	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
10	O

+3	O
Alexander	B-PER
Cejka	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
10	O

+3	O
Anders	B-PER
Forsbrand	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
5	O

+4	O
Willie	B-PER
Wood	I-PER
through	O
17	O

+4	O
Costantino	B-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
15	O

+4	O
Stewart	B-PER
Ginn	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
13	O

+5	O
Wayne	B-PER
Westner	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
77	O
68	O

+5	O
Sigeki	B-PER
Maruyama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
17	O

+5	O
Mark	B-PER
O'Meara	I-PER
through	O
15	O

+5	O
Loren	B-PER
Roberts	I-PER
through	O
9	O

+6	O
Scott	B-PER
McCarron	I-PER
76	O
70	O

+7	O
Satoshi	B-PER
Higashi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
16	O

+7	O
Paul	B-PER
Stankowski	I-PER
through	O
15	O

+8	O
Craig	B-PER
Parry	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
through	O
13	O

+9	O
Tom	B-PER
Watson	I-PER
79	O
70	O

+11	O
Seiki	B-PER
Okuda	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
81	O
70	O
(	O
through	O
18	O
)	O

+11	O
Steve	B-PER
Schneiter	I-PER
77	O
74	O
)	O
through	O
18	O
)	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
EUROPEAN	B-MISC
SUPER	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
European	B-MISC
Super	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

rugby	O
league	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Paris	B-ORG
14	O
Bradford	B-ORG
27	O

Wigan	B-ORG
78	O
Workington	B-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	B-ORG
22	O
19	O
1	O
2	O
902	O
326	O
39	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
21	O
19	O
0	O
2	O
884	O
441	O
38	O

Bradford	B-ORG
22	O
17	O
0	O
5	O
767	O
409	O
34	O

Warrington	B-ORG
21	O
12	O
0	O
9	O
555	O
499	O
24	O

London	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
555	O
462	O
23	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
21	O
10	O
0	O
11	O
574	O
696	O
20	O

Halifax	B-ORG
21	O
9	O
1	O
11	O
603	O
552	O
19	O

Castleford	B-ORG
21	O
9	O
0	O
12	O
548	O
543	O
18	O

Oldham	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
1	O
12	O
439	O
656	O
17	O

Leeds	B-ORG
21	O
6	O
0	O
15	O
531	O
681	O
12	O

Paris	B-ORG
22	O
3	O
1	O
18	O
398	O
795	O
7	O

Workington	B-ORG
22	O
2	O
1	O
19	O
325	O
1021	O
5	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ESSEX	B-ORG
POISED	O
TO	O
STEP	O
UP	O
TITLE	O
CHALLENGE	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Essex	B-ORG
are	O
set	O
to	O
step	O
up	O
their	O
English	B-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	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
and	O
Mark	B-PER
Ilott	I-PER
sent	O
Gloucestershire	B-ORG
reeling	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Williams	B-PER
seized	O
two	O
wickets	O
in	O
two	O
deliveries	O
and	O
left-armer	O
Ilott	B-PER
also	O
captured	O
two	O
as	O
Gloucestershire	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Essex	B-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	B-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	B-PER
thrust	O
Essex	B-ORG
on	O
course	O
for	O
success	O
by	O
dispatching	O
Matt	B-PER
Windows	I-PER
and	O
Andrew	B-PER
Symonds	I-PER
in	O
his	O
second	O
over	O
,	O
before	O
Ilott	B-PER
removed	O
Dominic	B-PER
Hewson	I-PER
and	O
Tim	B-PER
Hancock	I-PER
to	O
reduce	O
Gloucestershire	B-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	B-LOC
captain	O
Graham	B-PER
Gooch	I-PER
when	O
he	O
added	O
just	O
six	O
to	O
his	O
overnight	O
105	O
,	O
but	O
Essex	B-ORG
went	O
on	O
to	O
make	O
532	O
for	O
eight	O
before	O
declaring	O
.	O

Captain	O
Paul	B-PER
Prichard	I-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	B-ORG
were	O
frustrated	O
by	O
rain	O
which	O
prevented	O
any	O
play	O
at	O
Cardiff	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
while	O
third-placed	O
Surrey	B-ORG
are	O
facing	O
an	O
uphill	O
task	O
against	O
Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
.	O

Surrey	B-ORG
slipped	O
to	O
88	O
for	O
four	O
in	O
reply	O
to	O
Notts	B-ORG
'	O
commanding	O
first	O
innings	O
of	O
446	O
for	O
nine	O
declared	O
at	O
Trent	B-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
,	O
before	O
Alistair	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
struck	O
a	O
55-ball	O
half-century	O
.	O

Brown	B-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	B-ORG
to	O
128	O
for	O
four	O
on	O
a	O
rain-curtailed	O
day	O
.	O

Fourth-placed	O
Leicestershire	B-ORG
had	O
Hampshire	B-ORG
on	O
the	O
ropes	O
at	O
Leicester	B-LOC
before	O
rain	O
intervened	O
.	O

Pace	O
trio	O
David	B-PER
Millns	I-PER
(	O
2-24	O
)	O
,	O
Gordon	B-PER
Parsons	I-PER
(	O
3-20	O
)	O
and	O
Vince	B-PER
Wells	I-PER
(	O
2-19	O
)	O
had	O
Hampshire	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
at	O
Old	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
.	O

Facing	O
Yorkshire	B-ORG
's	O
529	O
for	O
eight	O
declared	O
,	O
Lancashire	B-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	B-PER
Gough	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-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	B-LOC
V	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
FINAL	O
TEST	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O

Saturday	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
326	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
106	O
,	O
G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
54	O
;	O
Waqar	B-PER

Younis	B-PER
4-95	O
)	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
(	O
overnight	O
229-1	O
)	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Croft	B-PER
b	O
Cork	B-PER
176	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Cork	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
46	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
c	O
Stewart	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
61	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
c	O
Hussain	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
35	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
not	O
out	O
2	O

Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-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	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
,	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O

Mohammad	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

Bowling	O
(	O
to	O
date	O
)	O
:	O
Lewis	B-PER
12-1-76-0	O
,	O
Mullally	B-PER
22-6-56-2	O
,	O

Croft	B-PER
29-6-64-1	O
,	O
Cork	B-PER
14.3-4-45-1	O
,	O
Salisbury	B-PER
17-0-91-0	O

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

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

English	B-MISC
County	I-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
cricket	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Final	O
day	O

At	O
Weston-super-Mare	B-LOC
:	O
Match	O
abandoned	O
as	O
a	O
draw	O
-	O
rain	O
.	O

Durham	B-ORG
326	O
(	O
D.	B-PER
Cox	I-PER
95	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
S.	B-PER
Campbell	I-PER
69	O
;	O
G.	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
7-73	O
)	O
.	O

Somerset	B-ORG
298-6	O
(	O
M.	B-PER
Lathwell	I-PER
85	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Harden	I-PER
65	O
)	O
.	O

Somerset	B-ORG
9	O
points	O
,	O

Durham	B-ORG
8	O
.	O

Third	O
day	O

At	O
Colchester	B-LOC
:	O
Gloucestershire	B-ORG
280	O
and	O
27-4	O
.	O

Essex	B-ORG
532-8	O

declared	O
(	O
G.	B-PER
Gooch	I-PER
111	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Irani	I-PER
91	O
,	O
P.	B-PER
Prichard	I-PER
88	O
,	O
D.	B-PER
Robinson	I-PER
72	O
;	O

M.	B-PER
Alleyne	I-PER
4-80	O
)	O
.	O

At	O
Cardiff	B-LOC
:	O
Kent	B-ORG
255-3	O
(	O
D.	B-PER
Fulton	I-PER
64	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
59	O
,	O
C.	B-PER
Hooper	I-PER

52	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
v	O
Glamorgan	B-ORG
.	O

No	O
play	O
-	O
rain	O
.	O

At	O
Leicester	B-LOC
:	O
Leicestershire	B-ORG
353	O
(	O
P.	B-PER
Simmons	I-PER
108	O
,	O
P.	B-PER
Nixon	I-PER
67	O
;	O

S.	B-PER
Renshaw	I-PER
4-56	O
,	O
J.	B-PER
Bovill	I-PER
4-102	O
)	O
.	O

Hampshire	B-ORG
81-7	O
.	O

At	O
Northampton	B-LOC
:	O
Sussex	B-ORG
389	O
and	O
112	O
(	O
C.	B-PER
Ambrose	I-PER
6-26	O
)	O
.	O

Northamptonshire	B-ORG
361	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Curran	I-PER
117	O
,	O
D.	B-PER
Ripley	I-PER
66	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
and	O

42-3	O
.	O

At	O
Trent	B-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
:	O
Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
446-9	O
declared	O
(	O
G.	B-PER
Archer	I-PER

143	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Dowman	I-PER
107	O
,	O
W.	B-PER
Noon	I-PER
57	O
;	O
B.	B-PER
Julian	I-PER
4-104	O
)	O
.	O

Surrey	B-ORG
128-4	O

(	O
A.	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
56	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

At	O
Worcester	B-LOC
:	O
Warwickshire	B-ORG
310	O
(	O
A.	B-PER
Giles	I-PER
83	O
,	O
T.	B-PER
Munton	I-PER
54	O
not	O

out	O
,	O
W.	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
52	O
;	O
R.	B-PER
Illingworth	I-PER
4-54	O
,	O
S.	B-PER
Lampitt	I-PER
4-90	O
)	O
.	O

Worcestershire	B-ORG
205-9	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Spiring	I-PER
52	O
)	O
.	O

At	O
Headingley	B-LOC
:	O
Yorkshire	B-ORG
529-8	O
declared	O
(	O
C.	B-PER
White	I-PER
181	O
,	O

R.	B-PER
Blakey	I-PER
109	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Moxon	I-PER
66	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Vaughan	I-PER
57	O
)	O
.	O

Lancashire	B-ORG
323	O

(	O
N.	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-PER
86	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Watkinson	I-PER
64	O
;	O
D.	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
4-53	O
)	O
and	O
210-5	O

(	O
N.	B-PER
Speak	I-PER
65	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
N.	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-PER
55	O
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Scottish	B-MISC
league	O
soccer	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Premier	O
division	O

Hibernian	B-ORG
0	O
Dunfermline	B-ORG
0	O

Kilmarnock	B-ORG
1	O
Celtic	B-ORG
3	O

Raith	B-ORG
0	O
Motherwell	B-ORG
3	O

Rangers	B-ORG
1	O
Dundee	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
0	O

Playing	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Aberdeen	B-ORG
v	O
Hearts	B-ORG

Division	O
one	O

Airdrieonians	B-ORG
0	O
East	B-ORG
Fife	I-ORG
0	O

Clydebank	B-ORG
1	O
Stirling	B-ORG
0	O

Dundee	B-ORG
2	O
Greenock	B-ORG
Morton	I-ORG
1	O

Falkirk	B-ORG
1	O
Partick	B-ORG
0	O

St	B-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
0	O
St	B-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
3	O

Division	O
two	O

Berwick	B-ORG
0	O
Stenhousemuir	B-ORG
6	O

Brechin	B-ORG
1	O
Ayr	B-ORG
1	O

Hamilton	B-ORG
2	O
Clyde	B-ORG
0	O

Queen	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
2	O
Dumbarton	B-ORG
1	O

Stranraer	B-ORG
1	O
Livingston	B-ORG
2	O

Division	O
three	O

Alloa	B-ORG
1	O
Arbroath	B-ORG
1	O

Cowdenbeath	B-ORG
1	O
Monstrose	B-ORG
0	O

Forfar	B-ORG
3	O
Inverness	B-ORG
1	O

Ross	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
1	O
Queen	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
2	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

East	B-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
0	O
Albion	B-ORG
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
OUT-OF-SORTS	O
NEWCASTLE	B-ORG
CRASH	O
2-1	O
AT	O
HOME	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Newcastle	B-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	B-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
.	O

England	B-LOC
striker	O
Alan	B-PER
Shearer	I-PER
gave	O
Kevin	B-PER
Keegan	I-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	B-MISC
Dejan	B-PER
Stefanovic	I-PER
pulled	O
down	O
Colombian	B-MISC
forward	O
Faustino	B-PER
Asprilla	I-PER
.	O

But	O
two	O
minutes	O
later	O
Wednesday	B-ORG
equalised	O
through	O
Peter	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
,	O
who	O
found	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
penalty	O
area	O
to	O
meet	O
Mark	B-PER
Pembridge	I-PER
's	O
free	O
kick	O
with	O
a	O
precise	O
glancing	O
header	O
.	O

Guy	B-PER
Whittingham	I-PER
stole	O
three	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
Yorkshire	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
misery	O
,	O
England	B-LOC
striker	O
Les	B-PER
Ferdinand	I-PER
was	O
stretchered	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
.	O

Wednesday	B-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	B-ORG
were	O
held	O
0-0	O
at	O
home	O
by	O
newly-promoted	O
Sunderland	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
tie	O
between	O
Tottenham	B-ORG
Hotspur	I-ORG
and	O
Everton	B-ORG
also	O
ended	O
goaless	O
.	O

Frenchman	B-MISC
Frank	B-PER
LeBoeuf	I-PER
and	O
Italian	B-MISC
Gianluca	B-PER
Vialli	I-PER
scored	O
their	O
first	O
premier	O
league	O
goals	O
as	O
Chelsea	B-ORG
beat	O
Coventry	B-ORG
2-0	O
,	O
and	O
managerless	O
Arsenal	B-ORG
won	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
scoreline	O
at	O
Leicester	B-LOC
.	O

Last	O
season	O
's	O
league	O
and	O
Cup	B-MISC
winners	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
host	O
1995	O
champions	O
Blackburn	B-ORG
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
league	O
soccer	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Premier	O
league	O

Aston	B-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
2	O
Derby	B-ORG
0	O

Chelsea	B-ORG
2	O
Coventry	B-ORG
0	O

Leicester	B-ORG
0	O
Arsenal	B-ORG
2	O

Liverpool	B-ORG
0	O
Sunderland	B-ORG
0	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
1	O
Sheffield	B-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
2	O

Nottingham	B-ORG
Forest	I-ORG
1	O
Middlesbrough	B-ORG
1	O

Tottenham	B-ORG
0	O
Everton	B-ORG
0	O

West	B-ORG
Ham	I-ORG
2	O
Southampton	B-ORG
1	O

Playing	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
v	O
Blackburn	B-ORG

Playing	O
Monday	O
:	O

Leeds	B-ORG
v	O
Wimbledon	B-ORG

Division	O
one	O

Bolton	B-ORG
3	O
Norwich	B-ORG
1	O

Charlton	B-ORG
1	O
West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
1	O

Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
3	O
Oldham	B-ORG
1	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
5	O
Reading	B-ORG
2	O

Oxford	B-ORG
5	O
Southend	B-ORG
0	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
4	O
Birmingham	B-ORG
4	O

Stoke	B-ORG
2	O
Manchester	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
1	O

Swindon	B-ORG
1	O
Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
1	O

Wolverhampton	B-ORG
1	O
Bradford	B-ORG
0	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
1	O
Queen	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
2	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
3	O
Grimsby	B-ORG
2	O

Playing	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Barnsley	B-ORG
v	O
Huddersfield	B-ORG

Division	O
two	O

Brentford	B-ORG
3	O
Luton	B-ORG
2	O

Bristol	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
v	O
Blackpool	B-ORG
late	O
kickoff	O

Burnley	B-ORG
2	O
Walsall	B-ORG
1	O

Chesterfield	B-ORG
1	O
Bury	B-ORG
2	O

Peterborough	B-ORG
2	O
Crewe	B-ORG
2	O

Preston	B-ORG
0	O
Bristol	B-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
0	O

Rotherham	B-ORG
1	O
Shrewsbury	B-ORG
2	O

Stockport	B-ORG
0	O
Notts	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
0	O

Watford	B-ORG
0	O
Millwall	B-ORG
2	O

Wrexham	B-ORG
4	O
Plymouth	B-ORG
4	O

Wycombe	B-ORG
1	O
Gillingham	B-ORG
1	O

York	B-ORG
1	O
Bournemouth	B-ORG
2	O

Division	O
three	O

Barnet	B-ORG
1	O
Wigan	B-ORG
1	O

Cardiff	B-ORG
1	O
Brighton	B-ORG
0	O

Carlisle	B-ORG
0	O
Hull	B-ORG
0	O

Chester	B-ORG
1	O
Cambridge	B-ORG
1	O

Darlington	B-ORG
4	O
Swansea	B-ORG
1	O

Exeter	B-ORG
2	O
Scarborough	B-ORG
2	O

Hartlepool	B-ORG
2	O
Fulham	B-ORG
1	O

Hereford	B-ORG
1	O
Doncaster	B-ORG
0	O

Lincoln	B-ORG
1	O
Leyton	B-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
1	O

Northampton	B-ORG
3	O
Mansfield	B-ORG
0	O

Rochdale	B-ORG
0	O
Colchester	B-ORG
0	O

Scunthorpe	B-ORG
1	O
Torquay	B-ORG
0	O

Add	O
Division	O
two	O

Bristol	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
0	O
Blackpool	B-ORG
1	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
318-2	O
V	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
--	O
LUNCH	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
reply	O
to	O
England	B-LOC
's	O
326	O
all	O
out	O
.	O

Score	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
106	O
,	O
G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
54	O
.	O

Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
4-95	O
)	O
.	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
318-2	O
(	O
Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
169	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
61	O
)	O
.	O

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

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Enqvist	I-PER

(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
6-2	O

4	O
-	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
(	O
Chile	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Patrick	B-PER
Rafter	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
0-6	O

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

7	O
-	O
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alex	B-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER

(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
6-4	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
NEW	B-LOC
ZEALAND	I-LOC
WIN	O
FIRST	O
SERIES	O
IN	O
SOUTH	B-LOC
AFRICA	I-LOC
.	O

PRETORIA	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
Africa	I-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	B-ORG
Blacks	I-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	B-ORG
outscored	O
the	O
All	B-ORG
Blacks	I-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	B-PER
Wilson	I-PER
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
gave	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
a	O
24-11	O
lead	O
before	O
tries	O
from	O
flanker	O
Ruben	B-PER
Kruger	I-PER
and	O
scrum-half	O
Joost	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-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	B-ORG
would	O
have	O
gone	O
ahead	O
had	O
not	O
fly-half	O
Joel	B-PER
Stransky	I-PER
's	O
conversion	O
hit	O
an	O
upright	O
and	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-PER
Preston	I-PER
and	O
a	O
drop	O
goal	O
by	O
number	O
eight	O
Zinzan	B-PER
Brooke	I-PER
.	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
NEW	B-LOC
ZEALAND	I-LOC
DEFEAT	O
SOUTH	B-LOC
AFRICA	I-LOC
33-26	O
.	O

PRETORIA	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
beat	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-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	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Hannes	B-PER
Strydom	I-PER
,	O
Ruben	B-PER
Kruger	I-PER
,	O
Joost	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Joel	B-PER
Stranksy	I-PER
(	O
3	O
)	O
.	O

Conversion	O
:	O
Stranksy	B-PER
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Jeff	B-PER
Wilson	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Zinzan	B-PER
Brooke	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Simon	B-PER
Culhane	I-PER
,	O
Jon	B-PER
Preston	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
.	O

Conversions	O
:	O
Culhane	B-PER
(	O
3	O
)	O
.	O

Drop	O
goal	O
:	O
Zinzan	B-PER
Brooke	I-PER
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
lead	O
the	O
three-test	O
series	O
2-0	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
YUGOSLAV	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
league	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Division	O
A	O

Cukaricki	B-ORG
0	O
Hajduk	B-ORG
2	O

Becej	B-ORG
2	O
Borac	B-ORG
0	O

Mladost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
L	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O
Zemun	B-ORG
0	O

Rad	B-ORG
1	O
Buducnost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
P	I-ORG
)	I-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	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
1	O
7	O

Partizan	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
6	O

Vojvodina	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
6	O

Red	B-ORG
Star	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
6	O

Mladost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
L	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
4	O

Rad	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O

Hajduk	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Cukaricki	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
3	O

Buducnost	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Zemun	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Proleter	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

Borac	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
8	O
0	O

Division	O
B	O

Sutjeska	B-ORG
3	O
Sloboda	B-ORG
2	O

Loznica	B-ORG
0	O
Obilic	B-ORG
1	O

OFK	B-ORG
Kikinda	I-ORG
1	O
Radnicki	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
N	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O

Spartak	B-ORG
1	O
Buducnost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
V	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
2	O

OFK	B-ORG
Beograd	I-ORG
2	O
Mladost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
BJ	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
2	O

Standings	O
:	O

Obilic	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
8	O
1	O
9	O

Loznica	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Sutjeska	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
3	O
6	O

OFK	B-ORG
Kikinda	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
1	O
6	O

Buducnost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
V	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Spartak	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Zeleznik	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
3	O

OFK	B-ORG
Beograd	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
3	O

Radnicki	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
3	O

Sloboda	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
8	O
1	O

Mladost	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
BJ	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
1	O

Rudar	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
POLISH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Polish	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Amica	B-ORG
Wronki	I-ORG
3	O
Hutnik	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
0	O

Sokol	B-ORG
Tychy	I-ORG
5	O
Lech	B-ORG
Poznan	I-ORG
3	O

Rakow	B-ORG
Czestochowa	I-ORG
1	O
Stomil	B-ORG
Olsztyn	I-ORG
4	O

Wisla	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
1	O
Gornik	B-ORG
Zabrze	I-ORG
0	O

Slask	B-ORG
Wroclaw	I-ORG
3	O
Odra	B-ORG
Wodzislaw	I-ORG
1	O

GKS	B-ORG
Katowice	I-ORG
1	O
Polonia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
0	O

Zaglebie	B-ORG
Lubin	I-ORG
2	O
LKS	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
1	O

Legia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
3	O
GKS	B-ORG
Belchatow	I-ORG
2	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
PHILIPPINE	B-MISC
PRO-LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MANILA	B-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	B-ORG
Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
second	O
conference	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
American	B-MISC
players	O
:	O

Alaska	B-ORG
Milk	I-ORG
beat	O
Purefoods	B-ORG
Hotdogs	I-ORG
103-95	O
(	O
34-48	O
half-time	O
)	O

Ginebra	B-ORG
San	I-ORG
Miguel	I-ORG
beat	O
Shell	B-ORG
120-103	O
(	O
65-56	O
)	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
S.	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-BASEBALL	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC

pro-baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Samsung	B-ORG
13	O
Hyundai	B-ORG
3	O

Haitai	B-ORG
5	O
Hanwha	B-ORG
4	O

OB	B-ORG
4	O
Lotte	B-ORG
2	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
1	O
LG	B-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	B-ORG
62	O
2	O
40	O
.606	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
56	O
2	O
47	O
.543	O
6	O
1/2	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
55	O
1	O
47	O
.539	O
7	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
54	O
5	O
47	O
.533	O
7	O
1/2	O

Samsung	B-ORG
47	O
5	O
53	O
.471	O
14	O

Lotte	B-ORG
43	O
5	O
52	O
.455	O
15	O
1/2	O

LG	B-ORG
44	O
5	O
56	O
.443	O
17	O

OB	B-ORG
40	O
5	O
59	O
.407	O
20	O
1/2	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
73	O
54	O
.575	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
67	O
60	O
.528	O
6	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
64	O
65	O
.496	O
10	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
60	O
69	O
.465	O
14	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
46	O
82	O
.359	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
76	O
52	O
.594	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
69	O
61	O
.531	O
8	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
64	O
64	O
.500	O
12	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
61	O
68	O
.473	O
15	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
58	O
72	O
.446	O
19	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
74	O
55	O
.574	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
66	O
61	O
.520	O
7	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
62	O
69	O
.473	O
13	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
60	O
68	O
.469	O
13	O
1/2	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
24TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CLEVELAND	B-LOC

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

TORONTO	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

DETROIT	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
MINNESOTA	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
80	O
47	O
.630	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
69	O
58	O
.543	O
11	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
70	O
.457	O
22	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
59	O
70	O
.457	O
22	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
53	O
76	O
.411	O
28	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
68	O
60	O
.531	O
-	O

HOUSTON	B-ORG
68	O
61	O
.527	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
64	O
63	O
.504	O
3	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
63	O
63	O
.500	O
4	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
55	O
73	O
.430	O
13	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
70	O
60	O
.538	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
68	O
60	O
.531	O
1	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
66	O
63	O
.512	O
3	O
1/2	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
54	O
72	O
.429	O
14	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
24TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
ATLANTA	B-LOC

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
LOS	B-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC

MONTREAL	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
FLORIDA	B-LOC

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
DIEGO	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
FRIDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

BOSTON	B-ORG
6	O
Seattle	B-ORG
4	O

Milwaukee	B-ORG
6	O
CLEVELAND	B-ORG
5	O
(	O
11	O
innings	O
)	O

California	B-ORG
2	O
BALTIMORE	B-ORG
0	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
5	O
Oakland	B-ORG
3	O

Toronto	B-ORG
4	O
CHICAGO	B-ORG
2	O

Detroit	B-ORG
3	O
KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
2	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
9	O
Texas	B-ORG
2	O

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

Cincinnati	B-ORG
6	O
FLORIDA	B-ORG
5	O
(	O
1ST	O
GM	O
)	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
8	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
2ND	O
GM	O
)	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
4	O
Chicago	B-ORG
3	O

St	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
1	O
HOUSTON	B-ORG
0	O

Pittsburgh	B-ORG
5	O
COLORADO	B-ORG
3	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
7	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
5	O

Philadelphia	B-ORG
7	O
SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
4	O

Montreal	B-ORG
10	O
SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
8	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
PORTUGUESE	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Portuguese	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Belenenses	B-ORG
2	O
Boavista	B-ORG
4	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DISAPPOINTING	O
AJAX	B-ORG
SLUMP	O
2-0	O
AT	O
HEERENVEEN	B-LOC
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Dutch	B-MISC
champions	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

Ajax	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
dismal	O
series	O
of	O
pre-season	O
results	O
before	O
beating	O
NAC	B-ORG
of	O
Breda	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
Romeo	B-PER
Wouden	I-PER
broke	O
through	O
the	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
defence	O
,	O
left	O
defender	O
John	B-PER
Veldman	I-PER
standing	O
and	O
curled	O
the	O
ball	O
beyond	O
goalkeeper	O
Edwin	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Sar	I-PER
into	O
the	O
Ajax	B-ORG
net	O
.	O

Ajax	B-ORG
,	O
without	O
injured	O
defenders	O
Marcio	B-PER
Santos	I-PER
and	O
Winston	B-PER
Bogarde	I-PER
and	O
strikers	O
Jari	B-PER
Litmanen	I-PER
and	O
Marc	B-PER
Overmars	I-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	B-MISC
striker	O
Jon	B-PER
Dahl	I-PER
Tomasson	I-PER
rushed	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
half	O
,	O
beat	O
the	O
Ajax	B-ORG
defence	O
and	O
lobbed	O
van	B-PER
der	I-PER
Sar	I-PER
.	O

The	O
defeat	O
means	O
Ajax	B-ORG
's	O
main	O
title	O
contenders	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-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	B-ORG
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Belgian	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Standard	B-ORG
Liege	I-ORG
3	O
Molenbeek	B-ORG
0	O

Anderlecht	B-ORG
2	O
Lokeren	B-ORG
2	O

Cercle	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
2	O
Mouscron	B-ORG
2	O

Antwerp	B-ORG
1	O
Lommel	B-ORG
4	O

Ghent	B-ORG
3	O
Aalst	B-ORG
2	O

Lierse	B-ORG
4	O
Charleroi	B-ORG
0	O

Sint	B-ORG
Truiden	I-ORG
3	O
Ekeren	B-ORG
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEADING	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SCORERS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Leading	O
goalscorers	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-MISC

first	O
division	O
after	O
Saturday	O
's	O
matches	O
:	O

3	O
-	O
Anto	B-PER
Drobnjak	I-PER
(	O
Bastia	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Xavier	B-PER
Gravelaine	I-PER
(	O
Marseille	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

2	O
-	O
Miladin	B-PER
Becanovic	I-PER
(	O
Lille	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Enzo	B-PER
Scifo	I-PER
(	O
Monaco	B-ORG
)	O
,	O

Vladimir	B-PER
Smicer	I-PER
(	O
Lens	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Christopher	B-PER
Wreh	I-PER
(	O
Guingamp	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Summaries	O
of	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Nantes	B-ORG
0	O
Lens	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Smicer	B-PER
52nd	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
16,000	O
.	O

Nice	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Debbah	B-PER
39th	O
)	O
Bastia	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Drobnjak	B-PER
82nd	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

6,000	O
.	O

Lille	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
Boutoille	B-PER
47th	O
,	O
Becanovic	B-PER
79th	O
pen	O
,	O
82nd	O
)	O
)	O
Rennes	B-ORG
1	O

(	O
Guivarc'h	B-PER
60th	O
pen	O
.	O

)	O
0-0	O
.	O

6,000	O
.	O

Bordeaux	B-ORG
0	O
Auxerre	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

30,000	O
.	O

Marseille	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Gravelaine	B-PER
24th	O
)	O
Metz	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Traore	B-PER
65th	O
,	O
Bombarda	B-PER

69th	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

20,000	O
.	O

Strasbourg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Zitelli	B-PER
80th	O
)	O
Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

15,000	O

Caen	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Bancarel	B-PER
70th	O
)	O
Lyon	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Caveglia	B-PER
89th	O
)	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

9,000	O
.	O

Guingamp	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Wreh	B-PER
15th	O
,	O
42nd	O
)	O
Monaco	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Scifo	B-PER
35th	O
)	O
.	O

2-1	O
.	O

7,000	O
.	O

Montpellier	B-ORG
0	O
Cannes	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Charvet	B-PER
8th	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

10,000	O
.	O

Played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Nancy	B-ORG
0	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

15,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Standings	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
1	O
9	O

Bastia	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
7	O

Paris	B-ORG
Saint-Germain	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
7	O

Auxerre	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
7	O

Cannes	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
7	O

Lille	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Bordeaux	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
5	O

Monaco	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

Marseille	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Metz	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Lyon	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
4	O

Guingamp	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O

Rennes	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
3	O

Strasbourg	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
3	O

Montpellier	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O

Nantes	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Nancy	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Nice	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Caen	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
5	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Nantes	B-ORG
0	O
Lens	B-ORG
1	O

Nice	B-ORG
1	O
Bastia	B-ORG
1	O

Lille	B-ORG
3	O
Rennes	B-ORG
1	O

Bordeaux	B-ORG
0	O
Auxerre	B-ORG
0	O

Marseille	B-ORG
1	O
Metz	B-ORG
2	O

Strasbourg	B-ORG
1	O
Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
0	O

Caen	B-ORG
1	O
Lyon	B-ORG
1	O

Guingamp	B-ORG
2	O
Monaco	B-ORG
1	O

Montpellier	B-ORG
0	O
Cannes	B-ORG
1	O

Played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Nancy	B-ORG
0	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Result	O
of	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
3	O
RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
2	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
0	O
Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
1	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
1	O
Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
0	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
2	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-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	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
4	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
4	O

PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
3	O

Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
3	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
3	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O

Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O

Utrecht	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
1	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O

Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O

Volendam	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O

Groningen	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
0	O
1	O

RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O

AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
0	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SUMMARIES	O
OF	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
MATCHES	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Summaries	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Bochum	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Jack	B-PER
66th	O
minute	O
)	O
Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Molata	B-PER
59th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
25,000	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Andersson	B-PER
22nd	O
)	O
Karlsruhe	B-ORG
3	O

(	O
Haessler	B-PER
33rd	O
,	O
Dundee	B-PER
45th	O
,	O
Keller	B-PER
90th	O
)	O
.	O

1-2	O
.	O

20,000	O

Stuttgart	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Balakow	B-PER
50th	O
,	O
Bobic	B-PER
61st	O
)	O
Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Votava	B-PER

68th	O
)	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

32,000	O

1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Schwabl	B-PER
38th	O
)	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Zorc	B-PER

59th-pen	O
,	O
Moeller	B-PER
73rd	O
,	O
Heinrich	B-PER
90th	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

50,000	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
0	O
Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Seeliger	B-PER
47th	O
)	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

18,000	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Zeyer	B-PER
52nd	O
)	O
Cologne	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
Gaissmayer	B-PER
9th	O
,	O
Polster	B-PER

86th	O
,	O
90th	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

22,500	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
MATCHES	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Bochum	B-ORG
1	O
Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
1	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
1	O
Karlsruhe	B-ORG
3	O

Stuttgart	B-ORG
2	O
Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O

1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
1	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
0	O
Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
1	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
1	O
Cologne	B-ORG
3	O

Played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
4	O
Schalke	B-ORG
4	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O
Hamburg	B-ORG
1	O

Bundesliga	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
1	O
9	O

VfB	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
1	O
6	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
9	O
5	O
6	O

Hamburg	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
6	O

VfL	B-ORG
Bochum	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
5	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
4	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
7	O
4	O

1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
10	O
3	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
3	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O

Schalke	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
8	O
2	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
1	O

MSV	B-ORG
Duisburg	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AUSTRIA	B-LOC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

VIENNA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
of	O
Austria	B-LOC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Rapid	B-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
0	O
FC	B-ORG
Linz	I-ORG
0	O

GAK	B-ORG
2	O
Austria	B-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
2	O

Admira	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Wacker	I-ORG
0	O
Sturm	B-ORG
Graz	I-ORG
3	O

Linzer	B-ORG
ASK	I-ORG
1	O
FC	B-ORG
Tirol	I-ORG
Innsbruck	I-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	B-ORG
Tirol	I-ORG
Innsbruck	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
13	O
5	O
14	O

Austria	B-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
9	O
5	O
14	O

SV	B-ORG
Salzburg	I-ORG
5	O
3	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
11	O

Sturm	B-ORG
Graz	I-ORG
6	O
2	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
5	O
9	O

GAK	B-ORG
6	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
8	O
10	O
6	O

Rapid	B-ORG
Wien	I-ORG
5	O
0	O
5	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
5	O

SV	B-ORG
Ried	I-ORG
5	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
6	O
5	O
4	O

Linzer	B-ORG
ASK	I-ORG
5	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
4	O
8	O
3	O

Admira	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Wacker	I-ORG
6	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
5	O
10	O
3	O

FC	B-ORG
Linz	I-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	B-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
MATCH	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

The	O
one-day	O
match	O
between	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
and	O
a	O
World	B-ORG
XI	I-ORG
was	O
abandoned	O
on	O
Saturday	O
because	O
of	O
rain	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
World	B-ORG
XI	I-ORG
102-0	O
(	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
39	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
S.	B-PER
Tendulkar	I-PER
56	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
off	O
21.4	O
overs	O
v	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
.	O

British	B-MISC
hostage	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
describes	O
ordeal	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
British	B-MISC
aid	O
worker	O
,	O
held	O
hostage	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
for	O
nearly	O
four	O
weeks	O
,	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
a	O
cocked	O
Kalashnikov	B-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	B-PER
Penrose	I-PER
,	O
a	O
23-year-old	O
worker	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
Action	B-ORG
Against	I-ORG
Hunger	I-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	B-LOC
from	O
Moscow	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
I	O
had	O
a	O
Kalashnikov	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
comes	O
from	O
Swerford	B-LOC
in	O
southern	O
England	B-LOC
,	O
Frenchman	B-MISC
Frederic	B-PER
Malardeau	I-PER
and	O
six	O
other	O
hostages	O
from	O
their	O
car	O
in	O
Grozny	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
troops	O
for	O
full	O
independence	O
,	O
Penrose	B-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	B-PER
send	O
message	O
to	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Princess	O
Diana	B-PER
has	O
sent	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
seriously	O
ill	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize-winning	I-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	B-PER
first	O
met	O
the	O
Albanian-born	B-MISC
missionary	O
in	O
Rome	B-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
for	O
guidance	O
as	O
her	O
marriage	O
crumbled	O
to	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
throne	O
Prince	B-PER
Charles	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
in	O
a	O
Calcutta	B-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	B-LOC
339-4	O
V	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
-	O
close	O
.	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Croft	B-PER
b	O
Cork	B-PER
176	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Cork	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
46	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
c	O
Stewart	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
61	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
c	O
Hussain	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
35	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
not	O
out	O
2	O

Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-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	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
,	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

England	B-LOC
326	O
all	O
out	O

Soccer	O
-	O
Nijmeh	B-ORG
beat	O
Nasr	B-ORG
1-0	O
.	O

TRIPOLI	B-LOC
,	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Nijmeh	B-ORG
of	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
beat	O
Nasr	B-ORG
of	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
1-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
Asian	B-MISC
club	O
championship	O
second	O
round	O
first	O
leg	O
tie	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorer	O
:	O
Issa	B-PER
Alloush	I-PER
(	O
45th	O
minute	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
10,000	O
.	O

Adventurers	O
start	O
Canadian	B-MISC
wilderness	O
race	O
.	O

PEMBERTON	B-LOC
,	O
British	B-LOC
Columbia	I-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	B-MISC
wilderness	O
.	O

The	O
event	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Eco-Challenge	B-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	B-PER
Stroud	I-PER
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
Eco-Challenge	B-MISC
participant	O
.	O

The	O
Eco-Challenge	B-MISC
has	O
been	O
staged	O
twice	O
before	O
--	O
in	O
Utah	B-LOC
and	O
Maine	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
British	B-LOC
Columbia	I-LOC
,	O
about	O
100	O
miles	O
(	O
160	O
km	O
)	O
northeast	O
of	O
Vancouver	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

LAGOS	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
oil-rich	O
southern	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
News	B-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Nigeria	I-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
council	O
,	O
Damian	B-PER
Ejiohuo	I-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	B-LOC
where	O
piped	O
water	O
is	O
not	O
usually	O
available	O
.	O

Malawi	B-LOC
's	O
ex-president	O
Banda	B-PER
says	O
he	O
's	O
feeling	O
well	O
.	O

BLANTYRE	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Malawi	B-LOC
's	O
frail	O
former	O
president	O
,	O
Kamuzu	B-PER
Banda	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
fires	O
striking	O
civil	O
servants	O
.	O

Emelia	B-PER
Sithole	I-PER

HARARE	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

The	O
Zimbabwean	B-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	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
(	O
PSC	B-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	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
(	O
PSA	B-ORG
)	O
were	O
unavailable	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

Public	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Labour	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Social	I-ORG
Welfare	I-ORG
Minister	O
Florence	B-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	B-ORG
Cross	I-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	B-LOC
Falls	I-LOC
resort	O
stranded	O
,	O
and	O
flights	O
abroad	O
were	O
delayed	O
.	O

The	O
PSA	B-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	B-PER
Mugabe	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
power	O
since	O
independence	O
from	O
Britain	B-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$	B-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	B-LOC
says	O
Zaire	B-LOC
expels	O
28	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
refugees	O
.	O

KIGALI	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Rwanda	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
that	O
Zaire	B-LOC
had	O
expelled	O
28	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
Hutu	B-MISC
refugees	O
accused	O
of	O
being	O
"	O
trouble-makers	O
"	O
in	O
camps	O
in	O
eastern	O
Zaire	B-LOC
.	O

Captain	O
Firmin	B-PER
Gatera	I-PER
,	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Tutsi-dominated	B-MISC
Rwandan	B-MISC
army	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
in	O
Kigali	B-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	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Goma	B-LOC
had	O
been	O
soldiers	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
Hutu	B-MISC
army	O
which	O
fled	O
to	O
Zaire	B-LOC
in	O
1994	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
Tutsi	B-MISC
forces	O
in	O
Rwanda	B-LOC
's	O
civil	O
war	O
.	O

Zairean	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Kengo	B-PER
wa	I-PER
Dondo	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Rwanda	B-LOC
that	O
his	O
country	O
would	O
expell	O
all	O
the	O
refugees	O
back	O
to	O
Rwanda	B-LOC
but	O
he	O
gave	O
no	O
timeframe	O
.	O

Zaire	B-LOC
is	O
home	O
to	O
1.1	O
million	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
Hutu	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
government	O
in	O
Kigali	B-LOC
.	O

Gatera	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
north	O
Kivu	B-LOC
region	O
and	O
his	O
counterpart	O
in	O
the	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
border	O
town	O
of	O
Gisenyi	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
After	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
the	O
governor	O
of	O
north	O
Kivu	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
prefect	O
of	O
Gisenyi	B-LOC
,	O
28	O
prisoners	O
(	O
refugees	O
)	O
were	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
authorities	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
"	O
Gatera	B-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	B-LOC
prison	O
,	O
"	O
Gatera	B-PER
added	O
.	O

Revered	O
skull	O
of	O
S.	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
king	O
is	O
Scottish	B-MISC
woman	O
's	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
limelight-loving	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
a	O
chief	O
of	O
President	O
Nelson	B-PER
Mandela	I-PER
's	O
Xhosa	B-MISC
tribe	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
by	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
cranium	O
of	O
a	O
European	B-MISC
woman	O
.	O

Chief	O
Nicholas	B-PER
Gcaleka	I-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	B-LOC
in	O
February	O
on	O
a	O
hugely	O
publicised	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
Hintsa	B-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	B-PER
after	O
a	O
battle	O
in	O
1835	O
.	O

But	O
Gcaleka	B-PER
ran	O
into	O
trouble	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
returned	O
to	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
with	O
a	O
skull	O
he	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
cottage	O
in	O
a	O
lonely	O
Highland	B-LOC
forest	O
near	O
Inverness	B-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	B-MISC
royal	O
family	O
,	O
branding	O
Gcaleka	B-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	B-LOC
arrests	O
opposition	O
sewing	O
machine	O
smugglers	O
.	O

KHARTOUM	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Sudanese	B-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	B-MISC
opposition	O
groups	O
in	O
Eritrea	B-LOC
,	O
an	O
official	O
newspaper	O
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
government-owned	O
al-Ingaz	B-ORG
al-Watani	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
smugglers	O
were	O
caught	O
in	O
Banat	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
state	O
of	O
Kassala	B-LOC
,	O
on	O
the	O
border	O
with	O
Eritrea	B-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	B-LOC
said	O
opposition	O
forces	O
based	O
in	O
Eritrea	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Sudan	B-LOC
accuses	O
the	O
Eritrean	B-MISC
authorities	O
of	O
providing	O
support	O
to	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
opposition	O
elements	O
based	O
in	O
Eritrea	B-LOC
.	O

Eritrea	B-LOC
cut	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
with	O
Sudan	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
exiled	O
National	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Alliance	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
umbrella	O
opposition	O
group	O
,	O
has	O
its	O
headquarters	O
in	O
the	O
Eritrean	B-MISC
capital	O
Asmara	B-LOC
.	O

It	O
uses	O
the	O
former	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
embassy	O
.	O

Albanian	B-MISC
Socialists	O
start	O
landmark	O
reform	O
congress	O
.	O

TIRANA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Albania	B-LOC
's	O
opposition	O
Socialist	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-MISC
dictatorship	O
in	O
the	O
Balkan	B-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	B-ORG
i	I-ORG
Popullit	I-ORG
daily	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
editorial	O
.	O

Jailed	O
Socialist	O
leader	O
Fatos	B-PER
Nano	I-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	B-MISC
of	O
President	O
Sali	B-PER
Berisha	I-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	B-PER
Pellumbi	I-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	B-PER
Marx	I-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	B-PER
Ruci	I-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	B-MISC
president	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
U.S.	B-LOC
for	O
medical	O
care	O
.	O

MANAGUA	B-LOC
,	O
Nicaragua	B-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Nicaraguan	B-MISC
President	O
Violeta	B-PER
Chamorro	I-PER
was	O
due	O
to	O
fly	O
to	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-PER
has	O
complained	O
of	O
lower	O
back	O
pain	O
since	O
her	O
trip	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
in	O
May	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
pain	O
forced	O
her	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Taipei	B-LOC
University	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
for	O
an	O
examination	O
.	O

Chamorro	B-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	B-LOC
for	O
treatment	O
by	O
her	O
longtime	O
doctor	O
,	O
Sam	B-PER
Wilson	I-PER
.	O

Nepal	B-LOC
wo	O
n't	O
help	O
split	O
Tibet	B-LOC
,	O
king	O
tells	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

King	O
Birendra	B-PER
of	O
Nepal	B-LOC
has	O
told	O
China	B-LOC
his	O
nation	O
will	O
not	O
become	O
the	O
tool	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
want	O
Tibetan	B-MISC
independence	O
from	O
Beijing	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
official	O
China	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

King	O
Birendra	B-PER
,	O
in	O
Tibet	B-LOC
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
one-week	O
unofficial	O
visit	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
the	O
Nepalese	B-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	B-LOC
shares	O
a	O
long	O
mountain	O
border	O
with	O
the	O
restive	O
Himalayan	B-MISC
region	O
,	O
where	O
opposition	O
to	O
Beijing	B-LOC
's	O
four-decade	O
rule	O
is	O
widespread	O
.	O

Chinese	B-MISC
official	O
media	O
has	O
often	O
accused	O
foreign	O
forces	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
of	O
seeking	O
to	O
support	O
Tibetan	B-MISC
independence	O
activists	O
.	O

King	O
Birenda	B-PER
told	O
Gyaicain	B-PER
Norbu	I-PER
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Tibetan	B-MISC
government	O
,	O
that	O
Nepal	B-LOC
would	O
not	O
"	O
become	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
others	O
to	O
split	O
Tibet	B-LOC
"	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

Gyaicain	B-PER
told	O
the	O
royal	O
visitor	O
increased	O
cooperation	O
between	O
Nepal	B-LOC
and	O
Tibet	B-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	B-LOC
hangs	O
two	O
men	O
for	O
drug	O
trafficking	O
.	O

TEHRAN	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Iran	B-LOC
has	O
hanged	O
two	O
drug	O
traffickers	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
city	O
of	O
Shiraz	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
evening	O
newspaper	O
Resalat	B-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
two	O
Iranian	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
executions	O
were	O
ordered	O
by	O
the	O
Islamic	B-ORG
Revolutionary	I-ORG
Court	I-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	B-LOC
prison	O
in	O
Shiraz	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
through	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
--	O
the	O
so	O
called	O
"	O
Golden	B-ORG
Crescent	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

Main	O
Tunisian	B-MISC
opposition	O
party	O
ousted	O
from	O
HQ	O
.	O

TUNIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Tunisia	B-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	B-PER
Ali	I-PER
Khalfallah	I-PER
,	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Movement	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Democrats	I-ORG
(	O
MDS	B-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	B-PER
added	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
building	O
is	O
state	O
property	O
.	O

The	O
MDS	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
president	O
Mohamed	B-PER
Moada	I-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	B-MISC
agents	O
and	O
receiving	O
money	O
from	O
Tripoli	B-LOC
.	O

Vice-president	O
Khemais	B-PER
Chammari	I-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	B-PER
's	O
affair	O
.	O

To	O
replace	O
Moada	B-PER
,	O
the	O
MDS	B-ORG
after	O
the	O
trial	O
named	O
Khalfallah	B-PER
as	O
"	O
coordinator	O
"	O
but	O
Ismail	B-PER
Boulahya	I-PER
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
MDS	B-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	B-ORG
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1978	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
led	O
by	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Mestiri	I-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	B-PER
,	O
an	O
Arab	B-MISC
nationalist	O
,	O
ousted	O
liberals	O
led	O
by	O
MDS	B-ORG
secretary-general	O
Mustapha	B-PER
Ben	I-PER
Jaafar	I-PER
in	O
1993	O
.	O

Kurdish	B-MISC
group	O
says	O
two	O
killed	O
in	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
shelling	O
.	O

NICOSIA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

An	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
guerrilla	O
group	O
on	O
Saturday	O
accused	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
government	O
forces	O
of	O
killing	O
two	O
civilians	O
in	O
shelling	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Iranian	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
IRNA	B-ORG
reported	O
.	O

IRNA	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
(	O
PUK	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

"	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
army	O
heavily	O
shelled	O
the	O
Kanie	B-LOC
Karzhala	I-LOC
camp	O
,	O
west	O
of	O
Arbil	B-LOC
,	O
on	O
Friday	O
...	O

Two	O
civilians	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
bombing	O
,	O
"	O
IRNA	B-ORG
quoted	O
the	O
radio	O
report	O
as	O
saying	O
.	O

The	O
PUK-run	B-MISC
radio	O
on	O
Friday	O
said	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
heavy	O
artillery	O
was	O
pounding	O
its	O
positions	O
in	O
Kurdish-controlled	B-MISC
northern	O
Iraq	B-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	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
which	O
accuses	O
Iran	B-LOC
of	O
supporting	O
the	O
PUK	B-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	B-ORG
fighters	O
.	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
said	O
in	O
Washington	B-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	B-MISC
factions	O
and	O
persuaded	O
them	O
to	O
attend	O
U.S.-mediated	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
had	O
threatened	O
a	O
U.S.-led	B-MISC
peace	O
plan	O
to	O
unite	O
the	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
region	O
against	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
President	O
Saddam	B-PER
Hussein	I-PER
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
,	O
British	B-MISC
and	O
French	B-MISC
planes	O
have	O
been	O
patrolling	O
the	O
skies	O
of	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
since	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
1991	O
Gulf	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
to	O
shield	O
Iraq	B-LOC
's	O
Kurds	B-MISC
from	O
any	O
attack	O
by	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
troops	O
.	O

Iran	B-LOC
accuses	O
Iraq	B-LOC
of	O
ceasefire	O
violations	O
.	O

NICOSIA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Iran	B-LOC
has	O
accused	O
Iraq	B-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	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
IRNA	B-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Iran	B-LOC
's	O
deputy	O
representative	O
to	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
,	O
Majid	B-PER
Takht	I-PER
Ravanchi	I-PER
,	O
made	O
the	O
allegations	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
U.N.	B-ORG
Secretary-General	O
Boutros	B-PER
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Islamic	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Iran	I-LOC
has	O
reported	O
some	O
32	O
new	O
cases	O
of	O
ceasefire	O
violations	O
by	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-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	B-MISC
territory	O
,	O
and	O
firing	O
rifle	O
grenades	O
towards	O
Iranian	B-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	B-MISC
ceasefire	O
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Iraq	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
24	O
.	O

BAGHDAD	B-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	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

-	O
Istanbul	B-LOC
chamber	O
of	O
commerce	O
urges	O
Ankara	B-LOC
to	O
resume	O
trade	O
with	O
Iraq	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
Offers	O
from	O
Arab	B-MISC
and	O
foreign	O
companies	O
to	O
supply	O
Iraq	B-LOC
with	O
goods	O
.	O

-	O
Four	O
ships	O
unload	O
tonnes	O
of	O
Iraq-bound	B-MISC
sugar	O
at	O
Jordan	B-LOC
's	O
Aqaba	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
Editorial	O
blames	O
U.S.	B-LOC
for	O
latest	O
flare-up	O
of	O
fighting	O
between	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
rebels	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

QADISSIYA	B-ORG

-	O
Iraq	B-LOC
denounces	O
violation	O
of	O
airspace	O
by	O
U.S.	B-LOC
warplanes	O
.	O

IRAQ	B-LOC

-	O
Editorial	O
lambasts	O
Jalal	B-PER
Talabani	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
rebel	O
faction	O
in	O
the	O
north	O
,	O
for	O
liaising	O
with	O
Iran	B-LOC
in	O
its	O
fight	O
against	O
rivals	O
.	O

BABEL	B-ORG

-	O
Blaming	O
Iraq	B-LOC
for	O
riots	O
in	O
Jordan	B-LOC
is	O
a	O
dirty	O
game	O
.	O

Clinton	B-PER
campaign	O
busy	O
making	O
"	O
news	O
"	O
.	O

Laurence	B-PER
McQuillan	I-PER

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-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	B-MISC
gathering	O
in	O
Chicago	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
conclave	O
that	O
gave	O
a	O
boost	O
to	O
rival	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-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	B-MISC
Congress	B-ORG
,	O
Clinton	B-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	B-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	B-PER
lifting	O
a	O
finger	O
.	O

Attorney	O
General	O
Janet	B-PER
Reno	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
White	B-LOC
House	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
can	O
look	O
back	O
on	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
remarkable	O
achievement	O
,	O
"	O
Clinton	B-PER
said	O
,	O
without	O
even	O
a	O
passing	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
majority	O
in	O
the	O
House	B-ORG
and	O
Senate	B-ORG
.	O

"	O
America	B-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	B-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	B-PER
departs	O
on	O
Sunday	O
on	O
a	O
four-day	O
train	O
trip	O
through	O
West	B-LOC
Virginia	I-LOC
,	O
Kentucky	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
,	O
Michigan	B-LOC
and	O
Indiana	B-LOC
while	O
fellow	O
Democrats	B-MISC
are	O
gathered	O
in	O
Chicago	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
Press	O
Secretary	O
Mike	B-PER
McCurry	I-PER
.	O

McCurry	B-PER
said	O
that	O
when	O
Clinton	B-PER
delivers	O
his	O
acceptance	O
address	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
to	O
fellow	O
Democrats	B-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	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
for	O
four	O
more	O
years	O
.	O

Hurricane	O
expected	O
to	O
veer	O
north	O
of	O
Caribbean	B-LOC
.	O

MIAMI	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Hurricane	O
Edouard	B-MISC
grew	O
stronger	O
on	O
Saturday	O
as	O
it	O
swirled	O
across	O
the	O
Atlantic	B-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
forecasters	O
at	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Hurricane	I-ORG
Center	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
storm	O
would	O
likely	O
swing	O
north	O
and	O
miss	O
the	O
Caribbean	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
Edouard	B-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	B-PER
Avila	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
,	O
Edouard	B-MISC
was	O
1,130	O
miles	O
east	O
of	O
the	O
Lesser	B-LOC
Antilles	I-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	B-LOC
hands	O
suspected	O
ETA	B-ORG
member	O
to	O
Spain	B-LOC
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

France	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
handed	O
a	O
suspected	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Basque	B-MISC
separatist	O
group	O
ETA	B-ORG
to	O
Spanish	B-MISC
authorities	O
,	O
French	B-MISC
Interior	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Ignacio	B-PER
Olascoaga	I-PER
Mugica	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
just	O
ended	O
a	O
prison	O
sentence	O
in	O
France	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

ETA	B-ORG
(	O
Basque	B-ORG
Homeland	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Freedom	I-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	B-MISC
state	O
since	O
the	O
1960s	O
.	O

German	B-MISC
troops	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
for	O
1997--Ruehe	B-MISC
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Defence	O
Minister	O
Volker	B-PER
Ruehe	I-PER
said	O
that	O
German	B-MISC
troops	O
would	O
stay	O
on	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
force	O
(	O
IFOR	B-ORG
)	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-PER
told	O
Bild	B-ORG
am	I-ORG
Sonntag	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
comics	O
hope	O
independence-joke	O
's	O
on	O
Bossi	B-PER
.	O

ORVIETO	B-LOC
,	O
Italy	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
group	O
of	O
Italian	B-MISC
comics	O
hope	O
the	O
joke	O
will	O
be	O
on	O
separatist	O
leader	O
Umberto	B-PER
Bossi	I-PER
next	O
month	O
when	O
they	O
lead	O
the	O
ancient	O
Etruscan	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Orvieto	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
mock	O
split	O
from	O
Rome	B-LOC
.	O

Orvieto	B-LOC
mayor	O
Stefano	B-PER
Cimicchi	I-PER
said	O
the	O
comics	O
,	O
including	O
popular	O
actor	O
Roberto	B-PER
Benigni	I-PER
,	O
would	O
declare	O
Orvieto	B-LOC
"	O
capital	O
of	O
Etruria	B-LOC
"	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
--	O
the	O
day	O
Bossi	B-PER
plans	O
a	O
march	O
across	O
the	O
north	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
independence	O
from	O
Rome	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
will	O
then	O
proceed	O
with	O
the	O
annexation	O
of	O
Sardinia	B-LOC
,	O
Corsica	B-LOC
and	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Cimicchi	B-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	B-PER
has	O
threatened	O
to	O
declare	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
Padania	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
name	O
he	O
has	O
given	O
to	O
northern	O
Italy	B-LOC
.	O

Orvieto	B-LOC
,	O
located	O
in	O
Umbria	B-LOC
between	O
Rome	B-LOC
and	O
Florence	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
once	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Etruria	B-LOC
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
federation	O
of	O
12	O
Etruscan	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
has	O
intensified	O
his	O
separatist	O
rhetoric	O
since	O
his	O
Northern	B-ORG
League	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
farmer	O
says	O
he	O
mutilated	O
four	O
women	O
.	O

VERONA	B-LOC
,	O
Italy	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

An	O
Italian	B-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	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
ANSA	B-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

It	O
quoted	O
the	O
lawyer	O
of	O
Gianfranco	B-PER
Stevanin	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
the	O
35-year-old	O
farmer	O
confessed	O
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
a	O
Verona	B-LOC
magistrate	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
killed	O
and	O
mutilated	O
the	O
women	O
.	O

ANSA	B-ORG
said	O
Stevanin	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
dal	I-PER
Maso	I-PER
told	O
ANSA	B-ORG
that	O
Stevanin	B-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	B-LOC
river	O
.	O

Dal	B-PER
Maso	I-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	B-PER
had	O
suffocated	O
them	O
by	O
putting	O
plastic	O
bags	O
on	O
their	O
heads	O
.	O

Stevanin	B-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	B-LOC
asks	O
how	O
paedophile	O
suspect	O
eluded	O
police	O
.	O

Jeremy	B-PER
Lovell	I-PER

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Belgian	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Dutroux	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
one	O
at	O
Mont-sur-Marchienne	B-LOC
--	O
both	O
suburbs	O
of	O
the	O
southern	O
city	O
of	O
Charleroi	B-LOC
.	O

Both	O
houses	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
Dutroux	B-PER
.	O

Belgian	B-MISC
media	O
speculated	O
that	O
Dutroux	B-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	B-PER
Bourlet	I-PER
on	O
Belgian	B-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	B-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	B-PER
.	O

Dutroux	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Lejeune	I-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-PER
Russo	I-PER
,	O
had	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
in	O
June	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

Dutroux	B-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	B-PER
Marchal	I-PER
and	O
Eefje	B-PER
Lambrecks	I-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	B-LOC
or	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
where	O
Dutroux	B-PER
was	O
a	O
frequent	O
visitor	O
.	O

Belgian	B-MISC
police	O
have	O
visited	O
Bratislava	B-LOC
and	O
will	O
visit	O
Prague	B-LOC
.	O

Five	O
other	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
arrested	O
including	O
Dutroux	B-PER
's	O
second	O
wife	O
Michelle	B-PER
Martin	I-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	B-MISC
police	O
are	O
also	O
holding	O
a	O
74-year	O
old	O
Dutchman	B-MISC
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
An	B-PER
and	O
Eefje	B-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	B-MISC
media	O
of	O
high-level	O
protection	O
for	O
Dutroux	B-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	B-MISC
"	O
against	O
Dutroux	B-PER
in	O
1995	O
--	O
when	O
both	O
Julie	B-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-PER
and	O
An	B-PER
and	O
Eefje	B-PER
were	O
kidnapped	O
.	O

They	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
gendarmes	O
were	O
aware	O
that	O
Dutroux	B-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	B-PER
late	O
last	O
year	O
at	O
the	O
house	O
where	O
Julie	B-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-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	B-ORG
Minister	O
Stefaan	B-PER
De	I-PER
Clerck	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
bomb	O
put	O
at	O
seven-newspaper	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

An	O
Algerian	B-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	B-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Algerian	B-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	B-LOC
Haroun	I-LOC
,	O
65	O
km	O
(	O
40	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Algiers	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
four-year-old	O
civil	O
strife	O
.	O

The	O
government-appointed	O
watchdog	O
,	O
Human	B-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Observatory	I-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	B-MISC
rebels	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
two	O
years	O
.	O

An	O
estimated	O
50,000	O
Algerians	B-MISC
and	O
more	O
than	O
110	O
foreigners	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
violence	O
pitting	O
Moslem	B-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	B-MISC
had	O
taken	O
a	O
commanding	O
lead	O
.	O

Malta	B-LOC
police	O
seize	O
cannabis	O
among	O
chilli	O
sauce	O
.	O

VALLETTA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Police	O
in	O
Malta	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
Romania	B-LOC
.	O

Police	O
commissioner	O
George	B-PER
Grech	I-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	B-LOC
Freeport	I-LOC
a	O
week	O
ago	O
.	O

The	O
container	O
was	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
Romania	B-LOC
via	O
the	O
former	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
from	O
Singapore	B-LOC
and	O
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
drugs	O
haul	O
in	O
Malta	B-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	B-MISC
coach	O
in	O
fatal	O
crash	O
in	O
Austria	B-LOC
.	O

VIENNA	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

A	O
Czech	B-MISC
coach	O
crashed	O
and	O
burst	O
into	O
flames	O
on	O
a	O
southern	O
Austrian	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
to	O
Italy	B-LOC
when	O
the	O
accident	O
occurred	O
near	O
Steinberg	B-LOC
,	O
200	O
km	O
southwest	O
of	O
Vienna	B-LOC
.	O

Most	O
Spaniards	O
back	O
talks	O
with	O
Basque	B-MISC
rebels--poll	O
.	O

MADRID	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Most	O
Spaniards	O
would	O
support	O
government	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
illegal	O
Basque	B-MISC
separatist	O
group	O
ETA	B-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	B-ORG
Mundo	I-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	B-ORG
(	O
Basque	B-ORG
Homeland	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Freedom	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
30	O
percent	O
opposed	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
survey	O
by	O
the	O
state-controlled	O
Centre	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Sociological	I-ORG
Studies	I-ORG
(	O
CIS	B-ORG
)	O
found	O
.	O

But	O
80	O
percent	O
said	O
ETA	B-ORG
had	O
shown	O
little	O
interest	O
in	O
achieving	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
Basque	B-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	B-PER
Antonio	I-PER
Ortega	I-PER
Lara	I-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	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PP	B-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	B-LOC
into	O
chaos	O
.	O

ISLAMABAD	B-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	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Lahore	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Chenab	B-LOC
rivers	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
flow	O
through	O
Punjab	B-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	B-ORG
Startup	I-ORG
funded	O
to	O
develop	O
Java	B-MISC
software	O
.	O

MOUNTAIN	B-LOC
VIEW	I-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

A	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
engineers	O
from	O
Sun	B-ORG
Microsystems	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
's	O
JavaSoft	B-ORG
unit	O
said	O
Sunday	O
they	O
have	O
formed	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Internet	B-ORG
Startup	I-ORG
,	O
to	O
build	O
Java	B-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	B-ORG
Venture	I-ORG
Partners	I-ORG
of	O
Menlo	B-LOC
Park	I-LOC
,	O
Calif	B-LOC
..	O

David	B-PER
Cowan	I-PER
,	O
Internet	B-ORG
Startup	I-ORG
founder	O
and	O
acting	O
chief	O
executive	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
general	O
partner	O
of	O
Bessemer	B-ORG
.	O

The	O
startup	O
company	O
's	O
acting	O
chairman	O
is	O
Jim	B-PER
Bidzos	I-PER
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
RSA	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
Security	B-ORG
Dynamics	I-ORG
Technologies	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
as	O
well	O
as	O
chairman	O
of	O
VeriSign	B-ORG
.	O

Internet	B-ORG
Startup	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
Apple	B-ORG
Computer	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Oracle	B-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
Java	B-MISC
portends	O
dramatic	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
we	O
use	O
the	O
Internet	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Hong	B-PER
Bui	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

Java	B-MISC
is	O
a	O
computer	O
programming	O
language	O
introduced	O
by	O
Sun	B-ORG
Microsystems	I-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	B-ORG
Microsystems	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Silicon	B-LOC
Valley	I-LOC
venture	O
capital	O
giant	O
Kleiner	B-ORG
Perkins	I-ORG
Caufield	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Byers	I-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	B-ORG
Perkins	I-ORG
to	O
fund	O
startups	O
developing	O
Java	B-MISC
technologies	O
.	O

Java	B-MISC
has	O
been	O
licensed	O
by	O
nearly	O
50	O
organisations	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
and	O
International	B-ORG
Business	I-ORG
Machines	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
to	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
government	O
.	O

Prasad	B-PER
Wagle	I-PER
,	O
another	O
former	O
senior	O
JavaSoft	B-ORG
engineer	O
who	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
founding	O
engineers	O
at	O
Internet	B-ORG
Startup	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
aims	O
to	O
build	O
software	O
infrastructure	O
using	O
Java	B-MISC
to	O
make	O
networked	O
applications	O
ubiquitious	O
.	O

One	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Java	B-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	B-PER
Zuleeg	I-PER
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
Apple	B-ORG
and	O
a	O
former	O
JavaSoft	B-ORG
marketing	O
manager	O
,	O
is	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
at	O
Internet	B-ORG
Startup	I-ORG
,	O
whose	O
Web	O
site	O
is	O
www.internetstartup.com	O
.	O

Bessemer	B-ORG
has	O
funded	O
numerous	O
Internet	B-MISC
pioneers	O
,	O
including	O
PSI	B-ORG
Net	I-ORG
,	O
VeriSign	B-ORG
and	O
Individual	B-ORG
.	O

GOLF	O
-	O
MICKELSON	B-PER
WINS	O
FOURTH	O
TITLE	O
OF	O
YEAR	O
IN	O
AKRON	B-LOC
.	O

AKRON	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Phil	B-PER
Mickelson	I-PER
birdied	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
three	O
holes	O
to	O
win	O
World	B-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
by	O
three	O
strokes	O
over	O
Billy	B-PER
Mayfair	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
with	O
three	O
holes	O
to	O
play	O
.	O

Along	O
with	O
Mayfiar	B-PER
at	O
277	O
for	O
the	O
tournament	O
were	O
Steve	B-PER
Stricker	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
68	O
,	O
and	O
Duffy	B-PER
Waldorf	I-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
victory	O
gave	O
him	O
a	O
10	O
year	O
exemption	O
to	O
the	O
PGA	B-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
$	O
378,000	O
first	O
place	O
check	O
brings	O
Mickelson	B-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	B-PER
three-stroke	O
lead	O
was	O
cut	O
to	O
two	O
when	O
Mayfair	B-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	B-PER
three-putted	O
for	O
par	O
from	O
25	O
feet	O
.	O

On	O
the	O
back	O
nine	O
Mickelson	B-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	B-PER
back	O
to	O
four	O
under	O
par	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
Mayfair	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
has	O
finished	O
runner	O
up	O
in	O
this	O
tournament	O
.	O

He	O
lost	O
to	O
Greg	B-PER
Norman	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
SERIES	I-MISC
OF	I-MISC
GOLF	I-MISC
.	O

AKRON	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-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	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
at	O

Firestone	B-LOC
C.C	I-LOC
,	O
7149	O
yards	O
,	O
par	O
70	O
(	O
players	O
U.S.	B-LOC
unless	O
noted	O
)	O
:	O

274	O
Phil	B-PER
Mickelson	I-PER
70	O
66	O
68	O
70	O

277	O
Duffy	B-PER
Waldorf	I-PER
70	O
70	O
71	O
66	O
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Stricker	I-PER
68	O
72	O
69	O
68	O
,	O

Billy	B-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
66	O
71	O
70	O
70	O

278	O
Greg	B-PER
Norman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
68	O
69	O
71	O

280	O
Alexander	B-PER
Cejka	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
72	O
71	O
71	O
66	O
,	O
Davis	B-PER
Love	I-PER
70	O
74	O

67	O
69	O

281	O
John	B-PER
Cook	I-PER
70	O
69	O
71	O
71	O

282	O
Corey	B-PER
Pavin	I-PER
73	O
70	O
70	O
69	O

283	O
Tom	B-PER
Lehman	I-PER
72	O
69	O
74	O
68	O
,	O
Fred	B-PER
Funk	I-PER
72	O
70	O
73	O
68	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER

Brooks	B-PER
69	O
69	O
74	O
71	O
,	O
Nick	B-PER
Faldo	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
71	O
68	O
74	O

284	O
D.A.	B-PER
Weibring	I-PER
73	O
69	O
74	O
68	O
,	O
Tim	B-PER
Herron	I-PER
70	O
67	O
75	O
72	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER

O'Meara	B-PER
73	O
71	O
69	O
71	O
,	O
Jim	B-PER
Furyk	I-PER
75	O
69	O
67	O
73	O
,	O
Justin	B-PER
Leonard	I-PER
69	O

70	O
71	O
74	O

285	O
Loren	B-PER
Roberts	I-PER
72	O
73	O
71	O
69	O
,	O
Hal	B-PER
Sutton	I-PER
72	O
69	O
74	O
70	O
,	O
Fred	B-PER

Couples	B-PER
73	O
68	O
72	O
72	O
,	O
Craig	B-PER
Stadler	I-PER
73	O
72	O
67	O
73	O

286	O
Hidemichi	B-PER
Tanaka	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
75	O
75	O
70	O
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
70	O
69	O

76	O
71	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Goydos	I-PER
66	O
75	O
74	O
71	O
,	O
Ernie	B-PER
Els	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
71	O

71	O
73	O

287	O
Costantino	B-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
71	O
75	O
67	O
,	O
Clarence	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
72	O
71	O

72	O
72	O
,	O
Craig	B-PER
Parry	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
73	O
75	O
67	O
72	O
,	O
Willie	B-PER
Wood	I-PER
75	O
69	O

69	O
74	O

288	O
Shigeki	B-PER
Maruyama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
75	O
71	O
70	O
72	O
,	O
Anders	B-PER
Forsbrand	I-PER
(	O

Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
75	O
71	O
72	O

289	O
Scott	B-PER
Hoch	I-PER
71	O
68	O
77	O
73	O

290	O
Tom	B-PER
Watson	I-PER
79	O
70	O
68	O
73	O

292	O
Wayne	B-PER
Westner	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
77	O
68	O
73	O
74	O
,	O
Sven	B-PER
Struver	I-PER
(	O

Germany	B-LOC
)	O
72	O
72	O
72	O
76	O

294	O
Satoshi	B-PER
Higashi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
75	O
72	O
74	O
73	O
,	O
Scott	B-PER
McCarron	I-PER
76	O
70	O

74	O
74	O

295	O
Stewart	B-PER
Ginn	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
73	O
72	O
77	O
73	O

298	O
Steve	B-PER
Schneiter	I-PER
77	O
74	O
76	O
71	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Stankowski	I-PER
74	O
75	O
74	O
75	O
,	O

Seiki	B-PER
Okuda	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
81	O
70	O
72	O
75	O

301	O
Brad	B-PER
Bryant	I-PER
73	O
72	O
77	O
79	O

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

COMMACK	B-LOC
,	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
at	O
the	O
Hamlet	O

Cup	B-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	B-PER
Medvedev	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Martin	B-PER
Damm	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC

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

Finals	O
,	O
doubles	O

Luke	B-PER
Jensen	I-PER
and	O
Murphy	B-PER
Jensen	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alexander	B-PER
Volkov	I-PER

(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
and	O
Handrik	B-PER
Dreekmann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O

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

CARLSBAD	B-LOC
,	O
California	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O

$	O
450,000	O
Toshiba	B-MISC
Classic	I-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	B-PER
Date	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
1	O
-	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O

3-6	O
6-3	O
6-0	O
.	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
LEADING	O
POSITIONS	O
IN	O
1,000	B-MISC
LAKES	I-MISC
RALLY	I-MISC
.	O

JYVASKLYA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-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	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
Rally	I-MISC
,	O
sixth	O

round	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
championship	O
:	O

1.	O
Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Mitsubishi	B-MISC
Lancer	I-MISC
three	O
hours	O

eight	O
minutes	O
one	O
second	O

2.	O
Juha	B-PER
Kankkunen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
12	O
seconds	O

behind	O

3.	O
Marcus	B-PER
Gronholm	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
2:09	O

4.	O
Jarmo	B-PER
Kytolehto	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Ford	B-MISC
Escort	I-MISC
2:23	O

5.	O
Kenneth	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Subaru	B-MISC
Impreza	I-MISC
2:39	O

6.	O
Carlos	B-PER
Sainz	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
Ford	B-MISC
Escort	I-MISC
3:03	O

MOTOCROSS	O
-	O
SWEDISH	B-MISC
500CC	O
GRAND	B-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

LANDSKRONA	B-LOC
,	O
Sweden	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
results	O
in	O
the	O

Swedish	B-MISC
500cc	O
motocross	O
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

First	O
race	O

1.	O
Joel	B-PER
Smets	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Husaberg	B-ORG

2.	O
Peter	B-PER
Johansson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Husqvarna	B-ORG

3.	O
Gert	B-PER
Jan	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Doorn	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

4.	O
Jacky	B-PER
Martens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Husqvarna	B-ORG

5.	O
Peter	B-PER
Dirkx	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
KTM	B-ORG

6.	O
Danny	B-PER
Theybers	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

Second	O
race	O

1.	O
Shayne	B-PER
King	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
KTM	B-ORG

2.	O
Martens	B-PER

3.	O
Theybers	B-PER

4.	O
Johan	B-PER
Boonen	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Husqvarna	B-ORG

5.	O
Dietmar	B-PER
Lalcher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

6.	O
Claus	B-PER
Manne	I-PER
Nielsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
KTM	B-ORG

Overall	O
on	O
day	O
:	O

1.	O
Martens	B-PER
30	O
points	O

2.	O
Shayne	B-PER
King	I-PER
28	O

3.	O
Smets	B-PER
27	O

4.	O
Theybers	B-PER
25	O

5.	O
Van	B-PER
Doorn	I-PER
24	O

6.	O
Johansson	B-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	B-PER
King	I-PER
323	O
points	O

2.	O
Smets	B-PER
290	O

3.	O
Johansson	B-PER
236	O

4.	O
Lacher	B-PER
219	O

5.	O
Darryll	B-PER
King	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
178	O

6.	O
Van	B-PER
Doorn	I-PER
176	O

MOTOCROSS	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
125CC	O
GRAND	B-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

HOLZGERLINGEN	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
results	O
in	O

the	O
German	B-MISC
125cc	O
motocross	O
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

First	O
race	O

1.	O
Sebastien	B-PER
Tortelli	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG

2.	O
Bob	B-PER
Moore	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG

3.	O
Luigi	B-PER
Seguy	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
TM	B-ORG

4.	O
Andi	B-PER
Kanstinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

5.	O
Nicolas	B-PER
Charlier	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG

6.	O
Erik	B-PER
Camerlengo	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG

Second	O
race	O

1.	O
Tortelli	B-PER

2.	O
Moore	B-PER

3.	O
Alex	B-PER
Belometti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

4.	O
Frederic	B-PER
Vialle	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG

5.	O
Collin	B-PER
Dugmore	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG

6.	O
Camerlengo	B-PER

Overall	O
on	O
day	O
:	O

1.	O
Tortelli	B-PER
40	O
points	O

2.	O
Moore	B-PER
34	O

3.	O
Seguy	B-PER
24	O

4.	O
Vialle	B-PER
22	O

5.	O
Camerlengo	B-PER
20	O

6.	O
Belometti	B-PER
19	O

Final	O
world	O
championship	O
standings	O
:	O

1.	O
Tortelli	B-PER
432	O
points	O

2.	O
Paul	B-PER
Malin	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
317	O

3.	O
Vialle	B-PER
293	O

4.	O
Seguy	B-PER
192	O

5.	O
Michele	B-PER
Fanton	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
160	O

6.	O
Dugmore	B-PER
152	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
LEADING	O
PLACINGS	O
IN	O
POKKA	B-MISC
1,000	O
KM	O
RACE	O
.	O

SUZUKA	B-LOC
,	O
Japan	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
placings	O
in	O

Sunday	O
's	O
Pokka	B-MISC
1,000	O
km	O
motor	O
race	O
,	O
seventh	O
round	O
of	O
the	O

International	B-MISC
Endurance	I-MISC
GT	I-MISC
championship	I-MISC
:	O

1.	O
Ray	B-PER
Belim	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
James	B-PER
Weaver	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
J.J.Lehto	O

(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Gulf	B-MISC
McLaren	I-MISC
FI	I-MISC
GTR	I-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	B-PER
Olofsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Luciano	B-PER
della	I-PER
Noce	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Ennea	B-MISC

Ferrari	B-MISC
F40	I-MISC
170	O
laps	O

3.	O
Andy	B-PER
Ballace	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Olivier	B-PER
Grouillard	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Harrods	B-MISC

McLaren	B-MISC
FI	I-MISC
GTR	I-MISC
169	O

4.	O
Thomas	B-PER
Bscher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Peter	B-PER
Kox	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
West	B-MISC
McLaren	I-MISC

F1	B-MISC
GTR	I-MISC
168	O

5.	O
Fabien	B-PER
Giroix	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Jean-Denis	B-PER
Deletraz	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O

Muller	B-MISC
McLaren	I-MISC
F1	I-MISC
GTR	I-MISC
167	O

6.	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Owen-Jones	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Pierre-Henri	B-PER
Raphanel	I-PER

(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
David	B-PER
Brabham	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Gulf	B-MISC
McLaren	I-MISC
F	I-MISC
!	I-MISC

GTR	B-MISC

167	O

7.	O
Jean-Marc	B-PER
Gounon	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Eric	B-PER
Bernard	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Paul	B-PER

Belmondo	B-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Ennea	B-MISC
Ferrari	I-MISC
F40	I-MISC
167	O

8.	O
Bruno	B-PER
Eichmann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Gerd	B-PER
Ruch	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Ralf	B-PER
Kelleners	I-PER

(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
GT2	B-MISC
Roock	I-MISC
Porsche	I-MISC
911	I-MISC
164	O

9.	O
Stephane	B-PER
Ortelli	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Bob	B-PER
Wollek	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
Franz	B-PER
Konrad	I-PER

(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
GT2	B-MISC
Konrad	I-MISC
Porsche	I-MISC
911	I-MISC
164	O

10.	O
Cor	B-PER
Euser	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
H.	B-PER
Wada	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
/	O
N.	B-PER
Furuya	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
GT2	B-MISC

Marcos	B-MISC
LM600	I-MISC
162	I-MISC

Fastest	O
lap	O
:	O
Gounon	B-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	B-PER
,	O
Weaver	B-PER
156	O
points	O

2.	O
Eichmann	B-PER
,	O
Ruch	B-PER
116	O

3.	O
Bscher	B-PER
112	O

4.	O
Gounon	B-PER
,	O
Bernard	B-PER
,	O
Belmondo	B-PER
98	O

5.	O
Olofsson	B-PER
,	O
della	B-PER
Noce	I-PER
93	O

6.	O
Owen-Jones	B-PER
,	O
Raphanel	B-PER
82	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
LEADING	O
RESULTS	O
AT	O
SHEFFIELD	B-LOC
INTERNATIONAL	O
MEETING	O
.	O

SHEFFIELD	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-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	B-PER
Kasparkova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
14.84	O
metres	O

2.	O
Ashia	B-PER
Hansen	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
14.78	O

3.	O
Rodica	B-PER
Matescu	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
14.18	O

Women	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Deon	B-PER
Hemmings	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
55.13	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Anne	B-PER
Marken	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
55.90	O

3.	O
Susan	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
56.00	O

Women	O
's	O
javelin	O

1.	O
Isel	B-PER
Lopez	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
61.36	O

2.	O
Louise	B-PER
McPaul	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
60.66	O

3.	O
Silke	B-PER
Renk	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
60.66	O

Women	O
's	O
200	O
metres	O

1.	O
Cathy	B-PER
Freeman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
22.53	O

2.	O
Falilat	B-PER
Ogunkoya	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
22.58	O

3.	O
Juliet	B-PER
Cuthbert	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
22.77	O

100	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Dionne	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
12.83	O

2.	O
Michelle	B-PER
Freeman	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
12.91	O

3.	O
Gillian	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
12.95	O

Women	O
's	O
800	O
metres	O

1.	O
Charmaine	B-PER
Crooks	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
two	O
minutes	O
00.42	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Inez	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
2:01.98	O

3.	O
Margaret	B-PER
Crowley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
2:02.40	O

Men	O
's	O
pole	O
vault	O

1.	O
Trond	B-PER
Bathel	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
5.60	O

2.	O
Pat	B-PER
Manson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
5.60	O

3.	O
Tim	B-PER
Lobinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
5.50	O

Men	O
's	O
javelin	O

1.	O
Tom	B-PER
Pukstys	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
86.82	O

2.	O
Steve	B-PER
Backley	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
82.20	O

3.	O
Nick	B-PER
Nieland	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
81.12	O

Women	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O

1.	O
Marcel	B-PER
Malone	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
51.50	O

2.	O
Kim	B-PER
Graham	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
52.17	O

3.	O
Phylis	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
52.53	O

Men	O
's	O
200	O
metres	O

1.	O
Jeff	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
20.45	O

2.	O
Doug	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
20.48	O

3.	O
John	B-PER
Regis	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
20.63	O

Men	O
's	O
high	O
jump	O

1.	O
Charles	B-PER
Austin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
2.30	O

2.	O
Tim	B-PER
Forsyth	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
2.30	O

3.	O
Patrik	B-PER
Sjoberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
2.25	O

Men	O
's	O
800	O
metres	O

1.	O
Verbjorn	B-PER
Rodal	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
1:44.93	O

2.	O
Benson	B-PER
Koech	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
1:45.96	O

3.	O
Vincent	B-PER
Malakwen	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
1:46.18	O

Men	O
's	O
mile	O

1.	O
William	B-PER
Tanui	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
3:54.57	O

2.	O
John	B-PER
Mayock	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
3:54.60	O

3.	O
Tony	B-PER
Whiteman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
3:54.87	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O

1.	O
Roger	B-PER
Black	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
45.05	O

2.	O
Mark	B-PER
Richardson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
45.38	O

3.	O
Derek	B-PER
Mills	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
45.48	O

Men	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O

1.	O
Osmond	B-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
10.06	O

2.	O
Ian	B-PER
Mackie	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
10.17	O

3.	O
Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
10.19	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULT	O
.	O

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS	B-LOC
,	O
Belgium	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Result	O
of	O

Sunday	O
's	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
motor	O
race	O
:	O

1.	O
Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Ferrari	B-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	B-PER
Villeneuve	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-ORG
5.602	O
seconds	O

behind	O

3.	O
Mika	B-PER
Hakkinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
15.710	O

4.	O
Jean	B-PER
Alesi	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
19.125	O

5.	O
Damon	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Williams	B-PER
29.179	O

6.	O
Gerhard	B-PER
Berger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
Benetton	B-ORG
29.896	O

7.	O
Mika	B-PER
Salo	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Tyrrell	B-ORG
1:00.754	O

8.	O
Ukyo	B-PER
Katayama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Tyrrell	B-ORG
1:40.227	O

9.	O
Ricardo	B-PER
Rosset	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Arrows	B-ORG
one	O
lap	O

10.	O
Pedro	B-PER
Lamy	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	B-LOC
)	O
Minardi	B-ORG
one	O
lap	O

Did	O
not	O
finish	O
:	O

11.	O
David	B-PER
Coulthard	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
McLaren	B-ORG
37	O
laps	O
completed	O

12.	O
Martin	B-PER
Brundle	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
34	O

13.	O
Eddie	B-PER
Irvine	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Ferrari	B-ORG
29	O

14.	O
Rubens	B-PER
Barrichello	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Jordan	B-ORG
29	O

15.	O
Pedro	B-PER
Diniz	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Ligier	B-ORG
22	O

16.	O
Jos	B-PER
Verstappen	I-PER
(	O
Netherland	B-LOC
)	O
Arrows	B-ORG
11	O

Did	O
not	O
start	O
(	O
failed	O
to	O
complete	O
one	O
lap	O
)	O
:	O

Olivier	B-PER
Panis	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Ligier	B-ORG

Johnny	B-PER
Herbert	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Sauber	B-ORG

Heinz-Harald	B-PER
Frentzen	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Sauber	B-ORG

Fastest	O
lap	O
:	O
Berger	B-PER
1:53.067	O
(	O
221.857	O
kph	O
)	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
SCHUMACHER	B-PER
WINS	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
.	O

SPA-FRANCOCHAMPS	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
of	O

Germany	B-LOC
,	O
driving	O
a	O
Ferrari	B-ORG
,	O
won	O
the	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
motor	O

race	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Canada	B-LOC
's	O
Jacques	B-PER
Villeneuve	I-PER
finished	O
second	O
in	O
his	O
Williams	B-ORG

and	O
Mika	B-PER
Hakkinen	I-PER
of	O
Finland	B-LOC
was	O
third	O
in	O
a	O
McLaren	B-ORG
.	O

Frenchman	B-MISC
Jean	B-PER
Alesi	I-PER
came	O
fourth	O
in	O
his	O
Benetton	B-ORG
with	O

Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Damon	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
fifth	O
in	O
a	O
Williams	B-ORG
and	O
Gerhard	B-PER
Berger	I-PER
of	O

Austria	B-LOC
sixth	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
Benetton	B-ORG
.	O

World	O
drivers	O
'	O
championship	O
standings	O
(	O
after	O
13	O
rounds	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Damon	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
81	O
points	O

2.	O
Jacques	B-PER
Villeneuve	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
68	O

3.	O
Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
39	O

4.	O
Jean	B-PER
Alesi	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
38	O

5.	O
Mika	B-PER
Hakkinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
23	O

6.	O
David	B-PER
Coulthard	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
18	O

7.	O
Gerhard	B-PER
Berger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
17	O

8.	O
Olivier	B-PER
Panis	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
13	O

9.	O
Rubens	B-PER
Barrichello	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
12	O

10.	O
Eddie	B-PER
Irvine	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
9	O

11.	O
Heinz-Harald	B-PER
Frentzen	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6	O

12.	O
Mika	B-PER
Salo	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
5	O

13.	O
Johnny	B-PER
Herbert	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
4	O

14.	O
Martin	B-PER
Brundle	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
3	O

15	O
equal	O
.	O

Jos	B-PER
Verstappen	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
1	O

15	O
equal	O
.	O

Pedro	B-PER
Diniz	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
1	O

Constructors	O
'	O
championship	O
:	O

1.	O
Williams	B-ORG
149	O
points	O

2.	O
Benetton	B-ORG
55	O

3.	O
Ferrari	B-ORG
48	O

4.	O
McLaren	B-ORG
41	O

5.	O
Jordan	B-ORG
15	O

6.	O
Ligier	B-ORG
14	O

7.	O
Sauber	B-ORG
10	O

8.	O
Tyrrell	B-ORG
5	O

9.	O
Footwork	O
1	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
LEADING	O
POSITIONS	O
IN	O
1,000	B-MISC
LAKES	I-MISC
RALLY	I-MISC
.	O

JYVASKYLA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-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	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC

Rally	B-MISC
,	O
sixth	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
championship	O
:	O

1.	O
Juha	B-PER
Kankkunen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
2	O
hours	O
30	O
minutes	O

52	O
seconds	O

3.	O
Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Mitsubishi	B-MISC
Lancer	I-MISC
8	O
seconds	O

behind	O

2.	O
Marcus	B-PER
Gronholm	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
1:46	O

4.	O
Jarmo	B-PER
Kytolehto	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Ford	B-MISC
Escort	I-MISC
1:56	O

5.	O
Kenneth	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Subaru	B-MISC
Impreza	I-MISC
2:05	O

6.	O
Thomas	B-PER
Radstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
2:23	O

MOTORCYCLING	O
-	O
WORLD	O
SUPERBIKE	O
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

SUGO	B-LOC
,	O
Japan	B-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	B-PER
Takeda	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
38	O
minutes	O
30.054	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Noriyuki	B-PER
Haga	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
38:30.140	O

3.	O
Wataru	B-PER
Yoshikawa	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
38:32.353	O

4.	O
Troy	B-PER
Corser	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
38:34.436	O

5.	O
John	B-PER
Kocinski	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
38:36.306	O

6.	O
Aaron	B-PER
Slight	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
38:41.756	O

7.	O
Norihiko	B-PER
Fujiwara	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
38:43.253	O

8.	O
Carl	B-PER
Fogarty	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
38:49.595	O

9.	O
Akira	B-PER
Ryo	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
38:50.269	O

10.	O
Shiya	B-PER
Takeishi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
38:52.271	O

Fastest	O
lap	O
:	O
Haga	B-PER
147.159	O
kph	O
.	O

Second	O
race	O

1.	O
Takuma	B-PER
Aoki	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
38:18.759	O

2.	O
Kocinski	B-PER
38:19.313	O

3.	O
Haga	B-PER
38:32.040	O

4.	O
Slight	B-PER
38:32.149	O

5.	O
Fogarty	B-PER
38:32.719	O

6.	O
Fujiwara	B-PER
38:33.595	O

7.	O
Ryo	B-PER
38:34.682	O

8.	O
Takeishi	B-PER
38:34.999	O

9.	O
Yoshikawa	B-PER
38:35.297	O

10.	O
Corser	B-PER
38:42.015	O

Fastest	O
lap	O
:	O
Aoki	B-PER
147.786	O
kph	O

World	O
championship	O
standings	O
(	O
after	O
nine	O
rounds	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Slight	B-PER
280	O
points	O

2.	O
Corser	B-PER
269	O

3.	O
Kocinski	B-PER
254	O

4.	O
Fogarty	B-PER
236	O

5.	O
Colin	B-PER
Edwards	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
176	O

6.	O
Pier	B-PER
Francesco	I-PER
Chili	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
175	O

7.	O
Simon	B-PER
Crafar	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
132	O

8.	O
Anthony	B-PER
Gobert	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
117	O

9.	O
Yoshikawa	B-PER
107	O

10.	O
Neil	B-PER
Hodgson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
82	O

Revised	O
placings	O
for	O
second	O
race	O
after	O
the	O
disqualification	O

of	O
Japanese	B-MISC
rider	O
Noriyuki	B-PER
Haga	I-PER
for	O
using	O
an	O
illegal	O
carburettor	O

part	O
:	O

1.	O
Takuma	B-PER
Aoki	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
38:18.759	O

2.	O
Kocinski	B-PER
38:19.313	O

3.	O
Slight	B-PER
38:32.149	O

4.	O
Fogarty	B-PER
38:32.719	O

5.	O
Fujiwara	B-PER
38:33.595	O

6.	O
Ryo	B-PER
38:34.682	O

7.	O
Takeishi	B-PER
38:34.999	O

8.	O
Yoshikawa	B-PER
38:35.297	O

9.	O
Corser	B-PER
38:42.015	O

10.	O
Keiichi	B-PER
Kitigawa	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Suzuki	B-ORG
38:42.333	O

Fastest	O
lap	O
:	O
Aoki	B-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	B-PER
283	O
points	O

2.	O
Corser	B-PER
270	O

3.	O
Kocinski	B-PER
254	O

4.	O
Fogarty	B-PER
238	O

5.	O
Colin	B-PER
Edwards	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
176	O

6.	O
Pier	B-PER
Francesco	I-PER
Chili	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
175	O

7.	O
Simon	B-PER
Crafar	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
133	O

8.	O
Anthony	B-PER
Gobert	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Kawasaki	B-ORG
117	O

9.	O
Yoshikawa	B-PER
108	O

10.	O
Neil	B-PER
Hodgson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
Ducati	B-ORG
82	O

MOTORCYCLING	O
-	O
JAPANESE	B-MISC
WIN	O
BOTH	O
ROUND	O
NINE	B-PER
SUPERBIKE	O
RACES	O
.	O

SUGO	B-LOC
,	O
Japan	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Teenager	O
Yuuichi	B-PER
Takeda	I-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	B-PER
,	O
18	O
,	O
showed	O
poise	O
far	O
beyond	O
his	O
years	O
to	O
overtake	O
Australian	B-MISC
Ducati	B-ORG
rider	O
Troy	B-PER
Corser	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
Takeda	B-PER
was	O
pursued	O
past	O
Corser	B-PER
by	O
the	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
duo	O
of	O
Noriyuki	B-PER
Haga	I-PER
and	O
Wataru	B-PER
Yoshikawa	I-PER
with	O
Haga	B-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	B-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	B-PER
second	O
and	O
Yoshikawa	B-PER
third	O
.	O

Haga	B-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	B-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	B-PER
with	O
championship	O
leader	O
Aaron	B-PER
Slight	I-PER
of	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
11	O
seconds	O
behind	O
the	O
winner	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
second	O
race	O
,	O
Takeda	B-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	B-PER
Aoki	I-PER
.	O

Aoki	B-PER
,	O
the	O
elder	O
brother	O
of	O
reigning	O
125cc	O
world	O
champion	O
Haruchika	B-PER
,	O
had	O
a	O
race-long	O
duel	O
with	O
John	B-PER
Kocinski	I-PER
of	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
on	O
a	O
Ducati	B-ORG
before	O
taking	O
the	O
chequered	O
flag	O
.	O

Kocinski	B-PER
led	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
laps	O
before	O
he	O
was	O
passed	O
first	O
by	O
Aoki	B-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	B-PER
.	O

With	O
Takeda	B-PER
out	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
,	O
Kocinski	B-PER
regained	O
second	O
place	O
but	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
overtake	O
Aoki	B-PER
.	O

Haga	B-PER
again	O
was	O
the	O
unlucky	O
rider	O
finishing	O
third	O
ahead	O
of	O
Slight	B-PER
with	O
Corser	B-PER
in	O
10th	O
place	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
strong	O
showing	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	B-MISC
riders	O
did	O
not	O
alter	O
the	O
championship	O
table	O
with	O
Slight	B-PER
still	O
leading	O
on	O
280	O
points	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Corser	B-PER
with	O
269	O
and	O
Kocinski	B-PER
with	O
254	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
EUROPEAN	B-MISC
SUPER	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
European	B-MISC
Super	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

rugby	O
league	O
matches	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Halifax	B-ORG
64	O
Leeds	B-ORG
24	O

London	B-ORG
56	O
Castleford	B-ORG
0	O

Standings	O
:	O

Wigan	B-ORG
22	O
19	O
1	O
2	O
902	O
326	O
39	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
21	O
19	O
0	O
2	O
884	O
441	O
38	O

Bradford	B-ORG
22	O
17	O
0	O
5	O
767	O
409	O
34	O

London	B-ORG
22	O
12	O
1	O
9	O
611	O
462	O
25	O

Warrington	B-ORG
21	O
12	O
0	O
9	O
555	O
499	O
24	O

Halifax	B-ORG
22	O
10	O
1	O
11	O
667	O
576	O
21	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
22	O
10	O
0	O
12	O
599	O
730	O
20	O

Oldham	B-ORG
22	O
9	O
1	O
12	O
473	O
681	O
19	O

Castleford	B-ORG
22	O
9	O
0	O
13	O
548	O
599	O
18	O

Leeds	B-ORG
22	O
6	O
0	O
16	O
555	O
745	O
12	O

Paris	B-ORG
22	O
3	O
1	O
18	O
398	O
795	O
7	O

Workington	B-ORG
22	O
2	O
1	O
19	O
325	O
1021	O
5	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
POLLOCK	B-PER
CONCLUDES	O
WARWICKSHIRE	B-ORG
CAREER	O
WITH	O
FLOURISH	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
fast	O
bowler	O
Shaun	B-PER
Pollock	I-PER
concluded	O
his	O
Warwickshire	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

Pollock	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
are	O
currently	O
in	O
fourth	O
position	O
behind	O
Yorkshire	B-ORG
,	O
Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
and	O
Surrey	B-ORG
.	O

Yorkshire	B-ORG
captain	O
David	B-PER
Byas	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

Lancashire	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
CALLED	O
INTO	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
SQUAD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

England	B-LOC
manager	O
Glenn	B-PER
Hoddle	I-PER
called	O
up	O
uncapped	O
Everton	B-ORG
defender	O
Andy	B-PER
Hinchcliffe	I-PER
on	O
Sunday	O
to	O
the	O
national	O
squad	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Moldova	B-LOC
next	O
weekend	O
.	O

Left-back	O
Hinchcliffe	B-PER
,	O
27	O
,	O
replaces	O
Tottenham	B-ORG
's	O
Darren	B-PER
Anderton	I-PER
who	O
has	O
a	O
recurring	O
groin	O
problem	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
326	O
AND	O
74-0	O
;	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
521-8	O
DECLARED	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

England	B-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	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
and	O
74-0	O
;	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
521-8	O
declared	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARY	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Summary	O
of	O
an	O
English	B-MISC
premier	O

league	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Cruyff	B-PER
39th	O
minute	O
,	O
Solskjaer	B-PER
70th	O
)	O

Blackburn	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Warhurst	B-PER
34th	O
,	O
Bohinen	B-PER
51st	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
54,178	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
league	O
soccer	O

matches	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Premier	O
league	O

Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
Blackburn	B-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	B-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
9	O

Chelsea	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
7	O

Arsenal	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Aston	B-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
7	O
4	O
5	O

Sunderland	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
5	O

Liverpool	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
5	O

Everton	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Tottenham	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
5	O

Nottingham	B-ORG
Forest	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
5	O
4	O

West	B-ORG
Ham	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
4	O

Leicester	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
4	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
3	O

Middlesbrough	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
2	O

Derby	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
6	O
2	O

Leeds	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
1	O

Southampton	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
1	O

Blackburn	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Coventry	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
6	O
1	O

Wimbledon	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
0	O

Division	O
one	O

Barnsley	B-ORG
3	O
Huddersfield	B-ORG
1	O

Standings	O
:	O

Bolton	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Barnsley	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
6	O

Wolverhampton	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
6	O

Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Stoke	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Birmingham	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
4	O

Oxford	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
2	O
3	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
3	O

Bradford	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
3	O

Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
3	O

Huddersfield	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Norwich	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Reading	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Manchester	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
3	O

Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
1	O

Charlton	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Swindon	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Southend	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
1	O

Grimsby	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
6	O
0	O

Oldham	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
0	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
0	O

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

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
The	O

Oval	B-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
326	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
106	O
,	O
G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
54	O
;	O
Waqar	B-PER

Younis	B-PER
4-95	O
)	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
(	O
overnight	O
339-4	O
)	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Croft	B-PER
b	O
Cork	B-PER
176	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Cork	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
46	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
c	O
Stewart	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
61	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
c	O
Hussain	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
35	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
not	O
out	O
100	O

Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
run	O
out	O
13	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
st	O
Stewart	B-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
40	O

Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Salisbury	B-PER
23	O

Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
c	O
Crawley	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
2	O

Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-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	B-PER
Akam	I-PER

Bowling	O
:	O
Lewis	B-PER
23-3-112-0	O
,	O
Mullally	B-PER
37.1-7-97-3	O
,	O
Croft	B-PER

47-10-116-2	O
,	O
Cork	B-PER
23-5-71-1	O
,	O
Salisbury	B-PER
29-3-116-1	O

England	B-LOC
second	O
innings	O

M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
not	O
out	O
26	O

A.	B-PER
Stewart	I-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	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
7-0-35-0	O
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER

7-1-24-0	O
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
7-2-11-0	O
,	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
2-1-4-0	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
DECLARE	O
FIRST	O
INNINGS	O
AT	O
521-8	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
;	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
521-8	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Scottish	B-MISC
premier	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Aberdeen	B-ORG
4	O
Hearts	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
2	O
9	O

Celtic	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
9	O
4	O
7	O

Aberdeen	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
8	O
4	O
5	O

Motherwell	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
5	O

Hibernian	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O

Hearts	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
6	O
3	O

Kilmarnock	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
7	O
3	O

Dundee	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Dunfermline	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Raith	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
0	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
473-6	O
AT	O
TEA	O
ON	O
FOURTH	O
DAY	O
THIRD	O
TEST	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
in	O
reply	O
to	O
England	B-LOC
's	O
326	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
;	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
473-6	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
RUN-OUT	O
GIVES	O
LEWIS	B-PER
AND	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
SLIM	O
SATISFACTION	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Chris	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
did	O
his	O
best	O
to	O
forget	O
his	O
controversial	O
omission	O
from	O
the	O
England	B-LOC
one-day	O
squad	O
on	O
Sunday	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
prevent	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
reasserting	O
their	O
dominance	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
test	O
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
.	O

A	O
super	O
piece	O
of	O
fielding	O
by	O
Lewis	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
who	O
whipped	O
off	O
the	O
bails	O
.	O

Lewis	B-PER
,	O
though	O
,	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
similar	O
waves	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
as	O
Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
and	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
batted	O
through	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
session	O
with	O
few	O
alarms	O
.	O

Wasim	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
NAME	O
SQUAD	O
FOR	O
ONE-DAY	O
INTERNATIONALS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

The	O
England	B-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	B-LOC
starting	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Squad	O
:	O
Michael	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Alec	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
,	O
Graham	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
,	O
Nick	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
,	O
Graham	B-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
,	O
Matthew	B-PER
Maynard	I-PER
,	O
Ronnie	B-PER
Irani	I-PER
,	O
Adam	B-PER
Hollioake	I-PER
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
,	O
Darren	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
,	O
Peter	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
,	O
Dean	B-PER
Headley	I-PER
,	O
Alan	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
.	O

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

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER

(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-4	O

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

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-24	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
7	O
-	O
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O

4-6	O
6-3	O
7-5	O

Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
4	O
-	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
(	O
Chile	B-LOC
)	O
6-0	O

6-3	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
TOGO	B-LOC
BEAT	O
CONGO	B-LOC
1-0	O
IN	O
AFRICA	B-MISC
NATIONS	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

LOME	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Togo	B-LOC
beat	O
Congo	B-LOC
1-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O

in	O
their	O
African	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
preliminary	O
round	O
,	O
second	O
leg	O

qualifying	O
match	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Scorer	O
:	O
Salou	B-PER
Bachirou	I-PER
(	O
53rd	O
minute	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
18,000	O

Togo	B-LOC
win	O
1-0	O
on	O
aggregate	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ETHIOPIA	B-LOC
BEAT	O
UGANDA	B-LOC
ON	O
PENALTIES	O
IN	O
AFRICAN	B-MISC
NATIONS	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

ADDIS	B-LOC
ABABA	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Ethiopia	B-LOC
and	O
Uganda	B-LOC
drew	O
1-1	O

(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
African	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-LOC
won	O
4-2	O
penalties	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
YUGOSLAV	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
league	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Division	O
A	O

Vojvodina	B-ORG
1	O
Partizan	B-ORG
1	O

Crvena	B-ORG
zvezda	I-ORG
3	O
Proleter	B-ORG
1	O

Division	O
B	O

Zelesnik	B-ORG
0	O
Rudar	B-ORG
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEADING	O
GOALSCORERS	O
IN	O
POLISH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
goalscorers	O
in	O
the	O
Polish	B-MISC

first	O
division	O
after	O
the	O
weekend	O
's	O
matches	O
:	O

7	O
-	O
Bogdan	B-PER
Prusek	I-PER
(	O
Sokol	B-ORG
Tychy	I-ORG
)	O

5	O
-	O
Slawomir	B-PER
Wojciechowski	I-PER
(	O
GKS	B-ORG
Katowice	I-ORG
)	O

4	O
-	O
Jacek	B-PER
Dembinski	I-PER
(	O
Widzew	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Marcin	B-PER
Mieciel	I-PER

(	O
Legia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Ryszard	B-PER
Wieczorek	I-PER
(	O
Odra	B-ORG
Wodzislaw	I-ORG
)	O

3	O
-	O
Jacek	B-PER
Berensztain	I-PER
(	O
GKS	B-ORG
Belchatow	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Marek	B-PER
Citko	I-PER
(	O
Widzew	B-ORG
)	O
,	O

Adam	B-PER
Fedoruk	I-PER
,	O
Dariusz	B-PER
Jackiewicz	I-PER
(	O
both	O
Amica	B-ORG
Wronki	I-ORG
)	O
,	O

Bartlomiej	B-PER
Jamroz	I-PER
(	O
Hutnik	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Tomasz	B-PER
Moskal	I-PER

(	O
Slask	B-ORG
Wroclaw	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Krzysztof	B-PER
Piskula	I-PER
(	O
Lech	B-ORG
Poznan	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Mariusz	B-PER

Srutwa	B-PER
(	O
Ruch	B-ORG
Chorzow	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Emmanuel	B-PER
Tetteh	I-PER
(	O
Polonia	B-ORG
Warszawa	I-ORG
)	O
,	O

Krzysztof	B-PER
Zagorski	I-PER
(	O
Odra	B-ORG
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROMANIAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-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.	B-ORG
Bacau	I-ORG
1	O
Ceahlaul	B-ORG
Piatra	I-ORG
Neamt	I-ORG
1	O

Otelul	B-ORG
Galati	I-ORG
1	O
F.C.	B-ORG
Arges	I-ORG
Dacia	I-ORG
Pitesti	I-ORG
0	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Farul	I-ORG
Constanta	I-ORG
3	O
Chindia	B-ORG
Tirgoviste	I-ORG
1	O

Sportul	B-ORG
Studentesc	I-ORG
4	O
Universitatea	B-ORG
Craiova	I-ORG
2	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Petrolul	I-ORG
Ploiesti	I-ORG
4	O
Politehnica	B-ORG
Timisoara	I-ORG
5	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Brasov	I-ORG
1	O
F.C.	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
1	O

Jiul	B-ORG
Petrosani	I-ORG
1	O
Dinamo	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
0	O

Gloria	B-ORG
Bistrita	I-ORG
0	O
Universitatea	B-ORG
Cluj	I-ORG
1	O

Rapid	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
0	O
Steaua	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-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	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
2	O
9	O

Jiul	B-ORG
Petrosani	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
9	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Farul	I-ORG
Constanta	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
8	O

Universitatea	B-ORG
Cluj	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
4	O
8	O

A.S.	B-ORG
Bacau	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
7	O

Politehnica	B-ORG
Timisoara	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
11	O
9	O
7	O

F.C.	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
6	O
7	O

Otelul	B-ORG
Galati	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Chindia	I-ORG
Tirgoviste	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
6	O

Steaua	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
7	O
6	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Arges	I-ORG
Dacia	I-ORG
Pitesti	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Universitatea	B-ORG
Craiova	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
8	O
6	O
4	O

Sportul	B-ORG
Studentesc	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
7	O
9	O
4	O

Ceahlaul	B-ORG
Piatra	I-ORG
Neamt	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
4	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Brasov	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
6	O
10	O
4	O

Gloria	B-ORG
Bistrita	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
9	O
3	O

F.C.	B-ORG
Petrolul	I-ORG
Ploiesti	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
7	O
2	O

Rapid	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
9	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
POLISH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Polish	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Amica	B-ORG
Wronki	I-ORG
3	O
Hutnik	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
0	O

Sokol	B-ORG
Tychy	I-ORG
5	O
Lech	B-ORG
Poznan	I-ORG
3	O

Rakow	B-ORG
Czestochowa	I-ORG
1	O
Stomil	B-ORG
Olsztyn	I-ORG
4	O

Wisla	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
1	O
Gornik	B-ORG
Zabrze	I-ORG
0	O

Slask	B-ORG
Wroclaw	I-ORG
3	O
Odra	B-ORG
Wodzislaw	I-ORG
1	O

GKS	B-ORG
Katowice	I-ORG
1	O
Polonia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
0	O

Zaglebie	B-ORG
Lubin	I-ORG
2	O
LKS	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
1	O

Legia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
3	O
GKS	B-ORG
Belchatow	I-ORG
2	O

Widzew	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
3	O
Ruch	B-ORG
Chorzow	I-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	B-ORG
Wronki	I-ORG
7	O
5	O
1	O
1	O
13	O
8	O
16	O

Legia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
7	O
5	O
1	O
1	O
13	O
7	O
16	O

Lech	B-ORG
Poznan	I-ORG
7	O
5	O
0	O
2	O
12	O
9	O
15	O

Widzew	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
7	O
4	O
2	O
1	O
13	O
3	O
14	O

GKS	B-ORG
Katowice	I-ORG
7	O
4	O
2	O
1	O
12	O
9	O
14	O

Sokol	B-ORG
Tychy	I-ORG
7	O
4	O
0	O
3	O
14	O
15	O
12	O

Odra	B-ORG
Wodzislaw	I-ORG
7	O
3	O
1	O
3	O
13	O
10	O
10	O

Slask	B-ORG
Wroclaw	I-ORG
7	O
3	O
1	O
3	O
8	O
7	O
10	O

Polonia	B-ORG
Warsaw	I-ORG
7	O
3	O
1	O
3	O
7	O
9	O
10	O

GKS	B-ORG
Belchatow	I-ORG
7	O
3	O
0	O
4	O
9	O
9	O
9	O

Stomil	B-ORG
Olsztyn	I-ORG
7	O
2	O
3	O
2	O
9	O
9	O
9	O

Wisla	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
7	O
2	O
3	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
9	O

Hutnik	B-ORG
Krakow	I-ORG
7	O
3	O
0	O
4	O
8	O
10	O
9	O

Rakow	B-ORG
Czestochowa	I-ORG
7	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
6	O
10	O
7	O

Zaglebie	B-ORG
Lubin	I-ORG
7	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
10	O
12	O
6	O

Ruch	B-ORG
Chorzow	I-ORG
7	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
7	O
13	O
5	O

Gornik	B-ORG
Zabrze	I-ORG
7	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
6	O
10	O
4	O

LKS	B-ORG
Lodz	I-ORG
7	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
4	O
13	O
2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
RUSSIAN	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Russian	B-MISC
premier	O
league	O

matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Alaniya	B-ORG
Vladikavkaz	I-ORG
3	O
Zhemchuzhina	B-ORG
Sochi	I-ORG
1	O

Baltika	B-ORG
Kaliningrad	I-ORG
2	O
Zenit	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Petersburg	I-ORG
0	O

Chernomorets	B-ORG
Novorossiisk	I-ORG
2	O
Rostselmash	B-ORG
Rostov	I-ORG
1	O

Lokomotiv	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
2	O
Torpedo	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
1	O

Rotor	B-ORG
Volgograd	I-ORG
0	O
Dynamo	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
1	O

CSKA	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
4	O
Kamaz	B-ORG
Naberezhnye	I-ORG
Chelny	I-ORG
2	O

Lada	B-ORG
Togliatti	I-ORG
1	O
Spartak	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
1	O

Tekstilshik	B-ORG
Kamyshin	I-ORG
2	O
Krylya	B-ORG
Sovetov	I-ORG
Samara	I-ORG
1	O

Lokomotiv	B-ORG
Nizhny	I-ORG
Novgorod	I-ORG
2	O
Uralmash	B-ORG
Yekaterinburg	I-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	B-ORG
Vladikavkaz	I-ORG
24	O
16	O
5	O
3	O
48	O
25	O
53	O

Dynamo	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
25	O
15	O
7	O
3	O
43	O
21	O
52	O

Rotor	B-ORG
Volgograd	I-ORG
23	O
15	O
5	O
3	O
42	O
17	O
50	O

Spartak	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
25	O
14	O
7	O
4	O
48	O
24	O
49	O

CSKA	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
25	O
13	O
6	O
6	O
40	O
27	O
45	O

Lokomotiv	B-ORG
Nizhny	I-ORG
Novgorod	I-ORG
25	O
11	O
4	O
10	O
27	O
35	O
37	O

Lokomotiv	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
25	O
9	O
9	O
7	O
30	O
24	O
36	O

Baltika	B-ORG
Kaliningrad	I-ORG
25	O
8	O
10	O
7	O
29	O
26	O
34	O

Torpedo	B-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
25	O
8	O
9	O
8	O
31	O
33	O
33	O

Zenit	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Petersburg	I-ORG
24	O
9	O
4	O
11	O
24	O
26	O
31	O

Krylya	B-ORG
Sovetov	I-ORG
Samara	I-ORG
25	O
8	O
7	O
10	O
19	O
29	O
31	O

Zhemchuzhina	B-ORG
Sochi	I-ORG
25	O
8	O
4	O
13	O
26	O
38	O
28	O

Rostselmash	B-ORG
Rostov	I-ORG
24	O
7	O
7	O
10	O
42	O
38	O
28	O

Chernomorets	B-ORG
Novorossiisk	I-ORG
25	O
7	O
5	O
13	O
25	O
38	O
26	O

Kamaz	B-ORG
Naberezhnye	I-ORG
Chelny	I-ORG
24	O
5	O
4	O
15	O
25	O
42	O
19	O

Lada	B-ORG
Togliatti	I-ORG
24	O
4	O
6	O
14	O
15	O
37	O
18	O

Tekstilshchik	B-ORG
Kamyshin	I-ORG
25	O
3	O
9	O
13	O
15	O
30	O
18	O

Uralmash	B-ORG
Yekaterinburg	I-ORG
24	O
3	O
8	O
13	O
24	O
43	O
16	O

AUSTRALIAN	B-MISC
RULES-AFL	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
AND	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Australian	B-MISC
Rules	I-MISC

matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Played	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Adelaide	B-ORG
14.12	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Collingwood	B-ORG
24	O
.	O

9	O
(	O
153	O
)	O

West	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
24	O
.	O

7	O
(	O
151	O
)	O
Melbourne	B-ORG
11.12	O
(	O
78	O
)	O

Richmond	B-ORG
28.19	O
(	O
187	O
)	O
Fitzroy	B-ORG
5	O
.	O

6	O
(	O
36	O
)	O

Played	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Carlton	B-ORG
13.18	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Footscray	B-ORG
9.12	O
(	O
66	O
)	O

Essendon	B-ORG
14.16	O
(	O
100	O
)	O
Sydney	B-ORG
12.10	O
(	O
82	O
)	O

St	B-ORG
Kilda	I-ORG
9	O
.	O

9	O
(	O
63	O
)	O
Hawthorn	B-ORG
12	O
.	O

8	O
(	O
80	O
)	O

Brisbane	B-ORG
10.11	O
(	O
71	O
)	O
Fremantle	B-ORG
10.10	O
(	O
70	O
)	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

North	B-ORG
Melbourne	I-ORG
14.12	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Geelong	B-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	B-ORG
21	O
15	O
1	O
5	O
2123	O
1631	O
130.2	O
62	O

Sydney	B-ORG
21	O
15	O
1	O
5	O
2067	O
1687	O
122.5	O
62	O

West	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
21	O
15	O
0	O
6	O
2151	O
1673	O
128.6	O
60	O

North	B-ORG
Melbourne	I-ORG
21	O
15	O
0	O
6	O
2385	O
1873	O
127.3	O
60	O

Carlton	B-ORG
21	O
14	O
0	O
7	O
2009	O
1844	O
108.9	O
56	O

Geelong	B-ORG
21	O
13	O
1	O
7	O
2288	O
1940	O
117.9	O
54	O

Essendon	B-ORG
21	O
13	O
1	O
7	O
2130	O
1947	O
109.4	O
54	O

Richmond	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
2173	O
1803	O
120.5	O
44	O

Hawthorn	B-ORG
21	O
10	O
1	O
10	O
1791	O
1820	O
98.4	O
42	O

St	B-ORG
Kilda	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
0	O
12	O
1909	O
1958	O
97.5	O
36	O

Collingwood	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
2103	O
2091	O
100.6	O
32	O

Adelaide	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
2158	O
2183	O
98.9	O
32	O

Melbourne	B-ORG
21	O
7	O
0	O
14	O
1642	O
2361	O
69.5	O
28	O

Fremantle	B-ORG
21	O
6	O
0	O
15	O
1673	O
1912	O
87.5	O
24	O

Footscray	B-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
1578	O
2060	O
76.6	O
22	O

Fitzroy	B-ORG
21	O
1	O
0	O
20	O
1381	O
2778	O
49.7	O
4	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
AUSTRALIAN	B-MISC
RUGBY	O
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Australian	B-MISC
rugby	O
league	O
matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Played	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Bulldogs	I-ORG
17	O
South	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
16	O
Brisbane	B-ORG
38	O
Gold	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
10	O

North	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
46	O
South	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
4	O

Illawarra	B-ORG
42	O
Penrith	B-ORG
2	O

St	B-ORG
George	I-ORG
20	O
North	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
24	O

Manly	B-ORG
42	O
Western	B-ORG
Suburbs	I-ORG
12	O

Played	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Parramatta	B-ORG
14	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
26	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
24	O
Western	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
20	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

Canberra	B-ORG
30	O
Auckland	B-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	B-ORG
21	O
17	O
0	O
4	O
501	O
181	O
34	O

Brisbane	B-ORG
21	O
16	O
0	O
5	O
569	O
257	O
32	O

North	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
21	O
14	O
2	O
5	O
560	O
317	O
30	O

Sydney	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
20	O
14	O
1	O
5	O
487	O
293	O
29	O

Cronulla	B-ORG
20	O
12	O
2	O
6	O
359	O
258	O
26	O

Canberra	B-ORG
21	O
12	O
1	O
8	O
502	O
374	O
25	O

St	B-ORG
George	I-ORG
21	O
12	O
1	O
8	O
421	O
344	O
25	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
416	O
366	O
23	O

Western	B-ORG
Suburbs	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
382	O
426	O
23	O

Auckland	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
406	O
389	O
22	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
309	O
435	O
22	O

Parramatta	B-ORG
21	O
10	O
1	O
10	O
388	O
391	O
21	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Bulldogs	I-ORG
21	O
10	O
0	O
11	O
325	O
356	O
20	O

Illawarra	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
395	O
432	O
16	O

Western	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
1	O
14	O
297	O
398	O
13	O

Penrith	B-ORG
21	O
6	O
1	O
14	O
339	O
448	O
13	O

North	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
0	O
15	O
266	O
593	O
12	O

Gold	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
351	O
483	O
11	O

South	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
304	O
586	O
11	O

South	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
21	O
4	O
0	O
17	O
210	O
460	O
8	O

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

KUALA	B-LOC
LUMPUR	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
finals	O
in	O
the	O

Malaysian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Ewe	I-PER
Hock	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Indra	B-PER
Wijaya	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
)	O
1-15	O

15-1	O
15-7	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

2	O
-	O
Zhang	B-PER
Ning	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
1	O
-	O
Wang	B-PER
Chen	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
11-7	O
11-8	O

Women	O
's	O
doubles	O

3/4	O
-	O
Marlene	B-PER
Thomsen	I-PER
/	O
Lisbet	B-PER
Stuer-Lauridsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O

3/4	O
-	O
Qiang	B-PER
Hong	I-PER
/	O
Liu	B-PER
Lu	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
10-15	O
17-14	O
17-16	O

Men	O
's	O
doubles	O

1	O
-	O
Yap	B-PER
Kim	I-PER
Hock	I-PER
/	O
Cheah	B-PER
Soon	I-PER
Kit	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Lee	B-PER
Wan	I-PER
Wah	I-PER
/	O
Chong	B-PER

Tan	B-PER
Fook	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	B-LOC
)	O
15-5	O
15-3	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
S.	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-BASEBALL	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC

pro-baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Haitai	B-ORG
10	O
Hanwha	B-ORG
4	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
5	O
Samsung	B-ORG
4	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
4	O
LG	B-ORG
1	O

OB	B-ORG
1	O
Lotte	B-PER
1	O

Lotte	B-PER
1	O
OB	B-ORG
0*	O

*Note	O
-	O
OB	B-ORG
and	O
Lotte	B-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	B-ORG
63	O
2	O
40	O
.610	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
57	O
2	O
47	O
.547	O
6	O
1/2	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
55	O
5	O
47	O
.537	O
7	O
1/2	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
55	O
1	O
48	O
.534	O
8	O

Samsung	B-ORG
47	O
5	O
54	O
.467	O
15	O

Lotte	B-ORG
44	O
6	O
52	O
.461	O
15	O
1/2	O

LG	B-ORG
44	O
5	O
57	O
.439	O
18	O

OB	B-ORG
40	O
6	O
60	O
.406	O
21	O
1/2	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
SUNDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

BOSTON	B-ORG
8	O
Seattle	B-ORG
5	O

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
8	O
Milwaukee	B-ORG
5	O

California	B-ORG
13	O
BALTIMORE	B-ORG
0	O

Oakland	B-ORG
6	O
NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
4	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
10	O
Toronto	B-ORG
9	O
(	O
10	O
)	O

Texas	B-ORG
13	O
MINNESOTA	B-ORG
2	O

Detroit	B-ORG
7	O
KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
4	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
SATURDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
54	O
.578	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
68	O
60	O
.531	O
6	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
65	O
65	O
.500	O
10	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
61	O
69	O
.469	O
14	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
46	O
83	O
.357	O
28	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
76	O
53	O
.589	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
69	O
62	O
.527	O
8	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
65	O
64	O
.504	O
11	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
62	O
68	O
.477	O
14	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
59	O
72	O
.450	O
18	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
74	O
56	O
.569	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
66	O
62	O
.516	O
7	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
62	O
70	O
.470	O
13	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
60	O
69	O
.465	O
13	O
1/2	O

SUNDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
25TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CLEVELAND	B-LOC

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

TORONTO	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
MINNESOTA	B-LOC

DETROIT	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
81	O
47	O
.633	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
70	O
58	O
.547	O
11	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
60	O
70	O
.462	O
22	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
71	O
.454	O
23	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
53	O
77	O
.408	O
29	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
69	O
61	O
.531	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
68	O
61	O
.527	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
64	O
64	O
.500	O
4	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
63	O
64	O
.496	O
4	O
1/2	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
55	O
74	O
.426	O
13	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
71	O
60	O
.542	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
69	O
60	O
.535	O
1	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
67	O
63	O
.515	O
3	O
1/2	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
54	O
73	O
.425	O
15	O

SUNDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
25TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
ATLANTA	B-LOC

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
LOS	B-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
DIEGO	I-LOC

MONTREAL	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
FLORIDA	B-LOC

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
ORIOLES	B-ORG
SNEAK	O
PAST	O
ANGELS	B-ORG
.	O

BALTIMORE	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Rafael	B-PER
Palmeiro	I-PER
's	O
two-out	O
single	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
inning	O
scored	O
Roberto	B-PER
Alomar	I-PER
with	O
the	O
go-ahead	O
run	O
as	O
the	O
Baltimore	B-ORG
Orioles	I-ORG
rallied	O
past	O
the	O
California	B-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
5-4	O
and	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
's	O
wild-card	O
berth	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
Orioles	B-ORG
trailed	O
4-3	O
when	O
pinch-hitter	O
Mike	B-PER
Devereaux	I-PER
led	O
off	O
the	O
sixth	O
with	O
a	O
triple	O
against	O
reliever	O
Kyle	B-PER
Abbott	I-PER
(	O
0-1	O
)	O
and	O
scored	O
the	O
tying	O
run	O
on	O
Alomar	B-PER
's	O
single	O
.	O

After	O
Brady	B-PER
Anderson	I-PER
sacrificed	O
,	O
Palmeiro	B-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	B-PER
.	O

In	O
Boston	B-LOC
,	O
former	O
Mariner	B-PER
Darren	I-PER
Bragg	I-PER
's	O
first	O
career	O
grand	O
slam	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
inning	O
off	O
reliever	O
Randy	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
lifted	O
the	O
Boston	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Sox	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
Kevin	B-PER
Seitzer	I-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	B-PER
Hulse	I-PER
with	O
the	O
winning	O
run	O
as	O
the	O
Milwaukee	B-ORG
Brewers	I-ORG
sent	O
the	O
Cleveland	B-ORG
Indians	I-ORG
to	O
their	O
third	O
straight	O
extra-inning	O
defeat	O
4-3	O
.	O

Bob	B-PER
Wickman	I-PER
(	O
5-1	O
)	O
,	O
acquired	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Yankees	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
earned	O
the	O
win	O
in	O
his	O
Milwaukee	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Marty	B-PER
Cordova	I-PER
and	O
Matt	B-PER
Lawton	I-PER
hit	O
solo	O
homers	O
and	O
Frankie	B-PER
Rodriguez	I-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	B-ORG
Twins	I-ORG
held	O
on	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
Texas	B-ORG
Rangers	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
Wally	B-PER
Whitehurst	I-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	B-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
's	O
three-run	O
double	O
snapped	O
a	O
sixth-inning	O
tie	O
as	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Yankees	I-ORG
held	O
on	O
for	O
a	O
5-4	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Oakland	B-ORG
Athletics	I-ORG
.	O

Whitehurst	B-PER
,	O
promoted	O
from	O
Triple-A	B-ORG
Columbus	I-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.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-ORG
on	O
May	O
28th	O
,	O
1994	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
with	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
Padres	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
Kansas	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Jose	B-PER
Rosado	I-PER
came	O
within	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
third	O
complete	O
game	O
and	O
Michael	B-PER
Tucker	I-PER
homered	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Kansas	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
Royals	I-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	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
battle	O
of	O
cellar-dwellers	O
.	O

Rosado	B-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	B-ORG
RALLY	O
TO	O
BEAT	O
CUBS	B-ORG
.	O

ATLANTA	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Fred	B-PER
McGriff	I-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	B-ORG
Braves	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
6-5	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Chicago	B-ORG
Cubs	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Clontz	I-PER
(	O
6-2	O
)	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
win	O
in	O
relief	O
for	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
won	O
11	O
of	O
its	O
last	O
13	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
Colorado	B-LOC
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Thompson	I-PER
threw	O
an	O
eight-hitter	O
for	O
his	O
third	O
complete	O
game	O
and	O
Ellis	B-PER
Burks	I-PER
homered	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Rockies	I-ORG
beat	O
the	O
Pittsburgh	B-ORG
Pirates	I-ORG
9-3	O
.	O

Vinny	B-PER
Castilla	I-PER
and	O
Dante	B-PER
Bichette	I-PER
each	O
added	O
two	O
RBI	B-MISC
for	O
Colorado	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Kevin	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
scattered	O
seven	O
hits	O
over	O
eight	O
innings	O
and	O
Kurt	B-PER
Abbott	I-PER
snapped	O
a	O
sixth-inning	O
tie	O
with	O
a	O
two-run	O
double	O
as	O
the	O
Florida	B-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
tired	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
5-3	O
.	O

The	O
Marlins	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
,	O
Tom	B-PER
Candiotti	I-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	B-PER
Piazza	I-PER
and	O
Todd	B-PER
Hollandsworth	I-PER
drove	O
in	O
two	O
runs	O
apiece	O
as	O
the	O
Los	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
Dodgers	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Mets	I-ORG
7-5	O
.	O

Candiotti	B-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	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
won	O
10	O
of	O
its	O
last	O
14	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
San	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
,	O
Joey	B-PER
Hamilton	I-PER
allowed	O
two	O
hits	O
over	O
seven	O
innings	O
and	O
Rickey	B-PER
Henderson	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
major	O
league-record	O
69th	O
leadoff	O
homer	O
as	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
Padres	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
Phillies	I-ORG
7-1	O
for	O
their	O
fifth	O
win	O
in	O
six	O
games	O
.	O

Hamilton	B-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	B-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
,	O
Pedro	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
allowed	O
two	O
hits	O
in	O
eight	O
innings	O
and	O
David	B-PER
Segui	I-PER
drove	O
in	O
two	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Montreal	B-ORG
Expos	I-ORG
shut	O
out	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
3-0	O
for	O
their	O
third	O
straight	O
win	O
.	O

Martinez	B-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	B-LOC
Diego	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Orlando	B-PER
Miller	I-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	B-PER
Stottlemyre	I-PER
gave	O
the	O
Houston	B-ORG
Astros	I-ORG
a	O
3-1	O
win	O
over	O
the	O
St.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-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	B-MISC
Central	I-MISC
division	I-MISC
.	O

Shane	B-PER
Reynolds	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
SATURDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

ATLANTA	B-ORG
6	O
Chicago	B-ORG
5	O

HOUSTON	B-ORG
3	O
St	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
1	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
7	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
5	O

Montreal	B-ORG
3	O
SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
0	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
5	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
3	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
9	O
Pittsburgh	B-ORG
3	O

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
7	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
1	O

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

BOSTON	B-ORG
9	O
Seattle	B-ORG
5	O

Milwaukee	B-ORG
4	O
CLEVELAND	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
10	O
innings	O
)	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
5	O
California	B-ORG
4	O

Toronto	B-ORG
9	O
CHICAGO	B-ORG
2	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
5	O
Oakland	B-ORG
4	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
9	O
Detroit	B-ORG
2	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
6	O
Texas	B-ORG
5	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
CHAMPIONS	O
PORTO	B-LOC
KICK	O
OFF	O
SEASON	O
WITH	O
A	O
DRAW	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Portuguese	B-MISC
champions	O
Porto	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Jardel	I-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	B-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
in	O
the	O
60th	O
minute	O
.	O

Domingos	B-PER
redeemed	O
himself	O
by	O
netting	O
the	O
equaliser	O
just	O
into	O
extra	O
time	O
.	O

Setubal	B-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	B-PER
Conde	I-PER
shot	O
around	O
Porto	B-ORG
's	O
new	O
Polish	B-MISC
keeper	O
Andrejez	B-PER
Wozniak	I-PER
.	O

Conde	B-PER
scored	O
his	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
70th	O
minute	O
.	O

Benfica	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Carneiro	I-PER
was	O
sent	O
off	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
bookable	O
offence	O
.	O

Benfica	B-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	B-MISC
midfielder	O
Valdo	B-PER
who	O
suffered	O
a	O
light	O
knee	O
injury	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
substituted	O
by	O
Paulao	B-PER
.	O

Benfica	B-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	B-PER
after	O
Luis	B-PER
Baltasar	I-PER
tripped	O
up	O
captain	O
Joao	B-PER
Pinto	I-PER
under	O
the	O
referee	O
's	O
nose	O
.	O

Braga	B-ORG
defender	O
Idalecio	B-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	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LISBON	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Portuguese	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

FC	B-ORG
Porto	I-ORG
2	O
Setubal	B-ORG
2	O

Benfica	B-ORG
1	O
Braga	B-ORG
1	O

Guimaraes	B-ORG
4	O
Gil	B-ORG
Vicente	I-ORG
2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FIORENTINA	B-ORG
WIN	O
WITH	O
BATISTUTA	B-PER
DOUBLE	O
.	O

MILAN	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Argentine	B-MISC
striker	O
Gabriel	B-PER
Batistuta	I-PER
gave	O
Fiorentina	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
winners	O
a	O
2-1	O
Supercup	B-MISC
victory	O
over	O
serie	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
champions	O
Milan	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
winners	O
and	O
league	O
champions	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
1988	O
that	O
the	O
Cup	B-MISC
winners	O
had	O
won	O
.	O

Batistuta	B-PER
gave	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
the	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
11th	O
minute	O
.	O

Sweden	B-LOC
's	O
Stefan	B-PER
Schwarz	I-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	B-PER
did	O
the	O
rest	O
,	O
chipping	O
veteran	O
defender	O
Franco	B-PER
Baresi	I-PER
and	O
scoring	O
at	O
the	O
near	O
post	O
.	O

Montenegrin	B-MISC
midfielder	O
Dejan	B-PER
Savicevic	I-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	B-ORG
goalkeeper	O
Francesco	B-PER
Toldo	I-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	B-PER
took	O
charge	O
.	O

French	B-MISC
international	O
midfielder	O
Marcel	B-PER
Desailly	I-PER
fouled	O
the	O
Argentine	B-MISC
,	O
whose	O
coach	O
at	O
Boca	B-ORG
Juniors	I-ORG
before	O
he	O
joined	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
in	O
1991	O
was	O
new	O
Milan	B-ORG
coach	O
Oscar	B-PER
Tabarez	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Batistuta	B-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	B-PER
by	O
adoring	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
fans	O
,	O
was	O
just	O
reward	O
for	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
who	O
looked	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
impressive	O
team	O
.	O

Milan	B-ORG
's	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
George	B-PER
Weah	I-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	B-MISC
team	O
mate	O
Roberto	B-PER
Baggio	I-PER
did	O
not	O
play	O
due	O
to	O
injury	O
.	O

New	O
Dutch	B-MISC
signing	O
Edgar	B-PER
Davids	I-PER
came	O
on	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
as	O
a	O
Milan	B-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	B-ORG
BEAT	O
MILAN	B-ORG
IN	O
ITALIAN	B-MISC
SUPERCUP	I-MISC
.	O

MILAN	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Italian	B-MISC
Cup	B-MISC
winners	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
beat	O

league	O
champions	O
Milan	B-ORG
2-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-1	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
pre-season	O

Supercoppa	O
(	O
SuperCup	B-MISC
)	O
in	O
Milan	B-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Fiorentina	B-ORG
-	O
Gabriel	B-PER
Batistuta	I-PER
(	O
11th	O
,	O
83rd	O
)	O

Milan	B-ORG
-	O
Dejan	B-PER
Savicevic	I-PER
(	O
21st	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
29,582	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
NORWAY	B-LOC
ELITE	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

OSLO	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
elite	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Tromso	B-ORG
2	O
Kongsvinger	B-ORG
1	O

Valerenga	B-ORG
3	O
Skeid	B-ORG
0	O

Stabaek	B-ORG
4	O
Stromsgodset	B-ORG
0	O

Molde	B-ORG
1	O
Bodo	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Glimt	I-ORG
2	O

Viking	B-ORG
1	O
Moss	B-ORG
0	O

Brann	B-ORG
7	O
Start	B-ORG
1	O

Rosenborg	B-ORG
7	O
Lillestrom	B-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	B-ORG
20	O
14	O
4	O
2	O
68	O
21	O
46	O

Lillestrom	B-ORG
19	O
9	O
5	O
5	O
38	O
29	O
32	O

Skeid	B-ORG
19	O
10	O
2	O
7	O
29	O
30	O
32	O

Stabaek	B-ORG
20	O
7	O
8	O
5	O
41	O
34	O
29	O

Brann	B-ORG
19	O
8	O
5	O
6	O
40	O
37	O
29	O

Tromso	B-ORG
20	O
8	O
5	O
7	O
34	O
33	O
29	O

Viking	B-ORG
20	O
7	O
7	O
6	O
33	O
24	O
28	O

Molde	B-ORG
19	O
8	O
3	O
8	O
36	O
25	O
27	O

Bodo	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Glimt	I-ORG
20	O
7	O
4	O
9	O
33	O
41	O
25	O

Kongsvinger	B-ORG
20	O
7	O
4	O
9	O
26	O
38	O
25	O

Stromsgodset	B-ORG
20	O
7	O
4	O
9	O
27	O
40	O
25	O

Valerenga	B-ORG
20	O
6	O
6	O
8	O
26	O
32	O
24	O

Moss	B-ORG
20	O
4	O
6	O
10	O
23	O
40	O
18	O

Start	B-ORG
20	O
3	O
3	O
14	O
26	O
56	O
12	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SUMMARY	O
OF	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
MATCH	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Summary	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

match	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

MSV	B-ORG
Duisberg	I-ORG
0	O
Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Klinsmann	B-PER
15th	O
,	O
Zieger	B-PER
24th	O
and	O

90th	O
,	O
Witechek	B-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	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
MATCH	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Result	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

MSV	B-ORG
Duisberg	I-ORG
0	O
Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
4	O

Bundesliga	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
1	O
9	O

Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
2	O
7	O

VfB	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
1	O
6	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
9	O
5	O
6	O

Hamburg	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
6	O

VfL	B-ORG
Bochum	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
5	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
7	O
4	O

1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
10	O
3	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
3	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O

Schalke	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
8	O
2	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
1	O

MSV	B-ORG
Duisburg	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SWISS	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Swiss	B-MISC
premier	O
division	O

matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Aarau	B-ORG
1	O
Young	B-ORG
Boys	I-ORG
0	O

Grasshopper	B-ORG
2	O
Lucerne	B-ORG
2	O

Lugano	B-ORG
1	O
Basle	B-ORG
1	O

Neuchatel	B-ORG
3	O
St	B-ORG
Gallen	I-ORG
0	O

Sion	B-ORG
3	O
Servette	B-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	B-ORG
8	O
6	O
1	O
1	O
12	O
7	O
19	O

Grasshopper	B-ORG
9	O
4	O
4	O
1	O
17	O
11	O
16	O

St.	B-ORG
Gallen	O
9	O
4	O
4	O
1	O
6	O
5	O
16	O

Lausanne	B-ORG
9	O
4	O
2	O
3	O
18	O
13	O
14	O

Aarau	B-ORG
8	O
4	O
1	O
3	O
9	O
4	O
13	O

Sion	B-ORG
9	O
3	O
4	O
2	O
13	O
11	O
13	O

Zurich	B-ORG
9	O
2	O
5	O
2	O
9	O
9	O
11	O

Basle	B-ORG
8	O
2	O
3	O
3	O
12	O
11	O
9	O

Servette	B-ORG
9	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
10	O
12	O
9	O

Lucerne	B-ORG
8	O
1	O
5	O
2	O
10	O
11	O
8	O

Lugano	B-ORG
9	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
6	O
15	O
7	O

Young	B-ORG
Boys	I-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	B-MISC
TOUR	I-MISC
.	O

STUTTGART	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
prize	O
money	O

winners	O
on	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
after	O
Sunday	O
's	O
German	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
(	O
Britain	B-LOC

unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Ian	B-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
480,618	O
pounds	O
sterling	O

2.	O
Colin	B-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER
429,449	O

3.	O
Lee	B-PER
Westwood	I-PER
301,972	O

4.	O
Robert	B-PER
Allenby	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
291,088	O

5.	O
Mark	B-PER
McNulty	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
)	O
254,247	O

6.	O
Costantino	B-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
253,337	O

7.	O
Andrew	B-PER
Coltart	I-PER
246,077	O

8.	O
Wayne	B-PER
Riley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
233,713	O

9.	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
229,360	O

10.	O
Stephen	B-PER
Ames	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
)	O
211,175	O

11.	O
Frank	B-PER
Nobilo	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
209,412	O

12.	O
Paul	B-PER
McGinley	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
208,978	O

13.	O
Paul	B-PER
Lawrie	I-PER
207,990	O

14.	O
Padraig	B-PER
Harrington	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
202,593	O

15.	O
Retief	B-PER
Goosen	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
188,143	O

16.	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Lomas	I-PER
181,005	O

17.	O
Paul	B-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER
172,580	O

18.	O
Peter	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
170,952	O

19.	O
Jim	B-PER
Payne	I-PER
165,150	O

20.	O
Russell	B-PER
Claydon	I-PER
156,996	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
SWISS	B-MISC
GRAND	B-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULT	O
.	O

ZURICH	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Leading	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
232-km	O

Swiss	B-MISC
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
cycling	O
race	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

1.	O
Andrea	B-PER
Ferrigato	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
5	O
hours	O
51	O
minutes	O
52	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Michele	B-PER
Bartoli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

3.	O
Johan	B-PER
Museeuw	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O

4.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O

5.	O
Francesco	B-PER
Casagrande	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

6.	O
Alessandro	B-PER
Baronti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

7.	O
Frank	B-PER
Vandenbroucke	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
all	O
same	O
time	O

8.	O
Fabio	B-PER
Baldato	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
11	O
seconds	O
behind	O

9.	O
Maurizio	B-PER
Fondriest	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

10.	O
Laurent	B-PER
Jalabert	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
both	O
same	O
time	O

Leading	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O
(	O
after	O
8	O
of	O
11	O
rounds	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Museeuw	B-PER
162	O
points	O

2.	O
Ferrigato	B-PER
112	O

3.	O
Bartoli	B-PER
108	O

4.	O
Stefano	B-PER
Zanini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
88	O

5.	O
Armstrong	B-PER
81	O

6.	O
Baldato	B-PER
77	O

7.	O
Alexandre	B-PER
Gontchenkov	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
67	O

8.	O
Gabriele	B-PER
Colombo	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
58	O

9.	O
Andrei	B-PER
Tchmil	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
56	O

10.	O
Max	B-PER
Sciandri	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
55	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
FERRIGATO	B-PER
SPRINTS	O
TO	O
SECOND	O
STRAIGHT	O
WORLD	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
WIN	O
.	O

ZURICH	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Andrea	B-PER
Ferrigato	I-PER
of	O
Italy	B-LOC
sprinted	O
to	O
his	O
second	O
cycling	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
win	O
in	O
successive	O
weekends	O
with	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
Swiss	B-MISC
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Ferrigato	B-PER
,	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
Leeds	B-MISC
Classic	I-MISC
last	O
Sunday	O
with	O
a	O
one	O
second	O
win	O
over	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Max	B-PER
Sciandri	I-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	B-MISC
surged	O
past	O
compatriot	O
Michele	B-PER
Bartoli	I-PER
and	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
winner	O
and	O
defending	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
champion	O
Johan	B-PER
Museeuw	I-PER
of	O
Belgium	B-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	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
of	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-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	B-PER
from	O
sixth	O
to	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
overall	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
rankings	O
with	O
112	O
points	O
but	O
Museeuw	B-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	B-LOC
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
SCORES	O
.	O

STUTTGART	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Briton	B-MISC
Ian	B-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
won	O

the	O
German	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-LOC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

193	O
Ian	B-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
64	O
64	O
65	O
.	O

199	O
Thomas	B-PER
Gogele	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
65	O
67	O
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Karlsson	I-PER

(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
62	O
70	O
,	O
Ian	B-PER
Pyman	I-PER
66	O
64	O
69	O
,	O
Fernando	B-PER
Roca	I-PER

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
64	O
69	O
.	O

200	O
Diego	B-PER
Borrego	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
63	O
68	O
,	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
66	O
68	O
.	O

201	O
Stephen	B-PER
Ames	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
)	O
68	O
65	O
68	O
,	O
Roger	B-PER
Chapman	I-PER
72	O
62	O
67	O
,	O

Paul	B-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER
62	O
70	O
69	O
,	O
Stephen	B-PER
Field	I-PER
66	O
65	O
70	O
,	O

Carl	B-PER
Suneson	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
65	O
66	O
70	O

202	O
Greg	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
70	O
67	O
65	O
,	O
Heinz-Peter	B-PER
Thul	I-PER

(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
67	O
65	O
,	O
Ronan	B-PER
Rafferty	I-PER
64	O
72	O
66	O
,	O
Barry	B-PER
Lane	I-PER

68	O
67	O
67	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Carter	I-PER
66	O
69	O
67	O
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Jonzon	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O

67	O
67	O
68	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
67	O
67	O
68	O

203	O
Lee	B-PER
Westwood	I-PER
66	O
71	O
66	O
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Emerson	I-PER
68	O
69	O
66	O
,	O
Peter	B-PER
Baker	I-PER

70	O
66	O
67	O
,	O
Des	B-PER
Smyth	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
69	O
68	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Lawrie	I-PER

66	O
69	O
68	O
,	O
Francisco	B-PER
Cea	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
68	O
66	O
69	O
,	O
Pedro	B-PER
Linhart	I-PER

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
67	O
67	O
69	O
,	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Lomas	I-PER
67	O
67	O
69	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Eales	I-PER

67	O
68	O
68	O
,	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
63	O
69	O
71	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
PSV	B-ORG
BEAT	O
GRONINGEN	B-ORG
4-1	O
TO	O
PULL	O
AWAY	O
FROM	O
AJAX	B-ORG
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Belgian	B-MISC
international	O
Luc	B-PER
Nilis	I-PER
scored	O
twice	O
on	O
Sunday	O
as	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
came	O
from	O
behind	O
to	O
beat	O
Groningen	B-ORG
4-1	O
in	O
Eindhoven	B-LOC
.	O

PSV	B-ORG
and	O
Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
are	O
the	O
only	O
unbeaten	O
teams	O
after	O
two	O
rounds	O
of	O
the	O
Dutch	B-MISC
league	O
.	O

Defending	O
champions	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
were	O
defeated	O
2-0	O
loss	O
away	O
to	O
Heerenveen	B-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Groningen	B-ORG
took	O
the	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
minute	O
when	O
Dean	B-PER
Gorre	I-PER
intercepted	O
a	O
back	O
pass	O
from	O
Ernest	B-PER
Faber	I-PER
to	O
goalkeeper	O
Ronald	B-PER
Waterreus	I-PER
and	O
shot	O
home	O
.	O

Faber	B-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	B-ORG
took	O
control	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
score	O
until	O
Groningen	B-ORG
striker	O
Romano	B-PER
Sion	I-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	B-PER
gave	O
PSV	B-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	B-PER
Petrovic	I-PER
.	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
upstaged	O
Utrecht	B-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	B-PER
Atteveld	I-PER
and	O
Erwin	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Looi	I-PER
.	O

Gaston	B-PER
Taument	I-PER
scored	O
twice	O
and	O
newly	O
signed	O
Argentine	B-MISC
Pablo	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
once	O
in	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
's	O
3-0	O
victory	O
over	O
Volendam	B-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BELGIAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Results	O
of	O
Belgian	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Genk	B-ORG
1	O
Club	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
1	O

Harelbeke	B-ORG
3	O
Mechelen	B-ORG
3	O

Standard	B-ORG
Liege	I-ORG
3	O
Molenbeek	B-ORG
0	O

Anderlecht	B-ORG
2	O
Lokeren	B-ORG
2	O

Cercle	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
2	O
Mouscron	B-ORG
2	O

Antwerp	B-ORG
1	O
Lommel	B-ORG
4	O

Ghent	B-ORG
3	O
Aalst	B-ORG
2	O

Lierse	B-ORG
4	O
Charleroi	B-ORG
0	O

Sint	B-ORG
Truiden	I-ORG
3	O
Ekeren	B-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	B-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
9	O
5	O
10	O

Standard	B-ORG
Liege	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
9	O

Club	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
10	O
4	O
8	O

Mouscron	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
7	O
4	O
8	O

Anderlecht	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
9	O
3	O
6	O

Lierse	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Antwerp	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
10	O
6	O

Genk	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
6	O
5	O
5	O

Molenbeek	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
5	O

Harelbeke	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
6	O
7	O
4	O

Aalst	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
4	O

Lokeren	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
4	O

Ekeren	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
6	O
8	O
4	O

Lommel	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
10	O
4	O

Mechelen	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
6	O
7	O
3	O

Cercle	B-ORG
Brugge	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
3	O

Charleroi	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
8	O
3	O

Sint	B-ORG
Truiden	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
11	O
3	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Summary	O
of	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Sanchez	B-PER
27th	O
,	O
Taument	B-PER
44th	O
,	O
57th	O
)	O

Volendam	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
2-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
not	O
given	O
.	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
0	O
AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
not	O
given	O
.	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Van	B-PER
Wanrooy	I-PER
58th	O
)	O
Utrecht	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
7,032	O
.	O

Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Hoogma	B-PER
30th	O
)	O
Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Roelofsen	B-PER

28th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
not	O
given	O
.	O

PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Faber	B-PER
32nd	O
,	O
Nilis	B-PER
63rd	O
79th	O
,	O
Petrovic	B-PER
78th	O
)	O

Groningen	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Gorre	B-PER
7th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
27,500	O

Played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Ibrahim	B-PER
20th	O
63rd	O
,	O
Godee	B-PER
54th	O
)	O
RKC	B-ORG

Waalwijk	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Dos	B-PER
Santos	I-PER
38th	O
,	O
Van	B-PER
Arum	I-PER
73th	O
penalty	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O

1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
7,000	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
0	O
Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Hamming	B-PER
65th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O

0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
7,250	O
.	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Arnold	B-PER
70th	O
)	O
Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Haldtime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
11,500	O
.	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Wouden	B-PER
53rd	O
,	O
Dahl	B-PER
Tomasson	I-PER
74th	O
)	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG

0.	O
Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
13,500	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
TABLE	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Result	O
of	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
3	O
Volendam	B-ORG
0	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
0	O
AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
0	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
1	O
Utrecht	B-ORG
0	O

Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
1	O
Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
1	O

PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
4	O
Groningen	B-ORG
1	O

Played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
3	O
RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
2	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
0	O
Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
1	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
1	O
Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
0	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
2	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-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	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
8	O
2	O
6	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
6	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
4	O

Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
4	O

Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
4	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
4	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O

Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O

Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O

Utrecht	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
1	O

RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O

AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O

Volendam	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

Groningen	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

DUTCH	B-MISC
CAPTAIN	O
BLIND	B-PER
ENDS	O
INTERNATIONAL	O
CAREER	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Dutch	B-MISC
soccer	O
captain	O
Danny	B-PER
Blind	I-PER
has	O
decided	O
to	O
end	O
his	O
international	O
career	O
,	O
Ajax	B-ORG
spokesman	O
David	B-PER
Endt	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Endt	B-PER
told	O
Dutch	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
ANP	B-ORG
that	O
Blind	B-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	B-ORG
defender	O
,	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
into	O
the	O
quarter-finals	O
at	O
June	O
's	O
European	B-MISC
championship	O
finals	O
in	O
England	B-LOC
,	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
devote	O
his	O
attention	O
to	O
playing	O
for	O
his	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
club	O
,	O
Endt	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Blind	B-PER
,	O
who	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
1990	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
and	O
the	O
1992	B-MISC
European	I-MISC
championship	I-MISC
,	O
was	O
capped	O
42	O
times	O
for	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
INDIA	B-LOC
BANS	O
SIDHU	B-PER
FOR	O
50	O
DAYS	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Indian	B-MISC
opener	O
Navjot	B-PER
Singh	I-PER
Sidhu	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Press	B-ORG
Trust	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Control	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Cricket	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
India	I-ORG
met	O
at	O
Mohali	B-LOC
,	O
near	O
the	O
northern	O
city	O
of	O
Chandigarh	B-LOC
.	O

Sidhu	B-PER
abandoned	O
the	O
Indian	B-MISC
team	O
after	O
the	O
third	O
one-day	O
international	O
against	O
England	B-LOC
at	O
Old	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
in	O
Manchester	B-LOC
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
before	O
India	B-LOC
began	O
a	O
three-test	O
series	O
,	O
citing	O
serious	O
differences	O
with	O
captain	O
Mohammed	B-PER
Azharuddin	I-PER
.	O

Azharuddin	B-PER
was	O
sacked	O
after	O
the	O
tour	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
Sachin	B-PER
Tendulkar	I-PER
.	O

Sidhu	B-PER
was	O
not	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
four-nation	O
Singer	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
beginning	O
in	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
this	O
month	O
and	O
the	O
Sahara	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
against	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
Canada	B-LOC
next	O
month	O
.	O

Sidhu	B-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	B-LOC
starting	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
Delhi	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
Australian	B-MISC
rugby	O
league	O
standings	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Australian	B-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	B-ORG
21	O
17	O
0	O
4	O
501	O
181	O
34	O

Brisbane	B-ORG
21	O
16	O
0	O
5	O
569	O
257	O
32	O

North	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
21	O
14	O
2	O
5	O
560	O
317	O
30	O

Sydney	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
20	O
14	O
1	O
5	O
487	O
293	O
29	O

Cronulla	B-ORG
20	O
12	O
2	O
6	O
359	O
258	O
26	O

Canberra	B-ORG
21	O
12	O
1	O
8	O
502	O
374	O
25	O

St	B-ORG
George	I-ORG
21	O
12	O
1	O
8	O
421	O
344	O
25	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
416	O
366	O
23	O

Western	B-ORG
Suburbs	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
382	O
426	O
23	O

Auckland	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
406	O
389	O
22	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
309	O
435	O
22	O

Parramatta	B-ORG
21	O
10	O
1	O
10	O
388	O
391	O
21	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Bulldogs	I-ORG
21	O
10	O
0	O
11	O
325	O
356	O
20	O

Illawarra	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
395	O
432	O
16	O

Western	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
1	O
14	O
297	O
398	O
13	O

Penrith	B-ORG
21	O
6	O
1	O
14	O
339	O
448	O
13	O

North	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
0	O
15	O
266	O
593	O
12	O

Gold	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
351	O
483	O
11	O

South	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
304	O
586	O
11	O

South	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
21	O
4	O
0	O
17	O
210	O
460	O
8	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
All	B-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
relive	O
triumph	O
.	O

PRETORIA	B-LOC
,	O
Aug	O
25	O
-	O
Captain	O
Sean	B-PER
Fitzpatrick	I-PER
and	O
his	O
All	B-ORG
Blacks	I-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	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
,	O
NZPA	B-ORG
reported	O
.	O

Most	O
of	O
the	O
test	O
15	O
who	O
beat	O
the	O
Springboks	B-ORG
33-26	O
to	O
secure	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
's	O
first-ever	O
rugby	O
series	O
in	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
stood	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
empty	O
50,000-seat	O
Loftus	B-LOC
Versfeld	I-LOC
.	O

Magnificent	O
,	O
'	O
'	O
said	O
Fitzpatrick	B-PER
,	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-PER
Brooke	I-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	B-LOC
during	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-PER
Marshall	I-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	B-PER
Preston	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
ball	O
came	O
and	O
the	O
chance	O
was	O
there	O
.	O
'	O

'	O

Centre	O
Frank	B-PER
Bunce	I-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	B-PER
Wilson	I-PER
said	O
he	O
was	O
so	O
tired	O
that	O
he	O
kept	O
asking	O
Bunce	B-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	B-PER
recalled	O
.	O

About	O
4000	O
New	B-MISC
Zealander	I-MISC
supporters	O
were	O
partying	O
into	O
the	O
early	O
hours	O
of	O
today	O
in	O
the	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
coach	O
John	B-PER
Hart	I-PER
said	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Jim	B-PER
Bolger	I-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	B-MISC
Rules	I-MISC
-	O
AFL	B-ORG
results	O
and	O
standings	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Australian	B-MISC
Rules	I-MISC
matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Played	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Adelaide	B-ORG
14.12	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Collingwood	B-ORG
24	O
.	O

9	O
(	O
153	O
)	O

West	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
24	O
.	O

7	O
(	O
151	O
)	O
Melbourne	B-ORG
11.12	O
(	O
78	O
)	O

Richmond	B-ORG
28.19	O
(	O
187	O
)	O
Fitzroy	B-ORG
5	O
.	O

6	O
(	O
36	O
)	O

Played	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Carlton	B-ORG
13.18	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Footscray	B-ORG
9.12	O
(	O
66	O
)	O

Essendon	B-ORG
14.16	O
(	O
100	O
)	O
Sydney	B-ORG
12.10	O
(	O
82	O
)	O

St	B-ORG
Kilda	I-ORG
9	O
.	O

9	O
(	O
63	O
)	O
Hawthorn	B-ORG
12	O
.	O

8	O
(	O
80	O
)	O

Brisbane	B-ORG
10.11	O
(	O
71	O
)	O
Fremantle	B-ORG
10.10	O
(	O
70	O
)	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

North	B-ORG
Melbourne	I-ORG
14.12	O
(	O
96	O
)	O
Geelong	B-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	B-ORG
21	O
15	O
1	O
5	O
2123	O
1631	O
130.2	O
62	O

Sydney	B-ORG
21	O
15	O
1	O
5	O
2067	O
1687	O
122.5	O
62	O

West	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
21	O
15	O
0	O
6	O
2151	O
1673	O
128.6	O
60	O

North	B-ORG
Melbourne	I-ORG
21	O
15	O
0	O
6	O
2385	O
1873	O
127.3	O
60	O

Carlton	B-ORG
21	O
14	O
0	O
7	O
2009	O
1844	O
108.9	O
56	O

Geelong	B-ORG
21	O
13	O
1	O
7	O
2288	O
1940	O
117.9	O
54	O

Essendon	B-ORG
21	O
13	O
1	O
7	O
2130	O
1947	O
109.4	O
54	O

Richmond	B-ORG
21	O
11	O
0	O
10	O
2173	O
1803	O
120.5	O
44	O

Hawthorn	B-ORG
21	O
10	O
1	O
10	O
1791	O
1820	O
98.4	O
42	O

St	B-ORG
Kilda	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
0	O
12	O
1909	O
1958	O
97.5	O
36	O

Collingwood	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
2103	O
2091	O
100.6	O
32	O

Adelaide	B-ORG
21	O
8	O
0	O
13	O
2158	O
2183	O
98.9	O
32	O

Melbourne	B-ORG
21	O
7	O
0	O
14	O
1642	O
2361	O
69.5	O
28	O

Fremantle	B-ORG
21	O
6	O
0	O
15	O
1673	O
1912	O
87.5	O
24	O

Footscray	B-ORG
21	O
5	O
1	O
15	O
1578	O
2060	O
76.6	O
22	O

Fitzroy	B-ORG
21	O
1	O
0	O
20	O
1381	O
2778	O
49.7	O
4	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

Rugby	O
league-Australian	B-MISC
rugby	O
league	O
results	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Australian	B-MISC
rugby	O
league	O
matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Played	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Sydney	B-ORG
Bulldogs	I-ORG
17	O
South	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
16	O
Brisbane	B-ORG
38	O
Gold	B-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
10	O

North	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
46	O
South	B-ORG
Sydney	I-ORG
4	O

Illawarra	B-ORG
42	O
Penrith	B-ORG
2	O

St	B-ORG
George	I-ORG
20	O
North	B-ORG
Queensland	I-ORG
24	O

Manly	B-ORG
42	O
Western	B-ORG
Suburbs	I-ORG
12	O

Played	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Parramatta	B-ORG
14	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
26	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
24	O
Western	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
20	O

Played	O
Friday	O
:	O

Canberra	B-ORG
30	O
Auckland	B-ORG
6	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
yet	O
to	O
hear	O
from	O
apartheid	O
enforcers	O
.	O

Anton	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER

CAPE	B-LOC
TOWN	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

South	B-LOC
Africa	I-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	B-PER
Tutu	I-PER
's	O
Truth	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Reconciliation	I-ORG
Commission	I-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.	B-PER
de	I-PER
Klerk	I-PER
and	O
African	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
Deputy	O
President	O
Thabo	B-PER
Mbeki	I-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	B-PER
is	O
investigating	O
.	O

Human	O
rights	O
lawyer	O
Brian	B-PER
Currin	I-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	B-PER
Coetzee	I-PER
,	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
testify	O
.	O

Tutu	B-PER
's	O
deputy	O
chairman	O
,	O
Alex	B-PER
Boraine	I-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.	B-PER
Botha	I-PER
could	O
be	O
among	O
those	O
called	O
.	O

But	O
Currin	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
de	B-PER
Klerk	I-PER
's	O
National	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
right-wing	O
Freedom	B-ORG
Front	I-ORG
of	O
General	O
Constand	B-PER
Viljoen	I-PER
left	O
many	O
South	B-MISC
Africans	I-MISC
unsatisfied	O
.	O

Boraine	B-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	B-PER
Gagiano	I-PER
said	O
he	O
doubted	O
that	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-PER
Lodge	I-PER
of	O
the	O
University	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Witwatersrand	I-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	B-MISC
Africans	I-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	B-MISC
refugees	O
seek	O
to	O
vote	O
in	O
Serb-held	B-MISC
town	O
.	O

Samir	B-PER
Arnaut	I-PER

MATUZICI	B-LOC
,	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Thousands	O
of	O
Moslem	B-MISC
refugees	O
denounced	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
elections	O
as	O
a	O
farce	O
on	O
Sunday	O
because	O
Serb	B-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	B-MISC
Doboj	B-LOC
,	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
towns	O
where	O
NATO	B-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	B-LOC
on	O
government	O
territory	O
two	O
km	O
from	O
Doboj	B-LOC
in	O
northeast	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
,	O
waved	O
banners	O
calling	O
the	O
polls	O
a	O
farce	O
staged	O
by	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

We	O
demand	O
to	O
vote	O
in	O
Doboj	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
other	O
banners	O
said	O
.	O

Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
Moslem-led	B-MISC
central	O
government	O
and	O
many	O
displaced	O
Moslems	B-MISC
are	O
angered	O
by	O
a	O
key	O
provision	O
of	O
the	O
Western-organised	B-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	B-MISC
authorities	O
have	O
packed	O
former	O
Moslem	B-MISC
majority	O
towns	O
with	O
refugees	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
or	O
registered	O
other	O
Serbs	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
will	O
mean	O
that	O
the	O
Dayton	B-LOC
peace	O
treaty	O
has	O
truly	O
been	O
implemented	O
,	O
"	O
Edhem	B-PER
Efendija	I-PER
Camdzic	I-PER
,	O
Doboj	B-LOC
's	O
Islamic	B-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	B-PER
Mehemdagic	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
Doboj	B-LOC
municipality-in-exile	O
.	O

"	O
Eleven	O
thousand	O
Serbs	B-MISC
who	O
came	O
from	O
elsewhere	O
to	O
Doboj	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Komarica	I-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	B-MISC
Vice	O
President	O
Ejup	B-PER
Ganic	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Moslem	B-MISC
,	O
told	O
the	O
refugees	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
a	O
message	O
for	O
the	O
Serbs	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
untie	O
the	O
Doboj	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
free	O
the	O
Serbs	B-MISC
from	O
their	O
own	O
(	O
separatist	O
)	O
politics	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
Dayton	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
Serb	B-MISC
and	O
Croat	B-MISC
sectors	O
of	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
1992-95	O
war	O
are	O
Moslems	B-MISC
from	O
the	O
Serb-controlled	B-MISC
north	O
and	O
east	O
.	O

NATO-led	B-MISC
peace	O
troops	O
beefed	O
up	O
their	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
Doboj	B-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	B-LOC
Boundary	I-LOC
Line	I-LOC
into	O
Doboj	B-LOC
.	O

But	O
the	O
crowd	O
dispersed	O
without	O
incident	O
.	O

Moslems	B-MISC
and	O
Serbs	B-MISC
have	O
scuffled	O
several	O
times	O
along	O
the	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
when	O
Moslem	B-MISC
refugees	O
tried	O
to	O
surge	O
into	O
the	O
town	O
.	O

Eight	O
killed	O
in	O
Moscow	B-LOC
casino	O
blaze	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
number	O
of	O
casinos	O
has	O
soared	O
in	O
Moscow	B-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	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
,	O
currently	O
engaged	O
in	O
making	O
peace	O
in	O
breakaway	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
.	O

Russian	B-MISC
troops	O
start	O
pullout	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
Grozny	B-LOC
.	O

SHATOI	B-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Russian	B-MISC
troops	O
began	O
to	O
pull	O
out	O
from	O
southern	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
under	O
a	O
ceasefire	O
agreement	O
between	O
Russian	B-MISC
security	O
chief	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
rebel	O
leaders	O
.	O

But	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
Russian	B-MISC
Interior	O
Ministry	O
forces	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
,	O
General	O
Anatoly	B-PER
Shkirko	I-PER
,	O
told	O
Interfax	B-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	B-MISC
disarmed	O
an	O
armoured	O
column	O
.	O

Reuters	B-ORG
cameraman	O
Liutauras	B-PER
Stremaitis	I-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	B-MISC
rebels	O
,	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Shatoi	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Shkirko	B-PER
told	O
Interfax	B-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	B-MISC
were	O
returned	O
.	O

Chechen	B-MISC
rebel	O
spokesman	O
Movladi	B-PER
Udugov	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
troops	O
is	O
a	O
key	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
peace	O
plan	O
brokered	O
by	O
Lebed	B-PER
,	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
20-month	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
conflict	O
.	O

Leftist	O
Mexican	B-MISC
armed	O
group	O
says	O
troops	O
in	O
capital	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

The	O
leftist	O
Popular	B-ORG
Revolutionary	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
(	O
EPR	B-ORG
)	O
in	O
a	O
published	O
report	O
on	O
Sunday	O
said	O
it	O
operated	O
throughout	O
Mexico	B-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	B-PER
"	O
and	O
"	O
Oscar	B-PER
"	O
,	O
guarded	O
by	O
a	O
dozen	O
EPR	B-ORG
gunmen	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
La	B-ORG
Jornada	I-ORG
outside	O
Mexico	B-LOC
City	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
as	O
irrational	O
radicals	O
,	O
"	O
Commander	O
Oscar	B-PER
told	O
La	B-ORG
Jornada	I-ORG
.	O

They	O
said	O
the	O
ERP	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Jornada	I-ORG
also	O
reported	O
on	O
Sunday	O
that	O
the	O
Mexican	B-ORG
Army	I-ORG
has	O
discovered	O
a	O
37-page	O
,	O
EPR	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
have	O
granted	O
interviews	O
outside	O
Guerrero	B-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	B-ORG
rebels	O
in	O
southeastern	O
Chiapas	B-LOC
state	O
,	O
the	O
EPR	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

BOGOTA	B-LOC
,	O
Colombia	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
northwest	O
province	O
of	O
Antioquia	B-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	B-LOC
but	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
massacre	O
only	O
reached	O
the	O
provincial	O
capital	O
of	O
Medellin	B-LOC
early	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Anza	B-LOC
is	O
only	O
20	O
miles	O
(	O
30	O
km	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Medellin	B-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	B-ORG
Armed	I-ORG
Forces	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Colombia	I-ORG
(	O
FARC	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
year	O
profit	O
climbs	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Year	O
to	O
June	O
30	O
.	O

(	O
million	O
NZ$	B-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O

Net	O
profit	O
9.050	O
vs	O
6.03	O

Two	O
Thai	B-MISC
border	O
police	O
wounded	O
by	O
Burma	B-LOC
gunmen	O
.	O

MAE	B-LOC
SOT	I-LOC
,	O
Thailand	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Two	O
Thai	B-MISC
border	O
policemen	O
were	O
seriously	O
wounded	O
on	O
Sunday	O
when	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
Burmese	B-MISC
rebel	O
splinter	O
faction	O
ambushed	O
their	O
patrol	O
in	O
northwest	O
Thailand	B-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	B-ORG
Karen	I-ORG
Buddhist	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
(	O
DKBA	B-ORG
)	O
ambushed	O
their	O
patrol	O
on	O
the	O
Thai	B-MISC
side	O
of	O
the	O
border	O
with	O
Burma	B-LOC
,	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Mae	B-LOC
Sot	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Thai	B-MISC
army	O
commander	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
Col	O
Suvit	B-PER
Maenmuan	I-PER
,	O
told	O
reporters	O
the	O
DKBA	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
is	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Rangoon	B-LOC
military	O
government	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
southeast	O
Burma	B-LOC
,	O
had	O
recently	O
stepped	O
up	O
cross-border	O
infiltration	O
.	O

Suvit	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Karen	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
(	O
KNU	B-ORG
)	O
and	O
allied	O
themselves	O
with	O
Burmese	B-MISC
government	O
army	O
,	O
their	O
former	O
enemies	O
.	O

DKBA	B-ORG
members	O
have	O
since	O
launched	O
intermittent	O
cross-border	O
attacks	O
on	O
Karen	B-MISC
refugee	O
camps	O
in	O
Thailand	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
KNU	B-ORG
supporters	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Thai	B-MISC
villages	O
and	O
police	O
posts	O
near	O
the	O
border	O
.	O

Bangkok	B-LOC
has	O
complained	O
to	O
Rangoon	B-LOC
about	O
the	O
raids	O
but	O
Burmese	B-MISC
military	O
authorities	O
say	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
contol	O
over	O
the	O
faction	O
.	O

Thai	B-MISC
army	O
commanders	O
reject	O
the	O
explanation	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
have	O
evidence	O
the	O
Burmese	B-MISC
army	O
supplies	O
and	O
directs	O
the	O
renegade	O
ethnic	O
minority	O
splinter	O
faction	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
F-14	B-MISC
catches	O
fire	O
while	O
landing	O
in	O
Israel	B-LOC
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

A	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Ben	B-LOC
Gurion	I-LOC
airport	O
,	O
an	O
airport	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
U.S.	B-LOC
F-14	B-MISC
military	O
plane	O
while	O
landing	O
at	O
Ben	B-LOC
Gurion	I-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	B-PER
Amitai	I-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	B-LOC
hopes	O
jars	O
will	O
reveal	O
secrets	O
of	O
mummies	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Archaeologists	O
in	O
Egypt	B-LOC
have	O
found	O
pots	O
used	O
by	O
ancient	O
Egyptians	B-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	B-PER
Saleh	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Egyptian	B-MISC
Museum	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
television	O
a	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
village	O
40	O
km	O
(	O
25	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
Cairo	B-LOC
.	O

Dahshour	B-LOC
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
Egypt	B-LOC
's	O
second	O
largest	O
pyramid	O
,	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
pharaoh	O
Seneferu	B-PER
more	O
than	O
4,500	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O

Saleh	B-PER
said	O
the	O
team	O
--	O
from	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
's	O
Metropolitan	B-LOC
Museum	I-LOC
--	O
found	O
four	O
Canopic	B-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	B-MISC
Dynasty	I-MISC
(	O
1991-1786	O
BC	B-MISC
)	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	B-LOC
Kingdom	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
executes	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
man	O
.	O

DUBAI	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
executed	O
on	O
Sunday	O
a	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
man	O
accused	O
of	O
belonging	O
to	O
an	O
armed	O
gang	O
of	O
robbers	O
,	O
Saudi	B-MISC
television	O
reported	O
.	O

It	O
quoted	O
an	O
Interior	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
statement	O
as	O
saying	O
Shabir	B-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
Muhammad	I-PER
Jalil	I-PER
was	O
executed	O
in	O
Mecca	B-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	B-LOC
Arabia	I-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	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
25	O
.	O

AMMAN	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

These	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Jordanian	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
TIMES	I-ORG

-	O
King	O
:	O
Jordan	B-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	B-PER
Muasher	I-PER
says	O
there	O
is	O
evidence	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
official	O
parties	O
in	O
Iraq	B-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	B-LOC
soon	O
.	O

-	O
Government	O
asks	O
senior	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
"	O
diplomat	O
"	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
reviews	O
status	O
of	O
others	O
.	O

-	O
Japanese	B-MISC
foreign	O
minister	O
arrives	O
for	O
talks	O
on	O
peace	O
process	O
,	O
bilateral	O
ties	O
.	O

AL	B-ORG
RAI	I-ORG

-	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Abdul-Karim	B-PER
al-Kabariti	I-PER
says	O
government	O
commited	O
to	O
lifting	O
ceiling	O
of	O
democracy	O
.	O

-	O
Saudi	B-MISC
Prince	O
Sultan	O
telephones	O
prime	O
minister	O
.	O

-	O
Jordan	B-LOC
releases	O
32	O
from	O
southern	O
town	O
of	O
Karak	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
Jordan	B-LOC
expresses	O
anger	O
at	O
conduct	O
of	O
some	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
diplomats	O
in	O
Amman	B-LOC
which	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
diplomatic	O
traditions	O
.	O

AD	B-ORG
DUSTOUR	I-ORG

-	O
Kabariti	B-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	B-ORG
ASWAQ	I-ORG

-	O
State	O
security	O
court	O
starts	O
investigating	O
suspects	O
in	O
unrest	O
.	O

Netanyahu	B-PER
,	O
Weizman	B-PER
consult	O
on	O
Arafat	B-PER
invitation	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Israeli	B-MISC
President	O
Ezer	B-PER
Weizman	I-PER
,	O
weighing	O
a	O
possible	O
meeting	O
with	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
,	O
consulted	O
on	O
Sunday	O
with	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

Weizman	B-PER
and	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
met	O
at	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
official	O
Jerusalem	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Yedioth	B-ORG
Ahronoth	I-ORG
newspaper	O
that	O
Weizman	B-PER
had	O
already	O
invited	O
Arafat	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
process	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
official	O
,	O
Aryeh	B-PER
Shumer	I-PER
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
fitting	O
that	O
Weizman	B-PER
and	O
Arafat	B-PER
should	O
talk	O
after	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
leader	O
sent	O
the	O
Israeli	B-MISC
president	O
a	O
letter	O
which	O
Yedioth	B-ORG
Ahronoth	I-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
cool	O
to	O
meeting	O
Arafat	B-PER
himself	O
,	O
opposed	O
talks	O
between	O
Weizman	B-PER
and	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
president	O
.	O

After	O
Moslem	B-MISC
suicide	O
bombers	O
killed	O
59	O
people	O
in	O
Israel	B-LOC
in	O
February	O
and	O
March	O
,	O
Weizman	B-PER
called	O
for	O
peace	O
efforts	O
with	O
the	O
PLO	B-ORG
to	O
be	O
suspended	O
.	O

Shumer	B-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	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
25	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

These	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
Israeli	B-MISC
newspapers	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

-	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Arafat	B-PER
opens	O
civilian	O
struggle	O
against	O
Israel	B-LOC
,	O
calls	O
on	O
Palestinians	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Israel	I-ORG
will	O
visit	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

-	O
Israel	B-LOC
bans	O
plane	O
donated	O
by	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
to	O
Arafat	B-PER
to	O
land	O
at	O
Gaza	B-LOC
airport	O
.	O

-	O
Former	O
prime	O
minister	O
Peres	B-PER
to	O
Morocco	B-LOC
today	O
.	O

YEDIOTH	B-ORG
AHRONOTH	I-ORG

-	O
Israeli	B-MISC
President	O
Weizman	B-PER
invited	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Arafat	B-PER
to	O
meet	O
him	O
at	O
his	O
private	O
residence	O
.	O

-	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
opposes	O
transit	O
camps	O
for	O
foreign	O
workers	O
facing	O
expulsion	O
.	O

-	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Levy	B-PER
to	O
visit	O
Egypt	B-LOC
soon	O
.	O

MAARIV	B-ORG

-	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
has	O
taken	O
over	O
education	O
in	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

-	O
Syrian	B-MISC
armoured	O
columns	O
on	O
the	O
move	O
in	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
Shimon	B-PER
Peres	I-PER
to	O
Morocco	B-LOC
,	O
will	O
stay	O
at	O
king	O
's	O
private	O
residence	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-ORG
POST	I-ORG

-	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
Minister	O
Erekat	B-PER
says	O
Israel-PLO	B-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	B-PER
Tamir	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
election	O
.	O

TRIPOLI	B-LOC
,	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Voting	O
began	O
on	O
Sunday	O
in	O
north	O
Lebanon	B-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	B-MISC
president	O
invites	O
Arafat	B-PER
to	O
home	O
-	O
paper	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Israeli	B-MISC
President	O
Ezer	B-PER
Weizman	I-PER
has	O
invited	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
to	O
meet	O
him	O
at	O
his	O
private	O
home	O
,	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
biggest	O
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

The	O
Yedioth	B-ORG
Ahronoth	I-ORG
daily	O
reported	O
that	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-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	B-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	B-PER
scheduled	O
the	O
meeting	O
at	O
his	O
private	O
residence	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
Israeli	B-MISC
village	O
of	O
Caesarea	B-LOC
after	O
Arafat	B-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	B-PER
met	O
Weizman	B-PER
last	O
Tuesday	O
and	O
voiced	O
his	O
opposition	O
,	O
Yedioth	B-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	B-PER
yourself	O
within	O
10	O
days	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
paper	O
quoted	O
Weizman	B-PER
as	O
telling	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
.	O

It	O
said	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
had	O
yet	O
to	O
give	O
Weizman	B-PER
an	O
answer	O
.	O

The	O
office	O
of	O
Israeli	B-MISC
president	O
is	O
largely	O
ceremonial	O
.	O

But	O
Weizman	B-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
defence	O
minister	O
and	O
an	O
architect	O
of	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
peace	O
treaty	O
with	O
Egypt	B-LOC
,	O
has	O
spoken	O
out	O
frequently	O
on	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
with	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
--	O
at	O
times	O
urging	O
the	O
former	O
Labour	B-ORG
government	O
to	O
slow	O
it	O
down	O
.	O

Corporate	O
America	B-LOC
taking	O
new	O
view	O
on	O
compensation	O
.	O

Anne	B-PER
Murray	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-23	O

Corporate	O
America	B-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	B-ORG
Perrin	I-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	B-PER
O'Neal	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Towers	B-ORG
Perrin	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
II	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Now	O
organisations	O
must	O
change	O
to	O
stay	O
competitive	O
.	O

O'Neal	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
police	O
arrest	O
detective	O
in	O
Dutroux	B-PER
affair	O
.	O

Geert	B-PER
de	I-PER
Clercq	I-PER

NEUFCHATEAU	B-LOC
,	O
Belgium	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
child	O
sex	O
scandal	O
,	O
Public	O
Prosecutor	O
Michel	B-PER
Bourlet	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
Georges	B-PER
Zicot	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
judicial	O
police	O
headquarters	O
where	O
Zicot	B-PER
worked	O
.	O

Zicot	B-PER
,	O
45	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
specialist	O
in	O
tackling	O
vehicle	O
theft	O
.	O

Belgian	B-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	B-PER
said	O
two	O
other	O
people	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
arrested	O
.	O

One	O
was	O
Gerard	B-PER
Pignon	I-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	B-PER
Dehaan	I-PER
.	O

Bourlet	B-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	B-PER
Weinstein	I-PER
,	O
an	O
accomplice	O
of	O
convicted	O
child	O
rapist	O
Marc	B-PER
Dutroux	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Weinstein	B-PER
was	O
found	O
dead	O
last	O
weekend	O
alongside	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
eight-year-olds	O
Julie	B-PER
Lejeune	I-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-PER
Russo	I-PER
in	O
a	O
house	O
belonging	O
to	O
Detroux	B-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	B-PER
has	O
admitted	O
kidnapping	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
.	O

"	O
Dutroux	B-PER
has	O
admitted	O
killing	O
Weinstein	B-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	B-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	B-PER
added	O
.	O

Anne	B-PER
Thily	I-PER
,	O
public	O
prosecutor	O
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
city	O
of	O
Liege	B-LOC
where	O
Julie	B-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-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.	B-LOC
Federal	B-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Investigation	I-ORG
.	O

French	B-MISC
1997	O
budget	O
due	O
around	O
September	O
10	O
-	O
Juppe	B-PER
.	O

BREGANCON	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Alain	B-PER
Juppe	I-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	B-PER
Chirac	I-PER
in	O
a	O
Riviera	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Kashmir	I-LOC
.	O

MUZAFFARABAD	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-MISC
Azad	B-LOC
(	I-LOC
free	I-LOC
)	I-LOC
Kashmir	I-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	B-MISC
part	O
of	O
Kashmir	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
Moslem	B-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	B-LOC
river	O
from	O
a	O
narrow	O
road	O
leading	O
from	O
the	O
state	O
capital	O
Muzaffarabad	B-LOC
to	O
the	O
nearby	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Garhi	B-LOC
Habibullah	I-LOC
northwest	O
.	O

Five	O
people	O
died	O
later	O
in	O
hospital	O
.	O

North	B-MISC
Afghan	I-MISC
highway	O
opening	O
put	O
off	O
,	O
radio	O
says	O
.	O

ISLAMABAD	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

The	O
planned	O
reopening	O
of	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
's	O
main	O
northern	O
Salang	B-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	B-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

The	O
embattled	O
Afghan	B-MISC
government	O
said	O
last	O
week	O
that	O
the	O
Kabul-Salang	B-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	B-ORG
Coordination	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
alliance	I-ORG
led	O
by	O
Jumbish-i-Milli	B-ORG
movement	O
of	O
powerful	O
opposition	O
warlord	O
General	O
Abdul	B-PER
Rashid	I-PER
Dostum	I-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	B-LOC
highway	O
,	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
's	O
main	O
route	O
to	O
Central	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
,	O
has	O
been	O
controlled	O
by	O
Dostum	B-PER
since	O
he	O
began	O
fighting	O
President	O
Burhanuddin	B-PER
Rabbani	I-PER
's	O
government	O
in	O
Kabul	B-LOC
in	O
January	O
1994	O
in	O
alliance	O
with	O
Hezb-i-Islami	B-ORG
party	O
leader	O
Gulbuddin	B-PER
Hekmatyar	I-PER
,	O
then	O
prime	O
minister	O
but	O
rival	O
to	O
the	O
president	O
.	O

Hekmatyar	B-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	B-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	B-PER
denied	O
a	O
Kabul	B-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	B-PER
effigy	O
,	O
battle	O
police	O
.	O

Anis	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER

DHAKA	B-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	B-PER
during	O
a	O
strike	O
in	O
the	O
north	O
Bangladeshi	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Bogra	B-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	B-ORG
League	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Nationalist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
BNP	B-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
a	O
cross	O
section	O
of	O
people	O
at	O
the	O
Bogra	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Islam	I-PER
.	O

Hundreds	O
of	O
police	O
raided	O
the	O
Dhaka	B-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	B-PER
Ahmed	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
headed	O
by	O
former	O
prime	O
minister	O
Begum	B-PER
Khaleda	I-PER
Zia	I-PER
.	O

Hasina	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Bogra	B-LOC
,	O
police	O
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

16	O
die	O
as	O
bus	O
crashes	O
in	O
Pakistani	B-LOC
Kashmir	I-LOC
.	O

MUZAFFARABAD	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-MISC
Azad	B-LOC
(	I-LOC
free	I-LOC
)	I-LOC
Kashmir	I-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	B-LOC
to	O
the	O
nearby	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Garhi	B-LOC
Habibullah	I-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	B-LOC
faces	O
drought	O
of	O
cash	O
and	O
rain	O
.	O

Irene	B-PER
Marushko	I-PER

BATKIVSHCHYNA	B-LOC
COLLECTIVE	I-LOC
FARM	I-LOC
,	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Four	O
shiny	O
new	O
green-and-yellow	O
John	B-PER
Deere	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Odnosum	I-PER
.	O
"	O

God	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
central	O
planning	O
to	O
a	O
market	O
economy	O
simply	O
has	O
no	O
money	O
.	O

Ukraine	B-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	B-LOC
has	O
been	O
losing	O
its	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
breadbasket	O
of	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
earned	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
before	O
brutal	O
forced	O
collectivisation	O
under	O
Soviet	B-MISC
dictator	O
Josef	B-PER
Stalin	I-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	B-PER
Borsuk	I-PER
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
at	O
the	O
Mironivka	B-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
,	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Ukrainian	B-ORG
Academy	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Agrarian	I-ORG
Sciences	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
The	O
temperature	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
reached	O
62	O
decrees	O
Celsius	B-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	B-LOC
Ukraine	I-LOC
has	O
delayed	O
harvesting	O
there	O
.	O

While	O
Mironivka	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
extreme	O
continental	O
climate	O
,	O
Borsuk	B-PER
said	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
cash	O
in	O
Ukraine	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
times	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
decay	O
.	O

Chief	O
Accountant	O
Natalya	B-PER
Sypron	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

People	O
are	O
working	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
dedication	O
.	O
"	O

Borsuk	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
swells	O
profit	O
despite	O
setbacks	O
.	O

Melanie	B-PER
Cheary	I-PER

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Gencor	B-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-PER
Gilbertson	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Platinum	I-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-ORG
where	O
we	O
had	O
the	O
furnace	O
failure	O
,	O
"	O
Gilbertson	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Implats	B-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	B-ORG
the	O
only	O
operation	O
to	O
fail	O
output	O
targets	O
.	O

Ingwe	B-ORG
Coal	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-LOC
province	O
.	O

But	O
Gilbertson	B-PER
said	O
the	O
greatest	O
gloom	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
's	O
blocking	O
of	O
Implats	B-ORG
'	O
proposed	O
merger	O
with	O
Lonrho	B-ORG
Plc	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
would	O
boost	O
earnings	O
further	O
.	O

"	O
Gencor	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
stake	O
in	O
industrial	O
holdings	O
group	O
Malbak	B-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
for	O
one	O
billion	O
rand	O
among	O
other	O
smaller	O
disposals	O
,	O
Gilbertson	B-PER
said	O
Gencor	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

Overall	O
a	O
very	O
substantial	O
pruning	O
...	O

leaving	O
Gencor	B-ORG
clearly	O
structured	O
along	O
commodity	O
lines	O
,	O
"	O
Gilbertson	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
increased	O
41.5	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
Ingwe	B-ORG
,	O
Gilbertson	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
a	O
growing	O
proportion	O
of	O
Gencor	B-ORG
's	O
income	O
was	O
coming	O
from	O
offshore	O
and	O
unlisted	O
investments	O
.	O

--	O
Johannesburg	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+27	O
11	O
482-1003	O

Advanced	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
buying	O
IVAC	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
DIEGO	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Advanced	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
Monday	O
it	O
will	O
buy	O
IVAC	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
former	O
Eli	B-ORG
Lilly	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-ORG
and	O
Advanced	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
's	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
IMED	B-ORG
Corp.	I-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	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
,	O
through	O
IMED	B-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	B-MISC
Diego-based	I-MISC
IVAC	B-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	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
;	O
Creedmoor	B-LOC
,	O
N.C.	B-LOC
;	O
Hampshire	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
;	O
and	O
Tijuana	B-LOC
,	O
Mexico	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
distributes	O
its	O
prodcuts	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
120	O
countries	O
.	O

Eli	B-ORG
Lilly	I-ORG
sold	O
IVAC	B-ORG
on	O
Dec.	O
31	O
,	O
1994	O
to	O
DLJ	B-ORG
Merchant	I-ORG
Banking	I-ORG
Partners	I-ORG
LP	I-ORG
,	O
River	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
and	O
other	O
investors	O
.	O

Advanced	B-ORG
Medical	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
introduced	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
volumetric	O
infusion	O
pump	O
in	O
1974	O
.	O

IMED	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Medical	I-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	B-PER
J.	I-PER
Mercer	I-PER
,	O
IVAC	B-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	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
led	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
IVAC	B-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	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

Joseph	B-PER
Kuhn	I-PER
,	O
Advanced	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
and	O
IMED	B-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	B-MISC
rises	O
on	O
Philip	B-ORG
Morris	I-ORG
,	O
other	O
stocks	O
lower	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Dow	B-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
industrial	O
average	O
opened	O
slightly	O
higher	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
boosted	O
by	O
Philip	B-ORG
Morris	I-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	B-MISC
was	O
up	O
eight	O
to	O
5,731	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
NASDAQ	B-MISC
Index	I-MISC
was	O
off	O
fractionally	O
to	O
1,143	O
and	O
the	O
S&P	B-MISC
Index	I-MISC
down	O
one	O
to	O
666	O
.	O

New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
advances	O
lagged	O
declines	O
by	O
476/698	O
while	O
NASDAQ	B-MISC
advances	O
led	O
declines	O
837/763	O
.	O

The	O
30-year	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
bond	O
was	O
off	O
2/32	O
to	O
yield	O
6.96	O
percent	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
ST	B-ORG
HELENS	I-ORG
CLINCH	O
SUPER	O
LEAGUE	O
TITLE	O
.	O

ST	B-LOC
HELENS	I-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
completed	O
their	O
first	O
league	O
and	O
Challenge	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
double	O
in	O
30	O
years	O
on	O
Monday	O
when	O
they	O
thrashed	O
Warrington	B-ORG
66-14	O
to	O
clinch	O
the	O
inaugural	O
Super	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
title	O
.	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-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	B-LOC
Road	I-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	B-PER
Hunte	I-PER
grabbed	O
a	O
hat-trick	O
of	O
tries	O
,	O
while	O
Tommy	B-PER
Martyn	I-PER
,	O
Anthony	B-PER
Sullivan	I-PER
and	O
Paul	B-PER
Newlove	I-PER
each	O
scored	O
two	O
.	O

Captain	O
and	O
goalkicker	O
Bobbie	B-PER
Goulding	I-PER
scored	O
18	O
points	O
.	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
's	O
triumph	O
marked	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Wigan	B-ORG
's	O
seven-year	O
reign	O
as	O
British	B-MISC
champions	O
.	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-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	B-ORG
their	O
eighth	O
consecutive	O
championship	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
also	O
the	O
toast	O
of	O
London	B-ORG
Broncos	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
managed	O
to	O
scrape	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
ahead	O
of	O
Warrington	B-ORG
and	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
end-of-season	O
play-offs	O
.	O

Bradford	B-ORG
finished	O
third	O
.	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
1,000	B-MISC
LAKES	I-MISC
RALLY	I-MISC
RESULT	O
/	O
WORLD	O
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

JYVASKLYA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Result	O
of	O
the	O
1,000	B-MISC

Lakes	B-MISC
Rally	I-MISC
which	O
ended	O
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

1.	O
Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Mitsubishi	B-MISC
Lancer	I-MISC
4	O
hours	O
4	O
minutes	O

13	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Juha	B-PER
Kankkunen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
46	O
seconds	O
behind	O

3.	O
Jarmo	B-PER
Kytolehto	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Ford	B-MISC
Escort	I-MISC
2:37	O

4.	O
Marcus	B-PER
Gronholm	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
2:42	O

5.	O
Kenneth	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Subaru	B-MISC
Impreza	I-MISC
3:22	O

6.	O
Thomas	B-PER
Radstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
4.09	O

7.	O
Sebastian	B-PER
Lindholm	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Ford	B-MISC
Escort	I-MISC
5:17	O

8.	O
Lasse	B-PER
Lampi	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
Mitsubishi	B-MISC
Lancer	I-MISC
12:01	O

9.	O
Rui	B-PER
Madeira	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	B-LOC
)	O
Toyota	B-MISC
Celica	I-MISC
16:34	O

10.	O
Angelo	B-PER
Medeghini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Subaru	B-MISC
Impreza	I-MISC
18:28	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
MAKINEN	B-PER
STEPS	O
UP	O
TITLE	O
BID	O
WITH	O
LAKES	B-MISC
WIN	O
.	O

JYVASKYLA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-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	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
Rally	I-MISC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Mitsubishi	B-ORG
driver	O
Makinen	B-PER
stopped	O
experienced	O
fellow	O
Finn	B-MISC
Juha	B-PER
Kankkunen	I-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	B-PER
,	O
whose	O
success	O
completed	O
his	O
1,000	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
hat-trick	O
.	O

Kankkunen	B-PER
was	O
runner-up	O
in	O
his	O
Toyota	B-ORG
as	O
Finland	B-LOC
's	O
Jarmo	B-PER
Kytolehto	I-PER
produced	O
a	O
remarkable	O
drive	O
to	O
finish	O
third	O
in	O
his	O
Ford	B-ORG
.	O

Swede	B-MISC
Kenneth	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
kept	O
Subaru	B-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	B-PER
's	O
and	O
Mitsubishi	B-ORG
's	O
positions	O
were	O
strengthened	O
by	O
the	O
late	O
retirement	O
of	O
Spain	B-LOC
's	O
Carlos	B-PER
Sainz	I-PER
when	O
his	O
Ford	B-ORG
gearbox	O
failed	O
.	O

Makinen	B-PER
,	O
with	O
95	O
points	O
,	O
now	O
leads	O
his	O
nearest	O
championship	O
rival	O
,	O
Sainz	B-PER
,	O
by	O
32	O
points	O
.	O

RALLYING	O
-	O
MAKINEN	B-PER
WINS	O
1,000	B-MISC
LAKES	I-MISC
RALLY	I-MISC
.	O

JYVASKYLA	B-LOC
,	O
Finland	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Tommi	B-PER
Makinen	I-PER
of	O
Finland	B-LOC
,	O
driving	O
a	O
Mitsubishi	B-ORG
,	O
on	O
Monday	O
won	O
the	O
1,000	B-MISC
Lakes	I-MISC
Rally	I-MISC
,	O
sixth	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
championship	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SHARPE	B-PER
HITS	O
WINNER	O
TO	O
EASE	O
PRESSURE	O
ON	O
LEEDS	B-ORG
.	O

LEEDS	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Winger	O
Lee	B-PER
Sharpe	I-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	B-ORG
their	O
first	O
win	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
on	O
Monday	O
and	O
leave	O
hapless	O
Wimbledon	B-ORG
anchored	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
England	B-LOC
premier	O
league	O
.	O

Sharpe	B-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	B-ORG
handed	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
for	O
his	O
services	O
with	O
a	O
top-draw	O
second-half	O
goal	O
to	O
hand	O
Wimbledon	B-ORG
their	O
third	O
successive	O
defeat	O
.	O

Ian	B-PER
Rush	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Welsh	B-MISC
striker	O
signed	O
from	O
Liverpool	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
close	O
season	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
goal	O
,	O
feeding	O
Sharpe	B-PER
as	O
he	O
galloped	O
forward	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
England	B-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	B-ORG
manager	O
Howard	B-PER
Wilkinson	I-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	B-PER
turned	O
the	O
jeers	O
to	O
cheers	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARY	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Summary	O
of	O
Monday	O
's	O
English	B-MISC

premier	O
league	O
soccer	O
match	O
:	O

Leeds	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Sharpe	B-PER
58th	O
minute	O
)	O
Wimbledon	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
25,860	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
LEAGUE	O
RESULT	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Result	O
of	O
an	O
English	B-MISC
premier	O

league	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

Leeds	B-ORG
1	O
Wimbledon	B-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	B-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
9	O

Chelsea	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
7	O

Arsenal	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Aston	B-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
7	O
4	O
5	O

Sunderland	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
5	O

Liverpool	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
5	O

Everton	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Tottenham	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
5	O

Nottingham	B-ORG
Forest	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
5	O
4	O

Leeds	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
4	O

West	B-ORG
Ham	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
4	O

Leicester	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
4	O

Newcastle	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
3	O

Middlesbrough	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
2	O

Derby	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
6	O
2	O

Southampton	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
1	O

Blackburn	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
1	O

Coventry	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
6	O
1	O

Wimbledon	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
6	O
0	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
'S	O
WASIM	B-PER
AKRAM	I-PER
JOINS	O
300	O
CLUB	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
's	O
three-wicket	O
haul	O

for	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
in	O
England	B-LOC
's	O
second	O
innings	O
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O

gave	O
him	O
his	O
300th	O
test	O
match	O
wicket	O
.	O

Wasim	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
after	O
Imran	B-PER
Khan	I-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	B-PER
Dev	I-PER
(	O
India	B-LOC
)	O
434	O
wickets	O
,	O
131	O
Tests	O

Richard	B-PER
Hadlee	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
431	O
,	O
86	O

Ian	B-PER
Botham	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
383	O
,	O
102	O

Malcolm	B-PER
Marshall	I-PER
(	O
West	B-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
)	O
376	O
,	O
81	O

Imran	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
362	O
,	O
88	O

Dennis	B-PER
Lillee	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
355	O
,	O
70	O

Bob	B-PER
Willis	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
325	O
,	O
90	O

Lance	B-PER
Gibbs	I-PER
(	O
West	B-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
)	O
309	O
,	O
79	O

Fred	B-PER
Trueman	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
307	O
,	O
67	O

Courtney	B-PER
Walsh	I-PER
(	O
West	B-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
)	O
309	O
,	O
82	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
300	O
,	O
70	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
COUNTY	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

English	B-MISC
County	I-MISC
Championship	I-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	B-ORG
13	O
7	O
2	O
4	O
45	O
43	O
212	O

Kent	B-ORG
14	O
7	O
1	O
6	O
42	O
40	O
212	O

Derbyshire	B-ORG
13	O
7	O
2	O
4	O
41	O
43	O
208	O

Leicestershire	B-ORG
13	O
6	O
1	O
6	O
43	O
45	O
202	O

Surrey	B-ORG
13	O
6	O
1	O
6	O
37	O
48	O
199	O

Yorkshire	B-ORG
14	O
6	O
5	O
3	O
41	O
46	O
192	O

Warwickshire	B-ORG
13	O
6	O
4	O
3	O
32	O
43	O
180	O

Middlesex	B-ORG
13	O
5	O
5	O
3	O
26	O
45	O
160	O

Sussex	B-ORG
13	O
5	O
6	O
2	O
27	O
43	O
156	O

Somerset	B-ORG
13	O
4	O
5	O
4	O
27	O
49	O
152	O

Worcestershire	B-ORG
13	O
3	O
3	O
7	O
33	O
48	O
150	O

Glamorgan	B-ORG
13	O
4	O
5	O
4	O
36	O
32	O
144	O

Hampshire	B-ORG
13	O
3	O
5	O
5	O
28	O
46	O
137	O

Gloucestershire	B-ORG
14	O
3	O
6	O
5	O
19	O
47	O
129	O

Northamptonshire	B-ORG
13	O
2	O
6	O
5	O
30	O
43	O
120	O

Lancashire	B-ORG
13	O
1	O
4	O
8	O
38	O
37	O
115	O

Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
13	O
1	O
6	O
6	O
34	O
40	O
108	O

Durham	B-ORG
14	O
0	O
9	O
5	O
22	O
50	O
87	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
COUNTY	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
day	O
of	O

four-day	O
English	B-MISC
County	I-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
cricket	O
matches	O
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

At	O
Colchester	B-LOC
:	O
Essex	B-ORG
beat	O
Gloucestershire	B-ORG
by	O
an	O
innings	O
and	O

64	O
runs	O
.	O

Gloucestershire	B-ORG
280	O
and	O
188	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
57	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Lynch	I-PER
50	O
;	O

N.	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
5-43	O
)	O
.	O

Essex	B-ORG
532-8	O
declared	O
(	O
G.	B-PER
Gooch	I-PER
111	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Irani	I-PER
91	O
,	O

P.	B-PER
Prichard	I-PER
88	O
,	O
D.	B-PER
Robinson	I-PER
72	O
;	O
M.	B-PER
Alleyne	I-PER
4-80	O
)	O
.	O

Essex	B-ORG
24	O
points	O
,	O

Gloucestershire	B-ORG
3	O
.	O

At	O
Cardiff	B-LOC
:	O
Match	O
drawn	O
.	O

Kent	B-ORG
323-5	O
declared	O
(	O
C.	B-PER
Hooper	I-PER
77	O
,	O

D.	B-PER
Fulton	I-PER
64	O
,	O
N.	B-PER
Llong	I-PER
63	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
59	O
)	O
and	O
second	O
innings	O

forfeited	O
.	O

Glamorgan	B-ORG
first	O
innings	O
forfeited	O
and	O
273-5	O
(	O
H.	B-PER
Morris	I-PER

118	O
,	O
A.	B-PER
Cottey	I-PER
70	O
)	O
.	O

Glamorgan	B-ORG
5	O
points	O
,	O
Kent	B-ORG
6	O
.	O

At	O
Northampton	B-LOC
:	O
Northamptonshire	B-ORG
beat	O
Sussex	B-ORG
by	O
6	O
wickets	O
.	O

Sussex	B-ORG
389	O
and	O
112	O
.	O

Northamptonshire	B-ORG
361	O
and	O
142-4	O
.	O

Northamptonshire	B-ORG
24	O
points	O
,	O
Sussex	B-ORG
8	O
.	O

At	O
Trent	B-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
:	O
Match	O
abandoned	O
as	O
a	O
draw	O
-	O
rain	O
.	O

Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
446-9	O
declared	O
and	O
53-0	O
.	O

Surrey	B-ORG
128-4	O
declared	O

(	O
A.	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
56	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
8	O
points	O
,	O
Surrey	B-ORG
7	O
.	O

At	O
Worcester	B-LOC
:	O
Match	O
drawn	O
.	O

Warwickshire	B-ORG
310	O
and	O
162-4	O

declared	O
.	O

Worcestershire	B-ORG
205-9	O
declared	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Spiring	I-PER
52	O
;	O
A.	B-PER
Giles	I-PER

3-12	O
)	O
and	O
164-4	O
(	O
P.	B-PER
Weston	I-PER
52	O
)	O
.	O

Worcestershire	B-ORG
8	O
points	O
,	O

Warwickshire	B-ORG
10	O
.	O

At	O
Headingley	B-LOC
:	O
Match	O
drawn	O
.	O

Yorkshire	B-ORG
529-8	O
declared	O

(	O
C.	B-PER
White	I-PER
181	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Blakey	I-PER
109	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Moxon	I-PER
66	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Vaughan	I-PER
57	O
)	O
.	O

Lancashire	B-ORG
323	O
(	O
N.	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-PER
86	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Watkinson	I-PER
64	O
;	O
D.	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
4-53	O
)	O

and	O
231-7	O
(	O
N.	B-PER
Speak	I-PER
77	O
,	O
N.	B-PER
Fairbrother	I-PER
55	O
;	O
D.	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
4-48	O
)	O
.	O

Yorkshire	B-ORG
11	O
points	O
,	O
Lancashire	B-ORG
8	O
.	O

At	O
Leicester	B-LOC
:	O
Match	O
drawn	O
.	O

Leicestershire	B-ORG
353	O
.	O

Hampshire	B-ORG
137	O

(	O
G.	B-PER
Parsons	I-PER
4-36	O
)	O
and	O
135-9	O
.	O

Leicestershire	B-ORG
11	O
points	O
,	O
Hampshire	B-ORG

7.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
BEAT	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
BY	O
NINE	O
WICKETS	O
IN	O
THIRD	O
TEST	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
beat	O
England	B-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	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
series	O
2-0	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
326	O
and	O
242	O
;	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
521-8	O
declared	O
and	O
48-1	O
.	O

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

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
the	O
Oval	B-LOC
on	O

Monday	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
326	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
106	O
,	O
G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
54	O
;	O
Waqar	B-PER

Younis	B-PER
4-95	O
)	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
first	O
innings	O
521-8	O
declared	O
(	O
Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
176	O
,	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
100	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
61	O
)	O

England	B-LOC
second	O
innings	O
(	O
overnight	O
74-0	O
)	O

M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
c	O
Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
43	O

A.	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
c	O
Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
54	O

N.	B-PER
Hussain	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
51	O

G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
c	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
9	O

J.	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
c	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
19	O

N.	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
c	O
and	O
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
8	O

C.	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
4	O

D.	B-PER
Cork	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
26	O

R.	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
c	O
Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
6	O

I.	B-PER
Salisbury	I-PER
not	O
out	O
0	O

A.	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-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	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
15.4-1-67-3	O
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
18-3-55-1	O
,	O

Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
37-10-78-6	O
,	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
2-1-4-0	O
,	O
Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER

10-3-30-0	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
second	O
innings	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Knight	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
1	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
not	O
out	O
29	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-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	B-PER
3-0-15-0	O
,	O
Mullally	B-PER
3-0-24-1	O
,	O
Croft	B-PER
0.4-0-9-0	O

Result	O
:	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
won	O
by	O
9	O
wickets	O

First	O
test	O
:	O
Lord	B-LOC
's	I-LOC
-	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
won	O
by	O
164	O
runs	O

Second	O
test	O
:	O
Headingley	B-LOC
-	O
Drawn	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
win	O
series	O
2-0	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
NEED	O
48	O
RUNS	O
TO	O
WIN	O
THIRD	O
AND	O
FINAL	O
TEST	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

England	B-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	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
leaving	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
requiring	O
48	O
runs	O
to	O
win	O
.	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
lead	O
the	O
series	O
1-0	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
EUROPEAN	B-MISC
SUPER	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULT	O
/	O
FINALS	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
European	B-MISC
Super	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

rugby	O
league	O
match	O
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

St	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
66	O
Warrington	B-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	B-ORG
Helens	I-ORG
22	O
20	O
0	O
2	O
950	O
455	O
40	O
-	O
champions	O

Wigan	B-ORG
22	O
19	O
1	O
2	O
902	O
326	O
39	O

Bradford	B-ORG
22	O
17	O
0	O
5	O
767	O
409	O
34	O

London	B-ORG
22	O
12	O
1	O
9	O
611	O
462	O
25	O

Warrington	B-ORG
22	O
12	O
0	O
10	O
569	O
565	O
24	O

Halifax	B-ORG
22	O
10	O
1	O
11	O
667	O
576	O
21	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
22	O
10	O
0	O
12	O
599	O
730	O
20	O

Oldham	B-ORG
22	O
9	O
1	O
12	O
473	O
681	O
19	O

Castleford	B-ORG
22	O
9	O
0	O
13	O
548	O
599	O
18	O

Leeds	B-ORG
22	O
6	O
0	O
16	O
555	O
745	O
12	O

Paris	B-ORG
22	O
3	O
1	O
18	O
398	O
795	O
7	O

Workington	B-ORG
22	O
2	O
1	O
19	O
325	O
1021	O
5	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
AND	O
SCOTTISH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
FIXTURES	O
-	O
AUG	O
30-SEPT	O
1	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

English	B-MISC
and	O
Scottish	B-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	B-MISC
division	O
one	O
-	O
West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
v	O
Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
.	O

English	B-MISC
division	O
three	O
-	O
Swansea	B-ORG
v	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
.	O

Saturday	O
,	O
August	O
31	O
:	O

English	B-MISC
division	O
one	O
-	O
Birmingham	B-ORG
v	O
Barnsley	B-ORG
,	O
Bradford	B-ORG
v	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
,	O
Grimsby	B-ORG
v	O
Portsmouth	B-ORG
,	O
Huddersfield	B-ORG
v	O
Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
,	O

Manchester	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
v	O
Charlton	B-ORG
,	O
Norwich	B-ORG
v	O
Wolverhampton	B-ORG
,	O
Oldham	B-ORG
v	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
,	O
Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
v	O
Oxford	B-ORG
,	O
Reading	B-ORG
v	O
Stoke	B-ORG
,	O
Southend	B-ORG
v	O

Swindon	B-ORG
.	O

English	B-MISC
division	O
two	O
-	O
Blackpool	B-ORG
v	O
Wycombe	B-ORG
,	O
Bournemouth	B-ORG
v	O

Peterborough	B-ORG
,	O
Bristol	B-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
v	O
Stockport	B-ORG
,	O
Bury	B-ORG
v	O
Bristol	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
,	O

Crewe	B-ORG
v	O
Watford	B-ORG
,	O
Gillingham	B-ORG
v	O
Chesterfield	B-ORG
,	O
Luton	B-ORG
v	O
Rotherham	B-ORG
,	O

Millwall	B-ORG
v	O
Burnley	B-ORG
,	O
Notts	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
v	O
York	B-ORG
,	O
Plymouth	B-ORG
v	O
Preston	B-ORG
,	O

Shrewsbury	B-ORG
v	O
Brentford	B-ORG
,	O
Walsall	B-ORG
v	O
Wrexham	B-ORG
.	O

English	B-MISC
division	O
three	O
-	O
Brighton	B-ORG
v	O
Scunthorpe	B-ORG
,	O
Cambridge	B-ORG
v	O

Cardiff	B-ORG
,	O
Colchester	B-ORG
v	O
Hereford	B-ORG
,	O
Doncaster	B-ORG
v	O
Darlington	B-ORG
,	O
Fulham	B-ORG
v	O

Carlisle	B-ORG
,	O
Hull	B-ORG
v	O
Barnet	B-ORG
,	O
Leyton	B-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
v	O
Hartlepool	B-ORG
,	O
Mansfield	B-ORG
v	O

Rochdale	B-ORG
,	O
Scarborough	B-ORG
v	O
Northampton	B-ORG
,	O
Torquay	B-ORG
v	O
Exeter	B-ORG
,	O
Wigan	B-ORG
v	O

Chester	B-ORG
.	O

Scottish	B-MISC
division	O
one	O
-	O
East	B-ORG
Fife	I-ORG
v	O
Clydebank	B-ORG
,	O
Greenock	B-ORG

Morton	B-ORG
v	O
Falkir	B-ORG
,	O
Partick	B-ORG
v	O
St	B-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
,	O
St	B-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
v	O

Airdrieonians	B-ORG
,	O
Stirling	B-ORG
v	O
Dundee	B-ORG
.	O

Scottish	B-MISC
division	O
two	O
-	O
Ayr	B-ORG
v	O
Berwick	B-ORG
,	O
Clyde	B-ORG
v	O
Queen	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG

South	B-ORG
,	O
Dumbarton	B-ORG
v	O
Brechin	B-ORG
,	O
Livingston	B-ORG
v	O
Hamilton	B-ORG
,	O
Stenhousemuir	B-ORG

v	O
Stranraer	B-ORG
.	O

Scottish	B-MISC
division	O
three	O
-	O
Albion	B-ORG
v	O
Cowdenbeath	B-ORG
,	O
Arbroath	B-ORG
v	O

East	B-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
,	O
Inverness	B-ORG
v	O
Alloa	B-ORG
,	O
Montrose	B-ORG
v	O
Ross	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
,	O

Queen	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
v	O
Forfar	B-ORG
.	O

Sunday	O
,	O
September	O
1	O
:	O

English	B-MISC
division	O
one	O
-	O
Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
v	O
Bolton	B-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
COSTA	B-LOC
RICA	I-LOC
AND	O
CHILE	B-LOC
DRAW	O
1-1	O
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
.	O

LIBERIA	B-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
and	O
Chile	B-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	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
-	O
Ronaldo	B-PER
Gonzalez	I-PER
(	O
10th	O
minute	O
,	O
penalty	O

Chile	B-LOC
-	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Salas	I-PER
(	O
80th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
8,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SEYCHELLES	B-LOC
FAIL	O
IN	O
BID	O
FOR	O
HISTORIC	O
VICTORY	O
.	O

Mark	B-PER
Gleeson	I-PER

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
tiny	O
islands	O
of	O
the	O
Seychelles	B-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	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

Trailing	O
fellow	O
Indian	B-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
islanders	O
Mauritius	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
membership	O
.	O

The	O
Seychelles	B-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	B-MISC
midfielder	O
Andre	B-PER
Caboche	I-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	B-PER
Mocude	I-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	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
's	O
50th-minute	O
equaliser	O
gave	O
the	O
Seychellois	B-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	B-LOC
now	O
play	O
in	O
group	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
qualifiers	O
against	O
Malawi	B-LOC
,	O
Mozambique	B-LOC
and	O
favourites	O
Zambia	B-LOC
.	O

Namibia	B-LOC
,	O
who	O
drew	O
0-0	O
with	O
Botswana	B-LOC
in	O
their	O
first	O
leg	O
,	O
won	O
the	O
second	O
leg	O
in	O
Windhoek	B-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	B-MISC
soccer	O
stage	O
.	O

They	O
now	O
play	O
in	O
group	O
five	O
with	O
Cameroon	B-LOC
,	O
Gabon	B-LOC
and	O
Kenya	B-LOC
.	O

German-based	O
striker	O
Bachirou	B-PER
Salou	I-PER
returned	O
home	O
to	O
Togo	B-LOC
to	O
score	O
the	O
decisive	O
only	O
goal	O
of	O
their	O
tie	O
against	O
Congo	B-LOC
.	O

Salou	B-PER
,	O
who	O
plays	O
for	O
MSV	B-ORG
Duisburg	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
Bundesliga	B-MISC
,	O
scored	O
in	O
the	O
53rd	O
minute	O
of	O
Sunday	O
's	O
match	O
in	O
Lome	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Tanzania	B-LOC
and	O
Zaire	B-LOC
.	O

Ethiopia	B-LOC
needed	O
a	O
penalty	O
shoot-out	O
in	O
Addis	B-LOC
Ababa	I-LOC
to	O
overcome	O
Uganda	B-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	B-LOC
won	O
the	O
spot	O
kick	O
decider	O
4-2	O
.	O

Uganda	B-LOC
's	O
elimination	O
follows	O
their	O
humiliating	O
5-1	O
aggregate	O
defeat	O
by	O
Angola	B-LOC
in	O
June	O
's	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifying	O
preliminaries	O
.	O

The	O
other	O
preliminary	O
round	O
second	O
leg	O
match	O
,	O
between	O
Mauritania	B-LOC
and	O
Benin	B-LOC
in	O
Nouakchott	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
postponed	O
until	O
Friday	O
.	O

Benin	B-LOC
won	O
the	O
first	O
leg	O
4-1	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AFRICAN	B-MISC
NATIONS	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
COLLATED	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Collated	O
results	O
of	O
African	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
preliminary	O
round	O
,	O
second	O
leg	O
matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Ethiopia	B-LOC
1	O
Uganda	B-LOC
1	O

2-2	O
on	O
aggregate	O
.	O

Ethiopia	B-LOC
win	O
4-2	O
on	O
penalties	O

Mauritania	B-LOC
v	O
Benin	B-LOC
postponed	O
to	O
Friday	O

Benin	B-LOC
lead	O
4-1	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
leg	O

Namibia	B-LOC
6	O
Botswana	B-LOC
0	O

Namibia	B-LOC
win	O
6-0	O
on	O
aggregate	O

Seychelles	B-LOC
1	O
Mauritius	B-LOC
1	O

Mauritius	B-LOC
win	O
2-1	O
on	O
aggregate	O

Togo	B-LOC
1	O
Congo	B-LOC
0	O

Togo	B-LOC
win	O
1-0	O
on	O
aggregaete	O

Central	B-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
walkover	O
v	O
Burundi	B-LOC

Winners	O
progress	O
to	O
qualifying	O
groups	O
to	O
start	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
UKRAINIAN	B-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

KIEV	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
premier	O
division	O

matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Dynamo	B-ORG
Kiev	I-ORG
5	O
Kremin	B-ORG
Kremenchuk	I-ORG
0	O

Vorskla	B-ORG
Poltava	I-ORG
2	O
Nyva	B-ORG
Ternopil	I-ORG
1	O

Torpedo	B-ORG
Zaporizhya	I-ORG
2	O
Shakhtar	B-ORG
Donetsk	I-ORG
1	O

Kryvbas	B-ORG
Kryvy	I-ORG
Rig	I-ORG
1	O
Karpaty	B-ORG
Lviv	I-ORG
2	O

Prykarpattya	B-ORG
Ivano-Frankivsk	I-ORG
0	O
Zirka-Nibas	B-ORG
Kirovohrad	I-ORG
0	O

Chornomorets	B-ORG
Odessa	I-ORG
2	O
Metalurg	B-ORG
Zaporizhya	I-ORG
1	O

Dnipro	B-ORG
Dnipropetrovsk	I-ORG
2	O
CSKA	B-ORG
Kiev	I-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	B-ORG
6	O
5	O
0	O
1	O
16	O
2	O
15	O

Vorskla	B-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
11	O
3	O
14	O

Dnipro	B-ORG
6	O
4	O
1	O
1	O
13	O
6	O
13	O

Chornomorets	B-ORG
6	O
4	O
1	O
1	O
11	O
7	O
13	O

Shakhtar	B-ORG
6	O
3	O
2	O
1	O
10	O
3	O
11	O

Metalurg	B-ORG
6	O
3	O
2	O
1	O
9	O
6	O
11	O

Karpaty	B-ORG
6	O
3	O
1	O
2	O
9	O
5	O
10	O

Zirka-Nibas	B-ORG
6	O
3	O
1	O
2	O
6	O
8	O
10	O

Torpedo	B-ORG
6	O
3	O
1	O
2	O
8	O
7	O
10	O

Tavria	B-ORG
5	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
7	O
6	O

Nyva	B-ORG
Ternopil	I-ORG
6	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
4	O
11	O
6	O

CSKA	B-ORG
6	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
4	O

Kryvbas	B-ORG
6	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
9	O
4	O

Nyva	B-ORG
Vinnytsya	I-ORG
5	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
1	O
7	O
2	O

Prykarpattya	B-ORG
6	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
4	O
13	O
2	O

Kremin	B-ORG
6	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
1	O
14	O
1	O

SWIMMING	O
-	O
POPOV	B-PER
IN	O
`SERIOUS	O
CONDITION	O
'	O
AFTER	O
STABBING	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Russian	B-MISC
double	O
Olympic	B-MISC
swimming	O
champion	O
Alexander	B-PER
Popov	I-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
the	O
only	O
man	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
Olympic	B-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	B-PER
Maslova	I-PER
,	O
deputy	O
chief	O
doctor	O
of	O
Hospital	B-LOC
No	I-LOC
31	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
Russian	B-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-PER
's	O
chances	O
of	O
returning	O
to	O
competitive	O
swimming	O
.	O

Popov	B-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	B-MISC
Olympics	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Maslova	B-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	B-PER
,	O
24	O
,	O
for	O
three	O
hours	O
.	O

Popov	B-PER
told	O
NTV	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Smirnov	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
National	I-MISC
Olympic	I-MISC
Committee	I-MISC
,	O
said	O
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
had	O
given	O
the	O
swimmer	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
top	O
award	O
for	O
his	O
Olympic	B-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	B-PER
.	O

Smirnov	B-PER
said	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
Committee	I-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	B-MISC
Russia	B-LOC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SLOVAK	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BRATISLAVA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Slovak	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Inter	B-ORG
Bratislava	I-ORG
0	O
Slovan	B-ORG
Bratislava	I-ORG
2	O

Chemlon	B-ORG
Humenne	I-ORG
0	O
Tatran	B-ORG
Presov	I-ORG
1	O

Artmedia	B-ORG
Petrzalka	I-ORG
0	O
JAS	B-ORG
Bardejov	I-ORG
0	O

DAC	B-ORG
Dunajska	I-ORG
Streda	I-ORG
1	O
Spartak	B-ORG
Trnava	I-ORG
3	O

Dukla	B-ORG
Banska	I-ORG
Bystrica	I-ORG
3	O
FC	B-ORG
Nitra	I-ORG
0	O

MSK	B-ORG
Zilina	I-ORG
0	O
FC	B-ORG
Kosice	I-ORG
2	O

Petrimex	B-ORG
Prievidza	I-ORG
2	O
FC	B-ORG
Rimavska	I-ORG
Sobota	I-ORG
0	O

Lokomotiva	B-ORG
Kosice	I-ORG
2	O
Kerametal	B-ORG
Dubnica	I-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	B-ORG
Presov	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
0	O
10	O

Dukla	B-ORG
Banska	I-ORG
Bystrica	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
2	O
9	O

Slovan	B-ORG
Bratislava	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
2	O
9	O

Petrimex	B-ORG
Prievidza	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
9	O

Spartak	B-ORG
Trnava	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
10	O
5	O
8	O

FC	B-ORG
Kosice	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
8	O

Artmedia	B-ORG
Petrzalka	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
6	O

DAC	B-ORG
Dunajska	I-ORG
Streda	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
6	O

FC	B-ORG
Rimavska	I-ORG
Sobota	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
6	O

JAS	B-ORG
Bardejov	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O

Chemlon	B-ORG
Humenne	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
4	O

Inter	B-ORG
Bratislava	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
4	O

Lokomotiva	B-ORG
Kosice	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
4	O

Kerametal	B-ORG
Dubnica	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
9	O
1	O

FC	B-ORG
Nitra	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
8	O
0	O

MSK	B-ORG
Zilina	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
0	O
6	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
HUNGARY	B-LOC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BUDAPEST	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Hungarian	B-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	B-ORG
0	O
Haladas	B-ORG
0	O

MTK	B-ORG
3	O
Ferencvaros	B-ORG
0	O

Bekescsaba	B-ORG
0	O
BVSC	B-ORG
1	O

Csepel	B-ORG
1	O
Videoton(*	B-ORG
)	O
1	O

ZTE	B-ORG
1	O
Debrecen	B-ORG
5	O

Siofok	B-ORG
0	O
Ujpest	B-ORG
2	O

Vac	B-ORG
0	O
Vasas	B-ORG
1	O

Kispest	B-ORG
3	O
Pecs	B-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	B-ORG
TE	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
-	O
-	O
10	O
2	O
9	O

2.	O
MTK	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
-	O
-	O
7	O
1	O
9	O

3.	O
BVSC	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
-	O
6	O
2	O
7	O

4.	O
Debrecen	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
-	O
1	O
10	O
4	O
6	O

5.	O
Bekescsaba	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
-	O
1	O
6	O
2	O
6	O

6.	O
FTC	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
-	O
1	O
8	O
7	O
6	O

7.	O
Haladas	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
-	O
2	O
1	O
5	O

8.	O
Videoton	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
4	O

9.	O
Vasas	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

10.	O
Kispest	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
7	O
4	O

11.	O
Gyor	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
4	O

12.	O
Csepel	B-ORG
3	O
-	O
3	O
-	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

13.	O
Pecs	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
-	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

14.	O
ZTE	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
-	O
2	O
3	O
10	O
3	O

15.	O
Stadler	B-ORG
FC	O
3	O
-	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
1	O

16.	O
III.ker.TVE	B-ORG
3	O
-	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
7	O
1	O

17.	O
Siofok	B-ORG
3	O
-	O
-	O
3	O
2	O
7	O
0	O

18.	O
Vac	B-ORG
3	O
-	O
-	O
3	O
2	O
8	O
0	O

*Name	O
of	O
Parmalat	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Fehervar	I-ORG
FC	I-ORG
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
Videoton	B-ORG
.	O

--	O
Budapest	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+361	O
266	O
2410	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
CZECH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

PRAGUE	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
's	O

first	O
division	O
soccer	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Petra	B-ORG
Drnovice	I-ORG
1	O
Slovan	B-ORG
Liberec	I-ORG
3	O

SK	B-ORG
Slavia	I-ORG
Praha	I-ORG
3	O
SK	B-ORG
Ceske	I-ORG
Budejovice	I-ORG
0	O

FK	B-ORG
Jablonec	I-ORG
3	O
Viktoria	B-ORG
Zizkov	I-ORG
1	O

Banik	B-ORG
Ostrava	I-ORG
3	O
FK	B-ORG
Teplice	I-ORG
1	O

Boby	B-ORG
Brno	I-ORG
1	O
Sigma	B-ORG
Olomouc	I-ORG
0	O

FC	B-ORG
Bohemians	I-ORG
0	O
FC	B-ORG
Karvina	I-ORG
2	O

SK	B-ORG
Hradec	I-ORG
Kralove	I-ORG
0	O
Kaucuk	B-ORG
Opava	I-ORG
0	O

Playing	O
Monday	O
:	O
Viktoria	B-ORG
Plzen	I-ORG
v	O
AC	B-ORG
Sparta	I-ORG
Praha	I-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	B-ORG
Brno	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
9	O

Banik	B-ORG
Ostrava	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

FK	B-ORG
Jablonec	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
2	O
6	O

SK	B-ORG
Slavia	I-ORG
Praha	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
5	O

Kaucuk	B-ORG
Opava	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
5	O

Sigma	B-ORG
Olomouc	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
3	O
4	O

Petra	B-ORG
Drnovice	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
4	O

Slovan	B-ORG
Liberec	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

FK	B-ORG
Teplice	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
4	O

FC	B-ORG
Karvina	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
4	O

SK	B-ORG
Ceske	I-ORG
Budejovice	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
4	O

Viktoria	B-ORG
Plzen	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O

AC	B-ORG
Sparta	I-ORG
Praha	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
1	O

FC	B-ORG
Bohemians	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

Viktoria	B-ORG
Zizkov	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
8	O
1	O

SK	B-ORG
Hradec	I-ORG
Kralove	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MEXICAN	B-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
weekend	O
matches	O

in	O
the	O
Mexican	B-MISC
soccer	O
championship	O
:	O

Atlante	B-ORG
1	O
Atlas	B-ORG
1	O

Cruz	B-ORG
Azul	I-ORG
2	O
Leon	B-ORG
2	O

Guadalajara	B-ORG
5	O
America	B-ORG
0	O

Monterrey	B-ORG
2	O
Veracruz	B-ORG
1	O

Pachuca	B-ORG
3	O
Toluca	B-ORG
0	O

Puebla	B-ORG
2	O
UNAM	B-ORG
1	O

Santos	B-ORG
2	O
Morelia	B-ORG
1	O

UAG	B-ORG
1	O
Neza	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
2	O
9	O

Cruz	B-ORG
Azul	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
3	O
7	O

Atlante	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
7	O

Neza	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
7	O
3	O

Veracruz	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
1	O

Group	O
2	O

Necaxa	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
4	O

Pachuca	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
7	O
4	O

Leon	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

America	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
7	O
3	O

Morelia	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
8	O
1	O

Group	O
3	O

Atlas	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
2	O
7	O

Guadalajara	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
0	O
7	O

Toluca	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
5	O
3	O

UNAM	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
6	O
0	O

Group	O
4	O

Santos	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
9	O

Monterrey	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
4	O

Celaya	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O

UAG	B-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	B-PER
Homewood	I-PER

RIO	B-LOC
DE	I-LOC
JANEIRO	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Two	O
key	O
players	O
left	O
a	O
Brazilian	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
national	O
team	O
.	O

Sao	B-ORG
Paulo	I-ORG
midfielder	O
Andre	B-PER
and	O
Santos	B-ORG
defender	O
Narciso	B-PER
were	O
both	O
substituted	O
during	O
their	O
teams	O
'	O
game	O
,	O
taken	O
to	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
airport	O
and	O
flown	O
to	O
Rio	B-LOC
de	I-LOC
Janeiro	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
private	O
jet	O
chartered	O
by	O
the	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
Football	I-MISC
Confederation	I-MISC
(	O
CBF	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

At	O
Rio	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
Brazil	B-LOC
will	O
face	O
Russia	B-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	B-ORG
Paulo-Santos	I-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	B-ORG
suffered	O
more	O
from	O
their	O
loss	O
as	O
Narciso	B-PER
's	O
replacement	O
Jean	B-PER
gave	O
away	O
a	O
penalty	O
from	O
which	O
Sao	B-ORG
Paulo	I-ORG
scored	O
the	O
decisive	O
goal	O
in	O
a	O
2-1	O
win	O
.	O

Sao	B-ORG
Paulo	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
beat	O
Internacional	B-ORG
2-1	O
.	O

Corinthians	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
tournament	O
in	O
Spain	B-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	B-LOC
Monday	O
night	O
,	O
arrive	O
in	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-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	B-LOC
one	O
hour	O
later	O
and	O
then	O
play	O
away	O
to	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Paranaense	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
championship	O
the	O
same	O
evening	O
.	O

Botafogo	B-ORG
striker	O
Tulio	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
overlooked	O
by	O
Zagalo	B-PER
for	O
the	O
tour	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
game	O
away	O
to	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-ORG
2-1	O
away	O
.	O

Tulio	B-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	B-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BUENOS	B-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
matches	O
on	O
the	O

opening	O
weekend	O
of	O
the	O
Argentine	B-MISC
Apertura	I-MISC
championship	O
:	O

Estudiantes	B-ORG
2	O
Boca	B-ORG
Juniors	I-ORG
3	O

Ferro	B-ORG
Carril	I-ORG
Oeste	I-ORG
0	O
Independiente	B-ORG
3	O

Gimnasia-Jujuy	B-ORG
1	O
Platense	B-ORG
0	O

Huracan	B-ORG
0	O
Lanus	B-ORG
0	O

Huracan-Corrientes	B-ORG
3	O
Union	B-ORG
6	O

Newell	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Old	I-ORG
Boys	I-ORG
0	O
Velez	B-ORG
Sarsfield	I-ORG
2	O

Racing	B-ORG
Club	I-ORG
0	O
Rosario	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
2	O

River	B-ORG
Plate	I-ORG
0	O
Gimnasia-La	B-ORG
Plata	I-ORG
0	O

San	B-ORG
Lorenzo	I-ORG
0	O
Banfield	B-ORG
1	O

Playing	O
Monday	O
:	O
Deportivo	B-ORG
Espanol	I-ORG
v	O
Colon	B-ORG

Note	O
:	O
the	O
Apertura	B-MISC
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
championships	O
played	O

in	O
the	O
Argentine	B-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	B-LOC
BEAT	O
CUBA	B-LOC
4-0	O
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
.	O

TEGUCIGALPA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Honduras	B-LOC
beat	O
Cuba	B-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	B-PER
Castro	I-PER
(	O
3rd	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Enrique	B-PER
Centeno	I-PER
(	O
33rd	O
and	O

84th	O
)	O
,	O
Carlos	B-PER
Pavon	I-PER
(	O
37th	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BRAZILIAN	B-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

RIO	B-LOC
DE	I-LOC
JANEIRO	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Brazilian	B-MISC

soccer	O
championship	O
matches	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Bahia	B-ORG
1	O
Botafogo	B-ORG
2	O

Bragantino	B-ORG
1	O
Vasco	B-ORG
da	I-ORG
Gama	I-ORG
2	O

Cricuma	B-ORG
4	O
Fluminense	B-ORG
1	O

Cruzeiro	B-ORG
2	O
Flamengo	B-ORG
1	O

Goias	B-ORG
0	O
Palmeiras	B-ORG
0	O

Gremio	B-ORG
2	O
Vitoria	B-ORG
2	O

Juventude	B-ORG
2	O
Internacional	B-ORG
1	O

Parana	B-ORG
3	O
Guarani	B-ORG
0	O

Portuguesa	B-ORG
3	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Mineiro	I-ORG
1	O

Sao	B-ORG
Paulo	I-ORG
2	O
Santos	B-ORG
1	O

Sport	B-ORG
Recife	I-ORG
3	O
Coritiba	B-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	B-ORG
Paulo	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
10	O
5	O
10	O

Juventude	B-ORG
5	O
3	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
10	O

Portuguesa	B-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
8	O
3	O
9	O

Palmeiras	B-ORG
5	O
2	O
3	O
0	O
8	O
1	O
9	O

Goias	B-ORG
5	O
2	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
8	O

Gremio	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
11	O
4	O
7	O

Cruzeiro	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
7	O

Sport	B-ORG
Recife	I-ORG
5	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
7	O
6	O
7	O

Parana	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
5	O
7	O

Flamengo	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
4	O
6	O

Atletico	B-ORG
Mineiro	I-ORG
5	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
6	O
7	O
6	O

Vasco	B-ORG
da	I-ORG
Gama	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
7	O
6	O

Coritiba	B-ORG
5	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
9	O
6	O

Botafogo	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
5	O

Internacional	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
5	O

Criciuma	B-ORG
5	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
7	O
8	O
5	O

Vitoria	B-ORG
5	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
5	O

Santos	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Corinthians	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O

Bahia	B-ORG
5	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
8	O
4	O

Fluminense	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
6	O
4	O

Atletico	B-ORG
Paranaense	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
3	O

Guarani	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
5	O
1	O

Bragantino	B-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	B-MISC
PRO-LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MANILA	B-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	B-ORG
Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
second	O
conference	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
American	B-MISC
players	O
:	O

Formula	B-ORG
Shell	I-ORG
beat	O
Ginebra	B-ORG
San	I-ORG
Miguel	I-ORG
89-86	O
(	O
45-46	O
half-time	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
SOUTH	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-SOCCER	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-soccer	O

games	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Puchon	B-ORG
3	O
Chonan	B-ORG
0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O

Pohang	B-ORG
3	O
Chonbuk	B-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	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
0	O
7	O

Chonan	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
9	O
9	O
6	O

Pohang	B-ORG
1	O
1	O
1	O
8	O
8	O
4	O

Ulsan	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
6	O
3	O

Anyang	B-ORG
0	O
3	O
0	O
5	O
5	O
3	O

Suwon	B-ORG
0	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Pusan	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
2	O

Chonnam	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
2	O

Chonbuk	B-ORG
0	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
0	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
S.	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-BASEBALL	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC

pro-baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

OB	B-ORG
2	O
Lotte	B-ORG
1	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
3	O
Haitai	B-ORG
2	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
8	O
Samsung	B-ORG
1	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
3	O
LG	B-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	B-ORG
63	O
2	O
41	O
.604	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
58	O
2	O
47	O
.551	O
5	O
1/2	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
56	O
5	O
47	O
.542	O
6	O
1/2	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
56	O
1	O
48	O
.538	O
7	O

Samsung	B-ORG
47	O
5	O
55	O
.463	O
15	O

Lotte	B-ORG
44	O
6	O
53	O
.456	O
15	O
1/2	O

LG	B-ORG
44	O
5	O
58	O
.435	O
18	O

OB	B-ORG
41	O
6	O
60	O
.411	O
20	O
1/2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MOROCCAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

RABAT	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Results	O
of	O
Moroccan	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Widad	B-ORG
Fes	I-ORG
3	O
Oujda	B-ORG
1	O

Raja	B-ORG
Casablanca	I-ORG
4	O
Tetouan	B-ORG
0	O

Jeunesse	B-ORG
Massira	I-ORG
0	O
Widad	B-ORG
Casablanca	I-ORG
2	O

Sporting	B-ORG
Sale	I-ORG
0	O
Meknes	B-ORG
1	O

Settat	B-ORG
1	O
Marrakesh	B-ORG
0	O

Khouribga	B-ORG
3	O
Mohammedia	B-ORG
0	O

Sidi	B-ORG
Kacem	I-ORG
0	O
Royal	B-ORG
Armed	I-ORG
Forces	I-ORG
0	O

El	B-ORG
Jadida	I-ORG
1	O
Hassania	B-ORG
Agadir	I-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.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

Bill	B-PER
Berkrot	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

A	O
message	O
on	O
television	O
monitors	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-MISC
water	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
dollar	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
Olympics	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
said	O
one	O
incredulous	O
fan	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
had	O
been	O
notorious	O
for	O
price	O
gouging	O
.	O

U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-MISC
Yorker	I-MISC
Rebecca	B-PER
Weinstein	I-PER
,	O
a	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Perry	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
AND	O
MALEEVA	B-PER
FALL	O
,	O
UP-AND-COMERS	O
ADVANCE	O
AT	O
OPEN	B-MISC
.	O

Larry	B-PER
Fine	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Martina	B-PER
Hingis	I-PER
led	O
a	O
youthful	O
charge	O
and	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
finalist	O
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
and	O
Magdalena	B-PER
Maleeva	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
tennis	O
championships	O
.	O

The	O
15-year-old	O
Hingis	B-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
on	O
Stadium	B-LOC
Court	I-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	B-PER
Montolio	I-PER
of	O
Spain	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

Hoping	O
for	O
a	O
longer	O
engagement	O
on	O
the	O
cement	O
at	O
Flushing	B-LOC
Meadows	I-LOC
were	O
the	O
sixth-seeded	O
Huber	B-PER
of	O
Germany	B-LOC
and	O
12th	O
seed	O
Maleeva	B-PER
of	O
Bulgaria	B-LOC
.	O

Huber	B-PER
,	O
who	O
lost	O
to	O
Monica	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
of	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
.	O

Coetzer	B-PER
,	O
ranked	O
17th	O
,	O
avenged	O
her	O
defeat	O
to	O
Huber	B-PER
in	O
the	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
reached	O
the	O
final	O
a	O
week	O
ago	O
at	O
Manhattan	B-LOC
Beach	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
I	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
"	O

Monday	O
brought	O
the	O
best	O
out	O
in	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
rookie	O
Aleksandra	B-PER
Olsza	I-PER
of	O
Poland	B-LOC
,	O
ranked	O
110th	O
.	O

The	O
18-year-old	O
Olsza	B-PER
,	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
Wimbledon	B-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	B-MISC
by	O
removing	O
Maleeva	B-PER
6-4	O
6-2	O
.	O

The	O
curtain-raising	O
victories	O
by	O
Hingis	B-PER
and	O
Olsza	B-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	B-MISC
teenager	O
,	O
a	O
twice	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
junior	O
champion	O
and	O
a	O
Wimbledon	B-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	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
,	O
seeded	O
to	O
face	O
third	O
seed	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
round	O
.	O

Hingis	B-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	B-PER
will	O
be	O
there	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
fast-moving	O
Olsza	B-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	B-PER
,	O
"	O
said	O
Olsza	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
opponents	O
.	O

Brenda	B-PER
Schultz-McCarthy	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
13th	O
seed	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
6-1	O
6-4	O
winner	O
over	O
Japan	B-LOC
's	O
Nana	B-PER
Miyaga	I-PER
,	O
while	O
Czech	B-MISC
veteran	O
Helena	B-PER
Sukova	I-PER
prevailed	O
over	O
Yone	B-PER
Kamio	I-PER
6-2	O
6-3	O
.	O

Austrian	B-MISC
Barbara	B-PER
Paulus	I-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	B-PER
Jing-Qian	I-PER
of	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
STICH	B-PER
GLAD	O
HE	O
STAYED	O
AFTER	O
OPEN	B-MISC
VICTORY	O
.	O

Richard	B-PER
Finn	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Michael	B-PER
Stich	I-PER
nearly	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
in	O
protest	O
over	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
seeding	O
fiasco	O
but	O
the	O
former	O
Wimbledon	B-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	B-PER
Haas	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
did	O
not	O
seed	O
in	O
strict	O
accordance	O
with	O
ATP	B-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.	B-LOC
players	O
.	O

One	O
prominent	O
player	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
stay	O
for	O
the	O
Open	B-MISC
was	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
Yvegeny	B-PER
Kafelnikov	I-PER
,	O
who	O
after	O
being	O
dropped	O
three	O
spots	O
from	O
his	O
ATP	B-ORG
ranking	O
to	O
a	O
seventh	O
seeding	O
,	O
withdrew	O
and	O
returned	O
home	O
to	O
Russia	B-LOC
.	O

Kafelnikov	B-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.	B-LOC
Davis	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
player	O
Todd	B-PER
Martin	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Stich	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-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	B-PER
on	O
a	O
sun-baked	O
Grandstand	B-MISC
court	O
.	O

Others	O
advancing	O
early	O
on	O
Monday	O
included	O
11th-seeded	O
American	B-MISC
Malivai	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
runner-up	O
,	O
Sweden	B-LOC
's	O
Magnus	B-PER
Gustafsson	I-PER
,	O
and	O
two-time	O
former	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
Sergi	B-PER
Bruguera	I-PER
of	O
Spain	B-LOC
,	O
who	O
will	O
be	O
Stich	B-PER
's	O
next	O
opponent	O
.	O

The	O
suspicion	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
lingers	O
in	O
Stich	B-PER
's	O
mind	O
that	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-MISC
players	O
and	O
they	O
forget	O
about	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Stich	B-PER
,	O
who	O
lost	O
the	O
1994	O
Open	B-MISC
final	O
to	O
Andre	B-PER
Agassi	I-PER
.	O

It	O
was	O
Agassi	B-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	B-MISC
star	O
was	O
bumped	O
up	O
two	O
spots	O
from	O
his	O
ATP	B-ORG
ranking	O
of	O
eight	O
to	O
a	O
seeding	O
of	O
six	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
(	O
Agassi	B-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	B-PER
about	O
the	O
unfairness	O
of	O
moving	O
up	O
Agassi	B-PER
,	O
who	O
made	O
early	O
exits	O
from	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
and	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
.	O

Stich	B-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	B-PER
withdrew	O
.	O

Ranked	O
18th	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Stich	B-PER
might	O
have	O
been	O
slipped	O
into	O
that	O
spot	O
ahead	O
of	O
Spain	B-LOC
's	O
Felix	B-PER
Mantilla	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
16th	O
but	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
Open	B-MISC
and	O
had	O
been	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
seedings	O
originally	O
.	O

But	O
Stich	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
MONDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
FROM	O
U.S.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
tennis	O
championships	O
at	O
the	O
National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
(	O
prefix	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

16	O
-	O
Martina	B-PER
Hingis	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Angeles	B-PER
Montolio	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-0	O

Anne-Gaelle	B-PER
Sidot	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Janette	B-PER
Husarova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

13	O
-	O
Brenda	B-PER
Schultz-McCarthy	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nana	B-PER
Miyagi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-4	O

Aleksandra	B-PER
Olsza	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
12	O
-	O
Magdalena	B-PER
Maleeva	I-PER
(	O
Bulgaria	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Michael	B-PER
Stich	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tommy	B-PER
Haas	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
1-6	O
6-1	O
7-5	O

Sergi	B-PER
Bruguera	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kris	B-PER
Goossens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-1	O
)	O

Frederic	B-PER
Vitoux	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ramon	B-PER
Delgado	I-PER
(	O
Paraguay	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Henrietta	B-PER
Nagyova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gala	B-PER
Leon	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
4-6	O
6-3	O

Asa	B-PER
Carlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gloria	B-PER
Pizzichini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
3-6	O
6-1	O
7-5	O

Barbara	B-PER
Schett	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sabine	B-PER
Appelmans	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
1-6	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Cristina	B-PER
Torrens-Valero	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sabine	B-PER
Hack	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Helena	B-PER
Sukova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Yone	B-PER
Kamio	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-3	O

Irina	B-PER
Spirlea	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Petra	B-PER
Begerow	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

Maria	B-PER
Jose	I-PER
Gaidano	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Melanie	B-PER
Schnell	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-0	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Carlos	B-PER
Moya	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Scott	B-PER
Humphries	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-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	B-PER
Carlsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Patrick	B-PER
Rafter	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
9-7	O
)	O
6-3	O
7-6	O
(	O
8-6	O
)	O

Magnus	B-PER
Gustafsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Carlos	B-PER
Costa	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
4-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-3	O

Jeff	B-PER
Tarango	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alex	B-PER
Radulescu	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-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	B-PER
Washington	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Karim	B-PER
Alami	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
2-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
6-1	O

Dirk	B-PER
Dier	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Chuck	B-PER
Adams	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
2-6	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Jason	B-PER
Stoltenberg	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Stefano	B-PER
Pescosolido	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
6-4	O
6-1	O

Arnaud	B-PER
Boetsch	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nicolas	B-PER
Pereira	I-PER
(	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-4	O
7-5	O

David	B-PER
Prinosil	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Peter	B-PER
Tramacchi	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-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	B-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
6	O
-	O
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
2-6	O
6-2	O

Anna	B-PER
Kournikova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ludmila	B-PER
Richterova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-3	O

Debbie	B-PER
Graham	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Stephanie	B-PER
Deville	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Barbara	B-PER
Rittner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Katarina	B-PER
Studenikova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
7-5	O

Kristina	B-PER
Brandi	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Andrea	B-PER
Glass	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-3	O

Ines	B-PER
Gorrochategui	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Magdalena	B-PER
Grzybowska	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6-4	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Alberto	B-PER
Berasategui	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Cecil	B-PER
Mamiit	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-4	O
6-0	O

Guillaume	B-PER
Raoux	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Filip	B-PER
Dewulf	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
3-6	O
1-6	O
6-4	O
7-5	O

Alex	B-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nicolas	B-PER
Lapentti	I-PER
(	O
Ecuador	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
1-6	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

2	O
-	O
Michael	B-PER
Chang	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jaime	B-PER
Oncins	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-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	B-PER
Paulus	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Yi	B-PER
Jing-Qian	I-PER
(	O
China	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

Wang	B-PER
Shi-Ting	I-PER
(	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Corina	B-PER
Morariu	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-7	O
(	O
5-7	O
)	O
6-2	O

Linda	B-PER
Wild	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sung-Hee	B-PER
Park	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-3	O

Sarah	B-PER
Pitkowski	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Meghann	B-PER
Shaughnessy	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-	O
3	O

Dally	B-PER
Randriantefy	I-PER
(	O
Madagascar	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Elena	B-PER
Makarova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
6-	O
3	O
1-6	O
7-5	O

Laurence	B-PER
Courtois	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Flora	B-LOC
Perfetti	B-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
3-6	O
6-2	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Leander	B-PER
Paes	I-PER
(	O
India	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Marcos	B-PER
Ondruska	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O
6-2	O
7-5	O

Jan	B-PER
Siemerink	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Carl-Uwe	B-PER
Steeb	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6	O
-	O
1	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-4	O

Neville	B-PER
Godwin	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tomas	B-PER
Carbonell	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O
3-6	O
6-1	O

Jim	B-PER
Grabb	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sandon	B-PER
Stolle	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-5	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Alexandra	B-PER
Fusai	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jill	B-PER
Craybas	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
2-6	O
7-5	O

Naoko	B-PER
Kijimuta	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tatyana	B-PER
Jecmenica	I-PER
(	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

Nathalie	B-PER
Dechy	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Christina	B-PER
Singer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-0	O

Jane	B-PER
Chi	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Maria	B-PER
Antonio	I-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Lorenzo	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
1-6	O
6-3	O

Els	B-PER
Callens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nicole	B-PER
Bradtke	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-1	O
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
9-7	O
)	O

Natalia	B-PER
Baudone	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jolene	B-PER
Watanabe	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
4-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
8-6	O
)	O

Ai	B-PER
Sugiyama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jana	B-PER
Kandarr	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
CUBS	B-ORG
EDGE	O
BRAVES	B-ORG
WITH	O
RUN	O
IN	O
TOP	O
OF	O
NINTH	O
.	O

ATLANTA	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Brian	B-PER
McRae	I-PER
singled	O
in	O
Tyler	B-PER
Houston	I-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	B-ORG
Cubs	I-ORG
avoided	O
a	O
three-game	O
sweep	O
with	O
3-2	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-ORG
Braves	I-ORG
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

The	O
Braves	B-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	B-PER
Foster	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Vinny	B-PER
Castilla	I-PER
homered	O
twice	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
four	O
runs	O
and	O
Larry	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
went	O
3-for-4	O
with	O
a	O
homer	O
and	O
three	O
RBI	B-MISC
as	O
the	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Rockies	I-ORG
outslugged	O
the	O
Pittsburgh	B-ORG
Pirates	I-ORG
13-9	O
in	O
the	O
rubber	O
game	O
of	O
a	O
three-game	O
series	O
.	O

Castilla	B-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	B-PER
Wilkins	I-PER
(	O
3-1	O
)	O
extended	O
Colorado	B-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	B-PER
Ericks	I-PER
to	O
make	O
it	O
13-8	O
.	O

At	O
Florida	B-LOC
,	O
Edgar	B-PER
Renteria	I-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	B-PER
Tavarez	I-PER
with	O
the	O
winning	O
run	O
as	O
the	O
Florida	B-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
edged	O
the	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
6-5	O
.	O

"	O
Right	O
after	O
Edgar	B-PER
made	O
contact	O
,	O
I	O
knew	O
I	O
had	O
to	O
score	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Tavarez	B-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	B-PER
is	O
a	O
tremendous	O
player	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Florida	B-ORG
manager	O
John	B-PER
Boles	I-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	B-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
,	O
Osvaldo	B-PER
Fenandez	I-PER
fired	O
a	O
seven-hitter	O
and	O
Trenidad	B-PER
Hubbard	I-PER
belted	O
a	O
two-run	O
homer	O
as	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
ended	O
a	O
three-game	O
losing	O
streak	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
Montreal	B-ORG
Expos	I-ORG
,	O
7-2	O
.	O

Fernandez	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

In	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
,	O
Greg	B-PER
Gagne	I-PER
had	O
a	O
run-scoring	O
single	O
and	O
Chad	B-PER
Curtis	I-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	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
Dodgers	I-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Mets	I-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	B-ORG
manager	O
Bill	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Mike	B-PER
Piazza	I-PER

In	O
San	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Finley	I-PER
and	O
Jody	B-PER
Reed	I-PER
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
apiece	O
as	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
Padres	I-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	B-ORG
Phillies	I-ORG
.	O

Ken	B-PER
Caminiti	I-PER
added	O
two	O
RBI	B-MISC
for	O
the	O
Padres	B-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	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
Dodgers	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
West	I-MISC
.	O

In	O
Houston	B-LOC
,	O
Jeff	B-PER
Bagwell	I-PER
homered	O
and	O
Donne	B-PER
Wall	I-PER
allowed	O
one	O
run	O
over	O
seven	O
innings	O
as	O
the	O
Houston	B-ORG
Astros	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
St.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-ORG
4-1	O
.	O

Wall	B-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	B-ORG
moved	O
1-1/2	O
games	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Cardinals	B-ORG
for	O
the	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Central	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
SUNDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
55	O
.574	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
68	O
61	O
.527	O
6	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
66	O
65	O
.504	O
9	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
61	O
70	O
.466	O
14	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
47	O
83	O
.362	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
77	O
53	O
.592	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
70	O
62	O
.530	O
8	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
65	O
65	O
.500	O
12	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
62	O
69	O
.473	O
15	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
59	O
73	O
.447	O
19	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
75	O
56	O
.573	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
66	O
63	O
.512	O
8	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
63	O
70	O
.474	O
13	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
61	O
69	O
.469	O
13	O
1/2	O

MONDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
26TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

BOSTON	B-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
81	O
48	O
.628	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
70	O
59	O
.543	O
11	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
61	O
70	O
.466	O
21	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
72	O
.450	O
23	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
53	O
78	O
.405	O
29	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
70	O
61	O
.534	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
68	O
62	O
.523	O
1	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
64	O
64	O
.500	O
4	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
64	O
65	O
.496	O
5	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
55	O
75	O
.423	O
14	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
72	O
60	O
.545	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
70	O
60	O
.538	O
1	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
68	O
63	O
.519	O
3	O
1/2	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
55	O
73	O
.430	O
15	O

MONDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
26TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
BONDS	B-PER
'	O
CONSECUTIVE	O
GAME	O
STREAK	O
ENDS	O
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC
1996-08-25	O

San	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
All-Star	B-MISC
left	O
fielder	O
Barry	B-PER
Bonds	I-PER
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Sunday	O
's	O
7-2	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Montreal	B-ORG
Expos	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
Cal	B-PER
Ripken	I-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	B-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
.	O

Bonds	B-PER
has	O
been	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
pinch-hitting	O
role	O
since	O
an	O
MRI	B-MISC
Friday	O
showed	O
a	O
mild	O
strain	O
of	O
his	O
left	O
hamstring	O
.	O

Bonds	B-PER
came	O
out	O
of	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
game	O
against	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-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	B-PER
is	O
hitting	O
.307	O
with	O
35	O
homers	O
and	O
107	O
RBI	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

Chicago	B-ORG
Cubs	I-ORG
outfielder	O
Sammy	B-PER
Sosa	I-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	B-ORG
Braves	I-ORG
first	O
baseman	O
Fred	B-PER
McGriff	I-PER
owns	O
the	O
second-longest	O
streak	O
at	O
295	O
games	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
JONK	B-PER
RETURNS	O
TO	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
SQUAD	O
FOR	O
BRAZIL	B-LOC
FRIENDLY	O
.	O

ROTTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Dutch	B-MISC
coach	O
Guus	B-PER
Hiddink	I-PER
on	O
Monday	O
recalled	O
midfielder	O
Wim	B-PER
Jonk	I-PER
after	O
a	O
14-month	O
absence	O
for	O
a	O
friendly	O
against	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
holders	O
Brazil	B-LOC
in	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
midfielder	O
Jean-Paul	B-PER
van	I-PER
Gastel	I-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	B-PER
did	O
not	O
name	O
a	O
replacement	O
captain	O
for	O
Danny	B-PER
Blind	I-PER
,	O
who	O
announced	O
his	O
retirement	O
from	O
international	O
soccer	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Ronald	B-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-PER
and	O
Dennis	B-PER
Bergkamp	I-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
42	O
caps	O
for	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
playing	O
for	O
his	O
Dutch	B-MISC
club	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
.	O

AC	B-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
midfielder	O
Edgar	B-PER
Davids	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
home	O
early	O
from	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
championship	O
in	O
England	B-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	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Sar	I-PER
(	O
Ajax	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Ed	B-PER
de	I-PER
Goey	I-PER
(	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

Defenders	O
-	O
Frank	B-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-PER
(	O
Ajax	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
John	B-PER
Veldman	I-PER
(	O
Ajax	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Jaap	B-PER
Stam	I-PER
(	O
PSV	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Arthur	B-PER
Numan	I-PER
(	O
PSV	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Reiziger	I-PER
(	O
AC	B-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Johan	B-PER
de	I-PER
Kock	I-PER
(	O
Schalke	B-ORG
'	O
04	O
)	O
.	O

Midfielders	O
-	O
Richard	B-PER
Witschge	I-PER
(	O
Ajax	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Philip	B-PER
Cocu	I-PER
(	O
PSV	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Wim	B-PER
Jonk	I-PER
(	O
PSV	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Aron	B-PER
Winter	I-PER
(	O
Internazionale	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Jean-Paul	B-PER
van	I-PER
Gastel	I-PER
(	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Clarence	B-PER
Seedorf	I-PER
(	O
Real	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

Strikers	O
-	O
Ronald	B-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-PER
(	O
Ajax	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Gaston	B-PER
Taument	I-PER
(	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Jordi	B-PER
Cruyff	I-PER
(	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Dennis	B-PER
Bergkamp	I-PER
(	O
Arsenal	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BARCELONA	B-ORG
BEAT	O
ATLETICO	B-ORG
5-2	O
IN	O
SUPERCUP	B-MISC
.	O

BARCELONA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Barcelona	B-ORG
beat	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
5-2	O
(	O
halftime	O
2-1	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Spanish	B-MISC
Supercup	I-MISC
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Barcelona	B-ORG
-	O
Ronaldo	B-PER
(	O
5th	O
and	O
89th	O
minutes	O
)	O
,	O
Giovanni	B-PER
(	O
31st	O
)	O
,	O
Pizzi	B-PER
(	O
73rd	O
)	O
,	O
De	B-PER
la	I-PER
Pena	I-PER
(	O
75th	O
)	O

Atletico	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
-	O
Esnaider	B-PER
(	O
37th	O
)	O
,	O
Pantic	B-PER
(	O
57th	O
,	O
penalty	O
)	O

Attendance	O
30,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AUSTRIA	B-LOC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

VIENNA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Result	O
of	O
an	O
Austrian	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
:	O

SV	B-ORG
Ried	I-ORG
0	O
SV	B-ORG
Salzburg	I-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	B-ORG
Tirol	I-ORG
Innsbruck	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
13	O
5	O
14	O

SV	B-ORG
Salzburg	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
8	O
1	O
14	O

Austria	B-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
2	O
0	O
9	O
5	O
14	O

Sturm	B-ORG
Graz	I-ORG
6	O
2	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
5	O
9	O

GAK	B-ORG
6	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
8	O
10	O
6	O

Rapid	B-ORG
Wien	I-ORG
5	O
0	O
5	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
5	O

SV	B-ORG
Ried	I-ORG
6	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
6	O
9	O
4	O

Linzer	B-ORG
ASK	I-ORG
5	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
4	O
8	O
3	O

Admira	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Wacker	I-ORG
6	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
5	O
10	O
3	O

FC	B-ORG
Linz	I-ORG
6	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
1	O
9	O
2	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	B-LOC
BEAT	O
ZIMBABWE	B-LOC
BY	O
125	O
RUNS	O
IN	O
ONE-DAY	O
MATCH	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Australia	B-LOC
beat	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
by	O
125	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
one-day	O
(	O
50	O
overs	O
)	O
cricket	O
tournament	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
Australia	B-LOC
263-7	O
in	O
50	O
overs	O
,	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
138	O
all	O
out	O
in	O
41	O
overs	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SCOREBOARD-AUSTRALIA	B-MISC
V	O
ZIMBABWE	B-LOC
ONE-DAY	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Scoreboard	O
in	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC

Series	B-MISC
one-day	O
(	O
50	O
overs	O
)	O
cricket	O
match	O
between	O
Australia	B-LOC
and	O

Zimbabwe	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

Australia	B-LOC

M.	B-PER
Slater	I-PER
c	O
P.	B-PER
Strang	I-PER
b	O
Whittall	B-PER
50	O

M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
b	O
P.	B-PER
Strang	I-PER
18	O

R.	B-PER
Ponting	I-PER
c	O
and	O
b	O
Whittall	B-PER
53	O

S.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
c	O
Campbell	B-PER
b	O
Whittall	B-PER
82	O

S.	B-PER
Law	I-PER
b	O
Streak	B-PER
20	O

M.	B-PER
Bevan	I-PER
c	O
Campbell	B-PER
b	O
Brandes	B-PER
9	O

I.	B-PER
Healy	I-PER
b	O
Brandes	B-PER
5	O

B.	B-PER
Hogg	I-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.	B-PER
Reiffel	I-PER
,	O
D.	B-PER
Flemming	I-PER
,	O
G.	B-PER
McGrath	I-PER

Bowling	O
:	O
Streak	B-PER
10-1-50-1	O
(	O
2w	O
,	O
2nb	O
)	O
,	O
Brandes	B-PER
10-1-47-2	O
(	O
1w	O
)	O
,	O

P.	B-PER
Strang	I-PER
9-0-41-1	O
,	O
Flower	B-PER
6-0-28-0	O
,	O
Whittall	B-PER
10-0-53-3	O
(	O
1nb	O
)	O
,	O

Decker	B-PER
3-0-17-0	O
,	O
Shah	B-PER
2-0-18-0	O

Zimbabwe	B-LOC

A.	B-PER
Shah	I-PER
c	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
b	O
Hogg	B-PER
41	O

G.	B-PER
Flower	I-PER
c	O
Ponting	B-PER
b	O
Flemming	B-PER
7	O

A.	B-PER
Flower	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Flemming	B-PER
0	O

A.	B-PER
Campbell	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
McGrath	B-PER
9	O

C.	B-PER
Wishart	I-PER
c	O
Healy	B-PER
b	O
Reiffel	B-PER
0	O

G.	B-PER
Whittall	I-PER
b	O
Reiffel	B-PER
11	O

C.	B-PER
Evans	I-PER
c	O
Healy	B-PER
b	O
S.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
15	O

M.	B-PER
Dekker	I-PER
not	O
out	O
8	O

P.	B-PER
Strang	I-PER
b	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
9	O

H.	B-PER
Streak	I-PER
b	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
0	O

E.	B-PER
Brandes	I-PER
c	O
Hogg	B-PER
b	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-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	B-PER
7-2-13-1	O
(	O
2w	O
)	O
,	O
Flemming	B-PER
7-0-24-2	O
(	O
3w	O
,	O
3nb	O
)	O
,	O

Reiffel	B-PER
6-1-23-2	O
(	O
2nb	O
)	O
,	O
S.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
7-2-24-1	O
(	O
1nb	O
,	O
2w	O
)	O
,	O
Hogg	B-PER

9-2-26-1	O
(	O
1nb	O
,	O
3w	O
)	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
5-1-24-3	O

Result	O
:	O
Australia	B-LOC
won	O
by	O
125	O
runs	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	B-LOC
263-7	O
IN	O
50	O
OVERS	O
V	O
ZIMBABWE	B-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Australia	B-LOC
scored	O
263-7	O
in	O
their	O
50	O
overs	O
against	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
first	O
day-night	O
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	B-LOC
WIN	O
TOSS	O
,	O
OPT	O
TO	O
BAT	O
AGAINST	O
ZIMBABWE	B-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Australia	B-LOC
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
bat	O
against	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
first	O
day-night	O
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Australia	B-LOC
-	O
Mark	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Slater	I-PER
,	O
Ricky	B-PER
Ponting	I-PER
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Waugh	I-PER
,	O
Stuart	B-PER
Law	I-PER
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Bevan	I-PER
,	O
Ian	B-PER
Healy	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Brad	B-PER
Hogg	I-PER
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Reiffel	I-PER
,	O
Damein	B-PER
Fleming	I-PER
,	O
Glenn	B-PER
McGrath	I-PER
.	O

Zimbabwe	B-LOC
-	O
Alistair	B-PER
Campbell	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Andy	B-PER
Flower	I-PER
,	O
Grant	B-PER
Flower	I-PER
,	O
Guy	B-PER
Whittall	I-PER
,	O
Craig	B-PER
Evans	I-PER
,	O
Eddo	B-PER
Brandes	I-PER
,	O
Heath	B-PER
Streak	I-PER
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Strang	I-PER
,	O
Craig	B-PER
Wishart	I-PER
,	O
Ali	B-PER
Shah	I-PER
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Dekker	I-PER
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
MOZAMBIQUE	B-LOC
-	O
AUGUST	O
26	O
.	O

MAPUTO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

This	O
is	O
the	O
leading	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
Mozambican	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
about	O
160	O
km	O
north	O
of	O
Maputo	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
the	O
Maputo	B-LOC
daily	O
Noticias	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Lamonts	B-ORG
Apparel	I-ORG
files	O
reorganization	O
plan	O
.	O

[	O
CORRECTED	O
18:00	O
GMT	B-MISC
]	O

KIRKLAND	B-LOC
,	O
Wash	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-26	O

Lamonts	B-ORG
Apparel	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Channel	B-LOC
Islands	I-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	B-MISC
Seven	I-MISC
,	O
owned	O
by	O
France	B-LOC
's	O
Emeraud	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
another	O
in	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
small	O
British-ruled	B-MISC
islands	O
off	O
north-west	O
France	B-LOC
.	O

OSCE	B-ORG
delays	O
decision	O
on	O
refugee	O
voting	O
.	O

Kurt	B-PER
Schork	I-PER

SARAJEVO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Bosnia	B-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	B-ORG
spokeswoman	O
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Officials	O
from	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-ORG
spokeswoman	O
Agota	B-PER
Kuperman	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
in	O
Sarajevo	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
peace	O
agreement	O
gave	O
the	O
OSCE	B-ORG
a	O
mandate	O
to	O
organise	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
elections	O
.	O

The	O
Provisional	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
is	O
OSCE	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
make	O
its	O
decision	O
.	O

Balloting	O
inside	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
Serb	B-MISC
parliaments	O
,	O
a	O
national	O
House	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
and	O
a	O
three-man	O
Presidency	O
.	O

A	O
Sarajevo	B-LOC
daily	O
newspaper	O
,	O
Dnevi	B-ORG
Avaz	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
is	O
close	O
to	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
Moslem	B-MISC
nationalist	O
SDA	B-ORG
party	O
,	O
on	O
Monday	O
said	O
the	O
OSCE	B-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	B-ORG
has	O
a	O
representative	O
on	O
the	O
Provisional	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
Dnevi	B-ORG
Avaz	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
"	O
said	O
an	O
OSCE	B-ORG
staff	O
member	O
in	O
Sarajevo	B-LOC
who	O
asked	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
word	O
is	O
that	O
Frowick	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Frowick	I-PER
,	O
an	O
American	B-MISC
,	O
heads	O
the	O
OSCE	B-ORG
mission	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
.	O

OSCE	B-ORG
and	O
independent	O
monitors	O
allege	O
that	O
Serb	B-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	B-MISC
majorities	O
before	O
the	O
43-month	O
Bosnian	B-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	B-MISC
control	O
over	O
pivotal	O
towns	O
inside	O
the	O
49	O
per	O
cent	O
of	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
known	O
as	O
the	O
Serb	B-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.	B-ORG
refugee	O
official	O
in	O
the	O
Balkans	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
warned	O
Soren	B-PER
Jessen-Petersen	I-PER
,	O
Special	O
Envoy	O
for	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
High	O
Commissioner	O
for	O
Refugees	O
in	O
Former	B-LOC
Yugoslavia	I-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	B-PER
faces	O
tougher	O
Chechen	B-MISC
problem	O
.	O

Alastair	B-PER
Macdonald	I-PER

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
may	O
finally	O
get	O
to	O
discuss	O
his	O
Chechen	B-MISC
peace	O
proposals	O
with	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
insistence	O
that	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
remain	O
part	O
of	O
Russia	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
army	O
threatened	O
to	O
bomb	O
its	O
way	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
rebel-held	O
Chechen	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Viktor	B-PER
Chernomyrdin	I-PER
on	O
Monday	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
service	O
of	O
Lebed	B-PER
's	O
Security	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
,	O
could	O
meet	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
not	O
clear	O
if	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
's	O
holiday	O
,	O
announced	O
later	O
,	O
would	O
affect	O
plans	O
to	O
talk	O
.	O

Moscow	B-LOC
's	O
as	O
yet	O
undisclosed	O
proposals	O
on	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-PER
was	O
operating	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
limb	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
as	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-PER
took	O
pains	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
to	O
insist	O
Lebed	B-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	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
had	O
been	O
agreed	O
by	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
.	O

If	O
that	O
were	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
unclear	O
why	O
Lebed	B-PER
suddenly	O
found	O
it	O
necessary	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
deal	O
verified	O
in	O
Moscow	B-LOC
.	O

Lebed	B-PER
himself	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
concerned	O
that	O
powerful	O
interests	O
in	O
Moscow	B-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	B-PER
warned	O
that	O
Lebed	B-PER
risked	O
the	O
same	O
fate	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
Russian	B-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	B-MISC
say	O
--	O
Russian	B-MISC
forces	O
.	O

Maskhadov	B-PER
may	O
also	O
have	O
made	O
new	O
demands	O
on	O
Lebed	B-PER
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
check	O
back	O
with	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-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	B-PER
said	O
voters	O
should	O
decide	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
--	O
something	O
Moscow	B-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	B-LOC
Caucasus	I-LOC
.	O

Lebed	B-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	B-PER
on	O
holiday	O
from	O
Monday	O
-	O
Interfax	B-ORG
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Russian	B-MISC
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Yastrzhembsky	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
president	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
a	O
Kremlin	B-LOC
residence	O
near	O
Moscow	B-LOC
.	O

Interfax	B-ORG
said	O
Yastrezhembsky	B-PER
did	O
not	O
exclude	O
that	O
Yeltsin	B-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.	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-ORG
quoted	O
Yastrezhembsky	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

"	O
(	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-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	B-PER
went	O
on	O
a	O
two-day	O
trip	O
outside	O
Moscow	B-LOC
last	O
week	O
to	O
check	O
out	O
a	O
holiday	O
home	O
.	O

Yugo	B-ORG
Zastava	I-ORG
workers	O
'	O
protest	O
enters	O
2nd	O
week	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Thousands	O
of	O
workers	O
of	O
Serbia	B-LOC
's	O
Zastava	B-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	B-PER
Stanojlovic	I-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	B-MISC
national	O
army	O
consumed	O
90	O
percent	O
of	O
Zastava	B-ORG
's	O
pre-war	O
output	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
's	O
economy	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
army	O
of	O
Serbia	B-LOC
and	O
Montenegro	B-LOC
is	O
crippled	O
by	O
lack	O
of	O
funds	O
.	O

In	O
Kragujevac	B-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	B-PER
called	O
government	O
indifference	O
.	O

The	O
ruling	O
Socialist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
last	O
week	O
accused	O
Serbia	B-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	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
branch	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Kukic	I-PER
,	O
Belgrade	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+381	O
11	O
222	O
4254	O

Croatian	B-MISC
lending	O
rate	O
falls	O
to	O
8.0	O
vs	O
9.1	O
pct	O
.	O

ZAGREB	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Croatian	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Money	I-ORG
Market	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
mark	O
.	O

--	O
Kolumbina	B-PER
Bencevic	I-PER
,	O
Zagreb	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
385-1-4557075	O

SVCD	B-ORG
Bulgaria	I-ORG
air	O
traffic	O
controllers	O
to	O
strike	O
September	O
3	O
.	O

SOFIA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Bulgarian	B-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	B-MISC
association	O
of	O
air	O
traffic	O
controllers	O
(	O
Bulatka	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Stefan	B-PER
Raichev	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
in	O
a	O
strategic	O
location	O
between	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Middle	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Far	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
,	O
Raichev	B-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
director	O
general	O
of	O
the	O
air	O
traffic	O
service	O
Valentin	B-PER
Valkov	I-PER
said	O
last	O
Friday	O
that	O
a	O
controllers	O
'	O
strike	O
would	O
be	O
illegal	O
.	O

Valkov	B-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	B-ORG
Airlines	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
carries	O
thousands	O
of	O
foreign	O
tourists	O
to	O
the	O
Bulgarian	B-MISC
Black	B-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
resorts	O
.	O

But	O
Raichev	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Raichev	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Semerdjieva	I-PER
,	O
Sofia	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
359-2-84561	O

Yeltsin	B-PER
's	O
wife	O
has	O
kidney	O
operation	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Naina	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
wife	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Tass	B-ORG
quoted	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-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	B-LOC
Clinical	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
which	O
treats	O
top	O
officials	O
.	O

Mrs	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
would	O
be	O
released	O
from	O
hospital	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
.	O

Doctor	O
Sergei	B-PER
Mironov	I-PER
told	O
Tass	B-ORG
Naina	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Tatyana	B-PER
.	O

The	O
state	O
of	O
health	O
of	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-PER
was	O
in	O
Moscow	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Z	I-ORG
shareholders	O
approve	O
bonds	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Shareholders	O
of	O
the	O
Polish	B-MISC
construction	O
firm	O
Mostostal	B-ORG
Zabrze	I-ORG
Holding	I-ORG
SA	I-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	B-PER
Grabowski	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
that	O
a	O
Mostostal	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Mostostal	B-ORG
,	O
based	O
in	O
southern	O
Poland	B-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	B-ORG
Development	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
(	O
PBR	B-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	B-LOC
bourse	O
's	O
bond	O
market	O
.	O

Grabowski	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+48	O
22	O
653	O
9700	O

Unknown	O
group	O
kidnaps	O
Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
in	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Kidnappers	O
have	O
seized	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
who	O
manage	O
a	O
farm	O
in	O
northern	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-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	B-PER
Hueite	I-PER
Zyrecha	I-PER
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Jetty	B-PER
Kors	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Misael	B-PER
Valerio	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
border	O
police	O
at	O
the	O
Security	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
,	O
told	O
reporters	O
surveillance	O
of	O
the	O
northern	O
border	O
with	O
Nicaragua	B-LOC
has	O
been	O
stepped	O
up	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
kidnappers	O
from	O
fleeing	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
.	O

Preliminary	O
reports	O
said	O
the	O
couple	O
were	O
kidnapped	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Altamira	B-LOC
"	O
farm	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
Dutchman	B-MISC
Richard	B-PER
Wisinga	I-PER
,	O
at	O
Aguas	B-LOC
Zarcas	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
San	I-LOC
Carlos	I-LOC
near	O
the	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica-Nicaragua	I-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	B-LOC
Maria	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Pocosol	I-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	B-PER
and	O
demanding	O
a	O
$	O
1.5	O
million	O
ransom	O
.	O

Wisinga	B-PER
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
travelling	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
Swiss	B-MISC
tourist	O
guide	O
and	O
a	O
German	B-MISC
tourist	O
were	O
kidnapped	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
on	O
New	B-MISC
Year	I-MISC
's	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
Nicaraguan	B-MISC
guerrillas	O
.	O

Regula	B-PER
Susana	I-PER
Siegfried	I-PER
,	O
50	O
,	O
and	O
Nicola	B-MISC
Fleuchaus	B-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	B-PER
and	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
kidnappers	O
,	O
Julio	B-PER
Cesar	I-PER
Vega	I-PER
Rojas	I-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	B-MISC
Rican	I-MISC
newspapers	O
and	O
court	O
documents	O
including	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
written	O
by	O
Vega	B-PER
.	O

Interacciones	B-ORG
ups	O
Mexico	B-LOC
GDP	O
forecast	O
,	O
lowers	O
peso	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Interacciones	B-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	B-PER
Cervera	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Tricks	I-PER
,	O
Mexico	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+525	O
728-9560	O

Bancomext	B-ORG
official	O
says	O
Mexico	B-LOC
peso	O
level	O
suitable	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

A	O
top	O
official	O
of	O
export	O
development	O
bank	O
Bancomext	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Moreno	I-PER
Turrent	I-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	B-MISC
peso	O
closes	O
lower	O
,	O
importers	O
buy	O
dlrs	O
.	O

BOGOTA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Colombia	B-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.	B-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	B-PER
Guillermo	I-PER
Londono	I-PER
,	O
Bogota	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
571	O
610	O
7944	O

Japan	B-LOC
's	O
Hashimoto	B-PER
leaves	O
Brazil	B-LOC
for	O
Peru	B-LOC
.	O

BRASILIA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Japanese	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ryutaro	B-PER
Hashimoto	I-PER
left	O
Brasilia	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
for	O
Lima	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
penultimate	O
stop	O
on	O
a	O
10-day	O
Latin	B-MISC
American	I-MISC
tour	O
,	O
a	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

Hashimoto	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
already	O
visited	O
Mexico	B-LOC
and	O
Chile	B-LOC
,	O
spent	O
three	O
days	O
in	O
Brazil	B-LOC
.	O

After	O
Peru	B-LOC
,	O
he	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
.	O

Nicaraguan	B-MISC
president	O
has	O
operation	O
in	O
U.S	B-LOC
.	O

MANAGUA	B-LOC
,	O
Nicaragua	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Nicaraguan	B-MISC
President	O
Violeta	B-PER
Chamorro	I-PER
underwent	O
successful	O
surgery	O
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-LOC
Hopkins	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
in	O
Baltimore	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
next	O
week	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Chamorro	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
May	O
,	O
when	O
pain	O
forced	O
her	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Taipei	B-LOC
University	I-LOC
Hospital	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
boating	O
accident	O
.	O

MARACAIBO	B-LOC
,	O
Venezuela	B-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	B-LOC
Maracaibo	I-LOC
in	O
western	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
early	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
authorities	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
accident	O
happened	O
when	O
the	O
Sanchez	B-PER
Zarraga	I-PER
family	O
took	O
their	O
boat	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
nighttime	O
spin	O
,	O
Civil	B-ORG
Defence	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
Guard	I-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	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Mexico	I-ORG
to	O
inject	O
3.412	O
bln	O
pesos	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Banco	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Mexico	I-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	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
newsroom	O
525	O
728-9559	O

Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
kidnapped	O
in	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

A	O
Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
who	O
manage	O
a	O
farm	O
in	O
northern	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-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	B-PER
Hueite	I-PER
Zyrecha	I-PER
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Jetty	B-PER
Kors	I-PER
,	O
both	O
50	O
,	O
were	O
kidnapped	O
late	O
Saturday	O
or	O
early	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Col	B-LOC
.	O

Misael	B-PER
Valerio	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
border	O
police	O
at	O
the	O
Security	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-LOC
has	O
been	O
stepped	O
up	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
kidnappers	O
from	O
fleeing	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
.	O

No	O
other	O
details	O
were	O
immediately	O
available	O
.	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Melbourne	B-LOC
train	O
collides	O
with	O
truck	O
,	O
15	O
injured	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	B-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	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Melbourne	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

A	O
Public	B-ORG
Transport	I-ORG
Corporation	I-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	B-LOC
suburb	O
of	O
Preston	B-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	B-LOC
St	I-LOC
Station	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
373-1800	O

Police	O
capture	O
Auckland	B-LOC
gunman	O
.	O

AUCKLAND	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
gunman	O
being	O
hunted	O
on	O
Auckland	B-LOC
's	O
North	B-LOC
Shore	I-LOC
was	O
captured	O
by	O
police	O
just	O
after	O
9	O
a.m.	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
New	B-ORG
Zealand	I-ORG
Press	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
reported	O
.	O

Senior	O
Sergeant	O
Dave	B-PER
Pearson	I-PER
of	O
Auckland	B-LOC
police	O
said	O
John	B-PER
Grant	I-PER
Fagan	I-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	B-PER
had	O
earlier	O
telephoned	O
an	O
Auckland	B-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	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Zealand	I-ORG
reported	O
earlier	O
that	O
an	O
armed	O
man	O
on	O
Monday	O
entered	O
the	O
Northcote	B-ORG
College	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
64	O
4	O
473-4746	O

Police	O
seek	O
fugitive	O
after	O
Auckland	B-LOC
gun	O
incident	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Auckland	B-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	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Zealand	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

The	O
man	O
entered	O
the	O
Northcote	B-ORG
College	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
64	O
4	O
473-4746	O

SIMEX	B-ORG
Brent	I-ORG
closed	O
on	O
Monday	O
owing	O
to	O
IPE	B-ORG
holiday	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Brent	B-ORG
crude	O
futures	O
market	O
on	O
the	O
Singapore	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
SIMEX	B-ORG
)	O
was	O
closed	O
on	O
Monday	O
in	O
respect	O
for	O
a	O
U.K.	B-LOC
national	O
holiday	O
.	O

THE	O
SIMEX	B-ORG
Brent	I-ORG
market	O
keeps	O
to	O
the	O
trading	O
schedule	O
of	O
the	O
International	B-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
IPE	B-ORG
)	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
is	O
closed	O
for	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
bank	O
holiday	O
.	O

Contracts	O
traded	O
in	O
Singapore	B-LOC
are	O
mutually	O
offset	O
against	O
contracts	O
traded	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
.	O

--	O
Singapore	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
+65	O
870	O
3081	O
)	O

Metro	B-ORG
slides	O
3.3	O
pct	O
after	O
market	O
opens	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Shares	O
in	O
retailer	O
Metro	B-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
dropped	O
3.31	O
percent	O
,	O
or	O
Singapore	B-LOC
$	O
0.20	O
,	O
to	O
S$	B-MISC
5.85	O
minutes	O
after	O
the	O
market	O
opened	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

By	O
0120	O
GMT	B-MISC
,	O
357,000	O
Metro	B-ORG
shares	O
had	O
been	O
traded	O
.	O

On	O
Friday	O
,	O
Metro	B-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
topped	O
gainers	O
,	O
soaring	O
by	O
S$	B-MISC
1.55	O
to	O
close	O
at	O
S$	B-MISC
6.05	O
on	O
market	O
rumours	O
of	O
a	O
takeover	O
bid	O
by	O
First	B-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
65	O
8703080	O
)	O

Indonesian	B-MISC
rupiah	O
stable	O
in	O
quiet	O
late	O
trading	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Indonesian	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
Kingdom	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
did	O
n't	O
see	O
anything	O
from	O
Singapore	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Sukarnoputri	I-PER
,	O
deposed	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Indonesian	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PDI	B-ORG
)	O
has	O
sued	O
the	O
government	O
for	O
ousting	O
her	O
as	O
PDI	B-ORG
leader	O
.	O

The	O
central	O
Jakarta	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
intelligence	O
chairman	O
in	O
Saudi	B-MISC
bomb	O
probe	O
.	O

DUBAI	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

U.S.	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Intelligence	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
chairman	O
Arlen	B-PER
Specter	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
questioned	O
whether	O
Defence	B-ORG
Secretary	O
William	B-PER
Perry	I-PER
should	O
resign	O
over	O
the	O
latest	O
bombing	O
in	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
,	O
met	O
Saudi	B-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.	B-LOC
embassy	O
spokesman	O
in	O
Riyadh	B-LOC
said	O
Specter	B-PER
,	O
who	O
arrived	O
from	O
neighbouring	O
Oman	B-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
and	O
left	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
had	O
talks	O
with	O
Saudi	B-MISC
and	O
American	B-MISC
officials	O
in	O
Dhahran	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
19	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Specter	B-PER
met	O
Crown	O
Prince	B-PER
Abdullah	I-PER
and	O
Minister	O
of	O
Defence	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Aviation	I-ORG
Prince	O
Sultan	B-PER
in	O
Jeddah	B-LOC
,	O
Saudi	B-MISC
state	O
television	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
Saudi	B-ORG
Press	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
reported	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
earlier	O
visited	O
Japan	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

Specter	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
questioned	O
whether	O
Perry	B-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	B-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	B-PER
should	O
resign	O
remained	O
open	O
,	O
the	O
Pennsylvania	B-LOC
Republican	B-MISC
said	O
.	O

FBI	B-ORG
Director	O
Louis	B-PER
Freeh	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
twice	O
visited	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
to	O
seek	O
improved	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Saudi	B-MISC
investigators	O
,	O
told	O
the	O
committee	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
entirely	O
satisfied	O
with	O
Saudi	B-MISC
cooperation	O
on	O
the	O
Dhahran	B-LOC
bomb	O
and	O
a	O
previous	O
bomb	O
attack	O
in	O
Riyadh	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
If	O
we	O
're	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
,	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
total	O
cooperation	O
,	O
"	O
Specter	B-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
has	O
5,000	O
U.S.	B-LOC
air	O
force	O
and	O
other	O
military	O
personnel	O
in	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
.	O

Hijacked	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
plane	O
leaves	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
for	O
Britain	B-LOC
.	O

LARNACA	B-LOC
,	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
Sudan	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
plane	O
with	O
199	O
passengers	O
and	O
crew	O
which	O
was	O
hijacked	O
to	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
took	O
off	O
from	O
Larnaca	B-LOC
airport	O
after	O
refuelling	O
and	O
headed	O
to	O
Britain	B-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	B-MISC
310	I-MISC
which	O
was	O
hijacked	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
Amman	B-LOC
in	O
Jordan	B-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	B-LOC
where	O
they	O
intended	O
to	O
surrender	O
and	O
seek	O
political	O
asylum	O
.	O

Kurds	B-MISC
clash	O
again	O
in	O
Iraq	B-LOC
,	O
dozens	O
reported	O
dead	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Heavy	O
fighting	O
broke	O
out	O
between	O
two	O
rival	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
factions	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-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	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
the	O
Patriotic	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
(	O
PUK	B-ORG
)	O
had	O
broken	O
the	O
U.S.-brokered	B-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	B-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.	B-LOC
initiative	O
started	O
a	O
major	O
military	O
offensive	O
against	O
KDP	B-ORG
positions	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
KDP	B-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	B-ORG
aiming	O
to	O
break	O
through	O
to	O
KDP	B-ORG
's	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Salahuddin	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
KDP	B-ORG
said	O
29	O
PUK	B-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	B-ORG
casualties	O
and	O
a	O
PUK	B-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	B-ORG
resumed	O
its	O
attack	O
on	O
Monday	O
morning	O
on	O
KDP	B-ORG
positions	O
near	O
Rawandouz	B-LOC
and	O
indiscriminately	O
shelled	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Dayana	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
plan	O
to	O
unite	O
the	O
mountainous	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
region	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-LOC
against	O
President	O
Saddam	B-PER
Hussein	I-PER
.	O

A	O
U.S.-led	B-MISC
air	O
force	O
has	O
protected	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurds	I-MISC
against	O
attack	O
from	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
since	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Gulf	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
in	O
1991	O
.	O

Egypt	B-LOC
to	O
press	O
Britain	B-LOC
over	O
Islamist	B-MISC
conference	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Egypt	B-LOC
will	O
tell	O
Britain	B-LOC
it	O
is	O
concerned	O
about	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
Islamists	B-MISC
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
soon	O
,	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Amr	B-PER
Moussa	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
)	O
position	O
,	O
"	O
Moussa	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

"	O
Egypt	B-LOC
will	O
contact	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-MISC
government	O
newspapers	O
have	O
criticised	O
Britain	B-LOC
for	O
allowing	O
Islamists	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
since	O
Islamic	B-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	B-MISC
state	O
.	O

Cairo	B-LOC
says	O
several	O
Egyptian	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Israeli	B-MISC
army	O
ransacks	O
Bedouin	B-MISC
Palestinian	I-MISC
camp	O
.	O

AL-MUNTAR	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Israeli	B-MISC
security	O
forces	O
ransacked	O
a	O
Bedouin	B-MISC
encampment	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
to	O
expel	O
them	O
from	O
an	O
area	O
which	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
say	O
had	O
been	O
earmarked	O
for	O
Jewish	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Muhammad	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
civil	O
administration	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
said	O
the	O
Bedouins	B-MISC
were	O
moved	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
encamped	O
on	O
an	O
Israeli	B-MISC
army	O
firing	O
zone	O
.	O

The	O
spokesman	O
Peter	B-PER
Lerner	I-PER
said	O
he	O
knew	O
nothing	O
about	O
soldiers	O
having	O
stolen	O
anything	O
from	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
.	O

Israeli	B-MISC
security	O
forces	O
have	O
been	O
pursuing	O
Bedouin	B-MISC
Palestinians	I-MISC
living	O
in	O
the	O
desolate	O
wilderness	O
between	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Dead	B-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
several	O
Jewish	B-MISC
settlements	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
.	O

The	O
Israeli	B-MISC
army	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
area	O
for	O
military	O
training	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
base	O
metals	O
and	O
scrap	O
prices	O
-	O
August	O
26	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
premiums	O
added	O
to	O
LME	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
grade	O
3.25-3.75	O
cents	O
/	O
pound	O

Russian	B-MISC
grade	O
A7E	O
3.25-3.75	O
cents	O
/	O
pound	O

Russian	B-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	B-LOC

and	O
East	B-LOC
coast	I-LOC
,	O
delivered	O
to	O
consumer	O
65-66	O
cents	O
/	O
pound	O

--	O

Aluminum	O
scrap	O
,	O
Midwest	B-LOC
and	O
East	B-LOC
coast	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
East	B-LOC
coast	I-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.	B-LOC
Producer	O
list	O
/	O
transaction	O
prices	O

--	O

Alcan	B-ORG
aluminum	O
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Midwest	I-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	B-ORG
aluminum	O
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Midwest	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Run	I-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	B-ORG
pure	O
lead	O
(	O
effective	O
date	O
:	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
)	O

premium	O
over	O
LME	B-ORG
cash	O
7.5	O
cents	O
/	O
pound	O

--	O
(	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
commodities	O
desk	O
212	O
859	O
1646	O
)	O

Florida	B-LOC
boy	O
kills	O
himself	O
before	O
starting	O
new	O
school	O
.	O

FORT	B-LOC
LAUDERDALE	I-LOC
,	O
Fla.	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

A	O
12-year-old	O
Florida	B-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	B-PER
Graham	I-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	B-ORG
Middle	I-ORG
School	I-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	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Sheriff	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Office	I-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	B-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.	B-LOC
cash	O
market	O
remains	O
well	O
above	O
the	O
benchmark	O
Thai	B-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	B-PER
Nelson	I-PER
312-408-8721	O

Talbott	B-PER
to	O
meet	O
Russian	B-MISC
,	O
Canadian	B-MISC
counterparts	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Deputy	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	O
Strobe	B-PER
Talbott	I-PER
flew	O
to	O
Ottawa	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
to	O
meet	O
his	O
Russian	B-MISC
counterpart	O
and	O
discuss	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
bilateral	O
and	O
European	B-MISC
security	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Talbott	B-PER
,	O
the	O
second-ranking	O
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
official	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
meet	O
Russian	B-MISC
Deputy	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Georgy	B-PER
Mamedov	I-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	B-PER
Davies	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
counterpart	O
,	O
Gordon	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
,	O
in	O
Ottawa	B-LOC
for	O
talks	O
that	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
situation	O
in	O
Haiti	B-LOC
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
Midwest	I-LOC
hog	O
market	O
seen	O
steady	O
Tuesday	O
-	O
trade	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Midwest	B-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	B-LOC
/	O
southern	O
Minnesota	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
at	O
$	O
57.50	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
USDA	B-ORG
reported	O
tops	O
of	O
$	O
58.00	O
in	O
Illinois	B-LOC
and	O
in	O
Iowa	B-LOC
/	O
southern	O
Minnesota	B-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	B-MISC
Day	I-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	B-MISC
Day	I-MISC
,	O
Monday	O
,	O
September	O
1	O
when	O
most	O
U.S.	B-LOC
packers	O
will	O
be	O
closed	O
.	O

--	O
Bob	B-PER
Janis	I-PER
312-983-7347--	O

Gore	B-PER
presents	O
new	O
image	O
of	O
lead	O
attack	O
dog	O
.	O

Michael	B-PER
Posner	I-PER

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

No	O
more	O
mild-mannered	O
and	O
meek	O
Al	B-PER
Gore	I-PER
,	O
the	O
vice	O
president	O
and	O
likely	O
heir	O
apparent	O
to	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
,	O
emerged	O
on	O
Monday	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
Democratic	B-MISC
attack	O
dog	O
leading	O
a	O
front-line	O
assault	O
on	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-PER
and	O
House	B-ORG
Speaker	O
Newt	B-PER
Gingrich	I-PER
.	O

While	O
Clinton	B-PER
takes	O
a	O
train	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
that	O
will	O
renominate	O
him	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
,	O
Gore	B-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	B-PER
after	O
a	O
Clinton	B-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	B-PER
events	O
that	O
the	O
fire	O
marshal	O
stopped	O
members	O
of	O
Congress	B-ORG
,	O
reporters	O
and	O
others	O
from	O
entering	O
a	O
pro-Israel	B-MISC
rally	O
and	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
delegation	O
.	O

In	O
his	O
appearances	O
,	O
the	O
often	O
stiff	O
and	O
wooden	O
Gore	B-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	B-MISC
presidential	O
nominee	O
Dole	B-PER
and	O
Gingrich	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
emerged	O
as	O
the	O
favorite	O
right-wing	O
foil	O
of	O
Democrats	B-MISC
.	O

Gore	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Gingrich	B-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	B-PER
Kemp	I-PER
is	O
Dole	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Gingrich	B-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	B-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	B-PER
gave	O
Wisconsin	B-LOC
delegates	O
a	O
taste	O
again	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Gore	B-PER
.	O

"	O
I	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
ask	O
this	O
question	O
.	O

What	O
would	O
Wisconsin	B-LOC
face	O
if	O
the	O
same	O
extremist	O
coalition	O
,	O
the	O
Gingrich	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Dole	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
,	O
also	O
controlled	O
the	O
executive	O
branch	O
?	O
"	O

Gore	B-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	B-ORG
Court	I-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	B-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
,	O
into	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
Dole	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
,	O
down	O
through	O
the	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

He	O
painted	O
a	O
scene	O
of	O
horrors	O
he	O
saw	O
if	O
Republicans	B-MISC
controlled	O
the	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Congress	B-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	B-MISC
would	O
be	O
at	O
risk	O
of	O
withering	O
on	O
the	O
vine	O
.	O

Medicaid	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
stronger	O
,	O
that	O
builds	O
America	B-LOC
stronger	O
.	O

With	O
your	O
help	O
we	O
can	O
re-elect	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
.	O
"	O

Dole	B-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	B-PER
ridiculed	O
Dole	B-PER
's	O
defense	O
of	O
the	O
tobacco	O
industry	O
,	O
praised	O
Clinton	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
leading	O
dairy	O
state	O
,	O
Gore	B-PER
had	O
the	O
right	O
audience	O
in	O
poking	O
fun	O
at	O
Dole	B-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	B-PER
said	O
as	O
Wisconsin	B-LOC
delegates	O
held	O
aloft	O
a	O
plastic	O
inflated	O
cow	O
.	O

He	O
praised	O
Clinton	B-PER
for	O
vetoing	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
Congress	B-ORG
'	O
attempt	O
to	O
repeal	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Clean	B-MISC
Air	I-MISC
Act	I-MISC
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
Republicans	B-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	B-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	B-PER
highlights	O
Democrats	B-MISC
'	O
first	O
night	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
Democratic	B-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	B-PER
Brady	I-PER
and	O
actor	O
Christopher	B-PER
Reeve	I-PER
and	O
the	O
politicians	O
included	O
Rep	B-MISC
.	I-MISC

Richard	B-PER
Gephardt	I-PER
and	O
Sen	O
.	O

Thomas	B-PER
Daschle	I-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	B-PER
Brady	I-PER
--	O
The	O
nation	O
's	O
toughest	O
gun	O
control	O
law	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
Ronald	B-PER
Reagan	I-PER
's	O
press	O
secretary	O
James	B-PER
Brady	I-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	B-ORG
Control	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Sarah	B-PER
Brady	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Bill	I-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	B-PER
recovered	O
fully	O
from	O
his	O
wounds	O
but	O
Brady	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
death	O
after	O
being	O
shot	O
by	O
John	B-PER
Hinckley	I-PER
Jr	I-PER
.	O

,	O
suffered	O
serious	O
brain	O
damage	O
.	O

Sarah	B-PER
was	O
Brady	B-PER
's	O
second	O
wife	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
son	O
,	O
James	B-PER
Scott	I-PER
Brady	I-PER
Jr	I-PER
.	O

Before	O
the	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
,	O
she	O
had	O
worked	O
for	O
Republican	B-MISC
congressmen	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Republican	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
.	O

Christopher	B-PER
Reeve	I-PER
--	O
Reeve	B-PER
was	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
playing	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
hero	O
Superman	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Virginia	B-LOC
,	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O

Almost	O
entirely	O
paralyzed	O
,	O
Reeve	B-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	B-MISC
National	I-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
.	O

Reeve	B-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	B-PER
"	O
and	O
three	O
sequels	O
.	O

Richard	B-PER
Gephardt	I-PER
--	O
Gephardt	B-PER
,	O
House	B-ORG
Democratic	B-MISC
leader	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
politician	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Mr	B-PER
Clean	I-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	B-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.	B-LOC
Louis	I-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	B-ORG
Democrats	B-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	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Republican-led	B-MISC
Congress	B-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	B-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.	B-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	B-PER
Reagan	I-PER
's	O
big	O
tax	O
cut	O
bill	O
.	O

Gephardt	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Daschle	I-PER
--	O
Daschle	B-PER
,	O
48	O
,	O
was	O
largely	O
unknown	O
outside	O
Washington	B-LOC
and	O
his	O
state	O
of	O
South	B-LOC
Dakota	I-LOC
when	O
he	O
surprisingly	O
beat	O
more	O
prominent	O
rivals	O
to	O
become	O
Senate	B-ORG
Democratic	B-MISC
leader	O
after	O
the	O
party	O
lost	O
its	O
majority	O
to	O
the	O
Republicans	B-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	B-ORG
in	O
1987	O
,	O
he	O
presented	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
Midwest	B-LOC
moderate	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Democratic	B-MISC
winner	O
in	O
a	O
Republican	B-MISC
state	O
able	O
to	O
unite	O
Senate	B-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	B-MISC
leader	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-PER
was	O
dispelled	O
when	O
he	O
showed	O
a	O
tough	O
edge	O
,	O
outmaneuvering	O
Dole	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Orange	I-MISC
defoliant	O
spraying	O
in	O
the	O
Vietnam	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
.	O

Daschle	B-PER
was	O
a	O
key	O
player	O
in	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-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	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
has	O
made	O
clear	O
he	O
opposed	O
Clinton	B-PER
's	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
Republican-initiated	B-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	B-ORG
as	O
an	O
aide	O
in	O
1972	O
after	O
three	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
Air	B-ORG
Force	I-ORG
and	O
then	O
being	O
elected	O
to	O
the	O
House	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
himself	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
boy	O
,	O
13	O
,	O
accused	O
of	O
murdering	O
adoptive	O
mother	O
.	O

DALLAS	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

A	O
13-year-old	O
Dallas	B-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	B-PER
McCullough	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
bourse	O
to	O
use	O
new	O
recomposed	O
index	O
.	O

KARACHI	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Karachi	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
KSE	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
it	O
would	O
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
recomposed	O
KSE-100	B-MISC
index	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
.	O

A	O
KSE	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
9221-5685192	O

NWE	O
oil	O
products	O
mixed	O
,	O
holiday	O
dulls	O
trade	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-LOC
Kingdom	I-LOC
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

An	O
explosion	O
at	O
Repsol	B-ORG
's	O
Puertollano	B-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	B-PER
Manuel	I-PER
Prieto	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
personnel	O
,	O
told	O
Spanish	B-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.	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Oil	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
(	O
IOC	B-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	B-MISC
traders	O
had	O
earlier	O
expected	O
an	O
IOC	B-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	B-LOC
material	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
0-50	O
cents	O
over	O
September	O
.	O

The	O
IOC	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Shaxson	I-PER
,	O
London	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+44	O
171	O
542	O
8167	O

Prairies	B-LOC
saw	O
no	O
frost	O
Monday	O
,	O
none	O
rest	O
of	O
week	O
.	O

WINNIPEG	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Canada	B-LOC
's	O
Prairies	B-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	B-MISC
Day	I-MISC
long	O
weekend	O
,	O
Environment	B-ORG
Canada	I-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	B-LOC
after	O
the	O
weekend	O
probably	O
Monday	O
or	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
"	O
meteorologist	O
Gerald	B-PER
Machnee	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Sprague	B-LOC
,	O
Manitoba	B-LOC
,	O
on	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-LOC
border	O
was	O
the	O
cold	O
spot	O
of	O
the	O
Prairies	B-LOC
Monday	O
morning	O
at	O
4.0	O
Celsius	B-MISC
(	O
39.2	O
F	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

Temperatures	O
at	O
ground	O
level	O
can	O
be	O
2.0	O
to	O
5.0	O
Celsius	B-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	B-MISC
(	O
32.0	O
F	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

North	B-LOC
Battleford	I-LOC
,	O
Sask	B-LOC
.	O

,	O
reported	O
a	O
low	O
of	O
5.0	O
Celsius	B-MISC
(	O
41.0	O
F	B-MISC
)	O
and	O
Grande	B-LOC
Prairie	I-LOC
,	O
Alta	B-LOC
.	O

,	O
in	O
the	O
Peace	B-LOC
River	I-LOC
Valley	I-LOC
reported	O
7.0	O
Celsius	B-MISC
(	O
44.6	O
F	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

Machnee	B-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	B-LOC
should	O
range	O
from	O
8.0	O
to	O
12.0	O
Celsius	B-MISC
with	O
highs	O
around	O
30.0	O
Celsius	B-MISC
.	O

--	O
Gilbert	B-PER
Le	I-PER
Gras	I-PER
204	O
947	O
3548	O

Brush	B-ORG
Wellman	I-ORG
comments	O
on	O
beryllium	O
lawsuits	O
.	O

CLEVELAND	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Brush	B-ORG
Wellman	I-ORG
Inc	I-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.	B-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	B-ORG
Wellman	I-ORG
customers	O
and	O
Brush	B-ORG
Wellman	I-ORG
liability	O
in	O
such	O
suits	O
is	O
typically	O
covered	O
by	O
insurance	O
,	O
Timothy	B-PER
Reid	I-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Times	I-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	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
filings	O
and	O
annual	O
reports	O
.	O

"	O
Brush	B-ORG
Wellman	I-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	B-ORG
Wellman	I-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	B-ORG
Wellman	I-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	B-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
216-579-0077	O

Salomon	B-ORG
cuts	O
refiner	O
Q3	O
EPS	O
view	O
on	O
margin	O
concern	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Salomon	B-ORG
Brothers	I-ORG
analyst	O
Paul	B-PER
Ting	I-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	B-ORG
Shamrock	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Co	I-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
North	I-ORG
America	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
,	O
W.	B-LOC
Va	I-LOC
.	O

AMT	O
:	O
3,250,000	O
DATE	O
:	O
09/04/96	O
NYC	B-MISC
Time	I-MISC
:	O
1200	O
CUSIP	O
:	O
569399	O

ISSUER	O
:	O
Marion	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Education	I-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Fairmont	B-LOC
,	O
Fairmont	B-LOC

L.O.	O
:	O
Steptoe	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Johnson	I-ORG
,	O
Clarksburg	B-LOC

F.A.	O
:	O
Ferris	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Baker	I-ORG
Watts	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Charleston	B-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.	B-ORG
KENNY	I-ORG
K-SHEETS	O
:	O

BALANCE	O
-	O
Ohio	B-LOC
refunding	O
bonds	O
at	O
$	O
290,000	O
.	O

STATE	B-LOC
OF	I-LOC
OHIO	I-LOC

RE	O
:	O
$	O
70,375,000	O

(	O
OHIO	B-ORG
BUILDING	I-ORG
AUTHORITY	I-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	B-ORG
'S	I-ORG
:	O
A1	O
S&P	B-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	B-ORG
'S	I-ORG
:	O
A1	O
S&P	B-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	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

A.G.	B-ORG
Edwards	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Sons	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

Banc	B-ORG
One	I-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG

S.B.K-	B-ORG
Brooks	I-ORG
Investment	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O

Seasongood	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Mayer	I-ORG

--	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Washington	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
business	O
-	O
Aug	O
26	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	B-ORG
Washington	I-ORG
Post	I-ORG
carried	O
only	O
local	O
business	O
stories	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O

Chelsea	B-PER
makes	O
political	O
debut	O
on	O
Clinton	B-PER
train	O
trip	O
.	O

CHILLICOTHE	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
1996-08-25	O

-	O
Chelsea	B-PER
Clinton	I-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	B-PER
,	O
16	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
side	O
as	O
he	O
rode	O
the	O
rails	O
through	O
parts	O
of	O
West	B-LOC
Virginia	I-LOC
,	O
Kentucky	B-LOC
and	O
Ohio	B-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	B-PER
Rodham	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
saw	O
her	O
husband	O
and	O
daughter	O
off	O
on	O
the	O
trip	O
in	O
Huntington	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Virginia	I-LOC
and	O
then	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
Chicago	B-LOC
to	O
begin	O
a	O
rigorous	O
Democratic	B-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
schedule	O
.	O

Asked	O
if	O
Chelsea	B-PER
would	O
have	O
a	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
spokesman	O
Mike	B-PER
McCurry	I-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	B-ORG
Friends	I-ORG
School	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
private	O
school	O
in	O
Washington	B-LOC
.	O

McCurry	B-PER
said	O
Chelsea	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
closing	O
share	O
market	O
report	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Dutch	B-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	B-LOC
bank	O
holiday	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
significant	O
U.S.	B-LOC
economic	O
data	O
.	O

The	O
AEX	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Street	I-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	B-ORG
PTT	I-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	B-ORG
Caland	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Aviation	I-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	B-ORG
ended	O
just	O
0.20	O
up	O
at	O
51.00	O
guilders	O
.	O

--	O
Amsterdam	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O

Tapie	B-PER
to	O
quit	O
French	B-MISC
assembly	O
seat	O
as	O
film	O
opens	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Former	O
businessman	O
and	O
soccer	O
boss	O
Bernard	B-PER
Tapie	I-PER
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
give	O
up	O
his	O
seat	O
in	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
by	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
a	O
film	O
by	O
Claude	B-PER
Lelouche	I-PER
in	O
which	O
he	O
stars	O
opens	O
in	O
France	B-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	B-ORG
1	I-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	B-ORG
speaker	O
Philippe	B-PER
Seguin	I-PER
.	O

A	O
Seguin	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
following	O
a	O
finding	O
by	O
the	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
soccer	O
team	O
he	O
once	O
ran	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
Lelouche	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

In	O
France	B-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	B-PER
Toubon	I-PER
began	O
last	O
month	O
the	O
formal	O
process	O
of	O
ejecting	O
Tapie	B-PER
from	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
parliament	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stripping	O
him	O
of	O
his	O
seat	O
in	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
parliament	O
.	O

The	O
French	B-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	B-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
is	O
to	O
reconvene	O
after	O
a	O
summer	O
break	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
procedure	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
take	O
longer	O
.	O

Tapie	B-PER
's	O
lawyer	O
has	O
said	O
he	O
intends	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
prevent	O
or	O
delay	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
his	O
European	B-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	B-MISC
judgement	O
against	O
him	O
.	O

Tapie	B-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	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
.	O

Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
drains	O
3.9	O
bln	O
Ffr	B-MISC
at	O
tender	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

The	O
Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
France	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
allocated	O
13.4	O
billion	O
francs	O
to	O
bidders	O
offering	O
Treasury	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+33	O
1	O
4221	O
5452	O

RABOBANK	B-ORG
[	O
RABN.CN	O
]	O
SEES	O
H2	O
NET	O
GROWTH	O
UNDER	O
10	O
PCT	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Dutch	B-MISC
co-operative	O
bank	O
Rabobank	B-ORG
Nederland	I-ORG
BA	I-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	B-PER
Wijffels	I-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
West	I-PER
,	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
FRANCE	B-LOC
-	O
LE	B-ORG
MONDE	I-ORG
AUG	O
26	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

These	O
are	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
Monday	O
's	O
afternoon	O
daily	O
Le	B-ORG
Monde	I-ORG
,	O
dated	O
Aug	O
27	O
.	O

FRONT	O
PAGE	O

--	O
Ipsos	B-ORG
poll	O
reports	O
majority	O
of	O
French	B-MISC
public	O
opinion	O
sympathises	O
with	O
plight	O
of	O
Africans	B-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	B-ORG
railway	O
trade	O
unions	O
want	O
renegotiation	O
of	O
government	O
bailout	O
package	O
,	O
as	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+33	O
1	O
42	O
21	O
53	O
81	O

ATRIA	B-ORG
SEES	O
H2	O
RESULT	O
UP	O
ON	O
H1	O
.	O

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Finnish	B-MISC
foodstuffs	O
group	O
Atria	B-ORG
Oy	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Atria	B-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	B-MISC
SPEED	O
AFTER	O
SCHUMACHER	B-PER
'S	O
WIN	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC

Michael	B-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
's	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Formula	B-MISC
One	I-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
at	O
Spa-Francorchamps	B-LOC
sparked	O
a	O
speeding	O
epidemic	O
on	O
Belgian	B-MISC
roads	O
after	O
the	O
race	O
was	O
over	O
.	O

Belga	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Schumacher	B-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	B-MISC
PM	O
proposes	O
Sept	O
18	O
for	O
no-confidence	O
debate	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Thai	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Banharn	B-PER
Silpa-archa	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
after	O
meeting	O
coalition	O
partners	O
.	O

Banharn	B-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	B-PER
's	O
Chart	B-ORG
Thai	I-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	B-PER
's	O
coalition	O
in	O
May	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
.	O

Fontaine	B-ORG
-	O
6mth	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Six	O
months	O
to	O
August	O
31	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
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	B-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
sells	O
women	O
"	O
s	O
fashion	O
wigs	O
.	O

Manila	B-LOC
international	O
coconut	O
oil	O
prices	O
.	O

MANILA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

International	B-ORG
Philippine	I-ORG
coconut	O
oil	O
prices	O
as	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Coconut	I-ORG
Associations	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Philippines	I-ORG
(	O
dollars	O
per	O
tonne	O
cif	O
Europe	B-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	B-ORG
cut	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Nomura	B-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
downgraded	O
Aronkasei	B-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-MISC
average	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
six	O
months	O
.	O

Nomura	B-ORG
officials	O
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Tunisia	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
26	O
.	O

TUNIS	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Tunisian	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
PRESSE	I-ORG

-	O
English	B-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	B-ORG
TEMPS	I-ORG

-	O
International	B-MISC
Fair	I-MISC
opens	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
city	O
of	O
Beja	B-LOC
with	O
the	O
participation	O
of	O
16	O
foreign	O
countries	O
.	O

U.N.	B-ORG
official	O
Ekeus	B-PER
heads	O
for	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
.	O

MANAMA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Senior	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
arms	O
official	O
Rolf	B-PER
Ekeus	I-PER
left	O
Bahrain	B-LOC
for	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
for	O
talks	O
with	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
officials	O
,	O
a	O
U.N.	B-ORG
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
spokesman	O
said	O
Ekeus	B-PER
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Special	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
(	O
UNSCOM	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
would	O
spend	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
days	O
in	O
Iraq	B-LOC
but	O
declined	O
to	O
give	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

U.N.	B-ORG
oficials	O
have	O
said	O
Ekeus	B-PER
would	O
hold	O
talks	O
with	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Tareq	B-PER
Aziz	I-PER
and	O
other	O
officials	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
agreement	O
Iraq	B-LOC
reached	O
with	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
in	O
June	O
to	O
hold	O
higher	O
level	O
political	O
talks	O
with	O
Ekeus	B-PER
.	O

The	O
Security	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
asked	O
Iraq	B-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	B-LOC
of	O
weapons	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
under	O
1991	O
Gulf	B-MISC
War	I-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	B-LOC
in	O
1990	O
for	O
invading	O
Kuwait	B-LOC
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
26	O
.	O

BEIRUT	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Beirut	B-LOC
press	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG

-	O
The	O
north	O
Lebanon	B-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	B-PER
Harb	I-PER
scoring	O
high	O
in	O
preliminary	O
results	O
and	O
former	O
prime	O
minister	O
Omar	B-PER
Karame	I-PER
moves	O
backwards	O
.	O

-	O
Fears	O
of	O
an	O
Israeli	B-MISC
operation	O
causes	O
the	O
redistribution	O
of	O
Syrian	B-MISC
troops	O
locations	O
in	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
.	O

AS-SAFIR	B-ORG

-	O
Parliament	O
Speaker	O
Berri	B-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	B-ORG

-	O
Christian	B-MISC
Maronite	I-MISC
Patriarch	O
Sfeir	B-PER
:	O
We	O
fear	O
a	O
movement	O
from	O
democracy	O
to	O
dictatorship	O
.	O

AD-DIYAR	B-ORG

-	O
A	O
cabinet	O
minister	O
:	O
"	O
Lebanon	B-ORG
First	I-ORG
"	O
aims	O
at	O
splitting	O
the	O
Syrian-Lebanese	B-MISC
peace	O
tracks	O
with	O
Israel	B-LOC
.	O

NIDA'A	B-ORG
AL-WATAN	I-ORG

-	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Hariri	B-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	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Elections	I-ORG
cited	O
51	O
incidents	O
of	O
violation	O
in	O
the	O
north	O
Lebanon	B-LOC
round	O
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Malta	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
26	O
.	O

VALLETTA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Maltese	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
TIMES	I-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	B-LOC
complain	O
about	O
over-charging	O
.	O

IN-NAZZJON	B-LOC

-	O
Government	O
considering	O
measures	O
for	O
better	O
road	O
discipline	O
.	O

Malta	B-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	B-LOC
after	O
drugs	O
container	O
found	O
in	O
Malta	B-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	B-LOC
Freeport	I-LOC
in	O
transit	O
from	O
Singapore	B-LOC
to	O
Romania	B-LOC
.	O

L-ORIZZONT	B-LOC

-	O
Opposition	O
leader	O
Alfred	B-PER
Sant	I-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	B-ORG
government	O
will	O
remove	O
VAT	O
.	O

Tamils	B-MISC
demonstrate	O
outside	O
U.N.	B-ORG
headquarters	O
.	O

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Thousands	O
of	O
Tamils	B-MISC
demonstrated	O
outside	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
'	O
European	B-MISC
headquarters	O
in	O
Geneva	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
to	O
appeal	O
for	O
U.N.	B-ORG
recognition	O
of	O
their	O
fight	O
for	O
independence	O
from	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-PER
Muralidaran	I-PER
,	O
Swiss-based	B-MISC
leader	O
of	O
the	O
the	O
Tamil	B-ORG
Tiger	I-ORG
guerrillas	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
held	O
in	O
a	O
Zurich	B-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.	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
the	O
Liberation	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Tamil	I-ORG
Eelam	I-ORG
(	O
LTTE	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

FOCUS	O
-	O
Eurobourses	B-ORG
end	O
mixed	O
but	O
London	B-LOC
recovers	O
.	O

Leonard	B-PER
Santorelli	I-PER

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

European	B-MISC
bourses	O
closed	O
mixed	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
with	O
London	B-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	B-ORG
Street	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
monetary	O
direction	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
important	O
Japanese	B-MISC
Tankan	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
interest	O
rate	O
cuts	O
.	O

The	O
London	B-LOC
bourse	O
drew	O
little	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
unsettled	O
morning	O
on	O
Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-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.	B-ORG
Treasuries	I-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	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
relinquished	O
virtually	O
all	O
its	O
morning	O
gains	O
.	O

"	O
Treasuries	B-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	B-PER
Ackerman	I-PER
,	O
market	O
strategist	O
at	O
Fahnestock	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-LOC
was	O
the	O
one	O
bright	O
spot	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O

Floor	O
trading	O
ended	O
up	O
0.25	O
percent	O
and	O
the	O
computerised	O
IBIS	B-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	B-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.	B-LOC
currency	O
lifted	O
the	O
mark	O
and	O
squeezed	O
French	B-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	B-MISC
Tankan	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
really	O
until	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
jobs	O
numbers	O
next	O
week	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
UK	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
interest	O
rates	O
will	O
evaporate	O
.	O

The	O
Japanese	B-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	B-MISC
currencies	O
amid	O
renewed	O
concerns	O
over	O
Europe	B-LOC
's	O
economic	O
and	O
monetary	O
union	O
(	O
EMU	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Times-Stock	I-MISC
Exchange	I-MISC
index	O
of	O
100	O
leading	O
British	B-MISC
shares	O
ended	O
1.8	O
points	O
lower	O
at	O
3,905.7	O
.	O

In	O
Paris	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
CAC-40	B-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	B-MISC
index	O
in	O
Frankfurt	B-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	B-MISC
plane	O
.	O

STANSTED	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Armed	O
hijackers	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
released	O
between	O
60	O
and	O
70	O
people	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
from	O
a	O
Sudan	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
plane	O
carrying	O
199	O
passengers	O
and	O
crew	O
that	O
landed	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
after	O
being	O
diverted	O
on	O
a	O
flight	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
Amman	B-LOC
,	O
authorities	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Stansted	B-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	B-MISC
member	O
of	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-ORG
Community	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
called	O
Mr	O
Sadiki	B-PER
,	O
and	O
that	O
police	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
trace	O
him	O
.	O

Police	O
spokeswoman	O
Kim	B-PER
White	I-PER
said	O
police	O
had	O
already	O
contacted	O
Sadiki	B-PER
and	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
arrange	O
to	O
bring	O
him	O
to	O
Stansted	B-LOC
,	O
30	O
miles	O
(	O
48	O
km	O
)	O
north-east	O
of	O
London	B-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	B-MISC
nationals	O
.	O

The	O
hijackers	O
started	O
to	O
release	O
people	O
for	O
the	O
Airbus	B-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	B-MISC
but	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
an	O
unknown	O
number	O
of	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
,	O
Jordanians	B-MISC
,	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
,	O
Syrians	B-MISC
and	O
Saudis	B-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	B-LOC
builders	O
.	O

Edna	B-PER
Fernandes	I-PER

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Ecological	O
warfare	O
has	O
broken	O
out	O
across	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
,	O
Costain	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
and	O
ARC	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
conglomerate	O
Hanson	B-ORG
Plc	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Harding	I-PER
,	O
spokesman	O
at	O
ARC	B-ORG
,	O
Hanson	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Eddie	I-PER
told	O
construction	O
journal	O
"	O
Building	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
contract	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
controversial	O
Newbury	B-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	B-PER
Lovell	I-PER
's	O
home	O
.	O

A	O
Costain	B-ORG
spokesman	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
Wood	I-ORG
Elves	I-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	B-ORG
First	I-ORG
,	O
The	B-ORG
Land	I-ORG
is	I-ORG
Ours	I-ORG
,	O
Alarm	B-ORG
UK	I-ORG
and	O
Road	B-ORG
Alert	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
groups	O
have	O
targeted	O
specific	O
projects	O
like	O
the	O
Newbury	B-LOC
bypass	O
and	O
the	O
M3	B-LOC
motorway	O
through	O
Twyford	B-LOC
Down	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
southern	O
county	O
of	O
Hampshire	B-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	B-PER
Watts	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
executive	O
of	O
the	O
Construction	B-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
Council	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
bypass	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
First	B-MISC
Battle	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Newbury	I-MISC
bypass	I-MISC
'	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
ARC	B-ORG
's	O
Harding	B-PER
.	O

"	O
We	O
had	O
300	O
Earth	B-ORG
First	I-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	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
,	O
analyst	O
at	O
investement	O
bank	O
UBS	B-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	B-ORG
about	O
the	O
M3	B-LOC
link	O
(	O
through	O
Twyford	B-LOC
Down	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Carnival	I-MISC
ends	O
in	O
high	O
spirits	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

London	B-LOC
's	O
annual	O
Notting	B-MISC
Hill	I-MISC
Carnival	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
largest	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
only	O
to	O
Rio	B-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	B-ORG
JOURNAL	I-ORG
CONTENTS	O
-	O
OJ	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
newspaper	O
reports	O
central	O
bank	O
scandal	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Indonesia	B-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	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

A	O
Bank	B-ORG
Indonesia	I-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	B-PER
Djiwandono	I-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	B-PER
.	O

NORTHAMPTON	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Seve	B-PER
Ballesteros	I-PER
and	O
Colin	B-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER
are	O
divided	O
on	O
whether	O
Jose	B-PER
Maria	I-PER
Olazabal	I-PER
should	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
European	B-MISC
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
Olazabal	B-PER
's	O
compatriot	O
and	O
Ryder	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
captain	O
.	O

But	O
commitee	O
member	O
Montgomerie	B-PER
said	O
it	O
could	O
set	O
an	O
unhelpful	O
precedent	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
know	O
Olly	B-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	B-PER
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
one	O
in	O
Bordeaux	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
POLAND	B-LOC
TIES	O
CYPRUS	B-LOC
2-2	O
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
MATCH	O
.	O

BELCHATOW	B-LOC
,	O
Poland	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Poland	B-LOC
and	O
Cyprus	B-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	B-LOC
-	O
Krzysztof	B-PER
Warzycha	I-PER
(	O
46th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Marcin	B-PER
Mieciel	I-PER

(	O
57th	O
)	O

Cyprus	B-LOC
-	O
Klimis	B-PER
Alexandrou	I-PER
(	O
75th	O
)	O
,	O
Kostas	B-PER
Malekos	I-PER
(	O
80th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
3,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
THOMSON	B-PER
RESIGNS	O
AS	O
MANAGER	O
OF	O
RAITH	B-ORG
ROVERS	I-ORG
.	O

KIRKCALDY	B-LOC
,	O
Scotland	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Jimmy	B-PER
Thomson	I-PER
became	O
Scotland	B-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	B-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
,	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
premier	O
division	O
.	O

Thomson	B-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	B-ORG
lost	O
their	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
away	O
to	O
Rangers	B-ORG
and	O
Celtic	B-ORG
,	O
then	O
crashed	O
3-0	O
at	O
home	O
to	O
Motherwell	B-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

A	O
club	O
statement	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
directors	O
of	O
Raith	B-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
FC	I-ORG
invited	O
Jimmy	B-PER
Thomson	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
GRIQUALAND	B-LOC
WEST	I-LOC
AND	O
NEW	B-LOC
ZEALAND	I-LOC
DRAW	O
IN	O
TOUR	B-MISC
MATCH	O
.	O

KIMBERLEY	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Griqualand	B-LOC
West	I-LOC

and	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
West	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Andre	B-PER
Cloete	I-PER
,	O
Leon	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Wath	I-PER
.	O

Conversion	O
:	O
Boeta	B-PER
Wessels	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Wessels	B-PER
2	O
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Scott	B-PER
McLeod	I-PER
,	O
Glen	B-PER
Osborne	I-PER
.	O

Conversion	O
:	O

Jon	B-PER
Preston	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Preston	B-PER
2	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BALL	B-PER
RESIGNS	O
AS	O
MANCHESTER	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
MANAGER	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Former	O
England	B-LOC
midfielder	O
Alan	B-PER
Ball	I-PER
resigned	O
as	O
manager	O
of	O
first	O
division	O
side	O
Manchester	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
on	O
Monday	O
night	O
,	O
the	O
club	O
said	O
.	O

Ball	B-PER
,	O
appointed	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
prevent	O
City	B-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	B-PER
Halford	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
chairman	O
and	O
Board	B-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

English	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
7	O

Bolton	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Barnsley	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
6	O

Wolverhampton	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
6	O

Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Stoke	B-ORG
2	O
2	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
6	O

Norwich	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
4	O

Birmingham	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
4	O

Oxford	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
3	O
3	O

Bradford	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
3	O

Huddersfield	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Reading	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Manchester	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
3	O

West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
2	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

Grimsby	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
7	O
1	O

Charlton	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Swindon	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Southend	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
1	O

Oldham	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
0	O

Divisionn	O
two	O

Plymouth	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
8	O
5	O
7	O

Brentford	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
7	O

Shrewsbury	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
7	O

Bury	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
7	O

Burnley	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
5	O
6	O

Bournemouth	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Blackpool	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
6	O

Chesterfield	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
6	O

Millwall	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Crewe	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
4	O

Gillingham	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
4	O

Preston	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Notts	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O

Bristol	B-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
4	O

Bristol	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
7	O
4	O
3	O

York	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
3	O

Watford	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
3	O

Wrexham	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
5	O
2	O

Wycombe	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Rotherham	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
1	O

Peterborough	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
1	O

Walsall	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
1	O

Stockport	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
1	O

Luton	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
10	O
0	O

Division	O
three	O

Hartlepool	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
7	O

Wigan	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Hull	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
7	O

Carlisle	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
7	O

Fulham	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Scunthorpe	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O

Scarborough	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Exeter	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
5	O

Cambridge	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
5	O

Darlington	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
4	O

Northampton	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

Barnet	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
4	O

Chester	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
4	O

Torquay	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Cardiff	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O

Swansea	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
7	O
3	O

Brighton	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
3	O

Hereford	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O

Lincoln	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Colchester	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O

Rochdale	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
1	O

Mansfield	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
1	O

Doncaster	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Leyton	B-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
league	O
soccer	O

matches	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Division	O
one	O

Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
0	O
West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
0	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
1	O
Grimsby	B-ORG
1	O

Oxford	B-ORG
0	O
Norwich	B-ORG
1	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
1	O
Southend	B-ORG
0	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
2	O
Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
0	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Charlton	B-ORG
v	O
Birmingham	B-ORG
,	O
Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
v	O

Huddersfield	B-ORG

Division	O
two	O

Brentford	B-ORG
2	O
Gillingham	B-ORG
0	O

Bristol	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
5	O
Luton	B-ORG
0	O

Burnley	B-ORG
1	O
Shrewsbury	B-ORG
3	O

Chesterfield	B-ORG
1	O
Walsall	B-ORG
0	O

Preston	B-ORG
2	O
Crewe	B-ORG
1	O

Rotherham	B-ORG
1	O
Blackpool	B-ORG
2	O

Stockport	B-ORG
0	O
Bournemouth	B-ORG
1	O

Watford	B-ORG
0	O
Plymouth	B-ORG
2	O

Wycombe	B-ORG
0	O
Bury	B-ORG
1	O

York	B-ORG
3	O
Millwall	B-ORG
2	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Peterborough	B-ORG
v	O
Notts	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
,	O
Wrexham	B-ORG
v	O
Bristol	B-ORG

Rovers	B-ORG

Division	O
three	O

Barnet	B-ORG
3	O
Brighton	B-ORG
0	O

Cardiff	B-ORG
0	O
Wigan	B-ORG
2	O

Carlisle	B-ORG
1	O
Leyton	B-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
0	O

Chester	B-ORG
2	O
Swansea	B-ORG
0	O

Darlington	B-ORG
1	O
Colchester	B-ORG
1	O

Exeter	B-ORG
1	O
Doncaster	B-ORG
1	O

Hartlepool	B-ORG
2	O
Mansfield	B-ORG
2	O

Hereford	B-ORG
0	O
Hull	B-ORG
1	O

Lincoln	B-ORG
1	O
Cambridge	B-ORG
1	O

Northampton	B-ORG
1	O
Torquay	B-ORG
1	O

Rochdale	B-ORG
1	O
Fulham	B-ORG
2	O

Scunthorpe	B-ORG
0	O
Scarborough	B-ORG
2	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
AND	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
TEST	O
AVERAGES	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

England	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
Test	O
averages	O

after	O
their	O
three-match	O
series	O
which	O
ended	O
on	O
Monday	O
:	O

England	B-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	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
396	O
170	O
79.20	O

John	B-PER
Crawley	I-PER
2	O
3	O
0	O
178	O
106	O
59.33	O

Nick	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
190	O
113	O
38.00	O

Nasser	B-PER
Hussain	I-PER
2	O
3	O
0	O
111	O
51	O
37.00	O

Mike	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
162	O
64	O
32.40	O

Graham	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
159	O
77	O
31.80	O

Jack	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
2	O
3	O
1	O
51	O
41no	O
25.50	O

Ian	B-PER
Salisbury	I-PER
2	O
4	O
1	O
50	O
40	O
16.66	O

Mark	B-PER
Ealham	I-PER
1	O
2	O
0	O
30	O
25	O
15.00	O

Dominic	B-PER
Cork	I-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
58	O
26	O
11.60	O

Robert	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
1	O
2	O
1	O
11	O
6	O
11.00	O

Simon	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
1	O
2	O
1	O
11	O
10no	O
11.00	O

Alan	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
3	O
5	O
1	O
39	O
24	O
9.75	O

Chris	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
2	O
3	O
0	O
18	O
9	O
6.00	O

Andy	B-PER
Caddick	I-PER
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
4	O
4.00	O

Graeme	B-PER
Hick	I-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	B-PER
7	O
1	O
20	O
1	O
20.00	O

Caddick	B-PER
57.2	O
10	O
165	O
6	O
27.50	O

Cork	B-PER
131	O
23	O
434	O
12	O
36.16	O

Mullally	B-PER
150.3	O
36	O
377	O
10	O
37.70	O

Hick	B-PER
13	O
2	O
42	O
1	O
42.00	O

Croft	B-PER
47.4	O
10	O
125	O
2	O
62.50	O

Brown	B-PER
33	O
4	O
138	O
2	O
69.00	O

Ealham	B-PER
37	O
8	O
81	O
1	O
81.00	O

Salisbury	B-PER
61.2	O
8	O
221	O
2	O
110.50	O

Lewis	B-PER
71	O
10	O
264	O
1	O
264.00	O

Thorpe	B-PER
13	O
4	O
19	O
0	O
-	O

Pakistan	B-LOC

Batting	O
:	O

Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
2	O
3	O
1	O
158	O
105	O
79.00	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
3	O
6	O
1	O
344	O
141	O
68.80	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
3	O
5	O
2	O
195	O
100no	O
65.00	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
3	O
5	O
0	O
320	O
148	O
64.00	O

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
3	O
6	O
0	O
362	O
176	O
60.33	O

Rashid	B-PER
Latif	I-PER
1	O
1	O
0	O
45	O
45	O
45.00	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
2	O
3	O
1	O
77	O
46	O
38.50	O

Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
2	O
3	O
0	O
90	O
51	O
30.00	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
3	O
5	O
1	O
98	O
40	O
24.50	O

Shadab	B-PER
Kabir	I-PER
2	O
4	O
0	O
87	O
35	O
21.75	O

Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
3	O
5	O
1	O
44	O
20	O
11.00	O

Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
3	O
3	O
1	O
11	O
7	O
5.50	O

Ata-ur-Rehman	B-PER
2	O
2	O
2	O
10	O
10no	O
-	O

Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
1	O
0	O
0	O
0	O
0	O
-	O

Bowling	O
:	O

Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
195	O
52	O
447	O
17	O
26.29	O

Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
125	O
25	O
431	O
16	O
26.93	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
128	O
29	O
350	O
11	O
31.81	O

Ata-ur-Rehman	B-PER
48.4	O
6	O
173	O
5	O
34.60	O

Mohammad	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
22	O
4	O
71	O
1	O
71.00	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
11	O
3	O
24	O
0	O
-	O

Asif	B-PER
Mujtaba	I-PER
7	O
5	O
6	O
0	O
-	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
-	O

Shadab	B-PER
Kabir	I-PER
1	O
0	O
9	O
0	O
-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
GOOCH	B-PER
TO	O
PLAY	O
ANOTHER	O
SEASON	O
FOR	O
ESSEX	B-LOC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Graham	B-PER
Gooch	I-PER
,	O
the	O
43-year-old	O
former	O
England	B-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	B-ORG
announced	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Opener	O
Gooch	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
history	O
,	O
beating	O
Keith	B-PER
Fletcher	I-PER
's	O
aggregate	O
of	O
29,434	O
.	O

Gooch	B-PER
,	O
who	O
retired	O
from	O
test	O
cricket	O
after	O
the	O
1994-95	O
tour	O
of	O
Australia	B-LOC
but	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
England	B-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	B-ORG
secretary-general	O
manager	O
Peter	B-PER
Edwards	I-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	B-LOC
CLUB	O
BOSS	O
BANNED	O
FOR	O
HEADBUTT	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
Romanian	B-ORG
Soccer	I-ORG
Federation	I-ORG
has	O
banned	O
first	O
division	O
club	O
Jiul	B-ORG
Petrosani	I-ORG
's	O
president	O
Miron	B-PER
Cozma	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
soccer	O
bosses	O
also	O
fined	O
Cozma	B-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	B-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
's	O
Danut	B-PER
Lupu	I-PER
last	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Miners	O
led	O
by	O
Cozma	B-PER
rioted	O
in	O
Bucharest	B-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	B-PER
Roman	I-PER
.	O

Cozma	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
300	O
kms	O
west	O
of	O
Bucharest	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
attack	O
on	O
Lupu	B-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Lupu	B-PER
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
tallest	O
players	O
in	O
Romania	B-LOC
's	O
first	O
division	O
,	O
towering	O
over	O
Cozma	B-PER
by	O
some	O
17	O
cms	O
,	O

Jiul	B-ORG
Petrosani	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
KONG	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
ROUND	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

First	O
round	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	B-MISC

Kong	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
squash	O
tournament	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
(	O
prefix	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

1	O
-	O
Jansher	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistnn	O
)	O
beat	O
Jackie	B-PER
Lee	I-PER
(	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
)	O
15-8	O
15-8	O

15-6	O

3	O
-	O
Brett	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
David	B-PER
Evans	I-PER
(	O
Wales	B-LOC
)	O
14-17	O
15-1	O

13-15	O
17-14	O
15-12	O

Mark	B-PER
Cairns	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
6	O
-	O
Del	B-PER
Harris	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
15-12	O
7-15	O

15-6	O
15-12	O

Anthony	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
8	O
-	O
Mark	B-PER
Chaloner	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
15-11	O

17-16	O
17-16	O

Simon	B-PER
Frenz	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Martin	B-PER
Heath	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	B-LOC
)	O
12-15	O
15-6	O

15-4	O
12-15	O
15-14	O

Joseph	B-PER
Kneipp	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Faizy	I-PER
(	O
Egypt	B-LOC
)	O
15-8	O
12-15	O

15-14	O
15-9	O

Mir	B-PER
Zaman	I-PER
Gul	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Stephen	B-PER
Meads	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
10-15	O

15-12	O
15-10	O
15-3	O

Dan	B-PER
Jensen	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Anders	B-PER
Thoren	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
8-15	O
15-12	O

10-15	O
15-5	O
15-11	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
EDBERG	B-PER
EXTENDS	O
GRAND	O
SLAM	O
RUN	O
,	O
TOPPLES	O
WIMBLEDON	B-LOC
CHAMP	O
.	O

Larry	B-PER
Fine	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Stefan	B-PER
Edberg	I-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	B-MISC
Slams	I-MISC
by	O
toppling	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
champion	O
Richard	B-PER
Krajicek	I-PER
in	O
straight	O
sets	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

Edberg	B-PER
,	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
54th	O
consecutive	O
and	O
final	O
Grand	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
event	O
of	O
his	O
illustrious	O
career	O
,	O
turned	O
back	O
the	O
clock	O
at	O
Stadium	B-LOC
Court	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
winner	O
of	O
two	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Opens	O
and	O
six	O
Grand	B-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
titles	O
in	O
all	O
.	O
"	O

It	O
's	O
never	O
easy	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
champion	O
.	O
"	O

Edberg	B-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	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
unseeded	O
Swede	B-MISC
struck	O
quickly	O
,	O
breaking	O
Krajicek	B-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	B-PER
was	O
definitely	O
off	O
his	O
game	O
and	O
I	O
took	O
advantage	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Edberg	B-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	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
,	O
a	O
6-2	O
6-2	O
6-1	O
winner	O
over	O
last	O
minute	O
replacement	O
Jimy	B-PER
Szymanski	I-PER
of	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
,	O
called	O
on	O
after	O
Adrian	B-PER
Voinea	I-PER
of	O
Romania	B-LOC
withdrew	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
sprained	O
ankle	O
.	O

Third	O
seed	O
Thomas	B-PER
Muster	I-PER
of	O
Austria	B-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	B-PER
Frana	I-PER
of	O
Argentina	B-LOC
.	O

Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
of	O
Chile	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
10th	O
seed	O
,	O
also	O
advanced	O
.	O

Rios	B-PER
claimed	O
a	O
4-6	O
6-1	O
6-4	O
6-2	O
victory	O
over	O
Romania	B-LOC
's	O
Andrei	B-PER
Pavel	I-PER
.	O

On	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
side	O
,	O
second	O
seed	O
Monica	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
got	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
strong	O
start	O
by	O
beating	O
fellow-American	O
Anne	B-PER
Miller	I-PER
6-0	O
6-1	O
and	O
was	O
joined	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
round	O
by	O
Spain	B-LOC
's	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
seeded	O
third	O
)	O
,	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Davenport	I-PER
(	O
8	O
)	O
and	O
Karina	B-PER
Habsudova	I-PER
of	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
(	O
17	O
)	O
.	O

The	O
women	O
's	O
draw	O
lost	O
another	O
seed	O
when	O
Austrian	B-MISC
Judith	B-PER
Wiesner	I-PER
overcame	O
Iva	B-PER
Majoli	I-PER
of	O
Croatia	B-LOC
2-6	O
6-3	O
6-1	O
.	O

The	O
fifth-	O
seeded	O
Majoli	B-PER
joined	O
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
(	O
5	O
)	O
and	O
Magdalena	B-PER
Maleeva	I-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.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
tennis	O
championships	O
at	O
the	O
National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
(	O
prefix	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

2	O
-	O
Monica	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Anne	B-PER
Miller	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-0	O
6-1	O

Rita	B-PER
Grande	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alexia	B-PER
Dechaume-Balleret	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-0	O

Judith	B-PER
Wiesner	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5	O
-	O
Iva	B-PER
Majoli	I-PER
(	O
Croatia	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-3	O
6-	O
1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

3	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Muster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Javier	B-PER
Frana	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-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	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jimy	B-PER
Szymanski	I-PER
(	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-2	O
6	O
-	O
1	O

Jiri	B-PER
Novak	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ben	B-PER
Ellwood	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-	O
4	O
6-3	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Mariaan	B-PER
de	I-PER
Swardt	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Dominique	B-PER
Van	I-PER
Roost	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
1-6	O
6-2	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O

Florencia	B-PER
Labat	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kathy	B-PER
Rinaldi	I-PER
Stunkel	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-2	O

Nathalie	B-PER
Tauziat	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Angelica	B-PER
Gavaldon	I-PER
(	O
Mexico	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
6-2	O

Paola	B-PER
Suarez	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Marianne	B-PER
Werdel	I-PER
Witmeyer	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
4	O
6-3	O

Ann	B-PER
Grossman	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Silvia	B-PER
Farina	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Alex	B-PER
Corretja	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Byron	B-PER
Black	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
8-6	O
)	O
3-6	O
6-2	O
6-2	O

Scott	B-PER
Draper	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Galo	B-PER
Blanco	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-5	O
6-3	O

Petr	B-PER
Korda	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
David	B-PER
Caldwell	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
3-6	O
6-3	O
7-5	O

Bohdan	B-PER
Ulihrach	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
14	O
-	O
Alberto	B-PER
Costa	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-4	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-2	O
)	O
3-6	O
6-1	O

Bernd	B-PER
Karbacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Stark	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-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	B-PER
Davenport	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Adriana	B-PER
Serra-Zanetti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-1	O

Elena	B-PER
Wagner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gigi	B-PER
Fernandez	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-4	O

Kristie	B-PER
Boogert	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Joannette	B-PER
Kruger	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-0	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Stefan	B-PER
Edberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5	O
-	O
Richard	B-PER
Krajicek	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
6-	O
3	O
6-3	O
6-3	O

10	O
-	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Rios	I-PER
(	O
Chile	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Andrei	B-PER
Pavel	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6-1	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

3	O
-	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Laxmi	B-PER
Poruri	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Andrei	B-PER
Olhovskiy	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Pat	B-PER
Cash	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

Filippo	B-PER
Veglio	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Christian	B-PER
Ruud	I-PER
(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
1-6	O
6	O

-	O
2	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Tim	B-PER
Henman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Roberto	B-PER
Jabali	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-3	O
6-4	O

Pablo	B-PER
Campana	I-PER
(	O
Ecuador	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Todd	B-PER
Woodbridge	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
4-	O

6	O
6-2	O
6-4	O

Herman	B-PER
Gumy	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Martin	B-PER
Damm	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
6	O

-	O
4	O
7-5	O

Jacob	B-PER
Hlasek	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nicklas	B-PER
Kulti	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-4	O

4-6	O
6-4	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

17-	O
Karina	B-PER
Habsudova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Radka	B-PER
Bobkova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC

Republic	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-1	O

Karin	B-PER
Kschwendt	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sandra	B-PER

Kleinova	B-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-4	O

Annabel	B-PER
Ellwood	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jennifer	B-PER
Capriati	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6	O

-	O
4	O

Nicole	B-PER
Arendt	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sandra	B-PER
Cacic	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
7-6	O
(	O
8-6	O
)	O

Elena	B-PER
Likhovtseva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kyoko	B-PER
Nagatsuka	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-	O

5	O
)	O
6-1	O

Sandrine	B-PER
Testud	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Pam	B-PER
Shriver	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
6-2	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Kimberly	B-PER
Po	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
10	O
-	O
Kimiko	B-PER
Date	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
7-5	O

Natasha	B-PER
Zvereva	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Virginia	B-PER
Ruano-Pascual	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6	O

-	O
2	O
6-7	O
(	O
5-7	O
)	O
6-2	O
Tina	B-PER
Kirzan	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Rika	B-PER
Hiraki	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O

7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O
7-5	O

Petra	B-PER
Langrova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Karina	B-PER
Adams	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Tami	B-PER
Whitlinger	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sandra	B-PER
Cecchini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O

7	O
-	O
Jana	B-PER
Novotna	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Francesca	B-PER
Lubiani	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

6-1	O
7-5	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

13	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Enqvist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Stephane	B-PER
Simian	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-1	O
6-4	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Mikael	B-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tamer	B-PER
El	I-PER
Sawy	I-PER
(	O
Egypt	B-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	B-PER
Carretero	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jordi	B-PER
Burillo	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
4-6	O
6-	O

0	O
1-0	O
Retired	O
(	O
ankle	O
injury	O
)	O

Thomas	B-PER
Johansson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Renzo	B-PER
Furlan	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
2-6	O
7-5	O

6-1	O
7-5	O

Mark	B-PER
Knowles	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Filippini	I-PER
(	O
Uruguay	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-5	O

6-1	O

Jared	B-PER
Palmer	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
15	O
-	O
Marc	B-PER
Rosset	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-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	B-PER
Frazier	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Larisa	B-PER
Neiland	I-PER
(	O
Latvia	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-3	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Lisa	B-PER
Raymond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Lori	B-PER
McNeil	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
8-6	O
)	O
6-3	O

Sandra	B-PER
Dopfer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Zina	B-PER
Garrison	I-PER
Jackson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-3	O
7-5	O

4	O
-	O
Conchita	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ruxandra	B-PER
Dragomir	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O

Naoko	B-PER
Sawamatsu	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Rennae	B-PER
Stubbs	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

Miriam	B-PER
Oremans	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Radka	B-PER
Zrubakova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
4-6	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Doug	B-PER
Flach	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gianluca	B-PER
Pozzi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-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	B-PER
Pioline	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Francisco	B-PER
Clavet	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O
6-4	O

Javier	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
David	B-PER
Skoch	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-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	B-PER
Graf	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Yayuk	B-PER
Basuki	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-4	O
)	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
MONDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
56	O
.569	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
69	O
61	O
.531	O
5	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
67	O
65	O
.508	O
8	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
62	O
70	O
.470	O
13	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
47	O
84	O
.359	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
78	O
53	O
.595	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
70	O
63	O
.526	O
9	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
65	O
66	O
.496	O
13	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
63	O
69	O
.477	O
15	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
59	O
73	O
.447	O
19	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
75	O
56	O
.573	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
67	O
63	O
.515	O
7	O
1/2	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
63	O
71	O
.470	O
13	O
1/2	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
61	O
70	O
.466	O
14	O

TUESDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
27TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

BOSTON	B-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
81	O
48	O
.628	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
70	O
59	O
.543	O
11	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
61	O
70	O
.466	O
21	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
72	O
.450	O
23	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
53	O
79	O
.402	O
29	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
70	O
62	O
.530	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
69	O
62	O
.527	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
64	O
64	O
.500	O
4	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
64	O
66	O
.492	O
5	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
55	O
75	O
.423	O
14	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
72	O
60	O
.545	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
70	O
60	O
.538	O
1	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
69	O
63	O
.523	O
3	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
56	O
73	O
.434	O
14	O
1/2	O

TUESDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
27TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	B-LOC

ATLANTA	B-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	B-LOC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

FLORIDA	B-ORG
AT	O
ST	B-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
GIANTS	B-ORG
EDGE	O
PHILLIES	B-ORG
1-0	O
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

William	B-PER
VanLandingham	I-PER
pitched	O
eight	O
scoreless	O
innings	O
and	O
Glenallen	B-PER
Hill	I-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	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
claimed	O
a	O
1-0	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
Phillies	I-ORG
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

VanLandingham	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Andres	B-PER
Galarraga	I-PER
homered	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Rockies	I-ORG
had	O
10	O
extra-base	O
hits	O
and	O
Billy	B-PER
Swift	I-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	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
.	O

Swift	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Andy	B-PER
Benes	I-PER
allowed	O
two	O
runs	O
over	O
seven	O
innings	O
and	O
Royce	B-PER
Clayton	I-PER
had	O
a	O
run-scoring	O
single	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
to	O
lift	O
the	O
St.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
3-2	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Houston	B-ORG
Astros	I-ORG
.	O

Benes	B-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	B-ORG
moved	O
within	O
one-half	O
game	O
of	O
first-place	O
Houston	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Central	I-MISC
Division	I-MISC
.	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
ORIOLES	B-ORG
WIN	O
,	O
YANKEES	B-ORG
LOSE	O
.	O

BALTIMORE	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Cal	B-PER
Ripken	I-PER
's	O
bases-loaded	O
walk	O
scored	O
Brady	B-PER
Anderson	I-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	B-ORG
Orioles	I-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	B-ORG
Athletics	I-ORG
.	O

Trailing	O
by	O
a	O
run	O
entering	O
the	O
11th	O
,	O
the	O
Orioles	B-ORG
rallied	O
against	O
Oakland	B-ORG
reliever	O
Mark	B-PER
Acre	I-PER
(	O
0-2	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
walk	O
and	O
a	O
triple	O
by	O
Brady	B-PER
Anderson	I-PER
to	O
tie	O
the	O
game	O
.	O

Then	O
Oakland	B-ORG
manager	O
Art	B-PER
Howe	I-PER
decided	O
to	O
intentionally	O
walk	O
Rafael	B-PER
Palmeiro	I-PER
and	O
Bobby	B-PER
Bonilla	I-PER
to	O
load	O
the	O
bases	O
but	O
Acre	B-PER
was	O
nowhere	O
near	O
the	O
plate	O
to	O
Ripken	B-PER
.	O

The	O
decisive	O
pitch	O
nearly	O
hit	O
Ripken	B-PER
and	O
gave	O
the	O
Orioles	B-ORG
a	O
one-half	O
game	O
lead	O
over	O
the	O
Chicago	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
wild-card	O
race	O
.	O

In	O
Seattle	B-LOC
,	O
Jay	B-PER
Buhner	I-PER
's	O
eighth-inning	O
single	O
snapped	O
a	O
tie	O
as	O
the	O
Seattle	B-ORG
Mariners	I-ORG
edged	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Yankees	I-ORG
2-1	O
in	O
the	O
opener	O
of	O
a	O
three-game	O
series	O
.	O

New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
starter	O
Jimmy	B-PER
Key	I-PER
left	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
inning	O
after	O
Seattle	B-ORG
shortstop	O
Alex	B-PER
Rodriguez	I-PER
lined	O
a	O
shot	O
off	O
his	O
left	O
elbow	O
.	O

The	O
Yankees	B-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	B-MISC
East	B-MISC
over	O
Baltimore	B-ORG
fell	O
to	O
five	O
games	O
.	O

At	O
California	B-LOC
,	O
Tim	B-PER
Wakefield	I-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	B-PER
Vaughn	I-PER
and	O
Troy	B-PER
O'Leary	I-PER
hit	O
solo	O
home	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
inning	O
as	O
the	O
surging	O
Boston	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
won	O
their	O
third	O
straight	O
4-1	O
over	O
the	O
California	B-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
.	O

Boston	B-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	B-ORG
Sox	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Cal	B-PER
Eldred	I-PER
pitched	O
5-1/3	O
scoreless	O
innings	O
and	O
John	B-PER
Jaha	I-PER
scored	O
one	O
run	O
and	O
doubled	O
in	O
another	O
as	O
the	O
Milwaukee	B-ORG
Brewers	I-ORG
held	O
off	O
the	O
slumping	O
Chicago	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-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	B-PER
Miranda	I-PER
retired	O
one	O
batter	O
and	O
Bob	B-PER
Wickman	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Jim	B-PER
Thome	I-PER
's	O
solo	O
homer	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	O
inning	O
snapped	O
a	O
tie	O
and	O
Charles	B-PER
Nagy	I-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	B-ORG
Indians	I-ORG
to	O
their	O
11th	O
straight	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Detroit	B-ORG
Tigers	I-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	B-PER
Lira	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Juan	B-PER
Guzman	I-PER
allowed	O
three	O
runs	O
over	O
seven	O
innings	O
to	O
make	O
homers	O
by	O
Joe	B-PER
Carter	I-PER
and	O
Carlos	B-PER
Delgado	I-PER
stand	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
surging	O
Toronto	B-ORG
Blue	I-ORG
Jays	I-ORG
held	O
off	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-ORG
Twins	I-ORG
,	O
5-3	O
.	O

Toronto	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
MONDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-MISC
games	O

played	O
on	O
Monday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

Cleveland	B-ORG
2	O
DETROIT	B-ORG
1	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
12	O
Oakland	B-ORG
11	O
(	O
10	O
innings	O
)	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
5	O
Minnesota	B-ORG
3	O

Milwaukee	B-ORG
3	O
CHICAGO	B-ORG
2	O

Boston	B-ORG
4	O
CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
1	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
2	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
1	O

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
1	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
0	O

St	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
3	O
HOUSTON	B-ORG
2	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
9	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
5	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
CHANG	B-PER
,	O
WASHINGTON	B-LOC
ADVANCE	O
,	O
TWO	O
WOMEN	O
'S	O
SEEDS	O
FALL	O
.	O

Larry	B-PER
Fine	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Michael	B-PER
Chang	I-PER
is	O
playing	O
in	O
his	O
10th	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
and	O
enjoying	O
his	O
highest	O
seeding	O
ever	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
24-year-old	O
American	B-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	B-PER
,	O
seeded	O
second	O
behind	O
defending	O
champion	O
Pete	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
,	O
took	O
two	O
hours	O
40	O
minutes	O
to	O
defeat	O
186th-ranked	O
Jaime	B-PER
Oncins	I-PER
of	O
Brazil	B-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	B-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	B-PER
into	O
the	O
second	O
round	O
was	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
runner-up	O
MaliVai	B-PER
Washington	I-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	B-MISC
Karim	B-PER
Alami	I-PER
6-4	O
2-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
6-1	O
.	O

Washington	B-PER
's	O
win	O
was	O
not	O
comfortable	O
,	O
either	O
.	O

The	O
27-year-old	O
American	B-MISC
hurried	O
off	O
the	O
Stadium	B-LOC
Court	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Washington	B-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	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
runner-up	O
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
of	O
Germany	B-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	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
Amanda	B-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
in	O
her	O
opening	O
match	O
.	O

Coetzer	B-PER
claimed	O
revenge	O
for	O
the	O
semifinal	O
defeat	O
she	O
suffered	O
to	O
Huber	B-PER
in	O
Melbourne	B-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	B-MISC
junior	O
champion	O
,	O
Aleksandra	B-PER
Olsza	I-PER
of	O
Poland	B-LOC
,	O
removed	O
another	O
seed	O
from	O
the	O
draw	O
by	O
eliminating	O
number	O
12	O
Magdalena	B-PER
Maleeva	I-PER
of	O
Bulgaria	B-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	B-MISC
Slam	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Michael	B-PER
Stich	I-PER
,	O
the	O
1991	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
champion	O
,	O
and	O
two-time	O
French	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
winner	O
Sergi	B-PER
Bruguera	I-PER
of	O
Spain	B-LOC
will	O
face	O
each	O
other	O
next	O
after	O
beating	O
German	B-MISC
Tommy	B-PER
Haas	I-PER
6-3	O
1-6	O
6-1	O
7-5	O
,	O
and	O
Belgian	B-MISC
Kris	B-PER
Goossens	I-PER
6-2	O
6-0	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-1	O
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O

Alex	B-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
,	O
who	O
scored	O
his	O
first	O
professional	O
title	O
eight	O
days	O
ago	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
Haven	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Nicolas	B-PER
Lapentti	I-PER
.	O

Wimbledon	B-MISC
bad	O
boy	O
Jeff	B-PER
Tarango	I-PER
caught	O
a	O
break	O
Monday	O
when	O
he	O
advanced	O
after	O
the	O
retirement	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
Alex	B-PER
Radulescu	I-PER
due	O
to	O
heat	O
exhaustion	O
.	O

Tarango	B-PER
was	O
leading	O
6-7	O
(	O
5-7	O
)	O
6-4	O
6-1	O
3-1	O
.	O

Chang	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Olympics	B-MISC
.	O

Chang	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
approached	O
the	O
umpire	O
,	O
then	O
Oncins	B-PER
,	O
then	O
Chang	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
the	O
contest	O
was	O
a	O
personal	O
victory	O
.	O

The	O
26-year-old	O
Brazilian	B-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	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
died	O
slumped	O
against	O
Oncins	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Courier	I-PER
withdrew	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
bruised	O
right	O
knee	O
,	O
and	O
1988	O
Open	B-MISC
champion	O
Mats	B-PER
Wilander	I-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	B-PER
Joe	I-PER
Fernandez	I-PER
pulled	O
out	O
because	O
of	O
tendinitis	O
in	O
her	O
right	O
wrist	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARY	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Summary	O
of	O
a	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Auxerre	B-ORG
0	O
Marseille	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
20,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MARSEILLE	B-ORG
HOLD	O
AUXERRE	B-ORG
TO	O
GOALLESS	O
DRAW	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Former	O
European	B-MISC
champions	O
Marseille	B-ORG
held	O
French	B-MISC
champions	O
Auxerre	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
start	O
their	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
campaign	O
next	O
week	O
against	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-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	B-ORG
by	O
one	O
point	O
.	O

Lens	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
Marseille	B-ORG
are	O
not	O
playing	O
with	O
any	O
fluidity	O
.	O

But	O
German	B-MISC
international	O
goalkeeper	O
Andreas	B-PER
Koepke	I-PER
again	O
proved	O
a	O
sound	O
investment	O
when	O
under	O
pressure	O
from	O
the	O
Auxerre	B-ORG
strikers	O
,	O
saving	O
his	O
team	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
fine	O
parries	O
.	O

Marseille	B-ORG
now	O
lie	O
seventh	O
in	O
the	O
league	O
on	O
five	O
points	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Auxerre	B-ORG
0	O
Marseille	B-ORG
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Summaries	O
of	O
Bundesliga	B-MISC
matches	O

played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Riedle	B-PER
8th	O
minute	O
,	O
Heinrich	B-PER
29th	O
,	O

Tretschok	B-PER
77th	O
)	O
Freiburg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Decheiver	B-PER
51st	O
penalty	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O

2-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
48,800	O
.	O

Hamburg	B-ORG
0	O
VfB	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Balakov	B-PER
29th	O
,	O
Bobic	B-PER
47th	O
and	O
60th	O
,	O

Hagner	B-PER
85th	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

31,139	O
.	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Schulz	B-PER
31st	O
)	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

24,800	O
.	O

Schalke	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Thon	B-PER
2nd	O
)	O
Bochum	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Donkow	B-PER
86th	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

33,230	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Results	O
of	O
Bundesliga	B-MISC
matches	O

played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
3	O
Freiburg	B-ORG
1	O

Hamburg	B-ORG
0	O
VfB	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
4	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O
Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
0	O

Schalke	B-ORG
1	O
Bochum	B-ORG
1	O

Bundesliga	B-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	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
10	O
1	O
9	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
12	O
6	O
9	O

Cologne	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
1	O
9	O

Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
2	O
7	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
6	O

VfL	B-ORG
Bochum	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Hamburg	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
7	O
7	O
6	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
7	O
4	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
4	O

1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Schalke	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
5	O
9	O
3	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
3	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
6	O
13	O
3	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
2	O

MSV	B-ORG
Duisburg	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
0	O

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
summary	O
on	O

Tuesday	O
:	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Jeffrey	B-PER
7	O
,	O
Roest	B-PER
33	O
)	O
Heerenveen	B-ORG
4	O
(	O
Korneev	B-PER

15	O
,	O
Hansma	B-PER
24	O
,	O
Wouden	B-PER
70	O
,	O
90	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
2-2	O
.	O

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
Heerenveen	B-ORG
4	O

ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
FINLAND	B-LOC
BEAT	O
CZECH	B-LOC
REPUBLIC	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
MATCH	O
.	O

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Finland	B-LOC
beat	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O

European	B-MISC
group	O
match	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Finland	B-LOC
-	O
Ville	B-PER
Peltonen	I-PER
(	O
10th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Juha	B-PER
Ylonen	I-PER
(	O
10th	O
)	O
,	O

Teemu	B-PER
Selanne	I-PER
(	O
11th	O
)	O
,	O
Jyrki	B-PER
Lumme	I-PER
(	O
13th	O
and	O
51st	O
)	O
,	O
Janne	B-PER
Ojanen	I-PER

(	O
23rd	O
)	O
,	O
Christian	B-PER
Ruuttu	I-PER
(	O
45th	O
)	O

Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
-	O
Radek	B-PER
Bonk	I-PER
(	O
7th	O
)	O
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Reichel	I-PER
(	O
33rd	O
,	O

penalty	O
)	O
,	O
Jiri	B-PER
Dopita	I-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	B-LOC
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
1	O
2	O

Finland	B-LOC
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
7	O
3	O
2	O

Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
7	O
0	O

Germany	B-LOC
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
NEUCHATEL	B-ORG
TO	O
APPEAL	O
AGAINST	O
CYPRIEN	B-PER
'S	O
NINE-MONTH	O
BAN	O
.	O

GENEVA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Swiss	B-MISC
league	O
leaders	O
Neuchatel	B-ORG
Xamax	I-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	B-MISC
international	O
defender	O
Jean-Pierre	B-PER
Cyprien	I-PER
for	O
his	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
post-match	O
brawl	O
.	O

Cyprien	B-PER
,	O
also	O
fined	O
10,000	O
Swiss	B-MISC
francs	O
(	O
$	O
8,400	O
)	O
,	O
traded	O
punches	O
with	O
St	B-ORG
Gallen	I-ORG
's	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
player	O
Claudio	B-PER
Moura	I-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	B-PER
launched	O
a	O
flying	O
kick	O
at	O
Moura	B-PER
,	O
but	O
only	O
succeeded	O
in	O
kneeing	O
St	B-ORG
Gallen	I-ORG
coach	O
Roger	B-PER
Hegi	I-PER
in	O
the	O
stomach	O
.	O

Moura	B-PER
,	O
who	O
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
elbowed	O
Cyprien	B-PER
in	O
the	O
final	O
minutes	O
of	O
the	O
3-0	O
win	O
by	O
Neuchatel	B-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	B-MISC
league	O
disciplinary	O
committee	O
.	O

Club	O
president	O
Gilbert	B-PER
Facchinetti	I-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	B-ORG
coach	O
Gilbert	B-PER
Gress	I-PER
described	O
the	O
incident	O
as	O
"	O
shocking	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
Moura	B-PER
was	O
also	O
to	O
blame	O
.	O

"	O
Moura	B-PER
physically	O
and	O
verbally	O
provoked	O
Cyprien	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
During	O
the	O
scuffle	O
,	O
Moura	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
his	O
one	O
French	B-MISC
cap	O
against	O
Italy	B-LOC
in	O
February	O
1994	O
,	O
cannot	O
play	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
or	O
elsewhere	O
until	O
May	O
next	O
year	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
BUGNO	B-PER
CLEARED	O
OF	O
DOPING	O
.	O

MILAN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Veteran	O
Italian	B-MISC
Gianni	B-PER
Bugno	I-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
Switzerland	I-MISC
in	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
Italian	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
proved	O
his	O
body	O
produced	O
higher-than-average	O
testosterone	O
levels	O
naturally	O
.	O

Bugno	B-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
the	O
Giro	B-MISC
d'Italia	I-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	B-PER
WINS	O
FIRST	O
STAGE	O
OF	O
TOUR	B-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
.	O

HAARLEM	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC
between	O
Gouda	B-LOC
and	O
Haarlem	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

1.	O
Federico	B-PER
Colonna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG
three	O
hours	O
43	O
mins	O
five	O
secs	O

2.	O
Robbie	B-PER
McEwen	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG

3.	O
Jans	B-PER
Koerts	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Palmans	B-ORG

4.	O
Sven	B-PER
Teutenberg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
US	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG

5.	O
Tom	B-PER
Steels	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG

6.	O
Endrio	B-PER
Leoni	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-PER

7.	O
Johan	B-PER
Capiot	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG

8.	O
John	B-PER
den	I-PER
Braber	I-PER
(	O
Neths	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG

9.	O
Jeroen	B-PER
Blijlevens	I-PER
(	O
Neths	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG

10.	O
Michael	B-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Wolf	I-PER
(	O
Neths	B-LOC
)	O
Foreldorado	B-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O
.	O

Leading	O
overall	O
standings	O
after	O
first	O
stage	O
.	O

1.	O
Colonna	B-PER
three	O
hours	O
42	O
mins	O
55	O
seconds	O

2.	O
McEwen	B-PER
0:04	O
seconds	O
behind	O

3.	O
Koerts	B-PER
0:06	O

4.	O
Gianluca	B-PER
Corini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-ORG
0:07	O

5.	O
Wim	B-PER
Omloop	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG
same	O
time	O

6.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
USA	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
0:08	O

7.	O
Tristan	B-PER
Hoffman	I-PER
(	O
Neths	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG
same	O
time	O

8.	O
George	B-PER
Hincapie	I-PER
(	O
USA	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
0:09	O

9.	O
John	B-PER
Talen	I-PER
(	O
Neths	B-LOC
)	O
Foreldorado	B-ORG
same	O
time	O

10.	O
Teutenberg	B-PER
0:10	O

COFINEC	B-ORG
SLIPS	O
ON	O
BUDAPEST	B-LOC
BOURSE	O
BUT	O
FUTURE	O
STRONG	O
.	O

Emese	B-PER
Bartha	I-PER

BUDAPEST	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Expectations	O
that	O
Cofinec	B-ORG
S.A.	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Hungarian	B-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	B-PER
Sitanyi	I-PER
,	O
a	O
London-based	O
analyst	O
for	O
ING	B-ORG
Barings	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
French-registered	B-MISC
packaging	O
materials	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
floated	O
its	O
shares	O
in	O
Hungary	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Erdei	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Budapest-based	B-MISC
analyst	O
for	O
ABN-AMRO	B-ORG
Hoare	I-ORG
Govett	I-ORG
.	O

Analysts	O
blame	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
partly	O
,	O
Hungary	B-LOC
's	O
macroeconomic	O
environment	O
for	O
the	O
weaker	O
figures	O
for	O
Cofinec	B-ORG
which	O
,	O
operating	O
in	O
Hungary	B-LOC
,	O
Poland	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Hungary	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
outlook	O
was	O
strong	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
eastern	O
European	B-MISC
market	O
offers	O
good	O
chances	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Erdei	B-PER
.	O
"	O

Just	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
companies	O
on	O
the	O
bourse	O
,	O
Cofinec	B-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	B-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	B-PER
added	O
.	O

"	O
Cofinec	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
several	O
recent	O
moves	O
by	O
Cofinec	B-ORG
boosted	O
its	O
position	O
.	O

Among	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
Cofinec	B-ORG
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
outstanding	O
stake	O
in	O
its	O
Czech	B-MISC
folding	O
company	O
Krpaco	B-ORG
a.s.	I-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	B-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	B-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

--	O
Budapest	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
36	O
1	O
)	O
266	O
2410	O

DIRECT	O
EQUITY	O
TRADES	O
ON	O
THE	O
CZECH	B-MISC
PSE	B-ORG
-	O
AUG	O
27	O
.	O

PRAGUE	B-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	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-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	B-ORG
TLUMACOV	I-ORG
336.47	O
336.47	O
59440	O
19999.777	O

AVIA	B-ORG
290.00	O
290.00	O
700	O
203.000	O

BARUM	B-ORG
HOLDING	I-ORG
171.00	O
171.00	O
14432	O
2467.872	O

CESKA	B-ORG
SPORITELNA	I-ORG
335.00	O
375.00	O
533153	O
198354.941	O

CKD	B-ORG
PRAHA	I-ORG
HOLDING	I-ORG
369.66	O
384.00	O
5565	O
2065.260	O

EMKAM	B-ORG
25.00	O
25.00	O
34684	O
867.100	O

KABLO	B-ORG
KLADNO	I-ORG
960.00	O
960.00	O
2230	O
2140.800	O

KOMERCNI	B-ORG
BANKA	I-ORG
2320.00	O
2370.00	O
7000	O
16408.700	O

LECIVA	B-ORG
PRAHA	I-ORG
2470.00	O
2470.00	O
1360	O
3359.200	O

METROSTAV	B-ORG
3024.95	O
3024.95	O
3000	O
9074.850	O

MORAV.CHEMIC.	B-ORG
ZAV	I-ORG
.	O

637.50	O
637.50	O
1626	O
1036.575	O

OKD	B-ORG
111.50	O
112.56	O
95975	O
10752.092	O

PF	B-ORG
IKS	I-ORG
KB	I-ORG
PLUS	I-ORG
156.00	O
156.00	O
6000	O
936.000	O

RIF	B-ORG
900.00	O
900.00	O
5500	O
4950.000	O

SELIKO	B-ORG
4000.00	O
20000.00	O
3565	O
32607.500	O

SOKOLOVSKA	B-ORG
UHELNA	I-ORG
785.00	O
785.00	O
6000	O
4710.000	O

SPIF	B-ORG
CESKY	I-ORG
339.00	O
340.00	O
7546	O
2562.094	O

SPT	B-ORG
TELECOM	I-ORG
3355.00	O
3404.71	O
10700	O
36337.137	O

SKODA	B-ORG
PLZEN	I-ORG
1045.56	O
1060.00	O
10772	O
11361.330	O

TABAK	B-ORG
6700.00	O
6700.00	O
1000	O
6700.000	O

TRINECKE	B-ORG
ZELEZARNY	I-ORG
210.00	O
210.00	O
3000	O
630.000	O

VODNI	B-ORG
STAVBY	I-ORG
PRAHA	I-ORG
1915.00	O
1915.00	O
2000	O
3830.000	O

--	O
Prague	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
42-2-2423-0003	O

AFTER	O
THE	O
BELL	O
-	O
After	O
hours	O
slows	O
in	O
light	O
volume	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
and	O
MFS	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
were	O
trading	O
but	O
they	O
moved	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
their	O
close	O
.	O

WorldCom	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
said	O
it	O
will	O
buy	O
MFS	B-ORG
,	O
shed	O
1-3/4	O
to	O
close	O
at	O
21	O
while	O
MFS	B-ORG
lost	O
3-8/16	O
to	O
close	O
at	O
41-5/16	O
.	O

The	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-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	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
said	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
after-hours	O
activity	O
.	O

CBOE	B-ORG
in	O
routine	O
review	O
of	O
MFS	B-ORG
options	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
Chicago	B-ORG
Board	I-ORG
Options	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
CBOE	B-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	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
deal	O
valued	O
at	O
$	O
14	O
billion	O
.	O

MFS	B-ORG
shares	O
surged	O
on	O
the	O
news	O
while	O
WorldCom	B-ORG
fell	O
on	O
fears	O
of	O
dilution	O
.	O

The	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Times	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
options	O
trading	O
in	O
MFS	B-ORG
last	O
Friday	O
may	O
suggest	O
insider	O
trading	O
.	O

MFS	B-ORG
options	O
also	O
trade	O
on	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Pacific	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-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	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
officials	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
.	O

One	O
trader	O
said	O
trading	O
in	O
MFS	B-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	B-ORG
target	O
of	O
patent	O
lawsuit	O
.	O

ELIZABETH	B-LOC
,	O
N.J.	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Faulding	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
Purdue	B-ORG
Frederick	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
filed	O
a	O
patent	O
infringement	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Faulding	B-ORG
and	O
its	O
Purepac	B-ORG
Pharamceutical	I-ORG
unit	O
.	O

The	O
suit	O
was	O
filed	O
because	O
of	O
Purepac	B-ORG
's	O
manufacture	O
of	O
Kadian	B-MISC
,	O
a	O
sustained	O
release	O
morphine	O
product	O
,	O
Faulding	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Faulding	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Kadian	B-MISC
was	O
approved	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
last	O
month	O
,	O
Faulding	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Zeneca	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
will	O
market	O
Kadian	B-MISC
,	O
was	O
named	O
in	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
with	O
F.H.	B-ORG
Faulding	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
majority	O
shareholder	O
of	O
Faulding	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
.	O

McGrath	B-PER
left	O
out	O
of	O
Ireland	B-LOC
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
squad	O
.	O

DUBLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Ireland	B-LOC
's	O
most	O
experienced	O
player	O
,	O
defender	O
Paul	B-PER
McGrath	I-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	B-PER
McCarthy	I-PER
named	O
his	O
side	O
to	O
face	O
Liechtenstein	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
.	O

The	O
36-year-old	O
Aston	B-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
player	O
won	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
Irish	B-MISC
record	O
of	O
82	O
international	O
caps	O
against	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
in	O
Prague	B-LOC
in	O
April	O
.	O

"	O
Paul	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
for	O
Saturday	O
's	O
group	O
eight	O
match	O
are	O
central	O
defenders	O
Alan	B-PER
Kernaghan	I-PER
and	O
Liam	B-PER
Daish	I-PER
.	O

Leeds	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
defender	O
Gary	B-PER
Kelly	I-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	B-ORG
at	O
Elland	B-LOC
Road	I-LOC
.	O

Since	O
taking	O
over	O
from	O
Jack	B-PER
Charlton	I-PER
in	O
February	O
,	O
McCarthy	B-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	B-PER
Kelly	I-PER
,	O
Shay	B-PER
Given	I-PER
,	O
Denis	B-PER
Irwin	I-PER
,	O
Phil	B-PER
Babb	I-PER
,	O
Jeff	B-PER
Kenna	I-PER
,	O
Curtis	B-PER
Fleming	I-PER
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Breen	I-PER
,	O
Ian	B-PER
Harte	I-PER
,	O
Kenny	B-PER
Cunningham	I-PER
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Staunton	I-PER
,	O
Andy	B-PER
Townsend	I-PER
,	O
Ray	B-PER
Houghton	I-PER
,	O
Gareth	B-PER
Farrelly	I-PER
,	O
Alan	B-PER
McLoughlin	I-PER
,	O
Jason	B-PER
McAteer	I-PER
,	O
Alan	B-PER
Moore	I-PER
,	O
Keith	B-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
,	O
Tony	B-PER
Cascarino	I-PER
,	O
Niall	B-PER
Quinn	I-PER
,	O
David	B-PER
Kelly	I-PER
.	O

--	O
Dublin	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+6613377	O

S.	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
apartheid	O
killer	O
convicted	O
of	O
six	O
murders	O
.	O

PRETORIA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
apartheid	O
killer	O
Eugene	B-PER
de	I-PER
Kock	I-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	B-PER
Kock	I-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	B-MISC
rebels	O
say	O
missionaries	O
should	O
be	O
freed	O
.	O

Peter	B-PER
Smerdon	I-PER

NAIROBI	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
main	O
rebel	O
group	O
in	O
south	O
Sudan	B-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	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
missionaries	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
Australian	B-MISC
nuns	O
,	O
held	O
for	O
nearly	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O

George	B-PER
Garang	I-PER
,	O
Nairobi	B-LOC
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Sudan	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
(	O
SPLA	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
urgently	O
trying	O
to	O
contact	O
SPLA	B-ORG
commander	O
Nuour	B-PER
Marial	I-PER
at	O
Mapourdit	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
Commander	O
Nuour	B-PER
Marial	I-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	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
in	O
Nairobi	B-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	B-ORG
with	O
spying	O
,	O
spreading	O
Islam	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
were	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
good	O
health	O
.	O

The	O
Catholic	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
office	I-ORG
in	O
Nairobi	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
that	O
Australian	B-MISC
Sisters	O
Moira	B-PER
Lynch	I-PER
,	O
73	O
,	O
and	O
Mary	B-PER
Batchelor	I-PER
,	O
68	O
,	O
American	B-MISC
Father	O
Michael	B-PER
Barton	I-PER
,	O
48	O
,	O
and	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
Father	O
Raphael	B-PER
Riel	I-PER
,	O
48	O
,	O
were	O
held	O
in	O
a	O
prison	O
in	O
south	O
Sudan	B-LOC
by	O
the	O
SPLA	B-ORG
.	O

It	O
said	O
Australian	B-MISC
Sister	O
Maureen	B-PER
Carey	I-PER
,	O
52	O
,	O
and	O
Italian	B-MISC
Brother	O
Raniero	B-PER
Iacomella	I-PER
,	O
28	O
,	O
were	O
held	O
inside	O
the	O
compound	O
.	O

The	O
church	O
in	O
Australia	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Monday	O
Lynch	B-PER
,	O
Batchelor	B-PER
,	O
Barton	B-PER
and	O
Riel	B-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	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
SPLA	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
Kenyan	B-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	B-PER
Mazzolari	I-PER
,	O
apostolic	O
administrator	O
of	O
the	O
diocese	O
of	O
Rumbek	B-LOC
in	O
southern	O
Sudan	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
an	O
SPLA	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
diplomats	O
in	O
Nairobi	B-LOC
were	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
church	O
in	O
southern	O
Sudan	B-LOC
and	O
with	O
U.S.	B-LOC
and	O
Italian	B-MISC
diplomats	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
to	O
help	O
free	O
the	O
missionaries	O
.	O

The	O
SPLA	B-ORG
has	O
fought	O
Khartoum	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
animist	O
region	O
from	O
the	O
Moslem	B-MISC
,	O
Arabised	B-LOC
north	I-LOC
.	O

OSCE	B-ORG
postpones	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
municipal	O
elections	O
.	O

SARAJEVO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
U.S.	B-LOC
diplomat	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
elections	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
registering	O
voters	O
.	O

Ambassador	O
Robert	B-PER
Frowick	I-PER
,	O
representing	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
officials	O
,	O
Serb	B-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	B-MISC
control	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
used	O
to	O
have	O
Moslem	B-MISC
majorities	O
.	O

Human	O
rights	O
workers	O
say	O
authorities	O
in	O
Serbia	B-LOC
and	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-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	B-MISC
territory	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
inform	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
rights	O
under	O
the	O
Dayton	B-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	B-MISC
Serbs	I-MISC
to	O
the	O
OSCE	B-ORG
's	O
announcement	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
clear	O
.	O

But	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-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	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
cabinet	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
OSCE	B-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	B-LOC
agreement	O
"	O
.	O

The	O
Serbs	B-MISC
,	O
who	O
administer	O
half	O
of	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
Serb	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
ethnic	O
partition	O
rather	O
than	O
its	O
reintegration	O
as	O
the	O
Dayton	B-LOC
peace	O
agreement	O
had	O
planned	O
.	O

New	O
talks	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
as	O
Lebed	B-PER
waits	O
for	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
.	O

Dmitry	B-PER
Kuznets	I-PER

NOVYE	B-LOC
ATAGI	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Russian	B-MISC
and	O
rebel	O
military	O
commanders	O
finally	O
met	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
envoy	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
.	O

The	O
Russian	B-MISC
army	O
commander	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
General	O
Vyacheslav	B-PER
Tikhomirov	I-PER
,	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
rebel-held	O
village	O
of	O
Novye	B-LOC
Atagi	I-LOC
,	O
some	O
20	O
km	O
(	O
12	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
Chechen	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
for	O
discussions	O
with	O
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
.	O

But	O
Lebed	B-PER
himself	O
,	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-LOC
security	O
chief	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
waiting	O
back	O
in	O
Moscow	B-LOC
to	O
meet	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
over	O
his	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
lasting	O
political	O
settlement	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
.	O

Itar-Tass	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-LOC
press	O
service	O
as	O
saying	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
,	O
who	O
left	O
for	O
a	O
state	O
holiday	O
home	O
near	O
Moscow	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
would	O
hold	O
no	O
working	O
meetings	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Lebed	B-PER
interrupted	O
talks	O
with	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-PER
.	O

After	O
a	O
meeting	O
failed	O
to	O
materialise	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
Lebed	B-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	B-PER
's	O
spokesman	O
rebuffed	O
the	O
suggestion	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
president	O
had	O
left	O
Moscow	B-LOC
for	O
a	O
holiday	O
near	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O

The	O
Russians	B-MISC
postponed	O
the	O
talks	O
after	O
a	O
Chechen	B-MISC
band	O
disarmed	O
a	O
column	O
of	O
interior	B-ORG
ministry	I-ORG
troops	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

The	O
Chechens	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Maskhadov	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

Also	O
in	O
Novye	B-LOC
Atagi	I-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
morning	O
,	O
was	O
Tim	B-PER
Guldimann	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Swiss	B-MISC
diplomat	O
who	O
heads	O
the	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
mission	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

Guldimann	B-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	B-MISC
talks	O
.	O

Lebed	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
military	O
as	O
saying	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
morning	O
.	O

RIA	B-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	B-MISC
police	O
patrols	O
in	O
some	O
districts	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
separatist	O
command	O
told	O
Interfax	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
the	O
patrols	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
truce	O
brokered	O
by	O
Lebed	B-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	B-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	B-PER
was	O
low	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
by	O
saying	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-MISC
news	O
agencies	O
also	O
quoted	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-LOC
spokesman	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
Lebed	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
leader	O
,	O
whose	O
order	O
sending	O
troops	O
and	O
tanks	O
into	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
in	O
1994	O
started	O
Russia	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
insistence	O
that	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
remain	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	B-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
.	O

Slovenia	B-LOC
and	O
Poland	B-LOC
target	O
EU	B-ORG
,	O
NATO	B-ORG
membership	O
.	O

LJUBLJANA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Slovenia	B-LOC
and	O
Poland	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
NATO	B-ORG
at	O
the	O
earliest	O
possible	O
date	O
.	O

Polish	B-MISC
President	O
Aleksander	B-PER
Kwasniewski	I-PER
and	O
his	O
Slovenian	B-MISC
counterpart	O
,	O
Milan	B-PER
Kucan	I-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	B-LOC
by	O
Kwasniewski	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
NATO	B-ORG
,	O
"	O
Kwasniewski	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Poland	B-LOC
and	O
Slovenia	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
NATO	B-ORG
.	O

They	O
have	O
already	O
signed	O
an	O
association	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
are	O
both	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Central	B-ORG
European	I-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Area	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
also	O
comprises	O
Hungary	B-LOC
,	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
.	O

Slovenia	B-LOC
's	O
trade	O
with	O
Poland	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Kwasniewski	B-PER
is	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
meet	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Janez	B-PER
Drnovsek	I-PER
,	O
representatives	O
of	O
Slovenian	B-MISC
political	O
parties	O
and	O
representatives	O
of	O
the	O
Chamber	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Economy	I-ORG
.	O

Nationalists	O
want	O
Iliescu	B-PER
ousted	O
for	O
Hungary	B-LOC
pact	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Junior	O
Nationalist	O
members	O
of	O
Romania	B-LOC
's	O
ruling	O
coalition	O
called	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
for	O
the	O
impeachment	O
of	O
President	O
Ion	B-PER
Iliescu	I-PER
for	O
backing	O
a	O
friendship	O
treaty	O
with	O
neighbouring	O
Hungary	B-LOC
.	O

Iliescu	B-PER
's	O
Party	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Social	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
senior	O
coalition	O
partner	O
,	O
immediately	O
dismissed	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Unity	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PUNR	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
executive	O
president	O
Adrian	B-PER
Nastase	I-PER
.	O

"	O
This	O
treaty	O
is	O
both	O
necessary	O
and	O
good	O
,	O
"	O
Nastase	B-PER
said	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
PUNR	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
large	O
ethnic	O
Hungarian	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
If	O
they	O
(	O
the	O
PUNR	B-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	B-ORG
holds	O
four	O
key	O
ministries	O
--	O
justice	O
,	O
transport	O
,	O
agriculture	O
and	O
communications	O
.	O

PUNR	B-ORG
leader	O
Gheorghe	B-PER
Funar	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
Iliescu	B-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
call	O
came	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
of	O
Iliescu	B-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	B-PER
was	O
unlikely	O
to	O
succeed	O
,	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

Iliescu	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
Hungarian	B-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	B-PER
's	O
impeachment	O
.	O

Estonian	B-MISC
MPS	O
see	O
little	O
hope	O
of	O
electing	O
president	O
.	O

Belinda	B-PER
Goldsmith	I-PER

TALLINN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Estonia	B-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	B-PER
Meri	I-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
oversaw	O
Estonia	B-LOC
's	O
first	O
steps	O
into	O
statehood	O
after	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	B-LOC
Union	I-LOC
,	O
nor	O
his	O
arch-rival	O
,	O
former	O
communist	O
Arnold	B-PER
Ruutel	I-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	B-PER
garnered	O
49	O
votes	O
and	O
Meri	B-PER
34	O
in	O
Tuesday	O
's	O
ballot	O
for	O
the	O
five-year	O
presidency	O
of	O
Estonia	B-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	B-PER
that	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
favoured	O
by	O
some	O
politicians	O
any	O
more	O
,	O
"	O
Reform	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
head	O
Heiki	B-PER
Kranich	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
or	O
Ruutel	B-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	B-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	B-PER
won	O
the	O
necessary	O
votes	O
in	O
in	O
a	O
parliamentary	O
election	O
against	O
Ruutel	B-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	B-LOC
assembly	O
fails	O
to	O
elect	O
state	O
president	O
.	O

TALLINN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
Estonian	B-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	B-PER
Meri	I-PER
.	O

Neither	O
Meri	B-PER
nor	O
his	O
rival	O
Arnold	B-PER
Ruutel	I-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	B-PER
won	O
52	O
and	O
Ruutel	B-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	B-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	B-PER
won	O
34	O
votes	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
secret	O
ballots	O
.	O

Enn	B-PER
Markvart	I-PER
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-MISC
republic	O
has	O
had	O
to	O
convene	O
such	O
a	O
group	O
.	O

Albania	B-LOC
charges	O
Briton	B-MISC
with	O
child	O
sex	O
abuse	O
.	O

TIRANA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Albanian	B-MISC
authorities	O
have	O
arrested	O
and	O
charged	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
man	O
for	O
sexually	O
abusing	O
two	O
young	O
boys	O
,	O
a	O
Tirana	B-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	B-PER
Xhelili	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Xhelili	B-PER
said	O
Paul	B-PER
Thompson	I-PER
,	O
34	O
,	O
from	O
Wiltshire	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
arrested	O
on	O
Sunday	O
in	O
a	O
hotel	O
in	O
the	O
Adriatic	B-MISC
resort	O
of	O
Durres	B-LOC
,	O
45	O
km	O
(	O
30	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Tirana	B-LOC
.	O

Thompson	B-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	B-PER
said	O
Thompson	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
embassy	O
in	O
Tirana	B-LOC
said	O
it	O
had	O
sent	O
an	O
embassy	O
official	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
Thompson	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
especially	O
in	O
towns	O
and	O
resorts	O
visited	O
by	O
foreigners	O
.	O

Estonia	B-LOC
assembly	O
again	O
fails	O
to	O
elect	O
president	O
.	O

TALLINN	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Estonia	B-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	B-PER
Meri	I-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	B-PER
Ruutel	I-PER
.	O

But	O
Meri	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Markvart	I-PER
,	O
Chairman	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-PER
secured	O
45	O
votes	O
and	O
Ruutel	B-PER
34	O
.	O

Meri	B-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	B-MISC
women	O
visited	O
Dutroux	B-PER
,	O
police	O
say	O
.	O

Peter	B-PER
Laca	I-PER

BRATISLAVA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Marc	B-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
,	O
the	O
chief	O
accused	O
in	O
Belgium	B-LOC
's	O
sensational	O
child	O
murder	O
and	O
sex	O
abuse	O
case	O
,	O
visited	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
a	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
and	O
about	O
10	O
young	O
Slovak	B-MISC
women	O
went	O
to	O
Belgium	B-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	B-PER
Gajdos	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Slovak	B-MISC
office	O
of	O
Interpol	B-ORG
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Although	O
Gajdos	B-PER
spoke	O
of	O
"	O
girls	O
"	O
his	O
deputy	O
,	O
Eva	B-PER
Boudova	I-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	B-MISC
girls	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
invited	O
by	O
Mark	B-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
to	O
visit	O
Belgium	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Gajdos	B-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
girls	O
said	O
they	O
went	O
to	O
Belgium	B-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	B-PER
added	O
.	O

Dutroux	B-PER
's	O
last	O
visit	O
to	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
as	O
recent	O
as	O
July	O
.	O

Slovak	B-MISC
police	O
are	O
also	O
cooperating	O
with	O
Belgium	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
An	B-PER
Marchal	I-PER
and	O
Eefje	B-PER
Lambrecks	I-PER
,	O
who	O
went	O
missing	O
last	O
August	O
.	O

Dutroux	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Lambrecks	B-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	B-MISC
office	O
of	O
Interpol	B-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
would	O
neither	O
confirm	O
nor	O
deny	O
that	O
Dutroux	B-PER
had	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
,	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
's	O
western	O
neighbour	O
and	O
former	O
federation	O
partner	O
.	O

Belgian	B-MISC
police	O
said	O
an	O
officer	O
had	O
visited	O
Bratislava	B-LOC
to	O
talk	O
with	O
Slovak	B-MISC
detectives	O
about	O
An	B-PER
and	O
Eefje	B-PER
and	O
other	O
disappearances	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
go	O
also	O
to	O
Prague	B-LOC
.	O

WEATHER	O
-	O
Conditions	O
at	O
CIS	B-LOC
airports	O
-	O
August	O
27	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-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	B-LOC
of	I-LOC
Independent	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
on	O
August	O
28	O
and	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	B-ORG
Weather	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

--	O
Moscow	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

Russian	B-MISC
serial	O
killer	O
strikes	O
again	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Russian	B-MISC
police	O
in	O
the	O
Urals	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Perm	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
army	O
,	O
Chechens	B-MISC
open	O
new	O
round	O
of	O
talks	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Russia	B-LOC
's	O
military	O
commander	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
began	O
new	O
talks	O
with	O
separatist	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
Itar-Tass	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Tass	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
talks	O
were	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
settlement	O
of	O
Novye	B-LOC
Atagi	I-LOC
,	O
some	O
20	O
km	O
(	O
12	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
Chechen	B-MISC
capital	O
Grozny	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
talks	O
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
while	O
the	O
Russians	B-MISC
waited	O
for	O
the	O
rebels	O
to	O
return	O
arms	O
and	O
ammunition	O
seized	O
from	O
Russian	B-MISC
soldiers	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

The	O
Chechens	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
Vyacheslav	B-PER
Tikhomirov	I-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	B-MISC
security	O
chief	O
Alexander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
.	O

Lebed	B-PER
,	O
who	O
met	O
Russian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Viktor	B-PER
Chernomyrdin	I-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	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
started	O
a	O
holiday	O
near	O
Moscow	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Argentine	B-MISC
bishop	O
reminds	O
cabinet	O
of	O
Commandments	O
.	O

BUENOS	B-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
,	O
Argentina	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
Archbishop	O
of	O
Buenos	B-LOC
Aires	I-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	B-LOC
would	O
be	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
posters	O
of	O
the	O
Ten	B-MISC
Commandments	I-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	B-PER
Quarracino	I-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	B-MISC
Commandments	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

Argentina	B-LOC
's	O
top	O
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
cleric	O
said	O
the	O
Biblical	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Eletropaulo	B-ORG
names	O
new	O
president	O
.	O

SAO	B-PER
PAULO	I-PER
1996-08-27	O

Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
state	O
power	O
firm	O
Eletropaulo	B-ORG
said	O
it	O
has	O
named	O
Eduardo	B-PER
Bernini	I-PER
as	O
new	O
president	O
,	O
replacing	O
Emmanuel	B-PER
Sobral	I-PER
,	O
who	O
will	O
head	O
a	O
secretariat	O
at	O
the	O
Transportation	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
.	O

Bernini	B-PER
is	O
expected	O
to	O
take	O
office	O
Thursday	O
,	O
a	O
Eletropaulo	B-ORG
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Romina	B-PER
Nicaretta	I-PER
,	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
5511	O
232	O
4411	O
.	O

Dutch	B-MISC
government	O
wo	O
n't	O
pay	O
ransom	O
for	O
kidnap	O
victims	O
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	B-LOC
Netherlands	I-LOC
government	O
has	O
ruled	O
out	O
paying	O
ransom	O
money	O
for	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
kidnapped	O
from	O
their	O
farm	O
,	O
while	O
Costa	B-MISC
Rican	I-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	B-ORG
Police	I-ORG
Manuel	B-PER
Alvarado	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Hurte	B-PER
Sierd	I-PER
Zylstra	I-PER
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Jetsi	B-PER
Hendrika	I-PER
Coers	I-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	B-MISC
Rican	I-MISC
officials	O
on	O
Monday	O
had	O
given	O
different	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
couple	O
.	O

Anton	B-PER
Schutte	I-PER
,	O
an	O
official	O
with	O
the	O
embassy	O
for	O
Belgium	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
and	O
Luxembourg	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
the	O
Dutch	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
signed	O
by	O
the	O
victims	O
,	O
was	O
addressed	O
to	O
Ebe	B-PER
Huizinga	I-PER
,	O
another	O
Dutch	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
farm	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
border	O
region	O
where	O
a	O
German	B-MISC
tourist	O
and	O
a	O
Swiss	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
unions	O
harden	O
towards	O
CVG	B-ORG
privatization	O
.	O

CARACAS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
swell	O
of	O
protest	O
is	O
growing	O
within	O
Venezuela	B-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	B-ORG
Venezolana	I-ORG
de	I-ORG
Guayana	I-ORG
(	O
CVG	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
CVG	B-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	B-PER
Machuca	I-PER
,	O
Sidor	B-ORG
trade	O
union	O
Secretary	O
General	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
union-based	O
opposition	O
party	O
Radical	B-ORG
Cause	I-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	B-ORG
is	O
the	O
CVG	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
aluminum	O
companies	O
Venalum	B-ORG
and	O
Alucasa	B-ORG
are	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
early	O
1997	O
.	O

Arguing	O
that	O
CVG	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Cause	I-ORG
controls	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
unionized	O
workers	O
at	O
the	O
CVG	B-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	B-PER
Lugo	I-PER
,	O
Caracas	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
582	O
834405	O

Nicaraguan	B-MISC
drunks	O
fear	O
"	O
lovebite	O
"	O
bandit	O
.	O

MANAGUA	B-LOC
,	O
Nicaragua	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Heavy	O
drinkers	O
in	O
a	O
Nicaraguan	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
80	O
miles	O
(	O
130	O
kms	O
)	O
north	O
of	O
Managua	B-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	B-ORG
Nuevo	I-ORG
Diario	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
likely	O
to	O
turn	O
Banespa	B-ORG
federal	O
bank	O
-	O
paper	O
.	O

SAO	B-PER
PAULO	I-PER
1996-08-27	O

Brazil	B-LOC
is	O
likely	O
to	O
turn	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
state	O
bank	O
Banespa	B-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	B-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
daily	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
newspaper	O
said	O
the	O
Central	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
special	O
administration	O
of	O
Banespa	B-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	B-ORG
to	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
state	O
government	O
.	O

A	O
Central	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
spokesman	O
said	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
confirm	O
or	O
deny	O
the	O
report	O
.	O

Banespa	B-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	B-LOC
Paulo	I-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	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
state	O
governor	O
Mario	B-PER
Covas	I-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	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
's	O
debt	O
with	O
Banespa	B-ORG
has	O
increased	O
sharply	O
,	O
O	B-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
state	O
's	O
debt	O
is	O
now	O
estimated	O
at	O
19	O
billion	O
reais	O
.	O

O	B-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
also	O
said	O
another	O
delicate	O
case	O
to	O
be	O
solved	O
involves	O
private	O
bank	O
Bamerindus	B-ORG
.	O

The	O
newspaper	O
said	O
Bamerindus	B-ORG
has	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Central	B-ORG
Bank	I-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
(	O
TBC	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

O	B-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
also	O
said	O
the	O
loan	O
would	O
give	O
Bamerindus	B-ORG
time	O
to	O
sell	O
assets	O
.	O

Bamerindus	B-ORG
,	O
Brazil	B-LOC
's	O
fourth-largest	O
private	O
bank	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
facing	O
liquidity	O
troubles	O
.	O

Bamerindus	B-ORG
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
negotiations	O
being	O
held	O
with	O
the	O
Central	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Fatima	B-PER
Cristina	I-PER
,	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
55-11-2324411	O

Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
's	O
Havel	B-PER
to	O
tour	O
Brazil	B-LOC
in	O
September	O
.	O

BRASILIA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
President	O
Vaclav	B-PER
Havel	I-PER
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
official	O
visit	O
to	O
Brazil	B-LOC
Sept	O
.	O

15-21	O
,	O
Brazil	B-LOC
's	O
Foreign	O
Relations	O
Ministry	O
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Havel	B-PER
is	O
due	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
his	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
counterpart	O
Fernando	B-PER
Henrique	I-PER
Cardoso	I-PER
in	O
the	O
capital	O
Brasilia	B-LOC
and	O
will	O
visit	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Manaus	O
,	O
Sao	B-LOC
Paulo	I-LOC
and	O
Rio	B-LOC
de	I-LOC
Janeiro	I-LOC
.	O

Also	O
due	O
to	O
visit	O
Brazil	B-LOC
in	O
September	O
are	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
President	O
Kim	B-PER
Young	I-PER
Sam	I-PER
and	O
German	B-MISC
Chancellor	O
Helmut	B-PER
Kohl	I-PER
.	O

Former	O
Argentine	B-MISC
benevolent	O
dictator	O
Alejandro	B-PER
Lanusse	I-PER
dies	O
.	O

BUENOS	B-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Alejandro	B-PER
Lanusse	I-PER
,	O
the	O
former	O
dictator	O
who	O
ruled	O
Argentina	B-LOC
for	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
died	O
at	O
age	O
78	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Lanusse	B-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	B-PER
Domingo	I-PER
Peron	I-PER
,	O
Argentina	B-LOC
's	O
famed	O
populist	O
leader	O
,	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Argentina	B-LOC
after	O
17	O
years	O
of	O
forced	O
exile	O
.	O

Lanusse	B-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	B-PER
Carlos	I-PER
Ongania	O
and	O
Marcelo	B-PER
Levingston	I-PER
,	O
who	O
ruled	O
Argentina	B-LOC
with	O
an	O
iron	O
hand	O
,	O
Lanusse	B-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	B-ORG
led	O
by	O
Hector	B-PER
Campora	I-PER
and	O
Vicente	B-PER
Solano	I-PER
Lima	I-PER
returned	O
to	O
power	O
.	O

Lanusse	B-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	B-PER
led	O
by	O
General	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Menendez	I-PER
.	O

Lanusse	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Aires	I-LOC
in	O
1918	O
and	O
married	O
Ileana	B-PER
Bell	I-PER
with	O
whom	O
he	O
had	O
nine	O
children	O
.	O

He	O
entered	O
the	O
Military	B-ORG
College	I-ORG
in	O
1935	O
.	O

Ten	O
missing	O
in	O
north	O
China	B-LOC
ship	O
collision	O
.	O

BEIJING	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
northeastern	O
province	O
of	O
Liaoning	B-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	B-MISC
"	O
liner	O
off	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Dalian	B-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	B-LOC
from	O
the	O
northern	O
port	O
of	O
Tianjin	B-LOC
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Dalian	B-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	B-ORG
revises	O
down	O
1996	O
net	O
target	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Indonesian	B-MISC
department	O
store	O
operator	O
PT	B-ORG
Matahari	I-ORG
Putra	I-ORG
Prima	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
finance	O
director	O
,	O
Hanifah	B-PER
Komala	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+6221	O
384-6364	O

S.	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
asked	O
to	O
stop	O
China-bound	B-MISC
missionaries	O
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Beijing	B-LOC
has	O
called	O
on	O
Seoul	B-LOC
to	O
stop	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
missionaries	O
from	O
travelling	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-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	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
deputy	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Lee	B-PER
Ki-choo	I-PER
and	O
his	O
Chinese	B-MISC
counterpart	O
Tang	B-PER
Jiaxuan	I-PER
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
why	O
China	B-LOC
raised	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O

Atheist	O
China	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
nabs	O
blind	O
10-year-old	O
illegal	O
immigrant	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
blind	O
10-year-old	O
boy	O
from	O
China	B-LOC
sneaked	O
over	O
the	O
border	O
into	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
and	O
was	O
arrested	O
as	O
an	O
illegal	O
immigrant	O
,	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
Territories	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
police	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
boy	O
came	O
from	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
eastern	O
province	O
of	O
Jiangsu	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
send	O
them	O
back	O
.	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
colony	O
,	O
reverts	O
to	O
Chinese	B-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	B-MISC
premier	O
in	O
Turkey	B-LOC
for	O
one	O
day	O
visit	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Bosnian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Hasan	B-PER
Muratovic	I-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Ankara	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
aid	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
republic	O
.	O

The	O
premier	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
meet	O
his	O
Turkish	B-MISC
counterpart	O
Necmettin	B-PER
Erbakan	I-PER
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
discussing	O
the	O
postponed	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
elections	O
,	O
a	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
official	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
Bosnians	B-MISC
had	O
also	O
begun	O
to	O
vote	O
in	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

Muratovic	B-PER
is	O
also	O
due	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
President	O
Suleyman	B-PER
Demirel	I-PER
,	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Tansu	B-PER
Ciller	I-PER
and	O
Turkish	B-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.	B-LOC
diplomat	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
elections	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
announced	O
earlier	O
that	O
municipal	O
polls	O
due	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
with	O
other	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
elections	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
off	O
because	O
of	O
irregularities	O
by	O
the	O
Serbs	B-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	B-MISC
people	O
are	O
watching	O
closely	O
the	O
developments	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-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.	B-ORG
relief	O
coordinator	O
arrives	O
in	O
Iraq	B-LOC
.	O

Leon	B-PER
Barkho	I-PER

BAGHDAD	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
new	O
U.N.	B-ORG
relief	O
coordinator	O
has	O
arrived	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-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	B-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.	B-ORG
and	O
diplomatic	O
sources	O
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
that	O
Secretary-	O
General	O
Boutros	B-PER
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
had	O
appointed	O
Italian	B-MISC
Gualtiero	B-PER
Fulcheri	I-PER
and	O
sent	O
him	O
to	O
Iraq	B-LOC
last	O
week	O
to	O
replace	O
Moroccan	B-MISC
Mohamed	B-PER
Zejjari	I-PER
.	O

One	O
diplomat	O
said	O
Iraq	B-LOC
and	O
U.N.	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
oil	O
deal	O
with	O
U.N	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
would	O
like	O
to	O
employ	O
hundreds	O
of	O
foreign	O
monitors	O
.	O

Baghdad	B-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	B-LOC
holds	O
that	O
the	O
Iraq-U.N.	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
partial	O
oil	O
sales	O
pact	O
with	O
U.N.	B-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.	B-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.	B-ORG
sanctions	O
imposed	O
on	O
Iraq	B-LOC
for	O
invading	O
Kuwait	B-LOC
in	O
1990	O
which	O
include	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
its	O
oil	O
exports	O
.	O

Fulcheri	B-PER
declined	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
and	O
Iraq	B-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	B-PER
started	O
his	O
U.N.	B-ORG
career	O
in	O
1960	O
and	O
has	O
long	O
experience	O
in	O
U.N.	B-ORG
emergency	O
relief	O
in	O
Congo	B-LOC
,	O
Angola	B-LOC
,	O
Sudan	B-LOC
and	O
Somalia	B-LOC
.	O

Kansas	B-LOC
feedlot	O
cattle	O
market	O
quiet	O
,	O
no	O
sales	O
-	O
USDA	B-ORG
.	O

DODGE	B-LOC
CITY	I-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
312	O
408	O
8720--	O

Anti-abortion	O
speaker	O
praises	O
Democrat	B-MISC
tolerance	O
.	O

Alan	B-PER
Elsner	I-PER

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

An	O
anti-abortion	O
politician	O
addressed	O
the	O
Democratic	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

Tony	B-PER
Hall	I-PER
of	O
Ohio	B-LOC
said	O
he	O
and	O
other	O
Democrats	B-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	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
is	O
indeed	O
the	O
party	O
of	O
true	O
inclusiveness	O
,	O
"	O
Hall	B-PER
said	O
.	O

At	O
its	O
convention	O
four	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
organizers	O
prevented	O
then	O
Pennsylvania	B-LOC
Gov	O
.	O

Robert	B-PER
Casey	I-PER
,	O
a	O
vehement	O
opponent	O
of	O
abortion	O
,	O
from	O
speaking	O
.	O

Republicans	B-MISC
have	O
used	O
their	O
decision	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
Democrat	B-MISC
intolerance	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O

Casey	B-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
in	O
Chicago	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
party	O
ought	O
to	O
be	O
pro-woman	O
,	O
pro-child	O
and	O
pro-life	O
,	O
"	O
Casey	B-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	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Convention	I-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	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-LOC
Gov	O
.	O

William	B-PER
Weld	I-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	B-PER
Dole	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Republican	B-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	B-MISC
also	O
heard	O
Tuesday	O
two	O
passionate	O
speeches	O
defending	O
abortion	O
rights	O
.	O

Kate	B-PER
Michelman	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Abortion	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
Action	I-ORG
League	I-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	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-LOC
Rep	B-MISC
.	O

Cynthia	B-PER
McKinney	I-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	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
Speaker	O
)	O
Newt	B-PER
Gingrich	I-PER
out	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
"	O

U.S.	B-LOC
Spring	O
/	O
White	O
Wheat	O
-	O
Bids	O
mostly	O
steady	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Dakota	I-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	B-LOC

Minneapolis	B-LOC
5.06	O
up	O
.02	O
5.75	O
unc	O
--	O
--	O

Duluth	B-LOC
5.06	O
up	O
.02	O
---	O
---	O
--	O
--	O

NORTH	B-LOC
DAKOTA	I-LOC

Hunter	B-LOC

(	O
Red	B-LOC
River	I-LOC
)	O
4.46	O
dn	O
.02	O
5.00	O
unc	O
--	O
--	O

Spring	B-LOC
Chg	O
HRW	O
12pct	O
Chg	O
White	O
Chg	O

Billings	B-LOC
MT	B-LOC
4.62	O
up	O
.01	O
4.50	O
dn	O
.01	O
---	O
---	O

Havre	B-LOC
MT	B-LOC
4.54	O
dn	O
.10	O
---	O
---	O
---	O
---	O

Rudyard	B-LOC
MT	B-LOC
4.54	O
dn	O
.10	O
---	O
---	O
---	O
---	O

Wolf	B-LOC
Point	I-LOC
MT	B-LOC
4.41	O
dn	O
.10	O
---	O
---	O
---	O
---	O

Portland	B-LOC
OR	B-LOC
5.60	O
up	O
.02	O
5.1700	O
dn	O
.01	O

Pendleton	B-LOC
OR	B-LOC
---	O
---	O
---	O
---	O
4.7300	O
up	O
.01	O

Coolee	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
WA	B-LOC
5.13	O
up	O
.02	O
---	O
---	O
4.7000	O
unc	O

Waterville	B-LOC
WA	B-LOC
5.05	O
up	O
.02	O
---	O
---	O
4.6200	O
unc	O

Wenatchee	B-LOC
WA	B-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	B-LOC
bureau	O
312-408-8720	O
)	O

Birmingham	B-LOC
Public	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
,	O
Ala	B-LOC
.	O

,	O
Aa3	O
/	O
VMIG-1	O
-	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
-	O

Rating	O
Announcement	O
As	O
of	O
08/23/96	O
.	O

Issuer	O
:	O
Birmingham	B-LOC
Public	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
&	I-LOC
Rec	I-LOC
.	O

Bd	O
.	O

Revenue	O

ref	O
.	O

(	O
YMCA	B-ORG
Proj	O
.	O

)	O
ser	O
.	O
'	O

96	O

State	O
:	O
AL	B-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.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

U.S.	B-LOC
lauds	O
Russian-Chechen	B-MISC
deal	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-MISC
capital	O
,	O
Grozny	B-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	B-MISC
troops	O
and	O
Chechen	B-MISC
rebels	O
,	O
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Glyn	B-PER
Davies	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
commander	O
of	O
Russian	B-MISC
troops	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
,	O
Vyacheslav	B-PER
Tikhomirov	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Chechen	B-MISC
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	B-PER
Mashadov	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
6	O
mln	O
bonds	O
rated	O
single-A	O
-	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
,	O
Aug	O
27	O
-	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
-	O
Rating	O

Announcement	O
As	O
of	O
08/26/96	O
.	O

Issuer	O
:	O
Akron	B-ORG

State	O
:	O
OH	B-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	B-PER
,	O
fiancee	O
have	O
baby	O
girl	O
.	O

MIAMI	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Actor	O
Sylvester	B-PER
Stallone	I-PER
and	O
his	O
fiancee	O
,	O
model	O
Jennifer	B-PER
Flavin	I-PER
,	O
had	O
a	O
baby	O
girl	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
Stallone	B-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	B-PER
Rose	I-PER
,	O
was	O
born	O
shortly	O
after	O
midnight	O
at	O
South	B-LOC
Miami	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
,	O
publicist	O
Paul	B-PER
Bloch	I-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	B-PER
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Rocky	B-MISC
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rambo	B-MISC
"	O
movies	O
,	O
left	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
"	O
Copland	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
filming	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
and	O
New	B-LOC
Jersey	I-LOC
,	O
to	O
be	O
with	O
Flavin	B-PER
for	O
the	O
birth	O
.	O

Poll	O
shows	O
Clinton	B-PER
lead	O
over	O
Dole	B-PER
jumps	O
to	O
15	O
pts	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

An	O
ABC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
poll	O
released	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
showed	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
lead	O
over	O
Republican	B-MISC
challenger	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-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	B-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
in	O
Chicago	B-LOC
,	O
put	O
Clinton	B-PER
at	O
51	O
percent	O
,	O
Dole	B-PER
at	O
36	O
percent	O
and	O
Ross	B-PER
Perot	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Reform	B-ORG
Party	I-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	B-PER
,	O
ahead	O
by	O
47-38	O
percent	O
.	O

Dole	B-PER
,	O
down	O
by	O
around	O
20	O
points	O
in	O
early	O
August	O
in	O
ABC	B-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	B-MISC
convention	O
in	O
San	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
earlier	O
in	O
August	O
.	O

Other	O
polls	O
also	O
showed	O
a	O
strong	O
Dole	B-PER
bounce	O
after	O
San	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
but	O
Clinton	B-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	B-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	B-PER
at	O
50	O
percent	O
,	O
Dole	B-PER
at	O
39	O
percent	O
and	O
Perot	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
elections	O
for	O
House	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-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	B-MISC
and	O
41	O
percent	O
opting	O
for	O
a	O
Republican	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
poll	O
gave	O
Clinton	B-PER
a	O
53	O
percent	O
to	O
39	O
percent	O
lead	O
over	O
Dole	B-PER
if	O
Perot	B-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	B-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.	B-LOC
bulk	O
millfeeds	O
-	O
Immediate	O
supply	O
tight	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-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	B-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	B-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.	B-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	B-LOC
City	I-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408-8720--	O

Puerto	B-LOC
Rico	I-LOC
girl	O
has	O
surgery	O
for	O
hairy	O
face	O
.	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
two-year	O
old	O
Puerto	B-MISC
Rican	I-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	B-PER
DeJesus	I-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.	B-LOC
Christopher	I-LOC
Children	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
Hospital	I-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	B-PER
Norris	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
surgery	O
is	O
under	O
way	O
.	O
"	O

Norris	B-PER
said	O
Tuesday	O
's	O
surgery	O
involved	O
placing	O
five	O
balloons	O
in	O
DeJesus	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Claire	I-ORG
,	O
Wisc	B-LOC
.	I-LOC

revs	O
won	O
by	O
Robert	B-ORG
W.	I-ORG
Baird	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Robert	B-ORG
W.	I-ORG
Baird	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	I-ORG

,	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
it	O
won	O
$	O
1	O
million	O
of	O
Eau	B-ORG
Claire	I-ORG
,	O
Wisc	B-LOC
.	I-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	B-LOC
home	O
sales	O
dip	O
in	O
July	O
-	O
report	O
.	O

BOSTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Home	O
sales	O
across	O
Massachusetts	B-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	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Realtors	I-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	B-LOC
bureau	O
,	O
617-367-4106	O

Amtrak	B-ORG
train	O
derails	O
,	O
three	O
injured	O
-	O
officials	O
.	O

MONTPELIER	B-LOC
,	O
Vt	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-27	O

At	O
least	O
three	O
people	O
were	O
injured	O
when	O
an	O
Amtrak	B-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	B-MISC
Vermonter	I-MISC
,	O
which	O
runs	O
between	O
St.	B-LOC
Albans	I-LOC
,	O
Vermont	B-LOC
,	O
near	O
the	O
Canadian	B-MISC
border	O
and	O
Washington	B-LOC
,	I-LOC
D.C.	I-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	B-LOC
some	O
15	O
miles	O
southeast	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
capital	O
Montpelier	B-LOC
,	O
Amtrak	B-ORG
spokeswoman	O
Maureen	B-PER
Garrity	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Vermont	B-LOC
Central	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
spokesman	O
Dan	B-PER
Pudvah	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Uninjured	O
passengers	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
by	O
bus	O
to	O
Springfield	B-LOC
,	O
Massachusetts	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
and	O
Washington	B-LOC
,	O
Garrity	B-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	B-LOC
Mountains	I-LOC
.	O

Paralympics	B-MISC
an	O
example	O
for	O
gloomy	O
France-Juppe	B-MISC
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Alain	B-PER
Juppe	I-PER
on	O
Tuesday	O
hailed	O
handicapped	O
athletes	O
who	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
's	O
Paralympic	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
as	O
an	O
example	O
for	O
gloom-stricken	O
France	B-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	B-PER
told	O
a	O
successful	O
French	B-MISC
team	O
at	O
Paris	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
team	O
won	O
95	O
medals	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
,	O
35	O
of	O
them	O
gold	O
.	O

Opinion	O
polls	O
consistently	O
show	O
French	B-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	B-MISC
shares	O
end	O
fractionally	O
weaker	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

French	B-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	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
blue-chip	O
CAC-40	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
stock	O
market	O
opened	O
higher	O
.	O

The	O
broader	O
SBF-120	B-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	B-MISC
shares	O
.	O

The	O
Socialist	O
CFDT	B-ORG
union	O
warned	O
of	O
"	O
tension	O
and	O
conflict	O
"	O
when	O
France	B-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	B-ORG
Syndicale	I-ORG
Unitaire	I-ORG
(	O
FSU	B-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	B-MISC
levels	O
to	O
3.4211	O
per	O
mark	O
.	O

Index	O
heavyweights	O
Elf	B-ORG
and	O
Rhone	B-ORG
Poulenc	I-ORG
both	O
ended	O
slightly	O
weaker	O
while	O
active	O
Eurotunnel	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
part	O
of	O
insurer	O
GAN	B-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	B-ORG
gained	O
2.19	O
percent	O
to	O
2,616	O
francs	O
after	O
brokers	O
Cheuvreux	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Virieu	I-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	B-ORG
gained	O
2.1	O
percent	O
to	O
202	O
francs	O
on	O
news	O
that	O
British	B-MISC
insurer	O
Prudential	B-ORG
had	O
sold	O
its	O
Mercantile	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
reinsurance	O
business	O
to	O
Swiss	B-MISC
Re	B-ORG
.	O

*	O
Conglomerate	O
Bollore	B-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	B-ORG
Delmas	I-ORG
Vileujeux	I-ORG
(	O
SDV	B-ORG
)	O
and	O
invited	O
shareholders	O
to	O
tender	O
their	O
shares	O
.	O

*	O
Alcatel	B-ORG
Alsthom	I-ORG
fell	O
1.7	O
percent	O
to	O
395.0	O
.	O

*	O
Opthalmic	B-MISC
products	O
manufacturer	O
Essilor	B-ORG
gained	O
2.6	O
percent	O
to	O
1,328	O
francs	O
after	O
Oakley	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-ORG
Optics	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
Essilor	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
subsidiary	O
.	O

--	O
Paris	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+331	O
4221	O
5452	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Sri	B-MISC
Lankan	I-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	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
newspapers	O
:	O

---	O

VEERAKESARI	B-ORG

Bomb	O
blast	O
in	O
TELO	B-ORG
office	O
in	O
Trincomalee	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
Jaffna	B-LOC
.	O

Army	O
sentries	O
thought	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
soldiers	O
approaching	O
them	O
were	O
Tamil	B-MISC
rebels	O
and	O
opened	O
fire	O
.	O

---	O

THINAKARAN	B-ORG

TULF	O
leader	O
M.	B-PER
Sivasiththamparam	I-PER
says	O
it	O
is	O
meaningless	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
UNP	B-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	B-ORG
NEWS	I-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	B-ORG
ISLAND	I-ORG

Excise	O
Commissioner	O
W.N.F.	B-PER
Chandraratne	I-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	B-ORG

Tamil	B-ORG
Tiger	I-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	B-PER
Kumaratunga	I-PER
's	O
motorcade	O
in	O
Colombo	B-LOC
.	O

---	O

DIVAINA	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

---	O

DINAMINA	B-ORG

Government	O
closes	O
Ruhunu	B-ORG
University	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
tel	O
941-434319	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
turns	O
86	O
but	O
still	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O

Rupam	B-PER
Banerjee	I-PER

CALCUTTA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
spent	O
her	O
86th	O
birthday	O
in	O
a	O
Calcutta	B-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	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-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	B-LOC
Nursing	I-LOC
Home	I-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	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
nun	O
was	O
admitted	O
to	O
the	O
Calcutta	B-LOC
hospital	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-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	B-PER
John	I-PER
Paul	I-PER
II	O
and	O
Israeli	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
David	B-PER
Levy	I-PER
sent	O
her	O
get-well	O
messages	O
,	O
the	O
Press	B-ORG
Trust	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-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	B-ORG
Bhavan	I-ORG
children	O
's	O
home	O
in	O
central	O
Calcutta	B-LOC
run	O
by	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
's	O
Missionaries	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Charity	I-ORG
.	O

On	O
Monday	O
,	O
both	O
houses	O
of	O
India	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
poorest	O
cities	O
,	O
where	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
's	O
Missionaries	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Charity	I-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	B-ORG
Statesman	I-ORG
newspaper	O
quoted	O
40-year-old	O
Mangala	B-PER
Das	I-PER
,	O
paralysed	O
from	O
her	O
waist	O
down	O
and	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
the	O
Prem	B-ORG
Dan	I-ORG
(	O
Gift	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Love	I-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	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
's	O
recovery	O
.	O

Tarak	B-PER
Das	I-PER
,	O
70	O
,	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
from	O
a	O
Calcutta	B-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	B-LOC
Hriday	I-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	B-PER
told	O
The	B-ORG
Statesman	I-ORG
.	O

Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
she	O
founded	O
her	O
Missionaries	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Charity	I-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	B-LOC
Bengal	I-LOC
state	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
different	O
religions	O
joined	O
Catholics	B-MISC
to	O
pray	O
for	O
Mother	B-PER
Teresa	I-PER
's	O
recovery	O
at	O
Mother	B-LOC
House	I-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	B-PER
Gopal	I-PER
Bhattacharya	I-PER
,	O
a	O
communist	O
minister	O
in	O
West	B-LOC
Bengal	I-LOC
.	O

Islamists	B-MISC
can	O
meet	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
,	O
minister	O
.	O

ISLAMABAD	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

British	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Secretary	O
Malcolm	B-PER
Rifkind	I-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	B-MISC
groups	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
if	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Rifkind	B-PER
,	O
in	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
for	O
a	O
visit	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-MISC
conference	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
has	O
caused	O
concern	O
in	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Algeria	B-LOC
and	O
Egypt	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
are	O
fighting	O
armed	O
Islamic	B-MISC
militants	O
.	O

British	B-MISC
Jewish	B-MISC
groups	O
have	O
also	O
protested	O
because	O
they	O
say	O
members	O
of	O
Algeria	B-LOC
's	O
Islamic	B-ORG
Salvation	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
(	O
FIS	B-ORG
)	O
and	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
Islamic	B-MISC
group	O
Hamas	B-ORG
are	O
on	O
the	O
guest	O
list	O
.	O

Rifkind	B-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	B-PER
was	O
in	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
an	O
Asian	B-MISC
tour	O
that	O
will	O
also	O
take	O
him	O
to	O
India	B-LOC
,	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
,	O
Japan	B-LOC
and	O
Mongolia	B-LOC
.	O

Afghan	B-MISC
leader	O
tells	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Congressman	O
of	O
peace	O
plan	O
.	O

Sayed	B-PER
Salahuddin	I-PER

KABUL	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Afghan	B-MISC
government	O
military	O
chief	O
Ahmad	B-PER
Shah	I-PER
Masood	I-PER
briefed	O
visiting	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Congressman	O
Dana	B-PER
Rohrabacher	I-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	B-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
told	O
the	O
California	B-LOC
Republican	B-MISC
at	O
a	O
meeting	O
in	O
northern	O
Kabul	B-LOC
that	O
President	O
Burhanuddin	B-PER
Rabbani	I-PER
's	O
government	O
favoured	O
talks	O
with	O
all	O
Afghan	B-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	B-PER
flew	O
into	O
Bagram	B-LOC
military	O
airbase	O
north	O
of	O
Kabul	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
plane	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
meeting	O
northern	O
opposition	O
militia	O
leader	O
General	O
Abdul	B-PER
Rashid	I-PER
Dostum	I-PER
.	O

Masood	B-PER
's	O
spokesman	O
Amrollah	B-PER
(	O
one	O
name	O
)	O
said	O
Rohrabacher	B-PER
had	O
recently	O
visited	O
Italy	B-LOC
,	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
promote	O
peace	O
in	O
Afghanistan	B-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	B-MISC
problem	O
and	O
support	O
every	O
U.N.	B-ORG
plan	O
,	O
"	O
Amrollah	B-PER
quoted	O
Rohrabacher	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Gulbuddin	B-PER
Hekmatyar	I-PER
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
rival	O
of	O
Masood	B-PER
,	O
expressed	O
concern	O
at	O
signs	O
of	O
renewed	O
U.S.	B-LOC
interest	O
in	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
America	B-LOC
wants	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
a	O
strong	O
Islamic	B-MISC
government	O
in	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
intends	O
to	O
neutralise	O
the	O
Afghan	B-MISC
peace	O
process	O
initiated	O
by	O
the	O
Afghans	B-MISC
themselves	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
spokesman	O
,	O
Hamid	B-PER
Ibrahimi	I-PER
.	O

"	O
A	O
great	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
started	O
in	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
as	O
America	B-LOC
feels	O
that	O
Tehran	B-LOC
and	O
Moscow	B-LOC
have	O
got	O
stronger	O
in	O
the	O
Afghan	B-MISC
picture	O
--	O
something	O
Washington	B-LOC
wants	O
to	O
change	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Rohrabacher	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
meet	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
rebel	O
Islamic	B-MISC
Taleban	I-MISC
militia	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
city	O
of	O
Kandahar	B-LOC
.	O

Afghan	B-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	B-PER
,	O
once	O
Rabbani	B-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	B-LOC
state	O
bank	O
sells	O
1.38	O
bln	O
rupees	O
of	O
bonds	O
.	O

KARACHI	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
State	B-ORG
(	I-ORG
central	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
9221-5685192	O

Nepal	B-LOC
offers	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
Maoist	B-MISC
insurgents	O
.	O

Gopal	B-PER
Sharma	I-PER

KATHMANDU	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Nepal	B-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	B-MISC
communists	O
for	O
talks	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
end	O
an	O
insurgency	O
in	O
Nepal	B-LOC
's	O
western	O
districts	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

The	O
Maoists	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Bahadur	I-PER
Khadga	I-PER
said	O
.	O

About	O
54	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
in	O
Maoist	B-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	B-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	B-PER
challenged	O
the	O
Maoist	B-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	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
Nepal	I-ORG
(	O
Bhattarai	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
the	O
Maoist	B-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	B-MISC
representatives	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
peaceful	O
dialogue	O
,	O
"	O
Khadga	B-PER
said	O
.	O

A	O
multi-party	O
democracy	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
Nepal	B-LOC
six	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
popular	O
movement	O
by	O
the	O
centrist	O
Nepali	B-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
party	O
jointly	O
with	O
the	O
Communist	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Marxist-Leninist	I-ORG
(	O
UML	B-ORG
)	O
party	O
.	O

The	O
Nepali	B-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
leads	O
the	O
three-party	O
coalition	O
government	O
while	O
the	O
UML	B-ORG
is	O
the	O
main	O
opposition	O
party	O
.	O

Indian	B-MISC
soy	O
prices	O
end	O
steady	O
ahead	O
of	O
holiday	O
.	O

INDORE	B-LOC
,	O
India	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Indian	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
was	O
3,800-3,825	O
rupees	O
FOR	O
Bhavnagar	B-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	B-LOC
45	O
Yellow	O
12,700-12,950	O
12,900-13,150	O
12,900-13,100	O

Black	B-LOC
11,900-12,100	O

Mandsaur	B-LOC
10	O
Yellow	O
12,600-12,750	O
12,700-12,850	O

Neemuch	B-LOC
n.a	O
Yellow	O
-	O
-	O

Mhow	B-LOC
2	O
Yellow	O
12,700-12,800	O
12,750-12,850	O

Ratlam	B-LOC
10	O
Yellow	O
12,600-12,750	O
12,700-12,800	O

Ashta	B-LOC
10	O
Yellow	O
12,700-12,900	O
12,800-13,000	O

Indore	B-LOC
25	O
Yellow	O
12,750-12,950	O
12,900-13,100	O

Dhar	B-LOC
5	O
Yellow	O
12,700-12,800	O
12,750-12,900	O

Ujjain	B-LOC
8	O
Yellow	O
12,750-12,900	O
12,850-13,050	O

Jaora	B-LOC
n.a	O
Yellow	O
-	O
-	O

Barnagar	B-LOC
n.a	O
Yellow	O
-	O
-	O

Khandwa	B-LOC
n.a	O
Yellow	O
-	O
-	O

Ashoknagar	B-LOC
n.a	O
Yellow	O
-	O
-	O

Nalkhera	B-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	B-MISC
Black	I-MISC

FOR	O
Bombay	B-MISC
9,800	O
8,800	O

FOR	O
Bedi	B-MISC
Bunder	I-MISC
9,800	O
8,800	O

(	O
$	O
1=35.73	O
rupees	O
)	O

Bangladesh	B-LOC
Speaker	O
says	O
he	O
received	O
death	O
threats	O
.	O

DHAKA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
Speaker	O
of	O
Bangladesh	B-LOC
's	O
parliament	O
,	O
Humayun	B-PER
Rasheed	I-PER
Choudhury	I-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	B-MISC
newspaper	O
Banglabazar	B-ORG
Patrika	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
League	I-ORG
of	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Sheikh	O
Hasina	B-PER
to	O
power	O
after	O
21	O
years	O
.	O

Choudhury	B-PER
also	O
was	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
41st	O
session	O
of	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
in	O
1986-87	O
.	O

Former	O
prime	O
minister	O
Begum	B-PER
Khaleda	I-PER
Zia	I-PER
,	O
now	O
the	O
opposition	O
leader	O
in	O
parliament	O
and	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Bangladesh	B-ORG
Nationalist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
BNP	B-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	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Hasina	B-PER
,	O
speaking	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
engineers	O
in	O
Dhaka	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
accused	O
the	O
BNP	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Bangladesh	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
INTEREST	O
RATES	O
LARGELY	O
UNCHANGED	O
.	O

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Helibor	B-MISC
market	O
interest	O
rates	O

were	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
at	O
the	O
Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Finland	I-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	B-MISC
3.27	O
pct	O
3.29	O
pct	O

2-mth	O
Helibor	B-MISC
3.34	O
pct	O
3.34	O
pct	O

3-mth	O
Helibor	B-MISC
3.40	O
pct	O
3.40	O
pct	O

6-mth	O
Helibor	B-MISC
3.56	O
pct	O
3.55	O
pct	O

9-mth	O
Helibor	B-MISC
3.73	O
pct	O
3.70	O
pct	O

12-mth	O
Helibor	B-MISC
3.89	O
pct	O
3.87	O
pct	O

--	O
Helsinki	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+358	O
-	O
0	O
-	O
680	O
50	O
248	O

Barrick	B-ORG
gets	O
93	O
pct	O
of	O
Arequipa	B-ORG
.	O

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Barrick	B-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
its	O
takeover	O
offer	O
for	O
Arequipa	B-ORG
Resources	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
excellent	O
assets	O
,	O
"	O
Barrick	B-ORG
chairman	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
Peter	B-PER
Munk	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
C$	B-MISC
30-a-share	O
deal	O
means	O
Barrick	B-ORG
will	O
own	O
Arequipa	B-ORG
's	O
attractive	O
Pierina	B-LOC
gold	O
deposit	O
in	O
Peru	B-LOC
.	O

Barrick	B-ORG
said	O
details	O
involving	O
the	O
allocation	O
between	O
Barrick	B-ORG
shares	O
and	O
cash	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
shortly	O
.	O

Barrick	B-ORG
's	O
offer	O
of	O
C$	B-MISC
30	O
a	O
share	O
or	O
part	O
cash	O
,	O
part	O
share	O
offer	O
was	O
Barrick	B-ORG
's	O
second	O
attempt	O
to	O
swallow	O
the	O
small	O
Vancouver-based	B-MISC
gold	O
prospector	O
.	O

Toronto-based	B-MISC
Barrick	B-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$	B-MISC
30	O
a	O
share	O
from	O
C$	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
bid	O
took	O
observers	O
by	O
surprise	O
,	O
since	O
Arequipa	B-ORG
's	O
exploration	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
.	O

Arequipa	B-ORG
shareholders	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
C$	B-MISC
30	O
cash	O
or	O
0.79	O
Barrick	B-ORG
shares	O
plus	O
50	O
cents	O
for	O
each	O
Arequipa	B-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	B-ORG
Toronto	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
416	O
941-8100	O

Penn	B-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
terminates	O
acquisition	O
pact	O
.	O

ALLENTOWN	B-LOC
,	O
Pa	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-27	O

Penn	B-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
licensed	O
company	O
.	O

In	O
announcing	O
its	O
decision	O
,	O
Penn	B-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
actively	O
pursue	O
entering	O
into	O
the	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
license	O
will	O
enable	O
Penn	B-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Vermont	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Vermont	B-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
212-859-1610	O
.	O

VNU	B-ORG
details	O
first-half	O
operating	O
profits	O
.	O

HAARLEM	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Publisher	O
VNU	B-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	B-LOC
231	O
24	O
178	O
18	O

Business	O
info	O
USA	B-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	B-MISC
group	O
HMG	B-ORG
and	O
Belgium	B-LOC
's	O
VTM	B-ORG
.	O

--	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O
,	O
Fax	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5040	O

AOL	B-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
forms	O
online	O
advertising	O
agency	O
.	O

HANOVER	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

The	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
America	B-ORG
Online	I-ORG
(	O
AOL	B-ORG
)	O
and	O
Bertelsmann	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
has	O
formed	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
to	O
sell	O
advertising	O
space	O
on	O
AOL	B-ORG
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
Bertelsmann	B-ORG
official	O
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

The	O
new	O
company	O
is	O
called	O
AdOn	B-ORG
GmbH	I-ORG
and	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
Hamburg	B-LOC
,	O
Bernd	B-PER
Schiphorst	I-PER
,	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
of	O
Bertelsmann	B-ORG
's	O
New	B-ORG
Media	I-ORG
business	O
division	O
said	O
on	O
the	O
sidelines	O
of	O
an	O
AOL	B-ORG
news	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
CeBIT	B-MISC
Home	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
fair	O
in	O
Hanover	O
.	O

Jan	B-PER
Buettner	I-PER
,	O
managing	O
director	O
of	O
AOL	B-ORG
Germany	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
AdOn	B-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	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

He	O
would	O
give	O
no	O
forecasts	O
on	O
advertising	O
revenue	O
.	O

AOL	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
with	O
two	O
thirds	O
of	O
that	O
number	O
in	O
Germany	B-LOC
alone	O
.	O

In	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
service	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Germany	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-LOC
and	O
Britain	B-LOC
.	O

It	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Austria	B-LOC
and	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
later	O
this	O
year	O
and	O
in	O
Scandanavia	O
and	O
the	O
Benelux	B-LOC
countries	O
next	O
year	O
.	O

--	O
William	B-PER
Boston	I-PER
,	O
CeBIT	B-MISC
newsroom	O
,	O
0172	O
6736510	O

All	O
passengers	O
freed	O
from	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
hijack	O
plane	O
.	O

STANSTED	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

All	O
passengers	O
held	O
hostage	O
aboard	O
a	O
hijacked	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
Airways	O
plane	O
diverted	O
to	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
Stansted	B-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	B-PER
Young	I-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	B-MISC
A310	I-MISC
landed	O
at	O
Stansted	B-LOC
,	O
having	O
been	O
diverted	O
from	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
aircraft	O
was	O
hijacked	O
on	O
a	O
flight	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
Amman	B-LOC
by	O
six	O
or	O
seven	O
men	O
,	O
who	O
police	O
say	O
may	O
be	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
.	O

--	O
London	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+	O
00--44-171-542-7947	O

Swiss	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
sets	O
warrants	O
on	O
DTB-Bund-Future	B-MISC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Swiss	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
says	O
it	O
has	O
issued	O
60	O
million	O
American-style	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
1.90	O
PCT	O
82.20	O
X	O

CALL	O
B	O
97.00	O
PCT	O
0.75	O
DEM	B-MISC
2.50	O
PCT	O
127.10	O
X	O

CALL	O
C	O
98.00	O
PCT	O
0.47	O
DEM	B-MISC
3.30	O
PCT	O
202.90	O
X	O

PUT	O
D	O
94.00	O
PCT	O
0.94	O
DEM	B-MISC
2.40	O
PCT	O
101.40	O
X	O

PUT	O
E	O
95.0	O
PCT	O
1.33	O
DEM	B-MISC
1.80	O
PCT	O
71.70	O
X	O

PUT	O
F	O
96.0	O
PCT	O
1.84	O
DEM	B-MISC
1.20	O
PCT	O
51.80	O
X	O

--	O
Reuter	B-ORG
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7658	O

DBRS	B-ORG
confirms	O
Power	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
,	O
Power	B-ORG
Financial	O
ratings	O
.	O

TORONTO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Dominion	B-ORG
Bond	I-ORG
Rating	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
it	O
confirmed	O
the	O
ratings	O
on	O
Power	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Canada	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
it	O
also	O
confirmed	O
Power	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Kurd	B-MISC
rebels	O
kill	O
two	O
,	O
take	O
three	O
hostage	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Kurdish	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Sivas	B-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	B-MISC
troops	O
and	O
PKK	B-ORG
guerrillas	O
fighting	O
for	O
autonomy	O
or	O
independence	O
from	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

Egypt	B-LOC
confiscates	O
paper	O
for	O
"	O
mad	O
rulers	O
"	O
article	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Egypt	B-LOC
has	O
banned	O
and	O
confiscated	O
10,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Cyprus-based	B-MISC
Arabic	B-MISC
monthly	O
newspaper	O
al-Tadamun	B-ORG
because	O
of	O
an	O
editorial	O
suggesting	O
mental	O
health	O
tests	O
for	O
Arab	B-MISC
leaders	O
,	O
the	O
editor-in-chief	O
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Mohamed	B-PER
Abu	I-PER
Liwaya	I-PER
,	O
said	O
Information	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-LOC
at	O
his	O
own	O
expense	O
.	O

He	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-MISC
leaders	O
for	O
serving	O
U.S.	B-LOC
and	O
Israeli	B-MISC
interests	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Arabs	B-MISC
demand	O
that	O
our	O
Arab	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
the	O
Zionists	B-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	B-ORG
FILING	O
-	O
Transkaryotic	B-ORG
Therapies	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Company	O
Name	O
Transkaryotic	B-ORG
Therapies	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG

Nasdaq	B-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	B-ORG
Stanley	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG

Underwriters	O
over-allotment	O
375,000	O
shrs	O
Shares	O
to	O
be	O
purchased	O
by	O
Hoechst	B-ORG
Marion	I-ORG
Roussel	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
train	O
hits	O
truck	O
,	O
derails	O
in	O
Vermont	B-LOC
.	O

MONTPELIER	B-LOC
,	O
Vt	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-27	O

An	O
Amtrak	B-ORG
train	O
struck	O
a	O
logging	O
truck	O
early	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
and	O
derailed	O
,	O
Vermont	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
Northfield	B-LOC
Mountains	I-LOC
some	O
15	O
miles	O
southwest	O
of	O
Montpelier	B-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	B-PER
praises	O
Clinton	B-PER
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-26	O

Sarah	B-PER
Brady	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
Republican	B-MISC
husband	O
was	O
severely	O
disabled	O
in	O
an	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
on	O
President	O
Ronald	B-PER
Reagan	I-PER
,	O
took	O
centre	O
stage	O
at	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
National	I-MISC
convention	I-MISC
on	O
Monday	O
night	O
to	O
praise	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
gun	O
control	O
efforts	O
.	O

With	O
her	O
husband	O
James	B-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	B-PER
called	O
the	O
handgun	O
control	O
bill	O
that	O
a	O
Democratic	B-MISC
Congress	B-ORG
passed	O
and	O
Clinton	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
she	O
said	O
more	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
.	O

The	O
Bradys	B-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	B-PER
Rodham	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
and	O
watched	O
as	O
his	O
father	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
wheelchair	O
.	O

"	O
Jim	B-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	B-LOC
Diego	I-LOC
(	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
convention	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Mrs.	O
Brady	B-PER
joked	O
to	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
serving	O
as	O
Reagan	B-PER
's	O
press	O
secretary	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
shot	O
.	O

"	O
Sarah	B-PER
,	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Democratic	B-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	B-MISC
congressmen	O
and	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
national	O
party	O
.	O

"	O
Since	O
the	O
Brady	B-MISC
Law	I-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	B-MISC
Law	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
rifle	O
and	O
an	O
AK47	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

Mr.	O
President	O
you	O
deserve	O
our	O
thanks	O
.	O
"	O

Jim	B-PER
Brady	I-PER
then	O
gave	O
a	O
big	O
thumbs	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
.	O

Brady	B-PER

was	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
in	O
1981	O
by	O
gunman	O
John	B-PER
Hinckley	I-PER
,	O
who	O
tried	O
to	O
kill	O
Reagan	B-PER
in	O
a	O
deranged	O
bid	O
to	O
impress	O
Jodie	B-PER
Foster	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Rifle	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
gun	O
lobby	O
.	O

Latest	O
opinion	O
polls	O
on	O
German	B-MISC
political	O
parties	O
.	O

BONN	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
main	O
political	O
parties	O
:	O

AUGUST	O
1996	O
CDU	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

Emnid	B-ORG
Aug	O
25	O
41.0	O
34.0	O
7.0	O
10.0	O
6.0	O

Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
Aug	O
23	O
41.0	O
35.0	O
5.0	O
11.0	O
4.0	O

Allensbach	B-ORG
Aug	O
21	O
37.2	O
32.8	O
8.0	O
13.0	O
5.6	O

Emnid	B-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	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

Emnid	B-ORG
July	O
7	O
39.0	O
32.0	O
7.0	O
11.0	O
5.0	O

Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
July	O
40.0	O
33.0	O
6.0	O
12.0	O
4.0	O

JUNE	O
1996	O
CDU	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

Emnid	B-ORG
June	O
30	O
39.0	O
33.0	O
6.0	O
12.0	O
5.0	O

Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
June	O
21	O
42.0	O
33.0	O
6.0	O
12.0	O
4.0	O

Allensbach	B-ORG
June	O
12	O
37.4	O
32.8	O
7.3	O
12.3	O
5.4	O

Forsa	B-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	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

Emnid	B-ORG
May	O
26	O
40.0	O
31.0	O
6.0	O
13.0	O
6.0	O

Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
May	O
25	O
43.0	O
32.0	O
6.0	O
12.0	O
4.0	O

Forsa	B-ORG
May	O
23	O
38.0	O
37.0	O
7.0	O
11.0	O
5.0	O

Allensbach	B-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	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

Emnid	B-ORG
April	O
28	O
40.0	O
32.0	O
5.0	O
11.0	O
5.0	O

Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
April	O
20	O
43.0	O
32.0	O
6.0	O
12.0	O
4.0	O

Allensbach	B-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	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
CSU	I-ORG
SPD	B-ORG
FDP	B-ORG
Greens	B-ORG
PDS	B-ORG

41.5	O
36.4	O
6.9	O
7.3	O
4.4	O

NOTE	O
:	O
Elect	B-ORG
Res	I-ORG
=	O
Electoral	B-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
(	O
Forschungsgruppe	B-ORG
Wahlen	I-ORG
)	O

--	O
Bonn	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+49	O
228	O
2609760	O

Most	O
hostages	O
freed	O
from	O
hijacked	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
plane	O
.	O

STANSTED	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Armed	O
hijackers	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
released	O
140	O
people	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
from	O
a	O
Sudan	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
plane	O
carrying	O
199	O
passengers	O
and	O
crew	O
that	O
landed	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
after	O
being	O
diverted	O
on	O
a	O
flight	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
Amman	B-LOC
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
spokesman	O
Roger	B-PER
Grimwade	I-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	B-LOC
at	O
4.30	O
a.m.	O
(	O
0330	O
GMT	B-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	B-MISC
Iraqi	B-MISC
police	O
named	O
as	O
Mr	O
Sadiki	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
A310	I-MISC
was	O
diverted	O
first	O
to	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
,	O
then	O
to	O
Britain	B-LOC
.	O

British	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
in	O
merger	O
talks	O
with	O
Mentmore	B-ORG
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Mentmore	B-ORG
Abbey	I-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	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Management	I-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	B-ORG
Abbey	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
UK	B-LOC
stationery	O
and	O
housewares	O
business	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Platignum	B-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	B-ORG
Abbey	I-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	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Management	I-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
4017	O

Hijacked	O
Sudan	B-LOC
plane	O
lands	O
at	O
a	O
London	B-LOC
airport	O
.	O

STANSTED	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
hijacked	O
Sudan	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
plane	O
carrying	O
199	O
passengers	O
and	O
crew	O
landed	O
at	O
Stansted	B-LOC
airport	O
just	O
outside	O
London	B-LOC
early	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
morning	O
after	O
flying	O
from	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
,	O
eyewitnesses	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Airbus	B-MISC
310	I-MISC
Flight	B-MISC
150	I-MISC
,	O
which	O
was	O
hijacked	O
on	O
Monday	O
evening	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
the	O
Jordanian	B-MISC
capital	O
Amman	B-LOC
,	O
landed	O
at	O
4.30	O
a.m.	O
(	O
0330	O
GMT	B-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	B-LOC
unless	O
it	O
was	O
refuelled	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
fly	O
to	O
Britain	B-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	B-PER
Xenos	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
at	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
's	O
Larnaca	B-LOC
airport	O
.	O

Security	O
was	O
tight	O
at	O
Stansted	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
because	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
remote	O
than	O
Heathrow	B-LOC
and	O
Gatwick	B-LOC
,	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
two	O
major	O
airports	O
,	O
and	O
handles	O
less	O
air	O
traffic	O
.	O

Hijacked	O
Sudan	B-LOC
plane	O
expected	O
at	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
Stansted	B-LOC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
hijacked	O
Sudan	B-ORG
Airways	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Stansted	B-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	B-PER
Collin	I-PER
of	O
Essex	B-LOC
police	O
,	O
the	O
force	O
responsible	O
for	O
Stansted	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
.	O

Stansted	B-LOC
,	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
third-busiest	O
airport	O
after	O
Heathrow	B-LOC
and	O
Gatwick	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
or	O
Gatwick	B-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	B-MISC
310	I-MISC
Flight	B-MISC
150	I-MISC
,	O
which	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
arrive	O
about	O
4	O
a.m.	O
(	O
0300	O
GMT	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
plane	O
was	O
hijacked	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
from	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
to	O
the	O
Jordanian	B-MISC
capital	O
Amman	B-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
evening	O
and	O
landed	O
at	O
Larnaca	B-LOC
airport	O
in	O
Cyprus	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
jail	O
.	O

PERTH	B-LOC
,	O
Australia	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
conman	O
who	O
painted	O
common	O
Australian	B-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	B-PER
Peiris	I-PER
painted	O
six	O
green	O
parrots	O
,	O
worth	O
about	O
A$	B-MISC
100	O
(	O
US$	B-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	B-MISC
Ringneck	I-MISC
Parrots	I-MISC
,	O
valued	O
at	O
A$	B-MISC
14,000	O
a	O
pair	O
.	O

Peiris	B-PER
,	O
32	O
,	O
of	O
Perth	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
sentenced	O
in	O
the	O
Western	B-MISC
Australian	I-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$	B-MISC
28,000	O
.	O

"	O
Everyone	O
was	O
fooled	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
pet	O
shop	O
owner	O
Shane	B-PER
Drew	I-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Drew	B-PER
said	O
Peiris	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

NZ	B-LOC
motorist	O
's	O
arrest	O
brings	O
free	O
flight	O
to	O
Tonga	B-LOC
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

A	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
motorist	O
got	O
an	O
unexpected	O
free	O
flight	O
to	O
Tonga	B-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	B-PER
Island	I-PER
town	O
of	O
Tauranga	B-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	B-ORG
Zealand	I-ORG
Press	I-ORG
Association	I-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	B-ORG
Service	I-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	B-LOC
in	O
Tonga	B-LOC
later	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Indonesia	B-LOC
's	O
SBPUs	O
auction	O
results	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+6221	O
384-6364	O

Seoul	B-LOC
embassies	O
warned	O
of	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

South	B-LOC
Korea	I-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	B-LOC
received	O
a	O
threat	O
over	O
Seoul	B-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	B-LOC
embassy	O
on	O
Monday	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Macedonian	B-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
demanded	O
South	B-LOC
Korea	I-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	B-MISC
Korean-related	I-MISC
facilities	O
and	O
Korean	B-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	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
were	O
crushed	O
by	O
riot	O
police	O
at	O
a	O
Seoul	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Bangladesh	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

China	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
commentary	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
blocked	O
the	O
Comprehensive	B-MISC
Test	I-MISC
Ban	I-MISC
Treaty	I-MISC
(	O
CTBT	B-MISC
)	O
at	O
the	O
Conference	B-MISC
on	I-MISC
Disarmament	I-MISC
in	O
Geneva	B-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	B-LOC
Delhi	I-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	B-MISC
on	I-MISC
Disarmament	I-MISC
,	O
drew	O
widespread	O
but	O
generally	O
muted	O
foreign	O
criticism	O
.	O

India	B-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	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
.	O

China	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
declares	O
food	O
poisoning	O
threat	O
receding	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-LOC
city	O
of	O
Sakai	B-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	B-MISC
colon	O
bacillus	O
in	O
Sakai	B-LOC
appears	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
settling	O
down	O
"	O
,	O
Health	O
Minister	O
Naoto	B-PER
Kan	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
near	O
the	O
regional	O
commercial	O
centre	O
of	O
Osaka	B-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	B-LOC
have	O
died	O
from	O
complications	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
bacteria	O
.	O

Kan	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Sakai	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Agriculture	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
also	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
compile	O
hygiene	O
guidelines	O
based	O
on	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
city	O
,	O
of	O
whom	O
six	O
were	O
in	O
serious	O
condition	O
.	O

Japan	B-LOC
aluminium	O
shipments	O
surge	O
8.9	O
pct	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Japanese	B-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	B-ORG
Aluminium	I-ORG
Federation	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
seven	O
largest	O
mills	O
already	O
showed	O
that	O
Japan	B-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	B-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
(	O
81-3	O
3432	O
6179	O
)	O

China	B-LOC
thanks	O
Gabon	B-LOC
for	O
support	O
on	O
human	O
rights	O
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

China	B-LOC
has	O
publicly	O
thanked	O
Gabon	B-LOC
for	O
its	O
strong	O
support	O
at	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
,	O
where	O
Beijing	B-LOC
has	O
come	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
Western	B-MISC
nations	O
for	O
its	O
human	O
rights	O
record	O
.	O

China	B-LOC
's	O
President	O
Jiang	B-PER
Zemin	I-PER
offered	O
his	O
gratitude	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
on	O
Monday	O
with	O
visiting	O
Gabon	B-LOC
President	O
Omar	B-PER
Bongo	I-PER
,	O
the	O
official	O
Xinhua	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Jiang	B-PER
also	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
Central	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
nation	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
stance	O
on	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
Beijing	B-LOC
views	O
as	O
a	O
renegade	O
province	O
,	O
while	O
Bongo	B-PER
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
thanking	O
China	B-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	B-LOC
quashed	O
a	O
draft	O
resolution	O
by	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
expressing	O
concern	O
over	O
continuing	O
reports	O
of	O
Beijing	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-LOC
avoided	O
censure	O
at	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
's	O
main	O
human	O
rights	O
forum	O
.	O

China	B-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	B-ORG
commentary	O
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
said	O
a	O
plot	O
by	O
the	O
West	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Cooperative	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
cuts	O
prime	O
lending	O
rate	O
.	O

TAIPEI	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Cooperative	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Taiwan	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Yuan-dong	I-PER
.	O

In	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
's	O
latest	O
bid	O
to	O
jumpstart	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
's	O
sluggish	O
economy	O
,	O
Sheu	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
5080815	O
)	O

Palestinians	B-MISC
to	O
strike	O
over	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
demolition	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Palestinian	B-MISC
leaders	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
war	O
on	O
Arab	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
after	O
police	O
demolished	O
a	O
building	O
there	O
.	O

Israeli	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Old	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
they	O
said	O
had	O
been	O
built	O
with	O
funding	O
from	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
self-rule	I-ORG
Authority	I-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	B-LOC
City	I-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	B-MISC
police	O
bulldozed	O
it	O
.	O

The	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
was	O
set	O
up	O
under	O
the	O
1993	O
PLO-Israel	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
and	O
three	O
o'clock	O
,	O
"	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
lawmaker	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Hashem	I-PER
Zighayer	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
Strip	I-LOC
and	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
,	O
to	O
operate	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

Israel	B-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	B-ORG
Authority	I-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	B-ORG
officials	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
bowed	O
to	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
's	O
demand	O
they	O
close	O
offices	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

They	O
said	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
offices	O
Israel	B-LOC
wanted	O
closed	O
had	O
been	O
shut	O
.	O

Netanyahu	B-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	B-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
PLO	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

Israel	B-LOC
captured	O
Arab	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
1967	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-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	B-MISC
want	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-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	B-PER
.	O

SEC	B-ORG
adopts	O
rules	O
to	O
improve	O
investor	O
access	O
to	O
best	O
stock	O
prices	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
Securities	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Arthur	B-PER
Levitt	I-PER
.	O

The	O
SEC	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
division	O
of	O
market	O
regulation	O
,	O
Richard	B-PER
Lindsey	I-PER
,	O
said	O
Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
settled	O
charges	O
of	O
alleged	O
malpractices	O
on	O
Nasdaq	B-MISC
when	O
the	O
parent	O
of	O
the	O
Nasdaq	B-MISC
market	O
,	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Dealers	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
SEC	B-ORG
's	O
limit	O
order	O
display	O
rule	O
will	O
mean	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
for	O
Nasdaq	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
Alfred	B-PER
Berkeley	I-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	B-MISC
CABINET	O
APPROVES	O
TELEVISION	O
DECREE	O
.	O

ROME	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
Italian	B-MISC
cabinet	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
granted	O
a	O
reprieve	O
for	O
media	O
mogul	O
Silvio	B-PER
Berlusconi	I-PER
's	O
Mediaset	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

LINZ	B-LOC
,	O
Austria	B-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	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
and	O
police	O
said	O
around	O
10	O
people	O
were	O
injured	O
.	O

Austrian	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
300	O
km	O
(	O
180	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Vienna	B-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	B-LOC
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
.	O

The	O
express	O
passenger	O
train	O
travelling	O
from	O
Steyr	B-LOC
,	O
southeast	O
of	O
Linz	B-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	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
APA	B-ORG
.	O

Saskatchewan	B-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Pool	I-ORG
eyes	O
hog	O
market	O
.	O

WINNIPEG	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Canada	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Pool	I-ORG
chief	O
executive	O
Don	B-PER
Loewen	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
company	O
statement	O
.	O

SWP	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Pork	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Marketing	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
has	O
an	O
export	O
monopoly	O
but	O
some	O
Saskatchewan	B-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	B-PER
Le	I-PER
Gras	I-PER
204	O
947	O
3548	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
ROVERETO	B-MISC
INTERNATIONAL	I-MISC
MEETING	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

ROVERETO	B-LOC
,	O
Italy	B-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	B-PER
Ninova	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
6.72	O
metres	O

2.	O
Heike	B-PER
Drechsler	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6.65	O

3.	O
Fiona	B-PER
May	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6.64	O

Men	O
's	O
110	O
metres	O
hurdles	O
:	O

1.	O
Emilio	B-PER
Valle	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
13.42	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Steve	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
13.45	O

3.	O
Andrea	B-PER
Giaconi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
13.80	O

Women	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Chandra	B-PER
Sturrup	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	B-LOC
)	O
11.34	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Natalya	B-PER
Voronova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
11.53	O

3.	O
Gabi	B-PER
Rokmeier	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
11.61	O

Men	O
's	O
javelin	O
:	O

1.	O
Sergey	B-PER
Makarov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
85.26	O
metres	O

2.	O
Tom	B-PER
Pukstys	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
84.20	O

3.	O
Peter	B-PER
Blank	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
81.64	O

Men	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Osmond	B-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
10.13	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Davidson	B-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
)	O
10.18	O

3.	O
Stefano	B-PER
Tilli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
10.43	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Davis	B-PER
Kamoga	I-PER
(	O
Uganda	B-LOC
)	O
45.15	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Marco	B-PER
Vaccari	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
46.16	O

3.	O
Kennedy	B-PER
Ochieng	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
46.21	O

Women	O
's	O
pole	O
vault	O
:	O

1.	O
Mariacarla	B-PER
Bresciani	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
3.85	O
metres	O

2.	O
Andrea	B-PER
Muller	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
3.75	O

3.	O
Nastja	B-PER
Rysich	I-PER
(	O
germany	B-LOC
)	O
3.75	O

Women	O
's	O
800	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Ana	B-PER
Fidelia	I-PER
Quirot	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	B-LOC
)	O
1	O
minute	O
58.98	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Letitia	B-PER
Vriesde	I-PER
(	O
Surinam	B-LOC
)	O
2:00.39	O

3.	O
Inez	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	B-LOC
)	O
2:00.91	O

Men	O
's	O
high	O
jump	O
:	O

1.	O
Wolfgang	B-PER
Kreissig	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
2.20	O
metres	O

2.	O
Kostantin	B-PER
Matusevitch	I-PER
(	O
Israel	B-LOC
)	O
2.20	O

3.	O
Michele	B-PER
Buiatti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
2.15	O

Men	O
's	O
800	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Robert	B-PER
Kibet	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
1:45.24	O

2.	O
Vincent	B-PER
Malakwen	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
1:45.62	O

3.	O
Philip	B-PER
Kibitok	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
1:46.09	O

Women	O
's	O
javelin	O
:	O

1.	O
Oksana	B-PER
Ovchinnikova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
58.94	O
metres	O

2.	O
Natalya	B-PER
Shikolenko	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
57.44	O

3.	O
Silke	B-PER
Renk	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
56.70	O

Women	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O
:	O

1.	O
Virna	B-PER
De	I-PER
Angeli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
55.66	O

2.	O
Natalya	B-PER
Torshina	I-PER
(	O
Kazakhstan	B-LOC
)	O
55.99	O

3.	O
Anna	B-PER
Knoroz	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
57.02	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O
:	O

1.	O
Lauren	B-PER
Ottoz	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
49.16	O

2.	O
Brian	B-PER
Bronson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
49.67	O

3.	O
John	B-PER
Ridgeon	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
49.83	O

Men	O
's	O
3,000	O
metres	O
:	O

1.	O
Luke	B-PER
Kipkosgei	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
7:46.91	O

2.	O
Alessandro	B-PER
Lambruschini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
7:47.78	O

3.	O
Richard	B-PER
Kosgei	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	B-LOC
)	O
7:48.38	O

GOLF	B-LOC
-	O
BRITISH	B-MISC
MASTERS	I-MISC
FIRST	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

NORTHAMPTON	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Leading	O
completed	O

first-round	O
scores	O
in	O
the	O
rain-affected	O
British	B-MISC
Masters	I-MISC
golf	O

championship	O
at	O
Collingtree	B-LOC
Park	I-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
unless	O

stated	O
)	O
:	O

66	O
Gavin	B-PER
Levenson	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O

68	O
Colin	B-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER

69	O
Jose	B-PER
Coceres	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Allenby	I-PER

(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Gilford	I-PER
,	O
Stuart	B-PER
Cage	I-PER
,	O
Mike	B-PER
Clayton	I-PER

(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Roe	I-PER
,	O
Emanuele	B-PER
Canonica	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

70	O
Francisco	B-PER
Cea	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Howell	I-PER
,	O
Peter	B-PER
Hedblom	I-PER

(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O

71	O
Steven	B-PER
Bottomley	I-PER
,	O
Ove	B-PER
Sellberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Joakim	B-PER
Haeggman	I-PER

(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Stephen	B-PER
Ames	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
and	I-LOC
Tobago	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Klas	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER

(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Roger	B-PER
Chapman	I-PER
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Davis	I-PER
,	O
Pierre	B-PER
Fulke	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O

Martin	B-PER
Gates	I-PER
,	O
Anders	B-PER
Haglund	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O

72	O
Niclas	B-PER
Fasth	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Jonzon	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Chistian	B-PER

Cevaer	B-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Thomas	B-PER
Bjorn	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Tony	B-PER
Johnstone	I-PER

(	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Padraig	B-PER
Harrington	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Pedro	B-PER
Linhart	I-PER

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Carter	I-PER

73	O
Ross	B-PER
McFarlane	I-PER
,	O
Domingo	B-PER
Hospital	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Seve	B-PER
Ballesteros	I-PER

(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER
,	O
Greg	B-PER
Turner	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Mike	B-PER

Harwood	B-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Brenden	B-PER
Pappas	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Peter	B-PER

Teravainen	B-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Jean	B-PER
Van	I-PER
de	I-PER
Velde	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Oyvind	B-PER
Rojahn	I-PER

(	O
Norway	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Stephen	B-PER
McAllister	I-PER
,	O
Neal	B-PER
Briggs	I-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	B-PER
WINS	O
WORLD	O
TIME	O
TRIAL	O
TITLE	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Shane	B-PER
Kelly	I-PER
of	O
Australia	B-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	B-PER
averaged	O
57.345	O
kph	O
to	O
beat	O
Soren	B-PER
Lausgberg	I-PER
of	O
Germany	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
Jan	B-PER
Van	I-PER
Eijden	I-PER
,	O
in	O
1:04.541	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
VAN	B-PER
HEESWIJK	I-PER
WINS	O
SECOND	O
STAGE	O
OF	O
TOUR	B-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
.	O

ALMERE	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC
between	O

Haarlem	B-LOC
and	O
Almere	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

1.	O
Max	B-PER
van	I-PER
Heeswijk	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
4	O
hours	O
39	O
minutes	O

six	O
seconds	O
.	O

2.	O
Johan	B-PER
Capiot	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG

3.	O
Sven	B-PER
Teutenberg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG

4.	O
Erik	B-PER
Zabel	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Telekom	B-ORG

5.	O
Federico	B-PER
Colonna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG

6.	O
Jans	B-PER
Koerts	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Palmans	B-ORG

7.	O
Michel	B-PER
Zanoli	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
MX	B-ORG
Onda	I-ORG

8	O
.Giuseppe	B-PER
Citterio	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-PER

9	O
.Robbie	B-PER
McEwen	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG

10.	O
Kaspars	B-PER
Ozers	I-PER
(	O
Latvia	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O

Leading	O
overall	O
placings	O
after	O
two	O
stages	O
:	O

1.	O
Colonna	B-PER
8:22:00	O

2.	O
Van	B-PER
Heeswijk	I-PER
1	O
second	O
behind	O

3.	O
McEwen	B-PER
same	O
time	O

4.	O
Teutenberg	B-PER
4	O
seconds	O

5.	O
Capiot	B-PER
5	O

6.	O
Koerts	B-PER
7	O

7.	O
Ozers	B-PER
8	O

8.	O
Gianluca	B-PER
Corini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-PER
same	O
time	O

9.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
9	O

10.	O
George	B-PER
Hincapie	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
same	O
time	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
VAN	B-PER
HEESWIJK	I-PER
WINS	O
TOUR	B-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
SECOND	O
STAGE	O
.	O

ALMERE	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC
between	O
Haarlem	B-LOC
and	O
Almere	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

1.	O
Max	B-PER
van	I-PER
Heeswijk	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
4	O
hours	O
39	O
minutes	O
six	O
seconds	O
.	O

2.	O
Johan	B-PER
Capiot	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG

3.	O
Sven	B-PER
Teutenberg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG

4.	O
Erik	B-PER
Zabel	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Telekom	B-ORG

5.	O
Federico	B-PER
Colonna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG

6.	O
Jans	B-PER
Koerts	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Palmans	B-ORG

7.	O
Michel	B-PER
Zanoli	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
MX	B-ORG
Onda	I-ORG

8.	O
Giuseppe	B-PER
Citterio	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-PER

9.	O
Robbie	B-PER
McEwen	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG

10.	O
Kaspars	B-PER
Ozers	I-PER
(	O
Latvia	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O
.	O

Leading	O
overall	O
standings	O
after	O
second	O
stage	O
.	O

1.	O
Colonna	B-PER
8:22:00	O

2.	O
Van	B-PER
Heeswijk	I-PER
1	O
second	O
behind	O

3.	O
McEwen	B-PER
same	O
time	O

4.	O
Teutenberg	B-PER
4	O
seconds	O

5.	O
Capiot	B-PER
5	O

6.	O
Koerts	B-PER
7	O

7.	O
Ozers	B-PER
8	O

8.	O
Gianluca	B-PER
Corini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-PER
same	O
time	O

9.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
9	O

10.	O
George	B-PER
Hincapie	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
same	O
time	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
WORLD	O
CHAMPIONSHIPS	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-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	B-PER
Boardman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
4:13.353	O
seconds	O
(	O
world	O
record	O
)	O
caught	O

Jens	B-PER
Lehman	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O

Quarter-finals	O

Boardman	B-PER
4:14.784	O
caught	O
Edouard	B-PER
Gritson	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O

Francis	B-PER
Moreau	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
4:16.274	O
beat	O
Heiko	B-PER
Szonn	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O

4:21.715	O

Andrea	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
4:17.551	O
beat	O
Michael	B-PER
Sandstod	I-PER

(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
4:24.660	O

Alexei	B-PER
Markov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
4:19.762	O
beat	O
Mariano	B-PER
Friedick	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O

4:20.241	O

one	O
kilometre	O
time-trial	O
final	O

1.	O
Shane	B-PER
Kelly	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
1	O
minute	O
02.777	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Soren	B-PER
Lausberg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
1:02.795	O

3.	O
Jan	B-PER
Van	I-PER
Eiden	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
1:04.541	O

4.	O
Herve	B-PER
Thuet	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
1:04.732	O

5.	O
Grzegorz	B-PER
Krejner	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
1:04.834	O

6.	O
Ainars	B-PER
Kiksis	I-PER
(	O
Latvia	B-LOC
)	O
1:04.896	O

7.	O
Dimitrios	B-PER
Georgalis	I-PER
(	O
Greece	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.022	O

8.	O
Jose	B-PER
Moreno	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.219	O

9.	O
Keiji	B-PER
Kojima	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.300	O

10.	O
Graham	B-PER
Sharman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.406	O

11.	O
Jose	B-PER
Escuredo	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.731	O

12.	O
Craig	B-PER
MacLean	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.735	O

13.	O
Christian	B-PER
Meidlinger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
1:05.850	O

14.	O
Darren	B-PER
McKenzie-Potter	I-PER
(	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
1:06.289	O

15.	O
Masanaga	B-PER
Shiohara	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
1:06.615	O

16.	O
Jean-Pierre	B-PER
Van	I-PER
Zyl	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
1:07.258	O

Keirin	B-LOC
final	O

1.	O
Marty	B-PER
Nothstein	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
last	O
200	O
metres	O
in	O
10.982	O
seconds	O
.	O

2.	O
Gary	B-PER
Neiwand	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O

3.	O
Frederic	B-PER
Magne	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O

4.	O
Pavel	B-PER
Buran	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O

5.	O
Michael	B-PER
Hubner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O

6.	O
Laurent	B-PER
Gane	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O

Madison	B-LOC
final	O
(	O
50	O
kms	O
)	O

1.	O
Silvio	B-PER
Martinelli	I-PER
-	O
Marco	B-PER
Villa	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-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	B-PER
McGrory	I-PER
-	O
Stephen	B-PER
Pate	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
25	O

3.	O
Andreas	B-PER
Kappes	I-PER
-	O
Carsten	B-PER
Wolf	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
23	O

4.	O
Kurt	B-PER
Betschart	I-PER
-	O
Bruno	B-PER
Risi	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
22	O

5.	O
Gabriel	B-PER
Curuchet	I-PER
-	O
Juan	B-PER
Curuchet	I-PER
(	O
Argentine	B-MISC
)	O
15	O

6.	O
Peter	B-PER
Pieters	I-PER
-	O
Tomas	B-PER
Post	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
14	O

7.	O
J	B-PER
immi	I-PER
Madsen	I-PER
-	O
Jens	B-PER
Veggerby	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
14	O

8.	O
Isaac	B-PER
Galvez-Lopez	I-PER
-	O
Juan	B-PER
Llaneras	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
11	O

9.	O
Wolfgang	B-PER
Kotzmann	I-PER
-	O
Franz	B-PER
Stocher	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
5	O

10.	O
Christophe	B-PER
Capelle	I-PER
-	O
Jean-Michel	B-PER
Monin	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
2	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
BOARDMAN	B-PER
FULFILS	O
WORLD	O
RECORD	O
PREDICTION	O
.	O

Martin	B-PER
Ayres	I-PER

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Chris	B-PER
Boardman	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
champion	O
Andrea	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
of	O
Italy	B-LOC
in	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
in	O
July	O
.	O

Collinelli	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
28	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
contest	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
pursuit	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
proximity	O
to	O
the	O
Tour	B-MISC
de	I-MISC
France	I-MISC
in	O
which	O
he	O
led	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
GAN	B-ORG
team	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
he	O
took	O
a	O
bronze	O
medal	O
in	O
the	O
Olympic	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Graeme	B-PER
Obree	I-PER
,	O
the	O
1995	O
world	O
champion	O
,	O
and	O
taken	O
up	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
by	O
Collinelli	B-PER
.	O

Obree	B-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	B-PER
Boardman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
4:13.353	O

2.	O
Andrea	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
4:17.696	O

3.	O
Mariano	B-PER
Friedick	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
4:19.808	O

4.	O
Heiko	B-PER
Szonn	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
4:21.009	O

5.	O
Francis	B-PER
Moreau	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
4:21.454	O

6.	O
Alexei	B-PER
Markov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
4:22.738	O

7.	O
Michael	B-PER
Sandstod	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
4:24.427	O

8.	O
Edouard	B-PER
Gritsoun	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
4:26.467	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
BOARDMAN	B-PER
BREAKS	O
WORLD	O
4,000	O
METRES	O
RECORD	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Chris	B-PER
Boardman	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
of	O
Italy	B-LOC
at	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
Olympics	B-MISC
on	O
July	O
24	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Barnsley	B-ORG
3	O
Reading	B-ORG
0	O

Stoke	B-ORG
1	O
Bradford	B-ORG
0	O

Swindon	B-ORG
1	O
Oldham	B-ORG
0	O

Wolverhampton	B-ORG
1	O
Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-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	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
8	O
2	O
9	O

Stoke	B-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
9	O

Tranmere	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
3	O
7	O

Bolton	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Wolverhampton	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Queens	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
7	O

Norwich	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Ipswich	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
4	O

Birmingham	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
4	O

Swindon	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
4	O

Oxford	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
3	O
3	O

Bradford	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Huddersfield	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Portsmouth	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
3	O

Reading	B-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
8	O
3	O

Man	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
3	O

West	B-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Port	B-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
2	O

Sheffield	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

Grimsby	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
7	O
1	O

Charlton	B-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Southend	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
1	O

Oldham	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
6	O
0	O

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

LONDON	B-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	B-MISC
County	B-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
cricket	O
matches	O
on	O

Wednesday	O
:	O

At	O
Portsmouth	B-LOC
:	O
Middlesex	B-ORG
199	O
in	O
60	O
overs	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
57	O
;	O

L.	B-PER
Botham	I-PER
5-67	O
)	O
.	O

Hampshire	B-ORG
105-4	O
.	O

At	O
Chester-le-Street	B-LOC
:	O
Glamorgan	B-ORG
73-3	O
v	O
Durham	B-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FOWLER	B-PER
AND	O
MCMANAMAN	B-PER
OUT	O
OF	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
SQUAD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

England	B-LOC
soccer	O
manager	O
Glen	B-PER
Hoddle	I-PER
confirmed	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
the	O
Liverpool	B-ORG
pair	O
of	O
Steve	B-PER
McManaman	I-PER
and	O
Robbie	B-PER
Fowler	I-PER
would	O
miss	O
England	B-LOC
's	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifying	O
match	O
against	O
Moldova	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
already	O
lost	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
midfielder	O
Darren	B-PER
Anderton	I-PER
and	O
defender	O
Steve	B-PER
Howey	I-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	B-PER
Gascoigne	I-PER
,	O
Les	B-PER
Ferdinand	I-PER
and	O
David	B-PER
Batty	I-PER
.	O

HORSE	O
RACING	O
-	O
JOCKEY	O
WEAVER	B-PER
RECEIVES	O
21-DAY	O
BAN	B-PER
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Leading	O
rider	O
Jason	B-PER
Weaver	I-PER
received	O
a	O
21-day	O
ban	O
from	O
the	O
disciplinary	O
committee	O
of	O
the	O
Jockey	B-ORG
Club	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Weaver	B-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	B-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	B-PER
will	O
miss	O
next	O
month	O
's	O
big	O
St	B-ORG
Leger	I-ORG
meeting	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ride	O
on	O
top	O
stayer	O
Double	B-PER
Trigger	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Doncaster	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

Weaver	B-PER
shot	O
to	O
prominence	O
in	O
1994	O
when	O
he	O
won	O
the	O
English	B-MISC
2,000	B-MISC
Guineas	I-MISC
on	O
Mister	B-LOC
Baileys	I-LOC
in	O
his	O
first	O
ride	O
in	O
a	O
classic	O
.	O

ROWING	O
-	O
REDGRAVE	B-PER
MAY	O
SEEK	O
FIFTH	O
OLYMPIC	B-MISC
GOLD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Steven	B-PER
Redgrave	I-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	B-MISC
gold	O
medal	O
at	O
the	O
2000	B-ORG
Games	I-ORG
in	O
Sydney	B-LOC
.	O

Redgrave	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

He	O
shared	O
victory	O
with	O
Matthew	B-PER
Pinsent	I-PER
in	O
the	O
coxless	O
pairs	O
at	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-MISC
Games	I-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	B-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	B-PER
DISMISSES	O
GATTING	B-PER
IN	O
FIRST	O
CLASS	O
DEBUT	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Liam	B-PER
Botham	I-PER
demonstrated	O
his	O
father	O
Ian	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

Botham	B-PER
dismissed	O
Mike	B-PER
Gatting	I-PER
with	O
his	O
seventh	O
ball	O
when	O
the	O
former	O
England	B-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	B-ORG
at	O
Portsmouth	B-LOC
.	O

Earlier	O
Botham	B-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Portsmouth	B-LOC
from	O
Southampton	B-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	B-PER
Stephenson	I-PER
had	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Middlesex	B-ORG
match	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
with	O
a	O
shoulder	O
injury	O
.	O

Botham	B-PER
dashed	O
back	O
to	O
Portsmouth	B-LOC
and	O
took	O
the	O
field	O
as	O
the	O
thrid	O
over	O
began	O
.	O

Ian	B-PER
Botham	I-PER
began	O
his	O
test	O
career	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
dismissing	O
Australian	B-MISC
captain	O
Greg	B-PER
Chappell	I-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	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
CARLING	B-PER
LEFT	O
OUT	O
OF	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
TRAINING	O
SQUAD	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Former	O
England	B-LOC
captain	O
Will	B-PER
Carling	I-PER
along	O
with	O
Jeremy	B-PER
Guscott	I-PER
,	O
Rory	B-PER
Underwood	I-PER
and	O
Dean	B-PER
Richards	I-PER
have	O
been	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
England	B-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	B-ORG
Football	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
DODGERS	B-ORG
WIN	O
FIFTH	O
STRAIGHT	O
.	O

MONTREAL	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Hideo	B-PER
Nomo	I-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	B-PER
Gagne	I-PER
capped	O
a	O
three-run	O
fourth	O
with	O
a	O
two-run	O
homer	O
as	O
the	O
Los	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
Dodgers	I-ORG
claimed	O
a	O
5-1	O
victory	O
the	O
Montreal	B-ORG
Expos	I-ORG
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

With	O
their	O
fifth	O
straight	O
win	O
,	O
the	O
Dodgers	B-ORG
moved	O
a	O
half-game	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Expos	B-ORG
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
wild	O
card	O
hunt	O
behind	O
Nomo	B-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	B-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
,	O
Mike	B-PER
Williams	I-PER
allowed	O
two	O
runs	O
in	O
7-1/3	O
innings	O
and	O
Benito	B-PER
Santiago	I-PER
and	O
Ruben	B-PER
Amaro	I-PER
had	O
RBI	B-MISC
hits	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
inning	O
as	O
the	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
Phillies	I-ORG
edged	O
the	O
San	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
3-2	O
.	O

Williams	B-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	B-PER
'	O
first	O
win	O
in	O
three	O
career	O
decisions	O
against	O
San	B-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
.	O

In	O
Pittsburgh	B-LOC
,	O
Al	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
's	O
run-scoring	O
single	O
snapped	O
a	O
fifth-inning	O
tie	O
and	O
Denny	B-PER
Neagle	I-PER
outdueled	O
John	B-PER
Smoltz	I-PER
as	O
the	O
Pittsburgh	B-ORG
Pirates	I-ORG
edged	O
the	O
Atlanta	B-ORG
Braves	I-ORG
3-2	O
.	O

The	O
Braves	B-ORG
led	O
2-1	O
entering	O
the	O
fifth	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Pirates	B-ORG
pushed	O
across	O
two	O
runs	O
against	O
Smoltz	B-PER
(	O
20-7	O
)	O
.	O

Neagle	B-PER
(	O
14-6	O
)	O
beat	O
the	O
Braves	B-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	B-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Sheffield	I-PER
and	O
Devon	B-PER
White	I-PER
each	O
drove	O
in	O
two	O
runs	O
and	O
Mark	B-PER
Hutton	I-PER
scattered	O
four	O
hits	O
over	O
six	O
innings	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
Florida	B-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
past	O
the	O
St.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-ORG
6-3	O
.	O

White	B-PER
added	O
a	O
solo	O
homer	O
,	O
his	O
11th	O
,	O
off	O
reliever	O
Mark	B-PER
Petkovsek	I-PER
with	O
one	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
fifth	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Marlins	B-ORG
a	O
6-0	O
lead	O
.	O

In	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
Steve	B-PER
Finley	I-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	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
Padres	I-ORG
a	O
4-3	O
victory	O
over	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
spoiling	O
Bobby	B-PER
Valentine	I-PER
's	O
debut	O
as	O
Mets	B-ORG
'	O
manager	O
.	O

The	O
rally	O
made	O
a	O
winner	O
out	O
of	O
reliever	O
Willie	B-PER
Blair	I-PER

Tony	B-PER
Gwynn	I-PER
and	O
Wally	B-PER
Joyner	I-PER
had	O
two	O
hits	O
apiece	O
,	O
helping	O
the	O
Padres	B-ORG
to	O
their	O
third	O
straight	O
win	O
.	O

First-place	O
San	B-ORG
Diego	I-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	B-MISC
East	I-MISC
opponents	O
.	O

In	O
Houston	B-LOC
,	O
Tony	B-PER
Eusebio	I-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	B-ORG
Astros	I-ORG
a	O
6-5	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Chicago	B-ORG
Cubs	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Astros	B-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	B-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Sheffield	I-PER
and	O
Devon	B-PER
White	I-PER
each	O
drove	O
in	O
two	O
runs	O
and	O
Mark	B-PER
Hutton	I-PER
scattered	O
four	O
hits	O
over	O
six	O
innings	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
Florida	B-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
past	O
the	O
St.	B-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
Cardinals	I-ORG
,	O
6-3	O
,	O

Sheffield	B-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	B-PER
Castilla	I-PER
and	O
Alex	B-PER
Arias	I-PER
to	O
put	O
the	O
Marlins	B-ORG
ahead	O
to	O
stay	O
.	O

At	O
Colorado	B-LOC
,	O
Hal	B-PER
Morris	I-PER
and	O
Eric	B-PER
Davis	I-PER
each	O
homered	O
and	O
John	B-PER
Smiley	I-PER
scattered	O
six	O
hits	O
over	O
6	O
2/3	O
innings	O
as	O
the	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Rockies	I-ORG
4-3	O
,	O
snapping	O
a	O
four-game	O
losing	O
streak	O
.	O

The	O
Reds	B-ORG
took	O
a	O
one-run	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
inning	O
when	O
Morris	B-PER
led	O
off	O
with	O
his	O
10th	O
homer	O
off	O
starter	O
Armando	B-PER
Reynoso	I-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	B-PER
Larkin	I-PER
drew	O
a	O
one-out	O
walk	O
,	O
Kevin	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
singled	O
and	O
Davis	B-PER
launched	O
his	O
22nd	O
homer	O
over	O
the	O
right-field	O
wall	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
NEW	B-LOC
ZEALAND	I-LOC
RECALL	O
MEHRTENS	B-PER
FOR	O
FINAL	O
TEST	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
rugby	O
selectors	O
recalled	O
fly-half	O
Andrew	B-PER
Mehrtens	I-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	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

He	O
returns	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Simon	B-PER
Culhane	I-PER
who	O
broke	O
a	O
wrist	O
in	O
the	O
All	B-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
'	O
series-clinching	O
victory	O
in	O
Pretoria	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Mehrtens	B-PER
played	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
TriNations	B-MISC
test	O
in	O
Cape	B-LOC
Town	I-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	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
and	O
wing	O
Jeff	B-PER
Wilson	I-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	B-PER
has	O
a	O
knee	O
injury	O
while	O
Wilson	B-PER
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
a	O
viral	O
infection	O
.	O

Blair	B-PER
Larsen	I-PER
or	O
the	O
uncapped	O
Glenn	B-PER
Taylor	I-PER
are	O
on	O
standby	O
to	O
replace	O
Jones	B-PER
and	O
,	O
with	O
Jonah	B-PER
Lomu	I-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	B-ORG
West	I-ORG
,	O
Eric	B-PER
Rush	I-PER
is	O
favourite	O
to	O
play	O
should	O
Wilson	B-PER
fail	O
to	O
recover	O
.	O

Team	O
:	O

15	O
-	O
Christian	B-PER
Cullen	I-PER
,	O
14	O
-	O
Jeff	B-PER
Wilson	I-PER
,	O
13	O
-	O
Walter	B-PER
Little	I-PER
,	O
12	O
-	O
Frank	B-PER
Bunce	I-PER
,	O
11	O
-	O
Glen	B-PER
Osborne	I-PER
;	O
10	O
-	O
Andrew	B-PER
Mehrtens	I-PER
,	O
9	O
-	O
Justin	B-PER
Marshall	I-PER
;	O
8	O
-	O
Zinzan	B-PER
Brooke	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
Josh	B-PER
Kronfeld	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Michael	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Ian	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Robin	B-PER
Brooke	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Olo	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Sean	B-PER
Fitzpatrick	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
-	O
Craig	B-PER
Dowd	I-PER
.	O

HOCKEY	O
-	O
BONNET	B-PER
TAKES	O
OVER	O
AS	O
SOUTH	O
AFRICAN	O
COACH	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Former	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
captain	O
Giles	B-PER
Bonnet	I-PER
was	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
South	B-ORG
African	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG
Association	I-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
coaching	O
the	O
Kwazulu-Natal	B-LOC
provincial	O
team	O
,	O
takes	O
over	O
from	O
Englishman	B-MISC
Gavin	B-PER
Featherstone	I-PER
who	O
took	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
to	O
10th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
in	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
.	O

Featherstone	B-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
Britain	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
GIBBS	B-PER
GETS	O
INTERNATIONAL	O
CALL	O
UP	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Western	B-ORG
Province	I-ORG
batsman	O
Herschelle	B-PER
Gibbs	I-PER
was	O
the	O
only	O
uncapped	O
player	O
in	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-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	B-LOC
next	O
month	O
.	O

Kenya	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
and	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
will	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O

National	O
coach	O
Bob	B-PER
Woolmer	I-PER
said	O
Gibbs	B-PER
,	O
22	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
rewarded	O
for	O
a	O
tremendous	O
tour	O
of	O
England	B-LOC
with	O
the	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
A	O
team	O
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
've	O
known	O
Herschelle	B-PER
since	O
he	O
was	O
11	O
years	O
old	O
and	O
he	O
showed	O
in	O
England	B-LOC
how	O
he	O
has	O
matured	O
.	O

His	O
170	O
against	O
the	O
MCC	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Kallis	I-PER
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Adams	I-PER
and	O
Shaun	B-PER
Pollock	I-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	B-PER
Boje	I-PER
and	O
Derek	B-PER
Crookes	I-PER
replace	O
Pollock	B-PER
and	O
Adams	B-PER
,	O
while	O
Gibbs	B-PER
comes	O
in	O
for	O
his	O
Western	B-ORG
Province	I-ORG
colleague	O
Kallis	B-PER
.	O

Squad	O
:	O
Hansie	B-PER
Cronje	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Craig	B-PER
Matthews	I-PER
(	O
vice-captain	O
)	O
,	O
Dave	B-PER
Richardson	I-PER
,	O
Brian	B-PER
McMillan	I-PER
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Kirsten	I-PER
,	O
Andrew	B-PER
Hudson	I-PER
,	O
Pat	B-PER
Symcox	I-PER
,	O
Jonty	B-PER
Rhodes	I-PER
,	O
Allan	B-PER
Donald	I-PER
,	O
Fanie	B-PER
de	I-PER
Villiers	I-PER
,	O
Daryll	B-PER
Cullinan	I-PER
,	O
Derek	B-PER
Crookes	I-PER
,	O
Herschelle	B-PER
Gibs	I-PER
,	O
Nicky	B-PER
Boje	I-PER
.	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
OLYMPIAKOS	B-ORG
BEAT	O
RED	B-ORG
STAR	I-ORG
71-57	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Olympiakos	B-ORG
of	O
Greece	B-LOC
beat	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Star	I-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	B-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Alba	B-ORG
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
,	O
Dinamo	B-ORG
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
and	O
Benetton	B-ORG
(	O
Italy	B-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	B-LOC
AND	O
BRAZIL	B-LOC
DRAW	O
2-2	O
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Russia	B-LOC
and	O
Brazil	B-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	B-LOC
-	O
Yuri	B-PER
Nikiforov	I-PER
(	O
18th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Vladislav	B-PER
Rodimov	I-PER

(	O
80th	O
)	O

Brazil	B-LOC
-	O
Donizetti	B-PER
(	O
47th	O
)	O
,	O
Ronaldo	B-PER
(	O
85th	O
)	O

Attendence	O
:	O
20,000	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
HONG	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
ROUND	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

First	O
round	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	B-MISC

Kong	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Wednesday	O
(	O
prefix	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

2	O
-	O
Rodney	B-PER
Eyles	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Zarak	B-PER
Jahan	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O

15-6	O
8-15	O
15-10	O
7-15	O
15-12	O

4	O
-	O
Peter	B-PER
Nicol	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Julian	B-PER
Wellings	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
15-8	O

15-7	O
15-6	O

Derek	B-PER
Ryan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
5	O
-	O
Simon	B-PER
Parke	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
15-11	O
15-11	O

2-15	O
15-11	O

7	O
-	O
Chris	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Julien	B-PER
Bonetat	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
15-12	O

15-6	O
15-2	O

Jonathon	B-PER
Power	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Barada	I-PER
(	O
Egypt	B-LOC
)	O
11-15	O
8-15	O

15-13	O
15-11	O
15-2	O

Amr	B-PER
Shabana	I-PER
(	O
Egypt	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
John	B-PER
White	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
10-15	O
15-9	O

15-10	O
16-17	O
15-1	O

Paul	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tony	B-PER
Hands	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
12-15	O
15-11	O

7-15	O
15-6	O
15-11	O

Zubair	B-PER
Jahan	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Faheem	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
)	O
12-15	O

15-10	O
15-10	O
15-10	O

R	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
FORMULA	B-ORG
SHELL	I-ORG
WIN	O
GAME	O
ONE	O
IN	O
PHILIPPINES	O
.	O

MANILA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Result	O
of	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Philippine	B-ORG
Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
second	O
conference	O
finals	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Formula	B-ORG
Shell	I-ORG
beat	O
Alaska	B-ORG
Milk	I-ORG
85-82	O
(	O
36-46	O
)	O

(	O
Formula	B-ORG
Shell	I-ORG
leads	O
best-of-seven	O
series	O
1-0	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ISRAELI	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-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	B-ORG
Kfar	I-ORG
Sava	I-ORG
0	O
Hapoel	B-ORG
Zafririm	I-ORG
Holon	I-ORG
1	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
1	O
Maccabi	B-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
3	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
0	O
Hapoel	B-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
3	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Ironi	I-ORG
Rishon	I-ORG
Lezion	O
3	O
Hapoel	B-ORG
Taibe	I-ORG
1	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Beit	I-ORG
She'an	I-ORG
0	O
Hapoel	B-ORG
Beit	I-ORG
She'an	I-ORG
1	O

Maccabi	B-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
0	O
Betar	B-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
3	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
3	O
Maccabi	O
Tel	B-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
1	O

Hapoel	B-ORG
Beersheva	I-ORG
2	O
Maccabi	B-ORG
Herzliya	I-ORG
0	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
SELES	B-PER
HAS	I-PER
WALKOVER	O
TO	O
U.S.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
THIRD	O
ROUND	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Second	O
seed	O
and	O
co-world	O
number	O
one	O
Monica	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
advanced	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
without	O
hitting	O
a	O
ball	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Seles	B-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	B-PER
Courtois	I-PER
of	O
Belgium	B-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	B-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	B-PER
into	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
on	O
a	O
walkover	O
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
SERIOUS	O
MEDVEDEV	B-PER
IS	O
HAVING	O
FUN	O
AGAIN	O
.	O

Richard	B-PER
Finn	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Outspoken	O
Andrei	B-PER
Medvedev	I-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	B-PER
said	O
after	O
routing	O
Frenchman	B-MISC
Jean-Philippe	B-PER
Fleurian	I-PER
6-2	O
6-0	O
6-1	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

It	O
was	O
Medvedev	B-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
Open	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
semifinal	O
and	O
winning	O
three	O
tournaments	O
.	O

But	O
Medvedev	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
hired	O
Australian	B-MISC
coach	O
Bob	B-PER
Brett	I-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	B-PER
.	O
"	O

Winning	O
in	O
Long	B-LOC
Island	I-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	B-PER
's	O
77-minute	O
romp	O
past	O
Fleurian	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Fleurian	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Fleurian	B-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	B-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.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Results	O
of	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
matches	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-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	B-PER
Sabatini	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ann	B-PER
Grossman	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6	O
-	O
3	O

Irina	B-PER
Spirlea	I-PER
(	O
Romania	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Maria	B-PER
Jose	I-PER
Gaidano	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-2	O

8	O
-	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Davenport	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Henrietta	B-PER
Nagyova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
6-	O
0	O
6-4	O

Anne-Gaelle	B-PER
Sidot	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Wang	B-PER
Shi-Ting	I-PER
(	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
3-6	O
6-3	O

Sandrine	B-PER
Testud	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Cristina	B-PER
Torrens-Valero	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
first	O
round	O

Andrei	B-PER
Medvedev	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jean-Philippe	B-PER
Fleurian	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O
6-1	O

David	B-PER
Nainkin	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
9	O
-	O
Wayne	B-PER
Ferreira	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O
2-6	O
7-5	O

David	B-PER
Rikl	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Hicham	B-PER
Arazi	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
7-5	O
6-2	O

Andrea	B-PER
Gaudenzi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Shuzo	B-PER
Matsuoka	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-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	B-PER
Mantilla	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Fernando	B-PER
Meligeni	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-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	B-PER
Bjorkman	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Karol	B-PER
Kucera	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
5-7	O
7-	O
6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O
7-5	O

Jan	B-PER
Kroslak	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Chris	B-PER
Woodruff	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-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	B-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mariaan	B-PER
de	I-PER
Swardt	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
7-5	O

Linda	B-PER
Wild	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kristie	B-PER
Boogert	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
5-7	O
6-3	O
6-3	O

Kimberly	B-PER
Po	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kristina	B-PER
Brandi	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-1	O
6-4	O

Helena	B-PER
Sukova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Paola	B-PER
Suarez	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-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	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Laurence	B-PER
Courtois	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
by	O
walkover	O
(	O
knee	O
injury	O
)	O

Dally	B-PER
Randriantefy	I-PER
(	O
Madagascar	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jane	B-PER
Chi	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-1	O

Ines	B-PER
Gorrochategui	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Aleksandra	B-PER
Olsza	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-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	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Younes	B-PER
El	I-PER
Aynaoui	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O
4-6	O
6-4	O

Sjeng	B-PER
Schalken	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gilbert	B-PER
Schaller	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-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	B-PER
Tebbutt	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Richey	B-PER
Reneberg	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
3-6	O

6-1	O
3-6	O
7-5	O
6-3	O

Paul	B-PER
Haarhuis	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Michael	B-PER
Joyce	I-PER
(	O
U.S	B-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	B-PER
Rittner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
13	O
-	O
Brenda	B-PER
Schultz-McCarthy	I-PER
(	O

Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
first	O
round	O

Guy	B-PER
Forget	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Grant	B-PER
Stafford	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-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	B-PER
Raymond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Sarah	B-PER
Pitkowski	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O

Asa	B-PER
Carlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Barbara	B-PER
Schett	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
3-1	O
retired	O
(	O
Thigh	O
injury	O
)	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
TUESDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
57	O
.565	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
70	O
61	O
.534	O
4	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
68	O
65	O
.511	O
7	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
62	O
71	O
.466	O
13	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
47	O
85	O
.356	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
79	O
53	O
.598	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
70	O
64	O
.522	O
10	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
66	O
66	O
.500	O
13	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
64	O
69	O
.481	O
15	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
60	O
73	O
.451	O
19	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
75	O
57	O
.568	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
68	O
63	O
.519	O
6	O
1/2	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
63	O
72	O
.467	O
13	O
1/2	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
61	O
71	O
.462	O
14	O

WEDNESDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
28TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	B-LOC

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	B-LOC

OAKLAND	B-ORG
AT	O
BALTIMORE	B-LOC

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	B-LOC

TEXAS	B-ORG
AT	O
KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

BOSTON	B-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
81	O
49	O
.623	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
70	O
60	O
.538	O
11	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
62	O
70	O
.470	O
20	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
73	O
.447	O
23	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
54	O
79	O
.406	O
28	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
71	O
62	O
.534	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
69	O
63	O
.523	O
1	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
65	O
66	O
.496	O
5	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
64	O
65	O
.496	O
5	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
56	O
75	O
.427	O
14	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
73	O
60	O
.549	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
71	O
60	O
.542	O
1	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
69	O
64	O
.519	O
4	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
56	O
74	O
.431	O
15	O
1/2	O

WEDNESDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
28TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	B-LOC

ATLANTA	B-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	B-LOC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

FLORIDA	B-ORG
AT	O
ST	B-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
AT	O
SAN	B-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
TUESDAY	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

Philadelphia	B-ORG
3	O
SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
2	O

Los	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
5	O
MONTREAL	B-ORG
1	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
3	O
Atlanta	B-ORG
2	O

San	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
4	O
NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
3	O

HOUSTON	B-ORG
6	O
Chicago	B-ORG
5	O

Florida	B-ORG
6	O
ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
3	O

Cincinnati	B-ORG
4	O
COLORADO	B-ORG
3	O

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

Cleveland	B-ORG
12	O
DETROIT	B-ORG
2	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
3	O
Oakland	B-ORG
1	O

Minnesota	B-ORG
6	O
TORONTO	B-ORG
4	O

Milwaukee	B-ORG
4	O
CHICAGO	B-ORG
2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
4	O
Texas	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
10	O
innings	O
)	O

Boston	B-ORG
2	O
CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
1	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
7	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
4	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
GRAF	B-PER
WORKS	O
HARD	O
FOR	O
FIRST-ROUND	O
WIN	O
.	O

Bill	B-PER
Berkrot	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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	B-PER
Graf	I-PER
to	O
win	O
her	O
opening	O
match	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-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	B-MISC
Yayuk	B-PER
Basuki	I-PER
playing	O
with	O
nothing	O
to	O
lose	O
abandon	O
.	O

Graf	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
efficiency	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

As	O
afternoon	O
turned	O
to	O
evening	O
,	O
fourth-seeded	O
Spaniard	B-MISC
Conchita	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
took	O
apart	O
Romanian	B-MISC
Ruxandra	B-PER
Dragomir	I-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	B-PER
Seles	I-PER
,	O
who	O
opened	O
the	O
second-day	O
programme	O
by	O
crushing	O
American	B-MISC
Anne	B-PER
Miller	I-PER
6-0	O
6-1	O
.	O

Third	O
seed	O
Arantxa	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
,	O
the	O
1994	O
champion	O
,	O
and	O
eighth-seeded	O
Olympic	B-MISC
gold	O
medalist	O
Lindsay	B-PER
Davenport	I-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	B-PER
Majoli	I-PER
of	O
Croatia	B-LOC
was	O
picked	O
off	O
by	O
Austrian	B-MISC
Judith	B-PER
Wiesner	I-PER
and	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
semifinalist	O
Kimiko	B-PER
Date	I-PER
of	O
Japan	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
10th	O
seed	O
,	O
fell	O
6-2	O
7-5	O
to	O
53rd-ranked	O
American	B-MISC
Kimberly	B-PER
Po	I-PER
.	O

Date	B-PER
's	O
defeat	O
left	O
no	O
other	O
seeded	O
players	O
in	O
Seles	B-PER
's	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
draw	O
,	O
which	O
lost	O
Anke	B-PER
Huber	I-PER
(	O
6	O
)	O
and	O
Maggie	B-PER
Maleeva	I-PER
(	O
12	O
)	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

But	O
Graf	B-PER
,	O
winner	O
of	O
20	O
Grand	B-MISC
Slam	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
serve	O
at	O
6-5	O
before	O
the	O
German	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
reached	O
the	O
fourth	O
round	O
at	O
Wimbledon	B-LOC
four	O
times	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
semifinalist	O
in	O
Montreal	B-LOC
earlier	O
this	O
month	O
.	O

Still	O
,	O
the	O
feisty	O
Indonesian	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
HAS	O
SURGERY	O
,	O
OUT	O
UP	O
TO	O
SIX	O
WEEKS	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Chicago	B-ORG
Cubs	I-ORG
right	O
fielder	O
Sammy	B-PER
Sosa	I-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	B-PER
,	O
a	O
leading	O
candidate	O
for	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Most	B-MISC
Valuable	I-MISC
Player	I-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	B-PER
Hutton	I-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	B-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
27-year-old	O
Sosa	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
loss	O
of	O
Sosa	B-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	B-ORG
'	O
playoff	O
hopes	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MARCELO	B-PER
HAT-TRICK	O
KEEPS	O
PSV	B-ORG
AT	O
TOP	O
OF	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Brazilian	B-MISC
striker	O
Marcelo	B-PER
scored	O
a	O
hat-trick	O
as	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
maintained	O
their	O
100	O
percent	O
record	O
and	O
stayed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
with	O
a	O
3-1	O
win	O
at	O
Volendam	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

PSV	B-ORG
's	O
main	O
rivals	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
defending	O
champions	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-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	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
.	O

Ajax	B-ORG
were	O
missing	O
six	O
first-team	O
players	O
but	O
Frank	B-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-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	B-PER
,	O
signed	O
in	O
close	O
season	O
to	O
replace	O
compatriot	O
Ronaldo	B-PER
who	O
left	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
,	O
opened	O
the	O
PSV	B-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	B-PER
Eijkelkamp	I-PER
.	O

The	O
Brazilian	B-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	B-PER
Jongsma	I-PER
scored	O
a	O
consolation	O
goal	O
for	O
Volendam	B-ORG
five	O
minutes	O
from	O
time	O
.	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-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	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
equaliser	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
73rd	O
minute	O
when	O
Swedish	B-MISC
international	O
Henke	B-PER
Larsson	I-PER
scored	O
from	O
close	O
range	O
and	O
10	O
minutes	O
later	O
Jean-Paul	B-PER
van	I-PER
Gastel	I-PER
gave	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
a	O
2-1	O
victory	O
from	O
the	O
penalty	O
spot	O
.	O

After	O
three	O
matches	O
PSV	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROBSON	B-PER
WINS	O
FIRST	O
TROPHY	O
WITH	O
BARCELONA	B-ORG
.	O

MADRID	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Former	O
England	B-LOC
manager	O
Bobby	B-PER
Robson	I-PER
enjoyed	O
his	O
first	O
success	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
as	O
his	O
team	O
weathered	O
90	O
minutes	O
of	O
non-stop	O
Atletico	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
pressure	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Spanish	B-MISC
Super	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
6-5	O
on	O
aggregate	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Barcelona	B-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	B-ORG
came	O
within	O
a	O
whisker	O
of	O
taking	O
the	O
Cup	B-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	B-PER
Lopez	I-PER
gave	O
Atletico	B-ORG
the	O
lead	O
midway	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
after	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
fullback	O
Albert	B-PER
Ferrer	I-PER
and	O
substitute	O
goalkeeper	O
Julen	B-PER
Lopetegui	I-PER
failed	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
Milinko	B-PER
Pantic	I-PER
cross	O
.	O

Barcelona	B-ORG
's	O
Hristo	B-PER
Stoichkov	I-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	B-PER
Barjuan	I-PER
broke	O
down	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
fiery	O
Bulgarian	B-MISC
with	O
a	O
simple	O
equaliser	O
.	O

But	O
Atletico	B-ORG
struck	O
back	O
almost	O
immediately	O
through	O
new	O
signing	O
Juan	B-PER
Eduardo	I-PER
Esnaider	I-PER
and	O
then	O
Serbian	B-MISC
set-piece	O
specialist	O
Pantic	B-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	B-PER
praised	O
Atletico	B-ORG
after	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
Community	B-LOC
of	I-LOC
Madrid	I-LOC
athletic	O
stadium	O
because	O
of	O
pitch	O
problems	O
at	O
the	O
Vicente	B-PER
Calderon	B-LOC
ground	O
.	O

The	O
venue	O
of	O
Atletico	B-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	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
's	O
Santiago	B-LOC
Bernabeu	I-LOC
a	O
distinct	O
possibility	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SUMMARY	O
OF	O
SPANISH	B-MISC
SUPER	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

MADRID	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Summary	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	B-MISC
Super	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
second	O
leg	O
,	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Atletico	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Juan	B-PER
Lopez	I-PER
28th	O
minute	O
,	O
Juan	B-PER
Esnaider	I-PER
58th	O
,	O
Milinko	B-PER
Pantic	I-PER
75th	O
)	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Hristo	B-PER
Stoichkov	I-PER
55th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
11,000	O
.	O

(	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
win	O
6-5	O
on	O
aggregate	O
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BARCELONA	B-ORG
WIN	O
SPANISH	B-MISC
SUPER	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

MADRID	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Result	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	B-MISC
Super	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
second	O
leg	O
,	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Atletico	B-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
3	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
1	O

(	O
Barcelona	B-ORG
win	O
6-5	O
on	O
aggregate	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AJAX	B-ORG
SIGN	O
ARGENTINE	B-MISC
STRIKER	O
GABRICH	B-PER
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Argentine	B-MISC
striker	O
Iwan	B-PER
Cesar	I-PER
Gabrich	I-PER
signed	O
a	O
five	O
year	O
contract	O
with	O
Dutch	B-MISC
champions	O
Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
24-year-old	O
Gabrich	B-PER
,	O
who	O
signed	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
fee	O
from	O
the	O
Argentine	B-MISC
side	O
Newell	B-ORG
Old	I-ORG
Boys	I-ORG
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
join	O
Dutch	B-MISC
international	O
Patrick	B-PER
Kluivert	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Ajax	B-ORG
forward	O
line	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
Ajax	B-ORG
's	O
sixth	O
new	O
signing	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
joining	O
midfielder	O
Richard	B-PER
Witschge	I-PER
,	O
defenders	O
John	B-PER
Veldman	I-PER
and	O
Mariano	B-PER
Juan	I-PER
and	O
strikers	O
Tijjani	B-PER
Babangida	I-PER
and	O
Dani	B-PER
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
PARMA	B-ORG
,	O
ROMA	B-ORG
AND	O
UDINESE	B-ORG
OUT	O
OF	O
ITALIAN	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

ROME	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

UEFA	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
hopefuls	O
Parma	B-ORG
and	O
Roma	B-ORG
,	O
under	O
new	O
coaches	O
this	O
season	O
,	O
crashed	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Italian	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
to	O
second	O
division	O
opponents	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
while	O
league	O
champions	O
Milan	B-ORG
could	O
only	O
draw	O
1-1	O
at	O
humble	O
Empoli	B-ORG
.	O

Wealthy	O
Parma	B-ORG
,	O
now	O
coached	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
Italian	B-MISC
international	O
Carlo	B-PER
Ancelotti	I-PER
,	O
were	O
without	O
new	O
striker	O
Enrico	B-PER
Chiesa	I-PER
and	O
went	O
down	O
3-1	O
at	O
serie	O
B	O
club	O
Pescara	B-ORG
in	O
their	O
second	O
round	O
clash	O
.	O

Pescara	B-ORG
's	O
Ottavio	B-PER
Palladini	I-PER
shattered	O
Parma	B-ORG
with	O
goals	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fourth	O
minutes	O
.	O

Midfielder	O
Marco	B-PER
Giampaolo	I-PER
made	O
it	O
3-0	O
in	O
the	O
38th	O
minute	O
and	O
Parma	B-ORG
's	O
Alessandro	B-PER
Melli	I-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	B-MISC
A	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

Roma	B-ORG
,	O
now	O
coached	O
by	O
Argentine	B-MISC
Carlos	B-PER
Bianchi	I-PER
and	O
watched	O
by	O
Italian	B-MISC
national	O
coach	O
Arrigo	B-PER
Sacchi	I-PER
,	O
lost	O
3-1	O
to	O
Cesena	B-ORG
--	O
another	O
repeat	O
of	O
last	O
season	O
when	O
the	O
Rome	B-LOC
club	O
also	O
went	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
hurdle	O
.	O

Udinese	B-ORG
,	O
with	O
Germany	B-LOC
's	O
Euro	B-MISC
'	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
hero	O
Oliver	B-PER
Bierhoff	I-PER
in	O
their	O
lineup	O
,	O
completed	O
the	O
hat-trick	O
of	O
beaten	O
serie	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
sides	O
when	O
they	O
went	O
under	O
2-1	O
to	O
newly	O
relegated	O
Cremonese	B-ORG
.	O

Milan	B-ORG
's	O
new	O
Uruguayan	B-MISC
coach	O
Oscar	B-PER
Tabarez	I-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	B-MISC
holders	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
easily	O
beat	O
Cosenza	B-ORG
3-1	O
while	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
holders	O
Juventus	B-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	B-ORG
Andria	I-ORG
.	O

Two	O
other	O
serie	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
sides	O
lost	O
at	O
the	O
weekend	O
--	O
Piacenza	B-ORG
and	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
losing	O
finalists	O
Atalanta	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
3-0	O
weekend	O
defeat	O
of	O
Genoa	B-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	B-ORG
up	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
round	O
match	O
against	O
local	O
rivals	O
Sampdoria	B-ORG
.	O

Nocerina	B-ORG
's	O
4-3	O
defeat	O
of	O
Piacenza	B-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	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
newcomers	O
Perugia	B-ORG
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BAYERN	B-ORG
HIT	O
FOUR	O
TO	O
TAKE	O
BUNDESLIGA	B-MISC
TOP	O
SPOT	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Goals	O
from	O
Thomas	B-PER
Helmer	I-PER
and	O
Juergen	B-PER
Klinsmann	I-PER
helped	O
Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
4-2	O
home	O
win	O
over	O
Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
and	O
powered	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Bundesliga	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
comfortable	O
victory	O
gave	O
Bayern	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
have	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
hand	O
.	O

Brazilian	B-MISC
midfielder	O
Paulo	B-PER
Sergio	I-PER
put	O
Leverkusen	B-ORG
ahead	O
in	O
the	O
25th	O
minute	O
but	O
Alexander	B-PER
Zickler	I-PER
equalised	O
just	O
a	O
minute	O
later	O
.	O

A	O
header	O
from	O
Helmer	B-PER
and	O
an	O
acrobatic	O
strike	O
from	O
Klinsmann	B-PER
gave	O
Bayern	B-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	B-PER
Rizzitelli	I-PER
,	O
who	O
beat	O
three	O
defenders	O
to	O
put	O
Bayern	B-ORG
4-1	O
up	O
.	O

Markus	B-PER
Feldhoff	I-PER
hit	O
a	O
consolation	O
goal	O
for	O
Leverkusen	B-ORG
.	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
brought	O
Cologne	B-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	B-MISC
club	O
while	O
a	O
Sean	B-PER
Dundee	I-PER
hat-trick	O
inside	O
seven	O
minutes	O
stood	O
out	O
in	O
Karlsruhe	B-ORG
's	O
4-0	O
demolition	O
of	O
St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ITALIAN	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

ROME	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Results	O
of	O
Italian	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
second	O
round	O

matches	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Empoli	B-ORG
1	O
Milan	B-ORG
1	O

Spal	B-ORG
2	O
Reggiana	B-ORG
4	O

Lucchese	B-ORG
1	O
Vicenza	B-ORG
2	O

Cremonese	B-ORG
2	O
Udinese	B-ORG
1	O

Cesena	B-ORG
3	O
Roma	B-ORG
1	O

Bologna	B-ORG
2	O
Torino	B-ORG
1	O

Cosenza	B-ORG
1	O
Fiorentina	B-ORG
3	O

Avellino	B-ORG
0	O
Lazio	B-ORG
1	O

Bari	B-ORG
1	O
Verona	B-ORG
1	O

Pescara	B-ORG
3	O
Parma	B-ORG
1	O

Monza	B-ORG
0	O
Napoli	B-ORG
1	O

Chievo	B-ORG
2	O
Cagliari	B-ORG
3	O

Ravenna	B-ORG
0	O
Inter	B-ORG
1	O

Fidelis	B-ORG
Andria	I-ORG
0	O
Juventus	B-ORG
2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Summaries	O
of	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
German	B-MISC

first	O
division	O
soccer	O
matches	O
:	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
4	O
(	O
Keller	B-PER
18th	O
minute	O
,	O
Dundee	B-ORG
56th	O
59th	O
and	O
64th	O
)	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
27,600	O
.	O

Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Zickler	B-PER
26th	O
,	O
Helmer	B-PER
37th	O
,	O
Klinsmann	B-PER
44th	O
,	O

Rizzitelli	B-PER
48th	O
)	O
Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Sergio	B-PER
25th	O
,	O
Feldhoff	B-PER

54th	O
)	O
.	O

3-1	O
.	O

48,000	O
.	O

Cologne	B-ORG
0	O
Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Akpoborie	B-PER
5th	O
and	O
59th	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

27,000	O
.	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
0	O
1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

11,500	O
.	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Von	B-PER
Heesen	I-PER
56th	O
)	O
Duisburg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Hirsch	B-PER
65th	O
)	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

15,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEADING	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SCORERS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Leading	O
scorers	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-MISC

first	O
division	O
after	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
matches	O
:	O

3	O
-	O
Anton	B-PER
Drobnjak	I-PER
(	O
Bastia	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Vladimir	B-PER
Smicer	I-PER
(	O
Lens	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Miladin	B-PER

Becanovic	B-PER
(	O
Lille	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Alain	B-PER
Caveglia	I-PER
(	O
Lyon	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Xavier	B-PER
Gravelaine	I-PER

(	O
Marseille	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Pires	I-PER
(	O
Metz	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Thierry	B-PER
Henry	I-PER
(	O
Monaco	B-ORG
)	O

2	O
-	O
Christopher	B-PER
Wreh	I-PER
(	O
Guingamp	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Marc-Vivien	B-PER
Foe	I-PER
(	O
Lens	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Enzo	B-PER

Scifo	B-PER
(	O
Monaco	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
James	B-PER
Debbah	I-PER
(	O
Nice	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
Patrice	B-PER
Loko	I-PER
(	O
PSG	B-ORG
)	O
,	O

Stephane	B-PER
Guivarch	I-PER
(	O
Rennes	B-ORG
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SMICER	B-PER
'S	O
LAST-GASP	O
GOAL	O
KEEPS	O
LENS	B-ORG
IN	O
THE	O
LEAD	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Euro	B-MISC
96	I-MISC
star	O
Vladimir	B-PER
Smicer	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
scored	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
second	O
for	O
Lens	B-ORG
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
soccer	O
league	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Smicer	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
were	O
leading	O
2-1	O
until	O
Cameroon	B-LOC
's	O
Marc-Vivien	B-PER
Foe	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
lead	O
the	O
table	O
on	O
12	O
points	O
.	O

In-form	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
dismissed	O
Nantes	B-ORG
1-0	O
,	O
are	O
second	O
with	O
10	O
points	O
.	O

Along	O
with	O
Smicer	B-PER
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Pires	I-PER
was	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
the	O
night	O
in	O
France	B-LOC
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
first	O
hat-trick	O
of	O
the	O
league	O
season	O
in	O
Metz	B-ORG
's	O
3-1	O
home	O
victory	O
over	O
neighbouring	O
Strasbourg	B-ORG
.	O

Pires	B-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	B-MISC
manager	O
Aime	B-PER
Jacquet	I-PER
for	O
a	O
friendly	O
against	O
Mexico	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
at	O
the	O
Parc	B-LOC
des	I-LOC
Princes	I-LOC
.	O

Pires	B-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
leveller	O
five	O
minutes	O
before	O
,	O
Lens	B-ORG
pressed	O
hard	O
and	O
Foe	B-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	B-PER
's	O
feet	O
and	O
he	O
scored	O
.	O

Montpellier	B-ORG
seized	O
an	O
unexpected	O
lead	O
thanks	O
to	O
Kader	B-PER
Ferhaoui	I-PER
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
minute	O
after	O
a	O
blunder	O
from	O
Lens	B-ORG
goalkeeper	O
Jean-Claude	B-PER
Nadon	I-PER
.	O

The	O
side	O
from	O
northern	O
France	B-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	B-PER
Vairelles	I-PER
in	O
the	O
eighth	O
minute	O
but	O
young	O
striker	O
Fabien	B-PER
Lefevre	I-PER
made	O
it	O
two	O
for	O
Montpellier	B-ORG
five	O
minutes	O
later	O
.	O

League	O
favourites	O
PSG	B-ORG
scored	O
a	O
convincing	O
1-0	O
win	O
over	O
Nantes	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
victory	O
owed	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
two	O
former	O
Nantes	B-ORG
players	O
,	O
striker	O
Patrice	B-PER
Loko	I-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	B-PER
Cauet	I-PER
,	O
who	O
started	O
the	O
one-two	O
which	O
allowed	O
Loko	B-PER
to	O
score	O
.	O

The	O
Parisians	B-MISC
,	O
who	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
concede	O
a	O
goal	O
,	O
were	O
without	O
Brazil	B-LOC
's	O
Leonardo	B-PER
and	O
Panama	B-LOC
's	O
Julio	B-PER
Cesar	I-PER
Dely	I-PER
Valdes	I-PER
,	O
both	O
called	O
up	O
by	O
their	O
national	O
sides	O
.	O

For	O
Nantes	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
shocked	O
PSG	B-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	B-ORG
Canaries	I-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	B-ORG
had	O
to	O
settle	O
for	O
a	O
goalless	O
draw	O
against	O
Marseille	B-ORG
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Summary	O
of	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Van	B-PER
Hintum	I-PER
69th	O
penalty	O
)	O
RKC	B-ORG
Waalijk	I-ORG
2	O

(	O
Schreuder	B-PER
39th	O
,	O
Van	B-PER
Arum	I-PER
76th	O
,	O
83rd	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O

6,150	O
.	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Vierklau	B-PER
85th	O
)	O
Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Gerard	B-PER

de	B-PER
Nooijer	I-PER
80th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
5,696	O
.	O

Utrecht	B-ORG
0	O
Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
9,000	O
.	O

Groningen	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Gorre	B-PER
66th	O
)	O
Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Vurens	B-PER
3rd	O
)	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
10,000	O
.	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Larsson	B-PER
73rd	O
,	O
Van	B-PER
Gastel	I-PER
83rd	O
penalty	O
)	O
Graafschap	B-ORG

Doetinchem	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Schultz	B-PER
4th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
22,434	O
.	O

Volendam	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Jongsma	B-PER
85th	O
)	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Marcelo	B-PER
19th	O
,	O
47th	O
,	O

56rd	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
6,000	O
.	O

Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Frank	B-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-PER
30th	O
)	O
AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O

1-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
48,123	O
.	O

Played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Jeffrey	B-PER
7th	O
,	O
Roest	B-PER
33rd	O
)	O
Heerenveen	B-ORG
4	O

(	O
Korneev	B-PER
15th	O
,	O
Hansma	B-PER
24th	O
,	O
Wouden	B-PER
70th	O
,	O
90th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
2-2	O
.	O

Attendance	O
4,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Results	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
4	O
St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
0	O

Bayern	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
4	O
Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
2	O

Cologne	B-ORG
0	O
Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
2	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
0	O
1860	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
0	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
1	O
Duisburg	B-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	B-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
11	O
4	O
10	O

VfB	B-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
10	O
1	O
9	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
12	O
6	O
9	O

Cologne	B-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
3	O
9	O

Karlsruhe	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
9	O
3	O
7	O

Bayer	B-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
9	O
8	O
6	O

VfL	B-ORG
Bochum	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

SV	B-ORG
Hamburg	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
7	O
7	O
6	O

Hansa	B-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
5	O

Werder	B-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
4	O

Munich	B-ORG
1860	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
4	O

St	B-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
7	O
11	O
4	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Duesseldorf	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
7	O
4	O

Arminia	B-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
3	O

Schalke	B-ORG
04	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
5	O
9	O
3	O

Freiburg	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
6	O
13	O
3	O

Borussia	B-ORG
Moenchengladbach	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
2	O

Duisburg	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
9	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Summaries	O
of	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Bastia	B-ORG
0	O
Lille	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

0-0	O
.	O

5,000	O
.	O

Cannes	B-ORG
0	O
Monaco	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Henry	B-PER
26th	O
,	O
71st	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

7,000	O
.	O

Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Samson	B-PER
24th	O
)	O
Caen	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Etienne	B-PER
Mendy	I-PER
4th	O
)	O
.	O

1-1	O
.	O

12,000	O
.	O

Lens	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
Vairelles	B-PER
8th	O
,	O
Foe	B-PER
85th	O
,	O
Smicer	B-PER
90th	O
)	O
Montpellier	B-ORG
2	O

(	O
Ferhaoui	B-PER
4th	O
,	O
Lefevre	B-PER
13th	O
)	O
.	O

1-2	O
.	O

30,000	O
.	O

Lyon	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Caveglia	B-PER
23rd	O
,	O
Giuly	B-PER
30th	O
)	O
Nancy	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

2-0	O
.	O

15,000	O
.	O

Metz	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
Pires	B-PER
35th	O
,	O
48th	O
,	O
74th	O
)	O
Strasbourg	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Rodriguez	B-PER
56th	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

14,000	O
.	O

Nice	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Chaouch	B-PER
64th	O
)	O
Guingamp	B-ORG
2	O
(	O
Rouxel	B-PER
10th	O
,	O
Baret	B-PER
89th	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

4,000	O
.	O

Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Loko	B-PER
33rd	O
)	O
Nantes	B-ORG
0	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

30,000	O
.	O

Rennes	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Guivarch	B-PER
27th	O
)	O
Bordeaux	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
Colleter	B-PER
86th	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

16,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Standings	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-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	B-ORG
4	O
4	O
0	O
0	O
9	O
3	O
12	O

Paris	B-ORG
Saint-Germain	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
0	O
10	O

Bastia	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
8	O

Auxerre	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
8	O

Monaco	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
7	O

Lyon	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
7	O

Metz	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
7	O

Lille	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
7	O

Guingamp	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
7	O

Cannes	B-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
7	O

Bordeaux	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
6	O

Marseille	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
5	O

Rennes	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
7	O
4	O

Strasbourg	B-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
7	O
3	O

Montpellier	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
5	O
2	O

Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
2	O

Caen	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
2	O

Nice	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
7	O
1	O

Nantes	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
6	O
1	O

Nancy	B-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
7	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
soccer	O

matches	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Paris	B-ORG
SG	I-ORG
1	O
Nantes	B-ORG
0	O

Lens	B-ORG
3	O
Montpellier	B-ORG
2	O

Bastia	B-ORG
0	O
Lille	B-ORG
0	O

Cannes	B-ORG
0	O
Monaco	B-ORG
2	O

Rennes	B-ORG
1	O
Bordeaux	B-ORG
1	O

Lyon	B-ORG
2	O
Nancy	B-ORG
0	O

Nice	B-ORG
1	O
Guingamp	B-ORG
2	O

Metz	B-ORG
3	O
Strasbourg	B-ORG
1	O

Le	B-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
1	O
Caen	B-ORG
1	O

Played	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Auxerre	B-ORG
0	O
Marseille	B-ORG
0	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
CHRISTIE	B-PER
AND	O
JOHNSON	B-PER
ASKED	O
TO	O
JOIN	O
OWENS	B-PER
'	O
TRIBUTE	O
.	O

Adrian	B-PER
Warner	I-PER

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Organisers	O
hope	O
to	O
persuade	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
former	O
Olympic	B-MISC
100	O
metres	O
champion	O
Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
to	O
join	O
a	O
"	O
Dream	B-ORG
Team	I-ORG
"	O
sprint	O
relay	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
tribute	O
to	O
Jesse	B-PER
Owens	I-PER
at	O
Friday	O
's	O
Berlin	B-LOC
grand	O
prix	O
.	O

Christie	B-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	B-MISC
capital	O
but	O
Berlin	B-LOC
promoter	O
Rudi	B-PER
Thiel	I-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	B-PER
has	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Olympic	B-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	B-PER
won	O
four	O
gold	O
medals	O
60	O
years	O
ago	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	B-LOC
Olympics	B-MISC
.	O

Canada	B-LOC
's	O
Donovan	B-PER
Bailey	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
100	O
metres	O
champion	O
and	O
world	O
record	O
holder	O
,	O
and	O
Namibian	O
Frankie	B-PER
Fredericks	I-PER
,	O
the	O
silver	O
medallist	O
at	O
the	O
recent	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
Games	B-MISC
,	O
have	O
already	O
agreed	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
4X100	O
metres	O
team	O
.	O

Thiel	B-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
also	O
asked	O
Olympic	B-MISC
200	O
and	O
400	O
champion	O
Michael	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
to	O
run	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Christie	B-PER
.	O

"	O
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champions	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
are	O
coming	O
including	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
(	O
1980	O
champion	O
)	O
Allan	B-PER
Wells	I-PER
.	O

Christie	B-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	B-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	B-PER
's	O
widow	O
Ruth	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
Europe	B-LOC
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Owens	B-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	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
in	O
the	O
squad	O
but	O
he	O
injured	O
himself	O
in	O
Brussels	B-LOC
last	O
Friday	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
NEW	O
CAPTAIN	O
TENDULKAR	B-PER
UPSTAGED	O
BY	O
120	O
FROM	O
JAYASURIYA	B-PER
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Sachin	B-PER
Tendulkar	I-PER
marked	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
Indian	B-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	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
opener	O
Sanath	B-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER
whose	O
120	O
steered	O
the	O
world	O
champions	O
to	O
a	O
nine-wicket	O
Singer	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
win	O
.	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
last	O
March	O
,	O
comfortably	O
passed	O
India	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Romesh	B-PER
Kaluwitharana	I-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
slow	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
was	O
bowled	O
by	O
Tendulkar	B-PER
for	O
53	O
,	O
but	O
Aravinda	B-PER
de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
with	O
49	O
not	O
out	O
helped	O
see	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
home	O
.	O

Earlier	O
,	O
Tendulkar	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Azharuddin	I-PER
chipped	O
in	O
with	O
58	O
,	O
adding	O
129	O
with	O
Tendulkar	B-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	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
play	O
Australia	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
final	O
in	O
Lahore	B-LOC
where	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
won	O
by	O
seven	O
wickets	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SRI	B-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
INDIA	B-LOC
BY	O
9	O
WICKETS	O
IN	O
ONE-DAY	O
MATCH	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
beat	O
India	B-LOC
by	O
nine	O
wickets	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
one-day	O
(	O
50	O
overs	O
)	O
cricket	O
tournament	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
India	B-LOC
226-5	O
in	O
50	O
overs	O
,	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
230-1	O
in	O
44.2	O
overs	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
INDIA	B-LOC
V	O
SRI	B-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Scoreboard	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
Singer	B-MISC

World	B-MISC
Series	I-MISC
cricket	O
match	O
between	O
India	B-LOC
and	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
on	O

Wednesday	O
:	O

India	B-LOC

A.	B-PER
Jadeja	I-PER
run	O
out	O
0	O

S.	B-PER
Tendulkar	I-PER
run	O
out	O
110	O

S.	B-PER
Ganguly	I-PER
c	O
de	B-PER
Silva	I-PER
b	O
Dharmasena	B-PER
16	O

M.	B-PER
Azharuddin	I-PER
st	O
Kaluwitharana	B-PER
b	O
Jayasuriya	B-PER
58	O

V.	B-PER
Kambli	I-PER
run	O
out	O
18	O

R.	B-PER
Dravid	I-PER
not	O
out	O
7	O

J.	B-PER
Srinath	I-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.	B-PER
Kumble	I-PER
,	O
N.	B-PER
Mongia	I-PER
,	O
V.	B-PER
Prasad	I-PER
,	O
A.	B-PER
Kapoor	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Vass	B-PER
9-2-35-0	O
,	O
Pushpakumara	B-PER
6-0-23-0	O
,	O
Dharmasena	B-PER

10-0-59-1	O
Muralitharan	B-PER
10-0-42-0	O
,	O
Jayasuriya	B-PER
10-1-39-1	O
,	O
de	B-PER
Silva	I-PER

5-0-24-0	O
.	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC

S.	B-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER
not	O
out	O
120	O

R.	B-PER
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
b	O
Tendulkar	B-PER
53	O

A.de	B-PER
Silva	I-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	B-PER
Ranatunga	I-PER
,	O
Asanka	B-PER
Gurusinha	I-PER
,	O
Hashan	B-PER

Tillekeratne	B-PER
,	O
Roshan	B-PER
Mahanama	I-PER
,	O
Kumara	B-PER
Dharmasena	I-PER
,	O
Chaminda	B-PER
Vaas	I-PER
,	O

Muthiah	B-PER
Muralitharan	I-PER
,	O
Ravindra	B-PER
Pushpakumara	I-PER

Bowling	O
:	O
Kumble	B-PER
10-1-40-0	O
,	O
Prasad	B-PER
6-0-47-0	O
,	O
Srinath	B-PER

8-0-33-0	O
,	O
Tendulkar	B-PER
6-0-29-1	O
,	O
Kapoor	B-PER
10-2-51-0	O
,	O
Jadeja	B-PER

2.2-0-13-0	O
,	O
Ganguly	B-PER
2-0-14-0	O

Result	O
:	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
won	O
by	O
9	O
wickets	O

Man-of-the-Match	O
:	O
Sanath	B-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER

CRICKET	O
-	O
INDIA	B-LOC
WIN	O
TOSS	O
AND	O
BAT	O
AGAINST	O
SRI	B-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

India	B-LOC
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O
elected	O
to	O
bat	O
against	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
second	O
day-night	O
limited	O
overs	O
cricket	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

India	B-LOC
-	O
Sachin	B-PER
Tendulkar	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Anil	B-PER
Kumble	I-PER
,	O
Ajay	B-PER
Jadeja	I-PER
,	O
Sourav	B-PER
Ganguly	I-PER
,	O
Mohamed	B-PER
Azharuddin	I-PER
,	O
Vinod	B-PER
Kambli	I-PER
,	O
Rahul	B-PER
Dravid	I-PER
,	O
Nayan	B-PER
Mongia	I-PER
,	O
Javagal	B-PER
Srinath	I-PER
,	O
Venkatesh	B-PER
Prasad	I-PER
,	O
Ashish	B-PER
Kapoor	I-PER
.	O

Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
-	O
Arjuna	B-PER
Ranatunga	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Sanath	B-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER
,	O
Romesh	B-PER
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
,	O
Asanka	B-PER
Gurusinha	I-PER
,	O
Aravinda	B-PER
de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
,	O
Hashan	B-PER
Tillekeratne	I-PER
,	O
Roshan	B-PER
Mahanama	I-PER
,	O
Kumara	B-PER
Dharmasena	I-PER
,	O
Chaminda	B-PER
Vaas	I-PER
,	O
Muthiah	B-PER
Muralitharan	I-PER
,	O
Ravindra	B-PER
Pushpakumara	I-PER
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
ANGOLA	B-LOC
-	O
AUG	O
28	O
.	O

LUANDA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Angolan	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
DE	I-ORG
ANGOLA	I-ORG

-	O
Princeton	B-PER
Lyman	I-PER
,	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
visiting	O
Bailundo	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
he	O
should	O
be	O
received	O
by	O
Jonas	B-PER
Savimbi	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
Unita	B-ORG
.	O

On	O
Tuesday	O
Lyman	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
forces	O
must	O
be	O
concluded	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
Angolan	B-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	B-MISC
TRUTH	O
BODY	O
TO	O
SUMMON	O
APARTHEID	O
POLICE	O
.	O

CAPE	B-LOC
TOWN	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
Truth	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Reconciliation	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-PER
Allen	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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.	B-PER
Botha	I-PER
and	O
former	O
police	O
generals	O
Basie	B-PER
Smit	I-PER
and	O
Johan	B-PER
Van	I-PER
Der	I-PER
Merwe	I-PER
.	O

In	O
submissions	O
last	O
week	O
to	O
the	O
commission	O
National	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
leader	O
and	O
former	O
president	O
F.W.	B-PER
De	I-PER
Klerk	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
no	O
co-operation	O
from	O
Botha	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
winner	O
,	O
retired	O
Archbishop	O
Desmond	B-PER
Tutu	I-PER
.	O

Allen	B-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	B-MISC
AIRPLANE	O
LANDS	O
IN	O
SOFIA	B-LOC
ON	O
BOMB	O
THREAT	O
.	O

SOFIA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
Turkish	B-MISC
airliner	O
on	O
flight	O
from	O
Istanbul	B-LOC
to	O
Vienna	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
landed	O
in	O
emergency	O
at	O
Sofia	B-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	B-LOC
airport	O
at	O
1503	O
(	O
1203	O
GMT	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Cypriot	I-MISC
airliner	O
hijacked	O
while	O
on	O
a	O
flight	O
from	O
northern	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
to	O
Istanbul	B-LOC
landed	O
in	O
Sofia	B-LOC
airport	O
to	O
refuel	O
before	O
landing	O
in	O
Munich	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
hijacker	O
was	O
arrested	O
.	O

Arch	B-ORG
Alberta	B-LOC
well	O
tests	O
1,100	O
bbl	O
/	O
day	O
.	O

FORT	B-LOC
WORTH	I-LOC
,	O
Texas	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Arch	B-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
Wednesday	O
an	O
exploratory	O
well	O
in	O
Alberta	B-LOC
's	O
Morinville	B-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	B-MISC
et	I-MISC
al	I-MISC
Morinville	I-MISC
10-23	I-MISC
logged	O
28	O
feet	O
of	O
productive	O
Leduc	B-LOC
Reef	I-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	B-LOC
well	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prospects	O
developed	O
by	O
Arch	B-ORG
through	O
its	O
early	O
1996	O
purchase	O
of	O
Trax	B-ORG
Petroleums	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
another	O
,	O
the	O
Cometra	B-MISC
et	I-MISC
al	I-MISC
Morinville	I-MISC
11-13	I-MISC
,	O
has	O
logged	O
128	O
feet	O
of	O
productive	O
Leduc	B-LOC
Reef	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
et	I-MISC
al	I-MISC
Morinville	I-MISC
2-25	I-MISC
,	O
encountered	O
the	O
Leduc	B-LOC
Reef	I-LOC
but	O
tested	O
wet	O
.	O

At	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Nordegg	B-MISC
prospect	O
,	O
the	O
Apache	B-MISC
et	I-MISC
al	I-MISC
Saunders	I-MISC
14-28	I-MISC
,	O
has	O
reached	O
total	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
Leduc	B-LOC
Reef	I-LOC
at	O
approximately	O
3,800	O
feet	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
abandoned	O
,	O
Arch	B-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	B-MISC
prospect	O
,	O
the	O
Garrington	B-MISC
4-8	I-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	B-LOC
Reef	I-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	B-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.	B-LOC
$	O
2	O
per	O
barrel	O
of	O
oil	O
equivalent	O
.	O

--	O
Jim	B-PER
Brumm	I-PER
212-859-1710	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
judge	O
orders	O
Biogen	B-ORG
,	O
Berlex	B-ORG
officials	O
deposed	O
.	O

Leslie	B-PER
Gevirtz	I-PER

BOSTON	B-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.	B-ORG
District	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
judge	O
Wednesday	O
ordered	O
the	O
legal	O
counsels	O
of	O
Biogen	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
and	O
Berlex	B-ORG
Laboratories	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Schering	B-ORG
AG	I-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.	B-ORG
Food	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Drug	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
violated	O
the	O
Orphan	B-MISC
Drug	I-MISC
law	I-MISC
by	O
allowing	O
Biogen	B-ORG
the	O
right	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
multiple	O
sclerosis	O
drug	O
Avonex	B-MISC
.	O

Berlex	B-ORG
also	O
charges	O
that	O
Avonex	B-MISC
is	O
so	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
MS	O
drug	O
,	O
Betaseron	B-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	B-MISC
had	O
already	O
cut	O
into	O
Betaseron	B-MISC
market	O
share	O
.	O

BioVest	B-ORG
Research	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
's	O
analyst	O
Eddie	B-PER
Hedaya	I-PER
said	O
,	O
"	O
Berlex	B-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	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
reported	O
its	O
sales	O
of	O
inventory	O
to	O
Berlex	B-ORG
was	O
down	O
.	O

Chiron	B-ORG
makes	O
Betaseron	B-MISC
;	O
Berlex	B-ORG
markets	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Biogen	B-ORG
,	O
in	O
its	O
Securities	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
FDA	B-ORG
said	O
both	O
Biogen	B-ORG
's	O
product	O
and	O
Betaseron	B-MISC
were	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
incentives	O
of	O
the	O
Ophran	B-MISC
Drug	I-MISC
Act	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
..	O

.	O
"	O

the	O
FDA	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Now	O
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
District	O
Judge	O
Mark	B-PER
Wolf	I-PER
has	O
ordered	O
the	O
chief	O
counsel	O
for	O
Biogen	B-ORG
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Astrue	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Robert	B-PER
Chabora	I-PER
,	O
his	O
counterpart	O
at	O
Berlex	B-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	B-ORG
against	O
Berlex	B-ORG
should	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
Massachusetts	B-LOC
.	O

Berlex	B-ORG
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Biogen	B-ORG
in	O
U.S.	B-ORG
District	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
in	O
Newark	B-LOC
,	O
N.J.	B-LOC
in	O
July	O
,	O
but	O
Biogen	B-ORG
had	O
already	O
filed	O
a	O
suit	O
against	O
Berlex	B-ORG
in	O
Massachusetts	B-LOC
in	O
May	O
.	O

Wolf	B-PER
ordered	O
the	O
depositions	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
he	O
or	O
U.S.	B-LOC
District	O
Judge	O
John	B-PER
Bissell	I-PER
of	O
Newark	B-LOC
should	O
preside	O
over	O
the	O
case	O
.	O

U.S.	B-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
balances	O
at	O
Fed	B-ORG
rose	O
on	O
Aug	O
27	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

U.S.	B-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
balances	O
at	O
Federal	B-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
based	O
on	O
Treasury	B-ORG
Department	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
copper	O
ends	O
higher	O
after	O
late	O
recovery	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

COMEX	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
Salvador	B-LOC
mine	O
in	O
Chile	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
market	O
was	O
also	O
waiting	O
for	O
Friday	O
's	O
LME	B-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.	B-LOC
public	O
holiday	O
on	O
Monday	O
when	O
the	O
LME	B-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	B-MISC
Day	I-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	B-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
of	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
.	O

December	O
COMEX	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

--	O
Huw	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
,	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
212-859-1646	O

U.S.	B-LOC
copper	O
service	O
center	O
shipments	O
stable	O
-	O
CBSA	B-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Average	O
daily	O
shipments	O
from	O
U.S.	B-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	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Brass	I-ORG
Servicenter	I-ORG
Association	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
212-859-1646	O

Harleysville	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
ups	O
qrtly	O
dividenD	O
.	O

HARLEYSVILLE	B-LOC
,	O
Pa	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
ENAP	B-ORG
buys	O
Oriente	B-ORG
,	O
Escravos	B-ORG
crude	O
for	O
Oct	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Chile	B-LOC
's	O
state	O
oil	O
company	O
Empresa	B-ORG
Nacional	I-ORG
del	I-ORG
Petroleo	I-ORG
(	O
ENAP	B-ORG
)	O
bought	O
a	O
second	O
spot	O
cargo	O
of	O
Oriente	B-ORG
and	O
nearly	O
one	O
million	O
barrels	O
of	O
Escravos	B-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	B-ORG
Oriente	I-ORG
and	O
960,000	O
barrels	O
of	O
Nigerian	B-MISC
Escravos	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
sale	O
formula	O
plus	O
five	O
cents	O
fob	O
.	O

Escravos	B-ORG
was	O
sold	O
on	O
a	O
Dated	B-MISC
Brent	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Wong	I-PER
,	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1620	O

Reuters	B-ORG
historical	O
calendar	O
-	O
September	O
4	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-PER
III	I-PER
,	O
King	O
of	O
Scotland	B-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	B-LOC
united	O
and	O
independent	O
.	O

1260	O
-	O
The	O
Ghibellines	B-MISC
retook	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Florence	B-LOC
from	O
the	O
Florentine	B-LOC
Guelfs	I-LOC
at	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
Monte	B-LOC
Aperto	I-LOC
.	O

1768	O
-	O
Francois-Rene	B-PER
(	I-PER
Vicomte	I-PER
de	I-PER
)	I-PER
Chateaubriand	I-PER
born	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
a	O
politician	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
French	B-MISC
romantic	O
writers	O
and	O
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
court	O
.	O

He	O
wrote	O
"	O
Rene	B-MISC
"	O
,	O
a	O
seminal	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-MISC
romantic	O
movement	O
and	O
a	O
famous	O
autobiography	O
"	O
Memoires	B-MISC
d'Outre	I-MISC
Tombe	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

1781	O
-	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Spanish	B-MISC
settlers	O
and	O
named	O
"	O
El	B-LOC
Pueblo	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Nuestra	I-LOC
Senora	I-LOC
La	I-LOC
Reina	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Los	I-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
"	O
(	O
The	B-LOC
Town	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Our	I-LOC
Lady	I-LOC
the	I-LOC
Queen	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
the	I-LOC
Angels	I-LOC
)	O
.	O

1824	O
-	O
Anton	B-PER
Bruckner	I-PER
born	O
.	O

Austrian	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Second	B-MISC
Empire	I-MISC
was	O
ended	O
and	O
Napoleon	B-PER
III	I-PER
was	O
deposed	O
after	O
his	O
surrender	O
two	O
days	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
Franco-Prussian	B-MISC
war	O
.	O

1886	O
-	O
At	O
Skeleton	B-LOC
Canyon	I-LOC
in	O
Arizona	B-LOC
,	O
Geronimo	B-PER
,	O
Apache	O
chief	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
great	O
Red	B-MISC
Indian	I-MISC
rebellion	O
finally	O
surrendered	O
to	O
General	O
Nelson	B-PER
Miles	I-PER
.	O

1892	O
-	O
Prolific	O
French	B-MISC
modernist	O
composer	O
Darius	B-PER
Milhaud	I-PER
born	O
.	O

He	O
wrote	O
a	O
jazz	O
ballet	O
"	O
La	B-MISC
Creation	I-MISC
du	I-MISC
Monde	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
scores	O
for	O
many	O
films	O
including	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Madame	B-MISC
Bovary	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

1906	O
-	O
German-born	O
U.S.	B-LOC
biologist	O
Max	B-PER
Delbruck	I-PER
born	O
.	O

Winner	O
of	O
the	O
1969	O
Nobel	B-MISC
Prize	I-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	B-PER
Grieg	I-PER
,	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
composer	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
"	O
Peer	B-MISC
Gynt	I-MISC
Suite	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
his	O
Piano	O
Concerto	O
,	O
died	O
in	O
Bergen	B-LOC
.	O

1908	O
-	O
U.S.	B-LOC
film	O
director	O
Edward	B-PER
Dmytryk	I-PER
born	O
.	O

Best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
films	O
"	O
Crossfire	B-MISC
"	O
-	O
one	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-LOC
's	O
first	O
attempts	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
racial	O
discrimination	O
and	O
"	O
Farewell	B-MISC
My	I-MISC
lovely	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

1909	O
-	O
The	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Boy	B-MISC
Scout	I-MISC
Rally	I-MISC
was	O
held	O
at	O
Crystal	B-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
near	O
London	B-LOC
.	O

1944	O
-	O
Brussels	B-LOC
and	O
Antwerp	B-LOC
in	O
Belgium	B-LOC
were	O
liberated	O
by	O
British	B-MISC
and	O
Canadian	B-MISC
troops	O
in	O
World	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
.	O

1948	O
-	O
Wilhelmina	B-PER
,	O
Queen	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
from	O
1890	O
and	O
throughout	O
World	B-MISC
Wars	I-MISC
One	I-MISC
and	O
Two	B-MISC
abdicated	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
her	O
daughter	O
Juliana	B-PER
.	O

1963	O
-	O
Robert	B-PER
Schuman	I-PER
,	O
French	B-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	B-ORG
Coal	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Steel	I-ORG
Community	I-ORG
.	O

1964	O
-	O
The	O
Forth	B-LOC
Road	I-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
in	O
Scotland	B-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	B-PER
Schweitzer	I-PER
,	O
theologian	O
,	O
philosopher	O
and	O
organist	O
died	O
in	O
Gabon	B-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.	B-PER
Bach	I-PER
's	O
works	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Nobel	B-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-MISC
for	O
his	O
efforts	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Brotherhood	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
"	O
in	O
1952	O
.	O

1972	O
-	O
At	O
the	O
Olympic	B-MISC
Games	I-MISC
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
swimmer	O
Mark	B-PER
Spitz	I-PER
won	O
his	O
seventh	O
gold	O
medal	O
,	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
Olympiad	B-MISC
.	O

1974	O
-	O
East	B-LOC
Germany	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
established	O
formal	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O

1977	O
-	O
E.F.	B-PER
(	I-PER
Fritz	I-PER
)	I-PER
Schumacher	I-PER
,	O
economic	O
guru	O
and	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
seller	O
"	O
Small	B-MISC
is	I-MISC
Beautiful	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
died	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
conference	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
.	O

1989	O
-	O
Georges	B-PER
Simenon	I-PER
,	O
writer	O
of	O
84	O
books	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
detective	O
character	O
Inspector	B-PER
Maigret	I-PER
,	O
died	O
.	O

1992	O
-	O
Bulgaria	B-LOC
's	O
former	O
Communist	B-MISC
leader	O
Todor	B-PER
Zhivkov	I-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	B-LOC
is	O
ours	O
"	O
,	O
Israel	B-LOC
launched	O
a	O
15-month	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
3,000th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
King	O
David	B-PER
's	O
proclamation	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
as	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
Jewish	B-MISC
people	O
.	O

1995	O
-	O
The	O
Fourth	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Conference	I-MISC
on	I-MISC
Women	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
biggest	O
U.N.	B-ORG
gathering	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
Great	B-LOC
Hall	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
the	I-LOC
People	I-LOC
with	O
a	O
U.N.	B-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	B-LOC
lowers	O
noise	O
limits	O
for	O
three	O
London	B-LOC
airports	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
British	B-MISC
government	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
lowered	O
the	O
noise	O
limits	O
for	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
Heathrow	B-LOC
,	O
Gatwick	B-LOC
and	O
Stansted	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Transport	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7717	O

Tennis	O
-	O
Philippoussis	B-PER
beats	O
Woodforde	B-PER
in	O
U.S.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Mark	B-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
beat	O
fellow	O
Australian	B-MISC
Mark	B-PER
Woodforde	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

The	O
two	O
Davis	B-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Sampras	I-PER
of	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
whom	O
he	O
beat	O
at	O
the	O
Australian	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
last	O
January	O
.	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

Rugby	O
union-England	B-MISC
given	O
final	O
chance	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
Five	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

England	B-LOC
have	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
final	O
chance	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
Five	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
'	O
championship	O
despite	O
striking	O
an	O
exclusive	O
television	O
deal	O
with	O
Rupert	B-PER
Murdoch	I-PER
's	O
Sky	B-ORG
television	O
.	O

In	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
the	O
Four	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
TV	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
said	O
dates	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
competition	O
involving	O
Scotland	B-LOC
,	O
Wales	B-LOC
,	O
Ireland	B-LOC
and	O
France	B-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	B-ORG
Football	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
to	O
save	O
the	O
Five	B-MISC
Nations	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
television	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
rugby	O
union	O
matches	O
in	O
England	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
present	O
contract	O
with	O
the	O
British	B-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
was	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
four	O
home	O
nations	O
while	O
France	B-LOC
have	O
their	O
own	O
television	O
deal	O
.	O

Last	O
month	O
Five	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
'	O
committee	O
chairman	O
Tom	B-PER
Kiernan	I-PER
said	O
England	B-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	B-LOC
face	O
tough	O
schedule	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
abroad	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

World	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
cricket	O
champions	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
next	O
March	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
Cricket	O
said	O
the	O
Sri	B-MISC
Lankans	I-MISC
would	O
play	O
tests	O
in	O
Hamilton	B-LOC
and	O
Wellington	B-LOC
and	O
one-dayers	O
in	O
Auckland	B-LOC
,	O
Christchurch	B-LOC
and	O
Dunedin	B-LOC
,	O
following	O
hard	O
on	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
a	O
tour	O
by	O
England	B-LOC
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
will	O
also	O
line	O
up	O
against	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
this	O
November	O
in	O
a	O
one-day	O
champions	O
trophy	O
competition	O
in	O
Sharjah	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
team	O
will	O
go	O
one	O
to	O
tour	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
,	O
playing	O
two	O
tests	O
and	O
three	O
one-day	O
internationals	O
.	O

Soccer	O
-	O
Burundi	B-LOC
disqualification	O
from	O
African	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
confirmed	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
African	B-LOC
Football	I-LOC
Confederation	I-LOC
(	O
CAF	B-ORG
)	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
formally	O
confirmed	O
Burundi	B-LOC
's	O
disqualification	O
from	O
the	O
African	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
following	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
travel	O
for	O
a	O
qualifier	O
against	O
Central	B-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Burundi	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
qualified	O
on	O
a	O
walkover	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
group	O
four	O
with	O
Guinea	B-LOC
,	O
Sierra	B-LOC
Leone	I-LOC
and	O
Tunisia	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
After	O
examining	O
the	O
dossier	O
of	O
the	O
Burundi-Central	B-MISC
Africa	I-MISC
match	O
,	O
we	O
decided	O
...	O

to	O
disqualify	O
the	O
national	O
team	O
of	O
Burundi	B-LOC
from	O
the	O
21st	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Nations	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Cricket	O
-	O
India	B-LOC
226-5	O
in	O
50	O
overs	O
v	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

India	B-LOC
scored	O
226	O
for	O
five	O
wickets	O
in	O
their	O
50	O
overs	O
against	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
second	O
day-night	O
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Canada	B-LOC
fast-tracks	O
Chinese	B-MISC
asylum-seekers	O
-	O
report	O
.	O

VANCOUVER	B-LOC
,	O
British	B-LOC
Columbia	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Canada	B-LOC
is	O
fast-tracking	O
immigration	O
applications	O
from	O
Chinese	B-MISC
dissidents	O
in	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
before	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
colony	O
reverts	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
control	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Vancouver	B-ORG
Sun	I-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	B-PER
Lambert	I-PER
,	O
Canada	B-LOC
's	O
high	O
commissioner	O
in	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
ministry	O
of	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
in	O
Ottawa	B-LOC
had	O
no	O
immediate	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
report	O
.	O

About	O
80	O
Chinese	B-MISC
dissidents	O
are	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
living	O
in	O
exile	O
in	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
.	O

Their	O
fate	O
after	O
the	O
territory	O
reverts	O
to	O
Chinese	B-MISC
rule	O
is	O
unclear	O
.	O

Britain	B-LOC
hands	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
back	O
to	O
China	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Minister	O
of	O
Foreign	O
Affairs	O
Lloyd	B-PER
Axworthy	I-PER
said	O
after	O
meeting	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Gov	O
.	O

Chris	B-PER
Patten	I-PER
last	O
month	O
that	O
Canada	B-LOC
may	O
grant	O
asylum	O
to	O
dissidents	O
who	O
have	O
fled	O
to	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
from	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

Chinese	B-MISC
officials	O
have	O
said	O
such	O
dissidents	O
may	O
not	O
become	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
administration	O
.	O

Ivorian	B-MISC
journalist	O
held	O
,	O
asked	O
to	O
reveal	O
source	O
.	O

ABIDJAN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

An	O
Ivorian	B-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	B-PER
Lapke	I-PER
,	O
publication	O
director	O
of	O
Ivorian	B-MISC
newspaper	O
Le	B-ORG
Populaire	I-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	B-ORG
.	O

Three	O
journalists	O
from	O
the	O
Ivorian	B-MISC
opposition	O
daily	O
La	B-ORG
Voie	I-ORG
are	O
serving	O
two-year	O
prison	O
terms	O
for	O
insulting	O
President	O
Henri	B-PER
Konan	I-PER
Bedie	I-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	B-ORG
Voie	I-ORG
published	O
an	O
article	O
suggesting	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Bedie	B-PER
had	O
brought	O
local	O
team	O
ASEC	B-ORG
bad	O
luck	O
during	O
their	O
defeat	O
by	O
Orlando	B-PER
Pirates	I-PER
of	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
final	O
of	O
the	O
African	B-MISC
Champions	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
in	O
December	O
.	O

The	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
embassy	O
in	O
Abidjan	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Voie	I-ORG
journalists	O
.	O

Bedie	B-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	B-LOC
Leone	I-LOC
.	O

FREETOWN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Sierra	B-MISC
Leonean	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Eastern	B-ORG
Region	I-ORG
Brigade	I-ORG
Commander	O
Major	O
Fallah	B-PER
Sewa	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Sewa	B-PER
said	O
the	O
rebels	O
overran	O
Foindu	B-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	B-LOC
Junction	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
diamond	O
town	O
of	O
Tongo	B-LOC
Field	I-LOC
.	O

An	O
army	O
spokesman	O
in	O
Freetown	B-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	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Front	I-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	B-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
began	O
in	O
February	O
.	O

Diplomats	O
say	O
they	O
are	O
deadlocked	O
over	O
the	O
RUF	B-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	B-LOC
missionaries	O
released	O
.	O

NAIROBI	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

An	O
aid	O
agency	O
said	O
six	O
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
missionaries	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
Australian	B-MISC
nuns	O
,	O
were	O
freed	O
by	O
rebels	O
in	O
southern	O
Sudan	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
after	O
being	O
held	O
for	O
nearly	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O

But	O
Catholic	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Chiluba	B-PER
shuffles	O
cabinet	O
to	O
fill	O
vacancy	O
.	O

LUSAKA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Zambian	O
President	O
Frederick	B-PER
Chiluba	I-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	B-PER
Mushota	I-PER
.	O

Mushota	B-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	B-PER
Shimaponda	I-PER
had	O
been	O
appointed	O
Legal	O
Affairs	O
Minister	O
,	O
while	O
Deputy	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Peter	B-PER
Machungwa	I-PER
would	O
take	O
over	O
from	O
Shimaponda	B-PER
.	O

Guinea	B-LOC
launches	O
war	O
on	O
fictitious	O
civil	O
servants	O
.	O

CONAKRY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Guinea	B-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	B-PER
Toure	I-PER
's	O
campaign	O
to	O
cut	O
government	O
spending	O
.	O

Deputy	O
Minister	O
for	O
Finance	O
Ousmane	B-PER
Kaba	I-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	B-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	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
the	O
annual	O
wage	O
bill	O
of	O
171	O
billion	O
Guinean	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
African	I-MISC
neighbours	O
for	O
foreign	O
investment	O
.	O

President	O
Lansana	B-PER
Conte	I-PER
appointed	O
Toure	B-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
senior	O
civil	O
servant	O
in	O
Ivory	B-LOC
Coast	I-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	B-MISC
francs	O
)	O

New	O
Liberia	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
chief	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

MONROVIA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Ruth	B-PER
Perry	I-PER
,	O
the	O
woman	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
uniting	O
Liberia	B-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	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
next	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
a	O
Council	B-ORG
statement	O
said	O
.	O

Perry	B-PER
,	O
a	O
Liberian	B-MISC
Senate	B-ORG
member	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
Monrovia	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
22	O
after	O
West	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
capital	O
Abuja	B-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	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
vice-chairmen	O
Charles	B-PER
Taylor	I-PER
and	O
Alhadji	B-PER
Kromah	I-PER
were	O
unable	O
to	O
attend	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
travelling	O
.	O

Liberia	B-LOC
's	O
civil	O
war	O
,	O
launched	O
by	O
Taylor	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-MISC
slaves	O
founded	O
Liberia	B-LOC
in	O
1847	O
.	O

Nigeria	B-LOC
rights	O
group	O
says	O
four	O
academics	O
arrested	O
.	O

LAGOS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
Nigerian	B-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	B-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
Project	I-ORG
(	O
CRP	B-ORG
)	O
believes	O
that	O
William	B-PER
Istafanus	I-PER
,	O
Elisha	B-PER
Shamay	I-PER
,	O
O.K.	B-PER
Likkason	I-PER
and	O
Jerome	B-PER
Egurugbe	I-PER
were	O
arrested	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
ongoing	O
ASUU	B-ORG
(	O
Academic	B-ORG
Staff	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Universities	I-ORG
)	O
strike	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
CRP	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
four	O
were	O
arrested	O
on	O
Monday	O
night	O
at	O
the	O
northeastern	O
Tafawa	B-ORG
Balewa	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
main	O
academic	O
union	O
,	O
ASUU	B-ORG
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
smaller	O
university	O
unions	O
,	O
was	O
banned	O
by	O
Nigeria	B-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	B-LOC
is	O
under	O
fire	O
from	O
many	O
Western	B-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	B-ORG
foreign	O
ministers	O
are	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
London	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
was	O
suspended	O
from	O
the	O
club	O
of	O
Britain	B-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	B-PER
suspected	O
in	O
murder	O
of	O
Slovak	B-MISC
woman	O
.	O

Peter	B-PER
Laca	I-PER

BRATISLAVA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Marc	B-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
,	O
the	O
chief	O
accused	O
in	O
a	O
Belgian	B-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	B-MISC
woman	O
,	O
the	O
Slovak	B-MISC
office	O
of	O
Interpol	B-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Rudolf	B-PER
Gajdos	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
Slovak	B-MISC
Interpol	B-ORG
,	O
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
Dutroux	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
western	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
,	O
this	O
July	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
suspicion	O
that	O
Mark	B-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
could	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
murder	O
,	O
"	O
Gajdos	B-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	B-MISC
police	O
,	O
Interpol	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
Belgian	B-MISC
police	O
have	O
been	O
following	O
leads	O
on	O
Dutroux	B-PER
's	O
activities	O
in	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
neighbouring	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
where	O
he	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
made	O
frequent	O
visits	O
.	O

Gajdos	B-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	B-PER
's	O
portrait	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Dutroux	B-PER
was	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
Topolcany	B-LOC
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
woman	O
's	O
murder	O
.	O

"	O
Topolcany	B-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	B-PER
and	O
his	O
accomplices	O
in	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Gajdos	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Dutroux	B-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	B-PER
Lejeune	I-PER
and	O
Melissa	B-PER
Russo	I-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	B-MISC
city	O
of	O
Charleroi	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
The	O
Belgian	B-MISC
police	O
also	O
informed	O
us	O
that	O
Dutroux	B-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	B-MISC
woman	O
,	O
"	O
Gajdos	B-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	B-MISC
police	O
are	O
also	O
investigating	O
visits	O
by	O
about	O
10	O
Slovak	B-MISC
women	O
,	O
aged	O
17	O
to	O
22	O
,	O
to	O
Belgium	B-LOC
,	O
at	O
the	O
invitation	O
of	O
Dutroux	B-PER
.	O

The	O
women	O
said	O
they	O
went	O
to	O
Belgium	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Marchal	I-PER
,	O
19	O
,	O
and	O
Eefje	B-PER
Lambrecks	I-PER
,	O
17	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
missing	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
.	O

Knifeman	O
kills	O
Polish	B-MISC
beauty	O
queen	O
,	O
wounds	O
husband	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
man	O
knifed	O
to	O
death	O
international	O
model	O
Agnieszka	B-PER
Kotlarska	I-PER
outside	O
her	O
home	O
in	O
Wroclaw	B-LOC
,	O
western	O
Poland	B-LOC
,	O
Polish	B-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
24	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
three-year-old	O
child	O
,	O
was	O
Miss	B-MISC
Poland	I-MISC
in	O
1991	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
a	O
U.S.-based	B-MISC
modelling	O
career	O
that	O
included	O
working	O
with	O
Italian	B-MISC
designer	O
Gianni	B-PER
Versace	I-PER
and	O
Vogue	B-ORG
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
Gazeta	B-ORG
Wyborcza	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

She	O
had	O
been	O
due	O
to	O
fly	O
on	O
a	O
TWA	B-ORG
airliner	O
which	O
exploded	O
near	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-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	B-PER
L.	I-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	B-PER
.	O

Russian	B-MISC
shares	O
slip	O
in	O
thin	O
volume	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Leading	O
Russian	B-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	B-MISC
orders	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Russian	B-MISC
Trading	I-MISC
System	I-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	B-MISC
orders	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Nick	B-PER
Mokhoff	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
trade	O
at	O
Alliance-Menatep	B-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	B-PER
Babayan	I-PER
,	O
managing	O
director	O
at	O
CentrInvest	B-ORG
Securities	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
supposedly	O
coming	O
up	O
,	O
"	O
Mokhoff	B-PER
said	O
.	O

UES	B-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.	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
to	O
issue	O
ADRs	B-MISC
.	O

UES	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
uncertainty	O
about	O
when	O
Gazprom	B-ORG
would	O
issue	O
ADRs	B-MISC
and	O
about	O
whether	O
shares	O
from	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
market	O
could	O
be	O
converted	O
into	O
ADRs	B-MISC
had	O
hurt	O
prices	O
.	O

"	O
Western	B-MISC
investors	O
...	O
will	O
be	O
investing	O
in	O
ADRs	B-MISC
and	O
I	O
do	O
not	O
think	O
people	O
in	O
Russia	B-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	B-MISC
shares	O
to	O
those	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
Mokhoff	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Gazprom	B-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	B-ORG
closed	O
at	O
at	O
$	O
0.958	O
after	O
$	O
0.966	O
,	O
Rostelekom	B-ORG
fell	O
to	O
$	O
2.56	O
from	O
$	O
2.58	O
and	O
LUKoil	B-ORG
was	O
$	O
9.82	O
after	O
$	O
9.85	O
.	O

--	O
Julie	B-PER
Tolkacheva	I-PER
,	O
Moscow	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

Albania	B-LOC
asks	O
Greece	B-LOC
to	O
explain	O
deportations	O
.	O

TIRANA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Albania	B-LOC
asked	O
Greece	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
it	O
was	O
deporting	O
more	O
Albanian	B-MISC
immigrants	O
,	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Tritan	B-PER
Shehu	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
Albanian	B-MISC
daily	O
Koha	B-ORG
Jone	I-ORG
reported	O
earlier	O
that	O
Greece	B-LOC
had	O
deported	O
about	O
5,000	O
Albanians	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
last	O
five	O
days	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
is	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
Greek	B-MISC
embassy	O
why	O
Albanian	B-MISC
refugees	O
have	O
been	O
deported	O
from	O
Greece	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Shehu	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

Athens	B-LOC
and	O
Tirana	B-LOC
signed	O
an	O
accord	O
in	O
May	O
to	O
legalise	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
Albanian	B-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	B-LOC
neighbours	O
.	O

Bulgarians	B-MISC
recover	O
75	O
pct	O
of	O
confiscated	O
land	O
.	O

SOFIA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Bulgaria	B-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	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-LOC
Bulgaria	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
(	O
++359-2	O
)	O
981	O
8569	O

German	B-MISC
chancellor	O
to	O
meet	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
Sept	O
7	O
-	O
Interfax	B-ORG
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

German	B-MISC
Chancellor	O
Helmut	B-PER
Kohl	I-PER
,	O
who	O
spoke	O
to	O
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
by	O
telephone	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
plans	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Moscow	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
7	O
and	O
will	O
visit	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
at	O
his	O
vacation	O
home	O
near	O
Moscow	B-LOC
,	O
Interfax	B-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Interfax	B-ORG
,	O
quoting	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
press	O
secretary	O
Sergei	B-PER
Yastrzhembsky	I-PER
,	O
said	O
Yeltsin	B-PER
and	O
Kohl	B-PER
had	O
discussed	O
bilateral	O
relations	O
and	O
international	O
issues	O
on	O
the	O
telephone	O
.	O

Yeltsin	B-PER
had	O
told	O
Kohl	B-PER
about	O
efforts	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
political	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
conflict	O
in	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
breakaway	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
region	O
,	O
Interfax	B-ORG
added	O
.	O

Yeltsin	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Germany	B-LOC
has	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
loudest	O
critics	O
of	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
military	O
intervention	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-MISC
protest	O
confusing	O
voting	O
rules	O
.	O

Duncan	B-PER
Shiels	I-PER

NAGYATAD	B-LOC
,	O
Hungary	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Bosnian	B-MISC
refugees	O
in	O
Hungary	B-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	B-LOC
camp	O
Lajos	B-PER
Horvath	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
living	O
abroad	O
.	O

The	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-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	B-MISC
refugee	O
camps	O
.	O

Some	O
Moslem	B-MISC
refugees	O
among	O
the	O
385	O
registered	O
voters	O
Hungary	B-LOC
's	O
largest	O
camp	O
Nagyatad	B-LOC
have	O
written	O
to	O
the	O
OSCE	B-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	B-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
most	O
Moslems	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Srbska	I-LOC
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
candidates	O
for	O
which	O
are	O
Serbs	B-MISC
.	O

For	O
the	O
foreign	O
powers	O
which	O
back	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
Dayton	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Hodzic	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Moslems	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
for	O
all	O
Bosnia-Hercegovina	B-LOC
and	O
for	O
assemblies	O
and	O
cantonal	O
seats	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
Moslem-Croat	B-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
or	O
the	O
Republika	B-LOC
Srbska	I-LOC
.	O

On	O
Sunday	O
voters	O
in	O
Hungary	B-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	B-ORG
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Husein	B-PER
Micijevic	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Zelic	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Croat	I-MISC
who	O
has	O
spent	O
the	O
last	O
five	O
years	O
in	O
Nagyatad	B-LOC
,	O
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-PER
Szabo	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Hungarian	B-MISC
office	O
organising	O
the	O
elections	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
OSCE	B-ORG
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
presidential	O
race	O
next	O
round	O
on	O
Sept	O
20	O
.	O

TALLINN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Estonia	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Meri	I-PER
or	O
rival	O
candidate	O
Arnold	B-PER
Ruutel	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
republic	O
.	O

Parliament	O
's	O
press	O
officer	O
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
that	O
Speaker	O
Toomas	B-PER
Savi	I-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	B-PER
,	O
67	O
,	O
and	O
Ruutel	B-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	B-PER
likely	O
to	O
fail	O
on	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
-	O
Polish	B-MISC
minister	O
.	O

WARSAW	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Russian	B-MISC
security	O
chief	O
Aleksander	B-PER
Lebed	I-PER
faces	O
an	O
almost	O
impossible	O
task	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
and	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
sidelined	O
,	O
Polish	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Dariusz	B-PER
Rosati	I-PER
was	O
reported	O
as	O
saying	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

According	O
to	O
best-selling	O
daily	O
Gazeta	B-ORG
Wyborcza	I-ORG
,	O
Rosati	B-PER
told	O
the	O
Polish	B-MISC
parliament	O
's	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
committee	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
that	O
the	O
fact	O
Lebed	B-PER
had	O
been	O
charged	O
with	O
resolving	O
the	O
conflict	O
in	O
Chechnya	B-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	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
during	O
a	O
committee	O
debate	O
.	O

"	O
Lebed	B-PER
has	O
no	O
diplomatic	O
experience	O
.	O

Yeltsin	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
region	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
Moscow	B-LOC
this	O
week	O
seeking	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
deal	O
on	O
Chechnya	B-LOC
's	O
political	O
status	O
.	O

But	O
Russian	B-MISC
President	O
Boris	B-PER
Yeltsin	I-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	B-ORG
Wyborcza	I-ORG
quoted	O
Rosati	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
July	O
polls	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Yeltsin	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
foreign	O
policy	O
,	O
Rosati	B-PER
said	O
it	O
had	O
changed	O
its	O
stance	O
on	O
NATO	B-ORG
's	O
eastward	O
expansion	O
and	O
was	O
preparing	O
itself	O
for	O
Poland	B-LOC
's	O
inevitable	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
Western	B-MISC
alliance	O
.	O

He	O
also	O
reportedly	O
criticised	O
Russian	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Yevgeny	B-PER
Primakov	I-PER
,	O
saying	O
his	O
style	O
of	O
work	O
resembled	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet-era	B-MISC
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
.	O

Romania	B-LOC
state	O
budget	O
soars	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Romania	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
40-1	O
3120264	O

Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
says	O
Dutch	B-MISC
pair	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Nicaraguans	B-MISC
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
Costa	B-MISC
Rican	I-MISC
government	O
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
couple	O
abducted	O
over	O
the	O
weekend	O
from	O
a	O
tree	O
farm	O
in	O
northern	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
former	O
Nicaraguan	B-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	B-MISC
guerrillas	O
are	O
involved	O
,	O
"	O
Security	O
Minister	O
Bernardo	B-PER
Arce	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

Earlier	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
German	B-MISC
tourist	O
and	O
a	O
Swiss	B-MISC
tour	O
guide	O
were	O
kidnapped	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
area	O
in	O
northern	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
near	O
the	O
Nicaraguan	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
near	O
the	O
Nicaraguan	B-MISC
border	O
,	O
Arce	B-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	B-PER
Sierd	I-PER
Zylstra	I-PER
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Jetsi	B-PER
Hendrika	I-PER
Coers	I-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	B-MISC
citizen	O
Ebe	B-PER
Huizinga	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
since	O
arrived	O
in	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O

Gov't	O
dodging	O
extradition	O
,	O
Colombian	B-MISC
official	O
says	O
.	O

BOGOTA	B-LOC
,	O
Colombia	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
top	O
judicial	O
official	O
and	O
critic	O
of	O
President	O
Ernesto	B-PER
Samper	I-PER
accused	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
indifference	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
over	O
efforts	O
to	O
lift	O
Colombia	B-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	B-PER
Salamanca	B-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	B-PER
's	O
own	O
Liberal	B-ORG
Party	I-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.	B-LOC
Ambassador	O
Myles	B-PER
Frechette	I-PER
applauded	O
the	O
move	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
could	O
prompt	O
the	O
Clinton	B-PER
administration	O
to	O
remove	O
Colombia	B-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.	B-LOC
counternarcotics	O
efforts	O
.	O

Samper	B-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	B-MISC
drug	O
lords	O
onto	O
U.S.-bound	O
flights	O
to	O
serve	O
stiff	O
penalities	O
in	O
American	B-MISC
prisons	O
.	O

Salamanca	B-LOC
,	O
who	O
spoke	O
at	O
a	O
meeting	O
on	O
kidnapping	O
in	O
Colombia	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
during	O
Hashimoto	B-PER
visit	O
.	O

SAN	B-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC
,	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
moderate	O
earthquake	O
measuring	O
5.0	O
on	O
the	O
Richter	B-PER
scale	O
shook	O
Costa	B-LOC
Rica	I-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
during	O
a	O
visit	O
by	O
Japanese	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ryutaro	B-PER
Hashimoto	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Jose	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Costa	B-ORG
Rican	I-ORG
Volcanic	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Seismologicial	I-ORG
Observatory	I-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	B-LOC
Santamaria	I-LOC
airport	O
for	O
Hashimoto	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
starting	O
a	O
three-hour	O
visit	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Latin	B-MISC
American	I-MISC
tour	O
.	O

Hashimoto	B-PER
,	O
who	O
arrived	O
at	O
11	O
a.m.	O
(	O
1700	O
GMT	B-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	B-LOC
CVRD	B-ORG
sell-off	O
.	O

BRASILIA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
Brazilian	B-MISC
Senate	B-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	B-ORG
do	I-ORG
Rio	I-ORG
Doce	I-ORG
to	O
congressional	O
approval	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Officials	O
said	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
vote	O
removed	O
all	O
existing	O
legislative	O
hurdles	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
CVRD	B-ORG
's	O
sell-off	O
.	O

The	O
motion	O
was	O
put	O
forward	O
by	O
Sen	B-LOC
.	O

Jose	B-PER
Eduardo	I-PER
Dutra	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
drawn	O
up	O
the	O
bill	O
.	O

The	O
Senate	B-ORG
vote	O
also	O
annulled	O
a	O
substitute	O
version	O
of	O
Dutra	B-PER
's	O
bill	O
which	O
had	O
sought	O
to	O
dedicate	O
revenue	O
from	O
Vale	B-ORG
's	O
privatization	O
to	O
regional	O
infrastructure	O
projects	O
.	O

--	O
William	B-PER
Schomberg	I-PER
,	O
Brasilia	B-LOC
newsroom	O
55-61-2230358	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Arthur	B-ORG
Yates	I-ORG
year	O
net	O
A$	B-MISC
6.1	O
mln	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Year	O
to	O
June	O
30	O

(	O
million	O
A$	B-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	B-ORG
Yates	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

Briton	B-MISC
held	O
in	O
Thailand	B-LOC
over	O
4.4	O
kg	O
heroin	O
find	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Thai	B-MISC
airport	O
police	O
arrested	O
a	O
British	B-MISC
bartender	O
for	O
allegedly	O
attempting	O
to	O
board	O
a	O
flight	O
for	O
Amsterdam	B-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	B-PER
Lee	I-PER
Williams	I-PER
,	O
28	O
,	O
was	O
stopped	O
at	O
a	O
Bangkok	B-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	B-PER
planned	O
to	O
carry	O
onto	O
the	O
plane	O
.	O

Williams	B-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	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
calls	O
for	O
halt	O
to	O
contacts	O
with	O
Israel	B-LOC
.	O

RAMALLAH	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Legislative	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
halt	O
to	O
contacts	O
with	O
Israel	B-LOC
,	O
just	O
hours	O
after	O
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
said	O
the	O
Jewish	B-MISC
state	O
had	O
effectively	O
declared	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-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	B-MISC
side	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
mechanism	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
this	O
to	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
"	O
.	O

The	O
council	O
was	O
meeting	O
in	O
Ramallah	B-LOC
to	O
discuss	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
new	O
policy	O
of	O
Jewish	B-MISC
settlement	O
expansion	O
and	O
its	O
uncompromising	O
line	O
on	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
since	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
took	O
office	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Council	O
resolutions	O
are	O
not	O
necessarily	O
binding	O
.	O

Arafat	B-PER
had	O
earlier	O
blasted	O
Israel	B-LOC
saying	O
its	O
policies	O
amounted	O
to	O
a	O
declaration	O
of	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-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	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-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	B-MISC
leadership	O
means	O
they	O
are	O
declaring	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
people	O
,	O
"	O
Arafat	B-PER
told	O
the	O
council	O
.	O

Council	O
speaker	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Korei	I-PER
said	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
plan	O
to	O
confront	O
Israeli	B-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	B-MISC
peace	O
deals	O
.	O

Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurd	I-MISC
group	O
says	O
agrees	O
new	O
ceasefire	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

An	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
group	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
said	O
it	O
had	O
agreed	O
a	O
new	O
U.S.-brokered	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
(	O
PUK	B-ORG
)	O
leadership	O
declares	O
its	O
endorsement	O
for	O
a	O
ceasefire	O
arrangement	O
with	O
the	O
KDP	B-ORG
(	O
Kurdistan	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
PUK	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
ceasefire	O
was	O
agreed	O
after	O
talks	O
between	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
for	O
Near	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Affairs	O
Robert	B-PER
Pelletreau	I-PER
and	O
PUK	B-ORG
leader	O
Jalal	B-PER
Talabani	I-PER
.	O

The	O
KDP	B-ORG
,	O
led	O
by	O
Massoud	B-PER
Barzani	I-PER
,	O
had	O
said	O
a	O
previous	O
ceasefire	O
negotiated	O
by	O
Pelletreau	B-PER
last	O
Friday	O
was	O
broken	O
by	O
the	O
PUK	B-ORG
.	O

Talabani	B-PER
has	O
agreed	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
talks	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
on	O
reaching	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
settlement	O
for	O
the	O
PUK-KDP	B-MISC
conflict	O
,	O
the	O
PUK	B-ORG
statement	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
the	O
KDP	B-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	B-MISC
group	O
says	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
troops	O
massing	O
near	O
north	O
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

An	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
group	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
said	O
Iraq	B-LOC
was	O
massing	O
troops	O
near	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
regions	O
in	O
the	O
north	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
U.S.-led	B-MISC
allied	O
air	O
force	O
protects	O
the	O
local	O
population	O
against	O
attacks	O
from	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
The	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
regime	O
has	O
started	O
threatening	O
the	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
population	O
by	O
massing	O
troops	O
in	O
preparation	O
to	O
attack	O
Kurdish	B-MISC
towns	O
and	O
population	O
centres	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Patriotic	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
(	O
PUK	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
PUK	B-ORG
said	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
confirmed	O
reports	O
that	O
Iraqi	B-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	B-MISC
areas	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
the	O
military	O
presence	O
reflects	O
cooperation	O
between	O
President	O
Saddam	B-PER
Hussein	I-PER
and	O
the	O
PUK	B-ORG
's	O
rival	O
,	O
the	O
Kurdistan	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	B-ORG
)	O
.	O

The	O
PUK	B-ORG
statement	O
follows	O
KDP	B-ORG
assertions	O
that	O
the	O
PUK	B-ORG
is	O
receiving	O
military	O
support	O
from	O
Iran	B-LOC
.	O

Hostilities	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
warring	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
factions	O
have	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
days	O
despite	O
a	O
U.S.-brokered	B-MISC
ceasefire	O
last	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
PUK	B-ORG
called	O
on	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
and	O
allied	O
forces	O
to	O
halt	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
aggression	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
,	O
French	B-MISC
and	O
British	B-MISC
aircraft	O
have	O
safeguarded	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
population	O
against	O
aggression	O
from	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
since	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Gulf	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
in	O
1991	O
.	O

The	O
allied	O
force	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Operation	B-MISC
Provide	I-MISC
Comfort	I-MISC
,	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
southern	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

Iraq	B-LOC
says	O
hijackers	O
were	O
not	O
diplomats	O
.	O

BAGHDAD	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Iraq	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
said	O
the	O
hijackers	O
of	O
a	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
airliner	O
were	O
not	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
diplomats	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
noble	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
"	O
would	O
never	O
contemplate	O
such	O
an	O
action	O
.	O

The	O
official	O
Iraqi	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
(	O
INA	B-ORG
)	O
quoted	O
Iraq	B-LOC
's	O
ambassador	O
in	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
as	O
saying	O
that	O
Iraq	B-LOC
's	O
embassy	O
in	O
the	O
Sudanese	B-MISC
capital	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
Monday	O
night	O
hijacking	O
.	O

Iraq	B-LOC
's	O
ambassador	O
in	O
Khartoum	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
INA	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Ambassador	O
Abdulsamad	B-PER
Hameed	I-PER
Ali	I-PER
told	O
INA	B-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	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
Airbus	B-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	B-ORG
did	O
not	O
say	O
the	O
hijackers	O
were	O
Iraqis	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
hijack	O
started	O
when	O
the	O
flight	O
left	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
for	O
Amman	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
airliner	O
refuelled	O
at	O
Larnaca	B-LOC
,	O
Cyprus	B-LOC
and	O
landed	O
at	O
London	B-LOC
's	O
Stansted	B-LOC
airport	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
hours	O
of	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Seven	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
suspected	O
hijackers	O
surrendered	O
and	O
British	B-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	B-PER
blasts	O
Clinton	B-PER
for	O
ignoring	O
teen	O
drug	O
use	O
.	O

Judith	B-PER
Crosson	I-PER

VENTURA	B-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Republican	B-MISC
presidential	O
candidate	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-PER
Wednesday	O
accused	O
the	O
Clinton	B-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	B-ORG
Guard	I-ORG
to	O
stop	O
drugs	O
from	O
entering	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Dole	B-PER
said	O
former	O
first	O
lady	O
Nancy	B-PER
Reagan	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Meanwhile	O
,	O
in	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
,	O
Dole	B-PER
's	O
running	O
mate	O
,	O
Jack	B-PER
Kemp	I-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	B-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
riots	O
.	O

Kemp	B-PER
told	O
a	O
crowd	O
of	O
about	O
300	O
African	B-MISC
Americans	I-MISC
in	O
south	O
central	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
to	O
missiles	O
aimed	O
at	O
American	B-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	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

he	O
said	O
.	O

Dole	B-PER
said	O
70	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
cocaine	O
that	O
entered	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
40	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
marijuana	O
came	O
from	O
Mexico	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
also	O
said	O
he	O
opposed	O
California	B-MISC
Proposition	I-MISC
215	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
nor	O
a	O
Republican	B-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	B-PER
feels	O
has	O
strong	O
voter	O
appeal	O
.	O

On	O
Sunday	O
near	O
Chicago	B-LOC
he	O
accused	O
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-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	B-PER
was	O
flanked	O
by	O
several	O
California	B-LOC
Republican	B-MISC
politicians	O
including	O
Gov	O
.	O

Pete	B-PER
Wilson	I-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	B-PER
Reagan	I-PER
and	O
George	B-PER
Bush	I-PER
were	O
in	O
the	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Wilson	B-PER
said	O
.	O

BALANCE-Water	B-MISC
Dist	I-MISC
1	I-MISC
Johnson	B-LOC
Cty	I-LOC
,	O
Kan	B-LOC
.	O

,	O
at	O
$	O
11	O
mln	O
.	O

WATER	B-MISC
DISTRICT	I-MISC
1	I-MISC
OF	O
JOHNSON	B-ORG
CO	I-ORG
.	O

,	O
KS	B-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	B-ORG
'S	I-ORG
:	O
Aa	O
S&P	B-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.	B-ORG
Edwards	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Sons	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

CME	B-ORG
lumber	O
futures	O
close	O
lower	O
on	O
profit	O
taking	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Profit	O
taking	O
continued	O
to	O
weigh	O
on	O
CME	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Bieszk	I-PER
312-408-8725	O

WHEAT--Rains	O
boost	O
U.S.	B-LOC
HRW	O
planting	O
prospects	O
.	O

Greg	B-PER
Frost	I-PER

KANSAS	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
,	O
Mo	B-LOC
.	O

1996-08-28	O

Above-normal	O
summer	O
rainfall	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
High	B-LOC
Plains	I-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	B-LOC
north	O
to	O
Kansas	B-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	B-PER
Anderson	I-PER
,	O
extension	O
wheat	O
marketing	O
economist	O
at	O
Oklahoma	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
University	I-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	B-LOC
Plains	I-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	B-MISC
Bowl	I-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	B-PER
Hodges	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Oklahoma	B-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-MISC
Climatological	I-MISC
Survey	I-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	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
,	O
associate	O
state	O
climatologist	O
at	O
the	O
University	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Oklahoma	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
current	O
rainfall	O
situation	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
Oklahoma	B-LOC
,	O
said	O
Rodney	B-PER
Mosier	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
assistant	O
for	O
the	O
Texas	B-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Producers	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
Up	O
here	O
in	O
the	O
Texas	B-LOC
Panhandle	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
last	O
week	O
.	O

In	O
Kansas	B-LOC
,	O
typically	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
U.S.	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Agricultural	B-ORG
Statistics	I-ORG
Service	I-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	B-ORG
Agricultural	I-ORG
Statistics	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Greg	B-PER
Frost	I-PER
,	O
816	O
561-8671	O

First	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Fla.	I-ORG
settles	O
suit	O
.	O

JACKSONVILLE	B-LOC
,	O
Fla.	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

First	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Florida	I-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	B-MISC
)	O
program	O
.	O

To	O
provide	O
for	O
the	O
settlements	O
,	O
First	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-MISC
balances	O
.	O

The	O
bank	O
is	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
First	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
has	O
discontinued	O
CPI	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-ORG
says	O
in	O
talks	O
over	O
Yemen	B-LOC
oil	O
acreage	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Amoco	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
but	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
a	O
published	O
report	O
Amoco	B-ORG
had	O
reached	O
preliminary	O
agreement	O
on	O
a	O
block	O
in	O
the	O
Shabwa	B-LOC
area	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
've	O
been	O
asked	O
(	O
by	O
Yemen	B-LOC
)	O
not	O
to	O
comment	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
talks	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Amoco	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Dan	B-PER
Dietsch	I-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	B-MISC
East	I-MISC
Economic	I-MISC
Survey	I-MISC
(	O
MEES	B-MISC
)	O
,	O
Yemen	B-LOC
and	O
Amoco	B-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	B-MISC
Block	I-MISC
No	I-MISC
.	I-MISC

S-1	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
former	O
South	B-LOC
Yemen	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
united	O
with	O
North	B-LOC
Yemen	I-LOC
in	O
1990	O
.	O

According	O
to	O
another	O
Amoco	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
officials	O
said	O
Amoco	B-ORG
was	O
deferring	O
to	O
the	O
Yemeni	B-MISC
Ministry	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
for	O
any	O
specific	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
Amoco-Yemen	B-MISC
talks	O
.	O

The	O
former	O
Soviet	B-LOC
Union	I-LOC
was	O
displaced	O
as	O
contractor	O
of	O
the	O
potentially	O
rich	O
Shabwa	B-LOC
oilfields	O
once	O
it	O
collapsed	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
International	B-MISC
Petroleum	I-MISC
Encyclopedia	I-MISC
.	O

--	O
Oliver	B-PER
Ludwig	I-PER
,	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1633	O

Burundi	B-LOC
defends	O
military	O
regime	O
to	O
hostile	O
UN	B-ORG
.	O

Evelyn	B-PER
Leopold	I-PER

UNITED	B-ORG
NATIONS	I-ORG
1996-08-28	O

Burundi	B-LOC
's	O
ambassador	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
lashed	O
out	O
at	O
economic	O
sanctions	O
imposed	O
by	O
African	B-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	B-LOC
before	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
,	O
Ambassador	O
Nsanze	B-PER
Terence	I-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	B-MISC
President	O
Julius	B-PER
Nyrere	I-PER
.	O

Nearly	O
every	O
African	B-MISC
member	O
who	O
spoke	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
most	O
Security	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
members	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
were	O
unsympathetic	O
towards	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
President	O
Pierre	B-PER
Buyoya	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

"	O
These	O
(	O
African	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Terence	B-PER
said	O
of	O
the	O
economic	O
embargo	O
.	O
"	O

Quite	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
Burundi	B-LOC
has	O
seen	O
economic	O
war	O
declared	O
against	O
it	O
by	O
fellow	O
African	B-MISC
people	O
...	O
a	O
gratuitous	O
immolation	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Burundi	B-LOC
.	O
"	O

He	O
said	O
his	O
government	O
had	O
just	O
asked	O
U.N.	B-ORG
human	O
rights	O
monitors	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
numbers	O
in	O
Burundi	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
the	O
majority	O
Hutus	B-MISC
since	O
1993	O
.	O

Botswana	B-LOC
's	O
envoy	O
,	O
Mothusi	B-PER
Nkgowe	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
appeared	O
to	O
support	O
most	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Chilean	B-MISC
proposal	O
,	O
while	O
Britain	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
were	O
cautious	O
.	O

Terence	B-PER
,	O
a	O
Tutsi	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Ambassador	O
Juan	B-PER
Somavia	I-PER
said	O
:	O
"	O
Every	O
weapon	O
that	O
reached	O
Burundi	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
parliament	O
has	O
been	O
suspended	O
and	O
political	O
parties	O
are	O
banned	O
but	O
Terence	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
Buyoya	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-PER
Inderfurth	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
widespread	O
genocide	O
broke	O
out	O
against	O
the	O
Tutsis	B-MISC
two	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O

He	O
again	O
said	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
should	O
draw	O
up	O
contingency	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
rapid	O
humanitarian	O
intervention	O
.	O

Swiss	B-MISC
arrest	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
on	O
genocide	O
suspicion	O
.	O

BERNE	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Swiss	B-MISC
authorities	O
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
they	O
had	O
arrested	O
a	O
former	O
Rwandan	B-MISC
mayor	O
,	O
now	O
living	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-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	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
Freiburg	B-LOC
.	O

It	O
did	O
not	O
identify	O
the	O
man	O
.	O

OPTIONS	O
--	O
EOE	B-ORG
options	O
volumes	O
-	O
close	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

1605	O
GMT	B-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	B-MISC
INDEX	O
7,391	O
5,658	O
15.72	O

-	O
AHOLD	B-ORG
7,190	O
1,123	O
10.01	O

-	O
BOLSWESSANEN	B-ORG
4,420	O
705	O
6.17	O

-	O
ABN	B-ORG
AMRO	I-ORG
3,003	O
1,940	O
5.95	O

-	O
ING	B-ORG
3,853	O
673	O
5.45	O

-	O
VNU	B-ORG
3,060	O
843	O
4.70	O

--	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O
(	O
Fax	O
020-504-5040	O
)	O

French	B-MISC
tax	O
office	O
sucks	O
in	O
money	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Workers	O
fixing	O
the	O
ceiling	O
of	O
a	O
tax	O
office	O
in	O
Paris	B-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	B-ORG
Canard	I-ORG
Enchaine	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

A	O
Finance	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-MISC
bond	O
market	O
closing	O
report	O
.	O

ZURICH	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Swiss	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
Suedwest	B-ORG
LB	I-ORG
launched	O
issues	O
for	O
100	O
million	O
and	O
300	O
million	O
Swiss	B-MISC
francs	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O

Eksportfinans	B-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	B-ORG
LB	I-ORG
's	O
five-year	O
issue	O
was	O
quoted	O
at	O
3.60	O
percent	O
.	O

Swiss	B-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	B-ORG
Suisse	I-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	B-MISC
government	O
also	O
said	O
Wednesday	O
it	O
had	O
made	O
progress	O
in	O
cutting	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
's	O
projected	O
spending	O
for	O
1997	O
.	O

Switzerland	B-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	B-MISC
Swiss	I-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	B-ORG
Editorial	I-ORG
,	O
+41	O
1	O
631	O
7340	O

Anti-Bhutto	B-MISC
rally	O
draws	O
about	O
8,000	O
in	O
Karachi	B-LOC
.	O

KARACHI	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

About	O
8,000	O
protesters	O
marched	O
through	O
Karachi	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
demanding	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benazir	B-PER
Bhutto	I-PER
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
From	O
here	O
we	O
will	O
march	O
to	O
Islamabad	B-LOC
and	O
by	O
God	B-PER
we	O
will	O
not	O
let	O
Benazir	B-PER
and	O
(	O
Bhutto	B-PER
's	O
husband	O
Asif	B-PER
Ali	I-PER
)	O
Zardari	B-PER
escape	O
justice	O
,	O
"	O
Nawaz	B-PER
Sharif	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
opposition	O
Pakistan	B-ORG
Muslim	I-ORG
League	I-ORG
told	O
a	O
rally	O
organised	O
by	O
a	O
16-party	O
alliance	O
.	O

Sharif	B-PER
accused	O
Bhutto	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
independence	O
day	O
.	O

Sharif	B-PER
said	O
similar	O
rallies	O
would	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
Balochistan	B-LOC
provincial	O
capital	O
Quetta	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Punjab	B-LOC
provincial	O
capital	O
Lahore	B-LOC
before	O
an	O
opposition	O
march	O
on	O
the	O
capital	O
Islamabad	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
promise	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Karachi	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Karachi	B-LOC
's	O
ethnic	O
Mohajir	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Movement	I-ORG
(	O
MQM	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
speaks	O
for	O
Urdu-speaking	B-MISC
Moslems	I-MISC
who	O
migrated	O
from	O
India	B-LOC
at	O
Partition	B-LOC
in	O
1947	O
and	O
their	O
descendants	O
.	O

Sharif	B-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
prime	O
minister	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
political	O
rival	O
of	O
Bhutto	B-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	B-LOC
from	O
disaster	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
will	O
dislodge	O
the	O
Bhutto	B-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	B-PER
has	O
vowed	O
to	O
complete	O
her	O
five-year	O
term	O
.	O

India	B-LOC
ACC	B-ORG
Apr-Jul	O
'	O
96	O
sales	O
,	O
output	O
up	O
.	O

BOMBAY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

India	B-LOC
's	O
leading	O
cement	O
firm	O
Associated	B-ORG
Cement	I-ORG
Companies	I-ORG
(	O
ACC	B-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	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Nani	B-PER
Palkhivala	I-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	B-PER
said	O
ACC	B-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	B-PER
said	O
Indian	B-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	B-PER
told	O
shareholders	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
Indian	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
market	O
-	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Despite	O
power	O
shortages	O
,	O
ACC	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
cement	O
industry	O
,	O
Palkhivala	B-PER
said	O
.	O

--	O
Bombay	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+91-22-265	O
9000	O

Belgium	B-LOC
bank	O
sanctions	O
$	O
6.5	O
mln	O
loan	O
to	O
India	B-LOC
WSRL	B-ORG
.	O

BOMBAY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Belgium	B-LOC
's	O
Kredietbank	B-ORG
has	O
approved	O
a	O
$	O
6.5	O
million	O
loan	O
to	O
India	B-LOC
's	O
Welspun	B-ORG
Stahl	I-ORG
Rohren	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
(	O
WSRL	B-ORG
)	O
to	O
part-finance	O
its	O
submerged	O
arc	O
welded	O
pipes	O
plant	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
for	O
$	O
3.5	O
million	O
and	O
by	O
UTI	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
for	O
$	O
3	O
million	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
WSRL	B-ORG
plant	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
Indian	B-MISC
state	O
of	O
Gujarat	B-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	B-ORG
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Welspun	B-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

--	O
Bombay	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+91-22-265	O
9000	O

India	B-LOC
fishermen	O
say	O
forced	O
to	O
carry	O
Tamil	B-MISC
refugees	O
.	O

P.V.	B-PER
Krishnamoorthy	I-PER

RAMESWARAM	B-LOC
,	O
India	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Indian	B-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	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
to	O
India	B-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	B-ORG
(	O
Liberation	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Tamil	I-ORG
Eelam	I-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.	B-PER
Arulanandam	I-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	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
southern	O
Indian	B-MISC
state	O
of	O
Tamil	B-LOC
Nadu	I-LOC
,	O
home	O
to	O
50	O
million	O
Tamil-speaking	B-MISC
people	O
,	O
port	O
officials	O
say	O
.	O

Rameswaram	B-LOC
is	O
15	O
km	O
(	O
10	O
miles	O
)	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
.	O

State	O
chief	O
minister	O
M.	B-PER
Karunanidhi	I-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	B-MISC
separatists	O
and	O
government	O
troops	O
that	O
Colombo	B-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	B-LOC
Nadu	I-LOC
.	O

Intelligence	O
officals	O
said	O
more	O
than	O
5,000	O
Tamils	B-MISC
were	O
waiting	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
coast	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
to	O
cross	O
into	O
India	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Indian	B-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	B-MISC
refugees	O
.	O

All	B-ORG
Fishermen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
secretary	O
N.J.	B-PER
Bose	I-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	B-MISC
Lankan	I-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

LTTE	B-ORG
spokesmen	O
could	O
not	O
immediately	O
be	O
reached	O
for	O
comment	O
,	O
but	O
Sri	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
fishermen	O
denied	O
that	O
Indians	B-MISC
were	O
being	O
coerced	O
into	O
carrying	O
refugees	O
across	O
the	O
Palk	B-LOC
Strait	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Indian	B-MISC
fishermen	O
come	O
right	O
up	O
to	O
Pesalai	B-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	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
boatman	O
Chinnathambi	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Arulanandam	B-PER
denied	O
the	O
fishermen	O
charged	O
the	O
refugees	O
for	O
passage	O
to	O
India	B-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	B-ORG
Fisheries	I-ORG
Department	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
enforce	O
because	O
of	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
's	O
pomfret-rich	O
waters	O
.	O

Indian	B-MISC
cotton	O
trade	O
shut	O
for	O
local	O
festival	O
.	O

BOMBAY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

India	B-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	B-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
+91-22-265	O
9000	O

VW	B-ORG
sees	O
group	O
net	O
profit	O
doubling	O
in	O
Q3	O
.	O

DRESDEN	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

German	B-MISC
carmaker	O
Volkswagen	B-ORG
AG	I-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	B-ORG
chief	O
financial	O
officer	O
Bruno	B-PER
Adelt	I-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	B-MISC
Passat	I-MISC
sedan	O
.	O

Adelt	B-PER
did	O
not	O
give	O
a	O
concrete	O
forecast	O
.	O

VW	B-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	B-PER
Gilardi	I-PER
,	O
Frankfurt	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+49	O
69	O
756525	O

MILTIADIS	B-PER
EVERT	I-PER
HEADS	O
TO	O
ALEXANDROUPOLIS	B-LOC
THIS	O
WEEKEND	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Conservative	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
(	O
ND	B-ORG
)	O
party	O
leader	O
Miltiadis	B-PER
Evert	I-PER
will	O
be	O
hitting	O
the	O
campaign	O
trail	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
Alexandroupolis	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Evert	B-PER
will	O
depart	O
for	O
Alexandroupolis	B-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
afternoon	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Costas	B-PER
Simitis	I-PER
criticized	O
Evert	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
economic	O
measures	O
to	O
over	O
600	O
billion	O
drachmas	O
but	O
ND	B-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	B-PER
blamed	O
ND	B-ORG
for	O
the	O
low	O
absorption	O
rate	O
of	O
EU	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
economic	O
programme	O
and	O
Evert	B-PER
has	O
repeatedly	O
blamed	O
the	O
socialists	O
for	O
the	O
slow	O
economic	O
growth	O
.	O

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

Dow	B-MISC
pushes	O
London	B-LOC
stocks	O
to	O
new	O
record	O
.	O

Peter	B-PER
Griffiths	I-PER

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
firm	O
start	O
on	O
Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
helped	O
push	O
leading	O
London	B-LOC
shares	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
record	O
high	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
and	O
German	B-MISC
stocks	O
closed	O
floor	O
trading	O
up	O
but	O
the	O
Paris	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
shares	O
,	O
boosted	O
by	O
Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
,	O
added	O
to	O
early	O
gains	O
with	O
the	O
blue	O
chip	O
FTSE	B-MISC
100	I-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	B-ORG
Airways	I-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.	B-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
government	O
may	O
jeopardise	O
its	O
tie-up	O
with	O
American	B-ORG
Airlines	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Better-than-expected	O
British	B-MISC
trade	O
figures	O
had	O
little	O
impact	O
on	O
equities	O
.	O

The	O
non-EU	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
index	O
closed	O
at	O
2,563.16	O
points	O
,	O
up	O
4.32	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
French	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Viannet	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
France	B-LOC
's	O
Communist-led	B-MISC
CGT	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
opening	O
,	O
Paris	B-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	B-MISC
afternoon	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
its	O
European	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Baader	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC

The	O
Financial	B-MISC
Times-Stock	I-MISC
Exchange	I-MISC
index	O
of	O
100	O
leading	O
British	B-MISC
shares	O
had	O
risen	O
15	O
points	O
to	O
3,920.7	O
.	O

In	O
Paris	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
CAC-40	B-MISC
share	O
index	O
dropped	O
15.09	O
to	O
2,002.9	O
.	O

The	O
30-share	O
DAX	B-MISC
index	O
in	O
Frankfurt	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
Spanish	B-MISC
operation	O
wins	O
ISO	B-MISC
9002	I-MISC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Air	B-ORG
Express	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
Spain	B-LOC
has	O
become	O
the	O
twenty-second	O
country	O
in	O
its	O
network	O
to	O
achieve	O
ISO	B-MISC
9002	I-MISC
quality	O
accreditation	O
.	O

It	O
added	O
Bureau	B-ORG
Veritas	I-ORG
has	O
accredited	O
AEI	B-ORG
Iberfreight	I-ORG
's	O
offices	O
at	O
Alicante	B-LOC
,	O
Barcelona	B-LOC
,	O
Bilbao	B-LOC
,	O
Madrid	B-LOC
,	O
Seville	B-LOC
and	O
Valencia	B-LOC
as	O
meeting	O
the	O
necessary	O
standards	O
.	O

--	O
Air	B-ORG
Cargo	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
Tel+44	O
171	O
542	O
7706	O
Fax+44	O
171	O
542	O
5017	O

Arafat	B-PER
says	O
Israel	B-LOC
declares	O
war	O
on	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
.	O

Wafa	B-PER
Amr	I-PER

RAMALLAH	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
Israel	B-LOC
had	O
declared	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
and	O
called	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
general	O
strike	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-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	B-MISC
leadership	O
means	O
they	O
are	O
declaring	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
people	O
,	O
"	O
Arafat	B-PER
told	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
legislature	O
.	O

Accusing	O
Israeli	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
of	O
stupidity	O
,	O
Arafat	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
announcement	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
of	O
plans	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Jewish	B-MISC
settlement	O
of	O
Kiryat	B-LOC
Sefer	I-LOC
and	O
its	O
demolishing	O
of	O
a	O
community	O
centre	O
in	O
Arab	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Israel	B-LOC
has	O
started	O
the	O
war	O
on	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

They	O
are	O
idiots	O
to	O
have	O
started	O
the	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
battle	O
,	O
"	O
Arafat	B-PER
said	O
in	O
Arabic	B-MISC
.	O
"	O

There	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
state	O
without	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

Netanyahu	B-PER
should	O
know	O
he	O
is	O
stupid	O
to	O
have	O
started	O
this	O
battle	O
.	O
"	O

Arafat	B-PER
called	O
for	O
a	O
general	O
strike	O
"	O
for	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
"	O
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-LOC
Strip	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
economy	O
while	O
hurting	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
merchants	O
in	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
and	O
Bethlehem	B-LOC
who	O
cater	O
to	O
the	O
tourist	O
trade	O
.	O

Some	O
25,000	O
Palestinian	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

But	O
Palestinians	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
On	O
Friday	O
,	O
all	O
Moslems	B-MISC
,	O
including	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
in	O
Israel	B-LOC
...	O

will	O
go	O
to	O
(	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
's	O
)	O
Al-Aqsa	B-LOC
mosque	O
and	O
pray	O
.	O

Jews	B-MISC
and	O
Christians	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Officials	O
in	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
's	O
office	O
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
on	O
Arafat	B-PER
's	O
remarks	O
.	O

Israeli	B-MISC
travel	O
restrictions	O
,	O
imposed	O
after	O
bombings	O
by	O
Moslem	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-LOC
from	O
entering	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

Netanyahu	B-PER
,	O
who	O
opposes	O
trading	O
occupied	O
land	O
for	O
peace	O
,	O
made	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
a	O
central	O
issue	O
in	O
his	O
election	O
campaign	O
,	O
accusing	O
Labour	B-ORG
Prime	O
Minister	O
Shimon	B-PER
Peres	I-PER
of	O
planning	O
to	O
hand	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-MISC
eastern	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-MISC
.	O

Israel	B-LOC
captured	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
1967	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-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	B-ORG
wants	O
East	B-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
as	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
state	O
.	O

In	O
his	O
speech	O
to	O
the	O
crowded	O
legislature	O
,	O
Arafat	B-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.	B-LOC
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
envoy	O
Dennis	B-PER
Ross	I-PER
,	O
who	O
held	O
talks	O
in	O
Paris	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
with	O
Israeli	B-MISC
and	O
Egyptian	B-MISC
officials	O
.	O

When	O
Arafat	B-PER
returned	O
to	O
the	O
podium	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
senior	O
PLO	B-ORG
negotiator	O
Mahmoud	B-PER
Abbas	I-PER
,	O
better	O
known	O
as	O
Abu	B-PER
Mazen	I-PER
,	O
and	O
Netanyahu	B-PER
aide	O
Dore	B-PER
Gold	I-PER
could	O
meet	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

He	O
quoted	O
Ross	B-PER
as	O
telling	O
him	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
important	O
thing	O
is	O
the	O
Israelis	B-MISC
are	O
prepared	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
"	O

Arafat	B-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	B-PER
quoted	O
Ross	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

Palestinians	B-MISC
have	O
been	O
pressing	O
Israel	B-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	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
city	O
of	O
Hebron	B-LOC
agreed	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
Labour	B-ORG
government	O
.	O

The	O
Israeli	B-MISC
government	O
is	O
studying	O
redeployment	O
plans	O
submitted	O
by	O
Defence	O
Minister	O
Yitzhak	B-PER
Mordechai	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

Turkey	B-LOC
's	O
Ciller	B-PER
to	O
hold	O
talks	O
in	O
Jordan	B-LOC
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Turkish	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Tansu	B-PER
Ciller	I-PER
will	O
visit	O
Jordan	B-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	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Omer	B-PER
Akbel	I-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	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Abdul-Karim	B-PER
al-Kabariti	I-PER
,	O
"	O
he	O
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
Turkey	B-LOC
considered	O
Jordan	B-LOC
a	O
suitable	O
country	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
cooperate	O
on	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
matters	O
.	O

Bilateral	O
relations	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
process	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
table	O
during	O
the	O
visit	O
,	O
Akbel	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Turkish	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Necmettin	B-PER
Erbakan	I-PER
visited	O
mainly	O
Moslem	B-MISC
countries	O
,	O
including	O
Iran	B-LOC
,	O
during	O
a	O
10-day	O
tour	O
earlier	O
in	O
August	O
.	O

Italian	B-MISC
prime	O
minister	O
to	O
visit	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

ANKARA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Italian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Romano	B-PER
Prodi	I-PER
will	O
pay	O
a	O
one-day	O
working	O
visit	O
to	O
Turkey	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
Turkish	B-MISC
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-PER
Akbel	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
briefing	O
.	O

The	O
Italian	B-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	B-MISC
leader	O
to	O
meet	O
Islamist	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Necmettin	B-PER
Erbakan	I-PER
since	O
he	O
came	O
to	O
power	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
.	O

Prodi	B-PER
will	O
also	O
meet	O
President	O
Suleyman	B-PER
Demirel	I-PER
and	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Tansu	B-PER
Ciller	I-PER
,	O
Akbel	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Turkey	B-LOC
says	O
25	O
Kurd	B-MISC
rebels	O
killed	O
in	O
clashes	O
.	O

DIYARBAKIR	B-LOC
,	O
Turkey	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Turkish	B-MISC
troops	O
killed	O
25	O
Kurdish	B-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	B-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	B-ORG
)	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
fighting	O
in	O
Tunceli	B-LOC
province	O
.	O

Soldiers	O
killed	O
nine	O
more	O
PKK	B-ORG
guerrillas	O
in	O
Sirnak	B-LOC
province	O
and	O
six	O
in	O
Hakkari	B-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	B-ORG
's	O
fight	O
for	O
independence	O
or	O
autonomy	O
in	O
southeastern	O
Turkey	B-LOC
.	O

Israel	B-LOC
's	O
Levy	B-PER
to	O
meet	O
Mubarak	B-PER
in	O
Egypt	B-LOC
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Israeli	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
David	B-PER
Levy	I-PER
will	O
visit	O
Egypt	B-LOC
this	O
Sunday	O
for	O
talks	O
with	O
President	O
Hosni	B-PER
Mubarak	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
trip	O
will	O
be	O
Levy	B-PER
's	O
first	O
to	O
an	O
Arab	B-MISC
state	O
as	O
a	O
minister	O
in	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	B-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
's	O
government	O
.	O

FSA	B-ORG
qualifies	O
five	O
muni	O
bond	O
issues	O
for	O
insurance	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Financial	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Assurance	I-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	B-LOC
School	O
District	O
No	O
7	O
,	O
Ark	B-LOC
.	O

,	O
$	O
2.44	O
million	O
refunding	O
bonds	O
.	O

--	O
St	B-LOC
Ansgar	I-LOC
Community	O
School	O
District	O
,	O
Iowa	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
3.334	O
million	O
general	O
obligation	O
school	O
bonds	O
.	O

--	O
Avalon	B-LOC
Borough	I-LOC
,	O
N.J.	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
11.4	O
million	O
GOs	O
.	O

--	O
Seaford	B-LOC
Union	I-LOC
Free	O
School	O
District	O
,	O
N.Y.	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
5	O
million	O
school	O
bonds	O
.	O

--	O
Akron	B-LOC
,	O
Ohio	B-LOC
,	O
$	O
6.31	O
million	O
improvement	O
bonds	O
.	O

--	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

Colo	B-LOC
.	I-LOC

taxable	O
health	O
deal	O
rated	O
Aa2	O
/	O
VMIG-1	O
-	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
-	O

Rating	O
Announcement	O
As	O
of	O
08/26/96	O
.	O

Issuer	O
:	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Health	I-ORG
Fac	I-ORG
.	I-ORG

Auth	B-ORG
.	I-ORG

National	B-ORG

Benevolent	B-ORG
Assoc	I-ORG
.	I-ORG

-	O
Colorado	B-ORG
Christian	I-ORG
Home	I-ORG

Proj	O
.	O

Series	O
1996	O
B	O
Taxable	O

State	O
:	O
CO	B-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	B-PER
will	O
not	O
endorse	O
Perot	B-PER
for	O
Reform	B-MISC
ticket-CNN	I-MISC
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-27	O

Former	O
Colorado	B-LOC
Democratic	B-MISC
Gov	O
.	O

Richard	B-PER
Lamm	I-PER
has	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
endorse	O
Ross	B-PER
Perot	I-PER
as	O
the	O
presidential	O
candidate	O
of	O
the	O
Reform	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
,	O
CNN	B-ORG
reported	O
late	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

CNN	B-ORG
quoted	O
aides	O
and	O
family	O
members	O
as	O
saying	O
Lamm	B-PER
,	O
who	O
competed	O
with	O
Perot	B-PER
to	O
head	O
the	O
ticket	O
for	O
Perot	B-PER
's	O
party	O
,	O
had	O
told	O
them	O
he	O
would	O
definitely	O
not	O
endorse	O
Perot	B-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	B-LOC
Wednesday	O
.	O

Lamm	B-PER
,	O
60	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
three-term	O
Colorado	B-LOC
governor	O
who	O
left	O
office	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
vied	O
for	O
the	O
Reform	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
nomination	O
after	O
becoming	O
disillusioned	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
and	O
Republican	B-MISC
parties	O
.	O

Lamm	B-PER
is	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PER
and	O
supported	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
1992	O
election	O
.	O

Perot	B-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	B-ORG
Horizons	I-ORG
said	O
cut	O
.	O

--	O
Donaldson	B-ORG
Lufkin	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Jenrette	I-ORG
cut	O
its	O
rating	O
on	O
Career	B-ORG
Horizons	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
States	I-ORG
Power	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
sets	O
payout	O
.	O

MINNEAPOLIS	B-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
312	O
408-8787	O

US	B-LOC
investors	O
mull	O
appeal	O
of	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
decision	O
.	O

Patricia	B-PER
Vowinkel	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-27	O

U.S.	B-LOC
investors	O
in	O
troubled	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
London	I-ORG
were	O
considering	O
late	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
whether	O
to	O
appeal	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
court	O
decision	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
and	O
pledged	O
to	O
continue	O
pursuing	O
other	O
legal	O
actions	O
.	O

A	O
U.S.	B-LOC
appeals	O
court	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
gave	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
to	O
give	O
investors	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Names	B-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	B-MISC
will	O
appeal	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Kenneth	B-PER
Chiate	I-PER
,	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Name	B-MISC
and	O
a	O
chief	O
negotiator	O
for	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
Names	I-ORG
Association	I-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
plans	O
to	O
reinsure	O
its	O
massive	O
liabilities	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
called	O
Equitas	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Wednesday	O
,	O
but	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
chairman	O
David	B-PER
Rowland	I-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.	B-LOC
states	O
have	O
still	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
litigation	O
pending	O
,	O
said	O
John	B-PER
Head	I-PER
,	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Association	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Lloyd	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
State	O
Chairmen	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
representing	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Names	B-MISC
.	O

"	O
It	O
goes	O
without	O
saying	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
rather	O
disappointed	O
,	O
"	O
Head	B-PER
said	O
of	O
the	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Appeals	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
Fourth	B-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
,	O
sitting	O
in	O
Baltimore	B-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	B-LOC
attorney	O
general	O
told	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
last	O
week	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
a	O
new	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
attorney	O
general	O
Gale	B-PER
Norton	I-PER
.	O

Norton	B-PER
said	O
she	O
was	O
concerned	O
that	O
the	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
agreement	O
immunizes	O
it	O
from	O
future	O
litigation	O
regarding	O
Equitas	B-ORG
and	O
requires	O
that	O
all	O
legal	O
actions	O
be	O
heard	O
outside	O
of	O
Colorado	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
California	B-LOC
is	O
still	O
pending	O
before	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Appeals	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
Ninth	B-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
,	O
Chiate	B-PER
of	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
Names	I-ORG
Association	I-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.	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
individual	O
Names	B-MISC
,	O
however	O
,	O
now	O
must	O
decide	O
whether	O
to	O
accept	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
settlement	O
offer	O
or	O
reject	O
the	O
offer	O
and	O
pursue	O
litigation	O
.	O

Chiate	B-PER
said	O
he	O
has	O
advised	O
Names	B-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
two	O
to	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-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	B-MISC
would	O
retain	O
their	O
rights	O
to	O
pursue	O
litigation	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

German	B-MISC
police	O
made	O
Nazi	B-MISC
gestures	O
,	O
officials	O
say	O
.	O

NUREMBERG	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

German	B-MISC
riot	O
police	O
made	O
Nazi	B-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	B-MISC
Interior	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
ministry	O
declined	O
to	O
detail	O
gestures	O
the	O
Nuremberg-based	B-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	B-PER
Hitler	I-PER
held	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
most	O
infamous	O
Nazi	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
prosecutors	O
file	O
sex	O
tourism	O
charges	O
.	O

BERLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Berlin	B-LOC
prosecutors	O
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
they	O
had	O
filed	O
charges	O
against	O
two	O
German	B-MISC
men	O
for	O
sexually	O
abusing	O
children	O
in	O
Thailand	B-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	B-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	B-PER
U	I-PER
and	O
businessman	O
Thomas	B-PER
S	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Juppe	B-PER
on	O
official	O
visit	O
to	O
Greece	B-LOC
Sep	O
15	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

French	B-MISC
Premier	O
Alain	B-PER
Juppe	I-PER
will	O
pay	O
an	O
official	O
visit	O
to	O
Greece	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
15	O
to	O
celebrate	O
150	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
French	B-ORG
Archaeological	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
,	O
government	O
spokesman	O
Dimitris	B-PER
Reppas	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Juppe	B-PER
will	O
meet	O
Greek	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Costas	B-PER
Simitis	I-PER
and	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Theodoros	B-PER
Pangalos	I-PER
,	O
Reppas	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
French	B-MISC
premier	O
's	O
visit	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Archaeological	B-ORG
Society	I-ORG
's	O
celebrations	O
.	O

The	O
Greek	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Stork	B-ORG
H1	O
results	O
breakdown	O
per	O
sector	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O
,	O
Fax	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5040	O

Stephanie	B-PER
of	O
Monaco	B-LOC
's	O
husband	O
snapped	O
cavorting	O
.	O

ROME	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Two	O
Italian	B-MISC
magazines	O
published	O
pictures	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
of	O
Daniel	B-PER
Ducruet	I-PER
,	O
Princess	O
Stephanie	B-PER
of	O
Monaco	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
magazines	O
,	O
Eva	B-ORG
Tremila	I-ORG
and	O
its	O
sister	O
publication	O
Gente	B-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	B-PER
,	O
the	O
pair	O
embracing	O
on	O
a	O
sunbed	O
and	O
finally	O
both	O
naked	O
.	O

Eva	B-ORG
Tremila	I-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	B-PER
Houteman	I-PER
,	O
a	O
26-year-old	O
French	B-MISC
singer	O
and	O
dancer	O
in	O
a	O
Belgian	B-MISC
cabaret	O
club	O
.	O

The	O
photographs	O
,	O
an	O
Italian	B-MISC
exclusive	O
,	O
raised	O
eyebrows	O
in	O
the	O
tiny	O
principality	O
,	O
where	O
Stephanie	B-PER
's	O
father	O
Prince	B-PER
Rainier	I-PER
,	O
had	O
long	O
disapproved	O
of	O
his	O
daughter	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
husband	O
.	O

Stephanie	B-PER
had	O
two	O
children	O
with	O
Ducruet	B-PER
before	O
their	O
marriage	O
in	O
July	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

Stephanie	B-PER
,	O
Caroline	B-PER
and	O
Albert	B-PER
are	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
Rainier	B-PER
and	O
former	O
Hollywood	B-LOC
screen	O
goddess	O
Grace	B-PER
Kelly	I-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	B-PER
Rainier	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

The	O
magazines	O
said	O
the	O
photographs	O
were	O
taken	O
in	O
Cap	B-LOC
de	I-LOC
Villefranche	I-LOC
,	O
some	O
15	O
km	O
(	O
nine	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
Monte	B-LOC
Carlo	I-LOC
.	O

Gente	B-ORG
said	O
Ducruet	B-PER
,	O
a	O
keen	O
racing	O
driver	O
,	O
met	O
Houteman	B-PER
during	O
a	O
race	O
in	O
Belgium	B-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	B-ORG
briefing	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Following	O
are	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
midday	O
briefing	O
by	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
question	O
,	O
Commission	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Joao	B-PER
Vale	I-PER
de	I-PER
Almeida	I-PER
said	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
no	O
developments	O
regarding	O
the	O
Commission	B-ORG
's	O
position	O
concerning	O
the	O
dispute	O
with	O
Germany	B-LOC
and	O
Saxony	B-LOC
over	O
state	O
aid	O
to	O
Volkswagen	B-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
possibility	O
of	O
further	O
talks	O
with	O
Germany	B-LOC
before	O
the	O
next	O
Commission	B-ORG
meeting	O
of	O
September	O
4	O
.	O

-	O
-	O
-	O
-	O

The	O
Commission	B-ORG
released	O
the	O
following	O
documents	O
:	O

-	O
IP	O
/	O
96	O
/	O
804	O
:	O
Commission	B-ORG
approves	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Pao	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Acucar	I-ORG
by	O
Auchan	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
IP	O
/	O
96	O
/	O
805	O
:	O
Commission	B-ORG
finds	O
acquisition	O
of	O
CAMAT	B-ORG
by	O
AGF-IART	B-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	B-ORG
clears	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Austrian	B-MISC
food	O
retail	O
chain	O
Billa	B-ORG
by	O
German	B-MISC
group	O
Rewe-Handelsgruppe	B-ORG
.	O

-	O
SPEECH	O
/	O
96	O
/	O
202	O
:	O
Speech	O
by	O
European	B-MISC
Commissioner	O
Anita	B-PER
Gradin	I-PER
at	O
the	O
World	B-MISC
Congress	I-MISC
against	I-MISC
Sexual	I-MISC
Exploitation	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Children	I-MISC
in	O
Stockholm	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
Eurostat	B-ORG
news	O
release	O
51/96	O
:	O
March-May	O
1996	O
EU	B-ORG
industrial	O
production	O
figures	O
.	O

Spanish	B-MISC
tomato	O
warriors	O
paint	O
the	O
town	O
red	O
.	O

BUNOL	B-LOC
,	O
Spain	B-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	B-MISC
village	O
of	O
Bunol	B-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	B-LOC
(	O
pronounced	O
Boo-nee-OL	B-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	B-LOC
-	O
AUG	O
28	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Greek	B-MISC
financial	O
press	O
:	O

IMERISIA	B-ORG

--	O
Pre-election	O
debate	O
heats	O
up	O
on	O
economic	O
issues	O
as	O
conservative	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
party	O
promises	O
seven	O
measures	O
includind	O
tax	O
relief	O
for	O
farmers	O
and	O
socialist	O
Pasok	B-ORG
defends	O
progress	O
on	O
economic	O
convergence	O
with	O
the	O
EU	B-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	B-ORG
KATHIMERINI	I-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	B-ORG
Metro	I-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	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Greece	I-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	B-ORG

--	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
leader	O
Miltiadis	B-PER
Evert	I-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	B-PER
Papandoniou	I-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	B-ORG

--	O
Message	O
of	O
unity	O
from	O
the	O
conservative	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
party	O
as	O
former	O
prime	O
minister	O
Constantine	B-PER
Mitsotakis	I-PER
and	O
Miltiadis	B-PER
Evert	I-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	B-ORG
Democracy	I-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	B-PER
Georgiopoulos	I-PER
,	O
Athens	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+301	O
3311812-4	O

HOEK	B-ORG
LOOS	I-ORG
H1	O
NET	O
PROFIT	O
28.9	O
MLN	O
GUILDERS	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-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	B-ORG
Loos	I-ORG
NV	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O
,	O
Fax	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5040	O

Stagecoach	B-ORG
sees	O
Swebus	B-ORG
deal	O
agreed	O
next	O
week	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

British	B-MISC
bus	O
and	O
passenger	O
rail	O
operator	O
Stagecoach	B-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
its	O
negotiations	O
to	O
acquire	O
Swedish	B-MISC
long	O
distance	O
bus	O
operator	O
Swebus	B-ORG
AB	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
AB	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

--	O
London	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7717	O

NZ	B-LOC
bills	O
gain	O
ground	O
after	O
see-saw	O
session	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

0515	O
GMT	B-MISC

The	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
64	O
4	O
)	O
473	O
4746	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Guinness	B-ORG
Peat	I-ORG
expects	O
strong	O
full	O
yr	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

British-based	B-MISC
investment	O
company	O
Guinness	B-ORG
Peat	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
(	O
GPG	B-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	B-ORG
director	O
Garry	B-PER
Weiss	I-PER
.	O

GPG	B-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	B-PER
said	O
the	O
Australian	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
of	O
Ohio	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
U.S.	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
its	O
stakes	O
in	O
Tyndall	B-ORG
Australia	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
and	O
Mid-East	B-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
both	O
contributed	O
strongly	O
to	O
GPG	B-ORG
's	O
first	O
half	O
earnings	O
.	O

--	O
Sydney	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Newcrest	B-ORG
Q4	I-ORG
net	O
profit	O
A$	B-MISC
4.3	O
mln	O
.	O

SYDNEY	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Gold	O
miner	O
Newcrest	B-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
it	O
posted	O
a	O
A$	B-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	B-ORG
reported	O
a	O
drop	O
in	O
net	O
profit	O
after	O
abnormals	O
to	O
A$	B-MISC
20.81	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
A$	B-MISC
42.4	O
million	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O

Newcrest	B-ORG
said	O
earnings	O
from	O
the	O
Telfer	B-LOC
and	O
Boddington	B-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$	B-MISC
406	O
per	O
ounce	O
.	O

RTRS	B-ORG
-	O
Queensland	B-LOC
gunman	O
evades	O
police	O
in	O
bush	O
hunt	O
.	O

BRISBANE	B-ORG
1996-08-28	O

Australian	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
at	O
Glenwood	B-LOC
,	O
south	O
of	O
Maryborough	B-PER
,	O
about	O
150	O
km	O
(	O
93	O
miles	O
)	O
north	O
of	O
Brisbane	B-LOC
on	O
the	O
Queensland	B-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	B-PER
Fox	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
area	O
is	O
littered	O
with	O
caves	O
and	O
police	O
believed	O
Fox	B-PER
has	O
a	O
hideout	O
which	O
has	O
enabled	O
him	O
to	O
evade	O
capture	O
.	O

Australia	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Arthur	I-LOC
penal	O
settlement	O
,	O
killing	O
35	O
people	O
.	O

Shanghai	B-ORG
Ek	I-ORG
Chor	I-ORG
opens	O
new	O
motorcyle	O
plant	O
.	O

SHANGHAI	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Shanghai-Ek	B-ORG
Chor	I-ORG
Motorcycle	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Sino-Thai	B-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	B-LOC
New	I-LOC
Area	I-LOC
of	O
Shanghai	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Xinhua	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
South	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
and	O
Africa	B-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	B-ORG
Chor	I-ORG
is	O
jointly	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-ORG
Automobile	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
and	O
Ek	B-ORG
Chor	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
Motorcycle	I-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	B-MISC
motorcycles	O
and	O
aims	O
to	O
be	O
China	B-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	B-ORG
Rouge	I-ORG
's	O
Ieng	B-PER
Sary	I-PER
confirms	O
break	O
with	O
Pol	B-PER
Pot	I-PER
.	O

ARANYAPRATHET	O
,	O
Thailand	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Dissident	O
Khmer	B-ORG
Rouge	I-ORG
leader	O
Ieng	B-PER
Sary	I-PER
confirmed	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
broken	O
with	O
Pol	B-PER
Pot	I-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	B-PER
Sary	I-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	B-PER
Pot	I-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	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
Movement	I-ORG
(	O
DNUM	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Pot	I-PER
,	O
Ta	B-PER
Mok	I-PER
,	O
Son	B-LOC
Sen	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
Movement	I-ORG
'	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Ieng	B-PER
Sary	I-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	B-LOC
during	O
the	O
Khmer	B-ORG
Rouge	I-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	B-MISC
,	O
former	O
brother-in-law	O
of	O
Pol	B-PER
Pot	I-PER
was	O
foreign	O
minister	O
in	O
the	O
Khmer	B-ORG
Rouge	I-ORG
government	O
that	O
ruled	O
Cambodia	B-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	B-LOC
helicopter	O
crash	O
.	O

PHNOM	B-LOC
PENH	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
MI-17	B-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	B-LOC
Penh	I-LOC
,	O
Information	O
Minister	O
Ieng	B-PER
Mouly	I-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	B-LOC
Penh	I-LOC
and	O
Stung	B-LOC
Treng	I-LOC
,	O
was	O
not	O
known	O
.	O

Ieng	B-PER
Mouly	I-PER
said	O
the	O
aircraft	O
went	O
down	O
during	O
a	O
rain	O
storm	O
.	O

MOF	B-ORG
's	O
Kubo	B-PER
says	O
believes	O
BOJ	B-ORG
rate	O
policy	O
unchanged	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Japan	B-LOC
's	O
Finance	O
Minister	O
Wataru	B-PER
Kubo	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
that	O
he	O
believes	O
that	O
the	O
Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
's	O
(	O
BOJ	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
is	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
its	O
interest	O
rate	O
policy	O
.	O

The	O
BOJ	B-ORG
governor	O
has	O
made	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
BOJ	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
says	O
militant	O
Japan	B-LOC
must	O
face	O
war	O
past	O
.	O

BEIJING	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

China	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
called	O
on	O
Japan	B-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	B-MISC
are	O
still	O
unrepentant	O
about	O
the	O
atrocities	O
committed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	B-MISC
militarists	O
during	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
commentary	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
China	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
If	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
undecided	O
whether	O
the	O
war	O
Japan	B-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	B-LOC
raised	O
indignant	O
protests	O
after	O
several	O
Japanese	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
World	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
surrender	O
.	O

"	O
Numerous	O
Japanese	B-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	B-LOC
estimates	O
35	O
million	O
Chinese	B-MISC
were	O
killed	O
or	O
wounded	O
by	O
invading	O
Japanese	B-MISC
troops	O
from	O
1931	O
to	O
1945	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Japanese	B-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	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ryutaro	B-PER
Hashimoto	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
World	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
atrocities	O
.	O

Japan	B-LOC
coalition	O
party	O
leader	O
plans	O
to	O
resign	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
junior	O
partner	O
in	O
Japan	B-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	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
Sakigake	I-ORG
President	O
Masayoshi	B-PER
Takemura	I-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	B-PER
's	O
resignation	O
would	O
be	O
determined	O
by	O
party	O
officials	O
.	O

The	O
Sakigake	B-ORG
row	O
has	O
caused	O
jitters	O
in	O
its	O
coalition	O
partners	O
,	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ryutaro	B-PER
Hashimoto	I-PER
's	O
Liberal	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
LDP	B-ORG
)	O
,	O
the	O
biggest	O
grouping	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Social	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
founded	O
Sakigake	B-ORG
in	O
1993	O
as	O
a	O
reform-oriented	O
LDP	B-ORG
splinter	O
group	O
,	O
against	O
party	O
official	O
Yukio	B-PER
Hatoyama	I-PER
,	O
who	O
says	O
he	O
will	O
leave	O
Sakigake	B-ORG
to	O
form	O
a	O
reformist	O
political	O
group	O
next	O
month	O
.	O

Hatoyama	B-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	B-ORG
secretary	O
general	O
and	O
has	O
publicly	O
snubbed	O
the	O
62-year-old	O
Takemura	B-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	B-PER
,	O
seen	O
by	O
Hatoyama	B-PER
backers	O
as	O
tainted	O
by	O
his	O
senior	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
LDP-dominated	B-MISC
coalition	O
.	O

The	O
presence	O
of	O
Takemura	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
members	O
,	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
Social	B-MISC
Democrats	I-MISC
,	O
will	O
follow	O
Hatoyama	B-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	B-PER
's	O
eight-month-old	O
government	O
.	O

Hashimoto	B-PER
--	O
who	O
returns	O
from	O
a	O
10-day	O
Latin	B-MISC
American	I-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	B-ORG
Chong	I-ORG
Hing	I-ORG
interim	O
net	O
up	O
2.7	O
pct	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Six	O
months	O
ended	O
June	O
30	O

(	O
in	O
million	O
HK$	B-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O

Shr	O
(	O
H.K.	B-LOC
cents	O
)	O
65.61	O
vs	O
63.87	O

Dividend	O
(	O
H.K.	B-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	B-ORG
Chong	I-ORG
Hing	I-ORG
Investment	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG

Books	O
close	O
September	O
23-27	O

Dividend	O
payable	O
October	O
8	O

NOTE	O
-	O
Liu	B-ORG
Chong	I-ORG
Hing	I-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	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
852	O
)	O
2843	O
6368	O

Fire	O
bomb	O
hurled	O
at	O
U.S.	B-LOC
consulate	O
in	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
.	O

JAKARTA	B-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.	B-LOC
Consulate-General	O
in	O
Indonesia	B-LOC
's	O
second	O
largest	O
city	O
of	O
Surabaya	B-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	B-PER
Stromme	I-PER
,	O
U.S.	B-LOC
embassy	O
spokesman	O
in	O
Jakarta	B-LOC
,	O
700	O
km	O
(	O
430	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Surabaya	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
novelist	O
murdered	O
at	O
home	O
.	O

SHANGHAI	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

A	O
Shanghai	B-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	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
victim	O
was	O
Dai	B-PER
Houying	I-PER
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
about	O
China	B-LOC
's	O
1966-76	O
leftist	O
Cultural	B-MISC
Revolution	I-MISC
and	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
Chinese	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
1937	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
province	O
of	O
Anhui	B-LOC
,	O
Dai	B-PER
came	O
to	O
Shanghai	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
lives	O
in	O
Chicago	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
friend	O
said	O
.	O

Dai	B-PER
's	O
most	O
famous	O
book	O
,	O
"	O
Ren	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
Ren	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
People	B-MISC
,	I-MISC
People	I-MISC
)	O
,	O
was	O
translated	O
into	O
German	B-MISC
and	O
English	B-MISC
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Hwa	B-PER
Kay	I-PER
plunges	O
on	O
rights	O
issue	O
,	O
earnings	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Shares	O
of	O
Hwa	B-ORG
Kay	I-ORG
Thai	I-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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$	B-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$	B-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	B-LOC
July	O
refined	O
zinc	O
imports	O
off	O
47.5	O
pct	O
yr	O
/	O
yr	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Japan	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Finance	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
(	O
813	O
3432	O
6179	O
)	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
HK	B-LOC
newspaper	O
editorials	O
-	O
Aug	O
28	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

With	O
307	O
days	O
to	O
go	O
before	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
colony	O
reverts	O
to	O
China	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Beijing-funded	B-MISC
WEN	B-ORG
WEI	I-ORG
PO	I-ORG
said	O
Taiwan	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
strait	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
.	O

MING	B-ORG
PAO	I-ORG
DAILY	I-ORG
NEWS	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
hoped	O
Chinese	B-MISC
officials	O
would	O
soon	O
open	O
dialogue	O
with	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
's	O
Democratic	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
newly-established	O
democracy	O
lobby	O
,	O
Frontier	B-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	B-MISC
language	O
SOUTH	B-ORG
CHINA	I-ORG
MORNING	I-ORG
POST	I-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	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
's	O
survival	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
centre	O
.	O

The	O
Chinese	B-MISC
language	O
daily	O
HONG	B-ORG
KONG	I-ORG
ECONOMIC	I-ORG
TIMES	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
Legal	B-ORG
Department	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
852	O
)	O
2843	O
6441	O

Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
frees	O
rights	O
activist	O
.	O

GAZA	B-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	B-LOC
man	O
interrogated	O
by	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
police	O
.	O

Mohammad	B-PER
Dahman	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Gaza-based	B-MISC
Addameer	B-ORG
Prisoners	I-ORG
Support	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
freed	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
without	O
being	O
charged	O
.	O

Palestinian	B-MISC
Attorney-General	O
Khaled	B-PER
al-Qidra	I-PER
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O

Qidra	B-PER
had	O
said	O
Dahman	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
man	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
questioned	O
by	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
authorities	O
.	O

The	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
dead	O
man	O
,	O
Nahed	B-PER
Dahlan	I-PER
,	O
had	O
committed	O
suicide	O
.	O

Human	O
rights	O
groups	O
had	O
protested	O
about	O
Dahman	B-PER
's	O
arrest	O
in	O
letters	O
to	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
and	O
to	O
Qidra	B-PER
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Spain	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
28	O
.	O

Headlines	O
from	O
major	O
national	O
newspapers	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
PAIS	I-ORG

-	O
Work	O
groups	O
and	O
weekend	O
arrest	O
to	O
quell	O
juvenile	O
violence	O
in	O
Basque	B-LOC
Country	I-LOC

EL	B-ORG
MUNDO	I-ORG

-	O
Aleix	B-PER
Vidal-Quadras	I-PER
-	O
Catalan	B-MISC
nationalists	O
are	O
demanding	O
my	O
defenestration	O

DIARIO	B-ORG
16	I-ORG

-	O
Catalan	B-MISC
nationalists	O
say	O
the	O
1997	O
budget	O
will	O
make	O
Spaniards	O
sweat	O

ABC	B-ORG

-	O
Worldwide	O
alarm	O
over	O
child	O
prostitution	O

CINCO	B-ORG
DIAS	I-ORG

-	O
Banco	B-ORG
Santander	I-ORG
starts	O
conquest	O
of	O
the	O
east	O
.	O

EXPANSION	B-ORG

-	O
Government	O
will	O
finish	O
pension	O
reform	O
before	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O

GACETA	B-ORG
DE	I-ORG
LOS	I-ORG
NEGOCIOS	I-ORG

-	O
Caja	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
stagnates	O
during	O
struggle	O
for	O
presidency	O

Iran	B-LOC
asks	O
Bonn	B-LOC
to	O
extradite	O
ex-president	O
Banisadr	B-PER
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Iran	B-LOC
has	O
asked	O
Germany	B-LOC
to	O
extradite	O
its	O
former	O
president	O
Abolhassan	B-PER
Banisadr	I-PER
for	O
alleged	O
hijacking	O
,	O
an	O
Iranian	B-MISC
embassy	O
spokesman	O
said	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Banisadr	B-PER
angered	O
Tehran	B-LOC
last	O
week	O
by	O
accusing	O
top	O
Iranian	B-MISC
leaders	O
of	O
ordering	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
Iranian	B-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
leaders	O
in	O
a	O
Berlin	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
four	O
Lebanese	B-MISC
accused	O
of	O
carrying	O
out	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O

An	O
Iranian	B-MISC
embassy	O
spokesman	O
said	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
an	O
inquiry	O
that	O
Iran	B-LOC
had	O
formally	O
requested	O
Banisadr	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
authorities	O
could	O
not	O
immediately	O
be	O
reached	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

Banisadr	B-PER
lives	O
under	O
round-the-clock	O
security	O
in	O
France	B-LOC
,	O
fearing	O
Tehran	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
prosecutors	O
'	O
allegations	O
that	O
Tehran	B-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	B-LOC
has	O
warned	O
Germany	B-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	B-PER
,	O
an	O
architect	O
of	O
Iran	B-LOC
's	O
Islamic	B-MISC
revolution	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
sworn	O
enemy	O
of	O
Tehran	B-LOC
since	O
he	O
fell	O
from	O
favour	O
after	O
a	O
year	O
as	O
president	O
.	O

NATO	B-ORG
military	O
chiefs	O
to	O
visit	O
Iberia	B-ORG
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Top	O
military	O
officials	O
from	O
North	B-ORG
Atlantic	I-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
countries	O
will	O
tour	O
Spain	B-LOC
and	O
Portugal	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
no	O
armed	O
forces	O
.	O

NATO	B-ORG
's	O
top	O
military	O
men	O
--	O
General	O
George	B-PER
Joulwan	I-PER
,	O
Supreme	O
Allied	O
Commander	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
General	O
John	B-PER
Sheehan	I-PER
,	O
Supreme	O
Allied	O
Commander	O
Atlantic	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Luxembourg	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
.	O

REUTER	B-PER

ISS	B-ORG
says	O
agreed	O
sale	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
unit	O
.	O

COPENHAGEN	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Danish	B-MISC
cleaning	O
group	O
ISS	B-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	B-LOC
unit	O
ISS	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
to	O
Canadian	B-MISC
firm	O
Aaxis	B-ORG
Limited	I-ORG
.	O

An	O
ISS	B-ORG
statement	O
said	O
that	O
Aaxis	B-ORG
,	O
with	O
year-end	O
1996	O
assets	O
of	O
US$	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
would	O
acquire	O
a	O
25	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
Aaxis	B-ORG
which	O
would	O
become	O
an	O
associated	O
company	O
within	O
the	O
ISS	B-ORG
group	O
trading	O
under	O
the	O
ISS	B-ORG
name	O
and	O
logo	O
.	O

ISS	B-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-MISC
analysts	O
recently	O
estimated	O
ISS	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
's	O
sale	O
value	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
$	O
118	O
million	O
.	O

ISS	B-ORG
said	O
that	O
the	O
deal	O
included	O
ISS	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
operations	O
in	O
Mexico	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
ISS	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
interests	O
in	O
Brazil	B-LOC
would	O
be	O
discussed	O
.	O

On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
ISS	B-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	B-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
goodwill	O
and	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
statement	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Aaxis	B-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	B-PER
Weizman	I-PER
,	O
Copenhagen	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+45	O
33969650	O

Iraq	B-LOC
balks	O
at	O
U.N.	B-ORG
staff	O
for	O
oil-for-food	O
deal	O
.	O

Evelyn	B-PER
Leopold	I-PER

UNITED	B-ORG
NATIONS	I-ORG
1996-08-28	O

Iraq	B-LOC
has	O
balked	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
U.N.	B-ORG
staff	O
needed	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
oil-for-food	O
deal	O
,	O
blaming	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
August	O
1990	O
.	O

The	O
Iraqi	B-MISC
statement	O
said	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
deputy	O
ambassador	O
,	O
Saeed	B-PER
Hasan	I-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	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
and	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Iraq	B-LOC
would	O
be	O
consulted	O
.	O

Saeed	B-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.	B-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	B-PER
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
reports	O
that	O
arrangements	O
are	O
in	O
place	O
.	O

The	O
U.N.	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Humanitarian	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
(	O
DHA	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

According	O
to	O
U.N.	B-ORG
officials	O
and	O
diplomats	O
,	O
Iraq	B-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	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
victims	O
and	O
costs	O
for	O
U.N.	B-ORG
weapons	O
inspections	O
were	O
deducted	O
.	O

The	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
U.N.	B-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	B-ORG
Nations	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
provinces	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
the	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Baghdad	B-LOC
government	O
.	O

Another	O
203	O
international	O
staff	O
and	O
325	O
Iraqis	B-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	B-MISC
York-based	I-MISC
oil	O
experts	O
or	O
overseers	O
to	O
approve	O
contracts	O
.	O

Yasushi	B-PER
Akashi	I-PER
,	O
the	O
DHA	B-ORG
undersecretary-general	O
,	O
told	O
the	O
Security	B-ORG
Council	I-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	B-ORG
JOURNAL	I-ORG
CONTENTS	O
-	O
OJ	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
delegations	O
in	O
European	B-MISC
Third	I-MISC
Countries	I-MISC
and	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-MISC
Independent	I-MISC
States	I-MISC
(	O
NIS	B-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	B-MISC
-	O
support	O
framework	O
for	O
the	O
coordination	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Tacis	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
cool	O
on	O
changing	O
beef	O
cull	O
plan	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
European	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
it	O
would	O
study	O
scientific	O
reports	O
saying	O
Britain	B-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	B-ORG
)	O
scientific	O
and	O
veterinary	O
committee	O
to	O
examine	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
Commission	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Gerard	B-PER
Kiely	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
its	O
14	O
EU	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
a	O
programme	O
which	O
would	O
involve	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
fewer	O
BSE	B-MISC
cases	O
,	O
"	O
Kiely	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

The	O
reaction	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
disappoint	O
British	B-MISC
farmers	O
,	O
who	O
seized	O
on	O
research	O
by	O
Oxford	B-ORG
scientists	O
in	O
the	O
scientific	O
journal	O
Nature	B-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	B-MISC
before	O
2001	O
.	O

British	B-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	B-ORG
Farmers	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
president	O
Sir	O
David	B-PER
Naish	I-PER
told	O
BBC	B-ORG
radio	I-ORG
.	O

Naish	B-PER
said	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
Britain	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
accepted	O
this	O
evidence	O
,	O
"	O
Naish	B-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
report	O
could	O
well	O
reopen	O
a	O
damaging	O
row	O
between	O
Britain	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
EU	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
slapped	O
a	O
worldwide	O
ban	O
on	O
British	B-MISC
beef	O
after	O
the	O
government	O
said	O
there	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
BSE	B-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	B-MISC
Disease	I-MISC
(	O
CJD	B-MISC
)	O
from	O
eating	O
BSE-infected	B-MISC
beef	O
.	O

French	B-MISC
farmers	O
set	O
up	O
blockades	O
in	O
mad	O
cow	O
protest	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Thousands	O
of	O
farmers	O
threw	O
up	O
roadblocks	O
across	O
France	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
,	O
French	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
more	O
than	O
2,000	O
lorries	O
had	O
been	O
stopped	O
and	O
searched	O
.	O

European	B-MISC
beef	O
sales	O
plunged	O
after	O
Britain	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
,	O
or	O
mad	O
cow	O
disease	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
fatal	O
human	O
equivalent	O
Creutzfeldt-Jakob	B-MISC
Disease	I-MISC
(	O
CJD	B-MISC
)	O
.	O

GOLF	B-LOC
-	O
BRITISH	B-MISC
MASTERS	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

NORTHAMPTON	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Leading	O
scores	O
after	O

the	O
second	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
Masters	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
British	B-MISC

unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

140	O
Robert	B-PER
Allenby	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
71	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Roe	I-PER
69	O
71	O

141	O
Francisco	B-PER
Cea	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
71	O
,	O
Gavin	B-PER
Levenson	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O

66	O
75	O

142	O
Daniel	B-PER
Chopra	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
68	O

143	O
David	B-PER
Gilford	I-PER
69	O
74	O

144	O
Peter	B-PER
O'Malley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
73	O
,	O
Costantino	B-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

71	O
73	O
,	O
Colin	B-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER
68	O
76	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Howell	I-PER
70	O
74	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER

Davis	B-PER
71	O
73	O

145	O
Peter	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
74	O
71	O
,	O
Philip	B-PER
Walton	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O
,	O
Retief	B-PER

Goosen	B-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O
,	O
Ove	B-PER
Sellberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O
,	O

Peter	B-PER
Hedblom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
75	O
,	O
Pedro	B-PER
Linhart	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
72	O
73	O
,	O

Mike	B-PER
Clayton	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
76	O
,	O
Emanuele	B-PER
Canonica	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O

69	O
76	O
,	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
75	O
70	O

146	O
Iain	B-PER
Pyman	I-PER
71	O
75	O
,	O
Eduardo	B-PER
Romero	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
76	O
,	O
Ian	B-PER

Woosnam	B-PER
70	O
76	O
,	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Jimenez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
72	O
,	O
Klas	B-PER

Eriksson	B-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
75	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Eales	I-PER
75	O
71	O

147	O
Antoine	B-PER
Lebouc	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
73	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Curry	I-PER
76	O
71	O
,	O
Andrew	B-PER

Coltart	B-PER
72	O
75	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Lawrie	I-PER
72	O
75	O
,	O
Jose	B-PER
Coceres	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O

69	O
78	O
,	O
Raymond	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
69	O
78	O
,	O
Roger	B-PER
Chapman	I-PER
71	O
76	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER

Affleck	B-PER
74	O
73	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
SORENSEN	B-PER
WINS	O
FOURTH	O
STAGE	O
OF	O
TOUR	B-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
.	O

DOETINCHEM	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
trial	O
starting	O
and	O
finishing	O
in	O
Doetinchem	B-LOC
.	O

1.	O
Rolf	B-PER
Sorensen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG
22	O
minutes	O
40	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
1	O
second	O
behind	O

3.	O
Vyacheslav	B-PER
Ekimov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG
29	O
seconds	O
behind	O

4.	O
Erik	B-PER
Dekker	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG
43	O

5.	O
Giunluca	B-PER
Gorini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Aki	B-ORG
45	O

6.	O
Erik	B-PER
Breukink	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG
48	O

7.	O
Wilfried	B-PER
Peeters	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG
51	O

8.	O
Bart	B-PER
Voskamp	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG
53	O

9.	O
Michael	B-PER
Andersson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
Telekom	B-ORG
54	O

10.	O
Gregory	B-PER
Randolph	I-PER
(	O
USA	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-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	B-PER
11.20:33	O

2.	O
Armstrong	B-PER
3	O
seconds	O
behind	O

3.	O
Ekimov	B-PER
1	O
minute	O
7	O
seconds	O

4.	O
Marco	B-PER
Lietti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
MG-Technogym	B-ORG
1	O
minute	O
14	O
seconds	O

5.	O
Dekker	B-PER
1	O
minute	O
21	O
seconds	O

6.	O
Breukink	B-PER
1	O
minute	O
26	O
seconds	O

7.	O
Maarten	B-PER
den	I-PER
Bakker	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG
1	O
minute	O
31	O
seconds	O

8.	O
Voskamp	B-PER
same	O
time	O

9.	O
Andersson	B-PER
1	O
minute	O
32	O
seconds	O

10.	O
Olaf	B-PER
Ludwig	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Telekom	B-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	B-LOC
to	O
Venray	B-LOC
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
BEAT	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
IN	O
FIRST	O
ONE-DAYER	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

England	B-LOC
beat	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
225-5	O
innings	O
closed	O
(	O
Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
57	O
)	O
,	O
England	B-LOC
226-5	O
in	O
46.4	O
overs	O
(	O
M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
65	O
)	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
WORLD	O
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-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	B-PER
Boardman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
4:15.006	O
beat	O
Alexei	B-PER
Markov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
4:23.029	O

Andrea	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
4:16.141	O
beat	O
Francis	B-PER
Moreau	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
4:19.665	O

Moreau	B-PER
takes	O
bronze	O
medal	O
as	O
faster	O
losing	O
semifinalist	O
.	O

Final	O
:	O

Chris	B-PER
Boardman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
4:11.114	O
(	O
world	O
record	O
)	O
beat	O
Andrea	B-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
4:20.341	O

Olympic	B-MISC
sprint	O
championship	O
(	O
three-man	O
teams	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Australia	B-LOC
(	O
Darryn	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
,	O
Shane	B-PER
Kelly	I-PER
,	O
Gary	B-PER
Neiwand	I-PER
)	O
44.804	O

seconds	O

2.	O
Germany	B-LOC
(	O
Jens	B-PER
Fiedler	I-PER
,	O
Michael	B-PER
Hubner	I-PER
,	O
Soren	B-PER
Lausberg	I-PER
)	O

45.455	O

3.	O
France	B-LOC
(	O
Laurent	B-PER
Gane	I-PER
,	O
Florian	B-PER
Rousseau	I-PER
,	O
Herve	B-PER
Thuet	I-PER
)	O

45.810	O

4.	O
Greece	B-LOC
(	O
Dimitrios	B-PER
Georgalis	I-PER
,	O
Georgios	B-PER
Chimonetos	I-PER
,	O
Lampros	B-PER

Vasilopoulos	B-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	B-PER
Faure	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kathrin	B-PER
Freitag	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-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	B-PER
Ballanger	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Oksana	B-PER
Grichina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
2-0	O
,	O

(	O
11.776	O
/	O
12.442	O
)	O

Tanya	B-PER
Dubnicoff	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Michelle	B-PER
Ferris	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
2-0	O
,	O

(	O
12.211	O
/	O
12.208	O
)	O

Annett	B-PER
Neumann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Galina	B-PER
Enioukhina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
2-0	O
,	O

(	O
12.434	O
/	O
12.177).	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
CROFT	B-PER
RESTRICTS	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
TO	O
225-5	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Tight	O
bowling	O
from	O
Glamorgan	B-ORG
off-spinner	O
Robert	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
helped	O
England	B-LOC
to	O
restrict	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Croft	B-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Englishmen	B-MISC
to	O
make	O
a	O
good	O
impression	O
in	O
his	O
test	O
debut	O
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-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	B-LOC
runs	O
and	O
then	O
collected	O
the	O
wickets	O
of	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
and	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-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	B-PER
Irani	I-PER
,	O
Allan	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
and	O
Darren	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
although	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
joy	O
for	O
Dean	B-PER
Headley	I-PER
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Lancashire	B-ORG
batsman	O
Graham	B-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
,	O
was	O
making	O
his	O
international	O
debut	O
.	O

After	O
Wasim	B-PER
had	O
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O
chosen	O
to	O
bat	O
first	O
,	O
Pakistani	B-MISC
made	O
an	O
excellent	O
start	O
as	O
Sohail	B-PER
and	O
Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
continued	O
their	O
good	O
form	O
with	O
an	O
opening	O
partnership	O
of	O
82	O
.	O

Anwar	B-PER
,	O
who	O
struck	O
a	O
superb	O
176	O
at	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-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	B-PER
to	O
Mullally	B-PER
at	O
long-on	O
.	O

Sohail	B-PER
and	O
Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
then	O
added	O
59	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
wicket	O
before	O
England	B-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	B-PER
,	O
after	O
making	O
48	O
,	O
was	O
bowled	O
by	O
Croft	B-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	B-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	B-PER
drifted	O
another	O
well-flighted	O
delivery	O
behind	O
his	O
legs	O
.	O

Shortly	O
after	O
Ijaz	B-PER
was	O
also	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
pavilion	O
for	O
48	O
after	O
Irani	B-PER
had	O
repaid	O
Mullally	B-PER
with	O
another	O
good	O
catch	O
at	O
long-on	O
.	O

Gough	B-PER
later	O
bowled	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
with	O
an	O
inswinging	O
yorker	O
but	O
Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
,	O
37	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
took	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
to	O
225	O
for	O
five	O
when	O
the	O
overs	O
ran	O
out	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
V	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
ONE-DAY	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-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	B-LOC
and	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
Old	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

Pakistan	B-LOC

Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Mullally	B-PER
b	O
Irani	B-PER
57	O

Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
48	O

Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
c	O
Irani	B-PER
b	O
Mullally	B-PER
48	O

Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
b	O
Croft	B-PER
6	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
not	O
out	O
37	O

Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Gough	B-PER
10	O

Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-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	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Ata-ur-Rehman	B-PER
,	O

Saqlain	B-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Gough	B-PER
10-0-44-1	O
,	O
Mullally	B-PER
10-3-31-1	O
,	O
Headley	B-PER

10-0-52-0	O
,	O
Irani	B-PER
10-0-56-1	O
,	O
Croft	B-PER
10-1-36-2	O
.	O

England	B-LOC

N.	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
c	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
26	O

A.	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
48	O

M.	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
65	O

G.	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
st	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
23	O

M.	B-PER
Maynard	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
41	O

G.	B-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
not	O
out	O
2	O

R.	B-PER
Irani	I-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.	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
,	O
D.	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
,	O
D.	B-PER
Headley	I-PER
,	O
A.	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
9.4-1-45-3	O
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
7-0-28-1	O
,	O

Saqlain	B-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
10-1-54-0	O
,	O
Ata-ur-Rehman	B-PER
3-0-14-0	O
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER

10-0-52-0	O
,	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
7-1-29-1	O
.	O

Result	O
:	O
England	B-LOC
won	O
by	O
five	O
wickets	O
.	O

Second	O
match	O
:	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
Edgbaston	B-LOC
(	O
Birmingham	B-LOC
)	O

Third	O
:	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
Trent	B-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
(	O
Nottingham	B-LOC
)	O

LOMBARDI	B-PER
WINS	O
THIRD	O
STAGE	O
OF	O
TOUR	B-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
.	O

DOETINCHEM	B-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
between	O
Almere	B-LOC
and	O
Doetinchem	B-LOC
.	O

1.	O
Giovanni	B-PER
Lombardi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Polti	B-ORG
2	O
hours	O
35	O
minutes	O

29	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Rolf	B-PER
Sorensen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	B-ORG

3.	O
Lance	B-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG

4.	O
Maarten	B-PER
den	I-PER
Bakker	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O

5.	O
Marco	B-PER
Lietti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
MG-Technogym	B-ORG
1	O
second	O
behind	O

6.	O
Hans	B-PER
de	I-PER
Clerq	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Palmans	B-ORG
27	O
seconds	O

7.	O
Marty	B-PER
Jemison	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG

8.	O
Servais	B-PER
Knaven	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG

9.	O
Olaf	B-PER
Ludwig	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
Telekom	B-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O

10.	O
Jeroen	B-PER
Blijlevens	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
TVM	B-ORG
31	O

Leading	O
overall	O
placings	O
after	O
three	O
stages	O
:	O

1.	O
Sorensen	B-PER
10.57:33	O

2.	O
Lombardi	B-PER
1	O
second	O
behind	O

3.	O
Armstrong	B-PER
2	O
seconds	O

4.	O
Den	B-PER
Bakker	I-PER
7	O

5.	O
Lietti	B-PER
8	O

6.	O
Federico	B-PER
Colonna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Mapei	B-ORG
27	O

7.	O
Max	B-PER
van	I-PER
Heeswijk	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Motorola	B-ORG
28	O

8.	O
Sven	B-PER
Teutenberg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG
31	O

9.	O
Johan	B-PER
Capiot	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	B-ORG
32	O

10.	O
Jans	B-PER
Koerts	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
Palmans	B-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	B-MISC
time	O
trial	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	B-LOC
V	O
PAKISTAN	B-LOC
TOSS	O
AND	O
TEAMS	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Pakistan	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
at	O
Old	B-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

England	B-LOC
-	O
Mike	B-PER
Atherton	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Nick	B-PER
Knight	I-PER
,	O
Alec	B-PER
Stewart	I-PER
,	O
Graham	B-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
,	O
Matthew	B-PER
Maynard	I-PER
,	O
Graham	B-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
,	O
Ronnie	B-PER
Irani	I-PER
,	O
Robert	B-PER
Croft	I-PER
,	O
Darren	B-PER
Gough	I-PER
,	O
Dean	B-PER
Headley	I-PER
,	O
Alan	B-PER
Mullally	I-PER
.	O

Pakistan	B-LOC
:	O
Aamir	B-PER
Sohail	I-PER
,	O
Saeed	B-PER
Anwar	I-PER
,	O
Ijaz	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Inzamam-ul-Haq	B-PER
,	O
Salim	B-PER
Malik	I-PER
,	O
Wasim	B-PER
Akram	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Moin	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	B-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	B-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Ata-ur-Rehman	B-PER
,	O
Saqlain	B-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
.	O

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

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Close	O
of	O
play	O
scores	O
in	O
English	B-MISC
county	O
championship	O
matches	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

Tunbridge	B-LOC
Wells	I-LOC
:	O
Nottinghamshire	B-ORG
40-3	O
v	O
Kent	B-ORG

London	B-LOC
(	O
The	B-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
)	O
:	O
Warwickshire	B-ORG
195	O
(	O
A.	B-PER
Giles	I-PER
50	O
;	O
B.	B-PER
Julian	I-PER
4-66	O
,	O
C.	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
4-45	O
)	O
,	O
Surrey	B-ORG
82-0	O
.	O

Hove	B-LOC
:	O
Sussex	B-ORG
285-6	O
(	O
W.	B-PER
Athey	I-PER
111	O
)	O
v	O
Lancashire	B-ORG

Leeds	B-ORG
(	O
Headingley	B-LOC
)	O
:	O
Yorkshire	B-ORG
290	O
(	O
C.	B-PER
White	I-PER
76	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Moxon	I-PER
59	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Blakey	I-PER
57	O
)	O
,	O
Essex	B-ORG
79-2	O
.	O

Chester-le-Street	B-LOC
:	O
Glamorgan	B-ORG
259	O
(	O
P.	B-PER
Cottey	I-PER
81	O
;	O
M.	B-PER
Saggers	I-PER
6-65	O
)	O
and	O
8-0	O
,	O
Durham	B-ORG
114	O
(	O
S.	B-PER
Watkin	I-PER
4-28	O
)	O

Chesterfield	B-LOC
:	O
Worcestershire	B-ORG
238	O
(	O
W.	B-PER
Weston	I-PER
100	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
V.	B-PER
Solanki	I-PER
58	O
;	O
A.	B-PER
Harris	I-PER
4-31	O
)	O
,	O
Derbyshire	B-ORG
166-1	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Barnett	I-PER
83	O
not	O
out	O
)	O

Portsmouth	B-LOC
:	O
Middlesex	B-ORG
199	O
and	O
226-1	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Pooley	I-PER
106	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
M.	B-PER
Ramprakash	I-PER
81	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
,	O
Hampshire	B-ORG
232	O
(	O
A.	B-PER
Fraser	I-PER
5-55	O
,	O
R.	B-PER
Fay	I-PER
4-77	O
)	O

Leicester	B-LOC
:	O
Somerset	B-ORG
83	O
(	O
D.	B-PER
Millns	I-PER
4-35	O
)	O
,	O
Leicestershire	B-ORG
202-5	O

Bristol	B-LOC
:	O
Gloucestershire	B-ORG
183	O
(	O
J.	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
50	O
)	O
,	O
Northamptonshire	B-ORG
123-4	O
(	O
K.	B-PER
Curran	I-PER
51	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

RUGBY	B-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
TELFER	B-PER
CONFIRMED	O
FOR	O
LIONS	B-ORG
COACHING	O
ROLE	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Scotland	B-LOC
's	O
Jim	B-PER
Telfer	I-PER
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
on	O
Thursday	O
as	O
assistant	O
coach	O
for	O
the	O
British	B-ORG
Lions	I-ORG
tour	O
to	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
next	O
year	O
.	O

Telfer	B-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Scotland	B-LOC
team	O
manager	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
will	O
act	O
as	O
assistant	O
to	O
Ian	B-PER
McGeechan	I-PER
.	O

The	O
pair	O
last	O
worked	O
together	O
when	O
Scotland	B-LOC
won	O
the	O
Five	B-MISC
Nations	I-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	B-PER
TO	O
RUN	O
IN	O
BERLIN	B-LOC
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
has	O
confirmed	O
he	O
will	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Dream	B-ORG
Team	I-ORG
"	O
sprint	O
relay	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	B-LOC
grand	O
prix	O
athletics	O
meeting	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

A	O
spokeswoman	O
for	O
Christie	B-PER
said	O
the	O
former	O
Olympic	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Donovan	B-PER
Bailey	I-PER
,	O
the	O
current	O
Olympic	B-MISC
champion	O
and	O
world	O
record	O
holder	O
,	O
and	O
Namibian	O
Frankie	B-PER
Fredericks	I-PER
.	O

Christie	B-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	B-LOC
promoter	O
Rudi	B-PER
Thiel	I-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	B-PER
Owens	I-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
four	O
gold	O
medals	O
60	O
years	O
ago	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	B-LOC
Olympics	B-MISC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GROBBELAAR	B-PER
NAMED	O
TEMPORARY	O
ZIMBABWE	B-LOC
COACH	O
.	O

HARARE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

England-based	B-MISC
goalkeeper	O
Bruce	B-PER
Grobbelaar	I-PER
has	O
been	O
appointed	O
temporary	O
head	O
coach	O
of	O
the	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
national	O
soccer	O
team	O
for	O
two	O
international	O
matches	O
,	O
the	O
Zimbabwe	B-ORG
Football	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
(	O
ZIFA	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

ZIFA	B-ORG
vice-chairman	O
Vincent	B-PER
Pamire	I-PER
said	O
Grobbelaar	B-PER
would	O
take	O
charge	O
for	O
a	O
match	O
against	O
Tanzania	B-LOC
in	O
Harare	B-LOC
on	O
September	O
29	O
in	O
the	O
five-nation	O
Castle	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Africa	I-MISC
tournament	O
and	O
an	O
African	B-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
first	O
round	O
qualifier	O
against	O
Sudan	B-LOC
in	O
Khartoum	B-LOC
on	O
October	O
5	O
.	O

Grobbelaar	B-PER
takes	O
over	O
until	O
a	O
permanent	O
replacement	O
is	O
appointed	O
for	O
Zimbabwe	B-LOC
's	O
previous	O
coach	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
's	O
Marc	B-PER
Duvillard	I-PER
.	O

Grobbelaar	B-PER
now	O
plays	O
for	O
English	B-MISC
second	O
division	O
leaders	O
Plymouth	B-ORG
Argyle	I-ORG
after	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
flight	O
with	O
Liverpool	B-ORG
and	O
Southampton	B-ORG
.	O

Grobbelaar	B-PER
,	O
fellow	O
goalkeeper	O
Hans	B-PER
Segers	I-PER
,	O
retired	O
striker	O
John	B-PER
Fashanu	I-PER
and	O
Malaysian	B-MISC
businessman	O
Heng	B-PER
Suan	I-PER
Lim	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
BEAT	O
DINAMO	B-ORG
69-60	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Olympiakos	B-ORG
of	O
Greece	B-LOC
beat	O
Russia	B-LOC
's	O
Dinamo	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
Red	B-ORG
Star	I-ORG
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-LOC
,	O
Alba	B-ORG
of	O
Germany	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
Benetton	B-ORG
of	O
Italy	B-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	B-ORG
beat	O
Benetton	B-ORG
97-94	O
(	O
halftime	O
39-32	O
)	O
.	O

Final	O
Partizan	B-ORG
v	O
Olympiakos	B-ORG
.	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
HONG	B-MISC
KONG	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Second	O
round	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	B-MISC
Kong	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

1	O
-	O
Jansher	B-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Simon	B-PER
Frenz	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
15-12	O
15-7	O
12-15	O
15-10	O

Mark	B-PER
Cairns	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Joseph	B-PER
Kneipp	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
8-15	O
15-12	O
15-8	O
15-8	O

Anthony	B-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mir	B-PER
Zaman	I-PER
Gul	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
)	O
15-12	O
15-11	O
15-13	O

Dan	B-PER
Jenson	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
3	O
-	O
Brett	B-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
15-9	O
17-14	O
7-15	O
9-15	O
15-14	O

4	O
-	O
Peter	B-PER
Nicol	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jonathon	B-PER
Power	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-LOC
)	O
15-10	O
15-9	O
15-9	O

7	O
-	O
Chris	B-PER
Walker	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Amr	B-PER
Shabana	I-PER
(	O
Egypt	B-LOC
)	O
15-13	O
15-10	O
15-6	O

Derek	B-PER
Ryan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Paul	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
England	B-LOC
)	O
10-15	O
15-5	O
12-15	O
15-12	O
15-11	O

2	O
-	O
Rodney	B-PER
Eyles	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Zubair	B-PER
Jahan	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-SOCCER	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-soccer	O

games	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Chonan	B-ORG
4	O
Anyang	B-ORG
1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O

Suwon	B-ORG
4	O
Pusan	B-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	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
13	O
10	O
9	O

Puchon	B-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
0	O
7	O

Suwon	B-ORG
1	O
3	O
0	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Pohang	B-ORG
1	O
1	O
1	O
8	O
8	O
4	O

Ulsan	B-ORG
1	O
0	O
1	O
6	O
6	O
3	O

Anyang	B-ORG
0	O
3	O
1	O
6	O
9	O
3	O

Chonnam	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
2	O

Pusan	B-ORG
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
7	O
2	O

Chonbuk	B-ORG
0	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
0	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
S.	B-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-BASEBALL	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Results	O
of	O
South	B-MISC
Korean	I-MISC

pro-baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

LG	B-ORG
5	O
OB	B-ORG
1	O

OB	B-ORG
4	O
LG	B-ORG
3	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
12	O
Hanwha	B-ORG
0	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
12	O
Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
5	O

Lotte	B-ORG
4	O
Hyundai	B-ORG
0	O

Samsung	B-ORG
7	O
Haitai	B-ORG
1	O

Note	O
-	O
LG	B-ORG
and	O
OB	B-ORG
,	O
Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
and	O
Hanwha	B-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	B-ORG
63	O
2	O
42	O
.598	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	B-ORG
59	O
2	O
48	O
.500	O
5	O

Hanwha	B-ORG
57	O
1	O
49	O
.537	O
6	O
1/2	O

Hyundai	B-ORG
56	O
5	O
48	O
.536	O
6	O
1/2	O

Samsung	B-ORG
48	O
5	O
55	O
.468	O
14	O

Lotte	B-ORG
45	O
6	O
53	O
.462	O
14	O
1/2	O

LG	B-ORG
45	O
5	O
59	O
.436	O
17	O
1/2	O

OB	B-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.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
National	B-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Anna	B-PER
Kournikova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Natalia	B-PER
Baudone	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-3	O

Rita	B-PER
Grande	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tina	B-PER
Krizan	I-PER
(	O
Slovenia	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-0	O

Els	B-PER
Callens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Annabel	B-PER
Ellwood	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O

1-6	O
6-1	O

Elena	B-PER
Likhovtseva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Lila	B-PER
Osterloh	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Sandra	B-PER
Dopfer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nanne	B-PER
Dahlman	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-2	O

6-	O
3	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

13	O
-	O
Thomas	B-PER
Enqvist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Guillaume	B-PER
Raoux	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O

6-	O
2	O
6-3	O

Sergi	B-PER
Bruguera	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Michael	B-PER
Stich	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

6-4	O

Jakob	B-PER
Hlasek	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alberto	B-PER
Berasategui	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-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	B-PER
Graf	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Karin	B-PER
Kschwendt	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

Naoko	B-PER
Kijimuta	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Alexandra	B-PER
Fusai	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
7-5	O

Natasha	B-PER
Zvereva	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ai	B-PER
Sugiyama	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

14	O
-	O
Barbara	B-PER
Paulus	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Elena	B-PER
Wagner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O

Petra	B-PER
Langrova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Naoko	B-PER
Sawamatsu	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
6-	O
4	O
3-6	O
7-5	O

17	O
-	O
Karina	B-PER
Habsudova	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nathalie	B-PER
Dechy	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O

7	O
-	O
Jana	B-PER
Novotna	I-PER
(	O
Czech	B-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Florencia	B-PER
Labat	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-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	B-PER
Muster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Dirk	B-PER
Dier	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O
6-4	O

Pablo	B-PER
Campana	I-PER
(	O
Ecuador	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mark	B-PER
Knowles	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	B-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	B-PER
Stoltenberg	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kenneth	B-PER
Carlsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	B-LOC
)	O
6-	O
3	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-1	O
)	O
6-3	O

Arnaud	B-PER
Boetsch	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Magnus	B-PER
Gustafsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-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	B-PER
Hingis	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Miriam	B-PER
Oremans	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Tami	B-PER
Whitlinger	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Amy	B-PER
Frazier	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O
6-2	O

Judith	B-PER
Wiesner	I-PER
(	O
Austria	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Debbie	B-PER
Graham	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-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	B-PER
Agassi	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Leander	B-PER
Paes	I-PER
(	O
India	B-LOC
)	O
3-6	O
6-4	O
6-1	O
6-0	O

Javier	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jim	B-PER
Grabb	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-3	O
)	O
2-6	O
6-3	O

Hernan	B-PER
Gumy	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jared	B-PER
Palmer	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-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	B-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Nicole	B-PER
Arendt	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O

6-2	O
6-2	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O

David	B-PER
Wheaton	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Frederic	B-PER
Vitoux	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

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

Jan	B-PER
Siemerink	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Carlos	B-PER
Moya	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
7-6	O

(	O
7-2	O
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

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

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-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	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
58	O
.561	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
70	O
62	O
.530	O
4	O

BOSTON	B-ORG
69	O
65	O
.515	O
6	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
63	O
71	O
.470	O
12	O

DETROIT	B-ORG
47	O
86	O
.353	O
27	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	B-ORG
80	O
53	O
.602	O
-	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
71	O
64	O
.526	O
10	O

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
66	O
67	O
.496	O
14	O

MILWAUKEE	B-ORG
64	O
70	O
.478	O
16	O
1/2	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
61	O
73	O
.455	O
19	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	B-ORG
75	O
58	O
.564	O
-	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
69	O
63	O
.523	O
5	O
1/2	O

OAKLAND	B-ORG
64	O
72	O
.471	O
12	O
1/2	O

CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
61	O
72	O
.459	O
14	O

THURSDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
29TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	B-LOC

MINNESOTA	B-ORG
AT	O
MILWAUKEE	B-LOC

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	B-LOC

BALTIMORE	B-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	B-LOC

NATIONAL	B-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	B-ORG
82	O
49	O
.626	O
-	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
71	O
60	O
.542	O
11	O

FLORIDA	B-ORG
63	O
70	O
.474	O
20	O

NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
74	O
.444	O
24	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-ORG
54	O
80	O
.403	O
29	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	B-ORG
72	O
62	O
.537	O
-	O

ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
69	O
64	O
.519	O
2	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
65	O
67	O
.492	O
6	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
64	O
66	O
.492	O
6	O

PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
56	O
76	O
.424	O
15	O

WESTERN	B-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
74	O
60	O
.552	O
-	O

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
71	O
61	O
.538	O
2	O

COLORADO	B-ORG
70	O
64	O
.522	O
4	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
57	O
74	O
.435	O
15	O
1/2	O

THURSDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
29TH	O
SCHEDULE	O

SAN	B-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

CHICAGO	B-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	B-LOC

CINCINNATI	B-ORG
AT	O
COLORADO	B-LOC

ATLANTA	B-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	B-LOC

LOS	B-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	B-LOC

FLORIDA	B-ORG
AT	O
ST	B-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
YANKEES	B-ORG
BRAWL	O
AND	O
CONTINUE	O
TO	O
SLIDE	O
.	O

SEATTLE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Jay	B-PER
Buhner	I-PER
hit	O
a	O
three-run	O
homer	O
and	O
former	O
Yankee	B-MISC
Terry	B-PER
Mulholland	I-PER
allowed	O
one	O
run	O
over	O
seven	O
innings	O
as	O
the	O
Seattle	B-ORG
Mariners	I-ORG
completed	O
a	O
sweep	O
of	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-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	B-ORG
have	O
beaten	O
the	O
Yankees	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Five	O
players	O
were	O
ejected	O
after	O
Yankees	B-ORG
'	O
outfielder	O
Paul	B-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
and	O
Seattle	B-ORG
catcher	O
John	B-PER
Marzano	I-PER
got	O
into	O
a	O
fight	O
after	O
O'Neill	B-PER
had	O
been	O
brushed	O
back	O
.	O

In	O
Baltimore	B-LOC
,	O
Don	B-PER
Wengert	I-PER
threw	O
a	O
nine-hitter	O
for	O
his	O
first	O
shutout	O
and	O
Jose	B-PER
Herrera	I-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	B-ORG
Athletics	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
Baltimore	B-ORG
Orioles	I-ORG
3-0	O
.	O

Wengert	B-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	B-ORG
.	O

In	O
Chicago	B-LOC
,	O
James	B-PER
Baldwin	I-PER
scattered	O
five	O
hits	O
over	O
seven	O
scoreless	O
innings	O
and	O
Ray	B-PER
Durham	I-PER
and	O
Ozzie	B-PER
Guillen	I-PER
had	O
RBI	B-MISC
hits	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
inning	O
as	O
the	O
Chicago	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
Milwaukee	B-ORG
Brewers	I-ORG
2-0	O
.	O

Baldwin	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
which	O
won	O
for	O
only	O
the	O
fourth	O
time	O
in	O
15	O
games	O
.	O

Dave	B-PER
Nilsson	I-PER
had	O
three	O
hits	O
for	O
the	O
Brewers	B-ORG
.	O

In	O
Kansas	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Jose	B-PER
Offerman	I-PER
's	O
single	O
with	O
two	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
12th	O
inning	O
scored	O
Johnny	B-PER
Damon	I-PER
with	O
the	O
winning	O
run	O
and	O
lifted	O
the	O
Kansas	B-ORG
City	I-ORG
Royals	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
4-3	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Texas	B-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
.	O

Rick	B-PER
Huisman	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Pat	B-PER
Hentgen	I-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	B-ORG
Blue	I-ORG
Jays	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-ORG
Twins	I-ORG
6-1	O
for	O
their	O
ninth	O
win	O
in	O
11	O
games	O
.	O

Hentgen	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Orel	B-PER
Hershiser	I-PER
recorded	O
his	O
fourth	O
straight	O
win	O
and	O
Albert	B-PER
Belle	I-PER
snapped	O
a	O
sixth-inning	O
tie	O
with	O
a	O
grand	O
slam	O
as	O
the	O
Cleveland	B-ORG
Indians	I-ORG
completed	O
a	O
season	O
sweep	O
of	O
the	O
Detroit	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
with	O
a	O
9-3	O
victory	O
.	O

Hershiser	B-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	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
last	O
11	O
days	O
.	O

At	O
California	B-LOC
,	O

In	O
Seattle	B-LOC
,	O

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

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

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

National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

COLORADO	B-ORG
10	O
Cincinnati	B-ORG
9	O

MONTREAL	B-ORG
6	O
Los	B-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
5	O

Atlanta	B-ORG
9	O
PITTSBURGH	B-ORG
4	O

San	B-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
3	O
NEW	B-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
10	O
innings	O
)	O

HOUSTON	B-ORG
5	O
Chicago	B-ORG
4	O
(	O
11	O
innings	O
)	O

Florida	B-ORG
3	O
ST	B-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
10	O
innings	O
)	O

SAN	B-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
7	O
Philadelphia	B-ORG
6	O

American	B-MISC
League	I-MISC

Cleveland	B-ORG
9	O
DETROIT	B-ORG
3	O

CHICAGO	B-ORG
2	O
Milwaukee	B-ORG
0	O

Oakland	B-ORG
3	O
BALTIMORE	B-ORG
0	O

TORONTO	B-ORG
6	O
Minnesota	B-ORG
1	O

KANSAS	B-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
4	O
Texas	B-ORG
3	O
(	O
12	O
innings	O
)	O

Boston	B-ORG
7	O
CALIFORNIA	B-ORG
4	O

SEATTLE	B-ORG
10	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
2	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
MARTINEZ	B-PER
GETS	O
AGGRESSIVE	O
AT	O
U.S.	B-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

Larry	B-PER
Fine	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Conchita	B-PER
Martinez	I-PER
decided	O
that	O
when	O
in	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
do	O
as	O
the	O
New	B-MISC
Yorkers	I-MISC
do	O
--	O
and	O
the	O
Spaniard	B-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.	B-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
fourth-seeded	O
Spaniard	B-MISC
,	O
who	O
is	O
tackling	O
the	O
world	O
class	O
traffic	O
of	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
City	I-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	B-LOC
's	O
Nathalie	B-PER
Tauziat	I-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	B-PER
after	O
crushing	O
Tauziat	B-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	B-PER
,	O
the	O
1994	O
Wimbledon	B-MISC
champion	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
struggle	O
at	O
the	O
Open	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Meadows	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Like	O
traffic	O
.	O

We	O
stay	O
in	O
Manhattan	B-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	B-MISC
Slams	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Seles	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
SIGN	O
NEAGLE	B-PER
.	O

ATLANTA	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

The	O
defending	O
world	O
champion	O
Atlanta	B-ORG
Braves	I-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	B-PER
Neagle	I-PER
,	O
the	O
winningest	O
left-hander	O
in	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
,	O
from	O
the	O
Pittsburgh	B-ORG
Pirates	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Pirates	B-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	B-PER
Wright	I-PER
,	O
a	O
first	O
baseman	O
at	O
Double-A	O
Greenville	B-ORG
;	O
Corey	B-PER
Pointer	I-PER
,	O
a	O
pitcher	O
at	O
Class-A	O
Eugene	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
who	O
already	O
have	O
an	O
11-game	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
National	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Eastern	I-MISC
Division	I-MISC
.	O

In	O
the	O
last	O
15	O
days	O
,	O
Atlanta	B-LOC
has	O
traded	O
for	O
third	O
baseman	O
Terry	B-PER
Pendleton	I-PER
,	O
claimed	O
outfielder	O
Luis	B-PER
Polonia	I-PER
on	O
waivers	O
and	O
called	O
up	O
minor-league	O
phenom	O
Andruw	B-PER
Jones	I-PER
,	O
all	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
their	O
fifth	O
post-season	O
.	O

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

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Summary	O
of	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Abdellaoui	B-PER
20th	O
penalty	O
)	O
NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Graef	B-PER
36th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
10,760	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
Dutch	B-MISC
first	O

division	O
soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
1	O
NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
1	O

Played	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
:	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
1	O
Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
1	O

Utrecht	B-ORG
0	O
Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
0	O

Groningen	B-ORG
1	O
Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
1	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
2	O
Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
1	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
1	O
RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
3	O

Volendam	B-ORG
1	O
PSV	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
3	O

Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
1	O
AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
0	O

Played	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
:	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
2	O
Heerenveen	B-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	B-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
11	O
3	O
9	O

Feyenoord	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
7	O

Vitesse	B-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
7	O

Heerenveen	B-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
6	O

Ajax	B-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
6	O

Twente	B-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

RKC	B-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
6	O
4	O

Graafschap	B-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
5	O
4	O

NAC	B-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O

Fortuna	B-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
4	O

Roda	B-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
3	O

Utrecht	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Sparta	B-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O

Groningen	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
2	O

NEC	B-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
2	O

Willem	B-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
1	O

AZ	B-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
1	O

Volendam	B-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
7	O
1	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
JOHNSON	B-PER
,	O
CHRISTIE	B-PER
,	O
BAILEY	B-PER
TO	O
RUN	O
OWENS	B-PER
RELAY	O
.	O

Adrian	B-PER
Warner	I-PER

BERLIN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Olympic	B-MISC
champions	O
Michael	B-PER
Johnson	I-PER
and	O
Donovan	B-PER
Bailey	I-PER
and	O
former	O
champion	O
Linford	B-PER
Christie	I-PER
will	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Dream	B-ORG
Team	I-ORG
"	O
sprint	O
relay	O
squad	O
in	O
honour	O
of	O
Jesse	B-PER
Owens	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Johnson	B-PER
,	O
the	O
200	O
metres	O
world	O
record	O
holder	O
,	O
and	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
1992	O
Olympic	B-MISC
100	O
champion	O
Christie	B-PER
confirmed	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
join	O
100	O
record	O
holder	O
Bailey	B-PER
and	O
Namibia	B-LOC
's	O
Frankie	B-PER
Fredericks	I-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
Africa	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
special	O
race	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	B-LOC
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
meeting	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
60th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Owens	B-PER
's	O
four	O
gold	O
medals	O
at	O
the	O
1936	O
Olympics	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
German	B-MISC
capital	O
.	O

Christie	B-PER
will	O
run	O
the	O
anchor	O
leg	O
after	O
Canada	B-LOC
's	O
Bailey	B-PER
,	O
American	B-MISC
Johnson	B-PER
and	O
Olympic	B-MISC
silver	O
medallist	O
Fredericks	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Fredericks	B-PER
had	O
been	O
known	O
before	O
Thursday	O
.	O

But	O
Christie	B-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	B-PER
would	O
take	O
part	O
.	O

Christie	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
next	O
season	O
's	O
European	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

Although	O
Christie	B-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
racing	O
the	O
individual	O
100	O
metres	O
in	O
Berlin	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

When	O
five	O
former	O
Olympic	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Harrison	B-PER
Dillard	I-PER
(	O
1948	O
)	O
,	O
Lindy	B-PER
Remigino	I-PER
(	O
1952	O
)	O
,	O
Jim	B-PER
Hines	I-PER
(	O
1968	O
)	O
,	O
Trinidad	B-LOC
's	O
Hasely	B-PER
Crawford	I-PER
(	O
1976	O
)	O
and	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
Allan	B-PER
Wells	I-PER
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O

"	O
Jesse	B-PER
Owens	I-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	B-PER
's	O
widow	O
Ruth	B-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	B-PER
Tillman	I-PER
during	O
the	O
meeting	O

Berlin	B-LOC
organisers	O
hoped	O
to	O
have	O
American	B-MISC
1984	O
and	O
1988	O
champion	O
Carl	B-PER
Lewis	I-PER
in	O
the	O
squad	O
but	O
he	O
injured	O
himself	O
in	O
last	O
Friday	O
's	O
Brussels	B-LOC
meeting	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GENOA	B-ORG
AWARDED	O
ITALIAN	B-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
WIN	O
.	O

MILAN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Italian	B-MISC
soccer	O
's	O
sports	O
judge	O
on	O
Thursday	O
ruled	O
that	O
Genoa	B-ORG
,	O
beaten	O
3-0	O
by	O
Lecce	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
Italian	B-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-ORG
now	O
meet	O
local	O
serie	B-MISC
A	I-MISC
arch-rivals	O
Sampdoria	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
second	O
round	O
.	O

Genoa	B-ORG
appealed	O
after	O
their	O
defeat	O
last	O
Saturday	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
Lecce	B-ORG
striker	O
Jonathan	B-PER
Bachini	I-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	B-ORG
SACK	O
COACH	O
EMON	B-PER
.	O

NICE	B-LOC
,	O
France	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Struggling	O
French	B-MISC
first	O
division	O
side	O
Nice	B-ORG
on	O
Thursday	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
parting	O
with	O
coach	O
Albert	B-PER
Emon	I-PER
after	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
poor	O
results	O
.	O

Club	O
president	O
Andre	B-PER
Bois	I-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	B-ORG
and	O
Monaco	B-ORG
,	O
Emon	B-PER
,	O
43	O
,	O
has	O
coached	O
Nice	B-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	B-LOC
Riviera	I-LOC
lost	O
at	O
home	O
to	O
Guingamp	B-ORG
2-1	O
in	O
a	O
league	O
match	O
.	O

Nice	B-ORG
are	O
18th	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
THREE	O
PULL	O
OUT	O
OF	O
DUTCH	B-MISC
SQUAD	O
FOR	O
BRAZIL	B-LOC
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Three	O
Dutch	B-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	B-LOC
in	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
.	O

Ajax	B-ORG
defender	O
John	B-PER
Veldman	I-PER
and	O
his	O
team	O
mate	O
Richard	B-PER
Witschge	I-PER
are	O
injured	O
,	O
while	O
PSV	B-ORG
midfielder	O
Philip	B-PER
Cocu	I-PER
has	O
a	O
fever	O
.	O

Dutch	B-MISC
coach	O
Guus	B-PER
Hiddink	I-PER
called	O
in	O
Feyenoord	B-ORG
midfielder	O
Giovanni	B-PER
van	I-PER
Bronckhorst	I-PER
and	O
Vitesse	B-ORG
defender	O
Ferdy	B-PER
Vierklau	I-PER
for	O
Cocu	B-PER
and	O
Veldman	B-PER
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
name	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
midfielder	O
Witschge	B-PER
.	O

BRITAIN	B-LOC
WELCOMES	O
ROMANIA-HUNGARY	B-MISC
TREATY	O
ACCORD	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Britain	B-LOC
joined	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
welcoming	O
Romania	B-LOC
and	O
Hungary	B-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	B-LOC
Kingdom	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
large	O
ethnic	O
Hungarian	B-MISC
minority	O
.	O

It	O
will	O
also	O
boost	O
both	O
countries	O
'	O
ambitions	O
to	O
join	O
NATO	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
.	O

Bucharest	B-LOC
and	O
Budapest	B-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	B-LOC
Kingdom	I-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.	B-LOC
EMBASSY	B-MISC
IN	O
ATHENS	B-LOC
CLOSED	O
ON	O
LABOUR	B-MISC
DAY	I-MISC
,	O
SEP	O
2	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
U.S.	B-LOC
embassy	O
in	O
Athens	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
consulates	O
general	O
in	O
Athens	B-LOC
and	O
Thessaloniki	B-LOC
and	O
all	O
U.S.	B-LOC
government	O
offices	O
in	O
Greece	B-LOC
will	O
be	O
closed	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
September	O
2	O
in	O
observance	O
of	O
Labour	B-MISC
Day	I-MISC
,	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
national	O
holiday	O
,	O
the	O
embassy	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
George	B-PER
Georgiopoulos	I-PER
,	O
Athens	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+301	O
3311812-4	O

ND	B-ORG
PARTY	O
PICKS	O
SPOT	B-PER
THOMSON	I-PER
,	O
BOLD	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
OGILVY	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
MATHER	I-ORG
FOR	O
AD	B-ORG
CAMPAIGN	O
.	O

ATHENS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Greek	B-MISC
conservative	O
New	B-ORG
democracy	I-ORG
party	O
picked	O
Bold	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Ogilvy	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Mather	I-ORG
advertising	O
companies	O
for	O
its	O
pre-election	O
campaign	O
and	O
Spot	B-PER
Thomson	I-PER
to	O
help	O
party	O
president	O
Miltiadis	B-PER
Evert	I-PER
on	O
communication	O
strategy	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Spot	B-PER
Thomson	I-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	B-PER
Kontogiannis	I-PER
,	O
Athens	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+301	O
3311812-4	O

Rugby	O
star	O
once	O
linked	O
to	O
Princess	O
Diana	B-PER
divorces	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Former	O
England	B-LOC
rugby	O
captain	O
Will	B-PER
Carling	I-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	B-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	B-PER
and	O
Prince	B-PER
Charles	I-PER
divorced	O
.	O

The	B-ORG
Times	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
Diana	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
southern	O
England	B-LOC
.	O

But	O
Julia	B-PER
Carling	I-PER
,	O
a	O
television	O
presenter	O
,	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
blamed	O
Diana	B-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	B-PER
met	O
Will	B-PER
Carling	I-PER
at	O
an	O
exclusive	O
gymnasium	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
has	O
always	O
insisted	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
just	O
friends	O
.	O

London	B-LOC
LIFFE	B-ORG
futures	O
APT	O
closing	O
prices	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

London	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Futures	I-ORG
Exchange	I-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	B-MISC
GOVT	O
BOND	O
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
97.42	O
97.38	O
97.34	O

EUROMARK	B-MISC
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
96.84	O
96.83	O
96.83	O

ITALIAN	B-MISC
GOVT	O
BOND	O
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
115.62	O
115.58	O
115.32	O

EUROLIRA	B-ORG
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
91.37	O
91.36	O
91.33	O

EUROSWISS	B-ORG
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
97.79	O
97.80	O
97.82	O

FTSE	B-MISC
100	I-MISC
(	O
SEP	O
)	O
3,894.00	O
3,894.00	O
3,941.50	O

Zaire	B-LOC
installs	O
first	O
election	O
delegates	O
.	O

KINSHASA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
total	O
of	O
116	O
delegates	O
to	O
Zaire	B-LOC
's	O
National	B-ORG
Election	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
(	O
CNE	B-ORG
)	O
were	O
formally	O
installed	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
launching	O
another	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
Central	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Yoka	B-PER
Lye	I-PER
Mudaba	I-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	B-LOC
and	O
South	B-LOC
Kivu	I-LOC
,	O
Maniema	B-LOC
,	O
Shaba	B-LOC
and	O
Bandundu	B-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	B-PER
Sese	I-PER
Seko	I-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	B-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	B-PER
has	O
been	O
elected	O
without	O
opposition	O
.	O

Nigeria	B-LOC
would	O
not	O
refuse	O
Commonwealth	B-ORG
officials	O
.	O

LAGOS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Nigeria	B-LOC
would	O
not	O
object	O
to	O
a	O
visit	O
by	O
Commonwealth	B-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	B-PER
Ikimi	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Ikimi	B-PER
reiterated	O
his	O
position	O
that	O
the	O
Commonwealth	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
Ikimi	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
from	O
the	O
capital	O
Abuja	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
The	O
fundamental	O
problem	O
we	O
have	O
with	O
the	O
Commonwealth	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
was	O
suspended	O
from	O
the	O
Commonwealth	B-ORG
in	O
November	O
after	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
Ken	B-PER
Saro-Wiwa	I-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	B-ORG
ministers	O
in	O
London	B-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	B-LOC
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
persuade	O
Abuja	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
military	O
government	O
and	O
the	O
club	O
of	O
Britain	B-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	B-ORG
ministers	O
to	O
discuss	O
Nigeria	B-LOC
's	O
suspension	O
.	O

Nigeria	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Queen	O
Beatrix	B-PER
to	O
visit	O
S.	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
in	O
October	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Queen	O
Beatrix	B-PER
of	O
The	B-LOC
Netherlands	I-LOC
will	O
pay	O
a	O
four-day	O
state	O
visit	O
to	O
South	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
in	O
October	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
by	O
a	O
ruling	O
Dutch	B-MISC
monarch	O
,	O
the	O
South	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
Dutch	B-MISC
were	O
the	O
first	O
European	B-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	B-PER
on	O
the	O
September	O
30	O
to	O
October	O
3	O
visit	O
.	O

Senegal	B-LOC
bans	O
guns	O
ahead	O
of	O
local	O
elections	O
.	O

DAKAR	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

With	O
tension	O
rising	O
among	O
Senegal	B-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	B-ORG
ministry	I-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	B-MISC
nationals	O
and	O
foreign	O
residents	O
.	O

Chad	B-LOC
parliamentary	O
election	O
set	O
for	O
November	O
24	O
.	O

N'DJAMENA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Chad	B-LOC
's	O
President	O
Idriss	B-PER
Deby	I-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	B-MISC
African	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Front	I-ORG
,	O
led	O
by	O
Deby	B-PER
's	O
Patriotic	B-ORG
Salvation	I-ORG
Movement	I-ORG
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Ivory	B-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
29	O
.	O

ABIDJAN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

These	O
are	O
significant	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Ivorian	B-MISC
press	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
MATIN	I-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	B-ORG
VOIE	I-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	B-PER
Bauza	I-PER
Donwahi	I-PER
,	O
will	O
meet	O
President	O
Henri	B-PER
Konan	I-PER
Bedie	I-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	B-PER
Alphonse	I-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	B-ORG
JOUR	I-ORG

-	O
Raphael	B-PER
Lakpe	I-PER
,	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
daily	O
Le	B-ORG
Populaire	I-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	B-PER
Konan	I-PER
Kouame	I-PER
as	O
gendarmerie	O
commander	O
,	O
replacing	O
General	O
Joseph	B-PER
Tanny	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
appointed	O
secretary-general	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Abidjan	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+225	O
21	O
90	O
90	O

NATO	B-ORG
releases	O
Serb	B-MISC
police	O
,	O
crisis	O
easing	O
-	O
NATO	B-ORG
.	O

SARAJEVO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

NATO	B-ORG
forces	O
released	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
police	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
...	O

In	O
Zvornik	B-LOC
,	O
we	O
think	O
the	O
situation	O
is	O
winding	O
down	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
"	O
NATO	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Lieutenant	O
Colonel	O
Max	B-PER
Marriner	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
.	O

NATO	B-ORG
troops	O
detained	O
65	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
policemen	O
early	O
on	O
Thursday	O
after	O
they	O
attacked	O
Moslem	B-MISC
refugees	O
returning	O
to	O
homes	O
in	O
Mahala	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
Serb-controlled	B-MISC
village	O
on	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
internal	O
boundary	O
line	O
.	O

In	O
apparent	O
retaliation	O
for	O
NATO	B-ORG
's	O
detention	O
of	O
the	O
Serbs	B-MISC
,	O
an	O
angry	O
Serb	B-MISC
mob	O
including	O
policemen	O
trapped	O
six	O
unarmed	O
U.N.	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
east	O
of	O
Mahala	B-LOC
.	O

Marriner	B-PER
said	O
NATO	B-ORG
forces	O
confiscated	O
25	O
long-barreled	O
AK-47	B-MISC
automatic	O
assault	O
rifles	O
from	O
the	O
detained	O
Serbs	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
which	O
is	O
about	O
35	O
minutes	O
away	O
by	O
road	O
reaches	O
Zvornik	B-LOC
that	O
should	O
help	O
,	O
"	O
Marriner	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Storm	O
kills	O
11	O
at	O
Macedonian	B-MISC
religious	O
festival	O
.	O

SKOPJE	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
police	O
and	O
municipal	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
in	O
Berovo	B-LOC
,	O
150	O
km	O
(	O
90	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Skopje	B-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	B-PER
,	O
Milosevic	B-PER
discuss	O
election	O
crisis	O
.	O

Peter	B-PER
Greste	I-PER

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

U.S.	B-LOC
envoy	O
John	B-PER
Kornblum	I-PER
met	O
Serbian	B-MISC
President	O
Slobodan	B-PER
Milosevic	I-PER
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
defuse	O
a	O
growing	O
crisis	O
surrounding	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
post-war	O
elections	O
.	O

The	O
American	B-MISC
diplomat	O
arrived	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-LOC
two	O
days	O
after	O
international	O
organisers	O
postponed	O
municipal	O
elections	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
due	O
to	O
irregularities	O
in	O
the	O
registration	O
of	O
Serb	B-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	B-LOC
Srpska	I-LOC
(	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
republic	O
)	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
this	O
development	O
,	O
"	O
Kornblum	B-PER
said	O
after	O
three	O
hours	O
of	O
talks	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-LOC
as	O
scheduled	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
to	O
bolster	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
.	O

Kornblum	B-PER
gave	O
no	O
indication	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
won	O
any	O
specific	O
commitment	O
from	O
Milosevic	B-PER
,	O
the	O
patron	O
of	O
the	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serbs	I-MISC
,	O
to	O
rectify	O
any	O
abuses	O
in	O
the	O
registration	O
process	O
.	O

Bosnia	B-LOC
's	O
Moslem	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
authorities	O
coerced	O
refugees	O
to	O
register	O
only	O
in	O
Serb-held	B-MISC
territory	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
to	O
solidify	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
wartime	O
expulsions	O
and	O
military	O
conquest	O
.	O

Serbian	B-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	B-MISC
Serbs	I-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	B-PER
said	O
only	O
elections	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
Organisation	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	B-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	B-ORG
.	O
"	O

After	O
meeting	O
Milosevic	B-PER
,	O
Kornblum	B-PER
flew	O
to	O
the	O
Croatian	B-MISC
capital	O
Zagreb	B-LOC
.	O

He	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
town	O
of	O
Banja	B-LOC
Luka	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
meet	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
acting	O
president	O
Biljana	B-PER
Plavsic	I-PER
and	O
Bosnian	B-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
opposition	O
leaders	O
.	O

He	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
Sarajevo	B-LOC
to	O
oversee	O
the	O
formal	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
separatist	O
Croat	B-MISC
mini-state	O
in	O
western	O
Bosnia	B-LOC
.	O

U.N.	B-ORG
police	O
,	O
relief	O
workers	O
and	O
NATO	B-ORG
officers	O
have	O
reported	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
political	O
violence	O
across	O
Bosnia	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
comprised	O
of	O
a	O
Serb	B-MISC
republic	O
and	O
a	O
Moslem-Croat	B-MISC
federation	O
.	O

Gazprom	B-ORG
rises	O
to	O
2,901.48	O
rbls	O
at	O
auction	O
.	O

MOSCOW	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
stake	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
shares	O
in	O
Russian	B-MISC
gas	O
monopoly	O
RAO	B-ORG
Gazprom	I-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	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
(	O
FFK	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

The	O
stake	O
represented	O
0.042	O
percent	O
of	O
Gazprom	B-ORG
's	O
capital	O
.	O

The	O
FFK	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
have	O
changed	O
hands	O
.	O

Gazprom	B-ORG
,	O
Russia	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Trading	I-MISC
System	I-MISC
,	O
Gazprom	B-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	B-PER
Danielyan	I-PER
,	O
Moscow	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

Serbian	B-MISC
policeman	O
shot	O
dead	O
in	O
Kosovo	B-LOC
province	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
policeman	O
has	O
been	O
shot	O
dead	O
in	O
Serbia	B-LOC
's	O
troubled	O
Kosovo	B-LOC
province	O
,	O
Serbian	B-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	B-MISC
majority	O
have	O
boycotted	O
Serbian	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
slain	O
policeman	O
Ejup	B-PER
Bajgora	I-PER
,	O
42	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
Albanian	B-MISC
who	O
had	O
served	O
in	O
the	O
Serbian	B-MISC
police	O
and	O
state	O
security	O
since	O
1987	O
,	O
police	O
told	O
the	O
Yugoslav	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
Tanjug	B-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	B-LOC
Ljupce	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
municipality	O
of	O
Podujevo	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

They	O
caused	O
damage	O
but	O
no	O
casualties	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Serbian	B-MISC
authorities	O
blame	O
Albanian	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
autonomy	O
was	O
revoked	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
Serb	B-MISC
police	O
forces	O
cracked	O
down	O
on	O
Albanian	B-MISC
protests	O
.	O

Albanian	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Serbs	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

BUCHAREST	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Viral	O
meningitis	O
has	O
killed	O
10	O
people	O
in	O
Romania	B-LOC
's	O
capital	O
Bucharest	B-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	B-PER
Ceausu	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
Bucharest	B-LOC
's	O
Victor	B-LOC
Babes	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
this	O
year	O
.	O

Serbia	B-LOC
's	O
Zastava	B-ORG
workers	O
protest	O
enters	O
9th	O
day	O
.	O

BELGRADE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Workers	O
at	O
Serbia	B-LOC
's	O
Zastava	B-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	B-PER
Filipovic	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

And	O
that	O
is	O
impossible	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
Zastava	B-ORG
works	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
town	O
of	O
Kragujevac	B-LOC
is	O
the	O
backbone	O
of	O
Serbia	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
FinMin	O
to	O
make	O
statement	O
midday	O
Thursday	O
.	O

CARACAS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Venezuelan	B-MISC
Finance	O
Minister	O
Luis	B-PER
Raul	I-PER
Matos	I-PER
Azocar	I-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	B-MISC
at	O
a	O
Central	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
press	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
Finance	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

The	O
press	O
conference	O
replaces	O
Matos	B-PER
's	O
scheduled	O
appearance	O
at	O
an	O
IMF-hosted	B-MISC
seminar	O
Thursday	O
on	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
's	O
economic	O
reform	O
program	O
,	O
Venezuelan	B-MISC
Agenda	I-MISC
.	O

--	O
Caracas	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
582	O
834405	O

Colombia	B-LOC
police	O
find	O
marijuana	O
on	O
ship	O
.	O

BOGOTA	B-LOC
,	O
Colombia	B-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	B-LOC
from	O
Colombia	B-LOC
's	O
Caribbean	B-LOC
port	O
of	O
Cartagena	B-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	B-LOC
non-oil	O
exports	O
rise	O
10.6	O
pct	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

CARACAS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Venezuela	B-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	B-ORG
Office	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Statistics	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Information	I-ORG
(	O
OCEI	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
was	O
the	O
chief	O
market	O
for	O
Venezuela	B-LOC
's	O
non-traditional	O
exports	O
with	O
27.4	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
U.S.	B-LOC
followed	O
with	O
a	O
24.6	O
percent	O
share	O
.	O

--	O
Caracas	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
582	O
834405	O
REUTER	B-PER
JPR	O

Buenos	B-LOC
Aires	I-LOC
fraud	O
cops	O
held	O
in	O
extortion	O
racket	O
.	O

BUENOS	B-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
,	O
Argentina	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Thirteen	O
senior	O
police	O
officers	O
from	O
the	O
fraud	O
squad	O
of	O
Buenos	B-LOC
Aires	I-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	B-LOC
Aires	I-LOC
province	O
,	O
including	O
Commissioner	O
Juan	B-PER
Carlos	I-PER
Lago	I-PER
.	O

Police	O
were	O
seeking	O
a	O
14th	O
officer	O
.	O

La	B-ORG
Nacion	I-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	B-LOC
Aires	I-LOC
provincial	O
police	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
force	O
in	O
Argentina	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Piotti	I-PER
,	O
security	O
chief	O
of	O
Buenos	B-LOC
Aires	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
gov't	O
set	O
to	O
send	O
1997	O
budget	O
to	O
Congress	B-ORG
.	O

BRASILIA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Brazilian	B-MISC
Planning	O
Minister	O
Antonio	B-PER
Kandir	I-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	B-ORG
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
a	O
ministry	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

Congress	B-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	B-LOC
same-day	O
Cetes	B-MISC
rates	O
rise	O
on	O
nervousness	O
.	O

MEXICO	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Mexico	B-LOC
's	O
same-day	O
Cetes	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Guerrero	B-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	B-PER
Lezama	I-PER
,	O
Mexico	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
newroom	O
(	O
525	O
)	O
728	O
9554	O

Tension	O
builds	O
in	O
Mexican	B-MISC
state	O
ahead	O
of	O
elections	O
.	O

[	O
CORRECTED	O
05:53	O
GMT	B-MISC
]	O

CHILPANCINGO	B-LOC
,	O
Mexico	B-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	B-MISC
state	O
of	O
Guerrero	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Mexico	B-LOC
's	O
National	B-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-PER
Antonio	I-PER
Gonzalez	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER
,	O
of	O
the	O
opposition	O
Revolutionary	B-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-MISC
group	O
of	O
electoral	O
observers	O
,	O
Agir	B-ORG
Ensemble	I-ORG
pour	I-ORG
les	I-ORG
Droits	I-ORG
de	I-ORG
l'Homme	I-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	B-PER
Aguirre	I-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	B-ORG
Revolutionary	I-ORG
Army	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
police	O
arrest	O
wanted	O
Italian	B-MISC
man	O
-	O
report	O
.	O

SAO	B-PER
PAULO	I-PER
,	O
Brazil	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Brazilian	B-MISC
authorities	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
arrested	O
a	O
47-year-old	O
Italian	B-MISC
man	O
wanted	O
in	O
Italy	B-LOC
for	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
leftist	O
Red	B-ORG
Brigade	I-ORG
guerrilla	O
group	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
local	O
television	O
said	O
.	O

TV	B-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Tribunal	I-ORG
ordered	O
the	O
arrest	O
of	O
Luciano	B-PER
Pessina	I-PER
,	O
a	O
political	O
scientist	O
who	O
owns	O
two	O
Rio	B-LOC
de	I-LOC
Janeiro	I-LOC
restaurants	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
extradition	O
request	O
from	O
the	O
Italian	B-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	B-PER
was	O
sentenced	O
in	O
Italy	B-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	B-ORG
quoted	O
Pessina	B-PER
's	O
lawyer	O
as	O
saying	O
he	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Italy	B-LOC
and	O
,	O
when	O
freed	O
,	O
travelled	O
to	O
Brazil	B-LOC
.	O

Seven	O
churches	O
slam	O
Brazil	B-LOC
rural	O
violence	O
,	O
impunity	O
.	O

BRASILIA	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
People	O
.	O

The	O
letter	O
from	O
National	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Christian	I-ORG
Churches	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Brazil	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Coordinate	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Ecumenical	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
was	O
sent	O
to	O
President	O
Fernando	B-PER
Henrique	I-PER
Cardoso	I-PER
after	O
a	O
seminar	O
on	O
endemic	O
violence	O
gripping	O
rural	O
Brazil	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Lucas	B-PER
Moreira	I-PER
Neves	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Catholic	B-MISC
church	O
's	O
National	B-ORG
Conference	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Bishops	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Brazil	I-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	B-MISC
official	O
flees	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
after	O
passport	O
scam	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
Thai	B-MISC
consular	O
official	O
has	O
fled	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
government	O
radio	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
unnamed	O
suspect	O
left	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
colony	O
after	O
being	O
detained	O
and	O
then	O
freed	O
by	O
the	O
Independent	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
Against	I-ORG
Corruption	I-ORG
(	O
ICAC	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
officials	O
from	O
the	O
Thai	B-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	B-ORG
received	O
a	O
complaint	O
that	O
the	O
man	O
had	O
demanded	O
a	O
bribe	O
of	O
HK$	B-MISC
100,000	O
(	O
US$	B-MISC
12,940	O
)	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
Thai	B-MISC
passport	O
,	O
the	O
ICAC	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
arrest	O
,	O
ICAC	B-ORG
officers	O
seized	O
HK$	B-MISC
100,000	O
,	O
it	O
added	O
.	O

The	O
ICAC	B-ORG
has	O
kept	O
a	O
close	O
eye	O
on	O
passport	O
scams	O
after	O
a	O
U.S.	B-LOC
official	O
was	O
jailed	O
for	O
trafficking	O
fake	O
Honduran	B-MISC
passports	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
immigration	O
racket	O
aimed	O
at	O
Chinese	B-MISC
.	O

Thai	B-MISC
poll	O
shows	O
military	O
wants	O
PM	O
Banharn	B-PER
out	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Thailand	B-LOC
's	O
powerful	O
military	O
thinks	O
the	O
government	O
is	O
dishonest	O
and	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Banharn	B-PER
Silpa-archa	I-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	B-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
poll	O
suggested	O
that	O
Banharn	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Choonhavan	I-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	B-PER
Yongchaiyudh	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
coalition	O
member	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
Aspiration	I-ORG
Party	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
cleric	O
jailed	O
in	O
Israel	B-LOC
hospitalised	O
briefly	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Israeli	B-MISC
prison	O
officials	O
took	O
jailed	O
Islamic	B-MISC
militant	O
Hamas	B-ORG
founder	O
Sheikh	O
Ahmed	B-PER
Yassin	I-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	B-PER
completed	O
medical	O
checks	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
Ramle	B-LOC
prisons	O
authority	O
medical	O
centre	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
internal	O
security	O
ministry	O
.	O

A	O
prison	O
official	O
said	O
Yassin	B-PER
had	O
a	O
mild	O
case	O
of	O
pneumonia	O
.	O

The	O
60-year-old	O
Moslem	B-MISC
cleric	O
,	O
jailed	O
by	O
Israel	B-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	B-ORG
guerrillas	O
against	O
Israeli	B-MISC
targets	O
.	O

The	O
ailing	O
Yassin	B-PER
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
fundamentalist	O
Hamas	B-ORG
group	O
which	O
has	O
killed	O
scores	O
of	O
Israelis	B-MISC
in	O
suicide	O
attacks	O
aimed	O
at	O
wrecking	O
Israel-PLO	B-MISC
peace	O
deals	O
.	O

Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
has	O
demanded	O
that	O
Israel	B-LOC
release	O
Yassin	B-PER
--	O
who	O
is	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
wheelchair	O
--	O
on	O
humanitarian	O
grounds	O
.	O

Israel	B-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	B-ORG
seven	O
years	O
ago	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
consider	O
freeing	O
Yassin	B-PER
.	O

Moroccan	B-MISC
King	O
meets	O
former	O
Israel	B-LOC
PM	O
Peres	B-PER
.	O

SKHIRAT	B-LOC
,	O
Morocco	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

King	B-PER
Hassan	I-PER
of	O
Morocco	B-LOC
met	O
former	O
Israeli	B-MISC
prime	O
minister	O
Shimon	B-PER
Peres	I-PER
on	O
Thursday	O
at	O
the	O
coastal	O
resort	O
of	O
Skhirat	B-LOC
,	O
20	O
km	O
(	O
12	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
Rabat	B-LOC
,	O
an	O
official	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Mr	O
Shimon	B-PER
Peres	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
purely	O
private	O
and	O
family	O
visit	O
to	O
Morocco	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
received	O
on	O
Thursday	O
by	O
his	O
Majesty	O
King	B-PER
Hassan	I-PER
at	O
the	O
royal	O
palace	O
of	O
Skhirat	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
the	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

Accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
grandson	O
,	O
Peres	B-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Morocco	B-LOC
on	O
August	O
25	O
.	O

Peres	B-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	B-PER
campaign	O
at	O
vital	O
moment	O
.	O

Michael	B-PER
Conlon	I-PER

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
triumphal	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
Democratic	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Morris	I-PER
abruptly	O
announced	O
his	O
resignation	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
tabloid	O
Star	B-ORG
magazine	I-ORG
reported	O
the	O
married	O
Morris	B-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	B-PER
,	O
and	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
shared	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
speeches	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
.	O

"	O
Dick	B-PER
Morris	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
who	O
had	O
planned	O
a	O
triumphal	O
celebration	O
of	O
Clinton	B-PER
's	O
lead	O
over	O
Dole	B-PER
in	O
the	O
opinion	O
polls	O
.	O

Senator	O
Dianne	B-PER
Feinstein	I-PER
,	O
a	O
California	B-LOC
Democrat	B-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

Clinton	B-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	B-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
opening	O
at	O
8	O
p.m.	O
EDT	O
(	O
midnight	O
GMT	B-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	B-MISC
hope	O
to	O
seize	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
character	O
"	O
issue	O
to	O
bolster	O
Clinton	B-PER
's	O
challenger	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-PER
in	O
the	O
final	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O

Speaking	O
in	O
Santa	B-LOC
Barbara	I-LOC
,	O
California	B-LOC
,	O
Dole	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
advised	O
Clinton	B-PER
to	O
chart	O
a	O
more	O
centrist	O
political	O
course	O
,	O
would	O
make	O
Clinton	B-PER
drift	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
.	O

"	O
Morris	B-PER
has	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PER
a	O
Republican	B-MISC
,	O
now	O
maybe	O
he	O
'll	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
liberal	O
Democrat	B-MISC
that	O
he	O
really	O
is	O
,	O
"	O
Dole	B-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

Clinton	B-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	B-MISC
incumbent	O
re-elected	O
to	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Franklin	B-PER
D.	I-PER
Roosevelt	I-PER
.	O

Aides	O
said	O
Clinton	B-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	B-PER
Rodham	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
told	O
ABC	B-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	B-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	B-PER
is	O
leading	O
Dole	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
weekly	O
muni	O
bond	O
indices	O
-	O
Piper	B-ORG
Jaffray	I-ORG
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
following	O
Montana	B-LOC
tax-exempt	O
municipal	O
bond	O
indices	O
were	O
compiled	O
by	O
Piper	B-ORG
Jaffray	I-ORG
Inc	I-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.	B-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

Researchers	O
report	O
progress	O
in	O
muscular	O
dystrophy	O
.	O

PHILADELPHIA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

University	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Pennsylvania	I-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	B-ORG
Gene	I-ORG
Therapy	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
came	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
Jerry	B-MISC
Lewis	I-MISC
Labour	I-MISC
Day	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Pennsylvania	I-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	B-ORG
for	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Gene	I-ORG
Therapy	I-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	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Grain	O
and	O
oilseed	O
exports	O
reported	O
by	O
USDA	B-ORG
and	O
private	O
export	O
sources	O
.	O

WHEAT	O
SALES	O
-	O
Taiwan	B-ORG
Flour	I-ORG
Mills	I-ORG
Assn	I-ORG
bought	O
98,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
No.1	O
or	O
No.2	O
wheat	O
from	O
Cargill	B-ORG
,	O
Mitsui	B-ORG
,	O
Continental	B-ORG
and	O
Louis	B-ORG
Dreyfus	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
for	O
shipment	O
from	O
the	O
Pacific	B-LOC
Northwest	I-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	B-ORG
Credit	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
USDA	I-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	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
at	O
$	O
195.79	O
per	O
tonne	O
,	O
FOB	O
,	O
for	O
donation	O
to	O
Nicaragua	B-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	B-ORG
Food	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
bought	O
20,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
dark	O
northern	O
spring	O
wheat	O
,	O
20,000	O
of	O
Canadian	B-MISC
western	O
red	O
spring	O
wheat	O
,	O
20,000	O
of	O
Australian	B-MISC
standard	O
white	O
wheat	O
and	O
20,000	O
of	O
Australian	B-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	B-ORG
division	I-ORG
of	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
's	O
Breakfast	B-ORG
Soybean	I-ORG
Procurement	I-ORG
Assn	I-ORG
bought	O
108,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
soybeans	O
.	O

Bunge	B-ORG
sold	O
the	O
first	O
shipment	O
and	O
Cargill	B-ORG
the	O
second	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

For	O
Nov	O
11-25	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Gulf	I-LOC
or	O
Nov	O
26	O
-	O
Dec	O
10	O
from	O
PNW	B-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	B-LOC
bought	O
31,412	O
tonnes	O
of	O
PL-480	O
No.2	O
yellow	O
soybeans	O
from	O
Cargill	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
for	O
$	O
303.19	O
per	O
tonne	O
,	O
FOB	O
U.S.	B-LOC
Gulf	I-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	B-ORG
Grain	I-ORG
Commission	I-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	B-LOC
or	O
Sept	O
15-30	O
from	O
North	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
.	O

MARKET	O
TALK	O
-	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Thursday	O
forecast	O
U.S.	B-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	B-ORG
pegged	O
U.S.	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-MISC
intervention	O
barley	O
available	O
for	O
export	O
,	O
France	B-LOC
ONIC	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

The	O
EU	B-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408-8720--	O

USDA	B-ORG
gross	O
cutout	O
hide	O
and	O
offal	O
value	O
.	O

DES	B-LOC
MOINES	I-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	B-ORG

Help-wanted	O
ad	O
index	O
fell	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
help-wanted	O
advertising	O
index	O
fell	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
Conference	B-ORG
Board	I-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.	B-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	B-ORG
Board	I-ORG
economist	O
Ken	B-PER
Goldstein	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
England	I-LOC
,	O
Mountain	B-LOC
and	O
West	B-LOC
South	I-LOC
Central	I-LOC
regions	O
.	O

The	O
greatest	O
increase	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
East	B-LOC
North	I-LOC
Central	I-LOC
region	O
.	O

Police	O
seek	O
suspects	O
in	O
Atlantic	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
jewel	O
heist	O
.	O

ATLANTIC	B-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
,	O
N.J.	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Atlantic	B-LOC
City	I-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	B-PER
Andrews	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
jewelry	O
wholesaler	O
Jerry	B-PER
Schein	I-PER
,	O
left	O
three	O
suitcases	O
in	O
a	O
closet	O
at	O
Somerset	B-ORG
Jewellers	I-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	B-PER
McGilley	I-PER
.	O

When	O
Schein	B-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	B-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.	B-PER
Simpson	I-PER
hints	O
at	O
more	O
supporting	O
evidence	O
.	O

Jackie	B-PER
Frank	I-PER

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

O.J.	B-PER
Simpson	I-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	B-PER
Brown	I-PER
Simpson	I-PER
,	O
and	O
her	O
friend	O
,	O
Ronald	B-PER
Goldman	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
church	O
.	O

Contrary	O
to	O
news	O
reports	O
,	O
Simpson	B-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	B-ORG
Bills	I-ORG
professional	O
football	O
club	O
and	O
a	O
Football	B-MISC
Hall	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Fame	I-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	B-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.	B-ORG
Coalition	I-ORG
Against	I-ORG
Domestic	I-ORG
Violence	I-ORG
called	O
for	O
the	O
church	O
to	O
support	O
victims	O
of	O
violence	O
instead	O
.	O

Clinton	B-PER
adviser	O
Morris	B-PER
announces	O
resignation	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
top	O
political	O
strategist	O
Dick	B-PER
Morris	I-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	B-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	B-PER
campaign	O
,	O
Morris	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
magazine	I-ORG
,	O
reprinted	O
in	O
Thursday	O
's	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Post	I-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	B-LOC
to	O
advise	O
Clinton	B-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	B-PER
's	O
Democratic	B-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	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
surgeon	O
investigated	O
for	O
discarding	O
foot	O
.	O

CHARLESTON	B-LOC
,	O
S.C.	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	I-LOC
Island	I-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	B-LOC
cop	O
disguised	O
as	O
shrub	O
nabs	O
bad	O
guys	O
.	O

MIAMI	B-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	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
restaurant	O
in	O
the	O
Fort	B-LOC
Lauderdale	I-LOC
suburb	O
of	O
Pembroke	B-LOC
Pines	I-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	B-PER
Feugill	I-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	B-ORG
Herald	I-ORG
.	O

Feugill	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
by	O
attaching	O
strips	O
of	O
burlap	O
to	O
a	O
camouflage	O
outfit	O
.	O

Green	B-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	B-LOC
Pines	I-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.	B-ORG
DLA	I-ORG
sets	O
tin	O
price	O
at	O
$	O
2.7975	O
per	O
lb	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Defense	I-ORG
Logistics	I-ORG
Agency	I-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	B-PER
aide	O
resigns	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
says	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Dick	B-PER
Morris	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
political	O
consultant	O
who	O
reshaped	O
U.S.	B-LOC
President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
reelection	O
campaign	O
,	O
has	O
resigned	O
,	O
MS-NBC	B-MISC
News	I-MISC
reported	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Morris	B-PER
drew	O
the	O
ire	O
of	O
liberal	O
Clinton	B-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	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
corn	O
gluten	O
meal	O
steady-higher	O
,	O
feed	O
flat	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

U.S.	B-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	B-MISC
AREA	I-MISC
MILLS	I-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	B-ORG
,	O
IL	B-LOC
/	O
CLINTON	B-ORG
AND	I-ORG
CEDAR	I-ORG
RAPIDS	I-ORG
,	O
IA	B-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	B-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408-8720	O
)	O

EU	B-ORG
barley	O
sale	O
worth	O
$	O
145	O
/	O
T	O
,	O
for	O
Saudi	B-MISC
-	O
sources	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
sale	O
of	O
234,324	O
tonnes	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
intervention	O
barley	O
is	O
worth	O
some	O
$	O
145	O
per	O
tonne	O
fob	O
Germany	B-LOC
and	O
is	O
mostly	O
destined	O
for	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
,	O
European	B-MISC
grain	O
sources	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
EU	B-ORG
's	O
cereals	O
management	O
committee	O
sold	O
234,324	O
tonnes	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
intervention	O
barley	O
at	O
a	O
minimum	O
price	O
of	O
105.07	O
Ecus	B-MISC
per	O
tonne	O
.	O

Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-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	B-MISC
grain	O
traders	O
and	O
officials	O
said	O
the	O
Saudis	B-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	B-ORG
Union	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
sold	O
34,277	O
tonnes	O
of	O
German	B-MISC
intervention	O
barley	O
at	O
a	O
minimum	O
price	O
of	O
109.36	O
Ecus	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
+331	O
4221	O
5432	O

French	B-MISC
shipyard	O
workers	O
march	O
against	O
job	O
cuts	O
.	O

RENNES	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
newspapers	O
:	O

DAWN	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Gadoon	B-LOC
.	O

-	O
High	O
Court	O
officials	O
have	O
unearthed	O
police-run	O
human	O
cages	O
at	O
Tando	B-LOC
Allahyar	I-LOC
near	O
Hyderabad	B-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	B-PER
Sharif	I-PER
renewed	O
a	O
pledge	O
to	O
oust	O
the	O
Pakistan	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
government	O
headed	O
by	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benazir	B-PER
Bhutto	I-PER
.	O

BUSINESS	B-ORG
RECORDER	I-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	B-ORG
Southern	I-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
and	O
Sui	B-ORG
Northern	I-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
companies	O
.	O

-	O
Japan	B-LOC
is	O
importing	O
80	O
percent	O
of	O
cotton	O
yarn	O
from	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-ORG
POST	I-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	B-LOC
Khan	I-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

-	O
Pakistan	B-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	B-ORG
NATION	I-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	B-ORG
Textile	I-ORG
Mills	I-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	B-MISC
mutual	O
funds	O
)	O
.	O

-	O
Investment	O
Minister	O
Asif	B-PER
Ali	I-PER
Zardari	I-PER
expressed	O
keenness	O
for	O
a	O
close	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Japanese	B-MISC
companies	O
so	O
that	O
investment	O
from	O
Japan	B-LOC
can	O
multiply.q	O

-	O
Karachi	B-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
index	O
falls	O
by	O
7.84	O
points	O
.	O

THE	B-ORG
NEWS	I-ORG

-	O
The	O
prime	O
minister	O
's	O
special	O
economic	O
assistant	O
Shahid	B-PER
Hasan	I-PER
Khan	I-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	B-MISC
Electricity	I-MISC
Boards	I-MISC
would	O
help	O
achieve	O
6.5	O
percent	O
GDP	O
growth	O
.	O

-	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
's	O
Muslim	B-ORG
Commercial	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
Vital	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
System	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Duff	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Phelps	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-LOC
are	O
likely	O
to	O
announce	O
a	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
with	O
Bangladesh	B-LOC
's	O
only	O
credit	O
rating	O
company	O
--	O
Credit	B-ORG
Rating	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
--	O
next	O
month	O
.	O

-	O
The	O
Sindh	B-ORG
High	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
issued	O
an	O
ad-interim	O
order	O
restraining	O
the	O
Privatisation	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
from	O
handing	O
over	O
Javedan	B-ORG
Cement	I-ORG
to	O
Dadabhoy	B-ORG
Investment	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
pvt	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
Ltd	I-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	B-ORG
MUSLIM	I-ORG

-	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
and	O
Iran	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
9251-274757	O

Salang	B-LOC
tunnel	O
reopened	O
linking	O
Kabul	B-LOC
with	O
north	O
.	O

SALANG	B-LOC
TUNNEL	O
,	O
Afghanistan	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
Salang	B-LOC
tunnel	O
linking	O
Kabul	B-LOC
with	O
northern	O
Afghanistan	B-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	B-LOC
tunnel	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
supply	O
route	O
for	O
Soviet	B-MISC
troops	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
occupying	O
Afghanistan	B-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	B-PER
Rashid	I-PER
Dostum	I-PER
rebelled	O
against	O
the	O
Kabul	B-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	B-LOC
Trust	I-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	B-MISC
Deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Qotbuddin	B-PER
Hilal	I-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	B-MISC
to	O
die	O
for	O
killing	O
23	O
bus	O
passengers	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

India	B-LOC
's	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-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	B-LOC
Pradesh	I-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	B-PER
K.T.	I-PER
Thomas	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

KATHMANDU	B-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	B-LOC
police	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
elephant	O
crashed	O
into	O
Hari	B-PER
Maya	I-PER
Poudels	I-PER
house	O
in	O
Madhumalla	B-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	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
Himalayan	B-MISC
kingdoms	O
capital	O
Kathmandu	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

Elephants	O
are	O
protected	O
under	O
Nepali	B-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	B-MISC
Lankan	I-MISC
rebels	O
overrun	O
police	O
post	O
,	O
kill	O
24	O
.	O

COLOMBO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Tamil	B-ORG
Tiger	I-ORG
rebels	O
overran	O
an	O
isolated	O
police	O
post	O
in	O
Sri	B-LOC
Lanka	I-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	B-ORG
Tigers	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Tamil	I-ORG
Eelam	I-ORG
(	O
LTTE	B-ORG
)	O
rebels	O
stormed	O
the	O
Kudapokuna	B-LOC
police	O
post	O
,	O
just	O
north	O
of	O
Welikanda	B-LOC
,	O
200	O
km	O
(	O
125	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
Colombo	B-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	B-MISC
in	O
the	O
Indian	B-LOC
Ocean	I-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	B-MISC
Tigers	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
is	O
just	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
northern	O
mainland	O
area	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
LTTE	B-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	B-ORG
Restaurants	I-ORG
names	O
Sabourin	B-LOC
CFO	O
.	O

DENVER	B-PER
1996-08-29	O

Vicorp	B-ORG
Restaurants	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
has	O
named	O
Richard	B-PER
Sabourin	I-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	B-PER
is	O
the	O
former	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
at	O
Bestop	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
of	O
Boulder	B-LOC
,	O
Colo	B-LOC
.	I-LOC

It	O
said	O
Craig	B-PER
Held	I-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	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
212	O
859	O
1610	O

SoCal	B-ORG
Edison	I-ORG
sees	O
2	O
power	O
lines	O
back	O
today	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Southern	B-ORG
California	I-ORG
Edison	I-ORG
Co	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
Angeles	I-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	B-PER
Conroy	I-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	B-ORG
Edison	I-ORG
's	O
1,200	O
MW	O
Sierra	B-LOC
hydroelectric	O
facility	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Conroy	B-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	B-LOC
plant	O
to	O
Los	B-LOC
Angeles	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Leong	I-PER
,	O
New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Power	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1622	O

Dreyfus	B-ORG
Strategic	I-ORG
Munis	I-ORG
monthly	O
$	O
0.056	O
/	O
shr	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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	B-ORG
Strategic	I-ORG
Municipals	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

Sierra	B-ORG
Semiconductor	I-ORG
jumps	O
on	O
exit	O
plan	O
.	O

Martin	B-PER
Wolk	I-PER

SEATTLE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Sierra	B-ORG
Semiconductor	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-LOC
Jose	I-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-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	B-PER
Moosa	I-PER
of	O
Roberston	B-ORG
Stephens	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

But	O
analysts	O
noted	O
that	O
Sierra	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Randall	I-PER
of	O
Soundview	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Group	I-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	B-ORG
Business	I-ORG
Machines	I-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-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	B-PER
Kan	I-PER
of	O
Hambrecht	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Quist	I-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	B-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	B-PER
said	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
PMC	B-ORG
unit	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
profitable	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Sierra	B-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	B-LOC
bureau	O
206-386-4848	O

Housecall	B-ORG
shares	O
sink	O
after	O
profit	O
warning	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Shares	O
in	O
home	O
healthcare	O
services	O
company	O
Housecall	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Resources	I-ORG
Inc	I-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	B-ORG
Stanley	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
downgraded	O
the	O
stock	O
to	O
underperform	O
from	O
outperform	O
.	O

Housecall	B-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	B-MISC
company	O
went	O
public	O
in	O
April	O
at	O
$	O
16	O
a	O
share	O
.	O

Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
reimbursement	O
for	O
some	O
services	O
provided	O
during	O
the	O
quarter	O
.	O

First	B-ORG
Alliance	I-ORG
net	O
income	O
slips	O
.	O

IRVINE	B-LOC
,	O
Calif.	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

First	B-ORG
Alliance	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Subsidiaries	I-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	B-ORG
singer	O
heads	O
for	O
U.S.	B-LOC
after	O
illness	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Liam	B-PER
Gallagher	I-PER
,	O
singer	O
of	O
Britain	B-LOC
's	O
top	O
rock	O
group	O
Oasis	B-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.	B-LOC
tour	O
.	O

Gallagher	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Heathrow	B-LOC
airport	O
to	O
Chicago	B-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	B-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	B-PER
.	O

Liam	B-PER
caught	O
a	O
taxi	O
back	O
to	O
London	B-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	B-PER
Kensit	I-PER
.	O

When	O
they	O
first	O
heard	O
that	O
Liam	B-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.	B-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.	B-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	B-LOC
on	O
Tuesday	O
at	O
which	O
Noel	B-PER
Gallagher	I-PER
filled	O
in	O
for	O
his	O
brother	O
as	O
lead	O
singer	O
.	O

Slough	B-ORG
Estates	I-ORG
helps	O
lift	O
property	O
sector	O
.	O

LONDON	B-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	B-ORG
Estates	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
helped	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
property	O
sector	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Shares	O
in	O
Slough	B-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	B-MISC
,	O
while	O
British	B-ORG
Land	I-ORG
added	O
12-1	O
/	O
2p	O
to	O
468p	O
,	O
Land	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
rose	O
5-1	O
/	O
2p	O
to	O
691p	O
and	O
Hammerson	B-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	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
and	O
SBC	B-ORG
Warburg	I-ORG
also	O
fueled	O
the	O
gains	O
.	O

One	O
dealer	O
said	O
positive	O
stances	O
from	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
and	O
SBC	B-ORG
Warburg	I-ORG
were	O
the	O
key	O
factors	O
behind	O
the	O
gains	O
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-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	B-ORG
Warburg	I-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	B-ORG
Warburg	I-ORG
's	O
property	O
team	O
said	O
.	O

SBC	B-ORG
Warburg	I-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	B-ORG
Warburg	I-ORG
has	O
also	O
put	O
an	O
"	O
add	O
"	O
recommendation	O
on	O
Slough	B-ORG
Estates	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
chairman	O
Sir	O
Nigel	B-PER
Mobbs	I-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	B-PER
Birt	I-PER
,	O
London	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7717	O

Canada	B-LOC
's	O
international	O
travel	O
account	O
gap	O
shrinks	O
.	O

OTTAWA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Higher	O
spending	O
by	O
foreign	O
visitors	O
and	O
less	O
Canadian	B-MISC
tourist	O
spending	O
abroad	O
cut	O
the	O
deficit	O
in	O
Canada	B-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	B-ORG
Canada	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
deficit	O
fell	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
C$	B-MISC
715	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
from	O
C$	B-MISC
973	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
as	O
foreigners	O
spent	O
a	O
record	O
C$	B-MISC
3.00	O
billion	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
while	O
Canadians	B-MISC
reduced	O
their	O
spending	O
abroad	O
by	O
5.1	O
percent	O
to	O
C$	B-MISC
3.72	O
billion	O
.	O

--	O
Reuters	B-ORG
Ottawa	I-ORG
Burea	I-ORG
(	O
613	O
)	O
235-6745	O

Jordanian	B-MISC
PM	O
Kabariti	B-PER
meets	O
Arafat	B-PER
in	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
.	O

RAMALLAH	B-LOC
,	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Jordanian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Abdul-Karim	B-PER
al-Kabariti	I-PER
began	O
talks	O
with	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
on	O
the	O
stalled	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
process	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Kabariti	B-PER
flew	O
by	O
helicopter	O
to	O
Palestinian-ruled	B-MISC
Ramallah	B-LOC
and	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
arrival	O
ceremony	O
went	O
into	O
talks	O
with	O
Arafat	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
general	O
strike	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-LOC
.	O

Arafat	B-PER
called	O
the	O
four-hour	O
strike	O
,	O
which	O
ended	O
at	O
noon	O
(	O
0900	O
GMT	B-MISC
)	O
to	O
protest	O
against	O
Israeli	B-MISC
policy	O
on	O
settlements	O
and	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
.	O

Jordan	B-LOC
's	O
official	O
state	O
news	O
agency	O
Petra	B-ORG
said	O
Kabariti	B-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	B-LOC
says	O
five	O
spy	O
networks	O
destroyed	O
,	O
41	O
held	O
.	O

TEHRAN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Iranian	B-MISC
security	O
forces	O
have	O
broken	O
up	O
five	O
espionage	O
rings	O
in	O
northwestern	O
Iran	B-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	B-ORG
Eslami	I-ORG
quoted	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Azerbaijan	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
diplomats	O
,	O
that	O
Iran	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
asked	O
Ankara	B-LOC
to	O
withdraw	O
four	O
Turkish	B-MISC
diplomats	O
accused	O
of	O
spying	O
,	O
and	O
Turkey	B-LOC
expelled	O
four	O
Iranian	B-MISC
diplomats	O
for	O
their	O
alleged	O
links	O
to	O
killings	O
of	O
Iranian	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Israel	B-LOC
which	O
drew	O
strong	O
Iranian	B-MISC
objections	O
,	O
have	O
improved	O
since	O
Islamist	B-MISC
Necmettin	B-PER
Erbakan	I-PER
took	O
over	O
as	O
Turkish	B-MISC
prime	O
minister	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

The	O
daily	O
Iran	B-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
quoted	O
Intelligence	O
Minister	O
Ali	B-PER
Fallahiyan	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
agents	O
arrested	O
137	O
people	O
for	O
allegedly	O
spying	O
for	O
Iraq	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
other	O
unnamed	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
Iranian	B-MISC
year	O
which	O
ended	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
.	O

Mideast	B-LOC
Gulf	I-LOC
oil	O
outlook	O
-	O
India	B-LOC
holds	O
the	O
key	O
.	O

DUBAI	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

India	B-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	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Gulf	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
short	O
covering	O
in	O
India	B-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
one	O
trader	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Indians	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
lowest	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O

"	O
After	O
IOC	B-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	B-LOC
police	O
catch	O
ancient	O
manuscript	O
thieves	O
.	O

CAIRO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Egyptian	B-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	B-MISC
Testament	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
official	O
al-Akhbar	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Museum	I-LOC
in	O
Cairo	B-LOC
.	O

New	O
U.S.	B-LOC
ambassador	O
arrives	O
in	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
.	O

DUBAI	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Washington	B-LOC
's	O
new	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Saudi	B-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
,	O
Wyche	O
Fowler	B-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.	B-LOC
embassy	O
in	O
Riyadh	B-LOC
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Fowler	B-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	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
earlier	O
this	O
month	O
invoked	O
special	O
powers	O
to	O
appoint	O
Fowler	B-PER
during	O
the	O
congressional	O
recess	O
because	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
delayed	O
confirming	O
his	O
nomination	O
.	O

Fowler	B-PER
's	O
predecessor	O
Raymond	B-PER
Mabus	I-PER
returned	O
to	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
in	O
May	O
.	O

Jordanian	B-MISC
PM	O
Kabariti	B-PER
leaves	O
for	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
.	O

AMMAN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Jordanian	B-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Abdul-Karim	B-PER
al-Kabariti	I-PER
left	O
Amman	B-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
for	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
town	O
of	O
Ramallah	B-LOC
to	O
hold	O
talks	O
with	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
President	O
Yasser	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
on	O
the	O
stalled	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
process	O
,	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
official	O
state	O
news	O
agency	O
Petra	B-ORG
said	O
Kabariti	B-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	B-PER
's	O
first	O
trip	O
outside	O
the	O
country	O
since	O
Jordan	B-LOC
was	O
shaken	O
by	O
food	O
riots	O
earlier	O
this	O
month	O
.	O

Palestinians	B-MISC
end	O
four-hour	O
strike	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Palestinians	B-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	B-PER
Arafat	I-PER
to	O
protest	O
against	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
policy	O
on	O
Jewish	B-MISC
settlements	O
and	O
Jerusalem	B-LOC
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

Shopkeepers	O
in	O
Arab	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-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	B-MISC
)	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stoppage	O
.	O

Palestinian	B-MISC
leaders	O
called	O
the	O
strike	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	B-LOC
since	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
warning	O
signal	O
that	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
with	O
Israel	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
a	O
West	B-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
city	O
still	O
under	O
Israeli	B-MISC
occupation	O
.	O

U.S.	B-LOC
wheat	O
weekly	O
export	O
sales	O
highlights	O
-	O
USDA	B-ORG
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
199,900	O
Nil	O

S.	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
149,100-A	O

Japan	B-LOC
74,600	O

China	B-LOC
55,000-B	O

Indonesia	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Morocco	B-LOC
,	O
S.	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
,	O
Yemen	B-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
,	O
Mexico	B-LOC
and	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

Keane	B-ORG
wins	O
contract	O
from	O
ING	B-ORG
units	O
.	O

BOSTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Software	O
services	O
company	O
Keane	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
had	O
won	O
a	O
year	O
2000	O
compliance	O
contract	O
from	O
Life	B-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Georgia	I-ORG
and	O
Southland	B-ORG
Life	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
,	O
both	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-LOC
Netherlands	I-LOC
'	O
ING	B-ORG
Group	I-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Georgia	I-ORG
and	O
Southland	B-ORG
Life	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
Atlanta	B-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	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
(	O
212	O
)	O
859-1610	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Wall	B-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Journal	I-ORG
-	O
Aug	O
29	O
.	O

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
National	B-ORG
Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
has	O
sued	O
America	B-ORG
Online	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-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	B-ORG
Wall	I-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Journal	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Online	I-ORG
was	O
misappropriating	O
NBA	B-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	B-ORG
games	O
in	O
progress	O
.	O

The	O
newspaper	O
also	O
reported	O
:	O

*	O
Baxter	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
has	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
acquire	O
Austria	B-LOC
's	O
Immuno	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
AG	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
complex	O
deal	O
valued	O
at	O
$	O
715	O
miilion	O
.	O

*	O
Boeing	B-ORG
Co	I-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	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
is	O
expected	O
to	O
propose	O
a	O
tax	O
break	O
on	O
home	O
sales	O
.	O

*	O
Philip	B-ORG
Morris	I-ORG
Cos	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
raises	O
dividend	O
20	O
percent	O
.	O

*	O
Salomon	B-ORG
Brothers	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
analyst	O
is	O
bullish	O
on	O
International	B-ORG
Business	I-ORG
Machines	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O

*	O
Sierra	B-ORG
Semiconductor	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
puts	O
modem	O
chipset	O
line	O
up	O
for	O
sale	O
and	O
sets	O
layoffs	O
.	O

*	O
Red	B-ORG
Lion	I-ORG
Hotels	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
says	O
it	O
's	O
holding	O
merger	O
talks	O
with	O
Doubletree	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O

*	O
GTE	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
,	O
Baby	B-ORG
Bells	I-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	B-PER
proposes	O
five-point	O
plan	O
to	O
clean	O
up	O
toxic	O
waste	O
sites	O
.	O

*	O
Securities	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
acts	O
to	O
improve	O
stock-trade	O
prices	O
for	O
investors	O
.	O

*	O
H&R	B-ORG
Block	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
delays	O
spinoff	O
of	O
its	O
stake	O
in	O
CompuServe	B-ORG
Corp	I-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	B-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
issue	O
new	O
guidelines	O
for	O
formation	O
of	O
doctors	O
'	O
networks	O
.	O

--	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
(	O
212	O
)	O
859-1610	O

Baker	B-PER
made	O
secret	O
trip	O
to	O
Syria	B-LOC
in	O
March	O
1995	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Former	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	O
James	B-PER
Baker	I-PER
made	O
a	O
secret	O
trip	O
to	O
Syria	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
Israel	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
Washington	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
paper	O
said	O
Baker	B-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	B-PER
trashed	O
the	O
Clinton	B-PER
administration	O
at	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
National	I-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
two	O
weeks	O
ago	O
for	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
nudge	O
Syria	B-LOC
into	O
peace	O
with	O
Israel	B-LOC
.	O

Baker	B-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	B-MISC
convention	O
,	O
Israel	B-LOC
's	O
outgoing	O
ambassador	O
Itamar	B-PER
Rabinovich	I-PER
told	O
a	O
reporter	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Post	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Baker	B-PER
was	O
secretary	O
of	O
state	O
in	O
the	O
Republican	B-MISC
administration	O
of	O
President	O
George	B-PER
Bush	I-PER
.	O

Clinton	B-PER
wins	O
Democratic	B-MISC
re-nomination	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
was	O
formally	O
nominated	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
as	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
party	O
candidate	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
four-year	O
term	O
in	O
the	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-LOC
.	O

Clinton	B-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	B-MISC
challenger	O
Bob	B-PER
Dole	I-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	B-ORG
part	O
.	O

ATLANTIC	B-LOC
HIGHLANDS	I-LOC
,	O
N.J.	B-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	B-LOC
Jersey	I-LOC
shore	O
and	O
forwarded	O
to	O
TWA	B-ORG
crash	O
investigators	O
in	O
Long	B-LOC
Island	I-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	B-LOC
Beach	I-LOC
State	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
found	O
the	O
debris	O
and	O
alerted	O
police	O
who	O
forwarded	O
it	O
to	O
Long	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
,	O
New	B-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
Safety	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
are	O
conducting	O
an	O
investigation	O
.	O

The	O
TWA	B-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	B-LOC
Ocean	I-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	B-LOC
Jersey	I-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.	B-MISC
Civil	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
unearthed	O
.	O

Leila	B-PER
Corcoran	I-PER

WASHINGTON	B-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	B-PER
Lincoln	I-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.	B-MISC
Civil	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O

Working	O
in	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Archives	I-ORG
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Civil	B-ORG
War	I-ORG
Conservation	I-ORG
Corps	I-ORG
are	O
organising	O
the	O
military	O
records	O
of	O
volunteers	O
who	O
fought	O
for	O
the	O
North	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
American	I-MISC
troops	O
,	O
preparing	O
records	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
unveiling	O
in	O
Washington	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
matron	O
wrote	O
to	O
Lincoln	B-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	B-ORG
.	O
"	O

James	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Martin	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Virginia	B-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	B-PER
Simon	I-PER
,	O
professor	O
of	O
history	O
at	O
Southern	B-ORG
Illinois	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
at	I-ORG
Carbondale	I-ORG
and	O
editor	O
of	O
Gen	O
.	O

Ulysses	B-PER
Grant	I-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	B-MISC
Americans	I-MISC
that	O
really	O
can	O
express	O
itself	O
without	O
fear	O
and	O
punishment	O
,	O
"	O
Simon	B-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	B-PER
Smith	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
American	B-ORG
Studies	I-ORG
at	O
American	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
in	O
Washington	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
North	B-LOC
and	O
South	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
forever	O
seared	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
consciousness	O
.	O

Southern	B-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	B-ORG
Daughters	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Confederacy	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Civil	B-ORG
War	I-ORG
Conservation	I-ORG
Corps	I-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	B-PER
Weidman	I-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	B-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
plan	O
to	O
put	O
computer	O
databases	O
at	O
Civil	B-MISC
War	I-MISC
battlefields	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
so	O
that	O
Americans	B-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	B-PER
arrives	O
in	O
Chicago	B-LOC
on	O
day	O
of	O
re-nomination	O
.	O

CHICAGO	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

President	O
Bill	B-PER
Clinton	I-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Chicago	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
as	O
the	O
Democratic	B-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	B-PER
flew	O
in	O
by	O
helicopter	O
from	O
Michigan	B-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Indiana	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

New	O
bomb	O
attacks	O
on	O
Corsica	B-LOC
despite	O
crackdown	O
vow	O
.	O

Sylvie	B-PER
Florence	I-PER

AJACCIO	B-LOC
,	O
Corsica	B-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	B-MISC
Mediterranean	B-MISC
island	O
of	O
Corsica	B-LOC
despite	O
fresh	O
warnings	O
of	O
a	O
crackdown	O
by	O
Paris	B-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	B-ORG
Ministry	I-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	B-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	B-LOC
toward	O
the	O
separatists	O
,	O
who	O
seek	O
greater	O
autonomy	O
.	O

Interior	O
Minister	O
Jean-Louis	B-PER
Debre	I-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	B-ORG
Corse	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
lamented	O
.	O

"	O
On	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
as	O
at	O
the	O
Place	B-LOC
Beauvau	I-LOC
(	O
the	O
Interior	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
's	O
Paris	B-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	B-ORG
Figaro	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Monde	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
OM	B-ORG
to	O
open	O
London	B-LOC
forest	O
products	O
bourse	O
.	O

STOCKHOLM	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Swedish	B-MISC
options	O
and	O
derivatives	O
exchange	O
OM	B-ORG
Gruppen	I-ORG
AB	I-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	B-LOC
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O

"	O
Together	O
with	O
subsidiaries	O
OMLX	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
London	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Derivatives	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
and	O
OM	B-ORG
Stockholm	I-ORG
,	O
OM	B-ORG
Gruppen	I-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	B-ORG
Gruppen	I-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	B-ORG
bourse	O
will	O
be	O
pulp	O
,	O
but	O
OM	B-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	B-ORG
,	O
London	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

PULPEX	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
will	O
be	O
both	O
a	O
marketplace	O
and	O
a	O
clearing	O
house	O
,	O
OM	B-ORG
said	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
British	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Investments	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
had	O
been	O
informed	O
of	O
OM	B-ORG
's	O
plans	O
.	O

PULPEX	B-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	B-ORG
Gruppen	I-ORG
to	O
its	O
wholly-owned	O
bourses	O
and	O
clearing	O
organisations	O
.	O

--	O
Stockholm	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+46-8-700	O
1006	O

Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp	B-LOC
oil	O
stock	O
levels	O
fall	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Union	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
very	O
fast	O
throughput	O
to	O
markets	O
in	O
Benelux	B-LOC
,	O
Germany	B-LOC
and	O
Switzerland	B-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	B-PER
Blenkinsop	I-PER
,	O
Amsterdam	B-LOC
newsroom	O
31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O

German	B-MISC
anti-nuclear	O
activists	O
in	O
pantomime	O
protest	O
.	O

BONN	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

About	O
200	O
German	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
police	O
arrest	O
five	O
over	O
double	O
Mafia	O
killing	O
.	O

CATANIA	B-LOC
,	O
Sicily	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Italian	B-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	B-PER
Puglisi	I-PER
,	O
22	O
,	O
and	O
Salvatore	B-PER
Botta	I-PER
were	O
gunned	O
down	O
in	O
a	O
cemetery	O
in	O
this	O
eastern	O
Sicilian	B-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	B-PER
Santapaola	I-PER
.	O

Puglisi	B-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
accompanied	O
Puglisi	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
Ireland	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Thieves	O
stole	O
almost	O
2,000	O
Irish	B-MISC
pounds	O
(	O
$	O
3,000	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
officers	O
'	O
canteen	O
of	O
a	O
Limerick	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
southwest	O
coast	O
.	O

Italians	B-MISC
hold	O
HIV-pensioner	B-MISC
for	O
harassing	O
hookers	O
.	O

GENOA	B-LOC
,	O
Italy	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Italian	B-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	B-MISC
.	O

The	O
pensioner	O
,	O
named	O
only	O
as	O
Pietro	B-PER
T.	I-PER
,	O
told	O
investigators	O
he	O
was	O
infected	O
with	O
HIV	B-MISC
,	O
the	O
AIDS	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
jet	O
crash	O
-	O
officials	O
.	O

OSLO	B-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	B-MISC
airliner	O
on	O
Norway	B-LOC
's	O
remote	O
Arctic	B-MISC
island	O
of	O
Spitzbergen	B-LOC
,	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
officials	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
found	O
dead	O
people	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Rune	B-PER
Hansen	I-PER
,	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
deputy	O
governor	O
,	O
told	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
television	O
.	O

The	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
news	O
agency	O
NTB	B-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	B-ORG
Airlines	I-ORG
Tupolev	B-MISC
154	I-MISC
flight	O
from	O
Moscow	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
)	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
land	O
.	O

Spitzbergen	B-LOC
is	O
a	O
Norwegian	B-MISC
coal-mining	O
settlement	O
.	O

The	O
only	O
other	O
community	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
Russian	B-MISC
village	O
of	O
Barentsburg	B-LOC
.	O

Russia	B-LOC
and	O
Norway	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

BRUSSELS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Torrential	O
rains	O
and	O
galeforce	O
winds	O
battered	O
Belgium	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Meteorological	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
(	O
RMT	B-ORG
)	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
RMT	B-ORG
spokesman	O
said	O
that	O
near	O
the	O
eastern	O
city	O
of	O
Turnhout	B-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	B-MISC
investigators	O
'	O
excavations	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
village	O
of	O
Jumet	B-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	B-ORG
shares	O
up	O
65	O
pesetas	O
on	O
H1	O
results	O
.	O

MADRID	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Shares	O
in	O
Spanish	B-MISC
oil	O
and	O
chemicals	O
group	O
Repsol	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+34	O
1	O
585	O
2161	O

Algeria	B-LOC
forces	O
kill	O
guerrillas	O
-	O
papers	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Algerian	B-MISC
security	O
forces	O
killed	O
four	O
Moslem	B-MISC
guerrillas	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
in	O
a	O
village	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Algiers	B-LOC
,	O
an	O
Algerian	B-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	B-LOC
village	O
90	O
km	O
(	O
56	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
Algiers	B-LOC
,	O
Liberte	B-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	B-LOC
suburb	O
of	O
Algiers	B-LOC
,	O
Le	B-ORG
Matin	I-ORG
newspaper	O
reported	O
.	O

An	O
estimated	O
50,000	O
people	O
,	O
mostly	O
Moslem	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
had	O
taken	O
a	O
commanding	O
lead	O
.	O

Finns	B-MISC
hold	O
two	O
men	O
on	O
child	O
sex-abuse	O
charges	O
.	O

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Finnish	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
men	O
,	O
both	O
Finns	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Laasonen	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
said	O
.	O

Audi	B-ORG
CEO	O
says	O
expects	O
no	O
96	O
currency	O
impact	O
.	O

INGOLSTADT	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Audi	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
management	O
board	O
chairman	O
Herbert	B-PER
Demel	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
the	O
German	B-MISC
luxury	O
carmaker	O
,	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
Volkswagen	B-ORG
AG	I-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	B-PER
told	O
Reuters	B-ORG
in	O
an	O
interview	O
.	O

Audi	B-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	B-PER
had	O
told	O
a	O
shareholder	O
meeting	O
last	O
April	O
.	O

Demel	B-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	B-PER
Gilardi	I-PER
,	O
Frankfurt	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+49	O
69	O
756525	O

KEKKILA	B-ORG
SEES	O
FULL-YR	O
1996	O
PROFIT	O
VS	O
LOSS	O
.	O

HELSINKI	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Fertilisers	O
and	O
saplings	O
maker	O
Kekkila	B-ORG
Oy	I-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	B-ORG
said	O
in	O
its	O
January-June	O
interim	O
report	O
.	O

In	O
1995	O
,	O
Kekkila	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+358	O
-	O
0	O
-	O
680	O
50	O
245	O

INTERVIEW-T&N	B-MISC
untroubled	O
by	O
margin	O
pressure	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
chairman	O
of	O
British-based	B-MISC
components	O
and	O
engineering	O
group	O
T&N	B-ORG
Plc	I-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	B-PER
Hope	I-PER
said	O
T&N	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
and	O
France	B-LOC
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
beginning	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
develop	O
.	O

America	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
piston	O
maker	O
Kolbenschmidt	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
hampered	O
by	O
regulatory	O
obstacles	O
,	O
Hope	B-PER
said	O
T&N	B-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	B-PER
Huddart	I-PER
,	O
London	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+44	O
171	O
542	O
8716	O

Earthquake	O
jolts	O
New	B-MISC
Zealands	I-MISC
South	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
.	O

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

An	O
earthquake	O
measuring	O
5.5	O
on	O
the	O
Richter	B-PER
scale	O
shook	O
New	B-MISC
Zealands	I-MISC
upper	O
South	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
reports	O
of	O
injuries	O
,	O
Television	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
was	O
strongly	O
felt	O
in	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Nelson	B-LOC
and	O
Christchurch	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-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	B-LOC
or	O
Japan	B-LOC
.	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
's	O
Tsang	B-PER
sees	O
growth	O
,	O
smooth	O
transition	O
.	O

Mark	B-PER
Trevelyan	I-PER

WELLINGTON	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Financial	O
Secretary	O
Donald	B-PER
Tsang	I-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	B-PER
,	O
who	O
made	O
the	O
remarks	O
during	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
,	O
also	O
spoke	O
strongly	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
dollar	O
pegged	O
to	O
its	O
U.S.	B-LOC
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
negotiations	O
with	O
China	B-LOC
on	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
budget	O
were	O
going	O
smoothly	O
.	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
after	O
meeting	O
New	B-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
Finance	O
Minister	O
Bill	B-PER
Birch	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
dollar	O
was	O
"	O
rock	O
solid	O
"	O
.	O

Its	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
(	O
is	O
)	O
by	O
China	B-LOC
,	O
is	O
predicated	O
on	O
the	O
link	O
continuing	O
.	O
"	O

Britain	B-LOC
will	O
hand	O
over	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
to	O
Chinese	B-MISC
sovereignty	O
at	O
midnight	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O

Tsang	B-PER
said	O
three	O
sets	O
of	O
meetings	O
with	O
Chinese	B-MISC
authorities	O
on	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-LOC
,	O
Tsang	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
rule	O
and	O
three	O
years	O
under	O
China	B-LOC
.	O

Taiwan	B-LOC
dollar	O
ends	O
higher	O
,	O
narrow	O
trade	O
seen	O
.	O

TAIPEI	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

The	O
Taiwan	B-LOC
dollar	O
closed	O
slightly	O
firmer	O
on	O
Thursday	O
amid	O
tight	O
Taiwan	B-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	B-LOC
dollar	O
fell	O
in	O
early	O
trade	O
on	O
month-end	O
U.S.	B-LOC
dollar	O
demand	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
downtrend	O
was	O
later	O
reversed	O
as	O
Taiwan	B-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.	B-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$	B-MISC
27.482	O
against	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
T$	B-MISC
27.495	O
.	O

Turnover	O
was	O
US$	B-MISC
275	O
million	O
.	O

--	O
Joyce	B-PER
Liu	I-PER
(	O
2-5080815	O
)	O

SIMEX	B-MISC
Nikkei	I-MISC
ends	O
down	O
but	O
off	O
lows	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Simex	B-MISC
Nikkei	I-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	B-ORG
corporate	O
report	O
by	O
the	O
Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
The	O
Nikkei	B-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	B-MISC
bank	O
.	O

September	O
Nikkei	B-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	B-PER
Siow	I-PER
65-8703092	O

Siam	B-ORG
Commercial	I-ORG
wins	O
agency	O
bond	O
auctions	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

A	O
consortium	O
led	O
by	O
Thailand	B-LOC
's	O
Siam	B-ORG
Commercial	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Plc	I-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	B-ORG
Housing	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
will	O
issue	O
bonds	O
worth	O
three	O
billion	O
baht	O
and	O
the	O
metropolitan	O
Waterworks	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
will	O
issue	O
bonds	O
worth	O
730	O
million	O
,	O
an	O
investment	O
banker	O
at	O
Siam	B-ORG
Commercial	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
told	O
Reuters	B-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	B-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
662	O
)	O
652-0642	O

M'bishi	B-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
sets	O
terms	O
on	O
7-year	O
straight	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

BORROWER	O
-	O
Mitsubishi	B-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
Chemical	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG

LEAD	O
MGR	O
-	O
Nomura	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG

FISCAL	O
AGENT	O
-	O
Tokyo-Mitsubishi	B-ORG
Bank	I-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	B-ORG
'S	I-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	B-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.	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
Daewoo	B-ORG
,	O
Dacom	B-ORG
units	O
in	O
Polish	B-MISC
telecom	O
JV	O
.	O

SEOUL	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

South	B-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
's	O
Daewoo	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
,	O
unlisted	O
Daewoo	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
,	O
Dacom	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
and	O
Dacom	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
have	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
to	O
offer	O
telecommunications	O
services	O
in	O
Poland	B-LOC
.	O

Daewoo	B-ORG
Dacom	I-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
Ltd	B-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	B-ORG
statement	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
..	O

Daewoo	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
will	O
take	O
a	O
31	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
venture	O
,	O
Dacom	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
25	O
percent	O
,	O
Dacom	B-ORG
24	O
percent	O
,	O
and	O
Daewoo	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
20	O
percent	O
,	O
the	O
statement	O
said	O
.	O

Daewoo	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
and	O
Daewoo	B-ORG
Information	I-ORG
are	O
units	O
of	O
Daewoo	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Seoul	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
822	O
)	O
727	O
5644	O

Salomon	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Taylor	I-ORG
-	O
96/97	O
div	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Taylor	I-ORG
Made	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
manufactures	O
golf	O
clubs	O
and	O
sells	O
ski	O
equipment	O
.	O

Indonesia	B-LOC
plays	O
down	O
U.S.	B-LOC
consulate	O
attack	O
.	O

JAKARTA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Indonesia	B-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.	B-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	B-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	B-MISC
Java	I-MISC
military	O
commander	O
Major-General	O
Utomo	B-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

The	O
Tuesday	O
morning	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
consulate	O
in	O
Indonesias	B-MISC
second	O
largest	O
city	O
of	O
Surabaya	B-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.	B-LOC
embassy	O
in	O
Jakarta	B-LOC
,	O
700	O
km	O
(	O
430	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
Surabaya	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
would	O
be	O
stepped	O
up	O
.	O

Airport	B-ORG
Facilities	I-ORG
-	O
6mth	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	B-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	B-ORG
Facilities	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
manages	O
and	O
rents	O
facilities	O
at	O
Haneda	B-LOC
(	O
Tokyo	B-LOC
)	O
and	O
Itami	B-LOC
(	O
Osaka	B-LOC
)	O
airports	O
.	O

HK	B-LOC
civil	O
servants	O
contest	O
ban	O
on	O
China	B-LOC
panel	O
.	O

HONG	B-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Senior	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-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	B-ORG
Court	I-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	B-ORG
Committee	I-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	B-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
will	O
select	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
's	O
future	O
chief	O
executive	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
plans	O
to	O
dissolve	O
.	O

Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
British	B-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	B-LOC
at	O
midnight	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
next	O
year	O
.	O

China	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Kong	I-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	B-ORG
Committee	I-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	B-ORG
Refining	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
expected	O
to	O
shut	O
CDU	B-ORG
3	I-ORG
.	O

SINGAPORE	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Singapore	B-ORG
Refining	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
(	O
SRC	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
No.3	I-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	B-ORG
No	I-ORG
.	I-ORG

3	B-ORG
arose	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
when	O
an	O
industry	O
source	O
said	O
the	O
CDU	B-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	B-ORG
refinery	O
is	O
co-owned	O
by	O
the	O
Singapore	B-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
,	O
British	B-ORG
Petrolem	I-ORG
and	O
Caltex	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
joint-venture	O
of	O
U.S.	B-LOC
majors	O
Chevron	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
and	O
Texaco	B-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Singapore	B-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
+65-8703086	O
)	O

Loxley	B-ORG
H1	O
net	O
rises	O
to	O
332.66	O
mln	O
baht	O
.	O

BANGKOK	B-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	B-ORG
Publications	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
Bangkok	B-LOC
newsroom	O
662-252-9950	O

INDICATORS	O
-	O
Spain	B-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	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Spain	I-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	B-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	B-MISC
Consumer	I-MISC
Price	I-MISC
Index	I-MISC
(	O
100=1992	O
)	O
,	O
Producer	B-MISC
Prices	I-MISC
Index	I-MISC
and	O
Industrial	B-MISC
Production	I-MISC
Index	I-MISC
(	O
100=1990	O
)	O
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Spain	B-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
29	O
.	O

Headlines	O
from	O
major	O
national	O
newspapers	O
.	O

Reuters	B-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	B-ORG
PAIS	I-ORG

-	O
Judge	O
accuses	O
government	O
of	O
obstructing	O
investigation	O
into	O
Lasa-Zabala	B-PER
(	O
two	O
of	O
GAL	B-ORG
victims	O
)	O
case	O

EL	B-ORG
MUNDO	I-ORG

-	O
Government	O
wants	O
to	O
charge	O
for	O
prescriptions	O
and	O
some	O
medical	O
services	O

DIARIO	B-ORG
16	I-ORG

-	O
Judge	O
Javier	B-PER
Gomez	I-PER
de	I-PER
Liano	I-PER
says	O
government	O
is	O
obstructing	O
justice	O

ABC	B-ORG

-	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Jose	B-PER
Maria	I-PER
Aznar	I-PER
,	O
positive	O
assessment	O

CINCO	B-ORG
DIAS	I-ORG

-	O
BCH	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
hive	O
of	O
Chilean	B-MISC
pensions	O

EXPANSION	B-ORG

-	O
Coopers	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Lybrand	I-ORG
emigrates	O
to	O
Basque	B-LOC
Country	I-LOC
for	O
fiscal	O
reasons	O

GACETA	B-ORG
DE	I-ORG
LOS	I-ORG
NEGOCIOS	I-ORG

-	O
Government	O
and	O
Catalan	B-MISC
nationalists	O
set	O
the	O
scene	O
for	O
budget	O
negotiations	O

Lenzing	B-ORG
expects	O
negative	O
results	O
in	O
H2	O
.	O

VIENNA	B-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Austrian	B-MISC
viscose	O
fibre	O
maker	O
Lenzing	B-ORG
AG	I-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	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
.	O

--	O
Julia	B-PER
Ferguson	I-PER
,	O
Vienna	B-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+431	O
53112	O
274	O

Algeria	B-LOC
faults	O
Britain	B-LOC
over	O
Islamists	B-MISC
gathering	O
.	O

PARIS	B-LOC
1996-08-28	O

Algeria	B-LOC
,	O
fighting	O
a	O
vicious	O
war	O
against	O
Moslem	B-MISC
fundamentalist	O
guerrillas	O
,	O
attacked	O
Britain	B-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
for	O
allowing	O
Islamist	B-MISC
groups	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
.	O

The	O
Islamist	B-MISC
gathering	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
London	B-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	B-MISC
countries	O
like	O
Egypt	B-LOC
which	O
is	O
also	O
fighting	O
armed	O
Moslem	B-MISC
fundamentalists	O
.	O

British	B-MISC
Jewish	I-MISC
groups	O
have	O
also	O
voiced	O
protest	O
because	O
they	O
said	O
Palestinian	B-MISC
Islamist	I-MISC
Hamas	B-ORG
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
banned	O
Algerian	B-MISC
Islamic	B-ORG
Salvation	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
(	O
FIS	B-ORG
)	O
are	O
among	O
those	O
radical	O
Islamists	B-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	B-MISC
television	O
that	O
Algeria	B-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	B-MISC
and	O
Islamic	B-MISC
world	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
Algeria	B-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	B-MISC
government	O
has	O
asked	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
embassy	O
in	O
Algiers	B-LOC
for	O
clarifications	O
.	O

The	O
Algerian	B-MISC
ambassador	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
has	O
also	O
asked	O
for	O
clarification	O
from	O
the	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Office	I-ORG
over	O
the	O
meeting	O
of	O
Islamist	B-MISC
groups	O
.	O

Algeria	B-LOC
said	O
"	O
they	O
are	O
clearly	O
working	O
to	O
undermine	O
the	O
stability	O
"	O
of	O
Arab	B-MISC
countries	O
.	O

British	B-MISC
Foreign	O
Secretary	O
Malcolm	B-PER
Rifkind	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
from	O
Pakistan	B-LOC
his	O
government	O
would	O
only	O
take	O
action	O
against	O
the	O
planned	O
Islamists	B-MISC
gathering	O
in	O
London	B-LOC
if	O
British	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
violence	O
pitting	O
Moslem	B-MISC
rebels	O
against	O
government	O
forces	O
since	O
early	O
1992	O
when	O
authorities	O
in	O
Algeria	B-LOC
cancelled	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
in	O
which	O
FIS	B-ORG
had	O
taken	O
a	O
commanding	O
lead	O
.	O

OFFICIAL	B-ORG
JOURNAL	I-ORG
CONTENTS	O
-	O
OJ	B-ORG
L	O
218	O
OF	O
AUGUST	O
28	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O

*	O

Commission	B-MISC
Regulation	I-MISC
(	O
EC	B-ORG
)	O
No	B-MISC
1676/96	I-MISC
of	O
30	O
July	O
1996	O
amending	O
Regulation	B-MISC
(	O
EEC	B-ORG
)	O
No	B-MISC
2454/93	I-MISC
laying	O
down	O
provisions	O
for	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Council	B-MISC
Regulation	I-MISC
(	O
EEC	B-ORG
)	O
No	B-MISC
2913/92	I-MISC
establishing	O
the	O
Community	B-MISC
Customs	I-MISC
Code	I-MISC
END	O
OF	O
DOCUMENT	O
.	O

Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
ponders	O
Rubin	B-PER
's	O
role	O
if	O
Clinton	B-PER
wins	O
.	O

Donna	B-PER
Sells	I-PER

NEW	B-LOC
YORK	I-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	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
this	O
week	O
as	O
financial	O
pundits	O
debated	O
whether	O
Robert	B-PER
Rubin	I-PER
might	O
forgo	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
as	O
Treasury	B-ORG
secretary	O
if	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PER
is	O
re-elected	O
.	O

Concern	O
centred	O
on	O
the	O
currency	O
markets	O
since	O
Rubin	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
post	O
during	O
television	O
interviews	O
at	O
the	O
Democratic	B-MISC
convention	O
in	O
Chicago	B-LOC
this	O
week	O
.	O

Should	O
Rubin	B-PER
leave	O
,	O
Wall	B-LOC
Street	I-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	B-PER
's	O
predecessor	O
at	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
,	O
Lloyd	B-PER
Bentsen	I-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	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
Obviously	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Clinton	B-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	B-PER
Widness	I-PER
,	O
an	O
international	O
economist	O
at	O
Chase	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
"	O
Under	O
Rubin	B-PER
,	O
the	O
U.S.	B-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	B-MISC
World	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
lows	O
of	O
1.3438	O
German	B-MISC
marks	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
79.75	O
Japanese	B-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	B-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	B-LOC
Street	I-LOC
,	O
part	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
spent	O
as	O
co-chairman	O
of	O
Goldman	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	I-ORG

Inc	B-ORG
.	O

"	O
Rubin	B-PER
has	O
done	O
a	O
fine	O
job	O
in	O
that	O
position	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Michael	B-PER
Faust	I-PER
,	O
a	O
portfolio	O
manager	O
at	O
Bailard	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Biehl	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Kaiser	I-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	B-ORG
secretary	O
might	O
favour	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
Bentsen-era	B-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.	B-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.	B-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
securities	O
,	O
Widness	B-PER
explained	O
that	O
Alan	B-PER
Greenspan	I-PER
's	O
reappointment	O
as	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	B-ORG
Reserve	I-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	B-PER
continues	O
at	O
the	O
Treasury	B-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	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Widness	B-PER
,	O
adding	O
that	O
could	O
hurt	O
U.S.	B-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	B-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	B-ORG
chief	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
effective	O
as	O
Rubin	B-PER
in	O
convincing	O
markets	O
that	O
the	O
White	B-LOC
House	I-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	B-PER
Perelstein	I-PER
,	O
portfolio	O
manager	O
of	O
MainStay	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Funds	I-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	B-PER
)	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
stronger	O
,	O
"	O
Perelstein	B-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Otherwise	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
selling	O
out	O
of	O
Tokyo	B-LOC
and	O
Frankfurt	B-LOC
again	O
.	O
"	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AUSTRIA	B-LOC
BEAT	O
SCOTLAND	B-LOC
4-0	O
IN	O
EUROPEAN	B-MISC
UNDER-21	O
MATCH	O
.	O

AMSTETTEN	B-LOC
,	O
Austria	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Austria	B-LOC
beat	O
Scotland	B-LOC
4-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
3-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
European	B-MISC
under-21	O
championship	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Ewald	B-PER
Brenner	I-PER
(	O
5th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Mario	B-PER
Stieglmair	I-PER
(	O
42nd	O
)	O
,	O
Ronald	B-PER
Brunmayr	I-PER
(	O
43rd	O
and	O
56th	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
800	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
WALES	B-LOC
BEAT	O
SAN	B-LOC
MARINO	I-LOC
4-0	O
IN	O
UNDER-21	O
MATCH	O
.	O

BARRY	B-LOC
,	O
Wales	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Wales	B-LOC
beat	O
San	B-LOC
Marino	I-LOC
4-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
2-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
European	B-MISC
under-21	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Wales	B-LOC
-	O
John	B-PER
Hartson	I-PER
(	O
12th	O
,	O
56th	O
and	O
83rd	O
minutes	O
)	O
,	O
Scott	B-PER
Young	I-PER
(	O
24th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
1,800	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
BALLANGER	B-PER
KEEPS	O
SPRINT	O
TITLE	O
IN	O
STYLE	O
.	O

Martin	B-PER
Ayres	I-PER

MANCHESTER	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Felicia	B-PER
Ballanger	I-PER
of	O
France	B-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	B-PER
beat	O
Germany	B-LOC
's	O
Annett	B-PER
Neumann	I-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	B-MISC
gold	O
medal	O
she	O
won	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

France	B-LOC
also	O
took	O
third	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
sprint	O
,	O
Magali	B-PER
Faure	I-PER
defeating	O
ex-world	O
champion	O
Tanya	B-PER
Dubnicoff	I-PER
of	O
Canada	B-LOC
2-0	O
.	O

Ballanger	B-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	B-LOC
's	O
Svetlana	B-PER
Samokhalova	I-PER
fought	O
off	O
a	O
spirited	O
challenge	O
from	O
American	B-MISC
Jane	B-PER
Quigley	I-PER
to	O
take	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
year	O
.	O

Russia	B-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	B-PER
Fatkoullina	I-PER
helped	O
Samokhalova	B-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	B-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	B-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	B-PER
Haringa	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	B-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	B-MISC
champion	O
Nathalie	B-PER
Lancien	I-PER
of	O
France	B-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	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-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	B-PER
Neumann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Magali	B-PER
Faure	I-PER
(	O
France	B-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	B-PER
Ballanger	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Tanya	B-PER
Dubnicoff	I-PER
(	O
Canada	B-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	B-PER
beat	O
Dubnicoff	B-PER
2-0	O
(	O
12.112	O
/	O
12.246	O
)	O

Final	O
:	O

Ballanger	B-PER
beat	O
Neumann	B-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	B-PER
Samokhalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
28	O
points	O
(	O
in	O
32	O

minutes	O
31.081	O
seconds	O
)	O

2.	O
Jane	B-PER
Quigley	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
18	O
points	O

3.	O
Goulnara	B-PER
Fatkoullina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	B-LOC
)	O
16	O

4.	O
Tatiana	B-PER
Stiajkina	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	B-LOC
)	O
11	O

5.	O
Judith	B-PER
Arndt	I-PER
(	O
Germany	B-LOC
)	O
11	O

6.	O
Tea	B-PER
Vikstedt-Nyman	I-PER
(	O
Finland	B-LOC
)	O
5	O

One	O
lap	O
behind	O
:	O

7.	O
Ingrid	B-PER
Haringa	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	B-LOC
)	O
20	O

8.	O
Sally	B-PER
Boyden	I-PER
(	O
Britain	B-LOC
)	O
9	O

9.	O
Agnieszka	B-PER
Godras	I-PER
(	O
Poland	B-LOC
)	O
8	O

10.	O
Nathalie	B-PER
Lancien	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
8	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	B-MISC
DEFENDER	O
KOMBOUARE	B-PER
JOINS	O
ABERDEEN	B-ORG
.	O

ABDERDEEN	B-LOC
,	O
Scotland	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

French	B-MISC
central	O
defender	O
Antoine	B-PER
Kombouare	I-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	B-ORG
from	O
Swiss	B-MISC
club	O
Sion	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
Scottish	B-MISC
premier	O
division	O
club	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Kombouare	B-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	B-PER
in	O
the	O
Scottish	B-MISC
League	I-MISC
Cup	I-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	B-ORG
's	O
UEFA	B-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
campaign	O
as	O
he	O
has	O
already	O
played	O
for	O
Sion	B-ORG
in	O
this	O
season	O
's	O
Cup	B-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

Aberdeen	B-ORG
manager	O
Roy	B-PER
Aitken	I-PER
said	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
unfortunate	O
for	O
us	O
that	O
Antoine	B-PER
cannot	O
play	O
in	O
Europe	B-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	B-ORG
and	O
was	O
with	O
Paris	B-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
for	O
five	O
seasons	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
former	O
PSG	B-ORG
team	O
mate	O
David	B-PER
Ginola	I-PER
,	O
who	O
now	O
plays	O
for	O
English	B-MISC
premier	O
league	O
Newcastle	B-ORG
,	O
was	O
influential	O
in	O
his	O
move	O
to	O
Scotland	B-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
friend	O
of	O
David	B-PER
and	O
spoke	O
to	O
him	O
recently	O
about	O
coming	O
to	O
Aberdeen	B-ORG
and	O
he	O
was	O
very	O
positive	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
Kombouare	B-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	B-ORG
.	O
"	O

MOTORCYCLING	O
-	O
SAN	B-LOC
MARINO	I-LOC
GRAND	B-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
PRACTICE	O
TIMES	O
.	O

IMOLA	B-LOC
,	O
Italy	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Practice	O
times	O
set	O
on	O
Friday	O

for	O
Sunday	O
's	O
San	B-LOC
Marino	I-LOC
500cc	O
motorcycling	O
Grand	B-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
:	O

1.	O
Michael	B-PER
Doohan	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
one	O
minute	O
50.250	O

2.	O
Jean-Michel	B-PER
Bayle	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
1:50.727	O

3.	O
Norifumi	B-PER
Abe	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Yamaha	B-ORG
1:50.858	O

4.	O
Luca	B-PER
Cadalora	I-PER
(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.006	O

5.	O
Alex	B-PER
Criville	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.075	O

6.	O
Scott	B-PER
Russell	I-PER
(	O
United	B-LOC
States	I-LOC
)	O
Suzuki	B-ORG
1:51.287	O

7.	O
Tadayuki	B-PER
Okada	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.528	O

8.	O
Carlos	B-PER
Checa	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.588	O

9.	O
Alexandre	B-PER
Barros	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.784	O

10.	O
Shinichi	B-PER
Itoh	I-PER
(	O
Japan	B-LOC
)	O
Honda	B-ORG
1:51.857	O

GOLF	O
-	O
BRITISH	B-MISC
MASTERS	I-MISC
THIRD	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

NORTHAMPTON	B-LOC
,	O
England	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Leading	O
scores	O
after	O

the	O
third	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
British	B-MISC
Masters	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

211	O
Robert	B-PER
Allenby	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
71	O
71	O

212	O
Pedro	B-PER
Linhart	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
72	O
73	O
67	O

216	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
75	O
70	O
71	O
,	O
Costantino	B-PER
Rocca	I-PER

(	O
Italy	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
73	O
72	O

217	O
Antoine	B-PER
Lebouc	I-PER
(	O
France	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
73	O
70	O
,	O
Ian	B-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
70	O
76	O
71	O
,	O

Francisco	B-PER
Cea	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
71	O
76	O
,	O
Gavin	B-PER
Levenson	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC

Africa	B-LOC
)	O
66	O
75	O
76	O

218	O
Stephen	B-PER
McAllister	I-PER
73	O
76	O
69	O
,	O
Joakim	B-PER
Haeggman	I-PER
(	O
Swe	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
77	O

70	O
,	O
Jose	B-PER
Coceres	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	B-LOC
)	O
69	O
78	O
71	O
,	O
Paul	B-PER
Eales	I-PER
75	O
71	O
72	O
,	O

Klas	B-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
75	O
72	O
,	O
Mike	B-PER
Clayton	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O

69	O
76	O
73	O
,	O
Mark	B-PER
Roe	I-PER
69	O
71	O
78	O

219	O
Eamonn	B-PER
Darcy	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
76	O
69	O
,	O
Bob	B-PER
May	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
75	O
70	O
,	O

Paul	B-PER
Lawrie	I-PER
72	O
75	O
72	O
,	O
Miguel	B-PER
Angel	I-PER
Jimenez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	B-LOC
)	O
74	O
72	O

73	O
,	O
Peter	B-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
74	O
71	O
75	O
,	O
Philip	B-PER
Walton	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O

74	O
,	O
Peter	B-PER
O'Malley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
73	O
75	O

220	O
Barry	B-PER
Lane	I-PER
73	O
77	O
70	O
,	O
Wayne	B-PER
Riley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
78	O
71	O
,	O

Martin	B-PER
Gates	I-PER
71	O
77	O
72	O
,	O
Bradley	B-PER
Hughes	I-PER
(	O
Australia	B-LOC
)	O
73	O
75	O
72	O
,	O

Peter	B-PER
Hedblom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	B-LOC
)	O
70	O
75	O
75	O
,	O
Retief	B-PER
Goosen	I-PER
(	O
South	B-LOC

Africa	B-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O
75	O
,	O
David	B-PER
Gilford	I-PER
69	O
74	O
77	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	B-MISC
SOCCER	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	B-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Results	O
of	O
English	B-MISC
league	O
matches	O

on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Division	O
two	O

Plymouth	B-ORG
2	O
Preston	B-ORG
1	O

Division	O
three	O

Swansea	B-ORG
1	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
2	O

