SOCCER O O
- O O
JAPAN B-LOC B-LOC
GET O O
LUCKY O O
WIN O O
, O O
CHINA B-PER B-LOC
IN O O
SURPRISE O O
DEFEAT O O
. O O

Nadim B-PER B-PER
Ladki I-PER I-PER

AL-AIN B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
Arab I-LOC I-LOC
Emirates I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
began O O
the O O
defence O O
of O O
their O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
title O O
with O O
a O O
lucky O O
2-1 O O
win O O
against O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
a O O
Group O B-MISC
C O O
championship O O
match O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

But O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
saw O O
their O O
luck O O
desert O O
them O O
in O O
the O O
second O O
match O O
of O O
the O O
group O O
, O O
crashing O O
to O O
a O O
surprise O O
2-0 O O
defeat O O
to O O
newcomers O O
Uzbekistan B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
controlled O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
match O O
and O O
saw O O
several O O
chances O O
missed O O
until O O
the O O
78th O O
minute O O
when O O
Uzbek B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Igor B-PER B-PER
Shkvyrin I-PER I-PER
took O O
advantage O O
of O O
a O O
misdirected O O
defensive O O
header O O
to O O
lob O O
the O O
ball O O
over O O
the O O
advancing O O
Chinese B-MISC B-MISC
keeper O O
and O O
into O O
an O O
empty O O
net O O
. O O

Oleg B-PER B-PER
Shatskiku I-PER I-PER
made O O
sure O O
of O O
the O O
win O O
in O O
injury O O
time O O
, O O
hitting O O
an O O
unstoppable O O
left O O
foot O O
shot O O
from O O
just O O
outside O O
the O O
area O O
. O O

The O O
former O O
Soviet B-MISC B-MISC
republic O O
was O O
playing O O
in O O
an O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
finals O O
tie O O
for O O
the O O
first O O
time O O
. O O

Despite O O
winning O O
the O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Games I-MISC I-MISC
title O O
two O O
years O O
ago O O
, O O
Uzbekistan B-LOC B-LOC
are O O
in O O
the O O
finals O O
as O O
outsiders O O
. O O

Two O O
goals O O
from O O
defensive O O
errors O O
in O O
the O O
last O O
six O O
minutes O O
allowed O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
come O O
from O O
behind O O
and O O
collect O O
all O O
three O O
points O O
from O O
their O O
opening O O
meeting O O
against O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Takuya B-PER B-PER
Takagi I-PER I-PER
scored O O
the O O
winner O O
in O O
the O O
88th O O
minute O O
, O O
rising O O
to O O
head O O
a O O
Hiroshige B-PER B-PER
Yanagimoto I-PER I-PER
cross O O
towards O O
the O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
goal O O
which O O
goalkeeper O O
Salem B-PER B-PER
Bitar I-PER I-PER
appeared O O
to O O
have O O
covered O O
but O O
then O O
allowed O O
to O O
slip O O
into O O
the O O
net O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
the O O
second O O
costly O O
blunder O O
by O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
four O O
minutes O O
. O O

Defender O O
Hassan B-PER I-PER
Abbas I-PER I-PER
rose O O
to O O
intercept O O
a O O
long O O
ball O O
into O O
the O O
area O O
in O O
the O O
84th O O
minute O O
but O O
only O O
managed O O
to O O
divert O O
it O O
into O O
the O O
top O O
corner O O
of O O
Bitar B-PER B-PER
's O O
goal O O
. O O

Nader B-PER B-PER
Jokhadar I-PER I-PER
had O O
given O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
the O O
lead O O
with O O
a O O
well-struck O O
header O O
in O O
the O O
seventh O O
minute O O
. O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
then O O
laid O O
siege O O
to O O
the O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
penalty O O
area O O
for O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
game O O
but O O
rarely O O
breached O O
the O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
defence O O
. O O

Bitar B-PER B-PER
pulled O O
off O O
fine O O
saves O O
whenever O O
they O O
did O O
. O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
coach O O
Shu B-PER B-PER
Kamo I-PER I-PER
said O O
: O O
' O O
' O O
The O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
own O O
goal O O
proved O O
lucky O O
for O O
us O O
. O O

The O O
Syrians B-MISC B-MISC
scored O O
early O O
and O O
then O O
played O O
defensively O O
and O O
adopted O O
long O O
balls O O
which O O
made O O
it O O
hard O O
for O O
us O O
. O O
' O O

' O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
co-hosts O O
of O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
in O O
2002 O O
and O O
ranked O O
20th O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
by O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
are O O
favourites O O
to O O
regain O O
their O O
title O O
here O O
. O O

Hosts O B-ORG
UAE B-LOC I-LOC
play O O
Kuwait B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
take O O
on O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
in O O
Group O B-MISC
A O O
matches O O
. O O

All O O
four O O
teams O O
are O O
level O O
with O O
one O O
point O O
each O O
from O O
one O O
game O O
. O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
CUTTITTA B-PER B-ORG
BACK O O
FOR O O
ITALY B-LOC B-LOC
AFTER O O
A O O
YEAR O O
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Italy B-LOC B-LOC
recalled O O
Marcello B-PER B-PER
Cuttitta I-PER I-PER

on O O
Friday O O
for O O
their O O
friendly O O
against O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
Murrayfield B-LOC B-LOC
more O O
than O O
a O O
year O O
after O O
the O O
30-year-old O O
wing O O
announced O O
he O O
was O O
retiring O O
following O O
differences O O
over O O
selection O O
. O O

Cuttitta B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
trainer O O
George B-PER B-PER
Coste I-PER I-PER
said O O
was O O
certain O O
to O O
play O O
on O O
Saturday O O
week O O
, O O
was O O
named O O
in O O
a O O
21-man O O
squad O O
lacking O O
only O O
two O O
of O O
the O O
team O O
beaten O O
54-21 O O
by O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
Twickenham B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
month O O
. O O

Stefano B-PER B-PER
Bordon I-PER I-PER
is O O
out O O
through O O
illness O O
and O O
Coste B-PER B-PER
said O O
he O O
had O O
dropped O O
back O O
row O O
Corrado B-PER B-PER
Covi I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
had O O
been O O
recalled O O
for O O
the O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
game O O
after O O
five O O
years O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
team O O
. O O

Cuttitta B-PER B-PER
announced O O
his O O
retirement O O
after O O
the O O
1995 B-MISC O
World I-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
, O O
where O O
he O O
took O O
issue O O
with O O
being O O
dropped O O
from O O
the O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
side O O
that O O
faced O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
the O O
pool O O
stages O O
. O O

Coste B-PER B-PER
said O O
he O O
had O O
approached O O
the O O
player O O
two O O
months O O
ago O O
about O O
a O O
comeback O O
. O O

" O O
He O O
ended O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
on O O
the O O
wrong O O
note O O
, O O
" O O
Coste B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
thought O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
useful O O
to O O
have O O
him O O
back O O
and O O
he O O
said O O
he O O
would O O
be O O
available O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
now O O
is O O
the O O
right O O
time O O
for O O
him O O
to O O
return O O
. O O
" O O

Squad O O
: O O
Javier B-PER B-PER
Pertile I-PER I-PER
, O O
Paolo B-PER B-PER
Vaccari I-PER I-PER
, O O
Marcello B-PER B-PER
Cuttitta I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ivan B-PER B-PER
Francescato I-PER I-PER
, O O
Leandro B-PER B-PER
Manteri I-PER I-PER
, O O
Diego B-PER B-PER
Dominguez I-PER I-PER
, O O
Francesco B-PER B-PER
Mazzariol I-PER I-PER
, O O
Alessandro B-PER B-PER
Troncon I-PER I-PER
, O O
Orazio B-PER B-PER
Arancio I-PER I-PER
, O O
Andrea B-PER B-PER
Sgorlon I-PER I-PER
, O O
Massimo B-PER B-PER
Giovanelli I-PER I-PER
, O O
Carlo B-PER B-PER
Checchinato I-PER I-PER
, O O
Walter B-PER B-PER
Cristofoletto I-PER I-PER
, O O
Franco B-PER B-PER
Properzi I-PER I-PER
Curti I-PER I-PER
, O O
Carlo B-PER B-PER
Orlandi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Massimo B-PER B-PER
Cuttitta I-PER I-PER
, O O
Giambatista B-PER B-PER
Croci I-PER I-PER
, O O
Gianluca B-PER B-PER
Guidi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Nicola B-PER B-PER
Mazzucato I-PER I-PER
, O O
Alessandro B-PER B-PER
Moscardi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Andrea B-PER B-PER
Castellani I-PER I-PER
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
LATE O O
GOALS O O
GIVE O O
JAPAN B-LOC O
WIN O O
OVER O O
SYRIA B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

AL-AIN B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
Arab I-LOC I-LOC
Emirates I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Two O O
goals O O
in O O
the O O
last O O
six O O
minutes O O
gave O O
holders O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
an O O
uninspiring O O
2-1 O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
victory O O
over O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Takuya B-PER B-PER
Takagi I-PER I-PER
headed O O
the O O
winner O O
in O O
the O O
88th O O
minute O O
of O O
the O O
group O O
C O O
game O O
after O O
goalkeeper O O
Salem B-PER B-PER
Bitar I-PER I-PER
spoiled O O
a O O
mistake-free O O
display O O
by O O
allowing O O
the O O
ball O O
to O O
slip O O
under O O
his O O
body O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
the O O
second O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
defensive O O
blunder O O
in O O
four O O
minutes O O
. O O

Defender O O
Hassan B-PER I-PER
Abbas I-PER I-PER
rose O O
to O O
intercept O O
a O O
long O O
ball O O
into O O
the O O
area O O
in O O
the O O
84th O O
minute O O
but O O
only O O
managed O O
to O O
divert O O
it O O
into O O
the O O
top O O
corner O O
of O O
Bitar B-PER B-PER
's O O
goal O O
. O O

Syria B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
taken O O
the O O
lead O O
from O O
their O O
first O O
serious O O
attack O O
in O O
the O O
seventh O O
minute O O
. O O

Nader B-PER B-PER
Jokhadar I-PER I-PER
headed O O
a O O
cross O O
from O O
the O O
right O O
by O O
Ammar B-PER B-PER
Awad I-PER I-PER
into O O
the O O
top O O
right O O
corner O O
of O O
Kenichi B-PER B-PER
Shimokawa I-PER I-PER
's O O
goal O O
. O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
then O O
laid O O
siege O O
to O O
the O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
penalty O O
area O O
and O O
had O O
a O O
goal O O
disallowed O O
for O O
offside O O
in O O
the O O
16th O O
minute O O
. O O

A O O
minute O O
later O O
, O O
Bitar B-PER B-PER
produced O O
a O O
good O O
double O O
save O O
, O O
first O O
from O O
Kazuyoshi B-PER B-PER
Miura I-PER I-PER
's O O
header O O
and O O
then O O
blocked O O
a O O
Takagi B-PER B-PER
follow-up O O
shot O O
. O O

Bitar B-PER B-PER
saved O O
well O O
again O O
from O O
Miura B-PER B-PER
in O O
the O O
37th O O
minute O O
, O O
parrying O O
away O O
his O O
header O O
from O O
a O O
corner O O
. O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
started O O
the O O
second O O
half O O
brightly O O
but O O
Bitar B-PER B-PER
denied O O
them O O
an O O
equaliser O O
when O O
he O O
dived O O
to O O
his O O
right O O
to O O
save O O
Naoki B-PER B-PER
Soma I-PER I-PER
's O O
low O O
drive O O
in O O
the O O
53rd O O
minute O O
. O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
: O O
19 O O
- O O
Kenichi B-PER B-PER
Shimokawa I-PER I-PER
, O O
2 O O
- O O
Hiroshige B-PER B-PER
Yanagimoto I-PER I-PER
, O O
3 O O
- O O
Naoki B-PER B-PER
Soma I-PER I-PER
, O O
4 O O
- O O
Masami B-PER B-PER
Ihara I-PER I-PER
, O O
5 O O
- O O
Norio B-PER B-PER
Omura I-PER I-PER
, O O
6 O O
- O O
Motohiro B-PER B-PER
Yamaguchi I-PER I-PER
, O O
8 O O
- O O
Masakiyo B-PER B-PER
Maezono I-PER I-PER
( O O
7 O O
- O O
Yasuto B-PER B-PER
Honda I-PER I-PER
71 O O
) O O
, O O
9 O O
- O O
Takuya B-PER B-PER
Takagi I-PER I-PER
, O O
10 O O
- O O
Hiroshi B-PER B-PER
Nanami I-PER I-PER
, O O
11 O O
- O O
Kazuyoshi B-PER B-PER
Miura I-PER I-PER
, O O
15 O O
- O O
Hiroaki B-PER B-PER
Morishima I-PER I-PER
( O O
14 O O
- O O
Masayuki B-PER B-PER
Okano I-PER I-PER
75 O O
) O O
. O O

Syria B-LOC B-LOC
: O O
24 O O
- O O
Salem B-PER B-PER
Bitar I-PER I-PER
, O O
3 O O
- O O
Bachar B-PER B-PER
Srour I-PER I-PER
; O O
4 O O
- O O
Hassan B-PER B-PER
Abbas I-PER I-PER
, O O
5 O O
- O O
Tarek B-PER B-PER
Jabban I-PER I-PER
, O O
6 O O
- O O
Ammar B-PER B-PER
Awad I-PER I-PER
( O O
9 O O
- O O
Louay B-PER B-PER
Taleb I-PER I-PER
69 O O
) O O
, O O
8 O O
- O O
Nihad B-PER B-PER
al-Boushi I-PER I-PER
, O O
10 O O
- O O
Mohammed B-PER B-PER
Afash I-PER I-PER
, O O
12 O O
- O O
Ali B-PER B-PER
Dib I-PER I-PER
, O O
13 O O
- O O
Abdul B-PER B-PER
Latif I-PER I-PER
Helou I-PER I-PER
( O O
17 O O
- O O
Ammar B-PER B-PER
Rihawiy I-PER I-PER
46 O O
) O O
, O O
14 O O
- O O
Khaled B-PER B-PER
Zaher I-PER I-PER
; O O
16 O O
- O O
Nader B-PER B-PER
Jokhadar I-PER I-PER
. O O

FREESTYLE O O
SKIING-WORLD B-MISC O
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
MOGUL O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

TIGNES B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
of O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC

freestyle O O
skiing O O
moguls O O
competition O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Men O O

1. O O
Jesper B-PER B-PER
Ronnback I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
25.76 O O
points O O

2. O O
Andrei B-PER B-PER
Ivanov I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.88 O O

3. O O
Ryan B-PER B-PER
Johnson I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.57 O O

4. O O
Jean-Luc B-PER B-PER
Brassard I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.40 O O

5. O O
Korneilus B-PER B-PER
Hole I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23.92 O O

6. O O
Jeremie B-PER B-PER
Collomb-Patton I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23.87 O O

7. O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Moran I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23.25 O O

8. O O
Dominick B-PER B-PER
Gauthier I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
22.73 O O

9. O O
Johann B-PER B-PER
Gregoire I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
22.58 O O

10. O O
Troy B-PER B-PER
Benson I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
22.56 O O

Women O O

1. O O
Tatjana B-PER B-PER
Mittermayer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.32 O O

2. O O
Candice B-PER B-PER
Gilg I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.31 O O

3. O O
Minna B-PER B-PER
Karhu I-PER I-PER
( O O
Finland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24.05 O O

4. O O
Tae B-PER B-PER
Satoya I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23.75 O O

5. O O
Ann B-PER B-PER
Battellle I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23.56 O O

6. O O
Donna B-PER B-PER
Weinbrecht I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
22.48 O O

7. O O
Liz B-PER B-PER
McIntyre I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
22.00 O O

8. O O
Elena B-PER B-PER
Koroleva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
21.77 O O

9. O O
Ljudmila B-PER B-PER
Dymchenko I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
21.59 O O

10. O O
Katleen B-PER B-PER
Allais I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
21.58 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ASIAN B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
GROUP O O
C O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

AL-AIN B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
Arab I-LOC I-LOC
Emirates I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
of O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
group O O
C O O
matches O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
1 O O
( O O
halftime O O
0-1 O O
) O O

Scorers O O
: O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Hassan B-PER B-PER
Abbas I-PER I-PER
84 O O
own O O
goal O O
, O O
Takuya B-PER B-PER
Takagi I-PER I-PER
88 O O
. O O

Syria B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Nader B-PER B-PER
Jokhadar I-PER I-PER
7 O O

Attendance O O
: O O
10,000 O O
. O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
0 O O
Uzbekistan B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
( O O
halftime O O
0-0 O O
) O O

Scorers O O
: O O
Shkvyrin B-PER B-PER
Igor I-PER I-PER
78 O O
, O O
Shatskikh B-PER B-PER
Oleg I-PER I-PER
90 O O

Attendence O O
: O O
3,000 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O

for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Uzbekistan B-LOC B-LOC
1 O O
1 O O
0 O O
0 O O
2 O O
0 O O
3 O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
1 O O
1 O O
0 O O
0 O O
2 O O
1 O O
3 O O

Syria B-LOC B-LOC
1 O O
0 O O
0 O O
1 O O
1 O O
2 O O
0 O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
1 O O
0 O O
0 O O
1 O O
0 O O
2 O O
0 O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
PAKISTAN B-LOC B-LOC
V O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
ZEALAND I-LOC I-LOC
ONE-DAY O O
SCOREBOARD O O
. O O

[ O O
CORRECTED O O
14:06 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
] O O

SIALKOT B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Scoreboard O O
in O O
the O O
second O O

one-day O O
cricket O O
international O O
between O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC

on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC

Saeed B-PER B-PER
Anwar I-PER I-PER
run O O
out O O
91 O O
( O O
corrects O O
from O O
90 O O
) O O

Zahoor B-PER B-PER
Elahi I-PER I-PER
b O O
Cairns B-PER B-PER
86 O O
( O O
corrects O O
from O O
87 O O
) O O

Ijaz B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER
c O O
Spearman B-PER B-PER
b O O
Vaughan B-PER B-PER
59 O O

Inzamamul B-PER B-PER
Haq I-PER I-PER
st O O
Germon B-PER B-PER
b O O
Astle B-PER B-PER
2 O O

Wasim B-PER B-PER
Akram I-PER I-PER
b O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
4 O O

Shahid B-PER B-PER
Afridi I-PER I-PER
b O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
2 O O

Moin B-PER B-PER
Khan I-PER I-PER
c O O
Astle B-PER B-PER
b O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
1 O O

Waqar B-PER B-PER
Younis I-PER I-PER
st O O
Germon B-PER B-PER
b O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
0 O O

Saqlain B-PER B-PER
Mushtaq I-PER I-PER
b O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
2 O O

Mushtaq B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
5 O O

Salim B-PER B-PER
Malik I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
1 O O

Extras O O
( O O
lb-8 O O
nb-2 O O
w-14 O O
) O O
24 O O

Total O O
( O O
for O O
9 O O
wickets O O
in O O
47 O O
overs O O
) O O
277 O O

Fall O O
of O O
wicket O O
: O O
1-177 O O
( O O
corrects O O
from O O
1-178 O O
) O O
2-225 O O
3-240 O O
4-247 O O
5-252 O O
6-260 O O
7-261 O O
8-269 O O
9-276 O O

Bowling O O
: O O
Doull B-PER B-PER
8-1-60-0 O O
( O O
w-3 O O
) O O
, O O
Kennedy B-PER B-PER
3-0-24-0 O O
( O O
w-7 O O
nb-1 O O
) O O
, O O

Cairns B-PER B-PER
8-1-35-1 O O
( O O
w-2 O O
) O O
, O O
Vaughan B-PER B-PER
9-1-55-1 O O
, O O
Harris B-PER B-PER
10-0-42-5 O O
( O O
w-1 O O
) O O
, O O

Astle B-PER B-PER
9-0-53-1 O O
( O O
w-1 O O
nb-1 O O
) O O

New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
innings O O

B. B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
c O O
Moin B-PER B-PER
Khan I-PER I-PER
b O O
Waqar B-PER B-PER
5 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Spearman I-PER I-PER
c O O
Moin B-PER B-PER
Khan I-PER I-PER
b O O
Wasim B-PER B-PER
0 O O

A. B-PER B-PER
Parore I-PER I-PER
c O O
Ijaz B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER
b O O
Saqlain B-PER B-PER
37 O O

S. B-PER B-PER
Fleming I-PER I-PER
c O O
and O O
b O O
Afridi B-PER B-PER
88 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Cairns I-PER I-PER
b O O
Saqlain B-PER B-PER
10 O O

N. B-PER B-PER
Astle I-PER I-PER
c O O
Ijaz B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER
b O O
Salim B-PER B-PER
Malik I-PER I-PER
20 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Harris I-PER I-PER
lbw O O
b O O
Wasim B-PER B-PER
22 O O

L. B-PER B-PER
Germon I-PER I-PER
lbw O O
b O O
Afridi B-PER B-PER
2 O O

J. B-PER B-PER
Vaughan I-PER I-PER
c O O
Moin B-PER B-PER
Khan I-PER I-PER
b O O
Wasim B-PER B-PER
13 O O

S. B-PER B-PER
Doull I-PER I-PER
c O O
subs O O
( O O
M. B-PER B-PER
Wasim I-PER I-PER
) O O
b O O
Waqar B-PER B-PER
1 O O

R. B-PER B-PER
Kennedy I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
7 O O

Extras O O
( O O
b-9 O O
lb-3 O O
w-12 O O
nb-2 O O
) O O
26 O O

Total O O
( O O
all O O
out O O
in O O
42.1 O O
overs O O
) O O
231 O O

Fall O O
of O O
wickets O O
: O O
1-3 O O
2-7 O O
3-125 O O
4-146 O O
5-170 O O
6-190 O O
7-195 O O

8-213 O O
9-216 O O
. O O

Bowling O O
: O O
Wasim B-PER B-PER
Akram I-PER I-PER
8.1-0-43-3 O O
( O O
9w O O
, O O
1nb O O
) O O
, O O
Waqar B-PER B-PER
Younis I-PER I-PER

6-0-32-2 O O
( O O
2w O O
, O O
1nb O O
) O O
, O O
Saqlain B-PER B-PER
Mushtaq I-PER I-PER
8-0-54-2 O O
, O O
Mushtaq B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER

10-0-42-0 O O
( O O
1w O O
) O O
, O O
Shahid B-PER B-PER
Afridi I-PER I-PER
7-0-40-2 O O
, O O
Salim B-PER B-PER
Malik I-PER I-PER
2.5-0-8-1 O O
, O O

Ijaz B-PER B-PER
Ahmad I-PER I-PER
0.1-0-0-0 O O
. O O

Result O O
: O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
won O O
by O O
46 O O
runs O O
. O O

Third O O
one-day O O
match O O
: O O
December O O
8 O O
, O O
in O O
Karachi B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ENGLISH B-MISC B-MISC
F.A. I-MISC I-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
SECOND O O
ROUND O O
RESULT O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Result O O
of O O
an O O
English B-MISC B-MISC
F.A. I-MISC I-MISC
Challenge I-MISC I-MISC

Cup B-MISC B-MISC
second O O
round O O
match O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Plymouth B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
Exeter B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
BLINKER B-PER O
BAN O O
LIFTED O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Dutch B-MISC B-MISC
forward O O
Reggie B-PER B-PER
Blinker I-PER I-PER
had O O
his O O
indefinite O O
suspension O O
lifted O O
by O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Friday O O
and O O
was O O
set O O
to O O
make O O
his O O
Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
Wednesday I-ORG O
comeback O O
against O O
Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Blinker B-PER B-PER
missed O O
his O O
club O O
's O O
last O O
two O O
games O O
after O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
slapped O O
a O O
worldwide O O
ban O O
on O O
him O O
for O O
appearing O O
to O O
sign O O
contracts O O
for O O
both O O
Wednesday B-ORG O
and O O
Udinese B-ORG B-ORG
while O O
he O O
was O O
playing O O
for O O
Feyenoord B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
players O O
' O O
status O O
committee O O
, O O
meeting O O
in O O
Barcelona B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
decided O O
that O O
although O O
the O O
Udinese B-ORG B-ORG
document O O
was O O
basically O O
valid O O
, O O
it O O
could O O
not O O
be O O
legally O O
protected O O
. O O

The O O
committee O O
said O O
the O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
club O O
had O O
violated O O
regulations O O
by O O
failing O O
to O O
inform O O
Feyenoord B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
with O O
whom O O
the O O
player O O
was O O
under O O
contract O O
. O O

Blinker B-PER B-ORG
was O O
fined O O
75,000 O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
francs O O
( O O
$ O O
57,600 O O
) O O
for O O
failing O O
to O O
inform O O
the O O
Engllsh B-MISC B-ORG
club O O
of O O
his O O
previous O O
commitment O O
to O O
Udinese B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
LEEDS B-ORG B-ORG
' O O
BOWYER B-PER B-ORG
FINED O O
FOR O O
PART O O
IN O O
FAST-FOOD O O
FRACAS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
' O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
under-21 O O
striker O O
Lee B-PER B-PER
Bowyer I-PER I-PER
was O O
fined O O
4,500 O O
pounds O O
( O O
$ O O
7,400 O O
) O O
on O O
Friday O O
for O O
hurling O O
chairs O O
at O O
restaurant O O
staff O O
during O O
a O O
disturbance O O
at O O
a O O
McDonald B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG O
fast-food O O
restaurant O O
. O O

Bowyer B-PER B-PER
, O O
19 O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
caught O O
in O O
the O O
act O O
by O O
security O O
cameras O O
, O O
pleaded O O
guilty O O
to O O
a O O
charge O O
of O O
affray O O
at O O
a O O
court O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

He O O
was O O
fined O O
and O O
ordered O O
to O O
pay O O
a O O
total O O
of O O
175 O O
pounds O O
to O O
two O O
members O O
of O O
staff O O
injured O O
in O O
the O O
fracas O O
in O O
an O O
east O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
restaurant O O
in O O
October O O
. O O

Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
already O O
fined O O
Bowyer B-PER B-MISC
4,000 O O
pounds O O
( O O
$ O O
6,600 O O
) O O
and O O
warned O O
him O O
a O O
repeat O O
of O O
his O O
criminal O O
behaviour O O
could O O
cost O O
him O O
his O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
side O O
. O O

Bowyer B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
moved O O
to O O
the O O
Yorkshire B-LOC B-ORG
club O O
in O O
August O O
for O O
3.5 O O
million O O
pounds O O
( O O
$ O O
5.8 O O
million O O
) O O
, O O
was O O
expected O O
to O O
play O O
against O O
Middlesbrough B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

BASKETBALL O O
- O O
EUROLEAGUE B-MISC B-MISC
STANDINGS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Standings O O
in O O
the O O
men O O
's O O
EuroLeague B-MISC B-MISC

basketball O O
championship O O
after O O
Thursday O O
's O O
matches O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O

played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Group O O
A O O

CSKA B-ORG B-ORG
Moscow I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
9 O O
6 O O
3 O O
15 O O

Stefanel B-ORG B-ORG
Milan I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
6 O O
3 O O
15 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Tel I-ORG I-ORG
Aviv I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Ulker B-ORG B-ORG
Spor I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O

Limoges B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
3 O O
6 O O
12 O O

Panionios B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
3 O O
6 O O
12 O O

Group O O
B O O

Teamsystem B-ORG B-ORG
Bologna I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
7 O O
2 O O
16 O O

Olympiakos B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Cibona B-ORG B-ORG
Zagreb I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Croatia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Alba B-ORG B-ORG
Berlin I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Estudiantes B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Charleroi B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Belgium B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
0 O O
9 O O
9 O O

Group O O
C O O

Panathinaikos B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
7 O O
2 O O
16 O O

Ljubljana B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Slovenia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
6 O O
3 O O
15 O O

Villeurbanne B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
6 O O
3 O O
15 O O

Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O

Split B-ORG O
( O O
Croatia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O

Bayer B-ORG B-ORG
Leverkusen I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
0 O O
9 O O
9 O O

Group O O
D O O

Efes B-ORG B-ORG
Pilsen I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
7 O O
2 O O
16 O O

Pau-Orthez B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Partizan B-ORG B-ORG
Belgrade I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Yugoslavia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
5 O O
4 O O
14 O O

Kinder B-ORG B-ORG
Bologna I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O

Sevilla B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O

Dynamo B-ORG B-ORG
Moscow I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
9 O O
2 O O
7 O O
11 O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
LITTLE B-PER O
TO O O
MISS O O
CAMPESE B-PER B-PER
FAREWELL O O
. O O

Robert B-PER B-PER
Kitson I-PER I-PER

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Centre O O
Jason B-PER B-PER
Little I-PER I-PER
will O O
miss O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
end-of-tour O O
fixture O O
against O O
the O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-ORG
at O O
Twickenham B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Little B-PER O
has O O
opted O O
not O O
to O O
risk O O
aggravating O O
the O O
knee O O
injury O O
which O O
ruled O O
him O O
out O O
of O O
a O O
large O O
chunk O O
of O O
the O O
tour O O
and O O
is O O
replaced O O
by O O
fellow O O
Queenslander B-MISC B-PER
Daniel B-PER B-PER
Herbert I-PER I-PER
. O O

Owen B-PER B-PER
Finegan I-PER I-PER
has O O
recovered O O
from O O
the O O
knocks O O
he O O
took O O
in O O
last O O
weekend O O
's O O
test O O
against O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
retains O O
his O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
back-row O O
ahead O O
of O O
Daniel B-PER B-PER
Manu I-PER I-PER
. O O

The O O
Wallabies B-ORG B-ORG
have O O
their O O
sights O O
set O O
on O O
a O O
13th O O
successive O O
victory O O
to O O
end O O
their O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
tour O O
with O O
a O O
100 O O
percent O O
record O O
but O O
also O O
want O O
to O O
turn O O
on O O
the O O
style O O
and O O
provide O O
David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
with O O
a O O
fitting O O
send-off O O
in O O
his O O
final O O
match O O
in O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
colours O O
. O O

The O O
Wallabies B-ORG B-ORG
currently O O
have O O
no O O
plans O O
to O O
make O O
any O O
special O O
presentation O O
to O O
the O O
34-year-old O O
winger O O
but O O
a O O
full O O
house O O
of O O
75,000 O O
spectators O O
will O O
still O O
gather O O
in O O
the O O
hope O O
of O O
witnessing O O
one O O
last O O
moment O O
of O O
magic O O
. O O

Campese B-PER B-PER
will O O
be O O
up O O
against O O
a O O
familiar O O
foe O O
in O O
the O O
shape O O
of O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-LOC
captain O O
Rob B-PER B-PER
Andrew I-PER I-PER
, O O
the O O
man O O
who O O
kicked O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
defeat O O
with O O
a O O
last-ditch O O
drop-goal O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
quarter-final O O
in O O
Cape B-LOC B-LOC
Town I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

" O O
Campo B-PER B-PER
has O O
a O O
massive O O
following O O
in O O
this O O
country O O
and O O
has O O
had O O
the O O
public O O
with O O
him O O
ever O O
since O O
he O O
first O O
played O O
here O O
in O O
1984 O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Andrew B-PER B-PER
, O O
also O O
likely O O
to O O
be O O
making O O
his O O
final O O
Twickenham B-LOC B-LOC
appearance O O
. O O

On O O
tour O O
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
won O O
all O O
four O O
tests O O
against O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
scored O O
414 O O
points O O
at O O
an O O
average O O
of O O
almost O O
35 O O
points O O
a O O
game O O
. O O

League O O
duties O O
restricted O O
the O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-ORG
' O O
selectorial O O
options O O
but O O
they O O
still O O
boast O O
13 O O
internationals O O
including O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
full-back O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Stimpson I-PER I-PER
and O O
recalled O O
wing O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Underwood I-PER I-PER
, O O
plus O O
All B-ORG O
Black I-ORG I-ORG
forwards O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
and O O
Norm B-PER B-PER
Hewitt I-PER I-PER
. O O

Teams O O
: O O

Barbarians B-ORG O
- O O
15 O O
- O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Stimpson I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
; O O
14 O O
- O O
Nigel B-PER B-PER
Walker I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
13 O O
- O O
Allan B-PER B-PER
Bateman I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
12 O O
- O O
Gregor B-PER B-PER
Townsend I-PER I-PER
( O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
11 O O
- O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Underwood I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
; O O
10 O O
- O O
Rob B-PER B-PER
Andrew I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
9 O O
- O O
Rob B-PER B-PER
Howley I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
; O O
8 O O
- O O
Scott B-PER B-PER
Quinnell I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
7 O O
- O O
Neil B-PER B-PER
Back I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
6 O O
- O O
Dale B-PER B-PER
McIntosh I-PER I-PER
( O O
Pontypridd B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
5 O O
- O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
( O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
, O O
4 O O
- O O
Craig B-PER B-PER
Quinnell I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wales B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
3 O O
- O O
Darren B-PER B-PER
Garforth I-PER I-PER
( O O
Leicester B-LOC B-ORG
) O O
, O O
2 O O
- O O
Norm B-PER B-PER
Hewitt I-PER I-PER
( O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
, O O
1 O O
- O O
Nick B-PER B-PER
Popplewell I-PER I-PER
( O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
. O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
15 O O
- O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
Burke I-PER I-PER
; O O
14 O O
- O O
Joe B-PER B-PER
Roff I-PER I-PER
, O O
13 O O
- O O
Daniel B-PER B-PER
Herbert I-PER I-PER
, O O
12 O O
- O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Horan I-PER I-PER
( O O
captain O O
) O O
, O O
11 O O
- O O
David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
; O O
10 O O
- O O
Pat B-PER B-PER
Howard I-PER I-PER
, O O
9 O O
- O O
Sam B-PER B-PER
Payne I-PER I-PER
; O O
8 O O
- O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Brial I-PER I-PER
, O O
7 O O
- O O
David B-PER B-PER
Wilson I-PER I-PER
, O O
6 O O
- O O
Owen B-PER B-PER
Finegan I-PER I-PER
, O O
5 O O
- O O
David B-PER B-PER
Giffin I-PER I-PER
, O O
4 O O
- O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Gavin I-PER I-PER
, O O
3 O O
- O O
Andrew B-PER B-PER
Blades I-PER I-PER
, O O
2 O O
- O O
Marco B-PER B-PER
Caputo I-PER I-PER
, O O
1 O O
- O O
Dan B-PER B-PER
Crowley I-PER I-PER
. O O

GOLF O O
- O O
ZIMBABWE B-MISC B-LOC
OPEN I-MISC I-MISC
SECOND O O
ROUND O O
SCORES O O
. O O

HARARE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Leading O O
second O O
round O O
scores O O
in O O
the O O
Zimbabwe B-MISC B-MISC
Open I-MISC I-MISC
at O O
the O O
par-72 O B-MISC
Chapman B-LOC B-MISC
Golf I-LOC I-MISC
Club I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
( O O
South B-MISC B-MISC
African I-MISC I-MISC
unless O O
stated O O
) O O
: O O
132 O O
Des B-PER B-PER
Terblanche I-PER I-PER
65 O O
67 O O
133 O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
McNulty I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
72 O O
61 O O
134 O O
Steve B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
Vuuren I-PER I-PER
65 O O
69 O O
136 O O
Nick B-PER B-PER
Price I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
68 O O
68 O O
, O O
Justin B-PER B-PER
Hobday I-PER I-PER
71 O O
65 O O
, O O

Andrew B-PER B-PER
Pitts I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
69 O O
67 O O
138 O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Cayeux I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
69 O O
69 O O
, O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Murless I-PER I-PER
71 O O
67 O O
139 O O
Hennie B-PER B-PER
Swart I-PER I-PER
75 O O
64 O O
, O O
Andrew B-PER B-PER
Park I-PER I-PER
72 O O
67 O O
140 O O
Schalk B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
der I-PER I-PER
Merwe I-PER I-PER
( O O
Namibia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
67 O O
73 O O
, O O
Desvonde B-PER B-PER

Botes B-PER B-PER
72 O O
68 O O
, O O
Greg B-PER B-PER
Reid I-PER I-PER
72 O O
68 O O
, O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
Whitelaw I-PER I-PER
70 O O

70 O O
, O O
Brett B-PER B-PER
Liddle I-PER I-PER
75 O O
65 O O
, O O
Hugh B-PER B-PER
Baiocchi I-PER I-PER
73 O O
67 O O
141 O O
Adilson B-PER B-PER
da I-PER I-PER
Silva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
72 O O
69 O O
, O O
Sammy B-PER B-PER
Daniels I-PER I-PER
73 O O

68 O O
, O O
Trevor B-PER B-PER
Dodds I-PER I-PER
( O O
Namibia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
72 O O
69 O O
142 O O
Don B-PER B-PER
Robertson I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
73 O O
69 O O
, O O
Dion B-PER B-PER
Fourie I-PER I-PER
69 O O
73 O O
, O O

Steve B-PER B-PER
Waltman I-PER I-PER
72 O O
70 O O
, O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Dougan I-PER I-PER
73 O O
69 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
UNCAPPED O O
PLAYERS O O
CALLED O O
TO O O
FACE O O
MACEDONIA B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

BUCHAREST B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Romania B-LOC B-LOC
trainer O O
Anghel B-PER B-PER
Iordanescu I-PER I-PER
called O O
up O O
three O O
uncapped O O
players O O
on O O
Friday O O
in O O
his O O
squad O O
to O O
face O O
Macedonia B-LOC B-LOC
next O O
week O O
in O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
qualifier O O
. O O

Midfielder O O
Valentin B-PER B-PER
Stefan I-PER I-PER
and O O
striker O O
Viorel B-PER B-PER
Ion I-PER I-PER
of O O
Otelul B-ORG B-PER
Galati I-ORG I-PER
and O O
defender O O
Liviu B-PER B-PER
Ciobotariu I-PER I-PER
of O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Bucharest I-ORG I-LOC
are O O
the O O
newcomers O O
for O O
the O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
group O O
eight O O
clash O O
in O O
Macedonia B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
December O O
14 O O
. O O

Iordanescu B-PER B-PER
said O O
he O O
had O O
picked O O
them O O
because O O
of O O
their O O
good O O
performances O O
in O O
the O O
domestic O O
championship O O
in O O
which O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Bucharest I-ORG I-ORG
are O O
top O O
and O O
Otelul B-ORG B-PER
Galati I-ORG I-PER
third O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
think O O
it O O
's O O
fair O O
to O O
give O O
them O O
a O O
chance O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
told O O
reporters O O
. O O

League O O
title-holders O O
Steaua B-ORG B-ORG
Bucharest I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
who O O
finished O O
bottom O O
of O O
their O O
Champions B-MISC B-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
League I-MISC I-MISC
group O O
in O O
the O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
, O O
have O O
only O O
two O O
players O O
in O O
the O O
squad O O
. O O

Attacking O O
midfielder O O
Adrian B-PER B-PER
Ilie I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
recently O O
moved O O
from O O
Steaua B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
Turkish B-MISC B-MISC
club O O
Galatasaray B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
is O O
ruled O O
out O O
after O O
two O O
yellow-card O O
offences O O
. O O

Squad O O
: O O

Goalkeepers O O
- O O
Bogdan B-PER B-PER
Stelea I-PER I-PER
, O O
Florin B-PER B-PER
Prunea I-PER I-PER
. O O

Defenders O O
- O O
Dan B-PER B-PER
Petrescu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Daniel B-PER B-PER
Prodan I-PER I-PER
, O O
Anton B-PER B-PER
Dobos I-PER I-PER
, O O
Cornel B-PER B-PER
Papura I-PER I-PER
, O O
Liviu B-PER B-PER
Ciobotariu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Tibor B-PER B-PER
Selymess I-PER I-PER
, O O
Iulian B-PER B-PER
Filipescu I-PER I-PER
. O O

Midfielders O O
- O O
Gheorghe B-PER B-PER
Hagi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Gheorghe B-PER B-PER
Popescu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Constantin B-PER B-PER
Galca I-PER I-PER
, O O
Valentin B-PER B-PER
Stefan I-PER I-PER
, O O
Basarab B-PER B-PER
Panduru I-PER I-PER
, O O
Dorinel B-PER B-PER
Munteanu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ovidiu B-PER B-PER
Stinga I-PER I-PER
. O O

Forwards O O
- O O
Ioan B-PER B-PER
Vladoiu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Gheorghe B-PER B-PER
Craioveanu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ionel B-PER B-PER
Danciulescu I-PER I-PER
, O O
Viorel B-PER B-PER
Ion I-PER I-PER
. O O

REUTER B-ORG B-ORG

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

RIO B-LOC B-LOC
DE I-LOC I-LOC
JANEIRO I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

Results O O
of O O
Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC

soccer O O
championship O O
semifinal O O
, O O
first O O
leg O O
matches O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

Goias B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Gremio B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

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

CRICKET O O
- O O
LARA B-PER B-PER
ENDURES O O
ANOTHER O O
MISERABLE O O
DAY O O
. O O

Robert B-PER B-PER
Galvin I-PER I-PER

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
gave O O
Brian B-PER B-PER
Lara I-PER I-PER
another O O
reason O O
to O O
be O O
miserable O O
when O O
they O O
beat O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
by O O
five O O
wickets O O
in O O
the O O
opening O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
limited O O
overs O O
match O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
, O O
disciplined O O
for O O
misconduct O O
on O O
Wednesday O O
, O O
was O O
dismissed O O
for O O
five O O
to O O
extend O O
a O O
disappointing O O
run O O
of O O
form O O
on O O
tour O O
. O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
who O O
hold O O
a O O
2-0 O O
lead O O
in O O
the O O
five-match O O
test O O
series O O
, O O
overhauled O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
' O O
total O O
of O O
172 O O
all O O
out O O
with O O
eight O O
balls O O
to O O
spare O O
to O O
end O O
a O O
run O O
of O O
six O O
successive O O
one-day O O
defeats O O
. O O

All-rounder O O
Greg B-PER B-PER
Blewett I-PER I-PER
steered O O
his O O
side O O
to O O
a O O
comfortable O O
victory O O
with O O
an O O
unbeaten O O
57 O O
in O O
90 O O
balls O O
to O O
the O O
delight O O
of O O
the O O
42,442 O O
crowd O O
. O O

Man-of-the O O
match O O
Blewett B-PER B-PER
came O O
to O O
the O O
wicket O O
with O O
the O O
total O O
on O O
70 O O
for O O
two O O
and O O
hit O O
three O O
fours O O
during O O
an O O
untroubled O O
innings O O
lasting O O
129 O O
minutes O O
. O O

His O O
crucial O O
fifth-wicket O O
partnership O O
with O O
fellow O O
all-rounder O O
Stuart B-PER B-PER
Law I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
scored O O
21 O O
, O O
added O O
71 O O
off O O
85 O O
balls O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
looked O O
out O O
of O O
touch O O
during O O
his O O
brief O O
stay O O
at O O
the O O
crease O O
before O O
chipping O O
a O O
simple O O
catch O O
to O O
Shane B-PER B-PER
Warne I-PER I-PER
at O O
mid-wicket O O
. O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
tour O O
manager O O
Clive B-PER B-PER
Lloyd I-PER I-PER
has O O
apologised O O
for O O
Lara B-PER B-PER
's O O
behaviour O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
. O O

He O O
( O O
Lara B-PER B-PER
) O O
had O O
told O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
coach O O
Geoff B-PER B-PER
Marsh I-PER I-PER
that O O
wicketkeeper O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Healy I-PER I-PER
was O O
unwelcome O O
in O O
the O O
visitors O O
' O O
dressing O O
room O O
. O O

The O O
Melbourne B-LOC B-LOC
crowd O O
were O O
clearly O O
angered O O
by O O
the O O
incident O O
, O O
loudly O O
jeering O O
the O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
vice-captain O O
as O O
he O O
walked O O
to O O
the O O
middle O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
left O O
to O O
fellow O O
left-hander O O
Shivnarine B-PER B-PER
Chanderpaul I-PER I-PER
to O O
hold O O
the O O
innings O O
together O O
with O O
a O O
gritty O O
54 O O
despite O O
the O O
handicap O O
of O O
an O O
injured O O
groin O O
. O O

Chanderpaul B-PER B-PER
was O O
forced O O
to O O
rely O O
on O O
a O O
runner O O
for O O
most O O
of O O
his O O
innings O O
after O O
hurting O O
himself O O
as O O
he O O
scurried O O
back O O
to O O
his O O
crease O O
to O O
avoid O O
being O O
run O O
out O O
. O O

Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
who O O
arrive O O
in O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
later O O
this O O
month O O
, O O
are O O
the O O
other O O
team O O
competing O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
tournament O O
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
AUSTRALIA B-LOC B-LOC
V O O
WEST B-LOC B-LOC
INDIES I-LOC I-LOC
WORLD B-MISC O
SERIES I-MISC O
SCOREBOARD O O
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Scoreboard O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC

limited O O
overs O O
match O O
between O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC

S. B-PER B-PER
Campbell I-PER I-PER
c O O
Healy B-PER B-PER
b O O
Gillespie B-PER B-PER
31 O O

R. B-PER B-PER
Samuels I-PER I-PER
c O O
M. B-PER B-PER
Waugh I-PER I-PER
b O O
Gillespie B-PER B-PER
7 O O

B. B-PER B-PER
Lara I-PER I-PER
c O O
Warne B-PER B-PER
b O O
Moody B-PER B-ORG
5 O O

S. B-PER B-PER
Chanderpaul I-PER I-PER
c O O
Healy B-PER B-PER
b O O
Blewett B-PER B-PER
54 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Hooper I-PER I-PER
run O O
out O O
7 O O

J. B-PER B-PER
Adams I-PER I-PER
lbw O O
b O O
Moody B-PER B-ORG
5 O O

J. B-PER B-PER
Murray I-PER I-PER
c O O
Blewett B-PER B-PER
b O O
Warne B-PER B-PER
24 O O

N. B-PER B-PER
McLean I-PER I-PER
c O O
and O O
b O O
M. B-PER B-PER
Waugh I-PER I-PER
7 O O

K. B-PER B-PER
Benjamin I-PER I-PER
b O O
Warne B-PER B-PER
8 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Ambrose I-PER I-PER
run O O
out O O
2 O O

C. B-PER B-PER
Walsh I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
8 O O

Extras O O
( O O
lb-10 O O
w-1 O O
nb-3 O O
) O O
14 O O

Total O O
( O O
49.2 O O
overs O O
) O O
172 O O

Fall O O
of O O
wickets O O
: O O
1-11 O O
2-38 O O
3-64 O O
4-73 O O
5-81 O O
6-120 O O
7-135 O O
8-150 O O

9-153 O O
. O O

Bowling O O
: O O
Reiffel B-PER B-PER
10-2-26-0 O O
( O O
nb-3 O O
) O O
, O O
Gillespie B-PER B-PER
10-0-39-2 O O
, O O

Moody B-PER O
10-1-25-2 O O
, O O
Blewett B-PER B-PER
6.2-0-27-1 O O
, O O
Warne B-PER B-PER
10-0-34-2 O O
( O O
w-1 O O
) O O
, O O

M. B-PER B-PER
Waugh I-PER I-PER
3-0-11-1 O O
. O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC

M. B-PER B-PER
Taylor I-PER I-PER
b O O
McLean B-PER B-PER
29 O O

M. B-PER B-PER
Waugh I-PER I-PER
c O O
Murray B-PER B-PER
b O O
Benjamin B-PER B-PER
27 O O

R. B-PER B-PER
Ponting I-PER I-PER
lbw O O
McLean B-PER B-PER
5 O O

G. B-PER B-PER
Blewett I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
57 O O

M. B-PER B-PER
Bevan I-PER I-PER
st O O
Murray B-PER B-PER
b O O
Hooper B-PER B-PER
3 O O

S. B-PER B-PER
Law I-PER I-PER
b O O
Hooper B-PER B-PER
21 O O

T. B-PER B-PER
Moody I-PER I-PER
not O O
out O O
3 O O

Extras O O
( O O
lb-17 O O
nb-8 O O
w-3 O O
) O O
28 O O

Total O O
( O O
for O O
five O O
wickets O O
, O O
48.4 O O
overs O O
) O O
173 O O

Fall O O
of O O
wickets O O
: O O
1-59 O O
2-70 O O
3-78 O O
4-90 O O
5-160 O O
. O O

Did O O
not O O
bat O O
: O O
I. B-PER B-PER
Healy I-PER I-PER
, O O
P. B-PER B-PER
Reiffel I-PER I-PER
, O O
S. B-PER B-PER
Warne I-PER I-PER
, O O
J. B-PER B-PER
Gillespie I-PER I-PER
. O O

Bowling O O
: O O
Ambrose B-PER B-PER
10-3-19-0 O O
( O O
2nb O O
1w O O
) O O
, O O
Walsh B-PER B-PER
9-0-34-0 O O
( O O
4nb O O
) O O
, O O

Benjamin B-PER B-PER
9.4-0-43-1 O O
( O O
1nb O O
1w O O
) O O
, O O
Hooper B-PER B-PER
10-0-27-2 O O
( O O
1nb O O
) O O
, O O
McLean B-PER B-PER

10-1-33-2 O O
( O O
1w O O
) O O
. O O

Result O O
: O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
won O O
by O O
five O O
wickets O O
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
AUSTRALIA B-LOC B-LOC
BEAT O O
WEST B-LOC O
INDIES I-LOC O
BY O O
FIVE O O
WICKETS O O
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
beat O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
by O O
five O O
wickets O O
in O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
limited O O
overs O O
match O O
at O O
the O O
Melbourne B-LOC B-MISC
Cricket I-LOC I-LOC
Ground I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Scores O O
: O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
172 O O
all O O
out O O
in O O
49.2 O O
overs O O
( O O
Shivnarine B-PER B-PER
Chanderpaul I-PER I-PER
54 O O
) O O
; O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
173-5 O O
in O O
48.4 O O
overs O O
( O O
Greg B-PER B-PER
Blewett I-PER I-PER
57 O O
not O O
out O O
) O O
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
WEST B-LOC B-LOC
INDIES I-LOC I-LOC
172 O O
ALL O O
OUT O O
IN O O
49.2 O O
OVERS O O
V O O
AUSTRALIA B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
were O O
all O O
out O O
for O O
172 O O
off O O
49.2 O O
overs O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
limited O O
overs O O
match O O
against O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
SHEFFIELD B-MISC B-LOC
SHIELD I-MISC O
SCORE O O
. O O

HOBART B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Score O O
on O O
the O O
first O O
day O O
of O O
the O O
four-day O O
Sheffield B-MISC B-ORG
Shield I-MISC I-LOC
match O O
between O O
Tasmania B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Victoria B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
Bellerive B-LOC B-LOC
Oval I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Tasmania B-LOC B-LOC
352 O O
for O O
three O O
( O O
David B-PER B-PER
Boon I-PER I-PER
106 O O
not O O
out O O
, O O
Shaun B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
86 O O
not O O
out O O
, O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
DiVenuto I-PER I-PER
119 O O
) O O
v O O
Victoria B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
LARA B-PER B-PER
SUFFERS O O
MORE O O
AUSTRALIAN O B-MISC
TOUR O I-MISC
MISERY O O
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
batsman O O
Brian B-PER B-PER
Lara I-PER I-PER
suffered O O
another O O
blow O O
to O O
his O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
tour O O
, O O
after O O
already O O
being O O
disciplined O O
for O O
misconduct O O
, O O
when O O
he O O
was O O
dismissed O O
cheaply O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
limited O O
overs O O
match O O
against O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
earned O O
a O O
stern O O
rebuke O O
from O O
his O O
own O O
tour O O
management O O
after O O
an O O
angry O O
outburst O O
against O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
wicketkeeper O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Healy I-PER I-PER
, O O
scored O O
five O O
to O O
prolong O O
a O O
run O O
of O O
poor O O
form O O
with O O
the O O
bat O O
. O O

The O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
vice-captain O O
struggled O O
for O O
timing O O
during O O
his O O
36-minute O O
stay O O
at O O
the O O
crease O O
before O O
chipping O O
a O O
ball O O
from O O
medium O O
pacer O O
Tom B-PER B-PER
Moody I-PER I-PER
straight O O
to O O
Shane B-PER B-PER
Warne I-PER I-PER
at O O
mid-wicket O O
. O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
were O O
53 O O
for O O
two O O
in O O
15 O O
overs O O
when O O
rain O O
stopped O O
play O O
at O O
the O O
Melbourne B-LOC B-ORG
Cricket I-LOC I-LOC
Ground I-LOC I-LOC
after O O
captain O O
Courtney B-PER B-PER
Walsh I-PER I-PER
won O O
the O O
toss O O
and O O
elected O O
to O O
bat O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
's O O
outburst O O
three O O
days O O
ago O O
has O O
clearly O O
turned O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
public O O
against O O
him O O
. O O

As O O
he O O
walked O O
to O O
the O O
wicket O O
he O O
was O O
greeted O O
by O O
loud O O
jeers O O
from O O
sections O O
of O O
the O O
crowd O O
. O O

On O O
several O O
occasions O O
during O O
his O O
innings O O
, O O
the O O
crowd O O
joined O O
together O O
in O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
obscene O O
chants O O
against O O
him O O
. O O

Tour O O
manager O O
Clive B-PER B-PER
Lloyd I-PER I-PER
on O O
Wednesday O O
apologised O O
for O O
Lara B-PER B-PER
's O O
behaviour O O
in O O
confronting O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
coach O O
Geoff B-PER B-PER
Marsh I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
opposition O O
dressing O O
room O O
to O O
protest O O
against O O
his O O
dismissal O O
in O O
the O O
second O O
test O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
. O O

Lloyd B-PER B-PER
did O O
not O O
say O O
what O O
form O O
the O O
discipline O O
would O O
take O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
holds O O
the O O
record O O
for O O
the O O
highest O O
score O O
in O O
test O O
and O O
first-class O O
cricket O O
, O O
was O O
unhappy O O
about O O
Healy B-PER B-PER
's O O
role O O
in O O
the O O
incident O O
and O O
questioned O O
whether O O
the O O
ball O O
had O O
carried O O
to O O
the O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
keeper O O
. O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
went O O
on O O
to O O
win O O
the O O
match O O
at O O
the O O
Sydney B-LOC B-LOC
Cricket I-LOC I-LOC
Ground I-LOC I-LOC
by O O
124 O O
runs O O
to O O
take O O
a O O
two-nil O O
lead O O
in O O
the O O
five-test O O
series O O
after O O
Lara B-PER B-PER
failed O O
in O O
both O O
innings O O
. O O

Lara B-PER B-PER
has O O
yet O O
to O O
score O O
a O O
century O O
since O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
arrived O O
in O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
five O O
weeks O O
ago O O
. O O

Both O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
team O O
management O O
have O O
played O O
down O O
the O O
incident O O
, O O
stressing O O
that O O
relations O O
between O O
the O O
two O O
sides O O
have O O
not O O
been O O
adversely O O
affected O O
. O O

Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
who O O
arrive O O
next O O
week O O
, O O
are O O
the O O
third O O
team O O
in O O
the O O
triangular O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
tournament O O
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
WEST B-LOC B-LOC
INDIES I-LOC I-LOC
TO O O
BAT O O
AFTER O O
WINNING O O
THE O O
TOSS O O
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
captain O O
Courtney B-PER B-PER
Walsh I-PER I-PER
elected O O
to O O
bat O O
after O O
winning O O
the O O
toss O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
match O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
limited O O
overs O O
competition O O
against O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
the O O
Melbourne B-LOC B-LOC
Cricket O I-LOC
Ground O I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Teams O O
: O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Taylor I-PER I-PER
( O O
captain O O
) O O
, O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Waugh I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ricky B-PER B-PER
Ponting I-PER I-PER
, O O
Greg B-PER B-PER
Blewett I-PER I-PER
, O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Bevan I-PER I-PER
, O O
Stuart B-PER B-PER
Law I-PER I-PER
, O O
Tom B-PER B-PER
Moody I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Healy I-PER I-PER
, O O
Paul B-PER B-PER
Reiffel I-PER I-PER
, O O
Shane B-PER B-PER
Warne I-PER I-PER
, O O
Jason B-PER B-PER
Gillespie I-PER I-PER
, O O
Glenn B-PER B-PER
McGrath I-PER I-PER
12th O O
man O O
. O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
- O O
Sherwin B-PER B-PER
Campbell I-PER I-PER
, O O
Robert B-PER B-PER
Samuels I-PER I-PER
, O O
Brian B-PER B-PER
Lara I-PER I-PER
, O O
Shivnarine B-PER B-PER
Chanderpaul I-PER I-PER
, O O
Carl B-PER B-PER
Hooper I-PER I-PER
, O O
Jimmy B-PER B-PER
Adams I-PER I-PER
, O O
Junior B-PER B-PER
Murray I-PER I-PER
, O O
Nixon B-PER B-PER
McLean I-PER I-PER
, O O
Kenneth B-PER B-PER
Benjamin I-PER I-PER
, O O
Curtly B-PER B-PER
Ambrose I-PER I-PER
, O O
Courtney B-PER B-PER
Walsh I-PER I-PER
( O O
captain O O
) O O
, O O
Roland B-PER B-PER
Holder I-PER I-PER
12th O O
man O O
. O O

BADMINTON O O
- O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
GRAND I-MISC B-MISC
PRIX I-MISC I-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

BALI B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
in O O
last O O
of O O
the O O
group O O
matches O O
at O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Grand I-MISC I-MISC
Prix I-MISC I-MISC
badminton O O
finals O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Men O O
's O O
singles O O

Group O O
B O O

Chen B-PER B-PER
Gang I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Martin B-PER B-PER
Londgaard I-PER I-PER
Hansen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-12 O O
15-6 O O

Dong B-PER B-PER
Jiong I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Thomas B-PER B-PER
Stuer-Lauridsen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-10 O O
15-6 O O

Indra B-PER B-PER
Wijaya I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Ong B-PER B-PER
Ewe I-PER I-PER
Hock I-PER I-PER
( O O
Malaysia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
5-15 O O
15-11 O O
15-11 O O

Group O O
C O O

Sun B-PER B-PER
Jun I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
Sidek I-PER I-PER
( O O
Malaysia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-12 O O
17-14 O O

Hermawan B-PER B-PER
Susanto I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Soren B-PER B-PER
B. I-PER I-PER
Nielsen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-8 O O
15-2 O O

Group O O
D O O

Allan B-PER B-PER
Budi I-PER I-PER
Kuksuma I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Poul-Erik B-PER B-PER
Hoyer-Larsen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-7 O O
15-4 O O

Budi B-PER B-PER
Santoso I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Hu B-PER B-PER
Zhilan I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-4 O O
15-5 O O

Semifinals O O
( O O
on O O
Saturday O O
) O O
: O O
Fung B-PER B-PER
Permadi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Taiwan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
v O O
Indra B-PER B-PER

Wijaya B-PER B-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
; O O
Sun B-PER B-PER
Jun I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
v O O
Allan B-PER B-PER
Budi I-PER I-PER
Kusuma I-PER I-PER

( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O

Women O O
's O O
singles O O

Group O O
A O O

Gong B-PER B-PER
Zhichao I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Mia B-PER B-PER
Audina I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-2 O O
12-10 O O

Group O O
B O O

Ye B-PER B-PER
Zhaoying I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Meiluawati B-PER B-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-6 O O
12-10 O O

Group O O
C O O

Camilla B-PER B-PER
Martin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Wang B-PER B-PER
Chen I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-0 O O
12-10 O O

Group O O
D O O

Susi B-PER B-PER
Susanti I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Han B-PER B-PER
Jingna I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-5 O O
11-4 O O
. O O

Semifinals O O
( O O
on O O
Saturday O O
) O O
: O O
Susi B-PER B-PER
Susanti I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
v O O
Camilla B-PER B-PER
Martin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
; O O
Ye B-PER B-PER
Zhaoying I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
v O O
Gong B-PER B-ORG
Zichao I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ARAB B-MISC B-MISC
CONTRACTORS O O
WIN O O
AFRICAN B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
WINNERS I-MISC I-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

CAIRO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Result O O
of O O
the O O
second O O
leg O O
of O O
the O O
African B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
Winners I-MISC I-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
final O O
at O O
the O O
National B-LOC B-ORG
stadium I-LOC O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O
Arab B-ORG B-ORG
Contractors I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Egypt B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
4 O O
Sodigraf B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
0 O O
( O O
halftime O O
2-0 O O
) O O

Scorers O O
: O O

Aly B-PER B-PER
Ashour I-PER I-PER
7 O O
, O O
56 O O
penalty O O
, O O
Mohamed B-PER B-PER
Ouda I-PER I-PER
24 O O
, O O
73 O O

Contractors O O
won O O
4-0 O O
on O O
aggregate O O
. O O

NHL B-ORG O
ICE O O
HOCKEY O O
- O O
STANDINGS O O
AFTER O O
THURSDAY O O
'S O O
GAMES O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Standings O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Hockey I-ORG I-MISC

League B-ORG O
teams O O
after O O
games O O
played O O
on O O
Thursday O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O

won O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
tied O O
, O O
goals O O
for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

NORTHEAST O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

HARTFORD B-ORG B-ORG
12 O O
7 O O
6 O O
77 O O
76 O O
30 O O

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
12 O O
1 O O
77 O O
76 O O
27 O O

BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
11 O O
4 O O
74 O O
84 O O
24 O O

MONTREAL B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
14 O O
4 O O
96 O O
103 O O
24 O O

PITTSBURGH B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
13 O O
3 O O
81 O O
91 O O
21 O O

OTTAWA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
6 O O
62 O O
72 O O
20 O O

ATLANTIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

FLORIDA B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
4 O O
6 O O
83 O O
53 O O
40 O O

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
12 O O
2 O O
75 O O
75 O O
30 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
14 O O
10 O O
1 O O
61 O O
61 O O
29 O O

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
12 O O
1 O O
69 O O
66 O O
27 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
RANGERS I-ORG I-ORG
10 O O
13 O O
5 O O
91 O O
81 O O
25 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
ISLANDERS I-ORG I-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
8 O O
65 O O
72 O O
22 O O

TAMPA B-ORG B-ORG
BAY I-ORG I-ORG
8 O O
15 O O
2 O O
69 O O
81 O O
18 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

CENTRAL B-MISC B-MISC
DIVISION I-MISC I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
4 O O
81 O O
53 O O
34 O O

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
1 O O
74 O O
60 O O
33 O O

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
12 O O
12 O O
3 O O
71 O O
67 O O
27 O O

ST B-ORG B-ORG
LOUIS I-ORG I-ORG
13 O O
14 O O
0 O O
78 O O
81 O O
26 O O

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
15 O O
0 O O
76 O O
89 O O
22 O O

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
13 O O
4 O O
61 O O
74 O O
22 O O

PACIFIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

COLORADO B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
6 O O
4 O O
97 O O
56 O O
38 O O

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
11 O O
1 O O
84 O O
83 O O
29 O O

EDMONTON B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
14 O O
1 O O
94 O O
88 O O
27 O O

LOS B-ORG B-ORG
ANGELES I-ORG I-ORG
11 O O
13 O O
3 O O
72 O O
83 O O
25 O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
JOSE I-ORG I-ORG
10 O O
13 O O
4 O O
69 O O
87 O O
24 O O

CALGARY B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
16 O O
2 O O
65 O O
77 O O
22 O O

ANAHEIM B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
14 O O
4 O O
73 O O
86 O O
22 O O

FRIDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
6 O O

ANAHEIM B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
BUFFALO B-LOC B-LOC

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
NY B-ORG B-LOC
RANGERS I-ORG I-ORG

PITTSBURGH B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
WASHINGTON B-LOC B-LOC

MONTREAL B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
CHICAGO B-LOC B-LOC

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
DALLAS B-LOC B-LOC

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

OTTAWA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
EDMONTON B-LOC B-LOC

NHL B-ORG O
ICE O O
HOCKEY O O
- O O
THURSDAY O O
'S O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

[ O O
CORRECTED O O
08:40 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
] O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

( O O
Corrects O O
headline O O
from O O
NBA B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
NHL B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
corrects O O
team O O
name O O
in O O
second O O
result O O
from O O
La B-ORG B-ORG
Clippers I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
Ny B-ORG B-LOC
Islanders I-ORG I-LOC
. O O

) O O

Results O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Hockey I-ORG I-MISC

League B-ORG O
games O O
on O O
Thursday O O
( O O
home O O
team O O
in O O
CAPS O O
) O O
: O O

Hartford B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

FLORIDA B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
Ny B-ORG B-ORG
Islanders I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
Calgary B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Phoenix B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
ST B-ORG B-ORG
LOUIS I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O

Tampa B-ORG B-ORG
Bay I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
LOS B-ORG B-ORG
ANGELES I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

NFL B-ORG O
AMERICAN O O
FOOTBALL-COLTS O O
CLOBBER O O
EAGLES B-ORG O
TO O O
STAY O O
IN O O
PLAYOFF O O
HUNT O O
. O O

INDIANAPOLIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
injury-plagued O O
Indianapolis B-ORG B-ORG
Colts I-ORG I-ORG
lost O O
another O O
quarterback O O
on O O
Thursday O O
but O O
last O O
year O O
's O O
AFC O B-ORG
finalists O O
rallied O O
together O O
to O O
shoot O O
down O O
the O O
Philadelphia B-ORG B-ORG
Eagles I-ORG I-ORG
37-10 O O
in O O
a O O
showdown O O
of O O
playoff O O
contenders O O
. O O

Marshall B-PER B-PER
Faulk I-PER I-PER
rushed O O
for O O
101 O O
yards O O
and O O
two O O
touchdowns O O
and O O
Jason B-PER B-PER
Belser I-PER I-PER
returned O O
an O O
interception O O
44 O O
yards O O
for O O
a O O
score O O
as O O
the O O
Colts B-ORG B-ORG
improved O O
to O O
8-6 O O
, O O
the O O
same O O
mark O O
as O O
the O O
Eagles B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
who O O
lost O O
for O O
the O O
fourth O O
time O O
in O O
five O O
games O O
. O O

Paul B-PER B-PER
Justin I-PER I-PER
, O O
starting O O
for O O
the O O
sidelined O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Harbaugh I-PER I-PER
, O O
was O O
14-of-23 O O
for O O
144 O O
yards O O
and O O
a O O
touchdown O O
for O O
the O O
the O O
Colts B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
who O O
played O O
their O O
last O O
home O O
game O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
. O O

Indianapolis B-LOC B-LOC
closes O O
with O O
games O O
at O O
Kansas B-LOC B-LOC
City I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Cincinnati B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
Eagles B-ORG B-ORG
were O O
held O O
without O O
a O O
touchdown O O
until O O
the O O
final O O
five O O
seconds O O
. O O

Philadelphia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
which O O
fell O O
from O O
an O O
NFC O B-MISC
East O I-LOC
tie O O
with O O
the O O
Dallas B-ORG B-ORG
Cowboys I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Washington B-ORG B-LOC
Redskins I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
go O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
against O O
the O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Jets I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
then O O
entertain O O
Arizona B-ORG B-LOC
. O O

The O O
loss O O
by O O
Philadelphia B-ORG B-ORG
allowed O O
the O O
idle O O
Green B-ORG B-ORG
Bay I-ORG I-ORG
Packers I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
10-3 O O
) O O
to O O
clinch O O
the O O
first O O
NFC O B-MISC
playoff O O
berth O O
. O O

The O O
Colts B-ORG B-ORG
won O O
despite O O
the O O
absence O O
of O O
injured O O
starting O O
defensive O O
tackle O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Siragusa I-PER I-PER
, O O
cornerback O O
Ray B-PER B-PER
Buchanan I-PER I-PER
and O O
linebacker O O
Quentin B-PER B-PER
Coryatt I-PER I-PER
. O O

Faulk B-PER B-PER
carried O O
16 O O
times O O
, O O
including O O
a O O
13-yard O O
TD O B-ORG
run O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
quarter O O
and O O
a O O
seven-yard O O
score O O
early O O
in O O
the O O
final O O
period O O
. O O

Justin B-PER B-PER
made O O
his O O
second O O
straight O O
start O O
for O O
Harbaugh B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
has O O
a O O
knee O O
injury O O
. O O

Justin B-PER B-PER
suffered O O
a O O
sprained O O
right O O
shoulder O O
in O O
the O O
third O O
quarter O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
return O O
. O O

Third-stringer O O
Kerwin B-PER I-PER
Bell I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
1988 O O
draft O O
choice O O
of O O
the O O
Miami B-ORG B-ORG
Dolphins I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
made O O
his O O
NFL B-ORG B-ORG
debut O O
and O O
was O O
5-of-5 O O
for O O
75 O O
yards O O
, O O
including O O
a O O
20-yard O O
scoring O O
strike O O
to O O
Marvin B-PER B-PER
Harrison I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
third O O
period O O
. O O

A O O
39-yard O O
interference O O
penalty O O
against O O
Philadelphia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Troy B-PER B-PER
Vincent I-PER I-PER
set O O
up O O
Faulk B-PER B-PER
's O O
first O O
score O O
around O O
left O O
end O O
that O O
capped O O
an O O
80-yard O O
march O O
5:17 O O
into O O
the O O
game O O
and O O
the O O
rout O O
was O O
on O O
. O O

Eagles B-ORG B-ORG
quarterback O O
Ty B-PER B-PER
Detmer I-PER I-PER
was O O
17-of-34 O O
for O O
182 O O
yards O O
before O O
he O O
was O O
benched O O
. O O

Ricky B-PER B-PER
Watters I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
leads O O
the O O
NFC O B-ORG
in O O
rushing O O
, O O
left O O
the O O
game O O
after O O
getting O O
kneed O O
to O O
the O O
helmet O O
after O O
gaining O O
33 O O
yards O O
on O O
seven O O
carries O O
. O O

NBA B-ORG O
BASKETBALL O O
- O O
STANDINGS O O
AFTER O O
THURSDAY O O
'S O O
GAMES O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Standings O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC

Basketball B-ORG B-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
teams O O
after O O
games O O
played O O
on O O
Thursday O O

( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
won O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
percentage O O
, O O
games O O
behind O O
) O O
: O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

ATLANTIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

MIAMI B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
4 O O
.778 O O
- O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
YORK I-ORG I-ORG
10 O O
6 O O
.625 O O
3 O O

ORLANDO B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
6 O O
.571 O O
4 O O

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
9 O O
.438 O O
6 O O

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
10 O O
.412 O O
6 O O
1/2 O O

BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
12 O O
.250 O O
9 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
3 O O
10 O O
.231 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

CENTRAL O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
1 O O
.944 O O
- O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
3 O O
.813 O O
3 O O

CLEVELAND B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
5 O O
.688 O O
5 O O

ATLANTA B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
8 O O
.556 O O
7 O O

CHARLOTTE B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
8 O O
.500 O O
8 O O

MILWAUKEE B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
8 O O
.500 O O
8 O O

INDIANA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
8 O O
.467 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
11 O O
.353 O O
10 O O
1/2 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

MIDWEST O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

HOUSTON B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
2 O O
.889 O O
- O O

UTAH B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
2 O O
.875 O O
1 O O

MINNESOTA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
10 O O
.412 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
11 O O
.353 O O
9 O O
1/2 O O

DENVER B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
14 O O
.263 O O
11 O O
1/2 O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
ANTONIO I-ORG I-ORG
3 O O
13 O O
.188 O O
12 O O

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
16 O O
.111 O O
14 O O

PACIFIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

SEATTLE B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
.750 O O
- O O

LA B-ORG B-ORG
LAKERS I-ORG I-ORG
13 O O
7 O O
.650 O O
2 O O

PORTLAND B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
8 O O
.579 O O
3 O O
1/2 O O

LA B-ORG B-ORG
CLIPPERS I-ORG I-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
.389 O O
7 O O

GOLDEN B-ORG B-ORG
STATE I-ORG I-ORG
6 O O
12 O O
.333 O O
8 O O

SACRAMENTO B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
12 O O
.333 O O
8 O O

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
14 O O
.125 O O
11 O O

FRIDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
6 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
BOSTON B-LOC B-LOC

CLEVELAND B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
DETROIT B-LOC B-LOC

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

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
SACRAMENTO B-LOC B-LOC

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
SAN B-LOC B-LOC
ANTONIO I-LOC I-LOC

MINNESOTA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
UTAH B-LOC B-LOC

CHARLOTTE B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
PORTLAND B-LOC B-LOC

INDIANA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
GOLDEN B-LOC B-LOC
STATE I-LOC I-LOC

ORLANDO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
LA B-LOC B-ORG
LAKERS I-LOC I-LOC

NFL B-ORG O
AMERICAN O O
FOOTBALL-STANDINGS O O
AFTER O O
THURSDAY O O
'S O O
GAME O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

National B-ORG B-MISC
Football I-ORG I-MISC
League I-ORG I-MISC

standings O O
after O O
Thursday O O
's O O
game O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
won O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O

tied O O
, O O
points O O
for O O
and O O
points O O
against O O
) O O
: O O

AMERICAN B-MISC B-MISC
FOOTBALL O I-MISC
CONFERENCE O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
ENGLAND I-ORG I-ORG
9 O O
4 O O
0 O O
355 O O
269 O O

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
4 O O
0 O O
267 O O
215 O O

INDIANAPOLIS B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
6 O O
0 O O
269 O O
284 O O

MIAMI B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
7 O O
0 O O
285 O O
266 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
JETS I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
12 O O
0 O O
221 O O
368 O O

CENTRAL O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA B-ORG O

PITTSBURGH B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
4 O O
0 O O
299 O O
211 O O

HOUSTON B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
6 O O
0 O O
291 O O
254 O O

JACKSONVILLE B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
7 O O
0 O O
263 O O
288 O O

CINCINNATI B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
8 O O
0 O O
299 O O
318 O O

BALTIMORE B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
9 O O
0 O O
320 O O
369 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA O O

X-DENVER B-MISC B-ORG
12 O O
1 O O
0 O O
351 O O
199 O O

KANSAS B-ORG B-ORG
CITY I-ORG I-ORG
9 O O
4 O O
0 O O
262 O O
230 O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
DIEGO I-ORG I-ORG
7 O O
6 O O
0 O O
277 O O
323 O O

OAKLAND B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
7 O O
0 O O
274 O O
234 O O

SEATTLE B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
8 O O
0 O O
250 O O
317 O O

NATIONAL O B-MISC
FOOTBALL O I-MISC
CONFERENCE O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA O O

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
5 O O
0 O O
254 O O
201 O O

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
5 O O
0 O O
291 O O
251 O O

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
6 O O
0 O O
313 O O
302 O O

ARIZONA B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
7 O O
0 O O
248 O O
332 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
GIANTS I-ORG I-ORG
5 O O
8 O O
0 O O
200 O O
250 O O

CENTRAL O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA O O

Y-GREEN B-MISC B-ORG
BAY I-MISC I-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
0 O O
346 O O
191 O O

MINNESOTA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
6 O O
0 O O
243 O O
245 O O

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
8 O O
0 O O
202 O O
248 O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
8 O O
0 O O
263 O O
289 O O

TAMPA B-ORG B-ORG
BAY I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O
9 O O
0 O O
153 O O
243 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
PF O O
PA O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
FRANCISCO I-ORG I-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
0 O O
325 O O
198 O O

CAROLINA B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
4 O O
0 O O
292 O O
164 O O

ST B-ORG B-ORG
LOUIS I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O
9 O O
0 O O
246 O O
334 O O

ATLANTA B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
11 O O
0 O O
234 O O
393 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
ORLEANS I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
11 O O
0 O O
184 O O
291 O O

X O O
-- O O
CLINCHED O O
DIVISION O O
TITLE O O

Y O O
-- O O
CLINCHED O O
PLAYOFF O O
BERTH O O

SUNDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
8 O O

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

BALTIMORE B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
CINCINNATI B-LOC B-LOC

DENVER B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
GREEN B-LOC B-LOC
BAY I-LOC I-LOC

JACKSONVILLE B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
HOUSTON B-LOC B-LOC

NY B-ORG B-ORG
GIANTS I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
MIAMI B-LOC B-LOC

ATLANTA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
ORLEANS I-LOC I-LOC

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
DIEGO I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
PITTSBURGH B-LOC B-LOC

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
TAMPA B-LOC B-LOC
BAY I-LOC I-LOC

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
ARIZONA B-LOC B-LOC

NY B-ORG B-ORG
JETS I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
ENGLAND I-LOC I-LOC

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
SEATTLE B-LOC B-LOC

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

MINNESOTA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
DETROIT B-LOC B-LOC

MONDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
9 O O

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

NFL B-ORG O
AMERICAN O O
FOOTBALL-THURSDAY O O
'S O O
RESULT O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

Result O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Football B-LOC I-MISC

League B-LOC O
game O O
on O O
Thursday O O
( O O
home O O
team O O
in O O
CAPS O O
) O O
: O O

INDIANAPOLIS B-ORG B-ORG
37 O O
Philadelphia B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O

NCAA B-ORG O
AMERICAN O O
FOOTBALL-OHIO B-MISC O
STATE I-MISC O
'S O O
PACE B-PER O
FIRST O O
REPEAT O O
LOMBARDI B-MISC O
AWARD I-MISC O
WINNER O O
. O O

HOUSTON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

Ohio B-ORG B-LOC
State I-ORG I-LOC
left O O
tackle O O
Orlando B-PER B-PER
Pace I-PER I-PER
became O O
the O O
first O O
repeat O O
winner O O
of O O
the O O
Lombardi B-MISC B-ORG
Award I-MISC I-ORG
Thursday O O
night O O
when O O
the O O
Rotary B-ORG B-ORG
Club I-ORG I-ORG
of O I-ORG
Houston B-LOC I-ORG
again O O
honoured O O
him O O
as O O
college O O
football O O
's O O
lineman O O
of O O
the O O
year O O
. O O

Pace B-PER O
, O O
a O O
junior O O
, O O
helped O O
Ohio B-ORG B-ORG
State I-ORG I-LOC
to O O
a O O
10-1 O O
record O O
and O O
a O O
berth O O
in O O
the O O
Rose B-MISC B-ORG
Bowl I-MISC I-ORG
against O O
Arizona B-ORG B-LOC
State I-ORG I-LOC
. O O

He O O
was O O
the O O
most O O
dominant O O
offensive O O
lineman O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
and O O
also O O
played O O
defensive O O
line O O
in O O
goal-line O O
situations O O
. O O

Last O O
year O O
, O O
Pace B-PER O
became O O
the O O
first O O
sophomore O O
to O O
win O O
the O O
award O O
since O O
its O O
inception O O
in O O
1970 O O
. O O

Pace B-PER O
outdistanced O O
three O O
senior O O
finalists O O
-- O O
Virginia B-ORG B-ORG
Tech I-ORG I-ORG
defensive O O
end O O
Cornell B-PER B-PER
Brown I-PER I-PER
, O O
Arizona B-ORG B-LOC
State I-ORG I-LOC
offensive O O
tackle O O
Juan B-PER B-PER
Roque I-PER I-PER
and O O
defensive O O
end O O
Jared B-PER B-PER
Tomich I-PER I-PER
of O O
Nebraska B-ORG B-LOC
. O O

The O O
Lombardi B-MISC B-ORG
Award I-MISC I-ORG
is O O
presented O O
to O O
the O O
college O O
lineman O O
who O O
, O O
in O O
addition O O
to O O
outstanding O O
effort O O
on O O
the O O
field O O
, O O
best O O
exemplifies O O
the O O
characteristics O O
and O O
discipline O O
of O O
Vince B-PER B-PER
Lombardi I-PER I-PER
, O O
legendary O O
coach O O
of O O
the O O
Green B-ORG B-ORG
Bay I-ORG I-ORG
Packers I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
DUTCH B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
RESULTS O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

AMSTERDAM B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

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

soccer O O
match O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

RKC B-ORG B-ORG
Waalwijk I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Willem B-ORG B-ORG
II I-ORG I-ORG
Tilburg I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O

for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

PSV B-ORG B-ORG
Eindhoven I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
13 O O
3 O O
2 O O
52 O O
14 O O
42 O O

Feyenoord B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
11 O O
3 O O
3 O O
29 O O
20 O O
36 O O

Twente B-ORG B-ORG
Enschede I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
10 O O
4 O O
4 O O
28 O O
15 O O
34 O O

Graafschap B-ORG B-ORG
Doetinchem I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
9 O O
3 O O
6 O O
29 O O
22 O O
30 O O

Vitesse B-ORG B-ORG
Arnhem I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
8 O O
5 O O
5 O O
29 O O
21 O O
29 O O

Ajax B-ORG B-ORG
Amsterdam I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
7 O O
8 O O
3 O O
23 O O
16 O O
29 O O

Heerenveen B-ORG B-ORG
18 O O
7 O O
7 O O
4 O O
30 O O
20 O O
28 O O

Roda B-ORG B-ORG
JC I-ORG I-ORG
Kerkrade I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
7 O O
6 O O
4 O O
19 O O
21 O O
27 O O

Utrecht B-ORG B-ORG
18 O O
4 O O
10 O O
4 O O
26 O O
24 O O
22 O O

Volendam B-ORG B-ORG
18 O O
5 O O
6 O O
7 O O
20 O O
23 O O
21 O O

Sparta B-ORG B-ORG
Rotterdam I-ORG I-ORG
19 O O
6 O O
3 O O
10 O O
21 O O
25 O O
21 O O

NAC B-ORG B-ORG
Breda I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
6 O O
3 O O
9 O O
17 O O
29 O O
21 O O

Willem B-ORG B-ORG
II I-ORG I-ORG
Tilburg I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
5 O O
4 O O
9 O O
19 O O
31 O O
19 O O

Groningen B-ORG B-ORG
18 O O
4 O O
6 O O
8 O O
20 O O
31 O O
18 O O

AZ B-ORG B-ORG
Alkmaar I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
5 O O
2 O O
11 O O
16 O O
23 O O
17 O O

Fortuna B-ORG B-ORG
Sittard I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
3 O O
7 O O
7 O O
14 O O
28 O O
16 O O

NEC B-ORG B-ORG
Nijmegen I-ORG I-ORG
18 O O
3 O O
7 O O
8 O O
19 O O
32 O O
16 O O

RKC B-ORG B-ORG
Waalwijk I-ORG I-ORG
19 O O
3 O O
5 O O
11 O O
18 O O
33 O O
14 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
GERMAN B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
RESULTS O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

BONN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
of O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O

soccer O O
matches O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Bochum B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Bayer B-ORG B-ORG
Leverkusen I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Werder B-ORG B-ORG
Bremen I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
1860 B-ORG B-ORG
Munich I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Karlsruhe B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
Freiburg B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Schalke B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Hansa B-ORG B-ORG
Rostock I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulated O O
under O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O

for O O
goals O O
against O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Bayer B-ORG B-ORG
Leverkusen I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
10 O O
4 O O
3 O O
38 O O
22 O O
34 O O

Bayern B-ORG B-ORG
Munich I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
6 O O
1 O O
26 O O
14 O O
33 O O

VfB B-ORG B-ORG
Stuttgart I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
4 O O
3 O O
39 O O
17 O O
31 O O

Borussia B-ORG B-ORG
Dortmund I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
4 O O
3 O O
33 O O
17 O O
31 O O

Karlsruhe B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
8 O O
4 O O
5 O O
30 O O
20 O O
28 O O

VfL B-ORG B-ORG
Bochum I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
7 O O
6 O O
3 O O
23 O O
21 O O
27 O O

1. B-ORG O
FC I-ORG B-ORG
Cologne I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
8 O O
2 O O
6 O O
31 O O
27 O O
26 O O

Schalke B-ORG B-ORG
04 I-ORG O
17 O O
7 O O
4 O O
6 O O
25 O O
26 O O
25 O O

Werder B-ORG B-ORG
Bremen I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
6 O O
4 O O
7 O O
29 O O
28 O O
22 O O

MSV B-ORG B-ORG
Duisburg I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
5 O O
4 O O
7 O O
16 O O
22 O O
19 O O

SV B-ORG B-ORG
1860 I-ORG I-ORG
Munich I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
4 O O
6 O O
7 O O
25 O O
31 O O
18 O O

FC B-ORG B-ORG
St. I-ORG I-ORG
Pauli I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
3 O O
7 O O
21 O O
28 O O
18 O O

Fortuna B-ORG B-ORG
Dusseldorf I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
5 O O
3 O O
8 O O
13 O O
24 O O
18 O O

Hamburger B-ORG B-ORG
SV I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
5 O O
7 O O
20 O O
25 O O
17 O O

Arminia B-ORG B-ORG
Bielefeld I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
4 O O
8 O O
18 O O
28 O O
16 O O

FC B-ORG B-ORG
Hansa I-ORG I-ORG
Rostock I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
4 O O
3 O O
10 O O
19 O O
26 O O
15 O O

Borussia B-ORG B-ORG
Monchengladbach I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
3 O O
9 O O
12 O O
22 O O
15 O O

SC B-ORG B-ORG
Freiburg I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
4 O O
1 O O
12 O O
20 O O
40 O O
13 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
FRENCH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
SUMMARIES O O
. O O

PARIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Summaries O O
of O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O

matches O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Lens B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Nantes B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
( O O
Japhet B-PER B-PER
N'Doram I-PER I-PER
7 O O
, O O
Claude B-PER B-PER
Makelele I-PER I-PER
42 O O
, O O
Jocelyn B-PER B-PER

Gourvennec B-PER B-PER
67 O O
, O O
Christophe B-PER B-PER
Pignol I-PER I-PER
72 O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
0-2 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
: O O

15,000 O O
. O O

Paris B-ORG B-ORG
St I-ORG I-ORG
Germain I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Bruno B-PER B-PER
N'Gotty I-PER I-PER
2 O O
) O O
Nancy B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Paul B-PER B-PER
Fischer I-PER I-PER

70 O O
, O O
Phil B-PER B-PER
Gray I-PER I-PER
89 O O
) O O
. O O

1-0 O O
. O O

30,000 O O
. O O

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

AMSTERDAM B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Summary O O
of O O
Dutch B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O

soccer O O
match O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

RKC B-ORG B-ORG
Waalwijk I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Starbuck O B-ORG
76 O O
) O O
Willem B-ORG B-ORG
II I-ORG I-ORG
Tilburg I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Konterman B-PER B-PER
45 O O
, O O

Van B-PER B-PER
der I-PER I-PER
Vegt I-PER I-PER
77 O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
0-1 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
5,300 O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
FRENCH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
STANDINGS O O
. O O

PARIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Standings O O
in O O
the O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
first O O

division O O
after O O
Friday O O
's O O
matches O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O

drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O
for O O
, O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Paris B-ORG B-ORG
Saint-Germain I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
12 O O
6 O O
3 O O
34 O O
15 O O
42 O O

Monaco B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
12 O O
5 O O
3 O O
36 O O
16 O O
41 O O

Bordeaux B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
9 O O
7 O O
4 O O
29 O O
21 O O
34 O O

Strasbourg B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
11 O O
1 O O
8 O O
27 O O
27 O O
34 O O

Bastia B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
9 O O
6 O O
5 O O
27 O O
22 O O
33 O O

Auxerre B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
8 O O
8 O O
4 O O
26 O O
12 O O
32 O O

Metz B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
8 O O
7 O O
5 O O
21 O O
16 O O
31 O O

Nantes B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
7 O O
9 O O
5 O O
41 O O
25 O O
30 O O

Guingamp B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
7 O O
7 O O
6 O O
18 O O
18 O O
28 O O

Lille B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
7 O O
7 O O
6 O O
22 O O
28 O O
28 O O

Marseille B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
6 O O
8 O O
6 O O
18 O O
17 O O
26 O O

Lyon B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
6 O O
8 O O
6 O O
24 O O
31 O O
26 O O

Rennes B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
7 O O
4 O O
9 O O
23 O O
28 O O
25 O O

Lens B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
7 O O
4 O O
10 O O
25 O O
34 O O
25 O O

Le B-ORG B-ORG
Havre I-ORG I-ORG
20 O O
5 O O
7 O O
8 O O
20 O O
21 O O
22 O O

Cannes B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
5 O O
7 O O
8 O O
13 O O
22 O O
22 O O

Montpellier B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
3 O O
9 O O
8 O O
17 O O
24 O O
18 O O

Caen B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
3 O O
7 O O
10 O O
12 O O
23 O O
16 O O

Nancy B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
3 O O
7 O O
11 O O
14 O O
26 O O
16 O O

Nice B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
3 O O
4 O O
13 O O
17 O O
38 O O
13 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
FRENCH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

PARIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
of O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O

matches O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Lens B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Nantes B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O

Paris B-ORG B-ORG
St I-ORG I-ORG
Germain I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Nancy B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
GERMAN B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
SUMMARIES O O
. O O

BONN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Summaries O O
of O O
matches O O
played O O
in O O
the O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Bochum B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Stickroth B-PER B-PER
30th O O
pen O O
, O O
Wosz B-PER B-PER
89th O O
) O O
Bayer B-ORG B-ORG
Leverkusen I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Kirsten B-PER B-PER
18th O O
, O O
Ramelow B-PER B-PER
56th O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
1-1 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
: O O
24,602 O O

Werder B-ORG B-ORG
Bremen I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Bode B-PER B-PER
85th O O
) O O
1860 B-ORG B-ORG
Munich I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Bormirow B-PER B-PER
8th O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
0-1 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
33,000 O O

Karlsruhe B-LOC B-ORG
3 O O
( O O
Reich B-PER B-PER
29th O O
, O O
Carl B-PER B-PER
44th O O
, O O
Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
69th O O
) O O
Freiburg B-LOC B-ORG
0 O O
. O O

Halftime O O
2-0 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
33,000 O O

Schalke B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Mulder B-PER B-PER
2nd O O
and O O
27th O O
) O O
Hansa B-ORG B-ORG
Rostock I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
. O O

Halftime O O
2-0 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
29,300 O O

TENNIS O O
- O O
GRAND B-MISC B-MISC
SLAM I-MISC I-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
QUARTER-FINAL O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

MUNICH B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Quarter-final O O
results O O
at O O
the O O
$ O O
6 O O
million O O
Grand B-MISC B-MISC
Slam I-MISC I-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
tennis O O
tournament O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O
Goran B-PER B-PER
Ivanisevic I-PER I-PER
( O O
Croatia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Woodforde I-PER I-PER
( O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
6-4 O O
6-4 O O

Yevgeny B-PER B-PER
Kafelnikov I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Courier I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
2-6 O O
6-4 O O
8-6 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
WEAH B-PER B-PER
HEAD-BUTT O O
DEPRIVES O O
PORTUGAL B-LOC B-LOC
OF O O
COSTA B-PER B-LOC
. O O

LISBON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Portugal B-LOC B-LOC
called O O
up O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
central O O
defender O O
Joao B-PER B-PER
Manuel I-PER I-PER
Pinto I-PER I-PER
on O O
Friday O O
to O O
face O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
qualifier O O
in O O
place O O
of O O
injured O O
club O O
colleague O O
Jorge B-PER B-PER
Costa I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
still O O
nursing O O
a O O
broken O O
nose O O
after O O
being O O
head-butted O O
by O O
Liberian B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Georg B-PER B-PER
Weah I-PER I-PER
. O O

Costa B-PER B-LOC
has O O
not O O
played O O
since O O
being O O
struck O O
by O O
the O O
AC B-ORG B-ORG
Milan I-ORG I-ORG
forward O O
after O O
a O O
bad-tempered O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
Champions I-MISC I-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
League I-MISC I-MISC
game O O
on O O
November O O
27 O O
. O O

Portugal B-LOC B-LOC
lead O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
qualifying O O
group O O
nine O O
with O O
seven O O
points O O
from O O
four O O
games O O
, O O
one O O
more O O
than O O
Ukraine B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
three O O
more O O
than O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
who O O
have O O
only O O
played O O
twice O O
. O O

The O O
Portuguese B-MISC B-MISC
host O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
December O O
14 O O
. O O

Squad O O
: O O

Goalkeepers O O
- O O
Vitor B-PER B-PER
Baia I-PER I-PER
( O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-LOC
, O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Rui B-PER B-PER
Correia I-PER I-PER
( O O
Braga B-ORG B-LOC
) O O
: O O

Defenders O O
- O O
Paulinho B-PER B-PER
Santos I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Sergio B-PER B-PER
Conceicao I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Joao B-PER B-PER
Manuel I-PER I-PER
Pinto I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Oceano B-PER B-PER
Cruz I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sporting B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Fernando B-PER B-PER
Couto I-PER I-PER
( O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Helder B-PER B-PER
Cristovao I-PER I-PER
( O O
Deportivo B-ORG B-ORG
Coruna I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Dimas B-PER B-PER
Teixeira I-PER I-PER
( O O
Juventus B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Carlos B-PER B-PER
Secretario I-PER I-PER
( O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
: O O

Midfielders O O
- O O
Rui B-PER B-PER
Barros I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Barroso I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Luis B-PER B-PER
Figo I-PER I-PER
( O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Paulo B-PER B-PER
Bento I-PER I-PER
( O O
Oviedo B-ORG B-LOC
, O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Taira I-PER I-PER
( O O
Salamanca B-ORG B-LOC
, O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
: O O

Forwards O O
- O O
Antonio B-PER B-PER
Folha I-PER I-PER
( O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Joao B-PER B-PER
Vieira I-PER I-PER
Pinto I-PER I-PER
( O O
Benfica B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Paulo B-PER B-PER
Alves I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sporting B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Rui B-PER B-PER
Costa I-PER I-PER
( O O
Fiorentina B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Jorge B-PER B-PER
Cadete I-PER I-PER
( O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
Glasgow I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
SHOWCASE-BETTING O O
ON O O
REAL B-ORG O
MADRID I-ORG B-ORG
V O O
BARCELONA B-ORG B-LOC
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

William B-PER B-PER
Hill I-PER I-PER
betting O O
on O O
Saturday O O
's O O

Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O
match O O
between O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-LOC
: O O

To O O
win O O
: O O
6-5 O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
; O O
7-4 O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG

Draw O O
: O O
9-4 O O

Correct O O
score O O
: O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
win O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
win O O

1-0 O O
13-2 O O
1-0 O O
15-2 O O

2-0 O O
9-1 O O
2-0 O O
12-1 O O

2-1 O O
8-1 O O
2-1 O O
10-1 O O

3-0 O O
20-1 O O
3-0 O O
28-1 O O

3-1 O O
16-1 O O
3-1 O O
22-1 O O

3-2 O O
25-1 O O
3-2 O O
25-1 O O

4-0 O O
50-1 O O
4-0 O O
100-1 O O

4-1 O O
40-1 O O
4-1 O O
80-1 O O

4-2 O O
50-1 O O
4-2 O O
80-1 O O

Draw O O
: O O

0-0 O O
8-1 O O

1-1 O O
11-2 O O

2-2 O O
14-1 O O

3-3 O O
50-1 O O

Double O O
result O O
: O O

half-time O O
full-time O O

5-2 O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
Real B-ORG I-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG

14-1 O O
Real B-ORG O
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
Draw O O

28-1 O O
Real B-ORG O
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
Barcelona B-ORG I-ORG

5-1 O O
Draw O B-ORG
Real B-ORG I-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG

4-1 O O
Draw O O
Draw O O

11-2 O O
Draw O B-ORG
Barcelona B-ORG I-ORG

25-1 O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
Real B-ORG I-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG

14-1 O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
Draw O O

4-1 O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
Barcelona B-ORG I-ORG

First O O
goalscorer O O
of O O
match O O
: O O

Real B-ORG O
Madrid I-ORG B-ORG
Barcelona B-ORG I-ORG

9-2 O O
Davor B-PER B-PER
Suker I-PER I-PER
9-2 O O
Ronaldo B-PER B-PER

5-1 O O
Pedrag B-PER B-PER
Mijatovic I-PER I-PER
7-1 O O
Luis B-PER B-PER
Figo I-PER I-PER

7-1 O O
Raul B-PER B-PER
Gonzalez I-PER I-PER
7-1 O O
Juan B-PER B-PER
Pizzi I-PER I-PER

12-1 O O
Fernando B-PER B-PER
Redondo I-PER I-PER
9-1 O O
Giovanni B-PER B-PER

14-1 O O
Victor B-PER B-PER
Sanchez I-PER I-PER
12-1 O O
Guillermo B-PER B-PER

Amor B-PER O

16-1 O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Amavisca I-PER I-PER
14-1 O O
Roger B-PER B-PER
Garcia I-PER I-PER

16-1 O O
Manolo B-PER B-PER
Sanchis I-PER I-PER
14-1 O O
Gheorghe B-PER B-PER

Popescu B-PER B-PER

16-1 O O
Roberto B-PER B-PER
Carlos I-PER I-PER
16-1 O O

JosepGuardiola B-PER B-PER

20-1 O O
Fernando B-PER B-PER
Hierro I-PER I-PER
20-1 O O
Ivan B-PER B-PER
de I-PER I-PER

laPena B-PER O

20-1 O O
Luis B-PER B-PER
Milla I-PER I-PER
25-1 O O
Luis B-PER B-PER

Enrique B-PER B-PER

33-1 O O
Fernando B-PER B-PER
Sanz I-PER I-PER
25-1 O O

AbelardoFernandez B-PER O

40-1 O O
Carlos B-PER B-PER
Secretario I-PER I-PER
28-1 O O
Sergi B-PER B-PER
Barjuan I-PER I-PER

40-1 O O
Rafael B-PER B-PER
Alkorta I-PER I-PER
33-1 O O
Albert B-PER B-PER

Ferrer B-PER B-PER

40-1 O O
Chendo B-PER B-PER
Porlan I-PER I-PER
33-1 O O
Miguel B-PER B-PER
Nadal I-PER I-PER

40-1 O O

Laurent B-PER B-PER
Blanc I-PER I-PER

SOCCER O O
SHOWCASE-FANS O O
FACE O O
BREATHALYSER O O
TESTS O O
, O O
PAPER O O
SAYS O O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
police O O
will O O
breathalyse O O
fans O O
at O O
the O O
gates O O
of O O
the O O
Santiago B-LOC B-LOC
Bernabeu I-LOC I-LOC
stadium I-LOC O
and O O
ban O O
drunk O O
supporters O O
from O O
Saturday O O
's O O
big O O
Real B-MISC B-ORG
Madrid-Barcelona I-MISC I-MISC
game O O
, O O
the O O
Madrid B-LOC B-ORG
daily O O
El B-ORG B-ORG
Mundo I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Although O O
there O O
are O O
no O O
known O O
precedents O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
, O O
the O O
action O O
is O O
envisaged O O
in O O
Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
legislation O O
governing O O
sports O O
events O O
. O O

Tickets O O
for O O
the O O
game O O
stipulate O O
that O O
supporters O O
will O O
be O O
barred O O
if O O
they O O
are O O
" O O
under O O
the O O
effects O O
of O O
alcohol O O
" O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SPANISH B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Standings O O
in O O
the O O
Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
first O O

division O O
ahead O O
of O O
this O O
weekend O O
's O O
games O O
. O O

( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
games O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O
for O O
, O O

against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
10 O O
5 O O
0 O O
31 O O
12 O O
35 O O

Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
10 O O
4 O O
1 O O
46 O O
19 O O
34 O O

Deportivo B-ORG B-ORG
Coruna I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
6 O O
0 O O
23 O O
7 O O
33 O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Betis I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
8 O O
5 O O
2 O O
28 O O
13 O O
29 O O

Atletico B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
8 O O
3 O O
4 O O
26 O O
17 O O
27 O O

Athletic B-ORG B-ORG
Bilbao I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
4 O O
4 O O
28 O O
22 O O
25 O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Sociedad I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
3 O O
5 O O
20 O O
18 O O
24 O O

Valladolid B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
3 O O
5 O O
19 O O
18 O O
24 O O

Racing B-ORG B-ORG
Santander I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
7 O O
3 O O
15 O O
15 O O
22 O O

Rayo B-ORG B-ORG
Vallecano I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
5 O O
5 O O
21 O O
19 O O
20 O O

Valencia B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
6 O O
2 O O
7 O O
23 O O
22 O O
20 O O

Celta B-ORG B-ORG
Vigo I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
5 O O
5 O O
17 O O
17 O O
20 O O

Tenerife B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
4 O O
6 O O
23 O O
17 O O
19 O O

Espanyol B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
17 O O
20 O O
16 O O

Oviedo B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
17 O O
21 O O
16 O O

Sporting B-ORG B-ORG
Gijon O I-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
15 O O
22 O O
16 O O

Logrones B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
3 O O
8 O O
11 O O
33 O O
15 O O

Zaragoza B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
2 O O
8 O O
5 O O
18 O O
23 O O
14 O O

Sevilla B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
2 O O
9 O O
13 O O
20 O O
14 O O

Compostela B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
3 O O
4 O O
8 O O
13 O O
28 O O
13 O O

Hercules B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
2 O O
2 O O
11 O O
11 O O
29 O O
8 O O

Extremadura B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
1 O O
3 O O
11 O O
8 O O
30 O O
6 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SPAIN B-LOC B-LOC
PICK O O
UNCAPPED O O
ARMANDO B-PER O
FOR O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
CLASH O O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Spain B-LOC B-LOC
coach O O
Javier B-PER B-PER
Clemente I-PER I-PER
has O O
added O O
uncapped O O
Deportivo B-ORG B-ORG
Coruna I-ORG I-ORG
midfielder O O
Armando B-PER B-PER
Alvarez I-PER I-PER
to O O
his O O
squad O O
for O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
qualifier O O
against O O
Yugoslavia B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
December O O
14 O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
believe O O
it O O
... O O

I O O
thought O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
joke O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Armando B-PER B-PER
who O O
replaces O O
injured O O
Atletico B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
playmaker O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Luis I-PER I-PER
Caminero I-PER I-PER
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
BOSS O O
HAVELANGE B-PER B-PER
STANDS O O
BY O O
WEAH B-PER O
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
chairman O O
Joao B-PER B-PER
Havelange I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
he O O
would O O
personally O O
present O O
AC B-ORG B-ORG
Milan I-ORG I-ORG
George B-PER B-PER
Weah I-PER I-PER
with O O
world O O
soccer O O
's O O
fair O O
play O O
award O O
despite O O
the O O
striker O O
's O O
attack O O
on O O
Porto B-ORG B-ORG
captain O O
Jorge B-PER B-PER
Costa I-PER I-PER
. O O

In O O
an O O
interview O O
with O O
the O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
newspaper O O
Gazzetta B-ORG B-ORG
dello I-ORG I-ORG
Sport I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
he O O
was O O
quoted O O
as O O
saying O O
Weah B-PER B-PER
had O O
been O O
provoked O O
into O O
the O O
assault O O
which O O
left O O
Costa B-PER B-LOC
with O O
a O O
broken O O
nose O O
. O O

" O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
named O O
the O O
Liberian B-MISC B-MISC
for O O
its O O
1996 O O
Fair O I-MISC
Play O I-MISC
award O O
and O O
it O O
is O O
not O O
going O O
to O O
change O O
its O O
decision O O
, O O
" O O
Havelange B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

" O O
A O O
reaction O O
, O O
provoked O O
, O O
cannot O O
erase O O
10 O O
years O O
of O O
loyalty O O
everywhere O O
and O O
in O O
every O O
competition O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
will O O
be O O
happy O O
to O O
give O O
him O O
the O O
award O O
personally O O
on O O
January O O
20 O O
in O O
Lisbon B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
I O O
'm O O
confident O O
that O O
Costa B-PER B-LOC
himself O O
will O O
be O O
there O O
beside O O
me O O
on O O
that O O
day O O
to O O
shake O O
his O O
hand O O
. O O
" O O

Weah B-PER B-PER
was O O
suspended O O
for O O
one O O
match O O
by O O
UEFA B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
soccer O O
's O O
governing O O
body O O
, O O
pending O O
a O O
fuller O O
investigation O O
. O O

The O O
incident O O
took O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
players O O
' O O
tunnel O O
after O O
a O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
Champions I-MISC I-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
League I-MISC I-MISC
match O O
on O O
November O O
20 O O
. O O

Weah B-PER B-PER
has O O
admitted O O
head O O
butting O O
Costa B-PER B-PER
but O O
said O O
he O O
reacted O O
to O O
racist O O
taunts O O
. O O

He O O
has O O
offered O O
to O O
apologise O O
if O O
Costa B-PER B-LOC
acknowledges O O
the O O
provocation O O
. O O

Costa B-PER B-LOC
, O O
who O O
needed O O
surgery O O
on O O
his O O
nose O O
, O O
has O O
not O O
accepted O O
the O O
offer O O
and O O
was O O
reported O O
to O O
be O O
considering O O
suing O O
Weah B-PER B-PER
. O O

Weah B-PER B-PER
served O O
out O O
his O O
suspension O O
during O O
Milan B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
2-1 O O
home O O
defeat O O
by O O
Rosenborg B-ORG B-ORG
of O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Wednesday O O
. O O

The O O
defeat O O
put O O
the O O
Italians B-MISC B-MISC
out O O
of O O
the O O
Europoean B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

GUNMEN O O
WOUND O O
TWO O O
MANCHESTER B-ORG B-ORG
UNITED I-ORG O
FANS O O
IN O O
AUSTRIA B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

VIENNA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Two O O
Manchester B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-LOC
soccer O O
fans O O
were O O
wounded O O
by O O
unidentified O O
gunmen O O
on O O
Friday O O
and O O
taken O O
to O O
hospital O O
in O O
the O O
Austrian B-MISC B-MISC
capital O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
four O O
Britons B-MISC B-MISC
were O O
shot O O
at O O
from O O
a O O
Mercedes B-MISC B-ORG
car O O
at O O
around O O
1 O O
a.m. O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
spokeswoman O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

The O O
two O O
men O O
were O O
hit O O
in O O
the O O
pelvis O O
and O O
leg O O
. O O

Police O O
said O O
their O O
lives O O
were O O
not O O
in O O
danger O O
. O O

The O O
fans O O
, O O
in O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
watch O O
their O O
team O O
play O O
Rapid B-ORG B-ORG
Vienna I-ORG I-ORG
last O O
Wednesday O O
, O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
involved O O
in O O
a O O
pub O O
brawl O O
earlier O O
, O O
the O O
spokeswoman O O
said O O
. O O

Manchester B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
won O O
2-0 O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ITALIAN B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
MATCHES O O
THIS O O
WEEKEND O O
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Italian B-MISC B-MISC
Serie B-MISC I-MISC
A I-MISC O
games O O
to O O
be O O
played O O
on O O
Sunday O O
( O O
league O O
positions O O
in O O
parentheses O O
, O O
all O O
kick- O O
off O O
times O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
) O O
: O O

Bologna B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
4 O O
) O O
v O O
Piacenza B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
13 O O
) O O
1330 O O

Along O O
with O O
leaders O O
Vicenza B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
fourth-placed O O
Bologna B-ORG B-ORG
represent O O
the O O
biggest O O
surprise O O
of O O
this O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
autumn O O
. O O

Led O O
as O O
usual O O
by O O
Swede B-MISC B-PER
Kennet B-PER I-PER
Andersson I-PER I-PER
and O O
Russian B-MISC B-MISC
Igor B-PER B-PER
Kolyvanov I-PER I-PER
in O O
attack O O
, O O
Bologna B-ORG B-ORG
can O O
expect O O
a O O
tough O O
home O O
match O O
against O O
a O O
Piacenza B-ORG B-ORG
side O O
still O O
exultant O O
after O O
a O O
3-2 O O
league O O
win O O
over O O
AC B-ORG B-ORG
Milan I-ORG I-ORG
last O O
Sunday O O
. O O

Cagliari B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
16 O O
) O O
v O O
Reggiana B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
18 O O
) O O
1530 O O

Cagliari B-ORG B-ORG
start O O
favourite O O
in O O
this O O
relegation O O
scrap O O
following O O
draws O O
with O O
Napoli B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Inter B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
last O O
two O O
outings O O
but O O
will O O
be O O
without O O
suspended O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
defender O O
Ramon B-PER B-PER
Vega I-PER I-PER
. O O

Bottom O O
team O O
Reggiana B-ORG B-ORG
are O O
also O O
without O O
a O O
suspended O O
defender O O
, O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
Dietmar B-PER B-PER
Beiersdorfer I-PER I-PER
. O O

Fiorentina B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
10 O O
) O O
v O O
Perugia B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
8 O O
) O O
1330 O O

Fiorentina B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
be O O
without O O
three O O
suspended O O
players O O
-- O O
defenders O O
Daniele B-PER B-PER
Carnasciali I-PER I-PER
and O O
Lorenzo B-PER B-PER
Amoruso I-PER I-PER
and O O
midfielder O O
Emiliano B-PER B-PER
Bigica I-PER I-PER
-- O O
for O O
a O O
difficult O O
home O O
match O O
against O O
unpredictable O O
, O O
attack-oriented O O
Perugia B-ORG B-ORG
led O O
by O O
in-form O O
Croat B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Milan B-PER B-PER
Rapajic I-PER I-PER
and O O
the O O
experienced O O
Fausto B-PER B-PER
Pizzi I-PER I-PER
. O O

Lazio B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
12 O O
) O O
v O O
AS B-ORG B-ORG
Roma I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
7 O O
) O O
1930 O O

Poor O O
man O O
's O O
Roman B-MISC B-MISC
derby O O
in O O
what O O
has O O
been O O
a O O
miserable O O
season O O
for O O
both O O
Rome B-LOC B-ORG
teams O O
, O O
already O O
eliminated O O
from O O
the O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
and O O
UEFA B-MISC B-MISC
Cups I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

Lazio B-ORG B-ORG
have O O
injury O O
doubts O O
about O O
striker O O
Pierluigi B-PER B-PER
Casiraghi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
midfielder O O
Pavel B-PER B-PER
Nedved I-PER I-PER
and O O
defender O O
Paolo B-PER B-PER
Negro I-PER I-PER
, O O
while O O
Roma B-ORG B-ORG
present O O
a O O
full O O
strength O O
side O O
led O O
by O O
Argentine B-MISC B-MISC
Abel B-PER B-PER
Balbo I-PER I-PER
, O O
Marco B-PER B-PER
Delvecchio I-PER I-PER
and O O
Francesco B-PER B-PER
Totti I-PER I-PER
in O O
attack O O
. O O

AC B-ORG B-ORG
Milan I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
9 O O
) O O
v O O
Udinese B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
11 O O
) O O
1330 O O

Can O O
Milan B-ORG B-LOC
sink O O
any O O
further O O
? O O

Following O O
their O O
midweek O O
Champions B-MISC B-MISC
' I-MISC I-MISC
League I-MISC I-MISC
elimination O O
by O O
Norwegian B-MISC B-MISC
side O O
Rosenborg B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
a O O
morale-boosting O O
win O O
is O O
badly O O
needed O O
. O O

Liberian B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
George B-PER B-PER
Weah I-PER I-PER
makes O O
a O O
welcome O O
return O O
for O O
Milan B-ORG B-ORG
alongside O O
Roberto B-PER B-PER
Baggio I-PER I-PER
, O O
with O O
Montenegrin B-MISC B-MISC
Dejan B-PER B-PER
Savicevic I-PER I-PER
in O O
midfield O O
. O O

Good O O
news O O
for O O
Milan B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
that O O
Udinese B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Oliver B-PER B-PER
Bierhoff I-PER I-PER
is O O
out O O
through O O
injury O O
. O O

Napoli B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
5 O O
) O O
v O O
Verona B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
17 O O
) O O
1330 O O

In-form O B-ORG
Napoli B-ORG I-ORG
should O O
prove O O
too O O
strong O O
for O O
second O O
from O O
bottom O O
Verona B-ORG B-ORG
despite O O
the O O
absence O O
of O O
their O O
suspended O O
Argentine B-MISC B-MISC
defender O O
Roberto B-PER B-PER
Ayala I-PER I-PER
. O O

Verona B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
slim O O
chances O O
have O O
been O O
further O O
reduced O O
by O O
a O O
knee O O
injury O O
to O O
their O O
experienced O O
midfielder O O
Eugenio B-PER B-PER
Corini I-PER I-PER
. O O

Parma B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
14 O O
) O O
v O O
Atlalanta B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
15 O O
) O O
1330 O O

Parma B-ORG B-ORG
may O O
field O O
new O O
signing O O
, O O
Croat B-MISC B-MISC
midfielder O O
Mario B-PER B-PER
Stanic I-PER I-PER
, O O
in O O
an O O
attempt O O
to O O
lift O O
a O O
miserable O O
season O O
which O O
has O O
seen O O
them O O
go O O
without O O
a O O
win O O
since O O
a O O
1-0 O O
triumph O O
over O O
Cagliari B-ORG B-ORG
eight O O
weeks O O
ago O O
. O O

Parma B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
midfielder O O
Daniel B-PER B-PER
Bravo I-PER I-PER
and O O
defender O O
Fabio B-PER B-PER
Cannavaro I-PER I-PER
are O O
suspended O O
while O O
Argentine B-MISC B-MISC
Nestor B-PER B-PER
Sensini I-PER I-PER
is O O
out O O
through O O
injury O O
. O O

Atalanta B-ORG B-ORG
look O O
to O O
Filippo B-PER B-PER
Inzaghi I-PER I-PER
, O O
scorer O O
of O O
eight O O
goals O O
. O O

Sampdoria B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
6 O O
) O O
v O O
Juventus B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
3 O O
) O O
1330 O O

All-conquering O B-ORG
Juventus B-ORG I-ORG
field O O
their O O
most O O
recent O O
signing O O
, O O
Portuguese B-MISC B-MISC
defender O O
Dimas B-PER B-PER
, O O
while O O
Alessandro B-PER B-PER
Del I-PER I-PER
Piero I-PER I-PER
and O O
Croat B-MISC B-ORG
Alen B-PER B-PER
Boksic I-PER I-PER
lead O O
the O O
attack O O
. O O

The O O
new O O
world O O
club O O
champions O O
may O O
prove O O
too O O
strong O O
for O O
a O O
Sampdoria B-ORG B-ORG
side O O
led O O
by O O
captain O O
Roberto B-PER B-PER
Mancini I-PER I-PER
but O O
missing O O
injured O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
midfielder O O
Pierre B-PER B-PER
Laigle I-PER I-PER
. O O

Vicenza B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
1 O O
) O O
v O O
Internazionale B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
2 O O
) O O
1330 O O

Not O O
exactly O O
a O O
clash O O
of O O
the O O
titans O O
but O O
an O O
intriuguing O O
match O O
nonetheless O O
. O O

Full O O
strength O O
Vicenza B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
led O O
by O O
Uruguayan B-MISC B-MISC
Marcelo B-PER B-PER
Otero I-PER I-PER
, O O
may O O
continue O O
their O O
surprise O O
run O O
at O O
the O O
top O O
against O O
an O O
Inter B-ORG B-ORG
side O O
that O O
has O O
been O O
less O O
than O O
impressive O O
in O O
three O O
successive O O
home O O
draws O O
. O O

Inter B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
be O O
without O O
suspended O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
defender O O
Joceyln B-PER B-PER
Angloma I-PER I-PER
and O O
injured O O
Chilean B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Ivan B-PER B-PER
Zamorano I-PER I-PER
. O O

BASKETBALL O O
- O O
EUROLEAGUE B-MISC B-ORG
RESULT O O
. O O

BRUSSELS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Result O O
of O O
a O O
EuroLeague B-MISC B-MISC
basketball O O
match O O
on O O
Thursday O O
: O O

Group O O
B O O

In O O
Charleroi B-LOC B-LOC
: O O

Charleroi B-ORG B-LOC
( O O
Belgium B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
75 O O
Estudiantes B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
82 O O
( O O
34-35 O O
) O O

Leading O O
scorers O O
: O O

Charleroi B-ORG B-LOC
- O O
Eric B-PER B-PER
Cleymans I-PER I-PER
18 O O
, O O
Ron B-PER B-PER
Ellis I-PER I-PER
18 O O
, O O
Jacques B-PER B-PER
Stas I-PER I-PER
14 O O

Estudiantes B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Harper B-PER B-PER
Williams I-PER I-PER
20 O O
, O O
Chadler B-PER B-PER
Thompson I-PER I-PER
17 O O
, O O
Juan B-PER B-PER
Aisa I-PER I-PER
14 O O

Group O O
D O O

In O O
Belgrade B-LOC B-LOC
: O O

Partizan B-ORG B-ORG
Belgrade I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Yugoslavia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
78 O O
Kinder B-ORG B-PER
Bologna I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
70 O O
( O O
halftime O O
44-35 O O
) O O

Leading O O
scorers O O
: O O

Partizan B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Dejan B-PER B-PER
Koturovic I-PER I-PER
21 O O

Kinder O B-ORG
- O O
Zoran B-PER B-PER
Savic I-PER I-PER
18 O O

SQUASH O O
- O O
EYLES B-PER B-PER
WITHIN O O
SIGHT O O
OF O O
FIFTH O O
TITLE O O
OF O O
YEAR O O
. O O

BOMBAY B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

World O O
number O O
two O O
Rodney B-PER B-PER
Eyles I-PER I-PER
moved O O
within O O
sight O O
of O O
his O O
fifth O O
title O O
of O O
the O O
year O O
on O O
Friday O O
when O O
he O O
hurried O O
in O O
only O O
40 O O
minutes O O
to O O
the O O
final O O
of O O
the O O
richest O O
squash O O
tournament O O
outside O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Open I-MISC I-MISC
, O O
the O O
$ O O
105,000 O O
Mahindra B-MISC B-ORG
International I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

The O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
brushed O O
aside O O
unseeded O O
Englishman B-MISC B-PER
Mark B-PER B-PER
Cairns I-PER I-PER
15-7 O O
15-6 O O
15-8 O O
. O O

Top-seeded O O
Eyles B-PER I-PER
now O O
meets O O
titleholder O O
Peter B-PER B-PER
Nicol I-PER I-PER
of O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
who O O
overcame O O
Simon B-PER B-PER
Parke I-PER I-PER
of O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
15-7 O O
15-12 O O
15-12 O O
. O O

Nicol B-PER B-PER
was O O
full O O
of O O
praise O O
for O O
his O O
opponent O O
who O O
has O O
battled O O
testicular O O
cancer O O
to O O
return O O
to O O
the O O
circuit O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
's O O
a O O
remarkably O O
courageous O O
player O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Nicol B-PER B-PER
. O O

SQUASH O O
- O O
MAHINDRA B-MISC B-ORG
INTERNATIONAL I-MISC I-MISC
SEMIFINAL O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

BOMBAY B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Results O O
of O O
semifinals O O
in O O
the O O
Mahindra B-MISC B-MISC
International I-MISC I-MISC
squash O O
tournament O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O

Peter B-PER B-PER
Nicol I-PER I-PER
( O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Simon B-PER B-PER
Parke I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-7 O O
15-12 O O
15-12 O O
Rodney B-PER B-PER
Eyles I-PER I-PER
( O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Cairns I-PER I-PER
( O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-7 O O
15-6 O O
15-8 O O
. O O

Final O O
: O O
Nicol B-PER B-PER
v O O
Eyles B-PER B-PER
, O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

GUNMEN O O
KILL O O
FOUR O O
IN O O
S.AFRICA B-MISC O
'S O O
ZULU B-MISC B-LOC
PROVINCE O I-LOC
. O O

DURBAN B-PER B-LOC
, O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

At O O
least O O
four O O
people O O
have O O
been O O
shot O O
dead O O
in O O
two O O
suspected O O
political O O
attacks O O
in O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
volatile O O
Zulu B-MISC B-MISC
heartland O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

A O O
police O O
spokesman O O
said O O
two O O
youths O O
believed O O
to O O
be O O
supporters O O
of O O
President O O
Nelson B-PER B-PER
Mandela I-PER I-PER
's O O
African B-ORG B-ORG
National I-ORG I-ORG
Congress I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ANC B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
had O O
been O O
killed O O
when O O
unknown O O
gunmen O O
opened O O
fire O O
at O O
the O O
rural O O
settlement O O
of O O
Izingolweni B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
KwaZulu-Natal B-LOC B-LOC
province O O
's O O
south O O
coast O O
on O O
Thursday O O
night O O
. O O

The O O
victims O O
were O O
18 O O
and O O
20 O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
adding O O
one O O
other O O
youth O O
had O O
been O O
wounded O O
in O O
the O O
shooting O O
. O O

In O O
another O O
attack O O
, O O
also O O
on O O
the O O
province O O
's O O
south O O
coast O O
on O O
Thursday O O
night O O
, O O
two O O
men O O
were O O
shot O O
dead O O
near O O
Umkomaas B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
We O O
suspect O O
that O O
these O O
killings O O
are O O
linked O O
to O O
politics O O
, O O
" O O
spokesman O O
Bala B-PER B-PER
Naidoo I-PER I-PER
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

There O O
had O O
been O O
no O O
arrests O O
. O O

The O O
killings O O
came O O
just O O
hours O O
after O O
violence O O
monitors O O
said O O
they O O
were O O
not O O
optimistic O O
of O O
a O O
peaceful O O
festive O O
season O O
in O O
KwaZulu-Natal B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
pointed O O
the O O
south O O
coast O O
region O O
where O O
18 O O
people O O
were O O
massacred O O
last O O
Christmas O O
as O O
one O O
of O O
potential O O
hot O O
spots O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
the O O
recent O O
lull O O
in O O
political O O
feuding O O
could O O
be O O
upset O O
as O O
thousands O O
of O O
migrant O O
workers O O
, O O
some O O
tense O O
with O O
grudges O O
brewed O O
in O O
the O O
cities O O
and O O
keen O O
to O O
settle O O
old O O
scores O O
, O O
flock O O
back O O
to O O
their O O
home O O
villages O O
. O O

More O O
than O O
14,000 O O
people O O
have O O
lost O O
their O O
lives O O
in O O
over O O
a O O
decade O O
of O O
political O O
turf O O
wars O O
between O O
the O O
ANC B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Zulu B-MISC B-ORG
Chief O O
Mangosuthu B-PER B-PER
Buthelezi I-PER I-PER
's O O
Inkatha B-ORG B-ORG
Freedom I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
the O O
province O O
. O O

HAVEL B-PER B-PER
PRAISES O O
CZECH B-MISC O
NATIVE O O
ALBRIGHT B-PER O
AS O O
FRIEND O O
. O O

Klara B-PER B-PER
Gajduskova I-PER I-PER

PRAGUE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Czech B-LOC B-MISC
President O O
Vaclav B-PER B-PER
Havel I-PER I-PER
on O O
Friday O O
welcomed O O
the O O
appointment O O
of O O
Madeleine B-PER B-PER
Albright I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
of O O
Czech B-LOC B-MISC
extraction O O
, O O
as O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
' O O
first O O
woman O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
statement O O
Havel B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
recovering O O
from O O
cancer O O
surgery O O
, O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
Madeleine B-PER B-PER
Albright I-PER I-PER
is O O
a O O
distinguished O O
friend O O
, O O
a O O
tested O O
diplomat O O
, O O
and O O
a O O
true O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
of O O
fine O O
origins O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
I O O
look O O
forward O O
to O O
continuing O O
our O O
good O O
relations O O
... O O

with O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
with O O
the O O
first O O
woman O O
ever O O
to O O
hold O O
the O O
position O O
of O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State O I-ORG
. O O

I O O
wish O O
her O O
well O O
, O O
" O O
Havel B-PER B-PER
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
to O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Havel B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
helped O O
lead O O
the O O
" O O
velvet O O
revolution O O
" O O
that O O
ousted O O
the O O
Communist B-MISC B-MISC
regime O O
in O O
Prague B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
1989 O O
, O O
invited O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
, O O
then O O
working O O
for O O
a O O
private O O
foreign O O
policy O O
think O O
tank O O
, O O
to O O
advise O O
his O O
new O O
democratic O O
government O O
in O O
1990 O O
. O O

Havel B-PER B-PER
had O O
a O O
small O O
malignant O O
tumour O O
removed O O
from O O
his O O
lung O O
on O O
Monday O O
and O O
is O O
recovering O O
in O O
hospital O O
. O O

Albright B-PER B-PER
, O O
born O O
Marie B-PER B-PER
Korbelova I-PER I-PER
to O O
a O O
Czechoslovak B-MISC B-MISC
diplomat O O
in O O
1937 O O
, O O
fled O O
with O O
her O O
family O O
to O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
after O O
the O O
Communists B-MISC B-MISC
came O O
to O O
power O O
in O O
a O O
coup O O
in O O
1948 O O
. O O

As O O
an O O
academic O O
, O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
studied O O
and O O
lectured O O
on O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
20th O O
century O O
problems O O
before O O
becoming O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
ambassador O O
to O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-LOC
. O O

Czech B-LOC B-MISC
diplomats O O
, O O
seeking O O
to O O
have O O
their O O
country O O
included O O
in O O
the O O
expected O O
expansion O O
of O O
NATO B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
praised O O
the O O
selection O O
of O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
, O O
known O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
strong O O
supporter O O
of O O
alliance O O
's O O
integration O O
of O O
former O O
Soveit-bloc B-MISC B-MISC
countries O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
nomination O O
... O O

is O O
a O O
clear O O
signal O O
that O O
one O O
key O O
of O O
the O O
lines O O
of O O
foreign O O
policy O O
will O O
be O O
the O O
strengthening O O
of O O
the O O
trans-Atlantic B-MISC B-MISC
cooperation O O
, O O
a O O
creation O O
of O O
strategic O O
partnership O O
between O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
US B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Josef B-PER B-PER
Zieleniec I-PER I-PER
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

" O O
( O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
) O O
is O O
a O O
convinced O O
advocate O O
of O O
NATO B-ORG B-ORG
enlargement O O
and O O
of O O
stabilisation O O
of O O
security O O
structures O O
. O O
" O O

Czech B-LOC B-LOC
ambassador O O
to O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
Karel B-PER B-PER
Kovanda I-PER I-PER
, O O
told O O
the O O
daily O O
Mlada B-ORG B-ORG
Fronta I-ORG I-ORG
Dnes I-ORG I-ORG
that O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
" O O
is O O
a O O
little O O
light O O
in O O
our O O
diplomatic O O
heaven O O
, O O
" O O
but O O
warned O O
against O O
expecting O O
her O O
to O O
exert O O
any O O
influence O O
in O O
favour O O
of O O
the O O
Czechs B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

RADIO B-ORG O
ROMANIA I-ORG O
AFTERNOON O O
HEALINES O O
AT O O
4 O O
PM O O
. O O

BUCHAREST B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Radio B-ORG B-ORG
Romania I-ORG I-LOC
news O O
headlines O O
: O O

* O O
The O O
Democratic B-MISC B-ORG
Convention I-MISC I-ORG
signed O O
an O O
agreement O O
on O O
government O O
and O O
parliamentary O O
support O O
with O O
its O O
coalition O O
partners O O
the O O
Social B-ORG B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG I-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
and O I-ORG
the O I-ORG
Hungarian B-ORG B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG I-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
UDMR B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
. O O

The O O
ceremony O O
was O O
attended O O
by O O
President O O
Emil B-PER B-PER
Constantinescu I-PER I-PER
. O O

* O O
The O O
three O O
parties O O
in O O
the O O
government O O
coalition O O
have O O
committed O O
themselves O O
to O O
a O O
real O O
reform O O
of O O
Romania B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
economy O O
, O O
Constantinescu B-PER B-PER
said O O
after O O
the O O
ceremony O O
. O O

* O O
The O O
UDMR B-ORG B-ORG
wants O O
to O O
contribute O O
to O O
social O O
reform O O
and O O
economic O O
revival O O
in O O
Romania B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
union O O
leader O O
Marko B-PER B-PER
Bela I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O

* O O
The O O
international O O
airport O O
in O O
Timisoara B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
domestic O O
airports O O
in O O
Arad B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Oradea B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Sibiu B-LOC B-LOC
were O O
closed O O
due O O
to O O
fog O O
. O O

-- O O
Bucharest B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
40-1 O O
3120264 O O

CZECH B-MISC B-MISC
VICE-PM O O
SEES O O
WIDER O O
DEBATE O O
AT O O
PARTY O O
CONGRESS O O
. O O

PRAGUE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Saturday O O
's O O
national O O
congress O O
of O O
the O O
ruling O O
Czech B-ORG B-ORG
Civic I-ORG I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ODS B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
will O O
discuss O O
making O O
the O O
party O O
more O O
efficient O O
and O O
transparent O O
, O O
Foreign O B-ORG
Minister O O
and O O
ODS B-ORG B-ORG
vice-chairman O O
Josef B-PER B-PER
Zieleniec I-PER I-PER
, O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
Modernisation O O
and O O
more O O
profesionalism O O
of O O
the O O
party O O
's O O
structure O O
, O O
having O O
financing O O
of O O
the O O
party O O
be O O
more O O
transparent O O
... O O

are O O
absolutely O O
fundamental O O
, O O
" O O
Zieleniec B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
also O O
vice-premier O O
in O O
the O O
government O O
, O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

He O O
said O O
after O O
June O O
general O O
elections O O
in O O
which O O
the O O
ruling O O
three-party O O
coalition O O
lost O O
its O O
parliamentary O O
majority O O
, O O
the O O
ODS B-ORG B-ORG
executive O O
, O O
led O O
by O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Vaclav B-PER B-PER
Klaus I-PER I-PER
, O O
had O O
developed O O
proposals O O
on O O
these O O
subjects O O
to O O
present O O
at O O
the O O
congress O O
on O O
Saturday O O
in O O
the O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
second O O
city O O
Brno B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
I O O
am O O
convinced O O
, O O
that O O
the O O
congress O O
will O O
tackle O O
these O O
proposals O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
ODS B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
a O O
party O O
in O O
which O O
Klaus B-PER B-PER
often O O
tries O O
to O O
emulate O O
the O O
style O O
of O O
former O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
Prime O O
Minister O O
Margaret B-PER B-PER
Thatcher I-PER I-PER
, O O
has O O
been O O
in O O
control O O
of O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
politics O O
since O O
winning O O
general O O
elections O O
in O O
1992 O O
. O O

Zieleniec B-PER B-PER
in O O
the O O
summer O O
led O O
calls O O
for O O
the O O
party O O
and O O
its O O
leadership O O
to O O
listen O O
to O O
more O O
diverse O O
opinions O O
, O O
a O O
thinly-veiled O O
criticism O O
of O O
Klaus B-PER B-PER
who O O
has O O
spearheaded O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
post-Communist B-MISC B-MISC
economic O O
reforms O O
. O O

The O O
party O O
, O O
led O O
by O O
the O O
vigorously-confident O O
Klaus B-PER B-PER
, O O
took O O
32 O O
of O O
81 O O
seats O O
after O O
late O O
November O O
runoff O O
elections O O
to O O
the O O
new O O
upper O O
house O O
of O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
parliament O O
. O O

But O O
after O O
the O O
first O O
round O O
vote O O
a O O
week O O
before O O
, O O
the O O
ODS B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
the O O
potential O O
to O O
win O O
as O O
many O O
79 O O
seats O O
. O O

Klaus B-PER B-PER
and O O
his O O
coalition O O
lost O O
its O O
majority O O
in O O
parliament O O
in O O
June O O
lower O O
house O O
elections O O
after O O
the O O
left-wing O O
opposition O O
consolidated O O
, O O
putting O O
the O O
centre-left O O
Social B-MISC B-MISC
Democrats I-MISC I-ORG
in O O
a O O
strong O O
second-place O O
position O O
. O O

-- O O
Prague B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
42-2-2423-0003 O O

POLAND B-LOC B-LOC
GOT O O
MONEY O O
FROM O O
POST-WAR O O
SWISS B-MISC O
ACCOUNTS O O
. O O

Marcin B-PER B-PER
Grajewski I-PER I-PER

WARSAW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Poland B-LOC B-LOC
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
bank O O
accounts O O
, O O
which O O
in O O
many O O
cases O O
belonged O O
to O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
Jews B-MISC I-MISC
who O O
died O O
in O O
the O O
Holocaust B-MISC B-LOC
, O O
were O O
used O O
in O O
debt O O
settlements O O
between O O
the O O
two O O
countries O O
after O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
War I-MISC I-MISC
Two I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

Foreign O O
Minister O O
Dariusz B-PER B-PER
Rosati I-PER I-PER
, O O
unveiling O O
first O O
findings O O
of O O
a O O
special O O
government O O
commission O O
, O O
said O O
that O O
in O O
1970s O O
the O O
then O O
communist O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
received O O
460,000 O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
francs O O
from O O
the O O
accounts O O
. O O

" O O
In O O
1970s O O
, O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
received O O
from O O
unclaimed O O
accounts O O
in O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
a O O
sum O O
of O O
460,000 O O
francs O O
. O O

What O O
was O O
its O O
right O O
( O O
to O O
the O O
money O O
) O O
...I O O
do O O
not O O
know O O
, O O
" O O
Rosati B-PER B-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
. O O

Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
stands O O
accused O O
by O O
Senator O O
Alfonse B-PER B-PER
D'Amato I-PER I-PER
, O O
chairman O O
of O O
the O O
powerful O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Senate I-ORG B-ORG
Banking I-ORG I-ORG
Committee I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
of O O
agreeing O O
to O O
give O O
money O O
to O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
from O O
unclaimed O O
bank O O
accounts O O
of O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
citizens O O
, O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
an O O
accord O O
on O O
compensating O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
nationals O O
whose O O
assets O O
had O O
been O O
seized O O
in O O
communist O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Many O O
of O O
these O O
citizens O O
were O O
Jews B-MISC B-MISC
murdered O O
during O O
the O O
war O O
, O O
when O O
Nazi B-MISC B-MISC
German B-MISC B-MISC
invaders O O
killed O O
most O O
of O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
3.5 O O
million O O
Jews B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

Rosati B-PER B-PER
did O O
not O O
say O O
whether O O
the O O
payment O O
in O O
1970s O O
was O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
1949 O O
agreement O O
between O O
Warsaw B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
compensation O O
to O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
citizens O O
whose O O
assets O O
were O O
seized O O
by O O
the O O
Soviet-imposed B-MISC B-MISC
communists O O
authorities O O
after O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
War I-MISC I-MISC
Two I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

" O O
I O O
expect O O
that O O
the O O
commission O O
will O O
finish O O
gathering O O
information O O
within O O
two O O
to O O
three O O
weeks O O
and O O
then O O
more O O
details O O
will O O
be O O
provided O O
, O O
" O O
Rosati B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Rosati B-PER B-PER
confirmed O O
that O O
the O O
1949 O O
agreement O O
had O O
provided O O
for O O
granting O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
about O O
53 O O
million O O
francs O O
and O O
most O O
of O O
this O O
sum O O
was O O
repaid O O
with O O
coal O O
exports O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
that O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
did O O
get O O
about O O
16,000 O O
francs O O
from O O
the O O
so-called O O
" O O
dead O O
accounts O O
" O O
as O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
compensation O O
. O O

" O O
About O O
16,000 O O
francs O O
were O O
seized O O
from O O
accounts O O
of O O
four O O
or O O
five O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
citizens O O
, O O
whose O O
data O O
we O O
do O O
not O O
precisely O O
know O O
. O O

The O O
issue O O
is O O
of O O
moral O O
and O O
legal O O
nature O O
, O O
because O O
its O O
financial O O
significance O O
is O O
small O O
, O O
" O O
Rosati B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Under O O
pressure O O
from O O
international O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
organisations O O
, O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
has O O
devised O O
a O O
plan O O
to O O
pay O O
out O O
millions O O
of O O
dollars O O
in O O
unclaimed O O
bank O O
accounts O O
as O O
a O O
conciliatory O O
gesture O O
toward O O
Holocaust B-MISC B-MISC
victims O O
. O O

The O O
conservative O O
Radical B-ORG B-ORG
Democrats I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
FDP B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
have O O
said O O
they O O
would O O
ask O O
parliament O O
next O O
week O O
to O O
order O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
banks O O
to O O
put O O
some O O
40 O O
million O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
francs O O
( O O
$ O O
31 O O
million O O
) O O
in O O
dormant O O
wealth O O
into O O
a O O
fund O O
earmarked O O
for O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
groups O O
and O O
charitable O O
organisations O O
. O O

But O O
Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
banks O O
and O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
community O O
voiced O O
doubts O O
whether O O
the O O
plan O O
would O O
work O O
. O O

INTERVIEW-ZYWIEC B-MISC O
SEES O O
NO O O
BIG O O
97 O O
NET O O
RISE O O
. O O

Steven B-PER B-PER
Silber I-PER I-PER

WARSAW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Polish B-MISC B-MISC
brewer O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
1996 O O
profit O O
slump O O
may O O
last O O
into O O
next O O
year O O
due O O
in O O
part O O
to O O
hefty O O
depreciation O O
charges O O
, O O
but O O
recent O O
high O O
investment O O
should O O
help O O
the O O
firm O O
defend O O
its O O
10-percent O O
market O O
share O O
, O O
the O O
firm O O
's O O
chief O O
executive O O
said O O
. O O

Company O O
President O O
Jean B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
an O O
interview O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
the O O
firm O O
, O O
whose O O
net O O
profit O O
fell O O
77 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
10 O O
months O O
of O O
1996 O O
despite O O
a O O
30-percent O O
rise O O
in O O
sales O O
, O O
might O O
only O O
post O O
slightly O O
better O O
profits O O
in O O
1997 O O
before O O
having O O
a O O
chance O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
more O O
significant O O
turnaround O O
. O O

So O O
far O O
this O O
year O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
whose O O
full O O
name O O
is O O
Zaklady B-ORG B-ORG
Piwowarskie I-ORG I-ORG
w I-ORG O
Zywcu I-ORG B-ORG
SA I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
has O O
netted O O
six O O
million O O
zlotys O O
on O O
sales O O
of O O
224 O O
million O O
zlotys O O
. O O

It O O
has O O
produced O O
1.5 O O
million O O
hectolitres O O
. O O

Van B-PER B-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
would O O
not O O
say O O
how O O
much O O
higher O O
1997 O O
profits O O
or O O
market O O
share O O
could O O
be O O
but O O
said O O
sales O O
of O O
leading O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
brewers O O
should O O
rise O O
as O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
young O O
urban O O
professionals O O
gradually O O
switch O O
from O O
vodka O O
to O O
beer O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
perspective O O
on O O
growth O O
is O O
such O O
that O O
reasonably O O
we O O
can O O
think O O
that O O
somewhere O O
between O O
65 O O
and O O
80 O O
litres O O
per O O
year O O
is O O
certainly O O
reachable O O
, O O
" O O
van O B-PER
Boxmeer B-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
per-capita O O
beer O O
consumption O O
, O O
currently O O
around O O
40 O O
litres O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
the O O
65-80-litre O O
level O O
could O O
be O O
reached O O
in O O
the O O
next O O
ten O O
years O O
and O O
make O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
with O O
its O O
40-million O O
population O O
, O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
third O O
largest O O
beer O O
market O O
after O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Van B-PER B-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
said O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
top O O
five O O
brewers O O
, O O
which O O
produce O O
about O O
55 O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
beer O O
, O O
could O O
all O O
raise O O
market O O
share O O
as O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
numerous O O
small O O
brewers O O
fall O O
to O O
competition O O
from O O
the O O
large O O
brewers O O
with O O
foreign O O
investors O O
. O O

Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
is O O
31.8-percent O O
owned O O
by O O
Heineken B-ORG B-ORG
while O O
Carlsberg B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
the O O
same O O
amount O O
in O O
Okocim B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Earlier O O
this O O
year O O
South B-ORG B-ORG
African I-ORG I-ORG
Breweries I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
SAB B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
bought O O
strategic O O
stakes O O
in O O
the O O
unlisted O O
Lech B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Tychy B-ORG B-ORG
brewers O O
, O O
which O O
together O O
hold O O
more O O
than O O
20 O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
market O O
, O O
and O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Brewpole B-ORG B-ORG
BV I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
a O O
controlling O O
stake O O
in O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
larges O O
t O O
brewery O O
, O O
Elbrewery B-ORG B-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
EB B-ORG B-MISC
) O O
. O O

Van B-PER B-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
said O O
the O O
tough O O
competition O O
had O O
prevented O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
from O O
raising O O
prices O O
in O O
line O O
with O O
inflation O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
added O O
to O O
the O O
pressure O O
on O O
the O O
firm O O
's O O
margins O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
advertising O O
costs O O
would O O
also O O
increase O O
in O O
the O O
fight O O
for O O
market O O
share O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
said O O
the O O
company O O
's O O
investment O O
of O O
more O O
than O O
$ O O
100 O O
million O O
already O O
this O O
decade O O
, O O
largely O O
in O O
production O O
, O O
would O O
help O O
position O O
it O O
to O O
compete O O
with O O
such O O
competitors O O
as O O
brewers O O
from O O
the O O
neighbouring O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
Republic I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Some O O
analysts O O
say O O
cheaper O O
but O O
high-quality O O
Czech B-LOC B-MISC
imports O O
could O O
invade O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
once O O
tariffs O O
for O O
CEFTA B-ORG B-ORG
countries O O
are O O
lifted O O
in O O
1998 O O
, O O
but O O
van O B-PER
Boxmeer B-PER I-PER
says O O
such O O
a O O
threat O O
might O O
be O O
exaggerated O O
despite O O
the O O
Czech B-LOC B-MISC
beer O O
market O O
's O O
overcapacity O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
think O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
consumers O O
in O O
general O O
are O O
quite O O
proud O O
of O O
their O O
beers O O
-- O O
and O O
I O O
'm O O
speaking O O
about O O
all O O
the O O
brands O O
-- O O
and O O
as O O
we O O
make O O
good O O
beers O O
... O O

I O O
think O O
that O O
this O O
fidelity O O
to O O
our O O
beers O O
is O O
a O O
factor O O
which O O
can O O
limit O O
the O O
Czech B-LOC B-MISC
beers O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Van B-PER B-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
said O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
its O O
eye O O
on O O
Okocim B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
which O O
has O O
said O O
it O O
would O O
start O O
producing O O
Carlsberg B-ORG B-ORG
beer O O
next O O
year O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
potential O O
production O O
of O O
Heineken B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
a O O
medium-term O O
possibility O O
rather O O
than O O
a O O
short-term O O
one O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
his O O
firm O O
would O O
be O O
better O O
off O O
concentrating O O
on O O
its O O
leading O O
brand O O
, O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
Full B-MISC I-ORG
Light I-MISC I-ORG
, O O
which O O
accounts O O
for O O
85 O O
percent O O
of O O
sales O O
and O O
is O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
largest-selling O O
brand O O
. O O

" O O
You O O
will O O
not O O
win O O
the O O
war O O
of O O
the O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
beer O O
market O O
with O O
imported O O
international O O
brands O O
, O O
" O O
van O B-PER
Boxmeer B-PER I-PER
said O O
, O O
adding O O
that O O
Heineken B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
remain O O
an O O
up-market O O
import O O
in O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Van B-PER B-PER
Boxmeer I-PER I-PER
also O O
said O O
Zywiec B-ORG B-ORG
would O O
be O O
boosted O O
by O O
its O O
recent O O
shedding O O
of O O
soft O O
drinks O O
which O O
only O O
accounted O O
for O O
about O O
three O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
firm O O
's O O
overall O O
sales O O
and O O
for O O
which O O
7.6 O O
million O O
zlotys O O
in O O
provisions O O
had O O
already O O
been O O
made O O
. O O

-- O O
Warsaw B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+48 O O
22 O O
653 O O
9700 O O

HAVEL B-PER B-PER
HAS O O
TRAECHEOTOMY O O
AFTER O O
CONDITIONS O O
WORSENS O O
. O O

PRAGUE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Doctors O O
performed O O
an O O
emergency O O
tracheotomy O O
to O O
help O O
Czech B-LOC B-MISC
President O O
Vaclav B-PER B-PER
Havel I-PER I-PER
breathe O O
after O O
cancer O O
surgery O O
on O O
his O O
lungs O O
earlier O O
this O O
week O O
, O O
a O O
spokesman O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
procedure O O
to O O
insert O O
a O O
device O O
into O O
Havel B-PER B-PER
's O O
throat O O
, O O
done O O
after O O
his O O
breathing O O
worsened O O
on O O
Thursday O O
, O O
had O O
helped O O
, O O
and O O
the O O
president O O
's O O
condition O O
significantly O O
improved O O
. O O

" O O
A O O
worsening O O
in O O
the O O
president O O
's O O
lung O O
functions O O
took O O
place O O
yesterday O O
, O O
" O O
presidential O O
spokesman O O
Ladlislav B-PER B-PER
Spacek I-PER I-PER
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
. O O

" O O
A O O
tracheotomy O O
was O O
performed O O
and O O
supportive O O
breathing O O
was O O
installed O O
through O O
the O O
help O O
of O O
a O O
breathing O O
device O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O
" O O

After O O
these O O
steps O O
, O O
the O O
president O O
's O O
condition O O
signigicantly O O
improved O O
. O O
" O O

Havel B-PER B-PER
has O O
been O O
recovering O O
from O O
surgery O O
on O O
Monday O O
which O O
removed O O
a O O
small O O
malignant O O
tumour O O
and O O
half O O
of O O
his O O
right O O
lung O O
. O O

Doctors O O
after O O
the O O
operation O O
said O O
that O O
they O O
had O O
caught O O
the O O
cancer O O
early O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
Havel B-PER B-PER
could O O
fully O O
recover O O
from O O
the O O
surgery O O
within O O
six O O
weeks O O
. O O

His O O
spokesman O O
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
that O O
Havel B-PER B-PER
, O O
60 O O
and O O
a O O
heavy O O
smoker O O
, O O
had O O
also O O
developed O O
a O O
slight O O
case O O
of O O
pneumonia O O
in O O
the O O
left O O
lung O O
. O O

UK-US B-MISC B-MISC
open O O
skies O O
talks O O
end O O
, O O
no O O
date O O
to O O
restart O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
UK B-LOC B-ORG
Department B-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Transport I-ORG I-ORG
on O O
Friday O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
latest O O
round O O
of O O
" O O
open O O
skies O O
" O O
talks O O
with O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
ended O O
with O O
no O O
deal O O
on O O
liberalising O O
the O O
transatlantic O O
flight O O
market O O
and O O
no O O
date O O
set O O
for O O
when O O
talks O O
would O O
restart O O
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
the O O
DOT B-ORG B-ORG
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
" O O
We O O
have O O
had O O
talks O O
towards O O
concluding O O
a O O
new O O
air O O
service O O
agreement O O
which O O
would O O
produce O O
liberalisation O O
... O O

useful O O
progress O O
was O O
made O O
on O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
issues O O
, O O
but O O
not O O
all O O
. O O

No O O
date O O
has O O
been O O
set O O
for O O
further O O
talks O O
. O O
" O O

Tambang B-ORG B-ORG
Timah I-ORG I-ORG
at O O
$ O O
15.575 O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

PT B-ORG B-ORG
Tambang I-ORG I-ORG
Timah I-ORG I-ORG
closed O O
at O O
$ O O
15.575 O O
per O O
GDR O B-ORG
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

It O O
recorded O O
the O O
day O O
's O O
low O O
of O O
$ O O
15.475 O O
and O O
the O O
day O O
's O O
high O O
of O O
$ O O
15.725 O O
. O O

It O O
closed O O
at O O
$ O O
15.80 O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

One O O
Global O B-ORG
Depository O I-ORG
Receipt O I-ORG
represents O O
10 O O
common O O
shares O O
. O O

-- O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+6221 O O
384-6364 O O

Telkom B-ORG B-ORG
at O O
$ O O
35 O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

PT B-ORG B-ORG
Telekomunikasi I-ORG I-ORG
Indonesia I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
Telkom B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
closed O O
at O O
$ O O
35 O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

It O O
recorded O O
the O O
day O O
's O O
low O O
of O O
$ O O
34.475 O O
and O O
the O O
day O O
's O O
high O O
of O O
$ O O
35.375 O O
. O O

Its O O
previous O O
close O O
on O O
Thursday O O
as O O
$ O O
35.63 O O
. O O

One O O
ADS O O
represents O O
20 O O
ordinary O O
shares O O
-- O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+6221 O O
384-6364 O O
. O O

Woman O O
charged O O
over O O
N. B-LOC B-PER
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
arms O O
find O O
. O O

BELFAST B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
woman O O
was O O
charged O O
on O O
Friday O O
with O O
terrorist O O
offences O O
after O O
three O O
Irish B-ORG B-MISC
Republican I-ORG I-MISC
Army I-ORG I-MISC
mortar O O
bombs O O
were O O
found O O
in O O
a O O
Belfast B-LOC B-LOC
house O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
. O O

Police O O
said O O
the O O
bombs O O
were O O
found O O
hidden O O
with O O
incendiaries O O
and O O
ammunition O O
that O O
were O O
blocked O O
up O O
behind O O
a O O
kitchen O O
wall O O
. O O

The O O
35-year-old O O
woman O O
was O O
charged O O
with O O
possession O O
of O O
explosives O O
with O O
intent O O
to O O
endanger O O
life O O
and O O
making O O
a O O
house O O
available O O
for O O
the O O
purpose O O
of O O
terrorism O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
. O O

She O O
will O O
appear O O
in O O
court O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Her O O
name O O
was O O
not O O
released O O
. O O

Security O O
forces O O
said O O
the O O
bombs O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
intended O O
for O O
use O O
in O O
a O O
pre-Christmas O B-MISC
bombing O O
campaign O O
by O O
the O O
guerrilla O O
group O O
that O O
is O O
battling O O
to O O
oust O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
from O O
Northern B-LOC B-LOC
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Britain B-LOC B-LOC
sets O O
conditions O O
to O O
clear O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
alliance O O
. O O

Edna B-PER B-PER
Fernandes I-PER I-PER

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
warned O O
Friday O O
that O O
it O O
would O O
refer O O
the O O
proposed O O
trans-Atlantic B-MISC B-MISC
alliance O O
between O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
Plc I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
American B-ORG B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Monopolies B-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Mergers I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
unless O O
the O O
carriers O O
complied O O
with O O
a O O
number O O
of O O
conditions O O
. O O

Trade B-ORG O
and I-ORG O
Industry I-ORG B-ORG
Secretary O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Lang I-PER I-PER
added O O
that O O
even O O
if O O
the O O
conditions O O
were O O
met O O
by O O
both O O
airlines O O
, O O
final O O
clearance O O
would O O
hinge O O
on O O
an O O
open O O
skies O O
deal O O
between O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
to O O
liberalise O O
trans-Atlantic B-MISC B-MISC
air O O
traffic O O
, O O
which O O
would O O
create O O
greater O O
competition O O
on O O
the O O
routes O O
. O O

Lang B-PER B-PER
said O O
he O O
supported O O
conditions O O
proposed O O
by O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Office B-ORG O
of I-ORG I-ORG
Fair I-ORG I-ORG
Trading I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
was O O
asked O O
to O O
examine O O
the O O
case O O
last O O
month O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
agree O O
... O O
that O O
without O O
suitable O O
undertakings O O
the O O
alliance O O
would O O
be O O
likely O O
to O O
lead O O
to O O
a O O
significant O O
loss O O
of O O
actual O O
and O O
potential O O
passengers O O
, O O
on O O
those O O
routes O O
where O O
BA B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
AA B-ORG O
currently O O
compete O O
and O O
for O O
all O O
passengers O O
on O O
the O O
trans-Atlantic B-MISC B-MISC
market O O
route O O
between O O
the O O
UK B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

His O O
comments O O
came O O
just O O
minutes O O
after O O
the O O
latest O O
set O O
of O O
open O O
skies O O
talks O O
ended O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
with O O
no O O
deal O O
signed O O
. O O

Industry O O
sources O O
said O O
there O O
was O O
no O O
new O O
date O O
for O O
fresh O O
talks O O
and O O
blamed O O
the O O
deadlock O O
on O O
uncertainty O O
over O O
whether O O
the O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
Airways-American I-MISC I-MISC
deal O O
would O O
be O O
cleared O O
. O O

The O O
conditions O O
for O O
clearance O O
of O O
the O O
alliance O O
were O O
that O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
American B-ORG B-MISC
drop O O
168 O O
slots O O
at O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
Heathrow I-LOC I-LOC
airport O O
, O O
the O O
busiest O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

American B-ORG B-MISC
's O O
parent O O
, O O
AMR B-ORG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
it O O
did O O
not O O
view O O
the O O
terms O O
as O O
a O O
" O O
deal O O
breaker O O
. O O
" O O

However O O
, O O
it O O
called O O
the O O
conditions O O
" O O
more O O
severe O O
" O O
than O O
those O O
imposed O O
by O O
other O O
regulatory O O
authorities O O
on O O
similar O O
airline O O
alliances O O
. O O

British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
initial O O
response O O
was O O
that O O
" O O
unconditional O O
divestiture O O
of O O
slots O O
is O O
unprecedented O O
and O O
if O O
done O O
it O O
must O O
be O O
on O O
the O O
basis O O
of O O
fair O O
market O O
value O O
. O O
" O O

It O O
added O O
that O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
" O O
prepared O O
to O O
take O O
reasonable O O
steps O O
to O O
assist O O
the O O
introduction O O
of O O
additional O O
competition O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
government O O
also O O
wants O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
drop O O
a O O
clause O O
in O O
its O O
agreement O O
with O O
USAir B-ORG B-ORG
that O O
bars O O
it O O
from O O
competing O O
on O O
trans-Atlantic B-MISC B-MISC
routes O O
, O O
and O O
said O O
both O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
American B-ORG B-MISC
should O O
be O O
prepared O O
to O O
reduce O O
services O O
on O O
the O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
Dallas-Fort B-LOC B-LOC
Worth I-LOC I-LOC
route O O
in O O
the O O
event O O
that O O
a O O
new O O
entrant O O
wishes O O
to O O
enter O O
. O O

It O O
also O O
suggested O O
losing O O
some O O
slots O O
on O O
the O O
London-to-Boston B-MISC B-MISC
route O O
. O O

The O O
Office B-ORG O
of I-ORG I-ORG
Fair I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
called O O
for O O
British B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
/ O O
American B-ORG B-MISC
to O O
allow O O
third-party O O
access O O
to O O
their O O
joint O O
frequent O O
flyer O O
programme O O
where O O
the O O
applicant O O
does O O
not O O
have O O
access O O
to O O
an O O
equivalent O O
programme O O
. O O

Lang B-PER B-PER
said O O
responses O O
should O O
be O O
made O O
to O O
the O O
Office B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Fair I-ORG I-ORG
Trading I-ORG I-ORG
by O O
Jan. O O
10 O O
, O O
1997 O O
. O O

Med O B-ORG
oil O O
products O O
mostly O O
lower O O
as O O
Elf B-ORG B-ORG
strike O O
ends O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Mediterranean O B-LOC
oil O O
products O O
were O O
steady O O
to O O
mostly O O
lower O O
on O O
Friday O O
after O O
Elf B-ORG B-ORG
refinery O O
workers O O
voted O O
to O O
end O O
their O O
nine-day O O
strike O O
. O O

Gas O O
oil O O
erased O O
Thursday O O
's O O
gains O O
, O O
plunging O O
$ O O
5.50 O O
a O O
tonne O O
in O O
line O O
with O O
the O O
screen O O
. O O

Volume O O
was O O
very O O
thin O O
and O O
market O O
remained O O
long O O
, O O
with O O
premiums O O
down O O
$ O O
1 O O
at O O
about O O
high O O
cif O O
quotes O O
+$0.50 O O
basis O O
Genoa B-ORG B-ORG
. O O
" O O

The O O
sharp O O
moves O O
on O O
the O O
screen O O
make O O
everyone O O
nervous O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
trader O O
said O O
. O O

Trades O O
were O O
discussed O O
in O O
0.2 O O
, O O
0.5 O O
and O O
one O O
percent O O
heating O O
oil O O
into O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
there O O
were O O
fresh O O
inquiries O O
from O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
low O O
sulphur O O
diesel O O
. O O

Interest O O
remains O O
focussed O O
on O O
a O O
tender O O
by O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
a O O
second O O
purchase O O
of O O
high O O
speed O O
diesel O O
for O O
January O O
delivery O O
. O O

Fuel O O
oil O O
lost O O
ground O O
sharply O O
with O O
weaker O O
crude O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
suffered O O
from O O
some O O
pricing O O
pressure O O
. O O

High O O
sulphur O O
cracked O O
fuel O O
lost O O
about O O
$ O O
3 O O
to O O
$ O O
109-111 O O
fob O O
Med O O
with O O
several O O
cargoes O O
threatening O O
to O O
overhang O O
the O O
market O O
. O O

The O O
chance O O
of O O
material O O
heading O O
north O O
, O O
talked O O
earlier O O
this O O
week O O
, O O
may O O
be O O
in O O
jeopardy O O
now O O
since O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
fuel O O
oil O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
head O O
transatlantic O O
following O O
outages O O
at O O
two O O
coking O O
units O O
in O O
the O O
U.S B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Up O O
to O O
165,000 O O
tonnes O O
of O O
fuel O O
will O O
have O O
to O O
find O O
a O O
new O O
home O O
and O O
with O O
the O O
arbitrage O O
from O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
open O O
Rotterdam B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
a O O
prime O O
candidate O O
. O O

Low O O
sulphur O O
prices O O
were O O
lower O O
with O O
cif O O
Med O B-MISC
pegged O O
in O O
the O O
mid O O
to O O
low O O
$ O O
140s O O
. O O

Gasoline O O
prices O O
fell O O
after O O
striking O O
Elf B-ORG B-ORG
refinery O O
workers O O
voted O O
to O O
go O O
back O O
to O O
work O O
, O O
traders O O
said O O
. O O

But O O
an O O
open O O
arbitrage O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
tight O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
supplies O O
after O O
Elf B-ORG B-ORG
scooped O O
up O O
Med O B-ORG
material O O
over O O
the O O
last O O
week O O
, O O
continued O O
to O O
underpin O O
prices O O
into O O
next O O
week O O
. O O

New O O
meningitis O O
scare O O
hits O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
boy O O
has O O
died O O
from O O
meningitis O O
and O O
a O O
girl O O
from O O
the O O
same O O
school O O
has O O
contracted O O
the O O
disease O O
in O O
the O O
second O O
such O O
scare O O
to O O
hit O O
Britain B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
as O O
many O O
weeks O O
, O O
health O O
authorities O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
16-year-old O O
who O O
attended O O
Sale B-ORG B-MISC
Grammar I-ORG I-MISC
School I-ORG O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
city O O
of O O
Manchester B-LOC B-LOC
died O O
less O O
than O O
a O O
day O O
after O O
becoming O O
ill O O
. O O

The O O
15-year-old O O
girl O O
is O O
also O O
suffering O O
from O O
the O O
disease O O
and O O
hospital O O
officials O O
described O O
her O O
condition O O
as O O
serious O O
. O O

" O O
At O O
the O O
moment O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
evidence O O
the O O
two O O
cases O O
are O O
linked O O
. O O

However O O
, O O
we O O
are O O
assuming O O
they O O
are O O
as O O
a O O
precaution O O
for O O
the O O
time O O
being O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
spokeswoman O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
more O O
than O O
1,260 O O
students O O
at O O
the O O
school O O
are O O
being O O
given O O
antibiotics O O
as O O
a O O
precaution O O
. O O

Wales B-LOC B-LOC
grappled O O
with O O
its O O
own O O
cluster O O
of O O
meningitis O O
cases O O
on O O
a O O
university O O
campus O O
in O O
Cardiff B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

At O O
least O O
two O O
people O O
have O O
died O O
and O O
hundreds O O
have O O
been O O
vaccinated O O
in O O
an O O
effort O O
to O O
contain O O
the O O
virus O O
. O O

In O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
eight O O
people O O
have O O
died O O
and O O
hundreds O O
more O O
are O O
fighting O O
a O O
widespread O O
food-poisoning O O
outbreak O O
. O O

A O O
health O O
authority O O
spokeswoman O O
said O O
78 O O
people O O
suspected O O
of O O
having O O
the O O
disease O O
, O O
including O O
64 O O
confirmed O O
cases O O
, O O
were O O
still O O
being O O
treated O O
. O O

Three O O
were O O
listed O O
in O O
poor O O
condition O O
. O O

More O O
than O O
290 O O
people O O
have O O
reported O O
symptoms O O
in O O
Lanarkshire B-LOC B-LOC
county O O
, O O
the O O
worst-hit O O
area O O
, O O
since O O
the O O
outbreak O O
first O O
came O O
to O O
light O O
after O O
people O O
ate O O
tainted O O
meat O O
pies O O
at O O
a O O
pensioners O O
' O O
lunch O O
. O O

Major B-PER O
's O O
office-Conservatives B-MISC B-ORG
still O O
have O O
majority O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

British B-MISC B-MISC
Prime O O
Minister O O
John B-PER B-PER
Major I-PER I-PER
's O O
office O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
rebel O O
Conservative B-MISC B-ORG
MP O O
Sir O O
John B-PER B-PER
Gorst I-PER I-PER
had O O
not O O
" O O
resigned O O
the O O
whip O O
" O O
( O O
quit O O
the O O
parliamentary O O
party O O
) O O
and O O
the O O
government O O
still O O
had O O
a O O
majority O O
in O O
the O O
651-seat O O
parliament O O
. O O

" O O
He O O
( O O
Gorst B-PER B-PER
) O O
isreserving O O
the O O
right O O
not O O
to O O
cooperate O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
has O O
not O O
resigned O O
the O O
whip O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
still O O
has O O
a O O
majority O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
spokesman O O
from O O
Major B-PER B-LOC
's O O
office O O
in O O
Downing B-LOC B-LOC
Street I-LOC I-LOC
said O O
. O O

Gorst B-PER B-PER
's O O
office O O
said O O
later O O
the O O
MP O O
would O O
not O O
feel O O
himself O O
obliged O O
to O O
vote O O
with O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
at O O
one O O
point O O
during O O
a O O
press O O
conference O O
: O O
" O O
I O O
have O O
seen O O
my O O
whip O O
( O O
party O O
manager O O
) O O
for O O
next O O
week O O
which O O
, O O
of O O
course O O
, O O
does O O
n't O O
mean O O
very O O
much O O
to O O
me O O
now O O
. O O
" O O

Before O O
Gorst B-PER B-PER
's O O
statement O O
, O O
Major B-PER O
had O O
a O O
one-seat O O
majority O O
in O O
the O O
651-seat O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commons I-ORG I-ORG
lower O O
house O O
of O O
parliament O O
. O O

In O O
his O O
formal O O
statement O O
, O O
Gorst B-PER B-PER
said O O
: O O
" O O
I O O
am O O
today O O
withdrawing O O
my O O
cooperation O O
from O O
the O O
government O O
and O O
shall O O
not O O
treat O O
the O O
" O O
whip O O
' O O
as O O
either O O
a O O
summons O O
to O O
attend O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Commons I-ORG I-ORG
or O O
as O O
placing O O
me O O
under O O
any O O
obligation O O
to O O
vote O O
as O O
advised O O
. O O
" O O

Gorst B-PER B-PER
resigned O O
over O O
a O O
hospital O O
closure O O
in O O
his O O
constituency O O
. O O

Electronic B-ORG O
Data I-ORG O
bags O O
flight O O
data O O
contract O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Information O O
technology O O
firm O O
Electronic B-ORG B-ORG
Data I-ORG I-ORG
Systems I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
it O O
had O O
bagged O O
a O O
contract O O
for O O
the O O
first O O
air O O
traffic O O
control O O
project O O
being O O
funded O O
under O O
the O O
Private O B-ORG
Finance O I-ORG
Initiative O I-ORG
. O O

In O O
a O O
statement O O
, O O
EDS B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
the O O
contract O O
would O O
be O O
in O O
the O O
region O O
of O O
50 O O
million O O
stg O O
. O O

The O O
contract O O
involved O O
upgrading O O
the O O
flight O O
data O O
processing O O
system O O
at O O
the O O
Oceanic B-LOC B-ORG
Control I-LOC I-ORG
Centre I-LOC I-ORG
in O O
Prestwick B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
south O O
west O O
Scotland B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Air I-ORG I-ORG
Traffic I-ORG I-ORG
Services I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
NATS B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
subsidiary O O
of O O
the O O
Civil B-ORG B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG I-ORG
Authority I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
system O O
is O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
control O O
of O O
aircraft O O
flying O O
transatlantic O O
routes O O
from O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
North B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

The O O
system O O
, O O
which O O
would O O
use O O
satellite O O
technology O O
, O O
is O O
scheduled O O
to O O
enter O O
service O O
in O O
2000 O O
. O O

-- O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+44-171-542 O O
7717 O O

RTRS B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Cricket O O
- O O
Play O O
restarts O O
in O O
Australia-West B-MISC B-LOC
Indies I-MISC I-LOC
match O O
. O O

MELBOURNE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Play O O
restarted O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Series I-MISC I-MISC
limited O O
overs O O
match O O
between O O
West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
after O O
a O O
rain O O
delay O O
of O O
50 O O
minutes O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

West B-LOC B-LOC
Indies I-LOC I-LOC
resumed O O
their O O
innings O O
on O O
53 O O
for O O
two O O
with O O
opener O O
Sherwin B-PER B-PER
Campbell I-PER I-PER
on O O
25 O O
and O O
Shivnarine B-PER B-PER
Chanderpaul I-PER I-PER
10 O O
. O O

Rain O O
earlier O O
delayed O O
the O O
start O O
of O O
play O O
by O O
30 O O
minutes O O
. O O

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

Cricket O O
- O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
beat O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
by O O
46 O O
runs O O
. O O

SIALKOT B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
beat O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
by O O
46 O O
runs O O
on O O
Friday O O
to O O
take O O
an O O
unbeatable O O
2-0 O O
lead O O
in O O
the O O
three-match O O
one-day O O
series O O
. O O

Scores O O
: O O
Pakistan B-LOC B-LOC
277-9 O O
, O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
231 O O

Manitoba B-ORG B-LOC
Pork I-ORG O
forward O O
contract O O
PM O O
prices O O
- O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

WINNIPEG B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Manitoba B-ORG B-ORG
Pork I-ORG I-ORG
closing O O
forward O O
contract O O
prices O O
in O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
dollars O O
per O O
hundred O O
lbs O O
( O O
Cwt O B-MISC
) O O
for O O
Dec O O
6 O O
including O O
minimum O O
guaranteed O O
price O O
-- O O

CONTRACT O O
PREVIOUS O O
CLOSE O O
PM O O
CLOSE O O
PM O O
CLOSING O O
RANGE O O

DATE O O
PM O O
CLOSE O O
FIXED O O
MINIMUM O O
AT O O
1230 O O
CST O O

Feb O O
97 O O
79.94 O O
79.67 O O
75.55 O O
77.01-81.80 O O

Mar O B-ORG
97 O O
76.37 O O
76.12 O O
72.02 O O
73.47-78.24 O O

Apr O O
97 O O
74.13 O O
74.69 O O
70.59 O O
72.04-76.81 O O

May O O
97 O O
76.51 O O
77.07 O O
72.97 O O
74.42-79.19 O O

Jun O O
97 O O
77.53 O O
77.24 O O
73.17 O O
74.62-79.35 O O

Jul O O
97 O O
74.45 O O
74.01 O O
69.95 O O
71.39-76.12 O O

Aug O O
97 O O
72.41 O O
72.07 O O
68.01 O O
69.45-74.18 O O

Sep O O
97 O O
69.18 O O
69.24 O O
65.17 O O
66.61-71.34 O O

Oct O O
97 O O
68.00 O O
68.05 O O
63.98 O O
65.43-70.16 O O

Nov O O
97 O O
68.00 O O
68.05 O O
63.98 O O
65.43-70.16 O O

Note O O
: O O
Manitoba B-ORG B-ORG
Government O I-ORG
Price O O
Index O I-MISC
( O O
C$ B-MISC B-MISC
per O O
cwt O O
) O O
- O O

Dec O O
4 O O
87.16 O O

Manitoba B-ORG B-LOC
's O O
Hog O B-LOC
Price O O
Range O O
: O O
84.00-86.00 O O
per O O
cwt O O

CAN B-LOC O
/ O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
DOLLAR O O
EXCHANGE O O
RATE O O
: O O
1.3570 O O

Source O O
: O O
Manitoba B-ORG B-LOC
Pork I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

( O O
( O O
Winnipeg B-LOC B-LOC
bureau O O
204-947-3548 O O
) O O
) O O

Canadian B-MISC B-ORG
West O I-LOC
Coast O I-LOC
Vessel O I-LOC
Loadings O O
- O O
CWB O B-ORG
. O O

WINNIPEG B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
Canadian B-ORG B-ORG
Wheat I-ORG I-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
reported O O
six O O
ships O O
loading O O
, O O
10 O O
waiting O O
and O O
four O O
due O O
at O O
the O O
Canadian B-MISC B-LOC
West O I-LOC
Coast O I-LOC
, O O
as O O
of O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
longest O O
wait O O
to O O
load O O
on O O
the O O
West O B-LOC
Coast O I-LOC
was O O
13 O O
days O O
. O O

Two O O
ship O O
loaded O O
in O O
Thunder B-LOC B-LOC
Bay I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
one O O
waited O O
and O O
seven O O
were O O
due O O
. O O

Two O O
ships O O
loaded O O
on O O
the O O
East O B-LOC
Coast O I-LOC
, O O
three O O
waited O O
to O O
load O O
, O O
six O O
were O O
due O O
. O O

Port O O
Loading O I-ORG
Waiting O I-ORG

Vancouver B-LOC B-ORG
5 O O
7 O O

Prince B-LOC B-PER
Rupert I-LOC I-PER
1 O O
3 O O

( O O
( O O
Gilbert B-PER B-PER
Le I-PER I-PER
Gras I-PER I-PER
204 O O
947 O O
3548 O O
) O O
) O O

New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
timecharter O O
fixtures O O
- O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

No O O
new O O
fixtures O O
reported O O
from O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

-- O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
+1 O O
212 O O
859 O O
1640 O O

New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
coal O O
/ O O
ore O O
/ O O
scrap O O
fixtures O O
- O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

ORE O O
- O O
Maritime B-MISC B-ORG
Queen I-MISC I-LOC
70,000 O O
tonnes O O
Dampier B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
Kaohsiung B-LOC B-LOC
20-30/12 O O
$ O O
5.25 O O
fio O O
35,000 O O
/ O O
30,000 O O
China B-ORG B-LOC
Steel I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

-- O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG I-ORG
Desk O I-ORG
+1 O O
212 O O
859 O O
1640 O O

Clean O O
tankers O O
fixtures O O
and O O
enquiries O O
- O O
2321 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

FIXTURES O O
- O O

WESTERN O B-LOC
HEMISPHERE O I-LOC
- O O

Danila B-MISC B-ORG
28.5 O O
16/12 O O
Caribs B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
up O O
W224 O O
Mobil B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

-- O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG I-ORG
Desk O I-ORG
, O O
212-859-1640 O O

Dirty O O
tanker O O
fixtures O O
and O O
enquiries O O
- O O
2317 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

MIDEAST O B-LOC
/ O O
RED B-LOC B-LOC
SEA I-LOC I-LOC
- O O

Thai B-MISC B-ORG
Resource I-MISC I-ORG
264 O O
31/12 O O
Ras B-LOC B-ORG
Tanura I-LOC I-ORG
/ O O
Red B-LOC B-ORG
Sea I-LOC I-ORG
W46.50 O O
Mobil B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

MEDITERRANEAN B-MISC O
- O O

Lula B-MISC B-PER
I I-MISC O
85 O O
25/12 O O
Sidi B-LOC B-LOC
Kreir I-LOC I-LOC
/ O O
Augusta B-LOC B-LOC
W100 O O
Exxon B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Spetses B-MISC B-ORG
139 O O
17/12 O O
Sidi B-LOC B-LOC
Kreir I-LOC I-LOC
/ O O
Augusta B-LOC B-LOC
W97.50 O O
Exxon B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Mesipia B-MISC B-ORG
77.5 O O
17/12 O O
Bajaia B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
Fos B-LOC O
W105 O O
Exxon B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

-- O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
+1 O O
212 O O
859 O O
1640 O O

NYC B-MISC B-ORG
Jan O I-ORG
refunding O O
has O O
its O O
1st O O
Euro B-MISC B-MISC
floating O O
rate O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

New B-LOC B-ORG
York I-LOC I-LOC
City I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
said O O
that O O
it O O
planned O O
a O O
$ O O
775 O O
million O O
refunding O O
for O O
January O O
that O O
will O O
include O O
its O O
first O O
floating O O
rate O O
issue O O
of O O
taxable O O
debt O O
for O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
investors O O
. O O

A O O
city O O
official O O
, O O
who O O
declined O O
to O O
be O O
named O O
, O O
explained O O
that O O
Goldman B-ORG B-ORG
, I-ORG O
Sachs I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
which O O
this O O
summer O O
was O O
demoted O O
to O O
the O O
second O O
tier O O
of O O
the O O
syndicate O O
, O O
proposed O O
the O O
floating O O
rate O O
issue O O
and O O
as O O
a O O
result O O
was O O
promoted O O
to O O
book O O
runner O O
for O O
this O O
offering O O
. O O

By O O
selling O O
the O O
floating O O
rate O O
debt O O
, O O
the O O
city O O
hopes O O
to O O
establish O O
a O O
benchmark O O
, O O
the O O
city O O
official O O
said O O
, O O
adding O O
that O O
it O O
needed O O
a O O
large O O
deal O O
to O O
accomplish O O
this O O
objective O O
. O O

The O O
city O O
in O O
late O O
June O O
sold O O
its O O
first O O
issue O O
of O O
Euronotes B-MISC B-ORG
, O O
a O O
strategy O O
that O O
it O O
says O O
saved O O
it O O
$ O O
500,000 O O
in O O
interest O O
costs O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
has O O
been O O
trying O O
to O O
build O O
on O O
this O O
strategy O O
of O O
expanding O O
the O O
pool O O
of O O
potential O O
investors O O
since O O
then O O
. O O

In O O
November O O
, O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
City I-LOC I-LOC
said O O
it O O
became O O
the O O
first O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
municipality O O
to O O
offer O O
bonds O O
for O O
sale O O
in O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
markets O O
by O O
competitive O O
bidding O O
as O O
it O O
listed O O
taxable O O
bonds O O
on O O
the O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
refunding O O
planned O O
for O O
January O O
also O O
includes O O
a O O
$ O O
475 O O
million O O
tax-exempt O O
offering O O
. O O

No O O
specific O O
date O O
in O O
January O O
has O O
been O O
selected O O
for O O
the O O
debt O O
sale O O
, O O
the O O
official O O
added O O
. O O

-- O O
Joan B-PER B-PER
Gralla I-PER I-PER
, O O
212-859-1654 O O

USDA B-ORG B-ORG
gross O O
cutout O O
hide O O
and O O
offal O O
value O O
. O O

DES B-LOC B-LOC
MOINES I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
hide O O
and O O
offal O O
value O O
from O O
a O O
typical O O
slaughter O O
steer O O
for O O
Friday O O
was O O
estimated O O
at O O
$ O O
9.54 O O
per O O
cwt O O
live O O
, O O
dn O O
0.05 O O
when O O
compared O O
to O O
Thursday O O
's O O
value O O
. O O

- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG

Wall B-LOC B-LOC
St I-LOC I-ORG
speculates O O
about O O
Santa B-LOC B-LOC
Fe I-LOC I-LOC
savior O O
. O O

Brendan B-PER B-PER
Intindola I-PER I-PER

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Homestake B-ORG B-ORG
Mining I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
tops O O
Wall B-LOC B-LOC
Street I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
list O O
as O O
the O O
most O O
likely O O
white O O
knight O O
buyer O O
for O O
Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG I-ORG
Gold I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
if O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
rejects O O
unsolicited O O
suitor O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
Mining I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
is O O
so O O
far O O
mum O O
on O O
the O O
more O O
than O O
$ O O
2 O O
billion O O
stock O O
swap O O
takeover O O
proposal O O
from O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
announced O O
Thursday O O
. O O

Wall B-LOC B-LOC
Street I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
since O O
the O O
bid O O
, O O
has O O
speculated O O
that O O
any O O
deal O O
between O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
would O O
be O O
a O O
" O O
bear O O
hug O O
, O O
" O O
or O O
a O O
reluctantly O O
negotiated O O
agreement O O
where O O
the O O
buyer O O
is O O
not O O
necessarily O O
a O O
friendly O O
suitor O O
. O O

Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
the O O
companies O O
have O O
had O O
previous O O
contact O O
, O O
though O O
declined O O
to O O
detail O O
the O O
encounters O O
. O O

Analysts O O
predict O O
Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-ORG
will O O
go O O
to O O
the O O
highest O O
bidder O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
if O O
a O O
rival O O
buyer O O
is O O
found O O
, O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
may O O
not O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
match O O
its O O
offer O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
the O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
deal O O
, O O
which O O
includes O O
desirable O O
Nevada B-LOC B-LOC
mining O O
territory O O
, O O
would O O
only O O
payoff O O
for O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
longer O O
term O O
. O O

Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
in O O
fact O O
, O O
will O O
not O O
benefit O O
from O O
the O O
Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
acquisition O O
on O O
an O O
earnings O O
basis O O
for O O
at O O
least O O
two O O
years O O
, O O
which O O
also O O
limits O O
its O O
capacity O O
to O O
raise O O
its O O
offer O O
. O O

Any O O
deal O O
, O O
friendly O O
or O O
hostile O O
, O O
would O O
almost O O
assuredly O O
be O O
a O O
stock O O
swap O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
necessary O O
to O O
preserve O O
the O O
tax-free O O
, O O
pooling-of-interest O O
accounting O O
, O O
they O O
said O O
. O O

Analysts O O
and O O
arbitrageurs O O
immediately O O
ruled O O
out O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
Gold I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
as O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
saviors O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
locked O O
in O O
negotiations O O
over O O
their O O
splitting O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Busang B-ORG B-MISC
vast O O
gold O O
deposit O O
. O O

Placer B-ORG B-ORG
Dome I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
too O O
was O O
considered O O
unlikley O O
because O O
it O O
is O O
focusing O O
on O O
geographic O O
expansion O O
in O O
areas O O
that O O
do O O
match O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
's O O
Nevada B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
Asia I-LOC I-LOC
presence O O
, O O
they O O
said O O
. O O

A O O
Homestake B-ORG B-ORG
spokesman O O
was O O
not O O
immediately O O
available O O
to O O
comment O O
on O O
speculation O O
that O O
it O O
tops O O
the O O
list O O
. O O

Homestake B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
based O O
in O O
San B-LOC B-LOC
Francisco I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
operates O O
gold O O
mines O O
in O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Chile B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Earnings O O
in O O
1995 O O
were O O
$ O O
0.22 O O
per O O
share O O
, O O
or O O
$ O O
30.3 O O
million O O
, O O
on O O
revenues O O
of O O
$ O O
746.3 O O
million O O
. O O

Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
headquartered O O
Albuquerque B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
N.M. B-LOC B-ORG
and O O
reported O O
1995 O O
earnings O O
of O O
$ O O
0.30 O O
per O O
share O O
, O O
or O O
$ O O
40 O O
million O O
, O O
on O O
revenues O O
of O O
$ O O
350 O O
million O O
. O O

Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
has O O
mining O O
and O O
exploration O O
operations O O
in O O
Nevada B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
California B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Montana B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Chile B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Kazakstan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Ghana B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

PaineWebber B-ORG B-ORG
analyst O O
Marc B-PER B-PER
Cohen I-PER I-PER
said O O
he O O
lowered O O
his O O
rating O O
on O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
neutral O O
from O O
attractive O O
today O O
because O O
if O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
merged O O
with O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
investors O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
wait O O
until O O
the O O
second O O
half O O
of O O
1998 O O
to O O
realize O O
earnings O O
accretion O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
think O O
Homestake B-ORG B-ORG
could O O
come O O
in O O
as O O
a O O
white O O
knight O O
, O O
but O O
how O O
much O O
is O O
someone O O
willing O O
to O O
come O O
in O O
above O O
the O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
number O O
. O O

One O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
outbid O O
by O O
at O O
least O O
15 O O
percent O O
, O O
but O O
there O O
is O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
a O O
( O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
) O O
deal O O
with O O
someone O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
Longer O O
term O O
, O O
two O O
to O O
three O O
years O O
out O O
, O O
( O O
a O O
Newmont-Santa B-MISC B-MISC
Fe I-MISC I-LOC
deal O O
) O O
is O O
positive O O
, O O
it O O
does O O
all O O
the O O
right O O
things O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
the O O
near-term O O
it O O
is O O
, O O
at O O
worst O O
, O O
neutral O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
analyst O O
added O O
. O O

Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
proposed O O
to O O
Santa B-LOC B-LOC
Fe I-LOC I-LOC
a O O
stock-swap O O
merger O O
at O O
a O O
ratio O O
of O O
0.33 O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
shares O O
for O O
each O O
Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
shares O O
. O O

In O O
Friday O O
New B-ORG I-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Stock I-ORG I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG I-ORG
trade O O
, O O
Newmonth B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
off O O
1/2 O O
to O O
46-5/8 O O
while O O
Santa B-ORG B-ORG
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
added O O
1/4 O O
to O O
15-1/8 O O
. O O

" O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
wants O O
to O O
discuss O O
a O O
friendly O O
deal O O
with O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
which O O
is O O
almost O O
always O O
a O O
euphemism O O
for O O
' O O
We O O
have O O
more O O
money O O
in O O
our O O
pocket O O
, O O
' O O
" O O
said O O
an O O
arb O O
, O O
referring O O
to O O
a O O
possible O O
sweetened O O
bid O O
from O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Two O O
other O O
arbs O O
called O O
Newmont B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
move O O
a O O
" O O
a O O
32 O O
cent O O
bid O O
" O O
because O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
formal O O
tender O O
offer O O
, O O
only O O
the O O
proposal O O
letter O O
" O O
mailed O O
" O O
to O O
Santa B-ORG B-LOC
Fe I-ORG I-LOC
's O O
board O O
. O O

-- O O
Wall B-ORG B-ORG
Street I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
212-859-1734 O O
. O O

Russ B-ORG B-PER
Berrie I-ORG I-PER
president O O
to O O
retire O O
in O O
July O O
. O O

OAKLAND B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
N.J. B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Russ B-ORG B-ORG
Berrie I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
A. B-PER B-PER
Curts I-PER I-PER
Cooke I-PER I-PER
will O O
retire O O
as O O
president O O
and O O
chief O O
operating O O
officer O O
effective O O
July O O
1 O O
, O O
1997 O O
. O O

Cooke B-PER B-PER
will O O
provide O O
consulting O O
services O O
to O O
the O O
company O O
through O O
July O O
1 O O
, O O
1998 O O
, O O
and O O
will O O
continue O O
to O O
serve O O
as O O
a O O
director O O
, O O
the O O
toy O O
and O O
gift O O
maker O O
said O O
. O O

Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
executes O O
convicted O O
murderer O O
. O O

HARARE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
hanged O O
a O O
convicted O O
murderer O O
on O O
Friday O O
, O O
bringing O O
to O O
eight O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
executions O O
carried O O
out O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
year O O
. O O

A O O
statement O O
said O O
Piniel B-PER B-PER
Sindiso I-PER I-PER
Ncube I-PER I-PER
was O O
hanged O O
at O O
dawn O O
. O O

President O O
Robert B-PER B-PER
Mugabe I-PER I-PER
's O O
government O O
has O O
resisted O O
pressure O O
from O O
local O O
and O O
international O O
human O O
rights O O
groups O O
to O O
abolish O O
the O O
death O O
sentence O O
. O O

Multinational O O
commander O O
going O O
back O O
to O O
east O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Jonathan B-PER B-PER
Wright I-PER I-PER

NAIROBI B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
general O O
in O O
charge O O
of O O
a O O
multinational O O
force O O
for O O
eastern O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
he O O
was O O
going O O
back O O
to O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
more O O
information O O
about O O
the O O
plight O O
of O O
about O O
165,000 O O
Rwandan B-MISC B-MISC
refugees O O
adrift O O
in O O
the O O
countryside O O
. O O

Lieutenant-General O O
Maurice B-PER B-PER
Baril I-PER I-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
in O O
Nairobi B-LOC B-LOC
his O O
main O O
concern O O
was O O
for O O
a O O
large O O
group O O
of O O
about O O
150,000 O O
refugees O O
living O O
off O O
the O O
land O O
in O O
a O O
valley O O
about O O
65 O O
km O O
( O O
40 O O
miles O O
) O O
west O O
of O O
the O O
eastern O O
city O O
of O O
Goma B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

If O O
he O O
decided O O
it O O
was O O
necessary O O
and O O
safe O O
for O O
the O O
aircrew O O
, O O
he O O
would O O
not O O
hesitate O O
to O O
order O O
airdrops O O
of O O
food O O
for O O
the O O
refugees O O
, O O
even O O
against O O
the O O
wishes O O
of O O
the O O
government O O
in O O
Kinshasa B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
Zairean B-MISC B-MISC
rebels O O
who O O
control O O
much O O
of O O
eastern O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
Tomorrow O O
I O O
'm O O
going O O
into O O
Rwanda B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
my O O
intention O O
is O O
to O O
go O O
across O O
into O O
eastern O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
try O O
to O O
find O O
out O O
for O O
the O O
second O O
time O O
what O O
the O O
situation O O
is O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

General O O
Baril B-PER B-PER
saw O O
rebel O O
leader O O
Laurent B-PER B-PER
Kabila I-PER I-PER
in O O
Goma B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
week O O
but O O
the O O
rebels O O
told O O
him O O
the O O
crisis O O
was O O
over O O
because O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
Rwandan B-MISC B-MISC
refugees O O
have O O
already O O
gone O O
home O O
. O O

The O O
rebels O O
do O O
not O O
want O O
the O O
multinational O O
force O O
to O O
deploy O O
on O O
the O O
ground O O
, O O
for O O
fear O O
it O O
might O O
help O O
the O O
Zairean B-MISC B-MISC
army O O
regain O O
control O O
of O O
the O O
area O O
. O O

Kinshasa B-LOC B-LOC
opposes O O
airdrops O O
, O O
apparently O O
because O O
the O O
food O O
could O O
fall O O
into O O
the O O
hands O O
of O O
the O O
rebels O O
and O O
their O O
local O O
supporters O O
. O O

Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
Defence O O
Minister O O
Doug B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
that O O
the O O
multinational O O
force O O
would O O
probably O O
not O O
have O O
to O O
make O O
food O O
airdrops O O
or O O
intervene O O
militarily O O
in O O
any O O
major O O
way O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
does O O
n't O O
look O O
as O O
though O O
they O O
( O O
airdrops O O
) O O
are O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
required O O
in O O
any O O
significant O O
way O O
because O O
the O O
NGOs O B-ORG
( O O
non-governmental O O
organisations O O
) O O
are O O
in O O
that O O
area O O
on O O
the O O
border O O
between O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Rwanda B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
Young B-PER B-PER
told O O
reporters O O
. O O

But O O
General O B-PER
Baril B-PER B-PER
said O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
premature O O
to O O
rule O O
out O O
any O O
course O O
of O O
action O O
until O O
he O O
had O O
more O O
information O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
hope O O
that O O
if O O
the O O
front O O
moves O O
forward O O
or O O
stabilises O O
then O O
we O O
will O O
have O O
access O O
( O O
to O O
the O O
large O O
group O O
of O O
refugees O O
) O O
with O O
reconnaissance O O
or O O
humanitarian O O
agencies O O
. O O

" O O
If O O
they O O
ca O O
n't O O
move O O
because O O
they O O
are O O
too O O
weak O O
, O O
then O O
we O O
will O O
probably O O
consider O O
very O O
seriously O O
using O O
air O O
delivery O O
means O O
( O O
airdrops O O
) O O
...It O O
's O O
complex O O
, O O
it O O
's O O
dangerous O O
for O O
the O O
air O O
crew O O
that O O
fly O O
in O O
there O O
and O O
it O O
will O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
absolutely O O
necessary O O
. O O

If O O
it O O
is O O
necessary O O
, O O
I O O
wo O O
n't O O
hesitate O O
to O O
use O O
it O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Asked O O
if O O
he O O
would O O
disregard O O
the O O
objections O O
of O O
the O O
Zairean B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
It O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
be O O
in O O
the O O
last O O
resort O O
. O O

It O O
would O O
have O O
to O O
mean O O
that O O
tens O O
of O O
thousands O O
of O O
lives O O
are O O
in O O
danger O O
. O O

Do O O
you O O
think O O
that O O
I O O
would O O
have O O
a O O
conscience O O
problem O O
doing O O
it O O
or O O
not O O
at O O
that O O
time O O
? O O

And O O
my O O
mandate O O
is O O
also O O
under O O
Chapter O B-ORG
Seven O I-MISC
to O O
operate O O
in O O
eastern O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
. O O
" O O

Under O O
Chapter O O
Seven O I-MISC
of O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
charter O O
, O O
the O O
Security B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
wide O O
powers O O
to O O
preserve O O
peace O O
and O O
security O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
know O O
their O O
( O O
the O O
Zairean B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
's O O
) O O
position O O
and O O
I O O
know O O
it O O
's O O
very O O
delicate O O
and O O
we O O
are O O
very O O
sensitive O O
to O O
their O O
position O O
also O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
general O O
added O O
. O O

He O O
denied O O
that O O
his O O
contacts O O
, O O
criticised O O
by O O
Kinshasa B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
with O O
the O O
Zairean B-MISC B-MISC
rebels O O
amounted O O
to O O
negotiations O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
negotiate O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
coordinate O O
with O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
holding O O
ground O O
and O O
that O O
's O O
a O O
wise O O
thing O O
to O O
do O O
. O O

When O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
where O O
the O O
front O O
is O O
, O O
we O O
do O O
n't O O
know O O
what O O
the O O
risk O O
is O O
. O O
" O O

Baril B-PER B-PER
said O O
that O O
apart O O
from O O
the O O
group O O
of O O
150,000 O O
, O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
reconnaissance O O
plans O O
had O O
tracked O O
two O O
much O O
smaller O O
groups O O
of O O
refugees O O
-- O O
one O O
of O O
up O O
to O O
1,000 O O
north O O
of O O
the O O
town O O
of O O
Masisi O B-LOC
and O O
one O O
of O O
up O O
to O O
8,000 O O
on O O
the O O
road O O
from O O
Bukavu B-LOC B-LOC
west O O
to O O
Kindu B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
Kisangani B-LOC B-LOC
office O O
of O O
the O O
medical O O
charity O O
Medecins B-ORG B-ORG
sans I-ORG I-ORG
Frontieres I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
more O O
than O O
100,000 O O
refugees O O
were O O
trekking O O
northwest O O
from O O
the O O
Goma-Bukavu B-LOC B-LOC
area O O
and O O
many O O
of O O
them O O
were O O
now O O
in O O
the O O
town O O
of O O
Walikale B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
general O O
did O O
not O O
mention O O
these O O
refugees O O
, O O
who O O
are O O
on O O
the O O
outer O O
limit O O
of O O
the O O
strip O O
the O O
planes O O
have O O
been O O
checking O O
. O O

Mauritius B-LOC B-LOC
put O O
on O O
cyclone O O
alert O O
. O O

PORT B-LOC B-LOC
LOUIS I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Mauritian B-MISC B-MISC
authorities O O
put O O
the O O
Indian B-LOC B-MISC
Ocean I-LOC I-LOC
island O O
on O O
cyclone O O
alert O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
weather O O
services O O
office O O
said O O
the O O
centre O O
of O O
the O O
intense O O
tropical O O
cyclone O O
Daniella B-MISC B-PER
was O O
570 O O
km O O
( O O
310 O O
miles O O
) O O
north O O
by O O
northwest O O
of O O
the O O
island O O
on O O
Friday O O
afternoon O O
and O O
was O O
moving O O
south O O
by O O
southwest O O
at O O
eight O O
km O O
an O O
hour O O
( O O
four O O
knots O O
) O O
. O O

Although O O
not O O
threatening O O
Mauritius B-LOC B-LOC
directly O O
, O O
it O O
is O O
coming O O
closer O O
to O O
the O O
island O O
and O O
could O O
change O O
direction O O
, O O
it O O
added O O
. O O

Winds O O
up O O
to O O
75 O O
km O O
an O O
hour O O
( O O
40 O O
knots O O
) O O
could O O
blow O O
over O O
Mauritius B-LOC B-LOC
during O O
the O O
night O O
of O O
Friday O O
to O O
Saturday O O
, O O
it O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
weather O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
Port B-LOC B-LOC
Louis I-LOC I-LOC
was O O
heavily O O
cloudy O O
on O O
Friday O O
afternoon O O
with O O
occasional O O
showers O O
. O O

The O O
northeastern O O
coast O O
of O O
the O O
nearby O O
island O O
of O O
Madagascar B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
also O O
gone O O
on O O
alert O O
. O O

U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
evacuates O O
staff O O
from O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
African I-LOC I-LOC
Republic I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

ABIDJAN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
evacuated O O
its O O
staff O O
in O O
the O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
African I-LOC I-LOC
Republic I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
because O O
of O O
mounting O O
violence O O
in O O
a O O
two-week-old O O
army O O
mutiny O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
, O O
a O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
official O O
from O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
refugee O O
agency O O
UNHCR B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
a O O
chartered O O
plane O O
had O O
picked O O
up O O
the O O
staff O O
from O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
was O O
heading O O
for O O
Abidjan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Ivory B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Senegal B-LOC B-LOC
proposes O O
foreign O O
minister O O
for O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
post O O
. O O

DAKAR B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Senegal B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
President O O
Abdou B-PER B-PER
Diouf I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
he O O
was O O
proposing O O
his O O
foreign O O
minister O O
Moustapha B-PER B-PER
Niasse I-PER I-PER
for O O
the O O
post O O
of O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
secretary-general O O
. O O

Diouf B-PER B-PER
announced O O
his O O
intention O O
to O O
reporters O O
when O O
he O O
returned O O
from O O
the O O
Franco-African B-MISC B-MISC
summit O O
in O O
Burkina B-LOC B-LOC
Faso I-LOC I-LOC
where O O
an O O
African B-MISC B-MISC
successor O O
to O O
Secretary-General O O
Boutros B-PER B-PER
Boutros-Ghali I-PER I-PER
was O O
discussed O O
. O O

The O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
has O O
vetoed O O
a O O
second O O
term O O
for O O
the O O
Egyptian B-MISC B-MISC
but O O
left O O
the O O
door O O
open O O
for O O
another O O
African B-MISC B-MISC
candidate O O
. O O

" O O
If O O
Africa B-LOC B-LOC
does O O
not O O
wish O O
to O O
lose O O
its O O
turn O O
we O O
have O O
to O O
act O O
fast O O
, O O
" O O
Diouf B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O
" O O

Some O O
of O O
my O O
brother O O
heads O O
of O O
state O O
asked O O
me O O
if O O
I O O
would O O
n't O O
nominate O O
Moustapha B-PER B-PER
Niasse I-PER I-PER
. O O

I O O
see O O
in O O
him O O
the O O
profile O O
of O O
a O O
secretray-general O O
of O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
I O O
have O O
given O O
my O O
endorsement O O
. O O
" O O

Ex-minister O B-PER
, O O
son O O
killed O O
in O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
unrest O O
. O O

Raphael B-PER B-PER
Kopessoua I-PER I-PER

BANGUI B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
former O O
cabinet O O
minister O O
in O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
African I-LOC I-LOC
Republic I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
his O O
son O O
were O O
abducted O O
from O O
their O O
home O O
and O O
murdered O O
in O O
growing O O
ethnic O O
violence O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
a O O
government O O
minister O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

With O O
violence O O
spiralling O O
out O O
of O O
control O O
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
voiced O O
backing O O
for O O
the O O
elected O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
government O O
but O O
said O O
its O O
troops O O
based O O
in O O
the O O
former O O
colony O O
under O O
defence O O
pacts O O
would O O
not O O
help O O
it O O
combat O O
army O O
mutineers O O
. O O

" O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
cannot O O
be O O
involved O O
in O O
the O O
domestic O O
political O O
debate O O
, O O
" O O
President O O
Jacques B-PER B-PER
Chirac I-PER I-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
at O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
a O O
Franco-African B-MISC B-MISC
summit O O
in O O
Burkina B-LOC B-LOC
Faso I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

" O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
may O O
only O O
take O O
part O O
in O O
maintaining O O
order O O
to O O
avoid O O
major O O
abuses O O
and O O
protect O O
foreign O O
communities O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Public O O
Service O O
Minister O O
David B-PER B-PER
Dofara I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
Red B-ORG B-ORG
Cross I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
he O O
had O O
seen O O
the O O
bodies O O
of O O
former O O
interior O O
minister O O
Christophe B-PER B-PER
Grelombe I-PER I-PER
and O O
his O O
son O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
not O O
named O O
. O O

Witnesses O O
said O O
they O O
had O O
been O O
seized O O
by O O
troops O O
loyal O O
to O O
President O O
Ange-Felix B-PER B-PER
Patasse I-PER I-PER
at O O
dawn O O
on O O
Thursday O O
when O O
they O O
clashed O O
with O O
soldiers O O
staging O O
a O O
mutiny O O
since O O
November O O
16 O O
. O O

Grelombe B-PER B-PER
is O O
from O O
the O O
Yakoma B-MISC B-ORG
tribe O O
to O O
which O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
rebel O O
soldiers O O
belong O O
. O O

The O O
uprising O O
began O O
over O O
pay O O
demands O O
but O O
has O O
turned O O
into O O
a O O
campaign O O
to O O
topple O O
Patasse B-PER B-PER
, O O
sparking O O
ethnic O O
violence O O
and O O
dividing O O
the O O
capital O O
. O O

The O O
former O O
minister O O
and O O
his O O
son O O
had O O
been O O
taken O O
from O O
their O O
home O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
presidential O O
palace O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
guarded O O
by O O
loyalist O O
soldiers O O
backed O O
by O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
based O O
in O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
bodies O O
were O O
found O O
on O O
Thursday O O
in O O
an O O
open O O
field O O
about O O
two O O
km O O
( O O
one O O
mile O O
) O O
further O O
away O O
, O O
said O O
Dofora B-PER B-PER
and O O
other O O
witnesses O O
. O O

The O O
men O O
were O O
seized O O
as O O
loyalist O O
forces O O
and O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
fought O O
gunbattles O O
with O O
mutineers O O
who O O
fired O O
rockets O O
into O O
the O O
city O O
centre O O
. O O

A O O
French-owned B-MISC B-MISC
hotel O O
was O O
slightly O O
damaged O O
. O O

Yakomas B-MISC B-PER
are O O
hounded O O
in O O
stronghold O O
districts O O
of O O
Patasse B-PER B-LOC
's O O
Baya B-MISC B-LOC
people O O
while O O
other O O
tribes O O
have O O
fled O O
areas O O
in O O
rebel O O
hands O O
. O O

Roadblocks O O
have O O
been O O
erected O O
in O O
city O O
districts O O
while O O
central O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
which O O
is O O
patrolled O O
by O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
with O O
tanks O O
, O O
is O O
deserted O O
. O O

Shops O O
and O O
businesses O O
have O O
remained O O
shut O O
this O O
week O O
. O O

The O O
Franco-African B-MISC B-MISC
summit O O
decided O O
to O O
send O O
a O O
mission O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
seek O O
ways O O
of O O
containing O O
the O O
mutiny O O
and O O
a O O
threat O O
of O O
civil O O
war O O
. O O

Chirac B-PER B-PER
said O O
Burkina B-LOC B-LOC
Faso I-LOC I-LOC
President O O
Blaise B-PER B-PER
Compaore I-PER I-PER
would O O
visit O O
Bangui B-LOC B-LOC
" O O
in O O
the O O
coming O O
hours O O
" O O
with O O
the O O
heads O O
of O O
state O O
of O O
Gabon B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Mali B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Chad B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
try O O
and O O
establish O O
dialogue O O
between O O
authorities O O
and O O
rebels O O
. O O

The O O
mutiny O O
forced O O
Patasse B-PER B-PER
to O O
miss O O
the O O
summit O O
. O O

His O O
spokesman O O
had O O
predicted O O
the O O
meeting O O
to O O
send O O
an O O
assessment O O
mission O O
. O O

Patasse B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
won O O
Central B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
first O O
multi-party O O
elections O O
, O O
refuses O O
to O O
resign O O
. O O

Church-led O O
meadiation O O
attempts O O
hit O O
deadlock O O
over O O
rebel O O
demands O O
for O O
his O O
departure O O
. O O

Soldiers O O
staged O O
mutinies O O
in O O
April O O
and O O
May O O
, O O
with O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
stepping O O
in O O
with O O
tanks O O
and O O
helicopters O O
to O O
quell O O
the O O
more O O
serious O O
second O O
uprising O O
. O O

Patasse B-PER B-PER
offered O O
concessions O O
and O O
amnesty O O
to O O
rebels O O
before O O
the O O
May O O
rebellion O O
ended O O
after O O
rebels O O
looted O O
the O O
city O O
centre O O
. O O

Rebels O O
accuse O O
Patasse B-PER B-PER
of O O
tribalism O O
and O O
of O O
arming O O
his O O
civilian O O
supporters O O
and O O
hired O O
guns O O
from O O
Sudan B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Chad B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Mutineers O O
have O O
vowed O O
to O O
disarm O O
all O O
civilians O O
and O O
to O O
chase O O
out O O
the O O
foreign O O
forces O O
knwon O O
as O O
Codos B-MISC B-ORG
. O O

Hospital O O
sources O O
and O O
witnesses O O
said O O
about O O
10 O O
people O O
were O O
known O O
to O O
have O O
been O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
more O O
than O O
two O O
weeks O O
of O O
fighting O O
, O O
including O O
two O O
rebels O O
killed O O
in O O
Thursday O O
's O O
clashes O O
. O O

An O O
undetermined O O
number O O
of O O
people O O
are O O
reported O O
to O O
have O O
been O O
abducted O O
and O O
killed O O
outside O O
the O O
town O O
by O O
tribal O O
vigilante O O
groups O O
. O O

In O O
Thursday O O
's O O
fighting O O
, O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
fired O O
back O O
as O O
mutineers O O
trying O O
to O O
break O O
out O O
of O O
their O O
strongholds O O
rained O O
mortar O O
shells O O
on O O
the O O
city O O
centre O O
. O O

Five O O
die O O
as O O
SAfrican B-MISC B-MISC
crop O O
plane O O
hits O O
pickup O O
. O O

JOHANNESBURG B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Five O O
people O O
were O O
killed O O
when O O
a O O
crop-spraying O O
plane O O
preparing O O
for O O
takeoff O O
crashed O O
into O O
a O O
light O O
delivery O O
vehicle O O
in O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
North B-LOC B-LOC
West I-LOC I-LOC
region O O
, O O
state O O
radio O O
reported O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
freak O O
accident O O
occurred O O
in O O
Mafikeng B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

The O O
pilot O O
survived O O
the O O
crash O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
driver O O
and O O
passengers O O
of O O
the O O
van O O
were O O
killed O O
. O O

WEATHER O O
- O O
Conditions O O
at O O
CIS B-LOC B-LOC
airports O O
- O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

MOSCOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

No O O
weather-related O O
closures O O
of O O
CIS B-LOC B-ORG
airports O O
are O O
expected O O
on O O
December O O
7 O O
and O O
8 O O
, O O
the O O
Russian B-ORG B-ORG
Weather I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

-- O O
Moscow B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+7095 O O
941 O O
8520 O O

Skinheads O O
attack O O
Bratislava B-LOC B-LOC
Rabbi O I-LOC
- O O
police O O
. O O

BRATISLAVA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Four O O
skinheads O O
attacked O O
and O O
insulted O O
the O O
rabbi O O
of O O
Bratislava B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Baruch B-PER B-PER
Meyers I-PER I-PER
, O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
centre O O
on O O
Friday O O
, O O
but O O
he O O
escaped O O
unharmed O O
, O O
a O O
police O O
spokesman O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

" O O
A O O
group O O
of O O
four O O
skinheads O O
attacked O O
the O O
rabbi O O
, O O
one O O
kicked O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
hand O O
but O O
caused O O
no O O
injury O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
All O O
four O O
attackers O O
were O O
apprehended O O
and O O
two O O
have O O
been O O
detained O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
spokesman O O
added O O

He O O
was O O
unable O O
to O O
give O O
more O O
details O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
further O O
procedure O O
is O O
now O O
in O O
the O O
hands O O
of O O
the O O
local O O
police O O
investigator O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
the O O
second O O
attack O O
by O O
skinheads O O
in O O
two O O
years O O
on O O
Meyers B-PER B-PER
, O O
an O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

Meyers B-PER B-PER
was O O
not O O
available O O
for O O
comment O O
. O O

Albanian B-MISC B-MISC
jailed O O
for O O
threat O O
of O O
bomb O O
suicide O O
. O O

TIRANA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

An O O
Albanian B-MISC B-MISC
court O O
on O O
Friday O O
sentenced O O
a O O
man O O
who O O
threatened O O
to O O
blow O O
himself O O
up O O
outside O O
President O O
Sali B-PER B-PER
Berisha I-PER I-PER
's O O
office O O
to O O
13 O O
years O O
in O O
jail O O
for O O
guerrilla O O
action O O
and O O
illegal O O
possession O O
of O O
arms O O
. O O

Buza B-PER B-PER
last O O
April O O
said O O
he O O
would O O
blow O O
himself O O
up O O
outside O O
the O O
presidential O O
palace O O
unless O O
he O O
was O O
allowed O O
to O O
speak O O
to O O
Berisha B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
was O O
at O O
the O O
time O O
meeting O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
Oscar B-PER B-PER
Luigi I-PER I-PER
Scalfaro I-PER I-PER
. O O

Buza B-PER B-PER
was O O
overpowered O O
by O O
riot O O
police O O
less O O
than O O
one O O
hour O O
after O O
he O O
began O O
his O O
action O O
. O O

" O O
Evaluating O O
all O O
the O O
conditions O O
of O O
the O O
case O O
the O O
court O O
thinks O O
the O O
sentence O O
should O O
be O O
lower O O
than O O
the O O
minimum O O
( O O
15 O O
years O O
) O O
, O O
" O O
Tirana B-LOC B-LOC
judge O O
Qazim B-PER B-PER
Gjonaj I-PER I-PER
added O O
. O O

The O O
defendant O O
denied O O
the O O
charges O O
, O O
saying O O
his O O
action O O
was O O
intended O O
to O O
urge O O
the O O
authorities O O
to O O
give O O
him O O
a O O
$ O O
20,000 O O
loan O O
. O O

Medical O O
experts O O
had O O
concluded O O
Buza B-PER B-PER
was O O
mentally O O
unstable O O
but O O
fully O O
responsible O O
for O O
the O O
act O O
he O O
had O O
committed O O
, O O
Gjonaj B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Polish B-MISC B-MISC
ex-communist O O
president O O
to O O
visit O O
Pope O B-PER
. O O

WARSAW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Poland B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
ex-communist O O
President O O
Aleksander B-PER B-PER
Kwasniewski I-PER I-PER
is O O
likely O O
to O O
visit O O
Polish-born O B-MISC
Pope O B-PER
John B-PER I-PER
Paul I-PER I-PER
in O O
early O O
1997 O O
despite O O
uneasy O O
relations O O
between O O
the O O
Vatican B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Warsaw B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
foreign O O
minister O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
President O O
Kwasniewski B-PER B-PER
plans O O
to O O
visit O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
a O O
invitation O O
from O O
President O O
Oscar B-PER B-PER
Scalfaro I-PER I-PER
. O O

A O O
meeting O O
with O O
the O O
Pope O B-PER
is O O
also O O
planned O O
, O O
" O O
Dariusz B-PER B-PER
Rosati I-PER I-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
. O O

Rosati B-PER B-PER
said O O
that O O
the O O
atmosphere O O
of O O
the O O
meeting O O
, O O
if O O
it O O
takes O O
place O O
, O O
would O O
largely O O
depend O O
on O O
the O O
progress O O
in O O
talks O O
on O O
ratification O O
of O O
a O O
treaty O O
between O O
Warsaw B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
Vatican B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

@ O O

The O O
ratification O O
of O O
the O O
treaty O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
signed O O
in O O
1993 O O
by O O
the O O
then O O
right-centrist O O
government O O
, O O
is O O
being O O
delayed O O
by O O
an O O
ex-communist O O
party O O
, O O
which O O
won O O
parliamentary O O
elections O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
year O O
and O O
now O O
dominates O O
parliament O O
. O O

The O O
party O O
, O O
the O O
Democratic B-ORG B-ORG
Left I-ORG I-ORG
Alliance I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
says O O
the O O
agreement O O
would O O
give O O
the O O
Catholic B-ORG B-MISC
Church I-ORG I-LOC
too O O
much O O
influence O O
over O O
life O O
in O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
could O O
infringe O O
on O O
rights O O
of O O
other O O
religious O O
groups O O
and O O
non-believers O O
. O O

The O O
relations O O
with O O
the O O
Vatican B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
also O O
been O O
soured O O
by O O
a O O
recent O O
relaxation O O
of O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
anti-abortion O O
rules O O
, O O
which O O
Kwasniewski B-PER B-PER
signed O O
into O O
law O O
last O O
month O O
. O O

Russia B-LOC B-LOC
warns O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
not O O
expected O O
to O O
liquidate O O
it O O
. O O

Lynnley B-PER B-PER
Browning I-PER I-PER

MOSCOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Russian B-MISC B-MISC
Finance O O
Minister O O
Alexander B-PER B-PER
Livshits I-PER I-PER
warned O O
financially-troubled O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
Nickel I-ORG I-ORG
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
it O O
must O O
pay O O
overdue O O
taxes O O
, O O
but O O
analysts O O
said O O
the O O
firm O O
would O O
not O O
be O O
liquidated O O
or O O
that O O
its O O
would O O
assets O O
would O O
be O O
frozen O O
. O O

" O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
really O O
is O O
a O O
big O O
debtor O O
, O O
both O O
to O O
the O O
federal O O
and O O
regional O O
budgets O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Konstantin B-PER B-PER
Chernyshev I-PER I-PER
, O O
equities O O
analyst O O
at O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
brokerage O O
Rinaco B-ORG B-ORG
Plus I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
a O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
watcher O O
. O O
" O O

Livshits B-PER B-PER
's O O
words O O
are O O
an O O
attempt O O
to O O
put O O
pressure O O
on O O
the O O
company O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
official O O
Itar-Tass B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
quoted O O
Livshits B-PER B-PER
as O O
telling O O
parliamentary O O
deputies O O
that O O
RAO B-ORG B-ORG
Norilsky I-ORG I-ORG
Nikel I-ORG I-ORG
0#NKEL.RUO O O
had O O
to O O
pay O O
its O O
tax O O
arrears O O
and O O
that O O
bankruptcy O O
procedures O O
applied O O
to O O
the O O
metals O O
group O O
. O O

" O O
If O O
it O O
was O O
an O O
unsolicited O O
statement O O
and O O
a O O
bolt O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
blue O O
, O O
then O O
it O O
obviously O O
means O O
something O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Christopher B-PER B-PER
Granville I-PER I-PER
, O O
chief O O
economist O O
at O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
City I-ORG I-LOC
Bank I-ORG I-LOC
in O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
But O O
if O O
it O O
was O O
a O O
response O O
to O O
a O O
deputy O O
's O O
question O O
that O O
was O O
essentially O O
loaded O O
, O O
then O O
it O O
was O O
the O O
only O O
answer O O
he O O
could O O
have O O
given O O
. O O
" O O

Russian B-MISC B-MISC
tax O O
and O O
cabinet O O
authorities O O
, O O
under O O
pressure O O
from O O
the O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Monetary I-ORG I-ORG
Fund I-ORG I-ORG
to O O
boost O O
tax O O
revenues O O
as O O
a O O
condition O O
for O O
receiving O O
payments O O
of O O
a O O
$ O O
10 O O
billion O O
, O O
three-year O O
loan O O
to O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
have O O
been O O
striking O O
fear O O
into O O
the O O
hearts O O
of O O
some O O
of O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
most O O
prominent O O
industrial O O
firms O O
by O O
saying O O
they O O
must O O
pay O O
up O O
or O O
face O O
liquidation O O
. O O

" O O
They O O
could O O
freeze O O
metal O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
's O O
not O O
a O O
long-term O O
solution O O
to O O
the O O
problem O O
and O O
would O O
n't O O
put O O
money O O
in O O
the O O
budget O O
, O O
" O O
Chernyshev B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
they O O
would O O
do O O
that O O
. O O
" O O

Entire O O
social O O
infrastructures O O
in O O
the O O
icy O O
Far O B-ORG
North O I-LOC
where O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-LOC
is O O
based O O
depend O O
on O O
the O O
company O O
, O O
and O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
said O O
it O O
has O O
no O O
finances O O
to O O
resettle O O
hundreds O O
of O O
thousands O O
of O O
people O O
-- O O
an O O
expenditure O O
which O O
could O O
far O O
outstrip O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
debts O O
. O O

Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
declined O O
to O O
comment O O
. O O

Analysts O O
said O O
the O O
government O O
, O O
while O O
anxious O O
about O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
debts O O
, O O
is O O
highly O O
unlikely O O
to O O
bring O O
the O O
nickel O O
, O O
copper O O
, O O
cobalt O O
, O O
platinum O O
and O O
platinum O O
group O O
metals O O
producer O O
to O O
its O O
knees O O
or O O
take O O
measures O O
that O O
could O O
significantly O O
affect O O
output O O
. O O

But O O
it O O
also O O
wants O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
second-largest O O
nickel O O
producer O O
, O O
to O O
clean O O
up O O
its O O
act O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
procedure O O
of O O
bankruptcy O O
will O O
be O O
applied O O
, O O
" O O
Tass B-ORG B-ORG
quoted O O
Livshits B-PER B-PER
as O O
telling O O
Duma B-ORG B-ORG
deputies O O
about O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

It O O
indirectly O O
quoted O O
him O O
as O O
saying O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
should O O
first O O
pay O O
salary O O
arrears O O
, O O
which O O
in O O
the O O
past O O
have O O
led O O
to O O
worker O O
strikes O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
unlikely O O
that O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
pay O O
these O O
debts O O
in O O
the O O
near-term O O
-- O O
the O O
company O O
will O O
remain O O
a O O
debtor O O
in O O
the O O
near O O
future O O
, O O
" O O
Chernyshev B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

He O O
estimated O O
the O O
company O O
's O O
regional O O
debts O O
at O O
least O O
one O O
trillion O O
roubles O O
and O O
said O O
30 O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
giant O O
Krasnoyarsk B-LOC B-LOC
regional O O
budget O O
was O O
fuelled O O
by O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
money O O
. O O

Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
new O O
majority O O
shareholder O O
, O O
Russian B-MISC B-MISC
commerical O O
bank O O
Uneximbank B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
has O O
said O O
it O O
is O O
reorganising O O
metal O O
exports O O
through O O
Interrosimpex B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
order O O
to O O
boost O O
revenues O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
changes O O
have O O
yet O O
to O O
improve O O
significantly O O
Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
situation O O
. O O

" O O
Uneximbank B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
inherited O O
a O O
mountain O O
and O O
whether O O
or O O
not O O
they O O
climb O O
out O O
and O O
over O O
it O O
remains O O
to O O
be O O
seen O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
one O O
metals O O
source O O
. O O

Norilsk B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
in O O
September O O
that O O
it O O
total O O
debts O O
, O O
including O O
unpaid O O
salaries O O
to O O
workers O O
, O O
were O O
13 O O
trillion O O
roubles O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
said O O
last O O
month O O
that O O
it O O
had O O
worked O O
out O O
a O O
tax O O
payment O O
schedule O O
with O O
authorities O O
, O O
after O O
regional O O
tax O O
officials O O
threatened O O
to O O
seize O O
some O O
nickel O O
and O O
copper O O
assets O O
. O O

-- O O
Moscow B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
+7095 O O
941 O O
8520 O O

Estonian B-MISC B-ORG
Tallinna B-ORG I-ORG
Pank I-ORG I-ORG
11-mo O O
net O O
46.6 O O
mln O O
kroons O O
. O O

TALLINN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Tallinna B-ORG B-ORG
Pank I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
largest O O
banks O O
in O O
Estonia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
made O O
a O O
11-month O O
1996 O O
net O O
profit O O
of O O
46.6 O O
million O O
kroons O O
, O O
the O O
bank O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

It O O
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
that O O
it O O
made O O
profits O O
of O O
4.5 O O
million O O
kroons O O
in O O
November O O
. O O

The O O
bank O O
made O O
a O O
profit O O
of O O
20.1 O O
million O O
kroons O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
half O O
of O O
the O O
year O O
. O O

Tallinna B-ORG B-ORG
Pank I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
its O O
assets O O
rose O O
17.8 O O
million O O
kroons O O
to O O
1.84 O O
billion O O
kroons O O
. O O

Demand O O
deposits O O
rose O O
to O O
855.8 O O
million O O
kroons O O
from O O
834.6 O O
million O O
kroons O O
and O O
time O O
deposits O O
increased O O
to O O
295.1 O O
million O O
kroons O O
from O O
285.3 O O
million O O
kroons O O
. O O

-- O O
Riga B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
+371 O O
721 O O
5240 O O

Russia B-LOC B-LOC
ready O O
for O O
constructive O O
work O O
with O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
. O O

MOSCOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Russia B-LOC B-LOC
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
it O O
expected O O
a O O
constructive O O
relationship O O
with O O
Madeleine B-PER B-PER
Albright I-PER I-PER
, O O
nominated O O
by O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
President O O
Bill B-PER B-PER
Clinton I-PER I-PER
to O O
be O O
Secretary O O
of O O
State O O
. O O

Interfax B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
quoted O O
First O O
Deputy O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Igor B-PER B-PER
Ivanov I-PER I-PER
as O O
saying O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
ready O O
for O O
" O O
most O O
active O O
and O O
constructive O O
" O O
work O O
with O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
. O O

But O O
he O O
noted O O
that O O
policy O O
would O O
be O O
shaped O O
by O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
and O O
President O O
Boris B-PER B-PER
Yeltsin I-PER I-PER
. O O

Clinton B-PER B-PER
and O O
Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
are O O
due O O
to O O
meet O O
next O O
March O O
for O O
their O O
first O O
summit O O
since O O
both O O
were O O
re-elected O O
. O O

" O O
Our O O
countries O O
' O O
leaders O O
have O O
agreed O O
to O O
meet O O
in O O
March O O
, O O
1997 O O
. O O

The O O
Russian B-MISC B-MISC
foreign O O
ministry O O
believes O O
the O O
new O O
directions O O
in O O
the O O
development O O
of O O
Russian-U.S. B-MISC B-MISC
relations O O
will O O
be O O
worked O O
out O O
there O O
, O O
" O O
Ivanov B-PER B-PER
told O O
Interfax B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Interfax B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
outlining O O
Albright B-PER B-PER
's O O
biography O O
, O O
pointed O O
out O O
that O O
she O O
had O O
defended O O
Washington B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
interests O O
fiercely O O
as O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
ambassador O O
to O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
that O O
this O O
had O O
included O O
actively O O
supporting O O
NATO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
plans O O
to O O
expand O O
eastwards O O
. O O

Russia B-LOC B-LOC
opposes O O
NATO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
plans O O
to O O
take O O
in O O
countries O O
of O O
eastern O O
and O O
central O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
which O O
used O O
to O O
be O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
Soviet-led B-MISC B-MISC
Warsaw B-MISC I-ORG
Pact I-MISC I-ORG
, O O
saying O O
such O O
moves O O
would O O
threaten O O
its O O
security O O
. O O

Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
plans O O
return O O
to O O
Kremlin B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
Dec O O
25 O O
- O O
speaker O O
. O O

MOSCOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Russian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
Boris B-PER B-PER
Yeltsin I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
had O O
heart O O
bypass O O
surgery O O
a O O
month O O
ago O O
, O O
plans O O
to O O
return O O
to O O
work O O
on O O
December O O
25 O O
, O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
upper O O
chamber O O
of O O
parliament O O
told O O
Interfax B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
Today O O
he O O
is O O
a O O
mobile O O
, O O
energetic O O
man O O
with O O
lots O O
of O O
colour O O
in O O
his O O
cheeks O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Yegor B-PER B-PER
Stroyev I-PER I-PER
who O O
met O O
Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
, O O
65 O O
, O O
on O O
Friday O O
at O O
a O O
country O O
residence O O
. O O
" O O

He O O
told O O
me O O
that O O
he O O
had O O
lost O O
20 O O
kg O O
( O O
44 O O
lbs O O
) O O
which O O
is O O
natural O O
after O O
such O O
an O O
operation O O
. O O
" O O

December O O
25 O O
, O O
a O O
normal O O
working O O
day O O
in O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
is O O
the O O
fifth O O
anniversary O O
of O O
Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
's O O
arrival O O
in O O
the O O
Kremlin B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

He O O
took O O
over O O
there O O
, O O
and O O
took O O
control O O
of O O
the O O
red O O
button O O
controlling O O
nuclear O O
arms O O
, O O
in O O
December O O
1991 O O
when O O
Mikhail B-PER B-PER
Gorbachev I-PER I-PER
resigned O O
, O O
marking O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
Soviet B-LOC B-ORG
Union I-LOC I-ORG
. O O

Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
has O O
been O O
shown O O
a O O
few O O
times O O
on O O
television O O
since O O
his O O
quintuple O O
bypass O O
on O O
November O O
5 O O
but O O
has O O
yet O O
to O O
deliver O O
any O O
major O O
television O O
or O O
radio O O
address O O
to O O
the O O
nation O O
. O O

Surgeon O O
Renat B-PER B-PER
Akchurin I-PER I-PER
who O O
led O O
the O O
operation O O
, O O
told O O
Itar-Tass B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
Yeltsin B-PER B-PER
was O O
working O O
up O O
to O O
four O O
hours O O
a O O
day O O
at O O
his O O
residence O O
. O O

Bomb O O
explodes O O
outside O O
home O O
of O O
expelled O O
Slovak B-MISC B-MISC
MP O O
. O O

BRATISLAVA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
bomb O O
exploded O O
on O O
Friday O O
outside O O
the O O
home O O
of O O
a O O
Slovak B-MISC B-MISC
politician O O
expelled O O
from O O
parliament O O
after O O
he O O
quit O O
the O O
ruling O O
party O O
, O O
complaining O O
of O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
democracy O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

The O O
official O O
TASR B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
said O O
the O O
explosion O O
blew O O
out O O
all O O
ground O O
floor O O
windows O O
of O O
Frantisek B-PER B-PER
Gaulieder I-PER I-PER
's O O
family O O
home O O
in O O
Galanta B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
western O O
Slovakia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
damaged O O
the O O
main O O
entrance O O
, O O
but O O
no-one O O
was O O
injured O O
. O O

Gaulieder B-PER B-PER
, O O
formerly O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Vladimir B-PER B-PER
Meciar I-PER I-PER
's O O
ruling O O
Movement B-ORG B-ORG
for I-ORG O
a I-ORG O
Democratic I-ORG B-MISC
Slovakia I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
was O O
stripped O O
of O O
his O O
parliamentary O O
mandate O O
on O O
Wednesday O O
after O O
leaving O O
the O O
party O O
last O O
month O O
in O O
protest O O
over O O
what O O
he O O
said O O
was O O
a O O
lack O O
of O O
democracy O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
he O O
had O O
been O O
receiving O O
anonymous O O
death O O
threats O O
since O O
making O O
the O O
move O O
. O O

" O O
This O O
was O O
an O O
act O O
of O O
terrorism O O
and O O
now O O
I O O
fear O O
not O O
only O O
for O O
my O O
own O O
life O O
, O O
but O O
also O O
of O O
that O O
of O O
my O O
wife O O
and O O
children O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
told O O
TASR B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Gaulieder B-PER B-PER
's O O
family O O
was O O
sleeping O O
in O O
a O O
bedroom O O
at O O
the O O
back O O
of O O
the O O
house O O
and O O
were O O
unharmed O O
by O O
the O O
blast O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
not O O
immediately O O
clear O O
who O O
was O O
behind O O
the O O
blast O O
. O O

Bomb O O
explodes O O
at O O
mosque O O
in O O
central O O
Bulgaria B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

SOFIA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
bomb O O
exploded O O
on O O
Friday O O
at O O
a O O
mosque O O
in O O
the O O
central O O
Bulgarian B-MISC B-MISC
town O O
of O O
Kazanluk B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
causing O O
damage O O
but O O
no O O
injuries O O
, O O
state O O
radio O O
said O O
. O O

Violent O O
crime O O
has O O
soared O O
since O O
the O O
collapse O O
of O O
communism O O
in O O
1989 O O
as O O
Bulgaria B-LOC B-LOC
moves O O
to O O
a O O
market O O
economy O O
. O O

Bombings O O
are O O
often O O
carried O O
out O O
by O O
criminals O O
to O O
settle O O
scores O O
but O O
the O O
motive O O
in O O
this O O
case O O
was O O
not O O
immediately O O
clear O O
. O O

Some O O
residents O O
of O O
the O O
Kazanluk B-LOC B-LOC
area O O
are O O
Moslems B-MISC B-MISC
who O O
converted O O
to O O
Islam B-MISC B-PER
during O O
Ottoman O B-MISC
Turkish B-MISC I-MISC
rule O O
. O O

The O O
majority O O
in O O
Bulgaria B-LOC B-LOC
are O O
Christians B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

The O O
radio O O
quoted O O
police O O
as O O
saying O O
the O O
blast O O
broke O O
windows O O
and O O
shattered O O
the O O
door O O
of O O
the O O
mosque O O
. O O

Hungary B-LOC B-LOC
o O O
/ O O
n O O
rates O O
end O O
up O O
before O O
Dec O O
10 O O
tax O O
payment O O
. O O

BUDAPEST B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Hungarian B-MISC B-MISC
overnight O O
interest O O
rates O O
closed O O
higher O O
on O O
Friday O O
as O O
market O O
liquidity O O
tightened O O
before O O
the O O
December O O
10 O O
social O O
security O O
contribution O O
payment O O
deadline O O
, O O
dealers O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
banks O O
are O O
already O O
preparing O O
for O O
the O O
December O O
10 O O
tax O O
payment O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Budapest B-LOC B-LOC
Bank O I-ORG
's O O
Sandor B-PER B-PER
Tolonics I-PER I-PER
. O O
" O O

They O O
expect O O
a O O
larger-than-average O O
payment O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
overnight O O
market O O
opened O O
at O O
22.00 O O
/ O O
22.75 O O
percent O O
, O O
then O O
substantial O O
money O O
was O O
taken O O
up O O
at O O
22.5 O O
percent O O
. O O

But O O
later O O
, O O
rates O O
dropped O O
and O O
closed O O
at O O
22.00 O O
/ O O
22.25 O O
as O O
a O O
large O O
bank O O
finished O O
borrowing O O
money O O
. O O

On O O
Thursday O O
, O O
overnight O O
rates O O
moved O O
between O O
21.625 O O
and O O
22.125 O O
. O O

Dealers O O
said O O
liquidity O O
could O O
tighten O O
further O O
early O O
next O O
week O O
as O O
the O O
social O O
security O O
contribution O O
payments O O
date O O
approaches O O
. O O

-- O O
Sandor B-PER B-PER
Peto I-PER I-PER
, O O
Budapest B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
( O O
36 O O
1 O O
) O O
327 O O
4040 O O

Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
stocks O O
off O O
lows O O
but O O
still O O
hit O O
by O O
Greenspan B-PER B-PER
. O O

MEXICO B-LOC B-LOC
CITY I-LOC I-LOC

Mexican B-MISC B-MISC
stocks O O
closed O O
sharply O O
lower O O
Friday O O
, O O
but O O
had O O
made O O
a O O
tentative O O
recovery O O
as O O
initial O O
panic O O
and O O
volatility O O
abated O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
was O O
Greenspan B-PER B-PER
at O O
first O O
. O O

Then O O
once O O
we O O
saw O O
the O O
Dow B-MISC B-MISC
( O O
Jones B-MISC B-LOC
industrial O O
average O O
) O O
was O O
not O O
about O O
to O O
crash O O
, O O
some O O
buyers O O
stepped O O
in O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
a O O
trader O O
, O O
referring O O
to O O
Federal B-ORG B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG I-ORG
Chairman O O
Alan B-PER B-PER
Greenspan I-PER I-PER
, O O
whose O O
comments O O
that O O
assets O O
were O O
" O O
irrationally O O
exhuberant O O
" O O
upset O O
financial O O
markets O O
worldwide O O
. O O

The O O
blue-chip O O
IPC B-MISC B-MISC
index O O
ended O O
down O O
1.29 O O
points O O
, O O
or O O
43.56 O O
percent O O
, O O
at O O
3,333.05 O O
. O O

Volume O O
was O O
regular O O
at O O
74.7 O O
million O O
shares O O
traded O O
. O O

Mexican B-MISC B-MISC
stocks O O
were O O
also O O
hurt O O
by O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
long O O
bond O O
rates O O
which O O
had O O
begun O O
to O O
rise O O
before O O
Greenspan B-PER B-PER
's O O
comments O O
and O O
were O O
inflated O O
by O O
employment O O
data O O
released O O
before O O
trade O O
began O O
in O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Yields O O
on O O
U.S. B-LOC B-ORG
30-year O O
Treasury B-ORG B-ORG
bonds O O
were O O
6.51 O O
percent O O
when O O
stock O O
trading O O
closed O O
in O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
unchanged O O
from O O
Thursday O O
. O O

On O O
the O O
broad O O
market O O
, O O
107 O O
stocks O O
changed O O
hands O O
, O O
of O O
which O O
losers O O
well O O
outnumbered O O
winners O O
by O O
75 O O
to O O
13 O O
. O O

Traders O O
noted O O
the O O
lack O O
of O O
blue O O
chips O O
or O O
stocks O O
traded O O
at O O
significant O O
volume O O
among O O
the O O
gainers O O
. O O

Simec B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
steelmaking O O
arm O O
of O O
the O O
debt-ridden O O
Sidek B-ORG B-ORG
group O O
headed O O
the O O
losers O O
, O O
off O O
7 O O
centavos O O
( O O
1 O O
cent O O
) O O
at O O
1.40 O O
pesos O O
( O O
18 O O
cents O O
) O O
. O O

Sidek B-ORG B-ORG
fell O O
4 O O
centavos O O
( O O
1 O O
cent O O
) O O
to O O
95 O O
centavos O O
( O O
12 O O
cents O O
) O O
. O O

Traders O O
also O O
remarked O O
that O O
Mexican B-MISC B-MISC
ADRs B-MISC I-ORG
suffered O O
in O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Heavyweights O B-ORG
Telmex B-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Televisa B-ORG B-ORG
ended O O
off O O
25 O O
cents O O
and O O
75 O O
cents O O
, O O
respectively O O
, O O
at O O
$ O O
31.125 O O
and O O
$ O O
25.875 O O
. O O

" O O
Falling O O
share O O
prices O O
in O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
do O O
n't O O
hurt O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
as O O
long O O
as O O
it O O
happens O O
gradually O O
, O O
as O O
earlier O O
this O O
week O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
a O O
sudden O O
plunge O O
that O O
takes O O
its O O
toll O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Carlos B-PER B-PER
Ponce I-PER I-PER
, O O
research O O
director O O
at O O
Santander B-LOC B-ORG
. O O

Traders O O
and O O
analysts O O
differed O O
as O O
to O O
how O O
firm O O
the O O
relative O O
recovery O O
on O O
Friday O O
was O O
. O O

" O O
Some O O
buyers O O
stepped O O
in O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
market O O
was O O
not O O
very O O
convinced O O
. O O

Volume O O
was O O
lackluster O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
one O O
trader O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
market O O
's O O
very O O
healthy O O
, O O
we O O
're O O
buying O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
another O O
trader O O
. O O

Ponce B-PER B-PER
said O O
shares O O
were O O
certainly O O
attractively O O
priced O O
in O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
but O O
would O O
not O O
appreciate O O
until O O
foreign O O
buyers O O
stepped O O
in O O
, O O
which O O
they O O
had O O
yet O O
to O O
do O O
. O O
' O O

Plastic O O
surgery O O
gets O O
boost O O
in O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Simona B-PER B-PER
de I-PER I-PER
Logu I-PER I-LOC

RIO B-LOC B-LOC
DE I-LOC I-LOC
JANEIRO I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Plastic O O
surgery O O
is O O
booming O O
, O O
especially O O
among O O
men O O
, O O
as O O
Brazilians B-MISC B-MISC
spend O O
much O O
of O O
their O O
new-found O O
wealth O O
on O O
the O O
latest O O
beauty O O
treatments O O
, O O
said O O
the O O
organisers O O
of O O
a O O
four-day O O
international O O
plastic O O
surgery O O
conference O O
that O O
opened O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
number O O
of O O
plastic O O
surgeries O O
in O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
jumped O O
30 O O
percent O O
to O O
an O O
estimated O O
150,000 O O
this O O
year O O
since O O
an O O
anti-inflation O O
plan O O
was O O
introduced O O
in O O
July O O
1994 O O
, O O
Farid B-PER B-PER
Hakme I-PER I-PER
, O O
the O O
president O O
of O O
the O O
Brazilian B-ORG B-MISC
Plastic I-ORG I-ORG
Surgery I-ORG I-ORG
Society I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
SBCP B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
number O O
of O O
operations O O
on O O
men O O
increased O O
even O O
more O O
-- O O
by O O
80 O O
percent O O
, O O
from O O
8,000 O O
in O O
1994 O O
to O O
15,000 O O
in O O
1995 O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
ranks O O
right O O
at O O
the O O
top O O
for O O
plastic O O
surgery O O
with O O
respect O O
to O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
surgeons O O
, O O
the O O
number O O
of O O
patients O O
, O O
number O O
of O O
operations O O
, O O
number O O
of O O
conferences O O
. O O

Our O O
statistics O O
are O O
the O O
highest O O
for O O
everything O O
, O O
" O O
Hakme B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
believe O O
the O O
increase O O
in O O
plastic O O
surgeries O O
for O O
men O O
results O O
from O O
the O O
difficulties O O
in O O
the O O
job O O
market O O
. O O

People O O
need O O
to O O
have O O
a O O
more O O
youthful O O
look O O
to O O
compete O O
in O O
the O O
job O O
market O O
, O O
given O O
the O O
profound O O
changes O O
in O O
Latin B-LOC B-LOC
America I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
economy O O
. O O
" O O

A O O
controlled O O
exchange O O
rate O O
, O O
trade O O
liberalisation O O
and O O
tight O O
monetary O O
policies O O
have O O
also O O
dramatically O O
curbed O O
inflation O O
, O O
making O O
more O O
money O O
available O O
for O O
cosmetic O O
surgery O O
. O O

Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
been O O
at O O
the O O
forefront O O
in O O
plastic O O
surgery O O
for O O
decades O O
and O O
is O O
home O O
to O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
most O O
famous O O
surgeons O O
, O O
Ivo B-PER B-PER
Pitangy I-PER I-PER
. O O

There O O
are O O
6,000 O O
plastic O O
surgeons O O
there O O
, O O
of O O
which O O
4,500 O O
have O O
qualified O O
to O O
be O O
members O O
of O O
the O O
SBCP B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Every O O
year O O
, O O
500 O O
new O O
plastic O O
surgeons O O
graduate O O
in O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
medical O O
students O O
from O O
all O O
over O O
the O O
world O O
come O O
to O O
study O O
there O O
. O O

Hakme B-PER B-PER
attributes O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
fascination O O
with O O
plastic O O
surgery O O
not O O
to O O
excessive O O
vanity O O
but O O
to O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
mix O O
and O O
match O O
of O O
different O O
races O O
, O O
which O O
can O O
create O O
physical O O
disharmonies O O
. O O
" O O

What O O
happens O O
is O O
the O O
nose O O
sometimes O O
does O O
n't O O
match O O
the O O
mouth O O
or O O
the O O
buttocks O O
do O O
n't O O
match O O
with O O
the O O
legs O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
most O O
sought-after O O
beauty O O
treatment O O
is O O
liposuction O O
in O O
which O O
fat O O
is O O
sucked O O
away O O
from O O
areas O O
of O O
the O O
body O O
, O O
with O O
about O O
30,000 O O
operations O O
a O O
year O O
at O O
a O O
cost O O
of O O
$ O O
3,000 O O
to O O
$ O O
4,000 O O
each O O
. O O

Stomach O O
tucks O O
and O O
breast O O
operations O O
are O O
also O O
popular O O
since O O
the O O
tropical O O
climate O O
calls O O
for O O
flesh-baring O O
fashions O O
, O O
but O O
unlike O O
women O O
elsewhere O O
Brazilians B-MISC B-MISC
tend O O
to O O
have O O
breast O O
reductions O O
and O O
buttock O O
implants O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
women O O
who O O
want O O
to O O
reduce O O
their O O
breasts O O
here O O
would O O
probably O O
want O O
to O O
increase O O
them O O
in O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
" O O
SBCP B-ORG B-ORG
Vice-President O O
Oswaldo B-PER B-PER
Saldanha I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O
" O O

Beauty O O
ideals O O
and O O
cultures O O
are O O
different O O
in O O
every O O
country O O
. O O
" O O

Plastic O O
surgery O O
scares O O
like O O
the O O
case O O
in O O
which O O
Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC
model O O
Claudia B-PER B-PER
Liz I-PER I-PER
fell O O
into O O
a O O
coma O O
after O O
being O O
anaesthetised O O
for O O
a O O
liposuction O O
in O O
October O O
are O O
not O O
much O O
of O O
a O O
deterrent O O
. O O

Saldanha B-PER B-ORG
said O O
operations O O
fell O O
30 O O
percent O O
immediately O O
after O O
that O O
case O O
but O O
the O O
rate O O
was O O
back O O
to O O
normal O O
now O O
. O O

Daily O O
Argentine B-MISC B-MISC
grain O O
fixings O O
- O O
Camaras O B-PER
Arbitrales O I-PER
. O O

BUENOS B-LOC B-LOC
AIRES I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Avg O O
December O O
5 O O
price O O
fix O O
: O O

Buenos B-LOC B-LOC
Aires I-LOC I-LOC
Quequen B-LOC I-LOC
Rosario B-LOC I-LOC
Bahia B-LOC I-LOC
Blanca I-LOC I-LOC

Oats O O
unq O O
unq O O
unq O O
unq O O

Wheat O O
121 O O
130 O O
121.3 O O
121 O O

Maize O O
( O O
Flint O B-LOC
) O O
113 O O
114 O O
113.7 O O
112 O O

Maize O O
( O O
Dent O B-PER
) O O
113 O O
114 O O
113.7 O O
112 O O

Sorghum O O
unq O O
unq O O
unq O O
unq O O

Millet O O
unq O O
unq O O
90 O O
unq O O

Soybeans O O
283 O O
unq O O
283 O O
unq O O

Sunseeds O B-PER
219 O O
216 O O
220 O O
216 O O

-- O O
Buenos B-ORG B-ORG
Aires I-ORG I-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+541 O O
318-0655 O O

Mexican B-MISC B-MISC
daily O O
port O O
, O O
shipping O O
update O O
for O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

MEXICO B-LOC B-LOC
CITY I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

All O O
major O O
ports O O
were O O
open O O
as O O
of O O
1000 O O
local O O
/ O O
1600 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
the O O
Communications B-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Transportation I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
in O O
a O O
daily O O
update O O
. O O

Tampico B-LOC B-LOC
port O O
authorities O O
said O O
fishing O O
restrictions O O
were O O
in O O
place O O
in O O
an O O
area O O
adjacent O O
to O O
the O O
port O O
because O O
of O O
a O O
geophysical O O
study O O
being O O
carried O O
out O O
in O O
deep O O
waters O O
of O O
the O O
region O O
from O O
the O O
ship O O
Kenda B-MISC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
ministry O O
updated O O
port O O
conditions O O
and O O
shipping O O
warnings O O
for O O
the O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
of I-LOC I-LOC
Mexico I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Caribbean B-LOC B-LOC
and O I-ORG
Pacific B-LOC I-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

- O O
Pacific B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
: O O

Light O O
rains O O
along O O
the O O
coast O O
of O O
southern O O
Baja B-LOC B-LOC
California I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
Sinaloa B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
with O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
coast O O
seeing O O
clear O O
skies O O
. O O

Winds O O
from O O
the O O
northeast O O
of O O
10 O O
to O O
15 O O
knots O O
( O O
19 O O
to O O
28 O O
kilometers O O
/ O O
11 O O
to O O
17 O O
miles O O
per O O
hour O O
) O O
. O O

A O O
new O O
front O O
is O O
seen O O
emerging O O
during O O
the O O
course O O
of O O
Friday O O
, O O
affecting O O
the O O
north O O
of O O
the O O
Baja B-LOC B-LOC
California I-LOC I-LOC
peninsula O O
and O O
Sonora B-LOC B-LOC
state O O
, O O
bringing O O
lower O O
temperatures O O
, O O
light O O
rains O O
and O O
waves O O
up O O
to O O
six O O
feet O O
. O O

- O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
of I-LOC O
Mexico I-LOC B-LOC
: O O

Cold O O
front O O
bringing O O
light O O
rains O O
to O O
the O O
coast O O
of O O
Tamaulipas B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
but O O
with O O
the O O
rest O O
of O O
the O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
clear O O
skies O O
. O O

Winds O O
from O O
the O O
northeast O O
at O O
10 O O
to O O
15 O O
knots O O
( O O
19 O O
to O O
28 O O
kilometers O O
/ O O
11 O O
to O O
17 O O
miles O O
per O O
hour O O
) O O
. O O

- O O
Caribbean B-LOC B-LOC
: O O

Tropical O O
air O O
carrying O O
sporadic O O
light O O
rains O O
over O O
the O O
coast O O
of O O
Quintana B-LOC B-LOC
Roo I-LOC I-LOC
state O O
. O O

Winds O O
from O O
the O O
northeast O O
at O O
10 O O
to O O
15 O O
knots O O
with O O
waves O O
three O O
to O O
five O O
feet O O
high O O
. O O

-- O O
Chris B-PER B-PER
Aspin I-PER I-PER
, O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
City I-LOC I-LOC
newsroom O O
+525 O O
728-7903 O O

Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
exam O O
cheats O O
caught O O
using O O
" O O
pager O O
" O O
watches O O
. O O

RIO B-LOC B-LOC
DE I-LOC I-LOC
JANEIRO I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC
students O O
have O O
been O O
caught O O
cheating O O
in O O
university O O
entrance O O
exams O O
by O O
using O O
digital O O
watches O O
which O O
gave O O
the O O
correct O O
answers O O
to O O
test O O
questions O O
, O O
a O O
newspaper O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Rio B-LOC B-LOC
de I-LOC I-LOC
Janeiro I-LOC I-LOC
state O O
university O O
officials O O
discovered O O
students O O
were O O
paying O O
15,000 O O
reais O O
( O O
$ O O
14,563 O O
) O O
for O O
the O O
special O O
watches O O
, O O
which O O
operated O O
like O O
a O O
telephone O O
pager O O
to O O
receive O O
correct O O
answers O O
, O O
O B-ORG B-ORG
Globo I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
. O O

Seventy-seven O O
students O O
were O O
found O O
with O O
the O O
watches O O
and O O
disqualified O O
, O O
O B-ORG B-ORG
Globo I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
. O O

Chile B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
seek O O
to O O
broaden O O
trade O O
deal O O
. O O

SANTIAGO B-PER B-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

Chile B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
will O O
start O O
negotiations O O
next O O
year O O
to O O
broaden O O
their O O
free O O
trade O O
agreement O O
to O O
include O O
services O O
and O O
investments O O
, O O
Finance B-ORG O
Minister O O
Eduardo B-PER B-PER
Aninat I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O

Chile B-LOC B-LOC
hopes O O
to O O
broaden O O
the O O
treaty O O
signed O O
in O O
1994 O O
beyond O O
reduction O O
of O O
tariffs O O
on O O
imports O O
and O O
exports O O
and O O
add O O
provisions O O
covering O O
services O O
and O O
investment O O
codes O O
, O O
said O O
Aninat B-PER B-PER
. O O

Both O O
areas O O
tend O O
to O O
more O O
laden O O
with O O
friction O O
in O O
free O O
trade O O
negotiations O O
than O O
tariff O O
reduction O O
. O O

' O O
' O O
In O O
January O O
or O O
February O O
, O O
we O O
'll O O
have O O
some O O
very O O
close O O
contacts O O
with O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
add O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
services O O
and O O
advance O O
on O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
investments O O
, O O
' O O
' O O
Aninat B-PER B-PER
told O O
reporters O O
after O O
signing O O
a O O
free O O
trade O O
deal O O
with O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

' O O
' O O
We O O
want O O
to O O
give O O
the O O
treaty O O
between O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Chile B-LOC B-LOC
greater O O
depth O O
and O O
coverage O O
than O O
it O O
has O O
now O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
very O O
good O O
now O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
practically O O
only O O
covers O O
trade O O
in O O
goods O O
, O O
' O O
' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Aninat B-PER B-PER
also O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
confident O O
the O O
Chilean B-MISC B-MISC
Congress O I-ORG
would O O
ratify O O
the O O
treaty O O
with O O
Congress O B-ORG
quickly O O
. O O

' O O
' O O
The O O
reactions O O
from O O
business O O
and O O
unions O O
which O O
I O O
have O O
seen O O
have O O
been O O
almost O O
unanimously O O
positive O O
, O O
so O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
see O O
any O O
problem O O
, O O
' O O
' O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

-- O O
Roger B-PER B-PER
Atwood I-PER I-PER
, O O
Santiago B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+56-2-699-5595 O O
x211 O O

Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Belo B-PER B-LOC
leaves O O
for O O
Nobel B-MISC B-MISC
award O O
ceremony O O
. O O

DILI B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
Timor I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

East B-MISC O
Timorese I-MISC I-MISC
Roman B-MISC I-LOC
Catholic I-MISC O
Bishop O O
Carlos B-PER B-PER
Belo I-PER I-PER
left O O
Dili B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
on O O
his O O
way O O
to O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
the O O
awards O O
ceremony O O
as O O
co-recipient O O
of O O
the O O
1996 O O
Nobel B-MISC B-MISC
Peace I-MISC I-MISC
Prize I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

Witnesses O O
said O O
Belo B-PER B-ORG
left O O
the O O
territory O O
for O O
the O O
Indonesian B-MISC B-MISC
capital O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
accompanied O O
by O O
five O O
other O O
people O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
not O O
immediately O O
known O O
when O O
he O O
would O O
arrive O O
in O O
Oslo B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
bishop O O
will O O
jointly O O
receive O O
the O O
Nobel B-MISC B-MISC
award O O
next O O
Tuesday O O
with O O
East B-MISC B-LOC
Timorese-born I-MISC I-MISC
activist O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Ramos I-PER I-PER
Horta I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
lives O O
in O O
self-exile O O
in O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
Indonesian B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
has O O
condemned O O
the O O
inclusion O O
of O O
Ramos B-PER B-PER
Horta I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
award O O
, O O
and O O
Foreign O O
Minister O O
Ali B-PER B-PER
Alatas I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
would O O
not O O
be O O
represented O O
officially O O
at O O
the O O
ceremony O O
in O O
the O O
Norwegian B-MISC B-MISC
capital O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
sincerely O O
believe O O
that O O
this O O
unfortunate O O
choice O O
in O O
giving O O
the O O
honour O O
to O O
such O O
a O O
controversial O O
figure O O
as O O
Ramos B-PER B-PER
Horta I-PER I-PER
... O O

will O O
exacerbate O O
the O O
problem O O
in O O
finding O O
a O O
solution O O
( O O
to O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
Timor I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
, O O
" O O
Alatas B-PER B-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
responding O O
to O O
questions O O
at O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
called O O
to O O
discuss O O
next O O
week O O
's O O
ministerial O O
meeting O O
of O O
the O O
Organisation B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-ORG
Islamic I-ORG I-ORG
Conference I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
OIC B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
in O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Ramos B-PER B-PER
Horta I-PER I-PER
has O O
been O O
a O O
vocal O O
leader O O
of O O
the O O
opposition O O
to O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
rule O O
in O O
the O O
territory O O
. O O

Belo B-PER B-ORG
and O O
Ramos B-PER B-PER
Horta I-PER I-PER
were O O
awared O O
the O O
prize O O
for O O
their O O
efforts O O
to O O
secure O O
a O O
peaceful O O
solution O O
to O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
Timor I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
a O O
former O O
Portuguese B-MISC B-MISC
colony O O
which O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
invaded O O
in O O
1975 O O
and O O
annexed O O
the O O
following O O
year O O
. O O

The O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
never O O
recognised O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
move O O
. O O

Alatas B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
position O O
on O O
the O O
Nobel B-MISC B-MISC
Peace I-MISC I-MISC
Prize I-MISC I-MISC
would O O
have O O
been O O
different O O
if O O
it O O
had O O
been O O
awarded O O
solely O O
to O O
Belo B-PER B-LOC
. O O

Asked O O
if O O
the O O
Indonesian B-MISC B-MISC
ambassador O O
to O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
would O O
have O O
attended O O
the O O
ceremony O O
if O O
only O O
Belo B-PER B-LOC
had O O
been O O
involved O O
, O O
Alatas B-PER B-PER
replied O O
: O O
" O O
Probably O O
, O O
yes O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
is O O
a O O
hypothetical O O
question O O
. O O
" O O

Alatas B-PER B-PER
said O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
that O O
on O O
his O O
way O O
back O O
from O O
Oslo B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Belo B-PER B-LOC
would O O
visit O O
the O O
Vatican B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
see O O
the O O
Pope O B-PER
, O O
and O O
would O O
also O O
meet O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
Chancellor O O
Helmut B-PER B-PER
Kohl I-PER I-PER
in O O
Bonn B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Kohl B-PER B-PER
had O O
wanted O O
to O O
meet O O
Belo B-PER B-LOC
during O O
the O O
chancellor O O
's O O
official O O
visit O O
to O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
month O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
bishop O O
was O O
too O O
busy O O
in O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
Timor I-LOC I-LOC
to O O
come O O
to O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
open O O
port O O
in O O
Hainan B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
foreign O O
ships O O
. O O

BEIJING B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
or O O
cabinet O O
, O O
has O O
given O O
a O O
port O O
in O O
the O O
southern O O
province O O
of O O
Hainan B-LOC B-LOC
permission O O
to O O
open O O
to O O
foreign O O
vessels O O
, O O
the O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Xinhua B-ORG O
did O O
not O O
say O O
when O O
Qinglan B-LOC B-LOC
port O O
in O O
Wenchang B-LOC B-LOC
city O O
would O O
be O O
opened O O
to O O
foreign O O
vessels O O
. O O

Wenchang B-LOC B-PER
has O O
built O O
a O O
berth O O
for O O
5,000 O O
deadweight-tonne O O
container O O
ships O O
at O O
the O O
port O O
and O O
invested O O
34 O O
million O O
yuan O O
( O O
$ O O
4.1 O O
million O O
) O O
to O O
dredge O O
the O O
harbour O O
, O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
. O O

It O O
gave O O
no O O
further O O
details O O
. O O

( O O
$ O O
1 O O
= O O
8.3 O O
yuan O O
) O O

Government O O
disperses O O
protest O O
with O O
water O O
cannons O O
. O O

RANGOON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Burmese B-MISC B-MISC
troops O O
and O O
riot O O
police O O
moved O O
in O O
to O O
disperse O O
a O O
student O O
street O O
protest O O
at O O
a O O
suburban O O
road O O
junction O O
near O O
the O O
Ranyon B-ORG B-LOC
( I-ORG O
Rangoon I-ORG B-LOC
) I-ORG O
University I-ORG B-ORG
early O O
on O O
Saturday O O
, O O
witnesses O O
said O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
police O O
and O O
troops O O
used O O
water O O
cannons O O
from O O
fire O O
engines O O
to O O
subdue O O
about O O
120 O O
university O O
students O O
sitting O O
in O O
at O O
the O O
centre O O
of O O
the O O
junction O O
at O O
about O O
3 O O
a.m. O O
before O O
they O O
moved O O
in O O
to O O
round O O
them O O
up O O
. O O

The O O
students O O
, O O
who O O
had O O
staged O O
an O O
11-hour O O
protest O O
at O O
the O O
junction O O
in O O
northern O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
were O O
taken O O
away O O
in O O
three O O
vehicles O O
. O O

The O O
witnesses O O
said O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
students O O
were O O
hit O O
with O O
batons O O
while O O
they O O
were O O
herded O O
onto O O
the O O
vehicles O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
believed O O
they O O
were O O
taken O O
to O O
the O O
Insein B-LOC B-LOC
prison O O
in O O
suburban O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
protesting O O
students O O
, O O
mostly O O
from O O
Rangoon B-ORG B-LOC
University I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
were O O
demanding O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
organise O O
independent O O
unions O O
on O O
campuses O O
and O O
the O O
release O O
of O O
about O O
80 O O
student O O
leaders O O
currently O O
in O O
jail O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
among O O
500 O O
students O O
who O O
started O O
demonstrating O O
at O O
the O O
intersection O O
on O O
late O O
Friday O O
afternoon O O
. O O

The O O
protest O O
was O O
the O O
second O O
major O O
one O O
in O O
five O O
days O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
. O O

Burmese B-MISC B-MISC
students O O
march O O
briefly O O
out O O
of O O
campus O O
. O O

Vithoon B-PER B-PER
Amorn I-PER I-PER

RANGOON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

About O O
200 O O
Burmese B-MISC B-MISC
students O O
marched O O
briefly O O
from O O
troubled O O
Yangon B-ORG B-LOC
Institute I-ORG I-LOC
of I-ORG I-LOC
Technology I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
northern O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
towards O O
the O O
University B-ORG B-LOC
of I-ORG I-LOC
Yangon I-ORG I-LOC
six O O
km O O
( O O
four O O
miles O O
) O O
away O O
, O O
and O O
returned O O
to O O
their O O
campus O O
, O O
witnesses O O
said O O
. O O

Seven O O
truckloads O O
of O O
armed O O
riot O O
police O O
and O O
three O O
fire O O
engines O O
were O O
on O O
standby O O
at O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
junctions O O
near O O
the O O
institute O O
. O O

There O O
were O O
no O O
clashes O O
. O O

" O O
They O O
are O O
now O O
back O O
in O O
the O O
YIT B-ORG B-ORG
campus O O
, O O
" O O
an O O
institute O O
official O O
who O O
declined O O
to O O
be O O
identified O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
by O O
telephone O O
. O O

One O O
of O O
two O O
roads O O
leading O O
to O O
the O O
University B-ORG B-LOC
of I-ORG I-ORG
Yangon I-ORG I-LOC
from O O
the O O
institute O O
had O O
been O O
closed O O
by O O
authorities O O
. O O

But O O
about O O
300 O O
university O O
students O O
were O O
still O O
gathered O O
outside O O
the O O
gates O O
of O O
their O O
campus O O
, O O
witnesses O O
said O O
. O O

They O O
were O O
singing O O
peacefully O O
. O O

On O O
Monday O O
and O O
Tuesday O O
, O O
students O O
from O O
the O O
institute O O
and O O
the O O
university O O
launched O O
protests O O
against O O
what O O
they O O
said O O
was O O
unfair O O
handling O O
by O O
police O O
of O O
a O O
brawl O O
between O O
some O O
of O O
their O O
colleagues O O
and O O
restaurant O O
owners O O
in O O
October O O
. O O

On O O
Tuesday O O
and O O
Wednesday O O
, O O
opposition O O
leader O O
Aung B-PER B-PER
San I-PER I-PER
Suu I-PER I-PER
Kyi I-PER I-MISC
was O O
restricted O O
to O O
her O O
home O O
by O O
the O O
military O O
government O O
to O O
prevent O O
her O O
from O O
being O O
drawn O O
into O O
the O O
protests O O
. O O

She O O
was O O
allowed O O
to O O
move O O
freely O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

The O O
protest O O
culminated O O
at O O
dawn O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
with O O
several O O
hundred O O
students O O
being O O
detained O O
briefly O O
by O O
police O O
in O O
central O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
street O O
protests O O
were O O
the O O
biggest O O
seen O O
in O O
the O O
capital O O
since O O
the O O
student-led O O
pro-democracry O O
demonstrations O O
of O O
September O O
1988 O O
when O O
the O O
junta O O
crushed O O
the O O
uprising O O
. O O

Thousands O O
were O O
killed O O
or O O
imprisoned O O
. O O

Earlier O O
on O O
Friday O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
students O O
, O O
who O O
were O O
held O O
briefly O O
by O O
police O O
during O O
the O O
protests O O
earlier O O
this O O
week O O
, O O
said O O
they O O
were O O
still O O
dissatisfied O O
with O O
the O O
military O O
government O O
. O O

They O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
they O O
were O O
unhappy O O
that O O
the O O
ruling O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Law I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Order I-ORG I-ORG
Restoration I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
SLORC B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
had O O
not O O
heeded O O
their O O
calls O O
for O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
organise O O
independent O O
unions O O
on O O
campus O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
still O O
want O O
government O O
answers O O
to O O
our O O
demands O O
. O O

We O O
want O O
police O O
punishment O O
to O O
be O O
published O O
in O O
newspapers O O
, O O
" O O
one O O
student O O
said O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
students O O
stressed O O
their O O
protests O O
were O O
non-political O O
and O O
they O O
had O O
no O O
contact O O
with O O
Suu B-PER B-ORG
Kyi I-PER I-MISC
's O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
League I-ORG I-MISC
for I-ORG I-ORG
Democracy I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
NLD B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
. O O

Suu B-PER B-PER
Kyi I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
Nobel B-MISC B-MISC
laureate O O
and O O
daughter O O
of O O
independence O O
hero O O
Aung B-PER B-PER
San I-PER I-LOC
, O O
and O O
key O O
NLD B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
have O O
also O O
denied O O
any O O
link O O
with O O
the O O
students O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
have O O
said O O
both O O
parties O O
had O O
a O O
" O O
moral O O
link O O
" O O
in O O
that O O
they O O
were O O
against O O
police O O
brutality O O
and O O
injustice O O
. O O

The O O
students O O
also O O
demanded O O
the O O
government O O
announce O O
punishments O O
meted O O
out O O
to O O
policemen O O
who O O
they O O
said O O
had O O
manhandled O O
students O O
involved O O
in O O
a O O
brawl O O
with O O
some O O
restaurant O O
owners O O
near O O
the O O
Yangon B-LOC B-LOC
institute O O
in O O
October O O
. O O

The O O
students O O
appealed O O
to O O
the O O
government O O
not O O
to O O
close O O
the O O
institute O O
because O O
of O O
their O O
latest O O
demonstration O O
. O O

The O O
institute O O
was O O
shut O O
for O O
nearly O O
two O O
years O O
after O O
the O O
1988 O O
uprising O O
. O O

On O O
Friday O O
, O O
the O O
road O O
leading O O
to O O
Suu B-PER B-LOC
Kyi I-PER I-LOC
's O O
lakeside O O
residence O O
in O O
central O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
remained O O
closed O O
by O O
police O O
. O O

Union O O
leaders O O
outraged O O
by O O
WTO B-ORG O
snub O O
to O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
head O O
. O O

SINGAPORE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

International O O
trade O O
union O O
leaders O O
on O O
Friday O O
expressed O O
outrage O O
that O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Labour I-ORG I-ORG
Organisation I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
had O O
been O O
barred O O
from O O
speaking O O
at O O
next O O
week O O
's O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
meeting O O
in O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Bill B-PER B-PER
Jordan I-PER I-PER
, O O
general O O
secretary O O
of O O
the O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Confederation I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Free I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Unions I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ICFTU B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
the O O
withdrawal O O
of O O
a O O
WTO B-ORG O
invitation O O
to O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
director O O
general O O
Michel B-PER B-PER
Hansenne I-PER I-PER
was O O
" O O
outrageous O O
behaviour O O
on O O
the O O
part O O
of O O
an O O
organisation O O
that O O
wants O O
to O O
command O O
respect O O
in O O
the O O
world O O
" O O
. O O

Jordan B-PER B-LOC
said O O
a O O
small O O
group O O
of O O
developing O O
nations O O
that O O
oppose O O
linking O O
trade O O
talks O O
and O O
labour O O
conditions O O
had O O
pressured O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Organisation I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
officials O O
to O O
prevent O O
Hansenne O B-PER
from O O
taking O O
the O O
platform O O
to O O
urge O O
such O O
links O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
to O O
their O O
shame O O
that O O
those O O
who O O
are O O
responsible O O
for O O
encouraging O O
this O O
meeting O O
responded O O
( O O
to O O
the O O
pressure O O
) O O
in O O
silencing O O
him O O
, O O
" O O
Jordan B-PER B-PER
said O O
after O O
the O O
opening O O
of O O
an O O
ICFTU B-ORG B-ORG
conference O O
on O O
international O O
labour O O
standards O O
and O O
trade O O
. O O

The O O
three-day O O
trade O O
union O O
conference O O
in O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
hopes O O
to O O
push O O
labour O O
issues O O
onto O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
agenda O O
. O O

Jordan B-PER B-LOC
said O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
credibility O O
was O O
at O O
stake O O
over O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
trade O O
and O O
labour O O
. O O

The O O
ICFTU B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
wanted O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
conference O O
beginning O O
on O O
Monday O O
to O O
outlaw O O
forced O O
and O O
child O O
labour O O
, O O
end O O
discrimination O O
in O O
hiring O O
, O O
and O O
guarantee O O
the O O
right O O
to O O
join O O
a O O
union O O
. O O

Bill B-PER B-PER
Brett I-PER I-PER
, O O
chairman O O
of O O
the O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
Workers I-ORG I-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
before O O
the O O
news O O
conference O O
he O O
was O O
" O O
not O O
too O O
surprised O O
, O O
but O O
very O O
disappointed O O
" O O
that O O
the O O
speaking O O
invitation O O
had O O
been O O
withdrawn O O
. O O

" O O
Some O O
governments O O
are O O
very O O
determined O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
issue O O
( O O
of O O
trade O O
and O O
labour O O
rights O O
) O O
being O O
discussed O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
, O O
adding O O
that O O
the O O
Association B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Southeast I-ORG I-ORG
Asian I-ORG I-MISC
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ASEAN B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
seemed O O
particularly O O
hostile O O
to O O
the O O
ILO B-ORG B-MISC
agenda O O
. O O

ASEAN B-ORG B-LOC
groups O O
Brunei B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Malaysia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
Philippines B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Thailand B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Vietnam B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
wants O O
a O O
trade O O
and O O
labour O O
rights O O
" O O
social O O
clause O O
" O O
included O O
in O O
the O O
final O O
ministerial O O
statement O O
issued O O
by O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
leaders O O
at O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
meeting O O
, O O
the O O
organization O O
's O O
first O O
ministerial-level O O
gathering O O
. O O

Speaking O O
to O O
ICFTU B-ORG B-ORG
delegates O O
, O O
Richard B-PER B-PER
Eglin I-PER I-PER
, O O
director O O
of O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
secretariat O O
, O O
said O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
capable O O
of O O
making O O
a O O
significant O O
contribution O O
to O O
governmental O O
efforts O O
to O O
solve O O
social O O
problems O O
. O O

But O O
he O O
said O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
organisational O O
structure O O
made O O
it O O
difficult O O
to O O
impose O O
on O O
its O O
members O O
a O O
social O O
clause O O
such O O
as O O
that O O
called O O
for O O
by O O
the O O
ILO B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Indian B-MISC B-MISC
rubber O O
demand O O
seen O O
outstripping O O
production O O
. O O

SINGAPORE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Indian B-MISC B-MISC
rubber O O
demand O O
is O O
seen O O
outpacing O O
local O O
production O O
in O O
the O O
1996/97 O O
April O O
/ O O
March O O
season O O
and O O
the O O
trend O O
will O O
persist O O
way O O
into O O
the O O
next O O
century O O
, O O
the O O
chairman O O
of O O
the O O
Rubber B-ORG B-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
India I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

K.J. B-PER B-PER
Matthew I-PER I-PER
said O O
at O O
the O O
Asia B-MISC B-LOC
Rubber I-MISC I-ORG
Markets I-MISC I-ORG
meeting I-MISC O
here O O
Indian B-MISC B-MISC
production O O
of O O
natural O O
rubber O O
in O O
1996/97 O O
will O O
reach O O
547,000 O O
tonnes O O
against O O
projected O O
demand O O
of O O
578,000 O O
tonnes O O
, O O
a O O
gap O O
of O O
31,000 O O
tonnes O O
. O O

For O O
synthetic O O
rubber O O
, O O
production O O
reached O O
68,200 O O
tonnes O O
in O O
1995/96 O O
while O O
consumption O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
season O O
hit O O
134,085 O O
tonnes O O
, O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
added O O
. O O

" O O
Though O O
schemes O O
designed O O
to O O
realise O O
further O O
increases O O
in O O
the O O
production O O
of O O
natural O O
rubber O O
are O O
being O O
operated O O
successfully O O
, O O
the O O
demand-supply O O
gap O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
widen O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Indian B-MISC B-MISC
synthetic O O
rubber O O
output O O
is O O
not O O
expected O O
to O O
rise O O
significantly O O
in O O
the O O
next O O
season O O
but O O
demand O O
will O O
rise O O
to O O
145,000 O O
tonnes O O
. O O

Matthew B-PER B-PER
estimates O O
that O O
by O O
the O O
2000/01 O O
season O O
, O O
the O O
gap O O
between O O
natural O O
rubber O O
output O O
and O O
consumption O O
will O O
rise O O
to O O
51,000 O O
tonnes O O
and O O
319,000 O O
tonnes O O
in O O
2010/11 O O
. O O

Natural O O
rubber O O
production O O
will O O
go O O
up O O
to O O
695,000 O O
tonnes O O
in O O
2000/01 O O
against O O
consumption O O
of O O
746,000 O O
tonnes O O
. O O

In O O
2010/11 O O
, O O
domestic O O
demand O O
should O O
rise O O
further O O
to O O
1.233 O O
million O O
tonnes O O
while O O
production O O
will O O
only O O
reach O O
about O O
914,000 O O
tonnes O O
. O O

One O O
way O O
to O O
bridge O O
the O O
widening O O
gap O O
is O O
to O O
put O O
more O O
land O O
under O O
cultivation O O
which O O
the O O
Rubber B-ORG B-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
official O O
estimates O O
will O O
reach O O
220,000 O O
hectares O O
between O O
now O O
and O O
the O O
year O O
2003 O O
although O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
said O O
this O O
may O O
not O O
be O O
possible O O
at O O
this O O
time O O
in O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
The O O
development O O
objective O O
for O O
the O O
rubber O O
plantation O O
industry O O
will O O
be O O
to O O
increase O O
production O O
to O O
the O O
best O O
extent O O
possibly O O
with O O
a O O
view O O
to O O
minimising O O
imports O O
of O O
natural O O
rubber O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

-- O O
Singapore B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
65-8703305 O O
) O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
authorities O O
seen O O
seeking O O
to O O
rein O O
in O O
dollar O O
. O O

George B-PER B-PER
Nishiyama I-PER I-PER

TOKYO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Comments O O
by O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
tight-lipped O O
central O O
bank O O
chief O O
and O O
an O O
influential O O
top O O
bureaucrat O O
are O O
further O O
signs O O
that O O
the O O
nation O O
's O O
authorities O O
want O O
to O O
keep O O
the O O
dollar O O
at O O
current O O
levels O O
, O O
market O O
sources O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
rare O O
expression O O
of O O
a O O
view O O
on O O
currencies O O
by O O
the O O
Bank B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Japan I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
governor O O
, O O
Yasuo B-PER B-PER
Matsushita I-PER I-ORG
was O O
quoted O O
in O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
leading O O
economic O O
daily O O
on O O
Friday O O
as O O
saying O O
that O O
he O O
sees O O
no O O
further O O
, O O
immediate O O
fall O O
in O O
the O O
yen O O
. O O

This O O
followed O O
a O O
widely O O
watched O O
television O O
appearance O O
late O O
on O O
Thursday O O
by O O
Eisuke B-PER B-PER
Sakakibara I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
high-ranking O O
Finance B-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
official O O
, O O
who O O
denied O O
he O O
had O O
said O O
he O O
wants O O
to O O
guide O O
the O O
dollar O O
lower O O
to O O
between O O
108 O O
and O O
110 O O
yen O O
. O O

But O O
many O O
in O O
the O O
market O O
thought O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
's O O
real O O
intentions O O
lay O O
elsewhere O O
, O O
and O O
took O O
more O O
notice O O
of O O
his O O
comments O O
about O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
government O O
's O O
stance O O
on O O
the O O
dollar O O
, O O
dealers O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
think O O
his O O
views O O
on O O
( O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG I-ORG
Secretary O O
Robert B-PER I-PER
) O O
Rubin B-PER B-PER
's O O
comments O O
were O O
indeed O O
what O O
he O O
himself O O
thinks O O
about O O
the O O
dollar O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Hank B-PER B-PER
Note I-PER I-PER
, O O
chief O O
dealer O O
at O O
Sumitomo B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Asked O O
about O O
Rubin B-PER B-PER
's O O
comment O O
that O O
a O O
strong O O
dollar O O
was O O
in O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
interests O O
, O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
remark O O
does O O
not O O
necessarily O O
mean O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
supports O O
a O O
stronger O O
dollar O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
's O O
a O O
strong O O
dollar O O
, O O
not O O
stronger O O
. O O

In O O
that O O
sense O O
, O O
the O O
comments O O
are O O
not O O
pointing O O
to O O
a O O
certain O O
direction O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
shows O O
that O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
is O O
not O O
for O O
a O O
stronger O O
dollar O O
either O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Sumitomo B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
Note B-PER O
. O O

Takao B-PER B-PER
Sakoh I-PER I-PER
, O O
first O O
vice O O
president O O
at O O
Union B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-LOC
of I-ORG I-ORG
Switzerland I-ORG I-LOC
in O O
Tokyo B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
Maybe O O
a O O
dollar O O
at O O
104.50 O O
yen O O
is O O
not O O
acceptable O O
( O O
to O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
) O O
, O O
but O O
it O O
may O O
be O O
okay O O
at O O
the O O
current O O
level O O
, O O
at O O
the O O
lower O O
end O O
of O O
112 O O
yen O O
. O O
" O O

Market O O
participants O O
have O O
kept O O
a O O
close O O
eye O O
on O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
, O O
chief O O
of O O
the O O
ministry O O
's O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Finance I-ORG I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
as O O
a O O
comment O O
he O O
made O O
in O O
November O O
after O O
the O O
dollar O O
hit O O
this O O
year O O
's O O
high O O
of O O
114.92 O O
yen O O
pushed O O
the O O
currency O O
down O O
sharply O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
said O O
then O O
that O O
the O O
market O O
's O O
view O O
on O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
economy O O
was O O
too O O
pessimistic O O
and O O
that O O
he O O
believed O O
it O O
was O O
stronger O O
than O O
the O O
market O O
thought O O
. O O

Dealers O O
have O O
come O O
to O O
refer O O
to O O
115 O O
yen O O
as O O
the O O
" O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
ceiling O O
" O O
for O O
the O O
dollar O O
following O O
the O O
remark O O
. O O

Adding O O
to O O
the O O
comments O O
by O O
" O O
Mr B-PER O
Yen I-PER B-MISC
" O O
, O O
as O O
Sakakibara B-PER B-PER
is O O
known O O
for O O
his O O
prominence O O
in O O
the O O
currency O O
market O O
, O O
was O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
governor O O
Matsushita B-PER B-ORG
's O O
remark O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
recent O O
level O O
of O O
the O O
yen O O
exchange O O
rate O O
has O O
been O O
stable O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
does O O
not O O
appear O O
to O O
be O O
moving O O
towards O O
a O O
further O O
depreciation O O
of O O
the O O
yen O O
immediately O O
, O O
so O O
import O O
prices O O
are O O
likely O O
to O O
stabilise O O
at O O
current O O
levels O O
, O O
" O O
Matsushita B-PER B-ORG
said O O
in O O
an O O
interview O O
with O O
the O O
Nihon B-ORG B-ORG
Keizai I-ORG I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

" O O
The O O
fact O O
that O O
he O O
touched O O
on O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
inflation O O
triggered O O
by O O
import O O
prices O O
shows O O
that O O
the O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
does O O
not O O
want O O
a O O
further O O
depreciation O O
of O O
the O O
yen O O
, O O
past O O
115 O O
yen O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Yasuhito B-PER B-PER
Kawashima I-PER I-PER
, O O
chief O O
forex O O
manager O O
at O O
Toyo B-ORG B-ORG
Trust I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Banking I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Some O O
said O O
the O O
central O O
bank O O
may O O
have O O
been O O
concerned O O
a O O
weaker O O
yen O O
would O O
lead O O
to O O
unfounded O O
pessimism O O
about O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
economy O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
was O O
concern O O
that O O
foreign O O
investors O O
may O O
sell O O
Japanese B-MISC B-MISC
stocks O O
if O O
the O O
dollar O O
goes O O
above O O
115 O O
yen O O
. O O

The O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
does O O
not O O
want O O
the O O
yen O O
's O O
weakness O O
to O O
lead O O
to O O
pessimism O O
over O O
the O O
economy O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Taisuke B-PER B-PER
Tanaka I-PER I-PER
, O O
market O O
strategist O O
with O O
Credit B-ORG B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Tokyo B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Senior O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
officials O O
have O O
separately O O
said O O
financial O O
markets O O
' O O
views O O
on O O
the O O
economy O O
have O O
been O O
too O O
negative O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
realise O O
there O O
are O O
negative O O
views O O
in O O
the O O
markets O O
about O O
the O O
impact O O
of O O
the O O
consumption O O
tax O O
hike O O
and O O
drop O O
in O O
public O O
spending O O
, O O
but O O
the O O
markets O O
appear O O
to O O
be O O
exaggerating O O
the O O
magnitude O O
of O O
the O O
negative O O
impact O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
senior O O
BOJ B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
consumption O O
tax O O
is O O
due O O
to O O
raised O O
in O O
April O O
from O O
three O O
to O O
five O O
percent O O
. O O

Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
sentences O O
pro-Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
warlord O O
to O O
death O O
. O O

Haitham B-ORG B-PER
Haddadin I-ORG I-PER

BEIRUT B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
military O O
court O O
on O O
Friday O O
sentenced O O
to O O
death O O
in O O
absentia O O
the O O
commander O O
of O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
surrogate O O
militia O O
in O O
south O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
treason O O
charges O O
. O O

The O O
court O O
convicted O O
General O O
Antoine B-PER B-PER
Lahd I-PER I-PER
, O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
South B-ORG B-LOC
Lebanon I-ORG I-LOC
Army I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
of O O
collaborating O O
with O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
with O O
which O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
officially O O
at O O
war O O
. O O

Lahd B-PER B-PER
, O O
a O O
69-year-old O O
former O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
army O O
major-general O O
, O O
heads O O
the O O
3,000-strong O B-MISC
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
militia O O
which O O
helps O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
hold O O
a O O
border O O
zone O O
in O O
south O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
ward O O
off O O
cross-frontier O O
guerrilla O O
raids O O
on O O
northern O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Lahd B-PER B-PER
said O O
a O O
few O O
days O O
after O O
the O O
trial O O
began O O
on O O
February O O
16 O O
that O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
authorities O O
must O O
drop O O
the O O
charges O O
or O O
risk O O
blocking O O
any O O
peace O O
deal O O
with O O
the O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
state O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
capable O O
of O O
pressuring O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Syrian-backed B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
to O O
stop O O
the O O
legal O O
pursuit O O
. O O

The O O
charges O O
against O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
were O O
: O O
forming O O
a O O
hostile O O
army O O
, O O
carrying O O
weapons O O
on O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
side O O
, O O
helping O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
strip O O
off O O
a O O
part O O
of O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
territory O O
by O O
violence O O
, O O
forming O O
an O O
armed O O
gang O O
, O O
killing O O
or O O
trying O O
to O O
kill O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
civilians O O
by O O
artillery O O
shelling O O
and O O
kidnapping O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
citizens O O
for O O
long O O
periods O O
. O O

Shortly O O
before O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
's O O
trial O O
began O O
, O O
a O O
Beirut B-LOC B-LOC
military O O
prosecutor O O
charged O O
another O O
89 O O
former O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
army O O
soldiers O O
with O O
collaborating O O
with O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

No O O
date O O
has O O
been O O
set O O
for O O
the O O
trial O O
of O O
the O O
men O O
, O O
all O O
members O O
of O O
the O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
living O O
in O O
the O O
Israeli-held B-MISC B-MISC
zone O I-LOC
in O O
south O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Israel B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
have O O
repeatedly O O
demanded O O
safety O O
guarantees O O
for O O
the O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
-- O O
a O O
mixed O O
Christian-Shi'ite B-MISC B-MISC
Moslem B-MISC I-MISC
force O O
-- O O
which O O
the O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
states O O
regards O O
as O O
loyal O O
allies O O
. O O

Israel B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
said O O
the O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
army O O
must O O
incorporate O O
the O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
fighters O O
into O O
its O O
ranks O O
as O O
an O O
army O O
brigade O O
as O O
a O O
condition O O
for O O
peace O O
. O O

But O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
political O O
analysts O O
have O O
said O O
that O O
would O O
be O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
question O O
and O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
authorities O O
pre-empted O O
the O O
issue O O
by O O
taking O O
legal O O
action O O
against O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
. O O

Former O O
Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
Prime O O
Minister O O
Shimon B-PER B-PER
Peres I-PER I-PER
, O O
calling O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
" O O
a O O
great O O
Lebanese B-MISC B-MISC
patriot O O
" O O
, O O
said O O
earlier O O
this O O
year O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
insulted O O
the O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
commander O O
by O O
ordering O O
his O O
arrest O O
on O O
the O O
treason O O
charges O O
. O O

Peres B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
was O O
ousted O O
in O O
May O O
by O O
rightwing O O
Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
leader O O
Benjamin B-PER B-PER
Netanyahu I-PER I-PER
, O O
said O O
there O O
could O O
not O O
be O O
real O O
negotiations O O
with O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
" O O
unless O O
it O O
will O O
stop O O
the O O
maltreatment O O
of O O
the O O
SLA B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
its O O
commanders O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
Beirut B-LOC B-LOC
military O O
court O O
also O O
sentenced O O
to O O
life O O
in O O
jail O O
in O O
absentia O O
Etian B-PER B-PER
Saqr I-PER I-PER
, O O
former O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
pro-Israeli B-MISC B-ORG
Guardians B-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-LOC
Cedars I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
a O O
small O O
rightwing O O
Christian B-MISC B-MISC
civil O O
war O O
militia O O
. O O

Saqr B-PER B-PER
, O O
whose O O
trial O O
was O O
concurrent O O
with O O
Lahd B-PER B-PER
's O O
, O O
was O O
convicted O O
of O O
" O O
contacting O O
the O O
Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
enemy O O
, O O
passing O O
information O O
to O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
undertaking O O
hostile O O
acts O O
against O O
Lebanon B-LOC B-LOC
" O O
. O O

Texas B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
w O O
Okla B-LOC B-LOC
fed O O
cattle O O
market O O
thin O O
at O O
$ O O
67 O O
- O O
USDA B-ORG O
. O O

AMARILLO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Trade O O
was O O
slow O O
in O O
the O O
Panhandle B-LOC B-LOC
area O O
Friday O O
, O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
. O O

Slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
heifers O O
were O O
$ O O
1.00 O O
per O O
cwt O O
lower O O
. O O

Feedlots O O
reporting O O
moderate O O
inquiry O O
. O O

Sales O O
reported O O
on O O
8,200 O O
head O O
slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
1,000 O O
heifers O O
; O O
following O O
weekly O O
movement O O
of O O
71,200 O O
head O O
. O O

Note O O
- O O
all O O
cattle O O
prices O O
based O O
on O O
net O O
weights O O
FOB O O
the O O
feedlot O O
after O O
a O O
4 O O
percent O O
shrink O O
. O O

Slaughter O O
Steers O I-ORG
- O O
Select O B-ORG
and O O
Choice O I-ORG
2-3 O O
1150-1200 O O
lbs O O
67.00 O O
. O O

Slaughter O O
Heifers O I-ORG
- O O
Select O B-ORG
and O O
Choice O I-ORG
2-3 O O
1050-1100 O O
lbs O O
67.00 O O
. O O

Confirmed O O
- O O
9,300 O O
Week O O
Ago O O
- O O
None O O
Year O O
Ago O O
- O O
None O O

( O O
( O O
Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
newsdesk O O
312 O O
408 O O
8720 O O
) O O
) O O

USDA B-ORG B-ORG
daily O O
cattle O O
and O O
hog O O
slaughter O O
- O O
Dec O O
6 O O
. O O

Est O B-ORG
daily O O
livestock O O
slaughter O O
under O O
Fed B-ORG O
inspection O O
- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG

CATTLE O O
CALVES O O
HOGS O O

Friday O O
12/06/96 O O
( O O
est O O
) O O
132,000 O O
7,000 O O
359,000 O O

Week O O
ago O O
( O O
est O O
) O O
130,000 O O
6,000 O O
346,000 O O

Year O O
ago O O
( O O
act O O
) O O
132,000 O O
6,000 O O
336,000 O O

Saturday O O
12/07/96 O O
( O O
est O O
) O O
38,000 O O
0 O O
18,000 O O

Week O O
to O O
date O O
( O O
est O O
) O O
688,000 O O
31,000 O O
1,810,000 O O

Same O O
Period O O
Last O O
Week O O
( O O
est O O
) O O
601,000 O O
26,000 O O
1,547,000 O O

Same O O
Period O O
Last O O
Year* O I-MISC
( O O
act O O
) O O
685,000 O O
31,000 O O
1,914,000 O O

1996 O O
Year O O
to O O
date O O
33,549,000 O O
1,589,000 O O
84,894,000 O O

1995 O O
Year O O
to O O
date* O O
32,970,000 O O
1,305,000 O O
88,800,000 O O

Percent O O
change O O
1.8 O O
% O O
21.8 O O
% O O
- O O
4.4 O O
% O O

*1995 O O
totals O O
adjusted O O
to O O
reflect O O
NASS B-ORG B-ORG
revisions O O
1996 O O
Totals O O
are O O
subject O O
to O O
revision O O
Yearly O O
totals O O
may O O
not O O
add O O
due O O
to O O
rounding O O
. O O

Previous O O
day O O
estimated O O
Steer O B-ORG
and O O
Heifer O B-ORG
Cow O I-ORG
and O O
Bull O B-ORG

Thursday O O
100,000 O O
33,000 O O

BALANCE O O
- O O
Hartford B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Conn B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

, O O
$ O O
11 O O
mln O O
. O O

CITY O B-ORG
OF O I-ORG
HARTFORD B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
CONNECTICUT B-LOC B-LOC

RE O O
: O O
$ O O
25,000,000 O O

GENERAL O O
OBLIGATION O O
BONDS O O

MOODY B-ORG O
'S I-ORG O
: O O
Aaa O O
/ O O
A1 O O
S&P B-ORG O
: O O
AAA O O
/ O O
AA- O O

Delivery O O
Date O O
: O O
12/16/1996 O O

FSA B-ORG O
INSURED O O

Maturity O O
Balance O O
Coupon O O
List O O

12/15/2000 O O
1,250M O O
6.25 O O
4.10 O O

12/15/2001 O O
575M O O
4.60 O O
4.20 O O

12/15/2003 O O
265M O O
4.40 O O
4.40 O O

12/15/2004 O O
625M O O
4.50 O O
4.50 O O

12/15/2005 O O
55M O O
4.60 O O
4.60 O O

12/15/2006 O O
145M O O
4.70 O O
4.70 O O

12/15/2007 O O
850M O O
4.85 O O
4.85 O O

12/15/2008 O O
1,200M O O
4.95 O O
4.95 O O

12/15/2009 O O
1,240M O O
5.05 O O
5.05 O O

12/15/2010 O O
1,250M O O
5.15 O O
5.15 O O

12/15/2011 O O
1,240M O O
5.25 O O
5.25 O O

12/15/2012 O O
1,200M O O
5.25 O O
5.30 O O

12/15/2013 O O
1,135M O O
5.30 O O
5.35 O O

12/15/2014 O O
850M O O
5.30 O O
5.35 O O

Total O O
: O O
11,880M O O

State B-ORG B-ORG
Street I-ORG I-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Trust I-ORG I-ORG
Company I-ORG I-ORG

Prudential B-ORG B-ORG
Securities I-ORG I-ORG
Incorporated I-ORG I-ORG

PaineWebber B-ORG B-ORG
Incorporated I-ORG I-ORG

First B-ORG B-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
Capital I-ORG I-ORG
Markets I-ORG I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
NJ B-LOC O

-- O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
212-859-1650 O O

14 O O
years O O
later O O
, O O
Florida B-LOC B-LOC
man O O
dies O O
for O O
killing O O
. O O

TALLAHASSEE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Fla. B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Fourteen O O
years O O
after O O
he O O
bludgeoned O O
and O O
shot O O
a O O
man O O
whose O O
trailer O O
home O O
he O O
robbed O O
in O O
1982 O O
, O O
John B-PER B-PER
Mills I-PER I-PER
Jr O I-PER
. O O

, O O
41 O O
, O O
was O O
put O O
to O O
death O O
in O O
Florida B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
electric O O
chair O O
Friday O O
. O O

As O O
Glenn B-PER B-PER
Lawhon I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
rural O O
Florida B-LOC B-LOC
minister O O
who O O
is O O
the O O
victim O O
's O O
father O O
, O O
looked O O
on O O
, O O
Mills B-PER B-PER
was O O
pronounced O O
dead O O
at O O
7:13 O O
a.m. O O
EST O O
( O O
1213 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
) O O
for O O
the O O
murder O O
of O O
Lester B-PER B-PER
Lawhon I-PER I-PER
. O O

Speaking O O
in O O
Arabic B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
Mills B-PER B-PER
made O O
a O O
final O O
statement O O
before O O
an O O
anonymous O O
citizen O O
flipped O O
the O O
switch O O
that O O
sent O O
2000 O O
volts O O
of O O
electricity O O
through O O
his O O
body O O
, O O
said O O
Department B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG O
Corrections I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
Eugene B-PER B-PER
Morris I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
was O O
present O O
at O O
the O O
execution O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
bear O O
witness O O
that O O
there O O
is O O
no O O
God B-PER O
but O O
Allah B-PER B-PER
and O O
I O O
bear O O
witness O O
that O O
the O O
prophet O O
Mohammed B-PER B-PER
is O O
the O O
messenger O O
of O O
God B-PER O
, O O
" O O
he O O
quoted O O
Mills B-PER B-PER
as O O
saying O O
. O O

Prison O O
officials O O
said O O
they O O
had O O
no O O
record O O
of O O
Mills B-PER B-LOC
' O O
official O O
conversion O O
, O O
but O O
they O O
said O O
that O O
, O O
on O O
May O O
14 O O
, O O
1991 O O
, O O
he O O
had O O
asked O O
that O O
a O O
new O O
name O O
, O O
Yuhanna B-PER B-PER
Abdullah I-PER I-PER
Muhammed I-PER I-PER
, O O
be O O
added O O
to O O
his O O
prison O O
file O O
, O O
which O O
is O O
usually O O
an O O
indication O O
of O O
a O O
conversion O O
to O O
Islam B-MISC B-LOC
. O O

Mills B-PER B-PER
is O O
the O O
38th O O
person O O
to O O
die O O
in O O
Florida B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
electric O O
chair O O
since O O
the O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
reversed O O
itself O O
in O O
1976 O O
and O O
legalised O O
the O O
death O O
penalty O O
. O O

Prison O O
officials O O
said O O
Mills B-PER B-PER
made O O
no O O
special O O
request O O
for O O
a O O
last O O
meal O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
eat O O
the O O
steak O O
, O O
fried O O
potatoes O O
and O O
orange O O
juice O O
offered O O
him O O
. O O

He O O
spent O O
Thursday O O
with O O
family O O
members O O
and O O
his O O
spiritual O O
adviser O O
, O O
Morris B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Mills B-PER B-PER
was O O
scheduled O O
to O O
die O O
Wednesday O O
but O O
had O O
his O O
sentence O O
temporarily O O
postponed O O
by O O
the O O
Florida B-ORG B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

On O O
Thursday O O
, O O
the O O
11th O O
Circuit O B-ORG
U.S. B-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Appeals I-ORG I-ORG
in O O
Atlanta B-LOC B-LOC
denied O O
his O O
appeal O O
in O O
federal O O
court O O
. O O

In O O
March O O
1982 O O
, O O
Mills B-PER B-PER
and O O
accomplice O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Frederick I-PER I-PER
knocked O O
on O O
the O O
door O O
of O O
Lester B-PER B-PER
Lawhon I-PER I-PER
's O O
trailer O O
in O O
an O O
attempt O O
to O O
rob O O
it O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
. O O

Lester B-PER B-PER
Lawhon I-PER I-PER
was O O
taken O O
to O O
a O O
nearby O O
airstrip O O
where O O
he O O
was O O
bludgeoned O O
with O O
a O O
tire O O
iron O O
. O O

Mills B-PER B-PER
then O O
fired O O
two O O
shots O O
that O O
killed O O
Lawhon B-PER B-PER
as O O
the O O
victim O O
tried O O
to O O
run O O
away O O
. O O

Frederick B-PER B-PER
is O O
serving O O
a O O
347-year O O
sentence O O
. O O

New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
grain O O
freight O O
fixtures O O
- O O
Dec O O
5 O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Mana O O
50,000 O O
tonnes O O
soybeans O O
USG O B-MISC
/ O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
10-15/12 O O
$ O O
23.50 O O
10,000 O O
/ O O
4,000 O O
GeePee O O
. O O

-- O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
+1 O O
212 O O
859 O O
1640 O O

Iowa-S B-LOC B-ORG
Minn B-LOC I-PER
fed O O
cattle O O
market O O
quiet O O
, O O
no O O
sales-USDA B-MISC B-ORG
. O O

DES B-LOC B-LOC
MOINES I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
heifers O O
not O O
tested O O
, O O
compared O O
with O O
Thursday O O
's O O
close O O
, O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
. O O

Trade O O
slow O O
. O O

Demand O O
and O O
seller O O
interest O O
light O O
. O O

Offerings O O
light O O
. O O

Steers O B-ORG
- O O
Select O O
and O O
Choice O O
2-4 O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Heifers O O
- O O
Select O O
and O O
Choice O O
2-4 O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Carcass O O
Basis O O
( O O
weight O O
only O O
) O O
Compared O B-MISC
Thursdays O O
Close O O
- O O
Slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
heifers O O
not O O
tested O O
. O O

Steers O B-ORG
- O O
Select O O
and O O
Choice O O
2-4 O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Holstein O B-LOC
- O O
( O O
weight O O
only O O
) O O
Select O O
to O O
mostly O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
1250-1400 O O
lbs O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Holsteins O O
- O O
( O O
grade O O
and O O
weight O O
) O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
1250-1450 O O
lbs O O
no O O
sales O O
Select O O
2-3 O O
1250-1450 O O
lbs O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Heifers O O
- O O
Select O O
and O O
Choice O O
2-4 O O
no O O
sales O O
. O O

Confirmed O O
- O O
None O O
Week O O
Ago O O
- O O
800 O O
Year O O
Ago O O
- O O
900 O O

Wk O O
to O O
Date O O
- O O
None O O
Week O O
Ago O O
- O O
800 O O
Year O O
Ago O O
- O O
900 O O

( O O
( O O
Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
newsdesk O O
312-408-8720 O O
) O O
) O O

Man O O
stole O O
pigs O O
, O O
tipped O O
strippers O O
, O O
gets O O
10 O O
years O O
. O O

APPLETON B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Wis B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

1996-12-06 O O

A O O
farmhand O O
used O O
the O O
proceeds O O
from O O
stolen O O
pigs O O
to O O
lavish O O
tips O O
on O O
dancers O O
at O O
strip O O
clubs O O
and O O
offered O O
one O O
$ O O
3,000 O O
to O O
pay O O
for O O
breast O O
implant O O
surgery O O
, O O
authorities O O
said O O
Friday O O
. O O

In O O
sentencing O O
Darrel B-PER B-PER
Voeks I-PER I-PER
, O O
38 O O
, O O
to O O
a O O
10-year O O
prison O O
term O O
on O O
Thursday O O
, O O
Outagmie B-LOC B-ORG
County I-LOC I-ORG
Circuit O I-ORG
Court O O
Judge O O
Dennis B-PER B-PER
Luebke I-PER I-PER
said O O
he O O
was O O
" O O
a O O
thief O O
by O O
habit O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
You O O
are O O
self-indulgent O O
. O O

You O O
are O O
narcissitic O O
, O O
" O O
Luebke O B-PER
said O O
at O O
the O O
sentencing O O
, O O
adding O O
Voeks B-PER B-PER
should O O
pay O O
restitution O O
of O O
more O O
than O O
$ O O
100,000 O O
to O O
the O O
farming O O
family O O
who O O
had O O
hired O O
him O O
. O O

Voeks B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
was O O
already O O
on O O
probation O O
for O O
prior O O
pig O O
thefts O O
, O O
pleaded O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
trying O O
to O O
pay O O
bills O O
for O O
his O O
ex-wife O O
and O O
children O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
court O O
heard O O
that O O
receipts O O
showed O O
much O O
of O O
the O O
money O O
went O O
to O O
dancers O O
at O O
strip O O
clubs O O
where O O
he O O
was O O
known O O
as O O
a O O
big O O
tipper O O
. O O

One O O
stripper O O
said O O
Voeks B-PER B-PER
offered O O
to O O
give O O
her O O
$ O O
3,000 O O
for O O
breast O O
implant O O
surgery O O
. O O

Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
grain O O
statistics O O
weekly O O
. O O

CHICAGO B-LOC B-ORG
, O O
Dec O O
6 O O
( O O
Reuter B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
Statistics O O
for O O
the O O
week O O
ending O O
December O O
1 O O
in O O
000 O O
's O O
tonnes O O
. O O

- O O
Canadian B-ORG B-ORG
Grain I-ORG I-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG

Visible O O
Supplies O O
Farmers O O
Deliveries O I-MISC

Curr O B-ORG
Wk O O
Yr O O
Ago O O
Curr O O
Wk O O
Yr O O
to O O
Date O O
Yr O O
Ago O O

Wheat O O
4320.2 O O
3909.3 O O
288.5 O O
6278.9 O O
5580.0 O O

Durum O B-ORG
1168.9 O O
1225.0 O O
44.3 O O
965.3 O O
1069.6 O O

Oats O O
286.5 O O
284.6 O O
31.9 O O
937.3 O O
581.2 O O

Barley O B-ORG
1074.0 O O
1104.8 O O
178.0 O O
2531.4 O O
1897.1 O O

Rye O O
44.6 O O
86.3 O O
2.3 O O
108.2 O O
119.2 O O

Flax O B-ORG
165.2 O O
181.9 O O
14.9 O O
231.4 O O
332.9 O O

Canola O B-ORG
646.6 O O
769.4 O O
60.5 O O
1902.0 O O
2147.6 O O

Corn O O
79.6 O O
163.5 O O
9.4 O O
95.7 O O
252.0 O O

Total O O
7785.8 O O
7724.8 O O
629.8 O O
13050.2 O O
11979.6 O O

Exports O O
Domestic O O
Disappearance O I-MISC

Curr O B-ORG
Wk O O
YTD O O
Yr O O
Ago O O
Curr O O
Wk O O
YTD O O
Yr O O
Ago O O

Wheat O O
387.4 O O
4677.8 O O
4553.6 O O
55.2 O O
1039.7 O O
846.1 O O

Durum O B-ORG
129.0 O O
1515.9 O O
1220.6 O O
4.6 O O
75.8 O O
73.3 O O

Oats O O
40.0 O O
561.0 O O
391.9 O O
4.8 O O
149.6 O O
115.0 O O

Barley O B-ORG
110.8 O O
1203.4 O O
506.0 O O
48.2 O O
941.0 O O
786.6 O O

Rye O O
4.1 O O
60.7 O O
57.9 O O
3.0 O O
10.7 O O
18.9 O O

Flax O O
7.2 O O
154.1 O O
235.7 O O
1.1 O O
22.2 O O
15.7 O O

Canola O B-ORG
47.1 O O
988.1 O O
1135.5 O O
46.7 O O
894.9 O O
822.0 O O

Corn O O
4.4 O O
15.1 O O
87.0 O O
0.6 O O
22.1 O O
11.1 O O

Total O O
730.0 O O
9176.1 O O
8188.2 O O
164.2 O O
3156.0 O O
2686.7 O O

In O O
addition O O
, O O
Statistics B-ORG B-ORG
Canada I-ORG I-ORG
indicated O O
the O O
following O O
exports O O
to O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
between O O
August O O
and O O
September O O
1996 O O
, O O
in O O
tonnes O O
: O O

Oats O O
Rye O O
Flaxseed O O
Canola O I-MISC
Corn O O

Exports O O
29,200 O O
17,200 O O
7,700 O O
100 O O
59,400 O O

Year O O
Ago O O
47,000 O O
24,300 O O
8,700 O O
8,200 O O
12,200 O O

( O O
Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
newsdesk O O
312 O O
408 O O
8720 O O
) O O

NYMEX B-ORG O
natgas O O
ends O O
sharply O O
lower O O
on O O
weather O O
outlook O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

NYMEX B-ORG O
Henry B-LOC I-ORG
Hub I-LOC I-ORG
natgas O O
futures O O
settled O O
significantly O O
lower O O
Friday O O
, O O
pressured O O
early O O
by O O
profit O O
taking O O
and O O
driven O O
even O O
lower O O
late O O
by O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Weather I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
bearish O O
six O O
to O O
10 O O
day O O
forecast O O
, O O
sources O O
said O O
. O O

January O O
ended O O
29.7 O O
cents O O
lower O O
at O O
$ O O
3.487 O O
per O O
million O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
thermal O O
units O O
after O O
dipping O O
to O O
a O O
low O O
of O O
$ O O
3.46 O O
. O O

Feb O O
settled O O
down O O
22 O O
cents O O
at O O
$ O O
3.186 O O
. O O

Most O O
others O O
also O O
were O O
down O O
. O O

" O O
Weather O O
forecasts O O
have O O
been O O
sketchy O O
. O O

Now O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Weather I-ORG I-ORG
Service I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
calling O O
for O O
above-normal O O
temperatures O O
in O O
more O O
than O O
half O O
of O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
one O O
futures O O
trader O O
said O O
. O O

In O O
its O O
forecast O O
, O O
the O O
NWS B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
it O O
expects O O
above-normal O O
temperatures O O
" O O
over O O
the O O
lower O O
48 O O
states O O
" O O
from O O
December O O
12 O O
through O O
December O O
16 O O
. O O

With O O
more O O
room O O
to O O
the O O
downside O O
anticipated O O
early O O
next O O
week O O
, O O
traders O O
said O O
support O O
in O O
January O O
was O O
at O O
$ O O
3.47 O O
, O O
then O O
$ O O
3.35 O O
. O O

The O O
next O O
backstops O O
were O O
seen O O
at O O
$ O O
3.11 O O
and O O
$ O O
3.04 O O
, O O
the O O
low O O
set O O
on O O
November O O
21 O O
. O O

Resistance O O
was O O
pegged O O
at O O
the O O
new O O
contract O O
high O O
of O O
$ O O
3.80 O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
cash O O
market O O
, O O
Gulf B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
prices O O
were O O
around O O
$ O O
3.60 O O
shortly O O
before O O
nomination O O
deadlines O O
. O O

Midcontinent O O
prices O O
were O O
similarly O O
lower O O
in O O
the O O
$ O O
3.40s. O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
city O O
gate O O
gas O O
slipped O O
into O O
the O O
$ O O
4.40s O O
, O O
down O O
almost O O
15 O O
cents O O
. O O

NYMEX B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
an O O
estimated O O
35,662 O O
Hub O B-MISC
contracts O O
traded O O
, O O
down O O
from O O
Thursday O O
's O O
revised O O
tally O O
of O O
43,955 O O
. O O

NYMEX B-ORG B-ORG
Alberta B-LOC I-ORG
natgas O O
remained O O
untraded O O
, O O
with O O
January O O
settling O O
at O O
$ O O
1.65 O O
, O O
off O O
10 O O
cents O O
from O O
Thursday O O
. O O

Physical O O
prices O O
for O O
the O O
weekend O O
at O O
the O O
AECO B-ORG B-ORG
storage O O
hub O O
were O O
also O O
down O O
about O O
10 O O
cents O O
in O O
the O O
C$ B-MISC B-MISC
1.92-1.97 O O
per O O
gigajoule O O
, O O
or O O
$ O O
1.52-1.56 O O
per O O
mmBtu O O
range O O
, O O
pressured O O
by O O
unseasonably O O
mild O O
weather O O
in O O
western O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

NYMEX B-ORG O
Permian B-MISC O
natgas O O
, O O
also O O
untraded O O
, O O
ended O O
10 O O
cents O O
lower O O
at O O
$ O O
2.90 O O
. O O

In O O
congruence O O
with O O
futures O O
, O O
Permian B-MISC O
cash O O
prices O O
for O O
the O O
weekend O O
fell O O
more O O
than O O
10 O O
cents O O
to O O
the O O
high O O
- O O
$ O O
3.40s. O O

On O O
the O O
KCBT B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
January O O
finished O O
26.5 O O
cents O O
lower O O
at O O
$ O O
3.35 O O
after O O
dipping O O
to O O
a O O
low O O
of O O
$ O O
3.33 O O
earlier O O
in O O
the O O
session O O
. O O

February O O
was O O
down O O
22 O O
cents O O
at O O
the O O
close O O
, O O
while O O
other O O
deferreds O O
were O O
4.5 O O
to O O
nine O O
cents O O
lower O O
. O O

The O O
East O B-LOC
/ O O
West O I-LOC
spread O O
narrowed O O
by O O
3.2 O O
cents O O
to O O
13.7 O O
cents O O
( O O
NYMEX B-ORG O
premium O O
) O O
. O O

Physical O O
prices O O
at O O
Waha B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
the O O
weekend O O
lost O O
more O O
than O O
15 O O
cents O O
to O O
the O O
low-to-mid O O
$ O O
3.50s O O
as O O
milder O O
weather O O
moved O O
into O O
the O O
Southwest O B-LOC
. O O

-- O O
H B-PER O
McCulloch I-PER I-PER
, O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
Power I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
+212-859-1628 O O

U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
barges O O
lightly O O
quoted O O
on O O
call O O
session O O
. O O

ST. B-LOC B-LOC
LOUIS I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
barge O O
rates O O
were O O
lightly O O
quoted O O
Friday O O
on O O
the O O
St. B-LOC B-ORG
Louis I-LOC I-ORG
Merchants O I-ORG
Exchange O I-ORG
call O O
session O O
. O O

No O O
barges O O
traded O O
versus O O
no O O
trades O O
Thursday O O
. O O

- O O
Two O O
barges O O
next O O
week O O
Illinois B-LOC B-LOC
bid O O
at O O
a O O
steady O O
130 O O
percent O O
of O O
tariff O O
, O O
offered O O
at O O
135 O O
percent O O
. O O

- O O
One O O
barge O O
, O O
week O O
of O O
December O O
15 O O
, O O
lower O O
Ohio B-LOC B-LOC
bid O O
2-1/2 O O
points O O
higher O O
at O O
105 O O
percent O O
, O O
no O O
offer O O
. O O

Two O O
barges O O
, O O
week O O
of O O
January O O
5 O O
, O O
Illinois B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
offered O O
five O O
points O O
lower O O
at O O
195 O O
percent O O
, O O
bid O O
at O O
150 O O
percent O O
. O O

- O O
Five O O
barges O O
, O O
30-day O O
open O O
, O O
mid-Mississippi B-MISC B-PER
( O O
McGregor B-PER B-PER
and O O
south O O
) O O
bid O O
at O O
160 O O
percent O O
, O O
offered O O
at O O
170 O O
percent O O
, O O
no O O
comparisons O O
. O O

- O O
36 O O
barges O O
, O O
two O O
each O O
week O O
May-August O B-MISC
, O O
Illinois B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
offered O O
at O O
130 O O
percent O O
of O O
tariff O O
, O O
no O O
bid O O
or O O
comparison O O
. O O

- O O
36 O O
barges O O
, O O
two O O
each O O
week O O
May-August O B-PER
, O O
mid-Mississippi B-MISC B-PER
offered O O
at O O
a O O
steady O O
135 O O
percent O O
, O O
bid O O
at O O
120 O O
percent O O
( O O
basis O O
one O O
each O O
week O O
) O O
. O O

-- O O
Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
newsdesk O O
312-408 O O
8720 O O

CBOT B-ORG B-ORG
grain O O
/ O O
oilseed O O
receipts O O
and O O
shipments O O
. O O

CHICAGO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Grain O O
and O O
soybean O O
receipts O O
and O O
shipments O O
, O O
in O O
bushels O O
, O O
at O O
delivery O O
locations O O
for O O
the O O
previous O O
trading O O
day O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
the O O
Chicago B-ORG B-ORG
Board I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
- O O

Receipts O O
Shipments O O

Wheat O O

Chicago B-LOC B-ORG
0 O O
0 O O

St. B-LOC B-ORG
Louis I-LOC I-ORG
21,346 O O
0 O O

Toledo B-LOC B-ORG
61,514 O O
0 O O

Corn O O

Chicago B-LOC B-ORG
78,056 O O
0 O O

St. B-LOC B-ORG
Louis I-LOC I-ORG
217,092 O O
75,810 O O

Toledo B-LOC B-LOC
285,505 O O
561,287 O O

Oats O O

Chicago B-LOC B-ORG
0 O O
0 O O

Minneapolis B-LOC B-LOC
306,364 O O
153,231 O O

Soybeans O O

Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
8,674 O O
484,018 O O

St. B-LOC B-ORG
Louis I-LOC I-ORG
253,821 O O
223,172 O O

Toledo B-LOC B-LOC
64,334 O O
160,476 O O

( O O
( O O
Chicago B-ORG B-LOC
Newsdesk I-ORG I-ORG
312-408-8720 O O
) O O
) O O

Clinton B-PER B-PER
to O O
have O O
more O O
news O O
conferences O O
in O O
2nd O O
term O O
. O O

WASHINGTON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

President O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
aims O O
to O O
hold O O
more O O
news O O
conferences O O
in O O
his O O
second O O
term O O
and O O
will O O
have O O
one O O
Dec. O O
13 O O
, O O
the O O
White B-LOC B-ORG
House I-LOC I-LOC
said O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
president O O
had O O
only O O
two O O
formal O O
, O O
full-blown O O
news O O
conferences O O
last O O
year O O
, O O
one O O
in O O
January O O
and O O
one O O
after O O
he O O
won O O
re-election O O
in O O
November O O
, O O
although O O
he O O
had O O
various O O
other O O
limited O O
sessions O O
with O O
the O O
press O O
. O O

White B-LOC B-ORG
House I-LOC I-ORG
spokesman O O
Mike B-PER B-PER
McCurry I-PER I-PER
said O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
" O O
plans O O
to O O
have O O
regular O O
news O O
conferences O O
" O O
during O O
his O O
second O O
term O O
. O O

But O O
when O O
asked O O
how O O
frequent O O
these O O
would O O
be O O
, O O
he O O
was O O
evasive O O
, O O
saying O O
, O O
" O O
periodic O O
, O O
occasional O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
He O O
enjoys O O
the O O
give O O
and O O
take O O
" O O
with O O
reporters O O
, O O
the O O
spokesman O O
added O O
. O O

Action O O
Performance O O
to O O
acquire O O
firms O O
. O O

TEMPE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Ariz B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

1996-12-06 O O

Action B-ORG B-ORG
Performance I-ORG I-ORG
Cos I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
Friday O O
it O O
has O O
agreed O O
to O O
acquire O O
Motorsport B-ORG B-ORG
Traditions I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
and O I-ORG
Creative B-ORG B-ORG
Marketing I-ORG I-ORG
& I-ORG I-ORG
Promotions I-ORG I-ORG
Inc I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
about O O
$ O O
13 O O
million O O
in O O
cash O O
and O O
stock O O
. O O

The O O
two O O
firms O O
to O O
be O O
acquired O O
have O O
about O O
$ O O
25 O O
million O O
in O O
annual O O
revenues O O
from O O
the O O
design O O
, O O
manufacture O O
and O O
sale O O
and O O
distribution O O
of O O
licensed O O
motorsports O O
products O O
. O O

The O O
deal O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
close O O
by O O
the O O
end O O
of O O
the O O
year O O
subject O O
to O O
due O O
diligence O O
and O O
other O O
customary O O
closing O O
conditions O O
. O O

Half O O
of O O
dog O O
bites O O
provoked O O
, O O
says O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
vet O O
. O O

CHICAGO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

As O O
many O O
as O O
1 O O
million O O
dog O O
bites O O
are O O
recorded O O
in O O
the O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
every O O
year O O
and O O
half O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
provoked O O
by O O
humans O O
, O O
a O O
veterinarian O O
told O O
fellow O O
animal O O
doctors O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
Humane O B-ORG
Society O I-ORG
of O I-ORG
the O I-ORG
United B-LOC I-ORG
States I-LOC I-LOC
estimates O O
that O O
between O O
500,000 O O
and O O
one O O
million O O
bites O O
are O O
delivered O O
by O O
dogs O O
each O O
year O O
, O O
more O O
than O O
half O O
of O O
which O O
are O O
suffered O O
by O O
children O O
. O O

" O O
Most O O
bites O O
can O O
be O O
prevented O O
by O O
teaching O O
children O O
how O O
to O O
respect O O
a O O
dog O O
, O O
" O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Cornwell I-PER I-PER
of O O
the O O
Glencoe B-ORG B-ORG
Animal I-ORG I-LOC
Hospital I-ORG I-LOC
in O O
Columbus B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Ohio B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
told O O
the O O
annual O O
meeting O O
of O O
the O O
American B-ORG B-ORG
Veterinary I-ORG I-ORG
Medical I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

" O O
Let O O
's O O
not O O
let O O
our O O
kids O O
jump O O
on O O
them O O
or O O
crawl O O
on O O
them O O
. O O

Dogs O O
and O O
children O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
to O O
have O O
an O O
interaction O O
. O O

Let O O
's O O
respect O O
their O O
territories O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Cornwell B-PER B-PER
said O O
50 O O
percent O O
of O O
reported O O
bites O O
were O O
provoked O O
by O O
a O O
person O O
and O O
60 O O
percent O O
were O O
suffered O O
by O O
children O O
. O O

He O O
also O O
estimated O O
that O O
only O O
25 O O
percent O O
of O O
bites O O
were O O
reported O O
because O O
medical O O
attention O O
was O O
not O O
needed O O
. O O

Don B-PER B-PER
Rieck I-PER I-PER
, O O
president O O
of O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Animal I-ORG I-ORG
Control I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
said O O
aggressiveness O O
in O O
dogs O O
was O O
related O O
more O O
to O O
gender O O
than O O
breed O O
and O O
a O O
male O O
dog O O
that O O
had O O
not O O
been O O
neutered O O
was O O
three O O
times O O
more O O
likely O O
to O O
bite O O
than O O
an O O
unspayed O O
female O O
. O O

The O O
five O O
breeds O O
credited O O
with O O
the O O
most O O
incidents O O
were O O
chow O O
chows O O
, O O
Rottweilers B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
shepherds I-MISC O
, O O
cocker B-MISC O
spaniels I-MISC O
and O O
Dalmatians B-MISC B-MISC
. O O
" O O

The O O
trends O O
in O O
dog O O
bites O O
by O O
particular O O
breeds O O
have O O
more O O
to O O
do O O
with O O
fad O O
pets O O
owned O O
by O O
individuals O O
who O O
need O O
to O O
have O O
something O O
unique O O
. O O

Speaking O O
strictly O O
of O O
dogs O O
, O O
15 O O
years O O
ago O O
the O O
macho O O
fad O O
pet O O
was O O
a O O
Doberman B-MISC B-ORG
. O O

Today O O
, O O
Rottweilers B-MISC B-MISC
are O O
on O O
the O O
way O O
up O O
, O O
" O O
Rieck B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

If O O
approached O O
by O O
a O O
stray O O
dog O O
, O O
children O O
should O O
be O O
taught O O
to O O
stand O O
still O O
with O O
fists O O
folded O O
underneath O O
the O O
neck O O
, O O
elbows O O
in O O
, O O
and O O
gaze O O
forward O O
until O O
the O O
dog O O
goes O O
away O O
. O O

Iowa-S B-LOC B-ORG
Minn B-LOC I-ORG
feedlot O O
cattle O O
market O O
not O O
tested- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

DES B-LOC B-LOC
MOINES I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Steers O B-PER
and O O
heifers O O
were O O
not O O
tested O O
, O O
compared O O
with O O
Thursday O O
's O O
close O O
, O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
. O O

Reported O O
sales O O
for O O
Fri- O B-MISC
None O I-MISC
. O O

Week O O
to O O
Date O O
- O O
None O O
. O O

( O O
( O O
Chicago B-LOC B-LOC
newsdesk O O
312-408-8720 O O
) O O
) O O

Nebraska B-LOC B-LOC
fed O O
cattle O O
roundup O O
- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

OMAHA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
heifers O O
were O O
not O O
established O O
Thursday O O
. O O

Demand O O
limited O O
. O O

Seller O O
interest O O
light O O
. O O

- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG

Thursday O O
200 O O
Last O O
Week O O
Holiday O I-MISC
Last O O
Year O O
N O O
/ O O
A O O

Week O O
to O O
Date O O
3,500 O O
Sm O O
Pd O O
Lst O O
Wk O O
800 O O
Sm O O
Pd O O
Lst O O
Yr O O
N O O
/ O O
A O O

Dressed O O
Basis O O
Delivered O O
not O O
well O O
tested O O
. O O

Dressed O O
Basis O O
Steers O O
: O O
Few O B-ORG
Select O I-ORG
and O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
, O O
1200-1300 O O
lbs O O
112.00 O O
; O O
load O O
early O O
114.00 O O
. O O

Dressed O O
Basis O O
Heifers O O
: O O
Few O B-ORG
Select O I-ORG
and O O
Choice O I-ORG
2-3 O O
, O O
1100-1200 O O
lbs O O
112.00 O O
. O O

Four O O
Africans B-MISC I-MISC
said O O
to O O
vie O O
for O O
top O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
post O O
. O O

Evelyn B-PER B-PER
Leopold I-PER I-PER

UNITED B-ORG B-LOC
NATIONS I-ORG I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Four O O
African B-MISC I-MISC
states O O
are O O
ready O O
to O O
nominate O O
candidates O O
for O O
the O O
post O O
of O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
secretary-general O O
on O O
Friday O O
now O O
that O O
Boutros B-PER B-PER
Boutros-Ghali I-PER I-PER
has O O
temporarily O O
put O O
aside O O
his O O
bid O O
for O O
re-election O O
. O O

The O O
nominees O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
diplomats O O
, O O
are O O
: O O
Kofi B-PER B-PER
Annan I-PER I-PER
of O O
Ghana B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
undersecretary-general O O
for O O
peacekeeping O O
; O O
Ahmedou B-PER B-PER
Ould I-PER I-PER
Abdallah I-PER I-PER
of O O
Mauritania B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
former O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
special O O
envoy O O
for O O
Burundi B-LOC B-LOC
; O O
Amara B-PER B-PER
Essy I-PER I-PER
of O O
the O O
Ivory B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
its O O
foreign O O
minister O O
and O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
General I-ORG I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG I-ORG
president O O
in O O
1994-95 O O
; O O
and O O
Hamid B-PER B-PER
Algabid I-PER I-PER
of O O
Niger B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
secretary-general O O
of O O
the O O
Organisation B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
the I-ORG I-ORG
Islamic I-ORG I-ORG
Conference I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Representatives O O
of O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
missions O O
of O O
Ghana B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
the O O
Ivory B-LOC B-LOC
Coast I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Mauritania B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Niger B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
scheduled O O
a O O
meeting O O
with O O
Security B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
president O O
Paolo B-PER B-PER
Fulci I-PER I-PER
of O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
hand O O
in O O
the O O
nominations O O
in O O
writing O O
, O O
the O O
envoys O O
said O O
. O O

It O O
was O O
not O O
known O O
if O O
other O O
candidates O O
would O O
step O O
forward O O
. O O

Diplomats O O
said O O
General O O
Joseph B-PER B-PER
Garba I-PER I-PER
of O O
Nigeria B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
a O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
General I-ORG O
Assembly I-ORG O
president O O
in O O
1989-90 O O
, O O
was O O
putting O O
forth O O
his O O
own O O
candidacy O O
without O O
being O O
nominated O O
by O O
his O O
country O O
. O O

Boutros-Ghali B-PER B-PER
on O O
Wednesday O O
opened O O
the O O
door O O
for O O
other O O
Africans B-MISC B-MISC
to O O
contest O O
his O O
job O O
by O O
saying O O
he O O
was O O
suspending O O
temporarily O O
his O O
candidacy O O
but O O
was O O
not O O
withdrawing O O
completely O O
from O O
the O O
race O O
. O O

His O O
supporters O O
said O O
this O O
meant O O
he O O
remained O O
a O O
candidate O O
in O O
case O O
the O O
race O O
reached O O
an O O
impasse O O
. O O

The O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Nov. O O
19 O O
vetoed O O
his O O
bid O O
for O O
re-election O O
while O O
the O O
other O O
14 O O
Security B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
members O O
supported O O
him O O
. O O

The O O
move O O
by O O
the O O
African B-MISC B-MISC
states O O
means O O
that O O
the O O
council O O
could O O
begin O O
voting O O
on O O
candidates O O
next O O
week O O
, O O
a O O
procedure O O
that O O
could O O
either O O
result O O
in O O
a O O
decision O O
or O O
turn O O
into O O
a O O
bitter O O
fight O O
with O O
vetoes O O
against O O
each O O
nominee O O
. O O

The O O
Security B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
to O O
vote O O
on O O
a O O
new O O
secretary-general O O
and O O
then O O
seek O O
the O O
endorsement O O
of O O
the O O
185-members O O
General B-ORG O
Assembly I-ORG I-ORG
before O O
December O O
31 O O
when O O
Boutros-Ghali B-PER B-PER
's O O
term O O
expires O O
. O O

Spain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
police O O
seize O O
petrol O O
bombs O O
, O O
arrest O O
five O O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
police O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
they O O
had O O
arrested O O
five O O
people O O
and O O
seized O O
more O O
than O O
90 O O
petrol O O
bombs O O
during O O
disturbances O O
after O O
a O O
protest O O
in O O
the O O
Basque B-MISC B-MISC
country O O
against O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
constitution O O
. O O

Hooded O O
protesters O O
threw O O
burning O O
bottles O O
and O O
other O O
objects O O
at O O
police O O
in O O
Pamplona B-LOC B-LOC
after O O
the O O
protest O O
organised O O
by O O
Herri B-ORG B-PER
Batasuna I-ORG I-PER
, O O
the O O
political O O
wing O O
of O O
Basque B-MISC B-MISC
separatist O O
group O O
ETA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Police O O
also O O
confiscated O O
eight O O
kg O O
( O O
18 O O
lb O O
) O O
of O O
screws O O
, O O
balaclavas O O
and O O
spray O O
paint O O
cans O O
. O O

The O O
protest O O
, O O
which O O
attracted O O
several O O
thousand O O
supporters O O
, O O
coincided O O
with O O
the O O
18th O O
anniversary O O
of O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
constitution O O
. O O

Mussolini B-PER B-PER
's O O
granddaughter O O
rejoins O O
far-right O O
party O O
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Alessandra B-PER B-PER
Mussolini I-PER I-PER
, O O
the O O
granddaughter O O
of O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Fascist O B-MISC
dictator O O
Benito B-PER B-PER
Mussolini I-PER I-PER
, O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
she O O
had O O
rejoined O O
the O O
far-right O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
Alliance I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
AN B-ORG O
) O O
party O O
she O O
quit O O
over O O
policy O O
differences O O
last O O
month O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
've O O
gone O O
back O O
, O O
" O O
she O O
told O O
a O O
radio O O
show O O
shortly O O
after O O
AN B-ORG O
leader O O
Gianfranco B-PER B-PER
Fini I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
was O O
being O O
interviewed O O
on O O
the O O
programme O O
, O O
said O O
the O O
row O O
had O O
been O O
resolved O O
. O O

" O O
He O O
did O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
lose O O
me O O
and O O
I O O
did O O
n't O O
want O O
to O O
lose O O
him O O
. O O
" O O

Fini B-PER B-PER
told O O
state O O
radio O O
RAI B-LOC B-ORG
he O O
met O O
Mussolini B-PER B-PER
thanks O O
to O O
the O O
good O O
offices O O
of O O
Giuseppe B-PER B-PER
Tatarella I-PER I-PER
, O O
AN B-ORG O
's O O
leader O O
in O O
the O O
Chamber B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Deputies I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
lower O O
house O O
) O O
, O O
and O O
had O O
overcome O O
their O O
differences O O
. O O

Mussolini B-PER B-PER
, O O
33 O O
, O O
resigned O O
from O O
the O O
parliamentary O O
party O O
group O O
for O O
what O O
she O O
said O O
were O O
strictly O O
political O O
reasons O O
. O O

The O O
fiery O O
politician O O
, O O
who O O
is O O
also O O
a O O
niece O O
of O O
screen O O
star O O
Sophia B-PER B-PER
Loren I-PER I-PER
, O O
had O O
accused O O
AN B-ORG O
leaders O O
of O O
stifling O O
internal O O
party O O
debate O O
. O O

Mussolini B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
sits O O
in O O
the O O
Chamber B-ORG B-LOC
, O O
told O O
La B-ORG B-ORG
Stampa I-ORG I-ORG
newspaper O O
last O O
month O O
after O O
quitting O O
AN B-ORG O
's O O
parliamentary O O
party O O
that O O
she O O
was O O
considering O O
joining O O
the O O
neo-fascist O O
Social B-ORG B-ORG
Movement I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
MS-Fiamma B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
formed O O
by O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
Duce O B-ORG
's O O
World B-MISC I-MISC
War I-MISC I-MISC
Two I-MISC I-MISC
followers O O
. O O

German B-MISC B-MISC
Santa B-PER I-LOC
in O O
bank O O
nearly O O
gets O O
arrested O O
. O O

HANOVER B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
Santa B-PER B-LOC
Claus I-PER I-LOC
distributing O O
presents O O
to O O
workers O O
in O O
a O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
bank O O
on O O
Friday O O
nearly O O
ended O O
up O O
behind O O
bars O O
when O O
a O O
passing O O
police O O
patrol O O
thought O O
he O O
was O O
a O O
robber O O
in O O
disguise O O
. O O

The O O
man O O
, O O
doing O O
his O O
rounds O O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
city O O
of O O
Hanover B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
the O O
day O O
when O O
German B-MISC B-MISC
children O O
traditionally O O
receive O O
small O O
presents O O
from O O
Saint B-PER B-PER
Nicholas I-PER I-LOC
, O O
convinced O O
police O O
eventually O O
that O O
he O O
was O O
genuine O O
. O O

Italy B-LOC B-LOC
commission O O
concludes O O
1997 O O
budget O O
examination O O
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
upper O O
house O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
budget O O
commission O O
has O O
concluded O O
its O O
examination O O
of O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
1997 O O
budget O O
, O O
and O O
it O O
will O O
approve O O
the O O
measure O O
officially O O
by O O
Saturday O O
. O O

From O O
Tuesday O O
, O O
the O O
full O O
assembly O O
of O O
the O O
Senate B-ORG B-ORG
will O O
start O O
its O O
examination O O
of O O
the O O
financial O O
package O O
. O O

-- O O
Milan B-LOC B-ORG
newsroom O O
+392 O O
66129502 O O

EU B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
agree O O
on O O
oil O O
import O O
tariffs O O
. O O

BRUSSELS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
European B-ORG B-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
resolved O O
disagreements O O
over O O
a O O
new O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
oil O O
import O O
regime O O
, O O
the O O
European B-ORG B-ORG
Commission I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
objected O O
to O O
increases O O
in O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
tariffs O O
on O O
imports O O
of O O
gasoline O O
and O O
gasoil O O
products O O
introduced O O
on O O
January O O
1 O O
, O O
1996 O O
, O O
saying O O
they O O
contravened O O
levels O O
envisaged O O
in O O
the O O
so-called O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
Agreement O I-MISC
between O O
the O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
increases O O
were O O
aimed O O
at O O
protecting O O
the O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
market O O
while O O
helping O O
to O O
modernise O O
the O O
local O O
oil O O
industry O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
have O O
now O O
reached O O
a O O
final O O
settlement O O
regarding O O
issues O O
related O O
to O O
the O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
import O O
regime O O
in O O
the O O
oils O O
sector O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
Commission B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
. O O

Under O O
the O O
agreement O O
, O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
will O O
abolish O O
all O O
oil O O
import O O
tariffs O O
by O O
2001 O O
, O O
remove O O
all O O
oil O O
price O O
controls O O
and O O
end O O
quantitative O O
restrictions O O
on O O
imports O O
by O O
January O O
1 O O
, O O
1997 O O
. O O

The O O
agreement O O
includes O O
the O O
early O O
privatisation O O
and O O
modernisation O O
of O O
Polish B-MISC B-MISC
oil O O
refineries O O
, O O
which O O
will O O
be O O
obliged O O
to O O
offer O O
equal O O
treatment O O
to O O
all O O
buyers O O
. O O

The O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Poland B-LOC B-LOC
will O O
monitor O O
the O O
settlement O O
at O O
six-monthly O O
meetings O O
. O O

Hindu B-MISC O
party O O
forces O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
parliament O O
to O O
adjourn O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
DELHI I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Hindu B-MISC O
nationalists O O
forced O O
adjournment O O
of O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
lower O O
house O O
of O O
parliament O O
on O O
Friday O O
, O O
in O O
protest O O
against O O
a O O
proposal O O
to O O
observe O O
a O O
minute O O
's O O
silence O O
over O O
the O O
destruction O O
of O O
a O O
mosque O O
by O O
a O O
Hindu B-MISC B-MISC
mob O O
in O O
1992 O O
. O O

Members O O
of O O
the O O
Hindu B-MISC B-ORG
nationalist O O
Bharatiya B-ORG B-ORG
Janata I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
BJP B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
shouted O O
pro-Hindu B-MISC B-PER
slogans O O
in O O
the O O
house O O
after O O
a O O
communist O O
deputy O O
made O O
the O O
proposal O O
in O O
remembrance O O
of O O
the O O
Babri O B-MISC
mosque O O
, O O
which O O
was O O
razed O O
on O O
December O O
6 O O
, O O
1992 O O
. O O

The O O
house O O
was O O
first O O
adjourned O O
for O O
two O O
hours O O
. O O

When O O
it O O
reconvened O O
, O O
BJP B-ORG B-PER
deputies O O
resumed O O
the O O
slogan-shouting O O
, O O
and O O
deputy O O
speaker O O
Suraj B-PER B-PER
Bhan I-PER I-PER
suspended O O
work O O
until O O
Monday O O
. O O

The O O
destruction O O
of O O
the O O
16th-century O O
mosque O O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
Indian B-MISC B-MISC
town O O
of O O
Ayodhya B-LOC B-LOC
triggered O O
nationwide O O
Hindu-Moslem B-MISC B-MISC
violence O O
in O O
which O O
more O O
than O O
3,000 O O
people O O
were O O
killed O O
. O O

Indian B-MISC B-MISC
officials O O
blame O O
revenge-minded O O
Moslem B-MISC B-MISC
underworld O O
gangs O O
in O O
Bombay B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
a O O
string O O
of O O
bombings O O
in O O
the O O
city O O
three O O
months O O
later O O
that O O
killed O O
260 O O
people O O
. O O

The O O
BJP B-ORG B-ORG
backs O O
a O O
hardline O O
Hindu B-MISC B-MISC
campaign O O
to O O
build O O
a O O
temple O O
at O O
the O O
site O O
of O O
the O O
mosque O O
, O O
which O O
Hindus B-MISC B-MISC
believe O O
was O O
the O O
birthplace O O
of O O
the O O
Lord O B-ORG
Rama B-PER I-LOC
. O O

The O O
campaign O O
catapulted O O
BJP B-ORG B-ORG
from O O
the O O
political O O
fringe O O
to O O
become O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
main O O
opposition O O
party O O
in O O
1991 O O
. O O

Indian B-MISC B-MISC
Sept O O
crude O O
oil O O
output O O
falls O O
to O O
2.6 O O
mln O O
T O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
DELHI I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

India B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
crude O O
petroleum O O
output O O
fell O O
to O O
2.56 O O
million O O
tonnes O O
in O O
September O O
from O O
2.83 O O
million O O
in O O
the O O
same O O
month O O
in O O
1995 O O
, O O
the O O
government O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

STEEL O O
OUTPUT O O
Sept O O
Sept O O
Apr-Sept O O
Apr-Sept O I-ORG

1996 O O
1995 O O
1996 O O
1995 O O

Crude O O
petroleum O O
2,557 O O
2,832 O O
15,838 O O
17,648 O O

Petroleum O O
products O O
4,605 O O
5,110 O O
30,589 O O
29,328 O O

Note O O
- O O
Figures O O
are O O
in O O
thousands O O
of O O
tonnes O O
and O O
preliminary O O
. O O

LUXEMBOURG B-LOC B-LOC
CHRISTMAS O O
MARKET O O
GOES O O
ON O O
WORLD O O
WIDE O O
WEB O O
. O O

BRUSSELS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Luxembourg B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
traditional O O
Christmas O O
market O O
, O O
which O O
starts O O
on O O
Saturday O O
and O O
runs O O
to O O
December O O
24 O O
, O O
has O O
taken O O
to O O
the O O
world O O
wide O O
web O O
as O O
a O O
way O O
of O O
publicising O O
its O O
activities O O
. O O

The O O
web O O
site O O
( O O
http://www.pt.lu/infoweb/kreschtmaart O O
) O O
gives O O
details O O
of O O
the O O
market O O
's O O
concert O O
programme O O
as O O
well O O
as O O
its O O
various O O
retailers O O
. O O

-- O O
Brussels B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+32 O O
2 O O
287 O O
6810 O O
, O O
Fax O O
+32 O O
2 O O
230 O O
7710 O O

London B-LOC B-LOC
coal O O
/ O O
ore O O
fixtures O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

COAL O O
- O O
Lantau B-MISC B-LOC
Peak I-MISC I-LOC
- O O
120,000 O O
tones O O
coal O O
Hay B-LOC B-LOC
Point I-LOC I-LOC
or O O
Newcastle B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
Kaohsiung B-LOC B-LOC
20-30/1 O O
$ O O
5.25 O O
and O O
$ O O
5.85 O O
fio O O
respectively O O
40,000-35,000 O O
/ O O
28,000 O O
shinc O O
China B-ORG B-LOC
Steel I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

Royal B-MISC B-ORG
Clipper I-MISC I-ORG
- O O
77,000 O O
tonnes O O
coal O O
Maracaibo B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
Fos B-LOC B-LOC
19/12-2/1 O O
$ O O
9.90 O O
fio O O
20,000 O O
shinc O O
/ O O
25,000 O O
shinc O O
Coe B-ORG B-PER
and I-ORG O
Clerici I-ORG B-LOC
. O O

ORE O O
- O O
IMC O B-ORG
TBN O O
- O O
70,000 O O
tonnes O O
Dampier B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
Kaohsiung B-LOC B-LOC
20-30/12 O O
$ O O
5.25 O O
fio O O
35,000 O O
shinc O O
/ O O
30,000 O O
shinc O O
China B-ORG B-LOC
Steel I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

UK B-LOC B-LOC
bookmakers O O
lengthen O O
Conservative B-MISC B-MISC
victory O O
odds O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

UK B-LOC B-LOC
bookmakers O O
William B-PER B-PER
Hill I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
they O O
have O O
lengthened O O
the O O
odds O O
of O O
a O O
Conservative B-MISC B-MISC
victory O O
in O O
the O O
next O O
general O O
election O O
from O O
9-4 O O
to O O
5-2 O O
. O O

William B-PER B-PER
Hill I-PER I-PER
said O O
the O O
odds O O
were O O
the O O
longest O O
they O O
had O O
been O O
for O O
six O O
months O O
. O O

The O O
Labour B-ORG B-MISC
opposition O O
are O O
now O O
1-4 O O
favourites O O
, O O
it O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
election O O
must O O
be O O
held O O
by O O
May O O
. O O

-- O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+44 O O
171 O O
542-7768 O O

Italy B-LOC B-LOC
tops O O
week O O
of O O
meagre O O
bond O O
returns O O
- O O
Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

High-flying O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
topped O O
the O O
league O O
in O O
a O O
week O O
of O O
meagre O O
returns O O
on O O
government O O
bonds O O
, O O
Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

In O O
local O O
currency O O
terms O O
, O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
BTPs O I-ORG
offered O O
returns O O
of O O
0.85 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
week O O
ended O O
on O O
Thursday O O
, O O
with O O
fellow O O
high-yielder O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
close O O
behind O O
on O O
0.80 O O
percent O O
. O O

The O O
weekly O O
government O O
bond O O
index O O
rose O O
0.07 O O
percent O O
in O O
local O O
currency O O
terms O O
. O O

France B-LOC B-LOC
managed O O
third O O
place O O
with O O
0.68 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
16-nation O O
world O O
government O O
bond O O
index O O
. O O

Canada B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
were O O
the O O
worst O O
performing O O
bonds O O
. O O

They O O
lost O O
2.21 O O
percent O O
, O O
depressed O O
by O O
a O O
wave O O
of O O
new O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
supply O O
. O O

Returns O O
on O O
Treasuries B-MISC O
were O O
also O O
in O O
negative O O
territory O O
at O O
minus O O
0.24 O O
percent O O
, O O
the O O
poorest O O
result O O
after O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
gilts O O
which O O
lost O O
0.28 O O
percent O O
. O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
the O O
only O O
dollar-bloc O O
country O O
in O O
the O O
table O O
to O O
eke O O
out O O
a O O
positive O O
return O O
, O O
albeit O O
a O O
paltry O O
0.02 O O
percent O O
. O O

German B-MISC B-MISC
Bunds O I-MISC
were O O
not O O
much O O
better O O
, O O
offering O O
returns O O
of O O
0.05 O O
percent O O
, O O
while O O
Japanese B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
bonds O O
managed O O
a O O
0.38 O O
percent O O
gain O O
. O O

Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
bonds O O
, O O
which O O
had O O
been O O
top O O
performers O O
in O O
Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG I-ORG
' O O
league O O
table O O
for O O
November O O
as O O
a O O
whole O O
, O O
turned O O
in O O
a O O
more O O
subdued O O
weekly O O
performance O O
with O O
a O O
return O O
of O O
only O O
0.27 O O
percent O O
. O O

In O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
dollar O O
terms O O
, O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
the O O
only O O
country O O
to O O
give O O
positive O O
returns O O
at O O
1.35 O O
percent O O
. O O

France B-LOC B-LOC
lost O O
0.37 O O
percent O O
, O O
followed O O
by O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
minus O O
0.59 O O
percent O O
. O O

The O O
biggest O O
losers O O
in O O
dollar O O
terms O O
were O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
gilts O O
, O O
which O O
shed O O
3.41 O O
percent O O
, O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
with O O
minus O O
3.03 O O
percent O O
and O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
minus O O
1.54 O O
percent O O
. O O

Salomon B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
bond O O
index O O
is O O
calculated O O
using O O
all O O
government O O
bonds O O
with O O
over O O
one O O
year O O
to O O
maturity O O
, O O
weighted O O
for O O
market O O
capitalisation O O
. O O

Only O O
bonds O O
freely O O
available O O
to O O
institutional O O
investors O O
and O O
with O O
a O O
certain O O
minimum O O
amount O O
outstanding O O
are O O
included O O
. O O

Returns O O
take O O
account O O
of O O
price O O
moves O O
and O O
accrued O O
interest O O
. O O

-- O O
Stephen B-PER B-PER
Nisbet I-PER I-PER
, O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Bonds I-ORG I-ORG
+44 O O
171 O O
6320 O O

OPEC B-ORG O
basket O O
price O O
$ O O
24.20 O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
price O O
of O O
the O O
OPEC B-ORG B-ORG
basket O O
of O O
seven O O
crudes O O
stood O O
at O O
$ O O
24.20 O O
a O O
barrel O O
on O O
Thursday O O
, O O
against O O
$ O O
23.47 O O
on O O
Wednesday O O
, O O
the O O
OPECNA B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
said O O
, O O
quoting O O
the O O
OPEC B-ORG B-ORG
secretariat O O
. O O

The O O
basket O O
comprises O O
Algeria B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Saharan B-MISC B-LOC
Blend I-MISC I-MISC
, O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Minas B-MISC B-LOC
, O O
Nigeria B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Bonny B-MISC B-LOC
Light I-MISC I-LOC
, O O
Saudi B-LOC B-LOC
Arabia I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
Arabian B-MISC B-MISC
Light I-MISC I-LOC
, O O
Dubai B-MISC B-LOC
of O O
the O O
UAE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Venezuela B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Tia B-MISC B-PER
Juana I-MISC I-PER
and O O
Mexico B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Isthmus B-MISC B-LOC
. O O

-- O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
+44 O O
171 O O
542 O O
7630 O O

Relations O O
between O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
, O O
Major B-PER O
good O O
- O O
spokesman O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Relations O O
between O O
Chancellor O B-PER
of O O
the O O
Exchequer O O
Kenneth B-PER B-PER
Clarke I-PER I-PER
and O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
John B-PER B-PER
Major I-PER I-PER
are O O
good O O
despite O O
media O O
reports O O
of O O
a O O
rift O O
over O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
policy O O
, O O
a O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Major B-PER B-ORG
's O O
office O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Asked O O
about O O
the O O
reports O O
, O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
Relations O O
are O O
good O O
. O O
" O O

Asked O O
about O O
Major B-PER O
's O O
mood O O
after O O
a O O
day O O
of O O
media O O
speculation O O
about O O
his O O
political O O
fortunes O O
, O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
: O O
" O O
He O O
is O O
resolute O O
. O O

He O O
is O O
getting O O
on O O
with O O
the O O
job O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
spokesman O O
said O O
he O O
was O O
not O O
aware O O
of O O
any O O
meetings O O
overnight O O
between O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
and O O
Major B-PER O
, O O
nor O O
of O O
any O O
talks O O
between O O
the O O
prime O O
minister O O
and O O
parliamentary O O
business O O
managers O O
. O O

Both O O
Major B-PER O
and O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
were O O
in O O
their O O
constituencies O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Two O O
dead O O
after O O
executive O O
jet O O
crashes O O
in O O
Newfoundland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

STEPHENVILLE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Newfoundland B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Two O O
people O O
were O O
killed O O
when O O
an O O
executive O O
jet O O
en O O
route O O
to O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
from O O
Michigan B-LOC B-LOC
crashed O O
on O O
approach O O
to O O
an O O
airport O O
in O O
Stephenville B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Newfoundland B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
on O O
Friday O O
, O O
authorities O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
pilot O O
and O O
co-pilot O O
, O O
the O O
only O O
two O O
aboard O O
, O O
were O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
crash O O
of O O
the O O
Learjet B-MISC B-ORG
36 I-MISC O
, O O
airport O O
manager O O
David B-PER B-PER
Snow I-PER I-PER
said O O
in O O
a O O
telephone O O
interview O O
. O O

Snow B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
plane O O
last O O
reported O O
to O O
air O O
traffic O O
control O O
at O O
about O O
3 O O
A.M. O O
local O O
time O O
/ O O
1:30 O O
A.M. O O
EST O O
( O O
0630 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
) O O
when O O
it O O
began O O
its O O
final O O
approach O O
about O O
10 O O
miles O O
( O O
16 O O
km O O
) O O
from O O
the O O
airport O O
in O O
this O O
east O O
coast O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
province O O
. O O

That O O
was O O
the O O
last O O
communication O O
the O O
aircraft O O
made O O
with O O
the O O
airport O O
, O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
considered O O
it O O
as O O
being O O
missing O O
until O O
about O O
0600 O O
( O O
4:30 O O
A.M. O O
EST O O
) O O
( O O
0930 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
) O O
. O O

That O O
's O O
when O O
the O O
wreckage O O
was O O
discovered O O
, O O
" O O
Snow B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
the O O
cargo O O
flight O O
originated O O
in O O
Grand B-LOC B-LOC
Rapids I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Michigan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
was O O
due O O
to O O
stop O O
at O O
Stephenville B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
refueling O O
before O O
going O O
to O O
Shannon B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
cause O O
of O O
the O O
crash O O
was O O
not O O
yet O O
known O O
. O O

Investigators O O
were O O
due O O
to O O
fly O O
to O O
Stephenville B-LOC B-LOC
later O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

PLO B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
, O O
Netanyahu B-PER B-PER
could O O
meet O O
Saturday O O
. O O

JERUSALEM B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

PLO B-ORG B-ORG
negotiators O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
Palestinian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
Yasser B-PER B-PER
Arafat I-PER I-PER
, O O
Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
Prime O O
Minister O O
Benjamin B-PER B-PER
Netanyahu I-PER I-PER
and O O
Egyptian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
Hosni B-PER B-PER
Mubarak I-PER I-PER
might O O
all O O
meet O O
on O O
Saturday O O
to O O
try O O
to O O
clinch O O
a O O
deal O O
on O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
handover O O
of O O
Hebron B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
the O O
PLO B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
very O O
possible O O
that O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
and O O
Netanyahu B-PER B-PER
will O O
meet O O
in O O
Cairo B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

There O O
is O O
work O O
on O O
arranging O O
such O O
a O O
meeting O O
hosted O O
by O O
President O O
Mubarak B-PER B-PER
, O O
" O O
one O O
PLO B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
, O O
who O O
requested O O
anonymity O O
, O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
officials O O
said O O
no O O
meeting O O
had O O
yet O O
been O O
set O O
. O O

Arafat B-PER B-PER
's O O
adviser O O
Nabil B-PER B-PER
Abu I-PER I-PER
Rdainah I-PER I-PER
said O O
: O O

" O O
President O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
is O O
ready O O
to O O
meet O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Netanyahu B-PER B-PER
but O O
no O O
time O O
or O O
date O O
has O O
been O O
set O O
for O O
such O O
a O O
meeting O O
yet O O
. O O

" O O
President O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
's O O
position O O
is O O
clear O O
that O O
such O O
a O O
meeting O O
should O O
come O O
after O O
successful O O
negotiations O O
so O O
that O O
the O O
meeting O O
would O O
have O O
positive O O
results O O
. O O

Especially O O
since O O
the O O
Hebron B-LOC B-LOC
issue O O
has O O
not O O
been O O
agreed O O
yet O O
and O O
the O O
crucial O O
disputed O O
issues O O
have O O
not O O
been O O
resolved O O
. O O
" O O

But O O
Rdainah B-PER B-PER
said O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
would O O
go O O
to O O
Cairo B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
for O O
talks O O
with O O
Mubarak B-PER B-PER
. O O

Both O O
Arafat B-PER B-PER
and O O
Netanyahu B-PER B-PER
have O O
expressed O O
willingness O O
to O O
meet O O
. O O

They O O
last O O
met O O
in O O
Washington B-LOC B-LOC
after O O
clashes O O
in O O
September O O
that O O
killed O O
60 O O
Palestinians B-MISC B-MISC
and O O
15 O O
Israelis B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

The O O
violence O O
was O O
spurred O O
by O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
opening O O
an O O
entrance O O
to O O
a O O
tunnel O O
near O O
Moslem B-MISC B-MISC
sites O O
in O O
Jerusalem B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
Palestine B-ORG B-ORG
Liberation I-ORG I-ORG
Organisation I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
PLO B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
negotiators O O
said O O
the O O
last O O
two O O
weeks O O
of O O
talks O O
with O O
Israel B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
implementing O O
the O O
long-delayed O O
handover O O
of O O
most O O
of O O
Hebron B-LOC B-MISC
to O O
PLO B-ORG B-ORG
rule O O
had O O
been O O
" O O
meaningless O O
" O O
, O O
necessitating O O
an O O
Arafat-Netanyahu O B-MISC
meeting O O
. O O

Mubarak B-PER B-PER
's O O
adviser O O
Osama B-PER B-PER
el-Baz I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
there O O
were O O
efforts O O
to O O
arrange O O
a O O
meeting O O
between O O
the O O
Israeli B-MISC B-MISC
and O O
Palestinian B-MISC B-MISC
leaders O O
. O O

Palestinian B-ORG B-ORG
Authority I-ORG I-ORG
Secretary O O
General O O
Ahmed B-PER B-PER
Abdel-Rahman I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
he O O
understood O O
it O O
could O O
be O O
held O O
in O O
Cairo B-LOC B-LOC
either O O
on O O
Friday O O
or O O
Sunday O O
. O O

Abdel-Rahman B-PER B-PER
had O O
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
he O O
did O O
not O O
think O O
Saturday O O
would O O
be O O
the O O
date O O
because O O
it O O
is O O
the O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
sabbath O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
Jewish B-MISC B-MISC
sabbath O O
ends O O
at O O
sundown O O
, O O
so O O
a O O
night O O
meeting O O
would O O
not O O
interfere O O
with O O
the O O
religious O O
observance O O
. O O

Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
hindered O O
by O O
own O O
landmines O O
on O O
Syrian B-MISC B-MISC
border O O
. O O

ANKARA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
efforts O O
to O O
prevent O O
Kurdish B-MISC B-MISC
rebels O O
and O O
smugglers O O
infiltrating O O
from O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
are O O
being O O
badly O O
hindered O O
because O O
the O O
military O O
does O O
not O O
have O O
a O O
map O O
of O O
its O O
own O O
minefields O O
on O O
the O O
border O O
, O O
a O O
commission O O
of O O
parliamentarians O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
not O O
known O O
exactly O O
where O O
the O O
mines O O
have O O
been O O
sown O O
because O O
a O O
minefield O O
chart O O
cannot O O
be O O
found O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
commission O O
said O O
in O O
a O O
report O O
on O O
border O O
protection O O
. O O

The O O
report O O
, O O
to O O
be O O
debated O O
in O O
parliament O O
in O O
coming O O
weeks O O
, O O
was O O
seen O O
by O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Friday O O
. O O
" O O

Officials O O
say O O
the O O
minefields O O
present O O
an O O
obstacle O O
to O O
the O O
security O O
forces O O
, O O
" O O
it O O
said O O
. O O

It O O
said O O
Kurdistan B-ORG B-ORG
Workers I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
PKK B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
guerrillas O O
sometimes O O
know O O
the O O
layout O O
of O O
mined O O
areas O O
along O O
the O O
border O O
better O O
than O O
the O O
security O O
forces O O
. O O

" O O
Terrorists O O
and O O
smugglers O O
have O O
dug O O
up O O
the O O
mines O O
, O O
defused O O
them O O
and O O
opened O O
up O O
wide O O
paths O O
in O O
some O O
areas O O
. O O

They O O
can O O
come O O
in O O
and O O
out O O
easily O O
as O O
the O O
minefields O O
are O O
not O O
an O O
obstacle O O
, O O
" O O
it O O
said O O
. O O

An O O
armed O O
forces O O
spokesman O O
was O O
not O O
available O O
for O O
comment O O
. O O

Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
says O O
Syria B-LOC B-LOC
sponsors O O
the O O
PKK B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
fighting O O
for O O
Kurdish B-MISC B-MISC
self-rule O O
in O O
southeast O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Damascus B-LOC B-LOC
denies O O
aiding O O
the O O
rebels O O
. O O

The O O
PKK B-ORG B-ORG
also O O
crosses O O
into O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
from O O
bases O O
in O O
the O O
mountains O O
of O O
northern O O
Iraq B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

More O O
than O O
21,000 O O
people O O
have O O
died O O
in O O
the O O
12-year-old O O
conflict O O
. O O

Three O O
dead O O
in O O
Kurd B-MISC B-MISC
militia O O
blood O O
feud O O
in O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

DIYARBAKIR B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Three O O
people O O
were O O
killed O O
on O O
Friday O O
in O O
a O O
gun O O
battle O O
between O O
rival O O
groups O O
of O O
anti-guerrilla O O
militiamen O O
on O O
the O O
streets O O
of O O
this O O
southeastern O O
Turkish B-MISC B-MISC
city O O
, O O
police O O
said O O
. O O

Four O O
others O O
were O O
wounded O O
in O O
the O O
clash O O
, O O
caused O O
by O O
a O O
blood O O
feud O O
between O O
two O O
families O O
, O O
the O O
Kesers B-PER B-ORG
and O O
Karabuluts B-PER B-PER
, O O
serving O O
as O O
state-paid O O
village O O
guards O O
against O O
Kurdish B-MISC B-MISC
rebels O O
. O O

Police O O
said O O
the O O
guards O O
fired O O
automatic O O
weapons O O
at O O
each O O
other O O
. O O

One O O
of O O
the O O
dead O O
was O O
a O O
civilian O O
passer-by O O
. O O

The O O
role O O
of O O
the O O
70,000 O O
mainly O O
Kurdish B-MISC B-MISC
village O O
guards O O
who O O
fight O O
Kurdistan B-ORG B-ORG
Workers I-ORG I-ORG
Party I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
PKK B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
guerrillas O O
in O O
the O O
southeast O O
has O O
been O O
questioned O O
recently O O
after O O
media O O
allegations O O
that O O
many O O
of O O
them O O
are O O
involved O O
in O O
common O O
crime O O
. O O

The O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
region O O
's O O
main O O
pro-state O O
militia O O
is O O
at O O
the O O
centre O O
of O O
a O O
security O O
scandal O O
that O O
has O O
shaken O O
the O O
government O O
. O O

More O O
than O O
21,000 O O
people O O
have O O
been O O
killed O O
in O O
the O O
12-year-old O O
conflict O O
between O O
Turkish B-MISC B-MISC
security O O
forces O O
and O O
the O O
PKK B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
fighting O O
for O O
Kurdish B-MISC B-MISC
autonomy O O
or O O
independence O O
. O O

Texas B-LOC B-LOC
/ O O
w O O
Okla B-LOC B-LOC
fed O O
cattle O O
roundup O O
- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

AMARILLO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Trade O O
very O O
slow O O
in O O
the O O
Panhandle B-LOC B-LOC
area O O
Thursday O O
. O O

Slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
heifers O O
not O O
well O O
tested O O
. O O

Feedlots O O
reporting O O
light O O
inquiry O O
from O O
buyers O O
. O O

- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG

Thursday O O
200 O O
Week O O
Ago O O
Holiday O O
Year O O
Ago O O
10,900 O O

Wk O O
to O O
Date O O
69,100 O O
Week O O
Ago O O
58,100 O O
Year O O
Ago O O
30,800 O O

Sales O O
reported O O
on O O
200 O O
head O O
steers O O
; O O
69,100 O O
head O O
confirmed O O
for O O
week O O
to O O
date O O
which O O
includes O O
14,000 O O
formulated O O
and O O
3,400 O O
contracted O O
cattle O O
to O O
be O O
shipped O O
this O O
week O O
. O O

Slaughter O O
Steers O O
: O O
Pen O B-ORG
Select O I-ORG
and O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
, O O
1150 O O
lbs O O
67.00 O O
. O O

Pen O B-ORG
Select O O
, O O
few O O
choice O O
2-3 O O
1150 O O
lbs O O
66.00 O O
. O O

Kansas B-LOC B-LOC
feedlot O O
cattle O O
roundup O O
- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

DODGE B-LOC B-LOC
CITY I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Trade O O
slow O O
. O O

Not O O
enough O O
slaughter O O
steer O O
or O O
heifer O O
sales O O
confirmed O O
for O O
an O O
adequate O O
market O O
test O O
. O O

- O O
USDA B-ORG B-ORG

Thursday O O
600 O O
week O O
ago O O
holiday O O
year O O
ago O O
14,200 O O

week O O
to O O
date O O
89,300 O O
week O O
ago O O
71,000 O O
year O O
ago O O
47,200 O O

Inquiry O O
good O O
, O O
demand O O
light O O
. O O

Sales O O
confirmed O O
on O O
500 O O
slaughter O O
steers O O
and O O
100 O O
slaughter O O
heifers O O
Thursday O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
week O O
to O O
date O O
89,300 O O
head O O
confirmed O O
including O O
30,600 O O
head O O
of O O
contracted O O
or O O
formulated O O
cattle O O
. O O

Steers O O
: O O
Select O B-ORG
and O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
, O O
1200 O O
lbs O O
67.00 O O
. O O

Heifers O O
: O O
Select O B-ORG
and O O
Choice O O
2-3 O O
, O O
1150 O O
lbs O O
67.00 O O
. O O

Delphis B-ORG B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG I-ORG
weekly O O
municipal O O
bond O O
yields O O
. O O

Delphis B-ORG B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG I-ORG
weekly O O
muni O O
bond O O
yields O O
calculated O O
Dec O O
5 O O

Aaa O O
Aa O I-ORG
A O O
Baa O I-ORG

1997 O O
3.50 O O
3.60* O O
3.70 O O
3.75 O O
4.00 O O
4.00 O O
4.30 O O
4.35 O O

2001 O O
4.20 O O
4.20 O O
4.35 O O
4.40 O O
4.65 O O
4.65 O O
5.00 O O
5.00 O O

2006 O O
4.70 O O
4.70 O O
4.85 O O
4.85 O O
5.15 O O
5.15 O O
5.50 O O
5.50 O O

2011 O O
5.15 O O
5.15 O O
5.30 O O
5.30 O O
5.60 O O
5.60 O O
5.90 O O
5.90 O O

2016 O O
5.35 O O
5.30 O O
5.50 O O
5.45 O O
5.80 O O
5.75 O O
6.10 O O
6.05 O O

2021 O O
5.45 O O
5.40 O O
5.60 O O
5.55 O O
5.90 O O
5.85 O O
6.20 O O
6.15 O O

2026 O O
5.50 O O
5.45 O O
5.65 O O
5.60 O O
5.95 O O
5.90 O O
6.25 O O
6.20 O O

*from O O
previous O O
calculation O O
on O O
Nov O O
27 O O

-- O O
U.S. B-ORG B-ORG
Municipal I-ORG I-ORG
Desk I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
212-859-1650 O O

ACCESS B-MISC O
energy O O
futures O O
prices O O
add O O
to O O
daytime O O
gains O O
. O O

LOS B-ORG B-LOC
ANGELES I-ORG I-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
energy O O
futures O O
added O O
to O O
floor O O
session O O
gains O O
in O O
light O O
NYMEX B-MISC B-ORG
ACCESS I-MISC O
trade O O
Thursday O O
, O O
as O O
forecasts O O
for O O
colder O O
temperatures O O
in O O
distillate-hungry O O
Northeastern O B-LOC
markets O O
raised O O
supply O O
concerns O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
cold O O
weather O O
forecasts O O
are O O
helping O O
right O O
now O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
trader O O
said O O
. O O

Earlier O O
, O O
NYMEX B-ORG O
crude O O
ended O O
daytime O O
trade O O
78 O O
cents O O
higher O O
at O O
$ O O
25.58 O O
a O O
barrel O O
, O O
following O O
breakthroughs O O
of O O
key O O
technical O O
levels O O
and O O
reports O O
of O O
tighter O O
supplies O O
. O O

Front-month O O
heating O O
oil O O
firmed O O
0.09 O O
cents O O
a O O
gallon O O
to O O
75.20 O O
cents O O
as O O
roughly O O
100 O O
lots O O
changed O O
hands O O
within O O
the O O
first O O
few O O
hours O O
of O O
ACCESS B-MISC O
. O O

About O O
112 O O
lots O O
were O O
exchanged O O
overall O O
, O O
traders O O
said O O
. O O

NYMEX B-ORG O
gasoline O O
for O O
January O O
delivery O O
climbed O O
0.12 O O
cents O O
a O O
gallon O O
to O O
69.80 O O
cents O O
as O O
a O O
light O O
33 O O
lots O O
traded O O
in O O
the O O
nearby O O
month O O
and O O
35 O O
moved O O
overall O O
. O O

January O O
crude O O
was O O
barely O O
changed O O
from O O
its O O
settlement O O
, O O
edging O O
up O O
one O O
cent O O
to O O
$ O O
25.66 O O
a O O
barrel O O
. O O

About O O
350 O O
lots O O
were O O
traded O O
for O O
January O O
and O O
870 O O
in O O
all O O
months O O
. O O

-- O O
David B-PER B-PER
Brinkerhoff I-PER I-PER
, O O
Los B-LOC B-LOC
Angeles I-LOC I-LOC
bureau O O
+1 O O
213 O O
380 O O
2014 O O

U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
blasts O O
release O O
of O O
convicted O O
bomber O O
. O O

WASHINGTON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

The O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
Thursday O O
blasted O O
the O O
release O O
from O O
a O O
Greek B-MISC B-MISC
prison O O
of O O
a O O
Palestinian B-MISC B-MISC
guerrilla O O
convicted O O
of O O
bombing O O
an O O
airliner O O
and O O
killing O O
a O O
teenager O O
in O O
1982 O O
, O O
saying O O
the O O
move O O
" O O
does O O
not O O
make O O
sense O O
. O O
" O O

" O O
All O O
of O O
us O O
who O O
have O O
been O O
victimised O O
by O O
terrorists O O
... O O
need O O
to O O
stand O O
together O O
against O O
terrorists O O
. O O

We O O
ca O O
n't O O
let O O
terrorists O O
out O O
of O O
jail O O
when O O
they O O
are O O
a O O
danger O O
to O O
civilians O O
all O O
around O O
the O O
world O O
, O O
" O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
spokesman O O
Nicholas B-PER B-PER
Burns I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O
' O O

Mohammed B-PER B-PER
Rashid I-PER I-PER
" O O
is O O
a O O
terrorist O O
who O O
deserves O O
to O O
be O O
behind O O
bars O O
. O O

It O O
is O O
inexplicable O O
to O O
us O O
why O O
he O O
would O O
have O O
been O O
allowed O O
to O O
leave O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
before O O
serving O O
his O O
just O O
sentence O O
... O O
This O O
is O O
an O O
incomprehensible O O
move O O
. O O

It O O
does O O
not O O
make O O
sense O O
, O O
" O O
Burns B-PER B-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
briefing O O
. O O

He O O
spoke O O
after O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
left O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
Thursday O O
on O O
being O O
freed O O
from O O
prison O O
early O O
for O O
good O O
behaviour O O
after O O
serving O O
8-1/2 O O
years O O
. O O

The O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
administration O O
's O O
strong O O
views O O
on O O
this O O
subject O O
have O O
been O O
conveyed O O
to O O
the O O
Greek B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
, O O
Burns B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Mahammad B-PER B-PER
Rashid I-PER I-PER
was O O
whisked O O
from O O
Korydallos B-LOC B-LOC
maximum O O
security O O
prison O O
just O O
outside O O
Athens B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
the O O
airport O O
where O O
he O O
boarded O O
a O O
regular O O
Olympic B-ORG B-ORG
Airways I-ORG I-ORG
flight O O
to O O
Cairo B-LOC B-LOC
where O O
he O O
would O O
transit O O
to O O
Tunis B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
former O O
Palestine B-ORG B-ORG
Liberation I-ORG I-ORG
Organisation I-ORG I-ORG
headquarters O O
. O O

Rashid B-PER B-PER
, O O
46 O O
, O O
was O O
sentenced O O
to O O
18 O O
years O O
in O O
prison O O
by O O
a O O
Greek B-MISC B-MISC
court O O
in O O
1992 O O
after O O
being O O
convicted O O
of O O
premeditated O O
murder O O
in O O
the O O
mid-air O O
bombing O O
of O O
a O O
Pan B-MISC B-MISC
American I-MISC I-MISC
airliner O O
in O O
1982 O O
. O O

His O O
sentence O O
had O O
been O O
reduced O O
to O O
15 O O
years O O
in O O
1993 O O
. O O

A O O
parole O O
court O O
ruled O O
recently O O
that O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
could O O
be O O
freed O O
after O O
serving O O
8-1/2 O O
years O O
, O O
with O O
time O O
in O O
pre-trial O O
detention O O
counted O O
towards O O
his O O
term O O
, O O
but O O
said O O
he O O
must O O
be O O
expelled O O
immediately O O
from O O
Greece B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
accuses O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
of O O
belonging O O
to O O
the O O
May O O
15 O O
Palestinian B-MISC B-MISC
guerrilla O O
group O O
and O O
being O O
an O O
accomplished O O
student O O
of O O
master O O
Palestinian B-MISC B-MISC
bombmaker O O
Abu B-PER B-PER
Ibrahim I-PER I-PER
. O O

Three O O
FBI B-ORG B-ORG
agents O O
who O O
testified O O
against O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
during O O
the O O
trial O O
, O O
held O O
at O O
Korydallos B-LOC B-LOC
prison O O
, O O
said O O
they O O
had O O
ample O O
evidence O O
against O O
Rashid B-PER B-PER
for O O
a O O
bomb O O
planted O O
on O O
a O O
Pan B-MISC B-MISC
American I-MISC I-MISC
plane O O
in O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
1982 O O
and O O
a O O
mid-air O O
bomb O O
blast O O
on O O
a O O
TWA B-ORG B-ORG
airliner O O
approaching O O
Athens B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
1986 O O
which O O
killed O O
four O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
citizens O O
. O O

School O O
football O O
player O O
banned O O
for O O
slashing O O
opponents O O
. O O

ALBUQUERQUE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
N.M. B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-05 O O

A O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Mexico I-LOC I-LOC
high O O
school O O
football O O
player O O
who O O
used O O
razor-sharp O O
helmet O O
buckles O O
to O O
slash O O
opponents O O
and O O
a O O
referee O O
was O O
expelled O O
from O O
high O O
school O O
banned O O
Thursday O O
from O O
competition O O
for O O
one O O
year O O
. O O

Mike B-PER B-PER
Cito I-PER I-PER
, O O
17 O O
, O O
was O O
expelled O O
from O O
St B-ORG B-ORG
Pius I-ORG I-MISC
X I-ORG I-MISC
High I-ORG I-ORG
School I-ORG I-LOC
in O O
Albuquerque B-LOC B-LOC
after O O
an O O
October O O
game O O
in O O
which O O
he O O
used O O
the O O
sharpened O O
chin O O
strap O O
buckles O O
to O O
injure O O
two O O
opposing O O
players O O
and O O
the O O
referee O O
. O O

One O O
of O O
the O O
players O O
need O O
10 O O
stitches O O
to O O
a O O
cut O O
on O O
his O O
forearm O O
. O O

Officials O O
said O O
the O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
Mexico I-ORG I-ORG
Activities I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
decided O O
to O O
bar O O
Cito B-PER B-ORG
from O O
any O O
inter-scholastic O O
competition O O
until O O
next O O
October O O
, O O
regardless O O
of O O
the O O
school O O
he O O
attends O O
. O O

Cito B-PER B-PER
's O O
father O O
, O O
Stephen B-PER B-PER
Cito I-PER I-PER
, O O
had O O
admitted O O
filing O O
the O O
metal O O
buckles O O
to O O
a O O
fine O O
edge O O
, O O
saying O O
he O O
did O O
it O O
to O O
get O O
even O O
with O O
the O O
referee O O
and O O
with O O
players O O
who O O
had O O
roughed O O
up O O
his O O
son O O
in O O
a O O
previous O O
game O O
. O O

Cyberspace O O
squabbles O O
overshadow O O
copyright O O
talks O O
. O O

Elif B-PER B-PER
Kaban I-PER I-PER

GENEVA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

In O O
a O O
gloomy O O
Geneva B-LOC B-LOC
conference O O
centre O O
built O O
before O O
the O O
dawn O O
of O O
the O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
groups O O
of O O
staid O O
officials O O
made O O
a O O
first O O
stab O O
on O O
Friday O O
at O O
rewriting O O
copyright O O
laws O O
for O O
the O O
digital O O
age O O
. O O

But O O
critics O O
at O O
the O O
first O O
government-level O O
meeting O O
to O O
revise O O
copyright O O
laws O O
in O O
25 O O
years O O
said O O
the O O
officials O O
and O O
legislators O O
might O O
as O O
well O O
be O O
trying O O
to O O
police O O
the O O
ether O O
. O O

After O O
four O O
days O O
of O O
diplomatic O O
wrangling O O
over O O
procedures O O
, O O
some O O
600 O O
delegates O O
from O O
nations O O
small O O
and O O
large O O
got O O
down O O
to O O
the O O
nitty-gritty O O
of O O
setting O O
the O O
digital O O
agenda O O
for O O
the O O
first O O
time O O
. O O

Cyberspace O O
squabbles O O
overshadowed O O
the O O
debate O O
on O O
a O O
stack O O
of O O
proposals O O
covering O O
literary O O
and O O
artistic O O
works O O
, O O
the O O
rights O O
of O O
performers O O
and O O
producers O O
of O O
music O O
and O O
producers O O
of O O
databases O O
. O O

" O O
If O O
it O O
goes O O
on O O
like O O
this O O
, O O
we O O
wo O O
n't O O
have O O
enough O O
time O O
to O O
finish O O
all O O
the O O
discussions O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
frustrated O O
Western O B-MISC
delegate O O
said O O
. O O
" O O

They O O
announced O O
they O O
will O O
start O O
evening O O
sessions O O
next O O
week O O
. O O
" O O

Attempts O O
by O O
copyright-based O O
industries O O
to O O
ensure O O
they O O
get O O
a O O
cut O O
from O O
online O O
works O O
led O O
to O O
a O O
storm O O
of O O
protests O O
by O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
companies O O
and O O
critics O O
who O O
say O O
the O O
pacts O O
would O O
curb O O
public O O
access O O
to O O
online O O
information O O
from O O
soccer O O
results O O
to O O
stock O O
prices O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
's O O
not O O
illegal O O
to O O
make O O
photocopies O O
of O O
newspaper O O
articles O O
. O O

It O O
's O O
fair O O
use O O
. O O

We O O
can O O
read O O
sports O O
statistics O O
or O O
stock O O
prices O O
. O O

But O O
with O O
the O O
treaty O O
, O O
this O O
kind O O
of O O
fact O O
will O O
be O O
owned O O
and O O
subject O O
to O O
licensing O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
James B-PER B-PER
Love I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
consumer O O
lobbyist O O
heading O O
the O O
Washington-based B-MISC B-ORG
Consumer B-PER I-ORG
Project I-PER I-ORG
on O O
Technology O I-ORG
. O O

" O O
None O O
of O O
the O O
treaties O O
are O O
ready O O
to O O
move O O
. O O

These O O
people O O
do O O
n't O O
understand O O
what O O
they O O
're O O
doing O O
. O O
" O O

At O O
stake O O
are O O
billions O O
of O O
dollars O O
and O O
the O O
future O O
of O O
the O O
electronic O O
information O O
industry O O
-- O O
the O O
coming O O
medium O O
for O O
the O O
distribution O O
of O O
music O O
, O O
films O O
, O O
literature O O
, O O
software O O
and O O
commerce O O
. O O

Supporters O O
of O O
the O O
three O O
pacts O O
say O O
they O O
are O O
only O O
an O O
extension O O
of O O
existing O O
intellectual O O
property O O
rights O O
, O O
covered O O
by O O
the O O
century-old O O
Berne B-MISC B-MISC
Convention I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

But O O
an O O
array O O
of O O
opponents O O
from O O
the O O
network O O
industry O O
to O O
consumer O O
, O O
scientific O O
and O O
academic O O
groups O O
say O O
the O O
pacts O O
will O O
give O O
sweeping O O
powers O O
to O O
entertainment O O
and O O
copyright-based O O
industries O O
. O O

A O O
quick O O
survey O O
at O O
the O O
conference O O
centre O O
found O O
few O O
officials O O
who O O
had O O
actually O O
surfed O O
the O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

Mongolia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
state O O
copyright O O
official O O
, O O
Gundegma B-PER B-PER
Jargalshaihan I-PER I-PER
, O O
said O O
apologetically O O
that O O
he O O
had O O
just O O
arrived O O
from O O
Ulan B-LOC B-LOC
Bator I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
was O O
not O O
aware O O
of O O
the O O
details O O
of O O
the O O
digital O O
agenda O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
do O O
n't O O
have O O
money O O
for O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
in O O
Mongolia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

Alexander B-PER B-PER
Bavykin I-PER I-PER
, O O
deputy O O
legal O O
chief O O
at O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
foreign O O
ministry O O
, O O
said O O
Moscow B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
yet O O
to O O
formulate O O
a O O
policy O O
on O O
copyright O O
in O O
cybersppace O O
. O O

He O O
too O O
had O O
never O O
browsed O O
the O O
Net O B-MISC
. O O

" O O
I O O
've O O
never O O
tried O O
it O O
and O O
why O O
should O O
I O O
? O O

There O O
are O O
lots O O
of O O
other O O
things O O
in O O
this O O
life O O
I O O
have O O
n't O O
tried O O
either O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

A O O
visit O O
to O O
the O O
computer O O
centre O O
offering O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
services O O
found O O
a O O
lone O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
official O O
clicking O O
away O O
on O O
his O O
mouse O O
. O O

" O O
Internet B-MISC O
is O O
a O O
potential O O
cash O O
cow O O
for O O
copyright-based O O
industries O O
and O O
we O O
need O O
roadmaps O O
on O O
the O O
information O O
superhighway O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Marc B-PER B-PER
Pearl I-PER I-PER
, O O
vice-president O O
of O O
the O O
Information B-ORG B-ORG
Technology I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
America I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
a O O
trade O O
association O O
of O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
network O O
companies O O
opposing O O
the O O
treaties O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
there O O
are O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
dinosaurs O O
here O O
. O O

People O O
here O O
do O O
n't O O
understand O O
Internet B-MISC B-ORG
technology O O
. O O

Because O O
they O O
do O O
n't O O
understand O O
technology O O
, O O
they O O
fear O O
the O O
unknown O O
. O O
" O O

Before O O
the O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
those O O
whose O O
business O O
was O O
to O O
protect O O
copyrights O O
knew O O
where O O
they O O
stood O O
. O O

Their O O
enemies O O
were O O
tangible O O
if O O
elusive O O
, O O
such O O
as O O
the O O
people O O
who O O
pirated O O
music O O
cassettes O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
a O O
global O O
computer O O
network O O
where O O
anything O O
from O O
music O O
to O O
software O O
can O O
be O O
duplicated O O
and O O
distributed O O
at O O
the O O
click O O
of O O
a O O
computer O O
mouse O O
, O O
has O O
ripped O O
up O O
the O O
rulebooks O O
. O O

Network B-MISC O
operators O O
said O O
the O O
draft O O
laws O O
would O O
hold O O
them O O
responsible O O
for O O
copyright O O
infringements O O
in O O
the O O
system O O
and O O
expose O O
them O O
to O O
multi-billion-dollar O O
liabilities O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
are O O
500 O O
million O O
messages O O
transmitted O O
through O O
the O O
Internet B-MISC B-MISC
everyday O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Casey I-PER I-PER
of O O
the O O
U.S.-based B-MISC B-ORG
MCI B-ORG I-ORG
Communications I-ORG I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG I-ORG
. O O
" O O

How O O
can O O
we O O
control O O
them O O
all O O
? O O
" O O

Italy B-LOC B-LOC
evacuates O O
17 O O
nuns O O
and O O
priests O O
from O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

ROME B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Italy B-LOC B-LOC
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
it O O
had O O
evacuated O O
17 O O
Roman B-MISC B-MISC
Catholic I-MISC I-MISC
nuns O O
and O O
priests O O
from O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
where O O
they O O
had O O
been O O
at O O
risk O O
from O O
fighting O O
between O O
government O O
troops O O
and O O
ethnic O O
Tutsi B-MISC B-MISC
rebels O O
. O O

The O O
Foreign B-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
the O O
10 O O
Europeans B-MISC B-MISC
and O O
seven O O
Africans B-MISC B-MISC
took O O
a O O
special O O
flight O O
from O O
the O O
Garamba B-LOC B-LOC
national O O
park O O
in O O
northern O O
Zaire B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
the O O
Ugandan B-MISC B-MISC
capital O O
Kampala B-LOC B-LOC
where O O
they O O
were O O
being O O
looked O O
after O O
at O O
the O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
embassy O O
. O O

The O O
group O O
had O O
travelled O O
from O O
their O O
mission O O
on O O
the O O
edge O O
of O O
the O O
park O O
to O O
a O O
landing O O
strip O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
rendezvous O O
, O O
a O O
ministry O O
official O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
ministry O O
said O O
the O O
group O O
consisted O O
of O O
13 O O
nuns O O
, O O
seven O O
Italians B-MISC B-MISC
and O O
six O O
Zaireans B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
and O O
four O O
priests O O
, O O
two O O
from O O
Belgium B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
one O O
from O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
one O O
from O O
Zambia B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Third O O
Paris B-LOC B-LOC
blast O O
victim O O
was O O
Moroccan B-MISC B-MISC
student O O
. O O

PARIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Moroccan B-MISC B-MISC
Mohamed B-PER B-PER
Benchaou I-PER I-PER
, O O
the O O
third O O
person O O
to O O
die O O
after O O
a O O
bombing O O
on O O
a O O
Paris B-LOC B-LOC
train O O
, O O
was O O
a O O
25-year-old O O
student O O
about O O
to O O
submit O O
a O O
mathematics O O
doctorate O O
, O O
the O O
Moroccan B-MISC B-MISC
embassy O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Benchaou B-PER B-PER
died O O
of O O
his O O
injuries O O
on O O
Thursday O O
night O O
, O O
two O O
days O O
after O O
the O O
blast O O
. O O

A O O
newly-married O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
woman O O
and O O
a O O
man O O
from O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Caledonia I-LOC I-LOC
died O O
instantly O O
in O O
the O O
bomb O O
that O O
injured O O
90 O O
others O O
in O O
the O O
rush-hour O O
train O O
. O O

An O O
embassy O O
spokesman O O
said O O
Benchaou B-PER B-PER
, O O
the O O
son O O
of O O
a O O
Moroccan B-MISC B-MISC
army O O
colonel O O
, O O
had O O
been O O
due O O
to O O
take O O
his O O
doctorate O O
in O O
March O O
and O O
hoped O O
to O O
become O O
a O O
teacher O O
. O O

Investigators O O
have O O
said O O
the O O
explosion O O
bore O O
the O O
hallmarks O O
of O O
Algerian B-MISC B-MISC
Moslem B-MISC I-MISC
fundamentalists O O
who O O
staged O O
a O O
series O O
of O O
bombings O O
last O O
year O O
which O O
killed O O
eight O O
people O O
and O O
injured O O
more O O
than O O
160 O O
. O O

Italian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
urges O O
separatists O O
to O O
turn O O
back O O
. O O

MANTUA O B-LOC
, O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Italian B-MISC B-MISC
President O O
Oscar B-PER B-PER
Luigi I-PER I-PER
Scalfaro I-PER I-PER
visited O O
the O O
symbolic O O
heartland O O
of O O
the O O
separatist O O
Northern B-ORG B-MISC
League I-ORG I-MISC
on O O
Friday O O
and O O
appealed O O
to O O
its O O
supporters O O
to O O
drop O O
their O O
campaign O O
for O O
a O O
breakaway O O
state O O
. O O

Addressing O O
a O O
convention O O
on O O
Italian B-MISC B-MISC
unity O O
in O O
Mantua O B-LOC
, O O
where O O
the O O
party O O
has O O
set O O
up O O
its O O
own O O
" O O
parliament O O
of O O
the O O
north O O
" O O
, O O
Scalfaro B-PER B-PER
made O O
a O O
direct O O
appeal O O
to O O
what O O
he O O
called O O
" O O
my O O
friends O O
from O O
the O O
League B-ORG B-MISC
" O O
to O O
work O O
instead O O
for O O
federal O O
reform O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
is O O
an O O
invitation O O
, O O
a O O
commitment O O
, O O
a O O
promise O O
. O O

Let B-LOC O
's O O
march O O
together O O
, O O
" O O
Scalfaro B-PER B-PER
, O O
a O O
northerner O O
himself O O
, O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
Help O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
teach O O
, O O
to O O
propose O O
a O O
capacity O O
for O O
strong O O
local O O
autonomy O O
, O O
for O O
the O O
federalism O O
which O O
can O O
give O O
new O O
vigour O O
to O O
our O O
blood O O
. O O

But O O
turn O O
back O O
from O O
the O O
line O O
you O O
are O O
taking O O
now O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Scalfaro B-PER B-PER
was O O
in O O
Mantua B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
attend O O
a O O
ceremony O O
commemorating O O
the O O
executions O O
there O O
by O O
Austrian B-MISC B-MISC
rulers O O
in O O
1852 O O
and O O
1853 O O
of O O
a O O
group O O
of O O
Italians B-MISC B-MISC
who O O
had O O
campaigned O O
for O O
national O O
unity O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
jeered O O
and O O
whistled O O
at O O
by O O
a O O
small O O
group O O
of O O
League B-LOC B-MISC
supporters O O
when O O
he O O
arrived O O
for O O
a O O
visit O O
marked O O
by O O
heavy O O
security O O
. O O

Witnesses O O
said O O
the O O
protesters O O
were O O
outnumbered O O
by O O
other O O
Italians B-MISC B-MISC
who O O
waved O O
tricolour O O
flags O O
in O O
the O O
national O O
red O O
, O O
white O O
and O O
green O O
or O O
shouted O O
" O O
Viva O B-ORG
Italia B-LOC I-ORG
" O O
. O O

The O O
League B-ORG B-MISC
won O O
more O O
than O O
eight O O
percent O O
of O O
votes O O
at O O
the O O
last O O
general O O
election O O
in O O
April O O
on O O
a O O
federalist O O
platform O O
but O O
its O O
leader O O
Umberto B-PER B-PER
Bossi I-PER I-PER
later O O
switched O O
to O O
a O O
separatist O O
agenda O O
. O O

A O O
three-day O O
" O O
independence O O
" O O
march O O
along O O
the O O
Po B-LOC B-LOC
River O I-LOC
in O O
September O O
, O O
culminating O O
in O O
a O O
declaration O O
in O O
Venice B-LOC B-LOC
of O O
a O O
self-styled O O
" O O
Republic B-LOC B-LOC
of I-LOC I-LOC
Padania I-LOC I-LOC
" O O
, O O
flopped O O
badly O O
. O O

Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Radiometer O B-MISC
H1 O O
result O O
seen O O
flat O O
. O O

COPENHAGEN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
Reuter B-ORG B-ORG
consensus O O
survey O O
sees O O
medical O O
equipment O O
group O O
Radiometer B-ORG B-ORG
reporting O O
largely O O
unchanged O O
earnings O O
when O O
it O O
publishes O O
first O O
half O O
19996/97 O O
results O O
next O O
Wednesday B-ORG O
. O O

An O O
average O O
of O O
four O O
analysts O O
' O O
forecasts O O
predicted O O
pre-tax O O
profit O O
of O O
147.3 O O
million O O
crowns O O
compared O O
to O O
144.5 O O
million O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
six O O
months O O
of O O
1995/96 O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
that O O
the O O
group O O
's O O
failure O O
to O O
introduce O O
new O O
products O O
was O O
behind O O
the O O
share O O
's O O
weak O O
performance O O
in O O
1996 O O
, O O
during O O
which O O
it O O
has O O
lost O O
seven O O
percent O O
so O O
far O O
. O O

-- O O
Soeren B-PER B-PER
Linding I-PER I-PER
Jakobsen I-PER I-PER
, O O
Copenhagen B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+45 O O
33969650 O O

Moslem B-MISC B-MISC
fundamentalists O O
kill O O
19 O O
Algerians B-MISC B-MISC
- O O
agency O O
. O O

PARIS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Moslem B-MISC B-MISC
fundamentalists O O
killed O O
19 O O
civilians O O
overnight O O
in O O
Blida B-LOC B-LOC
province O O
south O O
of O O
Algiers B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Algerian B-MISC B-MISC
security O O
forces O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
statement O O
carried O O
on O O
the O O
official O O
Algerian B-MISC B-MISC
news O O
agency O O
APS B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
the O O
security O O
forces O O
said O O
the O O
19 O O
had O O
been O O
killed O O
by O O
" O O
a O O
group O O
of O O
terrorists O O
" O O
. O O

Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
police O O
smash O O
major O O
drugs O O
rings O O
, O O
30 O O
arrested O O
. O O

BRUSSELS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Police O O
smashed O O
two O O
drugs O O
smuggling O O
rings O O
and O O
arrested O O
30 O O
people O O
after O O
a O O
taxidriver O O
in O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
alerted O O
them O O
to O O
a O O
suitcase O O
of O O
heroin O O
left O O
in O O
his O O
cab O O
, O O
Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
police O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Police O O
seized O O
dozens O O
of O O
kilos O O
of O O
heroin O O
with O O
a O O
street O O
value O O
of O O
hundreds O O
of O O
millions O O
of O O
Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
francs O O
, O O
a O O
public O O
prosecutor O O
's O O
office O O
spokesman O O
in O O
the O O
port O O
city O O
of O O
Antwerp B-ORG B-LOC
said O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
a O O
24-year-old O O
Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
woman O O
left O O
a O O
suitcase O O
containing O O
13 O O
kg O O
( O O
29 O O
lb O O
) O O
of O O
heroin O O
in O O
a O O
taxi O O
in O O
Barcelona B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
taxidriver O O
alerted O O
police O O
who O O
arrested O O
a O O
33-year-old O O
Turkish B-MISC B-MISC
man O O
when O O
he O O
came O O
to O O
pick O O
up O O
the O O
suitcase O O
at O O
a O O
lost O O
luggage O O
office O O
. O O

The O O
woman O O
was O O
later O O
arrested O O
in O O
Belgium B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

She O O
and O O
the O O
Turkish B-MISC B-MISC
man O O
smuggled O O
heroin O O
from O O
Turkey B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
Antwerp B-ORG B-LOC
from O O
where O O
it O O
was O O
taken O O
to O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
by O O
others O O
, O O
the O O
spokesman O O
said O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
14 O O
people O O
were O O
arrested O O
in O O
Belgium B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
16 O O
others O O
in O O
other O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
nations O O
after O O
an O O
investigation O O
lasting O O
nearly O O
a O O
year O O
. O O

( O O
$ O O
1=32.14 O O
Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
Franc O I-PER
) O O

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

GREECE B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Dec O O
5 O O
- O O
Greek B-MISC B-MISC
port O O
workers O O
called O O
off O O
a O O
strike O O
which O O
had O O
kept O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
ports O O
closed O O
, O O
giving O O
the O O
government O O
until O O
Feb O O
1 O O
to O O
introduce O O
a O O
promised O O
bonus O O
scheme O O
. O O

German B-MISC B-MISC
Jan-August O O
coffee O O
imports O O
detailed O O
. O O

HAMBURG B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

German B-MISC B-MISC
net O O
green O O
coffee O O
imports O O
from O O
outside O O
the O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
totalled O O
7.73 O O
million O O
bags O O
in O O
January-August O O
compared O O
with O O
7.66 O O
million O O
in O O
the O O
year-ago O O
period O O
, O O
the O O
DKV B-ORG B-ORG
coffee O O
association O O
said O O
. O O

Imports O O
of O O
1.04 O O
million O O
bags O O
in O O
August O O
were O O
down O O
from O O
1.08 O O
million O O
in O O
August O O
1995 O O
but O O
up O O
from O O
992,860 O O
bags O O
in O O
July O O
1996 O O
. O O

Colombia B-LOC B-LOC
shipped O O
198,226 O O
bags O O
in O O
August O O
after O O
164,185 O O
in O O
July O O
, O O
El B-LOC B-PER
Salvador I-LOC I-LOC
160,553 O O
( O O
129,184 O O
) O O
, O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
72,218 O O
( O O
78,959 O O
) O O
, O O
Ethiopia B-LOC B-LOC
69,252 O O
( O O
60,456 O O
) O O
and O O
Kenya B-LOC B-LOC
63,969 O O
( O O
60,043 O O
) O O
. O O

Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
in O O
seventh O O
position O O
with O O
54,333 O O
bags O O
( O O
29,055 O O
) O O
. O O

-- O O
Hamburg B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+49-40-41903275 O O

Munich B-ORG B-ORG
Re I-ORG I-ORG
says O O
to O O
split O O
stock O O
. O O

MUNICH B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Muenchener B-MISC B-ORG
Rueckversicherungs B-ORG I-ORG
AG I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
largest O O
reinsurer O O
, O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
it O O
expected O O
to O O
switch O O
its O O
shares O O
to O O
a O O
lower O O
par O O
value O O
by O O
September O O
1997 O O
at O O
the O O
earliest O O
. O O

The O O
group O O
, O O
known O O
as O O
Munich B-ORG B-ORG
Re I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
plans O O
to O O
seek O O
approval O O
for O O
the O O
move O O
at O O
its O O
shareholders O O
' O O
meeting O O
today O O
. O O

The O O
company O O
said O O
the O O
switch O O
would O O
probably O O
become O O
effective O O
in O O
September O O
. O O

The O O
planned O O
10-for-one O O
stock O O
split O O
would O O
reduce O O
the O O
par O O
value O O
of O O
Munich B-ORG B-ORG
Re I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
shares O O
to O O
five O O
marks O O
from O O
50 O O
, O O
causing O O
their O O
price O O
to O O
drop O O
to O O
around O O
one O O
tenth O O
of O O
the O O
present O O
value O O
. O O

Munich B-ORG B-ORG
Re I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
registered O O
shares O O
, O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
blue-chip O O
DAX B-MISC B-MISC
index O O
, O O
were O O
trading O O
at O O
3,710 O O
marks O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

-- O O
Frankfurt B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
+49 O O
69 O O
756525 O O

EU B-ORG B-ORG
experts O O
postpone O O
talks O O
on O O
rice O O
area O O
aid O O
. O O

BRUSSELS B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

European B-ORG B-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
rice O O
experts O O
on O O
Thursday O O
postponed O O
discussion O O
on O O
area O O
aid O O
payments O O
to O O
rice O O
producers O O
because O O
the O O
documents O O
were O O
not O O
available O O
in O O
all O O
the O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
languages O O
, O O
an O O
EU B-ORG B-ORG
offcial O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
discussion O O
in O O
the O O
experts O O
group O O
had O O
to O O
be O O
postponed O O
because O O
the O O
documents O O
needed O O
to O O
be O O
translated O O
into O O
the O O
official O O
languages O O
and O O
the O O
item O O
will O O
be O O
on O O
next O O
week O O
's O O
agenda O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
offcial O O
said O O
. O O

European B-MISC B-MISC
rice O O
producers O O
are O O
due O O
to O O
get O O
compensatory O O
area O O
aid O O
payments O O
similar O O
to O O
those O O
paid O O
to O O
cereal O O
producers O O
because O O
of O O
cuts O O
in O O
intervention O O
prices O O
. O O

-- O O
Brussels B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
32 O O
2 O O
287 O O
6800 O O

Frankfurt B-LOC B-LOC
dollar O O
fix O O
1.5338 O O
marks O O
. O O

FRANKFURT B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
dollar O O
was O O
fixed O O
at O O
1.5338 O O
marks O O
in O O
Frankfurt B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
, O O
after O O
1.5607 O O
marks O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O

There O O
was O O
no O O
Bundesbank B-ORG B-ORG
intervention O O
. O O

John B-ORG B-PER
Lewis I-ORG I-PER
UK I-ORG I-ORG
store O O
sales O O
up O O
4.5 O O
% O O
in O O
week O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
John B-PER B-PER
Lewis I-PER I-ORG
Partnership O I-ORG
said O O
its O O
UK B-LOC B-LOC
department O O
store O O
sales O O
rose O O
4.5 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
week O O
to O O
November O O
30 O O
compared O O
with O O
the O O
same O O
week O O
a O O
year O O
earlier O O
. O O

In O O
the O O
18 O O
weeks O O
to O O
November O O
30 O O
, O O
sales O O
were O O
up O O
13.6 O O
percent O O
year-on-year O O
. O O

Total O O
sales O O
, O O
including O O
the O O
Waitrose B-ORG B-ORG
supermarket O O
chain O O
, O O
rose O O
5.8 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
week O O
and O O
were O O
up O O
11.4 O O
percent O O
in O O
the O O
18-week O O
period O O
. O O

-- O O
Rosemary B-PER B-PER
Bennett I-PER I-PER
, O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Newsroom I-ORG I-ORG
44 O O
171 O O
542 O O
2774 O O

Timah B-ORG B-ORG
at O O
15.625 O O
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
at O O
0931 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

PT B-ORG B-ORG
Tambang I-ORG I-ORG
Timah I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
traded O O
at O O
$ O O
15.625 O O
per O O
GDR O B-MISC
in O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Friday O O
at O O
around O O
0931 O O
GMT B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

It O O
recorded O O
a O O
low O O
of O O
$ O O
15.625 O O
and O O
a O O
high O O
of O O
$ O O
15.725 O O
. O O

Its O O
previous O O
close O O
on O O
Thursday O O
was O O
$ O O
15.80 O O
. O O

One O O
Global O B-ORG
Depository O I-ORG
Receipt O I-ORG
represents O O
10 O O
common O O
shares O O
. O O

-- O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+6221 O O
384-6364 O O

British B-MISC B-MISC
" O O
Euro-sceptic B-MISC B-MISC
" O O
says O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
should O O
resign O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
" O O
Euro-sceptic B-MISC O
" O O
member O O
of O O
the O O
ruling O O
Conservative B-MISC B-MISC
party O O
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
finance O O
minister O O
Kenneth B-PER B-PER
Clarke I-PER I-PER
had O O
to O O
resign O O
to O O
prevent O O
the O O
party O O
disintegrating O O
over O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
a O O
single O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
currency O O
. O O

Member O O
of O O
Parliament O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Marlow I-PER I-PER
said O O
the O O
resignation O O
of O O
the O O
chancellor O O
of O O
the O O
exchequer O O
was O O
the O O
only O O
way O O
to O O
make O O
the O O
Conservatives O B-MISC
electable O O
in O O
a O O
general O O
election O O
which O O
must O O
take O O
place O O
by O O
May O O
next O O
year O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
have O O
a O O
divided O O
and O O
split O O
Cabinet B-ORG O
. O O

This O O
cannot O O
endure O O
, O O
" O O
Marlow B-PER B-PER
told O O
BBC B-ORG B-ORG
television O O
's O O
Newsnight B-MISC B-ORG
programme O O
on O O
Thursday O O
. O O
" O O

It O O
is O O
not O O
sustainable O O
. O O

Kenneth B-PER B-PER
Clarke I-PER I-PER
has O O
to O O
go O O
. O O

If O O
he O O
does O O
n't O O
resign O O
, O O
the O O
prime O O
minister O O
has O O
got O O
to O O
fire O O
him O O
. O O
" O O

Marlow B-PER B-PER
's O O
comment O O
come O O
on O O
the O O
heels O O
of O O
speculation O O
that O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
had O O
threatened O O
to O O
resign O O
if O O
the O O
government O O
changed O O
its O O
" O O
wait O O
and O O
see O O
" O O
policy O O
on O O
a O O
single O O
currency O O
and O O
declared O O
it O O
would O O
not O O
sign O O
up O O
for O O
the O O
currency O O
in O O
the O O
next O O
Parliament O O
. O O

Clarke B-PER B-PER
denied O O
on O O
Thursday O O
he O O
had O O
threatened O O
to O O
resign O O
and O O
said O O
his O O
position O O
on O O
the O O
single O O
currency O O
was O O
in O O
tune O O
with O O
that O O
of O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
John B-PER B-PER
Major I-PER I-PER
. O O

Major B-PER O
told O O
parliament O O
on O O
Thursday O O
he O O
would O O
keep O O
his O O
options O O
open O O
on O O
single-currency O O
membership O O
. O O

His O O
statement O O
was O O
interpreted O O
as O O
a O O
significant O O
victory O O
for O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
and O O
fellow O O
pro-European B-MISC O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Heseltine I-PER I-PER
, O O
deputy O O
prime O O
minister O O
. O O

Pro-European B-MISC O
Conservative B-MISC O
MP O O
Edwina B-PER B-PER
Currie I-PER I-PER
told O O
the O O
BBC B-ORG B-ORG
that O O
if O O
Clarke B-PER B-PER
resigned O O
, O O
other O O
ministers O O
would O O
go O O
with O O
him O O
. O O

Court O O
ejects O O
head O O
of O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
child-sex O O
inquiry O O
. O O

CANBERRA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
opposition O O
on O O
Friday O O
demanded O O
a O O
high-powered O O
investigation O O
into O O
paedophilia O O
in O O
the O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
diplomatic O O
service O O
after O O
the O O
federal O O
court O O
forced O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
existing O O
inquiry O O
to O O
stand O O
aside O O
. O O

The O O
court O O
said O O
inquiry O O
head O O
Chris B-PER B-PER
Hunt I-PER I-PER
might O O
be O O
biased O O
, O O
since O O
he O O
privately O O
told O O
a O O
newspaper O O
he O O
had O O
turned O O
up O O
no O O
major O O
evidence O O
of O O
paedophile O O
activity O O
, O O
even O O
though O O
he O O
still O O
had O O
months O O
' O O
of O O
investigation O O
before O O
him O O
. O O

" O O
Today O O
we O O
are O O
left O O
with O O
a O O
ruinous O O
wreck O O
beyond O O
salvage O O
and O O
a O O
continuing O O
pall O O
of O O
doubt O O
and O O
suspicion O O
hanging O O
over O O
our O O
diplomatic O O
service O O
, O O
" O O
opposition O O
foreign O O
affairs O O
spokesman O O
Laurie B-PER B-PER
Brereton I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O

But O O
the O O
government O O
responded O O
by O O
pressing O O
ahead O O
with O O
the O O
original O O
inquiry O O
, O O
established O O
in O O
May O O
, O O
appointing O O
a O O
new O O
head O O
to O O
lead O O
it O O
. O O

Critics O O
say O O
that O O
if O O
there O O
were O O
many O O
paedophiles O O
in O O
senior O O
posts O O
in O O
the O O
Foreign B-ORG B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG I-ORG
Department I-ORG I-ORG
then O O
a O O
secret O O
inquiry O O
would O O
be O O
open O O
to O O
internal O O
influence O O
and O O
would O O
become O O
a O O
public O O
service O O
whitewash O O
. O O

Accordingly O O
, O O
they O O
demand O O
an O O
open O O
investigation O O
. O O

A O O
spokesman O O
for O O
Foreign B-ORG O
Affairs I-ORG O
Minister O O
Alexander B-PER B-PER
Downer I-PER I-PER
said O O
the O O
appointment O O
of O O
a O O
new O O
inquiry O O
head O O
, O O
administrative O O
law O O
expert O O
Pamela B-PER B-PER
O'Neil I-PER I-PER
, O O
showed O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
commitment O O
to O O
pursue O O
the O O
matter O O
. O O

A O O
report O O
is O O
due O O
in O O
May O O
next O O
year O O
. O O

One O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
diplomat O O
has O O
been O O
prosecuted O O
this O O
year O O
for O O
having O O
sex O O
with O O
a O O
Cambodian B-MISC B-MISC
boy O O
under O O
16 O O
but O O
was O O
acquitted O O
. O O

Police O O
have O O
investigated O O
others O O
. O O

A O O
newspaper O O
reported O O
allegations O O
in O O
April O O
that O O
diplomats O O
had O O
directed O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
aid O O
to O O
certain O O
foreign O O
orphanages O O
to O O
secure O O
sex O O
with O O
children O O
. O O

Australian B-MISC B-MISC
hitman O O
killed O O
wrong O O
victim O O
. O O

SYDNEY B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

An O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
hitman O O
who O O
went O O
to O O
the O O
wrong O O
house O O
and O O
killed O O
the O O
wrong O O
man O O
was O O
sentenced O O
to O O
20 O O
years O O
jail O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Paul B-PER B-PER
Crofts I-PER I-PER
, O O
33 O O
, O O
and O O
an O O
accomplice O O
were O O
contracted O O
to O O
shoot O O
a O O
man O O
, O O
identified O O
only O O
as O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
, O O
in O O
the O O
leg O O
to O O
punish O O
him O O
for O O
his O O
misconduct O O
with O O
a O O
female O O
friend O O
of O O
the O O
contractor O O
, O O
the O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
South I-ORG I-LOC
Wales I-ORG I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG I-ORG
Court I-ORG I-ORG
was O O
told O O
. O O

But O O
in O O
February O O
1993 O O
Leszic B-PER B-PER
Betcher I-PER I-PER
, O O
was O O
shot O O
and O O
killed O O
after O O
answering O O
a O O
knock O O
at O O
the O O
door O O
of O O
his O O
Sydney B-LOC B-LOC
home O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
inference O O
from O O
all O O
the O O
material O O
is O O
that O O
the O O
marauders O O
had O O
come O O
to O O
the O O
wrong O O
house O O
, O O
" O O
Judge O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Grove I-PER I-PER
said O O
. O O

In O O
sentencing O O
Crofts B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
pleaded O O
guilty O O
, O O
Grove B-PER B-PER
took O O
into O O
account O O
his O O
" O O
mildly O O
retarded O O
" O O
intellectual O O
state O O
, O O
which O O
placed O O
him O O
in O O
the O O
lowest O O
two O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
population O O
. O O

Grove B-PER B-PER
said O O
Betcher B-PER B-PER
was O O
" O O
not O O
only O O
the O O
victim O O
of O O
a O O
horrendous O O
crime O O
, O O
but O O
his O O
death O O
was O O
brought O O
about O O
in O O
circumstances O O
of O O
an O O
equally O O
ghastly O O
error O O
on O O
the O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
prisoner O O
and O O
his O O
accomplices O O
" O O
. O O

The O O
unnamed O O
accomplice O O
was O O
earlier O O
sentenced O O
to O O
20 O O
years O O
in O O
prison O O
. O O

NZ B-LOC B-ORG
's O O
Bolger B-PER B-PER
says O O
Nats B-PER B-ORG
to O O
meet O O
NZ B-LOC B-MISC
First O I-MISC
on O O
Sunday O O
. O O

WELLINGTON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
Prime O O
Minister O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Bolger I-PER I-PER
, O O
emerging O O
from O O
coalition O O
talks O O
with O O
the O O
nationalist O O
New B-ORG B-ORG
Zealand I-ORG I-LOC
First I-ORG I-ORG
party O O
on O O
Friday O O
afternoon O O
, O O
said O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
NZ B-ORG I-ORG
First I-ORG I-ORG
would O O
meet O O
again O O
on O O
Sunday O O
. O O

Bolger B-PER B-PER
said O O
he O O
expected O O
a O O
government O O
to O O
be O O
formed O O
by O O
Thursday O O
. O O

NZ B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Peters B-PER B-PER
says O O
Nat B-PER B-PER
, O O
Lab B-PER O
talks O O
at O O
similar O O
stage O O
. O O

WELLINGTON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

New B-ORG B-LOC
Zealand I-ORG I-LOC
First I-ORG O
leader O O
Winston B-PER B-PER
Peters I-PER I-PER
on O O
Friday O O
said O O
coalition O O
talks O O
with O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Labour B-ORG I-ORG
parties O O
were O O
at O O
a O O
similar O O
level O O
of O O
completion O O
. O O

Peters B-PER B-PER
left O O
a O O
meeting O O
between O O
NZ B-ORG B-MISC
First I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
negotiators O O
to O O
spend O O
20 O O
minutes O O
speaking O O
to O O
Labour B-ORG B-ORG
leader O O
Helen B-PER B-PER
Clark I-PER I-PER
. O O

He O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
he O O
had O O
needed O O
to O O
speak O O
to O O
her O O
before O O
she O O
left O O
Wellington B-LOC B-LOC
later O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

Peters B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
talks O O
with O O
Labour B-ORG B-ORG
and O I-ORG
National B-ORG I-ORG
had O O
reached O O
" O O
about O O
the O O
same O O
level O O
of O O
completion O O
, O O
and O O
that O O
's O O
good O O
" O O
. O O

RTRS B-ORG B-ORG
- O O
Australian B-MISC B-ORG
MP O O
John B-PER B-PER
Langmore I-PER I-PER
formally O O
resigns O O
. O O

CANBERRA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Australian B-MISC B-MISC
parliamentarian O O
John B-PER B-PER
Langmore I-PER I-PER
has O O
formally O O
resigned O O
from O O
his O O
lower O O
house O O
seat O O
, O O
the O O
office O O
of O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Representatives I-ORG I-ORG
speaker O O
Bob B-PER B-PER
Halverson I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
Halverson B-PER B-PER
announced O O
that O O
he O O
had O O
received O O
today O O
from O O
Mr O O
John B-PER B-PER
Vance I-PER I-PER
Langmore I-PER I-PER
, O O
a O O
letter O O
resigning O O
his O O
place O O
as O O
member O O
of O O
the O O
House B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Representatives I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
the O O
electoral O O
division O O
of O O
Fraser B-PER B-PER
in O O
the O O
Australian B-MISC B-MISC
Capital I-MISC I-LOC
Territory I-MISC I-LOC
, O O
" O O
his O O
office O O
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
. O O

Halverson B-PER B-PER
was O O
considering O O
possible O O
dates O O
for O O
the O O
by-election O O
, O O
his O O
office O O
said O O
. O O

Langmore B-PER B-PER
, O O
57 O O
, O O
announced O O
in O O
November O O
that O O
he O O
intended O O
to O O
resign O O
from O O
parliament O O
to O O
take O O
up O O
a O O
position O O
as O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
senior O O
representative O O
at O O
the O O
United B-ORG B-ORG
Nations I-ORG I-ORG
headquarters O O
in O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
York I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

He O O
played O O
an O O
active O O
role O O
at O O
the O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
social O O
development O O
conference O O
in O O
Copenhagen B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
year O O
and O O
has O O
co-authored O O
articles O O
with O O
U.N. B-ORG B-ORG
development O O
programme O O
officer O O
Inge B-PER B-PER
Kaul I-PER I-PER
. O O

Langmore B-PER B-PER
, O O
a O O
persistent O O
campaigner O O
for O O
interventionist O O
economic O O
policy O O
, O O
has O O
been O O
Labor O B-ORG
member O O
for O O
Fraser B-PER B-PER
since O O
1984 O O
. O O

He O O
was O O
senior O O
private O O
secretary O O
to O O
the O O
employment O O
and O O
industrial O O
relations O O
minister O O
from O O
1983 O O
to O O
1984 O O
and O O
was O O
economic O O
advisor O O
to O O
then O O
treasurer O O
Paul B-PER B-PER
Keating I-PER I-PER
in O O
1983 O O
. O O

His O O
previous O O
posts O O
include O O
assistant O O
director O O
of O O
the O O
national O O
planning O O
office O O
of O O
Papua B-LOC B-LOC
New I-LOC I-LOC
Guinea I-LOC I-LOC
from O O
1969 O O
to O O
1973 O O
. O O

-- O O
Canberra B-LOC B-ORG
Bureau O I-ORG
61-6 O O
273-2730 O O

Burmese B-MISC B-MISC
students O O
march O O
out O O
of O O
campus O O
again O O
. O O

RANGOON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
group O O
of O O
Burmese B-MISC B-MISC
students O O
on O O
Friday O O
marched O O
out O O
of O O
the O O
Yangon B-ORG B-ORG
Institute I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Technology I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
YIT B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
outskirts O O
of O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
moved O O
toward O O
the O O
University B-ORG B-LOC
of I-ORG I-LOC
Yangon I-ORG I-LOC
about O O
six O O
km O O
( O O
four O O
miles O O
) O O
away O O
, O O
witnesses O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
witnesses O O
could O O
not O O
give O O
exact O O
numbers O O
of O O
those O O
taking O O
part O O
in O O
the O O
march O O
or O O
any O O
other O O
details O O
immediately O O
. O O

On O O
Monday O O
and O O
Tuesday O O
, O O
students O O
from O O
the O O
YIT B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
university O O
launched O O
street O O
protests O O
against O O
what O O
they O O
called O O
unfair O O
handling O O
by O O
police O O
of O O
a O O
brawl O O
between O O
some O O
of O O
their O O
colleagues O O
and O O
restaurant O O
owners O O
in O O
October O O
. O O

The O O
protests O O
culminated O O
at O O
dawn O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
with O O
several O O
hundred O O
of O O
the O O
student O O
protesters O O
being O O
detained O O
briefly O O
by O O
police O O
near O O
the O O
central O O
Shwe B-LOC B-LOC
Dagon I-LOC I-LOC
pagoda O O
in O O
Rangoon B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

They O O
were O O
later O O
released O O
. O O

On O O
Friday O O
, O O
some O O
students O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
that O O
they O O
were O O
still O O
dissatisfied O O
with O O
the O O
ruling O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Law I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Order I-ORG I-ORG
Restoration I-ORG I-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
( O O
SLORC B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
handling O O
of O O
their O O
demands O O
. O O

They O O
said O O
they O O
wanted O O
to O O
organise O O
independent O O
unions O O
on O O
university O O
campuses O O
and O O
demanded O O
that O O
details O O
of O O
the O O
punishment O O
of O O
policemen O O
who O O
allegedly O O
manhandled O O
some O O
students O O
at O O
the O O
October O O
brawl O O
be O O
published O O
in O O
newspapers O O
. O O

Thai B-MISC B-MISC
rice O O
vessels O O
loading O O
and O O
movements O O
at O O
Dec O O
06 O O
. O O

BANGKOK B-LOC B-LOC
1996-11-29 O O

The O O
Thai B-MISC B-MISC
Commerce B-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
detailed O O
rice O O
loading O O
at O O
Thai B-MISC B-MISC
ports O O
as O O
follows O O
( O O
in O O
tonnes O O
) O O
: O O

Vessel O O
Date O O
of O O
Arrival O O
Quantity O I-ORG
Destination O I-MISC

Iran B-MISC B-LOC
Sabr I-MISC I-ORG
19/11/96 O O
9,000 O O
Iran B-LOC B-LOC

Princess B-MISC O
of I-MISC O
Loine I-MISC B-LOC
19/11/96 O O
10,000 O O
Philippines B-LOC B-LOC

Deligst B-MISC O
20/11/96 O O
5,500 O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC

Seagramd B-MISC O
ace O O
20/11/96 O O
5,000 O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC

Lucky B-MISC O
Emdldm I-MISC O
20/11/96 O O
5,000 O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC

Algoa B-MISC B-LOC
Day I-MISC O
21/11/96 O O
6,000 O O
Africa B-LOC B-LOC

Sangthai B-MISC B-ORG
Glory I-MISC I-ORG
22/11/96 O O
3,000 O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC

Myos B-MISC B-PER
Yang I-MISC I-PER
5 O O
22/11/96 O O
4,000 O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC

Budisuryana B-MISC B-ORG
22/11/96 O O
3,800 O O
Malaysia B-LOC B-LOC

King B-MISC O
Ace I-MISC O
22/11/96 O O
5,000 O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC

Tong B-MISC O
Shun I-MISC I-PER
25/11/96 O O
3,000 O O
Vietnam B-LOC B-LOC

But B-MISC O
2 O O
27/11/96 O O
5,000 O O
Burma B-LOC B-LOC

-- O O
Bangkok B-MISC B-LOC
newsroom O O
( O O
662 O O
) O O
652-0642 O O

Chinese B-MISC B-MISC
girl O O
nearly O O
dies O O
from O O
cigarette O O
smoke O O
. O O

SHANGHAI B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

A O O
five-year-old O O
girl O O
in O O
the O O
east O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
city O O
of O O
Tianjin B-LOC B-LOC
choked O O
and O O
almost O O
died O O
from O O
cigarette O O
smoke O O
at O O
her O O
grandfather O O
's O O
birthday O O
with O O
relatives O O
smoking O O
for O O
hours O O
in O O
a O O
small O O
room O O
, O O
the O O
Wen B-ORG O
Hui I-ORG I-ORG
Bao I-ORG I-PER
newspaper O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

The O O
newspaper O O
said O O
the O O
girl O O
was O O
rushed O O
to O O
hospital O O
and O O
found O O
to O O
be O O
having O O
extreme O O
difficulty O O
breathing O O
. O O

It O O
said O O
eight O O
of O O
the O O
people O O
at O O
the O O
party O O
, O O
including O O
the O O
girl O O
's O O
father O O
, O O
immediately O O
announced O O
they O O
would O O
give O O
up O O
smoking O O
. O O

South B-MISC B-MISC
Korean I-MISC I-MISC
won O O
closes O O
down O O
on O O
import O O
settlements O O
. O O

SEOUL B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

The O O
won O O
slid O O
against O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
unit O O
on O O
Friday O O
as O O
players O O
prepared O O
for O O
Monday O O
's O O
import O O
settlement O O
needs O O
, O O
traders O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
won O O
ended O O
at O O
831.00 O O
, O O
slightly O O
down O O
from O O
an O O
opening O O
of O O
830.60 O O
. O O

It O O
ranged O O
between O O
830.20 O O
and O O
831.40 O O
. O O

" O O
A O O
sale O O
of O O
about O O
$ O O
60 O O
million O O
by O O
Hyundai B-ORG B-ORG
Heavy I-ORG I-MISC
pushed O O
the O O
dollar O O
down O O
earlier O O
in O O
the O O
day O O
, O O
but O O
Monday O O
's O O
import O O
needs O O
helped O O
it O O
recover O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
a O O
Koram B-ORG B-ORG
Bank I-ORG I-ORG
dealer O O
. O O

Dealers O O
said O O
the O O
dollar O O
/ O O
yen O O
's O O
movement O O
on O O
the O O
world O O
market O O
would O O
continue O O
to O O
set O O
the O O
trend O O
for O O
the O O
dollar O O
/ O O
won O O
next O O
week O O
. O O

Foreign O O
planes O O
to O O
land O O
in O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
popular O O
Guilin B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

BEIJING B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
tourist O O
spot O O
of O O
Guilin B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
the O O
southern O O
region O O
of O O
Guangxi B-LOC B-LOC
will O O
open O O
its O O
airport O O
to O O
foreign O O
aircraft O O
, O O
the O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
news O O
agency O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

An O O
assessment O O
group O O
made O O
up O O
of O O
the O O
State B-ORG B-ORG
Council I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
Port O I-ORG
Office O I-ORG
, O O
the O O
Civil B-ORG B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG I-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
China I-ORG I-LOC
, O O
the O O
General B-ORG B-ORG
Administration I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Customs I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
other O O
authorities O O
had O O
granted O O
the O O
airport O O
permission O O
to O O
handle O O
foreign O O
aircraft O O
, O O
Xinhua B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
move O O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
give O O
a O O
shot O O
in O O
the O O
arm O O
to O O
the O O
economic O O
expansion O O
of O O
Guangxi B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
southwest O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
as O O
a O O
whole O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
agency O O
said O O
but O O
gave O O
no O O
further O O
details O O
. O O

Guilin B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
well O O
known O O
for O O
its O O
mountain O O
and O O
river O O
scenery O O
and O O
is O O
one O O
of O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
most O O
popular O O
tourist O O
destinations O O
. O O

EPA B-ORG B-ORG
says O O
economic O O
assessment O O
unchanged O O
by O O
GDP O O
data O O
. O O

TOKYO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Japan B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Economic B-ORG B-ORG
Planning I-ORG I-ORG
Agency I-ORG I-ORG
has O O
not O O
changed O O
its O O
view O O
that O O
the O O
economy O O
is O O
gradually O O
recovering O O
, O O
despite O O
relatively O O
weak O O
gross O O
domestic O O
product O O
figures O O
released O O
on O O
Tuesday O O
, O O
EPA B-ORG B-ORG
Vice O O
Minister O O
Shimpei B-PER B-PER
Nukaya I-PER I-PER
told O O
reporters O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
the O O
GDP O O
growth O O
was O O
weak O O
but O O
that O O
this O O
reflected O O
the O O
economy O O
between O O
July O O
and O O
September O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
take O O
into O O
account O O
more O O
recent O O
data O O
. O O

When O O
asked O O
about O O
the O O
outlook O O
for O O
the O O
fiscal O O
year O O
beginning O O
in O O
April O O
, O O
Nukaya B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
economy O O
may O O
slow O O
down O O
in O O
the O O
early O O
part O O
of O O
the O O
fiscal O O
year O O
due O O
to O O
a O O
planned O O
consumption O O
tax O O
hike O O
, O O
but O O
that O O
would O O
be O O
only O O
temporary O O
. O O

The O O
consumption O O
tax O O
will O O
be O O
raised O O
to O O
five O O
percent O O
from O O
three O O
percent O O
from O O
April O O
1 O O
. O O

Sangetsu B-ORG O
- O O
96/97 O O
parent O O
forecast O O
. O O

TOKYO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Year O O
to O O
March O O
31 O O
, O O
1997 O O

( O O
in O O
billions O O
of O O
yen O O
unless O O
specified O O
) O O

LATEST O O
ACTUAL O O

( O O
Parent O O
) O O
FORECAST O O
YEAR-AGO O O

Sales O O
128.00 O O
117.56 O O

Current O O
12.00 O O
9.94 O O

Net O O
6.20 O O
5.36 O O

EPS O O
143.56 O O
yen O O
127.64 O O
yen O O

Ord O O
div O O
30.00 O O
yen O O
30.00 O O
yen O O

NOTE O O
- O O
Sangetsu B-ORG B-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
is O O
a O O
trader O O
specialising O O
in O O
interiors O O
. O O

Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
to O O
continue O O
Busang B-LOC B-LOC
talks O O
. O O

K.T. B-LOC B-PER
Arasu I-LOC I-PER

JAKARTA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Canada B-LOC B-ORG
's O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
and O I-ORG
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
Gold I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
are O O
to O O
continue O O
negotiations O O
to O O
hammer O O
out O O
a O O
partnership O O
agreement O O
to O O
develop O O
the O O
spectacular O O
Busang B-LOC B-MISC
gold O O
find O O
in O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
sources O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
talks O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
negotiations O O
will O O
be O O
held O O
both O O
in O O
Toronto B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
in O O
Jakarta B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
one O O
source O O
, O O
speaking O O
on O O
condition O O
of O O
anonymity O O
, O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

Another O O
source O O
said O O
most O O
of O O
the O O
key O O
negotiators O O
from O O
both O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
returned O O
to O O
Toronto B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
but O O
declined O O
to O O
say O O
if O O
there O O
had O O
been O O
any O O
progress O O
in O O
their O O
negotiations O O
. O O

Both O O
sources O O
said O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
did O O
not O O
hold O O
talks O O
on O O
Thursday O O
with O O
Mines B-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG O
Energy I-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
Secretary-General O O
Umar B-PER B-PER
Said I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
coordinating O O
the O O
negotiations O O
over O O
the O O
Busang B-LOC B-ORG
find O O
in O O
East B-LOC B-LOC
Kalimantan I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

The O O
first O O
source O O
also O O
said O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
until O O
December O O
21 O O
to O O
submit O O
to O O
the O O
Indonesian B-ORG B-ORG
Mines I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Energy I-ORG I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
a O O
feasibility O O
study O O
on O O
the O O
central O O
region O O
of O O
the O O
Busang B-LOC B-MISC
property O O
, O O
estimated O O
to O O
contain O O
2.6 O O
million O O
ounces O O
of O O
gold O O
. O O

The O O
richest O O
parts O O
of O O
the O O
property O O
to O O
the O O
north O O
and O O
south O O
of O O
the O O
central O O
region O O
have O O
been O O
estimated O O
by O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-MISC
to O O
contain O O
57 O O
million O O
ounces O O
of O O
gold O O
. O O

" O O
Bre-X B-ORG O
is O O
expected O O
to O O
complete O O
the O O
feasibility O O
report O O
by O O
December O O
16 O O
and O O
submit O O
it O O
to O O
the O O
government O O
before O O
the O O
December O O
21 O O
deadline O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
source O O
said O O
. O O

He O O
said O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-PER
would O O
then O O
formally O O
seek O O
the O O
permission O O
of O O
the O O
Indonesian B-MISC B-MISC
government O O
to O O
begin O O
construction O O
to O O
develop O O
Busang B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
central O O
region O O
, O O
which O O
might O O
take O O
up O O
to O O
two O O
years O O
. O O

The O O
source O O
declined O O
to O O
say O O
if O O
there O O
had O O
been O O
any O O
progress O O
in O O
the O O
talks O O
between O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

" O O
This O O
is O O
a O O
huge O O
project O O
... O O

we O O
are O O
not O O
selling O O
furniture O O
, O O
and O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
13,000 O O
shareholders O O
to O O
answer O O
to O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
source O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
While O O
there O O
has O O
been O O
some O O
agreement O O
in O O
principle O O
on O O
some O O
issues O O
, O O
there O O
are O O
still O O
others O O
such O O
as O O
procedures O O
and O O
mechanisms O O
that O O
needed O O
to O O
be O O
sorted O O
out O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

The O O
source O O
said O O
no O O
new O O
deadline O O
had O O
been O O
set O O
by O O
the O O
Mines B-ORG B-ORG
and I-ORG O
Energy I-ORG B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG I-ORG
for O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
and O I-ORG
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
strike O O
a O O
deal O O
. O O

The O O
Ministry O B-ORG
had O O
given O O
the O O
companies O O
until O O
December O O
4 O O
to O O
complete O O
a O O
partnership O O
deal O O
, O O
and O O
advised O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
take O O
a O O
25 O O
percent O O
stake O O
and O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
75 O O
percent O O
to O O
develop O O
the O O
property O O
. O O

" O O
As O O
far O O
as O O
I O O
am O O
aware O O
, O O
there O O
's O O
been O O
no O O
new O O
deadline O O
, O O
" O O
the O O
source O O
said O O
. O O

The O O
Ministry O B-ORG
's O O
Umar B-PER B-PER
said O O
on O O
Thursday O O
that O O
both O O
Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
and O I-ORG
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
responded O O
positively O O
to O O
a O O
government O O
letter O O
recommending O O
a O O
25-75 O O
split O O
in O O
the O O
Busang B-ORG B-LOC
gold O O
property O O
. O O

The O O
government O O
also O O
wants O O
10 O O
percent O O
of O O
the O O
property O O
. O O

Umar B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
government O O
had O O
yet O O
to O O
receive O O
a O O
formal O O
reply O O
from O O
the O O
companies O O
. O O

He O O
had O O
said O O
earlier O O
that O O
if O O
the O O
two O O
companies O O
failed O O
to O O
reach O O
a O O
partnership O O
agreement O O
, O O
the O O
government O O
would O O
explore O O
other O O
ways O O
to O O
expedite O O
development O O
of O O
the O O
Busang B-ORG B-ORG
find O O
. O O

Bre-X B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
a O O
partnership O O
deal O O
with O O
PT B-PER B-ORG
Panutan I-PER I-ORG
Duta I-PER I-ORG
of O O
the O O
Panutan B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
run O O
by O O
President O O
Suharto B-PER B-PER
's O O
eldest O O
son O O
, O O
Sigit B-PER B-PER
Harjojudanto I-PER I-PER
, O O
under O O
which O O
Panutan B-PER B-ORG
would O O
receive O O
$ O O
40 O O
million O O
over O O
40 O O
months O O
plus O O
a O O
10 O O
percent O O
stake O O
Busang B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
richest O O
parts O O
. O O

Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
teamed O O
up O O
with O O
a O O
construction O O
company O O
in O O
the O O
Citra B-ORG B-ORG
Group I-ORG I-ORG
of O I-ORG
Suharto B-PER I-ORG
's O O
eldest O O
daughter O O
, O O
Siti B-PER B-PER
Hardianti I-PER I-PER
Rukmana I-PER I-PER
, O O
in O O
what O O
Barrick B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
said O O
was O O
a O O
partnership O O
" O O
to O O
prepare O O
us O O
for O O
a O O
potential O O
mining O O
development O O
project O O
" O O
. O O

Honda B-MISC B-ORG
RV I-MISC I-ORG
exceeds O O
sales O O
target O O
. O O

TOKYO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Honda B-ORG B-ORG
Motor I-ORG I-ORG
Co I-ORG I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
it O O
had O O
received O O
15,000 O O
domestic O O
orders O O
for O O
its O O
S-MX B-MISC B-MISC
recreational O O
vehicle O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
two O O
weeks O O
after O O
its O O
launch O O
. O O

Honda B-ORG B-ORG
launched O O
the O O
S-MX B-MISC B-MISC
light O O
minivan O O
, O O
featuring O O
cubic O O
body O O
styling O O
, O O
on O O
November O O
22 O O
with O O
a O O
monthly O O
sales O O
target O O
of O O
5,000 O O
units O O
. O O

A O O
version O O
with O O
lower O O
road O O
clearance O O
and O O
front O O
and O O
rear O O
spoilers O O
accounted O O
for O O
two-thirds O O
of O O
the O O
sales O O
. O O

FEATURE O O
- O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
sees O O
prestige O O
in O O
hosting O O
WTO B-ORG O
. O O

Ramthan B-PER B-PER
Hussain I-PER I-PER

SINGAPORE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
winning O O
campaign O O
to O O
host O O
the O O
World B-ORG B-ORG
Trade I-ORG I-ORG
Organisation I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
's O O
first O O
ministerial O O
meeting O O
reflected O O
its O O
ambition O O
to O O
play O O
a O O
key O O
role O O
in O O
shaping O O
global O O
free O O
trade O O
, O O
the O O
lifeblood O O
of O O
its O O
economy O O
, O O
analysts O O
said O O
. O O

" O O
As O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
world O O
's O O
most O O
externally O O
oriented O O
economies O O
, O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
a O O
disproportionately O O
large O O
stake O O
in O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
" O O
said O O
Desmond B-PER B-PER
Supple I-PER I-PER
, O O
economist O O
at O O
research O O
house O O
I.D.E.A B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

" O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
stands O O
to O O
benefit O O
more O O
than O O
most O O
from O O
continued O O
global O O
trade O O
liberalisation O O
as O O
trade O O
is O O
the O O
engine O O
of O O
its O O
growth O O
, O O
accounting O O
for O O
nearly O O
three O O
times O O
its O O
gross O O
domestic O O
product O O
. O O
" O O

The O O
city-state O O
met O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
opposition O O
two O O
years O O
ago O O
in O O
its O O
bid O O
to O O
host O O
the O O
meeting O O
, O O
expected O O
to O O
gather O O
4,000 O O
officials O O
from O O
160 O O
countries O O
from O O
December O O
9 O O
to O O
13 O O
. O O

In O O
a O O
stand O O
some O O
analysts O O
linked O O
to O O
controversy O O
over O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
caning O O
of O O
an O O
American B-MISC B-MISC
teenager O O
for O O
vandalism O O
, O O
then-U.S. B-MISC B-MISC
Trade O O
Representative O O
Mickey B-PER B-PER
Kantor I-PER I-PER
had O O
said O O
the O O
meeting O O
ought O O
to O O
be O O
held O O
where O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
was O O
going O O
to O O
be O O
headquartered O O
. O O

That O O
would O O
have O O
meant O O
Geneva B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

But O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
the O O
support O O
of O O
other O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
members O O
. O O

Derek B-PER B-PER
da I-PER I-PER
Cunha I-PER I-PER
, O O
senior O O
fellow O O
at O O
the O O
Institute B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Policy I-ORG I-ORG
Studies I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
ISEAS B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
said O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
hosting O O
of O O
the O O
conference O O
" O O
carries O O
a O O
great O O
deal O O
of O O
symbolism O O
for O O
the O O
city-state O O
, O O
underscoring O O
its O O
commitment O O
to O O
free O O
trade O O
and O O
its O O
trading O O
links O O
across O O
the O O
globe O O
. O O
" O O

There O O
is O O
the O O
international O O
prestige O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
would O O
enjoy O O
, O O
but O O
" O O
more O O
importantly O O
there O O
is O O
a O O
genuine O O
national O O
interest O O
in O O
fostering O O
better O O
global O O
free O O
trade O O
and O O
an O O
open O O
market O O
" O O
, O O
said O O
Tan B-PER B-PER
Kong I-PER I-LOC
Yam I-PER I-PER
, O O
head O O
of O O
Business O B-ORG
Policy O I-ORG
at O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-ORG
University I-ORG I-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
Singapore I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

At O O
the O O
ministerial O O
meeting O O
, O O
trade O O
ministers O O
will O O
review O O
the O O
work O O
of O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
and O O
the O O
implementation O O
of O O
the O O
Uruguay B-LOC B-MISC
Round O I-MISC
free O O
trade O O
commitments O O
under O O
its O O
predecessor O O
the O O
General B-MISC B-ORG
Agreement I-MISC I-MISC
on I-MISC O
Tariffs I-MISC O
and I-MISC O
Trade I-MISC I-ORG
( O O
GATT B-MISC B-ORG
) O O
. O O

In O O
June O O
, O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
hailed O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
its O O
open O O
market O O
policies O O
but O O
the O O
European B-ORG B-ORG
Union I-ORG I-ORG
and O O
other O O
trading O O
powers O O
called O O
on O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
speed O O
up O O
the O O
opening O O
of O O
its O O
services O O
sector O O
. O O

Supple B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
struggle O O
that O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
had O O
to O O
wage O O
in O O
vying O O
to O O
host O O
the O O
meeting O O
would O O
be O O
repeated O O
during O O
the O O
talks O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
is O O
tension O O
at O O
every O O
step O O
of O O
the O O
way O O
, O O
" O O
since O O
a O O
battle O O
line O O
between O O
the O O
West O B-LOC
and O O
developing O O
countries O O
has O O
been O O
drawn O O
over O O
the O O
issue O O
of O O
linking O O
trade O O
liberalisation O O
with O O
labour O O
rights O O
, O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

Supple B-PER B-PER
said O O
hosting O O
the O O
meeting O O
carried O O
prestige O O
for O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
however O O
, O O
this O O
is O O
quite O O
intangible O O
as O O
the O O
prestige O O
factor O O
may O O
not O O
necessarily O O
lead O O
to O O
any O O
additional O O
investment O O
and O O
trade O O
flows O O
to O O
this O O
region O O
. O O
" O O

From O O
a O O
commercial O O
point O O
of O O
view O O
, O O
the O O
meeting O O
would O O
be O O
good O O
for O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
tourism O O
industry O O
, O O
Tan B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

A O O
large O O
part O O
of O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
workforce O O
would O O
be O O
mobilised O O
to O O
ensure O O
the O O
meeting O O
would O O
run O O
without O O
a O O
glitch O O
but O O
the O O
average O O
Singaporean B-MISC B-MISC
" O O
would O O
probably O O
not O O
be O O
too O O
concerned O O
about O O
some O O
of O O
the O O
issues O O
, O O
" O O
Tan B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
the O O
more O O
educated O O
public O O
will O O
realise O O
that O O
these O O
kind O O
of O O
things O O
are O O
important O O
for O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
as O O
a O O
small O O
economy O O
. O O
" O O

Supple B-PER B-PER
said O O
any O O
political O O
gains O O
the O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
government O O
would O O
get O O
from O O
the O O
WTO B-ORG B-ORG
meeting O O
-- O O
ahead O O
of O O
a O O
general O O
election O O
due O O
by O O
April O O
1997 O O
-- O O
would O O
depend O O
on O O
how O O
successful O O
it O O
was O O
in O O
pushing O O
its O O
economic O O
agenda O O
. O O

" O O
If O O
there O O
are O O
any O O
movements O O
toward O O
freer O O
trade O O
, O O
then O O
Singapore B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
economy O O
and O O
the O O
electorate O O
would O O
gain O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O
" O O

But O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
think O O
it O O
would O O
be O O
wise O O
to O O
play O O
up O O
the O O
political O O
aspect O O
of O O
this O O
. O O

I O O
think O O
political O O
issues O O
will O O
take O O
secondary O O
importance O O
to O O
all O O
these O O
economic O O
issues O O
that O O
will O O
be O O
displayed O O
. O O
" O O

Japan B-LOC B-ORG
NTT B-ORG I-ORG
says O O
hopes O O
to O O
start O O
int'l O O
business O O
soon O O
. O O

TOKYO B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Nippon B-ORG B-ORG
Telegraph I-ORG I-ORG
and I-ORG I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG I-ORG
Corp I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
NTT B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
that O O
it O O
hopes O O
to O O
move O O
into O O
the O O
international O O
telecommunications O O
business O O
as O O
soon O O
as O O
possible O O
following O O
the O O
government O O
's O O
decision O O
to O O
split O O
NTT B-ORG B-ORG
into O O
three O O
firms O O
under O O
a O O
holding O O
company O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
hope O O
to O O
start O O
international O O
telephone O O
business O O
as O O
soon O O
as O O
possible O O
, O O
" O O
a O O
company O O
official O O
told O O
Reuters B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

The O O
official O O
said O O
the O O
latest O O
government O O
decision O O
to O O
split O O
the O O
company O O
under O O
a O O
holding O O
company O O
would O O
allow O O
flexibility O O
in O O
NTT B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
international O O
phone O O
business O O
. O O

Earlier O O
, O O
Posts O B-ORG
and O O
Telecommunications O B-ORG
Minister O O
Hisao B-PER B-PER
Horinouchi I-PER I-PER
told O O
a O O
news O O
conference O O
the O O
government O O
plans O O
to O O
split O O
NTT B-ORG B-ORG
into O O
three O O
firms O O
under O O
a O O
holding O O
company O O
, O O
but O O
did O O
not O O
specify O O
when O O
the O O
restructuring O O
would O O
likely O O
take O O
effect O O
. O O

One O O
of O O
the O O
three O O
new O O
companies O O
will O O
be O O
a O O
long-distance O O
operator O O
and O O
the O O
other O O
two O O
will O O
be O O
local-call O O
operators O O
, O O
Horinouchi B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

One O O
of O O
the O O
local O O
firms O O
will O O
operate O O
in O O
west O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
other O O
in O O
east O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

The O O
long-distance O O
operator O O
will O O
offer O O
international O O
services O O
, O O
Horinouchi B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

The O O
NTT B-ORG B-ORG
official O O
said O O
the O O
timing O O
of O O
the O O
planned O O
split-up O O
was O O
uncertain O O
because O O
more O O
discussions O O
by O O
government O O
officials O O
were O O
required O O
. O O

Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
launches O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
food O O
discount O O
stores O O
. O O

ZAANDAM B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Netherlands B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Dutch B-MISC B-MISC
supermarkets O O
group O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
NV I-ORG I-ORG
said O O
on O O
Friday O O
it O O
had O O
launched O O
a O O
second O O
food O O
store O O
format O O
for O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
consumers O O
today O O
, O O
opening O O
16 O O
BILO B-MISC B-ORG
food O O
discount O O
stores O O
in O O
Malaysia B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
BILO B-MISC B-ORG
stores O O
are O O
located O O
in O O
Malysia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
capital O O
Kuala B-LOC B-LOC
Lumpur I-LOC I-LOC
and O O
in O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
second O O
city O O
Johor B-LOC B-LOC
Bahru I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

The O O
discount O O
price O O
format O O
store O O
BILO B-MISC B-ORG
is O O
to O O
complement O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
full O O
service O O
supermarket O O
TOPS B-MISC B-ORG
, O O
recently O O
launched O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
In O O
the O O
coming O O
five O O
to O O
ten O O
years O O
, O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
plans O O
to O O
open O O
many O O
more O O
stores O O
of O O
both O O
formats O O
, O O
making O O
TOPS B-MISC B-ORG
and O O
BILO B-MISC B-ORG
household O O
names O O
in O O
the O O
region O O
, O O
" O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
said O O
in O O
a O O
statement O O
. O O

As O O
well O O
as O O
its O O
activities O O
in O O
Asia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Dutch B-MISC B-MISC
retail O O
group O O
Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
a O O
strong O O
presence O O
in O O
Europe B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
in O O
the O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
the O O
company O O
recently O O
announced O O
a O O
joint O O
venture O O
agreement O O
in O O
Brazil B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

Ahold B-ORG B-ORG
has O O
annualised O O
sales O O
of O O
approximately O O
US$ B-MISC B-MISC
24 O O
billion O O
, O O
and O O
employs O O
180,000 O O
people O O
worldwide O O
. O O

-- O O
Amsterdam B-LOC B-LOC
newsroom O O
+31 O O
20 O O
504 O O
5000 O O
, O O
Fax O O
+31 O O
20 O O
504 O O
504 O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-WOMEN O O
'S O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
SUPER O I-MISC
G O O
WINNER O O
PROFILE O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Profile O O
of O O
the O O
winner O O
of O O
Saturday O O
's O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
super O O
G O O
race O O
: O O

Name O O
: O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER

Age O O
: O O
25 O O

Nation O O
: O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC

Previous O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
victories O O
: O O
None O O

Other O O
Facts O O
: O O
Gladishiva B-PER B-PER
won O O
a O O
silver O O
medal O O
in O O
super O O
G O O
at O O
the O O
1994 O O
Lillehammer B-LOC B-MISC
Winter B-MISC I-MISC
Olympics I-MISC I-MISC
and O O
a O O
bronze O O
medal O O
in O O
downhill O O
at O O
the O O
1991 O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Championships I-MISC I-MISC
. O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-WOMEN O O
'S O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
SUPER O I-MISC
G O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Provisional O O
results O O
from O O

Saturday O O
's O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
super O O
G O O
race O O
: O O

1. O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
one O O
minute O O
17.76 O O
seconds O O

2. O O
Pernila B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:17.97 O O

3. O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.11 O O

4. O O
Hilde B-PER B-PER
Gerg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.15 O O

5. O O
Isolde B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.19 O O

6. O O
Warwara B-PER B-PER
Zelenskaja I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.21 O O

7. O O
Madlen B-PER B-PER
Brigger-Summermatter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.23 O O

8. O O
Florence B-PER B-PER
Masnada I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.31 O O

9. O O
Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.32 O O

10= O O
Martina B-PER B-PER
Ertl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.48 O O

10= O O
Stefanie B-PER B-PER
Schuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.48 O O

12. O O
Bibiana B-PER B-PER
Perez I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.52 O O

13. O O
Barbara B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.67 O O

14. O O
Sybille B-PER B-PER
Brauner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.81 O O

15. O O
Katharina B-PER B-PER
Gutensohn I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.92 O O

16. O O
Leatitia B-PER B-PER
Dalloz I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.96 O O

17. O O
Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:18.98 O O

18. O O
Marianne B-PER B-PER
Brechu I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.02 O O

19. O O
Heidi B-PER B-PER
Zurbriggen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.03 O O

20. O O
Spela B-PER B-PER
Bracun I-PER I-PER
( O O
Slovenia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.07 O O

21. O O
Shannon B-PER B-PER
Nobis I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.08 O O

22= O O
Regine B-PER B-PER
Cavagnoud I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.21 O O

22= O O
Anita B-PER B-PER
Wachter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.21 O O

24. O O
Megan B-PER B-PER
Gerety I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.39 O O

25. O O
Hilary B-PER B-PER
Lindh I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.41 O O

26= O O
Catherine B-PER B-PER
Borghi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.44 O O

26= O O
Michaela B-PER B-PER
Dorfmeister I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.44 O O

28. O O
Alexandra B-PER B-PER
Meissnitzer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.53 O O

29. O O
Ingeborg B-PER B-PER
Helen I-PER I-PER
Marken I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.54 O O

30. O O
Monika B-PER B-PER
Tschirky I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:19.60 O O

The O O
results O O
were O O
declared O O
official O O
. O O

ALPINE O B-MISC
SKIING-GLADISHIVA B-MISC O
WINS O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
SUPER O I-MISC
G O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
of O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
won O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
Super O I-MISC
G O I-MISC
race O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Pernilla B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
of O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
finished O O
second O O
and O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
of O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
came O O
in O O
third O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
provisional O O
results O O
. O O

GOLF O O
- O O
THIRD O O
ROUND O O
OF O O
JCPENNEY B-MISC O
CLASSIC I-MISC O
WASHED O O
OUT O O
. O O

TARPON B-LOC B-LOC
SPRINGS I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Florida B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Heavy O O
rains O O
on O O
Saturday O O
washed O O
out O O
the O O
third O O
round O O
of O O
the O O
$ O O
1.5 O O
million O O
JCPenney B-MISC B-MISC
Classic I-MISC I-MISC
at O O
the O O
Innisbrook B-LOC B-LOC
Hilton I-LOC I-LOC
Resort I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Officials O O
said O O
the O O
tournament O O
would O O
be O O
reduced O O
to O O
54 O O
holes O O
for O O
the O O
first O O
time O O
in O O
its O O
37-year O O
history O O
. O O

The O O
final O O
round O O
of O O
the O O
special O O
event O O
, O O
which O O
pairs O O
players O O
from O O
the O O
PGA B-ORG B-MISC
and O O
LPGA B-ORG B-MISC
Tours O I-MISC
, O O
will O O
be O O
played O O
in O O
the O O
alternate O O
shot O O
format O O
on O O
Sunday O O
. O O

The O O
duo O O
of O O
Pat B-PER B-PER
Hurst I-PER I-PER
and O O
Scott B-PER B-PER
McCarron I-PER I-PER
were O O
tied O O
for O O
the O O
lead O O
with O O
the O O
team O O
of O O
Donna B-PER B-PER
Andrews I-PER I-PER
and O O
Mike B-PER B-PER
Hulbert I-PER I-PER
at O O
13-under-par O O
129 O O
through O O
36 O O
holes O O
. O O

The O O
tandem O O
of O O
reigning O O
U.S. B-LOC B-MISC
Amateur O I-MISC
champions O O
Kelli B-PER B-PER
Kuehne I-PER I-PER
and O O
Tiger B-PER B-MISC
Woods I-PER I-PER
were O O
another O O
shot O O
back O O
at O O
12-under O O
130 O O
. O O

Defending O O
champions O O
Beth B-PER B-PER
Daniel I-PER I-PER
and O O
Davis B-PER B-PER
Love I-PER I-PER
will O O
start O O
the O O
final O O
round O O
six O O
shots O O
off O O
the O O
pace O O
. O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-WOMEN O O
'S O O
DOWNHILL O O
WINNER O O
PROFILE O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Profile O O
of O O
the O O
winner O O
of O O
Saturday O O
's O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
downhill O O
race O O
: O O

Name O O
: O O
Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER

Age O O
: O O
20 O O

Nation O O
: O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC

Previous O O
victories O O
( O O
two O O
) O O
: O O
slalom O O
, O O
Lillehammer B-LOC B-LOC
Norway B-LOC I-LOC
, O O
1993 O O
; O O
super O O
G O O
, O O
Flachau B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
1995 O O
. O O

Other O O
facts O O
: O O
As O O
a O O
qualifier O O
for O O
the O O
1993 B-MISC O
World I-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
finals O O
through O O
Europa B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
results O O
, O O
16-year-old O O
Goetschl B-PER B-PER
won O O
the O O
slalom O O
to O O
become O O
history O O
's O O
youngest O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
victor O O
. O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-WOMEN O O
'S O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
STANDINGS O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC

standings O O
after O O
Saturday O O
's O O
downhill O O
race O O
: O O

Downhill O B-MISC
Standings O I-MISC

1. O O
Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
180 O O
points O O

2. O O
Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
132 O O

3. O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
86 O O

4. O O
Pernilla B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
75 O O

5. O O
Heidi B-PER B-PER
Zurbriggen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
69 O O

6. O O
Regina B-PER B-PER
Haeusl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
66 O O

7. O O
Alexandra B-PER B-PER
Meissnitzer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
65 O O

8. O O
Isolde B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
60 O O

9. O O
Ingeborg B-PER B-PER
Helen I-PER I-PER
Markein O I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
58 O O

10= O O
Megan B-PER B-PER
Gerety I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
51 O O

10= O O
Warwara B-PER B-PER
Zelenskaja I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
51 O O

10= O O
Florence B-LOC B-PER
Masnada B-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
51 O O

13= O O
Picabo B-PER B-PER
Street I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
50 O O

13= O O
Stefanie B-PER B-PER
Schuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
50 O O

15. O O
Miriam B-PER B-PER
Vogt I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
47 O O

16. O O
Bibiana B-PER B-PER
Perez I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
45 O O

17. O O
Hilde B-PER B-PER
Gerg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
42 O O

18. O O
Barbara B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
38 O O

19= O O
Kate B-PER B-PER
Pace I-PER I-PER
Lindsay I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23 O O

19= O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23 O O

19= O O
Regine B-PER B-PER
Cavagnoud I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23 O O

Overall O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
standings O O
leaders O O
after O O

Saturday O O
's O O
downhill O O
and O O
super O O
G O O
races O O
: O O

1. O O
Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
414 O O
points O O

2. O O
Pernilla B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
353 O O

3. O O
Hide B-PER B-PER
Gerg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
276 O O

4. O O
Anita B-PER B-PER
Wachter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
180 O O

5. O O
Isolde B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
157 O O

6. O O
Heidi B-PER B-PER
Zurbriggen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
153 O O

7. O O
Warwara B-PER B-PER
Zelenskaja I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
151 O O

8= O O
Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
146 O O

8= O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
146 O O

10. O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
137 O O

11. O O
Florence B-LOC B-PER
Masnada B-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
133 O O

12. O O
Deborah B-PER B-PER
Compagnoni I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
120 O O

13. O O
Martina B-PER B-PER
Ertl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
119 O O

14. O O
Alexandra B-PER B-PER
Meissnitzer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria)118 O B-LOC

15. O O
Urska B-PER B-PER
Horvat I-PER I-PER
( O O
Slovenia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
108 O O

16= O O
Claudia B-PER B-PER
Riegler I-PER I-PER
( O O
New B-LOC B-LOC
Zealand I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
100 O O

16= O O
Sabina B-PER B-PER
Panzanini I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
100 O O

18. O O
Barbara B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
92 O O

19. O O
Stefanie B-PER B-PER
Schuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
89 O O

20. O O
Miriam B-PER B-PER
Vogt I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
76 O O

Super B-MISC O
G I-MISC O
standings O O
: O O

1. O O
Pernilla B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
180 O O

2. O O
Hilde B-PER B-PER
Gerg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
130 O O

3. O O
Svetland B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
114 O O

4. O O
Warwara B-PER B-PER
Zelenskaja I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
100 O O

5. O O
Florence B-PER B-PER
Masnada I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
82 O O

6. O O
Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
74 O O

7. O O
Isolde B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
65 O O

8. O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
60 O O

9. O O
Martina B-PER B-PER
Ertl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
58 O O

10. O O
Anita B-PER B-PER
Wachter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
49 O O

11. O O
Heidi B-PER B-PER
Zurbriggen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
43 O O

12= O O
Madlen B-PER B-PER
Brigger-Summermatter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
42 O O

12= O O
Barbara B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
42 O O

12= O O
Katharina B-PER B-PER
Gutensohn I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
42 O O

15. O O
Stefanie B-PER B-PER
Schuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
39 O O

16. O O
Leatitia B-PER B-PER
Dalloz I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
33 O O

17. O O
Bibiana B-PER B-PER
Perez I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
30 O O

18= O O
Miriam B-PER B-PER
Vogt I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
29 O O

18= O O
Marianne B-PER B-PER
Brechu I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
29 O O

20. O O
Alexandra B-PER B-PER
Meissnitzer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
27 O O

Nation B-MISC O
's I-MISC O
Cup I-MISC B-MISC
standings O O
: O O

1. O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
1,973 O O
points O O

2. O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
1,135 O O

3. O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
972 O O

4. O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
887 O O

5. O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
853 O O

6. O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
746 O O

7. O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
673 O O

8. O O
Slovenia B-LOC B-LOC
432 O O

9. O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
288 O O

10. O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
164 O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-WOMEN O O
'S O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
DOWNHILL O I-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Provisional O O
results O O
from O O

Saturday O O
's O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
downhill O O
race O O
: O O

1. O O
Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
one O O
minute O O
47.71 O O
seconds O O

2. O O
Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:48.53 O O

3. O O
Isolde B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:48.91 O O

4. O O
Alexandra B-PER B-PER
Meissnitzer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.13 O O

5. O O
Megan B-PER B-PER
Gerety I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.26 O O

6. O O
Miriam B-PER B-PER
Vogt I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.28 O O

7. O O
Stefanie B-PER B-PER
Schuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.38 O O

8. O O
Ingeborg B-PER B-PER
Helen I-PER I-PER
Marken I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.41 O O

9. O O
Florence B-PER B-PER
Masnada I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.51 O O

10. O O
Regina B-PER B-PER
Haeusl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.53 O O

11. O O
Heidi B-PER B-PER
Zurbriggen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.65 O O

12. O O
Warwara B-PER B-PER
Zelenskaja I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.66 O O

13. O O
Barbara B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.76 O O

14. O O
Hilde B-PER B-PER
Gerg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.84 O O

15. O O
Martina B-PER B-PER
Ertl I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.85 O O

16. O O
Pernilla B-PER B-PER
Wiberg I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:49.88 O O

17. O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Gladishiva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.03 O O

18. O O
Anita B-PER B-PER
Wachter I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.10 O O

19. O O
Spela B-PER B-PER
Bracun I-PER I-PER
( O O
Slovenia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.40 O O

20. O O
Regine B-PER B-PER
Cavagnoud I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.51 O O

21. O O
Kate B-PER B-PER
Pace I-PER I-PER
Lindsay I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.54 O O

22. O O
Bibiana B-PER B-PER
Perez I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.65 O O

23. O O
Hilary B-PER B-PER
Lindh I-PER I-PER
( O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
States I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
1:50.69 O O

24. O O
Catherine B-PER B-PER
Borghi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.72 O O

25. O O
Carole B-PER B-PER
Montillet I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.91 O O

26. O O
Brigitte B-PER B-PER
Obermoser I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:50.99 O O

27. O O
Sybille B-PER B-PER
Brauner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germay O B-LOC
) O O
1:51.04 O O

28. O O
Grete B-PER B-PER
Stroem I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:51.07 O O

29. O O
Patrizia B-PER B-PER
Bassis I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:51.13 O O

30. O O
Alessandra B-PER B-PER
Merlin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:51.16 O O

The O O
results O O
were O O
declared O O
official O O
. O O

NORDIC O B-MISC
SKIING-WORLD B-MISC O
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
BIATHLON O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

OESTERSUND B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
Saturday O O
's O O

World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
biathlon O O
races O O
: O O

Men O O
's O O
10 O O
kms O O

1. O O
Vadim B-PER B-PER
Sashurin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Belarus B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
26 O O
minutes O O
17.2 O O
seconds O O
( O O
no O O
penalty O O

rounds O O
) O O

2. O O
Frode B-PER B-PER
Andresen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
26:17.8 O O
( O O
2 O O
) O O

3. O O
Ole B-PER B-PER
Einar I-PER I-PER
Bjorndalen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
26:24.9 O O
( O O
2 O O
) O O

4. O O
Sven B-PER B-PER
Fischer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
26:28.2 O O
( O O
1 O O
) O O

5. O O
Ricco B-PER B-PER
Gross I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
26:33.0 O O
( O O
1 O O
) O O

World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
standings O O

1. O O
Fischer B-PER B-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
82 O O
points O O

2. O O
Pavel B-PER B-PER
Muslimov I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
82 O O

3. O O
Sashurin B-PER B-PER
68 O O
. O O

Women O O
's O O
7.5 O O
kms O O

1. O O
Olga B-PER B-PER
Melnik I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23:13.3 O O
( O O
0 O O
) O O

2. O O
Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Paramygina I-PER I-PER
( O O
Belorus B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
23:58.6 O O
( O O
0 O O
) O O

3. O O
Gunn B-PER B-PER
Margit I-PER I-PER
Andreassen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24:00.4 O O
( O O
0 O O
) O O

4. O O
Simone B-PER B-PER
Greiner-Petter-Memm I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24:09.5 O O
( O O
1 O O
) O O

5. O O
Petra B-PER B-PER
Behle I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
24:15.4 O O
( O O
2 O O
) O O

World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
standings O O

1. O O
Behle B-PER B-PER
89 O O

2. O O
Paramygina B-PER B-PER
79 O O

3. O O
Greiner-Petter-Memm B-PER B-PER
78 O O

ALPINE O B-MISC
SKIING-GOETCHL O O
WINS O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
DOWNHILL O I-MISC
. O O

VAIL B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Colorado B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Renate B-PER B-PER
Goetschl I-PER I-PER
of O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
won O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
downhill O O
race O O
on O O
Saturday O O
, O O
according O O
to O O
provisional O O
results O O
. O O

Katja B-PER B-PER
Seizinger I-PER I-PER
of O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
finished O O
second O O
and O O
Islode B-PER B-PER
Kostner I-PER I-PER
of O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
took O O
third O O
. O O

BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER B-MISC O
PILOTS O O
USA B-ORG O
III I-ORG O
TO O O
SURPRISE O O
WIN O O
. O O

IGLS B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Brian B-PER B-PER
Shimer I-PER I-PER
piloted O O
USA B-ORG B-LOC
III I-ORG O
to O O
a O O
surprise O O
victory O O
in O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
two-man O O
bobsleigh O O
race O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Lying O O
fifth O O
after O O
the O O
first O O
run O O
, O O
Shimer B-PER B-PER
and O O
breakman O O
Randy B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
delivered O O
a O O
near-perfect O O
second O O
trip O O
down O O
the O O
1976 O O
Olympic B-MISC B-MISC
course O O
for O O
an O O
aggregate O O
time O O
of O O
one O O
minute O O
45.91 O O
seconds O O
. O O

First O O
run O O
leaders O O
Guenther B-PER B-PER
Huber I-PER I-PER
and O O
breakman O O
Antonio B-PER B-PER
Tartaglia I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
Italy B-LOC B-LOC
I O O
sleigh O O
finished O O
second O O
two-hundredths O O
of O O
a O O
second O O
behind O O
the O O
Americans B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

Canada B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
, O O
represented O O
by O O
Pierre B-PER B-PER
Lueders I-PER I-PER
and O O
breakman O O
Dave B-PER B-PER
MacEachern I-PER I-PER
, O O
completed O O
the O O
third O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
cup I-MISC I-MISC
event O O
of O O
the O O
winter O O
a O O
further O O
one-hundredth O O
of O O
a O O
second O O
behind O O
the O O
Italians B-MISC B-MISC
. O O

The O O
Canadians B-MISC B-MISC
, O O
winners O O
of O O
the O O
opening O O
two O O
events O O
in O O
Altenberg B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
and O O
La B-LOC B-ORG
Plagne I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
increased O O
their O O
lead O O
in O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
standings O O
. O O

They O O
have O O
104 O O
points O O
, O O
15 O O
ahead O O
of O O
USA B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
's O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Herberich I-PER I-PER
and O O
breakman O O
Garrett B-PER B-PER
Hines I-PER I-PER
who O O
managed O O
only O O
10th O O
place O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

SKIING-CHINESE B-MISC O
MAKE O O
PROMISING O O
FREESTYLE O O
SKIING O O
DEBUT O O
. O O

TIGNES B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

China B-LOC B-LOC
made O O
a O O
promising O O
debut O O
on O O
the O O
freestyle O O
skiing O O
world O O
cup O O
circuit O O
in O O
an O O
aerials O O
event O O
in O O
the O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
resort O O
of O O
Tignes B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

While O O
the O O
Chinese B-MISC B-MISC
failed O O
to O O
gain O O
a O O
place O O
in O O
the O O
men O O
's O O
final O O
, O O
they O O
had O O
two O O
in O O
the O O
top O O
10 O O
of O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
competition O O
, O O
Cuo B-PER B-PER
Dan I-PER I-PER
finishing O O
a O O
respectable O O
seventh O O
and O O
Xu B-PER B-PER
Nannan I-PER I-PER
ninth O O
. O O

But O O
overall O O
, O O
it O O
was O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
and O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
who O O
dominated O O
the O O
day O O
. O O

Alexis B-PER B-PER
Blanc I-PER I-PER
and O O
Sebastien B-PER B-PER
Foucras I-PER I-PER
gave O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
a O O
one-two O O
finish O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
aerials O O
competition O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
. O O

Blanc B-PER B-PER
collected O O
his O O
seventh O O
career O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
win O O
with O O
a O O
two O O
jump O O
combined O O
score O O
of O O
238.36 O O
points O O
, O O
easily O O
beating O O
Foucras B-PER B-PER
, O O
the O O
overall O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
aerials O O
champion O O
, O O
who O O
was O O
a O O
distant O O
second O O
with O O
223.60 O O
. O O

Canada B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Jeff B-PER B-PER
Bean I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
had O O
never O O
finished O O
higher O O
than O O
ninth O O
in O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
event O O
, O O
made O O
his O O
first O O
trip O O
to O O
the O O
podium O O
taking O O
third O O
place O O
with O O
a O O
mark O O
of O O
209.96 O O
. O O

Veronica B-PER B-PER
Brenner I-PER I-PER
of O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
who O O
picked O O
up O O
her O O
first O O
career O O
victory O O
at O O
Tignes B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
year O O
, O O
made O O
it O O
two O O
wins O O
in O O
a O O
row O O
at O O
the O O
French B-MISC B-MISC
resort O O
taking O O
first O O
in O O
the O O
women O O
's O O
competition O O
with O O
a O O
score O O
of O O
170.42 O O
. O O

Swiss B-MISC B-MISC
skiers O O
occupied O O
the O O
other O O
two O O
places O O
on O O
the O O
podium O O
, O O
Karin B-PER B-PER
Kuster I-PER I-PER
taking O O
second O O
with O O
160.55 O O
narrowly O O
ahead O O
of O O
Evelyne B-PER B-PER
Leu I-PER I-ORG
with O O
160.36 O O
. O O

BOBSLEIGH-WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
TWO-MAN O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

IGLS B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
two-man O O
bobsleigh O O
event O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

1. O O
United B-ORG B-LOC
States I-ORG I-LOC
III I-ORG O
( O O
Brian B-PER B-PER
Shimer I-PER I-PER
, O O
Randy B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
) O O
one O O

minute O O
45.91 O O
seconds O O
( O O
52.90 O O
/ O O
53.01 O O
) O O

2. O O
Italy B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Guenther B-PER B-PER
Huber I-PER I-PER
, O O
Antonio B-PER B-PER
Tartaglia I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:45.93 O O

( O O
52.74 O O
/ O O
53.19 O O
) O O

3. O O
Canada B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Pierre B-PER B-PER
Lueders I-PER I-PER
, O O
Dave B-PER B-PER
MacEachern I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:45.94 O O

( O O
52.76 O O
/ O O
53.18 O O
) O O

4. O O
German B-ORG B-MISC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Sepp B-PER B-PER
Dostthaler I-PER I-PER
, O O
Thomas B-PER B-PER
Lebsa I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:45.95 O O

( O O
52.82 O O
/ O O
53.13 O O
) O O

5. O O
Switzerland B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Reto B-PER B-PER
Goetschi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Guido B-PER B-PER
Acklin I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:45.98 O O

( O O
52.91 O O
/ O O
53.07 O O
) O O

6. O O
Germany B-ORG B-LOC
III I-ORG I-PER
( O O
Dirk B-PER B-PER
Wiese I-PER I-PER
, O O
Jakobs B-PER B-PER
Marco I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:46.02 O O

( O O
52.89 O O
/ O O
53.13 O O
) O O

7. O O
Czech B-ORG B-LOC
Republic I-ORG I-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Jiri B-PER B-PER
Dzmura I-PER I-PER
, O O
Pavel B-PER B-PER
Polomsky I-PER I-PER
) O O

1:46.06 O O
( O O
53.01 O O
/ O O
53.05 O O
) O O

8. O O
Austria B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Hubert B-PER B-PER
Schoesser I-PER I-PER
, O O
Erwin B-PER B-PER
Arnold I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:46.13 O O

( O O
52.92 O O
/ O O
53.21 O O
) O O

9. O O
Britain B-ORG B-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Sean B-PER B-PER
Olsson I-PER I-PER
, O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Ward I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:46.26 O O
( O O
52.97/ O O

53.29 O O
) O O

10 O O
equal O O
. O O

United B-ORG B-LOC
States I-ORG I-LOC
I I-ORG O
( O O
Jim B-PER B-PER
Herberich I-PER I-PER
, O O
Garrett B-PER B-PER

Hines B-PER B-PER
) O O
1:46.34 O O
( O O
53.14 O O
/ O O
53.20 O O
) O O
and O O
Austria B-ORG B-LOC
III I-ORG O

( O O
Hannes B-PER B-PER
Conti I-PER I-PER
, O O
Georg B-PER B-PER
Kuttner I-PER I-PER
) O O
1:46.34 O O
( O O
53.30/ O O

53.04). O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
WOOLMER B-PER B-PER
MAKES O O
SENTIMENTAL O O
RETURN O O
TO O O
KANPUR B-LOC O
. O O

KANPUR B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

South B-LOC B-LOC
Africa I-LOC I-LOC
's O O
trip O O
to O O
Kanpur B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
the O O
third O O
test O O
against O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
has O O
given O O
former O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
test O O
cricketer O O
Bob B-PER B-PER
Woolmer I-PER I-PER
the O O
chance O O
of O O
a O O
sentimental O O
return O O
to O O
his O O
birthplace O O
. O O

Woolmer B-PER B-PER
was O O
born O O
in O O
the O O
northern O O
city O O
of O O
Kanpur B-LOC B-LOC
when O O
his O O
father O O
worked O O
there O O
for O O
an O O
insurance O O
compnay O O
and O O
was O O
himself O O
an O O
active O O
cricketer O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
's O O
been O O
a O O
sentimental O O
journey O O
... O O

A O O
visit O O
to O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
is O O
always O O
an O O
intriguing O O
experience O O
, O O
" O O
Woolmer B-PER B-PER
, O O
now O O
the O O
South B-MISC B-MISC
African I-MISC I-MISC
coach O O
, O O
said O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Woolmer B-PER B-PER
, O O
48 O O
, O O
played O O
19 O O
tests O O
for O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
between O O
1975 O O
and O O
1981 O O
. O O

His O O
first O O
cricketing O O
sojurn O O
to O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
as O O
a O O
member O O
of O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Greig I-PER I-PER
's O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
side O O
in O O
1976-77 O O
. O O

His O O
father O O
Clarence B-PER B-PER
Woolmer I-PER I-PER
represented O O
United B-LOC B-LOC
Province I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
now O O
renamed O O
Uttar B-LOC B-LOC
Pradesh I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
in O O
India B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Ranji B-MISC B-MISC
Trophy I-MISC I-MISC
national O O
championship O O
and O O
captained O O
the O O
state O O
during O O
1949 O O
. O O

Now O O
aged O O
86 O O
, O O
Woolmer B-PER B-PER
senior O O
lives O O
with O O
his O O
son O O
in O O
Cape B-LOC B-LOC
Town I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Woolmer B-PER B-PER
's O O
memories O O
of O O
Kanpur B-LOC B-LOC
are O O
few O O
and O O
blurred O O
. O O

" O O
I O O
do O O
n't O O
remember O O
much O O
of O O
the O O
place O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O
" O O

I O O
came O O
here O O
on O O
zero O O
and O O
left O O
at O O
three O O
( O O
aged O O
three O O
) O O
when O O
my O O
father O O
was O O
transferred O O
to O O
Calcutta B-LOC B-LOC
where O O
I O O
spent O O
another O O
four O O
and O O
half O O
years O O
. O O

" O O
But O O
I O O
do O O
remember O O
we O O
had O O
a O O
cobra O O
snake O O
in O O
the O O
basement O O
of O O
our O O
house O O
. O O

Also O O
that O O
my O O
father O O
bought O O
a O O
bicycle O O
and O O
when O O
we O O
rode O O
over O O
a O O
hose O O
pipe O O
it O O
broke O O
into O O
two O O
. O O
" O O

Woolmer B-PER B-PER
said O O
the O O
hospital O O
where O O
he O O
was O O
born O O
is O O
close O O
to O O
the O O
stadium O O
where O O
the O O
India-South B-MISC B-LOC
Africa I-MISC I-LOC
test O O
will O O
be O O
played O O
. O O

FREESTYLE O O
SKIING-WORLD B-MISC O
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
AERIALS O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

TIGNES B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC

freestyle O O
skiing O O
aerials O O
competition O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Men O O
: O O

1. O O
Alexis B-PER B-PER
Blanc I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
238.36 O O
points O O

2. O O
Sebastien B-PER B-PER
Foucras I-PER I-PER
( O O
France B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
223.60 O O

3. O O
Jeff B-PER B-PER
Bean I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
209.96 O O

4. O O
Eric B-PER B-PER
Bergoust I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
207.15 O O

5. O O
Christian B-PER B-PER
Rijavec I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
204.17 O O

6. O O
Alexandre B-PER B-PER
Mikhailov I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
202.59 O O

7. O O
Ales B-PER B-PER
Valenta I-PER I-PER
( O O
Czech B-LOC B-LOC
Republic I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
194.02 O O

8. O O
Andy B-PER B-PER
Capicik I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
193.82 O O

9. O O
Trace B-PER B-PER
Worthington I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
192.36 O O

10. O O
Dmitri B-PER B-PER
Dashinski I-PER I-PER
Belarus B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
190.70 O O

Women O O
: O O

1. O O
Veronica B-PER B-PER
Brenner I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
170.42 O O

2. O O
Karin B-PER B-PER
Kuster I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
160.55 O O

3. O O
Evelyne B-PER B-PER
Leu I-PER I-PER
( O O
Switzerland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
160.36 O O

4. O O
Caroline B-PER B-PER
Olivier I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
157.10 O O

5. O O
Jacqui B-PER B-PER
Cooper I-PER I-PER
( O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
156.52 O O

6. O O
Marie B-PER B-PER
Lindgren I-PER I-PER
( O O
Sweden B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
154.82 O O

7. O O
Dan B-PER B-PER
Cuo I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
154.61 O O

8. O O
Kristie B-PER B-PER
Marshall I-PER I-PER
( O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
154.60 O O

9. O O
Xu B-PER B-PER
Nannan I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
152.08 O O

10. O O
Hilde B-PER B-PER
Synnove I-PER I-PER
Lid I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
148.20 O O

SKI O O
JUMPING-LEADING O O
WORLD B-MISC I-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
RESULTS O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

KUUSAMO B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Finland B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Leading O O
results O O
in O O
a O O

World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
high O O
hill O O
( O O
120-metre O O
) O O
ski O O
jumping O O
event O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

1. O O
Takanobu B-PER B-PER
Okabe I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
303.4 O O
points O O
( O O
first O O
jump O O

145.4 O O
/ O O
second O O
jump O O
158 O O
) O O

2. O O
Kazuyoshi B-PER B-PER
Funaki I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
295.4 O O
( O O
151.5 O O
/ O O
143.9 O O
) O O

3. O O
Andreas B-PER B-PER
Goldberger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
274.4 O O
( O O
144.4 O O
/ O O
130 O O
) O O

4. O O
Dieter B-PER B-PER
Thoma I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
267 O O
( O O
141.6 O O
/ O O
124.4 O O
) O O

5. O O
Ari-Pekka B-PER B-PER
Nikkola I-PER I-PER
( O O
Finland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
256.4 O O
( O O
126 O O
/ O O
130.4 O O
) O O

6. O O
Reinhard B-PER B-PER
Schwarzenberger I-PER I-PER
( O O
Austria B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
252.6 O O
( O O
119.7 O O
/ O O
132.9 O O
) O O

7. O O
Noriaki B-PER B-PER
Kasai I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
242 O O
( O O
124.2 O O
/ O O
117.8 O O
) O O

8. O O
Hiroya B-PER B-PER
Saitoh I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
234.7 O O
( O O
124.6 O O
/ O O
110.1 O O
) O O

9. O O
Jani B-PER B-PER
Soininen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Finland B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
231.5 O O
( O O
115 O O
/ O O
116.5 O O
) O O

10. O O
Kristian B-PER B-PER
Brenden I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
228.1 O O
( O O
129.4 O O
/ O O
98.7 O O
) O O

Leading O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
standings O O
( O O
after O O
three O O
events O O
) O O
: O O

1. O O
Thoma B-PER B-PER
210 O O
points O O

2. O O
Brenden B-PER B-PER
206 O O

3. O O
Goldberger B-PER B-PER
160 O O

4. O O
Okabe B-PER B-PER
146 O O

5. O O
Funaki B-PER B-PER
143 O O

6. O O
Saitoh B-PER B-PER
121 O O

7. O O
Espen B-PER B-PER
Bredesen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
112 O O

8. O O
Nikkola B-PER B-PER
101 O O

9. O O
Soininen B-PER B-PER
85 O O

10. O O
Primoz B-PER B-PER
Peterka I-PER I-PER
( O O
Slovakia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
76 O O

BADMINTON O O
- O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
GRAND I-MISC B-MISC
PRIX I-MISC I-MISC
SEMIFINAL O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

TEMBAU B-LOC B-LOC
DENPASAR I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
Bali B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O

semifinals O O
at O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Grand I-MISC I-MISC
Prix I-MISC I-MISC
finals O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Men O O
's O O
singles O O

Fung B-PER B-PER
Permadi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Taiwan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Indra B-PER B-PER
Wijaya I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-6 O O
15-8 O O

Sun B-PER B-PER
Jun I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Allan B-PER B-PER
Budi I-PER I-PER
Kusuma I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
15-9 O O
15-10 O O

Women O O
's O O
singles O O

Susi B-PER B-PER
Susanti I-PER I-PER
( O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Camilla B-PER B-PER
Martin I-PER I-PER
( O O
Denmark B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-1 O O

11-3 O O

Ye B-PER B-PER
Zhaoying I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
beat O O
Gong B-PER B-PER
Zhichao I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
11-8 O O
11-3 O O

SPEED O O
SKATING-RESULTS O O
OF O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
SPEED O O
SKATING O O
RACES O O
. O O

CHONJU B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
on O O
the O O
first O O
day O O
of O O
the O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
speed O O
skating O O
races O O
here O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Men O O
's O O
500 O O
metres O O
first O O
round O O
: O O
1 O O
. O O

Horii B-PER B-PER
Manabu I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.23 O O
seconds O O
; O O
2 O O
. O O

Jaegal B-PER B-PER
Sung-Yeol I-PER I-PER
( O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
37.46 O O
; O O
3 O O
. O O

Grunde B-PER B-PER
Njos I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.49 O O
; O O
4 O O
. O O

Shimizu B-PER B-ORG
Hiroyasu I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.68 O O
; O O
5 O O
. O O

Sergey B-PER B-PER
Klevchenya I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.86 O O
; O O
6 O O
. O O

Yamakage B-PER B-PER
Hiroaki I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.93 O O
; O O
7 O O
. O O

Casey B-PER B-PER
Fitzrandolph I-PER I-PER
( O O
US B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
37.97 O O
; O O
8 O O
. O O

Sylvain B-PER B-PER
Bouchard I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
38.00 O O
; O O
9 O O
. O O

Kim B-PER B-PER
Yoon-man I-PER I-PER
( O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
38.05 O O
; O O
10 O O
. O O

Inoue B-PER B-PER
Junichi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
38.08 O O
. O O

Women O O
's O O
500 O O
metres O O
first O O
round O O
: O O
1 O O
. O O

Xuc B-PER B-PER
Rulhong I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
40.78 O O
; O O
2 O O
. O O

Svetlana B-PER B-PER
Jhurova I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.08 O O
; O O
3 O O
. O O

Franziska B-PER B-PER
Schenk I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.13 O O
; O O
4 O O
. O O

Okazaki B-PER B-PER
Tomomi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.19 O O
; O O
5 O O
. O O

Shimazaki B-PER B-PER
Kyoko I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.45 O O
; O O
6 O O
. O O

Marianne B-PER B-PER
Timmer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Netherlands B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.58 O O
; O O
7 O O
. O O

Jin B-PER B-PER
Hua I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.59 O O
; O O
8 O O
. O O

Alena B-PER B-PER
Koroleva I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.64 O O
; O O
9 O O
. O O

Chris B-PER B-PER
Witty I-PER I-PER
( O O
US B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.75 O O
; O O
10 O O
. O O

Anke B-PER B-PER
Baler I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
41.76 O O
. O O

Men O O
's O O
1,000 O O
metres O O
first O O
round O O
: O O

1. O O
Sylvain B-PER B-PER
Bouchard I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1 O O
minute O O
16.24 O O
seconds O O

2. O O
Sergey B-PER B-PER
Klevchenya I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.31 O O

3. O O
Jan B-PER B-PER
Bos I-PER I-PER
( O O
Netherlands B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.38 O O

4. O O
Grunde B-PER B-PER
Njos I-PER I-PER
( O O
Norway B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.44 O O

5. O O
Lee B-PER B-PER
Kyou-hyuk I-PER I-PER
( O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
1:16.47 O O

6. O O
Inoue B-PER B-PER
Junichi I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.61 O O

7. O O
Gerard B-PER B-PER
Van I-PER I-PER
Velde I-PER I-PER
( O O
Netherlands B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.63 O O

8. O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Yoon-man I-PER I-PER
( O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
) O O
1:16.75 O O

9. O O
Jeremy B-PER B-PER
Wotherspoon I-PER I-PER
( O O
Canada B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.75 O O

10. O O
Miyabe B-PER B-PER
Yasunori I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:16.86 O O

Women O O
's O O
1,000 O O
metres O O
first O O
round O O
: O O

1. O O
Franziska B-PER B-PER
Schenk I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:23.17 O O

2. O O
Kusunose B-PER B-PER
Shiho I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:24.77 O O

3. O O
Marianne B-PER B-PER
Timmer I-PER I-PER
( O O
Netherlands B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:24.86 O O

4. O O
Anka B-PER B-PER
Baier I-PER I-PER
( O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.16 O O

5. O O
Becky B-PER B-PER
Sundstrom I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.39 O O

6. O O
Shimazaki B-PER B-PER
Kyoko I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.51 O O

7. O O
Oksana B-PER B-PER
Ravllova I-PER I-PER
( O O
Russia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.55 O O

8. O O
Sammiya B-PER B-PER
Eriko I-PER I-PER
( O O
Japan B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.79 O O

9. O O
Chris B-PER B-PER
Witty I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.85 O O

10. O O
Xue B-PER B-PER
Rulhong I-PER I-PER
( O O
China B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
1:25.89 O O

ALPINE O O
SKIING-OFFICIALS O O
HOPE O O
TO O O
SALVAGE O O
WORLD B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
WEEKEND O O
. O O

WHISTLER B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
British B-LOC B-LOC
Columbia I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
ski O O
officials O O
hope O O
to O O
be O O
able O O
to O O
get O O
in O O
at O O
least O O
one O O
men O O
's O O
downhill O O
training O O
run O O
on O O
Saturday O O
in O O
an O O
effort O O
to O O
salvage O O
the O O
weekend O O
racing O O
programme O O
. O O

For O O
the O O
third O O
consecutive O O
day O O
, O O
Friday O O
's O O
scheduled O O
training O O
runs O O
were O O
cancelled O O
due O O
to O O
heavy O O
wet O O
snow O O
and O O
fog O O
on O O
Whistler B-LOC B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC I-LOC
, O O
leaving O O
the O O
scheduled O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
events O O
in O O
jeopardy O O
. O O

Rules O O
call O O
for O O
at O O
least O O
one O O
training O O
run O O
to O O
be O O
completed O O
before O O
a O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
downhill O O
race O O
can O O
be O O
staged O O
. O O

Organisers O O
hope O O
to O O
get O O
that O O
run O O
in O O
on O O
Saturday O O
morning O O
, O O
conditions O O
permitting O O
, O O
and O O
stage O O
the O O
race O O
later O O
in O O
the O O
day O O
or O O
on O O
Sunday O O
. O O

" O O
There O O
was O O
no O O
possibility O O
today O O
to O O
make O O
a O O
training O O
run O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Bernd B-PER B-PER
Zobel I-PER I-PER
, O O
the O O
Canadian B-MISC B-MISC
men O O
's O O
national O O
coach O O
, O O
citing O O
too O O
much O O
new O O
snow O O
and O O
poor O O
visibility O O
. O O

If O O
organisers O O
are O O
forced O O
to O O
run O O
the O O
downhill O O
on O O
Sunday O O
, O O
the O O
super-giant O O
slalom O O
originally O O
scheduled O O
for O O
Sunday O O
would O O
likely O O
be O O
abandoned O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
LEADING O O
SCOTTISH B-MISC B-MISC
PREMIER I-MISC O
DIVISION I-MISC O
SCORERS O O
. O O

GLASGOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Leading O O
goalscorers O O
in O O
the O O

Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
premier I-MISC O
division O O
after O O
Saturday O O
's O O
matches O O
: O O

10 O O
- O O
Billy B-PER B-PER
Dodds I-PER I-PER
( O O
Aberdeen B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Pierre B-PER B-PER
Van I-PER I-PER
Hooydonk I-PER I-PER
( O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

9 O O
- O O
Paul B-PER B-PER
Gascoigne I-PER I-PER
( O O
Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

7 O O
- O O
Paul B-PER B-PER
Wright I-PER I-PER
( O O
Kilmarnock B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Ally B-PER B-PER
McCoist I-PER I-PER
( O O
Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

6 O O
- O O
Andreas B-PER B-PER
Thom I-PER I-PER
( O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Windass I-PER I-PER
( O O
Aberdeen B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O

Brian B-PER B-PER
Laudrup I-PER I-PER
( O O
Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Darren B-PER B-PER
Jackson I-PER I-PER

( O O
Hibernian B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

5 O O
- O O
Peter B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
Vossen I-PER I-PER
( O O
Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Gerry B-PER B-PER
Britton I-PER I-PER

( O O
Dunfermline B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Colin B-PER B-PER
Cameron I-PER I-PER
( O O
Hearts B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Robert B-PER B-PER

Winters B-PER B-PER
( O O
Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-LOC
) O O
, O O
Paolo B-PER B-PER
Di I-PER I-PER
Canio I-PER I-PER
( O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
LEADING O O
ENGLISH B-MISC I-MISC
GOALSCORERS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Leading O O
goalscorers O O
in O O
the O O
English B-MISC B-MISC

premier O O
league O O
after O O
Saturday O O
's O O
matches O O
: O O

13 O O
- O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Wright I-PER I-PER
( O O
Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

9 O O
- O O
Fabrizio B-PER B-PER
Ravanelli I-PER I-PER
( O O
Middlesbrough B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Alan B-PER B-PER
Shearer I-PER I-PER

( O O
Newcastle B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

8 O O
- O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
Le I-PER I-PER
Tissier I-PER I-PER
( O O
Southampton B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Dwight B-PER B-PER
Yorke I-PER I-PER
( O O
Aston B-ORG B-ORG

Villa B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Les B-PER B-PER
Ferdinand I-PER I-PER
( O O
Newcastle B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Efan B-PER B-PER
Ekoku I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wimbledon B-LOC B-ORG
) O O
, O O

Gianluca B-PER B-PER
Vialli I-PER I-PER
( O O
Chelsea B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

7 O O
- O O
Robbie B-PER B-PER
Earle I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wimbledon B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
, O O
Les B-PER B-PER
Ferdinand I-PER I-PER
( O O
Newcastle B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

6 O O
- O O
Marcus B-PER B-PER
Gayle I-PER I-PER
( O O
Wimbledon B-LOC B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Gary B-PER B-PER
Speed I-PER I-PER
( O O
Everton B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Chris B-PER B-PER

Sutton B-PER B-PER
( O O
Blackburn B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

5 O O
- O O
Robbie B-PER B-PER
Fowler I-PER I-PER
( O O
Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
) O O
, O O
Steve B-PER B-PER
McManaman I-PER I-PER
( O O
Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
) O O

4 O O
- O O
Peter B-PER B-PER
Beardsley I-PER I-PER
( O O
Newcastle B-ORG B-LOC
) O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
NORTHERN B-LOC B-MISC
IRELAND I-LOC I-MISC
PREMIER O O
DIVISION O O
RESULTS O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
Northern B-LOC B-MISC
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
premier O O

division O O
matches O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Ards B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Crusaders B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Cliftonville B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Portadown B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Glenavon B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Linfield B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Glentoran B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Coleraine B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulated O O
- O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O
for O O
, O O

goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Coleraine B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
7 O O
1 O O
2 O O
18 O O
11 O O
22 O O

Linfield B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
4 O O
3 O O
3 O O
13 O O
10 O O
15 O O

Crusaders B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
4 O O
3 O O
11 O O
9 O O
13 O O

Glenavon B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
4 O O
3 O O
15 O O
14 O O
13 O O

Glentoran B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
3 O O
4 O O
18 O O
18 O O
12 O O

Portadown B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
3 O O
3 O O
3 O O
11 O O
12 O O
12 O O

Ards B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
3 O O
2 O O
5 O O
12 O O
17 O O
11 O O

Cliftonville B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
1 O O
4 O O
4 O O
5 O O
12 O O
7 O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
BRITISH O B-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
British B-MISC B-MISC
rugby O O
union O O

matches O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Pilkington B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
fourth O O
round O O

Reading B-ORG B-ORG
50 O O
Widnes B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

English B-MISC B-MISC
division O O
one O O

Bath B-ORG B-ORG
35 O O
Harlequins B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O

Gloucester B-ORG B-ORG
29 O O
London B-ORG B-ORG
Irish I-ORG I-ORG
19 O O

Orrell B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
West B-ORG B-ORG
Hartlepool I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O

Wasps B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
Bristol B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O

Welsh B-MISC B-MISC
division O O
one O O

Caerphilly B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
Cardiff B-ORG B-ORG
34 O O

Llanelli B-ORG B-ORG
97 O O
Newbridge B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O

Newport B-ORG B-ORG
45 O O
Dunvant B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O

Pontypridd B-ORG B-ORG
53 O O
Bridgend B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O

Swansea B-ORG B-ORG
49 O O
Neath B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O

Treorchy B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
Ebbw B-ORG B-ORG
Vale I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O

Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
division O O
one O O

Boroughmuir B-ORG B-ORG
31 O O
Watsonians B-ORG B-ORG
35 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SCOTTISH B-MISC B-MISC
PREMIER O O
DIVISION O O
SUMMARIES O O
. O O

GLASGOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Summaries O O
of O O
Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
premier O O
division O O
matches O O
played O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Dunfermline B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Millar B-PER B-PER
43 O O
, O O
46 O O
penalty O O
) O O
Aberdeen B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
( O O
Miller B-PER B-PER
10 O O
, O O
Rowson B-PER B-PER
55 O O
, O O
Windass O B-PER
78 O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
1-1 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
: O O
5,465 O O

Hearts B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Raith B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
. O O

10,719 O O

Kilmarnock B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Olafsson B-PER B-PER
22 O O
, O O
51 O O
) O O
. O O

0-1 O O
. O O

5,812 O O

Motherwell B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Davies B-PER B-PER
39 O O
, O O
Ross B-PER B-PER
89 O O
) O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Hay B-PER B-PER
83 O O
) O O
. O O

1-0 O O
. O O

11,589 O O

Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
( O O
Ferguson B-PER B-PER
34 O O
, O O
McCoist B-PER B-PER
71 O O
74 O O
, O O
Laudrup B-PER B-PER
83 O O
) O O
Hibernian B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
( O O
Wright B-PER B-PER
21 O O
, O O
Jackson B-PER B-PER
41 O O
, O O
McGinlay B-PER B-PER
86 O O
) O O
. O O

1-2 O O
. O O

48,053 O O
. O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
RETIRING O O
CAMPESE B-PER O
WEIGHS O O
UP O O
OPTIONS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
will O O
consider O O
offers O O
to O O
play O O
club O O
rugby O O
in O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
but O O
looks O O
more O O
likely O O
to O O
spend O O
the O O
next O O
year O O
chasing O O
business O O
opportunities O O
in O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

The O O
34-year-old O O
winger O O
played O O
his O O
final O O
game O O
in O O
a O O
Wallaby B-ORG B-ORG
jersey O O
on O O
Saturday O O
but O O
is O O
currently O O
a O O
target O O
for O O
clubs O O
eager O O
to O O
match O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
side O O
Saracens B-ORG B-ORG
who O O
have O O
already O O
snapped O O
up O O
Francois B-PER B-PER
Pienaar I-PER I-PER
, O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
Lynagh I-PER I-PER
and O O
Philippe B-PER B-PER
Sella I-PER I-PER
. O O

" O O
If O O
the O O
opportunity O O
is O O
there O O
I O O
'd O O
obviously O O
think O O
about O O
it O O
but O O
the O O
thing O O
that O O
holds O O
me O O
back O O
is O O
business O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
Campese B-PER B-PER
. O O

" O O
I O O
'd O O
like O O
to O O
come O O
over O O
but O O
there O O
are O O
a O O
lot O O
of O O
things O O
happening O O
at O O
home O O
. O O

I O O
've O O
also O O
got O O
a O O
contract O O
to O O
play O O
for O O
New B-ORG B-LOC
South I-ORG I-LOC
Wales I-ORG I-LOC
in O O
the O O
Super O B-MISC
12 O O
next O O
year O O
. O O
" O O

Former O O
Wallaby B-ORG B-PER
captain O O
Nick B-PER B-PER
Farr-Jones I-PER I-PER
believes O O
Campese B-PER B-PER
may O O
yet O O
be O O
tempted O O
to O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

" O O
I O O
'm O O
sure O O
there O O
are O O
a O O
few O O
people O O
in O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
who O O
'd O O
be O O
delighted O O
to O O
have O O
David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
in O O
their O O
club O O
's O O
jersey O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
said O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ENGLISH B-MISC B-MISC
PREMIER O O
LEAGUE O O
SUMMARIES O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Summaries O O
of O O
English B-MISC B-MISC
premier O O

lealgue O O
matches O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Adams B-PER B-PER
45 O O
, O O
Vieira B-PER B-PER
90 O O
) O O
Derby B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Sturridge B-PER B-PER
62 O O
, O O
Powell B-PER B-PER

71 O O
) O O
. O O

Halftime O O
1-0 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
: O O
38,018 O O

Chelsea B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Zola B-PER B-PER
12 O O
, O O
Vialli B-PER B-PER
55 O O
) O O
Everton B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Branch B-PER B-ORG
17 O O
, O O

Kanchelskis B-PER B-PER
28 O O
) O O
. O O

1-2 O O
. O O

28,418 O O

Coventry B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Whelan B-PER B-PER
60 O O
) O O
Tottenham B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Sheringham B-PER B-PER
27 O O
, O O
Sinton B-PER B-PER
75 O O
) O O
. O O

0-1 O O
. O O

19,675 O O

Leicester B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Marshall B-PER B-PER
78 O O
) O O
Blackburn B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Sutton B-PER B-PER
34 O O
) O O
. O O

0-1 O O
. O O

19,306 O O

Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
Wednesday I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Whittingham B-PER B-PER
22 O O
) O O
. O O

0-1 O O
. O O

39,507 O O

Middlesbrough B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
. O O

30,018 O O

Southampton B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Aston B-ORG B-ORG
Villa I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Townsend B-PER B-PER
34 O O
) O O
. O O

0-1 O O
. O O

15,232 O O

Sunderland B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
Melville B-PER B-PER
83 O O
) O O
Wimbledon B-LOC B-ORG
3 O O
( O O
Ekoku B-PER B-PER
8 O O
, O O
29 O O
, O O
Holdsworth B-PER B-PER

89 O O
) O O
. O O

0-2 O O
. O O

19,672 O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SCOTTISH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
STANDINGS O O
. O O

GLASGOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
league O O
standings O O
after O O

Saturday O O
's O O
matches O O
( O O
tabulated O O
- O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O

for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Premier O O
division O O

Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
11 O O
2 O O
1 O O
35 O O
12 O O
35 O O

Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
8 O O
3 O O
3 O O
32 O O
15 O O
27 O O

Aberdeen B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
4 O O
4 O O
28 O O
19 O O
25 O O

Hearts B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
6 O O
4 O O
18 O O
19 O O
21 O O

Hibernian B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
3 O O
7 O O
16 O O
25 O O
18 O O

Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
5 O O
6 O O
17 O O
17 O O
17 O O

Motherwell B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
5 O O
6 O O
17 O O
23 O O
17 O O

Dunfermline B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
4 O O
5 O O
5 O O
19 O O
27 O O
17 O O

Raith B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
3 O O
3 O O
9 O O
14 O O
27 O O
12 O O

Kilmarnock B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
3 O O
2 O O
9 O O
17 O O
29 O O
11 O O

Division O O
One O O

St B-ORG B-ORG
Johnstone I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
12 O O
2 O O
3 O O
36 O O
8 O O
38 O O

Falkirk B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
9 O O
2 O O
6 O O
18 O O
15 O O
29 O O

Airdrieonians B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
8 O O
2 O O
26 O O
16 O O
26 O O

Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
7 O O
5 O O
4 O O
12 O O
8 O O
26 O O

Partick B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
6 O O
4 O O
23 O O
16 O O
24 O O

St B-ORG B-ORG
Mirren I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
7 O O
2 O O
7 O O
22 O O
21 O O
23 O O

Greenock B-ORG B-ORG
Morton I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
4 O O
6 O O
17 O O
16 O O
22 O O

Clydebank B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
2 O O
10 O O
11 O O
25 O O
14 O O

Stirling B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
3 O O
3 O O
10 O O
18 O O
33 O O
12 O O

East B-ORG B-ORG
Fife I-ORG I-ORG
14 O O
1 O O
4 O O
9 O O
10 O O
35 O O
7 O O

Division O O
Two O O

Ayr B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
11 O O
2 O O
3 O O
30 O O
18 O O
35 O O

Livingston B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
10 O O
4 O O
2 O O
27 O O
13 O O
34 O O

Hamilton B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
4 O O
2 O O
31 O O
11 O O
31 O O

Clyde B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
6 O O
4 O O
5 O O
21 O O
20 O O
22 O O

Queen B-ORG B-ORG
of I-ORG I-ORG
South I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
4 O O
6 O O
24 O O
27 O O
22 O O

Stenhousemuir B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
5 O O
6 O O
18 O O
12 O O
17 O O

Stranraer B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
2 O O
8 O O
13 O O
21 O O
17 O O

Dumbarton B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
4 O O
8 O O
18 O O
29 O O
16 O O

Brechin B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
3 O O
6 O O
7 O O
14 O O
20 O O
15 O O

Berwick B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
1 O O
3 O O
12 O O
16 O O
41 O O
6 O O

Division O O
Three O O

Montrose B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
9 O O
3 O O
5 O O
30 O O
25 O O
30 O O

Inverness B-ORG B-ORG
Thistle I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
8 O O
5 O O
3 O O
28 O O
20 O O
29 O O

Ross B-ORG B-ORG
County I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
8 O O
3 O O
6 O O
27 O O
23 O O
27 O O

Alloa B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
7 O O
4 O O
5 O O
24 O O
21 O O
25 O O

Cowdenbeath B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
3 O O
5 O O
22 O O
16 O O
24 O O

Albion B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
6 O O
4 O O
21 O O
17 O O
24 O O

Forfar B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
6 O O
4 O O
5 O O
26 O O
24 O O
22 O O

Queen B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Park I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
3 O O
5 O O
8 O O
20 O O
30 O O
14 O O

Arbroath B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
2 O O
6 O O
8 O O
12 O O
23 O O
12 O O

East B-ORG B-ORG
Stirling I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
2 O O
5 O O
9 O O
14 O O
25 O O
11 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ENGLISH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
STANDINGS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Standings O O
in O O
English B-MISC B-MISC
league O O
soccer O O

after O O
Saturday O O
's O O
matches O O
( O O
tabulated O O
- O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O

goals O O
for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Premier B-MISC O
league I-MISC O

Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
10 O O
5 O O
2 O O
34 O O
16 O O
35 O O

Wimbledon B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
4 O O
3 O O
29 O O
17 O O
31 O O

Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
9 O O
4 O O
3 O O
26 O O
14 O O
31 O O

Aston B-ORG B-ORG
Villa I-ORG I-ORG
17 O O
9 O O
3 O O
5 O O
22 O O
15 O O
30 O O

Newcastle B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
2 O O
4 O O
26 O O
17 O O
29 O O

Manchester B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
5 O O
3 O O
29 O O
22 O O
26 O O

Chelsea B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
7 O O
3 O O
25 O O
23 O O
25 O O

Everton B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
6 O O
4 O O
25 O O
20 O O
24 O O

Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
Wednesday I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
6 O O
4 O O
17 O O
18 O O
24 O O

Tottenham B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
7 O O
2 O O
7 O O
17 O O
17 O O
23 O O

Derby B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
5 O O
7 O O
4 O O
19 O O
19 O O
22 O O

Leicester B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
6 O O
3 O O
8 O O
17 O O
22 O O
21 O O

Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
6 O O
2 O O
8 O O
15 O O
20 O O
20 O O

Sunderland B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
5 O O
7 O O
14 O O
21 O O
17 O O

West B-ORG B-ORG
Ham I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
4 O O
5 O O
7 O O
13 O O
20 O O
17 O O

Middlesbrough B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
3 O O
6 O O
8 O O
20 O O
28 O O
15 O O

Blackburn B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
2 O O
7 O O
7 O O
16 O O
21 O O
13 O O

Southampton B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
3 O O
4 O O
10 O O
24 O O
32 O O
13 O O

Coventry B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
1 O O
7 O O
8 O O
10 O O
23 O O
10 O O

Nottingham B-ORG B-ORG
Forest I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
1 O O
6 O O
8 O O
12 O O
25 O O
9 O O

Division O O
One O O

Bolton B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
8 O O
2 O O
43 O O
28 O O
41 O O

Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
6 O O
4 O O
38 O O
20 O O
39 O O

Barnsley B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
10 O O
8 O O
3 O O
38 O O
26 O O
38 O O

Crystal B-ORG B-ORG
Palace I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
9 O O
8 O O
4 O O
46 O O
22 O O
35 O O

Wolverhampton B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
9 O O
6 O O
6 O O
29 O O
21 O O
33 O O

Tranmere B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
9 O O
5 O O
8 O O
31 O O
26 O O
32 O O

Norwich B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
9 O O
5 O O
6 O O
27 O O
21 O O
32 O O

Birmingham B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
8 O O
6 O O
23 O O
21 O O
32 O O

Oxford B-LOC B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
6 O O
8 O O
27 O O
21 O O
30 O O

Stoke B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
8 O O
6 O O
6 O O
27 O O
30 O O
30 O O

Swindon B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
9 O O
2 O O
11 O O
32 O O
28 O O
29 O O

Charlton B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
9 O O
2 O O
10 O O
23 O O
29 O O
29 O O

Huddersfield B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
7 O O
8 O O
25 O O
28 O O
28 O O

Queens B-ORG B-ORG
Park I-ORG I-ORG
Rangers I-ORG I-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
7 O O
8 O O
25 O O
28 O O
28 O O

Port B-ORG B-ORG
Vale I-ORG I-ORG
22 O O
6 O O
10 O O
6 O O
19 O O
22 O O
28 O O

Ipswich B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
6 O O
8 O O
8 O O
27 O O
32 O O
26 O O

Manchester B-ORG B-ORG
City I-ORG I-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
2 O O
12 O O
26 O O
35 O O
26 O O

Portsmouth B-LOC B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
5 O O
10 O O
25 O O
29 O O
26 O O

Reading B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
5 O O
10 O O
25 O O
33 O O
26 O O

West B-ORG B-ORG
Bromwich I-ORG I-ORG
20 O O
5 O O
9 O O
6 O O
26 O O
31 O O
24 O O

Southend B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
5 O O
9 O O
8 O O
23 O O
36 O O
24 O O

Grimsby B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
5 O O
6 O O
11 O O
24 O O
41 O O
21 O O

Bradford B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
5 O O
6 O O
11 O O
21 O O
37 O O
21 O O

Oldham B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
4 O O
8 O O
10 O O
23 O O
28 O O
20 O O

Division O O
Two O O

Brentford B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
11 O O
7 O O
4 O O
35 O O
23 O O
40 O O

Millwall B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
11 O O
7 O O
4 O O
32 O O
22 O O
40 O O

Bury B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
6 O O
4 O O
33 O O
20 O O
39 O O

Luton B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
4 O O
6 O O
34 O O
25 O O
37 O O

Burnley B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
11 O O
4 O O
7 O O
30 O O
22 O O
37 O O

Chesterfield B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
4 O O
6 O O
22 O O
16 O O
37 O O

Stockport B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
10 O O
6 O O
6 O O
29 O O
25 O O
36 O O

Watford B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
9 O O
9 O O
3 O O
24 O O
18 O O
36 O O

Wrexham B-ORG B-ORG
20 O O
9 O O
8 O O
3 O O
27 O O
22 O O
35 O O

Crewe B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
11 O O
1 O O
9 O O
29 O O
21 O O
34 O O

Bristol B-ORG B-ORG
City I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
9 O O
6 O O
6 O O
36 O O
23 O O
33 O O

Bristol B-ORG B-ORG
Rovers I-ORG I-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
7 O O
8 O O
22 O O
23 O O
28 O O

Shrewsbury B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
6 O O
9 O O
26 O O
33 O O
27 O O

York B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
7 O O
5 O O
9 O O
23 O O
29 O O
26 O O

Blackpool B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
5 O O
10 O O
7 O O
22 O O
24 O O
25 O O

Walsall B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
7 O O
4 O O
10 O O
21 O O
25 O O
25 O O

Gillingham B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
4 O O
11 O O
21 O O
27 O O
25 O O

Preston B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
4 O O
11 O O
21 O O
27 O O
25 O O

Bournemouth B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
4 O O
11 O O
20 O O
27 O O
25 O O

Plymouth B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
5 O O
8 O O
9 O O
24 O O
31 O O
23 O O

Peterborough B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
4 O O
8 O O
10 O O
32 O O
41 O O
20 O O

Notts B-ORG B-ORG
County I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
5 O O
5 O O
11 O O
15 O O
23 O O
20 O O

Wycombe B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
4 O O
5 O O
13 O O
17 O O
33 O O
17 O O

Rotherham B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
3 O O
6 O O
12 O O
18 O O
33 O O
15 O O

Division O O
Three O O

Fulham B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
15 O O
3 O O
4 O O
36 O O
16 O O
48 O O

Cambridge B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
13 O O
3 O O
6 O O
33 O O
27 O O
42 O O

Wigan B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
12 O O
4 O O
5 O O
39 O O
24 O O
40 O O

Carlisle B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
11 O O
7 O O
4 O O
32 O O
20 O O
40 O O

Cardiff B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
10 O O
4 O O
7 O O
25 O O
22 O O
34 O O

Swansea B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
9 O O
5 O O
8 O O
25 O O
25 O O
32 O O

Barnet B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
8 O O
6 O O
23 O O
17 O O
32 O O

Colchester B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
10 O O
5 O O
32 O O
26 O O
31 O O

Scunthorpe B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
9 O O
4 O O
9 O O
28 O O
30 O O
31 O O

Northampton B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
6 O O
8 O O
31 O O
26 O O
30 O O

Scarborough B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
7 O O
9 O O
5 O O
30 O O
27 O O
30 O O

Lincoln B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
6 O O
8 O O
28 O O
33 O O
30 O O

Chester B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
8 O O
6 O O
7 O O
23 O O
23 O O
30 O O

Hull B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
6 O O
11 O O
5 O O
20 O O
22 O O
29 O O

Torquay B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
8 O O
4 O O
10 O O
22 O O
24 O O
28 O O

Rochdale B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
6 O O
8 O O
7 O O
27 O O
26 O O
26 O O

Exeter B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
5 O O
10 O O
21 O O
28 O O
26 O O

Doncaster B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
7 O O
3 O O
12 O O
24 O O
33 O O
24 O O

Mansfield B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
5 O O
9 O O
7 O O
21 O O
22 O O
24 O O

Leyton B-ORG B-ORG
Orient I-ORG I-ORG
21 O O
6 O O
6 O O
9 O O
16 O O
19 O O
24 O O

Hereford B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
6 O O
5 O O
11 O O
23 O O
31 O O
23 O O

Darlington B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
6 O O
4 O O
12 O O
30 O O
39 O O
22 O O

Hartlepool B-ORG B-ORG
21 O O
6 O O
4 O O
11 O O
23 O O
28 O O
22 O O

Brighton B-ORG B-ORG
22 O O
3 O O
4 O O
15 O O
18 O O
42 O O
13 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
VIEIRA B-PER B-PER
SAVES O O
ARSENAL B-ORG O
WITH O O
LAST-MINUTE O O
EQUALISER O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Frenchman B-MISC B-PER
Patrick B-PER B-PER
Vieira I-PER I-PER
blasted O O
a O O
last-minute O O
goal O O
to O O
salvage O O
a O O
2-2 O O
draw O O
for O O
English B-MISC B-MISC
premier O O
league O O
leaders O O
Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
at O O
home O O
to O O
Derby B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

The O O
London B-LOC B-LOC
club O O
had O O
been O O
rocked O O
by O O
a O O
two-goal O O
burst O O
from O O
forwards O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Sturridge I-PER I-PER
and O O
Darryl B-PER B-PER
Powell I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
62nd O O
and O O
71st O O
minutes O O
which O O
overturned O O
Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
1-0 O O
lead O O
from O O
a O O
diving O O
header O O
by O O
captain O O
Tony B-PER B-PER
Adams I-PER I-PER
on O O
the O O
stroke O O
of O O
halftime O O
. O O

Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
suffered O O
an O O
upset O O
first O O
home O O
league O O
defeat O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
, O O
beaten O O
1-0 O O
by O O
a O O
Guy B-PER B-PER
Whittingham I-PER I-PER
goal O O
for O O
Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
Wednesday I-ORG O
. O O

Wimbledon B-ORG O
leap-frogged O O
over O O
Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
into O O
second O O
place O O
by O O
winning O O
3-1 O O
at O O
Sunderland B-ORG B-ORG
to O O
extend O O
their O O
unbeaten O O
league O O
and O O
cup O O
run O O
to O O
18 O O
games O O
. O O

Two O O
strikes O O
by O O
Efan B-PER B-PER
Ekoku I-PER I-PER
in O O
the O O
first O O
half O O
and O O
a O O
late O O
goal O O
from O O
fellow O O
forward O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Holdsworth I-PER I-PER
secured O O
victory O O
for O O
Wimbledon B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
who O O
trail O O
pacemakers O O
Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
by O O
four O O
points O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SCOTTISH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
AND O O
CUP O I-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

GLASGOW B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
league O O
and O O
cup O O

matches O O
played O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Premier O O
division O O

Dunfermline B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Aberdeen B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Hearts B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Raith B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Kilmarnock B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Motherwell B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Celtic B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Rangers B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
Hibernian B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Division O O
one O O

Dundee B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Falkirk B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Greenock B-ORG B-ORG
Morton I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
St B-ORG B-ORG
Johnstone I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Postponed O O
: O O
Airdrieonians B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
Clydebank B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
to O O
Wednesday O O
) O O
, O O
East B-ORG B-LOC

Fife B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
Partick B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Stirling B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
St B-ORG B-ORG
Mirren I-ORG I-ORG
( O O
to O O
Tuesday O O
) O O

Division O O
two O O

Livingston B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Stenhousemuir B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Stranraer B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Brechin B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Division O O
three O O

Ross B-ORG B-ORG
County I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O
Montrose B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O

Postponed O O
: O O
Forfar B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
Alloa B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Inverness B-ORG B-ORG
Thistle I-ORG I-ORG
v O O
Queen B-ORG B-ORG
's I-ORG I-ORG
Park I-ORG I-LOC

Scottish B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
first O O
round O O

Alloa B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
Hawick B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Elgin B-ORG B-ORG
City I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
Whitehill B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Postponed O O
: O O
Albion B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
Forfar B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
Huntly B-ORG B-ORG
v O O
Clyde B-ORG B-ORG
( O O
both O O
now O O
play O O
on O O

December O O
14 O O
) O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ENGLISH B-MISC B-MISC
LEAGUE O I-MISC
AND O O
CUP O I-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
English B-MISC B-MISC
league O O
and O O
cup O O

matches O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Premier B-MISC O
league I-MISC O

Arsenal B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Derby B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Chelsea B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Everton B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Coventry B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Tottenham B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Leicester B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Blackburn B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Liverpool B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
Wednesday I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Middlesbrough B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Southampton B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Aston B-ORG B-ORG
Villa I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Sunderland B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Wimbledon B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Division O O
one O O

Barnsley B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
Southend B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Birmingham B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Grimsby B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Charlton B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Swindon B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Crystal B-ORG B-ORG
Palace I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
Oxford B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Huddersfield B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Norwich B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Ipswich B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Wolverhampton B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Manchester B-ORG B-ORG
City I-ORG I-ORG
3 O O
Bradford B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Oldham B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Queens B-ORG B-ORG
Park I-ORG I-ORG
Rangers I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Reading B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Port B-ORG B-ORG
Vale I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Sheffield B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Portsmouth B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Stoke B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Tranmere B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Playing O O
Sunday O O
: O O
West B-ORG B-ORG
Bromwich I-ORG I-ORG
v O O
Bolton B-ORG B-ORG

F.A. B-MISC B-MISC
Challenge I-MISC I-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
second O O
round O O

Barnet B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
Wycombe B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Blackpool B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Hednesford B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Bristol B-ORG B-ORG
City I-ORG I-ORG
9 O O
St B-ORG B-ORG
Albans I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Cambridge B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
Woking B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Carlisle B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Darlington B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Chester B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Boston B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Chesterfield B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Scarborough B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Enfield B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Peterborough B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Hull B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Crewe B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O

Leyton B-ORG B-ORG
Orient I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Stevenage B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Luton B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Boreham B-ORG B-ORG
Wood I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Mansfield B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Stockport B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Notts B-ORG B-ORG
County I-ORG I-ORG
3 O O
Rochdale B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Preston B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
York B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Sudbury B-ORG B-ORG
Town I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Brentford B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Walsall B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Burnley B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Watford B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
Ashford B-ORG B-ORG
Town I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O

Wrexham B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O
Scunthorpe B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

Cardiff B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
Gillingham B-ORG B-ORG
2 O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
CAMPESE B-PER B-PER
SIGNS O O
OFF O O
WITH O O
TRY O O
IN O O
WALLABY B-LOC O
ROMP O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
bade O O
farewell O O
to O O
David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
in O O
spectacular O O
fashion O O
by O O
overwhelming O O
the O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-ORG
39-12 O I-MISC
in O O
the O O
final O O
match O O
of O O
their O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
tour O O
at O O
Twickenham B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

The O O
Wallabies B-ORG B-ORG
ran O O
in O O
five O O
tries O O
with O O
Campese B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
has O O
retired O O
from O O
test O O
rugby O O
after O O
collecting O O
101 O O
caps O O
and O O
a O O
world O O
record O O
64 O O
tries O O
, O O
adding O O
one O O
last O O
touchdown O O
in O O
a O O
Wallaby B-ORG B-ORG
jersey O O
before O O
departing O O
the O O
international O O
game O O
. O O

The O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-MISC
included O O
14 O O
internationals O O
but O O
, O O
with O O
only O O
two O O
pre-match O O
practice O O
sessions O O
behind O O
them O O
, O O
proved O O
no O O
real O O
match O O
for O O
a O O
Wallaby B-ORG B-PER
side O O
determined O O
to O O
finish O O
their O O
12-match O O
tour O O
unbeaten O O
. O O

The O O
touring O O
team O O
were O O
27-0 O O
ahead O O
by O O
half-time O O
before O O
easing O O
up O O
in O O
the O O
second-half O O
. O O

Full-back O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
Burke I-PER I-PER
finished O O
with O O
a O O
personal O O
haul O O
of O O
24 O O
points O O
to O O
take O O
his O O
tour O O
aggregate O O
to O O
136 O O
. O O

RUGBY B-ORG B-ORG
UNION I-ORG I-ORG
- O O
AUSTRALIA B-LOC B-LOC
BEAT O O
BARBARIANS B-ORG O
39-12 O O
. O O

LONDON B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
beat O O
the O O
Barbarians B-ORG B-ORG
39-12 O I-MISC
( O O
halftime O O
27-0 O O
) O O
in O O
the O O
final O O
match O O
of O O
their O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
tour O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Scorers O O
: O O

Australia B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Tries O O
: O O
Matthew B-PER B-PER
Burke I-PER I-PER
( O O
2 O O
) O O
, O O
Joe B-PER B-PER
Roff I-PER I-PER
, O O
David B-PER B-PER
Campese I-PER I-PER
, O O
Tim B-PER B-PER
Horan I-PER I-PER
. O O

Penalties O O
: O O
Burke B-PER B-PER
( O O
2 O O
) O O
. O O

Conversions O O
: O O
Burke B-PER B-PER
( O O
4 O O
) O O
. O O

Barbarians B-ORG B-LOC
- O O
Tries O O
: O O
Alan B-PER B-PER
Bateman I-PER I-PER
, O O
Scott B-PER B-PER
Quinnell I-PER I-PER
. O O

Conversion O O
: O O
Rob B-PER B-PER
Andrew I-PER I-PER
. O O

GOLF O O
- O O
ZIMBABWE B-MISC B-LOC
OPEN I-MISC I-MISC
THIRD O O
ROUND O O
SCORES O O
. O O

HARARE B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Leading O O
third O O
round O O
scores O O
in O O
the O O

Zimbabwe B-MISC B-LOC
Open I-MISC I-MISC
on O O
Saturday O O
( O O
South B-MISC B-MISC
African I-MISC I-MISC
unless O O
stated O O
) O O
: O O

201 O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
McNulty I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
72 O O
61 O O
68 O O

205 O O
Des B-PER B-PER
Terblanche I-PER I-PER
65 O O
67 O O
73 O O

206 O O
Nick B-PER B-PER
Price I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
68 O O
68 O O
70 O O

207 O O
Clinton B-PER B-PER
Whitelaw I-PER I-PER
70 O O
70 O O
67 O O
, O O
Mark B-PER B-PER
Cayeux I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O

69 O O
69 O O
69 O O
, O O
Justin B-PER B-PER
Hobday I-PER I-PER
71 O O
65 O O
71 O O

209 O O
Steve B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
Vuuren I-PER I-PER
65 O O
69 O O
75 O O

210 O O
Brett B-PER B-PER
Liddle I-PER I-PER
75 O O
65 O O
70 O O

211 O O
Hugh B-PER B-PER
Baiocchi I-PER I-PER
73 O O
67 O O
71 O O
, O O
Greg B-PER B-PER
Reid I-PER I-PER
72 O O
68 O O
71 O O
, O O
Mark B-PER B-PER

Murless B-PER B-PER
71 O O
67 O O
73 O O

212 O O
Trevor B-PER B-PER
Dodds I-PER I-PER
( O O
Namibia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
72 O O
69 O O
71 O O
, O O
Schalk B-PER B-PER
van I-PER I-PER
der I-PER I-PER

Merwe B-PER B-PER
( O O
Namibia B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
67 O O
73 O O
72 O O
, O O
Hennie B-PER B-PER
Swart I-PER I-PER
75 O O
64 O O
73 O O
, O O

Andrew B-PER B-PER
Pitts I-PER I-PER
( O O
U.S. B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
69 O O
67 O O
76 O O

213 O O
Sean B-PER B-PER
Farrell I-PER I-PER
( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
77 O O
68 O O
68 O O
, O O
Glen B-PER B-PER
Cayeux I-PER I-PER

( O O
Zimbabwe B-LOC B-LOC
) O O
75 O O
68 O O
70 O O
, O O
Nic B-PER B-PER
Henning I-PER I-PER
73 O O
70 O O
70 O O
, O O
Dion B-PER B-PER

Fourie B-PER B-PER
69 O O
73 O O
71 O O

214 O O
Steven B-PER B-PER
Waltman I-PER I-PER
72 O O
70 O O
72 O O
, O O
Bradford B-PER B-PER
Vaughan I-PER I-PER
72 O O
71 O O

71 O O
, O O
Andrew B-PER B-PER
Park I-PER I-PER
72 O O
67 O O
75 O O
, O O
Desvonde B-PER B-PER
Botes I-PER I-PER
72 O O
68 O O
74 O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
REINSTATED O O
ALBANIA B-LOC O
NAMES O O
SQUAD O O
TO O O
PLAY O O
N.IRELAND B-LOC O
. O O

TIRANA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Albanian B-MISC B-MISC
coach O O
Astrit B-PER B-PER
Hafizi I-PER I-PER
said O O
on O O
Saturday O O
it O O
was O O
important O O
that O O
his O O
players O O
brush O O
aside O O
the O O
country O O
's O O
short O O
ban O O
by O O
FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
order O O
to O O
concentrate O O
on O O
next O O
Saturday'sWorld B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
group O O
nine O O
qualifier O O
against O O
Northern B-LOC B-LOC
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

World O O
soccer O O
's O O
governing O O
body O O
reinstated O O
Albania B-LOC B-LOC
last O O
Tuesday O O
after O O
the O O
Balkan B-LOC B-LOC
country O O
's O O
government O O
lifted O O
suspensions O O
on O O
various O O
soccer O O
officials O O
. O O

FIFA B-ORG B-ORG
had O O
banned O O
Albania B-LOC B-LOC
indefinitely O O
after O O
its O O
sports O O
ministry O O
had O O
ordered O O
the O O
suspension O O
of O O
Albanian B-ORG B-ORG
Football I-ORG I-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
general O O
secretary O O
Eduard B-PER B-PER
Dervishi I-PER I-PER
and O O
dissolved O O
the O O
executive O O
committee O O
. O O

" O O
We O O
would O O
be O O
very O O
happy O O
with O O
a O O
draw O O
in O O
Belfast B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
" O O
said O O
Hafizi B-PER B-PER
. O O
" O O

Especially O O
if O O
one O O
takes O O
into O O
consideration O O
our O O
difficult O O
post-suspension O O
situation O O
and O O
the O O
fact O O
Northern B-LOC B-LOC
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
is O O
very O O
keen O O
to O O
win O O
. O O
" O O

Regular O O
defender O O
Artur B-PER B-PER
Lekbello I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
injured O O
, O O
was O O
missing O O
from O O
Hafizi B-PER B-PER
's O O
squad O O
named O O
on O O
Saturday O O
for O O
the O O
Belfast B-LOC B-LOC
match O O
. O O

Squad O O
: O O

Goalkeepers O O
- O O
Blendi B-PER B-PER
Nallbani I-PER I-PER
, O O
Armir B-PER B-PER
Grima I-PER I-PER

Defenders O O
- O O
Rudi B-PER B-PER
Vata I-PER I-PER
, O O
Saimir B-PER B-PER
Malko I-PER I-PER
, O O
Arjan B-PER B-PER
Xhumba I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ilir B-PER B-PER
Shulku I-PER I-PER
, O O
Afrim B-PER B-PER
Tole I-PER I-PER
, O O
Nevil B-PER B-PER
Dede I-PER I-PER
, O O
Arjan B-PER B-PER
Bellai I-PER I-PER

Midfielders O O
- O O
Bledar B-PER B-PER
Kola I-PER I-PER
, O O
Altin B-PER B-PER
Haxhi I-PER I-PER
, O O
Sokol B-PER B-PER
Prenga I-PER I-PER
, O O
Ervin B-PER B-PER
Fakaj I-PER I-PER

Forwards O O
- O O
Altin B-PER B-PER
Rraklli I-PER I-PER
, O O
Viktor B-PER B-PER
Paco I-PER I-PER
, O O
Fatmir B-PER B-PER
Vata I-PER I-PER
, O O
Erjon B-PER B-PER
Bogdani I-PER I-PER
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
JONES B-PER B-PER
HITS O O
CENTURY O O
AS O O
VICTORIA B-ORG O
FIGHT O O
BACK O O
. O O

HOBART B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Former O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
test O O
batsman O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
hit O O
an O O
unbeaten O O
130 O O
to O O
lead O O
Victoria B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
fightback O O
in O O
their O O
Sheffield B-MISC B-ORG
Shield I-MISC I-LOC
match O O
against O O
Tasmania B-ORG B-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Replying O O
to O O
the O O
home O O
side O O
's O O
first O O
innings O O
481 O O
for O O
eight O O
declared O O
, O O
Victoria B-LOC B-LOC
reached O O
220 O O
for O O
three O O
at O O
close O O
of O O
play O O
on O O
the O O
second O O
day O O
of O O
the O O
four-day O O
match O O
at O O
Hobart B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Bellerive B-LOC B-LOC
Oval I-LOC I-LOC
. O O

Jones B-PER B-PER
became O O
the O O
fourth O O
century-maker O O
of O O
the O O
match O O
, O O
equalling O O
the O O
feats O O
of O O
Tasmanian B-MISC B-MISC
trio O O
David B-PER B-PER
Boon I-PER I-PER
, O O
Shaun B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
and O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
DiVenuto I-PER I-PER
. O O

Jones B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
took O O
over O O
as O O
captain O O
for O O
the O O
match O O
in O O
the O O
absence O O
of O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
test O O
leg-spinner O O
Shane B-PER B-PER
Warne I-PER I-PER
, O O
added O O
195 O O
runs O O
for O O
the O O
third O O
wicket O O
with O O
left-hander O O
Laurie B-PER B-PER
Harper I-PER I-PER
. O O

Harper B-PER B-PER
was O O
eventually O O
dismissed O O
for O O
77 O O
after O O
the O O
pair O O
joined O O
forces O O
with O O
their O O
side O O
reeling O O
on O O
nine O O
for O O
two O O
. O O

Earlier O O
, O O
former O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
test O O
batsman O O
David B-PER B-PER
Boon I-PER I-PER
scored O O
118 O O
and O O
all-rounder O O
Shaun B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
hit O O
113 O O
. O O

The O O
pair O O
hammered O O
36 O O
boundaries O O
between O O
them O O
. O O

Pace B-PER O
bowler O O
Ian B-PER B-PER
Harvey I-PER I-PER
claimed O O
three O O
for O O
81 O O
for O O
Victoria B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

CRICKET O O
- O O
SHEFFIELD B-MISC B-LOC
SHIELD I-MISC O
SCORE O O
. O O

HOBART B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
Australia B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Close O O
of O O
play O O
score O O
on O O
the O O
second O O
day O O
of O O
the O O
four-day O O
Sheffield B-MISC B-ORG
Shield I-MISC I-LOC
cricket O O
match O O
between O O
Tasmania B-ORG B-LOC
and O O
Victoria B-ORG B-LOC
at O O
Bellerive B-LOC B-LOC
Oval I-LOC I-LOC
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

Tasmania B-ORG B-LOC
481 O O
for O O
eight O O
declared O O
( O O
Michael B-PER B-PER
DiVenuto I-PER I-PER
119 O O
, O O
David B-PER B-PER
Boon I-PER I-PER
118 O O
, O O
Shaun B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
113 O O
) O O
; O O
Victoria B-ORG O
220 O O
for O O
three O O
( O O
Dean B-PER B-PER
Jones I-PER I-PER
130 O O
not O O
out O O
) O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SOUTH B-LOC B-LOC
KOREA I-LOC I-LOC
MOVE O O
CLOSE O O
TO O O
QUARTER-FINAL O O
BERTH O O
. O O

ABU B-LOC B-LOC
DHABI I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
made O O
virtually O O
certain O O
of O O
an O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
quarter-final O O
spot O O
with O O
a O O
4-2 O O
win O O
over O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
in O O
a O O
Group O B-MISC
A O I-MISC
match O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

After O O
going O O
four O O
up O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
55 O O
minutes O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
allowed O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
newcomers O O
to O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
finals O O
, O O
back O O
into O O
the O O
match O O
, O O
conceding O O
two O O
goals O O
from O O
rare O O
counter O O
attacks O O
. O O

Kim B-PER B-PER
Do I-PER I-PER
Hoon I-PER I-PER
opened O O
the O O
scoring O O
for O O
South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
in O O
only O O
the O O
fifth O O
minute O O
, O O
turning O O
unmarked O O
on O O
the O O
penalty O O
spot O O
to O O
fire O O
a O O
shot O O
into O O
the O O
top O O
corner O O
. O O

It O O
looked O O
like O O
turning O O
into O O
a O O
rout O O
as O O
Hwang B-PER B-ORG
Sun I-PER I-ORG
Hong I-PER I-LOC
rapidly O O
added O O
two O O
more O O
in O O
the O O
seventh O O
and O O
15th O O
minutes O O
but O O
although O O
the O O
Koreans B-MISC B-MISC
continued O O
to O O
dominate O O
they O O
failed O O
to O O
add O O
to O O
the O O
score O O
before O O
the O O
interval O O
. O O

But O O
they O O
started O O
the O O
second O O
half O O
where O O
they O O
had O O
left O O
off O O
and O O
it O O
was O O
not O O
long O O
before O O
they O O
went O O
four O O
up O O
, O O
Ko B-PER B-PER
Jeong I-PER I-PER
Woon I-PER I-PER
heading O O
in O O
from O O
a O O
free O O
kick O O
in O O
the O O
55th O O
minute O O
. O O

The O O
Koreans B-MISC B-MISC
then O O
appeared O O
to O O
relax O O
, O O
allowing O O
the O O
Indonesians B-MISC B-MISC
to O O
get O O
back O O
into O O
the O O
match O O
. O O

Ronny B-PER B-PER
Wabia I-PER I-PER
scored O O
for O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
three O O
minutes O O
later O O
direct O O
from O O
a O O
a O O
corner O O
kick O O
that O O
Korean B-MISC B-MISC
goalkeeper O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Byung I-PER I-PER
reached O O
with O O
one O O
hand O O
but O O
failed O O
to O O
keep O O
out O O
. O O

With O O
65 O O
minutes O O
gone O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Widodo B-PER B-PER
Putra I-PER I-PER
, O O
who O O
scored O O
a O O
spectacular O O
goal O O
against O O
Kuwait B-LOC B-LOC
on O O
Wednesday O O
, O O
was O O
again O O
on O O
target O O
, O O
breaking O O
through O O
the O O
Korean B-MISC B-MISC
defence O O
to O O
beat O O
the O O
keeper O O
with O O
a O O
low O O
shot O O
. O O

Indonesian B-MISC B-MISC
keeper O O
Hendro B-PER B-PER
Kartiko I-PER I-PER
produced O O
a O O
string O O
of O O
fine O O
saves O O
to O O
prevent O O
the O O
Koreans B-MISC B-MISC
increasing O O
their O O
lead O O
. O O

Teams O O
: O O

Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
: O O
20 O O
- O O
Hendro B-PER B-PER
Kartiko I-PER I-PER
; O O
2 O O
- O O
Agung B-PER B-PER
Setyabudi I-PER I-PER
; O O
3 O O
- O O
Suwandi B-PER B-PER
Siswoyo I-PER I-PER
; O O
4 O O
- O O
Yeyen B-PER B-PER
Tumera I-PER I-PER
; O O
5 O O
- O O
Aples B-PER B-PER
Tecuari I-PER I-PER
; O O
6 O O
- O O
Sudiriman B-PER B-PER
; O O
7 O O
- O O
Widodo B-PER B-PER
Gahyo I-PER I-PER
Purta I-PER I-PER
; O O
8 O O
- O O
Ronny B-PER B-PER
Wabia I-PER I-PER
; O O
11 O O
- O O
Bima B-PER B-ORG
Sakti I-PER I-PER
; O O
12 O O
- O O
Chris B-PER B-PER
Yarangga I-PER I-PER
( O O
15 O O
- O O
Francis B-PER B-PER
Wewengken I-PER I-PER
36 O O
) O O
; O O
16 O O
- O O
Marzuki B-PER B-PER
Badriawan I-PER I-PER
. O O

South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
: O O
1 O O
- O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Byung I-PER I-PER
Ji I-PER I-PER
; O O
2 O O
- O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Pan I-PER I-PER
Keun I-PER I-PER
; O O
5 O O
- O O
Huh B-PER B-PER
Ki I-PER I-PER
Tae I-PER I-PER
; O O
8 O O
- O O
Roh B-PER B-PER
Sang I-PER I-PER
Rae I-PER I-PER
( O O
7 O O
- O O
Sin B-PER B-PER
Tae I-PER I-PER
Yong I-PER I-PER
33 O O
) O O
; O O
9 O O
- O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Do I-PER I-PER
Hoon I-PER I-PER
; O O
11 O O
- O O
Ko B-PER B-PER
Jeong I-PER I-PER
Woon I-PER I-PER
; O O
17 O O
- O O
Ha B-PER O
Seok I-PER I-PER
Ju I-PER I-PER
; O O
18 O O
- O O
Hwang B-PER B-PER
Sun I-PER I-PER
Hong I-PER I-LOC
; O O
22 O O
- O O
Lee B-PER B-PER
Young I-PER I-PER
Jin I-PER I-PER
; O O
23 O O
- O O
Yoo B-PER B-PER
Sang I-PER I-PER
Chul I-PER I-PER
; O O
24 O O
- O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Joo I-PER I-PER
Sung I-PER I-PER
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ISRAELI B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
RESULTS O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

JERUSALEM B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
first O O
division O O
soccer O O

matches O O
played O O
over O O
the O O
weekend O O
: O O

Zafririm B-ORG B-ORG
Holon I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Petah I-ORG I-ORG
Tikva I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Haifa I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Taibe I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Kfar I-ORG I-ORG
Sava I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Bnei B-ORG B-ORG
Yehuda I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Tel I-ORG I-ORG
Aviv I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Betar B-ORG B-ORG
Jerusalem I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Jerusalem I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Tel I-ORG I-ORG
Aviv I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O

Ironi B-ORG B-ORG
Rishon I-ORG I-ORG
Lezion I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O
Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Herzliya I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Beit I-ORG I-ORG
She'an I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Beersheba I-ORG I-ORG
1 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Petah I-ORG I-ORG
Tikva I-ORG I-ORG
0 O O
Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Haifa I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
goals O O

for O O
, O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Betar B-ORG B-ORG
Jerusalem I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
10 O O
2 O O
0 O O
28 O O
7 O O
32 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Petah I-ORG I-ORG
Tikva I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
9 O O
2 O O
1 O O
27 O O
13 O O
29 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Beersheba I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
8 O O
0 O O
4 O O
18 O O
9 O O
24 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Tel I-ORG I-ORG
Aviv I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
6 O O
4 O O
2 O O
21 O O
14 O O
22 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Petah I-ORG I-ORG
Tikva I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
6 O O
2 O O
4 O O
14 O O
12 O O
20 O O

Bnei B-ORG B-ORG
Yehuda I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
6 O O
2 O O
4 O O
15 O O
15 O O
20 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Haifa I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
6 O O
1 O O
5 O O
21 O O
16 O O
19 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Haifa I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
4 O O
4 O O
4 O O
14 O O
15 O O
16 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Kfar I-ORG I-ORG
Sava I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
5 O O
1 O O
6 O O
10 O O
11 O O
16 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Jerusalem I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
4 O O
1 O O
7 O O
10 O O
18 O O
13 O O

Ironi B-ORG B-ORG
Rishon I-ORG I-ORG
Lezion O I-ORG
12 O O
4 O O
1 O O
7 O O
13 O O
24 O O
13 O O

Zafririm B-ORG B-ORG
Holon I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
2 O O
4 O O
6 O O
8 O O
14 O O
10 O O

Maccabi B-ORG B-ORG
Herzliya I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
3 O O
1 O O
8 O O
5 O O
12 O O
10 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Taiba I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
3 O O
1 O O
8 O O
10 O O
21 O O
10 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Beit I-ORG I-ORG
She'an I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
2 O O
3 O O
7 O O
9 O O
13 O O
9 O O

Hapoel B-ORG B-ORG
Tel I-ORG I-ORG
Aviv I-ORG I-ORG
12 O O
2 O O
3 O O
7 O O
7 O O
16 O O
9 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ASIAN B-MISC B-MISC
CUP I-MISC I-MISC
RESULTS O O
. O O

ABU B-LOC B-LOC
DHABI I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
Asian B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
group O O
A O O
matches O O
on O O
Saturday O O
: O O

United B-LOC B-ORG
Arab I-LOC I-ORG
Emirates I-LOC I-ORG
3 O O
Kuwait B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
( O O
halftime O O
0-2 O O
) O O

Scorers O O
: O O

UAE B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Hassan B-PER B-PER
Ahmed I-PER I-PER
53 O O
, O O
Adnan B-PER B-PER
Al I-PER I-PER
Talyani I-PER I-PER
55 O O
, O O
Bakhit B-PER B-PER
Saad I-PER I-PER
80 O O

Kuwait B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Jassem B-PER B-PER
Al-Huwaidi I-PER I-PER
9 O O
, O O
44 O O

Attendance O O
: O O
15,000 O O

South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
4 O O
Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
( O O
3-0 O O
) O O

Scorers O O
: O O

South B-LOC B-LOC
Korea I-LOC I-LOC
- O O
Kim B-PER B-PER
Do I-PER I-PER
Hoon I-PER I-PER
5 O O
, O O
Hwang B-PER B-ORG
Sun I-PER I-PER
Hong I-PER I-ORG
7 O O
and O O
15 O O
, O O
Koo B-PER B-PER

Jeon B-PER B-PER
Woon I-PER I-PER
55 O O

Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
- O O
Ronny B-PER B-PER
Wabia I-PER I-PER
58 O O
, O O
Widodo B-PER B-PER
Putra I-PER I-PER
65 O O

Attendance O O
: O O
2,000 O O

Group O O
A O O
standings O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
: O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O

goals O O
for O O
, O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

South B-LOC B-ORG
Korea I-LOC I-ORG
2 O O
1 O O
1 O O
0 O O
5 O O
3 O O
4 O O

UAE B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
1 O O
1 O O
0 O O
4 O O
3 O O
4 O O

Kuwait B-LOC B-ORG
2 O O
0 O O
1 O O
1 O O
4 O O
5 O O
1 O O

Indonesia B-LOC B-LOC
2 O O
0 O O
1 O O
1 O O
4 O O
6 O O
1 O O

NBA B-ORG O
BASKETBALL O O
- O O
STANDINGS O O
AFTER O O
FRIDAY O O
'S O O
GAMES O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Standings O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC

Basketball B-ORG B-ORG
Association I-ORG I-ORG
teams O O
after O O
games O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O

( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
won O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O
percentage O O
, O O
games O O
behind O O
) O O
: O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

ATLANTIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

MIAMI B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
5 O O
.737 O O
- O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
YORK I-ORG I-ORG
11 O O
6 O O
.647 O O
2 O O

ORLANDO B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
7 O O
.533 O O
4 O O

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
9 O O
.438 O O
5 O O
1/2 O O

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
10 O O
.412 O O
6 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
4 O O
10 O O
.286 O O
7 O O
1/2 O O

BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
4 O O
13 O O
.235 O O
9 O O

CENTRAL B-MISC B-MISC
DIVISION I-MISC I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
1 O O
.944 O O
- O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
3 O O
.824 O O
2 O O
1/2 O O

CLEVELAND B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
6 O O
.647 O O
5 O O
1/2 O O

ATLANTA B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
8 O O
.556 O O
7 O O

MILWAUKEE B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
8 O O
.500 O O
8 O O

INDIANA B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
8 O O
.500 O O
8 O O

CHARLOTTE B-ORG B-ORG
8 O O
9 O O
.471 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
11 O O
.353 O O
10 O O
1/2 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

MIDWEST O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

HOUSTON B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
2 O O
.889 O O
- O O

UTAH B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
2 O O
.882 O O
1/2 O O

MINNESOTA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
.389 O O
9 O O

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
11 O O
.353 O O
9 O O
1/2 O O

DENVER B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
14 O O
.263 O O
11 O O
1/2 O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
ANTONIO I-ORG I-ORG
3 O O
14 O O
.176 O O
12 O O
1/2 O O

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
16 O O
.158 O O
13 O O
1/2 O O

PACIFIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
PCT O O
GB O O

SEATTLE B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
.750 O O
- O O

LA B-ORG B-ORG
LAKERS I-ORG I-ORG
14 O O
7 O O
.667 O O
1 O O
1/2 O O

PORTLAND B-ORG B-ORG
12 O O
8 O O
.600 O O
3 O O

LA B-ORG B-ORG
CLIPPERS I-ORG I-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
.389 O O
7 O O

GOLDEN B-ORG B-ORG
STATE I-ORG O
6 O O
13 O O
.316 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

SACRAMENTO B-ORG B-ORG
6 O O
13 O O
.316 O O
8 O O
1/2 O O

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
14 O O
.176 O O
10 O O
1/2 O O

SATURDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
7 O O
SCHEDULE O O

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
ATLANTA B-LOC B-LOC

LA B-ORG B-ORG
CLIPPERS I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC

MILWAUKEE B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
WASHINGTON B-LOC B-LOC

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
JERSEY I-LOC I-LOC

MIAMI B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
CHICAGO B-LOC B-LOC

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
DALLAS B-LOC B-LOC

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
HOUSTON B-LOC B-LOC

UTAH B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
DENVER B-LOC B-LOC

CHARLOTTE B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
SEATTLE B-LOC B-LOC

NBA B-ORG O
BASKETBALL O O
- O O
FRIDAY O O
'S O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Basketball I-ORG I-MISC

Association B-ORG O
games O O
on O O
Friday O O
( O O
home O O
team O O
in O O
CAPS O O
) O O
: O O

New B-ORG B-ORG
Jersey I-ORG I-ORG
110 O O
BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
108 O O
( O O
OT O O
) O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
93 O O
Cleveland B-ORG B-ORG
81 O O

New B-ORG B-ORG
York I-ORG I-ORG
103 O O
MIAMI B-ORG B-LOC
85 O O

Phoenix B-ORG B-ORG
101 O O
SACRAMENTO B-ORG B-LOC
95 O O

Vancouver B-ORG B-ORG
105 O O
SAN B-ORG B-ORG
ANTONIO I-ORG I-LOC
89 O O

UTAH B-ORG B-ORG
106 O O
Minnesota B-ORG B-LOC
95 O O

PORTLAND B-ORG B-ORG
97 O O
Charlotte B-ORG B-LOC
93 O O

Indiana B-ORG B-ORG
86 O O
GOLDEN B-ORG B-ORG
STATE I-ORG O
71 O O

LA B-ORG B-ORG
LAKERS I-ORG I-ORG
92 O O
Orlando B-ORG B-ORG
81 O O

NHL B-ORG O
ICE O O
HOCKEY O O
- O O
STANDINGS O O
AFTER O O
FRIDAY O O
'S O O
GAMES O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Standings O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Hockey I-ORG I-MISC

League B-ORG O
teams O O
after O O
games O O
played O O
on O O
Friday O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
won O O
, O O

lost O O
, O O
tied O O
, O O
goals O O
for O O
, O O
goals O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

EASTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

NORTHEAST O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

HARTFORD B-ORG B-ORG
12 O O
7 O O
6 O O
77 O O
76 O O
30 O O

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
12 O O
2 O O
78 O O
77 O O
28 O O

MONTREAL B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
14 O O
4 O O
99 O O
104 O O
26 O O

BOSTON B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
11 O O
4 O O
74 O O
84 O O
24 O O

PITTSBURGH B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
13 O O
3 O O
86 O O
94 O O
23 O O

OTTAWA B-ORG B-ORG
7 O O
12 O O
6 O O
64 O O
77 O O
20 O O

ATLANTIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

FLORIDA B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
4 O O
6 O O
83 O O
53 O O
40 O O

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
12 O O
2 O O
81 O O
78 O O
32 O O

NEW B-ORG B-ORG
JERSEY I-ORG I-ORG
14 O O
10 O O
1 O O
61 O O
61 O O
29 O O

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
13 O O
13 O O
1 O O
72 O O
71 O O
27 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
RANGERS I-ORG I-ORG
11 O O
13 O O
5 O O
97 O O
86 O O
27 O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
ISLANDERS I-ORG I-ORG
7 O O
11 O O
8 O O
65 O O
72 O O
22 O O

TAMPA B-ORG B-ORG
BAY I-ORG I-ORG
8 O O
15 O O
2 O O
69 O O
81 O O
18 O O

WESTERN O B-MISC
CONFERENCE O I-MISC

CENTRAL O B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

DETROIT B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
4 O O
81 O O
53 O O
34 O O

DALLAS B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
10 O O
1 O O
77 O O
66 O O
33 O O

ST B-ORG B-ORG
LOUIS I-ORG I-ORG
14 O O
14 O O
0 O O
82 O O
84 O O
28 O O

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
12 O O
13 O O
3 O O
72 O O
70 O O
27 O O

TORONTO B-ORG B-ORG
11 O O
16 O O
0 O O
81 O O
95 O O
22 O O

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
13 O O
4 O O
61 O O
74 O O
22 O O

PACIFIC B-LOC B-MISC
DIVISION O I-MISC

W O O
L O O
T O O
GF O O
GA O O
PTS O O

COLORADO B-ORG B-ORG
17 O O
7 O O
4 O O
100 O O
60 O O
38 O O

VANCOUVER B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
11 O O
1 O O
84 O O
83 O O
29 O O

EDMONTON B-ORG B-ORG
14 O O
14 O O
1 O O
99 O O
90 O O
29 O O

LOS B-ORG B-ORG
ANGELES I-ORG I-ORG
11 O O
13 O O
3 O O
72 O O
83 O O
25 O O

SAN B-ORG B-ORG
JOSE I-ORG I-ORG
10 O O
13 O O
4 O O
69 O O
87 O O
24 O O

ANAHEIM B-ORG B-ORG
9 O O
14 O O
5 O O
74 O O
87 O O
23 O O

CALGARY B-ORG B-ORG
10 O O
16 O O
2 O O
65 O O
77 O O
22 O O

SATURDAY O O
, O O
DECEMBER O O
7 O O
SCHEDULE O O

PHOENIX B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
NEW B-LOC B-LOC
JERSEY I-LOC I-LOC

CALGARY B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
BOSTON B-LOC B-LOC

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
HARTFORD B-LOC B-LOC

WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
NY B-LOC B-LOC
ISLANDERS I-LOC I-LOC

CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
MONTREAL B-LOC B-LOC

NY B-ORG B-ORG
RANGERS I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
TORONTO B-LOC B-LOC

ANAHEIM B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
PITTSBURGH B-LOC B-LOC

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

TAMPA B-ORG B-ORG
BAY I-ORG I-ORG
AT O O
SAN B-LOC B-LOC
JOSE I-LOC I-LOC

OTTAWA B-ORG B-ORG
AT O O
VANCOUVER B-LOC B-LOC

NHL B-ORG O
ICE O O
HOCKEY O O
- O O
FRIDAY O O
'S O O
RESULTS O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Results O O
of O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Hockey I-ORG I-MISC

League B-ORG O
games O O
on O O
Friday O O
( O O
home O O
team O O
in O O
CAPS O O
) O O
: O O

NY B-ORG B-ORG
RANGERS I-ORG I-ORG
6 O O
Toronto B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O

BUFFALO B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
Anaheim B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O
( O O
OT O O
) O O

Pittsburgh B-ORG B-ORG
5 O O
WASHINGTON B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O

Montreal B-ORG B-ORG
3 O O
CHICAGO B-ORG B-ORG
1 O O

Philadelphia B-LOC B-ORG
6 O O
DALLAS B-LOC B-ORG
3 O O

St B-LOC B-ORG
Louis I-LOC I-ORG
4 O O
COLORADO B-LOC B-ORG
3 O O

EDMONTON B-LOC B-ORG
5 O O
Ottawa B-LOC B-ORG
2 O O

NHL B-ORG B-ORG
ICE O O
HOCKEY O O
- O O
CANUCKS B-ORG B-ORG
RW O O
BURE B-PER B-ORG
SUSPENDED O O
FOR O O
ONE O O
GAME O O
. O O

NEW B-LOC B-LOC
YORK I-LOC I-LOC
1996-12-06 O O

Vancouver B-ORG B-ORG
Canucks I-ORG I-ORG
star O O
right O O
wing O O
Pavel B-PER B-PER
Bure I-PER I-PER
was O O
suspended O O
for O O
one O O
game O O
by O O
the O O
National B-ORG B-MISC
Hockey I-ORG I-MISC
League I-ORG I-MISC
and O O
fined O O
$ O O
1,000 O O
Friday O O
for O O
his O O
hit O O
on O O
Buffalo B-ORG B-ORG
Sabres I-ORG I-ORG
defenceman O O
Garry B-PER B-PER
Galley I-PER I-PER
on O O
Wednesday O O
. O O

Bure B-PER B-PER
received O O
a O O
double-minor O O
penalty O O
for O O
high-sticking O O
with O O
2:22 O O
left O O
in O O
the O O
first O O
period O O
of O O
Wednesday O O
's O O
7-6 O O
overtime O O
win O O
by O O
Vancouver B-ORG B-LOC
after O O
colliding O O
with O O
Galley B-PER B-ORG
in O O
Buffalo B-ORG B-LOC
zone O I-LOC
. O O

Galley B-PER B-PER
suffered O O
a O O
concussion O O
and O O
did O O
not O O
return O O
to O O
the O O
game O O
. O O

" O O
Mr O O
Bure B-PER B-PER
left O O
his O O
feet O O
to O O
deliver O O
a O O
forearm O O
blow O O
to O O
Mr O O
Galley B-PER I-PER
as O O
he O O
was O O
about O O
to O O
be O O
checked O O
legally O O
by O O
his O O
opponent O O
, O O
" O O
said O O
NHL B-ORG B-ORG
discipline O O
chief O O
Brian B-PER B-PER
Burke I-PER I-PER
in O O
handing O O
out O O
the O O
suspension O O
. O O

" O O
Although O O
it O O
is O O
clear O O
from O O
the O O
videotape O O
that O O
Mr O O
Bure B-PER I-PER
's O O
actions O O
were O O
a O O
reaction O O
to O O
the O O
impending O O
hit O O
and O O
there O O
was O O
no O O
intent O O
to O O
injure O O
his O O
opponent O O
, O O
there O O
can O O
be O O
no O O
excuse O O
for O O
this O O
type O O
of O O
conduct O O
, O O
" O O
Burke B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

Bure B-PER B-PER
, O O
who O O
is O O
struggling O O
with O O
only O O
nine O O
goals O O
and O O
12 O O
assists O O
in O O
26 O O
games O O
, O O
will O O
miss O O
Saturday O O
's O O
home O O
game O O
against O O
Ottawa B-ORG B-LOC
. O O

BOXING O O
- O O
SCHULZ B-PER B-PER
DEFEATS O O
RIBALTA B-PER O
IN O O
IBF B-ORG O
HEAVYWEIGHT O O
FIGHT O O
. O O

VIENNA B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

German B-MISC B-MISC
Axel B-PER B-PER
Schulz I-PER I-PER
outpointed O O
Cuba B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
Jose B-PER B-PER
Ribalta I-PER I-PER
in O O
their O O
International B-ORG B-ORG
Boxing I-ORG I-MISC
Federation I-ORG I-MISC
non-title O O
10-round O O
heavyweight O O
fight O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

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

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Summary O O
of O O
Saturday O O
's O O
Spanish B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O
match O O
: O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
( O O
Davor B-PER B-PER
Suker I-PER I-PER
24 O O
, O O
Predrag B-PER B-PER
Mijatovic I-PER I-PER
48 O O
) O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O
. O O

Halftime O O
1-0 O O
. O O

Attendance O O
106,000 O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
BALKAN B-LOC B-ORG
STRIKE O O
FORCE O O
WIN O O
OLD O O
FIRM O O
GAME O O
FOR O O
REAL B-ORG O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
's O O
Balkan B-LOC B-LOC
strike O O
force O O
of O O
Davor B-PER B-PER
Suker I-PER I-PER
and O O
Predrag B-PER B-PER
Mijatovic I-PER I-PER
shot O O
their O O
side O O
to O O
a O O
2-0 O O
win O O
over O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
Spain B-LOC B-LOC
's O O
old O O
firm O O
game O O
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

The O O
result O O
leaves O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
38 O O
points O O
after O O
16 O O
games O O
, O O
four O O
ahead O O
of O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
. O O

With O O
just O O
one O O
league O O
match O O
scheduled O O
before O O
the O O
New O B-MISC
Year O I-MISC
break O O
, O O
Real B-ORG B-ORG
are O O
also O O
assured O O
of O O
spending O O
Christmas O O
ahead O O
of O O
their O O
arch-rivals O O
. O O

A O O
mix-up O O
in O O
the O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
defence O O
let O O
Croatian B-MISC B-MISC
international O O
Suker B-PER B-PER
in O O
midway O O
through O O
the O O
first O O
half O O
, O O
and O O
Montenegrin B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Mijatovic B-PER B-PER
made O O
it O O
2-0 O O
after O O
fine O O
work O O
by O O
Clarence B-PER B-PER
Seedorf I-PER I-PER
just O O
after O O
the O O
break O O
. O O

Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
fought O O
back O O
strongly O O
but O O
were O O
twice O O
denied O O
by O O
the O O
woodwork O O
on O O
an O O
unusually O O
quiet O O
night O O
for O O
Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Ronaldo B-PER B-PER
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
PSV B-ORG B-ORG
HIT O O
VOLENDAM B-ORG B-ORG
FOR O O
SIX O O
. O O

AMSTERDAM B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Marcelo B-PER B-PER
and O O
Yugoslav B-MISC B-MISC
midfielder O O
Zeljko B-PER B-PER
Petrovic I-PER I-PER
each O O
scored O O
twice O O
as O O
Dutch B-MISC B-MISC
first O O
division O O
leaders O O
PSV B-ORG B-ORG
Eindhoven I-ORG I-ORG
romped O O
to O O
a O O
6-0 O O
win O O
over O O
Volendam B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Saturday O O
. O O

Their O O
other O O
marksmen O O
were O O
Brazilian B-MISC B-MISC
defender O O
Vampeta B-PER B-PER
and O O
Belgian B-MISC B-MISC
striker O O
Luc B-PER B-PER
Nilis I-PER I-PER
, O O
his O O
14th O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
. O O

PSV B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
well O O
on O O
the O O
way O O
to O O
their O O
14th O O
league O O
title O O
, O O
outgunned O O
Volendam B-ORG B-ORG
in O O
every O O
department O O
of O O
the O O
game O O
. O O

They O O
boast O O
a O O
nine-point O O
lead O O
over O O
Feyenoord B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
who O O
have O O
two O O
games O O
in O O
hand O O
, O O
and O O
are O O
16 O O
points O O
clear O O
of O O
champions O O
Ajax B-ORG B-ORG
Amsterdam I-ORG I-ORG
, O O
who O O
have O O
played O O
18 O O
matches O O
compared O O
to O O
PSV B-ORG B-ORG
's O O
19 O O
. O O

Ajax B-ORG B-ORG
face O O
AZ B-ORG B-ORG
Alkmaar I-ORG I-ORG
away O O
on O O
Sunday O O
and O O
Feyenoord B-ORG B-ORG
, O O
eliminated O O
from O O
the O O
UEFA B-MISC B-ORG
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
after O O
losing O O
4-2 O O
on O O
aggregate O O
to O O
Tenerife B-ORG B-ORG
on O O
Tuesday O O
, O O
travel O O
to O O
De B-ORG B-ORG
Graafschap I-ORG I-ORG
Doetinchem I-ORG I-ORG
. O O

The O O
Doetinchem B-ORG B-LOC
side O O
, O O
dubbed O O
" O O
The B-ORG B-MISC
Super I-ORG B-MISC
Peasants I-ORG I-MISC
" O O
, O O
are O O
one O O
of O O
the O O
surprise O O
packages O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
. O O

They O O
are O O
fourth O O
in O O
the O O
table O O
. O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
SPANISH B-MISC B-MISC
FIRST O O
DIVISION O O
RESULT O O
/ O O
STANDINGS O O
. O O

MADRID B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Result O O
of O O
Saturday O O
's O O
only O O
Spanish B-MISC B-MISC

first O O
division O O
match O O
: O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
2 O O
Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
0 O O

Standings O O
( O O
tabulate O O
under O O
games O O
played O O
, O O
won O O
, O O
drawn O O
, O O
lost O O
, O O

goals O O
for O O
, O O
against O O
, O O
points O O
) O O
: O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
16 O O
11 O O
5 O O
0 O O
32 O O
12 O O
38 O O

Barcelona B-ORG B-ORG
16 O O
10 O O
4 O O
2 O O
46 O O
21 O O
34 O O

Deportivo B-ORG B-ORG
Coruna I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
9 O O
6 O O
0 O O
23 O O
7 O O
33 O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Betis I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
8 O O
5 O O
2 O O
28 O O
13 O O
29 O O

Atletico B-ORG B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
8 O O
3 O O
4 O O
26 O O
17 O O
27 O O

Athletic B-ORG B-ORG
Bilbao I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
4 O O
4 O O
28 O O
22 O O
25 O O

Real B-ORG B-ORG
Sociedad I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
3 O O
5 O O
20 O O
18 O O
24 O O

Valladolid B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
7 O O
3 O O
5 O O
19 O O
18 O O
24 O O

Racing B-ORG B-ORG
Santander I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
7 O O
3 O O
15 O O
15 O O
22 O O

Rayo B-ORG B-ORG
Vallecano I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
5 O O
5 O O
21 O O
19 O O
20 O O

Valencia B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
6 O O
2 O O
7 O O
23 O O
22 O O
20 O O

Celta B-ORG B-ORG
Vigo I-ORG I-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
5 O O
5 O O
17 O O
17 O O
20 O O

Tenerife B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
5 O O
4 O O
6 O O
23 O O
17 O O
19 O O

Espanyol B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
17 O O
20 O O
16 O O

Oviedo B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
17 O O
21 O O
16 O O

Sporting B-ORG B-ORG
Gijon O I-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
4 O O
7 O O
15 O O
22 O O
16 O O

Logrones B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
3 O O
8 O O
11 O O
33 O O
15 O O

Zaragoza B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
2 O O
8 O O
5 O O
18 O O
23 O O
14 O O

Sevilla B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
4 O O
2 O O
9 O O
13 O O
20 O O
14 O O

Compostela B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
3 O O
4 O O
8 O O
13 O O
28 O O
13 O O

Hercules B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
2 O O
2 O O
11 O O
11 O O
29 O O
8 O O

Extremadura B-ORG B-ORG
15 O O
1 O O
3 O O
11 O O
8 O O
30 O O
6 O O

SOCCER O O
- O O
ENGLISHMAN B-MISC B-PER
CHARLTON B-PER O
IS O O
MADE O O
AN O O
HONORARY O O
IRISHMAN B-MISC O
. O O

DUBLIN B-LOC B-LOC
1996-12-07 O O

Jack B-PER B-PER
Charlton I-PER I-PER
's O O
relationship O O
with O O
the O O
people O O
of O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
was O O
cemented O O
on O O
Saturday O O
when O O
the O O
Englishman B-MISC B-PER
was O O
officially O O
declared O O
one O O
of O O
their O O
own O O
. O O

Charlton B-PER B-PER
, O O
61 O O
, O O
and O O
his O O
wife O O
, O O
Peggy B-PER B-PER
, O O
became O O
citizens O O
of O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
when O O
they O O
formally O O
received O O
Irish B-MISC B-MISC
passports O O
from O O
deputy O O
Prime O O
Minister O O
Dick B-PER B-PER
Spring I-PER I-PER
who O O
said O O
the O O
honour O O
had O O
been O O
made O O
in O O
recognition O O
of O O
Charlton B-PER B-ORG
's O O
achievements O O
as O O
the O O
national O O
soccer O O
manager O O
. O O

" O O
The O O
years O O
I O O
spent O O
as O O
manager O O
of O O
the O O
Republic B-LOC B-LOC
of I-LOC I-LOC
Ireland I-LOC I-LOC
were O O
the O O
best O O
years O O
of O O
my O O
life O O
. O O

It O O
all O O
culminated O O
in O O
the O O
fact O O
that O O
I O O
now O O
have O O
lots O O
of O O
great O O
, O O
great O O
friends O O
in O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
. O O

That O O
is O O
why O O
this O O
is O O
so O O
emotional O O
a O O
night O O
for O O
me O O
, O O
" O O
Charlton B-PER B-PER
said O O
. O O

" O O
It O O
was O O
the O O
joy O O
that O O
we O O
all O O
had O O
over O O
the O O
period O O
, O O
that O O
I O O
shared O O
with O O
people O O
that O O
I O O
grew O O
to O O
love O O
, O O
that O O
I O O
treasure O O
most O O
, O O
" O O
he O O
added O O
. O O

Charlton B-PER B-ORG
managed O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
for O O
93 O O
matches O O
, O O
during O O
which O O
time O O
they O O
lost O O
only O O
17 O O
times O O
in O O
almost O O
10 O O
years O O
until O O
he O O
resigned O O
in O O
December O O
1995 O O
. O O

He O O
guided O O
Ireland B-LOC B-LOC
to O O
two O O
successive O O
World B-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
finals O O
tournaments O O
and O O
to O O
the O O
1988 O O
European B-MISC B-MISC
championship O O
finals O O
in O O
Germany B-LOC B-LOC
, O O
after O O
the O O
Irish B-MISC B-MISC
beat O O
a O O
well-fancied O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
team O O
1-0 O O
in O O
their O O
group O O
qualifier O O
. O O

The O O
lanky O O
former O O
Leeds B-ORG B-ORG
United I-ORG I-ORG
defender O O
did O O
not O O
make O O
his O O
England B-LOC B-LOC
debut O O
until O O
the O O
age O O
of O O
30 O O
but O O
eventually O O
won O O
35 O O
caps O O
and O O
was O O
a O O
key O O
member O O
of O O
the O O
1966 B-MISC O
World I-MISC B-MISC
Cup I-MISC I-MISC
winning O O
team O O
with O O
his O O
younger O O
brother O O
, O O
Bobby B-PER B-PER
. O O

