From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: VNS: Mon 14-Dec-1992
Date: 14 Dec 92 15:55:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: rdg.1992Dec14.155501.2168
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


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 Edition : 2725               Monday 14-Dec-1992            Circulation :  7573

        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   91 Lines
        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................  108   "

VNS MAIN NEWS:                                    [Tom Povey, VNS UK News Desk]
==============                                    [Reading, England           ]

    Here is the News at 07:00 GMT on Monday 14-December-1992
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    UK News
    -------
    FT-SE = 2716.2
    Exchange Rate for UK pound = $ 1.5588  = Dm 2.4589
	= Yn 192.90 = SFr 2.1885 = FFr 8.3978 = A$ 2.2574

    60 prisoners are holding a warder hostage at a prison in Perth,
    Scotland. Part of the prison is reported to have been badly damaged.

    Inflation is now running at 3%. The latest unemployment figures are to be
    issued on Wednesday.

    The body of a british businessman, Howard Bates, a computer expert, has
    been found in Florida. He disappeared two years ago while on a business
    trip. Two men are to be charged in connection with the murder. One is a
    former business associate.

    Nigel Mansell became the BBC Sports Personality of 1992 at the weekend
    with Linford Christie 2nd and Sally Gunnel 3rd.

    Princess Anne was married on Saturday at a small private ceremony at a
    church in Scotland.

    Dan Maskell, the "voice of tennis", died on Thursday aged 84. He retired
    as a commentator some 18 months ago. He had been associated with British
    tennis for over 60 years. 

    European News
    -------------

    Irish political leaders meet today to try to resolved the deadlock that
    has paralysed the Irish government since the election two weeks ago. The
    first step is to elect a speaker for the Parliament and then a Prime
    Minister.

    The power struggle continues in Moscow between President Yelstin and the
    Congress of Peoples Deputies over the appointment of a Prime Minister.

    The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe meets today and
    tomorrow in Stockholm. They will discuss how to stop the fighting in
    Bosnia.

    A second nuclear reactor has been switched back on at Chernobyl due to
    the region badly needing electric power.

    The EC summit meeting ended late Saturday night with general agreement
    and accord after a number of compromises were accepted by all the
    countries. 

    Reports from Denmark say that the most of the opposition to the
    Maastricht treaty are now happy with the Danish "opt-outs" and that the
    Danes are now likely to accept the treaty at a new referendum that could
    be held in April or May next year. The Danes negotiated to opt-out from:
    	o the single currency, 
	o EC citizenship,
	o foreign policy. 
    They also renounced the EC presidency on defense issues.

    Other decisions at the summit include: 
	o review of some 20 areas with too many EC regulations,
	o policies to increase public knowledge of the workings of the EC,
	o a budget deal - no rise for 2 years from 1.2% of GDP then 1.27%,
	o a #24Bn investment boost mainly benefitting transport,
	o negociations with prospective new members to begin next year with 
	  completion after ratification of the Maastricht treaty.

    The Edinburgh summit is generally judged to have been a success for the
    British presidency and for Mr Major in particular.

    World News
    ----------

    Israel has closed off the occupied territories after the kidnapping of a
    border guard by a radical Palistinian group. The same group attacked an
    army patrol last week, killing 4 soldiers.

    There has been a severe earthquake in Indonesia with over 1000 people
    killed. 


    {News courtesy of the BBC}


    Local Weather
    -------------

    A mild and mainly dry day but cloudy. High 12C/54F. Rain spreading south
    tomorrow and wednesday and then getting colder.

VNS UK SPORTS REPORT:                            [Ken Merrick, VNS Sports Desk]
=====================                            [Valbonne, France            ]

Football
	FA Premier League
	Aston Villa ......... 2  Nottingham Forest ...... 1
	Ipswich Town ........ 3  Manchester City ........ 1
	Leeds United ........ 3  Sheffield Wednesday .... 1
	Liverpool ........... 2  Blackburn Rovers ....... 1
	Manchester United ... 1  Norwich City ........... 0
        Middlesbrough ....... 0  Chelsea ................ 0
	Queens Park Rangers . 1  Crystal Palace ......... 3
	Sheffield United .... 1  Everton ................ 0
	Southampton ......... 2  Coventry City .......... 2
	Tottenham Hotspur ... 1  Arsenal ................ 0
	Wimbledon ........... 5  Oldham Athletic ........ 2

	Barclays League First Division                     
	Derby County ........ 3  Birmingham City ........ 1
	Millwall ............ 2  Grimsby Town ........... 1
	Notts County ........ 1  Cambridge United ....... 0
	Peterborough ........ 1  Portsmouth ............. 1
	Sunderland .......... 1  Brentford .............. 3
	Swindon Town ........ 1  Tranmere Rovers ........ 2
	West Ham United ..... 2  Southend United ........ 0
	Wolves .............. 1  Luton Town ............. 2	

	Barclays League Second Division                    
        Bradford ............ 0  Bournemouth ............ 1
	Burnley ............. 2  Leyton Orient .......... 0
	Chester ............. 0  Reading ................ 3
	Fulham .............. 0  Rotherham United ....... 1
	Hull City ........... 4  Exeter City ............ 0
	Mansfield Town ...... 1  Brighton & Hove Albion . 3
	Plymouth Argyle ..... 2  Hartlepool United ...... 2
	Preston North End ... 2  Port Vale .............. 5
	Stoke City .......... 3  Huddersfield ........... 0
	Swansea City ........ 0  West Bromwich Albion ... 0
	Wigan Athletic ...... 2  Blackpool .............. 1


	Scottish League, Premier Division
	Airdrieonians ....... 0   Motherwell ............ 2
	Celtic .............. 1   Dundee ................ 0
	Dundee United ....... 2   Aberdeen .............. 2
	Falkirk ............. 1   Rangers ............... 2
	Hibernian ........... 1   Partick Thistle ....... 0
	St Johnstone ........ 1   Heart of Midlothian ... 1


	Scottish League, Division 1
	Ayr United .......... 1   Dunfermline Athletic .. 0
	Cowdenbeath ......... 1   Clydebank ............. 3
	Dumbarton ........... 0   Stirling Albion ....... 3
	Raith Rovers ........ 3   St Mirren ............. 1


	Scottish League, Division 2
	Albion Rovers ....... 1   Clyde ................. 2
	Berwick Rangers ..... 2   Alloa Athletic ........ 2
	Brechin City ........ 2   Arbroath .............. 0
	Montrose ............ 4   East Stirling ......... 1
	Queen of the South .. 1   Forfar ................ 1
	Stenhousemuir ....... 3   East Fife ............. 1
	Stranraer ........... 1   Queen's Park .......... 1

	Pools News: 9 score draws, 2 no score.
	Score: 6 11 22 28 32 45 52 55 58
        No Score: 25 34


Motor Sport
	With the French Grand Prix already cancelled because of anti-smoking
  legislation, it now seems that the Australian Grand Prix will follow. The
  Australian goverment are to ban tobacco-industry sponsorship of sporting
  events in 1995. The ban will include all tobacco advertising as well as
  sponsorship.

	Meanwhile, in France the French motor-cycle grand prix is now
  threatened. The president of the French Motor-Cycle Association expect to
  announce cancellation within days. The Paris-Dakar rally has already lost a
  number of entrants through the withdrawl of sponsorship, and there are now
  doubts about the Le Mans 24-hour race and the F3000 race in Pau. The cause of
  the problems is the decision of a court near Quimper to award damages to an
  anti-tobacco lobby against Williams-Renault for displaying tobacco
  advertising in Australia. The court had previously fined Rothmans-Mitsubishi
  and Camel-Citroen cars for the last Parid-Dakar rally.

	Peugeot are set to compete in Formula 1 with backing from Esso, Perrie
  and Michelin. Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone are also expected to 
  enter F1 in 1994, using the Firestone trademark.

	Damon Hill will drive the second Williams-Renault for the 1993 season.


Skiing
	World Cup, Giant Slalom, Alta Badia
	1. Marc Giradelli  2'46"25
	2. Alain Feutrier    +0"50
	3. Alberto Tomba     +0"56


	Nordic combination, Courchevel 
	1. Kenji Ogiwara   (Japan)   41'11"7
	2. Allar Levandi   (Estonia) +1'24"0
        3. Takanori Kono (Japan)     +1'24"7


Tennis
	Michael Stich won the $2 million Grand Slam Cup in Munich, defeating
    Michael Chang 6-2, 6-3, 6-2


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