From: cockburn@edieng.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Subject: VNS: Thu 10-Sep-92
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Reading, England
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:59:16 GMT


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        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   41 Lines
        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................   44   "


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

    Here is the News at 07:00 BST on Thursday 10-September-1992
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    UK News
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    Police in Northern Ireland say they have found a considerable amount of
    arms and ammunition. Several people are under arrest.

    The Cabinet meet today and will consider calls for devaluation of the
    pound which yesterday sunk to a new low within the European monetary
    system, caused at least in part by the weakness of the US doller.

    The Green Party begins its annual conference today amidst considerable
    debate over its future.

    European News
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    British troops are on standby to join the UN forces guarding relief
    supplies to Sarajevo. Other European countries have also offered troops.
    The UN Security Council are expected to vote later this week or next
    week on a resolution to deploy more troops and the troops are expected
    to be in position during October.


    World News
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    Winnie Mandela, estranged wife of ANC leader Nelson Mandela, has
    resigned her posts in the ANC following revelations of alledged misuse of
    ANC funds.


    {News courtesy of the BBC}


    Local Weather
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    Cloudy but staying dry and warmer. High 18C/65F.

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

FOOTBALL
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	World Cup qualifiers...
	GROUP 1:  Swizterland .......  3  Scotland ........ 1
    	GROUP 2:  Norway ............ 10  San Marino ...... 0
        GROUP 3:  Northern Ireland ..  3  Albania ......... 0
 		  Republic of Ireland  4  Latvia .......... 1
 	GROUP 4:  Wales .............  6  Faroe Isles ..... 0
	GROUP 5:  Luxembourg ........  0  Hungary ......... 3
	GROUP 6:  Bulgaria ..........  2  France .......... 0
		  Finland ...........  0  Sweden .......... 1

	Friendly Matches...
                  Denmark ...........  1  Germany ......... 2
                  Netherlands .......  2  Italy ........... 3
                  Poland ............  1  Israel .......... 1
	          Spain .............  1  England ......... 0

        Barclays League Division 2
		  West Bromwich Albion 3  Reading ......... 0


MOTOR SPORT
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	Nigel Mansell has confirmed that Alain Prost has signed for
  Williams-Renault, but as yet he currently doesn't have a contract for next 
  season.

	Paris-Moscow-Peking
	5th stage, 470km (positions includes time penalties)
	1. Weber/Hiemer  (Mitsubishi)        58'29"
	2. Shinozuka/Magne  (Mitsubishi)    + 3'05"
        3. Auriol/Monnet (Citroen)          + 7'01"

        Overall
        1. Saby (Mitsubishi)
        2. Lartigue (Citroen)               + 2'46"
        3. Waldegard (Citroen)              +10'57"

TENNIS
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	Arantxa Sanchez beate Stefi Graf in the quarter finals of the US OPen
  7-6, 6-3. In the men's event, Jim Courier beat Andre Agassi for a semi-final
  match with Pete Sampras.


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