From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans)
Subject: VNS: Wed 27-Jan-1993
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:22:55 GMT


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VNS MAIN NEWS:                                    [Tom Povey, VNS UK News Desk]
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    Here is the News at 07:00 GMT on Wednesday 27-January-1993
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    UK News
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    FT-SE = 2835.7
    Exchange Rate for UK pound = $ 1.5345  = Dm 2.4225

    Interest rates came down yesterday to 6%, the lowest since the autumn of
    1977. The cut followed signs that the economy is failing to recover as
    quickly as hoped for from recession.

    The Commoms select committee appear to have reached a compromise over
    recommendations regarding the Governments pit closure programme. Their
    report, due out on Friday, is said to recommend a 5 year plan to
    subsidise the coal industry and thus save half of the 32 pits threatened
    with closure.

    The Education Secretary is to present guidelines today to help ensure
    that examination standards in secondary schools are maintained accross
    the country.

    A former car worker from Scotland has won a major literary prize for a
    book it took him 30 years to write. Geoff Torrington's book, "Swing
    hammer swing", is about the Gorbals district of Glasgow. Geoff says it
    took him so long to write because often he couldn't find a pencil. 

    Another former IRA man who escaped from the Maze prison in Belfast some
    10 years ago, has been arrested in San Francisco.

    In the 1-day cricket competition in Australia, the best of 3 series
    between the home country and the West Indies became 1-all on Monday
    despite Australia pulling back from 74-7 to miss the West Indies total
    by 1 run. 

    Have you ever wondered why the price of oil is given in barrels?
    Apparently when oil was first discovered it was put into barrels. Not
    surprising. However, the size of the barrels was determined by King
    Edward II in 1482 when they were to hold herrings. {I knew there was
    something fishy about the price of oil.}

    European News
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    The president of Croatia has told the UN that his country will not give
    back the land taken from the Serbs over the last few days.

    World News
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    The PLO is considering tabling a UN resolution to impose sanctions on
    Israel if the latter does not take back the Palestinians expelled some
    weeks ago.


    {News courtesy of the BBC}


    Local Weather
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    A wet start, continuing showery and cloudy today but getting drier
    later. High 10C/50F.

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| Digital Trading Systems |      Gwyn Evans @ IME      | statements made are |
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