From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: VNS: Thu 30-Jul-1992
Date: 30 Jul 92 11:08:40 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd


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 Edition : 2630             Thursday 30-Jul-1992            Circulation :  7865

        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   53 Lines
        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................  270   "


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

     Here is the News at 06:30 BST on Thursday 30-July-1992
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     UK News
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     FT-SE = 2423.2
     Exchange Rate 1 UK pound = $ 1.9220 = Dm 2.8425

     The cyclist Chris Boardman won a gold medal in the 4k individual persuit
     at the Olympics last night by overtaking his opponant giving him a
     convincing victory. He is using a revolutionay 1-piece bike, designed in
     Norfolk and only developed by the Lotus car company since April.

     A new report says that women do not get enough advice before child birth.

     The National Radiological Protection Board reports a survey of some
     13,000 homes in Derbyshire, Northampshire and Somerset which found that
     more homes may be at risk from Radon that previously thought. Radon has
     been linked to lung cancer, causing 2,500 deaths a year. Scientists say
     more research is needed before the cause and affect are proven.

     European News
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     The former communist ruler of East Germany, Eric Honecker, has returned
     to Germany and will stand trial accused of manslaughter in connection
     with the killing of east germans escaping to the west during his rule. He
     had issued the order for escapers to be shot. There are differing views
     as to whether a show trial is worth the effort and whether he is
     medically fit to stand trial. Mr Honecker had taken refuge in the Chilean
     embassy in Moscow for the past 8 months.

     There are reports of heavy fighting in Sarajevo following the arrival of
     a UN relief convoy last night,

     The UN Secretary General has called for extra tropps to patrol the buffer
     zone between Croatia and Serbia to protect refugees.

     There are reports coming in of a large explosion at an Israeli military
     base.

     International News
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     The US Air Force has joined in the hunt for the Columbian drug baron who
     escaped from prison last week.

     {News courtesy of the BBC}

     Local Weather
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     A mainly dry day, sunny with cloudy intervals, light winds. High 28C/81F.


VNS UK SPORTS REPORT:                            [Ken Merrick, VNS Sports Desk]
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|||CYCLING
   A revolutionary Britsih cycle was used by Chris Boardman in winning his 4000
   metre pursuit gold medal. Designed by Mike Burrows, the bicycle was offered
   to most leading bicycle manufacturers before the design was taken to Lotus
   Cars. 
    The main aerodynamic innovation is the frame, made from a single mould, or
   monococoque, of carbon fibres strengthened with lightweight titanium. Other
   features include carbon fibre wheels - disc shaped at the back and spoked at
   the front made by Mavic of France - and German -made lightweight tubular
   tyres which contribute to a balance between aerodynamics and control. At
   18lbs, the bicycle isn't the lightest in it's class, but the design cuts
   dramitically the effects of wind and drag.

|||FOOTBALL
    Lou Macari has been cleared of charges relating to defrauding the Inland
   Revenue while manager of Swindon Town. Three club officials, includingthe
   chairman, were found guilty.
                                               
|||MOTOR SPORT
    John Barnard has now officially re-joined Ferrari on a five year contract.
   
    Tyrell have announced that Olivier Grouillard will stay with the team for
   the remainder of the season. T

|||OLYMPICS
   Paul Ahlgren reports...

	If the Americans has the Dream team in basket, the Russians has
	the "Dream man" in Wrestling. Yesterday Alexander Karelin won
	the 130 kg Greco-Roman wrestling, ...again... This man has 
	NEVER lost an international match. The only time during the
	last seven years anyone else has won an international 
	championship was when he was injured. Yesterday he won over
	Tomas Johansson of Sweden, who is the definite number two in the
	world after Karelin, yet he hasn't scored a point against Karelin
	during the last seven years. The score of their matches are
	98-0 to Karelin. The biggest sensation in the wrestling ring
	during these olympics is that he actually lost a point in one
	of his matches, wow!

	The olympics are history for tennis-star Stefan Edberg. He stood
	no chance against Andrej Chesnokov of the Soviet Union that beat
	him in straight sets.

	When Martin Lopez-Zubero became Spain's first ever gold medalist
	in the swimming pool, he had only one problem. His Spanish was
	quite rusty. He has never lived in Spain, but was born and 
	raised in Florida. He had to take a Spanish refreshment course
	before he came to Bracelona.

	Matt Biondi took his seventh olympic gold when he was part of
	the 4*100 relay team yesterday.

	There is one gold medalist who will not be allowed to defend her
	gold in Atlanta 1996. Zhang Shan of China won the skeet final,
	one of the few mixed competitions in these olympics, but the
	IOC has decided that there will be no mixed in Atlanta. The
	International Shooting Federation has decide that there will
	be no women's class in next olympics, the women weren't good
	enough...

	It seems that the olympic family of sports are only growing,
	but there exists sports that has dissapeared from the olympic 
	program. Cricket was an olympic sport in 1900 (GB won), Tug
	of War was in between 1900 and 1920. Golf was it in 1900 and
	1904. Croquet in 1900. La Crosse in 1904 and 1908. Motorboat
	racing in 1908. Water Polo between 1900 and 1936. Rugby was
	an olympic sport 1900,1908,1920 and 1924. 

	Did you know that in Paris in 1904 they used real pigeons in 	
	the skeet competition as targets. They abandonded it in the
	1908 games.

	Baseball:

	Puerto Rico 2, Italy 0. Chinese Taipei 20, Spain 0.
	 Cuba 9, United States 6. Japan 17, Dominican Republic 0 

	Gymnastics:
        Men's Team Competition 
	1, Unified Team (Vitali Chtcherbo, Valeri Belenki, 
	   Grigori Misioutine, Igor Korobtchinski, Aleksei Voropaev,
	   Roustam Charipov), 585.450 points. 
	2, China, 580.375. 
	3, Japan, 578.250. 

	Wrestling, Greco-Roman style:

	-68kg: 1. Attila Repka, Hungary 2. Islam Dugutsjijev, CIS
	       3. Rodney Smith, USA

	-100kg 1. Hector Milian, Cuba 2. Dennis Koslowski, USA
	       3. Sergej Demjasjkijevitsj, CIS

	-130kg 1. Alexander Karelin, CIS. 2. Tomas Johansson, Sweden
	       3. Ioan Grigoris, Romania.

	Soccer:

	Paraguay - South Korea	0-0, Mexico-Australia 1-1

	USA- Poland 2-2, Egypt-Colombia 4-3
	Judo:

	-92kg Men:
	1. Antal Kovacs, Hungary 2. Raymond Stevens Great Britain

	-72 kg Women:
	1. Kim Mi-Jung, South Korea 2. Yoko Tanabe, Japan.

	Hockey:

	Australia- Egypt 5-1, India-Argentina 1-0
	CIS-Malaysia 7-3, Pakistan-New Zealand 1-0, Holland-Spain 3-2

	Women: Germany 1, Australia 0, Spain 2, Canada 1.
	       Great Britain 3, South Korea 1. Holland 2, New Zealand 0.

	Swimming:

	200 meters Backstroke men (complete):
	1. Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spain
	2. Vladimir Selkov, CIS
	3. Stefano Battistelli, Italy

	100 meters Backstroke, Women:
	1. Kristina Egerszegi, Hungary
	2. Tunde Szabo, Hungary
	3. Lea Loveless, USA

	400 meters Freestyle men:
	1. Jevgenij Sadovij 3.45.00 (World Record)
	2. Kieren Perkins, Australia
	3. Anders Holmertz, Sweden

	4*100 meters relay men:
	1. USA 3,16.74
	2. CIS
	3. Germany

	200 meters Breaststroke Men:
	1. Mike Barrowman, USA 2,10.16 (World Record)
	2. Norbert Rozsa, Hungary
	3. Nick Gillingham, Britain
	
	100 meters Breaststroke, Women:
	1. Elena Rudkovskaja, CIS
	2. Anita Nall, USA
	3. Samantha Riley, Australia

	100 meters Butterfly women:
	1. Hong Qian, China
	2. Christine Ahmann-Leighton, USA
	3. Catherine Plewinski, France

	Diving:
	Men's Springboard Final 
	1, Mark Lenzi, USA, 676.530 points.
	2, Tan Liangde, China, 645.570. 
	3, Dmitri Saoutine, Unified Team, 627.780. 

	Equestrian: 
	Three-Day Event, Dressage.:
	1. Mattias Baumann, Germany 501
	2. Iar Stark, Great Britain
	3. Karen Dixon, Great Britain.

	Teams:
	1. Great Britain 136,000
	2. Germany.
	3. France.

	Volleyball:

	Holland-South Korea 3-0

        Women's Pool A: Unified Team-Spain 3-0, Japan-USA 3-2
        Women's Pool B: Holland-Brazil 1-3

	Shooting:

	Air Pistol, Men: (complete)
	1. Wang Yifu, China 2. SErgeij Pyjianov, CIS 3. Sorin Babii, Romania

	Skeet (complete)
	1. Zhang Shan, China
	2. Juan Jorge Giha Yahur, Peru
	3. Bruno Mario Rosetti, Italy

        Men's Free Rifle Prone Final: 
	1, Lee Eun-Chul, Korea, 702.5.
	2, Harald Stenvaag, Norway, 701.4. 
	3, Stevan Pletikosic, Independent,701.1. 

        Men's Rapid-fire pistol -- elimination round: 
	1, Ralf Schumann,Germany, 299. 
	2, Afanasijs Kuzmins, Latvia, 297. 
	3, Vladimir Vokhmianine,Unified Team, 295. 

        Basketball:
	Men's Pool A: Brazil 76, Angola 66. USA 111, Germany 68. 
		      Croatia 88, Spain 79.
	Men's Pool B: Australia 78, Venezuela 71. CIS 100, China 84.
		      Lithuania 104, Peurto Rico 91.

	Team Handball:
	Men's Pool A: Sweden 28, Korea 18, Hungary 27, Brazil 21.   
		      Chzechoslovacia 16, Iceland 16.
	Men's Pool B: Unified Team 23, France 22., Germany 20, Romania 20.
		      Spain 23, Egypt 18.

	Tennis:
	Men's Singles:
	First Round: 
	Michael Chang, USA-Alberto Mancini, Argentina, 3-1
	Pete Sampras,USA-Wally Masur, Australia, 3-0
	Jordi Arrese, Spain-Chang Eui-Jong, South Korea, 3-0
	Henri Leconte, France, Thomas Muster, Austria, 3-0
	Andrei Cherkasov, Unified Team,Roger Smith, Bahamas,3-1
	Carl-Uwe Steeb, Germany,-Andrei Pavel, Romania, 3-0
	Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, Owen Casey, Ireland, 3-0
	Jaime Yzaga, Peru,Leander Paes, India, 3-1
	Andrej Chesnokov, CIS, Stefan Edberg, Sweden 3-0

        Women's Singles:
	Jennifer Capriati, USA, Elna Reinach, South Africa, 6-1, 6-0; 
	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spain, Irina Spirlea, Romania, 6-1, 6-3; 
	Nathalie Tauziat, France, Radka Zrubakova, Czechoslovakia, 6-3, 6-2; 
	Eugenia Maniokova, Unified Team, Petra Ritter, Austria, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4); 
	Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgaria, Emanuela Zardo, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4.
        Conchata Martinez, Spain, Judith Weisner, Austria, 4-6,6-1, 6-2; 
	A. Coetzer, South Africa, Zina Garrison, USA, 7-5, 6-1;

	Cycling:

	Men's Individual Pursuit 
	1,  Christopher Boardman, Britain. 
	2, Jens Lehmann, Germany. 
	3, Gary Anderson, New Zealand.

  	                            Gold Silver Bronze Tot.
	Unified Team                 15    7       4     26
	United States                 7    6       8     21
	China                         6    9       2     17
	Hungary                       5    4       1     10
	South Korea                   4    0       1      5
	Poland                        3    2       0      5
	Germany                       2    2       6     10
	Cuba                          2    1       1      4
	Spain                         2    0       0      2
	Bulgaria                      1    3       0      4
	Australia                     1    2       3      6
	Japan                         1    2       3      6
	Britain                       1    1       2      4
	Norway                        1    1       0      2
	Turkey                        1    0       0      1
	France                        0    3       6      9
	Italy                         0    3       4      7
	Sweden                        0    3       3      6
	Romania                       0    1       3      4
	Peru                          0    1       0      1
	Brazil                        0    1       0      1
	Holland                       0    0       3      3
	Yugoslavia                    0    0       2      2
	Finland                       0    0       1      1
	Mongolia                      0    0       1      1
	Surinam                       0    0       1      1
	New Zealand                   0    0       1      1
	Canada                        0    0       1      1
	Belgium                       0    0       1      1


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| Gwyn Evans  | evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com |  Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK  |
| DESISCo - Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd |
|  Views expressed and statements made are mine and not those of DEC   |
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