From: cockburn@majors.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn)
Subject: The Vogon News Service: 08-Apr-92
Organization: Digital Equipment Co. Ltd., Newbury, England
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 21:20:35 GMT


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        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................   56   "

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

    Here is the News at 07:00 BST on Wednesday 8-April-1992
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    UK News
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    FT-SE = 2404.2
    Exchange Rate for UK pound = $ 1.7490  = Dm 2.8415

    After 4 weeks of campaigning and 1 day to go before polling there is no
    clear favourite. Many voters are reported to be still "floating".

    The recruitment agency Alfred Marks has said that many school leavers do
    not meet the necessary levels of numeracy and literacy for employment.

    European News
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    The Irish government have announced plans for another referendum on
    Abortion.

    The EC have decided to impose quotas on the import of bananas once a
    single market is established at the end of this year. This will protect
    a number of former colonies against cheaper bananas from central
    America.

    World News
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    A plane carrying the PLO leader Yassa Arafat is missing over the Libyan
    desert. It is thought to have crash-landed during a sandstorm.

    A UN envoy has arrived in Tripoi to see Colonal Ghadaffi to discuss the
    situation regarding the two men wanted in connection with the Lockerbie
    bombing.

    Senator Bill Clinton has won the democratic primaries in 3 more states
    and is ahead in a fourth. However, Paul Tsongas also attracted a
    significant share of the voting. President Bush won 3 states from his
    main rival and took another unopposed.

    The Iraqi government has agreed to dismantle a nuclear facility near
    Baghdad which could be used to make nuclear warheads.

    {News courtesy of the BBC}


    Local Weather
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    Cloudy start, sunshine expected later. High 16C/61F.

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

::: CRICKET
    One day international at Sabina Park
    West Indies bt South Africa by 107 runs
    - West Indies 287-6 (Simmonds 122 off 113 balls)
    - South Africa 180

::: CYCLING
    Tour of the Basque countries
    Tony Rominger won the second stage, 183km's from Orio to Salvatierra in 4h
    58' 57". Stephen Roche of Ireland finished with the same time to keep the
    overall lead.                                                            

::: FOOTBALL
    Speculation that Everton manager Howard Kendall was set to return to
    Atletico Bilbao was ended yesterday when the club appointed Jupp Heynckes
    as coach. Heynckes was previoulsy with Borussia Munchengladbach and Bayern
    Munich.                                                                   

    Last nights results:
    Barclays League Division 1
    Manchester United     1-1  Manchester City
    Notts County          0-2  Tottenham Hotspur

    Barclays League Division 2
    Bristol City          1-1   Middlesbrough
    Grimsby Town          0-1   Derby County
    Ipswich Town          2-1   Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Tranmere Rovers       2-0   Portsmouth

    B&Q Premier Division
    Hibernians            0-2   Airdrieonians
    Motherwell            0-1   Heart of Midlothian
    Rangers               4-1   Falkirk

    B&Q First Division
    Dundee                2-0   Morton
    Forfar Athletic       1-3   Hamilton Academical
    Kilmarnock            1-0   Clydebank
    Stirling Albion       1-2   Raith Rovers

::: MOTOR SPORT
    Martin Brundle has started testingthenew Benetton-Ford B192. The car will
    make its first competitive outing at the Spanish Grand Prix on May 3rd.

::: YACHTING
    America's Cup standings as 7 April:
    Louis Vitton Cup
    1. New Zealand          4 wins, 2 defeats
       Il Moro di Venezia
    3. Ville de Paris       3 wins, 3 defeats
    4. Nippon Challenge     1 win, 5 defeats

    Challenger Series
    1. Stars and Stripes    4pts
       Kanza                4pts
    3. America 3            1pt



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