From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
Subject: VNS: Tue 13-Oct-1992
Keywords: VNS,news,sport
Organization: Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:34:53 GMT


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        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   48 Lines
        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................   41   "

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

     Here is the News at 07:00 BST on Tuesday 13-October-1992
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     UK News
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     FT-SE = 2537.2
     Exchange Rate 1 UK pound = $ 1.7040 = Dm 2.5110

     British Coal is preparing a formal announcement that more than half of
     the existing pits are to close. The main cause is the privatisation of
     electricity business which does not now want to buy as much coal as they
     had to previously.

     The Chancellor has spoken of the need to keep down public spending with
     lower than inflation pay rises for public sector employees.

     Police believe that an attempt on the life of an Ulster Unionist MP Ken
     Mcguinness was foiled last night.

     Three men were injured in a bomb attack on a pub in London yesterday.

     Britain is trying to get a reform of extradition arrangements between EC
     countries.

     European News
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     There are signs of a compromise in the row between former Soviet
     president Gorbachov and the Russian authorities. Mr Gorbachov has been
     refusing to testify about the activities of the former soviet communist
     party. The Russian government had said that he could not leave the
     country and his office building had been taken away from him. An official
     now says that his testimony is not required and that he might be able to
     leave the country for the funeral of Willy Brandt on Friday.

     International News
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     The Egyptian government say at least 360 people have been killed after an
     earthquake struck Cairo yesterday afternoon. Rescue work is still going
     on.

     {News courtesy of the BBC}

     Local Weather
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     A very cold night with some ground frost about. Sunny day. High 14C/57F.


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

AMERICAN FOOTBALL
=========================

        Cleveland 	17  Pittsburgh		 9
        Dallas 		27  Seattle		 0
        Houston 	38  Cincinnati 		24
        Indianapolis	 6  NY Jets		 3 
        Kansas City 	24  Philadelphia	17
        LA Raiders 	20  Buffalo		 3
        Miami 		21  Atlanta 		17
        New Orleans 	13  LA Rams		10
        NY Giants 	31  Phoenix 		21
        San Francisco 	24  New England 	12

CYCLING
=========================
	Hendrik Redant (Lotto) won his first major race, the Paris-Tours in the
        fastest time for the event, averaging 46km/h. Laurent Jalabert (Once)
        came fifth, but retains the overall world cup leadership.


GOLF
=========================
	World Match Play
	World No.1 Nick Faldo won his secomnd World MatchPlay championship
        title, beating American Jeff Sluman 8 and 7. Nick Price of Zimbabwe 
	was third with Ian Woosnam of Wales fourth.

MOTOR SPORT
=========================
	F3000, Nogaro
	The Italian Luca Badoer (Reynard-Ford) wonthe F3000 GP at Nogaro, and
 	the World Championship title. 

	San Remo rally
	World Championship leader, Didier Auriol is out of the rally after his
        Lancia Integrale lost a wheel. Andrea Aghini (Lancia) leads from Juha
        Kankkunen. 

	Auriol has confirmed that he will be joining Toyota next year. (The team
	are not taking part in the San Remo rally.) 

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