Most notably , women who get rubella ( German measles ) have a high risk of a stillborn baby .

<response> Most notably , women who get rubella ( <misc>German</misc> measles ) have a high risk of a stillborn baby . </response>


All the key numbers - CBI August industrial trends .

<response> All the key numbers - <organization>CBI</organization> August industrial trends . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-23

<response> <location>LONDON</location> 1996-08-23 </response>


Following are key data from the August monthly survey of trends in UK manufacturing by the Confederation of British Industry ( CBI ) .

<response> Following are key data from the August monthly survey of trends in <location>UK</location> manufacturing by the <organization>Confederation of British Industry</organization> ( <organization>CBI</organization> ) . </response>


CBI MONTHLY TRENDS ENQUIRY ( a ) AUG JULY JUNE MAY

<response> <organization>CBI</organization> MONTHLY TRENDS ENQUIRY ( a ) AUG JULY JUNE MAY </response>


- total order book - 10 - 22 - 13 - 17

<response> - total order book - 10 - 22 - 13 - 17 </response>


- export order book - 14 - 13 - 11 - 7

<response> - export order book - 14 - 13 - 11 - 7 </response>


<response> - stocks of finished goods +17 +19 +17 +25 </response>


- output expectations * +22 +22 +12 +16

<response> - output expectations * +22 +22 +12 +16 </response>


<response> - domestic price expectations * 0 - 1 +6 +4 </response>


NOTES - * over the coming four months ;

<response> NOTES - * over the coming four months ; </response>


<response> - ( a ) in percent , giving balance between those </response>


<response> replying " above normal " and those replying " below normal . " </response>


The survey was conducted between July 23 and August 14 and involved 1,305 companies , representing 50 industries , accounting for around half of the UK 's manufactured exports and some two million employees .

<response> The survey was conducted between July 23 and August 14 and involved 1,305 companies , representing 50 industries , accounting for around half of the <location>UK</location> 's manufactured exports and some two million employees . </response>


-- Rosemary Bennett , London Newsroom +44 171 542 7715

<response> -- <person>Rosemary Bennett</person> , <organization>London Newsroom</organization> +44 171 542 7715 </response>


London shipsales .

<response> <location>London</location> shipsales . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-22

<response> <location>LONDON</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


<response> - Secondhand tonnage brokers reported the sale of the following vessels . </response>


Iron Gippsland - ( built 1989 ) 87,241 dwt sold to Greek buyers for $ 30 million .

<response> <misc>Iron Gippsland</misc> - ( built 1989 ) 87,241 dwt sold to <misc>Greek</misc> buyers for $ 30 million . </response>


Sairyu Maru No : 2 - ( built 1982 ) 60,960 dwt sold to Greek buyers for $ 15.5 million .

<response> <misc>Sairyu Maru No : 2</misc> - ( built 1982 ) 60,960 dwt sold to <misc>Greek</misc> buyers for $ 15.5 million . </response>


Stainless Fighter - ( built 1970 ) 21,718 dwt sold at auction for $ 6 million .

<response> <misc>Stainless Fighter</misc> - ( built 1970 ) 21,718 dwt sold at auction for $ 6 million . </response>


<response> Some of these sales may not be final as they may be subject to inspection , survey or other conditions . </response>


<response> Garlic pills do n't lower cholesterol , study finds . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-22


Garlic pills may not lower blood cholesterol and studies that show they do may be flawed , British researchers have reported .

<response> Garlic pills may not lower blood cholesterol and studies that show they do may be flawed , <misc>British</misc> researchers have reported . </response>


A study by a team of doctors at Oxford University has found people with high blood cholesterol do not benefit significantly from taking garlic tablets .

<response> A study by a team of doctors at <organization>Oxford University</organization> has found people with high blood cholesterol do not benefit significantly from taking garlic tablets . </response>


<response> The study involved 115 people with high blood cholesterol levels . </response>


<response> They were given 900 milligrams a day of dried garlic powder or placebo tablets . " </response>


There were no significant differences between the groups receiving garlic and placebo , " they wrote in the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians .

<response> There were no significant differences between the groups receiving garlic and placebo , " they wrote in the <organization>Journal of the Royal College of Physicians</organization> . </response>


<response> Those taking part were told to eat a low-fat diet for six weeks before they started taking the pills , and their blood cholesterol measured before and after the six-week period . </response>


<response> The researchers said this would make their findings more accurate . </response>


<response> Several studies have found garlic pills can lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol . </response>


But the Oxford team disputed these findings and said either previous trials may have been interpreted incorrectly , those taking part were not given special diets beforehand or the duration of the studies may have been too short .

<response> But the <location>Oxford</location> team disputed these findings and said either previous trials may have been interpreted incorrectly , those taking part were not given special diets beforehand or the duration of the studies may have been too short . </response>


The six-month trial was funded by the British Heart Foundation and Lichtwer Pharma GmbH , which makes Kwai brand garlic tablets .

<response> The six-month trial was funded by the <organization>British Heart Foundation</organization> and <organization>Lichtwer Pharma GmbH</organization> , which makes <misc>Kwai</misc> brand garlic tablets . </response>


<response> The study did not address whether whole garlic could affect cholesterol . </response>


-- London Newsroom +44 171 542 7950

<response> -- <organization>London Newsroom</organization> +44 171 542 7950 </response>


Britain gives aid to volcano-hit Caribbean island .

<response> <location>Britain</location> gives aid to volcano-hit <location>Caribbean</location> island . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-22

<response> <location>LONDON</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Britain said on Thursday it would give 25 million pounds ( $ 39 million ) of development aid to the Caribbean island of Montserrat , where much of the population living in the south has fled to avoid a volcano .

<response> <location>Britain</location> said on Thursday it would give 25 million pounds ( $ 39 million ) of development aid to the <location>Caribbean</location> island of <location>Montserrat</location> , where much of the population living in the south has fled to avoid a volcano . </response>


The volcano in the Soufriere hills has erupted three times in the past 13 months and last April some 4,500 people living in the capital , Plymouth , and southern areas were evacuated to the north , where many are living in public shelters and schools .

<response> The volcano in the Soufriere hills has erupted three times in the past 13 months and last April some 4,500 people living in the capital , <organization>Plymouth</organization> , and southern areas were evacuated to the north , where many are living in public shelters and schools . </response>


" This assistance will provide a fast track development programme for the designated ( northern ) safe area , " Britain 's Overseas Development Administration said in a statement .

<response> " This assistance will provide a fast track development programme for the designated ( northern ) safe area , " <location>Britain</location> 's <organization>Overseas Development Administration</organization> said in a statement . </response>


Britain gave 8.5 million pounds ( $ 13 million ) to Montserrat , which is one of its dependent territories , when the volcano first became active .

<response> <location>Britain</location> gave 8.5 million pounds ( $ 13 million ) to <location>Montserrat</location> , which is one of its dependent territories , when the volcano first became active . </response>


Overseas Development Minister Lynda Chalker said a recent census had shown most Montserratians wanted to remain on the island . "

<response> Overseas Development Minister <person>Lynda Chalker</person> said a recent census had shown most <misc>Montserratians</misc> wanted to remain on the island . " </response>


<response> The development of the north will help them to do just that , " she said . </response>


Tennis - Philippoussis looms for Sampras in U.S. Open .

<response> Tennis - <person>Philippoussis</person> looms for <person>Sampras</person> in <misc>U.S. Open</misc> . </response>


Bill Berkrot

<response> <person>Bill Berkrot</person> </response>


NEW YORK 1996-08-22

<response> <location>NEW YORK</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


World number one Pete Sampras , seeking his first Grand Slam title of the year , and women 's top seed Steffi Graf , aiming for her third , should be able to ease into the year 's final major , which begins on Monday .

<response> World number one <person>Pete Sampras</person> , seeking his first <misc>Grand Slam</misc> title of the year , and women 's top seed <person>Steffi Graf</person> , aiming for her third , should be able to ease into the year 's final major , which begins on Monday . </response>


Sampras opens the defence of his U.S. Open crown against David Rikl of the Czech Republic , while top-ranked Graf begins her title defence against Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia .

<response> <person>Sampras</person> opens the defence of his <misc>U.S. Open</misc> crown against <person>David Rikl</person> of the <location>Czech Republic</location> , while top-ranked <person>Graf</person> begins her title defence against <person>Yayuk Basuki</person> of <location>Indonesia</location> . </response>


Wednesday 's U.S. Open draw ceremony revealed that both title holders should run into their first serious opposition in the third round .

<response> Wednesday 's <misc>U.S. Open</misc> draw ceremony revealed that both title holders should run into their first serious opposition in the third round . </response>


Looming in Sampras 's future is a likely third-round date with recent nemesis Mark Philippoussis , the rising Australian who took out Sampras in the third round of the Australian Open in January .

<response> Looming in <person>Sampras</person> 's future is a likely third-round date with recent nemesis <person>Mark Philippoussis</person> , the rising <misc>Australian</misc> who took out <person>Sampras</person> in the third round of the <misc>Australian Open</misc> in January . </response>


Sampras avenged that defeat with a straight sets win over the 19-year-old power hitter in the second round at Wimbledon and their rubber match in New York could provide some first-week fireworks .

<response> <person>Sampras</person> avenged that defeat with a straight sets win over the 19-year-old power hitter in the second round at <location>Wimbledon</location> and their rubber match in <location>New York</location> could provide some first-week fireworks . </response>


While only a stunning upset will keep Graf from sailing through to a predictable semifinal showdown with third seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario , the German star could also be tested in the third round where she will probably face 28th-ranked veteran Natasha Zvereva of Belarus .

<response> While only a stunning upset will keep <person>Graf</person> from sailing through to a predictable semifinal showdown with third seed <person>Arantxa Sanchez Vicario</person> , the <misc>German</misc> star could also be tested in the third round where she will probably face 28th-ranked veteran <person>Natasha Zvereva</person> of <location>Belarus</location> . </response>


There will be no repeat of last year 's men 's final with eighth-ranked Andre Agassi landing in Sampras 's half of the draw .

<response> There will be no repeat of last year 's men 's final with eighth-ranked <person>Andre Agassi</person> landing in <person>Sampras</person> 's half of the draw . </response>


Bumping Agassi up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into Sampras as early as the quarter-finals , but they could lock horns in the semis .

<response> Bumping <person>Agassi</person> up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into <person>Sampras</person> as early as the quarter-finals , but they could lock horns in the semis . </response>


Olympic champion Agassi meets Karim Alami of Morocco in the first round .

<response> <misc>Olympic</misc> champion <person>Agassi</person> meets <person>Karim Alami</person> of <location>Morocco</location> in the first round . </response>


Surprise second seed Michael Chang , ranked third in the world , opens against Czech Daniel Vacek , while women 's second seed Monica Seles drew American Anne Miller as her first victim .

<response> Surprise second seed <person>Michael Chang</person> , ranked third in the world , opens against <misc>Czech</misc> <person>Daniel Vacek</person> , while women 's second seed <person>Monica Seles</person> drew <misc>American</misc> <person>Anne Miller</person> as her first victim . </response>


Second-ranked Austrian Thomas Muster , who was seeded third , did not have the luck of the draw with him .

<response> Second-ranked <misc>Austrian</misc> <person>Thomas Muster</person> , who was seeded third , did not have the luck of the draw with him . </response>


In the first round Muster faces American Richey Reneberg , who has been playing some of the best tennis of his career of late .

<response> In the first round <person>Muster</person> faces <misc>American</misc> <person>Richey Reneberg</person> , who has been playing some of the best tennis of his career of late . </response>


If he survives , Muster is seeded to run into either fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands or 12th-seeded American Todd Martin in the quarter-finals in Chang 's half of the draw .

<response> If he survives , <person>Muster</person> is seeded to run into either fifth-seeded <misc>Wimbledon</misc> champion <person>Richard Krajicek</person> of the <location>Netherlands</location> or 12th-seeded <misc>American</misc> <person>Todd Martin</person> in the quarter-finals in <person>Chang</person> 's half of the draw . </response>


Perhaps the best , yet most unfortunate , first-round matchup of the men 's competition pits eighth seed Jim Courier against retiring star Stefan Edberg .

<response> Perhaps the best , yet most unfortunate , first-round matchup of the men 's competition pits eighth seed <person>Jim Courier</person> against retiring star <person>Stefan Edberg</person> . </response>


The popular Swede is playing his final major tournament next week and the two-time champion 's Grand Slam farewell could well be a one-match affair .

<response> The popular <misc>Swede</misc> is playing his final major tournament next week and the two-time champion 's <misc>Grand Slam</misc> farewell could well be a one-match affair . </response>


With the exception of a Philippoussis showdown , Sampras looks to have landed in a comfortable quarter of the draw with the likes of Frenchman Cedric Pioline and ailing French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov , who is nursing a rib injury , in his path .

<response> With the exception of a <person>Philippoussis</person> showdown , <person>Sampras</person> looks to have landed in a comfortable quarter of the draw with the likes of <misc>Frenchman</misc> <person>Cedric Pioline</person> and ailing <misc>French Open</misc> champion <person>Yevgeny Kafelnikov</person> , who is nursing a rib injury , in his path . </response>


Seles , runner-up to Graf last year , is seeded to run into fifth-ranked German Anke Huber in the quarter-finals with fourth seed Conchita Martinez or eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport looking like her most likely semifinal opponents .

<response> <person>Seles</person> , runner-up to <person>Graf</person> last year , is seeded to run into fifth-ranked <misc>German</misc> <person>Anke Huber</person> in the quarter-finals with fourth seed <person>Conchita Martinez</person> or eighth-seeded <misc>Olympic</misc> champion <person>Lindsay Davenport</person> looking like her most likely semifinal opponents . </response>


But Huber will be tested immediately with a first-round encounter against dangerous 18th-ranked South African Amanda Coetzer .

<response> But <person>Huber</person> will be tested immediately with a first-round encounter against dangerous 18th-ranked <misc>South African</misc> <person>Amanda Coetzer</person> . </response>


Sanchez Vicario , runner-up to Graf at the French Open and Wimbledon , begins play against a qualifier in a quarter of the draw that includes young talent Martina Hingis , the 16th seed , before a probable quarter-final clash with seventh-seeded veteran Jana Novotna .

<response> <person>Sanchez Vicario</person> , runner-up to <person>Graf</person> at the <misc>French Open</misc> and <misc>Wimbledon</misc> , begins play against a qualifier in a quarter of the draw that includes young talent <person>Martina Hingis</person> , the 16th seed , before a probable quarter-final clash with seventh-seeded veteran <person>Jana Novotna</person> . </response>


Martinez begins play against Ruxandra Dragomir of Romania .

<response> <person>Martinez</person> begins play against <person>Ruxandra Dragomir</person> of <location>Romania</location> . </response>


-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800

<response> -- <organization>Sydney Newsroom</organization> 61-2 9373-1800 </response>


RTRS - Tennis - Muster upset , Philippoussis wins , Stoltenberg loses .

<response> <organization>RTRS</organization> - Tennis - <person>Muster</person> upset , <person>Philippoussis</person> wins , <person>Stoltenberg</person> loses . </response>


TORONTO 1996-08-21

<response> <location>TORONTO</location> 1996-08-21 </response>


Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria was beaten 6-3 7-5 by 123rd-ranked Daniel Nestor of Canada on Wednesday in his first match of the $ 2 million Canadian Open .

<response> Top-seeded <person>Thomas Muster</person> of <location>Austria</location> was beaten 6-3 7-5 by 123rd-ranked <person>Daniel Nestor</person> of <location>Canada</location> on Wednesday in his first match of the $ 2 million <misc>Canadian Open</misc> . </response>


A lefthander with a strong serve , Nestor kept the rallies short by constantly attacking the net and the tactic worked in the second-round match against Muster , playing his first match after receiving a first-round bye along with the other top eight seeds .

<response> A lefthander with a strong serve , <person>Nestor</person> kept the rallies short by constantly attacking the net and the tactic worked in the second-round match against <person>Muster</person> , playing his first match after receiving a first-round bye along with the other top eight seeds . </response>


The tournament also lost its second seed on the third day of play when second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia was beaten 6-7(3-7 ) 6-4 6-4 by unseeded Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden .

<response> The tournament also lost its second seed on the third day of play when second-seeded <person>Goran Ivanisevic</person> of <location>Croatia</location> was beaten 6-7(3-7 ) 6-4 6-4 by unseeded <person>Mikael Tillstrom</person> of <location>Sweden</location> . </response>


Other seeded players advancing were number three Wayne Ferreira of South Africa , number four Marcelo Rios of Chile , number six MaliVai Washington of the United States and American Todd Martin , the seventh seeed .

<response> Other seeded players advancing were number three <person>Wayne Ferreira</person> of <location>South Africa</location> , number four <person>Marcelo Rios</person> of <location>Chile</location> , number six <person>MaliVai Washington</person> of the <location>United States</location> and <misc>American</misc> <person>Todd Martin</person> , the seventh seeed . </response>


Eighth seed Marc Rosset of Switzerland was eliminated in a one hour , 55 minute battle by unseeded Mark Philippoussis of Australia .

<response> Eighth seed <person>Marc Rosset</person> of <location>Switzerland</location> was eliminated in a one hour , 55 minute battle by unseeded <person>Mark Philippoussis</person> of <location>Australia</location> . </response>


Philippoussis saved a match point at 5-6 in the third-set tie break before winning 6-3 3-6 7-6 ( 8-6 ) .

<response> <person>Philippoussis</person> saved a match point at 5-6 in the third-set tie break before winning 6-3 3-6 7-6 ( 8-6 ) . </response>


Philippoussis 's compatriot , 13th seed Jason Stoltenberg , was not as fortunate .

<response> <person>Philippoussis</person> 's compatriot , 13th seed <person>Jason Stoltenberg</person> , was not as fortunate . </response>


He held one match point at 9-8 in a marathon third-set tie break but was beaten 5-7 7-6 ( 7-1 ) 7-6 ( 13-11 ) by unseeded Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic .

<response> He held one match point at 9-8 in a marathon third-set tie break but was beaten 5-7 7-6 ( 7-1 ) 7-6 ( 13-11 ) by unseeded <person>Daniel Vacek</person> of the <location>Czech Republic</location> . </response>


" I knew I had to serve well and keep the points short and that 's what I was able to do , " said Nestor , who ranks 10th in doubles .

<response> " I knew I had to serve well and keep the points short and that 's what I was able to do , " said <person>Nestor</person> , who ranks 10th in doubles . </response>


<response> There were only two service breaks in the match . </response>


The lanky Canadian broke Muster at 4-3 in the first set and 5-5 in the second before ending the match on his third match point when the Austrian hit a service return long .

<response> The lanky <misc>Canadian</misc> broke <person>Muster</person> at 4-3 in the first set and 5-5 in the second before ending the match on his third match point when the <misc>Austrian</misc> hit a service return long . </response>


" I probably did n't hit five ground strokes in the whole match , " said Muster , only partly joking . "

<response> " I probably did n't hit five ground strokes in the whole match , " said <person>Muster</person> , only partly joking . " </response>


<response> The way he was chipping and charging and serving and volleying I did n't really get my timing playing from the baseline . " </response>


<response> " He played a good match , took a few chances , and every time he was down he was able to come up with a big first serve . " </response>


Playing at night was not Muster 's preference . "

<response> Playing at night was not <person>Muster</person> 's preference . " </response>


<response> I asked for a day match and they gave me a night match , " he said . " </response>


<response> I do n't like playing under the lights but maybe it would not have made any difference . " </response>


Ivanisevic rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the first set but then played erratically against the 44th-ranked Tillstrom , who was a surprise winner over his famous compatriot Stefan Edberg in the second round at Wimbledon .

<response> <person>Ivanisevic</person> rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the first set but then played erratically against the 44th-ranked <person>Tillstrom</person> , who was a surprise winner over his famous compatriot <person>Stefan Edberg</person> in the second round at <location>Wimbledon</location> . </response>


Ivanisevic hit 32 aces but was outplayed from the back court by the 24-year-old Tillstrom .

<response> <person>Ivanisevic</person> hit 32 aces but was outplayed from the back court by the 24-year-old <person>Tillstrom</person> . </response>


The sixth-ranked Ivanisevic , who lost in the final at Indianapolis to world number one Pete Sampras of the U.S. last Sunday , made a quick getaway after his loss but did say : " Something was not there when I arrived ( in Toronto ) .

<response> The sixth-ranked <person>Ivanisevic</person> , who lost in the final at <location>Indianapolis</location> to world number one <person>Pete Sampras</person> of the <location>U.S.</location> last Sunday , made a quick getaway after his loss but did say : " Something was not there when I arrived ( in <location>Toronto</location> ) . </response>


I did n't feel good .

<response> I did n't feel good . </response>


<response> And I did n't have a good feeling as soon as I lost in my doubles ( on Tuesday ) . " </response>


" I thought he looked a little unfocused at certain times on his ground strokes , " said Tillstrom .

<response> " I thought he looked a little unfocused at certain times on his ground strokes , " said <person>Tillstrom</person> . </response>


The 19-year-old Philippoussis , who beat Sampras in the third round of this year 's Australian Open , stayed calm in a nervy third-set tie break against Rosset .

<response> The 19-year-old <person>Philippoussis</person> , who beat <person>Sampras</person> in the third round of this year 's <misc>Australian Open</misc> , stayed calm in a nervy third-set tie break against <person>Rosset</person> . </response>


<response> " I 'm pleased because I did n't play that great today , but I fought really well , " he said . " </response>


<response> When I was down 2-5 in the tiebreak ( in the third set ) , I just thought about winning my two serves and hoped that he might get tight . </response>


<response> Then he shanked a forehand at to make it 5-all and that helped me back . " </response>


Soccer - Results of South Korean pro-soccer games .

<response> Soccer - Results of <misc>South Korean</misc> pro-soccer games . </response>


SEOUL 1996-08-22

<response> <location>SEOUL</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Results of South Korean pro-soccer games played on Wednesday .

<response> Results of <misc>South Korean</misc> pro-soccer games played on Wednesday . </response>


Anyang 3 Chonnam 3 ( halftime 2-0 )

<response> <organization>Anyang</organization> 3 <organization>Chonnam</organization> 3 ( halftime 2-0 ) </response>


Puchon 0 Suwon 0 ( halftime 0-0 )

<response> <organization>Puchon</organization> 0 <organization>Suwon</organization> 0 ( halftime 0-0 ) </response>


<response> Standings after games played on Wednesday ( tabulate under - won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals against , points ) : </response>


W D L G / F G / A P

<response> W D L G / F G / A P </response>


Puchon 1 1 0 1 0 4

<response> <organization>Puchon</organization> 1 1 0 1 0 4 </response>


Chonan 1 0 0 5 4 3

<response> <organization>Chonan</organization> 1 0 0 5 4 3 </response>


Anyang 0 2 0 5 5 2

<response> <organization>Anyang</organization> 0 2 0 5 5 2 </response>


Suwon 0 2 0 3 3 2

<response> <organization>Suwon</organization> 0 2 0 3 3 2 </response>


Pohang 0 1 0 3 3 1

<response> <organization>Pohang</organization> 0 1 0 3 3 1 </response>


Pusan 0 1 0 0 2 1

<response> <organization>Pusan</organization> 0 1 0 0 2 1 </response>


Chonnam 0 1 1 5 6 1

<response> <organization>Chonnam</organization> 0 1 1 5 6 1 </response>


Ulsan 0 0 1 4 5 0

<response> <organization>Ulsan</organization> 0 0 1 4 5 0 </response>


Chonbuk 0 0 0 0 0 0

<response> <organization>Chonbuk</organization> 0 0 0 0 0 0 </response>


Senegal cholera outbreak kills five .

<response> <location>Senegal</location> cholera outbreak kills five . </response>


DAKAR 1996-08-22

<response> <location>DAKAR</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in the central Senegal town of Kaolack , where health authorities have recorded 291 cases since August 11 , a medical official said on Thursday .

<response> An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in the central <location>Senegal</location> town of <location>Kaolack</location> , where health authorities have recorded 291 cases since August 11 , a medical official said on Thursday . </response>


Doctor Masserigne Ndiaye said medical staff were overwhelmed with work . "

<response> Doctor <person>Masserigne Ndiaye</person> said medical staff were overwhelmed with work . " </response>


People are rushing to the hospital as soon as the first symptoms appear , that 's why we have fewer deaths , " he told Reuters by telephone from the town , 160 km ( 100 miles ) southeast of the Senegalese capital Dakar .

<response> People are rushing to the hospital as soon as the first symptoms appear , that 's why we have fewer deaths , " he told <organization>Reuters</organization> by telephone from the town , 160 km ( 100 miles ) southeast of the <misc>Senegalese</misc> capital <location>Dakar</location> . </response>


Nigerian general takes over Liberia ECOMOG force .

<response> <misc>Nigerian</misc> general takes over <location>Liberia</location> <organization>ECOMOG</organization> force . </response>


MONROVIA 1996-08-22

<response> <location>MONROVIA</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Nigerian Major General Sam Victor Malu took over on Thursday as commander of the ECOMOG peacekeeping force in Liberia , two days after the start of the latest ceasefire in the six-year civil war .

<response> <misc>Nigerian</misc> Major General <person>Sam Victor Malu</person> took over on Thursday as commander of the <organization>ECOMOG</organization> peacekeeping force in <location>Liberia</location> , two days after the start of the latest ceasefire in the six-year civil war . </response>


Malu replaced another Nigerian major general , John Inienger , who told officers at the handover ceremony that peace was now at hand for Liberia after six years of fighting and more than a dozen failed accords .

<response> <person>Malu</person> replaced another <misc>Nigerian</misc> major general , <person>John Inienger</person> , who told officers at the handover ceremony that peace was now at hand for <location>Liberia</location> after six years of fighting and more than a dozen failed accords . </response>


" The search for peace in Liberia has been difficult , challenging and sometimes painful .

<response> " The search for peace in <location>Liberia</location> has been difficult , challenging and sometimes painful . </response>


<response> Peacekeepers were harassed , killed and taken hostage , " he said . </response>


<response> " It is difficult but I want to assure you that peace is in sight . " </response>


United Nations military observers travelling to the western town of Tubmanburg on Wednesday to monitor the ceasefire were delayed by shooting along the highway , U.N. special representative Anthony Nyakyi said .

<response> <organization>United Nations</organization> military observers travelling to the western town of <location>Tubmanburg</location> on Wednesday to monitor the ceasefire were delayed by shooting along the highway , <organization>U.N.</organization> special representative <person>Anthony Nyakyi</person> said . </response>


They finally went ahead with an escort from the ULIMO-J faction .

<response> They finally went ahead with an escort from the <organization>ULIMO-J</organization> faction . </response>


Faction leaders who agreed a new peace deal in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire .

<response> Faction leaders who agreed a new peace deal in the <misc>Nigerian</misc> capital <location>Abuja</location> on Saturday have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire . </response>


<response> The latest peace deal foresees the disarmament of an estimated 60,000 combatants and sets a target date of May 30 next year for elections . </response>


The ECOMOG force , currently 10,000 strong , was sent to Liberia by the Economic Community of West African States in 1990 at the height of the fighting .

<response> The <organization>ECOMOG</organization> force , currently 10,000 strong , was sent to <location>Liberia</location> by the <organization>Economic Community of West African States</organization> in 1990 at the height of the fighting . </response>


Guinea calls two days of prayer .

<response> <location>Guinea</location> calls two days of prayer . </response>


CONAKRY 1996-08-22

<response> <location>CONAKRY</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


The West African state of Guinea declared Thursday and Friday days of national prayer .

<response> The <misc>West African</misc> state of <location>Guinea</location> declared Thursday and Friday days of national prayer . </response>


A government statement , broadcast repeatedly by state radio , said the two days of prayer were " for the dead , for peace and prosperity in Guinea , the victory of the new government and the health of the head of state " .

<response> A government statement , broadcast repeatedly by state radio , said the two days of prayer were " for the dead , for peace and prosperity in <location>Guinea</location> , the victory of the new government and the health of the head of state " . </response>


<response> The precise reason for the call was not immediately clear . </response>


Guinea 's president , Lansana Conte , vice-president of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , left for Kuwait on August 16 to prepare the next OIC summit in Pakistan in 1997 .

<response> <location>Guinea</location> 's president , <person>Lansana Conte</person> , vice-president of the <organization>Organisation of the Islamic Conference</organization> , left for <location>Kuwait</location> on August 16 to prepare the next <organization>OIC</organization> summit in <location>Pakistan</location> in 1997 . </response>


Koranic reading sessions and prayers were to be held in the farming town of Badi-Tondon , near his home about 60 km ( 40 miles ) from the capital Conakry .

<response> <misc>Koranic</misc> reading sessions and prayers were to be held in the farming town of <location>Badi-Tondon</location> , near his home about 60 km ( 40 miles ) from the capital <location>Conakry</location> . </response>


Conte , an army general , survived a February army pay revolt which at the time he described as a veiled attempt to topple him .

<response> <person>Conte</person> , an army general , survived a February army pay revolt which at the time he described as a veiled attempt to topple him . </response>


<response> He has since named a prime minister for the first time since early in his rule and ordered a crackdown on corruption . </response>


Conte seized power in 1984 after the death of veteran Marxist leader Ahmed Sekou Toure .

<response> <person>Conte</person> seized power in 1984 after the death of veteran <misc>Marxist</misc> leader <person>Ahmed Sekou Toure</person> . </response>


He won elections in 1993 .

<response> He won elections in 1993 . </response>


South African answers U.S. message in a bottle .

<response> <misc>South African</misc> answers <location>U.S.</location> message in a bottle . </response>


JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-22

<response> <location>JOHANNESBURG</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


A South African boy is writing back to an American girl whose message in a bottle he found washed up on President Nelson Mandela 's old prison island .

<response> A <misc>South African</misc> boy is writing back to an <misc>American</misc> girl whose message in a bottle he found washed up on President <person>Nelson Mandela</person> 's old prison island . </response>


But Carlo Hoffmann , an 11-year-old jailer 's son who found the bottle on the beach at Robben Island off Cape Town after winter storms , will send his letter back by ordinary mail on Thursday , the post office said .

<response> But <person>Carlo Hoffmann</person> , an 11-year-old jailer 's son who found the bottle on the beach at <location>Robben Island</location> off <location>Cape Town</location> after winter storms , will send his letter back by ordinary mail on Thursday , the post office said . </response>


It will be sent for free .

<response> It will be sent for free . </response>


Danielle Murray from Sandusky , Ohio , the same age as her new penfriend , asked for a reply from whoever received the message she flung on its journey months ago on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean .

<response> <person>Danielle Murray</person> from <location>Sandusky</location> , <location>Ohio</location> , the same age as her new penfriend , asked for a reply from whoever received the message she flung on its journey months ago on the other side of the <location>Atlantic Ocean</location> . </response>


Rottweiler kills South African toddler .

<response> <misc>Rottweiler</misc> kills <misc>South African</misc> toddler . </response>


JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-22


A rottweiler dog belonging to an elderly South African couple savaged to death their two-year-old grandson who was visiting , police said on Thursday .

<response> A rottweiler dog belonging to an elderly <misc>South African</misc> couple savaged to death their two-year-old grandson who was visiting , police said on Thursday . </response>


The dog attacked Louis Booy in the front garden of his grandparents ' house in Vanderbijlpark near Johannesburg on Tuesday .

<response> The dog attacked <person>Louis Booy</person> in the front garden of his grandparents ' house in <location>Vanderbijlpark</location> near <location>Johannesburg</location> on Tuesday . </response>


<response> His bloody body was lying in the garden when his parents arrived in the afternoon to pick him up . </response>


<response> It was unclear where the grandparents were at the time . </response>


Dogs fierce enough to scare off burglars are becoming increasingly popular in the crime-infested Johannesburg area .

<response> Dogs fierce enough to scare off burglars are becoming increasingly popular in the crime-infested <location>Johannesburg</location> area . </response>


INDICATORS - Hungary - updated Aug 22 .

<response> INDICATORS - <location>Hungary</location> - updated Aug 22 . </response>


BUDAPEST 1996-08-22

<response> <location>BUDAPEST</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


The latest indicators :

<response> The latest indicators : </response>


<response> CPI ( pct ) July +0.4m / m ; 23.0yr / yr ( June +0.9;+23.6 ) </response>


<response> PPI ( pct ) June +0.7 m / m;+21.5yr / yr ( May +1.7;+22.0 ) </response>


<response> Industry output ( pct ) June - 7.8 m / m;-0.2yr / yr ( May +7.3;-3.6 ) </response>


<response> Current account Jan-May - $ 738 million ( Jan-April - $ 748 million ) </response>


NBH trade balance Jan-May - $ 934 million ( Jan-April - $ 774 million )

<response> <organization>NBH</organization> trade balance Jan-May - $ 934 million ( Jan-April - $ 774 million ) </response>


MIT trade balance Jan-June - $ 1.45 bln ( Jan-May - $ 1.24 bln )

<response> <organization>MIT</organization> trade balance Jan-June - $ 1.45 bln ( Jan-May - $ 1.24 bln ) </response>


<response> Gross foreign debt May $ 27,246.5 million ( April $ 28,716.8 million ) </response>


<response> Net foreign debt May $ 14,390.7 million ( April $ 15,704.3 million ) </response>


<response> Unemployment ( pct ) July 10.8 pct ( June 10.6 pct ) </response>


<response> Budget deficit ( HUF ) Jan-July 102 bln ( Jan-June 122 bln ) </response>


T-bill yields % ( 1mo ) 22.95 ( 3mo ) 23.02 ( 6mo ) 23.53 ( 1yr ) 24.40


<response> Government bond yields : ( 2-yr 1998 / J ) 25.49,(3-yr 1999 / c ) 24.44 </response>


The NBH is BBB-minus by Duff & Phelps , IBCA and Thomson BankWatch , BB-plus by S&P , BA1 by Moody 's Investors Service , BBB+ by the Japan Credit Rating Agency .

<response> The <organization>NBH</organization> is BBB-minus by <organization>Duff & Phelps</organization> , <organization>IBCA</organization> and <organization>Thomson BankWatch</organization> , BB-plus by <organization>S&P</organization> , BA1 by <organization>Moody 's Investors Service</organization> , BBB+ by the <organization>Japan Credit Rating Agency</organization> . </response>


The NBH trade data is based on cash flow , MIT data on customs statistics .

<response> The <organization>NBH</organization> trade data is based on cash flow , <organization>MIT</organization> data on customs statistics . </response>


-- Budapest newsroom ( 36 1)266 2410

<response> -- <location>Budapest</location> newsroom ( 36 1)266 2410 </response>


Fifty Russians die in clash with rebels-Interfax .

<response> Fifty <misc>Russians</misc> die in clash with rebels-Interfax . </response>


MOSCOW 1996-08-22

<response> <location>MOSCOW</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


At least 50 Russian servicemen have been killed in a battle with separatist rebels which erupted in the Chechen capital Grozny on Thursday and continued after Russia and the rebels agreed a truce , Interfax news agency said .

<response> At least 50 <misc>Russian</misc> servicemen have been killed in a battle with separatist rebels which erupted in the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> on Thursday and continued after <location>Russia</location> and the rebels agreed a truce , <organization>Interfax</organization> news agency said . </response>


Interfax quoted Russian military command in Chechnya as saying that about 200 interior ministry forces , sent on reconaisance mission , clashed with rebels at Minutka Square .

<response> <organization>Interfax</organization> quoted <misc>Russian</misc> military command in <location>Chechnya</location> as saying that about 200 <organization>interior ministry</organization> forces , sent on reconaisance mission , clashed with rebels at <location>Minutka Square</location> . </response>


The Interfax report could not be independently confirmed .

<response> The <organization>Interfax</organization> report could not be independently confirmed . </response>


Moscow peacemaker Alexander Lebed and rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov signed an agreement earlier on Thursday under which the two sides would cease all hostilities at noon ( 0800 GMT ) on Friday .

<response> <location>Moscow</location> peacemaker <person>Alexander Lebed</person> and rebel chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> signed an agreement earlier on Thursday under which the two sides would cease all hostilities at noon ( 0800 <misc>GMT</misc> ) on Friday . </response>


Interfax made clear that the interior ministry detachment had been sent on the mission before the truce deal had been signed at the local equivalent of 1500 GMT .

<response> <organization>Interfax</organization> made clear that the <organization>interior ministry</organization> detachment had been sent on the mission before the truce deal had been signed at the local equivalent of 1500 <misc>GMT</misc> . </response>


But fierce fighting still raged at 1600 GMT , Interfax said .

<response> But fierce fighting still raged at 1600 <misc>GMT</misc> , <organization>Interfax</organization> said . </response>


It quoted a source in the Russian command in Chechnya as saying that the servicemen were outnumbered by the rebels .

<response> It quoted a source in the <misc>Russian</misc> command in <location>Chechnya</location> as saying that the servicemen were outnumbered by the rebels . </response>


Polish schoolgirl blackmailer wanted textbooks .

<response> <misc>Polish</misc> schoolgirl blackmailer wanted textbooks . </response>


GDANSK , Poland 1996-08-22

<response> <location>GDANSK</location> , <location>Poland</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


A Polish schoolgirl blackmailed two women with anonymous letters threatening death and later explained that she needed money for textbooks , police said on Thursday .

<response> A <misc>Polish</misc> schoolgirl blackmailed two women with anonymous letters threatening death and later explained that she needed money for textbooks , police said on Thursday . </response>


" The 13-year-old girl tried to extract 60 and 70 zlotys ( $ 22 and $ 26 ) from two residents of Sierakowice by threatening to take their lives , " a police spokesman said in the nearby northern city of Gdansk on Thursday .

<response> " The 13-year-old girl tried to extract 60 and 70 zlotys ( $ 22 and $ 26 ) from two residents of <location>Sierakowice</location> by threatening to take their lives , " a police spokesman said in the nearby northern city of <location>Gdansk</location> on Thursday . </response>


He said the women reported the blackmail letters and police caught the girl on Wednesday as she tried to pick up the cash at the Sierakowice railway station .

<response> He said the women reported the blackmail letters and police caught the girl on Wednesday as she tried to pick up the cash at the <location>Sierakowice</location> railway station . </response>


" Interviewed in the presence of a psychologist , she said she wanted to use the money for school books and clothes , " spokesman Kazimierz Socha told Reuters .

<response> " Interviewed in the presence of a psychologist , she said she wanted to use the money for school books and clothes , " spokesman <person>Kazimierz Socha</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


<response> He said the case of the girl , from a poor family that had never been in trouble with the law , would go before a special court dealing with underage offenders . </response>


Czech CNB-120 index rises 1.2 pts to 869.3 .

<response> <misc>Czech</misc> <misc>CNB-120</misc> index rises 1.2 pts to 869.3 . </response>


PRAGUE 1996-08-22

<response> <location>PRAGUE</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


The CNB-120 index , a broad daily measure of Czech equities , rose 1.2 points on Thursday to 869.3 , the Czech National Bank ( CNB ) said .

<response> The <misc>CNB-120</misc> index , a broad daily measure of <misc>Czech</misc> equities , rose 1.2 points on Thursday to 869.3 , the <organization>Czech National Bank</organization> ( <organization>CNB</organization> ) said . </response>


<response> Eight of the ten sectoral indices rose , with the banking index rising the most , up 14.4 points to 1,294.5 . </response>


-- Prague Newsroom , 42-2-2423-0003

<response> -- <organization>Prague Newsroom</organization> , 42-2-2423-0003 </response>


Russians , rebels sign deal in Chechnya .

<response> <misc>Russians</misc> , rebels sign deal in <location>Chechnya</location> . </response>


NOVYE ATAGI , Russia 1996-08-22

<response> <location>NOVYE ATAGI</location> , <location>Russia</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Russian President Boris Yeltsin 's security supremo Alexander Lebed and Chechen rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov signed a deal on Thursday aimed at ending three weeks of renewed fighting in the region .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> President <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> 's security supremo <person>Alexander Lebed</person> and <misc>Chechen</misc> rebel chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> signed a deal on Thursday aimed at ending three weeks of renewed fighting in the region . </response>


The final contents of the document negotiated in this village south of the Chechen capital Grozny have not been officially disclosed .

<response> The final contents of the document negotiated in this village south of the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> have not been officially disclosed . </response>


Itar-Tass news agency said it provided for the disengagement of Russian and rebel forces in Chechnya .

<response> <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency said it provided for the disengagement of <misc>Russian</misc> and rebel forces in <location>Chechnya</location> . </response>


Lebed aide says Russian-Chechen talks going well .

<response> <person>Lebed</person> aide says <misc>Russian-Chechen</misc> talks going well . </response>


NOVYE ATAGI , Russia 1996-08-22


Talks between Russia 's Alexander Lebed and Chechen separatist leaders were going well on Thursday and the two sides were working out a detailed schedule on how to stop the war , a Lebed aide said .

<response> Talks between <location>Russia</location> 's <person>Alexander Lebed</person> and <misc>Chechen</misc> separatist leaders were going well on Thursday and the two sides were working out a detailed schedule on how to stop the war , a <person>Lebed</person> aide said . </response>


Press spokesman Alexander Barkhatov told reporters the negotiations , being held at this rebel-held village some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the Chechen capital Grozny , were progressing briskly and being conducted in a good mood .

<response> Press spokesman <person>Alexander Barkhatov</person> told reporters the negotiations , being held at this rebel-held village some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> , were progressing briskly and being conducted in a good mood . </response>


He said a document would be completed in an hour 's time for signature by the two sides , who were working on a " day-by-day schedule to stop the war in Chechnya . "

<response> He said a document would be completed in an hour 's time for signature by the two sides , who were working on a " day-by-day schedule to stop the war in <location>Chechnya</location> . " </response>


Yeltsin shown on Russian television .

<response> <person>Yeltsin</person> shown on <misc>Russian</misc> television . </response>


MOSCOW 1996-08-22

<response> <location>MOSCOW</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Russian television showed a brief clip of Boris Yeltsin on Thursday , with the president laughing and smiling as he spoke to nominee health minister Tatyana Dmitrieva .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> television showed a brief clip of <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> on Thursday , with the president laughing and smiling as he spoke to nominee health minister <person>Tatyana Dmitrieva</person> . </response>


<response> It was the first time the president had been shown on television since he was inaugurated for a second term in office on August 9 . </response>


He returned to the Kremlin on Thursday after a two-day break in the lakelands of northwestern Russia .

<response> He returned to the <location>Kremlin</location> on Thursday after a two-day break in the lakelands of northwestern <location>Russia</location> . </response>


PRESS DIGEST - Bosnia - Aug 22 .

<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Bosnia</location> - Aug 22 . </response>


SARAJEVO 1996-08-22

<response> <location>SARAJEVO</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


These are the leading stories in the Sarajevo press on Thursday .

<response> These are the leading stories in the <location>Sarajevo</location> press on Thursday . </response>


Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .

<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </response>


OSLOBODJENJE


- The Bosnian federation launches a common payment system on Friday .

<response> - The <misc>Bosnian</misc> federation launches a common payment system on Friday . </response>


Under the new system taxes and customs may be paid in the Bosnian dinar , the Croatian kuna or the Deutsche mark until a new Bosnian currency is introduced .

<response> Under the new system taxes and customs may be paid in the <misc>Bosnian</misc> dinar , the <misc>Croatian</misc> kuna or the Deutsche mark until a new <misc>Bosnian</misc> currency is introduced . </response>


- The president of the Bosnian Association for Refugees and Displaced Persons , Mirhunisa Komarica says many survivors of the 1995 massacre in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica are languishing as forced laborers in Serbian mines .

<response> - The president of the <organization>Bosnian Association for Refugees and Displaced Persons</organization> , <person>Mirhunisa Komarica</person> says many survivors of the 1995 massacre in the <misc>Bosnian</misc> town of <location>Srebrenica</location> are languishing as forced laborers in <misc>Serbian</misc> mines . </response>


According to Komarica , 2,400 male residents of Srebrenica work in the Trepca mine and 1,900 work in a mine in Aleksandrovac .

<response> According to <person>Komarica</person> , 2,400 male residents of <location>Srebrenica</location> work in the <location>Trepca</location> mine and 1,900 work in a mine in <location>Aleksandrovac</location> . </response>


DNEVNI AVAZ

<response> <organization>DNEVNI AVAZ</organization> </response>


- Slovenian police briefly detain two Bosnian opposition leaders in Ljubljana and cancel opposition political rallies in Ljubljana and Maribor .

<response> - <misc>Slovenian</misc> police briefly detain two <misc>Bosnian</misc> opposition leaders in <location>Ljubljana</location> and cancel opposition political rallies in <location>Ljubljana</location> and <location>Maribor</location> . </response>


-- Sarajevo newsroom , +387-71-663-864 .

<response> -- <location>Sarajevo</location> newsroom , +387-71-663-864 . </response>


Grozny quiet overnight after raids .

<response> <location>Grozny</location> quiet overnight after raids . </response>


ALKHAN-YURT , Russia 1996-08-22

<response> <location>ALKHAN-YURT</location> , <location>Russia</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


The city of Grozny , pounded by Russian planes and artillery for hours on Wednesday , calmed down overnight , although sporadic explosions and shooting could still be heard .

<response> The city of <location>Grozny</location> , pounded by <misc>Russian</misc> planes and artillery for hours on Wednesday , calmed down overnight , although sporadic explosions and shooting could still be heard . </response>


Reuters correspondent Lawrence Sheets , speaking from the nearby village of Alkhan-Yurt , said he had heard little from Grozny since Wednesday evening 's arrival of Russian security chief Alexander Lebed , who said he " came with peace " .

<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> correspondent <person>Lawrence Sheets</person> , speaking from the nearby village of <location>Alkhan-Yurt</location> , said he had heard little from <location>Grozny</location> since Wednesday evening 's arrival of <misc>Russian</misc> security chief <person>Alexander Lebed</person> , who said he " came with peace " . </response>


<response> A couple of helicopters flew over the city early on Thursday morning , but did not appear to be firing at anything . </response>


Lebed said on Wednesday he had clinched a truce with Chechen separatists and he promised to halt a threatened bombing assault on Grozny , which the rebels have held since August 6 .

<response> <person>Lebed</person> said on Wednesday he had clinched a truce with <misc>Chechen</misc> separatists and he promised to halt a threatened bombing assault on <location>Grozny</location> , which the rebels have held since August 6 . </response>


Boat passengers rescued off Colombian coast .

<response> Boat passengers rescued off <misc>Colombian</misc> coast . </response>


BOGOTA , Colombia 1996-08-22

<response> <location>BOGOTA</location> , <location>Colombia</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Colombia 's Coast Guard on Thursday rescued 12 people lost for three days in an open boat off the Pacific coast , officials said .

<response> <location>Colombia</location> 's <organization>Coast Guard</organization> on Thursday rescued 12 people lost for three days in an open boat off the <location>Pacific</location> coast , officials said . </response>


The boat had been missing since Monday afternoon when it left the tiny island of Gorgona off Colombia 's southwest coast with sightseers for a return trip to Narino province , near the border with Ecuador .

<response> The boat had been missing since Monday afternoon when it left the tiny island of <location>Gorgona</location> off <location>Colombia</location> 's southwest coast with sightseers for a return trip to <location>Narino</location> province , near the border with <location>Ecuador</location> . </response>


The boat ran out of fuel and did not have a radio to call for help , Navy spokesman Lt. Italo Pineda said .

<response> The boat ran out of fuel and did not have a radio to call for help , <organization>Navy</organization> spokesman Lt. <person>Italo Pineda</person> said . </response>


<response> He said 11 passengers and one boatman survived on coconuts and rainwater during 65 hours lost at sea . </response>


The boat was towed to the port city of Buenaventura .

<response> The boat was towed to the port city of <location>Buenaventura</location> . </response>


Argentine July raw steel output up 14.8 pct vs ' 95 .

<response> <misc>Argentine</misc> July raw steel output up 14.8 pct vs ' 95 . </response>


BUENOS AIRES 1996-08-22

<response> <location>BUENOS AIRES</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Argentine raw steel output was 355,900 tonnes in July , 14.8 percent higher than in July 1995 and up 1.9 percent from June , Steel Industry Center said Thursday .

<response> <misc>Argentine</misc> raw steel output was 355,900 tonnes in July , 14.8 percent higher than in July 1995 and up 1.9 percent from June , <organization>Steel Industry Center</organization> said Thursday . </response>


<response> Primary iron output was 297,700 tonnes , 14.5 percent more than last July and 0.1 percent more than in June . </response>


<response> Hot laminate production was 349,000 tonnes , 3.2 percent up from July 1995 and 0.8 percent up from June . </response>


<response> Production of cold laminates was 120,500 tonnes , 4.2 percent higher than the same month last year and 11 percent higher than in June . </response>


-- Jason Webb , Buenos Aires Newsroom +541 318-0655

<response> -- <person>Jason Webb</person> , <organization>Buenos Aires Newsroom</organization> +541 318-0655 </response>


Peru 's guerrillas kill one , take 8 hostage in jungle .

<response> <location>Peru</location> 's guerrillas kill one , take 8 hostage in jungle . </response>


LIMA , Peru 1996-08-21

<response> <location>LIMA</location> , <location>Peru</location> 1996-08-21 </response>


Peruvian guerrillas killed one man and took eight people hostage after taking over a village in the country 's northeastern jungle region , anti- terrorist police sources said on Wednesday .

<response> <misc>Peruvian</misc> guerrillas killed one man and took eight people hostage after taking over a village in the country 's northeastern jungle region , anti- terrorist police sources said on Wednesday . </response>


For three hours on Tuesday , around 100 members of the Maoist rebel group Shining Path took control of Alomella Robles , a small village about 345 miles ( 550 km ) northeast of Lima , the sources said .

<response> For three hours on Tuesday , around 100 members of the <misc>Maoist</misc> rebel group <organization>Shining Path</organization> took control of <location>Alomella Robles</location> , a small village about 345 miles ( 550 km ) northeast of <location>Lima</location> , the sources said . </response>


<response> Some guerrillas made villagers listen to propaganda speeches in the village centre , others forced passing motorists out of their cars and daubed their vehicles with slogans . </response>


<response> By Wednesday , the whereabouts of the eight hostages was still not known , the sources said . </response>


In recent months the Shining Path , severely weakened since the 1992 capture of its leader Abimael Guzman , has been stepping up both its military and propaganda activities .

<response> In recent months the <organization>Shining Path</organization> , severely weakened since the 1992 capture of its leader <person>Abimael Guzman</person> , has been stepping up both its military and propaganda activities . </response>


Peru 's guerrilla conflicts have cost at least 30,000 lives and $ 25 billion in damage to infrastructure since 1980 .

<response> <location>Peru</location> 's guerrilla conflicts have cost at least 30,000 lives and $ 25 billion in damage to infrastructure since 1980 . </response>


Former Surinam rebel leader held after shooting .

<response> Former <location>Surinam</location> rebel leader held after shooting . </response>


PARAMARIBO , Surinam 1996-08-21

<response> <location>PARAMARIBO</location> , <location>Surinam</location> 1996-08-21 </response>


Flamboyant former Surinamese rebel leader Ronny Brunswijk was in custody on Wednesday charged with attempted murder , police said .

<response> Flamboyant former <misc>Surinamese</misc> rebel leader <person>Ronny Brunswijk</person> was in custody on Wednesday charged with attempted murder , police said . </response>


Brunswijk turned himself into police after Freddy Pinas , a Surinamese-born visitor from the Netherlands , accused Brunswijk of trying to kill him on Sunday after a bar-room brawl in the small mining town of Moengo , about 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of Paramaribo , said police spokesman Ro Gajadhar .

<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> turned himself into police after <person>Freddy Pinas</person> , a <misc>Surinamese-born</misc> visitor from the <location>Netherlands</location> , accused <person>Brunswijk</person> of trying to kill him on Sunday after a bar-room brawl in the small mining town of <location>Moengo</location> , about 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of <location>Paramaribo</location> , said police spokesman <person>Ro Gajadhar</person> . </response>


Pinas , showing cuts and bruises on his face , told reporters the former head of the feared Jungle Command had tried and failed to shoot him after Pinas objected to Brunswijk 's advances toward his wife .

<response> <person>Pinas</person> , showing cuts and bruises on his face , told reporters the former head of the feared <organization>Jungle Command</organization> had tried and failed to shoot him after <person>Pinas</person> objected to <person>Brunswijk</person> 's advances toward his wife . </response>


Pinas said Brunswijk then ordered his bodyguards to beat him up .

<response> <person>Pinas</person> said <person>Brunswijk</person> then ordered his bodyguards to beat him up . </response>


Brunswijk , 35 , denied the charges and said he had merely defended himself when Pinas attacked him with a bottle .

<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> , 35 , denied the charges and said he had merely defended himself when <person>Pinas</person> attacked him with a bottle . </response>


It was the second time Brunswijk had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years .

<response> It was the second time <person>Brunswijk</person> had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years . </response>


<response> In 1994 he served two months in prison for shooting a thief in the buttocks . </response>


Brunswijk led a rebel group of about 1,000 in a 1986 uprising against the regime of military strongman Desi Bouterse .

<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> led a rebel group of about 1,000 in a 1986 uprising against the regime of military strongman <person>Desi Bouterse</person> . </response>


The conflict , which killed more than 500 and caused thousands to flee to neighbouring French Guiana in the late 1980s , eventually paved the way to democratic elections in 1991 .

<response> The conflict , which killed more than 500 and caused thousands to flee to neighbouring <location>French Guiana</location> in the late 1980s , eventually paved the way to democratic elections in 1991 . </response>


Despite numerous problems with authorities , Brunswijk went on to become a successful businessman with mining and logging interests .

<response> Despite numerous problems with authorities , <person>Brunswijk</person> went on to become a successful businessman with mining and logging interests . </response>


<response> He also manages and occasionally plays for one of the leading local soccer teams . </response>


Noisy saw leads Thai police to heroin hideaway .

<response> Noisy saw leads <misc>Thai</misc> police to heroin hideaway . </response>


BANGKOK 1996-08-22

<response> <location>BANGKOK</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


A Hong Kong carpenter was arrested in the Thai seaside town of Pattaya after police seized 18 kg ( 39.7 pounds ) of heroin following complaints by residents of a noisy saw , police said on Thursday .

<response> A <location>Hong Kong</location> carpenter was arrested in the <misc>Thai</misc> seaside town of <location>Pattaya</location> after police seized 18 kg ( 39.7 pounds ) of heroin following complaints by residents of a noisy saw , police said on Thursday . </response>


Cheung Siu Man , 40 , was arrested late on Wednesday after police searched a house and found heroin in bags and hidden in hollow spaces in wooden planks , police said .

<response> <person>Cheung Siu Man</person> , 40 , was arrested late on Wednesday after police searched a house and found heroin in bags and hidden in hollow spaces in wooden planks , police said . </response>


<response> The suspect said he was hired to make a wooden box from the planks in order to hide the heroin . </response>


<response> Police went to the house after receiving complaints of sawing during the night over the course of several days . </response>


<response> When they arrived to investigate , police saw people escaping from the back door so they decided to search the house . </response>


<response> The seized heroin has an estimated street value of about 300 million baht ( $ 12 million ) , police said . </response>


<response> Officials are now hunting for the suspect 's collaborators , police said . </response>


Cheung was being detained pending formal charges , police said .

<response> <person>Cheung</person> was being detained pending formal charges , police said . </response>


Australia foreign minister arrives in China .

<response> <location>Australia</location> foreign minister arrives in <location>China</location> . </response>


BEIJING 1996-08-22

<response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a four-day visit that follows rising friction between the two nations in recent weeks .

<response> <misc>Australian</misc> Foreign Minister <person>Alexander Downer</person> arrived in <location>Beijing</location> on Thursday for a four-day visit that follows rising friction between the two nations in recent weeks . </response>


Downer was to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and sign an agreement on an Australian consulate in Hong Kong , an official of the Australian embassy in Beijing said .

<response> <person>Downer</person> was to meet <misc>Chinese</misc> Foreign Minister <person>Qian Qichen</person> and sign an agreement on an <misc>Australian</misc> consulate in <location>Hong Kong</location> , an official of the <misc>Australian</misc> embassy in <location>Beijing</location> said . </response>


China will resume sovereignty over Hong Kong , a British colony , in mid-1997 .

<response> <location>China</location> will resume sovereignty over <location>Hong Kong</location> , a <misc>British</misc> colony , in mid-1997 . </response>


Relations between China and Australia have been strained in recent weeks because of Australia 's plan to sell uranium to China 's rival Taiwan .

<response> Relations between <location>China</location> and <location>Australia</location> have been strained in recent weeks because of <location>Australia</location> 's plan to sell uranium to <location>China</location> 's rival <location>Taiwan</location> . </response>


Other issues affecting ties include plans by an Australian cabinet minister to visit Taiwan , a security pact between Canberra and Washington and a possible visit to Australia next month by Tibet 's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama .

<response> Other issues affecting ties include plans by an <misc>Australian</misc> cabinet minister to visit <location>Taiwan</location> , a security pact between <location>Canberra</location> and <location>Washington</location> and a possible visit to <location>Australia</location> next month by <location>Tibet</location> 's exiled spiritual leader the <person>Dalai Lama</person> . </response>


Downer is the first Australian minister to visit China since the new conservative government took office in Canberra in March .

<response> <person>Downer</person> is the first <misc>Australian</misc> minister to visit <location>China</location> since the new conservative government took office in <location>Canberra</location> in March . </response>


Palestinians accuse PA of banning books .

<response> <misc>Palestinians</misc> accuse <organization>PA</organization> of banning books . </response>


NABLUS , West Bank 1996-08-22

<response> <location>NABLUS</location> , <location>West Bank</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


A West Bank bookseller charged on Thursday that the Palestinian Information Ministry has forced him to sign an undertaking not to distribute books written by critics of Israeli-PLO self-rule deals .

<response> A <location>West Bank</location> bookseller charged on Thursday that the <organization>Palestinian Information Ministry</organization> has forced him to sign an undertaking not to distribute books written by critics of <misc>Israeli-PLO</misc> self-rule deals . </response>


<response> " They made me sign an undertaking not to sell the books to anyone at the risk of legal action . </response>


One official told me ' you have to either destroy the books or return them to Amman ' , " Daoud Makkawi , owner of the Nablus-based al-Risala bookshop , told Reuters .

<response> One official told me ' you have to either destroy the books or return them to <location>Amman</location> ' , " <person>Daoud Makkawi</person> , owner of the <misc>Nablus-based</misc> <location>al-Risala</location> bookshop , told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


He said ministry officials made him sign this a few weeks ago after he brought about a dozen copies from Jordan of a book by Edward Said , a prominent scholar at New York City 's Columbia University .

<response> He said ministry officials made him sign this a few weeks ago after he brought about a dozen copies from <location>Jordan</location> of a book by <person>Edward Said</person> , a prominent scholar at <location>New York City</location> 's <organization>Columbia University</organization> . </response>


Said , a U.S. citizen of Palestinian origin , has been an outspoken critic of the 1993 Israeli-PLO self-rule deal and has written at least two books on the accord .

<response> <person>Said</person> , a <location>U.S.</location> citizen of <misc>Palestinian</misc> origin , has been an outspoken critic of the 1993 <misc>Israeli-PLO</misc> self-rule deal and has written at least two books on the accord . </response>


On Wednesday a bookseller in the West Bank town of Ramallah said police about a month ago confiscated several copies of two of Said 's books on the Israel-PLO self-rule deals .

<response> On Wednesday a bookseller in the <location>West Bank</location> town of <location>Ramallah</location> said police about a month ago confiscated several copies of two of <person>Said</person> 's books on the <misc>Israel-PLO</misc> self-rule deals . </response>


Palestinian Information Ministry Director-General Mutawakel Taha denied that ministry officials forced anyone to sign any undertaking and insisted that the Palestinian Authority has no plans to censor books .

<response> <organization>Palestinian Information Ministry</organization> Director-General <person>Mutawakel Taha</person> denied that ministry officials forced anyone to sign any undertaking and insisted that the <organization>Palestinian Authority</organization> has no plans to censor books . </response>


" There is no strategy to ban books or to suppress freedom of expression in any form whatsoever , " Taha told Reuters .

<response> " There is no strategy to ban books or to suppress freedom of expression in any form whatsoever , " <person>Taha</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


But Taha said that the absence of relevent legislations may have resulted in some mistakes by some security officials .

<response> But <person>Taha</person> said that the absence of relevent legislations may have resulted in some mistakes by some security officials . </response>


<response> " This may explain some mistakes against some journalists and writers , " he said . </response>


Daoud said books by other authors , including British Journalist Patrick Seale , were also banned .

<response> <person>Daoud</person> said books by other authors , including <misc>British</misc> Journalist <person>Patrick Seale</person> , were also banned . </response>


<response> He said that security officials often visit his shop to make sure he was not selling the books . </response>


" I think this is a bad beginning .

<response> " I think this is a bad beginning . </response>


<response> If we have confidence , why should we be afraid of the other opinion ? " </response>


Daoud said .

<response> <person>Daoud</person> said . </response>


Thousands of books were banned from sale in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by the Israeli military authorities before the Jewish state handed over parts of the two areas to the PLO under a self-rule deal in 1994 .

<response> Thousands of books were banned from sale in the <location>West Bank</location> and <location>Gaza Strip</location> by the <misc>Israeli</misc> military authorities before the <misc>Jewish</misc> state handed over parts of the two areas to the <organization>PLO</organization> under a self-rule deal in 1994 . </response>


Egypt blames Istanbul control tower for accident .

<response> <location>Egypt</location> blames <location>Istanbul</location> control tower for accident . </response>


CAIRO 1996-08-22

<response> <location>CAIRO</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


The chairman of national carrier EgyptAir on Thursday blamed the control tower at Istanbul airport for the EgyptAir plane accident .

<response> The chairman of national carrier <organization>EgyptAir</organization> on Thursday blamed the control tower at <location>Istanbul</location> airport for the <organization>EgyptAir</organization> plane accident . </response>


Twenty people were injured on Wednesday when the EgyptAir Boeing 707 overshot the runway , caught fire , hit a taxi and skipped across a road onto a railway line .

<response> Twenty people were injured on Wednesday when the <organization>EgyptAir</organization> <misc>Boeing</misc> 707 overshot the runway , caught fire , hit a taxi and skipped across a road onto a railway line . </response>


Chairman Mohamed Fahim Rayyan told a news conference at Cairo airport : " The control tower should have allocated the plane another runway , instead of the one the plane landed on . "

<response> Chairman <person>Mohamed Fahim Rayyan</person> told a news conference at <location>Cairo</location> airport : " The control tower should have allocated the plane another runway , instead of the one the plane landed on . " </response>


<response> " The one it landed on is 2,250 metres ( 2,460 yards ) long while the other one if more than 3,000 metres ( 3,300 yards ) long and is less steep , " he added . </response>


He said a Turkish civil aviation authority official had made the same point and he noted that a Turkish plane had a similar accident there in 1994 .

<response> He said a <misc>Turkish</misc> civil aviation authority official had made the same point and he noted that a <misc>Turkish</misc> plane had a similar accident there in 1994 . </response>


The EgyptAir pilot blamed Turkish airport staff for misleading him .

<response> The <organization>EgyptAir</organization> pilot blamed <misc>Turkish</misc> airport staff for misleading him . </response>


<response> The landing took place after a rainstorm . </response>


" Its not an accident .

<response> " Its not an accident . </response>


It 's very wet .


<response> The brake action is very poor and the tower said it 's medium . </response>


That 's wrong , " the pilot told private Ihlas news agency in English .

<response> That 's wrong , " the pilot told private <organization>Ihlas</organization> news agency in <misc>English</misc> . </response>


Egypt wants nothing to do with Sudanese rulers .

<response> <location>Egypt</location> wants nothing to do with <misc>Sudanese</misc> rulers . </response>


CAIRO 1996-08-22


The Egyptian government will have nothing more to do with the Sudanese government because it continues to shelter and support Egyptian militants , President Hosni Mubarak said in a speech on Thursday .

<response> The <misc>Egyptian</misc> government will have nothing more to do with the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government because it continues to shelter and support <misc>Egyptian</misc> militants , President <person>Hosni Mubarak</person> said in a speech on Thursday . </response>


Egypt says the Sudanese government helped the Moslem militants who tried to kill Mubarak in Addis Ababa last year .

<response> <location>Egypt</location> says the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government helped the <misc>Moslem</misc> militants who tried to kill <person>Mubarak</person> in <location>Addis Ababa</location> last year . </response>


It sponsored last week 's U.N. Security Council resolution threatening a ban on Sudanese flights abroad if Khartoum does not hand over three men accused in the Addis Ababa incident .

<response> It sponsored last week 's <organization>U.N. Security Council</organization> resolution threatening a ban on <misc>Sudanese</misc> flights abroad if <location>Khartoum</location> does not hand over three men accused in the <location>Addis Ababa</location> incident . </response>


The sanctions will come into effect in November if Sudan fails to extradite the men , but Sudan says it cannot hand them over to Ethiopia for trial because they are not in Sudan .

<response> The sanctions will come into effect in November if <location>Sudan</location> fails to extradite the men , but <location>Sudan</location> says it cannot hand them over to <location>Ethiopia</location> for trial because they are not in <location>Sudan</location> . </response>


" We are still eager that nothing should affect the Sudanese people but we will not deal with the current regime or the Turabi front or whatever , " Mubarak told a group of academics .

<response> " We are still eager that nothing should affect the <misc>Sudanese</misc> people but we will not deal with the current regime or the <person>Turabi</person> front or whatever , " <person>Mubarak</person> told a group of academics . </response>


Hassan al-Turabi is the leader of the National Islamic Front , the political force behind the Sudanese government .

<response> <person>Hassan al-Turabi</person> is the leader of the <organization>National Islamic Front</organization> , the political force behind the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government . </response>


<response> " I do n't want to go into more details than that but there are more details and they are bitter . </response>


There are terrorists they are sheltering and they make Sudanese passorts for them and they get paid by them , " Mubarak said .

<response> There are terrorists they are sheltering and they make <misc>Sudanese</misc> passorts for them and they get paid by them , " <person>Mubarak</person> said . </response>


He did not say if Egypt would go so far as to break relations , a step it has been reluctant to take , ostensibly because it would affect ordinary Sudanese .

<response> He did not say if <location>Egypt</location> would go so far as to break relations , a step it has been reluctant to take , ostensibly because it would affect ordinary <misc>Sudanese</misc> . </response>


Turkish shares shed gains in profit-taking .

<response> <misc>Turkish</misc> shares shed gains in profit-taking . </response>


ISTANBUL 1996-08-22

<response> <location>ISTANBUL</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Turkish shares ended lower on Thursday , shedding gains of earlier in the week amid profit-taking sales , brokers said .

<response> <misc>Turkish</misc> shares ended lower on Thursday , shedding gains of earlier in the week amid profit-taking sales , brokers said . </response>


The IMKB-100 lost 0.19 percent or 123.89 points to end at 64,178.78 .

<response> The <misc>IMKB-100</misc> lost 0.19 percent or 123.89 points to end at 64,178.78 . </response>


<response> Gains so far this week have totalled 2.92 percent . </response>


<response> Daily volume dropped to 7.2 trillion lira from Wednesday 's 7.8 trillion lira . </response>


<response> " Profit-taking sales in the afternoon showed the latest gains of the index were actually a reaction rise . </response>


I expect the market to go as far down as 63,000 tomorrow if sales continue , " said Burcin Mavituna from Interbank .

<response> I expect the market to go as far down as 63,000 tomorrow if sales continue , " said <person>Burcin Mavituna</person> from <organization>Interbank</organization> . </response>


<response> Brokers said profit taking sales had come especially as the index approached the 65,000 resistance level . </response>


<response> They said the index could also rise towards 65,000 if the cheap share prices attracted buyers . </response>


<response> The market had its first resistance at 67,000 if it pierced 65,000 , they added . </response>


The session 's most active shares were those of Isbank gained 300 lira to 8,600 .

<response> The session 's most active shares were those of <organization>Isbank</organization> gained 300 lira to 8,600 . </response>


Shares of utility Cukurova lost 3,000 lira to 67,000 .

<response> Shares of utility <organization>Cukurova</organization> lost 3,000 lira to 67,000 . </response>


<response> The 85-share industrial index lost 0.47 percent to 70,848.86 and the 15-share financial index rose by 0.55 percent to 55,929.89 . </response>


<response> Of the 218 shares traded , gainers outdid losers by 100 to 64 and 54 shares were stable . </response>


-- Istanbul Newsroom , +90-212-275 0875 SA

<response> -- <organization>Istanbul Newsroom</organization> , +90-212-275 0875 SA </response>


Miss Universe hides behind veil of silence .

<response> <misc>Miss Universe</misc> hides behind veil of silence . </response>


Kieran Murray

<response> <person>Kieran Murray</person> </response>


LAS CRUCES , N.M. 1996-08-22

<response> <location>LAS CRUCES</location> , N.M. 1996-08-22 </response>


Miss Universe , Venezuela 's Alicia Machado , left New Mexico on Thursday , refusing to answer questions about her weight or claims she was told to either go on a crash diet or give up her title .

<response> <misc>Miss Universe</misc> , <location>Venezuela</location> 's <person>Alicia Machado</person> , left <location>New Mexico</location> on Thursday , refusing to answer questions about her weight or claims she was told to either go on a crash diet or give up her title . </response>


Machado , 19 , flew to Los Angeles after slipping away from the New Mexico desert town of Las Cruces , where she attended the 1996 Miss Teen USA pageant on Wednesday .

<response> <person>Machado</person> , 19 , flew to <location>Los Angeles</location> after slipping away from the <location>New Mexico</location> desert town of <location>Las Cruces</location> , where she attended the <misc>1996 Miss Teen USA</misc> pageant on Wednesday . </response>


While Machado was not a contestant here , she came under intense scrutiny following reports she was given an ultimatum by Los Angeles-based Miss Universe Inc. to drop 27 pounds ( 12 kg ) in two weeks or risk losing her crown .

<response> While <person>Machado</person> was not a contestant here , she came under intense scrutiny following reports she was given an ultimatum by <misc>Los Angeles-based</misc> <organization>Miss Universe Inc.</organization> to drop 27 pounds ( 12 kg ) in two weeks or risk losing her crown . </response>


In Venezuela , her mother told Reuters that Machado had a swollen face when she left home two weeks ago because she had her wisdom teeth extracted .

<response> In <location>Venezuela</location> , her mother told <organization>Reuters</organization> that <person>Machado</person> had a swollen face when she left home two weeks ago because she had her wisdom teeth extracted . </response>


Marta Fajardo insisted her daughter , who weighed 112 pounds ( 51 kg ) when she won the Miss Universe title in Las Vegas in May , had perfectly normal eating habits .

<response> <person>Marta Fajardo</person> insisted her daughter , who weighed 112 pounds ( 51 kg ) when she won the <misc>Miss Universe</misc> title in <location>Las Vegas</location> in May , had perfectly normal eating habits . </response>


<response> " Everybody has their own addiction to something or other but it 's not as if she eats cakes like crazy , " she said . </response>


Organisers flatly denied ever threatening Machado but immediately put her under wraps and blocked access to her .

<response> Organisers flatly denied ever threatening <person>Machado</person> but immediately put her under wraps and blocked access to her . </response>


Dressed in a black strapless evening gown at Wednesday 's pageant , Machado was clearly heavier than the contestants but still won rave reviews after her brief appearance on stage .

<response> Dressed in a black strapless evening gown at Wednesday 's pageant , <person>Machado</person> was clearly heavier than the contestants but still won rave reviews after her brief appearance on stage . </response>


" Are you kidding ?

<response> " Are you kidding ? </response>


She 's fantastic , " said Nikki Campbell , 28 , who went to the pageant . "

<response> She 's fantastic , " said <person>Nikki Campbell</person> , 28 , who went to the pageant . " </response>


She looked great .

<response> She looked great . </response>


Very sexy . "


Machado 's publicists said on Thursday she was scheduled to stay in Los Angeles for promotional work with sponsors before returning to Venezuela on Sept .

<response> <person>Machado</person> 's publicists said on Thursday she was scheduled to stay in <location>Los Angeles</location> for promotional work with sponsors before returning to <location>Venezuela</location> on Sept . </response>


5 .


Beauty queens are high-profile personalities in Venezuela and Machado 's alleged weight problem made front page news this week .

<response> Beauty queens are high-profile personalities in <location>Venezuela</location> and <person>Machado</person> 's alleged weight problem made front page news this week . </response>


It was an official of the Miss Venezuela Organisation who first said Machado had been told to lose weight fast .

<response> It was an official of the <organization>Miss Venezuela Organisation</organization> who first said <person>Machado</person> had been told to lose weight fast . </response>


<response> People close to her said she then eased up on her diet and indulged her passion for pasta and cake , but it was not clear how many pounds she gained and most people who saw her said she was still a long way from being fat . </response>


Martin Brooks , president of Miss Universe Inc , said he spoke with Machado to assure her that organisers were not putting pressure on her .

<response> <person>Martin Brooks</person> , president of <organization>Miss Universe Inc</organization> , said he spoke with <person>Machado</person> to assure her that organisers were not putting pressure on her . </response>


" She 's fine with it .

<response> " She 's fine with it . </response>


<response> She wished , as we all did , that it had n't happened but she 's spiritually and mentally terrific . </response>


There 's no problem whatsoever , " he told Reuters .

<response> There 's no problem whatsoever , " he told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


He said the lifestyle associated with being Miss Universe could make routine exercise difficult .

<response> He said the lifestyle associated with being <misc>Miss Universe</misc> could make routine exercise difficult . </response>


<response> " The problem is they travel so much and are so busy that the ability to have any type of regimented routine workout does n't exist . </response>


I dont know if Alicia is working out .

<response> I dont know if <person>Alicia</person> is working out . </response>


<response> We have n't talked about it because it has n't been an issue , " he said . </response>


Kevorkian attends third suicide in week .

<response> <person>Kevorkian</person> attends third suicide in week . </response>


PONTIAC , Mich .

<response> <location>PONTIAC</location> , <location>Mich</location> . </response>


Dr. Jack Kevorkian attended his third suicide in less than a week on Thursday , bringing the body of a 40-year-old Missouri woman suffering from multiple sclerosis to a hospital emergency room , doctors said .

<response> Dr. <person>Jack Kevorkian</person> attended his third suicide in less than a week on Thursday , bringing the body of a 40-year-old <location>Missouri</location> woman suffering from multiple sclerosis to a hospital emergency room , doctors said . </response>


Dr Robert Aranosian , emergency room director at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital , said Kevorkian brought in the body of Patricia Smith , of Lees Summit , Mo .

<response> Dr <person>Robert Aranosian</person> , emergency room director at <location>Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital</location> , said <person>Kevorkian</person> brought in the body of <person>Patricia Smith</person> , of <location>Lees Summit</location> , <location>Mo</location> . </response>


<response> , at midday and told doctors that she had been paralysed by the disease . </response>


<response> It was his second assisted-suicide in 36 hours and the 37th that he has acknowledged attending since starting his crusade for doctor assisted suicide in 1990 . </response>


Kevorkian 's lawyer , Geoffrey Fieger , said those attending Smith 's death included her husband , David , a police officer , her father , James Poland , and Kevorkian .

<response> <person>Kevorkian</person> 's lawyer , <person>Geoffrey Fieger</person> , said those attending <person>Smith</person> 's death included her husband , <person>David</person> , a police officer , her father , <person>James Poland</person> , and <person>Kevorkian</person> . </response>


It was the first known time that a police officer has been president at the suicide of one of Kevorkian 's patients .

<response> It was the first known time that a police officer has been president at the suicide of one of <person>Kevorkian</person> 's patients . </response>


He offered no details about the cause of Smith 's death or the location .

<response> He offered no details about the cause of <person>Smith</person> 's death or the location . </response>


<response> She was a nurse who had " rapidly progressing multple sclerosis . " </response>


On Tuesday night , Kevorkian attended the death of Louise Siebens , a 76-year-old Texas woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or Lou Gehrig 's disease .

<response> On Tuesday night , <person>Kevorkian</person> attended the death of <person>Louise Siebens</person> , a 76-year-old <location>Texas</location> woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or <person>Lou Gehrig</person> 's disease . </response>


On August 15 , Kevorkian helped Judith Curren , a 42-year-old Massachusetts nurse , who suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome , a non-terminal illness , to end her life .

<response> On August 15 , <person>Kevorkian</person> helped <person>Judith Curren</person> , a 42-year-old <location>Massachusetts</location> nurse , who suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome , a non-terminal illness , to end her life . </response>


Fairview , Texas , $ 1.82 million deal Baa1 - Moody 's .

<response> <location>Fairview</location> , <location>Texas</location> , $ 1.82 million deal Baa1 - <organization>Moody 's</organization> . </response>


NEW YORK 1996-08-22

<response> <location>NEW YORK</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


Moody 's Investors Service -

<response> <organization>Moody 's Investors Service</organization> - </response>


Rating Announcement As of 08/21/96 .

<response> Rating Announcement As of 08/21/96 . </response>


Issuer : Fairview Town

<response> Issuer : <location>Fairview Town</location> </response>


State : TX

<response> State : <location>TX</location> </response>


Rating : Baa1


Sale Amount : 1,820,000

<response> Sale Amount : 1,820,000 </response>


Expected Sale Date : 08/27/96

<response> Expected Sale Date : 08/27/96 </response>


-- U.S. Municipal Desk , 212-859-1650

<response> -- <organization>U.S. Municipal Desk</organization> , 212-859-1650 </response>


Defiant U.S. neo-Nazi jailed by German court .

<response> Defiant <location>U.S.</location> <misc>neo-Nazi</misc> jailed by <misc>German</misc> court . </response>


Andrew Gray

<response> <person>Andrew Gray</person> </response>


HAMBURG , Germany 1996-08-22

<response> <location>HAMBURG</location> , <location>Germany</location> 1996-08-22 </response>


A Hamburg court sentenced U.S. neo-Nazi leader Gary Lauck on Thursday to four years in prison for pumping banned extremist propaganda into Germany from his base in the United States .

<response> A <location>Hamburg</location> court sentenced <location>U.S.</location> <misc>neo-Nazi</misc> leader <person>Gary Lauck</person> on Thursday to four years in prison for pumping banned extremist propaganda into <location>Germany</location> from his base in the <location>United States</location> . </response>


Lauck , from Lincoln , Nebraska , yelled a tirade of abuse at the court after his conviction for inciting racial hatred .

<response> <person>Lauck</person> , from <location>Lincoln</location> , <location>Nebraska</location> , yelled a tirade of abuse at the court after his conviction for inciting racial hatred . </response>


" The struggle will go on , " the 43-year-old shouted in German before being escorted out by security guards .

<response> " The struggle will go on , " the 43-year-old shouted in <misc>German</misc> before being escorted out by security guards . </response>


Lauck 's lawyer vowed he would appeal against the court 's decision , arguing that his client should have been set free because he had not committed any offence under German law .

<response> <person>Lauck</person> 's lawyer vowed he would appeal against the court 's decision , arguing that his client should have been set free because he had not committed any offence under <misc>German</misc> law . </response>


The German government hailed the conviction as a major victory in the fight against neo-Nazism .

<response> The <misc>German</misc> government hailed the conviction as a major victory in the fight against <misc>neo-Nazism</misc> . </response>


Lauck 's worldwide network has been the main source of anti-Semitic propaganda material flowing into Germany since the 1970s .

<response> <person>Lauck</person> 's worldwide network has been the main source of <misc>anti-Semitic</misc> propaganda material flowing into <location>Germany</location> since the 1970s . </response>


" Lauck possessed a well-oiled propaganda machine , honed during more than 20 years , " presiding judge Guenter Bertram told the court .

<response> " <person>Lauck</person> possessed a well-oiled propaganda machine , honed during more than 20 years , " presiding judge <person>Guenter Bertram</person> told the court . </response>


" He set up a propaganda cannon and fired it at Germany . "

<response> " He set up a propaganda cannon and fired it at <location>Germany</location> . " </response>


said Bertram , who also read out extracts from Lauck 's material praising Hitler as " the greatest of all leaders " and describing the Nazi slaughter of millions of Jews as a myth .

<response> said <person>Bertram</person> , who also read out extracts from <person>Lauck</person> 's material praising <person>Hitler</person> as " the greatest of all leaders " and describing the <misc>Nazi</misc> slaughter of millions of <misc>Jews</misc> as a myth . </response>


Eager to put Lauck behind bars quickly and avoid a long and complex trial , prosecutor Bernd Mauruschat limited his charges to offences since 1994 .

<response> Eager to put <person>Lauck</person> behind bars quickly and avoid a long and complex trial , prosecutor <person>Bernd Mauruschat</person> limited his charges to offences since 1994 . </response>


<response> He had demanded a five-year jail term but said he was satisfied with the court 's sentence . </response>


Publishing and distributing neo-Nazi material is illegal in Germany but Lauck 's defence team had argued that U.S freedom of speech laws meant he was free to produce his swastika-covered books , magazines , videos and flags in his homeland .

<response> Publishing and distributing <misc>neo-Nazi</misc> material is illegal in <location>Germany</location> but <person>Lauck</person> 's defence team had argued that <location>U.S</location> freedom of speech laws meant he was free to produce his swastika-covered books , magazines , videos and flags in his homeland . </response>


Interior Minister Manfred Kanther said in a statement he " welcomed the prosecution and conviction of one of the ringleaders of international neo-Nazism and biggest distributers of vicious racist publications " .

<response> Interior Minister <person>Manfred Kanther</person> said in a statement he " welcomed the prosecution and conviction of one of the ringleaders of international <misc>neo-Nazism</misc> and biggest distributers of vicious racist publications " . </response>


" It is high time he was behind bars , " the opposition Social Democrats said in a statement .

<response> " It is high time he was behind bars , " the opposition <misc>Social Democrats</misc> said in a statement . </response>


Lauck , dressed in a sober blue suit and sporting his trademark Hitleresque black moustache , showed no sign of emotion as Bertram spent more than an hour reading out the verdict and explaining the court 's decision .

<response> <person>Lauck</person> , dressed in a sober blue suit and sporting his trademark <misc>Hitleresque</misc> black moustache , showed no sign of emotion as <person>Bertram</person> spent more than an hour reading out the verdict and explaining the court 's decision . </response>


But as Lauck was about to be led away , he turned to reporters and blurted out a virtually incomprehensible quick-fire diatribe against the court .

<response> But as <person>Lauck</person> was about to be led away , he turned to reporters and blurted out a virtually incomprehensible quick-fire diatribe against the court . </response>


" Neither the National Socialists ( Nazis ) nor the communists dared to kidnap an American citizen , " he shouted , in an oblique reference to his extradition to Germany from Denmark . "

<response> " Neither the <misc>National Socialists</misc> ( <misc>Nazis</misc> ) nor the communists dared to kidnap an <misc>American</misc> citizen , " he shouted , in an oblique reference to his extradition to <location>Germany</location> from <location>Denmark</location> . " </response>


That 's the truth . "

<response> That 's the truth . " </response>