valid.txt

CRICKET	O
-	O
LEICESTERSHIRE	I-ORG
TAKE	O
OVER	O
AT	O
TOP	O
AFTER	O
INNINGS	O
VICTORY	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

West	I-MISC
Indian	I-MISC
all-rounder	O
Phil	I-PER
Simmons	I-PER
took	O
four	O
for	O
38	O
on	O
Friday	O
as	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
beat	O
Somerset	I-ORG
by	O
an	O
innings	O
and	O
39	O
runs	O
in	O
two	O
days	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
at	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
county	O
championship	O
.	O

Their	O
stay	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
short-lived	O
as	O
title	O
rivals	O
Essex	I-ORG
,	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
and	O
Surrey	I-ORG
all	O
closed	O
in	O
on	O
victory	O
while	O
Kent	I-ORG
made	O
up	O
for	O
lost	O
time	O
in	O
their	O
rain-affected	O
match	O
against	O
Nottinghamshire	I-ORG
.	O

After	O
bowling	O
Somerset	I-ORG
out	O
for	O
83	O
on	O
the	O
opening	O
morning	O
at	O
Grace	I-LOC
Road	I-LOC
,	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
extended	O
their	O
first	O
innings	O
by	O
94	O
runs	O
before	O
being	O
bowled	O
out	O
for	O
296	O
with	O
England	I-LOC
discard	O
Andy	I-PER
Caddick	I-PER
taking	O
three	O
for	O
83	O
.	O

Trailing	O
by	O
213	O
,	O
Somerset	I-ORG
got	O
a	O
solid	O
start	O
to	O
their	O
second	O
innings	O
before	O
Simmons	I-PER
stepped	O
in	O
to	O
bundle	O
them	O
out	O
for	O
174	O
.	O

Essex	I-ORG
,	O
however	O
,	O
look	O
certain	O
to	O
regain	O
their	O
top	O
spot	O
after	O
Nasser	I-PER
Hussain	I-PER
and	O
Peter	I-PER
Such	I-PER
gave	O
them	O
a	O
firm	O
grip	O
on	O
their	O
match	O
against	O
Yorkshire	I-ORG
at	O
Headingley	I-LOC
.	O

Hussain	I-PER
,	O
considered	O
surplus	O
to	O
England	I-LOC
's	O
one-day	O
requirements	O
,	O
struck	O
158	O
,	O
his	O
first	O
championship	O
century	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
,	O
as	O
Essex	I-ORG
reached	O
372	O
and	O
took	O
a	O
first	O
innings	O
lead	O
of	O
82	O
.	O

By	O
the	O
close	O
Yorkshire	I-ORG
had	O
turned	O
that	O
into	O
a	O
37-run	O
advantage	O
but	O
off-spinner	O
Such	I-PER
had	O
scuttled	O
their	O
hopes	O
,	O
taking	O
four	O
for	O
24	O
in	O
48	O
balls	O
and	O
leaving	O
them	O
hanging	O
on	O
119	O
for	O
five	O
and	O
praying	O
for	O
rain	O
.	O

At	O
the	O
Oval	I-LOC
,	O
Surrey	I-ORG
captain	O
Chris	I-PER
Lewis	I-PER
,	O
another	O
man	O
dumped	O
by	O
England	I-LOC
,	O
continued	O
to	O
silence	O
his	O
critics	O
as	O
he	O
followed	O
his	O
four	O
for	O
45	O
on	O
Thursday	O
with	O
80	O
not	O
out	O
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
the	O
match	O
against	O
Warwickshire	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
was	O
well	O
backed	O
by	O
England	I-LOC
hopeful	O
Mark	I-PER
Butcher	I-PER
who	O
made	O
70	O
as	O
Surrey	I-ORG
closed	O
on	O
429	O
for	O
seven	O
,	O
a	O
lead	O
of	O
234	O
.	O

Derbyshire	I-ORG
kept	O
up	O
the	O
hunt	O
for	O
their	O
first	O
championship	O
title	O
since	O
1936	O
by	O
reducing	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG
to	O
133	O
for	O
five	O
in	O
their	O
second	O
innings	O
,	O
still	O
100	O
runs	O
away	O
from	O
avoiding	O
an	O
innings	O
defeat	O
.	O

Australian	I-MISC
Tom	I-PER
Moody	I-PER
took	O
six	O
for	O
82	O
but	O
Chris	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
,	O
123	O
,	O
and	O
Tim	I-PER
O'Gorman	I-PER
,	O
109	O
,	O
took	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
to	O
471	O
and	O
a	O
first	O
innings	O
lead	O
of	O
233	O
.	O

After	O
the	O
frustration	O
of	O
seeing	O
the	O
opening	O
day	O
of	O
their	O
match	O
badly	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
weather	O
,	O
Kent	I-ORG
stepped	O
up	O
a	O
gear	O
to	O
dismiss	O
Nottinghamshire	I-ORG
for	O
214	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
held	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
gritty	O
84	O
from	O
Paul	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
but	O
ex-England	I-MISC
fast	O
bowler	O
Martin	I-PER
McCague	I-PER
took	O
four	O
for	O
55	O
.	O

By	O
stumps	O
Kent	I-ORG
had	O
reached	O
108	O
for	O
three	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
COUNTY	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	I-MISC
SCORES	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Result	O
and	O
close	O
of	O
play	O
scores	O
in	O
English	I-MISC
county	O
championship	O
matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Leicester	I-LOC
:	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
beat	O
Somerset	I-ORG
by	O
an	O
innings	O
and	O
39	O
runs	O
.	O

Somerset	I-ORG
83	O
and	O
174	O
(	O
P.	I-PER
Simmons	I-PER
4-38	O
)	O
,	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
296	O
.	O

Leicestershire	I-ORG
22	O
points	O
,	O
Somerset	I-ORG
4	O
.	O

Chester-le-Street	I-LOC
:	O
Glamorgan	I-ORG
259	O
and	O
207	O
(	O
A.	I-PER
Dale	I-PER
69	O
,	O
H.	I-PER
Morris	I-PER
69	O
;	O
D.	I-PER
Blenkiron	I-PER
4-43	O
)	O
,	O
Durham	I-ORG
114	O
(	O
S.	I-PER
Watkin	I-PER
4-28	O
)	O
and	O
81-3	O
.	O

Tunbridge	I-LOC
Wells	I-LOC
:	O
Nottinghamshire	I-ORG
214	O
(	O
P.	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
84	O
;	O
M.	I-PER
McCague	I-PER
4-55	O
)	O
,	O
Kent	I-ORG
108-3	O
.	O

London	I-LOC
(	O
The	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
)	O
:	O
Warwickshire	I-ORG
195	O
,	O
Surrey	I-ORG
429-7	O
(	O
C.	I-PER
Lewis	I-PER
80	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Butcher	I-PER
70	O
,	O
G.	I-PER
Kersey	I-PER
63	O
,	O
J.	I-PER
Ratcliffe	I-PER
63	O
,	O
D.	I-PER
Bicknell	I-PER
55	O
)	O
.	O

Hove	I-LOC
:	O
Sussex	I-ORG
363	O
(	O
W.	I-PER
Athey	I-PER
111	O
,	O
V.	I-PER
Drakes	I-PER
52	O
;	O
I.	I-PER
Austin	I-PER
4-37	O
)	O
,	O
Lancashire	I-ORG
197-8	O
(	O
W.	I-PER
Hegg	I-PER
54	O
)	O

Portsmouth	I-LOC
:	O
Middlesex	I-ORG
199	O
and	O
426	O
(	O
J.	I-PER
Pooley	I-PER
111	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Ramprakash	I-PER
108	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Gatting	I-PER
83	O
)	O
,	O
Hampshire	I-ORG
232	O
and	O
109-5	O
.	O

Chesterfield	I-LOC
:	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG
238	O
and	O
133-5	O
,	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
471	O
(	O
J.	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
123	O
,	O
T.O'Gorman	I-PER
109	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
K.	I-PER
Barnett	I-PER
87	O
;	O
T.	I-PER
Moody	I-PER
6-82	O
)	O

Bristol	I-LOC
:	O
Gloucestershire	I-ORG
183	O
and	O
185-6	O
(	O
J.	I-PER
Russell	I-PER
56	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
,	O
Northamptonshire	I-ORG
190	O
(	O
K.	I-PER
Curran	I-PER
52	O
;	O
A.	I-PER
Smith	I-PER
5-68	O
)	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
1997	O
ASHES	I-MISC
INTINERARY	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Australia	I-LOC
will	O
defend	O
the	O
Ashes	I-MISC
in	O

a	O
six-test	O
series	O
against	O
England	I-LOC
during	O
a	O
four-month	O
tour	O

starting	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Test	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
Cricket	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG

said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC
will	O
also	O
play	O
three	O
one-day	O
internationals	O
and	O

four	O
one-day	O
warm-up	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
tour	O
.	O

The	O
tourists	O
will	O
play	O
nine	O
first-class	O
matches	O
against	O

English	I-MISC
county	O
sides	O
and	O
another	O
against	O
British	I-ORG
Universities	I-ORG
,	O

as	O
well	O
as	O
one-day	O
matches	O
against	O
the	O
Minor	I-ORG
Counties	I-ORG
and	O

Scotland	I-LOC
.	O

Tour	O
itinerary	O
:	O

May	O

May	O
13	O
Arrive	O
in	O
London	I-LOC

May	O
14	O
Practice	O
at	O
Lord	I-LOC
's	I-LOC

May	O
15	O
v	O
Duke	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Norfolk	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
XI	I-ORG
(	O
at	O
Arundel	I-LOC
)	O

May	O
17	O
v	O
Northampton	I-ORG

May	O
18	O
v	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG

May	O
20	O
v	O
Durham	I-ORG

May	O
22	O
First	O
one-day	O
international	O
(	O
at	O
Headingley	I-LOC
,	O

Leeds	I-ORG
)	O

May	O
24	O
Second	O
one-day	O
international	O
(	O
at	O
The	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
,	O

London	I-LOC
)	O

May	O
25	O
Third	O
one-day	O
international	O
(	O
at	O
Lord	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
,	O
London	I-LOC
)	O

May	O
27-29	O
v	O
Gloucestershire	I-ORG
or	O
Sussex	I-ORG
or	O
Surrey	I-ORG
(	O
three	O

days	O
)	O

May	O
31	O
-	O
June	O
2	O
v	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

June	O

June	O
5-9	O
First	O
test	O
match	O
(	O
at	O
Edgbaston	I-LOC
,	O
Birmingham	I-LOC
)	O

June	O
11-13	O
v	O
a	O
first	O
class	O
county	O
(	O
to	O
be	O
confirmed	O
)	O

June	O
14-16	O
v	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

June	O
19-23	O
Second	O
test	O
(	O
at	O
Lord	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
)	O

June	O
25-27	O
v	O
British	I-ORG
Universities	I-ORG
(	O
at	O
Oxford	I-LOC
,	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

June	O
28-30	O
v	O
Hampshire	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

July	O

July	O
3-7	O
Third	O
test	O
(	O
at	O
Old	I-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
,	O
Manchester	I-LOC
)	O

July	O
9	O
v	O
Minor	I-ORG
Counties	I-ORG
XI	I-ORG

July	O
12	O
v	O
Scotland	I-LOC

July	O
16-18	O
v	O
Glamorgan	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

July	O
19-21	O
v	O
Middlesex	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

July	O
24-28	O
Fourth	O
test	O
(	O
at	O
Headingley	I-LOC
)	O

August	O

August	O
1-4	O
v	O
Somerset	I-ORG
(	O
four	O
days	O
)	O

August	O
7-11	O
Fifth	O
test	O
(	O
at	O
Trent	I-LOC
Bridge	I-LOC
,	O
Nottingham	I-LOC
)	O

August	O
16-18	O
v	O
Kent	I-ORG
(	O
three	O
days	O
)	O

August	O
21-25	O
Sixth	O
test	O
(	O
at	O
The	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
,	O
London	I-LOC
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SHEARER	I-PER
NAMED	O
AS	O
ENGLAND	I-LOC
CAPTAIN	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
world	O
's	O
costliest	O
footballer	O
Alan	I-PER
Shearer	I-PER
was	O
named	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
England	I-LOC
captain	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
26-year-old	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
for	O
15	O
million	O
pounds	O
sterling	O
(	O
$	O
23.4	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
takes	O
over	O
from	O
Tony	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
,	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
side	O
during	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
championship	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
and	O
former	O
captain	O
David	I-PER
Platt	I-PER
.	O

Adams	I-PER
and	O
Platt	I-PER
are	O
both	O
injured	O
and	O
will	O
miss	O
England	I-LOC
's	O
opening	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Moldova	I-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Shearer	I-PER
takes	O
the	O
captaincy	O
on	O
a	O
trial	O
basis	O
,	O
but	O
new	O
coach	O
Glenn	I-PER
Hoddle	I-PER
said	O
he	O
saw	O
no	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
former	O
Blackburn	I-ORG
and	O
Southampton	I-ORG
skipper	O
should	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
post	O
his	O
own	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
there	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
problem	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
Alan	I-PER
is	O
the	O
man	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
,	O
"	O
Hoddle	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
were	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
people	O
who	O
could	O
have	O
done	O
it	O
but	O
when	O
I	O
spoke	O
to	O
Alan	I-PER
he	O
was	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
and	O
really	O
wanted	O
it	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
four	O
days	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
a	O
100	O
percent	O
conclusion	O
about	O
something	O
like	O
this	O
...	O

but	O
he	O
knows	O
how	O
to	O
conduct	O
himself	O
,	O
his	O
team	O
mates	O
respect	O
him	O
and	O
he	O
knows	O
about	O
the	O
team	O
situation	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
plays	O
up	O
front	O
.	O
"	O

Shearer	I-PER
's	O
Euro	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
striking	O
partner	O
Teddy	I-PER
Sheringham	I-PER
withdrew	O
from	O
the	O
squad	O
with	O
an	O
injury	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

He	O
will	O
probably	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
Shearer	I-PER
's	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
team	O
mate	O
Les	I-PER
Ferdinand	I-PER
.	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
INTERNATIONAL	O
TOURNAMENT	O
RESULT	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Result	O
in	O
an	O
international	O

basketball	O
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Red	I-ORG
Star	I-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Dinamo	I-ORG
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
92-90	O
(	O
halftime	O

47-47	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROMANIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
LITHUANIA	I-LOC
IN	O
UNDER-21	O
MATCH	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Romania	I-LOC
beat	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
2-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-1	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
European	I-MISC
under-21	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Romania	I-LOC
-	O
Cosmin	I-PER
Contra	I-PER
(	O
31st	O
)	O
,	O
Mihai	I-PER
Tararache	I-PER
(	O
75th	O
)	O

Lithuania	I-LOC
-	O
Danius	I-PER
Gleveckas	I-PER
(	O
13rd	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
200	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROTOR	I-ORG
FANS	O
LOCKED	O
OUT	O
AFTER	O
VOLGOGRAD	I-LOC
VIOLENCE	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Rotor	I-ORG
Volgograd	I-ORG
must	O
play	O
their	O
next	O
home	O
game	O
behind	O
closed	O
doors	O
after	O
fans	O
hurled	O
bottles	O
and	O
stones	O
at	O
Dynamo	I-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
players	O
during	O
a	O
1-0	O
home	O
defeat	O
on	O
Saturday	O
that	O
ended	O
Rotor	I-ORG
's	O
brief	O
spell	O
as	O
league	O
leaders	O
.	O

The	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	I-MISC
league	O
's	O
disciplinary	O
committee	O
,	O
Anatoly	I-PER
Gorokhovsky	I-PER
,	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
Rotor	I-ORG
would	O
play	O
Lada	I-ORG
Togliatti	I-ORG
to	O
empty	O
stands	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
.	O

The	O
club	O
,	O
who	O
put	O
Manchester	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
out	O
of	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
UEFA	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
were	O
fined	O
$	O
1,000	O
.	O

Despite	O
the	O
defeat	O
,	O
Rotor	I-ORG
are	O
well	O
placed	O
with	O
11	O
games	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
championship	O
.	O

Lying	O
three	O
points	O
behind	O
Alania	I-ORG
and	O
two	O
behind	O
Dynamo	I-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Volgograd	I-LOC
side	O
have	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
hand	O
over	O
the	O
leaders	O
and	O
two	O
over	O
the	O
Moscow	I-LOC
club	O
.	O

BOXING	O
-	O
PANAMA	I-LOC
'S	O
ROBERTO	I-PER
DURAN	I-PER
FIGHTS	O
THE	O
SANDS	O
OF	O
TIME	O
.	O

PANAMA	I-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Panamanian	I-MISC
boxing	O
legend	O
Roberto	I-PER
"	I-PER
Hands	I-PER
of	I-PER
Stone	I-PER
"	I-PER
Duran	I-PER
climbs	O
into	O
the	O
ring	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
another	O
age-defying	O
attempt	O
to	O
sustain	O
his	O
long	O
career	O
.	O

Duran	I-PER
,	O
45	O
,	O
takes	O
on	O
little-known	O
Mexican	I-MISC
Ariel	I-PER
Cruz	I-PER
,	O
30	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
super	O
middleweight	O
non-title	O
bout	O
in	O
Panama	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
fight	O
,	O
Duran	I-PER
's	O
first	O
on	O
home	O
soil	O
for	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
is	O
being	O
billed	O
here	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Return	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Legend	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
Duran	I-PER
still	O
talks	O
as	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
prime	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
want	O
a	O
fifth	O
title	O
.	O

This	O
match	O
is	O
to	O
prepare	O
me	O
.	O

I	O
feel	O
good	O
.	O

I	O
'm	O
not	O
retiring	O
,	O
"	O
Duran	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

But	O
those	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
boxer	O
acknowledge	O
that	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
has	O
won	O
championships	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
weight	O
classes	O
--	O
lightweight	O
,	O
welterweight	O
,	O
junior	O
middleweight	O
and	O
middleweight	O
--	O
is	O
drawing	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
.	O

"	O
Each	O
time	O
he	O
fights	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
on	O
the	O
last	O
frontier	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
.	O

If	O
he	O
loses	O
Saturday	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
devalue	O
his	O
position	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
great	O
boxers	O
,	O
"	O
Panamanian	I-MISC
Boxing	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
President	O
Ramon	I-PER
Manzanares	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Duran	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
97-12	O
record	O
spans	O
three	O
decades	O
,	O
hopes	O
a	O
win	O
in	O
the	O
10-round	O
bout	O
will	O
earn	O
him	O
a	O
rematch	O
against	O
Puerto	I-LOC
Rico	I-LOC
's	O
Hector	I-PER
"	I-PER
Macho	I-PER
"	I-PER
Camacho	I-PER
.	O

Camacho	I-PER
took	O
a	O
controversial	O
points	O
decision	O
against	O
the	O
Panamanian	I-MISC
in	O
Atlantic	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
in	O
June	O
in	O
a	O
title	O
fight	O
.	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
HONG	I-MISC
KONG	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
QUARTER-FINAL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

HONG	I-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Quarter-final	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O
1	O
-	O
Jansher	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mark	I-PER
Cairns	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
15-10	O
15-6	O
15-7	O

Anthony	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Dan	I-PER
Jenson	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
15-9	O
15-8	O
15-17	O
17-15	O

4	O
-	O
Peter	I-PER
Nicol	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
7	O
-	O
Chris	I-PER
Walker	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
15-8	O
15-13	O
13-15	O
15-9	O

2	O
-	O
Rodney	I-PER
Eyles	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Derek	I-PER
Ryan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
15-6	O
15-9	O
11-15	O
15-10	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
SOUTH	I-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PRO-SOCCER	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Results	O
of	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-soccer	O

games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Pohang	I-ORG
3	O
Ulsan	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O

Puchon	I-ORG
2	O
Chonbuk	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-1	O
)	O

Standings	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
-	O

won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O
for	O
,	O
goals	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

W	O
D	O
L	O
G	O
/	O
F	O
G	O
/	O
A	O
P	O

Puchon	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
6	O
1	O
10	O

Chonan	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
13	O
10	O
9	O

Pohang	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
11	O
10	O
7	O

Suwan	I-ORG
1	O
3	O
0	O
7	O
3	O
6	O

Ulsan	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
2	O
8	O
9	O
3	O

Anyang	I-ORG
0	O
3	O
1	O
6	O
9	O
3	O

Chonnam	I-ORG
0	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
2	O

Pusan	I-ORG
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
7	O
2	O

Chonbuk	I-ORG
0	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
7	O
0	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
RESULTS	O
OF	O
S.	I-MISC
KOREAN	I-MISC
PROFESSIONAL	O
GAMES	O
.	O

SEOUL	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Results	O
of	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC

professional	O
baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

LG	I-ORG
2	O
OB	I-ORG
0	O

Lotte	I-ORG
6	O
Hyundai	I-ORG
2	O

Hyundai	I-ORG
6	O
Lotte	I-ORG
5	O

Haitai	I-ORG
2	O
Samsung	I-ORG
0	O

Samsung	I-ORG
10	O
Haitai	I-ORG
3	O

Hanwha	I-ORG
6	O
Ssangbangwool	I-ORG
5	O

Note	O
-	O
Lotte	I-ORG
and	O
Hyundai	I-ORG
,	O
Haitai	I-ORG
and	O
Samsung	I-ORG
played	O
two	O
games	O
.	O

Standings	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O

won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
winning	O
percentage	O
,	O
games	O
behind	O
first	O
place	O
)	O

W	O
D	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

Haitai	I-ORG
64	O
2	O
43	O
.596	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	I-ORG
59	O
2	O
49	O
.545	O
5	O
1/2	O

Hanwha	I-ORG
58	O
1	O
49	O
.542	O
6	O

Hyundai	I-ORG
57	O
5	O
49	O
.536	O
6	O
1/2	O

Samsung	I-ORG
49	O
5	O
56	O
.468	O
14	O

Lotte	I-ORG
46	O
6	O
54	O
.462	O
14	O
1/2	O

LG	I-ORG
46	O
5	O
59	O
.441	O
17	O

OB	I-ORG
42	O
6	O
62	O
.409	O
20	O
1/2	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
FROM	O
THE	O
U.S.	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
National	I-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O

Sandrine	I-PER
Testud	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ines	I-PER
Gorrochategui	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	I-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6-2	O
6-1	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O

4	O
-	O
Goran	I-PER
Ivanisevic	I-PER
(	O
Croatia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Scott	I-PER
Draper	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
6-7	O
(	O
1-7	O
)	O
6-3	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Tim	I-PER
Henman	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Doug	I-PER
Flach	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Mark	I-PER
Philippoussis	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Andrei	I-PER
Olhovskiy	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
3	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

Sjeng	I-PER
Schalken	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
David	I-PER
Rikl	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Guy	I-PER
Forget	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
17	O
-	O
Felix	I-PER
Mantilla	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
7-5	O
6-3	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O

Alexander	I-PER
Volkov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mikael	I-PER
Tillstrom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
1-6	O
6-	O
4	O
6-1	O
4-6	O
7-6	O
(	O
10-8	O
)	O

Jonas	I-PER
Bjorkman	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
David	I-PER
Nainkin	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
)	O
6-4	O
6-1	O
6-1	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O

8	O
-	O
Lindsay	I-PER
Davenport	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Anne-Gaelle	I-PER
Sidot	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
6-0	O
6-3	O

4	O
-	O
Conchita	I-PER
Martinez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Helena	I-PER
Sukova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

Amanda	I-PER
Coetzer	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Irina	I-PER
Spirlea	I-PER
(	O
Romania	I-LOC
)	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
7-5	O

Add	O
Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O
16	O
-	O
Cedric	I-PER
Pioline	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Roberto	I-PER
Carretero	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
4-6	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-2	O
6-1	O
Alex	I-PER
Corretja	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Filippo	I-PER
Veglio	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
6-7	O
(	O
4-	O
7	O
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O
6-0	O

Add	O
Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O
Linda	I-PER
Wild	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Barbara	I-PER
Rittner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
4-6	O
7-5	O
Asa	I-PER
Carlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
15	O
-	O
Gabriela	I-PER
Sabatini	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	I-LOC
)	O
7-5	O
3-6	O
6-2	O

Add	O
Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O
1	O
-	O
Pete	I-PER
Sampras	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jiri	I-PER
Novak	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
1-6	O
6-3	O
4-6	O
6-4	O
Paul	I-PER
Haarhuis	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Michael	I-PER
Tebbutt	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
1-	O
6	O
6-2	O
6-2	O
6-3	O

Add	O
Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O
Lisa	I-PER
Raymond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Kimberly	I-PER
Po	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O

:	O

Add	O
men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O

Hendrik	I-PER
Dreekmann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Thomas	I-PER
Johansson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O

7-6	O
(	O
7-1	O
)	O
6-2	O
4-6	O
6-1	O

Andrei	I-PER
Medvedev	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jan	I-PER
Kroslak	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-3	O

6-2	O

Petr	I-PER
Korda	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
bat	O
Bohdan	I-PER
Ulihrach	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC

Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6-0	O
7-6	O
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
6-2	O

Add	O
women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O

2	O
-	O
Monica	I-PER
Seles	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Dally	I-PER
Randriantefy	I-PER
(	O
Madagascar	I-LOC
)	O

6-0	O
6-2	O

:	O

Add	O
men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
second	O
round	O
12	O
-	O
Todd	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Andrea	I-PER
Gaudenzi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
6-3	O
6-2	O
6-2	O
Stefan	I-PER
Edberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Bernd	I-PER
Karbacher	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
3-6	O
6-3	O
6-3	O
1-0	O
retired	O
(	O
leg	O
injury	O
)	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Major	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-MISC

standings	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O

lost	O
,	O
winning	O
percentage	O
and	O
games	O
behind	O
)	O
:	O

AMERICAN	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
74	O
59	O
.556	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
70	O
63	O
.526	O
4	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
69	O
65	O
.515	O
5	O
1/2	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
63	O
71	O
.470	O
11	O
1/2	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
48	O
86	O
.358	O
26	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
80	O
53	O
.602	O
-	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
71	O
64	O
.526	O
10	O

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
67	O
67	O
.500	O
13	O
1/2	O

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
64	O
71	O
.474	O
17	O

KANSAS	I-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
61	O
74	O
.452	O
20	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	I-ORG
75	O
58	O
.564	O
-	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
70	O
63	O
.526	O
5	O

OAKLAND	I-ORG
64	O
72	O
.471	O
12	O
1/2	O

CALIFORNIA	I-ORG
62	O
72	O
.463	O
13	O
1/2	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
30	O
SCHEDULE	O

KANSAS	I-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	I-LOC

CHICAGO	I-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	I-LOC

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
AT	O
MILWAUKEE	I-LOC

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
AT	O
TEXAS	I-LOC

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	I-LOC

BOSTON	I-ORG
AT	O
OAKLAND	I-LOC

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	I-LOC

NATIONAL	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
83	O
49	O
.629	O
-	O

MONTREAL	I-ORG
71	O
61	O
.538	O
12	O

FLORIDA	I-ORG
64	O
70	O
.478	O
20	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
75	O
.440	O
25	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
54	O
80	O
.403	O
30	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	I-ORG
72	O
63	O
.533	O
-	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
69	O
65	O
.515	O
2	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	I-ORG
66	O
67	O
.496	O
5	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
65	O
66	O
.496	O
5	O

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
56	O
77	O
.421	O
15	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	I-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
75	O
60	O
.556	O
-	O

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
72	O
61	O
.541	O
2	O

COLORADO	I-ORG
70	O
65	O
.519	O
5	O

SAN	I-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
57	O
74	O
.435	O
16	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
30	O
SCHEDULE	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	I-LOC

FLORIDA	I-ORG
AT	O
CINCINNATI	I-LOC

SAN	I-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	I-LOC

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
AT	O
PHILADELPHIA	I-LOC

HOUSTON	I-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	I-LOC

SAN	I-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

COLORADO	I-ORG
AT	O
ST	I-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
THURSDAY	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

Baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

American	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

DETROIT	I-ORG
4	O
Kansas	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
1	O

Minnesota	I-ORG
6	O
MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
1	O

CALIFORNIA	I-ORG
14	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
3	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
9	O
Baltimore	I-ORG
6	O

National	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

San	I-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
3	O
NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
2	O

Chicago	I-ORG
4	O
HOUSTON	I-ORG
3	O

Cincinnati	I-ORG
18	O
COLORADO	I-ORG
7	O

Atlanta	I-ORG
5	O
PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
1	O

Los	I-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
2	O
MONTREAL	I-ORG
1	O

Florida	I-ORG
10	O
ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
9	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
TARANGO	I-PER
,	O
O'BRIEN	I-PER
SPRING	O
TWIN	O
UPSETS	O
UNDER	O
THE	O
LIGHTS	O
.	O

Larry	I-PER
Fine	I-PER

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Andre	I-PER
Agassi	I-PER
escaped	O
disaster	O
on	O
Thursday	O
but	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
finalist	O
MaliVai	I-PER
Washington	I-PER
and	O
Marcelo	I-PER
Rios	I-PER
were	O
not	O
so	O
fortunate	O
on	O
a	O
night	O
of	O
upsets	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
11th-seeded	O
Washington	I-PER
fell	O
short	O
of	O
reprising	O
his	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
miracle	O
comeback	O
as	O
he	O
lost	O
to	O
red-hot	O
wildcard	O
Alex	I-PER
O'Brien	I-PER
6-3	O
6-4	O
5-7	O
3-6	O
6-3	O
in	O
a	O
two	O
hour	O
51	O
minute	O
struggle	O
on	O
the	O
Stadium	O
court	O
.	O

Next	O
door	O
on	O
the	O
grandstand	O
,	O
10th	O
seed	O
Rios	I-PER
lost	O
to	O
another	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
connection	O
--	O
bad	O
boy	O
Jeff	I-PER
Tarango	I-PER
.	O

The	O
temperamental	O
left-hander	O
defeated	O
the	O
Chilean	I-MISC
6-4	O
4-6	O
7-6	O
6-2	O
.	O

The	O
day	O
programme	O
went	O
smoothly	O
although	O
sixth-seeded	O
former	O
champion	O
Agassi	I-PER
had	O
to	O
wriggle	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
dangerous	O
3-6	O
0-4	O
hole	O
,	O
winning	O
18	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
19	O
games	O
against	O
India	I-LOC
's	O
Leander	I-PER
Paes	I-PER
.	O

But	O
the	O
night	O
belonged	O
to	O
the	O
upstarts	O
.	O

Washington	I-PER
,	O
who	O
climbed	O
back	O
from	O
a	O
1-5	O
deficit	O
,	O
two	O
sets	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
set	O
against	O
Todd	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
semifinals	O
,	O
looked	O
poised	O
for	O
another	O
sensational	O
comeback	O
.	O

O'Brien	I-PER
,	O
a	O
winner	O
two	O
weeks	O
ago	O
in	O
New	I-LOC
Haven	I-LOC
for	O
his	O
first	O
pro	O
title	O
,	O
served	O
for	O
the	O
match	O
at	O
5-4	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
set	O
before	O
Washington	I-PER
came	O
charging	O
back	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
just	O
kept	O
saying	O
to	O
myself	O
,	O
'	O
keep	O
giving	O
yourself	O
the	O
best	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
keep	O
battling	O
,	O
maybe	O
something	O
will	O
happen	O
,	O
'	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
26-year-old	O
O'Brien	I-PER
,	O
ranked	O
65th	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
kept	O
my	O
composure	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
proud	O
of	O
myself	O
for	O
that	O
--	O
usually	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
folded	O
up	O
the	O
tent	O
and	O
gone	O
home	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
hard-serving	O
O'Brien	I-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
U.S.	I-LOC
collegiate	O
national	O
champion	O
,	O
fired	O
up	O
17	O
aces	O
to	O
ultimately	O
subdue	O
the	O
never-say-die	O
Washington	I-PER
.	O

The	O
fifth	O
set	O
stayed	O
on	O
serve	O
until	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
,	O
when	O
Washington	I-PER
,	O
after	O
saving	O
one	O
break	O
point	O
with	O
a	O
forehand	O
winner	O
down	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
netted	O
a	O
backhand	O
to	O
give	O
O'Brien	I-PER
a	O
4-2	O
lead	O
.	O

The	O
Texan	I-MISC
blasted	O
in	O
two	O
aces	O
to	O
hold	O
serve	O
at	O
5-2	O
and	O
then	O
converted	O
his	O
eighth	O
match	O
point	O
for	O
victory	O
when	O
Washington	I-PER
found	O
the	O
net	O
with	O
another	O
backhand	O
from	O
40-0	O
.	O

"	O
You	O
just	O
kind	O
of	O
keep	O
fighting	O
and	O
you	O
keep	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
play	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
he	O
got	O
a	O
little	O
tight	O
at	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
moments	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Washington	I-PER
.	O
"	O

But	O
I	O
think	O
he	O
served	O
pretty	O
well	O
when	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
.	O
"	O

Tarango	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
tantrum	O
two	O
years	O
ago	O
brought	O
him	O
a	O
$	O
28,000	O
fine	O
and	O
suspension	O
from	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
tournament	O
at	O
the	O
All-England	I-ORG
Club	I-ORG
,	O
argued	O
calls	O
and	O
taunted	O
fans	O
in	O
his	O
lively	O
two	O
hour	O
,	O
24	O
minute	O
tango	O
with	O
Rios	I-PER
on	O
the	O
grandstand	O
.	O

A	O
boisterous	O
cheering	O
section	O
backed	O
the	O
distracted	O
Chilean	I-MISC
and	O
booed	O
the	O
lanky	O
American	I-MISC
,	O
who	O
ate	O
up	O
all	O
the	O
attention	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
an	O
emotional	O
player	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
104th-ranked	O
Tarango	I-PER
.	O
"	O

I	O
think	O
I	O
played	O
very	O
well	O
tonight	O
,	O
very	O
focused	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
match	O
turned	O
on	O
the	O
third-set	O
tiebreaker	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
won	O
7-5	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
dismay	O
of	O
the	O
spectators	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
love	O
the	O
crowd	O
if	O
they	O
boo	O
me	O
every	O
day	O
.	O

It	O
fires	O
me	O
up	O
,	O
makes	O
me	O
play	O
my	O
best	O
tennis	O
,	O
"	O
Tarango	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
played	O
some	O
of	O
my	O
best	O
tennis	O
in	O
college	O
when	O
fraternities	O
were	O
throwing	O
beer	O
on	O
me	O
.	O

If	O
tennis	O
was	O
like	O
that	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
everybody	O
wold	O
be	O
having	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
fun	O
.	O
"	O

Rios	I-PER
did	O
not	O
appreciate	O
Tarango	I-PER
's	O
antics	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
's	O
always	O
complaining	O
too	O
much	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Rios	I-PER
.	O
"	O

But	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
that	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
I	O
played	O
really	O
bad	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
tough	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
night	O
.	O

Balls	O
were	O
going	O
really	O
fast	O
.	O

I	O
lost	O
too	O
many	O
points	O
that	O
I	O
never	O
lose	O
.	O

I	O
did	O
n't	O
play	O
my	O
tennis	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
the	O
ball	O
like	O
I	O
see	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
.	O

I	O
play	O
an	O
American	I-MISC
so	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
play	O
at	O
night	O
.	O

I	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
good	O
on	O
the	O
court	O
.	O
"	O

At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
Tarango	I-PER
blew	O
sarcastic	O
kisses	O
to	O
the	O
crowd	O
,	O
then	O
jiggled	O
his	O
body	O
to	O
a	O
Rios	I-PER
rooting	O
section	O
in	O
a	O
jeering	O
salute	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
support	O
their	O
enthusiasm	O
,	O
"	O
Tarango	I-PER
said	O
about	O
the	O
fans	O
.	O
"	O

At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
cheering	O
blatantly	O
against	O
me	O
.	O

After	O
I	O
won	O
I	O
figured	O
I	O
could	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
little	O
razzle-dazzle	O
.	O
"	O

NFL	I-ORG
AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL-RANDALL	I-MISC
CUNNINGHAM	I-PER
RETIRES	O
.	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Randall	I-PER
Cunningham	I-PER
,	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Football	I-ORG
League	I-ORG
's	O
all-time	O
leading	O
rusher	O
as	O
a	O
quarterback	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
athletic	O
players	O
ever	O
to	O
line	O
up	O
over	O
centre	O
,	O
retired	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Cunningham	I-PER
played	O
his	O
entire	O
11-year	O
career	O
with	O
the	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
Eagles	I-ORG
.	O

A	O
three-time	O
Pro	I-MISC
Bowl	I-MISC
selection	O
,	O
Cunningham	I-PER
rushed	O
for	O
4,482	O
yards	O
on	O
677	O
carries	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
thank	O
the	O
Eagles	I-ORG
organisation	O
and	O
the	O
wonderful	O
fans	O
of	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
for	O
supporting	O
me	O
throughout	O
my	O
career	O
,	O
"	O
Cunningham	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
Although	O
it	O
saddens	O
me	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
I	O
am	O
looking	O
forward	O
to	O
spending	O
more	O
time	O
with	O
my	O
family	O
and	O
pursuing	O
other	O
interests	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
burner	O
for	O
sometime	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
Randall	I-PER
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
quarterbacks	O
in	O
NFL	I-ORG
history	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Eagles	I-ORG
owner	O
Jeffrey	I-PER
Lurie	I-PER
.	O
"	O

During	O
his	O
11	O
years	O
in	O
Philadelphia	I-LOC
,	O
Randall	I-PER
was	O
the	O
cornerstone	O
of	O
the	O
Eagles	I-ORG
'	O
franchise	O
and	O
brought	O
many	O
great	O
moments	O
to	O
fans	O
in	O
Philadelphia	I-LOC
as	O
well	O
as	O
across	O
the	O
NFL	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

A	O
second-round	O
choice	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
Cunningham	I-PER
completed	O
1,874-of-3,362	O
passes	O
(	O
55.7	O
percent	O
)	O
for	O
22,877	O
yards	O
and	O
150	O
touchdowns	O
.	O

Cunningham	I-PER
has	O
already	O
been	O
signed	O
as	O
a	O
broadcaster	O
.	O

GOLF	O
-	O
LEADING	O
SCORES	O
AT	O
GREATER	I-MISC
MILWAUKEE	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

MILWAUKEE	I-LOC
,	O
Wisconsin	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Leading	O
scores	O
in	O

the	O
$	O
1.2	O
million	O
Greater	I-MISC
Milwaukee	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
par-71	O
,	O

6,739-yard	O
Brown	I-LOC
Deer	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
Golf	I-LOC
Course	I-LOC
after	O
the	O
first	O
round	O

on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
players	O
U.S.	I-LOC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

62	O
Nolan	I-PER
Henke	I-PER

64	O
Bob	I-PER
Estes	I-PER

65	O
Billy	I-PER
Andrade	I-PER
,	O
Duffy	I-PER
Waldorf	I-PER
,	O
Jesper	I-PER
Parnevik	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O

66	O
Neal	I-PER
Lancaster	I-PER
,	O
Dave	I-PER
Barr	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Mike	I-PER
Sullivan	I-PER
,	O
Willie	I-PER

Wood	I-PER
,	O
Loren	I-PER
Roberts	I-PER
,	O
Steve	I-PER
Stricker	I-PER
,	O
Brian	I-PER
Claar	I-PER
,	O
Russ	I-PER
Cochran	I-PER

67	O
Mark	I-PER
Calcavecchia	I-PER
,	O
Payne	I-PER
Stewart	I-PER
,	O
Billy	I-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
,	O
Ken	I-PER

Green	I-PER
,	O
Jerry	I-PER
Kelly	I-PER
,	O
Tim	I-PER
Simpson	I-PER
,	O
Olin	I-PER
Browne	I-PER
,	O
Shane	I-PER
Bortsch	I-PER
,	O

Mike	I-PER
Hulbert	I-PER
,	O
Brian	I-PER
Henninger	I-PER
,	O
Tiger	I-PER
Woods	I-PER
,	O
Steve	I-PER
Jurgenson	I-PER
,	O

Bryan	I-PER
Gorman	I-PER

GOLF	O
-	O
HENKE	I-PER
TAKES	O
LEAD	O
IN	O
MILWAUKEE	I-LOC
,	O
WOODS	I-PER
MAKES	O
PRO	O
DEBUT	O
.	O

MILWAUKEE	I-LOC
,	O
Wisconsin	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

Nolan	I-PER
Henke	I-PER
fired	O
a	O
nine-under-par	O
62	O
to	O
grab	O
a	O
two-shot	O
lead	O
after	O
the	O
opening	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
1.2	O
million	O
Greater	I-MISC
Milwaukee	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Thursday	O
as	O
20-year-old	O
Tiger	I-PER
Woods	I-PER
shot	O
67	O
in	O
his	O
professional	O
debut	O
.	O

Henke	I-PER
stood	O
two	O
strokes	O
ahead	O
of	O
Bob	I-PER
Estes	I-PER
and	O
three	O
up	O
on	O
Billy	I-PER
Andrade	I-PER
,	O
Duffy	I-PER
Waldorf	I-PER
and	O
Jesper	I-PER
Parnevik	I-PER
.	O

Woods	I-PER
,	O
who	O
turned	O
pro	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
winning	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
third	O
successive	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Amateur	I-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
,	O
almost	O
eagled	O
the	O
18th	O
hole	O
.	O

He	O
settled	O
for	O
a	O
birdie	O
and	O
a	O
four-under	O
opening	O
round	O
that	O
left	O
him	O
five	O
shots	O
off	O
the	O
pace	O
.	O

"	O
Yesterday	O
was	O
the	O
toughest	O
day	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
Woods	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Today	O
,	O
I	O
got	O
to	O
play	O
golf	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
got	O
off	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
great	O
start	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
a	O
perfect	O
start	O
.	O

I	O
'm	O
in	O
a	O
good	O
position	O
.	O
"	O

Henke	I-PER
,	O
who	O
called	O
his	O
round	O
a	O
"	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
,	O
"	O
finished	O
with	O
six	O
birdies	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
eight	O
holes	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
finally	O
got	O
things	O
going	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

It	O
was	O
my	O
best	O
round	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
long	O
time	O
.	O

My	O
short	O
game	O
has	O
improved	O
since	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
so	O
often	O
.	O

That	O
's	O
always	O
been	O
the	O
worst	O
part	O
of	O
my	O
game	O
.	O

All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
playing	O
bad	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
good	O
experience	O
.	O
"	O

Henke	I-PER
,	O
who	O
came	O
within	O
one	O
shot	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
Andrew	I-PER
Magee	I-PER
during	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
pro-am	O
,	O
has	O
three	O
career	O
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
victories	O
,	O
but	O
none	O
since	O
the	O
1993	O
BellSouth	I-MISC
Classic	I-MISC
.	O

Estes	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
only	O
win	O
came	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Texas	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
and	O
whose	O
best	O
finish	O
this	O
year	O
was	O
a	O
third-place	O
tie	O
at	O
the	O
Nortel	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
in	O
January	O
,	O
eagled	O
the	O
par-five	O
fourth	O
hole	O
and	O
added	O
five	O
birdies	O
to	O
grab	O
sole	O
possession	O
of	O
second	O
place	O
.	O

"	O
No	O
bogeys	O
on	O
the	O
card	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
noted	O
.	O
"	O

Sometimes	O
I	O
take	O
more	O
pride	O
in	O
that	O
.	O
"	O

Woods	I-PER
was	O
among	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
13	O
players	O
at	O
four	O
under	O
,	O
including	O
1993	O
champion	O
Billy	I-PER
Mayfair	I-PER
,	O
who	O
tied	O
for	O
second	O
at	O
last	O
week	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
,	O
and	O
former	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
champ	O
Payne	I-PER
Stewart	I-PER
.	O

Defending	O
champion	O
Scott	I-PER
Hoch	I-PER
shot	O
a	O
three-under	O
68	O
and	O
was	O
six	O
strokes	O
back	O
.	O

Phil	I-PER
Mickelson	I-PER
,	O
the	O
only	O
four-time	O
winner	O
on	O
the	O
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
,	O
skipped	O
the	O
tournament	O
after	O
winning	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
last	O
week	O
.	O

Mark	I-PER
Brooks	I-PER
,	O
Tom	I-PER
Lehman	I-PER
and	O
Mark	I-PER
O'Meara	I-PER
,	O
who	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
money	O
list	O
,	O
also	O
took	O
the	O
week	O
off	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SILVA	I-PER
'S	O
`LOST	O
PASSPORT	O
'	O
EXCUSE	O
NOT	O
ENOUGH	O
FOR	O
FIFA	I-ORG
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Spanish	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
team	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
will	O
be	O
without	O
key	O
midfielder	O
Mauro	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
for	O
Saturday	O
's	O
game	O
with	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
after	O
FIFA	I-ORG
,	O
soccer	O
's	O
world	O
governing	O
body	O
,	O
suspended	O
the	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
for	O
one	O
game	O
for	O
missing	O
his	O
national	O
side	O
's	O
European	I-MISC
tour	O
.	O

Silva	I-PER
excused	O
his	O
absence	O
from	O
Brazil	I-LOC
's	O
game	O
against	O
Russia	I-LOC
,	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
and	O
Saturday	O
's	O
match	O
with	O
the	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
by	O
saying	O
he	O
had	O
lost	O
his	O
passport	O
.	O

But	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
prevent	O
him	O
from	O
collecting	O
the	O
one-match	O
suspension	O
.	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
MITCHELL	I-PER
DEFEATS	O
BAILEY	I-PER
IN	O
FRONT	O
OF	O
FORMER	O
CHAMPIONS	O
.	O

Adrian	I-PER
Warner	I-PER

BERLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

American	I-MISC
Dennis	I-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
outclassed	O
Olympic	I-MISC
100	O
metres	O
champion	O
Donovan	I-PER
Bailey	I-PER
for	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
at	O
a	O
major	O
post-Games	I-MISC
meeting	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
experienced	O
sprinting	O
crowd	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Watched	O
by	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
former	O
Olympic	I-MISC
sprint	O
champions	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	I-LOC
grand	O
prix	O
meeting	O
,	O
Mitchell	I-PER
made	O
a	O
brilliant	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
100	O
metres	O
and	O
held	O
off	O
Bailey	I-PER
's	O
strong	O
finish	O
to	O
win	O
in	O
10.08	O
seconds	O
despite	O
cool	O
conditions	O
.	O

Bailey	I-PER
,	O
who	O
set	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
of	O
9.84	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
victory	O
in	O
Atlanta	I-LOC
,	O
could	O
not	O
catch	O
his	O
American	I-MISC
rival	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
settle	O
for	O
third	O
in	O
a	O
tight	O
finish	O
.	O

Jamaica	I-LOC
's	O
Michael	I-PER
Green	I-PER
was	O
second	O
with	O
10.09	O
with	O
Bailey	I-PER
finishing	O
in	O
10.13	O
.	O

Last	O
Friday	O
Mitchell	I-PER
,	O
who	O
finished	O
fourth	O
at	O
the	O
Atlanta	I-MISC
Games	I-MISC
,	O
upstaged	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
Olympic	I-MISC
champions	O
including	O
Bailey	I-PER
to	O
win	O
the	O
100	O
in	O
Brussels	I-LOC
.	O

Earlier	O
this	O
month	O
he	O
also	O
beat	O
world	O
champion	O
Bailey	I-PER
in	O
Zurich	I-LOC
.	O

Berlin	I-LOC
,	O
Brussels	I-LOC
and	O
Zurich	I-LOC
all	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
most	O
lucrative	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
sport	O
,	O
the	O
Golden	I-MISC
Four	I-MISC
.	O

Among	O
the	O
crowd	O
on	O
Friday	O
were	O
Olympic	I-MISC
100	O
metres	O
champions	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
1948	O
.	O

They	O
had	O
been	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
meeting	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
special	O
relay	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
60th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Jesse	I-PER
Owens	I-PER
's	O
four	O
gold	O
medals	O
at	O
the	O
1936	O
Olympics	I-MISC
in	O
the	O
same	O
Berlin	I-LOC
stadium	O
.	O

"	O
Today	O
the	O
concentration	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
for	O
me	O
,	O
"	O
Mitchell	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Despite	O
the	O
coolish	O
conditions	O
American	I-MISC
Olympic	I-MISC
champion	O
Gail	I-PER
Devers	I-PER
looked	O
in	O
commanding	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
100	O
,	O
clocking	O
10.89	O
to	O
defeat	O
Jamaican	I-MISC
rival	O
Merlene	I-PER
Ottey	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
second	O
in	O
10.94	O
.	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
BERLIN	I-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

BERLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Leading	O
results	O
at	O
the	O
Berlin	I-MISC

Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
athletics	O
meeting	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Michelle	I-PER
Freeman	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
12.71	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Ludmila	I-PER
Engquist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
12.74	O

3.	O
Aliuska	I-PER
Lopez	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
12.92	O

4.	O
Brigita	I-PER
Bokovec	I-PER
(	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
)	O
12.92	O

5.	O
Dionne	I-PER
Rose	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
12.92	O

6.	O
Julie	I-PER
Baumann	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
13.11	O

7.	O
Gillian	I-PER
Russell	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
13.17	O

Women	O
's	O
1,500	O
metres	O

1.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Masterkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
four	O
minutes	O
6.87	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Patricia	I-PER
Djate-Taillard	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
4:08.22	O

3.	O
Carla	I-PER
Sacramento	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	I-LOC
)	O
4:08.96	O

4.	O
Yekaterina	I-PER
Podkopayeva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
4:09.25	O

5.	O
Leah	I-PER
Pells	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
4:09.95	O

6.	O
Carmen	I-PER
Wuestenhagen	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
4:10.38	O

7.	O
Margarita	I-PER
Maruseva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
4:10.87	O

8.	O
Sara	I-PER
Thorsett	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
4:11.06	O

Men	O
's	O
110	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Mark	I-PER
Crear	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
13.26	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Tony	I-PER
Jarrett	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
13.35	O

3.	O
Florian	I-PER
Schwarthoff	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
13.36	O

4.	O
Emilio	I-PER
Valle	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
13.52	O

5.	O
Falk	I-PER
Balzer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
13.52	O

6.	O
Steve	I-PER
Brown	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
13.53	O

7.	O
Frank	I-PER
Busemann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
13.58	O

8.	O
Jack	I-PER
Pierce	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
13.60	O

Men	O
's	O
200	O
metres	O

1.	O
Frankie	I-PER
Fredericks	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
19.97	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Michael	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
20.02	O

3.	O
Ato	I-PER
Boldon	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	I-LOC
)	O
20.37	O

4.	O
Geir	I-PER
Moen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
20.41	O

5.	O
Patrick	I-PER
Stevens	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	I-LOC
)	O
20.54	O

6.	O
Jon	I-PER
Drummond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
20.78	O

7.	O
Claus	I-PER
Hirsbro	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
20.90	O

8.	O
Ivan	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
20.96	O

Women	O
's	O
shot	O
put	O

1.	O
Astrid	I-PER
Kumbernuss	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
19.89	O
metres	O

2.	O
Claudia	I-PER
Mues	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
18.80	O

3.	O
Irina	I-PER
Korzhanenko	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
18.63	O

4.	O
Valentina	I-PER
Fedyushina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
18.55	O

5.	O
Stephanie	I-PER
Storp	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
18.41	O

Men	O
's	O
mile	O

1.	O
Noureddine	I-PER
Morceli	I-PER
(	O
Algeria	I-LOC
)	O
3	O
minutes	O
49.09	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Venuste	I-PER
Niyongabo	I-PER
(	O
Burundi	I-LOC
)	O
3:51.01	O

3.	O
William	I-PER
Tanui	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
3:51.40	O

4.	O
Laban	I-PER
Rotich	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
3:53.42	O

5.	O
Marko	I-PER
Koers	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
3:53.47	O

6.	O
Isaac	I-PER
Viciosa	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
3:53.85	O

7.	O
John	I-PER
Mayock	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
3:54.67	O

8.	O
Marcus	I-PER
O'Sullivan	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
3:54.87	O

Men	O
's	O
discus	O

1.	O
Lars	I-PER
Riedel	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
70.60	O
metres	O

2.	O
Anthony	I-PER
Washington	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
68.44	O

3.	O
Vasily	I-PER
Kaptyukh	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
66.24	O

4.	O
Vladimir	I-PER
Dubrovshchik	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
65.30	O

5.	O
Virgilijus	I-PER
Alekna	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O
65.00	O

6.	O
Juergen	I-PER
Schult	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
64.46	O

7.	O
Andreas	I-PER
Seelig	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
62.00	O

8.	O
Michael	I-PER
Moellenbeck	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
58.56	O

Women	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O

1.	O
Gail	I-PER
Devers	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
10.89	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Merlene	I-PER
Ottey	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
10.94	O

3.	O
Gwen	I-PER
Torrence	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
11.07	O

4.	O
Mary	I-PER
Onyali	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
11.14	O

5.	O
Chryste	I-PER
Gaines	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
11.20	O

6.	O
Chandra	I-PER
Sturrup	I-PER
(	O
Bahamas	I-LOC
)	O
11.26	O

7.	O
Irina	I-PER
Privalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
11.27	O

8.	O
Inger	I-PER
Miller	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
11.37	O

Women	O
's	O
5,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Gabriela	I-PER
Szabo	I-PER
(	O
Romania	I-LOC
)	O
15	O
minutes	O
04.95	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Gete	I-PER
Wami	I-PER
(	O
Ethiopia	I-LOC
)	O
15:05.21	O

3.	O
Rose	I-PER
Cheruiyot	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
15:05.41	O

4.	O
Annemari	I-PER
Sandell	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
15:06.33	O

5.	O
Tegla	I-PER
Loroupe	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
15:08.79	O

6.	O
Gunhild	I-PER
Halle	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
15:09.00	O

7.	O
Pauline	I-PER
Konga	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
15:09.74	O

8.	O
Sally	I-PER
Barsosio	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
15:14.34	O

Men	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O
hurdles	O

1.	O
Torrance	I-PER
Zellner	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
48.23	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Samuel	I-PER
Matete	I-PER
(	O
Zambia	I-LOC
)	O
48.34	O

3.	O
Derrick	I-PER
Adkins	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
48.62	O

4.	O
Fabrizio	I-PER
Mori	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
49.21	O

5.	O
Sven	I-PER
Nylander	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
49.22	O

6.	O
Eric	I-PER
Thomas	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
49.35	O

7.	O
Rohan	I-PER
Robinson	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
49.36	O

8.	O
Dusan	I-PER
Kovacs	I-PER
(	O
Hungary	I-LOC
)	O
49.58	O

Women	O
's	O
400	O
metres	O

1.	O
Falilat	I-PER
Ogunkoya	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
50.31	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Jearl	I-PER
Miles	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
50.42	O

3.	O
Fatima	I-PER
Yusuf	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
51.43	O

4.	O
Anja	I-PER
Ruecker	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
51.61	O

5.	O
Olabisi	I-PER
Afolabi	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
51.98	O

6.	O
Phylis	I-PER
Smith	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
52.05	O

7.	O
Linda	I-PER
Kisabaka	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
52.41	O

8.	O
Karin	I-PER
Janke	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
53.13	O

Men	O
's	O
100	O
metres	O

1.	O
Dennis	I-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
10.08	O

2.	O
Michael	I-PER
Green	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
10.09	O

3.	O
Donovan	I-PER
Bailey	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
10.13	O

4.	O
Jon	I-PER
Drummond	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
10.22	O

5.	O
Davidson	I-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
10.24	O

6.	O
Geir	I-PER
Moen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
10.33	O

7.	O
Marc	I-PER
Blume	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
10.48	O

Men	O
's	O
800	O
metres	O

1.	O
Wilson	I-PER
Kipketer	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
1:43.34	O

2.	O
Norberto	I-PER
Tellez	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
1:44.58	O

3.	O
Sammy	I-PER
Langat	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
1:44.96	O

4.	O
Nico	I-PER
Motchebon	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:45.03	O

5.	O
David	I-PER
Kiptoo	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
1:45.27	O

6.	O
Adem	I-PER
Hacini	I-PER
(	O
Algeria	I-LOC
)	O
1:45.64	O

7.	O
Vebjoen	I-PER
Rodal	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1:46.45	O

8.	O
Craig	I-PER
Winrow	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
1:46.66	O

Men	O
's	O
pole	O
vault	O

1=	O
Andrei	I-PER
Tiwontschik	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
5.86	O

1=	O
Igor	I-PER
Trandenkov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
5.86	O

3.	O
Maksim	I-PER
Tarasov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
5.86	O

4.	O
Tim	I-PER
Lobinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
5.80	O

5.	O
Igor	I-PER
Potapovich	I-PER
(	O
Kazakstan	I-LOC
)	O
5.80	O

6.	O
Jean	I-PER
Galfione	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
5.65	O

7.	O
Pyotr	I-PER
Bochkary	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
5.65	O

8.	O
Dmitri	I-PER
Markov	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
5.65	O

Women	O
's	O
high	O
jump	O

1.	O
Stefka	I-PER
Kostadinova	I-PER
(	O
Bulgaria	I-LOC
)	O
2.03	O

2.	O
Inga	I-PER
Babakova	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	I-LOC
)	O
2.00	O
metres	O

3.	O
Alina	I-PER
Astafei	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1.97	O

4.	O
Tatyana	I-PER
Motkova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1.97	O

5.	O
Hanne	I-PER
Haugland	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1.91	O

6=	O
Nele	I-PER
Zilinskiene	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O
1.91	O

6=	O
Yelena	I-PER
Gulyayeva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1.91	O

8.	O
Natalya	I-PER
Golodnova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1.85	O

Men	O
's	O
5,000	O
metres	O

1.	O
Daniel	I-PER
Komen	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
13	O
minutes	O
2.62	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Bob	I-PER
Kennedy	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
13:06.12	O

3.	O
Paul	I-PER
Koech	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
13:06.45	O

4.	O
El	I-PER
Hassane	I-PER
Lahssini	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	I-LOC
)	O
13:06.57	O

5.	O
Shem	I-PER
Kororia	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
13:06.65	O

6.	O
Brahim	I-PER
Lahlafi	I-PER
(	O
Morocco	I-LOC
)	O
13:08.05	O

7.	O
Tom	I-PER
Nyariki	I-PER
(	O
Kenya	I-LOC
)	O
13:20.12	O

8.	O
Fita	I-PER
Bayissa	I-PER
(	O
Ethiopia	I-LOC
)	O
13:21.35	O

Men	O
's	O
triple	O
jump	O

1.	O
Jonathan	I-PER
Edwards	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
17.69	O
metres	O

2.	O
Yoelvis	I-PER
Quesada	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
17.44	O

3.	O
Kenny	I-PER
Harrison	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
17.16	O

4.	O
Mike	I-PER
Conley	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
16.79	O

5.	O
Armen	I-PER
Martirosyan	I-PER
(	O
Armenia	I-LOC
)	O
16.57	O

6.	O
Sigurd	I-PER
Njerve	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
16.41	O

7.	O
Carlos	I-PER
Calado	I-PER
(	O
Portugal	I-LOC
)	O
16.31	O

8.	O
Charles-Michael	I-PER
Friedek	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
16.12	O

Women	O
's	O
javelin	O

1.	O
Tanja	I-PER
Damaske	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
66.60	O
metres	O

2.	O
Trine	I-PER
Hattesta	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
65.12	O

3.	O
Isel	I-PER
Lopez	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
65.10	O

4.	O
Heli	I-PER
Rantanen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
62.78	O

5.	O
Louise	I-PER
McPaul	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
62.06	O

6.	O
Xiomara	I-PER
Rivero	I-PER
(	O
Cuba	I-LOC
)	O
61.94	O

7.	O
Natalya	I-PER
Shikolen	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
60.74	O

8.	O
Rita	I-PER
Ramaunaskaite	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O
60.74	O

Men	O
's	O
4x100	O
relay	O
Jesse	I-PER
Owens	I-PER
memorial	O
race	O

1.	O
Donovan	I-PER
Bailey	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Michael	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Frankie	I-PER

Fredericks	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Linford	I-PER
Christie	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
38.87	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Michael	I-PER
Green	I-PER
(	O
Jamaica	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Osmond	I-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Oeji	I-PER
Aliu	I-PER

(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Davidson	I-PER
Ezinwa	I-PER
(	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
)	O
38.87	O

3.	O
Peter	I-PER
Karlsson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Falk	I-PER
Balzer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
George	I-PER

Panayiotopoulos	I-PER
(	O
Greece	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Florian	I-PER
Schwarthoff	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
39.93	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
THREE	O
STANDARD	I-ORG
LIEGE	I-ORG
PLAYERS	O
BANNED	O
,	O
CLUB	O
FINED	O
.	O

GENEVA	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

UEFA	I-ORG
came	O
down	O
heavily	O
on	O
Belgian	I-MISC
club	O
Standard	I-ORG
Liege	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
for	O
"	O
disgraceful	O
behaviour	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
Intertoto	I-MISC
final	O
match	O
against	O
Karlsruhe	I-ORG
of	O
Germany	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Belgian	I-MISC
club	O
were	O
fined	O
25,000	O
Swiss	I-MISC
francs	O
(	O
$	O
20,850	O
)	O
for	O
unsporting	O
conduct	O
and	O
captain	O
Guy	I-PER
Hellers	I-PER
banned	O
for	O
seven	O
games	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
sent	O
off	O
for	O
insulting	O
the	O
referee	O
and	O
then	O
urged	O
his	O
team	O
mates	O
to	O
protest	O
.	O

Roberto	I-PER
Bisconti	I-PER
will	O
be	O
sidelined	O
for	O
six	O
Euro	I-MISC
ties	O
after	O
pushing	O
the	O
referee	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
as	O
he	O
protested	O
about	O
a	O
Karlsruhe	I-ORG
goal	O
,	O
while	O
Didier	I-PER
Ernst	I-PER
was	O
banned	O
for	O
four	O
matches	O
for	O
a	O
verbal	O
attack	O
soon	O
after	O
Bisconti	I-PER
was	O
also	O
dismissed	O
.	O

Karlsruhe	I-ORG
won	O
the	O
August	O
20	O
match	O
3-1	O
thanks	O
to	O
two	O
late	O
goals	O
.	O

They	O
took	O
the	O
tie	O
3-2	O
on	O
aggregate	O
and	O
qualified	O
for	O
the	O
UEFA	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

ATHLETICS	O
-	O
HARRISON	I-PER
,	O
EDWARDS	I-PER
TO	O
MEET	O
IN	O
SARAJEVO	I-LOC
.	O

MONTE	I-LOC
CARLO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Olympic	I-MISC
champion	O
Kenny	I-PER
Harrison	I-PER
and	O
world	O
record	O
holder	O
Jonathan	I-PER
Edwards	I-PER
will	O
both	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
triple	O
jump	O
competition	O
at	O
the	O
Solidarity	I-MISC
Meeting	I-MISC
for	I-MISC
Sarajevo	I-MISC
on	O
September	O
9	O
.	O

The	O
International	I-ORG
Amateur	I-ORG
Athletic	I-ORG
Federation	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
a	O
schedule	O
reshuffle	O
had	O
allowed	O
organisers	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
men	O
's	O
triple	O
jump	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
long	O
jump	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
one	O
usable	O
runway	O
at	O
the	O
war-devastated	O
"	O
Kosevo	I-LOC
stadium	O
.	O

Atlanta	I-MISC
Games	I-MISC
silver	O
medal	O
winner	O
Edwards	I-PER
has	O
called	O
on	O
other	O
leading	O
athletes	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
Sarajevo	I-LOC
meeting	O
--	O
a	O
goodwill	O
gesture	O
towards	O
Bosnia	I-LOC
as	O
it	O
recovers	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
the	O
Balkans	I-LOC
--	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
grand	O
prix	O
final	O
in	O
Milan	I-LOC
.	O

Edwards	I-PER
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
type	O
of	O
character	O
do	O
we	O
show	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
IAAF	I-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
Final	I-MISC
in	O
Milan	I-LOC
where	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
to	O
make	O
but	O
refusing	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
trip	O
to	O
Sarajevo	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
humanitarian	O
gesture	O
?	O
"	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BARATELLI	I-PER
TO	O
COACH	O
NICE	I-ORG
.	O

NICE	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Former	O
international	O
goalkeeper	O
Dominique	I-PER
Baratelli	I-PER
is	O
to	O
coach	O
struggling	O
French	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
side	O
Nice	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
club	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Baratelli	I-PER
,	O
who	O
played	O
for	O
Nice	I-ORG
and	O
Paris	I-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
,	O
takes	O
over	O
from	O
Albert	I-PER
Emon	I-PER
who	O
was	O
fired	O
on	O
Thursday	O
after	O
Nice	I-ORG
's	O
home	O
defeat	O
to	O
Guingamp	I-ORG
2-1	O
in	O
the	O
league	O
.	O

Nice	I-ORG
have	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
win	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
four	O
league	O
matches	O
played	O
this	O
season	O
and	O
are	O
lying	O
a	O
lowly	O
18th	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MILAN	I-ORG
'S	O
LENTINI	I-PER
MOVES	O
TO	O
ATALANTA	I-ORG
.	O

MILAN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Former	O
Italian	I-MISC
international	O
winger	O
Gianluigi	I-PER
Lentini	I-PER
,	O
transferred	O
to	O
Milan	I-ORG
in	O
1992	O
for	O
what	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
sum	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
loaned	O
to	O
serie	I-MISC
A	I-MISC
club	O
Atalanta	I-ORG
for	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
newspapers	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
Gazzetta	I-ORG
dello	I-ORG
Sport	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
deal	O
would	O
cost	O
Atalanta	I-ORG
around	O
$	O
600,000	O
.	O

Lentini	I-PER
,	O
27	O
,	O
joined	O
Milan	I-ORG
from	O
Torino	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
$	O
12	O
million	O
deal	O
that	O
many	O
have	O
speculated	O
involved	O
far	O
more	O
money	O
changing	O
hands	O
and	O
which	O
has	O
subsequently	O
been	O
investigated	O
by	O
magistrates	O
for	O
alleged	O
financial	O
irregularities	O
.	O

The	O
player	O
suffered	O
severe	O
head	O
injuries	O
in	O
a	O
near-fatal	O
car	O
crash	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
struggled	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
form	O
that	O
made	O
him	O
a	O
hero	O
in	O
Turin	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
move	O
to	O
Bergamo-based	I-MISC
Atalanta	I-ORG
reunites	O
Lentini	I-PER
,	O
who	O
fell	O
out	O
with	O
ex-Milan	I-MISC
coach	O
Fabio	I-PER
Capello	I-PER
last	O
season	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
former	O
coach	O
at	O
Torino	I-ORG
,	O
Emiliano	I-PER
Mondonico	I-PER
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SRI	I-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
BY	O
FOUR	O
WICKETS	O
.	O

COLOMBO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
beat	O
Australia	I-LOC
by	O
four	O
wickets	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	I-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
one-day	O
(	O
50	O
overs	O
)	O
cricket	O
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
Australia	I-LOC
228-9	O
in	O
50	O
overs	O
,	O
Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
232-6	O
in	O
45.5	O
overs	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
V	O
SRI	I-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

COLOMBO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Scoreboard	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
Singer	I-MISC

World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
cricket	O
match	O
between	O
Australia	I-LOC
and	O
Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
on	O

Friday	O
:	O

Australia	I-LOC

M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
c	O
and	O
b	O
Jayasuriya	I-PER
50	O

M.	I-PER
Slater	I-PER
run	O
out	O
9	O

S.	I-PER
Law	I-PER
c	O
Tillekeratne	I-PER
b	O
Dharmasena	I-PER
13	O

M.	I-PER
Bevan	I-PER
c	O
Vaas	I-PER
b	O
Chandana	I-PER
56	O

S.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
b	O
Muralitharan	I-PER
22	O

R.	I-PER
Ponting	I-PER
not	O
out	O
46	O

D.	I-PER
Lehmann	I-PER
st	O
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
b	O
Chandana	I-PER
2	O

I.	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
c	O
Ranatunga	I-PER
b	O
Muralitharan	I-PER
8	O

J.	I-PER
Gillespie	I-PER
st	O
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
b	O
Chandana	I-PER
6	O

D.	I-PER
Fleming	I-PER
c	O
Chandana	I-PER
b	O
Jayasuriya	I-PER
3	O

G.	I-PER
McGrath	I-PER
not	O
out	O
8	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-3	O
nb-2	O
)	O
5	O

Total	O
(	O
nine	O
wickets	O
,	O
50	O
overs	O
)	O
228	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-21	O
2-52	O
3-97	O
4-149	O
5-157	O
6-163	O
7-178	O

8-198	O
9-203	O
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Vass	I-PER
7-0-29-0	O
,	O
de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
4-0-25-0	O
,	O
Dharmasena	I-PER

9-0-49-1	O
,	O
Muralitharan	I-PER
10-0-41-2	O
,	O
Jayasuriya	I-PER
10-0-43-2	O
,	O
Chandana	I-PER

10-0-38-3	O
.	O

Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC

S.	I-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER
c	O
Healy	I-PER
b	O
Fleming	I-PER
44	O

R.	I-PER
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
b	O
S.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
8	O

A.	I-PER
Gurusinha	I-PER
run	O
out	O
16	O

A.de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
not	O
out	O
83	O

A.	I-PER
Ranatunga	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Fleming	I-PER
0	O

H.	I-PER
Tillekeratne	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Fleming	I-PER
1	O

R.	I-PER
Mahanama	I-PER
b	O
McGrath	I-PER
50	O

U.	I-PER
Chandana	I-PER
not	O
out	O
14	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-3	O
nb-6	O
w-7	O
)	O
16	O

Total	O
(	O
six	O
wickets	O
,	O
45.5	O
overs	O
)	O
232	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-22	O
2-78	O
3-78	O
4-78	O
5-81	O
6-196	O
.	O

Did	O
not	O
bat	O
:	O
Dharmasena	I-PER
,	O
Vaas	I-PER
,	O
Muralitharan	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
S.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
5-1-36-1	O
,	O
Law	I-PER
2-0-23-0	O
,	O
McGrath	I-PER
9.5-0-44-1	O
,	O

Fleming	I-PER
8-1-26-3	O
,	O
Gillespie	I-PER
6-0-27-0	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
5-0-29-0	O
,	O
Lehmann	I-PER

6-0-26-0	O
,	O
Bevan	I-PER
4-0-18-0	O
.	O

Man	O
of	O
the	O
Match	O
:	O
Aravinda	I-PER
de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER

Next	O
Series	O
match	O
:	O
India	I-LOC
v	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
,	O
September	O
1	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
228-9	O
IN	O
50	O
OVERS	O
V	O
SRI	I-LOC
LANKA	I-LOC
.	O

COLOMBO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Australia	I-LOC
scored	O
228	O
for	O
nine	O
wickets	O
in	O
their	O
50	O
overs	O
against	O
Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
third	O
day-night	O
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
Singer	I-MISC
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
WIN	O
TOSS	O
AND	O
CHOOSE	O
TO	O
BAT	O
.	O

COLOMBO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Australia	I-LOC
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O

elected	O
to	O
bat	O
against	O
Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
third	O
day-night	O
limited	O

overs	O
cricket	O
match	O
in	O
the	O
Singer	I-MISC
world	O
series	O
tournament	O
on	O

Friday	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Australia	I-LOC
-	O
Ian	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Michael	I-PER
Bevan	I-PER
,	O
Damien	I-PER

Flemming	I-PER
,	O
Jason	I-PER
Gillespie	I-PER
,	O
Stuart	I-PER
Law	I-PER
,	O
Glenn	I-PER
McGrath	I-PER
,	O
Ricky	I-PER

Ponting	I-PER
,	O
Michael	I-PER
Slater	I-PER
,	O
Darren	I-PER
Lehmann	I-PER
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
,	O
Steve	I-PER

Waugh	I-PER
.	O

Sri	I-LOC
Lanka	I-LOC
-	O
Arjuna	I-PER
Ranatunga	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Sanath	I-PER
Jayasuriya	I-PER
,	O

Romesh	I-PER
Kaluwitharana	I-PER
,	O
Asanka	I-PER
Gurusinha	I-PER
,	O
Aravinda	I-PER
de	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
,	O

Hashan	I-PER
Tillekeratne	I-PER
,	O
Roshan	I-PER
Mahanama	I-PER
,	O
Kumara	I-PER
Dharmasena	I-PER
,	O

Chaminda	I-PER
Vaas	I-PER
,	O
Muthiah	I-PER
Muralitharan	I-PER
,	O
Upul	I-PER
Chandana	I-PER
.	O

ROMANIA	I-LOC
COMELF	I-ORG
H1	O
PROFIT	O
RISE	O
BELOW	O
TARGET	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Romanian	I-MISC
listed	O
state	O
engineer	O
Comelf	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
almost	O
doubled	O
six-month	O
output	O
,	O
with	O
net	O
profit	O
rising	O
by	O
33	O
percent	O
to	O
1.069	O
billion	O
lei	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
company	O
complained	O
inflation	O
and	O
the	O
artificially	O
high	O
rate	O
of	O
the	O
leu	O
cut	O
profit	O
margins	O
on	O
exports	O
,	O
keeping	O
profits	O
well	O
below	O
its	O
forecast	O
of	O
1.4	O
billion	O
lei	O
.	O

Comelf	I-ORG
's	O
six-month	O
output	O
rose	O
to	O
4,378	O
tonnes	O
of	O
equipment	O
from	O
2,684	O
tonnes	O
in	O
the	O
equivalent	O
period	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
Bucharest	I-LOC
stock	O
exchange	O
showed	O
.	O

Comelf	I-ORG
,	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
Transylvanian	I-MISC
town	O
of	O
Bistrita	I-LOC
,	O
manufactures	O
water	O
purification	O
equipment	O
,	O
machinery	O
for	O
the	O
thermal	O
power	O
sector	O
and	O
other	O
equipment	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
1996	O
we	O
concentrated	O
on	O
increasing	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
our	O
output	O
and	O
exports	O
in	O
particular	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
our	O
products	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
report	O
said	O
.	O

From	O
January	O
to	O
June	O
Comelf	I-ORG
exported	O
59	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
output	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
37.3	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

The	O
company	O
said	O
higher	O
than	O
anticipated	O
inflation	O
and	O
rising	O
raw	O
materials	O
and	O
wage	O
costs	O
also	O
hit	O
profits	O
.	O

Year-on-year	O
inflation	O
,	O
initially	O
estimated	O
at	O
20	O
percent	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
was	O
33.8	O
percent	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
a	O
revised	O
end-year	O
forecast	O
of	O
30	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
12	O
month	O
figure	O
quickened	O
to	O
40.3	O
percent	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

The	O
leu	O
currency	O
has	O
slipped	O
only	O
gradually	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
quoted	O
at	O
an	O
official	O
rate	O
of	O
3,162	O
to	O
the	O
dollar	O
,	O
well	O
below	O
the	O
3,550	O
retail	O
price	O
that	O
exporters	O
say	O
is	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O

--	O
Luli	I-PER
Popescu	I-PER
,	O
Bucharest	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
40-1	O
3120264	O

POLISH	I-MISC
NBP	O
REFRAINS	O
FROM	O
REVERSE	O
REPO	O
OPERATION	O
.	O

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Poland	I-ORG

refrained	O
from	O
staging	O
a	O
reverse	O
repo	O
operation	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O

bank	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Warsaw	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+48	O
22	O
653	O
9700	O

Canada	I-LOC
government	O
cash	O
balances	O
fall	O
in	O
week	O
.	O

OTTAWA	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
government	O
of	O
Canada	I-LOC
's	O
cash	O
balances	O
fell	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
that	O
ended	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
the	O
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Canada	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Wk	O
to	O
Aug	O
28	O
Chg	O
on	O
wk	O
Chg	O
on	O
yr	O

Notes	O
in	O
circulation	O
27.35	O
+0.435	O
+0.237	O

Government	O
cash	O
balances	O
3.54	O
-	O
0.629	O
+0.089	O

Govt	O
securities	O
outstanding	O
463.73	O
+1.660	O
+10.436	O

Treasury	I-ORG
bills	O
152.80	O
+0.300	O
-	O
11.900	O

Canada	I-LOC
savings	O
bonds	O
30.12	O
-	O
0.004	O
+0.578	O

All	O
figures	O
in	O
billions	O
of	O
dollars	O
.	O

Chartered	O
bank	O
assets	O
July	O
June	O

Net	O
foreign	O
currency	O
-	O
12.63	O
-	O
12.08	O

Canadian	I-MISC
dollar	O
639.55	O
639.38	O

Total	O
Canadian	I-MISC
liquid	O
assets	O
107.83	O
107.24	O

July	O
96	O
June	O
96	O
July	O
95	O

M1	O
63.02	O
62.83	O
57.50	O

M2	O
389.79	O
391.32	O
381.65	O

M3	O
482.13	O
480.72	O
461.42	O

Note	O
-	O
Figures	O
are	O
unadjusted	O
,	O
in	O
billions	O
of	O
dollars	O
.	O

--	O
Reuters	I-ORG
Ottawa	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
(	O
613	O
)	O
235-6745	O

Jones	I-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
completes	O
acquisition	O
.	O

ST.	I-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Jones	I-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
it	O
completed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Daniels	I-ORG
Pharmaceuticals	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
of	O
St.	I-LOC
Petersburg	I-LOC
,	O
Fla.	I-LOC
,	O
for	O
about	O
2,960,000	O
shares	O
of	O
Jones	I-ORG
common	O
stock	O
.	O

Jones	I-ORG
stock	O
closed	O
down	O
1/8	O
at	O
40	O
Friday	O
.	O

Daniels	I-ORG
Pharmaceuticals	I-ORG
manufactures	O
prescription	O
pharmaceutical	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
Levoxyl	I-MISC
,	O
a	O
synthetic	O
thyroid	O
hormone	O
for	O
treating	O
hypothyroidism	O
.	O

--	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
,	O
312	O
408-8787	O

NYMEX	O
heating	O
oil	O
near	O
session	O
lows	O
in	O
pre-close	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

NYMEX	O
refined	O
product	O
prices	O
lingered	O
at	O
session	O
lows	O
amid	O
slim	O
volume	O
before	O
the	O
close	O
while	O
crude	O
experienced	O
lackluster	O
buying	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Labor	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
weekend	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
was	O
some	O
profit-taking	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
sitting	O
there	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
Texas	I-LOC
trader	O
said	O
of	O
heating	O
oil	O
's	O
and	O
gasoline	O
's	O
losses	O
.	O

September	O
heating	O
oil	O
stood	O
1.02	O
cents	O
lower	O
at	O
62.65	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
.	O

Heat	O
hit	O
a	O
session	O
low	O
of	O
62.45	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
close	O
.	O

September	O
gasoline	O
stood	O
0.87	O
cent	O
lower	O
at	O
62.85	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
.	O

Friday	O
's	O
low	O
in	O
September	O
gasoline	O
was	O
62.75	O
.	O

Traders	O
also	O
said	O
players	O
were	O
selling	O
refined	O
products	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
crude	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
front	O
month	O
's	O
Friday	O
expiry	O
in	O
the	O
refined	O
products	O
.	O

The	O
October	O
heating	O
oil-to-crude	O
crack	O
spread	O
narrowed	O
to	O
$	O
4.22	O
a	O
barrel	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
$	O
4.58	O
while	O
the	O
October	O
gasoline-to-crude	O
spread	O
narrowed	O
to	O
$	O
3.60	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
$	O
3.86	O
a	O
barrel	O
.	O

October	O
crude	O
stood	O
eight	O
cents	O
higher	O
at	O
$	O
22.23	O
barrel	O
.	O

Buying	O
interest	O
in	O
crude	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
conviction	O
to	O
send	O
it	O
much	O
higher	O
since	O
many	O
players	O
had	O
left	O
early	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
Labor	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
holiday	O
weekend	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

NYMEX	O
will	O
be	O
closed	O
Monday	O
due	O
to	O
Labor	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
.	O

--	O
Harry	I-PER
Milling	I-PER
,	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
+1	O
212-859-1761	O

U.S.	I-LOC
debt	O
futures	O
end	O
lower	O
,	O
shaken	O
by	O
Chicago	I-LOC
NAPM	I-ORG
.	O

CHICAGO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

U.S.	I-LOC
debt	O
futures	O
finished	O
a	O
shortened	O
pre-holiday	O
session	O
sharply	O
lower	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
markets	O
were	O
shaken	O
by	O
a	O
stronger	O
than	O
expected	O
rise	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
National	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Purchasing	I-ORG
Management	I-ORG
(	O
NAPM	I-ORG
)	O
index	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	I-LOC
area	O
,	O
traders	O
and	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
August	O
Chicago	I-LOC
NAPM	I-ORG
rose	O
8.8	O
points	O
to	O
60.0	O
,	O
its	O
highest	O
level	O
since	O
62.6	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
and	O
the	O
largest	O
monthly	O
rise	O
since	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O

Primary	O
dealers	O
immediately	O
sold	O
Eurodollar	I-MISC
and	O
bond	O
futures	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
market	O
on	O
average	O
was	O
expecting	O
the	O
index	O
to	O
rise	O
marginally	O
to	O
51.9	O
from	O
July	O
's	O
51.2	O
.	O

Traders	O
also	O
said	O
Japanese	I-MISC
investors	O
were	O
unwinding	O
long	O
Eurodollar	I-MISC
futures	O
/	O
short	O
swaps	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
heavy	O
put	O
buying	O
helped	O
pressure	O
Eurodollars	I-MISC
to	O
lower	O
levels	O
before	O
the	O
close	O
.	O

One	O
U.S.	I-LOC
firm	O
bought	O
35,000	O
September	O
97	O
mid-curve	O
put	O
options	O
at	O
a	O
strike	O
price	O
of	O
93.25	O
to	O
93.30	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
sessions	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
French	I-MISC
firm	O
bought	O
4,000	O
September	O
93.30	O
to	O
93.32	O
put	O
spreads	O
.	O

"	O
Even	O
before	O
the	O
data	O
came	O
out	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
seeing	O
put	O
buying	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
floor	O
trader	O
said	O
.	O

Meanwhile	O
,	O
funds	O
were	O
reportedly	O
good	O
sellers	O
of	O
five-year	O
notes	O
.	O

Rumors	O
circulated	O
that	O
the	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
was	O
buying	O
five-year	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
renowned	O
hedge	O
fund	O
manager	O
was	O
buying	O
10-year	O
notes	O
in	O
the	O
cash	O
markets	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
December	O
T-bonds	O
ended	O
below	O
a	O
major	O
trendline	O
level	O
at	O
106-26/32	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
yield	O
in	O
the	O
cash	O
bond	O
market	O
set	O
its	O
highest	O
monthly	O
close	O
since	O
April	O
1995	O
at	O
7.12	O
percent	O
,	O
one	O
analyst	O
said	O
.	O

December	O
bonds	O
blew	O
through	O
the	O
July	O
30	O
low	O
of	O
107-06/32	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
conditions	O
were	O
slightly	O
oversold	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
December	O
calendar	O
spread	O
continued	O
to	O
widen	O
,	O
also	O
reflecting	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
fear	O
of	O
rising	O
inflation	O
.	O

While	O
the	O
market	O
continues	O
to	O
price-in	O
higher	O
U.S.	I-LOC
interest	O
rates	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
conviction	O
to	O
the	O
theory	O
that	O
the	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
would	O
tighten	O
rates	O
before	O
the	O
next	O
Federal	I-ORG
Open	I-ORG
Market	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
meeting	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
.	O

Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
governor	O
Lawrence	I-PER
Lindsey	I-PER
,	O
speaking	O
on	O
U.S.	I-LOC
cable	O
television	O
network	O
CNBC	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
economy	O
appears	O
on	O
balance	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
strong	O
,	O
adding	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
would	O
not	O
curb	O
growth	O
provided	O
inflation	O
remains	O
in	O
check	O
.	O

Earlier	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
Fed	I-ORG
chairman	O
Alan	I-PER
Greenspan	I-PER
said	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Jackson	I-MISC
Hole	I-MISC
symposium	I-MISC
that	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
price	O
stability	O
is	O
within	O
reach	O
for	O
major	O
nations	O
.	O

Traders	O
said	O
the	O
Fed	I-ORG
's	O
decision	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
tightening	O
bias	O
at	O
the	O
July	O
FOMC	I-ORG
meeting	O
has	O
cast	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
every	O
piece	O
of	O
U.S.	I-LOC
economic	O
news	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Fed	I-ORG
's	O
stance	O
has	O
really	O
sensitized	O
us	O
to	O
all	O
this	O
data	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
analyst	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
revisions	O
to	O
GDP	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
attracted	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
attention	O
.	O
"	O

At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
pit	O
trade	O
,	O
December	O
bonds	O
were	O
off	O
27/32	O
at	O
106-25/32	O
,	O
10-year	O
notes	O
down	O
21/32	O
at	O
105-17/32	O
,	O
munibonds	O
off	O
17/32	O
at	O
111-20/32	O
,	O
December	O
Eurodollars	I-MISC
were	O
down	O
11	O
bps	O
at	O
93.94	O
,	O
March	O
Eurodollars	I-MISC
were	O
off	O
13	O
bps	O
at	O
93.72	O
and	O
March	O
T-bills	O
were	O
down	O
12	O
bps	O
at	O
94.33	O
.	O

Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
shares	O
rise	O
on	O
merger	O
.	O

FARMINGTON	I-LOC
HILLS	I-LOC
,	O
Mich	I-LOC
.	O

1996-08-30	O

Shares	O
of	O
Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
were	O
up	O
4-1/2	O
at	O
30-5/8	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
after	O
Thursday	O
's	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
vehicle	O
seat	O
maker	O
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
Magna	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
for	O
$	O
31	O
a	O
share	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
135	O
million	O
.	O

Magna	I-ORG
was	O
up	O
1/8	O
to	O
48-1/4	O
on	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
has	O
4.45	O
million	O
common	O
shares	O
outstanding	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
option	O
shares	O
to	O
be	O
purchased	O
at	O
exercise	O
prices	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
$	O
31	O
offered	O
price	O
.	O

The	O
acquisition	O
will	O
beef	O
up	O
Markham	I-ORG
,	O
Ontario-based	I-MISC
Magna	I-ORG
's	O
North	I-MISC
American	I-MISC
car	O
and	O
truck	O
seating	O
business	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
better	O
compete	O
with	O
Johnson	I-ORG
Controls	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
and	O
Lear	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O

Family-controlled	O
Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
had	O
1995	O
revenue	O
of	O
$	O
561	O
million	O
,	O
was	O
finding	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
new	O
seating	O
contracts	O
from	O
vehicle	O
makers	O
,	O
said	O
James	I-PER
Hoey	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
financial	O
officer	O
.	O

"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
auto	O
industry	O
these	O
days	O
,	O
a	O
$	O
500	O
million	O
company	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
big	O
company	O
anymore	O
,	O
"	O
Hoey	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

This	O
merger	O
makes	O
us	O
much	O
more	O
competitive	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
added	O
that	O
Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
's	O
top	O
executives	O
have	O
been	O
asked	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
with	O
Magna	I-ORG
after	O
the	O
merger	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
future	O
roles	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
defined	O
.	O

Douglas	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Lomason	I-ORG
's	O
profits	O
were	O
hurt	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
year	O
by	O
model	O
changeovers	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
reduced	O
production	O
at	O
some	O
important	O
customers	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
now	O
recovering	O
,	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
company	O
earned	O
$	O
11.2	O
million	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
$	O
299	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
year-earlier	O
earnings	O
of	O
$	O
4.7	O
million	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
$	O
285.7	O
million	O
.	O

Ford	I-ORG
plans	O
to	O
cut	O
its	O
roster	O
of	O
2,300	O
tier-one	O
suppliers	O
--	O
those	O
it	O
deals	O
with	O
directly	O
--	O
in	O
half	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
years	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
deal	O
really	O
levels	O
the	O
seating	O
field	O
somewhat	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
John	I-PER
Casesa	I-PER
of	O
Schroder	I-ORG
Wertheim	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

It	O
should	O
give	O
Magna	I-ORG
the	O
critical	O
mass	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bigger	O
player	O
in	O
that	O
market	O
.	O
"	O

Magna	I-ORG
's	O
traditional	O
strength	O
has	O
been	O
instrument	O
panels	O
,	O
door	O
panels	O
and	O
other	O
interior	O
components	O
.	O

Magna	I-ORG
,	O
Johnson	I-ORG
Controls	I-ORG
and	O
Lear	I-ORG
have	O
been	O
working	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
capabilties	O
to	O
supply	O
complete	O
interiors	O
to	O
automakers	O
,	O
including	O
seats	O
,	O
instrument	O
panels	O
,	O
door	O
panels	O
carpeting	O
and	O
headliners	O
.	O

UK	I-LOC
meals	O
/	O
feeds	O
follow	O
Chicago	I-LOC
higher	O
,	O
trade	O
slow	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

UK	I-LOC
meals	O
and	O
feeds	O
sellers	O
marked	O
up	O
high	O
protein	O
soymeal	O
by	O
around	O
1.50	O
stg	O
a	O
tonne	O
on	O
Friday	O
following	O
gains	O
in	O
Chicago	I-LOC
at	O
Thursday	O
's	O
close	O
.	O

Trade	O
was	O
very	O
quiet	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
deal	O
reported	O
when	O
spot	O
high	O
protein	O
soymeal	O
fetched	O
215	O
stg	O
a	O
tonne	O
ex-store	O
on	O
the	O
south	O
coast	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
get	O
too	O
excited	O
about	O
this	O
one	O
becuase	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
five	O
tonnes	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
you	O
think	O
about	O
just	O
about	O
sums	O
up	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
trader	O
.	O

--	O
Jim	I-PER
Ballantyne	I-PER
,	O
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
8062	O

Iraqi	I-MISC
captors	O
of	O
Sudanese	I-MISC
jet	O
charged	O
with	O
hijack	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Seven	O
Iraqis	I-MISC
who	O
seized	O
a	O
Sudanese	I-MISC
airliner	O
with	O
199	O
people	O
aboard	O
and	O
forced	O
it	O
to	O
fly	O
to	O
London	I-LOC
were	O
on	O
Friday	O
charged	O
with	O
hijack	O
,	O
ending	O
speculation	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
be	O
offered	O
immediate	O
asylum	O
in	O
Britain	I-LOC
.	O

Police	O
said	O
the	O
seven	O
men	O
,	O
who	O
freed	O
all	O
their	O
hostages	O
after	O
the	O
plane	O
landed	O
at	O
Stansted	I-LOC
airport	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
and	O
then	O
appealed	O
for	O
asylum	O
,	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
court	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
Iraqis	I-MISC
claimed	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
ordinary	O
people	O
persecuted	O
by	O
the	O
regime	O
of	O
Saddam	I-PER
(	O
Hussein	I-PER
)	O
"	O
but	O
interior	I-ORG
ministry	I-ORG
officials	O
had	O
consistently	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
likely	O
the	O
seven	O
would	O
be	O
charged	O
with	O
hijack	O
before	O
any	O
plea	O
for	O
asylum	O
was	O
considered	O
.	O

Under	O
English	I-MISC
law	O
the	O
maximum	O
sentence	O
for	O
hijack	O
is	O
life	O
imprisonment	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
widespread	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
seven	O
will	O
receive	O
lesser	O
sentences	O
and	O
then	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
stay	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
hijack	O
began	O
on	O
Monday	O
when	O
an	O
Amman-bound	I-MISC
plane	O
was	O
taken	O
over	O
shortly	O
after	O
it	O
took	O
off	O
from	O
Khartoum	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
hijackers	O
threatened	O
to	O
blow	O
it	O
up	O
during	O
a	O
refuelling	O
stop	O
in	O
Cyprus	I-LOC
unless	O
they	O
were	O
taken	O
to	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

After	O
a	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
aircraft	O
following	O
the	O
hijackers	O
'	O
surrender	O
,	O
police	O
found	O
only	O
knives	O
and	O
fake	O
explosives	O
.	O

Late	O
bond	O
market	O
prices	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

This	O
is	O
how	O
major	O
world	O
bond	O
markets	O
were	O
trading	O
in	O
late	O
European	I-MISC
business	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

GERMANY	I-LOC
-	O
Bunds	O
extended	O
losses	O
,	O
flirting	O
with	O
session	O
lows	O
after	O
falling	O
victim	O
to	O
sharply	O
higher	O
U.S.	I-LOC
economic	O
data	O
which	O
revived	O
fears	O
that	O
interest	O
rates	O
may	O
soon	O
turn	O
higher	O
.	O

The	O
September	O
Bund	O
future	O
on	O
the	O
London	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Futures	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Options	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
LIFFE	I-ORG
)	O
was	O
trading	O
at	O
97.18	O
,	O
down	O
0.20	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
.	O

BRITAIN	I-LOC
-	O
Gilts	O
struggled	O
off	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
lows	O
but	O
ended	O
10/32	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
.	O

A	O
sharp	O
plunge	O
in	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Treasuries	I-ORG
after	O
a	O
shock	O
rise	O
in	O
the	O
Chicago	I-MISC
PMI	I-MISC
pulled	O
gilts	O
lower	O
,	O
but	O
traders	O
said	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
nervous	O
anyway	O
ahead	O
of	O
August	O
MO	O
data	O
and	O
the	O
PMI	O
survey	O
due	O
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

The	O
September	O
long	O
gilt	O
future	O
on	O
LIFFE	I-ORG
was	O
trading	O
at	O
107-2/32	O
,	O
down	O
8/32	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
.	O

FRANCE	I-LOC
-	O
Bond	O
and	O
PIBOR	O
futures	O
ended	O
the	O
day	O
higher	O
despite	O
much	O
stronger	O
than	O
expected	O
U.S.	I-LOC
data	O
.	O

The	O
September	O
notional	O
bond	O
future	O
on	O
the	O
MATIF	O
in	O
Paris	I-LOC
settled	O
at	O
123.14	O
,	O
up	O
0.04	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
.	O

ITALY	I-LOC
-	O
Bond	O
futures	O
held	O
to	O
easier	O
levels	O
in	O
late	O
afternoon	O
after	O
the	O
sharp	O
drop	O
in	O
Treasuries	I-ORG
,	O
but	O
a	O
resilient	O
lira	O
helped	O
limit	O
BTP	O
losses	O
.	O

The	O
September	O
bond	O
future	O
on	O
LIFFE	I-ORG
was	O
trading	O
at	O
115.45	O
,	O
down	O
0.13	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
.	O

UNITED	I-LOC
STATES	I-LOC
-	O
Prices	O
of	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
securities	O
were	O
trading	O
sharply	O
lower	O
near	O
midday	O
after	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
strong	O
Chicago	I-ORG
Purchasing	I-ORG
Managers	I-ORG
'	O
report	O
shook	O
the	O
markets	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
long	O
Labour	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
weekend	O
.	O

The	O
September	O
Treasury	I-ORG
bond	O
future	O
on	O
the	O
Chicago	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
was	O
trading	O
at	O
107-11/32	O
,	O
down	O
26/32	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
.	O

The	O
long	O
bond	O
was	O
quoted	O
to	O
yield	O
7.12	O
percent	O
.	O

JAPAN	I-LOC
-	O
Yield	O
for	O
benchmark	O
182nd	O
cash	O
bond	O
fell	O
on	O
buy-backs	O
following	O
weaker-than-expected	O
industrial	O
output	O
data	O
,	O
which	O
convinced	O
traders	O
the	O
BOJ	I-ORG
would	O
not	O
raise	O
interest	O
rates	O
soon	O
.	O

Japanese	I-MISC
Goverment	I-MISC
Bonds	I-MISC
futures	O
which	O
closed	O
before	O
the	O
output	O
data	O
,	O
lost	O
much	O
of	O
day	O
's	O
gains	O
as	O
Tokyo	I-LOC
stock	O
prices	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
low.In	O
after	O
hours	O
trading	O
the	O
September	O
future	O
on	O
LIFFE	I-ORG
was	O
trading	O
at	O
122.53	O
,	O
up	O
0.26	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
settlement	O
price	O
on	O
the	O
Tokyo	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

EUROBONDS	I-MISC
-	O
Primary	O
market	O
activity	O
was	O
sharply	O
lower	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
wound	O
down	O
ahead	O
of	O
Monday	O
's	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Labour	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
holiday	O
and	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
U.S.	I-LOC
employment	O
data	O
.	O

NSW	I-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
launched	O
a	O
A$	I-MISC
100	O
million	O
three-year	O
discount	O
bond	O
aimed	O
at	O
Japanese	I-MISC
investors	O
.	O

DNIB	I-ORG
issued	O
a	O
275	O
million	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
crown	O
bond	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
pre-placed	O
with	O
a	O
European	I-MISC
institution	O
.	O

DNIB	I-ORG
also	O
set	O
a	O
110	O
million	O
guilder	O
step-up	O
bond	O
.	O

Next	O
week	O
Kansai	I-ORG
Electric	I-ORG
Power	I-ORG
and	O
Kansai	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Airport	I-ORG
are	O
likely	O
to	O
launch	O
10-year	O
dollar	O
deals	O
.	O

Boxing-Bruno	I-MISC
quits	O
on	O
doctor	O
's	O
advice	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Former	O
world	O
heavyweight	O
champion	O
Frank	I-PER
Bruno	I-PER
has	O
quit	O
the	O
ring	O
on	O
medical	O
advice	O
,	O
Britain	I-LOC
's	O
Sun	I-ORG
newspaper	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

An	O
eye	O
specialist	O
told	O
the	O
35-year-old	O
Bruno	I-PER
that	O
he	O
could	O
be	O
blinded	O
in	O
one	O
eye	O
if	O
he	O
boxed	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Briton	I-MISC
,	O
who	O
lost	O
his	O
World	I-ORG
Boxing	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
(	O
WBC	I-ORG
)	O
title	O
to	O
Mike	I-PER
Tyson	I-PER
in	O
March	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
in	O
shock	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
told	O
me	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
n't	O
really	O
sunk	O
in	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
never	O
wanted	O
to	O
end	O
like	O
this	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
I	O
'm	O
glad	O
I	O
had	O
a	O
good	O
innings	O
.	O
"	O

Bruno	I-PER
,	O
for	O
years	O
one	O
of	O
Britain	I-LOC
's	O
most	O
popular	O
sportsmen	O
,	O
had	O
hoped	O
to	O
have	O
another	O
shot	O
at	O
the	O
world	O
title	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
training	O
until	O
a	O
routine	O
eye	O
test	O
on	O
Monday	O
highlighted	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
his	O
right	O
eye	O
.	O

Professor	O
David	I-PER
McLeod	I-PER
,	O
who	O
examined	O
Bruno	I-PER
,	O
told	O
the	O
Sun	I-ORG
:	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
a	O
risk	O
he	O
could	O
be	O
blinded	O
in	O
the	O
eye	O
if	O
he	O
steps	O
into	O
the	O
ring	O
again	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
in	O
danger	O
of	O
getting	O
a	O
retinal	O
detachment	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
point	O
in	O
exposing	O
himself	O
to	O
that	O
.	O
"	O

Bruno	I-PER
lost	O
three	O
world	O
title	O
fights	O
before	O
finally	O
landing	O
the	O
crown	O
by	O
beating	O
American	I-MISC
Oliver	I-PER
McCall	I-PER
in	O
a	O
unanimous	O
points	O
decision	O
at	O
Wembley	I-LOC
in	O
September	O
1995	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
only	O
the	O
third	O
Briton	I-MISC
ever	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
world	O
heavyweight	O
title	O
.	O

But	O
Bruno	I-PER
lost	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
defence	O
when	O
he	O
fought	O
American	I-MISC
Tyson	I-PER
in	O
Las	I-LOC
Vegas	I-LOC
.	O

Bruno	I-PER
suffered	O
a	O
cut	O
eye	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
round	O
and	O
the	O
referee	O
stopped	O
the	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
as	O
the	O
Briton	I-MISC
crumbled	O
under	O
a	O
flurry	O
of	O
punches	O
.	O

Soccer	O
-	O
McCarthy	I-PER
names	O
team	O
to	O
play	O
Liechtenstein	I-LOC
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Irish	I-MISC
soccer	O
manager	O
Mick	I-PER
McCarthy	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
announced	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
play	O
Liechtenstein	I-LOC
in	O
Saturday	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifying	O
match	O
.	O

Birmingham	I-ORG
's	O
Gary	I-PER
Breen	I-PER
was	O
selected	O
ahead	O
of	O
Phil	I-PER
Babb	I-PER
in	O
defence	O
,	O
while	O
18-year-old	O
Ian	I-PER
Harte	I-PER
makes	O
his	O
international	O
competitive	O
debut	O
.	O

Keith	I-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
of	O
Norwich	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
joins	O
Niall	I-PER
Quinn	I-PER
up	O
front	O
.	O

The	O
team	O
is	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O

Given	I-PER
,	O
Breen	I-PER
,	O
Staunton	I-PER
,	O
Irwin	I-PER
,	O
McAteer	I-PER
,	O
Harte	I-PER
,	O
McLoughlin	I-PER
,	O
Houghton	I-PER
,	O
Townsend	I-PER
,	O
Quinn	I-PER
,	O
O'Neill	I-PER
.	O

--	O
Dublin	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+353	O
1	O
676	O
9779	O

Nigerian	I-MISC
thieves	O
hire	O
police	O
truck	O
to	O
carry	O
loot	O
.	O

LAGOS	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

A	O
gang	O
of	O
thieves	O
in	O
eastern	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
paid	O
a	O
police	O
corporal	O
to	O
carry	O
off	O
eight	O
air	O
conditioners	O
they	O
had	O
just	O
stolen	O
,	O
the	O
national	O
news	O
agency	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Little	O
did	O
I	O
know	O
I	O
was	O
dealing	O
with	O
robbers	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Nigeria	I-ORG
quoted	O
the	O
unnamed	O
corporal	O
as	O
saying	O
.	O

He	O
admitted	O
to	O
having	O
been	O
paid	O
3,000	O
naira	O
(	O
$	O
37.50	O
)	O
for	O
his	O
services	O
in	O
transporting	O
the	O
loot	O
valued	O
at	O
300,000	O
naira	O
(	O
$	O
3,750	O
)	O
.	O

Police	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Uyo	I-LOC
said	O
the	O
corporal	O
had	O
been	O
arrested	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
air	O
conditioners	O
had	O
been	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
rightful	O
owner	O
.	O

They	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
the	O
thieves	O
.	O

(	O
$	O
1=80	O
naira	O
)	O

East	I-ORG
Dries	I-ORG
miners	O
fail	O
to	O
report	O
for	O
work	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Workers	O
at	O
Driefontein	I-ORG
Consolidated	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
's	O
east	O
gold	O
mine	O
have	O
failed	O
to	O
report	O
for	O
work	O
since	O
Wednesday	O
night	O
,	O
mine	O
managers	O
Gold	I-ORG
Fields	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
Africa	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Discussions	O
with	O
employee	O
and	O
union	O
representatives	O
are	O
continuing	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

At	O
least	O
17	O
miners	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
labour	O
unrest	O
--	O
sparked	O
by	O
ethnic	O
differences	O
--	O
at	O
Driefontein	I-ORG
Consolidated	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Fields	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Kloof	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
this	O
month	O
.	O

--	O
Johannesburg	I-LOC
newsroom	O
,	O
+27-11	O
482	O
1003	O

Chad	I-LOC
government	O
closes	O
university	O
after	O
protests	O
.	O

N'DJAMENA	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
government	O
of	O
Chad	I-LOC
has	O
closed	O
N'Djamena	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
after	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
protests	O
over	O
grant	O
arrears	O
in	O
which	O
Education	O
Minister	O
Nagoum	I-PER
Yamassoum	I-PER
was	O
held	O
hostage	O
for	O
four	O
hours	O
,	O
state	O
radio	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
minister	O
and	O
his	O
colleagues	O
who	O
were	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
rector	O
's	O
office	O
were	O
freed	O
thanks	O
an	O
intervention	O
by	O
gendarmes	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
university	O
official	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Angry	O
students	O
cut	O
the	O
telephone	O
,	O
water	O
and	O
electricity	O
of	O
the	O
university	O
offices	O
before	O
smashing	O
the	O
windows	O
and	O
breaking	O
down	O
the	O
doors	O
.	O
"	O

Paramilitary	O
police	O
detained	O
more	O
than	O
120	O
students	O
in	O
the	O
protest	O
.	O

The	O
students	O
'	O
union	O
said	O
second	O
and	O
third-year	O
students	O
were	O
demanding	O
four	O
months	O
of	O
unpaid	O
grants	O
.	O

End-of-year	O
examinations	O
would	O
go	O
ahead	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
despite	O
the	O
closure	O
,	O
university	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
endorses	O
Lebed	I-PER
Chechnya	I-LOC
peace	O
plan	O
-	O
agency	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Russian	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Viktor	I-PER
Chernomyrdin	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
President	O
Boris	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
vacationing	O
outside	O
Moscow	I-LOC
,	O
had	O
backed	O
security	O
chief	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lebed	I-PER
's	O
peace	O
plan	O
for	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
,	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Lebed	I-PER
is	O
now	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
solving	O
some	O
problems	O
,	O
"	O
Interfax	I-ORG
quoted	O
Chernomyrdin	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
main	O
thing	O
is	O
his	O
programme	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
agreed	O
with	O
Boris	I-PER
Nikolayevich	I-PER
(	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
)	O
yesterday	O
.	O
"	O

Lebed	I-PER
,	O
whom	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
ordered	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
,	O
struck	O
a	O
military	O
deal	O
with	O
separatist	O
rebels	O
last	O
week	O
ending	O
the	O
worst	O
fighting	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
.	O

He	O
later	O
discussed	O
with	O
rebel	O
chief-of-staff	O
Aslan	I-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
a	O
framework	O
political	O
agreement	O
to	O
tackle	O
the	O
most	O
painful	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
20-month	O
war	O
--	O
the	O
future	O
political	O
status	O
of	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
document	O
with	O
the	O
rebels	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
which	O
would	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
political	O
settlement	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O

Moscow	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
wants	O
to	O
keep	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	I-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
,	O
sent	O
troops	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
to	O
quell	O
its	O
independence	O
bid	O
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
has	O
said	O
any	O
deal	O
should	O
preserve	O
Russia	I-LOC
's	O
territorial	O
integrity	O
.	O

Itar-Tass	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
Lebed	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
suggest	O
to	O
the	O
rebels	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
on	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
's	O
future	O
political	O
status	O
be	O
deferred	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
years	O
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
telephone	O
conversation	O
with	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
late	O
on	O
Thursday	O
but	O
gave	O
no	O
details	O
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
press	O
office	O
could	O
not	O
confirm	O
the	O
call	O
.	O

Chernomyrdin	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
after	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
top	O
officials	O
,	O
who	O
discussed	O
Lebed	I-PER
's	O
plans	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
,	O
that	O
it	O
needed	O
more	O
work	O
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
,	O
Chechens	I-MISC
sign	O
framework	O
political	O
deal	O
.	O

KHASAVYURT	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Russian	I-MISC
peacemaker	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lebed	I-PER
said	O
he	O
and	O
rebel	O
military	O
leader	O
Aslan	I-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
agreed	O
after	O
overnight	O
talks	O
to	O
defer	O
the	O
decision	O
on	O
whether	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
should	O
be	O
independent	O
until	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
just	O
now	O
signed	O
a	O
statement	O
and	O
attached	O
the	O
basic	O
principles	O
of	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
Russian	I-LOC
Federation	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Chechen	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Lebed	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
after	O
he	O
and	O
Maskhadov	I-PER
signed	O
a	O
package	O
of	O
documents	O
.	O

He	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

"	O
That	O
's	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
war	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
"	O
Lebed	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
who	O
witnessed	O
the	O
signing	O
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
said	O
he	O
and	O
Maskhadov	I-PER
agreed	O
to	O
defer	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
five	O
years	O
the	O
painful	O
issue	O
of	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
's	O
political	O
status	O
.	O

"	O
Then	O
,	O
with	O
cool	O
heads	O
,	O
calmly	O
and	O
soberly	O
we	O
will	O
sort	O
out	O
our	O
relations	O
,	O
"	O
Lebed	I-PER
said	O
after	O
the	O
late-night	O
signing	O
ceremony	O
in	O
this	O
settlement	O
outside	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
's	O
eastern	O
border	O
.	O

Tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
begun	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
after	O
Moscow	I-LOC
sent	O
troops	O
to	O
quell	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
's	O
independence	O
bid	O
.	O

But	O
Russia	I-LOC
failed	O
to	O
win	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
and	O
its	O
troops	O
suffered	O
several	O
humiliating	O
defeats	O
.	O

President	O
Boris	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
ordered	O
Lebed	I-PER
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
and	O
gave	O
him	O
unspecified	O
sweeping	O
powers	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
Viktor	I-PER
Chernomyrdin	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
backed	O
a	O
package	O
of	O
proposals	O
Lebed	I-PER
took	O
to	O
the	O
talks	O
.	O

Ruling	O
Moslem	I-MISC
party	O
ends	O
vote	O
boycott	O
.	O

SARAJEVO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Bosnia	I-LOC
's	O
ruling	O
Moslem	I-MISC
nationalist	O
party	O
on	O
Friday	O
called	O
on	O
its	O
refugee	O
voters	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
boycott	O
of	O
absentee	O
balloting	O
in	O
national	O
elections	O
,	O
citing	O
assurances	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
U.S.	I-LOC
envoy	O
,	O
government	O
radio	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Bosnian	I-MISC
government	O
radio	O
broadcast	O
said	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	O
John	I-PER
Kornblum	I-PER
had	O
reassured	O
SDA	I-ORG
officials	O
,	O
including	O
presumably	O
its	O
leader	O
,	O
Bosnian	I-MISC
President	O
Alija	I-PER
Izetbegovic	I-PER
,	O
whom	O
he	O
met	O
during	O
a	O
Friday	O
visit	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
radio	O
report	O
did	O
not	O
specify	O
what	O
guarantees	O
,	O
if	O
any	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
envoy	O
had	O
provided	O
.	O

Absentee	O
voting	O
in	O
the	O
elections	O
began	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
August	O
28	O
and	O
runs	O
for	O
a	O
week	O
.	O

Election	O
day	O
for	O
those	O
living	O
inside	O
Bosnia	I-LOC
is	O
September	O
14	O
.	O

The	O
Party	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Action	I-ORG
(	O
SDA	I-ORG
)	O
had	O
called	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
for	O
its	O
followers	O
abroad	O
to	O
boycott	O
the	O
absentee	O
balloting	O
because	O
of	O
voter	O
registration	O
irregularities	O
,	O
especially	O
among	O
Serb	I-MISC
refugees	O
.	O

The	O
Organisation	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	I-ORG
)	O
postponed	O
municipal	O
elections	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
irregularities	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
proceed	O
with	O
voting	O
for	O
higher	O
offices	O
.	O

The	O
SDA	I-ORG
,	O
joined	O
by	O
two	O
other	O
parties	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
demanding	O
that	O
OSCE	I-ORG
prohibit	O
refugees	O
voting	O
from	O
any	O
place	O
other	O
than	O
their	O
pre-war	O
place	O
of	O
residence	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
elections	O
from	O
ratifying	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
ethnic	O
cleansing	O
.	O

Belgrade	I-LOC
airport	O
runway	O
repairs	O
Sept	O
21-26-agency	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Belgrade	I-LOC
's	O
main	O
airport	O
Aerodrom	I-LOC
Beograd	I-LOC
will	O
be	O
closed	O
to	O
traffic	O
for	O
runway	O
maintenance	O
and	O
modernization	O
from	O
September	O
21	O
to	O
26	O
,	O
the	O
Yugoslav	I-MISC
news	O
agency	O
Tanjug	I-ORG
reported	O
late	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
During	O
the	O
works	O
,	O
all	O
flights	O
will	O
be	O
re-routed	O
to	O
the	O
nearby	O
airport	O
in	O
Batajnica	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
no	O
change	O
in	O
schedules	O
,	O
"	O
Tanjug	I-ORG
quotes	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
airport	O
General	O
Director	O
Ljubomir	I-PER
Acimovic	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

The	O
airport	O
in	O
Surcin	I-LOC
will	O
continue	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
all	O
other	O
activities	O
and	O
has	O
secured	O
enough	O
buses	O
to	O
transport	O
passengers	O
to	O
Batajnica	I-LOC
,	O
Acimovic	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
value	O
of	O
maintenance	O
works	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
last	O
120	O
hours	O
straight	O
,	O
is	O
20	O
million	O
dinars	O
and	O
the	O
funds	O
have	O
been	O
secured	O
by	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
airport	O
,	O
Tanjug	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

The	O
Batajnica	I-LOC
airport	O
will	O
take	O
over	O
complete	O
air	O
traffic	O
control	O
during	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Federal	I-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Traffic	I-ORG
Control	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
Director	O
Branko	I-PER
Bilbija	I-PER
said	O
.	O

--	O
Amra	I-PER
Kevic	I-PER
,	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+381	O
11	O
2224305	O

Top	O
Belarus	I-LOC
politician	O
blasts	O
president	O
.	O

Larisa	I-PER
Sayenko	I-PER

MINSK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

A	O
senior	O
Belarus	I-LOC
politician	O
accused	O
President	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lukashenko	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
dictatorship	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
Soviet	I-MISC
republic	O
.	O

The	O
speaker	O
of	O
the	O
Belarus	I-LOC
parliament	O
,	O
Semyon	I-PER
Sharetsky	I-PER
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
that	O
a	O
draft	O
constitution	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
to	O
a	O
national	O
referendum	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
would	O
dangerously	O
increase	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
ruler	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
world	O
community	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
indifferent	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
President	O
Lukashenko	I-PER
,	O
who	O
leads	O
this	O
European	I-MISC
state	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
people	O
,	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
dictatorship	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
constitution	O
,	O
"	O
Sharetsky	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
new	O
constitution	O
calls	O
for	O
a	O
two-chamber	O
parliament	O
with	O
a	O
110-seat	O
majority-elected	O
house	O
of	O
representatives	O
and	O
a	O
regionally-represented	O
senate	O
with	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
its	O
members	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
president	O
.	O

Lukashenko	I-PER
's	O
aides	O
shrugged	O
off	O
Sharetsky	I-PER
's	O
charge	O
.	O
"	O

If	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
dictatorship	O
they	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
say	O
things	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
"	O
Sergei	I-PER
Posukhov	I-PER
,	O
Lukashenko	I-PER
's	O
political	O
adviser	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
The	O
people	O
have	O
asked	O
us	O
to	O
establish	O
order	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
our	O
main	O
aim	O
.	O
"	O

Lukashenko	I-PER
,	O
41	O
,	O
won	O
presidential	O
polls	O
in	O
1994	O
on	O
promises	O
to	O
restore	O
order	O
,	O
fight	O
corruption	O
and	O
repair	O
the	O
strong	O
links	O
with	O
Russia	I-LOC
that	O
were	O
disrupted	O
by	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	I-LOC
Union	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
during	O
his	O
period	O
in	O
office	O
he	O
has	O
battled	O
against	O
nationalist	O
opponents	O
,	O
trade	O
unions	O
and	O
parliament	O
and	O
Sharetsky	I-PER
said	O
the	O
current	O
parliament	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
impeach	O
him	O
.	O

"	O
This	O
constitution	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
prepared	O
in	O
secret	O
,	O
aims	O
to	O
gather	O
all	O
power	O
in	O
one	O
man	O
's	O
hands	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
fooled	O
by	O
his	O
quasi-democratic	O
rhetoric	O
and	O
his	O
methods	O
,	O
like	O
this	O
referendum	O
.	O
"	O

Lukashenko	I-PER
signed	O
a	O
pact	O
with	O
Moscow	I-LOC
in	O
April	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
strong	O
economic	O
and	O
political	O
union	O
which	O
he	O
believes	O
could	O
grow	O
into	O
a	O
federation	O
.	O

But	O
nationalist	O
groups	O
,	O
scared	O
by	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
renewed	O
Moscow	I-LOC
domination	O
and	O
Russia	I-LOC
's	O
backing	O
for	O
Lukashenko	I-PER
,	O
protested	O
against	O
the	O
deal	O
.	O

Lukashenko	I-PER
responded	O
by	O
cracking	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
nationalist	O
opposition	O
and	O
jailing	O
nearly	O
200	O
people	O
for	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
demonstrations	O
against	O
the	O
pact	O
.	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
last	O
week	O
granted	O
political	O
asylum	O
to	O
two	O
opposition	O
leaders	O
,	O
Zenon	I-PER
Poznyak	I-PER
and	O
Sergei	I-PER
Naumchik	I-PER
.	O

Tajik	I-MISC
troops	O
now	O
control	O
devastated	O
town	O
.	O

Yuri	I-PER
Kushko	I-PER

TAVILDARA	I-LOC
,	O
Tajikistan	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Tajik	I-MISC
government	O
troops	O
now	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
strategically	O
vital	O
town	O
of	O
Tavildara	I-LOC
after	O
driving	O
out	O
Islamic	I-MISC
rebels	O
,	O
but	O
sporadic	O
gunfire	O
still	O
echoed	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
Pamir	I-LOC
mountains	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
commander-in-chief	O
of	O
Tajikistan	I-LOC
's	O
armed	O
forces	O
,	O
Major-General	O
Nikolai	I-PER
Sherbatov	I-PER
,	O
took	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
journalists	O
by	O
helicopter	O
to	O
the	O
remote	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
devastated	O
,	O
town	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
his	O
forces	O
held	O
it	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
his	O
troops	O
took	O
Tavildara	I-LOC
without	O
casualties	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
crack	O
of	O
sniper	O
and	O
machinegun	O
fire	O
revealed	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
opposition	O
fighters	O
in	O
the	O
surrounding	O
mountains	O
.	O

Sherbatov	I-PER
said	O
the	O
rebels	O
were	O
located	O
about	O
three	O
km	O
(	O
two	O
miles	O
)	O
east	O
of	O
Tavildara	I-LOC
around	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Layron	I-LOC
.	O

Tavildara	I-LOC
,	O
200	O
km	O
(	O
120	O
miles	O
)	O
east	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Dushanbe	I-LOC
,	O
was	O
in	O
ruins	O
.	O

Shells	O
had	O
smashed	O
roofs	O
and	O
windows	O
and	O
empty	O
shell	O
cases	O
littered	O
the	O
streets	O
.	O

The	O
town	O
straddles	O
a	O
strategically	O
important	O
road	O
linking	O
government	O
and	O
rebel-held	O
territory	O
and	O
has	O
fallen	O
succesively	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
in	O
a	O
bloody	O
tug-of-war	O
which	O
began	O
last	O
February	O
.	O

Tajikistan	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
borders	O
Afghanistan	I-LOC
and	O
China	I-LOC
,	O
has	O
been	O
split	O
by	O
a	O
dragging	O
four-year	O
conflict	O
after	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
between	O
communists	O
and	O
a	O
frail	O
coalition	O
of	O
Islamic	I-MISC
and	O
liberal	O
groups	O
.	O

Tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
have	O
been	O
displaced	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
,	O
which	O
breached	O
a	O
shaky	O
United	I-MISC
Nations-sponsored	I-MISC
ceasefire	O
.	O

Tavildara	I-LOC
is	O
now	O
apparently	O
inhabited	O
only	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
old	O
men	O
,	O
women	O
and	O
their	O
grubby	O
,	O
barefoot	O
children	O
.	O

Fruit	O
remained	O
on	O
the	O
trees	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
one	O
to	O
pick	O
it	O
.	O

"	O
Help	O
me	O
,	O
help	O
me	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
chorus	O
of	O
women	O
begging	O
soldiers	O
for	O
food	O
.	O

The	O
town	O
's	O
school	O
and	O
a	O
shop	O
doubling	O
as	O
a	O
warehouse	O
for	O
humanitarian	O
aid	O
were	O
destroyed	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
had	O
to	O
build	O
our	O
own	O
earth	O
shelters	O
to	O
survive	O
the	O
fighting	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Rajab	I-PER
Adinayev	I-PER
,	O
a	O
bearded	O
elderly	O
Tajik	I-MISC
in	O
a	O
long	O
white	O
shirt	O
.	O

Although	O
shy	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
soldiers	O
,	O
several	O
inhabitants	O
accused	O
government	O
forces	O
of	O
widespread	O
looting	O
of	O
homes	O
and	O
livestock	O
.	O

They	O
also	O
said	O
rebel	O
fighters	O
had	O
looted	O
medicines	O
from	O
the	O
local	O
hospital	O
.	O

One	O
elderly	O
man	O
,	O
who	O
declined	O
to	O
give	O
his	O
name	O
,	O
said	O
two	O
of	O
his	O
sons	O
were	O
now	O
refugees	O
in	O
Moscow	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
had	O
left	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
opposition	O
.	O

He	O
also	O
said	O
government	O
soldiers	O
had	O
raped	O
the	O
wife	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
sons	O
.	O
"	O

It	O
's	O
not	O
important	O
who	O
holds	O
this	O
town	O
,	O
we	O
just	O
need	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Polish	I-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
to	O
visit	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
.	O

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Poland	I-LOC
's	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Dariusz	I-PER
Rosati	I-PER
will	O
visit	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
on	O
September	O
3	O
and	O
4	O
to	O
revive	O
a	O
dialogue	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
governments	O
which	O
was	O
effectively	O
frozen	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
PAP	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

During	O
Rosati	I-PER
's	O
trip	O
the	O
two	O
countries	O
will	O
sign	O
an	O
agreement	O
on	O
mutual	O
protection	O
of	O
investments	O
and	O
a	O
note	O
easing	O
conditions	O
on	O
the	O
granting	O
of	O
visas	O
,	O
the	O
agency	O
quoted	O
Foreign	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
officials	O
as	O
saying	O
.	O

The	O
Federal	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
is	O
the	O
only	O
country	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
where	O
Poles	I-MISC
currently	O
require	O
visas	O
.	O

They	O
are	O
also	O
to	O
clinch	O
protocols	O
on	O
culture	O
and	O
understanding	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
foreign	O
ministries	O
.	O

Rosati	I-PER
will	O
meet	O
Serbian	I-MISC
President	O
Slobodan	I-PER
Milosevic	I-PER
and	O
Yugoslav	I-MISC
politicians	O
in	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
,	O
before	O
visiting	O
Montenegro	I-LOC
.	O

Poland	I-LOC
revived	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
at	O
ambassadorial	O
level	O
with	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
in	O
April	O
but	O
economic	O
links	O
are	O
almost	O
moribund	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
three-year	O
U.N.	I-ORG
trade	O
embargo	O
imposed	O
to	O
punish	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
for	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
Bosnian	I-MISC
Serbs	I-MISC
.	O

Poland	I-LOC
is	O
seeking	O
pacts	O
on	O
avoiding	O
double	O
taxation	O
and	O
wants	O
cooperation	O
in	O
fighting	O
crime	O
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
visits	O
wife	O
Naina	I-PER
in	O
hospital	O
-	O
Interfax	I-ORG
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Russian	I-MISC
President	O
Boris	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
visited	O
his	O
wife	O
Naina	I-PER
in	O
hospital	O
on	O
Friday	O
evening	O
,	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
spokesman	O
Sergei	I-PER
Yastrzhembsky	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

Naina	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
had	O
a	O
kidney	O
operation	O
last	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Earlier	O
Russian	I-MISC
news	O
reports	O
had	O
said	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
children	O
and	O
grandchildren	O
had	O
visited	O
the	O
Russian	I-MISC
first	O
lady	O
but	O
they	O
said	O
only	O
that	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
on	O
vacation	O
outside	O
Moscow	I-LOC
,	O
had	O
spoken	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
telephone	O
.	O

"	O
Naina	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
looks	O
well	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
active	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
clearly	O
getting	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
Yastrzhembsky	I-PER
quoted	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

Naina	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
is	O
recovering	O
in	O
Moscow	I-LOC
's	O
Central	I-LOC
Clinical	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
president	O
himself	O
was	O
treated	O
twice	O
last	O
year	O
for	O
heart	O
attacks	O
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
65	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
seen	O
only	O
rarely	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
elected	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
in	O
office	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
although	O
his	O
aides	O
have	O
denied	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
rumours	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
ill	O
again	O
.	O

Yastrzhembsky	I-PER
said	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
had	O
travelled	O
from	O
the	O
hospital	O
to	O
spend	O
the	O
night	O
at	O
the	O
Barvikha	I-LOC
sanatorium	O
outside	O
Moscow	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
was	O
likely	O
to	O
return	O
on	O
Saturday	O
to	O
his	O
holiday	O
resort	O
,	O
a	O
hunting	O
lodge	O
some	O
100	O
km	O
(	O
60	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
Moscow	I-LOC
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
,	O
Chechens	I-MISC
start	O
peace	O
talks	O
.	O

KHASAVYURT	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Russian	I-MISC
peacemaker	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
Chechen	I-MISC
separatist	O
military	O
leader	O
Aslan	I-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
started	O
a	O
new	O
round	O
of	O
peace	O
talks	O
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
this	O
settlement	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
rebel	O
region	O
.	O

Lebed	I-PER
,	O
who	O
flew	O
into	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
said	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
framework	O
agreement	O
on	O
a	O
political	O
settlement	O
of	O
the	O
20-month	O
conflict	O
in	O
which	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
.	O

Neither	O
Lebed	I-PER
nor	O
Maskhadov	I-PER
made	O
any	O
statement	O
before	O
the	O
talks	O
.	O

Russian	I-MISC
judge	O
stabbed	O
to	O
death	O
over	O
$	O
7	O
fine	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

A	O
Moscow	I-LOC
street	O
vendor	O
stabbed	O
to	O
death	O
a	O
woman	O
judge	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
court	O
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
she	O
fined	O
him	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
seven	O
dollars	O
for	O
trading	O
illegally	O
,	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Interfax	I-ORG
said	O
Judge	O
Olga	I-PER
Lavrentyeva	I-PER
,	O
28	O
,	O
on	O
Thursday	O
ordered	O
the	O
confiscation	O
of	O
several	O
overcoats	O
,	O
suits	O
and	O
shirts	O
which	O
vendor	O
Valery	I-PER
Ivankov	I-PER
,	O
41	O
,	O
was	O
illegally	O
trading	O
on	O
Moscow	I-LOC
streets	O
and	O
fined	O
him	O
38,000	O
roubles	O
(	O
seven	O
dollars	O
)	O
.	O

The	O
next	O
morning	O
,	O
Ivankov	I-PER
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
courtroom	O
and	O
stabbed	O
Lavrentyeva	I-PER
.	O

The	O
judge	O
died	O
later	O
in	O
hospital	O
.	O

Interfax	I-ORG
quoted	O
Levrentyeva	I-PER
's	O
colleagues	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
judges	O
were	O
generally	O
unprotected	O
against	O
criminal	O
attacks	O
.	O

Cofinec	I-ORG
plunges	O
on	O
H1	O
results	O
.	O

Emese	I-PER
Bartha	I-PER

BUDAPEST	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Shares	O
of	O
France-registered	I-MISC
printed	O
packaging	O
company	O
Cofinec	I-ORG
S.A.	I-ORG
plunged	O
sharply	O
on	O
the	O
Budapest	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
BSE	I-ORG
)	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
mostly	O
reassuring	O
forecast	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
.	O

Cofinec	I-ORG
's	O
Global	O
Depositary	O
Receipts	O
(	O
GDRs	O
)	O
opened	O
at	O
5,200	O
forints	O
on	O
the	O
BSE	I-MISC
,	O
down	O
600	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
close	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
half	O
results	O
this	O
morning	O
.	O

Cofinec	I-ORG
CEO	O
Stephen	I-PER
Frater	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
in	O
a	O
conference	O
call	O
from	O
Vienna	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
before	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
bourse	O
that	O
he	O
expects	O
a	O
stronger	O
second	O
half	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
group	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
achieve	O
its	O
annual	O
profit	O
goal	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
will	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
full	O
37	O
million	O
French	I-MISC
franc	O
(	O
net	O
)	O
profit	O
forecast	O
,	O
"	O
Frater	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Obviously	O
,	O
we	O
cannot	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
unexpected	O
decrease	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
experienced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
"	O

Frater	I-PER
declined	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
forecast	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
year	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
a	O
supervisory	O
board	O
meeting	O
next	O
week	O
.	O

Cofinec	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
first	O
foreign	O
company	O
to	O
list	O
on	O
the	O
Budapest	I-LOC
bourse	O
,	O
released	O
its	O
consolidated	O
first	O
half	O
figures	O
(	O
IAS	O
)	O
this	O
morning	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
conference	O
call	O
,	O
Frater	I-PER
said	O
he	O
regarded	O
Cofinec	I-ORG
GDRs	O
--	O
which	O
are	O
trading	O
below	O
their	O
issue	O
price	O
of	O
6,425	O
forints	O
--	O
as	O
a	O
buying	O
opportunity	O
.	O

"	O
Obviously	O
,	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
it	O
represents	O
a	O
buying	O
opportunity	O
,	O
"	O
Frater	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
think	O
the	O
reality	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
operate	O
in	O
emerging	O
markets	O
,	O
emerging	O
markets	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
volatile	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
My	O
message	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
fundamental	O
strategy	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
its	O
fundamental	O
market	O
position	O
has	O
not	O
changed	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
group	O
,	O
which	O
operates	O
in	O
Hungary	I-LOC
,	O
Poland	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
,	O
reported	O
an	O
operating	O
profit	O
before	O
interest	O
of	O
21.8	O
million	O
French	I-MISC
francs	O
compared	O
to	O
34.1	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O

Net	O
profit	O
for	O
the	O
January-June	O
1996	O
period	O
was	O
2.1	O
million	O
French	I-MISC
francs	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
10.3	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
this	O
decline	O
attributable	O
to	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Petofi	I-ORG
,	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
Hungarian	I-MISC
units	O
.	O

Cofinec	I-ORG
said	O
Petofi	I-ORG
general	O
manager	O
Laszlo	I-PER
Sebesvari	I-PER
had	O
submitted	O
his	O
resignation	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
leaving	O
Petofi	I-ORG
but	O
will	O
remain	O
on	O
Petofi	I-ORG
's	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
.	O

"	O
Until	O
a	O
new	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
Petofi	I-ORG
is	O
appointed	O
...	O

I	O
will	O
in	O
fact	O
move	O
to	O
Kecskemet	I-LOC
(	O
site	O
of	O
Petofi	I-ORG
printing	O
house	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
interim	O
and	O
will	O
serve	O
as	O
acting	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
Petofi	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
Frater	I-PER
said	O
.	O

--	O
Budapest	I-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
36	O
1	O
)	O
327	O
4040	O

Romania	I-LOC
cen	O
bank	O
one-week	O
rate	O
rises	O
to	O
50.19	O
pct	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Romania	I-ORG
(	O
BNR	I-ORG
)	O
said	O
its	O
one-week	O
refinancing	O
rate	O
has	O
been	O
lifted	O
this	O
week	O
to	O
50.19	O
percent	O
from	O
49	O
percent	O
after	O
two	O
banks	O
bids	O
'	O
exceeded	O
its	O
offer	O
at	O
Thursday	O
's	O
auction	O
.	O

The	O
two	O
banks	O
entered	O
bids	O
totalling	O
497.5	O
billion	O
lei	O
at	O
rates	O
ranging	O
from	O
49	O
to	O
51	O
percent	O
,	O
against	O
the	O
BNR	I-ORG
's	O
offer	O
of	O
420	O
billion	O
lei	O
.	O

Traders	O
said	O
that	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
days	O
the	O
two	O
major	O
banks	O
,	O
keen	O
to	O
meet	O
minimum	O
reserve	O
targets	O
,	O
also	O
chased	O
funds	O
on	O
the	O
money	O
market	O
,	O
being	O
ready	O
to	O
gulp	O
short-term	O
money	O
at	O
rates	O
up	O
to	O
49	O
percent	O
.	O

Other	O
banks	O
traded	O
one-week	O
rates	O
near	O
48	O
percent	O
.	O

--	O
Bucharest	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
40-1	O
3120264	O

Potent	O
landmines	O
found	O
near	O
Colombian	I-MISC
presidency	O
.	O

BOGOTA	I-LOC
,	O
Colombia	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Eight	O
claymore	O
mines	O
fitted	O
with	O
powerful	O
C-4	O
plastic	O
explosives	O
were	O
found	O
stashed	O
in	O
a	O
real	O
estate	O
office	O
on	O
Friday	O
located	O
about	O
two	O
blocks	O
from	O
Colombia	I-LOC
's	O
presidential	O
palace	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
These	O
are	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
spokesman	O
with	O
the	O
Municipal	I-ORG
Police	I-ORG
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
police	O
had	O
not	O
ruled	O
out	O
a	O
possible	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
ornate	O
Casa	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Narino	I-LOC
presidential	O
palace	O
in	O
Bogota	I-LOC
's	O
historic	O
downtown	O
area	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
could	O
cause	O
serious	O
damage	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
500	O
meters	O
(	O
yards	O
)	O
away	O
from	O
wherever	O
they	O
were	O
detonated	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
spokesman	O
added	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
police	O
backed	O
by	O
explosive	O
experts	O
were	O
combing	O
the	O
area	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
other	O
possible	O
weapons	O
or	O
explosive	O
devices	O
.	O

The	O
police	O
spokeman	O
said	O
plastic	O
explosive	O
like	O
C-4	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
normal	O
component	O
in	O
claymore	O
mines	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
eight	O
mines	O
seized	O
by	O
police	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
specially	O
adapted	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
spokesman	O
declined	O
further	O
comment	O
,	O
except	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
two	O
women	O
and	O
a	O
man	O
identified	O
as	O
a	O
lawyer	O
had	O
been	O
arrested	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
landmines	O
.	O

Assault	O
charges	O
dropped	O
against	O
Surinam	I-LOC
ex-rebel	O
.	O

PARAMARIBO	I-LOC
,	O
Surinam	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Flamboyant	O
former	O
Surinamese	I-MISC
guerrilla	O
leader	O
Ronny	I-PER
Brunswijk	I-PER
walked	O
free	O
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
charges	O
of	O
attempted	O
murder	O
were	O
dropped	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Brunswijk	I-PER
had	O
been	O
in	O
police	O
custody	O
for	O
10	O
days	O
after	O
Freddy	I-PER
Pinas	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Surinamese-born	I-MISC
visitor	O
from	O
the	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
,	O
accused	O
Brunswijk	I-PER
of	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
bar-room	O
brawl	O
in	O
the	O
mining	O
town	O
of	O
Moengo	I-LOC
56	O
miles	O
(	O
90	O
km	O
)	O
east	O
of	O
Paramaribo	I-LOC
.	O

Brunswijk	I-PER
,	O
35	O
,	O
denied	O
the	O
charge	O
and	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Pinas	I-PER
after	O
replacing	O
a	O
golden	O
necklace	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
scuffle	O
.	O

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

In	O
1994	O
he	O
served	O
two	O
months	O
for	O
shooting	O
a	O
thief	O
in	O
the	O
backside	O
.	O

Brunswijk	I-PER
,	O
who	O
led	O
a	O
rebel	O
group	O
against	O
the	O
military	O
regime	O
of	O
Desi	I-PER
Bouterse	I-PER
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
successful	O
businessman	O
with	O
mining	O
and	O
logging	O
interests	O
.	O

Cambodian	I-MISC
opposition	O
newspaper	O
editor	O
pardoned	O
.	O

PHNOM	I-LOC
PENH	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Cambodia	I-LOC
's	O
King	O
Norodom	I-PER
Sihanouk	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
gave	O
a	O
royal	O
pardon	O
to	O
an	O
opposition	O
newspaper	O
editor	O
who	O
had	O
alleged	O
top-level	O
corruption	O
.	O

Hen	I-PER
Vipheak	I-PER
,	O
former	O
editor	O
of	O
the	O
Sereipheap	I-ORG
Thmei	I-ORG
(	O
New	I-ORG
Liberty	I-ORG
)	O
newspaper	O
,	O
stepped	O
through	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
the	O
run-down	O
French	I-MISC
colonial-era	O
T3	I-LOC
prison	O
late	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
,	O
following	O
intervention	O
on	O
his	O
behalf	O
by	O
King	O
Sihanouk	I-PER
.	O

The	O
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
had	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
sent	O
the	O
opposition	O
Khmer	I-ORG
Nation	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
steering	O
committee	O
member	O
to	O
jail	O
after	O
upholding	O
rulings	O
by	O
the	O
municipal	O
and	O
appeal	O
courts	O
that	O
handed	O
down	O
a	O
five	O
million	O
riels	O
(	O
$	O
2,000	O
)	O
fine	O
and	O
one	O
year	O
's	O
imprisonment	O
.	O

The	O
judge	O
overturned	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Hen	I-PER
Vipheak	I-PER
's	O
newspaper	O
.	O

The	O
editor	O
was	O
prosecuted	O
following	O
a	O
May	O
1995	O
article	O
alleging	O
top-level	O
corruption	O
.	O

Sihanouk	I-PER
promised	O
an	O
amnesty	O
to	O
Hen	I-PER
Vipheak	I-PER
,	O
along	O
with	O
fellow	O
KNP	I-ORG
member	O
and	O
journalist	O
Chan	I-PER
Rattana	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
serving	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
a	O
year-long	O
jail	O
term	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Co-Premiers	O
Prince	O
Norodom	I-PER
Ranariddh	I-PER
and	O
Hun	I-PER
Sen	I-PER
agreed	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
to	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
request	O
for	O
an	O
amnesty	O
.	O

Far	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
Gold	O
-	O
Moribund	O
market	O
seen	O
continuing	O
.	O

Mishi	I-PER
Saran	I-PER

HONG	I-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Far	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
gold	O
traders	O
thumped	O
foreheads	O
in	O
frustration	O
at	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
foot-dragging	O
this	O
week	O
and	O
forecast	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
next	O
week	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
much	O
better	O
.	O

The	O
Southeast	I-MISC
Asian	I-MISC
gold	O
market	O
was	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
photo-fit	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
's	O
position	O
with	O
activity	O
slow	O
and	O
bullion	O
prices	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
well-worn	O
range	O
awaiting	O
a	O
seasonal	O
upturn	O
in	O
demand	O
and	O
prices	O
into	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
.	O

Singapore	I-LOC
premiums	O
for	O
Australian	I-MISC
kilo	O
bars	O
were	O
quoted	O
unchanged	O
at	O
between	O
25-45	O
cents	O
an	O
ounce	O
over	O
spot	O
loco	O
London	I-LOC
prices	O
,	O
with	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
and	O
Indonesian-origin	I-MISC
premiums	O
also	O
steady	O
at	O
10-20	O
cents	O
an	O
ounce	O
.	O

Singapore	I-LOC
dealers	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
concerned	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
marked	O
revival	O
in	O
offers	O
to	O
sell	O
gold	O
by	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
traders	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
distress	O
sales	O
of	O
recent	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Seoul	I-LOC
government	O
's	O
crackdown	O
on	O
bullion	O
arbitrage	O
trade	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
was	O
shocked	O
to	O
see	O
these	O
offers	O
coming	O
in	O
again	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
's	O
been	O
no	O
indication	O
of	O
price	O
or	O
volume	O
.	O

I	O
dread	O
to	O
think	O
what	O
will	O
happen	O
to	O
the	O
premiums	O
if	O
the	O
Koreans	I-MISC
start	O
selling	O
in	O
force	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
dealer	O
said	O
.	O

Continued	O
dishoarding	O
of	O
kilo-bars	O
by	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
sources	O
ahead	O
of	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
presidential	O
election	O
has	O
also	O
kept	O
a	O
lid	O
on	O
premiums	O
.	O

Gold	O
closed	O
down	O
at	O
$	O
387.00	O
/	O
$	O
387.50	O
an	O
ounce	O
in	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
versus	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
's	O
$	O
387.60	O
/	O
$	O
388	O
finish	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Dealers	O
said	O
the	O
precious	O
metal	O
eased	O
on	O
a	O
report	O
that	O
the	O
International	I-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
might	O
sell	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
gold	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
debts	O
of	O
the	O
poorest	O
developing	O
countries	O
.	O

Easier	O
silver	O
prices	O
mid-week	O
helped	O
keep	O
spot	O
gold	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
$	O
386	O
-	O
$	O
389	O
an	O
ounce	O
range	O
,	O
dealers	O
said	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
remained	O
optimistic	O
that	O
the	O
usual	O
seasonal	O
pick-up	O
in	O
jewellery	O
fabrication	O
demand	O
would	O
see	O
gold	O
at	O
$	O
395	O
by	O
end-October	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
still	O
think	O
we	O
'll	O
see	O
gold	O
at	O
$	O
395	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
retracement	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
418	O
-	O
$	O
380	O
move	O
we	O
saw	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
said	O
.	O

Silver	O
,	O
basis	O
the	O
September	O
contract	O
on	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
's	O
Comex	O
market	O
,	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
find	O
support	O
at	O
between	O
$	O
5.12	O
-	O
$	O
5.15	O
an	O
ounce	O
and	O
meet	O
resistance	O
from	O
$	O
5.25	O
-	O
$	O
5.30	O
,	O
they	O
added	O
.	O

September	O
silver	O
closed	O
up	O
$	O
0.004	O
in	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
at	O
$	O
5.255	O
an	O
ounce	O
.	O

Tripoli	I-LOC
decks	O
out	O
for	O
coup	O
celebrations	O
.	O

Mona	I-PER
Eltahawy	I-PER

TRIPOLI	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Libyans	I-MISC
are	O
dressing	O
up	O
their	O
capital	O
Tripoli	I-LOC
for	O
celebrations	O
on	O
Sunday	O
of	O
the	O
27th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
coup	O
which	O
brought	O
Muammar	I-PER
Gaddafi	I-PER
to	O
power	O
.	O

Green	O
flags	O
and	O
banners	O
praise	O
the	O
"	O
great	O
revolution	O
"	O
and	O
promise	O
defiance	O
against	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
sanctions	O
imposed	O
for	O
Libya	I-LOC
's	O
refusal	O
to	O
hand	O
over	O
for	O
trial	O
two	O
suspects	O
wanted	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
1988	O
bombing	O
of	O
a	O
Pan	I-ORG
Am	I-ORG
flight	O
over	O
Lockerbie	I-LOC
,	O
Scotland	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
chosen	O
the	O
challenge	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
our	O
only	O
option	O
,	O
"	O
proclaimed	O
one	O
banner	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
Tripoli	I-LOC
airport	O
which	O
serves	O
only	O
internal	O
flights	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
sanctions	O
.	O

Huge	O
stadium	O
lights	O
are	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
Green	I-LOC
Square	I-LOC
where	O
makeshift	O
stages	O
await	O
Sunday	O
's	O
festivities	O
.	O

Three	O
African	I-MISC
leaders	O
--	O
from	O
Niger	I-LOC
,	O
Guinea	I-LOC
and	O
Ghana	I-LOC
--	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
celebrations	O
marking	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1969	O
when	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
young	O
army	O
officers	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
27-year-old	O
Gaddafi	I-PER
,	O
deposed	O
King	O
Mohammed	I-PER
Idris	I-PER
.	O

"	O
The	O
revolution	O
has	O
brought	O
us	O
great	O
achievements	O
...	O

We	O
are	O
comfortable	O
the	O
revolution	O
has	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
us	O
,	O
improved	O
our	O
lives	O
and	O
given	O
us	O
capabilites	O
,	O
"	O
Samer	I-PER
Ammar	I-PER
Soliman	I-PER
,	O
42	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
as	O
he	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
Friday	O
prayers	O
.	O

But	O
some	O
Libyans	I-MISC
have	O
begun	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
discontent	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
east	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
hotbed	O
of	O
militant	O
violence	O
.	O

Tripoli-based	I-MISC
diplomats	O
and	O
exiled	O
opponents	O
said	O
Gaddafi	I-PER
's	O
airforce	O
blasted	O
in	O
July	O
rebel	O
strongholds	O
in	O
the	O
mountainous	O
Jebel	I-LOC
al-Akhdar	I-LOC
region	O
.	O

Travellers	O
arriving	O
in	O
Egypt	I-LOC
say	O
militants	O
and	O
police	O
officers	O
clash	O
regularly	O
in	O
Benghazi	I-LOC
.	O

At	O
least	O
20	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
after	O
bodyguards	O
loyal	O
to	O
Gaddafi	I-PER
's	O
sons	O
fired	O
at	O
spectators	O
of	O
a	O
football	O
match	O
who	O
were	O
chanting	O
subversive	O
slogans	O
.	O

Gaddafi	I-PER
has	O
dismissed	O
any	O
unrest	O
as	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
foreigners	O
,	O
and	O
last	O
year	O
deported	O
thousands	O
of	O
Sudanese	I-MISC
and	O
Egyptian	I-MISC
workers	O
.	O

Twilight	O
zone	O
for	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
as	O
political	O
race	O
heats	O
up	O
.	O

Pierre	I-PER
Belec	I-PER

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

For	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
season	O
to	O
be	O
cautious	O
as	O
the	O
presidential	O
contest	O
puts	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
twilight	O
zone	O
.	O

President	O
Clinton	I-PER
,	O
Bob	I-PER
Dole	I-PER
and	O
Ross	I-PER
Perot	I-PER
are	O
hitting	O
the	O
road	O
now	O
that	O
the	O
partying	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
billions	O
of	O
dollars	O
invested	O
in	O
stocks	O
were	O
bracing	O
for	O
political	O
promises	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
their	O
wealth	O
.	O

Analysts	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
candidates	O
will	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
uncertainties	O
,	O
which	O
already	O
includes	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
will	O
raise	O
interest	O
rates	O
to	O
cool	O
economic	O
growth	O
.	O

They	O
say	O
the	O
politicians	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
promote	O
legislation	O
that	O
helps	O
the	O
economy	O
without	O
scaring	O
the	O
socks	O
off	O
financial	O
markets	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
worst	O
thing	O
that	O
could	O
happen	O
for	O
financial	O
markets	O
is	O
that	O
if	O
Clinton	I-PER
and	O
Dole	I-PER
start	O
to	O
trade	O
shots	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
ring	O
with	O
one-upmanship	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Hugh	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
investment	O
officer	O
at	O
First	I-ORG
Albany	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
"	O
That	O
's	O
when	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
will	O
need	O
to	O
worry	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
bond	O
market	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
react	O
if	O
the	O
"	O
bidding	O
"	O
intensifies	O
and	O
stocks	O
would	O
quickly	O
drop	O
as	O
interest	O
rates	O
rise	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
would	O
imply	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
,	O
unless	O
the	O
rise	O
in	O
rates	O
touches	O
off	O
a	O
dynamic	O
within	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
selling	O
by	O
portfolio	O
managers	O
,	O
redemptions	O
by	O
individuals	O
of	O
mutual	O
funds	O
that	O
would	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
pressure	O
the	O
portfolio	O
managers	O
to	O
sell	O
even	O
more	O
stock	O
.	O
"	O

This	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
weighed	O
Dole	I-PER
's	O
proposal	O
to	O
lower	O
federal	O
income	O
taxes	O
by	O
15	O
percent	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
a	O
package	O
that	O
carries	O
a	O
price	O
tag	O
of	O
$	O
548	O
billion	O
.	O

Clinton	I-PER
proposes	O
an	O
$	O
8.4	O
billion	O
re-election	O
agenda	O
that	O
would	O
spare	O
most	O
home-sellers	O
from	O
capital	O
gains	O
taxes	O
and	O
give	O
employers	O
tax	O
incentives	O
to	O
hire	O
people	O
off	O
the	O
welfare	O
rolls	O
.	O

Clinton	I-PER
claims	O
Dole	I-PER
's	O
plan	O
would	O
increase	O
the	O
deficit	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
White	I-LOC
House	I-LOC
said	O
some	O
corporate	O
taxes	O
would	O
be	O
raised	O
to	O
offset	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
plan	O
.	O

The	O
experts	O
said	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
unusual	O
risks	O
for	O
the	O
market	O
from	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
political	O
season	O
because	O
the	O
rush	O
to	O
promise	O
tax	O
cuts	O
to	O
win	O
votes	O
could	O
upset	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
's	O
expectations	O
that	O
Washington	I-LOC
will	O
balance	O
the	O
budget	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
stock	O
market	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
edit	O
the	O
promises	O
and	O
then	O
do	O
a	O
probability	O
study	O
on	O
those	O
edited	O
promises	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
John	I-PER
Geraghty	I-PER
at	O
the	O
consulting	O
firm	O
North	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Equity	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
.	O

During	O
the	O
past	O
four	O
presidential	O
elections	O
,	O
the	O
candidate	O
that	O
has	O
favoured	O
tax	O
cuts	O
has	O
won	O
.	O

Ronald	I-PER
Reagan	I-PER
's	O
tax	O
cut	O
won	O
him	O
a	O
second	O
four-year	O
term	O
in	O
the	O
White	I-LOC
House	I-LOC
in	O
1984	O
,	O
while	O
Democrat	I-MISC
Walter	I-PER
Mondale	I-PER
,	O
who	O
promised	O
higher	O
taxes	O
,	O
lost	O
.	O

George	I-PER
Bush	I-PER
became	O
president	O
in	O
1988	O
on	O
his	O
no-new-tax	O
campaign	O
and	O
Clinton	I-PER
won	O
in	O
1992	O
with	O
a	O
promise	O
to	O
fatten	O
workers	O
'	O
paychecks	O
.	O

The	O
trick	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
candidates	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
convince	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
that	O
the	O
Treasury	I-ORG
's	O
30-year	O
bond	O
--	O
the	O
most	O
closely-watched	O
interest	O
rate	O
--	O
will	O
fall	O
to	O
between	O
4	O
percent	O
and	O
5	O
percent	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
.	O

Johnson	I-PER
said	O
that	O
long-term	O
interest	O
rates	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
spooked	O
by	O
the	O
election	O
.	O

The	O
long-term	O
bond	O
jumped	O
this	O
week	O
to	O
7.13	O
percent	O
after	O
starting	O
the	O
year	O
at	O
5.95	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
surge	O
of	O
buying	O
in	O
stocks	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
years	O
has	O
come	O
amid	O
an	O
environment	O
of	O
low	O
interest	O
rates	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
boosted	O
corporate	O
profits	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
market	O
stalled	O
this	O
summer	O
after	O
the	O
Dow	I-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
industrial	O
average	O
set	O
a	O
record	O
high	O
of	O
5,778.00	O
points	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
market	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
highs	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
horizontal	O
mode	O
which	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
holding	O
pattern	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Geraghty	I-PER
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
market	O
reflects	O
the	O
political	O
uncertainty	O
,	O
now	O
that	O
Dole	I-PER
has	O
sharply	O
narrowed	O
the	O
gap	O
with	O
Clinton	I-PER
in	O
the	O
polls	O
.	O

Geraghty	I-PER
said	O
that	O
the	O
one	O
thing	O
that	O
could	O
completely	O
turn	O
the	O
election	O
around	O
are	O
new	O
findings	O
in	O
the	O
Whitewater	I-LOC
scandal	O
that	O
would	O
damage	O
the	O
Clintons	I-PER
.	O

"	O
Stocks	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
delicate	O
edge	O
because	O
if	O
something	O
happens	O
that	O
looks	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
upset	O
the	O
presidency	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
throw	O
the	O
political	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
some	O
extent	O
the	O
economic	O
,	O
process	O
into	O
chaos	O
,	O
"	O
Geraghty	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Right	O
now	O
,	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
is	O
pondering	O
the	O
candidates	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
an	O
election	O
where	O
there	O
are	O
so	O
many	O
unknown	O
variables	O
that	O
most	O
people	O
will	O
probably	O
want	O
to	O
hold	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
take	O
the	O
chance	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
higher	O
prices	O
for	O
stocks	O
after	O
the	O
November	O
election	O
,	O
than	O
take	O
the	O
risk	O
that	O
a	O
shock	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
hurt	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
,	O
"	O
Geraghty	I-PER
said	O
.	O

On	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O
Dow	I-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
index	O
closed	O
down	O
31.44	O
points	O
at	O
5,616.21	O
.	O

For	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
down	O
106.53	O
points	O
.	O

The	O
Nasdaq	I-MISC
composite	O
index	O
closed	O
3.53	O
points	O
lower	O
Friday	O
at	O
1,141.50	O
.	O

For	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
down	O
1.55	O
points	O
.	O

The	O
Standard	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Poor	I-ORG
's	O
index	O
of	O
500	O
stocks	O
was	O
off	O
5.41	O
points	O
at	O
651.99	O
,	O
down	O
15.03	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O

The	O
American	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
index	O
was	O
down	O
1.66	O
points	O
at	O
559.68	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
off	O
1.26	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O

Brisk	O
economic	O
reports	O
rattle	O
markets	O
anew	O
.	O

Glenn	I-PER
Somerville	I-PER

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Factory	O
orders	O
rose	O
in	O
July	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
surged	O
in	O
the	O
Midwest	I-LOC
in	O
August	O
,	O
reports	O
said	O
Friday	O
,	O
sparking	O
worries	O
about	O
inflation	O
that	O
battered	O
financial	O
markets	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
straight	O
day	O
.	O

The	O
Commerce	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
orders	O
for	O
manufactured	O
goods	O
climbed	O
1.8	O
percent	O
in	O
July	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
$	O
317.6	O
billion	O
--	O
nearly	O
twice	O
the	O
increase	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
expected	O
.	O

Shipments	O
of	O
everything	O
from	O
new	O
cars	O
to	O
food	O
items	O
rose	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
order	O
backlogs	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
the	O
strength	O
in	O
the	O
industrial	O
sector	O
would	O
continue	O
in	O
coming	O
months	O
.	O

A	O
separate	O
report	O
from	O
Chicago	I-LOC
area	O
purchasing	O
managers	O
underlined	O
the	O
strength	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
as	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
barometer	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
jumped	O
to	O
60	O
in	O
August	O
from	O
51.2	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

A	O
reading	O
above	O
50	O
indicates	O
growth	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
.	O

While	O
production	O
and	O
orders	O
rose	O
at	O
Midwest	I-LOC
area	O
businesses	O
,	O
the	O
prices	O
they	O
paid	O
for	O
goods	O
used	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
remained	O
well	O
in	O
check	O
.	O

Analysts	O
said	O
the	O
reports	O
implied	O
the	O
economy	O
was	O
not	O
slowing	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
after	O
a	O
burst	O
of	O
growth	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
lull	O
in	O
late	O
June	O
and	O
July	O
was	O
more	O
temporary	O
than	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
policy-makers	O
had	O
wanted	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
appears	O
that	O
August	O
is	O
showing	O
an	O
economy	O
again	O
reversing	O
course	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
moving	O
onto	O
a	O
significantly	O
slower	O
track	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
economist	O
Lynn	I-PER
Reaser	I-PER
of	O
Barnett	I-ORG
Banks	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
in	O
Jacksonville	I-LOC
,	O
Fla	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
reports	O
fanned	O
worries	O
on	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
that	O
the	O
Fed	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
central	O
bank	O
,	O
would	O
raise	O
rates	O
next	O
month	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
ward	O
off	O
inflation	O
,	O
driving	O
stock	O
and	O
bond	O
prices	O
sharply	O
lower	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
day	O
running	O
.	O

The	O
30-year	O
Treasury	I-ORG
fell	O
almost	O
a	O
point	O
,	O
raising	O
its	O
yield	O
,	O
which	O
moves	O
in	O
the	O
opposite	O
direction	O
from	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
to	O
7.12	O
percent	O
from	O
7.04	O
percent	O
late	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
Dow	I-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
industrial	O
average	O
fell	O
31.44	O
points	O
to	O
5,616.21	O
after	O
a	O
64.73-point	O
decline	O
Thursday	O
.	O

A	O
third	O
report	O
from	O
the	O
Commerce	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
on	O
July	O
personal	O
income	O
and	O
spending	O
,	O
pointed	O
to	O
a	O
potential	O
slowdown	O
in	O
consumer	O
spending	O
that	O
some	O
analysts	O
said	O
may	O
help	O
moderate	O
growth	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
.	O

It	O
showed	O
spending	O
rose	O
only	O
0.2	O
percent	O
last	O
month	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
5.15	O
trillion	O
after	O
dropping	O
a	O
revised	O
0.4	O
percent	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Incomes	O
from	O
wages	O
,	O
salaries	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
sources	O
gained	O
0.1	O
percent	O
to	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
6.47	O
trillion	O
after	O
a	O
0.9	O
percent	O
jump	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

July	O
's	O
slight	O
gain	O
in	O
incomes	O
was	O
the	O
weakest	O
in	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
since	O
January	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
flat	O
.	O

Economist	O
Joel	I-PER
Naroff	I-PER
of	O
First	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
bank	O
in	O
Philadelphia	I-LOC
said	O
consumer	O
spending	O
,	O
which	O
fuels	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
economy	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
much	O
slower	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
,	O
which	O
should	O
slow	O
economic	O
growth	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
FOMC	I-ORG
(	O
Federal	I-ORG
Open	I-ORG
Market	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
)	O
has	O
been	O
forecasting	O
a	O
slowing	O
in	O
economic	O
activity	O
and	O
moderating	O
household	O
demand	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
large	O
impact	O
on	O
overall	O
economic	O
growth	O
,	O
"	O
Naroff	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
written	O
comment	O
.	O

The	O
policy-making	O
FOMC	I-ORG
is	O
to	O
meet	O
on	O
Sept	O
.	O

24	O
to	O
plot	O
interest-rate	O
strategy	O
.	O

It	O
already	O
has	O
adopted	O
a	O
bias	O
toward	O
raising	O
rates	O
to	O
keep	O
a	O
lid	O
on	O
wage	O
and	O
price	O
rises	O
and	O
help	O
sustain	O
the	O
5-1	O
/	O
2-year-old	O
economic	O
expansion	O
.	O

In	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
the	O
cable	O
television	O
network	O
CNBC	I-ORG
Friday	O
,	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
Governor	O
Lawrence	I-PER
Lindsey	I-PER
said	O
there	O
still	O
were	O
"	O
mixed	O
signals	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
economy	O
's	O
direction	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
,	O
on	O
balance	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
looking	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
on	O
the	O
strong	O
side	O
,	O
"	O
Lindsey	I-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
added	O
that	O
with	O
expansion	O
as	O
solid	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
and	O
with	O
unemployment	O
so	O
low	O
"	O
the	O
greater	O
risks	O
are	O
clearly	O
that	O
we	O
might	O
see	O
some	O
overheating	O
.	O
"	O

While	O
July	O
consumer	O
spending	O
rose	O
only	O
slightly	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
ample	O
indications	O
that	O
consumers	O
remained	O
confident	O
.	O

The	O
University	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Michigan	I-ORG
's	O
August	O
index	O
of	O
consumer	O
sentiment	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
paying	O
subscribers	O
,	O
rose	O
to	O
95.3	O
from	O
94.7	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

Reaser	I-PER
said	O
strong	O
consumer	O
confidence	O
coupled	O
with	O
relatively	O
lean	O
inventories	O
were	O
providing	O
manufacturers	O
with	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
gear	O
up	O
production	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
economy	O
is	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
expanding	O
at	O
the	O
4.8	O
percent	O
(	O
annual	O
)	O
rate	O
that	O
we	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
keep	O
expanding	O
in	O
the	O
3	O
percent	O
range	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
,	O
above	O
the	O
2	O
percent	O
to	O
2-1/4	O
percent	O
that	O
the	O
Fed	I-ORG
considers	O
to	O
be	O
non-inflationary	O
.	O

New	O
orders	O
to	O
factories	O
were	O
strong	O
for	O
durable	O
goods	O
like	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
for	O
nondurables	O
like	O
paper	O
and	O
food	O
products	O
.	O

Orders	O
for	O
durable	O
goods	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
last	O
three	O
years	O
or	O
more	O
,	O
rose	O
a	O
revised	O
1.7	O
percent	O
in	O
July	O
after	O
falling	O
0.2	O
percent	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Orders	O
for	O
nondurables	O
jumped	O
1.8	O
percent	O
following	O
a	O
1.2	O
percent	O
decrease	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Mexican	I-MISC
avocados	O
not	O
expected	O
in	O
U.S	I-LOC
.	O

Maggie	I-PER
McNeil	I-PER

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

U.S.	I-ORG
Agriculture	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
officials	O
said	O
Friday	O
that	O
Mexican	I-MISC
avocados	O
--	O
which	O
are	O
restricted	O
from	O
entering	O
the	O
continental	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
--	O
will	O
not	O
likely	O
be	O
entering	O
U.S.	I-LOC
markets	O
any	O
time	O
soon	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
controversial	O
ban	O
were	O
lifted	O
today	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
opportunity	O
to	O
import	O
(	O
Mexican	I-MISC
avocados	O
)	O
probably	O
wo	O
n't	O
become	O
possible	O
for	O
another	O
year	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Paul	I-PER
Drazek	I-PER
,	O
senior	O
trade	O
advisor	O
to	O
Agriculture	O
Secretary	O
Dan	I-PER
Glickman	I-PER
.	O

"	O
We	O
could	O
lift	O
the	O
ban	O
tomorrow	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
mean	O
anything	O
immediately	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Drazek	I-PER
.	O
"	O

We	O
probably	O
would	O
not	O
see	O
avacados	O
come	O
in	O
until	O
next	O
season	O
,	O
next	O
November	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
Agriculture	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
proposed	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
to	O
significantly	O
ease	O
an	O
82-year	O
ban	O
on	O
Mexican	I-MISC
avocados	O
.	O

Under	O
the	O
administration	O
's	O
proposal	O
,	O
the	O
borders	O
to	O
the	O
Mexican	I-MISC
produce	O
would	O
be	O
opened	O
into	O
19	O
Northern	O
and	O
Northeastern	O
states	O
from	O
November	O
through	O
February	O
.	O

The	O
plan	O
has	O
raised	O
a	O
storm	O
of	O
protest	O
from	O
U.S.	I-LOC
avocado	O
growers	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
largely	O
concentrated	O
in	O
California	I-LOC
.	O

California	I-LOC
growers	O
have	O
charged	O
that	O
removing	O
the	O
restrictions	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
basis	O
,	O
would	O
endanger	O
the	O
$	O
1	O
billion	O
U.S.	I-LOC
industry	O
if	O
potentially	O
harmful	O
Mexican	I-MISC
insects	O
were	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
country	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
avocados	O
.	O

Mexican	I-MISC
officials	O
contend	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
scientific	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
ban	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
illegal	O
under	O
international	O
trading	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
.	O

Proponents	O
of	O
the	O
plan	O
discount	O
the	O
worries	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
growers	O
and	O
say	O
the	O
plan	O
has	O
enough	O
safeguards	O
built	O
into	O
it	O
to	O
eliminate	O
any	O
significant	O
threat	O
to	O
American	I-MISC
producers	O
.	O

Under	O
the	O
proposal	O
,	O
only	O
imports	O
of	O
export-quality	O
avocados	O
growing	O
in	O
approved	O
orchards	O
in	O
Michoacan	I-LOC
,	O
Mexico	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
main	O
avocado	O
area	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
allowed	O
.	O

Mexican	I-MISC
growers	O
and	O
distributors	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
abide	O
by	O
strict	O
rules	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
Mexican	I-MISC
and	O
U.S.	I-LOC
agriculture	O
agencies	O
.	O

The	O
California	I-ORG
Avocado	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
--	O
which	O
has	O
spearheaded	O
the	O
opposition	O
to	O
lifting	O
the	O
ban	O
--	O
said	O
new	O
data	O
the	O
group	O
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
Agriculture	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
last	O
spring	O
shows	O
the	O
department	O
underestimated	O
the	O
pest	O
problem	O
in	O
Mexico	I-LOC
and	O
have	O
urged	O
that	O
the	O
agency	O
reopen	O
its	O
study	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O

The	O
administration	O
is	O
still	O
studying	O
the	O
new	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
officials	O
have	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
experts	O
think	O
the	O
information	O
is	O
significant	O
,	O
the	O
agency	O
could	O
reopen	O
its	O
investigation	O
.	O

But	O
U.S.	I-LOC
avocado	O
industry	O
sources	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
delayed	O
the	O
plan	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
they	O
ultimately	O
do	O
not	O
expect	O
the	O
administration	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
position	O
.	O

"	O
From	O
a	O
common-sense	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
department	O
should	O
reconsider	O
this	O
plan	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
politics	O
they	O
will	O
probably	O
go	O
ahead	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Tom	I-PER
Bellamore	I-PER
of	O
the	O
California	I-LOC
avocado	O
group	O
.	O

Administration	O
officials	O
said	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
issue	O
resolved	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
timetable	O
they	O
are	O
working	O
under	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
complicated	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
Agriculture	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	O
Drazek	I-PER
.	O
"	O

We	O
'll	O
get	O
it	O
resolved	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
we	O
can	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
available	O
science	O
.	O
"	O

U.S.	I-LOC
Cardinal	O
Bernardin	I-PER
says	O
has	O
terminal	O
cancer	O
.	O

CHICAGO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Chicago	I-LOC
Cardinal	O
Joseph	I-PER
Bernardin	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
second-largest	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Roman	I-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
archdiocese	O
,	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
his	O
doctors	O
had	O
diagnosed	O
him	O
as	O
having	O
liver	O
cancer	O
and	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
year	O
or	O
less	O
to	O
live	O
.	O

Bernardin	I-PER
,	O
68	O
,	O
underwent	O
extensive	O
surgery	O
for	O
pancreatic	O
cancer	O
in	O
June	O
1995	O
followed	O
by	O
months	O
of	O
chemotherapy	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
made	O
him	O
more	O
aware	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
vulnerabilities	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
minister	O
to	O
the	O
sick	O
.	O

"	O
On	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
examinations	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
cancer	O
has	O
returned	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
liver	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
told	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
terminal	O
and	O
that	O
my	O
life	O
expectancy	O
is	O
one	O
year	O
or	O
less	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
composed	O
Bernardin	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
.	O

In	O
14	O
years	O
as	O
Chicago	I-LOC
's	O
archbishop	O
,	O
he	O
built	O
a	O
prayerful	O
,	O
saintly	O
image	O
and	O
was	O
deeply	O
involved	O
in	O
world	O
church	O
issues	O
and	O
publicly	O
committed	O
to	O
rooting	O
out	O
abuses	O
by	O
clergy	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
been	O
assured	O
that	O
I	O
still	O
have	O
some	O
quality	O
time	O
left	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
would	O
undergo	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
chemotherapy	O
but	O
his	O
doctors	O
have	O
told	O
him	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
slim	O
chance	O
of	O
a	O
cure	O
and	O
the	O
liver	O
cancer	O
was	O
inoperable	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
say	O
goodbye	O
to	O
everybody	O
.	O

Death	O
does	O
have	O
some	O
sad	O
dimensions	O
to	O
it	O
but	O
I	O
am	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
faith	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

Death	O
is	O
a	O
natural	O
phenomenom	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
"	O
serve	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
"	O
as	O
cardinal	O
.	O

Pancreatic	O
cancer	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
deadly	O
forms	O
of	O
the	O
disease	O
,	O
although	O
Bernardin	I-PER
's	O
case	O
was	O
caught	O
early	O
.	O

Surgeons	O
removed	O
a	O
cancerous	O
kidney	O
,	O
parts	O
of	O
his	O
pancreas	O
and	O
stomach	O
,	O
small	O
intestine	O
,	O
bile	O
duct	O
and	O
surrounding	O
tissues	O
.	O

He	O
made	O
a	O
rapid	O
recovery	O
and	O
resumed	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
duties	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
developed	O
a	O
deteriorating	O
condition	O
in	O
his	O
spine	O
that	O
caused	O
him	O
great	O
pain	O
and	O
shortened	O
his	O
height	O
by	O
several	O
inches	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
undergo	O
back	O
surgery	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
the	O
cancer	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
his	O
liver	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
delaying	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
chemotherapy	O
.	O

The	O
spare	O
,	O
soft-spoken	O
son	O
of	O
an	O
Italian	I-MISC
stonecutter	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
Chicago	I-LOC
archdiocese	O
,	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
second-largest	O
after	O
Los	I-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
2.3	O
million	O
parishioners	O
,	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O

Ironically	O
,	O
Bernardin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
developed	O
a	O
progressive	O
,	O
much-praised	O
programme	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
pedophilia	O
involving	O
priests	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
highest-ranking	O
church	O
official	O
ever	O
accused	O
of	O
sexual	O
improprieties	O
when	O
a	O
former	O
seminary	O
student	O
leveled	O
charges	O
in	O
1993	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
sexually	O
abused	O
by	O
Bernardin	I-PER
during	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O

Bernardin	I-PER
steadfastly	O
denied	O
the	O
charges	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
student	O
later	O
recanted	O
his	O
tale	O
of	O
abuse	O
.	O

Bernardin	I-PER
prayed	O
with	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
died	O
from	O
AIDS	I-MISC
last	O
year	O
.	O

Bernardin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
became	O
archbishop	O
of	O
Cincinnati	I-LOC
in	O
1972	O
,	O
played	O
an	O
increasingly	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
church	O
as	O
a	O
moderate	O
voice	O
of	O
compromise	O
among	O
liberals	O
and	O
conservatives	O
in	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
bishops	O
.	O

This	O
month	O
,	O
he	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
oversee	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
conferences	O
to	O
find	O
"	O
common	O
ground	O
"	O
among	O
American	I-MISC
Catholics	I-MISC
.	O

Previously	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
instrumental	O
in	O
drafting	O
church	O
policy	O
on	O
war	O
,	O
peace	O
and	O
nuclear	O
arms	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
seven	O
years	O
he	O
headed	O
the	O
bishops	O
'	O
anti-abortion	O
policy	O
committee	O
,	O
espousing	O
a	O
policy	O
describing	O
human	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
seamless	O
garment	O
.	O
"	O

Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
deal	O
could	O
spark	O
more	O
mergers	O
.	O

Brad	I-PER
Dorfman	I-PER

CHICAGO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
$	O
9.5	O
billion	O
proposed	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Bancshares	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
by	O
NationsBank	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
could	O
spark	O
a	O
flurry	O
of	O
other	O
mergers	O
involving	O
Missouri	I-LOC
banks	O
,	O
which	O
until	O
last	O
year	O
were	O
protected	O
from	O
outside	O
buyers	O
by	O
state	O
regulations	O
.	O

"	O
NationsBank	I-ORG
just	O
strolled	O
into	O
the	O
Midwest	I-LOC
and	O
bagged	O
the	O
biggest	O
banking	O
trophy	O
in	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Michael	I-PER
Ancell	I-PER
,	O
banking	O
industry	O
analyst	O
at	O
Edward	I-ORG
D.	I-ORG
Jones	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

Whoever	O
wants	O
a	O
big	O
market	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
Midwest	I-LOC
has	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
grab	O
Mercantile	I-ORG
or	O
Commerce	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

St.	I-MISC
Louis-based	I-MISC
Mercantile	I-ORG
Bancorp	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
bank	O
holding	O
company	O
with	O
$	O
18.04	O
billion	O
in	O
assets	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
many	O
analysts	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
attractive	O
Missouri	I-LOC
franchise	O
in	O
size	O
after	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

Kansas	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
,	O
Mo.-based	I-MISC
Commerce	I-ORG
Bancshares	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
with	O
$	O
9.32	O
billion	O
in	O
assets	O
,	O
also	O
could	O
help	O
a	O
regional	O
bank	O
establish	O
a	O
strong	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
Midwest	I-LOC
,	O
analysts	O
added	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
focuses	O
more	O
attention	O
on	O
Mercantile	I-ORG
,	O
Commerce	I-ORG
and	O
Roosevelt	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
said	O
James	I-PER
Weber	I-PER
,	O
analyst	O
at	O
A.G.	I-ORG
Edwards	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Sons	I-ORG
.	O

Roosevelt	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
$	O
9.33	O
billion	O
asset-St	I-MISC
.	I-MISC

Louis	I-MISC
based	O
thrift	O
.	O

"	O
Now	O
...	O
the	O
most	O
coveted	O
bank	O
out	O
there	O
is	O
Mercantile	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
Weber	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Mercantile	I-ORG
and	O
Commerce	I-ORG
did	O
not	O
return	O
phone	O
calls	O
seeking	O
comment	O
.	O

Among	O
those	O
seen	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
buying	O
in	O
Missouri	I-LOC
are	O
Minneapolis-based	I-MISC
First	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
System	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
and	O
Norwest	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
Ohio-based	I-MISC
KeyCorp	I-ORG
and	O
Banc	I-ORG
One	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
First	I-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
NBD	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
in	O
Illinois	I-LOC
.	O

Representatives	O
of	O
First	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
Norwest	I-ORG
,	O
Banc	I-ORG
One	I-ORG
and	O
First	I-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
banks	O
do	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
rumors	O
of	O
possible	O
mergers	O
or	O
acquisitions	O
.	O

KeyCorp	I-ORG
,	O
contacted	O
by	O
phone	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
comment	O
.	O

With	O
a	O
presence	O
in	O
nine	O
states	O
and	O
$	O
41	O
billion	O
in	O
assets	O
,	O

Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
was	O
the	O
prize	O
in	O
Missouri	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
barriers	O
to	O
outside	O
acquirers	O
were	O
brought	O
down	O
last	O
year	O
by	O
a	O
federal	O
banking	O
statute	O
.	O

"	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
was	O
the	O
plum	O
of	O
Missouri	I-LOC
and	O
was	O
the	O
plum	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
Midwest	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Weber	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Talk	O
that	O
the	O
Missouri	I-LOC
banks	O
were	O
seeking	O
inflated	O
prices	O
from	O
buyers	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
a	O
deal	O
has	O
not	O
occurred	O
sooner	O
.	O

But	O
NationsBank	I-ORG
's	O
bid	O
,	O
representing	O
a	O
premium	O
of	O
40	O
percent	O
for	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
stock	O
,	O
was	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
deal	O
done	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
was	O
shopping	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
everybody	O
knew	O
if	O
you	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
winning	O
buyer	O
here	O
,	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
bid	O
nobody	O
would	O
beat	O
,	O
"	O
Ancell	I-PER
said	O
.	O

But	O
some	O
analysts	O
cautioned	O
that	O
other	O
targets	O
should	O
not	O
expect	O
as	O
large	O
a	O
premium	O
.	O

They	O
also	O
questioned	O
whether	O
NationsBank	I-ORG
can	O
recoup	O
shareholder	O
value	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
large	O
bid	O
for	O
Boatmen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
initially	O
some	O
stocks	O
will	O
trade	O
up	O
on	O
sympathy	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
wild	O
premium	O
NationsBank	I-ORG
put	O
on	O
this	O
deal	O
here	O
,	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
other	O
deals	O
being	O
done	O
at	O
this	O
premium	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Michael	I-PER
Durante	I-PER
,	O
analyst	O
at	O
McDonald	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
tight-lipped	O
on	O
Libya	I-LOC
's	O
award	O
to	O
Farrakhan	I-PER
.	O

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
refused	O
to	O
speculate	O
on	O
Friday	O
on	O
what	O
might	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Louis	I-PER
Farrakhan	I-PER
,	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
black	O
leader	O
who	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
$	O
250,000	O
human	O
rights	O
prize	O
by	O
Libya	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
speculate	O
about	O
what	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
happen	O
in	O
that	O
case	O
,	O
"	O
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Glyn	I-PER
Davies	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

...	O
The	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
government	O
on	O
(	O
Farrakhan	I-PER
's	O
)	O
not	O
accepting	O
any	O
gifts	O
from	O
Libya	I-LOC
is	O
well-known	O
.	O
"	O

Davies	I-PER
also	O
noted	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
talked	O
about	O
the	O
passport	O
restriction	O
for	O
travel	O
to	O
Libya	I-LOC
"	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
elaborate	O
.	O

The	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
on	O
Wednesday	O
denied	O
Farrakhan	I-PER
's	O
application	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
$	O
250,000	O
award	O
or	O
a	O
$	O
1	O
billion	O
donation	O
Libyan	I-MISC
leader	O
Muammar	I-PER
Gaddafi	I-PER
had	O
pledged	O
to	O
Farrakhan	I-PER
's	O
Nation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Islam	I-ORG
group	O
after	O
they	O
met	O
last	O
January	O
.	O

Farrakhan	I-PER
organised	O
last	O
October	O
's	O
Million	I-MISC
Man	I-MISC
March	I-MISC
that	O
brought	O
thousands	O
of	O
black	O
men	O
to	O
Washington	I-LOC
for	O
a	O
peaceful	O
rally	O
.	O

The	O
Treasury	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
Libya	I-LOC
was	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
list	O
of	O
states	O
that	O
sponsor	O
international	O
terrorism	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
Tripoli	I-LOC
has	O
refused	O
to	O
hand	O
over	O
two	O
Libyan	I-MISC
suspects	O
in	O
the	O
1988	O
bombing	O
of	O
Pan	I-MISC
Am	I-MISC
flight	I-MISC
103	I-MISC
over	O
Lockerbie	I-LOC
,	O
Scotland	I-LOC
.	O

That	O
refusal	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
imposition	O
of	O
U.N.	I-ORG
sanctions	O
on	O
Libya	I-LOC
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
Gulf	I-LOC
rig	O
down	O
by	O
one	O
to	O
162	O
in	O
week	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

There	O
were	O
162	O
rigs	O
under	O
contract	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Gulf	I-LOC
as	O
of	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
down	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
week	O
,	O
Offshore	I-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

The	O
utilization	O
rate	O
for	O
rigs	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
total	O
fleet	O
of	O
181	O
,	O
was	O
89.5	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
number	O
of	O
working	O
rigs	O
in	O
European	I-MISC
/	O
Mediterranean	I-MISC
remained	O
unchanged	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
105	O
rigs	O
under	O
contract	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
fleet	O
of	O
105	O
,	O
a	O
utilization	O
rate	O
of	O
100	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
worldwide	O
rig	O
count	O
fell	O
by	O
one	O
to	O
554	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
fleet	O
of	O
608	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
utilization	O
rate	O
91.1	O
percent	O
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
212-859-1620	O

Dole	I-PER
team	O
seeking	O
to	O
pin	O
down	O
debate	O
details	O
.	O

IRVINE	I-LOC
,	O
Calif	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Now	O
that	O
the	O
party	O
conventions	O
are	O
over	O
,	O
Republicans	I-MISC
have	O
signalled	O
they	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
meet	O
with	O
President	O
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
aides	O
to	O
hammer	O
out	O
details	O
of	O
presidential	O
debates	O
.	O

The	O
Dole	I-PER
campaign	O
released	O
a	O
letter	O
Friday	O
inviting	O
their	O
Clinton	I-PER
counterparts	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Dole	I-PER
campaign	O
manager	O
Scott	I-PER
Reed	I-PER
to	O
discuss	O
particulars	O
of	O
the	O
televised	O
debates	O
.	O

"	O
Next	O
week	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
representatives	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
our	O
campaigns	O
should	O
meet	O
to	O
address	O
participants	O
,	O
format	O
,	O
timing	O
and	O
logistical	O
issues	O
surrounding	O
the	O
debates	O
,	O
"	O
Dole	I-PER
campaign	O
manager	O
Scott	I-PER
Reed	I-PER
wrote	O
to	O
Clinton	I-PER
campaign	O
manager	O
Peter	I-PER
Knight	I-PER
.	O

Tentative	O
dates	O
for	O
the	O
debates	O
are	O
Sept	O
.	O

25	O
,	O
Oct.	O
9	O
and	O
Oct.	O
16	O
.	O

The	O
vice	O
presidential	O
debate	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Oct.	O
2	O
.	O

Former	O
South	I-LOC
Carolina	I-LOC
Gov	O
.	O

Carroll	I-PER
Campbell	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
on	O
Dole	I-PER
's	O
vice	O
presidential	O
short	O
list	O
before	O
Dole	I-PER
decided	O
on	O
Jack	I-PER
Kemp	I-PER
,	O
will	O
head	O
Dole	I-PER
's	O
team	O
.	O

A	O
decision	O
is	O
expected	O
by	O
mid-September	O
on	O
whether	O
Texas	I-LOC
billionaire	O
Ross	I-PER
Perot	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Reform	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
candidate	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
debates	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
Commission	I-ORG
on	I-ORG
Presidential	I-ORG
Debates	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
,	O
non-partisan	O
organisation	O
that	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
forums	O
in	O
1988	O
from	O
the	O
League	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Women	I-ORG
Voters	I-ORG
.	O

Titanic	I-MISC
recovery	O
mission	O
is	O
scrapped	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Equipment	O
problems	O
and	O
mechanical	O
failure	O
forced	O
a	O
recovery	O
expedition	O
to	O
give	O
up	O
efforts	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
giant	O
slab	O
of	O
the	O
RMS	I-MISC
Titanic	I-MISC
from	O
the	O
ocean	O
floor	O
,	O
a	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

A	O
20-ton	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
Titanic	I-MISC
's	O
steel	O
hull	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
attached	O
by	O
cables	O
to	O
a	O
recovery	O
ship	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Newfoundland	I-LOC
,	O
Canada	I-LOC
,	O
fell	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
said	O
Erin	I-PER
Purcell	I-PER
of	O
Boston-based	I-MISC
Reagan	I-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
that	O
represents	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
ships	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
expedition	O
.	O

The	O
piece	O
of	O
hull	O
,	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
ocean	O
floor	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
several	O
diesel-filled	O
bags	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
stuck	O
about	O
200	O
feet	O
(	O
about	O
70	O
metres	O
)	O
below	O
the	O
water	O
's	O
surface	O
before	O
it	O
fell	O
,	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
fell	O
as	O
recovery	O
crews	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
haul	O
the	O
piece	O
into	O
more	O
shallow	O
water	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
bags	O
burst	O
and	O
cables	O
snapped	O
,	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
steel-hulled	O
Titanic	I-MISC
,	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
unsinkable	O
,	O
struck	O
an	O
iceberg	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
1912	O
,	O
and	O
sank	O
,	O
killing	O
1,523	O
of	O
the	O
2,200	O
passengers	O
and	O
crew	O
on	O
board	O
.	O

The	O
wreck	O
was	O
located	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O

Passengers	O
who	O
had	O
paid	O
$	O
1,500	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
recovery	O
expedition	O
on	O
two	O
cruise	O
ships	O
had	O
returned	O
back	O
to	O
port	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
Purcell	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Bonn	I-LOC
appeals	O
for	O
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
German	I-MISC
government	O
urged	O
Israelis	I-MISC
and	O
Palestinians	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
that	O
might	O
jeopardise	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
.	O

Israel	I-LOC
announced	O
this	O
week	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Jewish	I-MISC
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
settlements	O
surrounding	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
demolition	O
of	O
an	O
Arab	I-MISC
community	O
centre	O
in	O
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

City	O
officials	O
there	O
said	O
the	O
centre	O
was	O
being	O
erected	O
illegally	O
.	O

But	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
President	O
Yasser	I-PER
Arafat	I-PER
said	O
the	O
moves	O
by	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	I-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
's	O
government	O
were	O
tantamount	O
to	O
war	O
.	O

Tension	O
has	O
been	O
rising	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
since	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
settlement	O
policy	O
in	O
the	O
occupied	O
areas	O
is	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
peace	O
,	O
"	O
German	I-MISC
Foreign	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Martin	I-PER
Erdmann	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
All	O
concerned	O
must	O
avoid	O
taking	O
any	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
that	O
could	O
pose	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
and	O
which	O
could	O
make	O
a	O
peaceful	O
solution	O
difficult	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
as	O
news	O
came	O
of	O
a	O
renewed	O
breakdown	O
in	O
Arab-Israeli	I-MISC
peace	O
talks	O
in	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

Erdmann	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
Bonn	I-LOC
supported	O
European	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
efforts	O
to	O
persuade	O
Israel	I-LOC
to	O
stop	O
further	O
Jewish	I-MISC
settlement	O
on	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
later	O
announced	O
Israeli	I-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
David	I-PER
Levy	I-PER
would	O
visit	O
Bonn	I-LOC
for	O
talks	O
with	O
his	O
German	I-MISC
counterpart	O
Klaus	I-PER
Kinkel	I-PER
next	O
month	O
.	O

The	O
ministry	O
said	O
Levy	I-PER
and	O
Kinkel	I-PER
would	O
discuss	O
the	O
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
process	O
and	O
German-Israeli	I-MISC
relations	O
at	O
their	O
meeting	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
.	O

Levy	I-PER
's	O
visit	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
by	O
an	O
Israeli	I-MISC
cabinet	O
minister	O
since	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
's	O
conservative	O
government	O
took	O
power	O
in	O
une	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
ministry	O
said	O
.	O

Before	O
Levy	I-PER
's	O
arrival	O
in	O
Bonn	I-LOC
,	O
German	I-MISC
Defence	O
Minister	O
Volker	I-PER
Ruehe	I-PER
will	O
visit	O
Israel	I-LOC
from	O
September	O
2	O
to	O
4	O
,	O
the	O
defence	O
ministry	O
said	O
.	O

Ruehe	I-PER
planned	O
to	O
meet	O
his	O
Israeli	I-MISC
counterpart	O
Yitzhak	I-PER
Mordechai	I-PER
and	O
Israeli	I-MISC
President	O
Ezer	I-PER
Weizman	I-PER
,	O
the	O
ministry	O
said	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
also	O
expected	O
to	O
meet	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
and	O
opposition	O
leader	O
Shimon	I-PER
Peres	I-PER
for	O
talks	O
.	O

France	I-LOC
expels	O
African	I-MISC
,	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
unions	O
protest	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

France	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
expelled	O
another	O
African	I-MISC
man	O
seized	O
in	O
a	O
police	O
raid	O
on	O
a	O
Paris	I-LOC
church	O
as	O
about	O
100	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
workers	O
denounced	O
"	O
charters	O
of	O
shame	O
"	O
used	O
to	O
fly	O
illegal	O
immigrants	O
home	O
.	O

A	O
Guinean	I-MISC
man	O
,	O
detained	O
in	O
a	O
round-up	O
in	O
the	O
Saint-Bernard	I-LOC
church	O
a	O
week	O
ago	O
,	O
was	O
deported	O
on	O
a	O
scheduled	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
flight	O
to	O
Conakry	I-LOC
after	O
his	O
appeals	O
failed	O
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
's	O
pro-Socialist	O
CFDT	I-ORG
union	O
said	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
apparently	O
the	O
eighth	O
African	I-MISC
deported	O
from	O
among	O
210	O
people	O
evicted	O
from	O
the	O
church	O
after	O
a	O
50-day	O
occupation	O
aimed	O
at	O
securing	O
residence	O
permits	O
,	O
unions	O
said	O
.	O

Most	O
of	O
the	O
others	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
stay	O
in	O
detention	O
.	O

About	O
100	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
CFDT	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Communist-led	I-MISC
CGT	I-ORG
unions	O
marched	O
outside	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
headquarters	O
at	O
Charles	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Gaulle	I-LOC
airport	O
north	O
of	O
Paris	I-LOC
against	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
civilian	O
jets	O
and	O
staff	O
in	O
deporting	O
illegal	O
immigrants	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
must	O
obtain	O
a	O
formal	O
commitment	O
from	O
(	O
Air	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
chairman	O
)	O
Christian	I-PER
Blanc	I-PER
that	O
no	O
plane	O
,	O
no	O
personnel	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transform	O
our	O
air	O
companies	O
into	O
charters	O
of	O
shame	O
,	O
"	O
CFDT	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Francois	I-PER
Cabrera	I-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
civilians	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
police	O
accomplices	O
.	O

Twenty-three	O
out	O
of	O
25	O
charters	O
flying	O
illegal	O
immigrants	O
home	O
since	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Alain	I-PER
Juppe	I-PER
's	O
government	O
took	O
office	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
have	O
been	O
civilian	O
jets	O
.	O

The	O
other	O
two	O
were	O
military	O
jets	O
.	O

Separately	O
,	O
Juppe	I-PER
confirmed	O
the	O
conservative	O
government	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
submit	O
a	O
draft	O
bill	O
to	O
parliament	O
to	O
tighten	O
laws	O
on	O
illegal	O
workers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
crackdown	O
on	O
immigration	O
.	O

"	O
Legislation	O
is	O
insufficient	O
in	O
several	O
areas	O
,	O
notably	O
in	O
those	O
concerning	O
illegal	O
work	O
,	O
"	O
Juppe	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

German	I-MISC
police	O
probe	O
sex	O
link	O
in	O
child	O
kidnap	O
case	O
.	O

BERLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

German	I-MISC
police	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
missing	O
10-year-old	O
schoolgirl	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
the	O
prime	O
suspects	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
running	O
a	O
child	O
prostitution	O
ring	O
.	O

Police	O
suspect	O
Nicole	I-PER
Nichterwitz	I-PER
's	O
aunt	O
and	O
a	O
male	O
companion	O
abducted	O
the	O
girl	O
and	O
took	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
.	O

She	O
was	O
last	O
seen	O
being	O
collected	O
by	O
the	O
pair	O
from	O
school	O
in	O
Velten	I-LOC
near	O
Berlin	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

Public	O
prosecutors	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
children	O
's	O
names	O
and	O
ages	O
at	O
the	O
couple	O
's	O
flat	O
.	O

The	O
list	O
was	O
being	O
studied	O
for	O
possible	O
links	O
to	O
previous	O
child	O
kidnappings	O
and	O
prostitution	O
,	O
a	O
prosecutors	O
'	O
spokesman	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Missing	O
German	I-MISC
girl	O
found	O
alive	O
at	O
Dutch	I-MISC
campsite	O
.	O

GRONINGEN	I-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Dutch	I-MISC
police	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
missing	O
German	I-MISC
girl	O
Nicole	I-PER
Nichterwitz	I-PER
alive	O
on	O
a	O
campsite	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
city	O
of	O
Groningen	I-LOC
and	O
had	O
arrested	O
her	O
aunt	O
and	O
companion	O
on	O
charges	O
of	O
kidnapping	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
found	O
Nicole	I-PER
on	O
a	O
campsite	O
in	O
Groningen	I-LOC
thanks	O
to	O
tipoffs	O
from	O
the	O
Dutch	I-MISC
public	O
.	O

We	O
have	O
also	O
found	O
and	O
arrested	O
her	O
aunt	O
and	O
companion	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
spokeswoman	O
of	O
the	O
Dutch	I-MISC
criminal	O
investigation	O
service	O
.	O

Police	O
could	O
not	O
yet	O
tell	O
whether	O
the	O
10-year-old	O
showed	O
any	O
signs	O
of	O
sexual	O
abuse	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
yet	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
too	O
early	O
to	O
tell	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
girl	O
was	O
abducted	O
from	O
her	O
school	O
in	O
Velten	I-LOC
near	O
Berlin	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

German	I-MISC
police	O
suspected	O
her	O
aunt	O
,	O
47	O
,	O
and	O
companion	O
,	O
28	O
,	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
running	O
a	O
child	O
prostitution	O
ring	O
.	O

Public	O
prosecutors	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
children	O
's	O
names	O
and	O
ages	O
at	O
the	O
couple	O
's	O
flat	O
.	O

The	O
list	O
was	O
being	O
studied	O
for	O
possible	O
links	O
to	O
previous	O
child	O
kidnappings	O
and	O
prostitution	O
,	O
a	O
prosecutors	O
'	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
couple	O
would	O
probably	O
be	O
extradited	O
to	O
Germany	I-LOC
which	O
has	O
requested	O
their	O
deportation	O
,	O
the	O
Dutch	I-MISC
police	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

Descriptions	O
of	O
the	O
couple	O
's	O
car	O
released	O
to	O
Dutch	I-MISC
media	O
led	O
to	O
their	O
arrest	O
,	O
she	O
added	O
.	O

Indian	I-MISC
copper	O
falls	O
,	O
state	O
firm	O
may	O
cut	O
rates	O
.	O

BOMBAY	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Indian	I-MISC
copper	O
prices	O
fell	O
on	O
Friday	O
as	O
dealers	O
awaited	O
an	O
announcement	O
relating	O
to	O
price	O
cuts	O
by	O
state-owned	O
producer	O
,	O
Hindustan	I-ORG
Copper	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

Nickel	O
extended	O
gains	O
while	O
other	O
base	O
metals	O
were	O
unchanged	O
in	O
narrow	O
trade	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

Ready	O
copper	O
fell	O
by	O
150	O
rupees	O
at	O
12,350	O
rupees	O
per	O
quintal	O
on	O
fresh	O
offerings	O
by	O
the	O
stockists	O
who	O
expect	O
Hindustan	I-ORG
Copper	I-ORG
to	O
cut	O
prices	O
.	O

Nickel	O
rose	O
by	O
500	O
to	O
39,200	O
rupees	O
on	O
thin	O
supply	O
and	O
fresh	O
buying	O
by	O
stainless	O
steel	O
makers	O
.	O

Tin	O
was	O
unchanged	O
at	O
36,000	O
rupees	O
,	O
so	O
did	O
zinc	O
at	O
6,300	O
rupees	O
and	O
lead	O
at	O
4,900	O
rupees	O
.	O

Aluminium	O
was	O
quiet	O
at	O
7,450	O
rupees	O
.	O

--	O
Bombay	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
+91-22-265	O
9000	O

MARTELA	I-ORG
H1	O
PROFIT	O
FIM	O
6.3	O
MLN	O
VS	O
21.0	O
MLN	O
.	O

HELSINKI	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Six	O
months	O
to	O
June	O
30	O
,	O

(	O
million	O
markka	O
unless	O
stated	O
)	O

Profit	O
before	O
extraordinaries	O
,	O
appropriations	O
,	O

taxes	O
6.3	O
vs	O
21.0	O

Earnings	O
per	O
share	O
(	O
markka	O
)	O
2.2	O
vs	O
7.2	O

Net	O
sales	O
289.1	O
vs	O
256.9	O

Canadian	I-MISC
bonds	O
open	O
softer	O
,	O
spreads	O
to	O
U.S.	I-LOC
shrink	O
.	O

TORONTO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Canadian	I-MISC
bonds	O
opened	O
softer	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
pulled	O
lower	O
by	O
a	O
sinking	O
U.S.	I-LOC
market	O
,	O
but	O
outperformed	O
U.S.	I-LOC
bonds	O
on	O
positive	O
Canadian	I-MISC
economic	O
data	O
,	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
this	O
morning	O
's	O
Canadian	I-MISC
numbers	O
were	O
very	O
supportive	O
of	O
narrower	O
spreads	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
current	O
account	O
number	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Jim	I-PER
Webber	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
fixed-income	O
research	O
with	O
TD	I-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

Canada	I-LOC
's	O
8.0	O
percent	O
bond	O
due	O
2023	O
fell	O
C$	I-MISC
0.45	O
to	O
C$	I-MISC
101.15	O
to	O
yield	O
7.894	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
U.S.	I-LOC
30-year	O
benchmark	O
fell	O
30/32	O
to	O
yield	O
7.12	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
spread	O
between	O
benchmark	O
bonds	O
narrowed	O
77	O
basis	O
points	O
from	O
81	O
basis	O
points	O
at	O
the	O
close	O
of	O
trading	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Statistics	I-ORG
Canada	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
reported	O
Canada	I-LOC
's	O
current	O
account	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
higher-than-expected	O
C$	I-MISC
1.15	O
billion	O
second	O
quarter	O
surplus	O
from	O
a	O
C$	I-MISC
1.62	O
billion	O
deficit	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
surplus	O
since	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
1984	O
.	O

The	O
agency	O
also	O
reported	O
Canada	I-LOC
's	O
real	O
gross	O
domestic	O
product	O
rose	O
a	O
weaker-than-expected	O
0.3	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
or	O
1.3	O
percent	O
at	O
an	O
annualized	O
rate	O
.	O

While	O
the	O
data	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
Canadian	I-MISC
bonds	O
,	O
both	O
Canadian	I-MISC
and	O
U.S.	I-LOC
markets	O
weakened	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
strong	O
U.S.	I-LOC
economic	O
data	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
report	O
showing	O
the	O
Chicago	I-ORG
Purchasing	I-ORG
Managers	I-ORG
August	O
index	O
rose	O
to	O
60	O
from	O
51.2	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
purchasing	O
managers	O
'	O
number	O
is	O
extremely	O
,	O
extremely	O
strong	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Webber	I-PER
.	O

In	O
other	O
news	O
,	O
the	O
Toronto	I-ORG
Bond	I-ORG
Traders	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
is	O
recommending	O
that	O
dealings	O
in	O
the	O
Canadian	I-MISC
bond	O
market	O
end	O
early	O
at	O
1400	O
EDT	O
/	O
1800	O
GMT	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
Canadian	I-MISC
market	O
typically	O
closes	O
early	O
on	O
holiday	O
weekends	O
and	O
Canadian	I-MISC
financial	O
markets	O
will	O
be	O
closed	O
on	O
Monday	O
for	O
Labour	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
.	O

In	O
other	O
prices	O
,	O
the	O
7.0	O
percent	O
of	O
2006	O
fell	O
C$	I-MISC
0.28	O
to	O
C$	I-MISC
96.89	O
to	O
yield	O
7.437	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
U.S.	I-LOC
10-year	O
benchmark	O
fell	O
21/32	O
to	O
yield	O
6.95	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
spread	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
bonds	O
narrowed	O
to	O
49	O
basis	O
points	O
from	O
54	O
basis	O
points	O
at	O
the	O
close	O
of	O
trading	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
three-month	O
cash	O
bill	O
traded	O
at	O
4.04	O
percent	O
against	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
three-month	O
bill	O
at	O
5.26	O
percent	O
.	O

--	O
Jeffrey	I-PER
Hodgson	I-PER
(	O
416	O
)	O
941-8105	O
,	O
e-mail	O
:	O
jeffrey.hodgson@reuters.com	O

Aw	O
Computer	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
Q2	O
loss	O
widens	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

1996	O
1995	O

Shr	O
loss	O
$	O
0.22	O
loss	O
$	O
0.07	O

Net	O
loss	O
1,071	O
loss	O
277	O

Revs	O
130	O
1,279	O

Avg	O
shrs	O
4,841	O
3,990	O

First	O
Half	O

Shr	O
loss	O
$	O
0.42	O
loss	O
$	O
0.21	O

Net	O
loss	O
1,967	O
loss	O
841	O

Revs	O
476	O
2,253	O

Avg	O
shrs	O
4,666	O
3,944	O

(	O
All	O
Data	O
Above	O
000s	O
Except	O
Per	O
Share	O
Numbers	O
)	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
212-859-1610	O
.	O

IPO	O
FILING	O
--	O
Homegate	I-ORG
Hospitality	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Company	O
Name	I-MISC
Homegate	I-ORG
Hospitality	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG

Nasdaq	I-MISC
Stock	O
symbol	O
HMGT	O

Estimated	O
price	O
range	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Total	O
shares	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Shrs	O
offered	O
by	O
company	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Shrs	O
outstanding	O
after	O
ipo	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Lead	O
Underwriter	O
Bear	I-ORG
Stearns	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG

Underwriters	O
over-allotment	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Business	O
:	O
Company	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
national	O
provider	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
extended-stay	O
hotels	O
in	O
strategically	O
selected	O
markets	O
located	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
.	O

Use	O
of	O
Proceeds	O
:	O
To	O
finance	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
additional	O
extended-stay	O
hotels	O
and	O
other	O
general	O
corporate	O
purposes	O
.	O

Financial	O
Data	O
in	O
000s	O
:	O
1995	O
1994	O

-	O
Revenue	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

-	O
Net	O
Income	O
N	O
/	O
A	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Syria	I-LOC
slams	O
Israel	I-LOC
on	O
settlements	O
.	O

DAMASCUS	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Syria	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
condemned	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
settlement	O
policy	O
and	O
said	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	I-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
was	O
preparing	O
for	O
war	O
with	O
Arabs	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
Practices	O
of	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
government	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
settlement	O
activities	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
dealing	O
with	O
this	O
government	O
inflicts	O
the	O
biggest	O
harm	O
on	O
the	O
Arab	I-MISC
cause	O
,	O
"	O
state-run	O
Damascus	I-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
commentary	O
.	O

"	O
When	O
this	O
government	O
insists	O
on	O
stabbing	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
and	O
tearing	O
it	O
apart	O
,	O
this	O
means	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
preparing	O
for	O
war	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
radio	O
said	O
.	O

Palestinian	I-MISC
President	O
Yasser	I-PER
Arafat	I-PER
described	O
this	O
week	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
expand	O
settlements	O
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
declaration	O
of	O
war	O
.	O

Palestinians	I-MISC
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	I-LOC
observed	O
a	O
strike	O
on	O
Thursday	O
to	O
protest	O
against	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
move	O
.	O

The	O
radio	O
urged	O
Arabs	I-MISC
to	O
unify	O
their	O
ranks	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
policies	O
of	O
the	O
right-wing	O
Israeli	I-MISC
government	O
.	O

"	O
Israel	I-LOC
could	O
not	O
confront	O
a	O
united	O
Arab	I-MISC
stand	O
or	O
usurp	O
their	O
rights	O
because	O
the	O
Arab	I-MISC
rights	O
could	O
be	O
regained	O
when	O
they	O
achieve	O
unity	O
and	O
solidarity	O
,	O
"	O
Damascus	I-LOC
radio	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
welcomed	O
the	O
international	O
criticism	O
of	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
settlement	O
policies	O
but	O
called	O
for	O
practical	O
steps	O
to	O
force	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
government	O
to	O
abandon	O
this	O
policy	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
translate	O
the	O
criticism	O
into	O
pressuring	O
action	O
to	O
prevent	O
Israel	I-LOC
from	O
undermining	O
the	O
big	O
international	O
efforts	O
aimed	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
achieve	O
success	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
radio	O
said	O
.	O

Syria	I-LOC
and	O
Arabs	I-MISC
have	O
been	O
dismayed	O
by	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
's	O
refusal	O
to	O
trade	O
the	O
occupied	O
Arab	I-MISC
lands	O
for	O
peace	O
,	O
his	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
settlements	O
and	O
his	O
insistance	O
on	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
unifed	O
capital	O
for	O
Israel	I-LOC
.	O

Syria	I-LOC
has	O
held	O
sporadic	O
peace	O
talks	O
with	O
Israel	I-LOC
since	O
1991	O
without	O
achieving	O
a	O
breakthrough	O
.	O

Egypt	I-LOC
police	O
detain	O
26	O
suspected	O
Moslem	I-MISC
militants	O
.	O

CAIRO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Police	O
have	O
detained	O
26	O
suspected	O
members	O
of	O
Egypt	I-LOC
's	O
largest	O
militant	O
group	O
al-Gama'a	I-ORG
al-Islamiya	I-ORG
(	O
Islamic	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
government	O
newspapers	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
police	O
arrested	O
the	O
militants	O
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
Sharqiyah	I-LOC
province	O
after	O
capturing	O
their	O
leader	O
Rami	I-PER
al-Saadani	I-PER
in	O
a	O
satellite	O
city	O
outside	O
Cairo	I-LOC
.	O

Al-Akhbar	I-ORG
newspapers	O
said	O
the	O
men	O
had	O
been	O
plotting	O
against	O
"	O
strategic	O
institutions	O
and	O
prominent	O
individuals	O
"	O
but	O
gave	O
no	O
other	O
details	O
.	O

The	O
newspapers	O
said	O
the	O
men	O
were	O
being	O
interrogated	O
.	O

State	O
security	O
officials	O
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

More	O
than	O
960	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
armed	O
struggle	O
the	O
Gama'a	I-MISC
launched	O
in	O
1992	O
to	O
topple	O
President	O
Hosni	I-PER
Mubarak	I-PER
's	O
government	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
purist	O
Islamic	I-MISC
state	O
in	O
its	O
place	O

Israel	I-LOC
blocks	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
pilgrims	O
'	O
progress	O
.	O

Sami	I-PER
Aboudi	I-PER

AL-RAM	I-LOC
,	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Kamil	I-PER
Jamil	I-PER
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
prayer	O
.	O

An	O
Israeli	I-MISC
roadblock	O
stopped	O
the	O
38-year-old	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
from	O
answering	O
Yasser	I-PER
Arafat	I-PER
's	O
call	O
to	O
worship	O
at	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
's	O
al-Aqsa	I-LOC
mosque	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Go	O
home	O
.	O

There	O
are	O
no	O
prayers	O
today	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
Israeli	I-MISC
soldier	O
yelled	O
at	O
Jamil	I-PER
in	O
Hebrew	I-MISC
.	O

Palestinian	I-MISC
President	O
Arafat	I-PER
,	O
attacking	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
decision	O
to	O
expand	O
Jewish	I-MISC
settlements	O
and	O
its	O
policy	O
on	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
,	O
went	O
before	O
the	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
legislature	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
to	O
urge	O
the	O
two	O
million	O
Arabs	I-MISC
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
Gaza	I-LOC
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
holy	O
city	O
.	O

Pilgrims	O
stood	O
little	O
chance	O
of	O
making	O
progress	O
.	O

Palestinians	I-MISC
have	O
been	O
banned	O
by	O
Israel	I-LOC
from	O
travelling	O
from	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
to	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
since	O
suicide	O
bombings	O
by	O
Moslem	I-MISC
militants	O
killed	O
59	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
state	O
in	O
February	O
and	O
March	O
.	O

And	O
Israeli	I-MISC
checkpoints	O
have	O
circled	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
since	O
1993	O
,	O
a	O
concrete	O
and	O
constant	O
reminder	O
of	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
hold	O
on	O
a	O
city	O
it	O
considers	O
its	O
eternal	O
capital	O
.	O

The	O
PLO	I-ORG
wants	O
Arab	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
as	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
state	O
.	O

Only	O
a	O
few	O
Palestinians	I-MISC
trickled	O
to	O
the	O
roadblocks	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
immediately	O
turned	O
back	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
am	O
heeding	O
Abu	I-PER
Ammar	I-PER
's	O
(	O
Arafat	I-PER
's	O
)	O
call	O
to	O
pray	O
at	O
al-Aqsa	I-LOC
and	O
I	O
came	O
.	O

It	O
is	O
our	O
duty	O
towards	O
al-Aqsa	I-LOC
to	O
come	O
and	O
pray	O
,	O
"	O
Jamil	I-PER
said	O
.	O

A	O
tourist	O
from	O
Jordan	I-LOC
was	O
also	O
told	O
by	O
Israeli	I-MISC
soldiers	O
at	O
the	O
al-Ram	I-LOC
checkpoint	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
enter	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
a	O
peace	O
treaty	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
we	O
let	O
them	O
go	O
wherever	O
they	O
want	O
when	O
they	O
come	O
to	O
Jordan	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
tourist	O
,	O
Khaled	I-PER
Hijazi	I-PER
,	O
37	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
feel	O
terrible	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
entitled	O
to	O
see	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Some	O
Palestinians	I-MISC
took	O
to	O
back	O
roads	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
run	O
into	O
waiting	O
Israeli	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
Israelis	I-MISC
have	O
no	O
right	O
to	O
prevent	O
us	O
from	O
going	O
to	O
pray	O
.	O

What	O
kind	O
of	O
peace	O
is	O
this	O
that	O
prevents	O
us	O
from	O
reaching	O
our	O
holy	O
places	O
?	O
"	O

asked	O
Mustafa	I-PER
Hoshiyeh	I-PER
,	O
a	O
27-year-old	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
labourer	O
turned	O
around	O
by	O
a	O
police	O
patrol	O
on	O
a	O
back	O
road	O
.	O

"	O
Abu	I-PER
Ammar	I-PER
(	O
Arafat	I-PER
)	O
is	O
right	O
.	O

We	O
have	O
signed	O
a	O
peace	O
treaty	O
with	O
the	O
Israelis	I-MISC
but	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
we	O
see	O
that	O
nothing	O
has	O
changed	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
20-year-old	O
Ali	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
from	O
Qalandia	I-LOC
refugee	O
camp	O
.	O

PRESALE	O
-	O
Bay	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Bldg	I-ORG
Auth	I-ORG
,	O
Mich	I-LOC
..	O

AMT	O
:	O
1,200,000	O
DATE	O
:	O
09/05/96	O
NYC	I-MISC
Time	O
:	O
1600	O
CUSIP	O
:	O
072261	O

ISSUER	O
:	O
Bay	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Building	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
ST	O
:	O
MI	I-LOC

ISSUE	O
:	O
Bldg	O
auth	O
(	O
law	O
enforcement	O
ctr	O
)	O
Series	O
1996-A	O
TAX	O
STAT	O
:	O
Exempt-REV	O

M	O
/	O
SP	O
/	O
F	O
:	O
NA	O
/	O
NA	O
/	O
NA	O
BOOK	O
ENTRY	O
:	O
N	O

ENHANCEMENTS	O
:	O
None	O
BANK	O
QUAL	O
:	O
Y	O

DTD	O
:	O
09/01/96	O
SURE	O
BID	O
:	O
Y	O

DUE	O
:	O
11/1/96-11	O
SR	O
MGR	O
:	O

1ST	O
CPN	O
:	O
11/01/96	O

CALL	O
:	O
11/1/05	O
@	O
101	O
,	O
dtp	O
11/1/07	O
NIC	O

DELIVERY	O
:	O
45	O
days	O
approx	O
ORDERS	O
:	O

PAYING	O
AGENT	O
:	O
Michigan	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
Detroit	I-LOC

L.O.	O
:	O
Bodman	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Longely	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Dahling	I-ORG
,	O
Detroit	I-LOC

F.A.	O
:	O
First	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Michigan	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
Detroit	I-LOC

LAST	O
SALE	O
:	O
None	O

Year	O
Amount	O
Coupon	O
Yield	O
Price	O
Conc	O
.	O

1996	O
45,000	O

1997	O
50,000	O

1998	O
55,000	O

1999	O
55,000	O

2000	O
60,000	O

2001	O
65,000	O

2002	O
70,000	O

2003	O
70,000	O

2004	O
75,000	O

2005	O
80,000	O

2006	O
85,000	O

2007	O
90,000	O

2008	O
90,000	O

2009	O
95,000	O

2010	O
105,000	O

2011	O
110,000	O

COMPETITIVE	O
PRE-SALE	O
CONTRIBUTED	O
BY	O
J.J.	I-ORG
KENNY	I-ORG
K-SHEETS	O
:	O

Consumer	O
spending	O
,	O
incomes	O
edge	O
up	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

Glenn	I-PER
Somerville	I-PER

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Consumer	O
spending	O
barely	O
edged	O
up	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
Commerce	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
,	O
as	O
income	O
growth	O
slowed	O
abruptly	O
to	O
the	O
weakest	O
pace	O
in	O
six	O
months	O
.	O

Spending	O
rose	O
0.2	O
percent	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
5.15	O
trillion	O
after	O
dropping	O
a	O
revised	O
0.4	O
percent	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Incomes	O
from	O
wages	O
,	O
salaries	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
sources	O
gained	O
0.1	O
percent	O
to	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
6.47	O
trillion	O
after	O
a	O
0.9	O
percent	O
jump	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Department	O
officials	O
said	O
July	O
's	O
slight	O
gain	O
in	O
incomes	O
was	O
the	O
weakest	O
for	O
any	O
month	O
since	O
January	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
flat	O
.	O

Wages	O
and	O
salaries	O
came	O
under	O
pressure	O
in	O
July	O
as	O
a	O
shorter	O
average	O
workweek	O
and	O
lower	O
hourly	O
earnings	O
cut	O
into	O
paychecks	O
.	O

The	O
department	O
said	O
wages	O
and	O
salaries	O
decreased	O
by	O
$	O
6.9	O
billion	O
in	O
July	O
after	O
climbing	O
$	O
45	O
billion	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
July	O
,	O
average	O
weekly	O
hours	O
and	O
average	O
hourly	O
earnings	O
declined	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
offsetting	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
employment	O
,	O
"	O
Commerce	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

But	O
more	O
money	O
went	O
into	O
savings	O
accounts	O
,	O
as	O
savings	O
held	O
at	O
5.3	O
cents	O
out	O
of	O
each	O
dollar	O
earned	O
in	O
both	O
June	O
and	O
July	O
.	O

That	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
savings	O
rate	O
since	O
October	O
last	O
year	O
,	O
when	O
5.5	O
cents	O
out	O
of	O
each	O
dollar	O
earned	O
was	O
being	O
saved	O
.	O

The	O
generally	O
lackluster	O
report	O
on	O
spending	O
and	O
incomes	O
in	O
July	O
had	O
been	O
expected	O
.	O

At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
department	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
report	O
that	O
new	O
orders	O
received	O
by	O
U.S.	I-LOC
factories	O
climbed	O
strongly	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
with	O
widespread	O
gains	O
across	O
most	O
major	O
categories	O
.	O

Orders	O
increased	O
1.8	O
percent	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
$	O
317.6	O
billion	O
,	O
significantly	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
1	O
percent	O
rise	O
forecast	O
by	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
economists	O
.	O

That	O
followed	O
a	O
revised	O
0.7	O
percent	O
decline	O
in	O
June	O
orders	O
.	O

Commerce	O
said	O
previously	O
that	O
spending	O
at	O
retail	O
stores	O
was	O
up	O
only	O
0.1	O
percent	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
of	O
softer	O
sales	O
of	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
light	O
trucks	O
.	O

In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Labour	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	O
July	O
employment	O
report	O
had	O
foreshadowed	O
the	O
muted	O
income	O
growth	O
.	O

It	O
showed	O
average	O
hourly	O
earnings	O
fell	O
in	O
July	O
by	O
0.2	O
percent	O
to	O
$	O
11.00	O
and	O
the	O
average	O
workweek	O
shortened	O
to	O
34.3	O
hours	O
from	O
34.7	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

Gains	O
in	O
personal	O
income	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
wages	O
and	O
salaries	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
income	O
from	O
sources	O
such	O
as	O
dividends	O
,	O
interest	O
and	O
businesses	O
,	O
are	O
essential	O
for	O
funding	O
consumer	O
purchases	O
,	O
which	O
fuel	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
national	O
economic	O
activity	O
.	O

Spending	O
on	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
durable	O
goods	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
cars	O
,	O
fell	O
to	O
an	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
626.3	O
billion	O
in	O
July	O
from	O
$	O
633.6	O
billion	O
in	O
June	O
.	O

But	O
spending	O
on	O
nondurable	O
products	O
increased	O
moderately	O
to	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
1.55	O
trillion	O
from	O
$	O
1.54	O
trillion	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
while	O
spending	O
for	O
services	O
was	O
up	O
to	O
$	O
2.97	O
trillion	O
in	O
July	O
from	O
$	O
2.96	O
trillion	O
.	O

Payrolls	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
companies	O
rose	O
in	O
July	O
by	O
$	O
2.3	O
billion	O
to	O
an	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
$	O
678	O
billion	O
.	O

World	O
Markets	O
Overnight	O
Summary	O
-	O
Aug	O
30	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-29	O

WORLD	O
MARKETS	O
ROUND-UP	O

STOCKS	O
GOLD	O
METALS	O

NY	I-MISC
Dow	I-MISC
close	O
London	I-LOC
opening	O
LME	I-ORG
close	O

5647.65	O
(	O
-	O
64.73	O
)	O
$	O
387.70	O
copper	O
per	O
tonne	O

Nikkei	I-MISC
latest	O
CRUDE	O
OIL	O
$	O
1987.0	O

20202.87	O
(	O
-	O
350.29	O
)	O
Sept	O
Brent	I-ORG
zinc	O
per	O
tonne	O

FTSE	I-MISC
close	O
$	O
21.25	O
$	O
1000.0	O

3885.0	O
(	O
-	O
33.7	O
)	O

-----	O
oOo-----	O

STOCKS	O
SINK	O
AS	O
BOND	O
RATES	O
JUMP	O
ON	O
STRONG	O
DATA	O

Blue-chip	O
stocks	O
sank	O
to	O
their	O
biggest	O
loss	O
since	O
mid-July	O
Thursday	O
as	O
fresh	O
signs	O
of	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
strong	O
economy	O
boosted	O
long-term	O
bond	O
interest	O
rates	O
above	O
7	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
dollar	O
rose	O
slightly	O
against	O
the	O
German	I-MISC
mark	O
,	O
but	O
edged	O
lower	O
against	O
the	O
Japanese	I-MISC
yen	O
.	O

The	O
Dow	I-MISC
Jones	I-MISC
industrial	O
average	O
ended	O
down	O
64.73	O
points	O
at	O
5,647.65	O
,	O
its	O
largest	O
drop	O
since	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
closed	O
with	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
161	O
points	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
broader	O
market	O
,	O
declining	O
issues	O
beat	O
advances	O
1,627	O
to	O
743	O
on	O
moderate	O
volume	O
of	O
321	O
million	O
shares	O
on	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
the	O
bond	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
30-year	O
Treasury	I-ORG
bond	O
fell	O
23/32	O
of	O
a	O
point	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
7.1875	O
on	O
a	O
$	O
1,000	O
bond	O
,	O
raising	O
its	O
yield	O
to	O
7.04	O
percent	O
--	O
the	O
highest	O
since	O
July	O
31	O
--	O
from	O
6.98	O
percent	O
at	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
close	O
.	O

"	O
Seven	O
percent	O
creates	O
psychological	O
problems	O
and	O
a	O
legitimate	O
competitor	O
for	O
money	O
from	O
equities	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Ralph	I-PER
Bloch	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
technical	O
analyst	O
at	O
Raymond	I-PER
James	I-PER
.	O

"	O
We	O
could	O
carry	O
another	O
100	O
points	O
lower	O
in	O
the	O
Dow	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
'm	O
telling	O
clients	O
things	O
are	O
dicey	O
going	O
into	O
next	O
Friday	O
(	O
Sept	O
.	O

6	O
)	O
so	O
let	O
's	O
be	O
careful	O
.	O
"	O

Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
on	O
Sept	O
.	O

6	O
faces	O
the	O
key	O
monthly	O
employment	O
report	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
known	O
to	O
cause	O
dramatic	O
swings	O
in	O
stock	O
prices	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
had	O
two	O
very	O
strong	O
economic	O
reports	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
David	I-PER
Shulman	I-PER
,	O
Salomon	I-ORG
Bros	I-ORG
.	I-ORG
'	O

chief	O
equity	O
strategist	O
.	O
"	O

There	O
are	O
more	O
worries	O
in	O
bond	O
land	O
.	O

Fears	O
of	O
a	O
Fed	I-ORG
tightening	O
next	O
month	O
have	O
resurfaced	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
Commerce	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
reported	O
that	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
gross	O
domestic	O
product	O
expanded	O
at	O
a	O
4.8	O
percent	O
annual	O
rate	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
months	O
from	O
April	O
through	O
June	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
4.2	O
percent	O
estimated	O
a	O
month	O
ago	O
.	O

In	O
another	O
report	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
new	O
homes	O
jumped	O
unexpectedly	O
in	O
July	O
to	O
the	O
briskest	O
rate	O
in	O
five	O
months	O
,	O
driving	O
prices	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
strong	O
housing	O
market	O
.	O

Sales	O
shot	O
up	O
7.9	O
percent	O
last	O
month	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	O
adjusted	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
783,000	O
units	O
--	O
the	O
strongest	O
since	O
February	O
,	O
when	O
new	O
homes	O
were	O
selling	O
at	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
784,000	O
a	O
year	O
.	O

Analysts	O
said	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
was	O
also	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
impact	O
on	O
President	O
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
re-election	O
bid	O
of	O
his	O
top	O
political	O
strategist	O
resigning	O
.	O

Dick	I-PER
Morris	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
resurrecting	O
Clinton	I-PER
's	O
political	O
fortunes	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
18	O
months	O
by	O
masterminding	O
his	O
turn	O
to	O
the	O
political	O
centre	O
,	O
quit	O
after	O
a	O
supermarket	O
tabloid	O
reported	O
he	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
yearlong	O
affair	O
with	O
a	O
prostitute	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
allegedly	O
shared	O
confidential	O
campaign	O
documents	O
.	O

Analysts	O
said	O
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
had	O
grown	O
accustomed	O
to	O
a	O
moderate	O
Republican	I-MISC
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Democratic	I-MISC
President	O
Clinton	I-PER
.	O

Morris	I-PER
'	O
departure	O
raised	O
fears	O
that	O
Clinton	I-PER
would	O
veer	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
.	O

The	O
dollar	O
closed	O
at	O
1.4772	O
marks	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
1.4767	O
late	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
dollar	O
slipped	O
to	O
108.40	O
yen	O
from	O
108.45	O
.	O

Oil	O
markets	O
rose	O
sharply	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
low	O
stocks	O
,	O
two	O
hurricanes	O
and	O
allegations	O
of	O
illicit	O
trading	O
by	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

September	O
heating	O
oil	O
on	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Mercantile	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
closed	O
1.63	O
cents	O
higher	O
at	O
63.67	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
,	O
September	O
unleaded	O
gasoline	O
finished	O
1.39	O
cents	O
up	O
at	O
63.72	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
and	O
October	O
crude	O
rose	O
44	O
cents	O
to	O
$	O
22.15	O
a	O
barrel	O
.	O

December	O
cotton	O
closed	O
0.95	O
cent	O
higher	O
at	O
77.06	O
cents	O
per	O
pound	O
on	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Cotton	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
despite	O
some	O
easing	O
of	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
twin	O
hurricane	O
threat	O
to	O
key	O
U.S.	I-LOC
growing	O
areas	O
with	O
forecasts	O
indicating	O
both	O
storms	O
may	O
remain	O
offshore	O
.	O

Overseas	O
,	O
London	I-LOC
's	O
FTSE	I-MISC
100	I-MISC
index	O
had	O
earlier	O
climbed	O
to	O
3,8921.1	O
just	O
below	O
its	O
record	O
of	O
3,922.1	O
,	O
before	O
edging	O
down	O
through	O
the	O
afternoon	O
session	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
day	O
at	O
3,885.0	O
,	O
a	O
fall	O
of	O
33.7	O
points	O
.	O

In	O
Tokyo	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
key	O
225-share	O
Nikkei	I-MISC
average	O
shed	O
156.65	O
points	O
,	O
or	O
0.76	O
percent	O
,	O
to	O
end	O
at	O
20,553.16	O
.	O

Pirelli	I-ORG
cables	O
look	O
to	O
tap	O
Chinese	I-MISC
growth	O
.	O

David	I-PER
Jones	I-PER

MILAN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Italian	I-MISC
tyre	O
and	O
cables	O
giant	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
announced	O
its	O
long-awaited	O
move	O
into	O
China	I-LOC
with	O
a	O
cables	O
joint	O
venture	O
set	O
to	O
capitalise	O
on	O
the	O
rapidly-growing	O
Chinese	I-MISC
telecommunications	O
market	O
.	O

Pirelli	I-ORG
is	O
linking	O
with	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong-based	I-MISC
group	O
CITIC	I-ORG
Pacific	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
venture	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
the	O
Wuxi	I-ORG
Tong	I-ORG
Ling	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
will	O
operate	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
industrial	O
company	O
at	O
its	O
existing	O
factory	O
in	O
Wuxi	I-LOC
,	O
Jiangsu	I-LOC
province	O
,	O
Shanghai	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
partners	O
will	O
invest	O
around	O
$	O
30	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
existing	O
copper	O
cable	O
plant	O
at	O
Wuxi	I-LOC
to	O
update	O
technology	O
and	O
include	O
optic	O
fibre	O
production	O
,	O
with	O
annual	O
turnover	O
expected	O
to	O
reach	O
$	O
60	O
million	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
.	O

The	O
move	O
marks	O
a	O
further	O
move	O
by	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
's	O
cables	O
division	O
to	O
expand	O
in	O
the	O
fast-growing	O
Far	I-MISC
Eastern	I-MISC
developing	O
markets	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
already	O
present	O
in	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
,	O
India	I-LOC
and	O
Malaysia	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
This	O
is	O
really	O
positive	O
news	O
for	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
I	O
expect	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
produce	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
half-year	O
results	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
industrial	O
Italian	I-MISC
companies	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
analyst	O
Paula	I-PER
Buratti	I-PER
at	O
Indosuez	I-ORG
.	O

She	O
emphasised	O
that	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
positive	O
because	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
will	O
have	O
management	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	I-MISC
venture	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
showed	O
another	O
example	O
of	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
exporting	O
its	O
technical	O
know-how	O
to	O
developing	O
markets	O
.	O

Pirelli	I-ORG
shares	O
reacted	O
favourable	O
even	O
though	O
talks	O
had	O
been	O
underway	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
and	O
news	O
about	O
a	O
venture	O
had	O
been	O
widely	O
expected	O
.	O

The	O
shares	O
rose	O
0.2	O
percent	O
to	O
2,555	O
lire	O
by	O
1350	O
GMT	I-MISC
in	O
an	O
easier	O
Milan	I-LOC
stock	O
market	O
.	O

This	O
will	O
be	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
's	O
first	O
industrial	O
involvement	O
in	O
a	O
Chinese	I-MISC
market	O
where	O
demand	O
for	O
telecommunication	O
networks	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
grow	O
to	O
80-100	O
million	O
new	O
lines	O
between	O
1996	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
doubling	O
demand	O
for	O
optical	O
cables	O
.	O

China	I-LOC
's	O
second	O
largest	O
telecoms	O
operator	O
Unicom	I-ORG
already	O
has	O
a	O
mandate	O
from	O
the	O
central	O
government	O
to	O
establish	O
15	O
million	O
new	O
phone	O
lines	O
by	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
necessitate	O
new	O
trunk	O
line	O
systems	O
and	O
local	O
distribution	O
networks	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
starting	O
of	O
this	O
production	O
base	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
has	O
for	O
our	O
group	O
an	O
undoubted	O
strategic	O
value	O
,	O
representing	O
an	O
important	O
enhancement	O
of	O
our	O
presence	O
in	O
Asia	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Pirelli	I-ORG
SpA	I-ORG
chairman	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
Marco	I-PER
Tonchetti	I-PER
Provera	I-PER
.	O

Pirelli	I-ORG
Cables	I-ORG
has	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
$	O
3.5	O
billion	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
large	O
supplier	O
of	O
optic	O
cables	O
and	O
systems	O
to	O
major	O
telecoms	O
carriers	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
,	O
Europe	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Far	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
.	O

CITIC	I-ORG
Pacific	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
major	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong-listed	I-MISC
company	O
focusing	O
on	O
infrastruture	O
,	O
trading	O
,	O
distribution	O
and	O
property	O
,	O
with	O
28	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
1995	O
profits	O
coming	O
from	O
telecoms	O
.	O

It	O
has	O
investments	O
in	O
several	O
industrial	O
joint	O
ventures	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
.	O

Dutch	I-MISC
bond	O
futures	O
revival	O
delayed	O
-	O
EOE	I-ORG
.	O

AMSTERDAM	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

A	O
broad	O
attempt	O
to	O
spur	O
activity	O
in	O
Dutch	I-MISC
bond	O
futures	O
has	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
give	O
participants	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
become	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
trading	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
European	I-ORG
Options	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
EOE	I-ORG
)	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Market-making	O
in	O
the	O
rarely-traded	O
FTO	I-ORG
contract	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
begin	O
today	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
EOE	I-ORG
spokesman	O
said	O
the	O
10	O
banks	O
and	O
brokers	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
initiative	O
needed	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
accustomed	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
electronic	O
trading	O
system	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
ready	O
yet	O
.	O

We	O
found	O
it	O
wise	O
to	O
take	O
some	O
time	O
between	O
the	O
commitment	O
to	O
start	O
and	O
the	O
actual	O
start	O
,	O
"	O
EOE	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Lex	I-PER
van	I-PER
Drooge	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
no	O
date	O
had	O
been	O
fixed	O
yet	O
for	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
price	O
making	O
in	O
the	O
10-year	O
contract	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
EOE	I-ORG
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
speak	O
again	O
to	O
the	O
participants	O
in	O
one	O
to	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O

Investors	O
in	O
Dutch	I-MISC
bonds	O
currently	O
use	O
German	I-MISC
bond	O
futures	O
to	O
hedge	O
their	O
portfolios	O
because	O
the	O
FTO	I-ORG
contract	O
is	O
so	O
illiquid	O
.	O

A	O
limited	O
attempt	O
to	O
reinvigorate	O
the	O
contract	O
two	O
years	O
ago	O
failed	O
.	O

--	O
Amsterdam	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5000	O
,	O
Fax	O
+31	O
20	O
504	O
5040	O

OSCE	I-ORG
defends	O
record	O
over	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
peace	O
mission	O
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
head	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
mediating	O
mission	O
defended	O
its	O
record	O
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
criticism	O
by	O
pro-Moscow	O
leaders	O
in	O
breakway	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
and	O
insisted	O
it	O
was	O
doing	O
its	O
best	O
to	O
bring	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
.	O

Flavio	I-PER
Cotti	I-PER
,	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
told	O
German	I-MISC
radio	O
the	O
Vienna-based	I-MISC
body	O
viewed	O
the	O
conflict	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
as	O
an	O
internal	O
Russian	I-MISC
problem	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
OSCE	I-ORG
is	O
completely	O
involved	O
.	O

But	O
one	O
must	O
not	O
forget	O
that	O
the	O
OSCE	I-ORG
only	O
has	O
limited	O
powers	O
there	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Cotti	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
Swiss	I-MISC
foreign	O
minister	O
.	O
"	O

Our	O
mission	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
has	O
done	O
all	O
it	O
can	O
within	O
the	O
given	O
limitations	O
.	O
"	O

Pro-Moscow	I-MISC
leaders	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
have	O
criticised	O
Tim	I-PER
Guldimann	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Swiss	I-MISC
diplomat	O
who	O
heads	O
the	O
OSCE	I-ORG
Chechnya	I-LOC
mission	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
was	O
biased	O
toward	O
Zelimkhan	I-PER
Yandarbiyev	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
self-declared	O
separatist	O
government	O
.	O

Russian	I-MISC
peacemaker	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lebed	I-PER
and	O
Chechen	I-MISC
separatist	O
military	O
leader	O
Aslan	I-PER
Maskhadov	I-PER
started	O
a	O
new	O
round	O
of	O
peace	O
talks	O
on	O
Friday	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
rebel	O
region	O
.	O

Cotti	I-PER
said	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
must	O
remain	O
part	O
of	O
Russia	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
the	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
conflict	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
accord	O
the	O
region	O
maximum	O
autonomy	O
within	O
Russia	I-LOC
's	O
borders	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
doubt	O
that	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
,	O
according	O
to	O
OSCE	I-ORG
principles	O
,	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
state	O
called	O
Russia	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
Russia	I-LOC
was	O
an	O
OSCE	I-ORG
member	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
organisation	O
's	O
policy	O
to	O
challenge	O
members	O
'	O
sovereignty	O
.	O

He	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
OSCE	I-ORG
was	O
the	O
only	O
international	O
body	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
allowed	O
into	O
the	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
human	O
rights	O
situation	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
means	O
were	O
restricted	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
conflict	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
internal	O
issue	O
"	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
a	O
small	O
concept	O
,	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
worked	O
out	O
.	O

Chechnya	I-LOC
must	O
be	O
accorded	O
the	O
maximum	O
autonomy	O
possible	O
within	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
Russian	I-MISC
integrity	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Cotti	I-PER
.	O

Dutch	I-MISC
say	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
reopen	O
El	I-ORG
Al	I-ORG
carqo	O
enquiry	O
.	O

THE	I-LOC
HAGUE	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
Dutch	I-MISC
transport	O
minister	O
Annemarie	I-PER
Jorritsma	I-PER
told	O
the	O
country	O
'	O
second	O
chamber	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
further	O
need	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
1992	O
crash	O
of	O
an	O
El	I-ORG
Al	I-ORG
freighter	O
which	O
left	O
43	O
dead	O
in	O
an	O
Amsterdam	I-LOC
suburb	O
.	O

She	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
her	O
ministry	O
for	O
the	O
aircraft	O
's	O
waybill	O
documentation	O
and	O
further	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
its	O
hold	O
had	O
been	O
complied	O
with	O
by	O
El	I-ORG
Al	I-ORG
's	O
head	O
office	O
in	O
Tel	I-LOC
Aviv	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Dutch	I-MISC
transport	O
ministry	O
had	O
come	O
in	O
for	O
pressure	O
from	O
a	O
cross-section	O
of	O
Dutch	I-MISC
members	O
of	O
parliaments	O
in	O
May	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
believed	O
the	O
aircraft	O
had	O
been	O
carrying	O
unlisted	O
,	O
dangerous	O
goods	O
.	O

Others	O
said	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
aircraft	O
was	O
loaded	O
with	O
too	O
much	O
airfreight	O
.	O

Jorritsma	I-PER
said	O
the	O
latest	O
evidence	O
from	O
El	I-ORG
Al	I-ORG
in	O
no	O
way	O
supported	O
the	O
allegations	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
justification	O
for	O
a	O
further	O
investigation	O
into	O
the	O
incident	O
.	O

--	O
Air	I-ORG
Cargo	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
Tel+44	O
171	O
542	O
8982	O
Fax	O
+44	O
171	O
542	O
5017	O

Armenians	I-MISC
,	O
Azeris	I-MISC
hold	O
peace	O
talks	O
in	O
Germany	I-LOC
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Representatives	O
from	O
Armenia	I-LOC
and	O
Azerbaijan	I-LOC
held	O
talks	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
in	O
Germany	I-LOC
on	O
bringing	O
a	O
lasting	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
disputed	O
Nagorno-Karabakh	I-LOC
region	O
,	O
a	O
diplomatic	O
source	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
talks	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
source	O
,	O
who	O
spoke	O
on	O
condition	O
of	O
anonymity	O
,	O
said	O
Azerbaijani	I-PER
presidential	O
adviser	O
Vafa	I-PER
Gulizade	I-PER
and	O
his	O
Armenian	I-MISC
counterpart	O
Zhirayr	I-PER
Liparityan	I-PER
met	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
disputed	O
enclave	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
and	O
had	O
now	O
flown	O
home	O
.	O

An	O
uneasy	O
ceasefire	O
has	O
prevailed	O
in	O
Nagorno-Karabakh	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
represents	O
around	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
Azeri	I-MISC
territory	O
,	O
since	O
May	O
1994	O
after	O
ethnic	O
Armenians	I-MISC
drove	O
Azeris	I-MISC
out	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
.	O

The	O
conflict	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
claimed	O
over	O
10,000	O
lives	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
main	O
subject	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
talks	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
peaceful	O
solution	O
for	O
Nagorno-Karabakh	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
the	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

He	O
declined	O
to	O
reveal	O
any	O
more	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
talks	O
or	O
their	O
exact	O
location	O
in	O
Germany	I-LOC
.	O

Azerbaijan	I-LOC
has	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
prepared	O
to	O
grant	O
autonomy	O
to	O
Nagorno-Karabakh	I-LOC
if	O
Armenian	O
forces	O
pull	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
accept	O
Armenia	I-LOC
's	O
demands	O
for	O
the	O
independence	O
of	O
the	O
enclave	O
.	O

Russia	I-LOC
's	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
reported	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
the	O
officials	O
had	O
departed	O
for	O
negotiations	O
in	O
Germany	I-LOC
,	O
adding	O
that	O
face-to-face	O
talks	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
sides	O
first	O
took	O
place	O
last	O
December	O
in	O
Amsterdam	I-LOC
.	O

Interfax	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
discussions	O
were	O
being	O
held	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
peace	O
talks	O
mediated	O
by	O
the	O
Organisation	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Cooperation	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
(	O
OSCE	I-ORG
)	O
and	O
the	O
broad-based	O
Minsk	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
of	O
countries	O
led	O
by	O
Russia	I-LOC
and	O
Finland	I-LOC
.	O

Sombre	O
mood	O
on	O
Arctic	I-MISC
island	O
after	O
plane	O
crash	O
.	O

Rolf	I-PER
Soderlind	I-PER

LONGYEAR	I-LOC
,	O
Norway	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
windblown	O
,	O
chilly	O
streets	O
of	O
this	O
tiny	O
Arctic	I-MISC
town	O
are	O
all	O
but	O
deserted	O
and	O
flags	O
are	O
flying	O
at	O
half-mast	O
beneath	O
a	O
brooding	O
,	O
clouded	O
sky	O
.	O

Longyear	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
town	O
in	O
mourning	O
,	O
a	O
close-knit	O
community	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
shattered	O
.	O

Disaster	O
struck	O
on	O
Thursday	O
when	O
a	O
Russian	I-MISC
airliner	O
bringing	O
coal	O
miners	O
to	O
work	O
crashed	O
as	O
it	O
came	O
in	O
to	O
land	O
at	O
the	O
airport	O
,	O
killing	O
all	O
141	O
people	O
on	O
board	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
sight	O
I	O
will	O
never	O
forget	O
.	O

I	O
will	O
remember	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
my	O
life	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Stig	I-PER
Onarheim	I-PER
.	O

He	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
rescuers	O
who	O
raced	O
to	O
the	O
scene	O
of	O
the	O
crash	O
in	O
a	O
helicopter	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
hoping	O
in	O
vain	O
to	O
find	O
survivors	O
.	O

The	O
plane	O
smashed	O
into	O
a	O
snow-capped	O
mountain	O
on	O
the	O
Arctic	I-MISC
island	O
of	O
Spitzbergen	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
just	O
east	O
of	O
Longyear	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Imagine	O
a	O
big	O
plane	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
luggage	O
and	O
people	O
on	O
board	O
.	O

Think	O
of	O
all	O
that	O
mixed	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
twisted	O
,	O
wrecked	O
parts	O
on	O
the	O
slope	O
,	O
"	O
Onarheim	I-LOC
,	O
29	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Police	O
and	O
local	O
officials	O
have	O
sealed	O
off	O
the	O
crash	O
site	O
,	O
protecting	O
it	O
from	O
intrusive	O
reporters	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
polar	O
bears	O
that	O
roam	O
freely	O
across	O
the	O
icy	O
expanses	O
.	O

The	O
dead	O
were	O
all	O
Russians	I-MISC
and	O
Ukrainians	I-MISC
,	O
coming	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
mining	O
towns	O
of	O
Barentsburg	I-LOC
and	O
Pyramiden	I-LOC
.	O

Longyear	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
settlement	O
of	O
just	O
over	O
1,000	O
people	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
feels	O
the	O
loss	O
keenly	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
trouble	O
finding	O
the	O
words	O
to	O
express	O
my	O
grief	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
a	O
tragedy	O
for	O
everyone	O
.	O

We	O
know	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
Barentsburg	I-LOC
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Johan	I-PER
Sletten	I-PER
,	O
52	O
.	O

Sletten	I-PER
,	O
a	O
caretaker	O
who	O
has	O
lived	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
for	O
30	O
years	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
and	O
Russian	I-MISC
communities	O
visit	O
frequently	O
,	O
competing	O
at	O
soccer	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
and	O
with	O
snow-scooter	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
.	O

Teenage	O
shop	O
assistant	O
Heidi	I-PER
Groenstein	I-PER
was	O
blunter	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
glad	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
plane	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

Just	O
think	O
of	O
it	O
--	O
a	O
mining	O
village	O
where	O
so	O
many	O
workers	O
die	O
.	O

They	O
must	O
be	O
having	O
a	O
tough	O
time	O
of	O
it	O
now	O
.	O
"	O

Barentsburg	I-LOC
,	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
ride	O
by	O
snow-scooter	O
or	O
15	O
minutes	O
by	O
helicopter	O
from	O
Longyear	I-LOC
,	O
has	O
asked	O
to	O
be	O
left	O
alone	O
with	O
its	O
grief	O
and	O
told	O
reporters	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
.	O

Around	O
100	O
Russian	I-MISC
and	O
Ukrainian	I-MISC
miners	O
were	O
waiting	O
in	O
Longyear	I-LOC
to	O
fly	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
that	O
crashed	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
given	O
shelter	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
church	O
overnight	O
and	O
ate	O
a	O
sombre	O
breakfast	O
before	O
getting	O
on	O
a	O
bus	O
for	O
the	O
airport	O
.	O

Another	O
plane	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
from	O
Moscow	I-LOC
to	O
pick	O
them	O
up	O
.	O

At	O
this	O
time	O
of	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
colour	O
in	O
Longyear	I-LOC
comes	O
from	O
the	O
brightly-painted	O
wooden	O
houses	O
.	O

Everything	O
else	O
is	O
muddy	O
,	O
the	O
waters	O
of	O
the	O
fjord	O
leaden	O
.	O

Winter	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O

Barentsburg	I-LOC
is	O
an	O
even	O
grimmer	O
place	O
,	O
a	O
run-down	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
hardships	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Russia	I-LOC
.	O

Spitzbergen	I-LOC
lies	O
some	O
500	O
miles	O
(	O
800	O
km	O
)	O
off	O
the	O
northern	O
tip	O
of	O
Norway	I-LOC
and	O
endures	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
extreme	O
climates	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O

Inhabited	O
by	O
fewer	O
than	O
3,000	O
people	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
it	O
sees	O
the	O
sun	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
during	O
summer	O
and	O
is	O
plunged	O
into	O
round-the-clock	O
darkness	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
months	O
.	O

The	O
terrain	O
is	O
mountainous	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
roads	O
are	O
dirt	O
tracks	O
.	O

Norway	I-LOC
rules	O
the	O
island	O
group	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
a	O
1920s	O
international	O
treaty	O
which	O
gave	O
many	O
other	O
nations	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
establish	O
setttlements	O
and	O
exploit	O
the	O
coal	O
that	O
is	O
still	O
mined	O
there	O
.	O

Only	O
Russia	I-LOC
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O

Ericsson	I-ORG
says	O
wins	O
1.2	O
bln	O
SKR	O
China	I-LOC
order	O
.	O

STOCKHOLM	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Swedish	I-MISC
telecoms	O
group	O
LM	I-ORG
Ericsson	I-ORG
AB	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
won	O
an	O
order	O
worth	O
1.2	O
billion	O
crowns	O
for	O
a	O
fixed	O
public	O
telecoms	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
Guangdong	I-LOC
province	O
of	O
China	I-LOC
.	O

Ericsson	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
the	O
order	O
was	O
from	O
the	O
Guangdong	I-ORG
Post	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Telecommunications	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
(	O
GPTA	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

The	O
order	O
included	O
AXE	I-MISC
switching	O
equipment	O
,	O
ISDN	O
equipment	O
,	O
Intelligent	I-MISC
Network	I-MISC
(	O
IN	I-MISC
)	O
products	O
,	O
broad-band	O
multi-media	O
communication	O
network	O
products	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
training	O
,	O
Ericsson	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Per	I-PER
Zetterquist	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Deliveries	O
are	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
by	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Stockholm	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+46-8-700	O
1017	O

HK	I-LOC
has	O
infrastructure	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
post-97	O
-	O
Tsang	I-PER
.	O

AUCKLAND	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Financial	O
Secretary	O
Donald	I-PER
Tsang	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
the	O
territory	O
had	O
the	O
"	O
infrastructural	O
hardware	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
future	O
under	O
Chinese	I-MISC
sovereignty	O
from	O
mid-1997	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
efficient	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
South	I-LOC
China	I-LOC
coast	O
;	O
we	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
transport	O
and	O
telecommunications	O
infrastructure	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
investing	O
in	O
this	O
hardware	O
on	O
an	O
enormous	O
scale	O
,	O
"	O
Tsang	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
speech	O
to	O
Auckland	I-LOC
during	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
.	O

Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
also	O
had	O
the	O
necessary	O
"	O
constitutional	O
infrastructure	O
"	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
autonomy	O
in	O
running	O
its	O
affairs	O
after	O
the	O
handover	O
from	O
Britain	I-LOC
to	O
China	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
What	O
this	O
means	O
in	O
practice	O
is	O
that	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
will	O
go	O
on	O
raising	O
its	O
own	O
taxes	O
,	O
issuing	O
its	O
own	O
currency	O
,	O
setting	O
its	O
own	O
expenditure	O
priorities	O
and	O
managing	O
its	O
own	O
enormous	O
financial	O
reserves	O
,	O
"	O
Tsang	I-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
many	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
people	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
seek	O
their	O
future	O
elsewhere	O
and	O
others	O
were	O
sure	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
"	O

But	O
for	O
the	O
great	O
majority	O
of	O
us	O
,	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
is	O
our	O
home	O
and	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
's	O
future	O
is	O
our	O
future	O
.	O
"	O

--	O
Wellington	I-LOC
newsroom	O
64	O
4	O
473-4746	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
newspapers	O
-	O
August	O
30	O
.	O

Following	O
is	O
a	O
summary	O
of	O
major	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
political	O
and	O
business	O
stories	O
in	O
leading	O
newspapers	O
,	O
prepared	O
by	O
Reuters	I-ORG
in	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
.	O

Reuters	I-ORG
has	O
not	O
checked	O
the	O
stories	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
guarantee	O
their	O
accuracy	O
.	O

Telephone	O
:	O
(	O
6221	O
)	O
384-6364	O
.	O

Fax	O
:	O
(	O
6221	O
)	O
344-8404	O
.	O

-	O
-	O
-	O
-	O

KOMPAS	I-ORG

Indonesian	I-MISC
President	O
Suharto	I-PER
has	O
asked	O
businessmen	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
experiences	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
exports	O
.	O

-	O
-	O
-	O
-	O

JAKARTA	I-ORG
POST	I-ORG

Speaker	O
of	O
the	O
House	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
Wahono	I-PER
has	O
called	O
on	O
those	O
serving	O
in	O
high	O
state	O
institutions	O
to	O
direct	O
their	O
efforts	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
towards	O
dismantling	O
all	O
barriers	O
to	O
social	O
justice	O
.	O

An	O
agreement	O
to	O
bring	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
southern	O
Philippines	I-LOC
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
initialed	O
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
delegates	O
from	O
the	O
Philippine	I-LOC
government	O
and	O
the	O
Moro	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
(	O
MNLF	I-ORG
)	O
concluded	O
negotiations	O
on	O
the	O
treaty	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
end	O
almost	O
25	O
years	O
of	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O

-	O
-	O
-	O
-	O

MEDIA	I-ORG
INDONESIA	I-ORG

Around	O
2,000	O
of	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
's	O
controversial	O
Timor	O
national	O
car	O
made	O
by	O
Kia	I-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
of	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
arrived	O
at	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
's	O
Tanjung	I-LOC
Priok	I-LOC
port	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
cars	O
will	O
be	O
jointly	O
marketed	O
by	O
Kia	I-ORG
and	O
PT	I-ORG
Timor	I-ORG
Putra	I-ORG
Nasional	I-ORG
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
son	O
of	O
President	O
Suharto	I-PER
,	O
which	O
plans	O
next	O
year	O
to	O
start	O
assembling	O
the	O
vehicles	O
in	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
.	O

-	O
-	O
-	O
-	O

REPUBLIKA	I-ORG

The	O
Central	I-ORG
Jakarta	I-ORG
District	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
has	O
started	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
suit	O
filed	O
by	O
ousted	O
Indonesian	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PDI	I-ORG
)	O
leader	O
Megawati	I-PER
Sukarnoputri	I-PER
against	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
party	O
rivals	O
after	O
the	O
parties	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
an	O
out-of-court	O
settlement	O
.	O

Megawati	I-PER
has	O
sued	O
the	O
defendants	O
over	O
a	O
government-backed	O
rebel	O
congress	O
which	O
ousted	O
her	O
last	O
June	O
.	O

Jeans	I-ORG
Mate	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
-	O
6mth	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Six	O
months	O
to	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O

(	O
in	O
billions	O
of	O
yen	O
unless	O
specified	O
)	O

LATEST	O
PREVIOUS	O
ACTUAL	O

(	O
Parent	O
)	O
FORECAST	O
FORECAST	O
YEAR-AGO	O

Sales	O
9.06	O
9.31	O
8.42	O

Current	O
818	O
million	O
979	O
million	O
882	O
million	O

Net	O
415	O
million	O
490	O
million	O
412	O
million	O

NOTE	O
-	O
Jeans	I-ORG
Mate	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
is	O
the	O
full	O
company	O
name	O
.	O

Apic	I-ORG
Yamada	I-ORG
-	O
6mth	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Six	O
months	O
to	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1996	O

(	O
in	O
billions	O
of	O
yen	O
unless	O
specified	O
)	O

LATEST	O
PREVIOUS	O
ACTUAL	O

(	O
Parent	O
)	O
FORECAST	O
FORECAST	O
YEAR-AGO	O

Sales	O
12.50	O
13.00	O
11.27	O

Current	O
1.30	O
1.35	O
1.09	O

Net	O
650	O
million	O
680	O
million	O
600	O
million	O

NOTE	O
-	O
Apic	I-ORG
Yamada	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
leading	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
semiconductor	O
leadframes	O
.	O

Bootleg	O
brew	O
kills	O
35	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
,	O
police	O
nab	O
suspects	O
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Police	O
in	O
southwest	O
China	I-LOC
have	O
arrested	O
30	O
people	O
suspected	O
of	O
making	O
and	O
selling	O
homemade	O
alcohol	O
that	O
killed	O
35	O
people	O
and	O
poisoned	O
157	O
,	O
the	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

A	O
group	O
of	O
farmers	O
in	O
Huize	I-LOC
county	O
in	O
the	O
southwestern	O
province	O
of	O
Yunnan	I-LOC
were	O
arrested	O
for	O
blending	O
alcohol	O
with	O
methanol	O
and	O
selling	O
the	O
toxic	O
liquor	O
to	O
local	O
residents	O
,	O
the	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

Between	O
late	O
June	O
and	O
July	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
192	O
people	O
were	O
poisoned	O
by	O
the	O
toxic	O
liquor	O
,	O
and	O
35	O
of	O
them	O
died	O
and	O
six	O
were	O
left	O
severely	O
handicapped	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Local	O
authorities	O
launched	O
an	O
investigation	O
after	O
they	O
received	O
reports	O
of	O
several	O
similar	O
deaths	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Post-mortem	O
examinations	O
showed	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
caused	O
by	O
methanol	O
poisoning	O
.	O

Police	O
had	O
confiscated	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
the	O
poisonous	O
liquor	O
,	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

Singapore	I-LOC
hangs	O
Thai	I-MISC
drug	O
trafficker	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Singapore	I-LOC
hanged	O
a	O
Thai	I-MISC
farmer	O
at	O
Changi	I-LOC
Prison	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
for	O
drug	O
trafficking	O
,	O
the	O
Central	I-ORG
Narcotics	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
(	O
CNB	I-ORG
)	O
said	O
.	O

Jeerasak	I-PER
Densakul	I-PER
,	O
24	O
,	O
was	O
arrested	O
in	O
1995	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
found	O
with	O
11	O
slabs	O
of	O
cannabis	O
weighing	O
2.2	O
kg	O
(	O
4.8	O
pounds	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
CNB	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Singapore	I-LOC
has	O
a	O
mandatory	O
death	O
sentence	O
for	O
anyone	O
over	O
18	O
years	O
of	O
age	O
found	O
guilty	O
of	O
trafficking	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
grams	O
(	O
half	O
an	O
ounce	O
)	O
of	O
heroin	O
,	O
30	O
grams	O
(	O
an	O
ounce	O
)	O
of	O
morphine	O
or	O
500	O
grams	O
(	O
18	O
oz	O
)	O
of	O
cannabis	O
or	O
marijuana	O
.	O

Of	O
the	O
nearly	O
270	O
people	O
hanged	O
for	O
various	O
crimes	O
in	O
Singapore	I-LOC
since	O
1975	O
,	O
almost	O
half	O
have	O
been	O
for	O
drug-related	O
charges	O
.	O

Arafat	I-PER
goes	O
to	O
Nablus	I-LOC
ahead	O
of	O
cabinet	O
meeting	O
.	O

NABLUS	I-LOC
,	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Palestinian	I-MISC
President	O
Yasser	I-PER
Arafat	I-PER
arrived	O
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
self-rule	O
enclave	O
of	O
Nablus	I-LOC
from	O
Ramallah	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

His	O
aides	O
said	O
Arafat	I-PER
would	O
hold	O
the	O
weekly	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	O
Palestinian	I-ORG
self-rule	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
's	O
cabinet	O
in	O
Nablus	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

In	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
,	O
Israeli	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
were	O
bracing	O
for	O
thousands	O
of	O
Palestinians	I-MISC
expected	O
to	O
answer	O
Arafat	I-PER
's	O
call	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
holy	O
to	O
Moslems	I-MISC
,	O
Arabs	I-MISC
and	O
Jews	I-MISC
to	O
pray	O
in	O
protest	O
against	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
settlement	O
policy	O
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Bank	I-LOC
and	O
delay	O
in	O
peace	O
negotiations	O
.	O

Palestinians	I-MISC
want	O
Arab	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
as	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
independent	O
state	O
.	O

Israel	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
captured	O
and	O
annexed	O
East	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
in	O
1967	O
,	O
says	O
it	O
will	O
never	O
cede	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O

Arafat	I-PER
,	O
who	O
made	O
an	O
interim	O
peace	O
deal	O
with	O
Israel	I-LOC
in	O
1993	O
that	O
set	O
up	O
self-rule	O
,	O
says	O
he	O
will	O
only	O
visit	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
once	O
Israeli	I-MISC
occupation	O
has	O
ended	O
.	O

U.N.	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
concerned	O
about	O
Israeli	I-MISC
bulldozers	O
.	O

UNITED	I-ORG
NATIONS	I-ORG
1996-08-29	O

Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
members	O
expressed	O
concern	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
bulldozing	O
of	O
a	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
day-care	O
centre	O
for	O
the	O
disabled	O
might	O
further	O
injure	O
the	O
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
process	O
.	O

Responding	O
to	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
the	O
the	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
U.N.	I-ORG
observer	O
mission	O
,	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
President	O
Tono	I-PER
Eitel	I-PER
of	O
Germany	I-LOC
said	O
that	O
members	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
convey	O
their	O
views	O
to	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
charge	O
d'affaires	O
,	O
David	I-PER
Peleg	I-PER
.	O

"	O
The	O
members	O
expressed	O
their	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
and	O
they	O
urged	O
that	O
no	O
action	O
be	O
taken	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
negotiations	O
,	O
"	O
Eitel	I-PER
said	O
after	O
an	O
informal	O
council	O
session	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
asked	O
me	O
to	O
call	O
in	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
charge	O
d'affaires	O
and	O
discuss	O
the	O
matter	O
with	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

The	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
letter	O
from	O
Marwan	I-PER
Jilani	I-PER
said	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
centre	O
was	O
an	O
effort	O
by	O
Israel	I-LOC
to	O
"	O
alter	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
demographic	O
composition	O
and	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Jerusalem	I-LOC
"	O
and	O
violated	O
agreements	O
between	O
Israel	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Palestinian	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
This	O
most	O
recent	O
measure	O
represents	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
old	O
,	O
malicious	O
plans	O
to	O
confiscate	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
build	O
units	O
for	O
Israeli	I-MISC
settlers	O
within	O
the	O
walls	O
of	O
the	O
Old	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
.	O
"	O

"	O
We	O
expect	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
clear	O
and	O
firm	O
position	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
international	O
law	O
and	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
U.N.	I-ORG
resolutions	O
,	O
against	O
all	O
such	O
Israeli	I-MISC
violations	O
and	O
illegal	O
practices	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

On	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
Israeli	I-MISC
crews	O
hoisted	O
a	O
bulldozer	O
over	O
the	O
walls	O
of	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
's	O
old	O
city	O
and	O
demolished	O
the	O
centre	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
restored	O
without	O
a	O
building	O
permit	O
.	O

Canada	I-LOC
had	O
recently	O
donated	O
$	O
30	O
million	O
to	O
the	O
centre	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Burj	I-LOC
al-Laqlaq	I-LOC
Society	I-LOC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
REAL	I-ORG
SCRAPE	O
1-1	O
DRAW	O
IN	O
SCRAPPY	O
OPENING	O
MATCH	O
.	O

LA	I-LOC
CORUNA	I-LOC
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
late	O
goal	O
by	O
newly-signed	O
defender	O
Roberto	I-PER
Carlos	I-PER
saved	O
the	O
blushes	O
of	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
coach	O
Fabio	I-PER
Capello	I-PER
and	O
his	O
multi-billion	O
peseta	O
line-up	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	I-MISC
championship	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
's	O
79th-minute	O
effort	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
earn	O
Real	I-ORG
a	O
point	O
from	O
a	O
scrappy	O
1-1	O
draw	O
at	O
fellow	O
title	O
contenders	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
.	O

Deportivo	I-ORG
started	O
strongly	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
lead	O
midway	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
when	O
former	O
Auxerre	I-ORG
playmaker	O
Corentine	I-PER
Martins	I-PER
headed	O
home	O
a	O
corner	O
after	O
a	O
flick-on	O
by	O
Brazilian-born	I-MISC
Spanish	B-MISC
international	O
midfielder	O
Donato	I-PER
.	O

Real	I-ORG
looked	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
deep	O
trouble	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
break	O
when	O
Luis	I-PER
Milla	I-PER
was	O
sent	O
off	O
for	O
committing	O
two	O
bookable	O
offences	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
minutes	O
.	O

But	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
were	O
unable	O
to	O
capitalise	O
on	O
their	O
numerical	O
advantage	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
themselves	O
reduced	O
to	O
ten	O
men	O
when	O
Armando	I-PER
Alvarez	I-PER
was	O
sent	O
off	O
15	O
minutes	O
from	O
time	O
.	O

Shortly	O
afterwards	O
Roberto	I-PER
Carlos	I-PER
found	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
defence	O
and	O
equalised	O
for	O
Real	I-ORG
with	O
a	O
shot	O
that	O
was	O
deflected	O
past	O
despairing	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
'	O
keeper	O
Jacques	I-PER
Songo'o	I-PER
.	O

In	O
a	O
frantic	O
final	O
five	O
minutes	O
there	O
were	O
chances	O
at	O
both	O
ends	O
,	O
and	O
Donato	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
earlier	O
been	O
booked	O
,	O
was	O
sent	O
off	O
for	O
protesting	O
about	O
the	O
incursion	O
of	O
Real	I-ORG
players	O
at	O
a	O
free	O
kick	O
.	O

Before	O
the	O
match	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
chairman	O
Augusto	I-PER
Lendoiro	I-PER
said	O
he	O
would	O
ignore	O
a	O
FIFA	I-ORG
decision	O
banning	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Mauro	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
from	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
match	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
join	O
his	O
national	O
side	O
's	O
tour	O
of	O
Europe	I-LOC
.	O

In	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
coach	O
John	I-PER
Toshack	I-PER
decided	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
Silva	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
claimed	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
join	O
the	O
Brazil	I-LOC
squad	O
because	O
he	O
had	O
lost	O
his	O
passport	O
.	O

RUGBY	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
-	O
WIGAN	I-ORG
BEAT	O
BRADFORD	I-ORG
42-36	O
IN	O
SEMIFINAL	O
.	O

WIGAN	I-LOC
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Result	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
rugby	O
league	O
premiership	O
semifinal	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Wigan	I-ORG
42	O
Bradford	I-ORG
Bulls	I-ORG
36	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ISRAEL	I-LOC
BEAT	O
BULGARIA	I-LOC
IN	O
EUROPEAN	I-MISC
UNDER-21	O
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

HERZLIYA	I-LOC
,	O
Israel	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Result	O
of	O
European	I-MISC
under-21	O
championship	O
group	O
5	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Israel	I-LOC
2	O
,	O
Bulgaria	I-LOC
0	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O
Scorers	O
:	O
Haim	I-PER
Hajaj	I-PER
(	O
47th	O
)	O
,	O
Nir	I-PER
Sivilia	I-PER
(	O
57th	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
2,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
IRISH	I-MISC
ERASE	O
PAINFUL	O
MEMORIES	O
WITH	O
5-0	O
WIN	O
.	O

ESCHEN	I-LOC
,	O
Liechtenstein	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	O
Republic	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
's	O
new-look	O
side	O
dispelled	O
painful	O
memories	O
of	O
their	O
last	O
visit	O
to	O
Liechtenstein	I-LOC
by	O
beating	O
the	O
Alpine	I-MISC
part-timers	O
5-0	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
Irish	I-MISC
,	O
under	O
new	O
manager	O
Mick	I-PER
McCarthy	I-PER
,	O
took	O
a	O
4-0	O
lead	O
within	O
20	O
minutes	O
through	O
captain	O
Andy	I-PER
Townsend	I-PER
,	O
20-year-old	O
Norwich	I-ORG
striker	O
Keith	I-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
,	O
Sunderland	I-ORG
forward	O
Niall	I-PER
Quinn	I-PER
and	O
teenager	O
Ian	I-PER
Harte	I-PER
.	O

Quinn	I-PER
added	O
his	O
second	O
and	O
Ireland	I-LOC
's	O
fifth	O
just	O
after	O
the	O
hour	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
rout	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
Irish	I-MISC
their	O
biggest-ever	O
away	O
win	O
.	O

The	O
result	O
helped	O
erase	O
memories	O
of	O
Ireland	I-LOC
's	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
Eschen	I-LOC
stadium	O
14	O
months	O
ago	O
,	O
when	O
Jack	I-PER
Charlton	I-PER
's	O
side	O
were	O
held	O
to	O
a	O
frustrating	O
0-0	O
draw	O
which	O
ultimately	O
cost	O
them	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
championship	O
finals	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
IRELAND	I-LOC
BEAT	O
LIECHTENSTEIN	I-LOC
5-0	O
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

ESCHEN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	O
Republic	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
beat	O
Liechtenstein	I-LOC
5-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
4-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
8	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Andy	I-PER
Townsend	I-PER
(	O
5th	O
)	O
,	O
Keith	I-PER
O'Neill	I-PER
(	O
7th	O
)	O
,	O
Niall	I-PER
Quinn	I-PER
(	O
11th	O
,	O
61st	O
)	O
,	O
Ian	I-PER
Harte	I-PER
(	O
19th	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
3,900	O

GOLF	O
-	O
BRITISH	I-MISC
MASTERS	I-MISC
FINAL	O
SCORES	O
.	O

NORTHAMPTON	I-LOC
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Leading	O
scores	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
British	I-MISC
Masters	I-MISC
golf	O
tournament	O
on	O
Saturday	O
(	O
British	I-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

284	O
Robert	I-PER
Allenby	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
71	O
71	O
73	O
,	O
Miguel	I-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
75	O
70	O
71	O
68	O
(	O
Allenby	I-PER
won	O
at	O
first	O
play-off	O
hole	O
)	O

285	O
Costantino	I-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
73	O
72	O
69	O

286	O
Miguel	I-PER
Angel	I-PER
Jimenez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
74	O
72	O
73	O
67	O

287	O
Ian	I-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
70	O
76	O
71	O
70	O

288	O
Jose	I-PER
Coceres	I-PER
(	O
Argentina	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
78	O
71	O
70	O

289	O
Joakim	I-PER
Haeggman	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
77	O
70	O
71	O
,	O
Antoine	I-PER
Lebouc	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
74	O
73	O
70	O
72	O

290	O
Colin	I-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER
68	O
76	O
77	O
69	O
,	O
Robert	I-PER
Coles	I-PER
74	O
76	O
71	O
69	O
,	O
Philip	I-PER
Walton	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
74	O
74	O
71	O
,	O
Peter	I-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
74	O
71	O
74	O
71	O
,	O
Klas	I-PER
Eriksson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
75	O
72	O
72	O
,	O
Pedro	I-PER
Linhart	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
73	O
67	O
78	O

291	O
Phillip	I-PER
Price	I-PER
72	O
76	O
74	O
69	O
,	O
Adam	I-PER
Hunter	I-PER
70	O
79	O
73	O
69	O
,	O
Peter	I-PER
O'Malley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
71	O
73	O
75	O
72	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Roe	I-PER
69	O
71	O
78	O
73	O
,	O
Mike	I-PER
Clayton	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
76	O
73	O
73	O

292	O
Iain	I-PER
Pyman	I-PER
71	O
75	O
75	O
71	O
,	O
David	I-PER
Gilford	I-PER
69	O
74	O
77	O
72	O
,	O
Peter	I-PER
Hedblom	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
70	O
75	O
75	O
72	O
,	O
Stephen	I-PER
McAllister	I-PER
73	O
76	O
69	O
74	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SLOVAKIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
FAROES	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

TOFTIR	I-LOC
,	O
Faroe	I-LOC
Islands	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Slovakia	I-LOC
beat	O
the	O
Faroe	I-LOC
Islands	I-LOC
2-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
six	O
qualifying	O
match	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Faroe	I-LOC
Islands	I-LOC
-	O
Jan	I-PER
Allan	I-PER
Mueller	I-PER
(	O
60th	O
minute	O
)	O

Slovakia	I-LOC
-	O
Lubomir	I-PER
Moravcik	I-PER
(	O
13th	O
)	O
,	O
Peter	I-PER
Dubovsky	I-PER
(	O
88th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
1,445	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	I-LOC
BEAT	O
PAKISTAN	I-LOC
BY	O
107	O
RUNS	O
IN	O
SECOND	O
ONE-DAYER	O
.	O

BIRMINGHAM	I-LOC
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

England	I-LOC
beat	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
by	O
107	O
runs	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
one-day	O
international	O
at	O
Edgbaston	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
series	O
2-0	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
England	I-LOC
292-8	O
innings	O
closed	O
(	O
N.	I-PER
Knight	I-PER
113	O
)	O
,	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
185	O
(	O
Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
79	O
;	O
A.	I-PER
Hollioake	I-PER
4-23	O
)	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
TOUR	I-MISC
OF	I-MISC
NETHERLANDS	I-MISC
FINAL	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LANDGRAAF	I-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Leading	O
results	O
of	O

the	O
205-km	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
Tour	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Netherlands	I-MISC

between	O
Roermond	I-LOC
and	O
Landgraaf	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

1.	O
Olaf	I-PER
Ludwig	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
Telekom	I-ORG
4	O
hours	O
48	O
mins	O
2	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Giovanni	I-PER
Lombardi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
Polti	I-ORG
5	O
seconds	O
behind	O

3.	O
Tristan	I-PER
Hoffman	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
TVM	I-ORG
same	O
time	O

4.	O
Erik	I-PER
Breukink	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	I-ORG
8	O
seconds	O

5.	O
Jesper	I-PER
Skibby	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
TVM	I-ORG
9	O

6.	O
Vyacheslav	I-PER
Ekimov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	I-ORG
same	O
time	O

7.	O
Luca	I-PER
Pavanello	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
Aki	I-PER
11	O

8.	O
Eleuterio	I-PER
Anguita	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
MX	I-ORG
Onda	I-ORG

9.	O
Michael	I-PER
Andersson	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
Telekom	I-ORG

10.	O
Johan	I-PER
Capiot	I-PER
(	O
Belgium	I-LOC
)	O
Collstrop	I-ORG
all	O
same	O
time	O

Final	O
overall	O
placings	O
(	O
after	O
six	O
stages	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Rolf	I-PER
Sorensen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	I-ORG
20:36:54	O

2.	O
Lance	I-PER
Armstrong	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
Motorola	I-ORG
2	O
seconds	O
behind	O

3.	O
Ekimov	I-PER
1:7	O

4.	O
Marco	I-PER
Lietti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
MG-Technogym	I-ORG
1:16	O

5.	O
Erik	I-PER
Dekker	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
Rabobank	I-ORG
1:23	O

6.	O
Ludwig	I-PER
1:25	O

6.	O
Breukink	I-PER
same	O
time	O

8.	O
Maarten	I-PER
den	I-PER
Bakker	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
TVM	I-ORG
1:33	O

9.	O
Andersson	I-PER
1:34	O

10.	O
Skibby	I-PER
1:45	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLAND	I-LOC
V	O
PAKISTAN	I-LOC
ONE-DAY	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

BIRMINGHAM	I-ORG
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Scoreboard	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
one-day	O
cricket	O
match	O
between	O
England	I-LOC
and	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

England	I-LOC

N.	I-PER
Knight	I-PER
st	O
Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
113	O

A.	I-PER
Stewart	I-PER
b	O
Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
46	O

M.	I-PER
Atherton	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
1	O

G.	I-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Ata-ur-Rehman	I-PER
21	O

M.	I-PER
Maynard	I-PER
run	O
out	O
1	O

R.	I-PER
Irani	I-PER
not	O
out	O
45	O

A.	I-PER
Hollioake	I-PER
run	O
out	O
15	O

D.	I-PER
Gough	I-PER
run	O
out	O
0	O

R.	I-PER
Croft	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER
15	O

D.	I-PER
Headley	I-PER
not	O
out	O
3	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-25	O
w-4	O
nb-3	O
)	O
32	O

Total	O
(	O
for	O
8	O
wickets	O
,	O
innings	O
closed	O
)	O
292	O

Fall	O
:	O
1-103	O
2-105	O
3-163	O
4-168	O
5-221	O
6-257	O
7-257	O
8-286	O
.	O

Did	O
Not	O
Bat	O
:	O
A.	I-PER
Mullally	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Wasim	I-PER
Akram	I-PER
10-0-50-0	O
,	O
Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER
9-0-54-1	O
,	O

Ata-ur-Rehman	I-PER
6-0-40-1	O
,	O
Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
10-0-59-1	O
,	O
Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER

10-0-33-2	O
,	O
Aamir	I-PER
Sohail	I-PER
5-0-31-0	O
.	O

pakistan	O

Saeed	I-PER
Anwar	I-PER
c	O
Stewart	I-PER
b	O
Gough	I-PER
33	O

Aamir	I-PER
Sohail	I-PER
c	O
Croft	I-PER
b	O
Gough	I-PER
0	O

Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Mullally	I-PER
0	O

Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
b	O
Croft	I-PER
79	O

Inzamam-ul-Haq	I-PER
c	O
Thorpe	I-PER
b	O
Croft	I-PER
6	O

Salim	I-PER
Malik	I-PER
c	O
Stewart	I-PER
b	O
Hollioake	I-PER
23	O

Wasim	I-PER
Akram	I-PER
c	O
Knight	I-PER
b	O
Hollioake	I-PER
21	O

Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
not	O
out	O
14	O

Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
b	O
Hollioake	I-PER
0	O

Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Gough	I-PER
4	O

Ata-ur-Rehman	I-PER
c	O
Knight	I-PER
b	O
Hollioake	I-PER
2	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-2	O
nb-1	O
)	O
3	O

Total	O
(	O
37.5	O
overs	O
)	O
185	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-1	O
2-6	O
3-54	O
4-104	O
5-137	O
6-164	O
7-164	O
8-168	O

9-177	O
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Gough	I-PER
8-0-39-3	O
,	O
Mullally	I-PER
6-0-30-1	O
,	O
Headley	I-PER

7-0-32-0	O
,	O
Irani	I-PER
2-0-22-0	O
,	O
Croft	I-PER
8-0-37-2	O
,	O
Hollioake	I-PER
6.5-1-23-4	O
.	O

CYCLING	O
-	O
WORLD	O
TRACK	O
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MANCHESTER	I-LOC
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
at	O
the	O
world	O

track	O
cycling	O
championships	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
3,000	O
metres	O
individual	O
pursuit	O
qualifying	O
round	O

(	O
fastest	O
eight	O
to	O
quarter	O
finals	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Antonella	I-PER
Bellutti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
3:31.526	O
(	O
world	O
record	O
)	O

2.	O
Marion	I-PER
Clignet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
3:31.674	O

3.	O
Lucy	I-PER
Tyler-Sharman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
3:31.830	O

4.	O
Yvonne	I-PER
McGregor	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
3:41.823	O

5.	O
Natalia	I-PER
Karimova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
3:45.061	O

6.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Samokhalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
3:46.216	O

7	O
Jane	I-PER
Quigley	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
3:46.493	O

8.	O
Rasa	I-PER
Mazeikyte	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O
3:46.834	O

9.	O
Tatian	I-PER
Stiajkina	I-PER
(	O
Ukraine	I-LOC
)	O
3:52.204	O

World	O
4,000	O
metres	O
team	O
pursuit	O
semifinals	O
:	O

Italy	I-LOC
(	O
Adler	I-PER
Capelli	I-PER
,	O
Cristiano	I-PER
Citto	I-PER
,	O
Andrea	I-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
,	O
Mauro	I-PER
Trentino	I-PER
)	O
4:00.958	O
(	O
world	O
record	O
)	O
beat	O
Russia	I-LOC
(	O
Anton	I-PER
Chantyr	I-PER
,	O
Edouard	I-PER
Gritsoun	I-PER
,	O
Nikolai	I-PER
Kouznetsov	I-PER
)	O
4:06.534	O
.	O

France	I-LOC
(	O
Cyril	I-PER
Bos	I-PER
,	O
Philippe	I-PER
Ermenault	I-PER
,	O
Jean-Michel	I-PER
Monin	I-PER
,	O
Francis	I-PER
Moreau	I-PER
)	O
4:05.104	O
beat	O
Germany	I-LOC
(	O
Guido	I-PER
Fulst	I-PER
,	O
Danilo	I-PER
Hondo	I-PER
,	O
Thorsten	I-PER
Rund	I-PER
,	O
Heiko	I-PER
Szonn	I-PER
)	O
4:05.463	O

Germany	I-LOC
take	O
the	O
bronze	O
medal	O
as	O
fastest	O
losing	O
semifinalist	O
.	O

Women	O
's	O
world	O
500	O
metres	O
time	O
trial	O
final	O
:	O

1.	O
Felicia	I-PER
Ballanger	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
34.829	O

2.	O
Annett	I-PER
Neumann	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
35.202	O

3.	O
Michelle	I-PER
Ferris	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
35.694	O

4.	O
Magali	I-PER
Faure	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
35.888	O

5.	O
Olga	I-PER
Slioussareva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
36.170	O

6.	O
Oksana	I-PER
Grichina	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
36.242	O

7.	O
Tanya	I-PER
Dubnicoff	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
36.307	O

8.	O
Kathrin	I-PER
Freitag	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
36.491	O

9.	O
Donna	I-PER
Wynd	I-PER
(	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
36.831	O

10.	O
Mira	I-PER
Kasslin	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
37.273	O

11.	O
Wendy	I-PER
Everson	I-PER
(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
37.624	O

12.	O
Giovanna	I-PER
Troldi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
38.285	O

13.	O
Rita	I-PER
Razmaite	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O
38.546	O

World	O
4,000	O
metres	O
team	O
pursuit	O
championship	O
final	O
:	O

Italy	I-LOC
(	O
Adler	I-PER
Capelli	I-PER
,	O
Cristiano	I-PER
Citto	I-PER
,	O
Andrea	I-PER
Collinelli	I-PER
,	O
Mauro	I-PER
Trentino	I-PER
)	O
4:02.752	O
beat	O
France	I-LOC
(	O
Cyril	I-PER
Bos	I-PER
,	O
Philippe	I-PER
Ermenault	I-PER
,	O
Jean-Michel	I-PER
Monin	I-PER
,	O
Francis	I-PER
Moreau	I-PER
)	O
4:04.539	O

World	O
sprint	O
championship	O
quarter	O
finals	O
(	O
best	O
of	O
three	O

matches	O
)	O

Florian	I-PER
Rousseau	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ainars	I-PER
Kiksis	I-PER
(	O
Latvia	I-LOC
)	O
2-0	O

Darryn	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Christian	I-PER
Arrue	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
2-0	O

Roberto	I-PER
Chiappa	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Frederic	I-PER
Magne	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
2-0	O

Marty	I-PER
Nothstein	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Pavel	I-PER
Buran	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
2-0	O

Women	O
's	O
world	O
3,000	O
metres	O
individual	O
pursuit	O
championship	O

quarter-finals	O
:	O

Marion	I-PER
Clignet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
3:30.974	O
(	O
World	O
Record	O
)	O
beat	O
Jane	I-PER

Quigley	I-PER
(	O
USA	I-LOC
)	O
3:42.852	O

Natalia	I-PER
Karimova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
3:40.036	O
beat	O
Yvonne	I-PER
McGregor	I-PER

(	O
Britain	I-LOC
)	O
3:43.078	O

Lucy	I-PER
Tyler-Sharman	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
3:35.087	O
beat	O
Svetlana	I-PER

Samokhvalova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
3:45.011	O

Antonella	I-PER
Bellutti	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
3:32.174	O
caught	O
and	O
eliminated	O
Rasa	I-PER

Mazeikyte	I-PER
(	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
)	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	I-LOC
WIN	O
TOSS	O
,	O
PUT	O
ENGLAND	I-LOC
IN	O
TO	O
BAT	O
.	O

BIRMINGHAM	I-LOC
,	O
England	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O
put	O
England	I-LOC
in	O
to	O
bat	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
limited	O
overs	O
cricket	O
international	O
at	O
Edgbaston	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Surrey	I-ORG
all-rounder	O
Adam	I-PER
Hollioake	I-PER
was	O
making	O
his	O
England	I-LOC
debut	O
,	O
replacing	O
Lancashire	I-ORG
batsman	O
Graham	I-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
,	O
with	O
seamer	O
Peter	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
again	O
being	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
13	O
.	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
kept	O
the	O
side	O
who	O
lost	O
to	O
England	I-LOC
by	O
five	O
wickets	O
at	O
Old	I-LOC
Trafford	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
one-day	O
matches	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

England	I-LOC
:	O
Mike	I-PER
Atherton	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Nick	I-PER
Knight	I-PER
,	O
Alec	I-PER
Stewart	I-PER
,	O
Graham	I-PER
Thorpe	I-PER
,	O
Matthew	I-PER
Maynard	I-PER
,	O
Adam	I-PER
Hollioake	I-PER
,	O
Ronnie	I-PER
Irani	I-PER
,	O
Robert	I-PER
Croft	I-PER
,	O
Darren	I-PER
Gough	I-PER
,	O
Dean	I-PER
Headley	I-PER
,	O
Alan	I-PER
Mullally	I-PER
.	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
:	O
Aamir	I-PER
Sohail	I-PER
,	O
Saeed	I-PER
Anwar	I-PER
,	O
Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Salim	I-PER
Malik	I-PER
,	O
Inzamam-ul-Haq	I-PER
,	O
Wasim	I-PER
Akram	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
,	O
Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
,	O
Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
,	O
Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER
,	O
Ata-ur-Rehman	I-PER
.	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
GONZALEZ	I-PER
HOMERS	O
TWICE	O
AS	O
RANGERS	I-ORG
BEAT	O
INDIANS	I-ORG
.	O

ARLINGTON	I-LOC
,	O
Texas	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Juan	I-PER
Gonzalez	I-PER
homered	O
twice	O
and	O
Ivan	I-PER
Rodriguez	I-PER
added	O
a	O
two-run	O
shot	O
as	O
the	O
Texas	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
defeated	O
the	O
Cleveland	I-ORG
Indians	I-ORG
5-3	O
in	O
a	O
matchup	O
of	O
division	O
leaders	O
Friday	O
.	O

Rodriguez	I-PER
's	O
18th	O
homer	O
,	O
off	O
Chad	I-PER
Ogea	I-PER
(	O
7-5	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
gave	O
Texas	I-LOC
a	O
2-0	O
lead	O
.	O

One	O
out	O
later	O
,	O
Gonzalez	I-PER
smacked	O
his	O
40th	O
homer	O
,	O
extending	O
his	O
hitting	O
streak	O
to	O
20	O
games	O
.	O

Gonzalez	I-PER
,	O
who	O
hit	O
in	O
21	O
straight	O
games	O
earlier	O
this	O
season	O
,	O
joined	O
Mickey	I-PER
Rivers	I-PER
as	O
the	O
only	O
players	O
in	O
Texas	I-LOC
history	O
with	O
two	O
20-game	O
streaks	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O

Gonzalez	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
second	O
homer	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
for	O
his	O
fifth	O
multi-homer	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

Gonzalez	I-PER
has	O
three	O
40-homer	O
seasons	O
and	O
his	O
121	O
RBI	I-MISC
broke	O
Ruben	I-PER
Sierra	I-PER
's	O
team	O
record	O
of	O
119	O
set	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O

The	O
Indians	I-MISC
had	O
their	O
four-game	O
winning	O
streak	O
stopped	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
something	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
explain	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Texas	I-LOC
manager	O
Johnny	I-PER
Oates	I-PER
about	O
his	O
team	O
winning	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
meetings	O
from	O
Cleveland	I-ORG
this	O
season	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
've	O
got	O
two	O
more	O
regular	O
season	O
games	O
against	O
them	O
and	O
we	O
might	O
get	O
lucky	O
enough	O
or	O
unlucky	O
enough	O
to	O
play	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
post-season	O
.	O
"	O

Roger	I-PER
Pavlik	I-PER
(	O
15-7	O
)	O
gave	O
up	O
three	O
runs	O
and	O
seven	O
hits	O
in	O
6	O
1/3	O
innings	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
15-game	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
.	O

Jeff	I-PER
Russell	I-PER
pitched	O
two	O
perfect	O
innings	O
for	O
his	O
third	O
save	O
.	O

Brian	I-PER
Giles	I-PER
and	O
Jim	I-PER
Thome	I-PER
homered	O
for	O
Cleveland	I-ORG
.	O

Cleveland	I-ORG
's	O
lead	O
over	O
the	O
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
Central	I-MISC
dropped	O
to	O
nine	O
games	O
.	O

Texas	I-ORG
's	O
lead	O
over	O
Seattle	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
increased	O
to	O
six	O
.	O

At	O
California	I-LOC
,	O
Tino	I-PER
Martinez	I-PER
's	O
two-run	O
homer	O
keyed	O
a	O
three-run	O
first	O
and	O
Andy	I-PER
Pettitte	I-PER
became	O
the	O
league	O
's	O
first	O
19-game	O
winner	O
as	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Yankees	I-ORG
beat	O
the	O
Angels	I-ORG
6-2	O
.	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
snapped	O
a	O
season-high	O
five-game	O
losing	O
streak	O
and	O
also	O
got	O
homers	O
from	O
Mariano	I-PER
Duncan	I-PER
,	O
Darryl	I-PER
Strawberry	I-PER
and	O
Jim	I-PER
Leyritz	I-PER
.	O

Pettite	I-PER
(	O
19-7	O
)	O
allowed	O
two	O
runs	O
and	O
eight	O
hits	O
over	O
eight	O
innings	O
with	O
a	O
walk	O
and	O
seven	O
strikeouts	O
.	O

He	O
improved	O
to	O
12-2	O
following	O
Yankees	I-ORG
'	O
losses	O
.	O

Mariano	I-PER
Rivera	I-PER
pitched	O
a	O
scoreless	O
ninth	O
,	O
striking	O
out	O
two	O
.	O

Ex-Yankee	O
Randy	I-PER
Velarde	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
11th	O
homer	O
,	O
his	O
most	O
at	O
any	O
professional	O
level	O
.	O

In	O
Seattle	I-LOC
,	O
Pete	I-PER
Incaviglia	I-PER
's	O
grand	O
slam	O
with	O
one	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
snapped	O
a	O
tie	O
and	O
lifted	O
the	O
Baltimore	I-ORG
Orioles	I-ORG
past	O
the	O
Seattle	I-ORG
Mariners	I-ORG
,	O
5-2	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
Incaviglia	I-PER
's	O
sixth	O
grand	O
slam	O
and	O
200th	O
homer	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
.	O

Baltimore	I-ORG
's	O
Eddie	I-PER
Murray	I-PER
cracked	O
his	O
20th	O
homer	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
and	O
499th	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
.	O

Jay	I-PER
Buhner	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
38th	O
homer	O
and	O
Edgar	I-PER
Martinez	I-PER
his	O
23rd	O
for	O
Seattle	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Orioles	I-ORG
remained	O
tied	O
with	O
the	O
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
wild	O
card	O
with	O
the	O
Mariners	I-ORG
a	O
game	O
back	O
.	O

In	O
Toronto	I-LOC
,	O
Kevin	I-PER
Tapani	I-PER
(	O
12-8	O
)	O
allowed	O
two	O
runs	O
and	O
six	O
hits	O
over	O
7	O
1/3	O
innings	O
and	O
Frank	I-PER
Thomas	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
29th	O
homer	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Chicago	I-ORG
White	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
cruised	O
to	O
an	O
11-2	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Blue	I-ORG
Jays	I-ORG
.	O

Thomas	I-PER
,	O
Harold	I-PER
Baines	I-PER
and	O
Robin	I-PER
Ventura	I-PER
each	O
collected	O
three	O
hits	O
.	O

Baines	I-PER
homered	O
and	O
scored	O
three	O
runs	O
.	O

Danny	I-PER
Tartabull	I-PER
added	O
two	O
hits	O
and	O
three	O
RBI	I-MISC
as	O
all	O
Chicago	I-LOC
starters	O
got	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
hit	O
.	O

In	O
Oakland	I-LOC
,	O
Dave	I-PER
Telgheder	I-PER
scattered	O
seven	O
hits	O
over	O
eight	O
innings	O
and	O
Mark	I-PER
McGwire	I-PER
hit	O
his	O
major-league	O
leading	O
45th	O
homer	O
and	O
drove	O
in	O
three	O
runs	O
as	O
the	O
Athetlics	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
Boston	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Sox	I-ORG
7-0	O
.	O

Telgheder	I-PER
(	O
2-5	O
)	O
snapped	O
a	O
personal	O
three-game	O
losing	O
streak	O
.	O

Buddy	I-PER
Groom	I-PER
pitched	O
a	O
perfect	O
ninth	O
inning	O
.	O

McGwire	I-PER
singled	O
home	O
a	O
run	O
to	O
spark	O
a	O
three-run	O
sixth	O
and	O
capped	O
the	O
scoring	O
with	O
a	O
two-run	O
homer	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
.	O

The	O
loss	O
was	O
Boston	I-ORG
's	O
seventh	O
in	O
its	O
last	O
29	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
Detroit	I-LOC
,	O
Todd	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Poppel	I-PER
pitched	O
a	O
five-hitter	O
for	O
his	O
first	O
career	O
shutout	O
and	O
Tony	I-PER
Clark	I-PER
homered	O
to	O
cap	O
a	O
four-run	O
first	O
inning	O
as	O
the	O
Tigers	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
Kansas	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
Royals	I-ORG
4-0	O
.	O

Van	I-PER
Poppel	I-PER
(	O
3-6	O
)	O
walked	O
two	O
and	O
struck	O
out	O
two	O
in	O
defeating	O
the	O
Royals	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

He	O
threw	O
108	O
pitches	O
as	O
he	O
lowered	O
his	O
ERA	I-MISC
from	O
8.08	O
to	O
7.24	O
.	O

Kansas	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
has	O
scored	O
only	O
one	O
run	O
in	O
two	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
Milwaukee	I-LOC
,	O
Marc	I-PER
Newfield	I-PER
homered	O
off	O
Jose	I-PER
Parra	I-PER
(	O
5-4	O
)	O
leading	O
off	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
12th	O
as	O
the	O
Brewers	I-ORG
rallied	O
for	O
a	O
5-4	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Minnesota	I-ORG
Twins	I-ORG
.	O

Milwaukee	I-ORG
has	O
won	O
10	O
of	O
its	O
last	O
15	O
.	O

Bob	I-PER
Wickman	I-PER
(	O
6-1	O
)	O
pitched	O
2	O
2/3	O
hitless	O
innings	O
for	O
the	O
win	O
,	O
his	O
second	O
for	O
the	O
Brewers	I-ORG
.	O

Matt	I-PER
Lawton	I-PER
hit	O
a	O
three-run	O
homer	O
off	O
closer	O
Mike	I-PER
Fetters	I-PER
with	O
one	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	O
to	O
give	O
Minnesota	I-ORG
a	O
4-2	O
lead	O
.	O

But	O
Milwaukee	I-ORG
tied	O
it	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
ninth	O
on	O
pinch-hitter	O
Dave	I-PER
Nilsson	I-PER
's	O
two-run	O
double	O
.	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ESSEX	I-ORG
AND	O
KENT	I-ORG
MADE	O
TO	O
SWEAT	O
IN	O
TITLE	O
RACE	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Essex	I-ORG
and	O
Kent	I-ORG
both	O
face	O
tense	O
finishes	O
on	O
Monday	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
keep	O
pace	O
with	O
title	O
hopefuls	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
and	O
Surrey	I-ORG
,	O
convincing	O
three-day	O
victors	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
English	I-MISC
county	O
championship	O
run-in	O
.	O

Essex	I-ORG
need	O
another	O
148	O
with	O
five	O
wickets	O
in	O
hand	O
to	O
beat	O
Yorkshire	I-ORG
after	O
a	O
maiden	O
first-class	O
century	O
from	O
Richard	I-PER
Kettleborough	I-PER
transformed	O
a	O
match	O
which	O
his	O
side	O
had	O
seemed	O
certain	O
to	O
lose	O
.	O

Kent	I-ORG
will	O
also	O
need	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
nerve	O
against	O
struggling	O
Nottinghamshire	I-ORG
who	O
will	O
enter	O
the	O
final	O
day	O
137	O
ahead	O
with	O
four	O
wickets	O
left	O
in	O
a	O
relatively	O
low-scoring	O
match	O
at	O
Tunbridge	I-LOC
Wells	I-LOC
.	O

Derbyshire	I-ORG
,	O
nine-wicket	O
winners	O
over	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Surrey	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
thrashed	O
Warwickshire	I-ORG
by	O
an	O
innings	O
and	O
164	O
runs	O
,	O
can	O
instead	O
take	O
the	O
day	O
off	O
along	O
with	O
rivals	O
Leicestershire	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
beat	O
Somerset	I-ORG
inside	O
two	O
days	O
.	O

Warwickshire	I-ORG
captain	O
Tim	I-PER
Munton	I-PER
is	O
tipping	O
Surrey	I-ORG
to	O
emerge	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
positive	O
influence	O
of	O
Australian	I-MISC
coach	O
Dave	I-PER
Gilbert	I-PER
,	O
but	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
's	O
Australian	I-MISC
captain	O
Dean	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
is	O
conceding	O
nothing	O
as	O
his	O
side	O
chase	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
for	O
60	O
years	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
took	O
three	O
absolutely	O
brilliant	O
catches	O
in	O
this	O
match	O
and	O
our	O
catching	O
all	O
season	O
has	O
been	O
pretty	O
impressive	O
.	O

Our	O
catching	O
will	O
win	O
or	O
lose	O
us	O
the	O
championship	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

GOLF	O
-	O
LEADING	O
MONEY	O
WINNERS	O
ON	O
EUROPEAN	I-MISC
TOUR	I-MISC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Leading	O
money	O
winners	O
on	O
the	O

European	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
after	O
the	O
British	I-MISC
Masters	I-MISC
won	O
by	O
Robert	I-PER
Allenby	I-PER
on	O

Saturday	O
(	O
British	I-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Ian	I-PER
Woosnam	I-PER
510,258	O
pounds	O
sterling	O

2.	O
Colin	I-PER
Montgomerie	I-PER
442,201	O

3.	O
Robert	I-PER
Allenby	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
407,748	O

4.	O
Lee	I-PER
Westwood	I-PER
301,972	O

5.	O
Costantino	I-PER
Rocca	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
297,157	O

6.	O
Mark	I-PER
McNulty	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
254,247	O

7.	O
Andrew	I-PER
Coltart	I-PER
248,142	O

8.	O
Wayne	I-PER
Riley	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
239,733	O

9.	O
Raymond	I-PER
Russell	I-PER
234,330	O

10.	O
Paul	I-PER
Lawrie	I-PER
211,420	O

11.	O
Stephen	I-PER
Ames	I-PER
(	O
Trinidad	I-LOC
)	O
211,175	O

12.	O
Frank	I-PER
Nobilo	I-PER
(	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
209,412	O

13.	O
Paul	I-PER
McGinley	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
208,978	O

14.	O
Padraig	I-PER
Harrington	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
202,593	O

15.	O
Retief	I-PER
Goosen	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
)	O
195,283	O

16.	O
Miguel	I-PER
Angel	I-PER
Jimenez	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
184,180	O

17.	O
Peter	I-PER
Mitchell	I-PER
183,704	O

18.	O
Miguel	I-PER
Angel	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
182,533	O

19.	O
Jonathan	I-PER
Lomas	I-PER
181,005	O

20.	O
Paul	I-PER
Broadhurst	I-PER
176,780	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
,	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
AND	O
WELSH	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
,	O
Scottish	I-MISC
and	O

Welsh	I-MISC
rugby	O
union	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

English	I-MISC
National	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
one	O

Harlequins	I-ORG
75	O
Gloucester	I-ORG
19	O

London	I-ORG
Irish	I-ORG
27	O
Bristol	I-ORG
28	O

Northampton	I-ORG
46	O
West	I-ORG
Hartlepool	I-ORG
20	O

Orrell	I-ORG
13	O
Bath	I-ORG
56	O

Sale	I-ORG
31	O
Wasps	I-ORG
33	O

Saracens	I-ORG
25	O
Leicester	I-ORG
23	O

Welsh	I-MISC
division	O
one	O

Bridgend	I-ORG
13	O
Llanelli	I-ORG
9	O

Dunvant	I-ORG
21	O
Ebbw	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
10	O

Treorchy	I-ORG
17	O
Newbridge	I-ORG
23	O

Newport	I-ORG
29	O
Caerphilly	I-ORG
10	O

Swansea	I-ORG
49	O
Cardiff	I-ORG
23	O

Scottish	I-MISC
premier	O
league	O
division	O
one	O

Boroughmuir	I-ORG
20	O
Hawick	I-ORG
23	O

Currie	I-ORG
45	O
Heriot	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
F.P.	I-ORG
5	O

Jed-Forest	I-ORG
17	O
Watsonians	I-ORG
54	O

Melrose	I-ORG
107	O
Stirling	I-ORG
County	O
10	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
WALES	I-LOC
BEAT	O
SAN	I-LOC
MARINO	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

CARDIFF	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Wales	I-LOC
beat	O
San	I-LOC
Marino	I-LOC
6-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
4-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
7	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Dean	I-PER
Saunders	I-PER
(	O
2nd	O
minute	O
,	O
75th	O
)	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Hughes	I-PER
(	O
25th	O
,	O
54th	O
)	O
,	O
Andy	I-PER
Melville	I-PER
(	O
33rd	O
)	O
,	O
John	I-PER
Robinson	I-PER
(	O
45th	O
)	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
15,150	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
UKRAINE	I-LOC
BEAT	O
NORTHERN	I-LOC
IRELAND	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

BELFAST	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Ukraine	I-LOC
beat	O
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
1-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
nine	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorer	O
:	O
Sergei	I-PER
Rebrov	I-PER
(	O
79th	O
minute	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
9,358	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
LYNAGH	I-PER
SEALS	O
VICTORY	O
OVER	O
DWYER	I-ORG
AND	O
LEICESTER	I-ORG
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Former	O
Wallaby	I-ORG
captain	O
Michael	I-PER
Lynagh	I-PER
began	O
his	O
career	O
in	O
English	I-MISC
club	O
rugby	O
in	O
impeccable	O
fashion	O
on	O
Saturday	O
to	O
frustrate	O
his	O
old	O
coach	O
Bob	I-PER
Dwyer	I-PER
on	O
his	O
league	O
coaching	O
debut	O
with	O
Leicester	I-LOC
.	O

Lynagh	I-PER
kicked	O
five	O
penalties	O
and	O
a	O
conversion	O
from	O
his	O
six	O
attempts	O
at	O
goal	O
to	O
steer	O
his	O
multi-national	O
Saracens	I-ORG
side	O
to	O
a	O
25-23	O
home	O
win	O
and	O
offer	O
millionaire	O
backer	O
Nigel	I-PER
Wray	I-PER
an	O
early	O
return	O
on	O
his	O
big	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
north	O
London	I-LOC
club	O
.	O

French	I-MISC
centre	O
Philippe	I-PER
Sella	I-PER
also	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
alongside	O
Lynagh	I-PER
,	O
although	O
the	O
home	O
team	O
scored	O
only	O
one	O
try	O
through	O
England	I-LOC
scrum-half	O
Kyran	I-PER
Bracken	I-PER
.	O

The	O
new	O
French	I-MISC
connection	O
at	O
Harlequins	I-LOC
also	O
made	O
a	O
good	O
start	O
,	O
Laurent	I-PER
Cabannes	I-PER
and	O
Laurent	I-PER
Benezech	I-PER
scoring	O
a	O
try	O
apiece	O
in	O
their	O
side	O
's	O
75-19	O
victory	O
over	O
Gloucester	I-ORG
.	O

Former	O
England	I-LOC
captain	O
Will	I-PER
Carling	I-PER
,	O
handed	O
the	O
kicking	O
duties	O
,	O
finished	O
with	O
20	O
points	O
.	O

With	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
league	O
season	O
briefly	O
shifting	O
the	O
spotlight	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
discord	O
between	O
the	O
clubs	O
and	O
the	O
Rugby	I-ORG
Football	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
,	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
emphatic	O
victories	O
for	O
champions	O
Bath	I-ORG
,	O
56-13	O
winners	O
over	O
Orrell	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Northampton	I-ORG
and	O
narrow	O
successes	O
for	O
Wasps	I-ORG
and	O
Bristol	I-ORG
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Scottish	I-MISC
league	O
standings	O
after	O

Saturday	O
's	O
matches	O
(	O
tabulated	O
-	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O

for	O
,	O
goals	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Division	O
one	O

Greenock	I-ORG
Morton	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
2	O
6	O

Dundee	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
3	O
2	O
5	O

St	I-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
4	O

St	I-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Airdrieonians	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
4	O

Falkirk	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O

Clydebank	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O

Partick	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O

Stirling	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

East	I-ORG
Fife	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
1	O

Division	O
two	O

Livingston	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
6	O
2	O
9	O

Queen	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
6	O

Ayr	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
8	O
2	O
5	O

Stenhousemuir	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
1	O
4	O

Hamilton	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
4	O

Stranraer	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Brechin	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
3	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O

Clyde	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
5	O
3	O

Dumbarton	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Berwick	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
14	O
0	O

Division	O
three	O

Albion	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
5	O
0	O
9	O

Forfar	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
4	O
6	O

Cowdenbeath	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Arbroath	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Alloa	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Queen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
8	O
4	O

Montrose	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
4	O
3	O

Inverness	I-ORG
Thistle	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
3	O
6	O
3	O

East	I-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
2	O

Ross	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
0	O
3	O
3	O
7	O
0	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

English	I-MISC
soccer	O
league	O
standings	O

after	O
Saturday	O
's	O
matches	O
(	O
tabulated	O
-	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O

goals	O
for	O
,	O
goals	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Division	O
one	O

Stoke	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
7	O
4	O
10	O

Barnsley	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
0	O
0	O
8	O
2	O
9	O

Norwich	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
9	O

Tranmere	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
7	O

Bolton	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
2	O
7	O

Queens	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
3	O
2	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
7	O

Wolverhampton	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
7	O

Swindon	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
4	O
7	O

Bradford	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
3	O
6	O

Portsmouth	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
6	O

Ipswich	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
9	O
7	O
5	O

Crystal	I-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
3	O
5	O

Port	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
5	O

Birmingham	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
4	O

Reading	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
5	O
10	O
4	O

Huddersfield	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
4	O

Oxford	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
6	O
5	O
3	O

Manchester	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
3	O

West	I-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
2	O

Oldham	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
5	O
9	O
1	O

Sheffield	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
1	O

Grimsby	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
8	O
1	O

Southend	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
10	O
1	O

Charlton	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
1	O

Division	O
two	O

Plymouth	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
10	O
6	O
10	O

Brentford	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
9	O
3	O
10	O

Bury	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
8	O
2	O
10	O

Chesterfield	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
9	O

Millwall	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
7	O

Shrewsbury	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
6	O
7	O

Blackpool	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
7	O

York	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
6	O
6	O

Burnley	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
7	O
6	O

Bournemouth	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
5	O
6	O

Watford	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
6	O

Bristol	I-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
5	O

Peterborough	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
4	O

Preston	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
4	O

Crewe	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
4	O

Gillingham	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
4	O

Notts	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O

Bristol	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
7	O
8	O
3	O

Luton	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
10	O
3	O

Wycombe	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
3	O

Wrexham	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
5	O
5	O
2	O

Stockport	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
2	O

Rotherham	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
6	O
1	O

Walsall	I-ORG
3	O
0	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
1	O

Division	O
three	O

Wigan	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
9	O
4	O
10	O

Fulham	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
9	O

Hull	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
2	O
0	O
4	O
2	O
8	O

Hartlepool	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
6	O
5	O
7	O

Torquay	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
7	O

Cardiff	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
7	O

Scunthorpe	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
7	O

Carlisle	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
7	O

Scarborough	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
6	O

Northampton	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
6	O
4	O
5	O

Lincoln	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
5	O
5	O
5	O

Barnet	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
2	O
5	O

Exeter	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
4	O
5	O
5	O

Cambridge	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
4	O
5	O

Darlington	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
9	O
8	O
4	O

Chester	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
6	O
7	O
4	O

Doncaster	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
4	O

Leyton	I-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Brighton	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
3	O
6	O
4	O

Hereford	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
4	O

Swansea	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
9	O
3	O

Colchester	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
2	O
4	O
3	O

Rochdale	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O
4	O
2	O

Mansfield	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
2	O
6	O
2	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
Scottish	I-MISC
league	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Division	O
one	O

Greenock	I-ORG
Morton	I-ORG
1	O
Falkirk	I-ORG
0	O

Partick	I-ORG
1	O
St	I-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
1	O

Stirling	I-ORG
1	O
Dundee	I-ORG
1	O

Postponed	O
:	O
East	I-ORG
Fife	I-ORG
v	O
Clydebank	I-ORG
,	O
St	I-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
v	O

Airdrieonians	I-ORG
.	O

Division	O
two	O

Ayr	I-ORG
6	O
Berwick	I-ORG
0	O

Clyde	I-ORG
0	O
Queen	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
2	O

Dumbarton	I-ORG
1	O
Brechin	I-ORG
1	O

Livingston	I-ORG
1	O
Hamilton	I-ORG
0	O

Stenhousemuir	I-ORG
0	O
Stranraer	I-ORG
1	O

Division	O
three	O

Albion	I-ORG
2	O
Cowdenbeath	I-ORG
0	O

Arbroath	I-ORG
0	O
East	I-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
0	O

Inverness	I-ORG
Thistle	I-ORG
1	O
Alloa	I-ORG
0	O

Montrose	I-ORG
2	O
Ross	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
1	O

Queen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
1	O
Forfar	I-ORG
4	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
soccer	O
matches	O

on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Division	O
one	O

Bradford	I-ORG
1	O
Tranmere	I-ORG
0	O

Grimsby	I-ORG
0	O
Portsmouth	I-ORG
1	O

Huddersfield	I-ORG
1	O
Crystal	I-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
1	O

Norwich	I-ORG
1	O
Wolverhampton	I-ORG
0	O

Oldham	I-ORG
3	O
Ipswich	I-ORG
3	O

Port	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
2	O
Oxford	I-ORG
0	O

Reading	I-ORG
2	O
Stoke	I-ORG
2	O

Southend	I-ORG
1	O
Swindon	I-ORG
3	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Birmingham	I-ORG
v	O
Barnsley	I-ORG
,	O
Manchester	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
v	O
Charlton	I-ORG

Playing	O
Sunday	O
:	O
Queens	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
v	O
Bolton	I-ORG

Division	O
two	O

Blackpool	I-ORG
0	O
Wycombe	I-ORG
0	O

Bournemouth	I-ORG
1	O
Peterborough	I-ORG
2	O

Bristol	I-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
1	O
Stockport	I-ORG
1	O

Bury	I-ORG
4	O
Bristol	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
0	O

Crewe	I-ORG
0	O
Watford	I-ORG
2	O

Gillingham	I-ORG
0	O
Chesterfield	I-ORG
1	O

Luton	I-ORG
1	O
Rotherham	I-ORG
0	O

Millwall	I-ORG
2	O
Burnley	I-ORG
1	O

Notts	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
0	O
York	I-ORG
1	O

Shrewsbury	I-ORG
0	O
Brentford3	I-ORG

Postponed	O
:	O
Walsall	I-ORG
v	O
Wrexham	I-ORG

Division	O
three	O

Brighton	I-ORG
1	O
Scunthorpe	I-ORG
1	O

Cambridge	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
0	O
Cardiff	I-ORG
2	O

Colchester	I-ORG
1	O
Hereford	I-ORG
1	O

Doncaster	I-ORG
3	O
Darlington	I-ORG
2	O

Fulham	I-ORG
1	O
Carlisle	I-ORG
0	O

Hull	I-ORG
0	O
Barnet	I-ORG
0	O

Leyton	I-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
2	O
Hartlepool	I-ORG
0	O

Mansfield	I-ORG
0	O
Rochdale	I-ORG
0	O

Scarborough	I-ORG
1	O
Northampton	I-ORG
1	O

Torquay	I-ORG
2	O
Exeter	I-ORG
0	O

Wigan	I-ORG
4	O
Chester	I-ORG
2	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
COUNTY	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	I-MISC
SCORES	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
and	O
close	O
scores	O
of	O
four-day	O
English	I-MISC
county	O
championship	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

At	O
Portsmouth	I-LOC
:	O
Middlesex	I-ORG
beat	O
Hampshire	I-ORG
by	O
188	O
runs	O
.	O

Middlesex	I-ORG
199	O
and	O
426	O
,	O
Hampshire	I-ORG
232	O
and	O
205	O
(	O
A.	I-PER
Fraser	I-PER
5-79	O
,	O
P.	I-PER
Tufnell	I-PER
4-39	O
)	O
.	O

Middlesex	I-ORG
20	O
points	O
,	O
Hampshire	I-ORG
5	O
.	O

At	O
Chester-le-Street	I-LOC
:	O
Glamorgan	I-ORG
beat	O
Durham	I-ORG
by	O
141	O
runs	O
.	O

Glamorgan	I-ORG
259	O
and	O
207	O
,	O
Durham	I-ORG
114	O
and	O
211	O
.	O

Glamorgan	I-ORG
22	O
points	O
,	O
Durham	I-ORG
4	O
.	O

At	O
Chesterfield	I-LOC
:	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
beat	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG
by	O
nine	O
wickets	O
.	O

Worcestershire	I-ORG
238	O
and	O
303	O
(	O
K.	I-PER
Spiring	I-PER
130	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
S.	I-PER
Rhodes	I-PER
57	O
;	O
P.	I-PER
DeFreitas	I-PER
4-70	O
)	O
,	O
Derbyshire	I-ORG
471	O
and	O
71-1	O
.	O

Derbyshire	I-ORG
24	O
points	O
,	O
Worcestershire	I-ORG
5	O
.	O

At	O
The	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
(	O
London	I-LOC
)	O
:	O
Surrey	I-ORG
beat	O
Warwickshire	I-ORG
by	O
an	O
innings	O
and	O
164	O
runs	O
.	O

Warwickshire	I-ORG
195	O
and	O
109	O
(	O
J.	I-PER
Benjamin	I-PER
4-17	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Bicknell	I-PER
4-38	O
)	O
,	O
Surrey	I-ORG
468	O
(	O
C.	I-PER
Lewis	I-PER
94	O
,	O
M.	I-PER
Butcher	I-PER
70	O
,	O
G.	I-PER
Kersey	I-PER
63	O
,	O
J.	I-PER
Ratcliffe	I-PER
63	O
,	O
D.	I-PER
Bicknell	I-PER
55	O
)	O
.	O

Surrey	I-ORG
24	O
points	O
,	O
Warwickshire	I-ORG
2	O
.	O

At	O
Headingley	I-LOC
(	O
Leeds	I-LOC
)	O
:	O
Yorkshire	I-ORG
290	O
and	O
329	O
(	O
R.	I-PER
Kettleborough	I-PER
108	O
,	O
G.	I-PER
Hamilton	I-PER
61	O
;	O
P.	I-PER
Such	I-PER
8-118	O
)	O
,	O
Essex	I-ORG
372	O
and	O
100-5	O
.	O

At	O
Hove	I-LOC
:	O
Sussex	I-ORG
363	O
and	O
144	O
,	O
Lancashire	I-ORG
218	O
and	O
53-0	O
.	O

At	O
Tunbridge	I-LOC
Wells	I-LOC
:	O
Nottinghamshire	I-ORG
214	O
and	O
167-6	O
(	O
C.	I-PER
Tolley	I-PER
64	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
,	O
Kent	I-ORG
244	O
(	O
C.	I-PER
Hooper	I-PER
58	O
;	O
C.	I-PER
Tolley	I-PER
4-68	O
,	O
K.	I-PER
Evans	I-PER
4-71	O
)	O

At	O
Bristol	I-LOC
:	O
Gloucestershire	I-ORG
183	O
and	O
249	O
(	O
J.	I-PER
Russell	I-PER
75	O
)	O
,	O
Northamptonshire	I-ORG
190	O
and	O
218-9	O
.	O

MOTOR	O
RACING	O
-	O
LEADING	O
QUALIFIERS	O
FOR	O
VANCOUVER	I-LOC
INDYCAR	I-MISC
RACE	O
.	O

VANCOUVER	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Top	O
ten	O
drivers	O
in	O
grid	O
for	O

Sunday	O
's	O
Vancouver	I-LOC
IndyCar	I-MISC
race	O
after	O
final	O
qualifying	O
on	O

Saturday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
by	O
driver	O
,	O
country	O
,	O
chassis	O
,	O
motor	O
and	O
lap	O

times	O
in	O
seconds	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Alex	I-PER
Zanardi	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Honda	I-ORG
,	O
53.980	O
(	O
113.576	O

mph	O
/	O
182.778	O
kph	O
)	O

2.	O
Michael	I-PER
Andretti	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Lola	I-ORG
Ford	I-ORG
Cosworth	I-ORG
,	O
54.483	O

3.	O
Bobby	I-PER
Rahal	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Mercedes-Benz	I-ORG
,	O
54.507	O

4.	O
Bryan	I-PER
Herta	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Mercedes-Benz	I-ORG
,	O
54.578	O

5.	O
Jimmy	I-PER
Vasser	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Honda	I-ORG
,	O
54.617	O

6.	O
Paul	I-PER
Tracy	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Penske	I-ORG
Mercedes-Benz	I-ORG
,	O
54.620	O

7.	O
Al	I-PER
Unser	I-PER
Jr	O
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Penske	I-ORG
Mercedes-Benz	I-ORG
,	O
54.683	O

8.	O
Andre	I-PER
Ribeiro	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Lola	I-ORG
Honda	I-ORG
,	O
54.750	O

9.	O
Mauricio	I-PER
Gugelmin	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Ford	I-ORG
Cosworth	I-ORG
,	O
54.762	O

10.	O
Gil	I-PER
de	I-PER
Ferran	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Reynard	I-ORG
Honda	I-ORG
,	O
54.774	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
CANADA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
PANAMA	I-LOC
3-1	O
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

EDMONTON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Canada	I-LOC
beat	O
Panama	I-LOC
3-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
2-0	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
CONCACAF	I-ORG
semifinal	O
phase	O
qualifying	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Canada	I-LOC
-	O
Aunger	I-PER
(	O
41st	O
min	O
,	O
pen	O
)	O
,	O
Paul	I-PER
Peschisolido	I-PER
(	O
42nd	O
)	O
,	O
Carlo	I-PER
Corrazin	I-PER
(	O
87th	O
)	O

Panama	I-LOC
-	O
Jorge	I-PER
Luis	I-PER
Dely	I-PER
Valdes	I-PER
(	O
50th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
9,402	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
SPRINGBOKS	I-ORG
FINALLY	O
BREAK	O
ALL	I-ORG
BLACK	I-ORG
SPELL	O
.	O

Andy	I-PER
Colquhoun	I-PER

JOHANNESBURG	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
managed	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
fifth	O
successive	O
defeat	O
in	O
1996	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
All	I-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
with	O
an	O
emphatic	O
32-22	O
victory	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
an	O
ecstatic	O
Ellis	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
crowd	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

They	O
scored	O
three	O
tries	O
in	O
recording	O
their	O
highest	O
total	O
against	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
,	O
salvaging	O
some	O
pride	O
in	O
a	O
season	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
world	O
champions	O
have	O
lost	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
tests	O
.	O

It	O
also	O
ended	O
a	O
run	O
of	O
nine	O
successive	O
victories	O
this	O
year	O
for	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
but	O
arrived	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
2-1	O
series	O
defeat	O
and	O
an	O
historic	O
first	O
All	I-ORG
Black	I-ORG
series	O
triumph	O
on	O
South	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
soil	O
.	O

Springbok	I-ORG
scrum-half	O
Joost	I-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
was	O
his	O
side	O
's	O
inspiration	O
,	O
scoring	O
their	O
opening	O
try	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
third	O
for	O
flanker	O
Andre	I-PER
Venter	I-PER
from	O
a	O
quickly	O
taken	O
penalty	O
to	O
give	O
his	O
side	O
a	O
29-8	O
lead	O
after	O
54	O
minutes	O
.	O

Fullback	O
Andre	I-PER
Joubert	I-PER
scored	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
scorching	O
in	O
from	O
40	O
metres	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
his	O
three	O
long-range	O
penalties	O
.	O

The	O
All	I-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
salvaged	O
some	O
pride	O
by	O
scoring	O
two	O
tries	O
from	O
centre	O
Walter	I-PER
Little	I-PER
and	O
scrum-half	O
Justin	I-PER
Marshall	I-PER
in	O
the	O
final	O
five	O
minutes	O
to	O
close	O
a	O
gap	O
which	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
stood	O
at	O
24	O
points	O
.	O

But	O
they	O
generally	O
endured	O
an	O
off-day	O
,	O
highlighted	O
by	O
recalled	O
fly-half	O
Andrew	I-PER
Mehrtens	I-PER
who	O
missed	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
kicks	O
at	O
goal	O
.	O

Recalled	O
fly-half	O
Henry	I-PER
Honiball	I-PER
kicked	O
the	O
Springboks	I-ORG
into	O
a	O
6-0	O
lead	O
after	O
10	O
minutes	O
only	O
to	O
see	O
Andrew	I-PER
Mehrtens	I-PER
launch	O
a	O
penalty	O
from	O
eight	O
metres	O
inside	O
his	O
own	O
half	O
to	O
narrow	O
the	O
gap	O
.	O

Mehrtens	I-PER
missed	O
three	O
further	O
penalties	O
and	O
a	O
conversion	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
40	O
minutes	O
which	O
could	O
have	O
put	O
his	O
side	O
ahead	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
Springboks	I-ORG
who	O
looked	O
the	O
more	O
dangerous	O
.	O

Their	O
promise	O
was	O
realised	O
when	O
Joubert	I-PER
made	O
a	O
40-metre	O
break	O
in	O
the	O
25th	O
minute	O
and	O
,	O
although	O
winger	O
Pieter	I-PER
Hendriks	I-PER
appeared	O
to	O
knock	O
on	O
Joubert	I-PER
's	O
reverse	O
pass	O
,	O
Welsh	I-MISC
referee	O
Derek	I-PER
Bevan	I-PER
allowed	O
Van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
score	O
under	O
the	O
posts	O
.	O

Honiball	I-PER
converted	O
and	O
Joubert	I-PER
kicked	O
a	O
penalty	O
before	O
All	I-ORG
Black	I-ORG
hooker	O
Sean	I-PER
Fitzpatrick	I-PER
scored	O
a	O
try	O
from	O
close	O
range	O
on	O
the	O
stroke	O
of	O
half-time	O
to	O
narrow	O
the	O
lead	O
to	O
16-8	O
and	O
hint	O
at	O
a	O
comeback	O
.	O

Instead	O
Joubert	I-PER
kicked	O
another	O
long	O
penalty	O
and	O
then	O
raced	O
around	O
the	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
defence	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
Springboks	I-ORG
'	O
second	O
try	O
.	O

A	O
quick	O
penalty	O
from	O
Van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
five	O
metres	O
from	O
the	O
All	I-ORG
Black	I-ORG
line	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
third	O
try	O
for	O
Venter	I-PER
five	O
minutes	O
later	O
and	O
when	O
Joubert	I-PER
kicked	O
his	O
third	O
penalty	O
the	O
Springboks	I-ORG
held	O
an	O
unassailable	O
32-8	O
lead	O
going	O
into	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
.	O

When	O
the	O
All	I-ORG
Blacks	I-ORG
did	O
break	O
through	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
late	O
.	O

Centre	O
Walter	I-PER
Little	I-PER
followed	O
up	O
Mehrtens	I-PER
'	O
kick	O
to	O
score	O
under	O
the	O
posts	O
and	O
scrum-half	O
Justin	I-PER
Marshall	I-PER
forced	O
himself	O
over	O
from	O
a	O
ruck	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
line	O
in	O
injury-time	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
some	O
consolation	O
.	O

South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
-	O
15	O
-	O
Andre	I-PER
Joubert	I-PER
,	O
14	O
-	O
Justin	I-PER
Swart	I-PER
,	O
13	O
-	O
Japie	I-PER
Mulder	I-PER
(	O
Joel	I-PER
Stransky	I-PER
,	O
48	O
mins	O
)	O
12	O
-	O
Danie	I-PER
van	I-PER
Schalkwyk	I-PER
,	O
11	O
-	O
Pieter	I-PER
Hendriks	I-PER
;	O
10	O
-	O
Henry	I-PER
Honiball	I-PER
,	O
9	O
-	O
Joost	I-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
;	O
8	O
-	O
Gary	I-PER
Teichmann	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
7	O
-	O
Andre	I-PER
Venter	I-PER
(	O
Wayne	I-PER
Fyvie	I-PER
,	O
75	O
)	O
,	O
6	O
-	O
Ruben	I-PER
Kruge	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Mark	I-PER
Andrews	I-PER
(	O
Fritz	I-PER
van	I-PER
Heerden	I-PER
,	O
39	O
)	O
,	O
4	O
-	O
Kobus	I-PER
Wiese	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Marius	I-PER
Hurter	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
James	I-PER
Dalton	I-PER
,	O
1	O
-	O
Dawie	I-PER
Theron	I-PER
(	O
Garry	I-PER
Pagel	I-PER
,	O
66	O
)	O
.	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
-	O
15	O
-	O
Christian	I-PER
Cullen	I-PER
(	O
Alama	I-PER
Ieremia	I-PER
,	O
70	O
)	O
,	O
14	O
-	O
Jeff	I-PER
Wilson	I-PER
,	O
13	O
-	O
Walter	I-PER
Little	I-PER
,	O
12	O
-	O
Frank	I-PER
Bunce	I-PER
,	O
11	O
-	O
Glen	I-PER
Osborne	I-PER
;	O
10	O
-	O
Andrew	I-PER
Mehrtens	I-PER
,	O
9	O
-	O
Justin	I-PER
Marshall	I-PER
;	O
8	O
-	O
Zinzan	I-PER
Brooke	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
Josh	I-PER
Kronfeld	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Michael	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
(	O
Glenn	I-PER
Taylor	I-PER
,	O
53	O
)	O
,	O
5	O
-	O
Robin	I-PER
Brooke	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Ian	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Olo	I-PER
Brown	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Sean	I-PER
Fitzpatrick	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
-	O
Craig	I-PER
Dowd	I-PER
.	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
SOUTH	I-LOC
AFRICA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
ALL	I-ORG
BLACKS	I-ORG
32-22	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
beat	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
32-22	O
(	O
haltime	O
16-8	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
test	O
match	O
of	O
their	O
three-test	O
series	O
at	O
Ellis	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Joost	I-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Westhuizen	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Andre	I-PER
Joubert	I-PER
.	O

Conversion	O
:	O
Henry	I-PER
Honiball	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Honiball	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Joubert	I-PER
(	O
3	O
)	O
.	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Sean	I-PER
Fitzpatrick	I-PER
,	O
Walter	I-PER
Little	I-PER
,	O
Justin	I-PER
Marshall	I-PER
.	O

Conversions	O
:	O
Andrew	I-PER
Mehrtens	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Mehrtens	I-PER
.	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
win	O
test	O
series	O
2-1	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MAURITANIA	I-LOC
DISSOLVES	O
NATIONAL	O
TEAM	O
AFTER	O
CUP	I-MISC
EXIT	O
.	O

NOUAKCHOTT	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Mauritania	I-LOC
's	O
soccer	O
federation	O
dissolved	O
the	O
national	O
team	O
and	O
suspended	O
this	O
season	O
's	O
domestic	O
championship	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
African	I-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
Since	O
Mauritania	I-LOC
has	O
been	O
eliminated	O
on	O
all	O
fronts	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
commitments	O
are	O
not	O
for	O
another	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
reason	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
,	O
"	O
federation	O
president	O
Mohamed	I-PER
Lemine	I-PER
Cheiguer	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
North	I-MISC
Africans	I-MISC
were	O
held	O
to	O
a	O
goalless	O
draw	O
by	O
Benin	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
losing	O
the	O
first	O
leg	O
of	O
their	O
qualifying	O
tie	O
4-1	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
MAURITANIA	I-LOC
DRAW	O
WITH	O
BENIN	I-LOC
IN	O
AFRICAN	I-MISC
NATIONS	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

NOUAKCHOTT	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Mauritania	I-LOC
drew	O
0-0	O
with	O
Benin	I-LOC
in	O
their	O
African	I-MISC
Nations	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
preliminary	O
round	O
,	O
second	O
leg	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Benin	I-LOC
won	O
4-1	O
on	O
aggregate	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
YUGOSLAV	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
Yugoslav	I-MISC
league	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Division	O
A	O

Hajduk	I-ORG
2	O
Proleter	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
Z	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O

Zemun	I-ORG
1	O
Rad	I-ORG
(	O
B	O
)	O
0	O

Borac	I-ORG
1	O
Mladost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
L	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
2	O

Cukaricki	I-ORG
1	O
Vojvodina	I-ORG
0	O

Buducnost	I-ORG
1	O
Red	I-ORG
Star	I-ORG
3	O

Partizan	I-ORG
6	O
Becej	I-ORG
0	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O
for	O
,	O
goals	O

against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Red	I-ORG
Star	I-ORG
4	O
4	O
0	O
0	O
9	O
3	O
12	O

Partizan	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
1	O
0	O
13	O
3	O
10	O

Mladost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
L	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
8	O
5	O
7	O

Vojvodina	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
3	O
7	O

Becej	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
1	O
1	O
5	O
7	O
7	O

Hajduk	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
3	O
6	O

Cukaricki	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
6	O
6	O
6	O

Zemun	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
2	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
5	O

Rad	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
B	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
2	O
3	O
4	O

Buducnost	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
8	O
3	O

Proleter	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
Z	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
9	O
1	O

Borac	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
0	O
4	O
1	O
10	O
0	O

Division	O
B	O

Sloboda	I-ORG
4	O
Mladost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
BJ	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O

Buducnost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
V	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O
OFK	I-ORG
Beograd	I-ORG
1	O

Rudar	I-ORG
0	O
OFK	I-ORG
Kikinda	I-ORG
1	O

Obilic	I-ORG
2	O
Zeleznik	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
B	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
0	O

Sutjeska	I-ORG
1	O
Loznica	I-ORG
0	O

Radnicki	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
N	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
-	O
Spartak	I-ORG
(	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
)	O

Standings	O
:	O

Obilic	I-ORG
4	O
4	O
0	O
0	O
10	O
1	O
12	O

OFK	I-ORG
Kikinda	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
8	O
3	O
9	O

Sutjeska	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
0	O
1	O
7	O
5	O
9	O

Loznica	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
7	O
4	O
6	O

OFK	I-ORG
Beograd	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
3	O
0	O
5	O
4	O
6	O

Buducnost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
V	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
0	O
2	O
4	O
5	O
6	O

Sloboda	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
8	O
8	O
4	O

Spartak	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
1	O
1	O
3	O
3	O
4	O

Radnicki	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
N	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
3	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
5	O
6	O
3	O

Zeleznik	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
B	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
4	O
7	O
3	O

Rudar	I-ORG
4	O
1	O
0	O
3	O
1	O
7	O
3	O

Mladost	I-ORG
(	I-ORG
BJ	I-ORG
)	I-ORG
4	O
0	O
1	O
3	O
2	O
10	O
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
INCE	I-PER
EXPOSED	O
BY	O
GASCOIGNE	I-PER
'S	O
LATEST	O
PRANK	O
.	O

CHISINAU	I-LOC
,	O
Moldova	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

England	I-LOC
's	O
irrepressible	O
midfielder	O
Paul	I-PER
Gascoigne	I-PER
was	O
up	O
to	O
his	O
old	O
tricks	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
pulling	O
down	O
his	O
team	O
mate	O
Paul	I-PER
Ince	I-PER
's	O
trousers	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
an	O
astonished	O
crowd	O
in	O
Moldova	I-LOC
.	O

Ince	I-PER
was	O
clambering	O
over	O
a	O
wall	O
at	O
the	O
Republican	I-MISC
stadium	O
in	O
Chisinau	I-LOC
as	O
Glenn	I-PER
Hoddle	I-PER
's	O
England	I-LOC
players	O
tried	O
to	O
escape	O
heavy	O
rain	O
during	O
an	O
under-21	O
clash	O
.	O

Gascoigne	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
compulsive	O
practical	O
joking	O
has	O
landed	O
him	O
in	O
trouble	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
tugged	O
down	O
the	O
Inter	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
player	O
's	O
trousers	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
press	O
photographers	O
.	O

Hoddle	I-PER
,	O
coaching	O
the	O
side	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
incident	O
.	O

England	I-LOC
face	O
Moldova	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
stadium	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
TROFEJ	I-MISC
BEOGRAD	I-MISC
TOURNAMENT	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
in	O
the	O
Trofej	I-MISC
Beograd	I-MISC
96	I-MISC

international	O
basketball	O
tournament	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Fifth	O
place	O
:	O

Benetton	I-ORG
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
92	O
Dinamo	I-ORG
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
81	O
(	O
halftime	O
50-28	O
)	O

Third	O
place	O
:	O

Alba	I-ORG
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
75	O
Red	I-ORG
Star	I-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
)	O
70	O
(	O
42-41	O
)	O

BASKETBALLSOCCER	O
-	O
TROFEJ	I-MISC
BEOGRAD	I-MISC
TOURNAMENT	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
in	O
the	O
Trofej	I-MISC
Beograd	I-MISC
96	I-MISC

international	O
basketball	O
tournament	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Fifth	O
place	O
:	O

Benetton	I-ORG
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
92	O
Dinamo	I-ORG
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
81	O
(	O
halftime	O
50-28	O
)	O

Third	O
place	O
:	O

Alba	I-ORG
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
75	O
Red	I-ORG
Star	I-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
)	O
70	O
(	O
42-41	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROMANIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
LITHUANIA	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Romania	I-LOC
beat	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
3-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
8	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Romania	I-LOC
-	O
Viorel	I-PER
Moldovan	I-PER
(	O
21st	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Dan	I-PER
Petrescu	I-PER
(	O
65th	O
)	O
,	O
Constantin	I-PER
Galca	I-PER
(	O
77th	O
)	O

Attendence	O
:	O
9,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ARMENIA	I-LOC
AND	O
PORTUGAL	I-LOC
DRAW	O
0-0	O
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

YEREVAN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Armenia	I-LOC
and	O
Portugal	I-LOC
drew	O
0-0	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
9	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
5,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AZERBAIJAN	I-LOC
BEAT	O
SWITZERLAND	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

BAKU	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Azerbaijan	I-LOC
beat	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
1-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
their	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
three	O
qualifying	O
match	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorer	O
:	O

Vidadi	I-PER
Rzayev	I-PER
(	O
28th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
20,000	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
BENETTON	I-ORG
BEAT	O
DINAMO	I-ORG
92-81	O
.	O

BELGRADE	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Benetton	I-ORG
of	O
Italy	I-LOC
beat	O
Dinamo	I-ORG
of	O
Russia	I-LOC
92-81	O
(	O
halftime	O
50-28	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
fifth	O
place	O
play-off	O
in	O
the	O
Trofej	I-MISC
Beograd	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
international	O
basketball	O
tournament	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SWEDEN	I-LOC
BEAT	O
LATVIA	I-LOC
IN	O
EUROPEAN	I-MISC
UNDER-21	O
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

RIGA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Sweden	I-LOC
beat	O
Latvia	I-LOC
2-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
European	I-MISC
under-21	O
soccer	O
championship	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Joakim	I-PER
Persson	I-PER
81st	O
minute	O
,	O
Daniel	I-PER
Andersson	I-PER
(	O
89th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
300	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BELARUS	I-LOC
BEAT	O
ESTONIA	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

MINSK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Belarus	I-LOC
beat	O
Estonia	I-LOC
1-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
4	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorer	O
:	O
Vladimir	I-PER
Makovsky	I-PER
(	O
35th	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
6,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLAND	I-LOC
BEAT	O
MOLDOVA	I-LOC
IN	O
UNDER-21	O
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

CHISINAU	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

England	I-LOC
beat	O
Moldova	I-LOC
2-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
European	I-MISC
Under-21	O
soccer	O
championship	O
group	O
2	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Bruce	I-PER
Dyer	I-PER
(	O
39th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Darren	I-PER
Eadie	I-PER
(	O
53rd	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
850	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
HILL	I-PER
BRANDS	O
WORLD	O
CHAMPION	O
JANSHER	I-PER
A	O
CHEAT	O
.	O

HONG	I-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Controversial	O
Australian	I-MISC
Anthony	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
called	O
Jansher	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
a	O
cheat	O
during	O
his	O
acrimonious	O
defeat	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
semifinals	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
match	O
boiled	O
over	O
when	O
Hill	I-PER
made	O
to	O
walk	O
off	O
court	O
after	O
what	O
he	O
claimed	O
was	O
a	O
game-winning	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
.	O

When	O
the	O
referee	O
called	O
Jansher	I-PER
's	O
return	O
good	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
accepted	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
Hill	I-PER
shrieked	O
at	O
the	O
Pakistani	I-MISC
:	O
"	O
You	O
cheat	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
He	O
was	O
standing	O
right	O
there	O
and	O
knew	O
the	O
shot	O
was	O
down	O
so	O
I	O
called	O
him	O
a	O
cheat	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Hill	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
squash	O
career	O
has	O
been	O
blighted	O
by	O
fines	O
and	O
suspensions	O
for	O
unacceptable	O
behaviour	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
knew	O
it	O
was	O
down	O
and	O
accepted	O
what	O
I	O
called	O
him	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
.	O
"	O

Hill	I-PER
won	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
point	O
and	O
said	O
later	O
that	O
Jansher	I-PER
was	O
generally	O
honest	O
on	O
court	O
but	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
referee	O
's	O
decision	O
.	O

The	O
Australian	I-MISC
had	O
upset	O
Jansher	I-PER
's	O
rhythm	O
with	O
his	O
mixture	O
of	O
gamesmanship	O
and	O
fluent	O
stroke-making	O
but	O
eventually	O
succumbed	O
15-7	O
17-15	O
14-15	O
15-8	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
changed	O
my	O
strategy	O
against	O
him	O
today	O
and	O
had	O
him	O
rattled	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
fit	O
as	O
he	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
be	O
but	O
was	O
too	O
good	O
for	O
me	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O

I	O
shook	O
him	O
a	O
bit	O
but	O
he	O
will	O
come	O
out	O
next	O
time	O
and	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
player	O
for	O
it	O
--	O
that	O
's	O
Jansher	O
.	O
"	O

Jansher	I-PER
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
disturbed	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
a	O
cheat	O
.	O
"	O

What	O
he	O
did	O
was	O
bad	O
for	O
squash	O
,	O
bad	O
for	O
the	O
crowd	O
and	O
bad	O
for	O
the	O
sponsors	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
squash	O
like	O
tennis	O
and	O
players	O
should	O
not	O
say	O
things	O
like	O
that	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
Professional	I-ORG
Squash	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
should	O
look	O
into	O
this	O
matter	O
and	O
deal	O
with	O
it	O
properly	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
not	O
calling	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
banned	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
take	O
some	O
action	O
.	O
"	O

Jansher	I-PER
,	O
bidding	O
for	O
an	O
eighth	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
title	O
,	O
plays	O
second-seeded	O
Australian	I-MISC
Rodney	I-PER
Eyles	I-PER
in	O
the	O
final	O
.	O

Eyles	I-PER
played	O
his	O
best	O
squash	O
of	O
the	O
tournament	O
to	O
beat	O
fourth-seeded	O
Peter	I-PER
Nicol	I-PER
of	O
Scotland	I-LOC
15-10	O
8-15	O
15-10	O
15-4	O
.	O

Eyles	I-PER
,	O
who	O
defeated	O
Jansher	I-PER
in	O
the	O
semifinals	O
of	O
the	O
Portuguese	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
in	O
1993	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
win	O
for	O
the	O
good	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
nothing	O
against	O
Jansher	I-PER
but	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
great	O
if	O
I	O
could	O
beat	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Eyles	I-PER
.	O
"	O

My	O
biggest	O
problem	O
against	O
Jansher	I-PER
is	O
concentration	O
.	O

I	O
want	O
to	O
beat	O
him	O
so	O
badly	O
that	O
I	O
just	O
cannot	O
get	O
it	O
together	O
.	O
"	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
HONG	I-MISC
KONG	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
SEMIFINAL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

HONG	I-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Semifinal	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
Hong	I-MISC
Kong	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Saturday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O
1	O
-	O
Jansher	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
(	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Anthony	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
15-7	O
17-15	O
14-15	O
15-8	O
2	O
-	O
Rodney	I-PER
Eyles	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
4	O
-	O
Peter	I-PER
Nicol	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	I-LOC
)	O
15-10	O
8-15	O
15-10	O
15-4	O

GOLF	O
-	O
PARNEVIK	I-PER
TAKES	O
ONE-SHOT	O
LEAD	O
AT	O
GREATER	I-MISC
MILWAUKEE	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

MILWAUKEE	I-LOC
,	O
Wisconsin	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Jesper	I-PER
Parnevik	I-PER
of	O
Sweden	I-LOC
fired	O
a	O
course	O
record-tying	O
eight-under-par	O
63	O
Saturday	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
one-shot	O
lead	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
1.2	O
million	O
Greater	I-MISC
Milwaukee	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

Parnevik	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
his	O
first	O
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
victory	O
,	O
moved	O
to	O
19-under	O
194	O
for	O
the	O
tournament	O
.	O

Parnevik	I-PER
tied	O
the	O
18-hole	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
Loren	I-PER
Roberts	I-PER
in	O
1994	O
at	O
the	O
Brown	I-LOC
Deer	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
Golf	I-LOC
Course	I-LOC
and	O
also	O
equalled	O
Saturday	O
by	O
Greg	I-PER
Kraft	I-PER
.	O

Nolan	I-PER
Henke	I-PER
,	O
who	O
led	O
by	O
two	O
strokes	O
entering	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
,	O
carded	O
a	O
four-under	O
67	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
stroke	O
back	O
at	O
18-under	O
195	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
striving	O
for	O
his	O
fourth	O
career	O
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
victory	O
and	O
first	O
since	O
the	O
1993	I-MISC
BellSouth	I-MISC
Classic	I-MISC
.	O

Tiger	I-PER
Woods	I-PER
,	O
who	O
made	O
the	O
cut	O
in	O
his	O
first	O
tournament	O
as	O
a	O
professional	O
,	O
shot	O
a	O
two-over-par	O
73	O
and	O
was	O
four	O
under	O
for	O
the	O
tournament	O
.	O

The	O
20-year-old	O
Woods	I-PER
,	O
who	O
turned	O
professional	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
winning	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
third	O
successive	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Amateur	I-MISC
Championship	I-MISC
,	O
struggled	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
nine	O
,	O
bogeying	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
seventh	O
holes	O
and	O
double-bogeying	O
the	O
par-four	O
,	O
359-yard	O
ninth	O
hole	O
.	O

After	O
bogeying	O
the	O
10th	O
hole	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
four-over	O
for	O
the	O
round	O
,	O
he	O
rallied	O
for	O
birdies	O
on	O
15	O
and	O
18	O
.	O

After	O
Parnevik	I-PER
started	O
off	O
his	O
round	O
by	O
parring	O
the	O
first	O
hole	O
and	O
bogeying	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
the	O
Swede	I-MISC
birdied	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
seven	O
holes	O
.	O

Parnevik	I-PER
continued	O
to	O
storm	O
through	O
the	O
course	O
,	O
birdying	O
three	O
holes	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
nine	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
from	O
12	O
feet	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
15th	O
and	O
17th	O
holes	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
remember	O
when	O
I	O
've	O
putted	O
this	O
well	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Parnevik	I-PER
.	O
"	O

I	O
was	O
disappointed	O
when	O
a	O
12-footer	O
did	O
n't	O
go	O
in	O
.	O

"	O
My	O
game	O
feels	O
very	O
good	O
.	O

I	O
've	O
been	O
fading	O
my	O
driver	O
but	O
today	O
whenever	O
I	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
fade	O
it	O
went	O
straight	O
.	O

Whenever	O
everyone	O
's	O
making	O
birdies	O
,	O
you	O
never	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
even	O
par	O
.	O
"	O

Henke	I-PER
had	O
a	O
bogey-free	O
round	O
and	O
birdied	O
four	O
holes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
45-footer	O
on	O
the	O
par-three	O
215-yard	O
seventh	O
hole	O
and	O
one	O
from	O
12	O
feet	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
12th	O
hole	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
hit	O
it	O
very	O
well	O
today	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Henke	I-PER
.	O
"	O

Jasper	I-PER
blew	O
right	O
by	O
me	O
.	O

Once	O
he	O
did	O
,	O
I	O
knew	O
I	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
birdies	O
just	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
.	O

I	O
made	O
some	O
really	O
good	O
pars	O
.	O

I	O
basically	O
picked	O
up	O
where	O
I	O
left	O
off	O
yesterday	O
afternoon	O
.	O

"	O
Right	O
now	O
,	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
put	O
my	O
finger	O
on	O
what	O
's	O
wrong	O
.	O
"	O

Bob	I-PER
Estes	I-PER
shot	O
a	O
67	O
for	O
sole	O
possession	O
of	O
third	O
place	O
at	O
15-under	O
.	O

Steve	I-PER
Stricker	I-PER
,	O
who	O
tied	O
for	O
second	O
at	O
last	O
week	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
,	O
and	O
Stuart	I-PER
Appleby	I-PER
were	O
both	O
five	O
shots	O
off	O
the	O
lead	O
at	O
14	O
under	O
.	O

Duffy	I-PER
Waldorf	I-PER
,	O
who	O
also	O
tied	O
for	O
second	O
at	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Golf	I-MISC
,	O
carded	O
a	O
70	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
six	O
golfers	O
at	O
13	O
under	O
,	O
including	O
Kraft	I-PER
.	O

The	O
top	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
PGA	I-MISC
Tour	I-MISC
money	O
list	O
all	O
skipped	O
the	O
tournament	O
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
SPAIN	I-LOC
,	O
U.S.	I-LOC
TEAMS	O
OPEN	O
ON	O
ROAD	O
FOR	O
1997	I-MISC
FED	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

Richard	I-PER
Finn	I-PER

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

This	O
year	O
's	O
Fed	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finalists	O
--	O
defending	O
champion	O
Spain	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
--	O
will	O
hit	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
1997	O
women	O
's	O
international	O
team	O
competition	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
draw	O
conducted	O
Saturday	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

Spain	I-LOC
travels	O
to	O
Belgium	I-LOC
,	O
while	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
team	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
for	O
first-round	O
matches	O
March	O
1-2	O
.	O

The	O
other	O
two	O
first-round	O
ties	O
will	O
pit	O
hosts	O
Germany	I-LOC
against	O
the	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
and	O
visiting	O
France	I-LOC
against	O
Japan	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
semifinals	O
are	O
July	O
19-20	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
September	O
27-	O
28	O
.	O

Life	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
this	O
year	O
did	O
not	O
slow	O
the	O
Americans	I-MISC
,	O
who	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
avenge	O
their	O
3-2	O
defeat	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
last	O
year	O
when	O
they	O
host	O
Spain	I-LOC
on	O
September	O
28-29	O
in	O
Atlantic	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Last	O
year	O
we	O
stood	O
on	O
the	O
court	O
after	O
we	O
had	O
lost	O
and	O
we	O
put	O
out	O
hands	O
together	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
our	O
committment	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
U.S.	I-LOC
captain	O
Billie	I-PER
Jean	I-PER
King	I-PER
said	O
at	O
the	O
draw	O
.	O
"	O

That	O
is	O
our	O
sole	O
goal	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
edged	O
Austria	I-LOC
in	O
Salzburg	I-LOC
3-2	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
round	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
blanked	O
Japan	I-LOC
5-0	O
in	O
Nagoya	I-LOC
last	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
semifinals	O
.	O

The	O
victory	O
against	O
Japan	I-LOC
marked	O
the	O
Fed	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
debut	O
of	O
Monica	I-PER
Seles	I-PER
,	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
naturalised	O
U.S.	I-LOC
citizen	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O

Seles	I-PER
easily	O
won	O
both	O
her	O
singles	O
matches	O
and	O
King	I-PER
is	O
counting	O
on	O
the	O
co-world	O
number	O
one	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
team	O
again	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
told	O
Monica	I-PER
we	O
need	O
her	O
if	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
"	O
King	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Seles	I-PER
's	O
sore	O
left	O
shoulder	O
and	O
a	O
wrist	O
injury	O
to	O
Fed	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
veteran	O
Mary	I-PER
Joe	I-PER
Fernandez	I-PER
have	O
forced	O
King	I-PER
to	O
take	O
a	O
wait	O
and	O
see	O
attitude	O
regarding	O
her	O
squad	O
for	O
the	O
best-of-five	O
match	O
.	O

Fernandez	I-PER
was	O
forced	O
to	O
withdraw	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
We	O
will	O
wait	O
until	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
so	O
we	O
check	O
with	O
everybody	O
and	O
their	O
injuries	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
King	I-PER
.	O
"	O

What	O
we	O
like	O
would	O
be	O
Seles	I-PER
,	O
(	O
Olympic	I-MISC
champion	O
Lindsay	I-PER
)	O
Davenport	I-PER
and	O
Mary	I-PER
Joe	I-PER
Fernandez	I-PER
.	O
"	O

If	O
she	O
can	O
get	O
that	O
threesome	O
together	O
,	O
King	I-PER
will	O
feel	O
good	O
about	O
her	O
chances	O
against	O
the	O
Spain	I-LOC
's	O
formidable	O
duo	O
of	O
Arantxa	I-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
Vicario	I-PER
and	O
Conchita	I-PER
Martinez	I-PER
.	O

"	O
To	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
coach	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
horses	O
and	O
I	O
got	O
the	O
right	O
horses	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
King	I-PER
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
SATURDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
FROM	O
THE	O
U.S.	I-MISC
OPEN	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
Tennis	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
National	I-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
(	O
prefix	O
number	O
denotes	O
seeding	O
)	O
:	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O
1	O
-	O
Steffi	I-PER
Graf	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Natasha	I-PER
Zvereva	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-2	O
16	O
-	O
Martina	I-PER
Hingis	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Naoko	I-PER
Kijimuta	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
6-2	O
6-2	O
Judith	I-PER
Wiesner	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Petra	I-PER
Langrova	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
6	O
-	O
2	O
6-0	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O
,	O
third	O
round	O
13	O
-	O
Thomas	I-PER
Enqvist	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Pablo	I-PER
Campana	I-PER
(	O
Ecuador	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O
6-2	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
DRAW	O
FOR	O
1997	I-MISC
FED	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
WOMEN	O
'S	O
TEAM	O
TOURNAMENT	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Draw	O
for	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
1997	I-MISC
Fed	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
team	O
tennis	O
championships	O
,	O
as	O
conducted	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

World	O
Group	O
I	O
,	O
first	O
round	O
(	O
March	O
1-2	O
)	O

United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
at	O
Netherlands	I-LOC

Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
at	O
Germany	I-LOC

France	I-LOC
at	O
Japan	I-LOC

Spain	I-LOC
at	O
Belgium	I-LOC

(	O
semifinals	O
July	O
19-20	O
,	O
and	O
finals	O
September	O
27-28	O
)	O

World	O
Group	O
II	O
,	O
first	O
round	O
(	O
March	O
1-2	O
)	O

Austria	I-LOC
at	O
Croatia	I-LOC

Switzerland	I-LOC
at	O
Slovak	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC

Argentina	I-LOC
at	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC

Australia	I-LOC
at	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC

SOCCER	O
-	O
U.S.	I-LOC
BEAT	O
EL	I-LOC
SALVADOR	I-LOC
3-1	O
.	O

LOS	I-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
beat	O
El	I-LOC
Salvador	I-LOC
3-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-0	O
)	O
in	O
an	O
international	O
soccer	O
friendly	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

U.S.	I-LOC
-	O
Joe-Max	I-PER
Moore	I-PER
(	O
3rd	O
minute	O
,	O
88th	O
on	O
penalty	O
kick	O
)	O
,	O
Eric	I-PER
Wynalda	I-PER
(	O
61st	O
)	O

El	I-LOC
Salvador	I-LOC
-	O
Luis	I-PER
Lazo	I-PER
(	O
61st	O
)	O

Attendance	O
-	O
18,661	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Major	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
Baseball	I-MISC

standings	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O

lost	O
,	O
winning	O
percentage	O
and	O
games	O
behind	O
)	O
:	O

AMERICAN	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
75	O
59	O
.560	O
-	O

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
71	O
63	O
.530	O
4	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
69	O
66	O
.511	O
6	O
1/2	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
63	O
72	O
.467	O
12	O
1/2	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
49	O
86	O
.363	O
26	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
80	O
54	O
.597	O
-	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
72	O
64	O
.529	O
9	O

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
67	O
68	O
.496	O
13	O
1/2	O

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
65	O
71	O
.478	O
16	O

KANSAS	I-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
61	O
75	O
.449	O
20	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

TEXAS	I-ORG
76	O
58	O
.567	O
-	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
70	O
64	O
.522	O
6	O

OAKLAND	I-ORG
65	O
72	O
.474	O
12	O
1/2	O

CALIFORNIA	I-ORG
62	O
73	O
.459	O
14	O
1/2	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
31	O
SCHEDULE	O

KANSAS	I-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	I-LOC

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	I-LOC

CHICAGO	I-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	I-LOC

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
AT	O
MILWAUKEE	I-LOC

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
AT	O
TEXAS	I-LOC

BOSTON	I-ORG
AT	O
OAKLAND	I-LOC

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
AT	O
CALIFORNIA	I-LOC

NATIONAL	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
84	O
50	O
.627	O
-	O

MONTREAL	I-ORG
71	O
62	O
.534	O
12	O
1/2	O

FLORIDA	I-ORG
65	O
70	O
.481	O
19	O
1/2	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
59	O
76	O
.437	O
25	O
1/2	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
54	O
81	O
.400	O
30	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

HOUSTON	I-ORG
73	O
63	O
.537	O
-	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
70	O
65	O
.519	O
2	O
1/2	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
66	O
67	O
.496	O
5	O
1/2	O

CINCINNATI	I-ORG
66	O
68	O
.493	O
6	O

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
56	O
78	O
.418	O
16	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

SAN	I-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
76	O
60	O
.559	O
-	O

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
73	O
61	O
.545	O
2	O

COLORADO	I-ORG
70	O
66	O
.515	O
6	O

SAN	I-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
58	O
74	O
.439	O
16	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
AUGUST	O
31	O
SCHEDULE	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	I-LOC

HOUSTON	I-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	I-LOC

SAN	I-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

FLORIDA	I-ORG
AT	O
CINCINNATI	I-LOC

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
AT	O
PHILADELPHIA	I-LOC

SAN	I-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	I-LOC

COLORADO	I-ORG
AT	O
ST	I-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC

BASEBALL	O
-	O
MAJOR	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
FRIDAY	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
Major	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

Baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

American	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

DETROIT	I-ORG
4	O
Kansas	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
0	O

Chicago	I-ORG
11	O
TORONTO	I-ORG
2	O

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
5	O
Minnesota	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
in	O
12	O
)	O

TEXAS	I-ORG
5	O
Cleveland	I-ORG
3	O

New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
6	O
CALIFORNIA	I-ORG
2	O

OAKLAND	I-ORG
7	O
Boston	I-ORG
0	O

Baltimore	I-ORG
5	O
SEATTLE	I-ORG
2	O

National	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

CHICAGO	I-ORG
3	O
Atlanta	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
1st	O
game	O
)	O

Atlanta	I-ORG
6	O
CHICAGO	I-ORG
5	O
(	O
2nd	O
game	O
)	O

Florida	I-ORG
3	O
CINCINNATI	I-ORG
1	O

San	I-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
6	O
MONTREAL	I-ORG
0	O

Los	I-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
7	O
PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
6	O
(	O
in	O
12	O
)	O

Houston	I-ORG
10	O
PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
0	O

San	I-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
6	O
NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
4	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
7	O
Colorado	I-ORG
4	O

BASEBALL	O
-	O
KEVIN	I-PER
BROWN	I-PER
LOWERS	O
ERA	I-MISC
AS	O
MARLINS	I-ORG
BEAT	O
REDS	I-ORG
.	O

CINCINNATI	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Major	O
league	O
ERA	I-MISC
leader	O
Kevin	I-PER
Brown	I-PER
threw	O
an	O
eight-hitter	O
and	O
Devon	I-PER
White	I-PER
's	O
RBI	I-MISC
double	O
snapped	O
a	O
fifth-inning	O
tie	O
as	O
the	O
Florida	I-ORG
Marlins	I-ORG
beat	O
the	O
Cincinnati	I-ORG
Reds	I-ORG
3-1	O
for	O
their	O
seventh	O
straight	O
win	O
Friday	O
.	O

Brown	I-PER
(	O
14-10	O
)	O
tied	O
Todd	I-PER
Stottlemyre	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Cardinals	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
National	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
lead	O
with	O
his	O
fifth	O
complete	O
game	O
and	O
lowered	O
his	O
major	O
league-leading	O
earned	O
run	O
average	O
from	O
1.96	O
to	O
1.92	O
.	O

He	O
struck	O
out	O
eight	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
walk	O
a	O
batter	O
.	O

Brown	I-PER
threw	O
119	O
pitches	O
and	O
won	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
starts	O
against	O
the	O
Reds	I-ORG
this	O
season	O
.	O

"	O
Bolesy	I-PER
(	O
Florida	I-ORG
manager	O
John	I-PER
Boles	I-PER
)	O
told	O
me	O
yesterday	O
,	O
'	O
You	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
nine	O
tomorrow	O
,	O
'	O
"	O
Brown	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
the	O
early	O
innings	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
struggling	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
just	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
from	O
pitch	O
to	O
pitch	O
.	O

I	O
gave	O
up	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
hits	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
innings	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
n't	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
seventh	O
,	O
eighth	O
or	O
ninth	O
.	O

I	O
was	O
n't	O
satisfied	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
my	O
pitches	O
and	O
I	O
did	O
a	O
better	O
job	O
of	O
moving	O
the	O
ball	O
around	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
innings	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
He	O
has	O
a	O
devastating	O
sinker	O
,	O
"	O
observed	O
Reds	I-ORG
manager	O
Ray	I-PER
Knight	I-PER
.	O
"	O

The	O
guys	O
say	O
it	O
moved	O
more	O
than	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
league	O
.	O

I	O
remember	O
Nolan	I-PER
Ryan	I-PER
saying	O
in	O
'	O
91	O
or	O
'	O
92	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
young	O
pitcher	O
coming	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
and	O
he	O
saw	O
(	I-PER
Tom	I-PER
)	I-PER
Seaver	I-PER
and	O
(	I-PER
Jerry	I-PER
)	I-PER
Koosman	I-PER
when	O
they	O
were	O
starting	O
.	O
"	O

In	O
Philadelphia	I-LOC
,	O
Delino	I-PER
DeShields	I-PER
's	O
triple	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
12th	O
off	O
Jeff	I-PER
Parrett	I-PER
(	O
2-3	O
)	O
scored	O
Chad	I-PER
Curtis	I-PER
and	O
lifted	O
the	O
Los	I-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
Dodgers	I-ORG
to	O
a	O
7-6	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Phillies	I-ORG
.	O

Los	I-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
won	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	O
time	O
in	O
eight	O
games	O
.	O

Darren	I-PER
Dreifort	I-PER
(	O
1-1	O
)	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
win	O
after	O
allowing	O
a	O
hit	O
and	O
a	O
walk	O
over	O
2	O
1/3	O
scoreless	O
innings	O
.	O

Todd	I-PER
Worrell	I-PER
worked	O
the	O
12th	O
to	O
earn	O
his	O
league-leading	O
37th	O
save	O
.	O

The	O
Phillies	I-ORG
have	O
dropped	O
five	O
of	O
their	O
last	O
six	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
nine	O
of	O
11	O
at	O
home	O
.	O

Billy	I-PER
Ashley	I-PER
belted	O
a	O
three-run	O
homer	O
for	O
Los	I-ORG
Angeles	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
Chicago	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Braves	I-ORG
and	O
Cubs	I-ORG
split	O
a	O
doubleheader	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Ryne	I-PER
Sandberg	I-PER
snapped	O
an	O
eighth-inning	O
tie	O
with	O
an	O
infield	O
single	O
and	O
Kevin	I-PER
Foster	I-PER
(	O
6-2	O
)	O
outdueled	O
Atlanta	I-ORG
's	O
Tom	I-PER
Glavine	I-PER
(	O
13-8	O
)	O
for	O
his	O
third	O
straight	O
win	O
,	O
3-2	O
.	O

Foster	I-PER
,	O
a	O
.333	O
hitter	O
,	O
helped	O
his	O
own	O
cause	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
with	O
a	O
two-run	O
single	O
.	O

The	O
Braves	I-ORG
took	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
when	O
Chipper	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
singled	O
home	O
the	O
tying	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
ninth	O
and	O
Andruw	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
poor	O
throw	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
go-ahead	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
6-5	O
victory	O
.	O

Cubs	I-ORG
shortstop	O
Jose	I-PER
Hernandez	I-PER
committed	O
three	O
of	O
Chicago	I-LOC
's	O
four	O
errors	O
.	O

Mike	I-PER
Mordecai	I-PER
singled	O
,	O
doubled	O
and	O
homered	O
for	O
Atlanta	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
won	O
14	O
of	O
its	O
last	O
19	O
games	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
best	O
record	O
in	O
the	O
majors	O
,	O
84-50	O
.	O

In	O
Montreal	I-LOC
,	O
Scott	I-PER
Sanders	I-PER
allowed	O
one	O
hit	O
over	O
eight	O
innings	O
and	O
Wally	I-PER
Joyner	I-PER
hit	O
a	O
two-run	O
single	O
in	O
a	O
four-run	O
third	O
as	O
the	O
San	I-ORG
Diego	I-ORG
Padres	I-ORG
blanked	O
the	O
Expos	I-ORG
6-0	O
for	O
their	O
sixth	O
straight	O
win	O
.	O

Sanders	I-PER
(	O
8-4	O
)	O
struck	O
out	O
10	O
and	O
walked	O
three	O
to	O
win	O
his	O
fourth	O
straight	O
.	O

He	O
allowed	O
a	O
leadoff	O
double	O
to	O
David	I-PER
Segui	I-PER
in	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	O
time	O
in	O
eight	O
decisions	O
.	O

The	O
right-hander	O
retired	O
14	O
batters	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
inning	O
through	O
the	O
seventh	O
.	O

Mike	I-PER
Oquist	I-PER
allowed	O
one	O
Montreal	I-LOC
hit	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	O
.	O

Montreal	I-LOC
lost	O
for	O
the	O
ninth	O
time	O
in	O
14	O
games	O
.	O

In	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
Marvin	I-PER
Benard	I-PER
's	O
two-run	O
homer	O
snapped	O
a	O
tie	O
and	O
Shawn	I-PER
Estes	I-PER
came	O
one	O
out	O
away	O
from	O
his	O
first	O
complete	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
San	I-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
beat	O
the	O
Mets	I-ORG
6-4	O
.	O

Benard	I-PER
,	O
hitting	O
.467	O
(	O
14-for-30	O
)	O
against	O
the	O
Mets	I-ORG
this	O
season	O
,	O
hit	O
his	O
first	O
pitch	O
from	O
Pete	I-PER
Harnisch	I-PER
(	O
8-10	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
over	O
the	O
right-field	O
fence	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
Giants	I-ORG
up	O
4-2	O
.	O

Estes	I-PER
(	O
3-4	O
)	O
was	O
lifted	O
for	O
closer	O
Rod	I-PER
Beck	I-PER
after	O
yielding	O
a	O
single	O
with	O
two	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	O
.	O

Beck	I-PER
allowed	O
a	O
two-run	O
double	O
to	O
Alvaro	I-PER
Espinoza	I-PER
,	O
who	O
collected	O
a	O
career-high	O
four	O
RBI	I-MISC
,	O
but	O
struck	O
out	O
Brent	I-PER
Mayne	I-PER
for	O
his	O
31st	O
save	O
.	O

The	O
loss	O
was	O
the	O
Mets	I-ORG
'	O
eighth	O
straight	O
,	O
their	O
longest	O
slide	O
since	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
dropped	O
them	O
to	O
0-4	O
under	O
new	O
manager	O
Bobby	I-PER
Valentine	I-PER
.	O

In	O
St	I-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
,	O
Tom	I-PER
Pagnozzi	I-PER
had	O
three	O
hits	O
and	O
three	O
RBI	I-MISC
and	O
Alan	I-PER
Benes	I-PER
scattered	O
six	O
hits	O
over	O
six-plus	O
innings	O
as	O
the	O
Cardinals	I-ORG
beat	O
the	O
Colorado	I-ORG
Rockies	I-ORG
7-4	O
.	O

Benes	I-PER
(	O
12-8	O
)	O
allowed	O
three	O
runs	O
,	O
walked	O
three	O
and	O
struck	O
out	O
three	O
for	O
the	O
win	O
.	O

St	I-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
defeated	O
Colorado	I-ORG
for	O
just	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
12	O
meetings	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
last	O
season	O
.	O

Ray	I-PER
Lankford	I-PER
went	O
4-for-5	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
doubles	O
for	O
the	O
Cardinals	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
won	O
for	O
just	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
in	O
11	O
games	O
.	O

Eric	I-PER
Anthony	I-PER
hit	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
solo	O
homers	O
for	O
the	O
Rockies	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
Pittsburgh	I-LOC
,	O
Sean	I-PER
Berry	I-PER
tied	O
a	O
career	O
high	O
with	O
six	O
RBI	I-MISC
and	O
Donne	I-PER
Wall	I-PER
fired	O
a	O
seven-hitter	O
for	O
his	O
first	O
major-league	O
shutout	O
as	O
the	O
Houston	I-ORG
Astros	I-ORG
routed	O
the	O
Pirates	I-ORG
10-0	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
Berry	I-PER
had	O
six	O
RBI	I-MISC
in	O
one	O
game	O
.	O

Wall	I-PER
(	O
9-4	O
)	O
struck	O
out	O
four	O
and	O
walked	O
none	O
to	O
post	O
his	O
second	O
complete	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
and	O
third	O
straight	O
win	O
.	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
EDBERG	I-PER
REFUSES	O
TO	O
QO	O
QUIETLY	O
.	O

Richard	I-PER
Finn	I-PER

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Refusing	O
to	O
go	O
quietly	O
in	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
Stefan	I-PER
Edberg	I-PER
extended	O
his	O
stay	O
at	O
his	O
14th	O
and	O
last	O
U.S.	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
when	O
Bernd	I-PER
Karbacher	I-PER
,	O
trailing	O
and	O
hurting	O
,	O
quit	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
set	O
of	O
their	O
second-round	O
match	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
30-year-old	O
Edberg	I-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
two-time	O
Open	I-MISC
champion	O
,	O
had	O
wrestled	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
away	O
from	O
Karbacher	I-PER
when	O
the	O
German	I-MISC
,	O
hampered	O
by	O
a	O
left	O
hamstring	O
injury	O
,	O
decided	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
continue	O
under	O
the	O
stadium	O
lights	O
at	O
the	O
National	I-LOC
Tennis	I-LOC
Centre	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
A	O
win	O
is	O
a	O
win	O
.	O

I	O
'll	O
take	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
Edberg	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
be	O
his	O
last	O
Grand	I-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
event	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
3-6	O
6-3	O
6-3	O
1-0	O
victory	O
.	O

Ironically	O
,	O
Karbacher	I-PER
two	O
years	O
ago	O
ended	O
Ivan	I-PER
Lendl	I-PER
's	O
Grand	I-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
career	O
here	O
when	O
the	O
former	O
champion	O
had	O
to	O
retire	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
their	O
first-round	O
match	O
.	O

After	O
seeing	O
the	O
trainer	O
come	O
out	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
set	O
,	O
Edberg	I-PER
was	O
not	O
surprised	O
by	O
Karbacher	I-PER
's	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
knew	O
he	O
had	O
problems	O
with	O
something	O
,	O
"	O
Edberg	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
really	O
was	O
n't	O
surprised	O
.	O
"	O

Edberg	I-PER
had	O
his	O
own	O
problems	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
match	O
as	O
the	O
Swede	I-MISC
battled	O
to	O
acclimate	O
himself	O
to	O
the	O
nighttime	O
conditions	O
while	O
Karbacher	I-PER
was	O
ripping	O
passing	O
shots	O
and	O
blasting	O
serves	O
past	O
him	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
feel	O
good	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
problems	O
finding	O
the	O
timing	O
on	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
seeing	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Edberg	I-PER
,	O
who	O
upset	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
champion	O
and	O
fifth-seeded	O
Richard	I-PER
Krajicek	I-PER
in	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
.	O

"	O
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
matches	O
where	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
play	O
up	O
to	O
my	O
standard	O
.	O

I	O
had	O
to	O
fight	O
hard	O
.	O
"	O

Edberg	I-PER
's	O
tenacity	O
paid	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
set	O
.	O

Edberg	I-PER
lost	O
his	O
own	O
serve	O
twice	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
rallied	O
for	O
three	O
breaks	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
wrap	O
up	O
the	O
set	O
.	O

"	O
That	O
's	O
where	O
the	O
match	O
sort	O
of	O
changed	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Edberg	I-PER
.	O
"	O

I	O
think	O
once	O
I	O
got	O
that	O
second	O
set	O
,	O
I	O
felt	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
about	O
my	O
game	O
.	O
"	O

Edberg	I-PER
is	O
starting	O
to	O
feel	O
pretty	O
good	O
about	O
postponing	O
his	O
swan	O
song	O
a	O
lot	O
longer	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
all	O
that	O
bad	O
,	O
"	O
Edberg	I-PER
said	O
of	O
his	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
draw	O
starting	O
next	O
with	O
a	O
match	O
against	O
Krajicek	I-PER
's	O
Dutch	I-MISC
countryman	O
Paul	I-PER
Haarhuis	I-PER
.	O

However	O
,	O
the	O
1991	O
and	O
1992	O
champion	O
is	O
not	O
ready	O
to	O
start	O
making	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
final	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
always	O
being	O
realistic	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Edberg	I-PER
.	O
"	O

Like	O
I	O
said	O
many	O
times	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
little	O
chance	O
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
is	O
impossible	O
.	O

If	O
I	O
play	O
great	O
tennis	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
take	O
me	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
lot	O
of	O
things	O
can	O
happen	O
,	O
like	O
tonight	O
.	O
"	O

BOXING	O
-	O
PRINCE	O
NASEEM	I-PER
RETAINS	O
WBO	O
FEATHERWEIGHT	O
TITLE	O
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Britain	I-LOC
's	O
Naseem	I-PER
Hamed	I-PER
retained	O
his	O
WBO	I-ORG
featherweight	O
title	O
on	O
Saturday	O
when	O
Mexico	I-LOC
's	O
Manuel	I-PER
Medina	I-PER
was	O
retired	O
by	O
his	O
corner	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
11th	O
round	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AUSTRIA	I-LOC
DOMINATE	O
SCOTLAND	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

Steve	I-PER
Pagani	I-PER

VIENNA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Austria	I-LOC
dominated	O
their	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
group	O
four	O
qualifier	O
against	O
Scotland	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
with	O
wave	O
after	O
wave	O
of	O
attacks	O
but	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
visitors	O
'	O
defence	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
settle	O
for	O
a	O
goalless	O
draw	O
.	O

Scotland	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
thrashed	O
Belarus	I-LOC
5-1	O
in	O
their	O
opening	O
group	O
four	O
match	O
,	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
repeat	O
their	O
performance	O
.	O

Austria	I-LOC
's	O
best	O
chance	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
63rd	O
minute	O
with	O
Stephan	I-PER
Marasek	I-PER
of	O
SC	I-ORG
Freiburg	I-ORG
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
scramble	O
in	O
the	O
Scottish	I-MISC
penalty	O
area	O
but	O
his	O
shot	O
narrowly	O
passing	O
the	O
left-hand	O
post	O
.	O

They	O
also	O
went	O
close	O
a	O
minute	O
before	O
the	O
interval	O
when	O
a	O
promising	O
attack	O
saw	O
the	O
ball	O
fall	O
to	O
Markus	I-PER
Schopp	I-PER
but	O
he	O
hit	O
his	O
shot	O
wide	O
.	O

Everton	I-ORG
's	O
Duncan	I-PER
Ferguson	I-PER
went	O
close	O
for	O
Scotland	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
65th	O
minute	O
when	O
he	O
forced	O
Austrian	I-MISC
goalkeeper	O
Michael	I-PER
Konsel	I-PER
to	O
a	O
diving	O
save	O
.	O

Two	O
Scotland	I-LOC
players	O
were	O
shown	O
yellow	O
cards	O
,	O
captain	O
Gary	I-PER
McAllister	I-PER
for	O
bringing	O
down	O
Andreas	I-PER
Heraf	I-PER
and	O
Ferguson	I-PER
for	O
arguing	O
against	O
the	O
referee	O
's	O
decision	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
result	O
is	O
acceptable	O
,	O
"	O
Scottish	I-MISC
coach	O
Craig	I-PER
Brown	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
'd	O
hoped	O
not	O
to	O
lose	O
and	O
we	O
tried	O
not	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
a	O
draw	O
but	O
the	O
Austrian	I-MISC
defence	O
was	O
simply	O
too	O
good	O
.	O
"	O

SK	I-ORG
Rapid	I-ORG
's	O
Dietmar	I-PER
Kuehbauer	I-PER
,	O
who	O
gave	O
an	O
impressive	O
performance	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
started	O
off	O
well	O
but	O
let	O
the	O
game	O
slip	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
30	O
minutes	O
.	O

"	O
Somehow	O
it	O
seemed	O
there	O
were	O
less	O
than	O
11	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
pitch	O
.	O

We	O
have	O
lost	O
two	O
points	O
.	O

The	O
Scots	O
are	O
not	O
really	O
a	O
great	O
team	O
and	O
we	O
should	O
have	O
won	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Austrian	I-MISC
coach	O
Herbert	I-PER
Prohaska	I-PER
said	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
displayed	O
great	O
fighting	O
spirit	O
but	O
sometimes	O
lacked	O
ideas	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Austria	I-LOC
:	O
Michael	I-PER
Konsel	I-PER
,	O
Markus	I-PER
Schopp	I-PER
,	O
Peter	I-PER
Schoettel	I-PER
,	O
Anton	I-PER
Pfeffer	I-PER
,	O
Wolfgang	I-PER
Feiersinger	I-PER
,	O
Stephan	I-PER
Marasek	I-PER
,	O
Dieter	I-PER
Ramusch	I-PER
(	O
Andreas	I-PER
Ogris	I-PER
77th	O
)	O
,	O
Dietmar	I-PER
Kuehbauer	I-PER
,	O
Anton	I-PER
Polster	I-PER
(	O
(	O
Herfried	I-PER
Sabitzer	I-PER
68th	O
)	O
,	O
Andreas	I-PER
Herzog	I-PER
,	O
Andreas	I-PER
Heraf	I-PER
.	O

Scotland	I-LOC
:	O
Andrew	I-PER
Goram	I-PER
,	O
Craig	I-PER
Burley	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	I-PER
Boyd	I-PER
,	O
Colin	I-PER
Calderwood	I-PER
,	O
Colin	I-PER
Hendry	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	I-PER
McKinley	I-PER
,	O
Duncan	I-PER
Ferguson	I-PER
,	O
Stuart	I-PER
McCall	I-PER
,	O
Alistair	I-PER
McCoist	I-PER
(	O
Gordon	I-PER
Durie	I-PER
75th	O
)	O
,	O
Gary	I-PER
McAllister	I-PER
,	O
John	I-PER
Collins	I-PER
.	O

BOXING	O
-	O
JOHNSON	I-PER
WINS	O
UNANIMOUS	O
POIUNTS	O
VERDICT	O
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

American	I-MISC
Tom	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
successfully	O
defended	O
his	O
IBF	I-ORG
featherweight	O
title	O
when	O
he	O
earned	O
a	O
unanimous	O
points	O
decision	O
over	O
Venezuela	I-LOC
's	O
Ramon	I-PER
Guzman	I-PER
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRANCE	I-LOC
LAUNCH	O
1998	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
BUILD-UP	O
WITH	O
2-0	O
WIN	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Euro	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
absentee	O
Nicolas	I-PER
Ouedec	I-PER
and	O
Youri	I-PER
Djorkaeff	I-PER
scored	O
the	O
goals	O
as	O
1998	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
hosts	O
France	I-LOC
beat	O
Mexico	I-LOC
2-0	O
in	O
a	O
friendly	O
international	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
victory	O
extended	O
to	O
29	O
matches	O
France	I-LOC
's	O
unbeaten	O
run	O
under	O
coach	O
Aime	I-PER
Jacquet	I-PER
,	O
their	O
Euro	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
semifinal	O
elimination	O
having	O
come	O
in	O
a	O
penalty	O
shoot-out	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
marred	O
by	O
the	O
sending-off	O
of	O
Chelsea	I-ORG
central	O
defender	O
Franck	I-PER
Leboeuf	I-PER
.	O

Leboeuf	I-PER
was	O
dismissed	O
two	O
minutes	O
from	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
bookable	O
offence	O
,	O
fouling	O
Mexican	I-MISC
substitute	O
Ricardo	I-PER
Pelaez	I-PER
who	O
minutes	O
earlier	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
shown	O
the	O
yellow	O
card	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
Chelsea	I-ORG
defender	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
.	O

Both	O
goals	O
came	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
after	O
France	I-LOC
had	O
surprised	O
the	O
Mexicans	I-MISC
with	O
three	O
half-time	O
substitutions	O
.	O

After	O
a	O
sterile	O
first	O
half	O
,	O
France	I-LOC
injected	O
more	O
sting	O
in	O
midfield	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Juventus	I-ORG
's	O
Zinedine	I-PER
Zidane	I-PER
.	O

This	O
allowed	O
Djorkaeff	I-PER
to	O
play	O
further	O
up	O
and	O
his	O
cross	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
fell	O
for	O
Ouedec	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
joined	O
Espanyol	I-ORG
of	O
Barcelona	I-LOC
from	O
Nantes	I-ORG
since	O
missing	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
championship	O
finals	O
through	O
injury	O
,	O
to	O
score	O
after	O
a	O
mistake	O
by	O
midfielder	O
Joaquin	I-PER
del	I-PER
Olmo	I-PER
.	O

Within	O
four	O
minutes	O
Ouedec	I-PER
was	O
returning	O
the	O
compliment	O
for	O
Djorkaeff	I-PER
,	O
playing	O
a	O
one-two	O
with	O
the	O
Internazionale	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
forward	O
down	O
the	O
middle	O
to	O
set	O
him	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
cross	O
shot	O
past	O
diving	O
goalkeeper	O
Osvaldo	I-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
.	O

Jacquet	I-PER
,	O
beginning	O
the	O
22-month	O
countdown	O
to	O
France	I-LOC
's	O
hosting	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finals	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
an	O
identity	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
)	O
which	O
we	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
.	O
"	O

Teams	O
:	O

France	I-LOC
-	O
1	O
-	O
Bernard	I-PER
Lama	I-PER
;	O
2	O
-	O
Lilian	I-PER
Thuram	I-PER
(	O
14	O
-	O
Sabri	I-PER
Lamouchi	I-PER
87th	O
)	O
,	O
5	O
-	O
Laurent	I-PER
Blanc	I-PER
,	O
8	O
-	O
Marcel	I-PER
Desailly	I-PER
(	O
12	O
-	O
Franck	I-PER
Leboeuf	I-PER
46th	O
)	O
,	O
3	O
-	O
Bixente	I-PER
Lizarazu	I-PER
;	O
4	O
-	O
Christian	I-PER
Karembeu	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
Didier	I-PER
Deschamps	I-PER
,	O
10	O
-	O
Youri	I-PER
Djorkaeff	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Reynald	I-PER
Pedros	I-PER
(	O
13	O
-	O
Robert	I-PER
Pires	I-PER
46th	O
)	O
;	O
9	O
-	O
Nicolas	I-PER
Ouedec	I-PER
(	O
17	O
-	O
Florian	I-PER
Maurice	I-PER
64th	O
)	O
,	O
11	O
-	O
Patrice	I-PER
Loko	I-PER
(	O
15	O
-	O
Zinedine	I-PER
Zidane	I-PER
46th	O
)	O

Mexico	I-LOC
-	O
1	O
-	O
Osvaldo	I-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
(	O
12	O
-	O
Alfonso	I-PER
Rios	I-PER
78th	O
)	O
;	O
13	O
-	O
Pavel	I-PER
Pardo	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Claudio	I-PER
Suarez	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Duilio	I-PER
Davino	I-PER
(	O
Becerril	I-PER
46th	O
)	O
,	O
4	O
-	O
German	I-PER
Villa	I-PER
(	O
16	O
-	O
Gomez	I-PER
86th	O
)	O
;	O
14	O
-	O
Joaquin	I-PER
del	I-PER
Olmo	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Raul	I-PER
Rodrigo	I-PER
Lara	I-PER
(	O
11	O
-	O
Cuauhtemoc	I-PER
Blanco	I-PER
65th	O
)	O
,	O
8	O
-	O
Alberto	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER
Aspe	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
Ramon	I-PER
Ramirez	I-PER
(	O
15	O
-	O
Jesus	I-PER
Arellano	I-PER
71st	O
)	O
;	O
18	O
-	O
Enrique	I-PER
Alfaro	I-PER
(	O
17	O
-	O
Francisco	I-PER
Palencia	I-PER
78th	O
)	O
,	O
10	O
-	O
Luis	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER
(	O
19	O
-	O
Ricardo	I-PER
Pelaez	I-PER
69th	O
)	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRANCE	I-LOC
BEAT	O
MEXICO	I-LOC
2-0	O
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

France	I-LOC
beat	O
Mexico	I-LOC
2-0	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
friendly	O
soccer	O
international	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Nicolas	I-PER
Ouedec	I-PER
(	O
49th	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Youri	I-PER
Djorkaeff	I-PER
(	O
53rd	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
18,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BELGIUM	I-LOC
SCRAPE	O
PAST	O
TURKEY	I-LOC
DESPITE	O
CROWD	O
TROUBLE	O
.	O

Bert	I-PER
Lauwers	I-PER

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Belgium	I-LOC
kicked	O
off	O
their	O
1998	I-MISC
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
campaign	O
with	O
a	O
hard-fought	O
2-1	O
victory	O
over	O
10-man	O
Turkey	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
tense	O
match	O
marred	O
by	O
Turkish	I-MISC
crowd	O
trouble	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
break	O
.	O

Turkish	I-MISC
fans	O
,	O
upset	O
at	O
their	O
team	O
's	O
2-0	O
first-half	O
deficit	O
,	O
ripped	O
apart	O
dozens	O
of	O
plastic	O
seats	O
and	O
threw	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
fence	O
.	O

Riot	O
police	O
took	O
10	O
minutes	O
to	O
restore	O
order	O
.	O

The	O
police	O
were	O
given	O
an	O
unexpected	O
hand	O
by	O
second-half	O
substitute	O
Sergen	I-PER
Yalcin	I-PER
who	O
rekindled	O
Turkish	I-MISC
hopes	O
in	O
the	O
61st	O
with	O
a	O
splendid	O
half-volley	O
which	O
stunned	O
Belgian	I-MISC
goalkeeper	O
Filip	I-PER
De	I-PER
Wilde	I-PER
.	O

But	O
Yalcin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
come	O
on	O
just	O
four	O
minutes	O
earlier	O
,	O
turned	O
from	O
hero	O
to	O
villain	O
barely	O
two	O
minutes	O
after	O
his	O
strike	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
sent	O
off	O
after	O
spitting	O
at	O
an	O
opponent	O
and	O
arguing	O
with	O
English	I-MISC
referee	O
David	I-PER
Elleray	I-PER
.	O

Marc	I-PER
Degryse	I-PER
had	O
opened	O
the	O
scoring	O
for	O
Belgium	I-LOC
after	O
13	O
minutes	O
,	O
whacking	O
a	O
low	O
10-metre	O
drive	O
into	O
the	O
net	O
after	O
an	O
incisive	O
pass	O
by	O
defender	O
Dirk	I-PER
Medved	I-PER
from	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
penalty	O
area	O
.	O

Brazilian-born	O
Luis	I-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
then	O
gleefully	O
slipped	O
the	O
ball	O
past	O
goalkeeper	O
Rustu	I-PER
Recber	I-PER
from	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
2-0	O
seven	O
minutes	O
before	O
the	O
interval	O
,	O
Turkey	I-LOC
's	O
best	O
first-half	O
effort	O
proving	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
vicious	O
30-metre	O
shot	O
by	O
Ogun	I-PER
Temizkanoglu	I-PER
which	O
De	I-PER
Wilde	I-PER
tipped	O
over	O
.	O

The	O
visitors	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
restore	O
some	O
pride	O
after	O
failing	O
to	O
score	O
a	O
single	O
goal	O
in	O
Euro	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
in	O
June	O
,	O
repeatedly	O
ripped	O
through	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
defence	O
but	O
De	I-PER
Wilde	I-PER
was	O
able	O
to	O
block	O
several	O
sharply-angled	O
efforts	O
.	O

With	O
only	O
the	O
group	O
seven	O
winners	O
qualifying	O
automatically	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
finals	O
in	O
France	I-LOC
,	O
Belgium	I-LOC
could	O
not	O
afford	O
a	O
slip-up	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
they	O
frantically	O
chased	O
a	O
decisive	O
third	O
goal	O
.	O

But	O
they	O
were	O
almost	O
upset	O
12	O
minutes	O
from	O
time	O
when	O
De	I-PER
Wilde	I-PER
fumbled	O
a	O
hard	O
Arif	I-PER
Erdem	I-PER
shot	O
and	O
Orhan	I-PER
Cikirikci	I-PER
almost	O
pounced	O
on	O
the	O
loose	O
ball	O
.	O

Belgium	I-LOC
's	O
best	O
second-half	O
effort	O
came	O
three	O
minutes	O
later	O
when	O
Degryse	I-PER
put	O
the	O
ball	O
over	O
the	O
bar	O
from	O
close	O
range	O
with	O
Recber	I-PER
beaten	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Belgium	I-LOC
-	O
1	O
-	O
Filip	I-PER
De	I-PER
Wilde	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Bertrand	I-PER
Crasson	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Dirk	I-PER
Medved	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Pascal	I-PER
Renier	I-PER
,	O
16	O
-	O
Geoffrey	I-PER
Claeys	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Gunther	I-PER
Schepens	I-PER
(	O
15	O
-	O
Nico	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Kerckhoven	I-PER
,	O
81st	O
)	O
,	O
10	O
-	O
Enzo	I-PER
Scifo	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
Gert	I-PER
Verheyen	I-PER
(	O
14	O
-	O
Frederic	I-PER
Peiremans	I-PER
,	O
62nd	O
)	O
,	O
9	O
-	O
Marc	I-PER
Degryse	I-PER
,	O
8	O
-	O
Luc	I-PER
Nilis	I-PER
,	O
11-	O
Luis	I-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
(	O
18	O
-	O
Gilles	I-PER
De	I-PER
Bilde	I-PER
,	O
88th	O
)	O
.	O

Turkey	I-LOC
-	O
1	O
-	O
Rustu	I-PER
Recber	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Hakan	I-PER
Unsal	I-PER
(	O
14	O
-	O
Sergen	I-PER
Yalcin	I-PER
,	O
57th	O
)	O
,	O
2	O
-	O
Recep	I-PER
Cetin	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Ogun	I-PER
Temizkanoglu	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Alpay	I-PER
Ozalan	I-PER
,	O
7-	O
Abdullah	I-PER
Ercan	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Tolunay	I-PER
Kafkas	I-PER
,	O
10	O
-	O
Oguz	I-PER
Cetin	I-PER
(	O
13	O
-	O
Arif	I-PER
Erdem	I-PER
,	O
57th	O
)	O
,	O
11	O
-	O
Tayfun	I-PER
Korkut	I-PER
,	O
9	O
-	O
Hakan	I-PER
Sukur	I-PER
,	O
8	O
-	O
Saffet	I-PER
Sancakli	I-PER
(	O
17-	O
Orhan	I-PER
Cikirikci	I-PER
,	O
76th	O
)	O
.	O

Belgian	I-MISC
coach	O
Wilfried	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Moer	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
expected	O
Turkey	I-LOC
to	O
be	O
so	O
strong	O
and	O
fast	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
started	O
panicking	O
a	O
bit	O
after	O
the	O
Turkish	I-MISC
goal	O
...	O

we	O
suffered	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Van	I-PER
Moer	I-PER
,	O
who	O
succeeded	O
Paul	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Himst	I-PER
as	O
coach	O
in	O
April	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
Belgium	I-LOC
's	O
first	O
victory	O
under	O
Van	I-PER
Moer	I-PER
after	O
two	O
draws	O
in	O
friendlies	O
against	O
Russia	I-LOC
and	O
Italy	I-LOC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SUMMARY	O
IN	O
THE	O
SPANISH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Summary	O
of	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
Spanish	I-MISC
first	O
division	I-MISC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Corentine	I-PER
Martins	I-PER
,	O
22nd	O
minute	O
)	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Roberto	I-PER
Carlos	I-PER
79th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-0	O
.	O

Attendancce	O
35,000	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
RESULT	O
IN	O
SPANISH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Result	O
of	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
the	O

Spanish	I-MISC
first	O
division	I-MISC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
1	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
1	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BELGIUM	I-LOC
BEAT	O
TURKEY	I-LOC
2-1	O
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Belgium	I-LOC
beat	O
Turkey	I-LOC
2-1	O

(	O
halftime	O
2-0	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
group	O
seven	O
soccer	O
qualifier	O
on	O

Saturday	O
:	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Belgium	I-LOC
-	O
Marc	I-PER
Degryse	I-PER
(	O
13th	O
)	O
,	O
Luis	I-PER
Oliveira	I-PER
(	O
38th	O
)	O

Turkey	I-LOC
-	O
Sergen	I-PER
Yalcin	I-PER
(	O
61st	O
)	O

Attendance	O
:	O
30,000	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
AUSTRIA	I-LOC
DRAW	O
0-0	O
WITH	O
SCOTLAND	I-LOC
IN	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

VIENNA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Austria	I-LOC
and	O
Scotland	I-LOC
drew	O
0-0	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
soccer	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
four	O
qualifier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
29,500	O

BOXING	O
-	O
KNOCK-OUT	O
SPECIALIST	O
MILLER	I-PER
DEFENDS	O
TITLE	O
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
powerful	O
right	O
hook	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
straight	O
left	O
gave	O
defending	O
champion	O
Nate	I-PER
Miller	I-PER
a	O
seventh	O
round	O
knock-out	O
win	O
over	O
fellow	O
American	I-MISC
James	I-PER
Heath	I-PER
in	O
their	O
WBA	I-ORG
cruiserweight	O
title	O
bout	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Miller	I-PER
,	O
who	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
contest	O
with	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
24	O
knock-out	O
wins	O
in	O
32	O
fights	O
,	O
took	O
charge	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
bell	O
and	O
had	O
his	O
opponent	O
on	O
the	O
canvas	O
inside	O
90	O
seconds	O
when	O
he	O
landed	O
a	O
deft	O
left-hook	O
to	O
the	O
head	O
.	O

Heath	I-PER
did	O
score	O
with	O
two	O
brusing	O
lefts	O
to	O
Miller	I-PER
's	O
head	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
put	O
his	O
opponent	O
under	O
any	O
real	O
pressure	O
.	O

Miller	I-PER
raised	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
contest	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
round	O
and	O
,	O
once	O
he	O
started	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
right-left	O
combinations	O
working	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
fight	O
was	O
never	O
likely	O
to	O
go	O
the	O
distance	O
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	I-MISC
DRAW	O
2-2	O
WITH	O
BRAZIL	I-LOC
IN	O
FRIENDLY	O
INTERNATIONAL	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	I-LOC
Netherlands	I-LOC
drew	O
2-2	O
with	O

Brazil	I-LOC
(	O
half-time	O
0-1	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
soccer	O
friendly	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Netherlands	I-LOC
-	O
Ronald	I-PER
de	I-PER
Boer	I-PER
(	O
52nd	O
minute	O
)	O
,	O
Van	I-PER
Gastel	I-PER

(	O
90th	O
,	O
pen	O
)	O

Brazil	I-LOC
-	O
Giovanni	I-PER
(	O
14th	O
)	O
,	O
Marcello	I-PER
Goncalves	I-PER
(	O
55th	O
)	O

BOXING	O
-	O
MILLER	I-PER
DEFENDS	O
WBA	I-ORG
CRUISERWEIGHT	O
TITLE	O
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

American	I-MISC
Nate	I-PER
Miller	I-PER
successfully	O
defended	O
his	O
WBA	I-ORG
cruiserweight	O
title	O
when	O
he	O
knocked	O
out	O
compatriot	O
James	I-PER
Heath	I-PER
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
round	O
of	O
their	O
bout	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

HORSE	O
RACING	O
-	O
TATTERSALLS	I-MISC
BREEDERS	I-MISC
STAKES	O
RESULT	O
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Result	O
of	O
the	O
Tattersalls	I-MISC
Breeders	I-MISC

Stakes	I-MISC
,	O
a	O
race	O
for	O
two-year-olds	O
run	O
over	O
six	O
furlongs	O
(	O
1,200	O

metres	O
)	O
at	O
The	I-LOC
Curragh	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

1.	O
Miss	I-PER
Stamper	I-PER
3-1	O
joint-favourite	O
(	O
ridden	O
by	O
David	I-PER
Harrison	I-PER
)	O

2.	O
Paddy	I-PER
Lad	I-PER
16-1	O
(	O
Peter	I-PER
Bloomfield	I-PER
)	O

3.	O
Pelham	I-PER
10-1	O
(	O
Warren	I-PER
O'Connor	I-PER
)	O

Distances	O
:	O
Three	O
lengths	O
,	O
two-and-a-half	O
lengths	O
.	O

Winner	O
owned	O
by	O
John	I-PER
and	O
Beryll	I-PER
Remblance	I-PER
and	O
trained	O
in	O

Britain	I-LOC
by	O
Richard	I-PER
Hannon	I-PER
.	O

Value	O
to	O
the	O
winning	O
owner	O
:	O
$	O
233,600	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
KLINSMANN	I-PER
TO	O
RETIRE	O
AFTER	O
1998	I-MISC
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

German	I-MISC
international	O
striker	O
Juergen	I-PER
Klinsmann	I-PER
has	O
said	O
he	O
will	O
retire	O
after	O
the	O
1998	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
in	O
France	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
For	O
myself	O
,	O
personally	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
planned	O
things	O
so	O
that	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
me	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
32-year-old	O
national	O
team	O
captain	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
by	O
the	O
daily	O
Sueddeutsche	I-ORG
Zeitung	I-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Klinsmann	I-PER
said	O
he	O
believed	O
Germany	I-LOC
could	O
win	O
in	O
France	I-LOC
with	O
the	O
same	O
nucleus	O
of	O
players	O
which	O
won	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
championship	O
in	O
England	I-LOC
this	O
summer	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
especially	O
as	O
experience	O
is	O
becoming	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
valuable	O
in	O
sport	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
body	O
of	O
players	O
.	O

That	O
's	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
all	O
aiming	O
for	O
.	O
"	O

Coach	O
Berti	I-PER
Vogts	I-PER
has	O
called	O
up	O
a	O
virtually	O
identical	O
squad	O
for	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
friendly	O
against	O
Poland	I-LOC
--	O
Germany	I-LOC
's	O
first	O
match	O
since	O
Euro	I-MISC
96	I-MISC
.	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
German	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
second	O
round	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Karlsruhe	I-ORG
2	O
Hansa	I-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O

Borussia	I-ORG
Neunkirchen	I-ORG
1	O
St	I-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
3	O

Duisburg	I-ORG
1	O
Luebeck	I-ORG
0	O
(	O
after	O
extra	O
time	O
)	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ROMANIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
LITHUANIA	I-LOC
IN	O
U-21	O
QUALIFIER	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Romania	I-LOC
beat	O
2-1	O
(	O
halftime	O
1-1	O
)	O
Lithuania	I-LOC
in	O
their	O
European	I-MISC
Under-21	O
soccer	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Romania	I-LOC
-	O
Cosmin	I-PER
Contra	I-PER
(	O
31st	O
)	O
,	O
Mihai	I-PER
Tararache	I-PER
(	O
75th	O
)	O

Lithuania	I-LOC
-	O
Danius	I-PER
Gleveckas	I-PER
(	O
13rd	O
)	O

Attendence	O
:	O
200	O

Paper	O
says	O
Thatcher	I-PER
's	O
office	O
consulted	O
astrologer	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-09-01	O

A	O
British	I-MISC
newspaper	O
said	O
Margaret	I-PER
Thatcher	I-PER
was	O
so	O
shaken	O
by	O
an	O
IRA	I-ORG
attempt	O
on	O
her	O
life	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
prime	O
minister	O
in	O
1984	O
that	O
an	O
astrologer	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
warn	O
her	O
against	O
future	O
threats	O
.	O

The	I-ORG
Sunday	I-ORG
Telegraph	I-ORG
quoted	O
Majorie	I-PER
Orr	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
she	O
did	O
a	O
horoscope	O
chart	O
for	O
Thatcher	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Libran	I-MISC
,	O
after	O
she	O
narrowly	O
escaped	O
death	O
in	O
the	O
Irish	I-MISC
guerrilla	O
bombing	O
of	O
a	O
hotel	O
during	O
the	O
Conservative	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
conference	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
ago	O
.	O

Orr	I-PER
said	O
Thatcher	I-PER
's	O
press	O
secretary	O
Bernard	I-PER
Ingram	I-PER
asked	O
her	O
to	O
telephone	O
if	O
she	O
saw	O
any	O
threatening	O
indications	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O

"	O
Bernard	I-PER
Ingham	I-PER
told	O
me	O
that	O
if	O
I	O
ever	O
heard	O
anything	O
that	O
indicated	O
danger	O
I	O
was	O
to	O
let	O
him	O
know	O
,	O
"	O
Orr	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Orr	I-PER
said	O
she	O
never	O
had	O
to	O
telephone	O
.	O

She	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
horoscope	O
was	O
purely	O
for	O
security	O
purposes	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
never	O
consulted	O
about	O
political	O
moves	O
.	O

Ingram	I-PER
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
telling	O
the	O
newspaper	O
he	O
thought	O
astrology	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
load	O
of	O
rubbish	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
recall	O
asking	O
Orr	I-PER
to	O
keep	O
a	O
watch	O
on	O
Thatcher	I-PER
's	O
stars	O
.	O

Thatcher	I-PER
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Iron	I-PER
Lady	I-PER
"	O
for	O
her	O
driven	O
,	O
forceful	O
personality	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
occult	O
and	O
in	O
fact	O
has	O
a	O
university	O
degree	O
in	O
chemistry	O
.	O

Former	O
U.S.	I-LOC
president	O
Ronald	I-PER
Reagan	I-PER
's	O
wife	O
,	O
Nancy	I-PER
,	O
admitted	O
in	O
her	O
biography	O
My	I-MISC
Turn	I-MISC
that	O
she	O
regularly	O
consulted	O
an	O
astrologer	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
plan	O
her	O
husband	O
's	O
schedule	O
.	O

Reuters	I-ORG
historical	O
calendar	O
-	O
September	O
7	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Following	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
events	O
to	O
have	O
occurred	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
in	O
history	O
.	O

1533	O
-	O
Queen	O
Elizabeth	I-PER
I	I-PER
born	O
.	O

Daughter	O
of	O
Henry	I-PER
VIII	I-PER
and	O
his	O
second	O
wife	O
Anne	I-PER
Boleyn	I-PER
,	O
she	O
was	O
queen	O
of	O
England	I-LOC
1558-1603	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
monarchs	O
who	O
presided	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
assertion	O
in	O
Europe	I-LOC
in	O
politics	O
and	O
the	O
arts	O
.	O

1706	O
-	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
under	O
Duke	O
of	O
Orleans	I-LOC
besieging	O
Turin	I-LOC
were	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Austrians	I-MISC
under	O
Prince	O
Eugene	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
French	I-MISC
army	O
was	O
destroyed	O
and	O
they	O
ceased	O
trying	O
to	O
capture	O
northern	O
Italy	I-LOC
.	O

1714	O
-	O
The	O
Treaty	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Baden	I-MISC
was	O
signed	O
between	O
the	O
Holy	O
Roman	I-MISC
Emperor	O
Charles	I-PER
VI	I-PER
and	O
France	I-LOC
,	O
ending	O
War	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Spanish	I-MISC
Succession	I-MISC
.	O

Charles	I-PER
ceded	O
Alsace	I-LOC
and	O
Strasbourg	I-LOC
to	O
France	I-LOC
and	O
got	O
back	O
Breisach	I-LOC
,	O
Kehl	I-LOC
and	O
Freiburg	I-LOC
.	O

1812	O
-	O
Russian	I-MISC
army	O
under	O
General	O
Kutuzov	I-PER
was	O
defeated	O
at	O
heavy	O
cost	O
by	O
Napoleon	I-PER
at	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
Borodino	I-LOC
70	O
miles	O
west	O
of	O
Moscow	I-LOC
.	O

Napoleon	I-PER
entered	O
Moscow	I-LOC
a	O
week	O
later	O
.	O

1822	O
-	O
Brazil	I-LOC
proclaimed	O
independence	O
from	O
Portugal	I-LOC
and	O
Pedro	I-PER
I	I-PER
became	O
first	O
Emperor	O
of	O
Brazil	I-LOC
in	O
December	O
1822	O
.	O

1836	O
-	O
Scottish	I-MISC
politician	O
Sir	O
Henry	I-PER
Campbell-Bannerman	I-PER
born	O
.	O

As	O
Liberal	I-MISC
prime	O
minister	O
1905-1908	O
he	O
granted	O
self-government	O
to	O
the	O
Transvaal	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
also	O
got	O
the	O
House	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Lords	I-ORG
to	O
pass	O
his	O
Trades	I-MISC
Disputes	I-MISC
Act	I-MISC
which	O
gave	O
labour	O
unions	O
more	O
freedom	O
to	O
strike	O
.	O

1860	O
-	O
Giuseppe	I-PER
Garibaldi	I-PER
leading	O
his	O
"	O
Red	I-MISC
Shirts	I-MISC
"	O
seized	O
Naples	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
war	O
of	O
liberation	O
against	O
the	O
Austrians	I-MISC
.	O

1901	O
-	O
In	O
China	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Boxer	I-MISC
Rising	I-MISC
which	O
attempted	O
to	O
drive	O
out	O
all	O
foreigners	O
officially	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
Peking	I-MISC
Protocol	I-MISC
.	O

This	O
imposed	O
an	O
indemnity	O
to	O
be	O
paid	O
to	O
the	O
great	O
powers	O
for	O
Boxer	I-MISC
crimes	O
.	O

1909	O
-	O
Elia	I-PER
Kazan	I-PER
born	O
as	O
Elia	I-PER
Kazanjoglus	I-PER
.	O

A	O
U.S.	I-LOC
stage	O
and	O
screen	O
director	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
"	O
Viva	I-MISC
Zapata	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
"	O
On	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Waterfront	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

1913	O
-	O
Sir	O
Anthony	I-PER
Quayle	I-PER
born	O
.	O

British	I-MISC
actor	O
of	O
stage	O
and	O
screen	O
in	O
films	O
from	O
1948	O
.	O

Best	O
known	O
for	O
appearances	O
in	O
"	O
Ice	I-MISC
Cold	I-MISC
in	I-MISC
Alex	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
"	O
Lawrence	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Arabia	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
Cardinal	O
Wolsey	I-PER
,	O
in	O
"	O
Anne	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
a	I-MISC
Thousand	I-MISC
Days	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

1914	O
-	O
James	I-PER
Alfred	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Allen	I-PER
born	O
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
physicist	O
who	O
discovered	O
the	O
two	O
zones	O
of	O
radiation	O
encircling	O
the	O
earth	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
gave	O
his	O
name	O
.	O

1930	O
-	O
Belgian	I-MISC
King	O
Baudouin	I-PER
I	I-PER
born	O
.	O

He	O
succeeded	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
in	O
1951	O
on	O
the	O
abdication	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
Leopold	I-PER
III	I-PER
.	O

1940	O
-	O
In	O
World	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
the	O
German	I-MISC
airforce	O
under	O
Hermann	I-PER
Goering	I-PER
began	O
its	O
"	O
Blitz	I-MISC
"	O
bombing	O
campaign	O
on	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

Over	O
300	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
on	O
this	O
day	O
alone	O
.	O

1969	O
-	O
Scottish	I-MISC
motor	O
racing	O
driver	O
Jackie	I-PER
Stewart	I-PER
won	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
to	O
secure	O
his	O
first	O
world	O
championship	O
.	O

Four	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
after	O
winning	O
his	O
third	O
world	O
crown	O
,	O
he	O
announced	O
his	O
retirement	O
.	O

1986	O
-	O
Bishop	O
Desmond	I-PER
Tutu	I-PER
was	O
enthroned	O
as	O
Archbishop	O
of	O
Cape	I-LOC
Town	I-LOC
,	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
black	O
head	O
of	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
Anglicans	I-MISC
.	O

1990	O
-	O
The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
won	O
Saudi	I-MISC
and	O
Kuwaiti	I-MISC
pledges	O
to	O
help	O
pay	O
for	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
.	O

Iraq	I-LOC
ordered	O
many	O
restaurants	O
to	O
close	O
indefinitely	O
to	O
save	O
food	O
in	O
face	O
of	O
a	O
blockade	O
.	O

1990	O
-	O
British	I-MISC
historian	O
Alan	I-PER
John	I-PER
Percivale	I-PER
(	I-PER
A.J.P.	I-PER
)	I-PER
Taylor	I-PER
died	O
.	O

He	O
won	O
acclaim	O
for	O
the	O
insights	O
that	O
he	O
gave	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
which	O
shaped	O
modern	O
Europe	I-LOC
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
Europe	I-LOC
's	O
leading	O
authorities	O
on	O
the	O
great	O
conflicts	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O

1993	O
-	O
Six	O
former	O
Soviet	I-MISC
republics	O
,	O
Russia	I-LOC
,	O
Belarus	I-LOC
,	O
Kazakhstan	I-LOC
,	O
Uzbekistan	I-LOC
,	O
Armenia	I-LOC
and	O
Tajikistan	I-LOC
,	O
signed	O
framework	O
agreement	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Russian	I-MISC
rouble	O
as	O
their	O
common	O
currency	O
.	O

1994	O
-	O
The	O
Stars	I-MISC
and	I-MISC
Stripes	I-MISC
flag	O
was	O
lowered	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
over	O
U.S.	I-LOC
army	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Berlin	I-LOC
,	O
formally	O
ending	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
presence	O
in	O
the	O
once-divided	O
city	O
after	O
nearly	O
half	O
a	O
century	O
.	O

Escaped	O
British	I-MISC
paedophile	O
recaptured	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
convicted	O
British	I-MISC
paedophile	O
was	O
arrested	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
escaping	O
from	O
custody	O
during	O
a	O
supervised	O
day	O
trip	O
to	O
a	O
zoo	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Trevor	I-PER
Holland	I-PER
,	O
a	O
52	O
year-old	O
with	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
convicted	O
twice	O
of	O
gross	O
indecency	O
with	O
children	O
,	O
was	O
captured	O
after	O
being	O
spotted	O
in	O
Worthing	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
town	O
on	O
England	I-LOC
's	O
southern	O
coast	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
recognised	O
Holland	I-PER
in	O
a	O
newsagent	O
shop	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
reading	O
the	O
headlines	O
about	O
himself	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
police	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
launched	O
a	O
nationwide	O
search	O
on	O
Thursday	O
after	O
he	O
disappeared	O
during	O
an	O
unsupervised	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
toilet	O
while	O
visiting	O
a	O
popular	O
zoo	O
and	O
theme	O
park	O
south	O
of	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

Holland	I-PER
was	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
secure	O
centre	O
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
after	O
a	O
similar	O
incident	O
.	O

His	O
escape	O
at	O
the	O
zoo	O
caused	O
outrage	O
in	O
Britain	I-LOC
.	O

A	O
child	O
sex	O
scandal	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
in	O
which	O
two	O
eight-year-old	O
girls	O
were	O
murdered	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
sexually	O
abused	O
girls	O
were	O
rescued	O
has	O
focused	O
new	O
attention	O
on	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O

Scottish	I-ORG
Labour	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
narrowly	O
backs	O
referendum	O
.	O

STIRLING	I-LOC
,	O
Scotland	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

British	I-ORG
Labour	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
leader	O
Tony	I-PER
Blair	I-PER
won	O
a	O
narrow	O
victory	O
on	O
Saturday	O
when	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
Scottish	I-MISC
executive	O
voted	O
21-18	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
his	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
referendum	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
parliament	O
for	O
Scotland	I-LOC
.	O

Blair	I-PER
once	O
pledged	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Scottish	I-MISC
parliament	O
if	O
the	O
Labour	I-ORG
won	O
the	O
next	O
general	O
election	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
held	O
by	O
May	O
1997	O
.	O

But	O
many	O
activists	O
were	O
dismayed	O
when	O
he	O
abruptly	O
decided	O
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
two-question	O
referendum	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
asking	O
Scots	I-MISC
if	O
they	O
wanted	O
a	O
separate	O
parliament	O
and	O
if	O
it	O
should	O
have	O
tax-raising	O
powers	O
.	O

Many	O
party	O
members	O
argued	O
that	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
win	O
would	O
demonstrate	O
popular	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
parliament	O
and	O
others	O
said	O
a	O
single	O
question	O
referendum	O
would	O
suffice	O
.	O

Prime	O
Minister	O
John	I-PER
Major	I-PER
says	O
the	O
300-year-old	O
union	O
of	O
the	O
Scottish	I-MISC
and	O
English	I-MISC
parliaments	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
main	O
plank	O
in	O
his	O
Conservative	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
's	O
election	O
platform	O
.	O

Conservatives	O
have	O
only	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
72	O
Scottish	I-MISC
seats	O
in	O
parliament	O
and	O
consistently	O
run	O
third	O
in	O
opinion	O
polls	O
in	O
Scotland	I-LOC
behind	O
Labour	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
independence-seeking	O
Scottish	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
.	O

Britain	I-LOC
condemns	O
Iraq	I-LOC
involvement	O
in	O
Arbil	I-LOC
attack	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Britain	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
condemned	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
involvement	O
in	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
city	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
close	O
touch	O
with	O
its	O
allies	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
condemn	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
involvement	O
.	O

In	O
no	O
way	O
can	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
involvement	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
helpful	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
Foreign	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
spokesman	O
.	O

U.N.	I-ORG
officials	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebel	O
faction	O
backed	O
up	O
by	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
tanks	O
,	O
heavy	O
artillery	O
and	O
helicopters	O
had	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
after	O
heavy	O
fighting	O
.	O

Arbil	I-LOC
lies	O
within	O
the	O
so-called	O
safe	O
haven	O
set	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
1991	O
Gulf	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
on	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
British	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
John	I-PER
Major	I-PER
to	O
protect	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurds	I-MISC
from	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
military	O
.	O

The	O
area	O
is	O
patrolled	O
by	O
U.S.	I-LOC
,	O
French	I-MISC
and	O
British	I-MISC
planes	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
are	O
in	O
close	O
touch	O
with	O
all	O
our	O
allies	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
the	O
Foreign	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
spokesman	O
.	O

He	O
declined	O
to	O
give	O
any	O
further	O
information	O
.	O

Seven	O
Iraqis	I-MISC
charged	O
with	O
hijack	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Seven	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
men	O
appeared	O
in	O
court	O
on	O
Saturday	O
charged	O
with	O
air	O
piracy	O
following	O
the	O
hijacking	O
to	O
Britain	I-LOC
of	O
a	O
Sudanese	I-MISC
airliner	O
with	O
199	O
people	O
aboard	O
.	O

The	O
seven	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
carpenter	O
and	O
a	O
businessmen	O
and	O
whose	O
ages	O
ranged	O
from	O
25	O
to	O
38	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
were	O
ordered	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
jail	O
until	O
another	O
hearing	O
next	O
week	O
.	O

No	O
pleas	O
were	O
entered	O
at	O
the	O
preliminary	O
hearing	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
accused	O
of	O
taking	O
over	O
Flight	I-MISC
150	I-MISC
which	O
was	O
flying	O
from	O
Khartoum	I-LOC
,	O
Sudan	I-LOC
,	O
to	O
Amman	I-LOC
,	O
Jordan	I-LOC
.	O

All	O
the	O
hostages	O
were	O
freed	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
the	O
plane	O
landed	O
at	O
Stansted	I-LOC
airport	O
,	O
north	O
of	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
men	O
have	O
claimed	O
political	O
asylum	O
in	O
Britain	I-LOC
saying	O
they	O
were	O
persecuted	O
while	O
in	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

Their	O
court	O
appearance	O
means	O
they	O
will	O
face	O
trial	O
and	O
possible	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
Britain	I-LOC
before	O
their	O
applications	O
for	O
asylum	O
are	O
considered	O
.	O

Under	O
English	I-MISC
law	O
the	O
maximum	O
sentence	O
for	O
hijack	O
is	O
life	O
imprisonment	O
but	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
widespread	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
seven	O
will	O
receive	O
lesser	O
sentences	O
.	O

After	O
a	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
aircraft	O
following	O
the	O
hijack	O
,	O
police	O
found	O
only	O
knives	O
and	O
fake	O
explosives	O
.	O

Opposition	O
group	O
says	O
Iraqis	I-MISC
advance	O
in	O
north	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

An	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
opposition	O
group	O
in	O
exile	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
reports	O
that	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
forces	O
were	O
shelling	O
and	O
advancing	O
on	O
the	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
town	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

A	O
London-based	I-MISC
spokesman	O
of	O
the	O
Iraqi	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
said	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
artillery	O
was	O
shelling	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
tanks	O
had	O
advanced	O
to	O
within	O
10	O
km	O
(	O
six	O
miles	O
)	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
administrative	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebel-controlled	O
region	O
of	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
At	O
4.50	O
a.m.	O
Iraq	I-LOC
time	O
(	O
0050	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
forces	O
began	O
an	O
artillery	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
the	O
spokesman	O
,	O
who	O
asked	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
identified	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
in	O
a	O
telephone	O
call	O
.	O

There	O
was	O
no	O
independent	O
confirmation	O
of	O
the	O
report	O
which	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
organisation	O
's	O
members	O
in	O
Arbil	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
said	O
damage	O
and	O
casualties	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
were	O
heavy	O
and	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
forces	O
were	O
defending	O
the	O
city	O
.	O

President	O
Bill	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
ordered	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
military	O
to	O
ready	O
itself	O
for	O
any	O
possible	O
action	O
as	O
Washington	I-LOC
turned	O
up	O
the	O
heat	O
in	O
an	O
escalating	O
crisis	O
over	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troop	O
movements	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

On	O
Thursday	O
,	O
Iraq	I-LOC
accused	O
Iran	I-LOC
of	O
aggression	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
reserved	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
retaliate	O
for	O
Tehran	I-LOC
's	O
alleged	O
deployment	O
of	O
troops	O
into	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
fighting	O
broke	O
out	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebel	O
groups	O
two	O
weeks	O
ago	O
.	O

Two	O
die	O
in	O
Algeria	I-LOC
restaurant	O
blast	O
-	O
radio	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Two	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
when	O
a	O
hand	O
grenade	O
exploded	O
in	O
a	O
restaurant	O
near	O
Algiers	I-LOC
late	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
Algerian	I-MISC
radio	O
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
report	O
,	O
monitored	O
by	O
the	O
British	I-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
(	O
BBC	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
quoted	O
security	O
services	O
as	O
saying	O
six	O
other	O
people	O
were	O
injured	O
in	O
the	O
blast	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Staouelli	I-LOC
.	O

An	O
estimated	O
50,000	O
people	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
political	O
violence	O
in	O
Algeria	I-LOC
since	O
1992	O
,	O
when	O
army-backed	O
authorities	O
cancelled	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
that	O
Islamic	I-MISC
fundamentalists	O
had	O
been	O
expected	O
to	O
win	O
.	O

Baseball-Results	O
of	O
S.	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-baseball	O
games	O
.	O

SEOUL	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Results	O
of	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
pro-baseball	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

OB	I-ORG
5	O
Samsung	I-ORG
0	O

Ssangbangwool	I-ORG
2	O
Hyundai	I-ORG
1	O

Standings	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
winning	O
percentage	O
,	O
games	O
behind	O
first	O
place	O
)	O

W	O
D	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

Haitai	I-ORG
64	O
2	O
43	O
.596	O
-	O

Ssangbangwool	I-ORG
60	O
2	O
49	O
.550	O
5	O

Hanwha	I-ORG
58	O
1	O
49	O
.542	O
6	O

Hyundai	I-ORG
57	O
5	O
50	O
.531	O
7	O

Samsung	I-ORG
49	O
5	O
57	O
.464	O
14	O
1/2	O

Lotte	I-ORG
46	O
6	O
54	O
.462	O
14	O
1/2	O

LG	I-ORG
46	O
5	O
59	O
.441	O
17	O

OB	I-ORG
43	O
6	O
62	O
.414	O
20	O

S.	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
Afrikaners	B-MISC
still	O
seek	O
own	O
territory	O
.	O

CAPE	I-LOC
TOWN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

South	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
right-wing	O
Afrikaners	O
on	O
Saturday	O
revived	O
their	O
campaign	O
for	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
self-rule	O
,	O
identifying	O
a	O
sparsely-populated	O
area	O
in	O
Northern	I-LOC
Cape	I-LOC
province	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
place	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O

Constand	I-PER
Viljoen	I-PER
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Freedom	I-ORG
Front	I-ORG
party	O
,	O
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
in	O
Pretoria	I-LOC
self-determination	O
for	O
Afrikaners	I-MISC
could	O
begin	O
at	O
local	O
government	O
level	O
.	O

"	O
Certain	O
powers	O
can	O
be	O
delegated	O
from	O
the	O
provincial	O
level	O
,	O
towards	O
the	O
sub-regions	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
Afrikaner	I-MISC
model	O
within	O
this	O
new	O
,	O
multi-	O
ethnic	O
society	O
of	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
will	O
have	O
to	O
develop	O
experimentally	O
with	O
world	O
thinking	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
"	O

Viljoen	I-PER
broke	O
with	O
other	O
right-wing	O
whites	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
first	O
all-race	O
elections	O
in	O
April	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
attain	O
self-determination	O
was	O
by	O
cooperating	O
with	O
President	O
Nelson	I-PER
Mandela	I-PER
's	O
majority	O
African	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
.	O

Some	O
right-wingers	O
demanded	O
sovereignty	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
territory	O
in	O
the	O
run-up	O
to	O
the	O
elections	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
alternative	O
was	O
war	O
.	O

Their	O
threats	O
came	O
to	O
nothing	O
.	O

Viljoen	I-PER
has	O
hailed	O
clauses	O
in	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
new	O
constitution	O
as	O
making	O
possible	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
self-rule	O
for	O
the	O
Afrikaners	I-MISC
,	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
Dutch	I-MISC
,	O
German	I-MISC
and	O
French	I-MISC
settlers	O
.	O

According	O
to	O
state	O
television	O
,	O
Viljoen	I-PER
told	O
the	O
news	O
conference	O
the	O
self-rule	O
model	O
should	O
be	O
introduced	O
in	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Northern	I-LOC
Cape	I-LOC
provinces	O
where	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
people	O
--	O
whites	O
and	O
mixed-race	O
Coloureds	O
--	O
speak	O
Afrikaans	I-MISC
.	O

Rwandan	I-MISC
refugee	O
group	O
calls	O
for	O
calm	O
over	O
census	O
.	O

NAIROBI	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
refugee	O
lobby	O
group	O
called	O
on	O
Saturday	O
for	O
calm	O
in	O
refugee	O
camps	O
in	O
eastern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
during	O
a	O
census	O
from	O
Sunday	O
to	O
be	O
conducted	O
by	O
aid	O
workers	O
.	O

The	O
Rally	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Return	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Refugees	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Rwanda	I-ORG
(	O
RDR	I-ORG
)	O
urged	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
High	O
Commissioner	O
for	O
Refugees	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
"	O
policing	O
approach	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
calm	O
refugees	O
by	O
explaining	O
the	O
aims	O
of	O
the	O
operation	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
RDR	I-ORG
appeals	O
to	O
all	O
refugees	O
to	O
prepare	O
themselves	O
calmly	O
for	O
the	O
demands	O
of	O
the	O
census	O
agents	O
because	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
their	O
ultimate	O
interest	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
refugees	O
feared	O
census	O
takers	O
would	O
use	O
indelible	O
ink	O
to	O
mark	O
them	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
detected	O
by	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
government	O
troops	O
and	O
mistreated	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
forced	O
back	O
into	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
.	O

U.N.	I-ORG
officials	O
said	O
more	O
than	O
1,000	O
aid	O
workers	O
will	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
census	O
from	O
Sunday	O
until	O
Tuesday	O
of	O
the	O
estimated	O
727,000	O
refugees	O
in	O
camps	O
around	O
the	O
eastern	O
Zairean	I-MISC
border	O
town	O
of	O
Goma	I-LOC
.	O

Only	O
about	O
100	O
refugees	O
a	O
week	O
are	O
returning	O
voluntarily	O
to	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
600	O
babies	O
born	O
in	O
the	O
camps	O
weekly	O
.	O

Zairean	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Kengo	I-PER
wa	I-PER
Dondo	I-PER
said	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
last	O
week	O
that	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
and	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
governments	O
agreed	O
on	O
an	O
"	O
organised	O
,	O
massive	O
and	O
unconditional	O
repatriation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
1.1	O
million	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
refugees	O
in	O
Zaire	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
repatriation	O
would	O
be	O
carried	O
out	O
swiftly	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
enormous	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
refugee	O
camps	O
.	O

RDR	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
feared	O
forced	O
expulsions	O
would	O
start	O
in	O
days	O
.	O

Zairean	I-MISC
troops	O
expelled	O
15,000	O
refugees	O
in	O
August	O
last	O
year	O
.	O

Many	O
of	O
the	O
1.1	O
million	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
Hutu	B-MISC
refugees	O
in	O
Zaire	I-LOC
and	O
nearly	O
600,000	O
in	O
Tanzania	I-LOC
refuse	O
to	O
go	O
home	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
fear	O
reprisals	O
for	O
the	O
1994	O
genocide	O
in	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
of	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
million	O
people	O
by	O
Hutus	I-MISC
.	O

NATO	I-ORG
monitors	O
Moslem	I-MISC
move	O
towards	O
tense	O
village	O
.	O

MAHALA	I-LOC
,	O
Bosnia	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

NATO	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
was	O
closely	O
monitoring	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
about	O
75	O
Moslem	I-MISC
men	O
towards	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Mahala	I-LOC
in	O
Bosnia	I-LOC
's	O
Serb	I-MISC
republic	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
a	O
violent	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Serbs	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
report	O
this	O
morning	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
in	O
fact	O
received	O
reports	O
...	O

that	O
up	O
to	O
75	O
Moslem	I-MISC
men	O
are	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
approaching	O
Mahala	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
NATO	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Lieutenant-Colonel	O
Max	I-PER
Marriner	I-PER
said	O
in	O
Sarajevo	I-LOC
.	O

Marriner	I-PER
said	O
that	O
NATO	I-ORG
troops	O
had	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
between	O
Tuzla	I-LOC
and	O
Mahala	I-LOC
to	O
establish	O
the	O
identities	O
and	O
intentions	O
of	O
the	O
men	O
headed	O
towards	O
the	O
village	O
.	O

Mahala	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
Moslem	I-MISC
village	O
on	O
Bosnian	I-MISC
Serb	I-MISC
republic	O
territory	O
.	O

Moslems	I-MISC
were	O
driven	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
during	O
the	O
43-	O
month	O
Bosnian	I-MISC
war	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
houses	O
were	O
destroyed	O
.	O

Some	O
Moslems	I-MISC
began	O
returning	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
properties	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
.	O

Fights	O
and	O
shooting	O
broke	O
out	O
between	O
the	O
Moslems	I-MISC
and	O
Serb	I-MISC
police	O
on	O
Thursday	O
and	O
NATO	I-ORG
troops	O
finally	O
brought	O
restored	O
order	O
.	O

A	O
Reuters	I-ORG
reporter	O
who	O
entered	O
Mahala	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
morning	O
found	O
it	O
tranquil	O
but	O
NATO	I-ORG
troops	O
and	O
U.N.	I-ORG
police	O
were	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
NATO	I-ORG
helicopters	O
flew	O
overhead	O
.	O

Chechens	I-MISC
exuberant	O
but	O
cautious	O
on	O
peace	O
deal	O
.	O

Liutauras	I-PER
Stremaitis	I-PER

URUS-MARTAN	I-LOC
,	O
Russia	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Crowds	O
of	O
pro-independence	O
Chechens	I-MISC
greeted	O
a	O
newly-signed	O
peace	O
deal	O
by	O
singing	O
,	O
dancing	O
and	O
firing	O
guns	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
celebrations	O
held	O
a	O
trace	O
of	O
uncertainty	O
.	O

More	O
than	O
a	O
thousand	O
women	O
,	O
children	O
and	O
men	O
gathered	O
in	O
a	O
field	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Urus-Martan	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
column	O
of	O
rebels	O
to	O
withdraw	O
from	O
the	O
capital	O
Grozny	I-LOC
about	O
25	O
km	O
(	O
12	O
miles	O
)	O
away	O
.	O

The	O
men	O
fired	O
weapons	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
as	O
groups	O
of	O
women	O
danced	O
.	O

Adults	O
in	O
the	O
crowd	O
carried	O
posters	O
of	O
former	O
Chechen	I-MISC
leader	O
Dzhokhar	I-PER
Dudayev	I-PER
--	O
who	O
declared	O
independence	O
in	O
1991	O
--	O
and	O
children	O
,	O
carrying	O
photographs	O
of	O
him	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Troops	O
out	O
!	O
"	O

.	O

Russian	I-MISC
military	O
officials	O
have	O
expressed	O
fears	O
that	O
the	O
rebels	O
and	O
their	O
supporters	O
will	O
see	O
the	O
deal	O
signed	O
by	O
Russian	I-MISC
peace	O
envoy	O
Alexander	I-PER
Lebed	I-PER
in	O
the	O
early	O
hours	O
of	O
Saturday	O
as	O
a	O
military	O
victory	O
for	O
the	O
separatists	O
.	O

It	O
involves	O
the	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
Russian	I-MISC
troops	O
sent	O
to	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
in	O
December	O
1994	O
to	O
crush	O
the	O
separatists	O
and	O
a	O
postponement	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
--	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
mainly-Moslem	I-MISC
North	I-LOC
Caucasus	I-LOC
region	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
crowd	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
turned	O
out	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
rebels	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
war	O
was	O
over	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
hope	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
really	O
has	O
ended	O
so	O
we	O
can	O
live	O
in	O
peace	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
our	O
only	O
dream	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
30-year-old	O
woman	O
,	O
Mubatik	I-PER
Dagayeva	I-PER
.	O

Aiza	I-PER
Dudayeva	I-PER
,	O
with	O
her	O
10-year-old	O
son	O
beside	O
her	O
,	O
shared	O
the	O
guarded	O
optimism	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
really	O
want	O
the	O
war	O
to	O
end	O
,	O
we	O
hope	O
and	O
believe	O
that	O
our	O
sons	O
and	O
brothers	O
will	O
win	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Dudayeva	I-PER
,	O
adding	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
from	O
Urus-Martan	I-LOC
.	O

Urus-Martan	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
traditionally	O
anti-separatist	O
pocket	O
in	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
and	O
Moscow-backed	I-MISC
leader	O
Doku	I-PER
Zavgayev	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
sidelined	O
in	O
the	O
peace	O
deal	O
,	O
has	O
warned	O
that	O
it	O
and	O
places	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
become	O
centres	O
of	O
civil	O
war	O
if	O
Russian	I-MISC
troops	O
leave	O
.	O

But	O
on	O
Saturday	O
the	O
people	O
gathered	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
town	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
united	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
separatists	O
.	O

Two	O
columns	O
of	O
rebels	O
appeared	O
in	O
jeeps	O
and	O
cars	O
,	O
firing	O
their	O
guns	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
crowd	O
rushed	O
towards	O
them	O
.	O

Mouldi	I-PER
Mamatuyev	I-PER
,	O
in	O
his	O
late	O
20	O
's	O
,	O
dressed	O
in	O
black	O
and	O
carrying	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
was	O
welcomed	O
by	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
sister	O
.	O

"	O
Two	O
sons	O
have	O
come	O
back	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
his	O
mother	O
Nurbika	I-PER
Mamatuyeva	I-PER
.	O
"	O

It	O
's	O
the	O
end	O
.	O

We	O
believe	O
in	O
God	I-PER
.	O
"	O

Mamatuyev	I-PER
joked	O
that	O
his	O
sister	O
Lisa	I-PER
was	O
a	O
rebel	O
too	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
responded	O
by	O
grabbing	O
hold	O
of	O
his	O
gun	O
and	O
shouting	O
the	O
Chechen	I-MISC
war	O
cry	O
"	O
Allahu	I-PER
Akhbar	I-PER
"	O
(	O
God	I-PER
is	O
Greatest	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Freedom	O
for	O
Chechnya	I-LOC
!	O
"	O

.	O

The	O
fighter	O
,	O
sitting	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
man	O
dressed	O
in	O
green	O
and	O
carrying	O
a	O
grenade-launcher	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
strict	O
Islamic	I-MISC
law	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
rebels	O
during	O
the	O
conflict	O
was	O
now	O
needed	O
to	O
impose	O
peace	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
war	O
has	O
ended	O
if	O
everything	O
works	O
out	O
,	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
law	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
power	O
.	O

Only	O
Sheriat	I-MISC
(	O
Islamic	I-MISC
law	O
)	O
can	O
end	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
"	O

Polish	I-MISC
group	O
to	O
bid	O
for	O
Ruch	I-ORG
newsstand	O
chain	O
-	O
paper	O
.	O

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
Polish	I-MISC
consortium	O
including	O
the	O
Bank	I-ORG
Rozwoju	I-ORG
Exportu	I-ORG
SA	I-ORG
(	O
BRE	I-ORG
)	O
plans	O
to	O
rival	O
France	I-LOC
's	O
Hachette	I-ORG
in	O
bidding	O
for	O
Polish	I-MISC
state-owned	O
press	O
distribution	O
chain	O
Ruch	I-ORG
SA	I-ORG
,	O
Zycie	I-ORG
Warszawy	I-ORG
daily	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Zycie	I-ORG
Warszawy	I-ORG
said	O
its	O
own	O
publisher	O
,	O
mineral	O
water	O
firm	O
Multico	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
headed	O
by	O
Polish	I-MISC
businessman	O
Zygmunt	I-PER
Solorz	I-PER
were	O
forming	O
a	O
consortium	O
which	O
would	O
offer	O
about	O
$	O
120	O
million	O
,	O
with	O
finance	O
provided	O
by	O
BRE	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
consortium	O
wanted	O
40	O
percent	O
of	O
Ruch	I-ORG
's	O
shares	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
would	O
get	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
Ruch	I-ORG
and	O
40	O
percent	O
would	O
be	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
Warsaw	I-LOC
stock	O
exchange	O
.	O

"	O
This	O
division	I-MISC
would	O
guarantee	O
a	O
dispersal	O
of	O
capital	O
,	O
preventing	O
anyone	O
from	O
taking	O
total	O
control	O
over	O
Ruch	I-ORG
and	O
dictating	O
market	O
conditions	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
paper	O
quoted	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
initiators	O
of	O
the	O
move	O
as	O
saying	O
,	O
without	O
giving	O
a	O
name	O
.	O

A	O
consortium	O
of	O
press	O
distributor	O
Hachette	I-ORG
and	O
Polish	I-MISC
publishers	O
group	O
UWP	I-ORG
are	O
seeking	O
more	O
than	O
than	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
Ruch	I-ORG
and	O
French	I-MISC
President	O
Jacques	I-PER
Chirac	I-PER
is	O
likely	O
to	O
support	O
its	O
case	O
when	O
he	O
visits	O
Poland	I-LOC
in	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
daily	O
said	O
.	O

News-stand	O
chain	O
Ruch	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
controls	O
about	O
65	O
percent	O
of	O
Poland	I-LOC
's	O
press	O
distribution	O
market	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
net	O
profit	O
of	O
16.2	O
million	O
zlotys	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
2.7	O
billion	O
zlotys	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O

It	O
has	O
about	O
17,000	O
news-stands	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
sole	O
press	O
distributor	O
before	O
the	O
1989	O
fall	O
of	O
communism	O
.	O

Zycie	I-ORG
Warszawy	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
new	O
,	O
open	O
consortium	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
several	O
listed	O
Polish	I-MISC
firms	O
,	O
would	O
on	O
Monday	O
inform	O
Privatisation	O
Minister	O
Wieslaw	I-PER
Kaczmarek	I-PER
of	O
its	O
plans	O
.	O

It	O
aims	O
to	O
invest	O
$	O
200	O
million	O
in	O
Ruch	I-ORG
over	O
five	O
years	O
--	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
sum	O
Ruch	I-ORG
says	O
it	O
needs	O
to	O
upgrade	O
its	O
outlets	O
.	O

Initially	O
Poland	I-LOC
offered	O
up	O
to	O
75	O
percent	O
of	O
Ruch	I-ORG
but	O
in	O
March	O
Kaczmarek	I-PER
cancelled	O
the	O
tender	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
minority	O
stake	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
equity	O
.	O

Two	O
consortia	O
--	O
UWP-Hachette	I-ORG
and	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
a	O
Polish	I-MISC
SPC	I-ORG
group	O
and	O
Swiss	I-MISC
firms	O
--	O
placed	O
initial	O
bids	O
.	O

But	O
after	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
tender	O
conditions	O
Swiss	I-MISC
investors	O
pulled	O
out	O
and	O
SPC	I-ORG
decided	O
to	O
bid	O
jointly	O
with	O
UWP-Hachette	I-ORG
.	O

Kaczmarek	I-PER
said	O
in	O
May	O
he	O
was	O
unhappy	O
that	O
only	O
one	O
investor	O
ended	O
up	O
bidding	O
for	O
Ruch	I-ORG
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
government	O
was	O
initially	O
offering	O
up	O
to	O
35	O
percent	O
of	O
shares	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
holding	O
after	O
investment	O
promises	O
are	O
fulfilled	O
.	O

--	O
Anthony	I-PER
Barker	I-PER
+48	O
22	O
653	O
9700	O

Three	O
Russian	I-MISC
soldiers	O
killed	O
in	O
gun	O
attack	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Three	O
Russian	I-MISC
servicemen	O
were	O
killed	O
on	O
Saturday	O
when	O
unidentified	O
gunmen	O
attacked	O
guards	O
at	O
an	O
anti-aircraft	O
installation	O
outside	O
Moscow	I-LOC
,	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
quoted	O
military	O
officials	O
as	O
saying	O
the	O
attack	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Sergiyev	I-LOC
Posad	I-LOC
70	O
km	O
(	O
45	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O

The	O
officials	O
said	O
the	O
attackers	O
had	O
seized	O
two	O
Kalashnikov	I-MISC
assault	O
rifles	O
and	O
disappeared	O
.	O

Attacks	O
on	O
servicemen	O
aimed	O
at	O
seizing	O
their	O
guns	O
have	O
become	O
frequent	O
in	O
Russia	I-LOC
where	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
violent	O
crimes	O
committed	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
fire	O
arms	O
is	O
growing	O
.	O

Cuban	I-MISC
novelist	O
Jose	I-PER
Soler	I-PER
Puig	I-PER
dies	O
at	O
79	O
.	O

HAVANA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

One	O
of	O
Cuba	I-LOC
's	O
most	O
acclaimed	O
authors	O
,	O
Jose	I-PER
Soler	I-PER
Puig	I-PER
,	O
died	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
79	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
newspaper	O
Granma	I-ORG
reported	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Puig	I-PER
's	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
"	O
Bertillon	I-MISC
166	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1960	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Cuban	I-MISC
revolution	O
brought	O
President	O
Fidel	I-PER
Castro	I-PER
to	O
power	O
.	O

The	O
book	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
translated	O
into	O
40	O
languages	O
,	O
deals	O
with	O
a	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Santiago	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Cuba	I-LOC
,	O
Puig	I-PER
's	O
native	O
city	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
pre-Castro	I-MISC
government	O
of	O
Fulgencio	I-PER
Batista	I-PER
.	O

The	O
titles	O
of	O
his	O
other	O
novels	O
translate	O
as	O
"	O
In	I-MISC
the	I-MISC
Year	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
January	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
1963	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
The	I-MISC
Collapse	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
1964	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Sleeping	I-MISC
Bread	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
1975	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
The	I-MISC
Decaying	I-MISC
Mansion	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
A	I-MISC
World	I-MISC
of	I-MISC
Things	I-MISC
"	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
"	O
The	I-MISC
Knot	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
"	O
Soul	I-MISC
Alone	I-MISC
"	O
and	O
,	O
most	O
recently	O
,	O
"	O
A	I-MISC
Woman	I-MISC
.	O
"	O

Granma	I-ORG
called	O
"	O
Sleeping	I-MISC
Bread	I-MISC
"	O
Puig	I-PER
's	O
"	O
greatest	O
gift	O
to	O
the	O
modern	O
novel	O
in	O
our	O
America	I-LOC
.	O
"	O

The	O
author	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
shortly	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
that	O
his	O
own	O
experiences	O
had	O
lent	O
his	O
books	O
their	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
'm	O
a	O
thief	O
of	O
ideas	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
stories	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
to	O
me	O
by	O
people	O
.	O
"	O

In	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Prensa	I-ORG
Latina	I-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
Puig	I-PER
was	O
asked	O
if	O
he	O
feared	O
death	O
.	O
"	O

Death	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
punishment	O
--	O
death	O
is	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
life	O
's	O
punishment	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

U.N.	I-ORG
Ambassador	O
Albright	I-PER
arrives	O
in	O
Chile	I-LOC
.	O

SANTIAGO	I-PER
1996-08-31	O

The	O
U.S.	I-LOC
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
,	O
Madeleine	I-PER
Albright	I-PER
,	O
arrived	O
in	O
Chile	I-LOC
late	O
Friday	O
for	O
talks	O
on	O
various	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
issues	O
with	O
Chilean	I-MISC
officials	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
five-nation	O
Latin	I-MISC
American	I-MISC
tour	O
.	O

Albright	I-PER
will	O
meet	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Jose	I-PER
Miguel	I-PER
Insulza	I-PER
Monday	O
for	O
talks	O
on	O
issues	O
currently	O
up	O
for	O
debate	O
on	O
the	O
council	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
Chile	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
non-permanent	O
member	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	I-LOC
embassy	O
statement	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
two	O
will	O
also	O
discuss	O
various	O
issues	O
affecting	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
Chile	I-LOC
,	O
local	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Albright	I-PER
,	O
who	O
arrived	O
from	O
Uruguay	I-LOC
,	O
will	O
rest	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
weekend	O
in	O
Chile	I-LOC
,	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

Her	O
official	O
programme	O
will	O
begin	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
will	O
leave	O
that	O
day	O
for	O
Bolivia	I-LOC
to	O
attend	O
a	O
Latin	I-MISC
American	I-MISC
summit	O
meeting	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Cochabamba	I-LOC
.	O

Her	O
tour	O
will	O
also	O
include	O
Honduras	I-LOC
and	O
Guatemala	I-LOC
.	O

Mexican	I-MISC
army	O
attacked	O
in	O
Michoacan	I-LOC
state	O
-	O
report	O
.	O

MEXICO	I-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

A	O
group	O
of	O
heavily-armed	O
men	O
attacked	O
a	O
military	O
convoy	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
Mexican	I-MISC
state	O
of	O
Michoacan	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
killing	O
one	O
soldier	O
and	O
wounding	O
two	O
,	O
radio	O
reports	O
said	O
.	O

Radio	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
quoted	O
local	O
police	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Tacambaro	I-LOC
,	O
Michoacan	I-LOC
,	O
80	O
km	O
(	O
50	O
miles	O
)	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
capital	O
Morelia	I-LOC
,	O
as	O
saying	O
40	O
to	O
50	O
armed	O
men	O
attacked	O
the	O
convoy	O
.	O

Gonzalo	I-PER
Montoya	I-PER
,	O
a	O
police	O
commander	O
in	O
Tacambaro	I-LOC
,	O
told	O
Radio	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
the	O
group	O
was	O
armed	O
with	O
AK-47s	I-MISC
and	O
other	O
high-powered	O
assault	O
rifles	O
and	O
wore	O
military-style	O
fatigues	O
.	O

Montoya	I-PER
said	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
attackers	O
were	O
criminals	O
linked	O
to	O
drug	O
trafficking	O
or	O
kidnapping	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
often	O
see	O
people	O
dressed	O
in	O
military-style	O
clothing	O
here	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
attack	O
comes	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
rebels	O
of	O
the	O
self-styled	O
Popular	I-ORG
Revolutionary	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
(	O
EPR	I-ORG
)	O
launched	O
coordinated	O
attacks	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
Mexican	I-MISC
states	O
,	O
killing	O
up	O
to	O
14	O
people	O
and	O
wounding	O
about	O
20	O
.	O

China	I-LOC
said	O
to	O
fear	O
dissidents	O
more	O
than	O
criminals	O
.	O

MANILA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	O
detention	O
of	O
veteran	O
dissident	O
Wang	I-PER
Donghai	I-PER
showed	O
China	I-LOC
's	O
determination	O
to	O
crush	O
any	O
vestige	O
of	O
dissent	O
during	O
the	O
current	O
profound	O
transitions	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
leadership	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
rights	O
activist	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Xiao	I-PER
Qiang	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
New	I-MISC
York-based	I-MISC
group	O
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
Wang	I-PER
's	O
arrest	O
on	O
Friday	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
"	O
Strike	I-MISC
Hard	I-MISC
"	O
campaign	O
that	O
has	O
imprisoned	O
thousands	O
and	O
sent	O
hundreds	O
to	O
their	O
death	O
.	O

Although	O
supposedly	O
aimed	O
at	O
criminals	O
,	O
dozens	O
of	O
human	O
rights	O
activists	O
have	O
been	O
detained	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
strengthen	O
the	O
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
's	O
grip	O
on	O
power	O
as	O
senior	O
leader	O
Deng	I-PER
Xiaoping	I-PER
nears	O
death	O
,	O
Xiao	I-PER
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
.	O

"	O
China	I-LOC
is	O
going	O
through	O
this	O
power	O
transition	O
period	O
.	O

The	O
authorities	O
are	O
apparently	O
extremely	O
afraid	O
of	O
any	O
political	O
and	O
social	O
discontent	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Xiao	I-PER
,	O
in	O
Manila	I-LOC
to	O
attend	O
an	O
Amnesty	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
conference	O
on	O
human	O
rights	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
said	O
one	O
of	O
Wang	I-PER
's	O
apparent	O
offences	O
was	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
public	O
letter	O
in	O
May	O
suggesting	O
that	O
a	O
free	O
press	O
and	O
an	O
independent	O
judicial	O
system	O
were	O
vital	O
if	O
the	O
government	O
really	O
meant	O
to	O
stamp	O
out	O
rampant	O
corruption	O
.	O

Xiao	I-PER
said	O
crushing	O
legitimate	O
dissent	O
was	O
only	O
making	O
the	O
problem	O
worse	O
and	O
one	O
day	O
China	I-LOC
would	O
pay	O
a	O
high	O
price	O
.	O

"	O
Those	O
issues	O
are	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
away	O
by	O
repression	O
.	O

You	O
only	O
make	O
things	O
more	O
hidden	O
but	O
potentially	O
more	O
explosive	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
was	O
arrested	O
in	O
the	O
east	O
China	I-LOC
city	O
of	O
Hangzhou	I-LOC
by	O
security	O
officers	O
who	O
told	O
the	O
dissident	O
's	O
family	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
study	O
class	O
--	O
a	O
euphemism	O
for	O
coercive	O
ideological	O
reform	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
,	O
45	O
,	O
was	O
sentenced	O
last	O
month	O
to	O
one	O
year	O
's	O
"	O
re-education	O
by	O
labour	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
because	O
of	O
ill-health	O
.	O

Xiao	I-PER
said	O
conditions	O
in	O
the	O
labour	O
camp	O
were	O
so	O
brutal	O
they	O
drove	O
another	O
activist	O
sentenced	O
with	O
Wang	I-PER
to	O
attempt	O
suicide	O
.	O

Police	O
beat	O
Wang	I-PER
and	O
his	O
colleague	O
,	O
Chen	I-PER
Longde	I-PER
,	O
and	O
encouraged	O
other	O
camp	O
inmates	O
to	O
attack	O
them	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
Xiao	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Manila	I-LOC
hails	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
,	O
OIC	I-ORG
for	O
peace	O
deal	O
support	O
.	O

MANILA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Philippine	I-LOC
president	O
Fidel	I-PER
Ramos	I-PER
expressed	O
gratitude	O
to	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
president	O
Suharto	I-PER
and	O
the	O
Organisation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Islamic	I-ORG
Conference	I-ORG
(	O
OIC	I-ORG
)	O
on	O
Saturday	O
for	O
supporting	O
talks	O
that	O
ended	O
a	O
conflict	O
with	O
local	O
Moslem	I-MISC
rebels	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
extend	O
the	O
deepest	O
gratitude	O
...	O
to	O
your	O
excellency	O
for	O
your	O
untiring	O
and	O
invaluable	O
friendship	O
and	O
support	O
,	O
"	O
Ramos	I-PER
told	O
Suharto	I-PER
in	O
a	O
letter	O
.	O

The	O
full	O
text	O
of	O
the	O
letter	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
reporters	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Jakarta	I-LOC
served	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
negotiations	O
which	O
culminated	O
in	O
the	O
initialling	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
last	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
formal	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
peace	O
agreement	O
is	O
scheduled	O
on	O
Monday	O
in	O
Manila	I-LOC
.	O

Ramos	I-PER
said	O
the	O
peace	O
agreement	O
"	O
shall	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
curtain	O
on	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
storied	O
era	O
of	O
strife	O
in	O
Philippine	I-LOC
history	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
war	O
claimed	O
more	O
than	O
125,000	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
Mindanao	I-LOC
island	O
over	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
a	O
century	O
.	O

Burma	I-LOC
's	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
says	O
military	O
rulers	O
abuse	O
law	O
.	O

Deborah	I-PER
Charles	I-PER

RANGOON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Burma	I-LOC
's	O
democracy	O
leader	O
Aung	I-PER
San	I-PER
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
hit	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
government	O
on	O
Saturday	O
for	O
recent	O
arrests	O
and	O
jailing	O
of	O
activists	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
military	O
abused	O
the	O
law	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
crush	O
the	O
democracy	O
movement	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
main	O
purpose	O
of	O
this	O
press	O
conference	O
is	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
the	O
authorities	O
are	O
misusing	O
the	O
law	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
crush	O
the	O
democracy	O
movement	O
,	O
"	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
at	O
her	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
home	O
.	O

Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
said	O
at	O
least	O
61	O
democracy	O
supporters	O
had	O
been	O
arrested	O
since	O
May	O
,	O
and	O
about	O
30	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
been	O
sentenced	O
,	O
most	O
to	O
long	O
prison	O
terms	O
.	O

In	O
May	O
the	O
government	O
launched	O
a	O
sweeping	O
crackdown	O
on	O
the	O
democracy	O
movement	O
,	O
detaining	O
over	O
260	O
members	O
of	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
's	O
National	I-ORG
League	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
(	O
NLD	I-ORG
)	O
ahead	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
congress	O
.	O

Most	O
were	O
released	O
but	O
several	O
dozen	O
remain	O
in	O
custody	O
.	O

The	O
Burmese	I-MISC
government	O
last	O
week	O
confirmed	O
the	O
recent	O
sentencing	O
of	O
nine	O
democracy	O
activists	O
who	O
were	O
arrested	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
crackdown	O
,	O
including	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
's	O
assistant	O
Win	I-PER
Htein	I-PER
.	O

The	O
military	O
government	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
May	O
said	O
it	O
had	O
detained	O
the	O
politicians	O
to	O
prevent	O
anarchy	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
activists	O
were	O
charged	O
with	O
attempting	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
peace	O
and	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
.	O

But	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
methods	O
,	O
saying	O
officials	O
often	O
arrested	O
NLD	I-ORG
supporters	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
then	O
did	O
not	O
give	O
them	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
in	O
trials	O
.	O

"	O
When	O
our	O
people	O
are	O
tried	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
tried	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
secretive	O
way	O
.	O

Their	O
families	O
are	O
not	O
told	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
,	O
who	O
spearheads	O
a	O
campaign	O
for	O
sanctions	O
on	O
Burma	I-LOC
's	O
government	O
,	O
was	O
under	O
house	O
arrest	O
for	O
six	O
years	O
without	O
being	O
tried	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
.	O

Several	O
other	O
leading	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
NLD	I-ORG
have	O
served	O
prison	O
terms	O
.	O

The	O
NLD	I-ORG
party	O
won	O
a	O
landslide	O
victory	O
in	O
a	O
1990	O
election	O
but	O
the	O
State	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Order	I-ORG
Restoration	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
(	O
SLORC	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
which	O
assumed	O
power	O
in	O
1988	O
after	O
crushing	O
pro-democracy	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
never	O
recognised	O
the	O
poll	O
.	O

"	O
This	O
lack	O
of	O
rule	O
of	O
law	O
is	O
an	O
indication	O
that	O
the	O
authorities	O
are	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
fair	O
play	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

They	O
are	O
using	O
a	O
travesty	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
crush	O
our	O
movements	O
and	O
to	O
sentence	O
our	O
people	O
to	O
long	O
terms	O
in	O
prison	O
without	O
proper	O
trial	O
.	O
"	O

Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
said	O
once	O
the	O
activists	O
were	O
sentenced	O
,	O
they	O
suffered	O
inhuman	O
conditions	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
rights	O
in	O
prison	O
.	O

"	O
Almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
prisoners	O
start	O
suffering	O
from	O
various	O
health	O
problems	O
after	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
in	O
jail	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

Some	O
of	O
our	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
prison	O
for	O
five	O
to	O
six	O
years	O
.	O
"	O

Most	O
political	O
prisoners	O
are	O
held	O
in	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
's	O
Insein	I-LOC
Prison	I-LOC
.	O

Some	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
have	O
recounted	O
torture	O
methods	O
like	O
sleep	O
and	O
food	O
deprivation	O
and	O
physical	O
abuse	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
there	O
are	O
any	O
more	O
instances	O
of	O
death	O
in	O
custody	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
further	O
proof	O
that	O
a	O
prison	O
sentence	O
for	O
political	O
prisoners	O
is	O
sometimes	O
almost	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
a	O
death	O
sentence	O
,	O
"	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Hla	I-PER
Than	I-PER
,	O
an	O
elected	O
member	O
of	O
parliament	O
for	O
the	O
NLD	I-ORG
,	O
died	O
in	O
early	O
August	O
after	O
being	O
at	O
Insein	I-LOC
for	O
six	O
years	O
.	O

His	O
death	O
came	O
five	O
weeks	O
after	O
James	I-PER
Leander	I-PER
(	I-PER
Leo	I-PER
)	I-PER
Nichols	I-PER
,	O
a	O
close	O
friend	O
of	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
and	O
Danish	I-MISC
honorary	O
consul	O
,	O
died	O
while	O
serving	O
a	O
prison	O
term	O
at	O
Insein	I-LOC
.	O

Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
said	O
the	O
government	O
had	O
increased	O
its	O
repression	O
tactics	O
on	O
the	O
democracy	O
movement	O
because	O
it	O
feared	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
movement	O
.	O

But	O
she	O
said	O
she	O
and	O
the	O
NLD	I-ORG
would	O
not	O
stop	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
bring	O
democracy	O
to	O
Burma	I-LOC
even	O
if	O
it	O
meant	O
more	O
arrests	O
of	O
party	O
members	O
or	O
even	O
herself	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
will	O
carry	O
on	O
.	O

Nobody	O
is	O
free	O
from	O
arrest	O
in	O
Burma	I-LOC
.	O
"	O

Dow	I-ORG
Chemical	I-ORG
in	O
China	I-LOC
ethylene	O
venture	O
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	O
Dow	I-ORG
Chemical	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
will	O
invest	O
$	O
4	O
billion	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
ethylene	O
plant	O
in	O
Tianjin	I-LOC
city	O
in	O
northern	O
China	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
China	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
plant	O
will	O
have	O
annual	O
production	O
of	O
400,000	O
tonnes	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
venture	O
.	O

Tianjin	I-LOC
boasts	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
infrastructure	O
facilities	O
,	O
attracting	O
several	O
multinational	O
oil	O
companies	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O

Caltex	I-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
plans	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
lubricants	O
blender	O
in	O
a	O
bonded	O
zone	O
in	O
Tianjin	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

Multinational	O
firms	O
including	O
Mobil	I-ORG
,	O
Shell	I-ORG
and	O
Caltex	I-ORG
,	O
were	O
also	O
attracted	O
to	O
Tianjin	I-LOC
due	O
to	O
China	I-LOC
's	O
rising	O
demand	O
for	O
lube	O
and	O
oil-based	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

N.	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
urges	O
S.	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
to	O
return	O
war	O
veteran	O
.	O

SEOUL	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

North	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
demanded	O
on	O
Saturday	O
that	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
return	O
a	O
northern	O
war	O
veteran	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
South	I-LOC
since	O
the	O
1950-53	O
war	O
,	O
Seoul	I-LOC
's	O
unification	O
ministry	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
...I	O
request	O
the	O
immediate	O
repatriation	O
of	O
Kim	I-PER
In-so	I-PER
to	O
North	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
where	O
his	O
family	O
is	O
waiting	O
,	O
"	O
North	I-ORG
Korean	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
president	O
Li	I-PER
Song-ho	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
telephone	O
message	O
to	O
his	O
southern	O
couterpart	O
,	O
Kang	I-PER
Young-hoon	I-PER
.	O

Li	I-PER
said	O
Kim	I-PER
had	O
been	O
critically	O
ill	O
with	O
a	O
cerebral	O
haemorrhage	O
.	O

The	O
message	O
was	O
distributed	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
by	O
the	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
unification	O
ministry	O
.	O

Kim	I-PER
,	O
an	O
unrepentant	O
communist	O
,	O
was	O
captured	O
during	O
the	O
Korean	I-MISC
War	O
and	O
released	O
after	O
spending	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
southern	O
jail	O
.	O

He	O
submitted	O
a	O
petition	O
to	O
the	O
International	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
in	O
1993	O
asking	O
for	O
his	O
repatriation	O
.	O

The	O
domestic	O
Yonhap	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
the	O
South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
government	O
would	O
consider	O
the	O
northern	O
demand	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
North	I-LOC
accepted	O
Seoul	I-LOC
's	O
requests	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
regular	O
reunions	O
of	O
families	O
split	O
by	O
the	O
Korean	I-MISC
War	O
.	O

Government	O
officials	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
in	O
1993	O
unconditionally	O
repatriated	O
Li	I-PER
In-mo	I-PER
,	O
a	O
nothern	O
partisan	O
seized	O
by	O
the	O
South	I-LOC
during	O
the	O
war	O
and	O
jailed	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
decades	O
.	O

Chinese	I-MISC
police	O
hold	O
veteran	O
dissident	O
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Chinese	I-MISC
police	O
have	O
detained	O
veteran	O
dissident	O
Wang	I-PER
Donghai	I-PER
,	O
the	O
New	I-MISC
York-based	I-MISC
pressure	O
group	O
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Police	O
in	O
Hangzhou	I-LOC
,	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
eastern	O
province	O
of	O
Zhejiang	I-LOC
,	O
told	O
Wang	I-PER
's	O
family	O
that	O
Wang	I-PER
would	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
study	O
class	O
,	O
a	O
euphemism	O
for	O
coercive	O
ideological	O
reform	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
gave	O
no	O
reason	O
for	O
detaining	O
Wang	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
let	O
his	O
family	O
meet	O
him	O
or	O
say	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
being	O
held	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
also	O
would	O
not	O
say	O
why	O
Wang	I-PER
was	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
study	O
class	O
--	O
a	O
holdover	O
from	O
the	O
chaotic	O
1966-76	I-MISC
Cultural	I-MISC
Revolution	I-MISC
--	O
or	O
say	O
when	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
's	O
family	O
and	O
Hangzhou	I-LOC
police	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
reached	O
for	O
immediate	O
comment	O
.	O

The	O
group	O
demanded	O
Wang	I-PER
's	O
release	O
and	O
said	O
his	O
detention	O
was	O
a	O
dangerous	O
signal	O
China	I-LOC
was	O
returning	O
to	O
its	O
Cultural	I-MISC
Revolution	I-MISC
days	O
.	O

Last	O
month	O
,	O
Wang	I-PER
,	O
45	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
dissident	O
of	O
the	O
1979	O
Democracy	I-ORG
Wall	I-ORG
movement	O
,	O
was	O
ordered	O
to	O
serve	O
one	O
year	O
of	O
"	O
re-education	O
through	O
labour	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
released	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
health	O
.	O

Re-education	O
through	O
labour	O
is	O
an	O
administrative	O
punishment	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
three	O
years	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
imposed	O
by	O
police	O
without	O
recourse	O
to	O
prosecutors	O
or	O
the	O
courts	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
was	O
jailed	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
for	O
organising	O
street	O
protests	O
after	O
the	O
military	O
crushed	O
pro-democracy	O
demonstrations	O
by	O
students	O
at	O
Beijing	I-LOC
's	O
Tiananmen	I-LOC
Square	I-LOC
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
loss	O
of	O
life	O
.	O

Chinese	I-MISC
authorities	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
using	O
administrative	O
punishment	O
more	O
frequently	O
to	O
take	O
dissidents	O
out	O
of	O
circulation	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
more	O
complicated	O
judicial	O
process	O
to	O
impose	O
criminal	O
sentences	O
,	O
Western	I-MISC
diplomats	O
have	O
said	O
.	O

China	I-LOC
police	O
detains	O
dissident	O
Wang	I-PER
Donghai	I-PER
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Chinese	I-MISC
police	O
have	O
detained	O
dissident	O
Wang	I-PER
Donghai	I-PER
,	O
the	O
New	I-MISC
York-based	I-MISC
pressure	O
group	O
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Police	O
detained	O
Wang	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
let	O
his	O
family	O
meet	O
him	O
or	O
say	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
being	O
held	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
pressure	O
group	O
said	O
Wang	I-PER
would	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
study	O
class	O
,	O
often	O
a	O
euphemism	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
for	O
ideological	O
reform	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
's	O
family	O
could	O
not	O
immediately	O
be	O
reached	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

Last	O
month	O
,	O
Wang	I-PER
,	O
45	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
dissident	O
of	O
the	O
1979	O
Democracy	I-ORG
Wall	I-ORG
movement	O
,	O
was	O
ordered	O
to	O
serve	O
one	O
year	O
of	O
"	O
re-education	O
through	O
labour	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
released	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
health	O
.	O

Re-education	O
through	O
labour	O
is	O
an	O
administrative	O
punishment	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
three	O
years	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
imposed	O
by	O
police	O
without	O
recourse	O
to	O
prosecutors	O
or	O
the	O
courts	O
.	O

Wang	I-PER
was	O
jailed	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
for	O
organising	O
street	O
protests	O
after	O
the	O
military	O
brutally	O
crushed	O
pro-democracy	O
demonstrations	O
by	O
students	O
at	O
Beijing	I-LOC
's	O
Tiananmen	I-LOC
Square	I-LOC
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
loss	O
of	O
life	O
.	O

Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
jails	O
88-year-old	O
drug	O
trafficker	O
.	O

HONG	I-LOC
KONG	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

An	O
88-year-old	O
army	O
veteran	O
was	O
jailed	O
for	O
15	O
years	O
by	O
a	O
Hong	I-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
court	O
for	O
drugs	O
trafficking	O
after	O
he	O
admitted	O
he	O
had	O
stashed	O
heroin	O
under	O
his	O
mattress	O
,	O
a	O
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
am	O
sorry	O
to	O
my	O
ancestors	O
for	O
five	O
generations	O
,	O
"	O
Chen	I-PER
Chun-yeh	I-PER
told	O
the	O
High	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
after	O
sentencing	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O
Hong	I-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Standard	I-ORG
said	O
.	O
"	O

Tell	O
my	O
sons	O
to	O
collect	O
my	O
bones	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
after	O
hearing	O
he	O
was	O
likely	O
to	O
die	O
behind	O
bars	O
.	O

Chen	I-PER
,	O
a	O
former	O
army	O
secretary	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	I-MISC
Nationalist	O
regime	O
which	O
fled	O
from	O
mainland	O
China	I-LOC
to	O
Taiwan	I-LOC
in	O
1949	O
,	O
pleaded	O
guilty	O
to	O
trafficking	O
42	O
kg	O
(	O
92	O
pounds	O
)	O
of	O
drugs	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
25	O
kg	O
(	O
55	O
pounds	O
)	O
of	O
heroin	O
.	O

The	O
ex-officer	O
admitted	O
stashing	O
heroin	O
under	O
his	O
mattress	O
.	O

China	I-LOC
cities	O
to	O
ban	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Two	O
Chinese	I-MISC
cities	O
are	O
to	O
ban	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
efforts	O
to	O
fight	O
pollution	O
,	O
the	O
China	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Authorities	O
in	O
Wuhan	I-LOC
,	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
province	O
of	O
Hubei	I-LOC
,	O
would	O
punish	O
those	O
who	O
sell	O
or	O
use	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
from	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
did	O
not	O
elaborate	O
.	O

The	O
city	O
's	O
industrial	O
and	O
commercial	O
departments	O
would	O
confiscate	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
and	O
police	O
would	O
prevent	O
new	O
ones	O
from	O
entering	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Wuhan	I-LOC
consumes	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
million	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
boomtown	O
of	O
Guangzhou	I-LOC
,	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
southern	O
province	O
of	O
Guangdong	I-LOC
,	O
would	O
ban	O
disposable	O
plastic	O
containers	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

Guangzhou	I-LOC
uses	O
up	O
500,000	O
such	O
containers	O
each	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurds	I-MISC
say	O
Iranian	I-MISC
troops	O
enter	O
north	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

ISTANBUL	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Iranian	I-MISC
troops	O
on	O
Saturday	O
entered	O
Kurdish-controlled	I-MISC
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
an	O
assault	O
backed	O
by	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
into	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
an	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
group	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
They	O
entered	O
this	O
morning	O
.	O

They	O
have	O
occupied	O
the	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
40	O
km	O
(	O
25	O
miles	O
)	O
.	O

They	O
have	O
established	O
a	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Chuman	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Faik	I-PER
Nerweyi	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Kurdistan	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	I-ORG
)	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
from	O
Ankara	I-LOC
.	O

Nerweyi	I-PER
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
size	O
or	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Iranian	I-MISC
force	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
said	O
KDP	I-ORG
fighters	O
had	O
been	O
easily	O
outgunned	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Iranian	I-MISC
border	O
and	O
had	O
quickly	O
withdrawn	O
further	O
west	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
were	O
far	O
too	O
strong	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Nerweyi	I-PER
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
any	O
casualties	O
.	O

A	O
U.N.	I-ORG
official	O
in	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
said	O
the	O
KDP	I-ORG
,	O
backed	O
by	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
tanks	O
,	O
heavy	O
artillery	O
and	O
helicopters	O
had	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
northern	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
city	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
after	O
fighting	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
President	O
Bill	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
has	O
authorised	O
the	O
repositioning	O
of	O
U.S.	I-LOC
firepower	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
region	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
attacks	O
.	O

The	O
KDP	I-ORG
charges	O
that	O
the	O
rival	O
Patriotic	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
in	O
fighting	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
has	O
backing	O
from	O
Iran	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
PUK	I-ORG
accuses	O
the	O
KDP	I-ORG
of	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
.	O

Northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
has	O
been	O
under	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurdish	I-MISC
control	O
since	O
after	O
the	O
1991	O
Gulf	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
.	O

U.S.-led	I-MISC
allied	O
planes	O
based	O
in	O
Turkey	I-LOC
are	O
intended	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Kurds	I-MISC
from	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
.	O

Ceasefire	O
monitors	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
.	O

JERUSALEM	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
committee	O
monitoring	O
the	O
ceasefire	O
agreement	O
between	O
Israel	I-LOC
and	O
Hizbollah	I-ORG
guerrillas	O
will	O
meet	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
on	O
Sunday	O
to	O
discuss	O
an	O
Israeli	I-MISC
complaint	O
against	O
the	O
Islamic	I-MISC
group	O
,	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
army	O
said	O
.	O

Representatives	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
nations	O
making	O
up	O
the	O
committee	O
--	O
Israel	I-LOC
,	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
,	O
Syria	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
--	O
will	O
meet	O
at	O
11	O
a.m.	O
(	O
0800	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
in	O
Naqoura	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
coastal	O
headquarters	O
of	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
Interim	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
Lebanon	I-ORG
(	O
UNIFIL	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
committee	O
will	O
meet	O
following	O
a	O
complaint	O
by	O
Israel	I-LOC
over	O
an	O
incident	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
residents	O
were	O
injured	O
by	O
Hizbollah	I-ORG
fire	O
in	O
the	O
Sikhin	I-LOC
village	O
...	O

on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
Israeli	I-MISC
army	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
monitoring	O
committee	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
violations	O
of	O
an	O
April	O
25	O
ceasefire	O
understanding	O
that	O
ended	O
17	O
days	O
of	O
fighting	O
between	O
Israel	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
guerrillas	O
.	O

The	O
understandings	O
forbid	O
firing	O
from	O
or	O
at	O
civilian	O
targest	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
guerrilla	O
attacks	O
on	O
Israeli	I-MISC
troops	O
and	O
their	O
local	O
militia	O
allies	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
.	O

Around	O
1,000	O
Israeli	I-MISC
troops	O
patrol	O
a	O
15	O
km	O
(	O
nine-mile	O
)	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
occupation	O
zone	O
which	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
state	O
carved	O
out	O
in	O
1985	O
to	O
prevent	O
attacks	O
on	O
its	O
northern	O
bordder	O
.	O

Hizbollah	I-ORG
(	O
Party	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
God	I-ORG
)	O
gunmen	O
have	O
waged	O
a	O
guerrilla	O
war	O
to	O
oust	O
Israel	I-LOC
from	O
the	O
area	O
.	O

KPD	I-ORG
confirms	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
military	O
aid-U.N.	I-MISC
official	O
.	O

BAGHDAD	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Kurdistan	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	I-ORG
)	O
of	O
Massoud	I-PER
Barzani	I-PER
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
backed	O
by	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
heavy	O
armour	O
and	O
artillery	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
rival	O
Kurds	I-MISC
for	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
senior	O
U.N.	I-ORG
official	O
in	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
said	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
have	O
confirmed	O
to	O
us	O
that	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troops	O
are	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Arbil	I-LOC
...	O

We	O
got	O
the	O
information	O
from	O
KDP	I-ORG
leaders	O
in	O
KDP	I-ORG
headquarters	O
in	O
Saladdin	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
the	O
official	O
,	O
who	O
asked	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
identified	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Fire	O
destroys	O
restaurant	O
in	O
Bahraini	I-LOC
village	O
.	O

MANAMA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
fire	O
has	O
completely	O
gutted	O
a	O
Turkish-operated	O
restaurant	O
in	O
a	O
Bahraini	I-LOC
village	O
,	O
residents	O
said	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
a	O
fire	O
broke	O
out	O
at	O
Shul'ala	I-LOC
restaurant	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
hours	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
al-Daih	I-LOC
village	O
,	O
five	O
km	O
(	O
three	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Manama	I-LOC
.	O

It	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
clear	O
what	O
caused	O
the	O
fire	O
or	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
any	O
casualties	O
.	O

Government	O
officials	O
had	O
no	O
immediate	O
comment	O
.	O

Iraq	I-LOC
's	O
Aziz	I-PER
says	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
aiding	O
KDP	I-ORG
against	O
rivals	O
.	O

BAGHDAD	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Iraq	I-LOC
's	O
Deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Tareq	I-PER
Aziz	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troops	O
were	O
fighting	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
to	O
aid	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebel	O
leader	O
Massoud	I-PER
Barzani	I-PER
against	O
rival	O
forces	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
leadership	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
and	O
military	O
aid	O
to	O
Mr	O
Massoud	I-PER
Barzani	I-PER
and	O
his	O
comrades	O
to	O
enable	O
them	O
confront	O
the	O
vicious	O
aggression	O
...	O

from	O
(	O
Patriotic	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Kurdistan	I-ORG
chief	O
)	O
Jalal	I-PER
Talabani	I-PER
,	O
"	O
Aziz	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
carried	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
Iraqi	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
(	O
INA	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

Aziz	I-PER
said	O
Iraq	I-LOC
's	O
military	O
intervention	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
such	O
scale	O
since	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
and	O
allies	O
decided	O
to	O
protect	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurds	I-MISC
against	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
,	O
was	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
plea	O
from	O
Barzani	I-PER
to	O
President	O
Saddam	I-PER
Hussein	I-PER
to	O
back	O
him	O
militarily	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
people	O
from	O
attacks	O
by	O
Iran	I-LOC
and	O
Talabani	I-PER
.	O

He	O
said	O
Barzani	I-PER
sent	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
Saddam	I-PER
on	O
August	O
22	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
conspiracy	O
is	O
beyond	O
our	O
capability	O
therefore	O
we	O
plead	O
with	O
your	O
excellency	O
to	O
order	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
armed	O
forces	O
to	O
interfere	O
to	O
help	O
us	O
to	O
evade	O
the	O
foreign	O
threat	O
and	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Talabani	I-PER
's	O
treason	O
and	O
conspiracy	O
.	O
"	O

U.N.	I-ORG
relief	O
officials	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
aware	O
that	O
the	O
tanks	O
advancing	O
on	O
Arbil	I-LOC
were	O
manned	O
by	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troops	O
as	O
they	O
advanced	O
from	O
KDP-controlled	O
areas	O
and	O
raised	O
KDP	I-ORG
flags	O
.	O

U.N.	I-ORG
denies	O
reports	O
of	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
tank	O
assault	O
on	O
Arbil	I-LOC
.	O

BAGHDAD	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
relief	O
officials	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
the	O
fighting	O
in	O
Arbil	I-LOC
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
was	O
between	O
rival	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
factions	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
any	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
military	O
advance	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
.	O

"	O
KDP	I-ORG
(	O
Kurdistan	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
)	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
overtake	O
the	O
city	O
.	O

They	O
are	O
using	O
tanks	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
they	O
will	O
succeed	O
.	O

We	O
have	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
seen	O
any	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troops	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
or	O
in	O
its	O
approaches	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
U.N.	I-ORG
relief	O
official	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

PRESS	O
DIGEST	O
-	O
Tunisia	I-LOC
-	O
Aug	O
31	O
.	O

TUNIS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

These	O
are	O
the	O
leading	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Tunisian	I-MISC
press	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Reuters	I-ORG
has	O
not	O
verified	O
these	O
stories	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
vouch	O
for	O
their	O
accuracy	O
.	O

LA	I-ORG
PRESSE	I-ORG

-	O
After	O
Tunisia	I-LOC
called	O
on	O
France	I-LOC
to	O
respect	O
Tunisian	I-MISC
immigrants	O
'	O
dignity	O
,	O
France	I-LOC
says	O
it	O
welcomes	O
legal	O
Tunisian	I-MISC
residents	O
.	O

-	O
Tunisia	I-LOC
's	O
exports	O
of	O
spare	O
parts	O
amounted	O
to	O
220	O
million	O
dinars	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O

LE	I-ORG
TEMPS	I-ORG

-	O
Trade	O
talks	O
between	O
Tunisia	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Palestinian	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
.	O

-	O
Speaker	O
of	O
parliament	O
Habib	I-PER
Boulares	I-PER
arrives	O
in	O
Tripoli	I-LOC
to	O
represent	O
President	O
Zine	I-PER
al-Abidine	I-PER
Ben	I-PER
Ali	I-PER
at	O
the	O
Libyan	I-MISC
revolution	O
anniversary	O
celebrations	O
.	O

(	O
$	O
1	O
=	O
0.96	O
dinar	O
)	O

Automakers	O
,	O
U.S.	I-LOC
agency	O
plan	O
air	O
bag	O
safety	O
ads	O
.	O

DETROIT	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Automakers	O
,	O
suppliers	O
,	O
insurers	O
and	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
's	O
auto	O
safety	O
agency	O
Saturday	O
launched	O
a	O
$	O
10	O
million	O
safety	O
awareness	O
campaign	O
aimed	O
at	O
reducing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
children	O
killed	O
accidentally	O
by	O
air	O
bags	O
in	O
cars	O
and	O
trucks	O
.	O

Officials	O
said	O
they	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agencies	O
,	O
pediatricians	O
and	O
media	O
to	O
warn	O
parents	O
about	O
the	O
dangers	O
that	O
air	O
bags	O
pose	O
to	O
children	O
and	O
adults	O
not	O
wearing	O
seatbelts	O
.	O

Since	O
1993	O
,	O
24	O
children	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
explosive	O
force	O
of	O
automotive	O
air	O
bags	O
,	O
which	O
inflate	O
at	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
miles	O
per	O
hour	O
.	O

The	O
first	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
involves	O
pickup	O
trucks	O
equipped	O
with	O
billboards	O
that	O
were	O
driving	O
along	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
busiest	O
interstate	O
highways	O
during	O
the	O
Labor	I-MISC
Day	I-MISC
weekend	O
,	O
including	O
Interstate	I-LOC
95	I-LOC
on	O
the	O
East	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
,	O
Interstates	I-LOC
80	I-LOC
and	O
90	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
Midwest	I-LOC
and	O
Interstate	I-LOC
5	I-LOC
in	O
California	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
boards	O
read	O
:	O
"	O
Air	O
Bag	O
Safety	O
:	O
Everyone	O
Buckled	O
,	O
Kids	O
in	O
Back	O
.	O
"	O

Janet	I-PER
Dewey	I-PER
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
industry-funded	O
National	I-ORG
Automobile	I-ORG
Occupant	I-ORG
Protection	I-ORG
Campaign	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
injuries	O
to	O
children	O
occurred	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
wearing	O
seatbelts	O
.	O

A	O
child	O
's	O
chances	O
of	O
being	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
car	O
accident	O
,	O
whether	O
the	O
vehicle	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
air	O
bag	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
is	O
reduced	O
by	O
29	O
percent	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
rear	O
seat	O
,	O
she	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
auto	O
industry	O
was	O
about	O
three	O
to	O
six	O
years	O
away	O
from	O
introducing	O
"	O
smart	O
"	O
air	O
bags	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
detect	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
position	O
of	O
an	O
occupant	O
and	O
adjust	O
inflation	O
pressures	O
accordingly	O
.	O

Current	O
air	O
bags	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
halt	O
the	O
forward	O
momentum	O
of	O
an	O
average-sized	O
,	O
unbelted	O
adult	O
male	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
small	O
child	O
.	O

Automakers	O
petitioned	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Highway	I-ORG
Traffic	I-ORG
Safety	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
introduce	O
air	O
bags	O
that	O
inflate	O
less	O
aggressively	O
to	O
help	O
reduce	O
unwanted	O
injuries	O
.	O

"	O
Even	O
if	O
changes	O
are	O
made	O
to	O
airbags	O
today	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
still	O
have	O
20	O
million	O
vehicles	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
with	O
current	O
technology	O
,	O
"	O
Dewey	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
public	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
getting	O
the	O
message	O
.	O
"	O

Two	O
die	O
as	O
New	I-LOC
Hampshire	I-LOC
motel	O
explodes	O
and	O
burns	O
.	O

ROCHESTER	I-LOC
,	O
N.H.	I-LOC
1996-08-30	O

Adds	O
deaths	O
,	O
other	O
details	O
)	O

An	O
explosion	O
leveled	O
Rochester	I-LOC
's	O
one-story	O
Lilac	I-LOC
Falls	I-LOC
Motel	O
,	O
killing	O
two	O
people	O
,	O
fire	O
officials	O
said	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
was	O
an	O
explosion	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
got	O
involved	O
in	O
fire	O
.	O

As	O
far	O
as	O
I	O
know	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
to	O
four	O
alarms	O
--	O
more	O
trucks	O
,	O
more	O
people	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Don	I-PER
Penney	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Rochester	I-ORG
Fire	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Eyewitnesses	O
told	O
Boston	I-LOC
television	O
stations	O
they	O
saw	O
a	O
gasoline	O
truck	O
parked	O
behind	O
the	O
Lilac	I-LOC
Falls	I-LOC
Motel	I-LOC
and	O
smelled	O
gasoline	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
explosion	O
.	O

Fire	O
department	O
officials	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
investigating	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
blast	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
any	O
more	O
casualties	O
.	O

Officials	O
did	O
not	O
immediately	O
identify	O
the	O
victims	O
.	O

Local	O
hospital	O
officials	O
said	O
a	O
few	O
firemen	O
were	O
treated	O
for	O
smoke	O
inhalation	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
other	O
injuries	O
.	O

Car	O
kills	O
two	O
trying	O
to	O
avoid	O
Texas	I-LOC
drag	O
race	O
.	O

DALLAS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

An	O
illegal	O
drag	O
race	O
on	O
a	O
Dallas	I-LOC
street	O
turned	O
deadly	O
when	O
another	O
vehicle	O
veered	O
into	O
the	O
crowd	O
,	O
killing	O
two	O
people	O
and	O
injuring	O
a	O
dozen	O
more	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Organisers	O
tried	O
to	O
block	O
off	O
traffic	O
while	O
preparing	O
the	O
drag	O
race	O
late	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
allegedly	O
drunk	O
driver	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
ran	O
into	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
spectators	O
as	O
he	O
swerved	O
to	O
avoid	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
race	O
.	O

A	O
26-year-old	O
man	O
and	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
woman	O
were	O
killed	O
.	O

The	O
driver	O
,	O
aged	O
51	O
,	O
was	O
arrested	O
and	O
charged	O
on	O
two	O
counts	O
of	O
intoxicated	O
manslaughter	O
.	O

A	O
police	O
spokesman	O
said	O
the	O
straight	O
,	O
flat	O
stretch	O
of	O
road	O
was	O
often	O
used	O
illegally	O
as	O
a	O
drag	O
strip	O
by	O
Dallas	I-LOC
youths	O
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
warplanes	O
,	O
ships	O
in	O
Gulf	I-LOC
await	O
Clinton	I-PER
order	O
.	O

Jim	I-PER
Adams	I-PER

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

More	O
than	O
300	O
U.S.	I-LOC
warplanes	O
and	O
20	O
ships	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
case	O
President	O
Bill	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
ordered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
U.S.	I-LOC
force	O
against	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
military	O
action	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
,	O
U.S.	I-LOC
defense	O
officials	O
said	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
200	O
fighter	O
planes	O
,	O
including	O
79	O
on	O
the	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
Carl	I-MISC
Vinson	I-MISC
,	O
were	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
;	O
the	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
Enterprise	I-MISC
was	O
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
Mediterranean	I-MISC
with	O
79	O
more	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
air	O
expeditionary	O
force	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
more	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
fly	O
from	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
if	O
ordered	O
.	O

"	O
Yesterday	O
the	O
president	O
ordered	O
the	O
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Defense	I-ORG
to	O
take	O
prudent	O
planning	O
steps	O
to	O
have	O
forces	O
ready	O
to	O
deploy	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
should	O
he	O
direct	O
us	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
"	O
Pentagon	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Doug	I-PER
Kennett	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

We	O
have	O
taken	O
those	O
prudent	O
planning	O
steps	O
.	O
"	O

Clinton	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
he	O
had	O
ordered	O
U.S.	I-LOC
forces	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
to	O
go	O
on	O
high	O
alert	O
and	O
was	O
reinforcing	O
them	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
attacks	O
on	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
dissidents	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
These	O
developments	O
...	O
cause	O
me	O
grave	O
concern	O
,	O
"	O
Clinton	I-PER
said	O
at	O
a	O
campaign	O
stop	O
in	O
Troy	I-LOC
,	O
Tennessee	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
he	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
premature	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
emphasize	O
that	O
,	O
highly	O
premature	O
to	O
speculate	O
on	O
any	O
response	O
we	O
might	O
have	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
U.S.	I-LOC
defense	O
officials	O
said	O
military	O
flights	O
to	O
enforce	O
no-fly	O
zones	O
in	O
both	O
northern	O
and	O
southern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
doubled	O
over	O
the	O
weekend	O
.	O

Clinton	I-PER
said	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
military	O
forces	O
overran	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
held	O
since	O
1994	O
by	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebels	O
who	O
Baghdad	I-LOC
says	O
are	O
backed	O
by	O
Iran	I-LOC
.	O

There	O
were	O
unconfirmed	O
reports	O
that	O
Iran	I-LOC
had	O
sent	O
troops	O
into	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
in	O
response	O
to	O
Iraq	I-LOC
's	O
attack	O
.	O

U.S.	I-LOC
plans	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
U.S.	I-LOC
air	O
attacks	O
on	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
forces	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
23,000	O
U.S.	I-LOC
troops	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
defense	O
officials	O
.	O

In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
158	O
F	I-MISC
/	I-MISC
A-18	I-MISC
,	O
F-14	I-MISC
and	O
other	O
fighter	O
planes	O
on	O
the	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
Vinson	I-MISC
and	O
Enterprise	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
air	O
expeditionary	O
force	O
of	O
30	O
to	O
40	O
F-15	I-MISC
and	O
F-16	I-MISC
fighter	O
planes	O
and	O
fuel	O
tankers	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
fly	O
from	O
three	O
U.S.	I-LOC
bases	O
in	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
expeditionary	O
force	O
would	O
include	O
nearly	O
1,000	O
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
personnel	O
in	O
ground	O
and	O
support	O
crews	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
23,000	O
U.S.	I-LOC
military	O
people	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
consist	O
of	O
15,000	O
sailors	O
and	O
Marines	I-MISC
,	O
6,000	O
U.S.	I-LOC
servicemen	O
based	O
primarily	O
in	O
Saudi	I-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
and	O
2,000	O
U.S.	I-LOC
troops	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
for	O
military	O
exercises	O
.	O

Most	O
of	O
the	O
Marines	I-MISC
are	O
on	O
three	O
ships	O
in	O
the	O
Tarawa	I-ORG
Amphibious	I-ORG
Readiness	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Carl	I-MISC
Vinson	I-MISC
leads	O
a	O
battle	O
group	O
that	O
includes	O
seven	O
other	O
ships	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
nine	O
other	O
U.S.	I-LOC
ships	O
in	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
20	O
.	O

Two	O
missing	O
Belgian	I-MISC
teenagers	O
found	O
unharmed	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Two	O
Belgian	I-MISC
teenage	O
girls	O
missing	O
since	O
Thursday	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
unharmed	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
girls	O
,	O
Rachel	I-PER
and	O
Severine	I-PER
,	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
.	O

They	O
are	O
unharmed	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
police	O
official	O
in	O
Liege	I-LOC
said	O
.	O

He	O
declined	O
to	O
say	O
whether	O
the	O
girls	O
had	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
or	O
whether	O
they	O
had	O
gone	O
away	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
accord	O
.	O

Late	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
girls	O
--	O
Rachel	I-PER
Legeard	I-PER
,	O
18	O
,	O
and	O
Severine	I-PER
Potty	I-PER
,	O
19	O
--	O
were	O
reported	O
missing	O
after	O
failing	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
from	O
a	O
shopping	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
eastern	O
town	O
of	O
Liege	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Earlier	O
,	O
police	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
it	O
suspected	O
a	O
link	O
with	O
the	O
Marc	I-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
case	O
,	O
the	O
paedophile	O
kidnap	O
,	O
sex	O
abuse	O
and	O
murder	O
scandal	O
which	O
has	O
rocked	O
Belgium	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
past	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O

Algeria	I-LOC
restaurant	O
bomb	O
kills	O
seven	O
-	O
newSpaper	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

A	O
bomb	O
explosion	O
in	O
a	O
restaurant	O
west	O
of	O
Algiers	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
killed	O
seven	O
people	O
,	O
an	O
Algerian	I-MISC
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Algerian	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
two	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
and	O
six	O
were	O
wounded	O
when	O
a	O
home-made	O
bomb	O
ripped	O
through	O
a	O
restaurant	O
in	O
the	O
coastal	O
town	O
of	O
Staoueli	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
Le	I-ORG
Matin	I-ORG
newspaper	O
,	O
quoting	O
witnesses	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
bomb	O
killed	O
seven	O
people	O
and	O
wounded	O
20	O
.	O

Liberte	I-ORG
newspaper	O
said	O
the	O
bomb	O
was	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
bag	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
restaurant	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
booby-trapped	O
car	O
was	O
defused	O
near	O
the	O
restaurant	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
bomb	O
went	O
off	O
.	O

A	O
week	O
ago	O
a	O
home-made	O
bomb	O
exploded	O
in	O
a	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
coastal	O
town	O
of	O
Bou	I-LOC
Haroun	I-LOC
,	O
65	O
km	O
(	O
40	O
miles	O
)	O
from	O
Algiers	I-LOC
.	O

Newspapers	O
said	O
it	O
killed	O
two	O
women	O
and	O
five	O
children	O
.	O

Algerian	I-MISC
newspapers	O
quoted	O
the	O
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Observatory	I-ORG
(	O
ONDH	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
a	O
government-appointed	O
watchdog	O
,	O
as	O
saying	O
earlier	O
in	O
August	O
that	O
about	O
1,400	O
civilians	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
bomb	O
attacks	O
blamed	O
on	O
Moslem	I-MISC
guerrillas	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
two	O
years	O
.	O

An	O
estimated	O
50,000	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
in	O
Algeria	I-LOC
's	O
violence	O
pitting	O
Moslem	I-MISC
rebels	O
against	O
government	O
forces	O
since	O
early	O
1992	O
when	O
the	O
authorities	O
cancelled	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
in	O
which	O
radical	O
Islamists	I-MISC
had	O
taken	O
a	O
commanding	O
lead	O
.	O

Iran	I-LOC
agents	O
stormed	O
German	I-MISC
diplomat	O
's	O
home	O
--	O
Bonn	I-LOC
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Iranian	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
burst	O
into	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
a	O
German	I-MISC
cultural	O
attache	O
in	O
Tehran	I-LOC
a	O
month	O
ago	O
and	O
seized	O
his	O
guests	O
for	O
questioning	O
,	O
Bonn	I-LOC
's	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
said	O
he	O
could	O
substantially	O
confirm	O
a	O
report	O
in	O
the	O
news	O
weekly	O
Der	I-ORG
Spiegel	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
said	O
Iranian	I-MISC
secret	O
police	O
burst	O
in	O
while	O
attache	O
Jens	I-PER
Gust	I-PER
was	O
entertaining	O
six	O
Iranian	I-MISC
writers	O
and	O
their	O
wives	O
.	O

Gust	I-PER
was	O
threatened	O
with	O
violence	O
,	O
then	O
locked	O
into	O
a	O
room	O
to	O
be	O
interrogated	O
on	O
suspicion	O
of	O
"	O
promoting	O
activities	O
hostile	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
"	O
while	O
his	O
guests	O
were	O
taken	O
away	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
ministry	O
spokesman	O
said	O
the	O
German	I-MISC
embassy	O
immediately	O
made	O
a	O
sharp	O
protest	O
to	O
the	O
Tehran	I-LOC
government	O
.	O

The	O
Iranian	I-MISC
ambassador	O
was	O
also	O
summoned	O
to	O
the	O
ministry	O
in	O
Bonn	I-LOC
to	O
hear	O
a	O
sharp	O
protest	O
and	O
"	O
disapproval	O
of	O
this	O
glaring	O
breach	O
of	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
international	O
law	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

Iran	I-LOC
subsequently	O
said	O
it	O
regretted	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
said	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
misunderstanding	O
.	O

All	O
those	O
detained	O
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
freed	O
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

Relations	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
countries	O
are	O
currently	O
under	O
strain	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
testimony	O
in	O
a	O
Berlin	I-LOC
court	O
of	O
former	O
Iranian	I-MISC
president	O
Abolhassan	I-PER
Banisadr	I-PER
.	O

Banisadr	I-PER
,	O
an	O
avowed	O
opponent	O
of	O
the	O
Tehran	I-LOC
government	O
who	O
now	O
lives	O
in	O
exile	O
,	O
accused	O
top	O
Iranian	I-MISC
leaders	O
of	O
personally	O
ordering	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
three	O
exiled	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
leaders	O
in	O
a	O
Berlin	I-LOC
restaurant	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O

Iran	I-LOC
has	O
asked	O
Germany	I-LOC
to	O
extradite	O
Banisadr	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
due	O
is	O
due	O
back	O
in	O
Berlin	I-LOC
next	O
Thursday	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
testimony	O
.	O

Banisadr	I-PER
,	O
who	O
received	O
political	O
asylum	O
in	O
France	I-LOC
after	O
fleeing	O
there	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
told	O
Der	I-ORG
Spiegel	I-ORG
he	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
ask	O
for	O
a	O
guarantee	O
of	O
safe	O
conduct	O
.	O

If	O
Germany	I-LOC
were	O
to	O
extradite	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
lose	O
face	O
before	O
the	O
whole	O
world	O
"	O
.	O

German	I-MISC
prosecutors	O
have	O
already	O
accused	O
Iran	I-LOC
's	O
intelligence	O
minister	O
Ali	I-PER
Fallahiyan	I-PER
of	O
ordering	O
the	O
killing	O
of	O
the	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
leaders	O
.	O

Iran	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
denies	O
the	O
allegations	O
,	O
urged	O
German	I-MISC
authorities	O
to	O
disregard	O
Banisadr	I-PER
's	O
testimony	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
could	O
hurt	O
relations	O
.	O

Italy	I-LOC
's	O
Dini	I-PER
meets	O
Burundi	I-LOC
negotiator	O
Nyerere	I-PER
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Italian	I-MISC
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Lamberto	I-PER
Dini	I-PER
on	O
Saturday	O
met	O
former	O
Tanzanian	I-MISC
president	O
Julius	I-PER
Nyerere	I-PER
,	O
the	O
international	O
negotiator	O
for	O
Burundi	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
ministry	O
said	O
.	O

Nyerere	I-PER
arrived	O
in	O
Rome	I-LOC
this	O
week	O
on	O
a	O
private	O
visit	O
and	O
held	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
special	O
envoy	O
to	O
Burundi	I-LOC
,	O
Howard	I-PER
Wolpe	I-PER
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sant	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Egidio	I-ORG
Community	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
Italian	I-MISC
Roman	B-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
organisation	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
monitoring	O
Burundi	I-LOC
closely	O
.	O

"	O
(	O
Nyerere	I-PER
)	O
informed	O
Minister	O
Dini	I-PER
of	O
the	O
latest	O
developments	O
in	O
the	O
(	O
Great	I-LOC
Lakes	I-LOC
)	O
region	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
respect	O
to	O
Burundi	I-LOC
following	O
the	O
military	O
coup	O
d'etat	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
ministry	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

It	O
gave	O
no	O
details	O
of	O
their	O
talks	O
.	O

Nyerere	I-PER
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Artisans	I-MISC
for	I-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
"	O
prize	O
by	O
the	O
Lay	I-ORG
Volunteers	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

He	O
leaves	O
Rome	I-LOC
on	O
Monday	O
.	O

The	O
U.N.	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
condemned	O
the	O
coup	O
by	O
retired	O
Tutsi	I-MISC
major	O
Pierre	I-PER
Buyoya	I-PER
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
resolution	O
it	O
intended	O
to	O
pressure	O
Buyoya	I-PER
into	O
unconditional	O
negotiations	O
with	O
all	O
parties	O
and	O
factions	O
"	O
without	O
exception	O
"	O
.	O

Buyoya	I-PER
on	O
Saturday	O
dismissed	O
its	O
threat	O
of	O
an	O
arms	O
embargo	O
against	O
Burundi	I-LOC
and	O
flatly	O
ruled	O
out	O
talks	O
with	O
Hutu	I-MISC
rebels	O
.	O

Some	O
150,000	O
people	O
--	O
mostly	O
civilians	O
--	O
have	O
died	O
in	O
Burundi	I-LOC
since	O
1993	O
when	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
first	O
democratically	O
elected	O
Hutu	I-MISC
president	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
an	O
attempted	O
army	O
coup	O
.	O

Nato	O
declines	O
comment	O
on	O
fighting	O
in	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

The	O
North	I-ORG
Atlantic	I-ORG
Treaty	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
's	O
spokesman	O
on	O
Saturday	O
declined	O
all	O
comment	O
on	O
reports	O
of	O
armed	O
conflict	O
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
a	O
NATO	I-ORG
official	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
:	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
watching	O
the	O
situation	O
closely	O
.	O
"	O

Earlier	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
an	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
Kurd	I-MISC
leader	O
said	O
both	O
Iraqi	I-MISC
troops	O
and	O
Kurdistan	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
KDP	I-ORG
)	O
forces	O
were	O
attacking	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Arbil	I-LOC
in	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

More	O
automatic	O
weapons	O
stolen	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

More	O
than	O
10	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
automatic	O
Kalashnikov	I-MISC
rifles	O
,	O
were	O
stolen	O
from	O
an	O
arms	O
store	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
,	O
police	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

A	O
policeman	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
Belgian	I-MISC
town	O
of	O
Chatelet	I-LOC
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
that	O
thieves	O
used	O
a	O
car	O
to	O
ram	O
the	O
window	O
of	O
an	O
arms	O
store	O
in	O
neighbouring	O
Chatelineaux	I-LOC
last	O
night	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
arms	O
robbery	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

On	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
thieves	O
stole	O
about	O
40	O
forearms	O
from	O
a	O
shooting	O
range	O
in	O
southern	O
Belgium	I-LOC
,	O
including	O
Kalashnikov	I-MISC
,	O
Uzi	I-MISC
and	O
Fal	I-MISC
automatic	O
weapons	O
.	O

No	O
trace	O
of	O
two	O
missing	O
teenagers	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Belgian	I-MISC
police	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
no	O
trace	O
of	O
two	O
teenage	O
girls	O
reported	O
missing	O
during	O
a	O
shopping	O
trip	O
three	O
days	O
ago	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
trace	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
the	O
enquiry	O
is	O
continuing	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
Liege	I-LOC
police	O
official	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Late	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
Liege	I-LOC
police	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
Rachel	I-PER
Legeard	I-PER
,	O
18	O
,	O
and	O
Severine	I-PER
Potty	I-PER
,	O
19	O
,	O
had	O
gone	O
shopping	O
to	O
the	O
eastern	O
town	O
of	O
Liege	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
where	O
Legeard	I-PER
's	O
wallet	O
had	O
been	O
stolen	O
.	O

After	O
reporting	O
the	O
theft	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
they	O
took	O
a	O
bus	O
home	O
and	O
reportedly	O
got	O
off	O
the	O
bus	O
before	O
arriving	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
village	O
of	O
Nandrin	I-LOC
.	O

They	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
seen	O
since	O
.	O

Police	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
it	O
suspected	O
a	O
link	O
with	O
the	O
Marc	I-PER
Dutroux	I-PER
case	O
,	O
the	O
paedophile	O
kidnap	O
,	O
sex	O
abuse	O
and	O
murder	O
scandal	O
which	O
has	O
rocked	O
Belgium	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
past	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O

Controversial	O
IRA	I-ORG
film	O
screened	O
at	O
Venice	I-LOC
festival	O
.	O

Vera	I-PER
Haller	I-PER

VENICE	O
,	O
Italy	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Dublin-born	O
director	O
Neil	I-PER
Jordan	I-PER
says	O
he	O
never	O
lost	O
more	O
sleep	O
over	O
a	O
film	O
than	O
over	O
"	O
Michael	I-MISC
Collins	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
his	O
controversial	O
epic	O
about	O
the	O
IRA	I-ORG
which	O
has	O
its	O
premiere	O
on	O
Saturday	O
at	O
the	O
Venice	I-MISC
Film	I-MISC
Festival	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
film	O
,	O
starring	O
Liam	I-PER
Neeson	I-PER
and	O
Julia	I-PER
Roberts	I-PER
,	O
recounts	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Michael	I-PER
Collins	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Irish	I-ORG
Republican	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
's	O
Director	O
of	O
Intelligence	O
who	O
fought	O
for	O
Irish	I-MISC
independence	O
from	O
1919	O
to	O
1921	O
.	O

Although	O
not	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Britain	I-LOC
until	O
early	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
some	O
politicians	O
have	O
already	O
said	O
they	O
feared	O
it	O
would	O
fan	O
sectarian	O
tensions	O
in	O
British-ruled	I-MISC
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
.	O

Jordan	I-PER
defends	O
his	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
whose	O
screenplay	O
he	O
wrote	O
himself	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
research	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
about	O
history	O
than	O
any	O
political	O
statement	O
"	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
film	O
spares	O
neither	O
the	O
Irish	I-MISC
nor	O
the	O
British	I-MISC
in	O
its	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
savagery	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
Jordan	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
released	O
by	O
Warner	I-ORG
Bros	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

How	O
often	O
has	O
independence	O
been	O
achieved	O
without	O
bloodshed	O
?	O

Very	O
rarely	O
.	O
"	O

Jordan	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
1992	O
film	O
"	O
The	I-MISC
Crying	I-MISC
Game	I-MISC
"	O
also	O
came	O
under	O
fire	O
for	O
what	O
was	O
perceived	O
as	O
a	O
sympathetic	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
IRA	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
Collins	I-PER
was	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
developed	O
techniques	O
of	O
guerilla	O
warfare	O
later	O
copied	O
by	O
independence	O
movements	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
from	O
Mao	I-PER
Tse-Tung	I-PER
in	O
China	I-LOC
to	O
Yitzak	I-PER
Shamir	I-PER
in	O
Israel	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Jordan	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
Collins	I-PER
would	O
never	O
be	O
a	O
proponent	O
of	O
contemporary	O
terrorism	O
as	O
practised	O
today	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
a	O
soldier	O
and	O
a	O
statesman	O
and	O
,	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
peace	O
.	O
"	O

Leeson	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Northern	I-MISC
Ireland-born	I-MISC
actor	O
who	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
an	O
Oscar	I-PER
for	O
best	O
actor	O
for	O
his	O
performance	O
in	O
"	O
Schindler	I-MISC
's	I-MISC
List	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
plays	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
in	O
Jordan	I-PER
's	O
film	O
.	O

Aidan	I-PER
Quinn	I-PER
portrays	O
Harry	I-PER
Boland	I-PER
,	O
Collins	I-PER
'	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
rival	O
for	O
the	O
love	O
of	O
Kitty	I-PER
Kiernan	I-PER
,	O
played	O
by	O
Roberts	I-PER
.	O

Much	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
shot	O
on	O
location	O
in	O
Dublin	I-LOC
with	O
Jordan	I-PER
using	O
thousands	O
of	O
its	O
citizens	O
as	O
unpaid	O
extras	O
.	O

A	O
set	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
fighting	O
scenes	O
.	O

Noting	O
that	O
information	O
about	O
Collins	I-PER
was	O
"	O
as	O
mysterious	O
as	O
the	O
existence	O
he	O
maintained	O
"	O
,	O
Jordan	I-PER
said	O
he	O
made	O
some	O
historical	O
assumptions	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
made	O
choices	O
about	O
certain	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
my	O
own	O
extensive	O
research	O
into	O
his	O
letters	O
and	O
reported	O
speeches	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
a	O
story	O
as	O
accurate	O
as	O
possible	O
without	O
killing	O
it	O
dramatically	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
have	O
.	O

It	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
true	O
film	O
.	O
"	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
assumptions	O
is	O
his	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
murky	O
circumstances	O
surrounding	O
the	O
shooting	O
death	O
of	O
Collins	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
broken	O
with	O
his	O
comrades	O
when	O
he	O
sought	O
a	O
negotiated	O
settlement	O
with	O
Britain	I-LOC
,	O
in	O
an	O
ambush	O
in	O
1922	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
lost	O
more	O
sleep	O
over	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
a	O
film	O
than	O
I	O
have	O
over	O
'	O
Michael	I-MISC
Collins	I-MISC
'	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
'll	O
never	O
make	O
a	O
more	O
important	O
one	O
,	O
"	O
Jordan	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
one	O
person	O
you	O
can	O
tell	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
formed	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
south	O
of	O
Ireland	I-LOC
as	O
they	O
are	O
today	O
.	O
"	O

Dhaka	I-LOC
stocks	O
seen	O
steady	O
in	O
absence	O
of	O
big	O
players	O
.	O

DHAKA	I-LOC
1996-08-31	O

Shares	O
on	O
the	O
Dhaka	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
(	O
DSE	I-ORG
)	O
may	O
remain	O
steady	O
as	O
small	O
investors	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
target	O
mainly	O
blue	O
chips	O
while	O
overseas	O
investors	O
will	O
prefer	O
to	O
keep	O
to	O
the	O
sidelines	O
when	O
the	O
market	O
reopens	O
after	O
Moslem	I-MISC
Friday	O
weekend	O
,	O
brokers	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
market	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
remain	O
steady	O
.	O

There	O
will	O
be	O
both	O
buying	O
and	O
selling	O
pressure	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
broker	O
Shakil	I-PER
Rizvi	I-PER
.	O

Broker	O
Khurshid	I-PER
Alam	I-PER
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
market	O
sentiment	O
will	O
remain	O
strong	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
prices	O
may	O
move	O
in	O
a	O
close	O
range	O
following	O
a	O
continued	O
market	O
uptrend	O
.	O
"	O

Brokers	O
said	O
blue	O
chips	O
like	O
IDLC	I-ORG
,	O
Bangladesh	I-ORG
Lamps	I-ORG
,	O
Chittagong	I-ORG
Cement	I-ORG
and	O
Atlas	I-ORG
Bangladesh	I-ORG
were	O
expected	O
to	O
rise	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
demand	O
for	O
blue	O
chips	O
in	O
engineering	O
sector	O
despite	O
their	O
persistent	O
rise	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
several	O
sessions	O
.	O

The	O
DSE	I-ORG
all	O
share	O
price	O
index	O
closed	O
2.73	O
points	O
or	O
0.22	O
percent	O
up	O
at	O
1,196.35	O
on	O
a	O
turnover	O
of	O
133.7	O
million	O
taka	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

--	O
Dhaka	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
880-2-506363	O