test.name

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
JAPAN	I-LOC
GET	O
LUCKY	O
WIN	O
,	O
CHINA	I-LOC
IN	O
SURPRISE	O
DEFEAT	O
.	O

Nadim	I-PER
Ladki	I-PER

AL-AIN	I-ORG
,	O
United	I-LOC
Arab	I-LOC
Emirates	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Japan	I-LOC
began	O
the	O
defence	O
of	O
their	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
title	O
with	O
a	O
lucky	O
2-1	O
win	O
against	O
Syria	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
Group	O
C	O
championship	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

But	O
China	I-LOC
saw	O
their	O
luck	O
desert	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
match	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
crashing	O
to	O
a	O
surprise	O
2-0	O
defeat	O
to	O
newcomers	O
Uzbekistan	I-LOC
.	O

China	I-LOC
controlled	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
and	O
saw	O
several	O
chances	O
missed	O
until	O
the	O
78th	O
minute	O
when	O
Uzbek	I-MISC
striker	O
Igor	I-PER
Shkvyrin	I-PER
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
misdirected	O
defensive	O
header	O
to	O
lob	O
the	O
ball	O
over	O
the	O
advancing	O
Chinese	I-MISC
keeper	O
and	O
into	O
an	O
empty	O
net	O
.	O

Oleg	I-PER
Shatskiku	I-PER
made	O
sure	O
of	O
the	O
win	O
in	O
injury	O
time	O
,	O
hitting	O
an	O
unstoppable	O
left	O
foot	O
shot	O
from	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
area	O
.	O

The	O
former	O
Soviet	I-MISC
republic	O
was	O
playing	O
in	O
an	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finals	O
tie	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O

Despite	O
winning	O
the	O
Asian	I-MISC
Games	I-MISC
title	O
two	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
Uzbekistan	I-LOC
are	O
in	O
the	O
finals	O
as	O
outsiders	O
.	O

Two	O
goals	O
from	O
defensive	O
errors	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
minutes	O
allowed	O
Japan	I-LOC
to	O
come	O
from	O
behind	O
and	O
collect	O
all	O
three	O
points	O
from	O
their	O
opening	O
meeting	O
against	O
Syria	I-LOC
.	O

Takuya	I-PER
Takagi	I-PER
scored	O
the	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
88th	O
minute	O
,	O
rising	O
to	O
head	O
a	O
Hiroshige	I-PER
Yanagimoto	I-PER
cross	O
towards	O
the	O
Syrian	I-MISC
goal	O
which	O
goalkeeper	O
Salem	I-PER
Bitar	I-PER
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
covered	O
but	O
then	O
allowed	O
to	O
slip	O
into	O
the	O
net	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
costly	O
blunder	O
by	O
Syria	I-LOC
in	O
four	O
minutes	O
.	O

Defender	I-PER
Hassan	I-PER
Abbas	I-PER
rose	O
to	O
intercept	O
a	O
long	O
ball	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
84th	O
minute	O
but	O
only	O
managed	O
to	O
divert	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
corner	O
of	O
Bitar	I-PER
's	O
goal	O
.	O

Nader	I-PER
Jokhadar	I-PER
had	O
given	O
Syria	I-LOC
the	O
lead	O
with	O
a	O
well-struck	O
header	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
minute	O
.	O

Japan	I-LOC
then	O
laid	O
siege	O
to	O
the	O
Syrian	I-MISC
penalty	O
area	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
rarely	O
breached	O
the	O
Syrian	I-MISC
defence	O
.	O

Bitar	I-PER
pulled	O
off	O
fine	O
saves	O
whenever	O
they	O
did	O
.	O

Japan	I-LOC
coach	O
Shu	I-PER
Kamo	I-PER
said	O
:	O
'	O
'	O
The	O
Syrian	I-MISC
own	O
goal	O
proved	O
lucky	O
for	O
us	O
.	O

The	O
Syrians	I-MISC
scored	O
early	O
and	O
then	O
played	O
defensively	O
and	O
adopted	O
long	O
balls	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
hard	O
for	O
us	O
.	O
'	O

'	O

Japan	I-LOC
,	O
co-hosts	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
in	O
2002	O
and	O
ranked	O
20th	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
FIFA	I-MISC
,	O
are	O
favourites	O
to	O
regain	O
their	O
title	O
here	O
.	O

Hosts	O
UAE	I-LOC
play	O
Kuwait	I-LOC
and	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
take	O
on	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
Group	O
A	O
matches	O
.	O

All	O
four	O
teams	O
are	O
level	O
with	O
one	O
point	O
each	O
from	O
one	O
game	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
CUTTITTA	I-PER
BACK	O
FOR	O
ITALY	I-LOC
AFTER	O
A	O
YEAR	O
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Italy	I-LOC
recalled	O
Marcello	I-PER
Cuttitta	I-PER

on	O
Friday	O
for	O
their	O
friendly	O
against	O
Scotland	I-LOC
at	O
Murrayfield	I-LOC
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
30-year-old	O
wing	O
announced	O
he	O
was	O
retiring	O
following	O
differences	O
over	O
selection	O
.	O

Cuttitta	I-PER
,	O
who	O
trainer	O
George	I-PER
Coste	I-PER
said	O
was	O
certain	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
Saturday	O
week	O
,	O
was	O
named	O
in	O
a	O
21-man	O
squad	O
lacking	O
only	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
beaten	O
54-21	O
by	O
England	I-LOC
at	O
Twickenham	I-LOC
last	O
month	O
.	O

Stefano	I-PER
Bordon	I-PER
is	O
out	O
through	O
illness	O
and	O
Coste	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
dropped	O
back	O
row	O
Corrado	I-PER
Covi	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
recalled	O
for	O
the	O
England	I-LOC
game	O
after	O
five	O
years	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
team	O
.	O

Cuttitta	I-PER
announced	O
his	O
retirement	O
after	O
the	O
1995	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
where	O
he	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
being	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
Italy	I-LOC
side	O
that	O
faced	O
England	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
pool	O
stages	O
.	O

Coste	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
approached	O
the	O
player	O
two	O
months	O
ago	O
about	O
a	O
comeback	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
ended	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
on	O
the	O
wrong	O
note	O
,	O
"	O
Coste	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
useful	O
to	O
have	O
him	O
back	O
and	O
he	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
now	O
is	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
"	O

Squad	O
:	O
Javier	I-PER
Pertile	I-PER
,	O
Paolo	I-PER
Vaccari	I-PER
,	O
Marcello	I-PER
Cuttitta	I-PER
,	O
Ivan	I-PER
Francescato	I-PER
,	O
Leandro	I-PER
Manteri	I-PER
,	O
Diego	I-PER
Dominguez	I-PER
,	O
Francesco	I-PER
Mazzariol	I-PER
,	O
Alessandro	I-PER
Troncon	I-PER
,	O
Orazio	I-PER
Arancio	I-PER
,	O
Andrea	I-PER
Sgorlon	I-PER
,	O
Massimo	I-PER
Giovanelli	I-PER
,	O
Carlo	I-PER
Checchinato	I-PER
,	O
Walter	I-PER
Cristofoletto	I-PER
,	O
Franco	I-PER
Properzi	I-PER
Curti	I-PER
,	O
Carlo	I-PER
Orlandi	I-PER
,	O
Massimo	I-PER
Cuttitta	I-PER
,	O
Giambatista	I-PER
Croci	I-PER
,	O
Gianluca	I-PER
Guidi	I-PER
,	O
Nicola	I-PER
Mazzucato	I-PER
,	O
Alessandro	I-PER
Moscardi	I-PER
,	O
Andrea	I-PER
Castellani	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LATE	O
GOALS	O
GIVE	O
JAPAN	O
WIN	O
OVER	O
SYRIA	I-LOC
.	O

AL-AIN	I-ORG
,	O
United	I-LOC
Arab	I-LOC
Emirates	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Two	O
goals	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
minutes	O
gave	O
holders	O
Japan	I-LOC
an	O
uninspiring	O
2-1	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
victory	O
over	O
Syria	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Takuya	I-PER
Takagi	I-PER
headed	O
the	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
88th	O
minute	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
C	O
game	O
after	O
goalkeeper	O
Salem	I-PER
Bitar	I-PER
spoiled	O
a	O
mistake-free	O
display	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
ball	O
to	O
slip	O
under	O
his	O
body	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Syrian	I-MISC
defensive	O
blunder	O
in	O
four	O
minutes	O
.	O

Defender	I-PER
Hassan	I-PER
Abbas	I-PER
rose	O
to	O
intercept	O
a	O
long	O
ball	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
84th	O
minute	O
but	O
only	O
managed	O
to	O
divert	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
corner	O
of	O
Bitar	I-PER
's	O
goal	O
.	O

Syria	I-LOC
had	O
taken	O
the	O
lead	O
from	O
their	O
first	O
serious	O
attack	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
minute	O
.	O

Nader	I-PER
Jokhadar	I-PER
headed	O
a	O
cross	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
by	O
Ammar	I-PER
Awad	I-PER
into	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
corner	O
of	O
Kenichi	I-PER
Shimokawa	I-PER
's	O
goal	O
.	O

Japan	I-LOC
then	O
laid	O
siege	O
to	O
the	O
Syrian	I-MISC
penalty	O
area	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
goal	O
disallowed	O
for	O
offside	O
in	O
the	O
16th	O
minute	O
.	O

A	O
minute	O
later	O
,	O
Bitar	I-PER
produced	O
a	O
good	O
double	O
save	O
,	O
first	O
from	O
Kazuyoshi	I-PER
Miura	I-PER
's	O
header	O
and	O
then	O
blocked	O
a	O
Takagi	I-PER
follow-up	O
shot	O
.	O

Bitar	I-PER
saved	O
well	O
again	O
from	O
Miura	I-PER
in	O
the	O
37th	O
minute	O
,	O
parrying	O
away	O
his	O
header	O
from	O
a	O
corner	O
.	O

Japan	I-LOC
started	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
brightly	O
but	O
Bitar	I-PER
denied	O
them	O
an	O
equaliser	O
when	O
he	O
dived	O
to	O
his	O
right	O
to	O
save	O
Naoki	I-PER
Soma	I-PER
's	O
low	O
drive	O
in	O
the	O
53rd	O
minute	O
.	O

Japan	I-LOC
:	O
19	O
-	O
Kenichi	I-PER
Shimokawa	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Hiroshige	I-PER
Yanagimoto	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Naoki	I-PER
Soma	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Masami	I-PER
Ihara	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Norio	I-PER
Omura	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Motohiro	I-PER
Yamaguchi	I-PER
,	O
8	O
-	O
Masakiyo	I-PER
Maezono	I-PER
(	O
7	O
-	O
Yasuto	I-PER
Honda	I-ORG
71	O
)	O
,	O
9	O
-	O
Takuya	I-PER
Takagi	I-PER
,	O
10	O
-	O
Hiroshi	I-PER
Nanami	I-PER
,	O
11	O
-	O
Kazuyoshi	I-PER
Miura	I-PER
,	O
15	O
-	O
Hiroaki	I-PER
Morishima	I-PER
(	O
14	O
-	O
Masayuki	I-PER
Okano	I-PER
75	O
)	O
.	O

Syria	I-LOC
:	O
24	O
-	O
Salem	I-PER
Bitar	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Bachar	I-PER
Srour	I-PER
;	O
4	O
-	O
Hassan	I-PER
Abbas	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
Tarek	I-PER
Jabban	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Ammar	I-PER
Awad	I-PER
(	O
9	O
-	O
Louay	I-PER
Taleb	I-PER
69	O
)	O
,	O
8	O
-	O
Nihad	I-PER
al-Boushi	O
,	O
10	O
-	O
Mohammed	I-PER
Afash	I-PER
,	O
12	O
-	O
Ali	I-PER
Dib	I-PER
,	O
13	O
-	O
Abdul	I-PER
Latif	I-PER
Helou	I-PER
(	O
17	O
-	O
Ammar	I-PER
Rihawiy	I-PER
46	O
)	O
,	O
14	O
-	O
Khaled	I-PER
Zaher	I-PER
;	O
16	O
-	O
Nader	I-PER
Jokhadar	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

FREESTYLE	O
SKIING-WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
MOGUL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

TIGNES	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC

freestyle	O
skiing	O
moguls	O
competition	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Men	O

1.	O
Jesper	I-PER
Ronnback	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
25.76	O
points	O

2.	O
Andrei	I-PER
Ivanov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
24.88	O

3.	O
Ryan	I-PER
Johnson	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
24.57	O

4.	O
Jean-Luc	I-PER
Brassard	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
24.40	O

5.	O
Korneilus	I-PER
Hole	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
23.92	O

6.	O
Jeremie	I-PER
Collomb-Patton	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
23.87	O

7.	O
Jim	I-PER
Moran	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
23.25	O

8.	O
Dominick	I-PER
Gauthier	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
22.73	O

9.	O
Johann	I-PER
Gregoire	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
22.58	O

10.	O
Troy	I-PER
Benson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
22.56	O

Women	O

1.	O
Tatjana	I-PER
Mittermayer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
24.32	O

2.	O
Candice	I-PER
Gilg	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
24.31	O

3.	O
Minna	I-PER
Karhu	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
24.05	O

4.	O
Tae	I-PER
Satoya	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
23.75	O

5.	O
Ann	I-PER
Battellle	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
23.56	O

6.	O
Donna	I-PER
Weinbrecht	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
22.48	O

7.	O
Liz	I-PER
McIntyre	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
22.00	O

8.	O
Elena	I-PER
Koroleva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
21.77	O

9.	O
Ljudmila	I-PER
Dymchenko	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
21.59	O

10.	O
Katleen	I-PER
Allais	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
21.58	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ASIAN	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
GROUP	O
C	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

AL-AIN	I-ORG
,	O
United	I-LOC
Arab	I-LOC
Emirates	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
of	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
group	O
C	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Japan	I-ORG
2	O
Syria	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-1	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Japan	I-LOC
-	O
Hassan	I-PER
Abbas	I-PER
84	O
own	O
goal	O
,	O
Takuya	I-PER
Takagi	I-PER
88	O
.	O

Syria	I-LOC
-	O
Nader	I-PER
Jokhadar	I-PER
7	O

Attendance	O
:	O
10,000	O
.	O

China	I-ORG
0	O
Uzbekistan	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-0	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O
Shkvyrin	I-PER
Igor	I-PER
78	O
,	O
Shatskikh	I-PER
Oleg	I-PER
90	O

Attendence	O
:	O
3,000	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	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

Uzbekistan	I-LOC
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
0	O
3	O

Japan	I-ORG
1	O
1	O
0	O
0	O
2	O
1	O
3	O

Syria	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
2	O
0	O

China	I-ORG
1	O
0	O
0	O
1	O
0	O
2	O
0	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
PAKISTAN	I-LOC
V	O
NEW	I-LOC
ZEALAND	I-LOC
ONE-DAY	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

[	O
CORRECTED	O
14:06	O
GMT	I-MISC
]	O

SIALKOT	I-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Scoreboard	O
in	O
the	O
second	O

one-day	O
cricket	O
international	O
between	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
and	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC

on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Pakistan	I-LOC

Saeed	I-PER
Anwar	I-PER
run	O
out	O
91	O
(	O
corrects	O
from	O
90	O
)	O

Zahoor	I-PER
Elahi	I-PER
b	O
Cairns	I-PER
86	O
(	O
corrects	O
from	O
87	O
)	O

Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
c	O
Spearman	I-PER
b	O
Vaughan	I-PER
59	O

Inzamamul	I-PER
Haq	I-PER
st	O
Germon	I-PER
b	O
Astle	I-PER
2	O

Wasim	I-PER
Akram	I-PER
b	O
Harris	I-PER
4	O

Shahid	I-PER
Afridi	I-PER
b	O
Harris	I-PER
2	O

Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
c	O
Astle	I-PER
b	O
Harris	I-PER
1	O

Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER
st	O
Germon	I-PER
b	O
Harris	I-PER
0	O

Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
b	O
Harris	I-PER
2	O

Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
not	O
out	O
5	O

Salim	I-PER
Malik	I-PER
not	O
out	O
1	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-8	O
nb-2	O
w-14	O
)	O
24	O

Total	O
(	O
for	O
9	O
wickets	O
in	O
47	O
overs	O
)	O
277	O

Fall	O
of	O
wicket	O
:	O
1-177	O
(	O
corrects	O
from	O
1-178	O
)	O
2-225	O
3-240	O
4-247	O
5-252	O
6-260	O
7-261	O
8-269	O
9-276	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Doull	I-PER
8-1-60-0	O
(	O
w-3	O
)	O
,	O
Kennedy	I-PER
3-0-24-0	O
(	O
w-7	O
nb-1	O
)	O
,	O

Cairns	I-PER
8-1-35-1	O
(	O
w-2	O
)	O
,	O
Vaughan	I-PER
9-1-55-1	O
,	O
Harris	I-PER
10-0-42-5	O
(	O
w-1	O
)	O
,	O

Astle	I-PER
9-0-53-1	O
(	O
w-1	O
nb-1	O
)	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
innings	O

B.	I-PER
Young	I-PER
c	O
Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Waqar	I-PER
5	O

C.	I-PER
Spearman	I-PER
c	O
Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	I-PER
0	O

A.	I-PER
Parore	I-PER
c	O
Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
b	O
Saqlain	I-PER
37	O

S.	I-PER
Fleming	I-PER
c	O
and	O
b	O
Afridi	I-PER
88	O

C.	I-PER
Cairns	I-PER
b	O
Saqlain	I-PER
10	O

N.	I-PER
Astle	I-PER
c	O
Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
b	O
Salim	I-PER
Malik	I-PER
20	O

C.	I-PER
Harris	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Wasim	I-PER
22	O

L.	I-PER
Germon	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Afridi	I-PER
2	O

J.	I-PER
Vaughan	I-PER
c	O
Moin	I-PER
Khan	I-PER
b	O
Wasim	I-PER
13	O

S.	I-PER
Doull	I-PER
c	O
subs	O
(	O
M.	I-PER
Wasim	I-PER
)	O
b	O
Waqar	I-PER
1	O

R.	I-PER
Kennedy	I-PER
not	O
out	O
7	O

Extras	O
(	O
b-9	O
lb-3	O
w-12	O
nb-2	O
)	O
26	O

Total	O
(	O
all	O
out	O
in	O
42.1	O
overs	O
)	O
231	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-3	O
2-7	O
3-125	O
4-146	O
5-170	O
6-190	O
7-195	O

8-213	O
9-216	O
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Wasim	I-PER
Akram	I-PER
8.1-0-43-3	O
(	O
9w	O
,	O
1nb	O
)	O
,	O
Waqar	I-PER
Younis	I-PER

6-0-32-2	O
(	O
2w	O
,	O
1nb	O
)	O
,	O
Saqlain	I-PER
Mushtaq	I-PER
8-0-54-2	O
,	O
Mushtaq	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER

10-0-42-0	O
(	O
1w	O
)	O
,	O
Shahid	I-PER
Afridi	I-PER
7-0-40-2	O
,	O
Salim	I-PER
Malik	I-PER
2.5-0-8-1	O
,	O

Ijaz	I-PER
Ahmad	I-PER
0.1-0-0-0	O
.	O

Result	O
:	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
won	O
by	O
46	O
runs	O
.	O

Third	O
one-day	O
match	O
:	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
in	O
Karachi	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
F.A.	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
RESULT	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Result	O
of	O
an	O
English	I-MISC
F.A.	I-MISC
Challenge	I-MISC

Cup	I-MISC
second	O
round	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Plymouth	I-ORG
4	O
Exeter	I-ORG
1	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BLINKER	I-ORG
BAN	O
LIFTED	I-ORG
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Dutch	I-MISC
forward	O
Reggie	I-PER
Blinker	I-PER
had	O
his	O
indefinite	O
suspension	O
lifted	O
by	O
FIFA	O
on	O
Friday	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Wednesday	O
comeback	O
against	O
Liverpool	I-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Blinker	I-PER
missed	O
his	O
club	O
's	O
last	O
two	O
games	O
after	O
FIFA	O
slapped	O
a	O
worldwide	O
ban	O
on	O
him	O
for	O
appearing	O
to	O
sign	O
contracts	O
for	O
both	O
Wednesday	O
and	O
Udinese	I-ORG
while	O
he	O
was	O
playing	O
for	O
Feyenoord	I-ORG
.	O

FIFA	O
's	O
players	O
'	O
status	O
committee	O
,	O
meeting	O
in	O
Barcelona	I-LOC
,	O
decided	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
Udinese	I-ORG
document	O
was	O
basically	O
valid	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
legally	O
protected	O
.	O

The	O
committee	O
said	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
club	O
had	O
violated	O
regulations	O
by	O
failing	O
to	O
inform	O
Feyenoord	I-ORG
,	O
with	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
under	O
contract	O
.	O

Blinker	I-PER
was	O
fined	O
75,000	O
Swiss	I-MISC
francs	O
(	O
$	O
57,600	O
)	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
inform	O
the	O
Engllsh	I-MISC
club	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
commitment	O
to	O
Udinese	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEEDS	I-ORG
'	O
BOWYER	I-PER
FINED	O
FOR	O
PART	O
IN	O
FAST-FOOD	O
FRACAS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Leeds	I-ORG
'	O
England	I-LOC
under-21	O
striker	O
Lee	I-PER
Bowyer	I-PER
was	O
fined	O
4,500	O
pounds	O
(	O
$	O
7,400	O
)	O
on	O
Friday	O
for	O
hurling	O
chairs	O
at	O
restaurant	O
staff	O
during	O
a	O
disturbance	O
at	O
a	O
McDonald	O
's	O
fast-food	O
restaurant	O
.	O

Bowyer	I-PER
,	O
19	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
act	O
by	O
security	O
cameras	O
,	O
pleaded	O
guilty	O
to	O
a	O
charge	O
of	O
affray	O
at	O
a	O
court	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
was	O
fined	O
and	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
175	O
pounds	O
to	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
staff	O
injured	O
in	O
the	O
fracas	O
in	O
an	O
east	O
London	I-LOC
restaurant	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

Leeds	I-ORG
had	O
already	O
fined	O
Bowyer	I-PER
4,000	O
pounds	O
(	O
$	O
6,600	O
)	O
and	O
warned	O
him	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
his	O
criminal	O
behaviour	O
could	O
cost	O
him	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
side	O
.	O

Bowyer	I-PER
,	O
who	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Yorkshire	I-ORG
club	O
in	O
August	O
for	O
3.5	O
million	O
pounds	O
(	O
$	O
5.8	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
Middlesbrough	I-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
EUROLEAGUE	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Standings	O
in	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
EuroLeague	I-MISC

basketball	O
championship	O
after	O
Thursday	O
's	O
matches	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O

played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Group	O
A	O

CSKA	I-ORG
Moscow	I-LOC
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
9	O
6	O
3	O
15	O

Stefanel	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
6	O
3	O
15	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-LOC
(	O
Israel	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Ulker	I-ORG
Spor	I-ORG
(	O
Turkey	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
4	O
5	O
13	O

Limoges	I-ORG
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
3	O
6	O
12	O

Panionios	I-ORG
(	O
Greece	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
3	O
6	O
12	O

Group	O
B	O

Teamsystem	I-ORG
Bologna	I-ORG
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
7	O
2	O
16	O

Olympiakos	I-ORG
(	O
Greece	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Cibona	I-ORG
Zagreb	I-ORG
(	O
Croatia	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Alba	I-ORG
Berlin	I-LOC
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Estudiantes	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Charleroi	I-LOC
(	O
Belgium	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
0	O
9	O
9	O

Group	O
C	O

Panathinaikos	I-ORG
(	O
Greece	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
7	O
2	O
16	O

Ljubljana	I-LOC
(	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
6	O
3	O
15	O

Villeurbanne	I-LOC
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
6	O
3	O
15	O

Barcelona	I-ORG
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
4	O
5	O
13	O

Split	O
(	O
Croatia	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
4	O
5	O
13	O

Bayer	I-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
0	O
9	O
9	O

Group	O
D	O

Efes	I-ORG
Pilsen	I-ORG
(	O
Turkey	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
7	O
2	O
16	O

Pau-Orthez	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Partizan	I-ORG
Belgrade	I-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
5	O
4	O
14	O

Kinder	I-ORG
Bologna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
4	O
5	O
13	O

Sevilla	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
4	O
5	O
13	O

Dynamo	I-ORG
Moscow	I-ORG
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
9	O
2	O
7	O
11	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
LITTLE	O
TO	O
MISS	O
CAMPESE	I-PER
FAREWELL	O
.	O

Robert	I-PER
Kitson	I-PER

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Centre	O
Jason	I-PER
Little	I-PER
will	O
miss	O
Australia	I-LOC
's	O
end-of-tour	O
fixture	O
against	O
the	O
Barbarians	I-ORG
at	O
Twickenham	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Little	I-LOC
has	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
risk	O
aggravating	O
the	O
knee	O
injury	O
which	O
ruled	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
chunk	O
of	O
the	O
tour	O
and	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
fellow	O
Queenslander	I-MISC
Daniel	I-PER
Herbert	I-PER
.	O

Owen	I-PER
Finegan	I-PER
has	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
knocks	O
he	O
took	O
in	O
last	O
weekend	O
's	O
test	O
against	O
Wales	I-LOC
and	O
retains	O
his	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
back-row	O
ahead	O
of	O
Daniel	I-PER
Manu	I-PER
.	O

The	O
Wallabies	I-ORG
have	O
their	O
sights	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
13th	O
successive	O
victory	O
to	O
end	O
their	O
European	I-MISC
tour	O
with	O
a	O
100	O
percent	O
record	O
but	O
also	O
want	O
to	O
turn	O
on	O
the	O
style	O
and	O
provide	O
David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
with	O
a	O
fitting	O
send-off	O
in	O
his	O
final	O
match	O
in	O
Australian	I-MISC
colours	O
.	O

The	O
Wallabies	I-ORG
currently	O
have	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
any	O
special	O
presentation	O
to	O
the	O
34-year-old	O
winger	O
but	O
a	O
full	O
house	O
of	O
75,000	O
spectators	O
will	O
still	O
gather	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
of	O
witnessing	O
one	O
last	O
moment	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O

Campese	I-PER
will	O
be	O
up	O
against	O
a	O
familiar	O
foe	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
Barbarians	I-MISC
captain	O
Rob	I-PER
Andrew	I-PER
,	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
kicked	O
Australia	I-LOC
to	O
defeat	O
with	O
a	O
last-ditch	O
drop-goal	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
quarter-final	O
in	O
Cape	I-LOC
Town	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
Campo	I-PER
has	O
a	O
massive	O
following	O
in	O
this	O
country	O
and	O
has	O
had	O
the	O
public	O
with	O
him	O
ever	O
since	O
he	O
first	O
played	O
here	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Andrew	I-PER
,	O
also	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
making	O
his	O
final	O
Twickenham	I-LOC
appearance	O
.	O

On	O
tour	O
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
have	O
won	O
all	O
four	O
tests	O
against	O
Italy	I-LOC
,	O
Scotland	I-LOC
,	O
Ireland	I-LOC
and	O
Wales	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
scored	O
414	O
points	O
at	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
almost	O
35	O
points	O
a	O
game	O
.	O

League	I-MISC
duties	O
restricted	O
the	O
Barbarians	I-MISC
'	O
selectorial	O
options	O
but	O
they	O
still	O
boast	O
13	O
internationals	O
including	O
England	I-LOC
full-back	O
Tim	I-PER
Stimpson	I-PER
and	O
recalled	O
wing	O
Tony	I-PER
Underwood	I-PER
,	O
plus	O
All	O
Black	I-MISC
forwards	O
Ian	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
and	O
Norm	I-PER
Hewitt	I-PER
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Barbarians	I-ORG
-	O
15	O
-	O
Tim	I-PER
Stimpson	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
;	O
14	O
-	O
Nigel	I-PER
Walker	I-PER
(	O
Wales	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
13	O
-	O
Allan	I-PER
Bateman	I-PER
(	O
Wales	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
12	O
-	O
Gregor	I-PER
Townsend	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
11	O
-	O
Tony	I-PER
Underwood	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
;	O
10	O
-	O
Rob	I-PER
Andrew	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
9	O
-	O
Rob	I-PER
Howley	I-PER
(	O
Wales	I-LOC
)	O
;	O
8	O
-	O
Scott	I-PER
Quinnell	I-PER
(	O
Wales	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
7	O
-	O
Neil	I-PER
Back	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
6	O
-	O
Dale	I-PER
McIntosh	I-PER
(	O
Pontypridd	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
5	O
-	O
Ian	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
(	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
4	O
-	O
Craig	I-PER
Quinnell	I-PER
(	O
Wales	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
3	O
-	O
Darren	I-PER
Garforth	I-PER
(	O
Leicester	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
2	O
-	O
Norm	I-PER
Hewitt	I-PER
(	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
1	O
-	O
Nick	I-PER
Popplewell	I-PER
(	O
Ireland	I-LOC
)	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC
-	O
15	O
-	O
Matthew	I-PER
Burke	I-PER
;	O
14	O
-	O
Joe	I-PER
Roff	I-PER
,	O
13	O
-	O
Daniel	I-PER
Herbert	I-PER
,	O
12	O
-	O
Tim	I-PER
Horan	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
11	O
-	O
David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
;	O
10	O
-	O
Pat	I-PER
Howard	I-PER
,	O
9	O
-	O
Sam	I-PER
Payne	I-PER
;	O
8	O
-	O
Michael	I-PER
Brial	I-PER
,	O
7	O
-	O
David	I-PER
Wilson	I-PER
,	O
6	O
-	O
Owen	I-PER
Finegan	I-PER
,	O
5	O
-	O
David	I-PER
Giffin	I-PER
,	O
4	O
-	O
Tim	I-PER
Gavin	I-PER
,	O
3	O
-	O
Andrew	I-PER
Blades	I-PER
,	O
2	O
-	O
Marco	I-PER
Caputo	I-PER
,	O
1	O
-	O
Dan	I-PER
Crowley	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

GOLF	O
-	O
ZIMBABWE	O
OPEN	I-MISC
SECOND	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

HARARE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Leading	O
second	O
round	O
scores	O
in	O
the	O
Zimbabwe	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
par-72	I-MISC
Chapman	I-PER
Golf	I-PER
Club	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
South	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O
132	O
Des	I-ORG
Terblanche	I-PER
65	O
67	O
133	O
Mark	I-PER
McNulty	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
61	O
134	O
Steve	I-PER
van	I-PER
Vuuren	I-PER
65	O
69	O
136	O
Nick	I-PER
Price	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
68	O
68	O
,	O
Justin	I-PER
Hobday	I-PER
71	O
65	O
,	O

Andrew	I-PER
Pitts	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
67	O
138	O
Mark	I-PER
Cayeux	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
69	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Murless	I-PER
71	O
67	O
139	O
Hennie	I-PER
Swart	I-PER
75	O
64	O
,	O
Andrew	I-PER
Park	I-PER
72	O
67	O
140	O
Schalk	I-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Merwe	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
67	O
73	O
,	O
Desvonde	I-PER

Botes	I-PER
72	O
68	O
,	O
Greg	I-PER
Reid	I-PER
72	O
68	O
,	O
Clinton	I-PER
Whitelaw	I-PER
70	O

70	O
,	O
Brett	I-PER
Liddle	I-PER
75	O
65	O
,	O
Hugh	I-PER
Baiocchi	I-PER
73	O
67	O
141	O
Adilson	I-PER
da	I-PER
Silva	I-PER
(	O
Brazil	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
69	O
,	O
Sammy	I-PER
Daniels	I-PER
73	O

68	O
,	O
Trevor	I-PER
Dodds	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
69	O
142	O
Don	I-PER
Robertson	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
73	O
69	O
,	O
Dion	I-PER
Fourie	I-PER
69	O
73	O
,	O

Steve	I-PER
Waltman	I-PER
72	O
70	O
,	O
Ian	I-PER
Dougan	I-PER
73	O
69	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
UNCAPPED	O
PLAYERS	O
CALLED	O
TO	O
FACE	O
MACEDONIA	I-LOC
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Romania	I-LOC
trainer	O
Anghel	I-PER
Iordanescu	I-PER
called	O
up	O
three	O
uncapped	O
players	O
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
his	O
squad	O
to	O
face	O
Macedonia	I-LOC
next	O
week	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
.	O

Midfielder	I-PER
Valentin	I-PER
Stefan	I-PER
and	O
striker	O
Viorel	I-PER
Ion	I-PER
of	O
Otelul	I-ORG
Galati	I-PER
and	O
defender	O
Liviu	I-PER
Ciobotariu	I-PER
of	O
National	I-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
are	O
the	O
newcomers	O
for	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
group	O
eight	O
clash	O
in	O
Macedonia	I-LOC
on	O
December	O
14	O
.	O

Iordanescu	I-PER
said	O
he	O
had	O
picked	O
them	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
good	O
performances	O
in	O
the	O
domestic	O
championship	O
in	O
which	O
National	I-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
are	O
top	O
and	O
Otelul	I-ORG
Galati	I-PER
third	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
fair	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
chance	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

League	I-MISC
title-holders	O
Steaua	I-ORG
Bucharest	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
finished	O
bottom	O
of	O
their	O
Champions	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
group	O
in	O
the	O
European	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
,	O
have	O
only	O
two	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
squad	O
.	O

Attacking	O
midfielder	O
Adrian	I-PER
Ilie	I-PER
,	O
who	O
recently	O
moved	O
from	O
Steaua	I-ORG
to	O
Turkish	I-MISC
club	O
Galatasaray	I-ORG
,	O
is	O
ruled	O
out	O
after	O
two	O
yellow-card	O
offences	O
.	O

Squad	O
:	O

Goalkeepers	O
-	O
Bogdan	I-PER
Stelea	I-PER
,	O
Florin	I-PER
Prunea	I-PER
.	O

Defenders	O
-	O
Dan	I-PER
Petrescu	I-PER
,	O
Daniel	I-PER
Prodan	I-PER
,	O
Anton	I-PER
Dobos	I-PER
,	O
Cornel	I-PER
Papura	I-PER
,	O
Liviu	I-PER
Ciobotariu	I-PER
,	O
Tibor	I-PER
Selymess	I-PER
,	O
Iulian	I-PER
Filipescu	I-PER
.	O

Midfielders	O
-	O
Gheorghe	I-PER
Hagi	I-PER
,	O
Gheorghe	I-PER
Popescu	I-PER
,	O
Constantin	I-PER
Galca	I-PER
,	O
Valentin	I-PER
Stefan	I-PER
,	O
Basarab	I-PER
Panduru	I-PER
,	O
Dorinel	I-PER
Munteanu	I-PER
,	O
Ovidiu	I-PER
Stinga	I-PER
.	O

Forwards	O
-	O
Ioan	I-PER
Vladoiu	I-PER
,	O
Gheorghe	I-PER
Craioveanu	I-PER
,	O
Ionel	I-PER
Danciulescu	I-PER
,	O
Viorel	I-PER
Ion	I-PER
.	O

REUTER	I-PER

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BRAZILIAN	I-MISC
CHAMPIONSHIP	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

RIO	I-LOC
DE	I-LOC
JANEIRO	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

Results	O
of	O
Brazilian	I-MISC

soccer	O
championship	O
semifinal	O
,	O
first	O
leg	O
matches	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Goias	I-ORG
1	O
Gremio	I-ORG
3	O

Portuguesa	I-ORG
1	O
Atletico	I-ORG
Mineiro	I-ORG
0	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
LARA	I-PER
ENDURES	O
ANOTHER	O
MISERABLE	O
DAY	O
.	O

Robert	I-PER
Galvin	I-PER

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Australia	I-LOC
gave	O
Brian	I-PER
Lara	I-PER
another	O
reason	O
to	O
be	O
miserable	O
when	O
they	O
beat	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
by	O
five	O
wickets	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
,	O
disciplined	O
for	O
misconduct	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
was	O
dismissed	O
for	O
five	O
to	O
extend	O
a	O
disappointing	O
run	O
of	O
form	O
on	O
tour	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
hold	O
a	O
2-0	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
five-match	O
test	O
series	O
,	O
overhauled	O
West	I-MISC
Indies	I-LOC
'	O
total	O
of	O
172	O
all	O
out	O
with	O
eight	O
balls	O
to	O
spare	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
run	O
of	O
six	O
successive	O
one-day	O
defeats	O
.	O

All-rounder	O
Greg	I-PER
Blewett	I-PER
steered	O
his	O
side	O
to	O
a	O
comfortable	O
victory	O
with	O
an	O
unbeaten	O
57	O
in	O
90	O
balls	O
to	O
the	O
delight	O
of	O
the	O
42,442	O
crowd	O
.	O

Man-of-the	O
match	O
Blewett	I-PER
came	O
to	O
the	O
wicket	O
with	O
the	O
total	O
on	O
70	O
for	O
two	O
and	O
hit	O
three	O
fours	O
during	O
an	O
untroubled	O
innings	O
lasting	O
129	O
minutes	O
.	O

His	O
crucial	O
fifth-wicket	O
partnership	O
with	O
fellow	O
all-rounder	O
Stuart	I-PER
Law	I-PER
,	O
who	O
scored	O
21	O
,	O
added	O
71	O
off	O
85	O
balls	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
looked	O
out	O
of	O
touch	O
during	O
his	O
brief	O
stay	O
at	O
the	O
crease	O
before	O
chipping	O
a	O
simple	O
catch	O
to	O
Shane	I-PER
Warne	I-PER
at	O
mid-wicket	O
.	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
tour	O
manager	O
Clive	I-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
has	O
apologised	O
for	O
Lara	I-PER
's	O
behaviour	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

He	O
(	O
Lara	I-PER
)	O
had	O
told	O
Australia	I-ORG
coach	O
Geoff	I-PER
Marsh	I-PER
that	O
wicketkeeper	O
Ian	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
was	O
unwelcome	O
in	O
the	O
visitors	O
'	O
dressing	O
room	O
.	O

The	O
Melbourne	I-LOC
crowd	O
were	O
clearly	O
angered	O
by	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
loudly	O
jeering	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
vice-captain	O
as	O
he	O
walked	O
to	O
the	O
middle	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
left	O
to	O
fellow	O
left-hander	O
Shivnarine	I-PER
Chanderpaul	I-PER
to	O
hold	O
the	O
innings	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
gritty	O
54	O
despite	O
the	O
handicap	O
of	O
an	O
injured	O
groin	O
.	O

Chanderpaul	I-PER
was	O
forced	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
runner	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
innings	O
after	O
hurting	O
himself	O
as	O
he	O
scurried	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
crease	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
run	O
out	O
.	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
arrive	O
in	O
Australia	I-LOC
later	O
this	O
month	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
competing	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
V	O
WEST	I-LOC
INDIES	O
WORLD	O
SERIES	O
SCOREBOARD	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Scoreboard	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC

limited	O
overs	O
match	O
between	O
Australia	I-LOC
and	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC

S.	I-PER
Campbell	I-PER
c	O
Healy	I-PER
b	O
Gillespie	I-PER
31	O

R.	I-PER
Samuels	I-PER
c	O
M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
b	O
Gillespie	I-PER
7	O

B.	I-PER
Lara	I-PER
c	O
Warne	I-PER
b	O
Moody	I-ORG
5	O

S.	I-PER
Chanderpaul	I-PER
c	O
Healy	I-PER
b	O
Blewett	I-PER
54	O

C.	I-PER
Hooper	I-PER
run	O
out	O
7	O

J.	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
lbw	O
b	O
Moody	I-ORG
5	O

J.	I-PER
Murray	I-PER
c	O
Blewett	I-PER
b	O
Warne	I-PER
24	O

N.	I-PER
McLean	I-PER
c	O
and	O
b	O
M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
7	O

K.	I-PER
Benjamin	I-PER
b	O
Warne	I-PER
8	O

C.	I-PER
Ambrose	I-PER
run	O
out	O
2	O

C.	I-PER
Walsh	I-PER
not	O
out	O
8	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-10	O
w-1	O
nb-3	O
)	O
14	O

Total	O
(	O
49.2	O
overs	O
)	O
172	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-11	O
2-38	O
3-64	O
4-73	O
5-81	O
6-120	O
7-135	O
8-150	O

9-153	O
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Reiffel	I-PER
10-2-26-0	O
(	O
nb-3	O
)	O
,	O
Gillespie	I-PER
10-0-39-2	O
,	O

Moody	I-ORG
10-1-25-2	I-ORG
,	O
Blewett	I-PER
6.2-0-27-1	O
,	O
Warne	I-PER
10-0-34-2	O
(	O
w-1	O
)	O
,	O

M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
3-0-11-1	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC

M.	I-PER
Taylor	I-PER
b	O
McLean	I-PER
29	O

M.	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
c	O
Murray	I-PER
b	O
Benjamin	I-PER
27	O

R.	I-PER
Ponting	I-PER
lbw	O
McLean	I-ORG
5	O

G.	I-PER
Blewett	I-PER
not	O
out	O
57	O

M.	I-PER
Bevan	I-PER
st	O
Murray	I-PER
b	O
Hooper	I-PER
3	O

S.	I-PER
Law	I-PER
b	O
Hooper	I-PER
21	O

T.	I-PER
Moody	I-PER
not	O
out	O
3	O

Extras	O
(	O
lb-17	O
nb-8	O
w-3	O
)	O
28	O

Total	O
(	O
for	O
five	O
wickets	O
,	O
48.4	O
overs	O
)	O
173	O

Fall	O
of	O
wickets	O
:	O
1-59	O
2-70	O
3-78	O
4-90	O
5-160	O
.	O

Did	O
not	O
bat	O
:	O
I.	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
,	O
P.	I-PER
Reiffel	I-PER
,	O
S.	I-PER
Warne	I-PER
,	O
J.	I-PER
Gillespie	I-PER
.	O

Bowling	O
:	O
Ambrose	I-PER
10-3-19-0	O
(	O
2nb	O
1w	O
)	O
,	O
Walsh	I-PER
9-0-34-0	I-PER
(	O
4nb	O
)	O
,	O

Benjamin	I-PER
9.4-0-43-1	I-PER
(	O
1nb	O
1w	O
)	O
,	O
Hooper	I-PER
10-0-27-2	O
(	O
1nb	O
)	O
,	O
McLean	I-PER

10-1-33-2	O
(	O
1w	O
)	O
.	O

Result	O
:	O
Australia	I-LOC
won	O
by	O
five	O
wickets	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
WEST	I-LOC
INDIES	O
BY	O
FIVE	O
WICKETS	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Australia	I-LOC
beat	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
by	O
five	O
wickets	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
at	O
the	O
Melbourne	I-LOC
Cricket	I-ORG
Ground	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
West	I-MISC
Indies	I-ORG
172	O
all	O
out	O
in	O
49.2	O
overs	O
(	O
Shivnarine	I-PER
Chanderpaul	I-PER
54	O
)	O
;	O
Australia	I-LOC
173-5	O
in	O
48.4	O
overs	O
(	O
Greg	I-PER
Blewett	I-PER
57	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
WEST	I-LOC
INDIES	O
172	O
ALL	O
OUT	O
IN	O
49.2	O
OVERS	O
V	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
were	O
all	O
out	O
for	O
172	O
off	O
49.2	O
overs	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
against	O
Australia	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SHEFFIELD	I-ORG
SHIELD	I-ORG
SCORE	O
.	O

HOBART	I-LOC
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Score	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
four-day	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Shield	I-ORG
match	O
between	O
Tasmania	I-LOC
and	O
Victoria	I-LOC
at	O
Bellerive	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Tasmania	I-LOC
352	O
for	O
three	O
(	O
David	I-PER
Boon	I-PER
106	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
Shaun	I-PER
Young	I-PER
86	O
not	O
out	O
,	O
Michael	I-PER
DiVenuto	I-PER
119	O
)	O
v	O
Victoria	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
LARA	I-PER
SUFFERS	O
MORE	O
AUSTRALIAN	I-MISC
TOUR	I-MISC
MISERY	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
batsman	O
Brian	I-PER
Lara	I-PER
suffered	O
another	O
blow	O
to	O
his	O
Australian	I-MISC
tour	O
,	O
after	O
already	O
being	O
disciplined	O
for	O
misconduct	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
dismissed	O
cheaply	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
against	O
Australia	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
,	O
who	O
earned	O
a	O
stern	O
rebuke	O
from	O
his	O
own	O
tour	O
management	O
after	O
an	O
angry	O
outburst	O
against	O
Australia	I-LOC
wicketkeeper	O
Ian	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
,	O
scored	O
five	O
to	O
prolong	O
a	O
run	O
of	O
poor	O
form	O
with	O
the	O
bat	O
.	O

The	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
vice-captain	O
struggled	O
for	O
timing	O
during	O
his	O
36-minute	O
stay	O
at	O
the	O
crease	O
before	O
chipping	O
a	O
ball	O
from	O
medium	O
pacer	O
Tom	I-PER
Moody	I-ORG
straight	O
to	O
Shane	I-PER
Warne	I-PER
at	O
mid-wicket	O
.	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
were	O
53	O
for	O
two	O
in	O
15	O
overs	O
when	O
rain	O
stopped	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
Melbourne	I-LOC
Cricket	I-ORG
Ground	O
after	O
captain	O
Courtney	I-PER
Walsh	I-PER
won	O
the	O
toss	O
and	O
elected	O
to	O
bat	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
's	O
outburst	O
three	O
days	O
ago	O
has	O
clearly	O
turned	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	I-MISC
public	O
against	O
him	O
.	O

As	O
he	O
walked	O
to	O
the	O
wicket	O
he	O
was	O
greeted	O
by	O
loud	O
jeers	O
from	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
crowd	O
.	O

On	O
several	O
occasions	O
during	O
his	O
innings	O
,	O
the	O
crowd	O
joined	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
obscene	O
chants	O
against	O
him	O
.	O

Tour	I-MISC
manager	O
Clive	I-PER
Lloyd	I-PER
on	O
Wednesday	O
apologised	O
for	O
Lara	I-PER
's	O
behaviour	O
in	O
confronting	O
Australia	I-LOC
coach	O
Geoff	I-PER
Marsh	I-PER
in	O
the	O
opposition	O
dressing	O
room	O
to	O
protest	O
against	O
his	O
dismissal	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
test	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
.	O

Lloyd	I-ORG
did	O
not	O
say	O
what	O
form	O
the	O
discipline	O
would	O
take	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
,	O
who	O
holds	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
in	O
test	O
and	O
first-class	O
cricket	O
,	O
was	O
unhappy	O
about	O
Healy	I-PER
's	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
incident	O
and	O
questioned	O
whether	O
the	O
ball	O
had	O
carried	O
to	O
the	O
Australia	I-LOC
keeper	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC
went	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
match	O
at	O
the	O
Sydney	I-LOC
Cricket	I-ORG
Ground	O
by	O
124	O
runs	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
two-nil	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
five-test	O
series	O
after	O
Lara	I-PER
failed	O
in	O
both	O
innings	O
.	O

Lara	I-PER
has	O
yet	O
to	O
score	O
a	O
century	O
since	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
arrived	O
in	O
Australia	I-LOC
five	O
weeks	O
ago	O
.	O

Both	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
and	O
Australia	I-LOC
team	O
management	O
have	O
played	O
down	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
stressing	O
that	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
sides	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
adversely	O
affected	O
.	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
arrive	O
next	O
week	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
third	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
triangular	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
tournament	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
WEST	I-LOC
INDIES	O
TO	O
BAT	O
AFTER	O
WINNING	O
THE	O
TOSS	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
captain	O
Courtney	I-PER
Walsh	I-PER
elected	O
to	O
bat	O
after	O
winning	O
the	O
toss	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
match	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
limited	O
overs	O
competition	O
against	O
Australia	I-LOC
at	O
the	O
Melbourne	I-LOC
Cricket	I-ORG
Ground	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Australia	I-LOC
-	O
Mark	I-PER
Taylor	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Waugh	I-PER
,	O
Ricky	I-PER
Ponting	I-PER
,	O
Greg	I-PER
Blewett	I-PER
,	O
Michael	I-PER
Bevan	I-PER
,	O
Stuart	I-PER
Law	I-PER
,	O
Tom	I-PER
Moody	I-PER
,	I-ORG
Ian	I-PER
Healy	I-PER
,	O
Paul	I-PER
Reiffel	I-PER
,	O
Shane	I-PER
Warne	I-PER
,	O
Jason	I-PER
Gillespie	I-PER
,	O
Glenn	I-PER
McGrath	I-PER
12th	O
man	O
.	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
-	O
Sherwin	I-PER
Campbell	I-PER
,	O
Robert	I-PER
Samuels	I-PER
,	O
Brian	I-PER
Lara	I-PER
,	O
Shivnarine	I-PER
Chanderpaul	I-PER
,	O
Carl	I-PER
Hooper	I-PER
,	O
Jimmy	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
,	O
Junior	O
Murray	I-PER
,	O
Nixon	I-PER
McLean	I-PER
,	O
Kenneth	I-PER
Benjamin	I-PER
,	O
Curtly	I-PER
Ambrose	I-PER
,	O
Courtney	I-PER
Walsh	I-PER
(	O
captain	O
)	O
,	O
Roland	I-PER
Holder	I-PER
12th	O
man	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BADMINTON	O
-	O
WORLD	I-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

BALI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
in	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
matches	O
at	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
badminton	O
finals	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Group	O
B	O

Chen	I-PER
Gang	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Martin	I-PER
Londgaard	I-PER
Hansen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
15-12	O
15-6	O

Dong	I-PER
Jiong	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Thomas	I-PER
Stuer-Lauridsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
15-10	O
15-6	O

Indra	I-PER
Wijaya	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Ong	I-PER
Ewe	I-PER
Hock	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	I-LOC
)	O
5-15	O
15-11	O
15-11	O

Group	O
C	O

Sun	I-PER
Jun	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Rashid	I-PER
Sidek	I-PER
(	O
Malaysia	I-LOC
)	O
15-12	O
17-14	O

Hermawan	I-PER
Susanto	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Soren	I-PER
B.	I-PER
Nielsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
15-8	O
15-2	O

Group	O
D	O

Allan	I-PER
Budi	I-PER
Kuksuma	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Poul-Erik	I-PER
Hoyer-Larsen	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
15-7	O
15-4	O

Budi	I-PER
Santoso	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Hu	I-PER
Zhilan	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
15-4	O
15-5	O

Semifinals	O
(	O
on	O
Saturday	O
)	O
:	O
Fung	I-PER
Permadi	I-PER
(	O
Taiwan	I-LOC
)	O
v	O
Indra	I-ORG

Wijaya	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
;	O
Sun	I-PER
Jun	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
v	O
Allan	I-PER
Budi	I-PER
Kusuma	I-PER

(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Group	O
A	O

Gong	I-PER
Zhichao	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mia	I-PER
Audina	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
11-2	O
12-10	O

Group	O
B	O

Ye	I-PER
Zhaoying	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Meiluawati	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
11-6	O
12-10	O

Group	O
C	O

Camilla	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Wang	I-PER
Chen	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
11-0	O
12-10	O

Group	O
D	O

Susi	I-PER
Susanti	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Han	I-PER
Jingna	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
11-5	O
11-4	O
.	O

Semifinals	O
(	O
on	O
Saturday	O
)	O
:	O
Susi	I-PER
Susanti	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
v	O
Camilla	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
;	O
Ye	I-PER
Zhaoying	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
v	O
Gong	I-ORG
Zichao	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ARAB	I-MISC
CONTRACTORS	I-ORG
WIN	O
AFRICAN	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
WINNERS	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
.	O

CAIRO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Result	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
leg	O
of	O
the	O
African	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
Winners	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
final	O
at	O
the	O
National	I-LOC
stadium	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O
Arab	I-MISC
Contractors	I-ORG
(	O
Egypt	I-LOC
)	O
4	O
Sodigraf	I-PER
(	O
Zaire	I-LOC
)	O
0	O
(	O
halftime	O
2-0	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Aly	I-PER
Ashour	I-PER
7	O
,	O
56	O
penalty	O
,	O
Mohamed	I-PER
Ouda	I-PER
24	O
,	O
73	O

Contractors	O
won	O
4-0	O
on	O
aggregate	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NHL	I-ORG
ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Standings	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG

League	O
teams	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O

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

EASTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	O

NORTHEAST	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

HARTFORD	I-ORG
12	O
7	O
6	O
77	O
76	O
30	O

BUFFALO	I-ORG
13	O
12	O
1	O
77	O
76	O
27	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
10	O
11	O
4	O
74	O
84	O
24	O

MONTREAL	I-ORG
10	O
14	O
4	O
96	O
103	O
24	O

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
9	O
13	O
3	O
81	O
91	O
21	O

OTTAWA	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
6	O
62	O
72	O
20	O

ATLANTIC	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

FLORIDA	I-ORG
17	O
4	O
6	O
83	O
53	O
40	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
14	O
12	O
2	O
75	O
75	O
30	O

NEW	I-LOC
JERSEY	I-ORG
14	O
10	O
1	O
61	O
61	O
29	O

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
13	O
12	O
1	O
69	O
66	O
27	O

NY	I-LOC
RANGERS	I-ORG
10	O
13	O
5	O
91	O
81	O
25	O

NY	I-ORG
ISLANDERS	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
8	O
65	O
72	O
22	O

TAMPA	I-ORG
BAY	I-ORG
8	O
15	O
2	O
69	O
81	O
18	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	I-MISC

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

DETROIT	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
4	O
81	O
53	O
34	O

DALLAS	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
1	O
74	O
60	O
33	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
12	O
12	O
3	O
71	O
67	O
27	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
13	O
14	O
0	O
78	O
81	O
26	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
11	O
15	O
0	O
76	O
89	O
22	O

PHOENIX	I-ORG
9	O
13	O
4	O
61	O
74	O
22	O

PACIFIC	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

COLORADO	I-ORG
17	O
6	O
4	O
97	O
56	O
38	O

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
14	O
11	O
1	O
84	O
83	O
29	O

EDMONTON	I-ORG
13	O
14	O
1	O
94	O
88	O
27	O

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
11	O
13	O
3	O
72	O
83	O
25	O

SAN	I-LOC
JOSE	I-ORG
10	O
13	O
4	O
69	O
87	O
24	O

CALGARY	I-ORG
10	O
16	O
2	O
65	O
77	O
22	O

ANAHEIM	I-ORG
9	O
14	O
4	O
73	O
86	O
22	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
6	O

ANAHEIM	I-ORG
AT	O
BUFFALO	I-LOC

TORONTO	I-ORG
AT	O
NY	I-LOC
RANGERS	I-ORG

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
AT	O
WASHINGTON	I-LOC

MONTREAL	I-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	I-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
AT	O
DALLAS	I-LOC

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

OTTAWA	I-ORG
AT	O
EDMONTON	I-LOC

-DOCSTART-	O

NHL	I-ORG
ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

[	O
CORRECTED	O
08:40	O
GMT	I-MISC
]	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

(	O
Corrects	O
headline	O
from	O
NBA	I-ORG
to	O
NHL	I-ORG
and	O
corrects	O
team	O
name	O
in	O
second	O
result	O
from	O
La	I-ORG
Clippers	I-ORG
to	O
Ny	I-LOC
Islanders	I-ORG
.	O

)	O

Results	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG

League	I-MISC
games	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

Hartford	I-ORG
4	O
BOSTON	I-ORG
2	O

FLORIDA	I-ORG
4	O
Ny	I-ORG
Islanders	I-ORG
2	O

NEW	I-ORG
JERSEY	I-ORG
2	O
Calgary	I-ORG
1	O

Phoenix	I-ORG
3	O
ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
0	O

Tampa	I-ORG
Bay	I-ORG
2	O
LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
1	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NFL	O
AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL-COLTS	O
CLOBBER	O
EAGLES	I-ORG
TO	O
STAY	O
IN	O
PLAYOFF	O
HUNT	O
.	O

INDIANAPOLIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
injury-plagued	O
Indianapolis	I-ORG
Colts	I-ORG
lost	O
another	O
quarterback	O
on	O
Thursday	O
but	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
AFC	I-ORG
finalists	O
rallied	O
together	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
the	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
Eagles	I-ORG
37-10	O
in	O
a	O
showdown	O
of	O
playoff	O
contenders	O
.	O

Marshall	I-PER
Faulk	I-PER
rushed	O
for	O
101	O
yards	O
and	O
two	O
touchdowns	O
and	O
Jason	I-PER
Belser	I-PER
returned	O
an	O
interception	O
44	O
yards	O
for	O
a	O
score	O
as	O
the	O
Colts	I-ORG
improved	O
to	O
8-6	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
mark	O
as	O
the	O
Eagles	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
lost	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
time	O
in	O
five	O
games	O
.	O

Paul	I-PER
Justin	I-PER
,	O
starting	O
for	O
the	O
sidelined	O
Jim	I-PER
Harbaugh	I-PER
,	O
was	O
14-of-23	O
for	O
144	O
yards	O
and	O
a	O
touchdown	O
for	O
the	O
the	O
Colts	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
played	O
their	O
last	O
home	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

Indianapolis	I-ORG
closes	O
with	O
games	O
at	O
Kansas	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
and	O
Cincinnati	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Eagles	I-ORG
were	O
held	O
without	O
a	O
touchdown	O
until	O
the	O
final	O
five	O
seconds	O
.	O

Philadelphia	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
fell	O
from	O
an	O
NFC	I-MISC
East	I-LOC
tie	O
with	O
the	O
Dallas	I-ORG
Cowboys	I-ORG
and	O
Washington	I-PER
Redskins	I-PER
,	O
go	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
against	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Jets	I-ORG
and	O
then	O
entertain	O
Arizona	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
loss	O
by	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
allowed	O
the	O
idle	O
Green	I-ORG
Bay	I-ORG
Packers	I-ORG
(	O
10-3	O
)	O
to	O
clinch	O
the	O
first	O
NFC	I-MISC
playoff	O
berth	O
.	O

The	O
Colts	I-ORG
won	O
despite	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
injured	O
starting	O
defensive	O
tackle	O
Tony	I-PER
Siragusa	I-PER
,	O
cornerback	O
Ray	I-PER
Buchanan	I-PER
and	O
linebacker	O
Quentin	I-PER
Coryatt	I-PER
.	O

Faulk	I-PER
carried	O
16	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
13-yard	O
TD	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
and	O
a	O
seven-yard	O
score	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
period	O
.	O

Justin	I-PER
made	O
his	O
second	O
straight	O
start	O
for	O
Harbaugh	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
knee	O
injury	O
.	O

Justin	I-PER
suffered	O
a	O
sprained	O
right	O
shoulder	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
.	O

Third-stringer	O
Kerwin	I-PER
Bell	I-PER
,	O
a	O
1988	O
draft	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
Miami	I-ORG
Dolphins	I-ORG
,	O
made	O
his	O
NFL	I-ORG
debut	O
and	O
was	O
5-of-5	O
for	O
75	O
yards	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
20-yard	O
scoring	O
strike	O
to	O
Marvin	I-PER
Harrison	I-PER
in	O
the	O
third	O
period	O
.	O

A	O
39-yard	O
interference	O
penalty	O
against	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
's	O
Troy	I-PER
Vincent	I-PER
set	O
up	O
Faulk	I-PER
's	O
first	O
score	O
around	O
left	O
end	O
that	O
capped	O
an	O
80-yard	O
march	O
5:17	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
rout	O
was	O
on	O
.	O

Eagles	I-ORG
quarterback	O
Ty	I-PER
Detmer	I-PER
was	O
17-of-34	O
for	O
182	O
yards	O
before	O
he	O
was	O
benched	O
.	O

Ricky	I-PER
Watters	I-PER
,	O
who	O
leads	O
the	O
NFC	I-ORG
in	O
rushing	O
,	O
left	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
getting	O
kneed	O
to	O
the	O
helmet	O
after	O
gaining	O
33	O
yards	O
on	O
seven	O
carries	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NBA	I-ORG
BASKETBALL	O
-	O
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Standings	O
of	O
National	I-ORG

Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
teams	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Thursday	O

(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
percentage	O
,	O
games	O
behind	O
)	O
:	O

EASTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	O

ATLANTIC	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

MIAMI	I-ORG
14	O
4	O
.778	O
-	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
10	O
6	O
.625	O
3	O

ORLANDO	I-ORG
8	O
6	O
.571	O
4	O

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
7	O
9	O
.438	O
6	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
7	O
10	O
.412	O
6	O
1/2	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
4	O
12	O
.250	O
9	O

NEW	I-ORG
JERSEY	I-ORG
3	O
10	O
.231	O
8	O
1/2	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
17	O
1	O
.944	O
-	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
13	O
3	O
.813	O
3	O

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
11	O
5	O
.688	O
5	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
10	O
8	O
.556	O
7	O

CHARLOTTE	I-ORG
8	O
8	O
.500	O
8	O

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
8	O
8	O
.500	O
8	O

INDIANA	I-ORG
7	O
8	O
.467	O
8	O
1/2	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
6	O
11	O
.353	O
10	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	I-MISC

MIDWEST	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

HOUSTON	I-ORG
16	O
2	O
.889	O
-	O

UTAH	I-ORG
14	O
2	O
.875	O
1	O

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
7	O
10	O
.412	O
8	O
1/2	O

DALLAS	I-ORG
6	O
11	O
.353	O
9	O
1/2	O

DENVER	I-ORG
5	O
14	O
.263	O
11	O
1/2	O

SAN	I-ORG
ANTONIO	I-ORG
3	O
13	O
.188	O
12	O

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
2	O
16	O
.111	O
14	O

PACIFIC	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
.750	O
-	O

LA	I-ORG
LAKERS	I-ORG
13	O
7	O
.650	O
2	O

PORTLAND	I-ORG
11	O
8	O
.579	O
3	O
1/2	O

LA	I-ORG
CLIPPERS	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
.389	O
7	O

GOLDEN	I-ORG
STATE	I-ORG
6	O
12	O
.333	O
8	O

SACRAMENTO	I-ORG
6	O
12	O
.333	O
8	O

PHOENIX	I-ORG
2	O
14	O
.125	O
11	O

FRIDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
6	O

NEW	I-ORG
JERSEY	I-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	I-LOC

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	I-LOC

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

PHOENIX	I-ORG
AT	O
SACRAMENTO	I-LOC

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
AT	O
SAN	I-LOC
ANTONIO	I-LOC

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
AT	O
UTAH	I-LOC

CHARLOTTE	I-ORG
AT	O
PORTLAND	I-LOC

INDIANA	I-ORG
AT	O
GOLDEN	I-LOC
STATE	I-LOC

ORLANDO	I-ORG
AT	O
LA	I-LOC
LAKERS	I-ORG

-DOCSTART-	O

NFL	O
AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL-STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
THURSDAY	O
'S	O
GAME	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

National	I-ORG
Football	I-MISC
League	I-MISC

standings	O
after	O
Thursday	O
's	O
game	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O

tied	O
,	O
points	O
for	O
and	O
points	O
against	O
)	O
:	O

AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL	O
CONFERENCE	O

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

NEW	I-ORG
ENGLAND	I-ORG
9	O
4	O
0	O
355	O
269	O

BUFFALO	I-ORG
9	O
4	O
0	O
267	O
215	O

INDIANAPOLIS	I-ORG
8	O
6	O
0	O
269	O
284	O

MIAMI	I-ORG
6	O
7	O
0	O
285	O
266	O

NY	I-LOC
JETS	I-ORG
1	O
12	O
0	O
221	O
368	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
9	O
4	O
0	O
299	O
211	O

HOUSTON	I-ORG
7	O
6	O
0	O
291	O
254	O

JACKSONVILLE	I-ORG
6	O
7	O
0	O
263	O
288	O

CINCINNATI	I-ORG
5	O
8	O
0	O
299	O
318	O

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
4	O
9	O
0	O
320	O
369	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

X-DENVER	I-ORG
12	O
1	O
0	O
351	O
199	O

KANSAS	I-ORG
CITY	I-ORG
9	O
4	O
0	O
262	O
230	O

SAN	I-ORG
DIEGO	I-ORG
7	O
6	O
0	O
277	O
323	O

OAKLAND	I-ORG
6	O
7	O
0	O
274	O
234	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
5	O
8	O
0	O
250	O
317	O

NATIONAL	I-ORG
FOOTBALL	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	O

EASTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

DALLAS	I-ORG
8	O
5	O
0	O
254	O
201	O

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
8	O
5	O
0	O
291	O
251	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
8	O
6	O
0	O
313	O
302	O

ARIZONA	I-ORG
6	O
7	O
0	O
248	O
332	O

NY	I-ORG
GIANTS	I-ORG
5	O
8	O
0	O
200	O
250	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

Y-GREEN	O
BAY	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
0	O
346	O
191	O

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
7	O
6	O
0	O
243	O
245	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
5	O
8	O
0	O
202	O
248	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
5	O
8	O
0	O
263	O
289	O

TAMPA	I-ORG
BAY	I-ORG
4	O
9	O
0	O
153	O
243	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	I-ORG
PF	I-ORG
PA	I-ORG

SAN	I-ORG
FRANCISCO	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
0	O
325	O
198	O

CAROLINA	I-ORG
9	O
4	O
0	O
292	O
164	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
4	O
9	O
0	O
246	O
334	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
2	O
11	O
0	O
234	O
393	O

NEW	I-ORG
ORLEANS	I-ORG
2	O
11	O
0	O
184	O
291	O

X	O
--	O
CLINCHED	O
DIVISION	O
TITLE	O

Y	O
--	O
CLINCHED	O
PLAYOFF	O
BERTH	O

SUNDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
8	O

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

BALTIMORE	I-ORG
AT	O
CINCINNATI	I-LOC

DENVER	I-ORG
AT	O
GREEN	I-LOC
BAY	I-LOC

JACKSONVILLE	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	I-LOC

NY	I-ORG
GIANTS	I-ORG
AT	O
MIAMI	I-LOC

ATLANTA	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
ORLEANS	I-LOC

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

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
AT	O
TAMPA	I-LOC
BAY	I-LOC

DALLAS	I-ORG
AT	O
ARIZONA	I-LOC

NY	I-LOC
JETS	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
ENGLAND	I-LOC

BUFFALO	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	I-LOC

CAROLINA	I-ORG
AT	O
SAN	I-LOC
FRANCISCO	I-LOC

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
AT	O
DETROIT	I-LOC

MONDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
9	O

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

-DOCSTART-	O

NFL	O
AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL-THURSDAY	O
'S	O
RESULT	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

Result	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Football	I-MISC

League	O
game	O
on	O
Thursday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

INDIANAPOLIS	I-ORG
37	O
Philadelphia	I-ORG
10	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NCAA	O
AMERICAN	I-MISC
FOOTBALL-OHIO	O
STATE	O
'S	O
PACE	O
FIRST	O
REPEAT	O
LOMBARDI	I-PER
AWARD	O
WINNER	O
.	O

HOUSTON	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

Ohio	I-LOC
State	O
left	O
tackle	O
Orlando	I-PER
Pace	I-PER
became	O
the	O
first	O
repeat	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
Lombardi	I-ORG
Award	I-MISC
Thursday	O
night	O
when	O
the	O
Rotary	I-ORG
Club	I-ORG
of	O
Houston	I-ORG
again	O
honoured	O
him	O
as	O
college	O
football	O
's	O
lineman	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O

Pace	O
,	O
a	O
junior	O
,	O
helped	O
Ohio	I-LOC
State	O
to	O
a	O
10-1	O
record	O
and	O
a	O
berth	O
in	O
the	O
Rose	I-MISC
Bowl	I-MISC
against	O
Arizona	I-ORG
State	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
dominant	O
offensive	O
lineman	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
also	O
played	O
defensive	O
line	O
in	O
goal-line	O
situations	O
.	O

Last	O
year	O
,	O
Pace	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
sophomore	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
award	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
1970	O
.	O

Pace	O
outdistanced	O
three	O
senior	O
finalists	O
--	O
Virginia	I-LOC
Tech	O
defensive	O
end	O
Cornell	I-PER
Brown	I-PER
,	O
Arizona	I-ORG
State	O
offensive	O
tackle	O
Juan	I-PER
Roque	I-PER
and	O
defensive	O
end	O
Jared	I-PER
Tomich	I-PER
of	O
Nebraska	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Lombardi	I-PER
Award	I-MISC
is	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
college	O
lineman	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
outstanding	O
effort	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
best	O
exemplifies	O
the	O
characteristics	O
and	O
discipline	O
of	O
Vince	I-PER
Lombardi	I-PER
,	O
legendary	O
coach	O
of	O
the	O
Green	I-ORG
Bay	I-ORG
Packers	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Result	O
of	O
Dutch	I-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

RKC	I-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
1	O
Willem	I-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
2	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	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

PSV	I-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
18	O
13	O
3	O
2	O
52	O
14	O
42	O

Feyenoord	I-ORG
17	O
11	O
3	O
3	O
29	O
20	O
36	O

Twente	I-ORG
Enschede	I-ORG
18	O
10	O
4	O
4	O
28	O
15	O
34	O

Graafschap	I-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
18	O
9	O
3	O
6	O
29	O
22	O
30	O

Vitesse	I-ORG
Arnhem	I-ORG
18	O
8	O
5	O
5	O
29	O
21	O
29	O

Ajax	I-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
18	O
7	O
8	O
3	O
23	O
16	O
29	O

Heerenveen	I-ORG
18	O
7	O
7	O
4	O
30	O
20	O
28	O

Roda	I-ORG
JC	I-ORG
Kerkrade	I-ORG
17	O
7	O
6	O
4	O
19	O
21	O
27	O

Utrecht	I-ORG
18	O
4	O
10	O
4	O
26	O
24	O
22	O

Volendam	I-ORG
18	O
5	O
6	O
7	O
20	O
23	O
21	O

Sparta	I-ORG
Rotterdam	I-ORG
19	O
6	O
3	O
10	O
21	O
25	O
21	O

NAC	I-ORG
Breda	I-ORG
18	O
6	O
3	O
9	O
17	O
29	O
21	O

Willem	I-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
18	O
5	O
4	O
9	O
19	O
31	O
19	O

Groningen	I-ORG
18	O
4	O
6	O
8	O
20	O
31	O
18	O

AZ	I-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
18	O
5	O
2	O
11	O
16	O
23	O
17	O

Fortuna	I-ORG
Sittard	I-ORG
17	O
3	O
7	O
7	O
14	O
28	O
16	O

NEC	I-ORG
Nijmegen	I-ORG
18	O
3	O
7	O
8	O
19	O
32	O
16	O

RKC	I-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
19	O
3	O
5	O
11	O
18	O
33	O
14	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
of	O
German	I-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Bochum	I-ORG
2	O
Bayer	I-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
2	O

Werder	I-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O
1860	I-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
1	O

Karlsruhe	I-ORG
3	O
Freiburg	I-ORG
0	O

Schalke	I-ORG
2	O
Hansa	I-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulated	O
under	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O

for	O
goals	O
against	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Bayer	I-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
17	O
10	O
4	O
3	O
38	O
22	O
34	O

Bayern	I-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
6	O
1	O
26	O
14	O
33	O

VfB	I-ORG
Stuttgart	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
4	O
3	O
39	O
17	O
31	O

Borussia	I-ORG
Dortmund	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
4	O
3	O
33	O
17	O
31	O

Karlsruhe	I-ORG
17	O
8	O
4	O
5	O
30	O
20	O
28	O

VfL	I-ORG
Bochum	I-ORG
16	O
7	O
6	O
3	O
23	O
21	O
27	O

1.	O
FC	I-ORG
Cologne	I-ORG
16	O
8	O
2	O
6	O
31	O
27	O
26	O

Schalke	I-ORG
04	I-ORG
17	O
7	O
4	O
6	O
25	O
26	O
25	O

Werder	I-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
17	O
6	O
4	O
7	O
29	O
28	O
22	O

MSV	I-ORG
Duisburg	I-ORG
16	O
5	O
4	O
7	O
16	O
22	O
19	O

SV	I-ORG
1860	I-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
17	O
4	O
6	O
7	O
25	O
31	O
18	O

FC	I-ORG
St.	I-ORG
Pauli	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
3	O
7	O
21	O
28	O
18	O

Fortuna	I-ORG
Dusseldorf	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
5	O
3	O
8	O
13	O
24	O
18	O

Hamburger	I-ORG
SV	I-ORG
16	O
4	O
5	O
7	O
20	O
25	O
17	O

Arminia	I-ORG
Bielefeld	I-ORG
16	O
4	O
4	O
8	O
18	O
28	O
16	O

FC	I-ORG
Hansa	I-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
17	O
4	O
3	O
10	O
19	O
26	O
15	O

Borussia	I-ORG
Monchengladbach	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
4	O
3	O
9	O
12	O
22	O
15	O

SC	I-ORG
Freiburg	I-ORG
17	O
4	O
1	O
12	O
20	O
40	O
13	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Summaries	O
of	O
French	I-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Lens	I-ORG
0	O
Nantes	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Japhet	I-PER
N'Doram	I-PER
7	O
,	O
Claude	I-PER
Makelele	I-PER
42	O
,	O
Jocelyn	I-PER

Gourvennec	I-PER
67	O
,	O
Christophe	I-PER
Pignol	I-PER
72	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-2	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O

15,000	O
.	O

Paris	I-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Bruno	I-PER
N'Gotty	I-PER
2	O
)	O
Nancy	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Paul	I-PER
Fischer	I-PER

70	O
,	O
Phil	I-PER
Gray	I-PER
89	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

30,000	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
DUTCH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Summary	O
of	O
Dutch	I-MISC
first	O
division	O

soccer	O
match	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

RKC	I-ORG
Waalwijk	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Starbuck	I-PER
76	O
)	O
Willem	I-ORG
II	I-ORG
Tilburg	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Konterman	I-ORG
45	O
,	O

Van	I-PER
der	I-PER
Vegt	I-PER
77	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
5,300	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Standings	O
in	O
the	O
French	I-MISC
first	O

division	O
after	O
Friday	O
's	O
matches	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O

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

Paris	I-ORG
Saint-Germain	I-ORG
21	O
12	O
6	O
3	O
34	O
15	O
42	O

Monaco	I-ORG
20	O
12	O
5	O
3	O
36	O
16	O
41	O

Bordeaux	I-ORG
20	O
9	O
7	O
4	O
29	O
21	O
34	O

Strasbourg	I-ORG
20	O
11	O
1	O
8	O
27	O
27	O
34	O

Bastia	I-ORG
20	O
9	O
6	O
5	O
27	O
22	O
33	O

Auxerre	I-ORG
20	O
8	O
8	O
4	O
26	O
12	O
32	O

Metz	I-ORG
20	O
8	O
7	O
5	O
21	O
16	O
31	O

Nantes	I-ORG
21	O
7	O
9	O
5	O
41	O
25	O
30	O

Guingamp	I-ORG
20	O
7	O
7	O
6	O
18	O
18	O
28	O

Lille	I-ORG
20	O
7	O
7	O
6	O
22	O
28	O
28	O

Marseille	I-ORG
20	O
6	O
8	O
6	O
18	O
17	O
26	O

Lyon	I-ORG
20	O
6	O
8	O
6	O
24	O
31	O
26	O

Rennes	I-ORG
20	O
7	O
4	O
9	O
23	O
28	O
25	O

Lens	I-ORG
21	O
7	O
4	O
10	O
25	O
34	O
25	O

Le	I-ORG
Havre	I-ORG
20	O
5	O
7	O
8	O
20	O
21	O
22	O

Cannes	I-ORG
20	O
5	O
7	O
8	O
13	O
22	O
22	O

Montpellier	I-ORG
20	O
3	O
9	O
8	O
17	O
24	O
18	O

Caen	I-ORG
20	O
3	O
7	O
10	O
12	O
23	O
16	O

Nancy	I-ORG
21	O
3	O
7	O
11	O
14	O
26	O
16	O

Nice	I-ORG
20	O
3	O
4	O
13	O
17	O
38	O
13	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FRENCH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
of	O
French	I-MISC
first	O
division	O

matches	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Lens	I-ORG
0	O
Nantes	I-ORG
4	O

Paris	I-ORG
St	I-ORG
Germain	I-ORG
1	O
Nancy	I-ORG
2	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
GERMAN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

BONN	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Summaries	O
of	O
matches	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
German	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Bochum	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Stickroth	I-PER
30th	O
pen	O
,	O
Wosz	I-PER
89th	O
)	O
Bayer	I-ORG
Leverkusen	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Kirsten	I-PER
18th	O
,	O
Ramelow	I-PER
56th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
24,602	O

Werder	I-ORG
Bremen	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Bode	I-PER
85th	O
)	O
1860	I-ORG
Munich	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Bormirow	I-PER
8th	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
0-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
33,000	O

Karlsruhe	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Reich	I-PER
29th	O
,	O
Carl	I-PER
44th	O
,	O
Dundee	I-PER
69th	O
)	O
Freiburg	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
2-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
33,000	O

Schalke	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Mulder	I-PER
2nd	O
and	O
27th	O
)	O
Hansa	I-ORG
Rostock	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
2-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
29,300	O

-DOCSTART-	O

TENNIS	O
-	O
GRAND	I-MISC
SLAM	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
QUARTER-FINAL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

MUNICH	I-LOC
,	O
Germany	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Quarter-final	O
results	O
at	O
the	O
$	O
6	O
million	O
Grand	I-MISC
Slam	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
tennis	O
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O
Goran	I-PER
Ivanisevic	I-PER
(	O
Croatia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mark	I-PER
Woodforde	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
6-4	O
6-4	O

Yevgeny	I-PER
Kafelnikov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Jim	I-PER
Courier	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
2-6	O
6-4	O
8-6	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
WEAH	I-PER
HEAD-BUTT	O
DEPRIVES	I-MISC
PORTUGAL	I-LOC
OF	O
COSTA	I-LOC
.	O

LISBON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Portugal	I-LOC
called	O
up	O
Porto	I-ORG
central	O
defender	O
Joao	I-PER
Manuel	I-PER
Pinto	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
face	O
Germany	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
injured	O
club	O
colleague	O
Jorge	I-PER
Costa	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
still	O
nursing	O
a	O
broken	O
nose	O
after	O
being	O
head-butted	O
by	O
Liberian	I-MISC
striker	O
Georg	I-PER
Weah	I-PER
.	O

Costa	I-PER
has	O
not	O
played	O
since	O
being	O
struck	O
by	O
the	O
AC	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
forward	O
after	O
a	O
bad-tempered	O
European	I-MISC
Champions	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
game	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
.	O

Portugal	I-LOC
lead	O
European	I-MISC
qualifying	O
group	O
nine	O
with	O
seven	O
points	O
from	O
four	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
more	O
than	O
Ukraine	I-LOC
and	O
three	O
more	O
than	O
Germany	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
have	O
only	O
played	O
twice	O
.	O

The	O
Portuguese	I-MISC
host	O
Germany	I-LOC
on	O
December	O
14	O
.	O

Squad	O
:	O

Goalkeepers	O
-	O
Vitor	I-PER
Baia	I-PER
(	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Rui	I-PER
Correia	I-PER
(	O
Braga	I-ORG
)	O
:	O

Defenders	O
-	O
Paulinho	I-PER
Santos	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Sergio	I-PER
Conceicao	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Joao	I-PER
Manuel	I-PER
Pinto	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Oceano	I-PER
Cruz	I-PER
(	O
Sporting	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Fernando	I-PER
Couto	I-PER
(	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Helder	I-PER
Cristovao	I-PER
(	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Dimas	I-PER
Teixeira	I-PER
(	O
Juventus	I-ORG
,	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Carlos	I-PER
Secretario	I-PER
(	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
:	O

Midfielders	O
-	O
Rui	I-PER
Barros	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Jose	I-PER
Barroso	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Luis	I-PER
Figo	I-PER
(	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Paulo	I-PER
Bento	I-PER
(	O
Oviedo	I-PER
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Jose	I-PER
Taira	I-PER
(	O
Salamanca	I-LOC
,	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
:	O

Forwards	O
-	O
Antonio	I-PER
Folha	I-PER
(	O
Porto	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Joao	I-PER
Vieira	I-PER
Pinto	I-PER
(	O
Benfica	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Paulo	I-PER
Alves	I-PER
(	O
Sporting	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Rui	I-PER
Costa	I-PER
(	O
Fiorentina	I-ORG
,	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Jorge	I-PER
Cadete	I-PER
(	O
Celtic	I-ORG
Glasgow	I-ORG
,	O
Scotland	I-LOC
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
SHOWCASE-BETTING	O
ON	O
REAL	O
MADRID	I-ORG
V	O
BARCELONA	I-ORG
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

William	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
betting	O
on	O
Saturday	O
's	O

Spanish	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
match	O
between	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
and	O
Barcelona	I-LOC
:	O

To	O
win	O
:	O
6-5	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
;	O
7-4	O
Barcelona	I-ORG

Draw	O
:	O
9-4	O

Correct	O
score	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
to	O
win	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
to	O
win	O

1-0	O
13-2	O
1-0	O
15-2	O

2-0	O
9-1	O
2-0	O
12-1	O

2-1	O
8-1	O
2-1	O
10-1	O

3-0	O
20-1	O
3-0	O
28-1	O

3-1	O
16-1	O
3-1	O
22-1	O

3-2	O
25-1	O
3-2	O
25-1	O

4-0	O
50-1	O
4-0	O
100-1	O

4-1	O
40-1	O
4-1	O
80-1	O

4-2	O
50-1	O
4-2	O
80-1	O

Draw	O
:	O

0-0	O
8-1	O

1-1	O
11-2	O

2-2	O
14-1	O

3-3	O
50-1	O

Double	O
result	O
:	O

half-time	O
full-time	O

5-2	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG

14-1	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
Draw	O

28-1	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
Barcelona	I-ORG

5-1	O
Draw	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG

4-1	O
Draw	O
Draw	O

11-2	O
Draw	O
Barcelona	I-ORG

25-1	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG

14-1	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
Draw	O

4-1	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
Barcelona	I-ORG

First	O
goalscorer	O
of	O
match	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
Barcelona	I-ORG

9-2	O
Davor	I-PER
Suker	I-PER
9-2	O
Ronaldo	I-PER

5-1	O
Pedrag	I-PER
Mijatovic	I-PER
7-1	O
Luis	I-PER
Figo	I-PER

7-1	O
Raul	I-PER
Gonzalez	I-PER
7-1	O
Juan	I-PER
Pizzi	I-PER

12-1	O
Fernando	I-PER
Redondo	I-PER
9-1	O
Giovanni	I-PER

14-1	O
Victor	I-PER
Sanchez	I-PER
12-1	O
Guillermo	I-PER

Amor	I-PER

16-1	O
Jose	I-PER
Amavisca	I-PER
14-1	O
Roger	I-PER
Garcia	I-PER

16-1	O
Manolo	I-PER
Sanchis	I-PER
14-1	O
Gheorghe	I-PER

Popescu	I-PER

16-1	O
Roberto	I-PER
Carlos	I-PER
16-1	O

JosepGuardiola	O

20-1	O
Fernando	I-PER
Hierro	I-PER
20-1	O
Ivan	I-PER
de	I-PER

laPena	O

20-1	O
Luis	I-PER
Milla	I-PER
25-1	O
Luis	I-PER

Enrique	I-PER

33-1	O
Fernando	I-PER
Sanz	I-PER
25-1	O

AbelardoFernandez	O

40-1	O
Carlos	I-PER
Secretario	I-PER
28-1	O
Sergi	I-PER
Barjuan	I-PER

40-1	O
Rafael	I-PER
Alkorta	I-PER
33-1	O
Albert	I-PER

Ferrer	I-PER

40-1	O
Chendo	I-PER
Porlan	I-ORG
33-1	O
Miguel	I-PER
Nadal	I-PER

40-1	O

Laurent	I-PER
Blanc	I-PER

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
SHOWCASE-FANS	O
FACE	O
BREATHALYSER	O
TESTS	O
,	O
PAPER	O
SAYS	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Spanish	I-MISC
police	O
will	O
breathalyse	O
fans	O
at	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
the	O
Santiago	I-LOC
Bernabeu	I-LOC
stadium	O
and	O
ban	O
drunk	O
supporters	O
from	O
Saturday	O
's	O
big	O
Real	I-ORG
Madrid-Barcelona	I-PER
game	O
,	O
the	O
Madrid	I-ORG
daily	O
El	I-ORG
Mundo	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Although	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
known	O
precedents	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
envisaged	O
in	O
Spanish	I-MISC
legislation	O
governing	O
sports	O
events	O
.	O

Tickets	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
stipulate	O
that	O
supporters	O
will	O
be	O
barred	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
alcohol	O
"	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPANISH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Standings	O
in	O
the	O
Spanish	I-MISC
first	O

division	O
ahead	O
of	O
this	O
weekend	O
's	O
games	O
.	O

(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
games	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O
for	O
,	O

against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
15	O
10	O
5	O
0	O
31	O
12	O
35	O

Barcelona	I-ORG
15	O
10	O
4	O
1	O
46	O
19	O
34	O

Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
6	O
0	O
23	O
7	O
33	O

Real	I-ORG
Betis	I-ORG
15	O
8	O
5	O
2	O
28	O
13	O
29	O

Atletico	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
15	O
8	O
3	O
4	O
26	O
17	O
27	O

Athletic	I-ORG
Bilbao	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
4	O
4	O
28	O
22	O
25	O

Real	I-ORG
Sociedad	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
3	O
5	O
20	O
18	O
24	O

Valladolid	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
3	O
5	O
19	O
18	O
24	O

Racing	O
Santander	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
7	O
3	O
15	O
15	O
22	O

Rayo	I-ORG
Vallecano	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
5	O
5	O
21	O
19	O
20	O

Valencia	I-ORG
15	O
6	O
2	O
7	O
23	O
22	O
20	O

Celta	I-ORG
Vigo	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
5	O
5	O
17	O
17	O
20	O

Tenerife	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
4	O
6	O
23	O
17	O
19	O

Espanyol	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
17	O
20	O
16	O

Oviedo	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
17	O
21	O
16	O

Sporting	I-ORG
Gijon	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
15	O
22	O
16	O

Logrones	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
3	O
8	O
11	O
33	O
15	O

Zaragoza	I-ORG
15	O
2	O
8	O
5	O
18	O
23	O
14	O

Sevilla	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
2	O
9	O
13	O
20	O
14	O

Compostela	I-ORG
15	O
3	O
4	O
8	O
13	O
28	O
13	O

Hercules	I-ORG
15	O
2	O
2	O
11	O
11	O
29	O
8	O

Extremadura	I-ORG
15	O
1	O
3	O
11	O
8	O
30	O
6	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPAIN	I-LOC
PICK	O
UNCAPPED	O
ARMANDO	O
FOR	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
CLASH	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Spain	I-LOC
coach	O
Javier	I-PER
Clemente	I-PER
has	O
added	O
uncapped	O
Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
midfielder	O
Armando	I-PER
Alvarez	I-PER
to	O
his	O
squad	O
for	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
qualifier	O
against	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
on	O
December	O
14	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
it	O
...	O

I	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
joke	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Armando	I-PER
who	O
replaces	O
injured	O
Atletico	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
playmaker	O
Jose	I-PER
Luis	I-PER
Caminero	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
FIFA	O
BOSS	O
HAVELANGE	I-PER
STANDS	O
BY	O
WEAH	O
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

FIFA	O
chairman	O
Joao	I-PER
Havelange	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
he	O
would	O
personally	O
present	O
AC	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
George	I-PER
Weah	I-PER
with	O
world	O
soccer	O
's	O
fair	O
play	O
award	O
despite	O
the	O
striker	O
's	O
attack	O
on	O
Porto	I-ORG
captain	O
Jorge	I-PER
Costa	I-PER
.	O

In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
newspaper	O
Gazzetta	I-ORG
dello	I-ORG
Sport	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
Weah	I-PER
had	O
been	O
provoked	O
into	O
the	O
assault	O
which	O
left	O
Costa	I-PER
with	O
a	O
broken	O
nose	O
.	O

"	O
FIFA	O
has	O
named	O
the	O
Liberian	I-MISC
for	O
its	O
1996	O
Fair	I-MISC
Play	I-MISC
award	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
decision	O
,	O
"	O
Havelange	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
reaction	O
,	O
provoked	O
,	O
cannot	O
erase	O
10	O
years	O
of	O
loyalty	O
everywhere	O
and	O
in	O
every	O
competition	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
will	O
be	O
happy	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
award	O
personally	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
in	O
Lisbon	I-LOC
and	O
I	O
'm	O
confident	O
that	O
Costa	I-LOC
himself	O
will	O
be	O
there	O
beside	O
me	O
on	O
that	O
day	O
to	O
shake	O
his	O
hand	O
.	O
"	O

Weah	I-PER
was	O
suspended	O
for	O
one	O
match	O
by	O
UEFA	I-ORG
,	O
European	I-MISC
soccer	O
's	O
governing	O
body	O
,	O
pending	O
a	O
fuller	O
investigation	O
.	O

The	O
incident	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
players	O
'	O
tunnel	O
after	O
a	O
European	I-MISC
Champions	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
match	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
.	O

Weah	I-PER
has	O
admitted	O
head	O
butting	O
Costa	I-PER
but	O
said	O
he	O
reacted	O
to	O
racist	O
taunts	O
.	O

He	O
has	O
offered	O
to	O
apologise	O
if	O
Costa	I-PER
acknowledges	O
the	O
provocation	O
.	O

Costa	I-PER
,	O
who	O
needed	O
surgery	O
on	O
his	O
nose	O
,	O
has	O
not	O
accepted	O
the	O
offer	O
and	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
considering	O
suing	O
Weah	I-PER
.	O

Weah	I-PER
served	O
out	O
his	O
suspension	O
during	O
Milan	I-ORG
's	O
2-1	O
home	O
defeat	O
by	O
Rosenborg	I-ORG
of	O
Norway	I-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

The	O
defeat	O
put	O
the	O
Italians	I-MISC
out	O
of	O
the	O
Europoean	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

GUNMEN	O
WOUND	O
TWO	O
MANCHESTER	O
UNITED	I-ORG
FANS	O
IN	O
AUSTRIA	I-LOC
.	O

VIENNA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Two	O
Manchester	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
soccer	O
fans	O
were	O
wounded	O
by	O
unidentified	O
gunmen	O
on	O
Friday	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
hospital	O
in	O
the	O
Austrian	I-MISC
capital	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
four	O
Britons	I-MISC
were	O
shot	O
at	O
from	O
a	O
Mercedes	I-ORG
car	O
at	O
around	O
1	O
a.m.	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
spokeswoman	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
two	O
men	O
were	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
pelvis	O
and	O
leg	O
.	O

Police	O
said	O
their	O
lives	O
were	O
not	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O

The	O
fans	O
,	O
in	O
Austria	I-LOC
to	O
watch	O
their	O
team	O
play	O
Rapid	I-ORG
Vienna	I-ORG
last	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
pub	O
brawl	O
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

Manchester	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
won	O
2-0	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ITALIAN	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
MATCHES	O
THIS	O
WEEKEND	O
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Italian	I-MISC
Serie	I-MISC
A	I-MISC
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Sunday	O
(	O
league	O
positions	O
in	O
parentheses	O
,	O
all	O
kick-	O
off	O
times	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
:	O

Bologna	I-ORG
(	O
4	O
)	O
v	O
Piacenza	I-ORG
(	O
13	O
)	O
1330	O

Along	O
with	O
leaders	O
Vicenza	I-ORG
,	O
fourth-placed	O
Bologna	I-ORG
represent	O
the	O
biggest	O
surprise	O
of	O
this	O
Italian	I-MISC
autumn	O
.	O

Led	O
as	O
usual	O
by	O
Swede	I-MISC
Kennet	I-PER
Andersson	I-PER
and	O
Russian	I-MISC
Igor	I-PER
Kolyvanov	I-PER
in	O
attack	O
,	O
Bologna	I-ORG
can	O
expect	O
a	O
tough	O
home	O
match	O
against	O
a	O
Piacenza	I-ORG
side	O
still	O
exultant	O
after	O
a	O
3-2	O
league	O
win	O
over	O
AC	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
last	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Cagliari	I-ORG
(	O
16	O
)	O
v	O
Reggiana	I-ORG
(	O
18	O
)	O
1530	O

Cagliari	I-ORG
start	O
favourite	O
in	O
this	O
relegation	O
scrap	O
following	O
draws	O
with	O
Napoli	I-ORG
and	O
Inter	I-LOC
in	O
last	O
two	O
outings	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
without	O
suspended	O
Swiss	I-MISC
defender	O
Ramon	I-PER
Vega	I-PER
.	O

Bottom	O
team	O
Reggiana	I-ORG
are	O
also	O
without	O
a	O
suspended	O
defender	O
,	O
German	I-MISC
Dietmar	I-PER
Beiersdorfer	I-PER
.	O

Fiorentina	I-ORG
(	O
10	O
)	O
v	O
Perugia	I-ORG
(	O
8	O
)	O
1330	O

Fiorentina	I-ORG
will	O
be	O
without	O
three	O
suspended	O
players	O
--	O
defenders	O
Daniele	I-PER
Carnasciali	I-PER
and	O
Lorenzo	I-PER
Amoruso	I-PER
and	O
midfielder	O
Emiliano	I-PER
Bigica	I-PER
--	O
for	O
a	O
difficult	O
home	O
match	O
against	O
unpredictable	O
,	O
attack-oriented	O
Perugia	I-ORG
led	O
by	O
in-form	O
Croat	I-MISC
striker	O
Milan	I-ORG
Rapajic	I-PER
and	O
the	O
experienced	O
Fausto	I-PER
Pizzi	I-PER
.	O

Lazio	I-ORG
(	O
12	O
)	O
v	O
AS	I-ORG
Roma	I-ORG
(	O
7	O
)	O
1930	O

Poor	O
man	O
's	O
Roman	I-MISC
derby	O
in	O
what	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
miserable	O
season	O
for	O
both	O
Rome	I-LOC
teams	O
,	O
already	O
eliminated	O
from	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
and	O
UEFA	I-ORG
Cups	I-MISC
.	O

Lazio	I-ORG
have	O
injury	O
doubts	O
about	O
striker	O
Pierluigi	I-PER
Casiraghi	I-PER
,	O
Czech	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Pavel	I-PER
Nedved	I-PER
and	O
defender	O
Paolo	I-PER
Negro	I-PER
,	O
while	O
Roma	I-ORG
present	O
a	O
full	O
strength	O
side	O
led	O
by	O
Argentine	I-MISC
Abel	I-PER
Balbo	I-PER
,	O
Marco	I-PER
Delvecchio	I-PER
and	O
Francesco	I-PER
Totti	I-PER
in	O
attack	O
.	O

AC	I-ORG
Milan	I-ORG
(	O
9	O
)	O
v	O
Udinese	I-ORG
(	O
11	O
)	O
1330	O

Can	O
Milan	I-ORG
sink	O
any	O
further	O
?	O

Following	O
their	O
midweek	O
Champions	I-MISC
'	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
elimination	O
by	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
side	O
Rosenborg	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
morale-boosting	O
win	O
is	O
badly	O
needed	O
.	O

Liberian	I-MISC
striker	O
George	I-PER
Weah	I-PER
makes	O
a	O
welcome	O
return	O
for	O
Milan	I-ORG
alongside	O
Roberto	I-PER
Baggio	I-PER
,	O
with	O
Montenegrin	I-MISC
Dejan	I-PER
Savicevic	I-PER
in	O
midfield	O
.	O

Good	O
news	O
for	O
Milan	I-ORG
is	O
that	O
Udinese	I-ORG
's	O
German	I-MISC
striker	O
Oliver	I-PER
Bierhoff	I-PER
is	O
out	O
through	O
injury	O
.	O

Napoli	I-ORG
(	O
5	O
)	O
v	O
Verona	I-ORG
(	O
17	O
)	O
1330	O

In-form	O
Napoli	I-ORG
should	O
prove	O
too	O
strong	O
for	O
second	O
from	O
bottom	O
Verona	I-LOC
despite	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
their	O
suspended	O
Argentine	I-MISC
defender	O
Roberto	I-PER
Ayala	I-PER
.	O

Verona	I-ORG
's	O
slim	O
chances	O
have	O
been	O
further	O
reduced	O
by	O
a	O
knee	O
injury	O
to	O
their	O
experienced	O
midfielder	O
Eugenio	I-PER
Corini	I-PER
.	O

Parma	I-ORG
(	O
14	O
)	O
v	O
Atlalanta	I-ORG
(	O
15	O
)	O
1330	O

Parma	I-ORG
may	O
field	O
new	O
signing	O
,	O
Croat	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Mario	I-PER
Stanic	I-PER
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
lift	O
a	O
miserable	O
season	O
which	O
has	O
seen	O
them	O
go	O
without	O
a	O
win	O
since	O
a	O
1-0	O
triumph	O
over	O
Cagliari	I-ORG
eight	O
weeks	O
ago	O
.	O

Parma	I-ORG
's	O
French	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Daniel	I-PER
Bravo	I-PER
and	O
defender	O
Fabio	I-PER
Cannavaro	I-PER
are	O
suspended	O
while	O
Argentine	I-MISC
Nestor	I-PER
Sensini	I-PER
is	O
out	O
through	O
injury	O
.	O

Atalanta	I-ORG
look	O
to	O
Filippo	I-PER
Inzaghi	I-PER
,	O
scorer	O
of	O
eight	O
goals	O
.	O

Sampdoria	I-ORG
(	O
6	O
)	O
v	O
Juventus	I-ORG
(	O
3	O
)	O
1330	O

All-conquering	O
Juventus	I-ORG
field	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
signing	O
,	O
Portuguese	I-MISC
defender	O
Dimas	I-PER
,	O
while	O
Alessandro	I-PER
Del	I-PER
Piero	I-PER
and	O
Croat	I-MISC
Alen	I-PER
Boksic	I-PER
lead	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O

The	O
new	O
world	O
club	O
champions	O
may	O
prove	O
too	O
strong	O
for	O
a	O
Sampdoria	I-ORG
side	O
led	O
by	O
captain	O
Roberto	I-PER
Mancini	I-PER
but	O
missing	O
injured	O
French	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Pierre	I-PER
Laigle	I-PER
.	O

Vicenza	I-ORG
(	O
1	O
)	O
v	O
Internazionale	I-ORG
(	O
2	O
)	O
1330	O

Not	O
exactly	O
a	O
clash	O
of	O
the	O
titans	O
but	O
an	O
intriuguing	O
match	O
nonetheless	O
.	O

Full	O
strength	O
Vicenza	I-ORG
,	O
led	O
by	O
Uruguayan	I-MISC
Marcelo	I-PER
Otero	I-PER
,	O
may	O
continue	O
their	O
surprise	O
run	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
against	O
an	O
Inter	I-ORG
side	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
less	O
than	O
impressive	O
in	O
three	O
successive	O
home	O
draws	O
.	O

Inter	I-ORG
will	O
be	O
without	O
suspended	O
French	I-MISC
defender	O
Joceyln	I-PER
Angloma	I-PER
and	O
injured	O
Chilean	I-MISC
striker	O
Ivan	I-PER
Zamorano	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BASKETBALL	O
-	O
EUROLEAGUE	I-MISC
RESULT	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Result	O
of	O
a	O
EuroLeague	I-MISC
basketball	O
match	O
on	O
Thursday	O
:	O

Group	O
B	O

In	O
Charleroi	I-LOC
:	O

Charleroi	I-LOC
(	O
Belgium	I-LOC
)	O
75	O
Estudiantes	I-ORG
Madrid	I-PER
(	O
Spain	I-LOC
)	O
82	O
(	O
34-35	O
)	O

Leading	O
scorers	O
:	O

Charleroi	I-LOC
-	O
Eric	I-PER
Cleymans	I-PER
18	O
,	O
Ron	I-PER
Ellis	I-PER
18	O
,	O
Jacques	I-PER
Stas	I-PER
14	O

Estudiantes	I-ORG
-	O
Harper	I-PER
Williams	I-PER
20	O
,	O
Chadler	I-PER
Thompson	I-PER
17	O
,	O
Juan	I-PER
Aisa	I-ORG
14	O

Group	O
D	O

In	O
Belgrade	I-LOC
:	O

Partizan	I-ORG
Belgrade	I-ORG
(	O
Yugoslavia	I-LOC
)	O
78	O
Kinder	I-ORG
Bologna	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
70	O
(	O
halftime	O
44-35	O
)	O

Leading	O
scorers	O
:	O

Partizan	I-ORG
-	O
Dejan	I-PER
Koturovic	I-ORG
21	O

Kinder	I-ORG
-	O
Zoran	I-PER
Savic	I-PER
18	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
EYLES	I-PER
WITHIN	O
SIGHT	O
OF	O
FIFTH	O
TITLE	O
OF	O
YEAR	O
.	O

BOMBAY	I-LOC
,	O
India	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

World	O
number	O
two	O
Rodney	I-PER
Eyles	I-PER
moved	O
within	O
sight	O
of	O
his	O
fifth	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
on	O
Friday	O
when	O
he	O
hurried	O
in	O
only	O
40	O
minutes	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
of	O
the	O
richest	O
squash	O
tournament	O
outside	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
$	O
105,000	O
Mahindra	I-ORG
International	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
Australian	I-MISC
brushed	O
aside	O
unseeded	O
Englishman	I-MISC
Mark	I-PER
Cairns	I-PER
15-7	O
15-6	O
15-8	O
.	O

Top-seeded	O
Eyles	I-PER
now	O
meets	O
titleholder	O
Peter	I-PER
Nicol	I-PER
of	O
Scotland	I-LOC
who	O
overcame	O
Simon	I-PER
Parke	I-PER
of	O
England	I-LOC
15-7	O
15-12	O
15-12	O
.	O

Nicol	I-PER
was	O
full	O
of	O
praise	O
for	O
his	O
opponent	O
who	O
has	O
battled	O
testicular	O
cancer	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
circuit	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
's	O
a	O
remarkably	O
courageous	O
player	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Nicol	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SQUASH	O
-	O
MAHINDRA	I-MISC
INTERNATIONAL	O
SEMIFINAL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

BOMBAY	I-LOC
,	O
India	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Results	O
of	O
semifinals	O
in	O
the	O
Mahindra	I-MISC
International	I-MISC
squash	O
tournament	O
on	O
Friday	O
:	O

Peter	I-PER
Nicol	I-PER
(	O
Scotland	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Simon	I-PER
Parke	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
15-7	O
15-12	O
15-12	O
Rodney	I-PER
Eyles	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Mark	I-PER
Cairns	I-PER
(	O
England	I-LOC
)	O
15-7	O
15-6	O
15-8	O
.	O

Final	O
:	O
Nicol	I-ORG
v	O
Eyles	I-PER
,	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

GUNMEN	O
KILL	O
FOUR	O
IN	O
S.AFRICA	O
'S	O
ZULU	I-ORG
PROVINCE	I-LOC
.	O

DURBAN	I-LOC
,	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

At	O
least	O
four	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
shot	O
dead	O
in	O
two	O
suspected	O
political	O
attacks	O
in	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
volatile	O
Zulu	I-MISC
heartland	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

A	O
police	O
spokesman	O
said	O
two	O
youths	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
supporters	O
of	O
President	O
Nelson	I-PER
Mandela	I-PER
's	O
African	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
(	O
ANC	I-ORG
)	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
when	O
unknown	O
gunmen	O
opened	O
fire	O
at	O
the	O
rural	O
settlement	O
of	O
Izingolweni	I-LOC
on	O
KwaZulu-Natal	I-LOC
province	O
's	O
south	O
coast	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
.	O

The	O
victims	O
were	O
18	O
and	O
20	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
adding	O
one	O
other	O
youth	O
had	O
been	O
wounded	O
in	O
the	O
shooting	O
.	O

In	O
another	O
attack	O
,	O
also	O
on	O
the	O
province	O
's	O
south	O
coast	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
,	O
two	O
men	O
were	O
shot	O
dead	O
near	O
Umkomaas	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
We	O
suspect	O
that	O
these	O
killings	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
politics	O
,	O
"	O
spokesman	O
Bala	I-PER
Naidoo	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

There	O
had	O
been	O
no	O
arrests	O
.	O

The	O
killings	O
came	O
just	O
hours	O
after	O
violence	O
monitors	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
optimistic	O
of	O
a	O
peaceful	O
festive	O
season	O
in	O
KwaZulu-Natal	I-LOC
and	O
pointed	O
the	O
south	O
coast	O
region	O
where	O
18	O
people	O
were	O
massacred	O
last	O
Christmas	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
potential	O
hot	O
spots	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
the	O
recent	O
lull	O
in	O
political	O
feuding	O
could	O
be	O
upset	O
as	O
thousands	O
of	O
migrant	O
workers	O
,	O
some	O
tense	O
with	O
grudges	O
brewed	O
in	O
the	O
cities	O
and	O
keen	O
to	O
settle	O
old	O
scores	O
,	O
flock	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
villages	O
.	O

More	O
than	O
14,000	O
people	O
have	O
lost	O
their	O
lives	O
in	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
political	O
turf	O
wars	O
between	O
the	O
ANC	I-ORG
and	O
Zulu	I-ORG
Chief	I-ORG
Mangosuthu	I-PER
Buthelezi	I-PER
's	O
Inkatha	I-ORG
Freedom	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
in	O
the	O
province	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

HAVEL	I-PER
PRAISES	O
CZECH	O
NATIVE	O
ALBRIGHT	I-PER
AS	O
FRIEND	O
.	O

Klara	I-PER
Gajduskova	I-PER

PRAGUE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Czech	I-MISC
President	O
Vaclav	I-PER
Havel	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
welcomed	O
the	O
appointment	O
of	O
Madeleine	I-PER
Albright	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
of	O
Czech	I-MISC
extraction	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
'	O
first	O
woman	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	I-LOC
.	O

In	O
a	O
statement	O
Havel	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
recovering	O
from	O
cancer	O
surgery	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Madeleine	I-PER
Albright	I-PER
is	O
a	O
distinguished	O
friend	O
,	O
a	O
tested	O
diplomat	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
true	O
American	I-MISC
of	O
fine	O
origins	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
I	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
continuing	O
our	O
good	O
relations	O
...	O

with	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
and	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
woman	O
ever	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	I-LOC
.	O

I	O
wish	O
her	O
well	O
,	O
"	O
Havel	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Havel	I-PER
,	O
who	O
helped	O
lead	O
the	O
"	O
velvet	O
revolution	O
"	O
that	O
ousted	O
the	O
Communist	I-MISC
regime	O
in	O
Prague	I-LOC
in	O
1989	O
,	O
invited	O
Albright	I-PER
,	O
then	O
working	O
for	O
a	O
private	O
foreign	O
policy	O
think	O
tank	O
,	O
to	O
advise	O
his	O
new	O
democratic	O
government	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O

Havel	I-PER
had	O
a	O
small	O
malignant	O
tumour	O
removed	O
from	O
his	O
lung	O
on	O
Monday	O
and	O
is	O
recovering	O
in	O
hospital	O
.	O

Albright	I-PER
,	O
born	O
Marie	I-PER
Korbelova	I-PER
to	O
a	O
Czechoslovak	I-MISC
diplomat	O
in	O
1937	O
,	O
fled	O
with	O
her	O
family	O
to	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
after	O
the	O
Communists	I-MISC
came	O
to	O
power	O
in	O
a	O
coup	O
in	O
1948	O
.	O

As	O
an	O
academic	O
,	O
Albright	I-PER
studied	O
and	O
lectured	O
on	O
Europe	I-LOC
's	O
20th	O
century	O
problems	O
before	O
becoming	O
U.S.	I-LOC
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
.	O

Czech	I-MISC
diplomats	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
country	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
expected	O
expansion	O
of	O
NATO	I-ORG
,	O
praised	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
Albright	I-PER
,	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
strong	O
supporter	O
of	O
alliance	O
's	O
integration	O
of	O
former	O
Soveit-bloc	I-MISC
countries	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
nomination	O
...	O

is	O
a	O
clear	O
signal	O
that	O
one	O
key	O
of	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
foreign	O
policy	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
strengthening	O
of	O
the	O
trans-Atlantic	I-MISC
cooperation	O
,	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
between	O
Europe	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
US	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Josef	I-PER
Zieleniec	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
(	O
Albright	I-PER
)	O
is	O
a	O
convinced	O
advocate	O
of	O
NATO	I-ORG
enlargement	O
and	O
of	O
stabilisation	O
of	O
security	O
structures	O
.	O
"	O

Czech	I-LOC
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
,	O
Karel	I-PER
Kovanda	I-PER
,	O
told	O
the	O
daily	O
Mlada	I-ORG
Fronta	I-ORG
Dnes	I-ORG
that	O
Albright	I-PER
"	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
light	O
in	O
our	O
diplomatic	O
heaven	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
warned	O
against	O
expecting	O
her	O
to	O
exert	O
any	O
influence	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
Czechs	I-MISC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RADIO	O
ROMANIA	I-LOC
AFTERNOON	O
HEALINES	I-ORG
AT	O
4	O
PM	O
.	O

BUCHAREST	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Radio	I-ORG
Romania	I-LOC
news	O
headlines	O
:	O

*	O
The	O
Democratic	I-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
on	O
government	O
and	O
parliamentary	O
support	O
with	O
its	O
coalition	O
partners	O
the	O
Social	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
Hungarian	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
(	O
UDMR	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

The	O
ceremony	O
was	O
attended	O
by	O
President	O
Emil	I-PER
Constantinescu	I-PER
.	O

*	O
The	O
three	O
parties	O
in	O
the	O
government	O
coalition	O
have	O
committed	O
themselves	O
to	O
a	O
real	O
reform	O
of	O
Romania	I-LOC
's	O
economy	O
,	O
Constantinescu	I-PER
said	O
after	O
the	O
ceremony	O
.	O

*	O
The	O
UDMR	I-ORG
wants	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
social	O
reform	O
and	O
economic	O
revival	O
in	O
Romania	I-LOC
,	O
union	O
leader	O
Marko	I-PER
Bela	I-PER
said	O
.	O

*	O
The	O
international	O
airport	O
in	O
Timisoara	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
domestic	O
airports	O
in	O
Arad	I-LOC
,	O
Oradea	I-LOC
and	O
Sibiu	I-LOC
were	O
closed	O
due	O
to	O
fog	O
.	O

--	O
Bucharest	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
40-1	O
3120264	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CZECH	I-LOC
VICE-PM	O
SEES	O
WIDER	O
DEBATE	O
AT	O
PARTY	O
CONGRESS	O
.	O

PRAGUE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Saturday	O
's	O
national	O
congress	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
Czech	I-LOC
Civic	I-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
ODS	I-ORG
)	O
will	O
discuss	O
making	O
the	O
party	O
more	O
efficient	O
and	O
transparent	O
,	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
and	O
ODS	I-ORG
vice-chairman	O
Josef	I-PER
Zieleniec	I-PER
,	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Modernisation	I-ORG
and	O
more	O
profesionalism	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
structure	O
,	O
having	O
financing	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
be	O
more	O
transparent	O
...	O

are	O
absolutely	O
fundamental	O
,	O
"	O
Zieleniec	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
vice-premier	O
in	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

He	O
said	O
after	O
June	O
general	O
elections	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
ruling	O
three-party	O
coalition	O
lost	O
its	O
parliamentary	O
majority	O
,	O
the	O
ODS	I-ORG
executive	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Vaclav	I-PER
Klaus	I-PER
,	O
had	O
developed	O
proposals	O
on	O
these	O
subjects	O
to	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
congress	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
the	O
Czech	I-MISC
second	O
city	O
Brno	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
am	O
convinced	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
congress	O
will	O
tackle	O
these	O
proposals	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
ODS	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
party	O
in	O
which	O
Klaus	I-PER
often	O
tries	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
former	O
British	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Margaret	I-PER
Thatcher	I-PER
,	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Czech	I-LOC
politics	O
since	O
winning	O
general	O
elections	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O

Zieleniec	I-PER
in	O
the	O
summer	O
led	O
calls	O
for	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
its	O
leadership	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
more	O
diverse	O
opinions	O
,	O
a	O
thinly-veiled	O
criticism	O
of	O
Klaus	I-PER
who	O
has	O
spearheaded	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
post-Communist	I-MISC
economic	O
reforms	O
.	O

The	O
party	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
vigorously-confident	O
Klaus	I-PER
,	O
took	O
32	O
of	O
81	O
seats	O
after	O
late	O
November	O
runoff	O
elections	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
upper	O
house	O
of	O
Czech	I-LOC
parliament	O
.	O

But	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
vote	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
,	O
the	O
ODS	I-ORG
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
win	O
as	O
many	O
79	O
seats	O
.	O

Klaus	I-PER
and	O
his	O
coalition	O
lost	O
its	O
majority	O
in	O
parliament	O
in	O
June	O
lower	O
house	O
elections	O
after	O
the	O
left-wing	O
opposition	O
consolidated	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
centre-left	O
Social	I-ORG
Democrats	I-MISC
in	O
a	O
strong	O
second-place	O
position	O
.	O

--	O
Prague	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
42-2-2423-0003	O

-DOCSTART-	O

POLAND	I-LOC
GOT	O
MONEY	O
FROM	O
POST-WAR	O
SWISS	I-MISC
ACCOUNTS	O
.	O

Marcin	I-PER
Grajewski	I-PER

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Poland	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
Swiss	I-MISC
bank	O
accounts	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
belonged	O
to	O
Polish	I-MISC
Jews	I-MISC
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
Holocaust	I-LOC
,	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
debt	O
settlements	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
countries	O
after	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
.	O

Foreign	O
Minister	O
Dariusz	I-PER
Rosati	I-PER
,	O
unveiling	O
first	O
findings	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
government	O
commission	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
1970s	O
the	O
then	O
communist	O
Poland	I-LOC
received	O
460,000	O
Swiss	I-MISC
francs	O
from	O
the	O
accounts	O
.	O

"	O
In	O
1970s	O
,	O
Poland	I-LOC
received	O
from	O
unclaimed	O
accounts	O
in	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
a	O
sum	O
of	O
460,000	O
francs	O
.	O

What	O
was	O
its	O
right	O
(	O
to	O
the	O
money	O
)	O
...I	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
,	O
"	O
Rosati	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
.	O

Switzerland	I-LOC
stands	O
accused	O
by	O
Senator	I-PER
Alfonse	I-PER
D'Amato	I-PER
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
powerful	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Banking	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
of	O
agreeing	O
to	O
give	O
money	O
to	O
Poland	I-LOC
from	O
unclaimed	O
bank	O
accounts	O
of	O
Polish	I-MISC
citizens	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
accord	O
on	O
compensating	O
Swiss	I-MISC
nationals	O
whose	O
assets	O
had	O
been	O
seized	O
in	O
communist	O
Poland	I-LOC
.	O

Many	O
of	O
these	O
citizens	O
were	O
Jews	I-MISC
murdered	O
during	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
when	O
Nazi	I-MISC
German	I-MISC
invaders	O
killed	O
most	O
of	O
Poland	I-LOC
's	O
3.5	O
million	O
Jews	I-MISC
.	O

Rosati	I-PER
did	O
not	O
say	O
whether	O
the	O
payment	O
in	O
1970s	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1949	O
agreement	O
between	O
Warsaw	I-LOC
and	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
on	O
compensation	O
to	O
Swiss	I-MISC
citizens	O
whose	O
assets	O
were	O
seized	O
by	O
the	O
Soviet-imposed	I-MISC
communists	O
authorities	O
after	O
World	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
.	O

"	O
I	O
expect	O
that	O
the	O
commission	O
will	O
finish	O
gathering	O
information	O
within	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
weeks	O
and	O
then	O
more	O
details	O
will	O
be	O
provided	O
,	O
"	O
Rosati	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Rosati	I-PER
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
1949	O
agreement	O
had	O
provided	O
for	O
granting	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
about	O
53	O
million	O
francs	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
this	O
sum	O
was	O
repaid	O
with	O
coal	O
exports	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
did	O
get	O
about	O
16,000	O
francs	O
from	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
dead	O
accounts	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compensation	O
.	O

"	O
About	O
16,000	O
francs	O
were	O
seized	O
from	O
accounts	O
of	O
four	O
or	O
five	O
Polish	I-MISC
citizens	O
,	O
whose	O
data	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
precisely	O
know	O
.	O

The	O
issue	O
is	O
of	O
moral	O
and	O
legal	O
nature	O
,	O
because	O
its	O
financial	O
significance	O
is	O
small	O
,	O
"	O
Rosati	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Under	O
pressure	O
from	O
international	O
Jewish	I-MISC
organisations	O
,	O
Swiss	I-MISC
government	O
has	O
devised	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
pay	O
out	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
in	O
unclaimed	O
bank	O
accounts	O
as	O
a	O
conciliatory	O
gesture	O
toward	O
Holocaust	I-MISC
victims	O
.	O

The	O
conservative	O
Radical	I-ORG
Democrats	I-ORG
(	O
FDP	I-ORG
)	O
have	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
ask	O
parliament	O
next	O
week	O
to	O
order	O
Swiss	I-MISC
banks	O
to	O
put	O
some	O
40	O
million	O
Swiss	I-MISC
francs	O
(	O
$	O
31	O
million	O
)	O
in	O
dormant	O
wealth	O
into	O
a	O
fund	O
earmarked	O
for	O
Jewish	I-MISC
groups	O
and	O
charitable	O
organisations	O
.	O

But	O
Swiss	I-MISC
banks	O
and	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
Jewish	I-MISC
community	O
voiced	O
doubts	O
whether	O
the	O
plan	O
would	O
work	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

INTERVIEW-ZYWIEC	O
SEES	O
NO	O
BIG	O
97	O
NET	O
RISE	O
.	O

Steven	I-PER
Silber	I-PER

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Polish	I-MISC
brewer	O
Zywiec	I-PER
's	O
1996	O
profit	O
slump	O
may	O
last	O
into	O
next	O
year	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
hefty	O
depreciation	O
charges	O
,	O
but	O
recent	O
high	O
investment	O
should	O
help	O
the	O
firm	O
defend	O
its	O
10-percent	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
chief	O
executive	O
said	O
.	O

Company	O
President	O
Jean	I-PER
van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
in	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
the	O
firm	O
,	O
whose	O
net	O
profit	O
fell	O
77	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
10	O
months	O
of	O
1996	O
despite	O
a	O
30-percent	O
rise	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
might	O
only	O
post	O
slightly	O
better	O
profits	O
in	O
1997	O
before	O
having	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
more	O
significant	O
turnaround	O
.	O

So	O
far	O
this	O
year	O
Zywiec	I-LOC
,	O
whose	O
full	O
name	O
is	O
Zaklady	I-ORG
Piwowarskie	I-ORG
w	O
Zywcu	I-ORG
SA	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
netted	O
six	O
million	O
zlotys	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
224	O
million	O
zlotys	O
.	O

It	O
has	O
produced	O
1.5	O
million	O
hectolitres	O
.	O

Van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
would	O
not	O
say	O
how	O
much	O
higher	O
1997	O
profits	O
or	O
market	O
share	O
could	O
be	O
but	O
said	O
sales	O
of	O
leading	O
Polish	I-MISC
brewers	O
should	O
rise	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
young	O
urban	O
professionals	O
gradually	O
switch	O
from	O
vodka	O
to	O
beer	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
perspective	O
on	O
growth	O
is	O
such	O
that	O
reasonably	O
we	O
can	O
think	O
that	O
somewhere	O
between	O
65	O
and	O
80	O
litres	O
per	O
year	O
is	O
certainly	O
reachable	O
,	O
"	O
van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Polish	I-MISC
per-capita	O
beer	O
consumption	O
,	O
currently	O
around	O
40	O
litres	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
65-80-litre	O
level	O
could	O
be	O
reached	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
ten	O
years	O
and	O
make	O
Poland	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
its	O
40-million	O
population	O
,	O
Europe	I-ORG
's	O
third	O
largest	O
beer	O
market	O
after	O
Germany	I-LOC
and	O
Britain	I-LOC
.	O

Van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
said	O
Poland	I-LOC
's	O
top	O
five	O
brewers	O
,	O
which	O
produce	O
about	O
55	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
beer	O
,	O
could	O
all	O
raise	O
market	O
share	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
numerous	O
small	O
brewers	O
fall	O
to	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
large	O
brewers	O
with	O
foreign	O
investors	O
.	O

Zywiec	I-LOC
is	O
31.8-percent	O
owned	O
by	O
Heineken	I-ORG
while	O
Carlsberg	I-ORG
has	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
in	O
Okocim	I-ORG
.	O

Earlier	O
this	O
year	O
South	I-MISC
African	I-ORG
Breweries	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
(	O
SAB	I-ORG
)	O
bought	O
strategic	O
stakes	O
in	O
the	O
unlisted	O
Lech	I-LOC
and	O
Tychy	I-ORG
brewers	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
hold	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	I-LOC
's	O
Brewpole	I-ORG
BV	I-ORG
has	O
a	O
controlling	O
stake	O
in	O
Poland	I-LOC
's	O
larges	O
t	O
brewery	O
,	O
Elbrewery	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
(	O
EB	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

Van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
said	O
the	O
tough	O
competition	O
had	O
prevented	O
Zywiec	I-ORG
from	O
raising	O
prices	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
inflation	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
margins	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
advertising	O
costs	O
would	O
also	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
for	O
market	O
share	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
investment	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
100	O
million	O
already	O
this	O
decade	O
,	O
largely	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
would	O
help	O
position	O
it	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
such	O
competitors	O
as	O
brewers	O
from	O
the	O
neighbouring	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
.	O

Some	O
analysts	O
say	O
cheaper	O
but	O
high-quality	O
Czech	I-MISC
imports	O
could	O
invade	O
Poland	I-LOC
once	O
tariffs	O
for	O
CEFTA	I-ORG
countries	O
are	O
lifted	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
says	O
such	O
a	O
threat	O
might	O
be	O
exaggerated	O
despite	O
the	O
Czech	I-MISC
beer	O
market	O
's	O
overcapacity	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
Polish	I-MISC
consumers	O
in	O
general	O
are	O
quite	O
proud	O
of	O
their	O
beers	O
--	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
speaking	O
about	O
all	O
the	O
brands	O
--	O
and	O
as	O
we	O
make	O
good	O
beers	O
...	O

I	O
think	O
that	O
this	O
fidelity	O
to	O
our	O
beers	O
is	O
a	O
factor	O
which	O
can	O
limit	O
the	O
Czech	I-MISC
beers	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
said	O
Zywiec	I-ORG
had	O
its	O
eye	O
on	O
Okocim	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
has	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
producing	O
Carlsberg	I-ORG
beer	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Zywiec	I-LOC
's	O
potential	O
production	O
of	O
Heineken	I-ORG
was	O
a	O
medium-term	O
possibility	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
short-term	O
one	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
his	O
firm	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
concentrating	O
on	O
its	O
leading	O
brand	O
,	O
Zywiec	I-ORG
Full	I-ORG
Light	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
accounts	O
for	O
85	O
percent	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
largest-selling	O
brand	O
.	O

"	O
You	O
will	O
not	O
win	O
the	O
war	O
of	O
the	O
Polish	I-MISC
beer	O
market	O
with	O
imported	O
international	O
brands	O
,	O
"	O
van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
said	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Heineken	I-MISC
would	O
remain	O
an	O
up-market	O
import	O
in	O
Poland	I-LOC
.	O

Van	I-PER
Boxmeer	I-PER
also	O
said	O
Zywiec	I-LOC
would	O
be	O
boosted	O
by	O
its	O
recent	O
shedding	O
of	O
soft	O
drinks	O
which	O
only	O
accounted	O
for	O
about	O
three	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
overall	O
sales	O
and	O
for	O
which	O
7.6	O
million	O
zlotys	O
in	O
provisions	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
made	O
.	O

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

-DOCSTART-	O

HAVEL	O
HAS	O
TRAECHEOTOMY	O
AFTER	O
CONDITIONS	O
WORSENS	O
.	O

PRAGUE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Doctors	O
performed	O
an	O
emergency	O
tracheotomy	O
to	O
help	O
Czech	I-MISC
President	O
Vaclav	I-PER
Havel	I-PER
breathe	O
after	O
cancer	O
surgery	O
on	O
his	O
lungs	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
procedure	O
to	O
insert	O
a	O
device	O
into	O
Havel	I-PER
's	O
throat	O
,	O
done	O
after	O
his	O
breathing	O
worsened	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
had	O
helped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
condition	O
significantly	O
improved	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
worsening	O
in	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
lung	O
functions	O
took	O
place	O
yesterday	O
,	O
"	O
presidential	O
spokesman	O
Ladlislav	I-PER
Spacek	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
tracheotomy	O
was	O
performed	O
and	O
supportive	O
breathing	O
was	O
installed	O
through	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
breathing	O
device	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

After	O
these	O
steps	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
condition	O
signigicantly	O
improved	O
.	O
"	O

Havel	I-PER
has	O
been	O
recovering	O
from	O
surgery	O
on	O
Monday	O
which	O
removed	O
a	O
small	O
malignant	O
tumour	O
and	O
half	O
of	O
his	O
right	O
lung	O
.	O

Doctors	O
after	O
the	O
operation	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
caught	O
the	O
cancer	O
early	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Havel	I-PER
could	O
fully	O
recover	O
from	O
the	O
surgery	O
within	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O

His	O
spokesman	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
Havel	I-PER
,	O
60	O
and	O
a	O
heavy	O
smoker	O
,	O
had	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
slight	O
case	O
of	O
pneumonia	O
in	O
the	O
left	O
lung	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

UK-US	O
open	O
skies	O
talks	O
end	O
,	O
no	O
date	O
to	O
restart	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	I-ORG
UK	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Transport	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
latest	O
round	O
of	O
"	O
open	O
skies	O
"	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
had	O
ended	O
with	O
no	O
deal	O
on	O
liberalising	O
the	O
transatlantic	O
flight	O
market	O
and	O
no	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
when	O
talks	O
would	O
restart	O
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
DOT	I-ORG
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
"	O
We	O
have	O
had	O
talks	O
towards	O
concluding	O
a	O
new	O
air	O
service	O
agreement	O
which	O
would	O
produce	O
liberalisation	O
...	O

useful	O
progress	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
issues	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
.	O

No	O
date	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
for	O
further	O
talks	O
.	O
"	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Tambang	I-ORG
Timah	I-ORG
at	O
$	O
15.575	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

PT	I-ORG
Tambang	I-ORG
Timah	I-ORG
closed	O
at	O
$	O
15.575	O
per	O
GDR	I-ORG
in	O
London	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

It	O
recorded	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
low	O
of	O
$	O
15.475	O
and	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
high	O
of	O
$	O
15.725	O
.	O

It	O
closed	O
at	O
$	O
15.80	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

One	O
Global	I-ORG
Depository	I-MISC
Receipt	I-ORG
represents	O
10	O
common	O
shares	O
.	O

--	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+6221	O
384-6364	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Telkom	O
at	O
$	O
35	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

PT	O
Telekomunikasi	I-ORG
Indonesia	I-ORG
(	O
Telkom	I-ORG
)	O
closed	O
at	O
$	O
35	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

It	O
recorded	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
low	O
of	O
$	O
34.475	O
and	O
the	O
day	O
's	O
high	O
of	O
$	O
35.375	O
.	O

Its	O
previous	O
close	O
on	O
Thursday	O
as	O
$	O
35.63	O
.	O

One	O
ADS	O
represents	O
20	O
ordinary	O
shares	O
--	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+6221	O
384-6364	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Woman	O
charged	O
over	O
N.	I-PER
Ireland	I-LOC
arms	O
find	O
.	O

BELFAST	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
woman	O
was	O
charged	O
on	O
Friday	O
with	O
terrorist	O
offences	O
after	O
three	O
Irish	I-MISC
Republican	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
mortar	O
bombs	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
Belfast	I-LOC
house	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Police	O
said	O
the	O
bombs	O
were	O
found	O
hidden	O
with	O
incendiaries	O
and	O
ammunition	O
that	O
were	O
blocked	O
up	O
behind	O
a	O
kitchen	O
wall	O
.	O

The	O
35-year-old	O
woman	O
was	O
charged	O
with	O
possession	O
of	O
explosives	O
with	O
intent	O
to	O
endanger	O
life	O
and	O
making	O
a	O
house	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
terrorism	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

She	O
will	O
appear	O
in	O
court	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Her	O
name	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O

Security	O
forces	O
said	O
the	O
bombs	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
pre-Christmas	I-MISC
bombing	O
campaign	O
by	O
the	O
guerrilla	O
group	O
that	O
is	O
battling	O
to	O
oust	O
Britain	I-LOC
from	O
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Britain	I-LOC
sets	O
conditions	O
to	O
clear	O
American	I-MISC
alliance	O
.	O

Edna	I-PER
Fernandes	I-PER

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
British	I-MISC
government	O
warned	O
Friday	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
refer	O
the	O
proposed	O
trans-Atlantic	I-MISC
alliance	O
between	O
British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
Plc	I-ORG
and	O
American	I-ORG
Airlines	I-ORG
to	O
Britain	I-LOC
's	O
Monopolies	I-ORG
and	O
Mergers	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
unless	O
the	O
carriers	O
complied	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
conditions	O
.	O

Trade	O
and	I-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
Secretary	O
Ian	I-PER
Lang	I-PER
added	O
that	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
conditions	O
were	O
met	O
by	O
both	O
airlines	O
,	O
final	O
clearance	O
would	O
hinge	O
on	O
an	O
open	O
skies	O
deal	O
between	O
Britain	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
to	O
liberalise	O
trans-Atlantic	I-MISC
air	O
traffic	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
create	O
greater	O
competition	O
on	O
the	O
routes	O
.	O

Lang	I-PER
said	O
he	O
supported	O
conditions	O
proposed	O
by	O
Britain	I-LOC
's	O
Office	I-ORG
of	O
Fair	I-ORG
Trading	I-MISC
,	O
which	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
case	O
last	O
month	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
agree	O
...	O
that	O
without	O
suitable	O
undertakings	O
the	O
alliance	O
would	O
be	O
likely	O
to	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
significant	O
loss	O
of	O
actual	O
and	O
potential	O
passengers	O
,	O
on	O
those	O
routes	O
where	O
BA	I-ORG
and	O
AA	O
currently	O
compete	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
passengers	O
on	O
the	O
trans-Atlantic	I-MISC
market	O
route	O
between	O
the	O
UK	I-LOC
and	O
U.S.	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

His	O
comments	O
came	O
just	O
minutes	O
after	O
the	O
latest	O
set	O
of	O
open	O
skies	O
talks	O
ended	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
with	O
no	O
deal	O
signed	O
.	O

Industry	O
sources	O
said	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
new	O
date	O
for	O
fresh	O
talks	O
and	O
blamed	O
the	O
deadlock	O
on	O
uncertainty	O
over	O
whether	O
the	O
British	I-MISC
Airways-American	I-MISC
deal	O
would	O
be	O
cleared	O
.	O

The	O
conditions	O
for	O
clearance	O
of	O
the	O
alliance	O
were	O
that	O
British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
and	O
American	I-MISC
drop	O
168	O
slots	O
at	O
London	I-LOC
Heathrow	I-LOC
airport	O
,	O
the	O
busiest	O
in	O
Europe	I-LOC
.	O

American	I-ORG
's	O
parent	O
,	O
AMR	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
view	O
the	O
terms	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
deal	O
breaker	O
.	O
"	O

However	O
,	O
it	O
called	O
the	O
conditions	O
"	O
more	O
severe	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
imposed	O
by	O
other	O
regulatory	O
authorities	O
on	O
similar	O
airline	O
alliances	O
.	O

British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
's	O
initial	O
response	O
was	O
that	O
"	O
unconditional	O
divestiture	O
of	O
slots	O
is	O
unprecedented	O
and	O
if	O
done	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
fair	O
market	O
value	O
.	O
"	O

It	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
prepared	O
to	O
take	O
reasonable	O
steps	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
additional	O
competition	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
government	O
also	O
wants	O
British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
to	O
drop	O
a	O
clause	O
in	O
its	O
agreement	O
with	O
USAir	I-ORG
that	O
bars	O
it	O
from	O
competing	O
on	O
trans-Atlantic	I-MISC
routes	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
both	O
British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
and	O
American	I-MISC
should	O
be	O
prepared	O
to	O
reduce	O
services	O
on	O
the	O
London	I-LOC
to	O
Dallas-Fort	I-ORG
Worth	I-ORG
route	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
entrant	O
wishes	O
to	O
enter	O
.	O

It	O
also	O
suggested	O
losing	O
some	O
slots	O
on	O
the	O
London-to-Boston	I-LOC
route	O
.	O

The	O
Office	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Fair	I-MISC
Trade	I-ORG
called	O
for	O
British	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
/	O
American	I-MISC
to	O
allow	O
third-party	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
joint	O
frequent	O
flyer	O
programme	O
where	O
the	O
applicant	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
equivalent	O
programme	O
.	O

Lang	I-PER
said	O
responses	O
should	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Office	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Fair	I-ORG
Trading	I-MISC
by	O
Jan.	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Med	O
oil	O
products	O
mostly	O
lower	O
as	O
Elf	I-MISC
strike	O
ends	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Mediterranean	I-LOC
oil	O
products	O
were	O
steady	O
to	O
mostly	O
lower	O
on	O
Friday	O
after	O
Elf	I-ORG
refinery	O
workers	O
voted	O
to	O
end	O
their	O
nine-day	O
strike	O
.	O

Gas	O
oil	O
erased	O
Thursday	O
's	O
gains	O
,	O
plunging	O
$	O
5.50	O
a	O
tonne	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O

Volume	O
was	O
very	O
thin	O
and	O
market	O
remained	O
long	O
,	O
with	O
premiums	O
down	O
$	O
1	O
at	O
about	O
high	O
cif	O
quotes	O
+$0.50	O
basis	O
Genoa	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

The	O
sharp	O
moves	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
make	O
everyone	O
nervous	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
trader	O
said	O
.	O

Trades	O
were	O
discussed	O
in	O
0.2	O
,	O
0.5	O
and	O
one	O
percent	O
heating	O
oil	O
into	O
Syria	I-LOC
and	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
and	O
there	O
were	O
fresh	O
inquiries	O
from	O
France	I-LOC
and	O
Spain	I-LOC
for	O
low	O
sulphur	O
diesel	O
.	O

Interest	O
remains	O
focussed	O
on	O
a	O
tender	O
by	O
India	I-LOC
for	O
a	O
second	O
purchase	O
of	O
high	O
speed	O
diesel	O
for	O
January	O
delivery	O
.	O

Fuel	O
oil	O
lost	O
ground	O
sharply	O
with	O
weaker	O
crude	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
suffered	O
from	O
some	O
pricing	O
pressure	O
.	O

High	O
sulphur	O
cracked	O
fuel	O
lost	O
about	O
$	O
3	O
to	O
$	O
109-111	O
fob	O
Med	I-LOC
with	O
several	O
cargoes	O
threatening	O
to	O
overhang	O
the	O
market	O
.	O

The	O
chance	O
of	O
material	O
heading	O
north	O
,	O
talked	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
in	O
jeopardy	O
now	O
since	O
American	I-MISC
fuel	O
oil	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
head	O
transatlantic	O
following	O
outages	O
at	O
two	O
coking	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
U.S	I-LOC
.	O

Up	O
to	O
165,000	O
tonnes	O
of	O
fuel	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
arbitrage	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
to	O
Europe	I-MISC
open	O
Rotterdam	I-LOC
is	O
a	O
prime	O
candidate	O
.	O

Low	O
sulphur	O
prices	O
were	O
lower	O
with	O
cif	O
Med	I-MISC
pegged	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
to	O
low	O
$	O
140s	O
.	O

Gasoline	O
prices	O
fell	O
after	O
striking	O
Elf	O
refinery	O
workers	O
voted	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

But	O
an	O
open	O
arbitrage	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
and	O
tight	O
Italian	I-MISC
supplies	O
after	O
Elf	I-ORG
scooped	O
up	O
Med	I-MISC
material	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
week	O
,	O
continued	O
to	O
underpin	O
prices	O
into	O
next	O
week	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

New	O
meningitis	O
scare	O
hits	O
Britain	I-LOC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
boy	O
has	O
died	O
from	O
meningitis	O
and	O
a	O
girl	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
school	O
has	O
contracted	O
the	O
disease	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
such	O
scare	O
to	O
hit	O
Britain	I-LOC
in	O
as	O
many	O
weeks	O
,	O
health	O
authorities	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
16-year-old	O
who	O
attended	O
Sale	O
Grammar	I-ORG
School	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
England	I-LOC
city	O
of	O
Manchester	I-LOC
died	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
becoming	O
ill	O
.	O

The	O
15-year-old	O
girl	O
is	O
also	O
suffering	O
from	O
the	O
disease	O
and	O
hospital	O
officials	O
described	O
her	O
condition	O
as	O
serious	O
.	O

"	O
At	O
the	O
moment	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
evidence	O
the	O
two	O
cases	O
are	O
linked	O
.	O

However	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
assuming	O
they	O
are	O
as	O
a	O
precaution	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
more	O
than	O
1,260	O
students	O
at	O
the	O
school	O
are	O
being	O
given	O
antibiotics	O
as	O
a	O
precaution	O
.	O

Wales	I-LOC
grappled	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
cluster	O
of	O
meningitis	O
cases	O
on	O
a	O
university	O
campus	O
in	O
Cardiff	I-LOC
.	O

At	O
least	O
two	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
and	O
hundreds	O
have	O
been	O
vaccinated	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
virus	O
.	O

In	O
Scotland	I-LOC
,	O
eight	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
and	O
hundreds	O
more	O
are	O
fighting	O
a	O
widespread	O
food-poisoning	O
outbreak	O
.	O

A	O
health	O
authority	O
spokeswoman	O
said	O
78	O
people	O
suspected	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
disease	O
,	O
including	O
64	O
confirmed	O
cases	O
,	O
were	O
still	O
being	O
treated	O
.	O

Three	O
were	O
listed	O
in	O
poor	O
condition	O
.	O

More	O
than	O
290	O
people	O
have	O
reported	O
symptoms	O
in	O
Lanarkshire	I-LOC
county	O
,	O
the	O
worst-hit	O
area	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
outbreak	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
light	O
after	O
people	O
ate	O
tainted	O
meat	O
pies	O
at	O
a	O
pensioners	O
'	O
lunch	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Major	O
's	O
office-Conservatives	O
still	O
have	O
majority	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

British	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
John	I-PER
Major	I-PER
's	O
office	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
rebel	O
Conservative	O
MP	I-ORG
Sir	O
John	I-PER
Gorst	I-PER
had	O
not	O
"	O
resigned	O
the	O
whip	O
"	O
(	O
quit	O
the	O
parliamentary	O
party	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
government	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
majority	O
in	O
the	O
651-seat	O
parliament	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
(	O
Gorst	I-PER
)	O
isreserving	O
the	O
right	O
not	O
to	O
cooperate	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
has	O
not	O
resigned	O
the	O
whip	O
.	O

The	O
government	O
still	O
has	O
a	O
majority	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
spokesman	O
from	O
Major	O
's	O
office	O
in	O
Downing	I-ORG
Street	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Gorst	I-PER
's	O
office	O
said	O
later	O
the	O
MP	O
would	O
not	O
feel	O
himself	O
obliged	O
to	O
vote	O
with	O
the	O
government	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
my	O
whip	O
(	O
party	O
manager	O
)	O
for	O
next	O
week	O
which	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
very	O
much	O
to	O
me	O
now	O
.	O
"	O

Before	O
Gorst	I-PER
's	O
statement	O
,	O
Major	O
had	O
a	O
one-seat	O
majority	O
in	O
the	O
651-seat	O
House	I-ORG
of	O
Commons	O
lower	O
house	O
of	O
parliament	O
.	O

In	O
his	O
formal	O
statement	O
,	O
Gorst	I-PER
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
today	O
withdrawing	O
my	O
cooperation	O
from	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
shall	O
not	O
treat	O
the	O
"	O
whip	O
'	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
summons	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
House	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Commons	O
or	O
as	O
placing	O
me	O
under	O
any	O
obligation	O
to	O
vote	O
as	O
advised	O
.	O
"	O

Gorst	I-PER
resigned	O
over	O
a	O
hospital	O
closure	O
in	O
his	O
constituency	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Electronic	I-ORG
Data	O
bags	O
flight	O
data	O
contract	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Information	O
technology	O
firm	O
Electronic	I-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
had	O
bagged	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
air	O
traffic	O
control	O
project	O
being	O
funded	O
under	O
the	O
Private	I-ORG
Finance	I-ORG
Initiative	I-ORG
.	O

In	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
EDS	O
said	O
the	O
contract	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
50	O
million	O
stg	O
.	O

The	O
contract	O
involved	O
upgrading	O
the	O
flight	O
data	O
processing	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
Oceanic	I-ORG
Control	I-ORG
Centre	I-ORG
in	O
Prestwick	I-LOC
in	O
south	O
west	O
Scotland	I-LOC
for	O
National	I-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Traffic	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
(	O
NATS	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
Civil	I-ORG
Aviation	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
system	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
aircraft	O
flying	O
transatlantic	O
routes	O
from	O
Europe	I-LOC
and	O
North	I-ORG
America	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
use	O
satellite	O
technology	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
enter	O
service	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O

--	O
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44-171-542	O
7717	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RTRS	I-ORG
-	O
Cricket	O
-	O
Play	O
restarts	O
in	O
Australia-West	I-LOC
Indies	I-ORG
match	O
.	O

MELBOURNE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Play	O
restarted	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
World	I-MISC
Series	I-MISC
limited	O
overs	O
match	O
between	O
West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
and	O
Australia	I-LOC
after	O
a	O
rain	O
delay	O
of	O
50	O
minutes	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

West	I-LOC
Indies	I-LOC
resumed	O
their	O
innings	O
on	O
53	O
for	O
two	O
with	O
opener	O
Sherwin	I-PER
Campbell	I-PER
on	O
25	O
and	O
Shivnarine	I-PER
Chanderpaul	I-PER
10	O
.	O

Rain	O
earlier	O
delayed	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
play	O
by	O
30	O
minutes	O
.	O

--	O
Sydney	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
61-2	O
9373-1800	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Cricket	O
-	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
beat	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
by	O
46	O
runs	O
.	O

SIALKOT	I-LOC
,	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Pakistan	I-LOC
beat	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
by	O
46	O
runs	O
on	O
Friday	O
to	O
take	O
an	O
unbeatable	O
2-0	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
three-match	O
one-day	O
series	O
.	O

Scores	O
:	O
Pakistan	I-LOC
277-9	O
,	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
231	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Manitoba	I-LOC
Pork	O
forward	O
contract	O
PM	O
prices	O
-	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

WINNIPEG	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Manitoba	I-ORG
Pork	O
closing	O
forward	O
contract	O
prices	O
in	O
Canadian	I-MISC
dollars	O
per	O
hundred	O
lbs	O
(	O
Cwt	O
)	O
for	O
Dec	O
6	O
including	O
minimum	O
guaranteed	O
price	O
--	O

CONTRACT	O
PREVIOUS	O
CLOSE	O
PM	O
CLOSE	O
PM	O
CLOSING	O
RANGE	O

DATE	O
PM	O
CLOSE	O
FIXED	O
MINIMUM	O
AT	O
1230	O
CST	I-LOC

Feb	O
97	O
79.94	O
79.67	O
75.55	O
77.01-81.80	O

Mar	O
97	O
76.37	O
76.12	O
72.02	O
73.47-78.24	O

Apr	O
97	O
74.13	O
74.69	O
70.59	O
72.04-76.81	O

May	O
97	O
76.51	O
77.07	O
72.97	O
74.42-79.19	O

Jun	O
97	O
77.53	O
77.24	O
73.17	O
74.62-79.35	O

Jul	O
97	O
74.45	O
74.01	O
69.95	O
71.39-76.12	O

Aug	O
97	O
72.41	O
72.07	O
68.01	O
69.45-74.18	O

Sep	O
97	O
69.18	O
69.24	O
65.17	O
66.61-71.34	O

Oct	O
97	O
68.00	O
68.05	O
63.98	O
65.43-70.16	O

Nov	O
97	O
68.00	O
68.05	O
63.98	O
65.43-70.16	O

Note	O
:	O
Manitoba	I-ORG
Government	O
Price	I-MISC
Index	I-MISC
(	O
C$	I-MISC
per	O
cwt	O
)	O
-	O

Dec	O
4	O
87.16	O

Manitoba	I-LOC
's	O
Hog	O
Price	O
Range	O
:	O
84.00-86.00	O
per	O
cwt	O

CAN	O
/	O
U.S.	I-LOC
DOLLAR	O
EXCHANGE	O
RATE	O
:	O
1.3570	O

Source	O
:	O
Manitoba	I-ORG
Pork	I-ORG
.	O

(	O
(	O
Winnipeg	I-LOC
bureau	O
204-947-3548	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Canadian	I-MISC
West	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
Vessel	I-ORG
Loadings	O
-	O
CWB	I-ORG
.	O

WINNIPEG	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
Canadian	I-ORG
Wheat	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
reported	O
six	O
ships	O
loading	O
,	O
10	O
waiting	O
and	O
four	O
due	O
at	O
the	O
Canadian	I-MISC
West	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
,	O
as	O
of	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
longest	O
wait	O
to	O
load	O
on	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
was	O
13	O
days	O
.	O

Two	O
ship	O
loaded	O
in	O
Thunder	I-LOC
Bay	I-LOC
,	O
one	O
waited	O
and	O
seven	O
were	O
due	O
.	O

Two	O
ships	O
loaded	O
on	O
the	O
East	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
,	O
three	O
waited	O
to	O
load	O
,	O
six	O
were	O
due	O
.	O

Port	I-ORG
Loading	I-ORG
Waiting	I-LOC

Vancouver	I-ORG
5	O
7	O

Prince	O
Rupert	I-ORG
1	O
3	O

(	O
(	O
Gilbert	I-PER
Le	I-PER
Gras	I-PER
204	O
947	O
3548	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
timecharter	O
fixtures	O
-	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

No	O
new	O
fixtures	O
reported	O
from	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1640	O

-DOCSTART-	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
coal	O
/	O
ore	O
/	O
scrap	O
fixtures	O
-	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

ORE	O
-	O
Maritime	I-ORG
Queen	O
70,000	O
tonnes	O
Dampier	I-PER
/	O
Kaohsiung	I-LOC
20-30/12	O
$	O
5.25	O
fio	O
35,000	O
/	O
30,000	O
China	I-LOC
Steel	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1640	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Clean	O
tankers	O
fixtures	O
and	O
enquiries	O
-	O
2321	O
GMT	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

FIXTURES	O
-	O

WESTERN	I-LOC
HEMISPHERE	I-LOC
-	O

Danila	I-PER
28.5	O
16/12	O
Caribs	I-LOC
/	O
up	O
W224	O
Mobil	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1640	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Dirty	O
tanker	O
fixtures	O
and	O
enquiries	O
-	O
2317	O
GMT	I-MISC
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

MIDEAST	I-LOC
/	O
RED	I-LOC
SEA	I-LOC
-	O

Thai	I-MISC
Resource	O
264	O
31/12	O
Ras	I-LOC
Tanura	I-LOC
/	O
Red	I-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
W46.50	I-PER
Mobil	I-ORG
.	O

MEDITERRANEAN	I-LOC
-	O

Lula	I-PER
I	O
85	O
25/12	O
Sidi	I-PER
Kreir	I-PER
/	O
Augusta	I-LOC
W100	O
Exxon	I-ORG
.	O

Spetses	I-ORG
139	O
17/12	O
Sidi	I-PER
Kreir	I-PER
/	O
Augusta	I-LOC
W97.50	I-PER
Exxon	I-ORG
.	O

Mesipia	I-PER
77.5	O
17/12	O
Bajaia	I-LOC
/	O
Fos	I-LOC
W105	I-ORG
Exxon	I-ORG
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1640	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NYC	I-MISC
Jan	O
refunding	O
has	O
its	O
1st	O
Euro	I-MISC
floating	O
rate	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
a	O
$	O
775	O
million	O
refunding	O
for	O
January	O
that	O
will	O
include	O
its	O
first	O
floating	O
rate	O
issue	O
of	O
taxable	O
debt	O
for	O
European	I-MISC
investors	O
.	O

A	O
city	O
official	O
,	O
who	O
declined	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
Goldman	I-ORG
,	O
Sachs	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
this	O
summer	O
was	O
demoted	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
tier	O
of	O
the	O
syndicate	O
,	O
proposed	O
the	O
floating	O
rate	O
issue	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
was	O
promoted	O
to	O
book	O
runner	O
for	O
this	O
offering	O
.	O

By	O
selling	O
the	O
floating	O
rate	O
debt	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
hopes	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
benchmark	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
official	O
said	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
needed	O
a	O
large	O
deal	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
objective	O
.	O

The	O
city	O
in	O
late	O
June	O
sold	O
its	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
Euronotes	I-MISC
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
that	O
it	O
says	O
saved	O
it	O
$	O
500,000	O
in	O
interest	O
costs	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
this	O
strategy	O
of	O
expanding	O
the	O
pool	O
of	O
potential	O
investors	O
since	O
then	O
.	O

In	O
November	O
,	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
City	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
U.S.	I-LOC
municipality	O
to	O
offer	O
bonds	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
European	I-MISC
markets	O
by	O
competitive	O
bidding	O
as	O
it	O
listed	O
taxable	O
bonds	O
on	O
the	O
London	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
refunding	O
planned	O
for	O
January	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
$	O
475	O
million	O
tax-exempt	O
offering	O
.	O

No	O
specific	O
date	O
in	O
January	O
has	O
been	O
selected	O
for	O
the	O
debt	O
sale	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
added	O
.	O

--	O
Joan	I-PER
Gralla	I-PER
,	O
212-859-1654	O

-DOCSTART-	O

USDA	I-ORG
gross	O
cutout	O
hide	O
and	O
offal	O
value	O
.	O

DES	I-LOC
MOINES	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
hide	O
and	O
offal	O
value	O
from	O
a	O
typical	O
slaughter	O
steer	O
for	O
Friday	O
was	O
estimated	O
at	O
$	O
9.54	O
per	O
cwt	O
live	O
,	O
dn	I-MISC
0.05	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Thursday	O
's	O
value	O
.	O

-	O
USDA	I-ORG

-DOCSTART-	O

Wall	I-LOC
St	I-LOC
speculates	O
about	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
savior	O
.	O

Brendan	I-PER
Intindola	I-PER

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Homestake	I-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
tops	I-ORG
Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
's	O
list	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
likely	O
white	O
knight	O
buyer	O
for	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-ORG
Pacific	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
if	O
Santa	I-ORG
Fe	I-LOC
rejects	O
unsolicited	O
suitor	O
Newmont	I-ORG
Mining	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O

Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
is	O
so	O
far	O
mum	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
2	O
billion	O
stock	O
swap	O
takeover	O
proposal	O
from	O
Newmont	I-ORG
,	O
announced	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Wall	I-LOC
Street	I-LOC
,	O
since	O
the	O
bid	O
,	O
has	O
speculated	O
that	O
any	O
deal	O
between	O
Newmont	I-ORG
and	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
bear	O
hug	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
reluctantly	O
negotiated	O
agreement	O
where	O
the	O
buyer	O
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
a	O
friendly	O
suitor	O
.	O

Newmont	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
companies	O
have	O
had	O
previous	O
contact	O
,	O
though	O
declined	O
to	O
detail	O
the	O
encounters	O
.	O

Analysts	O
predict	O
Santa	I-PER
Fe	I-LOC
will	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
highest	O
bidder	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
rival	O
buyer	O
is	O
found	O
,	O
Newmont	I-ORG
may	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
match	O
its	O
offer	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
the	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
deal	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
desirable	O
Nevada	I-LOC
mining	O
territory	O
,	O
would	O
only	O
payoff	O
for	O
Newmont	I-ORG
longer	O
term	O
.	O

Newmont	I-ORG
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
will	O
not	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
acquisition	O
on	O
an	O
earnings	O
basis	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
limits	O
its	O
capacity	O
to	O
raise	O
its	O
offer	O
.	O

Any	O
deal	O
,	O
friendly	O
or	O
hostile	O
,	O
would	O
almost	O
assuredly	O
be	O
a	O
stock	O
swap	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
tax-free	O
,	O
pooling-of-interest	O
accounting	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

Analysts	O
and	O
arbitrageurs	O
immediately	O
ruled	O
out	O
Barrick	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
and	O
Bre-X	I-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
as	O
Santa	I-ORG
Fe	I-LOC
saviors	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
locked	O
in	O
negotiations	O
over	O
their	O
splitting	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
's	O
Busang	I-LOC
vast	O
gold	O
deposit	O
.	O

Placer	I-ORG
Dome	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
too	O
was	O
considered	O
unlikley	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
focusing	O
on	O
geographic	O
expansion	O
in	O
areas	O
that	O
do	O
match	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
's	O
Nevada	I-LOC
,	O
South	I-LOC
America	I-LOC
and	O
Central	I-ORG
Asia	I-LOC
presence	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
Homestake	I-ORG
spokesman	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
speculation	O
that	O
it	O
tops	O
the	O
list	O
.	O

Homestake	I-ORG
,	O
based	O
in	O
San	I-LOC
Francisco	I-LOC
,	O
operates	O
gold	O
mines	O
in	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
,	O
Chile	I-LOC
and	O
Canada	I-LOC
.	O

Earnings	O
in	O
1995	O
were	O
$	O
0.22	O
per	O
share	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
30.3	O
million	O
,	O
on	O
revenues	O
of	O
$	O
746.3	O
million	O
.	O

Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
is	O
headquartered	O
Albuquerque	I-LOC
,	O
N.M.	I-ORG
and	O
reported	O
1995	O
earnings	O
of	O
$	O
0.30	O
per	O
share	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
40	O
million	O
,	O
on	O
revenues	O
of	O
$	O
350	O
million	O
.	O

Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
has	O
mining	O
and	O
exploration	O
operations	O
in	O
Nevada	I-LOC
,	O
California	I-LOC
,	O
Montana	I-LOC
,	O
Canada	I-LOC
,	O
Brazil	I-LOC
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
,	O
Chile	I-LOC
,	O
Kazakstan	I-LOC
,	O
Mexico	I-LOC
and	O
Ghana	I-LOC
.	O

PaineWebber	O
analyst	O
Marc	I-PER
Cohen	I-PER
said	O
he	O
lowered	O
his	O
rating	O
on	O
Newmont	I-ORG
to	O
neutral	O
from	O
attractive	O
today	O
because	O
if	O
Newmont	I-ORG
merged	O
with	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
,	O
investors	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
1998	O
to	O
realize	O
earnings	O
accretion	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
Homestake	I-ORG
could	O
come	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
white	O
knight	O
,	O
but	O
how	O
much	O
is	O
someone	O
willing	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
above	O
the	O
Newmont	I-ORG
number	O
.	O

One	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
outbid	O
by	O
at	O
least	O
15	O
percent	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
(	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
)	O
deal	O
with	O
someone	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Longer	O
term	O
,	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
years	O
out	O
,	O
(	O
a	O
Newmont-Santa	I-MISC
Fe	I-LOC
deal	O
)	O
is	O
positive	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
all	O
the	O
right	O
things	O
.	O

But	O
in	O
the	O
near-term	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
worst	O
,	O
neutral	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
analyst	O
added	O
.	O

Newmont	I-ORG
proposed	O
to	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
a	O
stock-swap	O
merger	O
at	O
a	O
ratio	O
of	O
0.33	O
Newmont	I-ORG
shares	O
for	O
each	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
shares	O
.	O

In	O
Friday	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
trade	O
,	O
Newmonth	I-PER
was	O
off	O
1/2	O
to	O
46-5/8	O
while	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
added	O
1/4	O
to	O
15-1/8	O
.	O

"	O
Newmont	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
discuss	O
a	O
friendly	O
deal	O
with	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
is	O
almost	O
always	O
a	O
euphemism	O
for	O
'	O
We	O
have	O
more	O
money	O
in	O
our	O
pocket	O
,	O
'	O
"	O
said	O
an	O
arb	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
a	O
possible	O
sweetened	O
bid	O
from	O
Newmont	I-ORG
.	O

Two	O
other	O
arbs	O
called	O
Newmont	I-ORG
's	O
move	O
a	O
"	O
a	O
32	O
cent	O
bid	O
"	O
because	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
formal	O
tender	O
offer	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
proposal	O
letter	O
"	O
mailed	O
"	O
to	O
Santa	I-LOC
Fe	I-LOC
's	O
board	O
.	O

--	O
Wall	I-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1734	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Russ	I-PER
Berrie	I-PER
president	O
to	O
retire	O
in	O
July	O
.	O

OAKLAND	I-LOC
,	O
N.J.	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Russ	I-PER
Berrie	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
A.	I-PER
Curts	I-PER
Cooke	I-PER
will	O
retire	O
as	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
effective	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O

Cooke	I-PER
will	O
provide	O
consulting	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
through	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
,	O
the	O
toy	O
and	O
gift	O
maker	O
said	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Zimbabwe	I-LOC
executes	O
convicted	O
murderer	O
.	O

HARARE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Zimbabwe	I-LOC
hanged	O
a	O
convicted	O
murderer	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
bringing	O
to	O
eight	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
executions	O
carried	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
year	O
.	O

A	O
statement	O
said	O
Piniel	I-PER
Sindiso	I-PER
Ncube	I-PER
was	O
hanged	O
at	O
dawn	O
.	O

President	O
Robert	I-PER
Mugabe	I-PER
's	O
government	O
has	O
resisted	O
pressure	O
from	O
local	O
and	O
international	O
human	O
rights	O
groups	O
to	O
abolish	O
the	O
death	O
sentence	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Multinational	I-MISC
commander	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
east	O
Zaire	I-LOC
.	O

Jonathan	I-PER
Wright	I-PER

NAIROBI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
Canadian	I-MISC
general	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
multinational	O
force	O
for	O
eastern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
he	O
was	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
Zaire	I-LOC
for	O
more	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
plight	O
of	O
about	O
165,000	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
refugees	O
adrift	O
in	O
the	O
countryside	O
.	O

Lieutenant-General	O
Maurice	I-PER
Baril	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
in	O
Nairobi	I-LOC
his	O
main	O
concern	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
about	O
150,000	O
refugees	O
living	O
off	O
the	O
land	O
in	O
a	O
valley	O
about	O
65	O
km	O
(	O
40	O
miles	O
)	O
west	O
of	O
the	O
eastern	O
city	O
of	O
Goma	I-LOC
.	O

If	O
he	O
decided	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
and	O
safe	O
for	O
the	O
aircrew	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
hesitate	O
to	O
order	O
airdrops	O
of	O
food	O
for	O
the	O
refugees	O
,	O
even	O
against	O
the	O
wishes	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
in	O
Kinshasa	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
rebels	O
who	O
control	O
much	O
of	O
eastern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Tomorrow	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
into	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
and	O
my	O
intention	O
is	O
to	O
go	O
across	O
into	O
eastern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
and	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
what	O
the	O
situation	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

General	O
Baril	I-PER
saw	O
rebel	O
leader	O
Laurent	I-PER
Kabila	I-PER
in	O
Goma	I-LOC
last	O
week	O
but	O
the	O
rebels	O
told	O
him	O
the	O
crisis	O
was	O
over	O
because	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Rwandan	I-MISC
refugees	O
have	O
already	O
gone	O
home	O
.	O

The	O
rebels	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
multinational	O
force	O
to	O
deploy	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
for	O
fear	O
it	O
might	O
help	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
army	O
regain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
.	O

Kinshasa	I-LOC
opposes	O
airdrops	O
,	O
apparently	O
because	O
the	O
food	O
could	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
rebels	O
and	O
their	O
local	O
supporters	O
.	O

Canadian	I-MISC
Defence	O
Minister	O
Doug	I-PER
Young	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
the	O
multinational	O
force	O
would	O
probably	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
food	O
airdrops	O
or	O
intervene	O
militarily	O
in	O
any	O
major	O
way	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
as	O
though	O
they	O
(	O
airdrops	O
)	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
required	O
in	O
any	O
significant	O
way	O
because	O
the	O
NGOs	I-ORG
(	O
non-governmental	O
organisations	O
)	O
are	O
in	O
that	O
area	O
on	O
the	O
border	O
between	O
Zaire	I-LOC
and	O
Rwanda	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
Young	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
.	O

But	O
General	O
Baril	I-PER
said	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
premature	O
to	O
rule	O
out	O
any	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
until	O
he	O
had	O
more	O
information	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
hope	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
front	O
moves	O
forward	O
or	O
stabilises	O
then	O
we	O
will	O
have	O
access	O
(	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
refugees	O
)	O
with	O
reconnaissance	O
or	O
humanitarian	O
agencies	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
they	O
ca	O
n't	O
move	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
too	O
weak	O
,	O
then	O
we	O
will	O
probably	O
consider	O
very	O
seriously	O
using	O
air	O
delivery	O
means	O
(	O
airdrops	O
)	O
...It	O
's	O
complex	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
dangerous	O
for	O
the	O
air	O
crew	O
that	O
fly	O
in	O
there	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
absolutely	O
necessary	O
.	O

If	O
it	O
is	O
necessary	O
,	O
I	O
wo	O
n't	O
hesitate	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Asked	O
if	O
he	O
would	O
disregard	O
the	O
objections	O
of	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
government	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
resort	O
.	O

It	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
mean	O
that	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
lives	O
are	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O

Do	O
you	O
think	O
that	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
conscience	O
problem	O
doing	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
?	O

And	O
my	O
mandate	O
is	O
also	O
under	O
Chapter	O
Seven	I-MISC
to	O
operate	O
in	O
eastern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
.	O
"	O

Under	O
Chapter	I-ORG
Seven	I-MISC
of	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
charter	O
,	O
the	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
has	O
wide	O
powers	O
to	O
preserve	O
peace	O
and	O
security	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
know	O
their	O
(	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
government	O
's	O
)	O
position	O
and	O
I	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
delicate	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
very	O
sensitive	O
to	O
their	O
position	O
also	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
general	O
added	O
.	O

He	O
denied	O
that	O
his	O
contacts	O
,	O
criticised	O
by	O
Kinshasa	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
the	O
Zairean	I-MISC
rebels	O
amounted	O
to	O
negotiations	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
negotiate	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
coordinate	O
with	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
holding	O
ground	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
wise	O
thing	O
to	O
do	O
.	O

When	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
the	O
front	O
is	O
,	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
risk	O
is	O
.	O
"	O

Baril	I-PER
said	O
that	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
150,000	O
,	O
U.S.	I-LOC
and	O
British	I-MISC
reconnaissance	O
plans	O
had	O
tracked	O
two	O
much	O
smaller	O
groups	O
of	O
refugees	O
--	O
one	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
1,000	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Masisi	I-LOC
and	O
one	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
8,000	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
from	O
Bukavu	I-LOC
west	O
to	O
Kindu	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Kisangani	I-LOC
office	O
of	O
the	O
medical	O
charity	O
Medecins	I-ORG
sans	I-ORG
Frontieres	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
refugees	O
were	O
trekking	O
northwest	O
from	O
the	O
Goma-Bukavu	I-LOC
area	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Walikale	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
general	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
these	O
refugees	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
outer	O
limit	O
of	O
the	O
strip	O
the	O
planes	O
have	O
been	O
checking	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Mauritius	I-LOC
put	O
on	O
cyclone	O
alert	O
.	O

PORT	I-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Mauritian	I-MISC
authorities	O
put	O
the	O
Indian	I-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
island	O
on	O
cyclone	O
alert	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
weather	O
services	O
office	O
said	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
intense	O
tropical	O
cyclone	O
Daniella	I-PER
was	O
570	O
km	O
(	O
310	O
miles	O
)	O
north	O
by	O
northwest	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
on	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
and	O
was	O
moving	O
south	O
by	O
southwest	O
at	O
eight	O
km	O
an	O
hour	O
(	O
four	O
knots	O
)	O
.	O

Although	O
not	O
threatening	O
Mauritius	I-LOC
directly	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
coming	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
could	O
change	O
direction	O
,	O
it	O
added	O
.	O

Winds	O
up	O
to	O
75	O
km	O
an	O
hour	O
(	O
40	O
knots	O
)	O
could	O
blow	O
over	O
Mauritius	I-LOC
during	O
the	O
night	O
of	O
Friday	O
to	O
Saturday	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
weather	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
Port	I-ORG
Louis	I-LOC
was	O
heavily	O
cloudy	O
on	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
with	O
occasional	O
showers	O
.	O

The	O
northeastern	O
coast	O
of	O
the	O
nearby	O
island	O
of	O
Madagascar	I-LOC
has	O
also	O
gone	O
on	O
alert	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

U.N.	I-ORG
evacuates	O
staff	O
from	O
Central	I-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
.	O

ABIDJAN	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
evacuated	O
its	O
staff	O
in	O
the	O
Central	I-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
because	O
of	O
mounting	O
violence	O
in	O
a	O
two-week-old	O
army	O
mutiny	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
,	O
a	O
U.N.	I-ORG
official	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
official	O
from	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
refugee	O
agency	O
UNHCR	I-ORG
said	O
a	O
chartered	O
plane	O
had	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
staff	O
from	O
Bangui	I-LOC
and	O
was	O
heading	O
for	O
Abidjan	I-LOC
,	O
Ivory	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Senegal	I-LOC
proposes	O
foreign	O
minister	O
for	O
U.N.	I-ORG
post	O
.	O

DAKAR	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Senegal	I-LOC
's	O
President	O
Abdou	I-PER
Diouf	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
he	O
was	O
proposing	O
his	O
foreign	O
minister	O
Moustapha	I-PER
Niasse	I-PER
for	O
the	O
post	O
of	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
secretary-general	O
.	O

Diouf	I-PER
announced	O
his	O
intention	O
to	O
reporters	O
when	O
he	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
Franco-African	I-MISC
summit	O
in	O
Burkina	I-LOC
Faso	I-LOC
where	O
an	O
African	I-MISC
successor	O
to	O
Secretary-General	O
Boutros	I-PER
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
was	O
discussed	O
.	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
has	O
vetoed	O
a	O
second	O
term	O
for	O
the	O
Egyptian	I-MISC
but	O
left	O
the	O
door	O
open	O
for	O
another	O
African	I-MISC
candidate	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
Africa	I-LOC
does	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
lose	O
its	O
turn	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
act	O
fast	O
,	O
"	O
Diouf	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Some	O
of	O
my	O
brother	O
heads	O
of	O
state	O
asked	O
me	O
if	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
nominate	O
Moustapha	I-PER
Niasse	I-PER
.	O

I	O
see	O
in	O
him	O
the	O
profile	O
of	O
a	O
secretray-general	O
of	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
and	O
I	O
have	O
given	O
my	O
endorsement	O
.	O
"	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Ex-minister	O
,	O
son	O
killed	O
in	O
Central	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
unrest	O
.	O

Raphael	I-PER
Kopessoua	I-PER

BANGUI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
former	O
cabinet	O
minister	O
in	O
Central	I-LOC
African	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
and	O
his	O
son	O
were	O
abducted	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
and	O
murdered	O
in	O
growing	O
ethnic	O
violence	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
Bangui	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
government	O
minister	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

With	O
violence	O
spiralling	O
out	O
of	O
control	O
,	O
France	I-LOC
voiced	O
backing	O
for	O
the	O
elected	O
Bangui	I-LOC
government	O
but	O
said	O
its	O
troops	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
colony	O
under	O
defence	O
pacts	O
would	O
not	O
help	O
it	O
combat	O
army	O
mutineers	O
.	O

"	O
France	I-LOC
cannot	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
domestic	O
political	O
debate	O
,	O
"	O
President	O
Jacques	I-PER
Chirac	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
Franco-African	I-MISC
summit	O
in	O
Burkina	I-LOC
Faso	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
may	O
only	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
maintaining	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
major	O
abuses	O
and	O
protect	O
foreign	O
communities	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Public	O
Service	I-ORG
Minister	O
David	I-PER
Dofara	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
he	O
had	O
seen	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
former	O
interior	O
minister	O
Christophe	I-PER
Grelombe	I-PER
and	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
not	O
named	O
.	O

Witnesses	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
seized	O
by	O
troops	O
loyal	O
to	O
President	O
Ange-Felix	I-PER
Patasse	I-PER
at	O
dawn	O
on	O
Thursday	O
when	O
they	O
clashed	O
with	O
soldiers	O
staging	O
a	O
mutiny	O
since	O
November	O
16	O
.	O

Grelombe	I-PER
is	O
from	O
the	O
Yakoma	I-ORG
tribe	O
to	O
which	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
rebel	O
soldiers	O
belong	O
.	O

The	O
uprising	O
began	O
over	O
pay	O
demands	O
but	O
has	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
topple	O
Patasse	I-PER
,	O
sparking	O
ethnic	O
violence	O
and	O
dividing	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O

The	O
former	O
minister	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
from	O
their	O
home	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
presidential	O
palace	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
guarded	O
by	O
loyalist	O
soldiers	O
backed	O
by	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
based	O
in	O
Bangui	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
bodies	O
were	O
found	O
on	O
Thursday	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
field	O
about	O
two	O
km	O
(	O
one	O
mile	O
)	O
further	O
away	O
,	O
said	O
Dofora	I-PER
and	O
other	O
witnesses	O
.	O

The	O
men	O
were	O
seized	O
as	O
loyalist	O
forces	O
and	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
fought	O
gunbattles	O
with	O
mutineers	O
who	O
fired	O
rockets	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
centre	O
.	O

A	O
French-owned	O
hotel	O
was	O
slightly	O
damaged	O
.	O

Yakomas	I-PER
are	O
hounded	O
in	O
stronghold	O
districts	O
of	O
Patasse	I-PER
's	O
Baya	I-PER
people	O
while	O
other	O
tribes	O
have	O
fled	O
areas	O
in	O
rebel	O
hands	O
.	O

Roadblocks	O
have	O
been	O
erected	O
in	O
city	O
districts	O
while	O
central	O
Bangui	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
is	O
patrolled	O
by	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
with	O
tanks	O
,	O
is	O
deserted	O
.	O

Shops	O
and	O
businesses	O
have	O
remained	O
shut	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

The	O
Franco-African	I-MISC
summit	O
decided	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
mission	O
Bangui	I-LOC
to	O
seek	O
ways	O
of	O
containing	O
the	O
mutiny	O
and	O
a	O
threat	O
of	O
civil	O
war	O
.	O

Chirac	I-PER
said	O
Burkina	I-LOC
Faso	I-LOC
President	O
Blaise	I-PER
Compaore	I-PER
would	O
visit	O
Bangui	I-LOC
"	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
hours	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
heads	O
of	O
state	O
of	O
Gabon	I-LOC
,	O
Mali	I-LOC
and	O
Chad	I-LOC
to	O
try	O
and	O
establish	O
dialogue	O
between	O
authorities	O
and	O
rebels	O
.	O

The	O
mutiny	O
forced	O
Patasse	I-PER
to	O
miss	O
the	O
summit	O
.	O

His	O
spokesman	O
had	O
predicted	O
the	O
meeting	O
to	O
send	O
an	O
assessment	O
mission	O
.	O

Patasse	I-PER
,	O
who	O
won	O
Central	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
first	O
multi-party	O
elections	O
,	O
refuses	O
to	O
resign	O
.	O

Church-led	O
meadiation	O
attempts	O
hit	O
deadlock	O
over	O
rebel	O
demands	O
for	O
his	O
departure	O
.	O

Soldiers	O
staged	O
mutinies	O
in	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
,	O
with	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
stepping	O
in	O
with	O
tanks	O
and	O
helicopters	O
to	O
quell	O
the	O
more	O
serious	O
second	O
uprising	O
.	O

Patasse	I-PER
offered	O
concessions	O
and	O
amnesty	O
to	O
rebels	O
before	O
the	O
May	O
rebellion	O
ended	O
after	O
rebels	O
looted	O
the	O
city	O
centre	O
.	O

Rebels	O
accuse	O
Patasse	I-PER
of	O
tribalism	O
and	O
of	O
arming	O
his	O
civilian	O
supporters	O
and	O
hired	O
guns	O
from	O
Sudan	I-LOC
and	O
Chad	I-LOC
.	O

Mutineers	O
have	O
vowed	O
to	O
disarm	O
all	O
civilians	O
and	O
to	O
chase	O
out	O
the	O
foreign	O
forces	O
knwon	O
as	O
Codos	I-ORG
.	O

Hospital	I-LOC
sources	O
and	O
witnesses	O
said	O
about	O
10	O
people	O
were	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
fighting	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
rebels	O
killed	O
in	O
Thursday	O
's	O
clashes	O
.	O

An	O
undetermined	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
are	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
abducted	O
and	O
killed	O
outside	O
the	O
town	O
by	O
tribal	O
vigilante	O
groups	O
.	O

In	O
Thursday	O
's	O
fighting	O
,	O
French	I-MISC
troops	O
fired	O
back	O
as	O
mutineers	O
trying	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
strongholds	O
rained	O
mortar	O
shells	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
centre	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Five	O
die	O
as	O
SAfrican	O
crop	O
plane	O
hits	O
pickup	O
.	O

JOHANNESBURG	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Five	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
when	O
a	O
crop-spraying	O
plane	O
preparing	O
for	O
takeoff	O
crashed	O
into	O
a	O
light	O
delivery	O
vehicle	O
in	O
South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
North	I-LOC
West	I-LOC
region	O
,	O
state	O
radio	O
reported	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
freak	O
accident	O
occurred	O
in	O
Mafikeng	I-LOC
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
pilot	O
survived	O
the	O
crash	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
driver	O
and	O
passengers	O
of	O
the	O
van	O
were	O
killed	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

WEATHER	O
-	O
Conditions	O
at	O
CIS	I-LOC
airports	O
-	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

No	O
weather-related	O
closures	O
of	O
CIS	I-LOC
airports	O
are	O
expected	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	I-ORG
Weather	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

--	O
Moscow	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Skinheads	O
attack	O
Bratislava	I-LOC
Rabbi	I-PER
-	O
police	O
.	O

BRATISLAVA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Four	O
skinheads	O
attacked	O
and	O
insulted	O
the	O
rabbi	O
of	O
Bratislava	I-LOC
,	O
Baruch	I-PER
Meyers	I-PER
,	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
centre	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
escaped	O
unharmed	O
,	O
a	O
police	O
spokesman	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
A	O
group	O
of	O
four	O
skinheads	O
attacked	O
the	O
rabbi	O
,	O
one	O
kicked	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
hand	O
but	O
caused	O
no	O
injury	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
All	O
four	O
attackers	O
were	O
apprehended	O
and	O
two	O
have	O
been	O
detained	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
spokesman	O
added	O

He	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
details	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
further	O
procedure	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
police	O
investigator	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
attack	O
by	O
skinheads	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
on	O
Meyers	I-LOC
,	O
an	O
American	I-MISC
.	O

Meyers	I-PER
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Albanian	I-MISC
jailed	O
for	O
threat	O
of	O
bomb	O
suicide	O
.	O

TIRANA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

An	O
Albanian	I-MISC
court	O
on	O
Friday	O
sentenced	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
threatened	O
to	O
blow	O
himself	O
up	O
outside	O
President	O
Sali	I-PER
Berisha	I-PER
's	O
office	O
to	O
13	O
years	O
in	O
jail	O
for	O
guerrilla	O
action	O
and	O
illegal	O
possession	O
of	O
arms	O
.	O

Buza	I-PER
last	O
April	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
blow	O
himself	O
up	O
outside	O
the	O
presidential	O
palace	O
unless	O
he	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
Berisha	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
meeting	O
Italian	I-MISC
President	O
Oscar	I-PER
Luigi	I-PER
Scalfaro	I-PER
.	O

Buza	I-PER
was	O
overpowered	O
by	O
riot	O
police	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
hour	O
after	O
he	O
began	O
his	O
action	O
.	O

"	O
Evaluating	O
all	O
the	O
conditions	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
the	O
court	O
thinks	O
the	O
sentence	O
should	O
be	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
minimum	O
(	O
15	O
years	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Tirana	I-LOC
judge	O
Qazim	I-PER
Gjonaj	I-PER
added	O
.	O

The	O
defendant	O
denied	O
the	O
charges	O
,	O
saying	O
his	O
action	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
urge	O
the	O
authorities	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
a	O
$	O
20,000	O
loan	O
.	O

Medical	O
experts	O
had	O
concluded	O
Buza	I-PER
was	O
mentally	O
unstable	O
but	O
fully	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
act	O
he	O
had	O
committed	O
,	O
Gjonaj	I-PER
said	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Polish	I-MISC
ex-communist	O
president	O
to	O
visit	O
Pope	I-PER
.	O

WARSAW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Poland	I-LOC
's	O
ex-communist	I-MISC
President	O
Aleksander	I-PER
Kwasniewski	I-PER
is	O
likely	O
to	O
visit	O
Polish-born	I-MISC
Pope	I-PER
John	I-PER
Paul	I-PER
in	O
early	O
1997	O
despite	O
uneasy	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
Vatican	I-LOC
and	O
Warsaw	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
foreign	O
minister	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
President	O
Kwasniewski	I-PER
plans	O
to	O
visit	O
Italy	I-LOC
on	O
a	O
invitation	O
from	O
President	O
Oscar	I-PER
Scalfaro	I-PER
.	O

A	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
Pope	I-PER
is	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
"	O
Dariusz	I-PER
Rosati	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
.	O

Rosati	I-PER
said	O
that	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
would	O
largely	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
progress	O
in	O
talks	O
on	O
ratification	O
of	O
a	O
treaty	O
between	O
Warsaw	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Vatican	I-LOC
.	O

@	O

The	O
ratification	O
of	O
the	O
treaty	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
signed	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
the	O
then	O
right-centrist	O
government	O
,	O
is	O
being	O
delayed	O
by	O
an	O
ex-communist	O
party	O
,	O
which	O
won	O
parliamentary	O
elections	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
now	O
dominates	O
parliament	O
.	O

The	O
party	O
,	O
the	O
Democratic	I-MISC
Left	I-ORG
Alliance	I-ORG
,	O
says	O
the	O
agreement	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
Catholic	I-MISC
Church	I-LOC
too	O
much	O
influence	O
over	O
life	O
in	O
Poland	I-LOC
and	O
could	O
infringe	O
on	O
rights	O
of	O
other	O
religious	O
groups	O
and	O
non-believers	O
.	O

The	O
relations	O
with	O
the	O
Vatican	I-LOC
have	O
also	O
been	O
soured	O
by	O
a	O
recent	O
relaxation	O
of	O
Poland	I-LOC
's	O
anti-abortion	O
rules	O
,	O
which	O
Kwasniewski	I-PER
signed	O
into	O
law	O
last	O
month	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Russia	I-LOC
warns	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
,	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
liquidate	O
it	O
.	O

Lynnley	I-ORG
Browning	I-PER

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Russian	I-MISC
Finance	O
Minister	O
Alexander	I-PER
Livshits	I-PER
warned	O
financially-troubled	O
Norilsk	I-ORG
Nickel	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
it	O
must	O
pay	O
overdue	O
taxes	O
,	O
but	O
analysts	O
said	O
the	O
firm	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
liquidated	O
or	O
that	O
its	O
would	O
assets	O
would	O
be	O
frozen	O
.	O

"	O
Norilsk	O
really	O
is	O
a	O
big	O
debtor	O
,	O
both	O
to	O
the	O
federal	O
and	O
regional	O
budgets	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Konstantin	I-PER
Chernyshev	I-PER
,	O
equities	O
analyst	O
at	O
Moscow	I-LOC
brokerage	O
Rinaco	I-ORG
Plus	I-ORG
and	O
a	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
watcher	O
.	O
"	O

Livshits	I-PER
's	O
words	O
are	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
put	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
official	O
Itar-Tass	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
Livshits	I-PER
as	O
telling	O
parliamentary	O
deputies	O
that	O
RAO	I-ORG
Norilsky	I-ORG
Nikel	I-PER
0#NKEL.RUO	O
had	O
to	O
pay	O
its	O
tax	O
arrears	O
and	O
that	O
bankruptcy	O
procedures	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
metals	O
group	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
unsolicited	O
statement	O
and	O
a	O
bolt	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
blue	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
obviously	O
means	O
something	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Christopher	I-PER
Granville	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
economist	O
at	O
United	I-ORG
City	I-LOC
Bank	I-ORG
in	O
Moscow	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
But	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
deputy	O
's	O
question	O
that	O
was	O
essentially	O
loaded	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
answer	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
given	O
.	O
"	O

Russian	I-MISC
tax	O
and	O
cabinet	O
authorities	O
,	O
under	O
pressure	O
from	O
the	O
International	I-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
to	O
boost	O
tax	O
revenues	O
as	O
a	O
condition	O
for	O
receiving	O
payments	O
of	O
a	O
$	O
10	O
billion	O
,	O
three-year	O
loan	O
to	O
Moscow	I-LOC
,	O
have	O
been	O
striking	O
fear	O
into	O
the	O
hearts	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
Russia	I-LOC
's	O
most	O
prominent	O
industrial	O
firms	O
by	O
saying	O
they	O
must	O
pay	O
up	O
or	O
face	O
liquidation	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
could	O
freeze	O
metal	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
long-term	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
problem	O
and	O
would	O
n't	O
put	O
money	O
in	O
the	O
budget	O
,	O
"	O
Chernyshev	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
they	O
would	O
do	O
that	O
.	O
"	O

Entire	O
social	O
infrastructures	O
in	O
the	O
icy	O
Far	I-LOC
North	I-LOC
where	O
Norilsk	I-ORG
is	O
based	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
Moscow	I-LOC
has	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
finances	O
to	O
resettle	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
--	O
an	O
expenditure	O
which	O
could	O
far	O
outstrip	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
's	O
debts	O
.	O

Norilsk	O
officials	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O

Analysts	O
said	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
while	O
anxious	O
about	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
's	O
debts	O
,	O
is	O
highly	O
unlikely	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
nickel	O
,	O
copper	O
,	O
cobalt	O
,	O
platinum	O
and	O
platinum	O
group	O
metals	O
producer	O
to	O
its	O
knees	O
or	O
take	O
measures	O
that	O
could	O
significantly	O
affect	O
output	O
.	O

But	O
it	O
also	O
wants	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
second-largest	O
nickel	O
producer	O
,	O
to	O
clean	O
up	O
its	O
act	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
procedure	O
of	O
bankruptcy	O
will	O
be	O
applied	O
,	O
"	O
Tass	I-ORG
quoted	O
Livshits	I-PER
as	O
telling	O
Duma	I-ORG
deputies	O
about	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
.	O

It	O
indirectly	O
quoted	O
him	O
as	O
saying	O
Norilsk	O
should	O
first	O
pay	O
salary	O
arrears	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
worker	O
strikes	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
unlikely	O
that	O
Norilsk	I-ORG
will	O
pay	O
these	O
debts	O
in	O
the	O
near-term	O
--	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
remain	O
a	O
debtor	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
"	O
Chernyshev	I-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
estimated	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
regional	O
debts	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
trillion	O
roubles	O
and	O
said	O
30	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
giant	O
Krasnoyarsk	I-LOC
regional	O
budget	O
was	O
fuelled	O
by	O
Norilsk	I-LOC
money	O
.	O

Norilsk	I-LOC
's	O
new	O
majority	O
shareholder	O
,	O
Russian	I-MISC
commerical	O
bank	O
Uneximbank	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
reorganising	O
metal	O
exports	O
through	O
Interrosimpex	I-ORG
in	O
order	O
to	O
boost	O
revenues	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
changes	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
improve	O
significantly	O
Norilsk	I-ORG
's	O
situation	O
.	O

"	O
Uneximbank	I-ORG
has	O
inherited	O
a	O
mountain	O
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
climb	O
out	O
and	O
over	O
it	O
remains	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
one	O
metals	O
source	O
.	O

Norilsk	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
it	O
total	O
debts	O
,	O
including	O
unpaid	O
salaries	O
to	O
workers	O
,	O
were	O
13	O
trillion	O
roubles	O
.	O

The	O
company	O
said	O
last	O
month	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
worked	O
out	O
a	O
tax	O
payment	O
schedule	O
with	O
authorities	O
,	O
after	O
regional	O
tax	O
officials	O
threatened	O
to	O
seize	O
some	O
nickel	O
and	O
copper	O
assets	O
.	O

--	O
Moscow	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+7095	O
941	O
8520	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Estonian	I-MISC
Tallinna	I-ORG
Pank	I-ORG
11-mo	O
net	O
46.6	O
mln	O
kroons	O
.	O

TALLINN	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Tallinna	I-ORG
Pank	I-ORG
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
banks	O
in	O
Estonia	I-LOC
,	O
made	O
a	O
11-month	O
1996	O
net	O
profit	O
of	O
46.6	O
million	O
kroons	O
,	O
the	O
bank	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
profits	O
of	O
4.5	O
million	O
kroons	O
in	O
November	O
.	O

The	O
bank	O
made	O
a	O
profit	O
of	O
20.1	O
million	O
kroons	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O

Tallinna	I-ORG
Pank	I-ORG
said	O
its	O
assets	O
rose	O
17.8	O
million	O
kroons	O
to	O
1.84	O
billion	O
kroons	O
.	O

Demand	O
deposits	O
rose	O
to	O
855.8	O
million	O
kroons	O
from	O
834.6	O
million	O
kroons	O
and	O
time	O
deposits	O
increased	O
to	O
295.1	O
million	O
kroons	O
from	O
285.3	O
million	O
kroons	O
.	O

--	O
Riga	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+371	O
721	O
5240	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Russia	I-LOC
ready	O
for	O
constructive	O
work	O
with	O
Albright	I-PER
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Russia	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
expected	O
a	O
constructive	O
relationship	O
with	O
Madeleine	I-PER
Albright	I-PER
,	O
nominated	O
by	O
U.S.	I-LOC
President	O
Bill	I-PER
Clinton	I-PER
to	O
be	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	I-LOC
.	O

Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
quoted	O
First	O
Deputy	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Igor	I-PER
Ivanov	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
Moscow	I-LOC
was	O
ready	O
for	O
"	O
most	O
active	O
and	O
constructive	O
"	O
work	O
with	O
Albright	I-PER
.	O

But	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
policy	O
would	O
be	O
shaped	O
by	O
Clinton	I-PER
and	O
President	O
Boris	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
.	O

Clinton	I-PER
and	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
are	O
due	O
to	O
meet	O
next	O
March	O
for	O
their	O
first	O
summit	O
since	O
both	O
were	O
re-elected	O
.	O

"	O
Our	O
countries	O
'	O
leaders	O
have	O
agreed	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O

The	O
Russian	I-MISC
foreign	O
ministry	O
believes	O
the	O
new	O
directions	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Russian-U.S.	I-MISC
relations	O
will	O
be	O
worked	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
"	O
Ivanov	I-PER
told	O
Interfax	I-ORG
.	O

Interfax	I-ORG
,	O
outlining	O
Albright	I-PER
's	O
biography	O
,	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
defended	O
Washington	I-LOC
's	O
interests	O
fiercely	O
as	O
U.S.	I-LOC
ambassador	O
to	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
and	O
that	O
this	O
had	O
included	O
actively	O
supporting	O
NATO	I-ORG
's	O
plans	O
to	O
expand	O
eastwards	O
.	O

Russia	I-LOC
opposes	O
NATO	I-ORG
's	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
in	O
countries	O
of	O
eastern	O
and	O
central	O
Europe	I-LOC
which	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet-led	I-MISC
Warsaw	I-ORG
Pact	I-MISC
,	O
saying	O
such	O
moves	O
would	O
threaten	O
its	O
security	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
plans	O
return	O
to	O
Kremlin	I-LOC
for	O
Dec	O
25	O
-	O
speaker	O
.	O

MOSCOW	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Russian	I-MISC
President	O
Boris	I-PER
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
heart	O
bypass	O
surgery	O
a	O
month	O
ago	O
,	O
plans	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
upper	O
chamber	O
of	O
parliament	O
told	O
Interfax	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Today	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
,	O
energetic	O
man	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
colour	O
in	O
his	O
cheeks	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Yegor	I-PER
Stroyev	I-PER
who	O
met	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
,	O
65	O
,	O
on	O
Friday	O
at	O
a	O
country	O
residence	O
.	O
"	O

He	O
told	O
me	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
lost	O
20	O
kg	O
(	O
44	O
lbs	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
natural	O
after	O
such	O
an	O
operation	O
.	O
"	O

December	O
25	O
,	O
a	O
normal	O
working	O
day	O
in	O
Russia	I-LOC
,	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
's	O
arrival	O
in	O
the	O
Kremlin	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
took	O
over	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
red	O
button	O
controlling	O
nuclear	O
arms	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
when	O
Mikhail	I-PER
Gorbachev	I-PER
resigned	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	I-LOC
Union	I-LOC
.	O

Yeltsin	I-PER
has	O
been	O
shown	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
on	O
television	O
since	O
his	O
quintuple	O
bypass	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
but	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
deliver	O
any	O
major	O
television	O
or	O
radio	O
address	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O

Surgeon	O
Renat	I-PER
Akchurin	I-PER
who	O
led	O
the	O
operation	O
,	O
told	O
Itar-Tass	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
Yeltsin	I-PER
was	O
working	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
at	O
his	O
residence	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Bomb	O
explodes	O
outside	O
home	O
of	O
expelled	O
Slovak	I-MISC
MP	O
.	O

BRATISLAVA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
bomb	O
exploded	O
on	O
Friday	O
outside	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
a	O
Slovak	I-MISC
politician	O
expelled	O
from	O
parliament	O
after	O
he	O
quit	O
the	O
ruling	O
party	O
,	O
complaining	O
of	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
democracy	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O

The	O
official	O
TASR	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
the	O
explosion	O
blew	O
out	O
all	O
ground	O
floor	O
windows	O
of	O
Frantisek	I-PER
Gaulieder	I-PER
's	O
family	O
home	O
in	O
Galanta	I-LOC
,	O
western	O
Slovakia	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
damaged	O
the	O
main	O
entrance	O
,	O
but	O
no-one	O
was	O
injured	O
.	O

Gaulieder	I-PER
,	O
formerly	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Vladimir	I-PER
Meciar	I-PER
's	O
ruling	O
Movement	O
for	O
a	O
Democratic	I-MISC
Slovakia	I-LOC
,	O
was	O
stripped	O
of	O
his	O
parliamentary	O
mandate	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
after	O
leaving	O
the	O
party	O
last	O
month	O
in	O
protest	O
over	O
what	O
he	O
said	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
democracy	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
receiving	O
anonymous	O
death	O
threats	O
since	O
making	O
the	O
move	O
.	O

"	O
This	O
was	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
terrorism	O
and	O
now	O
I	O
fear	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
my	O
own	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
of	O
that	O
of	O
my	O
wife	O
and	O
children	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
told	O
TASR	I-ORG
.	O

Gaulieder	I-PER
's	O
family	O
was	O
sleeping	O
in	O
a	O
bedroom	O
at	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
and	O
were	O
unharmed	O
by	O
the	O
blast	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
clear	O
who	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
blast	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Bomb	O
explodes	O
at	O
mosque	O
in	O
central	O
Bulgaria	I-LOC
.	O

SOFIA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
bomb	O
exploded	O
on	O
Friday	O
at	O
a	O
mosque	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
Bulgarian	I-MISC
town	O
of	O
Kazanluk	I-LOC
,	O
causing	O
damage	O
but	O
no	O
injuries	O
,	O
state	O
radio	O
said	O
.	O

Violent	O
crime	O
has	O
soared	O
since	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
communism	O
in	O
1989	O
as	O
Bulgaria	I-LOC
moves	O
to	O
a	O
market	O
economy	O
.	O

Bombings	O
are	O
often	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
criminals	O
to	O
settle	O
scores	O
but	O
the	O
motive	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
clear	O
.	O

Some	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
Kazanluk	I-LOC
area	O
are	O
Moslems	I-MISC
who	O
converted	O
to	O
Islam	I-MISC
during	O
Ottoman	O
Turkish	I-MISC
rule	O
.	O

The	O
majority	O
in	O
Bulgaria	I-LOC
are	O
Christians	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
radio	O
quoted	O
police	O
as	O
saying	O
the	O
blast	O
broke	O
windows	O
and	O
shattered	O
the	O
door	O
of	O
the	O
mosque	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Hungary	I-LOC
o	O
/	O
n	O
rates	O
end	O
up	O
before	O
Dec	O
10	O
tax	O
payment	O
.	O

BUDAPEST	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Hungarian	I-MISC
overnight	O
interest	O
rates	O
closed	O
higher	O
on	O
Friday	O
as	O
market	O
liquidity	O
tightened	O
before	O
the	O
December	O
10	O
social	O
security	O
contribution	O
payment	O
deadline	O
,	O
dealers	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
banks	O
are	O
already	O
preparing	O
for	O
the	O
December	O
10	O
tax	O
payment	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Budapest	I-LOC
Bank	I-ORG
's	O
Sandor	I-PER
Tolonics	I-PER
.	O
"	O

They	O
expect	O
a	O
larger-than-average	O
payment	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
overnight	O
market	O
opened	O
at	O
22.00	O
/	O
22.75	O
percent	O
,	O
then	O
substantial	O
money	O
was	O
taken	O
up	O
at	O
22.5	O
percent	O
.	O

But	O
later	O
,	O
rates	O
dropped	O
and	O
closed	O
at	O
22.00	O
/	O
22.25	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
bank	O
finished	O
borrowing	O
money	O
.	O

On	O
Thursday	O
,	O
overnight	O
rates	O
moved	O
between	O
21.625	O
and	O
22.125	O
.	O

Dealers	O
said	O
liquidity	O
could	O
tighten	O
further	O
early	O
next	O
week	O
as	O
the	O
social	O
security	O
contribution	O
payments	O
date	O
approaches	O
.	O

--	O
Sandor	I-PER
Peto	I-PER
,	O
Budapest	I-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
36	O
1	O
)	O
327	O
4040	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Mexico	I-LOC
stocks	O
off	O
lows	O
but	O
still	O
hit	O
by	O
Greenspan	I-PER
.	O

MEXICO	I-LOC
CITY	I-LOC

Mexican	I-MISC
stocks	O
closed	O
sharply	O
lower	O
Friday	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
tentative	O
recovery	O
as	O
initial	O
panic	O
and	O
volatility	O
abated	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
was	O
Greenspan	I-PER
at	O
first	O
.	O

Then	O
once	O
we	O
saw	O
the	O
Dow	I-MISC
(	O
Jones	I-LOC
industrial	O
average	O
)	O
was	O
not	O
about	O
to	O
crash	O
,	O
some	O
buyers	O
stepped	O
in	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
trader	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
Chairman	I-ORG
Alan	I-PER
Greenspan	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
comments	O
that	O
assets	O
were	O
"	O
irrationally	O
exhuberant	O
"	O
upset	O
financial	O
markets	O
worldwide	O
.	O

The	O
blue-chip	O
IPC	I-MISC
index	O
ended	O
down	O
1.29	O
points	O
,	O
or	O
43.56	O
percent	O
,	O
at	O
3,333.05	O
.	O

Volume	O
was	O
regular	O
at	O
74.7	O
million	O
shares	O
traded	O
.	O

Mexican	I-MISC
stocks	O
were	O
also	O
hurt	O
by	O
U.S.	I-LOC
long	O
bond	O
rates	O
which	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
rise	O
before	O
Greenspan	I-PER
's	O
comments	O
and	O
were	O
inflated	O
by	O
employment	O
data	O
released	O
before	O
trade	O
began	O
in	O
Mexico	I-LOC
.	O

Yields	O
on	O
U.S.	I-LOC
30-year	O
Treasury	I-ORG
bonds	O
were	O
6.51	O
percent	O
when	O
stock	O
trading	O
closed	O
in	O
Mexico	I-LOC
,	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Thursday	O
.	O

On	O
the	O
broad	O
market	O
,	O
107	O
stocks	O
changed	O
hands	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
losers	O
well	O
outnumbered	O
winners	O
by	O
75	O
to	O
13	O
.	O

Traders	O
noted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
blue	O
chips	O
or	O
stocks	O
traded	O
at	O
significant	O
volume	O
among	O
the	O
gainers	O
.	O

Simec	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
steelmaking	O
arm	O
of	O
the	O
debt-ridden	O
Sidek	I-ORG
group	O
headed	O
the	O
losers	O
,	O
off	O
7	O
centavos	O
(	O
1	O
cent	O
)	O
at	O
1.40	O
pesos	O
(	O
18	O
cents	O
)	O
.	O

Sidek	I-ORG
fell	O
4	O
centavos	O
(	O
1	O
cent	O
)	O
to	O
95	O
centavos	O
(	O
12	O
cents	O
)	O
.	O

Traders	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
Mexican	I-MISC
ADRs	I-ORG
suffered	O
in	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
.	O

Heavyweights	I-ORG
Telmex	I-ORG
and	O
Televisa	I-ORG
ended	O
off	O
25	O
cents	O
and	O
75	O
cents	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
at	O
$	O
31.125	O
and	O
$	O
25.875	O
.	O

"	O
Falling	O
share	O
prices	O
in	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
do	O
n't	O
hurt	O
Mexico	I-LOC
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
happens	O
gradually	O
,	O
as	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
a	O
sudden	O
plunge	O
that	O
takes	O
its	O
toll	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Carlos	I-PER
Ponce	I-PER
,	O
research	O
director	O
at	O
Santander	I-ORG
.	O

Traders	O
and	O
analysts	O
differed	O
as	O
to	O
how	O
firm	O
the	O
relative	O
recovery	O
on	O
Friday	O
was	O
.	O

"	O
Some	O
buyers	O
stepped	O
in	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
convinced	O
.	O

Volume	O
was	O
lackluster	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
one	O
trader	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
market	O
's	O
very	O
healthy	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
buying	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
another	O
trader	O
.	O

Ponce	I-PER
said	O
shares	O
were	O
certainly	O
attractively	O
priced	O
in	O
Mexico	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
would	O
not	O
appreciate	O
until	O
foreign	O
buyers	O
stepped	O
in	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
'	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Plastic	O
surgery	O
gets	O
boost	O
in	O
Brazil	I-LOC
.	O

Simona	I-PER
de	I-PER
Logu	I-PER

RIO	I-LOC
DE	I-LOC
JANEIRO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Plastic	O
surgery	O
is	O
booming	O
,	O
especially	O
among	O
men	O
,	O
as	O
Brazilians	I-MISC
spend	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
new-found	O
wealth	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
beauty	O
treatments	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
organisers	O
of	O
a	O
four-day	O
international	O
plastic	O
surgery	O
conference	O
that	O
opened	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
number	O
of	O
plastic	O
surgeries	O
in	O
Brazil	I-LOC
has	O
jumped	O
30	O
percent	O
to	O
an	O
estimated	O
150,000	O
this	O
year	O
since	O
an	O
anti-inflation	O
plan	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
July	O
1994	O
,	O
Farid	I-PER
Hakme	I-PER
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
Plastic	I-ORG
Surgery	I-PER
Society	I-ORG
(	O
SBCP	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
number	O
of	O
operations	O
on	O
men	O
increased	O
even	O
more	O
--	O
by	O
80	O
percent	O
,	O
from	O
8,000	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
15,000	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Brazil	I-LOC
ranks	O
right	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
for	O
plastic	O
surgery	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
surgeons	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
patients	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
conferences	O
.	O

Our	O
statistics	O
are	O
the	O
highest	O
for	O
everything	O
,	O
"	O
Hakme	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
believe	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
plastic	O
surgeries	O
for	O
men	O
results	O
from	O
the	O
difficulties	O
in	O
the	O
job	O
market	O
.	O

People	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
youthful	O
look	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
job	O
market	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
profound	O
changes	O
in	O
Latin	I-MISC
America	I-LOC
's	O
economy	O
.	O
"	O

A	O
controlled	O
exchange	O
rate	O
,	O
trade	O
liberalisation	O
and	O
tight	O
monetary	O
policies	O
have	O
also	O
dramatically	O
curbed	O
inflation	O
,	O
making	O
more	O
money	O
available	O
for	O
cosmetic	O
surgery	O
.	O

Brazil	I-LOC
has	O
been	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
in	O
plastic	O
surgery	O
for	O
decades	O
and	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
surgeons	O
,	O
Ivo	I-PER
Pitangy	I-PER
.	O

There	O
are	O
6,000	O
plastic	O
surgeons	O
there	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
4,500	O
have	O
qualified	O
to	O
be	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
SBCP	I-ORG
.	O

Every	O
year	O
,	O
500	O
new	O
plastic	O
surgeons	O
graduate	O
in	O
Brazil	I-LOC
and	O
medical	O
students	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
come	O
to	O
study	O
there	O
.	O

Hakme	I-PER
attributes	O
Brazil	I-LOC
's	O
fascination	O
with	O
plastic	O
surgery	O
not	O
to	O
excessive	O
vanity	O
but	O
to	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
mix	O
and	O
match	O
of	O
different	O
races	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
create	O
physical	O
disharmonies	O
.	O
"	O

What	O
happens	O
is	O
the	O
nose	O
sometimes	O
does	O
n't	O
match	O
the	O
mouth	O
or	O
the	O
buttocks	O
do	O
n't	O
match	O
with	O
the	O
legs	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Brazil	I-LOC
's	O
most	O
sought-after	O
beauty	O
treatment	O
is	O
liposuction	O
in	O
which	O
fat	O
is	O
sucked	O
away	O
from	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
30,000	O
operations	O
a	O
year	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
$	O
3,000	O
to	O
$	O
4,000	O
each	O
.	O

Stomach	O
tucks	O
and	O
breast	O
operations	O
are	O
also	O
popular	O
since	O
the	O
tropical	O
climate	O
calls	O
for	O
flesh-baring	O
fashions	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
women	O
elsewhere	O
Brazilians	I-MISC
tend	O
to	O
have	O
breast	O
reductions	O
and	O
buttock	O
implants	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
women	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
reduce	O
their	O
breasts	O
here	O
would	O
probably	O
want	O
to	O
increase	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
SBCP	I-ORG
Vice-President	O
Oswaldo	I-PER
Saldanha	I-PER
said	O
.	O
"	O

Beauty	O
ideals	O
and	O
cultures	O
are	O
different	O
in	O
every	O
country	O
.	O
"	O

Plastic	O
surgery	O
scares	O
like	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
which	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
model	O
Claudia	I-PER
Liz	I-PER
fell	O
into	O
a	O
coma	O
after	O
being	O
anaesthetised	O
for	O
a	O
liposuction	O
in	O
October	O
are	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
deterrent	O
.	O

Saldanha	I-PER
said	O
operations	O
fell	O
30	O
percent	O
immediately	O
after	O
that	O
case	O
but	O
the	O
rate	O
was	O
back	O
to	O
normal	O
now	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Daily	O
Argentine	I-ORG
grain	O
fixings	O
-	O
Camaras	O
Arbitrales	I-PER
.	O

BUENOS	I-LOC
AIRES	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Avg	I-ORG
December	O
5	O
price	O
fix	O
:	O

Buenos	I-LOC
Aires	I-LOC
Quequen	I-PER
Rosario	I-ORG
Bahia	I-ORG
Blanca	I-PER

Oats	O
unq	O
unq	O
unq	O
unq	O

Wheat	O
121	O
130	O
121.3	O
121	O

Maize	O
(	O
Flint	I-LOC
)	O
113	O
114	O
113.7	O
112	O

Maize	O
(	O
Dent	I-PER
)	O
113	O
114	O
113.7	O
112	O

Sorghum	O
unq	O
unq	O
unq	O
unq	O

Millet	I-PER
unq	O
unq	O
90	O
unq	O

Soybeans	O
283	O
unq	O
283	O
unq	O

Sunseeds	O
219	O
216	O
220	O
216	O

--	O
Buenos	I-ORG
Aires	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+541	O
318-0655	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Mexican	I-MISC
daily	O
port	O
,	O
shipping	O
update	O
for	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

MEXICO	I-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

All	O
major	O
ports	O
were	O
open	O
as	O
of	O
1000	O
local	O
/	O
1600	O
GMT	I-MISC
,	O
the	O
Communications	I-ORG
and	O
Transportation	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
daily	O
update	O
.	O

Tampico	I-LOC
port	O
authorities	O
said	O
fishing	O
restrictions	O
were	O
in	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
adjacent	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
geophysical	O
study	O
being	O
carried	O
out	O
in	O
deep	O
waters	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
from	O
the	O
ship	O
Kenda	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
ministry	O
updated	O
port	O
conditions	O
and	O
shipping	O
warnings	O
for	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
of	O
Mexico	I-LOC
,	O
Caribbean	I-LOC
and	O
Pacific	I-ORG
Coast	I-ORG
.	O

-	O
Pacific	I-ORG
Coast	I-LOC
:	O

Light	O
rains	O
along	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
southern	O
Baja	I-LOC
California	I-ORG
and	O
Sinaloa	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
coast	O
seeing	O
clear	O
skies	O
.	O

Winds	O
from	O
the	O
northeast	O
of	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
knots	O
(	O
19	O
to	O
28	O
kilometers	O
/	O
11	O
to	O
17	O
miles	O
per	O
hour	O
)	O
.	O

A	O
new	O
front	O
is	O
seen	O
emerging	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Friday	O
,	O
affecting	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	O
Baja	I-LOC
California	I-LOC
peninsula	O
and	O
Sonora	I-LOC
state	O
,	O
bringing	O
lower	O
temperatures	O
,	O
light	O
rains	O
and	O
waves	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
feet	O
.	O

-	O
Gulf	I-LOC
of	O
Mexico	I-LOC
:	O

Cold	O
front	O
bringing	O
light	O
rains	O
to	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Tamaulipas	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Gulf	I-LOC
in	O
clear	O
skies	O
.	O

Winds	O
from	O
the	O
northeast	O
at	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
knots	O
(	O
19	O
to	O
28	O
kilometers	O
/	O
11	O
to	O
17	O
miles	O
per	O
hour	O
)	O
.	O

-	O
Caribbean	I-LOC
:	O

Tropical	O
air	O
carrying	O
sporadic	O
light	O
rains	O
over	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Quintana	I-LOC
Roo	I-LOC
state	O
.	O

Winds	O
from	O
the	O
northeast	O
at	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
knots	O
with	O
waves	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
feet	O
high	O
.	O

--	O
Chris	I-PER
Aspin	I-PER
,	O
Mexico	I-LOC
City	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+525	O
728-7903	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Brazil	I-LOC
exam	O
cheats	O
caught	O
using	O
"	O
pager	O
"	O
watches	O
.	O

RIO	I-LOC
DE	I-LOC
JANEIRO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Brazilian	I-MISC
students	O
have	O
been	O
caught	O
cheating	O
in	O
university	O
entrance	O
exams	O
by	O
using	O
digital	O
watches	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
correct	O
answers	O
to	O
test	O
questions	O
,	O
a	O
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Rio	I-LOC
de	I-LOC
Janeiro	I-LOC
state	O
university	O
officials	O
discovered	O
students	O
were	O
paying	O
15,000	O
reais	O
(	O
$	O
14,563	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
special	O
watches	O
,	O
which	O
operated	O
like	O
a	O
telephone	O
pager	O
to	O
receive	O
correct	O
answers	O
,	O
O	I-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Seventy-seven	O
students	O
were	O
found	O
with	O
the	O
watches	O
and	O
disqualified	O
,	O
O	I-ORG
Globo	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Chile	I-LOC
,	O
Mexico	I-LOC
to	O
seek	O
to	O
broaden	O
trade	O
deal	O
.	O

SANTIAGO	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

Chile	I-LOC
and	O
Mexico	I-LOC
will	O
start	O
negotiations	O
next	O
year	O
to	O
broaden	O
their	O
free	O
trade	O
agreement	O
to	O
include	O
services	O
and	O
investments	O
,	O
Finance	O
Minister	O
Eduardo	I-PER
Aninat	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Chile	I-LOC
hopes	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
treaty	O
signed	O
in	O
1994	O
beyond	O
reduction	O
of	O
tariffs	O
on	O
imports	O
and	O
exports	O
and	O
add	O
provisions	O
covering	O
services	O
and	O
investment	O
codes	O
,	O
said	O
Aninat	I-PER
.	O

Both	O
areas	O
tend	O
to	O
more	O
laden	O
with	O
friction	O
in	O
free	O
trade	O
negotiations	O
than	O
tariff	O
reduction	O
.	O

'	O
'	O
In	O
January	O
or	O
February	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
some	O
very	O
close	O
contacts	O
with	O
Mexico	I-LOC
to	O
add	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
services	O
and	O
advance	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
investments	O
,	O
'	O
'	O
Aninat	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
after	O
signing	O
a	O
free	O
trade	O
deal	O
with	O
Canada	I-LOC
.	O

'	O
'	O
We	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
treaty	O
between	O
Mexico	I-LOC
and	O
Chile	I-LOC
greater	O
depth	O
and	O
coverage	O
than	O
it	O
has	O
now	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
very	O
good	O
now	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
practically	O
only	O
covers	O
trade	O
in	O
goods	O
,	O
'	O
'	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Aninat	I-PER
also	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
confident	O
the	O
Chilean	I-MISC
Congress	I-ORG
would	O
ratify	O
the	O
treaty	O
with	O
Congress	I-ORG
quickly	O
.	O

'	O
'	O
The	O
reactions	O
from	O
business	O
and	O
unions	O
which	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
have	O
been	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
positive	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
any	O
problem	O
,	O
'	O
'	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Roger	I-PER
Atwood	I-PER
,	O
Santiago	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+56-2-699-5595	O
x211	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Indonesia	I-LOC
's	O
Belo	I-LOC
leaves	O
for	O
Nobel	I-MISC
award	O
ceremony	O
.	O

DILI	I-LOC
,	O
East	I-LOC
Timor	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

East	I-LOC
Timorese	I-MISC
Roman	I-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
Bishop	O
Carlos	I-PER
Belo	I-PER
left	O
Dili	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Norway	I-LOC
for	O
the	O
awards	O
ceremony	O
as	O
co-recipient	O
of	O
the	O
1996	O
Nobel	I-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-MISC
.	O

Witnesses	O
said	O
Belo	I-LOC
left	O
the	O
territory	O
for	O
the	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
capital	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
accompanied	O
by	O
five	O
other	O
people	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
known	O
when	O
he	O
would	O
arrive	O
in	O
Oslo	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
bishop	O
will	O
jointly	O
receive	O
the	O
Nobel	I-MISC
award	O
next	O
Tuesday	O
with	O
East	I-LOC
Timorese-born	I-MISC
activist	O
Jose	I-PER
Ramos	I-PER
Horta	I-PER
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
self-exile	O
in	O
Australia	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
government	O
has	O
condemned	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Ramos	I-PER
Horta	I-PER
in	O
the	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Ali	I-PER
Alatas	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
would	O
not	O
be	O
represented	O
officially	O
at	O
the	O
ceremony	O
in	O
the	O
Norwegian	I-MISC
capital	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
sincerely	O
believe	O
that	O
this	O
unfortunate	O
choice	O
in	O
giving	O
the	O
honour	O
to	O
such	O
a	O
controversial	O
figure	O
as	O
Ramos	I-PER
Horta	I-PER
...	O

will	O
exacerbate	O
the	O
problem	O
in	O
finding	O
a	O
solution	O
(	O
to	O
East	I-LOC
Timor	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
"	O
Alatas	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
responding	O
to	O
questions	O
at	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
called	O
to	O
discuss	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
ministerial	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Islamic	I-ORG
Conference	I-ORG
(	O
OIC	I-ORG
)	O
in	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
.	O

Ramos	I-PER
Horta	I-PER
has	O
been	O
a	O
vocal	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
opposition	O
to	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
's	O
rule	O
in	O
the	O
territory	O
.	O

Belo	I-LOC
and	O
Ramos	I-PER
Horta	I-PER
were	O
awared	O
the	O
prize	O
for	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
peaceful	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
East	I-LOC
Timor	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
former	O
Portuguese	I-MISC
colony	O
which	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
invaded	O
in	O
1975	O
and	O
annexed	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O

The	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
has	O
never	O
recognised	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
's	O
move	O
.	O

Alatas	I-PER
said	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
Nobel	I-MISC
Peace	I-MISC
Prize	I-MISC
would	O
have	O
been	O
different	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
awarded	O
solely	O
to	O
Belo	I-LOC
.	O

Asked	O
if	O
the	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
ambassador	O
to	O
Norway	I-LOC
would	O
have	O
attended	O
the	O
ceremony	O
if	O
only	O
Belo	I-LOC
had	O
been	O
involved	O
,	O
Alatas	I-PER
replied	O
:	O
"	O
Probably	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
question	O
.	O
"	O

Alatas	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
that	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
back	O
from	O
Oslo	I-LOC
,	O
Belo	I-LOC
would	O
visit	O
the	O
Vatican	I-LOC
to	O
see	O
the	O
Pope	I-PER
,	O
and	O
would	O
also	O
meet	O
German	I-MISC
Chancellor	O
Helmut	I-PER
Kohl	I-PER
in	O
Bonn	I-LOC
.	O

Kohl	I-PER
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
meet	O
Belo	I-LOC
during	O
the	O
chancellor	O
's	O
official	O
visit	O
to	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
last	O
month	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
bishop	O
was	O
too	O
busy	O
in	O
East	I-LOC
Timor	I-LOC
to	O
come	O
to	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

China	I-LOC
to	O
open	O
port	O
in	O
Hainan	I-LOC
to	O
foreign	O
ships	O
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

China	I-LOC
's	O
State	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
,	O
or	O
cabinet	O
,	O
has	O
given	O
a	O
port	O
in	O
the	O
southern	O
province	O
of	O
Hainan	I-LOC
permission	O
to	O
open	O
to	O
foreign	O
vessels	O
,	O
the	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Xinhua	O
did	O
not	O
say	O
when	O
Qinglan	I-PER
port	O
in	O
Wenchang	I-LOC
city	O
would	O
be	O
opened	O
to	O
foreign	O
vessels	O
.	O

Wenchang	I-PER
has	O
built	O
a	O
berth	O
for	O
5,000	O
deadweight-tonne	O
container	O
ships	O
at	O
the	O
port	O
and	O
invested	O
34	O
million	O
yuan	O
(	O
$	O
4.1	O
million	O
)	O
to	O
dredge	O
the	O
harbour	O
,	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

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

(	O
$	O
1	O
=	O
8.3	O
yuan	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Government	O
disperses	O
protest	O
with	O
water	O
cannons	O
.	O

RANGOON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Burmese	I-MISC
troops	O
and	O
riot	O
police	O
moved	O
in	O
to	O
disperse	O
a	O
student	O
street	O
protest	O
at	O
a	O
suburban	O
road	O
junction	O
near	O
the	O
Ranyon	I-MISC
(	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
)	O
University	I-ORG
early	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
police	O
and	O
troops	O
used	O
water	O
cannons	O
from	O
fire	O
engines	O
to	O
subdue	O
about	O
120	O
university	O
students	O
sitting	O
in	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
junction	O
at	O
about	O
3	O
a.m.	O
before	O
they	O
moved	O
in	O
to	O
round	O
them	O
up	O
.	O

The	O
students	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
staged	O
an	O
11-hour	O
protest	O
at	O
the	O
junction	O
in	O
northern	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
,	O
were	O
taken	O
away	O
in	O
three	O
vehicles	O
.	O

The	O
witnesses	O
said	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
were	O
hit	O
with	O
batons	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
herded	O
onto	O
the	O
vehicles	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
believed	O
they	O
were	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
Insein	I-LOC
prison	O
in	O
suburban	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
protesting	O
students	O
,	O
mostly	O
from	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
University	I-ORG
,	O
were	O
demanding	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
organise	O
independent	O
unions	O
on	O
campuses	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
about	O
80	O
student	O
leaders	O
currently	O
in	O
jail	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
among	O
500	O
students	O
who	O
started	O
demonstrating	O
at	O
the	O
intersection	O
on	O
late	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
.	O

The	O
protest	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
one	O
in	O
five	O
days	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Burmese	I-MISC
students	O
march	O
briefly	O
out	O
of	O
campus	O
.	O

Vithoon	I-PER
Amorn	I-PER

RANGOON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

About	O
200	O
Burmese	I-MISC
students	O
marched	O
briefly	O
from	O
troubled	O
Yangon	I-LOC
Institute	I-ORG
of	O
Technology	I-ORG
in	O
northern	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
towards	O
the	O
University	I-ORG
of	O
Yangon	I-ORG
six	O
km	O
(	O
four	O
miles	O
)	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
campus	O
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

Seven	O
truckloads	O
of	O
armed	O
riot	O
police	O
and	O
three	O
fire	O
engines	O
were	O
on	O
standby	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
junctions	O
near	O
the	O
institute	O
.	O

There	O
were	O
no	O
clashes	O
.	O

"	O
They	O
are	O
now	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
YIT	I-LOC
campus	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
institute	O
official	O
who	O
declined	O
to	O
be	O
identified	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
by	O
telephone	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
two	O
roads	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
University	I-ORG
of	O
Yangon	I-ORG
from	O
the	O
institute	O
had	O
been	O
closed	O
by	O
authorities	O
.	O

But	O
about	O
300	O
university	O
students	O
were	O
still	O
gathered	O
outside	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
their	O
campus	O
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

They	O
were	O
singing	O
peacefully	O
.	O

On	O
Monday	O
and	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
students	O
from	O
the	O
institute	O
and	O
the	O
university	O
launched	O
protests	O
against	O
what	O
they	O
said	O
was	O
unfair	O
handling	O
by	O
police	O
of	O
a	O
brawl	O
between	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
colleagues	O
and	O
restaurant	O
owners	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

On	O
Tuesday	O
and	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
opposition	O
leader	O
Aung	I-PER
San	I-LOC
Suu	I-LOC
Kyi	I-PER
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
government	O
to	O
prevent	O
her	O
from	O
being	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
protests	O
.	O

She	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
move	O
freely	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

The	O
protest	O
culminated	O
at	O
dawn	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
with	O
several	O
hundred	O
students	O
being	O
detained	O
briefly	O
by	O
police	O
in	O
central	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
street	O
protests	O
were	O
the	O
biggest	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
since	O
the	O
student-led	O
pro-democracry	O
demonstrations	O
of	O
September	O
1988	O
when	O
the	O
junta	O
crushed	O
the	O
uprising	O
.	O

Thousands	O
were	O
killed	O
or	O
imprisoned	O
.	O

Earlier	O
on	O
Friday	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
held	O
briefly	O
by	O
police	O
during	O
the	O
protests	O
earlier	O
this	O
week	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
military	O
government	O
.	O

They	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
they	O
were	O
unhappy	O
that	O
the	O
ruling	O
State	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
and	O
Order	O
Restoration	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
(	O
SLORC	I-ORG
)	O
had	O
not	O
heeded	O
their	O
calls	O
for	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
organise	O
independent	O
unions	O
on	O
campus	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
still	O
want	O
government	O
answers	O
to	O
our	O
demands	O
.	O

We	O
want	O
police	O
punishment	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
newspapers	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
student	O
said	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
students	O
stressed	O
their	O
protests	O
were	O
non-political	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
contact	O
with	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
's	O
National	I-MISC
League	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
(	O
NLD	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
,	O
a	O
Nobel	I-MISC
laureate	O
and	O
daughter	O
of	O
independence	O
hero	O
Aung	I-PER
San	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
key	O
NLD	I-ORG
officials	O
have	O
also	O
denied	O
any	O
link	O
with	O
the	O
students	O
.	O

But	O
they	O
have	O
said	O
both	O
parties	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
moral	O
link	O
"	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
against	O
police	O
brutality	O
and	O
injustice	O
.	O

The	O
students	O
also	O
demanded	O
the	O
government	O
announce	O
punishments	O
meted	O
out	O
to	O
policemen	O
who	O
they	O
said	O
had	O
manhandled	O
students	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
brawl	O
with	O
some	O
restaurant	O
owners	O
near	O
the	O
Yangon	I-LOC
institute	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

The	O
students	O
appealed	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
not	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
institute	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
latest	O
demonstration	O
.	O

The	O
institute	O
was	O
shut	O
for	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
1988	O
uprising	O
.	O

On	O
Friday	O
,	O
the	O
road	O
leading	O
to	O
Suu	I-PER
Kyi	I-PER
's	O
lakeside	O
residence	O
in	O
central	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
remained	O
closed	O
by	O
police	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Union	I-ORG
leaders	O
outraged	O
by	O
WTO	O
snub	O
to	O
ILO	I-MISC
head	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

International	O
trade	O
union	O
leaders	O
on	O
Friday	O
expressed	O
outrage	O
that	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
International	I-ORG
Labour	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
ILO	I-ORG
)	O
had	O
been	O
barred	O
from	O
speaking	O
at	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
WTO	I-ORG
meeting	O
in	O
Singapore	I-LOC
.	O

Bill	I-PER
Jordan	I-LOC
,	O
general	O
secretary	O
of	O
the	O
International	I-MISC
Confederation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Unions	I-ORG
(	O
ICFTU	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
the	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
a	O
WTO	O
invitation	O
to	O
ILO	I-MISC
director	O
general	O
Michel	I-PER
Hansenne	I-PER
was	O
"	O
outrageous	O
behaviour	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
organisation	O
that	O
wants	O
to	O
command	O
respect	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
.	O

Jordan	I-PER
said	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
developing	O
nations	O
that	O
oppose	O
linking	O
trade	O
talks	O
and	O
labour	O
conditions	O
had	O
pressured	O
World	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
WTO	O
)	O
officials	O
to	O
prevent	O
Hansenne	I-PER
from	O
taking	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
urge	O
such	O
links	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
to	O
their	O
shame	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
encouraging	O
this	O
meeting	O
responded	O
(	O
to	O
the	O
pressure	O
)	O
in	O
silencing	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
Jordan	I-PER
said	O
after	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
an	O
ICFTU	I-MISC
conference	O
on	O
international	O
labour	O
standards	O
and	O
trade	O
.	O

The	O
three-day	O
trade	O
union	O
conference	O
in	O
Singapore	I-LOC
hopes	O
to	O
push	O
labour	O
issues	O
onto	O
the	O
WTO	O
agenda	O
.	O

Jordan	I-PER
said	O
the	O
WTO	O
's	O
credibility	O
was	O
at	O
stake	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
trade	O
and	O
labour	O
.	O

The	O
ICFTU	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
wanted	O
the	O
WTO	O
conference	O
beginning	O
on	O
Monday	O
to	O
outlaw	O
forced	O
and	O
child	O
labour	O
,	O
end	O
discrimination	O
in	O
hiring	O
,	O
and	O
guarantee	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
union	O
.	O

Bill	I-PER
Brett	I-PER
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
ILO	I-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Group	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
before	O
the	O
news	O
conference	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
too	O
surprised	O
,	O
but	O
very	O
disappointed	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
speaking	O
invitation	O
had	O
been	O
withdrawn	O
.	O

"	O
Some	O
governments	O
are	O
very	O
determined	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
issue	O
(	O
of	O
trade	O
and	O
labour	O
rights	O
)	O
being	O
discussed	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Southeast	I-ORG
Asian	I-MISC
Nations	I-ORG
(	O
ASEAN	I-LOC
)	O
seemed	O
particularly	O
hostile	O
to	O
the	O
ILO	I-MISC
agenda	O
.	O

ASEAN	O
groups	O
Brunei	I-LOC
,	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
,	O
Malaysia	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Philippines	I-LOC
,	O
Singapore	I-LOC
,	O
Thailand	I-LOC
and	O
Vietnam	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
ILO	I-ORG
wants	O
a	O
trade	O
and	O
labour	O
rights	O
"	O
social	O
clause	O
"	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
ministerial	O
statement	O
issued	O
by	O
WTO	O
leaders	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
first	O
ministerial-level	O
gathering	O
.	O

Speaking	O
to	O
ICFTU	I-MISC
delegates	O
,	O
Richard	I-PER
Eglin	I-PER
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
WTO	O
secretariat	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
WTO	I-MISC
was	O
capable	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
significant	O
contribution	O
to	O
governmental	O
efforts	O
to	O
solve	O
social	O
problems	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
WTO	O
's	O
organisational	O
structure	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
impose	O
on	O
its	O
members	O
a	O
social	O
clause	O
such	O
as	O
that	O
called	O
for	O
by	O
the	O
ILO	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Indian	I-MISC
rubber	O
demand	O
seen	O
outstripping	O
production	O
.	O

SINGAPORE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Indian	I-MISC
rubber	O
demand	O
is	O
seen	O
outpacing	O
local	O
production	O
in	O
the	O
1996/97	O
April	O
/	O
March	O
season	O
and	O
the	O
trend	O
will	O
persist	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
century	O
,	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Rubber	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
India	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

K.J.	I-PER
Matthew	I-PER
said	O
at	O
the	O
Asia	I-LOC
Rubber	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
meeting	O
here	O
Indian	I-MISC
production	O
of	O
natural	O
rubber	O
in	O
1996/97	O
will	O
reach	O
547,000	O
tonnes	O
against	O
projected	O
demand	O
of	O
578,000	O
tonnes	O
,	O
a	O
gap	O
of	O
31,000	O
tonnes	O
.	O

For	O
synthetic	O
rubber	O
,	O
production	O
reached	O
68,200	O
tonnes	O
in	O
1995/96	O
while	O
consumption	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
season	O
hit	O
134,085	O
tonnes	O
,	O
Matthew	I-PER
added	O
.	O

"	O
Though	O
schemes	O
designed	O
to	O
realise	O
further	O
increases	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
natural	O
rubber	O
are	O
being	O
operated	O
successfully	O
,	O
the	O
demand-supply	O
gap	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
widen	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Indian	I-MISC
synthetic	O
rubber	O
output	O
is	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
rise	O
significantly	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
season	O
but	O
demand	O
will	O
rise	O
to	O
145,000	O
tonnes	O
.	O

Matthew	I-PER
estimates	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
2000/01	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
natural	O
rubber	O
output	O
and	O
consumption	O
will	O
rise	O
to	O
51,000	O
tonnes	O
and	O
319,000	O
tonnes	O
in	O
2010/11	O
.	O

Natural	O
rubber	O
production	O
will	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
695,000	O
tonnes	O
in	O
2000/01	O
against	O
consumption	O
of	O
746,000	O
tonnes	O
.	O

In	O
2010/11	O
,	O
domestic	O
demand	O
should	O
rise	O
further	O
to	O
1.233	O
million	O
tonnes	O
while	O
production	O
will	O
only	O
reach	O
about	O
914,000	O
tonnes	O
.	O

One	O
way	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
widening	O
gap	O
is	O
to	O
put	O
more	O
land	O
under	O
cultivation	O
which	O
the	O
Rubber	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
official	O
estimates	O
will	O
reach	O
220,000	O
hectares	O
between	O
now	O
and	O
the	O
year	O
2003	O
although	O
Matthew	I-PER
said	O
this	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
India	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
The	O
development	O
objective	O
for	O
the	O
rubber	O
plantation	O
industry	O
will	O
be	O
to	O
increase	O
production	O
to	O
the	O
best	O
extent	O
possibly	O
with	O
a	O
view	O
to	O
minimising	O
imports	O
of	O
natural	O
rubber	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

--	O
Singapore	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
(	O
65-8703305	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Japan	I-LOC
's	O
authorities	O
seen	O
seeking	O
to	O
rein	O
in	O
dollar	O
.	O

George	I-PER
Nishiyama	I-PER

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Comments	O
by	O
Japan	I-LOC
's	O
tight-lipped	O
central	O
bank	O
chief	O
and	O
an	O
influential	O
top	O
bureaucrat	O
are	O
further	O
signs	O
that	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
authorities	O
want	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
dollar	O
at	O
current	O
levels	O
,	O
market	O
sources	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

In	O
a	O
rare	O
expression	O
of	O
a	O
view	O
on	O
currencies	O
by	O
the	O
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
(	O
BOJ	I-ORG
)	O
governor	O
,	O
Yasuo	I-PER
Matsushita	I-ORG
was	O
quoted	O
in	O
Japan	I-LOC
's	O
leading	O
economic	O
daily	O
on	O
Friday	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
sees	O
no	O
further	O
,	O
immediate	O
fall	O
in	O
the	O
yen	O
.	O

This	O
followed	O
a	O
widely	O
watched	O
television	O
appearance	O
late	O
on	O
Thursday	O
by	O
Eisuke	I-PER
Sakakibara	I-PER
,	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Finance	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
official	O
,	O
who	O
denied	O
he	O
had	O
said	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
dollar	O
lower	O
to	O
between	O
108	O
and	O
110	O
yen	O
.	O

But	O
many	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
thought	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
's	O
real	O
intentions	O
lay	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
more	O
notice	O
of	O
his	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
government	O
's	O
stance	O
on	O
the	O
dollar	O
,	O
dealers	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
think	O
his	O
views	O
on	O
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Treasury	I-ORG
Secretary	O
Robert	I-PER
)	O
Rubin	I-PER
's	O
comments	O
were	O
indeed	O
what	O
he	O
himself	O
thinks	O
about	O
the	O
dollar	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Hank	I-PER
Note	O
,	O
chief	O
dealer	O
at	O
Sumitomo	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
.	O

Asked	O
about	O
Rubin	I-PER
's	O
comment	O
that	O
a	O
strong	O
dollar	O
was	O
in	O
U.S.	I-LOC
interests	O
,	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
said	O
the	O
remark	O
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
mean	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
supports	O
a	O
stronger	O
dollar	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
strong	O
dollar	O
,	O
not	O
stronger	O
.	O

In	O
that	O
sense	O
,	O
the	O
comments	O
are	O
not	O
pointing	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
direction	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
shows	O
that	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
is	O
not	O
for	O
a	O
stronger	O
dollar	O
either	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Sumitomo	I-ORG
's	O
Note	O
.	O

Takao	I-PER
Sakoh	I-PER
,	O
first	O
vice	O
president	O
at	O
Union	I-LOC
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Switzerland	I-ORG
in	O
Tokyo	I-LOC
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Maybe	O
a	O
dollar	O
at	O
104.50	O
yen	O
is	O
not	O
acceptable	O
(	O
to	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
okay	O
at	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
lower	O
end	O
of	O
112	O
yen	O
.	O
"	O

Market	O
participants	O
have	O
kept	O
a	O
close	O
eye	O
on	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
ministry	O
's	O
International	I-ORG
Finance	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
,	O
as	O
a	O
comment	O
he	O
made	O
in	O
November	O
after	O
the	O
dollar	O
hit	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
high	O
of	O
114.92	O
yen	O
pushed	O
the	O
currency	O
down	O
sharply	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
said	O
then	O
that	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
view	O
on	O
Japan	I-LOC
's	O
economy	O
was	O
too	O
pessimistic	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
market	O
thought	O
.	O

Dealers	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
115	O
yen	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
ceiling	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
dollar	O
following	O
the	O
remark	O
.	O

Adding	O
to	O
the	O
comments	O
by	O
"	O
Mr	O
Yen	I-PER
"	O
,	O
as	O
Sakakibara	I-PER
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
prominence	O
in	O
the	O
currency	O
market	O
,	O
was	O
BOJ	I-ORG
governor	O
Matsushita	I-ORG
's	O
remark	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
recent	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
yen	O
exchange	O
rate	O
has	O
been	O
stable	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
moving	O
towards	O
a	O
further	O
depreciation	O
of	O
the	O
yen	O
immediately	O
,	O
so	O
import	O
prices	O
are	O
likely	O
to	O
stabilise	O
at	O
current	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
Matsushita	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
Nihon	I-ORG
Keizai	I-ORG
Shimbun	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
The	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
touched	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
inflation	O
triggered	O
by	O
import	O
prices	O
shows	O
that	O
the	O
BOJ	I-ORG
does	O
not	O
want	O
a	O
further	O
depreciation	O
of	O
the	O
yen	O
,	O
past	O
115	O
yen	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Yasuhito	I-PER
Kawashima	I-PER
,	O
chief	O
forex	O
manager	O
at	O
Toyo	I-ORG
Trust	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Banking	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O

Some	O
said	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
concerned	O
a	O
weaker	O
yen	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
unfounded	O
pessimism	O
about	O
Japan	I-LOC
's	O
economy	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
was	O
concern	O
that	O
foreign	O
investors	O
may	O
sell	O
Japanese	I-MISC
stocks	O
if	O
the	O
dollar	O
goes	O
above	O
115	O
yen	O
.	O

The	O
BOJ	I-ORG
does	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
yen	O
's	O
weakness	O
to	O
lead	O
to	O
pessimism	O
over	O
the	O
economy	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Taisuke	I-PER
Tanaka	I-PER
,	O
market	O
strategist	O
with	O
Credit	I-ORG
Suisse	I-ORG
in	O
Tokyo	I-LOC
.	O

Senior	O
BOJ	I-ORG
officials	O
have	O
separately	O
said	O
financial	O
markets	O
'	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
economy	O
have	O
been	O
too	O
negative	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
realise	O
there	O
are	O
negative	O
views	O
in	O
the	O
markets	O
about	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
the	O
consumption	O
tax	O
hike	O
and	O
drop	O
in	O
public	O
spending	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
markets	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
exaggerating	O
the	O
magnitude	O
of	O
the	O
negative	O
impact	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
senior	O
BOJ	I-ORG
official	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
consumption	O
tax	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
raised	O
in	O
April	O
from	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
percent	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Lebanon	I-LOC
sentences	O
pro-Israeli	O
warlord	O
to	O
death	O
.	O

Haitham	I-PER
Haddadin	I-PER

BEIRUT	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
military	O
court	O
on	O
Friday	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
absentia	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
surrogate	O
militia	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
on	O
treason	O
charges	O
.	O

The	O
court	O
convicted	O
General	O
Antoine	I-PER
Lahd	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
South	I-ORG
Lebanon	I-LOC
Army	I-ORG
(	O
SLA	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
of	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Israel	I-LOC
with	O
which	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
is	O
officially	O
at	O
war	O
.	O

Lahd	I-PER
,	O
a	O
69-year-old	O
former	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
army	O
major-general	O
,	O
heads	O
the	O
3,000-strong	O
SLA	I-MISC
militia	O
which	O
helps	O
Israel	I-LOC
hold	O
a	O
border	O
zone	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
to	O
ward	O
off	O
cross-frontier	O
guerrilla	O
raids	O
on	O
northern	O
Israel	I-LOC
.	O

Lahd	I-PER
said	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
trial	O
began	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
that	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
authorities	O
must	O
drop	O
the	O
charges	O
or	O
risk	O
blocking	O
any	O
peace	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
state	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
Israel	I-LOC
was	O
capable	O
of	O
pressuring	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
's	O
Syrian-backed	O
government	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
legal	O
pursuit	O
.	O

The	O
charges	O
against	O
Lahd	O
were	O
:	O
forming	O
a	O
hostile	O
army	O
,	O
carrying	O
weapons	O
on	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
side	O
,	O
helping	O
Israel	I-LOC
strip	O
off	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
territory	O
by	O
violence	O
,	O
forming	O
an	O
armed	O
gang	O
,	O
killing	O
or	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
civilians	O
by	O
artillery	O
shelling	O
and	O
kidnapping	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
citizens	O
for	O
long	O
periods	O
.	O

Shortly	O
before	O
Lahd	I-PER
's	O
trial	O
began	O
,	O
a	O
Beirut	I-LOC
military	O
prosecutor	O
charged	O
another	O
89	O
former	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
army	O
soldiers	O
with	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Israel	I-LOC
.	O

No	O
date	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
trial	O
of	O
the	O
men	O
,	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
SLA	I-MISC
living	O
in	O
the	O
Israeli-held	I-MISC
zone	O
in	O
south	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
.	O

Israel	I-LOC
and	O
Lahd	I-LOC
have	O
repeatedly	O
demanded	O
safety	O
guarantees	O
for	O
the	O
SLA	I-ORG
--	O
a	O
mixed	O
Christian-Shi'ite	O
Moslem	I-MISC
force	O
--	O
which	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
states	O
regards	O
as	O
loyal	O
allies	O
.	O

Israel	I-LOC
has	O
said	O
the	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
army	O
must	O
incorporate	O
the	O
SLA	I-MISC
fighters	O
into	O
its	O
ranks	O
as	O
an	O
army	O
brigade	O
as	O
a	O
condition	O
for	O
peace	O
.	O

But	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
political	O
analysts	O
have	O
said	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
question	O
and	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
authorities	O
pre-empted	O
the	O
issue	O
by	O
taking	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Lahd	I-MISC
.	O

Former	O
Israeli	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Shimon	I-PER
Peres	I-PER
,	O
calling	O
Lahd	I-PER
"	O
a	O
great	O
Lebanese	I-MISC
patriot	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
earlier	O
this	O
year	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
had	O
insulted	O
the	O
SLA	I-MISC
commander	O
by	O
ordering	O
his	O
arrest	O
on	O
the	O
treason	O
charges	O
.	O

Peres	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
ousted	O
in	O
May	O
by	O
rightwing	O
Israeli	I-MISC
leader	O
Benjamin	I-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
,	O
said	O
there	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
real	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
"	O
unless	O
it	O
will	O
stop	O
the	O
maltreatment	O
of	O
the	O
SLA	I-ORG
and	O
its	O
commanders	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
Beirut	I-LOC
military	O
court	O
also	O
sentenced	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
jail	O
in	O
absentia	O
Etian	I-PER
Saqr	I-PER
,	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
pro-Israeli	I-MISC
Guardians	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
Cedars	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
small	O
rightwing	O
Christian	I-MISC
civil	O
war	O
militia	O
.	O

Saqr	I-PER
,	O
whose	O
trial	O
was	O
concurrent	O
with	O
Lahd	I-PER
's	O
,	O
was	O
convicted	O
of	O
"	O
contacting	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
enemy	O
,	O
passing	O
information	O
to	O
Israel	I-LOC
and	O
undertaking	O
hostile	O
acts	O
against	O
Lebanon	I-LOC
"	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Texas	I-LOC
/	O
w	O
Okla	O
fed	O
cattle	O
market	O
thin	O
at	O
$	O
67	O
-	O
USDA	I-ORG
.	O

AMARILLO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Trade	O
was	O
slow	O
in	O
the	O
Panhandle	I-LOC
area	O
Friday	O
,	O
USDA	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
were	O
$	O
1.00	O
per	O
cwt	O
lower	O
.	O

Feedlots	O
reporting	O
moderate	O
inquiry	O
.	O

Sales	O
reported	O
on	O
8,200	O
head	O
slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
1,000	O
heifers	O
;	O
following	O
weekly	O
movement	O
of	O
71,200	O
head	O
.	O

Note	O
-	O
all	O
cattle	O
prices	O
based	O
on	O
net	O
weights	O
FOB	O
the	O
feedlot	O
after	O
a	O
4	O
percent	O
shrink	O
.	O

Slaughter	I-MISC
Steers	I-ORG
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
1150-1200	O
lbs	O
67.00	O
.	O

Slaughter	O
Heifers	I-ORG
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
1050-1100	O
lbs	O
67.00	O
.	O

Confirmed	O
-	O
9,300	O
Week	O
Ago	O
-	O
None	O
Year	O
Ago	O
-	O
None	O

(	O
(	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
312	O
408	O
8720	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

USDA	I-ORG
daily	O
cattle	O
and	O
hog	O
slaughter	O
-	O
Dec	O
6	O
.	O

Est	O
daily	O
livestock	O
slaughter	O
under	O
Fed	O
inspection	O
-	O
USDA	I-ORG

CATTLE	O
CALVES	I-ORG
HOGS	O

Friday	O
12/06/96	O
(	O
est	O
)	O
132,000	O
7,000	O
359,000	O

Week	O
ago	O
(	O
est	O
)	O
130,000	O
6,000	O
346,000	O

Year	O
ago	O
(	O
act	O
)	O
132,000	O
6,000	O
336,000	O

Saturday	O
12/07/96	O
(	O
est	O
)	O
38,000	O
0	O
18,000	O

Week	O
to	O
date	O
(	O
est	O
)	O
688,000	O
31,000	O
1,810,000	O

Same	O
Period	O
Last	O
Week	O
(	O
est	O
)	O
601,000	O
26,000	O
1,547,000	O

Same	O
Period	O
Last	O
Year*	I-PER
(	O
act	O
)	O
685,000	O
31,000	O
1,914,000	O

1996	O
Year	O
to	O
date	O
33,549,000	O
1,589,000	O
84,894,000	O

1995	O
Year	O
to	O
date*	O
32,970,000	O
1,305,000	O
88,800,000	O

Percent	O
change	O
1.8	O
%	O
21.8	O
%	O
-	O
4.4	O
%	O

*1995	O
totals	O
adjusted	O
to	O
reflect	O
NASS	I-ORG
revisions	O
1996	O
Totals	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
revision	O
Yearly	O
totals	O
may	O
not	O
add	O
due	O
to	O
rounding	O
.	O

Previous	O
day	O
estimated	O
Steer	O
and	O
Heifer	I-ORG
Cow	I-MISC
and	O
Bull	I-ORG

Thursday	O
100,000	O
33,000	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BALANCE	O
-	O
Hartford	I-LOC
,	O
Conn	I-LOC
.	O

,	O
$	O
11	O
mln	O
.	O

CITY	I-LOC
OF	O
HARTFORD	I-LOC
,	O
CONNECTICUT	I-LOC

RE	O
:	O
$	O
25,000,000	O

GENERAL	O
OBLIGATION	O
BONDS	O

MOODY	I-ORG
'S	I-ORG
:	O
Aaa	I-ORG
/	O
A1	O
S&P	I-ORG
:	O
AAA	O
/	O
AA-	O

Delivery	O
Date	O
:	O
12/16/1996	O

FSA	I-ORG
INSURED	O

Maturity	O
Balance	O
Coupon	O
List	O

12/15/2000	O
1,250M	O
6.25	O
4.10	O

12/15/2001	O
575M	O
4.60	O
4.20	O

12/15/2003	O
265M	O
4.40	O
4.40	O

12/15/2004	O
625M	O
4.50	O
4.50	O

12/15/2005	O
55M	O
4.60	O
4.60	O

12/15/2006	O
145M	O
4.70	O
4.70	O

12/15/2007	O
850M	O
4.85	O
4.85	O

12/15/2008	O
1,200M	O
4.95	O
4.95	O

12/15/2009	O
1,240M	O
5.05	O
5.05	O

12/15/2010	O
1,250M	O
5.15	O
5.15	O

12/15/2011	O
1,240M	O
5.25	O
5.25	O

12/15/2012	O
1,200M	O
5.25	O
5.30	O

12/15/2013	O
1,135M	O
5.30	O
5.35	O

12/15/2014	O
850M	O
5.30	O
5.35	O

Total	O
:	O
11,880M	O

State	I-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
and	O
Trust	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG

Prudential	I-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
Incorporated	I-ORG

PaineWebber	I-ORG
Incorporated	I-ORG

First	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
-	O
NJ	I-ORG

--	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

-DOCSTART-	O

14	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Florida	I-LOC
man	O
dies	O
for	O
killing	O
.	O

TALLAHASSEE	I-LOC
,	O
Fla.	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Fourteen	O
years	O
after	O
he	O
bludgeoned	O
and	O
shot	O
a	O
man	O
whose	O
trailer	O
home	O
he	O
robbed	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
John	I-PER
Mills	I-PER
Jr	I-PER
.	O

,	O
41	O
,	O
was	O
put	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
Florida	I-LOC
's	O
electric	O
chair	O
Friday	O
.	O

As	O
Glenn	I-PER
Lawhon	I-PER
,	O
a	O
rural	O
Florida	I-LOC
minister	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
victim	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
looked	O
on	O
,	O
Mills	I-PER
was	O
pronounced	O
dead	O
at	O
7:13	O
a.m.	O
EST	O
(	O
1213	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
Lester	I-PER
Lawhon	I-PER
.	O

Speaking	O
in	O
Arabic	I-MISC
,	O
Mills	I-PER
made	O
a	O
final	O
statement	O
before	O
an	O
anonymous	O
citizen	O
flipped	O
the	O
switch	O
that	O
sent	O
2000	O
volts	O
of	O
electricity	O
through	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
said	O
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Corrections	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Eugene	I-PER
Morris	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
execution	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
bear	O
witness	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
God	I-PER
but	O
Allah	I-PER
and	O
I	O
bear	O
witness	O
that	O
the	O
prophet	O
Mohammed	I-PER
is	O
the	O
messenger	O
of	O
God	I-PER
,	O
"	O
he	O
quoted	O
Mills	I-PER
as	O
saying	O
.	O

Prison	O
officials	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
record	O
of	O
Mills	I-PER
'	O
official	O
conversion	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
asked	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
name	O
,	O
Yuhanna	I-PER
Abdullah	I-PER
Muhammed	I-PER
,	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
his	O
prison	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
an	O
indication	O
of	O
a	O
conversion	O
to	O
Islam	I-MISC
.	O

Mills	I-PER
is	O
the	O
38th	O
person	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
Florida	I-LOC
's	O
electric	O
chair	O
since	O
the	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
reversed	O
itself	O
in	O
1976	O
and	O
legalised	O
the	O
death	O
penalty	O
.	O

Prison	O
officials	O
said	O
Mills	I-PER
made	O
no	O
special	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
last	O
meal	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
eat	O
the	O
steak	O
,	O
fried	O
potatoes	O
and	O
orange	O
juice	O
offered	O
him	O
.	O

He	O
spent	O
Thursday	O
with	O
family	O
members	O
and	O
his	O
spiritual	O
adviser	O
,	O
Morris	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Mills	I-PER
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
die	O
Wednesday	O
but	O
had	O
his	O
sentence	O
temporarily	O
postponed	O
by	O
the	O
Florida	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
.	O

On	O
Thursday	O
,	O
the	O
11th	O
Circuit	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Appeals	I-ORG
in	O
Atlanta	I-LOC
denied	O
his	O
appeal	O
in	O
federal	O
court	O
.	O

In	O
March	O
1982	O
,	O
Mills	I-PER
and	O
accomplice	O
Michael	I-PER
Frederick	I-PER
knocked	O
on	O
the	O
door	O
of	O
Lester	I-PER
Lawhon	I-PER
's	O
trailer	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rob	O
it	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Lester	I-PER
Lawhon	I-PER
was	O
taken	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
airstrip	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
bludgeoned	O
with	O
a	O
tire	O
iron	O
.	O

Mills	I-PER
then	O
fired	O
two	O
shots	O
that	O
killed	O
Lawhon	I-PER
as	O
the	O
victim	O
tried	O
to	O
run	O
away	O
.	O

Frederick	I-PER
is	O
serving	O
a	O
347-year	O
sentence	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
grain	O
freight	O
fixtures	O
-	O
Dec	O
5	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Mana	I-PER
50,000	O
tonnes	O
soybeans	O
USG	I-ORG
/	O
China	I-LOC
10-15/12	O
$	O
23.50	O
10,000	O
/	O
4,000	O
GeePee	O
.	O

--	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Commodities	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+1	O
212	O
859	O
1640	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Iowa-S	I-PER
Minn	I-PER
fed	O
cattle	O
market	O
quiet	O
,	O
no	O
sales-USDA	O
.	O

DES	I-LOC
MOINES	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
not	O
tested	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
Thursday	O
's	O
close	O
,	O
USDA	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Trade	O
slow	O
.	O

Demand	O
and	O
seller	O
interest	O
light	O
.	O

Offerings	O
light	O
.	O

Steers	O
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-4	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Heifers	O
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-4	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Carcass	I-PER
Basis	O
(	O
weight	O
only	O
)	O
Compared	O
Thursdays	O
Close	O
-	O
Slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
not	O
tested	O
.	O

Steers	O
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-4	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Holstein	I-LOC
-	O
(	O
weight	O
only	O
)	O
Select	O
to	O
mostly	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
1250-1400	O
lbs	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Holsteins	O
-	O
(	O
grade	O
and	O
weight	O
)	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
1250-1450	O
lbs	O
no	O
sales	O
Select	O
2-3	O
1250-1450	O
lbs	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Heifers	O
-	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-4	O
no	O
sales	O
.	O

Confirmed	O
-	O
None	O
Week	O
Ago	O
-	O
800	O
Year	O
Ago	O
-	O
900	O

Wk	O
to	O
Date	O
-	O
None	O
Week	O
Ago	O
-	O
800	O
Year	O
Ago	O
-	O
900	O

(	O
(	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408-8720	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Man	O
stole	O
pigs	O
,	O
tipped	O
strippers	O
,	O
gets	O
10	O
years	O
.	O

APPLETON	I-LOC
,	O
Wis	I-LOC
.	O

1996-12-06	O

A	O
farmhand	O
used	O
the	O
proceeds	O
from	O
stolen	O
pigs	O
to	O
lavish	O
tips	O
on	O
dancers	O
at	O
strip	O
clubs	O
and	O
offered	O
one	O
$	O
3,000	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
breast	O
implant	O
surgery	O
,	O
authorities	O
said	O
Friday	O
.	O

In	O
sentencing	O
Darrel	I-PER
Voeks	I-PER
,	O
38	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
10-year	O
prison	O
term	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
Outagmie	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
Judge	O
Dennis	I-PER
Luebke	I-PER
said	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
thief	O
by	O
habit	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
You	O
are	O
self-indulgent	O
.	O

You	O
are	O
narcissitic	O
,	O
"	O
Luebke	I-PER
said	O
at	O
the	O
sentencing	O
,	O
adding	O
Voeks	O
should	O
pay	O
restitution	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
100,000	O
to	O
the	O
farming	O
family	O
who	O
had	O
hired	O
him	O
.	O

Voeks	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
already	O
on	O
probation	O
for	O
prior	O
pig	O
thefts	O
,	O
pleaded	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
pay	O
bills	O
for	O
his	O
ex-wife	O
and	O
children	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
court	O
heard	O
that	O
receipts	O
showed	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
money	O
went	O
to	O
dancers	O
at	O
strip	O
clubs	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
big	O
tipper	O
.	O

One	O
stripper	O
said	O
Voeks	I-PER
offered	O
to	O
give	O
her	O
$	O
3,000	O
for	O
breast	O
implant	O
surgery	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Canadian	I-MISC
grain	O
statistics	O
weekly	O
.	O

CHICAGO	I-LOC
,	O
Dec	O
6	O
(	O
Reuter	I-ORG
)	O
Statistics	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
December	O
1	O
in	O
000	O
's	O
tonnes	O
.	O

-	O
Canadian	I-MISC
Grain	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG

Visible	O
Supplies	I-ORG
Farmers	I-ORG
Deliveries	I-ORG

Curr	I-ORG
Wk	I-ORG
Yr	I-MISC
Ago	O
Curr	I-ORG
Wk	I-ORG
Yr	O
to	O
Date	O
Yr	O
Ago	O

Wheat	O
4320.2	O
3909.3	O
288.5	O
6278.9	O
5580.0	O

Durum	O
1168.9	O
1225.0	O
44.3	O
965.3	O
1069.6	O

Oats	O
286.5	O
284.6	O
31.9	O
937.3	O
581.2	O

Barley	O
1074.0	O
1104.8	O
178.0	O
2531.4	O
1897.1	O

Rye	O
44.6	O
86.3	O
2.3	O
108.2	O
119.2	O

Flax	I-PER
165.2	O
181.9	O
14.9	O
231.4	O
332.9	O

Canola	O
646.6	O
769.4	O
60.5	O
1902.0	O
2147.6	O

Corn	O
79.6	O
163.5	O
9.4	O
95.7	O
252.0	O

Total	O
7785.8	O
7724.8	O
629.8	O
13050.2	O
11979.6	O

Exports	O
Domestic	O
Disappearance	I-PER

Curr	I-ORG
Wk	O
YTD	I-ORG
Yr	O
Ago	O
Curr	I-ORG
Wk	O
YTD	I-ORG
Yr	O
Ago	O

Wheat	O
387.4	O
4677.8	O
4553.6	O
55.2	O
1039.7	O
846.1	O

Durum	O
129.0	O
1515.9	O
1220.6	O
4.6	O
75.8	O
73.3	O

Oats	O
40.0	O
561.0	O
391.9	O
4.8	O
149.6	O
115.0	O

Barley	O
110.8	O
1203.4	O
506.0	O
48.2	O
941.0	O
786.6	O

Rye	O
4.1	O
60.7	O
57.9	O
3.0	O
10.7	O
18.9	O

Flax	O
7.2	O
154.1	O
235.7	O
1.1	O
22.2	O
15.7	O

Canola	O
47.1	O
988.1	O
1135.5	O
46.7	O
894.9	O
822.0	O

Corn	O
4.4	O
15.1	O
87.0	O
0.6	O
22.1	O
11.1	O

Total	O
730.0	O
9176.1	O
8188.2	O
164.2	O
3156.0	O
2686.7	O

In	O
addition	O
,	O
Statistics	I-ORG
Canada	I-ORG
indicated	O
the	O
following	O
exports	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
between	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
1996	O
,	O
in	O
tonnes	O
:	O

Oats	O
Rye	I-PER
Flaxseed	I-ORG
Canola	I-ORG
Corn	I-MISC

Exports	O
29,200	O
17,200	O
7,700	O
100	O
59,400	O

Year	O
Ago	O
47,000	O
24,300	O
8,700	O
8,200	O
12,200	O

(	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
312	O
408	O
8720	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NYMEX	O
natgas	O
ends	O
sharply	O
lower	O
on	O
weather	O
outlook	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

NYMEX	O
Henry	I-PER
Hub	I-LOC
natgas	O
futures	O
settled	O
significantly	O
lower	O
Friday	O
,	O
pressured	O
early	O
by	O
profit	O
taking	O
and	O
driven	O
even	O
lower	O
late	O
by	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Weather	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
's	O
bearish	O
six	O
to	O
10	O
day	O
forecast	O
,	O
sources	O
said	O
.	O

January	O
ended	O
29.7	O
cents	O
lower	O
at	O
$	O
3.487	O
per	O
million	O
British	I-MISC
thermal	O
units	O
after	O
dipping	O
to	O
a	O
low	O
of	O
$	O
3.46	O
.	O

Feb	O
settled	O
down	O
22	O
cents	O
at	O
$	O
3.186	O
.	O

Most	O
others	O
also	O
were	O
down	O
.	O

"	O
Weather	O
forecasts	O
have	O
been	O
sketchy	O
.	O

Now	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Weather	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
is	O
calling	O
for	O
above-normal	O
temperatures	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
one	O
futures	O
trader	O
said	O
.	O

In	O
its	O
forecast	O
,	O
the	O
NWS	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
expects	O
above-normal	O
temperatures	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
lower	O
48	O
states	O
"	O
from	O
December	O
12	O
through	O
December	O
16	O
.	O

With	O
more	O
room	O
to	O
the	O
downside	O
anticipated	O
early	O
next	O
week	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
support	O
in	O
January	O
was	O
at	O
$	O
3.47	O
,	O
then	O
$	O
3.35	O
.	O

The	O
next	O
backstops	O
were	O
seen	O
at	O
$	O
3.11	O
and	O
$	O
3.04	O
,	O
the	O
low	O
set	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
.	O

Resistance	O
was	O
pegged	O
at	O
the	O
new	O
contract	O
high	O
of	O
$	O
3.80	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
cash	O
market	O
,	O
Gulf	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
prices	O
were	O
around	O
$	O
3.60	O
shortly	O
before	O
nomination	O
deadlines	O
.	O

Midcontinent	O
prices	O
were	O
similarly	O
lower	O
in	O
the	O
$	O
3.40s.	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-LOC
city	O
gate	O
gas	O
slipped	O
into	O
the	O
$	O
4.40s	O
,	O
down	O
almost	O
15	O
cents	O
.	O

NYMEX	O
said	O
an	O
estimated	O
35,662	O
Hub	O
contracts	O
traded	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
Thursday	O
's	O
revised	O
tally	O
of	O
43,955	O
.	O

NYMEX	O
Alberta	I-LOC
natgas	O
remained	O
untraded	O
,	O
with	O
January	O
settling	O
at	O
$	O
1.65	O
,	O
off	O
10	O
cents	O
from	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Physical	O
prices	O
for	O
the	O
weekend	O
at	O
the	O
AECO	I-LOC
storage	O
hub	O
were	O
also	O
down	O
about	O
10	O
cents	O
in	O
the	O
C$	I-MISC
1.92-1.97	O
per	O
gigajoule	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
1.52-1.56	O
per	O
mmBtu	O
range	O
,	O
pressured	O
by	O
unseasonably	O
mild	O
weather	O
in	O
western	O
Canada	I-LOC
.	O

NYMEX	O
Permian	I-LOC
natgas	O
,	O
also	O
untraded	O
,	O
ended	O
10	O
cents	O
lower	O
at	O
$	O
2.90	O
.	O

In	O
congruence	O
with	O
futures	O
,	O
Permian	I-LOC
cash	O
prices	O
for	O
the	O
weekend	O
fell	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
cents	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
-	O
$	O
3.40s.	O

On	O
the	O
KCBT	I-MISC
,	O
January	O
finished	O
26.5	O
cents	O
lower	O
at	O
$	O
3.35	O
after	O
dipping	O
to	O
a	O
low	O
of	O
$	O
3.33	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
session	O
.	O

February	O
was	O
down	O
22	O
cents	O
at	O
the	O
close	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
deferreds	O
were	O
4.5	O
to	O
nine	O
cents	O
lower	O
.	O

The	O
East	I-LOC
/	O
West	I-LOC
spread	O
narrowed	O
by	O
3.2	O
cents	O
to	O
13.7	O
cents	O
(	O
NYMEX	O
premium	O
)	O
.	O

Physical	O
prices	O
at	O
Waha	I-LOC
for	O
the	O
weekend	O
lost	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
cents	O
to	O
the	O
low-to-mid	O
$	O
3.50s	O
as	O
milder	O
weather	O
moved	O
into	O
the	O
Southwest	I-LOC
.	O

--	O
H	O
McCulloch	I-PER
,	O
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Power	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
+212-859-1628	O

-DOCSTART-	O

U.S.	I-LOC
barges	O
lightly	O
quoted	O
on	O
call	O
session	O
.	O

ST.	I-LOC
LOUIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

U.S.	I-LOC
barge	O
rates	O
were	O
lightly	O
quoted	O
Friday	O
on	O
the	O
St.	I-LOC
Louis	I-ORG
Merchants	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
call	O
session	O
.	O

No	O
barges	O
traded	O
versus	O
no	O
trades	O
Thursday	O
.	O

-	O
Two	O
barges	O
next	O
week	O
Illinois	I-LOC
bid	O
at	O
a	O
steady	O
130	O
percent	O
of	O
tariff	O
,	O
offered	O
at	O
135	O
percent	O
.	O

-	O
One	O
barge	O
,	O
week	O
of	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
lower	O
Ohio	I-LOC
bid	O
2-1/2	O
points	O
higher	O
at	O
105	O
percent	O
,	O
no	O
offer	O
.	O

Two	O
barges	O
,	O
week	O
of	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
Illinois	I-LOC
,	O
offered	O
five	O
points	O
lower	O
at	O
195	O
percent	O
,	O
bid	O
at	O
150	O
percent	O
.	O

-	O
Five	O
barges	O
,	O
30-day	O
open	O
,	O
mid-Mississippi	O
(	O
McGregor	I-PER
and	O
south	O
)	O
bid	O
at	O
160	O
percent	O
,	O
offered	O
at	O
170	O
percent	O
,	O
no	O
comparisons	O
.	O

-	O
36	O
barges	O
,	O
two	O
each	O
week	O
May-August	I-LOC
,	O
Illinois	I-LOC
,	O
offered	O
at	O
130	O
percent	O
of	O
tariff	O
,	O
no	O
bid	O
or	O
comparison	O
.	O

-	O
36	O
barges	O
,	O
two	O
each	O
week	O
May-August	O
,	O
mid-Mississippi	O
offered	O
at	O
a	O
steady	O
135	O
percent	O
,	O
bid	O
at	O
120	O
percent	O
(	O
basis	O
one	O
each	O
week	O
)	O
.	O

--	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408	O
8720	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CBOT	O
grain	O
/	O
oilseed	O
receipts	O
and	O
shipments	O
.	O

CHICAGO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Grain	O
and	O
soybean	O
receipts	O
and	O
shipments	O
,	O
in	O
bushels	O
,	O
at	O
delivery	O
locations	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
trading	O
day	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Chicago	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
-	O

Receipts	I-ORG
Shipments	O

Wheat	O

Chicago	I-ORG
0	O
0	O

St.	I-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
21,346	O
0	O

Toledo	I-ORG
61,514	O
0	O

Corn	O

Chicago	I-ORG
78,056	O
0	O

St.	I-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
217,092	O
75,810	O

Toledo	I-LOC
285,505	O
561,287	O

Oats	O

Chicago	I-ORG
0	O
0	O

Minneapolis	I-LOC
306,364	O
153,231	O

Soybeans	O

Chicago	I-LOC
8,674	O
484,018	O

St.	I-LOC
Louis	I-LOC
253,821	O
223,172	O

Toledo	I-LOC
64,334	O
160,476	O

(	O
(	O
Chicago	I-ORG
Newsdesk	I-ORG
312-408-8720	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Clinton	I-PER
to	O
have	O
more	O
news	O
conferences	O
in	O
2nd	O
term	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

President	O
Clinton	I-PER
aims	O
to	O
hold	O
more	O
news	O
conferences	O
in	O
his	O
second	O
term	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
one	O
Dec.	O
13	O
,	O
the	O
White	I-LOC
House	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
president	O
had	O
only	O
two	O
formal	O
,	O
full-blown	O
news	O
conferences	O
last	O
year	O
,	O
one	O
in	O
January	O
and	O
one	O
after	O
he	O
won	O
re-election	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
had	O
various	O
other	O
limited	O
sessions	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
.	O

White	I-LOC
House	I-LOC
spokesman	O
Mike	I-PER
McCurry	I-PER
said	O
Clinton	I-PER
"	O
plans	O
to	O
have	O
regular	O
news	O
conferences	O
"	O
during	O
his	O
second	O
term	O
.	O

But	O
when	O
asked	O
how	O
frequent	O
these	O
would	O
be	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
evasive	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
periodic	O
,	O
occasional	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
He	O
enjoys	O
the	O
give	O
and	O
take	O
"	O
with	O
reporters	O
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
added	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Action	I-ORG
Performance	O
to	O
acquire	O
firms	O
.	O

TEMPE	I-ORG
,	O
Ariz	I-PER
.	O

1996-12-06	O

Action	I-ORG
Performance	I-ORG
Cos	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	O
it	O
has	O
agreed	O
to	O
acquire	O
Motorsport	I-ORG
Traditions	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
and	O
Creative	I-ORG
Marketing	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Promotions	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
for	O
about	O
$	O
13	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
stock	O
.	O

The	O
two	O
firms	O
to	O
be	O
acquired	O
have	O
about	O
$	O
25	O
million	O
in	O
annual	O
revenues	O
from	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
manufacture	O
and	O
sale	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
licensed	O
motorsports	O
products	O
.	O

The	O
deal	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
close	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
subject	O
to	O
due	O
diligence	O
and	O
other	O
customary	O
closing	O
conditions	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Half	O
of	O
dog	O
bites	O
provoked	O
,	O
says	O
American	I-MISC
vet	O
.	O

CHICAGO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

As	O
many	O
as	O
1	O
million	O
dog	O
bites	O
are	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
every	O
year	O
and	O
half	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
provoked	O
by	O
humans	O
,	O
a	O
veterinarian	O
told	O
fellow	O
animal	O
doctors	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
Humane	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
estimates	O
that	O
between	O
500,000	O
and	O
one	O
million	O
bites	O
are	O
delivered	O
by	O
dogs	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
suffered	O
by	O
children	O
.	O

"	O
Most	O
bites	O
can	O
be	O
prevented	O
by	O
teaching	O
children	O
how	O
to	O
respect	O
a	O
dog	O
,	O
"	O
Michael	I-PER
Cornwell	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Glencoe	I-LOC
Animal	I-LOC
Hospital	I-LOC
in	O
Columbus	I-LOC
,	O
Ohio	I-LOC
,	O
told	O
the	O
annual	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	O
American	I-MISC
Veterinary	I-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
Let	O
's	O
not	O
let	O
our	O
kids	O
jump	O
on	O
them	O
or	O
crawl	O
on	O
them	O
.	O

Dogs	O
and	O
children	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
interaction	O
.	O

Let	O
's	O
respect	O
their	O
territories	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Cornwell	I-PER
said	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
reported	O
bites	O
were	O
provoked	O
by	O
a	O
person	O
and	O
60	O
percent	O
were	O
suffered	O
by	O
children	O
.	O

He	O
also	O
estimated	O
that	O
only	O
25	O
percent	O
of	O
bites	O
were	O
reported	O
because	O
medical	O
attention	O
was	O
not	O
needed	O
.	O

Don	I-PER
Rieck	I-PER
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Animal	I-ORG
Control	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
aggressiveness	O
in	O
dogs	O
was	O
related	O
more	O
to	O
gender	O
than	O
breed	O
and	O
a	O
male	O
dog	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
neutered	O
was	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
bite	O
than	O
an	O
unspayed	O
female	O
.	O

The	O
five	O
breeds	O
credited	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
incidents	O
were	O
chow	O
chows	O
,	O
Rottweilers	I-MISC
,	O
German	I-MISC
shepherds	O
,	O
cocker	O
spaniels	O
and	O
Dalmatians	I-MISC
.	O
"	O

The	O
trends	O
in	O
dog	O
bites	O
by	O
particular	O
breeds	O
have	O
more	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
fad	O
pets	O
owned	O
by	O
individuals	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
something	O
unique	O
.	O

Speaking	O
strictly	O
of	O
dogs	O
,	O
15	O
years	O
ago	O
the	O
macho	O
fad	O
pet	O
was	O
a	O
Doberman	I-MISC
.	O

Today	O
,	O
Rottweilers	I-MISC
are	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
,	O
"	O
Rieck	I-PER
said	O
.	O

If	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
stray	O
dog	O
,	O
children	O
should	O
be	O
taught	O
to	O
stand	O
still	O
with	O
fists	O
folded	O
underneath	O
the	O
neck	O
,	O
elbows	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
gaze	O
forward	O
until	O
the	O
dog	O
goes	O
away	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Iowa-S	I-PER
Minn	I-PER
feedlot	O
cattle	O
market	O
not	O
tested-	O
USDA	I-ORG
.	O

DES	I-LOC
MOINES	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
were	O
not	O
tested	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
Thursday	O
's	O
close	O
,	O
USDA	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

Reported	O
sales	O
for	O
Fri-	I-MISC
None	I-MISC
.	O

Week	O
to	O
Date	O
-	O
None	O
.	O

(	O
(	O
Chicago	I-LOC
newsdesk	O
312-408-8720	O
)	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Nebraska	I-LOC
fed	O
cattle	O
roundup	O
-	O
USDA	I-ORG
.	O

OMAHA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
were	O
not	O
established	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Demand	O
limited	O
.	O

Seller	O
interest	O
light	O
.	O

-	O
USDA	I-ORG

Thursday	O
200	O
Last	O
Week	O
Holiday	O
Last	O
Year	O
N	O
/	O
A	O

Week	O
to	O
Date	O
3,500	O
Sm	O
Pd	I-ORG
Lst	O
Wk	I-MISC
800	O
Sm	I-MISC
Pd	I-ORG
Lst	O
Yr	I-MISC
N	O
/	O
A	O

Dressed	O
Basis	O
Delivered	O
not	O
well	O
tested	O
.	O

Dressed	O
Basis	O
Steers	O
:	O
Few	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
,	O
1200-1300	O
lbs	O
112.00	O
;	O
load	O
early	O
114.00	O
.	O

Dressed	O
Basis	O
Heifers	O
:	O
Few	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
,	O
1100-1200	O
lbs	O
112.00	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Four	O
Africans	I-MISC
said	O
to	O
vie	O
for	O
top	O
U.N.	I-ORG
post	O
.	O

Evelyn	I-PER
Leopold	I-PER

UNITED	I-ORG
NATIONS	I-ORG
1996-12-06	O

Four	O
African	I-MISC
states	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
nominate	O
candidates	O
for	O
the	O
post	O
of	O
U.N.	I-ORG
secretary-general	O
on	O
Friday	O
now	O
that	O
Boutros	I-PER
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
has	O
temporarily	O
put	O
aside	O
his	O
bid	O
for	O
re-election	O
.	O

The	O
nominees	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
diplomats	O
,	O
are	O
:	O
Kofi	I-PER
Annan	I-PER
of	O
Ghana	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
undersecretary-general	O
for	O
peacekeeping	O
;	O
Ahmedou	I-PER
Ould	I-PER
Abdallah	I-PER
of	O
Mauritania	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
former	O
U.N.	I-ORG
special	O
envoy	O
for	O
Burundi	I-LOC
;	O
Amara	I-PER
Essy	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Ivory	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
,	O
its	O
foreign	O
minister	O
and	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
president	O
in	O
1994-95	O
;	O
and	O
Hamid	I-PER
Algabid	I-PER
of	O
Niger	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
secretary-general	O
of	O
the	O
Organisation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Islamic	I-ORG
Conference	I-ORG
.	O

Representatives	O
of	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
missions	O
of	O
Ghana	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
Ivory	I-LOC
Coast	I-LOC
,	O
Mauritania	I-LOC
and	O
Niger	I-LOC
have	O
scheduled	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
president	O
Paolo	I-PER
Fulci	I-PER
of	O
Italy	I-LOC
to	O
hand	O
in	O
the	O
nominations	O
in	O
writing	O
,	O
the	O
envoys	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
not	O
known	O
if	O
other	O
candidates	O
would	O
step	O
forward	O
.	O

Diplomats	O
said	O
General	O
Joseph	I-PER
Garba	I-PER
of	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
,	O
a	O
U.N.	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
president	O
in	O
1989-90	O
,	O
was	O
putting	O
forth	O
his	O
own	O
candidacy	O
without	O
being	O
nominated	O
by	O
his	O
country	O
.	O

Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
on	O
Wednesday	O
opened	O
the	O
door	O
for	O
other	O
Africans	I-MISC
to	O
contest	O
his	O
job	O
by	O
saying	O
he	O
was	O
suspending	O
temporarily	O
his	O
candidacy	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
withdrawing	O
completely	O
from	O
the	O
race	O
.	O

His	O
supporters	O
said	O
this	O
meant	O
he	O
remained	O
a	O
candidate	O
in	O
case	O
the	O
race	O
reached	O
an	O
impasse	O
.	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
on	O
Nov.	O
19	O
vetoed	O
his	O
bid	O
for	O
re-election	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
14	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
members	O
supported	O
him	O
.	O

The	O
move	O
by	O
the	O
African	I-MISC
states	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
council	O
could	O
begin	O
voting	O
on	O
candidates	O
next	O
week	O
,	O
a	O
procedure	O
that	O
could	O
either	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
decision	O
or	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
bitter	O
fight	O
with	O
vetoes	O
against	O
each	O
nominee	O
.	O

The	O
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
has	O
to	O
vote	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
secretary-general	O
and	O
then	O
seek	O
the	O
endorsement	O
of	O
the	O
185-members	O
General	O
Assembly	I-ORG
before	O
December	O
31	O
when	O
Boutros-Ghali	I-PER
's	O
term	O
expires	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Spain	I-LOC
's	O
police	O
seize	O
petrol	O
bombs	O
,	O
arrest	O
five	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Spanish	I-MISC
police	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
they	O
had	O
arrested	O
five	O
people	O
and	O
seized	O
more	O
than	O
90	O
petrol	O
bombs	O
during	O
disturbances	O
after	O
a	O
protest	O
in	O
the	O
Basque	I-MISC
country	O
against	O
Spain	I-LOC
's	O
constitution	O
.	O

Hooded	O
protesters	O
threw	O
burning	O
bottles	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
at	O
police	O
in	O
Pamplona	I-LOC
after	O
the	O
protest	O
organised	O
by	O
Herri	I-ORG
Batasuna	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
political	O
wing	O
of	O
Basque	I-MISC
separatist	O
group	O
ETA	I-ORG
.	O

Police	O
also	O
confiscated	O
eight	O
kg	O
(	O
18	O
lb	O
)	O
of	O
screws	O
,	O
balaclavas	O
and	O
spray	O
paint	O
cans	O
.	O

The	O
protest	O
,	O
which	O
attracted	O
several	O
thousand	O
supporters	O
,	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
18th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Spain	I-LOC
's	O
constitution	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Mussolini	I-PER
's	O
granddaughter	O
rejoins	O
far-right	O
party	O
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Alessandra	I-PER
Mussolini	I-PER
,	O
the	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
Italy	I-LOC
's	O
Fascist	I-MISC
dictator	O
Benito	I-PER
Mussolini	I-PER
,	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
she	O
had	O
rejoined	O
the	O
far-right	O
National	I-ORG
Alliance	I-ORG
(	O
AN	O
)	O
party	O
she	O
quit	O
over	O
policy	O
differences	O
last	O
month	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
've	O
gone	O
back	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
told	O
a	O
radio	O
show	O
shortly	O
after	O
AN	O
leader	O
Gianfranco	I-PER
Fini	I-PER
,	O
who	O
was	O
being	O
interviewed	O
on	O
the	O
programme	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
row	O
had	O
been	O
resolved	O
.	O

"	O
He	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
lose	O
me	O
and	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
lose	O
him	O
.	O
"	O

Fini	I-PER
told	O
state	O
radio	O
RAI	I-ORG
he	O
met	O
Mussolini	I-PER
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
good	O
offices	O
of	O
Giuseppe	I-PER
Tatarella	I-PER
,	O
AN	O
's	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
Chamber	O
of	I-ORG
Deputies	I-ORG
(	O
lower	O
house	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
overcome	O
their	O
differences	O
.	O

Mussolini	I-PER
,	O
33	O
,	O
resigned	O
from	O
the	O
parliamentary	O
party	O
group	O
for	O
what	O
she	O
said	O
were	O
strictly	O
political	O
reasons	O
.	O

The	O
fiery	O
politician	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
niece	O
of	O
screen	O
star	O
Sophia	I-PER
Loren	I-PER
,	O
had	O
accused	O
AN	O
leaders	O
of	O
stifling	O
internal	O
party	O
debate	O
.	O

Mussolini	I-PER
,	O
who	O
sits	O
in	O
the	O
Chamber	O
,	O
told	O
La	I-ORG
Stampa	I-ORG
newspaper	O
last	O
month	O
after	O
quitting	O
AN	O
's	O
parliamentary	O
party	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
considering	O
joining	O
the	O
neo-fascist	O
Social	I-MISC
Movement	I-ORG
(	O
MS-Fiamma	O
)	O
formed	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Duce	I-PER
's	O
World	I-MISC
War	I-MISC
Two	I-MISC
followers	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

German	I-MISC
Santa	I-PER
in	O
bank	O
nearly	O
gets	O
arrested	O
.	O

HANOVER	I-LOC
,	O
Germany	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
Santa	I-LOC
Claus	I-PER
distributing	O
presents	O
to	O
workers	O
in	O
a	O
German	I-MISC
bank	O
on	O
Friday	O
nearly	O
ended	O
up	O
behind	O
bars	O
when	O
a	O
passing	O
police	O
patrol	O
thought	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
robber	O
in	O
disguise	O
.	O

The	O
man	O
,	O
doing	O
his	O
rounds	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
city	O
of	O
Hanover	I-LOC
on	O
the	O
day	O
when	O
German	I-MISC
children	O
traditionally	O
receive	O
small	O
presents	O
from	O
Saint	I-PER
Nicholas	I-PER
,	O
convinced	O
police	O
eventually	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
genuine	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Italy	I-LOC
commission	O
concludes	O
1997	O
budget	O
examination	O
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
Italian	I-MISC
upper	O
house	O
Senate	I-ORG
budget	O
commission	O
has	O
concluded	O
its	O
examination	O
of	O
Italy	I-LOC
's	O
1997	O
budget	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
approve	O
the	O
measure	O
officially	O
by	O
Saturday	O
.	O

From	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
assembly	O
of	O
the	O
Senate	I-ORG
will	O
start	O
its	O
examination	O
of	O
the	O
financial	O
package	O
.	O

--	O
Milan	I-ORG
newsroom	O
+392	O
66129502	O

-DOCSTART-	O

EU	I-ORG
,	O
Poland	I-LOC
agree	O
on	O
oil	O
import	O
tariffs	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
European	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
Poland	I-LOC
have	O
resolved	O
disagreements	O
over	O
a	O
new	O
Polish	I-MISC
oil	O
import	O
regime	O
,	O
the	O
European	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
EU	I-ORG
had	O
objected	O
to	O
increases	O
in	O
Polish	I-MISC
tariffs	O
on	O
imports	O
of	O
gasoline	O
and	O
gasoil	O
products	O
introduced	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
contravened	O
levels	O
envisaged	O
in	O
the	O
so-called	O
Europe	I-ORG
Agreement	I-MISC
between	O
the	O
EU	I-ORG
and	O
Poland	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
increases	O
were	O
aimed	O
at	O
protecting	O
the	O
Polish	I-MISC
market	O
while	O
helping	O
to	O
modernise	O
the	O
local	O
oil	O
industry	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
EU	I-ORG
and	O
Poland	I-LOC
have	O
now	O
reached	O
a	O
final	O
settlement	O
regarding	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Polish	I-MISC
import	O
regime	O
in	O
the	O
oils	O
sector	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Commission	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Under	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
Poland	I-LOC
will	O
abolish	O
all	O
oil	O
import	O
tariffs	O
by	O
2001	O
,	O
remove	O
all	O
oil	O
price	O
controls	O
and	O
end	O
quantitative	O
restrictions	O
on	O
imports	O
by	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O

The	O
agreement	O
includes	O
the	O
early	O
privatisation	O
and	O
modernisation	O
of	O
Polish	I-MISC
oil	O
refineries	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
obliged	O
to	O
offer	O
equal	O
treatment	O
to	O
all	O
buyers	O
.	O

The	O
EU	I-ORG
and	O
Poland	I-LOC
will	O
monitor	O
the	O
settlement	O
at	O
six-monthly	O
meetings	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Hindu	O
party	O
forces	O
India	I-LOC
parliament	O
to	O
adjourn	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Hindu	O
nationalists	O
forced	O
adjournment	O
of	O
India	I-LOC
's	O
lower	O
house	O
of	O
parliament	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
in	O
protest	O
against	O
a	O
proposal	O
to	O
observe	O
a	O
minute	O
's	O
silence	O
over	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
a	O
mosque	O
by	O
a	O
Hindu	I-MISC
mob	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O

Members	O
of	O
the	O
Hindu	I-MISC
nationalist	O
Bharatiya	I-ORG
Janata	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
BJP	I-ORG
)	O
shouted	O
pro-Hindu	O
slogans	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
after	O
a	O
communist	O
deputy	O
made	O
the	O
proposal	O
in	O
remembrance	O
of	O
the	O
Babri	I-LOC
mosque	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
razed	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O

The	O
house	O
was	O
first	O
adjourned	O
for	O
two	O
hours	O
.	O

When	O
it	O
reconvened	O
,	O
BJP	I-ORG
deputies	O
resumed	O
the	O
slogan-shouting	O
,	O
and	O
deputy	O
speaker	O
Suraj	I-PER
Bhan	I-PER
suspended	O
work	O
until	O
Monday	O
.	O

The	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
16th-century	O
mosque	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
Indian	I-MISC
town	O
of	O
Ayodhya	I-LOC
triggered	O
nationwide	O
Hindu-Moslem	I-MISC
violence	O
in	O
which	O
more	O
than	O
3,000	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
.	O

Indian	I-MISC
officials	O
blame	O
revenge-minded	O
Moslem	I-MISC
underworld	O
gangs	O
in	O
Bombay	I-LOC
for	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
bombings	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
that	O
killed	O
260	O
people	O
.	O

The	O
BJP	I-ORG
backs	O
a	O
hardline	O
Hindu	I-MISC
campaign	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
temple	O
at	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
mosque	O
,	O
which	O
Hindus	I-MISC
believe	O
was	O
the	O
birthplace	O
of	O
the	O
Lord	I-LOC
Rama	I-PER
.	O

The	O
campaign	O
catapulted	O
BJP	I-ORG
from	O
the	O
political	O
fringe	O
to	O
become	O
India	I-LOC
's	O
main	O
opposition	O
party	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Indian	I-MISC
Sept	O
crude	O
oil	O
output	O
falls	O
to	O
2.6	O
mln	O
T	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
DELHI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

India	I-LOC
's	O
crude	O
petroleum	O
output	O
fell	O
to	O
2.56	O
million	O
tonnes	O
in	O
September	O
from	O
2.83	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

STEEL	O
OUTPUT	O
Sept	O
Sept	O
Apr-Sept	I-PER
Apr-Sept	I-MISC

1996	O
1995	O
1996	O
1995	O

Crude	O
petroleum	O
2,557	O
2,832	O
15,838	O
17,648	O

Petroleum	O
products	O
4,605	O
5,110	O
30,589	O
29,328	O

Note	O
-	O
Figures	O
are	O
in	O
thousands	O
of	O
tonnes	O
and	O
preliminary	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

LUXEMBOURG	I-LOC
CHRISTMAS	O
MARKET	O
GOES	O
ON	O
WORLD	O
WIDE	O
WEB	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Luxembourg	I-LOC
's	O
traditional	O
Christmas	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
starts	O
on	O
Saturday	O
and	O
runs	O
to	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
has	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
wide	O
web	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
publicising	O
its	O
activities	O
.	O

The	O
web	O
site	O
(	O
http://www.pt.lu/infoweb/kreschtmaart	O
)	O
gives	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
concert	O
programme	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
various	O
retailers	O
.	O

--	O
Brussels	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+32	O
2	O
287	O
6810	O
,	O
Fax	O
+32	O
2	O
230	O
7710	O

-DOCSTART-	O

London	I-LOC
coal	O
/	O
ore	O
fixtures	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

COAL	O
-	O
Lantau	I-LOC
Peak	O
-	O
120,000	O
tones	O
coal	O
Hay	I-PER
Point	O
or	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
/	O
Kaohsiung	I-LOC
20-30/1	O
$	O
5.25	O
and	O
$	O
5.85	O
fio	O
respectively	O
40,000-35,000	O
/	O
28,000	O
shinc	O
China	I-LOC
Steel	I-ORG
.	O

Royal	I-ORG
Clipper	I-ORG
-	O
77,000	O
tonnes	O
coal	O
Maracaibo	I-LOC
/	O
Fos	O
19/12-2/1	O
$	O
9.90	O
fio	O
20,000	O
shinc	O
/	O
25,000	O
shinc	O
Coe	I-PER
and	O
Clerici	I-PER
.	O

ORE	O
-	O
IMC	I-ORG
TBN	I-ORG
-	O
70,000	O
tonnes	O
Dampier	I-PER
/	O
Kaohsiung	I-LOC
20-30/12	O
$	O
5.25	O
fio	O
35,000	O
shinc	O
/	O
30,000	O
shinc	O
China	I-LOC
Steel	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

UK	I-LOC
bookmakers	O
lengthen	O
Conservative	O
victory	O
odds	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

UK	I-LOC
bookmakers	O
William	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
they	O
have	O
lengthened	O
the	O
odds	O
of	O
a	O
Conservative	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
general	O
election	O
from	O
9-4	O
to	O
5-2	O
.	O

William	I-PER
Hill	I-PER
said	O
the	O
odds	O
were	O
the	O
longest	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
.	O

The	O
Labour	I-ORG
opposition	O
are	O
now	O
1-4	O
favourites	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
election	O
must	O
be	O
held	O
by	O
May	O
.	O

--	O
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542-7768	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Italy	I-LOC
tops	O
week	O
of	O
meagre	O
bond	O
returns	O
-	O
Salomon	I-ORG
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

High-flying	O
Italy	I-LOC
topped	O
the	O
league	O
in	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
meagre	O
returns	O
on	O
government	O
bonds	O
,	O
Salomon	I-ORG
Brothers	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

In	O
local	O
currency	O
terms	O
,	O
Italian	I-MISC
BTPs	O
offered	O
returns	O
of	O
0.85	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
ended	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
with	O
fellow	O
high-yielder	O
Sweden	I-LOC
close	O
behind	O
on	O
0.80	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
weekly	O
government	O
bond	O
index	O
rose	O
0.07	O
percent	O
in	O
local	O
currency	O
terms	O
.	O

France	I-LOC
managed	O
third	O
place	O
with	O
0.68	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
16-nation	I-MISC
world	O
government	O
bond	O
index	O
.	O

Canada	I-LOC
's	O
were	O
the	O
worst	O
performing	O
bonds	O
.	O

They	O
lost	O
2.21	O
percent	O
,	O
depressed	O
by	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
new	O
Canadian	I-MISC
supply	O
.	O

Returns	O
on	O
Treasuries	I-ORG
were	O
also	O
in	O
negative	O
territory	O
at	O
minus	O
0.24	O
percent	O
,	O
the	O
poorest	O
result	O
after	O
Canada	I-LOC
and	O
British	I-MISC
gilts	O
which	O
lost	O
0.28	O
percent	O
.	O

Australia	I-LOC
was	O
the	O
only	O
dollar-bloc	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
to	O
eke	O
out	O
a	O
positive	O
return	O
,	O
albeit	O
a	O
paltry	O
0.02	O
percent	O
.	O

German	I-MISC
Bunds	I-MISC
were	O
not	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
offering	O
returns	O
of	O
0.05	O
percent	O
,	O
while	O
Japanese	I-MISC
government	O
bonds	O
managed	O
a	O
0.38	O
percent	O
gain	O
.	O

Spanish	I-MISC
bonds	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
top	O
performers	O
in	O
Salomon	I-ORG
Brothers	I-ORG
'	O
league	O
table	O
for	O
November	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
turned	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
subdued	O
weekly	O
performance	O
with	O
a	O
return	O
of	O
only	O
0.27	O
percent	O
.	O

In	O
U.S.	I-LOC
dollar	O
terms	O
,	O
Japan	I-LOC
was	O
the	O
only	O
country	O
to	O
give	O
positive	O
returns	O
at	O
1.35	O
percent	O
.	O

France	I-LOC
lost	O
0.37	O
percent	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Italy	I-LOC
on	O
minus	O
0.59	O
percent	O
.	O

The	O
biggest	O
losers	O
in	O
dollar	O
terms	O
were	O
British	I-MISC
gilts	O
,	O
which	O
shed	O
3.41	O
percent	O
,	O
Canada	I-LOC
with	O
minus	O
3.03	O
percent	O
and	O
Australia	I-LOC
at	O
minus	O
1.54	O
percent	O
.	O

Salomon	I-ORG
's	O
bond	O
index	O
is	O
calculated	O
using	O
all	O
government	O
bonds	O
with	O
over	O
one	O
year	O
to	O
maturity	O
,	O
weighted	O
for	O
market	O
capitalisation	O
.	O

Only	O
bonds	O
freely	O
available	O
to	O
institutional	O
investors	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
minimum	O
amount	O
outstanding	O
are	O
included	O
.	O

Returns	O
take	O
account	O
of	O
price	O
moves	O
and	O
accrued	O
interest	O
.	O

--	O
Stephen	I-PER
Nisbet	I-PER
,	O
International	I-ORG
Bonds	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
6320	O

-DOCSTART-	O

OPEC	O
basket	O
price	O
$	O
24.20	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
OPEC	I-ORG
basket	O
of	O
seven	O
crudes	O
stood	O
at	O
$	O
24.20	O
a	O
barrel	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
against	O
$	O
23.47	O
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
the	O
OPECNA	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
,	O
quoting	O
the	O
OPEC	O
secretariat	O
.	O

The	O
basket	O
comprises	O
Algeria	I-LOC
's	O
Saharan	I-LOC
Blend	O
,	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
's	O
Minas	I-LOC
,	O
Nigeria	I-LOC
's	O
Bonny	I-PER
Light	I-ORG
,	O
Saudi	I-LOC
Arabia	I-LOC
's	O
Arabian	I-MISC
Light	I-ORG
,	O
Dubai	I-LOC
of	O
the	O
UAE	I-LOC
,	O
Venezuela	I-LOC
's	O
Tia	I-PER
Juana	I-PER
and	O
Mexico	I-LOC
's	O
Isthmus	I-LOC
.	O

--	O
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
+44	O
171	O
542	O
7630	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Relations	O
between	O
Clarke	I-PER
,	O
Major	O
good	O
-	O
spokesman	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Relations	O
between	O
Chancellor	I-PER
of	O
the	O
Exchequer	I-ORG
Kenneth	I-PER
Clarke	I-PER
and	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
John	I-PER
Major	I-PER
are	O
good	O
despite	O
media	O
reports	O
of	O
a	O
rift	O
over	O
European	I-MISC
policy	O
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Major	O
's	O
office	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Asked	O
about	O
the	O
reports	O
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Relations	O
are	O
good	O
.	O
"	O

Asked	O
about	O
Major	O
's	O
mood	O
after	O
a	O
day	O
of	O
media	O
speculation	O
about	O
his	O
political	O
fortunes	O
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
He	O
is	O
resolute	O
.	O

He	O
is	O
getting	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
job	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
spokesman	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
any	O
meetings	O
overnight	O
between	O
Clarke	I-PER
and	O
Major	O
,	O
nor	O
of	O
any	O
talks	O
between	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
and	O
parliamentary	O
business	O
managers	O
.	O

Both	O
Major	I-MISC
and	O
Clarke	I-PER
were	O
in	O
their	O
constituencies	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Two	O
dead	O
after	O
executive	O
jet	O
crashes	O
in	O
Newfoundland	I-LOC
.	O

STEPHENVILLE	I-LOC
,	O
Newfoundland	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Two	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
when	O
an	O
executive	O
jet	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
Ireland	I-LOC
from	O
Michigan	I-LOC
crashed	O
on	O
approach	O
to	O
an	O
airport	O
in	O
Stephenville	I-LOC
,	O
Newfoundland	I-LOC
,	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
authorities	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
pilot	O
and	O
co-pilot	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
aboard	O
,	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
crash	O
of	O
the	O
Learjet	I-ORG
36	O
,	O
airport	O
manager	O
David	I-PER
Snow	I-PER
said	O
in	O
a	O
telephone	O
interview	O
.	O

Snow	I-PER
said	O
the	O
plane	O
last	O
reported	O
to	O
air	O
traffic	O
control	O
at	O
about	O
3	O
A.M.	O
local	O
time	O
/	O
1:30	O
A.M.	O
EST	O
(	O
0630	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
when	O
it	O
began	O
its	O
final	O
approach	O
about	O
10	O
miles	O
(	O
16	O
km	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
airport	O
in	O
this	O
east	O
coast	O
Canadian	I-MISC
province	O
.	O

That	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
communication	O
the	O
aircraft	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
airport	O
,	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
considered	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
missing	O
until	O
about	O
0600	O
(	O
4:30	O
A.M.	O
EST	I-ORG
)	O
(	O
0930	O
GMT	I-MISC
)	O
.	O

That	O
's	O
when	O
the	O
wreckage	O
was	O
discovered	O
,	O
"	O
Snow	I-PER
said	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
cargo	O
flight	O
originated	O
in	O
Grand	I-LOC
Rapids	I-LOC
,	O
Michigan	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
stop	O
at	O
Stephenville	I-LOC
for	O
refueling	O
before	O
going	O
to	O
Shannon	I-PER
,	O
Ireland	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
crash	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
known	O
.	O

Investigators	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
fly	O
to	O
Stephenville	I-LOC
later	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

PLO	I-ORG
says	O
Arafat	I-PER
,	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
could	O
meet	O
Saturday	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

PLO	I-ORG
negotiators	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
President	O
Yasser	I-PER
Arafat	I-PER
,	O
Israeli	I-MISC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Benjamin	I-PER
Netanyahu	I-PER
and	O
Egyptian	I-MISC
President	O
Hosni	I-PER
Mubarak	I-PER
might	O
all	O
meet	O
on	O
Saturday	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
clinch	O
a	O
deal	O
on	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
handover	O
of	O
Hebron	I-LOC
to	O
the	O
PLO	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
very	O
possible	O
that	O
Arafat	I-PER
and	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
will	O
meet	O
in	O
Cairo	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

There	O
is	O
work	O
on	O
arranging	O
such	O
a	O
meeting	O
hosted	O
by	O
President	O
Mubarak	I-PER
,	O
"	O
one	O
PLO	I-ORG
official	O
,	O
who	O
requested	O
anonymity	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Israeli	I-MISC
officials	O
said	O
no	O
meeting	O
had	O
yet	O
been	O
set	O
.	O

Arafat	I-PER
's	O
adviser	O
Nabil	I-PER
Abu	I-PER
Rdainah	I-PER
said	O
:	O

"	O
President	O
Arafat	I-PER
is	O
ready	O
to	O
meet	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
but	O
no	O
time	O
or	O
date	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
meeting	O
yet	O
.	O

"	O
President	O
Arafat	I-PER
's	O
position	O
is	O
clear	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
meeting	O
should	O
come	O
after	O
successful	O
negotiations	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
meeting	O
would	O
have	O
positive	O
results	O
.	O

Especially	O
since	O
the	O
Hebron	I-MISC
issue	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
agreed	O
yet	O
and	O
the	O
crucial	O
disputed	O
issues	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
resolved	O
.	O
"	O

But	O
Rdainah	I-PER
said	O
Arafat	I-PER
would	O
go	O
to	O
Cairo	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
for	O
talks	O
with	O
Mubarak	I-PER
.	O

Both	O
Arafat	I-PER
and	O
Netanyahu	I-PER
have	O
expressed	O
willingness	O
to	O
meet	O
.	O

They	O
last	O
met	O
in	O
Washington	I-LOC
after	O
clashes	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
killed	O
60	O
Palestinians	I-MISC
and	O
15	O
Israelis	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
violence	O
was	O
spurred	O
by	O
Israel	I-LOC
's	O
opening	O
an	O
entrance	O
to	O
a	O
tunnel	O
near	O
Moslem	I-MISC
sites	O
in	O
Jerusalem	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
Palestine	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
PLO	I-ORG
)	O
negotiators	O
said	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
talks	O
with	O
Israel	I-LOC
on	O
implementing	O
the	O
long-delayed	O
handover	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
Hebron	I-LOC
to	O
PLO	I-ORG
rule	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
meaningless	O
"	O
,	O
necessitating	O
an	O
Arafat-Netanyahu	I-MISC
meeting	O
.	O

Mubarak	I-PER
's	O
adviser	O
Osama	I-PER
el-Baz	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
there	O
were	O
efforts	O
to	O
arrange	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
the	O
Israeli	I-MISC
and	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
leaders	O
.	O

Palestinian	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
Secretary	O
General	O
Ahmed	I-PER
Abdel-Rahman	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
he	O
understood	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
Cairo	I-LOC
either	O
on	O
Friday	O
or	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Abdel-Rahman	I-PER
had	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
Saturday	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
date	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
sabbath	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
Jewish	I-MISC
sabbath	O
ends	O
at	O
sundown	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
night	O
meeting	O
would	O
not	O
interfere	O
with	O
the	O
religious	O
observance	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Turkey	I-LOC
hindered	O
by	O
own	O
landmines	O
on	O
Syrian	I-MISC
border	O
.	O

ANKARA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Turkey	I-LOC
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
prevent	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebels	O
and	O
smugglers	O
infiltrating	O
from	O
Syria	I-LOC
are	O
being	O
badly	O
hindered	O
because	O
the	O
military	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
minefields	O
on	O
the	O
border	O
,	O
a	O
commission	O
of	O
parliamentarians	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
exactly	O
where	O
the	O
mines	O
have	O
been	O
sown	O
because	O
a	O
minefield	O
chart	O
cannot	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
commission	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
report	O
on	O
border	O
protection	O
.	O

The	O
report	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
debated	O
in	O
parliament	O
in	O
coming	O
weeks	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
Reuters	I-ORG
on	O
Friday	O
.	O
"	O

Officials	O
say	O
the	O
minefields	O
present	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
the	O
security	O
forces	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
Kurdistan	I-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	I-ORG
)	O
guerrillas	O
sometimes	O
know	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
mined	O
areas	O
along	O
the	O
border	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
security	O
forces	O
.	O

"	O
Terrorists	O
and	O
smugglers	O
have	O
dug	O
up	O
the	O
mines	O
,	O
defused	O
them	O
and	O
opened	O
up	O
wide	O
paths	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O

They	O
can	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
easily	O
as	O
the	O
minefields	O
are	O
not	O
an	O
obstacle	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
said	O
.	O

An	O
armed	O
forces	O
spokesman	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O

Turkey	I-LOC
says	O
Syria	I-LOC
sponsors	O
the	O
PKK	I-ORG
,	O
fighting	O
for	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
self-rule	O
in	O
southeast	O
Turkey	I-LOC
.	O

Damascus	I-LOC
denies	O
aiding	O
the	O
rebels	O
.	O

The	O
PKK	I-ORG
also	O
crosses	O
into	O
Turkey	I-LOC
from	O
bases	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
of	O
northern	O
Iraq	I-LOC
.	O

More	O
than	O
21,000	O
people	O
have	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
12-year-old	O
conflict	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Three	O
dead	O
in	O
Kurd	I-MISC
militia	O
blood	O
feud	O
in	O
Turkey	I-LOC
.	O

DIYARBAKIR	I-LOC
,	O
Turkey	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Three	O
people	O
were	O
killed	O
on	O
Friday	O
in	O
a	O
gun	O
battle	O
between	O
rival	O
groups	O
of	O
anti-guerrilla	O
militiamen	O
on	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
this	O
southeastern	O
Turkish	I-MISC
city	O
,	O
police	O
said	O
.	O

Four	O
others	O
were	O
wounded	O
in	O
the	O
clash	O
,	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
blood	O
feud	O
between	O
two	O
families	O
,	O
the	O
Kesers	I-ORG
and	O
Karabuluts	I-PER
,	O
serving	O
as	O
state-paid	O
village	O
guards	O
against	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
rebels	O
.	O

Police	O
said	O
the	O
guards	O
fired	O
automatic	O
weapons	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
was	O
a	O
civilian	O
passer-by	O
.	O

The	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
70,000	O
mainly	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
village	O
guards	O
who	O
fight	O
Kurdistan	I-ORG
Workers	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
(	O
PKK	I-ORG
)	O
guerrillas	O
in	O
the	O
southeast	O
has	O
been	O
questioned	O
recently	O
after	O
media	O
allegations	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
common	O
crime	O
.	O

The	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
main	O
pro-state	O
militia	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
a	O
security	O
scandal	O
that	O
has	O
shaken	O
the	O
government	O
.	O

More	O
than	O
21,000	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
12-year-old	O
conflict	O
between	O
Turkish	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
and	O
the	O
PKK	I-ORG
,	O
fighting	O
for	O
Kurdish	I-MISC
autonomy	O
or	O
independence	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Texas	I-LOC
/	O
w	O
Okla	O
fed	O
cattle	O
roundup	O
-	O
USDA	I-ORG
.	O

AMARILLO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Trade	O
very	O
slow	O
in	O
the	O
Panhandle	I-LOC
area	O
Thursday	O
.	O

Slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
heifers	O
not	O
well	O
tested	O
.	O

Feedlots	O
reporting	O
light	O
inquiry	O
from	O
buyers	O
.	O

-	O
USDA	I-ORG

Thursday	O
200	O
Week	O
Ago	I-ORG
Holiday	O
Year	O
Ago	O
10,900	O

Wk	O
to	O
Date	O
69,100	O
Week	O
Ago	O
58,100	O
Year	O
Ago	O
30,800	O

Sales	O
reported	O
on	O
200	O
head	O
steers	O
;	O
69,100	O
head	O
confirmed	O
for	O
week	O
to	O
date	O
which	O
includes	O
14,000	O
formulated	O
and	O
3,400	O
contracted	O
cattle	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
this	O
week	O
.	O

Slaughter	O
Steers	I-PER
:	O
Pen	I-MISC
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
,	O
1150	O
lbs	O
67.00	O
.	O

Pen	I-PER
Select	O
,	O
few	O
choice	O
2-3	O
1150	O
lbs	O
66.00	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Kansas	I-LOC
feedlot	O
cattle	O
roundup	O
-	O
USDA	I-ORG
.	O

DODGE	I-LOC
CITY	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Trade	O
slow	O
.	O

Not	O
enough	O
slaughter	O
steer	O
or	O
heifer	O
sales	O
confirmed	O
for	O
an	O
adequate	O
market	O
test	O
.	O

-	O
USDA	I-ORG

Thursday	O
600	O
week	O
ago	O
holiday	O
year	O
ago	O
14,200	O

week	O
to	O
date	O
89,300	O
week	O
ago	O
71,000	O
year	O
ago	O
47,200	O

Inquiry	O
good	O
,	O
demand	O
light	O
.	O

Sales	O
confirmed	O
on	O
500	O
slaughter	O
steers	O
and	O
100	O
slaughter	O
heifers	O
Thursday	O
.	O

For	O
the	O
week	O
to	O
date	O
89,300	O
head	O
confirmed	O
including	O
30,600	O
head	O
of	O
contracted	O
or	O
formulated	O
cattle	O
.	O

Steers	O
:	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
,	O
1200	O
lbs	O
67.00	O
.	O

Heifers	O
:	O
Select	I-ORG
and	O
Choice	O
2-3	O
,	O
1150	O
lbs	O
67.00	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Delphis	I-ORG
Hanover	I-ORG
weekly	O
municipal	O
bond	O
yields	O
.	O

Delphis	I-ORG
Hanover	I-ORG
weekly	O
muni	O
bond	O
yields	O
calculated	O
Dec	O
5	O

Aaa	O
Aa	I-ORG
A	O
Baa	I-MISC

1997	O
3.50	O
3.60*	O
3.70	O
3.75	O
4.00	O
4.00	O
4.30	O
4.35	O

2001	O
4.20	O
4.20	O
4.35	O
4.40	O
4.65	O
4.65	O
5.00	O
5.00	O

2006	O
4.70	O
4.70	O
4.85	O
4.85	O
5.15	O
5.15	O
5.50	O
5.50	O

2011	O
5.15	O
5.15	O
5.30	O
5.30	O
5.60	O
5.60	O
5.90	O
5.90	O

2016	O
5.35	O
5.30	O
5.50	O
5.45	O
5.80	O
5.75	O
6.10	O
6.05	O

2021	O
5.45	O
5.40	O
5.60	O
5.55	O
5.90	O
5.85	O
6.20	O
6.15	O

2026	O
5.50	O
5.45	O
5.65	O
5.60	O
5.95	O
5.90	O
6.25	O
6.20	O

*from	O
previous	O
calculation	O
on	O
Nov	O
27	O

--	O
U.S.	I-ORG
Municipal	I-ORG
Desk	I-ORG
,	O
212-859-1650	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ACCESS	O
energy	O
futures	O
prices	O
add	O
to	O
daytime	O
gains	O
.	O

LOS	I-LOC
ANGELES	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

U.S.	I-LOC
energy	O
futures	O
added	O
to	O
floor	O
session	O
gains	O
in	O
light	O
NYMEX	O
ACCESS	I-MISC
trade	O
Thursday	O
,	O
as	O
forecasts	O
for	O
colder	O
temperatures	O
in	O
distillate-hungry	O
Northeastern	I-LOC
markets	O
raised	O
supply	O
concerns	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
cold	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
are	O
helping	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
trader	O
said	O
.	O

Earlier	O
,	O
NYMEX	I-ORG
crude	O
ended	O
daytime	O
trade	O
78	O
cents	O
higher	O
at	O
$	O
25.58	O
a	O
barrel	O
,	O
following	O
breakthroughs	O
of	O
key	O
technical	O
levels	O
and	O
reports	O
of	O
tighter	O
supplies	O
.	O

Front-month	O
heating	O
oil	O
firmed	O
0.09	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
to	O
75.20	O
cents	O
as	O
roughly	O
100	O
lots	O
changed	O
hands	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
ACCESS	I-ORG
.	O

About	O
112	O
lots	O
were	O
exchanged	O
overall	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

NYMEX	O
gasoline	O
for	O
January	O
delivery	O
climbed	O
0.12	O
cents	O
a	O
gallon	O
to	O
69.80	O
cents	O
as	O
a	O
light	O
33	O
lots	O
traded	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
month	O
and	O
35	O
moved	O
overall	O
.	O

January	O
crude	O
was	O
barely	O
changed	O
from	O
its	O
settlement	O
,	O
edging	O
up	O
one	O
cent	O
to	O
$	O
25.66	O
a	O
barrel	O
.	O

About	O
350	O
lots	O
were	O
traded	O
for	O
January	O
and	O
870	O
in	O
all	O
months	O
.	O

--	O
David	I-PER
Brinkerhoff	I-PER
,	O
Los	I-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
bureau	O
+1	O
213	O
380	O
2014	O

-DOCSTART-	O

U.S.	I-LOC
blasts	O
release	O
of	O
convicted	O
bomber	O
.	O

WASHINGTON	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
Thursday	O
blasted	O
the	O
release	O
from	O
a	O
Greek	I-MISC
prison	O
of	O
a	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
guerrilla	O
convicted	O
of	O
bombing	O
an	O
airliner	O
and	O
killing	O
a	O
teenager	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
move	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
sense	O
.	O
"	O

"	O
All	O
of	O
us	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
victimised	O
by	O
terrorists	O
...	O
need	O
to	O
stand	O
together	O
against	O
terrorists	O
.	O

We	O
ca	O
n't	O
let	O
terrorists	O
out	O
of	O
jail	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
a	O
danger	O
to	O
civilians	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
"	O
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Nicholas	I-PER
Burns	I-PER
said	O
.	O
'	O

Mohammed	I-PER
Rashid	I-PER
"	O
is	O
a	O
terrorist	O
who	O
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
behind	O
bars	O
.	O

It	O
is	O
inexplicable	O
to	O
us	O
why	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
allowed	O
to	O
leave	O
Greece	I-LOC
before	O
serving	O
his	O
just	O
sentence	O
...	O
This	O
is	O
an	O
incomprehensible	O
move	O
.	O

It	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
sense	O
,	O
"	O
Burns	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
briefing	O
.	O

He	O
spoke	O
after	O
Rashid	I-PER
left	O
Greece	I-LOC
Thursday	O
on	O
being	O
freed	O
from	O
prison	O
early	O
for	O
good	O
behaviour	O
after	O
serving	O
8-1/2	O
years	O
.	O

The	O
Clinton	I-PER
administration	O
's	O
strong	O
views	O
on	O
this	O
subject	O
have	O
been	O
conveyed	O
to	O
the	O
Greek	I-MISC
government	O
,	O
Burns	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Mahammad	I-PER
Rashid	I-PER
was	O
whisked	O
from	O
Korydallos	I-LOC
maximum	O
security	O
prison	O
just	O
outside	O
Athens	I-LOC
to	O
the	O
airport	O
where	O
he	O
boarded	O
a	O
regular	O
Olympic	I-MISC
Airways	I-ORG
flight	O
to	O
Cairo	I-LOC
where	O
he	O
would	O
transit	O
to	O
Tunis	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
former	O
Palestine	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
headquarters	I-ORG
.	O

Rashid	I-PER
,	O
46	O
,	O
was	O
sentenced	O
to	O
18	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
by	O
a	O
Greek	I-MISC
court	O
in	O
1992	O
after	O
being	O
convicted	O
of	O
premeditated	O
murder	O
in	O
the	O
mid-air	O
bombing	O
of	O
a	O
Pan	I-MISC
American	I-MISC
airliner	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O

His	O
sentence	O
had	O
been	O
reduced	O
to	O
15	O
years	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O

A	O
parole	O
court	O
ruled	O
recently	O
that	O
Rashid	I-PER
could	O
be	O
freed	O
after	O
serving	O
8-1/2	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
time	O
in	O
pre-trial	O
detention	O
counted	O
towards	O
his	O
term	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
he	O
must	O
be	O
expelled	O
immediately	O
from	O
Greece	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
accuses	O
Rashid	I-PER
of	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
May	O
15	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
guerrilla	O
group	O
and	O
being	O
an	O
accomplished	O
student	O
of	O
master	O
Palestinian	I-MISC
bombmaker	O
Abu	I-PER
Ibrahim	I-PER
.	O

Three	O
FBI	I-ORG
agents	O
who	O
testified	O
against	O
Rashid	I-PER
during	O
the	O
trial	O
,	O
held	O
at	O
Korydallos	I-LOC
prison	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
ample	O
evidence	O
against	O
Rashid	I-PER
for	O
a	O
bomb	O
planted	O
on	O
a	O
Pan	I-MISC
American	I-MISC
plane	O
in	O
Brazil	I-LOC
in	O
1982	O
and	O
a	O
mid-air	O
bomb	O
blast	O
on	O
a	O
TWA	I-ORG
airliner	O
approaching	O
Athens	I-LOC
in	O
1986	O
which	O
killed	O
four	O
U.S.	I-LOC
citizens	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

School	O
football	O
player	O
banned	O
for	O
slashing	O
opponents	O
.	O

ALBUQUERQUE	I-LOC
,	O
N.M.	I-LOC
1996-12-05	O

A	O
New	I-LOC
Mexico	I-LOC
high	O
school	O
football	O
player	O
who	O
used	O
razor-sharp	O
helmet	O
buckles	O
to	O
slash	O
opponents	O
and	O
a	O
referee	O
was	O
expelled	O
from	O
high	O
school	O
banned	O
Thursday	O
from	O
competition	O
for	O
one	O
year	O
.	O

Mike	I-PER
Cito	I-PER
,	O
17	O
,	O
was	O
expelled	O
from	O
St	I-LOC
Pius	I-ORG
X	O
High	O
School	O
in	O
Albuquerque	I-LOC
after	O
an	O
October	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
sharpened	O
chin	O
strap	O
buckles	O
to	O
injure	O
two	O
opposing	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
referee	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
need	O
10	O
stitches	O
to	O
a	O
cut	O
on	O
his	O
forearm	O
.	O

Officials	O
said	O
the	O
New	I-LOC
Mexico	I-ORG
Activities	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
decided	O
to	O
bar	O
Cito	I-ORG
from	O
any	O
inter-scholastic	O
competition	O
until	O
next	O
October	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
school	O
he	O
attends	O
.	O

Cito	I-ORG
's	O
father	O
,	O
Stephen	I-PER
Cito	I-PER
,	O
had	O
admitted	O
filing	O
the	O
metal	O
buckles	O
to	O
a	O
fine	O
edge	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
did	O
it	O
to	O
get	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
referee	O
and	O
with	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
roughed	O
up	O
his	O
son	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Cyberspace	O
squabbles	O
overshadow	O
copyright	O
talks	O
.	O

Elif	I-PER
Kaban	I-PER

GENEVA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

In	O
a	O
gloomy	O
Geneva	I-LOC
conference	O
centre	O
built	O
before	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	I-MISC
,	O
groups	O
of	O
staid	O
officials	O
made	O
a	O
first	O
stab	O
on	O
Friday	O
at	O
rewriting	O
copyright	O
laws	O
for	O
the	O
digital	O
age	O
.	O

But	O
critics	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
government-level	O
meeting	O
to	O
revise	O
copyright	O
laws	O
in	O
25	O
years	O
said	O
the	O
officials	O
and	O
legislators	O
might	O
as	O
well	O
be	O
trying	O
to	O
police	O
the	O
ether	O
.	O

After	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
diplomatic	O
wrangling	O
over	O
procedures	O
,	O
some	O
600	O
delegates	O
from	O
nations	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
got	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
nitty-gritty	O
of	O
setting	O
the	O
digital	O
agenda	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O

Cyberspace	O
squabbles	O
overshadowed	O
the	O
debate	O
on	O
a	O
stack	O
of	O
proposals	O
covering	O
literary	O
and	O
artistic	O
works	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
performers	O
and	O
producers	O
of	O
music	O
and	O
producers	O
of	O
databases	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
it	O
goes	O
on	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
we	O
wo	O
n't	O
have	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
finish	O
all	O
the	O
discussions	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
frustrated	O
Western	I-MISC
delegate	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

They	O
announced	O
they	O
will	O
start	O
evening	O
sessions	O
next	O
week	O
.	O
"	O

Attempts	O
by	O
copyright-based	O
industries	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
get	O
a	O
cut	O
from	O
online	O
works	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
storm	O
of	O
protests	O
by	O
Internet	I-ORG
companies	O
and	O
critics	O
who	O
say	O
the	O
pacts	O
would	O
curb	O
public	O
access	O
to	O
online	O
information	O
from	O
soccer	O
results	O
to	O
stock	O
prices	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
illegal	O
to	O
make	O
photocopies	O
of	O
newspaper	O
articles	O
.	O

It	O
's	O
fair	O
use	O
.	O

We	O
can	O
read	O
sports	O
statistics	O
or	O
stock	O
prices	O
.	O

But	O
with	O
the	O
treaty	O
,	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
fact	O
will	O
be	O
owned	O
and	O
subject	O
to	O
licensing	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
James	I-PER
Love	I-PER
,	O
a	O
consumer	O
lobbyist	O
heading	O
the	O
Washington-based	I-MISC
Consumer	I-ORG
Project	I-ORG
on	O
Technology	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
None	O
of	O
the	O
treaties	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
move	O
.	O

These	O
people	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
what	O
they	O
're	O
doing	O
.	O
"	O

At	O
stake	O
are	O
billions	O
of	O
dollars	O
and	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
electronic	O
information	O
industry	O
--	O
the	O
coming	O
medium	O
for	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
literature	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
commerce	O
.	O

Supporters	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
pacts	O
say	O
they	O
are	O
only	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
existing	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
,	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
century-old	O
Berne	I-MISC
Convention	I-MISC
.	O

But	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
opponents	O
from	O
the	O
network	O
industry	O
to	O
consumer	O
,	O
scientific	O
and	O
academic	O
groups	O
say	O
the	O
pacts	O
will	O
give	O
sweeping	O
powers	O
to	O
entertainment	O
and	O
copyright-based	O
industries	O
.	O

A	O
quick	O
survey	O
at	O
the	O
conference	O
centre	O
found	O
few	O
officials	O
who	O
had	O
actually	O
surfed	O
the	O
Internet	I-MISC
.	O

Mongolia	I-LOC
's	O
state	O
copyright	O
official	O
,	O
Gundegma	I-PER
Jargalshaihan	I-PER
,	O
said	O
apologetically	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
just	O
arrived	O
from	O
Ulan	I-LOC
Bator	I-LOC
and	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
agenda	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
money	O
for	O
Internet	I-MISC
in	O
Mongolia	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

Alexander	I-PER
Bavykin	I-PER
,	O
deputy	O
legal	O
chief	O
at	O
Russia	I-LOC
's	O
foreign	O
ministry	O
,	O
said	O
Moscow	I-LOC
had	O
yet	O
to	O
formulate	O
a	O
policy	O
on	O
copyright	O
in	O
cybersppace	O
.	O

He	O
too	O
had	O
never	O
browsed	O
the	O
Net	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
've	O
never	O
tried	O
it	O
and	O
why	O
should	O
I	O
?	O

There	O
are	O
lots	O
of	O
other	O
things	O
in	O
this	O
life	O
I	O
have	O
n't	O
tried	O
either	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

A	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
centre	O
offering	O
Internet	O
services	O
found	O
a	O
lone	O
European	I-MISC
official	O
clicking	O
away	O
on	O
his	O
mouse	O
.	O

"	O
Internet	O
is	O
a	O
potential	O
cash	O
cow	O
for	O
copyright-based	O
industries	O
and	O
we	O
need	O
roadmaps	O
on	O
the	O
information	O
superhighway	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Marc	I-PER
Pearl	I-PER
,	O
vice-president	O
of	O
the	O
Information	I-ORG
Technology	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
America	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
trade	O
association	O
of	O
U.S.	I-ORG
network	O
companies	O
opposing	O
the	O
treaties	O
.	O

"	O
But	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
here	O
.	O

People	O
here	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
Internet	I-MISC
technology	O
.	O

Because	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
technology	O
,	O
they	O
fear	O
the	O
unknown	O
.	O
"	O

Before	O
the	O
Internet	I-MISC
,	O
those	O
whose	O
business	O
was	O
to	O
protect	O
copyrights	O
knew	O
where	O
they	O
stood	O
.	O

Their	O
enemies	O
were	O
tangible	O
if	O
elusive	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
pirated	O
music	O
cassettes	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
Internet	I-MISC
,	O
a	O
global	O
computer	O
network	O
where	O
anything	O
from	O
music	O
to	O
software	O
can	O
be	O
duplicated	O
and	O
distributed	O
at	O
the	O
click	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
mouse	O
,	O
has	O
ripped	O
up	O
the	O
rulebooks	O
.	O

Network	I-ORG
operators	O
said	O
the	O
draft	O
laws	O
would	O
hold	O
them	O
responsible	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringements	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
expose	O
them	O
to	O
multi-billion-dollar	O
liabilities	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
are	O
500	O
million	O
messages	O
transmitted	O
through	O
the	O
Internet	I-MISC
everyday	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Tim	I-PER
Casey	I-PER
of	O
the	O
U.S.-based	I-ORG
MCI	I-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
.	O
"	O

How	O
can	O
we	O
control	O
them	O
all	O
?	O
"	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Italy	I-LOC
evacuates	O
17	O
nuns	O
and	O
priests	O
from	O
Zaire	I-LOC
.	O

ROME	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Italy	I-LOC
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
had	O
evacuated	O
17	O
Roman	I-MISC
Catholic	I-MISC
nuns	O
and	O
priests	O
from	O
Zaire	I-LOC
where	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
at	O
risk	O
from	O
fighting	O
between	O
government	O
troops	O
and	O
ethnic	O
Tutsi	I-MISC
rebels	O
.	O

The	O
Foreign	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
10	O
Europeans	I-MISC
and	O
seven	O
Africans	I-MISC
took	O
a	O
special	O
flight	O
from	O
the	O
Garamba	I-LOC
national	O
park	O
in	O
northern	O
Zaire	I-LOC
to	O
the	O
Ugandan	I-MISC
capital	O
Kampala	I-LOC
where	O
they	O
were	O
being	O
looked	O
after	O
at	O
the	O
Italian	I-MISC
embassy	O
.	O

The	O
group	O
had	O
travelled	O
from	O
their	O
mission	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
park	O
to	O
a	O
landing	O
strip	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
rendezvous	O
,	O
a	O
ministry	O
official	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
ministry	O
said	O
the	O
group	O
consisted	O
of	O
13	O
nuns	O
,	O
seven	O
Italians	I-MISC
and	O
six	O
Zaireans	I-MISC
,	O
and	O
four	O
priests	O
,	O
two	O
from	O
Belgium	I-LOC
,	O
one	O
from	O
Spain	I-LOC
and	O
one	O
from	O
Zambia	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Third	O
Paris	I-LOC
blast	O
victim	O
was	O
Moroccan	I-MISC
student	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Moroccan	I-MISC
Mohamed	I-PER
Benchaou	I-PER
,	O
the	O
third	O
person	O
to	O
die	O
after	O
a	O
bombing	O
on	O
a	O
Paris	I-LOC
train	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
25-year-old	O
student	O
about	O
to	O
submit	O
a	O
mathematics	O
doctorate	O
,	O
the	O
Moroccan	I-MISC
embassy	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Benchaou	I-PER
died	O
of	O
his	O
injuries	O
on	O
Thursday	O
night	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
blast	O
.	O

A	O
newly-married	O
Canadian	I-MISC
woman	O
and	O
a	O
man	O
from	O
New	I-LOC
Caledonia	I-LOC
died	O
instantly	O
in	O
the	O
bomb	O
that	O
injured	O
90	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
rush-hour	O
train	O
.	O

An	O
embassy	O
spokesman	O
said	O
Benchaou	I-PER
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
a	O
Moroccan	I-MISC
army	O
colonel	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
due	O
to	O
take	O
his	O
doctorate	O
in	O
March	O
and	O
hoped	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
teacher	O
.	O

Investigators	O
have	O
said	O
the	O
explosion	O
bore	O
the	O
hallmarks	O
of	O
Algerian	I-MISC
Moslem	I-MISC
fundamentalists	O
who	O
staged	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
bombings	O
last	O
year	O
which	O
killed	O
eight	O
people	O
and	O
injured	O
more	O
than	O
160	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Italian	I-MISC
President	O
urges	O
separatists	O
to	O
turn	O
back	O
.	O

MANTUA	I-LOC
,	O
Italy	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Italian	I-MISC
President	O
Oscar	I-PER
Luigi	I-PER
Scalfaro	I-PER
visited	O
the	O
symbolic	O
heartland	O
of	O
the	O
separatist	O
Northern	I-MISC
League	I-MISC
on	O
Friday	O
and	O
appealed	O
to	O
its	O
supporters	O
to	O
drop	O
their	O
campaign	O
for	O
a	O
breakaway	O
state	O
.	O

Addressing	O
a	O
convention	O
on	O
Italian	I-MISC
unity	O
in	O
Mantua	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
party	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
parliament	O
of	O
the	O
north	O
"	O
,	O
Scalfaro	I-PER
made	O
a	O
direct	O
appeal	O
to	O
what	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
my	O
friends	O
from	O
the	O
League	I-MISC
"	O
to	O
work	O
instead	O
for	O
federal	O
reform	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
is	O
an	O
invitation	O
,	O
a	O
commitment	O
,	O
a	O
promise	O
.	O

Let	O
's	O
march	O
together	O
,	O
"	O
Scalfaro	I-PER
,	O
a	O
northerner	O
himself	O
,	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
Help	O
Italy	I-LOC
to	O
teach	O
,	O
to	O
propose	O
a	O
capacity	O
for	O
strong	O
local	O
autonomy	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
federalism	O
which	O
can	O
give	O
new	O
vigour	O
to	O
our	O
blood	O
.	O

But	O
turn	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
line	O
you	O
are	O
taking	O
now	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Scalfaro	I-PER
was	O
in	O
Mantua	I-LOC
to	O
attend	O
a	O
ceremony	O
commemorating	O
the	O
executions	O
there	O
by	O
Austrian	I-MISC
rulers	O
in	O
1852	O
and	O
1853	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Italians	I-MISC
who	O
had	O
campaigned	O
for	O
national	O
unity	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
jeered	O
and	O
whistled	O
at	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
League	I-MISC
supporters	O
when	O
he	O
arrived	O
for	O
a	O
visit	O
marked	O
by	O
heavy	O
security	O
.	O

Witnesses	O
said	O
the	O
protesters	O
were	O
outnumbered	O
by	O
other	O
Italians	I-MISC
who	O
waved	O
tricolour	O
flags	O
in	O
the	O
national	O
red	O
,	O
white	O
and	O
green	O
or	O
shouted	O
"	O
Viva	I-MISC
Italia	I-MISC
"	O
.	O

The	O
League	I-MISC
won	O
more	O
than	O
eight	O
percent	O
of	O
votes	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
general	O
election	O
in	O
April	O
on	O
a	O
federalist	O
platform	O
but	O
its	O
leader	O
Umberto	I-PER
Bossi	I-PER
later	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
separatist	O
agenda	O
.	O

A	O
three-day	O
"	O
independence	O
"	O
march	O
along	O
the	O
Po	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
in	O
September	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
declaration	O
in	O
Venice	I-LOC
of	O
a	O
self-styled	O
"	O
Republic	I-LOC
of	O
Padania	I-LOC
"	O
,	O
flopped	O
badly	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Denmark	I-LOC
's	O
Radiometer	I-ORG
H1	O
result	O
seen	O
flat	O
.	O

COPENHAGEN	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
Reuter	I-MISC
consensus	O
survey	O
sees	O
medical	O
equipment	O
group	O
Radiometer	I-ORG
reporting	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
earnings	O
when	O
it	O
publishes	O
first	O
half	O
19996/97	O
results	O
next	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

An	O
average	O
of	O
four	O
analysts	O
'	O
forecasts	O
predicted	O
pre-tax	O
profit	O
of	O
147.3	O
million	O
crowns	O
compared	O
to	O
144.5	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
1995/96	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
products	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
share	O
's	O
weak	O
performance	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
it	O
has	O
lost	O
seven	O
percent	O
so	O
far	O
.	O

--	O
Soeren	I-PER
Linding	I-PER
Jakobsen	I-PER
,	O
Copenhagen	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+45	O
33969650	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Moslem	I-MISC
fundamentalists	O
kill	O
19	O
Algerians	I-MISC
-	O
agency	O
.	O

PARIS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Moslem	I-MISC
fundamentalists	O
killed	O
19	O
civilians	O
overnight	O
in	O
Blida	I-LOC
province	O
south	O
of	O
Algiers	I-LOC
,	O
Algerian	I-MISC
security	O
forces	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

In	O
a	O
statement	O
carried	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Algerian	I-MISC
news	O
agency	O
APS	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
security	O
forces	O
said	O
the	O
19	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
by	O
"	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
terrorists	O
"	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Belgian	I-MISC
police	O
smash	O
major	O
drugs	O
rings	O
,	O
30	O
arrested	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Police	O
smashed	O
two	O
drugs	O
smuggling	O
rings	O
and	O
arrested	O
30	O
people	O
after	O
a	O
taxidriver	O
in	O
Spain	I-LOC
alerted	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
suitcase	O
of	O
heroin	O
left	O
in	O
his	O
cab	O
,	O
Belgian	I-MISC
police	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Police	O
seized	O
dozens	O
of	O
kilos	O
of	O
heroin	O
with	O
a	O
street	O
value	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
Belgian	I-MISC
francs	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
prosecutor	O
's	O
office	O
spokesman	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
city	O
of	O
Antwerp	I-LOC
said	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
a	O
24-year-old	O
Belgian	I-MISC
woman	O
left	O
a	O
suitcase	O
containing	O
13	O
kg	O
(	O
29	O
lb	O
)	O
of	O
heroin	O
in	O
a	O
taxi	O
in	O
Barcelona	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
taxidriver	O
alerted	O
police	O
who	O
arrested	O
a	O
33-year-old	O
Turkish	I-MISC
man	O
when	O
he	O
came	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
suitcase	O
at	O
a	O
lost	O
luggage	O
office	O
.	O

The	O
woman	O
was	O
later	O
arrested	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
.	O

She	O
and	O
the	O
Turkish	I-MISC
man	O
smuggled	O
heroin	O
from	O
Turkey	I-LOC
to	O
Antwerp	I-LOC
from	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
Spain	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
and	O
Germany	I-LOC
by	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
14	O
people	O
were	O
arrested	O
in	O
Belgium	I-LOC
and	O
16	O
others	O
in	O
other	O
European	I-MISC
nations	O
after	O
an	O
investigation	O
lasting	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	O
.	O

(	O
$	O
1=32.14	O
Belgian	I-MISC
Franc	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Port	O
conditions	O
update	O
-	O
Lloyds	I-ORG
Shipping	I-ORG
.	O

GREECE	I-LOC
,	O
Dec	O
5	O
-	O
Greek	I-MISC
port	O
workers	O
called	O
off	O
a	O
strike	O
which	O
had	O
kept	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ports	O
closed	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
government	O
until	O
Feb	O
1	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
promised	O
bonus	O
scheme	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

German	I-MISC
Jan-August	O
coffee	O
imports	O
detailed	O
.	O

HAMBURG	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

German	I-MISC
net	O
green	O
coffee	O
imports	O
from	O
outside	O
the	O
EU	I-ORG
totalled	O
7.73	O
million	O
bags	O
in	O
January-August	O
compared	O
with	O
7.66	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
year-ago	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
DKV	I-ORG
coffee	O
association	O
said	O
.	O

Imports	O
of	O
1.04	O
million	O
bags	O
in	O
August	O
were	O
down	O
from	O
1.08	O
million	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
but	O
up	O
from	O
992,860	O
bags	O
in	O
July	O
1996	O
.	O

Colombia	I-LOC
shipped	O
198,226	O
bags	O
in	O
August	O
after	O
164,185	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
El	I-LOC
Salvador	I-PER
160,553	O
(	O
129,184	O
)	O
,	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
72,218	O
(	O
78,959	O
)	O
,	O
Ethiopia	I-LOC
69,252	O
(	O
60,456	O
)	O
and	O
Kenya	I-LOC
63,969	O
(	O
60,043	O
)	O
.	O

Brazil	I-LOC
was	O
in	O
seventh	O
position	O
with	O
54,333	O
bags	O
(	O
29,055	O
)	O
.	O

--	O
Hamburg	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+49-40-41903275	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Munich	I-LOC
Re	I-ORG
says	O
to	O
split	O
stock	O
.	O

MUNICH	I-LOC
,	O
Germany	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Muenchener	I-ORG
Rueckversicherungs	I-ORG
AG	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
reinsurer	O
,	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
expected	O
to	O
switch	O
its	O
shares	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
par	O
value	O
by	O
September	O
1997	O
at	O
the	O
earliest	O
.	O

The	O
group	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Munich	I-ORG
Re	I-ORG
,	O
plans	O
to	O
seek	O
approval	O
for	O
the	O
move	O
at	O
its	O
shareholders	O
'	O
meeting	O
today	O
.	O

The	O
company	O
said	O
the	O
switch	O
would	O
probably	O
become	O
effective	O
in	O
September	O
.	O

The	O
planned	O
10-for-one	O
stock	O
split	O
would	O
reduce	O
the	O
par	O
value	O
of	O
Munich	I-ORG
Re	I-ORG
's	O
shares	O
to	O
five	O
marks	O
from	O
50	O
,	O
causing	O
their	O
price	O
to	O
drop	O
to	O
around	O
one	O
tenth	O
of	O
the	O
present	O
value	O
.	O

Munich	I-ORG
Re	I-ORG
's	O
registered	O
shares	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
blue-chip	O
DAX	I-MISC
index	O
,	O
were	O
trading	O
at	O
3,710	O
marks	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

--	O
Frankfurt	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
,	O
+49	O
69	O
756525	O

-DOCSTART-	O

EU	I-ORG
experts	O
postpone	O
talks	O
on	O
rice	O
area	O
aid	O
.	O

BRUSSELS	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

European	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
rice	O
experts	O
on	O
Thursday	O
postponed	O
discussion	O
on	O
area	O
aid	O
payments	O
to	O
rice	O
producers	O
because	O
the	O
documents	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
EU	I-ORG
languages	O
,	O
an	O
EU	I-ORG
offcial	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
discussion	O
in	O
the	O
experts	O
group	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
postponed	O
because	O
the	O
documents	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
translated	O
into	O
the	O
official	O
languages	O
and	O
the	O
item	O
will	O
be	O
on	O
next	O
week	O
's	O
agenda	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
offcial	O
said	O
.	O

European	I-MISC
rice	O
producers	O
are	O
due	O
to	O
get	O
compensatory	O
area	O
aid	O
payments	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
paid	O
to	O
cereal	O
producers	O
because	O
of	O
cuts	O
in	O
intervention	O
prices	O
.	O

--	O
Brussels	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
32	O
2	O
287	O
6800	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Frankfurt	I-LOC
dollar	O
fix	O
1.5338	O
marks	O
.	O

FRANKFURT	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
dollar	O
was	O
fixed	O
at	O
1.5338	O
marks	O
in	O
Frankfurt	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
after	O
1.5607	O
marks	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O

There	O
was	O
no	O
Bundesbank	I-ORG
intervention	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

John	I-PER
Lewis	I-PER
UK	I-LOC
store	O
sales	O
up	O
4.5	O
%	O
in	O
week	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
John	I-PER
Lewis	I-PER
Partnership	I-ORG
said	O
its	O
UK	I-LOC
department	O
store	O
sales	O
rose	O
4.5	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
to	O
November	O
30	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
.	O

In	O
the	O
18	O
weeks	O
to	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
sales	O
were	O
up	O
13.6	O
percent	O
year-on-year	O
.	O

Total	O
sales	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Waitrose	I-MISC
supermarket	O
chain	O
,	O
rose	O
5.8	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
and	O
were	O
up	O
11.4	O
percent	O
in	O
the	O
18-week	O
period	O
.	O

--	O
Rosemary	I-PER
Bennett	I-PER
,	O
London	I-ORG
Newsroom	I-ORG
44	O
171	O
542	O
2774	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Timah	O
at	O
15.625	O
in	O
London	I-LOC
at	O
0931	O
GMT	I-MISC
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

PT	I-ORG
Tambang	I-ORG
Timah	I-ORG
was	O
traded	O
at	O
$	O
15.625	O
per	O
GDR	I-ORG
in	O
London	I-LOC
on	O
Friday	O
at	O
around	O
0931	O
GMT	I-MISC
.	O

It	O
recorded	O
a	O
low	O
of	O
$	O
15.625	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
of	O
$	O
15.725	O
.	O

Its	O
previous	O
close	O
on	O
Thursday	O
was	O
$	O
15.80	O
.	O

One	O
Global	I-ORG
Depository	I-MISC
Receipt	I-ORG
represents	O
10	O
common	O
shares	O
.	O

--	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
newsroom	O
+6221	O
384-6364	O

-DOCSTART-	O

British	I-MISC
"	O
Euro-sceptic	I-MISC
"	O
says	O
Clarke	I-PER
should	O
resign	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
"	O
Euro-sceptic	I-MISC
"	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
Conservative	I-ORG
party	O
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
British	I-MISC
finance	O
minister	O
Kenneth	I-PER
Clarke	I-PER
had	O
to	O
resign	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
party	O
disintegrating	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
European	I-MISC
currency	O
.	O

Member	O
of	O
Parliament	O
Tony	I-PER
Marlow	I-PER
said	O
the	O
resignation	O
of	O
the	O
chancellor	O
of	O
the	O
exchequer	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Conservatives	I-MISC
electable	O
in	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
which	O
must	O
take	O
place	O
by	O
May	O
next	O
year	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
have	O
a	O
divided	O
and	O
split	O
Cabinet	O
.	O

This	O
cannot	O
endure	O
,	O
"	O
Marlow	I-PER
told	O
BBC	I-ORG
television	O
's	O
Newsnight	I-MISC
programme	O
on	O
Thursday	O
.	O
"	O

It	O
is	O
not	O
sustainable	O
.	O

Kenneth	I-PER
Clarke	I-PER
has	O
to	O
go	O
.	O

If	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
resign	O
,	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
has	O
got	O
to	O
fire	O
him	O
.	O
"	O

Marlow	I-PER
's	O
comment	O
come	O
on	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
speculation	O
that	O
Clarke	I-PER
had	O
threatened	O
to	O
resign	O
if	O
the	O
government	O
changed	O
its	O
"	O
wait	O
and	O
see	O
"	O
policy	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
currency	O
and	O
declared	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
currency	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
Parliament	O
.	O

Clarke	I-PER
denied	O
on	O
Thursday	O
he	O
had	O
threatened	O
to	O
resign	O
and	O
said	O
his	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
single	O
currency	O
was	O
in	O
tune	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
John	I-PER
Major	I-PER
.	O

Major	O
told	O
parliament	O
on	O
Thursday	O
he	O
would	O
keep	O
his	O
options	O
open	O
on	O
single-currency	O
membership	O
.	O

His	O
statement	O
was	O
interpreted	O
as	O
a	O
significant	O
victory	O
for	O
Clarke	I-PER
and	O
fellow	O
pro-European	O
Michael	I-PER
Heseltine	I-PER
,	O
deputy	O
prime	O
minister	O
.	O

Pro-European	O
Conservative	O
MP	O
Edwina	I-PER
Currie	I-PER
told	O
the	O
BBC	I-ORG
that	O
if	O
Clarke	I-PER
resigned	O
,	O
other	O
ministers	O
would	O
go	O
with	O
him	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Court	O
ejects	O
head	O
of	O
Australian	I-MISC
child-sex	O
inquiry	O
.	O

CANBERRA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
Australian	I-MISC
opposition	O
on	O
Friday	O
demanded	O
a	O
high-powered	O
investigation	O
into	O
paedophilia	O
in	O
the	O
Australian	I-MISC
diplomatic	O
service	O
after	O
the	O
federal	O
court	O
forced	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
inquiry	O
to	O
stand	O
aside	O
.	O

The	O
court	O
said	O
inquiry	O
head	O
Chris	I-PER
Hunt	I-PER
might	O
be	O
biased	O
,	O
since	O
he	O
privately	O
told	O
a	O
newspaper	O
he	O
had	O
turned	O
up	O
no	O
major	O
evidence	O
of	O
paedophile	O
activity	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
still	O
had	O
months	O
'	O
of	O
investigation	O
before	O
him	O
.	O

"	O
Today	O
we	O
are	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
ruinous	O
wreck	O
beyond	O
salvage	O
and	O
a	O
continuing	O
pall	O
of	O
doubt	O
and	O
suspicion	O
hanging	O
over	O
our	O
diplomatic	O
service	O
,	O
"	O
opposition	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
spokesman	O
Laurie	I-PER
Brereton	I-PER
said	O
.	O

But	O
the	O
government	O
responded	O
by	O
pressing	O
ahead	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
inquiry	O
,	O
established	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
appointing	O
a	O
new	O
head	O
to	O
lead	O
it	O
.	O

Critics	O
say	O
that	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
paedophiles	O
in	O
senior	O
posts	O
in	O
the	O
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
Department	O
then	O
a	O
secret	O
inquiry	O
would	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
internal	O
influence	O
and	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
public	O
service	O
whitewash	O
.	O

Accordingly	O
,	O
they	O
demand	O
an	O
open	O
investigation	O
.	O

A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Foreign	O
Affairs	O
Minister	O
Alexander	I-PER
Downer	I-PER
said	O
the	O
appointment	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
inquiry	O
head	O
,	O
administrative	O
law	O
expert	O
Pamela	I-PER
O'Neil	I-PER
,	O
showed	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O

A	O
report	O
is	O
due	O
in	O
May	O
next	O
year	O
.	O

One	O
Australian	I-MISC
diplomat	O
has	O
been	O
prosecuted	O
this	O
year	O
for	O
having	O
sex	O
with	O
a	O
Cambodian	I-MISC
boy	O
under	O
16	O
but	O
was	O
acquitted	O
.	O

Police	O
have	O
investigated	O
others	O
.	O

A	O
newspaper	O
reported	O
allegations	O
in	O
April	O
that	O
diplomats	O
had	O
directed	O
Australian	I-MISC
government	O
aid	O
to	O
certain	O
foreign	O
orphanages	O
to	O
secure	O
sex	O
with	O
children	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Australian	I-MISC
hitman	O
killed	O
wrong	O
victim	O
.	O

SYDNEY	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

An	O
Australian	I-MISC
hitman	O
who	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
wrong	O
house	O
and	O
killed	O
the	O
wrong	O
man	O
was	O
sentenced	O
to	O
20	O
years	O
jail	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Paul	I-PER
Crofts	I-PER
,	O
33	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
accomplice	O
were	O
contracted	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
identified	O
only	O
as	O
Tony	I-PER
,	O
in	O
the	O
leg	O
to	O
punish	O
him	O
for	O
his	O
misconduct	O
with	O
a	O
female	O
friend	O
of	O
the	O
contractor	O
,	O
the	O
New	I-LOC
South	I-ORG
Wales	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
was	O
told	O
.	O

But	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
Leszic	I-PER
Betcher	I-PER
,	O
was	O
shot	O
and	O
killed	O
after	O
answering	O
a	O
knock	O
at	O
the	O
door	O
of	O
his	O
Sydney	I-ORG
home	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
inference	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
material	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
marauders	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
wrong	O
house	O
,	O
"	O
Judge	O
Michael	I-PER
Grove	I-PER
said	O
.	O

In	O
sentencing	O
Crofts	I-PER
,	O
who	O
pleaded	O
guilty	O
,	O
Grove	I-PER
took	O
into	O
account	O
his	O
"	O
mildly	O
retarded	O
"	O
intellectual	O
state	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
lowest	O
two	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
.	O

Grove	I-ORG
said	O
Betcher	I-PER
was	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
victim	O
of	O
a	O
horrendous	O
crime	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
death	O
was	O
brought	O
about	O
in	O
circumstances	O
of	O
an	O
equally	O
ghastly	O
error	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
prisoner	O
and	O
his	O
accomplices	O
"	O
.	O

The	O
unnamed	O
accomplice	O
was	O
earlier	O
sentenced	O
to	O
20	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NZ	I-ORG
's	O
Bolger	I-PER
says	O
Nats	I-ORG
to	O
meet	O
NZ	I-ORG
First	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
Prime	O
Minister	O
Jim	I-PER
Bolger	I-PER
,	O
emerging	O
from	O
coalition	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
nationalist	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-ORG
First	I-ORG
party	O
on	O
Friday	O
afternoon	O
,	O
said	O
National	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
NZ	I-ORG
First	I-ORG
would	O
meet	O
again	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

Bolger	I-PER
said	O
he	O
expected	O
a	O
government	O
to	O
be	O
formed	O
by	O
Thursday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NZ	I-ORG
's	O
Peters	I-PER
says	O
Nat	I-PER
,	O
Lab	O
talks	O
at	O
similar	O
stage	O
.	O

WELLINGTON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-ORG
First	O
leader	O
Winston	I-PER
Peters	I-PER
on	O
Friday	O
said	O
coalition	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Labour	I-ORG
parties	O
were	O
at	O
a	O
similar	O
level	O
of	O
completion	O
.	O

Peters	I-PER
left	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
NZ	I-ORG
First	O
and	O
National	I-MISC
negotiators	O
to	O
spend	O
20	O
minutes	O
speaking	O
to	O
Labour	I-ORG
leader	O
Helen	I-PER
Clark	I-PER
.	O

He	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
he	O
had	O
needed	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
her	O
before	O
she	O
left	O
Wellington	I-LOC
later	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

Peters	I-PER
said	O
the	O
talks	O
with	O
Labour	I-ORG
and	O
National	I-ORG
had	O
reached	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
completion	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
good	O
"	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RTRS	I-ORG
-	O
Australian	I-MISC
MP	O
John	I-PER
Langmore	I-PER
formally	O
resigns	O
.	O

CANBERRA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Australian	I-MISC
parliamentarian	O
John	I-PER
Langmore	I-PER
has	O
formally	O
resigned	O
from	O
his	O
lower	O
house	O
seat	O
,	O
the	O
office	O
of	O
House	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
speaker	O
Bob	I-PER
Halverson	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
Halverson	I-PER
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
today	O
from	O
Mr	O
John	I-PER
Vance	I-PER
Langmore	I-PER
,	O
a	O
letter	O
resigning	O
his	O
place	O
as	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
House	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Representatives	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
electoral	O
division	O
of	O
Fraser	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Australian	I-MISC
Capital	I-ORG
Territory	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
his	O
office	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

Halverson	I-PER
was	O
considering	O
possible	O
dates	O
for	O
the	O
by-election	O
,	O
his	O
office	O
said	O
.	O

Langmore	I-PER
,	O
57	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
that	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
resign	O
from	O
parliament	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
a	O
position	O
as	O
Australia	I-LOC
's	O
senior	O
representative	O
at	O
the	O
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
headquarters	O
in	O
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
.	O

He	O
played	O
an	O
active	O
role	O
at	O
the	O
U.N.	I-ORG
social	O
development	O
conference	O
in	O
Copenhagen	I-LOC
last	O
year	O
and	O
has	O
co-authored	O
articles	O
with	O
U.N.	I-ORG
development	O
programme	O
officer	O
Inge	I-PER
Kaul	I-PER
.	O

Langmore	I-PER
,	O
a	O
persistent	O
campaigner	O
for	O
interventionist	O
economic	O
policy	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
Labor	O
member	O
for	O
Fraser	I-PER
since	O
1984	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
senior	O
private	O
secretary	O
to	O
the	O
employment	O
and	O
industrial	O
relations	O
minister	O
from	O
1983	O
to	O
1984	O
and	O
was	O
economic	O
advisor	O
to	O
then	O
treasurer	O
Paul	I-PER
Keating	I-PER
in	O
1983	O
.	O

His	O
previous	O
posts	O
include	O
assistant	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
planning	O
office	O
of	O
Papua	I-LOC
New	I-LOC
Guinea	I-LOC
from	O
1969	O
to	O
1973	O
.	O

--	O
Canberra	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
61-6	O
273-2730	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Burmese	I-MISC
students	O
march	O
out	O
of	O
campus	O
again	O
.	O

RANGOON	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
group	O
of	O
Burmese	I-MISC
students	O
on	O
Friday	O
marched	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Yangon	I-LOC
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Technology	I-ORG
(	O
YIT	I-ORG
)	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
and	O
moved	O
toward	O
the	O
University	I-ORG
of	O
Yangon	I-ORG
about	O
six	O
km	O
(	O
four	O
miles	O
)	O
away	O
,	O
witnesses	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
witnesses	O
could	O
not	O
give	O
exact	O
numbers	O
of	O
those	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
march	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
details	O
immediately	O
.	O

On	O
Monday	O
and	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
students	O
from	O
the	O
YIT	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
university	O
launched	O
street	O
protests	O
against	O
what	O
they	O
called	O
unfair	O
handling	O
by	O
police	O
of	O
a	O
brawl	O
between	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
colleagues	O
and	O
restaurant	O
owners	O
in	O
October	O
.	O

The	O
protests	O
culminated	O
at	O
dawn	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
with	O
several	O
hundred	O
of	O
the	O
student	O
protesters	O
being	O
detained	O
briefly	O
by	O
police	O
near	O
the	O
central	O
Shwe	I-PER
Dagon	I-PER
pagoda	O
in	O
Rangoon	I-LOC
.	O

They	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
.	O

On	O
Friday	O
,	O
some	O
students	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
that	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
ruling	O
State	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
and	O
Order	O
Restoration	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
's	O
(	O
SLORC	I-ORG
)	O
handling	O
of	O
their	O
demands	O
.	O

They	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
organise	O
independent	O
unions	O
on	O
university	O
campuses	O
and	O
demanded	O
that	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
punishment	O
of	O
policemen	O
who	O
allegedly	O
manhandled	O
some	O
students	O
at	O
the	O
October	O
brawl	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
newspapers	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Thai	I-MISC
rice	O
vessels	O
loading	O
and	O
movements	O
at	O
Dec	O
06	O
.	O

BANGKOK	I-LOC
1996-11-29	O

The	O
Thai	I-MISC
Commerce	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
detailed	O
rice	O
loading	O
at	O
Thai	I-MISC
ports	O
as	O
follows	O
(	O
in	O
tonnes	O
)	O
:	O

Vessel	O
Date	O
of	O
Arrival	I-ORG
Quantity	I-ORG
Destination	I-MISC

Iran	I-LOC
Sabr	I-ORG
19/11/96	O
9,000	O
Iran	I-LOC

Princess	O
of	O
Loine	I-LOC
19/11/96	O
10,000	O
Philippines	I-LOC

Deligst	O
20/11/96	O
5,500	O
Indonesia	I-LOC

Seagramd	O
ace	O
20/11/96	O
5,000	O
Japan	I-LOC

Lucky	O
Emdldm	I-PER
20/11/96	O
5,000	O
Japan	I-LOC

Algoa	I-LOC
Day	I-MISC
21/11/96	O
6,000	O
Africa	I-LOC

Sangthai	I-ORG
Glory	O
22/11/96	O
3,000	O
Singapore	I-LOC

Myos	I-ORG
Yang	I-PER
5	O
22/11/96	O
4,000	O
Indonesia	I-LOC

Budisuryana	I-PER
22/11/96	O
3,800	O
Malaysia	I-LOC

King	O
Ace	O
22/11/96	O
5,000	O
Japan	I-LOC

Tong	I-PER
Shun	I-PER
25/11/96	O
3,000	O
Vietnam	I-LOC

But	O
2	O
27/11/96	O
5,000	O
Burma	I-LOC

--	O
Bangkok	I-LOC
newsroom	O
(	O
662	O
)	O
652-0642	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Chinese	I-MISC
girl	O
nearly	O
dies	O
from	O
cigarette	O
smoke	O
.	O

SHANGHAI	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

A	O
five-year-old	O
girl	O
in	O
the	O
east	O
China	I-LOC
city	O
of	O
Tianjin	I-LOC
choked	O
and	O
almost	O
died	O
from	O
cigarette	O
smoke	O
at	O
her	O
grandfather	O
's	O
birthday	O
with	O
relatives	O
smoking	O
for	O
hours	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
room	O
,	O
the	O
Wen	I-PER
Hui	I-PER
Bao	I-PER
newspaper	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

The	O
newspaper	O
said	O
the	O
girl	O
was	O
rushed	O
to	O
hospital	O
and	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
having	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
breathing	O
.	O

It	O
said	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
at	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
girl	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
immediately	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
up	O
smoking	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

South	I-MISC
Korean	I-MISC
won	O
closes	O
down	O
on	O
import	O
settlements	O
.	O

SEOUL	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

The	O
won	O
slid	O
against	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
unit	O
on	O
Friday	O
as	O
players	O
prepared	O
for	O
Monday	O
's	O
import	O
settlement	O
needs	O
,	O
traders	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
won	O
ended	O
at	O
831.00	O
,	O
slightly	O
down	O
from	O
an	O
opening	O
of	O
830.60	O
.	O

It	O
ranged	O
between	O
830.20	O
and	O
831.40	O
.	O

"	O
A	O
sale	O
of	O
about	O
$	O
60	O
million	O
by	O
Hyundai	I-ORG
Heavy	O
pushed	O
the	O
dollar	O
down	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
but	O
Monday	O
's	O
import	O
needs	O
helped	O
it	O
recover	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
a	O
Koram	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
dealer	O
.	O

Dealers	O
said	O
the	O
dollar	O
/	O
yen	O
's	O
movement	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
market	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
trend	O
for	O
the	O
dollar	O
/	O
won	O
next	O
week	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Foreign	O
planes	O
to	O
land	O
in	O
China	I-LOC
's	O
popular	O
Guilin	I-LOC
.	O

BEIJING	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

China	I-LOC
's	O
tourist	O
spot	O
of	O
Guilin	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
southern	O
region	O
of	O
Guangxi	I-LOC
will	O
open	O
its	O
airport	O
to	O
foreign	O
aircraft	O
,	O
the	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

An	O
assessment	O
group	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
State	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
's	O
Port	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Civil	I-ORG
Aviation	I-ORG
Administration	I-ORG
of	O
China	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
General	O
Administration	I-ORG
of	O
Customs	I-ORG
and	O
other	O
authorities	O
had	O
granted	O
the	O
airport	O
permission	O
to	O
handle	O
foreign	O
aircraft	O
,	O
Xinhua	I-ORG
said	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
move	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
arm	O
to	O
the	O
economic	O
expansion	O
of	O
Guangxi	I-LOC
and	O
southwest	O
China	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
agency	O
said	O
but	O
gave	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
.	O

Guilin	I-LOC
is	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
mountain	O
and	O
river	O
scenery	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
China	I-LOC
's	O
most	O
popular	O
tourist	O
destinations	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

EPA	I-ORG
says	O
economic	O
assessment	O
unchanged	O
by	O
GDP	O
data	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Japan	I-LOC
's	O
Economic	I-ORG
Planning	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
has	O
not	O
changed	O
its	O
view	O
that	O
the	O
economy	O
is	O
gradually	O
recovering	O
,	O
despite	O
relatively	O
weak	O
gross	O
domestic	O
product	O
figures	O
released	O
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
EPA	I-ORG
Vice	O
Minister	O
Shimpei	I-PER
Nukaya	I-PER
told	O
reporters	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
the	O
GDP	O
growth	O
was	O
weak	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
reflected	O
the	O
economy	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
more	O
recent	O
data	O
.	O

When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
outlook	O
for	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
beginning	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
Nukaya	I-PER
said	O
the	O
economy	O
may	O
slow	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
planned	O
consumption	O
tax	O
hike	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
only	O
temporary	O
.	O

The	O
consumption	O
tax	O
will	O
be	O
raised	O
to	O
five	O
percent	O
from	O
three	O
percent	O
from	O
April	O
1	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Sangetsu	I-ORG
-	O
96/97	O
parent	O
forecast	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Year	O
to	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1997	O

(	O
in	O
billions	O
of	O
yen	O
unless	O
specified	O
)	O

LATEST	O
ACTUAL	O

(	O
Parent	O
)	O
FORECAST	O
YEAR-AGO	O

Sales	O
128.00	O
117.56	O

Current	O
12.00	O
9.94	O

Net	O
6.20	O
5.36	O

EPS	O
143.56	O
yen	O
127.64	O
yen	O

Ord	O
div	O
30.00	O
yen	O
30.00	O
yen	O

NOTE	O
-	O
Sangetsu	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
trader	O
specialising	O
in	O
interiors	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Bre-X	I-LOC
,	O
Barrick	I-ORG
said	O
to	O
continue	O
Busang	I-LOC
talks	O
.	O

K.T.	I-PER
Arasu	I-ORG

JAKARTA	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Canada	I-LOC
's	O
Bre-X	I-ORG
Minerals	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
Gold	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
are	O
to	O
continue	O
negotiations	O
to	O
hammer	O
out	O
a	O
partnership	O
agreement	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
spectacular	O
Busang	I-LOC
gold	O
find	O
in	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
,	O
sources	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
talks	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
negotiations	O
will	O
be	O
held	O
both	O
in	O
Toronto	I-LOC
and	O
in	O
Jakarta	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
one	O
source	O
,	O
speaking	O
on	O
condition	O
of	O
anonymity	O
,	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

Another	O
source	O
said	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
negotiators	O
from	O
both	O
Bre-X	I-LOC
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
had	O
returned	O
to	O
Toronto	I-LOC
,	O
but	O
declined	O
to	O
say	O
if	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
any	O
progress	O
in	O
their	O
negotiations	O
.	O

Both	O
sources	O
said	O
Bre-X	I-PER
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
did	O
not	O
hold	O
talks	O
on	O
Thursday	O
with	O
Mines	I-ORG
and	O
Energy	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
Secretary-General	I-ORG
Umar	I-PER
Said	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
coordinating	O
the	O
negotiations	O
over	O
the	O
Busang	I-LOC
find	O
in	O
East	I-LOC
Kalimantan	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
first	O
source	O
also	O
said	O
Bre-X	I-PER
had	O
until	O
December	O
21	O
to	O
submit	O
to	O
the	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
Mines	I-ORG
and	O
Energy	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
a	O
feasibility	O
study	O
on	O
the	O
central	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
Busang	I-LOC
property	O
,	O
estimated	O
to	O
contain	O
2.6	O
million	O
ounces	O
of	O
gold	O
.	O

The	O
richest	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
property	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
region	O
have	O
been	O
estimated	O
by	O
Bre-X	I-MISC
to	O
contain	O
57	O
million	O
ounces	O
of	O
gold	O
.	O

"	O
Bre-X	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
feasibility	O
report	O
by	O
December	O
16	O
and	O
submit	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
before	O
the	O
December	O
21	O
deadline	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

He	O
said	O
Bre-X	I-PER
would	O
then	O
formally	O
seek	O
the	O
permission	O
of	O
the	O
Indonesian	I-MISC
government	O
to	O
begin	O
construction	O
to	O
develop	O
Busang	I-LOC
's	O
central	O
region	O
,	O
which	O
might	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
years	O
.	O

The	O
source	O
declined	O
to	O
say	O
if	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
any	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
talks	O
between	O
Bre-X	I-LOC
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
This	O
is	O
a	O
huge	O
project	O
...	O

we	O
are	O
not	O
selling	O
furniture	O
,	O
and	O
Bre-X	I-LOC
has	O
13,000	O
shareholders	O
to	O
answer	O
to	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
While	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
some	O
agreement	O
in	O
principle	O
on	O
some	O
issues	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
others	O
such	O
as	O
procedures	O
and	O
mechanisms	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
sorted	O
out	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

The	O
source	O
said	O
no	O
new	O
deadline	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
Mines	I-ORG
and	O
Energy	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
for	O
Bre-X	I-ORG
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
to	O
strike	O
a	O
deal	O
.	O

The	O
Ministry	I-ORG
had	O
given	O
the	O
companies	O
until	O
December	O
4	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
partnership	O
deal	O
,	O
and	O
advised	O
Bre-X	I-PER
to	O
take	O
a	O
25	O
percent	O
stake	O
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
75	O
percent	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
property	O
.	O

"	O
As	O
far	O
as	O
I	O
am	O
aware	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
been	O
no	O
new	O
deadline	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
source	O
said	O
.	O

The	O
Ministry	I-ORG
's	O
Umar	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Thursday	O
that	O
both	O
Bre-X	O
and	O
Barrick	I-ORG
had	O
responded	O
positively	O
to	O
a	O
government	O
letter	O
recommending	O
a	O
25-75	O
split	O
in	O
the	O
Busang	I-LOC
gold	O
property	O
.	O

The	O
government	O
also	O
wants	O
10	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
property	O
.	O

Umar	I-PER
said	O
the	O
government	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
formal	O
reply	O
from	O
the	O
companies	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
said	O
earlier	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
partnership	O
agreement	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
would	O
explore	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
expedite	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Busang	I-LOC
find	O
.	O

Bre-X	I-PER
has	O
a	O
partnership	O
deal	O
with	O
PT	I-ORG
Panutan	I-ORG
Duta	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
Panutan	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
run	O
by	O
President	O
Suharto	I-PER
's	O
eldest	O
son	O
,	O
Sigit	I-PER
Harjojudanto	I-PER
,	O
under	O
which	O
Panutan	I-PER
would	O
receive	O
$	O
40	O
million	O
over	O
40	O
months	O
plus	O
a	O
10	O
percent	O
stake	O
Busang	I-LOC
's	O
richest	O
parts	O
.	O

Barrick	I-ORG
has	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
construction	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
Citra	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
of	O
Suharto	I-PER
's	O
eldest	O
daughter	O
,	O
Siti	I-PER
Hardianti	I-PER
Rukmana	I-PER
,	O
in	O
what	O
Barrick	I-ORG
had	O
said	O
was	O
a	O
partnership	O
"	O
to	O
prepare	O
us	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
mining	O
development	O
project	O
"	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Honda	I-ORG
RV	O
exceeds	O
sales	O
target	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Honda	I-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
15,000	O
domestic	O
orders	O
for	O
its	O
S-MX	O
recreational	O
vehicle	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O

Honda	I-ORG
launched	O
the	O
S-MX	O
light	O
minivan	O
,	O
featuring	O
cubic	O
body	O
styling	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
with	O
a	O
monthly	O
sales	O
target	O
of	O
5,000	O
units	O
.	O

A	O
version	O
with	O
lower	O
road	O
clearance	O
and	O
front	O
and	O
rear	O
spoilers	O
accounted	O
for	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

FEATURE	O
-	O
Singapore	I-LOC
sees	O
prestige	O
in	O
hosting	O
WTO	O
.	O

Ramthan	I-PER
Hussain	I-PER

SINGAPORE	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
winning	O
campaign	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
World	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Organisation	I-ORG
(	O
WTO	I-ORG
)	O
's	O
first	O
ministerial	O
meeting	O
reflected	O
its	O
ambition	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
key	O
role	O
in	O
shaping	O
global	O
free	O
trade	O
,	O
the	O
lifeblood	O
of	O
its	O
economy	O
,	O
analysts	O
said	O
.	O

"	O
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
externally	O
oriented	O
economies	O
,	O
Singapore	I-LOC
has	O
a	O
disproportionately	O
large	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
WTO	I-MISC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Desmond	I-PER
Supple	I-PER
,	O
economist	O
at	O
research	O
house	O
I.D.E.A	I-ORG
.	O

"	O
Singapore	I-LOC
stands	O
to	O
benefit	O
more	O
than	O
most	O
from	O
continued	O
global	O
trade	O
liberalisation	O
as	O
trade	O
is	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
its	O
growth	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
nearly	O
three	O
times	O
its	O
gross	O
domestic	O
product	O
.	O
"	O

The	O
city-state	O
met	O
U.S.	I-LOC
opposition	O
two	O
years	O
ago	O
in	O
its	O
bid	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
expected	O
to	O
gather	O
4,000	O
officials	O
from	O
160	O
countries	O
from	O
December	O
9	O
to	O
13	O
.	O

In	O
a	O
stand	O
some	O
analysts	O
linked	O
to	O
controversy	O
over	O
Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
caning	O
of	O
an	O
American	I-MISC
teenager	O
for	O
vandalism	O
,	O
then-U.S.	O
Trade	O
Representative	I-ORG
Mickey	I-PER
Kantor	I-PER
had	O
said	O
the	O
meeting	O
ought	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
where	O
the	O
WTO	I-MISC
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
headquartered	O
.	O

That	O
would	O
have	O
meant	O
Geneva	I-LOC
.	O

But	O
Singapore	I-LOC
had	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
other	O
WTO	O
members	O
.	O

Derek	I-PER
da	I-PER
Cunha	I-PER
,	O
senior	O
fellow	O
at	O
the	O
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Policy	I-ORG
Studies	I-ORG
(	O
ISEAS	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
said	O
Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
hosting	O
of	O
the	O
conference	O
"	O
carries	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
symbolism	O
for	O
the	O
city-state	O
,	O
underscoring	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
free	O
trade	O
and	O
its	O
trading	O
links	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
"	O

There	O
is	O
the	O
international	O
prestige	O
Singapore	I-LOC
would	O
enjoy	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
more	O
importantly	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
genuine	O
national	O
interest	O
in	O
fostering	O
better	O
global	O
free	O
trade	O
and	O
an	O
open	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
Tan	I-PER
Kong	I-LOC
Yam	I-PER
,	O
head	O
of	O
Business	I-ORG
Policy	I-ORG
at	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Singapore	I-ORG
.	O

At	O
the	O
ministerial	O
meeting	O
,	O
trade	O
ministers	O
will	O
review	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
WTO	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Uruguay	I-LOC
Round	I-LOC
free	O
trade	O
commitments	O
under	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
General	O
Agreement	I-MISC
on	O
Tariffs	O
and	I-ORG
Trade	O
(	O
GATT	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

In	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
WTO	O
hailed	O
Singapore	I-LOC
for	O
its	O
open	O
market	O
policies	O
but	O
the	O
European	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
and	O
other	O
trading	O
powers	O
called	O
on	O
Singapore	I-LOC
to	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
sector	O
.	O

Supple	O
said	O
the	O
struggle	O
that	O
Singapore	I-LOC
had	O
to	O
wage	O
in	O
vying	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
meeting	O
would	O
be	O
repeated	O
during	O
the	O
talks	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
is	O
tension	O
at	O
every	O
step	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
"	O
since	O
a	O
battle	O
line	O
between	O
the	O
West	I-LOC
and	O
developing	O
countries	O
has	O
been	O
drawn	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
linking	O
trade	O
liberalisation	O
with	O
labour	O
rights	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

Supple	O
said	O
hosting	O
the	O
meeting	O
carried	O
prestige	O
for	O
Singapore	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
quite	O
intangible	O
as	O
the	O
prestige	O
factor	O
may	O
not	O
necessarily	O
lead	O
to	O
any	O
additional	O
investment	O
and	O
trade	O
flows	O
to	O
this	O
region	O
.	O
"	O

From	O
a	O
commercial	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
meeting	O
would	O
be	O
good	O
for	O
Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
tourism	O
industry	O
,	O
Tan	I-PER
said	O
.	O

A	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
workforce	O
would	O
be	O
mobilised	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
meeting	O
would	O
run	O
without	O
a	O
glitch	O
but	O
the	O
average	O
Singaporean	I-MISC
"	O
would	O
probably	O
not	O
be	O
too	O
concerned	O
about	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
,	O
"	O
Tan	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
But	O
the	O
more	O
educated	O
public	O
will	O
realise	O
that	O
these	O
kind	O
of	O
things	O
are	O
important	O
for	O
Singapore	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
small	O
economy	O
.	O
"	O

Supple	O
said	O
any	O
political	O
gains	O
the	O
Singapore	I-LOC
government	O
would	O
get	O
from	O
the	O
WTO	O
meeting	O
--	O
ahead	O
of	O
a	O
general	O
election	O
due	O
by	O
April	O
1997	O
--	O
would	O
depend	O
on	O
how	O
successful	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
pushing	O
its	O
economic	O
agenda	O
.	O

"	O
If	O
there	O
are	O
any	O
movements	O
toward	O
freer	O
trade	O
,	O
then	O
Singapore	I-LOC
's	O
economy	O
and	O
the	O
electorate	O
would	O
gain	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

But	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
wise	O
to	O
play	O
up	O
the	O
political	O
aspect	O
of	O
this	O
.	O

I	O
think	O
political	O
issues	O
will	O
take	O
secondary	O
importance	O
to	O
all	O
these	O
economic	O
issues	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
displayed	O
.	O
"	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Japan	I-LOC
NTT	I-ORG
says	O
hopes	O
to	O
start	O
int'l	O
business	O
soon	O
.	O

TOKYO	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Nippon	I-ORG
Telegraph	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Telephone	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
(	O
NTT	I-ORG
)	O
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
that	O
it	O
hopes	O
to	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
international	O
telecommunications	O
business	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
following	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
split	O
NTT	I-ORG
into	O
three	O
firms	O
under	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
hope	O
to	O
start	O
international	O
telephone	O
business	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
company	O
official	O
told	O
Reuters	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
official	O
said	O
the	O
latest	O
government	O
decision	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
company	O
under	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
would	O
allow	O
flexibility	O
in	O
NTT	I-ORG
's	O
international	O
phone	O
business	O
.	O

Earlier	O
,	O
Posts	I-ORG
and	O
Telecommunications	I-ORG
Minister	O
Hisao	I-PER
Horinouchi	I-PER
told	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
the	O
government	O
plans	O
to	O
split	O
NTT	I-ORG
into	O
three	O
firms	O
under	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
specify	O
when	O
the	O
restructuring	O
would	O
likely	O
take	O
effect	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
companies	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
long-distance	O
operator	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
will	O
be	O
local-call	O
operators	O
,	O
Horinouchi	I-PER
said	O
.	O

One	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
firms	O
will	O
operate	O
in	O
west	O
Japan	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
other	O
in	O
east	O
Japan	I-LOC
,	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

The	O
long-distance	O
operator	O
will	O
offer	O
international	O
services	O
,	O
Horinouchi	I-PER
said	O
.	O

The	O
NTT	I-ORG
official	O
said	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
split-up	O
was	O
uncertain	O
because	O
more	O
discussions	O
by	O
government	O
officials	O
were	O
required	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

Ahold	I-ORG
launches	O
Asian	I-MISC
food	O
discount	O
stores	O
.	O

ZAANDAM	I-LOC
,	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Dutch	I-MISC
supermarkets	O
group	O
Ahold	I-ORG
NV	I-ORG
said	O
on	O
Friday	O
it	O
had	O
launched	O
a	O
second	O
food	O
store	O
format	O
for	O
Asian	I-MISC
consumers	O
today	O
,	O
opening	O
16	O
BILO	I-ORG
food	O
discount	O
stores	O
in	O
Malaysia	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
BILO	I-ORG
stores	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Malysia	I-LOC
's	O
capital	O
Kuala	I-LOC
Lumpur	I-LOC
and	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
second	O
city	O
Johor	I-LOC
Bahru	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
discount	O
price	O
format	O
store	O
BILO	O
is	O
to	O
complement	O
Ahold	I-ORG
's	O
full	O
service	O
supermarket	O
TOPS	O
,	O
recently	O
launched	O
in	O
Asia	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
In	O
the	O
coming	O
five	O
to	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
Ahold	I-ORG
plans	O
to	O
open	O
many	O
more	O
stores	O
of	O
both	O
formats	O
,	O
making	O
TOPS	O
and	O
BILO	O
household	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
"	O
Ahold	I-ORG
said	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O

As	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
activities	O
in	O
Asia	I-LOC
,	O
Dutch	I-MISC
retail	O
group	O
Ahold	I-ORG
has	O
a	O
strong	O
presence	O
in	O
Europe	I-LOC
,	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
company	O
recently	O
announced	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
agreement	O
in	O
Brazil	I-LOC
.	O

Ahold	I-ORG
has	O
annualised	O
sales	O
of	O
approximately	O
US$	I-MISC
24	O
billion	O
,	O
and	O
employs	O
180,000	O
people	O
worldwide	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
504	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-WOMEN	O
'S	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SUPER	I-MISC
G	O
WINNER	I-MISC
PROFILE	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Profile	O
of	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
Saturday	O
's	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
super	O
G	O
race	O
:	O

Name	O
:	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER

Age	O
:	O
25	O

Nation	O
:	O
Russia	I-LOC

Previous	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
victories	O
:	O
None	O

Other	O
Facts	O
:	O
Gladishiva	I-PER
won	O
a	O
silver	O
medal	O
in	O
super	O
G	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Lillehammer	I-MISC
Winter	I-MISC
Olympics	I-MISC
and	O
a	O
bronze	O
medal	O
in	O
downhill	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
World	I-MISC
Championships	I-MISC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-WOMEN	O
'S	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SUPER	O
G	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Provisional	O
results	O
from	O

Saturday	O
's	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
super	O
G	O
race	O
:	O

1.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
one	O
minute	O
17.76	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Pernila	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
1:17.97	O

3.	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.11	O

4.	O
Hilde	I-PER
Gerg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.15	O

5.	O
Isolde	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.19	O

6.	O
Warwara	I-PER
Zelenskaja	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.21	O

7.	O
Madlen	I-PER
Brigger-Summermatter	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.23	O

8.	O
Florence	I-PER
Masnada	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.31	O

9.	O
Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.32	O

10=	O
Martina	I-PER
Ertl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.48	O

10=	O
Stefanie	I-PER
Schuster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.48	O

12.	O
Bibiana	I-PER
Perez	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.52	O

13.	O
Barbara	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.67	O

14.	O
Sybille	I-PER
Brauner	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.81	O

15.	O
Katharina	I-PER
Gutensohn	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.92	O

16.	O
Leatitia	I-PER
Dalloz	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.96	O

17.	O
Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:18.98	O

18.	O
Marianne	I-PER
Brechu	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.02	O

19.	O
Heidi	I-PER
Zurbriggen	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.03	O

20.	O
Spela	I-PER
Bracun	I-PER
(	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.07	O

21.	O
Shannon	I-PER
Nobis	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.08	O

22=	O
Regine	I-PER
Cavagnoud	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.21	O

22=	O
Anita	I-PER
Wachter	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.21	O

24.	O
Megan	I-PER
Gerety	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.39	O

25.	O
Hilary	I-PER
Lindh	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.41	O

26=	O
Catherine	I-PER
Borghi	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.44	O

26=	O
Michaela	I-PER
Dorfmeister	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.44	O

28.	O
Alexandra	I-PER
Meissnitzer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.53	O

29.	O
Ingeborg	I-PER
Helen	I-PER
Marken	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.54	O

30.	O
Monika	I-PER
Tschirky	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:19.60	O

The	O
results	O
were	O
declared	O
official	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-GLADISHIVA	O
WINS	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SUPER	O
G	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
of	O
Russia	I-LOC
won	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
Super	I-MISC
G	I-MISC
race	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Pernilla	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
of	O
Sweden	I-LOC
finished	O
second	O
and	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
of	O
France	I-LOC
came	O
in	O
third	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
provisional	O
results	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

GOLF	O
-	O
THIRD	O
ROUND	O
OF	O
JCPENNEY	O
CLASSIC	I-MISC
WASHED	O
OUT	O
.	O

TARPON	I-LOC
SPRINGS	I-LOC
,	O
Florida	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Heavy	O
rains	O
on	O
Saturday	O
washed	O
out	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
1.5	O
million	O
JCPenney	I-MISC
Classic	I-MISC
at	O
the	O
Innisbrook	I-ORG
Hilton	I-PER
Resort	I-LOC
.	O

Officials	O
said	O
the	O
tournament	O
would	O
be	O
reduced	O
to	O
54	O
holes	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
37-year	O
history	O
.	O

The	O
final	O
round	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
pairs	O
players	O
from	O
the	O
PGA	I-MISC
and	O
LPGA	I-ORG
Tours	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
alternate	O
shot	O
format	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

The	O
duo	O
of	O
Pat	I-PER
Hurst	I-PER
and	O
Scott	I-PER
McCarron	I-PER
were	O
tied	O
for	O
the	O
lead	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
Donna	I-PER
Andrews	I-PER
and	O
Mike	I-PER
Hulbert	I-PER
at	O
13-under-par	O
129	O
through	O
36	O
holes	O
.	O

The	O
tandem	O
of	O
reigning	O
U.S.	I-LOC
Amateur	I-MISC
champions	O
Kelli	I-PER
Kuehne	I-PER
and	O
Tiger	I-ORG
Woods	I-PER
were	O
another	O
shot	O
back	O
at	O
12-under	O
130	O
.	O

Defending	O
champions	O
Beth	I-PER
Daniel	I-PER
and	O
Davis	I-PER
Love	I-PER
will	O
start	O
the	O
final	O
round	O
six	O
shots	O
off	O
the	O
pace	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-WOMEN	O
'S	O
DOWNHILL	I-MISC
WINNER	O
PROFILE	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Profile	O
of	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
Saturday	O
's	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
downhill	O
race	O
:	O

Name	O
:	O
Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER

Age	O
:	O
20	O

Nation	O
:	O
Austria	I-LOC

Previous	O
victories	O
(	O
two	O
)	O
:	O
slalom	O
,	O
Lillehammer	I-LOC
Norway	I-LOC
,	O
1993	O
;	O
super	O
G	O
,	O
Flachau	I-LOC
,	O
Austria	I-LOC
,	O
1995	O
.	O

Other	O
facts	O
:	O
As	O
a	O
qualifier	O
for	O
the	O
1993	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finals	O
through	O
Europa	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
results	O
,	O
16-year-old	O
Goetschl	I-PER
won	O
the	O
slalom	O
to	O
become	O
history	O
's	O
youngest	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
victor	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-WOMEN	O
'S	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
STANDINGS	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC

standings	O
after	O
Saturday	O
's	O
downhill	O
race	O
:	O

Downhill	O
Standings	O

1.	O
Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
180	O
points	O

2.	O
Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
132	O

3.	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
86	O

4.	O
Pernilla	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
75	O

5.	O
Heidi	I-PER
Zurbriggen	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
69	O

6.	O
Regina	I-PER
Haeusl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
66	O

7.	O
Alexandra	I-PER
Meissnitzer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
65	O

8.	O
Isolde	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
60	O

9.	O
Ingeborg	I-PER
Helen	I-PER
Markein	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
58	O

10=	O
Megan	I-PER
Gerety	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
51	O

10=	O
Warwara	I-PER
Zelenskaja	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
51	O

10=	O
Florence	I-PER
Masnada	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
51	O

13=	O
Picabo	I-PER
Street	O
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
50	O

13=	O
Stefanie	I-PER
Schuster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
50	O

15.	O
Miriam	I-PER
Vogt	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
47	O

16.	O
Bibiana	I-PER
Perez	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
45	O

17.	O
Hilde	I-PER
Gerg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
42	O

18.	O
Barbara	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
38	O

19=	O
Kate	I-PER
Pace	I-PER
Lindsay	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
23	O

19=	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
23	O

19=	O
Regine	I-PER
Cavagnoud	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
23	O

Overall	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O
leaders	O
after	O

Saturday	O
's	O
downhill	O
and	O
super	O
G	O
races	O
:	O

1.	O
Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
414	O
points	O

2.	O
Pernilla	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
353	O

3.	O
Hide	I-PER
Gerg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
276	O

4.	O
Anita	I-PER
Wachter	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
180	O

5.	O
Isolde	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
157	O

6.	O
Heidi	I-PER
Zurbriggen	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
153	O

7.	O
Warwara	I-PER
Zelenskaja	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
151	O

8=	O
Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
146	O

8=	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
146	O

10.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
137	O

11.	O
Florence	I-PER
Masnada	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
133	O

12.	O
Deborah	I-PER
Compagnoni	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
120	O

13.	O
Martina	I-PER
Ertl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
119	O

14.	O
Alexandra	I-PER
Meissnitzer	I-PER
(	O
Austria)118	I-LOC

15.	O
Urska	I-PER
Horvat	I-PER
(	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
)	O
108	O

16=	O
Claudia	I-PER
Riegler	I-PER
(	O
New	I-LOC
Zealand	I-LOC
)	O
100	O

16=	O
Sabina	I-PER
Panzanini	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
100	O

18.	O
Barbara	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
92	O

19.	O
Stefanie	I-PER
Schuster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
89	O

20.	O
Miriam	I-PER
Vogt	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
76	O

Super	O
G	O
standings	O
:	O

1.	O
Pernilla	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
180	O

2.	O
Hilde	I-PER
Gerg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
130	O

3.	O
Svetland	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
114	O

4.	O
Warwara	I-PER
Zelenskaja	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
100	O

5.	O
Florence	I-PER
Masnada	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
82	O

6.	O
Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
74	O

7.	O
Isolde	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
65	O

8.	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
60	O

9.	O
Martina	I-PER
Ertl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
58	O

10.	O
Anita	I-PER
Wachter	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
49	O

11.	O
Heidi	I-PER
Zurbriggen	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
43	O

12=	O
Madlen	I-PER
Brigger-Summermatter	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
42	O

12=	O
Barbara	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
42	O

12=	O
Katharina	I-PER
Gutensohn	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
42	O

15.	O
Stefanie	I-PER
Schuster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
39	O

16.	O
Leatitia	I-PER
Dalloz	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
33	O

17.	O
Bibiana	I-PER
Perez	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
30	O

18=	O
Miriam	I-PER
Vogt	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
29	O

18=	O
Marianne	I-PER
Brechu	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
29	O

20.	O
Alexandra	I-PER
Meissnitzer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
27	O

Nation	I-LOC
's	O
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O
:	O

1.	O
Austria	I-LOC
1,973	O
points	O

2.	O
Germany	I-LOC
1,135	O

3.	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
972	O

4.	O
Italy	I-LOC
887	O

5.	O
France	I-LOC
853	O

6.	O
Norway	I-LOC
746	O

7.	O
Sweden	I-LOC
673	O

8.	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
432	O

9.	O
Russia	I-LOC
288	O

10.	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
164	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-WOMEN	O
'S	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
DOWNHILL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Provisional	O
results	O
from	O

Saturday	O
's	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
downhill	O
race	O
:	O

1.	O
Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
one	O
minute	O
47.71	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:48.53	O

3.	O
Isolde	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:48.91	O

4.	O
Alexandra	I-PER
Meissnitzer	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.13	O

5.	O
Megan	I-PER
Gerety	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.26	O

6.	O
Miriam	I-PER
Vogt	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.28	O

7.	O
Stefanie	I-PER
Schuster	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.38	O

8.	O
Ingeborg	I-PER
Helen	I-PER
Marken	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.41	O

9.	O
Florence	I-PER
Masnada	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.51	O

10.	O
Regina	I-PER
Haeusl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.53	O

11.	O
Heidi	I-PER
Zurbriggen	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.65	O

12.	O
Warwara	I-PER
Zelenskaja	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.66	O

13.	O
Barbara	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.76	O

14.	O
Hilde	I-PER
Gerg	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.84	O

15.	O
Martina	I-PER
Ertl	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.85	O

16.	O
Pernilla	I-PER
Wiberg	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
1:49.88	O

17.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Gladishiva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.03	O

18.	O
Anita	I-PER
Wachter	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.10	O

19.	O
Spela	I-PER
Bracun	I-PER
(	O
Slovenia	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.40	O

20.	O
Regine	I-PER
Cavagnoud	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.51	O

21.	O
Kate	I-PER
Pace	I-PER
Lindsay	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.54	O

22.	O
Bibiana	I-PER
Perez	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.65	O

23.	O
Hilary	I-PER
Lindh	I-PER
(	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.69	O

24.	O
Catherine	I-PER
Borghi	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.72	O

25.	O
Carole	I-PER
Montillet	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.91	O

26.	O
Brigitte	I-PER
Obermoser	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
1:50.99	O

27.	O
Sybille	I-PER
Brauner	I-PER
(	O
Germay	I-LOC
)	O
1:51.04	O

28.	O
Grete	I-PER
Stroem	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1:51.07	O

29.	O
Patrizia	I-PER
Bassis	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:51.13	O

30.	O
Alessandra	I-PER
Merlin	I-PER
(	O
Italy	I-LOC
)	O
1:51.16	O

The	O
results	O
were	O
declared	O
official	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NORDIC	I-MISC
SKIING-WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
BIATHLON	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

OESTERSUND	I-LOC
,	O
Sweden	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
Saturday	O
's	O

World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
biathlon	O
races	O
:	O

Men	O
's	O
10	O
kms	O

1.	O
Vadim	I-PER
Sashurin	I-PER
(	O
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
26	O
minutes	O
17.2	O
seconds	O
(	O
no	O
penalty	O

rounds	O
)	O

2.	O
Frode	I-PER
Andresen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
26:17.8	O
(	O
2	O
)	O

3.	O
Ole	I-PER
Einar	I-PER
Bjorndalen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
26:24.9	O
(	O
2	O
)	O

4.	O
Sven	I-PER
Fischer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
26:28.2	O
(	O
1	O
)	O

5.	O
Ricco	I-PER
Gross	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
26:33.0	O
(	O
1	O
)	O

World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O

1.	O
Fischer	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
82	O
points	O

2.	O
Pavel	I-PER
Muslimov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
82	O

3.	O
Sashurin	I-PER
68	O
.	O

Women	O
's	O
7.5	O
kms	O

1.	O
Olga	I-PER
Melnik	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
23:13.3	O
(	O
0	O
)	O

2.	O
Svetlana	I-PER
Paramygina	I-PER
(	O
Belorus	I-LOC
)	O
23:58.6	O
(	O
0	O
)	O

3.	O
Gunn	I-PER
Margit	I-PER
Andreassen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
24:00.4	O
(	O
0	O
)	O

4.	O
Simone	I-PER
Greiner-Petter-Memm	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
24:09.5	O
(	O
1	O
)	O

5.	O
Petra	I-PER
Behle	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
24:15.4	O
(	O
2	O
)	O

World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O

1.	O
Behle	I-PER
89	O

2.	O
Paramygina	I-PER
79	O

3.	O
Greiner-Petter-Memm	I-PER
78	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-GOETCHL	O
WINS	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
DOWNHILL	O
.	O

VAIL	I-LOC
,	O
Colorado	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Renate	I-PER
Goetschl	I-PER
of	O
Austria	I-LOC
won	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
downhill	O
race	O
on	O
Saturday	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
provisional	O
results	O
.	O

Katja	I-PER
Seizinger	I-PER
of	O
Germany	I-LOC
finished	O
second	O
and	O
Islode	I-PER
Kostner	I-PER
of	O
Italy	I-LOC
took	O
third	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER	O
PILOTS	O
USA	I-ORG
III	O
TO	O
SURPRISE	O
WIN	O
.	O

IGLS	I-LOC
,	O
Austria	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Brian	I-PER
Shimer	I-PER
piloted	O
USA	I-ORG
III	O
to	O
a	O
surprise	O
victory	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
two-man	I-MISC
bobsleigh	O
race	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Lying	O
fifth	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
run	O
,	O
Shimer	I-PER
and	O
breakman	O
Randy	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
delivered	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
second	O
trip	O
down	O
the	O
1976	O
Olympic	I-MISC
course	O
for	O
an	O
aggregate	O
time	O
of	O
one	O
minute	O
45.91	O
seconds	O
.	O

First	O
run	O
leaders	O
Guenther	I-PER
Huber	I-PER
and	O
breakman	O
Antonio	I-PER
Tartaglia	I-PER
in	O
the	O
Italy	I-LOC
I	O
sleigh	O
finished	O
second	O
two-hundredths	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
behind	O
the	O
Americans	I-MISC
.	O

Canada	I-LOC
I	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
Pierre	I-PER
Lueders	I-PER
and	O
breakman	O
Dave	I-PER
MacEachern	I-PER
,	O
completed	O
the	O
third	O
World	I-MISC
cup	I-MISC
event	O
of	O
the	O
winter	O
a	O
further	O
one-hundredth	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
behind	O
the	O
Italians	I-MISC
.	O

The	O
Canadians	I-MISC
,	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
opening	O
two	O
events	O
in	O
Altenberg	I-LOC
,	O
Germany	I-LOC
,	O
and	O
La	I-ORG
Plagne	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
,	O
increased	O
their	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O
.	O

They	O
have	O
104	O
points	O
,	O
15	O
ahead	O
of	O
USA	I-LOC
I	O
's	O
Jim	I-PER
Herberich	I-PER
and	O
breakman	O
Garrett	I-PER
Hines	I-PER
who	O
managed	O
only	O
10th	O
place	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SKIING-CHINESE	O
MAKE	O
PROMISING	O
FREESTYLE	O
SKIING	O
DEBUT	O
.	O

TIGNES	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

China	I-LOC
made	O
a	O
promising	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
freestyle	O
skiing	O
world	O
cup	O
circuit	O
in	O
an	O
aerials	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
French	I-MISC
resort	O
of	O
Tignes	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

While	O
the	O
Chinese	I-MISC
failed	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
final	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
competition	O
,	O
Cuo	I-PER
Dan	I-PER
finishing	O
a	O
respectable	O
seventh	O
and	O
Xu	I-PER
Nannan	I-PER
ninth	O
.	O

But	O
overall	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
France	I-LOC
and	O
Canada	I-LOC
who	O
dominated	O
the	O
day	O
.	O

Alexis	I-PER
Blanc	I-PER
and	O
Sebastien	I-PER
Foucras	I-PER
gave	O
France	I-LOC
a	O
one-two	O
finish	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
aerials	O
competition	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

Blanc	I-PER
collected	O
his	O
seventh	O
career	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
win	O
with	O
a	O
two	O
jump	O
combined	O
score	O
of	O
238.36	O
points	O
,	O
easily	O
beating	O
Foucras	I-PER
,	O
the	O
overall	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
aerials	O
champion	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
distant	O
second	O
with	O
223.60	O
.	O

Canada	I-LOC
's	O
Jeff	I-PER
Bean	I-PER
,	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
finished	O
higher	O
than	O
ninth	O
in	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
event	O
,	O
made	O
his	O
first	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
podium	O
taking	O
third	O
place	O
with	O
a	O
mark	O
of	O
209.96	O
.	O

Veronica	I-PER
Brenner	I-PER
of	O
Canada	I-LOC
,	O
who	O
picked	O
up	O
her	O
first	O
career	O
victory	O
at	O
Tignes	I-LOC
last	O
year	O
,	O
made	O
it	O
two	O
wins	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
at	O
the	O
French	I-MISC
resort	O
taking	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
competition	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
170.42	O
.	O

Swiss	I-MISC
skiers	O
occupied	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
places	O
on	O
the	O
podium	O
,	O
Karin	I-PER
Kuster	I-PER
taking	O
second	O
with	O
160.55	O
narrowly	O
ahead	O
of	O
Evelyne	I-PER
Leu	I-ORG
with	O
160.36	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BOBSLEIGH-WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
TWO-MAN	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

IGLS	I-LOC
,	O
Austria	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
two-man	I-MISC
bobsleigh	O
event	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

1.	O
United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
III	I-ORG
(	O
Brian	I-PER
Shimer	I-PER
,	O
Randy	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
)	O
one	O

minute	O
45.91	O
seconds	O
(	O
52.90	O
/	O
53.01	O
)	O

2.	O
Italy	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Guenther	I-PER
Huber	I-PER
,	O
Antonio	I-PER
Tartaglia	I-PER
)	O
1:45.93	O

(	O
52.74	O
/	O
53.19	O
)	O

3.	O
Canada	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Pierre	I-PER
Lueders	I-PER
,	O
Dave	I-PER
MacEachern	I-PER
)	O
1:45.94	O

(	O
52.76	O
/	O
53.18	O
)	O

4.	O
German	I-MISC
I	O
(	O
Sepp	I-PER
Dostthaler	I-PER
,	O
Thomas	I-PER
Lebsa	I-PER
)	O
1:45.95	O

(	O
52.82	O
/	O
53.13	O
)	O

5.	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Reto	I-PER
Goetschi	I-PER
,	O
Guido	I-PER
Acklin	I-PER
)	O
1:45.98	O

(	O
52.91	O
/	O
53.07	O
)	O

6.	O
Germany	I-LOC
III	I-PER
(	O
Dirk	I-PER
Wiese	I-PER
,	O
Jakobs	I-PER
Marco	I-PER
)	O
1:46.02	O

(	O
52.89	O
/	O
53.13	O
)	O

7.	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Jiri	I-PER
Dzmura	I-PER
,	O
Pavel	I-PER
Polomsky	I-PER
)	O

1:46.06	O
(	O
53.01	O
/	O
53.05	O
)	O

8.	O
Austria	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Hubert	I-PER
Schoesser	I-PER
,	O
Erwin	I-PER
Arnold	I-PER
)	O
1:46.13	O

(	O
52.92	O
/	O
53.21	O
)	O

9.	O
Britain	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Sean	I-PER
Olsson	I-PER
,	O
Dean	I-PER
Ward	I-PER
)	O
1:46.26	O
(	O
52.97/	O

53.29	O
)	O

10	O
equal	O
.	O

United	I-LOC
States	I-LOC
I	O
(	O
Jim	I-PER
Herberich	I-PER
,	O
Garrett	I-PER

Hines	I-PER
)	O
1:46.34	O
(	O
53.14	O
/	O
53.20	O
)	O
and	O
Austria	I-LOC
III	I-PER

(	O
Hannes	I-PER
Conti	I-PER
,	O
Georg	I-PER
Kuttner	I-PER
)	O
1:46.34	O
(	O
53.30/	O

53.04).	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
WOOLMER	I-PER
MAKES	O
SENTIMENTAL	O
RETURN	O
TO	O
KANPUR	I-LOC
.	O

KANPUR	I-LOC
,	O
India	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

South	I-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
's	O
trip	O
to	O
Kanpur	I-LOC
for	O
the	O
third	O
test	O
against	O
India	I-LOC
has	O
given	O
former	O
England	I-LOC
test	O
cricketer	O
Bob	I-PER
Woolmer	I-PER
the	O
chance	O
of	O
a	O
sentimental	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
birthplace	O
.	O

Woolmer	I-PER
was	O
born	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
city	O
of	O
Kanpur	I-LOC
when	O
his	O
father	O
worked	O
there	O
for	O
an	O
insurance	O
compnay	O
and	O
was	O
himself	O
an	O
active	O
cricketer	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
sentimental	O
journey	O
...	O

A	O
visit	O
to	O
India	I-LOC
is	O
always	O
an	O
intriguing	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
Woolmer	I-PER
,	O
now	O
the	O
South	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
coach	O
,	O
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Woolmer	I-PER
,	O
48	O
,	O
played	O
19	O
tests	O
for	O
England	I-LOC
between	O
1975	O
and	O
1981	O
.	O

His	O
first	O
cricketing	O
sojurn	O
to	O
India	I-LOC
was	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Tony	I-PER
Greig	I-PER
's	O
England	I-LOC
side	O
in	O
1976-77	O
.	O

His	O
father	O
Clarence	I-PER
Woolmer	I-PER
represented	O
United	I-LOC
Province	I-LOC
,	O
now	O
renamed	O
Uttar	I-LOC
Pradesh	I-LOC
,	O
in	O
India	I-LOC
's	O
Ranji	I-LOC
Trophy	I-MISC
national	O
championship	O
and	O
captained	O
the	O
state	O
during	O
1949	O
.	O

Now	O
aged	O
86	O
,	O
Woolmer	I-PER
senior	O
lives	O
with	O
his	O
son	O
in	O
Cape	I-LOC
Town	I-LOC
.	O

Woolmer	I-PER
's	O
memories	O
of	O
Kanpur	I-LOC
are	O
few	O
and	O
blurred	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
remember	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
place	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O
"	O

I	O
came	O
here	O
on	O
zero	O
and	O
left	O
at	O
three	O
(	O
aged	O
three	O
)	O
when	O
my	O
father	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
Calcutta	I-LOC
where	O
I	O
spent	O
another	O
four	O
and	O
half	O
years	O
.	O

"	O
But	O
I	O
do	O
remember	O
we	O
had	O
a	O
cobra	O
snake	O
in	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
our	O
house	O
.	O

Also	O
that	O
my	O
father	O
bought	O
a	O
bicycle	O
and	O
when	O
we	O
rode	O
over	O
a	O
hose	O
pipe	O
it	O
broke	O
into	O
two	O
.	O
"	O

Woolmer	I-PER
said	O
the	O
hospital	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
born	O
is	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
stadium	O
where	O
the	O
India-South	I-MISC
Africa	I-LOC
test	O
will	O
be	O
played	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

FREESTYLE	O
SKIING-WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
AERIALS	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

TIGNES	I-LOC
,	O
France	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC

freestyle	O
skiing	O
aerials	O
competition	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Men	O
:	O

1.	O
Alexis	I-PER
Blanc	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
238.36	O
points	O

2.	O
Sebastien	I-PER
Foucras	I-PER
(	O
France	I-LOC
)	O
223.60	O

3.	O
Jeff	I-PER
Bean	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
209.96	O

4.	O
Eric	I-PER
Bergoust	I-PER
(	O
U.S	I-LOC
)	O
207.15	O

5.	O
Christian	I-PER
Rijavec	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
204.17	O

6.	O
Alexandre	I-PER
Mikhailov	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
202.59	O

7.	O
Ales	I-PER
Valenta	I-PER
(	O
Czech	I-LOC
Republic	I-LOC
)	O
194.02	O

8.	O
Andy	I-PER
Capicik	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
193.82	O

9.	O
Trace	I-PER
Worthington	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
192.36	O

10.	O
Dmitri	I-PER
Dashinski	I-PER
Belarus	I-LOC
)	O
190.70	O

Women	O
:	O

1.	O
Veronica	I-PER
Brenner	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
170.42	O

2.	O
Karin	I-PER
Kuster	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
160.55	O

3.	O
Evelyne	I-PER
Leu	I-PER
(	O
Switzerland	I-LOC
)	O
160.36	O

4.	O
Caroline	I-PER
Olivier	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
157.10	O

5.	O
Jacqui	I-PER
Cooper	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
156.52	O

6.	O
Marie	I-PER
Lindgren	I-PER
(	O
Sweden	I-LOC
)	O
154.82	O

7.	O
Dan	I-PER
Cuo	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
154.61	O

8.	O
Kristie	I-PER
Marshall	I-PER
(	O
Australia	I-LOC
)	O
154.60	O

9.	O
Xu	I-PER
Nannan	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
152.08	O

10.	O
Hilde	I-PER
Synnove	I-PER
Lid	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
148.20	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SKI	O
JUMPING-LEADING	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

KUUSAMO	I-LOC
,	O
Finland	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Leading	O
results	O
in	O
a	O

World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
high	O
hill	O
(	O
120-metre	O
)	O
ski	O
jumping	O
event	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

1.	O
Takanobu	I-PER
Okabe	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
303.4	O
points	O
(	O
first	O
jump	O

145.4	O
/	O
second	O
jump	O
158	O
)	O

2.	O
Kazuyoshi	I-PER
Funaki	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
295.4	O
(	O
151.5	O
/	O
143.9	O
)	O

3.	O
Andreas	I-PER
Goldberger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
274.4	O
(	O
144.4	O
/	O
130	O
)	O

4.	O
Dieter	I-PER
Thoma	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
267	O
(	O
141.6	O
/	O
124.4	O
)	O

5.	O
Ari-Pekka	I-PER
Nikkola	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
256.4	O
(	O
126	O
/	O
130.4	O
)	O

6.	O
Reinhard	I-PER
Schwarzenberger	I-PER
(	O
Austria	I-LOC
)	O
252.6	O
(	O
119.7	O
/	O
132.9	O
)	O

7.	O
Noriaki	I-PER
Kasai	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
242	O
(	O
124.2	O
/	O
117.8	O
)	O

8.	O
Hiroya	I-PER
Saitoh	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
234.7	O
(	O
124.6	O
/	O
110.1	O
)	O

9.	O
Jani	I-PER
Soininen	I-PER
(	O
Finland	I-LOC
)	O
231.5	O
(	O
115	O
/	O
116.5	O
)	O

10.	O
Kristian	I-PER
Brenden	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
228.1	O
(	O
129.4	O
/	O
98.7	O
)	O

Leading	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
standings	O
(	O
after	O
three	O
events	O
)	O
:	O

1.	O
Thoma	I-PER
210	O
points	O

2.	O
Brenden	I-PER
206	O

3.	O
Goldberger	I-PER
160	O

4.	O
Okabe	I-PER
146	O

5.	O
Funaki	I-PER
143	O

6.	O
Saitoh	I-PER
121	O

7.	O
Espen	I-PER
Bredesen	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
112	O

8.	O
Nikkola	I-PER
101	O

9.	O
Soininen	I-PER
85	O

10.	O
Primoz	I-PER
Peterka	I-PER
(	O
Slovakia	I-LOC
)	O
76	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BADMINTON	O
-	O
WORLD	I-MISC
GRAND	I-MISC
PRIX	I-MISC
SEMIFINAL	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

TEMBAU	O
DENPASAR	I-LOC
,	O
Bali	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O

semifinals	O
at	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Grand	I-MISC
Prix	I-MISC
finals	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Men	O
's	O
singles	O

Fung	I-PER
Permadi	I-PER
(	O
Taiwan	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Indra	I-PER
Wijaya	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
15-6	O
15-8	O

Sun	I-PER
Jun	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Allan	I-PER
Budi	I-PER
Kusuma	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
15-9	O
15-10	O

Women	O
's	O
singles	O

Susi	I-PER
Susanti	I-PER
(	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Camilla	I-PER
Martin	I-PER
(	O
Denmark	I-LOC
)	O
11-1	O

11-3	O

Ye	I-PER
Zhaoying	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
beat	O
Gong	I-PER
Zhichao	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
11-8	O
11-3	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SPEED	O
SKATING-RESULTS	O
OF	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
SPEED	O
SKATING	O
RACES	O
.	O

CHONJU	I-LOC
,	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
speed	O
skating	O
races	O
here	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Men	O
's	O
500	O
metres	O
first	O
round	O
:	O
1	O
.	O

Horii	I-PER
Manabu	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
37.23	O
seconds	O
;	O
2	O
.	O

Jaegal	I-PER
Sung-Yeol	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
37.46	O
;	O
3	O
.	O

Grunde	I-PER
Njos	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
37.49	O
;	O
4	O
.	O

Shimizu	I-PER
Hiroyasu	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
37.68	O
;	O
5	O
.	O

Sergey	I-PER
Klevchenya	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
37.86	O
;	O
6	O
.	O

Yamakage	I-PER
Hiroaki	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
37.93	O
;	O
7	O
.	O

Casey	I-PER
Fitzrandolph	I-PER
(	O
US	I-LOC
)	O
37.97	O
;	O
8	O
.	O

Sylvain	I-PER
Bouchard	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
38.00	O
;	O
9	O
.	O

Kim	I-PER
Yoon-man	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
38.05	O
;	O
10	O
.	O

Inoue	I-PER
Junichi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
38.08	O
.	O

Women	O
's	O
500	O
metres	O
first	O
round	O
:	O
1	O
.	O

Xuc	I-PER
Rulhong	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
40.78	O
;	O
2	O
.	O

Svetlana	I-PER
Jhurova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
41.08	O
;	O
3	O
.	O

Franziska	I-PER
Schenk	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
41.13	O
;	O
4	O
.	O

Okazaki	I-PER
Tomomi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
41.19	O
;	O
5	O
.	O

Shimazaki	I-PER
Kyoko	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
41.45	O
;	O
6	O
.	O

Marianne	I-PER
Timmer	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
41.58	O
;	O
7	O
.	O

Jin	I-PER
Hua	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
41.59	O
;	O
8	O
.	O

Alena	I-PER
Koroleva	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
41.64	O
;	O
9	O
.	O

Chris	I-PER
Witty	I-PER
(	O
US	I-LOC
)	O
41.75	O
;	O
10	O
.	O

Anke	I-PER
Baler	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
41.76	O
.	O

Men	O
's	O
1,000	O
metres	O
first	O
round	O
:	O

1.	O
Sylvain	I-PER
Bouchard	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
1	O
minute	O
16.24	O
seconds	O

2.	O
Sergey	I-PER
Klevchenya	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.31	O

3.	O
Jan	I-PER
Bos	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.38	O

4.	O
Grunde	I-PER
Njos	I-PER
(	O
Norway	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.44	O

5.	O
Lee	I-PER
Kyou-hyuk	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.47	O

6.	O
Inoue	I-PER
Junichi	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.61	O

7.	O
Gerard	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Velde	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.63	O

8.	O
Kim	I-PER
Yoon-man	I-PER
(	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.75	O

9.	O
Jeremy	I-PER
Wotherspoon	I-PER
(	O
Canada	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.75	O

10.	O
Miyabe	I-PER
Yasunori	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
1:16.86	O

Women	O
's	O
1,000	O
metres	O
first	O
round	O
:	O

1.	O
Franziska	I-PER
Schenk	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:23.17	O

2.	O
Kusunose	I-PER
Shiho	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
1:24.77	O

3.	O
Marianne	I-PER
Timmer	I-PER
(	O
Netherlands	I-LOC
)	O
1:24.86	O

4.	O
Anka	I-PER
Baier	I-PER
(	O
Germany	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.16	O

5.	O
Becky	I-PER
Sundstrom	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.39	O

6.	O
Shimazaki	I-PER
Kyoko	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.51	O

7.	O
Oksana	I-PER
Ravllova	I-PER
(	O
Russia	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.55	O

8.	O
Sammiya	I-PER
Eriko	I-PER
(	O
Japan	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.79	O

9.	O
Chris	I-PER
Witty	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.85	O

10.	O
Xue	I-PER
Rulhong	I-PER
(	O
China	I-LOC
)	O
1:25.89	O

-DOCSTART-	O

ALPINE	I-MISC
SKIING-OFFICIALS	O
HOPE	O
TO	O
SALVAGE	O
WORLD	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
WEEKEND	O
.	O

WHISTLER	I-LOC
,	O
British	I-LOC
Columbia	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
ski	I-MISC
officials	O
hope	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
men	O
's	O
downhill	O
training	O
run	O
on	O
Saturday	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
salvage	O
the	O
weekend	O
racing	O
programme	O
.	O

For	O
the	O
third	O
consecutive	O
day	O
,	O
Friday	O
's	O
scheduled	O
training	O
runs	O
were	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
heavy	O
wet	O
snow	O
and	O
fog	O
on	O
Whistler	I-LOC
Mountain	I-LOC
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
scheduled	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
events	O
in	O
jeopardy	O
.	O

Rules	O
call	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
training	O
run	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
before	O
a	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
downhill	O
race	O
can	O
be	O
staged	O
.	O

Organisers	O
hope	O
to	O
get	O
that	O
run	O
in	O
on	O
Saturday	O
morning	O
,	O
conditions	O
permitting	O
,	O
and	O
stage	O
the	O
race	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
or	O
on	O
Sunday	O
.	O

"	O
There	O
was	O
no	O
possibility	O
today	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
training	O
run	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Bernd	I-PER
Zobel	I-PER
,	O
the	O
Canadian	I-MISC
men	O
's	O
national	O
coach	O
,	O
citing	O
too	O
much	O
new	O
snow	O
and	O
poor	O
visibility	O
.	O

If	O
organisers	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
downhill	O
on	O
Sunday	O
,	O
the	O
super-giant	O
slalom	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Sunday	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
abandoned	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEADING	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
SCORERS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Leading	O
goalscorers	O
in	O
the	O

Scottish	I-MISC
premier	O
division	O
after	O
Saturday	O
's	O
matches	O
:	O

10	O
-	O
Billy	I-PER
Dodds	I-PER
(	O
Aberdeen	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Pierre	I-PER
Van	I-PER
Hooydonk	I-PER
(	O
Celtic	I-ORG
)	O

9	O
-	O
Paul	I-PER
Gascoigne	I-PER
(	O
Rangers	I-ORG
)	O

7	O
-	O
Paul	I-PER
Wright	I-PER
(	O
Kilmarnock	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Ally	I-PER
McCoist	I-PER
(	O
Rangers	I-ORG
)	O

6	O
-	O
Andreas	I-PER
Thom	I-PER
(	O
Celtic	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Dean	I-PER
Windass	I-PER
(	O
Aberdeen	I-ORG
)	O
,	O

Brian	I-PER
Laudrup	I-PER
(	O
Rangers	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Darren	I-PER
Jackson	I-PER

(	O
Hibernian	I-ORG
)	O

5	O
-	O
Peter	I-PER
van	I-PER
Vossen	I-PER
(	O
Rangers	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Gerry	I-PER
Britton	I-PER

(	O
Dunfermline	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Colin	I-PER
Cameron	I-PER
(	O
Hearts	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Robert	I-PER

Winters	O
(	O
Dundee	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Paolo	I-PER
Di	I-PER
Canio	I-PER
(	O
Celtic	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
LEADING	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
GOALSCORERS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Leading	O
goalscorers	O
in	O
the	O
English	I-MISC

premier	O
league	O
after	O
Saturday	O
's	O
matches	O
:	O

13	O
-	O
Ian	I-PER
Wright	I-PER
(	O
Arsenal	I-ORG
)	O

9	O
-	O
Fabrizio	I-PER
Ravanelli	I-PER
(	O
Middlesbrough	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Alan	I-PER
Shearer	I-PER

(	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
)	O

8	O
-	O
Matthew	I-PER
Le	I-PER
Tissier	I-PER
(	O
Southampton	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Dwight	I-PER
Yorke	I-PER
(	O
Aston	I-ORG

Villa	I-LOC
)	O
,	O
Les	I-PER
Ferdinand	I-PER
(	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Efan	I-PER
Ekoku	I-PER
(	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
)	O
,	O

Gianluca	I-PER
Vialli	I-PER
(	O
Chelsea	I-PER
)	O

7	O
-	O
Robbie	I-PER
Earle	I-PER
(	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
)	O
,	O
Les	I-PER
Ferdinand	I-PER
(	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
)	O

6	O
-	O
Marcus	I-PER
Gayle	I-PER
(	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
)	O
,	O
Gary	I-PER
Speed	I-PER
(	O
Everton	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Chris	I-PER

Sutton	I-PER
(	O
Blackburn	I-ORG
)	O

5	O
-	O
Robbie	I-PER
Fowler	I-PER
(	O
Liverpool	I-ORG
)	O
,	O
Steve	I-PER
McManaman	I-PER
(	O
Liverpool	I-ORG
)	O

4	O
-	O
Peter	I-PER
Beardsley	I-PER
(	O
Newcastle	I-ORG
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
NORTHERN	I-LOC
IRELAND	I-LOC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
premier	O

division	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Ards	I-ORG
0	O
Crusaders	I-ORG
0	O

Cliftonville	I-ORG
1	O
Portadown	I-ORG
1	O

Glenavon	I-ORG
2	O
Linfield	I-ORG
1	O

Glentoran	I-ORG
1	O
Coleraine	I-ORG
0	O

Standings	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

Coleraine	I-ORG
10	O
7	O
1	O
2	O
18	O
11	O
22	O

Linfield	I-ORG
10	O
4	O
3	O
3	O
13	O
10	O
15	O

Crusaders	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
4	O
3	O
11	O
9	O
13	O

Glenavon	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
4	O
3	O
15	O
14	O
13	O

Glentoran	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
3	O
4	O
18	O
18	O
12	O

Portadown	I-ORG
9	O
3	O
3	O
3	O
11	O
12	O
12	O

Ards	I-ORG
10	O
3	O
2	O
5	O
12	O
17	O
11	O

Cliftonville	I-ORG
9	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
5	O
12	O
7	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
BRITISH	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
British	I-MISC
rugby	O
union	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Pilkington	I-PER
Cup	I-MISC
fourth	O
round	O

Reading	I-ORG
50	O
Widnes	I-ORG
3	O

English	I-MISC
division	O
one	O

Bath	I-ORG
35	O
Harlequins	I-ORG
20	O

Gloucester	I-ORG
29	O
London	I-ORG
Irish	I-ORG
19	O

Orrell	I-ORG
22	O
West	O
Hartlepool	I-ORG
15	O

Wasps	I-ORG
15	O
Bristol	I-ORG
13	O

Welsh	I-MISC
division	O
one	O

Caerphilly	I-ORG
20	O
Cardiff	I-ORG
34	O

Llanelli	I-ORG
97	O
Newbridge	I-ORG
10	O

Newport	I-ORG
45	O
Dunvant	I-ORG
22	O

Pontypridd	I-ORG
53	O
Bridgend	I-ORG
9	O

Swansea	I-ORG
49	O
Neath	I-ORG
10	O

Treorchy	I-ORG
13	O
Ebbw	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
17	O

Scottish	I-MISC
division	O
one	O

Boroughmuir	I-ORG
31	O
Watsonians	I-ORG
35	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
PREMIER	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

GLASGOW	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Summaries	O
of	O
Scottish	I-MISC
premier	O
division	O
matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Dunfermline	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Millar	I-PER
43	O
,	O
46	O
penalty	O
)	O
Aberdeen	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Miller	I-PER
10	O
,	O
Rowson	I-PER
55	O
,	O
Windass	I-PER
78	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-1	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
5,465	O

Hearts	I-ORG
0	O
Raith	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

10,719	O

Kilmarnock	I-ORG
0	O
Dundee	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Olafsson	I-PER
22	O
,	O
51	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

5,812	O

Motherwell	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Davies	I-PER
39	O
,	O
Ross	I-PER
89	O
)	O
Celtic	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Hay	I-PER
83	O
)	O
.	O

1-0	O
.	O

11,589	O

Rangers	I-ORG
4	O
(	O
Ferguson	I-PER
34	O
,	O
McCoist	I-PER
71	O
74	O
,	O
Laudrup	I-PER
83	O
)	O
Hibernian	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Wright	I-ORG
21	O
,	O
Jackson	I-PER
41	O
,	O
McGinlay	I-PER
86	O
)	O
.	O

1-2	O
.	O

48,053	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
RETIRING	O
CAMPESE	I-PER
WEIGHS	O
UP	O
OPTIONS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
will	O
consider	O
offers	O
to	O
play	O
club	O
rugby	O
in	O
England	I-LOC
but	O
looks	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
spend	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
chasing	O
business	O
opportunities	O
in	O
Australia	I-LOC
.	O

The	O
34-year-old	O
winger	O
played	O
his	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
Wallaby	I-MISC
jersey	O
on	O
Saturday	O
but	O
is	O
currently	O
a	O
target	O
for	O
clubs	O
eager	O
to	O
match	O
London	I-LOC
side	O
Saracens	I-ORG
who	O
have	O
already	O
snapped	O
up	O
Francois	I-PER
Pienaar	I-PER
,	O
Michael	I-PER
Lynagh	I-PER
and	O
Philippe	I-PER
Sella	I-PER
.	O

"	O
If	O
the	O
opportunity	O
is	O
there	O
I	O
'd	O
obviously	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
but	O
the	O
thing	O
that	O
holds	O
me	O
back	O
is	O
business	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Campese	I-PER
.	O

"	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
come	O
over	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
things	O
happening	O
at	O
home	O
.	O

I	O
've	O
also	O
got	O
a	O
contract	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
New	I-LOC
South	I-ORG
Wales	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
Super	I-ORG
12	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
"	O

Former	O
Wallaby	O
captain	O
Nick	I-PER
Farr-Jones	I-PER
believes	O
Campese	I-PER
may	O
yet	O
be	O
tempted	O
to	O
England	I-LOC
.	O

"	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
people	O
in	O
England	I-LOC
who	O
'd	O
be	O
delighted	O
to	O
have	O
David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
in	O
their	O
club	O
's	O
jersey	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
said	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
PREMIER	O
LEAGUE	O
SUMMARIES	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Summaries	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
premier	O

lealgue	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Arsenal	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Adams	I-PER
45	O
,	O
Vieira	I-PER
90	O
)	O
Derby	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Sturridge	I-PER
62	O
,	O
Powell	I-PER

71	O
)	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
:	O
38,018	O

Chelsea	I-PER
2	O
(	O
Zola	I-PER
12	O
,	O
Vialli	I-PER
55	O
)	O
Everton	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Branch	I-ORG
17	O
,	O

Kanchelskis	I-PER
28	O
)	O
.	O

1-2	O
.	O

28,418	O

Coventry	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Whelan	I-PER
60	O
)	O
Tottenham	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Sheringham	I-PER
27	O
,	O
Sinton	I-PER
75	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

19,675	O

Leicester	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Marshall	I-PER
78	O
)	O
Blackburn	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Sutton	I-PER
34	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

19,306	O

Liverpool	I-ORG
0	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Whittingham	I-PER
22	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

39,507	O

Middlesbrough	I-ORG
0	O
Leeds	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

30,018	O

Southampton	I-ORG
0	O
Aston	I-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Townsend	I-PER
34	O
)	O
.	O

0-1	O
.	O

15,232	O

Sunderland	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
Melville	I-PER
83	O
)	O
Wimbledon	I-ORG
3	O
(	O
Ekoku	I-PER
8	O
,	O
29	O
,	O
Holdsworth	I-PER

89	O
)	O
.	O

0-2	O
.	O

19,672	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	I-LOC
1996-12-07	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

Premier	O
division	O

Rangers	I-ORG
14	O
11	O
2	O
1	O
35	O
12	O
35	O

Celtic	I-ORG
14	O
8	O
3	O
3	O
32	O
15	O
27	O

Aberdeen	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
4	O
4	O
28	O
19	O
25	O

Hearts	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
6	O
4	O
18	O
19	O
21	O

Hibernian	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
3	O
7	O
16	O
25	O
18	O

Dundee	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
5	O
6	O
17	O
17	O
17	O

Motherwell	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
5	O
6	O
17	O
23	O
17	O

Dunfermline	I-ORG
14	O
4	O
5	O
5	O
19	O
27	O
17	O

Raith	I-ORG
15	O
3	O
3	O
9	O
14	O
27	O
12	O

Kilmarnock	I-ORG
14	O
3	O
2	O
9	O
17	O
29	O
11	O

Division	O
One	O

St	I-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
17	O
12	O
2	O
3	O
36	O
8	O
38	O

Falkirk	I-ORG
17	O
9	O
2	O
6	O
18	O
15	O
29	O

Airdrieonians	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
8	O
2	O
26	O
16	O
26	O

Dundee	I-ORG
16	O
7	O
5	O
4	O
12	O
8	O
26	O

Partick	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
6	O
4	O
23	O
16	O
24	O

St	I-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
16	O
7	O
2	O
7	O
22	O
21	O
23	O

Greenock	I-ORG
Morton	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
4	O
6	O
17	O
16	O
22	O

Clydebank	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
4	O
2	O
10	O
11	O
25	O
14	O

Stirling	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
3	O
3	O
10	O
18	O
33	O
12	O

East	I-ORG
Fife	I-ORG
14	O
1	O
4	O
9	O
10	O
35	O
7	O

Division	O
Two	O

Ayr	I-ORG
16	O
11	O
2	O
3	O
30	O
18	O
35	O

Livingston	I-ORG
16	O
10	O
4	O
2	O
27	O
13	O
34	O

Hamilton	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
4	O
2	O
31	O
11	O
31	O

Clyde	I-ORG
15	O
6	O
4	O
5	O
21	O
20	O
22	O

Queen	O
of	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
6	O
4	O
6	O
24	O
27	O
22	O

Stenhousemuir	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
5	O
6	O
18	O
12	O
17	O

Stranraer	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
2	O
8	O
13	O
21	O
17	O

Dumbarton	I-ORG
16	O
4	O
4	O
8	O
18	O
29	O
16	O

Brechin	I-ORG
16	O
3	O
6	O
7	O
14	O
20	O
15	O

Berwick	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
1	O
3	O
12	O
16	O
41	O
6	O

Division	O
Three	O

Montrose	I-ORG
17	O
9	O
3	O
5	O
30	O
25	O
30	O

Inverness	I-ORG
Thistle	I-ORG
16	O
8	O
5	O
3	O
28	O
20	O
29	O

Ross	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
17	O
8	O
3	O
6	O
27	O
23	O
27	O

Alloa	I-ORG
16	O
7	O
4	O
5	O
24	O
21	O
25	O

Cowdenbeath	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
3	O
5	O
22	O
16	O
24	O

Albion	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
6	O
4	O
21	O
17	O
24	O

Forfar	I-ORG
15	O
6	O
4	O
5	O
26	O
24	O
22	O

Queen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
16	O
3	O
5	O
8	O
20	O
30	O
14	O

Arbroath	I-ORG
16	O
2	O
6	O
8	O
12	O
23	O
12	O

East	I-ORG
Stirling	I-ORG
16	O
2	O
5	O
9	O
14	O
25	O
11	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Standings	O
in	O
English	I-MISC
league	O
soccer	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

Premier	O
league	O

Arsenal	I-ORG
17	O
10	O
5	O
2	O
34	O
16	O
35	O

Wimbledon	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
4	O
3	O
29	O
17	O
31	O

Liverpool	I-ORG
16	O
9	O
4	O
3	O
26	O
14	O
31	O

Aston	I-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
17	O
9	O
3	O
5	O
22	O
15	O
30	O

Newcastle	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
2	O
4	O
26	O
17	O
29	O

Manchester	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
5	O
3	O
29	O
22	O
26	O

Chelsea	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
7	O
3	O
25	O
23	O
25	O

Everton	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
6	O
4	O
25	O
20	O
24	O

Sheffield	I-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
16	O
6	O
6	O
4	O
17	O
18	O
24	O

Tottenham	I-ORG
16	O
7	O
2	O
7	O
17	O
17	O
23	O

Derby	I-ORG
16	O
5	O
7	O
4	O
19	O
19	O
22	O

Leicester	I-ORG
17	O
6	O
3	O
8	O
17	O
22	O
21	O

Leeds	I-ORG
16	I-ORG
6	O
2	O
8	O
15	O
20	O
20	O

Sunderland	I-ORG
16	O
4	O
5	O
7	O
14	O
21	O
17	O

West	I-ORG
Ham	I-ORG
16	O
4	O
5	O
7	O
13	O
20	O
17	O

Middlesbrough	I-ORG
17	O
3	O
6	O
8	O
20	O
28	O
15	O

Blackburn	I-ORG
16	O
2	O
7	O
7	O
16	O
21	O
13	O

Southampton	I-ORG
17	O
3	O
4	O
10	O
24	O
32	O
13	O

Coventry	I-ORG
16	O
1	O
7	O
8	O
10	O
23	O
10	O

Nottingham	I-ORG
Forest	I-ORG
15	O
1	O
6	O
8	O
12	O
25	O
9	O

Division	O
One	O

Bolton	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
8	O
2	O
43	O
28	O
41	O

Sheffield	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
6	O
4	O
38	O
20	O
39	O

Barnsley	I-ORG
21	O
10	O
8	O
3	O
38	O
26	O
38	O

Crystal	I-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
8	O
4	O
46	O
22	O
35	O

Wolverhampton	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
6	O
6	O
29	O
21	O
33	O

Tranmere	I-ORG
22	O
9	O
5	O
8	O
31	O
26	O
32	O

Norwich	I-ORG
20	O
9	O
5	O
6	O
27	O
21	O
32	O

Birmingham	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
8	O
6	O
23	O
21	O
32	O

Oxford	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
6	O
8	O
27	O
21	O
30	O

Stoke	I-ORG
20	O
8	O
6	O
6	O
27	O
30	O
30	O

Swindon	I-ORG
22	O
9	O
2	O
11	O
32	O
28	O
29	O

Charlton	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
2	O
10	O
23	O
29	O
29	O

Huddersfield	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
7	O
8	O
25	O
28	O
28	O

Queens	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
7	O
8	O
25	O
28	O
28	O

Port	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
22	O
6	O
10	O
6	O
19	O
22	O
28	O

Ipswich	I-ORG
22	O
6	O
8	O
8	O
27	O
32	O
26	O

Manchester	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
2	O
12	O
26	O
35	O
26	O

Portsmouth	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
5	O
10	O
25	O
29	O
26	O

Reading	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
5	O
10	O
25	O
33	O
26	O

West	I-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
20	O
5	O
9	O
6	O
26	O
31	O
24	O

Southend	I-ORG
22	O
5	O
9	O
8	O
23	O
36	O
24	O

Grimsby	I-ORG
22	O
5	O
6	O
11	O
24	O
41	O
21	O

Bradford	I-ORG
22	O
5	O
6	O
11	O
21	O
37	O
21	O

Oldham	I-ORG
22	O
4	O
8	O
10	O
23	O
28	O
20	O

Division	O
Two	O

Brentford	I-ORG
22	O
11	O
7	O
4	O
35	O
23	O
40	O

Millwall	I-ORG
22	O
11	O
7	O
4	O
32	O
22	O
40	O

Bury	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
6	O
4	O
33	O
20	O
39	O

Luton	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
4	O
6	O
34	O
25	O
37	O

Burnley	I-ORG
22	O
11	O
4	O
7	O
30	O
22	O
37	O

Chesterfield	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
4	O
6	O
22	O
16	O
37	O

Stockport	I-ORG
22	O
10	O
6	O
6	O
29	O
25	O
36	O

Watford	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
9	O
3	O
24	O
18	O
36	O

Wrexham	I-ORG
20	O
9	O
8	O
3	O
27	O
22	O
35	O

Crewe	I-ORG
21	O
11	O
1	O
9	O
29	O
21	O
34	O

Bristol	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
21	O
9	O
6	O
6	O
36	O
23	O
33	O

Bristol	I-ORG
Rovers	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
7	O
8	O
22	O
23	O
28	O

Shrewsbury	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
6	O
9	O
26	O
33	O
27	O

York	I-ORG
21	O
7	O
5	O
9	O
23	O
29	O
26	O

Blackpool	I-ORG
22	O
5	O
10	O
7	O
22	O
24	O
25	O

Walsall	I-ORG
21	O
7	O
4	O
10	O
21	O
25	O
25	O

Gillingham	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
4	O
11	O
21	O
27	O
25	O

Preston	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
4	O
11	O
21	O
27	O
25	O

Bournemouth	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
4	O
11	O
20	O
27	O
25	O

Plymouth	I-ORG
22	O
5	O
8	O
9	O
24	O
31	O
23	O

Peterborough	I-ORG
22	O
4	O
8	O
10	O
32	O
41	O
20	O

Notts	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
5	O
11	O
15	O
23	O
20	O

Wycombe	I-ORG
22	O
4	O
5	O
13	O
17	O
33	O
17	O

Rotherham	I-ORG
21	O
3	O
6	O
12	O
18	O
33	O
15	O

Division	O
Three	O

Fulham	I-ORG
22	O
15	O
3	O
4	O
36	O
16	O
48	O

Cambridge	I-ORG
22	O
13	O
3	O
6	O
33	O
27	O
42	O

Wigan	I-ORG
21	O
12	O
4	O
5	O
39	O
24	O
40	O

Carlisle	I-ORG
22	O
11	O
7	O
4	O
32	O
20	O
40	O

Cardiff	I-ORG
21	O
10	O
4	O
7	O
25	O
22	O
34	O

Swansea	I-ORG
22	O
9	O
5	O
8	O
25	O
25	O
32	O

Barnet	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
8	O
6	O
23	O
17	O
32	O

Colchester	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
10	O
5	O
32	O
26	O
31	O

Scunthorpe	I-ORG
22	O
9	O
4	O
9	O
28	O
30	O
31	O

Northampton	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
6	O
8	O
31	O
26	O
30	O

Scarborough	I-ORG
21	O
7	O
9	O
5	O
30	O
27	O
30	O

Lincoln	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
6	O
8	O
28	O
33	O
30	O

Chester	I-ORG
21	O
8	O
6	O
7	O
23	O
23	O
30	O

Hull	I-ORG
22	O
6	O
11	O
5	O
20	O
22	O
29	O

Torquay	I-ORG
22	O
8	O
4	O
10	O
22	O
24	O
28	O

Rochdale	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
8	O
7	O
27	O
26	O
26	O

Exeter	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
5	O
10	O
21	O
28	O
26	O

Doncaster	I-ORG
22	O
7	O
3	O
12	O
24	O
33	O
24	O

Mansfield	I-ORG
21	O
5	O
9	O
7	O
21	O
22	O
24	O

Leyton	I-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
6	O
9	O
16	O
19	O
24	O

Hereford	I-ORG
22	O
6	O
5	O
11	O
23	O
31	O
23	O

Darlington	I-ORG
22	O
6	O
4	O
12	O
30	O
39	O
22	O

Hartlepool	I-ORG
21	O
6	O
4	O
11	O
23	O
28	O
22	O

Brighton	I-ORG
22	O
3	O
4	O
15	O
18	O
42	O
13	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
VIEIRA	I-PER
SAVES	O
ARSENAL	I-ORG
WITH	O
LAST-MINUTE	O
EQUALISER	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Frenchman	I-MISC
Patrick	I-PER
Vieira	I-PER
blasted	O
a	O
last-minute	O
goal	O
to	O
salvage	O
a	O
2-2	O
draw	O
for	O
English	I-MISC
premier	O
league	O
leaders	O
Arsenal	I-ORG
at	O
home	O
to	O
Derby	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
London	I-LOC
club	O
had	O
been	O
rocked	O
by	O
a	O
two-goal	O
burst	O
from	O
forwards	O
Dean	I-PER
Sturridge	I-PER
and	O
Darryl	I-PER
Powell	I-PER
in	O
the	O
62nd	O
and	O
71st	O
minutes	O
which	O
overturned	O
Arsenal	I-ORG
's	O
1-0	O
lead	O
from	O
a	O
diving	O
header	O
by	O
captain	O
Tony	I-PER
Adams	I-PER
on	O
the	O
stroke	O
of	O
halftime	O
.	O

Liverpool	I-ORG
suffered	O
an	O
upset	O
first	O
home	O
league	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
,	O
beaten	O
1-0	O
by	O
a	O
Guy	I-PER
Whittingham	I-PER
goal	O
for	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
.	O

Wimbledon	I-MISC
leap-frogged	O
over	O
Liverpool	I-ORG
into	O
second	O
place	O
by	O
winning	O
3-1	O
at	O
Sunderland	I-ORG
to	O
extend	O
their	O
unbeaten	O
league	O
and	O
cup	O
run	O
to	O
18	O
games	O
.	O

Two	O
strikes	O
by	O
Efan	I-MISC
Ekoku	I-PER
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
and	O
a	O
late	O
goal	O
from	O
fellow	O
forward	O
Dean	I-PER
Holdsworth	I-PER
secured	O
victory	O
for	O
Wimbledon	I-MISC
,	O
who	O
trail	O
pacemakers	O
Arsenal	O
by	O
four	O
points	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SCOTTISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	O
AND	O
CUP	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

GLASGOW	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
Scottish	I-MISC
league	O
and	O
cup	O

matches	O
played	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Premier	O
division	O

Dunfermline	I-ORG
2	O
Aberdeen	I-ORG
3	O

Hearts	I-ORG
0	O
Raith	I-ORG
0	O

Kilmarnock	I-ORG
0	O
Dundee	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
2	O

Motherwell	I-ORG
2	O
Celtic	I-ORG
1	O

Rangers	I-ORG
4	O
Hibernian	I-ORG
3	O

Division	O
one	O

Dundee	I-ORG
2	O
Falkirk	I-ORG
0	O

Greenock	I-ORG
Morton	I-ORG
0	O
St	I-ORG
Johnstone	I-ORG
2	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Airdrieonians	I-ORG
v	O
Clydebank	I-ORG
(	O
to	O
Wednesday	O
)	O
,	O
East	I-LOC

Fife	I-ORG
v	O
Partick	I-ORG
,	O
Stirling	I-ORG
v	O
St	I-ORG
Mirren	I-ORG
(	O
to	O
Tuesday	O
)	O

Division	O
two	O

Livingston	I-ORG
2	O
Stenhousemuir	I-ORG
1	O

Stranraer	I-ORG
0	O
Brechin	I-ORG
1	O

Division	O
three	O

Ross	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
4	O
Montrose	I-ORG
4	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Forfar	I-ORG
v	O
Alloa	I-ORG
,	O
Inverness	I-ORG
Thistle	I-ORG
v	O
Queen	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Park	I-LOC

Scottish	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
first	O
round	O

Alloa	I-ORG
3	O
Hawick	I-ORG
1	O

Elgin	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
0	O
Whitehill	I-ORG
3	O

Postponed	O
:	O
Albion	I-ORG
v	O
Forfar	I-ORG
,	O
Huntly	I-ORG
v	O
Clyde	I-ORG
(	O
both	O
now	O
play	O
on	O

December	O
14	O
)	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISH	I-MISC
LEAGUE	I-MISC
AND	O
CUP	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
English	I-MISC
league	O
and	O
cup	O

matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Premier	O
league	O

Arsenal	I-ORG
2	O
Derby	I-ORG
2	O

Chelsea	I-ORG
2	O
Everton	I-ORG
2	O

Coventry	I-ORG
1	O
Tottenham	I-ORG
2	O

Leicester	I-ORG
1	O
Blackburn	I-ORG
1	O

Liverpool	I-ORG
0	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Wednesday	I-ORG
1	O

Middlesbrough	I-ORG
0	O
Leeds	I-ORG
0	O

Southampton	I-ORG
0	O
Aston	I-ORG
Villa	I-ORG
1	O

Sunderland	I-ORG
1	O
Wimbledon	I-ORG
3	O

Division	O
one	O

Barnsley	I-ORG
3	O
Southend	I-ORG
0	O

Birmingham	I-ORG
0	O
Grimsby	I-ORG
0	O

Charlton	I-ORG
2	O
Swindon	I-ORG
0	O

Crystal	I-ORG
Palace	I-ORG
2	O
Oxford	I-ORG
2	O

Huddersfield	I-ORG
2	O
Norwich	I-ORG
0	O

Ipswich	I-ORG
0	O
Wolverhampton	I-ORG
0	O

Manchester	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
3	O
Bradford	I-ORG
2	O

Oldham	I-ORG
0	O
Queens	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
Rangers	I-ORG
2	O

Reading	I-ORG
0	O
Port	I-ORG
Vale	I-ORG
1	O

Sheffield	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
1	O
Portsmouth	I-ORG
0	O

Stoke	I-ORG
2	O
Tranmere	I-ORG
0	O

Playing	O
Sunday	O
:	O
West	I-ORG
Bromwich	I-ORG
v	O
Bolton	I-ORG

F.A.	I-MISC
Challenge	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
second	O
round	O

Barnet	I-ORG
3	O
Wycombe	I-ORG
3	O

Blackpool	I-ORG
0	O
Hednesford	I-ORG
1	O

Bristol	I-ORG
City	I-ORG
9	O
St	I-ORG
Albans	I-ORG
2	O

Cambridge	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
0	O
Woking	I-ORG
2	O

Carlisle	I-ORG
1	O
Darlington	I-ORG
0	O

Chester	I-ORG
1	O
Boston	I-ORG
0	O

Chesterfield	I-ORG
2	O
Scarborough	I-ORG
0	O

Enfield	I-ORG
1	O
Peterborough	I-ORG
1	O

Hull	I-ORG
1	O
Crewe	I-ORG
5	O

Leyton	I-ORG
Orient	I-ORG
1	O
Stevenage	I-ORG
2	O

Luton	I-ORG
2	O
Boreham	I-ORG
Wood	I-ORG
1	O

Mansfield	I-ORG
0	O
Stockport	I-ORG
3	O

Notts	I-ORG
County	I-ORG
3	O
Rochdale	I-ORG
1	O

Preston	I-ORG
2	O
York	I-ORG
3	O

Sudbury	I-ORG
Town	I-ORG
1	O
Brentford	I-ORG
3	O

Walsall	I-ORG
1	O
Burnley	I-ORG
1	O

Watford	I-ORG
5	O
Ashford	I-LOC
Town	I-ORG
0	O

Wrexham	I-ORG
2	O
Scunthorpe	I-ORG
2	O

Cardiff	I-ORG
0	O
Gillingham	I-ORG
2	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
CAMPESE	I-PER
SIGNS	O
OFF	O
WITH	O
TRY	O
IN	O
WALLABY	O
ROMP	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Australia	I-LOC
bade	O
farewell	O
to	O
David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
in	O
spectacular	O
fashion	O
by	O
overwhelming	O
the	O
Barbarians	I-ORG
39-12	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
match	O
of	O
their	O
European	I-MISC
tour	O
at	O
Twickenham	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
Wallabies	I-ORG
ran	O
in	O
five	O
tries	O
with	O
Campese	I-PER
,	O
who	O
has	O
retired	O
from	O
test	O
rugby	O
after	O
collecting	O
101	O
caps	O
and	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
64	O
tries	O
,	O
adding	O
one	O
last	O
touchdown	O
in	O
a	O
Wallaby	O
jersey	O
before	O
departing	O
the	O
international	O
game	O
.	O

The	O
Barbarians	I-MISC
included	O
14	O
internationals	O
but	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
pre-match	O
practice	O
sessions	O
behind	O
them	O
,	O
proved	O
no	O
real	O
match	O
for	O
a	O
Wallaby	O
side	O
determined	O
to	O
finish	O
their	O
12-match	O
tour	O
unbeaten	O
.	O

The	O
touring	O
team	O
were	O
27-0	O
ahead	O
by	O
half-time	O
before	O
easing	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
second-half	O
.	O

Full-back	O
Matthew	I-PER
Burke	I-PER
finished	O
with	O
a	O
personal	O
haul	O
of	O
24	O
points	O
to	O
take	O
his	O
tour	O
aggregate	O
to	O
136	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

RUGBY	I-ORG
UNION	I-ORG
-	O
AUSTRALIA	I-LOC
BEAT	O
BARBARIANS	O
39-12	O
.	O

LONDON	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Australia	I-LOC
beat	O
the	O
Barbarians	I-MISC
39-12	O
(	O
halftime	O
27-0	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
match	O
of	O
their	O
European	I-MISC
tour	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Scorers	O
:	O

Australia	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Matthew	I-PER
Burke	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
Joe	I-PER
Roff	I-PER
,	O
David	I-PER
Campese	I-PER
,	O
Tim	I-PER
Horan	I-PER
.	O

Penalties	O
:	O
Burke	I-PER
(	O
2	O
)	O
.	O

Conversions	O
:	O
Burke	I-PER
(	O
4	O
)	O
.	O

Barbarians	I-LOC
-	O
Tries	O
:	O
Alan	I-PER
Bateman	I-PER
,	O
Scott	I-PER
Quinnell	I-PER
.	O

Conversion	O
:	O
Rob	I-PER
Andrew	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

GOLF	O
-	O
ZIMBABWE	O
OPEN	I-MISC
THIRD	O
ROUND	O
SCORES	O
.	O

HARARE	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Leading	O
third	O
round	O
scores	O
in	O
the	O

Zimbabwe	I-MISC
Open	I-MISC
on	O
Saturday	O
(	O
South	I-MISC
African	I-MISC
unless	O
stated	O
)	O
:	O

201	O
Mark	I-PER
McNulty	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
61	O
68	O

205	O
Des	I-PER
Terblanche	I-PER
65	O
67	O
73	O

206	O
Nick	I-PER
Price	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
68	O
68	O
70	O

207	O
Clinton	I-PER
Whitelaw	I-PER
70	O
70	O
67	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER
Cayeux	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O

69	O
69	O
69	O
,	O
Justin	I-PER
Hobday	I-PER
71	O
65	O
71	O

209	O
Steve	I-PER
van	I-PER
Vuuren	I-PER
65	O
69	O
75	O

210	O
Brett	I-PER
Liddle	I-PER
75	O
65	O
70	O

211	O
Hugh	I-PER
Baiocchi	I-PER
73	O
67	O
71	O
,	O
Greg	I-PER
Reid	I-PER
72	O
68	O
71	O
,	O
Mark	I-PER

Murless	I-PER
71	O
67	O
73	O

212	O
Trevor	I-PER
Dodds	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
72	O
69	O
71	O
,	O
Schalk	I-PER
van	I-PER
der	I-PER

Merwe	I-PER
(	O
Namibia	I-LOC
)	O
67	O
73	O
72	O
,	O
Hennie	I-PER
Swart	I-PER
75	O
64	O
73	O
,	O

Andrew	I-PER
Pitts	I-PER
(	O
U.S.	I-LOC
)	O
69	O
67	O
76	O

213	O
Sean	I-PER
Farrell	I-PER
(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
77	O
68	O
68	O
,	O
Glen	I-PER
Cayeux	I-PER

(	O
Zimbabwe	I-LOC
)	O
75	O
68	O
70	O
,	O
Nic	I-PER
Henning	I-PER
73	O
70	O
70	O
,	O
Dion	I-PER

Fourie	I-PER
69	O
73	O
71	O

214	O
Steven	I-PER
Waltman	I-PER
72	O
70	O
72	O
,	O
Bradford	I-PER
Vaughan	I-PER
72	O
71	O

71	O
,	O
Andrew	I-PER
Park	I-PER
72	O
67	O
75	O
,	O
Desvonde	I-PER
Botes	I-PER
72	O
68	O
74	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
REINSTATED	O
ALBANIA	I-LOC
NAMES	O
SQUAD	O
TO	O
PLAY	O
N.IRELAND	O
.	O

TIRANA	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Albanian	I-MISC
coach	O
Astrit	I-PER
Hafizi	I-PER
said	O
on	O
Saturday	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
that	O
his	O
players	O
brush	O
aside	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
short	O
ban	O
by	O
FIFA	I-ORG
in	O
order	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
next	O
Saturday'sWorld	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
group	O
nine	O
qualifier	O
against	O
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
.	O

World	O
soccer	O
's	O
governing	O
body	O
reinstated	O
Albania	I-LOC
last	O
Tuesday	O
after	O
the	O
Balkan	I-LOC
country	O
's	O
government	O
lifted	O
suspensions	O
on	O
various	O
soccer	O
officials	O
.	O

FIFA	O
had	O
banned	O
Albania	I-LOC
indefinitely	O
after	O
its	O
sports	O
ministry	O
had	O
ordered	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
Albanian	I-ORG
Football	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
general	O
secretary	O
Eduard	I-PER
Dervishi	I-PER
and	O
dissolved	O
the	O
executive	O
committee	O
.	O

"	O
We	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
happy	O
with	O
a	O
draw	O
in	O
Belfast	I-LOC
,	O
"	O
said	O
Hafizi	I-PER
.	O
"	O

Especially	O
if	O
one	O
takes	O
into	O
consideration	O
our	O
difficult	O
post-suspension	O
situation	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
Northern	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
is	O
very	O
keen	O
to	O
win	O
.	O
"	O

Regular	O
defender	O
Artur	I-PER
Lekbello	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
injured	O
,	O
was	O
missing	O
from	O
Hafizi	I-LOC
's	O
squad	O
named	O
on	O
Saturday	O
for	O
the	O
Belfast	I-ORG
match	O
.	O

Squad	O
:	O

Goalkeepers	O
-	O
Blendi	I-PER
Nallbani	I-PER
,	O
Armir	I-PER
Grima	I-PER

Defenders	O
-	O
Rudi	I-PER
Vata	I-PER
,	O
Saimir	I-PER
Malko	I-PER
,	O
Arjan	I-PER
Xhumba	I-PER
,	O
Ilir	I-PER
Shulku	I-PER
,	O
Afrim	I-PER
Tole	I-PER
,	O
Nevil	I-PER
Dede	I-PER
,	O
Arjan	I-PER
Bellai	I-PER

Midfielders	O
-	O
Bledar	I-PER
Kola	I-PER
,	O
Altin	I-PER
Haxhi	I-PER
,	O
Sokol	I-PER
Prenga	I-PER
,	O
Ervin	I-PER
Fakaj	I-PER

Forwards	O
-	O
Altin	I-PER
Rraklli	I-PER
,	O
Viktor	I-PER
Paco	I-PER
,	O
Fatmir	I-PER
Vata	I-PER
,	O
Erjon	I-PER
Bogdani	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
JONES	I-PER
HITS	O
CENTURY	O
AS	O
VICTORIA	I-ORG
FIGHT	O
BACK	O
.	O

HOBART	I-LOC
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Former	O
Australia	I-LOC
test	O
batsman	O
Dean	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
hit	O
an	O
unbeaten	O
130	O
to	O
lead	O
Victoria	I-LOC
's	O
fightback	O
in	O
their	O
Sheffield	I-LOC
Shield	I-ORG
match	O
against	O
Tasmania	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Replying	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
side	O
's	O
first	O
innings	O
481	O
for	O
eight	O
declared	O
,	O
Victoria	I-LOC
reached	O
220	O
for	O
three	O
at	O
close	O
of	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
four-day	O
match	O
at	O
Hobart	I-LOC
's	O
Bellerive	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
.	O

Jones	I-PER
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
century-maker	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
equalling	O
the	O
feats	O
of	O
Tasmanian	I-MISC
trio	O
David	I-PER
Boon	I-PER
,	O
Shaun	I-PER
Young	I-PER
and	O
Michael	I-PER
DiVenuto	I-PER
.	O

Jones	I-PER
,	O
who	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
captain	O
for	O
the	O
match	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
Australia	I-LOC
test	O
leg-spinner	O
Shane	I-PER
Warne	I-PER
,	O
added	O
195	O
runs	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
wicket	O
with	O
left-hander	O
Laurie	I-PER
Harper	I-PER
.	O

Harper	I-PER
was	O
eventually	O
dismissed	O
for	O
77	O
after	O
the	O
pair	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
their	O
side	O
reeling	O
on	O
nine	O
for	O
two	O
.	O

Earlier	O
,	O
former	O
Australia	I-LOC
test	O
batsman	O
David	I-PER
Boon	I-PER
scored	O
118	O
and	O
all-rounder	O
Shaun	I-PER
Young	I-PER
hit	O
113	O
.	O

The	O
pair	O
hammered	O
36	O
boundaries	O
between	O
them	O
.	O

Pace	O
bowler	O
Ian	I-PER
Harvey	I-PER
claimed	O
three	O
for	O
81	O
for	O
Victoria	I-LOC
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

CRICKET	O
-	O
SHEFFIELD	I-ORG
SHIELD	I-ORG
SCORE	O
.	O

HOBART	I-LOC
,	O
Australia	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Close	O
of	O
play	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
four-day	O
Sheffield	I-ORG
Shield	I-ORG
cricket	O
match	O
between	O
Tasmania	I-LOC
and	O
Victoria	I-LOC
at	O
Bellerive	I-LOC
Oval	I-LOC
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

Tasmania	I-LOC
481	O
for	O
eight	O
declared	O
(	O
Michael	I-PER
DiVenuto	I-PER
119	O
,	O
David	I-PER
Boon	I-PER
118	O
,	O
Shaun	I-PER
Young	I-PER
113	O
)	O
;	O
Victoria	I-LOC
220	O
for	O
three	O
(	O
Dean	I-PER
Jones	I-PER
130	O
not	O
out	O
)	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SOUTH	I-LOC
KOREA	O
MOVE	O
CLOSE	O
TO	O
QUARTER-FINAL	O
BERTH	O
.	O

ABU	I-LOC
DHABI	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
made	O
virtually	O
certain	O
of	O
an	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
quarter-final	O
spot	O
with	O
a	O
4-2	O
win	O
over	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
in	O
a	O
Group	O
A	I-MISC
match	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

After	O
going	O
four	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
55	O
minutes	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
allowed	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
,	O
newcomers	O
to	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finals	O
,	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
conceding	O
two	O
goals	O
from	O
rare	O
counter	O
attacks	O
.	O

Kim	I-PER
Do	O
Hoon	I-PER
opened	O
the	O
scoring	O
for	O
South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
in	O
only	O
the	O
fifth	O
minute	O
,	O
turning	O
unmarked	O
on	O
the	O
penalty	O
spot	O
to	O
fire	O
a	O
shot	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
corner	O
.	O

It	O
looked	O
like	O
turning	O
into	O
a	O
rout	O
as	O
Hwang	I-ORG
Sun	I-ORG
Hong	I-ORG
rapidly	O
added	O
two	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
and	O
15th	O
minutes	O
but	O
although	O
the	O
Koreans	I-MISC
continued	O
to	O
dominate	O
they	O
failed	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
score	O
before	O
the	O
interval	O
.	O

But	O
they	O
started	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
where	O
they	O
had	O
left	O
off	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
long	O
before	O
they	O
went	O
four	O
up	O
,	O
Ko	I-PER
Jeong	I-PER
Woon	I-PER
heading	O
in	O
from	O
a	O
free	O
kick	O
in	O
the	O
55th	O
minute	O
.	O

The	O
Koreans	I-MISC
then	O
appeared	O
to	O
relax	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Indonesians	I-MISC
to	O
get	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
match	O
.	O

Ronny	I-PER
Wabia	I-PER
scored	O
for	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
three	O
minutes	O
later	O
direct	O
from	O
a	O
a	O
corner	O
kick	O
that	O
Korean	I-MISC
goalkeeper	O
Kim	I-PER
Byung	I-PER
reached	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
keep	O
out	O
.	O

With	O
65	O
minutes	O
gone	O
Indonesia	I-LOC
's	O
Widodo	I-PER
Putra	I-PER
,	O
who	O
scored	O
a	O
spectacular	O
goal	O
against	O
Kuwait	I-LOC
on	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
was	O
again	O
on	O
target	O
,	O
breaking	O
through	O
the	O
Korean	I-MISC
defence	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
keeper	O
with	O
a	O
low	O
shot	O
.	O

Indonesian	I-MISC
keeper	O
Hendro	I-PER
Kartiko	I-PER
produced	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
fine	O
saves	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Koreans	I-MISC
increasing	O
their	O
lead	O
.	O

Teams	O
:	O

Indonesia	I-LOC
:	O
20	O
-	O
Hendro	I-PER
Kartiko	I-PER
;	O
2	O
-	O
Agung	I-PER
Setyabudi	I-ORG
;	O
3	O
-	O
Suwandi	I-PER
Siswoyo	I-PER
;	O
4	O
-	O
Yeyen	I-PER
Tumera	I-PER
;	O
5	O
-	O
Aples	I-PER
Tecuari	I-ORG
;	O
6	O
-	O
Sudiriman	O
;	O
7	O
-	O
Widodo	I-PER
Gahyo	I-PER
Purta	I-ORG
;	O
8	O
-	O
Ronny	I-PER
Wabia	I-PER
;	O
11	O
-	O
Bima	I-PER
Sakti	I-ORG
;	O
12	O
-	O
Chris	I-PER
Yarangga	I-PER
(	O
15	O
-	O
Francis	I-PER
Wewengken	I-PER
36	O
)	O
;	O
16	O
-	O
Marzuki	I-PER
Badriawan	I-PER
.	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
:	O
1	O
-	O
Kim	I-PER
Byung	I-PER
Ji	I-ORG
;	O
2	O
-	O
Kim	I-PER
Pan	I-PER
Keun	I-PER
;	O
5	O
-	O
Huh	O
Ki	I-PER
Tae	O
;	O
8	O
-	O
Roh	I-PER
Sang	I-PER
Rae	I-PER
(	O
7	O
-	O
Sin	I-PER
Tae	I-PER
Yong	I-PER
33	O
)	O
;	O
9	O
-	O
Kim	I-PER
Do	O
Hoon	I-PER
;	O
11	O
-	O
Ko	I-PER
Jeong	I-PER
Woon	I-PER
;	O
17	O
-	O
Ha	I-PER
Seok	I-PER
Ju	I-PER
;	O
18	O
-	O
Hwang	I-PER
Sun	I-PER
Hong	I-ORG
;	O
22	O
-	O
Lee	I-PER
Young	I-PER
Jin	I-PER
;	O
23	O
-	O
Yoo	I-PER
Sang	I-PER
Chul	I-PER
;	O
24	O
-	O
Kim	I-PER
Joo	I-PER
Sung	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ISRAELI	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULTS	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

JERUSALEM	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
first	O
division	O
soccer	O

matches	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
weekend	O
:	O

Zafririm	I-ORG
Holon	I-ORG
1	O
Hapoel	I-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
1	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
1	O
Hapoel	I-ORG
Taibe	I-ORG
1	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Kfar	I-ORG
Sava	I-ORG
1	O
Bnei	I-ORG
Yehuda	I-ORG
0	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
1	O
Betar	I-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
4	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
0	O
Maccabi	I-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
4	O

Ironi	I-ORG
Rishon	I-ORG
Lezion	O
1	O
Maccabi	I-ORG
Herzliya	I-ORG
0	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Beit	I-ORG
She'an	I-ORG
2	O
Hapoel	I-ORG
Beersheba	I-ORG
1	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
0	O
Hapoel	I-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
2	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
goals	O

for	O
,	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Betar	I-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
12	O
10	O
2	O
0	O
28	O
7	O
32	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
12	O
9	O
2	O
1	O
27	O
13	O
29	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Beersheba	I-ORG
12	O
8	O
0	O
4	O
18	O
9	O
24	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
12	O
6	O
4	O
2	O
21	O
14	O
22	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Petah	I-ORG
Tikva	I-ORG
12	O
6	O
2	O
4	O
14	O
12	O
20	O

Bnei	I-ORG
Yehuda	I-ORG
12	O
6	O
2	O
4	O
15	O
15	O
20	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
12	O
6	O
1	O
5	O
21	O
16	O
19	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Haifa	I-ORG
12	O
4	O
4	O
4	O
14	O
15	O
16	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Kfar	I-ORG
Sava	I-ORG
12	O
5	O
1	O
6	O
10	O
11	O
16	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Jerusalem	I-ORG
12	O
4	O
1	O
7	O
10	O
18	O
13	O

Ironi	I-ORG
Rishon	I-ORG
Lezion	I-ORG
12	O
4	O
1	O
7	O
13	O
24	O
13	O

Zafririm	I-ORG
Holon	I-ORG
12	O
2	O
4	O
6	O
8	O
14	O
10	O

Maccabi	I-ORG
Herzliya	I-ORG
12	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
5	O
12	O
10	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Taiba	I-ORG
12	O
3	O
1	O
8	O
10	O
21	O
10	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Beit	I-ORG
She'an	I-ORG
12	O
2	O
3	O
7	O
9	O
13	O
9	O

Hapoel	I-ORG
Tel	I-ORG
Aviv	I-ORG
12	O
2	O
3	O
7	O
7	O
16	O
9	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ASIAN	I-MISC
CUP	I-MISC
RESULTS	O
.	O

ABU	I-LOC
DHABI	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
Asian	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
group	O
A	O
matches	O
on	O
Saturday	O
:	O

United	I-LOC
Arab	I-ORG
Emirates	I-ORG
3	O
Kuwait	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
halftime	O
0-2	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O

UAE	I-LOC
-	O
Hassan	I-PER
Ahmed	I-PER
53	O
,	O
Adnan	I-PER
Al	I-PER
Talyani	I-ORG
55	O
,	O
Bakhit	I-PER
Saad	I-PER
80	O

Kuwait	I-LOC
-	O
Jassem	O
Al-Huwaidi	I-PER
9	O
,	O
44	O

Attendance	O
:	O
15,000	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-ORG
4	O
Indonesia	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
3-0	O
)	O

Scorers	O
:	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-LOC
-	O
Kim	I-PER
Do	O
Hoon	I-PER
5	O
,	O
Hwang	I-PER
Sun	I-ORG
Hong	I-ORG
7	O
and	O
15	O
,	O
Koo	I-PER

Jeon	I-PER
Woon	I-PER
55	O

Indonesia	I-LOC
-	O
Ronny	I-PER
Wabia	I-PER
58	O
,	O
Widodo	I-PER
Putra	I-PER
65	O

Attendance	O
:	O
2,000	O

Group	O
A	O
standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
:	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O

goals	O
for	O
,	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

South	I-LOC
Korea	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
5	O
3	O
4	O

UAE	I-ORG
2	O
1	O
1	O
0	O
4	O
3	O
4	O

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

Indonesia	I-ORG
2	O
0	O
1	O
1	O
4	O
6	O
1	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NBA	I-ORG
BASKETBALL	O
-	O
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Standings	O
of	O
National	I-ORG

Basketball	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
teams	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O

(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O
percentage	O
,	O
games	O
behind	O
)	O
:	O

EASTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	O

ATLANTIC	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

MIAMI	I-ORG
14	O
5	O
.737	O
-	O

NEW	I-ORG
YORK	I-ORG
11	O
6	O
.647	O
2	O

ORLANDO	I-ORG
8	O
7	O
.533	O
4	O

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
7	O
9	O
.438	O
5	O
1/2	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
7	O
10	O
.412	O
6	O

NEW	I-ORG
JERSEY	I-ORG
4	O
10	O
.286	O
7	O
1/2	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
4	O
13	O
.235	O
9	O

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
17	O
1	O
.944	O
-	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
14	O
3	O
.824	O
2	O
1/2	O

CLEVELAND	I-ORG
11	O
6	O
.647	O
5	O
1/2	O

ATLANTA	I-ORG
10	O
8	O
.556	O
7	O

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
8	O
8	O
.500	O
8	O

INDIANA	I-ORG
8	O
8	O
.500	O
8	O

CHARLOTTE	I-ORG
8	O
9	O
.471	O
8	O
1/2	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
6	O
11	O
.353	O
10	O
1/2	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	I-MISC

MIDWEST	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

HOUSTON	I-ORG
16	O
2	O
.889	O
-	O

UTAH	I-ORG
15	O
2	O
.882	O
1/2	O

MINNESOTA	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
.389	O
9	O

DALLAS	I-ORG
6	O
11	O
.353	O
9	O
1/2	O

DENVER	I-ORG
5	O
14	O
.263	O
11	O
1/2	O

SAN	I-ORG
ANTONIO	I-ORG
3	O
14	O
.176	O
12	O
1/2	O

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
3	O
16	O
.158	O
13	O
1/2	O

PACIFIC	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
PCT	O
GB	O

SEATTLE	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
.750	O
-	O

LA	I-ORG
LAKERS	I-ORG
14	O
7	O
.667	O
1	O
1/2	O

PORTLAND	I-ORG
12	O
8	O
.600	O
3	O

LA	I-ORG
CLIPPERS	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
.389	O
7	O

GOLDEN	I-ORG
STATE	O
6	O
13	O
.316	O
8	O
1/2	O

SACRAMENTO	I-ORG
6	O
13	O
.316	O
8	O
1/2	O

PHOENIX	I-ORG
3	O
14	O
.176	O
10	O
1/2	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
7	O
SCHEDULE	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
AT	O
ATLANTA	I-LOC

LA	I-ORG
CLIPPERS	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC

MILWAUKEE	I-ORG
AT	O
WASHINGTON	I-LOC

DETROIT	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
JERSEY	I-LOC

MIAMI	I-ORG
AT	O
CHICAGO	I-LOC

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
AT	O
DALLAS	I-LOC

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
AT	O
HOUSTON	I-LOC

UTAH	I-ORG
AT	O
DENVER	I-LOC

CHARLOTTE	I-ORG
AT	O
SEATTLE	I-LOC

-DOCSTART-	O

NBA	I-ORG
BASKETBALL	O
-	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Basketball	I-ORG

Association	I-ORG
games	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

New	I-LOC
Jersey	I-ORG
110	O
BOSTON	I-ORG
108	O
(	O
OT	O
)	O

DETROIT	I-ORG
93	O
Cleveland	I-ORG
81	O

New	I-LOC
York	I-ORG
103	O
MIAMI	I-ORG
85	O

Phoenix	I-ORG
101	O
SACRAMENTO	I-ORG
95	O

Vancouver	I-LOC
105	O
SAN	I-ORG
ANTONIO	I-ORG
89	O

UTAH	I-LOC
106	O
Minnesota	I-MISC
95	O

PORTLAND	I-ORG
97	O
Charlotte	I-PER
93	O

Indiana	I-ORG
86	O
GOLDEN	I-ORG
STATE	O
71	O

LA	I-ORG
LAKERS	I-ORG
92	O
Orlando	I-PER
81	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NHL	I-ORG
ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
STANDINGS	O
AFTER	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
GAMES	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Standings	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG

League	O
teams	O
after	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
won	O
,	O

lost	O
,	O
tied	O
,	O
goals	O
for	O
,	O
goals	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

EASTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	O

NORTHEAST	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

HARTFORD	I-ORG
12	O
7	O
6	O
77	O
76	O
30	O

BUFFALO	I-ORG
13	O
12	O
2	O
78	O
77	O
28	O

MONTREAL	I-ORG
11	O
14	O
4	O
99	O
104	O
26	O

BOSTON	I-ORG
10	O
11	O
4	O
74	O
84	O
24	O

PITTSBURGH	I-ORG
10	O
13	O
3	O
86	O
94	O
23	O

OTTAWA	I-ORG
7	O
12	O
6	O
64	O
77	O
20	O

ATLANTIC	O
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

FLORIDA	I-ORG
17	O
4	O
6	O
83	O
53	O
40	O

PHILADELPHIA	I-ORG
15	O
12	O
2	O
81	O
78	O
32	O

NEW	I-LOC
JERSEY	I-ORG
14	O
10	O
1	O
61	O
61	O
29	O

WASHINGTON	I-ORG
13	O
13	O
1	O
72	O
71	O
27	O

NY	I-LOC
RANGERS	I-ORG
11	O
13	O
5	O
97	O
86	O
27	O

NY	I-ORG
ISLANDERS	I-ORG
7	O
11	O
8	O
65	O
72	O
22	O

TAMPA	I-ORG
BAY	I-ORG
8	O
15	O
2	O
69	O
81	O
18	O

WESTERN	I-MISC
CONFERENCE	I-MISC

CENTRAL	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

DETROIT	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
4	O
81	O
53	O
34	O

DALLAS	I-ORG
16	O
10	O
1	O
77	O
66	O
33	O

ST	I-ORG
LOUIS	I-ORG
14	O
14	O
0	O
82	O
84	O
28	O

CHICAGO	I-ORG
12	O
13	O
3	O
72	O
70	O
27	O

TORONTO	I-ORG
11	O
16	O
0	O
81	O
95	O
22	O

PHOENIX	I-ORG
9	O
13	O
4	O
61	O
74	O
22	O

PACIFIC	I-MISC
DIVISION	I-MISC

W	O
L	O
T	O
GF	I-ORG
GA	I-ORG
PTS	I-ORG

COLORADO	I-ORG
17	O
7	O
4	O
100	O
60	O
38	O

VANCOUVER	I-ORG
14	O
11	O
1	O
84	O
83	O
29	O

EDMONTON	I-ORG
14	O
14	O
1	O
99	O
90	O
29	O

LOS	I-ORG
ANGELES	I-ORG
11	O
13	O
3	O
72	O
83	O
25	O

SAN	I-LOC
JOSE	I-ORG
10	O
13	O
4	O
69	O
87	O
24	O

ANAHEIM	I-ORG
9	O
14	O
5	O
74	O
87	O
23	O

CALGARY	I-ORG
10	O
16	O
2	O
65	O
77	O
22	O

SATURDAY	O
,	O
DECEMBER	O
7	O
SCHEDULE	O

PHOENIX	I-ORG
AT	O
NEW	I-LOC
JERSEY	I-LOC

CALGARY	I-ORG
AT	O
BOSTON	I-LOC

BUFFALO	I-ORG
AT	O
HARTFORD	I-LOC

WASHINGTON	O
AT	O
NY	I-LOC
ISLANDERS	I-ORG

CHICAGO	I-ORG
AT	O
MONTREAL	I-LOC

NY	I-ORG
RANGERS	I-ORG
AT	O
TORONTO	I-LOC

ANAHEIM	I-ORG
AT	O
PITTSBURGH	I-LOC

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

TAMPA	I-ORG
BAY	I-ORG
AT	O
SAN	I-LOC
JOSE	I-LOC

OTTAWA	I-ORG
AT	O
VANCOUVER	I-LOC

-DOCSTART-	O

NHL	I-ORG
ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
FRIDAY	O
'S	O
RESULTS	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Results	O
of	O
National	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG

League	I-MISC
games	O
on	O
Friday	O
(	O
home	O
team	O
in	O
CAPS	O
)	O
:	O

NY	I-ORG
RANGERS	I-ORG
6	O
Toronto	I-ORG
5	O

BUFFALO	I-ORG
1	O
Anaheim	I-ORG
1	O
(	O
OT	I-ORG
)	O

Pittsburgh	I-ORG
5	O
WASHINGTON	I-ORG
3	O

Montreal	I-ORG
3	O
CHICAGO	I-ORG
1	O

Philadelphia	I-ORG
6	O
DALLAS	I-ORG
3	O

St	I-ORG
Louis	I-ORG
4	O
COLORADO	I-ORG
3	O

EDMONTON	I-ORG
5	O
Ottawa	I-ORG
2	O

-DOCSTART-	O

NHL	I-ORG
ICE	O
HOCKEY	O
-	O
CANUCKS	O
RW	O
BURE	I-ORG
SUSPENDED	O
FOR	O
ONE	O
GAME	O
.	O

NEW	I-LOC
YORK	I-LOC
1996-12-06	O

Vancouver	I-ORG
Canucks	I-ORG
star	O
right	O
wing	O
Pavel	I-PER
Bure	I-PER
was	O
suspended	O
for	O
one	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
National	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG
League	I-MISC
and	O
fined	O
$	O
1,000	O
Friday	O
for	O
his	O
hit	O
on	O
Buffalo	I-ORG
Sabres	I-ORG
defenceman	O
Garry	I-PER
Galley	I-PER
on	O
Wednesday	O
.	O

Bure	I-PER
received	O
a	O
double-minor	O
penalty	O
for	O
high-sticking	O
with	O
2:22	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
period	O
of	O
Wednesday	O
's	O
7-6	O
overtime	O
win	O
by	O
Vancouver	I-LOC
after	O
colliding	O
with	O
Galley	I-PER
in	O
Buffalo	I-LOC
zone	O
.	O

Galley	I-PER
suffered	O
a	O
concussion	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O

"	O
Mr	O
Bure	I-PER
left	O
his	O
feet	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
forearm	O
blow	O
to	O
Mr	I-PER
Galley	I-PER
as	O
he	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
checked	O
legally	O
by	O
his	O
opponent	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
NHL	I-ORG
discipline	O
chief	O
Brian	I-PER
Burke	I-PER
in	O
handing	O
out	O
the	O
suspension	O
.	O

"	O
Although	O
it	O
is	O
clear	O
from	O
the	O
videotape	O
that	O
Mr	I-PER
Bure	I-PER
's	O
actions	O
were	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
impending	O
hit	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
intent	O
to	O
injure	O
his	O
opponent	O
,	O
there	O
can	O
be	O
no	O
excuse	O
for	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
conduct	O
,	O
"	O
Burke	I-PER
said	O
.	O

Bure	I-PER
,	O
who	O
is	O
struggling	O
with	O
only	O
nine	O
goals	O
and	O
12	O
assists	O
in	O
26	O
games	O
,	O
will	O
miss	O
Saturday	O
's	O
home	O
game	O
against	O
Ottawa	I-ORG
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

BOXING	O
-	O
SCHULZ	I-PER
DEFEATS	O
RIBALTA	O
IN	O
IBF	O
HEAVYWEIGHT	O
FIGHT	O
.	O

VIENNA	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

German	I-MISC
Axel	I-PER
Schulz	I-PER
outpointed	O
Cuba	I-LOC
's	O
Jose	I-PER
Ribalta	I-PER
in	O
their	O
International	O
Boxing	I-MISC
Federation	I-ORG
non-title	O
10-round	O
heavyweight	O
fight	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPANISH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
SUMMARY	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Summary	O
of	O
Saturday	O
's	O
Spanish	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
match	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
2	O
(	O
Davor	I-PER
Suker	I-PER
24	O
,	O
Predrag	I-PER
Mijatovic	I-PER
48	O
)	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
0	O
.	O

Halftime	O
1-0	O
.	O

Attendance	O
106,000	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
BALKAN	I-LOC
STRIKE	O
FORCE	O
WIN	O
OLD	O
FIRM	I-ORG
GAME	O
FOR	O
REAL	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
's	O
Balkan	I-LOC
strike	O
force	O
of	O
Davor	I-PER
Suker	I-PER
and	O
Predrag	I-PER
Mijatovic	I-PER
shot	O
their	O
side	O
to	O
a	O
2-0	O
win	O
over	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
in	O
Spain	I-LOC
's	O
old	O
firm	O
game	O
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

The	O
result	O
leaves	O
Real	O
on	O
38	O
points	O
after	O
16	O
games	O
,	O
four	O
ahead	O
of	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
.	O

With	O
just	O
one	O
league	O
match	O
scheduled	O
before	O
the	O
New	I-ORG
Year	I-MISC
break	O
,	O
Real	I-ORG
are	O
also	O
assured	O
of	O
spending	O
Christmas	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
arch-rivals	O
.	O

A	O
mix-up	O
in	O
the	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
defence	O
let	O
Croatian	I-MISC
international	O
Suker	I-PER
in	O
midway	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
,	O
and	O
Montenegrin	I-MISC
striker	O
Mijatovic	I-PER
made	O
it	O
2-0	O
after	O
fine	O
work	O
by	O
Clarence	I-PER
Seedorf	I-PER
just	O
after	O
the	O
break	O
.	O

Barcelona	I-ORG
fought	O
back	O
strongly	O
but	O
were	O
twice	O
denied	O
by	O
the	O
woodwork	O
on	O
an	O
unusually	O
quiet	O
night	O
for	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
striker	O
Ronaldo	I-PER
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
PSV	I-ORG
HIT	O
VOLENDAM	I-ORG
FOR	O
SIX	O
.	O

AMSTERDAM	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Brazilian	I-MISC
striker	O
Marcelo	I-PER
and	O
Yugoslav	I-MISC
midfielder	O
Zeljko	I-PER
Petrovic	I-PER
each	O
scored	O
twice	O
as	O
Dutch	I-MISC
first	O
division	O
leaders	O
PSV	I-ORG
Eindhoven	I-ORG
romped	O
to	O
a	O
6-0	O
win	O
over	O
Volendam	I-ORG
on	O
Saturday	O
.	O

Their	O
other	O
marksmen	O
were	O
Brazilian	I-MISC
defender	O
Vampeta	I-PER
and	O
Belgian	I-MISC
striker	O
Luc	I-PER
Nilis	I-PER
,	O
his	O
14th	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

PSV	I-ORG
,	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
their	O
14th	O
league	O
title	O
,	O
outgunned	O
Volendam	I-ORG
in	O
every	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O

They	O
boast	O
a	O
nine-point	O
lead	O
over	O
Feyenoord	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
have	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
hand	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
16	O
points	O
clear	O
of	O
champions	O
Ajax	I-ORG
Amsterdam	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
18	O
matches	O
compared	O
to	O
PSV	I-ORG
's	O
19	O
.	O

Ajax	I-ORG
face	O
AZ	I-ORG
Alkmaar	I-ORG
away	O
on	O
Sunday	O
and	O
Feyenoord	I-ORG
,	O
eliminated	O
from	O
the	O
UEFA	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
after	O
losing	O
4-2	O
on	O
aggregate	O
to	O
Tenerife	I-ORG
on	O
Tuesday	O
,	O
travel	O
to	O
De	I-PER
Graafschap	I-ORG
Doetinchem	I-ORG
.	O

The	O
Doetinchem	I-LOC
side	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
The	O
Super	I-MISC
Peasants	I-MISC
"	O
,	O
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
surprise	O
packages	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
.	O

They	O
are	O
fourth	O
in	O
the	O
table	O
.	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
SPANISH	I-MISC
FIRST	O
DIVISION	O
RESULT	O
/	O
STANDINGS	O
.	O

MADRID	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Result	O
of	O
Saturday	O
's	O
only	O
Spanish	I-MISC

first	O
division	O
match	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
2	O
Barcelona	I-ORG
0	O

Standings	O
(	O
tabulate	O
under	O
games	O
played	O
,	O
won	O
,	O
drawn	O
,	O
lost	O
,	O

goals	O
for	O
,	O
against	O
,	O
points	O
)	O
:	O

Real	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
16	O
11	O
5	O
0	O
32	O
12	O
38	O

Barcelona	I-ORG
16	O
10	O
4	O
2	O
46	O
21	O
34	O

Deportivo	I-ORG
Coruna	I-ORG
15	O
9	O
6	O
0	O
23	O
7	O
33	O

Real	I-ORG
Betis	I-ORG
15	O
8	O
5	O
2	O
28	O
13	O
29	O

Atletico	I-ORG
Madrid	I-ORG
15	O
8	O
3	O
4	O
26	O
17	O
27	O

Athletic	I-ORG
Bilbao	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
4	O
4	O
28	O
22	O
25	O

Real	I-ORG
Sociedad	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
3	O
5	O
20	O
18	O
24	O

Valladolid	I-ORG
15	O
7	O
3	O
5	O
19	O
18	O
24	O

Racing	O
Santander	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
7	O
3	O
15	O
15	O
22	O

Rayo	I-ORG
Vallecano	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
5	O
5	O
21	O
19	O
20	O

Valencia	I-ORG
15	O
6	O
2	O
7	O
23	O
22	O
20	O

Celta	I-ORG
Vigo	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
5	O
5	O
17	O
17	O
20	O

Tenerife	I-ORG
15	O
5	O
4	O
6	O
23	O
17	O
19	O

Espanyol	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
17	O
20	O
16	O

Oviedo	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
17	O
21	O
16	O

Sporting	I-ORG
Gijon	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
4	O
7	O
15	O
22	O
16	O

Logrones	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
3	O
8	O
11	O
33	O
15	O

Zaragoza	I-ORG
15	O
2	O
8	O
5	O
18	O
23	O
14	O

Sevilla	I-ORG
15	O
4	O
2	O
9	O
13	O
20	O
14	O

Compostela	I-ORG
15	O
3	O
4	O
8	O
13	O
28	O
13	O

Hercules	I-ORG
15	O
2	O
2	O
11	O
11	O
29	O
8	O

Extremadura	I-ORG
15	O
1	O
3	O
11	O
8	O
30	O
6	O

-DOCSTART-	O

SOCCER	O
-	O
ENGLISHMAN	I-PER
CHARLTON	I-ORG
IS	O
MADE	O
AN	O
HONORARY	O
IRISHMAN	I-MISC
.	O

DUBLIN	I-LOC
1996-12-07	O

Jack	I-PER
Charlton	I-PER
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Ireland	I-LOC
was	O
cemented	O
on	O
Saturday	O
when	O
the	O
Englishman	I-MISC
was	O
officially	O
declared	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O

Charlton	I-PER
,	O
61	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Peggy	I-PER
,	O
became	O
citizens	O
of	O
Ireland	I-LOC
when	O
they	O
formally	O
received	O
Irish	I-MISC
passports	O
from	O
deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Dick	I-PER
Spring	I-PER
who	O
said	O
the	O
honour	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
in	O
recognition	O
of	O
Charlton	I-ORG
's	O
achievements	O
as	O
the	O
national	O
soccer	O
manager	O
.	O

"	O
The	O
years	O
I	O
spent	O
as	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Republic	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Ireland	I-LOC
were	O
the	O
best	O
years	O
of	O
my	O
life	O
.	O

It	O
all	O
culminated	O
in	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
I	O
now	O
have	O
lots	O
of	O
great	O
,	O
great	O
friends	O
in	O
Ireland	I-LOC
.	O

That	O
is	O
why	O
this	O
is	O
so	O
emotional	O
a	O
night	O
for	O
me	O
,	O
"	O
Charlton	I-PER
said	O
.	O

"	O
It	O
was	O
the	O
joy	O
that	O
we	O
all	O
had	O
over	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
that	O
I	O
shared	O
with	O
people	O
that	O
I	O
grew	O
to	O
love	O
,	O
that	O
I	O
treasure	O
most	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
added	O
.	O

Charlton	I-PER
managed	O
Ireland	I-LOC
for	O
93	O
matches	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
they	O
lost	O
only	O
17	O
times	O
in	O
almost	O
10	O
years	O
until	O
he	O
resigned	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O

He	O
guided	O
Ireland	I-LOC
to	O
two	O
successive	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
finals	O
tournaments	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
1988	O
European	I-MISC
championship	O
finals	O
in	O
Germany	I-LOC
,	O
after	O
the	O
Irish	I-MISC
beat	O
a	O
well-fancied	O
England	I-LOC
team	O
1-0	O
in	O
their	O
group	O
qualifier	O
.	O

The	O
lanky	O
former	O
Leeds	I-ORG
United	I-LOC
defender	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
his	O
England	I-LOC
debut	O
until	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
30	O
but	O
eventually	O
won	O
35	O
caps	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
1966	O
World	I-MISC
Cup	I-MISC
winning	O
team	O
with	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Bobby	I-PER
.	O