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News from 24/12/1992

1992; Gale Group;

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Victoria McKee, Julia Llewellyn Smith, Ian McGeoch, Jon Ashworth, J. V. Parziale, John Biffen, Hazhir Teimourian, Simon Barnes, Richard Ford, Home Correspondent, Bill Frost, Andrew Longmore, D. M. Attwood, Michael Dynes and Tom Walker, Stephen P. Jenkins, F. H. Fell, Philip Howard, Hilary Finch, Hylton, Carol Leonard, Andrew Porter, Richard Streeton, John E. Strafford, Neil Bennett, Banking Correspondent, Simon Wilde, Geoff Brown, Gerald Davies, Bernard Levin, Vivien Cherry, Jean M. Mayland, Robert Eisenman and Miochael Wise, Peter Ball, Ruth Gledhill, Michael Troth, Hugh Leggatt, Richard Evans, Racing Correspondent, Alison Roberts, Arts Reporter, Alan Hamilton, Robin Young, Louise Hidalgo, Nicholas Watt, C. L. Kirch, Michael Clark, Philip Robinson, David Hands, Barry Unsworth, Sara Driver, Christopher Walker and our Foreign Staff, Joel Brand, Jerome Burne, David Ravens, Norman Tanner, Liz Young, John Ashworth, David Robinson, John Grigg, Peter Kimm, Craig Brown, Paul Wilkinson, Henry Mayr-Harting, Chris Harris, Barry Pickthall, Janet Bush Economics Correspondent, Jamie Dettmer, Harvey Elliott, Travel Correspondent, John Goodbody, Edward Gorman, Ireland Correspondent, Henry Chadwick, Stephen Haseler, Christopher Walker, Ian Bryant, Graham Searjeant, Financial Editor, Brennig James, Alan Lee, Walter Gammie, Stephen Court, Richard Beeston, Dr P. Neufeld, S. W. Duggan, Linda Grant, K. Kumar, Calum MacDonald, Philip Pangalos, Roddy Mackenzie, Gay Swain, Edward Grayson, David Aukin (Head of Draman), Andrew McWhirter, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Sam Kiley, Hartley Shawcross, Anne McElvoy, Alan Jackson, John Goodbody, Sports News Correspondent, Reginald Hibbert, J. W. Stewart, Colin McQuillan, Catherine Sampson and David Watts, James Cable, Christopher Irvine,

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Our Foreign Staff: Yugoslav army on alert as US plans air strikes Index Christmas Present Britons fly away to escape year of gloom Christmas Puzzle Israel's deportees 'may die tomorrow' Editor links BBC worker to leak of royal speech Christmas past Stay out of trouble or pay up at Christmas Archie Kidd (Thermal) Limited No Title IRA may not extend its ceasefire to mainland Fireman started 11 blazes For one million people the Boxing Day Meet… Roadworks to Avoid over Christmas Festive fun costs fiver more than in Christmas past Cost of Christmas O come, all ye faithful and politically correct Virgin and BA may settle libel action News in Brief Six on murder charge Nun's PhD claim false Coal review extended Sentry shoots soldier Holiday jet holed Carey family wedding Consumer association says computer game prices are exorbitant As the price of hi-tech playthings is investigated, The Times charts the fickle fashions of Toyland Search for innocence sees the return of classic toys Top Toys of 1992 Top Toys of 1980 MFI Divorce is a gift for the trade The corporate hospitality company that won't give up Firm's Christmas party had an atmosphere like 'a marble rolling around a tea chest' The Company Trail Slow going on the Southern Ocean's Piccadilly Line Competitors in the British Steel Challenge round-the-world yacht race are at the most testing stage, heading for Tasmania. Vivien Cherry, skipper of Copper & Lybrand, reports Texas End of Year London rallies round the capital's homeless Lynx faces extinction after libel News in Brief Widow died of shock Newall in intensive care Bond's buggies Sea rescue Cocaine found Private prison firms start brain drain from public sector The way it isn't Craig Brown NSPCC Interflora Flowers Word Wide Galileo reveals secret of moon's violent past Reformers stay on in new Russian government B&q Picture Gallery German and his dog test borders The Times Scandal engulfs Bonn News in Brief (Reuter): Refugees flee (Reuter): Vote delayed (Reuter): Political quest Visit cancelled (Reuter): Uranium seized Plague of war pockmarks Mostar's beautiful face Shellfire shatters the mirror of a culture Mostar, once conquered by the Turks, is at the heart of an ethnic conflict again. Ruth Gledhill, our religion correspondent, and Chris Harris, photographer, saw the destruction wrought in the city of mosques Croats threaten British troops Our Foreign Staff: Sarajevo's spirit of Christmas past wilts under the strains of conflict The row over Serbia's presidential and parliamentary elections grew yesterday when the federal election watchdog alleged that there had been fraud in last Sunday's elections and called for a full investigation. With nearly 90 per cent of the vote counted, unofficial returns showed that Slobodan Milosevic, the incumbent president, was leading with a 56 per cent share. Milan Panic, his main challenger, was on 34 per cent Our Foreign Staff: Peace process totters as pneumonia threatens deportees Somali mine claims first American casualties The first American blood has been spilt on Somali soil. But President Bush intends going ahead with his New Year visit to boost Operation Restore Hope From Reuter in Baidoa: Pre-packed break for the marines Gloomy Bethlehem yearns for its fair share of good will Clinton bows to women's anger Chinese retaliate over arms dispute (AFP): Warning to UN in Cambodia News in Brief (Reuter): Rebuff by Iraq Rebels give up (Reuter): Moi set back (AFP): Bullet headed (Reuter): Mutiny ends (Reuter): Breast award (Reuter): Fishing deal (Reuter): Relative change Eating but not being merry The greatest myth of motherhood? A new study questions the "scientific" basis for baby-bonding theories. Linda Grant reports Staying in good spirits Medical Briefing When two heads are no better than one6 Brainstorming is not the creative vortex it is believed to be, say two German researchers Danger in the manger Are board games out of date? John Grigg argues that the lasting fascination Monopoly, L'Attaque and Chess will delight future generations A seasonal dance of death Despite famines, war and horror, the birth of Christ still gives hope in a terrible world, says Bernard Levin Family favourites Writer's block The Times Diary Leading lady to Lord Willis Peace and Good Will Christmas Past: a series on the unchanging face of the season. Five: From The Times of December 23,1933 Czech Unmate Welcome Bohemia and Slovakia to the civilised world The proposition of a republic finds few republicans Action in Bosnia TV violence Workings of Tory party No art in funding Funds for films The face of capitalism Absent friends at Christmas Seasonal cheer Court Circular Anniversaries Birthdays Accountancy & Finance BBC Select US Treasury Bond Salesperson No Title Queen's Poetry Medal winner Legal appointments Appointments Royal Society University news Graduate ACCA Trainee Multiple Classified Advertising Items Picture Gallery Personal Column Church services tomorrow Personal Column Professor H. L. A. Hart Professor H. L. A Hart FBA Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford, 1952-68, and Pricipal of Brasenose College, 1973-78, died on December 19 aged 85. He was born at Harrogate on July 8,1907 The Samaritans The Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research Archbishop Karlis Gailitis Karlis Gailitis, Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Latvia, was Killed in a road accident on November 22 aged 56 while driving from Tukums to Aglona. He was born in Riga on March 3,1936 Sir George Turnbull Sir George Turnbull, chairman and chief executive of Inchcape, the international business services and marketing groups, from 1986 to 1991 died on December 22 aged 66. He was born in London on October 17 1926 On this Day December 24 1881 Picture Gallery Harvey Nash Plc Comag Magazine Marketing Morse Computers Ltd Management Career Consultants Limited Spicers Limited CTEC Limited Chairman, Woodford Feeds Limited Scottish Power Multiple Classified Advertising Items Abbey National Financial Services Limited Engineering AI-Futtaim Group Whitehead selection Mondial International Financial Services Scotia Pharmaceuticals Ltd Reflex Manufacturing Systems Ltd City of Wakefield District Council Multiple Classified Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Apetito (UK) Ltd Austin Knight Multiple Display Advertising Items US warplanes on alert for Bosnia BBC worker linked to royal leak Rising costs Dying of cold Reforming spirit Peace for a time Difficult journey Blazing out of control The Times Crossword No 19,110 Killed by a mine Privatisation at large Toy wars Fighting back Left in ruins Picture Gallery Business Times Weathercall AA Roadwatch IBM Weather People in the Times Business Today The Pound Stock Market Interest Rates Currencies Gold Business Gardner Merchant profit to soar again Christmas spending fails to lift economy Consumers this Christmas are spending less and saving more, just the opposite of what is needed to pull Britain out of recession, according to latest indicators Seeking a British bird for all seasons Profit-takers halt soaring shares Books Sport Banks save two firms Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd Arts on Thursday Steven Ross heirs to get up to $500m The Times Unit Trust Information Service North West agrees with Ofwat By our City Staff: Stanhope investors are left bewildered Pepe warns it may cease trading if open offer fails Business Roundup Graig halves dividend Hickson buys from ICI Planemakers link up Scrooge stalks the high street Owned by the bank Link executive pensions to company wealth The Times Energy industry needs consistent government policies Business Letters Ratners seeks cheer in clean-cut image free from all-season sales Gerald Ratner will have the last laugh if the merry Christmas wished for by the group he once headed comes true, writes Jon Ashworth Fleet of Footsie Sailors aim for double record The Times City Diary Mid-life interest The Times City Diary Banking puzzle The Times City Diary ICA Foreign Financial. INC Wheway offers little in way of seasonal cheer NW Water FT-SE Volumes Liffe Options British Funds Major Indices Traditional Options Shares fall back as record surge runs out of steam Stock Market Commodities London Financial Futures Major Changes Recent Issues Wall Street Money Markets Other Sterling Money Rates (%) European Money Deposits (%) (Reuter): Drug sector hits Dow World Market Dollar Spot Rates Record run comes to an end Tangible Securities Ltd Solicitor's role in police interviews Proving cases of cruelty against children Competing family applications should be heard together Addenda to cases Legal aid board can refuse to pay for evidence sought to be taken overseas Limit of privilege for non-legal correspondence Set-off available for guarantor Absence of love is not indicative of primary purpose Confusion in obligation to disclose Damages for breach of part-complete building contract A good year for being unforgiven Quality from Clint and Woody shone through a year otherwise dominated by hype and gore, writes Geoff Brown Cinema: Best and worst of the last 12 months; Kevin Costner's latest; and the revival of an 1892 picture show The first moving picture show David Robinson on the pioneering entertainment sensation that was the hit of Christmas 1892 Rock Striking haircut, pity about the film New Release: Whitney Houston's cinematic debut and a moody Kevin Costner performance are not enough to redeem The Bodyguard What can the actors do when characters are empty vessels? Classical Setback for Albert plan Arts Briefing Entertainments Weekend Events A daily guide to artaand entertainment compiled by Heather Alston Theatre Guide Jeremy Kingston's assessment of theatrs showing in London Cinema Guide New Releases Geoff Brown's assessment of films in London and (where Indicated with the symbol.) on release across the country Check with cinemas for opening times over the holiday period Moderately wild, extremely wily Extreme Wembley Arena Rock: Alan Jackson on an American band who astutely offer something for everyone Voices raised in wonder Concert: Berlioz's powerful treatment of the Nativity, exceptionally well sung and efficiently played ECO/Tate Barbican Kurds have found a way Television Review The Times Cosmic conflict by the Dead Sea Henry Chadwick on the apocalyptic Jewish community which has been the subject of decades of scholarly disputes The Dead Sea Scrolis Uncovered Enlightening the Dark Ages Inventing the Middle Ages By Norman Cantor Lutterworth, £17.95 Sacred world that they lost The Stripping of the Altars Traditional Religion in England, c. 1400-c. 1580 By Eamon Duffy Yale University Press, £29.95 Crackers and tinsel Authors Word-Watching Lineker and Gower suffer for their special virtues Simon Barnes bemoans the treatment meted out in 1992 to two of the country's most loved sportsmen Proof of criminal liability Sports Letters Most horses are run at a loss Rowers left high and dry Cause for failure Guilty party Opening stand Boxing Day Fixtures Littlewoods Pools Thrilling run-chase fitting end to Shield centenary By our Sports Staff: Australia put faith in fast bowling Cricket Test your knowledge with the Jumbo Sports Crossword Wembley Stadrum Limited Criticism of board disturbs Indians Christmas at sea looks anything but plain sailing Barry Pickthalll discovers seasonal cheer is a good tonic for the hard times on board the British Steel Challenge yachts Coming to terms with life after Desert Orchid Alan Lee finds David Elsworth struggling to adapt to enforced changes at the end of a glilttering chapter in his career Scudamore facing festive dilemma over Pipe hopes Five meetings likely to fall Major determined to deal with VAT threat Mandarin: Market Rasen Mandarin: Sedgefield Mandarin: Huntingdon Mandarin: Wolverhampton Mandarin: The Fellow poised for repeat Mandarin, Thunderer: Kempton Park Mandarin, Thunderer: Wincanton Racing next week Mandarin: Newton Abbot Mandarin: Wetherby Big Race Line-Up Form guide to the eight contenders Swan is crowned champion Boxing day preferences Wales lose direction in search for a stand-off half Schofield's future at Leeds in the balance Rugby League Peace talks on the way For the Record Supporters' charter aiming for season of goodwill SRA meets prize-money demand Squash Clark's promise places him ahead of the pack David Hands, rugby correspondent, predicts a bright future for a young English prop who is cutting his teeth in the Welsh league Snow Reports Scholar scornful of European league Football experiences painful and protracted revolution that is still far from finished National centre for Sheffield Volleyball South Wales supplies highlight Canvey confident of crushing Concord PPA By our Sports Staff: Coventry hope to thaw out pitch Football Angol has to wait for verdict In Brief Turning to youth Agreement close Sponsor blow Sharp practice Pulling rank Nicholson's job Mansell's instinct for adventure will be satisfied Andrew Longmore takes a look at the new Lola Indy car and the Briton who hopes to take the sport by storm behind its wheel The Times Saturday Revie Boxing Day Racing Livingston given four-year ban for drug-taking Sprinter vows he is innocent Concise Crossword No 2979 Winning Move Word-Watching FA investigates claim that playing record was false Ferrari's new car off to inglorious start Forte Hotels Rugby Union England tour fixtures moved On Boxing Day Fallen by the wayside A Short Story by Barry Unsworth Joint winner of the 1992 Booker Prize Pages Page Picture Gallery Multiyork How Sullivan lost his coat and never got his shilling Sullivan first appeared in Barry Unsworth's prize-winning novel. This extract tells how he lost his buttons Eat your hearts out, EastEnders The Queen's broadcast will be the biggest television draw tomorrow. Stephen Court reviews a 60-year-old tradition Geoff Brown picks out die plums in this year's… BBC Radio Music Richard Morrison's guide to the best tunes on TV Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day BBC1 Satellite Elizabeth David Cookshops Radio 1 Variations BBC1 Variations Radio 3 Satellite Pure Genius BBC1 Satellite Wealth of Nations Radio 1 Variations The Times survival guide Where do you find help over the holiday period when most of the country shuts up shop? Sara Driver provides the answers Emergencies Book Tokens The Times Prize Jumbo Crossword Prizes of £50 will be given for the first five correct solutions opened on January 11,1993. Entries should be sent to Jumbo Crossword, The Times, I Pennington Street, London E1 9xn. The winner and solution will be published on January 16 Resolve

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