News from 31/12/1994
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Evan Dyer, Liz Dolan, Jules Stewart, Eric Stockton, Julia Llewellyn Smith, Jon Ashworth, Edward Owen, Nick Nuttall Environment Correspondent, Nick Nuttall, Andrew Pierce, Donald Firth, Jane MacQuitty, Michael Scott Rohan, E. F. Hale, Jan Morris, Christopher Downs, Harvey Elliott, Judy Goodkin, Giles Gordon, Gordon K. Moore, Ross Tieman, Industrial Correspondent, Lucy Berrington and Alan Hamilton, Matt Wolf, Philip Howard, Hilary Finch, John Marriott, G. P., David Schwartz, Peter B. Ellwood, Brian Pedley, Clive Davis, Prue Leith, Lynne Truss, Carl Mortished, Alexander Chablo, Simon Wilde, David Flusfeder, Roger Maynard, Tony Record, Nick Herbert, Colin Narbrough, Geoff Brown, Joe Joseph, Robert Miller, Giles Coren, Martin Fletcher, D. W. R. Evans, James Morgan and Ali Jaber, Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, Peter Soul, Robert Sheehan, Marc Levine, Peter Ball, Ruth Gledhill, Debra Craine, Jim McCue, Keith P. Mitchell, Michael Sissons, Raymond Keene Chess Correspondent, Louise Taylor, Dalya Alberge Arts Correspondent, Libby Purves, Peter Waymark, Alan Hamilton, Ralph Rogers, Richard Scott, Frances Bissell, David Hands, Jonathan Prynn Political Reporter, Joseph Connolly, J. Chance, John Eckersley, John W. Vincent, Nigella Lawson, Derwent May, Eric Stocktona, Joel Brand, Bernard T. Croft, Russell Kempson, Gill Williams, Jack Harris, Jessica Gorst-Williams, John Woodcock, James Hepburn, Sydney Friskin, Nicholas Harling, David Miller, Lin Jenkins, Barry Millington, George Plumptre, Wolfgang Münchau, John Higgins, David Powell Athletics Correspondent, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, David Robinson, John Russell Taylor, J. G. Sewell, Paul Wilkinson, P. H. S, Joy Wright, James Morgan, Nigel Hawkes, Heather Kirby, Neil Bennett and Carl Mortished, Alice Thomson, Tony McHale, Pam McHale, Oliver Holt, George Sivell, Assistant Business Editor, Nigel Hawkes, Science Editor, Philip Webster, Political Editor, Julian Muscat, Tim Jones and Kevin Eason, Anne Ashworth, Dominic Kennedy, Robert Sheehan Bridge Correspondent, Jane Bidder, Stephen Jarvis, Liz Thomson, Sean Coughlan, Brian Alderson, George Hill, Kevin McCarra, Richard Evans Racing Correspondent, Karen Murray, Anjana Ahuja, Tim Wapshott, Richard Whitfield, Christine Wheeler, Peter Riddell, Sarah Jane Checkland, Helen Pridham, Ian Brodie, Alan Lee Cricket Correspondent, Richard Beeston, George Hewitt, Brian Clarke, David Sinclair, Stephen Pettitt, Elizabeth Cowley, Michael Horsnell, Nigel Hawkes Science Editor, Peter James, Christopher Andrew, A. T. G. Hay, Jonathan Meades, Jill Crawshaw, David Arnold, Richard Morrison, Jim McCue and Dalya Alberge, Robert M. Scott, Scot Young, Justine Gascoigne, Hilary Kingsley, David Hands, Rugby Correspondent, Paul B. Henze, Christopher Irvine, Melvyn Marckus,
ResumoWith Today's Times Publishers of crumbling hardbacks are told to turn over a new leaf Peerages for two women of influence Index Weeekend Magazine Picture Gallery Thomas and Sophie are names of 1994 Magazine Recognition for 'just a simple bloke' Now Europe will become 15 Chechen plea for ceasefire House price fear Freezing forecast for the new year Weekend By our Political Editor: Major promises 'golden prize' after the gloom Gieves & Hawkes Only 30P Britons looking forward to 1995 and back to 1980s Times-MORI Poll 'Feel good' factor eludes the new-year optimists Amdega Harrods Knightsbridge Curbs on top pay ruled out Gay Tory urges MPs to end hypocrisy BR hails £134 taxi to get man on flight The Sunday Times More tests on body of 'mercy killing' widow Rugby star is questioned over cash theft Alps crash family lost four relatives in Dc10 disaster Jewish community shaken by deaths Ferrari wrecked in river was lent to Round Table Springsteen named No 1 with a song born to run Gas blast destroys house and raises safety fears Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey By a Staff Reporter: Minister demands more consultant jobs to ease doctors' hours The Corsa and Astra from Vauxhall Red Cross teams put the public in safe hands Sheehan on Bridge Keene on Chess The shadow of Peter Pan The Sunday Times Art galleries and museums fall prey to organised crime Police urge owners to tighten security Where is everybody? Cinderella survives ugly scene Texas By a Staff Reporter: Baby born to couple in male 'Pill' trial Monday in the Times Bishop's chaplain attacks preachers as dull and boring 'Embarrassingly tedious sermons are an effective emptier of churches' The Times Timberland Award entrants speak out in the cause of competition London International Boat Show Earls Court A timeless tale that highlights virtues of family Gredo British Airways Principal Honours Royal Victorian Order Members of the Order of the British Empire Reward for man who improved on Nature Officers of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the British Empire Unsung heroes fill third of the list Royal Red Cross Boots Someone Cares Maples Diplomatic Service Picture Gallery Gene therapy trial gives hope to cystic fibrosis sufferers Wildlife groups protest at 'too clean' beach Oil spills add to tide of pollution Virqin Territory Toys "R" us Pickets abandon strike after eight years By a Staff Reporter: Wreckage backs tale of Raf gallantry Disneyland Paris New Euro influx threatens jobs defeat for Portillo Stars stay constant EU Profile World of Leather Gunman kills two women at abortion clinics Track strike caps unsporting year Austin Reed US denies ditching ally to free pilot Virquin Territory Royal Caribbean Craxi pines for luxurious bolthole in Monte Carlo Italy's convicted former leader tires of exile in Tunisia while corruption suspects languish in jail Madrid denies link to anti-Eta killings Virqin Territory MOPS The Magical Music Box Perón label fails to stick to Berlusconi Lebanon leader fights for dream of rebuilding city Democracy and investment are bringing fresh foundations to a shattered city, write James Morgan Beirut bulldozers sweep away scars of bombs, bullets and bandits as paradise is reborn Hertz South Americans unite to launch free trade bloc Gingrich renounces book advance Australia bars boat people The Ramblers Sarajevo learns to live without hope in 1,000-day siege Spirit of freedom warms Chechens' last redoubt Forte Leisure Breaks The Professionals' Joinery Company Second jet 'escaped Algerian hijackers' Swallows and Bolsheviks Christopher Andrew on Arthur Ransome's Soviet sympathies The Cheka wildly exaggerated his access to inside information Foot forward The Times Diary Hunting for the politically correct vote Labour's opposition to blood sports is based on ignorance and expediency, argues Michael Sissons Now that the sun is setting A museum is needed to help us to assess the evils and virtues of the British Empire, writes Jan Morris Elevations The Times Diary Tarnished The Times Diary Quick look The Times Diary Gold without Glitter Major needs more strings to his bow than economic recovery Dear Diary May 1795: Boswell dies, but his jottings are in example to us all A Northern Light Iceland rings in the new year with panache from the past West's response to the Chechen crisis Unhappy at New Year Threats to declining hare population Jumbo power Fewer and better? Christmas cheer Road to success? Science and faith England's future in world cricket Lottery matters Sporting signs Social News Anniversaries Royal Motor Yacht Club Weekend birthdays Church news Personal Column Street-sellers come out in full cry Church services tomorrow Forthcoming marriages The Times J . C. Swallow J. C. Swallow, Frs, oceanographer. died on December 3 aged 71. He was born on October 11.1923 Personal Column Pierre Dreyfus Pierre Dreyfus, head of the Renault car company for 20 years, died in Paries on Christmas Day aged 87. He was born in the same city on November 18,1907 Sir John Dugdale Sir John Dugdale, Kcvo, former Lord Lientenant of Shropshire, died on December 12 aged 71. He was born on May 10,1923 Sybil Spencer Sybil Spender, gardener, died on December 14 aged 86. She was born on March 29.1908 The American Indian Difficult News The Times Crossword No 19,740 Opinion Times Weathercall And so to Bed Magazne Weekend Vision Lenders gloomy on home prices No 'real recovery' until 1996 Britain in Mexican aid talks British bosses fare badly in pay league Weekend Money Banking and tourism recognised in honours Anne Ashwobth Foreign & Colonial Sport Part-time pensions claims flood in Weekend Sporting Fixtures Business Today Wheel of fortune Challenge The Winner's Test Stanhope bidders up the stakes Make way for Guinness Trial Mark V Little joy as Exchange records fall Minister hails new era for coal Woolwich names new chief Virgin Territory Germans cancel on BNFL Jardine departs Treuhand closes doors New Spanish BICC link The taste of success BAe signs Czech accord Tourist Rates New charter heads Tuc priorities Business Roundup The Sunday Times Winners and losers in the business lottery Jon Ashworth looks at how the wheel of fortune turned in 1994 For pubilc relations gaffes, no one came close to British Gas, which gave a 76 per cent pay rise to Cedric Brown The Association of Investment Trust Companies Commodities Liffe Options Turnover slumps as 1994 goes out with a whimper Stock Market Michael Clark London Financial Futures Money Rates (%) European Money Deposits (%) Gold/precious Metals (Baird & Co) Sterling Spot and Forward Rates Major Indices Recent Issues Rights Issues Major Changes Six growth prospects for a resurgent 1995 Tempus Dollar Rates Other Sterling Ft-Se Volumes Wall Street Budget Beathers Picture Gallery How to buy a bargain on credit With sales reaching fever pitch, Anne Ashworth offers advice to shoppers on making the best use of credit and store cards What's in store for investors? Liz Dolan looks at how shares in high street retailers may fare next year A contrarian new year Investment Strategy Elson Associates Hold the Line Season of fraud and picking pockets Briefings M&G Bond salesmen beat the Budget barriers Helen Pridham reports on a new wave of guaranteed investments linked to the stock market Guaranteed Income and Growth Bonds Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd Save & Prosper the Investment House Virtual reality comes to the Nationwide Karen Murray on how one building society plans to introduce virtual reality to its customers Murray Johnstone Mercury Asset Management And they cry:'No surrender' Comment HTR Schroders Investment Management The past can show where shares are heading David Schwartz discovers reassuring pattering in the stock market eyeles during the 20th century Share Trade Save & Prosper the Investment House A crystal-ball gazer's guide to good fortune Save & Prosper the Investment House Fimbra The Times Money Information Service Rewards due for loyalty to BT2 Unit-Linked Insurance Investments Britain is paying for house price inflation Executive pension schemes Is market chasing its own tail? Save & Prosper the Investment House IFAs need income to continue to provide advice Avon Insurance accident cover Prolific Concentrating on Investment A&L smarter investor moves account Has the market oversold Peps? Personal equity plans have taken off, but Robert Miller issues a word of caution The Times Unit Trust Information Service New Singer & Friedlander UK Emerging Leaders Fund Equities unmoved Fidelity Brokerage Corporate employer cannot avoid liability Court of Appeal Law Report December 31 1994 Practice for making Hansard references Malicious falsehood claim fails Auctioneers not required to report proceeds of vendors No appeal against refusal to hear evidence in camera No right to papers Notice not to be served in absence of breach Admitting taped evidence from undercover officer Court of Appeal Stay better than dismissing case pending reinstatement Not apt to order test for passenger Tragedy and scandal dim light of triumph David Miller, chief sports corresponent, looks back on an action-packed year Salary cap offers clubs financial escape The MacAllan The Mat Midlands' advance slows Test your selection talents and try for points Pick a second-half team in our rugby game and win international tickets and satellite systems The Times Courage First Xv England players transfixed by master magician John Woodcock, in Sydney for the third Test, pays tribute to Australia's bowler in a million Spin bowlers look forward to Sydney Test Matches at Sydney Comprehensive Guide to the Weekend's Fixtures By our Sports Staff: Eight-wicket triumph sees South Africa level series England recover to draw with Chinese Sport in Brief Autissier makes contact Sport in Brief Stormy finish to tour Sport in Brief Mixed gathering Sport in Brief Evison reaches semis Sport in Brief Five climb rankings Sport in Brief Canadians pay penalty Sport in Brief Littlewoods Injuries to Clarke and Leonard put plans in jeopardy Moon and Walker return For the Record Multiple Classified Advertising Items The Times Thunderer: Lingfield Park By our Sports Staff: Hrovat ends Schneider's unbeaten record European absentees clear way for home rule Thunderer: Wolverhampton Results from Yesterday's Two Meetings Master Oats can harvest National Bailey is confident his talented chaser has escaped stable virus Richard Evans Dont Tell The Wife to relish testing conditions Thunderer: Nottingham Rapid Raceline Newbury hangs in the balance Thunderer: Catterick Thunderer: Newbury Britons pass first test on road to Dakar Gentleman player who chases each challenge with a smile on his face Saturday portrait: Jurgen Klinmann, by Rob Hughes, football correspondent Taking the honours in a mad, mad world From the sublime to the ridiculous in a zany year for sport Relegation struggle affords bleak prospect Peter Ball believes clubs now in mid-table enjoy little security in the Fa Carling Premiership Dumitrescu sacrificed as Francis puts safety first Leviathan turns lowly Tees into river of dreams Brian Clarke on the unsetting effect of a big catch in his childhood hunting ground Award for restorer of Busby tradition McLeish tries to rein in runaway Rangers Snow Reports Chance for Raddiffe to assess extent of recovery 1994 in Review 37 Sydney tailor-made for Warne England shun opportunity of extra pracitce before third Test Atherton's resolve offers sole glimmer of hope Simon Wilde finds solace for the England captain in the record of his performances Ferguson takes leading place in roll of honour Mount Charlotte Hotels 1994 in Review 42 Travel Libby Purves: This Year, Sunshine is Downmarket Heal's Winter Sale Books Motoring Competitions Planning an evening out or a day with your family? The Times critics select the best entertainment Ruth Glehill watches a new vicar take on the 'cure of souls' in his parish At your Service Picture Gallery Children Cover Story The Times Paris Ceramics The Times Prize Jumbo Challenge Test your Word Power in our Crossword Competition Prizes of ?100 will be given for the first six correct solutions opened on Monday, January 16,1995. Entries should be sent to Jumbo Crossword, The Times, 1 Pennington Street, London E1 9xn. The Winner and solution will be published on Saturday, January 23,1995 Barbican Hall Wigmore Hall South Bank Multiple Display Advertising Items Opera & Ballet Vh Entertainments London Colisuem Last salvo from Colonel Osborne Warming to a woolly bear In the hot summer of 1962, Debra Craine wondered why her parents' lunch guest was swaddled for winter The Sunday Times Nordstern Art Insurance Limited Great British Hopes Rising stars in the arts firmament MIA Theatre Guide West End Entertainment Jeremy Kingston's assessment of theatre showing in London Some nights to remember A fine dinner and tickets to a top West End musical did not sound like a complete evening. So we organised great cabaret as well Cinema Guide Geoff Brown's assessment of films in London and (where Indicated with the symbol)on relese across the country New on Video: Flamenco fireworks; Lombard double… How to connect with a dealer You want to avoid the hard sell of the high street, but where do you go for serious hi-fi? Future Visions Shopping and Showing How to Book—and Join Pop Singles Recordings: The Human League on automatic: competing sets of Bud Powell: Sir Arthur Sullivan's serious side The Times BBC Radio Jazz 20Th Century Orchestral Chamber Opera For your eyes only From lorgnettes to monocles, ophthalmic artefacts are proving popular and unusual items for the avid collection Shoparound Multiple Display Advertising Items British Antique Replicas Green Card Information Multiple Display Advertising Items Seymour Shirts Multiple Display Advertising Items The Times Saleroom Watch out - Beadles about The Times Picture Gallery Harrods Knightsbridge Picture Gallery Fact file Bikes get a rear-wheel drive Clive Sinclair's Zeta aims to take the slog out of cycling. Is he in danger of succeeding? BMW Saab Steering Column This car's a Porsche, and so's my other one Alice Thomson is in seventh heaven when she gets to drive the newest 911 Porsche and the oldest 356 model The Times Afterword to 1994 Liz Thomson looks back at our reading habits in the year just ending: Jason Cowley finds onl whar 1995 has in store Adventure With a token Children Minerva Press A charitable attempt to revive the art of poetry… Say, what's the sooth? Millennium Prophecied By Stephen Skinner Virgin, £9.99 Nostradamus: The Millennium and Beyong By Peter Lorie Bloomsbury, £12.99 The Millennium Planner By Peter Lorie Boxtree, £14.99 Scanning through the days Form for the Day Edited by Nicholas Albery Sinclalr-Stevenson, £9.99 Highlights and lowlife The Times/Dillons Bestsellers of 1994 New in Paperback Scroll over. Bill Caxton And tell Dostoevsky the news. Peter James has seen the future of the printed word: it is written in the Smartbook Multimedia, electronic novels, Internet libraries—is this the death knell for the booK? Access a story, Daddy CD-Rom is touted as the way ahead for children's books Multimedia lemmings Publishers don't understand new technology, says Giles Gordon Aliens in the machine War among the Fallen By Adam Webb Elecronic novel on a PC dise, Lovecraft Graphics, £5 plus £1.50 P&P Times Books Welcome to the new battle of the Falklands Commercial pressures are putting the wildlife of the islands at risk from oil exploration and fishing fleets And this year's award goes to. . . Farmer's Diary: Paul Heiney Coffee-break for the doves Feather report Ingredients for a business The Times Property A climb above a land that time forgot New Guinea: A trek through jungle and swamp to the highest peak of the Jayawijaya mountain range British Airways Holidays Useful back-ups for Gap backpackers Far Flung: Dreamy days cruising up the Great Barrier Reef; and safety measures for young travellers Thomson Worldwide Black Prince Rescue on the reef Virgin Territory Ansettaustralia Travel Portfolio World Offers British Airways Island for those with a yen for a quiet life Japan: Leave the bustling cities behind and head for the tranquillity of Shikoku Passport to France The Island of Jersey Travel Tips P&O Cruises Japan facts Lie back and let the pampering begin Weeend Breaks: Temper the worst excesses of the festive season with a session on a health farm Saga Pakistan International Great Word-Watching Celebrity Cruises Trail Finders the Travel Experts Lunn Poly flight shop Multiple Display Advertising Items World Offers British Airways Travelbag St. Petersburg Clearwater Multiple Classified Advertising Items January Pyramid Selling British Airways Holidays Siciily & the Afolian Islands Airport Parking Caribbean Overseas Travel France Bordeaux Holidays Afloat Multiple Display Advertising Items Nice Flocking to watch the birdie The RSPB is attracting a new breed of "green touist" with cruises up the EXe estuary to see rare birds Italy Explore Adventures President Holidays Ltd Camp Beaumont Hoseasons Rendezvous Multiple Display Advertising Items A winter wonderland George Plumptre, The Times Gardener, suggest colourful or second plants to cheer up the dull months of winter Gardens to visit Multiple Display Advertising Items Garden Answers Chess No Title Winning Move The Times Picture Gallery Punchline Computer Games The Listener Crossword Word-Watching Bridge Prudential A Channel Hopper's Guide to New Year Tv and… Seven Days Radio Wizard films: the BBC top 100 Comedy Classic New Series Film Vision Picture Gallery Great men and a funny duck David Flusfeder makes his pick of the week's programmes across all channels Channel-Hopping Reeling in—some of—the years To mark cinema's centenary in 1995, the Bbc is showing 100 significant films from its library of 3,500. David Robinson casts a critical eye over the selection The BBC 100 in Chronological Order SHA Charitable Trust Pity the poor dolphin Times Experts Preview the Week of Viewing Purcell to Presley Arts Last impressions Repeats Bumper bundles Soaps True champion Sport A comic classic to set you a-quiver John Schlesinger, the director, tells Libby Purves how Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm has been adapted for television It's one for the money Music: David Flusfeder surveys Channel 4's Elvis 4-Ever marathon Arthritis Research A new set of Co stars Off the Box Courting another audience John Thaw, a familiar face for 20 years, talks to Hilary Kingsley about Morse, Provence and his new role, Kavanagh Qc Unfit? You can breathe easy Health: Heather Kirby discovers Zhan Zhunag, a remarkably relaxed, Chinese fitness routine Saturday Music , laughter and a few tears David Robinson makes his pick of the week and John Marriott (below and overleaf) rounds up the best of the rest, Richard Scott highlights the Musical and Comedy of the Week on pages 8 and 9. Transmission times, published in good faith, may be altered. Videoplus numbers are found on pages 10 to 23 Films on Television A dance of death Romantic Drama of the Week Joys of repetition Comedy of the Week New Year's Eve, Saturday December 31 A New Year toast in blood Variations BBC1 Rites of passage, solemn and funny Choice: An oratorio for our times, no less New Year's Day, Sunday January 1 Hats off to the old West Variations One you will warm to, down on the farm Choice: a comedy classic well adapted; the life of a cinematic pioneer; a comedy hero recalled BBC1 Monday January 2 All the science you want Variations Murder, she wrote, and most entertainingly Choice: two mystery storis; a billionaire sells some of his art collection: Elvis at the White House BBC1 Tuesday January 3 Found in the woods Variations BBC1 Morse has had to learn a new code Choice: a familiar face beneath a legal wig Wednesday January 4 About to self-destruct Variations When a nanny was subjected to a witch-hunt Choice: Fact-based drama: rural England traversed; wildlife for childfen; wild lives of children BBC1 Thursday January 5 Best in the world Variations BBC1 In accordance with the Nazis' principles Choice: A concentration camp outside Paris Friday January 6 Home alone? No way Variations Chocks away for a humorous look at flying Choice: comedies new and old: a Catherine Cookson adaptation: contrasting approaches to dry rot BBC1 New Year's Eve, December 31 Ringing in an hour early Pick of the Week New Year's Day, January 1 Monday January 2 Tuesday January 3 Wednesday January 4 Thursday January 5 Friday January 6 Writers News Jonathan Meades's Restaurants of the Year Picture Gallery Smoking Causes Heart Disease Magazine Diary Great Scott Porous asphalt Topsy turvy Something for the Weekend Nurofen BT It's good to talk BT It's good to talk Images of 94 What picture best sums up the events of the past year? The Times Magazine asked a selection of observers to choose the image that stood out for them Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Nortra Picture Gallery Picture Gallery Lewis Carroll Wrote Wales Cymru Land of Inspiration Picture Gallery The Boss does it again. In the final part of his… Picture Gallery Parkinson's Disease Society Noble Caledonia Limited Restaurants of the Year The Times's restaurant critic has eaten his way through 66 venues this year (and that's just in Britain)-and here they all are, from the three laureates to the tragic wastes of good stomach space Dolphin Special Needs Bathrooms Norfolk Headwear Charles Tyrwhitt The Times Cook If you are welcoming 1995 with an evening in with friends, ralding the seasonal supplies in the larder can provide the ingredients for a relaxed dinner party Drink Don't let the New Year go flat at its outset-make sure that the cork you pop tonight lives up to expectations What to Buy Ultimate Comfort Huge Bankruptcy Sale Pocket Watch Stands Show Kitchens Heritage The Times Multiple Classified Advertising Items Damart Thermolactyl The Garden Route The Vulture Picks over the bones of contemporary culture Enter Password Patricia Routledge A Childhood Picture Gallery Sandal Halcyon in St. Lucia Glenlivet
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