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 Edition : 3303               Monday  1-May-1995            Circulation :  4801 

        VNS MAIN NEWS .....................................   39 Lines
        VNS SPORTS REPORT .................................   56   "
        VNS UK SPORTS NEWS ................................   64   "

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VNS MAIN NEWS:                                    [Andy Payne, VNS UK News Desk]
==============                                    [Fareham, England            ]

    Here is the News at 09:00 BST on Monday 1st May 1995
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    UK News
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    [Blair lays down the law to unions]
    Tony Blair, the Labour leader, made swift use last night of the
    authority gained from his overwhelming victory on Clause 4, telling the
    unions they would not be able to push him around in Government. After
    party members voted 9-1 in favour of dropping the party's commitment to
    wholesale nationalization, Mr Blair served notice that he was stepping
    up the pace of reform to place Labour closer to the political centre.
    {The Daily Telegraph}

    [Bill for security guards at M11 extension could top 26m pounds]
    Up to 26 million pounds could be spent on private security guards
    protecting the four mile M11 extension in north London from
    demonstrators, an inquiry has revealed. The National Audit office has
    found that more than 16 million pounds has already been spent, 60 per
    cent more than the figure given in a parliamentary answer last month.
    {The Daily Telegraph}

    [Two die after boats collide]
    A husband and wife were killed and another couple rescued when two
    pleasure boats collided on the Norfolk Broads yesterday. All four were
    flown to hospital at Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth, where the couple,
    in their 50s and from Yorkshire, were pronounced dead.
    {The Daily Telegraph}

    [Hill victory]
    Damon hill won the San Marino Grand Prix, putting him six points ahead
    of Michael Schumacher in the drivers' championship.
    {The Daily Telegraph}

    [Hendry pockets 450,000 pounds]
    Stephen Hendry won a record successive Embassy world snooker
    championship and his fifth in all when he beat Nigel Bond 18-9 last
    night at the Crucible, Sheffield.
    {The Daily Telegraph}

VNS SPORTS REPORT:                                 [Don Canney, VNS Sports Desk]
==================                                 [Merrimack, NH, USA         ]

BASEBALL:

The Toronto Blue Jays, as the result of a provincial law prohibiting replacement
workers, may have to move their games to the United States.  Locked-out umpires
want replacement players barred from the Skydome, citing that law.  Baseball
lawyers argue the law doesn't apply becasue umpires are not employed by a 
Canadien company, but by the American League, an unincorporated association
based in New York.

Thursday's Scores:

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 7		Oakland 1
Cleveland @ Texas	(late)
Baltimore @ Minnesota	(late)
Milwaukee @ Chicago	(late)
Detroit @ Seattle	(late)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 6		Cincinnati 5 (11 innings)
Philadelphia 6		St. Louis 2
Atlanta 6		San Francisco 4
Montreal 2		Pittsburgh 1
Colorado 8		New York 7
San Diego 13		Houston 1

BASKETBALL: 

NBA

The "second season" began last night (Thursday) as teams began their quest 
for the ultimate prize in the National Basketball Association.  The best of 
five opening rounds continue tonight (Friday).

Thursday's Scores:

Indiana 90		Atlanta 82
New York 103		Cleveland 79

(Indiana & New York lead their series 1-0)

HOCKEY:

NHL

Adam Graves of the New York Rangers scored two third period goals as the Rangers
came back from a 3-1 defecit to beat Tampa Bay 6-4 on Wednesday.

Thursdays Scores:

Ottawa 6		Tampa Bay 1
Chicago 5		Dallas 1
Detroit @ Winnipeg	(late)
St. Louis @ Edmonton	(late)

[Nashua Telegraph]

VNS UK SPORTS NEWS:                                           [Tom Povey       ]
===================                                           [Reading, England]

Snooker
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Stephen Hendry won the World Professional Snooker championship yet again
on Sunday by beating Nigel Bond 18 frames to 9. This is his 5th
successive victory and extends his unbeaten run of matches at the Crucible 
Theatre, Sheffield to 20. He also beat Jimmy White in the semi-finals
and made a maximum break of 147 in the process. 

Rugby
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Leicester are the new club champions in Rugby Union with Bath, the winners of
the last 4 seasons, finishing second.

Hockey
------

Reading's men came second in the national league while the clubs women's
team won promotion to the national league.

Cricket
-------

Mike Atherton has been confirmed as captain for at least the first 3
test matches against the West Indies.

In Jamaica, the 4th and final test between the West Indies and
Australia is underway. WI batted first and reached 265 with Richardson 
scoring 100. Australia are now 192 for 3 with the Waugh brothers both not 
out with 72 and 51. Rain stopped play at tea on the second day (Sunday).

Motor Racing
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Damon Hill won the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix at Imola in an
eventful race. The race began in damp conditions. Michael Shumacher spun
off after changing to dry tyres around lap 10. The Ferraris of Alesi and 
Berger were second and third respectively. David Coulthard could perhaps 
have been second but for a spin from which he recovered to come 4th. All
others finishers had been lapped. Nigel Mansell came 10th in his first
race for Maclaren.

Tennis
------

Briton's Men's Davis Cup team suffered a 5-0 defeat by Slovakia and now
have to face Egypt to avoid relegation.

Football (soccer)
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West Ham beat Blackburn 2-0 to ease the Hammer's relegation worries and
help keep the title chase alive for Manchester United who play tomorrow
(Monday). United are 8 points behind Blackburn with a game in hand and 
four games left to play.

Reading won 2-1 to keep in with a hope of promotion to the Premier
League.

In the Women's FA Cup final, Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool
by 2 goals to 1.

{Sources: BBC TV and Radio. Radio 210. Sunday Times. 30th April 1995 }


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