P116 CEEFAX 116 Wed 29 Dec 13:04/22 1/5 WHATTHEPAPERSSAY follows in a moment...P116 CEEFAX 116 Wed 29 Dec 13:17/51 2/5 W*% *% There's a lot of snub"ing going on within the minjrsW union, according to some of tod!y's papers. But just who is on the receiving end is a matter of some doubt. "Miners snub Red Mick," says the Daily Mail, "ut, claims the Daily Mirror in its early editions: "Miners snub King Arthur." But most papers agree the main story is the decision by miners not to strike over the planned closure of the Kinneil pit in West Lothian. The Guardian sees the decision as likely to put more uneconomic pits at risk. More in a moment P116 CEEFAX 116 Wed 29 Dec 13:18/32 3/5 W*% *% Once again The Times failed to appear, and according to the D!ily Mirror will "j put up for sale if the electricians' strike continues. On another industrial matter the 0apjr reports that the chairman of British Rail, Sir Peter Parker, might resign over a Govjrnmjnt report on the future of the railways. It apparently hands down devastating criticism of the BR board and the paper says Sir Peter might take the whole board with him in a political protest. More in a moment P116 CEEFAX 116 Wed 29 Dec 13:10/11 4/5 W*% *% Still on the subject of transport, the Daily Express says a number of top showbiz personalities have been signed up to advjrtisj British Airways - and are being paid in flights, not cash. Each could receive 18 months of free first class !ir travel. Among those named bz the paper are Omar Sharif, Tony Curtis and Joan Collins. More in a moment P116 CEEFAX 116 Wed 29 Dec 13:10/42 5/5 The inevitable aftermath of Christmas - the January sales - comes in for close scrutiny. The Daily Telegraph reports that the drop in the mortgage rate and plenty of interest-free credit have raised expectations that all sales records could be broken. According to a Telegraph reporter there was "arely room to swing a carrier "ag in Oxford Street yesterd!y, and the Daily Express sbys there is enough money around to keep tills ringing merrily. More in a moment