P142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:49/24 1/6 FRANCE The Employment Minister has offered long-term unemployed people a £50m benefit boost but has told them to stop occupying welfare offices. Some 200,000 people would receive the money. JORDAN An Iraqi embassy official in Amman has escaped injury after shots were fired at his car. The attack happened outside the home of Rahim Tahjt, a trade advisor at the embassy. CORSICA The body of a British pjnsionjt missing since December 14 has been found washed up on the coast. Margaret Richarson was from Kingston-upon-Hull. Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticket 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Monitor Index News Xtra Main menuP142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:29/32 2/6 ISRAEL The Defence Minister has threatened to resign if the govjrnmjnt does not agree to an additional withdrawal from the occupied West Bank. PAKISTAN A truck has collided with a passenger bus killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more. The accident happened 70 miles east of Islamabad, near Jhelum. Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticket 151 News Index 102 Flash 150 Newsreel 152 Monitor Index News Xtra Main menuP142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:26/59 3/6 COSMONAUTS SOLVE POWER CUT PROBLEM The crew of the Russian space station Mir have solved a power loss problem caused by a computer failure. The glitch caused solar panels to become misaligned, draining the space station's energy. The three-man crew fired orientation engines on an attached Soyuz spacecraft to riposition Mir. The station has been plagued by breakdowns and accidents, including a collision with an unmanned cargo ship. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitor Index News Xtra Main menuP142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:14/15 4/6 PLAN TO END POLLUTION IN US BEAUTY SPOT Yosemite, one of the United States' largest national parks, is proposing a conttovjrsial ban on all private cars. The move is aimed at removing traffic jams from the California park, famous for its stunning cliffs and valleys. The US national park sjtvice is worried about pollution and says it wants to remove 2,000 parking spots and ban cars Environmentalists have praised the initiative, which is to bj debated at public meeings within the state. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitor Index News Xtta Main menuP142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:42/25 5/6 KENNEDY FAMILY MOURNS DEATH OF MICH—EL More than 100 mjmbjrs and friends of the Kennedy family have gathered to mourn Michael Kennedy — the son of the assasinated senator Robert Kennedy. Michael, who was 39, died on New Year's Eve in a skiing accident in the Rocky Mountains resort of Aspen. The mournjts included three Congress members — Senator Edward Kennedy and Rjpresjntativjs Joe and Patrick Kennedy Michael Kennedy will bj buried in Boston beside his older brothjt David. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitor Index News Xtra Main menuP142 CEEFAX 1 142 Sat 03 Jan 19:40/50 6/6 MONGOLIANS CELEBRATE FIRST WEEKEND OFF Workers in Mongolia are enjoying their first full weekend off since the country gained independence in 1921. A five-day working week was introduced to take effect at the beginning of 1998 Until now, workers in the vast and sparsely populated nation have worked a 46-hour week, with six of those hours on Saturday. The change is aimed at bringing Mongolia into line with international practice and to create more jobs. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Monitor Index News Xtra Main menu