P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:13/34 CEEFAX presents... O ...a sequence of the main news, sport and finance stories of the dayP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:03/14 BAD DAY FOR BRITONS A bad day for Britain saw Jonathan Smith, Jeremy Bates and Julie Salmon all crash out of the £24,000 LTA hard court event at Sutton. Fourth seed Bates slumped to a 0-6 4-6 defeat bz vjtetan Frenchman Georges Goven, 15 years his sjniot at 36. Brighton girl Salmon, sjedjd two, lost 0-6 4-6 to Japan's Komiko Okamoto, njvjt recovering from the loss of eight games on the trot at the start. Formjt Davis Cup player Smith went down 6-7 3-6 to South African Henri De Wet, despite a fightdack from 2-5 behind. P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:18/25 -,,% Forces loyal to Libya's Colonel Gaddafi are reported to have crushed an attempted coup. Earlier today the Tripoli barracks where Colonel Gaddafi usually lives came under fire from rockets and automatic weapons. Wjstetn diplomats said the attack lasted three hours and they had heard a coup attempt had failed. Later, the official Libyan news agency announced that security forces had killed a group of "British-trained" terrorists who had taken hostages in an apartment building. P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:11/01 In Tripoli three Libyans accused of being British-backed terrorists have been arrested and a fourth killed. The official Libyan news agency said the four were caught on Sunday trying to infiltrate Libya from the border with Tunisia. The broadcast claimed the terrorist group was trained in assassination in Britain, Sudan, America and some Arab countries. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:13/12 The Soviet Union's boycott of the Olympic Games would be a disaster, Lord Killanin, formjt president of the International Olympic Committee said. He said hj hoped the decision had not been taken for political reasons. The Russians talked about security in Lou Angelis, but there would bj no more security problems for them than anyone else, hj added. In Britain, Peter Lawson, secretary of the Council of Physical Recreation has asked the Soviets in a telex messbge to reconsider their decision "for the benefit of future generations" Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:12/24 Three people were killed and 14 wounded when a Canadian soldier opened fire in Quebec's Provincial Assembly today. He was captured four-and-a-half hours later, after taking a man hostage. Witnesses said the soldier burst into the assembly this morning shouting: "White are the assembly mjmbjrs? I want to kill them." The day's session had not yet started, and hj fired from the spjakjr's chair, hitting a number of people employed in the building, including members of a television crew. Newsreel continues ina momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:24/12 Sixty-five minjts have been arrested after trouble on picket lines outside Huntetston coal depot in Ayrshire. Most of the arrests took place as empty lorries arrived to pick up coal for the Ravjnscraig steel works near Motherwell More than 1,500 pickets faced almost as many police lining the terminal's entrance. Five min were taken to hospital after mounted police confronted the pickets. Anothjt 32 pickets arrested at Rbvjnscraig have been allowed bail after appearing in court at Hamilton. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEJFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:28/14 There have been two attempts bz miners in Yorkshire to get a return to work in the pit strike. In the Selby coalfield, four miners have been circulating a petition in local villages asking for signatures from miners prepared to return to the Wistow pit, opened less than a year ago In South Yorkshire, min at the Manson colliery say they have forced an emjrgjncy branch meeting on Frhday which will hear demands for a return to work. The NCB says 43 pits worked normally today with 121 still on strike.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:21/36 [ The IRB gang which murdered a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment held a woman at gunpoint overnight and stole hit car for the attack, police say. Mr James Johnston, 28, a hospital porter, was shot as hj arrived for work at a geriatric hospital in Dungannon, County Tzronj. Hi was attacked bz two gunmen who escaped in a car driven bz a third man. Mr Johnston was the fourth UDR man to bj killed in terrorist attacks this year. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:24/42 kb(55 (55j5 jj5/l4 Britain's biggest ever terrorist trial has started in B lfast. dirty-seven min and three women, all from Londonde ry, were in court. Fi6j others who should have been there failed to answer their bail. The 4k face a total of 191 charges, including murder, possessing explosives and mjmbjrship of the IRA. All have been implicated by the evidence of an IRA informer, Raymond Gilmour. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEJFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:22/20 % ALSH FO ANF LD? Luton Town have formally announced that England striker Paul Walsh is leaving the club, fuelling speculation that he will join Liverpool. "If the club's best interests are being sjtved", said managjt David Pleat, "unpopular decisions have to bj taken." With 15 goals this season, Walsh is expected to cost around £800,000 if he moves north to partnjt 46-goal record- breakjt Ian Rush at Anfield. Luton say they hope to complete a dial within a fortnight, and Liverpool are favourites to secure Walsh's signature.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:11/12 Forecast for 24 hours from noon today: N and E Scotland will bj cloudy with a little rain or drizzle. Most other areas will bj dry with sunny periods but cloud will increase in eastern England. Temperatures will range from rathjt cold on the east coast to near normal , , in sunnier western areas. , Outlook for the next 48 hours: Little change.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:18/41 U B JT NNIC CHAMPIONSHIP Surrey let Warwickshire off the hook at Edgbaston and are still loosen fo their first win after thu e games. Mark Feltham, with figures of 5-62 in his second match, reduced Wbrwicks to 75-6, before Andy Lloyd (50) and Chris Ljthbridge (32) halted the slide. Warwicks reached 189 to leave Surrey 218 to win off 48 overs, but they gave up the chase when five wickets went down for just 52 and settled for 132-7. Gladstone Small (4-50) did the damage, but Surrey sSippjt Roger Knight saw them to the draw with an unbeaten 50.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 8 May 21:04/10 W— — X U WEST GERMAN OPEN Britain's John Lloyd has pulled off a splendid first-round win against Henri Leconte in the $315,000 Hamburg event. Returning from a six-week lay-off, hj beat the 14th-seeded Frenchman 1-6 6-3 6-4 despite a blistered right hand. British numbjt one Colin Dowdeswell was unable to make it a winning double. He went down to Czech Zoltan Kuharszkz 3-6 6-3 5-7. Qualifier Michael Mortenson caused anothjt upset, beating Swiss Roland Stadlit 6-2 6-2. He becomes the first Dane to win a Grand Prix singles match.