P219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:13/31 W— — " EDGBASTON CUP Ambnda Brown showed why she is one of Britain's brightest hopis in the first round in Birmingham. The Norfolk 19-year-old scored a 6-3 6-3 win over American Kate Latham, to repeat her victory in last year's Wimbledon Plate. Her win made up in some way for the disappointment of Sara Gomjr who went out to Tjtry Phelps (US) 7-5 3-6 3-6. The Devon girl promised another British success when she lid by a set and held a point for 4-1 in the second. But she lost seven successive games and nevjt got back into the match.P219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:14/28 Whll X BRITANNIC CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Andy Roberts steered Ljicestershire to a three-wicket victory over Surrey at the Oval this morning. When play resumed, the visitors njedjd only 26 runs with four effective wickets in hand - opener Ian Butcher having gone to hospital complaining of a headache and nose bleed. England skippjt David Gowet drove Pat Pocock's first delivery for four, but two balls later was bowled. W Gordon Parsons was out to David Thomas in the next over, but Andy Roberts (32no) hit the required runs, while Nick Cook defended at the othjt end.P219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:15/27 Forecast for 0600-2400 tomorrow Most of Britain will bj cloudy with rain at times. Southern England will remain mostly dry with sunny intervals developing Central and northern Scotland will have sunny pjtiods and some isolated showers. $ , , Tjmpjtatures will bj near , , normal except for the south which will bj warm. OU-LOOS FO THURSDAYANDFRIDAY Some rain at first becoming mostly dry with sunny periods in the south.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:48/21 Twenty-eight train drivjts have been sent home from the Shiribrook freight depot in Derbzshire for refusing to move coal trains. The railmen were acting on union instructions to support the miner;' strike. Coal was still being moved to power stations, but "not as much as we would expect to move normally" a British Rail spokesman said. Thirty-two men were sent home yesterday for refusing to take out coal trains. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:29/22 -,,% Minjts' liadjr Arthur Scargill has rejected the new "plan for coal" put forward by NCB chairman Ian MacGregor. Mr Scargill said on BBC Radio's World At One programme that Mr MacGregor was using "the language of one who tells leis and distorts the facts". Mr MacGregor outlined the new plan in The Tjmjs today. Mr Scargiml said it confirmed MUM arguments, and that "the real intention of the Coal Board is to close 70 to 100 pits and reduce man- power bz 70,000". $ Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:33/30 pzup5 SCOTT SH RALLY World champion Hannu Mikkola has won the rally for the fifth time. The Flying Finn's Audi Quattro arrived at the finish in Glasgow six minutes and 15 seconds ahead of Scotsman Jimmy McRae, in his Opel Manta 4001. It was the fourth successive year that Mc bj has had to settle for the runnjts-up spot. Russell Brogues, also in an Opel Manta, was the d. Mikkola's co-drivjt, Yorkshirjman Phil Short, said after partnering the Finn for the first time: "It is difficult to compare Hannu with any other drivjt. He is so comprehensively excellent."P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:10/11 Teachers' strikes in England and Wales are to continue next week, the National Union of Tjachjrs has said. Some 400 schools were closed today, affecting 200,000 pupils. The NUT has blamed the employers for the disruption saying that instead of agreeing to a meeting this Friday to discuss arbitration, the employers had put it off until next week. The NUT has also attacked Government involvement in its pay negotiations; it says such interference is illegal. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CJJFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:16/26 CEEFAX presents... ...a sequence of the main news, sport and finance stories of the dayP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/58 The Ljdbnjsj Govjrnmjnt of Prime Minister Rashid Karami has won a vote of confidence for its attempts to end the country's civil war. The vote was 53-15 with three MPs abstaining. The poll came as both Christian and Moslim militia unleashed the heaviest bombardment of Beirut for ovjt four months. The mjmbjrs also voted to give the Government special powers for nine months to cancel or amend decries issued bz the previous government. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:16/47 Whll jj j jij.U jj BRITANNIC CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Nottinghamshire maintained thieu challenge at the top of the table with a 10-wicket win ovjt Glamorgan. h ir hj o was off-spinn t Eddie Hemmings, who took 6-71 to help dismiss the Welshmen for 191 in their second innings. He finished with match figur s of 12-123. Glamorgan, resuming at 36-2, were soon in trouble and collapsed to 109-7. But Gioff Holmes (43I and Winston Davis (50) carved out a brave eighth wicket stand of 79 to ensure that Mott - 179 ahead on the first innings - would hav to bat again.P219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:21/19 [ Reports reaching Delhi say most of the Sikhs who have taken part in army mutinies have been rounded up. It is thought about 1,000 Sikhs djsjttid in eight separate incidents after the storming last week of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Reports say 55 people - most of them deserters - have been killed in clashes with loyal troops or police. A general has said that any soldiers found guilty of desertion will bj h ngj . Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:21/35 W=,,,,,,,4 QPR strikjt Clive Allen will play his first full game for England in tomorrow's match against Uruguay in Montevideo. Allen gets his chance because Arsenal's Tony Woodcock has failed to recovjt from a hamstring strain. Allen substituted for Woodcock near the end of Sunday's sensational 2-0 victory over Brazil. His partnjt in attack will bj Mark Hateliy, the Portsmouth centre-forward, who scored the second goal in Rio. The rest of the team is unchanged.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/14 W— — X U STELLA ARTOIS TOURNAMENT French Op n champion Ivan L nhl has suffered a shock first round defeat at Queen's Club in London. The Czech was brought down to earth after his Paris triumph at the weekend by the world's 105th ranked player, American Leif Shiras, who won 7-5 6-3. Lendl sbid: "It I had come from Paris and played at the level I played at Wimbledon last year I would be a genius. I did not play well beeausj it not easy to switch surfaces." Shiras, who setvjd and returned sjtvice superbly, said: "It is mz greatest moment as a tennis playjt."P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:24/18 An armed gang has escaped with £750,000 after holding up a Sjcuricor van beside the A2 near Cobham in Kent. The five-man gang attacked the crew when the van stopped at a public toilet. The gang transferred the cash to a rid Transit which was later found abandoned. No shots were fired and no injuries have been reported. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:21/14 [ Building societies lint record sums to home buyers last month, but inflow of funds was the lowest for almost a year. The Building Societies' Association figures for May show that societies lint more than £2,000 million in a sjngli month for the first time. BSA secretary general Mr Richard Weir said the fall in receipts was partly dui to withdrawals for holidays and to beat the June 1 start of VAT on home improvements. Despite the financial imbalance thjti were no plans to raise interest rates, hj added.P219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/14 X -, -, j *l BUDD RUNS FOR ENGLAND Zola Budd makes hit first appearance in an England vest when she runs against Wblis, Scotland and Yugoslavia in Birmingham on June 23. The 18-year-old South African-born runnjt, who last week clinched a place in the British team for the Lou Angjle Olympics at 3,000 metres, comp res in the 1,500 metres at Birmingham. Fatima Whitbread, who narrowly missed a javelin gold medal in last year's world championships, partners her great rival Tessa Sanderson for the first time since that competition. Newsreel continues in a momentP219 CEEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:14/38 W— — STELLA ARTOIS TOURNAMENT French Open champion Ivan Ljndl has suffered a shock first round defeat at Queen's Club in London. The Czech was brought down to earth after his Paris triumph at the weekend bz the world's 105th ranked plazju, American Leif Shiras, who won 7-5 6-3. Ljndl said: "If I had conj from Paris and played at the level I played at Wimbledon last year I would be a genius. I did not play well because it is not easy to switch surfaces." Shiras, who sjtved and returned sjtvice superbly, said: "It is mz greatest moment as a tennis playjt."P219 CJEFAX 219 Tue 12 Jun 21:11/03 The Prime Minister has repeated that Government ministers have no intention of intervening in the miners' dispute. Mrs Thatcher told MPs that the Government was helping the coal industry in the sense of providing £2 million a day for investment and making available the money to give miners what she called the best voluntary redundancy terms available. Mrs $hatchjr also said in the Commons that the Govjtnmjnt had no intention of imposing VAT on food. $ Newsreel continues in a moment