P179 CJJFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:04/29 20/20 FROM NEWSROUND ALLABOURYAN bz MA JEWRIGHT age 13 from Warrington 9941 Marie is a Manche1ter Unhtdd ran - and a big fan of winker R:an Gigg3. (5 "Ryan, who is 20, has been dubbed the bert footdaller in the world. United signed him 3hen hj was 13. Hj rarely gives interviews becau3j of manbgjmjnt worrier that the 22 stress might bj too much for him. $5 R:an has tg co0e with the prjs3urr $5 of being compared to United'u bert player ever, George Best, and wish being a teen idol. He just treats what he does as a job!" Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:06/52 )|l4|l4|, 4/2 FRRM NEWSROUVD nEeD YOUR PaySS g—CK R PORTS l RE Standby for more store s comin up as follows 6 PAGE NAMES PPROX IME i 2-10 O'tEEFFE to SCoEENEY tErR 12-20 SHArMA to tRrGHj 2 mink u e ng P est HOLD to keep a pag on scr n Pleanj gl to t3 j nza for r p ts A-N - H,,,, ,,0 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Inf PP SuptP179 CJEFAX 179a Fri 6 May 21:09/42 -|l4|l4|, 3/20 FROM OIW NIWSR UND $5 RSTOP ACED RcIN bz PARR PATEL 2 from Manor Park, London <7807 (5 Parr writes about acid rain, and U whbt can bj done to stop it. $m "-hj burning of fossil fuels - such as coal - creates 3ulphkr digxidu. This causer of acid rain. Polluted clouds from western Europe are blown to Scandina6ia - 3here the rain falls. Plants and fish in many Scandinbvian lakes have died. (5 Scientists know how to reduce sulphju dioxide emissions from our power stations. It's time we did (5 something about it." (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJJFAX 179a Fri 6aMay 21:10/07 4/20 FROM OW NEWSROUND 0SCHOOL oEWSD—Y! by ROSHAN PATROO membership 12507 Roshan's school entered a national competition to write a professional njwspapjr in one day. "It was a massive job to organisj. Wj had to conduct inter6iews, take photos, carry out research and learn to use the computer. The actubl day was chaotic. Wj (5 worked non-stop to get "The Informer$ ready on time. And our hard work paid off. +e came joint first in the contest! It was a brilliant experience." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 979 Fri 6 May 21:11/31 )yl4|l4|L 5/20 FROM O NJWSROUND SCOLROSIS bz CBTHER NE PEARM—N age 14 from Bath 6043,j () Catherine would like more publicity about the condition scoliosis. "Scoliosis affects the spine marin£ iu curve into an "U" ou "C" shapr. Vj It usublly starts at about age 13 and can cau3j a deformity and breathing difficulties. I have scoliosis and am facing the prospect of a major operation. -5 If I had been diagnosed karlier I might only h16j geedjd 1 8faster -5 cast.b Diary Contacts PP Info PP RuptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:13/54 6/20 & -n2n2 FROM 2 O NJWSROUND GIANT COMET! bz TRACEY ROBERTS from Lowestoft, Suffolk 94556 $racey has some exciting spacd news $5 "A giant comet iu dui to smbsh into the planet Jupiter this July, triggering an explosion that sho4ld bj visible 600 million milj2 away on earth. The impact is expected to bj ten *j (5 times more powerful than the comet (5 which wiped out the dinosaurs 65 (5 million years ago. $5 $hj rocks making up the comet {hll hit Jupiter at 130L000 miler 1g hour.b Diary Contasts0 PP Info PP RuptuP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:14/18 $|l4|l4|, 7/28 ]FFRKM NEWSROUND CLOHESSHOW by Jennie Roue, from Infield, London 78860 Jjnnji writes about a memorable 2 school trip she went on last year. "On 13 December 1993, I went on a school trip to the Clothes Show Live at the Birminham NEC. Most of our time was spent watching the male mkdel3 mn the minQ catwalks! 2 The main live show was brilliant. Afterwards we saw the group 'Hope' perform. (5 -5 I'll definitely be back next year." W Diary Contacts PP Info G PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:16/4 /20 ]FFROM I NEWSROUND cARN OWLS bz HELEN S—TTJRTH+BITE Tj from Skegness, Lincolnshire 41994 Helen writes about the decline of Barn Owls. "According to a recent095u6e= zhu n5mbjr of pairs of Barn W3ls has dropped to just 5,000. It'u a large bird with0ggldun-2roun upper-parts with flecks of grey, Te black and white. (5 to the left and right which gives them almost all-round vision. Bavn Owls are completely silent which (5 means their prey can'u hear them." (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:17/86 $|l4|l4|, 9/20 GFROM OO NIWSROUVD NO VAT ON BOORS" bz PATRICK SCOTT age 14, f5om Hudder2fiild 78549 $5 At the moment you don't pay ta|, ou VAT, on books when yo5 b58 vhjm. $5 Patrick says Government plans to tax books must never bj brought in. "$hj Prime Minister, John Majmu, 3ays one in four teenagers can+t read properly. Putting VAT on publications wo4ld put their price up - and make matters even worse. U Schools are already struggling to buy knough equipment. So 3ay GO to tax on books and mara:int;W" -upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptuP179 CJJFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:10/54 ] T 1/20 &]-n2n2 FROM NEWSROUND READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORTS lIRE (5 Standby for more stories coming up as follows - PAGE NAMES APPROX TIME 12-20 SHARMA to WRIGHT NEXT 2-10 O'KEEFFE to SC EENEY 2 mink (5 Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to park 178 for reports A-N -5 --m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Info PP RrptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:23/43 A FROM 22 2 W NEWSRKUND PHILLYAA by THOMAS SMALE $5 from Wblls, Shetland 13876 $homas writer about a festival that takes place every year in Shetland. "Every last Tujsdaz in January it'1 'Up Hilly Aa' time. It's a way fgu us to rjmjmbju our Vjkjnk ance2tor1 One man dresser as 'Guiuju Earl' - the famous Viking chief. Around 40 mjmbjrs of 'Earl'3 3quad' build a replica Viking lonkship. In the evening there's a torchlight procession. Around 900 min march through Ljrwick. They throw their -5 torches into the boat and burn it." W Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJJFAX 17[ Fri 6 May 21:24/07 14/20 ] FROM NEWSROUVD SAVE THE WHALES by REBEKAH0STJPHEoS from Thjtford, Norfolk 5jbjkbh wants an end to thjaannzal slaughter of Pilot whales. "The whale3 are killed bz people from the Faroi Islands. Last year 1,;00 died. The +hale and Dolphin Conservation Society and gthku gro5ps launched a campaign to 3a6e the Pilot whale5. Campaigners sbz the water turns red U from the whaler' blood and thry are in pain and distress. If enough people hear about this slaughter, $5 then perhaps things will change.% --,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n,,,,,,n Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CKJFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:92/41 -|l4|l4|, 18/20 FROM NJWSROUNd KEVIN COSTNERCby CA$lERINJ WALSH from R:e, East Sussex 95266 Catherine has written this profile of film star Kevin Costner "Kevin was born on 18 January 1955 in Compton. His parents are called William and Sharon -aand hj has U one elder brother, Dan. Hi decided hj wanted to bj an actor when he was just 8, after sjeink the film 'How the West was Won+. Now hj has starred in about 25 films. He can demand around five million pounds for every film hu appears in!b --mL,,,,,LLL,L,,,,,,,L,n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJEFAX 179 Fri 6 May 21:03/04 19/20 FFROM NEWS OUVD LIVING WI$H TERRORISM by CHARLOTTE WJLSINS age 13 from Guildford 9136 Charlotte sympathisjs with the people of Northern Ireland who live under the threat of terrorism. "Having nj6er 6i3ited N Ireland it i3 hard to imbginj what sort of $5 environment the people live in. Men, women, children and the police are killed bz the terrorists, as well as mjmbjrs of the armed forces $5 A peace declaration sjgnjd bz John Major and the Republic of Ireland'u Albert Roynolds is just one step on the long road towards prace." --m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. 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