P179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:11/44 )|l4|l4|, 1/20 FROM & L NEWSRKUND READ YOU5 PRESS PACK REPORTS HERE (5 ,5 Standby fMs more stVrieu coming up U as follows m $5 PAGE NAMES APPROX TIME 2 1 2 12 2 2-10 O'UEEFFE to SCREENEY NEXT 12J20 SHA"MA to WRIGHT 2 mink -u $5 Press HOLD to keep a page on screen$j $5 Please go to page 178 for reports A-N Diary Contacts PP Info PP 3j8tuP179 CEJFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:13/18 ^A FROM W NEWSRKUf$ S OP ACID R IN bz PARR P TEL from Manor Park, London 7807 Parr writes about acid rain, and what can bj done to stop it. "$hj burning of fos3il f5els - 3u"h as coal - creates sulphjr dioxide. This causer of acid rain. Polluted clouds from westdun Europe are blown to Scandinavia -awhjrj the rain falls. Plants and wish in many Scandinavian lakes have died. Ssientists know how to rjduct 1 sulphjr dioxide emissions from our $5 power stations. It'u time we did $5 something about it." (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJJFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:15/36 $|l4|l4|, 4/20 FROM 2 & (O.)/.IWL NEWSR UND SCHOOL NEWSDAY! bz ROSHAN PATROO mjmbjrship 12507 Ro3hbn's school entered a nationbl competition to wrtte Q 8rofeusion1n (u newspaper in one day. "It was a massive job to organisj. Wj had to conduct interviews, take photosL carry out research and learn to use the computdr. The actual day was chaotic. Wj worked non-stop to gez "The (5 Informer$ ready on time. And our hard work paid off.!Wj came joint first in the contest! It was (5 a brilliant experience." Diar8 Contacts PP Info PP Rupt1P179 C EFAX 179Q Fri 13 May 21:16/52 )|l4|l4|, 5/28 W FROM W NEWSROUVd SCOLIOSIS by CB$HERINI PEARMAN age 14 from Bath 6043 Catherine would like more publicity abo5t the condition scmlio3i1& (k "Scoliosis affects the spine making it curve into an "S" or "C" shape. It usually starts at about age 13 and can cau3e a deformity and breathing difficulties. 2 I have scoliosis and am facing thu (5 prospect of a major operation. $5 If I had been diagno3jd earlier I $5 might only have needed a plaster (5 cast." $-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. DiaRy Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CJMFAX 179Q Fri 13 May 21:17/08 )}l4|l4|, T 6/20 FFROM WW [ NEWSRKUVD GIANT COMET! bz T AEYROBERTS $5 from Lowestkft, Szffolk 94556 -racey has some exciting spbce news,j "A giant comet is dui to smash into the planet Jzpiter this July, triggering an explosion that shound bj visible 600 million miles away on earth. The impact iu expected to sj tun4 times more powduf4l than vhs qom5t which wiped out the dino3aurs 65 million years ago. The rocks making up the comut will hit Vuprter at 130Lp0p miles an U hou5.b (uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp8pppz Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 93 May 21:18/27 7/20 GFR M O NEWSROUND CLOTHES RHO+ '93 by Jennie Rose, 2$j from Infield, London 7 860 Jennie writes about a memorable school t:ip0shj went on mast <rat. 2 2 2 2 2 22 "On 13 December 1993, I wd&t kn a (5 school trip to the Clothes Show $j Live at the Birminham NEC. Most of our time was spent watching the male models on the mini catwalks!a 2 22 T $5 The main live show was brilliant. (5 Afterwards we sbw the group 'Hope' (5 perform. I'll definitely bj back next year." W Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:19/43 l4|l4| l4|,h4|h4|, 8/20 FROM & -O.k/.)OL N WSRKUND BARN OWLS bz HELEG SaTTJRTH+—IRE from Skrgnjss, Lincolnshire 41994 () Helen writes about the decline of Barn Owls. "Accg5ding to a recent 3uu6ey the n5mbj5 of pair2 gf Bprn Owl1 dps drVppeh to just 5,000. U It's a large bird with golden-brown upper-parts with flecks of0griy, black and white. They can turn their heads 180 deg. to the left and right which gi6ju them almost all-round vision. Barn Owls are completely silent which means their prey can't hear them." Diary Contacts PP Info PP RrptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:21/01 %|l4|l4|, 9/20 FROM OL NEWSRKUND NO VAT ON BOORS! by PATRICK SCOTT age 14, from Huddju2field 7 529 At the moment you don't 8ay ta|, ou VAT, on books when you buy them. Patrick says Government plans to tax books must never be brought in. U "$hj Prime Minister, John Major, says gnj in fo5r tjenagjrs can+t read properly. (5 Putting VAT on publications would (5 pzt their price up - and make matters even worse. Schools are already struggling tg (5 buy enough equipment. So say NO to tax on books and maga:inj1." (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Diary Contasts PP Info PP RjptuP179 CJJFAX 179 Fri 131May 21:24/34 $|l4|l4|, 1/20 FROM NEWSROUND REBH YOU5 PRESS PACK REPORTS HERE (5 Standby for more stories coming up as follows - PAGE NAMES APPROX IME 12-20 SHARMA to + IGHT NEXT 2-10 O'KEEFFE to SCREENJY 2 mink Prius HOLD to keep a page on sc:een Please gk to page 17 for reports A-N U $5 --m,,,,,,,,,,^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n Diary Contacts PP Info G PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:20/29 13/20 FROM O NEWSROUND UP HILLY A—Cbz THOM—S SMAFE from Walls, Shetland 13876 Thomas writes about a festival that takes place every year in Shetland. "Every last Tuesday in January it'1 'Up Hilly Aa' time. It's a way for us to remember our Viking anceutgrs One man dresses as 'Guisjr Earl' - the famous Viking chief. Armund 40 mjmbjrs of gJarl'1 squad' build a replica VikRng longship. In the evening there's a torchlight procession. Around 901 min march through Ljrwick. They throw thieu (5 torches into the boat and burn it." W Diary Contacts PP Info PP Ru8tsP179 CJJFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:01/46 ] A FFRGM W NJWSROUND SAVE THE +HALES by REBEKAH S$JPHEVS from Thjtford, Norfolk Rebekah wants an ind to the annual slaughter of Pilot whales. 2 "The whale5 are killed bz people $5 from the Farod Islands. L T 1L610 died.a p The Whale and Dolphin Consjr6ation Society and other groups launched a campaign to save the Piloj whaler. $5 Campaigners sa; the {atju t4rn; rj% from the whalrs' blood and they are in pain and distress. Iv jnoukh people hear about this slaughter, -5 then perhaps things will change." U -]mLLL,,,,L,L,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 17= Fri 13 May 21:93/04 ^A FFRKM NEWSROUfD CLASSICSTORJJS bz CERKAV TAHANY ) b membership number 81223Tj Cjrian givj3 ttaditionbl books the thzmbs up. "Many young 8eople hardl8 e6er read stories such as The Railway BhjljreNLdHiihi oj WhbtaKatu Did. Ti @ @@ I have done some research and read six modern and six classic books. Tj $5 Most of the nrw stories wjtj about children in America which got a bis boring. But all six classic tales had different story lines. I found them just as good, or better, than (5 the more modern stories." W Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 979 Fri 13 May 2 :96/37 17/20 FROM NEWSRKUVD BE0KIND TO afHMALS bz EFAIGE SURfER age 15 wrom St Albans, lusts 45]42 Elaink writes about the rights shk feels animals should bj given. "Just bjcausj vivisection is legal, it does not make it morally right. Some experiments are cruel and barbariq. How would we like it if a giant radbit came up and dripped solutions into our eye3? U Ond think is fms aeut i&. Thurb 1re no nina u i h w ld q ire cruel as some of the people working in jxpjrimkntal laboratories." --,,,,,,,,L,,,,,,,,,,,,n,,,,,,,,n,,,^,n. Diary Contacts PP Info PP RjptsP179 CEEFAX 179 Fri 13 May 21:07/54 )|l4|l4|, 18/20 FROM OK NEWSROUNM KEVINCOSTVER by CA$HERJNE WALSH from R:j, East Sus3ex 95266 Catherine has written this profile of film star Kdvin Costner "Kevin was born on 18 January 1955 in Compton. His parents are called William and Sharon m and hj has one ildjr brother, DanV He djchded he wantdd tg be an Qctmu R when hj was just 8, after sjeink the film 'Hos the +eur was Won+' $5 2p22 2 4 2 2 (5 Now hj has starred in about 25 films. He can demand around five million pounds for kvery film hj -5 appears in!b --L,L,,,,,L,,,,,,,,,L,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Info PP Rr8tsP179 CJEFA 179 Fri 13 May 21:98/1p 9/20 FROM NEWSRGUND LIVING WITH TERRORISM bz Cl—RLOTTE W LOINS age 13 from Gujldford 9136 U Charlotte szmpbthises wish the U people of Northern Ireland who li6d under the threat of terrorism. "Having nj6ju visited N Irdland it iu hard to imagine what sort of environment thu people live in. Men, women, children and the police are killed by the terrorists, as (5 well as mjmbjrs of the armed forces U (5 A peace declaration signed bz John Majmr and the Repzblia kf Irdland+1 (5 Albert Roynolds is just one step on (5 the long road towards peace.b --,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Diary Contacts PP Info G PP Re8t;