WA: Main stories in today s The West Australian, February 1

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-1999
WA: Main stories in today s The West Australian, February 1

PERTH, Feb 1 AAP - Main stories in today's edition of The West Australian:

P1: Thieves have stolen 27 handguns from a gun shop - raising police fears they will fall
into the hands of drug users and armed robbers. Picture story in series Country at the
Crossroads which examines the hardships faced by people in the bush

P3: Marilyn Manson's Big Day Out ended in ugly scenes when the headline act stormed from
the stage after being hit by a flying bottle part-way through his set.

WORLD: The UN Security Council has ended weeks of stalemate and agreed to convene three
review panels on Iraq, diluting the role of Australian Richard Butler and his UN inspection
team (New York). PM Jenny Shipley announced New Zealand's third Cabinet reshuffle in less than
three years in a move seen as the start of her party's battle for the November elections
(Wellington). Cambodian authorities vowed not to release a senior Khmer Rouge commander
arrested for the 1994 executions of Australian David Wilson and two other backpackers (Phnom
Penh).

FINANCE: WA's leading industrial stocks are likely to attract market attention this month
with analysts predicting the mostly neglected sector offers some solid results during the
interim reporting season. Commodity prices will remain at the mercy of events in Asia during
1999, with most analysts expecting flat overall growth in the region. Settlement of share
trades on the Australian Stock Exchange will be cut to just three days under new regulations
that come into force today. Westralian Sands has posted targeted production results for last
year, its final report before fully incorporating fellow mineral sands miner RGC.

SPORT: Jarrod Moseley, 26, won the Heineken Classic at the Vines yesterday. Russian Yevgeny
Kafelnikov never dreamt that he would be a dual grand slam champion - that was achieved when
he conquered Swedish hope Thomas Enqvist in a gripping four-set Australian Open final.

AAP dd/bjm

KEYWORD: FRONTERS WA

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