Awaiting the final results from Kiev for posting, the latest news on the
US F2B team troubles follows. 

If anything more of interest in this matter reaches me, it will only be
posted on my web site.

Regards,

Goran

My web site is at:

http://www.plasma.kth.se/~olsson/cl.html

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From: "Kathy Fitzgerald" <kathyfitzgerald@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 10:44:45 -0700

Here is some great news from Dave Fitzgerald on the flights.  Apparently
everyone's hard work and phone calls have paid off - thank you eveyone!!!

I had also received a message from Shal Walker that all of a sudden Paul was
confirmed on the flight from Zurich to the US when less than 24 hours before
the reservation was cancelled.  As Dave says in his e-mail - sounds fishy to
him!!!

[From Dave Fitzgerald in Kiev. Somewhat edited./ G.O.]
Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 9:02 AM
Subject: Homeward Bound

>We have all called the airline ticketing and were able to confirm all
>reservations on our flights home. Everything appears to be normal. I
>dont know if this was an after the fact fix or if there was never a
>problem. It still seems fishy. Anyway, the Canadians have renewed their
>offer for their embasy officials to help us depart. This is very
>embarasing, but a welcome offer. As Brett said, if our embasy wont help
>Americans, why are they there?
>
>Its now about 7:00 pm, 1 hour before the banquet. Still no official
>results from the FAI for F2b. The rumor is China 1, 3, and 4. Billy 2nd.
>Again Paul and I are down around higher single digits, I think I did
>beat Paul but these are just rumors. No word at all on the Junior
>results and Dondi.
>
[Here Dave makes comments about the contest that I'm not 100% sure he
wants to see in public. Therefore I have removed them./ G.O.]
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