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Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Kassam set to replace Cox
ANOTHER chapter in Oxford United's turbulent history closed yesterday when managing director Keith Cox confirmed his resignation after a six-hour board meeting following Mail on Sunday revelations that he is a wanted man in the United States. Into the
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Underdogs ready to bite back
OXFORD United go into tonight's FA Cup replay at Stamford Bridge with hundreds of thousands wishing them well. "After what happened with the penalty in the first game, everyone in the country's going to be behind us," said midfielder Martin Gray - "apart
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Evoq steals the show
CADILLAC'S award-winning concept car, Evoq, will make its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, hot from the Detroit Show where it won the 'Best Concept Car' title. Powered by a new 405 horsepower supercharged Northstar 4.2-litre V8 coupled
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Safety title
THE new Mercedes-Benz A-class has been named one of the safest cars in the world after the results of latest crash tests, announced in Brussels by the European Commission. The A-class scored the top four star rating in the European NCAP (New Car Assessment
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Police alert after drink shop raids
Police are appealing for help to track down two suspected armed robbers who were captured on security cameras. The first man was filmed during a terrifying raid on the Victoria Wine off-licence, in Courtlands Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, on January 15, at
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Rebirth of a BMW legend
BMW is to produce an exclusive sports car, called the Z8, aimed at connoisseurs. Powered by a ferocious 5.0-litre eight cylinder engine, the 400 horsepower car will drive through a six-speed gearbox. The broad kidney grille and small xenon headlights
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Rocking on the road
THE Seventies revival has hit the road, according to a new study. The decade that gave us flares, sideburns and platform shoes is now back in vogue on car stereos nationwide. Motorists are bypassing chart hits and middle of the road music while driving
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Appeal for help over boy's death
Detectives investigating the death of teenager Richard Jackson, whose body was found at Oxford's Angel Meadow, are appealing for information from the public. Richard, 16, originally from the Chipping Norton area, had been staying at the Bridge Project
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Road safety highlighted in display
MOTORWORLD Volvo's Botley Road showroom in Oxford has set up an interactive exhibition to highlight road safety issues and make people more aware of the dangers on the road. It has been organised by Oxfordshire County Council's road safety group and the
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Action on speeding
Police in north Oxfordshire have been clamping down on speeding drivers. Bicester traffic officers, which also covers Kidlington, Banbury, and Oxford, stopped 50 drivers in three hours on the A4260 Oxford to Banbury Road yesterday (TUES). The initiative
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Man sought over death of boy, 16
Detectives are trying to trace a man in connection with the death of a teenager whose body was found lying in a puddle. Richard Jackson, 16, from the Chipping Norton area, was found dead in Oxford's Angel Meadow, shortly after 8.30pm on Friday night.
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Hail the super 75
THE Rover 75 is an excellent car. It needs to be. The Cowley-built luxury saloon lines up against some of the best designed and engineered cars in the world, like the Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-class and the Alfa Romeo 156. It looks good and drives well
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Abingdon crash to nine-man Egham
ABINGDON Town blew a two-goal lead and missed a penalty as they crashed out of the Ryman League's Vandanel Trophy to nine-man Egham in a dramatic second-round tie at Culham Road last night. Roger Charles fired Abingdon ahead from Anthony Wise's cross
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Henley heroes sight success at higher level
AFTER their heroic display at Kingsholm on Saturday, Henley firmly believe they can go even higher up rugby's ladder. The Oxfordshire club tested themselves against Gloucester - one of England's best teams - and although they lost the Tetley's Bitter
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Cox: Why I decided to quit United
Oxford United's former managing director Keith Cox here gives the reasons behind his dramatic resignation from the troubled club. I write in response to an item published in The Mail on Sunday for January 31. Under the heading "United Chief is wanted
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Tonight
England and Wales will be mostly dry and fairly mild with a few clear intervals in the south and east, but it will be generally cloudy with a brisk south-westerly breeze bringing some mist and occasional drizzle to coasts and hills in the west. Tomorrow
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'Export jobs at risk' warns Rover boss
ROVER boss Werner SM- mann has warned that the high value of sterling poses a threat to all British exporting jobs, writes David Duffy. He said Rover had suffered from the high value of sterling, which makes its cars more expensive to buy overseas, throughout
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Verdict from other papers on the Rover 75
"The 75 is wilfully and deliberately old-fashioned. If the new Ford Focus is a Canon Ixus, then the 75 is a 1950s radiogram... In Germany, France and Italy this car will sell well because the styling conjures up a tourist board vision of Britain," Jeremy
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Space Star lifts off
THE new Colt Space Star - which has just gone on sale - is manufactured at Mitsubishi's NedCar production facility in The Netherlands. Mitsubishi says the five-door high-roof hatchback is compact in length but big on interior space - hence its name. It
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Half-century surprise for happy threesome
A surprise celebration was the order of the day, as Oxfordshire triplets marked their half-century. James, John and Gerald Fazackerley were born in Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary on February 1, 1949, and were lucky to get through the first few weeks of
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Countdown to arrival
ROVER is determined that the Cowley-built Rover 75 luxury saloon will be the most advanced, highest quality car the company has ever built. The car was originally due to be launched in March, but the company decided nothing would be allowed to compromise
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Big rise looms in council tax bills
Council tax payers in Oxfordshire face a sharp rise in their bills after the Government refused to grant the county council extra cash for next year's budget. A delegation of county council group leaders and MPs met local government minister Hilary Armstrong
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Britain still dearest in car-buying league
BRITAIN is still the most expensive place in the European Union to buy a new car, according to a new report. Although the price gap with continental Europe has closed significantly, it is still worth shopping around across the Channel for bargains, it
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Poets in protest at press
ARTS Minister Michael Howarth was due to join 200 angry poets and their supporters at a demonstration in Oxford tonight. The protest follows Oxford University Press's decision to drop 50 poets from its publications to concentrate on academic and educational
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Hounds have a nose for trouble
Curiosity may have killed the cat but it has also given the owners of two Oxfordshire dogs a real headache. Canine scamp number one, Ice, is a cuddly eight-week-old boxer puppy. He found himself in a jam after trying to squeeze through a toddler's safety
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Jordan aiming to harry top dogs
DAMON Hill hammered out a warning to Formula One's leading lights as he helped launch Jordan new grand prix car in London. The former world champion said Jordan's aim was to "challenge and harry" the championship pacesetters when the season gets under
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Pensioner dies in fire at sheltered flat
Disabled pensioner Phyllis Moncrieff died in a blaze at sheltered accommodation in south Oxford. A neighbour and warden desperately tried to drag Mrs Moncrieff, 67, from her smoke-filled flat in Vicarage Road, New Hinksey, as firefighters joined the rescue
