P134 BEEBFAX 122 Sat 15 Mar 20:55/58                                    * October - Government statistics for  unemployment are now based on those  claiming benefit rather than those  registered unemployed.  * 1 October - First CD Player has gone  on sale in Japan. The CDP-101 is from  Sony and costs 168,000 yen. Fifty  music CDs are available including  '52nd Street' by Billy Joel.  * 5 October - Johnson & Johnson have  issued a nationwide recall of Tylenol,  a headache pill. Seven people have  died in the Chicago area after taking  pills laced with potassium cyanide.  The FBI are investigating.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End