P103 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                * 1 January - Brunei becomes a fully  independent state.  * 1 January - Bell System in the  United States is broken up.  * 3 January The FTSE 100 Index starts.  * 6 January - The Society of Motor  Manufacturers and Traders announces  that a record of nearly 1.8million  cars were sold in Britain last year.  The best selling car was the Ford  Escort with more than 174,000 sales.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End