Second World War has finally received his medals -- 54 years on. ---- Page 2 APARTMENT CLAIMS `MISLEADING' HSG GVT Apartment claims `misleading' Housing Corporation chief Edwin Cowen has slammed a housing advocate's claims that one of its apartments had been left vacant while people were crying out for affordable homes. ---- Page 2 MAN CAUGHT IN BED WITH TEENS CTS Man caught in bed with teens A 34-year-old shopkeeper will spend six months in jail after being caught in a hotel room with a pair of 14-year-old girls.

TEACHER JAILED ON SEX CHARGES CTS Teacher jailed on sex charges Former teacher Richard Douglas was jailed for 18 months yesterday for a series of sex offences against one of his pupils. ---- Page 3 BEEFED-UP VASCO OPTIMITIC SOC Beefed-up Vasco optimistic With their squad replenished by the addition of several players from disbanded Hotels, Vasco will kick off their soccer season tomorrow night full of confidence against Boulevard in the Charity Cup ---- Sport, Page 15 BARRITT DEFENDS SPORTS GRANTS GVT Barritt defends sports grants Youth and Sport Minister John Barritt yesterday hit back at Progressive Labour Party claims that funding of sports grants was racially biased. ---- Sport, Page 15 RANGERS FAVOURED IN COUNTIES CRI Rangers favoured in Counties The stakes are high in today's Western Counties final defending champions Southampton Rangers entertain Somerset Bridge. Victory will give Southampton a place in the Champion of Champions final against the winners of the Central and Eastern Counties next Sunday. ---- Sport, Page 15 GIVING PUPILS THE WRITE STUFF YO Giving pupils the write stuff Hundreds of schoolchildren need assistance for various reasons. And whereas some children in the past were simply allowed to lag behind, there are now many resources within the public school system to aid students who need help.

---- Young Observer, Page 22