Steel Butz and David Durham's proposal was rejected by the Development Applications Board last week but Mr. Butz told The Royal Gazette the idea had been already been abandoned "for personal reasons''. ---- Page 2 TEENAGERS WRITE FOR THEIR PEERS ED Teenagers write for their peers Two teenagers have written an information guide on life in Bermuda from the perpective of the young. `Here's the Vybe', which was underwritten by the National Youth Council, is being distributed to students through the Department of Education. ---- Page 5 BCL'S FIRST HALF EARNINGS SINK SHI BCL's first half earnings sink Bermuda Container Line's first half profits slumped 27 percent in the first half of the year due to depressed trading conditions. The owners of the Oleander said on Friday that net earnings for the six months to June 30 were $754,196 compared to $1,043,779 a year earlier. ---- Business, Page 9 TRIATHLON TEEMS WITH ACTIONS TRI Triathlon teems with action The fastest swimmer threw up, the fastest runner cleaned up and the fastest cyclist didn't bother to show up. Yesterday's Bank of Bermuda Team Triathlon had a little bit of everything -- including a protest by the Island's top triathlete. ---- Sport, Page 19 ZEBRAS OUTGUNNED BY VILLAGE SOC Zebras outgunned by Village North Village and PHC combined for five goals in the first half of their First Division soccer season curtain raiser -- then poor finishing resulted in a second half shutout. And it was the PHC Zebras who ran out of steam as the Red Devils ran out 3-2 winners at Bernard Park. ---- Sport, Page 19