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Yesterday was...

Wednesday 06 March 1996 19:02 EST
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A good day for:

Virgins, as the Indonesian authorities announced that female non-virgins will not be accepted for entry into either police or military training academies.

A bad day for:

Jonah Lomu, who was stopped for speeding in New Zealand then had to charter a plane to keep an appointment to talk to youngsters about wayward behaviour.

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