1.   Cypriot technical teams began repairing the Fayza Express at dawn Sunday and were to load extra lifejackets.

2.   On Thursday, Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides offered Turkish Cypriots an opportunity to join a joint Cypriot negotiating team.

3.   Reed, Stone and Davis were basketball players with Cypriot teams.

4.   Spanish newspapers were quick to point out that the dragon-slaying Cypriot team had only four professional players, who compete in the Greek league.

5.   Turkish Cypriots have refused offers to join the Cypriot negotiating team unless their government is recognized as an equal with the Greeks.

6.   However, the Cyprus Football Association does not bar Turkish Cypriot teams who were original members of the league from taking part.