1.   The daily newspaper Kayhan said that pardons should not be extended to a seasoned spy like Cooper.

2.   And, the Sun newspaper has said it intends to fight any High Court action brought by the Queen over the advanced publication of her Christmas broadcast.

3.   Alsace newspapers said that a walker in Ostheim found what he thought was an old carpet in some bushes.

4.   Also, some jobs of employees who leave will be left vacant, the newspaper said.

5.   Also, the Yomiuri newspaper said in its evening edition the government will give low-interest loans to foreign companies seeking to directly invest in Japan.

6.   Although the newspaper said Wednesday that the ruling was a victory, Giuliani administration officials said the decision was a vindication of city policies.

7.   An Algerian newspaper said his killer was a former soldier.

8.   Among gainers, property insurers rose after the Nihon Keizai newspaper said a Japanese government panel called for letting banks sell their insurance products.

9.   Among the mergers the newspaper said Jackson initially opposed was one between the GTE Corp. and Bell Atlantic, now the Verizon Corp.

10.   Another would help companies unable to pay their commercial bank debts, the newspaper said.