laser experiments carried out on the Island by the US Navy. ---- Page 2 TOP CYCLISTS CALLS FOR CAUTION CYC Top cyclist calls for caution For the second time this year, top cyclist Dayna Henry has had his season interrupted by a bike crash. And he urged all road users to exercise more caution, following an accident when a truck pulled out in front of him. ---- Page 2 ANTI-TRUANCY WEAPON UNVEILED ED Anti-truancy weapon unveiled Modern technology will allow CedarBridge Academy to catch up with students who skip school. From next week, when classes resume, a computer tracking system will call parents/guardians to inform them of their children's absence. ---- Page 3 CLAY SMITH OUT OF RED STRIPE CRI Clay Smith out of Red Stripe Clay Smith is definitely out of Bermuda's plans for the 1998 Red Stripe Bowl because of a five-match club ban. ---- Sport, Page 19 SUNFISH SAILOR IS WORLD CHAMP SLG Sunfish sailor is world champ After coming second in the last two world championships, Sunfish sailor Malcolm Smith made it third time lucky when he captured the coveted title recently in racing off Long Island, New York. ---- Sport, Page 19 PARTNERRE IN $750 MILLION DEAL BUC PartnerRe in $750 million deal Bermuda-based property catastrophe reinsurer, PartnerRe Ltd. is to buy the active reinsurance arm of Winterthur Insurance Co. for $750 million in cash from the Credit Suisse Group. ---- Business, Page 23