The residents of Downtown huddle in their house in fear of the killer known as 'Abandon'. The bodies of 4 SLA Operatives were found skinned and hung like pieces of meat from the Solomons Walkway this morning. SHIVER's were on the scene and attributed the kills to this viscious killer. The SLA squad (name withheld) are believed to have been killed in hand to hand combat and the official word is that 
Abandon has access to a Flick Scythe or a custom weapon of similar design. Local residents are being contacted and witnesses are being asked to come forward to help stop this menace.
  SHIVER's beleive that Abandon is not working alone and that she has up to two other accomplaces. -Sara Bryant, SCL 7C, Third Eye News 
 
 

  Good Saint Nick was found decapitated on Mort, in fact, many jolly souls, dressed up in Saint Nick costumes where found decapitated throughout Mort on Christmas morning, with a total count so far of 26 heads.  It appears Santa Claws has struck again this year, putting fear into another holiday and breaking last years record of 24 heads. 
  Santa Claws, gaining almost as much noterity as Hallowe'en Jack during the holidays, has been killing people dressed like Saint Nick for over a decade and has more then 200 murders to his credit. -Nom de Guerre, SCL 10, Mort Times
 
 

  The holidays have come and gone for another year and the postal departments will be getting back to a normal routine again. Mail may still be delayed a few extra days, as the final holiday letters get delivered.
  WarWorld veterans, who were hired as extra staff will be returning to the streets and the number of BPNs will be increasing very quickly.
  The Mort Postal Service is proud to serve the community. -Garry Francis, SCL 9A, Channel 8 News
 
 

  Volume 12 of tHE bIG pICTURE is hot off the presses.  Inside you'll find many useful articles, such as:
  Serial Killers - A quick look at Mort's most wanted and psychotic.
  Seven - Scenario to target the Op's in a series of bizarre murders....
  Street Drugs - Some of the illegal narcotics out there on the streets.
  Never Mind The Pig - Carrien Birds and Trancid, should liven things up a bit.
  Equipment - The Hurcules, Squid computer and Tek Trex Drednought.
  Finding A Job  - A Cloak offered Grey and a Ministry of War White.
  Soft Companies - Time TV, Shroud and FireFight. Born to succeed?
  Meet 'N' Greet - WarDog, sole survivor of a doomed squad.
  Pick up this fine Fanzine or get left behind in the World of Progress. -Robert Smith, SCL 8C, Mort Times

     Alien Sex Channel
10 pm Animate Feature: Kinky's Delivery 
   Service
11 pm Science Friction furniture that grips
12 pm The Dr. R’th show

    SIC TV 
10 pm Killing Things For Money 
11 pm Highlights of this weeks Gore Zone 
12 pm Sewer Gators, more then myths

    Channel 8
10 pm The adventures of Captain Contract, 
   A Night in the City
11 pm Mort's Most Wanted 
12 pm Late Night Movie: Call of the Ebon
 
 

Robert Smith, SCL 8C, Mort Times
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Each week we look at one of many people who live and work in the World of Progress.

This Week: The Magazine Editor
 

RS: Name?
SH: Sarah Harris.

RS: How long have you been the editor of tHE bIG pICTURE?
SH: Five years now. We were born from the ashes of 'Downtown Burning', a co-operative of magazines and local access broadcasters. We paid the ultimate price for flirting with DN. SLA shut us down in 898 SD, iced
eighty per cent of our staff and snatched assets worth in excess of 200,000c. took us a year to recover. But now we're back!

RS: What do you enjoy most as the editor?
SH: The power! (laughs) The chance to make friends and influence people. (uncontrolled laughing) And the chance to make the top ten of the SLA 'most wanted' list.

RS: Ok, what do you hate most?
SH: Getting shot at. Having my friends hunted down and killed. Having to constantly be on the move, nowhere to call 'home', you know, the usual stuff.

RS: What is the most difficult past of being the editor?
SH: Sifting through the lies, digging for truth. Both SLA and DN have become expert liars. What you see and hear is never the whole story. SLA realized that the 'public' simply doesn't want to know the truth, so
they sell them a lie. DN can't see the futility of their actions so they give the lie away. Everything in TBP is the truth. Or at least, the truth as far as we can get at it.

RS: Is there anything else you'd like to say?
SH: Hell yes! Support the little guys and gals, help the independents, it's the only place you'll find any integrity, any real truth. Not just us, but stuff like Valkyrie, like the underground 'New Karma', like the Mort Times. Get involved. You want change? Make it happen! Stagnation is death. Change is life. SLA will bury you with the weight of stale mediocrity. Make a difference. Get involved. I have to go now.

RS: Thank you for your time
SH: (From over shoulder.) Yeah sure, anytime, say you want any advertising space?

  The acceptable alcohol level of drivers is being made stricter.  The blood alcohol levels are being raised to .08 and become effect on December 31, 900 SD.

  Skin Traders seem to be increasing there activities in the Mornington Cresent area.  Young women are advised against traveling alone at night in this area. 
 
 

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  Drivers wanted for Jiffy Pizza. All applicants must have a license and clean driving record. If you want your pizzas in a hurry, just call Jiffy. 

  Do you have what it takes to be a Shiver? Contact you local Shiver Station to apply. Great Pay, good benefits and job security. Help protect Mort and serve SLA Industries.

  Serve the Monarch Police and protect your community. Specialized training, career options and plenty of opportunities for advancement is only a phone call away. Contact your local Monarch Police Station and help end the violence.

  Power Projects is looking for subjects to
test new armor systems. Interested persons
should contact Personnel Resources at
03-128-9374. Only children need not apply.

  News reporters needed. If you have a story, we want to print it.  Serious inquiries only. Contact Eric Larsen at 03-129-4729 

  Do you have what it takes to make money, survive and claim the admiration of your fellow man. "Shooting Things For Money" is looking for you! Contact Gorezone at 07-STF-MONEY.