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+2001-08-13  Michael Bayne  <mdb@bering>
+
+	* code/swing/Controller.java: Added classes to support having
+	controllers that manage high level user interface interaction. See
+	the controller class for explanation.
+
+* Release 1.0:
+
+2001-08-12  Michael Bayne  <mdb@bering>
+
+	* various: Initial release.
+
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.1 2001/08/14 01:14:40 mdb Exp $