diff --git a/include/empobj.h b/include/empobj.h
index 713f2f4a..373ec021 100644
--- a/include/empobj.h
+++ b/include/empobj.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ union empobj_storage {
     struct lonstr loan;
     struct loststr lost;
     struct natstr nat;
-    struct nwsstr news;
     struct nukstr nuke;
     struct plnstr plane;
     struct realmstr realm;
diff --git a/include/news.h b/include/news.h
index 54d7ef9f..b6853a99 100644
--- a/include/news.h
+++ b/include/news.h
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
 #include "nsc.h"
 
 struct nwsstr {
-    /* initial part must match struct empobj */
-    short ef_type;
-    short nws_uid;
-    unsigned nws_seqno;
-    time_t nws_timestamp;
-    /* end of part matching struct empobj */
     natid nws_ano;		/* "actor" country # */
     unsigned char nws_vrb;	/* action (verb) */
     natid nws_vno;		/* "victim" country # */
diff --git a/info/xdump.t b/info/xdump.t
index 95ab1600..4521c712 100644
--- a/info/xdump.t
+++ b/info/xdump.t
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ yet available in human-readable form: the lost file, sect-chr selector
 nav, ship and land plague status (deity only), plane theta (governs
 satellite movement), trade selectors xloc, yloc, commodity selectors
 xbuy, ybuy.
+Incremental dump doesn't work after importing news with the empdump
+utility.
 .s1
 .L "FUTURE DIRECTIONS:"
 xdump is still fairly new, and experience with it may lead to changes.
diff --git a/src/lib/common/filetable.c b/src/lib/common/filetable.c
index 100c3f47..8bfb1bbf 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/filetable.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/filetable.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct empfile empfile[] = {
     {EF_NUKE, "nuke", "nuke", nuke_ca,
      UNMAPPED_CACHE(struct nukstr, EFF_TYPED | EFF_XY | EFF_OWNER)},
     {EF_NEWS, "news", "news", news_ca,
-     UNMAPPED_CACHE(struct nwsstr, EFF_TYPED)},
+     UNMAPPED_CACHE(struct nwsstr, 0)},
     {EF_TREATY, "treaty", "treaty", treaty_ca,
      UNMAPPED_CACHE(struct trtstr, EFF_TYPED)},
     {EF_TRADE, "trade", "trade", trade_ca,
diff --git a/src/lib/common/nsc.c b/src/lib/common/nsc.c
index eb0348ee..c237b5e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/nsc.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/nsc.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void *nsc_lnd_acc(struct valstr *, struct natstr *, void *);
 static void *nsc_lnd_dam(struct valstr *, struct natstr *, void *);
 static void *nsc_lnd_aaf(struct valstr *, struct natstr *, void *);
 static void *nsc_lchr(struct valstr *, struct natstr *, void *);
+static void *nsc_nws_timestamp(struct valstr *, struct natstr *, void *);
 
 /* Ugly hack to improve legibility by avoid long lines */
 #define fldoff(fld) offsetof(CURSTR, fld)
@@ -468,9 +469,7 @@ struct castr loan_ca[] = {
 
 struct castr news_ca[] = {
 #define CURSTR struct nwsstr
-    /* no need for uid as long as it's not referenced from other tables */
-    {"timestamp", fldoff(nws_timestamp), NSC_TIME, 0, NULL,
-     EF_BAD, NSC_EXTRA},
+    {"timestamp", 0, NSC_LONG, 0, nsc_nws_timestamp, EF_BAD, NSC_EXTRA},
     {"actor", fldoff(nws_ano), NSC_NATID, 0, NULL, EF_NATION, 0},
     {"action", fldoff(nws_vrb), NSC_UCHAR, 0, NULL, EF_NEWS_CHR, 0},
     {"victim", fldoff(nws_vno), NSC_NATID, 0, NULL, EF_NATION, 0},
@@ -915,3 +914,12 @@ nsc_lchr(struct valstr *val, struct natstr *np, void *ptr)
     val->val_as.sym.get = NULL;
     return lchr + ((struct lndstr *)ptr)->lnd_type;
 }
+
+static void *
+nsc_nws_timestamp(struct valstr *val, struct natstr *natp, void *ptr)
+{
+    struct nwsstr *np = ptr;
+
+    val->val_as.lng = np->nws_when + np->nws_duration;
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/subs/nreport.c b/src/lib/subs/nreport.c
index 2d92aa8a..cfb5641b 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/nreport.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/nreport.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ delete_old_news(void)
     for (j = 0; getnews(i + j, &news); j++) {
 	if (news.nws_vrb == 0)
 	    break;
-	ef_set_uid(EF_NEWS, &news, j);
 	putnews(j, &news);
     }
     CANT_HAPPEN(i + j != news_tail);