rearrange for better order; add automake support as a news item

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@@ -7,41 +7,43 @@ See the file COPYING for copying conditions.
 
 ** Support for reentrant C scanners has been added.
 
-** Developer test suite added.
+*** Updated the manual with the new reentrant API.
 
-** Two new options %option reentrant (-R) and 
+*** Two new options %option reentrant (-R) and 
 %option reentrant-bison (-Rb).
 
-** All globals optionally placed into struct yyglobals_t.
+*** All globals optionally placed into struct yyglobals_t.
 
-** All access to globals replaced by macro invocations.
+*** All access to globals replaced by macro invocations.
 
-** All functions optionally take one additional
+*** All functions optionally take one additional
 argument, yy_globals.
 
-** New style for invoking reentrant scanner:
+*** New style for invoking reentrant scanner:
 yylex_init(void** scanner );
 yylex( scanner );
 yylex_destroy( scanner );
 
-** Added get/set functions for members of struct yy_globals_t.
+*** Added get/set functions for members of struct yy_globals_t.
 e.g.,  yyget_text, yyget_leng, etc.
 
-** Prefix substitution added for new functions.
+*** Prefix substitution added for new functions.
 
-** Macro shortcuts to the lengthy get/set functions
+*** Macro shortcuts to the lengthy get/set functions
 provided for use in actions. e.g.,  yytext_r, yyleng_r, etc.
 
-** Arbitrary, user-defined data, "yyextra", may be added to scanner.
+*** Arbitrary, user-defined data, "yyextra", may be added to scanner.
 
 ** %option nomain no longer implies %option yywrap.
 But the inverse is still true.
 
-** TESTS/ directory has been added. Users can 
+** Developer test suite added.
+
+*** TESTS/ directory has been added. Users can 
 'make check' in the TESTS directory to execute the test suite.
 
 ** Support for bison variables yylval and yylloc added.
 
-** Updated the man page with the new reentrant API.
+** automake support for the build process
 
 See the file ONEWS for changes in earlier releases.