function initNewsitems() {
   var arrNewsitems, elemHeader, elemBody;

   arrNewsitemElems = elemsByClass('newsitem', elemById('newslist'));
   
   Global.arrNewsitems = new Array();

   for (_i = 0; _i < arrNewsitemElems.length; ++_i) {
      elemHeader = elemsByClass('newsheader', arrNewsitemElems[_i])[0];
      elemBody = elemsByClass('newsbody', arrNewsitemElems[_i])[0];

      elemHeader.onclick = new Function('toggle(Global.arrNewsitems[' + _i + ']);');
      Global.arrNewsitems[_i] = elemBody;
   }

   toggle( Global.arrNewsitems[0] );
}