11.   A monetary authority spokesman, however, pointed out that the local currency is stable.

12.   An authority spokesman emphasised the proposals were only the views of a few members of its internal committee.

13.   An authority spokesman said they would hold further meetings with staff to discuss the reasons behind the cuts.

14.   Authority spokesman David Gray said it appears from the quantity of wreckage sighted or recovered over the past three days that the yacht had been overpowered by cyclone Justin.

15.   Authority spokesman Greg Yesko declined comment.

16.   Authorities had no immediate indication of what caused the crash, said authority spokesman Martin Gonzalez.

17.   Authority spokesman David Gray said an Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter winched the body from the sea.

18.   Authority spokesman Idit Lev-Zerahia said in a telephone interview.

19.   In Bonn, federal railway authority spokesman Jens Boehlke confirmed that a steel tire encircling the wheel disc on the first car behind the lead locomotive had broken.

20.   Neither Samerjan nor DiEleuterio would be available for comment Friday, authority spokesman Dan Emmer said.