11.   Firemen were called to a fire on the M forty earlier today.

12.   Analysts and investors said such concerns helped erase large gains made by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and bonds, earlier today.

13.   An MRI exam earlier today revealed the injury, which will keep Skrudland out for at least eight weeks.

14.   An official at the hotel where Kantor was staying said he checked out of his room earlier today, suggesting he planned to leave Geneva tonight.

15.   Bonds gained briefly after a government report earlier today showed a bigger-than-expected jump in the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits for the first time.

16.   Bijur earlier today met with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who called for a national boycott of Texaco gas stations until the suit is settled.

17.   A spokesman for Lott said earlier today she would have to check with the senator before responding to questions about his role in the matter.

18.   A story filed earlier today on the New York Times News Service wire, TEXACO-TAPES, has been held.

19.   A report published earlier today showed an unexpected rise in retail sales in November.

20.   A story filed earlier today on the New York Times News Service wire, TEXACO-TAPES, has been killed.