11.   Darryl Strawberry was given an optimistic medical report Thursday and doctors said the New York Yankees outfielder probably will be sent home this weekend.

12.   There was a somewhat more optimistic report Monday from Seoul, South Korea, that North Korea may accept a U.S. proposal for high-level political talks.

13.   Top AIDS officials cautioned Sunday that overly optimistic reports of breakthroughs in AIDS treatment will raise impossibly high hopes among AIDS sufferers around the world.

14.   In Singapore trade the euro was also seen under pressure on the optimistic reports about the US economy, dealers said.