11.   Trigon officials referred comment on the deal to Vertel.

12.   A Burger King spokesman referred all comments to Diageo.

13.   A Dallas police spokesman, Jim Spencer, referred all comment to ATF, which did not return telephone calls.

14.   Dallas police spokesman Jim Spencer referred all comment to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, an investigative arm of the U.S. Treasury Department.

15.   Ivica Pasalic referred comments made by Mrs. Albright to Foreign Minister Mate Granic.

16.   South Orange fire officials referred all comments Friday to village administrator John Gross, who did not return a telephone call.

17.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also refused to comment on reports of a planned purchase, referring comments instead to Deseret News chairman Glen Snarr.

18.   The White House referred comment to the Energy Department, where a spokeswoman did not immediately return calls for comment.