21.   But after years of prodding by the families of crash victims, federal officials and seven major U.S. airlines took the first steps last week toward speeding up notification.

22.   But advocates for crash victims urged the families not to be in too big of a hurry.

23.   But even after autopsies of the crash victims revealed the presence of a toxic inhalant, parents of the dead teen-agers did not want to accept the findings.

24.   But lawyers for crash victims said they would object to the secrecy, and airlines are still wary of sharing information.

25.   But there will be no windfall for the crash victims.

26.   Clinton also repeated his pledge to have the National Transportation Safety Board take over the sensitive job of notifying the families of crash victims.

27.   Cochran is counsel for the family of ValuJet crash victim Jarvis Wayne Shotwell of College Park, Ga.

28.   CRASH-OBIT-DAHLGREN -- ATLANTA -- Obit on plane crash victim J. Eric Dahlgren, attorney who handled the legal work for buying and selling companies.

29.   CRASH-OBIT-FISHER -- ATLANTA -- Obit on plane crash victim Michael P. Fisher, principal attorney for Manheim Auctions.

30.   Elements of the puzzle such as toxicology reports on the crash victims will take weeks or months to return.