21.   Reached by phone yesterday, Dragas denied that his resignation was connected to the incident or its aftermath.

22.   Reached by phone, her father agreed.

23.   Reached by phone, Michael Daley says he has never written to Parade and is the only one with that name in town.

24.   Reached by phone, their next-door neighbor, Audrey McCollum, said she had contradictory feelings about the plea.

25.   Representatives for Forest City Ratner could not be reached by phone Tuesday night.

26.   Reached by phone at her home later, she demanded that the reporters not call her again and not go back to the book store.

27.   Reached by phone in Minnesota on Wednesday, Marks declined to comment.

28.   Reached by phone in Palm Beach, Fla., Edelman said he had been asked whether his friend had changed the date to avoid publicity.

29.   Reached by phone on St. Lucia, the island where he now lives, Lord Glenconner was asked if he had seen the film.

30.   Reached by phone recently, he refused to answer questions, saying he was acting on the advice of his lawyer.