31.   Electricity on Tuesday was gradually being restored throughout Havana and Pinar del Rio province, with priority given to hospitals and other vital services.

32.   Greece will explore ways to help Bosnia improve vital services such as energy, telecommunications and banking, officials said Wednesday.

33.   If they are used within permissible areas and situations, they provide vital services which can save lives.

34.   Israeli warplanes Thursday attacked Palestinian guerrillas near the Syrian border and targeted roads and services vital to civilians.

35.   Salen, unaware of the U.N. report, said his customers are paying for a vital service.

36.   Some downtown blocks have been completely without power, except for emergency diesel generators keeping hospitals, traffic lights and other vital services running.

37.   Some downtown blocks have been completely without power, except for emergency diesel generators brought in to keep hospitals, traffic lights and other vital services running.

38.   Time was of the essence as residents went through a fifth day without vital services.

39.   At least two state governments and a city banned the strike Sunday and readied army personnel to run vital services, officials said.

40.   Family planning clinics began closing Friday when their indemnity cover ran out, prompting warnings that general practitioners would be swamped and women would miss out on vital services.