41.   His assistant earlier said they had a very old copy of the constitution and knew nothing of the barrier impeding Mr Fok from standing for the presidency.

42.   His assistant later said he was traveling by car to Talladega, Ala., and was not reachable by phone.

43.   His assistants said he had no more appointments before flying Sunday morning to Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.

44.   King would not make himself available to comment, but his assistant says the author never viewed his experiment as a threat to the publishing industry.

45.   Leading Australian racehorse trainer Tommy Smith died Wednesday after suffering a stroke on Tuesday, his assistant said.

46.   Penella Fletcher was returned to the prison a few hours later, the assistant said.

47.   Their assistants said they were busy preparing for the visit of Lal Krishna Advani, the federal home minister, to Srinagar later Wednesday.

48.   Their assistants said they were busy preparing for the visit of Lal Krishna Advani, the federal home minister, who visited Srinagar on Wednesday.

49.   Victor has been declining further comment, his assistant said Wednesday.

50.   The assistant said the lawyers had been instructed to sue anyone involved in the matter.