41.   Contract talks between Canadian Airlines International Ltd. and its flight attendants have stalled, an union spokeswoman said.

42.   Contract talks between USC and basketball coach Henry Bibby have stalled, and there are serious doubts whether he will sign an extension before the start of next season.

43.   Contract talks have thus been going on for four years.

44.   Contract talks resumed after the season, and a turning point came in January when Sosa called for a meeting in Florida.

45.   Contract talks are ongoing with both players.

46.   Contract talks between BellSouth and union bargainers continued to grind on Saturday with the clock ticking toward the midnight strike deadline.

47.   Contract talks between the Washington Capitals and Sergei Gonchar are at an impasse after the free agent defenseman rejected two separate offers from the National Hockey League team.

48.   Contract talks on a new collective bargaining agreement are at a virtual standstill and the eighth work stoppage in major-league history seems a certainty, possibly by mid-August.

49.   Contract talks resumed this morning between telephone company Cia. Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela and its unions, with Labor Ministry officials mediating.

50.   Continental and the International Association of Continental Pilots have been in contract talks since April.