41.   Canadian officials appealed, contending the pileup had no impact on the medal placings.

42.   Canadian officials appealed that decision and won last December before an appeal body in Geneva.

43.   Canadian Olympic officials are appealing the decision to take back the medal.

44.   Croatian officials appealed to Western governments on Thursday to help finance reconstruction of the war-torn, formerly Serb-held region of Eastern Slavonia.

45.   Earlier Monday, anticipating an announcement from Beijing, a top Taiwanese official appealed for resumption of the semi-official negotiations.

46.   During the visit, Vatican officials also appealed for clemency on behalf of several hundred Cuban prisoners, both political detainees and common criminals.

47.   Environment officials appealed for reason in dealing with the simian thieves.

48.   EU officials appealed to some of the other nations fishing the area to yield part of their quotas to Spain.

49.   Government officials appealed for calm Friday while pledging no letup in the pursuit of the kidnappers, a day after the mass kidnapping.

50.   Government officials Monday appealed for community support to help eradicate dangerous South American fire ants that have overrun the northeastern state of Queensland.