41.   At least Detroit is expected to do the right thing this week by signing George Irvine to a long-term deal.

42.   At long last the college hockey world has its own set of national statistics, the first batch having been released this week by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

43.   Auto club pollsters also conduct a more formal survey each week by making firsthand price checks at pumps.

44.   Banco Mercantil CA took advantage of the demand this week by setting up a program for its shares to be traded in the U.S.

45.   Belle was suspended for a week by then-AL president Bobby Brown.

46.   Bonds were lifted earlier in the week by signs that interest rates could fall within the first half of the year, traders said.

47.   Biery, who works out several times a week by shooting baskets, said they began to talk and decided to play a game.

48.   Bonds prices have been buffeted in recent weeks by developments in Asia.

49.   Bonds were weighed down this week by a spate of corporate bonds sold for too small a premium over comparable government bond yields, traders said.

50.   Both are being organized this week by the Lauderdale Yacht Club.