51.   Lissouba surprised observers Monday when he left the embattled capital to attend Independence Day celebrations Kinshasa, the capital of the newly named Democratic Republic of Congo.

52.   Many veterans are angry that President Megawati Sukarnoputri plans to attend independence celebrations.

53.   Megawati is scheduled to visit the region later this week to attend Christmas celebrations with the mainly Christian population.

54.   Mullen said she felt safe and was planning to visit the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem in December to attend millennium celebrations.

55.   Non-Hindus were once forbidden to attend the celebrations.

56.   President Costis Stephanopoulos and Premier Costas Simitis were to attend a celebration with speeches, music and fireworks in the packed marble stadium.

57.   Ramadan and other senior Cabinet members and officials from the ruling Baath party attended the celebration.

58.   Ramos-Horta welcomed reports that Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri would attend independence celebrations.

59.   The celebration was attended by oil ministers from neighboring Arab Gulf states who sat in air-conditioned tents.

60.   The celebration was also attended by top management from the holding company, and shareholding company Gamuda Bhd.