51.   Rumors circulate of laid-off bankers with hefty car loans and mortgages whose wives are now working as escorts.

52.   Rumors circulated all day that more European banks would report write-offs or take provisions for loan losses.

53.   Rumors circulated that the actor, who is friendly with Clinton, did not want to offend the president.

54.   Rumors circulated throughout the summer that Grossman was under pressure from some hospital board members and senior medical staff to step down.

55.   Rumors had been circulating recently that the romance with Bessette was ending, too.

56.   Rumors have circulated for months alleging government knowledge of, and participation in, the massacres.

57.   Rumors have circulated of a bid by BellSouth for WorldCom.

58.   Rumors about Putnam circulate frequently because you can count the number of comparable top-shelf money mangement franchises on one hand.

59.   Rumors circulated in San Diego that he had ripped apart major sections of the address after watching other convention speakers who had brought delegates to their feet.

60.   Rumors circulated on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Thursday that the tragedy could have been caused by an act of sabotage.