51.   Twelve states ban executions of the mentally retarded.

52.   Twelve states ban certain sex acts between same and different-sex partners.

53.   When a few states banned the dialers as intrusive pests, the marketers made their calls from across the state line.

54.   Williams said some states ban not only convicted criminals from making money on their stories but their relatives as well.

55.   A southern Indian state Tuesday banned drinking and sale of alcohol, making Andhra Pradesh the second Indian province to become totally dry.

56.   As temperatures soared and ozone levels reached dangerous levels, three German states on Tuesday banned all vehicles without catalytic converters from the roadways.

57.   As temperatures soared and ozone levels reached dangerous levels, two German states on Tuesday banned all vehicles without catalytic converters from the roadways.

58.   Bills before Congress would make it illegal to trade in bear gall bladders, though some states have already banned it.

59.   Despite legal action by the European Commission, several German states had already banned imports of British beef and pressure mounted on the government to impose a nationwide ban.

60.   Eleven states have banned MTBE and at least a dozen more are considering it.