61.   Otherwise, no peace accord can be stable.

62.   Philip Nguyen, executive director of the Southeast Asian Community Center in San Francisco, said the trade accord is a vital economic tool.

63.   People familiar with the talks in recent weeks emphasize that the tentative accord is an oral agreement at this point.

64.   Personally, I believe that a spiritual accord is necessary, that political and economic change alone cannot create a planetary home for humanity.

65.   Past test ban accords have been limited, and this one would bar all underground nuclear explosions.

66.   PRI leaders argued Friday that since there was no accord on this point, they were not bound by any other agreements.

67.   Rabin said the accord was a success and had led to less Israeli-Arab bloodshed.

68.   Proponents say an accord may be essential as Asian nations are forced to cooperate in waste disposal.

69.   Secretary of State Colin Powell said the accord might not be ready in time for talks between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin in three weeks in Moscow.

70.   Some experts here have predicted that an accord may be only hours away.