61.   The decision reverses an early stand by Pentagon officials who had declared the base closure toll on California was already too great.

62.   The Clinton administration call for two more rounds of base closures is running into a solid wall of bipartisan opposition.

63.   The defense chief also argued that money for some essential military training might be eaten up without additional base closures.

64.   The consultants fault the previous base closure process for overlooking the advantages they say Western bases have over Eastern bases.

65.   The House last month voted to prohibit the use of federal funds for more base closures.

66.   The latest round of military base closures in the United States, the fourth, was supposed to be the last.

67.   The Navy and Oak Harbor civic leaders are concerned that the delay in installation could play a part in the next round of deliberations over base closures.

68.   The plan recommended base closures and cuts in troop strength but not the cancellation of any big weapons programs.

69.   The Pentagon also is trying to convince mayors around the nation that their regions can bounce back from the economic loss of a base closure, Cohen said.

70.   The present round of base closures and cutbacks, smaller than expected, may not be the last after all.