61.   Paniagua, who has been brilliant since being promoted from Class AAA Tacoma two weeks ago, shut down the Indians in the seventh and eighth innings.

62.   Our defense spending today is at the lowest share of the economy that it has been at since Pearl Harbor.

63.   Pitching the eighth largely because Mel Rojas has been ineffective since joining the Mets, McMichael retired the first two batters.

64.   Pittsburgh safety Carnell Lake, a Pro Bowler at that position, may see time at cornerback, which has been hurting since Rod Woodson was injured.

65.   Progress will be slow since demand remains weak, economists said.

66.   Reeder spoke about his desire to find meaning in what he has been through since the bombing.

67.   Relations between Taiwan and China have been tense since Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui made a private visit to the U.S. in June.

68.   Rogers, who was superb since returning to New York in a midseason trade, would need more help than that.

69.   Royal Caribbean, the second largest cruise line, said that its bookings have been soft since December and will continue so through the third quarter.

70.   Rich Jeffers, spokesman for BellSouth in Atlanta, said the service has been available since September.