61.   Many families still clung to the hope that their loved ones would be miraculously found alive, even after the Coast Guard called off its rescue mission.

62.   Morales called off most of the protests in return for a government promise to amend the decree.

63.   McCain said he remembers being called off the Senate floor one afternoon to meet with a man whose father had been missing for years.

64.   Merger talks between French telecommunications giant Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. were called off Tuesday after intense negotiations failed to yield an agreement.

65.   Nor has he clearly offered to call off his attack on Kosovo and start withdrawing his forces in return for a cease-fire.

66.   New York City officials called off voting in the primary elections for Democratic and Republican candidates for mayor, City Council and other offices.

67.   Now, Bangladesh faces an election that many people regard as meaningless, with little prospect that the Awami League will accept the results or call off the strikes.

68.   Officials planned to re-evaluate at midnight whether to continue or call off the search.

69.   One early morning, there was a fierce storm and Crowley called off school.

70.   Oil production is returning to normal in Nigeria and Colombian oil workers yesterday called off a threatened strike.