61.   As a result of the lack of official contact between the two governments, trade has languished and health and environmental problems along the border have reached dramatic levels.

62.   As for Gore, a spokeswoman acknowledged the contact between Gore and Gatto but said the vice president did not try to influence the grant process.

63.   As it is, there are direct contacts between non-key countries.

64.   As the badly underthrown ball came down, there was contact between Pearson and Vikings cornerback Nate Wright, who fell down.

65.   At one point, Bond suggested that Bentsen may have misled the committee in his previous testimony about contacts between the Treasury Department and White House officials.

66.   At the same time, there have been some tentative contacts between Israelis and Palestinians.

67.   At the time of the contacts between al-Qaida and Iranian intelligence, Iran was deeply involved in terrorist activities against the United States, U.S. officials say.

68.   Bentsen testified that he not know of the contacts between Treasury and the White House until news accounts appeared in late February and March.

69.   Berger said Tuesday that he was examining what the rules should be for contact between the NSC and the rest of the White House.

70.   Black said that radio contact between the cockpit crew and air controllers was in English and was clearly captured by microphones.