61.   In Nassau County, Democrats wrested control of the county government for the first time since World War I.

62.   In Racine, Wis., three large self-insured employers joined three public agencies, the city and county governments and the school system, to create a purchasing group.

63.   In recent weeks, the debate has spread to the Texas Historical Commission, county governments and the offices of state lawmakers and Gov. George W. Bush.

64.   In recent years, federal, state and city subsidies have dried up, leaving the county government as its sole sugar daddy.

65.   Indeed, Worcester county commissioner Joann Sharp agreed that county government should be abolished.

66.   It calls for government officials to monitor water systems and to work with power utilities to ensure county government is not blacked-out by a power emergency.

67.   It is not clear that such a suit, which hinges on interpretations of the law on debt limits for county governments, would succeed.

68.   It would amend the County Charter to require that all county government business be conducted exclusively in English.

69.   La Raza Unida Party, which later assumed statewide political significance, formed here and swept school board and county government offices, causing well-to-do residents to flee.