61.   A choir from Tanzania was denied visas twice before being able to come to Iowa to perform.

62.   A law passed by Congress would, among other things, deny visas to executives of companies that do business with Cuba.

63.   A grudge match had been scheduled for last week, but the U.S. State Department denied visas for the Puerto Rican team.

64.   A few businessmen pulled out of a Caribbean trade mission to the communist island this month, fearing the trip might prompt the United States to deny them visas.

65.   A Foreign Ministry spokesman said he could not immediately confirm a visa had been denied.

66.   Also Wednesday, two officials from the International Federation of Journalists were denied visas to Yugoslavia.

67.   Alexander Perelygin, aide to Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, was denied a visa for security reasons, the Baltic News Service reported.

68.   And despite repeated attempts, she has been denied a visa to the United States for unknown reasons.

69.   Another lawmaker, Rep. John Porter, was denied a visa when he sought a visit at about the same time to explore human rights issues.

70.   At the request of the Bangladesh government, Thailand denied visas to Bangladesh human rights activists, lawyers and professors who were to have attended.