61.   Last month, the state began an investigation into allegations that some student housing at Cornell is illegally segregated along ethnic lines.

62.   Last summer, after the state began disclosing HIV results to women who requested them, hospitals began developing systems for tracking them down.

63.   Last year, the state began steps toward a possible takeover of the district, despite bitter opposition from system officials.

64.   Like a Third-World country experimenting with self-government, New York state has begun opening its infamously secret budget process to the public.

65.   Meanwhile economists warn of an impending labor shortage, as the state begins to run out of experienced white-collar workers.

66.   Many states have begun requiring the use of lighted signs in advance of closed lanes, instead of passive signs or barrels.

67.   Money for the program was cut by Congress last year, and some states are beginning to curtail services.

68.   Monday morning, the state will begin assessing how patients are getting care and how finances are being handled, Baldwin said.

69.   Meanwhile, the state began to shut down F.M.A., a process that took more than nine months to complete.

70.   Most states are beginning to talk more like Texas as they grapple with the new welfare universe.