61.   Despite the violence, back-channel peace talks continued in Sweden.

62.   Even so, less high-profile, technical talks continued today in hotel rooms and diplomatic buildings around the city.

63.   Even though Ford has been named the target, contract talks are continuing at the other two.

64.   Expansion talks have continued even since the strike began last summer, the appetite for new markets being oblivious to labor disputes.

65.   Faced with low participation in the first day of a general strike of county workers, union leaders told their members to return while talks continue.

66.   Everybody is being rather polite about it while talks continue among the USOC, the National Hockey League and the players association.

67.   Finance ministry said talks are continuing with Nikko Securities Co. for the bond issue.

68.   Fitzgerald said only that the settlement talks were continuing.

69.   Financial experts in Tokyo said Saturday that merger talks were continuing, but they also cautioned that no deal had been reached and that many obstacles remained.

70.   For now, the talks will continue.