61.   Pacific and Cantor confirmed talks have taken place, but they declined to provide details.

62.   Palestinian officials had previously insisted that talks could only take place against the backdrop of a continuing uprising, which the Israelis have rejected.

63.   Phillips and Texaco officials confirmed talks are taking place.

64.   Palestinian officials said they were confident that intensive talks would take place, probably somewhere in Egypt.

65.   Previously, the alliance had insisted that the talks take place in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

66.   Rangers president and general manager Neil Smith said no talks have taken place yet with Mike Barnett, the agent for Wayne Gretzky, regarding a contract extension.

67.   Promotions will include press conferences in Los Angeles and New York, where gentle trash talk will take place.

68.   Ross abruptly delayed his announced departure for Washington on Monday when the talks took a turn for the better.

69.   Smith said last week that no talks have taken place regarding an extension.

70.   So far the talks are taking place virtually exclusively with the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, not considered an especially powerful force in the Chinese bureaucracy.