61.   It was the first time the National Front has won control of a French municipality, reflecting what analysts said was its increasingly strong grass roots base.

62.   It would be something of a long shot even if Republicans won control of both Congress and the presidency next year.

63.   Last year, Republicans, who had won control of Congress, threatened to take away all public funding but were stopped by PBS supporters.

64.   LeBow last April failed in a proxy battle to win control of RJR.

65.   Last June, in the culminatiion of months of crises, the newcomers won control over the church after being elected to all lay positions.

66.   Moreover, Mannesmann would be a big winner if Olivetti won control of Telecom Italia.

67.   Nearly two dozen legislative chambers are so evenly divided that either party could win control of them.

68.   Never in American political history has any legislative house been controlled by women, but women may soon win majority control of the Washington Senate.

69.   Not so, a comparison of the two companies shows -- and that raises questions about how well Kerkorian would manage Chrysler if he eventually wins control.

70.   Now Smith is at ground zero in the fight to win control of the evenly divided US Senate.