71.   --Vice President Al Gore, whose aides say he will comment after Bush personally announces the choice.

72.   In an atmosphere of growing urgency, with the lira continuing its plunge against the German mark, Scalfaro was expected to announce his choice on Thursday.

73.   As the choice was announced, Xinhua quoted monks from the Tashilhunpo Monastery as denouncing Chadrel for being a fraud and violating Buddhist doctrine and discipline.

74.   The newsletter said the company would announce its choice to staff in Dublin on Thursday.

75.   They announced their choice at a press conference in parliament.

76.   With the lira continuing its plunge against the German mark, Scalfaro was expected to announce his choice on Thursday, a parliamentary source said.

77.   PSA Peugeot Citroen, contacted in Paris, would not comment on the report, adding that its choice would be announced Thursday.

78.   SGS-Thomson was looking for a site for a new factory and would announce its choice before the end of the year.