71.   On the south side of town, the Romance Writers of America gathered at the Wyndham Anatole for their annual convention.

72.   Orthopedic surgeons call to order their annual convention with a prayer that American kids never will lose the urge to tumble like salmon hurtling up the stream to Olympus.

73.   Others, however, credit the affluence of academic communities and wonder how much discussions at the annual convention affect life and thought about faith at the practical level.

74.   Perhaps the biggest of those cancellations occurred Wednesday afternoon when the National Business Aviation Association called off its annual convention, scheduled to begin next week in New Orleans.

75.   Rupert Murdoch was expected to cast a long shadow over the cable industry as its members gathered here for their annual convention.

76.   Several thousand delegates with the national chamber are coming to Atlanta this fall for an annual convention.

77.   Shriver, of Union Theological Seminary in New York, spoke earlier this month to the annual convention of the Organization of News Ombudsmen in Philadelphia.

78.   So this week, they have been casting long shadows on Clearwater Beach at the annual convention of Tall Clubs International.

79.   The AFL-CIO, a federation of labor unions, including the powerful Teamsters, holds its annual convention next week in Los Angeles.

80.   The ASNE is holding its annual convention in San Francisco this week.