71.   Nazi symbols have been used to market other products from athletic training shoes to motorcycle helmets.

72.   Nearly one in three shoes sold is an athletic shoe.

73.   Nike and other athletic shoe companies like Reebok International Ltd. have been hurt by the rising popularity of dressier shoes, like Hush Puppies.

74.   Nike said earnings fell more than expected because retailers marked down its slow-selling athletic shoes and ordered less of the trademark brand in Asia and the U.S.

75.   Nike, Fujitsu, and dozens of other foreign companies are churning out athletic shoes, circuit boards, and cigarettes.

76.   Nike Inc. was criticized last fall when an audit found unsafe working conditions at a plant that produced Nike athletic shoes in Vietnam.

77.   Nike, the athletic shoe maker based in Beaverton, Ore., uses the Compuserve network to communicate with its salespeople in the field.

78.   Not included in the tax exemption are athletic shoes and clothing.

79.   Not to be outdone, a company called eWorldtrack is working on a child-tracking device that will fit inside athletic shoes.

80.   Oakley Inc. said it plans to start making athletic shoes, intensifying its rivalry with Nike Inc., which competes with Oakley in the market for premium sunglasses.