71.   Dodgers general manager Kevin Malone has had extensive talks with Phil Tannenbaum, the agent for right-hander Rick Reed.

72.   Duquette said he has had talks with the Mariners, who are looking to dump payroll, for about a week.

73.   Earlier today, Major had talks with Agriculture Minister Douglas Hogg and Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind before making his announcement in Parliament.

74.   Earlier this month, though, the bank had talks to acquire Pittsburgh-based Mellon Bank Corp.

75.   Earlier that day, Blumenthal had had a talk with Mrs. Clinton, of whom he is a confidant.

76.   Eighteen of them had had talks with task force members.

77.   Epstein said he has had talks with the four major sports leagues to get them involved.

78.   Evander would be happy to have a talk with Tyson if he came to speak with him.

79.   Egyed said he had had talks with auto industry leaders in Detroit and hoped to license his invention to American and Japanese manufacturers.

80.   Executives from American Home Products and Warner-Lambert traveled to Atlanta Tuesday to attend a heart association meeting, where they had talks with analysts and some investors.