71.   When a soldier, Madhat Yusef, was hit during the firefight, the army sent in helicopter gunships to provide cover fire for his rescuers.

72.   The United States launched a second cruise missile attack on southern Iraq on Wednesday to ensure that air defense installations hit during the first strike on Tuesday were destroyed.

73.   Jebanesan, who arrived in the capital Thursday, said he witnessed the arrival of bodies from a Roman Catholic church that was hit during an air raid Sunday.

74.   Moi hit back during a tour of Kericho district in western Kenya on Wednesday.

75.   Only ten boundaries were hit during the entire innings.

76.   Palestinians here Wednesday accused Israeli agents of beating and choking to death a man who had come to the aide of a neighbor the soldiers were hitting during questioning.

77.   The airbase, the scene of recent suspected air drops by unidentified aircraft, was also hit during the course of the morning.

78.   The country was particularly badly hit during the rainy season last year when the disease claimed hundreds of lives, particularly in Jakarta and on the island of Madura.