71.   Policemen manning checkpoints in Beirut frisked motorists and pedestrians.

72.   Police wearing bullet-proof jackets manned checkpoints around the capital, stopping and searching many of the cars heading into the city on Sunday.

73.   Russian soldiers manning checkpoints on the western border reported clashes Saturday between government troops and rebels in the towns of Assinovskaya and Bamut, southwest of Grozny.

74.   RUF gunmen, recognizable by their shabby uniforms, manned checkpoints.

75.   Russians had been patrolling and manning checkpoints here in tandem with German forces until last week, when they went solo.

76.   Soldiers in battle gear manned checkpoints guarded by armored personnel carriers at key intersections in the city.

77.   Soldiers manning checkpoints on the outskirts of Grozny they were not leaving.

78.   Soldiers manning checkpoints on the outskirts of Grozny, the capital, said they were not leaving.

79.   Soldiers in combat gear manned checkpoints guarded by armored personnel carriers at key intersections.

80.   Soldiers manning a checkpoint outside Makhkety said that rebels had shelled a Russian helicopter earlier in the day.