71.   A preliminary hearing to decide whether former Nazi SS officer Erich Priebke should be tried for war crimes, opened before a military court in Rome Thursday.

72.   A sudden treasure chest of the stuff opened just before Christmas threatened to destroy both the US PGA and the European PGA Tours.

73.   An unknown number of Palestinian gunmen took up a position in a building overlooking the checkpoint and opened fire before escaping into Palestinian territory, according to public television.

74.   Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Winston Lord, has said he expects the liaison offices to open before the end of January.

75.   But Palestinian officials said Palestinian Authority offices and other institutions run by the self-rule government would not open before noon and transport was also expected to be disrupted.

76.   The Shawquiyin case opened before the switch ordered by President Hosni Mubarak to combat a wave of violence by Islamic militants that erupted in March of the same year.

77.   The trial, which opened Tuesday before a military court in Yaounde, was adjourned by presiding judge, Colonel Jean Baptiste Zanga.

78.   Their trial may not open before next year, the spokesman said.

79.   They produced firearms and opened fire before fleeing the scene, police said.

80.   Trading opened before the Bank of England statement was issued.