71.   Union representatives met with an investigator from the National Labor Relations Board on Monday to press their claim that management of The Seattle Times was unfairly pressuring striking employees.

72.   Greenpeace lawyer Duncan Currie said the organisation would continue to press its claim for damages in Paris, Papeete and Los Angeles.

73.   At Edgbaston John Crawley of Lancashire took advantage of the absence of Brian Lara through injury to make the headlines and press his claims for an England Test place.

74.   Berlusconi told reporters that he had pressed his claims for a new Treaty of Rome to conclude preparations for an enlarged European Union,

75.   Civil servants in Zaire staged a strike Wednesday to press claims for payment of back wages.

76.   Earlier Wednesday the protestors had put up barricades, digging in to press their claim.

77.   Despite military withdrawal to cool the situation, the war of words continued as both sides pressed their claim to the islet.

78.   The Shuswap group had taken control of the ranchland northwest of Vancouver at Gustafsen Lake since June to press their claim that the territory was a sacred sundance site.

79.   The teachers went on a strike for nearly month at the start of the year pressing similar claims, without success.

80.   Their boats had closed down or greatly reduced port activity for a week to press their claims.