81.   Lebanese disputes report of Zaire hostages.

82.   Local officials disputed a report by the state-run Xinhua News Agency that cited witnesses saying the truck had collided with a taxi.

83.   Meanwhile, baseball officials disputed reports that Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu was on the verge of agreeing to a minor-league contract with the Yankees.

84.   Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc. disputed the report.

85.   Morgan Grenfell disputed newspaper reports on Monday that the funds might soon run out of cash.

86.   Military officials have not disputed the report, but have refused to confirm the contents of the e-mail, saying it was intended as a private communication.

87.   On Thursday, a spokesman for Arafat disputed reports that Jordan and the Palestinians had resolved their lingering dispute.

88.   Palestinian officials disputed reports that a deal on the Church of the Nativity would soon be struck.

89.   Police disputed those reports.

90.   Rumsfeld disputed Taliban reports that U.S. bombing has killed hundreds of civilians.