1.   In New Orleans, Anne Bradburn, a botanist, said she and her botanist friends had banned any mention of O.J. Simpson from their lunch meetings.

2.   Their strategies range from banning mention of Simpson at social gatherings to packing away television sets for the duration to seeking alternative news sources in cyberspace.

3.   They complain about the federal policy banning any mention of the health benefits of moderate drinking on liquor labels.

4.   The Israeli censor banned any mention of the precise area where the rockets had fallen in order to prevent guerrillas from being able to realign their rocket launchers.