1.   A planned meeting of Burton, Waxman and Freeh was canceled late Friday, although Burton said he would talk to the FBI director by telephone Monday.

2.   Chavis was fired Saturday as executive director by board members meeting in special session in Baltimore.

3.   Classic Stage was founded by Christopher Martin, who was followed as artistic director by Carey Perloff, then David Esbjornson.

4.   Golden said he expected a decision on whether to proceed from the board of directors by the end of the year.

5.   If he were a stock, his board of directors by now might be contemplating a split.

6.   In effect, Guenther was promising that the orchestra would have named its next music director by now.

7.   Marks says the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet will probably name an artistic director by summer.

8.   Richard Soghoian, for instance, is described as an independent director by the company.

9.   Sessions was chief U.S. district judge in San Antonio before being named FBI director by former President Reagan.

10.   The merger will be approved by all respective boards of directors by the first week of October and by shareholders by the third week of November.