1.   But according to initial reports, with no word yet from outlying villages, there were no fatalities, Hurst said.

2.   Contrary to initial reports that the truck ran Bush off the road, Buchman said the truck stayed on the road and Bush was on the trail.

3.   Contrary to initial reports by NATO officials, Bacon said the two MiG pilots had not been captured.

4.   According to initial reports from UN observers on the ground, fighting between Serb and Moslem-led Bosnian government forces had eased during the afternoon.

5.   Contrary to initial reports, the barge did not catch fire, but began leaking from one of its damaged tanks.