1.   And when those subpoenas were finally issued, they said, Triad ignored them.

2.   All borders were put on heightened alert, and Veneman issued statements saying that the disease would not spread here.

3.   But when the former president issued his statement, Diehl said, the action was unusual enough to be newsworthy.

4.   Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he was outraged when Luter issued a press release saying Smithfield would keep consolidating.

5.   Both offices issued statements saying that since Hong Kong was handed from British to Chinese sovereignty two years ago, such matters are decided by China.

6.   In Singapore, the government issued alerts saying the air was unhealthy as skyscrapers disappeared in a whitish-gray cloud Thursday.

7.   He will remain a member of the News Corp. board and continue as chairman of Ansett International and Ansett New Zealand, a statement issued here said.

8.   The former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has agreed to inspections of its nuclear facilities by the watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency, an IAEA statement issued here said Wednesday.