1.   Amid pomp and prayers, Myrlie Evers-Williams was sworn in Sunday as the new chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

2.   But Anne Paolucci, the new chairwoman of the board, said such help was critical.

3.   New NRC chairwoman Shirley A. Jackson has vowed to make improvements at the agency in the wake of the problems at Millstone.

4.   Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, a Kansas Republican who is the new chairwoman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, has always opposed a balanced budget amendment.

5.   Sheri Buretta, new chairwoman of Chugach Alaska, insists her corporation is different.

6.   Some of the new trustees, including the new chairwoman, Anne A. Paolucci, did not trust the chancellor and disagreed with her management style.

7.   Without larger budgets and greater political influence, the new chairwoman may have as much trouble as her predecessors in transforming the agency into a powerful force.

8.   The new chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

9.   The new chairwoman of the ruling council of state, Ruth Perry, will be installed on Tuesday, the Liberian foreign ministry announced Saturday.