1.   But Castro easily quashed those rumors by delivering a rousing, marathon seven-hour speech at the opening of the Fifth Communist Party Congress.

2.   But those rumors were quashed by Excite president George Bell.

3.   By the end of the day, city officials were even quashing rumors that they were trying to move the facility to another site less than a mile north.

4.   Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, a Chicago native, has quashed rumors that he would be interested in moving from Durham, N.C. to Champaign, Ill.

5.   In real life, Schwartz spent much of the last two years quashing rumors that Westinghouse was going to sell its TV stations.

6.   Interstate Chairman Charles Sullivan on Friday tried to quash the rumor that seemingly refuses to die.

7.   Muster declined to discuss the subject Tuesday, but his coach, Ronald Leitgeb, already had quashed rumors of any sentimental attachment.

8.   Trying to quash persistent rumors that last week crept into newspapers, Gov. Jeb Bush Monday categorically denied a sexual relationship with one of his agency chiefs.

9.   Venezuelan stocks rose after Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera said Sunday that he planned no cabinet changes, quashing rumors that Planning Minister Teodoro Petkoff would leave the government.

10.   PGA European tour executive director Sandy Jones tried to quash the rumor Friday.