1.   Defense officials had no immediate figures on the proposed reduced production rate.

2.   Reduced production may reflect decreased delivery of EGF to the oesophageal mucosa, which may partly explain the increased incidence and severity of oesophagitis in the elderly.

3.   Chrysler is expected to release a reduced quarterly production schedule after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchanged today.

4.   Competitor James River Corp. today warned analysts fourth-quarter earnings will fall short of expectations because of weaker demand, lower prices and reduced production.

5.   Even with reduced production, the number of hogs slaughtered daily is increasing, an indication that demand may be improving.

6.   He also declined to say what effect, if any, reduced production rates might have on employment.

7.   If OPEC acts in January, refiners and consumers will only begin to feel the reduced production in March.

8.   Jelenic said the acquisitions would allow the company to consolidate printing and some reporting operations and provide more local and regional news at reduced production costs.

9.   Reduced production at Bayway would follow supply disruptions reported at units of Sun Oil Co. and Star Enterprise.

10.   Reduced production also is buoying prices as some gold mining companies scale back operations or expansion plans because of the lower prices, analysts said.