1.   Buchanan has tentatively scheduled stops in Akron, Dayton and Cincinnati, as well as the Detroit area.

2.   But his comeback stalled a little last weekend when stiffness forced him to miss three tentatively scheduled throwing sessions.

3.   He held a brief press conference at Valley Forge and canceled a tentatively scheduled interview.

4.   But he had been hoping to take office next week before a tentatively scheduled trip to Washington at the end of the month.