1.   A scientist at the centre said that finding uncontaminated air in any of the three coffins would be the Rosetta Stone of the atmosphere.

2.   The small town came to a standstill as the two coffins were carried from the family home on Markethill Road.

3.   As the dirt was packed down on the five coffins, a caravan prepared to take the rest to another village.

4.   As the two coffins were carried from the church, many people broke into restrained sobs.

5.   Carnations and orchids adorned the five coffins.

6.   Director Boris Arakcheyev said the nine coffins will be placed in the vault in two rows, with the family members above their servants.

7.   People in the Pec crowd wept openly Wednesday as the six coffins were brought to the main square and covered with wreaths.

8.   The other coffins were loaded earlier, watched by assistant secretary of commerce Robert A. Taft.

9.   The five coffins, blanketed with Egyptian flags and flowers, then set out for their final resting place in a procession carried live on state television.