101.   Officials also closed five night spots and a movie theater in Cebu City in the central Philippines for safety violations.

102.   Officials close to Sassou-Nguesso told Radio France-Info the number of dead was in the hundreds.

103.   Officials close to the diplomatic efforts Sharon told Powell on Wednesday that Zinni would not be able to see Arafat.

104.   Officials closed an elementary school early because of smoke, but they were able to reopen it Thursday morning.

105.   Officials closed schools and health clinics and urged people to stay home in a dramatic effort to keep the deadly Ebola virus from spreading beyond central Zaire.

106.   On Capitol Hill, security officials closed an entire wing of an eight-story Senate building as the testing for anthrax contamination continued.

107.   Officials closed all trails and roads in San Bernardino National Forest on the north side of Big Bear Lake for safety reasons.

108.   Officials closed off a stretch of the north-central Washington highway because of a nearby fire.

109.   Officials closed the highway near the wreckage site and prohibited smoking near the plane to prevent an accidental fire.

110.   Officials closed the highway near where the wreckage lay and prohibited smoking near the aircraft to prevent an accidental fire.