21.   Austrian officials refused comment.

22.   Austrian officials said they feared the Tauern tunnel might have to remain closed all summer, causing enormous problems for vacationers.

23.   Austrian officials, who opposed the lengthy sentence, said they would not extradite Weiss unless he had a chance to overturn his conviction.

24.   Earlier in the day, Austrian officials had said there was no chance that Hainzl or the others could still be alive so long after the accident.

25.   He and Austrian officials signed trade agreements earlier in the day in Vienna.

26.   He said the spectators threw things and spat at the players while other Austrian officials heard death threats.

27.   He said Ukrainian security agents were working with Austrian officials to investigate.

28.   Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates visited Vienna on Monday to meet privately with top Austrian officials and regional Microsoft managers.

29.   Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates was in Vienna on Monday to meet privately with top Austrian officials and regional Microsoft managers.

30.   On Tuesday Austrian officials were meeting at the State Department to try finish negotiations on a compensation plan for Jewish property stolen after Germany annexed Austria.