21.   Alltrista Corp., a maker of home canning supplies, said it will close a factory in Jackson, Tennessee, and move production to Muncie, Indiana.

22.   But after a child is accidentally killed in a shooting accident related to the strike, a deal is made to keep the peace and close the factory.

23.   But if, say, a compact-disk factory is closed, can American officials verify that it stays closed?

24.   But in these low-lying waterfront towns every single old factory will be closed.

25.   But the talk continues of closing old factories and building new ones.

26.   But the two sides have been negotiating escape clauses from such a guarantee, including what Ford would do if a serious recession forced it to close many factories.

27.   Chrysler and other manufacturers are temporarily closing factories.

28.   Chrysler said it would close six factories, five of them in Mexico and South America.

29.   Computers are becoming obsolete, vehicles are wearing out, older factories are being closed.

30.   Each has said it will close factories in Britain and adopt other cost-cutting measures.