21.   Federal officials may close thousands of acres of Arizona national forest as soon as next week to reduce the chances of a disastrous fire season.

22.   Fischer is unconvinced that NATO has a mandate to act in Kosovo, officials close to him said.

23.   Fulton County officials closed Azalea Drive near Roswell because of severe flooding and said it was unclear when the road would be reopened.

24.   French officials close to Chirac and Western diplomats said they had no reason to believe that Primakov had been promised any new concessions.

25.   Government officials closed the market for health reasons immediately after the storm hit, but the hundreds of vendors have simply relocated their booths across the street.

26.   Housing Preservation and Development officials finally closed it last November after declaring it structurally unsound.

27.   In addition to the skate park, Fairfield officials closed dirt and mountain-bike trails with jumps and turns.

28.   In Greenwich, officials closed all the wooded parklands, including the Mianus River Gorge.

29.   In Miami-Dade County, officials closed down schools, courts and local government for today, saying high winds posed a traffic hazard.

30.   In Hawaii, officials closed a part of Waikiki Beach after a sighting of three sharks on Wednesday.