31.   The Security Council praised the late King Hassan II of Morocco Monday for his devotion to world peace and observed a minute of silence in tribute to him.

32.   The principal of one grade school, Michiru Yoshida, asked the student body to observe a minute of silent prayer.

33.   Then, they observe a minute of silence.

34.   In Spain some businesses and parliamentarians observed a minute of silence.

35.   Earlier, the senate chamber observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims.

36.   Delegates at the UN General Assembly observed a minute of silence Monday in homage to slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was buried in Jerusalem.

37.   Education officials said schools would also observe a minute of silence in memory of the dead soldiers, and counselling was planned.

38.   Zeroual laid flowers at the cemetery on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence in memory of the Chouada, or martyrs.

39.   Meanwhile in New York, the UN Security Council in New York observed a minute of silence in memory of the slain Israeli leader.

40.   Municipal officials have asked businesses and schools to observe a minute of silence in honor of the victims, and to remain closed during the ceremonies of remembrance.