31.   While the phone call continued to be broadcast over the entire Los Angeles office, the New York office began filling with smoke and people began screaming.

32.   A spokeswoman for Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti said his office will begin extradition proceedings to bring the Kimeses to California to stand trial for murder this week.

33.   Gertz said his office would begin official operations next week, but he did not provide details.

34.   Its sole walk-in office began operating last week.

35.   Munich Prosecutor August Stern said his office began investigating the case after Kohl filed complaints of defamation and libel.

36.   The housing crisis could become a mad scramble on Friday, when Kobe government offices begin taking applications for the small number of temporary houses.

37.   The office began operating four months ago, but Tuesday marked the formal opening.

38.   Wallstroem also announced that her office would begin an inventory next week of other potential European ecological time bombs.

39.   Goldstone also said his office would begin mass grave exhumations in January in connection with the initial indictments.

40.   Government offices have begun reporting low attendance, while private businesses said the heat wave was affecting work.