41.   Polish authorities declined to allow him to be interviewed, but he has told Polish newspapers that he is innocent.

42.   The authorities also declined to identify the postal employee who had opened the package.

43.   The authorities declined Thursday to talk about a motive.

44.   The authorities declined to identify the Teaneck homeowner who reported the theft because, they said, the case is still under investigation.

45.   The authorities declined to rule out the possibility that Modjeski had wanted to attack President Clinton.

46.   The authorities declined to say Wednesday how the inquiry into the swastika-carving led to the ring.

47.   The authorities have declined to say how they came to suspect Montes.

48.   The authorities declined to describe it but said it apparently did not belong to the missing boy.

49.   The authorities declined to name the hotel because it cooperated in the operation.

50.   The authorities have declined to identify the dead.