41.   In the letter, White and Setzer urged the governor to make civil defense a top priority, and pledged to back any plan he thought necessary.

42.   In Washington, officials at the State and Commerce Departments backed the plan.

43.   Investors backed the plan because Yuraszeck planned to use the company as a vehicle to take over power generators across Latin America.

44.   Investors cheered when Texas Gov. George Bush backed an electricity deregulation plan that would result in utilities getting billions of dollars to pay off their nuclear power plants.

45.   Kitzhaber has balked at backing cooperative plans with threats of a state crackdown.

46.   Kessel said the governor would be swayed to back the plan after he reviewed its details.

47.   Local phone bills remain stable for the moment, but the regional Bell telephone companies are scaling back their plans to enter the television business.

48.   Lyons predicted leading lawmakers from the Northwest will back his plan.

49.   Lott also backs the plan, which is seen by Democrats as favoring the rich.

50.   Most civic and business leaders, including TWA, back the plan.