41.   Wednesday, unnamed Russian Defense Ministry officials had been quoted as saying that they shot down a European missile over Russian airspace.

42.   Within days, government officials were quoted in The Kansas City Star as saying the check was in a safe until legal questions could be answered.

43.   Without such changes, the Israeli official was quoted as saying, there would be no talks with the Palestinians.

44.   Without such changes, the unidentified Israeli official was quoted as saying, there would be no talks with the Palestinians.

45.   Yonhap Television News quoted unnamed officials at the United Nations Command based in South Korea as saying the command is investigating the incident.

46.   Persian Gulf newspapers quoted Saudi officials as saying that investigators had the license number of the fuel truck and would soon release composite sketches of the bombers.

47.   Patrul TV in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne quoted police officials as saying that the robbers had been detained.

48.   Palestinian security officials were quoted by Israeli newspapers saying Israel would soon learn the location of the three Israeli servicemen.

49.   Press Trust of India news agency, quoting unnamed officials, said an unidentified man hurled a grenade into the bus.

50.   Pendon quoted officials of the government Natural Resources Development Corp. as saying bandits led by Gimlan Salvador had sent them a ransom note.