41.   Hyogo Bank and Ministry officials denied the reports at the time.

42.   It released the report at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

43.   Its supervisory board meets Wednesday and the bank said it will provide a detailed report at its annual earnings press conference Thursday.

44.   Medical and autopsy reports at the time showed that some of the rural workers had been executed, by shots fired in the back and at close range.

45.   Mexican stocks were mixed after plunging U.S. stocks cooled investor enthusiasm over strong third-quarter earnings reports at Mexican companies.

46.   Megaworld Chairman Andrew Tan refuted those reports at a briefing last week.

47.   News reports at the time blamed drug abuse over a long period.

48.   News reports at the time said the police were assisted by an undisclosed number of U.S. State and Defense Department specialists using sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment.

49.   News reports at the time suggested that his surprise resignation from the Senate came partly because he stood no immediate chance of becoming governor.

50.   News reports at the time said he was defiant toward capitalists to the end.