41.   Officials said that there were no specific threats or warnings, but that the actions were prudent.

42.   Officials said there were no specific threats against the American posts in Turkey, but there was concern that led to the decision to keep the buildings closed.

43.   Officials emphasized that there are no known specific threats to the agriculture industry.

44.   On Sunday, Lugar backed off any specific threat to the tobacco industry but said he might engage in parliamentary procedures to force a confirmation hearing.

45.   Perry, meanwhile, said that no specific threat has been made against the state.

46.   Sen. Jesse Helms, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has been pressing the administration to outline specific threats an expanded NATO is likely to face.

47.   Sprint said the plan was not adopted in response to any specific threat to acquire control.

48.   Spokesmen for gas companies in New England said they had no information about specific threats to local gas facilities.

49.   The analyst, identified as Kie C. Fallis, had not warned of a specific threat against the Cole or of an attack in Yemen, defense officials said.

50.   The Air Transport Association, which represent U.S. carriers, said no specific threats have been made against U.S. airlines.