41.   A wave of threatened strikes by truckers, the state railroad and Air France during the World Cup, which could turn off a fickle electorate.

42.   A threatened strike by American Airlines pilots would devastate the economy of this small Caribbean island, a senior tourism industry official said.

43.   A threatened strike prompted the elimination of mandatory overtime at Aliquippa Community Hospital in Pennsylvania.

44.   Also Thursday, threatened strikes by subway and telecommunications workers were averted after a strong government warning of police intervention.

45.   As millions of Italians and foreigners began vacations, TV newscasts on Saturday offered long rundowns of the threatened strikes.

46.   As NATO met in Brussels, Holbrooke resumed talks with Milosevic on defusing the Kosovo crisis and avoiding the threatened strikes.

47.   As millions of Italians and foreigners began vacations, TV newscasts on Saturday ran long lists of the threatened strikes.

48.   City public school teachers support Al Gore, but a threatened strike could end up jeopardizing his White House bid, political observers say.

49.   Earlier this year, teachers and railway workers canceled a threatened strike after the government met some of their demands.

50.   Fears of spreading labor unrest eased Thursday after threatened strikes by subway and telecommunications workers were averted in the face of a government warning of intervention.