51.   Medical center officials and representatives of the pop star said they could not confirm the account.

52.   Small fires that erupted after the attack went out on their own, center officials said.

53.   Sixty inmates of a drug rehabilitation center have been confirmed to be carriers of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a center official said Wednesday.

54.   When press center officials delivered TV sets for journalists, they advised them to keep a sharp eye on the remote control devices because they were in short supply.

55.   Immediately after his release Huang was sent to a detention center for illegal Chinese immigrants in Hsinchu, south of Taipei, pending repatriation, center officials said.

56.   A Japanese satellite, launched with German cooperation, is apparently lost and could fall into the Pacific Ocean, a space center official said Monday.

57.   An Ariane rocket was launched from here early Monday and successfully deployed a Japanese telecommunications satellite, Kourou space center officials said.

58.   Last month center officials confirmed its adoption after trials had shown it helped general health and post-space flight recovery, she said.

59.   Relief center officials have faced difficulty identifying the corpses.

60.   Relief center officials have faced difficulty in identifying the decomposed corpses.