51.   Korean banks are cutting staff to improve their efficiency in the face of foreign competition.

52.   Led by Chairman and Chief Executive Vernon Loucks, Baxter worked to offset this decline by trimming administrative costs, cutting staff and selling underperforming divisions.

53.   Lehman Brothers, the U.S. global investment bank, said it will cut staff in Japan as part of a reorganization of its Tokyo office.

54.   Meanwhile, many surviving businesses had to cut their staffs, forcing their owners to devote more time to managing and operating them.

55.   Mrs. Dole refurbished its coffers with millions of dollars from corporate donors and she cut staff and centralized control in Washington.

56.   Network news divisions have cut staff and launched prime-time newsmagazines to spread costs and attract advertising.

57.   Nippon Credit plans to cut staff and shut down overseas units.

58.   Office staffs have been cut.

59.   Officials are also considering long-term cuts and may close five school buildings, outsource busing and cut staff.

60.   One government debt collector, whose name was not made public, recently complained to Congress that his staff was being cut in half.