51.   A Chinese news service reported Wednesday that the navy was conducting mobilization exercises along the southern coast, across from Taiwan.

52.   A headline news service for pagers was reporting a man had run through a security checkpoint with a gun.

53.   A Japanese news service reported that Nomura threatened to withdraw any support for Daiwa if the merger goes through.

54.   A Japanese news service reported that the Japanese government was considering concessions in the trade talks.

55.   A report on the Internet news service Gazeta.ru said Valery Ivanov had died from six bullet wounds in his head and chest.

56.   A Packer aide declined to say how much each group will invest in the news service.

57.   A spokesman for Dickson Concepts in Hong Kong told Reuters news service that the company was considering a bid.

58.   A spokeswoman for Insulza denied the report, which she attributed to an erroneous story from a foreign news service.

59.   According to the Cuban news service, Prensa Latina, he received a doctorate in law from the University of Havana.

60.   According to a report in The Ethnic NewsWatch news service, Bains urged Gingrich to support Sikh efforts to carve out a homeland in India.