51.   CAR SALES STRONG IN FEBRUARY Major auto makers reported record sales for February.

52.   Chain store sales are reported by the Commerce Department.

53.   Chain stores and department stores, meanwhile, reported weak sales for October, lagging the anemic results of August and September.

54.   Chain stores report slower sales from September into October, though auto sales remained steady.

55.   Chrysler and General Motors Corp. report monthly sales today, while Ford Motor Co. will follow on Monday.

56.   Chrysler and General Motors will report sales on Monday.

57.   Chrysler was the first of the Big Three automakers to report sales.

58.   Chrysler will report sales Tuesday.

59.   Chrysler, GM and most foreign automakers report sales Wednesday.

60.   Chrysler and GM report sales Friday.