51.   A cloud of smoke could be seen from much of the city and traffic was snarled along major thoroughfares that pass near the area.

52.   A fire ripped through a nightclub in central Mexico City on Friday, killing several people and snarling morning traffic.

53.   A bomb scare in the city center on Wednesday snarled traffic for hours.

54.   A four-hour work stoppage by civil servants and mass transit employees Wednesday shut down public offices and snarled traffic.

55.   A storm gathering strength over the Florida Straits drenched South Florida with nearly half a foot of rain Tuesday, causing street flooding that snarled traffic.

56.   A powerful storm unleashed heavy rain Sunday night over Denver, delaying flights, snarling traffic, spurring mudslides and forcing power outages across the metro area.

57.   A series of minor car accidents beginning early Friday afternoon snarled traffic on the Merritt Parkway, said state police spokesman Lt. Ralph Carpenter.

58.   A two-day general strike in support of the telephone workers snarled traffic and slowed commerce last week.

59.   After a Mass at a downtown Warsaw church, the protesters marched to the parliament building, snarling traffic for two hours.

60.   Air transport workers walked off the job Friday, snarling air traffic and forcing hundreds of flights across Italian airports to be canceled or delayed.