51.   A spokesman at Heathrow said the service may be offered in December to North American passengers traveling on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways flights.

52.   A spokesman at Hitachi Credit Corp. declined comment, saying that the parent company in Japan is still gathering information.

53.   A spokesman at IBM Argentina declined to comment.

54.   A spokesman at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary told the Associated Press that Florie was in stable condition and good spirits.

55.   A spokesman at Mount Sinai also declined to comment.

56.   A spokesman at Pacific Bell said that company has not received any such complaints.

57.   A spokesman at Sanyo Securities also denied the report.

58.   A spokesman at St. John, who refused to give his name, said the restaurant is not commenting on the national debate over beef.

59.   A spokesman at the German embassy in Washington said he could not determine Wednesday whether an investigation had reached any conclusion.

60.   A spokesman at The Hague, Jim Landale, said he had no information on why the investigators left before pursuing the two cases.