51.   Premier Romano Prodi, just back from an official visit to Washington, and President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro kept silent during the funeral service attended by thousands.

52.   Rally organizers predicted thousands would attend.

53.   Several thousand attended the burial that was accompanied by the rhythmic hand-clapping that characterizes flamenco music.

54.   State-controlled television has shown the pro-government demonstrations attended by thousands of glum-looking people chanting slogans on command.

55.   The bombings have led to an outpouring of faith in Yugoslavia, where thousands of Serbs attended midnight mass defying the warnings of air-raid sirens.

56.   The comment was made during a recent party rally attended by thousands.

57.   The bombings have led to an outpouring of faith in Yugoslavia, where thousands of Serbs attended midnight Mass, defying the warnings of air-raid sirens.

58.   The party said the killing was a contract hit intended as political intimidation, and thousands of people attended the funeral Monday, ITAR-Tass said.

59.   The meetings were taking place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting, attended by thousands of business, political, academic and religious leaders.

60.   The summit was attended by thousands of Microsoft users-composed of the academe, students, software developers and a group of select Filipino journalists.