61.   A fourth went to see what all the fuss was about and excitedly announced on his return that he absolutely had to get one of those for his house.

62.   A Goldman spokesman said the firm would probably announce on Sunday whether or not the partners backed the plan to go public.

63.   A senior official of the central bank, Claudio Mauch, whose resignation was announced on Thursday, was back in charge on Friday.

64.   A verdict is to be announced on Saturday.

65.   A top North Korean leader slipped away during a shopping trip in Beijing and asked for asylum in South Korea, the South Korean government announced on Wednesday.

66.   A winner is expected to be announced on Monday.

67.   Administration officials said that the lifting of sanctions on Haiti, announced on Monday by President Clinton, would not go into effect immediately.

68.   Adding his voice to the chorus, one Republican, Sen. Robert F. Bennett of Utah, announced on Friday that he would support federal financing under strict guidelines.

69.   After being pressed by reporters, he said the loan amount would from now be announced on the last day of the month.

70.   After it was announced on Thursday that Burrell had withdrawn from the relay, Coach Erv Hunt said on Friday that he might still compete.