61.   So far, the Indian authorities have refused to negotiate.

62.   So far, the power authority has refused.

63.   Since his disappearance, the mother, whom the authorities refused to identify, had had no contact with her son.

64.   Streets running through religious neighborhoods are generally blocked off from Friday evening to Saturday evening, but authorities have refused to close Bar-Ilan, a major thoroughfare.

65.   Tensions flared last year when Japanese authorities refused to approve new route applications by Northwest and FedEx.

66.   The Armed Islamic Group said French authorities had refused demands to release prisoners charged with involvement in a terrorist bombing campaign in exchange for the monks.

67.   The authorities refused to say where the soldiers are being held and permitted them to answer only those questions that concerned their living conditions and their health.

68.   The authorities have refused to disclose details of the accusations, citing national security reasons.

69.   The authorities have refused this right for years, fearing that Kurdish-language broadcasts would encourage separatist feelings.

70.   The authorities refused on Saturday to say whether they had found evidence to suggest that Rudolph had written the letters.