61.   Takebe, the farm minister, has been accused of lacking a sense of crisis in investigating the root of the outbreak.

62.   The decision must now be taken by EU farm ministers who meet in Brussels Tuesday.

63.   The farm ministers are likely to assess new british proposals to eradicate the deadly brain disease, which has been linked to an equally fatal human strain.

64.   The farm ministers were expected to assess new British proposals to that effect.

65.   The Conservative farm minister even refused to heed the call of the European Parliament to discuss the issue.

66.   The decision must now be taken by EU farm ministers who meet here Tuesday.

67.   The farm ministers have scheduled an emergency meeting in Luxembourg on Monday in hopes of easing the worldwide mad cow panic.

68.   The farm ministers will also seek coordinated measures against BSE, after unilateral actions by several EU nations against France strained relations.

69.   The EU endorsement in principle of the veterinary equivalency accord came at a closed monthly meeting of EU farm ministers.

70.   The farm ministers offered only guarded support for the Commission proposals, which would also include partial compensation to farmers for the support price cuts.