61.   At least four shells hit the town Friday afternoon, U.N. officials said.

62.   Both experts were commenting on the increasing incidence of violence that has hit several towns in Java and Sulawesi.

63.   But the Hutu militia among the refugees at the new camp are able to hit the town with mortar fire.

64.   Eleven people were killed in the tornado that hit this town near the southeastern coast and caused a wall to collapse on victims waiting at a bus stop.

65.   Hundreds of police and soldiers lined the route, anxious to avoid a repeat of the rioting that hit the town after the slaying.

66.   In the Cape Town area, fires hit beachside towns, a township and surrounding wine country.

67.   Karadzic also warned that joint rebel Serb forces would hit Croatian towns in retaliation for the offensive.

68.   Large groups of locals combed through the famous Beale Street downtown entertainment district Thursday night in hopes of glimpsing one of the dozens of celebrities expected to hit town.

69.   Local police officer Frank Audas said locals feared Chris could go back out to sea, gather strength again and cross back over the coast, hitting the town.

70.   Officials said floods have also hit several towns of Davao del Norte and other southeastern Philippine provinces, where rains have been pouring since Monday.