61.   On the glittering Mediterranean coast of France, one handy indicator of who is up and who is down is restaurant menus.

62.   Other indicators were not as positive.

63.   One favorable indicator is the ratio of disks bought to players owned, which appears to be high.

64.   One indicator will be a relaxation of the cold weather across the upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys.

65.   One major, positive indicator was the fact that inventories have been cut so deeply that many firms have increased production or are preparing to.

66.   Other key indicators were more favorable, the report said.

67.   One telling indicator is commerce.

68.   Other feeding indicators are just as positive.

69.   Other indicators are to follow this week.

70.   Perhaps the most important indicator is whether government work will again be embraced.