61.   Israel and the PLO were very close to a deal on extending autonomy on the West Bank in marathon overnight talks, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Sunday.

62.   A tired Garrod was emerging from marathon talks with Moslem and Croat officials which ended in the early hours of Monday.

63.   According to sources close to the marathon weekend talks, the soft-spoken Carter who led the US delegation to Port-au-Prince reportedly talked tough with the junta.

64.   Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres struck the deal on Sunday after marathon talks in the Egyptian resort of Taba.

65.   Arafat and Peres are holding marathon talks in a bid to clinch an autonomy deal in time for a signing ceremony in Washington on Thursday.

66.   Arafat and Peres reached a partial agreement last week after marathon talks in Taba, Egypt.

67.   China and the United States signed documents Sunday at the end of marathon talks on a new textile agreement aimed at averting a sanctions war.

68.   China and the United States signed documents Sunday ending marathon talks on a bilateral textile accord aimed at averting a sanctions war.

69.   Chinese and US negotiators reached agreement Sunday on their bilateral textile dispute after marathon talks aimed at preventing a sanctions war, a Chinese foreign trade official said.

70.   Details on the deal, sealed after marathon talks late Sunday, were not immediately available.