61.   But some trade analysts think it may take a few months with the sanctions in place to produce a U.S.-Japan compromise accord.

62.   Canadian and American soldiers met this month with Muhammad Zahir, at right, a village elder in Khoushab, who was hoping for agricultural assistance.

63.   CBS checks in this month with a pair of miniseries.

64.   Certainly the public, inundated for months with dire predictions of huge cost overruns, incendiary headlines, and talk-show bombast, seemed to anticipate sweeping changes.

65.   Certainly the most visible beading right now is empowerment or feng shui bead bracelets, which took off in recent months with the speed of a space shuttle.

66.   Childs missed eight days this month with a fractured left eye socket and has been wearing a protective mask since his return early this week.

67.   Cardenas and Inderfurth negotiated for months with the Polisario front, Algeria, and Morocco before striking a deal.

68.   Chuck Lacy, the current president and operating officer, will leave the company, which has disappointed Wall Street in recent months with its sagging financial results.

69.   Clinton opened his first news conference in months with a focus on education.

70.   Cobb, who has been sidelined for several months with circulation problems in his throwing shoulder, was taken off blood thinner last week.