61.   The Office of Public Counsel, which also is an intervener in the federal proceeding, has agreed not to oppose the merger if the Missouri agreement is accepted.

62.   The Pentagon announced last week that it would oppose the merger.

63.   The reorganization also forced out longtime Time Warner executive Michael Fuchs, who had internally opposed the merger with Turner Broadcasting.

64.   The spokesman said Lieutenant General George Muellner had indicated the Air Force would not oppose the merger if it got a guarantee missile prices would not rise.

65.   The Transit Authority and many public housing residents oppose the merger, and some state legislators have expressed grave reservations about it.

66.   The trustees opposed the merger, saying it would benefit Navellier but not shareholders, and they accused him of withholding information about his management company from the board.

67.   The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Transportation also opposed the merger.

68.   The U.S. Departments of Justice, Agriculture and Transportation opposed the merger, saying it would be anti-competitive.

69.   The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Transportation also opposed the merger, saying it would be anti-competitive.

70.   They argued that while they did not oppose the mergers of troubled hospitals, both Long Island Jewish and North Shore were thriving.