61.   Despite a personal appeal from Havelange to reverse the decision, Nigeria stayed home.

62.   Despite a personal appeal from Mexican President Vicente Fox, Gov. Frank Keating denied clemency Friday for a Mexican citizen on death row.

63.   Despite personal appeals from President Nelson Mandela for a successful conclusion, the talks have stumbled as EU nations attempt to protect their exclusive claims to ancient wine labels.

64.   Even personal appeals to the voters in Lausanne from South African President Nelson Mandela and Argentine President Carlos Menem failed to win over the IOC.

65.   Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has made a personal appeal to the Nigerian government not to execute or jail for life its former leader, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo.

66.   German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer was in Egypt and Jordan seeking help to stabilize the cease-fire that followed his personal appeal to Arafat.

67.   Hauwa Saro-Wiwa and the other wives of the condemned men made a personal appeal to Abacha on Thursday.

68.   He abandoned a Conservative campaign ad on television and used the time to make a personal appeal for his wait-and-see policy on the currency.

69.   He and another American, David Daliberti, were released Sunday by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein following a personal appeal by U.S. congressman Bill Richardson.

70.   He appealed to IRA supporters to stick together, and added a personal appeal at the end of his speech.