61.   Palm has dropped prices on many of its models to reduce its inventory and fend off moves by rival Handspring.

62.   Personal computer makers delayed or canceled orders in the first several months of this year as they tried to reduce inventory and prepare for new models.

63.   Price cuts are not unusual this time of year in the personal computer industry, as manufacturers try to reduce inventory to make room for their new fall lines.

64.   Sales fell because retailers in the United States and Europe reduced inventory faster than the company expected.

65.   Several dealers said that Apple had recently been holding auctions among distributors and swallowing deep discounts to help reduce inventories.

66.   Sluggish consumer spending has forced automakers to scale back output to reduce inventories.

67.   Still, growth was limited by a drop in business investment in equipment, notably computers, and by efforts by businesses to reduce their inventories.

68.   Strong domestic sales before April and the fear of depressed sales afterward led many manufacturers to reduce inventories.

69.   Telxon attributed most of the gain to an accounting change and reduced inventories.

70.   The airline said a common fleet will allow greater flexibility for flight crew assignments, simplify maintenance and reduce the inventory of spare parts needed.