61.   Without a single major breakthrough in negotiations, the lockout has plodded into its sixth month.

62.   Yesterday Japan said its trade surplus with the U.S. in March grew for the sixth consecutive month.

63.   Yet as the investigation dragged into its sixth month, it seemed possible that the true cause was an unidentified mechanical malfunction.

64.   Yesterday, Japan said its trade surplus with the U.S. in March grew for the sixth consecutive month.

65.   Police authorities claim her pregnancy - now in its sixth month - is the result of artificial insemination in an attempt to avoid extradition.

66.   A verdict in the trial, now entering its sixth month, is expected in late March.

67.   An Indian woman, Quiteria de Noronha e Costa, had a severe case of hemorrhaging in her sixth month of pregnancy.

68.   As the lockout moved into its sixth month, players missed their second payday.

69.   Applications for housing construction permits fell in September for the sixth consecutive month.

70.   Businesses showed progress whittling inventories of unsold goods in July, marking the sixth month in a row that inventories have declined.