61.   Cereal makers started to slash prices by about a fifth a year ago in an effort to boost demand.

62.   Cereal makers started to slash prices a year ago and have shied away from trying to attract customers with large coupons or other promotions.

63.   Chinese car manufacturers slashed prices about eight percent last year as supply outstripped demand.

64.   Companies in the industry have slashed prices as the amount of waste sent to incinerators and landfills has slowed because of the sluggish economy.

65.   Compaq Computer Corp. slashed prices across a wide range of products Monday, firing the opening shots in what is sure to be a brutal price war this fall.

66.   Compaq, meanwhile, has refused to slash prices in its mainstay product line.

67.   Computer makers have adopted a slash-and-burn strategy, slashing prices even though that is burning holes in their profits.

68.   Compaq Computer Corp. said today it would slash prices on some of its models because of sluggish February sales.

69.   Department stores and chain stores around the country saw profits dry up in December as they slashed prices to jolt shoppers out of a Christmas funk.

70.   Dell has slashed prices to gain market share.