61.   Jim Solano, the agent for Simmons and Joyner, did not return phone calls, but he is adamantly opposed to the players taking pay cuts.

62.   Jackie Robinson never took a cut at a Bob Feller fastball.

63.   La Russa has talked to St. Louis and Baltimore, but may end up having to take a cut in salary if he changes teams.

64.   Local officials are often willing to take a cut.

65.   Many lawyers are once again advising their clients to make deals now before Uncle Sam takes his cut.

66.   Maybe Drexler will be part of a trend as pro players who can afford to take pay cuts gravitate back to programs as coaches and administrators.

67.   Microsoft would take a cut whenever the account was used.

68.   Midlevel actors and directors, hungry for jobs, are quietly willing to take pay cuts.

69.   Most staff cuts have been taken, Recanati said.

70.   Moreover, many workers resented having to take pay cuts.