61.   Tribal officials will fight the motion in court.

62.   Tribal officials are considering scenarios other than closing the zoo, including letting the current population die and not accepting other animals.

63.   Tribal officials could not be reached late Sunday.

64.   Tribal officials denied blocking the road.

65.   Tribal officials have dismissed the idea that workers are dissatisfied.

66.   Tribal officials have not announced the exact location of the project, explaining that they have been discussing at least two different sites on reservation land.

67.   Tribal officials say they have no doubt about the potential success of a casino on what is now a municipal golf course here.

68.   Tribal officials signed on with Mauro earlier this year after Bush urged legal action aimed at the slot machines.

69.   Tribal financial officials say they have received no paperwork from Hale indicating that any of the credit-card expenses were personal.

70.   Tribal officials acknowledge that the threat of gambling at the Masonic lodge site is a bargaining chip to win concessions in Topeka.