61.   But then, just before lunchtime Thursday, word spread that a plane had been hijacked out of Milwaukee and was about to crash into the Sears Tower.

62.   But then, just before lunchtime on Thursday, word spread that a plane out of Milwaukee had been hijacked and was about to crash into the Sears Tower.

63.   But unofficial word quickly spread.

64.   But when word spread Thursday about the trade that brings Chicago White Sox right-hander James Baldwin to the Dodgers for three minor-leaguers, things looked even better.

65.   But word spread from thousands of workers that Mao was using the subway construction to mask the building of an underground highway, parallel to the subway line.

66.   But word spread online that this was no ordinary game.

67.   But word spread that a potential AIDS drug had been discovered in the region.

68.   But word spread.

69.   But word spreads quickly, and the authorities may hope that by setting examples they will induce others to exercise new caution.

70.   But word had spread to the women of Wellesley.