71.   Authorities have denied those allegations.

72.   Authorities denied any political motives in the decision, saying the newspaper deserved to be penalized for flouting technical conditions in its printing contracts.

73.   Authorities deny that allegation.

74.   Authorities deny the charges.

75.   Authorities have consistently denied charges of human rights abuses and torture in Egyptian prisons.

76.   Authorities have denied the charges.

77.   Authorities in Zacatecas denied police stole any of the shipment.

78.   Austrian Embassy officials in Belgrade said Yugoslav authorities denied that Goldberger was a Yugoslav citizen late Friday.

79.   Authorities deny mistreating anyone, but say some detainees have died on hunger strikes.

80.   Authorities deny they were holding the men and said they had nothing to do with the deaths.