71.   At the Friday night board meeting, it came up again, as it always does.

72.   At the subsequent board meeting, directors will discuss concerns raised by shareholders.

73.   Barbara Cochran, president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, says that group might tackle the matter at a March board meeting.

74.   Batchelder, a board member, insisted at a board meeting earlier this month that Pickens had to consider sale or merger possibilities that could result in his ouster.

75.   Batten missed the board meeting after he developed a blood clot in his leg and had to be hospitalized for a few days.

76.   Barry, who seemed unconcerned that he was excluded from the financial control board meeting, declined to discuss it and said he would comment on Thursday.

77.   Besides, anyone who has been to a board meeting will get a laugh.

78.   Better yet, maybe Robert could bring Carroll and Grier to the next board meeting of International Forest Products and let them try their hand trading paper commodities.

79.   Before the executive board meeting concluded Monday, the commission met at least four times with Salt Lake City Olympic organizing committee members.

80.   Bills yields had dropped the past week on speculation the Reserve Bank might cut rates as soon as today, following its monthly board meeting Tuesday.