71.   But Dr. Kerry Kelly, the chief medical officer of the New York City Fire Department, said inflated egos have not been an issue in the department.

72.   But Fred Briggs, chief engineering officer of MCI Communications, said the Bells were drumming up a network crisis to bolster their contention that they deserved more compensation.

73.   But over the last couple of years, a new activism by the chief legal officers in many states has made their job more consequential.

74.   But the hometown still affects the odds of an audit, said Louis Carlow, a former IRS chief officer for audits.

75.   Canedo White was appointed president of the executive committee and chief corporate officer, with responsibility for strategic planning, finance and corporate administration.

76.   Campbell Mithun Esty in Minneapolis, majority-owned by Interpublic Group of Cos., has named James White as chief creative officer.

77.   Chief nuclear officer Robert Busch was fired this summer, and his replacement Bruce Kenyon is expected to announce major personnel changes later this month.

78.   Claudia Fullerton, chief marketing officer for CSA, said it planned to refund insurance premiums if policyholders requested them and were not filing a claim.

79.   Coke spokesman Rob Baskin said chief marketing officer Steve Jones sent a note to division marketing managers describing the rationale behind the changes.

80.   Cole Henderson Drake, Atlanta, was renamed Tausche Henderson Drake, to reflect Kurt Tausche, who recently became partner, president and chief creative officer.