71.   Connecticut stocks fell from records as shares of U.S. Surgical Corp. tumbled after the company denied it was the target of a takeover by Boston Scientific Corp.

72.   Companies forcefully deny any discrimination.

73.   Company denies this is connected to restructuring.

74.   Critics complained that the company had received the full rights to the gene without knowing its role in AIDS, a contention the company denies.

75.   Despite the proposed settlement, the company denies all allegations.

76.   Disney had raised concerns that the new company would deny access on the Internet or cable television to competitive providers of entertainment and information.

77.   Drug companies deny there is any conspiracy to maintain high prices for independent or other pharmacies and say they agreed to the settlement to avoid litigation costs.

78.   Drug companies have denied any conspiracy regarding their pricing policies.

79.   Environmental groups have accused it of releasing toxic waste from its mine, Grasberg in Irian Jaya, but the company denies that.

80.   Earlier this month, the two companies denied they were negotiating a sale.