71.   Major commercial banks are discussing more mergers.

72.   MCI WorldCom and Sprint both declined to comment following a report on Friday in The Wall Street Journal saying the companies have discussed a merger.

73.   Miller Brewing Co. is reportedly discussing a merger with a pair of United Kingdom-based breweries and could announce a deal as early as March.

74.   Since then, Russian and Belarusian officials have eagerly discussed the merger but made few practical steps to achieve the goal.

75.   SmithKline Beecham, Glaxo discuss merger.

76.   Steel giants discuss merger.

77.   Such a merger was discussed with Philadelphia a few years ago, but abandoned.

78.   The big London investment bank S.G. Warburg Group PLC and Wall Street powerhouse Morgan Stanley Group Inc. said Thursday they are discussing a merger.

79.   The company officials also started to touch base with legislators on Capitol Hill to discuss the merger.

80.   The letter also criticized Hewlett for missing board meetings in which the merger was discussed.