71.   California has lobbied hard behind the scenes to have the winning fighter entry built in that state, where the aerospace industry has been hard hit by defense consolidation.

72.   Chilean stocks fell, erasing early gains, as investors bet the nation will be harder hit by Asian economic woes than elsewhere in Latin America.

73.   Cincinnati second baseman Bret Boone had a ball hit by Eric Karros skip under his glove in the sixth inning.

74.   Croel and Maumalanga were ejected in the second half when they retaliated after a late hit by a Jets player.

75.   Dalgety has been the U.K. foodmaker hardest hit by the mad cow crisis.

76.   Consumer groups consider this a bailout for the industry, saying the companies and their shareholders should take the hit by paying stranded costs out of earnings and dividends.

77.   Curt Leskanic allowed a hit by Raul Mondesi in the ninth to close out the Dodgers.

78.   Despite rising sales, Apple has been hard hit by the diminishing profit margins in the personal computer industry.

79.   Developers such as Ayala Land Inc. and Filinvest Land Inc. paced the decline on expectations the real estate industry will be hardest hit by sustained high borrowing costs.

80.   Despite getting hit by four storms in four years and the disturbing predictions, the explosion of coastal building along the Gulf Coast continues.