71.   And, as property taxes in New Jersey continue to soar, local officials are scrambling to find ways to cut their budgets even further.

72.   And when Representative Charles B. Rangel retires, many local party officials predict, the area is very likely to elect the first Dominican to Congress.

73.   And, as usual, local officials were gnashing their teeth in anticipation.

74.   And, like principals that require their pupils to wear uniforms, local officials believe neat appearances beget self-esteem.

75.   And, little known to local officials, it has been in Harlem for several years.

76.   Another difficulty in devising local plans may be that state and local officials and legislators have little preparation for evaluating the security issues that suddenly seem urgent.

77.   Arafat himself went to Nablus Friday for prayers and meetings with local officials.

78.   Are the state and local officials not qualifiedno Niagara Falls.

79.   Another polished a report about local officials who refused to allow private trucks to be used for desperately needed public transportation.

80.   As a result, some alarmed local officials want to send thousands of settlers back to the mainland.