71.   Drug makers say unregulated prices give them the incentive to spend more on research and development.

72.   Earlier this year gum maker Wrigley said it would not renew its contract with WWF because of the content of the shows.

73.   Drug makers say they are ready to step forward.

74.   Earlier this month, consumer products maker Rubbermaid said it expects second-quarter earnings to fall short of forecasts, partly because of weak consumer spending.

75.   Even club maker McMahon said equipment accounted for a third of the game at best.

76.   Food makers say it is unfair to pin the blame mostly on eating habits, pointing to exercise as another area where Americans need to work harder.

77.   Francisco Partners agreed to buy the AMD division in May after the chip maker said it would sell the communications division to concentrate on its other product lines.

78.   Furthermore, the battery makers say, there is much greater inconsistency in the power consumption of supposedly identical devices than between two different batteries.

79.   For their part, drug makers say their actions reflect a surge of patriotism.

80.   Glenayre Technologies Inc. fell after the telecommunications equipment maker said first-quarter sales could be hurt because of a regulatory ruling.