71.   At a preview of the film earlier this month in San Francisco, the house was packed with guests invited from local African American churches.

72.   Assad agreed to send al-Sharaa to Washington after a meeting with Albright earlier this month in Damascus.

73.   At hearings earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Shepard denied giving such orders.

74.   At its annual meeting earlier this month in Atlanta, the American Society of Criminology held a special session on the subject.

75.   Asked about an apology for slavery, Bass cited a column this month in the student newspaper at the University of Mississippi by a black student, Chaka Ferguson.

76.   At least seven more men are scheduled to die this month in Texas, which by far leads the nation in executions.

77.   Associates said he felt that a trial on his fitness to practice law would mar his final few months in office.

78.   At the beginning of the month in Chicago, Pitino said neither was in his top seven.

79.   August is also the month in which World War I began and World War II ended.

80.   Attorney General Janet Reno and Rubin have issued several statements this month in response to the Republican initiatives.