71.   Associate head coach Fred Williams was named the interim coach, though negotiations are underway to make him the permanent successor.

72.   At least one other major transaction is pending and negotiations are under way involving at least three other firms.

73.   At the White House, the president emphasized that there will be no negotiations with the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Afghanistan.

74.   Attorney General Elyakim Rubenstein did not say that such negotiations were illegal, but he implied that they were unethical, the radio said.

75.   Azria confirmed that negotiations were under way but said they were far from final.

76.   Beijing still must cut separate deals with the European Union, Canada and other nations, but the U.S. negotiations were the main stumbling block.

77.   Bilateral and multilateral negotiations are ongoing, and industry officials say the final outcome could become clear by Friday.

78.   Bloomberg News reported in February that negotiations are under way.

79.   Bloomberg News reported in February that negotiations are under way between tobacco companies and industry opponents.

80.   Board of Education president Mark Slavkin, a member of the negotiating team, said it was premature to say the negotiations were unsuccessful.