71.   Before trial, plea negotiations between the two sides stalled when they could not agree on a prison term.

72.   Behind-the-scenes negotiations between the antagonists were believed to be going on Tuesday both at European Union headquarters in Brussels and in New York.

73.   Boeing Contract Talks Break Down Contract negotiations between Boeing and the union representing its engineers and technical workers collapsed after three days of discussions.

74.   Bonds steadied as traders and investors awaited signs of progress in budget negotiations between the Clinton administration and congressional Republicans.

75.   Both sets of talks are intended to lay the basis for higher-level negotiations between the two countries which are to open in Geneva next week.

76.   -- Dole seems to be opposing a tax cut in the budget plan under negotiations between the House and Senate.

77.   A bill that would have done the same in Washington died this year in the Legislature after negotiations between the National Rifle Association and Ceasefire broke down.

78.   A meeting to kick off negotiations between the parties is being planned for next week.

79.   A critical deadline in the negotiations between the airline and its pilots will occur Wednesday.

80.   A person involved in the negotiations between the two companies said he had learned that Scott would be out by the end of the week.