71.   An official of the company said in an interview that tests showed the vaccine was still effective.

72.   An official of the county hospital confirmed by telephone that eight people had died, one on the scene of the blast and seven more at the hospital.

73.   An official of the Russian embassy in Washington declined to comment.

74.   An official of the U.S. Justice Department will argue in support of Maleng before the Supreme Court next week.

75.   An official of an NHL team disclosed that those internal discussions considered but rejected the idea of implementation.

76.   An official of Daiwa Bank in Japan said the bank had probably violated American regulations by waiting to report the case.

77.   An official of one of the losing nationalist Catholic parties tried to drown out the song by making a loud speech in Gaelic.

78.   An official of the American Medical Association claimed the concession would be worth billions of dollars.

79.   An official of the anti-government group predicted swift reaction if the state attempts to collect the fine.

80.   An official of the Association of the Hungarian Jewish Community, Erno Lazarovits, said one of his colleagues went to Bucharest last week to identify the pieces.