71.   Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, the parliament speaker, said his retiring assembly was proud of its record against the United States and Israel.

72.   Aide to parliament speaker wounded by gunman.

73.   Aleksander Malachowski, a parliament speaker, stressed that most Poles associate demands to remove crosses with the attempts by the former communist regime to outlaw them.

74.   Although most Chechens speak Russian, the war has changed their attitude toward the Russian language, parliament speaker Ruslan Alikhadzhiyev said Wednesday.

75.   Also expected to run is parliament speaker Mohammed Al-Amin Khalifa, the Other Viewpoint said.

76.   Although bitter rivals during the campaign the two men now share power, with Zeman expected to be Premier and Klaus parliament speaker.

77.   Amin Osmayev, the incumbent Chechen parliament speaker, told the ITAR-Tass news agency on Wednesday the elections should take place this spring.

78.   Also Tuesday, Belarussian parliament speaker Semyon Sharetsky accused Lukashenko of activities incompatible with democracy.

79.   Amal Osman and Mohammed Rashed were also re-elected as deputy parliament speakers, the agency said.

80.   Another council member, parliament speaker Ivan Rybkin, said Chechen elections scheduled for later this fall can proceed only after disarmament.