71.   The talks will open in Beijing late Saturday behind closed doors to discuss procedural matters and the amount of rice aid, the sources said.

72.   The trial, which has been adjourned several times on procedural matters, resumed Monday.

73.   Tuesday Judge Edmunds was to hold an off-record meeting with lawyers of both parties to discuss procedural matters such as how to handle the exchange of evidence.

74.   To the disappointment of some in the crowd, no testimony was heard Wednesday, which was given over entirely to procedural matters.

75.   Last Sunday, the EZLN had accused the government negotiators of refusing to discuss procedural matters, a charge the government denied.

76.   Officials of the two Koreas will meet at the border truce village of Panmunjom Friday for their first meeting on protocol and other procedural matters for the summit.

77.   Off-and-on negotiations between the rebels and the government resumed again this month but have bogged down in haggling over procedural matters and the agenda.

78.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos on Wednesday said peace talks with Communist guerrillas had finally gotten down to substantive issues after lengthy sparring over procedural matters.

79.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos on Wednesday said peace talks with the communist guerrillas had finally gotten down to substantive issues after a one-year impasse over procedural matters.

80.   Radio Rwanda was broadcasting live from the court room in the town near the Tanzanian border, where the trial began with a discussion of procedural matters.