71.   Repeated attempts to convince the youth to surrender failed, and he pointed the rifle directly at State Trooper Jeffrey Long.

72.   Repeated attempts to interview Ciardi on that point were unsuccessful.

73.   Repeated attempts to make a stock offering over the decades had failed.

74.   Repeated attempts to mollify the others met a lukewarm reception.

75.   Repeated attempts to reach Daut for comment were unsuccessful.

76.   Repeated attempts to reach his lawyer, Henry Furst of Upper Montclair, for comment were unsuccessful.

77.   Repeated attempts to reach Saldivar for comment have been unsuccessful.

78.   Repeated attempts to reach Tyson officials were unsuccessful.

79.   Repeated attempts to re-establish the connection failed.

80.   Robert G. Sullivan, a lawyer who successfully defended Jackson-Knight last month, was unavailable for comment Sunday despite repeated attempts to reach him.