71.   Antonio Davis returned for the first time since December after suffering from a bulging disk in his back.

72.   Appreciation for the Sonics forward overflowed in his return to the Bradley Center for the first time since being traded to Seattle.

73.   April retail sales fell for the first time since November and industrial production showed no change during the month.

74.   Anyway, Perry played Sunday night for the first time since suffering a broken right forearm in the season opener.

75.   Arafat is now free to travel for the first time since early December, when Israeli forces penned him into Ramallah.

76.   Arizona did go for President Clinton, the first time since Harry Truman the Grand Canyon State has voted for a Democrat.

77.   As Irvin was lifted onto a flat board and placed on a stretcher, he could feel movement in his hands for the first time since the hit.

78.   As a result, it became harder than at any time since the Depression for businesses and consumers to get loans.

79.   As Gretzky noted once again, it has been a long time since the Canadians left Olympus with a gold medal.

80.   As the number of commercial flights around the country continued to increase Saturday, Logan Airport in Boston opened for the first time since the terrorist attacks on Tuesday.