71.   Breuer said later that he had left the office earlier than usual for dinner because his mother was in town for her birthday.

72.   Brown, meanwhile, continued to mine the town for gold rush stories.

73.   Burns said leaving town for nearly two weeks poses a very difficult challenge.

74.   Buss has also been out of town for most of the summer.

75.   But back home she is being talked about as if she had already left town for good.

76.   But Boston never can be just another town for Larry Lucchino.

77.   But celebrity as well as acting is what brings her to town for a few days.

78.   But he is in town for the Ikon Classic to benefit Coaches vs. Cancer beginning Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

79.   But it has to forge some kind of budget agreement with President Clinton before it can get out of town for the year in about a month.

80.   But Palmer, in town for the Senior PGA FleetBoston Classic, which kicks off Friday at Nashawtuc Country Club, says one player may stand above the rest.