71.   The umpires present at the news conference, led by Jerry Crawford of the NL, the union president, represented the others.

72.   The union president, Ronald Carey, who is mired in a fund-raising scandal, has not hesitated to embrace the issue as a way of rallying his troops.

73.   The union chief is surrounded by Falk clients, including Michael Jordan, union president Patrick Ewing and board members Juwan Howard, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo.

74.   The union president is invariably a management executive.

75.   The union president, Donald Fehr, was in Washington Tuesday, urging a Senate committee to hold baseball to antitrust laws.

76.   Union president Cliff Ruff now advises officers not to jeopardize their careers by using force to ensure the arrest of run-of-the-mill criminals.

77.   Union president Cliff Ruff said the chief needs to release the report to restore his credibility with his troops.

78.   Union president George Cashman could not be reached for comment Tuesday but has previously denied company reports of intimidation and violence.

79.   Union president Hicks McCormick would confirm the vote but not details of the new contract.

80.   Union president Jim Sovich said the two sides remain far apart on issues of pay and the use of small regional jets.