71.   Deputy Oil Minister Mohammed Mir Moezi, visiting the town, tried to reassure residents and voiced confidence that the housing ministry would find a solution.

72.   Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati voiced confidence Saturday that the pro-Iranian Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon would observe the ceasefire accord with Israel.

73.   The United States approved Tuesday of an agreement resolving a dispute between Bosnian Croats and Moslems over election results in Mostar and voiced confidence the accord would hold.

74.   The two delegations voiced confidence that a peace treaty would be reached, with Israel saying it was only a matter of months.

75.   Top Asian finance officials on Saturday voiced confidence that the region was on course for recovery after coming through choppy economic waters.

76.   US President Bill Clinton voiced confidence after the summit that Syra would maintain its pledge to pursue the peace process, despite its absence at the unprecedented conference.

77.   While the United States has voiced confidence that the treaty will be extended indefinitely, other representatives in the Big Five are not so sure.

78.   Zapatista rebels and Mexican officials were locked in intense negotiations Sunday as government sources voiced confidence that remaining contentious issues could be resolved.

79.   Kuchma voted early at one Kiev polling station, voicing confidence in the prospects of the For United Ukraine bloc.

80.   Nakhla voiced confidence that the authorities would back his views once his lawsuit is examined in court early next year.