71.   Former Mexican president Carlos Salinas has withdrawn his candidacy to become the head of the new World Trade Organization, the official news agency Notimex said Wednesday.

72.   Former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander withdrew his candidacy on Wednesday for the Republican presidential nomination and gave a ringing endorsment to erstwhile rival Bob Dole.

73.   Former Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens said Friday that Dehaene had told Kohl in a letter he was withdrawing his candidacy and would support Santer.

74.   He added that as far as was known, Boutros-Ghali had no plans to withdraw his candidacy.

75.   He ruled out a pre-election pact with Yeltsin in which he would withdraw his candidacy in return for liberal policies in a future government.

76.   His comment followed reports that former trade minister Kim Chul-Su was withdrawing his candidacy for director-general of the world trade watchdog.

77.   His comments followed reports that former trade minister Kim was withdrawing his candidacy.

78.   However, Ellemann-Jensen received invitations to the US and Canada the same day, forcing him to hurriedly cancel a press conference called to withdraw his candidacy.

79.   In the light of this the German government had withdrawn the candidacy of Bonn on Tuesday.

80.   In the light of this the German government had withdrawn the candidacy of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany, Tuesday.