81.   Standing before a sea of uniformed veterans with boat-shaped caps, the new Veterans Affairs secretary ticked off promises to improve their health care.

82.   The announcement was made by Lawrence M. Small, the new secretary of the Smithsonian.

83.   The conference will elect a new OPEC secretary general for the next three-year term, a position which is currently held by Rilwanu Lukman from Nigeria.

84.   The election committee nominated Ingela Thalen, a veteran social democrat and present minister for social affairs, to become new party secretary.

85.   The International Civil Aviation Organization on Thursday named a Brazilian aviation official its new secretary general.

86.   The NATO alliance chose Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana to be its new secretary general.

87.   The new secretary general will be facing a tough task.

88.   The new secretary of the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission, U.S. Army Col. Ashton H. Ormes, also was to be introduced to the North Koreans.

89.   The new Army secretary wants to shift control of more military base utilities into private hands, a multimillion-dollar business that his former energy company is pursuing.

90.   The ministers will also elect a new OPEC secretary general.