1.   According to close associates, it has been three or four years since Pope John Paul has appeared anywhere without his white robes.

2.   According to close friends and his brother and cousin, Ara made it obvious that he was using drugs.

3.   According to close associates, Mineta had no intention of quitting his job until he was approached by Lockheed officials at the end of the summer.

4.   He had planned to join the family later during their Paris excursion, according to close friend Lee Wells, a charter member of Justice for All.

5.   He was out of touch even with his own staff, according to close associates.

6.   According to close associates, his decision was prompted by a row over economic policy.

7.   According to close aides, Dini has not ruled out forming a centrist movement in line with his Christian Democratic sympathies.