1.   An earlier petition led to an election in August in which voters approved the intermodal plan.

2.   Eight of the signers of the earlier petition joined the one that emerged Friday.

3.   In the earlier petition, Munoz alleged that Ogazon had beaten her twice.

4.   Also Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for a stay of execution to allow rehearing of an earlier petition denied last month.

5.   Also Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for a stay of execution to allow a rehearing of an earlier petition.

6.   Earlier petitions by Chu to Chinese leaders have been rejected or have gone unanswered.

7.   The individuals who filed the two earlier petitions did not return calls Monday, but Carlson said they had agreed to fold their efforts into those of the committee.

8.   Several other unions expressed solidarity with the firefighters, whose earlier petitions to various ministries and other state organs went unheeded, they said.

9.   Several other trade unions expressed solidarity with the firefighters, whose earlier petitions to various ministries and other state organs went unheeded, they said.