1.   In switching the normal routine, coach Kelvin Sampson said he was concerned Najera and the seniors might get too emotional if the farewell were held beforehand.

2.   Pubs and restaurants Monday held special farewells to the banned meats.

3.   Yeltsin met with Chernomyrdin in his Kremlin office while Kiriyenko held a farewell meeting with his colleagues in the government headquarters known as the White House.

4.   King Hussein of Jordan arrived Wednesday for a visit during which he will hold a farewell meeting with outgoing French President Francois Mitterrand.