21.  Weekend showers of up to an inch fell on Kansas, Weather Services said, with the driest western areas receiving at least a half inch.

22.  While soybeans are planted after corn in western growing areas, most of the soybean crop already has been planted east of the Mississippi River.

23.  Potash is found near the western Dead Sea area, the lowest point on earth.

24.  Bank President James Wolfensohn has recommended a delay but China opposes consultants making extensive visits to the remote western area.

25.  Despite their rebel insurgencies, voting also took place in most areas of the eastern province of Irian Jaya and the western area of Aceh.

26.  Despite their rebel insurgencies, voting also took place in the eastern province of Irian Jaya and the western area of Aceh.

27.  Despite rebel insurgencies, voting also took place in the eastern province of Irian Jaya and the western area of Aceh.

28.  France has already suffered from severe flooding this winter, with the western area of Brittany among the worst-hit regions.

29.  Government officials fear that the outbreak, which so far has been confined to western coastal areas, may spread inland.

30.  In western areas of Hwange, Nkayi and Tsholotsho, army medical staff helped the Health Ministry set up emergency treatment centers.