61.  Charlie Evans, a political consultant to the opponents of the Utah initiative, said he believes that the three states are a testing ground for the financiers.

62.  Cigarette makers negotiated out-of-court settlements this summer with Mississippi and Florida, the first two states scheduled to try their anti-tobacco suits.

63.  Concern or alarm, residents, schools and other institutions in the three states took precautions, and spraying continued over the weekend.

64.  Connecticut was the only state to file suit Thursday against all three companies, though the other states may file additional suits in coming months.

65.  CPI in three of the four states declined in the month, while Hesse CPI was unchanged.

66.  Companies with a physical presence in Kansas or Missouri must charge sales tax on Internet purchases to state residents, but companies outside the two states do not.

67.  Crops in the two states were expected to survive because the berries, which are still green, clung to trees as the storm passed, growers said.

68.  Dean made it clear Wednesday that he supports the two states.

69.  Either they would generate more violent conflict, or prod the two states to pick up where the peace negotiations left off, experts say.

70.  Experts outside the two states say it is clear that the Hopwood ruling last year and the new policy in California are having effects on applications.