71.  As a consultant to Christian Dior, which supplies her with a wardrobe, she entices friends to buy the house's clothes.

72.  As a corollary to that principle, Todd Shipyards Corp. bought back stock to reflect a smaller company, says Stephen Welch, vice president.

73.  Delta had previously handed off some money-losing Pan Am routes to its European partners and dumped the international jets it bought from Pan Am.

74.  Delta in March inked a far-reaching deal with Boeing Co. to buy 106 updated 737s and enlarged 767s.

75.  Currency traders suspect the Bank of Spain has been buying pesetas for marks sporadically in the market in recent weeks to stop it weakening past 85 to the mark.

76.  Delta tried to buy Continental in 1998, but the deal fell apart when Continental opted for a marketing alliance with Northwest.

77.  Delta was the biggest customer and at one point owned 56, including some it bought from Eastern when that carrier shut down in 1991.

78.  Delta, the third-largest U.S. carrier, is considering buying Airbus's A330 or Boeing's 777 or 767 models.

79.  Delta, which operates in 41 countries, significantly expanded its operations in 1991 by buying the European routes of Pan American World Airways.

80.  Current federal law only requires checks for those who buy from federally licensed dealers.