41.  As a center of science, the city _ still a lovely contrast to grim Novosibirsk, 20 miles away _ is dying.

42.  Deputy Fire Chief Bob Khan said the arsonist was "more aggressive" Thursday than in the previous six fires near the city's mountains preserve.

43.  Deputy Mayor John S. Dyson, Giuliani's point man on the stadium issue, said Tuesday that the city needed a signal from Steinbrenner before it could proceed.

44.  Deputy Mayor Noelia Rodriguez said Saturday the city never planned to have one spectacular event such as at Times Square or the Eiffel Tower.

45.  Deputy Mayor Randy Levine later explained the mechanics of the mayor's threat to cut off city funds.

46.  Deputy Mayor Randy Levine said the city hoped to raise most of the money from private sources.

47.  Deputy Mayor Robert M. Harding, who is leading the city's negotiating team, did not return calls requesting comment.

48.  Deputy Police Commissioner John Maple, the department's senior crime strategist, said the city's law enforcement agencies were beginning to focus more attention on such cases.

49.  Delegations from Canada, Hungary and even Latvia have come to Dayton in the last several years to study the city's success in controlling water pollution.

50.  Delgadillo benefited from a coalition that reached across party lines with the help of Mayor Richard Riordan's endorsement to beat Feuer in the city attorney's contest.