1.  Deputy Prime Minister Zhu Rongji is widely expected to succeed Li, and is likely to climb in the new party hierarchy that is to be formally announced Friday.

2.  DENMARK'S Denmark's KFX Index fell from Friday's record close, by 1.05 points, or 0.54 percent, to 194.87.

3.  Dennis McCarthy's column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

4.  Dennis Patton, a horticultural expert at the Johnson County (Kan.) Extension Service, fielded 50 calls Friday from people mourning the loss of trees.

5.  Denny Galehouse, one of the Browns' starting pitchers, worked Monday through Friday at Goodyear Aircraft in Akron, Ohio.

6.  Dent sat out practice for the second straight day Friday and coach George Seifert admitted that he was pessimistic about Dent's prospects for playing.

7.  Defying predictions of accelerated growth in Europe, Europe's single currency sank to record lows Friday against the U.S. dollar, the British pound and the Japanese yen.

8.  CUBA-CARTER _ HAVANA _ Jimmy Carter talks about his stay in Cuba at a press conference on Friday before he leaves for the return trip to Atlanta.

9.  Cuellar said Friday he was not changing parties: "I am a Democrat and I'm staying as a Democrat."

10.  Cuffe, the team's only legitimate offensive threat taller than 6 feet 8, was gouged in the right eye during practice on Friday and is out indefinitely.