61.  Any such action, officials said, would certainly involve selling some of the IMF's vast stock of gold, currently valued at $40.7 billion.

62.  Any such merger, however, will have to be approved by the board of the new joint operating company, hospital officials said.

63.  DeKalb officials will interview teachers at a Birmingham hotel.

64.  Del Mar racetrack officials will be happy if 30,000 fans attend the race that 44,181 saw Aug. 10, 1996.

65.  Del Monte most likely will keep its headquarters in Coral Gables, near Miami, and won't be sold in parts, the Lehman official said.

66.  Delahunt said that election officials should move quickly to reschedule the postponed vote in the two southern areas.

67.  Delavirdine is also safe and "very well-tolerated," company officials said.

68.  DeRosa said diocesan officials also talked to Msgr. David L. Cassato, a friend of Lambert's.

69.  Describing the matter as "very sensitive" and known to only a few people in the Clinton administration, the officials spoke only on the condition of anonymity.

70.  Describing top Japanese officials as in a state of denial over their country's financial difficulties, Wood delves into the unique structural problems lying just below the surface.