71.  Deposit Guaranty Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Jefferson Guaranty Bancorp for about $64 million in cash and stock, furthering its expansion into Louisiana.

72.  Deposit Guaranty said it purchased about 1.75 million outstanding common shares, preferred shares and stock warrants for about $64 million.

73.  Designers absolutely adored big satin ball gowns, especially those with long, "princess" lines and skirts about four feet wide at the hemline.

74.  Designs for bills of lesser denominations will be introduced one at a time _ about every 12 months _ starting with the $50 bill in early 1997.

75.  Designs introduced at the twice-a-year market usually appear in retail showrooms in about six months.

76.  Designs ordered here will appear in stores about three to six months from now.

77.  Desmarest contended that a merger with Elf Acquitaine would yield about $1.2 billion a year in savings and "synergies."

78.  DeLay's most generous givers were from the finance, real estate and insurance sector, which gave about $180,000, Oil and gas interests gave $54,000.

79.  Delays that now average nine minutes would increase to about 30 minutes if the fifth runway is not built, according to a recently released environmental impact study.

80.  Delcor Inc., a Spangler family investment company, began buying shares in National Gypsum about a year ago, and now holds a stake of around 19 percent.