WHAT'S YOUR PRIORITY? FOR ROMNEY WILL IT BE THE BIG WIGS?

          The SLOC Board of Trustees approved a ticketing plan
     presented yesterday by SLOC President & CEO Mitt Romney that
     allows government and Olympic officials "priority status" in
     purchasing tickets to the 2002 Winter Games, according to
     Lori Buttars of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE.  Buttars: "The
     committee gave its blessing, but left Romney to define
     exactly what 'priority' status would entail."  Romney: "Is
     that before the public has a chance to purchase them?  After
     the first public offering?  Those are the things that still
     need to be decided."  Buttars notes that the new plan
     "places dignitaries in categories that offer varying degrees
     of access" to venues, seating and hospitality areas.  Romney
     "stressed" consideration would be given only to those "who
     oversee us and those who we want to represent us" at the
     Games (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 7/14).