OLYMPIC NOTES

          USA TODAY's Vicki Michaelis reports that Acting USOC
     CEO Scott Blackmun "could be named permanently" to the
     position at a USOC Exec Committee meeting today in Chicago. 
     Several members of the committee have said that they would
     "prefer to name a replacement quickly" to help settle some
     of the "upheaval" that has been "rankling the USOC" since
     former CEO Norm Blake resigned (USA TODAY, 11/10).  
          ELECTION RETURNS: The AP's Paul Foy wrote that UT Gov.
     Mike Leavitt "refunded" a $2,000 political contribution from
     the SLOC that "jeopardized the nonprofit status" of the
     committee. The contribution was made to Leavitt in '97. When
     the SLOC saw the Leavitt campaign report showing the
     donation last week, SLOC Associate General Counsel notified
     Leavitt, and the campaign wrote a check (AP, 11/9).