RUSSIAN MOTORISTS WILL STILL FACE THE BOOT.

On July 10 President Boris Yeltsin vetoed a federal law lowering road fines and banning the use of "boots" to immobilize illegally parked cars. (RTR, July 10) Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, who favors the use of boots, had earlier said that Duma deputies might change their minds about softening the rules when they find their building in central Moscow ringed by illegally parked vehicles.

Kidnappings Continue in Northern Caucasus.