 the lower portions of Illinois and Indiana moving down into the Tennessee Valley. They are not as severe, however, they are producing tremendous amounts of rainfall as they continue tracking off to the east-southeast. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will not continue a legal fight to retain the contract to administer the state's health insurance plan. Blue Cross was fighting the award of the contract for the management of the health plan for state workers, teachers, and retirees to Aetna. State Treasurer Dale Falwell, whose department oversees the plan, had said the decision from an administrator