111.   Preservationists in both New York and New Jersey support the plan, and Ms. Lowey says the response thus far on Capitol Hill has been very positive.

112.   President Clinton met at the White House with business leaders who support his plan, which calls for national health insurance financed by employer contributions.

113.   Regent Odessa Johnson said she supported the plan because it would bring more underrepresented minorities to UC.

114.   Republican committee members said they supported the plan and were confident the Defense Department would develop acceptable guidelines for the tribunals.

115.   Republican leaders spent the day Wednesday trying to convince wavering GOP members to support the plan.

116.   Rumsfeld himself has spoken to numerous members of the House and Senate urging them to support his plans, his aides said.

117.   Republican Party leaders meeting in the city supported plans to attack Democrats this fall on the issues of health care, crime and foreign policy.

118.   Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., who supported the plan to split the circuit, also tried to cast the compromise in a positive light.

119.   Seven Democrats joined Jones in supporting the plan.