1.   But the Rev. Jack Graham, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Rev. James Merritt, outgoing president, supported Vines.

2.   However, the Rev. Charles Wade of Arlington, outgoing president of the Texas Baptists, urged conservatives not to secede.

3.   However, the Rev. E.W. McCall Jr. of La Puente, Calif., outgoing president of the African American Fellowship, urged patience with the reorganization plan.

4.   Outgoing president Ong Teng Cheong said last month he would not run for a second six-year term.

5.   Delors, outgoing president of the European Commission, stunned France in December by announcing that he would not enter the race despite leading Balladur in the polls.

6.   In a move certain to open the organization to charges of nepotism, outgoing IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch nominated his son for membership on the Olympic committee.

7.   The meet was held in the home city of the International Olympic Committee and attended by outgoing IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.

8.   The son of outgoing IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch was elected to the Olympic committee Monday despite criticism from some members.

9.   Delors, outgoing president of the European Commission, has not yet stated whether he will stand.