11.   Rose, who is attending her first convention, said she was feeling more optimistic about Republican chances this fall with the addition of Kemp to the ticket.

12.   San Diego was hosting its first national convention.

13.   Some experts suggest that the GOP primary calendar could backfire and produce the first brokered convention in nearly half a century.

14.   Still, the first convention day featured the usual buzz of FFA students, capped by the traditional indoor laser show.

15.   The delegation from Iowa, which traditionally selects the first convention delegates in a statewide caucus, will be visited by Gephardt and Biden.

16.   The document that emerged was generally praised by delegates, who were strikingly optimistic on this first convention day.

17.   The first convention dealt with the medical treatment of wounded armies in the field.

18.   The lighting of the ceremonial fire dates to the first convention.

19.   The group will hold its first convention today and Saturday in Columbia.

20.   The most prominent accuser was Lt. Paula Coughlin, an ambitious helicopter pilot attending her first Tailhook convention.