11.   Many people, celebrities and ordinary folk alike, are supporting the boycott in traditional fashion.

12.   Lois Cox, a receptionist at the church, was the only person in the group who wholeheartedly supported the boycott.

13.   Murray said agents for several American stars have told him that their clients are firmly behind Hull and would support a boycott.

14.   The Americans, they said, were patronizing, socialized among themselves and believed they were owed something because of their efforts to support anti-apartheid boycotts.

15.   The Israelis also point out that the Palestinians still tacitly support the boycott of Israeli products in Persian Gulf nations and elsewhere in the Arab world.

16.   The superintendent, Michael V. McGill, said he could not officially support the boycott.

17.   Petition drives have been organized supporting the boycott in California, Florida, Maryland and New York.

18.   American players Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernadez said they would support a boycott.

19.   Election officials said many voters were probably scared away from the polls by the militants, though many said they did not vote because they supported the boycott.

20.   However, politicians and religion experts who are critical of Scientology say they would not support the boycott because it could backfire and create sympathy for the organization.