31.   Lois Wellington, president of the Congress of California Seniors, supports the initiative because she believes it would protect older investors.

32.   Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has banned smoking from Gracie Mansion, has not taken a position on the bill, but has generally supported antismoking initiatives.

33.   On Monday, the Israeli Parliament gave Barak a bare plurality supporting his initiative.

34.   Other countries, they said, do not support initiatives like needle exchange or methadone treatment because they are perceived to help drug users in their habits.

35.   Shore assured his gay parishioners that their offerings to Sunday collections would stay in the parish and would not go to support the initiative.

36.   She was also doubtful that she would support the initiative.

37.   Tarullo said there were no holdouts and all the leaders intended to support the initiative.

38.   The campaign also suffered from a lack of organization, said Marcita Ryon, president of the Coalition of Pinnacle Peak, a group that supported the initiative.

39.   The Episcopal Church issued a statement supporting the initiative but rejecting the right of organizations to discriminate in hiring when they receive federal funds.

40.   The current chancellor, Ramon C. Cortines, has also supported the initiative, although his support is more tempered.