Gen. Colin L. Powell, of course, referred to abortion in his speech on Monday night, in the context of reminding delegates that he supported a woman's right to choose.

He expressed affection and support for the Serbs and their cause, and reminded delegates of the political and religious ties between Greece and Serbia, which he described as "brother nations."

Mr. Perot, 69, reminded delegates that "united teams win, divided teams lose," and said that the path to victory lies in doing the right thing for their country, and for their children and grandchildren.

But in that speech, he reminded delegates of his support for abortion rights and, while he then saluted Bob Dole as a war hero, he was much more effusive this year about Mr. Bush.

He reminded delegates that the failure to do so after the collapse of the Soviet-backed regime brought about a devastating civil war and destroyed the city.

During a two-day seminar last week in Manhattan, Tognoni reminded delegates and coaches from the 24 countries of their responsibility to the news media.

Obama also reminded delegates to attend his acceptance speech the following day.

During the debate, which was closed to outsiders, boycott proponents reminded delegates that 60 Palestinian organizations had issued an appeal for the Association of University Teachers to take up the boycott.

Not, however, before Johnson's reckless attempt to derail him by reminding delegates of rumors that Joseph Kennedy Sr., while he was ambassador to England, had appeased Hitler.

With that, Charles Burchell, chairman of the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission, in his talk Social Needs Awareness for Catholics, reminded delegates that faith without good works was dead.