THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, November 2, 1995             TAG: 9511020365
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D1   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   55 lines

DAILY DIGEST PENINSULA YARD LOOKED AT HIRING CITY FIREFIGHTERS NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING CONSIDERED HIRING THE NEWPORT NEWS FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE ITS FIRE-FIGHTING NEEDS, BUT DECIDED IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY, SAID WILLIAM P. FRICKS, THE YARD'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. IT WAS PART OF THE SHIPYARD'S DRIVE TO REDUCE COSTS BY EXAMINING THE USE OF OUTSIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS. THAT PUSH LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF 75 UNION JANITORS AT THE YARD BY AN OUTSIDE CLEANING SERVICE. THE GIANT SHIPYARD CURRENTLY HAS ITS OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYING 26 PEOPLE. ``WE ARE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO TO SEE IF WE CAN DO IT MORE COST EFFECTIVELY OUTSIDE THE YARD,'' FRICKS SAID. (STAFF)

Norfolk Southern names subsidiary president

Daniel D. Smith has been made president of Pocahontas Land Corp., succeeding Robert L. Raines, who retired Oct. 31 after nearly 30 years with the company. Pocahontas Land is a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corporation. Smith began his career with Pocahontas in 1976 as a mine inspector. He became vice president and general manager in 1993. Pocahontas Land and its Kentucky subsidiary, Pocahontas Development, own or manage about 900,000 acres of natural resource bearing properties, primarily specializing in the leasing of those rights for the extraction of coal, natural gas and timber from these properties. (Staff)

Haverty Furniture to open 2 Hampton Roads stores

Atlanta-based Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. said it will open its first two furniture showrooms in Hampton Roads this month. The first store, located on the 5100 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach, will open Saturday. The second - in Newport News - will debut later this month. Haverty concentrates on the middle to upper-middle furniture markets. The company, founded in 1885, has 90 furniture stores across the Southeast and Southwest. It has been in Virginia since 1946. (Staff)

Ford recalls 38,300 trucks to fix throttles

Ford Motor Co. is recalling 38,300 medium- and heavy-duty trucks from model years 1993-94 to replace a part of the hand-throttle system that might fail. The hand-throttle swivel is used to set an engine's speed. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries related to the problem, which prevents the engine from returning to idle, Ford said. Of the 38,300 affected trucks, 2,535 were sold in Canada. Repairs will be performed for free by Ford dealerships. (Associated Press) by CNB