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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, February 20, 1992                   TAG: 9202200338
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-1   EDITION: METRO 
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Off-track betting: The Senate General Laws Committee voted 8-5 to endorse a bill allowing construction of off-track betting facilities in six localities with the approval of local voters.\ \ Localities and the pipeline: The House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee killed a bill limiting the localities that would have to approve the proposed Lake Gaston pipeline that would supply water to Virginia Beach.\ \ Liquor taxes: The Senate Finance Committee unanimously endorsed a House-passed bill that would permanently impose sales taxes on liquor sold in Alcoholic Beverage Control stores. The Senate had passed a bill that would impose the taxes for only two years. ||||||||||||||||||||| JUNK

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