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

DATE: SATURDAY, March 6, 1993                   TAG: 9303060168
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: ABINGDON                                LENGTH: Short

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LOWRY BOWMAN TO SIGN HIS BOOK IN ABINGDON

Main Street Books will host a book-signing from 2 to 4 p.m. today by Lowry Bowman, former owner and editor of the Washington County News.

Bowman published a weekly column, "Another Man's Poison," in the Abingdon-based newspaper between 1966 and 1990. His book, "Confessions of a Dark-Barker," includes some of them with supplemental material.

The book is available at the store for $10. - Southwest bureau

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