Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 24, 1993 TAG: 9304240251
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short
The rule, which takes effect next week, is the result of legislation that grew out of increasing complaints that ordinary scanners have been picking up private chats, like one between Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder and a political supporter.
The 1988 Wilder call was at the heart of a federal investigation into political eavesdropping that resulted in charges against employees and associates of Sen. Charles Robb, D-Va.
- Associated Press
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