Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, December 14, 1994 TAG: 9412140145
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
NORFOLK - A chimney that became blocked with bricks and soot caused a buildup of carbon monoxide gas that killed four people, including a 5-year-old boy, authorities said.
The daughter of one of the victims found the four on the second floor of the house shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, investigators said.
Three of the victims were in bedrooms. The fourth, the 5-year-old, was on the floor in a hallway.
Larry Hill, a Norfolk Police spokesman, said the four may have died as long ago as Saturday, the last time anyone reported seeing them alive.
- Associated Press
Governor's mansion employees fired
RICHMOND - Five full- and part-time employees of the executive mansion have been fired under Gov. George Allen's effort to cut the size and cost of state government.
The action leaves employment at the governor's official residence at seven, four of whom work full time.
Fired earlier this month were an assistant manager, two maids, a laundress and a handyman whose responsibilities included washing the gubernatorial limousine.
``Car-washing - that's not a proper job for the taxpayers to finance,'' Allen spokesman Ken Stroupe said Monday.
As for the operation of the 19th-century mansion, Stroupe said Allen expects to turn over food service and maintenance to private companies
- Associated Press
Tobacco giant sued over racetrack flap
HALIFAX - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the primary sponsor of NASCAR's Winston Racing Series, is being sued by a Southside cigarette manufacturer that accuses Reynolds of trying to prevent it from advertising on the circuit.
S&M Brands Inc. of Keysville charges that a Reynolds official barred a stock car owner from placing an ad for one of S&M's cigarettes on his car in a September race at South Boston Speedway. The race was sponsored by Reynolds.
A spokeswoman for R.J. Reynolds said her company had not been served the suit and couldn't comment.
S&M Brands is owned by Lunenburg County tobacco grower Malcolm L. Bailey and his son, Steven A. Bailey.
- Associated Press
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