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New River Current: Tuesday, July 16, 1996

• NAMES ON CAMPUS
• NEW MEAT REGULATIONS HIT HOME
• BLACKSBURG BUS LINE TO UNDERGO REVIEW
• STUDENTS FOCUS ON THE OLYMPICS
• 2 PULASKI BOOKSTORES TO CLOSE
• FOR THE RECORD
• 'GOODBYE' NOT EASY FOR POLICE CHIEF
• HIDDEN HYDRANT LORA GORDON. ONE OF THE SEVERAL OVERGROWN FIRE HYDRANTS ALONG ROCK ROAD IN RADFORD. IT'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS SINCE THE CITY'S HYDRANTS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND MANY ARE COVERED IN POISON IVY, VIRGINIA CREEPER AND OTHER WEEDS. CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK APPROVED SPENDING $7,853 LEFT OVER IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PAYROLL ACCOUNT TO HIRE TWO SUMMER EMPLOYEES TO EXCAVATE, GREASE, PAINT AND FLOW-TEST THE HYDRANTS. COLOR.
• HEAVY RAINS CONTRIBUTE TO RASH OF I-81 ACCIDENTS
• BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES