ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, December 2, 1996               TAG: 9612020078
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

HOLIDAY'S ENDING

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY. Southbound traffic was backed up for miles 
          Sunday afternoon on Interstate 81 after a crash involving several 
          vehicles blocked lanes near the Dixie Caverns exit in Western 
          Roanoke County. I-81 was the scene of several accidents throughout 
          the day, according to state police. color.