THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 21, 1994 TAG: 9410210710
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A13 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 44 lines
Leading up to the Nov. 8 Senate and congressional elections, The
Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star are planning stories and
packages aimed at helping voters understand the candidates'
positions on a range of issues:
Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 24-26: In-depth profiles of the three U.S.
Senate candidates with comprehensive charts on where they stand on
the issues.
Sunday, Nov. 6: A Commentary section issues package on the three
Senate candidates.
For Tuesday, Nov. 8, Election Day: A one-page, pullout Voters
Guide with digests on the races and the candidates, descriptions of
the ballot, and information on how to vote.
Also coming: The four candidates in Virginia's 2nd and 4th
congressional districts on the issues in the Commentary section.
Democratic incumbents Owen Pickett and Norman Sisisky, and
Republican challengers Jim Chapman and George Sweet, have been asked
for their views on spending, taxes, foreign affairs, abortion,
campaign reform, health care, crime, guns and other topics.
APPEARANCES
Thursday's campaign schedule for Virginia's three U.S. Senate
candidates:
J. Marshall Coleman: news conference, Fairfax; meet-and-greet,
Metro station, Arlington.
Oliver L. North: news conference, Fairfax; telephone and
satellite interviews, all day.
Charles S. Robb: radio interview and speech, Chesapeake; speech
at campaign office, Portsmouth; meet-and-greet at Norfolk Naval
Shipyard, Portsmouth; speech, Hampton.
KEYWORDS: U.S. SENATE RACE VIRGINIA CANDIDATES by CNB