THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, September 9, 1995 TAG: 9509090275
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
LENGTH: Medium: 51 lines
GEN. POWELL COMING: Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will visit Norfolk next month to sign copies of his soon-to-be-released memoirs ``My American Journey.''
The stop is planned as part of a 23-city media blitz promoting the book, which chronicles Powell's rise from humble beginnings in the South Bronx of New York City to the top of the U.S. military power structure.
The book, which will be released Friday, and its author have gained attention in recent weeks as speculation increases over whether the former general will run for president in 1996. The tour is expected to draw Powell considerable publicity as he makes his way across the country, stopping in shopping centers and book stores.
Powell, who is scheduled to appear on a long list of network television talk shows next week, has insisted he has not yet decided whether to run. He has also steadfastly refused to identify himself with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
Powell will appear in Norfolk on Oct. 20 and will visit a local military installation before appearing at Prince Books on Main Street.
He will sign copies of ``My American Journey'' from 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m. Because of the expected crowds, there will be a limit of two books per customer and he will not be able to personalize the books.
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN GETS $300,000 PLEDGE: Virginia Wesleyan College has received a $300,000 pledge from the Beazley Foundation in Portsmouth for its $25 million fund-raising campaign.
That, Wesleyan officials said, is the largest corporate gift they have received during the campaign.
Wesleyan has raised $10.6 million so far, officials said. The campaign was announced in April. The college hopes to raise money to double its endowment, to $20 million, and build new academic and administration buildings.
The Beazley grant is earmarked for a new $6 million academic building.
FORT STORY CEREMONY: A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Youth Service Center at Fort Story will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. The new facility was constructed to replace the 2,368-square-foot, World War II structure which housed the program. The new center has 9,600 square feet of space and cost $1.28 million.
U.S. Rep. Owen B. Pickett, D-2nd Distrct; Col. Thomas C. Brown, chief of staff of the Army Transportation Center at Fort Eustis; and Lt. Col. Fred C. Barrell III, commander of Fort Story, will participate in the ceremony. by CNB