The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

: Saturday, January 27, 1996

• 2 BANKS WILL MERGE, FOCUS ON RURAL TOWNS BANK OF FRANKLIN AND BANK OF SUSSEX AND SURRY WILL FORM A MULTIBANK HOLDING COMPANY WITH $144 MILLION OF ASSETS AND ALMOST $18 MILLION OF CAPITAL.
• COLD WEATHER BOOSTS EARNINGS FOR VA. POWER, PARENT COMPANY
• UNISYS TO BOOT 21% OF ITS WORKERS THE 7,900 PEOPLE WILL GO AS PART OF THE COMPANY'S RESTRUCTURING. LOCALLY, THE IMPACT IS UNCLEAR.
• SHEEP TAX: THE INDUSTRY WILL VOTE ON A LEVY TO FUND RESEARCH AND PROMOTIONS
• IF GATEWAY IS HERE, AN OUTLET COULD WELL FOLLOW NO COMMITMENTS, BUT THE COMPUTER MAKER SAYS IT MIGHT DO IT.
• DAILY DIGEST