THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 30, 1996              TAG: 9601300373
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

CORRECTION

In a Jan. 29 story about the anniversary of the space shuttle

Challenger explosion, The Associated Press incorrectly attributed a

quote calling Challenger pilot Michael Smith ``honest and

straightforward.'' The speaker was Hugh Salter, a friend of the

Smith family.

by CNB