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

DATE: Thursday, March 14, 1996               TAG: 9603140335
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DATELINE: RALEIGH                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

14 MORE N.C. COUNTIES ARE ADDED TO LIST OF THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER AID

The federal government has extended disaster aid to 14 more counties, bringing to 33 the number of counties that can receive assistance for damage following last month's ice storms.

Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. asked President Clinton for help with the costs of local governments for snow and ice removal and bridge and utility repairs. The counties will be able to apply for up to 75 percent of those expenses.

The additional counties announced Tuesday are Caswell, Davie, Gates, Haywood, Hertford, Madison, Montgomery, Northampton, Randolph, Rockingham, Rutherford, Surry, Warren and Watauga. by CNB