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

DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 1996         TAG: 9609110487
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                        LENGTH:   20 lines

PRESIDENT TO INSPECT HURRICANE'S DAMAGE TO NORTH CAROLINA

President Clinton will fly to North Carolina on Saturday to inspect Hurricane Fran's damage to the state, the White House announced Tuesday.

North Carolina was the state hit hardest by the hurricane. More than 4,000 people in the state have requested federal help and 24 counties have been declared eligible for individual disaster assistance programs.

Fran stormed through North Carolina and several other Atlantic coast states late last week. At least 32 people died, 19 in North Carolina alone.

Clinton's itinerary for North Carolina was not yet set, said Deputy White House Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn.

KEYWORDS: HURRICANE FRAN by CNB