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

DATE: Tuesday, October 1, 1996              TAG: 9610010013
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A16  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   16 lines

HYGIENE IS A1 NEWS

In her Sept. 24 letter, Molly Winborne Roper wonders if the need for handwashing is front-page news. She cannot have observed the victims of someone's handwashing failure at any hospital, clinic, nursing home or other health-care facility.

The placement of the article on the page was also fine.

ELIZABETH RUMPF, R.N.

Elizabeth City, N.C., Sept. 24, 1996 by CNB