The Virginian-Pilot
THE LEDGER-STAR
SERVING SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
: Wednesday, October 16, 1996
- OLIVER K. DOWNING
- ROY W. BARCO
- CAREY B. BODY
- KATHLEEN T. BEAZLEY
- ESTHER V. SMITH
- ROBERT L. WARD SR.
- JOSEPH W. POOL III
- HENRY M. GERSCH
- ANN SOADY
- DONALD M. WARDEN
- GEORGE K. LEHR
- G. CURTIS THOMAS
- LUCILE H. BOUGHTON
- MYRTLE H. PERKINS
- JULIETTE VAZZANA
- LEROY A. WESCOTT SR.
- BILLY K. RICHARDSON
- EILEEN B. MCSWEENEY
- SELMA B. HARRELL
- THELMA L. JONES
- WILLIAM C. ROGERS
- LESLIE H. SMITH
- CARNEGIA G. HORTON
- JOHN SHOWARD JR.
- ROBERT C. SULLIVAN
- DOROTHY C. MOORE
- MOLLIE Y. WYNN
- BANKS STATEN SR.
- PRINCE A. POWERS
- SHIRLEY R. KOSMA
- LA EUNICE T. GRAY
- ANNIE L. MASON
- LOUISE M. THOMAS
- JEAN S. HENRY
- NORMAN M. FRANCIS JR.
- BILLIE C. STORY
- CATHRYN RICHARDS
- RAYMOND GRANT
- BEVERLY M. GILMAN
- N. CAROLINA CHALLENGES FDA AUTHORITY
STATE FILES BRIEF QUESTIONING FDA'S RIGHT TO REGULATE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
- SUFFOLK STAFF, CITIZENS' PANEL INTERVIEW 5 POLICE FINALISTS
CITY MANAGER SAID POSITION IS SO IMPORTANT HE WANTED OUTSIDERS TO HELP WITH
INTERVIEWS.
- BEACH BUILDER BOWS TO COUNCIL'S REQUESTS
- CHESAPEAKE PASSES ORDINANCE LIMITING THE HEIGHT OF COMMUNICATION TOWERS
- CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION:
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CLARIFICATION
A chart on the MetroNews front Wednesday compared the number of
registered voters in Hampton Roads for the 1992 and 1996 national
elections. Some of the numbers weren't clear to readers. Here's an
explanation in one case:
In 1992, there were 169,556 voters on the rolls in Virginia
Beach. In 1996, there were 172,750. But the chart also showed that
this year, the voter registrar has recorded 31,000 new voters
through a new motor-voter law that allows citizens to register at
Department of Motor vehicles offices or through the mail.
The 31,000 number appeared at odds with the 3,194-voter
difference between the 1992 and 1996 elections. That's because each
year, cities' registration rolls change. In Virginia Beach, large
numbers of inactive voters or people who move out of the city are
dropped from the records.
Between 1992 and 1996, the state Board of Elections and the
city's voter registrar's office purged Virginia Beach's lists five
times. So although the total number of voters on the registration
lists only increased by 3,194, about 31,000 on the rolls were newly
registered through the motor-voter law.
Correction published Friday, October 18, 1996 on page A2 of THE
VIRGINIAN-PILOT.
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MOTOR-VOTER LAW FUELS REGISTRATIONS
MORE THAN 64,000 IN THE REGION USED THE NEW SYSTEM TO SIGN UP TO VOTE
- NORFOLK MAY EXPAND MARKET STUDIES
COUNCIL LOOKS FOR WAYS TO POSSIBLY HELP NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
- PORTSMOUTH NEIGHBORHOODS GET $3.5 MILLION
CITY ALSO ALLOWS PRIVATE CORRECTIONS FIRM TO NEGOTIATE WITH STATE FOR JUVENILE
CENTER.
- NORTHERN BEACHES YIELD SMALL CATCH
- FOR MURDER OF HIS 72-YEAR-OLD WIFE, MAN GETS 17 YEARS
- CLARIFICATION: STATE ADMITS PAGAN RIVER IS UNHEALTHY
COMPUTER ERROR LEFT 20 MILES OF WATERWAYS OFF THE STATE'S LIST OF IMPAIRED
WATERS.
- THE ORIGINAL OUTLAW OF OLD-TIME COUNTRY
- FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF
- STATE DIGEST
- COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF PUBLISHERS
VIRGINIA PRISON OFFICIALS NOW MUST NOTIFY PUBLISHERS IF INMATE MAGAZINES
WITHHELD.
- BRIDGE CLOSES
- SMALL FIRE IN OCEAN VIEW
- JUDGE APPROVES GROUP'S VOTER GUIDES
- EXPLOSION CAUSES MINOR DAMAGE
- JOHN WARNER SAYS HIS RIVAL IS HIMSELF A SPECIAL INTEREST
MARK WARNER CALLS THE ``ROBBER BARON'' TAG ``ABSURD'' AS FINANCE REPORTS COME
OUT.
- TEEN-AGER FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN PORTSMOUTH
- A ROD, A REEL AND A LITTLE BLIND FAITH
- HONORING THE FIRST FLIGHT
by SS