The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

: Thursday, October 17, 1996

• EARNINGS
• DIGEST
• GOOSHY GOURDS RAIN RUINS PUMPKIN ROOTS
• FORWARD HAMPTON ROADS WANTS TO RAISE $10 MILLION IN FIVE YEARS CITIES PULL TOGETHER TO PROMOTE REGION THE COOPERATIVE PRIVATE-PUBLIC VENTURE IS AN ARM OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
• AREA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK APPEARS STRONG, SAYS ODU FORECAST
• HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING CARS AND AIR FARES BOOST INFLATION
• LOW WAGES HELP CREATE CHANCE FOR GROWTH, ECONOMIST SAYS
• DAILY DIGEST