The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Front: Friday, June 13, 1997

• FOCUS: LIFE AFTER THE NAVY THE CLOSING OF A MAJOR NAVY BASE IN CHARLESTON, S.C., HAD SOME DOOMSAYERS WRITING THE CITY'S OBITUARY. BUT CHARLESTON HAS NOT ONLY SURVIVED THESHUTDOWN, IT IS THRIVING - A SOURCE OF COMFORT TO COMMUNITIES FACING A SIMILAR FATE.
• OPPOSITION TO SEX ED IS QUIET - FOR NOW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE IN HOT SEAT OVER ISSUE IN 1998 SPRING ELECTIONS.
• HOUSE, SENATE PANELS DIFFER ON PLANS THAT NEWPORT NEWS YARD IS COUNTING ON TOUGH BARGAINING APPEARS CERTAIN BEFORE MILITARY SPENDING BILLS WILL BE APPROVED.
• MOST IN POLL SAY MILITARY IS PREJUDICED IN SEX CASES 73% IN SURVEY OF 1,016 ADULTS FEEL ADULTERY SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS CRIME.
• CONGRESS PASSES DISASTER-AID BILL, ENDS POLITICAL GAMES NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO THE $8.6 BILLION MEASURE, WHICH THE PRESIDENT PRAISED.
• HOUSE AGAIN APPROVES A BAN ON BURNING THE FLAG