The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Front: Friday, September 26, 1997

• FOCUS: HIGHWAY SAFETY THE WEIGHT AND HIGH FRONT ENDS OF SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES ARE DRIVING UP HIGHWAY INJURY AND DEATH RATES IN CRASHES WITH SMALLER CARS.
• PENTAGON LOBBIES TO KEEP ROLE IN GULF-WAR ILLNESS INQUIRY ALTHOUGH THE START WAS ROCKY, THE MILITARY HAS IMPROVED ITS PROCEDURES, COHEN SAYS.
• BEACH OFFICIAL RESIGNS IN WAKE OF COST-OVERRUN CONTROVERSY COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD LEADER HAD FACED QUESTIONS OVER HIS HANDLING OF A BUILDING PROJECT.
• FDA ISSUES WARNINGS ABOUT USING SELDANE
• HOUSE OKS MAKING U.S. LIABLE FOR LEGAL FEES IN ERRANT PROSECUTIONS
• CONGRESS GIVES THUMBS UP TO SUBMARINE, CARRIER PROJECTS THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ARE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT TO NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
• BUDGET CUTS WILL DELAY BEACH SEAWALL PROJECT BUT THE CITY WILL GET $13 MILLION TO BUILD 2 STORMWATER PUMP STATIONS NEAR THE WATER.
• 18 BEACH POLICE NOW TARGETED THEY WERE FOLLOWING ORDERS, STOLLE SAYS POLICE PLAYED ROLE IN FATAL SHOOTING OF DRIVER ON MARCH 25