The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Front: Wednesday, October 22, 1997

• CHANGING THE STYLE OF WAR
• GETTING THE BIG PICTURE
• FOCUS: LAND MINES' HUMAN TOLL EVEN AS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LAND MINES GATHERS MOMENTUM, THE DEVICES KEEP KILLING AND MAIMING INDISCRIMINATELY. MOST OF THEIR VICTIMS ARE CIVILIANS, AND THE MINES' GRUESOME WORK IS OFTEN DONE LONG AFTER A CONFLICT ENDS.
• EXTRACT OF GINKGO PLANT SEEMS TO SLOW ALZHEIMER'S
• NOMINEE FOR IRS DIRECTOR MUST COMMIT TO REFORM
• FAST-FOOD CRIMINAL GIVEN 282 YEARS
• BEACH SCHOOLS ON WATCH FOR RACE BIAS DISTRICT TACKLES DISCRIMINATION WITH HELP OF FEDERAL AGENCY
• BINGO GROUPS TO RECEIVE $1.1 MILLION FEES REFUND
• FIRST BLACK CIVILIAN NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
• BASICS OF SCIENCE STILL A MYSTERY TO MANY U.S. STUDENTS
• POSSIBLE LEAKAGE PROMPTS 57 MILLION CONDOMS' RECALL
• SUPREME COURT WARNS TEXAS ON DEATH PENALTY