The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Front: Wednesday, October 29, 1997

• GETTING SMART ABOUT DUTY
• THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOMEITS RANKS HAVE SHRUNK. ITS SHIPS ARE FEWER. BUT THE NAVY'S COMMITMENTS ARE ASFAR-REACHING AS EVER, STRAINING SAILORS' WITS, MARRIAGES AND FAMILY LIVES. AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKELY TO CHANGE.
• CORRECTIONS
• SCHOOL BOARD CHIEFS FAVOR BEYER'S PLAN FOR EDUCATION
• CONVENIENCE REPLACES NUTRITION ATOP U.S. TABLES
• WHISKED INTO WILLIAMSBURG PROTESTERS ARE KEPT FAR FROM CHINA'S LEADER AS HE VISITS THE COLONIAL CAPITAL.
• DOW RISES ON TURNAROUND TUESDAY IBM, SMALL INVESTORS LEAD REBOUND ON WALL STREET
• GILMORE LEADS BEYER IN TWO RECENT POLLS
• CHINA'S EXPORTS HAVE GROWING INFLUENCE ON AMERICANS' LIVES
• FOCUS: DEBATING THE RIGHT TO DIE ONCE AGAIN, THE NATIONAL DEBATE OVER DOCTOR-ASSISTED SUICIDE IS BEING PLAYEDOUT AT THE POLLS IN OREGON. THE ISSUE CREATES SHARP DIVISIONS ACROSS SOCIETY - INCLUDING THE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS IT AFFECTS MOST DIRECTLY.
• BILL'S FORESTRY PROVISIONS COULD LEAD TO A VETO