
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 2, 1990                   TAG: 9003023174
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: PAGE:         EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night as surgeon general, the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the post. The action came on a voice vote without debate. She suceeds C. Everett Koop, who stepped down in December.

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