Roanoke Times

& World-News

Business: FRIDAY, December 31, 1993

• DROP IN JOBLESS CLAIMS NUDGED BY HOLIDAY
• THEY DON'T CALL IT THE "LAND OF OPPORTUNITY"
• NEW-HOME SALES SURGED TO A SEVEN-YEAR HIGH
• JOB EFFORT ENDED
• FLA. INVESTOR WINS PAN AM NAME
• A NEW YEAR SURPRISE: CHEAPER OIL
• IN BUSINESS
• MORE VA. MALLS BAN SMOKING
• COUNTRY CATALOG SELLS THAT DOWN-HOME FEELING