ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Thursday, November 21, 1996            TAG: 9611210065
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL   PAGE: A-2  EDITION: METRO 
                                             TYPE: CORRECTIONS

FOR THE RECORD

Mark Lilly's sentence of 49 years in prison, imposed Tuesday for the murder of a Virginia Tech student, is the maximum recommended under state sentencing guidelines. Lilly received a 97-year sentence, but was ordered to serve 49 years, with the remainder suspended for 20 years after his release. The maximum recommended sentence was incorrect in a story Wednesday.

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The Surface Transportation Board, successor to the Interstate Commerce Commission, is an independent federal agency and not affiliated with Congress. The relationship was incorrect in a story Wednesday about pending Conrail merger applications.

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