The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

• HILLS: TAKEOVER BID COULD DETOUR ITS WAY HERE
• ASBESTOS CLASS ACTION SETTLED FOR $1.3 BILLION A NEAR RECORD, IT COULD AFFECT THOUSANDS OF LOCAL SHIPYARD WORKERS AND THEIR RELATIVES. A NORFOLK OUTFIT IS AMONG THE 20 MAKERS
• COAL LOADING HITS A RECORD LOW A WORLD GLUT AND THE WEAK INTERNATIONAL ECOMOMY ARE TWO REASONS. BUT HAMPTON ROADS EXPORTERS SAY THE INDUSTRY - AND THE PORT'S TERMINALS - ARE BEGINNING TO REBOUND.
• FCC ALTERS MINORITY LICENSE RULES
• TWO LOCAL FIRMS AMONG THOSE FCC PLANS TO PUNISH THE COMPANIES DEFAULTED ON THEIR DOWN PAYMENTS FOR LICENSES, THE FCC SAYS.
• HECHINGER PLANS EXPANSION INTO MEXICO WITH HOME DECOR THE PARENT OF BEACH-BASED HQ WILL OPEN FOUR STORES IN MEXICO CITY BY 1995.
• SNAPSHOT: NO-PHONES HOMES