The Virginian-Pilot 
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 1996           TAG: 9610160568
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
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A ROD, A REEL AND A LITTLE BLIND FAITH

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo by DREW C. WILSON, The Virginian-Pilot

Hattie Williams of Raleigh led anglers in the annual Blind Fishing

Tournament Tuesday with a black drum caught off the Nags Head

Fishing Pier. The fish is being handled by tournament volunteer Coy

Ritchie of Rowan County. More than 423 visually impaired persons

participated in the event. by CNB