SPOKE OF THEM IN THE LETTERS AS WELL.
(SOT, MERCER AGAIN, PARAPHRASED, KILLED THEM TO SPARE THEM PAIN LATER IN
LIFE)
IN THE LETTER BARTON SAID THE WAY HE KILLED HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN WAS
SIMILAR TO THE MURDERS OF HIS
(SUPER: 1993)

FIRST WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW BACK IN 1993, BUT HE SPECIFICALLY DENIED
KILLING THEM.
BARTON WAS A DAY-TRADER, A VERY RISKY WAY OF INVESTING IN THE STOCK
MARKET, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAD NOT MADE ANY RECENT TRADES AT THE
BROKERAGE WHERE HE KILLED FIVE PEOPLE. HE KILLED FOUR OTHERS AT A
BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.
(NATZ)
THE TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS WHERE THE SHOOTINGS TOOK PLACE WERE OPEN AGAIN
TODAY AS RETURNING WORKERS STRUGGLED TO COPE WITH THE TRAGEDY.
(SOT, WORKER,)))

[County-Water]

Roanoke's water crisis is producing a war of words between Roanoke City and Roanoke County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]

As the water levelat Carvins Cove has dropped to record lows, and the city has called for mandatory conservation, the county has moved to maximize connections between the two water systems.
But even as water flows from the Spring Hollow Reservoir, county officials have been frustrated with the city's response, what some perceive as an unwillingness to negotiate regional water issues.
In a July 28th letter, Supervisors Chairman Bob Johnson said the county isn't interested in merely trading water... He called that a short term band aid on a more serious problem: the necessity to address the overall water supply needs of the Roanoke Valley.
But last night, Acting City Manager Jim Ritchie responded with his own statement... which says the county's demands are unreasonable, and in effect are holding the city hostage during