Associated Press State Wire -Nexis - AP - LEXIS r - r

Online Newsletter, Oct 1, 1998

This AP archive database is now available on LEXIS (r)-NEXIS (r). This database content is not available on any other online service. The database includes news from all 50 states, drawing news stories from 143 U.S. bureaus and from AP member newspapers and broadcasters. The wire provides coverage on a variety of regional topics such as information on state capitols, legislation and politics; local, regional, and state sports; cross-state issues; news analysis and entertainment.

News stories from the AP State Wire are accessible 24 hours after they are transmitted to U.S. newspapers. The database will be available on LEXIS-NEXIS' Web products as well as its traditional online service. -- In the traditional online service the database name is APST, and can be found in the NEWS library and the following group files: ALLNWS, CURNWS, ARCNWS, WIRES, and US. By the end of September 1998, the wires were expected to be cross-filed into additional libraries and group files including regional news and state group files. For further information contact: LEXIS-NEXIS, 9443 Springboro Pike, P.O. Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401. Telephone: (800) 227-4908 or (937) 865-6800. URL: http://www.lexis-nexis.com