WDBJ 7 morning news for 06/27/00

[New-School]

[ANCHOR=JOE]

[NEWSCAST=mornin']
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co. Schools]

Some Roanoke County residents say construction crews have lost control --
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
as they clear land for the new south county high school. Neighbors say workers are bulldozing trees right up to their backyards -- instead of leaving buffer zones.
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[SOT 19:38:32]
[IN Q=Instead of leaving]
((INSTEAD OF LEAVING ... GORGEOUS OLD TREES.))
[SUPER=01-George Ann McDowell/Neighbor;]
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[OUT Q=old trees]
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[VO-NAT]
School board member Tom Leggette says construction crews will have to knock down trees for a parking lot and football field. He's passing complaints onto the superintendent -- who's called a community meeting for Thursday night.
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[6-Henry-Supervisor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-20]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Nine candidates are vying for an open seat on the Board of Supervisors in Henry County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.]

Yesterday afternoon the board conducted interviews in open session.
Each candidate had five minutes to speak and 10 more minutes to answer questions from board members.
One person will be appointed to fill the Collinsville District seat.
It's a temporary position, until a special election is held November 7th.
The opening was created by the death of Chairman Jack Dalton. He died of cancer in May.
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[SOT 1:39:58]
[IN Q=Well there will]
((MIKE SEIDLE/HENRY CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WELL, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER JACK DALTON. WE NEED TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS THOROUGHLY INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE OF HENRY COUNTY. MOST HAVE SAID PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Seidle/Henry Co. Board of Supervisors; :00]
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[OUT Q=the same thing.]
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[VO-NAT]

A decision will be announced tonight at the regular meeting.

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[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi/sbu]
[TAPE#=00-12 1:24:01]
[GRAPHIC=First Union]

135 local First Union employees are waiting to hear if they'll lose their jobs.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC]

The Charlotte-based company is selling its Money Store and credit card business. First Union operates a credit card service center in Roanoke.
The bank also plans to close more than 80 branches and terminate 600 employees in eastern states. Those closings include First Union banks in Wytheville, Pearisburg, and Staunton.
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[11GE]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
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In other employment news, more than 500 General Electric workers in Salem are awaiting details on what the company calls its final proposal, offered in contract talks yesterday.
A ratification vote is scheduled for July 6th.
G-E is negotiating with 14 unions representing 40 thousand workers nationwide, including more than 500 at the Salem plant.

[Miranda]

[ANCHOR=JoeD]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Supreme Court]

The Supreme Court is about to take its summer break. But before the justices head to the beach, they're handing down decisions on some of their most controversial cases.
Yesterday, a suspected criminal's Miranda Rights were in the spotlight. and Teri Okita has the details.
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[IN Q=The words]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Steve Mcfadden/Assoc. of Police Organizations; :33]
[SUPER=01-Paul Cassell/Law Professor; :56 very quick]
[SUPER=01-James Hundley/Defense Attorney; 1:09]
[SUPER=01-Teri Okita/Reporting; 1:20]
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[OUT Q=TO CBS News Los Angeles]

[11Bowers]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-16]
[GRAPHIC=Bowers]

David Bowers' 16 years of service to the city of Roanoke were recognized during a reception last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Family, friends and supporters were among those who came out to the Jefferson Center to honor Bowers' contributions as a councilman and Mayor.
During the event, Bowers was presented with a key to the city.
His term as Mayor expires at the end of the month.
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[SOT 00:07:13]
[IN Q=We leave]
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: WE LEAVE WITH MIXED EMOTIONS BUT ROANOKE'S BEEN THE BEST, ROANOKE IS THE BEST AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS.))
[SUPER=@Bowers;]
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[OUT Q=over the years.]
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[VO-NAT]

The reception also honored the hard work and dedication of councilman Carroll Swain who will also leave office at the end of June.
Swain served on city council for the past four years.
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[11Pitts-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Pittsylvania County man is charged with the murder of his own uncle after a shooting yesterday near Chatham.
44- year old David Whitehead Hutcherson is charged with killing 60 year old John Whitehead Motley, near Chatham.

Hutcherson is being held without bond in the Pittsylvania County jail. [11Beverly]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=500-8 1:01:06]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The couple charged with shooting a man in the parking lot at Valley View Mall last Fall claimed to be running from drug- runners.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/November 1999]

Cass Beverly is a long- distance trucker.
His son told reporters that drug traffickers were after them, because of his Dad's refusal to haul marijuana.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Now it turns out Beverly had been transporting huge shipments of pot before and since the Valley View incident. Federal agents found 25-hundred pounds of marijuana in his rig March 31st. He's awaiting sentencing in Texas.
DEANNA Beverly will be tried for the Roanoke shooting in August.

[11Thomas]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=Thomas]

The man charged with the murder of Radford teen Tara Munsey faces some new charges.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski/June 9;]

Yesterday, a grand jury indicted Jeffrey Allen Thomas on charges of capital murder during a rape or attempted rape AND unlawful use of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Thomas was arrested and charged with Munsey's murder back in February.
He was a friend of the 16-year-old's family.
At a preliminary hearing earlier this month, a friend testified that Thomas confessed to the murder.
He'll stand trial sometime during the next court term.
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[Genetic-Mapping]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Experts and politicians on two continents have unveiled the culmination of years of work by hundreds of scientists around the globe--a map of the human genetic code.
And as Lee cowan reports it could open doors to new cures and new ethical dilemmas.
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[IN Q=The race to write]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Craig Venter/Celera Genomics; :32]
[SUPER=01-Francis Collins/National Institutes of Health; 1:13 quick]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:17]
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[OUT Q=LC CBS News Washington]

[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In other medical news, a new study suggests light exercise after surgery will help fight infection.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information: ON CAM UP AND AT'EM. THATS THE LATEST ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST HAD SURGERY.

VT=VO
A NEW STUDY IN THE ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE SHOWS PATIENTS WHO HAD MAJOR SURGERY- AND THEN BEGAN LIGHT EXERCISE WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THAT SURGERY- HAD MAJOR JUMP IN IMMUNE FUNCTION- MEANING THEY WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT OFF INFECTION AND HEAL MORE QUICKLY. AS TO THE TYPE OF EXERCISE- DONT WORRY NO MARATHONS INVOLVED HERE- THE PATIENTS SIMPLY BEGAN RIDING A STATIONARY BIKE AS SOON AS THEY WERE ABLE TO BE OUT OF BED.

VT=VO
WELL, THIS STUDY WONT SURPRISE YOU- BUT IT NOT SO GOOD NEWS JUST THE SAME. A REPORT IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL CONFIRMS THE OLDER YOU ARE - THE HARDER IT IS TO BECOME PREGNANT- AND STAY PREGNANT. BY AGE 35, ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNSUCCESSFUL... BY AGE FORTY THAT NUMBER JUMPS TO MORE THAN 50%.. BY AGE 48 ABOUT 85% OF PREGNANCIES END IN A MISCARRIAGE.

VT=VO
FINALLY TODAY- ITS NEVER TO EARLY TO TURN YOUR CHILD INTO A BROCCOLI LOVER. A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS IF A MOTHER EATS A PARTICULAR FOOD A LOT DURING PREGNANCY- THE BABY WILL DEVELOP A TASTE FOR THOSE FOODS.. THATS BECAUSE THE FLAVORS OF THOSE FOODS TRAVEL TO THE AMNIOTIC FLUID. AFTER BIRTH, THOSE FLAVORS COME THROUGH BREAST MILK. SO MOMS IF YOUR KIDS ARE FINICKY EATERS- TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU ATE DURING AND RIGHT AFTER PREGNANCY. MAYBE THATS WHY MOST LITTLE KIDS LOVE PICKLES AND DEFINITELY LOVE ICE CREAM.
ON CAM THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=JoeD/Kmc]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Joe]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=JoeD]

Elian Gonzales may soon be on his way back to Cuba. Unless the supreme court intervenes, a court order keeping him in this country will expire tomorrow afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Work has started on the site for the new high school in Roanoke County... but not everyone is applauding.
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[ANCHOR=JoeD]

And contestants in the Miss Virginia pageant were poolside yesterday, as they kicked off a week of activities.
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[ANCHOR=JOE]

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday June 27-th.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[Cuban-Boy]

[ANCHOR=JoeD]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Elian Gonzalez]

Elian Gonzalez could be spending his last full day in the U-S.
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[VO-NAT]

The boy's Miami relatives have asked the Supreme Court to keep him in the country. But if the court doesn't act, Elian's father could have him on a plane to Cuba any time after 4 p-m tomorrow.
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL]

Meanwhile, the boy's relatives say they will continue to press their case, even if it means they aren't allowed to visit with Elian.
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[SOT 03:01:18]
[IN Q=As much as they want to see]
((AS MUCH AS THEY WANT TO SEE ELIAN. AS MUCH AS IT BREAKS THEIR HEART NOT TO SEE HIM, THEY CANNOT WITHDRAW THE LAWSUIT. THEY CANNOT WITHDRAW THESE LEGAL PLEADINGS, BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CASE.))
[SUPER=01-Linda Osberg-Braun/Attorney;]
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[OUT Q=importance of this case.]
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[ANCHOR=JoeD]
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The six-year-old boy became the focus of controversy when he was rescued off the coast of Florida on Thanksgiving Day after his mother and ten other people died trying to escape Cuba.

[Federal-Reserve]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Interest rates]

Interest rates are on the agenda today in Washington as the Federal Reserve opens a two- day meeting.
The central bank is expected to leave rates unchanged amid signs the economy is slowing to a more sustainable growth rate.
Experts say at least one more interest rate increase may be on the horizon before the cycle comes to a close. The Fed's decision is expected tomorrow afternoon.

[11Barnabei]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-11 1:50:42]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The rape and murder of a 17-year old Lynchburg girl seven years ago is now prompting defense calls for D-N-A testing ... and Virginia is likely to see many more just like it.
Yesterday's request begins with the beating death of Sarah Wisnosky in 1993.
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[IN Q=I didn't]
((I DIDN'T DO IT...KILL THAT GIRL.))
[SUPER=03-Norfolk/June 1995]
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[OUT Q=kill that girl.]
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[SUPER=03-Norfolk;]

Yesterday in Norfolk, Derek Barnabei's (barn-uh-BAY'S) lawyers announced a 50 thousand dollar reward for help finding "the real killer."
They're also asking the state to conduct D-N-A tests on blood samples taken from Sarah Wisnosky's fingernails.
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[IN Q=Virginia has]
((SETH TUCKER/BARNABEI'S ATTORNEY: VIRGINIA HAS STATE OF THE ART CAPABILITIES IN TESTING OF NDA. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WILL NOT USE THOSE CAPABILITIES IN THE BARNABEI CASE.))
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((LINDA GOLDSTEIN/BARNABEI'S ATTORNEY: THOSE TESTS WILL BE SCIENTIFIC PROOF. IT WILL NOT BE INFERENCE AND INNUENDO. WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH.))
[SUPER=01-Seth Tucker/Barnabei's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-Linda Goldstein/Barnabei's Attorney; :09]
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[OUT Q=for the truth.]
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[TALENT=Joe]
[SS=VA Death Penalty]

Lawyers in the Attorney General's office say they're satisfied there's already enough evidence of Barnabei's guilt.

Also, Virginia's Legislative Black Caucus sent a letter to Governor Jim Gilmore.
The black lawmakers are joining the call for a moratorium on executions in Virginia-- until their fairness can be studied.
However, Governor Gilmore rejected the request. A Gilmore aide said yesterday that the governor believes there are sufficient safeguards to ensure that innocent people aren't put to death.

[11DNA-Evidence]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-15 1:09:04]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The U-S Supreme Court halted a Virginia execution just 75 minutes before it was scheduled to take place last week.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

In that case, there was also a request for new testing D-N-A evidence, with the latest techniques.
Although that was largely unrelated to the court's decision, state forensic experts expect a flood of eleventh hour requests.
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[SOT 02:05:10]
((PAUL FERRARA/STATE FORENSIC DIRECTOR: THERE IS NO SIMPLE, EASY ANSWER TO SAY THAT SOME NEWER TEST IS GOING TO BE MORE INFORMATIVE THAN THE TESTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED. IN SOME CASES IT MAY ADD TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASE. IN OTHERS, IT'S SUPERFLUOUS.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Ferrara/State Forensic Director; ]
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[OUT Q=it's superfluous.]
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=None]

Unrelated to the death row cases.... Virginia's D-N-A data bank is leading the nation in "cold hits" right now.

That's where police have NO suspect in a crime until a D-N-A match of evidence is made with a blood sample taken from a convicted felon.

[11Cop-Lawsuit]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-21 45:42]
[GRAPHIC=None]

She was training to be a sheriff's deputy. Now her 800-thousand dollar lawsuit against a Lynchburg police officer is a step closer to going to trial.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Tonya Crowe is suing Officer Anthony Martin for injuries she suffered at the Central Virginia police academy in 1998.
Crowe was hurt in a self- defense class Martin was teaching.
She reportedly can no longer pursue a career in law enforcement.
Yesterday, Martin's lawyer asked that the lawsuit be dismissed.
A judge wants both sides to provide more information before he decides if the suit goes to trial.
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[11Miss-Virginia]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda/sbu]
[TAPE#=00-13 1:17:36]
[GRAPHIC=Miss Virginia]

A week of Miss Virginia is in full swing. Yesterday marked the first day for 26 Miss Virginia hopefuls. Their week ends Saturday, when the new one will be crowned.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The contestants gathered around the pool at the Hotel Roanoke for a photo shoot.
The Miss Virginia Pageant is marking its 47th anniversary this year, and the competition gets underway Thursday night at the Roanoke Civic Center.
The young women represent local pageants across the state, and Saturday's winner will advance to the Miss America Scholarship pageant.
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[2-11First-Union]

[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi/sbu]
[TAPE#=00-12 1:24:01]
[GRAPHIC=First Union]

Some changes at First Union could mean 135 local employees will lose their jobs.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC]

The Charlotte-based company is selling its Money Store and credit card business. First Union operates a credit card service center in Roanoke.
The bank also plans to close more than 80 branches and terminate 600 employees in eastern states. Those closings include First Union banks in Wytheville, Pearisburg, and Staunton.
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[11Bell-Atlantic]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-18 1:03:20]
[GRAPHIC=Bell Atlantic]

Bell Atlantic employees sent a message to the company they are serious about a new contract. Communications workers from as far away as Maine came to Roanoke for an informational picket.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

They dressed in black to signify the death of their old contract.
Union employees say the company hasn't followed through with promises of that old contract, which expires in August.
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[TAPE: Bell Picket TC: 00:33:10]
[IN Q=We're hear to]
((WE'RE HERE TO LET THE COMPANY KNOW WE'RE READY TO BARGAIN A GOOD CONTRACT, WE HOPE THEY MEET US AT THE BARGAINING TABLE, AND WE SURELY HOPE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO STRIKE.))
[SUPER=01-David Layman/Local 2240 President]
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[OUT Q=have a strike.]
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[VO-NAT]

The company's C-E-O met with 30 union employees to discuss mandatory overtime, sick-leave, and pension plans.
Union officials say they are pleased with how the talks went yesterday.
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[Vieques]

[ANCHOR=JoeD]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

U-S Navy bombs are falling once again on the Vieques bombing range in Puerto Rico, and 100 activists say they are heading for the island.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vieques, Puerto Rico]

The military exercises are the largest in scale on Vieques since a fatal bombing accident in 1999 sparked widespread protests.
Guards arrested six demonstrators inside the training ground on Monday - to add to the 38 they took into custody over the weekend.
The latest round of exercises began on Sunday and could run through July 2.
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[2-6-Henry-Supervisor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Nine candidates are vying for an open seat on the Board of Supervisors in Henry County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.]

Yesterday afternoon the board conducted interviews in open session.
Each candidate had five minutes to speak and 10 more minutes to answer questions from board members.
One person will be appointed to fill the Collinsville District seat.
It's a temporary position, until a special election is held November 7th.
The opening was created by the death of Chairman Jack Dalton. He died of cancer in May.
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[SOT 1:39:58]
[IN Q=Well there will]
((MIKE SEIDLE/HENRY CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WELL, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER JACK DALTON. WE NEED TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS THOROUGHLY INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE OF HENRY COUNTY. MOST HAVE SAID PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Seidle/Henry Co. Board of Supervisors; :00]
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[OUT Q=the same thing.]
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[VO-NAT]

A decision will be announced tonight at the regular meeting.

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[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-26 24:52]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Arcadia Leadership Academy in Buchanan lost its state appeal.
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[VO-NAT from 00-06 58:53]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./April]

The alternative school for boys was denied a license to operate as a boarding school in April.
That's after inspections by state education and social services officials resulted in 24 pages of safety, discipline, and health violations.
A spokesman for the Academy says the school will now conduct a legal appeal -- although it must go through the same state agency.
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[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=JDA/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=JOE]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=JOE]

The man charged with the murder of Radford teen Tara Munsey faces some new charges.
Yesterday, a grand jury indicted Jeffrey Allen Thomas on charges of capital murder during a rape or attempted rape AND unlawful use of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Thomas was arrested and charged with Munsey's murder back in February.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

135 local First Union employees are waiting to hear if they'll lose their jobs.
The Charlotte-based company is selling its Money Store and credit card business.The bank also plans to close more than 80 branches and terminate 600 employees in eastern states. Those closings include First Union banks in Wytheville, Pearisburg, and Staunton.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=JOE]

26 Miss Virginia hopefuls are in Roanoke this week.
The Miss Virginia Pageant is marking its 47th anniversary this year, and the competition gets underway Thursday night at the Roanoke Civic Center. Their week ends Saturday, when the new Miss Virginia will be crowned.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
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(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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[ANCHOR=Joe]

Now here's Mike Stevens with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[2 SHOT] [JOE/Kimberly] (ad lib bye) (toss)