WDBJ 7 morning news for 07/27/00

[Concorde]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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French investigators are focusing on the Air France Concorde's Number- 2 engine.
They say it was fixed right before take- off and it was the one that failed.
All 109 people were killed when the jet went down Tuesday.
Lee Cowan reports.
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[SUPER=01-Francois Brousse/Air France; :49]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:15]
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[OUT Q=Lee Cowan, CBS News, Gonesse, France.]
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Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but this video left many speechless. The horror of the final minutes of AF Flight 4590. Captured on tape. It is the most stunning image yet of a crash French officials now think may have been the result of a catastrophic mechanical failure, although exactly what sparked it remains a mystery.

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The pilots knew they were in trouble. Air traffic controllers told them so. You have a fire in the rear of the airplane--they said. The response: I have a problem in engine number 2.

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That is the same engine the pilot requested be repaired in the hour before takeoff. It involved the engine thrust reverser. A device used to help the airplane stop, but not fly. Although the ground crew gave the all clear for takeoff, the pilot disagreed. And ordered repairs to be made.

(SOT: ) FRANCOIS BROUSSE, Air France Spokesperson
At this stageaccident or not.
But it was another red flag to help focus investigators efforts. Meanwhile the five remaining AF Concorde jets remain grounded, but AF is standing by the plane as one of the safest in the world. And its says it plans to resume flights within the next couple of days.

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Celanese and its workers' union say they've reached a "tentative" contract agreement -- more than a month after the old one expired.
They aren't saying much more though.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co./June;]

The proposed three-year contract follows two days of mediated negotiations between union and Celanese bargaining teams.
Celanese, which makes acetate used in cigarette filters and clothing, is the New River Valley's eighth largest employer.
It has more than 12-hundred workers.
Workers rejected the contract offered by Celco last month after negotiations broke down.
The tentative contract deal will go before union members for a vote in the next few weeks.
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[11Power-Plant]

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A power plant corporation is proposing a new facility in Henry County.

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[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]

The Henry County board of supervisors approved a development agreement to have Cogentrix build a new power plant near the Axton substation.
The project would create 40 jobs with salaries of 50-thousand dollars.
In addition 500 temporary jobs would be needed to construct the plant.
The corporation would invest millions of dollars in the county which would mean millions in tax revenues.
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((SID CLOWER/CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WHICH WE ESTIMATE TO BE ABOUT 2. 4 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR BASED ON ASSESSMENT AND ABOUT 11 YEARS IN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.))
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((JEF FREEMAN/COGENTRIX: THOSE THAT ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD EMBRACE A PLANT LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT TRULY REPRESENTS THE BEST WAY OF PRODUCING ELECTRICITY. WE'VE PUT EVERYTHING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.))

[SUPER=01-Sid Clower/County Administrator;]
[SUPER=01-Jef Freeman/Cogentrix; :12]
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[VO-NAT]

The corporation still needs to meet state and federal regulations. It hopes to start construction by the end of next year.
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[11HUD-Grant]

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Danville has been awarded a grant from The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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[SUPER=03-Danville;]

The announcement came as local leaders and housing authority officials listened to a phone conference by the HUD Secretary yesterday afternoon.
Danville will receive 20 million dollars to tear down the 232 apartments at Liberty View and replace them with single family homes.
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((DARYL DALTON/ :LIBERTY VIEW, IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A YEAR BUT WE WILL IMMEDIATELY THIN LIBERTY VIEW OUT AND WE WON'T HOUSE ANY NEW PEOPLE. IN A YEAR'S TIME LIBERTY VIEW WILL BE DEMOLISHED.))
[SUPER=01-Daryl Dalton/Danville Housing Authority;]
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[OUT Q=will be demolished.]
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[VO-NAT]

The local housing authority has been applying for this grant for five years.
HUD also awarded Norfolk with a grant of 35 million dollars.
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[11Broughman]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
A Botetourt County man accused of killing his brother may now plead guilty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
[TAPE#=00-26 32:29]
Roger (Bruff-man) Broughman is expected to take the rap for voluntary manslaughter on August 10 rather than face a second trial. He was charged with murder -- but last month a jury could not agree whether he was guilty.
[Super=04-File Tape]
Broughman claims he killed his brother because Rocky was reaching for his gun. He could spend up to 10 years in prison and pay up to 25-hundred-dollars in fines.
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[11Corporal-Punishment]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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State officials may be having second thoughts about a controversial regulation that would have allowed foster parents to use corporal punishment.
The guidelines were scheduled to take effect in November, but the Department of Social Services now says it will hold a public hearing in Richmond in early September before implementing the foster care regulations.
The new guidelines would allow foster parents to hit, shake or pinch children as long as the action is not "abusive." Many child advocacy groups oppose the regulations.

[11Tech-Grant]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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The U-S Army has awarded a substantial grant to the College of Human Resources and Education at Virginia Tech.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg]

Shelly Nickols-Richardson is just one of the researchers who will work on a study to determine ways to prevent stress fractures in women who begin military training.
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((SHELLY NICKOLS-RICHARDSON/ASST. PROFESSOR HUMAN Nutrition THE U-S ARMY HAS FUNDED A GRANT FOR US AT ABOUT 740-THOUSAND DOLLARS, IT'S A TWO YEAR PROJECT IN WHICH WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING OR ENGAGING WOMEN IN A SPECIAL TYPE OF RESISTANCE TRAINING TO HELP BUILD THEIR BONE STRENGTH AND LOOK AT PROPERTIES THAT CHANGE IN THE BONE))
[SUPER=01-Shelly Nickols-Richardson/Assistant Professor]
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[VO-NAT]

Nickols-Richardson says up to 30 percent of women in the military experience some type of stress fracture.
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[Health-Check]

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In other medical news, a new surgery may provide some relief for emphysema patients.

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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((Information: ON CAM SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE EMPHYSEMA. A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE SAYS A NEW TYPE OF PROCEDURE- ONE CALLED LUNG REDUCTION SURGERY- CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH EMPHYSEMA BREATH EASIER. LUNG REDUCTION SURGERY INVOLVES REMOVING PARTS OF THE LUNGS THAT ARE SCARRED SHUT FROM- SAY YEARS OF SMOKING.REMOVING THE SCARRED SECTIONS HELPS THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE LUNGS WORK EASIER AND CAN MEAN LESS NEED FOR AN OXYGEN TANK- PLUS THE ABILITY TO WALK FARTHER WITHOUT LOSING BREATH.

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ANOTHER STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL SAYS THE DAY IS CLOSER WHEN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES WILL BE CURED OF THEIR DISEASE BY RECEIVING TRANSPLANTED CELLS FROM A DONOR PANCREAS -THE DONOR CELLS MAKE INSULIN SO DIABETICS WOULD NO LONGER NEED INSULIN SHOTS. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS RESEARCH- THERE'S ALSO CONCERN THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH DONOR PANCREAS CELLS FOR ALL WHO NEED THEM.. JUST LIKE IT IS FOR ALL ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.

VT=VO
AND FINALLY- LIKE GUM- WELL CHEW AWAY- IT'LL HELP KEEP YOUR TEETH HEALTHIER. A STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS SHOWS CHEWING GUM CONTAINING THE SWEETENER XYLITOL IN IT- RIGHT AFTER A MEAL- CAN CUT THE NUMBER OF CAVITY CAUSING BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH AND KEEP THEM AWAY FOR HOURS AFTERWARDS. INCIDENTALLY- ALL CHEWING GUMS CUT CAVITIES BY INCREASING THE FLOW OF SALIVA- SO IF YOU CANT BRUSH AFTER MEALS- AT LEAST CHEW AFTER MEALS,
ON CAM THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES, IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

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

The song- swapping web site Napster shuts down at midnight tomorrow.
That's after a federal court judge granted a temporary injunction against the company.
The recording industry and some musicians claim Napster violates copyright laws by distributing songs for free.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Crash investigators believe the ill- fated Air France Concorde may have crashed because of a faulty "Number Two" engine.
Amateur video shows the flight's final moments before the crash that killed 113 people Tuesday.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

And two recent fundraisers have brought in nearly 50- thousand dollars to help a Radford child who's fighting a rare disease.
Patrick and Angela Moore's six month old son was born without the white blood cells to fight infection and needs a bone marrow transplant.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Thursday, July 27th .
[ANCHOR=Steve]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[Napster]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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They're stopping the music on the song- swapping web site, Napster.
A federal court judge granted a temporary injunction against the company, pending the outcome of a trial.
The recording industry and some musicians claim Napster violates copyright laws by distributing songs for free.
April Cummings has the story.
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[SUPER=01-Lars Ulrich/Metallica Drummer; :00]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA; :08]
[SUPER=01-Ben Steidel/Musician; :20]
[SUPER=01-Cary Sherman/Recording Industry Attorney; :59]
[SUPER=01-Dave Boise/Napster Attorney; 1:25]
[SUPER=01-April Cummings/Reporting; 1:43]
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[2-Concorde]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
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Dramatic footage of Tuesday's Concorde crash in Paris has been released--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Amateur Video;]

This video was shot from inside a truck, recording the final moments of the flight.
It shows the burning supersonic jet as it took off.
A total of 113 people died when the Concorde crashed into a hotel.
The investigation is now focused on the plane's "Number Two" engine.
Airline officials say the engine was repaired, just before the flight began.
Authorities say the control tower alerted the captain that the back of the plane was on fire, less than a minute after take- off.
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[11Pledge]

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Roanoke Patrolman Frederick Pledge - accused of helping drug dealers- hasn't managed to post the 100-thousand dollar property bond yet that a judge set for him yesterday.
The attorney for the 29-year old police officer submitted 38 statements from family, friends and co-workers in support of Pledge's release.
Once he gets out, he'll be subject to a 10:30 curfew, in addition to the usual conditions of remaining free of drugs and firearms.
Officer Pledge is charged with racketeering and drug trafficking.
The government expects to present a superseding indictment next month. That may name additional suspects and criminal counts.
Pledge remains in the New River Regional Jail.

[11Bone-Marrow]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Family and friends are rallying around a Radford couple whose only child is fighting a rare disease.
Two recent fundraisers helped secure nearly 50- thousand dollars to help the Moores and other families.
Teresa Hamilton has an update.
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[SUPER=01-Angela Moore/Mother; :20]
[SUPER=01-Patrick Moore/Father; :44]
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(( Family and friends of Patrick and Angela Moore are raising money to help the family with their son's medical bills.
The funds will also be used to get more people signed up as bone marrow donors.
The Moores' six month old son was born without the white blood cells to fight infection and needs a bone marrow transplant.
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((ANGELA MOORE/MOTHER: HE LOVES TO LOOK AROUND IN THE YARD, LOOK AT TREES AND FLOWERS, LIKES TO GO FOR A STROLL IN HIS STROLLER.))
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Doctors have found potential marrow donors in the event Henry's health worsens... however, none are a perfect match.
But Henry is responding to medication... and the Moores are hoping that an even better match can be found before the transplant becomes a necessity.
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((PATRICK MOORE/FATHER: WE'RE SO FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE SOME CLOSE ENOUGH MATCHES BUT THEY'RE NOT PERFECT MATCHES AND EVERY DEGREE LESS MAKES THE TRANSPLANT A LITTLE MORE DANGEROUS.))
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Henry will have to have a transplant, though, by age three when his medication can actually cause a malignant form of leukemia.
But the Moores, who've been blessed by the generosity of friends, family and strangers, are optimistic the perfect match is out there.
And, are also eager to help other families.
They're planning another bone marrow drive... to possibly help their son and the countless others who're also waiting for the gift of life. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Radford.))

[6-Arts-Camp]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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You can get a taste of eleven different Broadway shows tomorrow night.
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((OH, THE WELLS FARGO WAGON IS COMING DOWN THE STREET, I HOPE THAT IT PASSES MY DOOR..))
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The Dance Theatre of Lynchburg has been conducting a four- week- long arts camp for dozens of local children.
They've been learning the fine points of dance, voice production and drama.
Tomorrow night, the group will perform "Broadway: Take Eleven" at Randolph Macon Woman's College.. it's a compilation of songs from eleven different Broadway shows.
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((KEITH LEE/DANCE THEATRE OF LYNCHBURG: I THINK WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT IS EDUCATING THE KIDS.. SOME OF THEM WEREN'T AROUND WHEN 'CAROUSEL' WAS MADE AND 'THE MUSIC MAN' AND SOME OF THESE SHOWS, AND WE WANT TO EDUCATE THEM AS FAR AS THESE MUSICALS ARE CONCERNED AND THIS IS A NEW GENERATION OF PEOPLE DOING IT.))
[SUPER=01-Keith Lee/Dance Theatre of Lynchburg]
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[VO-NAT]

Keith Lee formed the Dance Theatre two years ago to give inner city children some exposure to the arts.
The group is scheduled to move into its own building on Commerce Street in Lynchburg this fall.
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[Drug-Bust]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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It's the largest Ecstasy bust, ever--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;]

Federal agents in Los Angles seized 11- hundred- pounds of the drug.
The street value is worth more than 40- MILLION dollars, and amounts to more than two- million doses.
Three people are in jail and a fourth remains at large.
Authorities seized the drugs Saturday when they arrived on a flight from Paris.
Investigators say they originated in Amsterdam.
Ecstasy is hallucinogenic stimulant that gives users a feeling of euphoria, but is also said to cause brain damage.
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[Wildfires]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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Firefighters are making some progress against a wildfire that's burned more than 22- thousand acres
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Mesa Verde, CO;]

in and around Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park.
It's about 40- percent contained this morning, thanks to light rain and more favorable winds.
The park's famous ancient cliff dwellings managed to escape fire damage.
Meanwhile, military personnel was called into help contain the 70 other fires burning across parts of 10 Western states.
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[11NS-Earnings]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Good financial news for Norfolk Southern.
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[TAPE#=00-16 47:07]

Second quarter earnings rose 10 cents a share.
The company has had its share of financial trouble following the merger with Conrail in 1997.
Officials announced the closing of its Roanoke car shop in May, hoping to cut some operating expenses.
Norfolk Southern operates rail lines in 22 states.
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[anchor=Kim]
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N-S still plans a round of layoffs next Friday.

[Floyd-Currency]

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A Floyd County group wants to add some new cash to folk's wallets. It's called "scrip" - a form of currency that can be used only in a localized area.
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Scrip is used in several towns and cities nationwide .. Usually, the currency is broken up into "Hours" - each "hour" note represents the value of one-hour's work.
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The "Floyd Scrip Study Group" is looking into implementing the currency system into the community. They say using the money can strengthen the local economy by keeping cash flow confined to an area.
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((DAWN SHINER/"FLOYD SCRIP STUDY GROUP": IT'S NOT IN ANY WAY ELIMINATING FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES - IT'S TOTALLY WORKING ALONG SIDE - IT'S JUST SAYING, HERE'S THIS VALUE, RIGHT HERE IN FLOYD - LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SPEND OUR MONEY HERE, BEFORE WE HAVE TO SPEND IT OUTSIDE.))
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[NAT-VO] The study group says nothing is final at this point .. But, members say they've contacted several local businesses interested in taking part in this new economy.
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They say they'll name the currency, "Floydian Scrip." [Local-Recap]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
A Botetourt County man accused of killing his brother may now plead guilty. Roger (Bruff-man) Broughman is expected to take the rap for voluntary manslaughter on August 10 rather than face a second trial. He was charged with murder -- but last month a jury could not agree whether he was guilty.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Celanese and its workers' union say they've reached a "tentative" contract agreement -- more than a month after the old one expired.
Workers rejected the contract offered by Celco last month after negotiations broke down.
The tentative contract deal will go before union members for a vote in the next few weeks.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

The Henry County board of supervisors approved a development agreement to have Cogentrix build a new power plant near the Axton substation.
The project would create 40 jobs with salaries of 50-thousand dollars.
The corporation still needs to meet state and federal regulations. It hopes to start construction by the end of next year.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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