WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/10/00

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Coming up, Bedford County and state officials team up to make sure the Internet won't help lure children into the hands of kidnappers.
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And local fishermen find a body in the James River. [2-shot toss to Hello]

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A grim discovery in the waters of the James River yesterday... when fishermen found the body of a man near Buchanan.

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[TAKE PINNACLE PAGE] [fs 1002] Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle says the fishermen noticed a body floating in the water about 20 feet from the bank, in Arcadia, yesterday afternoon. Officials say the body is that of a white male... but they do NOT know his identity. Rescue squads from Eagle Rock and Buchanan removed the man from the water. His body has been sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Roanoke.
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Sheriff Sprinkle says he has NO reason to believe foul play was involved in the man's death.

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Seven Wytheville families had to spend the night at area motels - after a man allegedly set fire to their apartment complex. 22-year-old Andre James Seales was arrested as he was boarding a bus in Fort Chiswell.
Authorities say he set the fire that forced several residents of Northwinds Apartments out of their homes yesterday morning. Two apartments were damaged by flames - six sustained smoke and water damage. Authorities say Seales had recently been staying in the apartment where the fire started.
No one was injured in the blaze.

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Some estimate one out of every five child disappearances in the United States - is somehow linked to the Internet.
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But Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown is trying to change that statistic.
Earlier this year Brown launched "Operation Blue Ridge Thunder" which educates both parents and teachers about exploring the Internet safely.
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((SHERIFF MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO.: THE INTERNET IS A TREMENDOUS AREA FOR PEDOPHILES AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HARM CHILDREN TO GO TO BECAUSE THE POOL IS UNLIMITED IT'S SUCH A POOL OF POTENTIAL VICTIMS.))
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Sheriff Brown and Attorney General Mark Earley released two public service announcements yesterday that remind parents about watching their child's actions on the Internet.
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A pileup on Route 220 in Roanoke County sent six people to the hospital yesterday. Police say the driver of a Dodge Van was making a LEGAL u-turn when the driver of a BMW rear-ended his vehicle. The driver of the van and a passenger, and 4 people in the BMW, were all taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. None of the injuries are reported to be life-threatening. Police say charges are pending against the driver of the BMW.

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An overnight rendezvous leaves the Shuttle Atlantis hooked up with the International Space Station.
The latest, still ahead.
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And - American flags were burned in Blacksburg yesterday.
But it was a show of respect.
We'll explain.
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Plus - straight ahead - childhood vaccinations prevent many medical problems - but how many problems do they CAUSE?

That's the question on the minds of hundreds meeting in Virginia this weekend.
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Most children go through the painful experience of getting vaccinated.
While the vaccines often spare children from dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases, they may take a health toll of their own.
That's the issue at hand for hundreds of parents who have gathered this weekend.
Bob Orr reports in today's Health Check.
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(((NAT SOT kid getting vaccine)
(VO:) They are a painful and required right of passage. But,
vaccines have virtually eradicated diseases like smallpox and polio.

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23-48 "More lives have been saved in this century because of vaccines than any other medical intervention."

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Paul and Linda Mullhauser, though, believe vaccinations also carry the risk of serious injury. They say their son Stephen...now 18, autistic and severely disabled...was a healthy baby until he received his second DPT shot.

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163650 "Within about two to three hours after the vaccine he began screaming a very high pitched scream. It went on for nine hours."

(VO:) This weekend the Mullhausers are joining hundreds of families
raising questions about vaccines. They want to know WHY...in the past 20 years.....

(VO GRAPHIC "LINKED TO VACCINES?" )... childhood cases of asthma
have jumped 100 percent, juvenile diabetes 200 percent and autism as much as 500 percent.

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Even parents who claim that their children have been injured by vaccines are not calling for an end to all shots. But they are asking that the medical establishment acknowledge a risk and do something to reduce it.

(VO:) To date... federal health studies...show NO proven link between
vaccines and disabilities like autism. But, now even some doctors who support immunization believe there ARE children predisposed to disorders that might be triggered by vaccination.

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2410 "Remember when you give a vaccine, you're injecting something into a healthy child. You better make darn sure we're doing any harm with that intervention." (:09)

(VO:) Still, most physicians say the threat of an epidemic is a far
greater danger.

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11 33 54 "There is no reason that I have seen as a physician or as a scientist that would say let's stop the vaccine. That's not the answer because that will do alot more damage." (:08)

(VO:) That argument no longer works for the Mullhausers.

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16 45 58 "If we don't continue to speak out then this will just disappear and it will not help our son and it will not help other children. (:11)

(VO:) And with more vaccines being introduced all the time...they hope
answers can be found soon...answers that guarantee ALL children will be protected. Bob Orr, CBS News, Arlington, Virginia.>))

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The sound of Taps filled the air - as several American flags were burned in Blacksburg yesterday.
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American Legion Post 182 and Virginia Tech Cadets held the flag-burning ceremony yesterday.
Flag-burning - often considered an act of disrespect - is actually considered an honorable way to retire flags that are worn out - and no longer on display.
Six flags from all across the country were destroyed in yesterday's ceremony.
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110 people were killed when fire broke out in an Avondale, Pennsylvania mine shaft - 131 years ago.
The September, 1869 disaster marked the beginning of the deadly side of the relationship between America and its coal mines.
In this week's Virginia Newsreel, Jean Jadhon has a look back at three mine disasters in Southwestern and West Virginia.
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Coal fueled the Industrial Revolution - and brought [2:14:14 Hotel Roanoke shot] prosperity to Virginia and West Virginia communities that might not otherwise have found it. [2:06:26 - miners riding into mountain]
But as more and more miners entered the mountains [2:12:35 - close up of coal] and emerged with black diamonds in the raw - [2:17:54 Miners with bodies] the prosperity came with a high price.
By 1957 - hundreds of West Virginians had died in coal mines. Another disaster was soon to come.
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((ACCUMULATION OF GAS EXPLODED AND KILLED 37 MEN -- 2:16:39 --2:16:40 - APPROXIMATELY 177 WERE IN THE MINE AT THAT TIME. 140 LEFT THE MINE THROUGH ANOTHER OPENING. ))
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After the blast at Pocahontas Fuel Company Number 31 -- mine and rescue workers re-entered the dark tunnels of the mine - but instead of returning with coal - they returned with bodies. [Empty coal cars 2:16:09]
On an early summer day in 1983 - the coal cars sat empty at Clinchfield Coal Company's Number 1 Mine in McClure, Virginia. [2:16:20 - blown up building]
An explosion had killed seven miners - and brought [aerials] what was usually a bustling center of activity to a standstill.
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Inspectors concluded the blast occurred because the company had failed to fix problems with the mine's ventilation system. [2:02:32 - man smoking cigarette in front of mine rescue truck]
9 years later, on a blustery December day, a cigarette lighter apparently triggered another deadly explosion. [1:55:45 - Doug Wilder walking with miners]
Governor Doug Wilder visited the scene at Southmountain Coal Company Mine Number Three.
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Eight men were missing after the blast. But high gas levels and [2:00:20 - smoking ventilation unit] dense smoke put a halt to rescue efforts.
[2:03:10 wide shot of school bus ] Family members took shelter in a school bus - and waited. [SHOW QUICK SHOTS OF FAMILY CLOSEUPS OVER THE BEGINNING OF SOUNDBITE!!! SHOTS AT 2:02:32 AND 2:02:42] ********
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((One of them said quite frankly they wanted to see results - they wanted to see their family members... and I can appreciate that... I would feel that way had the situation been reversed.))
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Several days later - the bodies of all eight miners had been recovered.
Investigators determined high methane levels - and a miner lighting a cigarette - were probably to blame.
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Some supervisors and a mine operator faced fines - and prison time - in connection with the blast prosecutors said could have been prevented with a simple safety check.
The 1992 disaster served as a reminder that [1:58:02 - collapsed metal structure] even though the Industrial Revolution was over - and coal mines were much more safe than they once were - thousands of miners continue to risk [2:00:35 tunnel with debris in front of it] their lives -gathering one of Earth's greatest natural resources. That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Jean Jadhon.))

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In boxing, undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Junior retained his title.
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His bout with Eric Harding went 10 rounds in New Orleans last night.
Harding tore biceps in his left arm and failed to return when the bell for the 11th round rang. Jones was ahead on all three scorecards when the bout was stopped.
He improves to 43 and one with 35 knockouts.
This was Harding's first defeat in 21 fights.
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Faceoffs between Rubatex and its Union, and the DuPont Corporation and Norfolk Southern... are among the stories making this week's Business Review.
Here's News 7 Business Reporter Jennifer Miele.
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((This week in review..... DuPont has filed suit against Norfolk Southern and is seeking damages for rail-service breakdowns after the Conrail merger.
The suits says N-S has not provided timely, uninterrupted and reliable service.
The Surface Transportation board told News 7 that the number of complaints against Norfolk Southern have actually decreased in the past six months. [INSERT GREEN FLASH HERE]
Jacuzzi Whirlpool and Bath says a cooling economy has forced them to end production in Salem.
The company will layoff 60 employees in the next two months.
The company says it will work with the Virginia Employment Commission to help furloughed workers find new jobs. [INSERT GREEN FLASH HERE]
Rubatex Corporation has filed 14 complaints against local 240 for behavior before, during and after their nine month strike.
Steel Worker representatives from Pittsburgh deny those charges.
They also say they won't let the company or the community forget that employees are working without a contract. [INSERT GREEN FLASH HERE]
A proposed ramp connecting Interstate 581 with the future Carilion Biomedical Center runs right through Roanoke Scrap Iron and Metal Company.
City officials say the site is contaminated with hazardous materials, but they don't want to spend the 30 million dollars necessary to clean it up.
As it stands, federal funding is the only thing besides a fence that separates the future Biomedical Center and the former Roanoke scrap yard. [PRE-PRO]
Finally, the Nasdaq was DOWN 119.90 to close at 3978.45. And the Dow was DOWN 38.11 at 11221.76
For News 7 I'm Jennifer Miele, and that's this week's business review.))

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Main Street in Salem was full of traffic yesterday - even though it was closed to drivers for the day.
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There was plenty of FOOT traffic as people turned out to take in the works of more than 400 artists and craftsmen at the 20-th annual Olde Salem Days Festival.
As well as arts and crafts, the event also featured a car show and children's fair.
Main Street was re-opened after festivities wrapped up at 5 yesterday evening.
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Just ahead on News 7 Sunday Morning - Shuttle Atlantis hooks up with the International Space Station... despite navigational problems.
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Gas prices could soon be on the way down - after OPEC agrees this morning to increase oil production by hundreds of THOUSANDS of barrels a day.
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The body of a man was pulled from the James River near Buchanan yesterday afternoon.
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[TAKE PINNACLE PAGE] [fs 1002] Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle says fishermen noticed a body floating in the water about 20 feet from the bank, in Arcadia. Officials say the body is that of a white male... but they do NOT know his identity. Rescue squads from Eagle Rock and Buchanan removed the man's body. It has been sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Roanoke.
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Sheriff Sprinkle says he has NO reason to believe foul play was involved in the man's death.

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OPEC announced this morning it will increase oil production - by 800- THOUSAND barrels a day.
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The decision comes after finance ministers from the U.S., Japan and other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation warned skyrocketing oil prices could sink the world economy - if OPEC didn't increase oil production.
The oil cartel is meeting today in Austria.
Analysts say an 800-thousand barrels increase is needed to begin to bring gas and oil prices down.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis hooked up with the International Space Station early this morning.
Despite some mission problems - NASA's calling it a "textbook rendezvous."
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The two crafts hooked up 230 miles above the earth.
Shuttle commander Terrence Wilcutt made the successful dock despite a failed navigation device.
Wilcutt had to rely on a single star tracker, normally two star trackers are used.
The crew then took an air sample, from the space station, to see if the air filters have been working.
The five Americans and two Russians will not venture all the way into the space station until Tuesday.
Tomorrow two crew members will go out on a spacewalk to string power and data cables.
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The family of a man who died while in the care of a local program for the mentally retarded is suing.
David Hewitt's family says the Central Virginia Training Center in Madison Heights acted negligently when the 28-year-old collapsed of a heart attack while at King's Dominion in 1997.
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Hewitt was known to have an irregular heartbeat, but his family alleges he died because medical personnel failed to treat him properly. C-V-T-C is the largest of five state residential programs for the mentally retarded.
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A local circuit court judge has sided with a man who wants to bring some huge presidential heads to Eastern Virginia.
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Three of Everett Newman's presidential busts are on display in Buena Vista.
But Newman wants to display giant busts of all 41 U-S presidents as part of a theme park near Williamsburg.
A York County judge ruled Friday, Newman does NOT need a special-use permit... saying the project qualifies as a museum.
Williamsburg City Council members and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation have denounced the proposed park as tacky.
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George W- Bush is hoping to score points with America's voters on the issue of education.
The Texas Governor is touting students' improvement on test scores across his state since he took office.
But teachers say test scores are on the rise - because students are becoming good test-takers - and that's NOT necessarily the same thing as a good student.
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That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

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Venus takes Flushing Meadows by storm.
Coming up on News 7 - it's the big sister's turn to take the U-S Open.
Championship highlights are coming up.
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Plus...
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some twisted students are going for a world record in Boston.
We'll explain - but first...
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Southside has a unique winery that's one of the smallest in the state.
In this week's Virginia Profile, Surae Chinn tours Tomahawk Mill Winery, just outside of Chatham.
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It's only fitting for Corky Medaglia to pop off the cork of his favorite wine. After all he made it.
Corky and his wife Nancy welcome you to their Tomahawk Mill Winery. They call it a treasure of Pittsylvania County. It's not only rich in taste - but in history as well.
Before this ever became a winery it was an old grist mill where people made flour. The water powered mill was built 112 years ago by a former confederate soldier.
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Now this place is where people taste wine.
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But before tempting their taste buds, tourists like to check out the four acres of home grown grapes that make the wine.
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And it's this time of year when Corky is working harder then ever.
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After that, the grapes go into production. [nats 17:09] ((THIS IS WHERE WE START THE PROCESS))
Nancy and Corky started four years ago making one or two different wines now they make 10. (nats of labeling) They sell 15 thousand bottles a year.
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((CORKY MDAGLIA/WINERY OWNER: I LIKE DOING THINGS. I LIKE SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE WORK AND I LIKE MAKING WINE.))
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((SURAE CHINN/REPORTING: THE MEDAGLIA'S SAY THIS IS A SMALL WINERY BUT IT'S GROWING. THEY'RE MAKING MORE WINE EACH YEAR AND THEY HOPE TO EXPAND AND RESTORE THIS PLACE TO MAKE IT AN EVEN MORE POPULAR DESTINATION.))
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The couple will try to do that by getting the mill running again within two years - all the while making even more wine.
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((CORKY MEDAGLIA: I THINK THAT'S THE KEY TO RUNNING A WINERY. IF YOU ARE GONNA MAKE WINE YOU HAVE TO MAKE ENOUGH DIFFERENT WINES SO SOMEBODY'S TASTE WILL BE MET.))
It's not only the varieties of reds and whites that draw people here. The Medaglia's say it's seeing how an old flour mill and winery go hand in hand to make a unique place to visit. Surae Chinn, News7, Pittsylvania County.))

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The man who's taking on 9-th District Congressman Rick Boucher this fall isn't spending money for you to see him on T-V - or hear political commercials on the radio.
Mike Osborne says his campaign hook - is that he's an everyday guy. Kate Weidaw reports.
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((Mike Osborne never had any plans to run for Congress. But then one day the Washington County native thought things needed to change in Southwest Virginia.

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((MIKE OSBORNE: I SAID I'M GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND I'M GOING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS PERSONALLY PEOPLE SAID I WAS CRAZY BUT THIS IS AMERICA.))
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The 43 year old calls himself a family man with a wife and three children and owns a Christian bookstore in Chilhowie. As a minister and former teacher in the Bronx Osborne is going into this campaign with no political experience, he's hoping the voters will see his real life experience is more valuable.

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((MIKE OSBORNE: I SET A GOAL TO BE A NATIONAL CHAMPION WRESTLER AND I ACHIEVED THAT GOAL. I CAN SET A GOAL FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THAT BRINGS AND ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO SOUTHWEST AS A PLACE TO LOCATE THERE INDUSTRIES.))
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Other issues he feels strongly about is banning partial birth abortions and bringing prayer back to schools.
But Osborne is facing some big challenges on the road to the November election, his opponent Democrat Rick Boucher has held the 9th district seat for 18 years.

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((MIKE OSBORNE: I DIDN'T GET INTO THIS RACE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD A CHANCE OF WINNING OR THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO REPLACE CONGRESSMAN BOUCHER.))
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((THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT AND PASSIONATELY ABOUT THAT I FEEL I NEED TO STAND UP FOR.))
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Funding has also been a problem. In May Osborne had only raised 5-thousand dollars and says he's raised a little more since then.

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((MIKE OSBORNE: I THOUGHT VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT GETTING A CARD BOARD SIGN THAT SAYS I HAVE NO MONEY I WILL WORK HARD I AM A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS I ASK ONLY FOR YOUR VOTE.))
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His car has broken down a few times driving to the 19 counties in the 9th district.

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((MIKE OSBORNE: I HAVE A 1987 PARK AVENUE WITH 222,000 MILES ON IT, IT'S STILL RUNNING AND I DO SAY A PRAYER.))
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And come November Osborne hopes voters will see the difference he can make. Kate Weidaw News 7 Blacksburg.))

[11AC-Green]

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[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-33; TC 38:11]
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L-A Laker A-C Green plans to lead a youth rally at Heritage High School in Lynchburg this morning.
Green says his game may be basketball - but his mission is to help young people.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Friday, one of Green's first stops in the Hill City was the Gatekeepers Men's Ministry Luncheon, where he took the stage with Reverend Jerry Falwell. Green encouraged the men to make a difference in their communities and to fulfill God's potential in their lives. And Green says he hopes to leave an important message on abstinence with area youth.
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((AC GREEN/LA LAKERS: I THINK A MESSAGE THAT HAS PRINCIPLES AND MORALS ARE VERY VALUABLE IN MY OWN LIFE, AND TO ME THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO PORTRAY AND COMMUNICATE TO THE YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY.))
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On the court, Green says even though winning the N-B-A championship was great, he's not sure what the future holds.
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((CURRENTLY I'M A FREE AGENT, SO I HAVE A FEW OPTIONS...I'M NOT SURE WHAT BUTTON I'M GOING TO PUSH RIGHT NOT. WITHIN TWO WEEKS I'LL HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.))
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[Sports-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=dal]
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In Sports Extra we're just playing around.... One Franklin County man is hoping you'll put down your frisbees and boomerangs and pick up a "Loopstick."
It's a new toy Jerry Poindexter developed. He says it's fun to throw and it will give you a workout.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]

Jerry started working on the Millennium Loopstick back in the early '80's when he brought scrap wood home from work and started playing with it. Over the years, he's whittled a designed that's earned him a patent.
When thrown correctly the loopstick will whistle away from your hand and return, sort of like a boomerang.
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The major toy companies have told Jerry he must sell a large number of Loopsticks before they'll pick up the design. So Jerry is now trying to market his product. Eventually he would like to get into the toy business full time.
The Loopsticks costs six dollars each or 12 dollars with a carrying case.
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If your interested in the Millennium Loopsick call Jerry Poindexter at 540-489-3941.
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[Twisterthon]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Thousands of people in Boston, Massachusetts, were twisted yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]

It wasn't a sick thing, I guess, depending on your definition of sick.
45-hundred Boston University students contorted their bodies as the words right foot blue, left hand green rang out in the largest game of Twister ever played.
The last organized Twister game that broke the World's Record was in 1987 when 4,160 University of Massachusetts students participated. (------------) Twister was first introduced to Americans 34 years ago.