WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/29/00

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Coming up .... An accident in Bedford County leaves one person in critical condition.
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And ... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .... in one part of of the country.
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State Police and the Commonwealth's Attorney's office are investigating a serious accident in Bedford County this morning.
Police say it occurred on Route 24 near Stewartsville around 1:15.
Investigators say the driver of one vehicle, a 45 year old man, struck another car carrying two 20 year olds.
The passenger of that car is in critical condition.
The names of all involved and conditions of the other two people have not been released.
Investigators say charges are pending.

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Democrat Chuck Robb got a boost this weekend .. on the sidelines of a football game.
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Former governor Doug Wilder weighed in on behalf of Robb Saturday .. in the race for the U-S Senate.
The pair campaigned together at the annual Gold Bowl, between two of Virginia's historically black universities, Virginia Union and Virginia State.
So was it an endorsement?
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Republican challenger George Allen plunged into the fray at one point, even asking Wilder to wear an Allen sticker.

But Wilder -- Virginia Union's most famous alumnus -- kept the spotlight on Robb.
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((GEORGE ALLEN/R-U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: WE'RE GETTING A GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE PEOPLE AT THIS GAME. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR GOVERNOR WILDER, BUT AFTER ALL, HE IS A DEMOCRAT.))
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Wilder and Robb say they're discussing other campaign help the nation's only elected black governor can provide.
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You'll notice cooler temperatures when you head out today, but if you want to feel REALLY cool ...
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[SUPER=03-Near Truckee, CA;]
head for the Sierra Nevada mountians of northern California.
A powerful storm has hit the area ... bringing plenty of snow .. and forecasters say there is more on the way.
The National Weather Service says the region may get up to two feet before the storm is done.
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We'll have more on Tech's win, and Michael Vick's injury, in a few minutes.
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Our Healthcheck has hopeful news for some infertile women.
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And our Virginia Newsreel goes back 16 years ... to a small plane crash that made big news, thanks to what was found inside.
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[Health-Check]

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An easier test for colon cancer ... not to mention a lot less embarrassing.
Monica Dermott has that story and more in our weekend Healthcheck.
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((on cam)) PERMANENT MENOPAUSE MAY NO LONGER BE A FACT OF LIFE FOR WOMEN MADE STERILE FROM CANCER TREATMENTS OR RADICAL SURGERY.

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((vo)) ON TESTS INVOLVING MONKEYS.... RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO RESTORE OVARIAN FUNCTION, MENSTRUAL CYCLES AND EGG PRODUCTION WHEN THEY TRANSPLANTED THEIR OVARIAN TISSUE INTO THEIR FOREARMS.
DOCTORS IN A SEPERATE STUDY WERE ABLE TO RESTORE EGG DEVELOPMENT WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE PROCEDURE ON A 35 YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT.
THIS TECHNIQUE COULD ALSO BE USEFUL FOR WOMEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER OR WHO ANTICIPATE DELAYING CHILD-BEARING.

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((vo)) A NEW STUDY BACKS AN EASIER AND LESS EMBARRASSING TEST FOR COLON CANCER.
THE TEST LOOKS FOR D-N-A FROM COLON CANCER CELLS IN THE STOOL AND WAS FOUND TO BE 91 PERCENT ACCURATE.
IN CONTRAST, THE MOST COMMON SCREENING METHOD KNOWN AS THE FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST DETECTS AN ESTIMATED 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF CANCERS.

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((vo)) THE FLU VACCINE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY RIGHT NOW, AND DOCTORS ARE WORRIED THAT PEOPLE WHO SHOULD ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AREN'T.
SO WHO NEEDS TO BE FIRST IN LINE? PEOPLE OVER 65, NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS, AND PEOPLE WITH OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE DIABETES.
AN ESTIMATED 20 THOUSAND AMERICANS DIE FROM THE FLU EACH YEAR, SO IF YOU FALL INTO ANY OF THOSE HIGH RISK GROUPS, YOU SHOULD GET YOUR SHOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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((vo)) AND WITH HALLOWEEN RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER THE U-S CONSUMER SAFETY PRODUCTS COMMISSION HAS SOME TIPS FOR YOUR LITTLE GHOSTS AND GOBLINS.
FIRST PARENTS NEED TO MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN'S COSTUMES ARE MADE FROM FLAME RESISTANT MATERIAL.
ALSO COSTUMES SHOULD BE BRIGHTLY COLORED, SO THEY'RE VISIBLE TO MOTORISTS.
NEXT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD CARRY FLASHLIGHTS. IT WILL NOT ONLY HELP THEM SEE BETTER BUT MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE TO MOTORISTS.
AND FINALLY AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, EXAMINE ALL TREATS BEFORE YOUR CHILDREN EAT THEM.

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AND THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEEK IN HEALTH. I'M MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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It was October, 1984, when a single engine plane crashed into Fancy Gap Mountain in Carroll County.
One man was killed - but authorities found much more than a body in the wreckage.
The crash led to the unraveling of an intricate web of drug dealing - that spanned from Southwest Virginia to South America.
Keith Humphry takes us back in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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((23:40:13 - Well in POUNDS I'D SAY IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE 800 TO 1000 POUNDS OF IT. 23:40:18 -- IT APPEARS TO BE MARIJUANA THAT CAME FROM DOWN... COSTA RICA... CENTRAL AMERICA... SOUTH AMERICA... THAT AREA THERE -- 23:40:27))
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[best pics crash site 23:40:38] Amid the ruins of the mangled Beechcraft - authorities found the [another plane crash pic 23:40:46] body of Mark Moreland Bailey of Maine - [bags of marijuana - TC 23:39:58 - BEGINNING OF TAPE] and nearly 570 pounds of marijuana. Prosecutors believed Bailey was only one of many involved in the fatal, drug-laden journey. [MORE PLANE CRASH PICS - 23:41:09]
Wallace Thrasher of Wytheville was a co-owner of the plane.
He was nowhere to be found - [Olga Pic TC 1:47:09] so authorities zeroed in on his wife. And eventually - Olga Thrasher talked.
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She led police to [Nelson King in court - 1:36:22] Nelson King - who piloted the plane the night it crashed. King was convicted of drug smuggling, and was also convicted on a felony homicide charge in connection with the death of his passenger. Olga Thrasher also [Doug Griffin TC 1:08] told police about Doug Griffin. The Bath County farmer and financier, in turn, led authorities to a drug dealing jackpot. [Griffin farm and home TC 1:15] Griffin's home had been the drop site for large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. [Gerardo Caballero TC 00:36]
His testimony helped prosecutors in Roanoke convict Gerardo Caballero - a member of one of South America's biggest drug families.
Griffin and Thrasher both [Olga Thrasher walk shot 1:36:27] walked away with suspended sentences after providing information that led authorities to major drug smugglers.
But some attorneys who represented Thrasher - ended up with problems of their own.
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Norton attorney Carl McAfee questioned whether he could get a fair trial - because of his client's notoriety.
He was eventually convicted of helping Olga Thrasher hide profits from her husband's drug business. [Keith Neely - 23:43:11]
The lawyer Thrasher hired AFTER she had fired McAfee - is STILL in prison.
Keith Neely's trouble with the law may have started - when he took on Thrasher's case.
He's serving time now - for drug trafficking and money laundering.
But the whereabouts of [Wallace Thrasher still photo - 1:46:22] the key figure in the middle of it all - remains a mystery.
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((OLGA: 1:46:30 -- I HAVE A VERY STRONG CONVICTION THAT HE IS DEAD. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT HE IS DEAD -- 1:46:36))
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In 1986 - Olga Thrasher told us she was certain her husband Wallace was dead.
But federal officials aren't so sure - even today - [BACK TO BEST PLANE CRASH PICS!!!] 16 years after the plane crash on a Southwest Virginia mountain - that led to one of the biggest drug smuggling busts in Western Virginia.
That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Keith Humphry.))

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Storytelling is a craft many people spend years perfecting... others go to school to earn their masters degree in the visual art... and still others... like Mary Veverka make it their career.
Jacey Birch went to the former Librarian's Halloween performance at Northside Middle School to watch a professional storyteller in action... and to keep an eye on the spooky side of arts this weekend.
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((I feel like I have something I can share with the children. I have a talent for storytelling and when I watch their reactions, it makes me feel so good.))
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((It's just that sometimes I start to feel a bit peculiar, Aahh!! (screaming)))
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((The noise was awful, rap-rap, rap-rap, and he took the box and he opened it up and inside there was wrapping paper! (kids laughing)))
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((You get a lot back when you're telling the story and they're reacting, especially the urban legend scary stories and you know watching them get real, real quiet or giggle when they're nervous, that kind of gets me excited.))
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(((Humming)... and Tracy said, "Fine, this is fine, if you don't want to be quiet, I'm going to make you be quiet." And she walked over and grabbed the sheet and pulled it back from the bed.))
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((So the woman took those long, long nails and she placed her blood, red lips and she went bllbb! Thank you very much, have a happy halloween!))
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Coming up......State police and the Commonwealth's Attorney are investigating an accident in Bedford County.
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And ... Surviving crew members stand by as the U-S-S Cole leaves Yemen.
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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One person is in critical condition this morning after a serious accident in Bedford County.
State Police and the Commonwealth Attorney's office are investigating a two car collision on Route 24 near Stewartsville. It happened around 1:15.
Investigators say the driver of one vehicle, a 45 year old man, struck another car carrying two 20 year olds.
The passenger in the second car is in critical condition.
The names of all involved and conditions of the other two people have not been released.
Investigators say charges are pending.

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Parents are questioning the circumstances surrounding a school bus crash that injured dozens of students.

46 children and three adults were hurt Friday when an elderly woman allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with the bus.
Some parents say the school bus should have had seat belts.
Others are upset over the lack of a functioning local rescue squad. The Chilhowie squad lost its state license in June after its medical director resigned, citing inadequate record-keeping, personality conflicts, and a shortage of members.
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[Cole]

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The U-S-S ``Cole'' has been towed out of the port in Yemen today.
17 of crippled destroyer's crew members were killed in an apparent suicide bombing earlier this month.
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Surviving crew members stood at attention on deck as the ship began moving and the national anthem played.
Two U-S patrol boats led the procession and a helicopter hovered overhead.
Tomorrow the Cole will be loaded onto the Norwegian ``heavy lift'' ship the Blue Marlin for the trip back to the U-S.
That trip will take about five weeks.
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A Russian grandmother who tried to sell her grandson so his organs could be used for transplants is under arrest.

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The woman was taken into custody last week at a city 125 miles southeast of Moscow .. after police received a tip she was trying to sell her grandson.
After a surveillance operation, police moved into arrest the woman, capturing the event on video tape.
Police say proposed buyer was going to take the boy West, where his organs would be removed and sold.
The child had been told he was being taken to Disneyland.
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Do sex offenders have the right to privacy?
Under "Megan's Law" statutes in many states, convicted sex offenders are identified .. in hopes of protecting the community from potential harm.
But critics say the law is unconstitutional. Mike Wallace looks into that, tonight on 60 minutes.
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You can watch 60 Minutes tonight at seven on your hometown station.

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How police can best handle people with mental illness. Just ahead, we'll learn how local officers train to avoid violence.
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And our Virginia Profile looks at a world leader.
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Shelby Hamlett plays a global role among women's clubs. But first, if you're traveling today... [Leo ad-lib into the travel forecast]
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There is strength in numbers. Just ask Shelby Hamlett.
The Roanoke County resident is now the International President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an organization that claims a million members in more than 30 countries.
Joe Dashiell recently spoke with Hamlett, and she's the subject of this week's Virginia Profile.
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Recently, Shelby Hamlett received congratulations from the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. As a County resident she's been active in local women's clubs for more than 40 years...
But now she's also working on a larger stage... as the International President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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And the federation has an impressive record. Now 110 years old, and headquartered in a Washington landmark... the organization has lobbied for child labor laws, the eight hour workday, and the establishment of libraries across the country.
Last year alone, the organization estimates its member clubs raised and donated over 50 million dollars to projects across the country.
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And Hamlett has been busy... She joined a recent medical mission to the Philippines... and traveled to Guatemala, where the visitors toured schools in remote villages.
The primary focus for her two year term as President is community improvement... and she's confident that clubs across the country will respond before she leaves office.
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((WE ALL NEED TO LEAVE ORGANIZATIONS BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM, AND IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE. BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE PEOPLE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY SOME LITTLE MEASURED IMPROVEMENT HAD TAKEN PLACE.))
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Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke County))

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Some of the violent situations police officers encounter are caused by a person suffering from a mental illness.
But the violence can be avoided with the proper training, that's the goal of the training area police officiers will under go next month.
Sgt. Tom Kincaid with the Roanoke County Police Department is here this morning to tell us agout a new program called Crisis Intervention Team.
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[I will call for b-roll by say last month you introduced this program to area mental health officials. it runs 1:00]
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Tech escaped Big East rival Pittsburgh yesterday despite losing quarterback Michael Vick for the second half.
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Vick suffered an ankle sprain in the second quarter and did not play again.
His back up, senior Dave Meyer, stepped in to throw for 114 yards and led the Hokies to 17 second half points.
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Carter Warley's 27 yard field goal was the difference in the game.
Virginia Tech remains undefeated beating Pitt 37 to 34.
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Micael Vick is listed as day to day. And it is likely a decision won't be made until right before next Saturday's game whether he will play against Miami.

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UVA beat North Carolina handing Ronald Curry and the Tar Heels their 5th ACC loss of the season yesterday.
Steve Mason has more.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Tarheels vs. Cavaliers; :00]
[SUPER=01-George Welsh/13 Wins vs. North Carolina; :33]
[SUPER=01-Dan Ellis/7 of 14, 100 Yards Passing; :59]
[SUPER=36-Virginia/17/North Carolina/6; 1:14]
[SUPER=01-Ljubomir Stamenich/1 Tackle, 1 Sack; 1:24]
[SUPER=@Steve1; 1:32]
[SUPER=01-Donny Green/9 Tackles, 1 Sack; 1:49]
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[SPORTS-EXTRA]

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The word 'optimistic' is almost an understatement when talking about the Lady Hokies' view toward the upcoming season.
Ecstatic may be more appropriate yet not strong enough.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]

Virginia Tech will be playing in the tough Big East Conference.
Earlier this week the coaches picked defending National Champion UCONN to finish first followed by Rutgers, Notre Dame, Boston College, with Georgetown and Tech tied for fifth.
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[SUPER=01-Sarah Hicks/Redshirt Junior;]
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[VO-NAT]

Former Lord Botetourt star Sarah Hicks is a veteran on this team that returns all five starters from last year's 20 and 11 campaign.
Even the bench saw good playing time last season and that experience is making for some high energy, competitive practices this year.
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[SUPER=01-Bonnie Henrickson/Va. Tech Head Coach; :11]
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So despite entering a conference packed with powerhouses the Ladies of the Cassell are undaunted.
They see the higher level of competition positively impacting their program in all areas.
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The Lady Hokies play an exhibition game in the Cassell on November 8th.[Pumpkinfest]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-39; 55:16]
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Some of Roanoke's finest surgeons now have their best works on display around the region. We're talking about pumpkin surgeons.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
They carved out works of art for display on the Roanoke City Market as part of "Pumpkinfest". Later the pumpkins were auctioned off to raise money for CHIP - or the Child Health Investment Partnership - which promotes the health of medically underserved children. Kids had a chance to show off their costumes and take part in carnival games. (------------) The first ever pumpkinfest was sponsored by Roanoke radio station Q-99.