WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/03/01

[Missing-Woman]

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[ANCHOR TAG!!!] A missing Bedford County woman was found dead in Roanoke last night. Police found Tina Louise Foster's body in her car in the parking lot of the Rodeway Inn off Orange Avenue. Kate Weidaw was at the scene and has the details.
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[SUPER=01-Shelly Alley/Roanoke Police Department; :18]
[SUPER=01-Jenniee Morris/Tina's Best Friend; :34]
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An autopsy is expected to be performed later today to determine just how Tina Louise Foster died.

[11Munsey]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. AM]
[WRITER=mjo]
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Last year Radford teen Tara Munsey was murdered a week before her 17th birthday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]

Yesterday, friends and neighbors celebrated her 18th.
Munsey's friends decorated a fence behind her house-
Many say they plan to attend the capital murder trial of family friend Jeffrey Thomas which is now just two weeks away.
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((KELLY ROSE/FRIEND: I THINK A LOT OF US ARE GOING TO GO FOR THE FIRST DAY AND STUFF. AND WE JUST WANT JUSTICE. THAT'S ABOUT IT.))
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((DEANA PHILLIPS/FRIEND: THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT YOU DON'T THINK WHAT IF SHE WAS HERE.))
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[SUPER=01-Deana Phillips/Friend; :06]
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[OUT Q=if she was here.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Radford teenager was found shot to death in a remote section of Pulaski County.
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[11Machete]

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[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=jja]
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New details are out about the man who allegedly attacked students with a machete at a Pennsylvania school.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Felton, PA]

A prosecutor says William Stankewicz who lives in Tennessee- once lived in Central Pennsylvania- His ex-wife's chldren used to go to the school.
The attack happened just before lunchtime- when Stankewicz allegedly went on a rampage with a machete and a baseball bat.
The school's principal and six children were hurt-
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[IN Q=The principal...]
((LARRY BEAILETS/POLICE CHIEF: THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL AND ONE OF THE TEACHERS WERE ABSOLUTELY HEROIC IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN.))
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[OUT Q=PROTECT THE CHILDREN.]
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[VO-NAT]

The attack happened in a Kindergarten Classroom- Stankewicz is being held on 2-million dollars bond.
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[Maple-Hall]

[ANCHOR=Leo]
[NEWSCAST=Saturday a.m.]
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[TAPE#=Time Off #3 TC 1:06:34]
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[ANCHOR TAG!!!] If you'd like to add warmth to your weekend head up Interstate 81 to Rockbridge County. In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young takes us close to Lexington where historic Maple Hall is keeping the home fires burning.
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[SUPER=01-Judy Kupco/Maple Hall; :37]
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((Imagine waking up on a frosty winter morning, snuggled under a patch-work quilt in front of a crackling fire. Such a cozy scene awaits you just outside Lexington at the Maple Hall Inn.
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[IN Q=This used to be...]
((This used to be a very dark, damp, scary building...))
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But now, the Inn is the picture of understated elegance featuring high ceilings, wide hallways, and a gas fireplace in each room. Maple Hall was built by John Beard Gibson in the 1850's. The 3-story Greek Revival boasts a dozen bedrooms, space the Gibson family sorely needed.
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[IN Q=He married a younger woman...]
((He married a younger woman and had 8 children...meetings with the Confederate Army in this house.))
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[OUT Q=in this house.]
The once sizeable Maple Hall plantation has shrunk to 56-acres, but the original 1820's plantation house remains next to the main building and also houses guests. Just across the drive stands the Pond House, a collection of suites overlooking tennis courts, walking trails and a fully stocked fishing hole
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[IN Q=The inn has a colorful history.]
((The inn has a colorful history. Story has it the Union army marched right past on what is now Route 11 to burn VMI, leaving Maple Hall untouched.))
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[OUT Q=Maple Hall untouched.]
Aside from the bedrooms, the only fires burning in this landmark are in the kitchen which services a handful of dining rooms with award winning dinners. As a guest you're treated to an expanded continental breakfast. Just slide on your slippers and go.
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[IN Q=If you wanna...]
((If you wanna get up and wear your jammies in the morning, feel free to do it.))
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[OUT Q=feel free to do it.]
Because, after all, Maple Hall is first and foremost a home.
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[IN Q=It's just... we're all...]
((It's just... we're all family, a big, happy family and we try to make other people feel that way.))
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Shannon Young, News 7, Rockbridge County.))
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[TAKE WEB ADDRESS FS] If you would like directions or more information on Maple Hall - just go to our homepage at wdbj-7-dot-com and click on the Time Off suitcase.
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[11Trumbo-Phones]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
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[TAPE#=01-02 TC19:30]
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The Virginia State Police confirmed they have begun an investigation into phone eavesdropping allegations against Governor Gilmore's political action committee.
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Senate Finance Committee members believe Gimore's political phone bank may have been used illegally.
The Senators suspect phone bank workers listened in on phone conversations they hooked up between voters and the Senators' offices.
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday;]

Fincastle Republican Bo Trumbo is on the Finance panel, and is chairman of Senate Rules.
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((SEN. BO TRUMBO/R-FINCASTLE: AS RULES CHAIRMAN, I CHECKED IN WITH SOME PERSONNEL HERE IN THE SENATE...PERHAPS EVEN TAPING CONVERSATIONS.))
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[OUT Q=taping conversations.]
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Trumbo says he now believes the General Assembly phone system is secure.
He thinks IF the calls are being monitored, it's happening from the Governor's phone bank.
The director of the Governor's political action committee says NO wrongdoing has occurred -- He calls the State Police probe a political tactic by Republican Senators.

[11Teen-Center]

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If a Roanoke program doesn't get more funding soon, some local students could lose counseling and medical services.
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[VO-NAT]
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The Roanoke Adolescent Health Partnership provides on-site health services and counseling to students at Patrick Henry and William Fleming High Schools and Ruffner Middle School.
But grant money is dwindling.
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((DR. ALLEN BLACKWOOD/RAHP CHAIRMAN: WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP ALL THOSE SITES UP AND RUNNING,BUT IF WE CAN'T GET MORE GRANTS OR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON WE'LL HAVE TO START PHASING OUT SERVICES OUT AND THAT WILL HAPPEN THIS SUMMER IF WE CAN'T GET SOME FUNDING FAIRLY SOON))
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[VO-NAT]

Students say the health centers are invaluable.
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((IT'S JUST LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN DOCTOR HERE, RIGHT AT SCHOOL))
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((YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL EARLIER MISS ALL THE DAY, YOU JUST GET IT OVER WITH, GET BACK TO SCHOOL, SO IT'S HELPED A LOT))
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To stay in operation, the program needs 100-thousand dollars by this summer and a total of 200-thousand by next summer.
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[Sports-Plays]

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The Xtreme Football League kicks off today with two games.
The eight team league is being promoted by wrestling's Vince McMahon and is trying to find a niche for football junkies seeking at late-winter fix.
The New York-New Jersey Hitmen travel to Las Vegas to play the Outlaws.
Tonight the Chicago Enforcers visit the Orlando Rage.
Two more games are set for Sunday afternoon.
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[SUPER=03-Murray, UT;]

A training camp of sorts is taking place in Murray, Utah.
The Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee is sponsoring a "Zamboni Camp."
Wanna-be Zamboni drivers are coming to the camp from New York City, San Diego and even nearby Denver.
It's all in the hopes of spending some time behind the wheel of the "ice-smoothing" machine.
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[Diner-tease]

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[TAPE#=Weekend Diner #3 TC 49:28]
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[2-shot Leo ad-lib diner tease]

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[OUT Q=recipes that shine.]

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[DinerOpen]

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If you got gummy worms, fruit roll ups, marshmallows and some rice crispies you have everything you need for ....Sushi.... Kids Sushi that is.....
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[Weekend-Diner]

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If you would like Martha Parrott's sushi recipe or any recipe you see on Weekend Diner - check out our web site at WDBJ-7-dot com - just click on Weekend Diner. Or - you can send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope to... Weekend Diner Care Of WDBJ7.....P.O. Box 7 Roanoke....Virginia 24022-0007
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[2-Missing-Woman]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#01-06 TC2:28]
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[ANCHOR TAG!!!] Roanoke Police found a missing Bedford County woman dead in her car last night. Police say they found Tina Louise Foster's body in the parking lot of the Rodeway Inn off Orange Avenue. Kate Weidaw has the latest.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
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An autopsy is expected to be performed later today to determine just how Tina Louise Foster died.

[Bedford-Child]

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A Bedford grand jury has indicted a man on a felony child abuse charge stemming from injuries his 3-month-old son sustained in November.
Police say 29-year-old Terry L. Moorman was arrested in November after an investigation by Bedford Police and the Department of Social Services.
The boy had been taken to Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital a day earlier after sustaining injuries to his face and neck.
Commonwealth's Attorney Randy Krantz says the injuries were consistent with being squeezed with excessive force.

[Bus-Accident]

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Two Boston city buses collide injuring as many as 50 people Friday Night.
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[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]

At least a dozen ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident in the Roxbury area of Boston.
According to a transportation official, one bus rear-ended the other bus during the evening commute.
One of the bus drivers was pinned behind the wheel and had to be cut out of the vehicle and hospitilized.
The other injured people were also checked out at an area hospital, but authorities say the injuries are not life-threatening.
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[Australia-Fires]

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[WRITER=dal]
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Fires and floods are causing choas across Australia this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Port Lincoln-Tulka, Aus.;]

A fire tore through the town of Tulka yesterday, damaging more than a dozen homes.
Fire fighters used two firebreaks to stop the blaze in the Port Lincoln National Park.
Wind gusts are expected to increase today.
Exhausted firefighters hope the firebreaks will stop the blaze from threatening the town.
Meanwhile in the eastern state of New South Wales, about 200 residents of the city of Lismore are expected to return to their flood-hit homes today.
There have been no reports of serious injuries caused by floods or fires.

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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
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[BOTH MICS HOT]
Still to come on News 7 Saturday Morning, one man is raising money to build a memorial for some Air Force pilots killed in Bedford nearly 60 years ago...
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and Anna Wentworth will join us to take a look at the movie "Chocolat". More on that when we return, but first if you are traveling today........
[Leo ad-lib the travel forecast -- WX PRO]
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[11Forgotten-Airmen]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
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[TAPE#=00-50 TC1:20:56]
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Yesterday marked the 58th anniversary of a plane crash on the Peaks of Otter that killed five Air Force officers.
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The men were flying a B-25 bomber on a training run
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
between South Carolina and Lynchburg when they veered off course and hit the mountains.
Wreckage can still be seen at the crash site, and now one Bedford County resident would like to see those airmen properly honored.
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[IN Q=Memory's a very]
((JEFF CLEMENS/MEMORIAL ORGANIZER: MEMORY'S A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR UNLOCKING THE PAST AND UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENT. WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM THIS PERIOD. WAR'S NOT OVER YET. WE NEED TO HONOR THESE PEOPLE, THEY NEED TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE SACRIFICES ARE FOR HAVING A FREE COUNTRY.))
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[OUT Q=a free country.]
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Clemens has raised money to erect a memorial on the crash site.
A dedication ceremony is planned for this May.
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[11Safety-Patrol]

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[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-49 TC1:13:18]
[GRAPHIC=81 Safety]
For a year now, service patrollers on Interstate 81 have helped stranded motorists, and seen a few unlikely sights.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]

Yesterday, VDOT celebrated the one year anniversary of its Safety Service Patrol at the Ironto rest area.
Service patrollers know first aid and auto repair.
Their trucks are filled with tools to help get drivers back on the road.
But sometimes the job makes for some wild stories.
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[IN Q=It was a family]
((MARSHALL FUNK/SAFETY PATROLLER: IT WAS A FAMILY I JUST WALKED ON, THEY HAD A FLAT TIRE. THEY WERE ALL NAKED. Marya: WHAT DID YOU SAY TO THEM? Funk: I SAID YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON SO I CAN CHANGE THE TIRE.))
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[OUT Q=so I can change the tire.]
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[VO-NAT]

VDOT patrollers help about 400 motorists each month.
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[11Song-Parody]

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[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-07 TC08:54]
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Dean Doyle and Steve Hobbs took a hit record and turned it into a song parody good enough to get some airtime on a national radio show this week.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Doyle is a Nashville songwriter who hails from Martinsville. Hobbs is the owner of Video Production Services.
The two teamed up to create a parody of Kid Rock's recent hit "Cowboy." Their version, "John Boy!" aired Thursday morning on the syndicated "John Boy and Billy Show."
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[IN Q=OPENS ON NAT SOUND OF SONG]
((JOHN BOY BABY. YOU'LL NEVER BE NUTHIN HIS TEACHERS WHINED. JOHN BOY BABY, NOW HE MAKES MORE THAN ALL OF THEM COMBINED.)) ((STEVE HOBBS: WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT KIND OF THINGS, BUT IT'S MOSTLY BUSINESS ORIENTED. THIS WAS TOTALLY FOR FUN.))

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[OUT Q=totally for fun.]
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Doyle provided the lyrics and the vocals... Hobbs produced the track in his home studio.
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