WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 04/19/01

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The President of Virginia Tech takes out a full-page ad to say he doesn't see racism in a recent incident between
two professors.
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And a brush fire is burning out of control in Bedford County... one apparently deliberately set by a teenager.
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In sports, talks with Sand Diego and Michael Vick have chilled out, his possible replacement at Tech says he's ready,
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and Stacy Compton will join us for a discussion on Talledega and how his season is going
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Forecast temperatures soar into the 80s by the second half of the weekend. The toasty details coming up. [open]
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Virginia Tech's President weighs in on a campus controversy, saying he doesn't see racism where others do.
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.

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It resulted in meetings, a major protest, discussion and finally compromise.
Today, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger (STEE-guhr) gave his thoughts on a controversial argument between two professors.
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New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon has more on what he had to say.
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Keith, his statement is printed as a full-page ad in the student-run Collegiate Times.
And by now, many are familiar with the situation the letter addresses.
In March two professors, one black one white had a dispute over a classroom, in the end the black professor was arrested. Shortly after it happened, some said race was a factor, others disagree.
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((In an open letter University President Charles Steger says,
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"I WILL NOT DISPARAGE OR DISRESPECT THE FEELINGS AND OPINIONS OF THOSE WHO SEE RACISM IN THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I DO NOT" VIRGINIA TECH PRESIDENT CHARLES STEGER Steger says the incident is over and there is no purpose to revisit it, but he does believe racism exists in various forms, and writes,
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"I HOPE THAT HEALING...CAN BEGIN FOR ALL OF US BY TAKING...MOMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO SEE THEIR WORLD THROUGH A LENS FILTERED BY THE BRUTISH REALITY OF RACISM." The situation has gotten Tech talking about racism, even if many don't agree that the professor dispute was necessarily about that.
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((BRANDE GARACKE/TECH STUDENT; FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T FEEL AS IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT REPRESENTATION HERE ON CAMPUS YEAH IT'S GREAT FOR THEM TO KIND OF SPEAK UP IF THEY ARE FEELING OPPRESSED.))
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Tech officials say they are working on changing those feelings, and making progress...
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including a five-year diversity plan which has resulted in 750-thousand dollars in minority scholarships and a 20-percent enrollment increase seen in African American freshman. TECH DIVERSITY UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PLAN 2000-2005 $750,000 FOR MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS AFRICAN AMERICAN ENROLLMENT UP 20% FOR THE INCOMING CLASS OF 2000
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((CORRIE DAVIDSON/TECH STUDENT; I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BRING THE ISSUE TO LIGHT BUT I THINK THAT IT'S BAD WHEN ONE MAN HAS TO SUFFER FOR IT AND I THINK REALLY THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.))
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The man she is referring to is Larry Killough one of the professors involved, now neither he or the other instructor, Paulo Pollanah have spoke out and given their thoughts on the incident...
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but Keith, Larry Killough did call me to say he is satisfied with the President Steger's statement.[NRF-Layoffs]

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The New River Foundry in Radford is cutting back its workforce.
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A company spokesman says 50-hourly and 15-salaried employees will be let go at the end of their shifts on Friday.
They attribute the production layoffs to an economic slowdown and reduction in customer orders.
The iron castings plant has been operating on a three shift schedule, three days a week.
With the cuts, they will be running with two-shifts, two-days a week.
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[Bena]

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One of Virginia's 13 Republican presidential electors is facing a nine-count child pornography indictment.
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Virginia Beach business consultant Parker Bena [BANE-yah] -- seen in the center of this shot -- cast his electoral vote for George W- Bush in December.
Bena is a major contributor to Governor Jim Gilmore.
The Governor appointed him to his Small Business Advisory Board last September.
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The F-B-I says Bena triggered the investigation himself by contacting them.
Agents say they found at least eight images of nude boys and girls on Bena's computer.
He's also charged with making a false statement about the images.

[Brush-Fire]

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Several acres are burning in Bedford County at this hour .. a fire apparently started when a teenager tried to burn a gopher out of its hole.
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Kate Weidaw is near the fire tonight with the details.
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Survivors of a fire at Natural Bridge now have a new home.
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These four fiberglass dinosaurs are all that's left of the Enchanted Castle.
They are being kept at Safari Golf at Smith Mountain Lake .. until their old home is brought back to life.
Their creator, Mark Cline, says they'll be safer at the Lake ..
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he believes last week's fire was set deliberately.
Cline sells creatures like the dinosaurs to theme parks and restaurant worldwide.
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It's not a movie ... somebody put a severed deer head on a parked car. The strange details are still ahead.
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And the region's many railroad retirees await word from Washington .. worried their money might run out.
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Much like social security, the retirement fund for railroad employees is in danger of running out.
Now thousands of retirees are getting together -- trying to convince Congress to pass new legislation to save the fund.
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News 7 Business Reporter Jennifer Miele talked to a retiree today, Jen.
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Keith, imagine working on these tracks all of your life, saving part of every paycheck, only to find that when you retire, there's nothing left -- no money to support you in your old age.
Railroad retirees are facing that very same end. ((ROLLCUE:...))
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(( It's a scenario Joe Sailor is all too familiar with.
For years, the federal government was allowed to borrow against the same money he and fellow railroad employees saved.
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Now Sailor says the federal government is letting that same retirement fund run dry.
There are not enough current railroad employees contributing to the fund to support retirees. [PRE PRO]
But a bill that's been introduced to Congress would allow railroad companies to invest money that it's employees have saved for retirement -- then hopefully, the investments would payoff.
The bill also says railroad companies will pay the difference if the investments DON'T payoff.
Plus, it would lower retirement age from 62 to 60 for employees with 30 years of service.
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Much to Sailor's disappointment, the same bill -- including provisions for retiree spouses -- was introduced last year, but fizzled toward the end of the session.
He doesn't think the same thing will happen this year. ((JOE SAILOR/RAILROAD RETIREE: ALL I'M SAYING IS, I DON'T SEE HOW ANY SENATOR CAN VOTE AGAINST 65,000 WIDOWS.))
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Joe Sailor and dozens of other retirees have been writing letters, and sending e-mails hoping to generate support for the bill.
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Keith, we should know the fate of the bill by the end of May.

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Virginia furniture makers are NOT taking the economic slowdown sitting down.
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Several of them are at the International Home Furnishings Market in North Carolina this week.
They're promoting programs to help their retailers sell more products.
And they're showing off new lines that they hope will attract consumers.
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Roadblocks worked into the First Union-Wachovia merger agreement may prevent any other banks from trying to buy Wachovia.
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Investment bankers and industry analysts say several banks could make a more attractive offer for Wachovia than First Union.
But the merger agreement allows each bank to buy almost 20 per cent of the other's shares.
So if another bank offers to buy Wachovia, First Union could own a big chunk of the shares, and therefore be more likely to fend off any rival.
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The "Interest Rate Rally" continued today on Wall Street. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The Dow climbed another 78 points. NASDAQ rose 103 points.
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It's almost like something out of "The Godfather".. Lynchburg police say they have no idea why someone left a deer's head on a woman's car Tuesday night.
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It happened in the parking lot of Candler's Station shopping center.
The woman.. who lives in Charlottesville.. came out to her car to find a freshly- severed deer's head on the hood.
Who did it and why remains a mystery.
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((CAPT. EUGENE WINGFIELD/LYNCHBURG POLICE: SPEAKING WITH HER, SHE HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR AND SHE ASSURES US THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON IN HER PERSONAL LIFE THAT WOULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HER. SHE FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT MAYBE ONE OF TWO THINGS: THAT SOMEONE MISTOOK HER VEHICLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S OR IT WAS JUST A RANDOM ACT OF VANDALISM.))
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Without knowing more about the motive, Wingfield says he's not even sure any laws have been broken.
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An 87-year old retired school teacher in Martinsville has lost more than 64-thousand dollars she's sent to phony Canadian Lottery mail drops. According to U-S Postal Inspectors, Mary Travis was told she'd won 140-thousand dollars, but that she had to send in a processing fee of 10-thousand dollars to collect her winnings. She's sent a lot of money to Canada, and gotten nothing but promises. After agreeing to cooperate with U-S authorities, Travis set out to Fed Ex a check to Toronto for 33-thousand dollars.
Federal authorities intercepted the package last week as part of their on-going investigation.

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Roanoke College credits all of its employees for a boom in freshman applications.
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The College has received nearly 27-hundred applications for about 4-hundred-fifty spots in next years freshman class. That's a record number .. up about 700 up from ten years ago and nearly three times the applications the school received 20 years ago. School officials say the record numbers allow the school to be more selective who it accepts.
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((RITA DITWILER/DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS-WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE SLIGHTLY MORE SELECTIVE IN THIS YEAR. USUALLY 88% , BUT MORE THIS YEAR IS COMING FROM THE TOP HALF OF THEIR CLASS.))
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The number of students who apply to the college on-line has risen 38-percent from a year ago. About half of the student body hails from Virginia.
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Stacy Compton talks about going to Talledega, is Grant Noel ready to take over the quarterback spot at tech
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and the latest on Michael Vick's draft status, which seems to go up and down like the stock market
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[graphic-michael vick] Michael Vick might not be drafted number. Negotiations have chilled. The San Diego Chargers were hurt badly by the last quarterback taken first, Ryan Leaf and the front office is adamant about not getting burned again by giving Vick a huge signing bonus and then the quarterback not developing.
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Vick wants a signing bonus of 12 million plus. The Chargers want a smaller signing bonus. San Diego has told Vick's agents his contract would be in the neighborhood of a number one pick but with more safeguards in case he does not develop into a starter. The Chargers are also considering running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
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Virginia Tech's spring football workouts wrap-up on Saturday. The game will mark the final opportunity before summer for Grant Noel to prove to the Tech coaches that he is not only willing and able to play quarterback for the Hokies. He says he's ready.
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The guys blocking for Noel and the other Tech quarterbacks is a subject Frank Beamer feels he has addressed this spring.
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The Winston Cup drivers are at Talladega this Weekend for the Talledega 500. It's the first restrictor plate race since Daytona, the track where Dale Earnhardt was killed.
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Stacy Compton, who was at Richmond recently practicing for the May race, is 25th in points after switching from Ford to Dodge.
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Compton finished 10th at Daytona. Talledega's super speedwway set up has some thinknig abbout Dale Earnhardt.
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Salem is bringing home two victories from its three game road trip to Myrtle Beach.
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Tonight Salem returns home to host Winston Salem. The Avalanche is five and seven so far in this young season.
First time manager Dave Collins examines HIS performance after every game.
He says so far, the season has been a lesson in patience.
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An important meeting tonight in Danville.
Jean Jadhon has more on this story, one we're working on for News 7 at 11.
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Keith, residents are getting their first look at plans to build a power plant in Danville.
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The Mirant Corporation wants to build a 870 megawatt natural gas-fueled power plant at the Airside Industrial Plant.

At this hour, Mirant is holding a public meeting at the Danville Regional Airport.
Company officials want to hear the public's comments and concerns.
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((EILEEN BRINTZINGHOFFER/MIRANT SPOKESPERSON: ITS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE WANT TO WORK COLLECTIVELY WORK WITH THEM.))
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Company officials are on hand tonight to answer the public's questions on anything from the environmental impact to safety issues.
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And Keith tonight at 11, we'll hear from residents on what their concerns are regarding the project.

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Roanoke's Mill Mountain Zoo has a new addition, an animal from Asia, that weighs close to 500 pounds. We'll show you the zoo's latest attraction tonight on News-7 at 6.