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[SUPER=@Denise1;]
[SUPER=@Leo1;]
The drug wars in Peru claim two American lives when a plane carrying missionaries is mistakenly shot down.
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And .. Pittsylvania County residents get a first look at a proposed power plant.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Peru-Plane]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Peruvian Air Force officials say it was a case of mistaken identity that led to the deaths of a missionary and her six month old daughter.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;]
The plane carrying the missionary family was fired upon yesterday after the pilot failed to identify himself.
35-year-old Veronica Bowers and her daughter were both killed when the plane crash landed in the Amazon River.
Her husband, 37-year-old Jim and their eight year old son Cory were not hurt. Veteran missionary pilot Kevin Donaldson was shot in both legs.
Peruvian officials thought the plane was carrying drug traffickers.
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[Quebec]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Police in Quebec are bracing for even more protesters today as the Summit of Americas continues.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Quebec City, Quebec;]
Demonstrators have vowed to cause even more unrest than they did yesterday.
Here's what it looked like as President Bush and leaders of 34 other Western Hemisphere nations gathered for the meeting.
Brazil's president says the protest ``is motivated by the fear of a free trade agreement or globalization without a human face.''
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[Power-Plant]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-22 09:42]
[GRAPHIC=Power Plant]
A new power plant may be coming to Pittsylvania County.
And residents there are getting the chance to check out the project firsthand.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.]
F-P-L Energy wants to build a natural gas-fired power plant between Danville and Chatham.
It would be located on 128 acres of land off Dry Fork Road near the county landfill.
On Tuesday, F-P-L Energy will give residents and county leaders a tour of a similar facility near Richmond.
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[SOT 16:30:44]
[IN Q=We want to be able]
((CAROL MOTELY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE ANY FEARS THEY MAY HAVE AS FAR AS NOISE LEVEL, OR ANYTHING ELSE SO THIS IS TO HELP DO THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Carol Motley/Economic Development Director]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=help do that]
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[VO-NAT]
The county will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May first.
That's when the Planning Commission is expected to vote on whether to rezone the property for the power plant.
The company hopes to begin construction sometime next year and have the plant open by 2004.
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[Ericsson-Earnings]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-17 15:26]
[GRAPHIC=Ericsson]
Layoffs may be on the way for Ericsson employees in Lynchburg.
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[Take Pinnacle Page 100]
Ericsson says sales are DOWN five percent, so the company will cut 12-thousand jobs worldwide and remove seven thousand consultants from the payroll.
The company blames a reduced demand for cell phones.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape]
Ericsson employs 500 people at its Lynchburg division.
No word yet on who - if anyone - will be cut from that facility.
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[Stonewall-Jackson]
[ANCHOR=Leo]
[NEWSCAST=Saturday a.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]
He's is best known for his title as Confederate general.
But before he was "Stonewall" Jackson, Thomas Jonathon Jackson lived a quiet life in Lexington.
Shannon Young takes us to his home in this week's edition of Time Off.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=His nickname serves as a testament...]
[SUPER=03-Lexington, VA; :07]
[SUPER=01-Megan Newman/Curator; :26]
[SUPER=@Shannon1;1:35]
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((His nickname serves as a testament to his intimidating presence in the Civil War Valley Campaign of 1862.
In the same manner, Stonewall Jackson's home stands as a memorial to the hero's little known private side.
This 3-story townhouse is the only home Jackson ever owned.
And some of the furnishings, like these two prints purchased on his honeymoon with his second wife, show he filled it with dreams.
[SOT 2:19:08-2:19:26]
[IN Q=They reflect the two things...]
((They reflect the two things that were the most important to Jacksoon here in his life: his spiritual life and his family. He was pleased to finally purchase this house, settle down and get started raising a family.))
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[OUT Q=get started raising a family.]
Jackson's wish for a large family never came true, but that didn't stop him from preparing the house for children.
[SOT 2:15:30-2:15:41]
[IN Q=When he and his wife...]
((When he and his wife first purchased the house they introduced stoves to the house. They introduced a cook stove and a couple of heating stoves to improve the quality of life here in mid-1900 century Lexington.))
[RUNS-:11]
[OUT Q=here in mid-1900 century Lexington.]
Jackson left Lexington in April of 1861 to join the Confederate Army, and never returned.
The home eventually became a hospital.
But restoration efforts in the late 1970's returned the dwelling to its Jackson era appearance.
[SOT 2:17:6-51-2:18:03]
[IN Q=In our permanent collection... .]
((In our permanent collection we're really quite fortunate to have a number of pieces that belonged to the Jacksons when they lived in this home. Most of these came to us from Jackson family members.))
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[OUT Q=from Jackson family members.]
Tours highlight the kitchen, a bedroom, dining room, study and parlor.
The grounds feature a garden Jackson was said to tend to regularly complete with plantings that were popular during his time.
[SOT 2:38:07-2:38:20]
[IN Q=If you want to learn more...]
If you want to learn more about Stonewall Jackson there are plenty of books about the man, including this one written by a noted Virginia Tech professor who'll be here in May for a book signing. Shannon Young, News 7, Lexington.))
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[OUT Q=STD]
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[TAKE WEB ADDRESS FS]
If you would like directions or more information on Stonewall Jackson's Home Place, check out our website at WDBJ-7-dot-com and click on the Time Off suitcase.
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[School-Absentees]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It wasn't a case of students skipping school - but parents keeping kids from class. And school officials say they had to do something.
So six Patrick County residents are charged with failing to send their children to school.
The County Sheriff says the kids involved have missed about half of this year's class days.
The parents could be fined up to 500 dollars.
[Sports-Plays]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sports plays]
[GRAPHIC=WNBA]
In sports, The NFL Draft gets underway today at noon, but yesterday the WNBA drafted its new stars into the league, including some talent from our state schools.
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[vo nat]
[super=03-Secaucus, NJ;]
The first player selected was Lauren Jackson, Seattle gets the Australia center.
Tennessee forward Tamika Catchings was the third player taken, she goes to Indiana.
Virginia Tech's Tere Williams was selected in the third round, she will play for Phoenix as the 45th overall pick
and Virginia star forward Svetlana Volnaya will play for Detroit as the 38th pick.
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[ANCHOR=Leo 2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
If you're still looking to fill your schedule this weekend, here's some ideas from the weekend calendar.
[Take full screen calendar board]
[Chyron 7157]
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[IN Q=Hello I'm Brent]
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[OUT Q=for roast chicken]
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In this week's Weekend Diner we're roasting chicken with a quick and easy baste that anybody can make...
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[IN Q=Well here we are ]
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[OUT Q=That's another Weekend Diner.]
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[Take FS Chyron 7153]
If you would like Brent's roasted chicken recipe or any recipe you see on Weekend Diner - check out our web site at WDBJ-7-dot com - just click on the Weekend Diner Icon. 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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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up... Riot police in Quebec brace for more violence today in opposition of the Summit of the Americas.
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And .. The State Supreme Court gives a local business a big win.
We'll have more on those stories coming up in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot hello]
[2-Quebec]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Protesters have vowed to cause even more unrest today at the Summit of Americas.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Quebec City, Quebec;]
Yesterday demonstrators tore down the barricades separating them from world leaders.
President Bush and leaders of 34 other Western Hemisphere nations are gathering for the meeting.
Brazil's president says the protest ``is motivated by the fear of a free trade agreement or globalization without a human face.''
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[2-Peru-Plane]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Peruvian Air Force officials say they thought the plane they shot down yesterday was carrying drug dealers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;]
But the plane was actually carrying a missionary family.
It was fired upon after the pilot failed to identify himself.
35-year-old Veronica Bowers and her daughter were both killed when the plane crash landed in the Amazon River.
Her husband, 37-year-old Jim and their eight year old son Cory were not hurt. Veteran missionary pilot Kevin Donaldson was shot in both legs.
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[Caldwell-Butler]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-05 tc 2:00:52]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A host of former and current Virginia Republicans honored a former 6th district congressman last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Caldwell Butler served in the Virginia Legislature and then in the House of Representatives, retiring in 1983.
[SUPER=@file/1974]
As a republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, Butler made waves voting FOR articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon.
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[SOT 5:38:20]
[IN Q=He was a member...]
[SUPER=01-Bob Goodlatte/(R) 6th District Congressman; :00]
((Bob Goodlatte/(R) 6th District Congressman;HE WAS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO SERVED DURING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, THE IMPEACHMENT OF RICHARD NIXON. HE ACTED WITH GREAT COURAGE, GREAT INTEGRITY))
[SUPER=01-Caldwell Butler]
((CALDWELL BUTLER/(R) FORMER 6TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN; IT MEANS I'VE HAD A LONG CAREER... ...MYSELF AND MY WIFE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.))
[RUNS=24]
[OUT Q=really appreciate it.]
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[VO-NAT]
Congressman Bob Goodlatte has introduced legislation to the house that would rename the main post office in Roanoke the M-Caldwell Butler building.
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[Indian-Donation]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-12 TC43:51]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A NORTH CAROLINA Indian tribe donated 14-thousand dollars to VIRGINIA's Republican Party.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cherokee Co., NC;]
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians owns that state's only gambling casino.
The Republican Party of Virginia says it does NOT know why the Cherokee tribe is the party's 16th largest donor this year.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=And when you raise 9-point-7]
[sot tape 13:35:30]
((ED MATRICARDI/REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA: AND WHEN YOU RAISE 9-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS, I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHY EACH CONTRIBUTOR GIVES MONEY, OR WHO HAS SOLICITED THEM TO GIVE THAT MONEY. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE OUR OWN FUNDRAISERS HERE AT THE STATE PARTY. BUT TONS OF PEOPLE SOLICIT MONEY FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS FOR THE PARTY. SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE DETAILS ON THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Matricardi/Republican Party of Virginia;]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=know the details on that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Cherokee attorney tells NEWS 7 that the tribe wants to influence Republicans nationally.
Indian casinos are, after all, regulated by appointees of the President.
So the tribe was advised by Republicans to give in Virginia, where there are NO campaign contribution limits.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=They were advised to give]
[sot tape 14:58:20]
((BILL KINCAID/ANTI-GAMBLING LOBBYIST: THEY WERE ADVISED TO GIVE IN A STATE LIKE VIRGINIA. AND SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH MOVEMENT FOR CASINOS, EVEN THROUGH THE INDIAN BANDS HERE IN VIRGINIA, TO GET CASINOS. SO, IT'S JUST KIND OF A STRANGE ANOMALY.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Kincaid/Anti-Gambling Lobbyist;]
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[OUT Q=kind of a strange anomaly.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Cherokees say, for the record, they have NO plans to try to open a casino in Virginia.
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[Shelor]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#01-15 TC25:06]
[GRAPHIC=Shelor/Montg Co.]
A local business wins big on an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
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[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
The court says Shelor Automotive Group is not responsible for paying the county's merchant tax because it's car inventory, which the tax is based on, was not physically in the county on tax day.
Moving the cars was an attempt by Larry Shelor to avoid the charges he says are unfairly high.
The County now has to find a way to make up for an estimated 3-hundred and 50-thousand dollars in revenue.
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[SOT-2:58:25]
[IN Q=I DON'T KNOW]
((BOBBY PARKER/COUNTY SPOKESMAN; I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SERVICES BE REDUCED WHETHER TAXES OR OTHER AREAS BE INCREASED OR HOW THE GAP IS CLOSED. WE WANT TO PAY OUR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES THAT'S BEEN OUR INTENTION ALL ALONG, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GIVE THE COUNTY WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO FIND A SOLUTION.))
[SUPER=01-Robert Parker/County Spokesman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Larry Shelor/Shelor Automotive Group; :06]
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[OU Q=FIND A SOLUTION]
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[VO-NAT]
Two ideas that have been suggested are revenue sharing and inventory caps on the tax.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Still to come on News 7 Saturday Morning....... Crocodile Dundee visits L.A. - and we'll take you along on the journey -
[ANCHOR=Leo]
And -
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[VO-NAT]
An intimidating portrait of a racing legend is on display in Franklin County - We'll have details after the break.
But first if you are traveling today........
[Leo ad-lib the travel forecast -- WX PRO]
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[ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump]
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[Alcoholism]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=501-02 12:13]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It's a problem that's often overlooked in the war on drugs.
But alcohol is still the number one drug problem facing America today.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has the story of one mans struggle to overcome the addiction.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=For the past four years]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;00]
[SUPER=07-Danny Moore;16]
[SUPER=01-Joyce Hawthorne/Mount Regis Center;51]
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((
For the past four years, Danny Moore has been sober --trying to rebuild his life.
A life that alcohol almost destroyed. Over the years, he lost several jobs because of his drinking-- had financial problems --and problems at home.
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[SOT1;37:17]
[IN Q=It's bad when the family doesn't]
((IT'S BAD WHEN THE FAMILY DOESN'T KNOW WHOSE COMING HOME WHETHER IT'S JECKEL OR HYDE. I COULD COME IN AND BE IN A GOOD MOOD AND THE LEAST LITTLE THING WOULD SEND ME INTO A RAGE.))
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[OUT Q=into a rage]
He tried treatment three times, but always went back to drinking. He says it wasn't until the last time at Mount Regis Center --that he was ready to give up alcohol for good.
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[SOT1:38:43]
[IN Q=I don't think it's so hard to]
((I DON'T THINK IT'S SO HARD TO REALIZE THAT A PERSON HAS A PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S HARD FOR A PERSON TO ACCEPT --AND MOST OF ALL BE WILLING DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT PROBLEM))
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[OUT Q=about that problem]
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[SOT1:21:47]
[IN Q=Recovery is a life long process]
((JOYCE HAWTHORNE/MOUNT REGIS CENTER: RECOVERY IS A LIFE LONG PROCESS. TREATMENT IS JUST THAT TREATMENT. GOING THROUGH MEDICAL DETOX AND THE ABSTINENCE FROM THE CHEMICAL THEN THE RECOVERY IS ACTUALLY LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT THAT))
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[OUT Q=to live without that]
And Moore says if there was any message he could give to other alcoholics --it would be that there is hope --but they have to be willing to change.
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[SOT17:58]
[IN Q=I've seen what happens if I go backl]
((I'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS IF I GO BACK. JUST FOR TODAY -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOD HAS IN MY LIFE FOR TOMORROW. BUT I KNOW FOR TODAY I HAVE NOT INTENTIONS ON TAKING THAT DRINK))
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[OUT Q=taking that drink]
Joy Sutton News 7, Roanoke Co.))
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[TAKE WEBSITE F/S 4472]
For more information on alcoholism - you can visit the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence website.
You can find a link on our website at www.wdbj7.com.
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[6Franklin-Mural]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-06 1:53:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Dale Earnhardt fans may spot him at the Franklin County Speedway tonight.
Marya Jones says Whitey Taylor has hired an artist to produce a two-story high mural of The Intimidator... using spray paint.
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[IN Q=NATS racecar]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tony Tyler/Artist; :21]
[SUPER=01-Whitey Taylor/Franklin Co. Speedway Owner; :52]
[SUPER=@Marya2; 1:19]
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[SOT 4:28:34]
((NATS: RACE CAR TO GUY PAINTING))
[RUNS:03]
Franklin County Speedway is gearing up to open for the season with a fresh coat of paint...
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[SOT]
((NATS: SPRAY PAINT))
[RUNS:02]
And graffiti artist Tony Tyler is gearing up with a fresh can of spray paint.
The Brooklyn, New York, native is painting a two-story mural of racing legend Dale Earnhardt on a building at the track.
Owner Whitey Taylor paid him 2-thousand dollars to do it.
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[SOT 4:32:39 - :47]
((TONY TYLER/ARTIST: I NEVER HAD AN IDEA THAT I WOULD END UP IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE'S COWS AND THINGS SPRAYIN' ON BUILDINGS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S DOING BETTER HERE THAN IT WOULD DO BACK HOME.))
[RUNS:08]
Tyler began his art at 12 -- spray-painting on subway cars near Coney Island.
Last year, he moved to Roanoke.
In no time, he'd made his mark.
You can see his murals on buildings all over Northwest -- from these oil paintings on 11th Street... to graffiti murals on the side of the Esquire Barber Salon.
Speedway owner Whitey Taylor saw his work and hired him to paint his largest mural yet.
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[SOT 4:49:46 - 56]
((WHITEY TAYLOR/SPEEDWAY OWNER: I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN AUTO RACING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL FEEL LEFT OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T GET TO GO TO A FUNERAL, IT'S LIKE THERE'S BEEN NO CLOSURE FOR THEM.))
[RUNS:10]
Tyler doesn't know much about racing OR Dale Earnhardt, but says he enjoys painting the likeness of a man who meant so much to fans.
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[SOT 4:34:05 - :15]
((TONY TYLER/ARTIST: GOD BLESS HIM WHEREVER HE'S AT. THIS MURAL IS DEDICATED TO HIM. I GUESS HE'S SEEING IT FROM SOMEWHERE. AND I HOPE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EARNHARDT FANS APPRECIATE IT, TOO. RIGHT HERE IN ... WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS PLACE AGAIN?))
[RUNS:10]
It's an artist's tribute to a man who's known for trading a little paint himself.
Marya Jones, News-7, Franklin County.))
[Vick]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=SP-85]
[GRAPHIC=Michael Vick]
Michael Vick can hold those travel plans for California. He'll know this afternoon if he's heading for Georgia instead.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-2000 Season;]
The San Diego Chargers traded away their right to the first pick in today's N-F-L draft to the Atlanta Falcons.
The trade came after San Diego could not come to contract terms with Vick.
The Falcons have hinted they are very interested in the former Tech quarterback - we'll find out today at noon.
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[Art-Show]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-09 tc: 1:07:07]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The winners have been announced for this year's Art Show in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Best in show went to James Crable's "Second Avenue at 81st Street" -- he'll get a six hundred dollar prize.
"The Picture in Dad's Pocket" by Cileen Fletcher took third.
"Asia Minor Endpaper" by William Rutherfoord took second place.
And first place, getting the award of excellence went to "Bone Suite two" by Robert Sulkin.
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The Art Show started yesterday.
It runs until mid August at Center in the Square.
[Profile-Promo]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=VA Profile]
[GRAPHIC=Va Profile]
For many students, they're a friend, mentor, and at times a support system.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Guidance counselors like Blacksburg High School's Debbie Campbell are an integral part of making education work.
Campell describes the guidance office as the hub of the building with students always coming and going.
The job entails tons of paperwork, recommendations, but for Campbell, it's the contact with students that makes her job special.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I need more]
((DEBBIE CAMPBELL/GUIDANCE COUNSELOR; ))
[SUPER=01-Debbie Campbell/Guidance Counselor;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=more of a difference]
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[VO-NAT]
Tomorrow in our Virginia Profile, we learn why Camebell feels right at home walking the halls of Blacksburg High.
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