WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/06/01

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A Danville man is arrested at a North Carolina airport -- officials say he was carrying 10 POUNDS of cocaine.
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AND ... The first tourist in space returns home .. ready to convince NASA space is for everyone.
More on those stories just ahead.
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[!!!!ANCHOR TAG!!!!] Police in North Carolina are looking into whether there's a connection between the arrests of two Danville men... both reportedly busted trying to traffic cocaine through Raleigh Durham International Airport. David Hairston was charged with felony conspiracy to traffic drugs in March. Johnnie Wilkerson is the latest Danville man busted at the airport - police say they found 750-THOUSAND dollars worth of cocaine in his luggage. Christine Rogers reports.
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That was Christine Rogers reporting

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The search is on in Franklin County for a missing teen.
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Authorities are looking for information on the whereabouts of 15- year old Steve Dillon the second. Acting on a tip-- yesterday officials searched the area around the Old Power Dam near Rocky Mount. The Franklin County high school student has been missing since April 27th. More than 40- people took part in yesterday's search-- which covered six different locations.
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[TAKE PINNACLE PAGE] Officials say anyone with information is being asked to contact either Roanoke police at 540-982-0055. Or the Franklin County sheriff's department at 540-483-3000.
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American Dennis Tito's six day journey into space is over. And he says it was the ride of his life.
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[vo-nat] The 60 year old millionaire goes into the history books as the first person to buy a ride into space.
He and two cosmonauts undocked from the international space station last night and landed safely this morning in Central Asia.
Tito says the trip was ``ten times better'' than he'd expected but says he has no plans to go back up in space. He says he wants other people to make the journey instead.
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The legal opposition mounts against the proposed merger of First Union and Wachovia.
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Last week a Virginia shareholder filed a lawsuit claiming the merger is structured to benefit bank officials - at the expense of shareholders. It's the second such lawsuit filed against the proposed deal. Terms of the merger have First Union acquiring Wachovia - exchanging two of its shares for each one of Wachovia's. The merger is expected to result in 7-THOUSAND job cuts.
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The Greenbrier Resort makes a change in a lawsuit against an attorney -- saying the case is NOT about money...
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The resort has reduced its lawsuit against attorney Barry Bruce from 36 million dollars to ONE dollar. The White Sulphur Springs hotel sued Bruce claiming his efforts to defeat the casino referendum brought ridicule and contempt to the hotel and its executives.
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While the chili cook off heated up downtown Roanoke yesterday... The Strawberry Festival provided folks with a little something to ease their sweet tooth... and cool them off.
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Dozens of volunteers prepared the sweet strawberries over shortcake, with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream to top it off. Many said it hit the spot on the hot day.
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A man on a mission makes today's Virginia Profile. His conviction was overturned - now he wants an apology from the Commonwealth. The story still ahead.
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And...
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[vo-nat] Los Angeles police investigate the mysterious shooting death of the wife of a 1970's TV star. The story a little later.
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Progress, access, financial success. Officials' claims of eminent domain have brought many ideas to life - successfully. But eminent domain's price can range anywhere from a piece of family land - to a line of homes or businesses - to an entire community.
Roanoke's predominantly -black Gainsboro area has paid the price - time and again - for the city's progress.
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There are now 60 homes in the community where once - 6-THOUSAND homes stood. Jennifer Miele looks back in today's Virginia Newsreel.
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(( A half century ago, when the old Norfolk and Western trains rolled into town, the last car on every train stopped in Northwest Roanoke.
Since the last car almost always carried black passengers, the Gainsboro area soon became the center of the black community.
But bit by bit, Gainsboro has been torn down and built over.
The Conference Center at Hotel Roanoke, a four lane highway, and the Norfolk Southern bridge each took a small chunk.
And it was eminent domain that paved the way for the Roanoke Civic Center.
Excitement ran high as many felt the city hit pay dirt... when it broke ground for the Civic Center in the late 60's.
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((WE'RE GOING TO EXPEDITE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CIVIC CENTER TO THE UTMOST.))
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Today, the Roanoke Civic Center brings thousands to the heart of Gainsboro, and generates millions in revenue.

While the city considers projects like the Civic Center to be a success, many still question the cost of that success... [TAPE 95-64 gainsboro]
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((EVELYN BETHEL/GAINSBORO RESIDENT: THEY'RE UPSET BECAUSE IT SEEMS NO MATTER HOW MERITUS OUR CLAIMS ARE, PEOPLE STILL COME THROUGH AND TEAR UP OUR COMMUNITY.))
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Author Mary Campagna-Hamlin chronicled what she called "the demise" of Historic Gainsboro.
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((MARY CAMPAGNA-HAMLIN/AUTHOR: IT WAS MORE THAN JUST THE BUSINESSES AND HOMES. IT WAS THE WHOLE FIBER OF THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT THAT WAS DESTROYED.))
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Campagna's dream was that her book would prompt others to ask questions and research the impact government projects have on their communities.
And years later ... her dream is coming true, thanks to people like Ellis Holmes.
Holmes is a member of the Roanoke Valley Cultural Exchange.
He says the black community has no interest in stopping progress, but they have a vested interest in being part of progress.
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((ELLIS HOLMES/ROANOKE VALLEY CULTURAL EXCHANGE: ONE PROJECT JUMPS UP, DOES ITS THING THING, THEN ANOTHER PROJECT JUMPS UP AND DOES ITS THING. WELL NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT EXCEPT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY GET KIND OF LOST IN THAT PROCESS.))
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Holmes says the Cultural Exchange is bringing together all ethnic groups to get involved in city planning.
And while eminent domain has changed Gainsboro's past, Holmes says the Cultural Exchange is focused solely on the future.
Jennifer Miele, News 7.))
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In sports, Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing picked up the first win of the 2001 season at The Pontiac Excitement 400.
Stewart passed Rusty Wallace with 38 laps to go to become the ninth different winner in 11 races.
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Wallace led a race high 276 of 400 laps, but finished third after being passed by Stewart.
The battle started with 43 laps to go as Stewart and Wallace went door-to-door for five laps. Stewart eventually took over at the start/finish line of lap 362.
The race was red flagged with five laps to go when Dave Blaney hit the wall at turn four, resulting in a green-white-checkered shootout. Stewart held on for the win in Richmond.
He gained his first career win at Richmond in 1999.
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Jeff Gordon was second, Wallace third.
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It's called "compassionate use." Experimental drugs are sometimes made available to very sick people - even if the F-D-A has yet to give its stamp of approval. But why are some patients still finding "no compassion" - while others are able to obtain the experimental drugs? 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl speaks with two cancer patients.
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That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

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In this week's health check, a new mammography screening center opens in Lynchburg. Craig County will soon have a full time doctor.
Plus the story of a local woman's bout with crohn's disease and the drug --she calls a miracle.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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For those who suffer with crohn's disease - it can be a painful --even life- threatening condition.
The disease causes the body's immune system to attack the gastrointestinal tract.... [tape 501-10, 5:47] leaving the colon or large intestine inflamed. But one doctor says a drug called Remicade is making all the difference for some patients.
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((DR. TOM NOBLE: IN PATIENTS WHO RESPOND TO IT. IT ACTS LIKE A CURE. IN THE SENSE THAT INFLAMED DAMAGED TISSUE RETURNS TO ALMOST NORMAL APPEARANCE))
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Misty Catron -- says it's changed her life.
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Also making medical headlines, Centra Health is expanding its mammography services to meet the needs of thousands of women in central Virginia. [tape 501-01, 19:15]
This week, Centra opened a new Mammography Screening Center on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg.
The center will eventually have four mammography machines --and will be able to screen more than a hundred women a day.
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((KAY BOWLING/CANCER CARE SERVICES DIRECTOR: ONE OF THE STUDIES THAT JUST CAME OUT FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS THAT WOMEN WHO HAVE AN ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAM HAVE A 60 PERCENT GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVING BREAST CANCER IF THEY'RE DIAGNOSED WITH IT. SO WE'RE REALLY PUSHING THE MESSAGE TO GET THE EXAM DONE))
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The old center on Tate Springs Road is now closed for renovations. [on-camera]
In other health news, Craig County will soon have a full time doctor.
Ever since Lewis Gale Clinic closed its office in New Castle more than a year ago -- Craig County has been without a full time doctor. [tape 501-07, 4:31 ]
But Doctor Donald Weibel who has been practicing part-time in New Castle --is planning to expand.
He plans to hire nurse practitioner Karen Porterfield --and stay open six days a week.
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Weibel hopes to go full-time in about a month. That's this weeks Health Check. I'm Joy Sutton.))

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Nearly 150 people gathered yesterday to put their best foot forward .... to help fight a debilitating disease.
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They came together in Roanoke County yesterday for the Great Strides fundraiser. Volunteers raised nearly 27-thousand dollars for cystic fibrosis research. That's about 9-thousand dollars more than what the event raised last year.
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((DAN KOMINSKY/VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER; IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT CF IS A GENETIC DISEASE, AND A VERY DAMAGING ONE. IT GOES AFTER PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUNG. MY WIFE IS NOW 29, WHICH IS A PHENOMENAL AGE FOR A WOMAN WITH CF. ))
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This is the fifth year the event has been held in the Roanoke Valley. Organizers say they have already started planning for next year's walk.
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Coming up .. Franklin County officials search for a missing 15-year-old boy.
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[vo-nat] AND .. a SECOND Danville man is busted in an international airport for alleged cocaine trafficking.
The latest just ahead.
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Three spotter planes, ten helicopters and four all-terrain vehicles raced to greet American millionaire Dennis Tito and two cosmonauts who touched down this morning in Central Asia.
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The 60 year old California business man made history as the first person to BUY a ride into space.
Both cosmonauts walked to a nearby medical tent for a checkup, but Tito was a bit unsteady so two men carried him to a chair.
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Tito paid around 20 million dollars for the six day trip.
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A tip led to an extensive search at a Franklin County dam yesterday...
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Authorities are looking for information on the whereabouts of 15- year old Steve Dillon the second. Yesterday officials searched the area around the Old Power Dam near Rocky Mount. The Franklin County high school students has been missing since April 27th. More than 40- people took part in yesterday's search-- which covered six different locations.
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Police in North Carolina have arrested two Danville men in the past two months for cocaine trafficking.
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The most recent arrest came late last week at the airport in Raleigh.
Police found 10 pounds of cocaine and have charged Johnnie Wilkerson of Danville with two counts of cocaine trafficking.
This is the second arrest of a Danville man through the airport interdiction program in recent months.
Danville's David Hairston was one of two charged in March when police confiscated 15 pounds of cocaine.
Police are investigating the possibility of a connection in the two cases.
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Police in California are still looking for the person responsible for shooting the wife of actor Robert Blake.

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Bonny Bakley was shot outside an Italian restaurant in the couple's car Friday night.
The former ``Baretta'' T-V star told police he had gone back inside the restaurant to pick up something he'd forgotten and returned to find she'd been shot.
Police say Blake has been questioned as a witness but is not considered a suspect. Investigators have searched his home in Studio City but aren't saying what, if anything, was found.
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Bedford police are hoping to have a special addition to their uniform in honor of the official dedication of the D-Day memorial.
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The department has ordered new badges that feature the memorial's now- familiar Overlord Arch.
The badges were designed by a Maryland company after a four- person committee submitted a number of photos and ideas.
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((TONY SULLIVAN/BEDFORD CITY POLICE: THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HONOR THE D-DAY VETERANS TOO. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS TRIBUTE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE WEAR OUR BADGES WITH PRIDE AND WE'RE ACTUALLY.. THAT'S OUR WAY TO THANK THE GUYS FOR D-DAY WHEN SOME OF THEM LOST THEIR LIVES ON JUNE 6TH.))
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Sullivan expects the badges to be finished in time for officers to wear them during the dedication next month.
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He calls himself a revolutionary.
He says he's been called an idiot by others.
But Victor Mottley has taken his case to the streets, and he says he won't stop walking until he gets an apology.
He's this week's Virginia Profile.
Ellen Qualls has his story.
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(( Victor Mottley has been marching for almost a month, in front of the State Capitol, the Attorney General's office, the Richmond courts, and City Hall.
He admits he was found guilty of solicitation of prostitution.
But on appeal, with a jury, the conviction was overturned.
But the Commonwealth mistakenly left it on his record, he says.
He tried to take the Commonwealth to court.
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((VICTOR MOTTLEY/PROTESTER: THEY SAID, WELL YOUR HONOR, WE MADE A MISTAKE. WE COST THIS MAN CREDIBILITY DAMAGE, FINANCIAL DAMAGE. BUT, WE'RE ASKING FOR A DISMISSAL ON THE GROUNDS OF GOVERNMENT AND SOVEREIGNTY IMMUNITY. THE JUDGE ALLOWED IT. I SAID YOUR HONOR, HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?))
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This week, he competed with a Bible reading marathon up the street.
Or maybe the Bible message backs him up.
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((WOE TO THOSE WHO DECREE UNRIGHTEOUS DECREES.))
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The state hands out about 70 permits a year for protests and rallies... but neither the Bible readers nor Mr. Mottley needed one out on the city sidewalk.
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((VICTOR MOTTLEY/PROTESTER: I HAD A YOUNG BLACK GUY COME UP TO ME ONE DAY. HE SAID YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. I TOLD HIM, I SAID, OKAY, YOU GO HOME AND TALK TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER. ASK HER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SIXTIES. I'M DOING THE SAME THING, I'M PROTECTING MY RIGHTS. I'M PROTESTING WHAT I BELIEVE WAS DONE WRONG TO ME.))
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((VICTOR MOTTLEY/PROTESTER: YOU HAD A GREAT LEADER, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. I GOT NOBODY. BUT IF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS ALIVE TODAY, HE'D BE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT BESIDE ME, AND SAYING WE'RE GONNA OVERCOME THIS.))
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Motley says he'll keep hauling his "don't tread on me" flag until the Commonwealth says it's sorry.
After three weeks, we're the first news crew to ask him why he's here.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

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Kentucky Derby highlights are still ahead in sports.
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In this weekend's Time Off... we're revisiting the site of Robert E- Lee's official surrender of the Civil War. Join us as we go to Appomattox Courthouse, still ahead.
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A former locomotive repair shop may soon get a make-over ...
It sits on former C-S-X property in Clifton Forge .. which has been sold to the Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Authority.
The new owners will spend three million dollars to refurbish the site, then market it to a new employer.

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Among the rolling hills of Central Virginia you'll find a tiny town that played a big role in Civil War history. In this week's Time Off Shannon Young takes us to Appomattox Courthouse.
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(( Past and present collide at Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park. Although it's been more than 136-years since the Civil War came to a symbolic end here, not a whole lot has changed at the courthouse. It was April 9th, 1865 that General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant and his federal forces. The act put the tiny town on the map.
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((The tavern owner's not home so I'm sure he won't mind us borrowing his porch.))
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[OUT Q=mind us borrowing his porch.]
Soldiers who'll take you on a tour of the town's hub where the one hundred or so residents would meet to talk and greet travelers. They'll show you what it was like to be a criminal behind bars in the town jail. And they'll direct you to the famous McLean House where the formal surrender papers were signed.
[SOT 22:01:03-22:01:13]
[IN Q=It was really a gentleman's agreement.]
((It was really a gentleman's agreement. It set the stage for reunification. There was talk of guerilla warfare but Lee would hear nothing of it.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=Lee would hear nothing of it.]
In the Visitor's Center you can track both armies' progress on an electric map, and watch slideshow's on Lee's retreat. And check out artifacts, like bullets and cannonballs found in the area. Then, head outside to stand on the stage road where Virginia's soldiers abandoned their cause.
[SOT (STANDUP) 22:14:35-22:14:45]
[IN Q=It was on this roadway...]
((It was on this roadway that Confederate soldiers surrendered their weapons while Union soldiers saluted. That display of respect helped set the tone for reconciliation in the years to come.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=reconciliation in the years to come.]
[SOT 22:04:48-22:04:58]
[IN Q=You can imagine what emotion...]
((You can imagine what emotion they were feeling as they gave up their flags to, in essence, the enemy. But they then realized they were all one country, we're all Americans now.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=were all Americans now.]
Who need only look to this park to see where the war's wounds started to heal. Shannon Young, News 7, Appomattox.))
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[take fs] For more information or directions to the Appomattox Courthouse - go to our web site at wdbj-7-dot-com and click on the Time Off icon.
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[11Boucher]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-27 TC-3:26]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke College]
A Hollywood producer had some words of advice for the 318 people who graduated from Roanoke College yesterday. Joe (boo-SHAY) Boucher's not only a producer with shows like "The Simpsons" and "King of The Hill" to his credit - he's a Roanoke College alumnus. News 7's Richard Lesko caught up with him before his speech.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I'm sure you're feeling]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Friday; :14]
[SUPER=01-Joe Boucher/"King of the Hill" Producer; :25]
[SUPER=@Richard2; :58]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=RL N7, Salem]
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[SOT TC-12:03]
[IN Q=I'm sure you're feeling...]
[OUT Q= graduate... hung-over]
((JOE BOUCHER/PRODUCER - "KING OF THE HILL"; SO DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY BE FEELING RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE NOT GOING OUT INTO THE WORLD UNPREPARED. I'M SURE YOU'RE FEELING THE SAME WAY I DID WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GRADUATE... HUNG-OVER.))
[RUNS= 10]
He doesn't look like your average commencement speaker. A 19-87 graduate of Roanoke College, Joe Boucher has made a name for himself, in animation. He was a business major in college, but a dream took him out west.
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[SOT - 15:21:01]
[IN Q= You know, all set to go...]
[OUT Q=make a movie.]
((BOUCHER; YOU KNOW ALL SET TO GO TO WALL STREET BEFORE I GOT THIS CRAZY IDEA TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD AND MAKE A MOVIE.))
[RUNS= 5]
A native New Yorker, he came to Salem on a leap of faith, never visiting the city or the school before he arrived. He says he drew on that experience in Hollywood.
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[SOT -15:19:27]
[IN Q=Being confidant, like I could...]
[OUT Q=from Roanoke College to Hollywood]
((JOE BOUCHER/PRODUCER - "KING OF THE HILL"; BEING CONFIDANT LIKE I COULD EXCEL IN A VARIETY OF AREAS CERTAINLY HELPED ME GOING TO HOLLYWOOD. COMING FROM LONG ISLAND TO ROANOKE COLLEGE WAS PROBABLY AS ALIEN AS GOING FROM ROANOKE COLLEGE TO HOLLYWOOD))
[RUNS= 14]
Saturday afternoon, he advised a fresh-faced group of graduates ready to make their own mark on the world. Boucher says he remembers his commencement, but in the rush of graduation, doesn't remember much of what was said.
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[SOT - 15:22:22]
[IN Q=I think it was Jeane...]
[OUT Q=my mother really loved her]
((BOUCHER; I THINK IT WAS JEANE KIRKPATRICK. REPORTER: DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING SHE SAID? BOUCHER: NO... BUT I REMEMBER MY MOTHER REALLY LOVED HER.))
[RUNS= 10]
Hopefully, Boucher has left more of an impression on the class of 2-thousand-one, than the former Ambassador to the United Nations left on him. RL, N7, Salem.))

[11Recruitment-Day]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=SatAM]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-17 TC-24:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Recent college grads are among those welcome to look for jobs with the city of Roanoke. Officials are recruiting to fill dozens of open spots with the Star City.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday the city partnered with the N-double-A-C-P to recruit potential applicants. Right now, there are 50 part time and full time jobs available with the city, ranging from summer lifeguard to deputy sheriff.
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[SOT 2:50:27]
[IN Q=this is not]
((BRENDA HALE/PRES. ROANOKE NAACP: THIS IS NOT JUST FOR MINORITIES IT'S ABOUT FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN HERE AND APPLY FOR A CITY POSITION.))
[SUPER=01-Brenda Hale/Roanoke NAACP President]
[RUNS=7]
[OUT Q=a city position.]
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[VO-NAT]
Those who came out to apply for a job yesterday, used the online system.
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[SOT 2:52:00]
[INQ=]
((KEN CRONIN/DIR. HUMAN RESOURCES: YOU CAN APPLY ON LINE, YOU CAN DO THAT AT HOME AND YOU CAN SUBMIT ON LINE GET A CONFIRMATION NUMBER ON LINE AND IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF THAT WAY.))
[SUPER=01-Ken Cronin/Human Resources Director;]
[RUNS=8]
[OUTQ=care of that way]
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[VO-NAT]
If you're interested in a job, you can apply at home. All you need to do is go to roanoke-g-o-v-dot-com.
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[Sports-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sports extra #3]
[GRAPHIC=None]

In sports extra this morning, next weekend when the Winston Cup drivers are taking a break for Mothers' Day, the competition will be heating up at the New River Valley Speedway.
Here to talk about the festivities is Stephanie Carroll.

[super=01-Stephanie Carroll/New River Valley Speedway;]
[b-roll runs=:40 obvious roll cue]
Next weekend some big names will be rounding the track in Radford, who will be there? You've made some changes to the track itself, what's different this year? How have you improved the facilities for the fans?

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford/July 2000;]
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