WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/25/01

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Coming up- Fire at a
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retirement home forces dozens of residents out....
Plus four people are arrested after a building collapse.
And we'll check out the kick off .. at Festival in the Park.
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Plus a 120 year old pair of Levis auctioned off- wait til you hear who bought them.
News 7 is next.

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Fire forces more than 50- patients from their rooms at a local nursing home.
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Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.

[Richfield-Fire]

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Fire broke out at the Richfield Retirement Community in Salem just after eight o'clock. Teresa Hamilton reports-- fire officials say a common safety device not only saved lives but thousands of dollars in damage.
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(( The fire started in a utility and maintenance room... in the Stewart Payne Assisted Living facility. When fire fighters got on the scene-- they say smoke was coming from the doors as well as the roof. 61- residents were evacuated-- while crews from Salem and Roanoke County went to work.
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Fire officials say a card board box containing a rolled up mattress was sitting too close to a gas boiler... and caught fire. Officials are also giving full credit to the facility's sprinkler system for keeping the blaze from spreading and preventing anyone from being harmed.
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Fire officials say if it weren't for the sprinkler--- the retirement home could have easily sustained a million dollar
s in damage. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Salem.))

[Building-Collapse]

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Four people are under arrest for the building collapse at a Jerusalem wedding.
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This was the scene as wedding guests danced at the reception on the third floor-
All was fine- until the floor gave way- sending people three floors below into the basement.
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The bride and groom were both injured in the blast- The bride is in the hospital-
The collapse happened when the third floor- gave way .. falling three floors and sending tons of debris onto the people who fell through.
Tonight the building's owner, the engineer, designer and contractor are all under arrest- investigators say building supports were taken out to cut costs and expand the floor below. [:20 20:16:13 funeral video]
Meanwhile, funerals took place today for some of the 23 guests who were killed.
Dozens are still missing and the death toll is expected to rise.
Among the dead.. a 3 year old and a 60 year old- More than 300 people were injured. [:33 plus pad]
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[Tax-Cuts]

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Just in time for the holiday weekend.. a tax cut agreement- that could mean more money in your pocket.
House and Senate negotiators reached a final agreement on a compromise one point three trillion dollar tax cut package-
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The plan calls for individual taxpayers to get a 300 dollar refund this year-
Married couples would get a 600 dollar refund. [CHANGE PINNACLE]
The plan would also get rid of the estate tax by the year 20-10.
And it would double the 500-dollar child tax credit to 1-thousand dollars. [CHANGE PINNACLE]
The plan would cut the top income tax rate from nearly 40 percent to 35 percent.
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[Festival]

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Festival in the park organizers were probably sweating this afternoon as the rain fell.
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But the sky cleared just in time for Georgia Avenue to take the stage and get things started at the Festival in the Park Kickoff Concert.
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Junior Brown and The Marshall Tucker Band headlined the concert.
Festival events continue everyday until Sunday June Third.
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[Retreat-Mascot]

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The Indian Coalition successfully fought for the elimination of the Indian mascot at Blacksburg High School...
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Now students and officials at Rural Retreat High School say they hope the effort doesn't reach their community.
Known as the Indians for decades, students say it represents pride and tradition.
Principal Michael Neal says he doesn't know of anyone trying change it, but says the community and school would fight it.
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Neal says he hopes to further educate people about Native American history through field trips and demonstrations.

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[Louisa-Bombing]

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A Newport News man will apparently spend life in prison without parole for killing his ex-girlfriend and her fetus with a bomb.
A federal judge today said that he will sentence Coleman Johnson Junior to life.
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Johnson put a pipebomb on the Louisa County doorstep of Tammy Baker in 1997.
Prosecutors asked for the death penalty, but the jury could not reach a unanimous decision.
So in September, the judge will formally sentence Johnson to life without parole.
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[Swain]

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Roanoke police have charged a 15-year-old girl with shooting a teenage boy two months ago.
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The girl is facing involuntary manslaughter and two firearms charges in the death of Neville Swain.
They had been playing with a 38-caliber gun inside an apartment on Elm Avenue one day last March.
Swain was shot once in the head, and died a few hours later at Carilion-Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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[B25-Plaque]

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Family members of five World War Two airmen killed in Bedford County 58 years ago will be gathering in Lynchburg Monday to honor their fallen relatives.
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A B-25 bomber, like the one you see here, crashed on Sharp Top Mountain during a training flight in February, 1943, killing the pilot and four crew members.
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A local pastor has raised three thousand dollars to erect a memorial plaque on the crash site.
The plaque will be dedicated during ceremonies on Monday at the Lynchburg airport.
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Several family members are expected to take a ride in a vintage B-25 bomber during the ceremony Monday.
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[Pearl-Harbor]

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A movie that promises to be a summer blockbuster, opened today in Roanoke with a tribute to veterans.
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The film, Pearl Harbor, cost 140- million dollars to produce, and includes sophisticated special effects.
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But seven men who know what it was really like to endure the surprise attack, gathered this morning at the Valley View Grande for a special ceremony.
George Overfelt was a gunner on the USS Cunningham, and says he hopes the movie will help young people appreciate the contributions of all World War II veterans.
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The Pearl Harbor veterans and other special guests attended a screening this morning, as the movie opened to the public.
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If someone gave you seven-thousand acres of land, what would you do with it?
That's the dilemma facing the University of Virginia tonight.
We'll explain.
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And he ratted out America's biggest crime family.
Now Sammy Gravano is accused of starting his own.
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((Hey sports fans here's a look at what's coming up on the big 7, The Roanoke Steam was going for their third straight win tonight Steve Epps is the new head basketball coach at Jefferson Forest, The Detroit Pistons new head coach is former U-V-A star Rick Carlisle and Mike Stevens has a report on the activities today at the Lowes Motor Speedway.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Gravano]

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Sammy The Bull Gravano is heading back to prison... He is the mobster depicted in the movie Goodfellas.
Gravano was in a witness protection program in Arizona- after his testimony sent John Gotti and other mob leaders to prison.
But prosecutors say Gravano did not go straight and instead started a mafia branch on his own in Arizona.
Gretchen Carlson has more.
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((Sammy the Bull Gravano found himself in a familiar place Friday morning -- a federal courtroom - this time to face charges he's moved from former mob informant to big-time drug kingpin. Gravano and his son pleaded guilty to running a multi-million-dollar ecstasy business in Arizona. Striking a deal with prosecutors means 10 to 15 for Gravano - instead of at least 20. Lynne Stewart -- Gravano's Attorney "It's not a bad deal for him ... they say the best deals are where everybody is unhappy." It looked like Gravano had chosen to clean up his act. In the early 1990s, he ratted on mob boss John Gotti - and although Gravano admitted to murdering 19 people himself - he only got 5 years behind bars - Gotti got life. After prison, the witness protection program moved Gravano to Arizona, where he set up a swimming pool business under the name Jimmy Moran. But the new identity wasn't enough to stop Gravano from a life of crime.
Mona Garafalo - Son killed by Gravano "I said if it were true ... that he deserves to go to jail. Now that he has admitted it even a sentence of 15 years is not enough." Gretchen Carlson Reporting Prosecutors say they had more than enough evidence against the Bull; hundreds of hours of wiretapped conversations describing Gravano as the boss of the drug ring, as well as testimony from an accomplice. Gravano and his son will be sentenced September 11th, but the entire Gravano family faces more drug charges in Arizona -- leaving many people to wonder whether government witnesses like Sammy the Bull can ever be cured of crime. Gretchen Carlson, CBS News, New York.))

[Ice-Cream]

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An ice cream recall to tell you about tonight.
Candy Shoppe Sundae Ice cream sold in 19 states including Virginia- is being recalled.
That's because the boxes did not specify that the product includes egg whites.
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The ice cream is sold at Friendly Ice Cream restaurants and at supermarkets. [NEXT PAGE]
Some people are allergic to eggs and the company mistakenly omitted "egg whites" from the ingredients lists.
Consumers can return the ice cream for a refund.
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[UVA-Donation]

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A billionaire has donated more than 7-thousand acres of land to the University of Virginia.
It's worth about 45-million dollars.
The estate is bigger than the city of Charlottesville.
It's the second-largest gift in the university's history, and more than doubles the university's land holdings.
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Roanoke's baby snow leopards are growing up... but how do you tell them apart?
We'll try to figure it out next on News 7.
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And would you pay 43-thousand dollars for a pair of old Levis?
What if they were more than a hundred years old?
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[Snow-Leopards]

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How do you tell baby snow leopards apart? That's exactly what workers at Mill Mountain Zoo are trying to figure out.
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The one male and two females were weighed this morning for the third time since their birth earlier this month. The babies have doubled their weight in the past two weeks. They now weigh an average of two pounds. Staff members photographed the cubs this morning to document special markings that will help identify the babies as they get bigger.
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[Science-Museum]

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Despite massive budget cuts, the new leader of the Science Museum of Western Virginia says he's excited about the year ahead.
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Stuart Hill recently stepped into the role of the museum's acting executive director. He takes over for former director, Ken Schutz, who recently left the museum for a job in Arizona. As Director of Education for the past year, Hill saw Schutz struggle to overcome budget difficulties caused by a lack of funding from the state. Dozens of employees were let go. But Hill says the museum is recovering.
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Hill will spend one year as acting director,. He says he's already been invited to apply for the permanent position.
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[Old-LEvis]

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It was just a couple of weeks ago that we told you about those really OLD blue jeans that were going up for bids.
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Tonight we can tell you the old Levi's sold- for more than 46-thousand dollars.
The bidder gets the oldest known pair of Levi's in existence.
Ironically the highest bidder is the company that made the jeans- Levi Strauss and Company bought the jeans for their historical value to the company.
It's believed the jeans date back to the late 1880's.
The jeans set a record.. for the highest price ever paid for a pair of denim.
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[S-Extra]

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Rick Carlisle is the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons and Jefferson Forest has a new head basketball coach.
But first our Extra Point.
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Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey says he'll retire after this years outdoor track season.
Bailey set the world record in the 100 meter dash while winning gold in 1996 in Atlanta.
And here are tonight's scores.
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[S-Steam]

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The Roanoke Steam reached the 500 mark last night with a 46 to 13 win over the Rochester Brigade.
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N-F-L star and former Ferrum college great Chris Warren was on hand for the coin toss before the game.
Steam quarterback Al Clark drops back to pass but instead he tucks it in and races down the field for a 30 yard touchdown and Roanoke led 7 to nothing.
Roanoke would score again quarterback Matt D'Orazio hooks up with Anthony Drakeford on the touchdown pass and the Steam led 23 to 10.
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D'Orazio puts it in the air again this time he hits Lindsey Fleshman for the T-D and Roanoke wins its third straight 46 to 13.
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[S-MLB]

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The New York Yankees were on the road at Cleveland yesterday.
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The Yankees fell behind early in the game.
In the bottom of the fourth, Omar Vizquel hits this grounder to centerfield scoring a run and the Indians took a 4 to 1 lead.
But the Yankees rallied scoring 3 in the fifth. Derek Jeter hits this single to
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right field Scott Brosius rounds the bases to score to make it 4 to 2 but Cleveland holds on to win it 6 to 4.
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That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.

[S-High]

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The Blue Ridge boys and girls soccer championships were canceled tonight because of the rain. The outcome of each tournament would not have mattered as far as seeding for the regionals.
Blacksburg is the number one seed and Byrd number 2 in the boys division.
Meantime, The Blue Ridge baseball tournament scheduled for Christiansburg tonight was postponed until tomorrow.

The games will be played at Alleghany.
And Jefferson Forest and Heritage will play for the Seminole District title tomorrow at Amherst.

[S-Coach]

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Steve Epps is the new head basketball coach at Jefferson Forest High School.
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The 33 year old Epps has coached at every level and he spent the past three years at Group A Page County.
Epps will bring an up tempo game to Forest but more importantly he stresses the team concept.
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[S-Carlisle]

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Former Virginia basketball player Rick Carlisle is a head coach in the N-B-A.
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Carlisle, a former Indiana Pacers assistant, was introduced yesterday as the new coach of the Detroit Pistons.
The 41 year Carlisle replaces George Irvin who was fired after a 32 and 50 season. He agreed to a 3 year deal worth between 5 and 6 million dollars.
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Carlisle helped the Boston Celtics win the N-B-A title in 1986 and he co-captained the U-V-A final four team in 1984.
The rain didn't stop activities at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. More later this morning.

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It rained again yesterday at the Lowes Motor speedway but they did get a little racing done.
Mike Stevens has more on another wet day at the track.
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Game three of the Western Conference playoff shifted to Los Angeles tonight and the game was late in the third quarter and Los Angeles was leading by 16 points.

[Refrigerator]

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The Frigidare Company has been searching for the oldest working refrigerator.. and they found one in Plainwell, Michigan.
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Paul Daniels' family bought this frigidare back in 1933... and it still runs.
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