WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 06/18/01

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom - It's beginning to look a lot like summer with lots of sun and highs in the upper 80's. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your complete forecast coming up.

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A Roanoke woman shot in the back during an apparent domestic dispute remains in the hospital thiis morning.
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The 34- year old woman was shot Saturday afternoon in a room at the Jefferson Lodge Motel in Roanoke. Police have not released the woman's name but say she remains in stable condition. Her boyfriend has been charged with malicious wounding.
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[7-11Fatal-Monty]

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A motorcycle accident killed one person just outside Blacksburg. State police say it happened shortly before six last night at the intersection of Merrimac and Prices Fork roads. The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of family members.

[7-11Fathers-D-Day]

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Veterans and their families celebrated Father's Day at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.
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World War Two veteran George Lawter from South Boston brought several generations of his family to see the landmark. [shot at 8:21:18 of him holding baby and quick shot of baby at 8:21:32]
He says he wanted to show it to his children and grandchildren.
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((GEORGE LAWTER/WORLD WAR II VETERAN: I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE IT. IT'S REAL IMPRESSIVE.))
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((FW JAMES: BRING BACK OLD MEMORIES, THINK OF SOME OF THE FRIENDS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT. THEY CAN'T BE HERE AND I CAN, SO I THOUGHT I'D COME UP AND SEE IT.))
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Memorial staff members estimate that at least 14-thousand people came out this Sunday.
Thousands wanted to take advantage of the final weekend of free parking at the site.
Beginning Tuesday, visitors will have to pay 10 dollars for a year-long parking pass.
In just the four days following the dedication ceremony, 41-thousand people visited the memorial.
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[7-11Car-Show]

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Automobile history was a hot topic at the Explore Park over the weekend. The Roanoke Valley Region of the Antique Automobile Club rolled into town.
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Nearly 60 antique cars and trucks were on display. Organizers say the event drew all kinds of vehicles including a recently restored 19-57 Chevrolet tow truck, making its show debut. And, organizers say turnout for the first time event was great.
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((ROBERT PEDIGO/MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY'RE REALLY BEEN COMING THROUGH HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE. YES, A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN AND ALL OVER THE PLACE.))
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[vo-nat 3 plus pad] The group has close to 400 members throughout the region.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom - Keep the sunscreen handy today. More sun is on the way with highs in the upper 80's. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your work week weather coming up in just a couple of minutes.

[45-11Monty-Missing]

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A new crew relieved searchers looking for a missing Alzheimer's patient about an hour ago. The 83-year-old man disappeared from an assisted care facility near Blacksburg Saturday night.
Marya Jones has more.
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By air and by land, nearly 300 people turned out to help search for Thomas Marlow.
The 83-year-old man disappeared from an assisted living wing at Warm Hearth Village Saturday evening.
He suffers from middle-stage Alzheimers.
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((TAMBRA STONE/WARM HEARTH VILLAGE: HE KNOWS WHO HE IS, HE'S FAMILIAR WITH HIS FAMILY, BUT AS FAR AS CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION, THAT COULD JUST VARY, DEPENDING ON THE DAY.))
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Marlow is a former Virginia Tech animal science professor and longtime resident of Blacksburg.
He and his wife have lived in the Kroontje (KrUn-chee) Health Care Center at Warm Hearth Village since February.
Marlow wore an ankle band that normally alerts staff when Alzheimers patients try to leave the building.
Employees don't know why an alarm did NOT sound when he left.
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On the ground, rescue workers searched on ATVs and on foot with dogs.
The Virginia State Police and Civil Air Patrol searched above by helicopter.
It was a saddening spectacle for families of patients, many of whom were paying a Father's Day visit to the home.

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((TAMBRA STONE: IT'S VERY UNSETTLING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ... RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS IS GETTING HIM BACK HERE SAFELY AND ASSISTING THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. ))
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Authorities say Marlow may have been trying to find his way to his former home in Blacksburg.
Marya Jones, News-7, Montgomery County.))
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Authorities are asking for YOUR help in locating Marlow.
If you see him, please contact Warm Hearth Village at 540 - 953 - 3200, extension ZERO.

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Health care providers are questioning why residents in southwest Virginia are dying from heart attacks, diabetes and suicide at faster rates than the rest of the state. The Graduate Medical Education Consortium has sent out forms to area residents in hopes of solving the medical mystery. The information will be shared with the General Assembly, area physicians and others in the health care industry.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom - Sunglasses will come in handy today! It's shaping up to be another beautiful day with high's in the upper 80's. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has details coming up in a couple of minutes.

[8-11Roanoke-Shooting]

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An apparent domestic dispute leads to a shooting at a downtown Roanoke motel.
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A 34- year old woman was shot Saturday afternoon in a room at the Jefferson Lodge Motel in Roanoke. Police have not released the woman's name but say she remains in stable condition. Her boyfriend has been charged with malicious wounding.
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[8-Fatal-Ax]

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State police say a man from Goodview is dead, following a single- vehicle accident yesterday.
Authorities say the crash occurred just off route 886, nearly a mile south of Route 24 in Bedford County.
They say 35- year- old Charles Allen Pugh ran off the right side of the road, then swerved to the left side, and struck a utility pole.
Pugh died immediately after the crash.

[8-6-WV-Rally]

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Demonstrators are debating over the Confederate Flag today in West Virginia. The Sons of Confederate Veterans are upset by efforts to take the confederate flag off state capitols. They also want West Virginia to allow them a vanity license plate. The group is planning to demonstrate in Beckley and Princeton to promote the display of the confederate flag. A demonstration is also planned here in Virginia. The Sons of Confederate Veterans are upset over Governor Gilmore's move to expand his traditional designation of April as Confederate History Month.
They're planning to rally today at Richmond's famous statue of Confederate General Robert E- Lee.

[8-11Horse-Show]

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There's going to be a lot of horsing around in town today - as the Roanoke Valley Horse show gallops into town.
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This marks the 30th year of the region's longest running professional sporting event.
Organizers say this year, the competition is tougher and the economic benefit to the valley is worth millions.
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((JUNE CAMPER/HORSE SHOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; 13-POINT-7 MILLION WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE VALLEY. AND IT'S NEW MONEY, NOT MONEY BEING TURNED OVER, SO ITS A GREAT IMPACT FOR OUR VALLEY.))
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Tickets for the horse show range from 6-to-12 dollars. Proceeds go to the Bradley Free Clinic as well as several other charities throughout the area. (------------)