WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 06/19/01

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Deciding to take a certain acne drug could be like choosing between two evils.
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Plus, local murder investigators go looking for one body and discover another.
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Tonight on the Big 7 - we're back in the ring at the Roanoke Valley Horse show with the hoofing Hokies. Some Junior golfers are getting a summer-long introduction to the game.
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[VO-NAT]
And the man who has defined the game of baseball for more than a dozen years is calling it quit. Cal Ripken speaks later in sports.
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[WX-Head]
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Hot weather comes to an end after Wednesday. The replacement will be a bit noisy as thunderstorms move in. Details next.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 3-Shot]

News 7 is next.
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Authorities hope a discovery at the bottom of Philpott Lake will help solve a murder mystery.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
Keith Humphry is off tonight.

[Patrick-Body]

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Deputies HOPED to link a body found in a barrel in Philpott Lake in Patrick County to three-year-old a Nelson County murder case.
Instead they cracked the case of a Martinsville woman missing for 12 years.
Information from the medical examiner in Roanoke confirmed the person's identity.
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The medical examiner's office is where we find Marya Jones with more.
Shannon, all the medical examiner would confirm tonight is that the body had been underwater for quite some time.

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Details on the sex, identity or the cause of death may not available until tomorrow OR after.
And they still can't say for sure that this is the body they were looking for... but it was a tip from Nelson County investigators working a murder case there that led to the discovery.
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[SUPER=01-Capt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :21]
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(( It only took Henry County divers two hours to locate the body near Union Bridge.
They found it badly decomposed inside a sealed 55-gallon metal drum ... about 60 feet beneath the surface of Philpott Lake in Patrick County.
The search began based on a tip from Nelson County authorities.
They had information that it could be a man who'd been missing there for nearly three years.
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((CAPT. KIMMY NESTER: THERE WAS A PROBABILITY THAT THEIR VICTIM'S BODY HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF IN PHILPOTT LAKE BASED ON AN INVESTIGATION THAT THEY'D CONDUCTED.)) [RUNS:07]
The case has drawn in participants now from Henry County, Nelson County, Patrick County and the state police.
All are ready for the possibility that a crime from any jurisdiction could have led to their discovery in the lake.
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((CAPT. KIMMY NESTER: THE BIGGEST THING IS WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO THE VICTIM IS NOW TO TRY TO PUT THE PUZZLE TOGETHER TO SEE WHICH WAY THE STORY LEADS. :53 SO, WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S NELSON CO'S CASE AND WHICH DIRECTION IT'S GOING TO TURN.)) [RUNS:09]))
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[Haynes]

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Will his client face a charge of first degree murder, or capital murder?
Christopher Haynes' attorney wants to know.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Haynes is the man accused of killing 20- year- old Tina Foster earlier this year.
The Hooters waitress disappeared in late January, and her body was later found in her car outside a Roanoke motel.
Haynes currently faces a charge of first degree murder, but his attorney Wayne Inge (inj) says prosecutors have considered a direct indictment for attempted rape and capital murder.
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((WAYNE INGE/HAYNES' ATTORNEY: IT IS IN HIS INTEREST THAT THE CHARGE STAY RIGHT WHERE IT IS. I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, BUT IT'S AN AWKWARD POSITION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW PRECISELY WHAT I HAVE TO DEFEND.)) ((BETTY JO ANTHONY/DEPUTY COMM. ATTORNEY: ANY OTHER CHARGE WOULD BE AT THE OPTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY ON REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE, AND SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANOTHER CHARGE FILED.))
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[SUPER=01-Betty Jo Anthony/Prosecutor; :10]
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[OUT Q=has not been another charge filed.]
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A judge has agreed to hear arguments on the issue next week.[Lost-Fire]

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Officials in Rockbridge County hope lightning doesn't strike twice.
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Lightning sparked a forest fire in a remote part of the county.
It started late Sunday evening just south of Adams Peak.
No private land or structures are involved.
The blaze is approximately 300 acres.
Authorities say the fire's located in treacherous terrain.
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((PAT EGAN/DISTRICT RANGER; THIS FIRE IS EXTREMELY REMOTE AND EXTREMELY RUGGED. THERE'S NO ROADS THAT REALLY GO RIGHT UP INTO IT SO ITS ALMOST A TWO HOUR WALK FOR THE CREWS INTO THE FIRE. IT'S VERY STEEP, SIXTY TO NINETY PERCENT SLOPES, VERY ROCKY, HUCKLEBERRY BRUSH THAT'S VERY DEEP.))
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The fire does not affect the parkway, Appalachian Trail, or any other recreation areas.
Officials say fire season ended in mid May, so a fire of this is magnitude is very unusual.
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[Earley]

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Thirty years after being a Boys State participant, Mark Earley returned to the convention as the Republican candidate for governor.
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Earley used his speech before several hundred Boys State delegates to outline his new agenda to improve education in Virginia.
The former attorney general wants to reduce class sizes, provide scholarships to low- income students and give teachers a pay raise.
But Democrats say Earley supported a budget with no teacher raises and is "repackaging" himself for the campaign.. Earley denies that.
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((MARK EARLEY/(R) CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WITH ME IT'S GOING TO BE A PRIORITY AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT POLITICS. IT'S PERSONAL WITH ME BECAUSE I'M A PRODUCT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF VIRGINIA AND MY CHILDREN.. I HAVE SIX OF THEM, FIVE OF THEM ARE SCHOOL AGE, ALL OF THEM GO TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.. SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MAKE A COMMERCIAL.))
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[VO-NAT]

For the record, Warner's campaign says he also attended public schools while growing up in Indiana and Connecticut.
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[Mason-Dixon]

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Mark Warner's own T-V ad touts him as the hero of the hills.
He'd better be if he wants to win, according to our latest NEWS 7- Mason-Dixon poll.
Richmond Bureau Chief Ellen Qualls has the numbers on the race for governor.
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((HERE COMES MARK WARNER, THE HERO OF THE HILLS.)) [RUNS:04]
After a month of heavy T-V face time, and in the week after voters around the state picked him two urban running mates, Democratic candidate Mark Warner is still up.
In our latest NEWS 7/Mason-Dixon poll, Warner leads Republican Mark Earley by five percentage points, 45-40, in a poll with a margin of error of plus or minus four points.
But Mark Earley has gained ground since our last poll in March, when Warner had a seven point lead, and it was a 44-37 contest.
Since March, of course, Earley's won his party's nomination in a June 2nd convention, stepped down from the Attorney General's office, and hit the fundraising trail to try to erase a huge cash disadvantage.
The Warner ads have clearly paid off in name recognition.
95 percent in our poll recognize the Democratic entrepreneur.
87 percent recognize Republican Earley, even though he's held statewide office for three years.
But its the regional results that best show what Mark Warner's strategy is and has to be to win.
He is strong in his home base of northern Virginia, with a 50-35 showing over Earley.
He is almost equally strong in Roanoke and Southwest, with a 49- 36 advantage.
And even on Earley's home turf of Hampton Roads, Mark Warner has a 46 to 40 percent edge.
Not surprisingly, Mark Earley wins in Lynchburg and Southside, where he polls 43 percent support to Warner's 38 percent.
Earley also takes the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont regions with 47 percent to Warner's 40 percent.
But for comparison, Republican George Allen won those regions by about 20 and 25 percentage points in last fall's poll.
They have lately been bigtime Republican country.
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(( VOTE IN THIS ELECTION TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN HOME.)) [RUNS:04]
So expect more rural flavor from the Democrat who wants to keep those margins close.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

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Virginia's about to drop 30-million dollars on an ad campaign targeted at nine- ten- and eleven year-olds.
Find out why when News 7 at Six returns.
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[VO-NAT]

And the Comair strike could be over by the end of the week, as pilots begin voting on a new contract.
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[Franklin-supers]

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Franklin County Supervisors today took the first step to repair damage done by the textile industry's mass exodus.

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The board approved guidelines for existing companies to apply for "training grants."
The grants would give Franklin County businesses money to re-train their employees in order to stay competitive in today's job market.
Since Lane Furniture is about to close, officials say the company could use the money to train employees for other lines of work.
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((RICHARD HUFF/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: IT'S TOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND RETRAIN WHILE THEY SUPPORT A HOUSEHOLD. AND WE'VE GOT TO BE CREATIVE AND THINK OF WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE THEIR SKILLS UPGRADED OR WHO WANT TO START ANOTHER BUSINESS.))
[SUPER=01-Richard Huff/Franklin County Administrator]
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Officials hope to increase the amount of training grant money that is available to Franklin County businesses each year.
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[Comair-Vote]

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Unionized pilots at Comair are voting on a new contract.
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Pilots based at Comair headquarters in Northern Kentucky began voting this afternoon.
Pilots based at Comair's other hub in Orlando begin voting tomorrow.
The 86-day strike that's crippled the regional airline could be over by Friday if pilots ratify the tentative deal.
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[Greenbrier-Flights]

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Paid vacation is taking on new meaning for patrons of the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
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[SUPER=03-White Sulphur Springs, WV/October 2000]

The resort has opted to subsidize flights between Greenbrier Valley Airport and Atlanta beginning July first.
Delta Connection regional jets operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines will fly in and out every day until October 31st -- the end of the resort's peak season.
Greenbrier Resort's president says he hopes the service will allow guests more time to enjoy resort activities.

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[Stocks]

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Another mixed close for stocks today. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The DOW dropped 49 points.
NASDAQ gained four.
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[Accutane]

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Patients who decide to take the acne medication --Accutane -- might be putting their mental health at risk.
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The F-D-A says some patients have become depressed or developed serious mental problems while taking the medication.

And now patients must sign an informed consent form to take Accutane.
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((DR. GARY GROSS/LEWIS-GALE CLINIC; THE FDA ASKED US TO INFORM IN WRITING THE PATIENTS ABOUT THE RISK OF DEPRESSION OTHER PSYCHIATRIC SIDE EFFECTS AND THE POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION WITH SUICIDE))
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[OUTCUE=association with suicide.]
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The consent form says some patients taking Accutane have had thoughts of hurting themselves or putting an end to their lives.
Dermatologist Gary Gross says the drug is the only hope for some acne sufferers.
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((DR. GARY GROSS/LEWIS-GALE CLINIC; WHEN PATIENTS FAIL OTHER TREATMENTS WE NORMALLY USE OR THERE REALLY HAVE SEVERE DISEASE THAT'S CAUSING SCARING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT THEN ACCUTANE BECOMES REALLY VIABLE AND OFTEN THEIR ONLY OPTION))
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Gross says no one knows for sure if Accutane actually causes mental problems. But he says patients should be aware of the risks.
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[Tobacco]

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Virginia chose to devote ten percent of its national tobacco settlement money to help fight youth smoking.
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22 ad agencies submitted proposals.
Today, the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, appointed by the Governor, awarded a three year, 30 million dollar contract for anti-smoking ads aimed at middle schoolers.
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((SEN. EMMETT HANGER/R-AUGUSTA CO.: WE NEED TO MAKE A CLEAR DISTINCTION OUR EFFORTS AND MONIES THAT WE'RE GONNA USE TO DEVELOP A CAMPAIGN ARE NOT DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY AGAINST TOBACCO, BUT AGAINST UNDERAGE AND YOUTH SMOKING, AND THAT IS OUR TARGET. AND WE WILL HAVE CLOSE TO 30 MILLION OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.))
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[OUT Q=over a three year period.]
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Health advocates say ten percent is NOT enough to spend on fighting teen smoking.
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The Richmond ad agency that won the anti-smoking contract made its name in that city promoting a locally brewed beer.

[Young]

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A Martinsville lawyer convicted of tax evasion has lost his latest legal fight.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/January]

Rickey Young wanted to be part of his defense team at his trial in federal court earlier this year.
The judge turned him down, and rejected several other pre-trial motions.
Young appealed those rulings to the U.S. Fourth Circuit.
The appeals court turned him down flat yesterday.
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[Sports Tease]

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Coming up tonight on News 7 Sports - Cal says so long to the big leagues after a banner career in Baltimore. The Hokies have a presence at the Roanoke Valley Horse Show.
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And they are teaching youngsters the game of golf in a different fashion this summer at Ashley Plantation.
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[S-Cal]

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Cal Ripken Junior's career will finally come to a halt at the end of this year, but there will not be a formal farewell tour for the Oriole great. Ripken formally announced his retirement from the game this afternoon. This year has been a disappointment for him, but he says a better season would not have changed his mind.
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[vo nat con't] He certainly was a complete player with two MVP's, Gold Gloves, more than 31 hundred hits and over 400 homers. His Iron Man streak of 2632 consecutive games from 1982 thorough 1998 will never be broken.
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[Anchor=mike]
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Ripken was drafted by the O's in June of 1978 and sent to Bluefield. He broke into the majors on August 10th of 1981 and to me his most amazing stat is that he was able to spend his entire career with one team - Baltimore.

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Perhaps the next U.S. Open champion is being groomed right here in the Roanoke Valley.
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Today, the Ashley Plantation junior golf program teed off. It's open to kids eight to 17 years of age. Unlike most camps that are a week long this program is one day a week spread out over an eight week period.
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Each age group has 10 golfers and the cost for 24 sessions of golf instructions is only 110 bucks, a good bargain considering what these young players seem to be learning.
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[S-VTHorse]

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The Hokies have suited up and are ready to ride. Several members of Virginia Tech's Equestrian Club are competing at the Roanoke Valley Horse Show.
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The equestrian club is part of the Animal Science Department.
The horses the students ride are donated and the club survives off the generosity of private monetary donations.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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The Roanoke Valley Horse Show continues through Saturday night at the Salem Civic Center Fair Grounds.

[S-ACC]

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The ACC-Big East Basketball Challenge won't tip-off until November, but the pairings were announced today and UVa has landed a home game against Michigan State Virginia hosts the Spartans on November 28th. The other interesting match-up has the North Carolina Tarheels meeting Indiana for just the second time since 1988.

[S-NBA]

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Finally, former ACC basketball and tennis great John Lucas is getting another shot at being an NBA head coach. He previously coached both the Spurs and Sixers. The 47 year old former Maryland great is the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.