WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/26/01

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Coming up-
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It's not chicken little.. but chicken BIG and it has people squaking....
Now this chicken's forced to fly the coop.
A final goodbye to the man best known as Archie Bunker.
And keeping patrol on the prize patrol. One big sweepstakes is ordered to pay big in court.
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News 7 is next.

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((NEIL STANLEY: I THINK IT'S SILLY AIN'T NOTHING BUT A CHICKEN.))
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Should it stay or should it go?
An 8-foot chicken is the center of controversy in Franklin County.
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Good evening...

[Chicken-Zoning]

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The chicken stands at the entrance of West Lake Plaza near Smith Mountain Lake.
The problem-- the county says it's violating zoning laws because you can only have one sign on a property and it has to be 250 feet away from the others.
The owner says it's just a chicken that's not hurting anyone.
Kate Weidaw explains why the big bird is ruffling some feathers.
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[SUPER=01-Joe Altadonna/Chicken Owner;:00]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;:05]
[SUPER=01-Dorothy Scalsky/Sells T-Shirts;:23]
[SUPER=01-Tim Krawczel/County Zoning Commissioner;:57]
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((JOE ALTADONNA: I LIKE IT IT'S AN ORNAMENT FOR ME.))
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The 8 foot bird Joe Altadonna put in front of West Lake Plaza is at the center of controversy. The county wants to know is it a sign or a statue?

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((JOE ALTADONNA: SEE THE SIGN IT SAYS SAFARI MINIGOLF THE CHICKEN IS NOT SAFARI SO TO ME IT'S A STATUE.))
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For others the issue over the big bird is down right silly.

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((DOROTHY SCALSKY: IT'S A BIG TO DO ABOUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.))
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Dorothy Scalsky has turned the controversey into profit at her t-shirt shop. Save The Chicken shirts are flying off the shelves for about 7 bucks a pop.

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((DOROTHY SCALSKY: I'VE SOLD A LOT OF SHIRTS A LOT OF CHICKEN SHIRTS.))
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Besides the shirts Altadonna is getting support from drivers passing by, even during our interview.

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((JOE ALTADONNA: SAVE THE CHICKEN, SAVE THE CHICKEN.))
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Altadonna says the only squawking about his prominent bird is from the county.

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((TIM KRAWCZEL/ZONING COMMISSIONER: HE'S ATTRACTING ATTENTION AND WHAT HE'S DOING BY PUTTING IT CLOSE TO THE ROAD IS HE'S USING THE ROAD.))
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And the Franklin County zoning board agreed that the big chicken is attracting more then just strange looks it's attracting miniature golf business. The final decision, the chicken must fly it's coop. But the decision isn't ruffling Altadonna's feathers.

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((JOE ALTADONNA: I'LL NEVER TAKE IT DOWN I'LL FIGHT IT TO THE LAST MINUTE.))
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((IF THEY DON'T LIKE THE CHICKEN I CAN PUT SOMETHING ELSE, DINOSAUR, ELEPHANT, HIPPOS.))
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But even foul have to pay attention to the law and may have to become part of the safari park after all. Kate Weidaw News7 Franklin County.))

[Postal-Center]

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Almost 400 postal employees are looking for new jobs. After years of waiting the number is up for the Salem Encoding Center.
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As part of a nationwide plan to eliminate these centers, full time employees are being relocated while part time employees are losing their jobs altogether.
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((SHERRI MITCHELL/EMPLOYEE; KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE, WE'VE KNOWN EVER SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE, SIX YEARS...AND WE KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO END. SO...IT'S OKAY, LIFE GOES ON.))
[SUPER=01-Sherri Mitchell/Employee]
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[OUT Q=life goes on.]
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Under their contract, full time workers have the opportunity to move to a new postal facility within a 100 mile radius. The postal service's encoding centers are being phased out because new technology is now doing the work of humans. The doors will close next May and workers will be relocated between now and then.
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[O'Connor]

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A final farewell today to actor Carroll O'Connor-
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[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA]

The man best known for playing Archie Bunker was laid to rest in Los Angeles.
Among the nearly one-thousand people at his funeral were Rob Reiner who played Archie Bunkers Son in law.. and Sally Struthers... who played his daughter Gloria.
They were among the many actors who remembered O'Connor.
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[SOT 14:42:48]
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((A PERFORMANCE.. THE PERFORMANCE OF A BIGOT WHICH HE WAS NOT HE WAS 180 DEGREES THE OTHER WAY IS SO TELLING OF HE COULD LAUGH AT STUPIDITY HE MADE YOU REALIZE HOW STUPID HE WAS.)) [BUTT TO 14:42:07] ((REPORTER: HE WASN'T LIKE ARCHIE?? OH NO HE KNEW THE CITY. I KNEW THE CITY. HE KNEW GUYS LIKE THAT WE MADE FUN OF THEM AND HE GOT IN ON THAT CHARACTER PRETTY GOOD.))
[SUPER=01-Carl Reiner/Writer-Producer; :05]
[Super=01-Don Rickles/Comedian; :14]
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[OUT Q=CHARACTER PRETTY GOOD.]
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After today's mass, 76 white doves were released.. one for each year of O'Connor's life.
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[Fatals-Halifax]

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The man state troopers say is responsible for yesterday's fatal pedestrian accident now faces a criminal charge.
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[SUPER=03-Halifax Co./Yesterday]

State Police say 18-year old Christopher Jason Green of Clover ran off Route 607 in Halifax County.
Troopers say he hit and killed two people... 76-year old Louis Buldin and 62-year old Henry Albert Welch, both of Clover.
Christopher Green faces a charge of reckless driving.
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[County-Supervisors]

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Residents of the Palm Valley neighborhood in Roanoke County have lived with major flooding for more than 15 years... but they're finally receiving some meaningful help.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./April 22, 1992]

Homes along Carvins Creek have been flooded repeatedly since 1985... leaving homeowners to deal with major damages.
With state and federal funding, Roanoke County has been able to purchase eight homes, and today the supervisors accepted another grant that will allow them to buy five more.
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[IN Q=If we were to go in and buy land]
((IF WE WERE TO GO IN AND BUY LAND FOR A RETENTION POND OR DO SOME KIND OF DEEPENING OF THE CHANNEL THAT'S IN THERE, IT WOULD COST MUCH, MUCH MORE AND THE BEAUTY OF THIS TOO, IS WE CAN CONVERT THAT LAND TO A GREENWAY.))
[SUPER=01-Elmer Hodge/Roanoke Co. Administrator;]
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[OUT Q=convert that land to a greenway.]
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Tonight, the county supervisors heard from residents of Carvins Cove Road and from mountain bikers who ride trails near the Roanoke city reservoir.
The county planning commission has approved city plans for a new parking lot in the area, and tonight the board decided not to overrule that decision. The board still hopes to work with city officials to ease residents' concerns.

[L'burg-Mural]

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Lynchburg officials finally seem willing to pick up the cost of removing two controversial pieces of art from city court buildings.
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Minorities and others say the mural "Going Down to Lynchburg".. which shows a white man and a black man presumed to be his slave.. is racist and has no place in the juvenile court building.
They also object to stylized metal figures in the circuit court lobby.
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((ED BARKSDALE/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL MEMBER: BUT BOTH OF THEM ARE VERY OBJECTIONABLE. AND IN A CITY LIKE LYNCHBURG AND IN A CITY IN A DEMOCRACY WE DON'T NEED TO BE ADVOCATING ANYTHING THAT'S OBJECTIONABLE TO OUR CITIZENS.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Barksdale/Lynchburg Council Member]
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[OUT Q=to our citizens.]
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It will cost about 55- thousand dollars to remove the mural.. the city is still waiting on an estimate for the other figures.
Council will take up the issue again in August.
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[Cemetery-Flags]

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A controversial symbol will be allowed to stand in King William County.
Small Confederate flags are now flying on the graves of 34 confederate veterans in the Tidewater town of West Point.
The flags were banned from the town cemetery until last night, when the town's attorney said the ban was unconstitutional.
She told council members the Confederate flag is a constitutionally-protected speech and may not be barred from the cemetery.
Confederate heritage groups threatened a lawsuit if the ban wasn't lifted.

[Comair]

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Comair's jet service between Roanoke and Cincinnati will be back in the air next month..
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[PRE PRO]
Now that its pilot strike is over, 10 a.m. flights to and from Cincinnati will resume on July 17th.
September first, four p.m. flights.
October first, "late in" and "early out" flights.
And on November first, 8 p.m. Comair flights will begin again.
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The Roanoke Regional Airport Commission says Comair will re-hire the six employees let go during the strike.
Comair is also attempting to buy back regional jets that were sold off during the strike.
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[Bush-Sharon]

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Israel's President is putting his foot down when it comes to the peace process.
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Ariel Sharon says the Palestinians must end all violence for a ten day period... After that he wants a cooling off period of six weeks before Israel will resume talks.
President Bush was disappointed- hoping Sharon might help jump start the peace process.
Sharon and Bush met today.
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((OUR POSITION IS CLEAR. I BELIEVE IN THE TRUST BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.))
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[OUT Q=IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.]
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Sharon's visit with Bush reflects stepped up U-S involvement in the Mideast Conflict.
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He spent nearly a year on the run, but an escaped inmate is back in custody tonight.
That's next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]

And twenty-six states may already be winners, in a battle with Publisher's Clearinghouse.
Find out why next.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((HELLO EVERYONE THIS IS DENISE ALLEN IN THE NEWS 7 SPORTS OFFICE...THE AVALANCHE HITS THE FIVE HUNDRED MARK...THE STEAM REFLECTS ON ITS PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES...THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS IS LOOKING TO THE BARBER TWINS FOR GUIDANCE AND NEW RIVER VALLEY GYMNASTS ARE NOW ALBE TO POLISH THEIR SKILLS CLOSE TO HOME. THOSE STORIES AND MORE LATER IN SPORTS.))

[Sweepstakes]

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Did you ever think you needed to buy magazines to "up" your chances of winning a sweepstakes?
Or have you ever received a letter guaranteeing you're a winner? Millions have.
Now Publishers Clearning house is paying out the cash.. but it's not in prize money.
Cynthia Bowers reports.
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[SUPER=01-Jay Nixon/Missouri Attorney General; :11]
[SUPER=07-Robert Koehler; :54]
[Super=01-Cynthia Bowers/Reporting; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Christopher Irving/Publishers Clearing House; 1:14]
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((Publishers Clearing House is cutting a 34 million dollar check but you can bet this one won't be delivered by the prize patrol. Jay Nixon Missouri Attorney General: This industry giant has made its money by saying to people you're a winner, today PCH is a loser. BEYOND THE MILLIONS THAT WILL BE RETURNED TO CUSTOMERS, THE SETTLEMENT ALSO BARS Publishers FROM making false, deceptive, or misleading statements. It must make clear to contest entrants they don't have to buy anything to win. CONTESTANTS can't be TOLD the Prize Patrol is coming to their house, if its not. And it can no longer SEND personalized letters like it did TO 79 year old Bill Koehler who got several from A SUPPOSED PCH employee NAMED Robert Treller, a fellow World War ll vet who urged him to buy a history of air combat. Only trouble is Robert Treller DOESN'T EXIST. AND BILL Koehler doubts his refund check does. Robert Koehler: I won't believe it until I see it in black and white Promises don't mean nothing. Wisconsin was first state to take Publishers to trial, largely to protect people like Bill Koehler, arguing the company unfairly targets the elderly. Publishers DENIES THAT AND it settled in order to get bad times behind it. Christopher Irving Publishers Clearing House: We are lucky enough to have millions of happy satisfied consumers but even if there are any consumers who have been confused, we want to make sure those consumers are taken care of. Publishers is already running a new series of ads THEY look the same, but in 26 states it is their mailings that will soon be under the microscope to make sure they follow the letter of the law. Cynthia Bowers, CBS News Milwaukee.))

[Inmate-Escape]

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A prisoner who escaped from the Bath County Jail last year has been re-captured.
Marvin E. Jackson was in jail awaiting sentencing when he pushed past a guard and escaped last September.
According to the Bath County Sheriff, Jackson was captured this morning in Staunton.

[Boty-Inmate]

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Meanwhile, a Botetourt County jail inmate is accused of making three deputies sick by making their coffee taste like dishwater.
Thomas Lehman (LAY-man) is charged with assaulting police officers, and tampering with food.
The sheriff's office says Lehman put tablets used to sterilize rinse water in the deputies' coffee last Sunday.
They developed stomach and throat problems and had to be sent to the hospital.
They're fine now.
Lehman has been transferred to the Alleghany County jail.

[Norman]

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The case against a Henry County woman accused of killing her four year old son is moving forward.
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[SUPER=03-Henry Co.]

Brenda Donnielle Norman is charged with second degree murder in the death of her son Stephen Kelly.
At a preliminary hearing today, the emergency room doctor testified Norman stated "I killed my child."
The medical examiner also testified the boy died of blunt force injuries all over his body.
The case now heads to a grand jury.
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((DAWN FUTRELL/ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: ONCE THEY MEET IF THEY RETURN A TRUE BILL, IF THEY FIND THERE IS PROBABLY CAUSE TO GO FORWARD, THE CASE WILL BE SET AFTER THAT.)) ((JOSEPH SCHENK/ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER: I DO ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ASK FOR A JURY TRIAL IN THIS CASE AND LET A GROUP OF 12 MEMBERS OF HENRY COUNTY DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE THIS CASE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.))
[SUPER=01-Dawn Futrell/Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-Joseph Schenk/Assistant Public Defender; :08]
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[OUT Q=a reasonable doubt]
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If the case does head to trial and Norman is convicted, she faces five to forty years in prison.
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Some high-powered names plead for more money for diabetes research.
That's next on News 7.
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And we all remember our first kiss...
You can bet the tabloids won't let Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles forget theirs.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce] [Pinnacle 4885ess]

[Disease]

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The two leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and cancer.... but rates for both dropped in 1999.
According to the U-S Government there was a slight increase in the death rates for high blood pressure, respiratory disease and diabetes.

[Diabetes]

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The fight to find a cure for diabetes brought hundreds to Capital Hill today... Mothers, fathers, and children all showed up.
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[VO-NAT 03.5]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]

They want increased funding for Diabetes research.
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((TOGETHER MY SISTERS AND I HAVE ENDURED 25-THOUSAND FINGER PRICKS.)) [BUTT TO 16:42:36] ((CAROLINE ROWLEY/HAS DIABETES: I NEED YOUR HELP FINDING A CURE.. PLEASE PLEAS PROMISE TO REMEMBER ME AND ALL THE CHILDREN WITH DIABETES.))
[SUPER=01-Caroline Rowley/Diabetic;]
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[OUT Q=with diabetes.]
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Some were mothers who've passed the disease onto their children.
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((I HAVE SACRIFICED 26 YEARS OF MY LIFE TO THIS DISEASE.. WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO SUFFER.)) [butt to 16:42:00] ((MARY TYLER MOORE: DIABETES IS AN ALL TOO PERSONAL TIME BOMB THAT CAN GO OFF ANY DAY TODAY TOMORROW OR TEN YEARS FROM NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Michelle Kiley/Diabetic; 00]
[SUPER=01-Mary Tyler Moore/Actress; 09]
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[OUT Q=ten years from now.]
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Moore has diabetes.. and joined the effort to call on Congress to increase funding for diabetes research and to support embryonic stem cell research- a highly promising but controversial approach for a cure.
The cells are derived from aborted embryos left over from fertility treatments
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[Miss-Va]

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Miss Virginia contestants "putted" their way towards Saturday's Pageant.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The Miss Virginia Cup was held today at Hunting Hills Country Club.
The money raised today will go toward a scholarship for the Pageant.
But the Roanoke Valley lacks the representation it's had in past years..
Several area competitions were canceled this year.
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((STEVE MUSSELEWHITE/MISS VIRGINIA PAGEANT CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ; WE ARE IN TRANSITION IN ROANOKE VALLEY AND BOTETOURT COUNTY. WE'VE HAD PAGEANTS IN VINTON, BOTETOURT COUNTY, AND SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, ALL AROUND THIS REGION THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE, BUT BY NEXT YEAR WE'RE GETTING ROANOKE VALLEY AND BOTETOURT PAGEANT BACK AND THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN OTHER AREAS IN THIS VICINITY.))
[SUPER=01-Steve Musselewhite/Pageant Co-Executive Director;]
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[OUT Q=this vicinity.]
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[VO-NAT]

Pageant officials are hoping to raise 15-thousand dollars from today's golf tournament.
The Miss Virginia Pageant takes place Saturday night at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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[S-Extra]

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Coming up in sports, Carolina league highlights, the Steam prepares for a play off run and NFL stars shine in Virginia during youth football camps.
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[SUPER=75-Wimbledon, England/TNT-NBC Sports;]

First our Extra Point.
Venus Williams started defense of her Wimbledon title today.
She survived a mid-match lapse to beat Japan's Shinobu Asagoe (ah-sah-GO'-ee) 6-2, 6-3.
Second seed Andre Agassi moved on with a 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory against Dutchman Peter Wessels.
It was Agassi's 163rd win, which equals Boris Becker's haul of 163 Grand Slam victories.
Here are the boards.
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[GO TO BREAK][S-Avs]

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Strong pitching and a three run fifth inning moved the Avalanche into a tie for second place in the Carolina League Southern Division.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Wilmington vs. Avalanche;]

Tiki and Ronde Barber throw out the ceremonial first pitches to the delight of more than 35-hundred fans.
But this guy, Ryan Kibler, was the star, pitching seven innings allowing two hits and no runs for Salem.
The Avalanche took a one-nothing lead into the fifth inning.
Garrett Atkins comes to the plate with bases loaded. Atkins powers one to right field in comes Seth Taylor, Matt Holliday is
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right behind, then a wild throw allows Javier Colina to come home. Salem picks up its fifth shutout of the season with the five to nothing win over Wilmington.
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The Avalanche and Blue Rocks hook up again this afternoon at one at Salem Memorial Field.

[S-MLB]

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The Atlanta Braves continue to climb up the National Leauge East standings.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/TBS;]

But they had to work for it tonight against the Phillies. In the 11 inning this sacrifice fly brings home Brian Jordan for the winning run. The Braves close out the inning with two more and go on to win it four to
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one in 11 innings.
Atlanta has won five straight. The Phillies are 7-and-15 since June first. The Braves are now a half game out of first behind Philadelphia
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[S-Steam]

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The Steam is in a must win situation to achieve its playoff aspirations.
Roanoke's Arena 2 team just missed pulling off the upset of the season last weekend losing to Tennessee Valley 33 to 27.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The Steam is the first team to hold the 11 and one Vipers to fewer than 40 points.
Coach Steve Jerry says his team should have won the game.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=we had]
[SUPER=01-Steven Jerry/Roanoke Steam Head Coach; :05]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=fourth down conversions]
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[vo-nat]
Roanoke, at six and six, has to win its last four games of the season to have a CHANCE at the playoffs.
Friday the 9 and 3 Augusta Stallions come to town. Augusta is first in the American Southeast Division.
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[S-Barbers]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-100 1130tc]
[GRAPHIC=TIKI AND RONDE BARBER]
Ten and 11 year old football players hoped to learn some new moves from Tiki and Ronde Barber at The NFL Twins football camp today at River's Edge.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
This is the fourth year for the camp, and while things are running smoother than ever this week, just blocking out a week of time is getting to be more and more difficult for the Twins. As their NFL stature increases, so does the amount of off-season commitments. But Tiki and Ronde feel so strongly about this camp, that it is currently the only thing they will commit to do a year in advance.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=YOU KNOW...]
[SUPER=01-Tiki Barber/N. Y. Giants Running Back; :02]
[SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/Tampa Bay Bucs Cornerback; :30]
[RUNS=:46]
[OUT Q=...LATER ON IN LIFE."]
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[S-Gymnastics]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-95 (40:07)]
[GRAPHIC=Gymnastics Logo]

One of the top gymnast in the region has set up shop in Christiansburg.
Roy Stanley says gymnasts in the New River Valley no longer need to travel to Roanoke to develop their skills.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Christie....]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; : 00]
[SUPER=01-Christie Epperly/New River Valley Gymnastics; :21]
[SUPER=01-Haleigh Moore/12 Year Old Gymnast; :43]
[SUPER=01-Cheryl Risk/Instructor; :53]
[SUPER=01-Kim Helms/Parent of Gymnast; 1:07]
[SUPER=@Roy1; 1:17]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=........news 7 sports."]
((Christie Epperly, a former Cave Spring Graduate, became a top Gymnast at Radford University. For 3 years at Radford she qualified for the N-C-Double-A Championships.
It took only a year of teaching at the Atlanta School of Gymnastics to steer Epperly toward her lifetime dream of owning her own gym.)) ((CHRISTIE EPPERLY/NEW RIVER VALLEY GYMNASTICS:)) ((100 people signed up the day Epperly opened the doors. And now there are 300 people in the program.
Epperly and her assistants, both former gymnasts at Virginia Tech, teach the sport to kids as young as 18-th months and adults as old as 20.)) ((HALEIGH MOORE/12 YEARS OLD:)) ((CHERYL RISK/INSTRUCTOR:)) ((Having a gym and quality instruction is a relief for parents in the New River Valley. They no longer have to drive to Roanoke or Salem for their kids to practice the sport.)) ((KIM HELMS/PARENT:)) ((ROY STANLEY:)) ((EPPERLY:)) ((Roy Stanley news 7 sports.))
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[Charles-Kiss]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

It was a first for the Prince of Wales ...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles have their first public kiss.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-London, UK]

This "polite peck" on the cheek was caught during a charity reception hosted by Bowles to mark the 15th birthday of the National Osteoporosis Society.
Bowles is a patron of the charity and as hostess, it was her duty to escort the prince.
And while Bowles has often accompanied the prince to his official engagements- this is the first time the Prince has played a supporting role during a function that SHE has hosted.
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