WDBJ 7 morning news for 07/15/01

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Coming up ......Roanoke police found themselves in what they thought was a standoff situation -
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And...Roanoke City and Roanoke County are teaming up to tackle a smelly situation. We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[11Governor-Debate]

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Virginia's Gubernatorial candidates are STILL fighting over the car tax -
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In their first debate for governor Mark Early and Mark Warner faced off in front of the Virginia Bar Association at the Greenbrier Resort. Will they work as Governor to finish phasing out the car tax next year - yes, or no?
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[VO-NAT]
This week's hot issue - a Norfolk institute creating human embryos for stem cell research: Mark Earley says creating human life for the purpose of destruction for research is "shocking and untenable". Mark Warner says it's a troubling issue, he needs more time to study, because the opportunities and challenges are too great for anything less than "a measured response".
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An early morning call yesterday had Roanoke police responding to help a woman being held against her will. Police then found themselves in what they believed to be a standoff .. but after they entered the building .. they realized their suspect wasn't there. News 7's Jennifer Miele and photographer William Gum were there.
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((A distraught woman was pulled to safety from her apartment building on the corner of Franklin Road and Elm Ave.
She called 9-1-1 around 7:30 to tell police she was being held at gunpoint by her boyfriend.
Minutes later she called again to report he had left.
Not knowing if the scene was secure, police quickly evacuated the building.
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((NEIGHBOR: ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE POLICE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND THAT WAS IT. SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. ALL THEY SAID IS THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM DOWNSTAIRS AND THAT WAS IT.)) [RUNS 08]
When police knocked at the woman's door she would not answer, claiming she was afraid the police would harm her. [tc:00:32:42] ((AT THE BEGINNING SHE WAS NOT VERY COOPERATIVE WITH US. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE US ANY INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SUSPECT AS TO WHETHER HE WAS STILL IN THE BUILDING OR NOT.)) [RUNS 07]
That's when police began to assemble a swat team.
Dozens of police cars surrounded the apartment building.
A K-9 team was sent in... [NAT SOUND OF TEARGAS SHOTS] [RUNS04]
What neighbors thought were shots fired turned out to be tear gas.
The swat team entered the building and found out that the man had already left.
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[00:33:51] ((IT APPEARS FROM THE TIME SHE MADE THE SECOND CALL, EVEN WITH OUR QUICK RESPONSE, THE SUSPECT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE APARTMENT AND GO OUT A BACK DOOR.)) [RUNS 09] [STAND UP] ((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: POLICE SAY SINCE THEY NEVER SAW ANYONE ENDANGERING THE WOMAN, THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT PURSUING A SUSPECT. BUT THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY HELD THE WOMAN AT GUNPOINT DOES HAVE A PREVIOUS ARREST RECORD, AND IS CURRENTLY WANTED FOR UNRELATED MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.)) [RUNS15]))

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Police in the nation's capital hope tips generated by the Fox T-V program ``America's Most Wanted'' will aid their search for Chandra Levy.
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The program aired a segment on the missing federal intern last night and had a phone bank to take incoming calls.
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Meanwhile police continue to search empty buildings.
Investigators are also dismissing the results of the private poligraph test Gary Condit's lawyer says his client passed.
They argue the test is self-serving but polygraph experts say Condit s attorney must protect him.
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((YOU DON T PUT YOUR CLIENT ON THE WITNESS STAND IF HE S GOING TO LIE, YOU DON T WANT TO PUT YOUR CLIENT IN TO TAKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT POLYGRAPH IF HE S NOT GOING TO DO WELL. ))
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[VO-NAT]

California Congressman Gary Condit admitted during his third interview with police he and Levy had an affair but police say Condit is not a suspect in the 24-year-old's disappearance.
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[11Roanoke-Trash]

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[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Trash Pickup]
Teams of trash collectors took to the streets yesterday trying to clean up a smelly situation - but ...
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These two aren't your average city collectors... the man on the left is an employee of Roanoke city, but the man on the right an employee of Roanoke COUNTY.
The county is pitching in until the city can get the kinks worked out of its new trash collection system.
County collectors were sent out by themselves yesterday morning, but were later paired up with city collectors.

They say working together has made collection much easier.
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((LEWIS ANDREWS: FEW PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED ON WHETHER TO PUT THEIR TRASH ON THE STREET OR IN THE ALLEY, THEY ARE CONFUSED. HOPEFULLY IN ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING STRAIGHTENED OUT, ON SCHEDULE SO WE CAN DO IT ON OUR OWN.)) ((PHILIP LUCKADO: YOU LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITY TODAY? YES LEARNING A LITTLE BIT, IT'S DIFFERENT, JUST TRYING TO GET IT DONE THAT'S ALL. DON'T MIND THE OVERTIME? DON'T MIND A BIT.))
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Roanoke officials say this final "clean sweep" will ensure the city's readiness to begin the new schedule next week.
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[Wildfires]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=jen]
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Firefighters are gaining some ground on the wildfire that turned deadly Tuesday night. Firefighters hope a quarter of the 30 mile fire will be contained today. Chris Legeros has more.
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Still to come on News 7 - Keeping in touch with loved ones in the hospital is just a beep away -
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And...
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When was the last time you remember kids protesting to GO to school - We'll have that story next on News 7 Sunday Morning.
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Most high schoolers are enjoying a break for the summer right now... And when classes start back in August and September... many parents will probably hear protests from their teens... NOT wanting to head back for more schoolwork. But in today's Virginia Newsreel - we're looking back at the organized protest of several Roanoke students - who wanted to keep THEIR school alive. Here's Keith Humphry.

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((((39:27 - BILL KING/REPORTING : THE SCHOOL BOARD'S ACTION WOULD MAKE THE CLASS OF 1974 THE LAST TO GRADUATE FROM JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL - 39:31 - SENDING UNDERCLASSMEN THEN ON TO Fleming or PATRICK HENRY HIGHS - 39:35 ))
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[VO of students gathering at courthouse from "1973" BETA TAPE] When the school board decided to close Roanoke's Jefferson High - students decided they WOULDN'T accept the decision - without a fight.

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((39:43 -- BETSY:WE HEARD ABOUT THE PROPOSITION AND THE MINUTE WE HEARD WE JUST STARTED WORKING EVERYONE IT WAS JUST EVERYONE SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME IDEA THEY WANTED TO DO SO METHING ABOUT IT - 39:52))
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[vo of student protesters from "1973" BETA TAPE] Dozens of teens took their concerns to the steps of the courthouse...
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((42:31 - PROTESTING STUDENTS CHANTING- LOUD!!! - 41:38 ))
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(( 39:54 - IF I AM BUSED TO PATRICK HENRY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES - 40:03 - MY CASE IS TYPICAL OF THE OTHER STUDENTS AT JEFFERSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL -- 40:08 -- :09 - SO IN CONCLUSION I WOULD LIKE TO SAY PLEASE SAVE OUR SCHOOL -- NATS CHEERING PAN TO OTHER STUDENTS - 40:20))
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[holdover video] The Roanokers who got diplomas [take black and white 1965 classroom interiors video from tape A-32 TC 18:40] from Jefferson High spanned GENERATIONS. In the spring of 1973 - current students called on adults, like the P-T-A president, to remind the Board of that.
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((40:45 - IT HADN'T BEEN MANY YRS AGO THAT NEARLY EVERYBODY WHO'D GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN RKE VA GRADUATED FROM JEFFERSON HIGH -- 40:55 -- NATS CHEERING -- 40:58))
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[1978 exterior of building from TAPE A 207 TC 24:40] Though the building survived - the High School did NOT, as the Board opted to go through with its decision. [1978 classroom interior pics from TAPE A 207 TC 24:57] serving as the backdrop for alternative education programs... and
The building had renewed life... [symphony playing on TAPE 01-16 around TC 1:02:20] now features performing arts as the Jefferson Center...
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[back to students protesting with good nat sound under on "1973" BETA TAPE] It's NOT what the students raised their voices for on that day - but the Jefferson Center has at least kept one fear from becoming reality...

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((THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY LATER ON THAT I GRADUATED FROM JEFFERSON AND THEY SAY WHO AND WHERE IS JEFFERSON? 41:18 ))
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[hold up either speaker VO or protest VO] That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Keith Humphry.))

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In sports, Salem manager Dave Collins has recieved a pleasant surprise this season in pitcher Ryan Kibler.
Kibler joined the Avalanche in May and hasn't lost a start since.
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That history includes a six and oh record in nine starts in the Carolina League.
Before joining the Avalanche Ryan Kilber was three and five in Ashville. He says there he started working on his mechanics and everything came together in Salem.
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Collins says Kibler is one of those rare players who at the tender age of 21, is consistently mentally ready at each start.
Kibler is proud of his pregame preps. He calls himself a student of the game and is well read on his sport. He also uses visualization the night before a start, as well as right before the game.
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Ryan Kibler has made good use of his time in the Carolina League dominating the hitters he's faced. In 63 innings pitched he's got 54 strikeouts and Collins says he wouldn't be surprised if Kibler took another step up before the season is finished. ))
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[COMM # 3][Health-Check]

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In this week's health check,
Officials pinpoint the source of a recent salmonella outbreak in the Lynchburg area.
A local hospital is providing beepers to patients' families.
And -- a new program in Pulaski targets prescription drug abuse.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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(( A steady increase in prescription fraud in Pulaski --has the police department teaming up with local pharmacists.
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In a few weeks, pharmacists will have the option of fingerprinting their customers.
That way, if there's any question of fraud, prints will be on file.
Police will NOT have access to those prints unless fraud has been reported.
The fingerprinting kits cost 15 dollars. Six pharmacists will get them for free thanks to a state grant.
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((VICKY FRAZIER: WE'RE ALSO GIVING EDUCATIONAL TALKS TO THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY, AND HOW TO PREVENT PRESCRIPTION FRAUD FOR THEMSELVES.))
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The A-C-L-U says this is going too far -- and will make legitimate patients feel like criminals. [ON CAMERA]
In other medical news, health officials say a restaurant in the Lynchburg area is to blame for 25 cases of salmonella poisoning. The Health Department will NOT release the name of the restaurant because no one has reported getting sick in more than two weeks.
The restaurant's owner has implemented measures to prevent future outbreaks.
Also making medical headlines, [tape 501-06 30:36 ]
Lewis-Gale Medical Center is hoping to help patients stay connected to loved ones in surgery--by implementing a beeper system.
That way families don't have to be tied down to the waiting room.
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((THIS GIVES THEM SORT OF GUILT FREE WAY OF BRINGING THEIR FAMILY AND STILL STAYING ATTACHED TO THEM AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PYHYSCIAN.WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SURGERY CAN BE SO ANXIETY PRODUCING FOR FOLKS))

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The beeper will work up to 25 miles away from the hospital. [on-camera]
For now, the beepers are only available in Ambulatory services --but the hospital is considering expanding the service to other areas.
That's this week's health check. I'm Joy Sutton.))
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Coming up......A car involved in a local robbery and murder has been found in another state -
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And...Washington police are suspicious of Congressman Gary Condit's polygraph.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[Missing-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Chandra Levy]

Washington police are dismissing Congressman Gary Condit's polygraph results as they expand their search for missing intern Chandra Levy. Jennifer Miller has the latest.
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(( IN WASHINGTON, DC POLICE - LOOKING FOR CHANDRA -- CONTINUE TO CREEP THROUGH ABANDONED BUILDINGS. IT S DAY THREE OF SEARCHES LIKE THIS ONE AND MORE THAN CHANDRA S PARENTS CAN BEAR.

(12:04 - 12:14)
TO SEE THE SEARCHING, THE EMPTY BUILDINGS AND PLACES TO SEE THE TRASH AND ALL THAT OUT THERE. IT JUST IS UPSETTING ME.
SO THEY LEAVE THEIR CALIFORNIA HOME FOR THE WEEKEND.
IN WASHINGTON, POLICE ARE DISMISSING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIVATE POLIGRAPH TEST CONDIT S LAWYER SAYS HIS CLIENT PASSED. THEY ARGUE THE TEST IS SELF-SERVING. BUT POLYGRAPH EXPERTS SAY CONDIT S ATTORNEY MUST PROTECT HIM.
3:49 KATHERINE ARTHER/SCIENTIFIC LIE DETECTION INC. YOU DON T PUT YOUR CLIENT ON THE WITNESS STAND IF HE S GOING TO LIE, YOU DON T WANT TO PUT YOUR CLIENT IN TO TAKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT POLYGRAPH IF HE S NOT GOING TO DO WELL.
POLICE HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED CONDIT S D-N-A SAMPLE AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL PEOPLE NOW THEY JUST NEED TO FIND CHANDRA.
STANDUP EARLIER IN THE DAY POLICE HAD FOUND A BODY IN A RAVINE OUTSIDE WASHINGTON. TURNS OUT IT BELONGS TO A MAN, BUT FINDS SUCH AS THIS ONE WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW EXTRA ATTENTION UNTIL CHANDRA RETURNS. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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[NEWSCAST=SUN AM]
[WRITER=rle]
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[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2001]
The fight over the car tax rages on -
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[SUPER=403-White Sulphur Springs]
In their first debate for governor Mark Early and Mark Warner faced off in front of the Virginia Bar Association at the Greenbrier Resort. Will they work as Governor to finish phasing out the car tax next year - yes, or no?
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[VO-NAT]
This week's hot issue - a Norfolk institute creating human embryos for stem cell research: Mark Earley says creating human life for the purpose of destruction for research is "shocking and untenable". Mark Warner says it's a troubling issue, he needs more time to study, because the opportunities and challenges are too great for anything less than "a measured response".
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[11Impala]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-21 1:46:31]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
The car linked to a local robbery and murder last week was found in Ohio.
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22- year old Ryan Fisher was shot and killed as he ran away after being robbed Tuesday night. His body was later discovered on Prillaman Avenue. Fisher's friend, Ben Chast-ang, survived the robbery but had his 96 Impala Super Sport stolen. The vehicle was discovered yesterday by a wrecker driver in Akron, Ohio.
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[TAKE CRIMELINE FS ESS-C] Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Roanoke city police Crime Line at 344-8500 .

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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-22 TC-1:28:05]
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Roanoke police responded in full force to what they thought was a standoff yesterday morning.
But after SWAT teams assembled .. they found that their suspect had gotten away. Jennifer Meile has details.
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((A distraught woman was pulled to safety from her apartment building on the corner of Franklin Road and Elm Ave.
She called 9-1-1 around 7:30 to tell police she was being held at gunpoint by her boyfriend.
Minutes later she called again to report he had left.
Not knowing if the scene was secure, police quickly evacuated the building.
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((NEIGHBOR: ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE POLICE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND THAT WAS IT. SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME WHAT IT WAS. ALL THEY SAID IS THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM DOWNSTAIRS AND THAT WAS IT.)) [RUNS 08]
When police knocked at the woman's door she would not answer, claiming she was afraid the police would harm her. [tc:00:32:42] ((AT THE BEGINNING SHE WAS NOT VERY COOPERATIVE WITH US. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE US ANY INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SUSPECT AS TO WHETHER HE WAS STILL IN THE BUILDING OR NOT.)) [RUNS 07]
That's when police began to assemble a swat team.
Dozens of police cars surrounded the apartment building.
A K-9 team was sent in... [NAT SOUND OF TEARGAS SHOTS] [RUNS04]
What neighbors thought were shots fired turned out to be tear gas.
The swat team entered the building and found out that the man had already left.
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[00:33:51] ((IT APPEARS FROM THE TIME SHE MADE THE SECOND CALL, EVEN WITH OUR QUICK RESPONSE, THE SUSPECT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE APARTMENT AND GO OUT A BACK DOOR.)) [RUNS 09] [STAND UP] ((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: POLICE SAY SINCE THEY NEVER SAW ANYONE ENDANGERING THE WOMAN, THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT PURSUING A SUSPECT. BUT THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY HELD THE WOMAN AT GUNPOINT DOES HAVE A PREVIOUS ARREST RECORD, AND IS CURRENTLY WANTED FOR UNRELATED MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.)) [RUNS15]))

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[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
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Still to come on News 7 - Jackie Jordan will be here to talk about the Commonwealth Games-
[ANCHOR=Jacey]

And...
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A local author is getting some national attention thanks to the supernatural - we'll explain after the break - but first if you are traveling today - [Jacey ad-lib into the travel forecast]
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[Profile-Open]

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[GRAPHIC=Va. Profile]

There are just some things we can't explain.
One Martinsville Sheriff's Deputy is living proof of that.
His story begins more than twenty five years ago when a visitor showed up.
In this week's Virginia Profile, News 7's Justin McLeod explains how a ghost put a man on a mission.

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[IN Q=The mystery began]
[SUPER=01-Dan Starrett/Local Author; :05]
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(( The mystery began on April 17, 1973.
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[IN Q=I woke up and felt]
((DAN STARRETT/LOCAL AUTHOR: I WOKE UP AND FELT LIKE MY BED WAS SHAKING. I LOOKED UP AND SAW A FIGURE OF A MAN STANDING DOWN THE END OF THE HALLWAY AND IT KINDA HAD A GLOW TO IT.))
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Starrett had no idea who it was until two years later when his father died.
At the funeral, he saw a picture of his grandfather for the first time.
He looked exactly like that ghostly figure.
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[IN Q=My grandfather had some unfinished]
((DAN STARRETT: MY GRANDFATHER HAD SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS DOWN HERE AND SINCE I WAS INVOLVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THEN I WAS CHOSEN MORE OR LESS CHOSEN TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.))
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That unfinished business goes back to 1917 when Walter Starrett worked as a railroad cop in Indiana.
On Christmas Eve, he attempted to throw out two drunks.
One pulled a knife and Starrett shot him to death.
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[IN Q=When the word was circulated]
((DAN STARRETT: WHEN THE WORD WAS CIRCULATED THROUGH TOWN THAT MY GRANDFATHER HAD KILLED ONE OF THE FINER DRUNKS, FINER CITIZENS, THEY FORMED A LYNCH MOB. THEY WAS GOING TO LYNCH HIM.))
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He was charged with murder.
But before he could have his day in court, Starrett was shot to death while chasing a suspect on the job.
But his name was never put on a national monument dedicated to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
Starrett wondered why.
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[IN Q=The reason he was turned]
((DAN STARRETT: THE REASON HE WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE HE HAD THIS MURDER CHARGE HANGING OVER HIS HEAD.))
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So began a seven year journey to clear his grandfather's name.
Finally in 1999, Walter Starrett was added to the monument in Washington D.C.
Dan Starrett has since written a book about all this titled the father, the son, and the railroad ghost.
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[IN Q=A lot of people believe me]
((DAN STARRETT: A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE ME AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I'M JUST CRAZY.))
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That's because this ghost story has a spooky element to it, an important date that kept creeping up over the years.
April 17th is the day Dan Starrett saw the ghost, the day his father died, the day he discovered important information about the mystery, and the day he received proof of publication for his book.
Justin McLeod, News 7. ))
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Starrett's book is getting national attention.
Lifetime television has taped a segment on this mystery that will air in November.
Starrett also says he has received a few calls from Hollywood inquiring about doing a movie.

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Olympic style competition is back in the Roanoke Valley as the eyes of sports fan all across the state turn to the Star City.
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[Denise on MB Set]
It's time for the Commonwealth Games. Denise is joined by one of the organizers to talk about the event.
Jacey ,competition has all ready started even though the opening ceremonies are Friday, July 20th.
Here to tell us about what you can see is Jacquie Jordan of Virginia Amateur Sports.
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