WDBJ 7 morning news for 07/20/01

[Headlines]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[VO-NAT]

Convicted killer Ira Einhorn's 20-year run as a fugitive is finished.
He's back on U-S soil after flying in from France this morning.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And a jury in Franklin county will resume deliberations later this morning in the capital murder trial of a 15- year- old.
[ANCHOR=Leo]
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Tune in for all that, on News 7 Mornin.

[Hudson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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A Franklin County jury will resume deliberating this morning after calling it a night yesterday around 10-30.
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[VO-NAT]
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The jury is deciding the fate of 15-Year old Alexander Hudson.
He's charged with capital murder in the death of a 61-year old Rocky Mount man.
Prosecutors say Hudson and his cousin Christopher Dorman and Charlie English used a shoelace to strangle the victim to death on New Years Eve.
The trio then allegedly took more than six thousand dollars from the man and used it to buy clothes.
Defense attorneys say although Hudson used the money, he was just a lookout while the other two committed the murder.
The jury will begin its deliberations at 9.
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[Einhorn]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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Convicted killer Ira Einhorn is back on U-S soil.
His plane arrived from France shortly after four this morning, where he's being taken to a maximum security prison near Philadelphia.
Drew Levinson has the latest.
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[11Bernard-Walker]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]

He spent almost seven months on the run.
Now a Roanoke murder suspect is behind bars.
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[VO-NAT]

Bernard Maurice Walker was stopped by Atlanta police Tuesday night driving a stolen car.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/December 24, 2000]

On Christmas Eve last year- -a dispute re-surfaced inside a convenience store on Melrose Avenue when Reaco Hilton entered the Stop and Save Mini Mart.
Hilton is the 18 year old in the light- colored jacket in the upper right picture. Watch for a punch, then a shot fired.
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((OH, NO. OH, NO. HERE WE GO. HEY REACO. BANG. OH!))
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Walker has reportedly alternated his time between Roanoke and Atlanta since the shooting.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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He gave Atlanta authorities a phony name, but Walker's fingerprints indicated he was wanted for murder in Roanoke.

[Flood-Relief]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
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Federal and state officials say West Virginia flood victims should register for recovery assistance -- whether their losses were insured or not.
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[TAKE FS BOARD] FEMA is encouraging all flood victims to call its toll-free registration number which is 1-800-462-9029.
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[ANCHOR=KIM]
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Meanwhile, officials from FEMA and the state Office of Emergency Services say those who have lost jobs or suffered income losses as a direct result of the floods may be eligible for special federal unemployment compensation. Flood victims should file individual claims at local offices of the state Bureau of Employment Programs.

[11Vitramon]

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A local electronics company is facing cutbacks.
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Vishay Vitramon officials say layoffs are imminent at its Roanoke facility, as well as other plants across the globe.
No word yet on how many of the "300 plus" employees will go, but the company says the facility itself WILL remain open.
Vishay bought Vitramon's 120-thousand square foot facility in Roanoke.
The companies makes parts for IBM and AT&T.
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[11Rubatex]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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Meanwhile some better news for Rubatex.. it's parent company is on its way out of the red.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford/File Tape]

R-B-X says its bankruptcy re-organization plan got the O-K from the U-S Bankruptcy court yesterday.
Vice President Tim Bernlohr says the company will have greater ability to increase investments and better position itself for growth.
Rubatex in Bedford has been plagued with financial AND labor problems.
Union and management agreed on a new contract in April after workers spent a year and a half on strike.
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[11Kibble]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
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Former Virginia Tech punter and kicker Jimmy Kibble is on his way to jail.
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[SUPER=04-1999 season]

Kibble was sentenced to six months in jail yesterday morning for having consensual sexual contact with two 16-year olds.
The two girls attended Osborn park High school in Manassas, where Kibble was working as an assistant football coach.
Kibble was a three time All-Big East kicker and punter and finished his career with the Hokies at the 2000 National Championship game against Florida State.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Kibble pleaded guilty last month to four counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor. He apologized for his actions before he was sentenced.

[11Mayor-Trash]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith got a closer look at the Old Southwest neighborhood from the back of a city garbage truck.
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[VO-NAT]
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Smith spent yesterday morning assisting veteran employees Barry Price and Angie Simmons.
He helped them empty residents' "big blue" containers and said he's picked up some valuable insights.
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((MAYBE IT'S NEW ON THE TRASH TRUCK, BUT THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING I DID IN MY BUSINESS ALL THOSE YEARS. YOU WENT DOWN AND OPERATED A MACHINE. YOU CAN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE UNTIL YOU GET FIRST HAND.))
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[OUT Q=until you get first hand.]
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[VO-NAT]

Smith says he thinks the city could make some adjustments to its trash trucks, but he told us he doesn't see how the city could improve on the veteran employees he was working with yesterday.
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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
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In business news, Microsoft sent out a profit warning after the closing bell yesterday.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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((Information:
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A PROFIT WARNING FROM A TECH TITAN COULD SOUR THE MARKET TODAY...
FIRST, THE GOOD NEWS..AFTER THE CLOSING BELL MICROSOFT POSTED PROFIT OF 44 CENTS A SHARE IN THE LATEST QTR.. THAT BEAT THE STREET ESTIMATE BY A PENNY.. NOW THE BAD NEWS.. MICROSOFT WARNED THAT FIRST QTR PROFITS WILL BE AS MUCH AS 6 CENTS BELOW ESTIMATES OF 45 CENTS A SHARE...
SUN MICROSYSTEMS WAS A BRIGHT SPOT, IT POSTED PROFIT OF 4 CENTS A SHARE.. THAT WAS A PENNY BETTER THAN THE STREET EXPECTED..
ON WALL STREET, AN EARLY RALLY FIZZLED

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DOW GAVE UP A TIRPLE DIGIT GAIN AS INVESTORS SIFTED THROUGH A MIXED BAG OF EARNINGS NEWS.
THE DOW ROSE 40 POINTS TO 10-610
WHILE THE NASDAQ ADDED ABOUT 30 POINTS...

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DELL COMPUTER HELPED LIFT THE TECH STOCKS AFTER THE P-C MAKER STOOD BY ITS 2ND QTR PROFIT ESTIMATES AND SAID DEMAND FOR ITS PRODUCTS IS IMPROVING.

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Shares of Pepsi and Quaker Oats were hit hard on reports that staff attorneys at the Federal Trade Commission have recommended blocking the proposed $13 billion merger between the two companies.

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TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM -

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AT THE NASDAQ, I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))

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[House-Bush]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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President Bush has cause for at least a PARTIAL celebration.
The house has passed his controversial plan to help religious charities.
The measure now goes on to the Senate, where its fate is unknown.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Genoa, Italy;]

Meanwhile, President Bush is facing protest in Europe, with today's opening of the G-8 summit.
80- thousand demonstrators are expected.
Europeans are angry at Bush's position on the environment and the proposed missile defense shield.
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[11Kennedy]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=kle]
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Senator John Warner could face a re-election challenge from the highest ranking woman in Army history.
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[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

Retired Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy met with state Democratic leaders last week in Richmond.
She says she will soon make the decision whether she'll run as a Democrat against Warner.
If Kennedy runs, she says she'll concentrate on education, health care and senior care.
Senator Warner says he plans to run for a fifth term next year.
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[6-Crew-Walkout]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Altavista's volunteer rescue squad is facing a major staffing shortage after nine members resigned their positions this week.
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[SUPER=03-Altavista/February]

The group, which includes four officers, says it's unhappy with the direction the squad is going, according to Crew Captain Ken Gowen.
Gowen told News7 yesterday there's "no chance" he and the others will reconsider.
Campbell County's public safety director, John Larkin, says the county is still looking into ways it can help both sides resolve their differences.
The Lifesaving Crew suffered another setback in February when it was revealed that tens of thousands of dollars in funds were missing.
An investigation into that is ongoing.
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[11Tech-Salmonella]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=rca]
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Renovations are underway at Virginia Tech's Large Animal hospital.
That part of the Vet school was closed earlier this summer because of
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salmonella infections.
For the safety of its animals, officials at the teaching hospital decided to send all patients home, close it off to animals and completely replace the floor. At this point, floor glue is being removed and the ground is being prepped for a new dis-infectable surface-
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((TERRY SWECKER/ACTING HOSPITAL DIRECTOR; ITS AN INCONVENIENCE FOR US ITS AN INCONVENIENCE FOR OUR TEACHING PROGRAM, IT'S AN INCONVENIENCE FOR OUR CLIENTS WE'VE BEEN TRYING WORK WITH OUR LOCAL VETERINARIANS TO GIVE THEM OTHER OPTIONS FOR ANIMALS WHO DO NEED SURGERY OR HOSPITALIZATION.))
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The facility is still serving a limited number of animals on an out-patient basis. Officials say vet students are getting hands on experience with large animals at other Tech departments.
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[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
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In medical news, taking folic acid may decrease the risk of breast cancer in women who drink alcohol.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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((WE'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME THAT DRINKING ALCOHOL MAY SLIGHTLY INCREASE A WOMAN'S RISK OF BREAST CANCER.

WELL. THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE SO--- AND THE REASON MAY BE THE VITAMIN
FOLIC ACID.
A STUDY OF MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND WOMEN FINDS THOSE WHO HAVE A DRINK OR TWO EACH DAY- BUT YET TAKE IN THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF FOLIC ACID DO NOT HAVE HIGHER RATES OF BREAST CANCER- IN SOME CASES- THE RISK IS EVEN LOWER THAN FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION.
THE RUSH TO PERFORM BYPASS SURGERY AFTER A HEART ATTACK MAY NOT ALWAYS BE A GOOD THING.
THE JOURNAL CIRCULATION REPORTS PATIENTS WHO HAVE A QUICK BYPASS- HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF STROKE AFTER THE SURGERY.
NOW THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT REASONS FOR HAVING A BYPASS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER A HEART ATTACK- BUT IN THIS STUDY- THOSE WHO HAD BYPASS WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF AN ATTACK HAD 4X THE RISK OF STROKE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO DID NOT HAVE BYPASS .
FINALLY- THE RATES OF ACL INJURIES OF THE KNEE ARE WAY UP IN FEMALE
ATHLETES COMPARED TO MALES--- .

BESIDES MORE FEMALES TAKING PART IN SPORTS- A RECENT REPORT MAY HAVE ANOTHER ANSWER: HORMONES.
RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SHOWS THE RISK OF BLOWING OUT A KNEE IS THREE TIMES HIGHER DURING THE TIME OF OVULATION- OR MIDCYCLE.
AND THE HORMONES RELEASED AT MIDCYLE MAY WEAKEN THE LIGAMENTS OR CAUSE THEM NOT TO WORK AS WELL. THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[2-HEADLINES] [Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

After living as a fugitive of justice for more than two decades, convicted killer Ira Einhorn is back in U-S custody to face a new trial.
His plane arrived from France a couple of hours ago.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A Franklin county jury re- convenes later this morning in the capital murder trial of 15- year- old Alexander Hudson.
The teen is charged in the strangling death of a Rocky Mount man on New Year's Eve.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And for nearly 50 years, he wowed audiences under the BIG TOP--
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams died yesterday of cancer.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Friday, July 20th .
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[2-Hudson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=dse]
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[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A Franklin County jury gets back to work this morning in the trial of a teenager charged with capital murder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount]
The jury is deciding the fate of 15-Year old Alexander Hudson.
He's charged with capital murder in the death of a 61-year old Rocky Mount man.
Prosecutors say Hudson and his cousin Christopher Dorman and Charlie English used a shoelace to strangle the victim to death on New Years Eve.
The trio then allegedly took more than six thousand dollars from the man and used it to buy clothes.
Defense attorneys say although Hudson used the money, he was just a lookout while the other two committed the murder.
The jury will begin its deliberations at 9.
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[2-Einhorn]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

After more than two decades of being on the run in France, convicted murderer Ira Einhorn is now in U-S custody.
He faces a new trial for killing his girlfriend in 19-77.
Drew Levinson has an update.
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[11Lake-Search]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Authorities plan to broaden their search for a missing Nelson County man believed to be in Philpott Lake.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Patrick Co./Tuesday]

Divers have been concentrating their efforts near Union Bridge.
That's where they found the body of a missing Martinsville woman four weeks ago.
Yesterday, divers brought up a drum like container but there was nothing inside.
The Henry County Sheriff says the search will now switch to other parts of the lake.
It will be at least another three weeks before divers can head back into the water.
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[2-Flood-Relief]

[2-11Vitramon]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-32 TC33:01]
[GRAPHIC=Vishay]

Hard economic times mean cutbacks at a local electronics company.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Vishay Vitramon officials say layoffs are imminent at its Roanoke facility as well as other plants across the globe.
No word yet on how many of the "300 plus" employees will go, but the company says the facility itself WILL remain open.
Vishay bought Virtramon's 120-thousand square foot facility in Roanoke.
The companies makes parts for IBM and AT&T.
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[2-11Rubatex]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC59:00]
[GRAPHIC=Rubatex]

The parent company of Rubatex is on its way out of the red.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford/File Tape]

R-B-X says its bankruptcy re-organization plan got the O-K from the U-S Bankruptcy court yesterday.
Vice President Tim Bernlohr says the company will have greater ability to increase investments and better position itself for growth.
Rubatex in Bedford has been plagued with financial AND labor problems.
Union and management agreed on a new contract in April after workers spent a year and a half on strike.
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[Williams-Obit]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A man who REALLY had a way with animals has lost his battle with cancer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey animal trainer Gunther Gebel-Williams died yesterday.
Williams wowed audiences with his ability to control the fierces animals.
His circus career spanned nearly a half- century.
In that time, he starred in over 12- hundred consecutive performances.
His son, Mark Oliver Gebel will take over the job.
Gunther Gebel-Williams was 66.
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[Train-Derailment]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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[GRAPHIC=none]

A freight train that derailed in a downtown Baltimore tunnel is still burning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD;]

Workers have removed a few of the boxcars.
Their first challenge is to start pumping hydrochloric acid from one of the cars.
Firefighters, unable to get to the flames in the mile- long tunnel because of the intense heat-- began spraying water on the cars to cool them down.
The situation is creating headaches for motorists.
Drivers are getting stuck in heavy traffic jams, with some streets still closed.
Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused the derailment and fire.
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[1177-Fatals]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-36 TC28:04]
[GRAPHIC=I-77 Fatal Accident]
State Police have identitied the people who died in a car accident on Interstate-77.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bland Co./Yesterday;]
Authorities say three-generations of the Williams family from Drennen, West Virginia were in the vehicle that caught fire, burning everyone inside beyond recognition.
State Police say 25-year-old Charles Rowland Williams Junior was at the wheel. Passengers included his 45-year old mother Donna Delaine Williams and his two children ages five and three. Tuesday afternoon police say their Southbound vehicle , crossed the median and hit a Northbound car from Ohio. The driver of that car- 60-year-old Renata Richter was also killed.
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[2-11Kibble]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kle]
[TAPE#=01-43 TC07:54]
[GRAPHIC=Kibble]

Former Virginia Tech punter and kicker Jimmy Kibble will serve some time behind bars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-1999 season]

Kibble was sentenced to six months in jail yesterday morning for having consensual sex with two 16-year olds.
The two girls attended Osborn Park High school in Manassas, where Kibble was working as an assistant football coach.
Kibble was a three time All-Big East kicker and punter and finished his career with the Hokies at the 2000 National Championship game against Florida State.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]

Kibble pleaded guilty last month, and apologized for his actions before he was sentenced.
[Local-Recap]
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[2-Shot=Kmc/LHI]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Federal and state officials say West Virginia flood victims should register for recovery assistance -- whether their losses were insured or not.
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[TAKE FS BOARD] FEMA is encouraging all flood victims to call its toll-free registration number which is 1-800-462-9029.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A Franklin County jury will resume its deliberations at 9 this morning in the trial of 15-Year old Alexander Hudson. Hudson is charged with capital murder in the death of a 61-year old Rocky Mount man. The jury deliberated for nearly four hours yesterday, before calling it a night around 10:30.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Vishay Vitramon officials say layoffs are imminent at its Roanoke facility as well as other plants across the globe.
No word yet on how many of the "300 plus" employees will go, but the company says the facility itself WILL remain open.
The companies makes parts for IBM and AT&T.

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[ANCHOR=Leo]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's Shannon Young with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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