WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/08/02

[VOB-Bowman]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
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The North Carolina man wanted for questioning in the Short family murder case will remain in Canadian custody a little longer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Yellowknife, Canada]
Yesterday-- a detention hearing was held for 66- year old Garrison "Gary" Bowman who was arrested in Canada on an UNrelated immigration violation. During the hearing-- a judge ordered Bowman to remain in Canadian custody for another week. The judge made his decision after immigration officials argued that Bowman was a flight risk and possible danger to the public because he was wanted for questioning in the murders of three people.
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[IN Q=All right I'm a ]
((GARY BOWMAN: ALL RIGHT I'M A SUSPECT IN THIS MURDER IN VIRGINIA OR NORTH CAROLINA AND I'M QUITE SURE WE'LL GET OT THE BOTTOM OF THIS EVENTUALLY BECAUSE I SEE HERE THAT THE PERSON HAS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION TO THE FBI AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA SO THIS WE WILL GET OT THE BOTTOM OF THANK YOU.))
[SUPER=07-Garrison Bowman; ]
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[OUT Q=thank you.]
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[VO-NAT]
During the hearing-- immigration officials stated that authorities in North Carolina and Virginia wanted to talk with Bowman about a business deal that allegedly went sour between Bowman and the Short family.
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[11Canada-Law]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Bowman]

Garrison Bowman hasn't been charged in connection with the Short case, but that possibility could complicate his return to the United States.
Canadian Courts have been reluctant to extradite individuals who could face the death penalty here.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]

Mark Drumbl (DRUM-bull) is a native of Canada and an assistant professor of law at Washington and Lee University.
Though the two countries have an extradition treaty, Drumbl says, the death penalty remains a major sticking point.
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[IN Q=You can't predict the outcome]
((MARK DRUMBL/W&L ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW; YOU CAN'T PREDICT THE OUTCOME OR EVEN WHETHER THESE ISSUES WILL BE LITIGATED, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT IT IS AN ISSUE.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Drumbl/W&L Assistant Professor of Law;]
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[OUT Q=it is an issue.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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In one recent case, Canadian courts refused to extradite two Canadian citizens who were accused of capital murder in Washington, DCTERMS.
In that case, Drumbl says the court cited international law, and ruled it was not in keeping with the Canadian constitution to send individuals to the U.S. to face the death penalty.

[11Short-Funeral]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Jennifer Short]

Meanwhile, authorities are making arrangements to return Jennifer Short's remains to her family so she can be buried.
Relatives have set a tentative date of Friday night for visitation and Saturday at 1 o-clock for her funeral service at the Martinsville Church of God.

[Shooting-Spree]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Around Washington D-C, police are still searching for a sniper who has shot eight people, killing six.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bowie, MD;]

The latest victim is a 13 year old boy, who was shot outside his middle school in Maryland yesterday.
He's in critical condition.
Schools are open today, but police are patroling school grounds.
And some schools are under a Code Blue, which means students will be kept inside during recess and lunch.
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[IN Q=I would rather]
((DOUG DUNCAN/MONTGOMERY CO., MD EXECUTIVE: I WOULD RATHER HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL WITH THEIR CLASSMATES THAN AT HOME WATCHING REPORT AFTER REPORT AND BECOMING HORRIFIED.))
[SUPER=01-Doug Duncan/Montgomery Co., MD Executive;]
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[OUT Q=scared out of their minds.]
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[VO-NAT]

While authorities don't have any eyewitnesses or descriptions of the sniper, they have a psychological profile to go on.
Experts say the killer is probably NOT a teenager, and based on his shooting accuracy, he may have a military or law enforcement background.
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[Bush]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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President Bush says the threat from Iraq is imminent--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH;]

In an address to the nation last night from Cincinnati, Bush said that Saddam Hussein is a "homicidal dictator."
The President warned Saddam to disarm, or else--
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[IN Q=IF we have to act]
((IF WE HAVE TO ACT, WE WILL TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION THAT IS POSSIBLE. WE WILL PLAN CAREFULLY, WE WILL ACT WITH THE FULL POWER OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. ))
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[OUT Q=United State military]
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[VO-NAT]

During a 25- minute speech, Bush outlined his case against Iraq.
The President said Saddam can still ease the threat of war by destroying his weapons of mass destruction and stopping his support of terrorism.
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[ANCHOR=KIMBERLY]
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Meanwhile, Congress is preparing to vote on whether to use military action against Iraq.
That vote could come by Thursday.

[11Bomb-Threat]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
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A Patrick County high school student is behind bars for making a bomb threat at school.
School officials say a note was found in a boys restroom just before noon yesterday.
The building was evacuated and Patrick County sheriff's deputies searched the premises with bomb-sniffing dogs. Nothing was found.
Police questioned students who were near the bathroom when the note was found. A student was arrested and charged after questioning.

[11US-Airways]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
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[GRAPHIC=US Airways]

In business news, U-S Airways says it will cut 642 jobs this fall, in addition to the 14-hundred layoffs it's already announced.
The layoffs come as the bankrupt airline tries to reduce its flight schedule by 13 percent.
The cuts will be confined to the fleet and customer service sectors.
The largest cuts will be felt in the airline's hubs in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte.

[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In other business news, Stocks sank yesterday after Sears issued a profit warning.
Ed Crane has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SUPER=01-Ed Crane/Reporting; :00]
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((HOW LOW CAN WE GO. IT'S A FAMILIAR QUESTION AND ONCE AGAIN INVESTORS ARE POSING IT. THE DOW S AND P AND NASDAQ STAGED ANOTHER ROLLER COASTER SESSION AND WHEN IT WAS OVER ALL 3 LANDED AT FRESH MULTI YEAR LOWS.

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THE DOW FALLING 105 POINTS TO 7422 POINT 84.
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THE S AND P LOST 15 TO 785
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AND THE NASDAQ FELL TWO PERCENT, A 20 POINT LOSS TO 1119 POINT 40.

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PRESIDENT BUSH IS ASKING A SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO DELIVER A QUICK REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF THE WEST COAST PORT LOCK OUT DILEMMA. MR. BUSH WILL HAVE THAT LATER TODAY AND COULD ACT TO BRING THE TWO SIDES BACK TOGETHER FOR AN 80 DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD. LONG ENOUGH TO GET MUCH NEEDED RETAIL GOODS TO MARKET IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
ANALYSTS SAY THE WEST COAST PORT CLOSINGS DILEMMA AND HOW PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON IRAQ WILL PLAY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WEIGHING HEAVY ON INVESTORS.

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BANKING STOCKS WERE HIT HARD AS J P MORGAN CHASE MULLED OVER A LAYOFF OF 4 THOUSAND INVESTMENT BANKING WORKERS. CITIGROUP AND FLEET WERE ALSO ACTIVE. THOSE BANKS HAVE HEAVY EXPOSURE IN BRAZIL, WHERE THE POLITICAL SITUATION IS VERY MUCH UNCERTAIN.

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SEARS SENT RETAIL STOCKS TUMBLING ...PUTTING OUT AN EARNINGS WARNING THAT IT WILL MISS BOTH THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR END TARGETS.

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AND THE AIRLINE STOCKS SUFFERED ANOTHER TURBULENT SESSION AFTER AMERICAN PARENT A-M-R ANNOUNCED A NEAR ONE BILLION DOLLAR WRITE DOWN IN CONNECTION WITH IT'S PURCHASE OF T-W-A AND TWO SMALLER REGIONAL CARRIERS.

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GET MORE ON OUR WEBSITE, CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM.

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AT THE NASDAQ MARKET SITE I'M ED CRANE.))

(tape tosses to stocks)
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[11Galax-Shooting]

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

A local high school student is murdered just hours after his birthday.
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[VO-NAT]

Brandon Kyle Billings was a senior at Galax High School and played tackle for the school's football team.
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co.;]

He was found shot in his pickup truck Sunday afternoon on Rockhouse Lane just outside of town.
Authorities say it's an area where many teenagers go to hang out, and Billings who just turned 18 Saturday, may have been there celebrating his birthday.
But, so far they haven't been able to find any witnesses.
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[IN Q=there was]
((JERRY WILSON/GRAYSON COUNTY SHERIFF: THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY DRUGS OR ALCOHOL OF ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. NO SIGNS OF ANYONE OTHER THAN HIM.))
[SUPER=01-Jerry Wilson/Grayson Co. Sheriff]
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[OUT Q=than him]
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[VO-NAT]

Authorities have not named any suspects, but, are following all leads.
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[TAKE FS Phone Number 100ESSC]
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, you're asked to call the Grayson County Sheriff's office at 276- 773-3241.
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[11Cadd]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=jmc]
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Roanoke County police say the woman found dead at the Shenandoah Homes retirement center had been sexually assaulted.
And police are looking for evidence that may tie a man arrested that night to the crime.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Thursday]

Police say Helen Cadd was a night manager at the retirement center, and that she had a set of keys to the building.
The medical examiner has yet to determine how she died.
Police are holding a man from Chesapeake, Danny Ray Taylor, on a probation violation.
They've served him with a search warrant to collect hair and skin samples.
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[Port-Dispute]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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Despite the ongoing port labor dispute on the west coast, cargo has made its way to Alaska.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Anchorage, AK;]

A ship carrying food and other supplies pulled into port yesterday, thanks to a deal struck Friday for residents of Alaska.
90- percent of Alaska's goods come from out of state.
About 100 longshoremen were back on the job, unloading the ship.
Meanwhile 29 other west coast ports are still shut down.
A board of inquiry is looking into the negotiations, then President Bush is expected to ask for a court order to re- open the ports for 80- days.
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[11Hotels]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
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Travel is down, but the number of hotels in our region is going up..
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Construction is well underway on two hotels near the airport. While tourism officials say air travel is still down, they're marketing to convention goers and travelers within driving distance. For established hotels, the challenge is filling their rooms.
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[IN Q=that's what]
((NEIL ORDWAY/CLARION HOTEL GENERAL MANAGER; THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THINKING AND THAT'S WHAT OUR SALES DEPARTMENT IS THINKING AND WE'RE ALL POUNDING THE PAVEMENT AND GETTING CLIENTS IN.))
[SUPER=01-Neil Ordway/Clarion Hotel General Manager;]
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[OUT Q=GETTING CLIENTS IN.]
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Officials say there are about 6-thousand hotel rooms in the Roanoke Valley.
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[11Japanese]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Business News]

A cup of tea is bringing Japanese business leaders to the Roanoke Valley...
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Local officials met with representatives of "Shin-shiro" City, Japan at the Hotel Roanoke yesterday. The Japanese city is known for its production of quality green tea, a product they want to market in the U-S.
County Administrator Elmer Hodge says Roanoke and Shinshiro are working to develop business and cultural exchange and that green tea is only a part if the equation.
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(Kimberly tosses to bump)

[bump-chyron]

[comm #3]

[PKG-Bowman]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=tha]
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A detention hearing in Canada yesterday shed light on why local authorities are eager to talk to a North Carolina man about the Short family murders. Garrison "Gary" Bowman apparently left the state just after Michael and Mary Short were killed. He was later picked up in Canada on an unrelated immigration violation. Teresa Hamilton has more.
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[IN Q=Canadian ]
[SUPER=03-Yellowknife, Canada; :00]
[SUPER=02-Canadian Immigration Official; :37 ]
[SUPER=07-Garrison Bowman; 1:04]
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[OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.]
(( Canadian immigration officials made their case for keeping 66- year old Gary Bowman in custody during an afternoon hearing. They described Bowman as a possible flight risk-- saying he has a history of NOT showing up for scheduled court appearances. During the hearing-- Bowman was also described as a possible danger to the public.
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((HE HAS DEMONSTRATED THE FACT HE IS OR HAS A DISREGARD FOR THE LAW.)) [runs05]
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Canadian immigration officials say authorities in Virginia and North Carolina want to question Bowman about an alleged
business deal he had with the Shorts-- who owned a business moving mobile homes.
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[IN Q= He has ]
((CANADIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL: HE HAD A BUSINESS DEALING WITH THE SHORTS, AND HE'S SAID TO HAVE A BUSINESS DEALING THAT WENT SOUR, AND AS A RESULT IS SAID TO HAVE SHOT THESE PEOPLE... AGAIN THIS IS A POSSIBILITY.)) [RUNS17]
[OUT Q= THIS IS A POSSIBLITY.]
According to Bowman's landlord-- Bowman had threatened to kill a mobile home mover from Virginia. In court-- the 66- year old carpenter appeared to dismiss any allegations leveled against him.
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((GARY BOWMAN: I'M A SUSPECT IN THIS MURDER IN VIRGINIA OR NORTH CAROLINA AND I'M QUITE SURE WE'LL GET OT THE BOTTOM OF THIS EVENTUALLY BECAUSE I SEE HERE THAT THE PERSON HAS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION TO THE FBI AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA SO THIS WE WILL GET OT THE BOTTOM OF THANK YOU.)) [RUNS26]
[OUT Q =THANK YOU.]
After the hearing-- Bowman was led away in handcuffs and will remain in custody for another seven days at which point another detention hearing can be held... to possibly keep him in custody for another 30-days. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7. ))
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[anchor=Kimberly]
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In the next few days-- Canadian officials are also expected to hold a deportation hearing-- to determine if Bowman can

remain in Canada or will be forced to leave.[6-Canada-Law]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-39 TC26:24]
[GRAPHIC=Bowman]

If Bowman becomes a suspect in the Short family murders, questions of international law could complicate his return.
Canadian authorities have been reluctant to extradite individuals who could face the death penalty in the United States.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]

Mark Drumbl is an Assistant Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University.
A native of Canada and an expert on international law, Drumbl says he wouldn't be surprized if the death penalty becomes an issue in Bowman's deportation or extradition hearings.
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[IN Q=I think if you've got]
((I THINK IF YOU'VE GOT AN INDIVIDUAL IN CANADA WHO EITHER IS CHARGED WITH OR APPEARS IMMINENTLY TO BE CHARGED WITH CAPITAL MURDER, I THINK THAT IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS AN ATTORNEY WHO IS WORTH HIS OR HER PAYCHECK, THAT THIS WILL BECOME AN ISSUE.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Drumbl/W&L Assistant Professor of Law;]
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[OUT Q=that this will become an issue.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]

In the most recent case, Canadian courts refused to extradite two Canadian citizens who were accused of capital murder in Washington DCTERMS.
In that case, Drumbl says the court cited changes in international law, and ruled it was no longer constitutionall

y permissible to send individuals to the U.S. to face the death penalty.[11Hooker]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-37 TC34:11]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, a Southside furniture company is looking to diversify... and grow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/File Tape]

Hooker Furniture wants to move into the leather seating market by purchasing Bradington-Young, a North Carolina upholstery producer.
It would be the largest acquisition in Hooker's 78-year history.
Hooker is headquartered in Martinsville and also has plants in Roanoke and North Carolina.
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[S-Tech2002]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=TECH2002 24351TC]
[GRAPHIC=TECH 2002]

The Hokies enjoyed last weekend off, but in this morning's edition of the Tech 2002 Report - Mike Stevens says the vacation is over with a trip up north set for tomorrow.
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[OUT Q=...HAVE A NICE TUESDAY."]
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(( Ever since he arrived on campus folks have touting De Angelo Hall as the best cornerback to ever play in Tech uniform. Fortunately, DeAngelo brings humility to the table along with the ability to handle peer pressure. He not only has managed to avoid getting the "Big Head" but he was the first Hokie to wear the BIG HELMET - the new Riddell helmet - known as the Revolution. The first major change in head gear design in some 25 years has resulted in a much safer, but futuristic looking helmet. ((LESTER KARLIN:)) That jaw area is key to the new helmet's design. The NFL funded five years of research to look into what causes concussions. The conclusion was that 70 percent of them come from hits to the side of the helmet. The sides are more protective on the new helmet - but it takes the eye a while to get used to it. And some players have refused to wear it because they think it looks too geeky. But after weighing the increased protection and comfort against style - DeAngelo decided it was more important to maintain his IQ then strive to be GQ. ((DEANGELO:)) Currently, only 5 Tech players wear the head gear - but you are seeing the revolution more and more and the product is now even being worn by several high school players in the area. ((DEANGELO HALL:)) The helmet not only protects better - but should a head or neck injury occur it is tailor-made for emergency and medical personnel. ((LESTER KARLIN:)) In one other note, the the homecoming game with Rutgers on October 19th will kickoff at one o'clock. The game will not be televised. Take care folks and have a nice Tuesday.)) [TAPE TOSSES TO BREAK]