WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 05/26/03

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Pittsylvania county authorities are searching for a missing North Carolina woman.
They're not yet releasing her name.
The 20- year- old was last seen in the Dan River near Stateline Bridge at around 5 P-M Saturday.
Witnesses say they saw the woman in the water.

[7-cattle]

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Dennis Powell has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly starving his herd of cattle.
Now the 100 head of cattle that are left are causing problems for their caretaker and Louisa County officials.
While the animals have improved since the Powell's arrest, their care has cost more than 40-thousand dollars.
The lack of balance with the number of bulls has threatened the safety of the females.
The current caretaker has approached the Board of Supervisors and asked it to sell off most of the bulls.
But because they are evidence in a trial scheduled for August, a court order from a judge will be needed.

[7-USS-Nassau]

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A search and rescue mission is underway for a sailor reported missing on the U-S-S Nassau.
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This is the second incident of this kind in three days. Another man fell off the ship on Friday. The search for Petty Officer First Class Shaun Dale began after he didn't report to work early yesterday. Investigators are looking into the cause of both men falling overboard.
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[7-11Grosology]

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A Roanoke museum hopes to "gross you out" with its latest exbibit-- but in an educational way.
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((HERE IS COMES, THE BIG ONE... BURP.))
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Grossology is the name of a traveling exhibit at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. It's designed to teach children about the way their body functions.
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((HUNTER GRAHAM: IT'S ACTUALLY NOT YOUR STOMACH THAT MAKES YOU THROW UP. IT'S YOUR MEDULA OBLANGATA IN YOUR HEAD.))
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Did you know the skin of an average adult weighs seven pounds? Or that normal breathing sucks air into the nose at four miles- per- hour. Those are some of the facts displayed at the exhibit. But the favorite attraction of one visitor was more active.
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((CASEY GRAHAM: PROBABLY THE BURPING WHERE YOU TURN THE KNOB AND IT COMES UP AND BURPS.))
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The exhibit will be at the museum until September first.
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[45-11Cruise-Ship]

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An explosion rocked a cruise liner docked in a Miami port yesterday. No passengers were injured, but four crew members were killed. News 7's Art Director, Joel Sink, was on board the Norweigan liner during the explosion. He spoke with Joy Sutton about it by phone.

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(( The Norway had just returned from sea and had docked in Miami --when there was an explosion at about 6 a-m.
Joel Sink says he was awake at the time and knew something very serious had gone wrong.
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((THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS SHRUDDER THAT WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE SHIP. IT WAS LIKE NOTHING THAT I HAD EVER FELT AND I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL CRUISES. AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT)).
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Sink says he had to climb the stairs in the dark to reach the deck --because the elevators were not working. He says that's when first found out what had happened, that there had been an explosion and fire in the boiler room.
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((IT IS AN OLDER SHIP IT'S PROBABLY MORE PRONE TO PROBLEMS LIKE THAT THAN THE NEWER SHIPS. BUT THERE WAS NEVER A SPECULATION THAT IT WAS ANYTHING OTHER THAN PURELY AN ACCIDENT))
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Sink says once the fire was under control they were let off the ship. None of the more than 21-hundred passengers on board was injured.
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(( I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE SCARED TO GET ON ANOTHER CRUISE. I FEEL THAT THE CREW HANDLED IT VERY WELL. I FELT EVERYTHING THEY DID THEY CERTAINLY PUT THE GUEST INTEREST FIRST AND MADE SURE THAT WE WERE SAFE ))
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He says his main concern now is that he will get his luggage back.))
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[45-11DDay-Memorial]

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At the D-day Memorial later today, the first stage of a Memorial Wall bearing the names of those who died during a World War Two invasion will be unveiled.
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The wall will eventually bear the names of the more than 45- hundred allied troops killed on D-Day. The ceremony will dedicate 64 bronze plaques that contain more than 12- hundred of those names. Nineteen Bedford residents were killed on D-Day. The dedication takes place at 11 A-M and admission is free, but reserved seating is available for a five- dollar charge.
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[8-body]

[ANCHOR=kim]
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[WRITER=cak]
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Pittsylvania county authorities are searching for a missing North Carolina woman.
They're not yet releasing her name.
The 20- year- old was last seen in the Dan River near Stateline Bridge at around 5 P-M Saturday.
Witnesses say they saw the woman in the water.

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[8-USS-Nassau]

[8-11DDay-Memorial]

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The first stage of a Memorial Wall bearing the names of those who died during a World War Two invasion will be unveiled today at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.
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The wall will eventually bear the names of the more than 45- hundred allied troops killed on D-Day. The ceremony will dedicate 64 bronze plaques that contain more than 12- hundred of those names. Nineteen Bedford residents were killed on D-Day. The dedication takes place at 11 A-M and admission is free, but reserved seating is available for a five- dollar charge.
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[8-Festival-Park]

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[WRITER=jsu]
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One of these kids could be the next Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake--
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Children's Karaoke took center stage as kids came out to prove not only can they hold a tune --but some even know the latest dance moves.
This is the 34th annual Festival in the Park, and it runs until June 1st. And if you missed the kids yesterday -- you can still catch the adults today. Adult Karaoke will take place from noon (------------) until 5 pm at the Gazebo.