WDBJ 7 morning news for 06/08/03

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning....... A medical helicopter crashes near Salt Lake City... leaving one person dead.
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And voters in Vinton have a new way to get in "touch" with their candidates. we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.

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[Chopper-Crash]

[ANCHOR=Marya]
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At least one person is dead after a medical helicopter crash in Utah.
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[SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;]

This was the wreckage last night near Salt Lake City.
The helicopter had just rescued a stranded hiker on Mount Olympus.
After dropping the patient off at the hospital, the Life Flight helicopter took off again and immediately encountered problems.
It fell 600 feet, killing the pilot and injuring a paramedic and a nurse who were also on board. Both are listed in serious condition.
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In another helicopter crash this morning - two American soldiers helping preserve peace in the Balkans were killed. They were among the 25 hundred U-S troops who are part of a 25-thousand member international peacekeeping force.

[Gaza-Attack]

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A major set back for the "road map" to peace.
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Three Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers sneaked into an Israeli army post and shot several bystanders. The attackers have been killed. This is the first deadly attack since last week's Mideast summit.
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[11Reserves-Family]

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As many Army reservists serve their country, their families back home are pulling together.
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More than a hundred reservists from southwest Virginia are stationed at Fort Eustis (YOU-STIS). Yesterday, their families came together at the Army Reserve Center in Salem for fun and to support one another.
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[IN Q=We have a group]
((KIM SHEPPARD/FAMILY READINESS LIAISON: WE HAVE A GROUP OF ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, ALL OF OUR SPOUSES, ALL OF OUR DEPENDENTS OF OUR SOLDIERS THAT ARE DEPLOYED. WE TRY TO GET TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH WITH SOME TYPE OF ACTIVITY, WHETHER IT'S A FUNDRAISER OR SOME TYPE OF SOCIAL EVENT LIKE THIS. IT'S FUN FOR THE KIDS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN GET TOGETHER AND JUST SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND KNOW THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES OUT THERE.))
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The support group is especially important for Ammie Midgett and her sister.
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[IN Q=I have a little]
((AMMIE MIDGETT: I HAVE A LITTLE SISTER, SHE'S SIX AND SHE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE WAR AND SO SHE JUST THINKS HE'S JUST GONE BECAUSE HE'S GONE.))
[SUPER=01-Ammie Midgett/Family Member in Reserves;]
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[OUT Q=because he's gone]
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[VO-NAT]
After playing on the moon walk, kids cooled down with an ice- cream sundae.
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[11Monty-Courthouse]

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The Montgomery County Courthouse may be growing along with its caseload.
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The courthouse was built in 1977, but officials say since then, the number of cases increased from about 3-thousand to 47-thousand a year. Officials say the need for more space isn't the only concern they hope to address.
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[IN Q=and those other]
((BOBBY PARKER/COUNTY SPOKESPERSON: AND THOSE OTHER THINGS ARE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, YOU KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE THAT IT WAS 25, 26 YEARS AGO. SO WE HAVE NEW CONSIDERATIONS NOW AND NEW NEEDS TO BE MET IN THAT REGARD.))
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[OUT Q=in that regard.]
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The county says it hopes to add six additional courtrooms, improve security and upgrade the heating and air systems.
Officials say the project could cost the county anywhere from 10 to 14-million dollars, and could begin as early as next year.
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[Voting-Machines]

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Vinton voters won't be pulling any levers on Tuesday..
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Instead they'll submit their primary vote by touching a screen. New computerized voting machines are part of the "Help America Vote Act." Congress is providing states with federal money to help replace old voting machines. The new models have an audio feature for the blind and are moveable to better accommodate all handicapped voters.
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[IN Q=The actual machine]
((DIANE HENSON/ROANOKE CO. REGISTRAR: THE ACTUAL MACHINE YOU CAN PULL OUT FOR CURB- SIDE VOTING. YOU JUST UNHOOK IT, PICK IT UP, YOU'LL TAKE IT SO THEY WILL ALSO VOTE ON THAT MACHINE JUST LIKE INSIDE WHERE THEY USED TO HAVE TO VOTE BY PAPER BALLOT.))
[SUPER=01-Diane Henson/Roanoke Co. Registrar;]
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[OUT Q=vote by paper ballot]
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The machines also provide poll workers with a print- out detailing the number of votes each candidate receives. Henson hopes to have purchased new machines for all county precincts by February of 20-04.
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[11M'ville-Deer]

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Martinsville city council may have struck a nerve with archers when they voted last week to allow bow-and-arrow hunting within city limit. Limited hunting has been allowed, but was prohibited within one hundred feet of homes, which some council members said made the urban archery season useless because homes are so close together. The special hunting season will run from October to March.

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[BOTH MICS HOT] Coming up - A local musician joins us this morning to talk about his upcoming tribute to dads, and to keep us in tune with what to expect at his concert.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
But first
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[vo-nat] We're heading to Your Hometown, Forrest where we'll visit Thomas Jefferson's summer home.
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[Health-Review]

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In health review,
A Roanoke County toddler receives a life-saving transplant.
And before you buy medications on-line, one pharmacist says beware of the risks.
Joy Sutton has those stories and more.
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[IN Q=18 month old Makenzie Blackburn]
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(( 18 month old Makenzie Blackburn wasn't expected to live much past her second birthday without a bowel transplant.
She suffers from a rare condition that left her bowel useless.
But in late April she received her transplant and is now recovering at Pittsburg hospital.
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[IN Q=Makenzie has always been an amazing]
((MAKENZIE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN AMAZING CHILD. SHE HAS DEALT WITH THE ADVERSITY. WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE REALISTIC IN THE FACT THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE OF REJECTION. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL OFFER HER A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE )) [RUNS19]
[OUT Q=and healthy life]

But it will be several months before Makenzie can return home --an even then her recovery will take time.
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In other health news, Congress is expected to take up the issue of a prescription drug plan for seniors this session. But some wonder if it will ever happen.
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[IN Q=I'm not optimistic]
((I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT THERE WILL BE A TRUE DRUG BENEFIT TO HELP PEOPLE HERE IN ROANOKE)) [RUNS06]
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The President unveiled his proposal in March which offers a Medicare-endorsed drug discount card --with a six-hundred dollars subsidy for low income seniors. Long term his plan calls for broader coverage by giving seniors a variety of health plans to choose from.
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[IN Q=There needs to be a simple flat fee]
(( THERE NEEDS TO BE A SIMPLE FLAT FEE. THAT THEY CAN GO TO THE PHARMACY GET WHATEVER MEDICINE IS REQUIRED, FOR A CO-PAY LIKE 15, 25, 35 LIKE MANY STANDARD COMPANIES PROVIDE STANDARD DRUG CARDS TO ITS EMPLOYEES)) [RUNS15]
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And finally in medical news, Many Internet marketers selling on-line medication are not only offering lowering prices but sending unsolicited e-mails to get consumers to buy.
But pharmacist Dan Anderson says be leery don't trust any site unless you are familiar with the company who runs it and be cautious of those that offer a prescription without a face-to-face medical exam.
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[IN Q=There have been death that have occurred]
((THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE PEOPLE WENT OUTSIDE THE NORMAL MEANS OF OBTAINING PRESCRIPTION AND HAD TERRIBLE REACTIONS OCCUR BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INTERACTION THAT COULD OCCUR. SO YOU TAKE YOUR HEALTH AT GREAT RISK WHEN YOU DO THAT)) [RUNS15]
[OUT Q=when you do that]

That's health review, I'm Joy Sutton. ))

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning...... A surprise attack by Palestinian militants kills four Israelis... a deals another blow to hopes for peace.
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And even mother nature couldn't stop these Volkswagen bus drivers from feelin' groovy.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[React-Gaza]

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Israel says this morning's attacks prove militant Palestinian groups aren't ready to accept peace. Three Palestinians killed four Israelis at an army post on the Gaza Strip. The attackers were also killed.
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(("THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL AND THE PM AND COMITTED TO THIS PROCESS OF HISTORICAL RECONCILIATION REGRETTABLY AGAIN WE FIND THAT THE RESPONSE THAT WE GET FROM THE PALESTINIAN SIDE IS CONFRONTATION AND STEPPING UP TERRORIST ACTIVITY." ))
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[vo nat] Three Palestinian militant groups jointly took responsibility for the shootings.
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[SUPER=01-Abdel Aziz Rantissi/Hamas Spokesperson]
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((THE MEANING OF THAT IS WE ARE ALL IN THE TRENCH OF RESISTANCE, WE ARE ALL AGAINST SURRENDER IN FRONT OF THE AGGRESSION AGAINST ISRAELIS, WE ARE ALL SAYING THAT RESISTANCE WILL CONTINUE, DESPITE THE SUMMIT OF AL-AQABA, SHARM-EL-SHEIKH, SAY THAT WE ARE ALL AGAINST WHAT THE SUMMIT SAID TO PALESTINIANS, SO IT MEANS THAT RESISTANCE WILL CONTINUE))
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This is considered a major setback for the U-S backed "Road Map" for peace.

[Gay-Bishop]

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A historic vote is likely to spark a heated debate in New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire Episcopalians have elected an openly gay man as their next bishop. It's considered an historic vote in a church deeply divided on the issue of homosexuality. The confirmation is likely to spark debates with international implications.

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[Car-River]

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The bodies of a woman and three children have been recovered from a California river.
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They died when their car plunged into the water Friday afternoon.
It took rescuers several hours to pull the bodies out because the river is high this time of year.
Police hoisted the car out with a helicopter.
The driver was the father to two of the dead children.
He and his brother managed to escape. They told police they were washed away from the car when they opened the door to get out.
Witnesses say they saw the car speeding before it went into the river. Police say the father MAY face vehicular manslaughter charges.
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[11VW-Bus]

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It's only 'natural' that people with something in common flock together. That's why V-W bus owners from Ohio to South Carolina are converging on Natural Bridge this weekend Jennifer Wishon has more on how peace, love and mechanics bring this group together.
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((They drive buses, but not the kind you may be thinking. More than 50- Volkswagon Buses have pulled in to the Yogi Bear Jellystone Camping Resort for the second annual Natural bus.
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[IN Q=Everybody's bus is cool]
((RAY HUNTER/VW BUS OWNER: EVERYBODY'S BUS IS COOL IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND SO IT'S NEAT TO GET TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY GETS ALONG AND KINDA PITCHES IN. IT'S JUST LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY CAMPING.))
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It's a big family that can't stop talking about their Volkswagon hobby.
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((MAURICE DETTMAN/YOGI BEAR JELLYSTONE CAMPING RESORT OWNER: THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS IF I ASK THEM BOY THAT'S A NICE LOOKING BUS I'LL GET STUCK THERE FOR 45 MINUTES ADDING TO IT AND I GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO BUT WE JUST LOVE TO TALK TO THEM.))
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[IN Q=Volkswagon bus enthusiasts]
((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: VOLKSWAGON BUS ENTHUSIASTS AT THIS EVENT OFTEN RUN INTO EACH OTHER AT OTHER EVENTS UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST AND WHILE THEY DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER EACH OTHER BY FACE THEY DO RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER BY BUS.))
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[IN Q=Her name is]
((RAY HUNTER/VW BUS OWNER: HER NAME IS ROSIE AND NAMED HER AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER AND SHE WAS KINDA A TOUGH OLD BIRD AND SO IS THE BUS. LAUGHTER.))
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Ray Hunter and his wife Shirley of Roanoke own one of the oldest buses at the event. They bought their 1961 model from a Salem family. A few campsites away a Woodbridge native sported a 2003 Eurovan. But no matter what the model, all of the buses have a common ancestor.
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[IN Q=There's a certain]
((JOHN DUERR/VW BUS OWNER: THERE'S A CERTAIN CAMARADERIE THAT DEVELOPS AMONG PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME KIND OF INTEREST IN VEHICLES THAT BASICALLY ALL STARTED WITH THE HUMBLE BEETLE.))
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((NATS OF MOTOR RUNNING)) This motor is a special part of the weekend. It was donated and then cleaned up and painted. For VW-Bus enthusiast it's a sweet prize that organizers hope will draw a lot of money for the Ronald McDonald house in Roanoke. Organizers say the goal is to have fun while helping a worthy charity.
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[IN Q=It's almose like a]
((DAVE WOOD/NATURAL BUS ORGANIZER: IT'S ALMOST LIKE A WAY OF LIFE. YOU THINK ABOUT THAT 60'S, 70'S HIPPIE TYPE OF THING AND THAT WHOLE TYPE OF CULTURE, WELL THIS IS TAKING SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF THAT AND PUTTING SOME OF THAT CAMARADERIE AND COMPANIONSHIP AND FAMILY ALL TOGETHER AND ENJOYING IT.))
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[OUT Q=and enjoying it]
And a chance for enthusiasts to pull out their old tye-dyed tees. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Natural Bridge.))

[11Pigg-River]

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The weekend's wet weather didn't dampen spirits at one event in Franklin County.
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People braved the rain and mud for the Pigg River Ramble in Rocky Mount.
The most popular event -- a seven-mile canoe race -- even drew a record 100 participants.
The Ramble is a Franklin County tradition that was revived two years ago.
No one seemed to mind having to ramble in the rain.
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[IN Q=As a matter of fact]
((ROBIN CLAYTOR/PARTICIPANT: AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE RAIN WILL MAKE IT INTERESTING. IT'LL RAISE THE WATER. THE PADDLING WILL BE A LOT OF FUN.))
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[OUT Q=a lot of fun.]
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While the canoe race was what drew most of the crowd, others were just as excited about the day's other festivities.
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[IN Q=The best thing about]
[SUPER=01-Ashley Hodges/Participant]
((ASHLEY HODGES/PARTICIPANT: THE BEST THING ABOUT IT THOUGH IS IS BAR-B-Q AT THE END. AND THE BLUEGRASS. YOU KNOW HOW WE DO THINGS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.))
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[OUT Q=things in Franklin County.]
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Participants received a free t-shirt to remember their day on the river.
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[BOTH MICS HOT] coming up - We'll here more from local musician Richard Kiser -
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And -
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The Hatfields and McCoy's know all about family fueds.. and some think they could hold the key to peace in the middle east...
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Does the road to peace in the Middle East run through the mountains of West Virginia and Kentucky?
Descendants of America's most famous family feud say if they can resolve their differences, so can everyone else.
Steve Smallshaw talked with a Waynesboro man about what it's like to be part of the Hatfields and McCoys legacy... in this week's "Virginia Profile".
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(( Reo Hatfield is the owner of a successful international distribution company, a member of Waynesboro city council and a part-time police officer.
But it's his last name that's made him famous.
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((REO HATFIELD/HATFIELD FAMILY DESCENDANT: AS SOON AS MY NAME'S, THE HATFIELD NAME, OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST THING THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTH IS 'WAS THERE A FEUD BETWEEN THE HATFIELDS AND THE MCCOYS?'))
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[OUT Q=and McCoys?]

America's bloodiest and best-known family conflict took place in the mountainous border region between West Virginia and Kentucky in the late 19th century.
The causes were varied: a stolen pig here, a failed courtship there...eventually more than a dozen people from both sides were killed.
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((REO HATFIELD: LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IT WAS NOT QUITE AS BLOODY AS THEY MADE IT OUT TO BE. BUT IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME, IT WASN'T A GOOD THING. BUT DURING THOSE TIMES IT WAS LIKE COWBOY AND INDIAN DAYS, WE LOOK BACK AT THOSE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BRUTAL AT TIMES, WE LOOK BACK AT THOSE WITH SOME SORT OF PRIDE.))
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[OUT Q=sort of pride.]

Indeed, growing up Hatfield is a badge of honor Reo and his children have worn proudly.
Hostilities between the two families ended more than a century ago, and starting in 1999, the Hatfield and McCoy family reunion has drawn thousands of people to tiny Pikeville, Kentucky.
Next week they'll meet again.. and this time the two families will sign a truce, officially ending their feud.
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((HATFIELD: IT IS SYMBOLIC, THERE'S NO FEUDING GOING ON SPECIFICALLY BUT IT NEVER DID END. THE NEW BUZZWORD IN THE WORLD TODAY IS CLOSURE, SO WE'RE BRINGING CLOSURE TO IT AND ALSO GIVING THE SIGN TO THE WORLD THAT HEY WE'RE STOPPING THIS.))
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[OUT Q=stopping this.]

The Hatfields and McCoys want the rest of the world to know that differences can be resolved without violence.. and that even the deepest divisions can be bridged.
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((HATFIELD: WE FELT LIKE THAT WE OUGHT TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT WE'RE DOING, SIGN A TRUCE AMONG THEMSELVES, WORK OUT THEIR PROBLEMS AS BEST THEY CAN, BUT DO IT IN A CIVILIZED MANNER. AND SO WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO SIGN A TRUCE TO SHOW THE WORLD THEY CAN DO THE SAME THING. WE'RE THE ONES THAT'S FAMOUS SO YOU ALL DO WHAT WE DO.))
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It makes you hope the Arabs and Israelis will be watching.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Waynesboro. ))

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