WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 06/11/03

[7-Winston]

[ANCHOR=kim]

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[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-19 TC41:02]
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Testimony has begun in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a Lynchburg couple last year.
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[VO-NAT]

Authorities say 22-year-old Leon Jermain Winston was one of two men who burst into this home at 410 Sussex Street in April of 2002.
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/April 2002]

Winston and his accomplice allegedly shot and killed Rhonda and Anthony Robinson.
Rhonda Robinson was murdered in front of her two young daughters.
Prosecutors say D-N-A evidence links Winston to one of the murder weapons, and a witness claims Winston bragged to him about committing the crime.
The defense argues a third suspect is responsible for the murders.
The trial is expected to last at least a week.
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[7-11Dooley]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-13 TC1:27:41]
[GRAPHIC=Michael Dooley]

A memorial service will be held this weekend for an area soldier who was killed in combat in Iraq.
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[VO-NAT]

23-year old Michael Dooley of Pulaski was shot and killed Sunday night when gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint near the Syrian border.
[SUPER=03-Ft. Carson, CO/File Tape;]

Dooley had been serving in the Third Armed Calvary Regiment out of Fort Carson, Colorado and was deployed to Iraq in March.
His father, Russell Dooley, says his son wanted nothing more than to proudly serve his country.
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[SOT 01:29:38]
[IN Q=he said]
((RICHARD DOOLEY/MICHAEL'S FATHER: HE SAID HE WOULD BE PROUD TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY. IF HE GOT KILLED, HE WOULD THINK HE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR AMERICA. HE WAS VERY PROUD TO DO WHAT HE WAS DOING.))
[SUPER=01-Russell Dooley/Michael's Father;]
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[OUT Q=what he was doing]
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[VO-NAT]
Michael Dooley and his wife Christine had been married for only a year before his deployment. The couple was expecting their first child, a boy, in October.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Michael Dooley's funeral will be held in his wife's hometown of Pennsylvania, but a local memorial service will be held this Saturday. It's open to the public and anyone wishing to attend or express condolences should contact the Updike funeral home in Montvale.

[7-11Salem-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-20 TC34:55]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

A battle with a bee, resulted in the battle of a fire in one Salem apartment complex.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Firefighters were called to the Chateau Riviera apartments on Braeburn Drive about 8-15 last night.
Officials say a resident tried to burn a bee using an aerosol can and a lighter.
The flames were sucked into the building ventilation system and burned part of the roof.
No one was injured.
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[45-11Halifax-Races]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2003]
The primary nomination in Halifax County shows that residents want a change in the office of Comonwealth's Attorney.
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[Take Leader 1001] Challenger Kim Slayton White easily defeated incumbent John Greenbacker, Junior to win the Republican party's nomination.
White captured 19 of the county's 21 precincts. [Take Leader 1002] The county's incumbent Sheriff Jeffrey Oakes survived a strong challenge from Keith Tribble, winning the Republican nomination by four percentage points.
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[45-6-New-Machines]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutin]
[WRITER=cda]
[TAPE#=03-11 TC1:55:22]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2003]
New technology wsa brought to the polls in Vinton yesterday for a trial period.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton;]
Roanoke County election officials are putting a computerized voting system to the test, one they say is simple to use.
Poll workers activate a touch-screen computer that voters then use to make their choice.
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[SOT 15:46:40]
[IN Q= It's a touch-screen]
((DEBBIE OLIVIERI/ADVANCED VOTING SOLUTIONS:IT'S A TOUCH-SCREEN SYSTEM. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY WIRELESS SYSTEM CURRENTLY OUT THERE ON THE MARKET WHICH GIVES THE EASE OF POLL WORKERS IN THE OPENING AND CLOSING PROCEDURE OF THE POLLING PLACE.
AT THE END, IT ACTUALLY TOTALIZES ENTIRE PRECINCTS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO MANUALLY TOTAL EACH INDIVIDUAL MACHINE.))
[SUPER=01-Debbie Olivieri/Advanced Voting Solutions]
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One Vinton voter who gave it a try thought it worked just fine.
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[IN Q= I found it very]
(( HANNAH DONAHUE/VOTER: I FOUND IT VERY EASY AND CLEAR TO USE. I LIKED IT. IT SEEMED VERY REASONABLE. THE OTHERS SEEMED QUITE OUTDATED, THE CRANK. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.))
[SUPER=01-Hannah Donahue/Voter]
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[OUT Q=thought it was great]
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[VO-NAT]
A built-in audio feature helps the visually impaired and the computer is mobile for the physically handicapped. Roanoke County officials say if test runs work well, they may purchase similar machines for the entire county.
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[45-Warner-ACC]

[ANCHOR=kim]
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[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=503-05 21:15]
[GRAPHIC=ACC/Big East]

The nine A-C-C presidents sat down for a conference call yesterday afternoon to talk about expansion.
Representatives from Miami, Boston College and Syracuse were allowed to listen in, but ACC commissioner John Swofford says no decisions were made today.
Meanwhile Governor Mark Warner wants to take the dispute between the A-C-C and Big East conferences to a mediator, instead of to court.
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[VO-NAT]

Warner called on the N-C-A-A or another body to mediate the proposed expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/Last Week]

Last week, Virginia Tech and four other Big East schools sued the A-C-C to stop the raid on their league.
The governor says mediation would better serve the state than a lengthy and expensive legal battle.
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[SOT 12:01:28]
[IN Q=THIS IS MORE THAN ABOUT]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: THIS IS MORE THAN ABOUT SIMPLY WHAT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE YOU PLAY IN. IT'S ABOUT A DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT LITERALLY TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF VALUE THAT VIRGINIA TECH HAS INVESTED AND OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE INVESTED.))
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[OUT Q=OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE INVESTED.]
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[VO-NAT]

The N-C-A-A said today it lacks the authority to intervene in a school's right to pick its own conference affiliation.
However, the organization says it will assist in any way it can if it's invited to do so by all parties.
Representatives of the five schools that are suing said they are not opposed to mediation.
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[Johnson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
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Montgomery County's Administrator is leaving the job later this year. Jeffrey D. Johnson announced today that he'll retire effective November 30.

There's no word on who his replacement will be.[8-Winston]

[ANCHOR=kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-19 TC41:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Testimony has begun in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a Lynchburg couple last year.
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[VO-NAT]

Authorities say 22-year-old Leon Jermain Winston was one of two men who burst into this home at 410 Sussex Street in April of 2002.
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/April 2002]

Winston and his accomplice allegedly shot and killed Rhonda and Anthony Robinson. Rhonda Robinson was murdered in front of her two young daughters.
Prosecutors say D-N-A evidence links Winston to one of the murder weapons and a witness claims Winston bragged to him about committing the crime.
The defense argues a third suspect is responsible for the murders.
The trial is expected to last at least a week.
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[8-11Dooley]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=cutin]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-13 TC1:27:41]
[GRAPHIC=Michael Dooley]

A memorial service will be held this weekend for an area soldier who was killed in combat in Iraq.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

23-year old Michael Dooley of Pulaski was shot and killed Sunday night when gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint near the Syrian border.
[SUPER=03-Ft. Carson, CO/File Tape;]

Dooley had been serving in the Third Armed Calvary Regiment out of Fort Carson, Colorado and was deployed to Iraq in March.
His father, Russell Dooley, says his son wanted nothing more than to proudly serve his country.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 01:29:38]
[IN Q=he said]
((RICHARD DOOLEY/MICHAEL'S FATHER: HE SAID HE WOULD BE PROUD TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY. IF HE GOT KILLED, HE WOULD THINK HE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR AMERICA. HE WAS VERY PROUD TO DO WHAT HE WAS DOING.))
[SUPER=01-Russell Dooley/Michael's Father;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=what he was doing]
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[VO-NAT]
Michael Dooley and his wife Christine had been married for only a year before his deployment. The couple was expecting their first child, a boy, in October.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
Michael Dooley's funeral will be held in his wife's hometown in Pennsylvania, but a local memorial service will be held this Saturday. It's open to the public and anyone wishing to attend or express condolences should contact the Updike funeral home in Bedford County.