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[ANCHOR=Marya]
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[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
[SUPER=@Marya1;]
[SUPER=@Brent1;]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.......
Rebel soldiers in the Philippines take over a commercial complex and rig it with explosives.
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And preparations begin as Floyd County gets ready for the 2nd annual Floyd Fest.
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Philippine-Rebels]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
An unusual standoff is underway this morning between more than a hundred rebel soldiers and the Philippine government.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Manila, Philippines;]
The soldiers stormed a major commercial center in Manila early this morning and rigged it with explosives.
They issued a statement demanding the government resign and saying they're prepared to die to force change.
The uprising began just after President Gloria Arroyo ordered the arrests of officers who deserted their posts.
She ordered a deadline for their surrender.
At least 15 have already given up.
They also allowed foreigners to leave the complex.
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[Korea-Anniversary]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Today marks 50 years since the end of the Korean War.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Panmunjom, Korea;]
More than one-thousand veterans gathered inside a tent this morning in Korea's demilitarized zone, where the cease-fire was signed on July 27th, 1953.
The fighting began in 1950 when the communist North invaded the South.
Though tensions over nuclear weapons have spiked again in the past year, U-S military officials say they're even better prepared to handle them now.
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[SOT @ 1:04 in DC: Korea Then & Now pkg on CNN]
[IN Q=if North Korea]
((RICHARD MYERS: IF NORTH KOREA WERE TO START A CONFLICT LIKE THAT, IT WOULD END WITH THE END OF THE REGIME. IT WOULD NOT BE A QUESTION.))
[SUPER=01-Richard Myers/Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=not be a question.]
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[VO-NAT]
More than 36-thousand Americans died in the Korean War... along with nearly 3 million Koreans.
Though the 1953 armistice halted the fighting, there was never a peace treaty, so technically, North Korea is still at war with South Korea, the U-S and even the United Nations.
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[Cuba-Celebration]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun.a .m]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[**WIPE**WIPE**]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Havana, Cuba]
Another 50-year anniversary is being marked in Cuba this weekend.
11-million residents of the communist island are celebrating the "Day of National Rebellion."
It was 50 years ago that a young Fidel Castro led a socialist revolution that changed his homeland.
Castro addressed the crowd yesterday, saying Cuba can survive without economic aid from the European Union.
Life for most Cubans is still difficult -- with food rations and limited supplies of power and water.
Castro blames U-S sanctions for the hardships.
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[Pillowtex]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=03-23 TC-1:05:26]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
The company that owns a Henry County textile plant has another five days to make good on its loans.
Pillowtex now has until Thursday to arrange payment of the money.
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[VO-NAT 03-19 tc 1:28:19]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape;]
The company employs about 12 hundred people at its plant in Fieldale.
In the meantime, the troubled textile maker will continue working to arrange a sale that will avert bankruptcy.
Last month, Pillowtex missed a quarterly loan payment to its banks.
That gave the banks the right to demand repayment of the loans.
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[L'burg-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
Police and drivers in Lynchburg are no doubt hoping that things will return to normal today on the Lynchburg Expressway.
An accident on the busy highway yesterday tied up traffic for hours.
Police say a truck's load shifted, causing it to flip over and strike two cars.
That closed the expressway in both directions, sending heavy traffic onto Lynchburg city streets.
One person is in stable condition at Lynchburg General and another was sent to U-V-A Medical Center.
[NASA-Exhibit]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-29 TC-42:06]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
It's not exactly like taking off, but a new exhibit in Roanoke comes close.
It's a team effort by NASA and the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
"How to be a pilot" is an exhibit that allows students to simulate flying an aircraft.
In doing so, they learn about research for future flight development.
This is the first time the simulator has ever been displayed.
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[SOT 1:46:11:07]
[IN Q=NASA is researching a]
((STEWART HILL/SCIENCE MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: NASA IS RESEARCHING A PROCESS CALLED SYNTHETIC VISION, WHICH DOWN THE ROAD IN THE FUTURE COULD BE THE WAY PILOTS NAVIGATE FLIGHT AND BASICALLY IT USES 3-D MAPPING OF TERRAIN OF TOPOGRAPHY TO ALLOW A PILOT TO FLY EVEN IN BAD WEATHER.))
[SUPER=01-Stewart Hill/Science Museum Executive Director;]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=even in bad weather]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 2002;]
Synthetic Vision was tested in a small plane about a year ago in the Roanoke Valley.
Hill says a lot of NASA's research ends up trickling down to commercial flight.
By the way, this year marks the 100th year of powered air- travel.
In honor of the milestone, the science museum will be offering a number of exhibits celebrating flight.
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[Floyd-Fest]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-27 TC-36:38]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The second annual Floyd Fest begins less than three weeks from now, and some of the serious site preparation work is under way.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;]
More than 150 volunteers were in Floyd County yesterday for a "work party."
Volunteers worked for a festival ticket by building structures and enhancing the site's 80- acres.
The theme of this year's event is "Out of This World", because performers are coming from many nations.
Organizers say they're trying to bring in a mix of different cultures.
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[SOT 1:27:15:06]
[IN Q=Boundry crossing, genre]
((ERIKA JOHNSON/FLOYDFEST DIRECTOR: BOUNDRY CROSSING, GENRE MIXING, AFRO- APPALACHIAN GET DOWN, IN ADDITION TO THAT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. EACH OF OUR AREAS FROM OUR HEALING ARTS TO OUR CHILDREN'S AREA TO OUR AFRICAN VILLIAGE OUR WORKSHOP PORCH IT'S A FESTIVAL ITSELF.))
[SUPER=01-Erika Johnson/FloydFest Director;]
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[OUT Q=a festival itself]
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[VO-NAT]
The festival has a budget of half a million dollars, but many supplies have been acquired using a barter system.
Johnson also says pre- ticket sales are up from last year.
The three- day festival gets started August 15th.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Our Weekend Diner is in full summer mode today. We're making Italian ices in just a few minutes.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
And our Virginia Profile is in a Bluegrass mode.
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[VO-NAT **SOUND ON TAPE**]
We'll meet a group that makes music a true family affair a little later on Newes 7 Sunday Morning.
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[Break #1]
[Test-Tube]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Medical News]
In medical news this morning, a 25th birthday party for Louise Brown, who was the world's first "test tube baby".
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[VO-NAT :13 CBS AM: 25th Anniversary]
[SUPER=03-Cambridge, England]
Doctors in England successfully used in vitro fertilization to help Louise Hall's parents conceive and give birth to their daughter.
Despite the history it made at the time, Louise says her life is pretty routine.
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[SOT @:35]
[IN Q=I just get on]
[SUPER=01-Louise Brown/First "Test Tube Baby"]
((LOUISE BROWN/FIRST TEST TUBE BABY: I JUST GET ON WITH MY LIFE NORMAL. I DON'T DO MANY INTERVIEWS OR ONLY ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS LIKE THIS, SO I JUST GET ON WITH MY LIFE, I DON'T FEEL ANY SPECIAL AND JUST NORMAL.))
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[OUT Q=I don't feel any special and just normal.]
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[VO-NAT]
But Louise's birth was hardly normal.
Before then, there was little hope for couples who had difficulties having children.
Now, in-vitro fertilization offers hope to 75 per cent of all patients.
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[Health-Review]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=Health Check 2 TC 1:51:42]
[GRAPHIC=Health Review]
In Health Review,
An expert weighs in on supplements claiming to help increase muscle mass and strength.
And many seniors eligble for drug discount cards are not taking advantage of it.
Joy Sutton has those stories and more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Creatine is one a few supplements]
[SUPER=01-Janet Rankin/Virginia Tech Professor; :17]
[SUPER=01-Chris Hoye/Walmart Pharmacist; 1:06]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:24]
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[OUT Q=I'm Joy Sutton]
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[TAPE#=502-12 1:49:20]
Creatine is one a few supplements Virginia Tech Professor Janet Rankin says may have actually benefits for some athletes or weight trainers.
But she warns against taking those containing pro-hormones.
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[SOT 9:03:28]
[IN Q=I'm concerned about those because]
((I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE BECAUSE ANY KIND OF HORMONE HAS MULTI EFFECTS ON THE BODY. COULD CHANGE YOUR CANCER RISK THINGS LIKE THAT CAN AFFECT YOUR LONG TERM THAT WE DON'T WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH))
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[OUT Q=play around with]
And as far as protein supplements -- Rankin say they are not necessary if you're eating a proper diet.
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[SOT9:06:58]
[IN Q=If you consume that protein supplement]
((IF YOU CONSUME THAT PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT WITH CARBOHYDRATES SHORTLY AFTER YOUR WEIGHT LIFTING ROUTINE THERE MAY BE A STIMULATION OF YOUR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS. SO POTENTIALLY ALTHOUGH ITS NOT FULLY BEEN TESTED YOU COULD HAVE MORE MUSCLE GROWTH))
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[OUT Q=have more muscle growth]
[TAPE#=503-01 28:01]
In other health news,
One drug maker says not enough Virginia seniors are taking advantage of its drug discount program. Pfizer estimates 140-thousand are eligible to only 14-thousand are enrolled.
One Walmart pharmacist says that's unfortunate because she sees seniors struggling everyday to pay for medications.
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[SOT53:41]
[IN Q=Most for seniors a lot of times]
((MOSTLY FOR SENIORS A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL DO WITHOUT THEIR MEDICATIONS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT OR THEY'LL ONLY BUY PART OF IT OR THE WON'T FINISH A TREATMENT COURSE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR IT))
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[OUT Q=can't pay for it]
Chris Hoye says programs like the Pfizer Share Card and Together RX offer access to a variety of medications from those to that treat high blood pressure to asthma.
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[SOT58:57]
[IN Q=The main thing seniors have to remember is that]
((THE MAIN THING SENIORS HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THEY'RE A MEDICARE RECIPIENT. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER TYPE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE AND THEN THERE ARE INCOME LEVELS THAT HAVE TO BE MET AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT PER CARD))
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[OUT Q=different per card]
For more information about a drug card program ask your local Walmart pharmacist.
That's health review, I'm Joy Sutton.
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[Profile-Open]
[ANCHOR=Brent]
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[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=Va. Profile]
[GRAPHIC=Va. Profile wx monitor]
There are plenty of bluegrass groups in our area but none quite like the one from Rockbridge County.
That's because it's a family affair.
Justin McLeod explains in this week's Virginia Profile.
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[Bluegrass-Family]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=(NAT SOT MUSIC)]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Hugh Marshall/Musician; :11]
[SUPER=01-Todd Dudley/Musician; :24]
[SUPER=01-Nicole Tomlin/Musician; :46]
[SUPER=01-Scott Dameron/Musician; 1:28]
[SUPER=@Justin2; 1:11]
[RUNS=1:48]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7]
((
((NAT SOUND OF GROUP PLAYING BLUEGRASS))
For this bluegrass band, you could call it the family business. (QUICK NAT SOUND OF BLUEGRASS GOING INTO BITE)
[SOT ]
[IN Q=I've been playing]
((HUGH MARSHALL/MUSICIAN: I'VE BEEN PLAYING A LONG TIME, I GOT FAMILY TO START PLAYING, I USE ALL MY FAMILY.))
[Runs06]
[OUT Q=all my family]
A family that includes Hugh Marshall's daughter, grandaughter, grandson, nephew, and son in law.
[SOT 47:16]
[IN Q=You won't find]
((TODD DUDLEY/MUSICIAN: YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER GROUP OF PEOPLE. WE ALL LIVE IN A LITTLE COMMUNITY, ALL WITHIN A MILE OR TWO OF EACH OTHER.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=of each other]
((NAT SOUND OF MUSIC))
They've all played individually for many years, sometimes together at family events.
It's only been in the last two years that the family has performed together as a band.
They call themselves the Plank Road Express.
[SOT 41:53]
[IN Q=We live on Plank Road]
((NICOLE TOMLIN/MUSICIAN: WE LIVE ON PLANK ROAD. THE EXPRESS COMES FROM, IT USED TO BE AN OLD RAILROAD BEHIND US THAT THEY WERE BUILDING BUT NEVER FINISHED.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=but never finished]
Coming up with the name was the easy part, playing as a group is a different story.
[SOT 43:54; 40:33]
[IN Q=You get mean]
((SCOTT DAMERON/MUSICIAN: YOU GET MEAN LOOKS EVERY NOW AND THEN [LAUGHS]))
((NICOLE TOMLIN: WE GET INTO TO FIGHTS LIKE IF SOMEONE IS NOT PLAYING IN TUNE OR OUT OF TUNE.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=out of tune]
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF PLAYING))
They practice at least once a week and perform mainly at charity events.
The group generally plays classical bluegrass like here at this week's Fiddlefest.
Many in the audience were family members.
[SOT 48:08; 45:04]
[IN Q=Most of us have]
((TODD DUDLEY: MOST OF US HAVE CHILDREN AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL PICK IT UP MAYBE FROM OSMOSIS OR SOMETHING FROM HEARING ALL THIS STUFF.))
((SCOTT DAMERON: I GOT A YEAR OLD GIRL, LITTLE GIRL I HOPE WILL PLAY, IF SHE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.))
[Runs11]
[OUT Q=I don't know]
No need to rush, this group has no plans of slowing down.
[SOT 41:26]
[IN Q=We will probably]
((NICOLE TOMLIN: WE WILL PROBABLY KEEP PLAYING UNTIL WE CAN'T PLAY ANYMORE.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=play anymore]
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF AN END OF A SONG))
Justin McLeod, News 7.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
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[WRITER=jen]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning......
Four people are arrested for a Henry County murder, including the victim's roommate.
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And as families wait for their loved ones to come home, they turn to the Army for support.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2Philippine-Rebels]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A deadline to surrender is nearing in a standoff between more than a hundred rebel soldiers and the Philippine government.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Manila, Philippines;]
The soldiers stormed a major commercial center in Manila early this morning and rigged it with explosives.
They issued a statement demanding the government resign and saying they're prepared to die to force change.
The uprising began just after President Gloria Arroyo ordered the arrests of officers who deserted their posts.
She ordered a deadline for their surrender.
At least 15 have already given up.
They also allowed foreigners to leave the complex.
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[Henry-Arrests]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-17 TC-1:58:43 Full Screens saved on 03-29 TC-41:21]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Henry County authorities have arrested four people for a Wednesday shooting death that a roommate had claimed stemmed from a robbery attempt.
That roommate is now among those charged with murder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./Wednesday;]
19 year old Nicholas Ryan Marshall was shot in the face shortly after midnight on Wednesday and died a few hours later.
Another man was bound with duct tape in Marshall's apartment on Melrose Drive.
He told investigators that two men entered the apartment, and stole money and drugs from Marshall before shooting him.
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[TAKE VIA PAGE FS]
Authorities NOW say that man, 22 year old Drewery Joseph Via the Third was actually in on the plot to rob Marshall of money and 15 pounds of marijuana.
He is being held at the Henry County Jail without bond.
He, along with three other men have been charged with first degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, and firearms violations.
[TAKE TURNER PAGE FS]
22 year old Jason Ray Turner of Bassett is also being held at the Henry County Jail.
[TAKE OLIVER PAGE FS]
And 18 year old George Anthony Oliver of Martinsville is being held without bond at the Franklin County Jail.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Another 17 year old man was arrested in connection with the murder. He is being held at a juvenile detention center in Danville.
[Army-Reserve]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-34 TC-13:39]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The War with Iraq... And the War on Terrorism ... have disrupted many families' lives, especially those who have husbands or wives called up to active military duty.
One local Army Reserve Unit is a good example.
It was called up almost seven months ago, and it could be another six months before members return.
That's putting a strain on their families, but as Jennifer Wishon reports, they're looking to the Army for support.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Yardsales are a common]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kim Sheppard/Family Readiness Officer; :10]
[SUPER=03-Salem/January; :23]
[SUPER=01-Bob Barnes/Rear Detachment Officer; :32]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; 1:21]
[SUPER=01-Lori Frantz/Reservist's Wife; 1:32]
[RUNS=2:09]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7]
((Yardsales are a common sight on Saturday morning's, but this one's different.
Proceeds are going towards a program many families have learned to lean on.
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[SOT 1:29:37]
[IN Q=The purpose of the family readiness group]
((KIM SHEPPARD))
[RUNS= 11]
[OUT Q=when we're not mobilized]
More than 200 Army Reservists headquartered in Salem have been stationed at Fort Eustis since January.
Major Bob Barnes just returned.
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[SOT 9:53:20]
[IN Q=At the peak of]
((BOB BARNES: AT THE PEAK OF OUR ACTIVITY BACK IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL WHEN WE WERE DEPLOYING A LOT OF UNITS WE HAD OVER 2000 SOLDIERS UNDER OUR COMMAND RIGHT THERE AT FORT EUSTIS.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=at Fort Eustis]
Back home, soldier's families turned to the Army's family readiness group.
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[SOT 1:27:59]
[IN Q=Like, you take]
((BOB BARNES: LIKE YOU TAKE SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN ROANOKE OR SALEM, THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AREN'T DEPLOYED RIGHT NOW AND IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT SPOUSE OR FAMILY MEMBER IS GOING THROUGH.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=is going through]
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[SOT 1:30:47]
[IN Q=You don't think of all the things ]
((KIM SHEPPARD:))
[RUNS= 11]
[OUT Q=have to mow the lawn]
Lori Frantz is one of those spouses.
She has four- year- old twin boys and a two year old daughter.
She says she's thankful for Army events like these while her husband is away.
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[SOT 1:33:11:21]
[IN Q=It's been really rough]
((LORI FRANTZ: IT'S BEEN REALLY ROUGH. IT'S REALLY HARD WHEN YOU GO FROM HAVING YOUR HUSBAND THERE TO HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS TO HAVING TO PUT YOUR KIDS IN DAY CARE AND SPEND A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH IN DAYCARE WHILE YOUR HUSBAND CAN GO OFF AND DEFEND HIS COUNTRY.))
[RUNS= 15]
[OUT Q=defend his country]
During those rough times she's learned to depend on her Army family.
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[SOT 1:33:51:09]
[IN Q=It's great, you know]
((LORI FRANTZ: IT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE TO TALK TO, YOU CAN CALL THEM ON THE PHONE, YOU CAN EMAIL THEM. THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED A SHOULDER TO CRY ON.))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=to cry on]
Even though it's been rough and she's ready for him to come home, Frantz says she's extremely proud of her husband.
Jennifer Wishon, News 7.))
[Tax-Rebates]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The federal government has started mailing out tax rebate checks.
They represent an advance of this year's child tax credit increase, and they go to most parents who claimed the credit on their 2002 tax returns.
The maximum credit is 600 to one-thousand dollars.
The mailing date depends on the last two digits of your social security number.
[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Coming up - I'm putting on the gloves for a knockout Sunday shapeup.
[ANCHOR=Brent]
Plus
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[LIVE PICTURE OF GADGET]
wait till you see what a cell phone can do now. We'll look at some of the high-tech toys after the break.
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[Break #5]
[Gadgets]
[ANCHOR=Brent @ PS]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
((Brent ad libs intro))
[SUPER=01-Sam Hampton/SunCom]
[brent and sam go through all the high tech toys]
[BRENT TOSS TO MARYA]
[2BIRTHDAYS!] 7/28/03
Monday:
[SUPER=130-10/Kate Conner/Boones Mill]
[SUPER=130-/Angie Davis/Lexington]
[SUPER=130-8/Hunter Reynolds/Cloverdale]
[SUPER=130-/Jerry Manisfield/Clifton Forge]
No Pictures:
[SUPER=131-/Natasha Golden/Buena Vista]
[SUPER=131-/Tammy Doyle/Snow Creek]
[SUPER=131-/Gladys McPherson/Rocky Mount]
[SUPER=131-/Norma Moore/Lexington]
[SUPER=131-16/Brittany Spencer/Martinsville]
[SUPER=131-/Cynthia Thomas/Ridgeway]
[SUPER=131-/Brandon Watkins/Martinsville]
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