WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/13/03

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Coming up on News 7-
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Will the lights shine at Hidden Valley High field? What the school board decided.
A father and son are found dead inside their Franklin County home.
Plus women who want to put off childbirth may have some new help from science. We'll explain.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

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Roanoke officials hope to put controversy on hold... with an offer to send former resource officer Butch Lewis back to Patrick Henry High School.
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The deal isn't done, but city officials have offered Lewis a temporary assignment at Patrick Henry while a new task force considers the role of the resource officers, and possible changes in the program. [***News 7 @ 11 in Monitor***]
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Joe Dashiell has been following the story, and is here tonight with more on today's developments.
Jean, city manager Darlene Burcham says she hopes to set aside the controversy involving Lewis,
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so the community has the best opportunity to address the larger issues surrounding school safety, and the resource officer program.
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((Butch Lewis huddled with his attorneys, but neither he nor lawyer Gary Lumsden would confirm the pending deal.

In a telephone conversation, City Manager Darlene Burcham said the offer has not been put in writing yet, and has not been signed... but she confirmed that if Lewis is willing to suspend his grievances, he can take a temporary assignment at Patrick Henry.
Lewis got into trouble after sharing concerns about school safety with a newspaper reporter. He's been fighting for his position at Patrick Henry since June when he was transferred to patrol duty.
Once the task force completes its work, and changes in the School Resource Officer Program are implemented, presumably by the first of next year, Lewis would have the opportunity to renew his grievances against the city, if he chooses.))
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There is still some confusion about how that task force will go about its business.
But members of the school board and city council, school and city administrators
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will meet next Thursday, Jean, in an effort to move that process forward.

[Hidden-Valley]

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A controversial plan to light an athletic field at Roanoke County's newest high school was approved tonight.
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The Roanoke County school board approved a compromise plan to light the soccerfield at Hidden Valley High School.

To ease neighbors' concerns, the plan includes colored poles that blend into the scenery, limiting the use of the field to just the high school soccer team and making sure the lights are off within a half hour after a game ends.
The school board also approved renovations to Bogle (Bow-gle) Field at Cave Spring Middle School. Both the Cave Spring and Hidden Valley High School football teams will play there.
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[Franklin-Bodies]

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Authorities hope autopsies will reveal more about the deaths of a Franklin County father and son. Investigators do NOT suspect foul play-- rather a sad chain of events.
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The sheriff says it appears Mac Cundiff had been dead for about 10- days when he was discovered earlier today. Cundiff's adult son was also found dead in the family's mobile home in the Scruggs section of the county. Officials believe he passed away at least four days ago. The two lived alone and investigators say it appears both died of natural causes. Authorities believe the elderly Cundiff died and that his son, who was mentally handicapped, was unable to care for himself. He either wasn't able to take his medication or went without food and water.
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The sheriff says a business that the Cundiffs paid to monitor their well being notified the sheriff's office today-- asking deputies to check on the two because they had been unable to contact them.
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For the airline industry- this is not a new concern.
A spokesman says airline officials were already dealing with the threat posed by shoulder fired missiles.
But the official would not talk about how planes are being protected.
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Meanwhile, British Airways has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia because of security concerns.
The suspension comes two days after Saudi officials broke up a terror cell that was plotting an attack on a British plane.
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And the U-S government is warning Americans in Saudi Arabia saying intelligence indicates terrorist threats aimed at American interests.
It says planes and other transportation could be targeted.

[PanAm103]

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15 years after Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Libya takes some responsibility for it, agreeing to pay the victims' families.
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Tonight Libya agreed to set up a two point seven billion dollar fund for the families.
270 people died when the plane was blown up.
Bert Ammerman's brother was on board, on his way home to see his wife and two daughters.
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((BERT AMMERMAN/BROTHER OF VICTIM: I DON'T THINK THERE IS EVER AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAN BRING BACK YOUR LOVED ONES BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE AIR AT 31,000 FEET, AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ARGUE THAT 2.7 BILLION IN AN OIL RICH COUNTRY IS NOT ENOUGH, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT DOES SYMBOLICALLY START THE PROCESS THAT IF YOUR COUNTRY SUPPORTS STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM YOU CAN PAY AN ECONOMIC PRICE FOR YOUR SENSELESS ACTIONS.))
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As a result of the payment, the U-N is expected to lift sanctions against Libya.
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[VMI-Prayer]

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They still can't say grace at V-M-I. The U-S Court of Appeals in Richmond today refused to re-consider the decision declaring Virginia Military Institute's supper prayers UN-constitutional.
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Until Judge Norman Moon banned the practice last year, a cadet chaplain led the corps in a prayer before each evening meal.
Judge Moon concluded that amounted to "religious indoctrination" at the state-supported school.
Attorney General Jerry Kilgore asked the appeals court to reverse a three-judge panel's opinion that upheld Moon's ruling. The full court voted six to six against reviewing the case.
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The tie vote allows the original decision to stand. Attorney General Jerry Kilgore says he'll ask the Supreme Court to review the case.

[Warner]

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Virginia is putting the pedal to the metal on a plan to make the state synonymous with racing.
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Governor Mark Warner took to the pits at Martinsville Speedway today to launch the "Virginia Motorsports Initiative".

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With 25-thousand residents employed in racing-related fields, the Governor says Virginia can only benefit from a reputation as an "automotive state". The three-part plan will focus on recruiting racing-related businesses to Virginia, supporting Martinsville and Virginia's 36 other tracks, and research and development.
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[VO NAT :11] The idea is unique in that it focuses on recruiting many businesses and not just the largest employers. The initiative is based on a similar effort in Great Britain.
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[Snow-Leopards]

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Mill Mountain Zoo's snow leopard cubs are "growing like weeds".
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The 7-week old siblings went on permanent display this morning. The zoo's curator says the cats are at their cutest right now and that it won't be long before they outgrow their endearing "toddler" stage.
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The cubs were recently named: Harry and Elsie. They weigh a little over six pounds each with Elsie tipping the scales slightly more than her brother.
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More U-S troops are heading to war-torn Liberia.
That's still ahead on News 7.
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Plus couples could be having children later in life, thanks to a new medical breakthrough.
More on that next.
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((Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office - as Lee Suggs finally signs with the Browns. We'll talk with Lee tonight as he heads to Cleveland. Plus, another top pick is in camp, a top player at Virginia is out of the year, Cave Spring looks for a comeback seaso

n and we'll check on day one of the McLelland invitational - tonight on the Big 7.))[Fertility]

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More and more couples are waiting until they're older to have children, and now a new breakthrough that could help women extend their fertility.
Dr. Mallika Marshall shows us how a Boston company is freezing a woman's unfertilized eggs.
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((DOCTORS HAVE LONG BEEN ABLE TO FREEZE SPERM AND LATER THAW IT TO FERTILIZE EGGS.
BUT SO FAR THEY'VE HAD LITTLE SUCCESS FREEZING UNFERTILIZED EGGS, WITHOUT DAMAGING THEM IN THE PROCESS.
BUT NOW A BOSTON COMPANY, VIACELL SAYS IT'S CLOSE TO COMMERCIALIZING A NEW TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED BY MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL THAT WOULD ALLOW WOMEN TO FREEZE THEIR UNFERTILIZED EGGS FOR POSSIBLE LATER USE. MARC BEER /VIACELL INC. IT'S A TREMENDOUS BREAKTHROUGH.. REEARCHERS HAVE DEMONDSTRATED IN A ROBUST FASHION THAT THEY CAN GET ...
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IT'S WELCOME NEWS FOR WOMEN LIKE 34-YEAR-OLD KAREN ANGELLI WHO ALREADY HAS ONE CHILD.. BUT WOULD CONSIDER FREEZING HER EGGS SO SHE COULD HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING ANOTHER FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. KAREN ANGELLI IT TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF WOMEN HAVING TO FIND MR RIGHT.. WHEN THE TIME IS BETTER FOR THEM IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.. VIA-CELL WILL NOW BEGIN CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS, USING EGGS FROM VOLUNTEERS CONTRACTED THROUGH A BOSTON -I-V-F CLINIC. IF GOES ALL WELL, THE COMPANY HOPES TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE TO WOMEN IN 18 MONTHS.. DR. MALLIKA MARSHALL CBS NEWS.))

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The U-S is sending nearly 200 military personnel to assist African peacekeeping troops now that former President Charles Taylor has relinquished control of Liberia.
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The troops will go ashore if rebel forces withdraw from the country's port as promised. U-S troops will be there as liasons to the peacekeepers and Navy SEALS will ensure the waterway and port are secure to handle humanitarian supplies.
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150 Marines are on hand as a quick reaction force in case peacekeepers run into trouble. Rebels have promised to pull out of the port to allow food shipment to hundreds of thousands of famished people. At least 2-thousand are dead in the latest round of violence in nearly 14 years of turmoil.
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[Iraq]

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Bomb attacks against U-S forces in Iraq have killed at least two soldiers in the past day.
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The latest attack happened south of Tikrit (Tah-kreet.)
The military says a bomb went off near an armored personnel carrier. One solder died in that attack.
Another soldier was killed in a bomb attack yesterday-
The commander of U-S forces in Iraq says troops should expect to serve for at least year- this on a day when families of some soldiers called for the troops to be brought home.
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[Iraq-Peay]

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It'll take years for the situation in Iraq to stabilize.
So says one military commander who has spent considerable time in the region.
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General Binford Peay (pee) retired from the Army after a four-year stint in command of U-S Forces in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the mid-90's. Now retired and new on the job as Superintendent at Virginia Military Institute, General Peay says the outlook is better than the news from Baghdad makes it appear.
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Because General Peay maintains contact with U-S military commanders and foreign leaders in the Middle East, he says he expects some of those people may continue to seek his advice.
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[460-Ax]

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A man from Clifton Forge survived a collision with a cement mixer today.
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The truck crushed his station wagon after crashing into it on Route 460 near Blue Ridge and pushing it into the median.
State police say the driver of the car, Robert Paul Quarles, had pulled out from a driveway into the path of the mixer.
Quarles was taken by Lifeguard 10 to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he's in fair condition.
The driver of the truck was treated and released.
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Kids are getting ready to head back to school.
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But they won't be bringing books to this school. Find out how laptops are replacing textbooks next.
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[Laptops]

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Back to school doesn't necessarily mean back to the books for students in one Arkansas town.
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When students go back to class in Wynne, Arkansas they'll be issued laptop computers in place of textbooks
The computers should allow students instant access for research, studying and even test taking.
Right now teachers are trying to get up to speed before the students arrive.
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((HOLLY BAXTER/TEACHER: IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE. WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP WITHOUT THE STUDENTS. THEY HAVE SO MUCH ACCESS TO COMPUTERS.)) [BUTT TO ] ((DARRELL SMITH/SUPERINTENDENT: THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'LL DO AWAY WITH ANY TEXTBOOK INFORMATION. IT WILL SIMPLY BE AVAILABLE ON THE LAPTOP RATHER THAN IN A 250 PAGE BOOK.))
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The superintendent hopes that by next semester all 800 students will be able to take their laptops home.
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Lee Suggs and Browns come to terms and we'll talk with Lee as he heads to Cleveland. Plus, college and high school football notes, and some scholastic golf. But first tonight's Extra Point -
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Chipper Jones had been hadn't hit a homerun since July 25th. But last night he went yard, and tonight he hit this blast to power the Braves past the Padres. Chipper now has 20 homeruns on the year. Now, the Wednesday night scoreboard.
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Roanoke native Lee Suggs is on his way to Cleveland to officially begin his NFL career. Late this afternoon - Suggs finally came to terms with the Browns - as he agreed to a five year contract. Before he packed his packs and headed out - we talked to Lee tonight about the holdout and his future in pro football.

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The big reason Lee and his agent played hard to get, was that the contract is actually longer that the average career for running backs in the National Football League.
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[vo nat con't] And that is the next question - will he be able to play this year. Cleveland says he first will be placed on the physically unable to perform list. But Lee says his shoulder has healed, and he is ready to roll.
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Cleveland's doctors haven't checked out Lee's shoulder since before camp started. He will undergo a physical tomorrow morning and then hit the practice field.

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Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich also finalized his first NFL contract today. The 7th overall selection in the draft missed 20 days in the Jaguars camp while holding out. And he like Suggs is amazed at how complicated the negotiating process can get.
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[S-UVa]

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On the college front - the Virginia Cavaliers are set to hold their annual media day and fan "Meet the Team" day tomorrow. But senior Michael McGrew won't be on hand for reporters or fans.
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Virginia's top returning wide receiver from 2002, broke his leg in practice yesterday and will miss all of the upcoming season. The Birmingham native will have surgery tomorrow. Last year he caught 27 passes for 428 yards and two touchdowns.
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The Cave Spring Knights are on the Friday Football stage tonight hoping that a little exposure will lead to a lot of success.
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The Knights failed to win a single game going 0-and-10. They finished the year with more than their share of injuries and by getting outscored 91-to-nothing in their final two games. But things are looking up.
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Foutz is still in somewhat of a rebuilding mode with just six starters back from a season ago. This year his Knights will open the season against Glenvar, close it against their new rival Hidden Valley - and in between play as a member of the brand new River Ridge district.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 13078] And don't forget about out 20th season of Friday Football Extra kickoff special next Friday night - August 22nd with an hour long show from 7-8pm.
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[S-Golf]

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The 36 hole Bob McLelland Metro invitational opened today at the Botetourt Country Club.
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51 golfers from 11 high school teams from single, double and triple A are competing. The tourney is a major point getter for the Bob McLelland player of the year award and prepares players for the season.
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William Byrd leads the team competition after day one with a two stroke lead over Salem. Northside is third, just 7 shots back. Four golfers tied for the individual honors with 71s. Northside Michael Milona, Byrd's Logan Mueller and Ben Chocklett and Salem's Eric Eckstein. Round two is Thursday at Hunting Hills.

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Roanoke Hawks AAU founder Joe Gaither's new 3 on 3 basketball tournament is Saturday at Preston Park.
Money raised goes to the Fatherhood and families program and the Kiera Arrington fund set up to assist the 14 year old girl who is the only survivor of a shooting that killed her mother and three siblings.
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Teams can register Saturday morning at Preston Park or by calling TAP. [Food-Lion]

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An area supermarket is hoping to cash-in on Hokie fever.
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Food Lion opened its new Virginia Tech theme store this morning in Blacksburg. The remodeled store features some of everything Hokie, from the school's official maroon and orange colors, to images of the Tech campus. The store is located inside the Hethwood (Heeth-wood) Shopping Plaza just up the street from the Tech campus. Out of about 12-hundred Food Lion stores, only two others have university themes. (------------)