WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/17/03

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[WRITER=jsu]
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Authorities in West Virginia fear they might have a sniper on their hands.
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[SUPER=03-Kanawha Co., WV]

Three people have been shot to death outside convenience stores in and around Charleston within a week.
All of the shooting happened at night. And police say the bullets in all three attacks were fired from the same caliber and class of weapon from more than 30 yards away.
Two of the victims were shot in the head and another was hit in the neck.
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((AFTER DARK WE WON'T EVEN GET GAS... IT'S GETTING WAY OUT OF HAND))
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Two of the attacks happened on Thursday -- only an hour apart.
Witnesses say a black extended cab pickup truck was seen near both shootings.
The F-B-I and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are involved because of the similarities with last fall's snipers shootings in the Washington D-C area.
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[11Bath-Ax]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
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[GRAPHIC=Accident]

A small boy is hospitalized after being hit by a car in Bath County. Police say 60 year old Shirley Swearengin (SWERH-in-gin) was driving on Route 220 near Mitchell when two year old Samuel Isiah Salmons ran into the road and was hit. Salmons was flown to the U-V-A Medical Center, and was still being treated at last report. Police say the boy was being watched by a participant of a Bath County High School Cheerleader bake sale and car wash.
No charges have been filed.

[11Kerry]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
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Presidential candidate John Kerry brought his message of common sense and traditional American values to the Star City last night.
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The Democrat spent Saturday in Virginia, including an evening stop at the Hotel Roanoke. He says he wants to put Virginians back to work.
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((JOHN KERRY/D- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: IT IS A BIG PROBLEM AND WE CAN'T REPLACE ALL OF THEM BUT WE CAN DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF CREATING NEW JOBS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR US TO DO IT. THIS PART OF THE AREA HAS SOME COAL INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES. WE NEED COAL, WE CAN USE COAL, THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO DO A BETTER JOB OF CREATING RENEWABLE ENERGIES.))
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The 59- year- old is a Navy Veteran and says he also wants to work on making the United States a safer place to live.

Virginia will play an important role in the nominating process because the Commonwealth is holding an early primary.

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[WRITER=jen]
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[BOTH MICS HOT] An event remembering Jennifer Short is kicking into gear later today. We'll talk with its organizer after the break.

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And
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A regular to viewers of WDBJ's Top of the Mornin', he was a picker who always had fans grinning. We'll take a look at the life of Mack Magaha (muh-GAY-hay) later on News 7 Sunday Morning.

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[11Magaha-Obit]

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Fiddle Player Mack Magaha (muh-GAY-hay), a longtime member of the Tennesee Cut-Ups and a regular on WDBJ's Top of the Mornin' Show, has died.
Magaha (muh-GAY-hay) passed away Friday in Tennessee. He was 74 years old.
Joe Dashiell has more on the fiddler's career.
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((ALWAYS ENJOY A GOOD SQUARE DANCE FIDDLIN, AND WE HAVE A BOY OVER THERE THAT DOES A WONDERFUL JOB ON IT TOO, DON. SURE DO, MAC MAGAHA. LET'S GET HIM TO PLAY DOWN YONDER. NAT SOUND MUSIC))
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Don Reno and Red Smiley may have enjoyed top billing on Top of the Mornin, but Mack Magaha often claimed the spotlight with his energy and showmanship.
Magaha first recorded with Reno and Smiley in 1954. And he performed with the Tennessee Cut-Ups for close to a decade.
Later he worked with country music star Porter Wagoner, and in his own show at the Opryland theme park. He returned to Roanoke in 1980 for the 25th anniversary of WDBJ-7.
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((I BET YOU I'VE SEEN LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF FOLKS WHO USED TO WATCH TOP OF THE MORNIN COME BY AND SEE ME UP THERE AT OPRYLAND, THEY DO.))
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[OUT Q=up there at Opryland, they do.]

Magaha's health had declined in recent years, and he was recently hospitalized with pneumonia.
A funeral service is scheduled for Monday morning in Nashville. [NAT SOUND OF FIDDLE]
Joe Dashiell News 7))

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[Health-Review]

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In health review,
A new medical college opens in Blacksburg.
Health officials say it' never too late to get your child caught up on his or her shots.
And a local youth task force takes a stand against underage drinking.
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[SUPER=01-Kathy Brown/Public Health Nurse; :55]
[SUPER=01-Amy Keurentjes/Medical Student; 1:41]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins/Edward Via VA Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine; 2:16]
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Teenagers in Martinsville and Henry County, part of the youth task force known as CHILL, are among the first in the state to implement project sticker shock. It's an initiative aimed at curbing underage drinking.
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((SARAH FOLEY/16 YEAR OLD: ALCOHOL IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM HERE. IT'S ONE THE NUMBER ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE USED DRUGS AND IT LEADS TO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO STOP IT AT A YOUNG AGE SO THAT PROBLEMS WITH ALCOHOLISM DOESN'T CONTINUE AS AN ADULT)) [RUNS11]
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This prevention effort is targeted to those who are 21 and older --warning them that giving alcohol to minor carries a 25-hundred dollar fine and up to one year in jail.
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((JAY ENGSTROM/ABC AGENT: I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE ALCOHOL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER 21 DON'T THINK ABOUT THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES AND THAT IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DO SO. AND THERE IS PROBABLY A GOOD NUMBER OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO JUST THINK THEY WON'T GET CAUGHT DOING IT )) [RUNS15]
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In other health news, Health officials say it's important to make sure your child is up-to-date on his or her shots.
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((IF THE CHILD IS NOT IMMUNE AND DOES GET THE DISEASE THEN THEY MAY PUT OTHERS AT RISK FOR EXAMPLE THE ELDERLY THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNE SUPPRESSED)) [RUNS12]
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More than 20-percent of Virginia children are not up-to-date --but health officials say its not to late to change that.
[IN Q=If the child has gotten behind]
((IF THE CHILD HAS GOTTEN BEHIND ON THEIR IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED AN ACCELERATED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE WHICH WE WOULD USE IN THESE INSTANCES)) [RUNS12]
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The Health Department does offer free vaccinations.
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And finally in medical news,
Classes will soon begin at The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. The college is only one of twenty in the nation that teaches osteopathic medicine.
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[IN Q=I just believe in the holistic kind of medicine]
((I JUST BELIEVE IN THE HOLISTIC KIND OF MEDICINE. THE BODY IS ALL CONNECTED TOGETHER AND WE SHOULD TREAT IT THAT WAY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS KIND OF MEDICINE)) [RUNS11]
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One of the things that makes osteopathic medicine different is that in addition to students learning the basics of modern medicine --there is also focus on muscle-skeletal manipulation -- somewhat similar to chiropractic --in the treatment of patients.
The college hopes all of its 155 student will become physician in the region to fill a predicted doctor's shortage.

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((STUDENTS WHO START TODAY WILL COMPLETE THEIR RESIDENCIES IN 2010 RIGHT WHEN THE BIG SHORTAGE IS PREDICTED. IN ADDITION IN SW VIRGINIA THIS WILL BE A MUCH HARDER HIT AREA BECAUSE 30 PERCENT OF PHYSICIANS ARE NEARING RETIREMENT BY THAT DATE)) [RUNS16]
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That's health review.))
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[11VMI]

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[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-33 TC-17:12]
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The Class of 2007 marched onto the Virginia Military Institue campus this weekend. The Institution prides itself on its academic excellence, but as Jennifer Wishon reports, school is only one piece of the puzzle.
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((RICHARD JONES: IT'S A MOVING MOMENT FOR ME.))
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Matriculation Day is special for everyone at VMI.
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((KEN WHITE: ANYTIME A PARENT SAYS GOODBYE TO A SON OR DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE IT'S CERTAINLY EMOTIONAL, BUT AT VMI IT'S A LOT MORE EMOTIONAL. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF JUST CHECKING INTO THE DORM AND STARTING COLLEGE. [COVER FROM HERE WITH VIDEO OF RAT LINE] THE NEXT NINE DAYS ARE VERY RIGOROUS, VERY REGIMENTED AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AS RATS HERE AT VMI HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WHAT THEY'LL EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT WEEK.))
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[18:43:38:27 - NAT SOUND OF RAT LINE] Rats aren't the only rookies on campus. General Binford Peay graduated from VMI in 1962. He's now the school's superintendent, but he's only been back on post for a month or so.
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((GENERAL PEAY: I'VE DISCOVERED IN MY FIRST 50 DAYS THAT IN MANY WAYS THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND IN MANY WAYS THINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED.))
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Overall enrollment is up five percent this year. Female enrollment is up nearly 70- percent.
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((RICHARD JONES: SHE'S NERVOUS AND SHE'S SCARED, BUT IT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.))
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Richard Jones graduated from VMI in '72. Saturday he watched his daughter Elise enter the Rat Line.
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[IN Q=This institute means]
((RICHARD JONES: THIS INSTITUTE MEANS A LOT TO ME. IT'S DONE A LOT FOR ME AND THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS SYSTEM CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE WELL SPRING OF KNOWLEDGE AND CHARACTER THAT COMES FROM IT.))
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The cadets aren't the only ones who will learn. [18:20:47 - PARENTS COUNCIL HEAD AT PODIUM] Parents have their own council sponsored by the Institute and while the Rats started their Cadre Week, parents went to an orientation of their own.
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((DON CHILDS: I THINK FOR EVERY TOUGH GUY OR GIRL THERE'S ALWAYS THAT TENDER SIDE AND THEY STILL NEED THAT SUPPORT. YOU CAN STILL BE TOUCH, BUT YOU CAN STILL LOVE THEM TOO.))
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Classes start August 26th. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Lexington.))

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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-27 TC-1:06:57]
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Thousands of Roanoke city students are getting ready to head back to school - and an event this weekend helped put them on their way.
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The second annual Back- to- School- Extravaganza was held at Breckenridge Middle School. A few thousand students filed in for free dental screenings, immunizations and finger printing. But parents benefited as well.
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((LISSY MERENDA/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS: IT REALLY IS ANOTHER GOAL OF OURS TO REACH SOME OF OUR PARENTS WHO SOMETIMES HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING TO THE SCHOOL HOUSE TO MAKE THAT RELATIONAL CONNECTION WITH THE SCHOOL STAFF [COVER FROM THIS POINT WITH VIDEO OF BOOTHES] AND ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE REPRESENTED TODAY AND THEY VISIT THE SCHOOL TABLE AND THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR SUPPLY LIST THERE AS WELL.))
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Hair stylists were on hand to give students a new look for their first day back at school. Crystal Kelly is entering the fifth grade and she already has an idea of what she'll be learning.
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[IN Q=Learning about freedom]
((CRYSTAL KELLY/ROANOKE CITY STUDENT: LEARNING ABOUT FREEDOM, FREEDOM RIGHTS AND LEARNING ABOUT GOOD EDUCATION.))
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Classes in the City of Roanoke start August 25th.
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[11Summer-Blast]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=03-32 TC-25:16]
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Kids were having a blast in Roanoke County yesterday.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
The second annual Summer Blast 2-thousand three kicked off at Green Hill Park. This year's theme was Music, Magic and Make Believe and catered to kids of all ages with events ranging from rock- wall climbing to face painting.
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((IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS FOR YOUR CHILDREN ON THE WEEKEND, SOME LEARNING EXPERIENCES, THE IMPROV BEHIND ME FOR TEENAGERS, JUST FOR THE SMALL KIDS TO DO THE TWISTER AND THE FACE PAINTING, SOMETHING TO DO ON THE WEEKEND.))
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
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[BOTH MICS HOT] Coming up -
Heading back to school can be expensive, but a program in the New River Valley is helping underprivladged kids get all they need to hit the books
[ANCHOR=Brent]

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Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the Million Man March on Washington. We'll talk with someone who was there, and is heading back this year.

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It's that time of year again...back to school shopping. But not all families can afford to buy their kids the clothing and supplies they need. But, in this week's Virginia Profiles, New River Valley Bureau Chief Myranda Stephens tells us one Radford program is hoping to change that.

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(([NAT @ 4:38 what do you think, pretty cool? okay! ] [RUNS03] As if back to school shopping isn't expensive enough for one child, try multiplying that times four.
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[RUNS06] ((MICHELE FIELDS/STAY-AT-HOME MOM: WITH FOUR KIDS, THE SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FOR EACH GRADE IS VERY LONG SO IT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE 35 )) But programs like August Kids are a God send to people like Michele Fields. The program supplies kids in grades K-through-12 with new clothing and school supplies, in a department store setting.

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[RUNS09] (( I DON'T THINK WE COULD AFFORD TO BUY THEM ANY NEW CLOTHES. MY MOM USUALLY BUY THEM AT LEAST ONE NEW OUTFIT. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD GET NEW CLOTHES. 648)) The August Kids program began in 1986 serving about 50-Radford city children. Since then, it has nearly tripled that number.
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[RUNS14] ((FRAN SCARTELLI/PROGRAM DIRECTOR: IT'S GROWN FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE'VE INCLUDED BOOKBAGS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WE STARTED THAT ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. SO NOT ONLY DO THEY GET TWO TO THREE OUTFITS THEY GET THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES THEY GET BONUS ITEMS AND I THINK THEY HAVE FUN TOO 59)) Organizers say they hope the program will continue to grow, giving more parents like Michele, a helping hand when they need it most. [MORE NATS] Myranda Stephens, News 7, Radford.))
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[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
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Saturday is the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Most of us can only imagine what it was like to be there, but the president of the Roanoke Chapter of the SCLC was there - and plans to return this year.
Perneller Chubb-Wilson joins us this morning to tell more about hearing King and why she's returning to the same spot four decades later.

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((Joy and Perneller Ad Lib))

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