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The F-B-I looks for clues in the deadly Amtrak derailment.
And the Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit against the Citadel.
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TALENT=Patrick
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There is nothing more I can tell you about the weather other than it's just plain spectacular, and promises to stay that way for some time to come.
Stay tuned for an update on Hurricane Roxanne.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Don't go away.
The News is next.

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Train-Derailment

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
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Six months after the Oklahoma City bombing the F-B-I is investigating another case of domestic terrorism.
Saboteurs calling themselves "Sons of Gestapo" claim responsibility for pulling 29 spikes from a stretch of railroad track, sending an Amtrak train hurdling off a bridge in southwest Arizona.
One person died, about 80 were injured.
Sources say two notes discovered at the crash site were addressed to the F-B-I and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms.
The notes imply the act was in retribution for the federal seiges at Waco and Ruby Ridge.
Byron Harlan has the latest.
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(( The president of Amtrak says the intentional sabotage of the Sunset Limited could have taken as little as ten minutes.
29-steel spikes were removed and the warning system disabled in a stretch of track right before a railroad trestle about 60 miles southwest of Phoenix.
The act appears to be the work of a domestic hate group.
WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ACTS OF COWARDICE LIKE THIS REGARDLESS OF MOTIVE.
About 75 F-B-I agents are combing the scene for clues, but attention is mainly focused on a note from the "sons of gesapo."
The message, found near the scene, refers to the federal sieges at Waco, Texas and Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
FIFE SYMINGTON/ARIZONA GOVERNOR: I READ THE NOTE...WE ARE DEALING WITH ILLITERATE, PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
Most of the 248 Amtrak passengers were sleeping when the train derailed in the early morning hours, sending two sleeping cars hurtling down into a dry stream bed.
At least 78 people were injured and a Los Angeles sleeping car attendent was killed. As with the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, many of the victims were young children.
CHOO CHOO OFF TRACK!!
IT IS A MAJOR TRAGEDY, NOT AS BAD AS OKLAHOMA CITY, BUT IMPLICATIONS JUST AS DEVASTATING.
The implication seems to be that people who are disgruntled with the government are willing to kill to make a political statement.))
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This morning President Clinton promised law enforcement will have the means and the tools to catch those responsible.

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mexico

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=earthquake

Rescuers are combing the rubble for survivors of a powerful quake that rocked Mexico's Pacific Coast.
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Authorities say at least 30 people are dead and dozens of others are injured.
The tremor caused a seven story hotel to collapse in the popular resort of Manzanillo.
Meantime Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is bracing for Hurricane Roxanne.
The storm is now racing toward Cozumel with one-hundred and five mile per hour winds.
It's expected to hit land late tonight and then head into the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas residents are being warned to keep an eye on the situation.
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Hurricane-Crew

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 95-75
GRAPHIC=None

Virginia emergency relief crews are on alert in case they are needed after Hurricane Roxanne hits land.
One team is now in Florida helping clean up the destruction left from Hurricane Opal and another team is just back from the Virgin Islands where Hurricane Marilyn leveled most areas.
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The Virginia team was on the second plane to land after the hurricane passed through the islands.
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((BILL SWEET/NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE FIRE HERITAGE: WHEN WE LANDED WE GOT OUT OF THE C-130 THE AIRPORT SUSTAINED LOTS OF DAMAGE. THEY JUST DROPPED US OFF AND TOOK OFF. WE WERE OUT HERE AT 11:30 AT NIGHT WONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE A GREETING PARTY FOR US AND THERE WASN'T.))
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The Forest Service is often the first on the scene to establish communication in a disaster area.
Along with the National Park Service, they set up the first two-way communication after Marilyn hit.
The team also worked quickly to help establish the mobilization center that distributed all disaster relief supplies.
Sweet says they were in the Virgin Islands for three weeks, and it will be another three months before life there gets close to normal.
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CITADEL

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# NET
GRAPHIC=US SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court deals a blow in the fight to end the Citadel's 153-year ban on women.
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The high court today rejected Shannon Faulkner's lawsuit against the military school, calling the issue "moot" since Faulkner dropped out of the Citadel in August.
The court also nixed an attempt to replace Nancy Mellette in the lawsuit.
Mellette is a high school senior who wants to attend the Citadel next year.
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Gingrich

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-79
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House Speaker Newt Gingrich thrilled the audience at Liberty University in Lynchburg last night.
But the media, lawyers and Democrats may NOT be thrilled to hear what he had to say about THEM.
Steve Smallshaw has the story.
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(( As a former teacher, Newt Gingrich said it was impossible to turn down an offer to speak to a classroom with eight thousand students.
It was a standing ovation that greeted the Republican leader as he took the stage for Jerry Falwell at Liberty University's Vines Center.
Gingrich's theme was religion in the 21st century and how that plays into what the Republicans are trying to do in Washington.
It was a topic that struck home with this partisan crowd.
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((NEWT GINGRICH/HOUSE SPEAKER: BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT IT IS TOTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME AND SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND TALK FRANKLY ABOUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH PEOPLE OF FAITH AND PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED.))
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((In his speech, Gingrich also issued an ultimatum for President Clinton and the Democrats...come up with a budget the Republicans can agree on by November 13th, or Gingrich says the GOP will start shutting down parts of the federal government.))
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((GINGRICH: WE'RE COMMITTED TO TRYING TO WRITE THE BEST POSSIBLE AGREEMENT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT FOREVER. WE'VE GOT SIX WEEKS TO SOLVE THIS AND I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT HAS AN OBLIGATION TO WORK WITH US TO SOLVE IT.))
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The November 13th deadline falls just one week after election day.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Still to come, new hope for diabetes patients,
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and an unusual wreck in Danville involving a school bus, and a GOLF CART.
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Wreck

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tbr
TAPE# 95-90
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A head-on collision in Franklin County sent two people to the hospital yesterday.
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Police say 49- year- old (NAVY) Navie Young was driving north on Route 9-19, when he crossed the centerline and struck a pick up HEAD-ON.
The driver of the truck, Connie Janney of Ferrum, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital.
His injuries are NOT believed to be life threatening.
Young was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he's listed in critical condition.
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cart-ax

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tha
TAPE#edit of 95-86
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In Danville a GOLF CART slammed into a school bus.
The bus driver had just dropped off the last of his students when the accident happened.
The driver of the cart, Daniel Wayne Little, was charged with reckless driving.
Authorities say a passenger in the golf cart was taken to the hospital with a broken shoulder.
Police say the men on the golf cart were employees of a nearby golf course and were supposed to be at work.
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Simpson

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
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O-J Simpson is about to go before the T-V cameras to answer questions about the murders of his wife and Ron Goldman.
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Just a week after he was acquitted of the double homicide, Simpson has agreed to an interview tomorrow night on N-B-C's Dateline.
While much of the nation will likely tune in-- the fathers of the two victims said today they have no plans to watch.
Both said they expect more lies from the former football star.
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Diabetes

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
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Some major advances in the search for a cure for diabetes.
Doctors at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center say they've successfully transplanted insulin- producing cells between unrelated mice.
The technique shows cells that produce insulin can be transplanted without anti-rejection drugs that can have serious side effects.
Physicians caution they are still in the early phase of research and it may be years before it can be tested on humans.

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Pigs

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=12
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-76
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The town of Vinton says they've got to go, but Emma Saunders says she will fight to keep three pot- bellied pigs.
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Saunders has kept Arnold, Charlotte and Wilbur at her Vinton home for 10 months and considers them pets.
She won an earlier round in court, but last week town council ammended an ordinance to outlaw the potbellied pigs.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Saunders' daughter is planning a protest this weekend, and Saunders says she may return to court in an effort to keep her pet pigs.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Still to come, the Governor talks the lottery game,
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and we'll chat about voter registration.
Today's the last day to sign up before the November elections.
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VML

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-78
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Who'll win the state lottery PROFITS jackpot?
That's the million dollar question
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Governor George Allen and Majority Leader
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Dick Cranwell tried to answer before the Virginia Municipal League.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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(( Lottery profits to localities.
The Governor says voters were promised that.
But the General Assembly has so far resisted creating a 300- million dollar hole in the state budget.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I THINK THAT THIS WAY OF THINKING IS DOWNRIGHT INSULTING TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA. IT IS ELITIST. IT IS ANTI-DEMOCRATIC.))
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Majority Leader Dick Cranwell hammered back -- reminding urban leaders of the budget hits Allen had proposed for them last December.
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((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D-VINTON: SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK BEYOND THE RHETORIC. FOR EXAMPLE, IF IN FACT, SOMEONE BELIEVED THAT YOU WERE WASTEFUL SPENDERS THAT NEEDED TO BE WEANED FROM YOUR WASTEFUL SPENDING, WHY WOULD THEY SUGGEST NOW TO THE TAXPAYERS THAT THEY OUGHT TO GIVE YOU THREE HUNDRED MILLION MORE DOLLARS TO PUT IN YOUR WASTEFUL COFFERS TO SPEND?))
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Those who actually pushed for the lottery say the Governor is now re-writing history.
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((NO PROMISES WERE, IN FACT, MADE TO RETURN LOTTERY PROFITS TO LOCALITIES. VOTERS SHOULD REMEMBER THEY WERE INSTEAD TOLD A BROAD RANGE OF WAYS THE PROFITS COULD BE USED, INCLUDING THEIR FIRST USE, FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACROSS VIRGINIA.))
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Allen says the Democrats are stretching the truth more with their Omnibus Education Act of 1995.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: BY STICKING THE LOTTERY LABEL ON GENERAL FUND REVENUES THAT ARE ALREADY GOING TO EDUCATION. AND THEN CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR LOCALITIES AND EDUCATION. NOW EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SHAM.))
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The voters' shot at sorting all this out may be one in 7.1 million.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Virginia Beach.))

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Voter-Registrar

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=election '95

Today is the last day to register to vote before the November election.
Voter registrars across the state report low interest in this election, despite all 140 General Assembly seats being up for grabs and the possibility that the G-O-P could gain control of the legislature.
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot

Here to tell us how things are going in Roanoke is city registrar Shelva Painter.
Unlike the rest of the state, we've learned that registration is UP in Lynchburg, how is it in Roanoke?
SUPER=01-Shelva Painter/Roanoke Voter Registrar;

(How does this compare to the last election?)

(Are lots of people coming in today?)
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(Registrars across the state say not many new voters have signed up to vote. Is that the case in Roanoke?)

(What's your projection for TURNOUT this election day? Why?)

(Your thoughts on how the Motor Voter law will affect registration...)

(And if someone wants to register today, what are the qualifications and what do they have to do?)

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nobel-economics

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nobel prize

An American has again won the Nobel Prize for Economics.
He is Robert E. Lucas, a professor at the University of Chicago.
Lucas was honored for groundbreaking research on the equilibrium theory of business cycles.
Lucas is the eighth Nobel economics winner from the University of Chicago.
The school has had more winners of the prize than any other university in the world.

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Stocks

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE#none
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Stocks are sharply lower, led once again by technology issues.
On Wall Street at noon, the Dow was DOWN 32 points.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

We have sports next, including which Dolphin will fill in for Dan Marino,
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and who did a great job filling Joe Montana's cleats.
A look at Monday Night Football, when News 7 at Noon continues.
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NFL

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
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In Monday night football, Steve Bono proved worthy of being Joe Montana's understudy.
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SUPER=03-Kansas City, MO/NFL-ABC SPORTS;

Bono tossed a game-tying touchdown with 15 seconds left in regulation.
Then Tamarick Vanover's 86-yard punt return gave Kansas City a 29-to-23 overtime win over San Diego.
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Marino

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s5-19
GRAPHIC=DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins' quarterback Dan Marino is recovering from surgery.
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Despite becoming the NFL's all-time completion leader Sunday, his team lost to the Colts and he was roughed up, bruising his hip and right thigh.
Yesterday he had to have blood drained from his hip and undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to remove some floating cartilage.
Bernie Kosar will take his place Sunday against the Saints.
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((BERNIE KOSAR/REPLACE MARINO AT QUARTERBACK: I'VE BEEN PUTTING IN A LOT OF TIME MENTALLY TO UNDERSTAND ALL WE'RE DOING, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ON TOP OF ALL THE PLAYS IN THE SYSTEM. THE COACHES HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH ME ABOUT ALLOWING ME TO HAVE INPUT INTO THE SYSTEM AND INTO THE PLAY CALLING. MENTALLY, IT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. I WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE WITH THE RECEIVERS AND GET SOME TIMING DOWN.))
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Baseball

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
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Major league baseball gets down to the business of championship play tonight.
Seattle hosts Cleveland tonight in game one of the American League Championship series.
And in game one of the National League Championship sweep, it's Atlanta at Cincinnati.

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Express

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-15
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The Roanoke Express hits the home ice tonight for a pre-season exhibition game against Hampton Roads.
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SUPER=03-Hillsborough, NC/Express Training Camp; :00

The team has evaluating talent at a training camp in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Yesterday head coach Frank Anzalone cut four players reducing the roster to 22.
Goalie Scott Barber, Defenseman Colin Anders, and forwards Brett Dunleavy and Andrew Sherman were cut.
Two more players must go before Friday.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Tonight's roundhouse exhibition with the Admirals begins at seven.

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wrap

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=amo
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(***toss to patrick***)
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Thanks for joining us. That's it for News 7 at NOON.