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Coming up on News Seven at Six a woman dies following a fire in southeast Roanoke last night.
And an eighty-two year Martinsville woman shoots and kills a would be burglar.

Sports-Head


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
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In sports, A big day for two state college football teams as 14-th ranked Virginia and 21-st ranked Virginia Tech each clinch at least a share of their conference championships.
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WX-Head
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A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for southwestern Virginia-- as well as a high wind warning.
Plus, snow showers in the higher elevations.

Dundee-Fatal


ANCHOR=Ron
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WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-99
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire


A woman is dead following a fire last night in southeast Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;


Brenda Mason died in her home on Dundee Avenue shortly after 11.
When firefighters arrived they found the two-story brick house fully engulfed.
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SOT DUNDEE (FIELD-TAPE) 30:47:09
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((BEV MITCHELL/ROANOKE DISTRICT CHIEF: THE HOUSE WAS INVOLVED IN FIRE FROM THE BASEMENT THROUGH THE ATTIC. WE FOUND THE VICTIM ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.))
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The woman's husband was also home at the time.
He escaped and ran to the neighbor's house for help.
Fire officials believe the blaze started in the chimney.
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SOT EDISON-FIRE (FIELD-TAPE) 14:15:37
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((MARLAN MORRIS/ROANOKE ASST. FIRE MARSHALL: EVIDENTLY THERE IN THE CHIMNEY IT EXTENDED DOWN TO A LOWER LEVEL, THE BASEMENT LEVEL, CAUGHT FIRE THERE AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE REST OF THE HOUSE. ))
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Fire officials are still investigating.
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Edison-Fire


ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-98
GRAPHIC=Fire


Fire investigators believe a cigarette may have been the cause of a fire that injured a Roanoke woman.
The blaze broke out around 1-30 this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Officials say the fire apparently started in the living room of the Edison Street home.
A neighbor noticed the flames and called 9-1-1.
Dick Moran then entered the house and pulled his elderly neighbor to safety.
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((DICK MORAN/NEIGHBOR: SHE WAS LAYING ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR AND I GRABBED A HOLD OF HER SHOULDERS AND DRUG HER OUT ALMOST TO THE SIDE DOOR AND THEN A COUPLE PASSER-BYS HELPED ME GET HER THE REST OF THE WAY OUT.))
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69-year-old Maudine Oney is in stable condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
She suffers from smoke inhalation and burns to her hands and feet.
Family members say she also suffers from Alzheimers.
This is the second time the family has lost everything because of a house fire.
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M'ville-Fatal


ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=Dal
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A robbery suspect was shot and killed in Martinsville this morning.
Police say an 82-year-old woman was in her bedroom when the man entered her home on Purdue Street.
The man is identified as 30-year-old Scott L. Thompson.
Police say Thompson entered the home around three.
The woman shot him and apparently Thompson fled the home then collapsed on the street.
Police are not releasing the woman's name.
The incident is still under investigation.

Wythe-Ax


ANCHOR=Ron
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Last night a woman walking on Interstate 77 in Wythe County was struck and killed by a van.
It happened around 9-30 when 48-year-old Margaret Vreeland of New York state was attempting to cross the highway.
Vreeland died at the scene.
The van, carrying four people, pulled into the median and then was struck by a tractor trailer.
State Police say those in van were treated and released from the hospital.

Parkway


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A section of the parkway in Bedford County has re-opened following a rock slide yesterday.
A five mile section, about 15 miles south of the Peaks of Otter, had to be closed around noon.
The slide occurred near the Terrapin Mountain Overlook at milepost 72.
It was re-opened around 10 this morning.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
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Coming up on News-7,
Senator Warner comes to town for Veteran's day.
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And a World war two veteran recounts an amazing experience in Belgium that happened 50 years ago.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly

wx ad lib
Some pretty amazing weather today-- everything from thunderstorms to snow showers throughout the region.
But just about everyone reporting high winds along with the precipitation.
The cold front creating all the mess will be crossing the area tonight--
So tomorrow, we'll be left with dry, but cold and windy conditions.
Stay tuned for the complete details, coming up. MUSIC UP FULL
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Merriken


ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-93
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This Veteran's Day marks the 50th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
But despite the passage of time, Bill Merriken recalls his war-time experiences daily.
Denise Allen tells us how Merriken survived the massacre in Belgium.
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(( ((BILL MERRIKEN/WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN: COMMANDER LY AND CAPTAIN WEIGH STOPPED THE VEHICLES AND ALL THE VEHICLES STOPPED AND THEN ALL THIS GUNFIRE CAME IN ON US. MORTARS, ARTILLERY SHELLS, SMALL ARMS FIRE, OF COURSE IT TOOK US BY SURPRISE. WE WERE IN A REAR ECHELON AREA. NO ACTIVITY.))
Merriken was one of 150 men in the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion.
He says he's not sure why his unit was ordered into the small Belgium town.
But before they could reach their destination a German Armor Unit ambushed the U. S. troops.
Merriken says the soldiers were lined up in a field for execution.
Only 15 survived the massacre at Malmedy. ((MERRIKEN: I LAID THERE, DIDN'T MOVE. I DIDN'T LET OUT ANY SCREAMS OR MOAN OR ANYTHING. MY ARM WAS OVER MY MOUTH CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE IN THE COLD WEATHER THERE'S VAPOR. I GUESS THEY SAW THE TWO ROUNDS IN MY BACK AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS DEAD ANYWAY.))
He listened for hours as a 15 mile long German convoy passed by on that December day in 19-44.
Then Merriken crawled to safety.
These are aerial photographs of the town near Malmedy taken shortly after the war.
He and another soldier were taken in by a local woman.
She helped reunite the men with U.S troops.
Merriken says the time he spent in a military hospital was the beginning of a very long and difficult recovery. ((MY BEST BUDDIES, WHETHER THEY WERE STILL ALIVE OR NOT. AND YOU JUST WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING OVER AND OVER, OVER AND OVER, OVER AND OVER, OVER AND OVER.))
Two other Bedford men died in the Malmedy massacre.
Merriken says Veteran's Day is a good time to thank those who paid the highest price for freedom.
Denise Allen News 7 Bedford.))

WARNER


ANCHOR=RON
NEWSCAST=SIX
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 95-88
GRAPHIC=Warner, John


U.S. Senator John Warner was in town today to honor local veterans.
The Virginia Veterans Care Center hosted a day long celebration.
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SUPER=03-Salem;


Officials dedicated the Alice Fielden Memorial today.
Fielden was a War War one veteran and the first woman admitted to the Veterans Care Center.
Warner says being invited to speak to veterans is a humbling experience.
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((U.S. SENATOR JOHN WARNER: I WAS PRIVILEGED TO WEAR THE UNIFORM OF THE U-S NAVY IN WORLD WAR TWO. I SERVED IN THE MARINES DURING THE KOREAN WAR. THEN FOR FIVE YEARS AS THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. I FEEL VERY CLOSE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES AND TO THE VETERANS.))
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The Virginia Veterans Care Center houses more than 200 veterans.
The facility is the first of it's kind in Virginia.
On-Record
ANCHOR=Ron
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Business News


Efforts to revitalize downtown Roanoke were dealt a blow this week when the Heironimus Department store said it will vacate its Jefferson Street location soon after its lease expires next year.
But as Len Besthoff reports, just a few blocks away, business surrounding the farmers' market are going well.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke/November 2; :00
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SUPER=01-Millie Moore/Boone & Company Sales Mgr.; :50 QUICK!!
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(( When Roanoke leaders celebrated the opening of O'Dell's restaurant last week on Salem Avenue, they noted that it's one of many newcomers on the downtown scene.
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((JOHN EDWARDS/D-SENATOR-ELECT: THERE'S 17 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED UP SINCE THE FIRST OF AUGUST. YOU CAN SEE THEM. TWISTS AND TURNS A MONTH AGO, IMAGINATION STATION AND ANNIE'S COTTAGE JUST THIS MORNING. AND OF COURSE O'DELL'S THIS AFTERNOON. AND THERE ARE ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX THAT THE CITY'S WORKING ON BRINGING TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.))
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So why are these empty spaces near the market filling up so fast?
There are several reasons.
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((TODD LANCASTER/AWFUL ARTHUR'S: SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY I GUESS ARE THE DAYS THAT WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE DUE TO THE HOTEL ROANOKE AND PROBABLY THE BRIDGE ALSO.))
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((MILLIE MOORE/BOONE&CO. COMMERCIAL SALES MANAGER: PEOPLE WANT TO BE WHERE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED WHETHER THAT'S DOWNTOWN OR IN A SHOPPING CENTER, CERTAINLY THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE MARKETPLACE.))
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The area still has a lot of hurdles to overcome.
The city's about to lose its last downtown department store, a lot of these businesses still hear complaints about parking, and there's questions about how many more restaurants the market can sustain.
To hear more about this, watch On Record, tomorrow morning at 11, on WDBJ-7.))
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MUSIC ON TAPE
ANCHOR=Ron
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Coming up,
All interested parties are welcome at a Roanoke tattoo parlor.
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VO-NAT


But not if you are going be rude by scaring the customers and tearing up the place.
We'll tell you about a FURRY visitor who put some tattoo-ees in a HAIRY situation.
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MUSIC UP FULL
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Native-Art


ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
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TAPE# 95-97
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A Native American artist hopes to pass on his heritage through his work.
John Guthrie is Cherokee.
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SUPER=03-Daleville;


He says his job is that of an historian.
In his paintings he tries to tell the stories handed down from generation to generation.
This painting, "Grandfather's Eyes," depicts how many American Indians became U.S. citizens.
The back drop is the school roll with his grandfather's citizenship number.
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((JOHN GUTHRIE/ARTIST: IN THIS BOOK ANGIE DEBO DISCLOSED THE LAND GRAB THAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY. SHE INTERVIEWED A MAN NAMED RED BIRD SMITH. HE WAS TAKEN TO A FEDERAL PRISON IN CHAINS AND MADE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. THESE WERE MY GRAND FATHER'S GLASSES. WE ONLY NOW HAVE THE PERSPECTIVE TO SEE WHAT THEY DID TO OUR GRANDPARENTS.))
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Guthrie says the very roll designed to destroy the Cherokee nation is how many trace their family histories today.
Guthrie is showing his art at the Amerind Gallery in Daleville through tomorrow.
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Deer-Ax


ANCHOR=Ron
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WRITER=rjo
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A tattoo parlor in Roanoke County received an unexpected customer.
And before it was over the customer tore up the place-- terrorized the staff and customers and left without saying a word.
The unexpected customer? -- a deer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Yesterday;


It happened yesterday around four O'Clock.
The Owner of Mistic Tatoos says the deer ran across highway 4-60 and through their front door.
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((TRACY WEEKS/TATTOO PARLOR OWNER: ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS BIG OLE DEER, NICE SIZE RACK ON HIM, COME RUNNING THROUGH THE DOOR. JUMPED OVER HERE HIT THIS CURTAIN, JUMPED OVER, KNOCKED OVER A FISH TANK, STARTED BATTLING AROUND IN THERE AND WENT IN THE BACK ROOM AND SCARED TWO GENTLEMEN WORKING ON THE WATER HEATER.))
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One customer says he was sitting in a chair getting a tattoo.
When he got up to look in the mirror the buck made his appearance.
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((RODNEY PERRINEAU/CUSTOMER: WHEN I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT IT THE LADY SCREAMED AND THE DEER CAME RUNNING STRAIGHT IN AND JUST MISSED ME.))
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Weeks says the new slogan for the parlor will be-- the Buck stops here.
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ANCHOR=Ron
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The deer could not be reached for comment.

Sports Tease


ANCHOR=Roy
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And coming up, The Virginia Tech Hokies clinch at least a share of the Big East conference championship at R-F-K in Washington.
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VO-NAT ENG#


While just around the beltway the Virginia Cavaliers claimed at least share of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
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S-Tech


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TF95-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Football


For the first time in 32 years, virginia Tech can call itself a conference champion.
This afternoon at R-F-K the Hokies beat Temple 38 to 16 to claim at least a share of the Big East Title.
Steve Mason has more.
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SUPER=01-Jim Baron/Tech Defensive Tackle; 1:03
SUPER=01-J.C. Price/Tech Defensive Tackle; 1:23
SUPER=-36-Virginia Tech/38/Temple/=16; 1:45
SUPER=01-Marcus Parker/Tech Fullback; 2:02
SUPER=01-Frank beamer/Tech Head Coach; 2:08
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S-UVA


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
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GRAPHIC=UVA Football


The Virginia defense intercepted four Scott Milanovich passes and beat Maryland 21 to 18 to clinch at least a share of the A-C-C title.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-College Park, MD/JP SPORTS; :


The Cavaliers fell behind midway through the first quarter when Milonavich fakes the inside handoff and scores over the left side the two point conversion was good 11 to nothing Terps.
Rafael Garcia's first field goal made it 11 to 3 Terps then the defense took over. Anthony Poindexter steps in front of this Milanovich pass for the interception giving the Cavs good field position.
Several plays later Mike Groh on the option to Tiki Barber he scores untouched from the three yard line the two point conversion tied the game at 11 to 11 late in the second quarter.
Virginia took the lead midway through the third quarter when Kevin Brooks takes the handoff and scores up the middle from 5 yards out to make it 18 to 11 Cavaliers.
Garcia's 41 yard field goal into SUPER=36-Virginia/=21/Maryland/=18;the

wind in the fourth quarter was enough to give the Cavaliers the 21 to 18 win over the Terps.
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S-Noles


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
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The Cavaliers will share the conference championship with Florida State. The Seminoles beating North Carolina this afternoon 28 to 12.
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SUPER=03-Chapel Hill, NC/JP SPORTS; :


Leading 7 to nothing on a blocked punt Florida State's Warrick Dunn takes the hand off breaks a couple of tackles and scores from 43 yards out and the Seminoles led 14 to nothing.
Carolina came back and scored midway through the second quarter quarterback Mike Thomas on the keeper from six yards out to make it 14 to 6 Seminoles.
Florida State took a 21 to 6 lead SUPER=36-Florida State/=28/North
Carolina/=12;late in the second quarter when Dunn takes the pitch and dives

over from the one and the Seminoles win the game 28 to 12.
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S-College


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=College Football


James Madison and William and Mary won games this afternoon for those and all of today's college football scores lets check the boards.
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CHRYON MOTION
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S-Fill


ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
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GRAPHIC=Roanoke Express


The Roanoke Express returns to the Roundhouse tonight for a game against the Erie Panthers.
The Express lost on the road to Hampton last night 7 to 2. Roanoke is 7 and 6 in the east division heading into tonights game.
SS=Roanoke Rush


The Roanoke Rush has a second round playoff game tonight in West Virginia taking on the Lightening at 7:30 in Charleston.
The Lightening, led by former West Virginia Quarterback Major Harris, has (-------------) beaten the Rush twice this year.
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