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Noon-Headlines

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The search is on for a woman swept away by rushing waters after a dam break in New Hampshire,
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and the Republican presidential candidate who spent more than 30- million dollars on his campaign is stepping down.
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Skies will be partly sunny this afternoon... with warm temperatures in the 60s. But rain is on the way. I'll have the forecast in a few minutes.
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Don't go away, the news is next.

Clinton-Israel


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In Israel today, President Clinton pledged millions of dollars in U-S aid to combat terrorism and promised closer security ties with the Jewish state.
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The President also offered his encouragement in a broadcast speech to young people in Tel Aviv, one of many appearances in Israel following an anti-terrorism summit yesterday in Egypt.
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Mr. Clinton also placed a wreath at the grave of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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FORBES


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Publisher and flat-tax advocate Steve Forbes is set to exit the G-O-P presidential race today.
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His campaign manager says an announcement will be made at one o'clock this afternoon.
Forbes is also expected to endorse Senator Bob Dole.
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SCOTLAND-TODAY


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The day after a lone gunman massacred 16 young children and their teacher, residents in a Scottish town of Dunblane are still stunned.
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The gunman, 43-year old Thomas Watt Hamilton, was a former scout leader who was investigated by police in 19-89 for suspected child abuse.
Armed with four handguns, Hamilton walked into a school gym class yesterday and opened fire.
After killing eleven girls, five boys and their teacher, he then took his own life.
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At the school gates today, locals left flowers and children's toys in memory of the victims.
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DAM-BREAK


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One woman is missing, four people injured and twelve homes damaged after a dam break in New Hampshire last night.
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When the dam gave way it sent a ten foot high wall of water rushing into the town of Alton.
The water washed out a major road, caused power failures and forced some 50 people to evacuate.
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Blaze


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A Danville family's dreams of a newly remodeled home went up in smoke early this morning.
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The one story house at 7-74 Arnette Boulevard was fully involved, and the roof collapsed.
No one was living at the home while it was being renovated.
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Habitat-Demo


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A group of dilapidated homes in the city of Roanoke is coming down today to make way for a new development.
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Demolition is set to begin this afternoon at the site near tenth street.
The Roanoke affiliate of Habitat for Humanity has plans to build two blocks of new homes there.
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The site has served as a salvage yard for several years, but the property includes the home where Madelyn Tate froze to death in 1985.
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Wrap


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And that's it for News 7 at Noon.
Stay tuned for the first round of the N-C-Double-A tournament.
Up next, San Jose State faces Kentucky, followed by the Virginia Tech - Have a great day. Wisconsin Green Bay matchup.
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