WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/28/96

06:00-01

HEADLINES

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VO-NAT

A night of violence at a Danville convenience store sends the store owner and a freelance photographer to the hospital,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and the House okays a bill banning so-called partial birth abortions. wx-head
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News 7 Mornin' is next.

House-Senate

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In Congress last night, the House passed a ban on certain late-term abortions.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Last Night;

Democrats joined Republicans in a 286 to 129 vote to prohibit so-called partial-birth abortions except in cases where the life of the mother is at stake.
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((REP. CHENOWETH (R) IDAHO: PARTIAL BIRTH IS COLD BLOODED MURDER, PREMEDITATED MURDER. REP. SCHROEDER (D) COLORADO: THERE ARE 1.5 MILLION ABORTIONS A YEAR IN THE US...TRUST OUR DOCTORS. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Helen Chenoweth/(R) Idaho;
SUPER=01-Rep. Pat Schroeder/(D) Colorado;
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VO-NAT

President Clinton is expected to veto the measure.
The senate was also at work last night and passed a bill giving the president a line-item veto over spending bills.
The proposal is strongly supported by Mr. Clinton and Senator Bob Dole.
It's expected to win approval in the House.
A vote could come as early as today.
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Grayson-Fatal

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WRITER=cro
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A head on collision in Grayson County claims the life of a North Carolina woman.
The accident happened at about 9:30 last night on Route 58.
Police say 35- year- old Janet Louise Kilby Long of Miller's Creek was a passenger in a car traveling east, when a pickup truck traveling west swerved into the eastbound lane.

Danville

ANCHOR=Melanie
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The owner of a Danville convenience store is in the hospital this morning following a fight at his store.
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It happened last night inside the North Main Heights Convenience Store.
Police say someone struck the owner with a stick or some other type of object.
Danville police aren't sure what led up to the incident.
The suspect fled the scene.
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Pedestrian

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NEWSCAST=morn
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TAPE#96-26
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VO-NAT

The apparent altercation wasn't the only emergency police at the scene had to handle.
Minutes after authorities arrived-- a freelance photographer videotaping the crime scene was hit by a car.
Witnesses say the photographer was standing in the road when he was struck by a southbound vehicle.
Authorities have not released the cameraman's identity or his condition.
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Take-Back

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-24
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A lawsuit against Virginia Tech and two of its football players over alleged sexual assault has again raised the issue of violence against women.
Last night, the Tech campus hosted the Take Back the Night rally to protest such acts.
Kimberly McBroom has the story.
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SUPER=01-Susan Anderson/Take Back the Night Coord.; :15
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((TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, TAKE BACK THE NIGHT...singing ))
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The night was filled with singing and chanting for a safer world-- free of abuse and assaults.
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((SUSAN ANDERSON/TAKE BACK THE NIGHT COORDINATOR: WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE AND THE MARCH IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO ENERGIZE WOMEN AND TO GIVE PEOPLE PRACTICAL, SMALL THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO PROMOTE CHANGE EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES. ))
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Things like fighting back at not only physical abuse-- but verbal abuse and sexual harassment.
Anderson says it's also crucial for women to be more involved in the issues concerning them.
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SOT 8:20:51
((CATHERINE BERNARD: I GUESS I JUST CAME HERE TO AFFIRM TO MYSELF AND TO EVERYBODY ELSE THAT, "HEY, IT'S OKAY TO STAND UP FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS. IT'S OKAY TO BE WITH OTHER WOMEN IN SUPPORT OF OUR IDEAS THAT WOMEN ARE PEOPLE TOO. ))
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While Christy Brzonkala's lawsuit against Tech didn't surface at the rally-- her story was on the minds of some who were there.
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((HEATHER WOSOOGH: I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE I STAND, BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF INJUSTICE WAS DONE AND JUSTICE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE SERVED. ))
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((singing...TAKE BACK THE NIGHT WITH LOVE. ))
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Standup here
The protesters were able to take back THIS night--
with the hope that by raising their voices and walking together, they'll be able to end all violence against women.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Blacksburg. ))

Lottery

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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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The Virginia Lottery says NO tickets correctly matched all the winning numbers for the 20- million dollar jackpot.
SUPER=26-8-17-20-37-39-44;

Here are the numbers --
Eight, seventeen, twenty, thirty-seven, thirty-nine, forty-four.
The lotto prize now goes up to 26- million dollars.

1-Sports

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It wasn't a good night for the Express in Charlotte.
Steve Mason has the details in sports.
Good morning Steve.
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One-Larry

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TAPE#M96-4 Anna's Oklahoma
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(Roll cue:) This week, Anna Wentworth spotlights local stage productions.
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SUPER=24-"Oklahoma"; :00
SUPER=12-Salem; :10
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OUT Q=Woman's College in Lynchburg.
(( Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: Springtime not only brings flowers and robins, but a plethora of theatrical productions to the area.
Beginning tonight, Salem High School presents their production of the musical "Oklahoma", featuring some fine performers.
One of the strongest voices belongs to Shaun Dobbins who plays Curley, the cowboy who romances the lovely Laurey played by Kristin Kier.
The play is set in Oklahoma territory just before Oklahoma becomes a state and when conflicts still exist between the cowboys and farmers.
One of the farmers--a hired hand named Jud--wants Laurey and holds a violent grudge against Curley.
Laurey's advisor in affairs of the heart is Aunt Eller--Brooke Spencer--who has a sweet, but soft, voice.
Songs include "Oklahoma", "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and "Oh, What Beautiful Morning".
The principals are very good and they have good support from the chorus, dancers, and orchestra.
Choreography by Beth White is well handled. This collaboration between the drama department led by Rachel Sailer, and the music department--directed by Bill Snyder, runs through Saturday night at Salem High School.
Other theatrical productions in our area this weekend.
Franklin Co. High School presents "Nunsense".
Catch "Three Tall Women" by Edward Albee at Mill Mountain's Theatre B.
"House of Frankenstein" at Playmakers of Blacksburg.
And, enjoy festivals of one-act plays at both Washington & Lee in Lexington and Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg.))
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VIP-Carwash

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The new owner of a local car cleaning business is hoping to wash away all controversy.
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Jennifer Farmer says she's taken over V- I- P Customer Services.
She's changed the name of the company to Professional Car Care Services and she says she wants to change the company's image.
V- I- P telemarketers had been selling certificates for twenty dollars a piece.
The certificate also came with the promise that someone would come to the customer's house and perform a hand wash and wax on their vehicle.
But News- 7 talked to a number of customers who paid money up front, and never got their cars cleaned.
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((JOAN YOUNG: THEY NEVER WOULD RETURN MY CALL AND MOST OF THE TIME, THE RECORDING SAID THE MESSAGE TAPE WAS FULL. I TRIED FOR WEEKS. ))
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Farmer is aware that a number of people didn't get what they paid for, and says she plans to change the situation.
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((JENNIFER FARMER/PROFESSIONAL CAR CARE SERVICES: I'M GOING TO MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A FEW WEEKS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CARS WE'VE GOT TO GET DONE. BUT IT WILL BE DONE. ))
SUPER=01-Jennifer Farmer/Professional Car Care Services;
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Farmer says new appointments can now be scheduled at V- I- P's original telephone number.
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Korsh

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NEWSCAST=morn
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TAPE#96-13
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Former Virginia Spine Center Surgeon Dr. Eric Korsh spends another day in court today -- in the midst of some 50 medical negligence complaints.
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While others have been settled out of court, yesterday marked the first case to make it to trial.
The plaintiff, Pat Brunson of Floyd County, claims Dr. Korsh told him his back was so badly hurt, that without spinal fusion surgery he'd be paralyzed.
Brunson says he was told he'd be 99-percent pain free, with full mobility following the surgery.
But that was not the case, says Brunson.
He claims he's now hurting worse than ever, following surgery with the pedicel screws.
The trial brought spectators-- interested in how this case would affect their own cases against Korsh.
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((CAROL FIELDER/FORMER PATIENT: LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR SCREWS REMOVED. A LOT. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. SOME ARE BETTER WITHOUT THE SCREWS. SOME ARE NOT ANY BETTER. NOBODY IS AS GOOD AS THEY WERE BEFORE THE SCREWS WERE PUT IN. ))
SUPER=01-Carol Fielder/Former Patient; :
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OUT Q=were put in.
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VO-NAT

Korsh's attorneys say their client provided reasonable and appropriate care to Brunson-- and all of the patients at the Virginia Spine Center.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD

As the trial continues, the defense plans to show videotapes of Brunson working on his property, which they say shows him doing all the things he now says he canNOT do.

Soering

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The attorney general's office says that convicted killer Jens Soering had adequate representation during his trial for the murders of his girlfriend's parents.
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The attorney general's office responded yesterday to Soering's appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Assistant Attorney General John Mc-Lees says Soering did not show that any alleged errors by his lawyer changed the outcome of the trial.
Soering was convicted in 1990 for the murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom in Bedford County.
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Computer-Imaging

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Over in Lynchburg, the sheriff's department is using high technology to help fight crime.
As Steve Smallshaw reports, it will also save both time and money.
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(( The life of a sheriff's deputy is a busy one...from serving court papers to keeping track of prisoners, time can be a valuable commodity.
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((JOHN PRICE/LYNCHBURG SHERIFF'S DEPUTY: WE'VE GOT TO UTILIZE SOME KIND OF TECHNOLOGY TO HELP US GET THAT JOB DONE, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE TO DO IT JUST GETS SMALLER ALL THE TIME.))
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That's why the Lynchburg sheriff's office has gone high-tech.
It's newest improvement is a computerized booking system: a suspect is brought in, fingerprinted and photographed and the essential information is stored in the department's computer.
Not only does it produce foolproof ID bands for a prisoner's wrist, the system can put together a photo lineup of pictures based on physical characteristics.
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((PRICE: WE'VE SEEN TIMES WHEN WE NEEDED A PICTURE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND HAD TO WAIT TWO WEEKS TO GET IT PREVIOUSLY. WE CAN GENERATE THAT PICTURE WITHIN THREE MINUTES NOW AND HAVE A COLOR PHOTO TO SHOW TO A VICTIM OR SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS TO IDENTIFY A PERSON.))
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Computers are also becoming standard issue in the deputies' patrol cars.
With this laptop an officer can record each warrant and subpoena they serve, then transfer that information to the main computer.
A process that used to take more than an hour is now done in seconds.
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((LAWRENCE SIMPSON/LYNCHBURG SHERIFF: EVERYTHING IS TIME SAVING NOWADAYS, WITH THE AMOUNT OF CUTBACKS IN PERSONNEL I GUESS WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO OVERCOME THAT.))
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((And technology marches on. In a few months, the sheriff's office will add a computerized fingerprinting system...instead of the old messy ink pad, a computer will scan a suspect's prints and immediately enter them into a nationwide data bank. Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
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2-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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In the N-B-A --
The SuperSonics tied their highest output of the season and handed the Hornets their worst loss of the year.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Utah/=98/Milwaukee/=82//Seattle/123/Charlotte/=95;
SUPER=96-Philadelphia/103/Toronto/=94//Indiana/=99/Washington/=93;
SUPER=96-LA Lakers/106/Miami/=95//San Antonio/=90/New York/=84;
SUPER=96-Boston/121/Minnesota/116//Dallas/117/Houston/114;

Two-Larry

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(Live Interview)

SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

SUPER=13-Walter White/Roanoke Valley Assoc. of Realtors;

SS=(Board for Preparing Property for Sale-ESS#8435,8436,8437,8438,8439,8440)

PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE -Reduce the personal statements -The model home effect -Curb appeal -Interior Enhancements -Timing
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2HEADLINES

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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A measure to ban certain late-term abortions clears Congress following a House vote last night.
President Clinton is vowing to veto the bill.
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An armed standoff is in its fourth day in Montana.
Federal agents have surrounded a farm where a number of people, who refuse to acknowledge government, are holed up.
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And on the campus of Virginia Tech, a rally and march to protest violence against women.
The demonstration comes in the wake of a lawsuit against two Tech football players accused of sexual assault.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday, March 28th.
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congress

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
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After an emotional debate, the House has passed a measure that bans certain late term abortions.
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SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Last Night;

Democrats joined Republicans in a 286 to 129 vote to prohibit so-called partial-birth abortions except in cases where the life of the mother is at stake.
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((REP. CHENOWETH (R) IDAHO: PARTIAL BIRTH IS COLD BLOODED MURDER, PREMEDITATED MURDER. REP. SCHROEDER (D) COLORADO: THERE ARE 1.5 MILLION ABORTIONS A YEAR IN THE US....TRUST OUR DOCTORS. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Helen Chenoweth/(R) Idaho;
SUPER=01-Rep. Pat Schroeder/(D) Colorado; :08
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President Clinton has vowed to veto the measure.
The senate was also at work last night and passed a bill giving the president a line-item veto over spending bills.
The proposal is strongly supported by President Clinton, and Senator Bob Dole.
It's expected to win approval in the House.
A vote could come as early as today.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS= hold

Meantime a vote could come up today in the SENATE on a minum wage bill.
Democrats want to boost the minimum wage by 90 cents over two years to five-dollars and 14 cents an hour.

Noriega

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
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A federal judge in Miami has ruled Manuel Noriega is not entitled to a new trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

The former president of Panama is serving a 40-year sentence for aiding cocaine smuggling by the Cali Drug Cartel.
Noriega's lawyers argued that one of the government's star witnesses had been bribed to testify against him by the cartel.
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FREEMEN

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
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The armed standoff at a Montana ranch between federal agents and members of the "Freemen's" anti-government movement continues this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT;

The F-B-I wants to question members about a fraud and racketeering scheme.
Two leaders of the movement were arrested Monday.
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EXPLOSION

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none

A-T-F investigators will be in Portage, Indiana to investigate a deadly blast at a steel mill.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Portage, IN;

Three people were killed and nine injured early yesterday morning when a tank in the basement of the mill exploded.
Officials say debris was found a quarter of a mile away.
Records of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration show 16 serious safety violations at the mill over the past three years.
But in many cases fines were cut in half after the company made corrections.
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Bus-Ax

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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A bus accident in India claims the lives of American students.
The U-S embassy says four University of Pittsburgh students and a teacher were killed early today when their tour bus ran into a ditch on the road to the Taj Mahal.
Officials say the bus driver and a tour guide were also killed and four other students were injured.

Shuttle

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
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One day after their historic spacewalk astronauts on the shuttle "Atlantis" are preparing to separate from the Russian space station "Mir" today.
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VO-NAT

Scientist Shannon Lucid will remain behind on "Mir" for five months.
The shuttle is scheduled to return to Earth this Sunday.
But that may be moved up a day because of stormy weather headed for Florida.
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3-Sports

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WRITER=cro
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Spring weather means it's time for Frank Beamer and his Hokies to start training.
Steve Mason has their story in sports.
Good morning Steve.
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5-WEATHER

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Three-Larry

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NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
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(Live Interview)

SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

SUPER=13-Kathy Nunnally/Roanoke Valley Assoc. of Realtors;

SS=(Boards for Buying a Home-ESS#8450,8451,8452)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A HOME -Type of windows -Condition of roof -Water stains in ceilings -Settlement cracks -Condition of flooring -Nail pops -Electric service -Water pressure -Timing
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LIVE=Larry/Full

(Toss to bump)

Grayson-Fatal

Danville

Pedestrian

Tech-Night

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-24
GRAPHIC=NONE

A lawsuit against Virginia Tech and two of its football players over alleged sexual assault is raising the issue of violence against women.
Last night, the Tech campus hosted a rally and march-- protesting such acts.
Kimberly McBroom has the story.
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SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Night; :07
SUPER=01-Susan Anderson/Take Back the Night Coord.; :15
SUPER=07-Catherine Bernard; :36
SUPER=07-Heather Wosoogh; :54
SUPER=@Kimberly1; 1:09
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((TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, TAKE BACK THE NIGHT...singing ))
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The night was filled with singing and chanting for a safer world-- free of abuse and assaults.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:42:48
((SUSAN ANDERSON/TAKE BACK THE NIGHT COORDINATOR: WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE AND THE MARCH IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO ENERGIZE WOMEN AND TO GIVE PEOPLE PRACTICAL, SMALL THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO PROMOTE CHANGE EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES. ))
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Things like fighting back at not only physical abuse-- but verbal abuse and sexual harassment.
Anderson says it's also crucial for women to be more involved in the issues concerning them.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:20:51
((CATHERINE BERNARD: I GUESS I JUST CAME HERE TO AFFIRM TO MYSELF AND TO EVERYBODY ELSE THAT, "HEY, IT'S OKAY TO STAND UP FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS. IT'S OKAY TO BE WITH OTHER WOMEN IN SUPPORT OF OUR IDEAS THAT WOMEN ARE PEOPLE TOO. ))
RUNS=:11

While Christy Brzonkala's lawsuit against Tech didn't surface at the rally-- her story was on the minds of some who were there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:28:02
((HEATHER WOSOOGH: I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE I STAND, BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF INJUSTICE WAS DONE AND JUSTICE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE SERVED. ))
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((singing...TAKE BACK THE NIGHT WITH LOVE. ))
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Standup here
The protesters were able to take back THIS night--
with the hope that by raising their voices and walking together, they'll be able to end all violence against women.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Blacksburg. ))

Carwash

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-23 (edit of vip -- has already been cut)
GRAPHIC=NONE

The new owner of a controversial car washing business is trying to wipe the slate clean.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Jennifer Farmer says she's taken over V- I- P Customer Services.
She's changed the name of the company to Professional Car Care Services and she says she wants to change the company's image.
V- I- P telemarketers had been selling certificates for twenty dollars a piece.
The certificate also came with the promise that someone would come to the customer's house and perform a hand wash and wax on their vehicle.
But News- 7 talked to a number of customers who paid money up front, and never got their cars cleaned.
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((JOAN YOUNG: THEY NEVER WOULD RETURN MY CALL AND MOST OF THE TIME, THE RECORDING SAID THE MESSAGE TAPE WAS FULL. I TRIED FOR WEEKS. ))
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VO-NAT

Farmer is aware that a number of people didn't get what they paid for, and says she plans to change the situation.
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((JENNIFER FARMER/PROFESSIONAL CAR CARE SERVICES: I'M GOING TO MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A FEW WEEKS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CARS WE'VE GOT TO GET DONE. BUT IT WILL BE DONE. ))
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OUT Q=will be done
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VO-NAT

Farmer says new appointments can now be scheduled at V- I- P's original telephone number.
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Lottery

4-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba logo

In sports --
The San Antonio Spurs stretched the N-B-A's longest current winning streak to 15 games with a decision over New York.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=96-LA Lakers/106/Miami/=95//San Antonio/=90/New York/=84;
SUPER=96-Utah/=98/Milwaukee/=82//Seattle/123/Charlotte/=95;
SUPER=96-Philadelphia/103/Toronto/=94//Indiana/=99/Washington/=93;
SUPER=96-Boston/121/Minnesota/116//Dallas/117/Houston/114;

SUPER=103-Boston/==6/Hartford/==5//NY Rangers/==3/Florida/==0;
SUPER=103-Detroit/==4/Buffalo/==2//Philadelphia/==4/Ottawa/==2;
SUPER=103-Washington/==1/Montreal/==0//Winnipeg/==3/Colorado/==1;
SUPER=103-Toronto/==6/Vancouver/==2; SUPER=103-Calgary/==1/Chicago/==0//Los Angeles/==3/Edmonton/==3;