WDBJ 7 morning news for 04/23/96

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In South Carolina -- a highway hit and run caught on video tape,
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and the investigation continues into the Roanoke County police chase that ended in death for a Vinton family. wx-head
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News 7 Mornin' is next.

Police-Chase

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Roanoke County police say a dispatcher's mix-up was a factor in a high-speed chase that ended in a crash that killed a couple and their infant daughter.
Officials say the officer pursuing 21-year-old Scott Allman was initially told the suspect was driving a stolen car.
Allman was actually driving his own car.
Police say Allman crashed into another moments after the officer gave up his pursuit.
Ron Jones has the story.
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(( Roanoke County's police chief says his officers did the right thing when they pursued 21-year-old Scott Carlton Allman.
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((JOHN CEASE/ROANOKE CO. POLICE CHIEF: WE CAN FIND NOT A SINGLE PLACE WHERE THE OFFICER DID NOT OBEY POLICY. IN FACT FROM SOME OF THE WITNESSES AND SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS HE ALMOST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF THE POLICY.))
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The 12 mile chase started in the 5000 block of Franklin Road and ended on the corner of Williamson and Plantation Roads.
Sunday afternoon around 1:40 an officer noticed a suspicious vehicle with tinted windows in a parking lot.
When the officer approached the car the chase was on.
They traveled on 220 to 581 North at speeds sometimes reaching as high as 90 miles per hour.
After numerous twists and turns the chase continued west on Plantation Road.
Moments before the fatal collision police say the officer called off the pursuit but the suspect continued. GRAPHIC OF MOVING CARS
Police say the suspect vehicle went through the intersection at Williamson road and rammed a black Monte Carlo ejecting 36-year-old Lori Mason from the car.
She died in the street.
The driver of the Monte Carlo, 34-year-old Thomas Faucher was also killed.
And six- week- old Joleen Faucher was thrown from the car to the side of road-- she died at the hospital. TODAY'S COURT STUFF
The suspect, Scott Carlton Allman, was uninjured.
He was charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Allman's wife was also in the car with him.
She had to be cut out of the wreck and airlifted to a local hospital.
The chief says the incident has been hard on his department.
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((FIRST THE FAMILY THAT SURVIVED THOSE WHO WERE KILLED. OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM. AND WE FEEL VERY BADLY FOR THEM.))
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The chief says their pursuit policy is a good one-- but they will review it to see if changes need to be made.
Ron Jones, News Seven.))

TROOPER

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A close call for a South Carolina state trooper.
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Trooper Shawn Stankus was side- swiped by a pickup truck while talking to a motorist he had stopped.
The weekend incident was caught on a videotape in the trooper's car.
Trooper Stankus managed to get back in his car and chase the truck.
The driver was caught and charged with D-U-I and leaving the scene of an accident.
The trooper was just badly bruised.
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L'burg-Crash

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A head-on collision in Lynchburg last night sent three people to the hospital and tied up traffic for about an hour.
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Three vehicles were involved in the accident at the intersection of Rivermont and Bedford Avenues.
It happened at about 7-15.
This Pontiac convertible and a Ford pickup truck hit head-on, then crashed into another car.
Three people were taken to Lynchburg General Hospital.
None of the injuries was life-threatening.
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School-bus

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Two children were slightly injured yesterday when someone fired a B-B gun through the window of a school bus.
It happened at the intersection of (CHINK-apin) Chinquapin Trail and Southview in Christiansburg.
The bus was taking students home from Falling Branch Elementary School when the shots were fired just before four.
Students told police a thin, blond haired teenager shot at the bus, then left in a taxi.
One student had an injured finger, the other- a slight head abrasion.
Police are still searching for the suspect.

1-Sports

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In sports --
The Avalanche rolled over Kinston last night.
Steve Mason has the highlights.
Good morning Steve.
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Drowning

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Divers have been called in to search for a missing Henry County man.
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Police say 43 year old Danny McMillan of Collinsville hasn't been seen since Saturday night.
Yesterday authorities noticed McMillan's red Ford truck parked near the Martinsville Reservoir.
A helicopter searched the area.
Divers were called in after a dog tracked McMillan's scent to the edge of the water.
Authorities do NOT suspect foul play.
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Diver's suspended their search around dusk.
They'll resume sometime this morning.

Sandy-Level

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Help is on the way for authorities battling drug dealers and other criminals in a small Henry County community.
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State Police Superintendent Wayne Huggins and Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore flew to Henry County yesterday.
Last week- Sheriff Frank Cassell wrote to both asking for help after an article appeared in U-S News and World Report magazine.
The report described the Sandy Level community's problem with crack cocaine and other crime.
The three met behind closed doors for nearly two hours.
State assistance is on the way, but they declined to say in what form.
They're worried that exposing their strategy might give criminals the upper hand.
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Kilgore says the state may put extra officers on to patrol Sandy Level.
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Ward-System

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With the Roanoke City Council election coming up in a couple of weeks, members are re- evaluating how they should be elected.
Back in the spotlight is the modified ward system.
It would allow some members to be elected by district.
Last night, council hosted a sometimes heated public hearing on the issue.
Kimberly McBroom reports.
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That was the sentiment of many who spoke before Roanoke City Council regarding the current at- large electoral system.
Several citizens believe the much- debated modified ward system would make council members more accountable to all districts-- not just their own.
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The lone opponent who spoke at the hearing says Roanoke faces more crucial issues, like providing adequate housing-- and dividing the city into wards
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Meanwhile, residents continued demanding council allow citizens to vote on the issue-- but the city attorney explained there are many steps in the process. Standup, second one please
Council ended up approving a motion to form a task force of neighborhood organizations to come up with a plan for a modified ward system-- with the idea that it will eventually be placed on the ballot as a referendum.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

2-scores

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In N-H-L action --
Mario Lemieux (LE-Mew) set up four goals in Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup playoff victory over Washington.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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2Headlines

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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Roanoke County police say a dispatcher mistakenly told an officer the car he was pursuing Sunday was stolen.
The high speed chase ended in death for a Vinton Family.
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One of the nation's largest blood banks insists its supply is safe but says it will spend millions to correct problems cited by the government.
Officials say Blood Systems Incorporated has agreed to improve its operations after inspectors found safety violations.
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And a fascinating collection of things belonging to a fascinating woman goes on sale today in New York City.
Many of the prized possessions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis go on the auction block at Sotheby's.
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And that's what's making news on this Tuesday April 23rd.
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Police-Chase

Israel-Lebanon

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It's the 13th day of fighting in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue their offensive against Hezbollah Guerrillas.
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Israeli warplanes today destroyed a water reservoir that supplies 20 villages in south Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the Shiite Muslim militants fired two dozen rockets over the border into northern Israel overnight.
On the diplomatic front, U-S Secretary of State Warren Christopher is shuttling between Syria and Israel.
He met this morning with Prime Minister Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, and is due back in Syria for more talks With President Hafez Assad.
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Blood-banks

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A Food and Drug Administration study of one of the nation's largest blood banks found widespread problems with the safety of the blood supply.
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Improper screening procedures has allowed people who tested H-I-V positive to continue to donate blood.
Blood Systems Incorporated has agreed to federal recommendations to improve safety.
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TOBACCO

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A leaked internal memo at R-J Reynolds indicates company officers were aware of the benefits of targeting tobacco advertising towards children.
The 19-74 memo states that advertising was an aid in helping young smokers select their brand.
Jim Stewart has more.
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For years tobacco companies have argued their cigarette ads don't influence kids who start smoking. more documents from their own researchers surfaced, suggesting that's simply not true.
The latest leak comes from inside the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co....which set out in a 1974 memo to discover why rival Philip Morris' Marlboro brand was doing so well with teenagers.
Advertising was a "psychological support" youngsters needed when selecting their first brand, the memo concluded....and that choice was made "...based on product characteristics or advertising and promotion communication."
That is not, however, what R.J. Reynolds has been preaching to the public.
As recently as January it told the Food and Drug Administration "There is no evidence that cigarette advertising induces minors of other non smokers to begin smoking."
Critics called the memo another tobacco bombshell. MATTHEW MEYERS: "ONE BY ONE THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY MYTHS ARE BEING EXPLODED. THIS ONE EXPLODES ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES - THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN ARE INFLUENCED BY ADVERTISING." (9)
Even R.J. Reynolds confessed in the memo it was impressed with the Marlboro Man ads.
And today's Marlboro billboards still reflect what its rival cigarette makers admired...quote..."a manly, tough, user image."
BILL NOVELLI, CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO FREE KIDS :"EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL THE CHILDREN WHO SMOKE, SMOKE ONE OF THE THREE MOST ADVERTISED BRANDS. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THEY SMOKE THOSE BRANDS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUSEPTABLE TO ADVERTISING."
R.J. Reynolds responded today that the memo was a "judgement call" by a researcher studying brand selection. It repeated that "advertising does not induce teenagers to smoke"
Contradictions like these are more than an embarassment. They could be critical to an ongoing government study of whether cigarettes are nothing more than a nicotine delivery system. If the government decides that is the case, then the federal regulation of cigarettes may be closer than ever.
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Jackie-O

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Today is the big day for Jackie-O fans.
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Sotheby's will drop the gavel on what is being billed the auction of the century -- the sale of the estate of former first lady Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Thousands of people from sites around the world are expected take part in the bidding.
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3-Sports

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In sports --
Steve Mason has highlights of last night's N-H-L playoff action.
Good morning Steve.
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Chase

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Roanoke County police say a dispatcher's mix-up was a factor in a high-speed chase that ended in a crash that killed a couple and their infant daughter.
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Police Chief John Cease says a dispatcher mistakenly told a patrolman that the suspect he was pursuing Sunday was driving a stolen car.
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Cease says the officer broke off the chase later when the dispatcher told him the car was not stolen -- but within minutes, suspect Scott Allman crashed his car into one driven by Thomas Faucher Junior.
Faucher, his fiancee Lori Mason and their six week old daughter were killed.
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Missing-Man

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Divers will resume their search this morning for a missing Henry County man.
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Police say 43 year old Danny McMillan of Collinsville hasn't been seen since Saturday night.
Yesterday authorities noticed McMillan's red Ford truck parked near the Martinsville Reservoir.
A helicopter searched the area.
Divers were called in after a dog tracked McMillan's scent to the edge of the water.
Authorities do NOT suspect foul play.
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Lippard

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The former beauty queen convicted of attacking her romantic rival's parents is out of prison.
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Tracy Lippard was released after serving seven months.
She was convicted in November of 1994 of two counts of attempted second degree murder.
Prosecutors say the night Lippard crowned her successor as Miss Williamsburg, she drove 250 miles to the home of a woman who was also dating Lippard's boyfriend.
She hit the woman's father in the head and threatened the mother with a gun before she was subdued.
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Lippard will be on probation for the next two and a-half years.

Roanoke-Wards

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Roanoke City Council members are re- evaluating how they should be elected.
One method being considered -- the modified ward system which would allow some members to be elected by district.
Kimberly McBroom reports from last night's public hearing on the issue.
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That was the sentiment of many who spoke before Roanoke City Council regarding the current at- large electoral system.
Several citizens believe the much- debated modified ward system would make council members more accountable to all districts-- not just their own.
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The lone opponent who spoke at the hearing says Roanoke faces more crucial issues, like providing adequate housing-- and dividing the city into wards
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Meanwhile, residents continued demanding council allow citizens to vote on the issue-- but the city attorney explained there are many steps in the process. Standup, second one please
Council ended up approving a motion to form a task force of neighborhood organizations to come up with a plan for a modified ward system-- with the idea that it will eventually be placed on the ballot as a referendum.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

4-scores

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In Carolina League action -- Lynchburg and Salem both came out winners last night.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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