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Up next on News 7-
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Rescuers finally find the body of CIA director William Colby.
Plus did Israel deliberately shell a UN base filled with refugees- We'll show you why the U-N says that's the case.
Plus the latest on the awards honoring the stars on stage.
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Wx-Heads
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Another round of showers likely over the next 24 hours...the complete weather story just ahead.

Medical-heads


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It's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week.
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as one in every ten Roanoke teenagers becomes pregnant.
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After an eight day search the body of former C-I-A Director William Colby is discovered.
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5-Colby


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Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE, I'm Jean Jadhon.
Colby's body washed up not far from his Maryland vacation home.
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He had missing since April 27th when he said he was going canoeing.
His canoe was found capsized the next day on a sandbar.
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((LT. MARK SANDERS/DEPT. NATURAL RESOURCES: THE REASON HE WAS FOUND THIS MORNING WAS QUITE SIMPLY NATURE TOOK ITS COURSE AND HIS BODY FLOATED UP.))
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Colby was CIA director under Presidents Nixon and Ford.
He also headed the CIA's Saigon office during the Vietnam war.
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((SALLY SHELTON-COLBY/WILLIAM COLBY'S WIDOW: HIS CHILDREN AND I HIS WIFE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIM AND VERY PROUD FOR WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT HE BROUGHT TO THIS WORLD.))
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William Colby was 76.
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5-Nelms


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A grand jury in Richmond says there IS enough evidence to try a state lawmaker for indecent exposure in a Richmond park.
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Suffolk Delegate Robert Nelms accused police and the media of conducting a witch hunt against him.
Nelms says he was just urinating in public -- which is also a crime.
But a city police officer told a grand jury today that he witnessed activity that warranted the indecent exposure charge.
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The grand jury decision today means Nelms can be re-arrested for the charge. He pleaded legislative immunity to get the charge dropped earlier.

5-John-Warner


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Senator John Warner says fellow G-O-P challenger Jim Miller broke federal election laws.
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Warner campaign manager John (HISH-ta) Hishta filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission today and outlined it in a news conference.
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He says the Commonwealth PAC that Miller founded to help Republican General Assembly candidates in 1995 is mostly financing Miller's Senate campaign.
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((JOHN HISHTA/JOHN WARNER'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER: MILLER'S USE OF ILLEGAL NON-FEDERAL FUNDS IN A U.S. SENATE RACE MEANS DONORS TO COMMONWEALTH PAC MAY HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY CONTRIBUTING TO A FEDERAL RACE, DEPENDING ON WHETHER MILLER AND HIS CRONIES TOLD THE POTENTIAL DONORS THEIR FUNDS WOULD HELP HIS SENATE RACE.))
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Federal election laws are much stricter than Virginia's -- and much of the Commonwealth PAC contributions could NOT legally be used in a Senate race.
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The Miller campaign responds that Miller's expenses the PAC paid for were to promote the Republican agenda and advise statewide candidates.
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The Republican Senate primary is June 11th.
Bob Dole endorsed John Warner Saturday.
The N-R-A is expected to endorse Miller this week.

5-Monty-Drowning


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A four year- old girl who was rescued from a pond yesterday after more than an hour under water has died.
Jaimee Lynn Dieahm of Christiansburg fell into a pond where she'd been playing with several older children.
Authorities say the other kids try to use a stick to pull her out, but she wasn't able to hold on.
Two Christiansburg police officers dove into the water.
Rescuers revived the child after Sergeant Hank Epperly located her and pulled her out.
She spent the night on life support and died this morning.

5-Clover-Train


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Police say a train that struck and killed a Halifax County man had just left a nearby power plant.
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The accident happened around 8:15 last night in the town of Clover.
Authorities say 52- year old Jimmy Guthrie was sitting on the tracks and apparently did not hear the train.
Police and Norfolk Southern officials were at the site investigating this afternoon.
The train, which was carrying empty cars, was travelling West at about 20- miles an hour.
Guthrie died later at the hospital.
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5-Wildfires


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Wildfires are burning out of control in New Mexico-
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From the air it's hard to believe this fire is less than one day old.
It began quietly in a local backyard when a trash fire got out of control.
Wind and tinder-dry forest turned the small fire into a blazing inferno.
The fire is moving about nine miles an hour- so fast it barely gave folks time to save some animals and a few valuables.
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((MARK TRUJILLO/NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE: AT THIS TIME WE DON'G KNOW OF ANY INJURIES. NONE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. BUT WE HAVE LOST SOME STRUCTURES.))
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About two thousand people have been forced out of their homes.
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Straight ahead--on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- The future of the Patrick Henry Hotel is still questionable. And a little later--
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She made a name for herself in "The Sound of Music" and "My Fair Lady" but will Julie Andrews finally win a Tony for her latest role?
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On Health Check-- the theory that "like" cures "like"-- it's homeopathy.
Plus, the Chinese apparently are gaining weight-- western fast food may be to blame. 2-SHOT
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Patrick is checking out the dogs- the kind with mustard, chili and ketchup.
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A full report from Patrick probably on a full stomach--ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE. cc sponsor

5-Israel


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The United Nations now believes Israel deliberately shelled a U-N peacekeeping base in Lebanon.
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102 people were killed and dozens injured in the attack last month.
Amateur video shot by a U-N soldier shows a pilotless Israeli reconnaissance plane flying overhead.
The plane coinciding with the shelling, convinced U-N investigators Israel meant to target the U-N compound and was aware it was packed with refugees when they fired at it.
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((SHIMON PERES/ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: IT IS A TOTALLY UNFOUNDED STORY. ))
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Israel says the plane had been on a different mission.
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5-Patrick-Henry


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The owner of the Patrick Henry Hotel says it's not going on the auction block after all.
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In last Friday's Wall Street Journal the U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development said the Roanoke landmark would be in a foreclosure auction this July.
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But The Affirmative EQUITIES Company of New York City insists that's wrong.
Right now it says it's negotiating with HUD to pay off the loan it has on the hotel.
There is a disagreement though, about why the hotel is being called a foreclosed property.
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HUD says Affirmative Equities is not meeting its loan payments.
Affirmative Equities disputes that.

5-Goodlatte


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Congressman Bob Goodlatte says he is proud of the Republican record in Congress, and he hopes to return to Washington to push for more reform.
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Goodlatte announced his bid for a third term this morning with appearances in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Goodlatte says he has kept his campaign promises, and looks forward to the challenges that lie ahead.
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Sixth District Democrats will choose their nominee next Saturday in Roanoke.

5-School-Board


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Roanoke City Council reappointed one school board member this afternoon and tapped a newcomer.
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Charles Day won a new term on the school board. He has served on the panel since 1990.
The newcomer is the city's former economic development director, Brian Wishneff.
Chosen from a field of four nominees, both men will serve three- year terms beginning in July.
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It's a part of the Roanoke City Market's history, and a place where the dogs can be loaded.
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stocks bump next

5-WEINER-STAND


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It's a stop for many folks when they are visiting the Roanoke City Market, and some claim it's the best 'dog in town. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans is hot on the trail of Roanoke's most famous Weiner--he joins us from the Roanoke Weiner Stand.
Patrick, didn't you get enough hot dogs at the baseball game yesterday?
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DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN

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Don't go away-- the Tour Dupont rolls on, Mike has the latest from Stage SIX in tonight's Ticker.
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And on Health Check-- it's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week.
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In Roanoke, teens are talking to teens, promoting a message of abstinence.
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This is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Week, in Roanoke-- students are learning that "virgin" is not a dirty word.
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At The Fleming-Ruffner Teen Health Center, Candace Beamer is trying to teach her fellow classmates the facts: that one in every ten Roanoke girls will get pregnant as a teenager.
Throughout the week, activities are planned to help prevent teen pregnancy-- including talks with teen mothers, explaining what it's really like.
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Also, in sex ed these days, there's a new-found emphasis on reaching males, and educating them about accountability.
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((DENEEN EVANS/FLEMING-RUFFNER TEEN HEALTH CENTER:WE'VE FOUND THAT BY BRINGING THE MALES INTO THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS, ABOUT COMMUNICATION, IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AND AND ALSO RESPONSIBILITY AND BIRTH CONTROL METHODS IF THEY ARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE.))
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Deneen Evans says while the message is abstinence, counselors should still teach teens other ways to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

5-Hysterectomy


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A simple new office procedure could replace up to a third of all hysterectomies-- those caused by abnormal uterine bleeding.
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It's called uterine balloon therapy-- where an inflated balloon heats away the outer lining of the uterus-- in just eight minutes.
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((DR. JEFF WARSHAW/OB-GYN: THIS IS A MUCH BETTER TOOL THAN AN OPERATIVE PROCEDURE IN THE OPERATING ROOM BECAUSE IT WILL REDUCE COSTS. ))
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Researchers say the only side effect is a few hours of mild cramping.
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5-Yeast


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An international team of researchers believes it's cracked the genetic code of yeast.
It might not do much for bread or beer, but it could be important for humans.
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That's because yeast genes have strong similarities to human genes.
Their genetic sequence will be stored in a data base, and used by scientists worldwide.
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5-Homeopathy


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More and more people seem to be looking to alternative forms of medicine-- after traditional therapies fail them.
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Take, for example the German practice of homeopathy.
Homeopathic medicine has been used for 200 years-- with the premise of using "like" to cure "like."
It's helped Chelsey Morgan's allergy-related asthma, using a remedy that's a mixture of the same kinds of things that often cause allergies.
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**CONNIE AUDIO ON CART**
And Chelsey says the mixture doesn't taste that bad, either.
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Still, many mainstream physicians say homeopathic medicine is unproven.

5-Fat-China


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Maybe your mother always told you to clean your plate because children were starving in China.
Things have changed though-- as now more than 70 million Chinese are overweight.
Researchers report that figure still represents less than six percent of China's population.
Some blame the increasing weight problem on the arrival of Western fast food chains such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut.
2-shot-toss
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The Tour Dupont continued peddaling through Southwest Virginia today--
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Mike Stevens has some highlights along Stage Six in tonight's Ticker.

S5-DuPont


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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Monday Ticker. The Tour DuPont reached the midway point today as Stage 6 began in Salem and finished up on the Campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
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In preparation for the 134 mile stage six, cyclists loosened up with leg massages.
Overall race leader Lance Armstrong was hardly loose. He was unhappy about YESTERDAY'S ruling by the International Cycling Federation. Lance's chief competition, Tony Rominger crashed near the finish yet the federation ruled NOT to penalize him and the time Rominger lost WAS NOT added on; due to the adverse weather conditions.
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((LANCE ARMSTRONG/OVERALL RACE LEADER:))
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A warm reception in Craig County helped ease the tension as cyclists made their way through the stage's only sprint line in New Castle.
Craig County elementary and high schools cheered on the cyclists. Steve Mason followed the riders today and has more, Steve.
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And Steve, although the stage was delayed a bit today finishing about an hour and ten minutes later than expected, Stage six in now in the books.
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Lance Armstrong the overall leader of the race coming into today, turned the 134 mile race into a chase as he blistered the field and was all alone at the finish line in Blacksburg.
He easily maintains the yellow leader's jersey as the Tour Dupont heads to Wytheville tomorrow morning.
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On to the NBA, where Gary Payton has been named the league's defensive player of the year.
Payton averaged 3 steals a game this season to lead the league.
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Also, this afternoon, the six former basketball greats who will be inducted into the roundball hall of fame, met with the media in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Among the 6 inductees, is former Old Dominion star Nancy LEIberman-Cline, who made a living out of proving people wrong.
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In other racing news this afternoon of a different variety, Bill Elliott is out of the hospital.
Elliott was released today Health South in Birmingham where he's been the past six days.
He still faces a long recovery period.
Much more coming up at six. Have good night everybody take a break

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The Tony Award nominations are out...
This morning at Sardi's restaurant in New York City the nominees for the best in the 1995-1996 Broadway season were revealed.
The Pulitzer Prize winning "Rent" received ten nominations.
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"Rent" a celebration of artists and outcasts in New York's East Village started as an off-Broadway play and made its way to the big stage. 14:07:06
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Among the other nominees-- "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk" a dance musical, was given nine nominations. 14:08:08
SUPER=04-"Victor-Victoria";


Victor-Victoria received only one nomination, for its star Julie Andrews.
With all the roles she's had on Broadway from "The Sound of Music" to "My Fair Lady", Andrews has never won a Tony.
The Tony awards will be presented June second.
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A buy-out is in the works between a couple of prominent Roanoke Valley employers in the same line of manufacturing.
Jean/Keith double boxes


Keith Humphry has the details.
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It involves a fairly new firm in Roanoke: TRANSKRIT, a New York company
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that re-located here a couple of years ago with more than 200 employees.
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A FORMER employee sued TRANSKRIT last month, claiming he's a victim of reverse discrimination.
We'll hear from Greg Holdren on NEWS 7 at SIX tonight.
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That story and more news in 30-minutes
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