WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 05/31/96

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Coming up on News 7 at Noon,
Unofficial results in the Israeli election show Benjamin Netanyahu barely beats out present Prime Minister Shimon Peres,
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and a Henry County teenager pleads guilty to the murder of a 15-year old girl.
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Don't go away the news is next.

Helms

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The father of a 15-year old Henry County girl who was murdered last fall, says now he can begin healing.
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Teresa Hamilton is at the Martinsville Courthouse where the man who murdered Lavina Scales pleaded guilty this morning.
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ISRAEL

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Benjamin Netanyahu will be the next prime minister of Israel.
The final un-official results of the election were announced this morning.
Netanyahu edged out Shimon Peres with less than one percent of the vote.
Jesse Schulman reports from Tel Aviv.
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whitewater

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There's some talk today that the convictions of the three defendants in the Whitewater trial could be overturned.
Defense attorneys say it's possible based on one juror's admission that a newspaper article she read before the trial likely colored her opinion of the case.
During jury selection, prospective jurors are asked if they have read anything that might prevent them from being fair and impartial.
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The news comes one day after Arkansas Lt. Governor Mike Huckabee made the difficult decision to give up the race for U-S Senate and replace Governor Jim Guy Tucker who was convicted in the Whitewater trial Tuesday.
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(( THE RIGHT THING, INDEED THE ONLY THING FOR ME TO DO IS TO FOR GO MY CAMPAIGN FOR THE SENATE AND TO FOCUS...FULLY TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED. ))
SUPER=01-Mike Huckabee/Arkansas Lt. Governor;
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Huckabee was the G-O-P's best hope for a Republican Senator from Arkansas since Reconstruction.
He officially takes over in mid July and will remain in the Governor's mansion through January 19-99.

Festival

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Roanoke's Festival in the Park has been ordered to let a would-be candidate for Congress pass out literature.
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Jay Rutledge was told to leave the park last weekend, threatened with arrest by an off-duty, uniformed city police officer.
The Festival's attorney claims Rutledge and his political petition threaten to ruin the event.
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((WELL, THE PETITION IS TO QUALIFY ME TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN THE FALL ELECTION FOR THE RACE FOR A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AND I'LL BE REPRESENTATIVE THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY.))
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The Judge said Festival can't take over a city park for two weeks and prohibit a person from exercising his first amendment rights.
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((THE CITY DOESN'T RUN THIS EVENT. FESTIVAL IN THE PARK RUNS IT. AND THE CONSTITUTION APPLIES TO THE GOVERNMENT. WE'RE NOT THE GOVERNMENT. SO WE DON'T BELIEVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT PLAYS INTO THIS AT ALL.))
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The judge issued an injunction yesterday, ordering Festival officials to let Rutledge pass his petition around the park.

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When News 7 at Noon returns -
We'll talk to the Project Coordinator for teen pregnancy prevention in Roanoke about the long awaited plans for the future,
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and the man famous for pushing drugs in the sixties dies in California.
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LEARY

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The man who encouraged the 60's generation to "turn on, tune in and drop out" has died.
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A friend says Timothy Leary passed away today at his Beverly Hills, California home today.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year.
The former Harvard professor advocated the use of L-S-D and spent much of his life in trouble with the law.
Leary was 75.
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Twins

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Doctors in San Diego today expect to announce their plans for separating conjoined twin boys.
The twins are linked from chest to the abdomen.
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Meanwhile, a surgical team in Loma Linda, California, has successfully separated twin girls who'd been attached at the abdomen.
Shawn and Janelle Roderick, who were born May first, weigh a combined 11 pounds.
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(( MICHELLE RODERICK/MOTHER; WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE SURGERY. J. RODERICK:WE CAN'T WAIT TO PICK THE BABIES UP BUT THEY CAN TOUCH THEM AND TALK TO THEM.))
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The twins will probably stay in the hospital for two more weeks.
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KIDNEY

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Meantime, another surgery, this one a kidney operation in Massachusetts, may turn out to be a medical horror story.
Today's "Boston Herald" reports that last week doctors in Quincy removed a patient's good kidney instead of the bad one.
There's no word on the name or gender of the patient but a hospital spokeswoman says the person is listed in good condition.
The paper says state medical and health authorities are investigating.

Teen-Pregnancy

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After two years of planning, the Roanoke City Manager's Task Force on Teen Pregnancy Prevention has come up with a plan.
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It was unveiled at a town hall meeting last night, and Project Coordinator Kathy LaMotte is here to tell us about it.
There are 26 recommendations -- tell us about a few of them.
SUPER=01-Kathy LaMotte/Teen Pregnancy Prevention;
(Among the more controversial recommendations -- birth control for teens.
What kind of reaction have you gotten to this, and do you think it will effect your chances for funding?)

(And how to you plan to fund the plan?)

(So what is the next step for the plan -- when do you hope to implement the
plan?)

(You've scheduled some public feedback sessions. When are they and where?)
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Coming up next on News 7 -
You don't have to go to the movie theatre to see a "Twister," we've got amazing pictures of one coming up,
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and it's almost June, but it may be hard to convince the people in Vermont, where mother nature just can't say goodbye to winter.
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TWISTER

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Out west the cleanup begins from a powerful storm that spawned several tornadoes.
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The pictures tell it all.
At least two tornadoes touched down in Northeastern Colorado.
A T-V news photographer captured this dramatic footage of the twister.
One of the tornadoes destroyed an abandoned dairy farm and a house.
No one was injured.
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SNOW

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Meantime, folks in Vermont today may be rubbing their eyes, not believing what they see.
On the last day of May residents of Sparksboro are shoveling snow, six inches to be exact.
Temperatures in Sparksboro at this time of the year would normally be in the 70's, but yesterday the high was 30.
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At least the weather is finally nice in our area -- nice enough for a trip to the farmer's market.
Patrick Evans takes us there next with "Growin' It." sponsor baord

GROWIN-IT

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The Salem Farmers Market is open for business, and well into it's second month of operation this season.
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The Market is open from April first through December first, and offers a variety of locally grown fruits, vegetables and flowering plants.
Started in 1992, the market is a venue designed especially for local farmers and merchants to sell their wares.
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The market is open Monday through Saturday, and located on Main Street in Salem.
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Mish-Mish

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Some more prime retail space in Roanoke's downtown market area is being put to good use.
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Leman (lee-MON) Dudley, a local businesswoman, has spent close to a MILLION dollars renovating the building where a store named Mish- Mish used to be.
Dudley has redone all three floors.
There's room now for as many as eight stores inside.
The building has a variety of artistic touches, including skylights and custom built floor tiles.
They're designed to give the building a unique, Mediterranean feel.
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Dudley calls the retail complex La Pasaj (puh-SAHHJ).
The first store inside is her own, an exotic flower store called Chi- Chek
(chee-CHECK).
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Stocks

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On Wall Street -- analysts say bond traders are concerned about the possibility of higher interest rates brought on by a stronger economy.
At noon the Dow was DOWN 50 points.

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Stick around - Patrick tells us who's left in the race for the N-B-A championship,
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and it was a great night for Cave Spring's softball team as they wrapped up the season with a major win.
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NHL

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The N-H-L's Eastern Conference finals are heading back to Pittsburgh for tomorrow's seventh game.
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Rob Niedermayer (NEE'-dur-my-ur) scored the game-winning goal in the third period of Florida's 4-to-3 triumph over the Penguins.
The Panthers held Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr (YAH'-roh-mir YAH'-gur) without a goal for the fourth straight game.
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NBA

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Seattle will host game seven of the N-B-A's Western Conference finals after dropping the last two games of the series.
Karl Malone poured in 32 points and Utah shot 60 percent in a 118-to-83 romp over the SuperSonics.
The Sonics and Jazz will play the first game seven of this year's playoffs.
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Glenvar

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The Region C girls softball tournament showcased its final four in semi-final action yesterday at Radford University, with Glenvar taking on Floyd County.
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Leading four to nothing, Floyd Pitcher J.J. Sowers throws a wild pitch that goes to the back stop.
Amanda Harmon scores from third and the Highlanders lead five to nothing.
Floyd County comes back in the fifth.
Kim Moran hits a line drive double to left field -- Sonja Hylton rounds the bases to score but the Buffalos trail five to one.
Glenvar Pitcher Amy Layman throws a pitch in the dirt.
It gets by the catcher and Moran scores from third to cut the lead to five to two Glenvar.
Layman closes the door in the SUPER=34-Glenvar/==5/Floyd Co./==2;last
innings and the Highlanders advance with the five to two win.
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Glenvar plays Castlewood in the championship this afternoon. Castlewood beat Radford 14 to nothing.

CAVE

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Back in Roanoke County, Cave Spring took on the Albemarle Patriots for the Northwest Regional Championship.
After taking a two-nothing lead, shortstop Stacey Morioka doubles in Kay Brittain to make the score four-nothing Cave Spring in the fifth inning.
The next batter, third baseman Sarah Olgevey uses a double of her own to knock in pitcher Kerry Fair and Morioka making the score six-nothing.
The Knights score one more run and end on this line-drive double play.
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Second baseman Jennifer Hanes snares the ball and flips it to Princess Kemp who doubles up the runner.
The Knights take the Championship seven-nothing.
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Regional

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In region three baseball semi-final action last night, William Byrd shutout Patrick County three-to-nothing, and William Campbell blasted Salem nine-to-one.
Those two teams will play each other for the championship tomorrow. WRAP

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Also coming up tonight on News 7 at Five -- a live report from the republican convention in Salem.
Plus on Health Check --
We'll tell you about a condition known as Body Dysmorphic (DIS-MORPHIC) Disorder.
It causes its sufferers to fear they have an embarrassing physical problem.

That's on News 7 at FIVE.
And that's it for News 7 at NOON. Thanks for joining us, and have a great weekend.