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ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up on News 7 at SIX:
Convicted murderer (Yenz SIR-ing) Jens Soering will have another day in court.
He says prosecutors withheld evidence that could have cleared him.
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and we'll see how some Virginia Tech Scientists are trying to crack some ancient mysteries.


Sports-head


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
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Tonight in sports, Deion Sanders is arrested for trespassing, Dell Curry talks about his decade in the NBA,
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and Ken Griffey Junior is in a lot of pain and lot of the lineup for a month with a broken bone in his right wrist.
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Showers are tapering off for the most part, we'll look at the doppler radar and your complete peak-ahead-at-the-weekend forecast coming up in just a few.

Soering


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-44
GRAPHIC=Soering


Did Bedford County prosecutors withhold evidence that could have cleared convicted murderer (Yenz SIR-ing) Jens Soering?
That's the question the state Supreme Court wants answered as (SIR-ing) continues to appeal his convictions for the murder of his girlfriend's parents in 1985.
double box=Jean/Steve


Steve Smallshaw is in our Lynchburg bureau, Steve what do Bedford County investigators think about (Sir-ing's) Soering's claim?
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Not much, Jean...they see this as just another step in the legal process that began ten years ago with the indictments of Jens Soering and his girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom.
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Haysom pleaded guilty as an accessory to the murder of her parents and is serving a 90- year prison term.
Soering was sentenced to two life terms for stabbing to death Derek and Nancy Haysom.
Although he initially confessed to the crime, Soering later claimed someone else committed the murders.
Now he says prosecutors tried to hide evidence that could have supported that claim.
That's a charge investigators vigorously deny.
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((SGT. RICKY GARDNER/HAYSOM MURDER INVESTIGATOR: AND ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAD THAT WAS EXCULPATORY AND A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WASN'T EXCULPATORY WAS TURNED OVER TO THE DEFENSE IN THIS CASE, IT WAS VOLUMES, VOLUMES OF DOCUMENTATION AND PAPERWORK, AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE APPEAL WILL BE DENIED.))
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It's important to note that the Supreme Court denied every other issue Soering raised in his appeal.. it granted a hearing on the issue of exculpatory evidence simply because this was a question of fact, not a question of law.
double box=Jean/Steve


Judge William Sweeney will set a court date for the evidence hearing within a couple of weeks. Jean?

Scott-Church


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


A predominately white church went up in flames in Scott County this morning.
The fire happened at Peterson's Chapel in Duffield at about four this morning.
Police have arrested a suspect.
A white male was reportedly drunk and initially unable to answer questions.
He's been charged with public intoxication.



SCLC


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=ARSON


Meanwhile the burning of Southern BLACK churches has sparked outrage and fear nationwide.
But the leader of a Danville civil rights organization says the fires have created a long term problem.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
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(( Danville's Southern Christian Leadership Conference outlined the problem inside a local apostolic church.
The Reverend William Avon Keen is Danville's SCLC president.
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((REV. WILLIAM AVON KEEN/DANVILLE SCLC PRESIDENT: OUR NATION IS CRYING OUT ABOUT CUTTING WELFARE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND MANY PEOPLE TURN TO THE CHURCHES FOR HOPE, BUT A LOT OF THIS MONEY THAT IS BEING COLLECTED TO REBUILD CHURCHES, THIS MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN SOCIAL STRESS. ))
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Keen says donations are often used to help low income families with rent and medication.
In hopes of alleviating the problem, Keen invited local business and church leaders to attend a leadership summit.
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2:08:10
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((OUR GOALS OF THE SUMMIT WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC AND RELIGIOUS IMPACTS AS WELL AS IF WE WILL DEVELOP SOME TYPE OF WATCH OR CHURCH WATCH IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. ))
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Keen acknowledges predominately white churches have also been targeted.
But he believes attention has primarily been focused on black churches because they've often been the object of hate groups. su
The leadership summit will be held in Danville this September.
In the meantime, the national SCLC is collecting money to help rebuild Southern churches. Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))

LGH-fire


ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-37
GRAPHIC=Fire


A fire at Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem spared patients but caused thousands of dollars in damage this morning.
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About four-thirty, firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from the emergency room.
The fire destroyed a machine used to treat waste material.
No one was evacuated and officials say no one was hurt.
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Roanoke-Fire


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-48
GRAPHIC=Fire


The thunderstorms that rolled through the Roanoke Valley this afternoon, left at least one house fire in their wake.
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Two people escaped without injury but the blaze caused extensive damage to the home on Laconia (La-CONE-ee-uh) Avenue in northeast Roanoke.
Retired firefighter Warren Hawley lives next door... and says he was startled when the storm hit.
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((WARREN HAWLEY/NEIGHBOR: IT WAS AWFUL LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ALL OF A SUDDEN A BIG CRACK OF LIGHTNING HIT AND IT ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT OF MY SEAT NEXT DOOR.))
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Smoke was billowing from the building as firefighters arrived, but they were able to quickly put out the fire.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up on News 7 at Six-
Roanoke County's Parental Responsibility Contract gets a failing grade,
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And Virginia Tech scientists are taking a closer look at these dinosaur eggs.
When we return we'll tell you what they found, but first let's check in with Patrick.
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Halifax-Murder


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation


A Halifax County man is charged with killing his estranged wife.
Authorities say 32-year old Glenda Morris Cole was shot once in the head last night in (Virga-LINE-a) Virgilina.
Her estranged husband, 36- year old Mark Wayne Cole was charged with first degree murder.
Authorities say it appears the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.

Dead-Cattle


ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-49
GRAPHIC=none


A veternarian confirmed the cause of death today in the case of 53 cows left unattended in a Botetourt County field.
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Dr. Richard Bailey says the animals died from a lack of water and heat exposure.
He says this backs up what ranch workers say happened.
Apparently, someone dropped the cattle off at the Braemar ranch near Daleville.
But no one at the ranch knew the cows were there.
The ranch is owned by the Woodhill Corporation.
Police went to the site after neighbors complained about an odor coming from the area.
The cattle had apparently been there for about a week.
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Hurwitz


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#96-43
GRAPHIC=NONE


A Washington D-C doctor who specializes in chronic pain may lose his license to practice in Virginia.
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In a hearing before the State Board of Medicine, William Hurwitz is accused of over-prescribing narcotics to pain patients.
This patient of the doctor takes some 50 painkillers a day-- combinations that would usually cause at least addiction, or disorientation-- but with chronic pain patients, that's often NOT the case.
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((DR. WILLIAM HURVITZ:IF IT TAKES ONE PILL OR IT TAKES 100 PILLS OR IT TAKES, 1,000 PILLS, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. ))
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Some say it's that kind of talk that's getting Dr. Hurwitz in trouble.
That, and the fact that two of his patients-- a 37 year-old woman, and a 36-year old man, died-- possibly because of his treatment.
The hearing continues tomorrow in Richmond.
He does have the support of some of the top pain specialists in the country-- who agree chronic pain patients build up tolerance, and require stonger doses to relieve pain.
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Cranwell


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-47
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A Chesterfield County woman this week became the first Virginian assisted in suicide by Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
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Now, Republicans are pointing out to reporters that it was House Democrats who blocked a bill this year making physician-assisted suicide a class six felony.
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((DEL. BILL MIMS/R-LEESBURG: THIS BILL DEALS WITH ASSISTED SUICIDE, MERCY KILLING. THOSE THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT. THE REASON WHY THIS BILL IS NECESSARY IS THAT THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT NATIONWIDE TOWARDS ASSISTED SUICIDE.))
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((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D-VINTON: IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THAT WE CANNOT GET ANY CONSENSUS ON THIS, SO THIS BILL NEEDS TO GO BACK TO COMMITTEE WHERE WE CAN HAVE YEAR TO SORT THESE EIGHT, OR NINE, OR TEN AMENDMENTS, WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE OUT.))
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The bill was in its second year of consideration in Richmond.
It was referred again to Dick Cranwell's sub-committee on a party line vote at the hands of Democrats.
There is currently NO law specific to physician-assisted suicide in Virginia.
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Stocks


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE


On Wall Street, the stock market finished mixed today.
A sharp drop in technology stocks was not enough to force the market lower.
The DOW gained 11 points, closing at 56-hundred-59.
NASDAQ lost twelve points.
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Parental-Contract


ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-40
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit


A local school district learned a legal lesson and settled a controversial lawsuit.
Last fall, administrators at Roanoke County Schools-- along with other systems across the state-- mailed out the "Parental Responsibility Contract."
The document received state-wide attention in our area... after a county family took legal action against the school board.
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Some parents said the contract infringed on their rights.
It required parents to sign an agreement to take part in their child's discipline-- or face a fine.
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((DON HUFFMAN/ATTORNEY: THAT'S NOT A CONTRACT. A CONTRACT IS A VOLUNTARY INSTUMENT AND THIS WAS NOT. AND EVERBODY RECOGNIZED IT IMMEDIATELY, THAT THERE WERE VALID CONCERNS AND CORRECTED THEM AND IT REALLY WORKED OUT BEAUTIFULLY. ))
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Parents will now only be asked to acknowledge that they received the school conduct code.
If they don't want to sign it-- they don't have to.

Averett


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-41
GRAPHIC=Education


Students at one Danville elementary school have something NEW to look forward to this fall.
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SUPER=03-Danville;


A-verett College and Danville Public Schools have formed an education partnership.
Under the plan, students from Averett's education program will work with teachers at Forest Hills elementary.
The program will offer college students and teachers the chance for specialized training in technology, student assessment and other areas.
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((DR. FRANK R. CAMPBELL/AVERETT COLLEGE PRESIDENT:IF EVER THERE'S BEEN A PROGRAM THAT'S WIN, WIN FOR A COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS, AND FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, IT'S THIS ONE.))
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15 students from Averett's teacher education program will take part in the project beginning this fall.
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Dinosaurs


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-46
GRAPHIC=NONE


More than 70 million years after they were deposited in China's Yellow River Basin, two dinosaur eggs have made their way to Virginia Tech.
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Researchers used a C-T scanner at the College of Veterinary Medicine to examine the eggs, which they believe came from a duckbilled dinosaur.
Close scrutiny indicated the eggs had most likely hatched.
Researchers had hoped to find at least one fossilized embryo for further study.
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((DR. BILL GREENBERG/VA. TECH PROFESSOR: UNLESS YOU COULD SEE THE EMBRYO'S STRUCTURE VERY CLEARLY, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT SPECIES OF DINOSAUR IT WAS. AND OF COURSE BY STUDYING THE EMBRYO'S STRUCTURE YOU ALSO FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DINOSAURS. ))
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The eggs were found in China and exported several years ago to a group of paleontologists in Colorado.
The eggs will soon be on public display at Virginia Tech.
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Sports Tease


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
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Coming up tonight in sports, Griffey is out for a month, Deion is arrested for fishing, Dell talks about his decade in the NBA
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and Roy Stanley gives us an unusual look at what goes on in the ring, before all the jumping takes place at the Roanoke Valley horse show.
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S-Griffey


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-8
GRAPHIC=MARINERS


Another bad break for Ken Griffey Junior, who has been sidelined for the second time in two years with a broken wrist.
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In last night's 9-to-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, Griffey broke a small bone in his right wrist while fouling off this inside pitch from Erik Hanson.
Last season he fractured the wrist on his other hand and missed 73 games, fortunately this injury isn't as bad.
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((DR. MITCH STOREY/MARINERS TEAM DOCTOR:))
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S-Orioles


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-9
GRAPHIC=ORIOLES


On the field this afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles finally got a win over the Texas Rangers.
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The O's had lost eight out of nine games to the Rangers before today.
But Brady Anderson got the Orioles on the board with this homerun, his 25th of the year to make it a 2-all game in the third.
Then with two outs in the inning, Rafael Palmiero got the eventual game winner as he lifted this solo shot to left center.
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The Orioles beat the Rangers 3-to-2. They now get ready for a weekend series with the Royals.
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S-Deion


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-10
GRAPHIC=DEION SANDERS


Deion Sanders, the Dallas Cowboys superstar who is a native of Fort Myers, Florida was arrested for trespassing last night.
It seems he and a friend were caught fishing for large mouth bass in a restricted lake on airport property.
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((DEION SANDERS/ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING:))
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ANCHOR=Mike
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He caught ten fish in 10 minutes but he could now get a year in jail or a $1000 dollar fine.

S-Dell


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-13
GRAPHIC=CURRY


Dell Curry has been in town part of this week, helping out at Page Moir's basketball camp at Roanoke College.
And last night I caught up with the former Tech star, who just wrapped up his 10th season in the NBA.
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((DELL CURRY/HORNETS ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER:)) (( Dell has played in 727 NBA games and scored 94 hundred and 52 points in his decade in the league.
He's also won the NBA's sixth man award, and been a finalist for the league's Humanitarian of the year honor, but one thing is still missing. ((DELL CURRY:))
Dell turns 32 next Tuesday and when he's not playing much of his time is occupied by wife Sonya and his three kids. Six year old son Seth has been showcasing his moves and keeping Dad on the run this week in Salem.)) ((DELL CURRY:))

S-Horse


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-
GRAPHIC=Horse Show


The Roanoke Valley Horse show is in its fourth day at the Salem Civic Center.
And Roy Stanley says this morning some of the riders and trainers went to school.
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((NAT SOUND: )) ((If this looks like mass confusion in the ring trust me its not.
Riders and trainers were on the course inside the Civic Center going to school.
Its a pre-ride ritual called a walk through.)) ((PIERRE JOLECOEUS/TRAINER: )) ((And that's important especially in the High School Jumping category.
The majority of the horses are young and inexperienced. And because of that the Rider must know exactly what steps the horse must take to successful complete the course.)) ((LYNNE LITTLE/RAYLYN FARMS: )) ((PIERRE JOLECEUS: )) ((ROY STANDUP: ))
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Promo


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=jmo;
TAPE#Promo


Iron Gate's only police officer will be the talk of town council tonight.
Jim Phillips will find out whether this will be his last day on the job.
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He's been on administrative leave since his reckless driving conviction in March.
A judge ruled Phillips endangered the public during a police chase.
Alleghany County deputies have been handling the town's law enforcement since the ruling.
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Anchor=Jean


Tonight we'll find out whether council will reinstate Phillips OR keep using the county deputies. tonight on News 7 at 11. Join us for that story, plus all the latest news, weather, and sports
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