WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 08/20/96

08:25-01

7Burley

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A judge says he will not throw out D-N-A evidence in the double murder trial of James Henry Burley.
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But Amherst County Circuit Judge Michael Gamble yesterday did agree to a defense request for independent D-N-A tests.
Gamble also delayed Burley's trial to November 12th.
The 44-year-old Madison Heights man is charged with killing Robin Jeanette Burge and Jacqueline Dorsey Carter.
The bodies of the two women were found by hunters a month apart in remote sections of Amherst County.
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7Beyer-Son

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Lieutenant Govenor Don Beyers office has confirmed that Byers 20-year old son was rescued by two boaters after jumping from a bridge into the Potomac River over the weekend.
But The Beyer family had no comment on the incident.
Donald Sternoff Beyer the third was was rescued by passersby on Sunday.
He was treated and released from a Frederick County hospital.

7Military-Crash

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A Campbell County man was among the nine people killed over the weekend in the crash of a military cargo plane.
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SUPER=03-Jackson Hole, WY;

The plane crashed into a remote mountaintop near Jackson Hole Saturday night.
The aircraft was serving as part of President Clinton's vacation entourage, carrying presidential vehicles and other cargo.
Senior Airman Ricky Merritt of Lynch Station was listed as a flight engineer on the plane.
Merritt and seven other Air Force officers on board were stationed at Air Force base in Abilene, Texas.
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The bodies of the victims will be removed from the crash site today.
Air Force investigators are also analyzing the flight data recorders to determine why the plane went down.

7SPCA

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**Note Anchor Tag**
No new home for the Roanoke Valley S-P-C-A, at least, not yet.
In a 5-2 decision last city council rejected of the S-P-C-A'S rezoning request.
Kimberly McBroom has the story.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke; :16
SUPER=07-Roy Stroop; :20
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SUPER=01-Lynda McGarry/S.P.C.A. Board of Directors; 1:05
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(( It's been a dog's life for leaders of the S-P-C-A -- as once again they attempted to find a new home for their furry residents.
Recently, the planning commission said NO to to their rezoning request to build a new facility off Lynn Brae Drive and Route 460.
Now, city council is following suit-- but not before hearing from residents.
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((ROY STROOP: THE SPCA HAS NOT PROMISED US AT ALL, AND I DON'T THINK THEY CAN PROMISE US THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ODOR OR NOISE. ))
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((DONALD HELMS: WHILE I AM AWARE THAT THE SPCA IS NOT AN ANIMAL POUND, TO MOST OF THE PUBLIC, THE TWO ARE THE SAME. THIS BEING THE CASE, WHETHER REAL OR IMAGINED, IS GOING TO HURT THE BUSINESSES OF THAT AREA. ))
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((ROBEY PATRICK: PROSPECTIVE TENANTS AND BUYERS SAY THEY WILL NOT LOCATE HERE IF THE DOG POUND OR SHELTER IS ALLOWED TO MOVE INTO THIS COMMERCIAL AREA. ))
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The S-P-C-A owns the land.
And while they hoped council would ask the planning commission to reconsider-- the S-P-C-A officials say they won't roll over and play dead.
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((LYNDA MCGARRY/SPCA BD. OF DIRECTORS: I THINK WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I SEE THIS AS A DELAY, BUT HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE A NEW SHELTER SOON AND IN MY OPINION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. ))
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((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: EVEN THOUGH CITY COUNCIL ENDED UP REJECTING THE REZONING REQUEST-- SPCA OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE HOPING TO AT LEAST PUT OFFICES AT THE NEW LOCATION-- AND PROVE THEY CAN BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. KIMBERLY MCBROOM, NEWS 7. ))
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The S-P-C-A Board of Directors is scheduled to meet Thursday night.

7Weather

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Turning now to the forecast - it's going to be another sunny and warm day.
Highs are going to be in the mid 80s.
Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid 60s.
Looking ahead, tomorrow is going to be partly sunny.
Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms are expected - highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.

55Creek-Ax

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SUPER=19-Melanie Moon;

A quick thinking bystander may have saved the life of a toddler last night, as the car the child was sitting in rolled off an embankment into a creek.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

At About 6:30 the car belonging to Tina Moran of Roanoke County started rolling toward a creek off Summerview Drive.
Moran chased the car as it hit the water with her three year old son still strapped in his car seat.
A bystander, Jerry Hall jumped in the water to get the boy.
Hall quickly retrieved the child and handed him to another bystander.
No one was seriously injured in the incident.
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55VMI-Rats

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One of Virginia Military's long-standing traditions took place yesterday in Lexington.
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Freshmen... or rats... lining up for crew cuts.
But this year... school officials think there might be some symbolism hidden in that herritage.
If VMI remains a state- supported school, it will be forced to admit women.
Officers say that may clip tradition.
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((MAJOR GENERAL JOSIAH BUNTING/VMI SUPERINTENDENT: I DID SAY TO THE NEW RATS THAT THERE ARE 2 DISTINCTIONS THEY HAVE. ONE, THEY ARE THE LAST CLASS OF THIS MILLENIUM. THEY WILL GRADUATE IN 2000. AND TWO, THERE IS A VERY STRONG CHANCE THEY WILL BE THE LAST CLASS THAT IS ALL MALE. ))
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Bunting may know the school's fate by next month.
That's when the The VMI Board of visitors will decide whether to prepare for the admission of women... or take steps to privatize the school.
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55Governor-Reax

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Meantime, the Justice Department says V-M-I must get permission first before it makes any contact with other institutions concerning co-education.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;

Governor George Allen had harsh words about that.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IT MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S APPROACH IS THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THESE CONVERSATIONS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE PESTERING VMI AND BOTHERING THEM. THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE JERKING A CHOKE CHAIN ON THEM AND CONTINUE THE PESTERING AND BOTHERING OF THEM.))
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A Justice Department spokesman says the close scrutiny is based on past experience with VMI.

55Weather

8Burley

ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=lba
TAPE#Net edit of 96-18
GRAPHIC=James Henry Burley
SUPER=19-Melanie Moon;

A judge will not exclude D-N-A evidence in the double murder trial of James Henry Burley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Amherst County Circuit Judge Michael Gamble did agreed yesterday to a defense request for independent D-N-A tests.
Gamble also delayed Burley's trial to November 12th.
The 44-year-old Madison Heights man is charged with killing Robin Jeanette Burge and Jacqueline Dorsey Carter.
The bodies of the two women were found by hunters a month apart in remote sections of Amherst County.
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8Beyer-Son

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It has been confirmed that the son of Virginia Lieutenant Governor Donald Beyer was rescued by two boaters after jumping from a bridge into the Potomac River over the weekend.
20-year-old Donald Sternoff Beyer the Third, was treated and released from a Frederick County hospital Sunday.
The Beyer family had no comment on the incident.

8Military-Crash

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A Campbell County man is among the dead in the crash of a military cargo plane in Wyoming over the weekend. Nine people were killed in that crash.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jackson Hole, WY;

It happened in a remote mountaintop near Jackson Hole Saturday night.
The aircraft was serving as part of President Clinton's vacation entourage, carrying presidential vehicles and other cargo.
Senior Airman Ricky Merritt of Lynch Station was listed as a flight engineer on the plane.
The bodies of the victims will be removed from the crash site sometime today.
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8VMI

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TAPE#96-60
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A long standing tradition may soon end at Virginia Military Institute as the college decides whether to admit women or go private.
For one more class, however, the all-male herritage remains in tact. As Scott Prince reports those students became rats yesterday.
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The buzz around Lexington does not center around this latest group of rats at Virginia Military Institute.
That's because NEW traditions would most likely start NEXT year.
If the school remains state- funded it will be forced to accept women.
So while the class of 2000 was introduced to the VMI experience, school officials were wondering how that experience might change.
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While major changes haven't happened yet, there were some new wrinkles added to this year's matriculation.
All 405 rats got their hair cut on the same day-- they had been spread out over a few days in years past.
And there was no yelling... at least not yet.
But the most significant changes had nothing to do with cadets.
Forty- five new faculty members converged on a 500 acre reserve in Craig County.
They'll spend 2 and a half days getting to know each other, while participating in a variety of activities.
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Back on campus... change is by far the number one topic of conversation.
But school officials are quick to point out that talk may still be premature.
The VMI Board of visitors will meet next month... and possibly take steps to privatize the school.
Scott Prince, News 7)) **wipe/wipe/wipe

8Hampden-Sydney

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Meantime, another all-male college in Virginia could be facing a new student body makeup.
Board of Trustees at Hampden-Sydney College is meeting today to decide whether to admit women to the private, all-male school.
College officials plan to announce their decision this afternoon in Richmond.
The school has been all-male for more than 200 years.
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8Weather

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Turning now to the forecast - it's going to be another sunny and warm day.
Highs are going to be in the mid 80s.
Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid 60s.
Looking ahead, tomorrow is going to be partly sunny. in the mid to upper 80s. Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms are expected - highs will be