WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/05/96

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HEADline

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In one minute the polls around Virginia will open on the final day of election '96.
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And another case of Legionnaires' disease is reported in the New River Valley.

Election-Board

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C-B-S and W-D-B-J will begin election coverage at 7. take graphic 29025
Results can also be found on the W-D-B-J homepage--the address is W-W-W dot W-D-B-J 7 dot com.

CAMPAIGN

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After weeks of listening to campaign speeches and watching political T-V ads, Americans head to the polls today to pick a president.
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President Clinton is in Little Rock, Arkansas where he'll vote and wait for election results.
SUPER=03-Independence, MO;

Bob Dole winds his way back to his home in Russell, Kansas to cast his vote.
The G-O-P candidate raced across four time zones yesterday wrapping up his eighteen-state, ninety-six-hour campaign marathon.
Ross Perot will spend election day in Dallas after spending last night on T-V.
He aired info-mericals on three networks.
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local-RACES

ANCHOR=Melanie
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Today is election day '96.
Virginia's approximately three million registered voters will not only decide on a president, but also a U-S senator and members of Congress.
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Polls show Republican incumbent John Warner with a solid lead, as he seeks his fourth term in the U-S Senate.
His Democratic challenger, multi-millionaire businessman Mark Warner, is making his first run for public office.
In the sixth district Congressional race, Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte is seeking his third term in Congress.
He is challenged by Democrat Jeff Grey, who has taken a leave from his job as a communications technician.
Also in the race is Libertarian challenger, Jay Rutledge.
In the race for a seat in Congress representing the 9th district, incumbent and Democrat Rick Boucher is seeking his 8th term.
His challengers are Republican Patrick Muldoon, a first year Law student at William and Mary,
and reform Party Candidate Tom Roberts.
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1-Election

ANCHOR=Melanie
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The polls have just opened across the region. Local registrar's say this year the number of voters registered is high, but in some places turnout is expected to be 70 some percent.
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Beth Myer is at Wasena Elementary school in the city. Beth, have voters arrived?

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Fatal-Ax

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A single car accident took the life of a four- year- old boy last night.
Police say Jeremiah Garret Warf was was riding in the car with his mother when she ran off route 735 in Carroll County and hit a tree.
The boy was not wearing a seat belt. He was taken to Twin County Regional Hospital, where he later died.
No word on yet on other injuries or possible charges.

L'burg-Fire

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Fire authorities say careless smoking probably killed a Lynchburg man Sunday.
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80- year- old Russell T. Iseman (EYE-suh-min) died when his Toledo Avenue home caught fire.
Investigators say Iseman was a heavy smoker, and a stray cigar apparently ignited a chair in his living room.
The fire smoldered for some time before neighbors noticed the smoke and called the fire department.
It's believed Iseman died of smoke inhalation several hours before the fire was reported.
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Legionnaires'

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Even for an outbreak, it's a high number of cases.
The New River Valley now has 16 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' Disease, in the FIRST outbreak Virginia's ever had.
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State, local, and federal health officials continue combing the region-- they're looking for a common environmental cause.
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((JODY HERSHEY/NEW RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT: WE'RE ALSO NOW LOOKING AT INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO DO NOT HAVE LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE AND WE'RE INTERVIEWING THEM IN DEPTH TO COMPARE THEM WITH CAWES THAT DO HAVE TO LOOK FOR LINKAGES AND EXPOSURES ON THOSE CASES. ))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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This latest patient is an 80- year- old man, one of three people still hospitalized with Legionnaires' Disease.
Of the 16 patients, one has died-- most of the others, though, are at home, doing fine.

Postal-Stalker

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A letter carrier was indicted yesterday for stalking women on his postal route in Southeast Roanoke.
The incidents occurred in July and August. Anthony Tyler Jefferson is accused in an eight- count indictment of stalking, making obscene phone calls, assault and battery.
Chief Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Betty Jo Anthony says Jefferson was indicted LAST month for breaking and entering with intent to commit rape- -also on his mail route.
Jefferson is already out on bond ...but lost his job with the Postal Service over the breaking and entering charge.

NS-Conrail

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A hostile bidding war involving a big local employer may be turning a little friendlier.
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Norfolk Southern and C-S-X have been talking about their competing attempts to purchase Conrail.
They reportedly discussed letting the deal between Conrail and C-S-X go through, then splitting up Conrail's assets.
A Roanoke stockbroker who follows the rail industry believes that would prevent a messy fight and strengthen N-S.
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((GEORGE BRAMMER/STOCKBROKER-A.G. EDWARDS & SONS: NORFOLK SOUTHERN HAS TO BE ALERT TO A POSSIBLE HOSTILE TAKEOVER FROM BURLINGTON NORTHERN OR SOME OTHER RAILROAD ON THE WEST COAST AND IF NORFOLK SOUTHERN CAN GET CONRAIL OR SOME PIECE OF CONRAIL THEN THAT'LL PUT THEM IN A BETTER BARGAINING POSITION.))
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Last month C-S-X and Conrail announced their merger plans.
N-S followed with a hostile takeover bid.
About 35- hundred people in our area work for N-S.
Several thousand others are retirees or N-S shareholders.
C-S-X has about 230 people working out of its terminal in Clifton Forge.
The two Virginia- based rail lines have been courting Conrail for more than a decade, because of its strong market share in the northeast.
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2-Headlines
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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The campaigning is over and now it's the voters turn as they choose who will lead the country into the 21ST Century.
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The polls have opened in Virginia where state voters will also cast votes for a U-S Senator, and several members of Congress.
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And Russian leader Boris Yeltsin is finally getting his heart bypass.
The Kremlin says the operation began a few hours ago.
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And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, November 5th.
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ALL-CAMPAIGN

ANCHOR=Melanie
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Americans head to the polls today as campaign ninety-six draws to a close and election ninety-six begins.
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SUPER=03-Little Rock, AR;

President Clinton is in Little Rock, Arkansas where he'll vote and wait for the numbers.
Yesterday the President sounded a down-home tone with a request for four more years.
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SUPER=03-Independence, MO;

Bob Dole winds his way back to his home in Russell, Kansas today.
The G-O-P candidate raced across four time zones yesterday wrapping up his eighteen-state, ninety-six-hour campaign marathon.
He fired a final campaign volley at White House ethics.
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Ross Perot will spend election day in Dallas after spending last night on T-V.
He aired info-mericals on three networks.
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STATE-RACES

ANCHOR=Melanie
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Virginia's approximately three million registered voters will not only decide on a President, but also a U-S senator and members of Congress.
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SUPER=@File;

Polls show Republican incumbent John Warner with a solid lead, as he seeks his fourth term in the U-S Senate.
His Democratic challenger, multi-millionaire businessman Mark Warner, is making his first run for public office.
In the fifth district Congressional race, Republican George Landrith is making his second try at public office.
He is challenging state Senator Virgil Goode, who has held his state office for 23 years.
And reform candidate Tex Wood is the third candidate running in the fifth district race.
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Also on the ballot are five proposed changes to the state constitution.

2-Election

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The polls are open and voters are already streaming in to some precincts at this early hour.
Election Double Boxes=Melanie and Beth/Microwave

Beth Myer is at Wasena Elementary School in Roanoke which is historically one of the city's busiest precincts.
Beth, have there been any hold ups so far?
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Bedford-Supervisor

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Going to the polls often involves choosing between two very different candidates.
But Bedford county voters won't have that problem in its board of supervisors race.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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(( Except for the size of their campaign signs, there's not much difference between John White and Robert Bashore.
Both are self- described conservatives who list education spending as their top priority.
White's a businessman who says he knows how economic development can broaden the county's tax base.. Bashore's a college administrator who also spent 16 years on a local school board.
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((JOHN WHITE/BEDFORD CO. SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE: BASICALLY I'M A BUSINESSMAN AND I FEEL LIKE THAT AS FAR AS BEDFORD COUNTY IS CONCERNED AND THE RUNNING OF THE BUSINESS OF BEDFORD COUNTY, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE.))
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((ROBERT BASHORE/BEDFORD CO. SUPERVISOR CANDIDATE: AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE IS A PEOPLE BUSINESS, IT'S PROVIDING THOSE THINGS THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PROVIDE THEM. AND I THINK MY BACKGROUND IS JUST AS GOOD AS ANYONE ELSE IN THAT REGARD.))
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What District Four voters want most is someone who will stay put.
The seat opened up when Wayne Newcomb opted not to seek re-election. Newcomb replaced Henry Creasy last winter... both quit because the job occupied too much of their time.
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((JOHN WHITE: I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE MY BUSINESS IS AT THIS TIME AND FEEL LIKE I CAN DEFINITELY GIVE THE TIME REQUIRED AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME.))
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((ROBERT BASHORE: PEOPLE WOULD LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO STAY FOR A WHILE, AND WHO WILL GIVE THE TIME, AND I THINK THAT I CAN DO THAT.))
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Whoever wins the special election will still have to run for office again next November.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))

Yeltsin

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Russian President Boris Yeltsin is undergoing heart surgery this morning.
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The announcement of his operation came early this morning after a convoy of vehicles swept out of the government rest center where Yeltsin had been staying, and headed for the heart center.
Control of the country's government.. and the nuclear trigger has been transferred to Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin.
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National-Campaign

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It's decision day for Americans as they head to the polls to pick a leader.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Little Rock, AR;

President Clinton is in Little Rock, Arkansas where he'll cast his vote and wait for election results.
SUPER=03-Independence, MO;

Bob Dole winds his way back to his home in Russell, Kansas to vote.
The G-O-P candidate raced across four time zones yesterday wrapping up his eighteen-state, ninety-six-hour campaign marathon.
Ross Perot will spend election day in Dallas after spending last night on T-V.
He aired info-mericals on three networks, attacking President Clinton's character.
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3-Election

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The polls are open and local registrars say the number of people registered to vote today is high. In the city of Roanoke, the numbers haven't been this high since 1988.
Election Double Boxes=Melanie and Beth/Microwave

Beth Myer is at Wasena Elementary school which is known as one of the city's busiest precincts. Beth have many people come through yet?
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John-Warner

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Senior Senator John Warner spent his last election day touring four cities in the Commonwealth including Roanoke.
Ellen Qualls was in Alexandria when he finished campaigning.
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Mark-Warner

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For Mark Warner the campaign trail ends eight months and more than 10 million dollars away from where he started.
Even as most polls peg him as a double digit underdog, the democratic challenger says victory is still within reach.
Joe Dashiell has the details.
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Pensions

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Hundreds of Roanoke City retirees have been forced to play a waiting game for their pension checks.
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The city uses a third party company called Best Mail Services... to sort and send its letters.
The checks were suppose to be received on October 31st... but a processing mix up held up delivery until yesterday.
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((JIM GRISSO/ROANOKE CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR: FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE A CHECK, THEY DIDN'T HAVE USE OF THEIR MONEY. THE WEEKEND CAME. A LOT OF RETIREES LIVE FROM CHECK TO CHECK AND NEED THE MONEY TO BUY MEDICINE AND GROCERIES AND PAY BILLS . WHEN IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE MAIL, THEY GET CONCERNED ABOUT IT. ))
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Grisso says all of the checks should be delivered by today.
He would not speculate on the city's future dealings with Best Mailing Services.
However, he did say the company's contract expires in March.
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Danville-Regional

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Virginia's largest health insurer says it plans to dump Danville Regional Medical Center from its network.
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A press release from Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield indicates the move is a financial one.
The health insurer says the hospital's costs are approximately 30-percent higher than those of comparable facilities in the area.
A Danville Regional spokesman says the hospital was under the impression it still had 60-days to work out a new contract.
If the two sides are not able to reach an agreement, the hospital will be dropped from Trigon's network January first.
Danville Regional says regardless of the outcome, patients with Trigon coverage will NOT be turned away.
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4-SCORES

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John Elway's magic touch does not appear to have faded.
Last night, he brought the Broncos from behind to win for the 39th time in his career.
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The Broncos used 3 field goals to build a 16 to 7 lead.
But Jeff Hostetler passed to Derrick Fenner for the score, and the Raiders were within two midway through the fourth quarter.
The Raiders then forced the Broncos to punt, and on the ensuing possession, Hostetler goes deep to Tim Brown for the Go- ahead score.
That's when Elway took over. A 49 yard scoring pass to a wide open Rod Smith puts Denver on top to stay, 22- 21.
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The loss is Oakland's first ever in Monday night football, and drops the Raiders to 4 and 5, while the Broncos stay in first place at 8 and 1.
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Bye-Election
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Election-Board

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W-D-B-J will have full election coverage, but you can still find News 7 Prime Time on W-E-F-C at 10 p-m.
Join Connie Stevens, meterologist Robin Reed and Mike Stevens with sports.
And don't forget to tune back to your hometown station, where election coverage begins at 7 and runs through the night. Buh bye. Thanks for joining us this morning.