WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 12/08/96

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1-News-Head

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Coming up next on News 7 at six...
We'll meet one of the first women accepted to VMI, and find out if she plans to become a cadet next fall.
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ANCHOR=Eric
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And a reward is offered in a local abduction case.

Sports-Head

ANCHOR=Roy
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In sports, the Hokies found out who they will play in the Orange bowl this evening Steve Mason is standing by in Blacksburg.
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And the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pull of the upset beating the Washington Redskins.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
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Far southwest Virginia is looking for snow tonight which will cover the roadways. Details just ahead.

VMI

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TAPE# 96-99
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A Highland County teenager has decided SHE will attend The Virginia Military Institute in the fall.
Jennifer Jolin told News 7 her application was accepted and she plans to enroll.
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The 17-year old Highland High School senior turned in her application while touring V-M-I last month.
She also applied to James Madison and The University of Virginia but decided V-M-I would help her reach he goals.
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The Monterey native is one of four women accepted through the early admissions process.
15 females have applied overall.
School officials say they would like to have at least 30 women enrolled in the fall.
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Tech-Bowl

ANCHOR=Eric
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WRITER=Dal
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Virginia Tech has been making the national news as well-- the national sports news that is.
And when state teams go bowling, sporting goods stores prepare for an on-slaught of shoppers.
Now that the Tech team has tickets to Miami, Orange Bowl memorabilia will soon be the hottest Christmas present in Southwest Virginia.
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Management at Legends in Tanglewood Mall says if last year is any indication they won't be able to keep the tee-shirts and sweats in stock.
A good football season for state schools makes the holiday shopping season even crazier.
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((MARK CHRISLEY/LEGENDS: LAST YEAR WAS GREAT I TELL YOU WHAT. IT MADE THE TECH SHIRT SALES DOUBLE. WE GOT T-SHITRTS AND POLO SHIRTS AND THEY WENT FLYING OUT THE DOOR.))
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Virginia Tech Orange Bowl merchandise isn't in yet, but Chrisley says a shipment should be in at the end of the week.
Tech plays Nebraska in Miami on December 31st.
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ANCHOR=Eric
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Steve Mason will join us live from Blacksburg with more on that later in sports.

VSBA

ANCHOR=Eric
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The Virginia School Boards Association is suing the State Board of Education.
The suit is about school board members who take classes to help them serve on the board.
In the past, LOCAL school boards decided whether or not to pay for those classes.
But the STATE board has given itself the authority to force local school boards to pay for the classes.
The school board association, which represents all the boards in the state, is asking a Richmond Circut Court to stop the STATE board from using it's new power.
Members of the association will talk about the lawsuit at a press conference tomorrow morning.

Abduction

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 96-100
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Authorities hope money will entice someone to step forward with information about the robbery of a Henry County family and their two children.
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The Fernandez family was robbed at gunpoint inside their Axton home on Route 614, last month.
The Henry County Sheriff's Department has little to go on.
The robber was wearing a ski mask when he forced his way in, tied the family up and placed pillow cases over their heads.
After searching the residence, the suspect forced Mrs. Fernandez to empty the safe at the couple's convenience store-- a couple of miles away.
Nearly three- thousand dollars is being offered for information.
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((LT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.:IF THERE'S ANYTHING ANYBODY KNOWS, PLEASE STEP FORWARD, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS, THERE'S 2,750- DOLLARS REWARD MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, THE IDENTITY, AND ALSO SEEING THAT THEY'RE CHARGED AND CONVICTED IN A COURT. ))
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The incident has alarmed residents in the Axton community.
The Sheriff's department recently met with residents to offer tips about setting up a neighborhood watch program.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
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Still to come on News 7 at 6--
One of the largest phone compainies in our area may soon be facing some competition.
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and he was instrumental in bringing early industry to Radford.
Now, Gabriel Wharton's house will be used for those visiting the heart of the New River Valley.
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Phone-Service

ANCHOR=Eric
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Bell Atlantic may soon have some competition for local business customers in Roanoke.
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Recent changes in the federal Telecommunications Act have opened the door for competition on the local telephone exchange.
And two companies have made applications to Roanoke City Council.
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((JIM GILLIS/KMC TELECOM: INITIALLY, WE'LL TARGET THE BUSINESS CUSTOMERS AND I THINK AS THE BUSINESS AND THE TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES IT WILL REACH OUT INTO THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.))
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ANCHOR=Eric
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Council has given its preliminary approval to the companies, but will vote again later this month.

Glencoe

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
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A public-private partnership is preserving a piece of the past in hopes of creating a brighter tomorrow.
The future of Glencoe, or Radford's Wharton House, includes new wall paper and a new life as a museum.
Denise Allen explains.
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(( Glencoe is affectionately known by Radford residents as The Wharton House.
Brigadier General Gabriel Wharton built it in 1870 on land obtained from is father-in-law, Radford's founder.
Wharton was instrumental in the Radford's early industrial development.
He also helped create the state's Agriculture and Mechanical College, which is now Virginia Tech.
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Kollmorgen Motion Technologies Group has owned the property since 1983.
Radford's mayor saw the need for a museum to house the area's history and approached the company with an idea.
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Kollmorgen donated the property and the city of Radford is footing the bill for the renovations.
The Radford Heritage Foundation will oversee the project.
One of the first jobs is repairing the roof, then the work moves inside where many of the original fixtures still remain.
The foundation wants the house restored to its original state, so it will be some time before the doors are opened to tourists.
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Business-Review

ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
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The sale of a local hospital pays dividends for the Alleghany Highlands,
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and unemployment levels remain low in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
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Len Besthoff recaps the week's top economic stories in southwest and central Virginia with the News-7 Business Review.
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As early as next year American Electric Power will submit an amended route for a proposed power line in our area.
The U-S Forest Service gave the utility's first set of plans the thumbs down because the preferred corridor crossed federal forest land.
Norfolk Southern has offered a voluntary buyout to 400 clerks in its Roanoke offices.
Those who accept the deal get a 35- thousand- dollar- gross payment.
Grants are being distributed from a trust formed from the proceeds of the sale of Alleghany Regional Hospital to Columbia-HCA.
Five grants totaling nearly one-point-five-million dollars were given to the Greater Alleghany School Health Project, a school, a library, the Y-M-C-A and arts council.
Low unemployment levels in our area held steady in October.
Lynchburg and Roanoke both remained near the three- percent level, and statewide, it was a little over four- percent.
It looks like our region will be losing the Tour DuPont, the nation's premier cycling event.
DuPont is pulling its two- million- dollar sponsorship, and there's not a lot of time to come up with a replacement.
Checking the financial markets for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped almost 140 points, while Nasdaq finished down about 5 ticks.
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ANCHOR=Eric
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Also this week, Hampco Apparel is closing its plant in Chatham.
About 70 people worked there.
They will be offered jobs at another Hampco facility in the Martinsville area.

Hurwitz

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WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-43
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The Northern Virginia physician who had his license revoked in Virginia for allegedly over-medicating patients suffering from chronic pain will be speaking on his own behalf tonight.
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The State Board of Medicine took action against Dr. William Hurwitz after two of his patients died.
The doctor's supporters say his massive doses of chronic pain killers make their lives tolerable.
Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain.
Tonight, on 60-MINUTES, you can hear more about the issue, and hear from Dr. Hurwitz.
He says doctors are now afraid to use one of the most effective treatments available for chronic pain-- high doses of narcotic drugs.
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ANCHOR=Eric
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"60 Minutes" airs tonight at 7 o'clock, right here on W-D-B-J.

Stocks

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Coming up on News 7,
Some West Point graduates in
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Roanoke get their say on some controversial military issues.
Thanks to a West Point's homepage. (throw to stocks)
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Military-Homepage

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Graduates of West Point are now linked electronically.
The West Point Organization Network offers home pages for many of the graduates, information for parents of cadets and even a chat line.
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Having graduates on-line helps the West Point Society keep in close contact with other alumni.
But members say the West Point Forum allows alumni to voice their views on controversial military issues.
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Price says the forum gives alumni a chance to hear different perspectives on military issues.
He says that's why these conversations help the cohesiveness of West Point graduates.
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Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=rst
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Virginia Tech is now set for the Orange Bowl the Hokies finding out their opponent this evening lets join Steve Mason in Blacksburg.
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S-Skins

ANCHOR=Roy
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WRITER=Roy
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off the upset today beating the Washington Redskins 24 to 10.
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After the Redskins turned it over Trent Difler puts the ball into the air and Jackie Harris pulls in the 22 yard touchdown pass giving the Bucs a 7 to nothing lead in the first quarter.
Tampa Bay led 10 to nothing before Washington's Scott Blanton added this 29 yard field goal in the second quarter and the Bucs led 13 to 3 at the half.
The Bucs took a 16 to 3 lead early in the third then Difler hands off to Mike Allstott who scores from 13 yards out the two point conversion made it 24 to 3 Bucs.
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Bay/24/Washington/10/;2-minutes left in the game when Gus Frerotte hits Henry Ellard on the three yard touchdown pass but Tampa Bay wins it 24 to 10.
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S-Packers

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
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Antonio Freeman caught three touchdown passes this afternoon as Green Bay beat Denver 41 to 6.
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With John Elway sidelined with a hamstring injury the Packers defense puts the rush on Bill Musgrave and comes up with a big sack in the first quarter.
Then in the second quarter, Brett Favre goes to the air and he hits Freeman on this 14 yard touchdown pass play and the Packers took a 13 to 3 lead.
Favre hooks up with Freeman again in the third quarter, he breaks a
SUPER=30-Green Bay/41/Denver/6/;tackle and dashes down the sideline for this
51 yard touchdown and the Packers beat the Broncos 41 to 6.
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S-NFL

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In Miami, Rodney Hampton and Howard Cross scored their first N-F-L tochdowns of the season as the Giants knock off the Dolphins.
For all of today's scores lets check the boards.
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S-Spartans

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB96-3
GRAPHIC=STATE CHAMPS

It will be several more days before the excitement surrounding Salem's state championship begins to die down!
Mike Stevens has more on yesterday's 20-to-12 win that satisfied thousands and lifted the burdens off of a few others.
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(( Salem's 20-to-12 win over Sherando, unleashed a flood of emotions Saturday afternoon! NAT SOUND ((WILLIS WHITE:))
White, the consummate gentleman, who has had to endure more than his share of unwarranted ridicule over the years for never winning the big one, was almost knocked into the mud by the collective sigh of relief released by his assistant coaches and former players. ((BILLY MILES:)) ((BRAD BRADLEY:)) ((SHAINE MILES:)) ((MIKE STEVENS:)) ((SONNY TARPLEY:)) ((FOREST JONES:))
The scene at Victory made it easy to forget the frustration from 1986 and 1991. Time has a way of healing, and so does winning. Just ask the Salem coaches. (-------------) Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))