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Next on News 7 at five-
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Racism at one area school? Some students were punished. Now their parents
want the punishment overturned.
And China mourns the loss of leader (Dung Schoa Ping).
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Wx-Heads
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A break now in the spring time pattern. Cooling down a bit and the threat of
showers moves in as well.
MEDICAL-HEADS
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When it comes to women using estrogen -- better late than never may be the
new advice.
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And, the book, "The Arthritis Cure" is high on the best-seller's list.
But some warn, you can't believe everything you read.
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Several parents of George Wythe High School students are challenging The
punishment their children were given for alleged racial acts.
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Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
A racial incident at the high school resulted in suspensions...
The punishment at George Wythe High School is generating more controversy
in the community.
The parents of at least four white students are now asking the school board
to overturn the punishment.
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SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Ten students were reportedly suspended for tying their jacket drawstrings
into nooses.
But black parents contend the suspensions are too lenient.
Earlier this week, members of the group, Concerned Citizens Network,
complained that black students have been subjected to repeated slurs and other
racial incidents.
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The school board is expected to consider a request to overturn the
suspensions at its meeting next month.
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Two Ferrum College football players have been sidelined both by the school
and the judicial system.
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SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
This afternoon, 19- year- old Al Anderson and 19- year- old David Cooper
were convicted of assaulting one of their teammates last month.
Both have been kicked out of school and will serve three days in the
Franklin County Jail.
The incident happened during a pickup basketball game at the school's
recreational facility.
Linebacker Wes Mattera said he was badly beaten after his team won the game.
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IN Q=It's really
((CLIFF HAPGOOD/FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: IT'S REALLY JUST A
HOT- TEMPERED THING THAT GREW OUT OF A GAME. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN ANY
BASKETBALL GAME ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ))
SUPER=01-Cliff Hapgood/Franklin Co. Commonwealth's Atty.;
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Two other teammates were acquitted on assault charges... 18- year- old
Michael Bryant and starting running back Maurice Clark.
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5-Clinton-Crime
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IF Boston can do it, so can the rest of the nation.
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SUPER=03-Boston;
That's the message from President Clinton. He's talking about a plan to
fight youth crime.
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((BOSTON PROVES THAT WE CAN TAKE THE STREETS BACK OUR OUR COUNTRY FROM JUVENILE
VIOLENCE AND CRIME, FROM MURDER AND FROM LOST LIVES.))
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The President says he'll ask Congress for $200-million dollars to make it
work.
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The money would be spent keeping kids away from guns, drugs and gangs and
prosecuting juvenile crime.
Cash would also go to after-school programs and probation officers.
5-Scotus-Abortion
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People working or going to abortion clinics are getting some protection
from the Supreme Court.
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It's scenes like this the court was dealing with.
The justices today upheld permanent buffer zones around clinics.
The 15 foot barriers at clinic entrances, the court says- are O-K but it
ruled they should not be made any larger.
The justices said protestors are free to confront patients on the street.
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Next on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- Chinese leader (dung Shaou Ping) Deng Xiaoping
dies--
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President Clinton calls him the "driving force" behind the decision to
normalize relations with the United States.
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Anchor=Connie
Plus on Health Check-- urban legends...they can be dangerous when passed
around the Internet...especially if these myths and rumors concern organ
donation.
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ANCHOR=Jean
Later-- Patrick is checking out the production of "The King and I"
ANCHOR=Connie
His report from the Hill City when NEWS-7 at FIVE returns.cc sponsor
5-Xiaoping
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China is mourning its paramount leader (Dung Shaou Ping) Deng Xiaoping.
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(Dung) Deng was the moving force behind sweeping cultural, economic and
political change.
He took foreign policy initiatives-- opening contact and trade between China
and other countries.
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((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT/SECRETARY OF STATE: DENG XIAOPING PLAYED THE ROLE IN
NORMALIZING U.S. CHINA RELATIONS. HE IS TO BE REMEMBERED FOR THAT AND FOR THE
VERY IMPORTANT PART THAT PLAYED FOR THE UNITED STATES.))
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While (Dung) turned China toward a market economy, he also approved the
bloody crackdown on democracy in Tianennman square.
(Dung Shaou Ping) was 92.
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5-XGR
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Weighty issues like parental notification are still on the General Assembly
agenda.
But a bill to ban auto tent sales organized by credit unions consumed much
of the afternoon.
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((I WONDERED FROM THE OUTSET WHY THE CREDIT UNIONS WERE SO INVOLVED...ARE
TAKING PLACE.))
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But Carroll County's Tom Jackson prevailed -- calling the tent sales a good
deal for "the little people."
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((DEL. TOM JACKSON: I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF FREE ENTERPRISE...MORE
ARM-TWISTING GOING ON ON THIS BILL THAN WILL EVER GO ON UNDER THESE TENTS.))
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Over the objections of car dealers, the ban was re-referred to committee for
another year of study.
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Putting on a play can be a full time job-- but at one High School you'd
never know acting was an extra-curricular activity.
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STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-KING
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Lynchburg's E.C. Glass High School is preparing for another great
production from its acclaimed drama department.
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans joins us with a report on "The King and I", quite an
undertaking for high school students, isn't it Patrick?
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In tonight's Ticker-- Steve Mason has a live report from the Salem Civic
Center-- the battleground for the Blue Ridge District tournament.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- an Internet hoax making it's rounds may prove to have
deadly consequences.
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We'll find out what happens when urban legends about organ theft are
spread.
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((IT'S JUST AMAZING THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WILL BELIEVE THESE STORIES,
THEY SAY WELL, IT WAS ON THE INTERNET, IT MUST BE TRUE. WELL UNFORTUNATELY NOT
EVERYTHING YOU READ, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNET IS GOING TO BE TRUE. ))
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5-Estrogen
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It's widely known that estrogen replacement can help prevent the
development of brittle bones known as osteoporosis in women after menopause.
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But when is estrogen most effective?
A new study says it's never too late to benefit from the hormone.
In fact women over the age of 60 achieved a bone density similar to women
who began taking estrogen right after menopause.
The authors of the study say it's evidence that estrogen should be
continued late in life to keep bones strong-- but more research is still
needed.
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A new book claims to have the cure, for treating the type of arthritis
caused by wear and tear on the joints.
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So many arthritis sufferers are buying the book, "The Arthritis Cure"--
it's going to be number one on NEXT week's New York Times Best-Seller list.
Along with exercise and a healthy diet, the book says two over the counter
food supplements-- Glucosamine and Condroitin Sulfate-- cannot only relieve
pain but eliminate arthritis.
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((DR. JASON THEODOSAKIS/AUTHOR: SO THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE A
TREATMENT THAT IS ACTUALLY DISEASE MODIFYING FOR OSTEO-ARTHRITIS))
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Osteoarthritis is caused when cartilage cushioning bones breaks down
because of wear and tear on the joints.
But many doctors say there is no hard proof that this treatment re-builds
cartilage, as the author claims.
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((DR. GERALD WEISSMANN/RHEUMATOLOGIST: SNAKE OIL, COPPER BRACELETS, FISH OIL,
MAPLE SYRUP, ETC. I THINK THIS BOOK DESCRIBES A TREATMENT THAT FALLS IN THAT
CATEGORY. ))
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Studies are now underway to measure the effectiveness of the supplements.
But for now, the best prescription just might be a healthy dose of
skepticism.
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There's a rumor being spread-- probably in your hometown, and it seems all
over the country, thanks to the power of the Internet.
Here's the way WE heard it-- and again, this is just a rumor, it is NOT
TRUE.
A college student is in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl-- drinking at a bar.
Next thing he knows, it's a day later, he wakes up in a hotel room bathtub,
submerged in ice.
A note on the wall tells him to call 9-1-1, and to be careful of the tube
coming out of his back.
He learns from the note that his kidneys have been harvested-- to be sold
on the black market.
Now, first things first, this story is a HOAX-- it's a dangerous one at
that, but also IMPOSSIBLE in this country.
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((WE'RE VERY CONTROLLED IN OUR ALLOCATION DISTRIBUTION, IT'S A VERY SURGICAL
SETTING, WE KNOW WHERE THE ORGAN IS GOING TO GO BEFORE IT'S REMOVED. YOU CAN'T
JUST TAKE AN ORGAN TO THE LOCAL STORE, AND SELL IT OFF. IT HAS TO BE CAREFULLY
MATCHED TO THE RECIPIENTS BLOOD TYPE AND THEIR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. ))
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The Virginia Organ Procurement Agency-- as well as the United Network for
Organ Sharing worries that rumors like this one threaten the integrity of the
donation system-- a topic many people are already somewhat squeamish about.
These kind of falsehoods, then, may shatter their confidence in organ
sharing.
So this rumor, say the experts, also undermines the role many have had in
giving the gift of life.
Now, on the internet, you'll also find other websites, designed to stop
some of these myths.
Still in many cases, if people are going to believe all they read on the
'net, the damage may already be done.
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Time now for sports-- and the latest edition of Hometown Hoops Weekly!
Jean/Steve double box
Steve Mason joins us from the Salem Civic Center where the Blue Ridge is
just one of many districts tipping off tournament play all around our WDBJ
coverage area tonight. Fill us in Steve.
SUPER=21-Steve Mason; :00
SUPER=22-Salem; :00
Jean, in about an hour and a half, The Blue Ridge District tournament semi
finals will tip off. Northside takes on Salem in the 7pm game and then
Blacksburg battles William Byrd in the 8:30 tilt.
2-SHOT
Salem head coach Charlie Morgan joins us. Coach, let me first ask you to size
up tonight's semi finals.
Coach, one theme keeps popping into my head about your game with Northside
tonight. Desperation meets relaxation. The Vikings MUST beat you and win the
tourney to get into the regionals while the Spartans already have secured a
region III berth. react to that.
SUPER=01-Charlie Morgan/Salem Head Coach; :00
SUPER=22-Salem;
(two questions)
As we have touched on, the regionals are next. The talk in Region III this
year is Liberty of the Seminole District. But the Dogwood District, also a
Region III member, is having a solid season in it's first year.
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SUPER=22-Salem;
SUPER=01-Charlie Morgan/Salem Head Coach;
Coach, when you talk about region III, you have to talk about Liberty. The
Minutemen have one loss on the season, can they be beaten, are they the team to
beat.
LIVE=steve full
Don't forget, more Hometown Hoops Weekly tonight on News 7 at 11, but don't
go away, there is more news 7 at 5 right after this break.
Go to break
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Why would anyone eat dog food in public?
What about if you are actor Mel Gibson?
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It has something to do with his new title as Hasty pudding "Man of the
Year."
Gibson accepted the challenge last night as he was roasted by some of
Harvard University's nuttiest.
He ate canned dog food from a dog dish inscribed with his name and tossed
some dry bits into his mouth before sinking his teeth into a dog biscuit.
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Gibson also had to wear a red wig and black-and-white plaid skirt and was
presented with a sparkly red-and-blue bra, otherwise known as the "1997 Hasty
Pudding Cross-Your BRAVEHEART bra."
The actor was already one-step ahead as he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a
leopard-skin bra.
When finally presented with the award, Gibson said, he'd put it next to
his toilet.
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The Hasty Pudding awards are given to performers who have made
contributions to the world of entertainment.
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It may seem like a relatively new trend for women to be publishers...
double boxes Jean/Keith
But Keith joins us to tell us about one woman who has owned and published a
Roanoke newspaper for a quarter of a century.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;
It's part of our series of reports on Working Women.
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Tonight meet Claudia Whitworth-- she owns the Roanoke Tribune.
She developed her own diplomacy, learning how to let her mostly male
employees have it HER way.
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ANCHOR=Keith
Denise Allen has her story
double boxes Jean/Keith
in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at SIX.
ANCHOR=Jean
We'll be watching--
That's it for NEWS-7 at FIVE-- for more news later tonight--
full screen
check out the region's first local primetime newscast, NEWS-7 Primetime--
tonight at 10 on WEFC.
See you later-- have a nice evening.
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