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Watts

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He's been called one of the up and coming stars of the Republican party, but Oklahoma congressman J.C. Watts says he values the title of "father" more than any other.
Family values was just one of the topics Watts touched on during a visit to Lynchburg today.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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From star quarterback to U.S. congressman... it comes as no surprise that J.C. Watts also can SING pretty well too.
But on this day, the basics of family and faith were on Watts' agenda as he addressed the congregation at Thomas Road Baptist Church.
It's the absence of those values that leaves him fearing for the future of the country.
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((J.C. WATTS/R- OKLAHOMA: FRIENDS I'VE GONE BACK TO MY ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT IN WASHINGTON, MANY TIMES, AND WEPT.))
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Watts stepped into the national spotlight when he delivered the Republican response to the State of the Union address, but as the GOP's only black congressman, that honor brought with it cries of tokenism.
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((J.C. WATTS/R- OKLAHOMA: I THINK IT'S A SAD COMMENTARY WHEN YOU'RE A TOKEN IF YOU STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR STRENGTHENING OUR FAMILIES, WHEN YOU STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR REDUCING PEOPLE'S TAXES, WHEN YOU STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR CHANGING A PATHETIC WELFARE SYSTEM THAT PENALIZES WELFARE MOMS FOR SAVING MONEY AND DISCOURAGING DADS TO BE OUT OF THE HOME RATHER THAN IN THE HOME. IF I'M A TOKEN FOR THOSE THINGS, I WEAR THAT AS A BADGE OF HONOR.))
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Watts says stressing these values eventually will help Republicans recruit more minorities into their fold.
While others hold high hopes for HIS future in the party, Watts remains noncommital.
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((J.C. WATTS: ONE OF THE REASONS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAY AND DO WHAT I'VE SAID AND DONE IS BECAUSE I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE `DAD' IN FRONT OF MY NAME THAN CONGRESSMAN AND THAT GIVES ME FREEDOM TO STAND AND TELL THE TRUTH IF YOU WILL.))
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((REV. JERRY FALWELL/THOMAS RD. BAPTIST CHURCH: IF THIS COUNTRY HAS THE COURAGE TO ELECT AN AFRICAN- AMERICAN PRESIDENT, IT COULD DO NO BETTER THAN J.C. WATTS AND I HOPE IT HAPPENS ONE DAY.))
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Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

Beyer


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Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the state's top office tomorrow.
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Beyer is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor.
Virginia Democrats will choose their candidates during a May 10th convention.
He'll likely face Republican Attorney General Jim Gilmore in the general election.
Gilmore is also unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Republicans will choose their candidates in a June 10th primary.
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Giles-Ax


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Police have still not released the name of a Roanoke man who fell to his death in Giles County yesterday.
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It happened in a remote section near Newport around 4:30 in the afternoon.
Authorities say five people were climbing up a path to a cliff on Spruce Run mountain when one of them fell.
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The 30-year- old man plummeted 80-feet and suffered major head injuries.
He died at the scene.
Investigators say alcohol was a factor in that accident.

Rapper-Shot


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A prominent rap music star died early this morning, the apparent victim of a drive- by shooting.
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The rapper known as "Notorious B-I-G" was gunned down as he left a party in Los Angeles.
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((THE PARTY WAS BROKEN UP AND AS THE PARTY WAS LETTING OUT, A SHOOTING OCCURRED ON THE FAIRFAX AVENUE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. UNKNOWN SUSPECTS APPARENTLY FILED MULTIPLE ROUNDS.))
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The 24- year- old from Brooklyn is the second high- profile rap artist slain in the last six months.
Notorious B.I.G. had a history of run-ins with the law and played up his past as an ex- crack dealer.
He was considered a rival of West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in September in Las Vegas.
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This latest incident is sparking speculation that both shootings may be the result of a feud between East and West coast rappers.

Tease#1

HARD MUSIC UNDER
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Still to come on News 7 at Six--
Virginia college students who don't make the grade may not make it onto the financial aid rolls.
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And cigarette prices are going up.
We'll find out how much.
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Clouds have moved in to most Virginia. Rain Showers will be the next thing to arrive. Right now, it looks like most of the rain will fall in the overnight hours-- into Tomorrow Morning.
It won't be a very powerful system, but some showers may be falling as you return to work and school tomorrow morning.
The complete forecast after today's numbers... wx ad lib Roll Lake Level MUSIC UP FULL
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Pope


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After a recent thaw in the icy relationship between the Vatican City and Israel, the Pope is denouncing some of the country's latest decisions.
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During his weekly address Pope John Paul didn't cite specifics.
But he said today that recent decisions could ''seriously harm'' the Middle East peace process.
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Israel recently has aroused Palestinian anger by announcing plans to build a Jewish neighborhood in disputed Arab east Jerusalem.
The Palestinians also complain that an upcoming troop withdrawal is too limited.

Feedback


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Gun control and the Old South are the topics in our viewer mail this week.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean, with News-7's Feedback.
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(( Last week's note on Dan Rather's interview with the Mayor of New York on the Empire State Building shooting brought this response from another viewer.
"The mayor's point was that this unstable man, who had only been in this country a few days, should not have been able to obtain a handgun in Florida without a background check. Such a check would probably have prevented these murders. The viewer apparently believes that anyone, regardless of mental or moral deficiencies, should be able to buy and use a weapon on the basis of the Second Amendment. It should be obvious that there are some people whose right to "keep and bear arms" is subservient to the rights of citizens to be able to be free of the danger of unstable people with weapons. We can't allow any homicidal maniac who wants a gun to be able to buy one."
From our web page forum, a debate on geography.
"Why do the weather people always insist on referring to our part of the country as the Mid-Atlantic? The last time I looked at a history book, or listened to the people's dialect here, we were in the South! No, I think the weather people do a wonderful job keeping us informed...But you are doing all of our forefathers a terrible injustice when you call this the Mid-Atlantic."
Which brought this reply:
"I don't think Virginia was ever part of the stereotypical South: grinding poverty, hot climate, the Ku Klux Klan, and funny accents that grate unpleasant upon the ear, and sugary sweet women fanning themselves whilst rolling their eyes seductively. I like to think of myself as living in the best place on earth, where there are four seasons I am not hemmed in by tall, fierce mountains, where there are flat valleys and plenty of interstates waiting to take me anywhere I want to go...NO, I think to live in one of the mid-Atlantic states is to have the best of both the North and the South, without being smothered by either."
Write to News-7 Feedback at P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022.
Our fax number is 343-7269.
Send e-mail to news@wdbj7. com.
And you'll find our on-line forum on our web site: www.wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

Cigarettes


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The price of cigarettes has gone up.
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Winston and Camel maker R-J Reynolds has boosted its wholesale prices by about four percent.
Analysts say the move could add about a nickel a pack to the retail price.
They expect other tobacco companies to follow suit.
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Business-Review


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A bitter battle between two large employers is over, and a Lynchburg company gets fined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
We recap the week's top economic stories in our area with the News-7 Business Review.
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An end to the fourth month bidding war for Conrail appears to be in sight.
Rivals Norfolk Southern and C-S-X have apparently agreed to split the northeastern railroads assets, to avoid the federal government from intervening.
Shorewood Packaging, which makes compact disk covers, may close its Roanoke distribution facility and idle 75 workers.
Spokesman Howard Liebman, reached at the company's New York headquarters, said "it's something we're looking at" but declined to comment any further.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has slapped a 12- thousand- dollar fine on the Framatome Cogema (FRAM-uh-tohm koh-JEE-muh) plant in Lynchburg.
Apparently a uranium- based fuel assembly was accidentally sent to Germany, but the incident did not endanger public health or safety.
Checking the financial markets for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123 points, while the Nasdaq Composite inched up three ticks. Nat Sot
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College-Grades


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The chairwoman of the State Council of Higher Education says it's time to take low-achieving college students off the financial aid rolls.
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Chairwoman Elizabeth McClanahan says one in six students getting state financial-aid awards at Virginia's public institutions isn't maintaining a `C' average.
And she says students with a `D' average in their first semester often have until the end of sophomore year to raise their grades before losing their aid.
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lottery


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The winning ticket for last night's Pick Six Lotto was sold in Danville.
Lottery officials say just one ticket correctly matched all six numbers.
That lucky person will soon be 12-point-four million dollars richer.
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In case you missed those numbers they were two, eighteen, 19, 24, 26, and 37.
Wednesday's jackpot is back to an estimated one million dollars.
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Stocks


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Still to come... not all college students spent their Spring Break at the beach.
We'll hear from some who are spending their vacation building houses.
But first let's check out the weekend stock report.
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Habitat-Houses


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Forget Fort Lauderdale, pass on Palm Beach... how about Lynchburg as a spring break destination?
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That's where more than two hundred college students from across the country are spending time this month to benefit the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
It's all part of a program called "Collegiate Challenge" where the students give their time and money to help build homes for low- income families.
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((KEVIN BORGE/SITE LEADER: ACTUALLY THESE STUDENTS HOPEFULLY ARE GOING TO FINISH THESE THREE HOUSES FROM START TO FINISH, SO IT'S A BIG BOOST, NOT ONLY LABOR-WISE, BUT ALSO SPIRIT-WISE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE WORKERS THEMSELVES.))
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Pounding nails and hauling boards is no day at the beach, but the students say they have no regrets.
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((DAN BART/UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: NOT ONLY DO YOU LEARN A LOT.. .. IT'S A

GOOD FEELING.)) ((MAGGIE O'NEILL/HOLY CROSS: IT'S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO LIVE IN THE HOUSES AFTERWARDS... BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.))
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Lynchburg is one of just ten Habitat chapters in the country to take part in the Collegiate Challenge.
The Lynchburg chapter has built more than 130 homes in its eight- year existence.
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Sports Tease


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And coming up, Highlights from this afternoon's lacrosse action at Roanoke College.
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And the Tar Heels of North Carolina ended N.C. States run winning this afternoon's A-C-C tournament title in Greensboro.
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S-ACC


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North Carolina State's shot at the A-C-C championship came up short this afternoon.
North Carolina pulled away in the closing minutes of the game and beat the Wolfpack 64 to 54.
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Dean Smith going after another A-C-C title.
And it looked good in the first half Serge Zwikker hits the jumper and the Tar Heels led by 8.
State would not go away C.C. Harrison pulls up and nails this three pointer cutting the lead to six.
But Carolina came right back Shammond Williams hits the jumper and the Tar Heels led by six at the Break.
The Wolfpack went down by 8 to open the second half but Jamey Hyatt's three pointer cut the lead to five.
Then with 13 minutes left in the game Williams hit three straight three's and the Tar heels led 45 to 34.
The Wolfpack cut the lead to three SUPER=33-North Carolina/64/N.C.

State/54/;points at 45 to 42 but North Carolina wins it by a score of 64 to 54.
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S-College


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Top ranked Kansas got 30 points from Paul Pierce as the Jayhawks won the Big 12 championship with an 87 to 60 win over Missouri.
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In Memphis, Rick Pitino and his Kentucky team playing for the S-E-C championship.
Georgia comes out firing Derrick Dukes goes outside for the three pointer early in the game.
But Kentucky's Anthony Epps took over here he scores the three pointer for two of his 22 points in the game.
The Big gun for the Wildcats though SUPER=33-Kentucky/95/Georgia/68/;was

Ron Mercer. Mercer goes to the boards hard for the jam and two of his 20 as Kentucky wins it 95 to 68.
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S-Race


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After a smooth first half of the race, The Sheet metal began to fly. The Primestar 500 was red flagged for 52 minutes after Steve Grissom was involved in a crash.
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Dale Earnhardt was making a move on his favorite track running in 8-th place with Terry Labonte on his bumper.
But the Leader was pole sitter Robby Gordon in the early part of the race.
Geoff Bodine had some problems while leaving the pits the left rear tire came off the car costing him time on the track.
The lead would change at this point as Dale Jarrett powered his way to the front of the field after a caution.
Points leader Jeff Gordon blew an engine and had to take his car to the garage ending his day.
The the flag man got busy. Three straight cautions would slow the race. On this one Steve Grissom gets lose and his car slides across the track into the wall it goes airborne losing its gas tank and starting a fire on the track. Grissom was taken to the infield care unit complaining of an ankle injury. The race was red Flagged.
Dale Jarrett was the leader after the restart of the race Ernie Irvan was second and Morgan Shepherd third. But Jarrett would hold on to win the Primestar 500.
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((DALE JARRETT/PRIMESTER 500 WINNER: ))
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Irvan was second, Shepherd third Bobby Labonte fourth and Jeff Burton fifth.

S-Lacrosse


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A battle of two top 10 nationally ranked Division III mens lacrosse teams faced off over in Salem today as the number 6 Roanoke Maroons hosted Number 5 Gettysburg in a crucial early season showdown.
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The game was played on the Roanoke College practice field because the game field is being worked on.
Bill Pilat's Maroons looking to improve to 2 and OH on the season.
The game was dead even in the first half. Roanoke's Brian Fleming and J.D. Gaddie hook up on the trick play. It appears Fleming has the ball...But no, Gaddie has it, he walks in and cranks the shot past the Gettysburg goalie.
The game was tied at 5 all at the half. Gettysburg scored 3 in the third quarter and that proved to be the difference. Roanoke All-American Chris Gordon
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on one with the Bullets Brooke Farrell, 8-6 Gettysburg after three quarters.
The Maroons never quit. Adam Jackson takes the feed and finishes with the quick stick, 10-7 Roanoke trailed att that would be the final as Gettysburg top the Maroons.
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((BILL PILAT/ROANOKE HEAD LACROSSE COACH:))
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S-Express


ANCHOR=Roy
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The Roanoke Express picked up a bit win last night at the Roundhouse beating Raleigh 4 to 2.
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Seconds after the puck dropped to start the night the Express and Icecaps mix it up.
Leading one to nothing Roanoke's Jeff Jablonski crosses the blue line and breaks free to score the goal giving the Express a 2 to nothing lead.
Raleigh shakes it off and comes back Steve Potvin takes it along the boards and beats the Express goalie for the score to make it 2 to 1 Roanoke.
The Express added another score SUPER=38-Roanoke/4/Raleigh/2/;in the

first period Jablonski passes to Matt O'Dette who scores in front of the net and Roanoke goes on to win it 4 to 2.
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