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Next on News7 at Five-
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The Mayor defends his pay raise- but what do Roanokers think?
Advance Auto takes itself off the market- instead saying it'll expand.
Plus an old building collapses on top of workers in Florida.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
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Ready for warmer weather? Temperatures head for the 70's tomorrow despite
some clouds.
MEDICAL-HEADS
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On Health Check-- A new study has a list of some 25O items
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VO-NAT
-- things on your job that can trigger asthma.
Hair dye, latex-- what you work with could be making your sick.
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SOT 10:00:04
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((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG,
NOTHING UNETHICAL, NOTHING ILLEGAL, BUT THE OUTCOME HASN'T BEEN POPULAR. ))
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OUT Q=HASNT BEEN POPULAR.
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VO-NAT
The mayor sticks by his decision to give Roanoke City council and himself a
raise. Now he's asking for citizen input.
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5-council-pay
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=bowers
Following a flood of negative phone calls, David Bowers is putting the city
council pay raise issue on hold.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Bowers says he will ask council members to delay their vote until June 2nd.
Last Monday, council members gave the mayor a 28-percent pay hike while
padding their own paychecks by 14-percent.
Bowers says he deserves the extra money.
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SOT 10:04:15
IN Q=I guess
((MAYOR DAVID BOWERS: I GUESS MOST PEOPLE ASK FOR THEIR JOB. AND WHEN THEY
PERFORM GOOD SERVICES, THEN THEY ASK FOR AN APPROPRIATE RAISE. THAT'S WHAT
THIS COUNCIL DID. WE DID IT RIGHT, WE DID IT WITHIN THE LAW, WE DID IT WITH
CAUTIOUS DELIBERATION.))
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VO-NAT
But city employee Robin Murphy Kelso says she's heard nothing good about the
raises.
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IN Q= I don't think
((ROBIN MURPHY-KELSO/CITY EMPLOYEE: I DON'T THINK IT WAS FAIR. I DIDN'T GET
THAT MUCH OF A RAISE AND WE HAVE SOME CITY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK FULL TIME AND
DON'T EVEN MAKE THAT MUCH FULL-TIME.))
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VO-NAT
Bowers admits there's something suspicious about council members giving
themselves pay raises.
He welcomes public comment on the issue.
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5-advance-auto
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GRAPHIC=advance auto
After several months on the selling block- one of Roanoke's largest locally
owned companies has decided NOT to sell.
Advance Auto will instead concentrate on more expansion.
double boxes Len/Jean
Len Besthoff reports the auto parts chain offered few reasons for the move.
Len, I imagine this is at least good news for the city's business image.
ANCHOR=len
( Len ad lib)
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SUPER=22-Roanoke;
(roll cue: ".....city limits.")
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(QUESTION: WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED IF ADVANCE DID SELL?)
5-Hager
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GRAPHIC=hager
Republican lieutenant governor candidate John Hager MAY be subpoenaed to
testify in the tobacco wars.
An attorney in a Pennsylvania tobacco lawsuit says Hager's on his list.
Hager was an executive with American Tobacco Company.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
He says it's political exploitation -- and that he has NO comment on the
health dangers of nicotine.
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((AS I SAY I'VE BEEN RETIRED FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I'M NOT A SCIENTIST. I
DON'T FEEL PARTICULARLY QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.))
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Hager was head of Research and Development in the 1970's.
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5-FL-Collapse
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A Miami landmark collapsed-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami Shores, FL;
crushing two workers to death and trapping three others.
Demolition was underway at the Biscayne Kennel Club- the second oldest dog
track in the country.
Workers were cutting away supports for the main building when the structure
gave way- with five people inside.
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((LUIS FERNANDEZ/METRO DADE FIRE AND RESCUE: BASICALLY IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY WERE TRAPPED SEVERELY IMMEDIATELY PRETTY MUCH UPON DEMOLITION OR UPON
DESTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. THEY HAD AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS STRUCTURE HEAVY
CONCRETE TIE BEAMS AND COLUMNS. THAT HAD PRETTY MUCH COLLAPSED AROUND THEM.))
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VO-NAT
Two of the injured workers were treated and released. One is in "good"
condition.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
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Does it make you feel like a criminal or more secure if you get
fingerprinted at a bank? That story ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE...
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VO-NAT
Its been more than 60-years since the Tuskegee experiment began.... today the
president delivered a long awaited apology.
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Anchor=Connie
On Health Check-- what is it that keeps us ticking?
Scientists have now isolated a piece of D-N-A in mice that controls the
internal clock.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
Plus Patrick is checking out the new Farmers Market in Blacksburg...
Anchor=Connie
And Steve Mason will be along with tonight's Two Minute Ticker...stay tuned.
cc sponsor
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5-Tuskegee-Apology
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It was 60-years ago that the Tuskegee Experiment began-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
Today a presidential apology to the black men who's syphilis was left
untreated- in a federal experiment.
Clinton said the men were betrayed by the American government.
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((WHAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DID WAS SHAMEFUL. AND I AM SORRY.
APPLAUSE.))
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The experiment began in the 1930's in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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((WE ARE DELIGHTED TODAY TO CLOSE THIS VERY TRAGIC AND PAINFUL CHAPTER.))
SUPER=01-Herman Shaw/Tuskegee Experiment Victim;
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OUT Q=and painful chapter."
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VO-NAT
The president pledged a 200 thousand dollar grant for Tuskegee University
to help encourage black students to pursue careers in medical research.
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5-Thumbprinting
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TAPE#597-16
GRAPHIC=FIRST UNION
If you are not a regular customer, some banks want you to give them a thumbs
up before your transaction.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
What they want is your thumb-print. First Union Bank started the
practice about a month ago.
You're effected if you don't have a checking account with the bank and want
to cash a check.
First Union says it's an attempt to stamp-out check fraud.
At least one customer who was finger-printed said it made him feel like a
"common criminal."
He also questioned the safety of having fingerprints on file.
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IN Q=Customers are very
((TY SMITH/FIRST UNION BRANCH MANAGER: CUSTOMERS ARE VERY SAFE. FIRST UNION IS
NOT MAINTAINING A DATABASE OF THUMB-PRINTS. ALL WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING IS THAT
THEY PUT IT ON THERE. IT GOES ON THE CHECK AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE END OF
IT.))
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VO-NAT
Along with the thumb-print, customers are required to show photo
identification.
First Union says an estimated 800 million dollars is lost every year because
of check fraud.
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5-Truck-Ax
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WRITER=Dal
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A section of Interstate 81 was closed this morning as tow trucks pulled an
antique fire truck from nearby woods.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
State Police say the driver of a truck hauling a 1927 Kazim Shriners fire
truck, lost control when the right front tire blew-out.
The flatbed truck ran off the right side of the road and down an embankment.
One of the southbound lanes near mile marker 132 was closed for several
hours while the vehicle and its cargo were pulled from the ravine.
No one was seriously injured in the accident and the antique truck was only
slighty damaged.
The Shriners were on their way to an event in Big Stone Gap.
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groovy music UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
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Cooperation and hard work have come together to revitalize one of
Blacksburg's landmarks...
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5-FARMERS-MARKET
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Visitors to the Blacksburg Farmers Market will be in for a treat tomorrow
morning at 10.
That's when the NEW Farmers Market will be dedicated--and as Patrick Evans
reports, just in time for a new season of growing and selling.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans; :00
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :10
SUPER=01-Roger Hedgepeth/Blacksburg Mayor; :33
SUPER=01-Jim Dymock/Downtown Merhcants of Blacksburg; :55
SUPER=01-Dennis Dove/Farmers Market Vendor; 1:18
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health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
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In tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- Roy Stanley takes us to Washington and Lee
for the Division Three Tennis championships.
ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- chipping in for CHIP.
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VO-NAT
Mike Stevens joins us with today's Tug for Tots, aimed at ensuring adequate
health care for all children in the Roanoke Valley.
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six-preview
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SUPER=@ellen1;
SUPER=22-Richmond;
Good Evening, I'm Ellen Qualls
Coming up tonight on NEWS 7 at SIX, the final chapter of our education
series.
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SOT SHORT PUMP TWO 20:14
IN Q=When I
((JACOB MITCHELL: WHEN I SIT AT MY DESK I DON'T HAVE A KEYBOARD TO TYPE ON. I
HAVE TO USE MY PENCIL TO DO STUFF. AND I DON'T HAVE A BRAIN IN FRONT OF ME. I
HAVE TO USE MY OWN BRAIN.))
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SUPER=01-Jacob Mitchell/Henrico Co. Student;
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OUT Q=own brain.
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VO-NAT
Computers are where it's at in Virginia's public schools.
But NOT enough of them are where the students are at if you look around the
state.
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double boxes Jean/Ellen
We'll have a closer look at the promise and pitfalls of new technology in
our "Raising the Bar" series in NEWS 7 at SIX, Jean.
ANCHOR=Jean
Thanks Ellen...a complete wrap at six.
5-Asthma
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
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GRAPHIC=ASTHMA
What do hair dye, crabs, flour and latex have in common?
British and Canadian researchers say they're among the items in the
workplace that can trigger asthma.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
And the only way to deal with the problem, they say, is to reduce exposure.
The report says up to ten percent of the population suffers from asthma.
An estimated 20 percent have it as a result of exposure at work.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
In their report in the British medical journal "The Lancet" they list some
250 items that can trigger the condition.
5-Smoking-Drug
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=KICKING THE HABIT
Federal health officials today approved the first medication designed to
ease the pain of quitting cigarettes without using nicotine.
Zyban has actually been around for several years.
Called Wellbutrin, it's used as an anti-depressant.
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SUPER=@File; :
But in trials, it proved successful as a stop-smoking aid.
The manufacturer found 49-percent of smokers who used Zyban were
successful at kicking the habit for a month.
That compares to 36-percent of people using a nicotine patch.
Zyban works much like nicotine-- releasing chemicals in the brain that
produce feeling of well-being.
But Zyban isn't addictive-- and it's said to dull withdrawal symptoms and
reduce the habitual craving for cigarettes.
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IN Q=This is the
((DR. MICHAEL FIORE/UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL SCHOOL: THIS IS THE FIRST
MEDICINE THAT HAS WORKED AT THE SITE OF ADDICTION IN THE BRAIN AND IN THAT WAY
CAN COWARD THE EFFECTS THAT LEAD SO MANY PEOPLE TO TURN TO CIGARETTES WHEN THEY
ARE TRYING TO QUIT. ))
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OUT Q=to quit.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Researchers say it does have side effects--
Most commonly, dry mouth and insomnia.
5-Internal-Clock
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=h.c bug
Scientists from Northwestern University say they have discovered what
controls the body's internal clock.
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VO-NAT
A small piece of genetic material they have named "clock" tells the body
when to sleep and when to stay awake over a 24 hour period.
A mutant form of the gene destroys normal circadian rhythm.
The study which was done in mice was reported in the journal Cell.
The researchers say the discovery doesn't have any immediate applications
but may help in the understanding of sleep disorders.
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5-Chip
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#597-20
GRAPHIC=CHILDREN'S HEALTH
More than one-thousand children in the Roanoke Valley would receive less
than adequate health care if not for the efforts of CHIP.
The Child Health Investment Partnership works to funnel health care and hope
to the needy through the generosity of others.
Today Mike Stevens found some area businesses willing to flex their muscles
for the cause.
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IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Terry McMahan/AEP Team Coach; :31
SUPER=01-Lucy Walton/CHIP Special Events Chairman; :49
SUPER=01-Jean Glontz/CHIP Board Member; 1:08
SUPER=@mike1; 1:18
SUPER=01-Dr. Douglas Pierce/CHIP Founder; 1:33
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OUT Q=...FOR HEALTH CHECK."
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(( Having lunch on the market took on a whole new meaning today as ten area
businesses chipped in $1000 a piece to Tug for Tots at the First Union Plaza.
American Electric Power won the competition after a stiff challenge from
teams representing Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern and First Union.
((TERRY MCMAHAN/AEP TEAM COACH:))
It took just 8 pulls and barely a half an hour for CHIP to raise $10,000
dollars this afternoon.
((LUCY WALTON/CHIP SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIRMAN:))
A number of folks donated their time, their personnel, their products and
their talents to enhance the event.
NAT SOUND OF MUSIC
((JEAN GLONTZ/CHIP BOARD MEMBER:))
((MIKE STEVENS/STANDUP:))
((DR. DOUGLAS PIERCE/CHIP FOUNDER:))
Through the generosity of area businesses and individuals over a quarter of
a million dollars has been raised to fund CHIP this fiscal year, alone.
Unfortunately, more than 350 children under the age of 6 are still on a
waiting list to receive consistent medical care.
Mike Stevens reporting for Healthcheck.))
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
The sports department is well represented today--Roy Stanley has some tennis
news...
ANCHOR=Connie
And Steve Mason rounds out the day with some racing in tonight's Two Minute
Ticker.
S5-NBA
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NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
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GRAPHIC=TWO MINUTE TICKER
Welcome everybody to the start of the weekend, and tonight's two minute
ticker.
SS=charlotte
The Winston Cup stars are expecting one hot night at the Charlotte Motor
Speedway this evening
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SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00
as qualifying for tomorrow night's Winston all-star race takes place under
the lights.
20 cars will qualify tonight, including defending Winston champ Michael
Waltrip in his new Dalmation painted car.
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S5-Tennis
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-2
GRAPHIC=NCAA LOGO
The NCAA Division 3 tennis championship is back in Lexington, with the
Washington and Lee Generals hosting the event for the third time.
Roy Stanley has more with the favorites, known as the Banana Slugs.
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SUPER=03-Lexington; :00
SUPER=01-Bob Hansen/UC-Santa Cruz Head Coach; :
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((Two time defending national champion Santa Cruz and top ranked Kalamazoo head
the field in the field in the team competition.
Santa Cruz has finished first or second in the championship 8 times out of
the last nine years and that run started in Lexington.))
((BOB HANSEN/UC-SANTA CRUZ HEAD COACH: ))
((Hansen and the Banana Slugs return to Lexington this year with a 15 and 2
record. However, This is one of the youngest teams that Hansen has ever
coached.
He knows the competition well but Hansen concerned about his teams
performance after the cross country trip from California.))
((HANSEN: ))
((ROY STANDUP: ))
((HANSEN: ))
((The tournament will continue through the weekend with the finals in singles
and doubles competition scheduled for next Wednesday.
In Lexington, Roy Stanley News 7 sports.))
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ANCHOR=STEVE
SS=TWO MINUTE TICKER
More sports coming your way at six, including Tiger Woods; who shot a SIX
under 64 in today's second round of the Byron Nelson Classic. Plus; the lady's
Future event in Forest. see ya then.
take a break
5-Boonsboro
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#596-17
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Warren G. Harding had just moved into the White House when Boonsboro HIGH
School opened in 1921.
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SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
It's now an elementary school. The last HIGH school class graduated
30-years ago.
Today's students celebrated the school's 75th anniversary with a series of
skits depicting events of the past seven and a half decades.
Elvis was there- -including some out-of control fans.
The Beatles put in an appearence, too... everything from the civil rights
movement to the space program was remembered.
History from an elementary perspective.
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by SS