WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/19/97

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Next on News 7-
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Teacher pay or school construction- It seems to be the case of one or the other in Bedford County.
A Virginia Tech player is on his way to jail this weekend.
Plus this lobster could've been dinner- but thanks to one Roanoke Family it's back to the ocean.
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News 7 is next.

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Good Evening.
It looks like the court-martial will proceed for the nation's first female B-52 bomber pilot.
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Kelly Flinn requested an honorable discharge, instead of a trial on adultery charges and disobeying orders.
But Pentagon sources say the secretary of the Air Force doesn't intend to grant that request.
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This lobster could have been on the dinner table- instead its' heading back to the water off Maine.
A Roanoke family bought the big lobster from a local grocery store to save it.
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Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

Bedford-Schools

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They asked, but they did "not" receive...
Bedford County supervisors tonight refused to give the county's school board more money to finish out the school year.
Instead, school officials may have to resort to another principle.. robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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(( Bedford County school officials say they need at least a million dollars to pay their teachers and meet bills between now and June 30th..
..but the school system's request for more money fell on unsympathetic ears at the board of supervisors meeting.
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((BOB CROUCH/SUPERVISOR: SPENDING HAS GOT TO BE CUT AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS MADE.. WHAT WE GIVE 'EM.))
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For the third straight year, supervisors were asked to bail out the school system, which is finishing its fiscal year more than two million dollars in the red.
Rather than cutting them another check, supervisors want the school board to take the money it needs out of a fund it had set aside for school construction.
How THAT money will be replaced was left for another night.
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Betty Earle, who was the only school board member to attend the meeting, says the problem still exists.
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The school board will make a decision at its meeting Thursday night.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford.))

Brown

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Former Virginia Tech football star Cornell Brown will spend a weekend in jail for his part in a brawl on campus last year.
Brown is a recent NFL draft selection.
As Eric Earnhart reports he lost a battle of credibility in court.
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((It was one side's word against another... Jonathan Nelson saying he had no doubt Cornell Brown hit him during an altercation in front of Squires Student Center.

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Brown said he didn't hit anyone. On the stand he admitted he took a swing at someone, but said he didn;t know who.

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The judge found Brown guilty, sentencing him to 30 days in jail, with all but two suspended.
Afterwards, Nelson and Hilliard Sumner, another alleged victim who testified, had this to say.

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Brown had no comment on the verdict.

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cleaveland says Brown will NOT appeal. He'll probably serve his sentence this weekend, Eric Earnhart, News 7))

Knowles

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A Christiansburg man accused of killing his wife and wounding his daughter pled not guilty today.
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Michael Knowles allegedly killed his wife because he thought she was having an affair that began on the internet.
He admitted killing her in a letter to Ann Landers, then sued Landers when she published the letter.
Today he said he was innocent, and made another claim.
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Knowles' jury trial is scheduled to begin May 27th.
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Bramblett

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Drugs, sex and murder. That's what the jurors in the trial of Earl Bramblett have to look forward to... and that's after they hear all the evidence in the arson and capital case in the deaths of a Vinton family of four.
If a jury convicts Bramblett, the prosecutor intends to put on evidence of other crimes that have never been to court.
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Bramblett was once a suspect in the 1977 disappearance of two 14-year old girls. He was questioned but never formally accused of killing them.
In 1984, he WAS tried- -but found NOT guilty- -of sexually molesting the 10-year old sister of one of his employees.
The defense wants to keep those cases out. But if Bramlett is found guilty, those cases and others could come up in the penalty phase of his trial.
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Murder-Arrests

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Appomattox County authorities got a break in their first murder case in three years.
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Last week, the body of 23-year old Lisa Yvonne Crider was found in the James River near Bent Creek.
Crider was killed from a shotgun blast to the head.
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Investigators had few leads to follow until Saturday afternoon, when 18-year olds Trevor Andrew Jones and Brandon Wayne Hedrick were arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska.
They'd been wanted for two armed robberies near Lynchburg earlier this month.
Sheriff Wilson Staples says evidence from the teens' car and statements they gave police implicated them in Crider's murder.
The pair have waived extradition to Virginia and could be returned as early as tomorrow.

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When News 7 at 11 continues, one of the racing world's best known families loses a loved one,
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and Roanoke City Council decides to give itself more time as it reexamines its pay raise.
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Flinn

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The Secretary of the Air Force reportedly has no intention of giving pilot Kelly Flinn an honorable discharge.
Thats according to Pentagon sources tonight.
Liz Mullen reports.
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((Kelly Flinn, the Air Force's first female B-52 bomber pilot, has decided to roll the dice. LT. KELLY FLINN/USAF PILOT: THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHOICE I'VE HAD TO MAKE.
Flinn's choice? To request a resignation in lieu of a court martial, or RILO as it's called, with an honorable discharge. Lt. Flinn faces several charges, one of which is adultery stemming from an affair with a married man who told her he was legally separated. But the Air Force has said it is her denial of the affair to her superiors and her failure to follow a direct order to break it off that it is most concerned with. Flinn's is a risky request because the Air Force brass hasn't issued an honorable dischargd with a RILO in at least 3 years. This type of resignation usually receives a "general" or "less than honorable" discharge.
But Kelly Flinn told "60 Minutes" she can't imagine not flying.
LT. FLINN: I'VE DEDICATED MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THE PURSUIT OF MY DREAMS TO FLYING IN THE AIR FORCE AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT. LIZ MULLEN: PENTAGON SOURCES NOW SAY THE AIR FORCE SECRETARY HAS NO INTENTION OF GRANTING FLINN AN HONORABLE DISCAHRGE. IF THAT'S THE CASE THE COURT MARTIAL WILL CONTINUE HAS SCHEDULED. LIZE MULLEN, MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH DAKOTA.))

Ok-Bombing

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The prosecution is wrapping up its case in the Oklahoma City bombing trial.
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On the stand today- FBI chemists-
One admitted photos taken of truck parts at the scene were mis-identified.
The FBI agent said one piece had been removed from the parking lot, then put back because the FBI forgot to take a picture of it.
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McVeigh's clothing was also a topic in court.
FBI chemists testified they found explosive residue on McVeigh's jeans and shirt- as well as on the ear plugs the government says he used as he fled the explosion.
McVeigh's lawyers will try to show those test results can not be trusted.
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City-Council

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Roanoke City Council decided to give itself more time instead of more money today.
Mayor David Bowers is in line to get a 28-percent pay increase while council members stand to receive a 14-percent raise.
Instead of voting on the controversial issue this afternoon... the decision was postponed for two weeks.
Scott Prince has the story.
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Wood-Brothers

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The wife of NASCAR team owner, Leonard Wood died in a fatal accident over the weekend.
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The Woods were on their way home Saturday night from the Charlotte Motor Speedway when their van was struck head-on.
The couple co-owns the Wood Brothers Winston Cup entry driven by Micheal Waltrip.
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((GARY BIRKETT/WOOD FAMILY FRIEND:BETTY MAE WAS VERY PATIENT AND KIND AND LOVING AND JUST A FINE CHRISTIAN WOMAN.))
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The two people in the car which hit the Woods' van were also killed.
Leonard Wood was treated and released but his daughter and granddaughter remain hospitalized.
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Next on News 7 at 11, we'll see a forgotten side of one of Roanoke's neighborhoods in part one of our series Souteast Stories,
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and it's out of the frying pan, into a flyer as Roanoke's celebrity lobster is flown back to its ocean home.
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1-Southeast-Stories

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The last forty years have not been kind to southeast Roanoke.
Absentee ownership and years of neglect have taken their toll.
Tonight, we begin Southeast Stories: One Neighborhood's Struggle. And in part one, Joe Dashiell turns back the clock.
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Southeast Roanoke still keeps time by the East End Shops, and for more than one hundred years, the railroad has helped to define the neighborhood.
Belmont was founded before the turn of the century, to provide homes for railroad employees. And after the American Viscose Corporation set up shop in 1917, the neighborhood flourished.
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Mary Key moved to southeast Roanoke in the 1930s. Her husband Roy worked for the railroad. Now in their 90s, the two hold fond memories of safe streets, well- kept homes and friendly neighbors.
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The American Viscose plant employed five thousand at the peak of production. As Clare White, noted in her history of Roanoke, the 1930 city directory claimed the largest rayon- producing mill in the world, along with the largest railroad shop in the south.
But by the mid-50s, the shops had produced their last steam locomotive, and by the end of the decade, the Viscose plant had closed. In one year, almost four thousand workers lost their jobs.
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Lacy Edwards remembers a life spent on a bicycle, carrying newspapers and playing sports.
A football star at Virginia Tech, he became a senior executive at Dominion Bank, and is now among the Roanoke Valley's most successful real estate agents.
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But times change, and in part two of Southeast Stories, we'll consider some of the issues and attitudes that challenge the neighborhood today.
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S-Score

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Tiger Woods already has the golf world by the tail, and yesterday he put a few more dollars in the bank.
In New York, Woods signed a contract to be the official spokesman for American Express.
It is said to be worth $30 million dollars over 5 years.
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S-Avalanche

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The Salem Avalanche and Lynchburg Hillcats were in action last night at Salem Memorial.
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Salem has struggled all year to produce offense at the plate, but not last night.
The Avalanche scored 18 runs in seven innings in game one. Vincente Garcia's blast to deep left field bounces off the fence and chases in the ninth run of the night. It's 9-to-3 in the 4th.
Salem then chased Garcia home in the bottom of the fifth as Salvador Duverge's fielders choice to short makes it 13-to-3 in the bottom of the fifth.
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Then in the bottom of the sixth, Gilbert Vidal gives one a ride over the left field fence for a three run homer.
Justin Drizos and Garcia score Salem wins game one 18-to-3.
The Avalanche comes back in the nightcap to sweep the doubleheader with a 5-to-3 win.
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S-NBA

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Game one of the NBA's western conference finals opened last night in Salt Lake City as the Jazz hosted the Rockets in game one.
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Utah came out hot on its home floor as Jeff Hornacek converts the nice pass into a layin as the Jazz takes control early.
But Hakeem Olajuwan has been a one man wrecking crew in this game for the Rockets. He scored 18 in the first half.
Karl Malone would hold his own inside with the big hoop over Charles Barkley in the post.
And the Utah Jazz bench has been tough. Bryan Russell with the steal and
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the breakaway layin. Utah wins game one 101 to 86.
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S-NHL

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The Western conference finals in the Stanley Cup playoffs were in Detroit last night with game three between the Red Wings and Avalanche.
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The score was tied at one-all in the third when Vyacheslav Kozlov took the puck off the assist from Sergei Federov and Doug Brown and beat Patrick Roy with the eventual game winner.
Kozlov had two goals and the Red SUPER=31-Colorado/1/Detroit/2/Red Wings
Lead 2-to-1; Wings now have a 2 games to one advantage over Colorado.
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S-Golf

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44 captains choice teams took advantage of the beautiful day to help out junior golf at the first annual King Family Memorial golf tournament.
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Money raised from yesterday's event at Blue Hills made it possible for the club to award Greg Austin with a $2000 dollar scholarship to further his education.
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They hope to fund as many as 4 scholarships in the future.

Sports Tease

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Still to come tonight, the Hokies get ready for their NCAA baseball opener,
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And another national champion is crowned in Salem in the Division Two ranks.
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S-Tech

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Virginia Tech found out it is playing Southern Cal in it's NCAA baseball opener later this week.
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Steve Mason talked with the team this afternoon.
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S-Softball

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California University of Pennsylvania captured its own NCAA division two softball national championship today with a one run win over Wisconsin-Parkside.
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The game was tied at 1-all in the middle innings and Wisconsin Parkside Rangers needed a little defense to keep it that way.
Kathy Hillsdonk makes the leaping catch at the fence in the center field to preserve the tie.
But it was just a matter of time before Cal-Pennsylvania's Kerry Novack knocked in the game winner in the bottom of the 6th.
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Lith Webb scores from second and the Vulcans win the Division Two national championship 2-to-1 to cap another fun week in the City of champions.
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Lobster-Free

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A local lobster has escaped the cookpot and tonight he is on his way to a new home thanks to a Roanoke family.
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Marrianne Morse and her son Stephen picked-up Larry the lobster from a nearby Rack and Sack food store.
The family bought the 20-year old lobster for $100 after reading about it in the local newspaper.
They're overnighting Larry to New Hampshire.
There, a member of the group P-E-T-A -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals--will drive the crustacean to Maine.
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((MARRIANE MORSE: SO MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY OR DURING YOUR LIFE, YOU GET ALL TIED-UP IN LITTLE THINGS THAT DON'T MEAN A LOT AND IT'S JUST KIND OF A NEAT RELEASE TO THINK, "I CAN REALLY DO SOMETHING FOR THIS LITTLE LOBSTER AND PUT HIM BACK IN AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL FIND SOME SONS, AUNTS AND SISTERS OR SOMETHING IN MAINE.))
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Once in Maine, Larry will be released in an area where fishing is prohibited.
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