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Straight ahead on news 7-
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We'll check in at Carilion Bedford Memorial hospital one day after fire there.
Investigators arrive at the scene of yesterday's plane crash.
Plus children are among those ready to testify against Timothy McVeigh.
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Wx-Heads
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A one day break ahead with a little sun. Then we head for the clouds and rain again late Friday.

MEDICAL-HEADS


ANCHOR=Connie
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Planning for disasters-- the difficult duty of keeping the public out of harm's way. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
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((LOU VENHORST/EVACUATED MOTHER: THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE BUILDING AND IT WAS HOT, TENSION WAS THERE, NO THEY WERE HUSTLING AND GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THERE, IS WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.))
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Are things getting back to normal at Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital?
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=fire aftermath


A sigh or relief in the city of Bedford today where things are calming down after fire forced the evacuation of part of Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital last night.
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Steve Smallshaw is outside the hospital, where it looks a lot less hectic than they were about 20-hours ago.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#597-28
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Federal investigators are searching for the cause of yesterday's fatal plane crash in Montgomery County.
They arrived late this morning and began their analysis of debris that's scattered over a wide area.
double boxes Jean/Joe


Joe Dashiell has more tonight on the progress of their investigation.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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All three plane crash victims are from well known families in the area,
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Clifford Wells is the former C-E-O of James River Limestone a (Buck-anan) Buchanan company that was recently sold.
He was an aviator who had been flying for well over four decades.
Tim Sprinkle is the son of Ray Sprinkle a former school board chairman in Botetourt County.
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Friends say he had finally found his niche as a flight instructor at Hillman aviation.
Charles David Smith is the son of Salem City Manager Randy Smith.
Known as David, he was a flight instructor at Hillman aviation as well, with designs on someday becoming an airline pilot.
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5-Ok-Trial


ANCHOR=Jean
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A nine year old who lost his mother in the Oklahoma City bombing
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is expected to take the stand in the trial's penalty phase.
Clint (Sigh-dell) Siedl arrived at court today.
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((CLINT SIEDL/VICTIM'S SON: AND THAT JUST WOULDN'T BE RIGHT IF HE DON'T GET THE DEATH PENALTY CAUSE HE KILLED 168 PEOPLE AND IT'S JUT NOT RIGHT. YOU DON'T GET OFF THAT EASY.))
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The first prosecution witness today- one of the first policemen on the scene who helped rescue people.
Jurors must decide whether Timothy McVeigh will receive the death penalty.
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Christy Brzonkala begins her appeal-- The former Virginia Tech Student says she was raped by Tech football players.
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The F-B-I says there's "a full court press" under way to find dangerous weapons stolen from a SWAT truck.
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ANCHOR=Connie


In the Netherlands, assisted suicide has been practiced legally for two decades.
Both criticism and praise for the Dutch system-- coming up on Health Check. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


Also coming up-- Patrick Evans has a history lesson for us.
ANCHOR=Connie


A report from the George C. Marshall Foundation and Museum when we come back. cc sponsor
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5-Crenshaw


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
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TAPE#597-27
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The owners of Crenshaws TV and Appliance Stores is suing WDBJ-7 for 30 million dollars.
The lawsuit, filed today in circut court, accuses WDBJ-7 of negligence, and conspiring to harm the company's business.
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The suit refers to a series of reports WDBJ-7 aired last year about Crenshaw's purchase of Holdrens stores in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
We reported that Crenshaws, after initially honoring Holdren's extended warranties, stopped doing so.
Crenshaw's says after the reports, sales decreased significantly.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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WDBJ General Manager Bob Lee called the lawsuit "ridiculous", and said the station would withhold further comment pending consultation with its attorneys.
In March, WDBJ-7 filed a lawsuit against Crenshaws attempt to collect nearly 50-thousand dollars in unpaid advertising bills--advertising purchased months after the station aired the warranty reports.
The issue of Crenshaw's warranty coverage is still being investigated by the Virginia Office Of Consumer Affairs, which referred the matter to the state Attorney General's Office for review and possible enforcement action.

5-Brzonkala


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
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TAPE#597-24
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Virginia Tech's "he said, she said" scandal over an alleged gang rape by two former football players hit the U-S Court of Appeals today.
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At this stage, Christy Brzonkala's UNproven rape allegations have boiled down to two points:
--did Virginia Tech respond inappropriately to her rape allegations and thereby violate Title Nine protections for women in higher education?
--and did Congress have the power under the "commerce clause" to enact the Violence Against Women Act?
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((JULIE GOLDSCHEID/BRZONKALA ATTORNEY: AS ONE OF THE JUSTICES NOTED, IF YOU HAVE WOMEN NOT GOING TO PARTICULAR SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF RAPE ON THAT CAMPUS AND THEY'RE AFRAID THAT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL WON'T RESPOND CORRECTLY TO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSUALT OR RAPE, YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON COMMERCE.))
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Former football player Tony Morrison was in court.
Morrison was never criminally charged.
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((DAVID PAXTON/MORRISON'S ATTORNEY: THIS IS THE DIFFICULT THING I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS AND THAT'S WHAT OUR ARGUMENTS AT THIS LEVEL DEALS WITH. PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT THING THOUGH TODAY FOR MY CLIENT IS TO HAVE TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO THE ALLEGATIONS AS IF HE IS CONVICTED.))
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A three judge panel will NOT rule for several weeks.

5-FBI-Theft


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-B
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The F-B-I Director says he'll do everything possible to find a cache of weapons stolen from an F-B-I van.
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The burned out van was found in Memphis yesterday- stolen from a motel parking lot.
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((LOUIS FREEH/FBI DIRECTOR: WE CERTAINLY HAVE PUT ON A FULL COURT PRESS TO TRY TO IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVE AND FIND THOSE WEAPONS WHICH ARE VERY DANGEROUS WEAPONS AS YOU DESCRIBE THEM.))
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Freeh says the investigation is looking into why the van was parked in the motel parking lot.
He says normally FBI vehicles are parked in police lots or other secure areas.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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Still to come on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- Georgia Tech's new athletic director returns to Virginia Tech to say goodbye...
ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check, a lesson in emergency preparedness--
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after last night's fire at Bedford Memorial Hospital.
The challenges-- in planning for the unpredictable, always at the ready for the worst.
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5-Disaster-Plan


ANCHOR=Connie
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On Health Check-- we've got safety on our minds-- after last night's close call for Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital.
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As we reported, more than 80 patients were evacuated from the facility last night-- when a fire broke out.
There were no serious injuries-- mostly just jangled nerves-- and today, the day after....we are all mindful-- it could have been much worse.
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5-Gilbert


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We're going to take a moment now and focus on the issues hospitals and medical facilities face in preparing for the unexpected-- and keeping an especially vulnerable population safe. two-shot Connie & guest
With us now is Dr. Carol Gilbert, the Trauma Director at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital--
Thanks for joining us, Dr. Gilbert-- first, your impression of the way things were handled last night in Bedford by all involved.
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Q & A HERE
All in all, not to diminish anyone's experience-- but last night's fire could be considered a valuable lesson in preparedness.
Thanks for joining us Dr. Gilbert.


5-Euthanasia


ANCHOR=Connie
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The U-S Supreme is expected to decide soon on a major legal case of medicine and ethics.
The issue is doctor assisted suicide for patients who say they are too sick to live, and need help to die.
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Both sides have cited the Netherlands, assisted suicide has been regularly practiced for two decades.
Proponents say the Dutch system could be a model for America-- but one hospice expert in the Netherlands says it's anything but.
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Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Zillich and his colleagues found between 1990 and 1995, reported cases of assisted suicide in the Netherlands rose 30 to 40-percent.
And it's not just used for terminally ill patients, but those who are chronically ill or suffering psychological pain.
And co-author Dr. Herbert Hendon says there's another ominous trend.
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((THE NUMBER OF CASES WHERE DOCTORS PUT PATIENTS TO DEATH WITHOUT GETTING THE CONSENT OF THE PATIENT, WHERE THE DOCTOR DECIDED IT WAS TIME AND IT WAS APPROPRIATE AND THE DOCTOR ENDED THE PATIENT'S LIFE.))
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Dr. Timothy Quill, though says it's not about assisted suicide-- it's about helping patients when their care fails them.
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((DR. TIMOTHY QUILL: ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO BRING THESE PROCESSES OUT OF THE CLOSET, BUT THAT WOULD BE PREDICTABLE FOR PATIENTS AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR PHYSICIANS HAS GOT TO BE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.))
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Some four-thousand people die through assisted suicide in this country each year-- about the same number as in the Netherlands.
Opponents say legalizing it would open the flood gates.
Supporters say legalizing a practice that's already taking place can only help patients. Forecasts
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ANCHOR=Jean
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His plan was pivotal in world history...and in just a short car ride, you can learn more about him.
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5-Geo-Marshall


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=pev
TAPE#597-17
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On June Fifth, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall delivered his "plan" to rebuild Europe after the devestation of World War II. He spoke at Harvard's Commmencement--
Just 45 minutes from Roanoke, the George C. Marshall Foundation and Museum offers an in-depth look at the man behind this historic plan.
Patrick Evans checked it out earlier today.
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jean toss to sports

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WRITER=Roy
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Welcome folks to the midweek two minute ticker.
Let me first remind folks that Byrd and Franklin County are playing in respective baseball state quarterfinal games tonight in Vinton and Rocky Mount that were postponed from last night. Grayson County is also hosting one at six tonight in Independence.
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No games, just some change today in Blacksburg as Dave Braine returned to Blacksburg to say so long to many of his friends.
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Roy Stanley has more from the Hokies campus on his departure for Georgia Tech.
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((Braine's ties to Virginia Tech run deeper than the Athletic Department. His son is a Tech Graduate and his daughter is working toward her degree from the university.
Braine took over the position 9 years ago and Hokie athletics have been recognized nationally under his leadership.)) ((DAVE BRAINE/NEW GEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: )) ((In 1995 Braine promoted Sharon McCloskey as the senior associate athletic director and she will take over the position on an interim basis.)) ((SHARON MCCLOSKEY/TECH INTERIM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: )) ((ROY STANDUP: ))
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Former Northside star Kelly Dampeer is the latest local product to be selected in the Major League baseball Draft.
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Kelly, who batted .353 this season and is Radford University's all time homerun leader, was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round. He begins pursuit of his life long dream immediately.
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((KELLY DAMPEER/10 HOMERUNS, 57 RBI'S THIS SEASON:))
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ANCHOR=Mike
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Radford right handed pitcher Tim Manwiller has also been drafted. The Oakland A's selected the senior in the 30th round. Manwiller was 8 and 4 this season. He's the third pitcher from either Radford or Virginia Tech to be chosen by Oakland.
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Don't forget everyone; game two of the NBA finals between Chicago and Utah tips off tonight at 9.
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Coming up at six; highlights from Glenvar's state quarterfinals softball game; see ya then.

5-Mock-Convention


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5 pm
WRITER=tte
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A Danville middle school's won a national award for last fall's mock convention.
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E-A Gibson Middle School students were decked out in red, white and blue, singing they're "all American... all the way."
They stood in groups of three... a governor and two delegates representing each state.
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((CHRIS VICKERS/CONVENTION CHAIRMAN: I LOVE POLITICS. IT'S ABOUT MY FAVORITE THING TO DISCUSS OR THINK ABOUT. I REALLY LOVE IT.))
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Media Specialist Bobbi Hudson read a letter from Governor Allen... congratulating the students.
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((BOBBI HUDSON/MEDIA SPECIALIST: WE ARE ECSTATIC. TO THINK THAT VIRGINIA HAS A WINNER IN A SMALL SCHOOL, IN A SMALL CITY LIKE DANVILLE, IS OVERWHELMING.))
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Senator Charles Hawkins and several city leaders also praised the student's success.
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bye


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE


That's it for NEWS-7 at FIVE-- for more news later tonight-- full screen
Join Connie Stevens for our local primetime newscast, NEWS-7 Primetime -- tonight at 10 on WEFC. See you later, Goodnight ANCHOR=Jean
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