WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 07/18/97

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ANCHOR=Jean

Coming up on News 7-
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VO-NAT

One man is dead, a woman wounded and a Henry county man behind bars charged with the crime.
Hurricane Danny is heading toward land.
Plus more students are heading to Radford University.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None

Just ahead in weather, the weekend forecast, the beach forecast and a look in on the first hurricane to affect the mainland this year. MEDICAL-HEADS
ANCHOR=Connie

On Health Check--
Faith and healing-- in terms of health.
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VO-NAT

One group of scientists seems to agree that quote-- "there's something going on."
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ANCHOR=Jean

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ANCHOR=Jean
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VO-NAT

A 36-year old Henry County man is behind bars, charged with first degree murder.
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5-Henry-Murder

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#547-21
GRAPHIC=News 7 at Five

Good afternoon I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=Shooting

Last night wasn't the first time Danny Hall is accused of firing shots in the home at 215 Lackey Road, but this time it was fatal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;

Henry County Police say Hall sprayed dozens of rounds last night killing 23-year old David Lawson.
Hall's estranged wife Sandra was also shot in the upper right leg.
She in good condition today at Baptist Hospital.
A third victim managed to escape without injury...
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((LT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.: THERE WERE THREE INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOUSE. THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I'VE LISTED AS BEING WOUNDED AND A 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. WE'RE NOT GIVING HER NAME AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF HER AGE, BUT SHE WAS A WITNESS TO THE THE INCIDENT AND SHE WAS FORTUNATE THAT SHE WAS NOT WOUNDED BY ANY OF THE STRAY BULLETS IN THIS INCIDENT.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
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Charges that Hall shot at his wife back in April were dropped at a hearing earlier this year.
Hall is currently being held in the Henry County jail on four felony charges including first-degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm.
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5-Mary-Dalton

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

A convicted killer's testimony has helped send his sister to prison.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chatham/Yesterday

A Pittsylvania County jury today found Mary Dalton guilty of second degree murder, and sentenced her to 15 years in prison.
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./December, 1995

The 19-year-old woman was convicted in the murder of an elderly man two years ago.
Dalton's brother Paul was convicted of killing Aubrey Atkins, but he testified that he confessed only to protect his sister.
Mary Dalton was also found guilty of illegal use of a firearm, and accessory to robbery.
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5-Danny

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net-A
GRAPHIC=Hurricane

Hurricane Danny is churning toward land with winds of 75 miles an hour.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Grand Isle, LA;

Danny passed over the barrier islands of Louisiana last night- dumping rain and flooding highways.
It's now off the coast of Mississippi and Alabama- Landfall is expected sometime tonight.
SUPER=03-Pascagoula, MS;

In (Pasca-gula) Pascagoula, Mississippi folks are boarding up and heading out.
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((WE'RE GETTING A LATE START CAUSE IT TURNED INTO A HURRICANE JUST LAST NIGHT.))
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VO-NAT

People are stocking up on food, water and batteries and many are heading to safer ground.
Danny is creeping along the gulf- drifting toward the Northeast.
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5-Versace

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net B
GRAPHIC=Gianni Versace

The city of Miami paid its lasts respects to Gianni Versace today-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami Beach, FL;

Hundreds attended a closed door memorial service-
Many honored the designer by wearing Versace designs in black.
The fashion designer was gunned down outside his mansion on Tuesday.
Meanwhile the manhunt continues for suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan.
The 27 year old is wanted for 5 murders.
Police haven't determined if yesterday's murder of a Miami Springs' doctor is connected. Witnesses said a man fitting Cunanan's description was seen fleeing the scene.
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((FIVE FOOT TEN, DARK HAIR, SLIM BUILD. THAT'S A VERY GENERIC DESCRIPTION. IT FITS PROBABLY FORTY PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN MIAMI.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Pete Andreu/Metro-Dade Police Dept.;
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VO-NAT

Meanwhile police are watching airports and bus terminals carefully.
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5-Abortion

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Abortion

Virginia's parental notification law went into effect earlier this month, but already a judge has issued a waiver to it.
The Richmond Times Dispatch says a 17 year old girl told a judge in Charlottesville she did not want to tell her parents she wanted an abortion quote "because they would kill her if they found out."
The judge ruled yesterday the girl would not have to notify her parents.
Officials said the teenager has not yet had the procedure.
Locally David Nova of Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge says his group has discussed the judicial waiver provision of the law with several clients.
But Nova says so far, none of his clients has applied for it.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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Women will soon join the ranks of the Roanoke fire department. That story is coming up next on News 7 at Five.
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VO-NAT

And if your son or daughter is getting ready to enter Radford University, they will have plenty of company. This year's freshmen class is one of the largest in recent years.
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ANCHOR=Connie

Chronic Pain is a problem for millions-- and it is on the rise.
As we'll hear on Health Check, the American Medical Association wants something done about it. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean

Also Roanoke's Mill Mountain Zoo is all decked out for its big annual fundraiser.
ANCHOR=Connie

Denise Allen will join us with a preview of Zoo Do. cc sponsor
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5-Electric-Chair

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
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Florida's electric chair is not cruel or unusual punishment-
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SUPER=@file;
That's what a judge ruled today- saying the 23 hundred volts of electricity bring almost instant death.
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((JUDGE A.C. SOUD/FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT: HIS HEART WENT INTO INSTANT FIBRILLATION ALL OF WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PERMIT HIS DEATH TO OCCUR WITHIN 34 SECONDS OF THE INITIAL JOLT OF ELECTRICITY. HE SUFFERED NO CONSCIOUS PAIN.))
SUPER=01-Judge A.C. Soud/Florida Circuit Court;
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=None

Soud turned down a death row inmates appeal to ban the electric chair.
But the chair may be on its way out in Florida anyway.
Lawmakers passed a bill that would phase in lethal injection.

5-Firefighters

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=Five
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal

The first recruits hired under Roanoke's merged fire and emergency medical services department have received their badges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The group includes six new recruits and 28 members of the former E-M-S department.
Five of those certified as fire fighters are women. They say they're ready to meet the challenge.
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((NICOLE WADE/ROANOKE FIRE-EMS: IT'S VERY PHYSICALLY TAXING. THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE UNIFORM, THE TURNOUT GEAR, PLUS THE ADDED HEAT. IT MAKES IT VERY PHYSICALLY TAXING LIKE I SAID, GOD BE WITH ME I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.)) ((MARCI DEAL/ROANOKE-EMS ROOKIE: WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING ON OUR OWN. WE HAVE TO PASS THE SAME TESTS AS THE GENTLEMEN. THEY DON'T TREAT US ANY DIFFERENTLY.))
SUPER=01-Nicole Wade/Roanoke Fire-EMS Rookie; :00
SUPER=01-Marci Deal/Roanoke Fire-EMS Rookie; :14
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VO-NAT

The 13 week rookie school teaches fire fighting strategy and other rescue techniques.
The new recruits start on the job next week.
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5-Radford-Enrollment

ANCHOR=JEAN
NEWSCAST=5PM
WRITER=mjo
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GRAPHIC=Radford University

Radford University is reversing a trend of recent years--enrollment is once again on the rise.
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SUPER=03-Radford/File Tape;

School officials say there's been a lot of interest in new programs and they believe that's part of the reason for a 25 percent increase in summer school enrollment.
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((DR. GARY ELLERMAN/CONTINUING EDUCATION DIRECTOR: THE MAY-MESTER WAS CLEARLY A SUCCESS. THE THREE, THREE AND A HALF WEEK PROGRAM THAT WE PUT IN. BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE SOME WONDERFUL OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS. THAT PRESENTED SOME REAL CHALLENGES FOR FACULTY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO TAKE A COURSE THAT ORDINARILY THEY WOULD TEACH OVER A 15 WEEK PERIOD AND CONDENSE IT DOWN TO 3 WEEKS AND THE RESULTS WE'RE GETTING ON THE SURVEY SHOW THAT BOTH THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS LIKE THAT. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Gary Ellerman/Continuing Education Director
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VO-NAT

This fall's enrollment is also up. The freshman class will be 10 percent larger than last year.
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape;

Virginia Tech on the other hand is trying to decrease its number of students. Despite a record number of applicants, 300 fewer freshmen were accepted.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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There's dining by candlelight but how about dining with the animals? It's happening at Roanoke's Mill Mountain Zoo.
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(Denise ad lib)

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STOCKS BUMP NEXT
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5-Zoo-Do

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=dal
TAPE#597-30
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The staff at Mill Mountain Zoo is always looking for ways to raise money and support the zoo operation.
Their biggest annual fundraiser gets underway tonight.
Denise Allen is there--
Double Boxes=Jean and Denise/Microwave

Denise what can you tell us about the Zoo-Do event?
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SUPER=21-Denise Allen;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;

SUPER=01-Becky Beard/Special Events Coordinator
(Denise ad lib live interview)
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(Denise toss to Robin)

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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
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A dip in the pool is a good way to beat the stifling temperatures.
Coming up on News 7 at Five we'll tell you about a program that's letting some local kids enjoy the water.
ANCHOR=Connie

A breakthrough fertility technique--
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VO-NAT

On Health Check, we'll tell you about Cytoplasmic Transfer-- which has brought one couple a healthy little girl.
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((IT'S A COMPLETE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY. NOW WE'RE CORRECTING INTRACELLULAR DEFECTS AND ALLOWING CELLS THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD NO POTENTIAL TO MAKE A VIABLE INFANT-- CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A VIABLE HEALTHY BABY. ))
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six-preview

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
SUPER=@Keith1;

Good Afternoon.
I'm Keith Humphry with a preview of one story you'll see tonight on NEWS-7 at SIX.
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VO-NAT

You may remember the pair of prosecutors that traded places between Roanoke and Honolulu last year.
They exchanged jobs in their respective U-S Attorney's Offices- -traded case loads, homes, cars- -even clothes, HE says.
Now they're doing it again- -with a new wrinkle.
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Talent=Keith Live/Newsroom

We'll tell you what that is- -AND let you in on a secret we DIDN'T tell you about the first time.
It's a little love story, Jean ...coming up on News 7 at Six.
Double Boxes=Jean and Keith/Newsroom
(Keith toss to Jean)

5-Medicare-Fraud

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=Medicare

Medicare paid 23-- billion dollars more than it should have just last year.
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VO-NAT

Government auditors say for every dollar spent on the health program for the elderly, they estimate 14 cents was lost to either fraud, abuse or simple error.
The audit comes as Congress considers ways to curb the growth of Medicare spending.
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5-HMO

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-28
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT

And health maintenance organizations may not be shouldering their share of the burden when it comes to providing insurance for the elderly.
A new study finds many elderly patients switch out of their H-M-O's to other insurers when they become ill-- and rejoin them when they get better.
Congress is considering lowering its medicare reimbursement to H-M-O's.
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5-Chronic-Pain

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is considered an epidemic-- effecting tens of million Americans, suffering from pain so severe they can't lead productive lives.
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SUPER=03-Boston; :

The American Medical Association says there's been an alarming rise in cases-- because 40-percent of the time, doctors mis-diagnose the reason behind the pain....
A reason that may be treatable through surgery.
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((DR. CHRISTINE ASDOURIAN/ANESTHESIOLOGIST: PEOPLE DON'T TOLERATE AS MUCH PAIN ANY MORE, THEY WON'T GO BACK TO WORK WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PAIN, THEY'LL COME AND SEE US.))
SUPER=01-Christine Asdourian/Anesthesiologist; :
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OUT Q=and see us.
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The organization is urging doctors to talk to their headache patients about alternative therapies such as stress management.
As for traditional treatments, there's concern chronic pain patients are taking too much aspirin and over the counter remedies.
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IN Q=I've had patients
((DR. NELSON HENDLER/MENSANA CLINIC: I'VE HAD PATIENTS WHO TAKE 10, 12, 14 ASPIRINS A DAY. THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK FOR A SERIOUS COMPLICATION. THEY MAY HAVE BLEEDING THAT LANDS THEM IN THE HOSPITAL. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Nelson Hendler/Mensana Clinic; :
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VO-NAT

The A-M-A says many cases of chronic pain could be prevented-- if Americans were in better physical shape and exercised regularly.
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5-Faith

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=Healing Powers

Some top scientists say their work supports the idea that religious faith and spirituality can improve health and well-being.
The scientists, meeting this week in Washington, say spirituality can help prevent illness, help people cope with it, help in treatment and help speed up recovery from it.
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The belief is that spirituality gives people reason to keep trying in difficult circumstances-- and religious faith usually provides a good source of social support.
The National Institute for Healthcare Research is trying to encourage scientific study of the phenomenon.
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5-Fertility

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-35
GRAPHIC=Infertility

A new high-tech treatment for infertility.
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VO-NAT

Here's the living proof-- two-month old Emma, conceived in a laboratory and born to Maureen and Micheal Ott.
39-year-old Maureen has defective eggs-- after four failed in-vitro fertilizations, she allowed doctors in New Jersey to experiment-- and perform what's called a cytoplasmic transfer.
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((DR. JACQUES COHEN/ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER: THIS IS SURGERY ON A CELLULAR SCALE. WE BASICALLY DO A MICROSURGERY TECHNIQUE ON ONE CELL, THE EGG. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Jacques Cohen/St. Barnabas Medical Center
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The egg is made up of two parts-- a nucleus, which contains a mother's genetic material...and cytoplasm which fuels the egg's development.
Doctors removed a small amount of the cytoplasm from the healthy egg of another woman, a donor.
They inserted it into Maureen's egg, along with her husband Micheal's sperm.
Then, the embryo began to develop.
Despite the involvement of another woman, genetically, Emma is purely Micheal and Maureen's.
Doctors have performed this transfer in only six cases-- and in four cases, they failed.
A second woman is now pregnant-- and of course, there is Emma.
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ANCHOR=Jean

In sports--training camp time for the Washington Redskins.
ANCHOR=Connie

And Nascar qualifying at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. Here's Steve Mason with the Two Minute Ticker.

S5-Qualify

ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#ST5-29
GRAPHIC=Pocono

Winston Cup drivers waited through a brief rain delay before qualifying began at Pocono for Sunday's Pennsylvania 500.
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SUPER=03-Long Pond, PA/Fox; :00

Wally DallenBach was on the pole for most of the afternoon before Joe nemechek knocked him off with a speed of 168.881 miles per hour. 10 cars still need to qualify; here's your top 10. wipe to boards
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ANCHOR=Steve

From the track to the gridiron. Former cave Spring and Virginia standout Tiki Barber has arrived at Giants training camp with his new three year deal. Camp began today and we will hear what Tiki has to say at six.

S5-Redskins

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-28
GRAPHIC=Skins Camp

The Washington Redskins opened their 1997 training camp by opening up their wallets and giving quarterback Guss Frerotte a bigger allowance for the next four seasons.
Mike Stevens and photographer Scott Ayers have more on Gus's new deal as the first day of camp.
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SUPER=01-Norv Turner/Redskins Head Coach; :50
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ANCHOR=Steve

coming up at six; Roy Stanley will have a report on how the heat is affecting a couple of outdoor events in the commonwealth games.

5-Swimming-Lessons

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-26
GRAPHIC=None

Many of us find relief from the summer heat by visiting the pool.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

In Roanoke the Red Cross is offering swimming lessons to low income families.
Delania Lee signed up for the free swimming course, along with her young children.
She's hoping the extra practice will help her become a lifeguard.
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IN Q=I knew how
((DELANIA LEE/SWIMMING STUDENT: I KNEW HOW TO SWIM, BUT I FOUND THAT YOU LEARN MORE WHEN YOU HAVE THE INSTRUCTORS. THEY TEACH YOU MORE. AND SOME THINGS I THOUGHT I KNEW, THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. SO, I HAVE FUN. ))
SUPER=01-Delania Lee/Swimming Student;
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OUT Q=so i have fun
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VO-NAT

Instructors hope the program will encourage more inner city kids to take part in swimming as a sport.
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((TALENA COX/SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR: DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S NOT MANY ROLE MODELS FOR THE CHILDREN IN THESE AREAS, IN SWIMMING, WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE THAT LATER ON IN LIFE. ))
SUPER=01-Talena Cox/Swimming Instructor;
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OUT Q=later on in life
Talent=Jean
SS=None

Red Cross organizers say 40 people are taking part in the course this summer-- and they have room for 40 more. The program is being funded through a grant from the Downtown Rotary Club.