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NEWS-7 AT FIVE is straight ahead--
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Cave Spring High School students continue grappling with scheduling snags.
The latest wrinkle at VMI-- it appears TWO cadets have been suspended this semester.
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And film and television actor Burgess Meredith has died.
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The rumble of thunder and locally heavy downpours highlight our forecast through tonight.

medical-heads


ANCHOR=Connie
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On Health Check--
The latest hopes on the AIDS front--
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as the disease slowly moves from a deadly diagnosis-- to a chronic condition.

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The scheduling problems continue at Cave Spring High School-- For a two-and a half week period students have been in limbo.
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5-Cave-Spring


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-32
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five


Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=education


The mixup with classes at the Roanoke County school has affected more students than originally reported.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Week;


Administrators admitted Sunday that a computer- related problem effected about 100 schedules during the first two weeks of school.
But the effort to get that all straightened out has resulted in changes for a majority of the 13- hundred High School Students.
Those changes were put into place Monday.
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((DANIEL PENN/SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT: A LOT OF THEM HAD THE ACTUAL ORDER OF THEIR SCHEDULE CHANGED AROUND, SOME OF THEM HAD DIFFERENT TEACHERS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, MOST STUDENTS HAD SOME CHANGE IN THEIR SCHEDULE.))
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Many students still have incorrect foreign language class assignments, extra study halls, and no lunch period.
In addition, guidance counselors have apparently been unavailable to help any seniors who need help working on their college applications.
The school superintendent has no comment on the status of the assistant principal responsible for putting together the schedule plan.
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5-VMI


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-41
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Now it's down to 26 women at Virginia Military Institute; after three drop-outs and one SUSPENSION.
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SUPER=03-Lexington/October 1996


Angelica (ann-HELL-ic-uh) Garza went home yesterday -suspended for two semesters for taking a swing at an upperclassman.
At home today at Fort Belvoir, Garza said she felt the punishment was fair, and accepts the fact that she made a mistake.
She plans to attend a college in Northern Virginia this year and hopes to re-enroll at V-M-I next year.
Garza was not the first student suspended at V-M-I this year for hitting another student.
An upperclassman was suspended for striking a freshman rat with a broom handle.
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5-bosnia-troops


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-31/ROLLED FROM TRUCK
GRAPHIC=bosnia peacekeepers


Southside soldiers are on their way back from Bosnia.
In about eight hours, they will touch down in Georgia their last stop before finally coming home.
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Tina Tenret is waiting for them at Fort Benning.
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5-Explosion


ANCHOR=Jean
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An explosion rips apart a Georgia Pacific plant in Columbus Ohio-
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One worker, standing near the explosion, is still missing tonight.
Five other workers and two firefighters were taken to the hospital mostly for burns and smoke inhalation.
People who had family members working at the plant heard the blast and came rushing to the site.
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Workers were apparently making resin when the tank exploded-
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((ANDY NORMAN/GEORGIA-PACIFIC MGR.: AS FOR WHAT HAPPENED THERE. THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING UNTIL WE CAN GET INSIDE AND TAKE A LOOK.))
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The blast sent some chemcials into the air-
Police evacuated nearby buildings- but they say it was merely a precaution.
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The latest on the investigation in the Princess Diana crash is up next on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
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And a little later-- the Old Madison Heights Elementary School could see new life...today it was auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- how recent concerns about E-coli and natural juices are effecting our area's apple growers. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


Also coming up-- he's known worldwide for his undersea discoveries...
ANCHOR=connie


Tonight Patrick has a live interivew with the man who located the sunken Titanic...stick around. cc sponsor
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5-Diana


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
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Princess Diana's driver was under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs.
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Three tests all confirm he had the equivalent of nine shots of whiskey in his system-
Also in his blood- the residue of two prescription drugs- an anti-depressenant-- Prozac and another used to treat aggression and agitation.
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((PROF. TIMOTHY PETERS/KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL: I CONTINUALLY GIVE ADVICE TO PATIENTS NOT TO COMBINE THESE DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL.))
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Exactly what the combination did is unclear but some say it could impair vision.
Driver Henri Paul was killed in the crash along with Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Al Fayed.
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5-Cove-Search


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-34
GRAPHIC=DROWNING


The search is over for family members and rescue crews-- after the body of a fisherman missing since Sunday was found.
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Rescue teams and relatives spent four days carefully looking for 53-year old Cecil Donald Short in the reservoir at Carvin's Cove.
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Yesterday;

Authorities say Short was discovered floating in the water by a cousin near the dam upstream.
Dogs, divers and a sonar system were brought in to assist in the search.
The medical examiner's office will perform an autopsy to determine his cause of death.
Officials believe Short may have suffered a heart attack before falling into the water.
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5-School-Auction


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-35
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A piece of Amherst County history went on the auction block today-- and an unknown investor may have struck a real bargain.
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The county was looking to do something with the old Madison Heights Elementary School which has been vacant since 1991.
Just a few people turned out for a public auction of the building today.
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((C.T. WINGFIELD/AUCTIONEER: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE KNOW THAT THE COUNTY IS LOOKING TO GET RID OF THIS BUILDING. IT COULD BE A LIABILITY TO THE COUNTY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL ACCEPT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO BUY THIS BUILDING TODAY. BUT WE WILL TAKE THEM THE HIGH BID AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO SELL THEM ON WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE TODAY.))
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In the end, David McConnell bought the building for just 25-thousand dollars... the property was assessed at close to 300- thousand dollars.
McConnell said he was representing an anonymous investor.
The sale must still be approved by the board of supervisors next week.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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He's credited for discovering the sunken Titanic-- but that's just the beginning of the long list of findings for Robert Ballard.
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5-BALLARD


ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=PEV
TAPE#597-36
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Robert Ballard, the man most famous for his discovery of the Titanic's resting place, is visiting the Star City tonight. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans is with Ballard at the Hotel Roanoke, where he'll be speaking later this evening.
Patrick, what brings Dr. Ballard to town?
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In tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- Steve Mason takes it to the bucket in Hometown Hoops Weekly.
ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- once again, politics and medicine intersect this campaign season--
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Today, one candidate offers idea on RURAL health care.
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5-Cider-Sales


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=food safety


An apple a day, may not keep the doctor away-- especially if it's made into raw cider.
Food and Drug Administration officials are warning if the healthy fruit is contaminated with the bacteria E. coli...it's natural form could cause illness.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;


That information has some local apple growers taking the fresh or unpasteurized juice off the shelves.
Health department officials say the contamination is spread through fruit and vegetables, just as easily as meat products.
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The U-S Department of Agriculture advises washing all fruits thoroughly before eating, but E. coli can infect porous fruits that can't be cleaned.
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5-HIV


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-42
GRAPHIC=HIV


More hope tonight that AIDS patients can live longer and manage their disease for years without becoming symptomatic.
While there are several drug regimens that prolong a patient's life, a new study shows a triple combination reduces HIV in the blood to almost imperceptible levels.
Liz Mullen reports.
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The average person would never know that Don Maciver was diagnosed with H-I-V ten years ago.
Listen to what happened to him recently: DON MACIVER/AIDS PATIENT: MY APPETITE RETURNED, I STARTED HAVING ENERGY, I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE GYM TO WORK OUT.
MacIver attributes his good health to a new AIDS drug combination: Indinavir, three-t-c and a-z-t. According to a new study in the latest addition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the treatment worked better than any drug combination at reducing the level of H-I-V in the blood. DR. ROY GULICK, NYU MEDICAL CENTER: THE PATIENTS THAT TOOK ALL THREE OF THE DRUGS TOGETHER IN MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THOSE PATIENTS, THEIR VIRUS WAS REDUCED TO UNDETECTABLE LEVELS AND THAT WAS SUSTAINED FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR.
Although Dr. Gulick says more study needs to be done on the effects of taking the drug combination over a long period of time, he says it may be a way of changing the face of AIDS from a deadly disease to a chronic condition. DR. ROY GULICK, NYU MEDICAL CENTER: OUR STUDY TOOK THE FIRST STEP WHICH IS TO SAY IT ACTUALLY REDUCED VIRUS TO UNDETECTABLE LEVELS AND IT'LL STAY DOWN THERE FOR A YEAR OR PERHAPS EVEN LONGER. THE NEXT COUPPLE OF STEPS ARE GOING TO ANSWER THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS: CAN YOU STOP SOME OF THE DRUGS AND HAVE THE GOOOD EFFECTS CONTINUE, OR PERHAPS TAKE PATIENTS OFF DRUGS COMPLETELY AND CONTROL THE VIRUS BUT WE SURE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THAT YET. DON MACIVER, AIDS PATIENT: I FEEL WONDERFUL, MY LIFE IS BACK TO NORMAL, I CAN SWIM A MILE WITHOUT PROBLEMS I CAN RUN TWO AND HALF MILES WITHOUT PROBLEMS, I CAN LIFT WEIGHTS WITHOUT PROBLEMS. MY LIFE IS BACK TO WHERE IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO BEFORE I EVER TESTED POSITIVE.
Researchers caution this is not a cure.
Most, but not all patients, responded well to the drugs.
It is now up to the medical community to figure out why patients like Don Maciver have been able to re-claim their lives and others have not.
Liz Mullen, CBS News, New York.))

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ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-38
GRAPHIC=flu shots


The flu is one thing Democrat L- F Payne may not have to worry about as the race for Lieutenant Governor kicks into high gear.
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The former Fifth District congressman toured the New River Valley Health District headquarters in Christiansburg this morning.
He talked about the need to improve rural health care.
Payne also set aside time for a flu shot-- although vaccine season doesn't officially begin for another month.
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((L. F. PAYNE/D-LT. GOV. CANDIDATE:I WAS PLEASED, I GUESS TO BE HERE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, ITS A LITTLE EARLY IN THE FLUE SEASON, BUT CERTAINLY, ITS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD GIVE CONSIDERATION TO HAVING A FLUE SHOT SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, AND IT WILL SAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE AND A LOT OF AGONY, I THINK, DURING THE FLUE SEASON FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. ))
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Payne says one way to improve rural health care is to encourage medical school students to locate in small communities.
Payne is running against Republican John Hager.
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5-Teens


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-39
GRAPHIC=teen health


From the Journal of the American Medical Association comes confirmation of what some experts have believed for years:
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When teenagers are involved in their families and schools--they get in less trouble.
Researchers studied more than 12-thousand junior high and high school students--they found that those who felt connected to their parents or school were-- among other things-- less likely to drink, smoke cigarettess or marijuana, or think about suicide.
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S5-Hoops


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=GIRL-97
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It's Wednesday and in the sports world that means Hometown Hoops Weekly.
ANCHOR=Connie


Steve Mason checks in on the Lord Botetourt Lady Cavaliers in what is turning out to be a rebuilding year.
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((:)) ((:)) ((The script could not have had a happier ending last year. But those tears of joy are gone as is head coach David Wheat, sarah Hicks and Sara Moore, the foundation of the team's success. ((:)) Amiee Byrd's play has changed dramatically. Without a primary ball handler returning, the senior has had to take over the majority of the point guard duties. ((:))
The Lady Cavaliers are 3 and 2 and have yet to face perhaps the most grueling Blue Ridge District schedule to date with William Byrd at the head of the pack. But first year coach Chuck Pound, along with Byrd, Tekesha Basham, and Kim Daugherty, the most experienced players from last year, seem to have been successfull in removing the pressure that comes with following a great team.)) ((:)) ((:)) ((:))
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5-Meredith


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=NONE


He is the raspy voiced actor best known for playing the coach in the Rocky movies.
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Actor Burgess Meredith died at age 89.
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Meredith's film roles spanned 60 years-
He's also remembered for his television role as the Penguin in the Batman series.
Meredith also starred in Day of the Locust, Grumpy Old men and it's sequel.
Meredith suffered from cancer and Alzheimers' disease- He was 89. (----------------)
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