WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 01/19/98

12:00-01

Guatemala

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

Friday's attack of a student tour group in Guatemala has sent shockwaves across a Maryland college campus.
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Saint Mary's College students during an educational tour of the country.
Five of the female students were raped-- all of the passengers were robbed.
Officials say two suspects are now in custody.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-St. Mary's, MD;

College officials meantime, are sorry about what happened, but say this will NOT stop them from travelling abroad in the future.
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SOT 11:02:33
IN Q=In this particular
((MAGGIE O'BRIEN/ST. MARY'S COLLEGE PRESIDENT: IN THIS PARTICULAR...SUPPORTED THAT. ))
SUPER=01-Maggie O'Brien/St. Mary's College President;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=supported that
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VO-NAT

O'Brien is the former president of Hollins College.
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US-Iraq

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Iraq conflict

More efforts are under way to get Iraqis to allow weapons inspections.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;

Chief U-N weapons inspector Richard Butler is in Baghdad, hoping to persuade Iraqis to let his teams do their job.
Butler dismissed a statement by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein threatening a six- month deadline for inspectors to complete their mission and leave. Butler says there will be NO arbitrary deadlines.
Earlier today, Iraqis staged anti U-S demonstrations outside the U- N compound.
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MLK-Day

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=MLK Day

Many people have today off from work as the nation remembers
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

slain civil rights leader Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior.
Vice- President Gore is expected to announce a new federal effort to improve race relations.
The proposal seeks to strengthen enforcement of fair housing laws, investigations of police brutality, and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD

Statewide this is Lee-Jackson-King Day.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is holding a march and celebration in honor of King and in Lexington, Washington and Lee is remembering Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
We'll have more on News 7 at five and six.

E-Smashed-Windows

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=djo
TAPE#97-94
GRAPHIC=NONE

Unusual circumstances surround an apparent robbery that left a local gas station with three dozen smashed windows.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The owners of Bennington Chevron say a man carrying a bag with bones, a double-edged razor and other items allegedly attempted steal the frame of a race car out of the business.
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SOT-17:51:39
IN Q=HE SAID THAT
((SKIP BENNINGTON/BENNINGTON CHEVRON; HE SAID THAT SKELETONS IN THE GAS STATION WERE KEEPING HIM FROM TAKING HIS CAR HOME. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE WINDOWS OUT OF THE STATION TO FREE THE SKELETONS SO HE COULD GET WHAT HE WANTED.))
SUPER=01-Skip Bennington/Bennington Chevron;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=he wanted.
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VO-NAT

Police say the suspect, whose name is not being released, did about eight-thousand dollars in damage. No one was injured.
The man was arrested and charged with felony property damage.
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CarrollCo-Fatal

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=djo
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire

A kerosene heater may be to blame for a Hillsville house fire that claimed one life.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carroll Co.;

Rush Edmonds lived in this house alone. Investigators suspect Edmonds spilled fuel while trying to fill a heater next to his kitchen stove.
Family members suspect Edmonds may have tried dousing the fire himself before succumbing to a blaze that took more than half a day to put out.
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SOT-11:32:54
IN Q=THERE WAS
((JANE PULIDO/VICTIM'S DAUGHTER; THERE WAS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAYING CLOSE TO HIM. THAT MAYBE HE HAD TRIED TO PUT IT OUT AND THE SMOKE GOT TO HIM BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT. J.B. GARDNER/HILLSVILLE FIRE INV.; IT TOOK US ABOUT FOUR HOURS INITIALLY TO PUT IT OUT AND WE'VE SENT CREWS BACK OUT HERE TWICE SO FAR AND THERE'S STILL SPOTS IN IT THAT ARE STILL BURNING.))
SUPER=01-Jane Pulido/Victim's Daughter;
SUPER=01-J.B. Gardner/Hillsville Fire Inv.;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=STILL BURNING.
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VO-NAT

Officials think a possible spark set off a chain reaction which in turn, gutted the house.
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E-Abed-preview

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=KHU
TAPE#97-99
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

Tomorrow the trial of Roanoke's alleged crime family will continue.
Testimony in the Abed case began last week.
Keith Humphrey has this wrap-up of the start of the trial and a preview what's expected this week.
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SOT
IN Q=Between bad weather
SUPER=@keith1; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke/January 13, 1995; :43
SUPER=01-Danny Kirk/Corner Store Co-Owner; 1:00
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.

Standup at 3:32:25 (( Between bad weather and a lengthy jury selection process, the first week of the trial included just one day of actual testimony.
Trial resumes Tuesday, as evidence continues on the Thirteenth Street fires.
There were two fires here the same day.
RUNS=:16
standup at 3:46:35 (( The Corner Store was firebombed before dawn January 13th, three years ago.
That same night two people died in an apartment fire just four doors down the street. And they thought they knew who had set this fire.
On Friday one of the Abed co-defendants told the jury how he and three of the Abed family members planned and executed this first arson.
Richard Chisholm also said he'd been told later not to worry about witnesses.))
RUNS=:27

At some point the prosecution will have to address the fact that the fire marshal originally ruled the apartment fire an accident.
Several people saw Todd Thomas literally point the finger at the owner of the Speedway Mart.
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SOT 3:39:55
IN Q=
((DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TODD'S WORDS WERE? NAH, JUST LIKE I TOLD THEM IN THE COURTROOM, IT WAS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT HE POINTED OVER THERE AND SAID, "YOU DID IT." YOU KNOW.))
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OUT Q=you did it.

The owner of the Speedway Mart allegedly paid $2,000 to have the Corner Store burned to discourage competition.
The government will present evidence that Rod Abed tried to buy an alibi from a convicted firebug.
Keith Humphry NEWS 7.))

Golden-Globes

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

It's often called a preview of the Academy Awards--
But last night's 55th Annual Golden Globes was a star- studded event in its own right.
Eleanor Mondale reports.
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SUPER=01-Ving Rhames/Actor; :00
SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA/Dick Clark Productions; :16
SUPER=01-Jack Lemmon/Actor; :32
SUPER=04-"As Good As It Gets"-TriStar Pictures; :39
SUPER=01-Jack Nicholson/Golden Globe Winner; :51
SUPER=01-Eleanor Mondale/Reporting; 1:02 (SU)
SUPER=01-James Cameron/Golden Globe Winner; 1:14
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OUT Q=CBS News

Parenting

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=Parenting
GRAPHIC=Parenting

The first years of a child's life can be the most important, but it is not always easy to tell if your child is sick.
Most doctors advise using a rectal thermometer, but many parents are opting for newer devices.
Stacey Martin has more on their effectiveness in this week's edition of Parenting.
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IN Q=Many parents get
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=01-Dr. Michael Meyer/Pediatrician; :12
SUPER=@Stacey2; :28
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OUT Q=SM, N7.

((Many parents hate rectal thermometers as much as their children do..
Now, there are alternatives including pacifier and tympanic or ear thermometers.
But accuracy is the key.
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IN Q=Accuracy is much
((DR. MICHAEL MEYER: ACCURACY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THE YOUNGER THE CHILD, A TWO MONTH OLD CHILD OR YOUNGER WITH A FEVER HAS A MUCH GREATER POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS.))
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OUT Q=for serious illness.

Studies comparing the accuracy of rectal thermometers and pacifier thermometers differed about recommendations.
But, both noted that the pacifier readings were slightly off.
And, while the tympanic thermometers scored high in accuracy, they're not generally recommended for children under two years of age.
Meyer suggests combining thermometers to get the truest reading.
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IN Q=If you question
((DR. MICHAEL MEYER: IF YOU QUESTION THE RESULTS. SAY, A CHILD IS HOTTER THAN YOU THINK THE THERMOMETER IS READING, THEN YOU CAN BACK IT UP WITH A RECTAL TEMPERATURE.))
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OUT Q=a rectal temperature.

But, most pediatricians agree that rectal thermometers ALONE are the best standard and urge parents to use them to ensure their baby's good health.
Stacey Martin, News 7.))
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E-Botetourt-Church

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=97-97
GRAPHIC=none

The growth of new places of worship is not necessarily good news older churches.
Tina Tenret has more on a hilltop church in Botetourt County, struggling to stay alive.
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IN Q=Pleasant Dale Church
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; :01
SUPER=07-Grace Poague Coffman; :10
SUPER=01-David Shumate/District Executive; :34
SUPER=07-Wanda Parker; 1:03
SUPER=@Tina1; 1:17
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OUT Q=Tina Tenret, News7, Botetourt County

((Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren is a simple country church -- built by ten men in 1916.
The building brims with memories.
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SOT 46:25
IN Q=We really had
((GRACE POAGUE COFFMAN: WE REALLY HAD A GREAT COMMUNITY HERE THEN, BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. THE CHURCH WAS JUST THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING. IF WE WANTED TO PLAY BALL WE'D MEET AT THE CHURCH AND GET TOGETHER.))
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OUT Q=get together

But the children who loved this church grew up and left their farms in search of jobs.
Few came back.
Four years ago, Pleasant Dale Church closed -- with only five members.
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SOT 1:33:00
IN Q=In the Christian faith
((DAVID SHUMATE/DISTRICT EXECUTIVE: IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH CHURCH IS NOT A BUILDING. CHURCH IS THE PEOPLE, THE BODY. WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THE BUILDING BECOMES A REPOSITORY FOR THE MEMORIES OF PEOPLE ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHURCH BUT NO LONGER TAKE AN ACTIVE PART.))
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OUT Q=take an active part

These women have come back to save Pleasant Dale church from being sold -- slowly, membership is growing.
They'd like to see the church once again become the hub of the community.
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SOT 1:12:48
IN Q=Someone once said
((WANDA PARKER: SOMEONE ONCE SAID TO ME, YOU CAN'T LIVE ALONE IN THE COUNTRY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE NEIGHBORS. AND THIS WOULD BE A WAY OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER SO THEY DO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS AND YOU DO NEED TO CALL ON YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR HELP.))
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OUT Q=for help
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IN Q=David Shumate says
((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: DAVID SHUMATE SAYS RURAL CHURCHES ARE CLOSING, REPLACED BY LARGE URBAN CHURCHES THAT ATTRACT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. THE NEW CHURCHES ARE POPPING UP IN SHOPPING CENTERS AND THEIR NEON SIGNS COST UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS COULD KEEP PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. TINA TENRET, NEWS7, BOTETOURT COUNTY.))
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SC-Flooding

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

The ice storm is long over, but the death toll continues rising in eastern Canada.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montreal, Canada;

24 people have died so far, and nearly 700- thousand are still without power.
Despite the cold weather, authorities say many residents have chosen to stay in their homes rather than go to emergency shelters.
SUPER=03-Ventura, CA;

Not snow, but rain is plaguing typical sunny southern California this winter.
It's been slow- going for freeway travellers.
The soggy weather isn't expected to let up anytime soon.
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WEATHER
SUPER=300-38/89/Calm/29.91f/68/1974/-6/1994;
SUPER=301-37/92/Calm/29.93f/64/1990/-11/1994;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Flurries or Showers/Partial Clearing/24-27/Partly/Cloudy/40-43;
SUPER=331-Light Showers/Partial Clearing/25-28/Partly/Cloudy/41-45;
SUPER=332-Cloudy/with Flurries/23-26/Partly/Cloudy/38-42;
SUPER=333-Evening Flurries/Then Clearing/23-26/Partly/Cloudy/40-43;
SUPER=334-Snow Flurries/Ending/20-23/Partly/Cloudy/34-38;
SUPER=X5001;

Common-Sense

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#Common Sense #2
GRAPHIC=Common Sense

19-98 is not even a month old, but already some analysts are making predictions as to what kind of year it will be for the stock market.
Scott Goldberg has one analyst's view in this week's edition of Common Sense.
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SUPER=01-George Brammer/A.G. Edwards & Sons; 18
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OUT Q=I'm Scott Goldberg
(( The problems in Asia have a lot of investors and U-S companies worried about what effect the so-called Asian Flu will have on our economy.
George Brammer of A.G. Edwards and Sons says it's likely a short-term problem for U-S companies that sell goods in Asian countries.
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SOT 1:22:10
"Asia/Brammer" tape
IN Q=THE CURRENCY
((GEORGE BRAMMER/A.G. EDWARDS & SONS: THE CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR ABILITY TO CONSUME U.S. GOODS. AND THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON CERTAIN U.S. CORPORATIONS AND CORPORATE PROFITS IN 1998. BUT THOSE ARE STILL DYNAMIC, ACTIVE ECONOMIES THAT WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE GROWTH OF THE U-S ECONOMY IN THE FUTURE.))
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OUT Q=THE FUTURE

Brammer said by the end of this month investors should have a good idea how the Asian Flu will affect our economy this year.
Eight times out of ten, if the stock market grows during January, it keeps growing through the rest of the year.
That's this week's Common Sense.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))

UVA

ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#net (edit of VB98-1)
GRAPHIC=Virginia Logo

Roanoke native Curtis Staples became the all time career A-C-C leader in three point shots while Norman Nolan scored 35 to lead Virginia over N.C. State 59 to 56.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/JP Sports; :

N-C State's Isuha Benjamin hits this jumper and the Wolfpack led Virginia 20 to 15.
But the Cavaliers rallied and when Norman Nolan hit this jumper the score was tied 24 at the half.
Benjamin hits this three pointer and the Wolfpack led 54 to 52 late in the game.
Then Staples broke the three point record and the Cavaliers led by one 55.
Nolan gives the Cavaliers a three SUPER=33-Virginia/59/N.C.
State/56/;point lead with less than a minute left in the game and the Cavaliers win it 59 to 56.
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ACC

ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#net (edit of BB98-2)
GRAPHIC=ACC Logo

In other A-C-C action, Steve Robinson's Florida State Seminoles broke a three game losing streak with a 70 to 67 win over Georgia Tech.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/CBS Sports;

The Noles led by two at the half but Kerry Thompson's three pointer made it 49 to 46 early in the second half.
But Georgia Tech rallied..Jason Floyd answers with this three and the game was tied at 55.
Randall Jackson hits the jumper SUPER=33-Florida St./70/Georgia
Tech/67/;drawing the foul to make it 66 to 58 and Florida State holds on to win 70 to 67.
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Daytona

ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-38
GRAPHIC=Daytona Testing

The Ford Winston Cup Teams will begin their final 3 day testing session today at Daytona with their new Ford Tauruses.
Much is still unknown about the new car and with Daytona approaching quickly the teams are anxious to get their cars up to speed.
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SUPER=01-Robin Pemberton/Rusty Wallace's Crew Chief; :00
SUPER=01-Rick Mast/Remington Ford Driver; :11
SUPER=01-Bill Elliott/McDonald's Ford Driver; :33
SUPER=01-Jeff Motley/NASCAR Spokesman; :48
RUNS=1:04
OUT Q=......Hold back."
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Redskins

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=News 7 sports

Ex- Redskin Ray Schoenke is taking a shot at politics.
The offensive lineman hasn't had any prior political experience, but that isn't blocking him from challenging Maryland Governor Parris Glendening for the Democratic nomination.
Schoenke, now 56- years- old, says his lack of prior political ties will appeal to disgruntled voters.
The self made millionaire retired from the N-F-L in 19-76 to open a successful insurance business.

Promo

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

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Lego-Tower

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lfi
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

In Sydney, Australia, today it was a Lego monument to drug education.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Sydney, Australia

This 75-foot tall tower was built to aid Life Education, an Australian drug awareness charity. The tower's building was supervised by two Danish Lego engineering experts. It includes cornices designed and put together by the children of Sydney. (----------------)