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7Schools


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Some nasty weather has effected some school schedules in our area.
Let's look at the list.. take SWATCH
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7Goodlatte-Campaign


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The U-N Secretary General today briefs the President on his brokered deal with Irag.
A Tennessee Senator campaigning for a Roanoke congressman thinks the U-S came out on the short end of the agreement.
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Fred Thompson says he wants details about the agreement prior to making any decisions.
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((SEN. FRED THOMPSON/R-TN; I'M FOR DOING WHATEVER'S NECESSARY. I WANT TO BE BEHIND THE PRESIDENT WHEN A TIME LIKE THIS COMES, BUT WE'VE BRRN NEGLEGENT. WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE NOTHING BUT BAD CHOICES.))
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The Governmental Affairs Committee Chair also says there's not much chance of any campaign financial reform legislation passing this year.
Thompson says the system in place now allows mega-contributions by corporations and others.
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((THAT'S NOT THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN INTERPRETATED AND MESSED OVER BY FEC AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INTERPRETATION AND SOME OF THE COURT'S DECISIONS. WE'VE GOT A HODGE PODGE NOW THAT REALLY IS NO SYSTEM AT ALL.))
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Thompson last night assisted Bob Goodlatte in kicking off the Roanoke congressman's re-election campaign.
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7E-Cloned-Cow


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Virginia Tech's Vet Schools is making world headlines.
Last week-- students and faculty delivered a cloned calf on behalf of a Scottish based bio-technology company.
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The 98-pound holstein is named Mr. Jefferson in honor of the nation's third president. It was delivered by caesarean last Monday.
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((DR. DEE WHITTIER/VET SCHOOL ASSOCIATE PROF.: HE WAS BORN APPROXIMATELY 10- THIRTY AND HE WAS VERY VIGOROUS RIGHT AWAY, HE WAS ACTUALLY STANDING UP WITHIN ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF BEING DELIVERED. ))
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The calf was cloned by P-P-L Therapeutics, Incorporated-- the same company responsible for "Dolly" the cloned sheep.
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((WILL EYESTONE/PPL THERAPEUTICS, INC.: HE WAS MADE USING THE SAME, VERY SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS USED TO MAKE DOLLY THE SHEEP AND POLLY THE SHEEP WITH CERTAIN ADAPTATIONS THAT WE HAD TO INTRODUCE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT MR. JEFFERSON IS A BOVINE AND THE OTHER TWO WERE OVINE. ))
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P-P-L is a Scottish based company.
It hopes cloning will help lead to new and improved medicines.
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7E-Virginia-Tech


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Meantime, in-state students who attend Virginia Tech won't have to dig too much deeper in their pockets.
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The school's board of visitors yesterday approved the tuition and fee policy for next year.
Tuition for in-state undergraduate students will remain at 35-hundred dollars.
But out of state undergraduate students will have to pay roughly 300-dollars more.
ALL full-time students, however, will notice an increase in the mandatory comprehensive fee.
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((LARRY HINCKER/VIRGINIA TECH SPOKESMAN:OUR FEES ARE THE LOWEST IN THE STATE, THIS YEAR, WE ARE RAISING FEES, BY A LITTLE OVER 100- DOLLARS PER YEAR, BUT STILL, WHEN YOU FACTOR THAT IN WITH OUT TUITION, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK, WE'RE ABOUT EIGHT IN THE STATE, IN THE COMBINED PACKAGE OF MANDATORY FEES AND TUITION. ))
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The increase will be used to help pay for the new 21-point six million dollar Student Health and Fitness Center.


7Weather


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Checking your Tuesday forecast, a cloudy and windy day is ahead for today. We can expect partial clearing...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 2/25/98
Wednesday:

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SUPER=130-30/Darrell Blankenship/Sugar Grove;



SUPER=130-35/Betty Prohel/Gretna;



SUPER=130-45/Claiborne & Nancy Rowland/Gretna;



SUPER=130-/Jerry Beale/Gretna;



SUPER=130-80/Raymond Cox/Troutville;



SUPER=130-10/Mary Beamer/Radford;



SUPER=130-/Doretha Lawson/Stuart;



SUPER=130-15/Tina Lawson/Stuart;



SUPER=130-11/Leandra Cale/Goodview;



SUPER=130-1/Maranda Gunn/South Boston;



SUPER=130-11/Lindsey Hodges/Wirtz;



SUPER=130-/Mabel Little/Princeton WV;


No Pictures:

SUPER=131-/Audrey Mitchell/Sontag;



SUPER=131-/Phillip Haynes/Snow Creek;



SUPER=131-/Mark Grindstaff/Snow Creek;



SUPER=131-/Carolyn Doran/Roanoke;



SUPER=131-/Maxine Thompson/Snow Creek;



SUPER=131-/Ruby Oakes/Snow Creek;



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45Schools


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This morning's weather is affecting some school systems in the higher elevations. Here's a look at the list.
take SWATCH
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45E-Jet-Skis


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Virginia jet skiers could be in for a bumpy ride if the General assembly approves certain legislation.
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State delegates say any jet-skier creating a nuisance should be punished with a class one misdemeanor and possible jail time.
The bill does NOT apply to all boaters, only to users of personal water craft.
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((MARK WILKINSON/JET SKIER: WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PWC COMMUNITY IS PROBABLY A MORE FAVORABLE REACTION TO POTENTIAL REGULATION THAN THE TRADITIONAL BOATING COMMUNITY AND THAT I FELT THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO PWC-ERS AT TIMES FEEL THREATENED AND BY ACTING LIKE A GOOD CITIZEN THEY MIGHT EARN THEMSELVES SOME CREDIT AND SHOW EVERYONE THEY'RE LEGITIMATE RECREATION.))
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But the Smith Mountain Lake Association says jet-skiers need more rules and training.
The General Assembly might also require training before anyone can rent jet skis.
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((JIM SPITZ/SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE ASSOCIATION: SO MANY ARE UNSKILLED IN THEIR OPERATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE LITTLE GUYS ARE CAPABLE OF DOING 50 MILES PER HOUR VERY QUICKLY. AND TO THE UNSKILLED OPERATOR, IF THERE'S A PROBLEM OUT THERE THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS CUT THE THROTTLE. THEY GO DEAD IN THE WATER.))
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Jet skis were involved in more than a third of the accidents on the lake last year.
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45S-Hill


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Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Melvin Hill has been publicly reprimanded by the Virginia State Bar.
In 1994- -while in private practice- -Hill neglected to pay a Lynchburg chiropractor out of an insurance settlement he negotiated for a client.
Hill admits he never paid Doctor Seal Shull, but says it was just an oversight.
The Roanoke prosecutor says he agreed to accept the public reprimand, fearing the next step in the state bar's disciplinary process might be worse.
He has until December to pay the 17-hundred dollars he owes Dr. Shull.

45VT-Dorm


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No new name is planned yet for a Virginia Tech dorm named for a now-deceased professor who might have had Ku Klux Klan ties.
That word came from Virginia Tech President Paul Torgersen.
Claudius Lee was an engineering professor who died in 19-62.
In the 18-96 Tech yearbook when he was a student, Lee called himself the "Father of Terror" on a page devoted to the Klan.
Torgersen said two historians, including a Klan expert, concluded the page probably didn't represent real Klan activity and may have been a prank.

455-Virtual-Field


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Roanoke was the meeting place yesterday for teachers and scientists. The topic -- how teachers can take their students across the world without leaving the classroom.
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Virginia Tech's Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom focuses on Translating advanced research technology for use in Virginia's public schools.
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((JOY COLBERT/COORDINATOR: WE CONNECT TEACHERS WITH THESE SCIENTISTS AND HAVE THEM WORKING TOGETHER TO HAVE THEM TO PUT TOGETHER ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM.))
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These activities will be transmitted in a variety of ways.
By the computer, distance education and even on- site visits.
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45weather


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Taking a moment away from the news to check the weather.
A wind advisory is in effect for the region, with gusts up to 35 miles an hour.
Cloudy today, with highs near 50.
Partial clearing, with lows in the upper 30s.
Looking ahead...some sunshine is in store for tomorrow...
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8Schools


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There are still some snow showers this morning over the higher elevations affecting a few school systems..
Here's a list of those.
take SWATCH
(ad lib schools)



8S-Car-Tax


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The more your car costs, the more you could save in car taxes.
That's an argument Governor Jim Gilmore made that he might regret.
Ellen Qualls explains.
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(( Every year, there's a slow day or two at the General Assembly.
So, in that context, Democrats were able to focus in on Governor Jim Gilmore's call-in appearance last week on Martinsville's Cable 6.
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((CALLER: MY CAR IS AN '89. IT'S VALUED, MY PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ON THAT CAR IS PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 30- DOLLARS A YEAR. OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, WHAT AM I GOING TO SAVE? THREE DOLLARS? I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE YESTERDAY AND GOT 54- DOLLARS WORTH OF GROCERIES. AND THE TAX ON THAT 54- DOLLARS WORTH OF GROCERIES WAS THREE-DOLLARS AND 42-CENTS. NOW WHICH DO YOU SAVE THE MOST IN FOR POOR PEOPLE? GOV. JIM GILMORE: WELL FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO NEED TO GET NEW CARS.))
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: WELL FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO NEED TO GET NEW CARS. AND THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU REPLACE YOUR 89 CAR...))
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((FIRST OF ALL THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET NEW CARS...))
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((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM: MY WIFE DRIVES AN '87. AND I HOPE SHE DOESN'T HEAR THAT.))
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((DEL. KEN PLUM/D-RESTON: GETTING A NEW CAR SHOWS AN INSENSITIVITY TO PEOPLE THAT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE. I'M SURE IF THE GOVERNOR COULD, HE'D TAKE THOSE WORDS BACK. IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT COMMENT AND I'M SURE HE DIDN'T MEAN IT THE WAY IT KINDA SOUNDED.))
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((DEL. WARD ARMSTRONG: IT CERTAINLY SMACKS BACK TO MARIE ANTOINETTE. LET 'EM EAT CAKE.))
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The Governor's in Washington at the National Governor's Association meeting.
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But his office does have a new talking point for him: 425- thousand "working poor" Virginians get food stamps.
They may drive cars, but they won't get help from a food tax cut.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
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8VT-Dorm


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A Virginia Tech dorm named after a professor with possible connections to the Ku Klux Klan won't likely get a NEW name.
That's according to Tech President Paul Torgersen.
Claudius Lee was an engineering professor who died in 19-62.
In the 18-96 Tech yearbook when he was a student, Lee called himself the "Father of Terror" on a page devoted to the Klan.
Torgersen said two historians, including a Klan expert, concluded the page probably didn't represent real Klan activity and may have been a prank.

8Bottoms


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Lesbian mother Sharon Bottoms admitted yesterday that she was paid 75- thousand dollars for her story-- with none of the money going to support her son.
Bottoms admitted to the amount she was paid for the t-v rights in court, where she was seeking more lenient visitation rules for her six- year- old son Tyler.
Her mother, Kay Bottoms, was awarded custody in 19-93.
The story of the mother's effort to keep her son was made into an A-B-C movie, "For the Love of Tyler."

8Peanut-Bill


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Soon Virgiia's veterinary hospitals may have to tell customers whether they provide overnight care for animals.
The so-called "Peanut bill," in honor of a dog who died eight years ago, won approval by the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Peanut died after his owner left him in a Fairfax County animal hospital, believing the dog would have around-the-clock care.
For years, legislators have rejected bills that would prohibit a veterinary clinic from using the word "hospital" in its name if it doesn't provide overnight care.

8weather


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Time now to look over the Tuesday forecast--
Cloudy and very windy today.
A wind advisory is in effect.
Expect high temperatures around 50.
Partial clearing tonight, still windy, with lows in the upper 30s.
Taking a look ahead...
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