WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/01/98

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In Buena Vista, a pedestrian is struck dead by a train.
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And a Collinsville man is charged with abduction and murder in connection with the murder in the parking lot of a Henry County furniture plant.
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May begins with unsettled weather--
Cloudy skies now, with rain and possibly thunderstorms on the way.
Join us for the complete forecast in a few minutes.
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Buena Vista police are not yet releasing the identity of a man who was hit by a train yesterday.
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The fatal accident happened near the Glen Maury Park around five-thirty in the evening.
A witness claims to have seen the victim shortly before the accident.
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Police say they're treating the incident as an apparent suicide.
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A suspect remains in the Henry County jail this morning, charged with abduction and murder.
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Sheriff's deputies arrested 25-year old Philip Boatman of Collinsville yesterday afternoon.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office says he shot 28-year old Daniel Mussleman in the parking lot of the Stanley Furniture plant.
Boatman is also charged with the abduction of his estranged wife-- who was allegedly seeing the victim.
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((LT. KIMMY NESTER: THE VICTIM OF THE ABDUCTION.. BEING THE WIFE.. SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROACHED IN THE COLLINSVILLE AREA AT THE BREWER MOVIE CLUB WHERE SHE WAS INTIMIDATED, RODE AS A PASSENGER IN HER OWN VEHICLE, AS HER HUSBAND HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH A FIREARM PRODUCED. SHE FELT INTIMIDATED HE DROVE HER ONTO THE COMPANY PROPERTY WHERE THE SHOOTING INCIDENT OCCURRED.))
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Boatman is being held on 500-thousand dollars bond.
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One Roanoke School is bringing back hand held metal detectors to keep weapons out.
William Fleming staff will talk with students about plans for random weapons searches.
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They will be un-announced and done with hand-held metal detectors.
Fleming used to do them, but stopped about six years ago.
Administrators say the searches are being revived, for one reason:
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Twice in the past few weeks, guns have been found in the possession of students at William Fleming.
A letter went home to parents this week outlining the new policy.
At this point, Fleming is the only city school that plans to do this.
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She was convicted in the murder a Lynchburg woman last year, but Domica Winckler will NOT be the first woman sentenced to death in Virginia in over 80 years.
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Winckler escaped a jury-recommended death sentence with the help of a Chesterfield County judge today.
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Winckler is one of four defendants who beat, stabbed, and drowned a Lynchburg woman last year.
She's the only one who got a death sentence from the jury.
She was also the only black defendant.
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Virginia had NOT executed a woman since 17-year old Virginia Christian -- also a black woman-- was put to death in 1912.

The judge yesterday reduced the jury's recommendation for death- to life in prison.[E-JMU-Murders]

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A plea from the man accused of killing two James Madison students could send him to prison for 20 years.
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Brent Simmons entered an Alford plea yesterday on two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend Ann Olson and her boyfriend, Keith O'Connell in October 19-96.
In an Alford plea, a defendant doesn't admit guilt but concedes the prosecution has enough evidence to convict him.
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The U-S Senate has voted to add three former Soviet-bloc nations to NATO.
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The vote was 80-to-19 for the addition of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to the western military alliance.
They would become the first new members since Spain joined in 19-82.
The pact does not go to the House or require Clinton's signature, but must be ratified by all 16 current NATO members.
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Lontime Clinton friend Webster Hubbell says Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr wants him to lie about the Clintons.

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Yesterday a federal grand jury indicted Hubbell, his wife and two associates for tax evasion.
Hubbell says the charges were nothing more than retribution because he failed to provide Independent Starr incriminating evidence against the Clintons.
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Hubbell has already served 21 months in prison for defrauding the law firm where he and Hillary Rodham Clinton worked.
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In sports, a traditional Roanoke County battle in Vinton last night as William Byrd hosted Cave Spring.
Mike Stevens has highlights.
Good Morning Mike.
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REsidents of the Patrick Henry Home for girls are determined to rebuild their riding program after a fire destroyed their barn and killed 8 horses.
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The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of money, equipment and horses for the facility which takes in girls from broken homes.
Crews began removing the rubble of the old barn yesterday.. they hope to have plans for a new one drawn up soon.
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Despite the fire and loss of the horses, plans are still on for a riding show at the Girls Home on May 23rd.
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Lynchburg's loss from the fire caused by a Norfolk Southern train derailment in March is about 700-thousand dollars but the city will get that money back.
Norfolk Southern will have to pay about 635-thousand dollars and the city's insurance company will get a claim for about 50-thousand dollars.
The derailment occurred March 31st after 65 cars being decoupled from a train got away from a brakeman and traveled three miles before plowing into a parked train.

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Dozens of Virginia's police officers will pay tribute to fallen comrades next month.
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They'll be biking 115-miles from Richmond to Washington D-C.
Officers from Christiansburg, Blacksburg and Virginia Tech have been working out in preparation for the big event.
The trip is part of a national effort to raise awareness and money for upkeep of the National Law Enforcement memorial.
If you'd like to donate to the "Bike for the Blue", you can at any First Union bank.
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In sports, Reggie Miller scored 19 points and grabbed two critical rebounds as Indiana closed out its first-round playoff series in four games 80-to-74 at Cleveland.
For the rest of yesterday's scores, here's a look at the scoreboards.
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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In Buena Vista, a man is dead after apparently throwing himself into the path of moving train.
The accident happened near the Glen Maury Park.
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A Collinsville man is being held on a half a million dollars bond on abduction and murder charges.
Henry County authorities so Phillip Boatman abducted his estranged wife and then fatally shot a man she was dating in the parking lot of the Stanley Furniture plant.
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And the Senate has voted in favor of adding three members to NATO.
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic will be the first to join the western military alliance since Spain joined in 19-82.
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And that's what's making news on this Friday May 1st.
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Authorities aren't releasing the identity of a man who was hit and killed by a train in Buena Vista yesterday.
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The fatal accident happened near the Glen Maury Park around five-thirty in the evening.
A witness claims to have seen the victim shortly before the accident.
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Police say they're treating the accident as an apparent suicide.
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A Collinsville man remains in jail after allegedly abducting his wife and murdering a man she was seeing.
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Sheriff's deputies arrested 25-year old Philip Boatman yesterday afternoon.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office says he shot 28-year old Daniel Mussleman in the parking lot of the Stanley Furniture plant.
Boatman is also charged with the abduction of his estranged wife-- who was allegedly seeing the victim.
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Boatman is being held on 500-thousand dollars bond.
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A 35-year-old Martinsville man died yesterday after an early-morning car accident.
State Police in Salem say Michael Dean Grogan died after a Ford Explorer crossed the center line and struck his camaro on Route 687 in Henry County.
Authorities say the Explorer was driven by a juvenile.

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Efforts to prevent operation of an airstrip in Rockbridge County ended in dissappointment for many residents last night.
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Harold Hotinger said he began building the airstrip so a friend could land his plane there.
But, it's sparked heated debate from neighbors and residents concerned about their safety.
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The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors voted to permit the airstrip to operate for one year with certain restrictions.

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Once again, whitewater prosecutors have brought criminal charges against long-time Clinton friend Webster Hubbell.
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This time, the former Justice Department official is accused of tax evasion, along with his wife, and two others.
Hubbell has already served 21 months in prison, charged with defrauding the law firm where he and Hillary Rodham Clinton used to work.
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President Clinton is leaving for California today for a weekend of fund-raising and family time.
Yesterday Mr. Clinton had his first solo news conference of the year.
Sixteen of the questions were about Monica Lewinsky and the obstruction of justice probe.
The President refused to comment.
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Meantime, Mr. Clinton is praising the Senate's vote to expand NATO.
Last night the Senate voted 80 to 19 to approve adding Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to the western military alliance.
The agreement must still be ratified by all current NATO members.
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One journalism professor says it was not journalism's finest day.
Yesterday two Los Angeles T-V stations apologized to viewers for their live coverage of a distraught man's suicide.
Both local stations had interrupted children's programming to cover the incident, which occurred during the evening rush hour on the side of a busy freeway.
One station says it received about 120 calls from viewers, most requesting that they stop coverage of the incident.

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In sports, Larry Byrd's Indiana Pacers wrap up their first round series with a rout of Cleveland, 80-74.
Mike Stevens has details.
Good Morning Mike.
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[Health-Check]

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In medical news, breast cancer patients now have a new option for treatment -- oral chemotherapy.
Rick Jackson has the story in this morning's Health check.
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THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS JUST APPROVED A CONVENIENT TREATMENT FOR WOMEN IN THE ADVANCED STAGES OF BREAST CANCER.
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XELODA IS THE FIRST ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WITH
(ZELL-OH-DA) META-STATIC BREAST CANCER.

A CLINICAL STUDY FOUND THAT ONE OUT OF FOUR WOMEN WHO TOOK THE DRUG EXPERIENCED MORE THAN A 50-PERCENT REDUCTION IN TUMOR SIZE.
AND UNLIKE STANDARD THERAPIES, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY XELODA CAUSED MIMINAL HAIR AND BONE LOSS... BUT PATIENTS DID REPORT SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS DIARRHEA, VOMITING AND FATIGUE.//
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A COMMONLY USED TREATMENT FOR HEART ATTACK VICTIMS MAY HELP THEM LIVE EVEN LONGER... IF IT'S GIVEN TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A REPORT RELEASED IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.
RESEARCHERS SAY HEART ATTACK PATIENTS WHO WERE GIVEN EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF AN ANTI-CLOTTING DRUG AND ORDINARY ASPIRIN.. WENT ON TO LIVE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER TEN YEARS.
HEART ATTACKS ARE ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH WORLDWIDE.//
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AND IF LIFE'S PRESSURES ARE BRINGING YOU DOWN, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS ALMOST NINE PERCENT OF ADULTS IN THE U.S. SUFFER SOME FORM OF MENTAL DISTRESS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
AMONG THOSE WHO REPORTED THE HIGHEST RATES OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH: YOUNG ADULTS, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND DIVORCED PEOPLE.
THE CDC HOPES THE FINDINGS WILL HELP HEALTH AGENCIES COME UP WITH BETTER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
I'M RICK JACKSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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Local leaders are looking ahead 20 years ahead... into the future of Smith Mountain Lake.
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A new report says houses should be in neat clusters-- away from the Village Centers that would hold stores and community facilities.
Shops would have to meet standards-- no strip malls.
Lakefront homes would feature large windows, decks and boat docks.
Owners would fork over the roughly five thousand dollars to rip rap shorelines, AND pay special taxes for lake services.
Developers say all these rules will drive residents away.
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Only one house would be allowed per five acres of farmland-- although an industrial park would be built to provide local jobs.
Leaders in the surrounding counties --- Bedford, Pittsylvania, and Franklin -- say these plans will prevent overcro
wding at the lake.
But they say they will hold public hearings before turning any suggestions into law.
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A new bank in Roanoke brings with it an old name, and an old attitude.
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First National Exchange Bank opened four new branches yesterday.
Each will offer no-fee checking accounts.
None will have an A-T-M.
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First National was a popular local bank before it was bought out by Dominion and then First Union.
Officers at the NEW F-N-E-B hope to take advantage of the old bank's popularity.
The new First National has two branches in Roanoke, one in Bedford and one in New Castle.
The bank wants to open more branches this summer.
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Two Republican candidates for Roanoke City Council are bringing different approaches to the campaign.
Joe Dashiell takes a look at Jack Parrott and Chris Muse.
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((Jack Parrott and Chris Muse share the Republican nomination for Roanoke City Council, but from there the candidates part company.
Parrott says he's selling his experience and judgement. Proud of his record in his first term on council, he says the city benefits from his expertise in engineering and construction. [PARROTT UB 14:08:46]
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((JACK PARROTT/R- ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: I MEAN WE'RE GETTING READY TO SPEND 80- SOME MILLION DOLLARS OR100- MILLION COUNTING IT ALL IN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS, FOUR YEARS, SO I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT SOMEBODY BE ON THERE WHO CAN GIVE THAT EXPERIENCE TO OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.)) [RUNS:17]
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Chris Muse's campaign is a call for new leadership.
As a neighborhood organizer, responsible for the Block Pride program that cleaned up the Day Avenue area, he says council is neglecting problems that threaten the city's future. [MUSE UB 15:03:55]
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((CHRIS MUSE/R- CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: WE'RE NOT HAVING AN INCREASE IN OUR REVENUES. WE'RE NOT HAVING AN INCREASE IN THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY MOVE HERE. ROANOKE IS STAGNATED. AND IF PEOPLE WANT THAT TO CONTINUE IN ROANOKE THEN PUT THE SAME GUYS BACK IN OFFICE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE ROANOKE GROW AND PROSPER, YOU MUST ELECT NEW LEADERS.)) [RUNS:15]
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On that issue Muse is in tune with the two independents Bill Bestpitch and Joe Nash, and we'll talk to them in the final segment of our election preview.

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In sports, New York and Miami will play a fifth and deciding game in Florida Sunday after the Knicks pounded out a 90-to-85 win over the Heat.
For a look at yesterday's scores, here are the scoreboards.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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Buena Vista police are investigating the apparent suicide of a man hit by a train yesterday.
A witness says he saw the victim walking along the train tracks near Glen Maury Park at about five-thirty last night- shortly before the accident.
Police are not releasing the identity of the victim.
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A Collinsville man is in police custody this morning- charged with the alleged murder of a Stanley Furniture employee.
Police say 25-year-old Philip Boatman abducted his estranged wife, then shot her alleged boyfriend, 28-year-old Daniel Musselman.
Boatman is being held on 500-thousand dollars bond.
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Administrators at a Roanoke school are trying to keep guns out of the classroom.
William Fleming will use hand-held metal detectors to conduct random weapons searches.
Guns have been found in students' posession twice in the past few weeks.
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Most everyone needs a place to get away, even during the 1800s.
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This is where Thomas Jefferson went when he needed a little R-and-R.
Jefferson designed his Poplar Forest retreat to getaway from the constant round of visitors at Monticello.
But in the last 12 years, Poplar Forest has also seen its share of visitors as a growing tourist attraction.
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((SHERYL KINGERY/POPLAR FOREST: THEY CAN SEE THAT HE USED THIS TIME HERE-- IT WAS VERY FEW VISITORS COMING, ONLY A FEW NEIGHBORS WOULD COME AND VISIT. SO, JEFFERSON WAS REALLY INTRESTED IN THE QUIET TIME. HE LOVED TO-- AS HIS GRANDDAUGHTERS SAID-- TO THINK, TO READ, AND TO STUDY.))
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Poplar Forest is undergoing a major exterior restoration that's nearing completion.
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We'll take you INSIDE the historic home in this week's "Time Off" segment, coming up tomorrow on News 7 Saturday morning.
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