WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/14/98

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Indonesia's capital is being rocked by violence for the third day in a row.
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And Immigration and Naturalization go after illegal aliens in Caroll County.
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Still some mid- level clouds hanging around this morning-- but sunshine will be abundance later on.
And expect day-time high temperatures to soar near 80 degrees.
We'll have today's forecast, plus a peek ahead at the weekend.
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Immigration agents are cracking down on illegal aliens working in the Carroll County area.
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Some 30 illegal immigrants were taken into custoday yesterday following a two year investigation.
Galax officials feared there was a link between the illegal aliens and crime.
I-N-S officials were searching for about 20 illegal immigrants wanted on various criminal charges.
So far only two were located, about 25 men were arrested for not having proper green cards.
Some residents and local business owners are critical of the operation.
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INS officials are also in town to audit the employment records of several local businesses to see if officials are hiring workers in a legal fashion.
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Social services officials and the prosecutor in Henry County are defending the judge who made what is now a controversial custody ruling.
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Sharon Alley had lost custody of her infant daughter and older son after she was accused of cracking the baby's skull last fall.
But Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Susan Deatherage returned the children to Alley a couple of months ago.

Last Sunday on Mother's Day, the baby was stabbed to death, and Alley is charged with the slaying.
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A worker with "Prevent Child Abuse in Virginia" says Deatherage made a bad call.
But prosecutor Bob Bushnell says the judge must have seen evidence that returning the child would be safe.

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A Tennessee couple and their grandchild were killed in a car wreck in in Botetourt County yesterday.
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Authorities say Leroy and Sharon Luttenberger, along with 4-year-old Amanda Mellon, ran off the southbound lane of Interstate 81 near the Cloverdale Exit.
The car nose dived onto the railroad tracks below and flipped over.
The victims were all residents of Knoxville, Tennessee.
State Police say Leroy Luttenberger was driving the car at the time of the accident.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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There are calls for calm in Indonesia today, as violence breaks out in the street for the third consecutive day.
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Yesterday, students, demanding political reform, clashed with police in violent protests.
So far seven people have been killed in the anti- government protest.
Indonesia is facing its worst economic crisis in decades.
The U-S Embassy is urging U-S citizens to hold-off on non-essential travel to Indonesia.
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A second round of Mideast talks is set for today in Washington.
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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for about 90 minutes yesterday.
There's no word of any solid progress toward resolving a dispute over an American proposal on further Israeli troop withdrawal from the West Bank.
Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with members of Congress.

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In sports, James River takes the Pioneer District Championship over Perry McCluer on the softball field.
Mike Stevens has highlights from yesterday's game.
Good Morning Mike.
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For the first time this week, Mountain View Elementary School students should be able to play outside today.
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They've been kept indoors all week, because standing water on the playground is contaminated with sewage from overflowing septic tanks.
Parents learned of the problem when a teacher sent a letter home with students Monday.
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Workers are fencing off the contaminated area and spreading lime to kill germs.
They'll keep pumping out the septic tanks until they can install a new drainage system around the property.

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Members of a citizens group in Floyd County are finding themselves allied with opponents to a proposed high voltage power line. [**DISSOLVE TO FULLSCREEN POWER STRUGGLE]
In part 3 of our series, Power Struggle, Joe Dashiell looks back at the controversy that stirred these residents into action 10 years ago.
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((The towers are a constant reminder...
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But so is the talk of a new high voltage line power line in another part of westen Virginia.
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Wayne Bradburn was the coordinator of Citizens for the Preservation of Floyd County, a group that opposed construction of the line.
The fight began in 1974, when Appalachian Power applied to the State Corporation Commission for permission to build the line from Jackson's Ferry in Wythe County to Axton in Henry County, and it continued for more than ten years.

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APCO argued that the 73-mile line was needed to serve a pressing demand in the Martinsville, Danville area.
The SCC granted a 200- foot corridor, and rejected environmentalists requests to re-open hearings.
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The opponents did not succeed in stopping construction of the power line, but leaders of the group say they have no regrets about their fight, and in some ways they believe they were successful.
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Today, Floyd County residents are living with the power line, but for some such as Charles Harmon their opposition has given way to aggravation..
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The Floyd County citizens group officially disbanded a couple of years ago, but not before offering a contribution and encouragement to a new group of power line opponents.
Joe Dashiell News 7))

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On the medical front, good news for parents and kids alike.
A new flu vaccine for children is showing promising results.
And the vaccine does NOT involve a needle.
Rick Jackson has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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AN EXPERIMENTAL FLU VACCINE PROVES HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN.
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RESEARCHERS IN MISSOURI SAY FLU-MIST KEPT THE INFLUENZA VIRUS AT BAY 94-PRECENT OF THE TIME.
AND MANY KIDS WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT UNLIKE TRADITIONAL FLU VACCINES WHICH INVOLVE NEEDLES, THIS ONE COMES IN THE FORM OF A NASAL SPRAY.
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SOME OF THE MEN, HOWEVER, DID EXPERIENCE HEADACHES AND STOMACH PAIN.
THE FINDINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M RICK JACKSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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Immigration and Naturalization go after illegal aliens in Caroll County.
So far more than two dozen have been taken into custody.
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The remains of the unknown soldier from the Vietnam War will be removed from Arlington National cemetery today.
The six bones, which were entombed 14 years ago, will undergo a sophisticated form of D-N-A testing to try to determine the soldier's identity.
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And President Clinton today is saluting those who took part in the Berlin Airlift 50 years ago.
Amerian, British and French pilots took part in a massive supply operation to west Berlin and stopped a blockade ordered by Josef Stalin.
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And that's what's making news on this Wednesday May 13th.
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News 7 Mornin' will be right back. [2WX-Hello]

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A lengthy investigation ended yesterday with the arrests of nearly 30 illegal aliens working in Carroll County.
The investigation was initiated by Galax City Manager Dan Campbell, who says he suspected a connection between illegal immigrants and crime.
Teresa Hamilton reports
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Galax City Manager Dan Campbell says he doesn't want people to get the wrong impression.
He says foreign residents are welcome, as long as they're here legally. [TAKE BITE]
INS officials it has taken two years to address Campbell's concerns because they wanted to make sure they were on sound legal footing.
They describe their investigation as two prong.
First: they were searching for about 20 illegal aliens wanted on various criminal charges.
So far-- only two were located but during the search they also arrested about 25 men for not having proper green cards.
INS officials are also in town to audit the employment records of several local businesses to see if officials are hiring workers in a legal fashion.
When they arrived at Webb Furniture 106 employees did NOT show up.
While 46 workers failed to show up at Burruss Lumber-- which is now known as Dixon Lumber.
Some residents and local business owners are critical of the operation.
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Two other businesses were also audited-- with another 50- workers failing to show up for work. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Galax.))

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A 4-year-old girl and her grandparents died in a Botetourt County car wreck yesterday.
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Authorities say Leroy and Sharon Luttenberger, along with their granddaughter Amanda Mellon, ran off the southbound lane of Interstate 81 near the Cloverdale Exit.
The car nose dived onto the railroad tracks below and flipped over.
The victims were all residents of Knoxville, Tennessee.
State Police say Leroy Luttenberger was driving the car at the time of the accident.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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Henry COunty's prosecutor is speaking up on behalf of a judge who gave Sharon Alley custody of her baby, just months before the infant was stabbed to death.
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Alley had lost custody of her infant daughter and older son after she was accused of cracking the baby's skull last fall.
But Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judge Susan Deatherage returned the children to Alley a couple of months ago.

Last Sunday on Mother's Day, the baby was stabbed to death, and Alley is charged with the slaying.
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A worker with "Prevent Child Abuse in Virginia" says Deatherage made a bad call.
But prosecutor Bob Bushnell says the judge must have seen evidence that returning the child would be safe.

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Secretary of state madeleine Albright and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet to talk peace again today.
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The two met for 90 minutes yesterday, but were unable to put the peace talks back on track.
A senior U-S official says differences remain on Israeli troop withdrawal from the West bank.
Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with members of Congress.

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President Clinton today saluted the fliers who saved west Berlin from communism in the the Berlin Airlift.
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[5:26:58] He's was featured speaker at ceremonies in Germany honoring the airlift's 50th anniversary.
U-S, British and French pilots flew in enough supplies so the city could survive a Soviet blockade.
Between June fo 19-48 and May of 19-49 a quarter million flights were made around the clock.
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The event is generally seen as the start of the Cold War.

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A long wait my soon be over.
A soldier's body, long interned in the Tomb of the Unkowns, will be exhumed today and later tested as scientists begin trying to identify the remains. Vince Gonzales has the story.
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In sports, The Indiana Pacers have earned a trip to the Eastern Conference finals eliminating the New York Knicks 99-to-88. For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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[Gilmore]

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Governor Gilmore yesterday released a report on his first 100 days in office.
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In the report, Gilmore details his accomplishments beyond a car tax cut.
He's taking credit for: 31- thousand new jobs in the state, a ban on partial birth abortions, 600 new teachers toward a promised four thousand, and a plan to more closely monitor managed health care plans.

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[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co.]

Several homeowners in low-lying areas of Roanoke County say they're happy with a plan to buy their homes.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Homeowners in Sun Valley and Palm Valley say they'd love to move out of the flood-prone neighborhood.
The county's applied for a 750-thousand dollar federal grant, similar to the one the city of Roanoke got to buy up houses in the Garden City area.
23 houses in the county would be eligible for the buyout, but this grant would be enough to purchase only eight.

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[IN Q=A couple of those]
((GEORGE SIMPSON/ROANOKE COUNTY ENGINEERING: A COUPLE OF THOSE ARE ADJACENT TO BROOKSIDE PARK SO THAT LAND COULD BE ACCOMODATED WITH THAT PARK TO EXPAND THE PARK AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIGGER. THE OTHER ONES POSSIBLY A GREENWAY COULD BE MADE OR POSSIBLY OPEN SPACE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY AGAIN, ANOTHER QUESTION WE'LL HAVE TO ANSWER, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES THERE.))
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[OUT Q=possibilities there.]
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The grant requires matching funds from the county as well.
If it all comes together, Simpson says work COULD start late next year.

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[Railroad-Unions]

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Some railroad unions have had their ability to strike restricted, in the event that federal regulators approve the proposed Conrail merger.
A federal judge in Roanoke imposed that restriction yesterday.
The U-S Surface Transportation Board is expected to rule June 8th on the plan by Norfolk Southern and C-S-X to buy and carve up Conrail.
Judge James Turk ruled that rail unions cannot strike for a year.
The ruling is intended to stop the unions from trying to block the Conrail takeover if they don't like some of the terms imposed by federal regulators.

[S-Piedmont-Trust]

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[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A guilty plea yesterday from a North Carolina woman who defrauded a Martinsville bank out of more than 630-thousand dollars.
Linda Sechrest made the plea in Roanoke's federal court yesterday afternoon.
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She admitted to a check kiting scheme against Piedmont Trust Bank, from late 1996 to March of last year.
In court documents, Sechrest said the fraud started soon after the retail furniture business she and her husband started, ran into cash flow problems.
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Prosecutors say Piedmont Trust Bank has recovered about 40-thousand dollars.
Sechrest will be sentenced in July; she faces up to 30 years in prison, and a million dollar fine.

[E-Scenic-Roads]

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Franklin County officials are looking to increase tourism.
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[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]

They hope scenic roads will attract travellers.
County leaders want state maps to mark Routes 6-0-2, 6-23, 6-40, 7-48 and 40 as especially scenic.
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((RODDY MOORE/BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE: I THINK WE CAN SEE SOME OLD RURAL HOUSES. I STILL THINK WE CAN SEE SOME BARNS, SOME OUT-BUILDINGS, BUT YET WE CAN SEE LITTLE MODERN CONVENIENCE STORES AT THE CROSSROADS WHERE PEOPLE STILL GATHER.))
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The roads loop past farms, through villages -- where business owners hope tourists will stop and shop.
And for those who want to build on these rolling hills, there are no zoning laws.
But the locals might welcome a country store more than a factory.
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[SOT 12:12:20]
[IN Q=This is an area]
((TIM KRAWCZEL/PLANNING DIRECTOR: THIS IS AN AREA WHERE IT'S QUIET AND PEOPLE KNOW EACH OTHER AND FEEL LIKE IT'S THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH AND THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THINGS, THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-Tim Krawczel/Planning Director;]
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[OUT Q=in their community]
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Ultimately the Commonwealth Transportation Board decides whether to designate these roads as Virginia Byways.
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[Car-Bus]

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How would you like to ride in a new red convertible for just 25 bucks a month?
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Now you can do just that when you ride Lynchburg's new transit bus.
The city's latest set of wheels has a convertible painted on one side, and a sport utility vehicle on the other.
The new bus was unveiled this week to highlight National Transit Week and has been turning heads around town.
The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is offering free rides on the "car bus" through Saturday to generate new riders.
After that, a citywide pass will cost 25 dollars a month.

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[3-Sports]

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To sports, a National League record for the Atlanta Braves as they hit a homer for the 25th consecutive game.
Mike Stevens has details.
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[OUT Q=nice Thursday everybody.]

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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

A bust in Carroll County has led to the arrests of about 30 illegal aliens so far.
Agents from the Immigration and Naturalization service are auditing local businesses to see if workers are being hired in a legal fashion.
About two hundred workers failed to show up for work during the audits.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

An accident on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County yesterday killed a Tennessee couple and their granddaughter.
Police say Leroy and Sharon Luttenberger and 4-year old Amanda Mellon were killed when their car ran off the road near the Cloverdale exit.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Henry County court officials are defending the judge who gave Sharon Alley custody of her two children.
Alley is accused of fatally stabbing her baby daughter on Mother's Day.
Prosecutor Bob Bushnell says Judge Susan Deatherage must have seen evidence that returning the child would be safe.

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