WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/16/98

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The message today to Americans in Indonesia: get out now.
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[SUPER=03-Jakarta, Indonesia; ]

The State department has ordered evacuations after increased violence.
Hundreds are dead after several fires- two at department stores-
Rioting is going on in the streets- as many people protest the nation's leader President Suharto.
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((JAMES RUBIN/STATE DEPT. SPOKESMAN: WE URGE THE LEADERS TO SHOW RESTRAINT IN DEALING WITH STREET DEMONSTRATONS. ANS WE URGE THEM TO ENGAGE INT HE KIND OF DIALOGUE AND POLITICAL REFORM THAT WOULD STEM THIS SLIDE.))
[SUPER=01-James Rubin/State Department Spokesman;]
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[VO-NAT]

Rubin says Indonesia has not seen violence like this since the mid 60's.
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[Sinatra]

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The gates outside Frank Sinatra's Beverly Hills home look like a shrine.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA;]

Fans have been gathering at Sinatra's California home since the announcement of his death late Thursday night.
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((SALLY FARES/SINATRA FAN: HE DOESN'T SING LIKE THE REST OF THEM. HE PUTS SO MUCH INTO IT. I JUST LOVE HIM. I JUST LOVE HIS MUSIC.))
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER-03-Las Vegas, NV;]
Las Vegas, the town that Sinatra helped build, paid tribute to the singer by dipping the lights of the famous Vegas strip.
People paused to hold candles or honk car horns.
The same tribute was paid to fellow rat packers Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior.
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[E-Grayson-Murder]

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[TAPE#98-43 TC 5:25]
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New developments in the case involving two men accused of burning and beheading a Grayson County man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Independence/File Tape;]

Attorneys for capital murder suspect Louis Ceparano are trying to have prosecutor J-D Bolt removed from the case.
Ceparano is accused of killing Garnett G-P Johnson at a drinking party last summer.
Co-defendant, Emmett Cressell, Junior has agreed to testify against Ceparano and is currently free on bond.
Ceparano's attorneys contend prosecutor Bolt favors Cressell.
Bolt represented Cressell while in private practice.
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[E-Bedford-Shooting]

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A Thaxton man was shot and critically injured last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Thaxton;]

Police say Maurice Brammer and his neighbor Gerald Profitt were arguing, when weapons were drawn.
The two apparently fought over a gun, which went off, hitting 66-year old Brammer three times.
Police say they know of no history of disagreements between the two men.
Charges have not yet been filed.
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High Schools athletes are vying for spring championships.
Mike Stevens has highlights.
Good Morning Mike.
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[INTERVIEW]

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Next weekend about 10-thousand soccer players and vistors come to the Roanoke Valley.
It's the 12th annual Bergland Festival Classic and here to tell us about it is Dean Jones with the Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Club. [**Denise ad libs live interview]
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((PHYLLIS WILLIAMS: HI, I'M PHYLLIS WILLIAMS, I'M GOING TO COOK MY FABULOUS CHILI RECIPE COMING UP ON THE WEEKEND DINER.))
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[COMM#2][E-Reeve]

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Actor Christopher Reeve has become a leading advocate for those coping with paralyzing injuries.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; ]

Reeve has returned to U-V-A Medical Center where he was treated three years ago after a horseback-riding accident.
Reeve is rallying support for research money to help patients with spinal cord injuries walk again.
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((CHRISTOPHER REEVE/ACTOR:EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN WE CONQUER PROBLEMS IN THIS COUNTRY BY OUR COMMITMENT FINANCIALLY AS WELL AS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY.))
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In his memoir published this month, "Still Me", Reeve writes about his rehabilitation.
Although he's paralyzed from the shoulders down, the star of stage and screen is still in the motion picture business when he's not raising awareness about spinal cord injuries.
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Last year, he directed the Emmy-nominated H-B-O film, "In the Gloaming."[E-Davidson]

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A Roanoke City police officer did not use excessive force during an arrest four years ago.
That's the opinion of a federal jury.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/April 1994]

Lennord Davidson sued the city and two of its officers, claiming he was the victim of police brutality.
He wound up in the hospital and had to have a metal pin put in his leg.
The 45-year old Jamaican citizen was arrested in 1994.
His girlfriend had called police to her apartment in Northwest Roanoke, following an argument with Davidson.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=Legal Scales]

The complaint against the city had already been dismissed, leaving officer B-C Booth as the only defendant.
Yesterday the judge rejected the claim against Booth.

[E-Flood-Prevention]

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After intial problems, Roanoke's plan to reduce flooding along the Roanoke River is about to get underway.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/November 1985]

The city's 43-million dollar flood reduction project has been held up by the discovery of hazardous materials.
This week, the city found out its cleanup plan got the go-ahead from state and federal agencies.
Mayor David Bowers says now that all the paperwork's been approved, the city can start working on widening the river channel, the biggest part of the project.
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[GRAPHIC=High School Baseball]

In high school sports THe Blue Ridge District Baseball Tournament went 12 innings, in the end it was Northside 9 and Salem 7.
In Blue Ridge District Soccer the William Byrd Lady Terriers beat Blacksburg 2-to-1 in overtime.
On the boys side it was the Indians 2 the Terriers 0 for the district title.
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[Sports-Plays]

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For the late night action we head out to the Rockies.
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[SUPER=03-Denver, CO/Rockies-MSC;]

Milwaukee brews up a victory at Coors field.
First Dante Bichette lin drives this homer to the left field corner.
The Rockies have lost five striaght, and plays like this could be why. THe Brewers turn a routine fly ball into a run and go on to win it eight to five.
[SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ/Diamondbacks-Fox Sports;]

In Phoenix Matt Williams goes to the left field corner for a two run homer.
Kevin Young at the plate this time, connects just enough to get tagged out, this argument gets him thrown out of the game.
The Diamondbacks win it six to one.

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If you're still looking to fill your schedule this weekend, here's some ideas from the weekend calender.
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Everyone seems to have a different recipe for chili.
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[SS=Weekend Diner]

This week, we feature our second chili recipe-- and if it lives up to its name, Phyllis Williams of Roanoke has a winner.
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If you drop us a self-addressed, stamped envelope, we'll send you this recipe.
You can see the address there on the screen. You can also check out our web site under the weekend mornings section.
And, don't forget if you'd like to be on the weekend diner, send us a note with your recipe, name, address and phone number.
And if we come to your house, you'll get a cool weekend diner apron.
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[Music Under]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]

Americans have been advised to get out of Jakarta, Indonesia, as political unrest there continues. Hundreds have died in the violence prompted by opposition to the presidential regime.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

The nation and the world mourn the Chairman of the Board. Funeral services for Frank Sinatra are expected to be private. The singer died late Thursday at age 82.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

And actor Christopher Reeve has returned to U-V-A Medical Center, where he was treated three years ago after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed. Reeve is taking part in a forum on spinal cord injuries.
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And that's what's making news on this Saturday May 16th.
We'll be back in just a minute.

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[2-E-Indonesia]

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A large scale exit is underway in Indonesia, as Americans flee the unrest there.
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[SUPER=03-Jakarta, Indonesia; ]

The State department has ordered evacuations after increased violence.
Hundreds are dead after several fires- two at department stores-
Rioting is going on in the streets- as many people protest the nation's leader President Suharto.
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((JAMES RUBIN/STATE DEPT. SPOKESMAN: WE URGE THE LEADERS TO SHOW RESTRAINT IN DEALING WITH STREET DEMONSTRATONS. ANS WE URGE THEM TO ENGAGE INT HE KIND OF DIALOGUE AND POLITICAL REFORM THAT WOULD STEM THIS SLIDE.))
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Rubin says Indonesia has not seen violence like this since the mid 60's.
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[2-Sinatra]

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Millions are mourning the death of the man who sang the soundtrack for lives of three generations.
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[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA;]

Frank Sinatra is perhaps the best known entertainer in the world.
People from all walks of life came out to pay their respects.
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((STEVE LAWRENCE/ENTERTAINER: EVEN HIS FRIENDS WERE FANS AND THAT WAS A RARITY.))
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[VO-NAT]

Frank Sinatra appeared in countless films and TV shows, but it was "The Voice" that set him apart from fellow rat-packers.
He made more than 200 records spanning most of American Pop Culture.
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[E-Cruz]

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The judge in the drug conspiracy headed by Javier Cruz says he can't imagine Cruz will "walk."
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

In the course of sentencing six of Cruz' co-defendants, Judge James Turk heard new allegations that Cruz threatened the lives of several of his lieutenants.
Even his wife, PAM Cruz, said she wouldn't leave him for fear he'd kill her.
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((THERE WAS NOT THE EXPRESSIONS OF THREATS IN 1991, SINCE THE CASE CAME DOWN.))
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=Legal Scales]

Of the six sentenced yesterday, the four WOMEN all got probation; two men, Gene Kinsey and Earl Wilson each recieved about two years behind bars.

Cruz is set for sentencing in July.[Five-Power-Line]

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[TAPE#98-39]
[GRAPHIC=Power Struggle]

Supporters of a proposed high voltage powerline are a well-financed group.
They have the support of A-E-P stockholders, who have spent thousands of dollars on advertising and even helped fund one pro-powerline group. [**DISSOLVE TO FULLSCREEN POWER STRUGGLE**]
Teresa Hamilton has more in the final part of our series "Power Struggle".
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[SUPER=01-Denny Pace/Jefferson Mills Executive; :19]
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((DENNY PACE/JEFFERSON MILLS EXECUTIVE VP: FROM OUR STANDPOINT THE POWER ISSUE IS VERY IMPORTANT. )) [RUNS:04]
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Denny Pace is Executive Vice President of Jefferson Mills in Pulaski.
The company manufacturers synthetic fiber used in clothing, 24 hours a day, seven days a week--which plays a major role in Paces' stance on the power line.
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((DENNY PACE/JEFFERSON MILLS EXECUTIVE VP: WE'RE TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON NOT ONLY THE SOURCE OF POWER BUT THE QUALITY OF POWER SINCE MOST OF OUR EQUIPMENT IS RUN FROM COMPUTERS AND INVERTERS. )) [RUNS:09]
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Pulaski County administrator Joe Morgan also supports A-E-P's contention the power line is needed to avoid potential blackouts.
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((JOE MORGAN/PULASKI CO. ADMINISTRATOR: PULASKI COUNTY IS VERY DEPENDENT ON MANUFACTURING, ALMOST ONE OUT OF EVERY TWO OF OUR FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ARE WORKING IN MANUFACTURING JOBS. )) [RUNS:09]
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The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and Jefferson Mills are among the nearly 600 businesses, labor groups and other organizations listed as members of CEER, a pro- power line organization primarily funded by A-E-P stockholders. [END SU]
Over the past 5 and a half years, A-E-P stockholders have paid roughly 320- thousand dollars to CEER-- which stands for the Coalition for Energy and Economic Revitalization.
The group's goal: to supply its members with information not only about the powerline project, but also about upcoming hearings and to encourage them to write letters on behalf of the power company.
The New River Valley Economic Development Alliance used to belong to CEER but changed its position under a new director.
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((STUART GILBERT/NRV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE EXEC. DIR: THE ALLIANCE HASN'T TAKEN AN OFFICIAL POSITION FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. THEIR MAIN CONCERN FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A CHEAP, RELIABLE AND ADEQUATE SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. )) [RUNS:11]
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A-E-P stockholders also push the company's position through newspaper and television ads.
A company spokesman says the goal of the ads is to provide information to the public.
But the same spokesman declined to say how much was spent during a recent 16- week advertising campaign that got underway in late January.
A-E-P says the greatest amount of money was spent for ads on WDBJ television.
The station's sales department also declined to reveal how much was spent.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7. )) [Travel-Bump] [2 shot]
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[OUT Q=Saturday Morning][Chaining]

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It's a policy that upsets both Native Americans and conservationsists.
John Daley of affiliate K-T-V-X has more about chaining.
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(( The state's worst wildfire year ever- burns more than three hundred thousand acres of Utah rangeland- much of it here in West-Central Utah.
Two years later- the land still bears the scars- torched juniper trees in many places- in others its a mixed bag- native grasses- mingled with undesirable weeds.
On a tour of the burn zone- land managers, soil conservation experts and ranchers inspect BLM efforts to rehabilitate the land- to replant seeds after the fires.
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Proponents say chaining basically tills the soil- turning seeds under- allowing them to grow.
But concerns about disturbing Indian archeological sites- led to acourt ordered halt to chaining.
BLM managers say areas that weren't chained- on the left- are less healthy than areas that were- on the right.
The good grasses- they say- did better in chained areas.
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Gates says without chaining- these rangelands won't be healthy anytime soon- and will still be vulnerable to massive fires.
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Land managers says that science better work- thousands of acres of rangeland are riding on it.))
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[SS=World Around Us]

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The Volkswagon beetle is being recalled for repairs.
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[VO-NAT]
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The company is recalling 85-hundred new beetles- because of a possible problem with electrical wires.
Apparently the wires could be damaged over time by rubbing against the edge of the battery tray.
New Beetle owners will be notified by express mail.
Volkswagen says the car can be fixed at a dealer - in about an hour.
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[E-Beanie-Babies]

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They sold Happy Meals.
Will they sell couches?
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bassett]

These beanie-baby look-alikes are the new marketing tool at Basset Furniture.
"Jeb the Bean Hound" will eventually go home with customers.
But yesterday company employees snatched up the new best friends.
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((JANICE HAMLIN/BASSET FURNITURE: EMPLOYEES ARE BUYING THEM. DEALERS ARE CALLING US FOR MORE. I HAVE SEVERAL GRAND OPENINGS ARE TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS I'M ALREADY GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER SEVERAL MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER BECAUSE THEY'RE SO POPULAR.))
[SUPER=01-Janice Hamlin/Bassett Furniture]
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[VO-NAT]

Bassett plans on opening a series of new furniture stores this year.
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[E-Danville-Festival]

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One day down-- two more to go for Danville's Festival in the Park.
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The Danville Symphony was among the acts to perform for the festival's opening day.
There's fun for the whole family-- including rides and games for the kids.
Vendors come from all over the country to sell their crafts and artwork.
This is the 24th year for the Festival in the Park-- and organizers say they couldn't have asked for better weather.

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[IN Q=This is definitely]
((CARROLL WILES: THIS IS DEFINITELY A BEAUTIFUL DAY. THE CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS WHO ARE COMING ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE SUNSHINE WE PROVIDED THEM HERE IN DANVILLE.))
[SUPER=01-Carroll Wiles/Festival in the Park;]
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[OUT Q=here in Danville.]
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Today, oldies group Gary Lewis and the Playboys will perform two concerts one at four, a second at seven- sponsored by WDBJ-7.
The Festival in the Park continues through Sunday.
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[Explore-Park]

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A hunter creating fire with flint and steel--
A teacher using a switch to keep her students in line--
[**ANCHOR=Andrew 2 shot]

These are images of the American Frontier that you can still see played out today at Virginia's Explore Park.
[Talent=Andrew]
[SS=Time Off]

This week's "Time Off" segment profiles the 13- hundred acre living history museum.
Kimberly McBroom has that.
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[SUPER=01-Roger Elmore/Explore Park Executive Director; :11]
[SUPER=01-Scott Sarver/Capital Projects Director; 1:16]
[SUPER=@Kimberly1; 2:07]
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[OUT Q=KM, News 7.]

(( For a place that's steeped in the past, Explore Park has seen its share of contemporary changes this year.
Just this month, the park opened a new welcome center.
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[SOT 10:04:39]
((ROGER ELMORE/EXPLORE PARK EXEC. DIR.: WELL, WE HAVE AN INFORMATION DESK THAT CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THERE IS TO SEE AND DO IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY, AS WELL AS THE AMENITIES OF RESTROOMS AND VENDING MACHINES AND TELEPHONES AND THINGS THAT TRAVELERS LOOK FOR WHEN THEY'RE STOPPING ON THE ROAD.)) [RUNS:15]
Last month, the restored Brugh Tavern re- opened at Explore Park after being moved from Botetourt county.
Despite these modern amenities, it only takes a few steps into the park to realize you're stepping back in time.

The American Frontier experience is captured by interpreters, as well as authentic homes, barns, and other structures.
This blacksmith is hard at work on mantel pieces--
This young woman is busily perfecting her needlepoint, in hopes of impressing her future husband.
And this one- room school house offers a history lesson for today's children about discipline in the 19th century.

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[SOT 10:32:14 tape 1]
((GET THOSE SHOULDERS UP! THAT LOOKS MUCH BETTER. WELL, THE LADIES-- LOOK HOW THE LADIES STRAIGHTENED RIGHT UP. DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY WERE INTIMIDATED BY THIS LITTLE STICK, RIGHT HERE?)) [RUNS:11]
While frontiersmen often entertained themselves throwing tomahawks, they were proficient at hunting for food and making fire.
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[SOT TAPE 1 10:03:07]
((SCOTT SARVER/DIR. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: THIS IS A VERY CRUDE CABIN. IT'S CALLED THE LONG HUNTER'S CABIN. THEY WOULD GO OUT LONG DISTANCES CARRYING LONG GUNS.)) [RUNS:08]
You couldn't tell by looking at his Colonial attire, but Scott Sarver does much of the number- crunching for Explore.
But Sarver says it's his own love of history that keeps him here.
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[SOT tape 1 10:27:26 ]
((SCOTT SARVER/DIR. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: THIS IS MY PASSION. MY WIFE CALLS IT AN OBSESSION. BUT WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE PEOPLE HERE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND REALLY HAVE A KINSHIP WITH THOSE OF THE PAST. IT'S A VERY NEAT PLACE TO BE.)) [RUNS:14]
Sarver says the Explore Park is also unique because it allows tourists to actually touch a part of history.
But if you want to KEEP it, this gift shop offers several items from historical vendors.
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[SOT TAPE 1 9:55:20]
((SCOTT SARVER/DIR. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS: A PERSON CAN COME IN A PICK UP SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS HAD IN THE 18TH CENTURY. )) [RUNS:05]
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[SOT 10:55:57 tape 2]
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: EXPLORE PARK ISN'T JUST A LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM, IT FEATURES SPECIAL EVENTS-- AT LEAST ONE A MONTH. THERE'S AN INDIAN POW WOW THIS WEEKEND, FORT DAYS ARE NEXT MONTH, AND OF COURSE, COMING UP IN JULY, DECLARATION DAYS. )) [RUNS:13]
Explore is open Monday through Saturday.
Admission is six dollars for adults, four dollars for school- aged children.

Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))[2-Sports]

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In sports, news from the links and the gridiron.
Here's Mike Stevens.
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[**2 shot toss to Bump][Diner-Bump]
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[Take Full Screen Weekend Diner Address] [Chyron 7153]

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[6-Promo]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=sly]
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[GRAPHIC=News 7 at Six]

Coming up later today on News 7 at Six--the first year of women at V-M-I draws to a close with graduation. Texas Senator Phil Gramm is the commencement speaker.
Also, David Johnson begins a special report on E-Coli contamination problems at Smith Mountain Lake.
Join us for those stories and more tonight at Six.

[Did-You-See]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=98-40 31:51]
[GRAPHIC=Did You See That?]

Finally this morning--we're not pulling your leg.
Carilion employees injected a strong dose of competition into a fundraiser.
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((nat sound: pull! go! go! go! whistle))
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

It was a hands-on effort to raise money for children's health care--
The tug of war pitted 16 companies against one other.
Carilion pulled to victory, even beating out the Kroger team which prepared by dragging a tractor trailer.
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[SOT 11:28:12]
[IN Q=That way]
((THAT WAY WE GET THE STAMINA. WE FEEL WE GOT THE TEAM. WE GOT THE STRENGTH AND WE GOT THE FOCUS. A LOT OF THIS IS TECHNIQUE. WE GOT WEIGHT AND STRENGTH.))
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[VO-NAT]

Each team donated one thousand dollars to play.
The Child Health Investment Partnership says the money pays for everything from routine shots to HIV treatment for poverty-stricken children.
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