WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 06/18/98

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The national tobacco bill was snuffed out by Senate Republicans yesterday, and many Virginians are happy with that decision.
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[SOT 21.21.23 - 21.21.32]
[IN Q=I'm glad it]
((NICK GRAYBILL: I'M GLAD IT WAS TABLED BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH HELPS OUT THE ECONOMY OF VIRGINIA AND THE CIGARETTES AND STUFF. TOBACCO IS ONE OF OUR CASH CROPS.)) [RUNS09]
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Aside from the economy, many long-time smokers felt higher prices would not have discouraged those who are already addicted.
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[SOT 21.23.19 - 21.23.32]
[IN Q=If you smoke]
((KEVIN HJELMBERG/SMOKER: IF YOU SMOKE, YOU'RE GOING TO SMOKE. IF THEY GO UP FIVE DOLLARS A PACK, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FIVE DOLLARS A PACK FOR THEM AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A BLACK MARKET AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOME WAY ELSE TO GET THEM CHEAPER. IF YOU WANT THEM, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THEM-- ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.))
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[SUPER=01-Kevin Hjemlberg/Smoker;]
[OUT Q=way or another.]
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[VO-NAT]

Local retailers responded favorably as well to the news.
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[7E-School-Shooting]

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He was trying to put an end to the violence when he was shot.
The Richmond high school teacher who was shot Monday says he saw two students fighting over the gun that shot him.
Greg Carter was on his way to tell the principal when the bullet hit him.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

Carter says he's NOT sure which student shot him-- but has some ideas about improving school safety.
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[IN Q=We cannot]
((GREG CARTER/SHOOTING VICTIM: WE CANNOT ALLOW ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS AT WILL. WE CANNOT DO THAT. I FEEL LIKE IF A KID IS IN TROUBLE AND YOU TRY TO HELP HIM, DON'T LET HIM IN. NO MATTER WHAT.))
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[OUT Q=No matter what.]
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[VO-NAT]

School officials say they caught the shooting on a security camera and have turned it over to police.
14-year old Quinshawn Booker was charged.
Governor Jim Gilmore used Armstrong as a backdrop yesterday to appoint a new 35 member commission to study school crime.
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[IN Q=It's far]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: IT'S FAR TOO EARLY TO COME OUT WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS...MILITARY COMPLEXES OR PRISONS.))
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[OUT Q=or prisons.]
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Greg Carter says he'd like to be on the Governor's commission-- since he plans to return to "working in the trenches" in the fall.
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Carter's message to Quinshawn Booker is that he loves him-- and "violence is not the answer."
Police say a rivalry between students in two public housing complexes led to the shooting Monday.

[7E-Justin-Hines]

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He's watched his aunt campaign to become the spiritual advisor for his father's killer.
Now, the son of a Virginia State Trooper killed in the line of duty nine years ago is speaking out.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The son of Trooper Jerry Hines stopped in Roanoke yesterday on his way to witness tonight's execution.
Justin Hines is annoyed with his Aunt Maria.
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[IN Q=It appears to me]
((IT APPEARS TO ME SHE'S GOTTEN TO KNOW AND LOVE DENNIS EATON MORE THAN SHE EVER DID HER BROTHER.))
[SUPER=01-Justin Hines/Trooper's Son]
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[OUT Q=did her brother. ]
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[SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday]

He says Maria and his Dad had never been close, that they hadn't seen each other for a year before his death.
Justin thinks he knows what's behind it, though.
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[SOT 3:15:05]
[IN Q=Publicity stunt]
((PUBLICITY STUNT, CLAIM TO FAME, RIGHTS TO A BOOK, THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW ALL POP THROUGH MY MIND. I SEE IT COMING. AND I THINK SHE'LL TAKE IT AS FAR AS SHE CAN GO WITH IT.))
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[OUT Q=go with it.]
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Keith Humphry will have more of his interview with Justin Hines on News 7 later today.
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[7Mental-HEalth-Reform]

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Governor Gilmore's reform of the state's mental health system is imminent-
following a scathing report about state failures in the death of a mental patient.
The state Department of Rights of Virginians with Disabilities found that Gloria Huntley suffered punitive and inhumane treatment by Central State Hospital staff.

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Taking a look at your Thursday forecast..
The hot and sunny weather pattern continues today, with highs reaching into the low-90's. Light winds could bring some relief from the heat.
Tonight, temperatures remain warm under clear skies. Lows only dipping down to around 70.
The extended forecast shows some rain for the weekend, and hot temperatures sticking around...
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[7BIRTHDAYS!] 6/19/98
Friday:

[SUPER=130-17/Laura Stump/Salem]

[SUPER=130-31/Marty Garland/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-94/John Murray/Boones Mill]

[SUPER=130-/Edna Ferguson/Pittsville]

[SUPER=130-50/Tom & Gracie Via/Salem]

[SUPER=130-38/Darryl Bryant/Blue Ridge]

[SUPER=130-56/Betty Sayers/Blacksburg]

[SUPER=130-51/William Jones/Blairs]

[SUPER=130-7/Ashlie Robertson/Vinton]

[SUPER=130-50/Gary Shelor/Radford]

[SUPER=130-6/De'Angelo English/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-2/Meghan Anderson/Clifton Forge]

[SUPER=130-8/Casidy Smith/Catawba]

[SUPER=130-9/David Kirby/Lexington]

[SUPER=130-36/Rose Marie Ayers/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-68/Herbert Hope/Danville]

Anniversary:
[SUPER=130-10th/Danny & Shelia Simmons/Elliston]

No Pictures:

[SUPER=131-/Latrina Richmond/Clifton Forge]

Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-/Otis & Jeanette Belcher/Snow Creek]

Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-5th/Mr. & Mrs. Marty Maxwell/Christiansburg]

Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-5th/Todd & Terri Burris/Dublin]

[SUPER=130-83/Aldo Mays/Lynchburg]

[SUPER=130-/Alvin Foster/Amherst]

[SUPER=130-7/Heather Brown/Monroe]

[SUPER=130-/Eddie Bradley/Buena Vista]

[SUPER=130-/Bobby Wilmer/Bluefield]

[SUPER=130-/Clara Williams/Bassett]
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[SUPER=19-Melanie/Moon;][45E-Lake-Water]

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Officials say Smith Mountail lake water was not tained by a recent raw sewage spill into the Roanoke River.
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[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]

The Department of Environmental Quality and Ferrum College have tested the water and found relatively low levels of fecal chloroform.
To make sure the water stays clean -- some marinas require boat owners to seal their septic tanks, so they cannot be emptied into the lake.
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((TOM MAYNARD/SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE BOAT ASSOC.: WE'VE MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE IT'S IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINAS, ALL BOATS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL THOUSAND BOATS. THE REALITY IS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S A COMMUNICATION FACTOR.))
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Maynard says the word will eventually spread -- that dumping anything into the lake is against the law.
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[45E-Log-Cabin]

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The owner of a rare historic cabin in Roanoke says she can't afford to restore the structure so it must be torn down.
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The city has condemned this log cabin as a safety hazard.
Historians say it's two centuries old -- a rare specimen with long beams, original fireplaces, and two stories.
But demolition has begun -- the outdoor kitchen is already gone.
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((STRUCTURALLY SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH IT. IF I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT, IF SOMEONE ELSE ISN'T GOING TO DO IT, THIS IS THE BEST THAT COULD HAPPEN TO IT. WE CAN'T KEEP IT LOCKED UP. WE CAN'T KEEP IT BOARDED UP. WE'VE GOT VAGRANTS IN IT. IT'S BEEN SET ON FIRE BY KIDS. IT'S A DANGEROUS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO LEAVE STANDING.))
[SUPER=01-Charlene Dean/Cabin Owner;]
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[OUT Q=TO LEAVE STANDING]
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Ten years ago, the Department of Historic Resources said this building was not worth preserving.
Back then clapboard siding covered the logs.
The city says the house must be dismantled by July second.
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[45Daleville-Townhouses]

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The first townhouses are coming to Daleville.
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]

The Botetourt Board of Supervisors approved plans for 22 townhouses behind the Sterling Green Business Park off Route 220.
Neighbors had complained the complex would create noise, traffic and safety problems -- lowering their property values.
So the developers agreed to build fewer townhouses and offer them for sale, not rent -- to earn the board's approval.
Realtors say there's a market in Botetourt for apartments and townhouses, especially because future employees of the Greenfield Industrial Park will need someplace to live.
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[45S-Social-Services]

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It's problem incountered by some social workers as they try to investigate suspected child abuse; getting parents to cooperate.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

At a meeting in Roanoke yesterday, a worker for the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center says in some cases, social workers are advised as to how they can get around an adult who does not want them to be inside their home.

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[IN Q=A COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY]
((BARBARA BRYAN/COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR; A COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY HAS INSTRUCTED THAT IT'S OKAY TO SEND IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSON AND THEREFORE IT'S NOT A SOCIAL WORKER AND THEREFORE IT DOESN'T APPLY. IT HAS TO APPLY AT SOME TIME, BUT IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSON HAS COME IN THEN THE SOCIAL WORKER CAN COME IN BEHIND.))
[SUPER=01-Barbara Bryan/Communications Director; :00]
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[OUT Q=COME IN BEHIND.]
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Bryan says she is opposed to such tactics, because they are a violation of the parents' rights.
The State Board of Social Services says it will look into whether social workers have actually been given such advice.

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Taking a break from the news to check the forecast--
Sunny and hot today, with temperatures soaring to near 90.
Staying clear overnight, with lows around 70.
Taking a look ahead, partly sunny for tomorrow, with a chance of scattered showers...
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[SUPER=19-Melanie/Moon;][8Tobacco-Reax]

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Yesterday's defeat of the national tobacco bill was a victory for the tobacco industry, AND for some Virginians.

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[IN Q=I'm glad it]
((NICK GRAYBILL: I'M GLAD IT WAS TABLED BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH HELPS OUT THE ECONOMY OF VIRGINIA AND THE CIGARETTES AND STUFF. TOBACCO IS ONE OF OUR CASH CROPS.)) [RUNS09]
[SUPER=07-Nick Graybill;]
[OUT Q=our cash crops]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Aside from the economy, many long-time smokers felt higher prices would not have discouraged those who are already addicted.
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[SOT 21.23.19 - 21.23.32]
[IN Q=If you smoke]
((KEVIN HJELMBERG/SMOKER: IF YOU SMOKE, YOU'RE GOING TO SMOKE. IF THEY GO UP FIVE DOLLARS A PACK, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FIVE DOLLARS A PACK FOR THEM AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A BLACK MARKET AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOME WAY ELSE TO GET THEM CHEAPER. IF YOU WANT THEM, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THEM-- ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.))
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[SUPER=01-Kevin Hjemlberg/Smoker;]
[OUT Q=way or another.]
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[VO-NAT]

Local retailers responded favorably as well to the news.
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[8E-Justin-Hines]

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Tonight, the son of a late Virginia State trooper will watch the execution of his father's killer.
But first, he made his feelings known about his aunt's wish to be the condemned killer's spiritual advisor.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The son of Trooper Jerry Hines stopped in Roanoke yesterday on his way to witness tonight's execution.
Justin Hines is annoyed with his Aunt Maria.
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[SOT 3:12:45]
[IN Q=It appears to me]
((IT APPEARS TO ME SHE'S GOTTEN TO KNOW AND LOVE DENNIS EATON MORE THAN SHE EVER DID HER BROTHER.))
[SUPER=01-Justin Hines/Trooper's Son]
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[OUT Q=did her brother. ]
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[SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday]

He says Maria and his Dad had never been close, that they hadn't seen each other for a year before his death.
Justin thinks he knows what's behind it, though.
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[SOT 3:15:05]
[IN Q=Publicity stunt]
((PUBLICITY STUNT, CLAIM TO FAME, RIGHTS TO A BOOK, THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW ALL POP THROUGH MY MIND. I SEE IT COMING. AND I THINK SHE'LL TAKE IT AS FAR AS SHE CAN GO WITH IT.))
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[OUT Q=go with it.]
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Keith Humphry will have more of his interview with Justin Hines on News 7 later today.
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[8E-School-Shooting]

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[GRAPHIC=School Shooting]

A Richmond High school teacher says he was shot while trying to get a gun away from two students.
Greg Carter was on his way to tell the principal, when the bullet hit him Monday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

Carter says he's NOT sure which student shot him-- but has some ideas about improving school safety.
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[IN Q=We cannot]
((GREG CARTER/SHOOTING VICTIM: WE CANNOT ALLOW ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY TO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS AT WILL. WE CANNOT DO THAT. I FEEL LIKE IF A KID IS IN TROUBLE AND YOU TRY TO HELP HIM, DON'T LET HIM IN. NO MATTER WHAT.))
[SUPER=01-Greg Carter/Shooting Victim;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=No matter what.]
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[VO-NAT]

School officials say they caught the shooting on a security camera and have turned it over to police.
14-year old Quinshawn Booker was charged.
Governor Jim Gilmore used Armstrong as a backdrop yesterday to appoint a new 35 member commission to study school crime.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: IT'S FAR TOO EARLY TO COME OUT WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS...MILITARY COMPLEXES OR PRISONS.))
[SUPER=@Gilmore;]
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[OUT Q=or prisons.]
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[VO-NAT]

Greg Carter says he'd like to be on the Governor's commission-- since he plans to return to "working in the trenches" in the fall.
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[SS=none]

Carter's message to Quinshawn Booker is that he loves him-- and "violence is not the answer."
Police say a rivalry between students in two public housing complexes led to the shooting Monday.

[8Mental-HEalth-Reform]

[8WEATHER]

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Time now to take a look at the Thursday forecast--
Lots of sunshine, with very warm highs around 90.
Staying clear tonight, with a light breeze.
Lows around 70.
The extended outlook is partly sunny, with the possibility of scattered showers or storms during the weekend.
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