WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 07/17/98

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Coming up on News 7-
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It's back to jail for a man convicted of killing three people.
Gymnast Shannon Miller helps kick off the Commonwealth games.
And "Gone With the Wind" returns to the same big screen where it opened in Roanoke almost 60 years ago.
We'll have a live report from the Grandin.
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News 7 is next.

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Good Evening.
He served his sentence after being convicted of killing three people, but Roger Lee White is now back in a local jail.
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No reprive from the Supreme Court.
Secret service agents testify before Kenneth Starr.
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In Roanoke, the Commonwealth games open tonight to plenty of fanfare and Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller.
There's a new place to furnish your home.
And a classic returns to the theaters.
We'll have a live report on "Gone With the Wind."
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Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

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The man convicted of killing two Roanoke City Fire Fighters and a woman more than 12 years ago is back in jail.

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[White]

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Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon..
Roger Lee White failed to appear for a June court date after Roanoke County Police charged him with possessing cocaine.
White was arrested in West Virginia last Thursday.
Now he's in the Roanoke County Jail.
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White was convicted of manslaughter in 1986 for plowing through an emergency scene killing Captain Robert Cassell
(Ca-Sell), firefighter Harvey Helms and motorist Brenda Downs.

He spent 18 months in jail for that crime.
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In 19-93 he pleaded "no contest" to possession of crack cocaine and was sentenced to another jail term.
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[Haygood]

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A grand jury will hear abduction and malicious wounding charges against a Lynchburg man.
Police say 57-year old John Major Haygood attacked a woman at knifepoint outside the emergency room at Lynchburg General Hospital in April.
Lynchburg General's former security director says the hospital's security cameras should have caught the incident on tape.
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((PHIL THEISEN/FORMER LGH SECURITY DIRECTOR: THE WHOLE POINT OF THAT BEING TO DOCUMENT INCIDENTS SUCH AS THIS. MY GREATEST QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT TAPE? IT REMAINS A MYSTERY. BECAUSE THAT TAPE DOCUMENTS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE WHAT WENT ON OVER THERE THAT NIGHT.))
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Hospital officials say they keep security tapes for one month and then re- use them.
A police request for video of the attack came hours too late.
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Secret Service Agents testified today before the Grand Jury investigating the Monica Lewinsky case.
Two current officers and one retired officer testified- that after the U-S chief justice William (Wren-quist) Rhenquist declined to block their testimony.
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Texas Governor George W. Bush says the unrelenting drought is taking a huge toll on his state.
He's asking the federal government to declare all of Texas a drought disaster area.
The Southwestern heat wave is blamed for more than 60 deaths.
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It was two years ago that T-W-A flight 800 blew up off the Long Island coast- killing 230 people aboard.
Today victims' families gathered at the shore, the closest point to where the jet went down.
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The families are setting up a fund for relatives of victims of this crash and other air disasters.
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With the roar of cannons- the last Czar of Russia and his family were finally given a Christian burial.
They will rest in a cathedral where generations of Czars are buried.
The family was brutally killed by the Bolsheviks exactly 80 years ago.
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[Revenue-Surplus]

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This weekend, Governor Jim Gilmore wraps up two weeks of golf, body surfing, and archaeological excavations at Jamestown.
Today, his administration announced the final numbers on just how good last year was for state coffers.
State revenues were officially up 175 million dollars over last year's projection.
It's NOT the quarter BILLION dollars members of the House Appropriations Committee hoped for in May.
But it is an impressive 10-point-4 percent growth over last year's revenues.
The credit goes mostly to Wall Street and individual income tax payments to the state.

[Haverty's]

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Competition heats up as a new furniture company moves to town.
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Haverty's Furniture opened today in the same neighborhood where Grand Home Furnishing is located. In fact, the two stores are right across the street from each other. Even though Grand has been in the area for a while, Haverty's says it is NOT intimidated by a little challlenge.
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((STEPHANIE EXAS/HAVERTY'S MANAGER: EVERY MARKET HAVERTY'S HAS BEEN IN THEY'VE HELD UP AND DONE VERY WELL. WE HAVE 100 STORES AND I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT FOR HAVERTY'S. WE CONTINUE TO GROW. WE GROW IN A SMART WAY. WE DON'T GROW TOO QUICKLY.WE DON'T GROW TOO SLOWLY AND WE DON'T EVER FAIL WHEN WE GO INTO A MARKET.))
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Managers at Grand would not speak on-camera, but they say they welcome the new store.
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[GWTW]

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Gone with the Wind first premiered in 1939--and the film has undergone a lot of wear and tear since then.
But, thanks to some recent repairs with today's technological advancements, the movie has once again made it to the big screen.
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Stacey Martin is standing by at Grandin Theatre in Roanoke with more.
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Long time fans bared the heat and humidity to be one of the first to watch an old movie classic catch up with today's high tech era.
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New Line Cinema's re-released Gone With the Wind includes digitally enhanced audio..
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and technological touch-ups to restore its range of colors and remove the blemishes that come with time.
It's a new, updated version that's attracted a younger following for this 1930's classic.
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((VIVIAN ANN RASH: EVERY TIME IT COMES ON TV EVEN AT SCHOOL, I GO TO EMORY AND HENRY AND WE'LL GET TOGETHER AND WE'LL WATCH IT OR WHATEVER. BUT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I LIKE THE OLD BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A GOOD TRADITION. BUT, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.)) [RUNS12]
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[Zorro]

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A part time acting teacher at Radford University has something in common with stars such as Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas.
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28-year old Jay-D Roberto auditioned for and won a small role in the film "The Mask of Zorro"-- which opened around the country this week.
Roberto plays a bad guy and can be seen at the beginning of the film-- with sword in hand.
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((JD ROBERTO/ACTOR AND TEACHER: IT'S A BIG OPENING SEQUENCE, OF THE FILM, WE'RE GETTING READY TO EXECUTE THREE PEASANTS AND ZORRO SWOOPS IN AND OF COURSE SAVES THE DAY AND DISPATCHES THE BAD GUYS, WHICH I'M ONE OF, ONE BY ONE, SO, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS NEAT TO SEE ALL OF THAT WE HAD SHOT, PIECED TOGETHER BIT BY BIT, PUT TOGETHER ON THE SCREEN AS A STORY. ))

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Roberto actually lives in Los Angeles--- but he's friends with an instructor at the university which is what brought
him to Radford.
This the third year he's taught a week long acting course to area high school students.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

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The University of Virginia surrenders to General Custer.
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And
A special gymnast adds an Olympic flare to the opening ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games.
We'll have all the festivities when the news continues.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey folks welcome to your weekend! This is MIke Stevens and coming your way tonight on New 7 sports Sosa and McGwire are at it again.
The Cartoon Network car loses it driver in record speed, and Avalanche catcher Blake Anderson does more than hit and catch. Here him sing tonight in sports.))

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In Hollywood, he's portrayed as a vain-glorious fool.
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But today, the familiar visage of General George Armstrong Custer played a role unfamiliar to many Virginians: protector of the University of Virginia.
The international Little Big Horn Associates are holding their annual meeting in Charlottesville.
It's to commemorate the surrender of the University to Custer's Union troops in 1865.
Custer posted guards to protect the University.
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((BRICE CUSTER/GREAT GREAT NEPHEW: HOLLYWOOD AND OTHERS, EVEN A NOTED HISTORIAN RECENTLY ON TV, MANAGE TO DEPICT CUSTER AS A GLORY-HUNTER. CERTAINLY THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL. THAT HE MADE HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SO ON OVER THE DEAD BODIES OF HIS OWN TROOPS WHOM HE CARED NOTHING ABOUT. THAT'S OF COURSE TOTALLY FALSE.))
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Custer's restraint in Charlottesville is in contrast to General David Hunter's shelling and burning of Virginia Military Institute in 1864.
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It's not quite Olympic diving, but a Missouri radio station decided to find the best belly flopper in the land.
We'll have this unusual competition in tonight's video of the day.
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And
It's not a commerical...
These two familiar looking characters visited our area today...bringing more than just smiles to children's faces.
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[Food-Bank]

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Two national characters stopped in town to hand out a big donation and to brighten the day of a few little kids.
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Pop-N Fresh from Pillsbury and Sprout from Green Giant popped into the Second Harvest Food Bank today. The over-sized mascots brought a check for 13-thousand dollars from Pillsbury and Kroger. The companies gave the money to help fight hunger in the area.
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More than five-hundred agengies will take advantage of the gift. These youngsters are from one of the organizations which will benefit from the donation.
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[ZOO-DO]

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Roanoke's zoo was full of animals tonight, party animals, that is.
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Mill Mountain Zoo hosted ZooDo, a major fundraiser that featured local restaurants, auctions, a dance band, and lots of fun.
The proceeds go to continuing projects at the Zoo, including facility improvements and animal care.
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The Zoo hoped to raise 25-thousand dollars, but a final count won't be ready until all the auction proceeds have been tallied.

[Miller]

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Ten-thousand atheletes from across the state are in Roanoke for the ninth annual Commonwealth games-
At tonight's opening ceremonies the athletes got some gold medal winning advice-
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Dressed in Red White and blue- Olympic gold medalist shannon miller ran onto stage-
The five foot one inch athlete had some tall words of wisdom for the 10 thousand athletes- advice for sports and life.
SHANNON MILLER :ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND TRY TO MAKE IT ENJOYABLE IF YOU'RE NOT ENJOYING IT TRY A DIFFERENT SPORT- MAYBE YOU'LL ENJOY IT MORE. ALWAYS SET GOALS FOR YOURSELF AND NEVER LIMIT WHAT YOU CAN DO. GIVE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT NO MATTER WHAT.
Miller first met with local gymansts from Botetourt- girls filled with questions and wide eyes.
JESSICA KROLL/GYMNAST: SHE'S REALLY NEAT TALKING TO HER REALLY GOOD GYMNASTICS PLAYER. RACHEL BANKS/GYMNAST: YES I WAS REALLY EXCITED NERVOUS A LITTLE BIT TOO.
Miller's kept her nerves under control to win more olympic and world championship medals than any ohter gymnast-male or female-
but for now the gym comes second to college at the university of Oklahoma.
I DON'T LIVE IN THE DORMS I LIVE OFF CAMPUS BUT IT'S GREAT. I MOVED OUT BUT I'M CLOSE ENOUGH SO ICAN GO HOME AND DO MY LAUNDRY.
Miller also has a book out and she took time from summer break to light up this years games-
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With fireworks- and samples of what's to come- from slamming and flipping- it's time to let the games begin- nat of torch ))
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There are 45 events in the games.
After several years of being conpsicuously absent from state competition, Gymnastics makes a return this year.

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the Pinnacle trading card company has spent part of this week with the NFL's top rookies shooting what will soon be football cards.
Look for Ryan Leaf flying on a tampoline in midair, and Peyton Manning got his hand painted for a special print.
And if you get a chance to pick up this week's Sports Illustrated with Mike Ditka on the cover, open it up to page 66 and check out the article on homeboy Tony Womack. The Gretna High graduate who stars for the Pirates is profiled in the MLB spotlight.
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[S-Mark]

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We begin in St. Louis where the Mac Daddy hung another multiple homer game on the Los Angeles Dodgers to up his seasonal total to 42!
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In his first at bat last night with two out in the bottom of the first inning, Mark McGwire just crushes this Brian Bohanon offering and plants it on the concourse walkway in right field of Busch Stadium.
Then later in the eighth, a different pitcher, but the same result as he rips one a little bit higher off the stadium club facade.
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The Cardinals win it 4-to-1, and Big Mac now has 42 homers. He is just 19 shy of Roger Maris's mark.
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[S-Sosa]

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Sammy Sosa picked up the pace last night but still fell farther behind tonight as the Cubs beat the Marlins 6-to-1.

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Sosas had not hit a homer in a week, but last night at Pro Player stadium in Miami he ripped a 440 foot shot out of the yard in the sixth inning.
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He now has 36 homers and the Cubs last night get a 6-to-1 win.
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[S-Speed]

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NASCAR's silly season continues to spit out drivers, and now Lake Speed is the man making news.
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Speed tested in Indianapolis earlier this week in the Cartoon Network Ford, but yesterday he resigned as the driver and the general manager of Melling Racing.
Speed and Melling joined forces in 1995, and earlier this year Speed competed in his 400th Winston Cup event.
No word at this time on a replacement.
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There is, however, word that Wally Dallenbach will drive this car in two events in the coming weeks.
Earlier this week Jerry Nadeau was fired as the driver of the Bill Elliott-Dan Marino owned Ford.
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[S-Hooters]

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The New River Valley Speedway hosts the Hooters Procup series tonight and that means some of the drivers who made the track what it is will be returning to their roots.
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yesterday members from both television and print media rode in the Hooters car on a promotions day at the track.
Tonight at seven the homecoming begins.
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The Hooters series will run 250 laps followed by a 100 lap Winston late model race.
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[S-King]

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On the senior Tour Billy King shot a respectable one over par round of 73 yesterday during the first round of the Deposit Guaranty Classic.
The problem is that Hale Irwin is playing on another planet again. He is the leader at 10 under par.

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Still to come on the Friday night edition of News 7 sports Steve Mason gives us an up close look
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at Avalanche catcher Blake Anderson who does more than swing for the fences.
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[S-Sing]

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The Avalanche closed out its three game series with Kinston tonight with a 4 to 3 loss.
Tonight Steve Mason profiles a player who can truly be called the "voice of the Avalanche."
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((In the club house, Andserson is as well known for his voice as his versatility. [NAT SOUND] Thursday, he made his debut, singing the national anthem before the Kinston game at Salem Memorial. His second career began back in his hometown of Dallas, Texas in 1990. ((:)) ((:)) ((:))
Anderson is batting .239 as a back up catcher. He's even a bigger hit singing in the locker room or doing kareoke with his teammates and manager. ((:)) The 24 year old rookie has a promising baseball future, but if it doesn't work out he has another interest to pursue and Anderson doesn't mind voicing his message to kids. ((:))
Steve Mason news 7 sports.))
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Some people in Kansas City found a cool way to beat the heat today...but it looks kind of painful.
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Contestants dressed as everything from Santa Claus to Shamu.
Then they belly flopped into the pool, costume and all.
The splashes were all part of a local radio station's contest.
The Best Belly Flopper received cash and a 19-86 model car.
Second prize was the contestant's weight in beef.
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