WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/18/98

[Clinton-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]

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[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton]

Saying he misled people, President Clinton is now admitting a relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Lee Cowan is in Washington with the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Rep. Bill McCollum/(R) House Judiciary Committee;]
(((
CLINTON: "Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate -- in fact it was wrong."
AN APOLOGY NOT FOR A MISTAKE, BUT FOR SOMETHING GREATER; A LIE.
CLINTON:"I know that my public comments, and my silence about this matter gave false a impression, I mislead people, including even my wife, I deeply regret that."
IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TERM IN OFFICE. IT IS LIKELY THE MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT FOR THE FIRST LADY. NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS OF DENIALS WERE BLOWN AWAY IN FOUR HOURS OF TESTIMONY, AND A FOUR MINUTE SPEECH -- AND IT MAY NOT BE AYWHERE NEAR OVER.
Rep. Bill Mccollum/House Judiciary Committee (R-Fla.:
"He didn't tell us enough for us to determine the central question tonight...and the central question is did the president commit perjury? Did he lie under oath in a judicial proceeding or do anything which might be impeachable."
ADD TO THAT THE FACT THE PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY ADMITTED MR. CLINTON DID NOT ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS POSED BY KEN STARR_CITING A NEED TO PRESEVE PERSONAL PRIVACY AND INSTITUTIONAL DIGNITY. THAT COULD MEAN ANOTHER SHOWDOWN - POSSIBLY ANOTHER SUBPOENA - AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE UNSAVORY DETAILS HIS FAMILY AND THE NATION WIL HAVE TO ENDURE.
CLINTON: "I intend to reclaim my family live for my family. It's nobody's business but ours. Even President have private lives.")) ))
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[BABY-SWITCH]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#NET-T; from tape 98-50]
[GRAPHIC=Baby Switch]

A little over a month after Paula Johnson learned she went home with the wrong baby after delivering at the University of Virginia Medical Center, there are new charges against the hospital.
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Johnson's attorney said yesterday her client was holding the hospital financially responsible for the 19-95 mixup.
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Now a mother named Tina Rutherford says when she delivered at the U-V-A Medical Center in March she and her son were discharged without their I-D bracelets.
The news about Johnson had her questioning whether Chistopher was her son.
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((TINA RUTHERFORD/MOTHER: I MEAN, I'VE SAT UP AND CRIED.. ..TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ))
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[VO-NAT]

U-V-A claims the switch with Johnson's baby was an accident and is waiting for the results of a police investigation before making any policy changes.
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[Abortion-Law]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=Abortion]

Today is court day for Virginia's law that bans late-term abortions.
The law's constitutionality will be on trial today in Richmond.
Abortion providers complain the law is too vague and would allow prosecution for routine abortions.
But supporters stand by the law that bans what they call "partial-birth" abortions.

[E-Long-Airdox]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-51 1:04:22]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Another day, another dollar for Long Airdox employees.
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[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Sunday;]

Workers at the the Pulaski County mining machine manufacturer approved a new contract by a vote of 69 to 42 yesterday, averting a possible strike.
The members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union had been working without a contract.
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[Mine-Inspection]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A roof collapse at a Virginia coal mine last year killed a worker.
Now the former Mine Safety and Health Administration inspector says he did NOT inspect the Solus Coal Mine, although he signed documents saying he did.
50-year-old Henry Stevens pled guilty in federal court yesterday to falsifying the documents.
The fake inspection was supposed to have taken place just 2 weeks before the fatal roof collapse.
Stevens faces five years in prison and a 250-thousand dollar fine.

[5-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=598-32 22:44]
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Another year of co-education has begun at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington as students arrived on campus for the fall semester.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington]

Not quite half of the 30-some women in the class of 2002 are IN-state students... that is: from Virginia.
Members of the FIRST co-ed class are looking forward to meeting out discipline to the freshmen known as "RATS."
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((WE'RE BY NO MEANS GOING TO BE.. WE'LL BE FRIENDLY TO A POINT, BUT WE'RE THERE TO MAKE SURE... CORRECT THEM.. AND MAKE SURE THAT MALES AND FEMALES ALIKE, HAVE A RAT LINE AND THAT THEY GET THE SAME TREATMENT THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR.))

[SUPER=01-Kelly Sullivan/Sophomore Cadet]
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The class of 2002 is one of the largest ever.
As one school administrator put it: the barracks is a "full house," with 13-hundred-99 students enrolled.
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[RUDOLPH-SIGHTING]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=MEL]
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A group of volunteers may be on the trail of elusive bombing suspect, Eric Rudolph.
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Former Green Beret Colonel Bo Gritz (GRITES) says one of his searchers may have spotted the fugitive twice near an unoccupied vacation home in the dense woods of North Carolina.
Rudolph is wanted in connection with the bombing at an Alabama abortion clinic.
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[1-Sports]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
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In sports, the Salem Avalanche take two from the Frederick Keys.
Mike Stevens has details.
Good Morning Mike.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[On Record]
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[SUPER=13-Dave Rorer/Salem Police Department;]
[SUPER=13-Rick Arrington/Roanoke Police Department;]

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[E-State-Finances]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#98-48 1:17:14]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Seal]

Governor Jim Gilmore says the future is bright and Virginia's economy is booming.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 25-THOUSAND NEW JOBS SINCE JANUARY ONE. COMPARED WITH JUST 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH IN ALL OF 1997. THAT IS SOLID, RECORD SETTING JOB GROWTH.))
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Lawmakers did not find many faults.
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((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM/D-ROANOKE: I WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO HEAR HIM SAY LET'S GO AHEAD AND DEVOTE ALL THE LOTTERY PROCEEDS TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, AND GET ALL THE DANCING OVER. AND WE'LL SAVE A LOT OF TIME. BUT I GUESS PROBABLY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PACES. AND EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET TO EXACTLY THAT.))
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((SEN. CHARLES HAWKINS/R-CHATHAM: WE NEED TO TAKE THESE MONIES NOW, AND MAKE INVESTMENTS IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. BE IT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, WHATEVER, TO IMPROVE THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TODAY WITH THIS WINDFALL OF MONEY.))
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The Governor would like to see new money go toward his promise of four thousand new teachers.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: A DOWN PAYMENT OF 600 TEACHERS HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE ON MY PROMISE. WE HAVE 34-HUNDRED TEACHERS TO GO.))
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Even with a whopping 10-point-four percent revenue growth, lawmakers will have just 150-million dollars to fight over in January.
That's because lottery profits are dropping, and state law requires money to go to the rainy day fund.

[E-Gilmore]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=equ]
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Governor Gilmore and First Lady Roxane Gilmore are used to riding shot gun in Virginia's Executive Mansion, but last night they were just extras.
The Governor's opening up the mansion for a scene in a Tom Clancy movie.
And, he and Mrs. Gilmore will play dinner guests at their own house in a scene for the ABC miniseries "Net Force," that was shot last night.
But in the movie, the mansion is the home of a rich industrialist, played by actor Judge Reinhold.
The movie also stars Quantum Leap's Scott Bakula (BACK-yoo-la),

Kris Kristofferson, and Brian Dennehey.[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

On the medical front, doctors may take an oath to preserve life, but one study says not all heart patients want that.
Mika Brzezinski has details on that story and more in today's Health check.
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((ONCAM=MIKA
((on camera))
GOOD MORNING.
DESPITE WHAT DOCTORS MAY THINK... NOT ALL PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART DISEASE WANT TO BE REVIVED WHEN THEIR HEART GIVES OUT.
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THAT'S THE FINDING OF A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL, CIRCULATION.
RESEARCHERS SAY DOCTORS WERE WRONG TO ASSUME THAT THEIR HEART PATIENTS WANTED TO BE RESUSCITATED... IN ABOUT 25-PERCENT OF THE CASES.
PATIENTS WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE REVIVED TENDED TO BE OLDER, WEALTHIER, AND PESSIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR PROGNOSIS.//
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AND CHILDREN'S FEARS ABOUT LIFE ARE OFTEN FOSTERED BY WHAT THEY SEE ON TV.
AT A MEETING HELD BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION... RESEARCHERS SAY THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS CAN INCREASE FEARS AMONG CHILDREN.
IN ONE STUDY... 51-PERCENT OF THE KIDS SURVEYED WERE ABLE TO DESCRIBE A RECENT TV NEWS STORY THAT HAD FRIGHTENED THEM.
AMONG THE IMAGES THAT SCARED THEM: NATURAL DISASTERS, WARS, AND CRIME.
EXPERTS RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS CLOSELY MONITOR WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE WATCHING.//
AND THAT IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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[Two-Steve]

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[On Record]
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[SUPER=13-Rick Arrington/Roanoke Police Department;]

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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

President Clinton tells his side of the story directly to the american people.
In a nationally televised address, the president admitted he had an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Another mother says the I-D bracelelts on her newborn were not secure when she was a patient at the U-V-A medical center.
The new charge comes a few weeks after Paula Johnson learned she went home with the wrong baby 3 years ago.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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And at V-M-I a second class of female cadets arrives on campus.
It's also a record enrollment year for the military college with 14-hundred cadets.
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[anchor=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, August 18th.
[anchor=Melanie]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[2-Clinton-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#none -- ROLL LIVE FROM NEWSPATH]
[GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton]

Some mixed poll numbers for President Clinton.
About 60 percent of people responding to a C-B-S-New York Times say they're satisfied with the President's speech last night in which he admitted to a relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
But a thrid of those surveyed in a C-N-N/ U-S-A Today poll do not beleive Mr. Clinton told the grand jury the whole truth.
And nearly half believe he broke the law.
Lee Cowan has an update from Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Rep. Bill McCollum/(R) House Judiciary Committee;]
(((

CLINTON: "Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate -- in fact it was wrong."
AN APOLOGY NOT FOR A MISTAKE, BUT FOR SOMETHING GREATER; A LIE.
CLINTON:"I know that my public comments, and my silence about this matter gave false a impression, I mislead people, including even my wife, I deeply regret that."
IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S TERM IN OFFICE. IT IS LIKELY THE MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT FOR THE FIRST LADY. NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS OF DENIALS WERE BLOWN AWAY IN FOUR HOURS OF TESTIMONY, AND A FOUR MINUTE SPEECH -- AND IT MAY NOT BE AYWHERE NEAR OVER.
Rep. Bill Mccollum/House Judiciary Committee (R-Fla.:
"He didn't tell us enough for us to determine the central question tonight...and the central question is did the president commit perjury? Did he lie under oath in a judicial proceeding or do anything which might be impeachable."
ADD TO THAT THE FACT THE PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY ADMITTED MR. CLINTON DID NOT ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS POSED BY KEN STARR_CITING A NEED TO PRESEVE PERSONAL PRIVACY AND INSTITUTIONAL DIGNITY. THAT COULD MEAN ANOTHER SHOWDOWN - POSSIBLY ANOTHER SUBPOENA - AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE UNSAVORY DETAILS HIS FAMILY AND THE NATION WIL HAVE TO ENDURE.
CLINTON: "I intend to reclaim my family live for my family. It's nobody's business but ours. Even President have private lives."))))
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[E-Testimony-Reaction]

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[TAPE#=98-49 1:26:11]
[GRAPHIC=Clinton, Bill]

There was mixed reaction to word of Clinton's testimony in downtown Roanoke yesterday.
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((I JUST FEEL IT'S SO BAD THAT ALL THIS IS OVERSHADOWING WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING, IF IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG YOU KNOW, FOR THE COUNTRY. AND ALL WE'VE BEEN HEARING IS ABOUT HIS SEX LIFE))
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((I HOPE THEY NAIL HIM. HE LIED TO THE PUBLIC AND YOU KNOW FOREVER HE SAID THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN, THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AND I KNOW HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY BUT IN DOING SO HE'S, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I DON'T TRUST HIM))
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[VO-NAT]
Clinton may have changed plans to go on vacation at Martha's Vineyard today.
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[E-Rutherford]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#98-50 1:17:16]
[GRAPHIC=Baby Swap]

The University of Virginia Medical Center WILL be held financially responsible for the mix-up of two newborns in 1995.
That's the latest from Paula Johnson's attorney.
On the heels of that announcement comes another mother claiming that the hospital's identification process is NOT foolproof.
Steve Smallshaw has her story.
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(( As tragic as her story is, Paula Johnson apparently is not alone.
Meet Tina Rutherford, who lives just a few miles from Johnson in Greene County.
Rutherford gave birth to a baby boy at the University of Virginia Medical Center in March.. during their stay, both of Christopher's ID bracelets fell off, and both mother and son were discharged even though they weren't wearing their matching ID's.
When she heard about Paula Johnson's nightmare, Rutherford began to wonder whether Christopher was really her son.
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((TINA RUTHERFORD/MOTHER: I MEAN, I'VE SAT UP AND CRIED.. ..TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.)) [RUNS:13]
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Despite UVA's claims that any baby switch was NOT accidental, Rutherford says she's seen firsthand how it could happen.
Now she wants to see some changes made before another mother has to suffer through a tragic mixup.
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((RUTHERFORD: WHO KNOW.. THEIR BANDING POLICIES.)) [RUNS:12]
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((But UVA is waiting for the police investigation to be finished before it decides whether any policy changes need to be made. In the meantime, the hospital says it will pay for genetic testing for any mother who has a valid concern about her baby's parentage. Steve Smallshaw, News7, Charlottesville.)) [RUNS:17]
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[E-Abortion-Suit]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=98-52 45:03]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A federal appeals court in Virginia says an anti-abortion group CAN hand out brochures WITHOUT registering as a political committee.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 1991;]

The Virginia Society for Human Life has waged a five year court battle, saying members should be able to hand out voter brochures without registering as a political committee.
The federal court of appeals has finally ruled that ONLY groups that campaign for or against a specific candidate must register.
That does not apply to the Virginia Society for Human Life since it addresses issues, not candidates.
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[HenryCo-Records]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A state and federal probe is underway involving the Henry County Public Service Authority.
Documents filed with the state Department of Environmental Quality indicate officials are investigating whether records about sewage discharges into the Smith River near Bassett were falsified and underreported.
It's believed to be tied to the case of a former Smith River sewage plant manager who was convicted of stealing doc

uments from the authority in 19-96.[2-E-Long-Airdox]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-51 1:04:22]
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A strike has been averted at Long Airdox.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Sunday;]

Workers at the the Pulaski County mining machine manufacturer approved a new contract by a vote of 69 to 42 yesterday.
The members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union had been working without a contract.
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[E-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=98-44 1:41:01]
[GRAPHIC=VMI]

A second class of female freshmen have arrived at Virginia Military INstitute, along with returning cadets, male AND female.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]

It'll be crowded once all the upper classmen get back.
Nearly 14-hundred cadets will pack the place this year, about 30 more than the record enrollment.
As the freshman cadets were checking out their not-so-well- appointed rooms, the Superitendent was thinking of the Commander-in- Chief.
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((AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WILL BE ADDRESSING OUR PARENTS ABOUT VMI AND HOW THIS PLACE IS A NURSERY OF INTEGRITY AND PROPER BEHAVIOR AND MORAL COURAGE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THERE'S A PROCEDURE GOING ON IN WASHINGTON THAT I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE SITTING THERE WILL BE THINKING OF THAT.))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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V-M-I handed out a newly-revised "Blue Book" yesterday, the Institute's military regulations.
Among the punishable offenses: "striking a new cadet... for any purpose under any circumstances."

[2-RUDOLPH-SIGHTING]

[ANCHOR=MElanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#net-Q]
[GRAPHIC=NOne]

New developments in the search for bombing suspect Eric Rudolph.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nantahala Nat'l Forest;]
[4:18:50]
Bo Gritz (Grites), a former Green Beret Colonel turned volunteer negotiator, says some of his men have seen someone they believe to be Rudolph.
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((GRITES:WE HAD A SIGHTENING...TAKING FOOD. ))
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[VO-NAT]

Gritz arrived in the area Thursday with a team of volunteers he hopes will be able to persuade Rudolph to give up.
Rudolph has been a fugitive since the January bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic that killed an off-duty policeman.
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[Birthdays]
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[Three-Steve]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[TAPE#M98-7]
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[On Record]
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(I'll call for tape)

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[Steve Live]
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[E-City-Council]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
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[TAPE#=98-46 1:29:05]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke City]

For some Roanoke students the the new school year also means a new dress code.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Students at the Noel C. Taylor Learning Academy will be required to wear a uniform of white shirts and khaki slacks or skirts.
School officials say the change is part of their effort to improve student performance and reduce the dropout rate.
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((WAYNE HARRIS/ROANOKE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: THEY HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT, AS HAVE THEIR PARENTS AND WE HAVE, AND HOPE THAT THAT WILL BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR TO HAVE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL LEARNING MORE THAN IN THE PAST.))
[SUPER=01-Wayne Harris/Roanoke School Superintendent]
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[OUT Q=more than in the past.]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[GRAPHIC=none]

In addition to the uniforms, the new school year will bring administrative changes, and more parental involvement at the school.

[Habitat-Offer]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET-O;from 98-42 TC 1:41:20 or 598-26 TC 56:21]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke City]

The city of Roanoke has made an offer to Habitat for Humanity to buy a controversial piece of land.
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City council is offering just under 353-thousand dollars for the six and a half acres of land near the Westview Neighborhood in Roanoke.
Habitat for Humanity HAD planned to build several houses on the property, but nearby residents said THAT would bring down their own property values.
City council made last night's offer following an executive session.
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Roanoke area bowlers will have one less house to roll their games in this fall.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
All Star Lanes, a 40-year old landmark on Melrose Avenue that is rich with bowling tradition, has been closed. Management says the establishment had been losing money for the past three years and for the first time last year its books were in the red.
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((KEVIN MORRIS/AMF CLUSTER MANAGER; BASED ON THAT AND THE REVENUES DROPPING AND SOME SITUATIONS INTERNALLY. MACHINES WERE IN BAD SHAPE AND BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAD, THEY DECIDED TO CLOSE IT ON THAT.))
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[VO-NAT]
Although some bowlers could see the handwriting on the wall, the announcement still caught them off guard.
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((TYRONE SMITH/BOWLER; I THINK IT WAS SAD. IT SURPRISED A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY WERE JUST CALLING US TO JOIN OR TO START UP A NEW LEAGUE AND THEN THEY CALLED US AGAIN AND TOLD US THEY WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE BOWLING ALLEY...KIND OF WILD.))
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[OUT Q=kind of wild.]
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[VO-NAT]
Several of the Roanoke Valley's perfect games were bowled All Star. Now the building will be leased for some other business.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Philip Morris has developed a battery-powered ``smoking system'' aimed at reducing odor, ashes and second-hand smoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

Its called the Accord.
It made its debut yesterday at twenty Richmond area tobacco shops.
The device features a puff-activiate lighter that heats the tobacco about 700 degrees below the temperature of a conventional cigarette.
The cigarette then burns only when the smoker takes a puff.
It retails for around 40 dollars.
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
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North Carolina-based R-J Reynolds is test marketing a similar device.

[3-Sports]

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In sports, the Dallas Cowboys meet up with the Patriots for a Mexican fiesta.
Mike Stevens has more.
Good Morning Mike.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[Local-Recap]
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
Federal authorities are investigating possible falsified documents concerning Henry County's Public Service Authority.
Documents filed with the state Department of ENvironmental Quality indicate sewage discharge into the Smith River MAY have been intentionally under-reported.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The mother of one of the babies switched at birth at the UVA Medical Center will hold the hospital financially liable for the mix-up.
Meantime another mother has come forward to say that when she gave birth at the hospital in March, I-D bracelets on her and her newborn fell off.
Tina Rutherford also says she and her son were sent home WITHOUT the identification.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

And workers at Long-Airdox in Pulaski County avoided a strike by approving a new contract yesterday.
Union employees at the mining machine manufacturer, who had been working WITHOUT a contract, had threatened to walk out.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
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(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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[Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve]
(toss)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
[Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve]
(ad lib bye)