WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/30/98

[Lake-Ax]

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Three men were hurt last night after two boats collided on Smith Mountain Lake.
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A bass boat hit a pontoon boat in the Blackwater River area of the lake just before 11-30.
Three of the passengers on the pontoon boat were hurt, two of them badly enough to be flown to Roanoke Memorial hopsital.
Rescue workers say there have been accidents in that area before.
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((IT'S PRETTY EASY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, TO HIT SOMEBODY BORADSIDE LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MOVING AT A GOOD RATE OF SPEED WHICH IT APPEARS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CASE.))
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[VO-NAT]

Franklin County game wardens are investigating the accident.
Smith Mountain Lake marine rescue officials say they've had three times the number of calls this season compared to last year.
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[VMI-Folo]

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V-M-I's Board of Visitors yesterday upheld the dismissal of six cadets.
Last school year VMI's honor court dismissed six cadets connected with beating incidents involving a freshmen.
The cadets challenged the earlier decision citing midnight interrogations.
Officials said the Board unanimously voted "to affirm the honor court convictions of all six cadets".
There's no word yet from the cadets as to what they will do next.

[11-Food-Donations]

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[TAPE#=98-57; 36:14]
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They may be leftovers, but they're just what the Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank needs.
Kimberly McBroom has more.
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[SUPER=01-Chuck Fisher/Kroger; :09]
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[SUPER=01-Jostina Thomas/Food Lion Store Manager; :29]
[SUPER=01-Pam Irvine/Second Harvest Executive Director; 1:00]
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((For years, Kroger has been in partnership with the Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank-- donating everything from bread to canned goods.
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((CHUCK FISHER/KROGER: SAY, WHEN YOU'RE CASE-CUTTING. OFTENTIMES, YOU'LL CUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. YOU DON'T CUT THE LINER. BUT YOU CUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDN'T PUT ON THE SHELF TO SELL THE CUSTOMER. BUT THE PRODUCT INSIDE'S STILL PERFECTLY GOOD. )) [RUNS10]
Food Lion is another food bank contributor.
And management says since the stores don't keep records of what's donated, they don't receive any sort of tax write-offs.
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[SOT TAPE 1 10:08:44]
((JOSTINA THOMAS/FOOD LION STORE MGR.: WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING IN RETURN. BUT WE ARE GETTING THE SATISFACTION OF HELPING THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED.)) [RUNS06]
Second Harvest started its Prepared and Perishable Food Program after noticing a decline in the amount of food donated from national manufacturers.
The program's yielded a half- million pounds of food in the last two years, but the NEED continues to rise beyond that.
And that's causing food bank officials to actively pursue both grocery stores and local restaurants.
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[SOT tape 1 10:16:05]
((PAM IRVINE/SECOND HARVEST EXEC. DIR.: THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND A MANUFACTURER THAT MAY HAVE A TRUCK- LOAD OF PRODUCTS THAT THEY HAVE TO DUMP. BUT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND A RESTAURANT AS THEY'RE EATING. THEY'LL SEE THIS FOOD AND GO, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THIS THAT'S LEFT OVER?)) [RUNS11]
Pizza Hut became the FIRST prepared food donor in Southwest Virginia, often giving away surplus pizzas made by new cooks honing their skills.
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[SOT stand up here 11:16:07 tape 4]
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: MEANWHILE, SOME FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS LIKE RALLY'S HAVE ITEMS MADE TO ORDER, WHICH CUTS DOWN ON WASTE. BUT THEY SAY THE FOOD THAT IS THROWN AWAY IS DONE SO FOR HEALTH REASONS.)) [RUNS09]
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((LARE MITCHUM/RALLY'S GENERAL MANAGER: RATHER THAN FOOD, WE DONATE A LOT OF CUPS AND NAPKINS AND MOSTLY CONDOMENT ITEMS. THAT WAY, WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY PROBLEMS WITH BACTERIA OR TRANSFER OF FOOD. )) [RUNS08]
However, Mitchum says he WOULD feel comfortable donating chili made from leftover hamburger meat.
While there ARE strict guidelines to follow, food bank officials say restaurateurs shouldn't worry about being generous-- because the Good Samaritan Act protects food donors from any liability.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

[Diana-Anniversary]

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[WRITER=dal]
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A candlelight vigil is planned at the site of the crash where Princess Diana died.
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[VO-NAT]

The vigil is tomorrow, the one year anniversary of her death.
[SUPER=03-Paris, France;]

But cards, pictures and flowers are already piling up on the section of highway where the car she was riding in crashed.
Her companion, Dodi Fayed and his chauffeur also died in the high speed car chase in Paris last year.
The investigation into the accident continues.
Diana is survived by her two sons, Prince William now 16 and 13 year old Prince Harry.
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[Sun-Lottery]

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[super=70-2/9/6/2/6/6/0;] Pick 3/Pick 4
[super=72-1/5/8/10/18/2/8/28/30/31/35/2/5/5/2/8/9;] Cash 5/lotto/Kicker
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[Implant-Man]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dse]
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A big help or big brother?
In London, a professor had a computer chip implanted in his arm, all in the name of science.
Kimberly Dozier has more.
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[HEADLINES]
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[***No Music Under]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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Northwest Airlines says that thay are still open to talks.
The stike continues and is affecting travel in the midwest.
Pilots walked out at midnight Friday after they rejected a contract offer.
For now, President Clinton will not intervene.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

The strike will not have much of an impact locally.
Officials say only four to five percent of the Roanoke Regional Airports customers fly Northwest.
Travelers may experience delays if they are on a connecting flight headed to the mid-west.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

The Roanoke Valley Harley Owners Group held a fundraiser yesterday.
It was the fourth annual Roanoke Valley Therapeutic Riding program "Ride for Life".
The program helps local disabled children by giving them horseback rides.
All of the money raised will go to pay for the care of the animals and the needs of the riders.
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[ANCHOR=Denise 2 SHOT]

And that's what's making news on this Sunday August 30-th.
(toss to Andrew for Newsreel)

[Powell-Reel]

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Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell died Tuesday at the age of 90.
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His passing marked the end of a lifetime of public service.
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David Seidel has more on the life of Lewis Powell in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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(( Richard Nixon nominated the Suffolk native and Washington and Lee Alumnus to the Supreme Court in 1971.
Legal experts say he was well qualified to sit on the high court.
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[IN Q=The fact that]
((HE HAD ALREADY BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE AMERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS, CHAIR OF THE RICHMOND SCHOOL BOARD DURING A VERY DIFFICULT PERIOD IN RICHMOND, HE HAD ALSO BEEN A TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY, HE HAD BEEN THE SENIOR PARTNER IN ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS IN RICHMOND AND INDEED THE COUNTRY. HE BROUGHT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EXCPERIENCE TO THE COURT. )) [RUNS:27]
[OUT Q=to the court]

In his 15 years on the court, Powell often played an important role, upholding affirmative action and rights for the mentally handicapped, while striking down abortion restrictions and unauthorized wire-taps.
He retired in 1987, but did not abandon his lifetime of public service.
In 1990, he swore in the nation's first elected black governor-- Doug Wilder.
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((IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR VIRGINIA!)) [RUNS:06]
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[IN Q=You might call]
((YOU MIGHT CALL HIM A LIFE LONG LAW STUDENT. HE WAS SOMEBODY WHO REALLY STRUGGLED TO FIND THE RIGHT ANSWER OR THE BEST ANSWER THAT HE COULD TO THESE VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES. )) [RUNS:16]
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The Washington and Lee Law School now houses Powell's writings.
His funeral will be held at 11-30 tomorrow morning in Richmond.
That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm David Seidel, News-7.))

[Sports-Plays]

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[WRITER=dal]
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The Carolina Panthers came up on the short end of the stick in last night's pre-season football game with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/ESPN;]

Three Rivers Stadium wasn't a friendly place for the Panthers.
As the Steelers defense notches the first score of the game. Jason Gildon comes up with the loose ball and somehow wins the foot race to the end zone, recovers his own fumble and makes the touchdown.
Carolina gets lucky at the other end as the tip drill pays off for Wesley Walls but the Steelers come out on top 38-to-24.
[SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ/Brewers-MSC;]

In Phoenix, Devon White can only look on as David Nilsson's crack at the bat sales over the Left center field wall.

This two run shot in the third for the Brewers wasn't enough as Arizona scores two in the bottom of the ninth to edge Milwaukee 4-to-3.
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA;]

And Kenny Brack captured the inaugural Atlanta 500 to become the first driver to win three straight Indy Racing events.
Brack driving A-J Foyt's Power Team car captured the lead on lap 195.
Davey Hamilton was second and Eddie Cheever third.
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[WebWatch]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=eea]
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Hurricane Bonnie created a storm of interest in some web-sites.
Eric Earnhart has more in this week's edition of WebWatch.
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When Bonnie hit the east coast, the eye's of the internet were watching...
The parkinglot cam at East Carolina University in Greenville is a popular site with bad weather blows in, this time offering streaming video of the storms progress.
Things also looked rough on the Inlet Cam, looking out from the North Carolina Coast.
At the same time, webcams in Florida were pretty clear... While the overcast skies in Ocean City Maryland warned that trouble may be on the way.
The Wrightsville Beach website will take you back in time, with images showing you hour by hour what it was like when Bonnie came through...
Things are getting back to normal at the beach, though the live webcam looks like it's seen better days.
You can also find all the hurricane information you need on the News 7 weather website... from tracking maps to evacuation routes.
For links to all these sites, including webcams along the east coast you can use to watch the NEXT hurricane blow through, click on the WebWatch on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ7-dot-com. ))

[The-Claw]

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[WRITER=dse]
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Have you ever glanced at someone, not exactly sure where you've seen them before?
It happens every now and then in a small store in Lake George, Minnesota.

Jason Davis talked with the mild-mannered shop keeper, who's sometimes called-- The Claw.
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[SOT]
[11:35:45 Conus Friday.]
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[SUPER=01-Jim von Raschke/"The Claw"; 1:06]
[SUPER=01-Bonnie von Raschke/Wife of "The Claw"; 1:52]
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(( Vacationers around the north central Minnesota town of Lake George
wander into a pleasant little gift store called "The Wigwam". And when they do, they can be sure of a polite welcome from proprietors Jim and Bonnie.
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But now and again, someone will recognize this storekeeper who sits quietly behind the cash register.
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There is something about Jim that is familiar to millions of people, particularly when they walk around and get this view. A dome like this can only belong to one man and he is not at all like the inoffensive guy selling souvenirs and gifts.
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His ring name was "Baron Von Raschke" but he was better known as "The Claw".
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The scourge of the pro wrestling circuit for more than a quarter of a century.
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Jim Von Raschke retired from wrestling more than five years ago but the claw is still in business. Dusting ceramic angels or handing out change to little boys and girls.
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Flashes of the Baron still light up the gift store when someone asks... but most of the time, Jim Von Raschke passes the summer days quietly and politely waiting on the steady trickle of customers who come through the store.
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But when business is slow, Jim Von Raschke remembers the days when he brought the crowd to their feet, by simply holding up his right arm... The Claw!))

[Ecuador-Crash]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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Investigators are just starting their probe into yesterday's crash of a Cuban jetliner.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Quito, Ecuador;]

At least 78 people died when the Russian made jet came tumbling back to the ground shortly after take off.
The jet slammed on to a soccer field. The death toll includes nine people who were on the ground. Several of those were children.
None of the victims are believed to be Americans.
Investigators are hearing several different stories.
A red cross officials says an engine failed and one of the 15 survivors says the plane burst into flames shortly after take off.
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[Northwest-Strike]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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Northwest jets are going no where and many airports across the nation are empty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI;]

The pilots' strike is entering its second day and customers and other businesses in airports are feeling the pain.

The strike is over job security and money.
Pilots say they took a pay cut when the airline was struggling, now they want to be compensated.
The airline feels the latest contract offer does that.
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[SOT 5:45:35]
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((THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AN INDUSTRY LEADING CONTRACT AND THAT'S WHAT WE FEEL WE GAVE THEM. I DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE THAT THIS STRIKE CAN BE RESOLVED IN A MATTER OF TWO OR THREE DAYS.))
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[SUPER=01-Gov. Arne Carlson/Minnesota; :05]
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[VO-NAT]

So far President Clinton says the government will not get involved in negotiations.
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[Roanoke-Effects]

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But, locally, officials say the strike won't have much of an effect at the Roanoke airport--
That's because only four to five percent of the airport's customers fly Northwest.
However, airport officials say passengers booked on a connecting flight headed to the mid-west, could experience some delays.
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[11-Ride-For-Life]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-50; 1:41:38]
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A local group that helps disabled children by giving them horseback rides, recently got some help itself from riders of a different sort.
David Johnson explains.
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[IN Q=The Roanoke Valley]
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[SUPER=01-Robert Johnson/"HOG" Events Coordinator; :15]
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[SUPER=01-Lorrie McCloskey/Therapeutic Riding Program; :33]
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(( The Roanoke Valley Harley Owners Group-- or HOGS, as they're called, regularly holds fundraisers for children. This time it was for the fourth annual Roanoke Valley Therapeutic Riding Program "Ride for Life".
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[IN Q=WE BEING A BUNCH]
((ROBERT JOHNSON/"HOG" EVENTS COORDINATOR; WE BEING A BUNCH OF BIKERS, WE ALWAYS TRY TO GET TOGETHER AND HELP OUT LOCAL CHARITIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE LOCAL CHARITIES AND WE ARE ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS AND FUNDRAISERS.)) [RUNS08]
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Lorrie McCloskey, a volunteer with the riding program, says a one hour riding session helps to improve balance, coordination and confidence.
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[IN Q=WE PRIMARILY HAVE]
((LORRIE MCCLOSKEY/ROANOKE VALLEY THERAPUTIC RIDING PROGRAM; WE PRIMARILY HAVE CHILDREN, BUT WE DO SERVE SOME ADULTS AS WELL. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, SPINA BIFIDA, CEREBRAL PALSY, DOWN'S SYNDROME, JUST A VERY WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS FOR THESE PEOPLE. THEY ARE ABLE TO COME AND HAVE RIDING LESSONS.)) [RUNS19]
[OUT Q=RIDING LESSONS.]

Members of the motorcylce club raised money in a variety of ways including selling T-Shirts and baked goods.
They also raffled off an imported eagle woodcarving.
Theie goal was ten thousand dollars.
All of the money raised will go to pay for the care of the animals and to meet the special needs of riders. David Johnson, News7.))

[Open-Starlight]

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Two years ago, he'd never composed a symphony.. now Bedford County resident Dean Haskins has two under his belt, and another on the way.
Haskins says he owes it all to one musical instrument... his computer.
Steve Smallshaw has more for us in this week's "Virginia Profile".
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[Starlight-Profile]

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(([natsot 14:45:10 walk into room]
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At first it looks like any other basement, but inside these rooms beats the heart of a composer. [bring music back up] [RUNS:01]
Like his 19th century counterparts, Dean Haskins spends hundreds of hours holed up, creating musical masterpieces.
But unlike Brahms or Beethoven, Haskins employs space age technology to turn sounds into symphonies.
Instead of the labor- intensive method of writing out the notes and waiting for someone to play them.. a few taps of a keyboard here.. and a click of a mouse there.. produces instant orchestra.
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((DEAN HASKINS/COMPOSER: WITH THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THIS PHENOMENAL PIECE OF SOFTWARE, IT GIVES ME THE LUXURY OF HEARING EXACTLY WHAT THE PASSAGE IS GOING TO SOUND LIKE AS I'M COMPOSING IT. IT IS AS IF THE SOFTWARE AND I HAVE BECOME ONE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE SOFTWARE IS PART OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS.)) [RUNS:27]
[OUT Q=creative process.]

That process is fueled by stories Haskins says touch or inspire him.
His first symphony was for Matthew Jordan Brown, the son of Bedford sheriff Mike Brown, who was killed in a car accident last year.
Matthew was an artist and poet for whom Haskins created the "Starlight Symphony".. a legacy his parents have embraced.
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[SOT 14:17:02]
[IN Q=I don't know]
((HASKINS: I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THEY'VE TOLD ME `THAT'S MATT. THE MUSIC IS MATT.' IT'S LIKE A PART OF MATT IS STILL ALIVE NOW BECAUSE OF THAT SYMPHONY.)) [RUNS:10]
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Haskins followed up "Starlight" with a symphony for Queen Elizabeth and the 45th anniversary of her coronation.
Now he's working on a piece for the Christopher Reeve Foundation, to help the paralyzed actor find a cure for spinal cord injuries.
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[IN Q=I don't know]
((HASKINS: I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE INSPIRATION'S GOING TO COME FROM FOR THE FOURTH SYMPHONY, BUT I'M SURE AT SOME POINT IT WILL BE THERE.)) [RUNS:08]
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[natsot 14:23:35]
[RUNS:02]
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[Dissolve to Full Screen Board]
Sales of the "Starlight Symphony" benefit the Matthew Jordan Brown Foundation.
You can order a copy by calling 1- 800- 756- 4849 or writing to the address on your screen.
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[***No Music Under]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]

Two boats collided on Smith Mountain Lake last night, injuring several people.
The accident happened around 11-30 in the Blackwater area of the lake when a bass boat hit a pontoon boat.
Two of the pontoon boat passengers were hurt badly enough to be flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Franklin County game wardens are investigating.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

78 people are dead after a plane crash in Ecuador.
The Cuban jetliner came tumbling back to the ground shortly after take off from Quito, Ecuador yesterday.
A Red Cross official says that an engine apparently failed while taking off and the plane crashed.
None of the victims are believed to be Americans.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

Tommorow marks the one year anniverasary of Princess Diana's death.
Tributes and flowers have begun piling up where Diana lost her life in the fatal Paris car crash.
Candelight vigils will be held above the underpass and selected poems will be read at a remembrance ceremony.
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[ANCHOR=Denise **FULL**]

And that's what's making news on this Sunday August 30-th.

[SPORTS-EXTRA]

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[NEWSCAST=SUN AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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[****anchor tag****]
Dan Wooldridge may have retired from his post as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Commissioner, but he's still working.
The former referee will be in action during the college football season.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/September 1993; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dan Wooldridge/NFL Referee Scout;:15]
[SUPER=03-Salem/February 1992; :34]
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[OUT Q=to the game]

((Dan Wooldridge was in charge of Big East referees when this brawl broke out at the Virginia Tech-Maryland game in 1993.
This season he'll still be watching to see how referees do in tough situations.
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[IN Q=i'm going to]
((DAN WOOLDRIDGE/NFL REFEREE SCOUT: I'M GOING TO WORK FOR THE NFL. I WILL EVALUATE AN OFFICIAL OR TWO WHO ASPIRE TO THE NFL.)) [RUNS13]
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The job will in tale traveling to watch ACC, Atlantic 10 and Big East.
But that's not everything.
You may be seeing this former high school basketball ref on ESPN.
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[IN Q=15:30:19 if they]
((IF THEY HAD A PLAY THAT WAS CONTROVERSIAL I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT ON WHETHER THE REF RULED ON THE PLAY CORRECTLY OR IF THEY RIGHT GUY CALLED IT.)) [RUNS14]
[OUT Q=called it]

He says this will take the guess work out of commentating.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=15:30:40 most of the]
((MOST OF THE GUYS WHO DO THE PLAY BY PLAY AND COLOR DON'T KNOW THE RULES. THEY'VE EITHER BEEN A COACH OR A PLAYER AND THIS WOULD BRING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE GAME.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=to the game]))
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[ANCHOR=DENISE]
[SS=NONE]

Wooldridge says most referees welcome the criticism as a way to improve.