WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/28/98

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Coming up on News 7-
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Layoffs at one Salem plant- one hundred people are out of work.
They asked Georges to go away but so far no relief as the Tropical storm dumps more rain- but will it affect our forecast?
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And a band tries to jam its way into the Guiness Book of World records with a Roanoke concert.
News 7 is next.

[Georges]

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Georges has now weakened to a tropical storm but it's still wreaking havoc along part of the Gulf coast.
Lee Cowan is following this story and joins us live from Biloxi, Mississippi with the latest.
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(( For the first time in days the clouds began to break, as hurricane Georges slipped down a notch to a tropical storm.

still a force to contend with, just one in a better mood.
The spinning system with a french name remained an unwelcome guest on the Gulf Coast for far too long. With gusts as high as 175 miles per hour it lived up to its reputation as a potential killer.
ARVA HOPKINS, GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI:
WE HAD ONE IN 1947, BUT IT LEFT. THIS ONE LINGERS.

Thousands spent the past two days hunkered down in shelters but even some of those fell victim to the storm.
this one had its roof blown off.
those huddled inside scrambled inside to find what dry space they could, and wait for the wind to stop its terrible assault.
IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ROOF WAS GOING TO COME OFF LAST NIGHT. IT WAS GETTING REAL ROUGH.

Georges did his best to drown the gulf coast beneath sheets of rain. In some places he succeeded.
downtown mobile became part of mobile bay.

J.P. VANHOOK/ DIR. MOBILE EMERG. MANAGEMENT:
RIGHT NOW MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE STORM SURGE AND THE PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE LOW LYING AREAS. More than two feet of rain has fallen since george began his slow move inland and that part of the storm is far from over.))

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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey [WX1] [11:00pm] [Date 9/28/98] [CK/WXPRO]Tropical Storm Update Climate Data Precipitation Data

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Both Israeli and Palestinian leaders say a West Bank Accord can be nailed down within weeks.
That assurance came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian chief Yassar Arafat met with the President today in Washington.
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Clinton has invited Netanyahu and Arafat back to the White House in mid-October.
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[Wall-Street]

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Stocks ended the day mostly higher- in anticipation of tomorrow's Federal Reserve meeting.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 80 points.
Federal policy makers are expected to lower interest rates in an attempt to jump start the global ecomony.
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[Fertility]

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A new study found that alcohol consumption can have dramatic effects on a woman's ability to become pregnant.
The study found that even a few drinks a week could cause problems-
The more a woman drinks, the higher the risk of infertility.
It did not matter what type of alcohol the women drank-
Researchers aren't sure how, but they believe alcohol must interfere with a woman's hormones.
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[GE-Layoffs]

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The latest cost-cutting measure at General Electric's plant in Salem is going to cost 100 people their jobs.
Today G-E laid off a group of salaried workers to boost the company's bottom line.
As Scott Goldberg reports, this was the plant's second big layoff this year.
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Some, like Marsha Robinson, left for good.
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Robinson is one of the hundred administrative workers...what G-E calls "support" workers...who were let go.
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This round of layoffs brings the year's total to 345 people -- roughly 20 percent of the Salem workforce.
Many employees wonder how long this can go on.
It used to be that business slowed down, but didn't stay that way, and G-E rehired some of the laid-off workers.
This year business in Salem got off to a slow start... and so far, business is still slow. Scott Goldberg, News-7,Salem.))
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G-E is giving the laid off workers severance pay and benefits for the next year.
The company is also offering job-training classes to help its former employees find work.

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The fate of convicted killer Tommy David Strickler still hangs in the balance, while the nation's highest court takes up his case.
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Strickler was scheduled to die September 16th for the 1990 murder of Roanoke native Le-ann Whitlock.
But the Supreme Court delayed his execution to decide whether he received a fair trial.
The case was scheduled for conference today.
A ruling could be issued tomorrow.
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[Appomattox-Murder]

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A man from Lynchburg will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars-- for his part in a murder in Appomattox County.
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20-year old Trevor Jones was given two life terms plus 35 years for the murder of Lisa Yvonne Crider in May, 1997.
Jones and his accomplice.. Brandon Wayne Hedrick kidnapped, robbed and sodomized Crider.. then shot her in the head and dumped her body in the James River.
Jones told a jury that Hedrick was the one who fired the fatal shot.. Hedrick got the death penalty.
Prosecutor Tommy Lawson says both sentences were "proper".
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[Humphries]

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Carrol Eugene Humphries was NOT extradited to West Virginia today, but he did NOT get out of jail either.
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The Covington man is charged with murder in Greenbrier County for allegedly hiring two men to kill a romantic rival 20 years ago.
In court today, Humphries' lawyers tried unsuccessfully to convince the judge to release him.
They claimed the extradition warrant is no good, because it wrongly labels Humphries a fugitive.
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((BILL PARKS/DEFENSE ATTORNEY; MR. HUMPHRIES HAS FULLY COOPERATED WITH EVERY INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY, THE ATF, THE FBI, THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, AND WE BELIEVE NOW THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE'S MAKING A DEAL, AND HE IS BEING VICTIMIZED AGAIN))
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Humphries appealed the judge's decision, so his extradition will be delayed for another 30 days.
His fight may outlast the Alleghany County jail itself, where he's being held without bond.
The jail is about to be demolished, and all inmates will be relocated by the end of the week.
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[Missing-Student]

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Authorities are continuing their search for Robert Kovack-- a Virginia Tech student who's been missing for more than a week.
Today-- they searched the area around the New River Gorge Bridge.
Teresa Hamilton has more from Fayette County, West Virginia.
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West Virginia Senior Trooper Brad Mankins has been searching for 24- year old Robert Kovack for several days now.
Today he and a team of local volunteers spent much of the morning searching the mountainous terrain below the New River Gorge bridge.
But the only sign of the missing graduate student were fliers bearing his picture.
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Kovack's abandoned red geo tracker was found last Tuesday along Route 19, near the bridge.
That was four days after Kovack was last seen leaving his Blacksburg apartment.
Friends told police the 24 year old left in route to West Virginia to attend a WVU football game.
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((WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEARCH AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND AND AREAS NEARBY AND MAYBE TURN UP SOMETHING LIKE I SAID EARLIER I JUST HOPE SOMEONE WILL SEE THIS AND GET US INFORMATION AND GET IN TOUCH WITH US. ))
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Authorities say there's no evidence Kovack's vehicle was ransacked and with no sign of Kovack....
Authorities believe Kovack may have gotten into a car with someone else. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Fayette Co., WV. ))

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Still to come--a school for boys is fighting to keep from losing its license.
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And, we'll take you to a rodeo where young riders were getting the low-down on safety.
More when we return.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Good evening, I'm Denise Allen in the News 7 Sports Department. Tonight a look at UVA basketball recruits and words from first year head coach Pete Gillen. Plus Will it be the Giants or the Cubs in the playoffs. We'll tell you in just a few minutes.))

[Salem-Land]

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A piece of land many people in Salem want to preserve as open space may soon be open for business.
Salem City Council tonight voted to develop a master plan for the Elizabeth Campus.
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Economic development officials and some residents say the 52-acre site is a prime spot for light industry.
The city planning commission has recommended mixed-use development.
But dozens of people at tonight's public hearing said the best use of the property would be recreation and appreciation.
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But council members said Salem needs tax revenue and jobs as much as open space, to meet school construction and other needs.
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[Bike-Rodeo]

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The 12-year old boy hit by a car last week in Danville remains in critical condition.
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Antone (AN-TWAN) Green was riding his bike near Gibson Middle School when the accident happened.
He was flown to Duke University Medical Center with serious head injuries.
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That accident is a vivid example why it's so important to teach bicycle safety to kids.
At Schoolfield Elementary in Danville this afternoon, 130-students took part in a bike rodeo.
With helmets on, the children practiced their riding skills.
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A local State Farm Insurance agency has sponsored this bike rodeo for the last three years.
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[Wilderness-Academy]

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A troubled Botetourt County boys' school is fighting to save its license.
State education officials heard evidence on The Wilderness Leadership Academy today.
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Colonel Gene Nervo declined to discuss the allegations against his school.
He also insisted reporters be banned from the hearing on allegations of student violence, staff negligence, and boys who say they were sexually assaulted by each other.
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((ROBERT WHYTAL/STATE HEARING EXAMINER: WE ARE JUST HEARING EVIDENCE AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO COMMENT FURTHER ABOUT THAT. And so you would then make a recommendation? THAT IS CORRECT. And who does that recommendation go to? THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.))
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If the state superintendent decides NOT to renew the Wilderness Leadership Academy's license, state officials say that will be a first in Virginia.
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Up next--the band "Jackyl" comes to the star city, in its effort to make history.
We'll have a live report from downtown Roanoke coming up when the news continues.

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Downtown Roanoke is rockin' and rollin' tonight to the tunes of a band called "Jackyl".
The concert is part of the group's effort to make it into the Guiness Book of World Records.
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So, David what does the band have to do to make history?
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((The lead singer of Jackyl says this world record attempt is a part of a celebration that verifies rock n' roll is still alive.
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One would think such a grueling pace would be trying at the least. But, Jessie James says this five-man band has always had dreams of doing fun things.
So, how did the group manage to land in downtown Roanoke?
Its label, Geffen Records needed to send the show to a west-coast radio station for a live broadcast.
Digital Concepts Recording owners says they were the only ones that could do this.
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Jackyl prides itself on breaking records including being the loudest band, with thunderous drums, bass guitar, and a chain saw.
A chain saw?
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((WHAT A DEFINITIVE INSTRUMENT FOR ROCK N' ROLL. THE CHAIN SAW. IT'S LOUD, AGGRESSIVE, ABRASIVE, DESTRUCTIVE. AND WHEN YOU CRANK IT UP YOU GET THAT SMELL OF TWO IN ONE OIL IN THE AIR. WE CALL THAT THE HIGH OF THE 90'S.)) [RUNS09]
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Coming up in sports, Pete Gillen speaks about the up coming UVA basketball season.
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First Mark McGwire was named National League player of the week for hitting five home runs this weekend to finish with 70 this season.
And some of McGwire's equipment is in Cooperstown and will go on display in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Pete Gillen says he and his basketball players have their work cut out for them but the team will be better than everyone thinks.
UVA already has VERBAL committments from three high school players.
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One of those is 6-9 Jason Rogers, number 50, out of Staunton's Robert E. Lee high school.
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But N-C-Double-A rules stop won't allow Gillen to talk about his recruits until they sign.
And he's not giving any indication on how it's going.
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The Cubs and the Giants were playing for the wildcard spot in the National League.
Sammy Sosa was homerless.
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The Giants use good defense to keep the game scoreless through four innings Stan Javier with the great catch in the ivy.
In the bottom of the fifth Gary Gaetti powers this no balls, two strikes pitch over the left field wall and -- goes on to beat -- --to--.
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[S-UVA]

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U-V-A welcomes a cross country rival this weekend.
As Steve Mason explains San Jose State is a welcome site after a rough day with Duke.
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[S-express]

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In Hockey news, the Roanoke Express lose the services of center Jeff Loder.
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The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers announced the signing of the 22-year old Newfoundland native. Loder played briefly in the AHL and IHL, but spent the last two seasons with the Express. Last season he collected 42 points on 16 goals and 26 assists.
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[Sports Tease]

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Ricky Rudd didn't just beat other drivers on the track in Martinsville yesterday.
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He beat the heat.
We'll hear from the NAPA 500 winner after this.
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[S-NFL]

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Some scarey moments in the Tampa Bay-Detroit game.
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Bucaneer Brice Hunter goes up for the catch and is slammed by a tandem of Lions.
Hunter lay motionless for several minutes but early reports say he suffered a concousion.
The oh and three Lions convert the turnovers, Bryant
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Westbrook with the 34 yard interception for the score and Detriot gets its first win 27 to 6.
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The NAPA 500 was a hot ticket yesterday--literally the heat beat the spectators and even winner Ricky Rudd was almost overcome by mother nature.
Mike Stevens has more.
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(( The Virginia Museum of Natural History provided a Woolly mammoth for the prerace festivities, but not vene this Ice Age creature could help cool down the Martinsville Speedway.
Before driver introductions, NASCAR's finest were ducking for shade under a flatbed truck.
Eventual winner Ricky Rudd tried to beat the heat with some heel protection.
He didn't get a hot foot, but when his cool suit quit working, he almost passed out in the car.
He amazingly hung on to win.
For his efforts he got $102 thousand dollars and a snoot full of oxygen. He now has at least one win in 16 straight seasons. ((RICKY RUDD/NAPA 500 WINNER:))
While most of the drivers hung in there, many of the 81 thousand fans in attendance had to run for cover.
The oppresive heat burnt backs and sent most back to the concession stands in search of more fluids.
It was even nuttier at times on the track as wheels rolled, tires blew, and the Winston car what else but smoked.
Others spun and still more smoked, but the top two contenders for the title managed to hang on.
Jeff Gordon finished second with Mark Martin third. Gordon leads by 199 points and needs only to finish fifth or better in the final 6 events to win the title. ((JEFF GORDON/LEADS MARTIN BY 199 POINTS:)) ((JACK ROUSH/MARTIN'S CAR OWNER:))
The circuit heads to Charlotte this week, and keep in mind Gordon has never won a race in the months of October and November.))