WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/03/98

[Blacks-ax]

[ANCHOR=Denise]

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[WRITER=jmc]
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[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

One man was killed and another injured in a traffic accident in Blacksburg early this morning.
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It happened about 3:45, on the Route 460 bypass near Tom's Creek Road.
Police say the driver of a pickup truck heading east lost control, ran into the median and overturned in the westbound lanes.
He and a passenger were both thrown from the vehicle.
One man died at the scene. The other is in stable condition at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
Their names won't be released until their families are told.
The accident closed the westbound lanes, but they should be opening up soon.
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[Clinton-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton]

Political leaders in Washington have another weekend of heavy reading ahead.
More documentation is being releases from Ken Starr's investigation.
Jonathan Freed has more.
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[SUPER=03-Washington; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. James Rogan/R-Judiciary Committee; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Rep. John Conyers/D-Judiciary Committee; 1:35]
[super=01-Jonathan Freed/CBS News; 1:58]
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(( Five thousand more pages of Kenneth Starr's investigative material for America to digest_released by the House judiciary committee.
In them: from President Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie's grand jury testimony, the fact that the President called her the night the story of his affair with Monica Lewinsky broke on the internet_to have Currie try to reach Lewinsky. The former intern could not be fond until the next morning, when she refused to talk to Currie.
Lewinsky had code-named Currie with the letter "K" during the months Currie helped arranged liaisons.
From a January 13th, 1998 tape_from a recording device worn by Linda Tripp in which she asks Lewinsky what her definition of sex is_Lewinsky replied, intercourse_I never had intercourse_I did not have a sexual relationship.
From the same conversation: a warning from Tripp to Lewinsky that Presidential friend, Vernon Jordan did not have Lewinsky's best interests at heart_regarding helping her find a job.
As billed, no smoking guns apparent in the material_so with the release behind them_judiciary committee members focused on public meetings which begin Monday on whether to proceed with an impeachment inquiry.
Republicans want a Nixon-style, open-ended process.

(SOT, REP. JAMES ROGAN/JUDICIARY COMMITTEE/R-CA)

Democrats are pushing for any inquiry to be wrapped up by the end of November.

(REP. JOHN CONYERS/JUDICIARY COMMITTEE/D-MI.)

The President is on a campaign swing through Cleveland and Philadelphia. One Philadelphia democrat has decided to keep his distance.
STAND-UP (JONATHAN FREED/CBS NEWS): LATER IN THE DAY, ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYERS SURFACED TO COMPLAIN THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF EVIDENCE OUT THERE THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S SIDE OF ALL OF THIS-- THAT STILL HAS NOT COME OUT INTO THE OPEN AND THAT THEY INTEND TO MAKE THAT CASE TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
JONATHAN FREED, CBS NEWS WASHINGTON. ))

[Yugoslavia]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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[GRAPHIC=NATO]

The U-S is sending a warning to the Yugoslav president that NATO will strike Serb forces in Kosovo within two weeks unless he meets all U-N demands to halt his assaults on ethnic Albanians.
Defense Secretary William Cohen says the Yugoslavian government must be given no room to maneuver and the NATO alli

es won't be satisfied until the killing is stopped.[Antz-Review]

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[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
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[ANNA AND ANDREW BACK ON CAMERA TO WRAP IT UP]

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[TOSS TO RENTAL BUMP][6-Hugh-Finn]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=98-56; 56:38]
[GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore]

Governor Jim Gilmore is no longer in the way of a family's wish to let a comtose man die on his own.
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[VO-NAT]
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Hugh Finn is the former Kentucky T-V anchorman who's been in what doctors call "a persistent vegetative state" for more than three years.
His wife had his feeding tube removed Thursday to allow him to die.
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But Gilmore's attorney appealed to the Supreme Court yesterday, charging that Finn's death would be a "mercy killing," illegal in Virginia.
Within two hours, the Supreme Court rejected the Governor's request, saying "... withdrawal of artificial nutrition ... merely permits the natural process of dying and is NOT mercy killing or euthanasia."
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((MICHELE FINN: I'M CONFUSED THAT THE GOVERNOR FEELS THAT HE'S ABOVE THE LAW AND THINKS HE CAN INTERFERE JUST BECAUSE HIS PERSONAL FEELING ISN'T IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT THE LAW IS, AND I DO NOT THINK THAT'S WHAT A GOVERNOR SHOULD BE DOING.))
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Last night, the Governor's spokeswoman released this statement:
"Governor Gilmore believes he had a duty as Governor to bring this matter to the highest court."
"The court has issued its ruling, and that brings this matter to a close."
Doctors say Finn could live up to two weeks without life support.

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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=98-57 1:09:38]
[GRAPHIC=Interstate 73]

Due to recent controversies over I-73 in surrounding counties, Roanoke Mayor David Bowers wants the City Council to review the routes.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

While the Virginia Department of Transportation is reviewing possible routes, Bowers says the city should take a closer look on its own and see what the residents have to say.
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((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: I THINK WHETHER YOU'RE A MAYOR OR A CONGRESSMAN, YOU NEED TO SEE A PROJECT THROUGH FROM BEGINNING TO END. AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO HERE IN ROANOKE. WE OUGHT TO CALL FOR AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HERE IN ROANOKE, SO THAT WE DON'T SHIRK OUR RESPONSIBILITY. IF THE ROAD'S COMING TO ROANOKE, ROANOKE NEEDS TO BE READY FOR THAT ROAD.))
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[GRAPHIC=David Bowers]

Bowers is challenging Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte for the Sixth District seat in Congress.

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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Accident Investigation]

A Roanoke bicyclist ran into a Valley Metro Bus last night leaving him in critical condition.
Police say 43-year-old Hampton Anderson was pulling past a Yield sign when he hit a bus at the intersection of 3rd Street and Harrison Avenue.
The bus driver was treated and released from the hospital.
Anderson is in the Nuerotrama unit of Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Police suspect alcohol WAS involved -- on the part of the bicyclist.

[Toss to scores]

[2-Blacks-Ax]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=jmc]
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An accident in Blacksburg this morning left one man dead and sent another to the hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg]

Police say that about 3:45, the driver of a pickup truck lost control on the Route 460 bypass, slid into the median and overturned.
The wreck threw him and a passenger from the truck.
One of the men died at the scene; the other is in stable condition at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
Police aren't releasing their names.
The accident closed the westbound lanes at Tom's Creek Road for several hours.
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[2-Clinton-Intern]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton]

While more documentation from Ken Starr's investigation is being released, President Clinton is on the road for some Democratic fundraising events.
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[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA;]

Clinton protestors and supporters met the president when he arrived in Philadelphia.
While most of the crowd was pro-Clinton, there were several carrying signs for the President to resign.
A fight erupted when this man wearing a teamsters shirt clashed with one of the protesters. [SUPER 03-Washington;]
Meanwhile, transcripts from the testimony of the president's secretary and the taped conversations between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky are being released to the public.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=THa]
[TAPE#98-55 1:22:51]
[GRAPHIC=Emmett Cressell]

Jury selection is set to begin in less than a month for capital murder suspect, Emmett Cressell, Junior.
Co-defendant Louis Ceparano has already been sentenced to life in prison for his role in Garnett Johnson's death.
Cressell's attorney argued Friday to have the investigators dismissed from the case for allegedly reading their client's mail.
Teresa Hamilton has more from Grayson County.
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[SUPER=01-Mark Claytor/Cressell's Attorney; :00]
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[SUPER=01-Jeff Dorsey/Cressell's Attorney; 1:07]
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((MARK CLAYTOR/CRESSELL'S ATTY:IT'S KIND OF LIKE STEALING THE OPPOSING SIDE'S PLAY BOOK RIGHT BEFORE THE SUPERBOWL AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT WAS AN INTENTIONAL THEFT BUT WHETHER INADVERTENT OR NOT WE'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE PREJUDICE THAT MR. CRESSELL SUFFERED.)) [RUNS:15]
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((JEFF DORSEY/CRESSELL'S ATTY:I HAVE NO DISPUTE THAT THEY HAVE SHAKEDOWNS, THE ISSUE WAS IN THIS SHAKEDOWN AT LEAST FROM MR. CRESSELL'S PERSPECTIVE WAS BEING SINGLED OUT FOR TREATMENT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE OTHER INMATES AS TO HOW HE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS CALL AND HOW ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM HIS CELL AND LATER RETURNED.)) [RUNS:00]
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Cressell's attorneys have also asked for a list of the 100 or so potential jurors in the case.
They've also requested that a photo of Garnett Johnson wearing his miliary uniform not be shown to jurors.

Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Independence.))[Open-House]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=field tape]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The Roanoke County Police are summonsing the public down to the station.
No it's not a huge crime investigation, it's the annual Open House.
Officer Tom Kincaid is here with the details.

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[Denise tosses to the bump from On Record Set] [Howdy]
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[Baby-Switch]

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[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=kor]
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[GRAPHIC=Baby Swap]

Police will wrap up their investigation into the U-V-A baby switch next week.
That's according to an attorney for one of the mothers involved in the case.
Police have said they don't know how the two babies were sent home with the wrong parents in July 19-95.
Paula Johnson's attorney says she plans to file a lawsuit in Federal Court accusing the hospital of denying Johnson

the opportunity to raise her biological child.[11Breedlove]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=98-60 1:04:44]
[GRAPHIC=John Breedlove]

John Breedlove has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]

Breedlove molested three female students while he was a teacher's aide at Auburn Middle School.
The judge says Breedlove violated a special trust that is part of the student teacher relationship. His sentence exceeded state guidelines.
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((TONY ANDERSON/BREEDLOVE'S ATTORNEY: THE FACT THAT HE DEVIATED UPWARD ON THE GUIDELINES WAS TO BE ANTICIPATED, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S A REASONABLY FAIR SENTENCE AND MR. BREEDLOVE IS SATISFIED WITH IT.)) ((ROB MCNEAL/VICTIM'S FATHER: I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN HIM GET THE WHOLE 25, BECAUSE THEY'RE SEVERAL VICTIMS AND I DON'T THINK THEY STILL KNOW TO THIS DAY THE DAMAGE THAT THEY'VE DONE TO EVERYBODY'S FAMILY.))
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[SUPER=01-Rob McNeal/Victim's Father; :10]
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[ANCHOR=Denise]

McNeal says his family is searching for an attorney and intends to file a lawsuit against the Montgomery County School System.

[TOSS TO ANDREW IN THE CHROMAKEY][Wolf-Creek-Indian-Village **for Oct. 3]

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[NEWSCAST=Saturday AM]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]

Nearly 800 years ago, the Bland County community of Bastian was the home of Native Americans.
[Anchor=Andrew]

An ancient village was discovered nearly thirty years ago, and has since been re- created.
In this week's "Time Off" segment, Kimberly McBroom takes us to the Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum.
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[SUPER=01-Bing Larson/Associate Director; :14]
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[SUPER=01-Danette Travis/Sixth Grader; 1:32]
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((It's said to be the place where the present and past meet--
But the very distant PAST was brought to life in 1970, when construction of Interstate 77 began near Bastian.
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((BING LARSON/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: THIS SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY, WOLF CREEK SNAKED DOWN THE VALLEY AND WOULD HAVE NECESSITATED A WHOLE SERIES OF BRIDGES. SO, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. THEY WANTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CREEK. BUT WHEN THEY APPROACHED THE LANDOWNER ABOUT DOING SO, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT SOME FOLKS HAD DISCOVERED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS AN INDIAN VILLAGE HERE.)) [RUNS:16]
Sure enough, an archaelogist confirmed there was indeed an Indian village here, most likely the Sioux tribe.
Research dates the village back to 12-15 A-D.
It was entirely excavated and then RE- CREATED some 200 feet away from the original site, now at the botton of Wolf Creek.
Larson says the village is as authentic as possible, since there's no real documentation of this pre- historic era.

He says they rely heavily on feedback from the eight known Indian tribes in Virginia.
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((BING LARSON/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: WE DO RELATE WITH ALL THE VARIOUS INDIAN CULTURES. WE LISTEN TO WHAT THEY KNOW AND TRY TO INCORPORATE THAT. WE SHARE NEW INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR US.)) [RUNS:11]
It's also exciting for the many school groups who visit the village, like this one from Christiansburg Middle School.
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((NOW, SEE, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A SPEAR THEY'D USE. HOW FAR DO YOU THINK YOU COULD THROW THIS THING? 50 FEET? WELL, THAT'S PRETTY FAR.)) [RUNS:09]
Educating students and re- awakening the Native American culture are the primary goals for the Bland County Historical Society.
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((DANETTE TRAVIS/SIXTH GRADER: I'M NOT SURE IF I'D REALLY LIKE TO LIVE BACK HERE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE STUFF WE HAVE NOWADAYS. BUT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.)) [RUNS:08]
In the midst of all the ancient replicas is a NEW feature, this 48-hundred square foot conventional museum, which is opening soon.
It'll act as a showplace for artifacts and sculptures, like this bronzed statue.
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[SOT 11:44:47 ]
((BING LARSON/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: IT'S A PLACE YOU TAKE YOUR TIME GOING THROUGH, AS YOU SEE FIT AND THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF STUFF TO TOUCH AND FEEL. THER'S A LOT OF HANDS- ON STUFF HERE. SO, IT'S A LOT OF FUN. I HOPE EVERYBODY COMES TO SEE US.)) [RUNS:09]
The village and museum rely entirely on ticket sales and donations.
Admission is six dollars for adults, four dollars for children. Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Bland County.))