WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 11/09/98

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One Navy pilot is dead and three others are missing after two planes collided last night on the flight deck of the aircaft carrier``Enterprise.''
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It happened some 120 miles off the Virginia coast.
The body of one crew member from an E-A-6-B Prowler -- a radar jamming aircraft -- was pulled from the Atlantic.
The two crew members of the plane the Prowler hit have been found and are being treated for minor injuries.
Two other Navy vessels, plus several helicopters, are helping search for the missing crew members.
The Enterprise left Norfolk on Friday- on its way to the Persian Gulf.
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[7E-Racism-Workshop]

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Residents of Wythe County say racism is all too common.
So they used a weekend seminar to educate their communities and to help eliminate the problem. David Johnson reports.
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[SUPER=01-Kerry Eans/CCN Chairman; :34]
[SUPER=01-Tom Miller/Workshop Participant; :54]
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[OUT Q=DJO, News 7, Wytheville.]
(( Josh McCree is a student at Abingdon High School. He says racism is commonplace in his world.
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((JOSH MCCREE/RACISM VICTIM; TWO MONTHS AGO I HAD A NOOSE PUT AROUND MY NECK ON THE SCHOOL BUS.)) [RUNS03]
[OUT Q=on the school bus.]
Josh says those experiences frightened him. He and other members of the Concerned Citizens Network took part in the Dismantling Racism workshop to learn how to prevent similar incidents. Part of the challenge is knowing what racism is. Another is how to eliminate it.
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((KERRY EANS/CCN CHAIRMAN; ONE OF THE METHODS OF DISMANTLING RACISM IS TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH RACISM AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING AND THEN USING WHITE ALLIES, THOSE WHITE PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND RACISM TO GO OUT WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR AND SPEAK ABOUT RACISM.)) [RUNS22]
[OUT Q=ABOUT RACISM.]

Tom Miller is new to Wytheville and is eager to lend a helping hand.
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((TOM MILLER/WYTHEVILLE RESIDENT; I HAVE THREE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN ASSIGNED AND VOLUNTEERED AND JUST GO TALK TO AND SAY DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE. YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT. ARE YOU INTERESTED?)) [RUNS17]
[OUT Q=YOU INTERESTED.]
[STAND-UP/12:05:12] ((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; THE GOAL OF THE NETWORK IS TO TEACH ITS PARTICIPANTS HOW TO IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH RACISM AND TO EDUCATE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY ON HOW TO MAKE THIS SOCIETAL DISEASE FADE AWAY. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7, WYTHEVILLE.)) [RUNS14]))

[7E-Peacewalk]

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Roanoke area students took more than just a stand against violence yesterday in Longwood Park.
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That's where the first ever "Peace Walk" took place. The goal was to raise money for Roanoke's "Conflict Resolution Center."
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[IN Q=THE STUDENTS]
((AMY BARNHART/BOARD OF DIRECTORS; THE STUDENTS WHO WERE TARGETED AND ASKED TO WALK ARE PEER MEDIATORS. THEIR MOTIVE IS TO SHOW THEIR POSITION ON NON-VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THAT THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO RESOLVE CONFLICT.))
[SUPER=01-Amy Barnhart/Board of Directors;]
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[OUT Q=RESOLVE CONFLICT.]
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There was no age limit on who could actually walk for the cause. But all of them, including this three year old, knew why they were there.
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((CORINNA CARTER-EGGE/YOUNGEST PEACE WALKER; I'M WALKING FOR PEACE.))
[SUPER=01-Corinna Carter-Egge/Youngest Peace Walker;]
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[OUT Q=FOR PEACE.]
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Organizers hope to make the walk an annual event.
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Taking a look now at your Monday forecast..
Expect a mixture of sun and clouds throughout the day.
Highs will be in the mid- and upper-50s.
Clouds stick around overnight, as the possibility for some showers moves into the area.
Look for lows to be in the low-40s.
The extended forecast...
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[7BIRTHDAYS!] 11/10/98
Tuesday:

[SUPER=130-/Annie Price/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-16/Tenesha Cobbs/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-12/Matthew Alderman/Christiansburg]

[SUPER=130-16/Justin Leffere/Snow Creek]

[SUPER=130-7/Michael Waters/Elliston]

[SUPER=130-21/Jason Howell/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-/Jerry Cooper/Roanoke]

No Pictures:

[SUPER=131-49/Monte Hale/Blacksburg]

[SUPER=131-40/Kim Carie/Roanoke][cutopen]

[SUPER=19-Melanie/Moon;][45E-Deer-Harvest]

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Lynchburg's latest effort to reduce the number of car accidents involving deer is coming under fire.
Steve Smallshaw explains.
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[OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.]
(( Eddie Burnette and Tommy Dodd are hunting deer.. in the middle of one of Virginia's largest cities.
The two comprise Lynchburg's wildlife management program.. a year- round effort aimed at reducing the size of the Hill City's deer population.
They patrol areas where deer have caused car accidents or where homeowners have suffered property damage from roaming herds.
The program has never experienced an accident, but some residents told city council last week they feel they're as much at risk from the hunting program as they are from the deer.
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(( : OUR CONCERN IS JUST FOR THE SAFETY BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF LITTLE CHILDREN, BIG CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIKE US AND WE'RE JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE'RE ALL JAMMED IN THERE TOGETHER.)) [RUNS13]
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((KATHERINE BASS/RESIDENT: THOUGH I'M SURE THOSE HIRED TO SHOOT DEER ARE EXPERIENCED HUNTERS THEY ARE HUMAN AND ARE CAPABLE OF ERROR.))
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But police say every precaution is taken to PREVENT mistakes.
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The department and the wildlife specialists scout out every location where a permit is issued.. and the hunters never fire a shot if there's even the slightest chance a stray bullet could hit something other than its intended target.

On a given night, these two men might see dozens of deer, but never pick up their rifles.
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((MAJOR JACK LEWIS/LYNCHBURG POLICE: THEY JUST ARE NOT RISK TAKERS, WHEN YOU BALANCE THE BENEFIT OF MAYBE KILLING THIS DEER VERSUS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=property damage.]

In its six years, Lewis says the program has drastically reduced the number of deer- related car accidents in the city and has also put more than 11 tons of venison on the plates of needy people across the area.
City council may re- examine the program's effectiveness later this week.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

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Roanoke Valley children took a walk through a Salem park to protest violence.
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Longwood Park was the site for the first area "Peace Walk." The goal was to raise money for Roanoke's "Conflict Resolution Center."
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((AMY BARNHART/BOARD OF DIRECTORS; THE STUDENTS WHO WERE TARGETED AND ASKED TO WALK ARE PEER MEDIATORS. THEIR MOTIVE IS TO SHOW THEIR POSITION ON NON-VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THAT THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO RESOLVE CONFLICT.))
[SUPER=01-Amy Barnhart/Board of Directors;]
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[OUT Q=RESOLVE CONFLICT.]
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There was no age limit on who could actually walk for the cause. But all of them, including this three year old, knew why they were there.
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((CORINNA CARTER-EGGE/YOUNGEST PEACE WALKER; I'M WALKING FOR PEACE.))
[SUPER=01-Corinna Carter-Egge/Youngest Peace Walker;]
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[OUT Q=FOR PEACE.]
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Organizers hope to make the walk an annual event.
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Turning to weather--
Expect a mix of clouds and sun today, with highs warming into the upper 50s.
Cloudy tonight, with a chance of showers.
Lows dropping into the lower 40s.
The four day forecast looks wet through tomorrow, then partly cloudy for the rest of the week.
Temperatures will stay fairly warm....
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Two planes crashed into each other on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier "Enterprise" last night, killing one Navy pilot.
Three other pilots are still missing.
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[4:24:20]
It happened some 120 miles off the Virginia coast.
The body of one crew member from an E-A-6-B Prowler -- a radar jamming aircraft -- was pulled from the Atlantic.
The two crew members of the plane the Prowler hit have been found and are being treated for minor injuries.
Two other Navy vessels, plus several helicopters, are helping search for the missing crew members.
The Enterprise left Norfolk on Friday- on its way to the Persian Gulf.
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[8Racism-Workshop]

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With the common goal of ending racism, residents of Wythe County and the surrounding areas gathered this weekend for an intensive workshop.
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The goal of the "Virginia Organizing Project" is to make people aware of what racism is, why it exists, and what people can do to dismantle it. A Wytheville resident says a byproduct of the workshop is self-empowerment.
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((CHARISSE RUNNNELLS/WYTHEVILLE RESIDENT; THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO LEARN IS TO BE EMPOWERED. AND TO TAKE THE SKILLS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED FROM THIS WORKSHOP AND GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. EVEN THOUGH YES WE ARE DISMAYED, IT LET'S US KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE. TO KEEP CHOMPING AT THE BIT. KEEP WORKING AT IT ANND THEN ONE SOME CHANGE WILL BE MADE.))
[SUPER=01-Charisse Runnells/Wytheville Resident;]
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[OUT Q=CHANGE WILL BE MADE.]
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Organizers of the weekend workshop hoped to teach participants how to educate others and gradually eliminate racism.
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[8E-Xmas-Tree]

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Despite the run of dry weather, it appears the Christmas tree crop is flourishing in the North Carolina mountains.
As Steve (OH-nah-sorzh) Oghnesorge reports, buzzing chainsaws are preparing the trees for shipping.
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Checking your Monday outlook--
Today will feature a mixture of clouds and sunshine, with daytime highs in the uper 50s.
Clouding up by tonight, with a chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s.
In the four day forecast, showers will continue tomorrow.
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