WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 12/20/98

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Next on News 7... Some Franklin County residents are worried about their safety after a man is apparently beaten to death.
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And we'll tell you why the Rev. Jerry Falwell will be spending New Year's eve on the internet.

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In sports, plenty of NFL action for you today, as a former UVa star helps the Giants beat the Chiefs, the panthers win at home,
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and a former Virginia Tech standoutt hauls in 3 TD passes in a record setting day on the frozen tondra
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[Franklin-Body]

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Police have identified the man found beaten to death in Franklin County yesterday as Wesley B. Smith.
Their investigation is continuing--
Meanwhile, the murder is spreading fear among area residents..
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David Johnson has been following the story and is in our newsroom with the latest.
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Eric, the victim's bloody body was discovered in a quiet rural community--a place where people rarely lock their doors.
Now, residents are concerned for their safety.
(Rollcue: for their safety.)
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(( Authorities say a local resident discovered a body in this field near the corner of Franklin Street and Saw Mill Road. Hubert Quinn's home is just yards away from the site. He said he noticed several investigators in the area and went down to check it out.
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((QUINN; THEY DIDN'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL. JUST THAT THEY THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BEEN MURDERED OVER THERE, MAYBE HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BASEBALL BAT. AND THEY FOUND THE BAT IN THE CREEK AND THE BODY ABOVE IT.)) [RUNS13]
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Officials say-- and these blood stains indicate, the victim suffered massive head injuries.
Authorities think the victim was from Roanoke and was in his mid-20s.
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((EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT; WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING UP ON SEVERAL LEADS RIGHT NOW BASICALLY WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT HE WAS LAST SEEN WITH AND LAST KNOWN TO BE WITH.)) [RUNS07]
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Crista Moody is one of several area residents who have become unnerved following the killing.
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((CRISTA MOODY/FERRUM STUDENT; MY HUSBAND WORKS MOST NIGHTS. THAT LEAVES ME AT HOME ALONE WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN. I USUALLY DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT LOCKING THE DOORS OR ANYBODY STEPPING IN TO MY HOME. BUT I LOCKED THEM LAST NIGHT. I WAS KIND OF SCARED.)) [RUNS20]
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Police say the victim Wesley B Smith knew his killer--
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And investigators say they have narrowed the list of suspects down to two people.
Eric?

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Lynchburg is reshuffling its city government in order to serve its customers.. the citizens.. better.
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City leaders Friday unveiled a new organizational structure for all its branches of municipal government.
The result, officials say, will be a more "consumer- friendly" City Hall.. where city employees and departments that perform well are rewarded.
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((CHARLES CHURCH/LYNCHBURG CITY MANAGER: WE HAVE AREAS, PARTICULARLY ONE COMES TO MIND, WHERE I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST IN TERMS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. I THINK THIS STRATEGY WITH THE FOCUS HERE AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY WILL PUT A CLEAR RESPONSIBILITY THERE FOR GETTING A VERY DIFFERENT RESULT AND HAVING A HIGHER LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.))

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Church also announced the appointment of Curtis Randolph to the position of deputy city manager.
Randolph has been with the city for 12 years, most of that as assistant city manager.
He replaces Reggie Whitley who will continue to serve as a paid consultant on a number of city projects.
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[Bottled-Water]

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A few months ago the city of Clifton Forge was so low on money, officials thought about filing for bankruptcy.
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Now, the city manager is considering a new business venture--selling bottled water.
The idea may bring the city as much as a million dollars a year.
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((DICK MAGNIFICO/CITY MGR.: WE HAVE A UNIQUE ENTERPRISE IN CLIFTON FORGE. WE HAVE A WATER PLANT THAT IS LOCATED IN A NATURAL FOREST AND WE HAVE IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 500 THOUSAND GALLONS OF THE MOST PURE, WONDERFUL WATER AVAILABLE EACH DAY.))
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A possible name for the product is The Alleghany Highlands Spring Pure Water.
Now officials say they'll need to contact bottlers and figure out transportation costs.
They plan to market their product to area stores.
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Still ahead--technology bridges the gap for one couple getting married while the minister is miles away.
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And, in keeping with the holidays..we'll tell you about an area choir that specializes in hand bell music.
We'll have more on that story in a moment.
First let's check in with Patrick Evans in the weather center.
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Missing children notices are posted almost daily in post offices, grocery stores and on some milk cartons.
But, according to an expert there are some steps parents can take to protect their youngsters.
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Joann Donnellan produces the missing children's segment of the T-V show "America's Most Wanted". Donnellan helps law enforcement officials recover missing children. The Radford alumnus advises parents to keep kids close by and to have basic information about them.
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((JOANN DONNELLAN/CHILD ADVOCATE; KEEP FINGERPRINTS OF YOUR CHILD. KEEP RECORDS. DO VIDEO TAPES. HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. IT'S GOOD PREPARATION FOR JUST IN CASE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN.))
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Donnellan was the guest speaker yesterday at Radford University's winter commencement ceremonies.
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[WebWatch]

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Impeachment information is available on the web... Jerry Falwell breaks new ground on the internet... and you can track Santa online Christmas eve.
Details in this week's WebWatch.
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As the impeachment battle moves from the House to the Senate, you can catch up with what's happened so far on the House website, including the judiciary committee's report and latest roll call votes.
Operation Desert Fox is over... you can have your own personal mission briefing at the Defense Department's Desert Fox website, including photographs and streaming video from the bombers gun cameras.
The Reverend Jerry Falwell will take a giant step into Cyber Space this month and perform one of the first legally recognized internet weddings... From Lynchburg, he'll marrying a couple in Pennsylvania on New Years eve.
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((REV. JERRY FALWELL; WITH A LAPTOP IN FRONT OF ME, LOOKING AT THE COUPLE, I'LL HAVE AN EARPLUG IN LISTENING TO ALL THAT'S HAPPENING UP THERE, THEY'LL BE A SPEAKER THERE AT THE CHURCH AND A SCREEN, THEY'LL SEE ME, I'LL BE STANDING ON FRONT OF THEM.)) [RUNS17]
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Sort of like this... the live ceremony itself will be private, hey you gotta protect bandwidth at a time like this... afterward it will be replayed for the public on the wedding website
Live AEP lake levels for Claytor and Smith Mountain lake are now just a phone call away... we have instructions on the News 7 Website.
And for the 44th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will fire up its special satelite to track Santa's progress Christmas Eve... you can too, at the Norad-Santa website... Hey looks like he's almost ready!

For links to all these sites, click on webwatch, on the wdbj website, at wdbj7-dot-com. ))

[Hand-Bells]

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Some members of the Northminister Presbyterian Church were ringing in the holiday season with handbells.
It's part of a more recent American tradition celebrating Christmas.
Denise Allen has more.
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The Memorial Bell Choir is made up of 11 members. They come from all professions and put in many hours of practice to produce the rich sounds. Sounds the director of the group says can only be created by depending on each other.
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[RUNS:18] ((Becky Goodwin/Director: DEFINITELY AN ENSEMBLE. EVERY RINGER HAS 2 BELLS, 2 PITCHES, DIATONIC PITCHES, AND THEN ALL THE SHARPS AND FLATS GO WITH THAT. THEY MAY PLAY AS MANY AS FOUR BELLS. WITH CHANGES. AND SO WHEN THEY'RE NOT HERE THAT SOUND IS GONE. ))
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Goodwin says that handbell music has only been an AMERICAN tradition since the 1950's. Their musical roots actually began in England.
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[RUNS:12] ((Becky Goodwin/Director: THE BELLS STARTED IN ENGLAND IN THE LATE 1800'S. AND THEY WERE DEVELOPED BY WHITE CHAPEL FOUNDRY. AND THEY WERE DEVELOPED TO PRACTICE CHANGE RINGING FOR THE BELL TOWERS.))
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If you're making plans for Christmas Eve, the Memorial Bell Choir will be performing at Northminister Presbyterian Church beginning at 4-thirty Denise Allen News 7 Roanoke.))

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Up next--a local museum was offering a holiday treat for your tastebuds..
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And, we'll meet a man who's a craftsman by trade..but during the holiday season he's in the business of spreading Christmas cheer.
More when the news continues.
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[Soulful-Christmas]

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The Harrison Museum of African-American Culture was serving up a holiday feast yesterday..
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The group held its annual "Soulful Christmas" celebration. Coordinators say it's all about the community getting to know what the museum is about.
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((RAMONA CALDWELL/VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR; WE HOPE YOU GET OUT OF IT A SENSE OF UNITY AND KNOW THAT THE HARRISON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE PROMOTES UNITY. SO WE HAVE INVITED EVERYBODY TO THIS EVENT.))
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The evening started with some caroling, followed by fun and games, and sampling of soul food, including pigs feet, fried chicken and collard greens. The day after Christmas, the museum will showcase Kwaanza, a seven day African-American celebration on the principles of unity.

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Every year about this time a craftsman in Southwest Virginia lays down the tools of his trade and takes on a new look..
And, kids stand in line waiting to meet him.
Denise Allen has more.
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Highlights from the giants, packers, and Panthers games,
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and the story of a former Northside basketball star who is quickly becoming a hero. An update on Chad Briscoe in sports.
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The playoff fates of some NFL teams were decided today.
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And a few players, like Green Bays'Brett favre continued to etch their names in the record books.
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A cold and..yes, snowy day on the frozen tondar as Favre and His packers battles the Tennessee Oliers.
Farve found his favorite target, hooking up with former Virginia Tech star Antonio Freeman on touchdown passes o
f 57, 68,and 32 yards in the first half as [SUPER=36-Green Bay/30/Tennessee/22;]Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with
a 30-22 win.
Favre was 14 of 22 for 253 yards. He becomes the first NFL QB to throw at least 30 TD passs in five straight seasons. Freeman caught 7 passes for 186 yards.
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The new York Giants have won their third straight today, beating reeling Kansas City 28-7 tot keep their playoff hopes barely alive.
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The key was defense and leading the way for New York was formwer Virginia star Percy Ellsworth. Percy intercepted
2 passes on the day, his first pick came in [SUPER=36-New York/28/Kansas City/7;]the opening quarter, he takes Elvis Gr
bac's pass down the left sildeline 74 seconds in to the game.
Kent Graham ran for a score and threw a touchdown pass to Amani Toomer to lead the Gaints to theri 4 win in five games.
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On to Charlote where the Carolina pantghers came from behind to beat the St. Louis Rams 20-13. trailing 10-nothing i
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With 2 minutes and 44 seconds left in the game, Beuerlein connects with back up tight end Luther Broughton on a 68 yard TD pass play for the game winner.
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Despite Carnell lake taking this interception back for a touchdown for the Steelers, Pittsburgh lost to Cincinnati today. The loss prevents the Steelers from making the playoiffs for the first time since 1991. Now your scores.
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[S-Briscoe]

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Former Northside basketball star Chad Briscoe plays proffesoinally in Sweden. He is also a Christian role model.
He's the general manager of the Appalachian League's Pulaski Rangers as well. How does he do it? Denise Allen tells us.
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((CHAD BRISCOE/BANKERYD COACH: ALL THESE BOYS APPROACHED ME AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND SAID IF AT ALL POSSIBLE WE WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH YOU TO THE STATES. SO IT WAS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF THEIR MINDS. AS THEY SAY THE DREAM. SO TO MAKE THE DREAM COME TRUE FOR 11 YOUNGSTERS WHO HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE STATES BEFORE IS THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT I WOULD EVER HAVE.)) [RUNS]
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Chad Briscoe has been coaching these boys for two years, but he's been playing pro-ball in Sweden for the past four seasons.
An opportunity he never dreamed would be available to him.
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((I WENT OVER WITH A TEAM CALLED THE "TORCH BEARERS," LIKE "ATHLETES IN ACTION". WE PLAYED AND SHOWED OUR FAITH IN CHRIST AND THROUGH THAT I GOT PICKED UP BY A PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN SWEDEN.)) [RUNS]
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The former Northside High school star has taken the opportunity to scratch some other career itches while overseas.

He works with church groups as well as teaching and coaching these 15 year olds.
He says acting as a tour guide for the past 10 days has given him a new insight to life in the U-S.
His Swedish guests were curious about our school system and...
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((THEIR WAY OF FOOD, THEY DONT EAT A LOT. THEY ASKED WHEY WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE GUNS IN OUR HOMES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE GUNS IN THEIR HOMES.)) [RUNS]
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The boys from Bankeryd won all six games they played in the Roanoke Valley.
Chad will return to his post as G-M for the Pulaski Rangers when his pro season is finishes.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.
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