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A wave of B-52 Bombers stationed in Britian flew out of their base this morning, as NATO orders air strikes.
The bombing campaign could come at anytime.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And Lynchburg police investigate a murder suicide.
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[TALENT=Patrick]
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
News 7 at noon is next.
[kosovo]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
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[GRAPHIC=News-7 at Noon]
It looks like it's no longer a question of if, but when.
NATO's top commander has given the formal go- ahead for air strikes on Serb targets, so when darkenss falls on Yugoslavia, bombs could also fall.
Meanwhile, top Clinton administration officials were summoned to the White House this morning.
And shortly after eight a-m U-S bombers were seen flying out of a Bristish air base.
On Serb T-V a defiant President Milosevic called on his people to defend the country "by all means."
Bobbi Harley has the latest from Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting;]
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[SUPER=03-Pristina, Kosovo]
[SUPER=03-Macedonia;]
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[SUPER=05-Washington DC;]
(( LOCATOR: PRISTINA, KOSOVO
THEY'RE PREPARING FOR WAR IN KOSOVO. WHILE NATO IS EXPECTED TO STRIKE MILITARY TARGETS, RESIDENTS ARE TAKING NO CHANCES, USING WHATEVER MEAGER
SAVINGS THEY HAVE TO STOCK PILE FOOD. THE SERB ARMY IS SAID TO BE SPREADING OUT THEIR TANKS AND ARTILLERY, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE LIKES OF THESE B-52 BOMBERS. THEY FLEW OUT OF ENGLAND EARLIER TODAY FOR UNSPECIFIED DESTINATIONS, ALTHOUGH THERE'S WIDE SPECULATION THEY'RE HEADED FOR KOSOVO.
(LOCATOR: MACEDONIA)
(NATS, REFUGEES)
THE MILITARY ACTION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES, FOR NOW, IS MAKING MATTERS WORSE. RELLIEF WORKERS HAVE PULLED OUT OF KOSOVO ADDING TO THE CONFUSION FOR THOUSANDS FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES.
(NATS, MILOSEVIC ADDRESS)
IN BELGRADE YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC WENT ON NATIONAL TV
URGING YUGOSLAVS TO STAND FIRM AGAINST POSSIBLE NATO AIR STRIKES TELLING
TO THEM TO REJECT FOREIGN TROOPS FROM OUT OF THEIR TERRITORY.
(LOCATOR: WASHINGTON, DC)
IN WASHINGTON, PRERSIDENT CLINTON ALSO HAD A MESSAGE FOR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE. CBSNEW BACK TO YOU.))
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
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Both of Virginia's U-S Senators voted FOR air strikes.
John Warner and Chuck Robb were among the 58 Senators who approved the plan.
The House of Representatives did not vote on the issue, but in interviews Representative Rick Boucher said an air strike is the United States' best alternative.
But Virgil Goode and Bob Goodlatte said they would NOT have supported air strikes if the House was asked to vote.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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Two people are dead, another hospitalized following an apparent murder- suicide late last night in Lynchburg.
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[VO-NAT]
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Police were called to 240 Bell Street just before midnight.. that's where they found 27- year- old Harry Eugene Mitchell dead in the front yard.
Inside, Mitchell's ex- girlfriend, 34- year- old Lisa A. Prior had been shot to death.. her sister also had been shot twice but survived.
Police say the shootings stemmed from a domestic dispute.
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((CMDR. EARL BURNETTE/LYNCHBURG POLICE: AND IT APPEARS THAT HE WENT TO THE RESIDENCE WHICH IS THE HOME OF THE MOTHER AND KICKED THE FRONT DOOR IN AND WENT IN AND SHOT THE TWO LADIES AND THEN HE APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFERED A SELF- INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND HIMSELF IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE RESIDENCE. ))
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[VO-NAT]
44- year- old Debra Dawson remains in satisfactory condition at Lynchburg General Hospital.
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[Gay-Trial]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
In Wyoming, jury selection is underway in the trial of one of the two men accused of murdering a gay college student.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@File;]
Twenty-one year old Russell Henderson and his co-defendant Aaron McKinney are accused of pistol-whipping Matthew Shepard, tying him to a fence post and leaving him to die in 28 degree temperatures.
Both face the death penalty if convicted.
McKinney is scheduled to go to trial in August.
[SUPER=03-Laramie, Wyoming;]
Police patrols have been stepped up and makeshift fences have been erected around the courthouse.
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[Pinochet]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pincochet won't be going home anytime soon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-London, England;]
Britian's highest court today upheld his arrest.
That mean's Pinochet will now have to fight plans to extradite him to Spain, where officials want to try him on genocide and torture charges.
A House of Lords tribunal ruled that Pinochet is not entitled to immunity from arrest, despite his status as a former head of state.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Roanoke County Supervisors have given the green light to a new South County high school, despite the objections of some nearby resident.
But opponents may get what they want anyway.
We'll explain in just a moment.
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[VO-NAT ]
And there's a new portrait in Washington this afternoon.
More on that when we return, but first let's check in with Patrick Evans.
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[County-School]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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The new South Roanoke County high school has jumped another hurdle.
Roanoke County supervisors approved a conditional use permit last night, despite the objections of residents of Pleasant Hill Drive.
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[VO-NAT]
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That's the sole proposed entrance to the school site.
Neighbors say the increased traffic will put their children at risk.
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[IN Q=Can we afford]
(( SHARON SEIDEL/PARENT; CAN WE AFFORD A TRIAL PERIOD OF "LETS WAIT AND SEE HOW THIS PLAN WORKS" AS SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALS HAVE SUGGESTED? THIS STATEMENT SENDS THE MESSAGE "LET'S WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE'S INJURED OR KILLED UNTIL A LIGHT OR ANOTHER ENTRANCE IS CONSIDERED.))
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[VO-NAT]
In the end, Pleasant Hill residents accepted the inevitability of the of the new school and traffic and asked instead for some relief and protection-- like a traffic light and more access roads.
But that's a problem because if county officials add more access roads, V-DOT will NOT approve a traffic light.... and by itself, the Pleasant
Hill intersection doesn't qualify under V-DOT guidelines.
In the end supervisors removed some restrictions on the permit which will allow school officials to add more access roads to the site, AFTER a traffic light is built.
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Franklin County is no longer content to make money from textiles and manufactured housing.
In fact, it's buying lots of high-tech toys to make big business come and young people stay.
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[VO-NAT]
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County supervisors are applying for seven-and-a-half million dollars to buy the Virginia Apparel building and turn the former textiles plant into a workforce training center.
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[IN Q=This workforce training center]
((THIS WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER WILL BOTH PROVIDE VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND COMPUTER TECHNICIANS.))
[SUPER=01-Wayne Angell/Franklin Co. Supervisor;]
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[VO-NAT]
Part of the money will also renovate Franklin County High School.
For elementary children -- a six-and-a-half million-dollar new school between Burnt Chimney and Boones Mill.
And more than a hundred thousand dollars in state lottery money will pay for a videoconferencing system, macintosh lab upgrades, a distance learning lab, and an internal internet system.
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((I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE MY AGE WHO WOULD PREFER TO STAY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY BUT THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITIES TO STAY.))
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[VO-NAT]
The workforce training center should be ready in about two years -- the new elementary school in about five years.
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Floyd County's commonwealth attorney is concerned the county may have to dig deep into its pockets.
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[VO-NAT]
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Floyd County is one of eight jurisdictions that will house its inmates at the New River Regional jail in Dublin.
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Many were under the assumption the Floyd jail would close once the regional facility opened.
But prosector Gino Williams predicts the local jail will have to be renovated to make it handicap accessible.
Williams says the county has to have an adequate place to keep inmates while they're in court.
The nearby courthouse IS handicapped accessible but building a holding cell there, he says, probably wouldn't work.
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((GINO WILLIAMS/FLOYD CO. PROSECUTOR: I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO EXCESS ROOM AT ALL, THE COURTROOM HAS A JURY ROOM, JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, WHICH ARE PROBABLY INADEQUATE NOW ANYWAY, AND A SMALL HOLDING AREA, A SMALL WITNESS ROOM JUST OFF THE COURTROOM, THAT'S IT, THERE'S NO EXCESS SPACE.))
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[VO-NAT]
An architect is currently looking into the situation on the county's behalf.
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[Brown-Portrait]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
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At the Commerce Department today President Clinton unvield a potrait of former Commerce Secretary Ron Brown.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC;]
The President spoke breifly before unveiling the portrait of the former Commerce secretary and Clinton friend who was killed in 1996 in a plane crash in Croatia.
Brown was facing an ethics investigation at the time of the crash.
The President said Brown, believed that everybody ought to be lifted up and brought together.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Just a few days after firing Bobby Hussey, it looks like Virginia Tech has landed a new men's basketball coach.
Find out who a little later in sports.
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[VO-NAT ]
And next we'll take a look at the latest anti-drug campaign headed for the Roanoke Valley.
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There's a new video out that you might want to watch with your children...but you won't find it at any video store.
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[VO-NAT]
"Take a Stand" is an educational video, produced by the Roanoke Valley Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council.
The latest national statistics indicate that drug use is as popular as ever among America's youth.
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Officials are hoping the video featuring real- life teen testimonials will help curb the LOCAL drug problem.
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((JUDGE PHILIP TROMPETER/COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: IT'S CERTAINLY EASY TO HOPE AND ASSUME THAT YOUR CHILD IS NOT INVOLVED, BUT IT'S LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD NOT TO E INVOLVED. YOUR CHILD'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A STAND AND YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE LOST UNLESS YOU, AS A PRENT ARE ABLE TO TEACH THE CHILD AND KNOW WHERE THAT CHILD CAN GO FOR ASSISTANCE AND HELP.))
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Rite- Aid is working as a partner with the council.
The new video will be available for parents to borrow, free of charge, at all area Rite-Aid stores.
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[Stocks]
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On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP half a point.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Still ahead in sports, there's a new basketball coach at Virginia Tech-- and he's a familiar face to Cavalier fans.
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Plus, the Express embarks on a search for a new General Manager.
We'll have all the details coming up, when the News continues.
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[Stokes]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ssa]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Tech Basketball]
Ricky Stokes has been hired as Virginia Tech's new men's basketball coach.
Published reports say the former Cavalier will be named as the Hokie head coach in a press conference this afternoon.
Stokes led U-V-A to the final four twice, playing in a school-record 134 straight games, and receiving the Naismith award in 19-84.
He spent this past season as an assistant at the University of Texas, after stints as an assistant at U-V-A, Bowling Green, and Wake Forest.
He replaces Bobby Hussey, who was fired earlier this week, after compiling a 23 and 32 record in two seasons. [Mancu
so]
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[WRITER=ssa]
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Express General Manager Tony Mancuso is leaving the team at the end of the regular season.
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[SUPER=@File;]
Mancuso told the team he's accepted a job outside of hockey in his native Rhode Island.
He joined the Express in May of last year, after serving as G-M of the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks.
The Express has already formed a search committee to find Mancuso's replacement, and before leaving, Mancuso will help transition the new General Manager.
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[Express]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=dal]
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The Express ran out of luck last night against Dayton, falling to the Bombers 5 to 4.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Bombers vs. Express;]
The Express' original owner was back in town last night. John Gagnon took in the action from the cat-walk.
Dayton took a three to one lead, but the Bombers couldn't hit the target when Roanoke had two players in the penalty box. Goaltender Dave Gagnon had 22 saves in the losing effort.
Dayton's Bobby Brown got this shot to go through the crowd in front of the net.
[super=38-Dayton/5/Roanoke/4;]
The Express heated things up in the second period. Nick Windsor winds up from outside to bring Roanoke within one.
But the Express stays winless against Dayton this season, with the five to four loss.
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[NHL]
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[GRAPHIC=NHL]
Yesterday's trading deadline in the NHL didn't go unnoticed. At least 17 trades were made, including three in Detroit.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NHL; :00]
The Red Wings acquired perennial all-star defenseman Chris Chelios from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Anders Ericksson and two future first round draft picks.
Detroit also picked up left winger Wendel Clark and goalie Bill Ranford from Tampa Bay.
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[talent=Patrick]
[graphic=hold!!!]
And the Red Wings will now have the services of the Ranger's Ulf Samuelson on defense.
[Calsr]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
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[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-39 tc 29:31]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles]
Cal Ripken Senior is fighting for his life today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
The former Orioles manager has been battling lung cancer since being diagnosed in October.
The elder Ripken had a 36-year association with the Orioles as a minor-league player, scout, coach and mananger.
During that time he became the first person to manage two sons--Cal Junior and Billy--at the same time.
Cal Junior left the Orioles training camp yesterda to join his father in Maryland.
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[NIT]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-29]
[GRAPHIC=NIT]
The NIT, hosted its Final Four last night in the Big Apple.
In the opening game, California hammered Oregon 85-to-69.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/ESPN; :00]
The Cal Golden Bears had Michael Gill to lead the offense.
He played just 17 minutes, but scored 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting from the
[super=33-California/85/Oregon/69;]
field.
Cal beats Oregon 85-to-69 to advance to the title game.
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[talent=Patrick]
[graphic=hold!!!]
Cal will meet Clemson in the finals. The Tigers held off a comeback from Xavier to win the second semi-final 79-76.
[Sadler]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-41]
[GRAPHIC=Martinsville]
Elliott Sadler and the Wood Brothers dropped in on the Martinsville Speedway yesterday to test out the track.
But Steve Mason says the team also did a little learning from an old Martinsville master.
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