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[TALENT=Melanie]

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Some encouraging news about the three captured U-S soldiers in Yugoslavia.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]


And Henry County authorities this afterrnon are investigating a triple shooting in Axton.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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News 7 at noon is next.

[Axton-Murder]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#99-1 TC1:42:47]
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One person is dead and two others wounded following a shooting late last night in Henry County.
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[TAKE MAP FULL SCREEN]
It happened just off Route 58 near Axton and that's where Stacey Martin joins us with the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Capt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Department.]
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[Double Boxes=Melanie and Stacey/Newspath]
(QUESTION: Do we know what motivated the shooting?)


[Kosovo]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Under Attack]


The three American soldiers captured last week by Yugoslavia could soon be free.
Government leaders from Cyprus and Greece are working to get the prisoners handed over to them as early as today.
But despite movement towards releasing the soldiers and a promised ceasefire, NATO and the U-S remain committed to making the Yugoslav government comply with all demands for peace.
Lee Cowan has the latest from Washington.
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[11:30UPDATE WINDOW]
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[SUPER=01-Spyros Kyprianou/Cyprus Acting President;]
[SUPER=03-Brussels, Belguim;]
[SUPER=01-Air Comm. David Wilby/British Royal Air Force;]
[SUPER=01-Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesman;]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;]
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((A DAY AFTER HE EXTENDED HIS HAND WITH A CEASE FIRE OFFER, SLOBODON MILOSEVIC IS NOW OFFERING SOMETHING ELSE : THE RELEASE OF THE THREE U-S SERVICEMAN HE'S HELD CAPTIVE FOR EXACTLY A WEEK. THE PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS SAYS HE'S FLYING TO BELGRADE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND EXPECTED THE THREE TO BE RELEASED SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON. (( SUPER: SPYROS KYPRIANOU//CYPRUS ACTING PRESIDENT)) "Exchanges have been positive and the indications are that this mission will succeed." U-S OFFICIALS COULDN'T CONFIRM THE REPORT BUT EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT IT'S EVEN BEING DISCUSSED. IT IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO DAYS THE YUGOSLAV LEADER HAD MADE OVERTURES TO NATO AND ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES. BUT SO FAR - THE GESTURES ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS.
(( CLINTON SOT at 10:36:56))

"It is not enough_" (( NAT COHEN BRUSSELS ARRIVAL )) AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM COHEN TRAVELED TO BRUSSELS FOR MORE HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS - THE BOMBINGS CONTINUED - LAST NIGHT'S EVEN MORE FEROCIOUS THAN THE NIGHT BEFORE - NATO HITTING SOME 28 TARGET AREAS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. AND IT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NIGHT SO FAR AGAINST SERB TARGETS ON THE GROUND DESPITE A CONTINUED EFFORT ON THEIR PART TO HIDE THEIR BEST WEAPONRY. (( SUPER: AIR COMMANDER DAVID WILBY//BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE )) "We are up against a cunning opponent." AS THE BOMBING HIT A PEAK - SO TOO DID THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT THE BORDER. YUGOSLAVIA HAS NOW CLOSED THE MAIN CROSSING POINT WITH ALBANIA - AND IS NOW TURNING THOUSAND OF REFUGEES BACK INTO KOSOVO.
(( SUPER: JAMIE SHEA//NATO SPOKESMAN )) (( SOT AT 9:08:35 ))

"I hope .. playing poker_external humanitarian crisis." IN MACEDONIA - AN ENTIRE BORDER CAMP WAS EMPTIED OVERNIGHT - WITH THE GOVERNMENT BUSSING THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS - MANY FAMILIES SPLITTING UP - WITHOUT A PAPER TRAIL TO KNOW WHO WENT WHERE. LEE COWAN//CBS NEWS Washington.))

[Big-Game]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
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There was one winning ticket in last night's Big Game drawing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]


Lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold in Boston.
The numbers were 12, 17, 22, 33, 44 and the Big Money Ball was 25.
[SUPER=03-Cana;]


The jackpot climbed to 197 million dollars since no one had won since February Second.
70 people picked the five white balls.
Those tickets are worth 150-thousand dollars.
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[Local-Game]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=98-83 TC2:00:52]
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One of the people who won a 150-thousand dollar second prize in the Big Game is from Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]


The winning ticket was sold at the Crystal Spring Seven-Eleven.
The clerk says the woman came in to check her numbers this morning, and was shocked to learn that she'd won 150-thousand dollars.
Four other winning tickets were sold in Virginia: one in Bristol, one in Vienna and two in Virginia Beach.
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[tease1] [HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


Jenny Jones prepares to go from the talk-show spotlight to the courtroom spotlight.
That's the next story on News-7 at Noon.
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[VO-NAT ]


And the water level at Carvin's Cove is getting drastically low and city officials want Roanokers to cut back.
We'll have more on that in a few minutes, but first lets check with Patrick Evans to see if there's any relief in sight.
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[Talent=Patrick]

[Wx-Tease] [Weatherpro] [music up full] [comm1]

[Jones-trial]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=nert]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]


In Michigan, it's a tale of two court cases linked by one talk show.
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[VO-NAT]

[4:16:33]
[SUPER=@file;]


Jenny Jones testifies today in the multi million dollar wrongful death suit filed against her show in connection with the murder of Scott Amedure four years ago.
[SUPER=03-Pontiac, MI;]


Jonathan Schmitz was convicted of murdering Amedure after the two men appeared on the Jenny Jones show about same sex secret crushes.
The conviction was overturned and Smitz is set to be tried in the same Pontiac courthouse as the civil trial.
The lawyers in the criminal case are closely monitoring the lawsuit.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]

((DONNA PENDERGAST/PROSECUTOR: I'D LIKE TO SEE THE DEFENSE CASE AND SEE IF THEY PUT ON ANY WITNESS THAT DIDN'T TESTIFY IN THE CRIMINAL TRIAL LAST TIME BECAUSE THEY COULD INFLUENCE MY TRIAL STRATEGY.))
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[OUT Q=influence my trial strategy.]
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[VO-NAT]


When Jones takes the stand, the Amedure's family attorney are expected to grill her on what he calls the show's ambush tactics.
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[Veto-Session]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE=None]
[GRAPHIC=Veto Session]


It's NOT over 'til it's over.
And sometime today, the work of the 1999 General Assembly will be over.
All 140 state lawmakers are back in Richmond for a one day session to approve or try to override the Governor's vetoes and amendments to their work from earlier this year.
Among the final firefights expected over spending priorities: the Governor axed a four million dollar renovation to Virginia Tech's dairy barn to help pay for more school teachers.
We'll have the latest tonight on News-7 at Five and Six.

[S-Gilmore-Hotel]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-7 58:36]
[GRAPHIC=None]


The Gilmores may be movin' on up-- to the high rise hotel next to Capitol Square in Richmond.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]


The first family of Virginia is definitely moving out of the Executive Mansion this month for a several month restoration.
But there may be a gap between the Mansion project beginning and the new rental digs in west Richmond being ready.


That may mean a few days at the Commonwealth Park Suites Hotel.
Rooms go for just under 150 dollars a night...
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[Holt]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ssi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]


A state medical examiner has identified the body found in a Henry County home Sunday as Richard Charles Holt, Senior.
A neighbor reportedly heard shots coming from Holt's home on the morning of March 30th, although a cause of death has not been confirmed.
Police are continuing their investigation. [Tease2] [SOFT MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


The Master's gets underway tomorrow in Georgia.
We'll hear from one of the hottest stars on the tour later in Sports.
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[VO-NAT ]


But first we'll check out the drive to break the Guiness World's record for the longest kiss.
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[E-Water-Conservation]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-6 1:01:20]
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Carvins Cove is normally near its capacity at this time of the year.
But the water level at the reservoir was almost eighteen feet below the spillway.
And that means city officials are calling for voluntary conservation.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]


During the first three months of the year nearby creeks usually replenish Carvins Cove, but that hasn't happened in '99.
And as the weather warms, water use will begin to climb.
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((THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE WERE RUNNING OVER THE SPILLWAY. THIS YEAR WE'RE ABOUT 18 FEET BELOW SPILLWAY LEVEL, WHICH IS ONE FOOT LOWER THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY, AND THAT IS CONCERNING.))
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[OUT Q=and that is concerning.]
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[VO-NAT]


City Council is asking residents to cut their water use by ten percent, and officials are considering the possibility of mandatory restrictions if the level of the reservoir continues to drop.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[GRAPHIC=None]


At this point, other local governments in the Roanoke Valley are NOT reporting any serious water shortages.

[Kissing-record]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]


An Israeli couple is hospitalized after an ambitious kiss.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel;]

[7:49:02]
The man and woman were treated this morning for fatigue after breaking the Guinness World record for longest kiss.


They smooched for 30 hours and 34 minutes, surpassing the old record of 29 hours.
The contest kicked off in Tel Aviv on Monday with 300 couples.
By Tuesday, only two couples remained and at 3 a-m this morning the record was broken.
And what do you get for kissing your way into the record books?
Twenty- five hundred dollars and a trip around the world.
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[Stocks]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=stocks]


On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP 17 points.
[tease3] [SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


Still ahead in sports, the boys of summer are back. We'll introduce you to some new faces in Salem.
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[VO-NAT ]


Plus, he's quietly become the number one golfer in the world.
Coming up, we'll take a look at David Duval as he heads into this week's Masters.
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[COMM BREAK #3]


[Avalanche]


[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ssa]
[TAPE#=SP-28 tc 1:56:24]
[GRAPHIC=Salem Avalanche]


It's the eve of opening day at Salem Memorial Field.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]


So, yesterday, brand new Avalanche manager Ron Gideon introduced his squad to Southwest Virginia. The team is made up mostly of players from last year's Asheville squad.
The Tourists had a good deal of success on the field, a trend Gideon hopes will continue in Salem.
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((RON GIDEON/SALEM AVALANCHE MANAGER: SURE WE HAVE ALMOST THE SAME TEAM...'TIL ABOUT THE LAST THREE DAYS OF THE SEASON.))
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[VO-NAT]


Gideon is already familiar with the area, after playing in the Carolina League in the mid-80s.
But most of the team is getting it's first glimpse of Salem, and at least one player is excited to be in the Valley.
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[IN Q=It's actually a]

((JOSH KALINOWSKI/SALEM PITCHER: IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY EASY TRANSITION. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO COMING UP NOT ONLY IN THE REGULAR SEASON, BUT IN A PLACE SUCH AS SALEM. IT'S SUCH A GORGEOUS FIELD, A REAL NICE ATMOSPHERE, THE TOWN AND EVERYTHING.))
[SUPER=01-Josh Kalinowski/Avalanche Pitcher;]
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[OUT Q=town and everything.]
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[VO-NAT]


The '99 campaign kicks off in Salem tomorrow night at 7-30, when the Wilmington Blue Rocks hit town for a four-game series.
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[Duval-Masters]


[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ssa]
[TAPE#=sp-??]
[GRAPHIC=PGA]


Golf's best will compete this weekend in Augusta, Georgia, in the battle for the green jacket.
As Jim Henderson of affiliate W-W-L reports, David Duval's recent rise to the top has been a quiet one.
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[SUPER=01-Jim Henderson/Reporting; :33]
[SUPER=01-David Duval/PGA Leader; :39]
[SUPER=07-Tiger Woods; :57]
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[OUT Q=for CBS News.]


[Express]


[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-34]
[GRAPHIC=Express/Dayton]


The Express opens up the Kelly Cup playoffs tonight against Dayton, but yesterday, the focus was on the franchise's off-the-ice problems.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]


Owner Joe Steffen says despite the team's recent financial woes, the club is NOT for sale.
Steffen says the owners have paid-- or are working to pay-- all of the delinquint bills.
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[SUPER=01-Joe Steffen/Roanoke Express Owner; :00]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=...totally square."]
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[VO-NAT con't]


In other news from the ice yesterday, Sean O'Connell was named the team's interim general manager.
And the best of five series with Dayton begins tonight at seven at the Roundhouse.
Roanoke has not beaten Dayton all season-- losing all four games with the Bombers.
But the playoffs represent new life for everyone.
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[GORDON]


[ANCHOR=Patrick]
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((SCOTT GORDON:))
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[Test]


[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=Mike]
[TAPE#=SP-42]
[GRAPHIC=Bristol]


This weekend marks Bristol's turn on the Nascar circuit, as both the Busch Series and the Winston Cup cars roll into far southwestern Virginia.
But, as Mike Stevens reports, this week has been more about Martinsville for some of the Cup's youngest drivers.
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[SUPER=01-Tony Stewart/Home Depot Pontiac Driver; :17]
[SUPER=01-Buckshot Jones/Crown Fiber Pontiac Driver; 1:07]
[SUPER=01-Tim Brewer/Legendary Crew Chief; 1:19]
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