WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 05/13/99

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Today on News 7, Bedford authorities seek help in finding a missing man with a medical condition,
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and enough Roanokers apparently aren't following voluntary water conservation measures. We'll look at what could be next.
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Celebrities in medical news -- Christopher Reeve takes some small steps in his recovery from an accident that left him paralyzed -- we'll tell you how.
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Plus -- a documentary maker is in the Roanoke Valley and the stars of his production are all four legged.
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Yugoslav troops begin pulling out of Kosovo-
But out of the estimated 400 thousand soldiers only about 200 were actually seen leaving.
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Good Evening.
NATO calls the withdrawal insignificant-
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Troops were seen leaving Kosovo- but not many.
The White House says Slobodan Milosovic is beginning to accept reality- that the airstrikes have taken their toll.

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[IC:] ((JAMIE SHEA/NATO SPOKESMAN: PRESIDENT MILOSOVIC AT LEAST FOR NOW IS ACKNOWDLEGING HIS FORCES HAVE PAID A HEAVY PRICE FOR THEIR ACTIVITY IN KOSOVO. THIS IS ONE OF THIS STATEMENTS THAT IS UNDOUBTEDLY TRUE.))
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President Clinton insists the only solution is to continue the bombings until NATO demands are met.
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Among the thousands of Kosovar refugees forced from their homes are professionals, including doctors, now forced to treat their own under very poor conditions.
Lee Cowan hs more.
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(( In the shadow of a snow capped mountain in southern Albania, a reunion is taking place.
NATS DOCTOR EXAMINING PATIENT
Once again illness in another grim camp here has brought pain and doctors together, but these doctors, just like the people they treat, have no home either. In a cruel twist, those who were forced by the Serbs to leave Kosovo in order to practice medicine, are now treating the Kosovars they had hoped to serve in the first place but under very different circumstances.

SOT DR. ARIETA ZOGAJ, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS "THEY ARE MY PEOPLE
AND I WANTTED TO HELP THEM."
Doctors like Arieta Zogaj come here once a week. She arrives to lines waiting outside a small dismal room that passes for a clinic. They are happy to see her, she has become family.
O/C LEE COWAN, CBS NEWS Other doctors from other countries.....a simple voice from home.

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"WHEN THEY KNOW ....SO GLAD"
Glad and sympathetic; Arieta's parents were sent to a refugee camp in Norway, her brother is someway in Turkey, she hasn't seen them since. The rest of her family is still missing, but she asks about them every day.

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"FOR COUSINS, FOR GRANDMOTHER...WHERE ARE THEY?"
In places like this all over Macedonia and Albania, Kosovar doctors who are trained to heal are also in need of a little healing themselves.
Lee Cowan CBS NEWS, Gramsch, Albania))

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Bedford city police need your help finding a young man who disappeared Monday.
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31-year old Jonathan David Fink was last seen Monday afternoon.
Fink suffers from a low blood sugar condition which causes confusion and disorientation if he does not maintain his high protein diet.
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((LT. TONY SULLIVAN/BEDFORD CITY POLICE: HE HASN'T DONE THIS BEFORE. HIS FATHER SAYS HE STAYS PRETTY CLOSE TO HOME. I BELIEVE HE WORKS PART- TIME AND GOES TO CHURCH WITH HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE'S LEFT BUT HE'S ALWAYS HAD PLANS TO LEAVE AND OF COURSE THEN RETURNED HOME, AND THIS IS REAL OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR HIM.))
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Sullivan says Fink may have been spotted near the Sheep Creek area of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Anyone with information should contact the Bedford police.
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Roanoke needs more days like this.
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Afternoon rains brought some relief to the dry city.
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There's been so little rain, Roanoke's main water reservoir at Carvins Cove has dropped 18 and a half feet below full pond.
The city water department is working on a conservation plan to give city council on Monday.
So far, calls for people to use less water voluntarily haven't been answered.
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((JESSE PURDUE/WATER DEPARTMENT MANAGER: NOT EVERYONE'S DOING THAT. WE'D HOPE THAT PEOPLE WOULD REALIZE THAT IF WE DON'T GET RAINFALL, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET WORSE.))
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If things do get worse, the city will place mandatory restrictions on water use, asking people not to water their lawns or wash cars.
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In the meantime, the city might buy some time -- buying water from Salem and from Roanoke County's Spring Hollow Reservoir.
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((JESSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPLEMENT OUR SUPPLY IN THE INTERIM UNTIL IT WILL START RAINING.))
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Coming up at six, we'll tell you what some people are doing to cut down on how much water they use... and how hospitals could cope with a water shortage.
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The former mayor of the city of Richmond is sent to prison. We'll tell you why after this break.
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also we'll speak with some local school children as they share the grief of their pen pals from Littleton, Colorado.
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On Health Check, a new treatment could defeat the leading cause of blindness.
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and Patrick Evans will have this week's edition of Growin' It. [closed captionsponsor]

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A high-profile former Richmond mayor is on his way to federal prison.
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Leonidas (Leon-EYE-dis) Young was sentenced to two years in prison today for four federal felony counts-- including mail fraud, obstruction of justice, and filing a false tax return.
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((REV. LEONIDAS YOUNG/FORMER RICHMOND MAYOR: SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET CAUGHT UP IN A WHIRLWIND AND NOT REALLY REALIZE UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE THAT TOO MANY LINES HAVE BEEN STEPPED ACROSS.))
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Federal prosecutors indicted Young on 14 other counts.
They alleged he stole money from an elderly parishioner of his church to support a lavish adulterous lifestyle.
Young did NOT have to plead guilty to those counts as part of his plea agreement-- but he withdrew legal objections surrounding them.
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Students at one Montgomery County Elementary school were especially saddened when news of the school shootings in Littleton, Colorado broke.
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Mrs. Horton's third grade class at Auburn Elementary in Riner is pen-pals with a classroom of third graders in Littleton.
Last week, the entire student body raised 567- dollars through a penny-drive to send to their friends at Sandburg elementary.
The money was mailed today along with letters that each of Mrs. Horton's students wrote to their pen-pals.
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((NICOLE CAMPBELL/AUBURN ELEM. THIRD GRADER: I WROTE THAT WE WERE ALL SORRY HERE AT AUBURN ELEMENTARY AND THAT PEOPLE HERE IN VIRGINIA WERE THINKING ABOUT THEM. NIKKI MAHAN/AUBURN ELEMENTARY TEACHER: THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE DID THIS, IS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE COMMUNITY OUT HERE COULD RELATE TO THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF LITTLETON AND WE KNEW HOW WEE WOULD HAVE FELT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED OUT HERE.))
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The students hope the elementary school will either use the money to build a memorial at their school or to plant trees in the memory of those who were killed.
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The Danville City Council has approved its budget for the city schools next year.
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The city passed a measure today that gives the schools 16 and half million dollars. That's 600-thousand dollars less than they requested.
Danville school officials say that means some jobs will have to be cut... but they can't say yet how many.
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((RUBY ARCHIE/DANVILLE MAYOR: AS A FORMER TEACHER, I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S BEEN A SHORTFALL IN THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN IN DANVILLE. AND I'VE BEEN IN DANVILLE 42 YEARS, SO WE CAN ALWAYS HOPE AND THINK THAT POSSIBLY ONE YEAR THEY'LL GET ALL THAT THEY WANT.))
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Danville schools say they WILL be able to offer jobs to some of the 110 non-tenured teachers who were told in April they'd be laid off.

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Some area gardners finally had a much awaited chance to sing in the rain today as showers touch part of the region. Patrick Evans will check in next from the Horticulture Gardens in Blacksburg. [LIVE Patrick Full Microwave]
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Scattered rainfall is generating smiles on the faces of gardeners everywhere this afternoon, and Patrick Evans has found a large number of gardeners gathered in Blacksburg today.
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Coming up today in Sports, we'll tell you why Sacramento is ruling the Jazz.
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On Health Check, new technology helps actor Christopher Reeve take some small steps and it could help many others.

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and we'll see how a new procedure is offering hope to people suffering from one of the leading causes of blindness.
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For the first time surgeons believe they have found a way to treat one of the major causes of blindness.
Up until now little could be done to treat macular degeneration.
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The macula is the center of the visual field in the eye. When it breaks down, fluid leaks and scarring results. As degeneration continues, vision is diminished often times to the point of blindness.
But a new procedure known as Retinal Translocation is providing some relief.
Surgeons use air to lift the retina from the back of the eye.
It is described as stripping the wallpaper carefully from a wall then sticking it up in a new location.
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((BY MOVING THE CENTRAL PART OF THE VISION, WE'RE ABLE TO LASER THIS BLOOD VESSELS, AND THE CENTRAL PART OF THE VISION HAS BEEN MOVED TO SOMEWHERE ELSE SO IT'S SAFE.))
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Patients can have double vision or distorted images for several months as they adjust to the new center of vision, but many say it is worth it.
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((JOHN ZIBELIN: IT HAS IMPROVED EVERY DAY..WHAT I'M SEEING. NO MORE BLACK SPOT. WE'VE GONE TO ALMOST NO SHADOW AREA AT ALL....))
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Doctors caution that retinal translocation is still in its infancy and it won't help everyone with the condition.
However it is a good option for people with the most severe forms.

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NASA technology is helping actor Christopher Reeve take some small steps toward walking again and its hoped the research will help many others.
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These pictures show Reeve walking on a treadmill using his own legs and muscles despite the fact he was paralyzed from the neck down after a horse riding accident in 1995.
Scientists discovered that the zero gravity of space causes an astronaut's nervous system to become confused as muscles receive mixed signals.
When they return to earth, the body's sensors return to normal.
Using this information researchers designed a harness that helps patients stand and put weight on their legs. It helps the muscles remember what they're supposed to do even though there is a gap in the spinal cord.
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((REEVE: "We know that muscles have memory and that the reason you can get on a bicycle after not riding one for 20 years is not a brain directed activity, it's muscle memory."))
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Reeves says he is doing better. He is still on a respirator, but there is movement in his lungs. He can also move his fingers and reports some feelings in his legs.
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Researchers say about 20 percent of spinal cord patients may be able to regain some motion as a result of the research.

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A Roanoke woman who uses animals to help autistic children communicate is getting some national television exposure.
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The Latham Foundation that works to promote humane treatment of animals is shooting a documentary on her work.
Mona's Arc was at Rocky Mount Elementary today working with Brandon Mitchell. Mitchell is autistic, but his response skills are improving with animal assisted therapy.
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((MONA SAMS/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST: THE MORE PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND THAT ANIMALS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH CHILDREN THE MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE WILL BE FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS TO EXIST LIKE THIS PROGRAM.))
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[VO NAT] Steve Nagy (Neggy) is producing the documentary for Latham. He'll be shooting the llama's and dogs working with children throughout the area for the next ten days.
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((STEVE NAGY/PRODUCER: WE LIKE TO BRING OUT THE FACT THAT ANIMALS OPEN PEOPLE UP AND THEY LEARN BETTER AND THEIR LIFE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER, AND THAT INCLUDES THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED AND THE AUTISTIC.))
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The 30 minute documentary is scheduled to be completed later this year.
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Good afternoon folks, the two minute ticker for this Thursday begins in Richmond.
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In just about five minutes, the Busch Grand National cars will be on the track in Richmond qualifying for tomorrow night's Hardee's 250
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One of the guys to watch all weekend is Jeff Burton. He comes in leading the Winston Cup points race, and he won the Busch event at Richmond last year.
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The last time the Sacramento Kings won a home playoff game was in 1981 when the franchise was based in Kansas City.
Well, after last nights 84 to 81 overtime win over Utah the Kings are only one game from advancing to the next round of the N-B-A Playoffs and eliminating the highly favored Jazz.
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The Kings fans were fired up with the N-B-A playoff fever.
Sacramento's Vlade Divac hit two key shots in the last 47 seconds of the game to finish with 22 points.
But the game was not over Utah's Todd Fuller missed to free throws with 4
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seconds left and John Stockton's desperation three pointer was off the mark and The Kings hold on for the 84 to 81 win.

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The highly favored Miami Heat are also one game away from elimination thanks to the Knicks.
Four other first round series resume later tonight including George Lynch and the Sixers taking hosting the Magic in game three, and Dell Curry's Bucks hosting Indiana.

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The Washington Mystics have hired former UVa great Jenny Boucek, as an assistant coach for the WNBA team.
Boucek was a four year starter at UVa.
She averaged 23 points a game while playing in Iceland last season.
Before that she played in the WNBA for the Cleveland Rockers.
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Jean will be back with more News 7 at five right after this short break.
Take care everybody.

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It's time to bite into the strawberry season --
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J-D Scott's pick-your-own strawberry farm in Moneta opens tomorrow.
But eager customers hit the ground early, starting at seven this morning.
Many have been looting these vines for years.
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((WE GET TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR AND COME DOWN AND GET SOME REAL GOOD BERRIES. AND MY GRANDCHILDREN LOVE THE STRAWBERRY JAM THAT I MAKE.))
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These berries tend to be much sweeter than imports from California.
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