WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/16/99

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Next on News 7-
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A T-V show leads federal agents to a fugitive wanted from the 1970's- an alleged member of the infamous group that kidnapped Patty Hearst.
Something's making some area hikers sick-
And a move to make the Mill Mountain Star a national landmark.
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A 25 year old mystery may be solved- Federal agents arrest a woman they say is a fugitive from the 1970's.
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[Fugitive]

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Kathleen Soliah is a doctor's wife and mother of three teenagers.
But police say she is also a former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army- a radical group from the 70's.
As John Blackstone reports it was a TV show America's Most Wanted that may have led to her arrest.
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With bank robberies and bombs, the radical college students and ex-convicts who called themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army siezed the nation s attention in the mid 1970's. When they kidnaped wealthy newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst and then convinced her to join their cause, they gained worldwide notoriety. But by 1975 most of the SLA s members had been captured or killed. Six died in a fire and bloody shootout with Police in Los Angeles. But for almost 25 years Kathleen Ann Soliah has been a fugitive.
Today in a quiet neighborhood in St Paul Minnesota the FBI stopped a
suburban mother driving a van. The woman they say is really the long missing radical. JAMES BURRIS/FBI: THE POLICE CAR PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. SOLIAH WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
The FBI says Soliah was using the name Sara Jane Olson. And she did not keep a low profile. At age 52 she acted in a local theater company. Neighbors say she is married to a doctor and the mother of three teenage children.
JAMES BURRIS I CAN T ANSWER EXACTLY HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO FIT IN--JUST SUFFICE TO SAY THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ALL FUGITIVES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING.
The 25th Anniversary last month of the Los Angeles shootout renewed interest in Soliah. And the TV program, America s Most Wanted profiled her case...she s accused of planting bombs under LA police cars.
JOHN BLACKSTONE/CBS NEWS: Soliah s husband told CBS news he had no idea that his wife was a fugitive. He saidwhen police told him she was under arrest he almost fainted. John Blackstone, CBS News, San Franscisco.))

[Congress-Violence]

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Hollywood has won a round in the House of Representatives.
The House has voted down legislation that would have curbed sales of sexually explicit and violent materials to minors.
Congressmen Rick Boucher voted with the majority against the bill. Bob Goodlatte and Virgil Goode both voted in favor. Again, the proposal was rejected.

[Mill-Mountain]

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There's a move afoot in Richmond to make Roanoke's Mill Mountain Star a national landmark.
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The state Department of Historic Resources took the first step in that direction today.
The review board agreed that the star is eligible .. and will vote on its landmark designation September 15th.
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Today's rain is hardly enough to erase the recent drought .. one that has caused American Electric Power to request the release of less water from Smith Mountain Lake.
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The lake level is now more than two feet below full pond, and river flows are approaching record lows.
Federal permission is needed before the power company can reduce the outflow.
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[Westlake]

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On shore, residents are trying to take control of the lake's future.
Tonight they met with Northern Virginia planning experts to decide how one lakeside community should look.

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Tina Tenret shows us their vision.
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Jean -- about 30 people are plotting the future of Westlake Corner, the heart of the Smith Mountain Lake business community.
They came up with a wish list but they also want design guidelines -- or more rules.
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This is Westlake Corner -- a cluster of shops and the hub of commercial activity at the lake.
Surrounding Westlake -- acres of rural countryside, with residents who enjoy that scenery.
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These residents have vision.
They want an ampitheater.
They want to buy the historic Holland Duncan House and turn it into a YMCA, a community center, or a library.
They want to widen Route 122 for traffic -- or build a NEW road around Westlake.
And they want trails linking the Booker T. Washington monument, for example, to a new park.
What they do NOT want is strip malls -- like this one that is, ironically, at Westlake Corner.
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Residents said they wanted county officials to create design standards for developers -- to keep up both quality and appearance.
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Of course none of this is cast in stone -- there will be a public hearing in October.

And then it's up to county supervisors to make changes.[E-Thomas]

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It may be the "first" in modern history for the Virginia Supreme Court. It halted a scheduled execution with just hours to spare.
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Northern Neck killer Douglas Christopher Thomas was scheduled to die by lethal injection two hours ago.
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He alleges still that his 14 year old girlfriend killed her own mother.
But he admitted to killing his girlfriend's father with a shotgun.
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Late this afternoon, the state's Supreme Court halted the execution.
It was based on a ruling from just last week .. that BOTH parents need to be notified when there's a juvenile defendant.
Thomas could still be executed, but not before the case gets further review.

[E-Howard]

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After leading authorities on a five-day manhunt last year, the man charged with killing a Henry County man today pleads "no contest".
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Prosecutors say 53-year-old Clyde Howard Junior shot James Taylor in the head as he sat in his pickup truck with his infant granddaughter.
Although his plea is not an admission of guilt, he faces more than two life sentences in prison.
A judge will sentence Howard this summer.
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[E-Sick-Hiker]

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The Virginia Department of Health is investigating Catawba water systems to determine if the water supply is contaminated.
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The investigation was launched after several hikers in the area became ill. Health Department officials believe the sickness that's spreading along the Appalachian Trail is the Norwalk virus.
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((DICK TABB/ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER: THE SYMPTOMS ARE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, USUALLY FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, IT IS USUALLY SELF-LIMITING, SO IT WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.))
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[VO NAT] So far, well water at two local stores has been tested for contamination -- The Catawba Valley General Store and the Catawba Grocery. Charlie Martin eats at the general store seven days a week, sometimes three meals a day, and he says he's never been sick.
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((CHARLES MARTIN/CUSTOMER: PERSONALLY I BELIEVE THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE WATER FROM HERE, THAT MAKES THEM SICK THERE GETTING IT IN THE MOUNTAINS, IT STANDS TO REASON THEY CAN'T CARRY ENOUGH WATER FROM ONE STOP TO ANOTHER, THEY HAVE TO GET IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT HERE.))
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Hikers who experience symptoms of the Norwalk virus can contact the nearest local health department.
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A member of Virginia's Corrections Board is charging racism .. by his own colleagues. The details are still ahead.

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And he's been number two for seven years. Now Al Gore announces his quest to become number one.
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((THIS IS DENISE ALLEN IN THE NEWS 7 SPORTS DEPARTMENT: THE RANGERS AND THE YANKEES ROUGH IT OUT ON THE DIAMOND. TWO COACHING VACANCIES ARE FILLED IN THE NBA, GREG NORMAN IS TALKING U.S. OPEN AND A ROANOKE SOCCER PLAYER IS A STAR ON THE FIELD AND ON THE SIDELINES. THOSE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP IN SPORTS.))
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[Gore]

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The Vice President wants a promotion ,so he's running for President.
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Gore says he'll fight for America's famlies- and work to keep America's economy strong.
He says he never wants to go back to the days of recession.
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Gore praised the record of the Clinton-Gore Administration and said he will work to keep unemployment low.
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[Quake-Update]

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Authorities and medical personnel continue to sort through the rubble from yesterday's earthquake in central Mexico.
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The most damage occured in the city of Puebla which is just 55 miles east of Mexico City.
The quake shattered glass windows in some office buildings- other buildings crashed to the ground.
The dome of a 17th century church also collapsed during the quake, The death toll now stands at 17 and hundreds of people are injured.
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The board that oversees Virginia's prison system was accused of racism today.
The accusation came from one of its own members.
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Reverend Rufus Adkins was appointed to the Corrections Board last year by Governor Jim Gilmore.
He points to the re-election of a white chairman and white vice-chairman -- and the existence of only two black members on the nine member board.
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((ANDREW WINSTON/BOARD CHAIRMAN: I KNOW OF NO RACISM THAT EXISTS AMONGST THE BOARD. I THINK THAT'S A MATTER OF PERSONAL OPINION. AND THAT'S REVEREND ADKINS' CONCLUSION OF THE ELECTION TODAY. BUT, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, AND I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF HAVING BEEN A RACIST THEN. NOR AM I A RACIST NOW.))
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Last week, the director of the state Department of Juvenile Justice made allegations of racisim against the board that oversees him.
A spokeswoman for Governor Gilmore says the administration is reviewing Reverend Adkins' comments today.

[E-Bland-Prison]

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Fourteen defendants who took part in a scheme to distribute marijuana inside the Bland Correctional Center have admitted their involvement.
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Today in federal court, investigators described a plan in which inmates paid for the marijuana with money orders sent to friends and relatives. Prison guards smuggled the pot into the prison.
Eight more defendants are still facing trial.
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[E-Brandy-Station]

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The crackle of gunfire and the pounding of hooves will echo through the hills of Culpeper County this weekend.
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As many as ten thousand Civil War re-enactors are expected to gather for "Grant versus Lee".. a three- day event commemorating the 135th anniversary of six Civil War battles.
The men and women who re-create those conflicts say they do it partly for fun and partly to educate the public.

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((GLENN LEBOEUF/FORMER SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER: I DO MORE TEACHING NOW ON A GRANDER SCALE NOT BEING IN A CLASSROOM, BUT BEING HERE. I THINK I'VE DONE A MUCH BETTER JOB TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY PUTTING ON RE-ENACTMENTS, ALTHOUGH IN A VERY SECTORED WAY IN THIS WAR, THAN I COULD DO IN A CLASSROOM.))
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Organizers expect this weekend's event to be the largest Civil War re-enactment in state history.
It gets underway Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday.
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An old beer factory goes up in flames. The story is still ahead on News 7 at 11.
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And try fighting this fire, at a fireworks factory, where July 4th came much too early.
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[New-Jobs]

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New jobs are coming to two area counties.
V-F Playwear is planning to expand its Healthex plant in Chatham.
The expansion will bring 40 new jobs to Pittsylvania County. The company makes casual apparel, and now employs about 500 people.
And Precision Bed Rail Manufacturing will set up shop in Appomattox County. The company will bring about 100 new jobs. Precision makes components for furniture companies.

[Fireworks]

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Firefighting is a tough enough job under normal circumstances-
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but when a warehouse full of fireworks is ablaze- it's an even more difficult.
Flames filled the skies over Kennard Nebraska-
Firefighters heard snaps and pops as fireworks went off inside.
No word on how the fire started.
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In Italy- an old beer factory caught fire sending flames and smoke pouring out of the windows.
One man who was working inside is still missing-
The former factory was going to be made into a commercial center and library in the future.
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In sports, highlights from the majors, words from golfing great Greg Norman and a hometown hero makes his mark on the soccer field.
First our Extra Point.
American Maurice Green has broken a three year old record in the 100-meter dash.
Green knocked five-hundreths of a second off of the record Canada's Donovan Bailey set during the Atlanta Olympics.
Green set a new of record of nine-point-79 seconds at a race in Athens, Greece.
The Avalanche game was postponed because of rain, here are the rest of the scores.
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[S-Nba]

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San Antonio and New York are playing for the NBA Championship of this shortened season.
Game one is still going on the Spurs lead New York 71 to 63 in the fourth quarter.
The big question at the start of this game was would the Knicks Larry Johnson play with his sprained knee.
Johnson started but quickly got into foul trouble.
We'll have highlights of the game on Mornin'.

[S-Coaches]

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Two NBA teams now have new leaders.
Former Bulls Coach Phil Jackson is now at the helm of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jackson guided Chicago to six titles.
He says he feels very lucky to be in a position where he can accept an offer to be the Lakers head coach.
He was intoduced as L-A's new coach today. It is reportedly a 30 million, five year deal.
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The Wizards have annoucned that former Detroit assistant Garfield Heard is their new head coach.
Heard has been an assistant coach through 12 NBA seasons under Larry Brown and Dick Motta.
And finished the '93 season as the Dallas Mavericks interim head coach.
He succeeds Jim Brovelli, who'd been serving as an interim coach. And gets three million dollars a year.
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[S-Lynch]

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Basketball players are learning more than just the game at George Lynch's camp at Patrick Henry High School.
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The young campers were just as excited as they were the first day of camp. Lynch and his councelors take them through the fundamentals of the game and also mix in a few fun things.
But this camp is more than just fun and games.
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Lynch will be a mentor for these kids for the week of camp. And he says hopefully they will learn something that will help with both athletics and academics.
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A couple of streaks ended tonight, the Yankees are on top of the A-L East with a two game win streak and Texas leads the West and was on a four game losing streak.
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Ranger Lee Stevens ended both streaks tonight with this two run shot over the right center field wall, Juan Gonzalez scores and it's two-nothing Texas in the second.
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In the seventh, Ruben Mateo doubles bringing home Lee Stevens and the Rangers pick up their first win in five games beating the Yankees three-to-0.
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Still to come ... one of Roanoke's finest
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makes his mark on the soccer field as a player and a coach. Steve Mason has Lang Wedemyer's story.
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With players from England, Ireland, Jamaica and Paraguay, the Roanoke Wrath soccer team looks more like a a student exchange program at times. But one of the the teams hottest players so far, is making an impact right here in the valley. Steve Mason has more.
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((Lang Wedemeyer has come a long way in nine years. In 1990, he was a member of the Roanoke Star under 19 team and the first Patrick Henry soccer player to make first team all state. His coach was Danny Beamer, who minus the mustache, is still very close to his former player. The two share an office, running the Roanoke Valley Stars youth soccer program. ((:)) Lang oversees 35 coaches, 25 youth teams, and 450 athletes. The 26 year old also makes time to coach teams in the Roanoke Stars youth soccer club. But sacrificing his free time is worth it to him. ((:)) When his shift as a director and coach are over he suits up for the Roanoke Wrath.))
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[Video]

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Finally, a massive Rockslide has closed a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The boulders are big enough to make it our Video of the Day.
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It happened in Little Switzerland, North Carolina .. a pile of debris- 12 feet high ended up across the parkway. One boulder is said to be the size of a small house.
Park administrators don't know how long the clean-up will take. They're re-routing traffic around the area until further notice.
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