WDBJ 7 morning news for 06/20/99

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning....... A fatal tractor trailer accident causes delays lasting several hours on Interstate 81

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and I-T-T and it's workers union have reached an agreement after two weeks of negotiations... we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.

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A two story house on the 14-hundred block of Campbell Avenue is on fire,
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Roanoke City fire crews were called out around seven this morning.
Fire Officials, say it was a total loss and they fought to keep it from spreading.
One of the occupants says she does not know how the fire started.
When she woke up she saw the smoke and flames and ran for safety.
The fire chief says they do not know the cause of the fire, but they will continue to investigate.
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The southbound lanes of interstate 81 have re-opened today following yesterday's fatal tractor trailer accident.

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Police say This white tractor trailer was towing three other trucks piggyback heading north...when the last truck came loose...rolling across the median into the path of another tractor trailer.
The two vehicles hit head-on...went off the shoulder and caught fire...killing Robert C. Garrard of Commerce, Georgia.
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Garrard worked for Estes Motor Freight.
Traffic was backed up between the 137 mile marker and 135 mile marker for several hours.
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State Police have identified the driver of the truck carrying the tractors as James Edward Blake of Elkton, Maryland.

Blake was charged with failure to secure a load. Further charges are pending.

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ITT and its' union I-U-E have reached a new contract.
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Sixty percent of the union's members voted yesterday to ratify the four year deal.
Union leaders say that even though they supported the contract...they were unhappy with ITT's unwillingness to budge on certain issues.
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The union also wanted a bigger increase in pensions.
The union represents more than 600 workers...who were guaranteed a one-thousand dollar bonus if they ratified the contract.
But next time union leaders say that a strike will be inevitable if more union demands are not met.
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Several union members who did not want to be identified said the majority of workers wanted to strike..but were told by union leadership that could lose their jobs if they did.
An ITT spokesman was unavailible to comment.

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The House spent most of the week debating the gun legislation.
The final bill that came up for a vote would have lessened some current restrictions, but imposed others.
In the end, it was shot down.
Here's how western Virginia's representatives voted.
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The roll call on Friday was 280 to 147 against.
Republican Bob Goodlatte voted yes.
But Democrats Rick Boucher and Virgil Goode voted no.
Over in the Senate, the Y2K Act was approved. It's designed to keep people from filing lawsuits if the Y2K computer glitch causes major problems.
The vote was 62 to 37.
Both Democrat Chuck Robb and Republican John Warner voted yes.
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The British royal family has a new member.
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Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys (rees)-Jones married yesterday.
Solemn and intense as she entered the chapel, the bride broke into a broad smile before making her wedding vow.
Though more modest than the weddings of Edward's brothers and sister, which all ended in divorce, it was a regal occasion nonetheless.
The bride wore an ivory, hand-dyed silk organza paneled coat and corseted, V-neck dress.
It was strewn with 325-thousand cut-glass and pearl beads. She wore a diamond tiara and black and white pearl necklace.
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If you are looking for something to do this afternoon, St.Elias Catholic Church is holding the Lebanese Food festival.
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The ethnic foods on hand will not only tickle your taste buds, but they are also a great way to share diverse cultures.
But the festival is about more than food... it also has fun for the family, from bands and jugglers to carnival type booths for kids.
And events like this one also give you a chance to mingle with other cultures, and really experience how others live.
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The festival continues today from noon to 7:00.
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Still to come on News7 Sunday Morning....... Jon Morris from the Roanoke City Health Department is here live in the studio to talk about a program that's reaching out to adolescent dads.
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In sports, we have highlights from the Stanley Cup Championship.

but first here are the lottery numbers.....
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Unmarried teenage men who become fathers face many difficulties. Most of these young fathers end up being a minor part of their child's life. A Roanoke group called ROAD-- "Reaching Out To Adolescent Dads" offers young men a different path.
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((3 months ago D-C Dunnaville wasn't working. He was behind in his child support and not spending time with his son. But ROAD turned him around.
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Dunnaville didn't give up. He's catching up on his child support payments and he spends more time with his son. Wednesday night he was awarded for his success-- being named ROAD's most improved father.
Health Educator Anthony Drakeford says the main focus of Road is to get the dads involved in their childrens lives. The program teaches being a father is more than just giving financial support.
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Jermaine Peeks has been in the program since last year. He says his situation isn't easy, but ROAD offers support.

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Peeks took home an award for father of the year. Jermaine and D.C encourage other teen fathers to check out the program.
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Here now to talk more about the ROAD program is Jon Morris with the Roanoke City Health Department. Good Morning Jon.

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You have probably heard something about this story over the past few days. Events from 25 years ago made headlines
this week when Longtime fugitive Kathleen Ann Soliah was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota. The 52- year-old is accus
ed of being a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Wednesday, Sloiah was arrested a short distance from her home. The F-B-I says she was using the name Sarah Jane Olsen. She is reportedly married to a doctor and the mother of three teenage children. Neighbors couldn't believe the news.
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Authorities in Los Angeles issued a federal warrant for Soliah in March for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

She was profiled last month on "America's Most Wanted" near the 25th anniversary of the S-L-A's shoot out with the Los Angeles police and the FBI.
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In this week's Virginia Newsreel, we look back at the mid 1970's and the group that gained worldwide notoriety.

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(( They called themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army. A group of radical college students and ex-convicts connected to bombs and bank robberies.
The group gained national attention in the 1970's when they kidnapped 19 year old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst.

Hearst said she was brainwashed while held by the S-L-A. She eventually took the name Tonya and helping the group rob banks. A bloody shoot out with Los Angeles Police on May 17, 1974 left 6 S-L-A members dead. The event was broadcast live across the country.
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But that was not the end of the S-L-A. Kathy Soliah and her boyfriend joined the group after the LA Shoot out. They allegedly wanted revenge and planned to use a pipe bomb to murder LA police officers.
Soliah was charged in 1976 with conspiracy to kill police officers and possession of explosives.
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The Stanley Cup is in Texas for the first time ever. Dallas won the NHL Championship by outlasting Buffalo in the longest finals game in NHL history.
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Dallas scored first in last night's marathon constest when Lehtinen's shot sneaks behind Buffalo's Dominik Hasek.
Stu Barnes tied it for the Sabres in the second period and that's how it would stay through the end of regulation and two overtimes.
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Finally in the THIRD OT Brett Hull wins the battle in front of the net and the Stars get the two to one win, netting the Stanley Cup series for Dallas four games to two.
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Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says he plans to protest Hull's winning goal.
Replays showed Hull's skate was in the crease when he scored the winner.
Ruff calls it the National Hockey League's ``worst nightmare'' allowing a disputed goal to end the hockey season.

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Coming up in the second half hour of News 7 Sunday Morning...... A tractor trailer accident on Interstate 81 claims the life of a Georgia man...
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and horror novelist Stephen King is in the hospital after being struck by a car ...
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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Firefighters have been busy battling a two story house fire on the 14-hundred block of Campbell Avenue this morning.
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Roanoke City fire crews were called out around seven this morning. Fire Officials , say it was a total loss and they fought to keep it from spreading. One of the occupants said she does not know how the fire started. When she woke up she saw the smoke and flames and ran for safety.
The fire chief says they do not know the cause of the fire, but they will continue to investigate.
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The tractor trailer accident claimed life of a man from Commerce, Georgia.
He was killed when an empty big rig crossed the median of Interstate 81 near the Dixie Caverns exit.
Joy Sutton has details.
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State Police have identified the driver of the truck carrying the tractors as James Edward Blake of Elkton, Maryland.
Blake was charged with failure to secure a load. Further charges are pending.
A police spokesman says traffic is moving well along Interstate, however the southbound lane is reduced to one lane and could remain that way for several hours tomorrow.

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Author Stephen King is in critical condition after all-night surgery at a Maine hospital.
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He was hit by a minivan Saturday afternoon while walking on the shoulder of a road near his home in North Lovell, Maine.
King suffered what authorities describe as ``significant'' injuries, including broken bones, but say he was conscious and alert.
A hospital nursing supervisor wouldn't reveal what type of surgery he had.
The 51-year-old writer is known for best-selling horror novels like ``Pet Sematary'' and ``Carrie.''
Authorities say the driver who hit King probably won't face charges.
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The publication that stirred controversy by calling Teletubby TinkyWinky a gay roll model, is now taking on a popular concert tour.
Jerry Falwell's National Liberty Journal says the all-female Lilith Fair concert tour is named after a demon.
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The upcoming tour includes singer Sheryl Crow, who preformed in Blacksburg recently.
Falwell says according to Jewish literature and pagan legend, "Lilith" was created as Adam's first wife, but, after refusing to be submissive, left the Garden of Eden and turned into a demon.
No word yet of any reaction from the Lilith Fair promoters or participants.
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The News 7 mailbox was overflowing this week, so we are giving you an extra dose of Feedback.
Today, a look at what some viewers thought of two stories that touched on race relations in Virginia.
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((The proposal to rename Orange Avenue after Martin Luther King, Jr. upset businessman Matt Whitcomb. And he was roundly criticized by a black community leader, for suggesting that the new name would imply his company was in a black neighborhood.
"Before these 'black rights' groups start to complain, maybe they should go to some of these black neighborhoods and see what they're like. There's broken glass on the sidewalks, trash in vacant lots, ill kept buildings and crowds of people just standing around. Starting and running a business requires a lot of money. This man is only looking out for his investment. That's not being racist, that's being a smart businessman."
Another viewer from Vinton wrote:
"I feel that the man himself, King, was a great man, but as I am white I feel that it would be very discriminatory towards whites in Roanoke and all over Virginia and the United States. If it is approved to name a major street in such a populated area as Roanoke I feel that it should also be approved to rename a few other major streets after white leaders, such as Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson."
The controversy over the Lee mural at Richmond's Canal Walk prompted several comments.
"As a family researcher I am appalled at the attempt of certain groups to erase things from our past. The state song is one example, the rebel flag is another and now Robert E. Lee of all things. What will be next?"
"We may as well forget George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, heaven forbid, they owned and used slaves. Isn't this all a part of our history? Who cares what color or race a person is, we all have the heritage of being Virginians and above all Americans."
"It seems to me that the people who are so narrow minded that they wished the removal of the picture of a great man are the ones who are acting like Hitler and his Nazis. Was it not Hitler that had the books burned and rewrote the history of Germany? This must not be allowed to happen."
Our mailing address at News-7 is P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
For a fax, just dial 540-343-7269.
E-mail goes to news@wdbj7.com.
And our website has a moderated on-line forum. That's at wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

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Still to come on News 7.......

Steve Pardon has your birthdays for today
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and in Virginia Profiles, we'll get a sneak peak of a mother-daughter team as they get ready to perform in the Roanoke Valley Horse Show. That's coming up in just a few minutes.

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With the Roanoke Valley Horse Show only a few days away...several horse trainers are preparing for the competition.
In this weeks Virginia Profile Joy Sutton introduces to a mother-daughter duo participating in the upcoming show.

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Three year-old Anna Hudson loves to ride horses...in fact she rides at least once a week.
Anna has learned her love for horses from her mother Lee...who is a trainer at Bent Tree Farm.
The two are participating in the Roanoke Valley Horse Show....
Lee will lead her daughter riding on a Friesian horse in the lead line class.
And Anna says she is excited to show what the horses can do.
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Lee will also compete by herself on one of the Friesian horses.
These horses aren't just any horses...they are one of the oldest European horses from a providence in the Netherlands.
And this will be the first time that Friesian horses will compete in the show.
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As far as training the horses, Lee says her voice is what she relies on the most.
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Anna says she likes riding with her mother...but she has bigger plans for the future.
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And Lee says just like Anna she started riding when she was little...and it's something she has stuck with every since.
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Joy Sutton News-7 Shawsville.))
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The Richmond Rhythm is inviting basketball fans to an open house today.
It's a chance to get a look at some of the players who may be making their mark in the new International Basketball League.
The new pro-league's organizational structure stresses parity.
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If these players make it into the league, they will be employees of the league not the franchise.
The league is also providing educational opportunities, so the players can become well-round men making them good role models for young fans.
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A roster hasn't been determined, but general manager and executive vice president Ralph Sampson announced former Virginia Tech player and Richmond native Allan Bristow is the Rhythm's head coach.
Sampson promises fans will be entertained on and off the court.
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If you want to learn more about the Richmond Rhythm and the IBL, you can find links to both in the sports section of our web page at WDBJ-7-dot-com
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The league starts play next fall with a 64 game schedule.
10 teams make up the IBL for '99-2000 season.

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Don't forget to check in with Melanie, Kimberly and Steve all this week for News 7 mornin'. Here's Steve Pardon with a preview.
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AD-LIB BYES[2-BIRTHDAYS!] 6/21/99
Monday:
Anniversary:
[SUPER=130-25th/Jerry & Sue Newton/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-18/Laura Stump/Salem]

[SUPER=130-4/Robert Pate II/Roanoke]

[SUPER=130-65/Jack Walters/Christiansburg]

[SUPER=130-43/Tim Shupe/Newport]

[SUPER=130-70/June DeVries/Forest]

No Pictures:

[SUPER=131-18/Chris Lanier/Hurt]

Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-58th/Robley & Katherine Stearnes/Salem]

[SUPER=131-/Eric Ferguson/Rocky Mount]

[SUPER=131-/Dutch Amos/Snow Creek]

[SUPER=131-/Ramona Simpson/Smith Mountain Lake]

[SUPER=131-8/Jessica Bennett/Roanoke]

Anniversary: [SUPER=131-21st/Timmy & Vickie Powell/Roanoke]