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The latest on the Druckenmiller trial leads NEWS 7 at SIX tonight.
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And we'll try to fathom criticism of A-E-P's management of water levels at Smith Mountain Lake.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Tonight in sports, college football news is on the way from Tech and UVa. We'll check in on two area golf events.

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And Terry Labonte extends his stay with Hendrick Motorsports well into the next century.
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Will thunderstorms move in again tonight? That's the weather question we will try to answer in just a few minutes.

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[Druckenmiller]


[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#99-37 18:08]
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The future of former Virginia Tech quarterback Jim Druckenmiller is now in the hands of a jury.
The jurors must decide whether Druckenmiller committed rape, when he had sex with a college student.
[Double Boxes=Keith & Teresa/Microwave]


Teresa Hamilton is at the Montgomery County Courthouse, where deliberations followed attorneys' closing summations.
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(Keith) How long has the jury had the case?[Jennings]



[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-18 1:28:43]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]


A Roanoke man who murdered his ex- wife has been sentenced to life in prison.
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52- year- old Michael Jennings plead guilty to first degree murder in an earlier hearing.
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He was arrested a year ago, in the hours after Wanda Jennings was stabbed to death at her home on Long Acre Drive in northeast Roanoke.
Today, Jennings told the judge he was sorry, but the prosecutor argued circumstances justify a life sentence.
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((MARY BLANEY/ASST. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: HE WENT OVER TO HIS WIFE'S HOUSE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. HE BOUGHT THE KNIFE AND A PELLET GUN BEFOREHAND. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING.))
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Jennings has a lengthy criminal history, including a series of bank robberies in the mid- 70s, but his attorney argued that Jennings had turned his life around after his release from prison in 1980.
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[Juvenile-Corrections]


[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=99-23 1:20:25]
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More than three months after a 16 year old died in one of Virginia's juvenile prisons, the medical examiner is calling his death "accidental".
The autopsy report says Manassas teen Wallace Dandridge had a heart attack, caused by acute stress and suffocation.

The Gilmore administration is turning the report over to Chesterfield County's Commonwealth's Attorney.
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He will decide if criminal charges are warranted.
Today's report leaves open the question of whether the department's new physical restraint techniques could be at fault.
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[Murder-Suicide]


[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=KHu]
[TAPE#=99-26 43:14]
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Authorities in Pulaski County confirm the man and woman found dead
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yesterday at Camelot Apartments had had a personal relationship that apparently went sour.
Rebecca Ann King of Abbey Court in Dublin had gone to Frank Van Mullins apartment to drop off some sort of document.
As soon as she arrived, he jerked her inside, locked the door, shot her and then shot himself with a large caliber handgun.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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They both worked at New River Castings. He was 42. She was 39.[SML-Level]


[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=tte]
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Smith Mountain Lake residents are circulating a petition charging American Electric Power with mismanagement.
They say in this drought, A-E-P lets too much water out of the Smith Mountain Lake dam .. jeopardizing boaters AND the lake economy.
But releasing LESS water could create major problems downstream.
Tina Tenret takes us out on the lake.
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Remember the Smith Mountain Lake house in the movie "What About Bob?"
Well, if that little boy dove off the dock now -- he'd probably hit bottom.
The water's only four feet deep.
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((DAN PHILLIPS/LAKE RESIDENT: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT EVERY YEAR AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LAKE FLOURISH AND GROW AND BE MANAGED PROPERLY.))
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Dan and Denise Phillips have seen shoals stretch into sandbars-- unmarked --
where rescue workers damage their own propellers helping stranded boaters.
Boats and jet skis are high and dry on lifts because the water's so low.
The Phillips say they've enlisted three to five thousand people, plus Congressman Virgil Goode, to get A-E-P's attention.
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((DAN PHILLIPS/LAKE RESIDENT: EITHER MAINTAIN THE LAKE AT PROPER LEVELS OR MARK THE AREAS THAT ARE DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS.))
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At the control center for the dam, A-E-P officials say it's up to lake agencies to mark shallow areas.
And due to this drought, AEP ALREADY releases less water downstream than usual.
The entire town of Altavista depends on that water supply.
So do the 1300 employees at the Lane Furniture Headquarters.
Also, the LG&E Westmoreland electricity plant and the fish hatchery that supplies local lakes with catfish and stripers.
In fact, for 45 days every year AEP sends extra water downstream so fish eggs survive.
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((JAY RUDICILLE/STATE FISH HATCHERY: IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF WATER IN OUR OWN HATCHERY BUILDING WE WOULD LOSE WHATEVER FISH WERE IN THE BUILDING WHICH WOULD MEAN LAKES MIGHT NOT GET STOCKED AT ALL, OR THEY MIGHT NOT GET STOCKED IN THE NUMBER THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.))
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A-E-P says canoers cannot even use these rivers until more water is released on the weekends.
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A-E-P says only rain, and a lot of it, will help fill Smith Mountain Lake.
Tina Tenret, News7










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Some serious thunderstorms last night. Let's ask Robin Reed whether they helped bring Smith Mountain Lake up to full pond or even made a dent in the drought.
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A once-popular all-night restaurant is about to fold. That story is still ahead on News 7 at 6.
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And Ellen Qualls begins her Tales of Woodstock 99 with a visit to the village, and people, who remember what happened 30 years ago.
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[Little-Chef]


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It's a Roanoke landmark that came alive late at night and never ran out of sausage gravy ... until now.
Gary's Little Chef Restaurant will serve its last meal tomorrow.
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It's been open for almost 50 years.
But the last few have been tough.
Owners Gary and Debbie Nimer (NY-mer) say they'll always remember their customers ... especially the revelers who stopped by in the wee hours of the morning.
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((DEBBIE NIMER/OWNER: A LOT OF PARTY PEOPLE CAME IN. THEN WHEN YOU FEED THEM, THE GET PRETTY QUIET.))
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The Nimers said they can't compete anymore with big chain restaurants.
The Little Chef will stop cooking for good after serving lunch tomorrow.
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[Williamson-Road]


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It'll be at least another ten days before downtown traffic moves both ways again on Williamson Road.
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A block of southbound Williamson will remain closed while work continues inside the old Shenandoah Hotel.
Last week the city closed that stretch of road, afraid the hotel's east wall might cave in.
Engineers renovating the building are reinforcing the structure.
Williamson Road will stay closed until those engineers can assure the city that the wall won't fall.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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It's summer and the blood supply is low. But there's something besides the warm weather keeping donors away.
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It's a trend that young people everywhere are embracing--tattoos and body piercing. With no state regulations governing these services--the Red Cross says it can't trust every operation.
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((DI MYERS/PHLEBOTOMIST:WHETHER THEY USE NEW NEEDLES VERSUS NEEDLES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN AN AUTOCLAVE BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF HEPATITIS.))
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The Red Cross says some of the biggest blood drives in this area are at high schools and colleges. That's where the donors are much more likely to have tattoos and piercing. Many parlors have self-imposed regulations such as a new needle for every customer and an autoclave that is evaluated monthly for effectiveness.
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Stocks took a big hit today, for the second time this week. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE ]
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The Dow recovered from its lowest levels of the day, but still finished off 33-and-a-half. NASDAQ fell more than two per cent.
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Woodstock '99 may be less about flower power than it is the power of the almighty dollar.
But for those making the trek to Rome, New York, to hear some of the best musicians of THIS generation .. a pilgrammage to the site of the ORIGINAL, puts a little "petal" back into the metal.
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Ellen Qualls takes us there in the first of our stories from Woodstock 99.
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The Ice Man locks in with the Hendrick Motorsports for the rest of his career, two local golf tournaments are making news tonight.
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And Thomas Jones and the Cavs hope to make a run at the ACC championship this season with a marginal defense.
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[S-Hendrick]


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Two time Winston Cup champ Terry Labonte silenced the rumor mills earlier this summer when he announced that he was NOT leaving Hendrick Motorsports.
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Tonight he solidified his position with that team by signing a three year contract extension that will keep him with the team at least through the year 2003.
Labonte has 21 career wins and the Iron Man has started a Cup record 620 straight races.
In one other Hendrick note, on Monday we told you about Mike Holigan home builders entering NASCAR as a sponsor on the 25 car.
Reports now indicate that sponsorship may be the biggest in NASCAR history - worth at least $9 million dollars a season.
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The Big East is hoping part of it's 20th year celebration will include Virginia Tech's announcement late this summer that the Hokies are joining the conference as a full time member. University officials said Thursday afternoon that correspondence and discussion between the two parties continues. Football coach Frank Beamer seems encouraged.
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While the negotiations take their course, Beamer, his staff, and the Tech players will focus on what they can control, preparation for the upcoming season. The Hokies Spring game went well and this summer, a good portion of the team is in summer school and eligibility is not a concern.
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Florida State is once again picked to finish a top the ACC football standings this season.
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Heisman Trophy hopeful Peter Warrick is one of 16 starters returning to chase, among other things, an 8th ACC crown.


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Virginia is picked to finish third. Aside from having the conference's leading rusher in Thomas Jones back, there are holes to fill.
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[S-Ole]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=rst]
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One of the oldest golf tournaments in the valley is set for this weekend at Ole Monterey.
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It's the Ole Monterey Classic a tournament that attracted the top golfers from the area.
It returned to Monterey last year after being very popular in the 60's and 70's.
120 golfers are scheduled to play this year and the recent rains have the course in tip top condition.
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[S-Fame]


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Blue Hills played host to the first round of the two-day Roanoke Valley Junior-Senior hall of fame tournament.
Perennial front runner Don Foster, playing on his home course shot an even par round of 71 today.
Botetourt County coaching legend John Shotwell got the award for the best hat of the day with this Orioles flop hat.
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Fred Widdowson from Blue Hills is the first round leader after shooting a 69 today.
In the Junior event, Scott Wise has first round lead after carding a three under 68. [Wx-Tape]
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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As we told you earlier in this newscast, the rape case against Jim Druckenmiller is now in a jury's hands.
If that jury has a verdict this evening, News 7 will bring it to you immediately.
And regardless of what happens - you can find a complete wrap-up of the evening's developments in the Druckenmiller case on News 7 at 11.

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