WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 10/22/99

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A busy news day...
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as Roanoke's first choice for a new city manager turns down the offer.... one suspect admits a role in the the city's deadliest arson case ever, while blaming someone else for actually setting the fire.... and we have a ruling from the Supreme Court on voter I-D cards.
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In sports, Mark Martin is on the pole at Rockingham Jim Bibby gets a promotion.
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And Peter Warrick will suit up for the Florida State Seminoles tomorrow against Clemson.
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A taste of winter is on the way this weekend. Already the wind is upon us, and by tomorrow, we may se the first few flakes of the season.

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A guilty plea in Roanoke's deadliest arson ever. But Michael Clements says someone else lit the match.
Roanoke's first choice for City Manager says "no".
And Virginia's Supreme Court says "no" to voter ID cards.
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.

[City-Manager]

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We'll begin with a likely setback for city council -- which hoped to name a new city manager by November first.
News-7 has learned the man considered to be the front-runner for the job has turned it down.
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Scott Goldberg has been following the story today and has more tonight from City Hall.
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Keith ... th short list had come down to two candidates.
All along city council was careful not to reveal those candidates' names.
But today we confirmed that Pat Salerno -- the man whom a majority of city council members favored -- will NOT take the job
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of city manager. Salerno currently is the city manager in Sunrise, Florida.
That's a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
And that's where the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers built a 20-thousand seat stadium.
Salerno got the credit for bringing the National Car Rental Center to Sunrise.
It's a stadium that's expected to bring the town more than 40-million-dollars in surrounding development.
That looked good to Roanoke.
But negotiations with the city broke down.
Salerno didn't say why.
He and the city had been at odds over his salary.
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On the phone Salerno would say only one thing about the Roanoke job -- quote -- "I will not be accepting the position."
The other finalist -- we're told --is an assistant city manager from another city in Virginia -- but we're also told city council may now consider other candidates.
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Keith.
((KEITH QUESTION)) Does this open the door for Jim Ritchie to get back in the running?
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((SCOTT)): Officially, acting city manager Jim Ritchie has been eliminated -- even though he's the favorite of two members of council.
No word tonight on whether he'll come back into the picture now.
All members of city council either refused to comment or would not return our calls.
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Keith.[Clements]

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Now... another top story of the day: a guilty plea in last year's spectacular, deadly rooming house fire.
...not just a plea, but a lead on another suspect.
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(( Authorities were about to prosecute one man, Michael "Jay" Clements, for arson and six counts of murder, though they knew others were involved.
The tactic worked.
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((AND WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM THE LAW ALLOWS? LIFE SENTENCE.))
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The 21-year old suspect knew he was facing SEVEN life sentences, if he didn't start talking.
Here's where our story must flash back to the case of Willie Caldwell. He lived at the rooming house on Church Avenue. He and Kevin Lee Jones got into a fight over a drug deal the night before the fire. Jones was fatally shot that night.
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Michael Clements may have been just one of several people out to avenge Jones' death.
The fire at 502 Church Avenue was the result. Though Clements now says he helped buy the gasoline, drove the arsonist to the house, knew the fire was going to be set, Clements insists HE didn't light the match.
That didn't sit well with relatives of fire victim Summer Green.
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Clements was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison- -part of a plea agreement that requires him to continue cooperating with authorities and possibly testify against the man HE says actually lit the match.

[Voter-ID]

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A pilot voter I-D program has been halted by Virginia's Supreme Court.
The program -- narrowly approved by the legislature this year to fight voter fraud -- was blocked earlier this week by a Richmond judge.
An hour ago, Virginia's Supreme Court upheld that injunction in a 6-to-1 ruling.
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Virginia's Democratic Party fought the I-D program, saying it might discourage some black voters who remember discriminatory voting laws.
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It's a blow to Governor Jim Gilmore and his Republican party.
Gilmore and Democratic Senator Chuck Robb commented today after addressing the state N-double-A-C-P.
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((SEN. CHUCK ROBB/D-VIRGINIA: ANYTHING THAT WOULD IN ANY WAY DIMINISH THE CHANCES THAT EVERY REGISTERED VOTER WOULD COME TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, I WOULD OPPOSE.))
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Today's ruling means voters in Roanoke city and Henry and Bedford counties will NOT use the new I-Ds this election day.
A trial date will now be set on the program's Constitutionality.

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A Roanoke man drowned last night while trying to board his boat at Smith Mountain Lake.
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Investigators say 48- year- old Richard Malcom Gans fell into the water around 11:30 last night.
Friends heard the splash, but they were about 50 yards away, and were unable to pull him from the lake. He was located after a brief search, but was pronounced dead later at a local hospital.
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The tomatoes are all cleaned up, and Interstate 81 is open again.
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Police had to halt northbound traffic in Botetourt County, when a truck of tomatoes overturned near mile marker 162... near the Buchanan exit.
No one was hurt in the wreck.
Crews spent several hours repairing the guard rail and cleaning up the mess.
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One water system gets the green light, another has problems. Those stories are still ahead on News 7 at 6.
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And the people behind this protest are coming to Lynchburg tomorrow. How are police getting ready?
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Last year it was the abortion issue.. this time it's homosexuality as Lynchburg becomes the battleground for another national debate.
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Steve Smallshaw is anticipating this weekend's meeting between gay minister Mel White and the Reverend Jerry Falwell.
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Keith, White and Falwell are getting together to talk about toning down their rhetoric on gay issues.. but their meeting is causing OTHER groups to crank up the volume.
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We last saw the Reverend Fred Phelps in Wyoming, celebrating the murder of a gay college student.
Phelps and his followers are bringing their voices and their signs to Thomas Road Baptist Church this weekend.. they and three other groups all have permits to protest the White-Falwell meeting.
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((MAJOR JACK LEWIS/LYNCHBURG POLICE DEPT.: WE HAVE GOTTEN AN INDICATION FROM ALL THE GROUPS THAT THEY'RE HERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT, TO DEMONSTRATE OR PROTEST AS TO WHAT THEIR POSTURE IS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING WITH AN EYE TOWARD CAUSING A PROBLEM.))
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Signs will be a big part of Bob Kunst's protest Saturday.. the head of the Miami- based Oral Majority has a roomful of them ready for whoever wants to help promote his pro- gay agenda.
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Again, Lynchburg police say they don't anticipate any major problems, but they'll be ready for whatever comes up.

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[Hotel-Botetourt]

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Botetourt County has slapped the owner of a confederate-era hotel with a lawsuit.
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Fire all-but destroyed the historic Hotel Botetourt two years ago. County attorneys say since then owner Terry Parsell has not restored or removed it. It now threatens public health and safety, they claim. They figure a lawsuit will force him to the bargaining table. Next month a group of Buchanan citizens plans to apply for federal grants to restore the building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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People in Buena Vista can drink the water again.
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Health experts told people three days ago that drinking their water could make them sick They found animal waste bacteria in the water two months ago. Now they've lifted that warning. They don't know where the fecal coloform came from, but they've stopped pulling water from Hall Spring, one likely source. They say they'll keep checking the water and treating it with chlorine. Test results last month and this month showed the water was clean.
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[Giles-Water]

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A different water situation in Giles County, where a major water line break has prompted a request for Hoges Chapel water customers.
The county's public works department is asking Hoges Chapel customers to conserve water over the weekend.

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Wall Street finished a solid week with a strong Friday. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE ]
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The F-B-I says D-N-A evidence clears the man who had been suspected of killing three Spotsylvania County girls.
29 year old Melvin Hogan had become a suspect last week, but he's not anymore.
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The three girls were murdered over an eight-month period in 1997.
Two were found floating in a river, the third discovered in a creek.
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[Roanoke-College]

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Roanoke College kicked off a fundraising campaign today with a man who's reached the moon.
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The college hopes to raise 65 million dollars by the year 2002. The money will go for scholarships, teacher positions and a center for innovative teaching. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step on the moon, talked about how much his education helped him.
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Roanoke College has already raised 47 million dollars in this campaign. That money helped build the Belk Fitness Center -- remodel the historic Courthouse Building -- and pay for the new Campus Center.
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[Halloween]

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The list keeps growing.
Franklin County is joining the number of communities moving Halloween hours up a day.
Trick-or-treating in Franklin County will be on Saturday the 30th.
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For a complete and updated list, visit our web page any time at wdbj7-dot-com.
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Some Henry County students did a little experiment to get their Halloween off to a "smashing" success.
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They dropped pumpkins in boxes from a 75-foot Basset fire truck ladder ... with the help of local firefighters.
It was part of a project for a Bassett Middle School class.
Students had to design their packing so the pumpkins would survive.
They also dropped eggs and tried to protect THEM.
The kids and their teacher say the lesson had impact.
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Four of the eight pumpkins survived the experiment.
The eggs didn't fare so well.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up in sports, Tiki Barber makes a cameo appearance in the Guiding Light V-M-I talks about tomorrow's game against William & Mary.
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And Mark Martin will sit on the Pole this Sunday at the Rock.
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[S-Qualify]

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Mark Martin was the man in the spotlight this afternoon at the Rock and he'll start on the pole for Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400.
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Points leader Dale Jarrett went out fairly early in the round and ended up earning a very respectible third starting spot. Jeff Gordon went out late and he ended up grabbing the four spot right beside Jarrett on the outside of row two. But no one had anything for Mark Martin in the Valvoline Ford. He earned his first pole of the season with a new track qualifying record lap of 157 point 383 miles an hour. Last week's winner, Dale Earnhardt had another horrible qualifying effort as he ended up 37th. However, the worst time of the day was posted by Grit's Stacy Compton - making his debut in the WCW Melling Ford. Here's the top 25.
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Florida State all-american receiver Peter Warrick has been cleared to play this Saturday against Clemson.
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Warrick pleaded guilty this morning in Tallahassee to a first-degree misdemeanor. The judge decided not to give him any jail time - but he will have to pay court costs and serve a year on probation for trying to buy $420 worth of clothing for $21.
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[S-VMI]

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The V-M-I Keydets are still waiting for their second win of the season under new head coach Cal McCombs.
This Saturday in Lexington the Keydets will take on one double A power William and Mary.
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But if the Keydets are to win a game they must avoid mistakes.
In last weeks game against U-T Chattanooga the Keydets had over 100 yards in penalitys.
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Kickoff tomorrow at Alumni Memorial Field is one oclock.

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The Ferrum Panthers are on the road again this weekend for a game at Frostburg State.
Kickoff is 1 oclock.
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Washington and Lee has an away game at Sewanee. Kickoff is 1-thirty. The generals are 2 and 4 overall and 2 and 2 in the ODAC.
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And the Liberty Flames play Charleston Southern on the road. that kickoff is 1-thirty.

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New York Giants running back Tiki Barber's explosion on Monday Night Football earlier this week has made him quite a popular guy of late.
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Today, Tiki and Giants safety Jason Seehorn made cameos on the soap opera Guiding Light. Tiki and Jason were visiting a restaurant and Barber had most of the lines. Lets listen in.
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It's week nine of Friday Football Extra and our crews will be out covering 14 games tonight.
Here's a look at the schedule.
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[S-Bibby]

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Long time Lynchburg Hillcat coach Jim Bibby is on his way to Nashville.
After 15 years Bibby is moving to the Sounds to be come the pitching coach for the Pittsburgh top minor league affiliate.
The former major league pitcher says the Pitrates organization is like family, but Lynchburg is also like home.
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It's free advertising, and some local candidates are taking advantage of it.
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Jean Jadhon will have that story on News 7 at 11.
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Keith, if you're hooked up to the Internet, you can find plenty of information about local candidates.
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Many candidates have their own web sites.
And they're using the Internet to get their message out and to communicate with voters.
Tonight, on News 7 at 11 we'll talk to two campaigns about their web sites ..
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and a political analyst on how this is changing campaigns.
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Keith,

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