[Carnegie-Medal]

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[TAPE#=98-62 22:54]
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He received little notice when he pulled an accident victim to safety in Lynchburg last year. Our own reports referred only to a "passerby".
But a Rustburg man is getting notice now. He is one of 20 people receiving honors today from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/September 1998]


42 year old Victor Shelton was the passerby who pulled Charles Miles out of a burning truck in September of last year.
Miles lost control of his pickup along Route 460, hit a guardrail, flipped several times, and caught fire.
For his heroism, Shelton receives a bronze medal, and three thousand dollars.
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[Gay-Marriages]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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A landmark decision for same-sex couples. It comes in Vermont.
The state's Supreme Court is extending to same-sex couples the same rights and privileges afforded to married couples of the opposite sex.
But the court is leaving it up to Vermont legislators to determine if those benefits will come through marriage ... or through a system of domestic partnerships.


[border-arrest]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=Net]
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The search of a van in Montreal belonging to a suspected terrorist has turned up no explosives.
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[V0-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montreal, Canada;]

[10:01:41]
Police say the van belonged to the Algerian man arrested last week as he allegedly tried to smuggle explosives into the U-S from Canada.
The incident has prompted a tightening of security on the American side of the border, as well as manhunt for a suspected accomplice.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]

[3:08:14] (( SANDY BERGER:OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT HIS PLANS AND WHAT HIS MOTIVES WERE, WHETHER THERE WERE OTHERS INVOLVED, WHAT KIND OF AFFILIATION HE MIGHT HAVE HAD. ))

[SUPER=01-Sandy Berger/National Security Advisor;]
[runs=:07]
[OUT=HE MIGHT HAVE HAD.]
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[VO-NAT]


Police have also searched the apartment Ahmed Ressam (AH'-med res-AHM') shared with another man.
Canadian authorities believe the two were part of a theft ring that funneled its profits into terrorist activities.


Newsweek reports the ring may be linked to the deadly 19-95 subway bombing in Paris.
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[Carruth]


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[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
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Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth is back in North Carolina, to face trial, and a possible death penalty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC]


Carruth was charged with first degree murder last week, after his former girlfriend, Cherica Adams, died Tuesday of gunshot wounds.
He was found two days later in western Tennessee.
Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty.
Carruth is the first active NFL player ever charged with first-degree murder.
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[2shuttle]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Space Shuttle]


Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery can now turn their attention to repairing the Hubble telescope.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kennedy Space Ctr., FL;]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=(SHUTTLE COUTDOWN FROM 3 AND LIFT OFF)]
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[VO-NAT]


After several delays, Discovery made a successful launch last night from Florida.
Wiring problems kept the craft grounded for five months.
Had the shuttle not been launched last night, NASA would have waited until January for another try.
Officials want to avoid having it in space over new year's day for fear of Y-2k problems.
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[2Bedford-Arrest]


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Two people charged with a pair of recent holdups in Bedford County .. are also suspects in armed robberies in Franklin, Botetourt and Pittsylvania Counties.
42 year old Freeman Lee Muse and 46 year old Costella Forney of Harrisonburg were arrested last night after a Bedford County deputy pulled their car over.
They are charged with robbing the Thaxton market last Tuesday and a gas station near Smith Mountain Lake last Friday.



[2New-Jobs]


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200 new jobs are on the way to Southside, where recent textile layoffs have left many people LOOKING for work.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville]


National Catalog Corporation is opening a new e-commerce distributing and customer service center in the old Pluma building in Henry County.
The company has operated an inbound customer service center in Martinsville since July, and plans for the expansion to begin immediately.
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[Christmas-Shopping]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-43 1:39;19]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas Shopping (wreath)]


Do the math ... including today, you have five days left to finish your holiday shopping.
That brought about the crowds you would expect over the weekend.
And as Joy Sutton reports, this year, many people seem to be in a big buying mood.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=01-Debbie Trout/Shopper;:20]
[SUPER=01-Justin Koehler/Shopper;:37]
[SUPER=01-Michael Wilhoem/Shopper;:44]
[SUPER=01-Marie Compton/Fink's Jewelers;:54]
[SUPER=@Joy1;1:35]
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[OUT Q=n7, Roanoke]


(( Debbie Troutt is just one of hundreds of shoppers who have waited to the last minute to buy Christmas presents.
She says the mall was so crowded on Saturday - she couldn't find a place to park and had to come back Sunday.
But that hasn't stopped her from spending lots of money this holiday season.
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[SOT 2:33:46]
[IN Q=I'm afraid to add]

((DEBBIE TROUTT: I'M AFRAID TO ADD UP HOW MUCH I'M SPENDING PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE I'M SHOPPING AT THE LAST MINUTE. AND I'M NOT SPENDING TIME LOOKING))
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[OUT Q=time looking]


Actually she's just buying -- like many other shoppers - who say they are spending hundreds of dollars more this holiday compared to last year.
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[SOT2:22:44]
[IN Q=Today I spent]

((JUSTIN KOEHLER: TODAY I SPENT A THOUSAND DOLLARS, TOTAL HOLIDAY I'VE SPEND 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT'S PROBABLY 3 TIMES WHAT I SPENT LAST YEAR))
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[OUT Q=last year]
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[SOT2:37:15]
[IN Q=A whole lot more]

((MICHAEL WILHEOM: A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN LAST YEAR PROBABLY DOUBLE OF WHAT I SPENT LAST YEAR))
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[OUT Q=last year]


And many retailers are reaping the benefits.
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[SOT 2:28:40]
[IN Q=I think that's]

((MARIE COMPTON/FINK'S: OUR PERCENTAGE IS UP A LOT. I THINK THAT'S DUE TO THE ECONOMY BEING SO GREAT AND PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE STOCK MARKET AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED THEM TO HAVE EXCESS MONEY TO SPEND THEN OUR BUSINESS REALLY EXCELS BECAUSE OF THAT))
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[OUT Q=because of that]


Compton says sales at Fink's Jewelers are up 15 percent from the last holiday season.
She says people are even buying the more expensive gifts like this millennium ring -- a collectors item -- valued between 10 and 20 thousand dollars.
A Valley View Mall spokesperson also says sales are up overall....with some stores experiences a sales gain of as much as 25- percent.
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[SOT2:39:31]
[IN Q=And the countdown is on]

((JOY SUTTON/REPORTER: AND THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TILL CHRISTMAS AND RETAILERS HOPE THAT WILL MEAN MORE CUSTOMER THIS WEEK COMING IN TO GET THOSE LAST MINUTE GIFTS))
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[OUT Q=gifts]
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[SOT2:29:56]
[IN Q=men are always shop last]

((MARIE COMPTON/FINK'S: MEN ALWAYS SHOP LAST SO BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS EVE WERE EXPECTING REALLY BIG SALES))
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[OUT Q=big sales]


And this holiday it seems that neither the crowds nor the shortage of parking spaces will keep the shoppers from buying.
Joy Sutton, News 7 Roanoke.))















[Zoo-Lights]


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[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-50 50:47]
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The Mill Mountain Zoo is hoping you will spend at least one holiday evening with the animals.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]


It's all part of Zoo Night Lights.
The first 50 visitors each night receive free holiday specs that transform the Christmas lights into snow flakes.
Zoo officials hope the holiday lights will encourage folks to visit the zoo in the winter.
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[SOT8:12]
[IN Q=The big message]

((BETH POFF/MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO: THE BIG MESSAGE WE WANT TO GET OUT IS NOT ONLY A HAPPY HOLIDAY MESSAGE BUT ALSO THAT WE'RE HERE YEAR ROUND SO ENJOY THOSE MILD DAYS. WE'VE HAD A MILD WINTER SO FAR AND THE ANIMALS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT IN THE COLDER MONTHS A LOT OF THEM ARE MORE ACTIVE))
[SUPER=01-Beth Poff/Mill Mountain Zoo]
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[OUT Q=more active]
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[VO-NAT]
Poff says this is also a good time to view some of the zoos newest additions like the bald eagles--- and (core-sick)

fox -- it's found at only one other zoo in the country.
You can check out the lights through Thursday.
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[golden-globes]


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[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]


It's the January awards ceremony that serves as a predictor for the Academy Awards.
And today the nominations were handed out for the 57th annual Golden Globes.
Bobbi Harley has a rundown of the major nominees.
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[SOT]

[11:30-UPDATE WINDOW]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Salma Hayek/Actress; :06]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; 1:09]
[RUNS=1:15]
[OUT Q=cbs news ny.]

(( THE HOLLYWOOD AWARD SEASON HAS STARTED AND DARK AND DYSFUNCTIONAL SEEM TO BE IN THIS YEAR.

SOT SALMA HAYEK, ACTRESS The nominees for best motion picture drama,

American Beauty, Dreamworks
THE STORY OF SUBURBAN LIVING GONE SOUR -- AMERICAN BEAUTY WALKED AWAY THE LEADER IN GOLDEN GLOBE NODS RACKING UP BEST MOVIE AND LEAD ACTOR AND ACTRESS AMONG ITS SIX NOMINATIONS. CLOSE BEHIND WITH FIVE THE MOVIE THE INSIDER

NAT SOT INSIDER


THE CONTROVERSIAL DRAMA THAT TAKES A LOOK BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE TOBACCO WARS AND NETWORK NEWS. OTHERS IN THE BEST DRAMA CATEGORY INCLUDE THE END OF THE AFFAIR, AND TWO MORE THAT HAVEN'T EVEN HIT THE SCREENS YET MATT DAMON'S NEW FLICK THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, AND DENZEL WASHINGTON'S THE HURRICANE.

NAT SOT TOY STORY TWO


TOY STORY TWO IS NOT ONLY A HIT AT THE BOX OFFICE BUT IT PICKED UP A NOMINATION FOR BEST MOVIE COMEDY ALONG WITH ANALYZE THIS, NOTTING HILL, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH AND MAN ON THE MOON. WHO WINS HERE OFTEN GOES ON TO GET A NOD FOR THE OSCARS BUT WELL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE ENVELOPE PLEASE UNTIL JANUARY 23RD. BH, CBS NEWS, NY))

[Llewelyn]


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[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=Net]
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Desmond Llewelyn may not be up for a Golden Globe, but he was well-known to James Bond fans for decades as the eccentric scientist "Q".
He's the gadget expert who equipped 007 with the latest spy tools -- from toxic fountain pens to deadly umbrellas.
Yesterday the 84 year old actor was killed in an auto accident in England.
Gordon Radley has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]

[10:25:01]
[SUPER=04-Goldfinger-United Artists; :00]
[SUPER=04-The World is Not Enough; :13]
[SUPER=04-MGM-UA]
[SUPER=01-John Marriott/Film Critic; :45]
[SUPER=01-Gordon Radley/Reporting; 1:26]
[SUPER=01-Desmond Llewelyn/File Tape; 1:34]
[RUNS=1:46]
[OUT Q=Gordon Radley, Sky News.]


[Hank-Snow]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]


Country music star Hank Snow is dead. Word comes from the singer's agent in Nashville. Snow was 85 years old.
Agent Billy Deaton says Snow died today at his home in Nashville.
Snow recorded more than 40 songs that made the top ten of the country music charts. He sold an estimated 70 (m) million records.


[Venezuela]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]


Venezuela is running short of medical supplies to treat the children suffering the aftereffects of the nation's worst natural disaster.
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[VO-NAT 15:27:46]
[SUPER=03-Caracas, Venezuela]


Officials say days of torrential rains and mudslides have killed thousands and left 150-thousand homeless.
Officials are now looking for places to bury the dead because cemeteries in the capital of Caracas are covered in mud.
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