function switchnews(shownum, pause){
		
		for(var i=1; i<=5;  i++){
			var toclear = "newsstory" + i;
			var switches = "switch" + i;
			document.getElementById(toclear).className = "hidden";
			document.getElementById(switches).className = "";
			}

	var itemtoshow = "newsstory" + shownum;
	document.getElementById(itemtoshow).className="newsstory";
	
	var selected = "switch" + shownum;
	document.getElementById(selected).className = "selected";
	
	if(pause==1){
		clearTimeout(newstimer);
		var newnum = parseInt(shownum);
		newstimer = setTimeout(function(){switchnews(newnum, '0'); }, 4000);
		}
	else{
	var newnum = shownum+1;
	if(newnum>5){newnum = 1;}
	autotimer(newnum);
	}
	
	}
	
	
	
	function autotimer(counter){
			newstimer = setTimeout(function(){switchnews(counter, '0');}, 7000);
			 }
		
		originaltimer = document.getElementById('newsstory1').onload(autotimer(2));