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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up on News 7-
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Cardinal John O'Connor passes away tonight-
Roanoke catholic wants to use city land- but one group isn't happy about the plan.
And are colleges making cash at students' expense?
Plus pucker up for this story- KISS in Roanoke.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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[SOT 2:56:09]
[IN Q=]
((THIS PROPOSAL IS INAPPROPRIATE SO WHY ARE WE GIVING IT THE KINDS OF CONSIDERATION WE'RE GIVING IT.))
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[OUT Q=we're giving it.]
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[VO-NAT]
A proposal that would allow Roanoke Catholic High School to use Washington Park for athletic facilities comes under fire.
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[Washington-Park]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-21 TC01:13]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at Eleven]
The Roanoke City Parks and Recreation department is considering a proposal from the Catholic Diocese to add additional athletic facilities and in exchange use the public park at specific times.
But some just don't agree with the proposal.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Kate/Microwave]
Kate Weidaw is live in Roanoke tonight to tell us more about it.
[Live= Kate/Microwave]
[SUPER=@Kate1]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke]
In March the Catholic Diocese proposed a contribution of 3 hundred thousand dollars to the Roanoke City Parks and Recreation.
But the stipulations on when the public can use the park verse the Catholic school is causing some to say this just isn't right.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Coates/Roanoke Parks and Rec. Dir.; :23]
[SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President; :47]
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[OUT Q=have on the community]
(( If a proposal from the Catholic Diocese is approved you may find more basketball and tennis courts, as well as soccer fields at Washington Park.
John Coates the Director of Roanoke City Parks and Recreation says the 300 thousand dollar contribution from the Catholic Diocese would add to the parks athletic facilities -- and at the same time help Roanoke Catholic.
[SOT 2:39:46]
[INQ=]
((JOHN COATES: WHAT THEY'VE OFFERED IN THEIR PROPOSAL IS THEY MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN THE PARK AND IN RETURN THE CITY WOULD GIVE THEM SPECIFIC ACCESS TO SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS CERTAIN HOURS OF CERTAIN DAYS OF THE YEAR.))
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But local NAACP President Martin Jeffrey says that's not fair to the Northwest residents.
They use the park for activities almost everyday for inner city children.
[SOT 2:54:08]
[INQ=]
((MARTIN JEFFREY: WE THINK THEY OUGHT TO CONTRIBUTE AND THAT'S GREAT BUT TO CONTRIBUTE AND PLACE STIPULATIONS ON IT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY INAPPROPRIATE.))
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No one from Roanoke Catholic was able to comment on the proposal.
Parks and Rec officials say they're only in the preliminary stage and are looking into the impact the proposal may have on the community. ))
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[Live= Kate/Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke]
City officials say before any decision is made they will hold a public hearing.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Kate/Microwave]
The Park and Rec. department says the additions that would be made are ones the community asked for last summer.
They hope to have a decision on the proposal by this summer.
[Sayre]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=New Business]
An old Buena Vista textile plant has new life.
Sayre Enterprises has set up shop in the old Buena Vista Manufacturing building.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Buena Vista/May 8, 1998]
The plant shut down in 1998.
Now some 65 people are back at work there.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
Sayre makes military accessories, reflective clothing and embroidered garments.
The company will hold its grand opening this Friday.
[CArdinal]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
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John Cardinal O'Connor of New York died tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/File Tape]
after suffering from brain cancer.
His health had started to fail when he had a brain tumor removed in August.
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[SOT 22:00:33]
[IN Q=]
((THE CARDINAL DIED PEACEFULLY.... AT HIS SIDE.))
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[OUT Q=AT HIS SIDE.]
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O'Connor was the oldest active bishop in the U-S and one of the country's most influential Catholics.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=22:01:40]
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[OUT Q=and bigotry.]
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[VO-NAT]
The cardinal staunchly championed the Vatican line against birth control, abortion and homosexuality.
HE even denounced Little League baseball for interfering with Sunday church attendance.
He also opposed the use of condoms- and supported a ban on gay marchers in the St. Patricks Day parade.
John Cardinal O'Connor was 80.
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[City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-06 TC1:12:00]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2000]
Ralph Smith says he hopes to hit the ground running when he takes over as Roanoke mayor July first. On the day after his election, he was already preparing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=703-Roanoke/Tuesday Night; ]
Republicans were savoring their success... as both candidates who carried the GOP nomination into election day came away with victories.
Smith says he is already lining up meetings with present and future members of city council, the Roanoke County supervisors, and state officials.
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[SOT 00:32]
[IN Q=What got me into a service station]
((RALPH SMITH: WHAT GOT ME INTO A SERVICE STATION YEARS AGO WAS HARD WORK, AND WHAT GOT ME BEYOND THE SERVICE STATION WAS BASICALLY HARD WORK, AND WHAT GOT US THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK AND INGENUITY. AND THAT CONTINUES 'S WHAT I THINK I CAN DELIVER TO COUNCIL.))
[SUPER=701-Ralph Smith/Roanoke Mayor-Elect]
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[OUT Q=I can deliver to council.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Smith is expected to join the current members of council Thursday morning, when they sit down to begin their budget study.
[Danville-Council]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=00-09 TC1:58:01]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2000]
It's in with the new and out with diversity.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=703-Danville;]
Elections have changed the physical makeup of the Danville City Council.
Incumbent candidates, Joyce Glaise (GLAZE) and Sherman Saunders-- both African Americans-- both lost their seats to white businessmen.
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[SOT 4:23:00]
[IN Q=I think the critical]
((PETER CASTIGLIONE/DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL: I THINK THE CRITICAL ISSUE IS THAT WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS ANY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK.))
[SOT 4:27:54]
((JOYCE GLAISE/DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL: IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE DIFFERENT VOICES ON COUNCIL NOT ONE COMMON THREAD OF BUSINESSMEN.))
[SUPER=701-Peter Castiglione/Danville City Council; :00]
[SUPER=701-Joyce Glaise/Danville City Council; :14]
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[OUT Q=thread of businessmen.]
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[VO-NAT]
Some city officials are concerned that not enough minorities voted.
Mayor Ruby Archie, the only African American left on city council, says she will retire when her term is up in two years.
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[Kiss]
[ANCHOR=jean]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-17 TC10:30]
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70's super-group KISS brought its farewell tour to Roanoke tonight.
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[IN Q=Nat Music]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-Roanoke;]
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The guys with the painted faces performed for a huge crowd at the Roanoke civic center.
The band is hanging up their suits after the tour.
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[IN Q=nat music]
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[OUT Q=nat music]
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[Pan-am]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=Legal SCales]
Trial is underway for two Libyan men accused in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=03-Lockerbie Scotland/1988;]
It was eleven and half years ago that the jumbo jet was bombed over Lockerbie Scotland- killing all 270 people aboard.
[SUPER=03-New York, NY]
Today in New York and Washington family members of the victims gathered to watch the trial.
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[SOT 14:51:21]
[IN Q=]
((BOB MORETTI/VICTIM'S FATHER: WE'VE PICKETED THE U.S. WE'VE LOBBIED THE U.N. AND WE'VE FORGOT WITH OUR EUROPEAN ALLIES AND EVEN THE POPE JUST GET TO THIS POINT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALL GET THE TRUTH OUT OF THIS POINT.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Moretti/Victim's Father;]
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[OUT Q=AT THIS POINT (DOUBLE OUT)]
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[VO-NAT]
The trial is taking place in the Netherlands- a so called "neutral ground"
As Bobbi Harley explains- families can watch the trial from the United States.
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[Trial]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[wipe wipe wipe]
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; :00]
[Super=01-Carole Johnson/Daughter Killed on Flight 103; :38]
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[OUT Q=New York.]
((BOBBI HARLEY/CBS NEWS: THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS TRIED TO GIVE THE FAMILIES MORE
ACCESS BY PROVIDING DAILY TRANSCRIPTS OF THE TRIAL ON THE INTERNET - FOR
THE FAMILIES, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT FOR ANY ONE ELSE, YOU
CAN'T GET ANY FURTHER THAN THIS -- IT'S SECURED BY THE ORDER OF THE
COURT.
AND THAT MAY BE THE MOST WRENCHING PLACE FOR THESE FAMILIES -- THE
COURTROOM IN THE NETHERLANDS.
THIS FIRST DAY OF THE TRIAL BROUGHT DEFENSE CLAIMS THAT PALESTINIAN
TERRORISTS CARRIED OUT THE BOMBING AND WORDS AND PICTURES THE FORTY FAMILIES WHO DID ATTEND PERHAPS WEREN'T PREPARED FOR
Bert Ammerman, Leader U.S. Relatives THAT WAS JOLTING:
ARTIST: ELIZABETH COOK
TO WATCH THE FINAL FEW SECONDS FLIGHT 103 BLINKED ON THE RADAR
SCREEN AND THEN WATCH IT DISAPPEAR KNOWING FULL WELL WHAT HAPPENED.
Carole Johnson/Daughter killed on flight
As a mother I want to turn back the clock and stop 703 from coming.
ITS THE UNCERTAINTY NOW - WITH AN EXPECTED YEAR LONG TRIAL -
THAT STILL HAUNTS THEM.
Bobbi Harley, CBS NEWS, NY))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
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[SS=None]
Still ahead on NEws 7, Lynchburg residents may have to decide which they want more-- school repairs or lower taxes.
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[VO-NAT]
And find out why these giants heads may be headed to Buena Vista.
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[Sports-Preview]
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((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens in the New 7 sports office with news of Charlie Manuel's return to the hospital. A Pulaski player also gets a scare this afternoon on the diamond.
Two local golfers pick up Scott Robertson scholarship cash.
And Corey check in from Buffalo with Moore tonight on the Big 7.))[Presidential-Park]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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They plan to put their heads together with the developer next week.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-York Co./March 17;]
But Buena Vista city leaders say a theme park of giant concrete heads might just be a good idea.
That's after hearing about a proposed Presidential Park near Williamsburg.
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[SOT 00:01:15 ]
[IN Q=They're huge]
((STEVE DOUTY/BUENA VISTA CITY COUNCIL: THEY'RE HUGE AND WE'VE GOT 500 ACRES TO PUT THEM IN, SO THEY WON'T BE OVERWHELMING HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Steve Douty/Buena Vista City Council;]
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[OUT Q=overwhelming here.]
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[VO-NAT]
The first six of the presidential heads drew immediate zoning concerns in York County.
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[SOT 15:03:33]
[IN Q=Our priority]
((HALEY NEWMAN/PARK DEVELOPER: OUR PRIORITY IS TO PUT PRESIDENTIAL PARK HERE...SIMILAR TYPES OF GARDEN PARKS.))
((JENNY BARCH/WILLIAMSBURG RESIDENT: I WAS TALKING TO MY BROTHER AND I SAID IF THEY PUT THESE IN THE PARK THEY COULD RUN A ROLLER COASTER OVER EACH HEAD.))
[SUPER=01-Haley Newman/Park Developer; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jenny Barch/Williamsburg Resident; :20]
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[OUT Q=over each head.]
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[VO-NAT]
The park developer says if he keeps the presidential heads in York County, perhaps the heads of Confederate leaders and other famous Virginians could go to Buena Vista.
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[Sales-Tax]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-10 TC53:53]
[GRAPHIC=Lynchburg Seal]
Raising taxes is a lot easier for politicians if they let their constituents do it themselves..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
That's the plan in Lynchburg, where city leaders want to raise the sales tax by a penny to pay for school projects over the next ten years.
To do that, the city needs permission from the General Assembly to hold a tax hike referendum.
Residents would then get to vote for both the sales tax increase and a ten- cent CUT in the local real estate tax.
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[SOT 19:49:40]
[IN Q=We cut real]
((PETE WARREN/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: WE CUT REAL ESTATE TAXES AND THAT'S THE COMPROMISE.. WE STILL END UP WITH OVER SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE AND IF WE SPEND THAT MONEY ON THE SCHOOLS, THEN THAT FREES UP OTHER CITY MONEY TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE CITY, SO TO ME IT'S A WIN- WIN SITUATION.))
[SUPER=01-Pete Warren/Lynchburg Mayor;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=win-win situation.]
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[VO-NAT]
The idea faces a tough road.. Governor Gilmore and Republican lawmakers have routinely DENIED
permission to other localities to raise taxes.
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[Wilder-Tourism]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-15 01:37]
[GRAPHIC=Doug Wilder]
Former Governor Doug Wilder says he's talking to both sides.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Wilder says he hopes he can help avert a tourism boycott of Virginia by the N-double-A-C-P.
Wilder says he's told black leaders the flap over Confederate History Month is NOT really Governor Jim Gilmore's fault.
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[SOT 16:10:53]
[IN Q=Let's put]
((DOUG WILDER/FORMER GOVERNOR: LET'S PUT IT RIGHT WHERE IT OUGHT TO BE. JIM GILMORE INHERITED THIS SITUATION FROM HIS PREDECESSOR. HE DIDN'T START IT. GEORGE ALLEN STARTED IT. AND UH, HE'S EVEN CHANGED THE LANGUAGE SOMEWHAT FROM WHAT GEORGE ALLEN HAD.))
[SUPER=01-Doug Wilder/Former Governor; ]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=George Allen had.]
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[TALENT=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
Virginia N-double-A-C-P director Salim Khalfani says he'd welcome Wilder's presence at a May 10th meeting with Gilmore.
The Governor's spokesman says Gilmore and Wilder are talking... and details of the meeting are still being worked out.
[Young]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Rickey Young]
Martinsville Attorney Rickey Young is being publicly reprimanded by the State Bar.
Three years ago he sued a client, claiming the man owed him 36-hundred dollars for damaging the engine in his Porsche.
Young revised that figure to SIX hundred and later dropped the suit altogether. It cost Todd Davidson 12-hundred dollars to defend himself.
The State Bar says the hearing panel reviewed Young's "prior disciplinary record," before imposing a public reprimand.
[Parish-Nursing]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tfl]
[TAPE#=00-16 TC20:45]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Many churches in the Roanoke Valley are trying to heal more than the congregations spiritual side.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; ]
About 30 registered nurses volunteer for the parish nursing program.
Parish nurses offer health education along with special services like foot care.
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[SOT tc 00:05:36]
[IN Q=When you get]
((EDITH MOYERS/BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH MEMBER: WHEN YOU GET THE KIND OF SHOES I HAVE TO GET WHEN YOU PAY 60, 70 DOLLARS YOU CAN GET TWO OR THREE PAIRS, WHEN YOU'RE ON A FIXED INCOME.))
[SUPER=01-Edith Moyers/Belmont Baptist Church]
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[OUT Q=on a fixed income]
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[VO-NAT]
The ministry wants to draw attention to the new program in honor of National Nurses Day May 6th.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Exams aren't the only thing stressing college students these days-
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[VO-NAT]
so is credit card debt.
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[SOT 20:29:03]
[IN Q=]
((AT MY HIGH I BELIEVE MY CREDIT CARD DEBT WAS 19-THOUSAND DOLLARS.))
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[OUT Q=19-thousand dollars.]
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[VO-NAT]
While students are paying, the colleges are making money- millions in fact... Find out why when we come back.
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[Lotto]
[anchor=Jean]
[writer=chr]
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[College-Credit]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=none]
College- It usually means exams, friends and parties- but more and more it also means DEBT.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN]
Across America- Banks pressure students into taking a card with no job and no income required.
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[SOT 20:28:35]
[IN Q=]
((CHANCIE PRESCOTT/STUDENT: THEY CALL NON STOP. IT CAN BE EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, I'M GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER, PHONE RINGS AND I'M LIKE, I'M GETTING READY FOR CLASS I CAN'T TALK TO YOU.))
[butt to]
((JOSH NELSON/STUDENT: THEY SET UP BOOTHS. YOU HEAR, HERE'S A FREE UT T-SHIRT IF YOU SIGN UP FOR A CREDIT CARD. THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.))
[SUPER=01-Chancie Prescott/Student; 00]
[SUPER=01-Josh Nelson/Student; 08]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=all over the place.]
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[VO-NAT]
Both students now owe thousands of dollars- and they're not alone.
Ten percent of college students owe 7-thousand dollars or more on credit cards.
Colleges are making millions because banks pay schools millions to hawk their cards on campus.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=20:20:25]
((ROBERT MANNING/ANALYST: THIS IS A DARK SECRET THAT ACADEMIA HAS BEEN TRYING TO KEEP UNDER THE COVERS FOR AWHILE NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Robert Manning/Sociology Professor;]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=AWHILE NOW.]
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The University of Tennessee has one of the most lucrative deals.
In a deal with First U-S-A- the University gives a list of names- in return the school pockets 16 and half million dollars over seven years.
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[Goodtime-Gary]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-07 TC1:15:59]
[GRAPHIC=None]
After nine years at Salem radio station WSLC, Gary Ballard is heading home to Maryland.
But the popular announcer isn't joining another station. He's trading radio for the rails.
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[SOT 01:14:04]
[IN Q=It's time to say goodbye]
((IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE. I'M DODGING THIS ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. ))
[SUPER=03-Salem]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=everything you've done.]
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[VO-NAT]
Better known as "Goodtime-Gary," Ballard completed his last air shift at WSLC this morning.
And if the emotion showed as he signed off, Ballard says he is also excited about his new career.
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[SOT 01:18:14]
[IN Q=And they've offered]
((THEY'VE OFFERED ME ONE OF 12 POSITIONS TO BE ON-BOARD CREW FOR AMTRAK, SO I GO FROM RADIO TO PART OF THE CREW FOR THE NEW AMTRAK ACELA SERVICE, THE BIG HIGH SPEED TRAIN YOU'VE SEEN.))
[SUPER=01-Gary Ballard/WSLC Announcer]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=high speed train you've seen.]
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[VO-NAT]
Ballard says he'll miss the loyal listeners who have been with him through more than two thousand radio shows.
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[Forest-Burn]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-08 TC1:01:31]
[GRAPHIC=None]
About one-thousand acres on Brush Mountain went up in flames today ... intentionally.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
Forest rangers set the massive controlled burn early this morning.
Smoke could be seen from miles away.
The fire is set by rangers to help prevent future wildfires.
It also encourages re-growth of rare plants and trees.
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[SOT 1:51:23 - :34]
[IN Q=We're using a]
((JESSE OVERCASH/WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST: WE'RE USING A NATURAL FACTOR TO KEEP A NATURAL FOREST TYPE OUT THERE. AND THAT, TO ME IS THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.))
[SUPER=01-Jesse Overcash/Wildlife Biologist;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=of what we're doing.]
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[VO-NAT]
About 35 rangers torched brush on the ground.
A helicopter dropped flammable ping-pong balls on the mountain to speed up the burn.
The fire is expected to be out by tonight, but rangers will monitor it through tomorrow.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Charlie Manuel is headed back to the hospital, a scary incident at a high school softball game sends a player to the hospital.
Plus, plenty of golf news & Corey Moore are on the way. But first in the Extra Point -
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Chicago, IL; :00]
The Cubs beat the Astros again this afternoon as Jesse "The Body-the Governor" Ventura gave his vocal cords a work out during the seventh inning stretch with a stirring rendition of take me out to the ballgame.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=CAUSE IT'S...]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=...BALL GAME."]
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[OUT Q=...last score."]
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[S-Manuel]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-69 1615TC]
[GRAPHIC=CHARLIE MANUEL]
Charlie Manuel, the former Roanoke County resident, who used to pepper the streets of Buena Vista with homeruns balls during his youth will have to give up his job as manager of the Cleveland Indians for at least the next two weeks.
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[VO-NAT]
Manuel had eight inches of his colon removed during emergency surgery during spring training.
Since then he has worn a colostomy bag and been unable to throw batting practice.
Doctors now want to reattach his colon, and right now the operation to do that is scheduled for tomorrow at the Cleveland Clinic.
He'll have tests later today and be hospitalized for about a week.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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On the high school diamond yesterday, Cave Spring and Pulaski County met in Roanoke Valley District softball.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Cougars vs. Knights; :00]
The Lady Knights would play tough defense and get wicked itching all day long at Lynn Saunders field.
Cave Spring freshman Melandy Waldron struck out 14 Pulaski County batters.
In the bottom of the sixth, Lauren Lancaster hits a fielders choice scoring Dawn Williams to make it 6-nothing Lady Knights.
Then, Daniele Spangler connects on a single to left. Lauren Lowe scores. 7-nothing Cave and that was the final.
[SUPER=34-Cave Spring/7/Pulaski Co./0;]A scary moment when Pulaski's Lauren Baker was injured on a play. The game wa
s stopped for a half hour. Rescue crews transported her to Roanoke Memorial. She complained of a head ache and a sore collarbone, she was OK.
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[GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS]
The Utah Jazz is trying to clinch its playoff series with the Sonics last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Seattle, WA/TNT;:00]
Utah came in on top 2 games to one in the best of five series.
And give the Jazz credit for going all out. Watch Karl Malone make the save, leap and then walk the plank on press row.
But Malone and the Jazz have had to play catchup all night thanks to the "Glove" Gary Payton.
[SUPER=32-Utah/93/Seattle/101/Game Four;]
The Jazz lose to the Sonics 101 to 93.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11PM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-60 tc 1:20:12]
[GRAPHIC=scott robertson]
The Scott Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament is just around the corner. Today the Tournament committee members announced the winners of the two scholarships made possible by the event.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
William Byrd's Scott Wise won the Scott Robertson Memorial Scholarship. He'll use the 2000 dollars a year to attend Virginia Tech.
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[SUPER=01-Scott Wise/Robertson Scholarship Winner;]
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[OUT Q=play in that again]
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[VO-NAT]
Lee Taylor has received the Eugene A. Hawthorne Scholarship. He hoping to make golf a career.
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[IN Q=I'm going]
((LEE TAYLOR:))
[SUPER=01-Lee Taylor/Hawthorne Scholarship Winner;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=something to fall back on]
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The Scott Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament takes place on the 18th through the 21st of this month at the Roanoke Country Club.
[S-Corey]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#SP-67 1447tc]
[GRAPHIC=bills]
When the Buffalo Bills reconvene for Training camp this summer - it's likely that they will be looking for former Hokie Corey Moore to make his mark on special teams.
Corey got his first taste of the NFL suring last weekend's mini-camp where he also played some linebacker.
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[IN Q="you know...]
((COREY MOORE:))
[SUPER=01-Corey Moore/Buffalo Rookie Linebacker; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=...real smoothly."]
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[SUPER=03-Orchard Park, NY;:00]
Moore is excited about playing in Buffalo because the Bills are one of only a handful of teams that still use a four linebacker set.
And he knows he'll be expected to produce like former Bill and Hokie Bruce Smith did in Buffalo.
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[S-USGA]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=RST]
[TAPE#=SP-71 (6:18)]
[GRAPHIC=GOLF]
Folks from the United States Golf Association were at the Homestead yesterday making plans for the United States Mid Amateur Golf championship later this fall.
Roy Stanley has details from the Cascades.
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[IN Q=First audio...]
[SUPER=03-Hot Springs; :00]
[SUPER=01-Win Padgett/USGA Executive Committee; :16]
[SUPER=01-Don Ryder/Cascades Golf Pro; :51]
[SUPER=@Roy1; 1:10]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=.....news 7 sports."]
((The Homesteads Cascades and Lower Cascades courses will host the event this September.
The U-S-G-A picked the courses because of their tradition for amateur events.))
((WIN PADGETT/USGA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:))
((The Cascades course, ranked number three in the country, will set up at over 66-hundred yards and par is 70.
While par on the Lower Cascades course will be 71.
264-amateur will tee off in the first round of stroke play. And the course set ups will be the same hotel guests and the public are use too.))
((DON RYDER/CASCADES GOLF PRO:))
((ROY STANDUP:))
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