[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
Up next on News 7--
It's up to the community as to what happens to the Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science.
The School Board may renovate the half- century- old building, or construct a new one.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And Roanoke residents will also get to help design the city's future for the next 20 years...
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
All that straight ahead on News 7- Mornin.
[11Roanoke-Academy]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-40; TC 23:25:11]
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[**ANCHOR TAG**]
The fate of the Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science is in the hands of the community.
The Roanoke City School Board is trying to decide whether to invest 7-point-five million dollars to renovate the school, or spend 10-million to build a new one.
Meredyth Censullo has more.
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[IN Q=Roanoke Academy...]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=01-Mac McCadden/Former Rke. Academy Teacher;:16]
[SUPER=01-Patricia Price/Roanoke Academy Parent;:55]
[SUPER=@Meredyth2;1:16]
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[OUT Q=news 7, Roanoke.]
(( Roanoke Academy was built in the 40s - as a junior high.
Two reason's why the school board is looking to invest millions - an out of date building suited for older children, not the preschool and elementary students that learn here now.
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[SOT @ 1:18:31 - 1:18:49]
[IN Q=It was built...]
((MAC McCADDEN: IT WAS BUILT FOR STUDENTS A LITTLE BIT OLDER, LEGS A LITTLE LONGER, STAIRS A LITTLE LONGER THAN WOULD BE FOR ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN AND I LOOK AT IT THAT WAY AND I THINK MAYBE THE BEST THING FOR THIS AREA, COMMUNITY IS THAT WE DEMOLISH THIS SCHOOL.))
[RUNS:18]
[OUT Q=this school.]
Superintendent Wayne Harris says that's one option he's offering up to parents, teachers and the community -
Build a new school...
Or fix up the old one, adding new classrooms and a media center and renovating the auditorium, gym and cafeteria.
That option appeals to some who want to preserve the school's history.
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[SOT @ 1:19:53 - 1:20:01]
[IN Q=Leave it...]
((PATRICIA PRICE: LEAVE IT HERE, RENOVATE IT, BECAUSE IF YOU BUILD ANOTHER BUILDING IT WILL NOT BE ROANOKE ACADEMY...THIS IS THE ACADEMY.))
[RUNS:07]
[OUT Q=the academy.]
If the School Board decides to build a new school, they're faced with another dilemma - construct it here, or ask the city if they can build it in adjacent Kennedy Park for use as a community facility.
Superintendent Harris says that option would ALSO go to the community for feedback.
Meredyth Censullo, News7, Roanoke.))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The last of several public hearings will held today at Roanoke Academy at 3:30.
Superintendent Harris says he WILL make a recommendation to the school board tonight.
[11Vision-2001]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-29]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Vision 2001]
Roanoke residents can help determine the city's future tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
City council is revising its comprehensive plan, which determines the next 20 years.
Residents can choose where they want new housing and which neighborhoods they want preserved.
They can also target locations for new businesses and new parks.
Or, they could talk about cultural needs in the city.
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[SOT 14:28:07]
[IN Q=I think]
((I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PENTUP DEMAND AND ENERGY IN THE CITIZENRY TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A LOT OF CITIZENS PARTICIPATE.))
[SUPER=01-Darlene Burcham/Roanoke City Manager;]
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[OUT Q=citizens participate]
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[VO-NAT]
Tonight's meeting starts at 7 at the Civic Center.
Roanoke residents will also get a survey in the mail as part of the new Roanoke city magazine.
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[Mideast-Peace]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
With calls for peace coming from all over the world, Israel decided to give it another chance.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nazareth;]
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had threatened Palestinians with forceful military action, unless they met last night's deadline to end fighting in the Middle East.
Now, Israel has extended that deadline indefinitely.
The U-N's Secretary - General is meeting with both sides, trying to act as mediator.
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[SOT 3:05:19]
[IN Q=The time is short]
((KOFI ANNAN/U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL: THE TIME IS SHORT. THE STAKES ARE HIGH. THE PRICE FOR FAILURE IS MORE THAN ANY ONE OF US WANTS TO PAY.))
[SUPER=01-Kofi Annan/U. N. Secretary General]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=wants to pay]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile, President Clinton is trying to arrange a summit between the two leaders, but neither side seems willing to take the first step.
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[Yugoslavia]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Yugoslavia's new leader is consolidating power, as remnants of Slobodan Milosevic's government are crumbling.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Belgrade, Yugoslavia;]
New president Vojislav Kostunica (VAW'-yee-slahv) (kohsh-TOO'-nee-tzuh) is putting his supporters in the judiciary,
banks, and state-run companies.
As a gesture of faith in the new leadership, the European Union lifted some sanctions, including the oil embargo, yesterday.
And all the major parties in Serbia, the main Yugoslav republic, have agreed to hold parliamentary elections in December.
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[11Native-Protest]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-31 TC1:16:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Columbus Day brought parades and protests during observances in New York, Denver and other U-S cities.
In Virginia, the concerns of native Americans were also heard.
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[VO-NAT]
Early yesterday morning in Richmond, someone poured a liquid that looked like blood onto a statue of Christopher Columbus.
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg]
In Blacksburg, Virginia Tech students gathered on the drill field to bring attention to native American issues.
Among their concerns, is what one protester described as "the misuse of Indian culture" in the school system.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This group of us]
((THIS GROUP OF US HAVE JUST GOTTEN TOGETHER TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING EDUCATED IN A WAY THAT CAN HELP ALL OF US TRULY APPRECIATE DIVERSITY. AND TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF OUR STORIES AND HOW THIS HISTORY THAT'S OUR HISTORY HAS ALSO THESE DIFFERENT STRANDS.))
((WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO BE ANTI- COLUMBUS. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE. MOST OF WHAT PEOPLE KNOW OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND 1492 IS WHAT THEY WERE TOLD IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL AMERICAN HISTORY TEXTBOOKS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PROMOTE A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT))
[SUPER=01-Harry Dyer/Native American; :00]
[SUPER=01-Shane Johnson/Virginia Tech Student; :25]
[RUNS=:40]
[OUT Q=promote a different viewpoint.]
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[VO-NAT]
The demonstrators who gathered at Virginia tech, also support the effort to change the names of sports teams and school mascots that use native American themes, including the Blacksburg Indians.
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[11SJ-Hospital]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=00-36 TC53:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lexington will begin construction on a new hospital next month.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/October 1998]
Stonewall Jackson Hospital has been cramped for years. Two years ago, the hospital board decided to build a new facility instead of renovating the present one.
Now the work is about to begin, with groundbreaking set for November 10th.
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[Nobel-Prize]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physics have been announced.
Americans Herbert Kroemer and Jack Kilby and Russian Zhores Alferov take top honors.
The Nobel Prize in chemistry will also be announced today.
Those awards are worth 915- thousand- dollars each.
Yesterday, two U-S based scientists and one from Sweden took Nobel Prize honors for their work in medicine.
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, a new study breastfeeding mothers should avoid certain foods because their children could develop allergies.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
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((Information:
ON CAM
IF YOU ARE A BREAST-FEEDING MOM, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD ITS A GOOD IDEA
TO AVOID SPICY FOODS; ONIONS, AND SO FORTH BECAUSE THEY COULD CAUSE YOUR
INFANT TO BECOME A LITTLE CRANKY.
VT=VO
NOW COMES WORD OF A MORE IMPORTANT REASON TO AVOID CERTAIN FOODS. THE
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION REPORTS THE MORE FAT IN A MOM'S
DIET, THE HIGHER THE CHANCE HER CHILD WILL GO ON TO DEVELOP ALLERGIES.
RESEARCHERS SAY JUICY BURGERS, FRIES, AND CHIPS SHOULD BE BREAST-FEEDING
NO-NO'S ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A STRONG FAMILY HISTORY OF ALLERGIES. THE
REASON: THAT HIGH FAT EVIDENTIALLY MAKES THE BABY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM EXTRA
SENSITIVE.
ON CAM
NOW FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT BREAST FEEDING- THERE'S A FAT THAT IS ON THE
GOOD GUY LIST- AND NOT JUST FOR A HEALTHY HEART. THAT FAT IS THE FAT
FOUND IN OLIVE OIL. RESEARCHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SAY OLIVE OIL CAN
PROTECT YOU FROM COLON CANCER. A STUDY CONDUCTED IN 28 COUNTRIES SHOWS
THE MORE OLIVE OIL IN THE DIET- THE LOWER THE RISK OF COLON CANCER.
VT=VO
AND FINALLY TODAY- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FLATTER STOMACH, ONE WAY TO
GET THERE IS SIT-UPS AND CRUNCHES. BUT A WORD OF WARNING FROM THE
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION WHO SAYS PEOPLE WITH THIN BONES
CAN BREAK A BONE WHILE DOING STOMACH EXERCISES. AND THE KICKER HERE:
MOST OF THOSE WHO SUFFER FRACTURES OF THE SPINE ARE YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO
DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS.THATS WHY WE RECOMMEND ROUTINE
BONE DENSITY SCANS BEGINNING IN YOUR 30'S AND 40'S.
ON CAM
THAT'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. I'M DR. DAVE HNIDA
FOR CBS NEWS.))
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[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=KMC/SYO]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Floyd county authorities discover a dead woman's body inside a car near an abandoned house.
Sources say it was an 18-year-old woman from Pennsylvania who had been missing for several days.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
A new airline is coming in for a landing at the Roanoke Regional Airport.
Potomac Air could mean more flights and cheaper airfare into and out of the Star city.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And veterans of the Korean War are honored.
The Daughters of the American Revolution in Danville paid tribute to them yesterday.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, October 10th.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[11Floyd-Body]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-35 TC48:46]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Authorities found a dead woman's body in a car in Floyd County.
It was discovered early yesterday morning.
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Investigators found the body in the trunk of a junked car near an abandoned house off Sandy Flats Road.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;]
They're not releasing her name or the details of how she was killed, because they say it could compromise the investigation.
Sources tell News-7 that it was an 18-year-old woman from Pennsylvania who had been missing for several days. Investigators believe her body may have been in the trunk for one to two days.
It's been sent to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke for an autopsy and full identification.
Investigators say no one who lives near where the body was found is a suspect.
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[11Potomac-Air]
[ANCHOR=shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-34 TC49:09]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Regional Airport]
A new airline will make its home in Roanoke as early as November.
The arrival of Potomac Air could mean more and cheaper flights into and out of Roanoke.
Jennifer Miele reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Roanoke Regional Airport]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jacqueline Shuck/Roanoke Regional Airport; :18]
[SUPER=@jennifer1; 1:11]
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[OUT Q=News 7, Roanoke]
(( Roanoke Regional Airport spent $800,000 revamping what it calls "hangar four." U.S. Airways used to do maintenance there, but pulled out three years ago.
Before Roanoke Regional started looking for a new tenant, Potomac Air landed a deal.
[SOT]
[IN Q=We've done a lot]
((JACQUELINE SHUCK/ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT: WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND WERE ABOUT TO GO OUT AND START TO HEAVILY RECRUIT AND FIND AN OPERATOR TO COME IN, WHEN THEY SORT OF APPROACHED US FIRST.))
[OUT Q=approached us first.]
[RUNS10]
Potomac Air will service Washington, D.C. traffic.
The new airline is a subsidiary of U.S. Airways. If the merger between U.S. Airways and United Airlines goes through, officials say Potomac Air could grow faster than anyone anticipated.
[SOT]
[IN Q=We're very hopeful, in time]
((JACQUELINE SHUCK/ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT: WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL, IN TIME, IT WILL GROW INTO REGIONAL JET, MAYBE FULL SIZE JET SERVICE.))
[RUNS06]
[OUT Q=size jet service.]
Potomac Air is hiring pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, dispatchers and crew schedulers immediately.
[SOT]
[IN Q=It's always good]
((JACQUELINE SHUCK/ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A TENANT WHO IS AN AIRLINE DOING MAINTENANCE THERE. IT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF PLANES COMING IN. THEY DON'T LIKE BRINGING THEM IN AND GOING OUT EMPTY. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT IN TIME IT WILL GROW INTO MORE AIR SERVICE.))
[OUT Q=more air service.]
[RUNS15]
[STAND UP]
((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: POTOMAC AIR OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER. A NEW AIRLINE COULD BE JUST WHAT ROANOKE REGIONAL NEEDS TO TAKE OFF. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.)) ))
[11Korean-Vet]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-32 TC1:19:17]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The Daughters of the American Revolution in Danville paid tribute to Korean War veterans.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
It was 50 years ago when American troops first fought in Korea.
Fifth district congressman, Virgil Goode, dedicated a U-S flag and State Senator Charles Hawkins dedicated a Virginia State flag.
22 Americans from Pittsylvania County and Danville died during the conflict. Many veterans say they're proud of serving but there are many memories they would like to forget.
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[SOT 25:53]
[IN Q=There's so much]
((CARLTON DUNN/KOREAN WAR VETERAN: THERE'S SO MUCH...HAVING TO SLEEP IN MUD HOLES. YOUR FOX HOLE WAS FULL OF WATER HALF THE TIME. AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS COMING OVER THE HILL HALF THE TIME OR WITH IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF OVER THERE.))
[SUPER=01-Carlton Dunn/Korean War Veteran;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=stuff over there.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Korean War lasted from 1950 to 1953.
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[Space-Shuttle]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Discovery Launch]
NASA hopes the third try is the charm as it attempts again to launch space shuttle Discovery.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kennedy Space Ctr., FL;]
Lift- off is scheduled for 7- 40 this evening.
Howling winds at the Kennedy Space Center stopped yesterday's countdown.
The weather isn't expected to be much better tonight.
Forecasters say there's a 70- percent chance that winds or clouds will again delay the 100th shuttle mission.
Once it finally gets off the ground, Discovery will deliver two new segments to the international space station.
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[Tech2000]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=TECH2000]
[GRAPHIC=TECH 2000]
This is a short week for the Virginia Tech football team.
With more on that, plus an update on what's happening with Tech players of the past, the present and the future - here's Mike Stevens with this morning's Tech 2000 report.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=GOOD MORNING]
[RUNS=2:57]
[OUT Q=...take care everyone."]
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((The Big East's leading rusher Tanardo Sharps was in Blacksburg this past Saturday as well as Lee Suggs and Andre Kendrick, who each helped key the Hokies top Temple with their ground efforts.
But the running back getting the most attention from the Tech coaches was number 2 Kevin Jones.
The six-two 200 pound tailback from Cardinal O'Hara high school in Chester, Pennsylvania took an unofficial visit to Blacksburg to take in Homecoming 2000.
((KEVIN JONES:))
Jones, who runs a 4 point 2- 40, bench presses 335 pounds and has a 38 inch vertical leap is considered the top prep running back in the nation.
((KEVIN JONES:))
Jones dad says right now Virginia Tech is number one of their list, ahead of Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin and Tennessee.
Speaking of lists - former Hokie all-American Jim Druckenmiller fell off the lists of every NFL team this summer when he was cut by the Dolphins. The 49ers first round pick in 1997 says he can't wait for the new XFL draft at the end of the month.
((JIM DRUCKENMILLER:))
Druck never had to deal with the pressure of begin a starting college quarterback until his junior season. Conversly, Michael Vick has been in the hotseat for two years. His play has been erratic at times this year, and through five games Michael says his midterm grade should be a B.))
((MICHAEL VICK:))
[Tape tosses to break]
[BUMP-Chyron]
[COMM #6]
[RU-486]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=RU-486]
A Virginia law requiring parental notification before minors have abortions applies to R-U-486.
That ruling came yesterday from Attorney General Mark Earley.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the abortion pill late last month.
Earley had his staff evaluate the law in light of the F-D-A's action.
Virginia is one of 32 states with parental notice or consent laws for minors seeking abortions -- but it's one of the
first to say its law applies to R-U-486.[11Lynchburg-Registrar]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-33 TC1:11:17]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Lynchburg's voter registrar expects continued success at its new location inside the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
The registrar's office moved to the D-M-V last month to make it easier for people to register to vote.
In their first day, the staff signed up more new voters than they had in six months at City Hall.
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[SOT 9:48:43]
[IN Q=I think that]
((ANNE- MARIE MIDDLESWORTH/LYNCHBURG VOTER REGISTRAR: I THINK THAT WE ARE STILL SERVING THE PUBLIC OUT HERE THAT WOULD ALREADY BE COMING TO THIS OFFICE, AND WE STILL HAVE THAT ACCESSIBILITY AT CITY HALL WITH VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET OUT HERE, SO I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO COVER OUR BASES IN BOTH LOCATIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Anne Middlesworth/Lynchburg Voter Registrar]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=in both locations.]
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[VO-NAT]
There also are 17 other locations where Lynchburg residents can pick up registration forms.
The deadline for registering in the November election is 5 p-m today.
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[Anchor=Shannon]
[SS=none]
You can learn more about the voter registration process today on News 7 at Noon.[1181-Funding]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=81 Safety]
Interstate 81 could see new safety technology soon, paid for with federal money.
The House has passed the final version of a bill that provides three million dollars.
Senate approval and President Clinton's signature are expected.
The money would help pay for instruments along 81 that would determine road hazards such as bad weather or congestion and signs to warn drivers.
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/Syo]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Investigators found a woman's body in the trunk of a junked car near an abandoned house off Sandy Flats Road in Floyd County early yesterday morning.
They're not releasing her name or the details of how she was killed, because they say it could compromise the investigation.
Investigators say no one who lives near where the body was found is a suspect.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
The Roanoke Regional Airport will be the operations hub of Potomac Air.
The company's arrival will add jobs and could mean more and less expensive flights into and out of Roanoke.
Potomac Air will service Washington, D.C. traffic.
Operations will begin as early as November.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Roanoke residents will play an important role in determining the city's future.
City council is revising its comprehensive plan, which determines the next 20 years.
Among the issues, residents can choose where they want new housing and which neighborhoods they want preserved.
A meeting will be held at the Civic Center tonight beginning at 7.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(Shannon mic hot)
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(Shannon ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The proposed]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6.]
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[Desk=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
(toss)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
(ad lib bye)
[Desk=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
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