[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
Up next on News 7--
Ford announces more recalls.
More than 50- thousand Explorers are recalled, because their tires MIGHT have been sliced when they were run through the assembly line.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And President Bush offers a lesson in citizenship as he addresses the graduates at Notre Dame.
[ANCHOR=Leo]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Start your work week with us-- News 7 Mornin is next.
[Ford-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Product Recall]
Ford is announcing new recalls--
More than 50- thousand new Ford Explorers are being recalled.
(XXXXXXXXXXX)
[TAKE FS GRAPHIC]
The recall affects four- door Explorers built at the plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Ford says an assembly line conveyor belt is too narrow for the wider 2002 model.
The tires were loaded on to the conveyor belt too far to the right.
Because of the narrow belt, the tire tread MAY have been cut.
A Ford official says the cuts do NOT affect tire performance, and there have been NO reports of accidents or injuries because of the problem.
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[Bush-Speech]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Bush]
President Bush has a message for the class of 2001-- help your neighbors.
The President renewed the White House war on povery during a commencement address at Notre Dame yesterday.
Mark Knoller reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-South Bend, IN; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mark Knoller/Reporting; 1:18]
[RUNS=2:00]
[OUT Q=Knoller, CBS News, in New Haven]
[11Hollins-Graduation]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-16- TC-1:04:42]
[GRAPHIC=Hollins]
Commencement ceremonies were also held at Hollins University.
It was the final one for university president Janet (RAS-muh-sin) Rasmussen.
She is stepping down after running the school for five years.
Kate Weidaw talked with Rasmussen about her departure.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Janet Rasmussen/Hollins University President; :15]
[SUPER=01-Anna Lawson/Board of Trustees Chair; :50]
[SUPER=01-Sloane Smith/Hollins Graduate; 1:14]
[SUPER=@Kate1; 1:20]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=kw news7 roanoke co.]
(([NATS OF STUDENTS WALKING IN]
[RUNS= 5]
As these students say good bye to Hollins University, their President will be doing the same.
[NATS OF JANET SPEAKING]
[RUNS= 3]
Janet Rasmussen has lead the University for the last five years.
[SOT 21:55:49]
[INQ=]
((JANET RASMUSSEN: I FEEL VERY PROUD ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER FIVE YEARS. A NEW LIBRARY, OTHER REMODELING ON CAMPUS, A VISUAL ARTS CENTER PLANNED.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
In the Fall Rasmussen signed a five year contract extension despite declining enrollment.
Next year fewer than two hundred students will be in the freshman class.
But she says her resignation comes after philosophical differences between her and the Board of Trustees.
[SOT 21:56:54]
[INQ=]
((JANET RASMUSSEN: THE BOARD AND I DECIDED IT JUST WAS A GOOD TIME TO LEAVE, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A VERY BUSY FIVE YEARS AND THERE WERE SOME EXCITING HORIZONS FOR HOLLINS AND FOR ME.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 9]
[SOT 21:55:16]
[INQ=]
((ANNA LAWSON/CHAIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES: SHE IS SO INTELLIGENT AND SO COMMITTED TO THIS INSTITUTION SHE WILL BE A HUGE SUCCESS WHERE EVER SHE GOES.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
Anna Lawson, the chair of the Board of Trustees says they are open minded to who may become the next President.
[SOT 21:54:26]
[INQ=]
((ANNA LAWSON: IT COULD BE A WOMEN IT COULD BE A MAN , THEY COULD COME FROM HERE OR FAR AWAY IT'S REALLY OPEN.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]
Students like Sloane Smith say the next President should be a woman who can address the needs of the University.
[SOT 22:01:20]
[INQ=]
((SLOANE SMITH/STUDENT: WITH THE NEW GIRLS COMING IN IT'S A NEW WORLD AND IT'S A DIFFERENT CULTURES THEN IT USED TO BE AND I THINK THEY NEED SOME ONE WHO IS IN TOUCH WITH THAT.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 5]
[STANDUP 22:03:20]
[INQ=]
((KATE WEIDAW/REPORING: THE UNIVERSITY DOESN'T PLAN TO LOOK FOR A NEW PRESIDENT UNTIL AFTER THE SUMMER, IN THE MEANTIME WALTER RUGABER, A RETIRED PUBLISHER WITH THE ROANOKE TIMES, WILL BE THE INTERIM PRESIDENT. KATE WEIDAW NEWS7 ROANOKE COUNTY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 14]
))
[11UVA-Graduation]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-29 TC-13:40]
[GRAPHIC=UVA]
University of Virginia graduates were serenaded during their ceremony.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/UVA Video;]
The head of the Human Genome Project delivered yesterday's commencement address.
Doctor Francis Collins is a 1970 U-V-A grad... who concluded yesterday's ceremony by strapping on a guitar and bringing the 56- hundred graduates to their feet.
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[SOT 15:53:24]
[IN Q=I worked, I studied]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Francis S. Collins/Commencement Speaker;]
[RUNS=31]
[OUT Q=did it their way.(applause.)]
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[VO-NAT]
The ceremony was a welcome break for the college, after more than 120 students were accused of cheating.
About a dozen accused were among the graduates.
If they're found guilty by a student panel, they could be stripped of their diplomas.
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[11Fire-Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-14 TC-1:05:43]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It's a job that requires strength, courage, and risking your life.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Firefighters who died in the line of duty in Roanoke were remembered yesterday.
The names of the men were called out and a memorial bell was rung after each name.
Last year a statue was dedicated to them.
The last firefighter who died in the line of duty was in November of 19-85.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:02:12]
[IN Q=it lets their]
((CHUCK WELLS: IT LETS THEIR FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEY ARE REMEMBERED NOT ONLY BY THEIR COWORKERS BUT BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN ROANOKE.))
[SUPER=01-Chuck Wells/Roanoke Firefighters Association President;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=administration in Roanoke.]
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[VO-NAT]
Chuck Wells says safer equipment and closed cabs on the fire trucks have prevented other lives from being lost.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Wall Street resumes trading this week after posting gains last week.
Renay San Miguel has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Renay San Miguel/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:42]
[OUT Q=Marketwatch-dot-com, New York]
((Information:
ONCAM=Renay
IT'S GETTING TO BE A FULL-TIME JOB FOR MANY WALL STREET WATCHERS: HOW
TO EXPLAIN A STOCK MARKET RALLY WHEN LAYOFFS AND WEAK EARNINGS ARE STILL
DOMINATING BUSINESS HEADLINES. CONSIDER THE FACT THAT BOTH THE DOW AND
THE NASDAQ GAINED ABOUT 4 PERCENT LAST WEEK, EVEN AS COMPANIES LIKE DELL
COMPUTER WERE LOWERING SALES ESTIMATES FOR ITS CURRENT QUARTER.
ADD TO THAT LAST WEEK'S REAPPEARANCE OF THE SUCCESSFUL INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING, AND YOU'VE GOT SOME INVESTORS STILL PARTYING LIKE ITS 1999.
ESS=graphic
IT CERTAINLY WAS THE CASE FOR THE DOW..IT GAINED 53 POINTS ON FRIDAY TO
CLOSE AT 11-THOUSAND 301..
ESS=graphic
THE NASDAQ SHOWED A SMALL GAIN..IT WAS UP FIVE POINTS TO CLOSE JUST SHY
OF THE 22-HUNDRED MARK..
ESS=graphic
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES WAS THE MOST ACTIVE STOCK ON FRIDAY..THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT COMPANY IS REPORTEDLY IN TALKS WITH
FRANCE'S ALCATEL FOR A POSSIBLE MERGER..
ESS=graphic
BUT PALM COMPUTER, THE LEADING MAKER OF HANDHELD ORGANIZERS, GOT THE
BACK OF INVESTORS' HANDS AFTER ISSUING A PROFIT WARNING..SALES WILL BE
HALF OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED..
ESS=graphic
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WERE FALLING INTO THE GAP LAST QUARTER..THE
CLOTHING RETAILER'S PROFITS WERE DOWN 50 PERCENT FROM THE SAME TIME LAST
YEAR..
ONCAM=renay
AND FRIDAY WAS A DAY TO REMEMBER WHAT A STELLAR I-P-O LOOKED LIKE...
ESS=graphic
BOTH INSTINET, THE BIGGEST ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR STOCK
TRADERS,
ESS=global powr
AND GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT, A MAKER OF GAS TURBINES FOR ENERGY
GENERATION, ZOOMED ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF TRADING.
ONCAM=
THE WEEK AHEAD HAS MORE EARNINGS FROM THE RETAIL SPACE,
ESS=upcoming earnings
ESPECIALLY FOR TOYS R'US, INTIMATE BRANDS - PARENT COMPANY OF
VICTORIA'S SECRET - TARGET, TOMMY HILFIGER AND COMPUTER ASSSOCIATES.
ESS= =economic news
ECONOMIC INDICATORS TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK INCLUDE THE LATEST ON
AMERICA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ALONG WITH NEW AND EXISTING HOME SALES.
ESS=mktw
CHECK OUT OUR HOME ON THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST ON MARKET NEWS AT CBS
DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM.
ONCAM=
I'M RSM, CBS MKTW-DOT-COM, NEW YORK.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[11Juicies]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-18 TC-47:13]
[GRAPHIC=none]
An adult nightclub in Montgomery County is closing its doors for good as part of a plea agreement.
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[VO-NAT 500-2 1:39:39]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./April 1996;]
The closure stems from a raid at Juicie's Exotic Cabaret in Plum Creek back in January.
Managers and employees were charged with violating state alcohol laws as well as the county's nudity ordinance.
(-------------)
[anchor=Kim]
[ss=none]
The strip club is shutting its doors permanently as part of a plea agreement.
Under the agreement, the state has agreed to suspend a 75- hundred dollar fine as long as the company opens no business in Montgomery County that includes nude performances.
[11Local-Colors]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-24 TC-17:07]
[GRAPHIC=none]
An estimated 25 to 30- thousand people attended this weekend's Local Colors Multicultural Festival.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
70 countries were featured in the event which was held in Roanoke's Downtown Market.
There was authentic food cooked right in front of you, crafts, and performances by German singers and other groups.
The Indian Village even featured dancing and chanting.
Pearl Fu has been putting on this event for more than a decade.
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[SOT 2:06:23]
[IN Q=people don't think]
((PEARL FU: PEOPLE DON'T THINK ROANOKE HAS THIS MUCH DIVERSITY AND WHEN THEY COME TO LOCAL COLORS THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES INVOLVED AND THEY ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE AND WANT TO SHARE IT.))
[SUPER=01-Pearl Fu/Local Colors Organizer]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=want to share it.]
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[VO-NAT]
Five new countries joined the festival this year.
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[11Danville-Festival]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-15 TC-55:03]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A country music star performed for the home crowd at Danville's Festival in the Park.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
Organizers estimate more than ten thousand people showed up for the three day event.
The festival wrapped up yesterday with a free concert by Ricky Van Shelton.
The country music star was born in Danville and grew up in Pittsylvania County.
Shelton says performing in Southside was not only special for him but also his fans.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 16:26:36]
[IN Q=I got a lot of friends here]
((RICKY VAN SHELTON/COUNTRY MUSIC STAR: I GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE. AND BACK IN ALTA VISTA, I LIVED CLOSER TO ALTA VISTA THAN I DID DANVILLE, THIS WHOLE AREA IS MY STOMPING GROUND. ITS GREAT TO BE BACK HOME. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Ricky Van Shelton/Country Music Star]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=place like home]
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[VO-NAT]
Before the concert, Mayor John Hamlin presented Shelton with a key to the city.
Shelton performed for more than a hour.
The free concert was sponsored by WDBJ 7.
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[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, tis the season for ticks.
Doctor Dave Hnida has some tips on how to prevent them this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
DR DAVE:
-GO FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS, OR WEEDS- AND YOUVE GOT TO THINK ABOUT
TICKS-
THEY ESPECIALLY LOVE TO HIDE IN GRASS OR BRUSH- BUT FRANKLY CAN BE FOUND
IN ANY TYPE OF VEGETATION
AND EVEN THOUGHT TICKS ARE SMALL- THEY CAN CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS- SO THE
BEST MEDICINE IS PREVENTIVE MEDICINE- KEEP THOSE TICKS FROM TAKING HOLD
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
HERES HOW-START WITH:
LONG PANTS- LONG SLEEVES- MAYBE EVEN A CAP
INSECT REPELLENT IS A GOOD IDEA TOO- BUT SPRAY IT ON YOUR CLOTHES- NOT
YOUR BARE SKIN.
AND AFTER YOUVE BEEN OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE- CHECK YOUR SKIN - THINK SMALL-
A BABY TICK IS ONLY THE SIZE OF A POPPY SEED.
NOW IF YOU FIND A TICK ON YOUR SKIN- GET TWEEZERS- GRASP AS CLOSE TO
THE SKIN AS POSSIBLE- AND PULL STAIGHT OUT- DONT TWIST OR SQUEEZE
ITS ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IN MOST CASES- FOR A TICK TO SPREAD
DISEASE- ITS GOT TO BE ON YOUR SKIN FOR AT LEAST 12- 24 HOURS-- ITS NOT
A MATTER OF A SIMPLE BITE.
BUT NONETHELESS IF YOUD DEVELOP FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS- OR A RASH- PLAY IT
SAFE AND SEE YOUR DOCTOR.
I'M DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #3]
[2-HEADLINES]
[Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
More recalls of Ford S-U-V's...
50- thousand new Ford Explorers are being recalled.
The wider 2002 models could have cuts on their right tire treads.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A Montgomery County adult nightclub is closing down.
The closure stems from a raid at Juicie's Exotic Cabaret in Plum Creek back in January.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And nearly 250 Hollins University graduates said goodbye to the school yesterday.
So did President Janet Rasmussen, who presided over her final commencement at the University yesterday.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Monday, May 21st.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[2-Ford-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Product Recall]
Ford has been down THIS road before--
The company is announcing a new round of recalls.
(XXXXXXXXXXXX)
[Take FS BOARD]
More than 50- thousand new Ford Explorers are being recalled.
The recall affects four- door Explorers built at the plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Ford says an assembly line conveyor belt is too narrow for the wider 2002 model.
The tires were loaded on to the conveyor belt too far to the right.
Because of the narrow belt, the tire tread MAY have been cut.
A Ford official says the cuts do NOT affect tire performance, and there have bee NO reports of accidents or injuries because of the problem.
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[Memorial-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A report says prices at the gas pump have leveled off just in time for Memorial Day weekend -- the unofficial start of the summer driving season.
According to the Lundberg Survey, increased supplies have temporarily put an end to big price hikes.
Over the last two months, motorists have seen prices go up an average of 29-cents a gallon.
The average price is one dollar, 76 cents per gallon.
[2-Bush-Speech]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
President Bush is going back to school--
Today, he'll return to his alma mater, Yale University.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-South Bend, IN;]
Yesterday, the President delivered the commencement address to 25- hundred graduates at Notre Dame.
His message was to "revive the spirit of citizenship".
Bush used the speech as a way to renew the White House war on poverty, and to encourage young people to help those in need.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:10:58]
[IN Q=If you haven't thought...]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=prison of wants.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The President also defended his
controversial plans to funnel more federal money to religious-based community service programs.
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[2-11Hollins-Graduation]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-16- TC-1:04:42]
[GRAPHIC=Hollins]
It's not only a new beginning for nearly 2-hundred-fifty Hollins University students, but for the school's president as well.
Janet (RAS-muh-sin) Rasmussen is stepping down after running the school for five years.
She presided over her final commencement at the University yesterday.
Kate Weidaw talked with Rasmussen about her departure.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Janet Rasmussen/Hollins University President; :15]
[SUPER=01-Anna Lawson/Board of Trustees Chair; :50]
[SUPER=01-Sloane Smith/Hollins Graduate; 1:14]
[SUPER=@Kate1; 1:20]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=kw news7 roanoke co.]
(([NATS OF STUDENTS WALKING IN]
[RUNS= 5]
As these students say good bye to Hollins University, their President will be doing the same.
[NATS OF JANET SPEAKING]
[RUNS= 3]
Janet Rasmussen has lead the University for the last five years.
[SOT 21:55:49]
[INQ=]
((JANET RASMUSSEN: I FEEL VERY PROUD ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER FIVE YEARS. A NEW LIBRARY, OTHER REMODELING ON CAMPUS, A VISUAL ARTS CENTER PLANNED.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
In the Fall Rasmussen signed a five year contract extension despite declining enrollment.
Next year fewer than two hundred students will be in the freshman class.
But she says her resignation comes after philosphical differences between her and the Board of Trustees.
[SOT 21:56:54]
[INQ=]
((JANET RASMUSSEN: THE BOARD AND I DECIDED IT JUST WAS A GOOD TIME TO LEAVE, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A VERY BUSY FIVE YEARS AND THERE WERE SOME EXCITING HORIZONS FOR HOLLINS AND FOR ME.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 9]
[SOT 21:55:16]
[INQ=]
((ANNA LAWSON/CHAIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES: SHE IS SO INTELLIGENT AND SO COMMITTED TO THIS INSTITUTION SHE WILL BE A HUGE SUCCESS WHERE EVER SHE GOES.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
Anna Lawson, the chair of the Board of Trustees says they are open minded to who may become the next President.
[SOT 21:54:26]
[INQ=]
((ANNA LAWSON: IT COULD BE A WOMEN IT COULD BE A MAN , THEY COULD COME FROM HERE OR FAR AWAY IT'S REALLY OPEN.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]
Students like Sloane Smith say the next President should be a woman who can address the needs of the University.
[SOT 22:01:20]
[INQ=]
((SLOANE SMITH/STUDENT: WITH THE NEW GIRLS COMING IN IT'S A NEW WORLD AND IT'S A DIFFERENT CULTURES THEN IT USED TO BE AND I THINK THEY NEED SOME ONE WHO IS IN TOUCH WITH THAT.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 5]
[STANDUP 22:03:20]
[INQ=]
((KATE WEIDAW/REPORING: THE UNIVERSITY DOESN'T PLAN TO LOOK FOR A NEW PRESIDENT UNTIL AFTER THE SUMMER, IN THE MEANTIME WALTER RUGABER, A RETIRED PUBLISHER WITH THE ROANOKE TIMES, WILL BE THE INTERIM PRESIDENT. KATE WEIDAW NEWS7 ROANOKE COUNTY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 14]
))
[11Ann-Compton]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-28 TC-18:07]
[GRAPHIC=hollins]
The commencement speech was given by a well known graduate of Hollins.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Ann Compton graduated from the school in 1969 and is currently a Washington Correspondent for ABC News.
She told students that their education from Hollins will be recognized where ever they go.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 21:51:26]
[IN Q=there are]
((ANN COMPTON: THERE ARE SO MANY WOMEN IN WASHINGTON ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT I MEET THAT SAY I WENT TO HOLLINS SO THERE REALLY IS A CONNECTION THAT YOU HANG ONTO FOREVER.))
[SUPER=01-Ann Compton/Hollins University 1969 Alumna]
[RUNS=9]
[OUT Q=hang onto forever.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
You might remember Compton from her earlier days at WDBJ.
She began as an intern during her junior year and later established the Richmond bureau.
In 19-73 Compton joined the ABC network.
(------------)
[11Ax-Brambleton]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-09 TC-1:42:33]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
Roanoke County police say alcohol may have been a factor in an accident on Brambleton Avenue.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Police say the driver of a blue S-U-V flipped near the intersection at 4-19 at about 10-o'clock last night.
Authorities say they are still investigating.
There is no word on the condition of the driver.
(------------)
[6-Fire-Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Firefighters risk their lives everyday, saving homes and people.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday, firefighters who died in the line of duty in Roanoke were remembered.
The names of the men were called out and a memorial bell was rung after each name.
Last year a statue was dedicated to them.
The last firefighter who died in the line of duty was in November of 19-85.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:02:12]
[IN Q=it lets their]
((CHUCK WELLS: IT LETS THEIR FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEY ARE REMEMBERED NOT ONLY BY THEIR COWORKERS BUT BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN ROANOKE.))
[SUPER=01-Chuck Wells/Roanoke Firefighters Association President;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=administration in Roanoke.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Wells says safer equipment and closed cabs on the fire trucks have prevented other lives from being lost.
(------------)
[2-11Juicies]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-18 TC-47:13]
[GRAPHIC=none]
There won't be any more performances at a Montgomery County adult nightclub.
It's closing shop as part of a plea agreement.
(------------)
[VO-NAT 500-2 1:39:39]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./April 1996;]
The closure stems from a raid at Juicie's Exotic Cabaret in Plum Creek back in January.
Managers and employees were charged with violating state alcohol laws as well as the county's nudity ordinance.
(-------------)
[anchor=Kim]
[ss=none]
The strip club is shutting its doors permanently as part of a plea agreement.
Under the agreement, the state has agreed to suspend a 75- hundred dollar fine as long as the company opens no business in Montgomery County that includes nude performances.
[11Bluefield-Derail]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=NS Derailment]
Officials are blaming inclement weather for a train derailment near Bluefield that spilled nearly a thousand gallons of diesel fuel.
The train was moving 164- empty coal cars between Roanoke and Bluefield when the train derailed Saturday afternoon.
Local fire officials say heavy rain dislodged a rock from a wall... which landed on the tracks.
No one was injured.
[11Feedback, May 20]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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One viewer shares her experience with eminent domain in this week's News 7 Feedback.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean.
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((A viewer from Troutville (Karen Clark) who's had some dealings with state transportation officials over land for a road project praised our recent series on eminent domain, and had some advice for others in the same situation:
"What VDOT told us they were going to do, and what they actually did were entirely different. We are being told now that since we signed their papers there is nothing we can do. We understand that eminent domain is necessary, but after dealing with VDOT we realize how uninformed and naive we were to think we would get fair market value for our land."
Pronunciation of certain places in Virginia irked another viewer (Grace Layne/Glasgow).
"Why do you educated people pronounce Botetourt as "Botetot" and Staunton as "Stanton?" A visitor from Pennsylvania asked me why did we pronounce those words incorrectly. I told her it started back in early days when there was very little education. But there's no excuse with the educational system we have today."
And a piece in one of our newscasts brought sharp words from a Collinsville viewer (Jim Maxwell).
"Why did you waste those few last moments of your newscast with the story on "Pregnant Bikini Contest"! Isn't there something that's more newsworthy than this kind of "contest"? In the future, please, use some common sense when making decisions on what to broadcast."
Here's how to share your pronouncements with us and other viewers.
Letters should be sent to PO Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
Our fax number is 343-7269.
E-mail address, news@wdbj7.com.
And our website, wdbj7.com, has an online forum.
Joe McKean, News-7.))
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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Roanoke County police say alcohol may have been a factor in an accident on Brambleton Avenue.
Police say the driver of a blue S-U-V flipped near the intersection at 4-19 at about 10-o'clock last night.
Authorities are still investigating.
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Juicie's Exotic Cabaret in Plum Creek is closing its doors for good as part of a plea agreement.
Managers and employees were charged back in January with violating state alcohol laws as well as the county's nudity ordinance.
Under the agreement, the state has agreed to suspend a 75- hundred dollar fine as long as the company opens no business in Montgomery County that includes nude performances.
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Firefighters who died in the line of duty in Roanoke were remembered yesterday.
The names of the men were called out and a memorial bell was rung after each name.
The last firefighter who died in the line of duty was in November of 19-85.
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Now here's Shannon Young with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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