WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 04/16/02

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[SUPER=@Kimberly1;]

[7-AM-Rescue-Mission]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Roanoke City Council members have taken a big step in a controversial re-zoning plan... Last night, they opened the doors for an expansion of the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
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[SOT 03:15:19]
[IN Q=Nineteen years ago]
((19 YEARS AGO, THE RESCUE MISSION SAVED MY LIFE AND I THINK THE SAME PRIVILEGE THAT WAS AFFORDED ME 19 YEARS AGO SHOULD BE EXTENDED ALSO TO OUR PRECIOUS WOMEN AND CHILDREN.))
[SUPER=01-David Burnley/Rescue Mission Supporter;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=precious women and children.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Supporters of the Rescue Mission turned out in force... praising the organization and its plan for a new residential recovery program for women and their children.
But residents of the area said the Rescue Mission has not been a good neighbor, and they fear the effects of the expansion.
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[SOT 03:04:01]
[IN Q=I am not opposed]
((I AM NOT OPPOSED TO HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE, BUT I AM OPPOSED TO THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THE INABILITY OF THE RESCUE MISSION TO CONTROL THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Wanda Kemp/Expansion Opponent;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=to control them.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Council approved the rezoning on a 5 to 1 vote, but members said they would not support another expansion of the Rescue Mission at the current location.

[7-11Bush-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=George W. Bush]
The president of the United States is paying a visit to the nation's top ROTC cadets in Lexington.
President Bush is the keynote speaker for this year's George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar.
He'll speak to 260 cadets tomorrow morning at V-M-I's Cameron Hall.
Each year, V-M-I hosts the three-day seminar on national security issues.
The President is appearing at the invitation of the George C. Marshall Foundation and the U-S Army.

[7-NTelos]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC1:33:14]
[GRAPHIC=Layoffs]

Ntelos is cutting 2-hundred jobs - and for some Virginians it's really hitting home.....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daleville;]

11 of the positions are at the Daleville facility. Another 25 are at the Waynesboro headquarters.
The telephone and Internet provider says half the positions being cut are already vacant.
It will offer early retirement to some employees.
Ntelos estimates the cutbacks will save nearly 12-million dollars.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The company posted a net loss of 63 million dollars last year.
Its stock has been trading at less than 3 dollars a share.

[7-Big-Game]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=BIG GAME]
If you are planning to buy a lottery ticket today - make sure you have extra time to face very LONG lines...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

The Big Game Lottery now stands at 325- million dollars.
But that number could climb to a U-S record of 363- million, when the numbers are drawn tonight.
The odds of winning-- one in 76 million.
Number crunchers have figured that you're more likely to get killed while driving to buy the ticket, than winning the jackpot.
The lottery is played in seven states, including Virginia.
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[45-AM-Rescue-Mission]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Members of Roanoke City Council have come to an agreement over a controversial re-zoning.
Last night, they made way for an expansion of the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
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[SOT 03:15:19]
[IN Q=Nineteen years ago]
((19 YEARS AGO, THE RESCUE MISSION SAVED MY LIFE AND I THINK THE SAME PRIVILEGE THAT WAS AFFORDED ME 19 YEARS AGO SHOULD BE EXTENDED ALSO TO OUR PRECIOUS WOMEN AND CHILDREN.))
[SUPER=01-David Burnley/Rescue Mission Supporter;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=precious women and children.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Supporters of the Rescue Mission turned out in force... praising the organization and its plan for a new residential recovery program for women and their children.
But residents of the area said the Rescue Mission has not been a good neighbor, and they fear the results of the expansion.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:04:01]
[IN Q=I am not opposed]
((I AM NOT OPPOSED TO HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE, BUT I AM OPPOSED TO THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THE INABILITY OF THE RESCUE MISSION TO CONTROL THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Wanda Kemp/Expansion Opponent;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=to control them.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Council approved the rezoning on a 5 to 1 vote, but members said they would not support another expansion of the Rescue Mission at the current location.

[45-NTelos]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC1:33:14]
[GRAPHIC=Layoffs]

Some Virginians may lose their jobs -- Ntelos is cutting over 2-hundred positions...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daleville;]

11 of the positions are at the Daleville facility. Another 25 are at the Waynesboro headquarters.
The telephone and Internet provider says half the positions being cut are already vacant.
It will offer early retirement to some employees.
Ntelos estimates the cutbacks will save nearly 12-million dollars.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The company posted a net loss of 63 million dollars last year.
Its stock has been trading at less than 3 dollars a share.

[45-11Math-SOL]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=Standards of learning]
A former professor at Virginia Tech is on a mission to help boost local Standards of learning math scores.
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[VO-NAT :18.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Bob Underhill is producing six mathematical education tapes to be used by 30-elementary schools. In his Blacksburg home, Underhill demonstrates teaching activities for topics like measurement, fractions and estimation. Underhill says the idea is to have students "do" math rather then just memorize.
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[SOT 45:09:02]
[IN Q=when children]
((BOB UNDERHILL/TAPE CONSULTANT; WHEN CHILDREN ARE JUST CALCULATING THEY'RE MEMORIZING PROCEDURES ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR THE PAST 20-YEARS IN MATHEMATICS IS TO GET TEACHERS AWAY FROM A LOT OF CALCULATING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO FOCUS MUCH MORE ON CHILDREN DOING THINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Underhill/Tape Consultant;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=DOING THNGS.]
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[VO-NAT]
The elementary schools receiving the tapes scored below the 50th percentile on the math portion of the SOL's. Underhill will also visit the schools to work with teachers on how to incorporate the tapes into current lesson plans.

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[8-11Bush-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=George W. Bush]
The president of the United States will deliver a message to the nation's top ROTC cadets in Lexington.
President Bush is the keynote speaker for this year's George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar.
He'll speak to 260 cadets tomorrow morning at V-M-I's Cameron Hall.
Each year, V-M-I hosts the three-day seminar on national security issues.
The President is appearing at the invitation of the George C. Marshall Foundation and the U-S Army.

[8-11Math-SOL]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=Standards of learning]

A former Virginia Tech professor is attemping to raise childrens' scores on the Standards of learning math tests.
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[VO-NAT :18.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Bob Underhill is producing six mathematical education tapes to be used by 30-elementary schools. In his Blacksburg home, Underhill demonstrates teaching activities for topics like measurement, fractions and estimation. Underhill says the idea is to have students "do" math rather then just memorize.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 45:09:02]
[IN Q=when children]
((BOB UNDERHILL/TAPE CONSULTANT; WHEN CHILDREN ARE JUST CALCULATING THEY'RE MEMORIZING PROCEDURES ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR THE PAST 20-YEARS IN MATHEMATICS IS TO GET TEACHERS AWAY FROM A LOT OF CALCULATING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO FOCUS MUCH MORE ON CHILDREN DOING THINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Underhill/Tape Consultant;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=DOING THNGS.]
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[VO-NAT]
The elementary schools receiving the tapes scored below the 50th percentile on the math portion of the SOL's. Underhill will also visit the schools to work with teachers on how to incorporate the tapes into current lesson plans.

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[8-Big-Game]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Big Game]

Thousands of people are hoping that a little lottery ticket will give them a BIG prize.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

The Big Game Lottery now stands at 325 - million dollars.
But that number could climb to a U-S record of 363- million, when the numbers are drawn tonight.
The odds of winning--one in 76 million.
Number crunchers have figured that you're more likely to get killed while driving to buy the ticket, than winning the jackpot.
The lottery is played in seven states, including Virginia.
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[8-Dish-Move]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=none]
As your hometown station prepares to set foot in our new home - we are busy packing up and moving all kinds of equipment. YESTERDAY--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Crews dis-assembled a large satellite dish from our roof yesterday and prepared it for the overnight move. Early this morning, the dish was transported from our studios on Colonial Avenue to our new digital broadcast facility on Hershberger Road. It will be installed later today. (------------) WDBJ will broadcast its first newscast from our new facility this Saturday morning at 8 o-clock.