05:59-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
The Florida Panhandle is bracing for a monsterous Hurricane Opal.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And jurors are talking about their not guilty verdict in the O-J Simpson
trial.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
larry-head
(larry ad lib)
WX-HELLO
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=CRO
TAPE#NONE
MELANIE/BETH
CYRON/ESS 1
(CURRENT STATS)
(RNKE/L'BURG)
ESS 2
(TODAY AREA FORECAST)
OPAL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=hurricane opal
The biggest Hurricane since Andrew appears to be on a rendezvous with
Florida.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hurricane Opal is racing toward the northeast Gulf Coast with deadly
Category- Three strength winds and heavy rain.
The storm's sustained winds are up to 115 miles an hour.
SUPER=03-Dauphi Island, AL;
Hurricane warnings have been issued from Mobile, Alabama, east to
(AN'-kloht) Anclote Key on the West Coast of Florida.
Hurricane watches extend west of Mobile to Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Officials in the Panhandle's three western most counties have put evacuation
plans into effect.
Opal is expected to make landfall sometime this afternoon.
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Simpson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=simpson
Today is the first full day of freedom for O-J Simpson following his
acquittal yesterday on double-murder charges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
The verdict brought sharply divided reactions from around the country.
In New York's Times Square the verdict was broadcast live on a giant T-V
screen.
Reaction covered the spectrum, from joy to despair.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN...I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW
SAD I FEEL.
I'M HAPPY ...THERE WAS NEVER ENOUGH EVIDENCE.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=enough evidence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
One of the jurors spoke to the media last night and said she was certain the
panel did the right thing.
Asked why jurors reached the verdict so quickly, Brenda Moran said: ``We
were there for nine months. We didn't need another nine months to decide.''
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS=2 shot
Another juror, Lionel Cyer, says he and other jurors saw holes in the
prosecution case and concluded there were many opportunities for contamination
of evidence.
A third juror cited the Mark Fuhrman controversy as playing a key role in
her vote for aquittal.
DeLamieuleure
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-78
GRAPHIC=2 shot
One of O.J. Simpson's former teammates says he has mixed reactions to the
verdict.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file
As an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Joe DeLamielleure (da-
LA-ma-lor) opened the holes that helped O.J. to a record- breaking two thousand
yard season in 1973.
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Yesterday;
Today, (da-LA-ma-lor)DeLamielleure is an offensive line coach at Liberty
University.
The six- time Pro Bowler says he empathizes with the victims' families.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:20:25
IN Q=I think he
((JOE DELAMIELLEURE/FORMER SIMPSON TEAMMATE: I THINK HE HAD THE BEST DEFENSE
MONEY COULD BUY AND MAYBE THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT JUSTICE IS. I WAS THE VICTIM OF A CRIME ONE TIME AND THE GUY'S IN JAIL,
AND I KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH WAITING FOR THAT VERDICT. AND I'M JUST VERY
MELANCHOLY, KIND OF LIKE IN A DAZE RIGHT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Joe DeLamielleure/Former Simpson Teammate; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=in a daze right now.
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VO-NAT
(da-LA-ma-lor)DeLamielleure doesn't know how HE would have voted had he been
on the Simpson jury, except that he felt there was enough evidence to convict
O.J.
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Pulaski-Ax
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-79
GRAPHIC=NONE
One person is dead and three others are critically injured following a
violent single- car accident in Pulaski County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Yesterday;
It happened on Route 747 near Fairlawn yesteray evening.
The car was headed East when it skidded off the road and out of control.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:10:21
IN Q=
((TROOPER M.K. BLEVINS/VA STATE POLICE: APPARENTLY RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE ROADWAY, CLIPPED A NORFOLK AND WESTERN UTILITY POLE, WENT AIRBORNE, STRUCK
THE EMBANKMENT AND LANDED ON ITS TOP DOWN ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. ))
SUPER=01-Trooper M.K. Blevins/Va. State Police;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=railroad tracks.
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VO-NAT
The driver, 37-year-old Kathy Joe Kleckner of Dublin, died at the scene.
It took rescuers an hour to free the first of the three surviving victims,
one of whom was partially trapped between the rock face and the car.
Lifeguard- 10 airlifted two people to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Another victim was taken by ambulance to Radford Community Hospital.
(----------------)
Search
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
A search is on for the four-member crew of Navy helicopter that crashed off
the Virginia coast last night.
The Navy says the H-46 Sea Knight chopper went down during a training
exercise.
The cause of the crash isn't known.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Turning now to sports,
Mike Stevens takes a look at girls hoop action and the latest in high school
football.
Good morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=little bit
$CCOFF
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Peter Jacob/PYA Monarch;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Melvin Mason/Smithfield Design Foods;
(Toss to Beth)
Roanoke-Murder
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-86
GRAPHIC=Murder
Police are investigating the murder of a Roanoke man was shot and killed in
front of family and friends.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police found 21- year- old Eric Jones early yesterday morning with a gunshot
wound to the chest.
Witnesses say Jones was sitting in the living room of a house on Signal Hill
Avenue when a man in a hooded sweatshirt barged through the front door.
Jones was shot after he confronted the gunman.
He died later at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=NONE
Jones had been arrested earlier this year for possession of crack cocaine
and marijuana, but the charges were dropped.
Revco-Shooting
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-80
GRAPHIC=NONE
State police have wrapped up their investigation into whether Blacksburg
police acted properly in the fatal shooting of Maurice Taylor.
The results will be forwarded to Floyd County Commonwealth's Attorney Gino
Williams, who has b een appointed special prosecutor to review the case and
decide whether the officers actions were justified.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/August 9;
Police were trying to serve warrants on Taylor inside a drugstore when he
pulled what turned out to be a B-B gun.
Taylor was fatally wounded, and an officer was shot in the leg.
Some Blacksburg residents have raised racial questions, claiming police were
quick on the trigger because Taylor was black.
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Motor-Voter
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-84
GRAPHIC=Virginia Seal
Governor George Allen is handed a defeat by the federal government.
A federal judge declared the "Motor Voter" law registration constitutional,
and ordered Virginia to implement it within six months.
Democrats are calling it a victory for voters who approved the law in a
referendum last year.
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The U.S. Justice
SUPER=@file; :05
SUPER=01-Gilda Williams/U.S. Dept. of Justice; :08
SUPER=01-Lawrence Ottinger/People for the American Way; :27
SUPER=@Allen; :49
SUPER=01-Virginia DeSimone/League of Women Voters; 1:02
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:08
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( The U.S. Justice Department fought for Motor Voter to become law in
Virginia, allowing registration at the D-M-V and social service offices.
sot 03:24
((GILDA WILLIAMS/U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE: BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA REAP THE BENEFITS OF THIS ACT. THE ACT HAS
ALREADY REGISTERED MORE THAN FIVE MILLION VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.))
runs=:10
But Governor Allen and Attorney General Jim Gilmore sued the federal
government -- calling it an unfunded mandate that could encourage voter fraud.
sot 00:02:00
((LAWRENCE OTTINGER/PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY: VIRGINIA HAS PREDICTED THAT
THERE WOULD BE 1.5 MILLION NEW REGISTRANTS IN FIVE YEARS UNDER THIS ACT. WHY
ARE THEY TRYING TO KEEP REGISTRANTS OUT OF THE VOTING BOOTH? GOVERNOR ALLEN
SHOULD BE LEADING THE WAY. POLITICS CAN BE THE ONLY REASON THAT HE'S DOING
THIS.))
RUNS=:14
The unspoken assumption is that registration at welfare offices and D-M-V's
might be more likely to add those with Democratic leanings to the voter rolls.
sot DANVILLE BITE
((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: WELFARE OFFICES ARE FOR RUNNING SOCIAL SERVICES TO BE
IMPLEMENTING WORK FARE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND REFORM THE WELFARE
SYSTEM, NOT TURN IT INTO A YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY GROUP FOR REGISTRATION.))
RUNS=:13
SOT 04:44
((VIRGINIA DESIMONE/LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: CLEARLY THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN TO
THEM. THE JUDGE HAS NOW SPOKEN TO THEM.))
RUNS=:06
sot standup
"'Nuff said" says the Allen Administration.
A spokesman for Attorney General Jim Gilmore -- who privately supports wider
registration but acts as the Governor's attorney -- says there will be NO
appeal, and the administration will work to implement the law by March.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
runs=:00
))
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=mlb
In sports, the Indians took game-one of their American League playoff series
by posting the 28th victory in their final at-bat this season.
For that game and other playoff action, let's take a quick look at the
scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=91-Cleveland/==5/Boston/==4//NY Yankees/==9/Seattle/==6;
SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==7/Los Angeles/==2//Atlanta/==5/Colorado/==4;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Tony Crusco/Allied Bakers Co.;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Florida Panhandle is bracing for a Hurricane Opal.
The storm has picked up speed and strength as it races toward land.
Opal, with winds of 115 miles-per-hour, is expected to make landfall
sometime this afternoon.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
Jurors are speaking out about their decision to aquit O-J Simpson of
murder.
Some say jurors found too many chances for evidence contamination.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And preparations are underway in New York for today's arrival of Pope John
Paul.
During a five day visit the Pope will talk with President Clinton, address
the U-N general assembly and lead several outdoor masses.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday. October 4th.
ANCHOR=Beth
Stick around. News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
Hurricane
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=hurricane opal
Hurricane Opal is gaining speed and strength, and heading toward a
rendezvous with the northeast Gulf Coast.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Opal's winds are now at 115 miles an hour, making her a deadly Category-
Three storm.
SUPER=03-Dauphi Island, AL;
Hurricane warnings have been issued from Mobile, Alabama, east to
(AN'-kloht) Anclote Key on the West Coast of Florida.
Hurricane watches extend west of Mobile to Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Officials in the Panhandle's three western most counties have put evacuation
plans into effect.
Florida officials say Opal is the biggest storm to come their way since the
devastating Hurricane ``Andrew.''
It's expected to make landfall sometime this afternoon.
(----------------)
oj
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=simpsoin
As O.J. Simpson celebrates his new-found freedom, mourners are shedding
tears for murder victims Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA/Last Night;
The National Organization for Women says it ran out of candles for a Los
Angeles vigil last night protesting Simpson's acquittal of murder charges.
An estimated 15-hundred showed up at the vigil, chanting ``guilty'' and ``we
remember Ron and Nicole.''
Meantime jurors are speaking out about the rational behind the aquittal and
about their nine months of sequestration.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((BRENDA MORAN: I'M HAPPY THAT THE CASE IS FINALLY OVER AND MY FAMILY
SUPPORTED ME WHILE I WAS ON THIS CASE AND WITHOUT THEM HELPING ME AND GOD MOST
OF ALL I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE MADE IT THROUGH. ))
SUPER=01-Brenda Moran/Simpson Juror;
RUNS=:16
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Another juror, Lionel Cryer, tells the Los Angeles Times he and other
jurors saw holes in the prosecution case and concluded there were many
opportunities for contamination of evidence.
And a third juror cited the Mark Fuhrman controversy as playing a key role
in her vote for acquittal.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
It seems almost everyone has an opinion on the O-J Simpson trial, and that
certainly includes Virginians.
React-Simpson
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-71
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Once the verdict was handed down, Scott Prince talked to several residents
around the Commonwealth and like many Americans across the country, their views
are both strong and diverse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think O.J.
SUPER=01-Paulette Jones/Richmond Resident;:00
SUPER=01-Patricia Jackson/Lynchburg Resident;:06 (Quick!)
SUPER=01-Danny Goins/Roanoke Resident;:12
SUPER=01-Paul Thomson/Woods, Rogers & Hazelgrove;:40
SUPER=@File;:55
SUPER=01-Darlene Young/Turning Point Women's Shelter;1:06
SUPER=20-Scott Prince/Reporting;
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News7.
SOT 18:10:53 (Richmond react tape)
((
IN Q=I think O-J
((PAULETTE JONES/RICHMOND RESIDENT: I THINK O.J. WAS GUILTY AND I THINK MOST OF
MY FRIENDS REALLY THOUGHT SO. THEY REALLY DID. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=really did
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:00:28 (Lynchburg reactions tape)
IN Q=He had to be
((PATRICIA JACKSON/LYNCHBURG RESIDENT: HE HAD TO BE INNOCENT BECAUSE WHY WOULD
THERE BE ALL THAT BLOODSHED? ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=bloodshed
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04:04:43 (Roanoke reactions tape)
IN Q=I really felt
((DANNY GOINS/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I REALLY FELT LIKE HE WAS PROBABLY GUILTY. BUT
THE JURY JUST CAME TO THE DECISION THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THE REPERCUSSIONS
REBOUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE RACE ISSUE. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=race issue
Only the jury knows whether or not the decision was based on race, but it
was definitely one of the cards defense attorneys tried to play.
Some lawyers here in the Roanoke Valley say there were a variety of issues,
including the collection of evidence, that could've led to the quick verdicts.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:36:38
IN Q=Clearly the defense
((PAUL THOMSON/WOODS, ROGERS & HAZLEGROVE: CLEARLY THE DEFENSE WAS QUITE
SKILLFUL IN PUTTING OUT THOSE ISSUES THAT WOULD LIKELY GIVE RISE TO REASONABLE
DOUBT, AND THEY APPARENTLY KNEW THEIR AUDIENCE WELL AND GOT A FAIRLY
PREDICTABLE RESULT. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=predictable result
One person who could not predict the outcome was Darlene Young.
She runs the Turning Point Women's Shelter in Roanoke and listens to tragic
stories of domestic violence every day.
She believes the verdict is major step backward for battered women.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04:54:16
IN Q=I think the whole
((DARLENE YOUNG/TURNING POINT WOMEN'S SHELTER: I THINK THE WHOLE ISSUE HERE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I THINK THAT IT TURNED SOMEWHERE ALONG
THE WAY. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=along the way
The trial lasted 9 months, the jury deliberated for 4 hours.
People will be talking about it for lifetimes to come.
Scott Prince, News7.))
Plant-fire
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=tha
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=fire
Some tense moments last night for workers at a Danville tobacco processing
plant.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Night;
Fire crews were dispatched at about 11:20 to the Dimon (DIE-mon) plant on
Kentuck Road.
Fire officials say tobacco dust in a duct system apparently caught fire
when a motor malfunctioned.
Officials say the plant sustained very little damaged and no one was
injured.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
15- Danville fire fighters repsonded to the scene-- as well as the Ringold
Fire Department.
Curfew
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=tha
TAPE#95-73
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Also in Danville, a new curfew will keep minors off the streets late at
night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Night;
About 20- people gathered to witness the decision last night at the city
council meeting.
A few citizens spoke out against the measure before the vote.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This curfew
((RAY GARRETT/CURFEW OPPONENT: THIS CURFEW LAW IS AN ATTEMPT TO QUICK FIX A
PROBLEM THAT HAS TAKEN DECADES TO DEVELOP. IT IS A PINT SIZED BAND AIDE ON A
GAPING WOUND OF SOCIETY AND HERE WE ARE HOLDING THE BLOODY KNIVES IN OUR OWN
HANDS.))
SUPER=01-Ray Garrett/Curfew Opponent;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=in our own hands.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Police say the curfew is necessary.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD PARENTS OUT THERE,
WHO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN UNDER CONTROL, BUT THERE'S ALSO A VIOLENT GROUP OUT
THERE THAT ARE NOT UNDER CONTROL AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS WHAT DICTATES WHAT
OUR ORDINANCES ARE. ))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=our ordinances are.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Mayor Seward Anderson and councilwoman Shirley Mayhew were the only ones to
vote against the curfew.
The measure requires minors to be off the streets after eleven pm on week
nights and midnight on weekends.
Violators and their parents are subject to fines and possible jail time.
The curfew is only good for a year, after that council must decide whether
to renew it.
(----------------)
pope
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morning
WRITER=Melanie
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=pope
Pope John Paul the second arrives in the United States today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Yonkers, NY;
Preparations for his visit in New York, New Jersey and Baltimore were
underway yesterday.
During the pope's five-day visit, he will talk with President Clinton,
address the U-N General Assembly and preach at huge outdoor Masses.
He'll also have lunch with the homeless at a soup kitchen in Baltimore.
(----------------)
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Mike Stevens takes a look at local girls basketball and the
latest in high school football.
Good morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=(board)
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:35
OUT Q=BACK to you (music under)
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Rob Zester/Commonwealth Brokers;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to bump)
Accident
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPEedit of #95-79
GRAPHIC=NONE
One person is dead and three others are critically injured following a
single- car accident in Pulaski County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Last Night;
It happened on Route 747 near Fairlawn at about five o-clock last night.
The car was headed East when it skidded off the road, went airbourne and
flipped over.
The driver, 37-year-old Kathy Joe Kleckner of Dublin, died at the scene.
It took rescuers an hour to free the first of the three surviving victims,
one of whom was partially trapped between the rock face and the car.
Lifeguard- 10 airlifted two people to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Another victim was taken by ambulance to Radford Community Hospital.
Wythe-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Also yesterday in nearby Rural Retreat, a Pennsylvania woman was killed in a
motorcycle accident.
State police say 49-year-old Judy Fay Hoare (Horr-a) was killed when the
motorcycle she was riding on was hit by a car on Interstate 81.
Her husband, Edmund, who was driving the motorcycle, is in critical condition
at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
danville-curfew
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tha
TAPE#95-73
GRAPHIC=NONE
Minors in Danville must be off the streets earlier from now on, thanks to a
new city-wide curfew.
Teresa Hamilton says opponents question whether it's right to punish the
majority for the sins of a few.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Approximately
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Ray Garrett/Curfew Opponent; :07
SUPER=01-Elaine Galloway/Curfew Opponent; :21 (QUICK!)
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief; :40
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:15
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7, Danville.
(( Approximately 20- people gathered to witness the decision.
But before voting-- city council gave the public an opportunity to speak.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This curfew
((RAY GARRETT/CURFEW OPPONENT: THIS CURFEW LAW IS AN ATTEMPT TO QUICK FIX A
PROBLEM THAT HAS TAKEN DECADES TO DEVELOP. IT IS A PINT SIZED BAND AIDE ON A
GAPING WOUND OF SOCIETY AND HERE WE ARE HOLDING THE BLOODY KNIVES IN OUR OWN
HANDS.
ELAINE GALLOWAY/CURFEW OPPONENT: WHILE I FIRMLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT. ))
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=do it.
Ray Garrett and Elaine Galloway were the only community members to voice
their opinion.
Minutes later, city council began its debate.
Danville police chief Neil Morris explained why the curfew is needed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD PARENTS OUT THERE,
WHO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN UNDER CONTROL, BUT THERE'S ALSO A VIOLENT GROUP OUT
THERE THAT ARE NOT UNDER CONTROL AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS WHAT DICTATES WHAT
OUR ORDINANCES ARE. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=
Mayor Seward Anderson and councilwoman Shirley Mayhew were the only ones to
vote against it.
The measure requires minors to be off the streets after eleven pm on week
nights and midnight on weekends.
Violators and their parents are subject to fines and possible jail time.
The curfew approved is only good for a year, after that council must decide
whether to renew it. Teresa Hamilton, News 7, Danville.))
Public-Hearing
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-72
GRAPHIC=NONE
McDonald's could be a step closer to moving into the Oak Grove Plaza.
The Planning Commission has approved a permit for McDonald's to build a
drive- through window there.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The fast- food chain wants to put a restaurant into the old Super- X site.
Many residents say increased traffic from McDonald's could create a hazard
for schoolchildren in the neighborhood.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT mcdonalds
IN Q=If we got
((MARY DAVIS: IF WE GET MCDONALDS IN THERE WITH ANOTHER 100 CARS, SAY, IN
THERE BETWEEN SIX AND NINE IN THE MORNING WHEN ALL OUR SCHOOL BUSES ARE
TRAVELLING-- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. ))
SUPER=07-Mary Davis;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=through the neighborhood
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile, some residents and business owners in the shopping plaza want
McDonalds, although one businessman says he understands residents' concerns
about traffic.
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IN Q=But is the issue
((CHUCK PARKER: BUT IS THE ISSUE HERE MCDONALDS DRIVE- THRU, OR IS IT THE
BUSINESSES THAT ARE TAKING THIS TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD? SHOULD
MCDONALDS BE PUNISHED BECAUSE OTHER BUSINESSES EXIT OUT THE BACK OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD? ))
SUPER=07-Chuck Parker;
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OUT Q=back of the neighborhood?
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VO-NAT
The planning commission says rumors that a grocery story may come to the
mall are no longer a factor in a decision to allow McDonald's to move into the
shopping center.
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The commission's recommendation now goes to the county board of supervisors.
Recycling-Center
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Meantime over in Lynchburg, a potential battle over a recycling center was
averted when the company withdrew its request for a conditional use permit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
H- B- I had hoped to locate its new recycling facility in this industrial
park off Odd Fellows Road.
But nearby residents and businesses objected, claiming the operation would
create noise, traffic and pollution problems.
The two sides were scheduled to meet last night to try to reach a
compromise.
That meeting was cancelled after H-B-I withdrew its request for a special
permit.
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ANNIVERSARY
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TAPE#95-70
GRAPHIC=40th Anniversary
Also last night, your Hometown Station celebrated 40 years of broadcasting
with a big celebration.
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VO-NAT
The focal point of the activities: The unveiling of a portrait in memory
of long-time Mornin Show host Irv Sharp.
Artist Eric Fitzpatrick and Irv's widow, Mary Lee Sharp did the honors
before a crowd of family, friends, and W-D-B-J employees, past and present.
After the portrait's unveiling, General Manager Bob Lee was presented with
the station's 40th Anniversary Quilt.
Lee says the celebration was a good time to remember Cousin Irv's
contributions to Roanoke television.
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IN Q=I think the
((I THINK THE PORTRAIT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF IRV OVER THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME
THAT HE WAS ON THE AIR. FOR SO MANY YEARS, IRV WAS A SYMBOL OF THIS STATION,
AND IN THIS PORTRAIT WE SEE HIM THROUGH HIS LONG CAREER AT WDBJ-7. ))
SUPER=01-Robert Lee/WDBJ General Manager;
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OUT Q=on WDBJ 7
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=anniversary logo
The portrait will remain in the lobby of W-D-B-J T-V, while the quilt will
travel around the region.
4-scores
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In sports, the New York Yankees took a 1-to-0 lead in their American League
series with Seattle.
For that game and other playoff action, let's take a quick look at the
scoreboards.
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SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==7/Los Angeles/==2//Atlanta/==5/Colorado/==4;
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