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Hundreds of Louisiana residents are still waiting to return to their homes
following a toxic gas leak.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And some Roanoke County residents lose their fight against a fast food
restaurant.
WX-HEAD
(BETH AD LIB)
LIVE-HEAD
(LARRY AD LIB)
larry-Hello
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
McDonalds
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
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TAPE#95-92
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McDonalds is coming to Oak Grove Plaza despite opposition.
The decision for the new fast food restaurant in southwest Roanoke County
was made official last night--as the county board of supervisors approved a
special use permit for a drive- thru window.
Kimberly McBroom reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Instead of people
SUPER=01-Chuck Parker/Business Owner; :00
SUPER=01-Sue Harris/Roanoke Co. Resident; :16
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :25
SUPER=01-Mike Grimm/McDonald's Owner; :59
SUPER=@Kimberly1; 1:06
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OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
((
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SOT TAPE 1 8:15:13
((CHUCK PARKER: INSTEAD OF PEOPLE GOING ACROSS AND GIVING THEIR MONEY TO THE
CITY, ACROSS THE STREET IN THAT SHOPPING PLAZA-- MAYBE WE SHOULD REVITALIZE OAK
GROVE. MAYBE WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND QUIT BICKERING AND SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO. ))
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SOT tape 1 8:03:10
((SUE HARRIS: THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE GOLDEN ARCHES AND RONALD MCDONALD
ARE AMERICAN ICONS AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT BUSINESS PARTNER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHAT IS THE QUESTION-- TRAFFIC. ))
RUNS=:11
Citizens echoed the same arguments for and against a new McDonalds drive-
thru restaurant at Oak Grove Plaza.
Opponents named increased traffic and safety hazards at the top of their
list of grievances.
But McDonalds promises to construct the drive- thru within the building,
and to put up a caution sign and railing for pedestrians-- helped win approval
by the county board of supervisors.
Local McDonalds owner Mike Grimm says he's excited about building the new
restaurant-- which will include a playground for children.
As for doubters, Grimm says he plans to prove that McDonalds is a good
neighbor.
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SOT tape 2 9:17:26
((MIKE GRIMM/MCDONALDS OWNER: MY RESPONSE IS, SEE WHAT I DO IN THE COMMUNITY.
COME TO THE RESTAURANT, AND I THINK I'LL MAKE YOU A BELIEVER. ))
RUNS=:07
STANDUP HERE, TAPE 3, LAST ONE PLEASE
It remains to be seen whether the Golden Arches will be welcomed with open
arms to the community-- but for now, it looks like McDonalds is moving in.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
In Campbell County, a company is asking the public for feedback regarding
another business venture.
Babcock-Wilcox
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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Babcock and Wilcox Naval Nuclear Fuel Division is competing with THREE other
companies for federal contracts. The contracts would dilute surplus
weapons-grade uranium from Russia and the United States.
The MAJORITY of the uranium would be DILUTED so it could be used in nuclear
power plants.
The remainder would be stored in out-of-state facilities.
The Department of Energy conducted environmental impact studies of Babcock
and Wilcox at two sites in Tennessee and one in South Carolina.
Crash-Findings
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jja
TAPE#NET-D
GRAPHIC=NONE
In other news, federal investigators say PILOT ERROR - NOT engine problems
caused last December's deadly American Eagle plane crash near Raleigh-Durham,
North Carolina.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Near Raleigh, NC/Last Year;
The American Eagle pilot was hired as he was being forced OUT the door of
ANOTHER regional carrier- Comair.
Flight test supervisors labeled Captain Hillis a PANIC PRONE pilot.
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SOT 20:14:04
IN Q=
((DAVID IVEY/NAT'L TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD: RATED HIM AVERAGE IN KNOWLEDGE
AND PERFORMANCE. DESCRIBED HIM AS MOODY AND UNPREDICTABLE AND SLOW TO ASK FOR
HELP AND RECOMMENDED DISMISSAL.))
SUPER=01-David Ivey/Nat'l. Transportation Safety Board;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=RECOMMENDED DISMISSAL."
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VO-NAT
The National Transportation Safety Board was expected to recommend that
airlines be FORCED to share pilot performance records.
Instead, the board backed down and that angered some victims families.
13-passengers and both pilots were killed in the crash last year.
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GAS-LEAK
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
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A toxic gas leak in Bogalusa, Louisiana has forced even more people from
their homes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bogalusa, LA;
Yesterday school and prison buses were sent to evacuate another 15-hundred
people, as a railroad car continued to spew toxic gas.
The first evacuations were ordered Monday when the leak was discovered at a
paper mill.
Authorities are hoping that liquefied soda ash pumped into the leaking car
will neutralize the escaping gas.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=world series
In the World Series, Cleveland beat Atlanta 7-to-6.
The Indians trail the series two games to one.
Now with a look at what else is happening in sports, here's Mike Stevens.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
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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-Blacksburg;
SUPER=13-Bill Shrader/Horticulturist;
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
(Toss to Beth)
2-weather
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=none
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BETH AT DESK
(LIVE LINE)
ESS 1 FULL
(WV FORECAST PAGE)
(TOSS TO BUMP)
BETH ON CAMERA
BUMP ESS 1
BREAK
CLOSED CAPTIONING
Allen
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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The Washington Post reports a company that might be fined MILLIONS of
dollars for illegal wastewater discharges gave Governor Allen's political
action committee 100-THOUSAND dollars.
Smithfield Foods' contribution is the largest corporate donation to Allen's
``Campaign for Honest Change.''
Smithfield and state regulators are negotiating over fines the company could
owe for dumping polluted wastewater into a river near Smithfield.
The company has been cited two dozen times over the past 18 months.
An Allen administration official denied any connection between the political
contribution and Smithfield's negotiations over the fines.
Budget
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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Senate debate begins today on a Republican plan to balance the budget
within seven years.
It's set to vote on Friday.
Majority leader Bob Dole is still negotiating with a group of Republican
senators who'd like to see the proposed 245- BILLION -dollar tax cut reduced.
Meantime, House Republicans continue to tinker with the tax cuts in THEIR
balanced-budget legislation.
They're exploring a plan that would soften a provision that trims the tax
credit for the working poor.
A House vote is set for tomorrow.
Gingrich-Books
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-87
GRAPHIC=gingrich
The SAME book deals that led to the downfall of former House Speaker Jim
Wright are NOW plaguing current Speaker Newt Gingrich.
A House Ethics committee is looking into BULK sales of Gingrich's book for
possible conflict of interest problems.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/October 9;
Five conservative groups, including Liberty University, bought LARGE
quantities of the book in recent months.
Gingrich spoke at Liberty two weeks ago, and autographed 100 copies of "To
Renew America" while he was there.
Reverend Jerry Falwell says the books were handed out as gifts to board
members and friends of the school.
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ANCHOR=Beth
SS=HOLD
Gingrich says ALL of the purchases are perfectly legal.
In 1989, he helped FORCE Jim Wright OUT of office after it was discovered
Wright was using BULK sales of HIS book to skirt limits on speaking fees.
ANTHROPOLOGIST
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#95-93
GRAPHIC=NONE
Skeletons in the closet?
Human bones may tell of such secrets -- secrets which sometimes are the
clues to solving a murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
One man knows how to pull those clues from a skeleton, in fact he has done
it for many prominent cases, including Jeffrey Dahmer and the Branch Davidians.
Doug Owsley is a forensic anthropologist, who actually helped identify the
body of David Koresch.
He studies the bones of murder victims to determine sex, age, date and
cause of death.
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SOT 17:21:36
IN Q="The skeleton to me...
((DOUG OWSLEY/FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST: THE SKELETON TO ME IS JUST LIKE A BOOK.
THERE ARE SO MANY SECRETS IN THE HUMAN SKELETON ABOUT WHAT THAT PERSON DID IN
THEIR LIFETIME. IF SOMEBODY GOES OUT AND LIFTS WEIGHTS FOR INSTANCE, THEY'RE
BUILDING MUSCLE, BUT THEIR BONES WILL RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL. SO YOU CAN GET
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT THAT PERSON WAS ENGAGED IN. YOU CAN
CERTAINLY TELL IF THAT PERSON WAS A MALE OR A FEMALE, HOW OLD THAT PERSON IS,
YOU CAN DETERMINE RACE, STATURE, ROBUSTICITY. THEN WE FOCUS IN A FORENSIC CASE
YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL WHO THAT PERSON IS, BUT YOU'RE ALSO TRYING TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.))
SUPER=01-Doug Owsley/Forensic Anthropologist;
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=...what happened to them."
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Owsley was in town last night lecturing at Roanoke College.
He works for the Smithsonian Institution, and is involved in about 25
murder cases a year.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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In sports, the Indians rattled some bones last night when they beat
Atlanta.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/NBC;
Eddie Murray's eleventh-inning single scored the winning run in Cleveland's
win over the Braves 7-to-6 last night.
SUPER=35-Cleveland/7/Atlanta/6;
Kenny Lofton and Carlos Baerga (by-EHR'-gah) each had three hits
for the Indians, who trail the World Series two games to one.
Now let's go to the scoreboards to see what's happening in the N-H-L.
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SUPER=103-NY Rangers/==5/Vancouver/==2//Ottawa/==2/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=103-Florida/==6/Toronto/==1//Dallas/==3/Buffalo/==0;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
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(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
SUPER=13-Bill Shrader/Horticulturist;
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
A joyous homecoming in Michigan for two young brothers kidnapped 11 days
ago.
The boys were found yesterday in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
Justice House residents are still in the dark.
They're without power, as they try to shed some light on who owns the low
income apartment building.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And the battle over a fast food chain ends in defeat for some residents in
Roanoke County.
Despite objections McDonalds will be coming to Oak Grove Plaza.
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And that's what's making news on this Wednesday October 25th.
ANCHOR=Beth
New 7 Mornin will be right back
larry-Hello
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
Derailment
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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California is the scene of a train derailment this morning.
Twenty-nine people were treated for minor injuries when they were exposed
to a toxic gas after the accident near Shafter.
Officials say 15 cars of a freight train overturned, spilling colorless,
odorless refrigerant gas.
The derailment occurred just after 1 a-m Pacific time.
One fire official says homes within a-half mile of the derailment have
been evacuated.
There is no word yet on what caused the derailment.
UN-ANNIVERSARY
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
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Late last night world leaders wrapped up three days of speeches, summits and
parties in a finale to the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Last Night;
It was the largest gathering of world leaders in history.
The event produced little substance to carry the world body into the next
century.
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Clinton-Jaing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
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GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton met with one of the leaders who attended the U-N
gathering -- China's President Jiang Zemin.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Yesterday;
Relations between the two nations have been strained by disputes over human
rights, trade and Taiwan.
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SOT
IN Q=This is
((WINSTON LORD/ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE: THIS IS A PROCESS AND AS TWO
GREAT COUNTRIES WITH DIFFERENT HISTORIES AND DIFFERENT CULTURES AND STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES. ))
SUPER=01-Winston Lord/Assistant Secretary of State;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=have some differences."
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VO-NAT
President Clinton said the meeting was very positive, but the White House
says no problems were resolved.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Meantime, Israel is taking another step in resolving its differences with the
Palestinians.
Israel
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Israel has begun its withdrawal from the FIRST of SEVEN West Bank towns
identified in the autonomy deal signed in Washington last month.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Meantime, Congress has voted to MOVE the U-S embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv
to Jerusalem, but that may NOT happen any time soon.
President Clinton OPPOSES the move.
The White House says he'll take advantage of a waiver in the bill, allowing
a delay in the interests of national security.
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Arafat
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jja
TAPE#net-B
GRAPHIC=NONE
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat met some opposition of his own last
night, when he was asked to LEAVE a concert in New York City.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Last Night ;
The Mayor says he made it CLEAR that Arafat and Cuban Leader Fidel Castro
were NOT welcome at the concert, but Arafat went anyway.
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SOT 19:59:17
IN Q=
((RUDOLPH GIULIANI/NYC MAYOR: THE LINE WAS DRAWN WAS THAT WE INVITED THE
NATIONS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE P.L.O. IS NEITHER A
NATION NOR RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S.))
SUPER=01-Rudolph Giuliani/Mayor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S."
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VO-NAT
Arafat left immediately and quietly.
The Philharmonic performed for a crowd of two- thousand including several
heads of state, all in New York for the U-N's 50th anniversary.
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SELENA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=scales and gavel
A sentencing hearing starts today in Houston for the woman convicted of
murdering (tay-HAH'-noh) Tejano singing star Selena.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston, TX;
Yesterday the judge decided that the jurors CAN hear claims that Yolanda
Saldivar had embezzled money from the entertainer.
The jury convicted Saldivar of murder on Monday.
She faces a possible life prison term.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
missing-boys
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA/Last Night;
An emotional reunion for the family of two Michigan boys kidnapped eleven
days ago.
The boys, ages three and eleven, were re-united with their family last
night.
F-B-I agents found the boys in New Orleans and rescued them.
They were found in a stolen car with their alleged abductor.
The suspect was out on bail on child molestation charges, when he allegedly
grabbed the kids.
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Justice-House
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-84
GRAPHIC=NONE
The future is STILL dim for Roanoke's Justice House.
The low- income apartment building has NO electricity at all--and for a
couple of hours yesterday it even went WITHOUT water.
Who's responsible for the dry taps? The city's water department says it's
the founder of Justice House-- David Hayden.
Scott Prince has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Justice House residents
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday; :00
SUPER=01-Kara Kincaid/Justice House Resident; :09
SUPER=01-Ron Miller/Roanoke Building Inspector; :20
SUPER=@File; :39
SUPER=@Scott2; :55
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News 7
(( Justice House residents don't see any light at the end of the tunnel.
The electricity has been cut off, and now many of them are moving out.
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SOT 15:36:19
IN Q=I CAN'T HANDLE
((KARA KINCAID/JUSTICE HOUSE RESIDENT: I CAN'T HANDLE THE IF'S AND WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=HAPPEN TOMORROW
But unfortunately for those who want to stay, there may not be a tomorrow.
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SOT 10:33:24
IN Q=IT'S MY JOB
((RON MILLER/ROANOKE BUILDING INSPECTOR: IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT THEM AND IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE HEAT AND IF THE BUILDING IS NOT SAFE THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY
CHOICE. IT'S A STATE LAW AND WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THE LAW.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=ENFORCE THE LAW
The loss of power came as no surprise to residents here.
But they certainly weren't expecting the water to be shut off.
For two hours it was-- and water officials point the finger at the Hayden
family.
David Hayden founded Justice House five years ago and his wife was listed as
the person responsible for paying the water bills.
Hayden told News 7 he DID have his wife's name taken off the account, but he
didn't know that meant the water supply would dry up.
Right now Justice House residents aren't concerned with who is responsible
for the bills.
And they're not concerned about questions surrounding ownership or
management.
They just want a home for themselves and their children.
Scott Prince, News 7.))
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
And now with a look at local girls' basketball ball, here's Mike Stevens and
sports.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=and good morning
RUNS=2:17
OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
By the way, Cleveland beat Atlanta 7-to-6 last night.
The Indians now trail the Series two games to one.
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
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SOT
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RUNS=1:37
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-Blacksburg;
SUPER=13-Bill Shrader/Horticulturist;
SUPER=11-Blacksburg;
(Toss to bump)
Derailment
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
California is the scene of a train derailment this morning.
Twenty-nine people were treated for minor injuries when they were exposed
to a toxic gas after the accident near Shafter.
Officials say 15 cars of a freight train overturned, spilling colorless,
odorless refrigerant gas.
The derailment occurred just after 1 a-m Pacific time.
One fire official says homes within a-half mile of the derailment have
been evacuated.
There is no word yet on what caused the derailment.
Cole-Blevins
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-76
GRAPHIC=gavel/scales
A 19 year- old Hillsville man told police he was SO WIRED on drugs that he
did NOT realize he pushed his girlfriend's two year- old boy hard enough to
KILL him.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hillsville/Yesterday;
A Carroll County judge yesterday certified FIRST degree murder and FELONY
child neglect charges against Steven "Bones" Cole.
A sheriff's investigator testified Cole admitted he pushed little Joshua
Blevins when he would NOT go to bed.
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SOT 13:19:15
IN Q=and he
((RICK CLARK/CARROLL CO. SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATOR: AND HE PUSHED HIM AND HE HIT
HIS HEAD. HE HOT UP AND HE COULDN'T WALK AND HE STAGGERED AND FELL AGAINST THE
WALL AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAIN. THEN HE PICKED HIM UP AND STARTED UP THE STEPS
WITH HIM AND HE STARTED THROWING UP AND HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. ))
SUPER=01-Rick Clark/Carroll Co. Sheriff's Investigator;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=having trouble breathing.
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VO-NAT
Cole NEVER called for help and Josh died in his bed from skull fractures.
His mother, LaDonna Blevins DID NOT check on the boy until almost FIVE
o-clock the NEXT evening, 24 HOURS after she had last seen the boy-
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:42:28
IN Q=
((DWIGHT COMPTON/BLEVINS' LAWYER: IF SHE HAD CHECKED ON THIS CHILD, THE ONLY
POSSIBLE THING SHE COULD'VE DONE WAS TO DISCOVER THAT HER CHILD HAD DIED. ))
SUPER=01-Dwight Compton/Blevins' Lawyer;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=child had died.
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VO-NAT
The mother is accused of felony child neglect.
A grand jury is expected to consider the charges against her and Cole in
December.
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Martinsville-Counterfeit
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Martinsville police recovered 14- hundred dollars in counterfeit money
while searching a murder suspect.
Authorities HAD believed the man was involved in Sunday night's fatal
shooting of 25- year- old Orbin Smith, Junior.
Now they say his is NOT a suspect.
Police searched the man in front of a supermarket-- and found a sealed
plastic bag of cash in his pocket.
The money was turned over to the Secret Service-- which is now handling
the investigation.
Meanwhile, police still have NOT made any arrests in the murder.
Ax-folo
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-89
GRAPHIC=NONE
Family and friends of TWO Danville children KILLED in a car accident last
week are circulating petitions.
They want money set ASIDE to UPGRADE the intersection where the children
died.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;
Everyone gathered yesterday at Elizabeth Street and Route 2-65.
12-year old Jamie Earles and her 10-year old brother were killed when the
car they were in collided with a dump truck.
Norma Jean Daniel was driving, but says she does NOT remember anything
before the accident.
More than 60 people gathered at yesterday's memorial service and signed the
petition.
The children's parents say they do not blame Daniel.
They blame the State for not building a bridge that was planned for the
intersection in the early 19-80's.
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SOT
IN Q=This accident
((TAMMY MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S MOTHER:THIS ACCIDENT TOOK TWO PRECIOUS ANGLES, TWO
ANGELS, THESE CHILDREN DIDN'T HAVE AN ENEMY, DIDN'T KNOW AN ENEMY, THEY HAD
MORE MOTHERS AND FATHERS THAN ANYONE ELSE HAD, EVERYONE LOVED THEM.
Q: WILL YOUR LIFE EVER BE THE SAME? NORMA JEAN DANIEL: NO, BECAUSE THEY WERE
AT MY HOUSE EVERYDAY WHEN I CAME HOME, WHEN THEY GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL. I SEEN
THEM EVERYDAY. ))
SUPER=01-Tammy Mustain/Children's Mother; :00
SUPER=07-Norma Jean Daniel; :16
RUNS=:26
OUT Q= them everyday.
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VO-NAT
Highway officials say the bridge was never built because there was not
enough funds.
So far, more than 100 people have signed the petition.
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House
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-84
GRAPHIC=NONE
The electricity at the Justice House has been cut off again... and yesterday
even the water was off for awhile.
The city says the person responsible for the dry taps at the low income
apartment building is its founder, David Hayden.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Hayden founded Justice House five years ago and his wife was listed as the
person responsible for paying the water bills.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Hayden says he had his wife's name removed from the account, but he did not
know that meant the water would be cut off.
Many residents are moving out.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:36:19
IN Q=I CAN'T HANDLE
((KARA KINCAID/JUSTICE HOUSE RESIDENT: I CAN'T HANDLE THE IF'S AND WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. ))
SUPER=01-Kara Kincaid/Justice House Resident;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=happen tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
Those who still want to stay, now, may NOT have a choice.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:33:24
IN Q=IT'S MY JOB
((RON MILLER/ROANOKE BUILDING INSPECTOR: IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT THEM AND IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE HEAT AND IF THE BUILDING IS NOT SAFE THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY
CHOICE. IT'S A STATE LAW AND WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THE LAW.))
SUPER=01-Ron Miller/Roanoke Building Inspector;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=enforce the law.
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VO-NAT
The loss of power came as no surprise, but the loss of water did.
Disputes over ownership and management of Justice House have taken the
spotlight in recent weeks.
It now looks like those problems will remain unresolved and
residents will need to find another place to live.
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Restaurant
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-92
GRAPHIC=mcdonalds
The Golden Arches are coming to Oak Grove Plaza.
The Roanoke County board of supervisors approved a special use permit for a
drive- thru window last night for a NEW McDonald's restaurant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Some residents are worried about the additional traffic the restaurant will
create.
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IN Q=Our main objective
((BOB SHELTON/ ROANOKE COUNTY RESIDENT: OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE TO THE PROPOSED
DRIVE- UP IS VERY SIMPLE-- TRAFFIC AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. ))
SUPER=01-Bob Shelton/Roanoke Co. Resident;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=of our children citizens echoed
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VO-NAT
Local McDonald's owner Mike Grimm promises to construct the drive- thru
WITHIN the building, and to put up a caution sign and railing for pedestrians.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=Hopefully, everyone
((MIKE GRIMM/MCDONALD'S OWNER: HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE WILL LEARN TO LIKE THE
SITUATION, AND HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT MCDONALD'S IS A GOOD
NEIGHBOR. ))
SUPER=01-Mike Grimm/McDonald's Owner;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=good neighbor
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VO-NAT
Residents who want the restaurant, say it will be GOOD for local business.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=A corporation
((PATSY FORD/ROANOKE COUNTY RESIDENT: A CORPORATION SUCH AS MCDONALDS COULD BE
THE SHOT IN THE ARM THIS SHOPPING CENTER NEEDS FOR ITS REVITALIZATION. IT'S
UNREALISTIC TO ASSUME THAT OAK GROVE PLAZA CAN REMAIN THE WAY IT IS. ))
SUPER=01-Patsy Ford/Roanoke Co. Resident;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=the way it is
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VO-NAT
Grimm says the restaurant could be open as early as Christmas.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=world series
Statistics show no team has ever won a World Series title after dropping
the first three games.
The Cleveland Indians are no longer worried about that.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/NBC;
Eddie Murray's eleventh-inning single scored the winning run in Cleveland's
victory over Atlanta 7-to-6 last night.
SUPER=35-Cleveland/7/Atlanta/6;
Kenny Lofton and Carlos Baerga (by-EHR'-gah) each had three hits
for the Indians, who trail the World Series two games to one.
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