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A roadblock by the family of two recent accident victims prompts arrests in
Danville.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
And a malfunctioning traffic light may be to blame for yesterday's deadly
train- bus collision in Illinois.
wx-head
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live-head
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larry-Hello
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
DANVILLE-AX
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-88
GRAPHIC=NONE
Members of a Danville family were arrested last night after they blocked the
intersection where 12- year old Jami Renee Earles and her 10- year old brother
James were killed last week.
Teresa Hamilton was there.
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SOT
IN =Two lives
SUPER=01-Tammy Mustain/Children's Mother; :00 QUICK!
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday; :13
SUPER=01-Robert Jones/Children's Grandfather; :33
SUPER=01-Raymond Mustain/Children's Stepfather; 1:13 QUICK!!
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:20
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7, Danville.
((TAMMY MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S MOTHER: TWO LIVES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. THIS IS EXTREME?
THIS IS NOT EXTREME, THIS IS A START.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=a start.
((Tammy Mustain has turned the loss of her two children into a mission.
She met with officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation
Wednesday morning.
But when Traffic Engineer R. B. Moore could not promise a bridge over the
intersection the family took matters into their own hands.
Using their own vehicles, they blocked the intersection of Elizabeth Street
and Route 265.
The children's grandfather was the first to be arrested.
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SOT
IN Q=Until they
((ROBERT JONES/CHILDREN'S GRANDFATHER: UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING, IT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN AGAIN.
Q: SO, YOU'RE WILLING TO GO TO JAIL TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT?
A: YES. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=yes.
Jones' son was also arrested for impeding traffic.
Danville police asked the family several times to leave.
Then the children's step-father was the third to be arrested.
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SOT
IN Q=This is
((Q: THIS IS AN AWFULLY DESPERATE MEASURE?
POLICE OFFICER: NO, NO.
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: SHE CAN INTERVIEW ME. SHE HAS FREEDOM
OF THE PRESS.
REPORTER: I CAN INTERVIEW HIM.
TELL US WHY YOU FEEL THIS IS NECESSARY?
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: BECAUSE THE CITY WANTS TO COVER IT UP
THAT'S WHY.
Q: IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: DON'T COME UP THIS HIGHWAY, ITS A
DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, THE CITY IS COVERING IT UP. ME AND THEIR GRANDFATHER TOOK A
STAND BECAUSE THE CITY AIN'T DOING NOTHING BUT SITTING ON THEIR BUTTS.))
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=their butts.
All three family members were released from police custody.
A fund has been set up at all branches of People's Bank in Danville to pay
for the children's funeral expenses.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7, Danville.))
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
And questions are being asked about a deadly traffic accident involving
children near Chicago...
Bus-ax
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Federal investigators are looking into reports a malfunctioning traffic
light MAY have led to the crash of a commuter train and a school bus.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fox River Grove, IL;
FIVE high school students DIED and 30 others were hurt in the accident
yesterday.
Eleven people remain hospitalized, six in critical condition.
An official with the National Transportation Safety Board says signal
problems had been reported at the railroad crossing over the last few days.
SUPER=03-Cary, IL;
Many friends and family members attended a memorial for the victims last
night.
The small brick church held only a few hundred people; many others were
forced to cluster on the stairs and peer through windows as hymns were sung.
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Tench
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-75
GRAPHIC=State Seal
The law allowing police to sieze the licenses of SUSPECTED drunk drivers has
been UPHELD by the Virginia Court of Appeals.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file
The controversial law has been an enforcement HEADACHE for police officers,
judges, and prosecutors since it took effect in January.
SUPER=03-Henrico Co.;
David Tench-- a Henrico County driver gave the law its FIRST appeals court
test.
Tench's attorney argued the seven- day license seizure was double jeopardy,
punishing the driver twice for the same crime.
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TALENT=Beth
SS=HOLD
The Appeals Court says NO--
Suspending a drunk driver's license for seven days is NOT a punishment, but
a way of getting him OFF the highway for a week.
No word yet if Tench will appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Oven-Baby
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=BMY
TAPE#up to minute
GRAPHIC=none
In Ohio, a woman walked into a school cafeteria yesterday and allegedly
stuffed her little girl into a hot oven.
The two-year-old is in fair condition this morning at a hospital in
Columbus.
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VO-NAT
School employees say the woman just walked in and put the girl into an oven
that was set at 425-degrees.
She suffered burns over most of her body.
The mother faces assault and child endangerment charges at her arraignment
later this morning.
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Stokes
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-74
GRAPHIC=stokes
In Salem, a former girl scout troop leader is caught with her hand in the
cookie jar.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday;
Catrice Stokes-Goode pleaded no contest to embezzlement in Salem Circuit
Court.
A few months ago she admitted to police that she stole close to 25-hundred
dollars in cookie money.
She says the majority of the cash was spent at fast- food restaurants and
night clubs.
Stokes-Goode told the court she had every intention of repaying the money,
but wasn't able to after she lost her job.
Then she apologized to her scouts.
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SOT 09:39:37
IN Q=To my girl scouts?
((CATRICE STOKES-GOODE/TO MY GIRL SCOUTS? TO MY GIRL SCOUTS I WOULD SAY I WAS
SORRY. ))
SUPER=07-Catrice Stokes-Goode;
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OUT Q=I was sorry
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Stokes-Goode could receive up to 20 years behind bars for stealing the
money when she is sentenced January 18th.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=world series
Atlanta owns a three-games-to-one World Series lead after its win over
Cleveland.
Mike Stevens has the details in sports.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=this morning
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One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
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(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Robbie Francisco/Update Uniforms;
SUPER=13-Wayne Craig/Update Uniforms;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to Beth)
2-weather
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=none
TAPE#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
BUDGET
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton is promising to VETO G-O-P budget-balancing legislation,
saying he WILL NOT let the ``future of this country be held hostage.''
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
The President accuses Republicans of being irresponsible in threatening an
unprecedented default on the national debt, unless he accepts their approach to
achieving a balanced budget by 2002.
He says he'll veto the measure unless cuts in Medicare, Medicaid,
education and the environment are eased.
The House is poised to approve its plan today.
The Senate seems likely to O-K similar legislation tomorrow.
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Smithfield-Foods
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# none
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Smithfield foods contributed 100-thousand dollars to George Allen's
campaign, but NOW the contributions are a STICKY issue for the Governor.
The Washington Post reported the meat processor made the donations at the
SAME time it was FINED by the state for pollution violations.
Now, the state's TOP Democrat is calling on the Governor to RETURN the
money.
Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer says Allen criticized Mary Sue Terry in
19-93 for accepting 500- dollars from an investor in the pollution- plagued
Kim-Stan landfill she prosecuted as Attorney General.
A spokesman for the Governor says he would NOT return the contributions.
He says the Governor's office had NO participation in the state's
investigation of Smithfield.
Debate
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-93
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A debate between long time Democratic incumbent Dick Cranwell and
Republican challenger Trixie Averill took center stage last night.
More money for education versus more money for prisons drew lots of
attention from the two.
Averill says money is needed in both areas and there's a way to do that.
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SOT tape 1 9:50:32
IN Q=As far as building
((TRIXIE AVERILL/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: AS FAR AS BUILDING PRISONS,
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FACING A SHORTFALL OF 8,700 BEDS THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED,
AND THAT ARE NEEDED. ))
SUPER=01-Trixie Averill/(R) House of Delegates Candidate;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=and that are needed
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton; (quick!)
Cranwell says prisons should not be the priority right now.
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SOT tape 2 10:18:17
IN Q=We find now
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D- VINTON: WE FIND NOW ON ACTUAL DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO
NEED FOUR THOUSAND LESS BEDS IN OUR PRISON SYSTEM THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEXT
BIENNIUM THAN WE ASSUMED WE'RE GOING TO. ))
SUPER=@Cranwell;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=we're going to
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VO-NAT
The candidates also discussed the Motor Voter Bill, B-POL taxes and job
creation.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Besides a host of political offices to fill, voters over in Bedford County
will also have to decide on consolidation when they head to the polls next
month.
Bedford-Merger
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-92
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Bedford City and County are considering a merger that would protect the
county from annexation at the hands of Lynchburg.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moneta/Last Night;
It's been a HOT issue for more than a year, but just a handful of people
turned out for an informational forum in Moneta last night.
Government officials answered residents' questions about the proposed
merger.
They say IF it does happen, most people WILL NOT notice the difference.
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SOT 20:05:23
IN Q=We said the
((BILL ROLFE/BEDFORD CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE SAID THE OTHER DAY THAT THE AVERAGE
CITIZEN, THE ONLY CHANGE THEY WERE GOING TO NOTICE WAS THE LETTERHEAD ON THE
STATIONERY AND THAT'S ALL THEY WOULD SEE, AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
TRUE.))
SUPER=01-Bill Rolfe/Bedford Co. Administrator; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=pretty much true.
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VO-NAT
Some Smith Mountain Lake residents spoke out against consolidation.
They say it would prevent their community from ever becoming its own
incorporated town.
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Bypass
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-83
GRAPHIC=none
It's still a couple of years away-- but the plan to improve travel along
Route 460 in Montgomery County is moving into high gear.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Yesterday;
The Virginia Department of Transportation gave the public a chance to look
over the two- phased project.
It will create a three- mile bypass between Blacksburg and Christiansburg--
and a one- mile extension to a new interchange with Interstate 81.
The 135- million- dollar plan is designed to ease traffic congestion-- as
well as to promote economic development.
But there's some opposition among residents who will be displaced by the
project.
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SOT 16:05:01
IN Q=We certainly
((DAN BRUGH/VA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: WE CERTAINLY ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL
PROPERTIES THAT WERE NOT THERE TWO YEARS AGO THAT WE WERE GOING TO AFFECT.
CERTAINLY, THIS IS NEW TO THEM AND THEY DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS, AND WE HOPE WE
CAN ADDRESS THOSE TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT. ))
SUPER=01-Dan Brugh/VA Dept. of Transportation;
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OUT Q=to minimize the impact
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VO-NAT
But while they're not thrilled about having to move-- some residents say
the road is necessary.
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SOT 16:17:50
IN Q=I think the road
((DOROTHY SNIDER/CHRISTIANSBURG RESIDENT: I THINK THE ROAD IS REALLY A GOOD
THING TO HAVE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC OUT THERE LATER ON
IN YEARS. ))
SUPER=01-Dorothy Snider/Christiansburg Resident;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=later on in years
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VO-NAT
V-Dot expects to start building the new highway in 19-98-- at the
earliest.
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2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=world series
The road to the World Series crown is a bumpy one for Cleveland.
The Indians lost to the Braves 5-to-2 last night.
Atlanta is now ahead three games to one.
SS=nhl
Now for the latest from the N-H-L, let's go to the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-St. Louis/==4/Hartford/==2//Vancouver/==4/New Jersey/==2;
SUPER=103-Montreal/==7/Florida/==2//Philadelphia/==3/NY Islanders/==1;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==3/Calgary/==2//Winnipeg/==6/San Jose/==1;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Movie Review
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) Here's Anna Wentworth with this week's movie review.
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SOT
IN Q=The opulent settings used...
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"Jade";
SUPER=04-Paramount;
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade/"D"; 1:00
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=very little sense.
((Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: The opulent settings used in "Jade"--the lairs
of the rich and famous--can't camouflage the shallow superficiality of its
characters.
((JADE/PARAMOUNT: KYLE MEDFORD IS DEAD. WHAT? OH MY GOD. I JUST SAW HIM TODAY.
YOU DID?))
There is no one among these self absorbed, sex and power obsessed ciphers to
care about in the least.
Linda Fiorentino is the mystery woman who has secrets from Corelli and from
her powerful husband, Attorney Matt Galvin played by Chazz Palmientari.
David Caruso-looking more scarecrowlike than ever--is David Corelli, an
Assistant D.A. for the city of San Francisco, who is investigating the murder.
The governor-played by Richard Krenna-is running a corrupt outfit and Caruso
is caught in the cover-up.
Sexual perversion, blackmail, prostitution, governmental cover ups and all
the usual paraphernalia come into the mix, including one of the most ludicrous
car chases in film.
"Jade" gets a "D" for dud. The movie is a thoroughly pedestrian effort with
a plot that makes very little sense.))
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Less than a week after a deadly auto accident that killed two grade
schoolers, the children's relatives are arrested for blocking the intersection
where the collision occurred.
They say it's a dangerous highway that needs improvements.
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ANCHOR=Beth
Federal investigators are looking into whether a traffic light may have
malfunctioned and caused yesterday's collision between a school bus and a
commuter train in suburban Chicago.
The crash killed five teenagers.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And the world of tennis says goodbye to one of its own.
Bobby Riggs died yesterday. He was 77.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday, October 26th.
ANCHOR=Beth
News 7 Mornin will continue.
larry-Hello
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
Henry-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Police in Henry County are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old
Martinsville High School student.
The body of Lavina Scales was found on Route 679 in Bassett last night,
after a motorist spotted the body over an embankment.
Police say she had been shot.
Scales had been reported as runaway, and was last seen by her family Monday
afternoon.
AX-ARRESTS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-88
GRAPHIC=NONE
Police arrested three members of a Danville family after they blocked the
intersection where two of their children were killed.
12- year old Jami Renee Earles and her 10- year old brother James died in a
traffic accident there last week.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
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SOT
IN =Two lives
SUPER=01-Tammy Mustain/Children's Mother; :00 QUICK!
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday; :13
SUPER=01-Robert Jones/Children's Grandfather; :33
SUPER=01-Raymond Mustain/Children's Stepfather; 1:13 QUICK!!
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:20
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7, Danville.
((TAMMY MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S MOTHER: TWO LIVES HAVE BEEN TAKEN. THIS IS EXTREME?
THIS IS NOT EXTREME, THIS IS A START.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=a start.
((Tammy Mustain has turned the loss of her two children into a mission.
She met with officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation
Wednesday morning.
But when Traffic Engineer R. B. Moore could not promise a bridge over the
intersection the family took matters into their own hands.
Using their own vehicles, they blocked the intersection of Elizabeth Street
and Route 265.
The children's grandfather was the first to be arrested.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Until they
((ROBERT JONES/CHILDREN'S GRANDFATHER: UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING, IT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN AGAIN.
Q: SO, YOU'RE WILLING TO GO TO JAIL TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT?
A: YES. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=yes.
Jones' son was also arrested for impeding traffic.
Danville police asked the family several times to leave.
Then the children's step-father was the third to be arrested.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This is
((Q: THIS IS AN AWFULLY DESPERATE MEASURE?
POLICE OFFICER: NO, NO.
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: SHE CAN INTERVIEW ME. SHE HAS FREEDOM
OF THE PRESS.
REPORTER: I CAN INTERVIEW HIM.
TELL US WHY YOU FEEL THIS IS NECESSARY?
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: BECAUSE THE CITY WANTS TO COVER IT UP
THAT'S WHY.
Q: IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
RAYMOND MUSTAIN/CHILDREN'S STEP-FATHER: DON'T COME UP THIS HIGHWAY, ITS A
DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, THE CITY IS COVERING IT UP. ME AND THEIR GRANDFATHER TOOK A
STAND BECAUSE THE CITY AIN'T DOING NOTHING BUT SITTING ON THEIR BUTTS.))
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=their butts.
All three family members were released from police custody.
A fund has been set up at all branches of People's Bank in Danville to pay
for the children's funeral expenses.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7, Danville.))
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Meantime, federal investigators are looking into a fatal traffic accident
involving teenagers near Chicago.
CHICAGO-AX
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=2 shot
They're checking out reports that a malfunctioning signal light MAY have
caused yesterdays wreck between a school bus and a commuter train.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fox River Grove, IL/Yesterday;
Five high school students died and 30 others were injured.
Witnesses say the bus was stopped for a red light, and was straddling the
tracks when it was hit.
Many friends and family attended a memorial for the victims last night.
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Selena
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Houston jury goes back to work this morning deciding the fate of Yolanda
Saldivar.
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VO-NAT
Prosecutors have asked the jury to give Saldivar a LIFE prison term for the
murder of Tejano singing star Selena.
Defense attorneys urged probation.
Jurors discussed the case for nearly five and a-half hours before recessing
for the day.
The jury convicted the former Selena business aide of murder on Monday.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Lippard
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE#edit of 94-106
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lewisburg, WV/January 4;
A former Virginia beauty queen is seeking to overturn her seven misdemeanor
convictions in an attack on a romantic rival's family in West Virginia.
Twenty-four-year-old Tracy Lippard is in a West Virginia jail.
Her attorney filed an appeal yesterday with a West Virginia circuit
court, contending Lippard did NOT receive a fair trial.
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WOLF-KILLING
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
After deliberating for slightly over an hour a Billings, Montana jury has
found a man guilty of killing an endangered grey wolf.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Billings, MT;
The thrust of the government's case was that Chad McKittrick knowlingly and
intentionally shot and killed one of the endangered grey wolves just released
into Yellowstone Park last January.
McKittrick took the stand in his own defense, repeatedly telling the jury he
mistook the animal for a dog, a claim that invited much septicism in the court.
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SOT
IN Q=
((IT LOOKED LIKE A WOLF TO ME. ))
SUPER=01-Ed Law/Asst. U.S. Attorney; (Quick!)
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=A WOLF TO ME.
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VO-NAT
Several witnesses claimed McKittrick knew he was aiming at a wolf.
Prosecutors even showed jurors a t-shirt McKittrick wore during the local
fourth of July parade, a t-shirt that said Northern Rockies wolf reduction
program.
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Riggs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Former top-ranked tennis player Bobby Riggs has died of cancer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Riggs was the number-one men's player in 19-39, winning both Wimbledon and
the U-S Open.
He followed those grand-slam victories with a U-S Open title in 19-41.
Riggs may have gained his greatest fame by losing a ``Battle of
the Sexes'' match against Billie Jean King at the Astrodome in 19-73.
Riggs was 77.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=world series
In other sports related news, Atlanta is just one victory away from winning
the World Series.
Mike Stevens has the details.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=mornin' once
RUNS=2:51
OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
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SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:08
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-Linda Craig/Update Uniforms;
SUPER=13-Beth Herrington/Update Uniforms;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to bump)
Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Police in Henry County are investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old
Martinsville High School student.
The body of Lavina Scales was found on Route 679 in Bassett last night,
after a motorist spotted the body over an embankment.
Scales had been reported as runaway, and was last seen by her family Monday
afternoon.
Arrests
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# edit of 95-88
GRAPHIC= none
The grandfather, uncle and stepfather of TWO children KILLED in a car wreck
last week in Danville were arrested and jailed when they BLOCKED the
intersection where the collision occurred.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;
The family of 12-year-old Jami Earles and her ten-year-old brother -- James
-- wants the intersection of Route 2-65 and Elizabeth Street changed to prevent
more deaths.
The Elizabeth Street intersection is the only entrance to the bypass
around Danville that does not have entrance ramps and an underpass.
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Drug-arrests
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-73
GRAPHIC=drug bust
For more than a year, Danville and State police have been on a crusade to
get drugs OFF the streets.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;
Yesterday, both agencies announced that warrants were issued for 85- people,
as a result of an intensive investigation known as Operation Knockout.
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SOT
IN Q=We always
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: WE ALWAYS SEE AN IMPROVEMENT WHEN WE HAVE
A DRUG ROUNDUP LIKE THIS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST AS
HAPPY THAT DEAL DRUGS WHEN WE MAKE THESE ARRESTS BECAUSE IT MAKES IT BETTER FOR
THEM TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS LATER ON AND SO WE HAVE TO KEEP A CONSTANT VIGIL
GOING ON FOR THIS. ))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=for this.
ANCHOR=Beth
GRAPHIC=HOLD
Police say 10- of those charged were underage.
So far, 65- people have already been picked up.
Wythe-Prison
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-90
GRAPHIC=none
Wythe County is still in the running for a privately- operated prison.
The state Department of Corrections has narrowed the finalists for a one
thousand- bed, minimum- security facility from eight to three.
It includes Corrections Corporation of America,
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co./File Tape;
which has a site on farmland next to interstate 77 outside Wytheville.
The state rejected C-C-A's bid for a medium- security prison on the same
site.
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Prison opponents hope the latest proposal will meet a similar fate.
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SOT 15:46:22
IN Q=
((FARRON SMITH/PRISON OPPONENT: BUT WE DON'T SEE HOW THEY COULD HAVE THE BEST
BID ON A THOUSAND- BED IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT ON THE 15 HUNDRED- BED. ))
SUPER=01-Farron Smith/Prison Opponent;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=15 hundred bed.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=none
The other finalists are Wackenhut Corrections and United States Corrections
Corporation.
State officials expect to award a contract within a month.
Justice-House
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-89
GRAPHIC=none
In Roanoke, residents of Justice House are looking for a new home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
Yesterday, Roanoke building inspectors condemned the facility and told
everyone to move out as soon as possible.
Without electricity or water, the city's action came as no surprise to
residents of the low- income apartment complex.
Still, there are some who refuse leave.
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SOT 4:12:52
IN Q=I'm staying here
((CONNIE RITTER/JUSTICE HOUSE RESIDENT: I'M STAYING HERE. I AIN'T LEAVING. IF
THE COPS COME UP HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAUL ME OUT OF HERE AND PUT MY
BUTT UNDER THE JAIL! I AM NOT LEAVING. ))
SUPER=01-Connie Ritter/Justice House Resident;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=I am not leaving.
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VO-NAT
But the majority of the residents ARE moving out.
They say they simply can't put their children in danger.
City officials say the building needs a number of repairs.
That coupled with the loss of utilities forced them to shut it down.
Roanoke Area Ministries says it will offer financial assistance to any
Justice House resident.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# s5-20
GRAPHIC=world series
The Cleveland Indians have pulled off comebacks all season, but they'll need
their greatest comeback to win the World Series.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/ABC-TBN; :00
Atlanta took a 3-to-1 Series lead with a 5-to-2 win at last night.
They hope to nail down the Series tonight in Cleveland.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=nhl
Now for the latest from the N-H-L, let's go to the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-St. Louis/==4/Hartford/==2//Vancouver/==4/New Jersey/==2;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==3/Calgary/==2//Winnipeg/==6/San Jose/==1;
SUPER=103-Montreal/==7/Florida/==2//Philadelphia/==3/NY Islanders/==1;
by SS