06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT
A final appeal from Canada's prime minister to keep Quebec in Canada.
(----------------)
And in Azerbaijan hundreds of bodies are recovered from the world's worst
subway accident.
canada-vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Voters in Quebec go to the polls today facing a historic referendum that
could split the province from the rest of Canada.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montreal;
If separatists have their way Canada's largest providence would break away
from Canada forming a French speaking nation of almost seven- million people.
Yesterday, Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien made a final appeal for
Quebec to keep the nation as one.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((JEAN CHRETIEN/CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER CANADA WITH OUT QUEBEC IS NO MORE
CANADA AND QUEBEC WITHOUT CANADA IS NO MORE QUEBEC, BECAUSE THE TWO ARE
TOGETHER.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=are together (Clapping).
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VO-NAT
The latest opinion poll gives the separatists an edge among decided voters,
but concluded that the referendum is a dead heat.
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subway-ax
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's being called the world's WORST subway disaster.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baku, Azerbaijan;
More than three hundred people died Saturday when fire broke out in a subway
train in the capital of the former Soviet republic of (AH-zer-bi`-JAHN)
Azerbaijan.
Hundreds of passengers became trapped when the train caught fire in
a tunnel.
Most of the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
More than 250 people were injured.
Officials blame the fire on "outdated" Soviet equipment.
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wipe wipe wipe
bus-ax
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fox River Grove, IL;
Federal investigators returned to the scene of last week's DEADLY train-
school bus collision looking for more answers.
Investigators staged a re-enactment of the accident using the SAME train
that hit the bus.
It's damage was still visible.
The re-enactment showed the train could NOT stop in time to avoid hitting
the bus.
Officials suspect the bus was stuck on the crossing because of a timing
problem with a traffic light.
Seven high school students were killed in the accident.
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Wytheville-fatal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
A two vehicle accident in Wytheville last night killed one person.
Police say 38-year old Salvidor Simon was driving in the Northbound lane of
Petunia Road and Route 11 shortly after seven in the evening.
He apparantly crossed into the southbound lane and hit a car head-on.
Simon was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital.
Police say a 17-year old man was driving the other car, his injuries are not
life-threatening.
The passengers in his car were treated and released.
emergency
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit of 95-96
GRAPHIC=fire
A fire that ripped through a house in Rockbridge County has residents
questioning the effectiveness of the 9-1-1 emergency response system.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Glasgow;
Bessy May Huffman's house went up in flames Saturday night.
She called her daughter who tried to contact 9-1-1, but no one answered
her call.
Several neighbors say they also tried to call dispatchers.
The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Department answers the emergency calls and
that night two dispatchers were on duty.
(//////SOT///////)
SOT 00:01:40
IN Q=the
((CAPT. CHRIS BLALOCK/ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.: THE FIRST DISPATCHER
WHO HAD TAKEN THE CALL STARTED TO TONE OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN GLASGOW. THE
SECOND DISPATCHER STARTED TAKING UP THE 911 CALLS AS THEY CAME IN. THE PROBLEM
IS A SERIES OF CALLS CAME IN IN THE MATTER OF THREE TO FOUR SECONDS.))
SUPER=01-Capt. Chris Blalock/Rockbridge Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=matter of 3-4 seconds.
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VO-NAT
But residents say it was Huffman's neighbor, the fire chief, who alerted a
crew to come battle the blaze.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:00:46
IN Q=
((BETTY EMORE/DAUGHTER: AS SOON AS OUR NEIGHBOR GOT HERE, HE GOT THE TRUCKS
HERE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, BUT IF HE HADN'T BEEN HERE I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'D
OF GOTTEN HELP.))
SUPER=01-Bette Emore/Daughter;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=GOTTEN HELP.
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VO-NAT
Huffman suffered from smoke inhalation.
Rockbridge County officials say the new enhanced 911 system was put into
effect back in March-- it is NOT fully operational yet, but should be
completely on line by mid summer.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
The Washington Redskins continue their losing streak-- last night they fell
short at home.
Here's Roy Stanley with the highlights and LOWlights. Good Morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=thank you and good morning
RUNS=1:46
OUT Q=you melanie.
$CCOFF
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Va's Guide
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) We check some popular spots to getaway in Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We are so fortunate...
SUPER=13-Lin Chaff/Author; :00
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :40
RUNS=2:32
OUT Q=Patrick Swayze slept here.
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
Pocahontas-Unemployment
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=spr
TAPE# 95-81
GRAPHIC=None
The national average for unemployment is hovering around six percent.
But for residents of one West Virginia county, that figure triples.
Scott Prince reports from Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It looks like
SUPER=03-Pocahontas Co., WV; :00
SUPER=01-Donnie Curry/Pocahontas Co. Resident; :17
SUPER=@Scott1; :38
SUPER=01-Sen. Walt Helmick/(D) West Virginia; :55
SUPER=01-Dana Moyers/Pocahontas Co. Commission President; 1:23 QUICK!!!
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=West Virginia
(( It looks like a nice place to visit, but many say you don't want to live
here.
The latest unemployment numbers are in and Pocahontas County, West Virginia
checks in with a whopping 19-point- 6 percent.
That's highest in the Mountain State, and one of the highest in the nation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 13:45:28
IN Q=The people are
((DONNIE CURRY/POCAHONTAS CO. RESIDENT: THE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WORK BUT YOU
EITHER DRAW ALL OF YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT OUT AND LEAVE OR-- THERE'S JUST NOTHING
HERE. WE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO PROVIDE US SOME JOBS.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=us some jobs
That's not to say there isn't anyone supplying work to the region.
Snowshoe Silvercreek is the county's largest employer with around a thousand
workers.
And that number is even higher during ski season.
Standup tape 1 12:58:47
But Snowshoe is the exception, not the rule.
This used to be the site of one of the world's largest tanneries, employing
three to four hundred people at a time. Now it employs no one.
end stand up
And when one or two of these manufacturing plants close, the local economy
takes a major hit.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:32:00
IN Q=Here it promotes
((STATE SEN. WALT HELMICK/(D)-WEST VIRGINIA: HERE IT PROMOTES A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT. WE HAVE SUCH A SMALL POPULATION. WE ONLY HAVE 9,008 PEOPLE IN 965
SQUARE MILES.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=square miles
Helmick is trying to get Pocahontas County back on track.
One of the ideas is to turn THIS barren facility into an industrial park.
But there are many obstacles.
There are no four- lane roads, and trains don't come through the county
anymore.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 3
IN Q=We are an isolated
((DANA MOYERS/POCAHONTAS CO. COMMISSION: WE ARE AN ISOLATED COUNTY AND WE'RE IN
A MOUNTAINOUS REGION, SO TRANSPORTATION IS NOT AN ASSET THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=RIGHT NOW.
But right now, one out of every five people is OUT of work.
And residents say things need to change very soon, in order to change the
outlook for the future.
Scott Prince, News 7, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.))
Keen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=THA
TAPE# 95-73
GRAPHIC=Million Man March
Leaders of a Southside organization want to copy the spirit of the Million
Man march.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville; QUICK!!!
The Reverend William Avon Keen is President of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference in Danville.
SUPER=03-Washington DC/October 16;
He says the local S-C-L-C shares the concerns of march organizer Louis
Farrakhan.
Earlier this year, the Heritage Preservation Association erected a monument
and Confederate Flag at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.
Keen say that's just one reason his organization has been in contact with
the National S-C-L-C about holding a similar march in Danville.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We would
((REV. WILLIAM A. KEEN/SCLC PRESIDENT:WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MARCH DEVELOPED ON
THE LAST CONFEDERATE CAPITAL OF A SIMILAR MAGNITUDE TO BRING TO THE NATION'S
CONSCIOUS LEVEL WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE LAST CONFEDERATE CAPITAL THAT IS
DESTROYING MANHOOD SUCH AS HAVING AN EXTREME NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES
ON DEATH ROW. ))
SUPER=01-Rev. William A. Keen/Danville SCLC President;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=on death row.
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VO-NAT
Keen says he's optimistic a march will be held in Danville.
(----------0------)
Art-Barn
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=dal
TAPE# 95-95
GRAPHIC=None
The NEW owners of an old dairy barn may soon be producing ART instead of
milk.
The Floyd Community Center for the Arts is buying the Old Jacksonville Barn.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;
The plan is to use the barn as a place to sell locally made crafts.
Board members also envision art studios where crafters pass along their
skills to students.
The hay loft may be used for dances and theater productions.
They say in the end, the barn's proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway will
make it an economic success for the area.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:33:12
IN Q=to not only
((PAT THERRIEN/FLOYD COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: TO NOT ONLY ENRICH THE
LIVES OF FLOYD COUNTY PEOPLE, BUT TO PROVIDE A TOURIST ATTRACTION THAT'S
ACTUALLY A QUALITY PIECE THAT WILL BRING PEOPLE INTO FLOYD, GIVE THEM A PLACE
TO START WITH BEFORE THEY GO TO THE QUALITY RESTAURANTS.))
SUPER=01-Pat Therrien/Community Center For The Arts;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=quality restaurant
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VO-NAT
There have been several attempts in recent years to transform the barn into
a gathering spot.
Therrien (thair-In) expects his plan to succeed because of people's love for
the barn.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:35:16
IN Q=i don't know
((I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHEMISTRY IS BUT EVERYBODY LOVES IT. MAYBE BECAUSE
IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE TOWN. MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S HAD SO MUCH TO DO WITH IT FROM STORING HAY TO
HAVING MUSIC.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=having music
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VO-NAT
The board is now working on a fundraising plan.
It will cost about 99-thousand dollars to purchase the barn and the
surrounding four acres.
Rennovations will jack up that figure.
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Education-Outreach
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 95-76
GRAPHIC=education
Kids get excited about lessons taught by teachers from the Science Museum of
Western Virginia.
Especially when they come to their classrooms.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton;
Teachers say being able to see and touch things that the museum's outreach
educators bring make science come to life.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=I think they
((ELIZABETH HUBBARD/FALLON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER: I THINK THEY CAN
LEARN A LOT FROM THINGS THEY MIGHT NOT EXPERIENCE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. AND
THEY REALLY ENJOY IT AND THE SPEAKERS I THINK ARE GREAT AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF
KNOWLEDGE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THEY CAN DO WITH THE STUDENTS.))
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Hubbard/Fallon Park Elementary School Teacher;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=with the students.
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VO-NAT
The museum has numerous subjects and items in it's education outreach
program.... and it's tailored to meet the state's requirements for science
education.
(/////SOT/////)
11 03 30 00 - 11 03 38 00
SOT
IN Q=Each grade level
((JAN DOWLING/OUTREACH EDUCATOR: EACH GRADE LEVEL HAS DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF
LEARNING IT'S SUPPOSE TO MEET WITH SCIENCE AND WE'VE TRIED TO GEAR OUR TOPICS
TOWARD THOSE THINGS. ))
SUPER=01-Jan Dowling/Outreach Educator;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=toward those things.
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VO-NAT
Four outreach educators travel to schools.
The program is offered for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
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2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# NONE
GRAPHIC=NFL LOGO
The Carolina Panthers pounced on the New England Patriots yesterday in
overtime.
For all the scores from the gridiron, let's check out the scoreboards.
(////////////////)
SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=100-Carolina/=20/New England/=17//Dallas/=28/Atlanta/=13;
SUPER=100-New York Giants/=24/Washington/=15//Detroit/=24/Green Bay/=16;
SUPER=100-Pittsburgh/=24/Jacksonville/==7//Arizona/=20/Seattle/=14;
SUPER=100-Philadelphia/=20/St. Louis/==9//Houston/=19/Tampa Bay/==7;
SUPER=100-New Orleans/=11/San Francisco/==7//Cleveland/=29/Cincinnati/=26;
RUNS=:30
out=cleveland/cinn.
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Boys Home
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) A call from the Alleghany Mountains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It was founded in 1906....
SUPER=13-Donnie Wheatley/Executive Director; :00
SUPER=12-Covington; :14
RUNS=2:13
OUT Q=place in your heart.
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It's too close to call.
That's what final polls say about today's referendum in Quebec, where voters
will decide if the mostly French-speaking province should break away from
Canada.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
An emotional re-enactment in Illinois as federal officials continue to
probe last week's collision involving a train and a school bus.
The eerie re-enactment brought about 40 spectators to the scene who left
letters, balloons and stuffed animals in honor of those killed.
(------------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And Officials in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan have declared two
days of mourning for the three hundred people who died in the world's worst
subway fire.
At least 200 others were injured, mostly by carbon monoxide poisoning from
burning toxic materials.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Monday, October 30th.
ANCHOR=Beth
Don't go away. THe news will continue.
QUEBEC
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
In Canada, voters in Quebec go to the polls today, voting on a measure that
would separate the mostly French province from the rest of the country.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montreal;
Yesterday, both sides rallied hoping to persuade some last minute voters.
Results from final polls show the outcome is just too close to call.
Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien made an eleventh hour appeal to those
in Quebec to keep the nation as one.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((JEAN CHRETIEN/CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER CANDA WITH OUT QUEBEC IS NO MORE CANADA
AND QUEBEC WITHOU CANADA IS NO MORE QUEBEC, BECASUE THE TWO ARE TOGETHER.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=are together (Clapping).
(----------------)
VO-NAT
About five million people are eligible to vote.
Election officials predict an exceptionally high turnout.
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train-bus
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
The sounds of warning bells and train whistles permeated the early morning
calm in Fox River Grove, Illinois yesterday as federal investigators recreated
last week's deadly train- school bus collision.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fox River Grove, IL;
An identical bus drove into the intersection and waited until the actual
train involved in the accident came barreling down the tracks.
The re-enactment showed the intersection was too short for the bus and the
train couldn't stop in time, even with the emrgency brakes.
Officials suspect the bus was stuck on the crossing because of a timing
problem with a traffic light.
Seven high school students were killed in the accident.
(----------------)
wipe wipe wipe
Baku
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
wipe wipe wipe
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The world's worst subway accident is being blamed on outdated Soviet
equipment.
More than 300 people were killed this weekend when fire broke out in a
crowded subway train in the capital of the former Soviet republic of
Azerbaijan.
The train caught fire in a tunnel, trapping hundreds of terrified
passengers.
Most of the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
More than 250 people were injured.
(----------------)
unemployment
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit of 95-81
GRAPHIC=NONE
Pocahontas County, West Virginia holds a record and officials are NOT
particularly proud.
The latest unemployment numbers are TRIPLE the national average.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pocahontas Co., WV;
Pocahontas County's unemployment rate is 19-point- six percent.
That means ONE out of FIVE people is out of work.
The figure is the highest in West Virginia and one of the highest in the
United States.
Snowshoe Silvercreek is the county's largest employer but recent plant
closings put hundreds of people out of work.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Here it promotes
((STATE SEN. WALT HELMICK/(D)-WEST VIRGINIA: HERE IT PROMOTES A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT. WE HAVE SUCH A SMALL POPULATION. WE ONLY HAVE 9,008 PEOPLE IN 965
SQUARE MILES.))
((DONNIE CURRY/POCAHONTAS CO. RESIDENT: THE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WORK BUT YOU
EITHER DRAW ALL OF YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT OUT AND LEAVE OR-- THERE'S JUST NOTHING
HERE. WE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO PROVIDE US SOME JOBS.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Walt Helmick/(D) West Va.; :00
SUPER=01-Donnie Curry/Pocahontas Co. Resident; :12
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=us some jobs
(----------------)
VO-NAT
County officials say one of the area's problems is transportation.
There are no four lane roads and trains don't stop in the county anymore.
(----------------)
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=NONE
Race car driver Kenny Minter of Martinsville and a veteran of the local
tracks in the area, was killed yesterday afternoon during a modified race at
the Mid-Atlantic 500 championships in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Officials of the Southern Modified Auto Racing teams said Minter died when
his car touched another car and hit the wall.
He was 39.
Meantime, Winston Cup drivers spent the day in Phoenix yesterday--
Roy Stanley has more on the Dura-Lube 500. Good Morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=thank you and
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=good day everbody.
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=BACK to you (music under)
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Virginians
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=13-Stan Kingma/Virginians Director;
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=24-1994 Virginians Show;
RUNS=2:00
OUT Q=vo
(-------------)
LIVE=Larry/Full
SUPER=13-Marilyn Kingma/Virginians Member;
(Toss to bump)
Bragg-Shooting
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Family, friends and colleagues will say a final farewell to Major Stephen Mark
Badger today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
He's the soldier who died in last week's sniper attack at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
36 year old Badger was one of 19 paratroopers shot by a sniper as they set
out on a morning run on Friday.
William Kreutzer(kroy-tzer) sits in a military jail at Camp Lejeune Marine
base accused in the ambush.
The incident happened at a time when Kreutzer is reportedly under-going
psychiatric evaluations by military doctors.
He has not yet formally been charged.
Details are also coming out about Kreutzer's private life including an
alleged illegal gun purchase from a Maryland gun shop.
(----------------)
911-Problem
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=dal
TAPE# 95-96
GRAPHIC=Fire
Some Rockbridge County residents are questioning the effectiveness of the
county's 9-1-1 system after a fire destroyed a house there over the weekend.
Some wonder if the damage would have been less severe if a call for help had
been answered sooner.
Denise Allen reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Bessy May Huffman
SUPER=03-Glasgow; :00
SUPER=01-Bette Emore/Daughter; :10
SUPER=01-Mary Alice Spangler/Neighbor; :42
SUPER=01-Capt. Chris Blalock/Rockbridge Co. Sheriff Dept.; 1:26
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:42
RUNS=1:59
OUT Q=Rockbridge County.
((Bessy May Huffman's husband built this house about 40 years ago.
They repaired it after the floods, but Saturday night the house was gutted
by fire.
((BETTE EMORE/DAUGHTER: SHE CALLED ME AND SAID TO PLEASE COME FAST AND CALL
911. HER HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. I GRABBED MY PHONE AND CALLED 911 AND COULD NOT
GET THROUGH AT ALL.))
Several neighbors also dialed 911, but say no one answered the call.
Bette Emore says it was her mother's neighbor, the fire chief, that finally
got help to the scene.
((EMORE: AS SOON AS OUR NEIGHBOR GOT HERE, HE GOT THE TRUCKS HERE IN A MATTER
OF MINUTES, BUT IF HE HADN'T BEEN HERE I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'D OF GOTTEN HELP.))
((MARY ALICE SPANGLER/NEIGHBOR: IT WAS FIERCE, RED, SCARY. THE WIND WAS
BLOWING.))
Bessy Huffman is in the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
Her daughter says she's been ill lately and is lucky to have made it out
alive.
Other residents say this is not the first time there has been a problem with
the 911 system.
((911 OPERATOR: ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY 911.
CALLER: I NEED THE GLASGOW FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OPERATOR: WHERE ABOUTS.
CALLER: ON KANAWHA STREET ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE FIRE HOUSE. BESSY MAY
HUFFMAN'S HOUSE IS ON FIRE.))
The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Department answers the 911 calls.
There were two dispatchers on duty that night.
The computer logs and the tapes tell the story.
(/////SOT/////)
((CAPT. CHRIS BLALOCK/ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.: THE FIRST DISPATCHER
WHO HAD TAKEN THE CALL STARTED TO TONE OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN GLASGOW. THE
SECOND DISPATCHER STARTED TAKING UP THE 911 CALLS AS THEY CAME IN. THE PROBLEM
IS A SERIES OF CALLS CAME IN IN THE MATTER OF SECONDS.))
The new 911 system was put into effect in March and is not fully operational
yet.
The enhanced system requires at least nine thousand address changes.
Officials say these changes should be complete and the system fully
operational by mid summer.
Denise Allen News 7, Rockbridge County.))
DOLE
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=dole
Elizabeth Dole says she's taking a year off as head of the American Red
Cross to help her husband Bob Dole seek the G-O-P presidential nomination.
In an interview with "U-S-A Today" she says she plans to reclaim her
200-thousand dollar a year job if her husband is elected president.
She would be the first, first lady to work full time outside the White
House.
Dudley
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=dal
TAPE# 95-94
GRAPHIC=Campaign 95
Allen Dudley is hoping to maintain his seat in the House of Delegates.
The Republican incumbent is running against Democrat Claude Whitehead.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;
At a time when voters are calling for a change, Dudley hopes his successes
in Richmond will make the difference.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:29:02
IN Q=i don't think
((DEL. ALLEN DUDLEY/R-ROCKY MOUNT: I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD LOOK AT HIM AS A
VIABLE CHANGE. IN ONE TERM I HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY. THE VIRGINIA FREE, A NON PARTISAN GROUP, RATED ME IN THE TOP 15
PERCENT OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.))
((CLAUDE WHITEHEAD/D-HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: I DON'T FOLLOW ANYBODY 100
PERCENT OF THE TIME. I HAVE MY OWN AGENDA AND I TRY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN
MY DISTRICT, NOT WHAT SOMEBODY IN RICHMOND SAYS.))
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Whitehead is challenging Dudley for his House of Delegates seat.
Both candidates say they're for putting money back into higher education.
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Voters in Franklin County and parts of Bedford, Pittsylvania and Floyd
Counties will have to decide between the two candidates.
Warner
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Virginia Senator John Warner is rolling the dice on a hot politial and
social issue-- legalized gambling.
The Republican, who's up for re-election next year, is calling for a
national study of gambling's social costs and its impact on crime.
Warner and Congressman Frank Wolf will talk about the issue at a news
conference in Norfolk today.
Wolf sponsored House legislation for a national commission on gambling.
Warner says he will sign a Senate version of the gambling study commission
bill.
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In Sports-- onto the ice-- the New York Rangers completed a two-game sweep
over the Toronto Maple Leaves. Here are all the scores from the hard water.
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