Morning news AM cutins on WDBJ 7 11/03/95

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7Henry-Murder

ANCHOR=Mel
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For the third time in less than two weeks Henry County authorities have a homicide on their hands.
Police say a man was fatally shot last night in front of his young children.
Shortly after eight o'clock authorities were called to a home on Route 698 in Bassett.
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SUPER=03-Henry Co./Last Night;

There they found the body of 39- year old Hubert Boris Oaks.
He had been shot several times.
Police say Oaks used to live at the residence with his 34- year old wife Denise and their two daughters.
Denise's boyfriend, who was living at the residence, has been charged with the crime.
Authorities say Oaks was with his daughters when he stopped at his former residence to pick up some clothing.
Police say that's when a fight broke out.
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((SGT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT'S BELIEVED AT THIS TIME THAT THE CHILDREN WERE INSIDE AND WERE IN VISIBLE RANGE OF SEEING THE INCIDENT THAT DID OCCUR, THEIR DAD BEING SHOT AND KILLED, CAN'T RELEASE WHAT THE CHILDREN HAVE SAID OR NOT SAID BUT THE FAMILIES BEING COOPERATIVE AND WE'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO, INTERVIEWS AND RE-INTERVIEWS. ))
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Thirty-seven year old Phillip Staples Green has been charged with second degree murder.
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7Home

ANCHOR=Melanie
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An aggressive campaign to keep a home for the mentally challenged out of a Rockbridge County residential area appears to have paid off.
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Now, the Executive director of the county's community service board says he's ready to recommend a new site.
The Mental Health Clinic Advisory Board bought land near Glasgow in September.
The site is in a subdivision off of route 6-0-8.
Residents of the subdivision want to know why the land was bought for more than three times the accessed value.
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(( JANET ALDRIDGE/RESIDENT: THE PROPERTY THAT WAS BOUGHT IN '95 WAS ACCESSED AT $6,400 AND THEY PAYED $22,000 FOR IT.))
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Executive director Michael Gilmore says that sale price was not unusual because the county's assessed values are often lower than the price people will pay for homes or lots in Rockbridge.
The county currently has a group home in Lexington, which also drew opposition.
Gilmore says it now fits into the community.
The advisory board will decide on Gilmore's recommendation next Wednesday.
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7Absentee-Vote

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Cutin
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#595-27
GRAPHIC=Campaign '95

An election reminder to voters.
Tomorrow is the deadline for turning your absentee ballots.
The registrar's office will be open until 5 P-M.
Roanoke City's registrar says absentee voting has picked up this week, and she says that could mean a fairly busy election day.

7uva-florida

ANCHOR=Melanie
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Virginia's goal-line stand was the difference in the Cavalier's victory over the Seminoles.
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SUPER=03-Charlottesville;

Tiki Barber rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns last night as the Atlantic Coast Conference leaders knocked off the second-ranked Seminoles 33-to-28.
Warrick Dunn scored twice for the Seminoles but was stopped just inches from the goal line as time ran out.
Florida State had won its previous 29 A-C-C games by an average of 33 points.
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7weather

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Taking a look now at the weather - your weekend is going to get off to a cloudy start.
Temperatures will be in the mid 60s, but will drop into the 50s by late this afternoon.
There is a chance for rain early in the day.
Tonight is going to be cold, with lows only in the 30s.
For tomorrow, it will be partly sunny, but if you've got outdoor plans, take along your winter coat .
It's going to be windy with highs only be in the 40s.

55Oaks

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=THA
TAPE# edit of 95-77
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A Henry County man was shot dead last night in front of his children.
It marks the third murder in the county in less than two weeks.
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SUPER=03-Henry Co./Last Night;

When Authorities arrived at this home on Route 6-98 in Bassett they found the body of d 39- year old Hubert Boris Oaks.
He had been shot several times.
Police say Oaks used to live at the residence with his 34- year old wife Denise and their two daughters.
They say he was with his daughters when he stopped by to pick up some clothing.
While he was there a fight broke out.
Denise's boyfriend, 37- year old Phillip Staples Green was living at the house.
He has been charged with second degree murder.
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55Group-Home

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
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Rockbridge county officials are looking for a new location for a group home for the mentally challenged after residents in one neighborhood protested the project.
Jay Moore has the story.
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(( The Executive director of the county's community service board says he's ready to recommend another site.
The current site, located in a subdivision off of route 6-0-8 near Glasgow, has drawn fire from neighboring residents.
The Mental Health Clinic Advisory Board bought the land in September. ((MICHAEL GILMORE/COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD: WE HAVE IN FACT FOUND WHAT WE THINK IS A BETTER SITE. IT HAS TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF OFFERING BETTER FACILITIES, BETTER AMENITIES, AND IN FACT WE THINK IT DOES.))
The residents of the subdivision say they are concerned about the welfare those who will live in the home.
They also have unanswered questions as to why the land was bought for more than three times the accessed value. (( JANET ALDRIDGE/RESIDENT: THE PROPERTY THAT WAS BOUGHT IN '95 WAS ACCESSED AT $6,400 AND THEY PAYED $22,000 FOR IT.)) (( MICHAEL GILMORE/COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD: OFTEN IN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY YOU FIND THAT THE ACCESSED VALUES ARE MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT HOMES OR LANDS GO FOR SO I DON'T THINK THAT ITS THAT UNUSUAL BUT THE DID PAY THE ASKING PRICE.))
Gilmore says the county currently has one other group home in Lexington, which also drew opposition but NOW fits into the community.
The advisory board will decide on Gilmore's recommendation next Wednesday.
Jay Moore, News 7.))

55Pensioners

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-92
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It's pay day for the federal retirees who held out and sued the state.
The Virginia Department of Taxation says it will start cutting checks today.
The state Supreme Court
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yesterday rejected a request from retiree attorney Michael (KAY-ter) Kator to have his eight million dollar tab picked up by taxpayers.
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About 14- thousand retirees held out for a court ruling, rather than settle with the state for a smaller refund.

55Hollins

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=bmy
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Hollins College launches its largest fund drive tomorrow.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./November 12, 1985;

It was just ten years ago that ten percent of the school's library collection was ruined in the flood of '85.
The rallying point of the fund raising campaign is its formerly flood-drenched library.
Hollins has set its sights on bringing in 40-point-eight MILLION dollars for endowments and capital projects.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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By the way, Keith Humphry is also remembering the flood of '85 this week.
His series on the flood continues tonight on News 7 at six.
And WDBJ's original 1985 documentary, "The Flood of '85" will be re-broadcast tomorrow night at 7:30.

55weather

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Turning now to weather for your weekend--
Today will be cloudy start, with a chance of rain early in the day.
Temperatures will be in the mid 60s, but will drop into the 50s by late this afternoon.
Tonight is going to be cold, with lows only in the 30s.
For tomorrow, it will be partly sunny, but if you've got outdoor plans, take along your winter coat .
It's going to be windy with highs only be in the 40s.

8Henry-Murder

ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-77
GRAPHIC=murder

A Henry County man was fatally shot last night in front of two young children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co. Last Night;

Authorities were called to Route 6-98 in Bassett at about eight o'clock.
When they arrived they found the body of 39- year old Hubert Boris Oaks.
He'd apparently been shot several times.
Police say Oaks used to live at the home with his 34- year old wife Denise and their two daughters.
Denise's boyfriend, who was living at the residence, has been charged with the crime.
Authorities say Oaks was with his daughters when he stopped at his former residence to pick up some clothing.
Police say that's when a fight broke out.
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((SGT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT'S BELIEVED AT THIS TIME THAT THE CHILDREN WERE INSIDE AND WERE IN VISIBLE RANGE OF SEEING THE INCIDENT THAT DID OCCUR, THEIR DAD BEING SHOT AND KILLED, CAN'T RELEASE WHAT THE CHILDREN HAVE SAID OR NOT SAID BUT THE FAMILIES BEING COOPERATIVE AND WE'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO, INTERVIEWS AND RE-INTERVIEWS. ))
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Thirty-seven year old Phillip Staples Green has been charged with second degree murder.
This is the third murder in Henry County in less than two weeks.
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8Woodrum-Falkinburg

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-84
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Long term Delegate Chip Woodrum hopes to win his ninth term in the General Assembly next week.
But Republican Newell Falkinburg has made it a tough race, outspending the incumbent and organizing an aggressive campaign.
Joe Dashiell reports on the choice that voters will confront on Tuesday.
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((Newell Falkinburg has been searching high and low for votes. He figures he's knocked on seven thousand doors since the campaign started. ((I'M RUNNING FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES AND WE'RE TRYING TO BAND ON EVERY VOTER'S DOOR IN THE DISTRICT.))
While Falkinburg may not be a household name, the Roanoke doctor is hopeful a well- organized, well- financed campaign will pay off November 7th.
Like the other republicans challenging democratic incumbents, Falkinburg says the voters are demanding a change of leadership. ((NEWELL FALKINBURG/R- HOUSE OF DELGATES CANDIDATE: WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE THEM TO CONSIDER ME FOR A TWO YEAR TRIAL OF EMPLOYMENT. IF I DON'T DO THEIR LIKING THEY CAN BOOT ME OUT AT THE END OF A COUPLE OF YEARS AND BRING BACK THE OLD INCUMBENT, BUT I THINK THEY'D LIKE WHAT I WOULD DO.)) ((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM: CAL RIPKEN HAS SERVED THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES FOR 14 YEARS AND NO ONE'S TOLD HIM TO SIT DOWN, BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF HIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GOOD. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE QUALITY OF MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY AND THAT THEY WILL SEE FIT TO RE-ELECT ME ON ELECTION DAY.))
On issues including education and economic development, Chip Woodrum believes he has built a record of accomplishment in the House.
And while Falkinburg may provide the strongest challenge of Woodrum's political career, the delegate says he's confident the voters will return him to Richmond. ((I'D APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE ON TUESDAY. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT.))
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

8Absentee-Vote

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Cutin
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#595-27
GRAPHIC=Campaign '95

An election reminder to voters.
Tomorrow is the deadline for turning in your absentee ballots.
The registrar's office will be open until 5 P-M.

8uva-florida

8weather

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NEWSCAST=cutin
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Turning now to weather.
Today is going to get off to a cloudy start.
Temperatures will be in the mid 60s, but will drop into the 50s by late this afternoon. Tonight is going to be cold, with lows only in the 30s.