08:25-01
7Warner
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TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Warner
NATO today is expected to give its final blessing to the Bosnian
peacekeeping mission.
Some 60-thousand
troops are set to take part, a third coming from the U-S.
Virginia's Senior Senator is voicing opposition to the deployment.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
John Warner says he's made FIVE trips to Bosnia-- and STRONGLY disagrees
with the President's decision to send troops there.
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SOT 6:44:28
IN Q=I do not contest
((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R- VIRGINIA: I DO NOT CONTEST HIS RIGHT TO DO IT UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION-- BUT I DO QUESTION HIS WISDOM. BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK CONGRESS
MUST TURN ITS ATTENTION TO HOW BEST WE CAN PROTECT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
ARMED FORCES AS THEY GO INTO THIS VERY DANGEROUS PART OF THE WORLD. ))
SUPER=@Warner;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=part of the world
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VO-NAT
Warner appeared last night at the Hotel Roanoke for a campaign fundraiser--
along with Rhode Island Senator John Chafee.
While Warner says Christmas is not the season for "rough and tumble
politics"-- and at the start of the year, he'll be ready for a challenge.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:40:38
IN Q=Virginians know me
((WARNER: VIRGINIANS KNOW ME. I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO SERVE IN THIS OFFICE
AND WORK HARD FOR THEM. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CHALLENGE AND THINKS THEY CAN
DO A BETTER JOB-- FINE BY ME. I THINK VIRGINIA'S ENTITLED TO THE BEST MAN OR
WOMAN TO BE U.S. SENATOR. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=U.S. SENATORS
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VO-NAT
The Republican central committee meets on Saturday, and Warner says he's
confident it'll decide to hold a primary-- instead of a convention.
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7Jim-Miller
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#=edit of 595-31 &95-78
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Meantime, Warner continues to face opposition from within his own party.
Former Reagan Budget Director Jim Miller formally announces his candidacy for
the Republican senate nomination today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
And competition is stiff.
A recent News 7-- Roanoke Times poll shows G-O-P support for Warner has held
steady at 41-percent, while Miller has seen a slight increase to 39-percent.
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7HSMM
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WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-102
GRAPHIC=HSMM
A Roanoke architectural firm has snagged a multi-million dollar contract,
creating some two dozen new jobs.
The project will also enable the company to set up a new satellite office.
Len Besthoff has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=You know
SUPER=01-Vern Danielsen/HSMM;:12
SUPER=@File;:20
SUPER=@Len2; :44
SUPER=01-Cecil Doyle/HSMM; :56
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( You probably know them best as architects, but Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and
Mattern also designs communications systems.
Nat Sot
RUNS=:04
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:52:42
IN Q=In the communications
((VERN DANIELSEN/HAYES, SEAY, MATTERN & MATTERN: IN THE COMMUNICATIONS
DIVISION WE DO TWO WAY RADIO, WE ALSO DO FIBEROPTIC SYSTEMS, WE DO TELEPHONE
SYSTEMS, WE DO 9-1-1 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=9-1-1 emergency communications.
The Roanoke company has been awarded a multi-million-dollar project from the
state of Florida to design a two way radio system for six of its law
enforcement agencies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:17:33
IN Q=Phase two
((DANIELSEN: PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, COVERS THIS
AREA HERE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF FLORIDA. IT'S ESENTIALLY FROM HOLLYWOOD, BOCA
RATON IN THE SOUTH, ALMOST TO DAYTONA IN THE NORTH.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=in the north.
The project is the second largest in the company's history.
But what about the biggest one? In early 1994 H-S-M-M won the contract to
design the first phase of the Pentagon renovation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:06:05
IN Q=The project
((CECIL DOYLE/HSMM: THE PROJECT WENT GREAT. IT WAS RIGHT ON SCHEDULE AND THE
TEAM DID JUST A SUPER EFFORT.))
SUPER=01-Cecil Doyle/HSMM;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=super effort.
H-S-M-M says the designs are complete, but there has been a delay in funding
for construction of the Pentagon.
That will delay the design work for the rest of the project, which H-S-M-M
will bid for.
Len Besthoff, News-7.))
7VMI
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TAPE#95-104
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Some high ranking women in uniform are pulling out the big guns against
V-M-I's men-only admission policy.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;
Seventeen female officers are challenging the institute's policy in a
"Friend of the Court" brief, filed in anticipation of oral arguments next
month.
The women say the Institute is out of step with the times and that their own
experience in the military should prove that women have long-since proven
themselves.
V-M-I and its supporters say they respect and admire the women for their
accomplishments, but point out V-M-I never set out to duplicate the military
service Academies.
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7Weather
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Turning now to the weather -
It'll be mostly cloudy today with a chance of rain later in the day.
Highs will be in the low 50s.
55Fire-Arson
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TAPE#95-99
GRAPHIC=Arson
Roanoke officials say they have an arsonists on their hands.
More than a half dozen suspicious fires have been set in recent months.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Sunday Night;
Two took place in one week in the 800 block of Campbell Avenue and the
others were set in the surrounding area.
Most were in vacant homes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:20:11
IN Q=It's hard for us
((JERRY PERCELL/ASSIST. FIRE MARSHAL: IT'S HARD FOR US TO BE THERE ALL THE
TIME. WHAT WE WOULD SUGGEST IS THE CRIME WATCH NUMBER IF THEY CAN CONTACT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SEEM TO BE IN ORDER AT THIS TIME. JUST
PEOPLE GET THEIR EYES OUT AND REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Percell/Asst. Fire Marshal;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=any suspicious activity.
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VO-NAT
So far no one has been arrested.
Officials say most of the fires were set at the back of the structures or in
the basement.
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55Development
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TAPE#edit of 95-97
GRAPHIC=Business News
Roanoke County's new Harris Teeter superstore should be completed by the
spring of 19-97.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Yesterday;
Yesterday, Harris Teeter Supermarkets broke ground for its latest project.
The high-end grocery chain will put a 59- thousand- square- foot store on
the site along route 2-21.
That's double the size of most of the stores it has in this area.
The president of Harris Teeter says 220 full and part-time workers will be
hired.
The company is excited about the move because it's demolishing the building
now on the site, and is designing its own store from the ground up.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Harris Teeter says it does not plan to close its Southwest Plaza.
55Jeff-Mills
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#95-93
GRAPHIC=Business News
A big employer in Pulaski wants to expand.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski/File Tape;
Jefferson Mills says its plans for growth will create about 50 NEW jobs.
That will bring the company's local workforce over the 400 mark.
Jefferson Mills wants to join two buildings located across the street from
one another. That would create more warehouse space, and room for new
machines.
The move will force the town to close a road.
Pulaski's town council votes on the proposal today.
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55Tech-Sugar
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-100
GRAPHIC=Sugar Bowl/TECH
The taste of sweet success in Blacksburg has Tech fans scrambling for
tickets and transportation to New Orleans.
As Tracy Altizer reports, tickets for both the Surgar Bowl and plane trip
are going fast.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Driving around Blacksburg
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
SUPER=01-Ernie & Jane Lyle/Hokie Fans; :13
SUPER=01-Susan Erikson/The Travel Company; :38
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:05
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( Driving around Blacksburg you wouldn't know there was a Big East
championship team in town.
There's no banner on Main Street, or on campus for that matter.
But fans are no less happy their Hokies have hit it big.
((ERNIE & JANE LYLE/HOKIE FANS: I THINK IT'S GREAT, IT'S THE BEST THINK THAT'S
EVER HAPPENED TO US.
SWEETEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED. SWEETEST, YES, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. ))
At The Travel Company of Blacksburg, consultants were booking Hokie fans
from all over Virginia and surrounding states on charter flights to New
Orleans.
((OKAY, NOW I DO HAVE SOME PACKAGES THAT ARE GOING OUT OF RICHMOND. ))
Most agencies are requiring non-refundable payment up front, and report
they're filling up so fast there's little time to shop around.
((SUSAN ERIKSON/THE TRAVEL COMPANY: YOU HAVE TO DO IT QUICKLY. IF YOU'RE GONNA
SHOP YOU HAVE TO JUST REALLY DO IT QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY'LL BE GONE THAT
QUICKLY. ))
It's not a cheap date for New Year's Eve. Most three-day air and hotel
packages run upwards of 600 dollars per person.
((SARAH ZEIGLER & CHRIS LHOMMEDIEU/VA TECH STUDENTS: PROBABLY END UP DRIVING.
PROBABLY DRIVING AND PROBABLY CAMPING FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
QUESTION: IT'S AN EXPENSIVE TRIP?
ANSWER: LOOKS TO BE. ))
And don't leave home without your tickets, which start at 60 dollars.
((ALRIGHT, ARE YOU A SEASON TICKET HOLDER OR AN ATHLETIC FUND CONTRIBUTOR? ))
They're moving fast too.
Tech's initial allotment is 15 thousand, though more may be available later.
For now, fans may fill out order forms complete with credit card numbers, and
the tickets will be mailed out after December 17th.
((IT'S EXCITING, EVERYBODY IS PRETTY PUMPED UP FOR IT SO, READY TO GO. ))
Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
55Weather
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Turning now to the weather -
It'll be mostly cloudy today with a chance of rain later in the day.
Highs will be in the low 50s.
8Policy
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-104
GRAPHIC=VMI
Some women in the military accuse V-M-I of being out of step with the times
as they attack the school's men-only admission policy.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape
They say their own experience in the service demonstrates that women have
long-since proven themselves.
The "friend of the court" brief was filed with the SUPREME Court in
anticipation of oral arguments next month.
Seventeen female officers are cited in the brief.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
V-M-I and its supporters say they respect the women for their
accomplishments, but point out V-M-I never set out to duplicate the military
service academies.
8John-Warner
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=WARNER
NATO today is expected to give its final approval to a plan to send
60-thousand peacekeepers to Bosnia --
about a third from the United States.
Virginia Senator John Warner strongly opposes the U-S deployment.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
At a campaign fundraiser last night at the Hotel Roanoke, Warner said
Congress should worry about how to protect the U-S troops as they go into a
dangerous situation.
Warner is gearing up for the Republican central committee meeting on
Saturday.
That's when the committee decides whether to hold a primary or a convention.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:40:13 Warner in Roanoke tape
IN Q=And I'm hopeful
((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R- VIRGINIA: AND I'M HOPEFUL ON SATURDAY, THAT THE PARTY
LEADERS DETERMINE WE'LL HAVE A PRIMARY-- IN WHICH CASE I'LL TAKE EVERYBODY ON,
FAIR AND SQUARE. LET A VERY WIDE MARGIN OF VIRGINIANS FROM ALL FOUR CORNERS OF
THE STATE MAKE THE DECISION. ))
SUPER=@Warner;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=make the decision
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VO-NAT
U.S. Senator John Chafee of Rhode Island was the honored guest at Warner's
campaign fundraiser.
Chafee serves on the Senate Finance Committee-- and touts the Republicans'
seven year plan to balance the budget.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:48:58
IN Q=If these negotiations
((SEN. JOHN CHAFEE/R- RHODE ISLAND: IF THESE NEGOTIATIONS SUCCEED AND THE
REPUBLICANS ARE GOING ALL OUT TO MAKE THEM SUCCEED, I JUST THINK THE ECONOMY'S
GOING TO TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET. ))
SUPER=01-Sen. John Chafee/(R) Rhode Island;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=like a rocket
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VO-NAT
Warner says Christmas is not the season for "rough and tumble politics", but
at the start of the year, he'll be ready for a challenge.
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8Miller
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One of those challenges comes from within Warner's own party.
He'll face stiff competition from Former Reagan Budget Director Jim Miller.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Miller formally announces his candidacy for the Republican senate
nomination today.
A recent News 7-- Roanoke Times poll shows G-O-P support for Warner has held
steady at 41-percent, while Miller has seen a slight increase to 39-percent.
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8Health-Care
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=NONE
White House and congressional negotiators open a second week of talks today
-- still far apart on the ways to reach a balanced budget in seven years.
The Allen Administration says because the buget talks have dragged on its
enthusiasm for taking over Medicaid has "dissipated".
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SOT 12:52:45 TAPE 2
IN Q=They're capping
((KAY COLES JAMES/VA. HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES: THEY'RE CAPPING THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND. AND THEN GIVING US CERTAIN DICTATES. SO THERE'S
GOING TO BE A LOT LESS FLEXIBILITY THEN PEOPLE TEND TO THINK THERE IS. AND
IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS.))
SUPER=01-Kay Coles James/Va. Health & Human Resources Sec.;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=difficult process.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But members of the Joint Commission on Health Care say it would be easier if
the Administration had more information about who receives Medicaid in
Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:19:29
IN Q=I don't think
((SEN. JANE WOODS/R-FAIRFAX: I DON'T THINK IT'S A BLAME GAME KIND OF THING.
IT'S JUST WE NEED THIS. AND WE NEEDED IT YESTERDAY. JUST AS I WOULD ASSUME,
IF THEY DON'T HAVE THESE NUMBERS, THEY NEED IT IN ORDER TO BE EVEN THINKING
TOWARD FUTURE MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Jane Woods/(R) Fairfax;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=Medicaid expenditures.
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VO-NAT
The Administration says Virginia may have a matter of months or a year to
prepare to take over the system.
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8Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#
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Turning now to the weather -
It'll be mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers.
Highs will be in the low 50s.
Tonight, more showers are expected with lows in the 30s.
Then tomorrow the sun comes out again. Afternoon temperatures will be in the
40s.