06:00-01
HEADLINE
TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
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VO-NAT
In California, a controversial baboon transplant on an AIDS patient is over,
and now the waiting begins.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And a pedestrian is killed last night in Roanoke County.
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wx-head
(beth ad lib)
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And still looking for that perfect Christmas present?
Larry Dowdy pedals a few ideas this morning at Cardinal Bicycle.
Don't go away. News 7 Mornin' is next.
Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit of county-ax 95-93
GRAPHIC=NONE
A woman who was struck by a car while she was walking along a road in
Roanoke County has died.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;
The accident happened at about 8:30 last night on Kingsmill Drive.
45-year-old Bonnie Kitts of Salem was knocked unconscious, and taken to
Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where she died.
The teenage driver of the Acura has been charged with driving under the
influence.
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Train-Derail
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Train Derailment
Late last night, in the town of Fonda near Albany, New York, almost
two-thirds of the cars on a Conrail train derailed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fonda, NY/Last Night;
It is an especially hazardous situation due to the fact that one of the cars
leaked sodium hydroxide.
The other cars contain chlorine gas and hydrochloric acids which can be
lethal to humans.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
There have been no reports of injuries nor any word on how the derailment
occurred.
Seven homes have been evacuated so far.
Aids-patients
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=AIDS
A medical experiment that's never been tried on a human before is underway
at a San Francisco hospital.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Francisco/Yesterday;
Jeff Getty, a dying aids patient, received a bone marrow transplant from
a baboon.
The theory is that AIDS-resistant baboon marrow will help Getty fight the
AIDS virus.
But doctors say the procedure could also speed up his death.
Family members say so far, Getty is doing very well.
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SOT
IN Q=
((SUSAN GETTY: HE'S VERY, VERY HAPPY, HE'S FINE.
REPORTER:I UNDERSTAND HE WAS EVEN MAKING JOKES.
GETTY:OH YES, EVERYONE WAS. THEY'RE PROS, HE'S BEEING DONG THIS FOR A LONG
TIME. ))
SUPER=01-Susan Getty/Transplant Recipient's Mother;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=FOR A LONG TIME.
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VO-NAT
The results of the transplant will not be known for several months.
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Power-Line
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=APCO
Appalachian Power's plans to build a high voltage line through the area
have been bogged down in red tape for years.
But yesterday the project took a BIG step forward.
Len Besthoff explains.
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SOT
IN Q=Appalachian Power
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;:00
SUPER=01-Charles Simmons/APCO;:22
SUPER=@File;:33
SUPER=@Len2;1:05
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( Appalachian Power says it needs to build a 115-mile, high-voltage line like
this one from West Virginia to Botetourt County, if it wants to keep up with
the future demand for electricity.
And after years of evaluation, members of Virginia's State Corporation
Commission have reached the same conclusion, saying a proposed high voltage
transmission line may be needed.
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SOT 15:52:55 POWER LINE TODAY TAPE
IN Q=We're pleased
((CHARLES SIMMONS/APCO: WE'RE PLEASED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS RULED THAT IN
FACT THERE WAS A NEED FOR THE FACILITY.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=for the facility.
This marks a defeat for power line opponents, one says I still think the
needs issue is out to lunch.
But the opponents' fight isn't over just yet, because regulators stopped
short of giving the thumbs up.
A spokesman says the S-C-C wants further information about how the line will
be used, and it also wants the company to explore whether there are feasible
ways to lessen the line's impact on two areas within Craig and Roanoke
Counties.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:53:24 POWER LINE TODAY TAPE
IN Q=And we
((SIMMONS: AND WE REMAIN CONVINCED THAT THE ROUTING THAT WAS DONE BY THE
UNIVERSITY STUDY TEAM REPRESENTS THE LEAST ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ROUTE IN TOTAL,
BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=for information.
Apco may have received an early Christmas present from Virginia regulators.
But it doesn't even have a application on file to build the line in West
Virginia, where a majority of the project will go, and even more ardent
opposition awaits.
Len Besthoff, News-7.
Clinton
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton
President Clinton is BACK in Washington this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Paris/Yesterday;
Mr. Clinton returned from a historic visit to Paris, where he witnessed the
signing of the Bosnian peace accord.
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The President comes home to face more Whitewater rumblings.
The senate Whitewater Committee yesterday rejected a last minute White
House compromise and told a former presidential aide to turn over some
disputed notes today.
Mr. Clinton says the notes, that are from a 19-93 Whitewater meeting he
had with his attorneys and presidential aides, are protected by attorney-client
privilege.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Waldholtz
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The estranged husband of Utah congresswoman Enid Waldholtz is scheduled to
appear before a federal judge today.
Mrs. Waldholtz testifed for three hours yesterday before a federal grand
jury about her and her husband's tangled finances.
She has blamed alleged campaign funding improprietites on her husband.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, major league baseball made lots of moves yesterday.
Mike Stevens has details of the free agent signing.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=and good morning
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=little bit
$CCOFF
1Weekend-Bump
NEEDS MUSIC!!!!!!
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VO-NAT
RUNS=:30
OUT=(last board)
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One-Larry
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ldo
TAPE# m95-10
GRAPHIC=none
Welcome back to News 7 Mornin.' I'm Melanie Moon.
Kids love to wake up to a bicycle under the tree.
This morning, Larry Dowdy plays one of the elves at Cardinal Bicycle.
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SOT
IN Q=Well the holiday...
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :00
SUPER=13-Scott Leweke/Cardinal Bicycle; :20
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :35
RUNS=2:47
OUT Q=at Cardinal Bicycle.
BUDGET
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
With a new partial government SHUTDOWN looming, the White House and G-O-P
leaders resume budget negotiations this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
EACH side is expected to present revised budget plans which could NARROW
the gap between their positions.
The deadline to reach a budget agreement -- or to pass a new
emergency funding bill -- is midnight.
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ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS=2 shot
If there's NO agreement, nearly 300-thousand federal employees would
probably be furloughed, although most would NOT be affected until Monday
morning.
Allen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
There may be good news for state workers in Virginia's budget.
The "Richmond Times-Dispatch" reports today that workers would receive a
bonus and a pay increase under Governor Allen's proposal.
It says his budget includes a four-point-two percent bonus for all
permanent employees and college faculty one year from today.
And sources tell NEWS 7 that if Allen had introduced this budget last year,
he might have a G-O-P majority legislature today.
Last December, Allen sprang a budget based on a tax cut on lawmakers with NO
advance consultation.
Coles-James
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-97
GRAPHIC=James
Health and Human Resources Secretary Kay James is the FIRST member of George
Allen's staff to jump ship.
But so far, James has NOT said what she will do next.
Capitol Square is buzzing with speculation about WHOSE idea it was for her
to go, and what she'll do next.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=James has avoided
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Sabato/UVA Political Analyst; :41
SUPER=@Ellen2; :58
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( James has avoided reporters since her vague resignation letter was made
public.
But sources close to the Governor say the Administration privately considers
her a lightning rod for General Assembly critics.
Implementing the nation's toughest statewide welfare reform which she helped
craft can only become a bad news story.
And she's an independent thinker, a little farther right than George Allen.
Maybe that's why Allen insiders are now backing Chesapeake Delegate Randy
Forbes for the chairmanship of the Republican party.
That's a position that James supporters hoped she'd get.
But most think her eyes are on a bigger prize, maybe Lieutenant Governor in
1997.
Or bigger.
She's talked with Bob Dole.
SOT 02:11:41
((LARRY SABATO/UVA POLITICAL ANALYST: AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS LOOK FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN TO FILL
SLOTS. THEIR CONSTITUENCY TENDS TO BE WHITE MALE. SO ANY TIME YOU HAVE A
PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN, SUCH AS KAY JAMES, THEY REALLY HAVE THEIR
CHOICE OF POSITIONS.))
RUNS=:18
Between now and then, Kay James can pick up a tidy sum of money on the
conservative lecture circuit.
And expect to see her in the conservative spotlight on national issues.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
And there are a couple of other political job announcements...
Politics
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
The General Assembly's Joint Republican Caucus has made Vice Chairman
Frank Hargrove the new Party Chairman.
Hargrove, a delegate from Hanover, was elected yesterday at a meeting in
Richmond.
Meanwhile, the executive Director of the Democratic Party of Virginia has
resigned.
Jean Jensen is resigning to return to Northern Virginia.
Creasy-Resignation
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-99
GRAPHIC=NONE
And Bedford County supervisor Henry Creasy is calling it quits.
He says personal reasons led to his resignation from the board effective
next month.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./File Tape;
The 49- year- old Creasy was appointed to the board in 1992, then won a
four- year term in November, 1993.
He says he's not unhappy with the job... he only wants to spend more time
with his family and at work.
Creasy's resignation takes effect January 6th.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
The board will then have thirty days to find a replacement for him.
Waltons-Museum
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-108
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Also stepping down -- the controversial director of the Waltons' Mountain
Museum in Nelson County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nelson Co./File Tape;
Bill Luhrs (Loorz) helped create the museum but says he's now ready to enjoy
retirement.
Luhrs is 80 years old.
His leadership became the center of controversy earlier this year-
That's when Luhrs clashed with "Waltons" creator Earl Hamner and his brother
James over the way the museum was being run.
The center dedicated to the T-V show- has attracted more than 40- thousand
visitors a year since it opened in 1992.
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Lyric
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit
GRAPHIC=none
The former Lyric Theater in Lexington MAY, once again, have people coming to
its doors.
NOT to view the big screen... but to live.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Yesterday;
The city's planning commission yesterday took steps in allowing condominiums
on the first floor of the building by proposing a conditional use permit.
Tim Golden, who's also a member of City Council, opposed the idea.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:28:02
IN Q=If we go
((TIM GOLDEN/LEXINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION: IF WE GO AHEAD AND SAY YES WE'RE
ALLOWING FIRST FLOOR RESIDENTIAL IN THE COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN THEN WE HAVE TO
ALLOW IT IN COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN.))
SUPER=00-Tim Golden/Lexington Planning Commission; (Screen Right)
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=the commercial downtown.
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VO-NAT
Golden says he has a problem with giving up the space for residential use.
The current zoning allows only commercial use of the first floor in downtown
buildings.
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SOT 5:10:45
IN Q=The difficulty with
((JEAN DUNBAR/DEVELOPER: THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE LYRIC IS THAT IT'S BASICALLY
NEW CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OTHER THAN THE SHELL.))
SUPER=01-Jean Dunbar/Developer;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=than the shell.
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VO-NAT
The Lyric has been vacant for nearly a decade.
The commission's recommendation will now go to city council for approval.
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2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nhl logo
In N-H-L action: The Boston Bruins got four goals from Adam Oates and beat
Florida.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200
SUPER=103-Boston/==6/Florida/==4//Philadelphia/==4/Tampa Bay/==0;
SUPER=103-Calgary/==3/St. Louis/==3//Washington/==4/NY Islanders/==3;
SUPER=103-Toronto/==4/San Jose/==1;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#m95-10
GRAPHIC=none
Welcome back to News 7 Mornin.' I'm Beth Myer.
From bicycles to tree themes, Larry Dowdy takes us around the world this
Christmas.
Not by Santa's sleigh, but by taking us on a tour of Christmas at
Ornamentally Speaking in Salem.
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SOT
IN Q=Ah, with Christmas time...
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :00
SUPER=13-Nancy Murphy/Ornamentally Speaking; :15
SUPER=12-Salem; :25
SUPER=13-Ken Murphy/Ornamentally Speaking; 1:44
RUNS=2:30
OUT Q=season here in Salem.
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Roanoke County authorities are investigating a fatal car accident involving
a pedestrian.
A Salem woman was struck and killed by a car as she walked along Kingsmill
Drive last night, and a teenager was behind the wheel.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
White House and G-O-P budgeteers are to resume negotiations this morning,
with the clock ticking toward a possible partial government shutdown at
midnight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
Meantime, the Clinton Administration is facing a 9 a-m deadline to turn
over subpoenaed notes to the Senate Whitewater Committee.
If the notes taken by former White House lawyer William Kennedy aren't
produced, the Republican-led committee is likely to vote to ask the full Senate
to send the matter to federal court.
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And that's what's making news on this Friday December 15th.
ANCHOR=Beth
News 7 mornin' will be right back.
Pedestrian
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit of county-ax 95-93
GRAPHIC=NONE
A woman who was struck by a car while she was walking along a road in
Roanoke County has died, and the teenager behind the wheel has been charged
with driving under the influence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;
The accident happened at about 8:30 last night on Kingsmill Drive.
45-year-old Bonnie Kitts of Salem was knocked unconscious, and taken to
Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where she died.
The teenage driver was taken into custody.
An investigation is continuing.
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Derailment
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Train Derailment
Late last night, almost two-thirds of the cars on a Conrail train derailed
near Albany, New York.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fonda, NY/Last Night;
It is an especially hazardous situation due to the fact that one of the cars
leaked sodium hydroxide.
The other cars contain chlorine gas and hydrochloric acids which can be
lethal to humans.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
There have been no reports of injuries nor any word on how the derailment
occurred.
Seven homes have been evacuated so far.
Draper
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-104
GRAPHIC=Draper
Michael Draper is a free man today after a jury found him not guilty of
malicious wounding.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Yesterday;
Draper was accused of placing a pipe bomb in a parking lot in October of
93.
Police believe the blast was intended for the father of Draper's former
girlfriend, who was scheduled to testify against him in court.
Another man was seriously injured by the explosion.
But yesterday, a jury deliberated for less than two hours before acquitting
Draper.
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SOT
IN Q=I have always treated
((MICHAEL DRAPER/DEFENDANT: I HAVE ALWAYS TREATED PEOPLE DECENT, TREATED THEM
WITH RESPECT NO MATTER WHAT FEELINGS THEY HAVE TOWARD ME. I NEVER TRIED TO DO
ANYTHING AGAINST THEM.))
((RANDOLPH SMITH/PROSECUTOR: WE SOLVED THE CRIME. IF THE JURY WANTS TO TURN HIM
LOOSE AND LET HIM DO IT AGAIN, THAT'S UP TO THEM. THAT'S THEIR RIGHT.))
SUPER=01-Michael Draper/Defendant; :00
SUPER=01-Randolph Smith/Prosecutor; :09
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=that's their right.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
This was Draper's second trial on charges of malicious wounding and
possession of an explosive device.
The first ended with a hung jury.
Soering
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# edit
GRAPHIC=none
Jens Soering has filed his LAST state court appeal with the Virginia Supreme
Court.
Soering alleges his constitutional rights were VIOLATED by poor legal
representation when he was convicted of killing his girlfriend's parents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Soering killed Derek and Nancy Haysom in 1985 at their Bedford County house.
The Haysoms were the parents of Elizabeth Haysom, Soering's girlfriend and
fellow honor student at the University of Virginia.
Soering is serving two life sentences at the Keen Mountain Correctional
Center in Buchanan County.
Haysom, who was convicted of two counts of accessory to murder, is
serving a 90-year sentence at the Goochland Correctional Center for
Women.
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Stoneman
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-98
GRAPHIC=NONE
It was just SEVEN months ago that a Carroll County family lost TWO family
members- who were shot to death.
Since then, the siblings of one of the victims also lost their parents.
Now, the Hill family is speaking out about the ordeal- Tracy Altizer has
the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Yeah, Mama made all these
SUPER=03-Carroll Co.; :00
SUPER=@File; :23
SUPER=07-Teresa Stoneman;:34
SUPER=01-Nancy Beasley/Sister; :45
SUPER=01-Junior Sowers/Brother; 1:14 (QUICK!)
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:17
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
((
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SOT 17:02:12
((YEAH, MAMA MADE ALL THESE ORNAMENTS. HANDMADE EVERY ONE OF THEM. ))
RUNS=:04
This will be a traditional family Christmas for the Hill and Sowers
siblings.
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SOT 16:08:34
((WE'LL ALL BE HERE TOGETHER, JUST LIKE ALWAYS. YEP. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
But four family members will be missing.
In November their father Joe Hill lost his battle with cancer, six months
after his daughter Tina Quesenberry and her husband Steve were shot to death.
Police have said the couple was trying to protect Tina's sister, Teresa
Stoneman from an abusive husband, whom she had fled.
Teresa says Tina encouraged her to leave, and though she's still in
counseling, that has helped her through her guilt.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:55:51
((TERESA STONEMAN: SHE HAD TO PAY A PRICE FOR ME LEAVING, BUT I DON'T THINK,
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED IT NO OTHER WAY. AND MY FAMILY HAS SUPPORTED ME WITH
THAT, THEY'VE ALL TOLD ME THE SAME THING. ))
RUNS=:11
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:00:45
((NANCY BEASLEY/SISTER: EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AND EVERYTHING WE'VE
LOST, I STILL THANK GOD THAT I HAVE MY SISTER AND HER BOYS HOME WITH US WHERE
THEY BELONG. ))
RUNS=:10
A powerful statement, given what the family faced a few days later.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:56:55
((THE FIRST THING WE WERE BURYING TINA AND STEVE, AND THEN THE VERY NEXT
WEEKEND WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING, WE WERE HAVING TO BURY MAMA. ))
RUNS=:09
Family members say their mother, Neta Hill, suffered a massive heart attack
triggered by stress over the murders.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:03:06
((JUNIOR SOWERS/BROTHER: AND MY MOTHER WOULDN'T HAVE EVER DIED THIS QUICK IF
IT HADN'T HAVE HAPPENED.))
RUNS=:04
But as they gather 'round the tree this year, they'll try to forget Dennis
Stoneman and remember the lessons their mother taught so well.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:04:00
((MOM ALWAYS TOLD US THAT YOU DON'T HATE ANYBODY. AND EVEN THE DAY THAT SHE
DIED SHE TOLD US THAT WE STILL HAD TO PRAY FOR HIS SOUL. ))
RUNS=:09
Tracy Altizer, News 7.
TALENT=Beth
SS=NONE
Dennis Stoneman is set for a preliminary hearing on capital murder charges
next month.
Bosnia
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Clinton
In other news --
President Clinton is back at the White House this morning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Mr. Clinton returned from a historic visit to Paris, where he witnessed the
signing of the Bosnian peace accord.
SUPER=03-Paris/Yesterday;
The signing clears the way for some 60-thousand NATO troops to enforce the
treaty.
(----------------)
wipe/wipe/wipe
congress
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
The president comes home to another showdown with Congress.
The Clinton Administration and Republican Leaders will try to reach a
budget agreement before a temporary spending measure runs out tonight and
shuts down the federal government again.
The marathon bargaining session is to begin this morning.
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wipe wipe wipe
Whitewater
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The President also comes home to Whitewater rumblings.
The Senate Whitewater committee yesterday rejected a last minute White
House compromise and told a former presidential aide to turn over some
disputed notes by nine this morning.
Mr. Clinton says the notes are protected by attorney-client privilege.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Mike Stevens checks out some all -state high school performers --
the Group A and Group 2-A teams announced last night by the Associated Press
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=and howdy
RUNS=2:06
OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
Three-Larry
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#m95-10
GRAPHIC=ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHAYS
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back to
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :00
SUPER=13-Scott Leweke/Cardinal Bicycle; :14
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :25
RUNS=2:53
OUT Q=news seven mornin'.
tape tosses to bump
5Weekend-Bump
NEEDS MUSIC!!!!!!
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VO-NAT
RUNS=:30
OUT=(last board)
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Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit of county-ax 95-93
GRAPHIC=NONE
One woman is dead and a teenager in police custody following an accident
in Roanoke County last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;
The accident happened at about 8:30 on Kingsmill Drive.
Police say 45-year-old Bonnie Kitts of Salem was walking along the road
when she was struck by a car.
She later died at the hospital and the teenage driver was charged with
driving under the influence.
An investigation is continuing.
(---------------)
Michael-Draper
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#edit of draper on 95-104
GRAPHIC=Draper
Michael Draper walked from the Martinsville Courthouse a FREE man after a
jury found him NOT guilty of malicious wounding.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Yesterday;
Draper was accused of placing a pipe bomb in a parking lot in October of
93.
Police believe the blast was intended for the father of Draper's former
girlfriend, who was scheduled to testify against him in court.
Another man was seriously injured by the explosion.
But yesterday, a jury deliberated for less than two hours before acquitting
Draper.
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ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS=2 shot
This was Draper's SECOND trial on charges of malicious wounding and
possession of an explosive device.
The first ended with a hung jury.
Animal-Warden
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The son of a Henry County animal warden is also a free man today.
Drug charges against 20- year- old Gary Wheeler were dropped earlier this
week.
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In June, PATRICK County deputies caught him with (PENTA-barbitall)
Pentobarbital- a drug used to euthanize animals.
But a judge ruled that Wheeler was working for his father when he was
arrested.
Meanwhile animal warden Gerald Wheeler is still facing charges in HENRY
County.
He's accused of distributing the drug and falsifying records.
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APCO
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Appalachian Power is all charged up about the latest news regarding its
proposed high voltage line -- the project has taken a big step forward.
Len Besthoff reports.
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(( Appalachian Power says it needs to build a 115-mile, high-voltage line like
this one from West Virginia to Botetourt County, if it wants to keep up with
the future demand for electricity.
And after years of evaluation, members of Virginia's State Corporation
Commission have reached the same conclusion, saying a proposed high voltage
transmission line may be needed.
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((CHARLES SIMMONS/APCO: WE'RE PLEASED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS RULED THAT IN
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This marks a defeat for power line opponents, one says I still think the
needs issue is out to lunch.
But the opponents' fight isn't over just yet, because regulators stopped
short of giving the thumbs up.
A spokesman says the S-C-C wants further information about how the line will
be used, and it also wants the company to explore whether there are feasible
ways to lessen the line's impact on two areas within Craig and Roanoke
Counties.
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BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
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Apco may have received an early Christmas present from Virginia regulators.
But it doesn't even have a application on file to build the line in West
Virginia, where a majority of the project will go, and even more ardent
Len Besthoff, News-7.
opposition awaits.