06:00-01
HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
The partial government shutdown is fast approaching the two-week mark and so
far thre's little indication it will end soon.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And in Bosnia the warring sides pass thier first big test in the implemention
of a peace deal.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
larry-Hello
BUDGET
ANCHOR=Melanie
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President Clinton and congressional leaders meet tomorrow to tackle the
budget impasse.
Their agenda was set by low level meetings yesterday.
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VO-NAT
At a campaign stop in Iowa yesterday Senate Majority leader Bob Dole says
there's a 50-50 shot at successfully resolving the budget crisis.
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IN Q=
((SEN. BOB DOLE:WE'LL MEET FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY AND HOPEFULLY BY SATURDAY
EVENING WE'LL HAVE AN OUTLINE OR FRAMEWORK OF SOME AGREEMENT. ))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/Majority Leader;
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OUT Q=of some agreement.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Meantime, the doors are still locked at numerous government buildings and
thousands of federal workers are staying home for a 13th day.
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Bosnia
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
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Two hours before the midnight deadline last night, Bosnian combatants
pulled BACK from KEY positions along a cease-fire line.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Sarajevo;
Diplomats say the compliance was a KEY test for the peace deal being
implemented.
NATO troops followed, moving into position around what used to be Sarajevo's
front lines.
They are moving gingerly into the area, wary of hidden hazards like land
mines.
But the commander of U-S forces in Bosnia brought together commanders of the
country's three warring factions to discuss land mine removal.
And U-S forces report cooperation from all sides.
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wipe wipe wipe
france
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GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-South Pacific;
France exploded the fifth in a series of six scheduled nuclear tests
yesterday in the South Pacific.
The United States expressed regret and some members of the international
community are expressing outrage this morning.
French President Jacques Chirac (shih-RAHK') has said France will end its
testing program by next May.
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Hewitt
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=None
A Rockbridge County family's holiday has been shattered following the
shooting death of a son.
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VO-NAT
26-year old Ronald C. Hewitt is accused of killing 24- year- old Christopher
Higgins and wounding Higgins' girlfriend Brenda Tomlin.
Tomlin had dated Hewitt two years ago.
SUPER=04-December 24;
The victim's family says Hewitt forced his way into their home on Christmas
Eve armed with a rifle.
As Higgins and Tomlin were in bed Hewitt allegedly walked down the hallway
and shot them both.
Now family members are mourning the loss.
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SOT 10:12:09
IN Q=He was just (QUICK!)
((BARBARA WEEMS/VICTIM'S SISTER: HE WAS JUST ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND I THINK I
WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED ME.))
((CARL HIGGINS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: YOU KNOW I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE
ELECTRIC CHAIR... I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO SPEND HIS LIFE IN PRISON. AS LONG AS
JUSTICE IS DONE. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING CHRIS BACK.))
SUPER=01-Barbara Weems/Victim's Sister;
SUPER=01-Carl Higgins/Victim's Brother; :07
OUT Q=bring Chris back.
RUNS=:18
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VO-NAT
Tomlin is in critical condition at the University of Virginia Hospital-
Hewitt will be arraigned in January.
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Prisons
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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The state Department of Corrections will purchase land options for two
prisons in southwest Virginia, one in Lee County and one in Tazewell County.
State officials say the Corrections Department is considering a 187-acre
property near Rose Hill in Lee County for a medium- or maximum-security prison.
The Tazewell County site near Pocahontas could house either a minimum-
or a maximum-security prison.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
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In sports -- the Roanoke Express is celebrating a win.
Steve Mason has the details.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
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OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
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WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/On Record set
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(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=13-Vaunda Leftwich/Wedding Consultant;
SS=Wedding Budget-ESS #
-WEDDING BUDGET-
PLACE OF CEREMONY
DECORATIONS
INVITATIONS
TRANSPORTATION
PHOTOGRAPHY
MUSIC-CATERER
FLOWERS
GIFTS
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
Fire
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath
It could be another week before investigators have some answers about WHAT
started the Christmas day fire that DESTROYED a Lynchburg landmark.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
The suspicious fire destroyed the old Lukens building on Commerce Street,
and GUTTED a structure next door.
The remains of the building have been too hot and too unstable for
authorities to get inside the rubble and search for clues.
A crane will be in place this morning to knock down the elevator shaft and
one corner of the building that is still standing.
Fire Marshal John Jennings is asking state police to help in the
investigation.
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ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
An elderly Boones Mill woman remains in CRITICAL, but STABLE condition at
the U-V-A Burn Center following another fire.
Evelyn Scott suffered SECOND and THIRD degree burns Saturday in an accident
involving portable space heaters.
Heaters
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
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WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-108
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Each year numerous fires are blamed on the appliances.
But as Kimberly McBroom reports, many of them are preventable.
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SOT
IN Q=Fire officials
SUPER=03-Boones Mill/December 23; :00
SUPER=01-Lt. Jim Hylton/Roanoke City Fire Dept.; :16
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :30
SUPER=01-Carl Carty/Lowe's Home Center; :41
SUPER=@Kimberly1; 1:02
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
(( Fire officials say 84- year- old Evelyn Scott was trying to re-fuel her
kerosene heater when she accidentally fell and spilled the fuel into a nearby
electric heater.
Authorities say accidents involving portable heaters are all too common.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:03:11
((LT. JIM HYLTON/ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPT.: I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY NOTICED AN
INCREASE, BUT WE HAVE FIRES FROM SPACE HEATERS EVERY YEAR FROM EITHER PEOPLE
USING THEM IMPROPERLY, OR USING THE WRONG FUEL IN THEM-- OR ELSE TRYING TO
BOOST THE FIRE BY ADDING GAS OR KEROSENE TO A FIRE TO TRY TO GET IT TO HURRY UP
AND CATCH UP. ))
RUNS=:14
The early arrival of Old Man Winter has boosted the sales of space heaters.
Lowe's Home Center employees estimate they've sold about two- thousand units
since October.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:09:32
((CARL CARTY/LOWE'S HOME CENTER: THINGS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT OFF UNTIL
FEBRUARY-- THEY WERE IN HERE IN DECEMBER, READY TO GO AND TRY TO GET THEIR
HOUSE WARM. ))
RUNS=:08
And while heating your home-- fire officials say it's important to
remember the basics.
Change the batteries in smoke detectors, keep combustible materials at
least three feet away from portable heaters, and use the proper fuel in all
heat sources.
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SOT standup 8:14:46
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: SO NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF HEAT SOURCE YOU USE THIS
WINTER-- IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO USE GOOD COMMON SENSE. KIMBERLY MCBROOM, NEWS
7. ))
RUNS=:08
))
Weapons
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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Governor Allen says Virginia's concealed weapon law makes common sense.
He is promising to fight any efforts to change or repeal the new law that
makes it easier for Virginians to carry a concealed weapon.
The governor said yesterday the law works and poses no danger to public
safety.
Some lawmakers say they'll try to amend the law in the next General
Assembly.
They say it has contributed to violence.
ABC
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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In other news from the state capitol --
The governor's NEW budget contains a provision to sell off the Alcohol
Beverage Control Department's headquarters and central warehouse.
The administration is reportedly considering TWO options.
The state could contract for warehousing services.
OR, it could have liquor brokers hold alcohol products in storage until a
contractor delivers them to A-B-C stores.
2Year-Ender
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-115
GRAPHIC=Business Review
In other business news -- mid-1995 brought both PINK slips and job
applications to our area.
Len Besthoff peeks inside a mixed bag of business stories in our SPECIAL
year-end edition of the News 7 Business Review.
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SOT
IN Q=Nat Sot
SUPER=03-Halifax Co./May; :07
SUPER=@File; :14
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/June; :40
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./June; :47
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./July; 1:34
SUPER=03-Danville/August; 1:49
SUPER=@Len2; 1:50
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OUT Q=Nat Sot
((
Nat Sot
RUNS=:05
Halifax County welcomed another manufacturer in May when the
90-million-dollar J-M Huber particle board plant opened for business.
In the Alleghany Highlands, the Bacova Guild announced a major expansion
that will produce hundreds of new jobs.
It's new home furnishings factory is now close to completion.
Southwest Virginia's largest employer announced some big changes.
The Carilion Health System said it will restructure and reduce its budget by
174-million-dollars a year.
Carilion's rival got even bigger in May, as Columbia/HCA purchased Alleghany
Regional Hospital.
Ericsson of Lynchburg doubled the number of people it expects to hire as a
result of an expansion by the communications company, from 400 to 800.
Botetourt County remains bullish about its business prospects.
It spent four-million-dollars to purchase 900 acres of land for development
purposes.
Right after that, the county reeled in a big prospect on another piece of
land.
A-O Smith of Milwaukee broke ground on a new, 24-million-dollar truck parts
plant there.
Tobacco farmers took a big hit this summer.
Heavy rains produced a bumper crop of the blue mold fungus that ruins
tobacco leaves.
In Bedford, fears that a large employer would shut down were put aside when
an investor bought Goldenwest Foods.
And Bedford's largest employer was also sold, when the Rubatex rubber
products company was bought by an investor group.
Collegiate Pacific, a Roanoke screenprinting business that once employed 150
people, shut down this summer...but a handful of former employees bought a
portion its business and reopened it under another name.
Pittsylvania County learned of a big layoff when the Times Fiber coaxial
cable plant idled more than 100 workers.
Danville got a dose of the jobless blues when blue jeans maker Jonbil closed
...at one point it had 250 employees.
A month later the city got some better news, when Dan River Mills announced
an expansion that will create up to 500 new jobs.
Len Besthoff, with the News-7 Business Review Year End Edition.
Nat Sot
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2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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In the N-B-A --
The Los Angeles Clippers led from start to finish and ended Charlotte's
six-game home winning streak.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=96-LA Clippers/116/Charlotte/107//Washington/115/Golden State/=94;
SUPER=96-Milwaukee/=99/Minnesota/=93//Phoenix/105/Philadelphia/=90;
SUPER=96-Portland/135/Boston/109//Seattle/=99/Denver/=83;
SUPER=97-Kentucky/=90/Rider/=65//Conn./=77/College of Charleston/=60;
SUPER=97-Syracuse/=75/Illinois/=64//Utah/108/Cal State/=58;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-1 Father of Bride-Movie
CHROMAKEY=Live/On Record set
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) Here's Anna Wentworth with this week's movie review.
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SOT
IN Q=This sequel to 'Father...
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"Father of the Bride, Part II"; :16
SUPER=24-Courtesy: Touchstone Pictures; :20
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade/"B"; 1:22
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=lots of family values.
((Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: This sequel to 'Father of the Bride' is more
sentimental and sweet than funny. But it does have another charming
performance by Steve Martin as George Bates.
George is not exactly thrilled when his darling daughter Annie--Kimberly
Williams--announces she is going to have a baby.
((FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PART II/TOUCHSTONE PICTURES: TELL HIM. I'M GOING TO HAVE
A BABY. CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDPA.))
But George isn't ready for the rocking chair OR to become a grandpa.
However, wife Nina--Diane Keaton--has decided she IS ready to become a
grandmother. But hang on to the cigars, they're in for one more surprise.
((KIDS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY.))
Now, George has to cope with being a grandfather, a father, juggling
diapers, AND the return of Fronk--wedding planner extraordinaire--who is never
at a loss for words when he shows up as his doorstep.
((YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. HELLO. LOOKING SAD. SO I COME DOWN HERE AND BONGO,
CHER BONO.))
Martin Short plays Fronk, almost too well. He's a little toned down in this
second installment of Father of the Bride.
But come delivery time, George and Fronk bury the hatchet.
((GEORGE, WE'RE BONDING HERE AREN'T WE? WE'RE MOVING HER INTO DELIVERY. THESE
WOMEN ARE MY LIFE. DAD. BABY.))
Father of the Bride, Part II gets a "B". The movie is pleasant and
attractive, without much conflict and lots of family values.))
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
The partial government shutdown is fast approaching the two-week mark and so
far thre's little indication it will end soon.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
In Bosnia the warring sides pass thier first big test in the implemention of
a peace deal.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon denies it is widening the U-S military role in the
Balkans.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And it turns out it turns out a 13-year-old boy who told Utah authorities he
was abandoned before his Christmas birthday is actually a 25-year-old woman.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Thursday December 28th.
ANCHOR=Beth
Don't go away this news is next.
larry-Hello
shutdown
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
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White House and congressional negotiators resume budget talks tomorrow,
when the partial government shutdown hits the two-week mark.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
At a campaign stop in Iowa yesterday Senate Majority leader Bob Dole says
there's a 50-50 shot at successfully resolving the budget crisis.
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IN Q=
((SEN. BOB DOLE:WE'LL MEET FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY AND HOPEFULLY BY SATURDAY
EVENING WE'LL HAVE AN OUTLINE OR FRAMEWORK OF SOME AGREEMENT. ))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/Majority Leader;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=some agreement.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Meantime, the doors are still locked at numerous government buildings...
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
...and more than a quarter of a million federal workers remain off the job.
Bliley
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TAPE#95-102
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The budget standoff should be OVER in a few days--
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday;
That's the prediction of Congressman Tom Bliley.
The Republican has high hopes for Friday's meeting between the President and
G-O-P leaders.
Even so, Bliley still blames President Clinton for the shutdown-- saying he
has refused to come up with a balanced budget.
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SOT 10:01:44
IN Q=All of the details
((REP. TOM BLILEY/R- RICHMOND: ALL OF THE DETAILS WE WILL BE HAPPY TO
NEGOTIATE WITH YOU. BUT WE WILL NOT NEGOTIATE ON A SEVEN- YEAR BALANCED
BUDGET. AND THAT'S THAT SIMPLE. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Tom Bliley/(R) Richmond;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=that simple
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VO-NAT
Bliley appeared at the state capitol yesterday with Governor Allen-- who
says a balanced budget would lower interest rates.
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SOT 10:03:53
IN Q=That means there's
((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THAT
MEANS THERE'S MORE MONEY IN THE POCKETS AND THE CHECKING ACCOUNTS OF THE
PEOPLE. AND THAT MEANS WITH LOWER INTEREST RATES THERE IS MORE INVESTMENT WITH
MORE INVESTMENT THERE ARE MORE JOBS. IT HELPS THE HOUSING INDUSTRY, IT HELPS
WITH CAR LOANS, IT HELPS WITH COLLEGE TUITION, FOR EXAMPLE.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=tuition, for example
TALENT=Beth
SS=none
Meanwhile, Bliley expects Congress will have a BALANCED budget to vote on
EARLY next week.
CEASE-FIRE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Bosnia
The Pentagon is issuing fast and furious denials of any suggestion the
U-S military is getting sucked into a wider and deeper role in Bosnia, that
could be the Vietnam of the 90's.
This follows confirmation that U-S radar systems designed to locate
hostile fire ARE being diverted to the hotspot city of Sarajevo.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Sarajevo;
Troops of the Bosnian government and Serb rebels have met the first deadline
in their peace agreement, pulling back from key areas around Sarajevo.
A NATO spokesman in the Bosnian capital calls the operation a success.
NATO troops followed, moving into position around what used to be Sarajevo's
front lines.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
mideast-talks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Queenstown, MD;
Israeli and Syrian negotiators are set to return to the bargaining table
today.
They are holding peace talks in seclusion on Maryland's eastern shore.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
At stake is the strategic plateau on the Israeli- Syria border called the
Golan Heights.
Israel occupies it, after capturing it in 1967.
Now Syria wants it back.
Sites
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=new prison
The state Department of Corrections will purchase land options for TWO
prisons in southwest Virginia, one in Lee County and one in Tazewell County.
State officials announced yesterday that the Corrections Department will
purchase an option for a 187-acre property near Rose Hill in western Lee
County.
THAT site would be for a MEDIUM- or MAXIMUM-security prison.
The Tazewell County site near Pocahontas could house either a minimum-
or a maximum-security prison.
scam-boy
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
In Utah, a 13-year-old boy believed to have been abandoned by his parents
at a bus depot is actually a 25-year-old woman.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Birdie Jo Hoaks had told authorities her name was Michael Ross.
Her story of abandonment pulled at the country's holiday heart strings and
offers of help poured into Utah from around the country.
State officials say she attempted similar scams in several other states.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((REPORTER: WHEY DO YOU KEEP PRETENDING TO BE A BOY.
VOICE OF BIRDIE JO HOAKS: THAT IS THE WAY I LIVE WHEN I HAVE TO LIV OUT ON THE
STREETS. THINK ABOUT IT. WHICH IS SAFER, TO BE A BOY ON THE STREETS OR A GIRL
ON THE STREETS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AS YOUNG AS I DO. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=AS YOUNG AS I DO.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hoaks spent a week at this youth shelter with a group of boys, she is now
in the women's section of Salt Lake City jail.
(----------------)
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Steve Mason checks in with U-V-A and Virginia Tech as they get
ready to go "bowling."
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=yes we
RUNS=2:14
OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
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SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:06
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/On Record set
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=13-Vaunda Leftwich/Wedding Consultant;
SS=Average Wedding Expenditures-ESS #
-AVERAGE WEDDING EXPENDITURES-
BRIDE'S DRESS $700
BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES $170
CLERGY $100
FLOWERS $600
GROOM'S FORMALWEAR $70
INVITATIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS $230
REHEARSAL DINNER $800
RECEPTION $5,500
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to bump)
Ronald-Hewitt
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=None
A Rockbridge County family is spending the holidays mourning the shooting
death of a son.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
26-year old Ronald Hewitt is accused of killing 24- year- old Christopher
Higgins and wounding Higgins' girlfriend Brenda Tomlin.
Tomlin had dated Hewitt two years ago.
SUPER=04-December 24;
The victim's family says Hewitt forced his way into their home on Christmas
Eve and was armed with a rifle.
As Higgins and Tomlin were in bed, Hewitt allegedly walked down the hallway
and shot them both.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:12:09
IN Q=He was just
((BARBARA WEEMS/VICTIM'S SISTER: HE WAS JUST ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND I THINK I
WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED ME.))
((CARL HIGGINS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: YOU KNOW I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE
ELECTRIC CHAIR... I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO SPEND HIS LIFE IN PRISON. AS LONG AS
JUSTICE IS DONE. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING CHRIS BACK.))
SUPER=01-Barbara Weems/Victim's Sister; (QUICK!)
SUPER=01-Carl Higgins/Victim's Brother; :07
OUT Q=bring Chris back.
RUNS=:18
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Tomlin is in critical condition at the University of Virginia Hospital-
Hewitt will be arraigned in January.
(----------------)
Lynchburg-Fire
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath
It may be at least another WEEK before investigators know WHAT started the
Christmas day fire that destroyed a Lynchburg landmark.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
The suspicious fire destroyed the old Lukens building on Commerce Street,
and GUTTED a structure next door.
The remains of the building have been too hot and too unstable for
authorities to get inside the rubble and search for clues.
A crane will be in place this morning to knock down the elevator shaft and
one corner of the building that's still standing.
Fire Marshal John Jennings is asking state police to help in the
investigation.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
No one was injured in that fire, but in Boones Mill, an elderly woman
involved in ANOTHER blaze was NOT so lucky.
Burns
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#edit of 95-108
GRAPHIC=2 shot
84- year- old Evelyn Scott suffered second and third degree burns in an
accident involving portable space heaters.
She's in critical, but stable condition at the U-V-A Burn Center.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Boones Mill/December 23;
Fire officials say she was trying to re-fuel her kerosene heater Saturday
when she accidentally fell and spilled the fuel into a nearby electric heater.
Authorities say accidents involving portable heaters are often caused by
improper use or fueling.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
This year's cold spells have boosted the sales of space heaters.
Lowe's Home Center employees estimate they've sold about two- thousand units
since October.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:09:06
IN Q=A lot of people
((CARL CARTY/LOWE'S HOME CENTER: A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED AUXILIARY HEAT. THEY'RE
WORRIED ABOUT THE ICE STORMS-- THAT'S WHERE THE KEROSENE HEATERS COME IN. ))
SUPER=01-Carl Carty/Lowe's Home Center;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=heaters come in
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Fire officials say to prevent accidents, remember the basics.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:00:37
IN Q=Mostly, you need
((LT. JIM HYLTON/ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPT.: MOSTLY, YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT YOU USE THE PROPER FUEL IN YOUR HEATING EQUIPMENT. EACH YEAR, YOU SHOULD
SERVICE YOUR STOVE OR YOUR FURNACE AND MAKE SURE IT'S IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.
))
SUPER=01-Lt. Jim Hylton/Roanoke City Fire Dept.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=proper working order
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VO-NAT
Hylton adds that it is important to check and change batteries in smoke
detectors and keep combustible materials at least three feet away from portable
heaters.
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Beale-Treasure
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-100
GRAPHIC=none
When Ed Easterling isn't pounding the pavement delivering mail in Roanoke,
he's digging in the dirt -- looking for buried treasure.
As Joe Dashiell reports, Easterling is one of the true believers in the
Beale Treasure.
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SOT
IN Q=Ed Easterling has been hiking
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Ed Easterling/Treasure Hunter; :08
SUPER=04-November, 1989; :17
SUPER=@Joe1; 37
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=JD News 7
((Ed Easterling has been hiking these hills since he was a boy...
And he now believes the Beale Treasure is within reach.
SOT
IN Q=I believe that it's right
((ED EASTERLING/TREASURE HUNTER: I BELIEVE THAT IT'S RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS
NOW AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PURSUING IT A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. AND I BELIEVE
SOMEBODY'S GOING TO FIND IT SOON.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=going to find it soon.
The prospect of gold and silver buried beneath the Bedford County
countryside has inspired more than a few searches.
But those expeditions have produced no trace of the fortune that Thomas
Jefferson Beale and his associates are said to have buried there more than 170
years ago.
Famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher failed and so have dozens of others, but
Easterling believes he knows where they went wrong.
STAND-UP
Easterling says this dirt path may be the key to finding the treasure.
He believes Mel Fisher and others were unsuccessful because they didn't know
the route of the old stage trail.
SOT 03:26:32
IN Q=I believe
((ED EASTERLING: I BELIEVE THAT MEL FISHER WAS INITIALLY ON THE RIGHT PATH, BUT
NOT HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THE STAGE TRAIL RAN, I BELIEVE HE GOT OFF
COURSE RATHER RAPIDLY AND MADE SOME MONUMENTAL ERRORS AND ONCE HE GOT THE BALL
ROLLING IT WAS HARD TO STOP.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=hard to stop.
Easterling's research lead him to write, "In Search of the Golden Vault."
Convinced that the legend is no hoax, he's recruiting a team to search on 25
acres he believes are especially promising.
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SOT
IN Q=You just can't go out in one day
((ED EASTERLING: YOU JUST CAN'T GO OUT IN ONE DAY AND EXPECT TO FIND TREASURE.
YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT JUST LIKE IN ANY AREA OF LIFE, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD
AT IT. AND YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE? I HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=a little bit left.
Enough patience, he hopes, to reveal a fortune beneath his feet.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Bedford County))
Lottery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=virginia lottery
It looks like two lottery players from our area will share another kind of
fortune -- the six- point- one million dollar Lotto jackpot.
The numbers drawn last night were one, ten, 19, 42, 43 and 44.
Lottery officials say the winning tickets were sold in Danville and Bristol.
Lucky players.
4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer also believes in luck.
At the Sugar Bowl, he'll be carrying a lucky coin that a distant relative
gave him.
The relative is a seven-year-old boy named Robin, who's paralyzed from
complications of a staph infection.
Now for a look at other bowl action -- the Copper Bowl -- let's go to the
scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=101-Texas Tech/=55/Air Force/=41;
SUPER=103-New Jersey/==5/NY Islanders/==3//Ottawa/==4/Buffalo/==3;
SUPER=103-Calgary/==4/Toronto/==0//Edmonton/==3/Philadelphia/==2;
SUPER=103-Los Angeles/==7/Anaheim/==1;