06:00-01
HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
President Clinton braves a lion's den of Republicans to deliver his State of
the Union address.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And the search continues for a pregnant Texas ten- year- old.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
STATE-UNION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton takes his State of the Union themes on the road today with
a trip to Kentucky.
He'll be touting the success of the 19-94 Crime Bill at a police station in
Louisville.
Then, he'll follow up his educational proposals with an address at a high
school.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Last Night;
In his state of the union speech last night, he challenged the Republicans
to never, ever again shut down the government.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((WE OUGHT TO RESOLVE OUR REMAINING DIFFERENCES. I AM WILLING TO WORK TO
RESOLVE THEM. I AM READY TO MEET TOMORROW. BUT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT WE
SHOULD AT LEAST ENACT THESE SAVINGS THAT BOTH PLANS HAVE IN COMMON AND GIVE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE THEIR BALANCED BUDGET, A TAX CUT, LOWER INTEREST RATES AND A
BRIGHTER
FUTURE. WE SHOULD DO THAT NOW AND MAKE PERMANENT DEFICITS YESTERDAY'S LEGACY."
))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q= yesterday's legacy.
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VO-NAT
During the Republican response, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole accused the
president of "careening dangerously off course" in welfare, education, medicare
and taxes.
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Burton
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-115
GRAPHIC=none
A lot of people knew Randy Carter kept a stash of marijuana in his home,
and he liked to carry a lot of money.
That cost him his life.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
The man who pulled the trigger during last year's robbery and murder at
Carter's home on Memorial Avenue tried to disavow any knowledge of the crime at
trial yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:48:40
IN Q=Do you know
((DO YOU KNOW RANDY CARTER? NO SIR. HAVE YOU EVER MET RANDY CARTER. NO SIR.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF RANDY CARTER? NO SIR.))
SUPER=02-John McGarvey/Burton's Attorney;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=I did not.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It may have been the ball-cap police found in Carter's bedroom.
Burton admitted it was his, but offered only a theory: maybe one of the
other guys left it there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The court is
((CLIFFORD WECKSTEIN/JUDGE: THE COURT IS SATISFIED BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
THAT MR. BURTON WAS PRESENT AND AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE ROBBERY OF MR.
CARTER AND IN THE MURDER THAT OCCURRED THEREIN.))
))
SUPER=01-Judge Clifford Weckstein/Roanoke Circuit Court
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=therein.
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VO-NAT
The judge spent just 15 minutes reviewing the evidence before finding Burton
guilty of first- degree murder.
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Kim-Stan
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Alleghany county board of supervisors wants to put a lid on odor and
pollution coming from the Kim- Stan Landfill.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Selma;
Although the landfill closed years ago-- lecheate continues to flow into
the Jackson River.
Last night, the board voted to apply for an I-S-T-E-A (Ice Tea) grant.
The federal money would help pay for construction of controlled wetlands--
which would absorb the harmful contaminants before they flow into the river.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:56:30
IN Q=It's not a cure-all
((ESTON BURGE/ALLEGHANY CO. ADMINISTRATOR: IT'S NOT A CURE-ALL BY ANY STRETCH
OF THE IMAGINATION, BUT IT IS A MOVE FORWARD. IT'S POSITIVE, AND IT'S USING
SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT HAVE A LONG LASTING TREATMENT FACILITY FOR THE COUNTY
TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND ACTUALLY PAY FOR. ))
SUPER=01-Eston Burge/Alleghany Co. Adminstrator;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=actually pay for
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VO-NAT
The project would also help protect the historic Oakland Presbyterian
Church and cemetery-- across the road from the landfill.
If approved, the estimated 147- thousand dollar pond will be built on
C-S-X property.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Meantime, Craig County High School is dealing with a cleanup of its own and
will open an hour late today --
Fuel-Spill
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-5
GRAPHIC=2 shot
The school closed early yesterday after students started complaining they
smelled fumes from a broken fuel pipe.
The pipe carrying fuel oil to the school's water heater broke last month.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co./Last Night;
Officials met with parents at the school last night.
The principal says he thought the pipe had already been fixed--
Meanwhile, parents say something should have been done before now.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:47:54
IN Q=I wish that
((GINGER HARRIS/PARENT: I WISH THAT THEY HAD SAID SOMETHING EARLIER-- SO I
WOULD HAVE MAYBE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, AND MY SON WOULDN'T BE COMING HOME
WITH STOMACH ACHES AND COMPLAINING HE FEELS LIKE HE'S GOING TO THROW UP. ))
SUPER=01-Ginger Harris/Parent;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=throw up
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile, an environmentalist reassured parents the fuel is NOT
combustible.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:18:16
IN Q=We don't have
((JOHN SIMON/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS: WE DON'T HAVE A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION
CHEMICAL HERE, OR ELSE, QUITE FRANKLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW US
TO MEET IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. ))
SUPER=01-John Simon/Environmental Consultants;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=room right now
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TALENT=Beth
SS=NONE
School officials are hopeful fans will remove the fumes from the school--
when it re- opens today.
Continental
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-108
GRAPHIC=none
Continental Express now has three flights daily to Newark, New Jersey;
Roanoke's only direct link to the New York-metro area.
Len Besthoff reports while many people probably prefer jet service, cities
of all sizes are seeing an increase in prop plane flights.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Nat Sot
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :03
SUPER=01-Bruce Kink/Continental Express;:10
SUPER=01-Mark Courtney/Roanoke Regional Airport; :31
SUPER=@Len1;:43
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
((
Continental Express now has the only non-stop service between Roanoke and
the New York area, a big plus for business and leisure travellers alike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:29:07
IN Q=We see
((BRUCE KINK/CONTINENTAL EXPRESS: WE SEE THIS AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
CONNECTING TRAFFIC. NOT ONLY FROM ROANOKE TO NEWARK, BUT ALSO FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR CONNECTING TRAFFIC ONTO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES. WHICH WILL THEN
PROVIDE SERVICE NATIONWIDE AND TO EUROPE ALSO.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=Europe also.
But the flight is on a turboprop plane, and most folks prefer jet service.
Cities like Roanoke used to have more jets, but the consolidation of the
airline industry has changed everything.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:33:48
IN Q=The majors
((MARK COURTNEY/ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT: THE MAJORS, IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE
TO DOWNSIZE OR TO CUT THESE COSTS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO TURN OVER SOME OF
THEIR JET ROUTES, PARTICULARLY THE SHORT HAULS, OR THE SHORT DISTANCE JET
ROUTES, OVER TO THE REGIONALS.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=over to the regionals.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:27:43
IN Q=But smaller cities
((But smaller cities like Roanoke aren't the only ones seeing growth in these
regional commuter flights. Larger cities are as well.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=are as well.
In the past ten years, flights by regional carriers have risen by
44-percent...in airports both large and small.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:31:37
IN Q=If you can't
((KINK: IF YOU CAN'T FILL UP A JET, YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SIZE AIRCRAFT, WHICH
MAY BE A 46 SEAT, A 30 SEAT, OR A 19 SEAT.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=or a 19-seat.
So odds are you'll be taking more flights on these prop planes.
Here's the upside.
Regional carriers plan to eventually replace prop planes with small,
efficient, 50-seat regional jets.
Len Besthoff, News-7. ))
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
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In sports, Mike Stevens has a Superbowl preview for us.
Good morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:58
OUT Q=little bit
$CCOFF
(MEL AD LIB SCHOOLWATCH)
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-2 Pre-game
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) We're planning our Super Bowl Party bash.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Well Larry, you know...
SUPER=13-Ed Murphy/Catering by Murphy's; :00
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :15
RUNS=2:02
OUT Q=always at Murphy's.
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
Death-Row
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Another Virginia death row inmate is put to death.
Richard Townes Junior was executed last night by lethal injection at the
Greensville Correctional Center.
Townes killed a Virginia Beach convenience store clerk during a 19-85
robbery so she could not identify him.
Fatal-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-2
GRAPHIC=Fire Investigation
Roanoke building officials condemned the home on Stewart Avenue where fire
killed five people Saturday night.
But they do NOT plan to take action against the property owner for failing
to install smoke detectors.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday Night;
The city requires smoke detectors in rental properties, and investigators
found the home was not equipped with any.
Building officials have sent a notice ordering the owners to board up and
clean up the property, but Building Commissioner Ron Miller says any other
action is unlikely.
SOT 12:10:36
IN Q=Normally we go out
((RON MILLER/BUILDING COMMISSIONER: NORMALLY WE GO OUT AND CITE VIOLATIONS.
THESE PEOPLE HAD NOT BEEN CITED BEFORE THE FIRE SO AS TRAGIC AS IT IS, AND IT'S
VERY UNFORTUNATE, IT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS TO, YOU KNOW, BACK UP AND GO
CITING PEOPLE FOR THINGS.))
SUPER=01-Ron Miller/Building Commissioner;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=people for things.
ANCHOR=Melanie
ss=NONE
Funeral services for the four children and their grandmother are tomorrow
afternoon at Belmont Baptist Church.
Runaway
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net C
GRAPHIC=NONE
Houston officials are making a public appeal to find a 10- ten- year- old
runaway who is nearly nine months pregnant.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Welfare agencies fear Cindy Garcia and the baby could die if she delivers
without medical help.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:50:47
IN Q=
((MICHAEL BAGENT/HOUSTON POLICE: SHE'S JUST ABOUT NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, DUE ANY
DAY, SHE'S A LITTLE BITTY GIRL, FOUR FOOT EIGHT TALL.))
SUPER=01-Michael Bagent/Houston Police;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=FOUR FOOT EIGHT TALL."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston;
Garcia ran away from a shelter on Sunday.
Doctors say she will probably have to deliver by C-section.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:51:13
IN Q=
((JUDY HAY/SOCIAL WORKER: SHE'S VERY NAIVE ABOUT HOW ROUGH THIS LABOR AND THIS
DELIVERY IS GOING TO BE. ))
SUPER=01-Judy Hay/Social Worker; QUICK!! 00
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=is gonna be.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Police say the man who they believe impregnated Garcia is a 22- year- old
native of Mexico who may have fled to the border.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
SS=2 shot
If they find him, police say they'll likely charge him with aggravated
sexual assault.
siamese-twins
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=2 shot
And some other children are making the news --
Doctors in San Diego are expected to announce today if they will surgically
separate siamese twin girls.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
If doctors recommend separating the girls, only one may live.
The girls, born 12 days ago in Mexico, are joined at the chest and stomach.
(----------------)
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba logo
Turning now to sports and the latest from the N-B-A --
Orlando is 21-and-0 at home this season following an easy triumph over
Philadelphia.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=96-Orlando/105/Philadelphia/=90//Indiana/117/Phoenix/102;
SUPER=96-Toronto/=86/New Jersey/=79//Atlanta/=84/Cleveland/=72;
SUPER=96-Chicago/=99/New York/=79//Utah/=96/Portland/=72;
SUPER=96-Dallas/111/Sacramento/109;
SUPER=103-New Jersey/==3/Los Angeles/==1//Florida/==5/Washington/==4;
SUPER=97-Mass./=79/Pittsburgh/=71//Conn./116/Central Conn. St./=46;
SUPER=97-Indiana/=99/Michigan/=83//Texas Tech/=72/S. Methodist/=60;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-2 Halftime
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) We serve up some Super Bowl halftime fixings.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Here we go steelers...
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=13-Ed Murphy/Catering by Murphy's; :20 (Screen left)
RUNS=3:24
OUT Q=steelers, here we go. (2nd time)
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
President Clinton is calling on the G-O-P-controlled Congress to pass a
balanced-budget bill that he can sign.
During his State of the Union address, the President also challenged
Republicans on nearly every major issue including welfare reform, the
environment and crime.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth
A big day for O.J. Simpson.
The former football star is scheduled to be interviewed by cable's Black
Entertainment Television.
It will be his first in-depth interview since his acquittal on murder
charges.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie
And a conviction in the robbery and murder of a Roanoke man.
Yesterday Thomas Arthur Burton was found guilty of first degree murder in
the death of Randy Carter.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday January 24th.
ANCHOR=Beth
Don't go away. The news continues.
clinton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton is taking his State of the Union show on the road today
with a visit to Kentucky.
He'll be touting the success of the 19-94 Crime Bill at a police station in
Louisville.
Then, he'll follow up his educational proposals with an address at a high
school.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Last Night;
In his 61 minute speech last night, the president confronted the G-O-P on
the budget, demanding they never, ever again shutdown the government.
He also confronted Republican stands on welfare reform, tax cuts, the
minimum wage, Medicare and Medicaid.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((
NOW IT IS TIME TO FINISH THE JOB AND BALANCE THE BUDGET. THOUGH DIFFERENCES
REMAIN AMONG US WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT, THE COMBINED TOTAL OF THE PROPOSED
SAVINGS COMMON TO BOTH PLANS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH, USING THE NUMBERS FROM YOUR
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, TO BALANCE THE BUDGET IN SEVEN YEARS AND TO
PROVIDE A MODEST TAX CUT. THESE CUTS ARE REAL, THEY WILL REQUIRE SACRIFICE
FROMEVERYONE. BUT THESE CUTS DO NOT UNDERMINE OUR FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATIONS TO
OUR PARENTS, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FUTURE BY ENDANGERING MEDICARE, MEDICAID,
EDUCATION OR THE ENVIRONMENT, OR BY RAISING TAXES ON WORKING FAMILIES
))
RUNS=:44
OUT Q=working families
(---------------)
VO-NAT
During the Republican response, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole dared Mr.
Clinton to walk the talk he talks so well.
He also promised that the G-O-P will send the President another balanced
budget bill.
(----------------)
SIMPSON
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=simpson
O-J Simpson speaks privately and publically about the murders of Ron Goldman
and Nicole Brown.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles/Yesterday;
Tonight he's scheduled to give an interview on Black Entertainment
Television.
B-E-T's president says Simpson placed no restrictions on what he can be
asked.
Today is also day three of his deposition in his civil suit.
Yesterday lawyers grilled Simpson about his actions and his ailibi the night
of the murders.
(----------------)
Verdict
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=khu
TAPE#edit of 95-115
GRAPHIC=burton
A Roanoke judge has convicted Thomas Arthur Burton of first- degree murder.
At the end of yesterday's one-day trial, Judge Clifford Weckstein rejected
the defendant's denials and found him guilty as charged.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
Authorities named Burton the trigger man in last year's robbery and murder
of Randy Carter.
Burton told the judge that he'd been with the other two men implicated in
the crime that night, but they had dropped him off and Burton said he had
nothing to do with it.
Burton's co-defendant in the case, Michael Houser has yet to be tried, but
he may get a break, in exchange for testifying against Burton.
(----------------)
L'burg-Shooting
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-111
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
A Lynchburg man is free on bond after he was arrested on murder charges
yesterday.
29- year old Danny R. Jones turned himself over to police after learning he
was wanted in connection with the city's first homicide of the year.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
24- year old Robert Lewis Allen was shot to death during a fight outside the
Glass House night club early Sunday.
Allen died of a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Police say eyewitnesses led them to Jones as the prime suspect in Allen's
murder.
(----------------)
Wythe-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-112
GRAPHIC=NONE
An autopsy shows a Wythe County teen died from exposure to the cold.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co./Monday;
Deputies recovered 17 year- old Ricky Lee Coleman's body from along a creek
bank off route 618 early Sunday morning.
That's three days after he'd been in a fight with 19 year old Jason Hibbs.
Authorities say afterwards, Hibbs, 20 year- old Eric Ball, and a 17 year-
old stuffed Coleman into the trunk of a car, then dumped him over the bank.
All three face charges of abduction and murder.
(----------------)
Tech-Students
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
And six Virginia Tech students have been suspended for two semesters after
admitting they left a fellow student in a remote area of Montgomery County one
night last month.
All of the students involved were members of the university's Corps of
Cadets.
The university would not release their names.
A spokesman for the university says the students clearly violated the
Blacksburg school's hazing ban.
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Mike Stevens takes a look at how the two number one teams in the
area -- G-W Danville and Liberty -- did on the hardwood last night.
Good morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=howdy once
RUNS=2:32
OUT Q=later tonight
$CCOFF
(MEL AD LIB SCHOOLWATCH)
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:19
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-2 Desserts
GRAPHIC=none
(ROLL TAPE STRAIGHT OUT OF BIRTHDAYS)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back to...
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :00 (Screen right)
SUPER=13-Ed Murphy/Catering by Murphy's; :15 (Screen left)
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :22
RUNS=2:08
OUT Q=more news seven mornin.
(TAPE TOSSES TO BUMP)
Thomas-Burton
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-115
GRAPHIC=Burton
Friends say Randy Carter was known for having marijuana in his home, and
for always carrying a wad of cash.
That cost him his life.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
The man who pulled the trigger during last year's robbery and murder at
Carter's home on Memorial Avenue tried to disavow any knowledge of the crime at
trial yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:48:40
IN Q=Do you know
((DO YOU KNOW RANDY CARTER? NO SIR. HAVE YOU EVER MET RANDY CARTER. NO SIR.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF RANDY CARTER? NO SIR.))
SUPER=02-John McGarvey/Burton's Attorney;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=I did not.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It may have been the ball-cap police found in Carter's bedroom.
Burton admitted it was his, but offered only a theory: maybe one of the
other guys left it there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The court is
((CLIFFORD WECKSTEIN/JUDGE: THE COURT IS SATISFIED BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
THAT MR. BURTON WAS PRESENT AND AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE ROBBERY OF MR.
CARTER AND IN THE MURDER THAT OCCURRED THEREIN.))
))
SUPER=01-Judge Clifford Weckstein/Roanoke Circuit Court
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=therein.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The judge spent just 15 minutes reviewing the evidence before finding Burton
guilty of first- degree murder.
(----------------)
Landfill
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Alleghany county board of supervisors wants to reduce the odor and
pollution that is still coming from the Kim- Stan Landfill.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Selma;
Although the landfill closed years ago-- lecheate continues to flow into
the Jackson River.
Last night, the board voted to apply for an (Ice Tea) I-S-T-E-A grant.
The federal money would help pay for construction of controlled wetlands--
which would absorb the harmful contaminants before they flow into the river.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:56:30
IN Q=It's not a cure-all
((ESTON BURGE/ALLEGHANY CO. ADMINISTRATOR: IT'S NOT A CURE-ALL BY ANY STRETCH
OF THE IMAGINATION, BUT IT IS A MOVE FORWARD. IT'S POSITIVE, AND IT'S USING
SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT HAVE A LONG LASTING TREATMENT FACILITY FOR THE COUNTY
TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND ACTUALLY PAY FOR. ))
SUPER=01-Eston Burge/Alleghany Co. Adminstrator;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=actually pay for
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The project would also help protect the historic Oakland Presbyterian
Church and cemetery-- across the road from the landfill.
If approved, the estimated 147- thousand dollar pond will be built on
C-S-X property.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot
Meantime, Craig County High School is dealing with a cleanup of its own and
will open an hour late today --
CRAIG-SCHOOL
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=BMY
TAPE#95-5
GRAPHIC=2 shot
Yesterday the high school closed after students started complaining they
smelled fumes.
The pipe carrying fuel oil to the school's water heater broke last month.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co./Last Night;
Officials met with parents at the school last night.
The principal said he thought the pipe had been fixed--
Meanwhile, parents say something should have been done before now.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=They've traditionally
((LINDA GREENWAY/PARENT: THEY'VE HAD SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN SICK AND
THROWING UP FOR THREE WEEKS-- ONE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.))
SUPER=01-Linda Greenway/Parent;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=respiratory problems
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Meanwhile, an environmentalist reassured parents the fuel is NOT
combustible.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We don't have
((JOHN SIMON/ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS: WE DON'T HAVE A POTENTIAL EXPLOSION
CHEMICAL HERE, OR ELSE, QUITE FRANKLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW US
TO MEET IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. ))
SUPER=01-John Simon/Environmental Consultants;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=room right now
(----------------)
TALENT=Beth
SS=NONE
School officials are hopeful fans will remove the fumes from the school--
when it re- opens today.
Wal-mart
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The new Wal-Mart Superstore opens at Valley View in Roanoke this morning.
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Superstores are popping up all over this region.
One recently opened in Lewisburg, West Virginia and another is under
construction in Henry County.
Superstores employ an average of 400 full and part time employees with
starting wages ranging from five to six- fifty and hour.
Sales at the superstores average about 60 milliion dollars a year.
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4-scores
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In the N-B-A --
Chicago easily earned its 12th straight victory, as Michael Jordan pumped
in 33 points in a win over New York.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Chicago/=99/New York/=79//Utah/=96/Portland/=72;
SUPER=96-Orlando/105/Philadelphia/=90//Indiana/117/Phoenix/102;
SUPER=96-Toronto/=86/New Jersey/=79//Atlanta/=84/Cleveland/=72;
SUPER=96-Dallas/111/Sacramento/109;
SUPER=97-Indiana/=99/Michigan/=83//Texas Tech/=72/S. Methodist/=60;
SUPER=97-Mass./=79/Pittsburgh/=71//Conn./116/Central Conn. St./=46;
by SS