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VO-NAT
A change of heart in Craig County concerning the resignation of the school
superintendent.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And debating the winner in last night's G-O-P presidential debate.
wx-head
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live-head
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Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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(mel ad lib schoolwatch)
Craig-School
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
In other news --
The Craig County School Board asked the public last night whether school
superintendent Dallas Helems should stay -- or go.
As Jay Moore reports, residents came out in full force in support of their
superintendent.
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SOT
IN Q= nat sound clapping
SUPER=03-Craig Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Bonnie Hutchinson/School Board Member; :12
SUPER=01-Jim Cady/School Board Chairman; :26
SUPER=01-Dallas Helems/School Superintendent; :46
SUPER=@Jay1; :57
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OUT Q=News 7
((
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SOT 19:44:47
IN Q=Nat sound
((CLAPPING... ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=Nat sound
This sums up how a majority of the residents felt following a motion to
rescind last week's motion asking for Superintendent Dallas Helems' (HELL-ums)
resignation.
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SOT 19:43:19
IN Q=I at this time
((BONNIE HUTCHINSON: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: I AT THIS TIME WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS ACTION TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 6 AND ASKING FOR HIS
RESIGNATION. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=the resignation.
Hutchinson says she felt the board acted too fast in asking for the
resignation.
SOT 19:50:31
IN Q=I think her
((JIM CADY/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN: I THINK HER DECISION IS VERY FAIR. I THINK
WE SHOULD A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION PRIOR TO TAKEN THE ACTION.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=taken the action.
Board Member Hettie (Het-tee) Farley had questioned Helems (HELL-um)
leadership ability.. in particular.. a recent fuel leak at the county high
school.
She also questioned whether the vote was legal... but that didn't stop the
board from approving it 3 to 2.
Helem (HELL-um) says hopefully the controversy will also pass.
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SOT
IN Q=I've gotten a lot
((DALLAS HELEMS/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CALLS. THIS
OUTPOURING TONIGHT INDICATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR ME AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=school system.
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SOT 20:05:12
IN Q=
((JAY MOORE/REPORTING: THE CONTROVERSY IS OVER FOR NOW AND THE NEXT STEP WILL
BE FOR THE BOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES OF EVENTS LEADING UP
TO THE FUEL LEAK. THAT'LL BE MADE PUBLIC AT A LATER MEETING. IN CRAIG COUNTY,
JAY MOORE NEWS 7.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=Moore, News-7.
))
debate
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morning
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=campaign 96
All eight Republican presidential hopefuls are claiming victory in last
night's televised debate in New Hampshire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford, NH/Last Night;
With the first presidential primary just days away, many voters are
undecided and were hoping the debate would provide a revelation.
For the most part it offered up a traditional blend of politics,
self-promotion and traded barbs.
Several candidates took shots at front-runner Bob Dole, who jokingly
compared it to his combat experience.
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SOT
IN Q=
((
REPORTER;DO YOU FEEL LIKE WINNER TONIGHT.
BOB DOLE/R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATEA I FEEL LIKE A WINNER EVERY NIGHT.
REPORTER-WHO DID YOU BEAT?
A--I DON'T KNOW, WHO WAS UP THERE.
Q-DKD BUCHANAN GET UNDER YOWR SKIO TONIGHT?
A-NOT REALLY.
Q-HE WAS CERTAINLY ON THE ATTACK?
A-HE CERTAINLY WAS, I THOUGHT HE HAD A BAD DAY, MAYBE HE ATE SOMETHING. I DON'T
KNOW.
))
SUPER=01-Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate; :03
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=I Don't know.
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VO-NAT
Meantime, Pat Buchanan is standing by his campaign co-chairman despite
reports linking Larry Pratt with white supremacists and right-wing militia
leaders.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Steve Mason takes a look at college hoop action, plus he takes a
look at the new coach of Baltimore's N-F-L team.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=and a
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=a few
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One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Racing Image
CHROMAKEY=Live/On Record
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) Two days to go till the big one in Daytona, and the excitement is
building.
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SOT
IN Q=We're really looking...
SUPER=13-Steve Stone/Racing Image; :00
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :12
RUNS=2:43
OUT Q=rest of the drivers. (Quick out)
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
White-Stuff
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=winter storm
Winter storm warnings and snow advisories are posted for much of
Southwestern Virginia and southeastern West Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
This time the snow is expected to end by this afternoon with accumulations
between three and six inches.
State police are reporting one to three inches already on the ground.
They say slick roads have caused some minor accidents.
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wipe wipe wipe
V-Dot
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#edit of 96-4 & 96-10
GRAPHIC=Wipe/wipe/wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The Virginia Department of Transportation spent 60- million dollars
clearing roads after this winter's two major snowstorms.
That's 16-and-a-half million dollars more than the department budgeted for
snow removal for the whole year.
The Transportation Department says it cost about 38- million dollars
to clear away the "Blizzard of '96." The February storm cost about 15-
million dollars.
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Morrison
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-5
GRAPHIC=Morrison
Yesterday a judge found Virginia Tech football linebacker Tony Morrison
guilty of a traffic code violation, but cleared him of criminal charges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Yesterday;
Morrison was accused of damaging a door and stealing tip money at a bar in
Blacksburg.
He paid the damages, so Judge Thomas Frith dismissed those, as well as a
public drunkenness charge.
He did find the 19 year- old guilty of possessing his older brother's
driver's license.
In an UNRELATED case, Morrison is named in a federal lawsuit filed by
Christy (bron-KA-la) Brzonkala, a former student who claims Morrison and
another football player raped her.
His lawyer says yesterday's ruling will NOT impact that case.
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SOT 22:36:16
IN Q=
((JOE PAINTER/MORRISON'S LAWYER: THIS ONE CONVICTION UNDER THE TRAFFIC CODE?
NO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE, IT DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP AS A
CRIMINAL CHARGE. ))
SUPER=01-Joe Painter/Morrison's Lawyer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=a criminal charge.
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VO-NAT
After the bar incident in December, Morrison was suspended from the football
team and not allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl.
The judge fined him 500 dollars. Four hundred will be suspended if he
completes an alcohol education program.
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Brzonkala
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-10
GRAPHIC=Christy Brzonkala
Meanwhile Brzonkala's credibility is being loudly questioned by Tony
Morrison's attorney.
Yesterday, the negative media counter- attack included the revelation that
Brzonkala herself has a criminal record.
Ellen Qualls has that story.
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SOT
IN Q=Christy Brzonkala
SUPER=03-Fairfax/Wednesday; :00
SUPER=07-Christy Brzonkala; :14
SUPER=01-Eileen Wagner/Brzonkala's Attorney; :24
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:16
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7.
(( Christy Brzonkala took 42- dollars in merchandise from the Christiansburg
Wal- Mart in the weeks after her alleged rapes.
Her legal opponents want you to know that.
She performed 50 hours community service for the crime.
sot 08:28:48
((CHRISTY BRZONKALA: I USED TO SAY I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.
JUST EVEN SENIOR YEAR. AND JUST CHANGE SO MANY THINGS AND JUST BE SO MUCH MORE
CAREFUL.))
runs=:10
SOT
((EILEEN WAGNER/BRZONKALA'S ATTORNEY: HER SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT FITS THE
PROFILE OF SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE DEEP THROES OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
))
RUNS=:07
Both Tony Morrison and Virginia Tech filed legal papers this week to have
Brzonkala's civil suits dismissed.
Her attorney admits she's considered dropping one part herself -- and
pushing for criminal charges.
SOT
((EILEEN WAGNER: BUT SINCE WE HAVE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST NATIONWIDE IN
SUPPORTING HER CLAIM ON THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN STATUTE, WE'RE REASSESSING
THAT NOW AND CONSIDERING GOING FORWARD WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PORTION.
))
RUNS=:15
sot 08:20:59
((CHRISTY BRZONKALA: I FEEL LIKE IT WASN'T JUST THOSE TWO GUYS THAT RAPED ME.
IT WAS THE SCHOOL. THEY DID IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AND THEY DRAGGED IT OUT.))
runs=:11
Virginia Tech writes in its legal filing that it has, in its words, great
compassion for Brzonkala for what she has endured.
But the University says, that's NO reason for a federal lawsuit against the
school.
Ellen Qualls, News 7.))
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba
In the N-B-A --
Michael Jordan scored eight points in overtime to lift the Chicago Bulls past
the Detroit Pistons.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=96-Cleveland/=95/Toronto/=76//Miami/=97/Denver/=91;
SUPER=96-Chicago/112/Detroit/109//Milwaukee/109/Washington/=98;
SUPER=96-Houston/112/San Antonio/108//Utah/106/Dallas/103;
SUPER=96-Phoenix/=96/Portland/=84;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Kyle Fan
CHROMAKEY=Live/On Record
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(roll cue:) We meet one fan who is true to one and only ONE driver.
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SOT
IN Q=Kyle Petty...
SUPER=13-Kathy Loving/Kyle Petty Fan; :00 (Quick)
SUPER=12-Chamblissburg;
RUNS=2:17
OUT Q=of course, who else.
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
In case you haven't looked outside -- snow has blanketed our viewing area.
Accumulations of about one to three inches are being reported right now.
Beth Myer will have the complete forecast for us.
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VO-NAT
In other news -- a public outcry changes the minds of Craig County School
board members.
Last night the board took back its motion requesting Dallas Helems'
resignation.
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VO-NAT
And candidates for the G-O-P presidential nomination are hoping last
night's debate in New Hampshire will gain them some favor with voters in the
crucial primary state.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And that's what's making news on this Friday, February 16th.
Don't go away, we'll be right back.
Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=school info
(mel ad lib schoolwatch)
Leftwich
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-6
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
In other news --
Roanoke Police Chief M. David Hooper says he believes his officers used
reasonable force when they subdued Steven Leftwich over the weekend.
The incident early Sunday morning brought complaints of brutality-
But Joe Dashiell reports an internal investigation has cleared the
officers.
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SOT
IN Q= I think that
SUPER=@Hooper;:00
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday; :14
SUPER=04-Monday; :23
SUPER=@Joe1; :55
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke
((
OPENS ON HOOPER SOUNDBITE
IN Q=I think that they used
((M. DAVID HOOPER/ROANOKE POLICE CHIEF: I THINK THAT THEY USED THAT FORCE WHICH
WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF RENDERING MR LEFTWICH AS HARMLESS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=as harmless.
Referring to a diagram of downtown Roanoke, Hooper outlined the sequence of
events on Sunday morning, when a routine traffic stop turned ugly.
Steven Leftwich says the beating he received left him bloodied and bruised,
but chief hooper says the officers were also injured in a violent struggle that
Leftwich initiated.
Hooper said he believes the officers used reasonable force to subdue
Leftwich and take him into custody.
SOT
IN Q=He was hit and he was kicked
((M. DAVID HOOPER: HE WAS HIT AND HE WAS KICKED, BUT AT NOT TIME WAS HE HIT OR
KICKED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE'S HAND IN HIS MOUTH AND THEY WERE TRYING TO
BREAK THE BITE LOOSE OR HAVE HIS HAND ON A WEAPON TRYING TO TAKE IT.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=trying to take it.
STAND-UP CLOSE
Steven Leftwich wasn't available for comment following Hooper's news
conference.
But members of his family were planning to meet with an attorney and prepare
their response.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
new-hampshire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=campaign 96
With the New Hampshire primary just days away the G-O-P presidential
hopefuls are hoping to gain some momentum from last night's televised debate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford, NH/Last Night;
But the four front-runners are nursing some wounds inflicted on
each other.
Pat Buchanan and Bob Dole spent most of their time wrangling with each other
-- mostly over trade and tax issues.
Buchanan also defended his campaign co-chairman, Larry Pratt, who has been
linked with white supremacists and right wing militia leaders.
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SOT
IN Q=
((PAT BUCHANAN/R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE;I DON'T THINK MY OLD FRIEND BOB DOLE
WILL BE CALLING ME AN EXTREMIST ANY
MORE.(CHEERS)WE DID EVERYTHING WE HAD TO DO WE GOT OUR MESSAGE STRAIGHT THROUGH
THE CAMERA TO THE COUNTRY FOLK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.WE STOOD UP FOR LARRY PRATT
SEN. BOB DOLE:I DON'T KNOW WHY HE WOULD PRAISE HIM IN A CLOSING STATEMENT.,
BECAUSE FRANKLY
I KNOW ALITTLE ABOUT MR. PRATT I'VE BEEN A TARGET OVER THE YEARS. EVERY TIME
I'D GO SOMEWHERE THEY WOULD BE THERE WITH SIGNS LIKE BOB DOLE'S A
TRAITOR...SEEMS TO ME...IF THE FACTS ARE TRUE HE SHOULD BE GONE.
))
SUPER=01-Pat Buchanan/(R) Presidential Candidate;
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate; :23
RUNS=:44
OUT Q=are true he should be gone.
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VO-NAT
Buchanan says Pratt is being attacked because of his his strong
defense of the constitutional right to bear arms.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, Steve Mason takes a look at high school hoop action.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=sports is
RUNS=1:43
OUT Q=a great day
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
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SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=2:12
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Racing II
GRAPHIC=none
(ROLL TAPE COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS)
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SOT
IN Q=Welcome back to...
SUPER=13-Deidra Castellano/Racing Image; :00
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :28
SUPER=13-Steve Stone/Racing Image; 1:31
RUNS=2:47
OUT Q=more news 7 mornin.
(SEGMENT TOSSES STRAIGHT TO BUMP)
Winter-Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-14
GRAPHIC=winter storm
State police are reporting slick road conditions and minor accidents
throughout southwest Virginia this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Winter storm warnings and snow advisories are posted for much of Southwestern
Virginia and southeastern West Virginia.
This time the snow is expected to end by this afternoon with accumulations
of three to six inches.
Stay tuned throughout the morning for the list of school announcements.
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Meeting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#EDIT FROM 96-11
GRAPHIC=none
Craig County's school superintendent may not have the support of the school
board, but he certainly has the backing of county residents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co./Last Night;
And that public support appears to have been enough to change the minds of
board members.
More than a week after asking for Dallas Helems' resignation the board last
night rescinded that motion.
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SOT
IN Q=
((BONNIE HUTCHINSON: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: I AT THIS TIME WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS ACTION TAKEN ON FEBRUARY 6 AND ASKING FOR HIS
RESIGNATION. ))
SUPER=01-Bonnie Hutchinson/School Board Member;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=for his resignation.
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VO-NAT
Hutchinson says she felt the board acted too fast in asking for the
resignation following a fuel leak at the county high school.
She also questioned whether the vote was legal.
Helems, meantime, says he hopes the controversy is now over.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((DALLAS HELEMS/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CALLS. THIS
OUTPOURING TONIGHT INDICATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR ME AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. ))
SUPER=01-Dallas Helems/School Superintendent;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=and the school system.
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VO-NAT
The next job for the school board is to investigate the series of events
leading up to the fuel leak.
That will be made public at a later meeting.
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Drunk-Driver
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPEedit of dui-fatal #96-3
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The teenager who ran down a 45- year old teacher in Salem last year will NOT
be tried as an adult.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./December 14, 1995;
On December 14th, this 16-year-old struck and killed Bonnie Kitts on her
nightly walk with her husband.
The teenager had a blood alcohol content of point-2-1.
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday;
He could have gone to the penitentiary for 20 years, if he'd been tried as
an adult. But he has a spotless record.
The judge will make the final decision on punishment next month.
Meanwhile the store where the teenage driver says he bought beer that night
is under investigation and one of the clerks has been charged with selling
alcohol to minors.
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Investigation
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPEedit of leftwich #96-6
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
An internal investigation has cleared the Roanoke City police officers
accused of brutality last weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
Referring to a diagram of downtown Roanoke, Roanoke Police Chief M. David
Hooper outlined the sequence of events on Sunday morning, when a routine
traffic stop turned ugly.
SUPER=04-Monday;
Steven Leftwich says the beating he received left him bloodied and bruised,
but Chief Hooper says the officers were also injured in a violent struggle that
Leftwich initiated.
Hooper said he believes the officers used reasonable force to subdue
Leftwich and take him into custody.
SOT
IN Q=He was hit and he was kicked
((M. DAVID HOOPER: HE WAS HIT AND HE WAS KICKED, BUT AT NOT TIME WAS HE HIT OR
KICKED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE'S HAND IN HIS MOUTH AND THEY WERE TRYING TO
BREAK THE BITE LOOSE OR HAVE HIS HAND ON A WEAPON TRYING TO TAKE IT.))
SUPER=@Hooper;:00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=trying to take it.
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VO-NAT
Leftwich was not available for comment following Hooper's news conference.
But members of his family were planning to meet with an attorney and prepare
their response.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=colle hoops
Time now for sports and the latest in college basketball --
Kris Johnson sank a foul shot with one second left as 18th-ranked U-C-L-A
upset number-13 Arizona.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=97-UCLA/=76/Arizona/=75//Stanford/=65/Oregon State/=50;
SUPER=97-Massachusetts/=70/LaSalle/=53//Utah/=69/Hawaii/=59;
SUPER=97-Wake Forest/=85/Maryland/=78//Purdue/=63/Ohio State/=55;
SUPER=97-Louisville/=67/NC - Charlotte/=64;
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