WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/11/96

06:00-01

headlines

ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT

Bedford County firefighters battle a string of suspicious fires.
The latest occurred late last night.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

And China's show of force in its dispute with Taiwan is being answered by the U-S Seventh Fleet. wx-head
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News 7 Mornin' is next.

Bedford-Fire

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-3
GRAPHIC=arson

A string of arson fires has Bedford County authorities searching for suspects today.
Beginning early Sunday, five separate fires were deliberately set in the Boonsboro- Big Island area of the county.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night

The latest destroyed a hay barn off Route 5-0-1 last night.
Authorities say they do believe all five fires are related, and their investigation is making some progress.
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SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff; :00
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OUT Q=have some physical evidence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;

Also last night, someone set fire to several storage areas at the Ramada Inn in Lynchburg.
A half dozen separate fires were discovered shortly after midnight, and kept fire crews busy there for about two hours.
The fire destroyed several mattresses and smoke damaged a number of rooms at the motel.
No arrests have been made.
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XGR

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 96-15
GRAPHIC=Session '96

As the 19-96 General Assembly heads into its second day of overtime, it finally has a budget.
But it wouldn't be party politics without a fight.
And yesterday, the Governor's office picked one with Democrat Dick Cranwell over the last... and some say most important, outstanding issue: juvenile justice reform.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SUPER=01-Rev. George Williams/Deputy House Clerk; :03
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SUPER=01-Sen. Stanley Walker/(D) Norfolk; 1:22
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((REV. GEORGE WILLIAMS/DEPUTY HOUSE CLERK: LET US BE IN PRAYER. MY LORD WHAT A WEEKEND. THE SESSION. THE END OF THE SESSION IS ALMOST IN SIGHT.))
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The handful of lawmakers assigned to iron out the last details of a massive overhaul to the juvenile court system are the final holdouts.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: THERE ARE MACHINATIONS. THERE'S HOSTAGE TAKING THAT OCCURS IN THESE SESSIONS AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PRISONERS THAT WILL PROBABLY GET RELEASED AT THE LAST SECOND. YOU MIGHT RECALL LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T GET WELFARE REFORM RELEASED UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE.))
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Like welfare reform, Democrats are trying to claim some of the bragging rights from Allen on juvenile justice reform.
But they react angrily to the suggestion they're trying to torpedo the bill.
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((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D-VINTON: come here a minute. LET ME TELL YOU THAT THAT IS THE FURTHEREST THING FROM THE TRUTH. WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE TAKE THIS -- WHAT I THINK IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT STEP -- ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, THAT WE ALSO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND THAT WE FUND THE PROGRAM ADEQUATELY SO THAT WE NOT ONLY PUNISH BUT THAT WE ALSO MAKE AN HONEST TO GOD ATTEMPT TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE.))
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Norfolk Democrat Jerrauld Jones was the Democrats' point man on the reform effort -- and his side wants more rehabilitation, treatment, and prevention money than Allen's staff wants.
But the nine powerful politicians who've tailored the Governor's original budget over the last few days say they're proud of the end product.
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((SEN. STANLEY WALKER/D-NORFOLK: WE AGREED WITH THE HOUSE ON THE TEACHER SALARIES. ... HIGHER EDUCATION.))
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((DEL. EARL DICKENSON/D-LOUISA: AT THE END WE'RE ALL HAPPY.))
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On at least one issue,
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that remains to be seen.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

Budget

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=session 96

General Assembly budget negotiators overnight agreed a compromise 35- billion spending plan, but not soon enough to avoid sending the 1996 session into a second day of overtime.
The budget plan includes small pay raises for teachers, larger ones for other state workers, a two year tuition freeze at colleges, and 163- million dollars for college building projects.
Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the budget this afternoon.

CHINA

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none

A U-S battle group led by the aircraft carrier U-S-S Independence is headed for international waters near Taiwan.
The action follows China's announcement that it plans live- ammunition war games off the Island beginning tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Taipei, Taiwan;

China's plan for more war exercises sparked protest rallys and marches yesterday by Taiwan's pro-independence and pro-unification parties.
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It's also scaring off investors.
Taiwan's main stock index fell about two percent today.
Analysts say investors are worried that Beijing has pushed its military threat to the extreme and that war is a possibility.

1-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
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In sports, Dale Earnhardt pushed it to the limit in the Purolator 500.
Roy Stanley has the details.
Good morning Roy.
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One-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Science Museum Shop
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

(Roll cue:) Three new exhibits at the Science Musuem. This morning, in the
Science Museum Shop, everything from insects to learning about the human body.
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SUPER=12-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=13-Shirley Thompson/Science Museum Shop; :24 (Screen right)
SUPER=13-Betsy Williams/Science Museum Shop; 1:29
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OUT Q=and read the book too.
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Stock-Market

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-17
GRAPHIC=Stock Market

Investors and analysts are anxiously awaiting this morning's opening of the stock markets, following one of the biggest points drops in history.
The jitters are being blamed for a two percent drop on Tokyo's main index today, but traders are calling the Japanese reaction moderate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Friday;

On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 171 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped nearly 30 points.
It was the third biggest point drop on record.
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SOT 4:15:14
IN Q=Even it we
((RICHARD FISCHER/A.G. EDWARDS & SONS: EVEN IF WE HAVE SOME FOLLOW THROUGH MONDAY THAT'S HOW THE MARKET MOVES AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE A CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN.))
SUPER=01-Richard Fischer/A.G. Edwards & Sons;
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OUT Q=great concern.
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VO-NAT

Since the Dow has been so high, Friday's PERCENTAGE drop is not even among the top 100 worst days for the market.
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SOT 4:15:00
IN Q=The market
((FISCHER: THE MARKET HAS GONE UP AT A FAIRLY RAPID CLIP FOR SOMETIME NOW AND RETRENCHMENT OR RETRACEMENT OF SOME OF THE UPWARD MOVE IS VERY NATURAL. ))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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The stock and bond markets plunged following a Labor Department report showing a strong employment situation in February.

Incomes

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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A University of Virginia study concludes that personal incomes in the state have remained the same while the disparity between rich and poor has widened in recent years.
Based on the most recent available tax figures, the study found that gross income for married couples in 19-93 was forty-one-thousand, five-hundred-eighty-two dollars -- just three-tenths of a percent higher than the previous year.
The study says married couples in Virginia still have not exceeded the buying power they had in 19-86, before the last recession.

Common-Sense

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morning
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-18
GRAPHIC=common sense

No matter how much you make, everybody looks for a break when they're filing their taxes.
In this week's edition of Common Sense, Len Besthoff explores who you can claim as a dependent.
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((Our latest stop on Income Tax Tour 96 takes us to Brown Edwards and Company in Roanoke. They say you can save a lot of money by claiming dependents on your income taxes by claiming dependents...today they talk about who you can claim.))
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((GARY DUERK/BROWN, EDWARDS, & COMPANY: WELL OF COURSE FIRST THING YOU THINK ABOUT IS YOUR CHILDREN. YOU CAN CLAIM THOSE. AND YOU CAN ALSO CLAIM YOUR PARENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THE IRS LOOKS TO IS IF YOU PROVIDE MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OF THEIR SUPPORT. AND THAT INCLUDES HOUSING AND CLOTHING AND FOOD OBVIOUSLY. BUT IF THEY'RE RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT CONSIDERED A SUPPORT FROM YOU. AND SECONDLY THEY MUST BE A U-S CITIZEN OR A MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD. AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE GROSS INCOME UNDER 25-HUNDRED-DOLLARS. UNLESS THEY'RE AGE 19 OR IF THEY'RE OVER 19 AND A FULL-TIME STUDENT UP TO AGE 24, THEN THEY CAN EARN IN EXCESS OF 25-HUNDRED AND STILL BE CLAIMED AS YOUR DEPENDENT.))
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((I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense. Let's send it back to the newsdesk.))
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2-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=college hoops

In college basketball --
Wake Forest won its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference title, topping Georgia Tech 75-to-74.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=97-Wake Forest/=75/Ga Tech/=74//Iowa St./=56/Kansas/=55;
SUPER=97-Mississippi St./=84/Kentucky/=73;

SUPER=96-New York/104/Chicago/=72//Toronto/128/Dallas/112;
SUPER=96-San Antonio/106/Seattle/105//New Jersey/=99/Denver/=88;
SUPER=96-Sacramento/=96/Golden State/=95;

Two-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Old Toys
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

(Roll cue:) The homemade toy search is on at the Blue Ridge Institute and
Museum in Ferrum.
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IN Q=I think a toy...
SUPER=12-Ferrum; :00
SUPER=13-Roddy Moore/Blue Ridge Institute & Musuem; :15
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OUT Q=toys from western Virginia.
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LIVE=Larry/Full

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2headlines

ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=2 shot

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

Bedford County fire investigators believe they have an arsonist on their hands.
Last night firefighters battled the latest blaze in a string of suspicious structure fires.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

China's show of force in its dispute with Taiwan is being answered by the U-S Seventh Fleet.
A battle group led by the aircraft carrier U-S-S ``Independence'' is taking up positions in international waters off Taiwan.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

And a day before seven states vote in Super Tuesday primaries, Bob Dole is campaigning in the two biggest states, Texas and Florida.
Meantime, Steve Forbes is signaling he might be willing to drop out of the race.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

And that's what's making news on this Monday, March 11th.
ANCHOR=Beth

Those stories, plus I'll have today's weather, next on News 7 Mornin'.

Boonsboro-Fire

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-3
GRAPHIC=arson

Bedford County authorities are searching for suspects in a series of arson fires.
Beginning early Sunday, five separate fires were deliberately set in the Boonsboro- Big Island area of the county.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night

The latest destroyed a hay barn off Route 5-0-1 last night.
Authorities say they do believe all five fires are related, and their investigation is making some progress.
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SOT 2:25:59
IN Q=We have
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=have some physical evidence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;

Also last night, someone set fire to several storage areas at the Ramada Inn in Lynchburg.
A half dozen separate fires were discovered shortly after midnight, and kept fire crews busy there for about two hours.
The fire destroyed several mattresses and smoke damaged a number of rooms at the motel.
No arrests have been made.
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war-exercises

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none

The United States is moving it's seventh fleet into the waters off Taiwan as it warns China about taking any kind of military action against the island.
The announcement comes as China stages missile tests off Taiwan's coast.
The missile tests are aimed at discouraging Taiwan's pro-democracy movement.
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((WARREN CHRISTOPHER/SEC. OF STATE: WE'VE MADE IT QUITE CLEAR TO THE CHINESE THAT IF THEY TRY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM THROUGH FORCE RATHER THAN PEACE THAT WILL BE A GRAVE MATTER WITH US. ))
SUPER=01-Warren Christopher/Sec. of State;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=matter with us.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Taipei, Taiwan;

China's plan for more war exercises sparked protest rallys and marches yesterday by Taiwan's pro-independence and pro-unification parties.
It's also scaring off investors.
Taiwan's main stock index fell about two percent today.
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campaign-96

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=campaign 96

Tomorrow is Super Tuesday, with a total of 362 Republican delegates up for grabs in seven states.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Melbourne, FL/Yesterday;

Frontrunner Bob Dole campaigned in Texas and Florida over the weekend.
Dole already holds about one-third of the delegates necessary for nomination.
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4;08;02 ((BOB DOLE/R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I KEEP COMING TO FLORIDA FOR SUNSHINE, ON TUESDAY IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THE SUN'S COMING OUT ON TUESDAY AND BOB DOLE IS GOING TO SWEEP THIS STATE. ))
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OUT Q= sweep this state
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Irving, TX/Last Night;

An arrest was made outside the building where Pat Buchanan spoke last night in Irving, Texas.
Police had found a shotgun in the suspect's car.
SUPER=03-Plant City, FL/Yesterday;

Meantime, Steve Forbes' campaign has signaled for the first time that the publisher may be willing to bow out -- if Senator Dole takes on serious tax reform.
Forbes has won two primaries, in Arizona and Delaware.
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Warner

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#file of 95-78
GRAPHIC=campaign 96

Senator John Warner has already announced his plan to seek re-election for his seat in the senate.
Today, his Democratic opponent will officially announce that HE wants the seat.
Mark Warner will be in Richmond this morning to formally announce his plans to run.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Last year, the millionaire from Alexandria stepped down as his party's chairman to concentrate on the race.
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3-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none

Virginia Tech is Dallas-bound for an N-C-Double-A showdown.
Roy Stanley has the details in sports.
Good morning Roy.
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Birthdays
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Three-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-3 Arc
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none

SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

(Roll cue:) March is Retardation Awareness Month. We visit an agency that
provides employment opportunities to some REAL special folks.
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SUPER=12-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=13-Kim Richards/Arc Executive Director; :24 (Screen right)
SUPER=13-Mike Young/Arc Consumer Food Service; 1:48
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OUT Q=nothing in the world.
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SS=(Arc of Roanoke-phone number-ESS#8026)
For more information on Arc of Roanoke call (540) 342-9624.
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Arson

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#edit of bedford-fire 96-3
GRAPHIC=arson

A string of arson fires has Bedford County authorities searching for suspects today.
Beginning early Sunday, five separate fires were deliberately set in the Boonsboro- Big Island area of the county.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night

The latest destroyed a hay barn off Route 5-0-1 last night.
Authorities say they do believe all five fires are related, and their investigation is making some progress.
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;

Also last night, someone set fire to several storage areas at the Ramada Inn in Lynchburg.
A half dozen separate fires were discovered shortly after midnight, and kept fire crews busy there for about two hours.
The fire destroyed several mattresses and smoke damaged a number of rooms at the motel.
No arrests have been made.
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Griffis

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-16; edit 96-8
GRAPHIC=Griffis, Jerry

A Franklin County man will be in court today facing charges of killing his five- month- old son.
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VO-NAT

26-year-old Jerry Griffis was arrested in February after his baby died at Community Hospital in Roanoke.
However, police later found out Griffis was also a fugitive from Florida.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Griffis, Jerry

Griffis, a convicted child molester, fled a Gainesville court room six years ago before the jury returned a verdict.
He still faces multiple LIFE sentences for sexually abusing a five- year- old Florida youngster.

Budget

Feedback-3/10

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JMC
TAPE# Feed#3
GRAPHIC=Feedback

Time to dip into the viewer mailbag.
A murder suspect's arrest, and women's basketball are the topics this week.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean, with News-7's Feedback.
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OUT Q=McKean, News-7.
(( The day that Mark Anthony Carter was arrested on charges of killing two people in Pittsylvania County, our photographer caught him making an obscene gesture as he was driven off to jail.
A Roanoke viewer objected to that image.
"As I feel that your station is a socially-responsible news organization, I am amazed that you allowed that to be shown as early as six p.m. I cannot imagine what positive value this brought to the newscast, but can think of plenty of negatives. With so many coalitions and groups lobbying for removal of such acts from the television screen, these acts are not good for the valley, the children watching the news and definitely not for your marketing strategy...I trust that in the future you will more carefully decide the value of the film you place on your news programs." NAT SOUND
A viewer from Hollins called a foul on our coverage of women's basketball.
"I would be interested to know why men's basketball is referred to...as basketball but basketball played by women is called girls basketball or more recently "ladies hoops?" Similar sexist language is used in reference to every other sport. If they need to, let them refer to basketball teams made up of men as "men's basketball" and women's basketball as "women's basketball", but if you show footage these terms are usually not necessary as most viewers can differentiate between the genders."
If you have some thoughts about our news coverage or issues in the news, send them along to News-7 Feedback, P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
We accept faxes as well, as 540-343-7269.
And for E-mail, the address is wdbj7@telecom.web.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

4-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba logo

In sports --
The Orlando Magic have set an N-B-A record for consecutive regular-season home wins with a 122-to-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Orlando/122/Phoenix/106//Miami/=88/Cleveland/=81;
SUPER=96-Boston/110/Milwaukee/103//LA Clippers/104/Philadelphia/102;
SUPER=96-Washington/=99/Atlanta/=91//Houston/=95/Vancouver/=89;
SUPER=96-Utah/104/Minnesota/=96//Portland/113/Indiana/108;
SUPER=96-New York/104/Chicago/=72//Toronto/128/Dallas/112;
SUPER=96-San Antonio/106/Seattle/105//New Jersey/=99/Denver/=88;
SUPER=96-Sacramento/=96/Golden State/=95;

SUPER=97-Wake Forest/=75/Ga Tech/=74//Iowa St./=56/Kansas/=55;
SUPER=97-Mississippi St./=84/Kentucky/=73;

SUPER=103-Tampa Bay/==1/Washington/==0//San Jose/==6/Buffalo/==4;
SUPER=103-Boston/==4/Florida/==1//Detroit/==5/Winnipeg/==2;
SUPER=103-Anaheim/==3/Los Angeles/==2//New Jersey/==3/Philadelphia/==2;

Dog-Show

ANCHOR=mel
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-9
GRAPHIC=None

Before we go --
There were NO cats but it was raining DOGS at the Salem Civic Center this weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday;

The Roanoke and James River Kennel Clubs drew spectators and contestants from across the country for a dog show.
We'll leave you now with a look at some of our four-legged visitors from around the country.
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