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HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
Roanoke County residents debate the merits of a school referendum,
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and a landmark farm bill wins congressional approval in the House.
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News 7 Mornin' is next.
County-School
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TAPE#96-22
GRAPHIC=education
On Tuesday voters in Roanoke County will decide whether more than 30-
million dollars will be used for the construction of a new high school.
A coalition opposing the project met at Glenvar High School last night.
Jay Moore has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Charles Landis/School Teacher; :09
SUPER=01-Bob Crouse/C.C.C.L. President; :30
SUPER=@Jay2; :39
SUPER=01-Loyd Tingler/Bond Opponent; :47
SUPER=01-John Huffman/C.C.C.L. Vice President; 1:16
RUNS=1:40
OUT Q=Jay Moore, News 7.
(( Although small in number, the Catawba Coalition of Civic Leagues and
Community Leaders came out to encourage residents NOT to vote in favor of
Tuesday's referendum.
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SOT 19:25:00
IN Q=This is not an
((CHARLES LANDIS/SCHOOL TEACHER: THIS IS NOT AN EDUCATION ISSUE. IT'S A
MATTER OF HOW DO WE GO ABOUT SETTING UP THE PROPER FACILITY AND HOW DO WE PAY
FOR THAT FACILITY. AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I DON'T THINK THE SCHOOL
BOARD HAS DONE THEIR HOMEWORK.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=their homework.
The School Board caught a lot heat.
If the referendum is PASSED the coalition's president says the School Board
members will be remembered in the next election.
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SOT 20:14:14
IN Q=You put them
((BOB CROUSE/C.C.C.L. PRESIDENT; YOU PUT THEM IN THE OFFICE. YOU CAN REMOVE
THEM FROM OFFICE. YOU'RE NOT BEING VINDICTIVE. YOU JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW IT'S BEING SPENT.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=it's being spent
Some even suggested that it's NOT only the School Board but the county
administration as well.
This after a recent trip to the administration building with some questions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:09:34
IN Q=But come to find
((LOYD TINGLER/BOND OPPONENT: BUT COME TO FIND OUT YOU CAN'T BELIEVE NOBODY
OVER THERE BECAUSE ONE PERSON TELLS YOU ONE THING AND SOME OTHER PERSON WILL
TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. IT'S NO TRUTH. COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S NO PLANNING
OVER THERE. IT'S PLUM DAMN RIDICULOUS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=plum damn ridiculous.
Opponents say the project is OVERPRICED, and could result in higher taxes.
They also say there hasn't been enough study into building a new school.
Supporters say it's needed because schools are overcrowded.
The Coalition's vice president suggested adjusting the geographical lines of
attendance.
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SOT 20:00:57
IN Q=Although Cave Spring
((JOHN HUFFMAN/C.C.C.L. VICE PRESIDENT; ALTHOUGH CAVE SPRING JUNIOR HIGH IS
OVER CAPACITY BY 84 STUDENTS. YOU ALSO HAVE THE HIDDEN VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH IN
AN ADJACENT GEOGRAPHIC ZONE WHICH IS UNDER CAPACITY BY 88 STUDENTS))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=by 88 students.
The coalition is a fairly new group, forming just two months ago.
It's made up of nine different civic leagues.
And they say their voice will be heard come Tuesday. Jay Moore, News 7.))
CONGRESS
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
A measure that would make sweeping changes to the farm subsidy program is
on its way to the White House.
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VO-NAT
The House of Representatives passed the landmark farm bill early this
morning.
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
The legislation would end the price-based subsidies and crop controls that
have been the basis of U-S agricultural policy since the depression.
Supporters say it will save two billion dollars over seven years,
but critics say it will cost more, and that it may end government protections
for farmers.
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SOT
IN Q=
((REP. SAM FARR/(D)CA-BUT EVEN MARKET DRIVEN AGRICULTURE NEEDS A FEDERAL
PARTNER.
REP. BARNEY FRANK (D) MA- THE INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN TOUGHNESS TO THE POOR AND
LAVISH TREATMENT OF POLITICAL FEW IS OUTRAGEOUS.
))
SUPER=01-Rep. Sam Farr/(D) California;
SUPER=01-Rep. Barney Frank/(D) Massachusetts; :12
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=IS OUTRAGEOUS.
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VO-NAT
The Senate gave its approval late yesterday.
The president says he will sign the bill, despite some deep reservations.
The House also passed a measure to revamp health insurance.
The bill would guarantee access to health insurance for those who lose or
leave their jobs.
It now moves on to the Senate where a more modest bill is pending.
Also yesterday, the House gave final approval to the line-item veto bill.
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tobacco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire
The state of Texas is now in a legal and political fight with tobacco
companies.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Houston/Yesterday;
Yesterday, the state filed a federal lawsuit against tobacco companies,
seeking to recover billions of Medicaid dollars spent on smoking-related
illnesses.
The suit accuses the industry of violating fraud and racketeering laws as it
deceived smokers into believing that smoking poses no health risk.
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War-Illness
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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GRAPHIC=medical news
A British scientist who studied 14 veterans with a variety of illnesses
ascribed to Gulf War Syndrome concludes all 14 have abnormal nervous systems.
The U-S government has said there is no evidence Gulf War Syndrome exists.
The British study is in the "Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and
Psychiatry."
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Time now for sports and the latest from the N-I-T.
Here's Steve Mason.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:37
OUT Q=you then
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One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microewave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-Lorri Atwell/Home Show Exhibitor;
SUPER=13-Bob Evans/Home Show Exhibitor;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-
(Toss to Beth)
Cross-Burning
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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Pulaski County authorities say two 17-year-old boys are charged with
burning a cross in a black family's front yard and throwing a rock through a
window.
George and Chanie Trueheart discovered the burning cross Saturday night
after returning home from an outing.
Sheriff's deputies arrested the boys about a quarter-mile away.
Korsh
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#96-13
GRAPHIC=Korsh
The medical malpractice suit against a former Lewis Gale Clinic spine
surgeon continues.
Connie Stevens recaps yesterday's proceedings in the trial of Dr. Eric
Korsh.
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SOT
IN Q=Pat Brunson,
SUPER=03-Roanoke; ::00
SUPER=@File; ::28
SUPER=@Connie2; :47
RUNS=:59
OUT Q=CS.News 7.
(( Pat Brunson-- a self-proclaimed cowboy-- claims Dr. Korsh recommended
bone fusion surgery using pedicel screws-- simply for his own financial gain.
Brunson says while he did sign an informed consent agreement, acknowledging
that the procedure could be dangerous-- he trusted KORSH, instead.
He says the doctor told him he'd be pain-free and fully recovered with the
surgery.
Without it, he could be paralyzed.
Brunson says now, he's still in constant pain.
The defense though hired a private investigator, to videotape Brunson
working on his horse farm.
In the tape, he's riding, pulling, bending and squatting-- though he says
since the taping, he's even worse off.
Brunson and Korsh are also former friends-- and it's not the first time
they've been tied up legally.
Dr. Korsh filed a lawsuit against Brunson, trying to re-coup money from a
joint horse venture gone bad.
He dropped the suit, though.
Now this time around, it's Korsh who's the defendant.
Connie Stevens, News 7.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Some 50 former patients have filed complaints against Korsh-- though several
cases have already been dropped.
Recycling
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-21
GRAPHIC=Recycling
Roanoke County's experiment with curbside recycling may be trashed.
Supervisors say the cost of expanding the program is prohibitive, and
they're proposing a different approach.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
Roanoke County has offered curbside recycling on a limited basis since 1988,
but the program has been extended to only ten percent of the county's
residents.
Faced with the cost of replacing a worn- out truck and expanding the
program county- wide, some supervisors believe there's a better alternative.
Sorting recyclables at the trash transfer station or the landfill.
SOT
IN Q=the way we're doing it now
((BOB JOHNSON/ROANOKE CO. SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN: THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT NOW JUST
SEEMS TO BE SO EXPENSIVE AND INEFFICIENT. AND AGAIN NOT EVERYBODY IS
PARTICIPATING BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PUT OUT THERE.))
SUPER=01-Bob Johnson/Roanoke Co. Supervisors;
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OUT Q=to put out there.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Because the Roanoke Valley has a regional landfill, support from other
localities would likely be required.
Two- thirds of households in Roanoke already have curbside recycling... and
the city plans to increase that number by several thousand next year.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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GRAPHIC=college basketball
Nebraska trashed St. Joseph's in the N-I-T last night and won its first
ever basketball title.
Tulane won the consolation game over Alabama.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=97-Nebraska/=60/St. Joseph's/=56//Tulane/=87/Alabama/=76;
SUPER=96-Chicago/111/Atlanta/=80//Portland/=94/Golden State/=89;
SUPER=96-Denver/=92/Vancouver/=88//Cleveland/=83/LA Clippers/=81;
SUPER=103-Pittsburgh/==3/Florida/==2//Montreal/==4/Boston/==3;
SUPER=103-Dallas/==3/Anaheim/==1//New Jersey/==4/St. Louis/==4;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==8/San Jose/==3;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microewave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-Karen Michalski/Home Show Exhibitor;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-Jan Reagan/Home Show Exhibitor;
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Congress passes the largest reform in farm legislation in 60 years.
The bill would end the link between farm prices and government subsidies, in
place since the Depression.
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VO-NAT
A stand-off between anti-government militia members and the F-B-I continues
in Montana.
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VO-NAT
And the Shuttle Atlantis says goodbye to Mir.
Last night's undocking goes off without a hitch.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Friday March 29th.
ANCHOR=Beth
(beth ad lib)
washington
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
The farm bill that changes the basis of U-S farm policy that has been in
place since the depression is on its way to the President's desk.
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VO-NAT
The House gave final approval to the legislation early this morning.
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
Under the landmark measure, farmers will be able to decide what they plant,
and price-based subsidies will end.
Supporters say it will save two billion dollars over seven years, but critics
say it will cost more, and that it may end government protections for farmers.
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SOT
IN Q=
((REP. SAM FARR/(D) CALIFORNIA: BUT EVEN MARKET DRIVEN AGRICULTURE NEEDS A
FEDERAL PARTNER.
REP. BARNEY FRANK (D) MASSACHUSETTS: THE INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN TOUGHNESS TO THE
POOR AND LAVISH TREATMENT OF POLITICAL FEW IS OUTRAGEOUS.
))
SUPER=01-Rep. Sam Farr/(D) California;
SUPER=01-Rep. Barney Frank/(D) Massachusetts; :12
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=IS OUTRAGEOUS.
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VO-NAT
The Senate gave its approval late yesterday.
President Clinton has expressed some reservations, but says he will
reluctantly sign the measure.
The House has also passed a measure to revamp health insurance.
The bill would guarantee access to health insurance for those who lose or
leave their jobs.
It now moves on to the Senate where a more modest bill is pending.
Also yesterday, the House gave final congressional approval to the line
item-veto bill.
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Freemen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
The standoff in Montana between F-B-I agents and the anti-government
"Freemen" group is now in its fifth day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT;
The F-B-I has agreed to let area residents send the Freemen a community
petition urging them to surrender.
About 12 people are believed inside the nearly thousand-acre compound.
SUPER=03-Billings/Yesterday;
Yesterday a federal judge had to enter innocent pleas for two members who
were arrested on Monday.
The two refused to enter pleas themselves on the grounds that the federal
government is illegitimate.
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Earthquake
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=earthquake
An earthquake has shaken Ecuador, killing at least 15 people and injuring at
least 100 more.
The five-point-three quake was centered about 70 miles south of Ecuador's
capital.
Emergency rescue crews are assessing damage.
SHUTTLE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=atlantis
The shuttle "Atlantis" has ended its five day link-up with the Russian space
station Mir and is now headed home.
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VO-NAT
The U-S crew left behind Shannon Lucid, who will spend five months in orbit
with the Russians.
Last night's undocking maneuver went off without a hitch as Atlantis inched
its way slowly away from ``Mir.''
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
It looks like the Roanoke College Lacrosse team is talking about throwing
another shrimp on the barbie these days.
Steve Mason explains in sports.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=2:29
OUT Q=later today
$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
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SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=3:26
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microewave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-Steve Kassakatis/Home Show Exhibitor;
SUPER=11-Salem;
SUPER=13-Jeff Shumate/Home Show Exhibitor;
(Toss to bump)
School-Funds
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-22
GRAPHIC=education
Next week voters in Roanoke County will decide whether more than
30-MILLION dollars will be used for the construction of a new high school.
Last night a coalition opposing the project met at Glenvar High School.
Jay Moore has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Charles Landis/School Teacher; :09
SUPER=01-Bob Crouse/C.C.C.L. President; :30
SUPER=@Jay2; :39
SUPER=01-Loyd Tingler/Bond Opponent; :47
SUPER=01-John Huffman/C.C.C.L. Vice President; 1:16
RUNS=1:40
OUT Q=Jay Moore, News 7
(( Although small in number, the Catawba Coalition of Civic Leagues and
Community Leaders came out to encourage residents NOT to vote in favor of
Tuesday's referendum.
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SOT 19:25:00
IN Q=This is not an
((CHARLES LANDIS/SCHOOL TEACHER: THIS IS NOT AN EDUCATION ISSUE. IT'S A
MATTER OF HOW DO WE GO ABOUT SETTING UP THE PROPER FACILITY AND HOW DO WE PAY
FOR THAT FACILITY. AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I DON'T THINK THE SCHOOL
BOARD HAS DONE THEIR HOMEWORK.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=their homework.
The School Board caught a lot heat.
If the referendum is PASSED the coalition's president says the School Board
members will be remembered in the next election.
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SOT 20:14:14
IN Q=You put them
((BOB CROUSE/C.C.C.L. PRESIDENT; YOU PUT THEM IN THE OFFICE. YOU CAN REMOVE
THEM FROM OFFICE. YOU'RE NOT BEING VINDICTIVE. YOU JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW IT'S BEING SPENT.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=it's being spent
Some even suggested that it's NOT only the School Board but the county
administration as well.
This after a recent trip to the administration building with some questions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:09:34
IN Q=But come to find
((LOYD TINGLER/BOND OPPONENT: BUT COME TO FIND OUT YOU CAN'T BELIEVE NOBODY
OVER THERE BECAUSE ONE PERSON TELLS YOU ONE THING AND SOME OTHER PERSON WILL
TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. IT'S NO TRUTH. COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S NO PLANNING
OVER THERE. IT'S PLUM DAMN RIDICULOUS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=plum damn ridiculous.
Opponents say the project is OVERPRICED, and could result in higher taxes.
They also say there hasn't been enough study into building a new school.
Supporters say it's needed because schools are overcrowded.
The Coalition's vice president suggested adjusting the geographical lines of
attendance.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:00:57
IN Q=Although Cave Spring
((JOHN HUFFMAN/C.C.C.L. VICE PRESIDENT; ALTHOUGH CAVE SPRING JUNIOR HIGH IS
OVER CAPACITY BY 84 STUDENTS. YOU ALSO HAVE THE HIDDEN VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH IN
AN ADJACENT GEOGRAPHIC ZONE WHICH IS UNDER CAPACITY BY 88 STUDENTS))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=by 88 students.
The coalition is a fairly new group, forming just two months ago.
It's made up of nine different civic leagues.
And they say their voice will be heard come Tuesday. Jay Moore, News 7.))
Dollar-General
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPEedit of new industry #96-14
GRAPHIC=Virginia Economy
A Kentucky based corporation plans to make a 30- million dollar investment
in Southside.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Halifax Co./Yesterday;
Dollar General will build the new 750- thousand square foot warehouse and
distribution center in the Halifax County- South Boston Industrial Park.
The company plans to hire 350- employees to work in the facility-- an
additional 150- are expected to be hired as truck drivers.
Dollar General plans to break ground May first and open sometime next year.
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Radford-Hospital
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-15
GRAPHIC=None
Montgomery Regional Hospital is offering NO public comment on an E-mail memo
that one state official is calling offensive and inappropriate.
It's the latest twist in an increasingly ugly turf battle over who gets to
build a new hospital in the New River Valley.
Ellen Qualls has the details.
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SOT
IN Q=Radford Community
SUPER=03-Richmond; :07
SUPER=@Ellen1; :48
SUPER=01-Skip Lamb/Radford Community Hospital; 1:05
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Radford Community Hospital wants permission to build a new replacement
hospital just outside of Radford.
Montgomery Regional CEO Gene Wright is still fighting for Columbia/HCA to
get to build a facility that would meet that need instead.
A September 1995 memo allegedly written by Wright -- and handed over to the
state by Radford Community's attorneys -- indicates Wright may have gone a step
too far.
The memo talks about petitions Radford Community posted at churches and
stores.
The memo to Montgomery Regional employees reads "I will give 20- dollars for
each original brought here to me."
The memo ends with "This is a fight for future dominance."
The memo's authorship was NOT denied by Wright's attorneys, and the state
health department examiner considering the larger issue of the new hospital was
NOT amused.
standup
Examiner Raymond Perry says the memo is offensive, clearly inappropriate,
and in his words "just awful" -- but he says he has NO authority to sanction or
investigate Montgomery Regional.
runs=:00
It all leaves Radford Community Hospital's plans looking a little closer to
state approval.
sot 02:27:21
((SKIP LAMB/RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: WELL FROM THE BEGINNING WE FELT THAT
WE HAD A VERY SOLID CASE. AND NOTHING THAT'S OCCURRED HERE MAKES US FEEL ANY
DIFFERENT. WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GONNA GET THE CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC NEED. VERY OPTIMISTIC.))
runs=:12
Montgomery Regional promises a future explanation for the alleged Gene
Wright memo about petition snatching.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
MCI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
The State Corporation Commission says a report by Richmond T-V station
W-R-I-C turned into a 44 million-dollar refund for customers who use M-C-I's
long-distance collect service.
W-R-I-C was working on a price-comparison story on long-distance charges
when it noticed M-C-I had over-billed the station for a test call.
M-C-I is expected to make an announcement today about the nationwide
refunds.
The S-C-C says refunds for Virginians could run up to one million dollars.
Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
(mel ad libs schoolwatch)
(toss to beth for weather -- sponsored)
by SS