08:25-01
7Tobacco-Lawsuit
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-20
GRAPHIC=Tobacco
Virginia is now the ONLY state in the nation to limit its OWN power to sue
tobacco companies.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Governor George Allen signed a bill that protects the corporate world--
including tobacco companies-- from lawsuits over the Medicaid costs of product
related illnesses.
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SOT 06:21:25
IN Q=This bill would
((ANNE DONLEY/VA. GASP: THIS BILL WOULD KEEP THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA
-- THE CURRENT ONE AND ANY FUTURE ONES -- FROM BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT ATTORNEY
GENERALS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IN SEVEN OTHER STATES. AND THAT IS TO GO AND SAY
TO THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY YOU SHOULD BE PAYING THE BILL ON THIS. NOT THE
TAXPAYERS.))
sot 07:16:24
((ANTHONY TROY: CERTAIN SMOKERS DO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO. THERE IS
A WARNING LABEL ON THE PACKAGE. INDIVIDUALS DO SMOKE. INDIVIDUALS DO EAT
EXCESSIVE RED MEAT.))
SUPER=01-Anne Donley/Va. GASP; :00
SUPER=01-Anthony Troy/Tobacco Institute Attorney; :17
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=red meat.
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VO-NAT
The Tobacco Institute says the bill merely upholds traditional law-- and
sends a positive message to the business community.
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7Health-Sciences
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-30
GRAPHIC=Allen, George
Governor Allen has cut money for the College of Health Sciences in Roanoke
from the next state budget.
The school was counting on some 950 thousand dollars from the state over the
next TWO years, to help make up the loss of funding from Community Hospital.
The money was designated as an economic development
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;
appropriation for Roanoke.
But the Allen administration does NOT see it that way.
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SOT
IN Q=The priority
((KEN STROUPE/ALLEN SPOKESMAN: THE PRIORITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
SHOULD BE THOSE RELATED TO THE GOVERNOR'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND THOSE
PROJECTS WHICH WERE CONTINUED AND ADOPTED IN THE COMPROMISE BUDGET, NOT THIS
SORT OF PORK BARREL SPENDING.))
SUPER=01-Ken Stroupe/Allen Spokesman
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=pork barrel spending.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The President of the College of Health Sciences, Dr. Harry Nickens, was
UNavailable for comment.
7FOP-Endorsements
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-21
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg
Central Virginia police officers have announced their choices for Lynchburg
city council next month.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Republicans Jim Whitaker, Robert Vogel and Robert Garber, along with
independent candidate Carl Hutcherson all received the endorsement of the
Fraternal Order of Police.
The candidates say the F-O-P backing should help their campaigns.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:01:36
IN Q=I said last
((DR. ROBERT VOGEL/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I SAID LAST NIGHT THAT IT WAS
AN ENDORSEMENT THAT I REALLY COVETED, AND I THINK THAT REALLY HIT THE HEARTS OF
SOME OF THE GUYS THAT WERE THERE. AND THE REASON I COVET IT SO MUCH I MEAN IT'S
A BOOST FOR MY CAMPAIGN, AS YOU SAID, AND I THINK THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Vogel/Lynchburg Council Candidate; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=a real positive.
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VO-NAT
Seven of the nine council candidates spoke at the F-O-P forum last night.
The local lodge is made up of members from Amherst, Bedford and Campbell
Counties and the city of Lynchburg.
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7Flight-School
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-24
GRAPHIC=none
7-year-old Jessica Dubroff was killed yesterday while trying to set a record
of being the youngest person to fly across the country.
And while government officials are reviewing aviation rules that permit a
child to fly a plane, teenage pilots in Roanoke say THEY'RE ready to take
flight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Every year, about fifteen high school students learn to fly at the Fleming
Ruffner Magnet Center... a division of the Roanoke City Schools.
The program started eight years ago, with instructors teaching the
intricacies of flying.
The teens must first complete a classroom course, and then master a flight
simulator.
Once they're in the air, instructors are with them every step of the way.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:52:34
IN Q=We have
((TOM PEARMAN/FLEMING RUFFNER MAGNET CENTER: WE HAVE, OF COURSE, A COMPLETE SET
OF CONTROLS JUST AS THE STUDENT DOES. WE HAVE BREAKS ON OUR SIDE, RUDDER
CONTROL, EVERYTHING. ))
((SETH BRILLHART/STUDENT: THE INSTRUCTOR IS WITH US. AND IF WE DO ANYTHING
WRONG, THE INSTRUCTOR TELLS US WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT IT. ))
SUPER=01-Tom Pearman/Fleming Ruffner Magnet Center;
SUPER=01-Seth Brillhart/Student; :08
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=to correct it
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A person must be 16 to receive a pilot's license.
But according to the Federal government, there are no age requirements on
flight lessons.
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7Weather
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to the forecast -
It's definately going to feel like spring today.
We'll have sunny skies and breezy conditions today - highs will be in the
lower 80s.
Clouds will move in tonight, with lows in the upper 50s.
A chance of afternoon showers tomorrow, with highs in the mid 70s.
55Strip-Club
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=NONE
Juicie's has been closed down and REopened.
Now, the owner of the strip club in Montgomery County has overcome ANOTHER
hurdle to STAY open.
Jay Moore reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./January; :00
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/February 12; :08
SUPER=01-Keith Guthrie/Juicie's Owner; :21
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff; :44
SUPER=@Jay2; 1:11
RUNS=1:16
OUT Q=News 7
(( Dancers in Juicie's are not only back to wearing pasties and G-Strings BUT
back to nude performances as well.
This after the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance in
February that requires all women to wear at least the equivalent of a bikini
while in public.
But the owner of the exotic dance club responded by going private.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:53:59
IN Q=We respected
((KEITH GUTHRIE/JUICIE'S OWNER: WE RESPECTED MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S ORDINANCE AS
FAR AS THE PUBLIC ASPECT GOES. WE DECIDED TO GO PRIVATE ROUTE WHICH GIVES THE
INDIVIDUAL, A PERSON TO MAKE THEIR WON DECISION TO BECOME A MEMBER.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=become a member.
The county sheriff says his office hasn't had any problems with the club
since the ordinance went into affect.
But he's quick to point out the department will be keeping a close eye on
the club.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:03:34
IN Q=The Montgomery County
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF: THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS
MONITORING JUICIE'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH OUR COURT ORDINANCE AS
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=of Supervisors.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:58:36
IN Q=We're cooperating
((GUTHRIE: WE'RE COOPERATING EVERY WAY WE CAN. WE'VE LET THEM KNOW THAT
THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME THROUGH AND OBSERVE WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE RUN
A CLEAN RESPECTABLE BUSINESS.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=respectable business.))
A county official says as long as the club stays private it won't be
breaking the ordinance,
That's good news for Guthrie who says he's had about 600 people join since
going private just six weeks ago.
In Montgomery County, Jay Moore, News7.))
55Adult-Daycare
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-19
GRAPHIC=NONE
Bedford's adult daycare center ALMOST shut down 18 months ago, but NOW it's
making a comeback.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Too few patients and donations had threated to close the center in late
19-94.
But since then, enrollment is up and the community is more involved than
ever.
Now, a large grant from the Maupin- Sizemore Foundation will help build a
new four thousand square foot daycare center next to Bedford Memorial Hospital.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:18:57
IN Q=It will certainly
((HOWARD AINSLEY/HOSPITAL DIRECTOR: IT WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT BEDFORD, BEDFORD
CITY AND BEDFORD COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, IT'S A GREAT NEED IN
THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION.))
SUPER=01-Howard Ainsley/Hospital Director; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=the elderly population.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Ainsley says adult daycare centers mean families don't always have to place
loved ones in nursing homes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:26:28
IN Q=It's the
((LINDA LEE/HOME HEALTHCARE DIRECTOR: IT'S THE SOCIALIZATION END SO THE PERSON
CAN REMAIN AT HOME, INSTEAD OF BEING PLACED IN A NURSING FACILITY.))
SUPER=01-Linda Lee/Home Healthcare Director; :00
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=a nursing facility.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Bedford center averages anywhere from nine to fourteen patients a day.
Construction on their new facility gets underway later this spring, and
should be completed by the end of the year.
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55Radford-Nursing
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-22
GRAPHIC=Radford University
Now that state money is secure for Radford University's NEW nursing school
building, officials can turn their efforts toward PRIVATE fundraising.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;
Radford's plans for a NEW seven million dollar facility were threatened when
the State Council on Higher Education DROPPED them from its funding
recommendations.
But Governor Allen approved the project Wednesday after intense lobbying by
the university, area legislators and health officials.
Radford president Douglas Covington says THAT support will aid the
university's outside fundraising.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:56:20
IN Q=So the investment
((DOUGLAS COVINGTON/RADFORD UNIV. PRESIDENT: SO THE INVESTMENT BY THE STATE HAS
A MULTIPLIER EFFECT. WE HOPE THAT WE CAN NOW PROCEED VIGOROUSLY TO SECURE MORE
MONEY TO BUILD OUR SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND. ))
SUPER=01-Douglas Covington/Radford Univ. President;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=scholarship endowment fund.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Radford hopes to open the new building in the summer of 19-99.
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55Weather
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Looking at the forecast -
It's going to be a sunny, breezy day with temperatures in the low 80s.
Clouds will move in tonight, with lows in the upper 50s.
8Edgewood-Ax
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=NONE
Two people were injured last night when their car ran into a tree.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
It happened just before ten at the corner of Edgewood and Maiden Lane.
The driver apparently lost control of his car and struck a telephone pole.
Rescue workers had to dodge powerlines to cut the injured from their vehicle
with the jaws of life.
The two men were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital where there is no word
yet on their conditions.
(----------------)
8Allen-Budget
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=George Allen
Republican Governor George Allen and the Democratic-controlled General
Assembly are headed for ANOTHER standoff over the budget.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
A spokesman for the Governor says lawmakers should have given Allen a full copy
of the budget that runs through June 30th, instead of just the amendments.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:37:33
IN Q=What they
((KEN STROUPE/GOVERNOR'S SPOKESMAN: WHAT THEY IN EFFECT HAVE DONE IS TO
CURTAIL AND THWART THE GOVERNOR'S LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.))
SUPER=01-Ken Stroupe/Governor's Spokesman;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=veto authority.
TALENT=Jean
SS=George Allen
Stroupe says Allen will take the legislature to court if necessary.
Democrats say the Assembly has only done it Allen's way in recent years and
changing back to the old system will NOT hurt anything.
8John-Warner
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Warner, JOHN
Senator John Warner is ready to ADD his name to the ballot for this year's
race for Senator.
His campaign has filed more than 26-thousand signatures with the State Board
of Elections to get
his name on the ballot for the Republican primary in June.
The ballot will list rival Jim Miller's name FIRST since he filed
the signatures of his supporters first. The Miller petitions were
submitted Wednesday while Warner filed yesterday.
8Emory-Henry
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE
Students at Emory and Henry College who support changing the school's mascot
from a wasp to avoid confusion with the acronym for "white Anglo-Saxon
Protestant" say the issue has
sparked a RACIAL backlash.
Members of the college African-American Society say their handbills
campaigning for a change have been vandalized... AND that they've received
THREATENING telephone calls.
College officials say that relatively FEW problems have marred an otherwise
CIVIL debate about the mascot.
8Romanian-Artist
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-17
GRAPHIC=NONE
As a talented artist, (cor-NELL-yoo bru-DOSH-koo) Corneliu Brudascu made a
name for himself in his native country.
Now the Romanian painter is finding favor on this side of the Atlantic.
Joe Dashiell spoke with the artist as he prepared for today's opening at a
Roanoke gallery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=In the skilled hands
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=02-Vasile Gocan/Brudascu's Manager; :16
SUPER=@Joe2; :20
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke
((In the skilled hands of Corneliu Brudascu, the brush brings a bouquet of
color to the canvas.
For several weeks, the Romanian artist has been at his easel here, preparing
for a show that begins Friday night at Roanoke's Gallery Three.
SOT
IN Q=He always stops
((VOICE OF VASILE GOCAN/BRUDASCU'S MANAGER: HE ALWAYS STOPS AND LOOKS AT
FLOWERS IN SHOPS, IN GARDENS. IF HE SEES, HE MEMORIZES. HE JUST PICTURES THEM
AND THEY GO IN THERE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THEY COME OUT NOW ON CANVAS.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=now on campus.
A painter for more than 40 years, Brudascu is well-known in his own country.
He reached a wide audience only after the fall of the communist regime there
and he says it was a liberating experience.
SOT
IN Q=He feels the freedom behind him
((VOICE OF VASILE GOCAN: HE FEELS THE FREEDOM BEHIND HIM. HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT
SOMEONE IS LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER MAKING SURE THAT HIS PAINTING DOESN'T HAVE
A POLITICAL MESSAGE. HE FEELS THAT FREEDOM OVERWHELMING AND UNTIES HIS HANDS OF
DOING WHAT HE FEELS LIKE, HIS RIGHT TO DO.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=his right to do.
For some Romanian artists Brudascu says freedom came too late.
But he is thankful to be hre, cathcing up on the artistic movements he
missed and bringing his work to an appreciative audience in another part of the
world.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
8Weather
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to the forecast -
It's definately going to feel like spring today.
We'll have sunny skies and breezy conditions today - highs will be in the
lower 80s.
Clouds will move in tonight, with lows in the upper 50s.
by SS