WDBJ 7 morning news for 04/12/96

06:00-01

Headlines

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NEWSCAST=MORNING
WRITER=BMY
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VO-NAT

At least five people are wounded in Northern Israel in the latest rocket attacks by Lebanese guerrillas,
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ANCHOR=Beth
and Governor George Allen signs a bill that protects tobacco companies... and other corporations from lawsuits over Medicaid costs. wx-head
(patrick ad lib)
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VO-NAT
***beth's mike hot under*****
And Larry takes to the water AND the road. First, he'll take us to the In Water Boat at Smith Mountain Lake.
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ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot

All this and more is next on News 7 Mornin.

Jerusalem

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 4am na022
GRAPHIC=none

At least FIVE people in northern Israel have been wounded by rockets launched by Lebanese guerrillas.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Israel;

The attack is the LATEST in a fresh cycle of violence along the Israel-Lebanon border.
High flying Israeli jets and helicopter gunships buzzed Beiruit this morning, but no fresh bombing missions were observed.
SUPER=03-Jerusalem;

Meantime, Israeli police are investigating a strong explosion that rocked a hotel in mostly Palestinian east Jerusalem this morning.
One person was seriously wounded.
The cause of the explosion is NOT clear, but Israeli radio reports police think the wounded person may have been making a bomb.
The explosion happened in a third-floor room of the Lawrence Hotel on the main east Jerusalem Road.
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girl-pilot

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# from last night 11pm pkg
GRAPHIC=plane crash

Friends and family of seven year old Jessica Dubroff are in mourning today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cheyenne, WY/Yesterday;

She died yesterday morning...along with her father and flight instructor. She was trying to become the youngest pilot ever to fly cross country.
The three died when their plane crashed in bad weather in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Government officials immediately began reviewing aviation rules that permit a child to fly a plane.
The girl's mother says her daughter died doing something she loved.
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((CLEARLY, I WOULD WANT ALL MY CHILDREN TO DIE IN A STATE OF JOY... MAYBE NOT AT AGE SEVEN... FOR HERSELF. ))
SUPER=01-Lisa Hathaway/Mother;
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OUT Q=for herself
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=none

A ceremony will be held Sunday in honor of Jessica.

Flight-School

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-24
GRAPHIC=none

A number of teenage pilots in Roanoke say THEY are ready to take flight.
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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 all the details 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.
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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
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OUT Q=to correct it
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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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Juicie's

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=NONE

The owner of a controversial strip clup in Montgomery County says he's faced MANY obstacles.
Deputies shut down Juicie's two weeks after it opened in November.
It RE-opened again in January only to face opposition at a public hearing in February.
Now, it appears Keith Guthrie has jumped yet ANOTHER hurdle to keep his business open.
Jay Moore reports.
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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 (Quick!)
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OUT Q=jay moore, 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.
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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.))
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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.
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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.))
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OUT Q=of Supervisors.
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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.))
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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.))

1-Sports

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
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In sports, Mike Stevens has an update on the Masters.
Good morning Mike.
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One-Larry

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-4 Boats
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If you have spring fever, Larry Dowdy has found a way to getaway... and relax at the lake.
The In- Water Boat Show sets sail today--through Sunday--at Crazy Horse Campground and Marina on Smith Mountain Lake.
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IN Q=Southwest Virginia Boat...
SUPER=12-Smith Mountain Lake; :00
SUPER=13-Ed Graves/Valley Marine Center; :14
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :24 (right side) QUICK!
RUNS=2:27
OUT Q=marina
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Fenwick-Mines

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-35
GRAPHIC=take a hike

Now let's talk about getting away -- on land.
You can experience a little history and enjoy wildlife when you hike the Fenwick Mines Wetlands Trail.
The trail is just SEVEM miles northeast of New Castle in Craig County and it was designed to accommodate ALL ages and physically abilities.
I hiked the area yesterday afternoon and found it hard to believe just a generation or two ago, it was a bustling mining town of 300 hundred people.
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IN Q=Once a thriving
SUPER=03-Craig Co.; :04 (QUICK!)
SUPER=01-Dale Huff/Assistant Ranger; :10
SUPER=01-Dave Olson/National Forest Service; 1:26
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OUT Q=to enter the area.
((
video of mine picture
Once a thriving iron mining town, Fenwick Mines is now a quiet recreational area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
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IN Q=Essentially, towns like
((DALE HUFF/ASST. RANGER: ESSENTIALLY TOWNS LIKE PITTSBURGH AND DETROIT TOOK OVER THE IRON MINING INDUSTRY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. PENNSYLVANIA BECAME MORE LUCRATIVE. ))
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The mines closed and the town shut down in 1924 but signs of that past exist throughout the wetlands and trails.
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IN Q=As you're walking around it's
((BETH MYER: AS YOU'RE WALKING AROUND, IT'S EASY TO FIND EVIDENCE OF THE OLD MINING TOWN. LIKE THESE POSTS. THEY HAVE C & O RAILROAD ON THEM. THEY MARKED THE WATER LINES THAT RAN TO THE HOMES THAT WERE IN THE FIELD BEHIND ME. ))
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OUT Q=behind me.
The National forest service acquired the property in the 1930's and began creating the recreational area you'll find today.
natsot at 10 38 36... sounds of nature!!!
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It's the first site designed by the Washington and Jefferson National Forest to accommodate everyone.
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IN Q=We learned as
((DALE HUFF/ASST. RANGER: WE LEARNED AS PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT BE CHALLENGED IN ANYWAY TO HELP DEVELOP SITES FOR PEOPLE WHO TYPICALLY DON'T GO OUTDOORS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO TO THE BATHROOM OR CAN'T GET FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. ))
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Restrooms here are wheelchair accessible... and so are the hiking trails. Railings on the decks are lower to make it possible to fish from a wheelchair and edges of trails are framed for the visually impaired.
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IN Q=There's an
((DAVE OLSON/NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE: THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A LITTLE HISTORY, CHANCE TO SEE WILDLIFE, A WETLAND ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AND INTERESTING THINGS OCCURING. IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR A FAMILY TO GO. ))
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OUT Q= family to go.

Fenwick Mines and Wetlands Trail is about a 40 minute drive from Roanoke and there are is no fee to enter the area. ))
ANCHOR=Beth/Patrick
(beth toss to patrick)

Mazda

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 4am na005
GRAPHIC=business news

The Ford Motor Company will take over the ailing Japanese Mazda Corporation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Trading was suspended in Mazda shares in the wake of news reports of the deal.
The two firms made the announcement early today.
Mazda will give up management control.
Ford will increase its share in Mazda to more than thirty-three percent.
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Tobacco-Lawsuit

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-20
GRAPHIC=Tobacco

Virginia now has the distinction of being the ONLY state in the nation to limit its OWN power to sue tobacco companies.
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SUPER=@file;

Governor 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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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.))
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((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
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OUT Q=red meat.
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The Tobacco Institute says the bill merely upholds traditional law-- and sends a positive message to the business community.
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Adult-Daycare

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-19
GRAPHIC=NONE

Eighteen months after it ALMOST shut down, Bedford's adult daycare center is making a comeback.
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SUPER=03-Bedford;

Too FEW patients and donations had threated to CLOSE the center in late 1994.
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.
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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
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OUT Q=the elderly population.
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Ainsley says adult daycare centers mean families do NOT always have to place loved ones in nursing homes.
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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
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OUT Q=a nursing facility.
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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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2-scores

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=avalanche

Turning now to sports and the latest from the Carolina League -- Salem slipped by Wilmington last night.
Let's check out the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=93-Lynchburg/==9/Frederick/==4//Salem/==4/Wilmington/==3;

SUPER=91-Oakland/=11/Milwaukee/==0//NY Yankees/==5/Kansas City/==3;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==9/Detroit/==1//Chi White Sox/==8/Texas/==5;
SUPER=91-Minnesota/==6/Boston/==5//Toronto/==7/California/==4;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/=14/Cleveland/==4;

SUPER=92-Montreal/==6/Pittsburgh/==5//San Diego/==2/Atlanta/==1;
SUPER=92-St. Louis/==2/Philadelphia/==1//Houston/==9/Cincinnati/==4;
SUPER=92-Colorado/==7/NY Mets/==3//Los Angeles/==5/Florida/==0;

Two-Larry

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#m96-4
GRAPHIC=none

Smith Mountain Lake may be showing off boats this weekend but in Charlotte it's cars.
Everything from classics to parts, a salute to the American truck and more.
One hundred thousand car enthusiasts will pass through the gates of Charlotte Motor Speedway this morning.
Larry Dowdy road tests the Food Lion Autofair.
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IN Q=we call it the
SUPER=12-Charlotte;:00
SUPER=13-Brad Bowling/Charlotte Motor Speedway; :14
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :21 (right side screen) QUICK!
RUNS=2:20
OUT Q=twelve and under free.
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=none

Autofair hours are eight a-m through six p-m through Saturday. Sunday eight to four.

2Headlines

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=mornin
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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A rocket attack by Lebanese guerrillas injures at least five people in northern Israel this morning.
It's the latest in a fresh cycle of violence along the Israel-Lebanon border.
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VO-NAT

The family of a seven- year- old pilot is mourning her death.
Jessica Dubroff, her father and flight instructor died when their plane crashed just after take-off yesterday in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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VO-NAT

And the owner of a local strip club works it out so he won't be STRIPPED of his business.
And now his dancers aren't just wearing g-strings and pasties -- they're going NUDE.
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ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot

And that's happening on this Friday, April 12th.
ANCHOR=Patrick 2 shot

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Israel

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 4am na022
GRAPHIC=none

A rocket attack has injured at least FIVE people in northern Israel this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Israel;

The attack by Lebanese guerrillas is the LATEST in a FRESH cycle of violence along the Israel-Lebanon border.
High flying Israeli jets and helicopter gunships buzzed Beiruit this morning, but no fresh bombing missions were observed.
SUPER=03-Jerusalem;

And a strong explosion rocked a hotel in east Jerusalem this morning.
Police say the hotel is in a predominantly Palestinian section of the city.
One person was seriously wounded.
Israeli radio reports police think the wounded person may have been making a bomb.
The explosion happened in a third-floor room of the Lawrence Hotel on the main east Jerusalem Road.
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dubroff

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# from last night 11pm pkg
GRAPHIC=plane crash

The family of seven year old pilot Jessica Dubroff is in mourning today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cheyenne, WY/Yesterday;

She died yesterday... along with her father and flight instructor...trying to become the youngest pilot ever to fly cross country.
The three died when their plane crashed in bad weather in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The girl's mother says she was talking to her daughter by phone as the seven-year-old prepared to take off from a Wyoming airport and there was no indication of any problem.
She says daughter died doing something she loved.
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((CLEARLY, I WOULD WANT ALL MY CHILDREN TO DIE IN A STATE OF JOY... MAYBE NOT AT AGE SEVEN... FOR HERSELF. ))
SUPER=01-Lisa Hathaway/Mother;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=for herself
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=none

A ceremony will be held Sunday in Jessica's honor.
And while government officials are reviewing aviation rules that permit a child to fly a plane....

Flight-School

Freemen

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Freemen Standoff

A mother and son arrested yesterday as they left the Freemen's compound in Montana will be arraigned on federal fraud charges today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT/Yesterday;

The two are among the dozen Freemen charged with issuing bogus cheques and money orders.
Their surrender leaves at least ten people inside the compound who are wanted by the F-B-I, which has had the compound surrounded since March 25th.
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3-Sports

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

Time now for sports and the latest on the Avalanche.
Mike Stevens has last night's highlights.
Good morning Mike.
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IN Q=good morning
RUNS=2:19
OUT Q=nice weekend
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Three-Larry

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IN Q=Welcome back to
SUPER=12-Charlotte;:00
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;:12
SUPER=13-Jim Harrel/Nostalgia Motorcars Limited;:21
RUNS=3:01
OUT Q=dont go away;
Segment tosses to bump.

Edgewood-Ax

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=NONE

An accident in Roanoke injures two people.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;

The single car accident happened just before ten last night 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.
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Strip-Club

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=NONE

Deputies shut down Juicie's strip club TWO weeks after it opened in November.
It RE-opened again in January only to face opposition at a public hearing in February.
Now it appears the club's owner has jumped yet ANOTHER hurdle to keep his business open.
Jay Moore reports.
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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
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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.
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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.))
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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.
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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.))
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OUT Q=of Supervisors.
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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.))
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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.))

Romanian-Artist

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
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 this artist, as he prepared for today's opening at a Roanoke gallery.
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IN Q=In the skilled hands
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=02-Vasile Gocan/Brudascu's Manager; :16
SUPER=@Joe2; :20
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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.
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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.))
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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.
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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.))
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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))

4-scores

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nhl logo

Bruins fans are happy, now that Boston is heading to the N-H-L playoffs for the 29th straight year.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-New Jersey/==3/Washington/==2//Boston/==3/Hartford/==2;
SUPER=103-Philadelphia/==3/Montreal/==2//Pittsburgh/==5/Ottawa/==3;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==3/St. Louis/==2//Chicago/==5/Toronto/==2;

SUPER=96-Chicago/113/New Jersey/100//Miami/115/Milwaukee/105;
SUPER=96-Cleveland/101/New York/=97//Houston/113/Denver/109;
SUPER=96-Portland/114/Dallas/=99//Golden State/111/LA Clippers/101;