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VO-NAT
They're making a little progress in New Mexico against the latest in a series
of wildfires,
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and we'll have a live report from the polls as voters cast their ballots in a
number of races including the contest for Roanoke mayor.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
News 7 Mornin' is next.
Turnout
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TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=election 96
It's election day and some important positions are up for grabs around the
state.
Important offices on the line in Roanoke include those of the mayor and city
council.
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The polls opened at six this morning -- and Len Bestoff is standing by at
Fishburn Park Elementary.
Len?
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(Len ad lib)
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SUPER=11-Roanoke;
Fires
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The governor of New Mexico has declared a state of emergency in his
fire-ravaged state.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carson Nat'l Forest, NM;
Thousands of people had to leave their homes in a community near the Carson
National Forest.
The fire is now moving toward the Red River ski resort where one resident
says the blizzard of ash reminds him of snow.
Firefighters are having difficulty getting access to the flames because of
the steep terrain.
More fire crews are expected on the scene later today.
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Monty-Drowning
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A four year old girl who spent more than an hour under water Sunday- lost
her fight for life.
Jaimee Lynn (DIE-am) Dieahm was resusitated by rescuers but died yesterday
at the hospital.
The girl fell into a pond where she'd been playing with several older
children.
Montgomery County sheriff Doug Marrs says the other kids tried to pull her
to safety with a stick, but the child could not hold on.
Christiansburg police sergeant Hank Epperly found her under water and
rescuers revived her.
She remained on life support until she died.
Lem-Tuggle
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A judge in Smyth County has set a June sixth execution date for Lem Tuggle.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Tuggle is the last surviving member of a six inmate gang that pulled off the
largest death-row escape in U-S history in 19-84.
He was convicted of capital murder for the 19-83 rape and killing of Jessie
Geneva Havens.
The crime occurred four months after Tuggle was paroled for the 19-71 murder
of a 17 year old girl.
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War-Crimes
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The first international war crimes trial since World War Two is under way
this morning in the Netherlands.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Netherlands;
The U-N tribunal is the international community's attempt to punish
atrocities committed during the Bosnian conflict.
A 41- year old former bar owner is also accused of the murder and torture of
Muslims and Croats in the Bosnian conflict.
The trial is expected to last up to four months, with up to 150 witnesses
being called.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Bosnia;
In other news related to Bosnia, two U-S soldiers in Bosnia have been
seriously injured in a mess hall fire.
The soldiers will be flown to Germany later today for treatment.
1-Sports
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Turning now to sports --
Mike Stevens has the latest from the N-F-L.
Good morning Mike.
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Transkrit
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TAPE#96-32
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A Roanoke mail- order and printing firm is about to be bought out.
TRANSKRIT's been part of the Roanoke business community only a few years.
But Double Envelope has signaled an intention to acquire Transkrit- with a
closing expected within the next month.
Keith Humphry has more on the merger and a lawsuit that could have some
bearing on it.
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(( Transkrit moved its entire operation to Roanoke from Brewster, New York a
in late 1993.
It produces business forms and mailing labels... the ingredients of "junk
mail."
There's also a claim of reverse discrimination against Transkrit that may
have to be settled before Double takes over.
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((THESE PEOPLE, THEY GOT TO LEARN THAT THEY CAN'T TREAT PEOPLE THAT WAY.))
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Transkrit fired Greg Holdren after not quite nine months on the job as a
pressman.
Ironically he'd worked for Double Envelope for eight years but thought
Transkrit might offer a better opportunity.
He says Transkrit fired him because he couldn't meet production goals set
by the company.
But he says there are half a dozen other pressman at Transkrit with worse
performance records, including one WOMAN.
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SOT 10:55:40
IN Q=While they
((WHILE THEY SINGLED ME OUT, THEY SAID I HAD TO PRODUCE MY NUMBERS, SHEILA
WASN'T PRODUCING HERS.))
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The woman is NOT named in the federal lawsuit, and we agreed not to name on
the air. But she concedes Holdren has a valid complaint.
She also confirmed she's had "trouble with numbers..." that she's not as
productive as Holdren and some of her fellow pressmen.
But, she says: Transkrit has never threatened to fire her.
Holdren says an investigator at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
summed up the case for him this way.
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((THEY FIRED YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD LOW PRODUCTION AND YET THEY KEPT A WOMAN THAT
MADE LESS PRODUCTION THAN YOU. HE SAID: "THERE'S YOUR CASE."))
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The E-E-O-C has granted Holdren the "right to sue" Transkrit.
Holdren also believes he's a victim of regional bias from his "Yankee"
Supervisors.
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(( ))
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Transkrit Chairman Frank Neubauer said only: "We don't comment on any
employee-related matters."
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
Phone-Bill
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Your phone bill could be going up.
That's despite a new law that's supposed to keep prices down.
Consumer groups say phone companies are asking federal regulators to boost
the cost of the most basic local service by ten dollars a month over the next
five years.
Contraceptives
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GRAPHIC=medical news
A couple of stories regarding women's health this morning.
The "Boston Globe" reports the National Cancer Institute may recommend that
women start getting regular mammograms starting at age 40.
The institute had set 50 as the standard.
Meantime, federal health officials are worried a popular injectable
contraceptive may increase the risk of AIDS.
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VO-NAT
This follows word that researchers in New York found monkeys given
progesterone were seven times more likely to become infected when exposed to a
virus similar to the AIDS virus.
Officials are moving swiftly to start new human research on progestin.
Progestin is a synthetic hormone similar to progesterone and is widely sold
as an injectable contraceptive.
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2-scores
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GRAPHIC=nba playoffs
Seattle has a two-to-nothing series lead after nailing an N-B-A
playoff-record 20 three-pointers in a victory over Houston.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=103-Chicago/==4/Colorado/==3;
SUPER=91-NY Yankees/=10/Detroit/==5//Seattle/==5/Minnesota/==4;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==5/Cleveland/==3//Kansas City/==9/California/==4;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==8/Pittsburgh/==4//Florida/==4/NY Mets/==1;
SUPER=92-Atlanta/==4/Colorado/==1//Montreal/==6/Chi Cubs/==2;
SUPER=92-Houston/=11/Philadelphia/==5;
Two-Larry
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue:) Spring arrives early in Floyd Co..
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SUPER=13-Jim Snyder/Riverbend Nursery; :31
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(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Firefighters have been working throughout the night in northern New Mexico
as they battle a 75-hundred acre forest fire.
So far, about a thousand residents have been forced from their homes.
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VO-NAT
The defense begins its case today in a Whitewater-related trial in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Governor Jim Guy Tucker, and President Clinton's former business partners
Jim and Susan McDougal, are on trial for allegedly misusing three million
dollars in federally backed loans.
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VO-NAT
And stage seven of the Tour DuPont begins in Wytheville today.
Lance Armstrong continues to dominate -- winning stage six yesterday in
Blacksburg.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, May 7th.
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
(beth ad lib)
wildfires
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Fire crews battling the latest wildfire in New Mexico say they've made some
headway.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carson Nat'l Forest, NM;
The once-fast-moving fire in the Carson National Forest has slowed.
But not before it burned 75-hundred acres of land, destroyed dozens of
buildings and forced one-thousand people from their homes.
More fire crews are expected on the scene today.
About 100 of the 500 firefighters assigned to the blaze worked through the
night.
The governor of New Mexico, meanwhile, has declared a state of
emergency.
Shortly after the announcement, another fire broke out about 120
miles away, charring two-thousand acres of grass and brush.
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Elections
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TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=election 96
The long campaign trail ends for many politicians today at polling places
around the state.
One of the main seats on the line in Roanoke - the mayor's.
DOUBLE BOX=mel/len/microwave
Len Bestoff joins us this morning from Fishburn Park Elementary with an
update.
LIVE=Len/Full
(Len ad lib)
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(******rollcue: voting tips*********)
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SOT 13:42:53
IN Q=Well lunchtime
((GIL BUTLER/ROANOKE ELECTORAL BOARD: WELL LUNCHTIME IS A GREAT TIME IF YOU
CAN GET AWAY FROM WORK AND VOTE THEN. BUT THAT MAY NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR
PEOPLE WHO LIVE DOWNTOWN I MEAN WORK DOWNTOWN AND LIVE ELSEWHERE. SO IT MAY BE
THAT THEY NEED TO GET UP A LITTLE EARLY TO BEAT THAT GOING TO WORK CROWD AND IF
YOU GET TO THE POLLS BY SEVEN, SEVEN-FIFTEEN, YOU'LL BE FINE. ))
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Gas-Tax
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GRAPHIC=washington dc
The Senate could vote as early as today on a temporary repeal of the 1993
gasoline tax increase.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole proposed the rollback less than two weeks
ago.
Senate Democrats concede that the G-O-P has the votes to push the
measure through.
Whitewater
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TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The defense begins its case before a Whitewater jury in Arkansas today with
fewer charges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Little Rock, AR/Yesterday;
Yesterday the judge threw out several counts against two of the three
defendants, Susan McDougal and Governor Jim Guy Tucker.
Charges against James McDougal remain.
All three still face felony charges for taking loans from federally backed
banks.
President Clinton has not been charged.
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Clinton-live
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President Clinton is out to "kick butts" today -- as in cigarette butts.
The President is taking his anti-smoking teen campaign to Woodbridge High
School in New Jersey, where he'll meet with students and address a rally.
It's one of more than a dozen anti-smoking rallies scheduled across the
country today.
Meantime, things were rocking at the White House last night.
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VO-NAT
Singers Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville performed for the first family.
The special performance was taped for an upcoming special called, "In
Performance at the White House."
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3-Sports
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In sports--
Mike Stevens has the latest on the Tour DuPont.
Good morning Mike.
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OUT Q=everybody
$CCOFF
Vote
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TAPE#96-26
GRAPHIC=election 96
The day that many politicians have been working toward is finally here -
today is election day.
DOUBLE BOX=mel/len/microwave
Len Bestoff joins us from Fishburn Park Elementary to give us an update on
the polls since they opened this morning at six o'clock.
Len?
LIVE=Len/Full
(Len ad lib)
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Ray Swanson/Election Officer;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
Tuggle
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TAPE# edit of tuggle 94-39
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A judge in Smyth County has set a June sixth execution date for Lem Tuggle.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Tuggle is the last surviving member of a six-inmate gang that pulled off the
largest death-row escape in U-S history in 19-84.
He was convicted of capital murder for the 19-83 rape and killing of Jessie
Geneva Havens.
The crime occurred four months after Tuggle was paroled for the 19-71 murder
of a 17 year old girl.
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Buy-Out
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-32
GRAPHIC=Transkrit
A Roanoke mail- order and printing firm is about to be bought out.
Double Envelope has signaled an intention to acquire Transkrit- with a
closing expected within the next month.
Keith Humphry has more on the merger and a lawsuit that could have some
bearing on it.
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SOT
IN Q=Transkrit moved
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=01-Greg Holdren/Former Transkrit Pressman; :17
SUPER=@keith1;
RUNS=2:01
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
(( Transkrit moved its entire operation to Roanoke from Brewster, New York a
in late 1993.
It produces business forms and mailing labels... the ingredients of "junk
mail."
There's also a claim of reverse discrimination against Transkrit that may
have to be settled before Double takes over.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:55:00
IN Q=These people
((THESE PEOPLE, THEY GOT TO LEARN THAT THEY CAN'T TREAT PEOPLE THAT WAY.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
Transkrit fired Greg Holdren after not quite nine months on the job as a
pressman.
Ironically he'd worked for Double Envelope for eight years but thought
Transkrit might offer a better opportunity.
He says Transkrit fired him because he couldn't meet production goals set
by the company.
But he says there are half a dozen other pressman at Transkrit with worse
performance records, including one WOMAN.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:55:40
IN Q=While they
((WHILE THEY SINGLED ME OUT, THEY SAID I HAD TO PRODUCE MY NUMBERS, SHEILA
WASN'T PRODUCING HERS.))
OUT Q=
The woman is NOT named in the federal lawsuit, and we agreed not to name on
the air. But she concedes Holdren has a valid complaint.
She also confirmed she's had "trouble with numbers..." that she's not as
productive as Holdren and some of her fellow pressmen.
But, she says: Transkrit has never threatened to fire her.
Holdren says an investigator at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
summed up the case for him this way.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:07:45
IN Q=
((THEY FIRED YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD LOW PRODUCTION AND YET THEY KEPT A WOMAN THAT
MADE LESS PRODUCTION THAN YOU. HE SAID: "THERE'S YOUR CASE."))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
The E-E-O-C has granted Holdren the "right to sue" Transkrit.
Holdren also believes he's a victim of regional bias from his "Yankee"
Supervisors.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=around here.
Transkrit Chairman Frank Neubauer said only: "We don't comment on any
employee-related matters."
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
Tour
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Today's stage of the Tour DuPont bicycle race begins in Wytheville.
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VO-NAT
video of map
The riders will cover 110 miles to Bristol, on the Tennessee border.
Stage seven starts at eleven this morning and will end at about three.
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Yesterday;
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong continued his domination by winning the sixth
stage from Salem to Blacksburg.
That's the fourth stage that the 24-year-old Austin, Texas rider has won.
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4-scores
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WRITER=cro
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GRAPHIC=hillcats
Turning now to Carolina League action -- Lynchburg and
SS=avalanche
Salem both lost their games last night.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Seattle/105/Houston/101;
SUPER=103-Chicago/==4/Colorado/==3;
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