06:00-01
HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
The Navy's top officer reportedly has commited suicided after being
questioned about the legitimacy of his medals.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and one man is dead and a woman in custody after a stabbing in Roanoke last
night.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
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News 7 Mornin' is next.
Boorda
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Police in Washington say the evidence suggests the death of the Navy's top
officer will be classified as a suicide.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Admiral Mike Boorda died yesterday afternoon of an apparently
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
He died soon after learning Newsweek magazine was questioning the legitimacy
of some of his combat medals.
Boorda left behind two notes.
According to published reports, they express concern about the disgrace
that would result from the article, and fear that the Navy's reputation
might suffer.
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Stabbing
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WRITER=cro
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A Roanoke woman is being held in jail following a fatal stabbing last night.
It happened at about 9:40 in the 1900 block of Patterson Avenue.
Police say 41- year- old Joyce Ann Mohadess stabbed 40- year- old Thomas
Earl Spivey (SPY-Vee) Junior in the chest.
Spivey was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he later died,
according to a hospital official.
Neglect
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#edit of 96-25 (child neglect)
GRAPHIC=None
Three Roanoke children have been taken from their home and put in foster
care.
That after police and Social Service workers say they found them living in
unsanitary conditions.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Wednesday they inspected a Harrison Avenue home and found two of the
children wearing urine soaked pants.
nia baby is home from the hospital this morning
following a near fatal beating, allegedly at the hands of a six- year- old.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Oakland, CA;
The six- year- old boy is now charged with attempted murder.
The infant suffered severe brain damage in the attack and doctors say he may
never walk or see.
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IN Q=
((WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS LONG TERM...RISK AT EBEING ABNORMAL. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Haining/Oakland's Children's Hospital;
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OUT Q=RISK AT BEING ABNORMAL.
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VO-NAT
The family plans to move from the neighborhood where the beating
occured.
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TODDLER-SLAIN
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Englewood, CO;
In Colorado, a preliminary hearing and trial date have been set in the case
of the 10- year- old boy accused of KILLING a toddler.
Police say the 18-month old was beaten to death with a dog chain.
The boy was reportedly babysitting the child.
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Megans-law
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WRITER=mel
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President Clinton today is set to make "Megan's Law" the law of the land.
The bill requires states to let communities know when a dangerous sex
offender moves in.
The bill is named after a New Jersey seven- year- old who was raped and
killed in 19-94.
A convicted sex offender who lived across the street from her is charged
with the crime.
Megan's parents are expected to be present at today's White House
bill-signing ceremony.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
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In sports -- Mike Stevens has the latest from the world of racing.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=Mornin' folks
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NRV-Flooding
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TAPE#96-30
GRAPHIC=Flooding
The National Weather service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for most of West
Virginia and parts of Southwest Virginia including Alleghany, Bath and Highland
Counties.
Schools in Highland County are closed.
If an inch and a half of rain falls within one hour in the watch area, flash
flooding is likely.
Flooding in Pocohontas County, West Virginia this morning is forcing some
evacuations and closing schools.
Rising waters in Pendleton County are forcing schools to run two hours late.
Meantime, parts of Southwest Virginia are mopping up from yesterday's
flooding.
Tracy Altizer begins our coverage from Mercer County, West Virginia.
SOT
IN Q=Once the water
SUPER=03-Mercer Co., WV/Yesterday; :00
SUPER=01-Julian Prince/Flood Victim; :14
SUPER=03-Giles Co.; :19
SUPER=01-Jeffery East/Flood Victim; :33
SUPER=03-Pulaski; :37
SUPER=01-Jake Blevins/Flood Victim; :46
SUPER=01-Brenda Warden/Flood Victim; :53
SUPER=01-Betty Steger/Pulaski Council Member; 1:10
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:19
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=News 7
(( Once the water receded, Kellysville residents crept back to their homes
to see what the East River failed to claim.
In some cases, there was little.
Julian Prince lost everything, but feels lucky he escaped his trailer with
his life.
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SOT 12:04:19
((JULIAN PRINCE/FLOOD VICTIM: MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON MY DOOR. THE WATER WAS
COMING UP. I STEPPED OUT THE DOOR AND THEN THE TRAILER MOVED. ))
RUNS=:06
Just a few miles across the border in Giles County, Wolf Creek was the
culprit.
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SOT 13:04:55
((WHENEVER YOU DECIDE YOU WANT OUT LET US KNOW. ))
RUNS=:02
Residents here know the dangers. They've experience it before, and know they
will again.
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SOT 13:24:08
((JEFFERY EAST/FLOOD VICTIM: NO, I'M SURE IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS ABOUT THE
WORST I'VE SEEN, THIS TIME. ))
RUNS=:05
In neighboring Pulaski, residents along Dora Highway are fed up with the
predictability of Peak Creek.
This is the second time in four months water has threatened their homes.
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SOT 8:53:29
((JAKE BLEVINS/FLOOD VICTIM: I BEEN TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS TRYING
TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BOTTLENECK WE HAVE DOWN HERE. ))
SOT 8:56:54
((BRENDA WARDEN/FLOOD VICTIM: IT'S NASTY DOWN HERE. THEY SHOULD FIX IT WHERE
THE WATER WILL NOT COME IN THESE PEOPLE'S YARDS AND RUIN OUR HOMES.))
RUNS=:06
Town council is exploring a state program which helps relocate people in
problem areas.
And it's asked the Army Corps of Engineers to look into corrective measures.
Even so, no one is making any promises.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:17:35
((BETTY STEGER/PULASKI COUNCIL MEMBER: THEY'RE TO MAKE A STUDY AND THEN THEY
WILL COME BACK TO US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. AND OF COURSE THE BOTTOM LINE
ON EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS MONEY. ))
RUNS=:09
By late afternoon, the cleanup was well underway, as the streams retreated
to their banks and residents returned to their homes. Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
Bland-Flooding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=HOLD
Flooding in Bland County also forced Rocky Gap residents out of their homes
early yesterday.
Scott Prince has that story.
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SOT
IN Q=Rocky Gap
SUPER=03-Bland Co./Yesterday; :00
SUPER=01-Sherry Tupper/Flood Victim; :10
SUPER=01-Scott Washer/Flood Victim; :31
SUPER=@Scott1; :38
SUPER=01-Sheriff M.M. Cox/Bland Co.; 1:00
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OUT Q=S.P. N7, Bland County
(( Rocky Gap has a rocky road ahead of it.
The Bland County town could not escape devastating flood waters... and now
residents are knee deep in problems.
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SOT 11:15:44
IN Q=I just
((SHERRY TUPPER/FLOOD VICTIM: I JUST FEEL HELPLESS AND VERY SAD FOR THE REST.
))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=for the rest
Just outside the town limits, on Interstate 77... hard rains caused a rock
slide from a nearby quarry.
That had traffic backed up for nearly two miles.
But by far, the worst damage was in the heart of Rocky Gap...where water
ripped through homes and vehicles.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:12:53
IN Q=I just moved
((SCOTT WASHER/FLOOD VICTIM: I JUST MOVED UP HERE FROM FLORIDA AND IT DOES GET
BAD IN FLORIDA WHEN THERE'S HURRICANES COME THROUGH, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.
NOTHING AS QUICK. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=nothing as quick
stand up 1:15:10
((Long time residents of Rocky Gap say they've never seen anything like
this.
Not this past winter... not even the Flood of '85.
Some attribute it to a recent surge in logging... which has left gaps in the
mountains for water to run freely.))
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RUNS=:14
There's no telling how long the clean up will take... but local officials
are hoping things will get back to normal by the end of the week.
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SOT
IN Q=It will
((SHERIFF M.M. COX/BLAND COUNTY: IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 3 DAYS TO GET ALL OF THE
BASEMENTS PUMPED OUT AND PEOPLE BACK IN THEIR HOMES. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
Right now it seems Rocky Gap residents are just thankful no one was injured
in this Bland County flood.
They say they need to make the best of a bad situation... and muddle
through.
Scott Prince, News 7, Bland County.))
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba playoffs
Utah's bench wound up grounding San Antonio, leading the Jazz to an N-B-A
Conference final meeting with Seattle.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Utah/108/San Antonio/=81;
SUPER=103-Detroit/==1/St. Louis/==0;
SUPER=93-Lynchburg/==3/Durham/==2//Lynchburg/==4/Durham/==0;
SUPER=93-Winston-Salem/==9/Salem/==4;
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Admiral Mike Boorda apparently killed himself to spare the Navy further
scandal.
Published reports say the chief of naval operations was concerned about an
investigation into the legitimacy of medals he wore.
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VO-NAT
Investigators looking into the ValuJet crash in Florida are trying to get to
the bottom of some eight-inch oxygen generators that were being transported on
the plane.
The generators are suspected in a possible explosion or fire on the jet.
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VO-NAT
And one of the climbers rescued this week from a blizzard on Mount Everest
has ties to the Roanoke Valley.
Charlotte Fox is one of two Americans who survived a failed climb.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Friday May 17th.
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
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Admiral-Boorda
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Police in Washington say the evidence points to suicide in the death of the
Navy's top uniformed officer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
And notes left by Admiral Mike Boorda reportedly suggest he wanted to save
the Navy a scandal over medals he wore -- but may not have earned.
Boorda died of a gunshot wound yesterday afternoon, within hours of learning
that Newsweek magazine was raising questions about the legitimacy of some of
his medals.
"The Washington Post" says the notes suggest Boorda feared his case would
hurt the reputation of the Navy.
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Ochoa-Trial
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=monr
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-28
GRAPHIC=Ochoa
In Amherst -- a Mexican migrant worker accused of gunning down another man
in February says he acted in self defense.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst/Yesterday; :00
27-year old Juan Jose Ochoa (oh-CHO-uh) is standing trial for the murder of
(HAY-zoos) Jesus Mendoza February 19th.
SUPER=03-Amherst/File Tape; :07
Witnesses say Ochoa shot Mendoza five times after accusing Mendoza of
stealing money and property from him.
Prosecutors say Ochoa had no reason to fear for his life.
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SOT 21:28:16
IN Q=Commonwealth's
((STARKE MUNDY/PROSECUTOR: COMMONWEALTH'S EVIDENCE WILL BE THAT THIS MAN RIGHT
HERE SHOT HIM TWICE IN THE CHEST WITH AN AK- 47, AND AS HE SPUN AROUND OR
TURNED AND FELL, SHOT HIM MORE TIMES IN THE BACK.))
SUPER=01-Starke Mundy/Prosecutor; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=in the back.
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VO-NAT
But Ochoa's lawyer claims his client was being threatened by Mendoza and
another man.
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SOT 21:31:02
IN Q=They both
((GORDON POINDEXTER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: THEY BOTH APPROACHED HIM AND CONFRONTED
HIM AND THEY WERE CURSING HIM AS THEY CAME TOWARDS HIM, AND HE WAS AFRAID OF
'EM.))
SUPER=01-Gordon Poindexter/Defense Attorney; :00
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OUT Q=afraid of 'em.
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VO-NAT
Ochoa is being assisted by an interpreter during the trial.
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VALUJET
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=plane crash investigation
Crash investigators continue their focus on whether dozens of canisters
aboard ValuJet Flight 5-92 were empty or filled with chemicals that could have
caused a fire before the plane crashed.
A top federal safety official calls the oxygen generators "issue
number one" in the investigation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
A preliminary check of the plane's engines shows no evidence of fire.
The engines were pulled from the Everglades muck yesterday.
Their discovery means investigators may soon be able to rule out engine
failure in the crash.
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Dole
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=dole
Citizen Bob Dole is back in Washington today, getting ready for a big
campaign swing in the next two weeks.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chicago/Yesterday;
Yesterday while cutting his "ties" to the senate, Dole also cut "ties" to
his Washington insider suit.
He sported a new look in Chicago: a sport coat, khakis and no necktie.
Dole's next campaign stops will be in North Carolina, Florida and
California.
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Everest Rescue
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-31
GRAPHIC=NONE
A former Roanoke Valley resident is among those who recently survived a
blizzard on Mount Everest.
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VO-NAT
Charlotte Fox is is also a graduate of Hollins College.
SUPER=03-Mt. Everest;
This latest trip was her fifth expedition as a mountain-climber...a feat
that came as no surprise to one of her former classmates.
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SOT
IN Q=she was on
((CAROLYN LAMOTTE - FORMER CLASSMATE
SHE WAS ON THE LACROSSE TEAM AND SHE WAS ON THE HOCKEY TEAM AND I DON'T KNOW IF
SHE DID TENNIS I THINK SHE WAS ON THE TRACK TEAM TOO. SHE WAS ALWAYS
RUNNING...ALWAYS HAD FLUSHED CHEEKS BECAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING)).
SUPER=01-Carolyn Lamotte/Former Classmate;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=always doing something
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VO-NAT
The climbers each paid sixty thousand dollars to tackle the world's highest
peak.
They were climbing down the mountain when they ran into blizzard conditions.
Eight people died in that expedition, including two Americans.
It was the worst tragedy on Mount Everest since it was first conquered in
19-53.
Fox now lives in Aspen, Colorado where she works as a ski
patroller...rescuing OTHERS from treacherous snowstorms.
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Army-Dog
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-40
GRAPHIC=None
It's the continuing saga of a man and his dog, the U- S Army, and a senator
from Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
All week we've been telling the tale of "Pugsy,"... whose being kept at the
Roanoke S-P-C-A.
But thanks to the staff at Senator John Warner's office, it looks like the
dog will be reunited with its original owner.
Randy Fair is currently stationed at an army base in West Germany and has no
idea how Pugsy got to Roanoke.
He thought the dog was being taken care of by a friend in Washington, State.
Now, the S-P-C-A is trying to raise money to send Pugsy to Germany.
A local pet store has already donated a shipping crate and a Vinton
veterinarian is supplying the required shots.
We'll keep you posted.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Meantime, Mike Stevens is keeping us posted on the N-C-Double-A women's
softball tournaments in Salem.
Good morning Mike.
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RUNS=2:35
OUT Q=later today
Birthdays
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IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=2:31
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
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WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Starlink
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=06-Appomattox Co.;
SUPER=13-George Evans/Stonewall Antique Power Assoc.;
SUPER=06-Appomattox Co.;
SS=(Area map for Stonewall Antique Power Show-ESS# )
(Toss to break)
Fatal-Stabbing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
There was a fatal stabbing in Roanoke last night.
It happened at about 9:40 in the 1900 block of Patterson Avenue.
Police say 41- year- old Joyce Ann Mohadess stabbed 40- year- old Thomas
Earl Spivey (SPY-Vee) Junior in the chest.
Spivey was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he later died,
according to a hospital official.
Mohadess is being held in jail.
Roanoke-Neglect
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#edit of 96-25 (child neglect)
GRAPHIC=None
Roanoke Police and Social Service workers say they found three children
living in unsanitary conditions.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Wednesday they inspected a Harrison Avenue home and found two of the
children wearing urine soaked pants.
Feces were found on the floor in several rooms.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The children were put in foster care.
Their 28-year old father is charged with child neglect.
Similar charges were also brought against the mother.
The children's bedridden grandmother was also found in the home.
She was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The names of those involved have not been released.
Ritalin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-27
GRAPHIC=Ritalin
The Roanoke City School Board has approved the expulsion of four students
for mis-using Ritalin- a prescription drug used to treat attention deficit
disorder.
But school officials say they do not believe abuse of the drug has become a
widespread problem in the schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Because of laws protecting confidentiality, school officials declined to
discuss specifics of the cases, but they say there is no evidence that abuse
of Ritalin has become a problem of major proportions.
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SOT 16:35:48
IN Q=The good thing about our kids
((ANNIE HARMAN/EXECUTIVE FOR STUDENT SERVICES: THE GOOD THING ABOUT OUR KIDS IN
ROANOKE CITY IS THAT THEY TELL ON EACH OTHER. AND SO IF IT BECOMES A PROBLEM,
WE'VE HAD STUDENTS REPORTING ON STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE OTHER STUDENTS.))
SUPER=01-Annie Harman/Executive for Student Services;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=of the other students.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Officials say school employees have administered Ritalin and other
prescription drugs properly, but they are reviewing policies and procedures.
They hope to present their recommendations to the school board within a
month.
Riverside-Quickette
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=None
The state is charging a Roanoke County convenience store with selling beer
to minors.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./March 15;
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board began an investigation of the Riverside
Quickette after a fatal drunk-driving accident last winter.
A student at Glenvar High School bought some beer at the store,
SUPER=04-December 14, 1995;
and later struck and killed teacher Bonnie Kitts as she was out walking with
her husband.
The store clerk admitted selling the beer to the boy, had even pled guilty
in district court, but the judge dismissed the charges.
The A-B-C says the store sold beer to minors at least three times last
December.
A hearing on the charges will be held in July.
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Indoor-pot
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-32
GRAPHIC=Layman
On the street they called him the "phototron man" for his high-quality
locally-grown marijuana.
Yesterday Vic Layman was sentenced to serve almost five years in prison.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Layman admitted he got carried away trying to make money by using his
expertise as a plant grower.
His original expertise was growing Irises.
SUPER=90-Police Videotape;
But he graduated to marijuana, setting up indoor grow houses with
sophisticated lighting devices to "force" the plants into production.
HE said his initial efforts were a "total failure."
Eventually he was SO successful, the government ended up confiscating
300-thousand dollars in cash in addition to a lot of his real estate.
One of Layman's property managers, (MA-jeed Kaush-ghad) Majid Khoshghad,
was sentenced yesterday to serve 34 months.
Pot grower Bob Christenson got 18 months.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Layman's partner, Joe Bennett Smith actually got a slightly longer
sentence: 62 months, compared to 57 months for Layman.
4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba playoffs
The Utah Jazz are in the N-B-A's Western Conference finals for the third
time in five years.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=96-Utah/108/San Antonio/=81;
SUPER=91-Minnesota/==4/Toronto/==1//Milwaukee/==3/White Sox/==2;
SUPER=91-Cleveland/==8/Detroit/==3;
SUPER=92-Chi Cubs/=13/Houston/==1//NY Mets/==6/San Diego/==3;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==8/Philadelphia/==2;
by SS