08:25-01
7Richmond-Murders
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Richmond authorities may be narrowing their search for a serial killer or
killers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday;
Yesterday, the Golden Years Task Force announced an arrest in one of a
string of murders of older women in the Richmond area since 1990.
An 18-year old woman is charged with a 1993 beating murder and robbery.
SUPER=@file;
That leaves five more recent strangulation murders while that suspect has
been in a juvenile prison for other crimes.
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SOT 09:42:39
IN Q=It is possible
((JERRY OLIVER/RICHMOND POLICE CHIEF: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS ONE OR TWO
OR THREE PEOPLE WHO'VE KILLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN OUR CITY. IT IS PROBABLE THAT
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SUSPECTS IN MULTIPLE HOMICIDES.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Oliver/Richmond Police Chief;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=multiple homicides.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Murder Investigation
Meantime -- detectives are in Texas to question a former Richmond man
arrested for last week's ritualistic strangulation murder of his mother in
Tyler, Texas.
Richmond's Chief Oliver says there are too many possible links to pass up
questioning Karl Sme-tana about the Golden Years murders.
7Allman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-33
GRAPHIC=Scott Allman
The man accused of leading Roanoke County police on a high speed chase that
ended in the deaths of a Vinton family, has a history of driving offenses.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday;
In court yesterday, the judge took note of Allman's 49-driving demerits for
bad driving.
The 21-year-old had two outstanding traffic violations before the fatal
accident-- one for failure to appear in court and the other for driving on a
suspended license.
Allman was ordered to pay a 100- dollar fine and was placed on 12 months
probation for those earlier violations.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./April 21;
He is accused of leading police on a high speed chase which resulted in the
deaths of a Vinton couple and their infant daughter.
Allman's preliminary hearing is scheduled for later this month.
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7Spotted-Fever
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-39
GRAPHIC=NONE
Health officials are worried about an increase in tick-bourned illnesses.
The prediction comes as a 10-year-old Pulaski child recuperates from a case
of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
The disease is spread by dog ticks, and it can be fatal.
In recent years, only about 20 cases have been reported.
Health officials are worried that this year, all forms of tick-bourne
illnesses will be on the rise because of a higher tick population.
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***pinnacle page***
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever include:
-- flu-like aches and pain
-- headache
-- chills
-- confusion
-- light sensitivity
-- and a high fever.
7Gay-Housing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=housing
The state A-C-L-U says Virginia's gay housing policy probably won't be
affected by a Supreme Court ruling against Colorado's ban on laws protecting
gays from discrimination.
The policy bars homosexuals from getting low-interest mortgages from the
Virginia Housing Development Authority.
A member of the authority's board of commissioners has asked for
information on the Colorado ruling.
But it's not clear whether the board will reconsider its policy.
7Outlook
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-32
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Outlook
Some local organizations are trying to bring more activity to Roanoke City.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Downtown Roanoke Incorporated is one of many local groups trying to bring
homeowners and new businesses to the downtown area.
It's all part of an effort to revitalize downtown Roanoke...an effort that's
been around for a while.
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SOT 10:09:46 - 10:09:59
IN Q=There's been a
((MATT KENNELL/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOWNTOWN ROANOKE, INC.;
THERE'S BEEN A PLAN DONE IN '79, '85, AND '89. THOSE THREE PLANS HAVE DIRECTLY
RESULTED IN OVER THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS BEING INVESTED IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA AND WE'RE HOPING THIS PLAN IN '96 WILL ADD SOME MORE INVESTMENT.))
SUPER=01-Matt Kennell/Downtown Roanoke, Inc.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q= some more investment
(----------------)
VO-NAT
This is one of many projects the group has worked on.
Others include the Hotel Roanoke project and the revamping of Farmer's
Market.
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7Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast -
It's going to be sunny and warm today with highs in the mid 80s.
Tonight, expect cool temperatures again - lows will be around 60 degrees.
For Friday, look for more sunshine and a warm start to the weekend, highs
will be in the upper 80s.
55Wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-34 (6pm version called min-wage)
GRAPHIC=Minimum Wage
House lawmakers will try again today to vote on a minimum wage bill.
The measure would raise the minimum wage 90-cents an hour.
But how much of an impact would a wage increase have in our area?
As Scott Prince found out-- it just depends on who you talk to.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Caroline Jackson
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=07-Caroline Jackson; :11
SUPER=@Scott2; :35
SUPER=01-Virgil Thompson/Virginia Employment Commission; :53
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News 7.
((Caroline Jackson is just getting by.
She's the main provider for herself and two daughters... but barely makes
more than minimum wage as a substitute teacher at Greenvale Nursery School.
((CAROLINE JACKSON: THERE'S A LOT OF EMERGENCIES, UNEXPECTEDLY, THAT COME UP.
YOU TRY AND KEEP A LITTLE MONEY ON THE SIDE FOR THAT. YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR HEAD
ABOVE THE WATER. ))
A minimum wage increase wouldn't just benefit WORKERS at Greenvale.
It might just help the school in general.
Greenvale enrolls many low- income children... offering day care on a
sliding pay scale.
School officials say PARENTS who earn a higher minimum wage, would be able
to pay more money to the school.
But according to the Virginia Employment Commission, the OVERALL effects of
a wage increase would not be significant in the Roanoke Valley... at least not
yet.
Officials say most workers are already making at least five dollars an hour.
But believe total wages could be affected over the next few years.
((VIRGIL THOMPSON/VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION: IT TENDS, NOT AT FIRST, BUT
AS IT GOES DOWN THE ROAD SOMEWHAT, TO MAKE TOTAL WAGES INCREASE BY A CERTAIN
AMOUNT. ))
But folks like Caroline Jackson literally can't afford to look down the
road.
For her, a minimum wage increase IS significant... and could pay immediate
dividends for herself and her family.
Scott Prince, News- 7.))
55Union-Vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=NONE
The United Steel Workers lose a union vote in Pittsylvania County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
Last night the Union lost by just 24- votes.
270- employees at Times Fiber Communications in Chatham voted against the
union.
246 voted in favor.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=No, not by
((FREDERICK STROUD/UNION REPRESENTATIVE: NO, NOT BY ANY STRETCH OF THE
IMAGINATION, IT IS NOT OVER. THE UNITED STEELE WORKERS UNION IS ALIVE AND WELL
AND WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.))
SUPER=01-Frederick Stroud/Union Representative; :00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=going anywhere.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
This isn't the first time a union has tried to organize at the plant.
There were several unsuccessful attempts in the 1980's.
Times Fiber makes coaxial cable.
(----------------)
55Smart-lawsuit
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-35
GRAPHIC=Smart Road
One of the people trying to stop the "smart highway" from being built
between Blacksburg and I-81 is trying to make a federal case out of it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/May 17;
Shireen Parsons filed a civil suit in U-S District Court this week to try
to stop what she calls "the threatened environmental degradation of Ellett
Valley."
She claims federal agencies have no authority to construct a road that she
believes would be "solely for the benefit of private interests."
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Smart Road
Parsons is active in the Sierra Club. She lives in Riner and filed the
civil action on her own... withOUT an attorney.
55M'ville-Museum
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-29
GRAPHIC=None
The new director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville
says the musuem is finalizing plans for a major exhibit.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
Stephen Pike says the museum is bringing a "world- class" exhibition that
will feature complete and partial dinosaur skeletons including Tyrannosaurus
Rex.
The exhibit has never appeared in the United States before, and Pike
predicts it will bring large crowds to the Martinsville museum.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=One of the reasons
((STEPHEN PIKE/MUSEUM DIRECTOR: ONE OF THE REASONS, STRATEGICALLY, FOR CHOOSING
THIS IS THAT WE KNOW THAT DINOSAURS ARE THE SINGLE MOST POPULAR THING THAT
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS HAVE TO OFFER. THIS WILL PROVIDE A REAL CENTER OF
GRAVITY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT WILL BE A BLOCKBUSTER.))
SUPER=01-Stephen Pike/Museum Director;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=it will be a blockbuster.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
Pike says he hopes the exhibit will mark the re- emergence of the museum
following a difficult period.
The exhibit will open in October.
55Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast -
It's going to be sunny and warm today with highs in the mid 80s.
Tonight, expect cool temperatures again - lows will be around 60 degrees.
For Friday, look for more sunshine and a warm start to the weekend, highs
will be in the upper 80s.
8Richmond-Murders
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Richmond police have narrowed their search for one or more serial killers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday;
Yesterday, the Golden Years Task Force announced an arrest for one of a
string of murders of older women in the Richmond area since 1990.
An 18-year old woman is charged with a 1993 beating murder and robbery.
SUPER=@file;
That leaves five more recent strangulation murders while that suspect has
been in a juvenile prison for other crimes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:42:39
IN Q=It is possible
((JERRY OLIVER/RICHMOND POLICE CHIEF: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS ONE OR TWO
OR THREE PEOPLE WHO'VE KILLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN OUR CITY. IT IS PROBABLE THAT
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SUSPECTS IN MULTIPLE HOMICIDES.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Oliver/Richmond Police Chief;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=multiple homicides.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Murder Investigation
Meantime -- detectives are in Texas to question a former Richmond man
arrested for last week's ritualistic strangulation murder of his mother in
Tyler, Texas.
Richmond's Chief Oliver says there are too many possible links to pass up
questioning Karl Sme-tana about the Golden Years murders.
8Allman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-33
GRAPHIC=Scott Allman
The man accused of leading Roanoke County police on a high speed chase that
ended in the deaths of a Vinton family has a history of traffic offenses.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Yesterday;
In court yesterday, the judge took note of Scott Allman's 49-driving
demerits for bad driving.
The 21-year-old had two outstanding traffic violations before the fatal
accident-- one for failure to appear in court and the other for driving on a
suspended license.
Allman was ordered to pay a 100- dollar fine and was placed on 12 months
probation for those earlier violations.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./April 21;
He is accused of leading police on a high speed chase which resulted in the
deaths of a Vinton couple and their infant daughter.
Allman's preliminary hearing is scheduled for later this month.
(----------------)
8Spotted-Fever
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-39
GRAPHIC=NONE
Health officials are forecasting
an increase in tick- bourne illnesses.
The advisory comes as a 10-year-old child in Pulaski recuperates from a case
of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
The disease is spread by dog ticks, and it can be fatal.
In recent years, only about 20 cases have been reported.
But health officials fear all forms of tick-bourne illnesses will increase
this year, because of a growing tick population.
(----------------)
***pinnacle page***
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever include:
-- flu-like aches and pain
-- headache
-- chills
-- confusion
-- light sensitivity
-- and a high fever.
8Dog-Licenses
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=None
Door to door checks in Montgomery County are forcing some dog owners to make
sure their dogs are properly licensed in the county.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Checking dog tags
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; 06
SUPER=01-Al Vaden/Deputy Animal Warden; :22
SUPER=@Tracy2; :36
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:30:29
((CHECKING DOG TAGS IN THE AREA TODAY, DO YOU OWN A DOG?
NO WE DON'T OWN A DOG. NO DOG. ))
RUNS=:05
For deputy animal warden Al Vaden, it's been a busy Spring.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:55:06
((HAVE YOU WRITTEN A LOT OF TICKETS THIS SPRING?
YES I HAVE. ))
RUNS=:03
Vaden and other Montgomery County animal control officers are pounding the
pavement for proof of pooch permits.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:54:23
((AL VADEN/MONTGOMERY CO. DEPUTY WARDEN: IT'S MEANT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
RABIES. YOU CAN'T BUY A MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAG UNLESS YOU HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
RABIES INNOCULATION FOR YOUR ANIMAL. ))
RUNS=:10
State law requires current rabies shots for all dogs at least four months of
age.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:50:36 (two barks)
RUNS=:02
Most counties also require the purchase of tags to support animal control
operations.
Some even require cat licensing.
Montgomery County does not, but if you're caught without your dog tags...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:33:01
((I'LL SET THIS COURT DATE AS JUNE THE 25TH. ))
RUNS=:04
It's a citation and fine, in addition to the cost of shots and tags.
Vaden says the strict enforcement has made a difference.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:55:47
((IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WE DON'T HAVE MANY RABIES REPORTS. ))
RUNS=:05
It's all in the name of pet and people protection. Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
8Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast -
It's going to be sunny and warm today with highs in the mid 80s.
by SS