06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
Three tractor trailers drop off mysterious cargo outside the Freemen
compound in Montana,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and House lawmakers will try again today to vote on a minimum wage bill.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
News 7 Mornin' is next.
Convoy
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=freemen standoff
An unexpected convoy of trucks is parked near the Freemen compound in
Montana.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT/Yesterday;
Authorities aren't saying what's up, but security is tighter
than usual.
The vehicles -- three covered with tarps -- were escorted by
Montana Highway Patrol and Garfield County sheriff's vehicles.
Yesterday, Colorado negotiator Charles Duke left the
area to return to his home state, suggesting the F-B-I should
tighten its noose and begin pressuring the Freemen to surrender.
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Nat'l-wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=minimum wage
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the minimum wage today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
Further debate is also scheduled, with Democrats wanting a 90-cent an hour
increase... and Republicans wanting an exemption for small businesses.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( REP. ROSA DELAURO/D-CT:IF THE AMENDMENT PASSES 10 MILLION HARD WORKING
AMERICANS WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM THE INCREASE AND MILLIONS MORE WHO ARE ALREADY COVERED WILL LOSE
THEIR COVERAGE."
))
SUPER=01-Rep. Rosa Delauro/(D) Connecticut;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=their coverage
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Stamford, CT;
President Clinton has threatened to veto the bill if it includes that
exemption.
He says it would eliminate the minimum wage for workers at two-thirds of
American businesses.
Mr. Clinton was fund-raising last night in Stamford, Connecticut,
generating a record-breaking two-point-three million dollars for the Democratic
party.
SUPER=03-Milwaukee, WI;
Today he will discuss World Trade with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in
Milwaukee.
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Minimum-Wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-34
GRAPHIC=HOLD
It doesn't appear that an increase in minimum wage would have a strong
impact on the Roanoke Valley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Officials at the Virginia Employment Commission say nearly all employers in
the Roanoke Valley pay well above the current minimum wage of 4- 25 an hour.
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SOT 11:25:45
IN Q=As far
((VIRGIL THOMPSON/VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION: AS FAR AS LOCALLY IS
CONCERNED, I DON'T THINK IT WILL HAVE ANY BIG EFFECT LOCALLY. ))
SUPER=01-Virgil Thompson/Virginia Employment Commission;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=effect locally
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VO-NAT
Thompson says a competitive job market... and low unemployment are the main
reasons for higher wages in the area.
For years, fast food chains in the Roanoke Valley were known for paying
minimum wage.
But it seems those salaries are now reserved for day care profession.
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Union-Vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=NONE
The United Steel Workers lost its bid last night to represent employees at a
Pittsylvania County plant.
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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.
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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.
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Budget-Case
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The General Assembly has hired four prominent lawyers to argue its budget
case before the Virginia Supreme Court.
The dispute involves Governor George Allen's veto powers.
Last week, Allen asked the court to decide whether the assembly violated
the state constitution by sending him only portions of an amended budget bill.
The legislature's law team includes constitutional scholar A-E Dick Howard
and former chief deputy attorney general Lane Kneedler.
They will be paid with tax dollars.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
The area's best teenaged athletes were honored last night.
Roy Stanley has the details in sports. Good morning Roy.
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SOT
IN Q=thank you
RUNS=1:49
OUT Q=from Charlotte
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 John Boy&Billy I
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue:) Meet John Boy & Billy with the Big Show.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=At fourteen after...
SUPER=12-Charlotte, NC; :00
SUPER=13-John Boy/The Big Show; :45
SUPER=13-Billy/The Big Show; 1:29
RUNS=2:37
OUT Q=champions. Earthquake.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
Spotted-Fever
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-39
GRAPHIC=NONE
A 10-year-old child in Pulaski is recuperating from a case of Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever.
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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 are worried that this year, all forms of tick-bourne
illnesses may be on the rise, because the tick population is increasing.
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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.
Dog-Licenses
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=None
Some dog owners in Montgomery County are learning an expensive lesson.
Animal control officers are going door- to- door to make sure all the dogs in
the county have the proper licenses.
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.
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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.))
Gay-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.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=avalanche/hillcats
In Carolina League action -- Salem beat Lynchburg last night.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=93-Salem/=10/Lynchburg/==5;
SUPER=91-Kansas City/==6/Detroit/==4//Texas/==6/Minnesota/==5;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==6/Boston/==1//Milwaukee/=10/Cleveland/==8;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==5/NY Yankees/==1//Baltimore/=10/California/==5;
SUPER=91-White Sox/==2/Toronto/==1;
SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==4/Florida/==1//Atlanta/==9/Chi Cubs/==4;
SUPER=92-Colorado/==6/Pittsburgh/==3//Montreal/==4/San Francisco/==3;
SUPER=92-St. Louis/==5/Houston/==2//San Diego/==5/Philadelphia/==2;
SUPER=92-NY Mets/==3/Los Angeles/==2;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 John Boy&Billy II
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue:) More from John Boy and Billy's BIG SHOW.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Good morning, the...
SUPER=13-Billy/The Big Show; :10
SUPER=12-Charlotte, NC; :23
SUPER=13-John Boy/The Big Show; :37
SUPER=13-Robert D. Raiford/The Big Show; 1:24
RUNS=2:19
OUT Q=John Boy and Billy. Wooooo.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
House lawmakers will try again today to vote on a minimum wage bill.
The measure would raise the minimum wage 90-cents an hour in a
two-step process over the next year.
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VO-NAT
The F-B-I moves three tractor trailors outside the Freemen compound in
Montana.
The trucks arrived a day after talks with the Freemen broke down.
The F-B-I refuses to give details about the convoy.
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VO-NAT
Salvage workers plan to begin using heavy equipment today near the site of
the ValuJet crash.
A backhoe arrived yesterday.
Federal safety officials say tentative plans call for other equipment to be
floated out to the crash site within a week.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Thursday May 23rd.
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
(beth ad lib)
US-Wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=minimum wage
The House is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would raise the minimum
wage 90 cents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
But Democrats will fight a Republican provision that would exempt small
businesses.
Democrats call the proposal a terrible step backwards.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( REP. ROSA DELAURO/D-CT:IF THE AMENDMENT PASSES 10 MILLION HARD WORKING
AMERICANS WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM THE INCREASE AND MILLIONS MORE WHO ARE ALREADY COVERED WILL LOSE
THEIR COVERAGE."
))
SUPER=01-Rep. Rosa Delauro/(D) Connecticut;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=their coverage
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Stamford, CT;
President Clinton has threatened to veto the bill if it includes that
exemption.
He says it would eliminate the minimum wage for workers at two-thirds of
American businesses.
Mr. Clinton was fund-raising last night in Stamford, Connecticut,
generating a record-breaking two-point-three million dollars for the Democratic
party.
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Wage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-34 (6pm version called min-wage)
GRAPHIC=Minimum Wage
Meantime, how much of an impact would a minimum 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.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:30:59
IN Q=There's a lot
((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. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=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.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:26:23
IN Q=It tends
((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. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=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.))
SUMMIT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton heads to Milwaukee today for a short summit with German
Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Milwaukee, WI;
They'll discuss World trade and post cold war politics.
The mayor of Milwaukee welcomed the German leader last night.
Mr. Clinton and Chancellor Kohl plan an hour and a half meeting this
morning followed by a downtown rally.
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FREEMEN
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=freemen standoff
The F-B-I isn't talking about what's going on outside the Freemen compound
in Montana.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT/Yesterday;
Last night a secret convoy with police escort moved into range of the
compound.
The cargo arrived a day after face-to-face talks broke off between the
F-B-I and the anti-government group.
The Freemen are now showing increased defiance.
Yesterday they flew a U-S flag upside down, while some members toyed with
their high-powered rifles.
Meantime one of the two young girls inside the ranch compound rode her
bicycle.
It's that girl and her sister who have become a crucial issue in
negotiations and now the Freemen reportedly have moved those girls into the
same quarters used by the group's leader.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((-CHARLES DUKE/ STATE SEN. COLORADO: I MEAN THEY'RE ALREADY IN HARM'S WAY AND
THEY'RE TRYING TO EVEN PUT THEM IN MORE OF A HARM'S WAY BY MOVING THEM INTO THE
SCHOOLHOUSE. THAT'S TYPICAL OF THE KIND OF CHARACTER WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
))
SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Duke/Mediator;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=deadling with here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A petition circulating around Jordan, Montana is quickly filling with
signatures expressing support for authorities to use "reasonable" force to end
the eight week standoff.
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valujet
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=plane crash investigation
The Department of Transportation is expected to announce a ban on shipping
oxygen generators by passenger airlines today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
The action is prompted by last week's crash of Valujet flight 5-92.
Investigators have focused on generators as the cause of a possible fire
aboard the plane.
Searchers at the Everglades site are set to use heavy equipment today to
dredge the swampy crash crater.
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Toys-r-us
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
The C-E-O of Toys- R- Us is defending his company's purchasing policies in
the wake of a government charge that the nation's largest toy seller has
violated antitrust laws.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission charged Toys- R- Us with unfairly
using its purchasing power to keep prices high.
SUPER=03-Paramus, NJ;
Toys- R- Us says it will fight the charges in court.
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EMMY
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
It's become one of the most celebrated losing streaks in television
history... a night-time day-time drama of its own.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Last Night;
Soap star Susan Lucci went home from the Day-time Emmy Awards empty
handed again last night.
For the sixteenth time Lucci lost her bid to win an oustanding actress
award.
It went to Erika Slezak, the same actress who beat her last year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((CAREY GRANT NEVER WON AN OSCAR SO I DON'T THINK SUSAN LUCCI HAS TO FEEL BAD.
))
SUPER=01-Erika Slezak/"One Life To Live";
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=FEEL BAD.
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VO-NAT
Another World's Charles Keating won the oustanding actor award.
General Hospital was named oustanding drama series.
And Bob Barker picked up two daytime Emmies -- outstanding game show and
outstanding game show host.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports -- Roy Stanley has highlights of last night's qualifying from
Charlotte.
Good morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=thank you
RUNS=2:46
OUT Q=everybody
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 Aaron Tippin
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microrwave
GRAPHIC=none
(ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Nashville's hardest working...
SUPER=24-RCA Records; :12
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=music video out.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Aaron Tippin Concert Winners-we'll do seven)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Slam Duncan/J93 Air Personality;
SUPER=13-Dave Hurst/J93 Air Personality;
(Toss to bump)
Vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#edit of 96-38
GRAPHIC=NONE
The United Steel Workers lost its bid last night to represent employees at a
Pittsylvania County plant.
(----------------)
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.
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.
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Allman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-33
GRAPHIC=Scott Allman
He is accused of leading Roanoke County police on a high speed chase that
ended in the deaths of a Vinton family.
Now we have further confirmation that Scott Allman has a history of traffic
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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Richmond-Murders
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
In the hunt for what may be one or more serial killers- Richmond police
have narrowed their search a little.
(----------------)
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.
Fever
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-39
GRAPHIC=NONE
A case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is reported in Pulaski.
Health officials say a 10-year-old is recuperating from the disease.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
It is spread by dog ticks, and it can be fatal.
In recent years, only about 20 cases have been reported.
But health officials are worried that this year, all forms of tick-bourne
illnesses may be on the rise, because the tick population is increasing.
(----------------)
***pinnacle page***
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever include:
-- flu-like aches and pain
-- headache
-- chills
-- confusion
-- light sensitivity
-- and a high fever.
M'ville-Museum
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-29
GRAPHIC=None
The new director of a Martinsville museum makes no bones about it.
Stephen Pike says the Virginia Museum of Natural History is moving up, and
making plans for a major exhibit this fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
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.
4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=avalanche/hillcats
In the Carolina League -- Lynchburg lost to Salem last night.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=93-Salem/=10/Lynchburg/==5;
SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==4/Florida/==1//Atlanta/==9/Chi Cubs/==4;
SUPER=92-Colorado/==6/Pittsburgh/==3//Montreal/==4/San Francisco/==3;
SUPER=92-St. Louis/==5/Houston/==2//San Diego/==5/Philadelphia/==2;
SUPER=92-NY Mets/==3/Los Angeles/==2;
SUPER=91-Kansas City/==6/Detroit/==4//Texas/==6/Minnesota/==5;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==6/Boston/==1//Milwaukee/=10/Cleveland/==8;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==5/NY Yankees/==1//Baltimore/=10/California/==5;
SUPER=91-White Sox/==2/Toronto/==1;
by SS