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VO-NAT
Ahead on News 7 Mornin --
In Rockbridge County, police try to determine what caused a single vehicle
accident that killed two and injured another,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and the minimum wage increase is now in the hands of the Senate after the House
says "yes" to a 90- cent an hour increase.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
News 7 Mornin' is next.
Rockbridge-Fatal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
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TAPE# 96-29 (edit of fatal-ax)
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Two people are dead and another injured after a single-vehicle accident in
Rockbridge County yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./Yesterday;
The three were travelling east on Interstate 64 when their pickup truck
flipped several times.
It happened near the Goshen exit at about six p.m.
All three were thrown from the truck.
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SOT 7:16:22
IN Q=I checked all
((TIM SNAPP/WITNESS: I CHECKED ALL THREE VICTIMS. ONE WAS UP AND CONSCIOUS.
THE FIRST LADY STOPPED AND TRIED TO GET HIM DOWN. I CAME UP TO CHECK THE OTHER
TWO AND STARTED CPR ON THE GIRL.))
SUPER=01-Tim Snapp/Witness;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=on the girl.
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VO-NAT
29-year-old Brenda Kay Gray of Lester, West Virginia, died at the scene.
31-year old Timothy Duncan of Waynesboro was also killed.
I-64 was closed for more than an hour while Lifeguard 10 landed and
transported another man to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
No word on his condition.
State Police are still trying to figure out what caused the truck to flip.
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Route-24
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-34
GRAPHIC=Bedfrod County Seal
Fatal accidents are exactly what Bedford County residents hope to avoid by
widening a section of Route 24 near Stewartsville to four lanes.
More than a hundred citizens turned out for a public meeting last night to
discuss why the project has never been funded.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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SOT
IN Q=For the people
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Home Video; :00
SUPER=01-Norman Culbreth/Bus Driver; :29
SUPER=@ssm1; :34
SUPER=01-Del. Dick Cranwell/(D) Roanoke; :49
SUPER=01-Dale Wheeler/Bedford Co. Supervisor; 1:05
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Bedford Co.
(( For the people who travel Route 24 every day, near accidents like this are
a familiar site.
Residents say high traffic volume and a narrow roadway are a dangerous
combination.
Norman Culbreth drives a school bus on Route 24 every day.
From mirror to mirror his bus is 121 inches wide.. on parts of 24 however,
his available lane space shrinks to 104 inches.. put a tractor trailer in the
other lane and the numbers add up to disaster.
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SOT 20:27:18
IN Q=How many lives
((NORMAN CULBRETH/BUS DRIVER: HOW MANY LIVES IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET KILLED
BEFORE THEY ALLOCATE THE MONEY?))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=allocate the money.
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SU 21:00:45 (2)
IN Q=The people
((The people who spoke agree they basically were preaching to the choir.
Everyone in attendance here knows full well the problems associated with Route
24... the next step is to take those concerns to the state transportation board
which meets in Salem June 6th.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=June 6th.
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SOT 19:59:56 (#1)
IN Q=I think the
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D- ROANOKE: I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN
DO IS TO CONTINUE TO PRESS OUR CASE WITH THE FOLKS WHO SIT ON THE
TRANSPORTATION BOARD.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=transportation board.
So far, the board has yet to listen.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on engineering studies..
but nothing else.
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SOT 20:12:15
IN Q=And there's a
((DALE WHEELER/BEDFORD CO. SUPERVISOR: AND THERE'S A TIME TO STUDY AND TO
DESIGN AND THERE COMES A TIME LIKE TONIGHT, AND THAT'S A TIME TO START MOVING
DIRT.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=moving dirt.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
Washington
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
The U-S Senate has passed a 19-97 budget plan.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
The one- point- 63 trillion dollar budget would balance the deficit by the
year two- thousand- two.
Although more money will go towards education, the plan still paves the way
for conflicts with the President over taxes and welfare.
The House passed a similar budget plan earlier this week.
The Senate will take up the minimum wage bill after the Memorial Day
weekend break.
In the House yesterday, Democrats won the 90-cents an hour increase when
moderate Republicans jumped party lines to vote for it.
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Valujet
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=plane crash investigation
Officials at the Florida crash site of Valujet flight 5-92 now say it may be
another day before they bring in heavy dredging equipment.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
Desperate to find the cockpit voice recorder, investigators are now
chasing a new lead and expanding their search in the Everglades.
Ground penetrating radar has revealed a large field of debris submerged in
the water and dense muck-- SOUTH of the main impact
crater.
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA;
Meantime in Atlanta yesterday, Valujet's stockholders gathered for their
annual meeting and blamed unfair pulbicity for a 30 percent drop in the
airline's stock value.
Valujet executives also underscored their commitment to safety.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( LEWIS JORDAN, VALUJET PRESIDENT
"EVERY VALUJET AIRPLANE IS BEING INSPECTED AND EVERY VALUJET IS BEINGINSPECTED
MORE THAN ONCE, BY MORE THAN ONE INSPECTOR AT MORE THAN ONE
LOCATION." ))
SUPER=01-Lewis Jordan/Valujet President;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=than one location.
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VO-NAT
Federal regulators, under fire themselves, have banned all passenger planes
from transporting oxygen generators.
It's the first of what's certain to be a flurry of new safety regulations
following the crash.
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Sea-World-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=fire
Fire broke out at Sea World of San Diego last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA/Last Night;
The blaze destroyed a wooden shed used for costume changes during skits at
the amusement park.
The fire broke out after the park had closed.
The shed was on an island at the nature park, and police fought the flames
with hoses from their boats.
Several Sea World employees were treated for smoke inhalation.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
The Roanoke Valley has a new soccer complex.
Steve Mason takes a look in sports. Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=you then
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 Charlotte Mtr Speedway
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue:) Memorial Day weekend promises to be a big one for Charlotte Motor
Speedway.
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SOT
IN Q=The largest outdoor..
SUPER=12-Concord, NC; :00
SUPER=12-TNN/Last Saturday; :10
SUPER=13-Brad Bowling/Public Relations Supervisor; :29 (Screen left)
SUPER=13-Ron Green/Director of Public Relations; 1:35
RUNS=2:19
OUT Q=under three hundred thousand.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Beth)
Tobacco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=tobacco
The next battleground for tobacco -- state courts.
Anti-smoking lawyers say they expect to begin filing new lawsuits as early
as today.
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VO-NAT
A federal appeals court yesterday tossed out a class-action suit filed on
behalf of all smokers who claim to be hooked.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control reports teenagers are not only
smoking in greater numbers, but that they DON'T buy their cigarettes from
vending machines.
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Rocky-Mountain
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=sch
TAPE#596-10
GRAPHIC=none
As we told you earlier this week, a ten-year-old girl in Pulaski contracted
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
It's the first confirmed case in the state this year.
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SOT 10:19:05:01
IN Q=history was about
((JODY HERSHEY/NEW RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT DIRECTOR: HISTORY WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS
PRIOR THEY HAD A TICK THAT WAS IMBEDDED ON THE PATIENT AND HAD BEEN PULLED OFF
SO IT'S ALMOST CLASSIC FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER.))
SUPER=01-Jody Hershey/New River Health District Director;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=mountain spotted fever.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
The patient had a fever and muscle aches for several days before seeing her
doctor.
She then developed a rash on her wrist and palms.
After a few days in the hospital, she's doing well and recovering at home.
Ticks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-11
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As some say, there's a bumper crop of ticks out there this year.
These parasites can carry dangerous diseases-- not just Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever, but also Lyme Disease.
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VO-NAT
One way to prevent yourself from getting sick, is to keep your pets safe,
as well.
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :
You should consider using a tick repellant on your animals, one that is
safe to use everyday.
A tick collar can also help-- as can a spot check, to de-tick your animal
every night.
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SOT 02:58:46
IN Q=Look up around
((DR. MARK FINKLER/VETERINARIAN: LOOK UP AROUND AROUND THE EARS, CHECK AROUND
THE NECK RUN YOUR HAND OVER THEM, FEELING FOR ANY BUMP THAT MIGHT BE A TICK IF
YOU SHOULD FIND ONE.
I LIKE TO USE A PAIR OF TWEEZERS OR FORCEPS, AND ACE HERE DOES NOT HAVE ANY
TICKS ON HIM FORTUNATELY BUT I WOULD PART THE FUR, GRASP THE TICK DOWN NEAR
IT'S MOUTHPARTS WHERE IT'S ATTACHED TO THE SKIN, STAND THE TICK UP ON IT'S HEAD
AND PULL STRAIGHT OUT. I WOULD NOT TWIST OR ROTATE, JUST PULL STRAIGHT OUT.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Mark Finkler/Veterinarian; :
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=pull straight out. (double out)
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VO-NAT
It's important to avoid getting any part of the tick on yourself, to
prevent the spread of toxins.
Also, you don't have to be in the woods to meet up with ticks this year,
they are everywhere.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Worldwide, there are more than 800 tick species-- 100 of which can carry
diseases.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
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Turning now to sports --
Detroit takes game three of the N-H-L's Western Conference Finals
at Colorado.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=103-Detroit/==6/Colorado/==4;
SUPER=92-San Diego/==7/Philadelphia/==5//Cincinatti/==7/Colorado/==5;
SUPER=93-Salem/==6/Prince William/==5//Wilmington/==4/Lynchburg/==3;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-5 Bass Art
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
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SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue:) This morning, we meet the king of racing art.
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SOT
IN Q=Its really a hobby...
SUPER=12-Concord, NC; :00
SUPER=13-Sam Bass/Artist; :14
RUNS=2:31
OUT Q=and really enjoy.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Rockbridge County authorities are trying to determine what caused a single
vehicle accident that killed two people and injured a third.
Their truck flipped several times near the Goshen exit on Interstate 64.
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The minimum wage battle moves down the hall to the Senate after jubilant
House Democrats managed to get the 90- cent- an- hour wage hike approved.
Meantime, the Senate approves a 19-97 budget plan.
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VO-NAT
And a Bedford County family is suing school officials at Montvale
Elementary after a teacher took away their son's Rush Limbaugh book.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Friday May 24th.
ANCHOR=Beth
(beth ad lib)
Goshen-Fatal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-29 (edit of fatal-ax)
GRAPHIC=NONE
Two people are dead and another injured after a single-vehicle accident in
Rockbridge County yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./Yesterday;
The three were travelling east on Interstate 64 when their pickup truck
flipped several times.
It happened near the Goshen exit at about six p.m.
All three were thrown from the truck.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:24:53
IN Q=The vehicle rolled
((WALT BAKER/STATE POLICE: THE VEHICLE ROLLED ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES. IT
WENT THROUGH QUITE A SPILL THROUGH THERE.))
SUPER=01-Walt Baker/Va. State Police;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=spill through there.
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VO-NAT
29-year-old Brenda Kay Gray of Lester, West Virginia, died at the scene.
31-year old Timothy Duncan of Waynesboro was also killed.
I-64 was closed for more than an hour while Lifeguard 10 landed and
transported another man to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
No word on his condition.
State Police are still trying to figure out what caused the truck to flip.
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Public-Meeting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-34
GRAPHIC=Bedfrod County Seal
Bedford County residents hope to avoid fatal accidents by widening a
section of Route 24 near Stewartsville to four lanes.
But the project has never been funded, and last night more than a hundred
citizens turned out for a public meeting to find out why.
Steve Smallshaw has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=For the people
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Home Video; :00
SUPER=01-Norman Culbreth/Bus Driver; :29
SUPER=@ssm1; :34
SUPER=01-Del. Dick Cranwell/(D) Roanoke; :49
SUPER=01-Dale Wheeler/Bedford Co. Supervisor; 1:05
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Bedford Co.
(( For the people who travel Route 24 every day, near accidents like this are
a familiar site.
Residents say high traffic volume and a narrow roadway are a dangerous
combination.
Norman Culbreth drives a school bus on Route 24 every day.
From mirror to mirror his bus is 121 inches wide.. on parts of 24 however,
his available lane space shrinks to 104 inches.. put a tractor trailer in the
other lane and the numbers add up to disaster.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:27:18
IN Q=How many lives
((NORMAN CULBRETH/BUS DRIVER: HOW MANY LIVES IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET KILLED
BEFORE THEY ALLOCATE THE MONEY?))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=allocate the money.
(/////SOT/////)
SU 21:00:45 (2)
IN Q=The people
((The people who spoke agree they basically were preaching to the choir.
Everyone in attendance here knows full well the problems associated with Route
24... the next step is to take those concerns to the state transportation board
which meets in Salem June 6th.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=June 6th.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:59:56 (#1)
IN Q=I think the
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D- ROANOKE: I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN
DO IS TO CONTINUE TO PRESS OUR CASE WITH THE FOLKS WHO SIT ON THE
TRANSPORTATION BOARD.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=transportation board.
So far, the board has yet to listen.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on engineering studies..
but nothing else.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:12:15
IN Q=And there's a
((DALE WHEELER/BEDFORD CO. SUPERVISOR: AND THERE'S A TIME TO STUDY AND TO
DESIGN AND THERE COMES A TIME LIKE TONIGHT, AND THAT'S A TIME TO START MOVING
DIRT.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=moving dirt.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
Capitol-Hill;
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
It's now up to the Senate to decide if Americans will see the minimum wage
increase.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
Yesterday the House passed a measure that would hike the hourly rate by 90
cents.
Meantime, the Senate was busy approving a 19-97 budget plan.
The one- point- 63 trillion dollar budget would balance the deficit by the
year two- thousand- two.
Although more money will go towards education, the plan still paves the way
for conflicts with the President over taxes and welfare.
The House passed a similar budget plan earlier this week.
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Suits
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=tobacco
After suffering a stinging defeat in federal court, lawyers representing
smokers plan to take their case to state courts.
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VO-NAT
A federal appeals court yesterday tossed out a class-action suit filed on
behalf of all smokers who claim to be hooked.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control reports teenagers are not only
smoking in greater numbers, but that they DON'T buy their cigarettes from
vending machines.
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GUN-SMUGGLING
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=None
In San Francisco, a covert federal sting seized some two- thousand fully
automatic AK-47's yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA/Yesterday;
Operation "Dragon fire," as it's called by the feds, is one of the largest
seizures of smuggled automatic weapons in U-S history.
The guns were made in China and are banned in this country.
Federal officials say the suspects have links with Chinese government
munitions makers, but the Chinese consulate denies any direct involvement.
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CHASE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=police chase
In Ohio, what started as a bank robbery, turned into a wild police chase
yesterday.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Elyria, OH/Yesterday;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=(NATS OF CHASE)
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VO-NAT
It began after a bank robbery, when a small army of police, sheriff's
deputies and state troopers began chasing the suspect's van.
The chase went on for 15 miles.
It ended after the suspect rounded a corner and crashed his van into several
parked cars.
The cars hit a woman standing on the corner and pushed her through a store
window.
Police surrounded the van, but no-one else was inside it.
The suspect took off on foot, and was soon captured by an off-duty police
officer who shot him in the backside.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports -- Steve Mason has the latest on the battle for the Stanley Cup,
plus he takes a look at second round qualifying in Charlotte.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:59
OUT Q=everybody
Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-29 (edit of fatal-ax)
GRAPHIC=NONE
State police are trying to figure out what caused a fatal single-vehicle
accident in Rockbridge County yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./Yesterday;
Three people were travelling east on Interstate 64 when their pickup truck
flipped several times.
It happened near the Goshen exit at about six p.m.
All three were thrown from the truck.
29-year-old Brenda Kay Gray of Lester, West Virginia, died at the scene.
31-year old Timothy Duncan of Waynesboro was also killed.
I-64 was closed for more than an hour while Lifeguard 10 landed and
transported another man to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
There's no word on his condition.
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Crump
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-40
GRAPHIC=Crump
An 18 year old convicted killer maintains his innocence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
Yesterday in Roanoke Circuit Court, Michael Wayne Crump was sentenced to
life in prison-- suspended after forty years.
He adamantly DENIES shooting Eric "Nike" Jones, and says he's hopeful the
REAL killer will be caught.
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SOT 9:46:55
IN Q=I want
((MICHAEL CRUMP/SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON: I WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY TO MR. AND
MRS. JONES' FAMILY FOR THEIR LOSS AND I HOPE THE REAL PERPETRATOR GETS BROUGHT
TO JUSTICE. ))
SUPER=07-Michael Crump;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to justice
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VO-NAT
Crump's court appearance was tame compared to his trial two months ago.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March 12;
When he was found guilty of murder in March, family members erupted inside
the courtroom.
Crump's attorney says he's received information that may lead to another
suspect.
He plans to appeal.
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Leftwich
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-25
GRAPHIC=Steven Leftwich
Meanwhile another Roanoke man plans to appeal his case... after being
convicted on four counts of assault.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/February 12;
Earlier this year, 30- year- old Steven Leftwich stirred- up controversy in
Roanoke... alleging police brutality.
He said officers savagely choked and beat him for no reason... when he and a
friend were pulled over on a routine traffic stop.
But the officers testified Leftwich was high and drunk... and that he
instigated the entire incident.
Leftwich was fined four- thousand dollars plus two years in prison.
He remains free on bond pending his appeal.
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Knowles
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-33
GRAPHIC=Knowles
Also in court yesterday -- a Christiansburg teenager who told a judge how
her father gunned down her mother.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/March 20;
It happened March 20th in Christiansburg, at the home where Angie Knowles
had moved with her children.
Her estranged husband, Michael Knowles allegedly broke into the house.
Eighteen year-old Vanessa Knowles says she tried to pull the shotgun away
from her dad, then made a desperate attempt to stop the bullet.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:05:57
IN Q=
((VANESSA KNOWLES/VICTIM'S DAUGHTER: AND WHEN I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T MOVE THE
GUN OR PUSH MY DAD I STUCK MY FINGER IN THE GUN, IN THE BARREL, AND RIGHT AFTER
THAT HAPPENED HE PULLED THE TRIGGER. ))
SUPER=01-Vanessa Knowles/Victim's Daughter;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=pulled the rigger.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
The bullet blew off part of Vanessa's finger before piercing her mother's
chest.
Michael Knowles allegedly fired his gun at police, before Vanessa talked him
into putting down the weapon and he surrendered.
Yesterday the judge certified six charges against Michael Knowles including
murder and malicious wounding.
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Limbaugh-Book
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-44
GRAPHIC=none
A Bedford County family is suing school officials after a teacher took a
Rush Limbaugh book away from their son.
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VO-NAT
Last Thursday a student at Montvale Elementary school was reading Limbaugh's
book, THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE when his teacher confiscated it.
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The boy's father wrote a letter explaining the boy had his permission to
read the book.
He wanted the book returned to his son.
But, the school's principal refused.
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SOT 16:09:04 - 16:09:16
IN Q=Once he gave
((JOHN FISHWICK/LAWYER;
ONCE HE GAVE HIS APPROVAL TO HAVE THIS BOOK READ IN THE FREE READING PERIOD
THAT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT TO PICK THIS BOOK AND TO SAY NO...THAT BOOK
CAN'T BE READ.))
SUPER=01-John Fishwick/Lawyer;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=can't be read.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The family is NOT seeking money in the suit.
The boy's father says he only wants school officials to return the book to
his son and let the boy read it in class.
The principal says he's flabergasted by the lawsuit.
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Explore-Park
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-36
GRAPHIC=Explore Park Logo
Well it's Friday, and Virginia's Explore Park hopes a summer of days like
these will add to its attendance.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
Beginning June 7th, the living history park will expand its schedule.
Explore will open to the public FRIDAY through Sunday from nine A- M to
five P- M.
Officials say they've had to turn away tourists on the days the park is
closed.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stanley cup
In Stanley Cup action --
Detroit claims game three of the N-H-L's Western Conference Finals
at Colorado.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-Detroit/==6/Colorado/==4;
SUPER=91-NY Yankees/==4/Oakland/==3//Boston/=11/Seattle/==4;
SUPER=91-Cleveland/==5/Milwaukee/==1//Kansas City/==4/Texas/==2;
SUPER=91-Toronto/==5/Minnesota/==4;
by SS