06:00-01
HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
Ahead on News 7--
A close count in Isreal.
Elections for a new Prime Minister split a country in half,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and the Feds get ready to pull the plug on the Freemen.
wx-head
(beth ad lib)
live-head
(larry ad lib)
ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
News 7 Mornin' is next.
Israel
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=mel
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GRAPHIC=none
In Israel this morning, the challenger's lead is increasing, slightly, in
the election for Prime Minister, and at least one analyst thinks a changing of
the guard is imminent.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv;
Israeli radio and T-V report Benjamin Netanyahu (net-an-YAH'-hoo) edging
further ahead of Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
Netanyahu has 50-point-three percent to Peres' 49-point-six percent.
The two are separated by just 16-thousand votes out of three-point-nine
million.
With more than a hundred- thousand absentee ballots to be counted.. the
official result will not be known until tomorrow at the earliest.
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Scott-Allman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=rjo
TAPEedit of #96-38
GRAPHIC=Scott Allman
The man accused in the killing of a Vinton couple and their infant daughter
while fleeing from police says he's ready to plead guilty.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Scott Allman Junior waived his preliminary hearing yesterday and plans to
plead guilty to three counts of manslaughter in circuit court next month.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./April 21;
The twelve mile chase took place last month while Allman was running from
police.
His car then slammed into a Vinton couple's car-- killing them and their
baby.
Allman was also convicted of numerous traffic violations.
For those charges he'll receive more than 12 months in jail and a fine of
more than one thousand dollars.
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Underage-Drinking
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-42
GRAPHIC=None
A trio of Community college students bought beer last month- -under the
watchful eye of Roanoke Vice Squad officers.
Half of the 44 store clerks these teenagers approached sold them alcohol.
Keith Humphry talked with one of the under-cover teens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Laura Reinhard
SUPER=01-Laura Reinhard/Undercover Beer Buyer; :18
SUPER=01-Rhonda Mack/SAVE-X Store Clerk; 1:08
SUPER=01-Sue Peterson/Former Village Store Clerk; 1:33
SUPER=@Keith2; 1:38
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
((
Laura Reinhard was working for the City Police Vice Squad.
She made 20 dollars for every successful purchase. If the clerk demanded
to see an I-D- -or otherwise refused to sell her alcohol- -she got nothing.
Including payment for her appearance in court, Reinhard made 360 dollars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:24:20
IN Q=It was pretty
((IT WAS PRETTY FUN. I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY, I JUST PRETTY MUCH DID IT TO
GET PEOPLE IN TROUBLE. (LAUGHS) ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=(laughter)
The daughter of a narcotics officer, Reinhard hopes to become a police
investigator herself.
NAT SOT
13:41:28
I entered the store, went to the beer cooler
She calmly recounted the afternoon of April 9th... like any other
undercover officer on the witness stand.
Based on her testimony, the judge convicted the clerk.
In one case where fellow undercover operative, Tanya Lightfoot was with
her, Reinhard even quizzed the clerk: "Don't you think she looks too young?"
Lightfoot was 18, wearing braces at the time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:25:25
IN Q=
((I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS, BECAUSE I DON'T DO THIS SORT OF THING, BUT I FINALLY
GOT THE HANG OF THINGS.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=
Store clerk Rhonda Mack said she couldn't recall the transaction, but
wouldn't have sold Reinhard the beer ...in hindsight.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=She looks
((SHE LOOKS ABOUT 19 OR 20, TODAY. AT THAT TIME I OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT SHE WAS 21
AND OVER. SO I DIDN'T CARD HER.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=didn't card her.
Judge Vincent Lilley rewarded Mack for her "candor..." fining her just 25
dollars.
Sue Peterson- -who worked at the Village Store- -was fined TWO-HUNDRED-
fifty dollars... after she said she'd do it again, because the girl LOOKED old
enough.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:07:35
IN Q=
((IF THEY LOOK YOUNG, I WOULD CARD THEM. I HAVE CARDED 35 YEAR OLD PEOPLE.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
Fifteen store clerks either pled guilty to selling alcohol to minors or were
convicted at trial.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
FLEISS
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WRITER=MEL
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The so-called "Hollywood Madam" is breathing a sigh of relief.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;
A California appeals court has overturned her pandering conviction.
The court ruled yesterday that the jurors engaged in vote-swapping to avoid
a deadlock.
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wipe wipe wipe
FREEMEN
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=freemen standoff
Despite government denials, there appears to be new signs the F-B-I is
preparing for some kind of action against the Freemen, who are still holed up
in their Montana compound.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jordan, MT;
The Feds are ready to cut the power to the ranch.
Yesterday the agency rigged up generators to supply power to neighboring
ranches.
Also yesterday, the F-B-I pushed media access further away from the ranch.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Turning now to sports -- the Hill City got a treat yesterday -- women's pro
baseball. Mike Stevens takes us out to the ballgame.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=howdy everybody
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=little bit
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 Movie
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
The summer box office race is underway. Last Wednesday, "Mission
Impossible" opened, raking in $56.8 million dollars.
How does the old TV hit do on the big screen? Here's Anna Wentworth with
the review.
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SOT
IN Q="Do you read me?"
SUPER=18-"Mission Impossible"; :00
SUPER=24-Paramount; :05
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :32
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade/"B+"; :38
RUNS=:47
OUT Q=is great fun.
((MISSION IMPOSSIBLE/PARAMOUNT: DO YOU READ ME? ))
Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: Tom Cruise is back and his mission, is to take
the old TV series Mission Impossible and turn it into a big screen money maker.
The movie keeps some of the famous formula, but changes other aspects.
((THIS WHOLE GENERATION IS A DECOY.))
Tom Cruise produced and stars in this high energy, high action thriller. He
and director Brian DePalma keep things moving quickly and slickly.
Cruise faces knives, lots of explosions, and treachery before the slam bang
finale.
The final grade--should you choose to accept it--is a "B+".
The plot could be tighter, the final scenes are a bit preposterous, but
"Missiion Impossible" the movie is GREAT FUN.))
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(Toss to Beth)
Bethel-School
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-47
GRAPHIC=Education
Montgomery County is building a new elementary school in the Riner
community-- but not everyone is happy about it.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Last night, school officials unveiled plans for the new Auburn Strand
Elementary School.
The school will absorb students from Riner and Bethel Elementary schools.
Riner will become a middle school.
No word yet on what will happen with the Bethel School-- and that has at
least one resident upset.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:07:58
((JULIA SMITH: WHY NOT KEEP OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY? IT'S SO IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNGER CHILDREN. SOME OF THE CHILDREN THAT GO TO BETHEL
ALREADY HAVE A HALF HOUR BUS RIDE. AND FOR KINDERGARTNERS TO HAVE A 45-
MINUTE, HOUR BUS RIDE IN THE MORNINGS-- THAT'S A LOT ON THEM. ))
SUPER=07-Julia Smith;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=lot on them
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=education
Smith plans to start a petition drive in hopes of preventing Bethel from
closing.
Meanwhile, Auburn Strand is expected to open in the fall of 1998.
Goals-2000
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=education
Today's the deadline for Virginia to apply for six-point-seven MILLION
dollars in Goals 2000 federal education funding.
And the state apparently will be the nation's only holdout.
Federal education officials say they'll reject the Virginia Board of
Education's no-strings demand for funding.
Board of Education chairwoman Michelle Easton said that proves that
Goals 2000 was never the unconditional windfall that its supporters
claimed.
Medicare
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=cst
TAPE#96-35
GRAPHIC=Health Care
For years, medical patients with claims they may have been overcharged have
been turning to Pat Palmer's business-- Medical Recovery Services.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem; :
The Salem resident analyzes medical bills for her clients-- and recoups
what they've overpaid, keeping a percentage.
SUPER=@File; :
She says she's found hundreds of instances where insurers not only deny
patients coverage for necessities, but she says it works both ways-- they also
OVERPAY as well.
(/////SOT/////////)
SOT 13:10:24
IN Q=We're just
((PAT PALMER: WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO TRY TO
GET SOME CONTROL ON WHAT IS HAPPENING, BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL MEDICARE GO UNDER,
BUT INSURANCE PREMIUMS WILL SKYROCKET WHERE NONE IS GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING IF
WE DON'T TRY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT SOME OF THE SITUATIONS ))
SUPER=01-Pat Palmer/Medical Recovery Services; :
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=situations.
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SUPER=03-Bedford; :
At Regal Medical Services-- owner Betty Shoody has her own complaints.
She says in many instances-- for example with "ostomy" bags, diabetic
supplies, and next year, with oxygen tanks, Medicare and other private insurers
are lowering the allowable-- leaving companies like hers not much incentive to
sell.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:54:42
IN Q=I think the
((BETTY SCHUETTE/REGAL MEDICAL SERVICES: I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING
THESE LAWS NEED TO GO INTO THE FIELD AND SEE WHAT'S THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T
KNOW THE NEEDS OF THESE PEOPLE
AND WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THEM, BUT WE HAVE OUR LIMITS TOO. ))
SUPER=01-Betty Schuette/Regal Medical Services; :
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=our limits too.
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VO-NAT
In some cases, Shoody says suppliers are even expected to take a loss.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Health Care
Meantime, Medicare says it's allowables are fair and carefully studied.
A private insurer tells us these allowances all come down to what the
market can bear.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
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GRAPHIC=american league
In the American League -- Detroit's season-high 12-game losing streak was
more than it could bear.
So the Tigers did something about it last night.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=91-Detroit/==5/Kansas City/==4//Texas/==5/Cleveland/==4;
SUPER=91-Minnesota/==8/Milwaukee/==7//Toronto/==6/White Sox/==5;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==7/Boston/==6//California/==4/NY Yankees/==0;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==9/Baltimore/==8;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==4/Detroit/==1;
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 WYYD #1
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
Our final stop of the morning radio tour takes us to WYYD in Lynchburg and
the morning show.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They're the number one...
SUPER=12-Lynchburg; :00
SUPER=13-Steve Stroud/WYYD Air Personality; :12 (Screen left)
SUPER=13-Dave Lewis/WYYD Air Personality; :21 (Screen right)
SUPER=13-Suzy Orr/WYYD Air Personality; 1:08
RUNS=2:16
OUT Q=that we're making.
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(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Israeli commentators are declaring Benjamin Netanyahu (net-an-YAH'-hoo) the
winner over Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
With most of the votes counted only absentee ballots remain to decide the
close race.
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VO-NAT
President Clinton has a plan for keeping kids out of trouble.
It takes kids under 17 off city streets after 8 p-m on school nights, 9 p-m
during the summer and 11 p-m on weekends.
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VO-NAT
And an undercover sting in Roanoke proves educational for college students
and convenience store clerks.
Under the watchful eye of the vice squad -- three underage students bought
beer from almost two dozen store clerks.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And those are your top stories for Thursday May 30th.
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
(beth ad lib)
elections
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
One political anaylst says it appears the changing of the guard is imminent
in Israel.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv;
Israeli radio and T-V report Benjamin Netanyahu (net-an-YAH'-hoo) edging
further ahead of Shimon Peres in the race for Prime Minister.
Netanyahu has 50-point-three percent to Peres' 49-point-six percent.
The two are separated by just 16-thousand votes out of three-point-nine
million.
With more than a hundred- thousand absentee ballots to be counted.. the
official result will not be known until tomorrow at the earliest.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Ireland
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Northern Ireland;
The polls are open in Northern Ireland as pro-British Protestants and Irish
Catholics decide who will represent them in peace negotiations.
Twenty-four parties are vying for a limited number of positions available at
the talks which start June 10th.
The political arm of the Irish Republican Army, Sinn Fein, is certain to
gain enough support to make the cut, but will still be barred from the table
unless it formally lowers its guns again.
The votes will be counted tomorrow.
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Senate-Race
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-29
GRAPHIC=warner, john
Turning now to elections in Virginia --
A vocal core of Virginia Republicans don't LIKE John Warner.
SS=miller
But whether they LOVE Jim Miller is hard to tell.
Ellen Qualls brings us a day in the life of the man challenging his own
party's incumbent U-S Senator.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Jim Miller
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Miller; :21
SUPER=@file; :41
SUPER=@Ellen2; :49
SUPER=01-Sue Wrenn/Va. Democratic Party; 1:07 QUICK!
SUPER=03-Richmond/Friday; 1:19
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Jim Miller presided over a splashy fundraiser.
His campaign says it proves Senator John Warner doesn't have the lock on
Main Street, affluent Republicans.
The highlight was this endorsement -- from former Governor Mills Godwin --
delivered by the daughter of late party leader Dick Obenshain.
Not bad for a challenger to his own party's sitting incumbent.
SOT 13:45:09
((JIM MILLER/R-SENATE CANDIDATE: I THINK THAT GOVERNOR GODWIN IS AS REVERED AS
ANYONE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IN TERMS OF HIS POLITICAL JUDGMENT. AND HIS
ENDORSEMENT OF ME I THINK SENDS A VERY IMPORTANT SIGNAL TO PEOPLE THAT HE
JUDGES JIM MILLER TO BE THE PERSON TO CARRY US INTO THE NEXT CENTURY IN THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.))
RUNS=:19
But that signal was quickly muddled.
Godwin told reporters by telephone that he'd authorized "no" such
endorsement -- only quiet support and regret he couldn't attend.
But one might have sensed trouble when Miller's hand-selected emcee told the
crowd that dislike of Warner should be "reason enough" to vote for Miller, and
that Miller was, in his words, "no ding dong."
sot 11:40:47
Meanwhile, a Democratic party news conference actually bolstered Miller's
claim he's more conservative than John Warner.
sot 11:39;52
((SUE WRENN/VA. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: NOW JIM MILLER HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUT OF THE
MAINSTREAM.))
runs=:02
While Democrats are labelling John Warner's recent votes a race to the right
-- Jim Miller's blasting Warner in radio spots as a liberal.
And that brought Miller a little more grief.
A reprimand from the party's titular head -- George Allen -- for rough
campaign tactics.
sot 13;44;26
((MY COMMERCIAL IS REALLY A COMPARATIVE PIECE.))
runs=:03
The GOP primary is just under two weeks away.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Politics
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# edit of north on 94-99
GRAPHIC=republicans
Delegates at the state G-O-P convention in Salem this weekend will hear from
failed 19-94 Senate candidate Ollie North.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
North says he's reluctant to speak about the party's June 11th primary.
He says if he does, that could push Democrats into voting in the primary.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=democrats
Democrats, meantime, say their chances of winning this November look good
because of the G-O-P split leading up to the primary.
State Democratic Chairwoman Sue Wren says regardless of who wins, Republicans
will emerge splintered and unable to unify for the fall campaign.
CURFEW
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton is recommending strict curfews for teenagers in urban
areas.
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VO-NAT
A Justice Department report out today endorses curfews as a way to prevent
juvenile crime.
Yesterday, the President paid tribute to some of the nation's top schools,
in what some called a move to divert the political spotlight away from
Tuesday's Whitewater convictions.
Mr. Clinton travels to New Orleans today.
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Limbaugh-Book
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=none
Rush Limbaugh to the rescue of an Bedford County fourth grader?
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Last Week;
The talk show host reportedly offered to send the boy free copies of all of
his books for the rest of the school year.
Limbaugh made the offer during his morning talk show.
The offer comes after a teacher confiscated the Limbaugh book the boy was
reading.
Limbaugh apparently wants to supply the boy with enough books to take one to
school everyday.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports -- Mike Stevens has highlights of the Riverdawgs game, plus
Northwest Regional High School action.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=and good
RUNS=2:14
OUT Q=everybody
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-6 WYYD#2
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
Hearing your favorite song on the radio is getting a little harder these
days. Not for the listener, but for the programmers.
This morning, we find out how a song gets on WYYD.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Over the, I'd say...
SUPER=13-Kenny Shelton/WYYD Operations Manager; :00
SUPER=12-Lynchburg; :22
SUPER=13-Robynn Jaymes/Music Director; 1:15
RUNS=3:02
OUT Q=uptempo build again.
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to bump)
Allman
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin'
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=Scott Allman
The man accused of leading Roanoke County Police on a high speed chase that
resulted in the deaths of a Vinton family says he is ready to enter a guilty
plea.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Scott Allman Junior waived his preliminary hearing yesterday and plans to
plead guilty to three counts of manslaughter in circuit court next month.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./April 21;
The twelve mile chase took place last month while Allman was running from
police.
His car then slammed into this Vinton couple's car-- killing them and their
baby.
Allman's attorney is hoping the court will show mercy on his client.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:54:49
IN Q=I'm hopeful that I'll...
((TOM BLAYLOCK/ALLMAN'S ATTORNEY: I'M HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL BE REFLECTED IN WHAT
HIS AGE. AND THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT INTEND THE TRAGIC RESULTS OF WHAT
HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. HE DIDN'T INTEND FOR THESE PEOPLE TO BE KILLED.))
SUPER=01-Tom Blaylock/Allman's Attorney;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=these people to be killed.
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VO-NAT
The commonwealth's attorney says it's too late for remorse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:01:21
IN Q=He may be expressing
((SKIP BURKART/ROANOKE CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: HE MAY BE EXPRESSING
REMORSE TO HIS ATTORNEY NOW AND I'M SURE WHEN HE COMES TO COURT HE'LL TELL THE
COURT HOW SORRY HE IS. BUT THAT PARTICULAR EVENING AND DURING THE COURSE OF
THIS WHOLE CHASE HE DIDN'T SEEM VERY CONCERNED AT ALL.))
SUPER=01-Skip Burkart/Roanoke Co. Commonwealth's Attorney;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=seem very remorseful at all.
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VO-NAT
Allman was also convicted of numerous traffic violations.
For those charges he'll receive more than 12 months in jail and a fine of
more than one thousand dollars.
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Drinking
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-42
GRAPHIC=None
An undercover operation to catch convenience store clerks selling alcohol to
minors had a little college credit.
Three Community college students bought beer last month- -under the watchful
eye of Roanoke Vice Squad officers.
Half of the 44 store clerks these teenagers approached sold them alcohol.
Keith Humphry talked with one of the teens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Laura Reinhard
SUPER=01-Laura Reinhard/Undercover Beer Buyer; :18
SUPER=01-Rhonda Mack/SAVE-X Store Clerk; 1:08
SUPER=01-Sue Peterson/Former Village Store Clerk; 1:33
SUPER=@Keith2; 1:38
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
((
Laura Reinhard was working for the City Police Vice Squad.
She made 20 dollars for every successful purchase. If the clerk demanded
to see an I-D- -or otherwise refused to sell her alcohol- -she got nothing.
Including payment for her appearance in court, Reinhard made 360 dollars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:24:20
IN Q=It was pretty
((IT WAS PRETTY FUN. I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY, I JUST PRETTY MUCH DID IT TO
GET PEOPLE IN TROUBLE. (LAUGHS) ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=(laughter)
The daughter of a narcotics officer, Reinhard hopes to become a police
investigator herself.
NAT SOT
13:41:28
I entered the store, went to the beer cooler
She calmly recounted the afternoon of April 9th... like any other
undercover officer on the witness stand.
Based on her testimony, the judge convicted the clerk.
In one case where fellow undercover operative, Tanya Lightfoot was with
her, Reinhard even quizzed the clerk: "Don't you think she looks too young?"
Lightfoot was 18, wearing braces at the time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:25:25
IN Q=
((I WAS KIND OF NERVOUS, BECAUSE I DON'T DO THIS SORT OF THING, BUT I FINALLY
GOT THE HANG OF THINGS.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=
Store clerk Rhonda Mack said she couldn't recall the transaction, but
wouldn't have sold Reinhard the beer ...in hindsight.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=She looks
((SHE LOOKS ABOUT 19 OR 20, TODAY. AT THAT TIME I OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT SHE WAS 21
AND OVER. SO I DIDN'T CARD HER.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=didn't card her.
Judge Vincent Lilley rewarded Mack for her "candor..." fining her just 25
dollars.
Sue Peterson- -who worked at the Village Store- -was fined TWO-HUNDRED-
fifty dollars... after she said she'd do it again, because the girl LOOKED old
enough.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:07:35
IN Q=
((IF THEY LOOK YOUNG, I WOULD CARD THEM. I HAVE CARDED 35 YEAR OLD PEOPLE.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
Fifteen store clerks either pled guilty to selling alcohol to minors or were
convicted at trial.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
School
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#edit of 96-47 with new bite
GRAPHIC=Education
Montgomery County is building a new elementary school in the Riner
community-- but some parents give the plan an "F".
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Last night, school officials unveiled plans for the new Auburn Strand
Elementary School.
The school will absorb students from Riner and Bethel Elementary schools.
Riner will become a middle school.
No word yet on what will happen with the Bethel School-- and that has at
least one resident upset.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT monty school tape 19:06:26
IN Q=We don't want
((JULIA SMITH: WE DON'T WANT OUR CHILDREN GOING THAT FAR WAY TO A LARGER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE FEEL A COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS BETTER. ))
SUPER=07-Julia Smith;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=school is better
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=education
Smith plans to start a petition drive in hopes of preventing Bethel from
closing.
Meanwhile, Auburn Strand is expected to open in the fall of 1998.
Strawberries
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-46
GRAPHIC=NONE
Strawberry season is open -- but a week of rain made it tough for berry
pickers to get to work.
Yesterday -- a reprieve.
The sun finally made an appearance, giving some strawberry growers a ray of
hope for saving their season.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Berry producers say the long stretch of gray skies kept people at home
instead of heading to the fields to pick strawberries.
At J-D Scott's farm near Moneta, the crowds have been down almost eighty
percent the last several days.
With acres of ripe strawberries ready for picking, Scott says the next few
days will be crucial for his business.
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SOT 5:50:08
IN Q=Last Friday
((J.D. SCOTT/STRAWBERRY GROWER: LAST FRIDAY WAS PROBABLY THE BEGINNING OF OUR
PEAK SEASON, AND THE WEATHER DIDN'T COOPERATE. WHEN IT'S RAINING, THE PEOPLE
THAT COME TO PICK, THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP, AND THEY'VE GOTTEN BEHIND, BUT THE
BERRIES AREN'T HURT NOW, BUT THEY JUST NEED TO GET HERE AND GET 'EM.))
((AND THEN JUST BRING THE FLAG WITH YOU AND PUT IT WHEREVER YOU FINISH, PICK
BOTH SIDES.))
SUPER=01-J.D. Scott/Strawberry Grower; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=pick both sides
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VO NAT
The strawberry season usually lasts about two and a half weeks.
Scott says his ripe berries will last another few days, if Mother Nature
cooperates.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stanley cup
Detroit lasted longer in the Western Conference finals then some hockey
fans expected, but Colorado prevailed.
The Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup finals after knocking off Detroit in
game six.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-Colorado/==4/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=92-Atlanta/==2/Chi Cubs/==0//San Francisco/==4/NY Mets/==2;
SUPER=92-Houston/==7/Pittsburgh/==4//Montreal/==9/San Diego/==4;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==3/Philadelphia/==2//St. Louis/==6/Colorado/==5;
SUPER=91-Detroit/==5/Kansas City/==4//Texas/==5/Cleveland/==4;
SUPER=91-Minnesota/==8/Milwaukee/==7//Toronto/==6/White Sox/==5;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==7/Boston/==6//California/==4/NY Yankees/==0;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==9/Baltimore/==8;
SUPER=93-Wilmington/==7/Salem/==4;
by SS