06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
Israel's prime minister- elect promises to strengthen peace and continue
negotiating with Palestinians.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
And... a Roanoke teen drowns at Smith Mountain Lake over the weekend.
wx-head/live-head
(larry ad lib weather)
ANCHOR=Beth
News 7 Mornin' is next.
Bedford-Drowning
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Sta
TAPE# 96-45
GRAPHIC=Drowning
A 13- year- old Roanoke girl is dead after drowning in Smith Mountain Lake
yesterday afternoon in Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Wonder Starr Reed apparently disappeared when the wake from a passing boat
went over her head.
Reed was swimming near the Beechwood West subdivison with some friends.
She never resurfaced.
The girl's friends screamed for help when they lost sight of her.
A nearby resident pulled Reed from the lake.
She was unable to be revived by C-P-R.
Reed was taken to Bedford County Hospital and pronounced dead at around five
o'clock.
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MOrgan
ANCHOR=bETH
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
The body of a Roanoke man who had been missing for more than a week was
discovered near the Roanoke River in Montgomery County last night.
The sheriff's department says 66-year old Clarence Morgan was discovered by
TWO rafters on the river just after seven o'clock last night.
Morgan's body was found on the riverbank underneath a bridge near the
Roanoke River at the Montgomery-Roanoke County line.
Authorities say there was NO sign of immediate trauma--and they are awaiting
autopsy results.
Morgan had been missing since May 22nd.
Israel
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#NET
GRAPHIC=NONE
Israel's prime minister elect is promising to strengthen peace with Jordan and
Egypt, and continue negotiating with the palestinians.
Benjamin Netanyahu (Yah-hoo) delivered his victory speech in Jerusalem
yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jerusalem;
Israel's largest auditorium was packed for the celebration.
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat says he will respect the democratic choice
of the Israel people.
The Clinton administration which backed Shimon Peres says the its
relationship with Israel remains solid.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=NONE
Just hours after Netanyahu (yah hoo) promised to seek ``peace with
security,'' a bomb slightly injured four Israeli telephone repairmen.
There has been NO immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
ValuJet
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=plane crash inv
The dredging continues in the Everglades for more parts of that ill-fated
ValuJet that crashed last month.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
The muck is being scooped out and dropped into a sifter-- to find the
remaining pieces of the Atlanta-bound DC-9 that went down and KILLED all 110
people aboard.
Workers found 10 oxygen canisters yesterday.
Florida officials say they are being sent to a laboratory for closer
examination.
Up to 119 canisters were on the plane.
Two canister end caps were found with evidence of heat damage along with
melted tires that were with the canisters.
Some aviation experts believe the fire would have produced gases so deadly
that no one would have been alive when the plane crashed.
These experts were not involved in the federal investigation.
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Unity-Breakfast
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-48
GRAPHIC=GOP State Convention
The Virginia Republican convention is now history-- it ended yesterday
morning with party members pledging unity NO matter WHO wins the June 11th
primary.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Friday;
Convention star Jim Miller is challenging long-time incumbent John Warner.
Warner was NOT well received at the festivities this weekend, leaving many
wondering how the G-O-P could possibly unite after a rough inter-party campaign
for it's nominee.
Party leaders say it is even more important on the national level.
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SOT 9:43:12 & 9:59:28
IN Q=The vast majority
(( BOB GOODLATTE/R-U.S. CONGRESS: THE VAST MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS IN THIS
STATE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE U.S. SENATE. WE HAVE A
SLIM MAJORITY AND WE'D LIKE TO BUILD ON THAT. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO BUILD ON THAT IF WE DON'T RETAIN THE SEATS WE ALREADY HAVE.
GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THE PARTY NEEDS TO REALIZE WHO OUR REAL ENEMY IS. IT
IS NOT OUR FELLOW REPUBLICANS. OUR OPPONENTS ARE BILL CLINTON AND THE LIBERAL
DEMOCRATS. I JUST WISH WE WOULD USE AS MUCH VENOM, ENERGY AND EFFORT AGAINST
OUR REAL OPPONENTS.))
SUPER=@Goodlatte; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :17
RUNS=:31
OUT Q=OUR REAL OPPONENTS
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VO-NAT
Governor Allen says all the controversy surrounding the senate nominee
campaign overshadowed the "big" story of the weekend.
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape;
Allen says Randy Forbes' election as state party chairman was a cleansing
experience for the party.
He says Forbes is a credible leader who will build up the state republican
party.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
TIme now for sports-- the stage is set for the N-B-A championship.
Let's check in with Roy Stanley who knows WHO the Chicago Bulls will face.
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SOT
IN Q= thank you
RUNS=2:01
OUT Q=at dover
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Elizabeth Bishop/Director of Museum Resources;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Larry does short weather & toss to bump)
Woody
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Controversy is cropping up in Kentucky over industrial hemp.
The arrest of actor Woody Harrelson for planting hemp seeds is drawing
attention to the state's most controversial crop.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington, KY;
Harrelson was freed on bond after being charged with cultivating marijuana.
He was arrested after a man watching him plant the seed called the cops on
his celular phone.
The Sheriff says the director of the Kentucky Hemp Growers was the one who
called him with the tip.
Harrelson, an avid environmentalist, is a financial backer and highly
visible promoter of industrial hemp.
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4 02 55 00 - 4 03 03 00
SOT
IN Q=Industrial hemp
((WOODY HARRELSON/ACTOR: INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS NOT A DRUG. IT'S GOOD FOR THE
SOIL, FARMERS, THE ECONOMY AND IS INCREDIBLY GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. ))
SUPER=01-Woody Harrelson/Actor;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q= for the environment.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hemp was a leading farm crop in Kentucky from the late 1700s until the early
1900s.
It was outlawed in 1937 but enjoyed a strong resurgence during the years of
World War II because it was needed for rope.
Fiber from industrial hemp can be turned into such things as paper, rope,
carpet and margarine.
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Art-Show
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-50
GRAPHIC=None
The 38th annual Sidewalk Art Show moved to a DIFFERENT sidewalk this year.
It relocated from Elmwood Park to The Roanoke City Market.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
About 200 artists along the east coast came to town with their masterpieces.
This is one of the LARGEST art shows in the east.
And there were more than just paintings.
These silk screen prints were among the unusual art pieces for sale.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:14:08
IN Q=i like to think
((HOLLY BININGH/ARTIST: I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS HAPPY ART, UPLIFTING. I
ALWAYS WANTED TO DO ART THAT'S EXPRESSING THE JOY IN LIFE.))
SUPER=01-Holly Biningh/Artist;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=JOY IN LIFE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Many of the artists are happy with the new location.
They say it offered plenty of room to set up...which meant more customers.
The art show is a fundraiser for the Art Museum of Western Virginia.
(----------------)
Festival
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-34
GRAPHIC=Festival in the Park
Did the Sidewalk Art Show's new location impact vendors at Festival in the
Park?
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Many of these new vendors say they thought the picture- perfect- weather
would bring more visitors.
They say they had more browsers than buyers and hope next year the museum
will bring the art show back to the park.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:15:45
IN Q=i would like
((MARSHA GEYER/KOUNTRY KOUSIN: I WOULD LIKE THE ART SHOW TO BE MOVED IN WITH
THE CRAFTERS BECAUSE THAT BRINGS IN THE ADULT AUDIENCE AND I FEEL THEY'RE THE
ONES WHO ARE MAKING THE PURCHASES.))
SUPER=01-Marsha Geyer/Kountry Kousin;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=making the purchases
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Since wearable art is a new attraction, Wendy Schultz says it will be
difficult to tell if moving the art show did have an impact on foot traffic.
And as far as last weekend's rainy weather, Schultz says she's seen worse in
the festival's 27 year history.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:39:53
IN Q=i know our
((WENDI SCHULTZ/FESTIVAL IN THE PARK: I KNOW OUR FRIDAY NIGHTS WERE VERY GOOD
FOR US. SAME WITH ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. IN THE
BIKE RACE WE HAD MORE CYCLISTS THAN WE HAD BEFORE.))
SUPER=01-Wendi Schultz/Festival in the Park;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=we've had before
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Festival in the Park wrapped up yesterday.
Workers will now spend the next few weeks tallying receipts and determine if
it was a financial success.
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Common-Sense
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#common sense
GRAPHIC=common sense
In the latest installment of Common Sense, Len Besthoff will again test your
knowledge of mutual funds.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=we con
SUPER=@Len1; :00
SUPER=01-Ben Hartman/Edward Jones & Co.; :20
RUNS=:56
OUT Q=back to the newsdesk.
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT COMMON SENSE TAPE 02:12:47
IN Q=We continue
((We continue our quiz this week on mutual funds. And Ben Hartman with Edward
Jones and Company is helping out.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=helping out.
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SOT 1:50:35
IN Q=The question is
((The question is the only way to make money in a mutual fund is through
dividends and interest. True or False? BEN HARTMAN/EDWARD JONES & CO.: THE
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION LEN WOULD BE FALSE. AND THE REASON WHY IS THERE ARE
TWO ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ON MUTUAL FUNDS ONE IS THROUGH CAPITAL GAINS.
CAPITAL GAINS ARE GENERATED WHEN THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF A MUTUAL FUND ARE
BUYING OR SELLING STOCKS AT A PROFIT. AND THE FINAL WAY TO MAKE MONEY ON
MUTUAL FUND SHARES IS WHEN YOU BUY A MUTUAL FUND SHARE SAY THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL
SHARE WAS SELLING AT 10 DOLLARS A SHARE, AND YOU BOUGHT ONE SHARE TODAY AT TEN
DOLLARS, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW THAT SHARE HAD APPRECIATED AT 20 DOLLARS A SHARE
AND YOU SELL IT FOR 20 DOLLARS, YOU'VE GOT A TEN DOLLAR PRICE APPRECIATION IN
THE SHARE.))
RUNS=:45
OUT Q=in the share.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT COMMON SENSE TAPE TOT 02:13:28
IN Q=I'm Len Besthoff
((That's this week's edition of Common Sense. Let's send it back to the
newsdesk.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=back to the newsdesk.
))
Star
ANCHOR= beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit
GRAPHIC=Roanoke seal
The Mill Mountain star may soon cast a RED glow on the Roanoke Valley.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke City Council members could vote later today on a proposal to use the
Mill Mountain star in an anti-drunken driving campaign.
The plan would turn the white star red for 48 hours after every drug- or
alcohol-related traffic death in the area.
The "Keep the Star White" campaign was launched by the New Century Council
and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
(----------------)
2-scores
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=mlb
Time now for sports, with plenty of scores from action on the diamond
yesterday...including a big win for the O's.
Let's check out the scoreboards.
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SUPER=91-Kansas City/==7/Toronto/==5//Cleveland/=11/Milwaukee/==6;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==3/Boston/==1//New York/=11/Oakland/==4;
SUPER=91-Chicago/==4/Detroit/==2//Chicago/=13/Detroit/==5;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==1/New York/==0//Pittsburgh/==5/Colorado/==2;
SUPER=92-San Francisco/==8/Montreal/==1//St. Louis/==2/Houston/==0;
SUPER=92-Philadelphia/==9/San Diego/==8//Florida/==3/Chicago/==2;
SUPER=92-Atlanta/==6/Cincinnati/==2;
SUPER=96-Seattle/=90/Utah/=86;
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out=seattle/utah
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Artist Jacobs/Thunderbird Club Member;
SUPER=13-Madeline Bowles/Thunderbird Club Member;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A high speed chase through Alleghany and Rockbridge Counties ends in a
crash. Tracking dogs help find the suspects who ran away from the wreck.
(----------------)
A 13 year old girl from Roanoke drowns in Smith Mountain Lake near the
Beechwood West subdivision. A neighbor pulled her out of the water, but she
could not be revived.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And the 50th annual Tony Awards were held in New York City last night. Among
the winners was "Master Class", which won best play.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
And that's what's making news on this Monday, June 3rd.
News 7 Mornin will be right back.
2Wx-Hello
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
(CURRENT STATS)
(RKE/L'BURG)
ESS
(TODAY/AREA FORECAST)
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
Reed-Drowning
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Sta
TAPE# 96-45
GRAPHIC=Drowning
A 13- year- old girl from Roanoke who recently completed a beginner's
swimming course drowned yesterday in Smith Mountain Lake.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Yesterday;
Wonder Starr Reed apparently went underwater when the wake from a passing
boat went over her head.
Reed was swimming near the Beechwood West subdivison in Bedford County with
some friends.
She never resurfaced.
The girl's friends screamed for help when they lost sight of her.
A nearby resident located Reed and pulled her from the lake.
She was unable to be revived by C-P-R.
Reed was taken to Bedford County Hospital and pronounced dead at around five
o'clock.
(----------------)
MONTY-DEATH
ANCHOR=bETH
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
The body of a Roanoke man who had been missing for more than a week was
discovered near the Roanoke River in Montgomery County last night.
The sheriff's department says 66-year old Clarence Morgan was discovered by
two rafters on the river just after seven o'clock last night.
Morgan's body was found on the riverbank underneath a bridge at the
Montgomery-Roanoke County line.
Authorities say there was no sign of any immediate trauma--and are awaiting
autopsy results.
Morgan was reported missing since May 22nd.
POLICE-CHASE
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=DAL
TAPE# 96-46
GRAPHIC=Police Chase
Two West Virginia men led police on a high speed chase through Alleghany and
Rockbridge Counties yesterday morning, before ending near Goshen.
27-year-old James McKillip and 25-year-old Jason Pettry are charged with
stealing a vehicle, driving under the influence and attempting to elude police.
State Police say the chase began when the car was clocked at 92- miles-an-
hour.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:50:23
IN Q=for several minutes
((E.A. FISCHER/STATE TROOPER: FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEY WERE IN PURSUIT ON I-64
THEN THEY EXIT ON EXIT 35 ON TO OLD ROUTE 60, TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON OLD ROUTE
60 INTO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY WHERE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CRASHED.))
SUPER=01-E.A. Fischer/State Trooper;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q= EVENTUALLY CRASHED
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./Yesterday;
The two men ran away from the wreck.
A tracking dog helped locate the suspects.
State Police notified neighbors about the search.
Six hours later, a resident helped capture the men, when the suspects
apparently asked for a ride at a house nearby.
The neighbors refused, then called police.
The men were captured without incident.
(----------------)
L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Murder
In Lynchburg, police are investigating a murder.
It happened around three- o'clock yesterday in the 600 block of second
street.
Police say the victim, 21-year-old Tony Montez Murrell, suffered from at
least one gunshot wound.
Witnesses say they heard several gunshots from a vehicle, then saw Murrell's
body fall out of the car.
They told police they then saw the car quickly drive away.
Mideast
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Israel's prime minister- elect has delivered his victory speech.
Benjamin Netanyahu (yah-hoo) is promising to seek peace with security and
continue negotiating with the palestinians.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jerusalem;
Israel's largest auditorium was packed for the celebration.
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat says he will respect the democratic choice
of the Israeli people.
The Clinton administration which backed Shimon Peres says its relationship
with Israel remains solid.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=NONE
Meantime, a bomb slightly injured four Israelis in the West Bank.
The blast wounded four telephone repairmen.
So far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Crash
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=plane crash inv
Workers have found ten oxygen canisters as they dredge the Everglades for
more parts of that ill-fated ValuJet that crashed last month.
Florida officials say they are being sent to a laboratory for closer
examination.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dade Co., FL;
The muck is being scooped out and dropped in a sifter to find the remaining
pieces of the Atlanta-bound DC-9 that went down and killed all 110 people
aboard.
Up to 119 of the canisters were loaded on the plane. Two canister end caps
were found with evidence of heat damage along with melted tires that were in
the hold with the canisters.
The oxygen canisters, which contain a volatile mix of chemicals used to
provide oxygen to passenger emergency masks, can create heat of up to 500
degrees when in use.
Federal officials say ValuJet was not authorized to transport full
canisters, they are considered hazardous materials when transported as cargo.
(----------------)
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports -- Dover, Delaware was the place to be for racing fans over the
weekend.
The man who's on the fast track this season improved his winning record at
the Miller 500.
For more on the race, here's Roy Stanley.
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SOT
IN Q=thank you
RUNS=1:38
OUT Q=day everybody
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:26
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Artist Jacobs/Thunderbird Club Member;
SUPER=13-Kris-Dae Johannessen/Virginia Museum of Transportation;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to bump)
COMBS
ANCHOR=BETH
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
The former host of "The New Family Feud" has reportedly committed suicide
in California.
A Glendale hospital says Ray Combs died of respiratory failure.
A radio station quotes an unidentified friend who says the entertainer
hanged himself at the hospital...and the police department confirmed Combs did
commit suicide.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Combs, a standup comedian, hosted the t-v game show from 1988 to
1994.
More recently Combs was in the news after he was seriously injured in a
July 1994 car accident on a highway north of Los Angeles.
He was admitted to the hospital Saturday suffering from blunt trauma to
the head.
He reportedly had fallen in his jacuzzi.
Combs was 40 years old.
(----------------)
ALLEN
ANCHOR=BETH
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#EDIT OF 96-48
GRAPHIC=GOP
The G-O-P has packed up and moved on from Salem in preparations for next
week's primary.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Yesterday at the unity breakfast, Governor George Allen appealed for party
unity.
He said that the fight between Senator John Warner and challenger Jim
Miller could hurt Senator Bob Dole's chances of carrying Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THE PARTY NEEDS TO REALIZE WHO OUR REAL ENEMY IS.
IT IS NOT OUR FELLOW REPUBLICANS. OUR OPPONENTS ARE BILL CLINTON AND THE
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS. I JUST WISH WE WOULD USE AS MUCH VENOM, ENERGY AND EFFORT
AGAINST OUR REAL OPPONENTS.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=REAL OPPONENTS.
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=Miller
Miller issued a warning of his own:
That if Dole makes a scheduled appearance this Saturday in northern Virginia
on Warner's behalf, it will hurt the presidential's standings with G-O-P
activists.
Dole's campaign declined to comment.
gambling
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit
GRAPHIC=riverboat gambling
Virginia Lutherans are saying NO to riverboat gambling.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The group approved a resolution at a meeting in Roanoke over the weekend.
The prospect of riverboat gambling in the state prompted a resolution
condemning that proposal as well as all forms of commercial and government
sponsored gambling--plus the advertising aimed at encouraging it.
The 435 voting members of the assembly represent the largest Lutheran body
in Virginia.
(----------------)
Tony-Awards
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The 50th annual Tony Awards were celebrated in New York City.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York;
Among the winners last night were the shows "Rent"; "Bring in 'da Noise,
Bring in 'da Funk"; and "The King and I." Each won four awards.
Best play went to "Master Class," which also received an award for its star
Zoe Caldwell who walked away with the trophy for Best Actress in a play.
The award for best actress in a musical went to Donna Murphy for her role
as the governess in "The King and I."
"Rent," a modern day musical based on the opera "La Boheme," (La bo-EM) was
named best musical. Its creator, Jonathan Larson, died in January at the age of
35.
Nathan Lane received the Tony for best actor in a musical for starring in
the revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
(----------------)
Feedback-6/2
ANCHOR=beth
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=jmc
TAPE# Feedback
GRAPHIC=Feedback
A book taken away from an elementary school student prompted a letter from a
viewer.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean with News-7's Feedback.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Thomas Gardner let his son
SUPER=04-May 23; :00
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=McKean, News-7.
(( Thomas Gardner let his son bring a book by conversative radio commentator
Rush Limbaugh to Montvale elementary school.
A teacher noticed what the fourth-grader was reading, took the book away and
told the principal.
Gardner took his story to the airwaves and to federal court. He says the
school system was wrong to censor his son's reading.
But another Bedford County resident disagrees.
She wrote: "If this child wants to read this book and the parents want to
allow him to do so, he needs to do it at home or elsewhere. This kind of thing
is what is wrong with our society today allowing young children to be exposed
to things they are not ready for. I'm sure there are parents at that school who
would not want their children exposed to this. I commend the Bedford County
school board for taking a firm stand on this issue."
News-7 welcomes your comments on issues in the news or our news coverage.
Send your letters to Feedback, P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, Virginia 24022-0007.
If you'd like to send us a fax, the number is 540-343-7269.
E-mail goes to wdbj7@teleweb.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))
4-scores
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nba
The Chicago Bulls will meet up with the Seattle Supersonics for the N-B-A
Championship.
The Supersonics beat the Jazz yesterday.
For the score, let's go to the boards.
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SUPER=96-Seattle/=90/Utah/=86;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/=14/California/==1//Minnesota/==6/Texas/==5;
SUPER=91-Kansas City/==7/Toronto/==5//Cleveland/=11/Milwaukee/==6;
SUPER=91-Seattle/==3/Boston/==1//New York/=11/Oakland/==4;
SUPER=91-Chicago/==4/Detroit/==2//Chicago/=13/Detroit/==5;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==1/New York/==0//Pittsburgh/==5/Colorado/==2;
SUPER=92-San Francisco/==8/Montreal/==1//St. Louis/==2/Houston/==0;
SUPER=92-Philadelphia/==9/San Diego/==8//Florida/==3/Chicago/==2;
SUPER=92-Atlanta/==6/Cincinnati/==2;
RUNS=:54
out=atlanta cincinnati.
Wx-goodbye
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
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