06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
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VO-NAT
Coming up on News 7 Mornin',
A major power outage in the west leaves residents from Colorado to
California in the dark,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and in Danville, allegations that police officers used excessive force during
an arrest.
Wx & Live Heads
(larry ad libs)
ANCHOR=Melanie
News 7 Mornin' is straight ahead.
Danville-Police
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=NONE
A newly formed Danville organization is accusing local police of using
excessive force while arresting some women at a local clothing store.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The Reverend Thomas Motley outlined the allegations at a news conference
surrounded by members of C-PAC (see-pac)-- otherwise known as Citizens Policing
Against Corruption.
17-year old Natasha Fitzgerald and 18-year old Kwanza (kwan-za) Cobbs say
police used excessive force in arresting them last month for allegedly
trespassing at a local clothing store.
Angela Crowley says she saw what happened and tried to find out the girls
names to call their parents but was thrown to the ground and charged with
impeding an officer.
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SOT
IN Q=I want
((ANGELA CRAWLEY:I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS MY LITTLE KIDS GROW UP THEY DON'T
HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT THESE GIRLS WENT THROUGH, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY
ARE BLACK OR WHITE OR WHAT EVER.
REV. THOMAS MOTLEY/C-PAC FOUNDER:WE ARE CITIZENS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE
CAN NO LONGER TOLERATE A DOUBLE STANDARD OF JUSTICE. WE HAVE RIGHTS AND WE WANT
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ADHERED TO AND WE WANT THE SAME RESPECT AS ANY OTHER
CITIZEN IN THIS CITY. ))
SUPER=07-Angela Crawley; :00
SUPER=01-Rev. Thomas Motley/C-PAC Founder; :14
RUNS=:37
OUT Q=this city.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Danville Police Chief Neal Morris says he's unaware of any complaint being
filed against his department.
Hodges
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Authorities say an elderly Campbell County man's solitary lifestyle
probably kept his neighbors from realizing he'd been dead for weeks.
The body of 71-year-old Winston James Hodges was discovered at his home
yesterday.
A neighbor's grandson went to the house to ask Hodges about doing some lawn
work and found him.
Authorities believe Hodges had been dead more than five weeks.
An autopsy is being performed.
POWER-OUTAGE
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WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Power is back on across much of the west this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
A blackout plunged one and a half million people from Southern California to
Canada into darkness.
It also snarled traffic, forced hospitals and air-traffic controllers to use
emergency measures, and left people scrambling to keep cool in record heat.
A utility spokesperson says authorities think the problem originated in the
Rocky Mountain states.
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SOT
IN Q=one of our
((TERRY WINTER/SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC: ONE OF OUR MAJOR ALTERNATING CURRENT
LINE UP INTO OREGON, TWO LINES, TRIPPED OUT, WE DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR THAT
IT'S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT WHEN THAT OCCURRED 4800 MEGAWATTS OF POWER
COMING SOUTH ON THAT LINE AND WHEN IT OPENED SUDDENTLY YOUR SHORT 4800
MEGAWATTS. ))
SUPER=01-Terry Winter/San Diego Gas & Electric;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=your short 4800 megawatts.
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VO-NAT
Most utilities managed to restore power later in the afternoon.
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Yeltsin
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WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Russian voters were out early this morning for today's presidential
election runoff.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow;
They're deciding whether to give Boris Yeltsin a new four year term or
to return the communists to power under challenger Gennady Zyuganov
(geh-NAH'-dee zyoo-GAH'-nawf).
Voter turnout seems to be up slightly from last month's first round of
voting.
That's seen as a good sign by the Yeltsin campaign.
But even as voters head to the polls, more questions are being raised about
Yeltsin's health.
He failed to vote this morning at a polling station in Moscow, standing up
scores of journalists.
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Boeing-Problems
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=airplane safety
The unexpected roll of an Eastwind Airlines Boeing 737 approaching Richmond
in June was the fourth incident involving the same plane within a month.
That's according to a letter sent by the head of the National Transportation
Safety Board.
N-T-S-B Chairman Jim Hall criticized the F-A-A for not implementing his
board's recommendation to expand flight recorder data that could shed light on
such incidents.
The plane landed safely, and none of the 53 passengers and crew members were
hurt.
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Time now for sports and the latest from Wimbledon.
Mike Stevens takes us courtside.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=howdy everybody
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=a little bit
Delta-Star
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TAPE#96-51
GRAPHIC=Delta Star
Union workers at Lynchburg's Delta Star plant avoided a strike last night by
approving a new three- year contract.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape
On Sunday, the electrical workers rejected the original company offer
because of differences over wage increases and work schedules.
Both sides say the problems were hammered out in the newest offer that
members approved by a 61 to 24 vote.
Three years ago Delta Star workers spent six weeks on the picket line in a
contract dispute.
Delta Star builds electrical transformers.
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wipe wipe wipe
Layoffs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#edit of 96-62 rubatex
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Meantime, union workers at the Rubatex plant in Bedford were warned of
layoffs beginning September 1st.
A total of 287 workers will be let go from the company's intrusion operation
between September 1996 and October 1997.
The move follows Sunday's vote in which the union narrowly rejected a
company plan to improve efficiency at the Bedford plant.
There is word that some union members would like to see another vote on the
company offer.
Union officials have refused to comment.
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Clifton-Dump
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WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-41
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Come Monday, some Clifton Forge residents may be rid of a smelly neighbor.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge/Sunday;
Last weekend, a temporary trash-transfer station was set up in this
neighborhood.
The garbage was supposed to go to an Alleghany transfer station-- but it
was not yet operational.
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge;
But last night, city council told citizens the station should be up and
running by Monday.
They say the make- shift dump was the only viable solution at the time.
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SOT tape 1 7:25:10
IN Q=I'm very comfortable
((DICK MAGNIFICO/CLIFTON FORGE CITY MGR.: I'M VERY COMFORTABLE THAT WHAT WE'VE
DONE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AGAIN, THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT
I CERTAINLY WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN. IT'S A NO- WIN SITUATION. SOON AS THE
TRANSFER STATION IS OPEN ON MONDAY, WE'LL BE THERE. ))
SUPER=01-Dick Magnifico/Clifton Forge City Mgr.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=we'll be there
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile, those living with the trash in their backyards complained they
were not told it was coming.
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SOT tape 2 8:31:24
IN Q=In all truthfulness
((JACK HARLOW/CLIFTON FORGE RESIDENT: IN ALL TRUTHFULNESS, I THINK THEY
DRAGGED THEIR FEET. THEY'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS TWO OR THREE WEEKS. I THINK THEY
REALLY THOUGHT THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO COME IN FOR THEM AND DIDN'T. THEY GOT
CAUGHT AND ENDED UP HAVING TO DO THIS AS AN EMERGENCY. ))
SUPER=01-Jack Harlow/Clifton Forge Resident;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=as an emergency
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=NONE
City officials say after the trash is removed, they'll work on a clean-
up.
2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=mlb logo
In sports -- Chicago cleaned up last night.
The Cubs had a season-high for runs and hits in their 15-to-7 thrashing of
Pittsburgh.
Let's check out the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=92-Philadelphia/==3/NY Mets/==2//Chi Cubs/=15/Pittsburgh/==7;
SUPER=92-San Francisco/==5/Colorado/==1//Montreal/==5/Atlanta/==1;
SUPER=92-St. Louis/==4/Cincinnati/==3//Houston/==4/Florida/==3;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==7/San Diego/==3;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/==8/Toronto/==2//Milwaukee/==2/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=91-Cleveland/==3/Kansas City/==2//NY Yankees/==7/Boston/==5;
SUPER=91-White Sox/==7/Minnesota/==4//California/==6/Texas/==5;
SUPER=91-Oakland/=11/Seattle/==6;
SUPER=93-Salem/==7/Winston-Salem/==4//Durham/==3/Lynchburg/==2;
2HEADLINES
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WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
Utility officials still don't know what caused a massive blackout in the
West.
Power was knocked out yesterday in eight states, leaving millions of
customers scrambling to keep cool in record heat.
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VO-NAT
As Russians head to the polls to choose a president -- there are new
concerns about the health of incumbent Boris Yeltsin.
He was a no-show today at a polling site where he was scheduled to vote.
He's in a runoff with a communist candidate.
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VO-NAT
And sibling rivalry caught on videotape.
Authorities charge these children's parents encouraged this fight, and now
they're charged with child abuse.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday July 3rd.
Don't go away, News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
Police
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-43
GRAPHIC=NONE
Danville police are being accused of using excessive force while arresting
some women at a local clothing store.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The Reverend Thomas Motley outlined the allegations at a news conference
surrounded by members of C-PAC (see-pac)-- otherwise known as Citizens Policing
Against Corruption.
17- year old Natasha Fitzgerald and 18- year old Kwanza (kwan-za) Cobbs say
police used excessive force in arresting them last month for allegedly
trespassing at a local clothing store.
Angela Crowley says she saw what happened and tried to find out the girls'
names to call their parents but was thrown to the ground and charged with
impeding an officer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I want
((ANGELA CRAWLEY:I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS MY LITTLE KIDS GROW UP THEY DON'T
HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT THESE GIRLS WENT THROUGH, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY
ARE BLACK OR WHITE OR WHAT EVER.
REV. THOMAS MOTLEY/C-PAC FOUNDER:WE ARE CITIZENS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE
CAN NO LONGER TOLERATE A DOUBLE STANDARD OF JUSTICE. WE HAVE RIGHTS AND WE WANT
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ADHERED TO AND WE WANT THE SAME RESPECT AS ANY OTHER
CITIZEN IN THIS CITY. ))
SUPER=07-Angela Crawley; :00
SUPER=01-Rev. Thomas Motley/C-PAC Founder; :14
RUNS=:37
OUT Q=this city.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Danville Police Chief Neal Morris says he's unaware of any complaint being
filed against his department.
OUTAGE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
The lights are back on in the West this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver, CO;
A massive power outage left more than one million people without
electricity and phone service from Southern California to Colorado and into
Canada.
It also snarled traffic, forced hospitals and air-traffic controllers to
use emergency measures, and left people scrambling to keep cool in record heat.
A utility spokesperson says authorities think the problem originated in the
Rocky Mountain states.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=ONE OF OUR
4:02;41
((TERRY WINTER/SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC: ONE OF OUR MAJOR ALTERNATING CURRENT
LINE UP INTO OREGON, TWO LINES, TRIPPED OUT, WE DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR THAT
IT'S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT WHEN THAT OCCURRED 4800 MEGAWATTS OF POWER
COMING SOUTH ON THAT LINE AND WHEN IT OPENED SUDDENTLY YOUR SHORT 4800
MEGAWATTS. ))
SUPER=01-Terry Winter/San Diego Gas & Electric;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=your short 4800 megawatts.
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VO-NAT
Most utilities managed to restore power later in the afternoon.
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RUSSIAN-ELECTION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
More questions are being raised about Boris Yeltsin's health after he
failed to show up as scheduled in Moscow this morning to vote in Russia's
presidential run-off election.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow;
Aides say he's O-K and that he voted near his home, but C-N-N quotes sources
who say Yeltsin is having more heart problems.
Yeltsin is in a runoff with communist Gennady Zyuganov (geh-NAH'-dee
zyoo-GAH'-nawf).
Voter turnout seems to be up slightly from last month's first round of
voting.
That's seen as a good sign by the Yeltsin campaign.
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wipe wipe wipe
MILITIA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ;
Federal agents have confiscated an arsenal of weapons and explosives from
the homes of members of Arizona's "Viper Militia".
They include assault rifles, ballistic body armor vests, gas masks and
militia training manuals.
Twelve members have been charged with plotting to blow up government
buildings in the Phoenix area.
Ten have pleaded innocent to federal charges, two others will be arraigned
on Friday.
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Apartment-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=arson
An eleven-year-old boy will be charged today for setting last week's deadly
apartment fire in near Portland, Oregon.
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VO-NAT
The blaze killed eight people, including five children.
Authorities say Ray Martin DeFord will be charged with eight counts of
felony murder.
Initially, he was hailed as a hero for alerting residents to the blaze.
The child's mother tells "The Oregonian" newspaper that the boy has
confessed to setting the fire.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Investigators are NOT commenting on a motive or how the fire was started.
SIBLING-COMBAT
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WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Who should decide when parents cross the line between discipline and abuse?
That's the question facing a suburban Detroit couple.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Warren, MI;
Authorities say sometime in April Gary and Felicia Downs orchestrated and
videotaped a brawl between their six- year- old twins.
The parents reportedly wanted the recording to show to their daughter and
son the next time they started fighting.
Prosecutors filed child abuse charges even though neither child suffered
serious physical injury.
But one expert says the emotional scars may last a long time.
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SOT
IN Q=
4:12;10
((SONYA FRIEDMAN/CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: I SAW 11 MINUTES IN WHICH NEITHER
PARENT TRIED TO PROTECT, COMFORT, STOP OR CONTRIBUTE TO SAVE ENVIRONMENT OF 2
CHILDREN. ))
SUPER=01-Sonya Friedman/Clinical Psychologist;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=OF TWO CHILDREN.
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VO-NAT
If convicted the maximum sentence could put the couple behind bars for more
than 20 years.
But prosecutors say they don't expect that, what they do vow is to make sure
Felicia and Gary Downs never regain custody of the twins.
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Daycare
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#92-63
GRAPHIC=education
The Pittsylvania County school board is not making the grade, at least,
according to one group of parents.
They're upset because their children are no longer allowed to transfer to
another school in order to keep the babysitter they've become accustomed to.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Pittsylvania
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./February 22; :00
SUPER=01-Robert Neals/Pittsylvania Co. School Bd. Pres.; :22
SUPER=01-Marcia Crews/Parent; :43
SUPER=@Teresa1; :52
SUPER=01-Shari Dudley/Parent; 1:13
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
(( This is not the first time parents have taken issue with an action by the
Pittsylvania County School Board.
Board Members were criticized earlier this year for closing Whitmell
Elementary.
Board President Robert Neals didn't back down then and he's standing firm on
this latest debate.
He says the board decided to limit the number of student transfers because
some parents were abusing the policy.
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SOT
IN Q=We have
((ROBERT NEALS/SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT: WE HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT EVERY
SCHOOL WILL, WE HOPE, HAVE AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION. THAT IS PROVIDED, THEY'LL BE
ADEQUATE NUMBERS THERE AND ADEQUATE TEACHING STAFF, THERE. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=staff, there.
Marcia Crews is upset by the change.
Crews lives in the Chatham area but her baby sitter is in Gretna, so that's
where her daughter attends school.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's like
((MARCIA CREWS/PARENT: IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PICK UP AND MOVE AND IT
WOULD JUST BE-- ALL BE REAL SIMPLE IF THEY WOULD LISTEN AND I JUST DON'T THINK
THEY'VE BEEN LISTENING TO US. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=to us.
take su
A possible solution is drawing mixed reviews.
County schools Superintendent Jerry Webb wants to provide before and after
school "day-care" at four area elementary schools.
end su
Southside, Gretna, Union Hall and Mount Airy elementary are on the list.
But Shari Dudley, who was denied a zone transfer, says the program won't
work for everyone.
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SOT
IN Q=The hours.
((SHARI DUDLEY/PARENT:THE HOURS WOULD BE FROM SIX AM TO SIX PM, MANY OF US
DON'T GET OFF WORK UNTIL FIVE OR FIVE THIRTY. IT'S GOING TO A LITTLE HARD TO
GET THIS FAR INTO MOUNT AIRY TO PICK OUR CHILDREN UP BY THE SIX O'CLOCK
DEADLINE. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=clock deadline.
Robert Neals says little can be done to change the board's decision
regarding transfers.
A public hearing, however, has been scheduled by the County Board of
Supervisors to determine if school based child care will become an option.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Time now for sports, and this morning Mike Stevens has highlights of the
Braves' loss to the Expos.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=2:25
OUT Q=good day everybody
C-PAC
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#edit of 96-43
GRAPHIC=NONE
A newly formed Danville organization is accusing local police of using
excessive force during an arrest.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The Reverend Thomas Motley outlined the allegations at a news conference
surrounded by members of C-PAC (see-pac)-- otherwise known as Citizens Policing
Against Corruption.
17- year old Natasha Fitzgerald and 18- year old Kwanza (kwan-za) Cobbs say
police used excessive force in arresting them last month for allegedly
trespassing at a local clothing store.
Angela Crowley says she saw what happened and tried to find out the girls
names to call their parents but was thrown to the ground and charged with
impeding an officer.
Danville Police Chief Neal Morris says he's unaware of any complaint being
filed against his department.
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Winston-Hodges
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Authorities say an elderly Campbell County man who led a solitary lifestyle
was dead for several weeks before his body was discovered yesterday.
71-year-old Winston James Hodges was found at his home, after a neighbor's
grandson went to the house to ask Hodges about doing some lawn work.
Authorities believe Hodges had been dead more than five weeks.
An autopsy is being performed.
Union-Vote
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NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-51
GRAPHIC=Delta Star
No strike at Lynchburg's Delta Star plant -- union workers there have
approved a new three- year contract.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape;
On Sunday, the electrical workers rejected the original company offer
because of differences over wage increases and work schedules.
Both sides say the problems were hammered out in the newest offer that
members approved last night by a 61 to 24 vote.
Three years ago Delta Star workers spent six weeks on the picket line in a
contract dispute.
Delta Star builds electrical transformers.
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Rubatex
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-62
GRAPHIC=Rubatex
Two days after Rubatex union workers reject a company plan to improve
efficiency, the Bedford plant announces layoffs beginning September 1st.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
A total of 287 workers will be let go from the company's intrusion operation
between September 1996 and October 1997.
According to a list obtained by News 7, some of the workers being laid off
have put in more than 35 years on the job.
Bedford city officials say they're now working to find new jobs and new
training for those displaced employees.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:38:33
IN Q=We always
((JAY SCUDDER/BEDFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE ALWAYS KEEP ABREAST OF WHAT
PROGRAMS THE STATE HAS AND WORKING WITH REGION 2000 SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH
HANGING ON RIGHT NOW AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.))
SUPER=01-Jay Scudder/Bedford Economic Development; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=see what happens.
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VO-NAT
Local businesses are also keeping a wary eye on the Rubatex situation.
Any reduction in the workforce could have a serious economic impact on the
region.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:20:47
IN Q=Everything that
((PRESTON BURNS/BEDFORD READY MIX: EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY
AFFECTS US, WHEN YOU LOSE 300 JOBS, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REAL BAD AFFECT ON
ALL OF US.))
SUPER=01-Preston Burns/Bedford Ready-Mix; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=on all of us.
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VO-NAT
There is word that some union members would like to see another vote on the
company offer.
Union officials have refused to comment.
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Ashe
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WRITER=cro
TAPE# edit of
GRAPHIC=none
A 15-hundred-pound bronze statue of tennis star Arthur Ashe leaves
Waynesboro by truck this morning for a trip to Richmond.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The statue, designed by artist Paul Di Pasquale (dee-pas-KWALL-ee), will
soon be in place on the capital city's Monument Avenue.
The unveiling ceremony is set for a week from today, Ashe's birthday.
A native of Richmond, Ashe was the first black man to win Wimbledon
and the U-S Open.
In 1993, he died of complications from AIDS.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=mlb logo
In sports --
Mike Henneman's ninth-inning wildness sparked California to a 6-to-5 triumph
over Texas.
Henneman's wild throw to first allowed the Angels to tie the score in the
ninth.
Let's check out the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=91-White Sox/==7/Minnesota/==4//California/==6/Texas/==5;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/==8/Toronto/==2//Milwaukee/==2/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=91-Cleveland/==3/Kansas City/==2//NY Yankees/==7/Boston/==5;
SUPER=91-Oakland/=11/Seattle/==6;
SUPER=92-Philadelphia/==3/NY Mets/==2//Chi Cubs/=15/Pittsburgh/==7;
SUPER=92-San Francisco/==5/Colorado/==1//Montreal/==5/Atlanta/==1;
SUPER=92-St. Louis/==4/Cincinnati/==3//Houston/==4/Florida/==3;
SUPER=92-Los Angeles/==7/San Diego/==3;
SUPER=93-Salem/==7/Winston-Salem/==4//Durham/==3/Lynchburg/==2;
by SS