06:00-01
headlines
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=mel
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GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
What started out as a prank turned deadly at fireworks store in southern,
Ohio.
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And Boris Yeltsin has won re-election in Russia, just a
few months after many analysts gave him almost no hope of winning a
new term.
ANCHOR=Melanie
Stay with News 7 Mornin is next.
Fireworks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fatal fire
At least eight people are dead and a dozen injured in a blaze at an Ohio
fireworks store jammed with Fourth of July shoppers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Scottown, OH/Yesterday;
It happened in a remote area near the West Virginia border.
Three men, suspected of starting the fire as a joke that went horribly
wrong, were taken into custody.
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SOT
IN Q=
((FRANK MEEHLING, EYEWITNESS:I HEARD THE CLERK SAYING 'NO! NO! NO!' THEN I
LOOKED AROUND AND SAW ONE OF THOSE KIDS LIGHTING A BUNCH OF FIRECRACKERS. ))
SUPER=07-Frank Meehling;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=a bunch of firecrackers.
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VO-NAT
One of the men taken into custody faces eight counts of involuntary
manslaughter.
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SPCA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=SPCA
The SPCA will have to find a new home for its pet project.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
In a unanimous decision yesterday, the Roanoke City Planning Commission
denied the Society's rezoning request for a new facility.
SUPER=04-October 1995;
Last year, the SPCA purchased a four and a half acre lot located off Lynn
Brae Drive and Route 460.
They planned to build a million dollar, state of the art animal shelter...
capable of housing 350 stray dogs and cats.
But local residents and business owners balked at the project-- saying the
odor and noise would ruin the area.
SPCA officials say now they just need to look toward the future.
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SOT 07:03:17
IN Q=Old perceptions
((AL ALEXANDER/SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: OLD PERCEPTIONS AND IDEAS ARE HARD TO
BREAK. BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO PICK UP THE PIECES NOW, LAY SOME PLANS AND DO
BETTER. ))
SUPER=01-Al Alexander/SPCA Executive Director
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=do better
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VO-NAT
Al Alexander says the SPCA has no back- up plan.
But he promises there will be a new facility in the future.
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Rubatex
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-21
GRAPHIC=rubatex
Rubber workers in Bedford will have another chance to vote on a proposal
that could prevent hundreds of jobs from leaving central Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Last Sunday, union members narrowly rejected a Rubatex Corporation plan to
make its Bedford intrusion facility more efficient.
Rubatex then said it would move the operation to its Colt, Arkansas plant,
taking with it 287 jobs.
While the company proposal remains the same, a NEW union vote has been
scheduled for next Monday.
Human Resources Director Jerry Kirschke (kersh-kee) says if the vote is
strongly in favor this time, the company would reconsider closing the Bedford
facility.
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Dupont
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-50
GRAPHIC=Dupont
In Henry County, the United Mine Workers union is blasting Dupont.
The chemical company recently said it might close its nylon plant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape;
The U-M-W-A represents some of the 600 workers there; another union
represents a majority of them.
The U-M-W-A accuses Dupont of choosing profits over people.
It says it's still considering how to respond to the company's announcement.
Dupont has said it will probably have to shut down the aging plant in Henry
County because of increasing competition from abroad.
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Yeltsin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
In Moscow this morning supporters of Boris Yeltsin are toasting his
stunning victory in Russia's presidential runoff.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Given almost no hope of winning a new term just months ago Yeltsin
soundly defeated his communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov and won a clear
endorsement of his reform policies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((VYACHESLAV NIKONOV/YELTSIN CAMPAIGN AIDE I THINK IT'S A VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN
DEMOCRACY, FOR RUSSIAN MARKET REFORMS AND FOR RUSSIA. ))
SUPER=01-Vyacheslav Nikonov/Yeltsin Campaign Aide;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=AND FOR RUSSIA.
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VO-NAT
In a national television address this morning Yeltsin thanked the Russian
people, saying they've voted decisively for democratic reform.
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1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Time now for sports, In England Wimbledon continues: And hopefully the
waiting game is over for Pete Sampras.
Mike Stevens explains.
Good morning Mike.
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SOT
IN Q=MOrning everybody.
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=little bit.
LIVE-TZ
SUPER=11-Roanoke
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-7 Movie-Eraser
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Roll cue: Here's Anna Wentworth with this week's movie review.)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Eraser has large enough...
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"Eraser"; :09
SUPER=24-Courtesy: Warner Bros.; :14
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade/"B-"; :50
RUNS=:57
OUT Q=expect anything original.
((Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: "Eraser" has large enough holes in the plot to
drive a semi through. But no matter, this is Arnold territory.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Its a public...
(("ERASER"/WARNER BROS. ITS A PUBLIC PLACE. SIX EXITS AND SIX WAYS OUT.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=and six ways out.
Arnold is John Krugeer, a federal agent whose specialty is protecting
federal witnesses by making them disappear.
The latest case involves Vanessa Williams as a whistle blower who needs
Arnold's protection from some important government types who are up to no good.
James Kahn makes a wonderful villain, so that puts Arnold and his witness on
the run.
The movie has zillions of rounds of ammunition and plenty of
explosions...even an exploding fish tank with live gators.
This is familiar territory. The action is non-stop. The stunts amazing and
sometimes preposterous.
I give "Eraser" a "B-". It's fine for what it is, mindless summer
entertainment, but don't expect anything original.))
LIVE=Larry/Full
(Short weather & toss to bump)
DOLE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=dole
In California, Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole and his wife
Elizabeth had a private visit yesterday with ailing former president Ronald
Reagan and his wife Nancy.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
Mr. Reagan has rarely been seen in public since he disclosed he suffers
from Alzheimers disease.
Dole met with Reagan for about 40 minutes and later pronounced the visit a
shot in the arm for his campaign.
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NICOTENE-PATCH
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Smokers who want to quit now have some help from the federal government.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved
over-the-counter sales of nicotine patches.
They're stronger than nicotine gums which are already available without
prescription.
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I-73
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-16
GRAPHIC=Interstate 73
Community leaders are celebrating the success of bringing the planned route
for Interstate 73 through the Roanoke Valley.
But they were also warned the fight for federal funding is just beginning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
The Commonwealth Transportation Board has allocated six million dollars in
federal funds for planning and design work.
Construction on some segments could begin in five to ten years.
But in Roanoke yesterday, state and federal officials also urged community
leaders to maintain a united front.
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SOT
IN Q=Folks this is a long haul
((ROBERT MARTINEZ/STATE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: FOLKS THIS IS A LONG HAUL.
AND TO KEEP THIS MOVING I NEED YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND IT HAS GOT TO BE
VOCAL.))
SUPER=01-Robert Martinez/State Transportation Secretary;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=has got to be vocal.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The Virginia segment of I-73 will run from Bluefield, through Roanoke, and
down US 220 to the North Carolina line.
It is expected to take about three years to identify the actual alignment
of the highway.
Travel-Writers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=None
This is the time of year when many people travel the country's highways for
sight-seeing.
But what's the best way to see it all?
Ron Jones rode along with some seasoned travellers.
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SOT
IN Q=Shirley Slater and
SUPER=04-Courtesy: Harry Basch; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :13
SUPER=01-Shirley Slater/Travel Writer; :20
SUPER=01-Harry Basch/Travel Writer; :51
SUPER=@Ron1; 1:30
RUNS=1:38
OUT Q=Ron Jones, News Seven. Dixie Caverns.
((Shirley Slater and Harry Basch have been blazing trails for 20 years.
From adventures on hot-air balloons to luxury cruise ships these writing
globe trotters have shared their experiences with thousands of readers cross
the country.
Their latest mode of transport?... an R-V.
SOT 11:41:10
((SHIRLEY SLATER/TRAVEL WRITER: I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THINGS.
IF I GET EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING AS I AM RIGHT NOW ABOUT RV'ING. I WANT OTHER
PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. BECAUSE WHEN WE STARTED IN RV'S IN 92 I HAD NEVER
THOUGHT BEFORE THAT I WOULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE
GREATEST VACATION, I SAID I'VE GOT TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THIS.))
RUNS=:15
After a pit stop at Dixie Caverns they showed us all the amenities-- a
kitchen, bedroom, but more important-- a hook up for cable T-V!
Harry says travelling is fun if you use common sense.
SOT 11:38:54
((HARRY BASCH/TRAVEL WRITER: I'VE ENCOUNTERED NO PROBLEMS THAT WAY AND I THINK
PART OF IT IS BECAUSE THE CAMP GROUNDS ARE WELL MANAGED. A LOT OF THEM ARE
SECURED AT NIGHT AND THEY HAVE SECURITY PERSONNEL. I DON'T THINK ITS A GOOD
IDEA TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARK...))
RUNS=:16
They're so caught up in R-Ving, as they call it, they even wrote a book
about it.
SOT 11:42:57
((WE WENT OUT LOOKING FOR A BOOK TO TELL US THE BASIC THINGS AND WE COULDN'T
FIND ONE. SO A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER WE DECIDED TO WRITE ONE. AND WE HAVE A
BOOK CALLED FREE WHEELING USA WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY FIELDING BOOKS AND IS
AVAILABLE IN THE BOOK STORES EVERYWHERE.))
RUNS=:12
They also have columns in several newspapers and make T-V appearances.
SU
SOT 11:57:07
((THIS IS HARRY AND SHIRLEY'S VERSION OF ROUGHING IT. AFTER A LONG HARD DAY
HUNTING AND FISHING YOU CAN RELAX IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, SO TO SPEAK, AND ENJOY
THE RIDE. RJ N7, DIXIE CAVERNS.))))
Touch-Therapy
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-44
GRAPHIC=none
The Long family of Pembroke didn't think their baby would survive, just four
months ago.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But thanks to surgery and hours of TOUCH THERAPY Carlie Long is finally
home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11.55.45 - 11.55.53
IN Q=She's a miracle
((RICHARD LONG/FATHER: SHE'S A MIRACLE BABY. I'LL SAY WHEN SHE WAS BORN SHE
WAS 12 INCHES LONG. WE CALLED HER A FOOT LONG HOT DOG.))
SUPER=01-Richard Long/Parent;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=long hot dog
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VO-NAT
Nurses at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital use touch therapy on premature
babies in the intensive care unit.
They bathe the infants before the therapy, then use a light, vegetable-based
oil for the massage.
Parents take lessons at the hospital twice a week to learn the hand
movements themselves.
The therapy helps to comfort the infants and strengthen their physical
condition.
It also helps to create an early bond between the babies and their parents.
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2-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=salem avalanche
In sports -- Salem beat Winston-Salem on the Road-- for that score and
others from the Carolina league and the majors, let's go to the boards.
(/////////////////)
SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=93-Salem/==4/Winston-Salem/==2//Durham/==1/Lynchburg/==3;
SUPER=105-Danville/==7/Burlington/==2//Martinsville/==3/Bristol/==8;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==3/Seattle/==4//Kansas City/==4/Cleveland/==6;
SUPER=91-Milwaukee/==5/Detroit/==8//Minnesota/==6/Chicago/==5;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/==2/Toronto/==5//Texas/==8/California/==1;
SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==0/St. Louis/==4//Florida/==3/Houston/==4;
SUPER=92-NY Mets/=10/Philadelphia/==6//Atlanta/==3/Montreal/==1;
SUPER=92-Chicago/==2/Pittsburgh/==3//San Diego/==3/Los Angeles/==2;
SUPER=92-Colorado/==3/San Francisco/==2;
RUNS=:50
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-7 Poplar Forest I
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=13-Roanoke;
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
(Roll cue:) The look of Thomas Jefferson is making a comeback at Poplar Forest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We're doing our best...
SUPER=13-Sheryl Kingery/Dir. of Interpretation; :00
SUPER=12-Bedford Co.; :20
RUNS=2:05
OUT Q=here in the landscape.
LIVE=Larry/Full
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to Melanie)
2headlines
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Here's a look a today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
A 24-year-old man is in jail in southern Ohio after allegedly starting a
fire that killed eight people in a fireworks store.
Witnesses say the store was packed with Independence Day-eve shoppers when a
man lit off fireworks in the rear of the store, touching off the fire.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Russia's President Boris Yeltsin says voters made the right choice.
Yeltsin thanked the Russian people in a nationwide address today.
But Yeltsin's Communist opponent won't concede, suggesting fraud.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And the Roanoke City Planning commission rejected the S-P-C-A's rezoning
request for a new animal shelter.
The S-P-C-A was hoping to build a new facility on 4 acres of property it
recently purchased.
The new facility would house up to 350 animals.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Thursday the fourth of July.
Stick around. News 7 Mornin will be right back.
2Wx-Hello
ANCHOR=LARRY
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Current Stats)
(Rke/L'Burg)
ESS
(Today/Area Forecast)
OH-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fatal fire
Authorities say a pre-Independence Day joke turned deadly at a fireworks
store in Scottown, Ohio.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Scottown, OH;
Eight people died in a fire that witnesses say was started by man who lit
off some fireworks inside the store.
It happened in a remote area near the West Virginia border.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((FRANK MEEHLING: I HEARD THE CLERK SAYING 'NO! NO! NO!' THEN I LOOKED AROUND
AND SAW ONE OF THOSE KIDS LIGHTING A BUNCH OF FIRECRACKERS. ))
SUPER=07-Frank Meehling;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=a bunch of firecrackers.
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VO-NAT
A 24-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Two other men were also taken into custody.
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Planning-Commission
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-41
GRAPHIC=SPCA
It's back to the drawing board for the Roanoke Valley S-P-C-A.
Last year, the society purchased land for a new facility.
But yesterday they were NOT given the okay for rezoning.
Scott Prince has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=An opportunity
SUPER=04-File Tape; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :12
SUPER=01-Frank Van Balen/SPCA President; :30
SUPER=01-Bob Gallagher/Concerned Resident; :43
SUPER=@Scott2; :49
SUPER=01-Al Alexander/SPCA Executive Director; 1:00
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News 7;
((An opportunity has gone a stray for the Roanoke Valley SPCA.
By a unanimous decision, the Roanoke City Planning Commission shot down the
Society's rezoning request for a new animal shelter.
The SPCA was hoping to build a million dollar, state of the art facility off
of Lynn Brae Drive and Route 460... capable of housing 350 animals.
Early on in the meeting, officials pleaded their case for the shelter... not
only for more animal space... but for other priorities as well.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:00:57
IN Q=We need
((FRANK VAN BALEN/SPCA PRESIDENT: WE NEED THE EXTRA SPACE TO DO THE PROGRAMS WE
NEED TO DO. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=to do
Van Balen promised the new shelter would be virtually odor and noise free.
But area residents and business owners didn't believe it.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:11:25
IN Q=You can
((BOB GALLAGHER/CONCERNED RESIDENT: YOU CAN SAY THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE...
THERE WILL BE NOISE. THERE WILL BE ODOR. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=be odor
It was last October when the SPCA announced it had bought the 4 and a half
acre lot... and called the site ideal.
It's likely they will now sell the land.
Officials now say there's only one way to go.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:02:38
IN Q=Onward
((AL ALEXANDER/SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ONWARD AND UPWARD. WE WILL HAVE A NEW
SPCA. I PROMISED THE VALLEY A NEW SPCA 3 YEARS AGO AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT.
THIS IS A SETBACK YES. AND I AM DISAPPOINTED. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=disappointed
Alexander said right now there are no alternative plans.
He says he and other officials will weigh their options in the coming weeks.
Scott Prince, News- 7.))
RUSSIA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Russian President Boris Yeltsin is back to work this morning after his
stunning victory in yesterdays presidential run-off.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Voters rejected Gennady Zyuganov's call for a return to communism and
re-elected Yeltsin to four more years in the kremlin.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((VYACHESLAV NIKONOV/YELTSIN CAMPAIGN AIDE I THINK IT'S A VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN
DEMOCRACY, FOR RUSSIAN MARKET REFORMS AND FOR RUSSIA. ))
SUPER=01-Vyacheslav Nikonov/Yeltsin Campaign Aide;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=AND FOR RUSSIA.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
5:01:48
In a national television address this morning Yeltsin thanked the Russian
people, and said his victory is an endorsement for reform.
Meantime, Zyuganov, has refused to concede defeat, suggesting the voting in
some areas may have been rigged.
(----------------)
Vote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-21
GRAPHIC=Rubatex
A plan to move hundreds of jobs out of Bedford's Rubatex plant is on hold.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Sunday union members narrowly rejected a company plan to make its Bedford
intrusion facility more efficient.
Rubatex then announced it would move those 287 jobs to its plant in Colt,
Arkansas.
Now, both sides have agreed to put the same proposal to another union vote
Monday.
Rubatex officials say it will take a strong, positive vote in favor to
convince them to keep the jobs in Bedford.
They did NOT say what margin of victory they were looking for.
(----------------)
timrreck
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=va seal
The exodus of Governor George Allen's cabinet members continues-- now his
secretary of finance is leaving.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/November 29, 1995;
51-year-old Paul Timmreck announced yesterday he's leaving to become a vice
president at Virginia Commonwealth University.
He'll begin there August first.
Timmreck worked on Capitol Square for more than two decades and was in also
in Democratic Governor Doug Wilder's Cabinet.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Timmreck's exit follows Secretary of Health and Human Resources Kay Coles
James, Superintendent of Public Instruction William Bosher and top lawyer Frank
Atkinson.
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
Time now for sports, A Roanoke Rush player is called up to the big leagues.
Let's check in with Mike Stevens.
Good morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Howdy once
RUNS=2:09
OUT Q=4th of July everybody
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=:40
out= back to you.
Three-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M96-7 Poplar Forest II
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back to...
SUPER=12-Bedford Co.; :00
SUPER=13-Sheryl Kingery/Dir. of Interpretation; :39
RUNS=3:11
OUT Q=be able to happen.
LIVE=Larry/Full
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
(Toss to bump)
JULY-DEATHS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fatal fire
Police say it was a blaze that began on a dare.
Fire raced through a fireworks store in Scotttown, Ohio yesterday killing
eight people and injuring a dozen.
Three men, suspected of starting the blaze, were taken into custody.
One of them faces eight counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Maureen Coe-sohn reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Scottown, OH; :02
SUPER=01-Frank Meehling/Scottown Resident; :21
SUPER=01-Merrill Lambert/Relative; :41 quick!
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=scottstown, OH
Reagan
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=dole
In California, Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole and his wife
Elizabeth met privately yesterday with former president Ronald Reagan and his
wife Nancy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
Mr. Reagan has rarely been seen in public since the disclosure he suffers
from alzheimers disease.
Dole met with Reagan for about 40 minutes and later pronounced the visit a
shot in the arm for his campaign.
(----------------)
M'ville-2000
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=sly
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Martinsville City Council broke the law when members held a closed-door
meeting on how they will spend tax money and then refused to release a report
about it.
Judge David Williams has ordered council to release its "Martinsville 2000"
report.
But Williams will keep the document under seal for ten days in case the city
decides to appeal.
The Martinsville Bulletin sued council, alleging its members had violated
the state Freedom of Information Act after they closed a May meeting to the
public and refused to turn over the report about financing for capital
improvements projects.
Galax-Housing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-42
GRAPHIC=Housing
The city of Galax is lacking affordable housing for working-class residents.
But hopefully the new Knob Hill subdivision will help provide a solution.
Tracy Altizer reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=In just a matter
SUPER=03-Galax; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Campbell/Galax City Manager; :29
SUPER=01-Cynthia Schoolfield/VMH Program Manager; :57
SUPER=@Tracy1; 1:09
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=News 7 Galax.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:55:35
IN Q= NAT OF SAWING, HAMMERING
RUNS=:03
In just a matter of weeks, Knob Hill subdivision's first home will be ready
for its family.
The city of Galax obtained a grant to extend a road and utilities and create
playground space.
In most cases, it will donate the lots to keep prices low for homebuyers.
Knob Hill is the city's effort to relieve a low-cost housing crunch, and
ensure a stable work force for the industries which give the city a stable
economy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:31:25
((DAN CAMPBELL/GALAX CITY MANAGER: MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THOSE JOBS
HERE IN GALAX AREN'T NECESSARILY ABLE TO AFFORD 200, 250 THOUSAND DOLLAR HOMES
AS WE'VE BEEN SEEING GOING UP HERE IN THE LAST FOUR TO FIVE TO SIX YEARS. ))
RUNS=:13
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SOT nat of sawing 6:58:14
RUNS=:02
The city has contracted with Virginia Mountain Housing to build the homes,
help homebuyers get their financial houses in order, and help homebuyers secure
low- interest financing.
The agency is already processing applications.
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SOT 6:42:24
((CYNTHIA SCHOOLFIELD/VMH PROGRAM MANAGER: ONCE WE'VE RECEIVED THAT OUR
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF QUALIFYING THE CUSTOMER, MAKING SURE
THAT THEIR CREDIT HISTORY IS WORKABLE FOR THE LOAN PROGRAMS. THEY NEED TO HAVE
STEADY INCOME. ))
RUNS=:12
Once it's all said and done, what was once a steep, wooded, unused hillside
will provide homes, a neighborhood for 22 families, and 22 new tax tickets for
the city books. Tracy Altizer, News 7 Galax.))
salem-fair
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit of 96-
GRAPHIC=salem fair
The Salem Fair is back--for its ninth year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/Last Night;
It kicked off last night with all the traditional fair food and rides.
This year it features a few action packed acts as well.
Including the Wild Ones-- a daredevil trio from Canada.
On the pet patrol, Ostriches are highlighted this year--
Ostrich races are scheduled for this weekend...or you can select Ostrich
meat from the menu to eat.
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IN Q=It has less
((DAVID AKER/OSTRICH MEAT PROMOTER: IT HAS LESS FAT, CHOLESTEROL AND CALORIES
THAN SKINLESS TURKEY OR CHICKEN. IT HAS 22 GRAMS OF PROTEIN AND IT'S RED MEAT.
IT'S VERY HEALTHY.))
SUPER=01-David Aker/Ostrich Meat Promoter;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=It's very healthy
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VO-NAT
In other acts, Robinson's Racing Pigs returned to the Fair-- including
Shorty who's on the fast track to win cookies.
The Salem Fair at the Salem Civic Center runs through the 14th.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=mlb logo
In sports -- It was the battle of the birds in Canada-- as the Blue Jays and
Orioles squared off--
For all the scores from the ballparks, let's check the boards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=91-Oakland/==3/Seattle/==4//Kansas City/==4/Cleveland/==6;
SUPER=91-Milwaukee/==5/Detroit/==8//Minnesota/==6/Chicago/==5;
SUPER=91-Baltimore/==2/Toronto/==5//Texas/==8/California/==1;
SUPER=92-Cincinnati/==0/St. Louis/==4//Florida/==3/Houston/==4;
SUPER=92-NY Mets/=10/Philadelphia/==6//Atlanta/==3/Montreal/==1;
SUPER=92-Chicago/==2/Pittsburgh/==3//San Diego/==3/Los Angeles/==2;
SUPER=92-Colorado/==3/San Francisco/==2;
SUPER=93-Salem/==4/Winston-Salem/==2//Durham/==1/Lynchburg/==3;
SUPER=105-Danville/==7/Burlington/==2//Martinsville/==3/Bristol/==8;
RUNS=:50
by SS