06:00-01
HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
Hurricane Bertha keeps rolling toward the East Coast, and forecasters are
hanging out the danger signs,
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and Famed attorney Melvin Belli (BEH'-ly) has died at his San Francisco home.
wx-head
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live-head
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News 7 Mornin' is next.
BERTHA
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Hurricane Bertha may take a swipe at the southeast coast.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami, FL;
A tropical storm WARNING has been posted for most of Florida's Atlantic
coast,
SUPER=03-Kill Devil Hills, NC;
with hurricane WATCHES in effect from Georgia to the North Carolina- Virginia
state line.
Forecasters say Bertha should swing toward the north today, avoiding a
direct hit but still blowing dangerous winds.
The storm is blamed for four deaths in the Carribean.
Beth will have more on the hurricane later in the newscast.
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Overby
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TAPE#96-48
GRAPHIC=Overby
A judge spares the life of a 28 year-old Montgomery County man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Scott Overby could've been sentenced to die for strangling, raping and
mutilating his estranged wife, Sheila Stafford.
Instead he got life without parole-
Montgomery County circuit Judge Ray Grubbs said the forgiveness of some of
Stafford's family was a major factor.
But he made it clear Overby deserves to pay.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12;49:29
IN Q=
((RAY GRUBBS/MONTGOMERY CO. CIRCUIT JUDGE: YOUR VIOLENCE UNDERMINES THE VERY
FABRIC OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY. YOU HAVE INTRUDED UPON ONE'S UNDENIABLE RIGHT TO
LIVE OUT ONE'S LIFE IN PEACE. ))
SUPER=01-Ray Grubbs/Montgomery Co. Circuit Judge;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=life in peace.
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VO-NAT
Some of Stafford's family said Overby should've received more help when he
sought treatment for alcoholism and depression before the killing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:59:19
IN Q=
((HARRY STAFFORD, JR./VICTIM'S BROTHER: THE BRUTALITY OF IT, JUST THE COLDNESS
OF IT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. BUT I FEEL MAYBE IF SOMEBODY HAD KEPT MR. OVERBY
UNDER WRAPS, PUT HIM AWAY FOR A MONTH OR SO AND LET THE SITUATION COOL OFF,
MAYBE WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY. ))
SUPER=01-Harry Stafford Jr./Victim's Brother;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=be here today.
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VO-NAT
Overby pled guilty to the charges in April.
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VA-Militia
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TAPE#96-57
GRAPHIC=NONE
About 80 people turned out last night for the first widely advertised rally
of the Virginia Citizens Militia in Richmond.
Organizers say it's part of the growing "patriot movement" in Virginia.
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They don't like
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-J.J. Johnson/National Militia Activist; :12
SUPER=01-Nancy Lord/Citizen Defense League; :29
SUPER=01-Douglas Jeffreys/Va. Citizens Militia; 1:00
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:18
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( They don't like federal agents, they don't like the UN, and they don't
really like the media.
But so far they tolerate all three -- and that's what unites an otherwise
very diverse group of citizens.
sot tape two 08:15:26
((J.J. JOHNSON/NATIONAL MILITIA ACTIVIST: ANY FIREARMS THAT YOU SO PROUDLY
WENT TO THOSE GUN SHOWS AND BOUGHT ARE NOT TO BE USED AS ORNAMENTS OVER THE
FIREPLACE. THEY'RE TO BE USED TO DEFEND LIBERTY.))
runs=:09
A former Libertarian vice-presidential candidate is the lawyer for the
Georgia militia members arrested for explosive and conspiracy charges several
weeks ago.
sot tape one 07:10:36
((NANCY LORD/CITIZEN DEFENSE LEAGUE: EVERY WEEK WE HEAR OF ANOTHER ARMED RAID
ON CITIZENS WHO HARMED NO ONE. IF THERE'S ANY CRIME AT ALL, IT'S THE CRIME OF
DISRESPECTING THE GOVERNMENT.))
runs=:12
Paranoid and proud of it might be the motto.
nat sot TAPE THREE 08:31:48
((ALL OF YOU THAT WALKED IN THE FRONT DOOR WERE FILMED FROM THAT BOOTH ACROSS
THE STREET.))
runs=:04
NAT SOT TAPE THREE 08:33:22
((ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING FOR THE POWER GRAB IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. ARE THE SAME FACES OR THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE FACES THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT WAS BEHIND THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION?))
RUNS=:10
sot 08:42:26 tape three
((DOUGLAS JEFFREYS/VA. CITIZENS MILITIA: I FELT IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE COME WERE FEARFUL. OBVIOUSLY
WE HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE MONITORING THE PARKING LOT. LICENSE PLATES WERE
WRITTEN DOWN. EVERYBODY WAS PHOTOGRAPHED, CAMERAED. AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT
PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME OUT IN PUBLIC AND VOICE THEIR OPINION.))
runs=:18
sot STANDUP tape three 08:46:49
((THIS MAY BE THE MOST VISIBLE MEETING THE VIRGINIA CITIZENS MILITIA OR ANY
OTHER MILITIA IN VIRGINIA HAS EVER HAD. ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S JUST A BEGINNING.
ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
runs=:12
wage
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The Senate has approved a 90-cent an hour increase in the minimum wage.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
But before workers will see a change in their paychecks, the Senate bill
will have to be reconciled with the House version.
President Clinton is urging Congress to quickly send him the bill for his
signature.
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Melvin-Belli
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The feisty and flamboyant Melvin Bell-i has died in San Francisco.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The lawyer dubbed the "King of Torts," battled a variety of headline
generating cases during his career-- from Jack Ruby to Jim and Tammy Bakker,
to victims of the Bhopal, India toxic gas disaster.
He had been ill with pancreatic cancer and had suffered a stroke last week.
Bell-i was 88.
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1-Sports
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TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports --
The National League wins its third straight All-Star game.
Steve Mason has the highlights.
Good morning Steve.
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SOT
IN Q=good morning
RUNS=1:38
OUT Q=major league baseball
Fire-Cuts
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WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-51
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Union members at Roanoke's City Fire Department say the Chief's plans may
jeopardize public safety.
But the Chief says the union's just devising a scare tactic-
Ron Jones has more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Let's get ready to
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Grigsby/Roanoke City Fire Chief; :19
SUPER=@Ron1; :34
SUPER=04-File Tape; :46
SUPER=01-Mike Hanks/Roanoke Fire Assoc. Secretary; :54
SUPER=01-Richard Sarver/Roanoke Fire Assoc. President; 1:15
RUNS=1:35
OUT Q=Ron Jones, News Seven.
(( Union members and their chief don't see eye to eye.
The chief wants to consolidate some fire houses and lose twenty plus
positions through attrition.
He'd fill the vacancies by retraining EMS personnel as firefighters-- saving
taxpayers almost a million dollars.
SOT 16:02:52
((JIM GRIGSBY/ROANOKE CITY FIRE CHIEF: WHATEVER WE COME UP WITH SHOULD BE AT
LEAST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS TO CITIZENS. THAT IN OUR
BUSINESS RESPONSE TIMES MEAN A WHOLE LOT. SO THAT WE WOULD NOT JEOPARDIZE OR
REDUCE TIMES TO THE CITIZENS BOTH FIRE AND EMS SERVICE DELIVERY.))
RUNS=:16
SU
SOT
((THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT-- HE SAYS
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FUTURE AND RESPONSE TIME WON'T BE
COMPROMISED-- BUT UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT.))
RUNS=:11
They say money maybe saved-- but not lives.
SOT 17:11:49
((MIKE HANKS/ROANOKE FIRE ASSOC. SECRETARY: WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE NEW
STATIONS. HOWEVER, WE FEEL THAT THE PRICE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO PAY IS WITH THESE
ADDITIONAL INJURIES. INJURES TO THE PUBLIC-- INCREASED PROPERTY DAMAGE IS TO
HIGH A PRICE TO PAY.))
RUNS=:15
And what about re-trained EMS personnel?
SOT 17:07:15
((RICHARD SARVER/ROANOKE FIRE ASSOC. PRESIDENT: WE FEEL LIKE THE EMS HAS THEIR
OWN RESPONSIBILITY, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN JOB TO DO. AND THEY'LL BE OUT DOING
THEIR THING AND THEY JUST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BACK US UP IN FIRE PROTECTION.))
RUNS=:08
But the chief says taxpayers have the last say so.
SOT 16:08:52
((IT IS THEIR MONEY, WE ARE THEIR DEPARTMENT. AND WE ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.))
RUNS=:05
Once a plan is developed-- it will move onto city council chambers.
Ron Jones, News Seven.
Danville-Police
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TAPE#96-52
GRAPHIC=NONE
And while Roanoke may lose firefighters, Danville is making room for more
than a dozen new police officers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The Department of Justice recently awarded the city more than a million
dollars to hire 19-additional community police officers.
The new recruits will patrol Danville's streets and neighborhoods on foot.
City council voted to increase its property tax rate by a penny to raise the
money needed in matching funds.
But Police Chief Neal Morris says everyone he's come in contact with has
been supportive.
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SOT
IN Q=We have not
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF:WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS,
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REALLY POSITIVE EVEN THOUGHT THERE WAS A TAX INCREASE, MOST
OF THE COMMENTS I'VE HEARD, PEOPLE SAY, THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE
PROTECTION. ))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the protection.
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VO-NAT
The Danville police department has already started advertising.
The grant will expire in three years at which time city council will decide
how it plans to pay for the additional officers.
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Wastewater
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WRITER=kmc
TAPE#edit of sludge 96-56
GRAPHIC=recycling
In other news from Danville--
The city's wastewater could become a precious commodity for Halifax county
growers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
A plan is in the works to recycle Danville's biosolids, or what's commonly
called sludge.
Instead of converting it into liquid form, it'll be turned into a cake-like
form.
Officials say the new strategy will make the waste more useful to farmers--
and less offensive to residents.
While some residents expressed health concerns, several farmers say they
welcome the recycled sludge as potential fertilizer.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=recycling
Officials expect to start building a new addition to the existing treatment
plant by January.
Stars
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WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-14
GRAPHIC=All Star Game
Turning now to sports --
The National League makes it three in a row -- beating the American League
six to nothing in last night's All Star game.
But before the game Cal Ripken suffered a broken nose.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/NBC; :00
During a photo session, Chicago White Sox reliever Roberto Hernandez slips
and accidentally elbows Cal on the nose.
Ripken was treated and did in fact go on to start the game.
And the National League went on to bruise Cal and the American League.
Mike Piazza was the top star of the night connecting on a homerun and an
R-B-I Double.
He takes the M-V-P award. John Smoltz gets the win. The National League
leads the series 40 to 26.
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2headlines
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
As residents of the Caribbean clean-up from Hurricane Bertha, the Atlantic
Coast prepares for its possible arrival.
Hurricane watches are posted from Georgia to Virginia.
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VO-NAT
Grisly findings in Bosnia confirm the existence of mass graves.
Forensic experts found several bodies yesterday in the hills near
Srebrenica.
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VO-NAT
And a German tourist is found shot to death on Florida's West Coast.
He's the third foreign visitor to be killed in the Sunshine State this year.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday July 10th.
ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
(beth ad lib)
HURRICANE
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GRAPHIC=hurricane
Vacationers at East Coast beach resorts are keeping a close eye on
Hurricane Bertha, which as of early today was giving a lashing to the Bahamas.
A tropical storm WARNING has been posted for most of Florida's Atlantic
coast, with hurricane WATCHES in effect from Georgia to the North Carolina-
Virginia state line.
Forecasters say Bertha should swing toward the north today, avoiding a
direct hit but still blowing dangerous winds.
Dave Fehling has more from Miami.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
4:00:37
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Kill Devil Hills, NC; :00
SUPER=03-Puerto Rico; :15
SUPER=03-West Palm Beach, FL; :24
SUPER=01-Danny Peters/Evacuated Worker; :39
SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :44
SUPER=01-Dave Fehling/Reporting; :59
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=Dave Fehling, CBS News Miami.
((
Along the carolina coast, a perfect day at the beach..but a storm
named bertha threatens to change things for the worse.
Computer-generated predictions put the hurricane with its 110-mile
an hour winds somewhere near the southeast coast line sometime friday.
Bertha's toll so far has been relatively light in the virgin
islands and puerto rico.
buildings lost roofs and trees got tossed onto roads but the most
widespread damage was to vactioners.
hundreds fled to the mainland.
They were joined by workers who live in the bahamas and who work
for an american military contractor.
seven hundered of them were airlifted to florida.
They're worried about the homes they left behind.
DANNY PETERS, EVACUATED WORKER:ITS RIGHT ON THE WATER, IF IT GETS REAL BAD IT
MAY NOT BE THERE, ITS NOT MUCH
OF A HOUSE.
Getting off easy are the people of south florida who had stocked up
on supplies.
But they can still feel secure in the knowledge that they're
prepared because while this storm may have missed them, there'll likely be
others since hurricane season is just getting started.
Dave Fehling, CBS News Miami.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HURRICANE;
Beth will have more on the hurricane later in the newscast.
Scott-Overby
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-48
GRAPHIC=Overby
A 28 year-old Montgomery County man escapes the death sentence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Scott Overby could've been sentenced to die for strangling, raping and
mutilating his estranged wife, Sheila Stafford.
Instead he got life without parole-
Montgomery County circuit Judge Ray Grubbs said the forgiveness of some of
Stafford's family was a major factor.
But he made it clear Overby deserves to pay.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12;49:29
IN Q=
((RAY GRUBBS/MONTGOMERY CO. CIRCUIT JUDGE: YOUR VIOLENCE UNDERMINES THE VERY
FABRIC OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY. YOU HAVE INTRUDED UPON ONE'S UNDENIABLE RIGHT TO
LIVE OUT ONE'S LIFE IN PEACE. ))
SUPER=01-Ray Grubbs/Montgomery Co. Circuit Judge;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=life in peace.
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VO-NAT
Some of Stafford's family said Overby should've received more help when he
sought treatment for alcoholism and depression before the killing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:59:19
IN Q=
((HARRY STAFFORD, JR./VICTIM'S BROTHER: THE BRUTALITY OF IT, JUST THE COLDNESS
OF IT I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. BUT I FEEL MAYBE IF SOMEBODY HAD KEPT MR. OVERBY
UNDER WRAPS, PUT HIM AWAY FOR A MONTH OR SO AND LET THE SITUATION COOL OFF,
MAYBE WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY. ))
SUPER=01-Harry Stafford Jr./Victim's Brother;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=be here today.
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VO-NAT
Overby pled guilty to the charges in April.
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tourist
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GRAPHIC=murder
Another tourist is found dead in Florida.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Myers, FL;
The bullet riddled body of a German man was found yesterday on a street near
Fort Myers, Florida.
He was last seen alive Monday night and the silver Mercedes he was driving
is now missing.
This is the third foreign visitor to be killed in Florida this year.
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wipe/wipe/wipe
ARREST
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WRITER=MEL
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GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-England;
In England police have arrested the man suspected of attacking a group of
adults and toddlers in a school playground with a machete.
It happened Monday while the students and teachers were having a tea party.
Yesterday police in riot gear stormed the suspect's apartment which
overlooked the school.
He's identified as 32-year-old Horrett Irving Cambell.
A three-year-old boy and a woman were seriously injured in the attack.
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BOSNIA
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=bosnia
Grisly evidence is accumulating that confirms the existence of mass graves
in Bosnia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Forensic experts found rotting corpses yesterday along with skeletons at two
sites near Srebrenica.
Some seven thousand Muslims disappeared in the area a year ago after a Serb
takeover.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
ss=Bosnia;
Meantime, the first U-S military hardware is on its way to Bosnia, to even up
the odds should war break out again.
The 100-million-dollars worth of weapons, authoritized by President Clinton,
is going to the Bosnian Federation army.
Militia
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-57
GRAPHIC=NONE
About 80 of the true believers and the simply curious showed up last night
in Richmond for the first widely advertised rally of the Virginia Citizens
Militia.
Organizers say it's the tip of the iceberg of what they call a growing
"patriot movement" in Virginia.
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They don't like
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-J.J. Johnson/National Militia Activist; :12
SUPER=01-Nancy Lord/Citizen Defense League; :29
SUPER=01-Douglas Jeffreys/Va. Citizens Militia; 1:00
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:18
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( They don't like federal agents, they don't like the UN, and they don't
really like the media.
But so far they tolerate all three -- and that's what unites an otherwise
very diverse group of citizens.
sot tape two 08:15:26
((J.J. JOHNSON/NATIONAL MILITIA ACTIVIST: ANY FIREARMS THAT YOU SO PROUDLY
WENT TO THOSE GUN SHOWS AND BOUGHT ARE NOT TO BE USED AS ORNAMENTS OVER THE
FIREPLACE. THEY'RE TO BE USED TO DEFEND LIBERTY.))
runs=:09
A former Libertarian vice-presidential candidate is the lawyer for the
Georgia militia members arrested for explosive and conspiracy charges several
weeks ago.
sot tape one 07:10:36
((NANCY LORD/CITIZEN DEFENSE LEAGUE: EVERY WEEK WE HEAR OF ANOTHER ARMED RAID
ON CITIZENS WHO HARMED NO ONE. IF THERE'S ANY CRIME AT ALL, IT'S THE CRIME OF
DISRESPECTING THE GOVERNMENT.))
runs=:12
Paranoid and proud of it might be the motto.
nat sot TAPE THREE 08:31:48
((ALL OF YOU THAT WALKED IN THE FRONT DOOR WERE FILMED FROM THAT BOOTH ACROSS
THE STREET.))
runs=:04
NAT SOT TAPE THREE 08:33:22
((ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING FOR THE POWER GRAB IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. ARE THE SAME FACES OR THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE FACES THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT WAS BEHIND THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION?))
RUNS=:10
sot 08:42:26 tape three
((DOUGLAS JEFFREYS/VA. CITIZENS MILITIA: I FELT IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE COME WERE FEARFUL. OBVIOUSLY
WE HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE MONITORING THE PARKING LOT. LICENSE PLATES WERE
WRITTEN DOWN. EVERYBODY WAS PHOTOGRAPHED, CAMERAED. AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT
PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME OUT IN PUBLIC AND VOICE THEIR OPINION.))
runs=:18
sot STANDUP tape three 08:46:49
((THIS MAY BE THE MOST VISIBLE MEETING THE VIRGINIA CITIZENS MILITIA OR ANY
OTHER MILITIA IN VIRGINIA HAS EVER HAD. ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S JUST A BEGINNING.
ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
runs=:12
Min-Wage
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NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Minimum Wage
If you make the minimum wage- you could be in for a raise.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The Senate voted to raise the minimum wage by ninety cents an hour over the
next year.
The president is expected to sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:49:29
IN Q=
((THOSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR A JUST INCREASE
IN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THEY'RE NOW MAKING SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER DAY.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q= wait another day."
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Lawmakers still have to work out a compromise between the Senate bill and
the House version.
belli
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WRITER=cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Famed lawyer Melvin Bell-i died yesterday in San Francisco.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Dubbed The "King of Torts," Belli battled a variety of headline generating
cases during his career-- from Jack Ruby to Jim and Tammy Bakker, to victims
of the Bhopal, India toxic gas disaster.
He had been ill with pancreatic cancer and suffered a stroke last week.
Belli was 88.
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3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none
In sports --
A broken nose couldn't stop Baltimore's Cal Ripken from starting in the 67th
All-Star game in Philadelphia.
Steve Mason has more.
Good morning Steve.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=alright sports fans
RUNS=2:45
OUT Q=great Wednesday
Sentence
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#edit of overby 96-48
GRAPHIC=Overby
Scott Overby could've been sentenced to die for strangling, raping and
mutilating his estranged wife, Sheila Stafford.
Instead he got life without parole.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Yesterday Montgomery County circuit Judge Ray Grubbs said the forgiveness of
some of Stafford's family was a major factor.
They say Overby should've received more help when he sought treatment for
alcoholism and depression before the killing.
Overby pled guilty to the charges in April.
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Painter
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mron
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A Roanoke city magistrate openly admitted he signed another magistrate's
name to a "drunk-in-public" warrant.
In CIRCUIT court yesterday the JUDGE said that was absolutely wrong,
"improper," "a fraud upon the public."
But judge Pat Doherty concluded there was no "criminal intent."
So he found Noel Painter NOT guilty.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Painter had befriended a woman who is routinely picked up for being drunk
in public.
Melanie Foutz developed a near-fatal attraction to Painter.
When she was jailed in February, Painter signed another magistrate's name
to the warrant, so Foutz would not know HE was on duty in the magistrate's
office.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:27:10
IN Q=Mr. Painter resigned
((JONATHAN ROGERS/PAINTER'S ATTORNEY: MR. PAINTER RESIGNED. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT
HE HAD USED POOR JUDGMENT AND THERE WERE CONSEQUENCES FOR THAT. HE ALSO WAS
CERTAIN HE HAD COMMITTED NO CRIME. AND THE JUDGE SO FOUND.))
SUPER=01-Jonathan Rogers/Painter's Attorney;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=judge so found.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Judge Pat Doherty also ordered the Commonwealth's Attorney to make sure
drunk-in-public suspects appear personally before magistrates in the future.
School-Board
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NEWSCAST=mron
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-50
GRAPHIC=Education
Roanoke City Schools will keep a closer watch on the medicine cabinet.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Concern about the misuse of Ritalin and other drugs prompted school
officials to review their policies on the dispensing of medication.
Yesterday, the board gave tentative approval to guidelines that spell out
the responsibilities of parents, students and staff.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We want children to take
((WAYNE HARRIS/ROANOKE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: WE WANT CHILDREN TO TAKE THAT
MEDICATION ONLY WHEN IT IS APPROVED BY THEIR PARENT AND OR A PHYSICIAN AND IN
FACT THEY WILL FOLLOW VERY CLEARLY THOSE PROCEDURES. WE'VE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE
CLEARLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY WITH PARENTS THAT IT'S A JOINT
RESPONSIBILITY.))
SUPER=01-Wayne Harris/Roanoke School Superintendent;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=joint responsbility
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VO-NAT
Also, school board members elected Marsha Ellison to succeed Marilyn Curtis
as chairman.
A three year veteran of the board and a former president of the Central
council P-T-A, Ellison has two children in the city schools.
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Ashe
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Richmond's much-debated statue of tennis star Arthur Ashe will be unveiled
today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Last Wednesday;
The bronze art work will join likenesses of Confederate heroes on Richmond's
Monument Avenue.
The unveiling ceremony comes on what would have been Ashe's 53rd birthday.
He died in 1993.
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All-Stars
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GRAPHIC=All Star Game
For the third time in the row, the National League beat the American League
in the Major League all star game.
But the big news was that Cal Ripken suffered a broken nose prior to the
American League's 6-to-nothing loss.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/NBC; :00
During a photo session before the game, Chicago White Sox reliever Roberto
Hernandez slips and accidentally elbows Cal on the nose.
Ripken was treated and did in fact go on to start the game.
The National League went on to bruise Cal and the American League.
Mike Piazza was the top star of the night connecting on a homerun and an
R-B-I Double.
He takes the M-V-P award. John Smoltz gets the win. The National League
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leads the series 40 to 26.
by SS