06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
New underwater pictures of what was T-W-A flight 800, as divers concentrate
on a new area of the Atlantic that could answer questions about the explosion.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
And Bob Dole calls for Republican party unity amid growing signs a floor
fight could break out during next week's convention over abortion.
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wx-heads
(beth ad lib)
Live Larry-heads
(Larry ad lib)
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
Stick around -- News 7 Mornin' is next.
REPUBLICANS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Abortion
There are growing signs a floor fight could break out over abortion at next
week's Republican Party Convention in San Diego.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Yesterday, several moderate G-O-P governors vowed to wage a fight over the
issue, after conservatives removed Bob Dole's language of tolerance from the
party platform.
Meantime, Republican leaders tried to paint a picture of party unity and
complained that reporters are blowing the abortion issue out of proportion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
4:16:07-12
IN Q=
((NEWT GINGRICH/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: I KNOW FOR PRESS CORP...THE ONE YOU'VE
PICKED. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Newt Gingrich/Speaker of the House; (quick!!)
RUNS=:05
OUT Q= THE ONE YOU'VE PICKED.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Other contentious issues loom, including a call in the platform draft to deny
citizenship to U-S-born children of illegal immigrants.
(----------------)
twa
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=crash inv
Investigators hope to get a closer look today at more wreckage from T-W-A
Flight 800.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Off Long Island;
Divers are searching a new area on the ocean floor off Long Island, New
York.
It's closer to Kennedy Airport, where the flight originated.
Divers found luggage in the area yesterday.
That find could help bolster the theory that the plane was brought down by a
bomb in the front cargo hold, where luggage is stored.
Meanwhile, the search for more bodies continues.
So far, 195 of the 230 victims have been recovered.
(----------------)
Brown
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=brown
The April plane crash in Croatia that killed commerce secretary Ron Brown
and 34 others has now led to stiff reprimands for 16- officers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
A general and a colonel were cited for dereliction of duty, the most
serious action possible-- short of a court-martial.
No criminal charges will be filed.
(----------------)
Wheeler
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=Wheeler
A 16 year-old boy from Wytheville faces up to 42 years in prison for
murdering a sheriff's deputy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Christopher Shawn Wheeler pled no contest yesterday to second degree murder
and using a firearm to commit a felony.
Wheeler killed Wythe County Sheriff's Deputy Clifford Dicker when Dicker
tried to arrest him in December of 1994.
Wheeler has been held in a juvenile detention center since the shooting.
After accepting his plea the judge ordered Wheeler to JAIL to await his
sentencing in October.
(----------------)
Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-54
GRAPHIC=Bramblett
Accused killer Earl Bramblett will return to a Roanoke County courtroom next
week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Yesterday he made his first court appearance in this area since his arrest
in South Carolina.
The 54-year old is accused of SUPER=03-Vinton/August 1994;
killing the Hodges family in their Vinton home two years ago.
The house was gutted by fire but three of the family members had been shot
to death- the other was strangled.
Bramblett will likely receive a pair of court appointed attorneys... because
he can not afford legal counsel on his own.
(/////SOT/////)
NAT SOT 9:51:20
IN Q=You have
((JUDGE G.O. CLEMENS: YOU HAVE NO, WHAT I CALL, HOBBY ITEMS? LIKE CAMERAS OR
FISHING EQUIPMENT, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
EARL BRAMBLETT: I MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
LEFT BEHIND. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=left behind
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bramblett said the only thing he owned of value was a vehicle... worth about
500-dollars.
He faces one count of capital murder, three counts of first degree murder
plus firearms and arson charges.
(----------------)
1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=NONE
Time now for sports, where some of the valley's best golf players hit the
course for the annual women's city county meet. Here's Mike Stevens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Howdy
RUNS=1:50
OUT Q=in a bit.
One-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Newbern;
SUPER=13-Ann Bailey/Executive Director;
SUPER=13-Sara Zimmerman/Curator;
SUPER=11-Newbern;
(Toss to Beth)
Kevorkian
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=kevorkian
A 59-year old Cincinnati woman is the latest patient of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Kevorkian wheeled the body of the woman into a hospital last night, telling
officials that she was a Lou Gehrig's disease victim who died in his presence.
Kevorkian identified the woman as Elizabeth Mertz.
It was the 34th suicide Kevorkian has assisted since 19-90 and the sixth
since his most recent court victory on May 14th.
(----------------)
anderson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=LEGAL SCALES
The youngest person to be convicted as an adult in Roanoke Circuit court was
sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Davon Antonio Anderson was convicted of malicious wounding in two separate
attacks on two men in Old Southwest more than a year ago.
He was 14 years old at the time.
Year-Round
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-56
GRAPHIC=Education
A pilot program at a Danville elementary school is drawing state-wide
attention.
Schoolfield elementary is one of the first public schools to offer "year
round" schooling.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It may have
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=01-Libby Spainhour/School Board Chairman; :33
SUPER=01-Lewis Adkins/Student; :55 QUICK!!
SUPER=01-Melody Ferrell/Student; 1:02
QUICK!!
SUPER=01-Ralph Warren/Assistant School Superintendent; 1:10
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:21
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7, Danville.
(( It may have been the first day of school, but teachers wasted little time
getting back to the three R's.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Seven, eight
((NAT SOUND:SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=nine, ten.
Lessons, like this one, will now be offered year round at Schoolfield
Elementary.
The way the programs works is fairly simple.
Students are required to attend school 180- days a year, like any other
child.
But instead of taking an extended summer vacation.
Students at Schoolfield are offered time off in 15- day increments, four
times a year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think
((LIBBY SPAINHOUR/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN:I THINK THE BIG PLUS THAT I SEE IS NOT
HAVING THAT TIME IN BETWEEN WHERE YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH TIME THAT THEY'RE LOOSING.
YOU KNOW, I THINK KIDS TEND TO FORGET AND I WISH MY OWN CHILDREN WOULD'VE HAD
THIS OPPORTUNITY.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=this opportunity.
Year round schooling has other benefits.
The program is designed so that students may spend a portion of their
vacation in the classroom-- either brushing up on their skills or studying
extra material.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I'm very
((LEWIS ADKINS/STUDENT:I'M VERY EXCITED, IT'S BEEN FUN SO FAR AND I HOPE IT'S
LIKE THIS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=of the year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=What
((WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK ABOUT YEAR ROUND SCHOOL?
MELODY FERRELL/STUDENT:THEY THINK IT'S WONDERFUL. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=wonderful.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We did allow
((RALPH WARREN:WE DID ALLOW AN OPTION TO CHOOSE OUT OF THIS SCHOOL TO ANY OTHER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM, SO THAT IF
IT DIDN'T MEET PARENTS NEEDS, AS FAR AS THE PARENTS WERE CONCERNED THEY HAD A
CHOICE. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=had a choice.
In fact, only 17- students, out of about 550, opted to attend another school.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7, Danville.))
AEP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-66
GRAPHIC=AEP
American Electric Power says it has more evidence its proposed power line is
needed.
A-E-P cites a Department of Energy report on the recent blackout out West.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
It includes a section that says the delays in getting the line approved
threatens the electric system reliability in the east- central United States.
A-E-P first applied for permits to build the line from West Virginia to
Botetourt County five years ago.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=AEP
Power line opponents say they have not seen the report.
Babcock
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=NONE
A central Virginia company is celebrating its share of a multi- billion
dollar contract from the Department of Energy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.;
Babcock and Wilcox took part in the winning bid to clean up nuclear weapon
facilities in Washington state and in South Carolina.
B & W's share of the contract amounts to more than 240 million dollars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:10:27
IN Q=This doesn't
((KEITH WING/B&W MANAGER: THIS DOESN'T MEAN A LOT OF JOBS ARE COMING INTO
LYNCHBURG, BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS WE'RE GROWING NEW BUSINESS OUT OF OUR
HEADQUARTERS HERE IN LYNCHBURG, AND IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD
STABILIZATION OF OUR EMPLOYMENT HERE, AS WELL AS USE THIS AS EXPERIENCE THAT WE
CAN LEVERAGE IN THE FUTURE FOR NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.))
SUPER=01-Keith Wing/B&W Manager; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=new business opportunities.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
B & W is the sole supplier of nuclear fuel to the U-S Navy.
It is also involved in decommissioning nuclear reactors across the country.
(----------------)
2-SCORES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO
The Atlanta Braves return home after that 17 game road swing-- for that
score let's go to the boards.
(/////////////////)
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
SUPER=#556;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Baltimore/13//Milwaukee/3////Toronto/2/j/Boston/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Chicago/2/j/New York/9///j/Texas/4//Detroit/2///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Oakland/2/j/Kansas City/9///j/Cleveland/4//Seattle/3///
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Minnesota/4//California/1////;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Philadelphia/4/j/Atlanta/10////New York/0/j/Chicago/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Cincinnati/3//San Francisco/2////Florida/0/j/Colorado/11///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/1//St. Louis/0///j/Montreal/7//Houston/5///;
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Winston-Salem/7//Salem/4////Lynchburg/3/j/Durham/4///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-/Danville/1/j/Bluefield/2//10
Innings/j/Elizabethton/9//Martinsville/5///;
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
Two-Larry
ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
CHROMAKEY=Live/Microwave
GRAPHIC=none
(Live Interview)
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;
SUPER=11-Newbern;
SUPER=13-Sara Zimmerman/Curator;
SUPER=11-Newbern;
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)
2HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#2heads
GRAPHIC=none
SUPER=#4050; HEADLINE BANNER
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bob Dole calls for Republican party unity amid growing signs a floor fight
could break out during next week's convention over abortion.
Several governors are warning of possible fight during the nationally
televised convention if the party does not do more to accommodate
abortion-rights supporters.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
New underwater pictures of what was T-W-A flight 800, as divers concentrate
on a new area of the Atlantic Ocean closer to Kennedy Airport.
A source close to the investigation calls it "potentially the most important
area" to be searched to date.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Firefighters in Nevada will be keeping an eye on the winds this morning as
they continue to battle a
six-thousand-acre wildfire near Reno.
Fire crews have contained 50 percent of the fire but can't say when full
containment will be reached.
(----------------)
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday August 7th.
ANCHOR=Beth
crash-investigation
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=crash inv
The world is getting its first look at the wreckage of T-W-A Flight 800
still under more than one hundred feet of water.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Off Long Island;
Investigators are now concentrating on an area of the Atlantic Ocean that
may hold the key to the explosion.
It's closer to Kennedy Airport, where the flight originated.
Divers found luggage in the area yesterday.
That find could help bolster the theory that the jumbo jet was brought down
by a bomb in the front cargo hold, where luggage is stored.
Meanwhile, the search for more bodies continues.
So far, 195 of the 230 victims have been recovered.
(----------------)
RON-Brown
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=brown
The Air Force is punishing 16- officers for the April plane crash in Croatia
that killed commerce secretary Ron Brown and 34 others.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
A general and a colonel were cited for dereliction of duty, the most
serious action possible-- short of a court-martial.
No criminal charges will be filed.
(----------------)
AIR-SCARE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=AIR SAFETY
A security scare for a New Jersey-bound American Airlines jetliner
yesterday.
The plane did an about-face one hour after taking off from Los Angeles
yesterday afternoon.
An airline spokeswoman says the plane was forced to return to L-A because of
a suspicious looking package.
It turned out to be a bag of cat food.
Task-Force
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#96-67
GRAPHIC=NONE
Race relations in Roanoke, are being evaluated with the public's help.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
Some citizens say they feel alienated and discriminated against because of
their race.
The comments came at a public hearing at Oakland Elementary School.
This was the first of four hearings throughout Roanoke to learn more about
diversity and race relations in the city.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 07.28.05 - 07.28.15
IN Q=We're not sure
((MELINDA PAYNE/CHAIRMAN - TASK FORCE; WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET
AT EACH PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S REALLY JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO COME TO US
AND LET US HEAR FROM THEM WHAT THEY PERCEIVE THE ISSUES TO BE.))
SUPER=01-Melinda Payne/Task Force Chairwoman;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=issues to be
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Former Mayor Noel Taylor mobilized the task force in 1990 after complaints
from the black community against local police officers.
The task force later came under fire because of its alleged inactivity.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Current Mayor-- David Bowers recently reinstated the task force.
The next public hearing is Thursday night at seven at William Fleming High
School.
danville-school
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit of 96-56
GRAPHIC=education
Year round schooling is hitting the books at one elementary school in
Danville.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The eyes of the state are on Schoolfield Elementary, where students still
attend school 180-days a year, but with a different vacation schedule.
Instead of the extended summer break, the program offers four 15-day
vacation blocks.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think
((LIBBY SPAINHOUR/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN:I THINK THE BIG PLUS THAT I SEE IS NOT
HAVING THAT TIME IN BETWEEN WHERE YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH TIME THAT THEY'RE LOOSING.
YOU KNOW, I THINK KIDS TEND TO FORGET AND I WISH MY OWN CHILDREN WOULD'VE HAD
THIS OPPORTUNITY.))
((RALPH WARREN:WE DID ALLOW AN OPTION TO CHOOSE OUT OF THIS SCHOOL TO ANY OTHER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM, SO THAT IF
IT DIDN'T MEET PARENTS NEEDS, AS FAR AS THE PARENTS WERE CONCERNED THEY HAD A
CHOICE. ))
SUPER=01-Libby Spainhour/School Board Chairwoman; :00
SUPER=01-Ralph Warren/Assistant School Superintendent; :12
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=had a choice.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The attendance numbers are getting high marks.
Only 17- out of 550 students at Schoolfield transferred to other schools.
(----------------)
Drinking-Water
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=Water Quality
You'll soon know more about what's in your drinking water.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
President Clinton signed new legislation aimed at making drinking water
safer.
It forces utilities to provide annual reports about what's in the water we
drink.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:48:45
IN Q=
((I THINK A FUNDAMENTAL PROMISE WE MUST MAKE TO OUR PEOPLE IS THAT THE FOOD
THEY EAT AND THE WATER THEY DRINK IS SAFE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=THEY DRINK IS SAFE."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Senator John Warner says the bill is also a victory for rural America.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:34:08
IN Q=
((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R-VIRGINIA: WE'VE GOT MONEY IN THERE AND RELIEF FROM
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO HELP SMALL COMMUNITIES DEVELOP AN EXCELLENT SUPPLY OF
WATER.))
SUPER=@JohnWarner;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=SUPPLY OF WATER."
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The measure provides millions of dollars for communities to protect
drinking water.
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=NONE
To the diamond, where the Salem Avalanche was hoping two players from the
big leagues would help the team earn a "W" at home. Mike Stevens has that
story. Good Morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Howdy
RUNS=2:29
OUT Q=WEDNESDAY everybody
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
SS=none
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(nat sot music)
RUNS=1:00
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-Newbern;
SUPER=13-Ann Bailey/Executive Director;
SUPER=11-Newbern;
(Toss to bump)
GOP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Dole
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Bob Dole is trying to calm
SS=abortion
increasingly rough political waters caused by the abortion issue.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Yesterday, several moderate G-O-P governors vowed to wage a fight over the
issue, after conservatives removed Dole's language of tolerance from the party
platform.
Meantime, Republican leaders tried to paint a picture of party unit and
grumbled that reporters are blowing the abortion issue out of proportion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
4:16:07-12
IN Q=
(( NEWT GINGRICH/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: I KNOW FOR PRESS CORP...THE ONE YOU'VE
PICKED. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Newt Gingrich/Speaker of the House; (quick!!)
RUNS=:05
OUT Q= THE ONE YOU'VE PICKED.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Other contentious issues loom, including a call in the platform draft to deny
citizenship to U-S-born children of illegal immigrants.
(----------------)
WILDFIRES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Firefighters in western Nevada are breathing a little easier today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Verdi, NV;
Late yesterday, they stopped a six-thousand acre wildfire from reaching the
outskirts of Reno.
The fire began Monday afternoon near the town of Verdi shutting down
Interstate 80 for five hours.
By Monday night, it could be seen from downtown Reno, over the glare of the
casinos.
Fire crews have now contained 50 percent of the blaze.
SUPER=03-Central Utah;
Meanwhile, other fires continue to burn in the West.
The largest is in west-central Utah where at least 130-thousand acres have
been charred.
(----------------)
christopher-Wheeler
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=Wheeler
A 16 year- old boy from Wytheville pled no contest to charges stemming from
the killing of Wythe County sheriff's deputy Clifford Dicker.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Christopher Shawn Wheeler was tried as an adult.
He now faces a maximum sentence of 42 years in prison.
Wheeler shot Dicker when the deputy showed up at his house to arrest him.
He has been held at a juvenile detention center since the shooting in
December of 1994, but yesterday the judge ordered him to jail.
Wheeler pled no contest to second degree murder and using a firearm to
commit a felony.
He'll be sentenced in October.
(----------------)
6Earl-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-54
GRAPHIC=Bramblett
The man accused of murdering a Vinton family two years ago will likely get a
pair of court appointed attorneys.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
54- year- old Earl Bramblett was in Roanoke County court yesterday for the
first time since his arrest in Spartanburg, South Carolina last week.
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 1994;
In August of 1994, Blaine Hodges, his wife Teresa, and their two daughters
were found dead inside their burning home.
It was discovered three of them had been shot before the fire. Teresa
Hodges had been strangled.
Judge G- O Clemens said that because Bramblett is charged with CAPITAL
murder, he will probably assign two defense lawyers to the case.
Meanwhile, the prosecution is ready for trial right now.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:57:28
IN Q=I'm ready
((SKIP BURKART/ROANOKE COUNTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: I'M READY TO GO TOMORROW
IF NECESSARY. WE ALWAYS HOPE NEW THINGS BECOME AVAILABLE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED-- NOTHING ELSE... WE'RE READY AS SOON AS THE JUDGE
GIVES A TRIAL DATE. ))
SUPER=01-Skip Burkart/Roanoke Co. Commonwealth's Atty.;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=trial date
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bramblett has been the only suspect in the killings.
Aside from Capital murder... Bramblett faces three counts of first degree
murder... plus firearms and arson charges.
(----------------)
Floyd-Meningitis
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-29
GRAPHIC=Meningitsis
A 32-year-old Floyd County man died after contracting a form of bacterial
meningitis.
As a precaution, the health department is consulting with his family
members and co-workers at Cross Creek Apparel.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bacterial meningitis is spread by direct contact with a carrier-- the risk
is very low.
Symptoms include:
--Fever
--Headache
--Stiff neck & back
--Nausea
--Skin rash
(------------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
This was the third New River Valley resident to be diagnosed with
Meningitis this year.
There were 194 cases of meningitis in Virginia last year.
All-America
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-62
GRAPHIC=Roanoke
A week-long celebration is scheduled in honor of Roanoke.
For the fifth time, Roanoke has been named an All America City.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:09:05
IN Q=It's not because
((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE VICE MAYOR: IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL
MOUNTAINS, THE GREEN TREES, AND THE LOW CRIME RATE. IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO BELIEVE IN WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. ))
SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/Roanoke Vice Mayor;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=to solve problems
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
City and business leaders announced the events for All America City Week
yesterday.
Beginning next Wednesday, open houses will take place at the Hotel Roanoke
and Conference Center, the Jefferson Center and the Trash Transfer Station.
These were the projects that earned the Star City its latest award.
(----------------)
TALENT=Melanie
SS=HOLD
A grand finale celebration is planned for August 17th.
4-SCORES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=AM
WRITER=AMO
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GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO
Darryl Strawberry ripped three homers as New York pounded the Chicago White
Sox...
The Yankees are now ten games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. Now let's
check out the rest of the action from the ballparks.
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IN Q=FIRST SCORE
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SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Baltimore/13//Milwaukee/3////Toronto/2/j/Boston/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Chicago/2/j/New York/9///j/Texas/4//Detroit/2///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Oakland/2/j/Kansas City/9///j/Cleveland/4//Seattle/3///
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Minnesota/4//California/1////;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Philadelphia/4/j/Atlanta/10////New York/0/j/Chicago/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Cincinnati/3//San Francisco/2////Florida/0/j/Colorado/11///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/1//St. Louis/0///j/Montreal/7//Houston/5///;
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Winston-Salem/7//Salem/4////Lynchburg/3/j/Durham/4///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-/Danville/1/j/Bluefield/2//10
Innings/j/Elizabethton/9//Martinsville/5///;
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
Close
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by SS