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7Hostage-Situation
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=None
SUPER=19-Melanie Moon;
An overnight hostage drama has ended in Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Late Sunday evening dispatchers received a call that a Bedford County
resident, Chester Hickman, had barricaded himself and three other people in a
house on Route 8-0-5 in the Moneta section of the county.
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SOT 01:37:13
IN Q=He broke
((KENT ROBEY/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: HE BROKE INTO THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY
AN OLD GIRLFRIEND OR SOMETHING. TO THAT EXTENT. HE HAD 'EM HOSTAGE AND HE
TURNED THE GAS ON TO THE HOUSE. WHEN WE GOT DOWN HERE, THE HOSTAGES HAD FLED
FROM THE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Kent Robey/Bedford Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=from the area.
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VO-NAT
Bedford County deputies then blocked part of route 8-0-5.
They were concerned about the potentially explosive situation Hickman may
have created, and the fact that they believed he was armed.
By one o'clock this morning, police secured the home, discovered no gas
leak, and learned that Hickman was no longer there.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The Sheriff's Department is still searching for Hickman.
Lieutenant Kent Robey characterizes Hickman as a drifter who has several
warrants out for his arrest.
Robey also believes Hickman had been drinking.
No one was hurt in the incident.
7Bedford-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-56
GRAPHIC=fire
Meantime, Bedford County fire officials are labeling a late night trailor
fire arson.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Just before midnight, members of the city of Bedford's volunteer fire
department were called out to a fully involved fire in the Whispering Pines
Trailer Park along route 460.
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SOT 02:37:41
IN Q=And I'd say
((DONALD HALE/BEDFORD VOL. FIRE CHIEF: AND I'D SAY THE TRAILER IS A TOTAL
LOSS. JUST BY LOOKING AT WHAT'S BURNT INSIDE AND THEN ALL THE HEAT AND SMOKE
DAMAGE.))
SUPER=01-Donald Hale/Bedford Vol. Fire Chief;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=smoke damage.
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VO-NAT
The man who lived in the trailer, John Goode, was not in his home at the
time.
In spite of all the damage it caused, the city of Bedford's volunteer fire
department had the fire under control in less than 10 minutes.
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7Memorial
ANCHOR=Mel
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TAPE# edit of 96-64
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Hundreds gathered yesterday in Roanoke County to remember the Vinton Pilot
killed in a plane crash last week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
A memorial service was held at Valley Word Ministries for Praveen Bhaskaran
(Bus-kair-in).
He died Tuesday when his small plane crashed into Catawba Mountain in
Roanoke County.
Those attending the service say they will remember Bhaskaran (Bus-kair-in)
for his enthusiasm and faith.
SUPER=04-Last Week;
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash, but they
have ruled out engine failure.
Meantime a retired air traffic controller says the crash may have been
avoided had controllers been on round the clock duty at Roanoke Regional
Airport.
The crash occured shortly after one a-m.
24 hour tower duty was cut in 1981, but airport officials say there is no
evidence the lack of air traffic controllers contributed to the crash of
Bhaskaran's (Bus-kair-in's) plane.
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7Robb-Dole
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 96-63
GRAPHIC=Robb, Chuck
Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole is planning more campaigning this
week with his running mate, Jack Kemp in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Georgia and Florida.
Meantime, Dole's speech at the Republican Convention last week drew mixed
reaction from Virginia Senator and Democrat, Chuck Robb.
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SOT 12:05:33
IN Q=It was
((SEN. CHUCK ROBB/D-VIRGINIA: IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYBODY'S BOB DOLE.
MOST OF US WHO KNOW AND HAVE WORKED WITH BOB DOLE OVER THE YEARS LIKE HIM
PERSONALLY, HAVE ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR HIM. BUT RECOGNIZE THAT HE WAS COMPELLED
BY CIRCUMSTANCES TO CHANGE TO A MESSAGE THAT WAS IN MANY RESPECTS, PARTICULARLY
ECONOMICALLY AND PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, IS
DIRECTLY OPPOSED TO WHAT HE'S BEEN CHAMPIONING ALL OF HIS LIFE.))
SUPER=@Robb;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=his life.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA/Thursday;
Robb says Dole's campaign will be interesting to watch from here on out
because he's never had success selling an idea he didn't believe in.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=Robb, Chuck
Robb gives the GOP convention high marks for what politicians call
controlling the message.
He says he hopes Democrats do as good a job in Chicago.
7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
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Turning now to the forecast - it's going to be another sunny day today.
Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.
Expect clear conditions tonight with lows around 60 degrees.
7BIRTHDAYS ! 8/20/96
SUPER=130-106/Verlie Barnhart/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-40/Margaret Bergloff/Roanoke;
55Brandon-Ax
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 96-68
GRAPHIC=Fatal Ax
SUPER=19-Melanie Moon;
Roanoke Police continue to investigate yesterday's three vehicle accident
that took the life of an
84-year-old man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Authorities say George Hall was driving his Honda west toward Salem on
Brandon Avenue when he crossed a double line, apparently to pass the car in
front of him.
Jamie Muse and his family were in the car that was being passed.
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SOT 03:24:22
IN Q=As we
((JAMIE MUSE/ACCIDENT VICTIM: AS WE COME AROUND THIS CURVE RIGHT HERE, THE GUY
WAS BEHIND US, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE TRIED TO SWITCH LANES, OR WHAT HE THOUGHT
IT WAS A TURNING LANE OR WHATEVER,))
SUPER=01-Jamie Muse/Accident Victim;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=whatever.
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VO-NAT
Roanoke Police say Hall pulled back into the right lane when he saw a third
car headed his way in the eastbound lane.
He sideswiped Muse's car, and then hit the third car head-on.
Traffic on Brandon Avenue was blocked in both directions for well over an
hour as emergency crews tried to save the man.
No one else in the accident was seriously injured.
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55VMI
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# net-a
GRAPHIC=VMI Court Decision
If V-M-I wants to get information on how to integrate women into the all-male
military college, it first will have to get approval from the U-S Justice
Department first.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/June;
The Justice Department has demanded that any contact with the U-S Military
Academy, the U-S Naval Academy, the U-S Air Force Academy or the Defense
Department must be cleared beforehand.
V-M-I says it doesn't know why the Justice Department has instituted the
policy.
The department would only say that the request is consistent with past
practices.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
55Hampden-Sydney
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=lba
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Meantime, V-M-I isn't the only all-male school in the state that is
considering admitting women.
The Board of Trustees at Hampden-Sydney College is considering the same
issue this week.
Unlike V-M-I, Hampden-Sydney is a private school.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
The college has been working for some time on a coeducation plan.
The board plans to announce its decision tomorrow.
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55Weather
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(CHYRON TODAY/TONIGHT AREA FORECAST PAGE)
SUPER=314-Mostly/Sunny/85-89/Clear/Skies/58-62;
SUPER=#555;RESET
Turning now to the forecast - it's going to be another sunny day today.
Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.
Expect clear conditions tonight with lows around 60 degrees.
Tomorrow, much of the same - sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
8Hostage-Situation
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=None
A hostage situation involving four people is over this morning in Bedford
County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Late last night, dispatchers received a call that Bedford County resident,
Chester Hickman, had barricaded himself and three other people inside a house
on route 8-0-5 in the Moneta section of the county.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:37:13
IN Q=He broke
((KENT ROBEY/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: HE BROKE INTO THE HOUSE. APPARENTLY
AN OLD GIRLFRIEND OR SOMETHING. TO THAT EXTENT. HE HAD 'EM HOSTAGE AND HE
TURNED THE GAS ON TO THE HOUSE. WHEN WE GOT DOWN HERE, THE HOSTAGES HAD FLED
FROM THE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Kent Robey/Bedford Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=from the area.
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VO-NAT
Bedford County deputies then blocked part of route 8-0-5.
They were concerned about the potentially explosive situation Hickman may
have created, and the fact that they believed he was armed.
By one o'clock this morning, police had secured the home, discovered no gas
leak, and learned that Hickman was no longer there.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The Sheriff's Department is still searching for Hickman.
Lieutenant Kent Robey characterizes Hickman as a drifter who has several
warrants out for his arrest.
Robey also believes Hickman had been drinking.
No one was hurt in the incident.
8Bedford-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#=edit of 96-56
GRAPHIC=fire
Investigators suspect arson a in trailer fire last night in Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
It happened just before midnight, when members of the City of Bedford's
volunteer fire department responded to a fully involved fire in the Whispering
Pines Trailer Park along route 460.
The man who lived in the trailer, John Goode, was not in his home at the
time of the fire.
His trailer was totally destroyed.
The city of Bedford's volunteer fire department had the fire under control in
less than 10 minutes.
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8Bhaskaran
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-64
GRAPHIC=None
SUPER=19-Melanie Moon;
A Vinton pilot who died in a small plane crash last week was remembered at
a memorial service in Roanoke County yesterday.
Denise Allen has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=nat sot
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=07-Tom Glasgow; :17
SUPER=07-Jody Lyons; :28
SUPER=04-Tuesday; :40
SUPER=@Denise1; 1:19
RUNS=1:44
OUT Q=news 7
((Friends remembered Praveen Bhaskaran(bus-kair-in)--
They knew him as Talex.
Tuesday the plane he was flying crashed near MacAfee's Knob.
But the crash was not the topic of this memorial service.
The hundreds in attendance were there to remember how he lived.
((TOM GLASGOW: HE WAS A SHARING PERSON, A GIVING PERSON BECAUSE OF THE LIFE HE
LIVED AND THE EXAMPLE HE SET. HE GAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HOPE.
JODY LYONS: THE REASON HE WAS FLYING THAT PLANE WAS TO EARN HIS GREENCARD.
TALEX AT 28 YEARS OLD WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.))
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash, but they
have ruled out engine failure.
That night the Vinton man aborted one landing attempt at Roanoke Regional
Airport because of fog.
Investigators say he crashed when he was circling for a second attempt.
Talex was relying on his flight plan and radar information from the
Washington Air Traffic Control Center.
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7 REPORTER: A RETIRED AIRTRAFFIC CONTROLLER SAYS THE CRASH
MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD CONTROLLERS BEEN ON DUTY.
THE AIRPORT'S 24 HOUR TOWER DUTY WAS CUT IN 1981.
AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY THE F-A-A DETERMINES WHETHER AN AIRPORT NEEDS
OVERNIGHT CONTROLLERS BY THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS THAT COME IN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
AND SIX A-M.
MARK COURTNEY ALSO SAYS HE BELIEVES EVERYONE AT THE ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 24 HOUR SERVICE, BUT IT'S NOT A DECISION MADE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
There has been no evidence that the lack of air traffic controllers lead to
the deadly plane crash.
And for the hundreds gathered at Valley Word Ministries, they choose to
remember Talex Bhaskaran as he lived--full of enthusiasm and faith.
Denise Allen News 7.))
8Weather
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(CHYRON TODAY/TONIGHT AREA FORECAST PAGE)
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Turning now to the forecast - it's going to be sunny today with highs in the
Expect clear conditions tonight with lows around 60 degrees.
mid 80s.
by SS