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headlines
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
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VO-NAT
Coming up on News 7 Mornin'
A jetliner is hijacked in London by Iraqis who claim to have explosives,
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ANCHOR=Melanie
and a powerful opening night at the Democratic National Convention as
Christopher Reeve and Sarah Brady address the delegate.
ANCHOR=Beth
(Beth ad lib)
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And Larry Dowdy will show us how to make your gardens into something
spectacular.
Stay tuned, News 7 Mornin is next.
HIJACKING
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
In London this morning, hijackers have allowed more passengers to leave a
Sudanese jetliner.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;
One-hundred-forty passengers -- mostly women and children --
were freed following several hours of negotiations between the hijackers and
police.
That leaves 46 passengers and all 13 crewmembers aboard.
Authorities say the jetliner was hijacked by six or seven Iraqis
who claimed to have explosives.
They commandeered the plane shortly after takeoff from the Sudanese capital
of Khartoum last night.
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Litton-FiberCom
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 96-64)
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash Investigation
As the search for clues goes on in the TWA crash one local company is
helping out.
It called Litton Fibercom.
For the past few years the company has designed a computer networking system
for the new Boeing 777 aircraft.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Now the company has adapted that technology for nautical applications.
Litton FiberCom's LAN Interface Unit, or L-I-U,
SUPER=03-Long Island, NY/Last Week;
is on the Coast Guard Cutter assisting the recovery operation of TWA Flight
800.
The device centrally connects much of the ship's computer based data,
sensor, and navigation devices.
This makes its wiring simpler.
Litton FiberCom says so far, the Coast Guard is pleased with its work.
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SOT 10:24:29
IN Q=It's a good
((JACK FREEMAN/VP-LITTON FIBERCOM: IT'S A GOOD PART OF OUR BUSINESS, IT'S ONE
THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW FOR REVENUES. ))
SUPER=01-Jack Freeman/V.P. Litton FiberCom;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=for revenues.
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VO-NAT
Litton- FiberCom has about 125 employees.
Back in 1994 the company was formed after Roanoke- based FiberCom was
purchased by Litton Industries of California.
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Democrats
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton, Bill
The Clinton whistle stop tour continues in Michigan today with stops in Royal
Oak, Pontiac and East Lansing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Columbus, OH;
Yesterday in the battleground state of Ohio, Mr. Clinton issued his
message of the day: a proposal to extend gun control, that includes denying
guns to anyone with a history of wife beating or other domestic violence.
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SOT
IN Q=
((CLINTON:IF YOU'RE STALKING OR HARASSING WOMEN OR CHILDREN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
A GUN. AND IF YOU COMMIT AN ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUR SPOUSE OR CHILD YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE A GUN.
))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=shouldn't have a gun.
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VO-NAT
Meantime at the opening night of the Democratic national convention, a
message of crime fighting and tolerance for people with disabilities.
It was delivered by gun control advocates James and Sarah Brady and actor
Christopher Reeve.
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SOT
IN Q=
((CHRISOPTER REEVE: OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, AND WE WILL.
WE HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE SPEND BUT WE/VE ALSO
GOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY ))
SUPER=01-Christopher Reeve/Actor;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=to take care of our family.
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VO-NAT
Tonight, first Lady Hillary Clinton steps into the spotlight with her
address to the delegates.
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UMWA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-56
GRAPHIC=Democrats
All the pomp of the party conventions is not enough to sway the vote of the
leadership of the United Mine Workers of America.
They know who they support.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The union represents thousands of people in our area who work in the coal
mines of far southwest Virginia and West Virginia.
From the floor of the Democratic national convention in Chicago, U-M-W-A
President Cecil Roberts tells News 7 he doesn't agree with all of President
Clinton's decisions.
But he doesn't disagree with him enough to pull his endorsement.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:45:59 CLEAN FEED
IN Q=I think
((CECIL ROBERTS/UMWA PRESIDENT: I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHOICES BETWEEN
BILL CLINTON AND BOB DOLE, THAT'S A NO BRAINIER FOR ANYONE THAT HAS TO WORK.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF WHAT THE REPUBLICAN
CONGRESS, NEW TIE AND THE BLOWHARDS, BEGAN IN 1994, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY WENT
AFTER OUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS MEDICARE AND WENT AFTER SOCIAL SECURITY.))
SUPER=01-Cecil Roberts/UMWA President;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=social security.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Roberts also accuses Republicans of watering down laws protecting the health
care benefits of retirees who worked in the coal mines.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Bill Clinton
Republicans charge President Clinton has shown his anti- union colors by his
support of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Dupont
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-74
GRAPHIC=Dupont
Southside Virginia is losing a valubale business and maybe up to 600 jobs.
Kimberly McBroom reports on Dupont's announcment that it's closing its nylon
manufacturing plant in Henry County in mid- 1998.
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SOT
IN Q=News of the impending shutdown
SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Jeannette Stone/28 Year Employee; :12
SUPER=01-John Winske/Dupont Plant Manager; :32
SUPER=@Kimberly1; :59
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
(( News of the impending shutdown spread quickly throughout the large
facility that houses 600 employees.
For longtime workers-- the company's closing is like losing an old friend.
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SOT 19:49:16
((JEANNETTE STONE/28- YEAR- EMPLOYEE: WELL, IT'S REAL SAD. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN
EXPECTING IT FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IT'S STILL-- IT'S HARD. ))
RUNS=:06
The closing date is set for mid- 1998.
Company officials say although business is good at the plant right now--
its outlook is bleak.
They say the plant won't be able to hold its own against increased foreign
competition.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:38:03
((JOHN WINSKE/DUPONT GENERAL MANAGER: IT'SN NOT AN ISSUE OF WHETHER THE PLANT
DOES WELL. OUR PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO, BUT IT'S JUST AN ISSUE WE'VE
GOT COMING TWO TO THREE YEARS FROM NOW WHERE WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO BE ABLE
TO DO IT HERE. ))
RUNS=:10
Winske says he's aware of the economic plight Dupont's shutdown will
create in the area-- but there are provisions for employees.
He says the company has a transition plan to provide workers with a month's
pay for every two years of service.
They'll also explore opportunities for employees to transfer to other
locations.
Standup tag here.
The vice president of the Martinsville dupont employees union says he's
not surprised by the company's announcement.
He says it pretty much confirm what workers have been hearing all along.
The union plans to discuss the particulars regarding their transitional
benefits package.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))
Gilmore
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-61
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
Attorney General Jim Gilmore counts two Virginia churches on his list of
hate arsons.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But the Republican candidate for Governor's erecting a big tent of concern
for houses of worship.
SUPER=03-Richmond/February 21;
Gilmore's following up his national leadership on the church arson issue
with a statewide summit next month.
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SOT 05:12:02
IN Q=We're not
((ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM GILMORE: WE'RE NOT JUST CONTACTING BLACK CHURCHES. IN
FACT, SYNAGOGUE PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO COME. PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH
OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP. MOSLEM MOSQUES. ALL CHURCHES THAT FEEL LIKE THEY MAY
BE THREATENED, OR THE SUBJECT OF AN ATTACK BASED ON A HATE CRIME.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=hate crime.
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VO-NAT
The Gilmore summit will be September fourth at Virginia Union University.
Everything from smoke detectors to new legislation is on the agenda.
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Barker
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-60
GRAPHIC=Legal scales
What started as a jury trial ended in a plea bargain yesterday for 20
year-old Gary Wayne Barker.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Barker pled guilty as an accessory to the capital murder of a Virginia Tech
student, in addition to carjacking, abduction, robbery and firearms charges.
Instead of six life terms, Barker was sentenced to 53 years in prison.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:28:09
IN Q=
((SKIP SCHWAB/ASST. MONTGOMERY CO. PROSECUTOR: HE DID NOT, OR WAS NOT HE ONE
THAT ACTUALLY SHOT AND KILLED MR. DEFILIPPIS, ALTHOUGH HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE
ROBBERY AND THE ABDUCTION AND THE CARJACKING. AND HE DID COOPERATE WITH THE
POLICE FROM THE BEGINNING. ))
SUPER=01-Skip Schwab/Montgomery Co. Asst. Prosecutor;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=from the beginning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The plea bargain requires Barker to testify against two co-defendants.
Ben Lilly, the alleged triggerman will be tried for capital murder.
HIS brother Mark Lilly is charged as an accessory.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:36:17
IN Q=
((JIMMY TURK/BARKER'S LAWYER: GARY BARKER IS CERTAINLY, AS HE STATED TODAY IS
GONNA TESTIFY TRUTHFULLY, HE'S GONNA SAY EXACTLY WHAT HE TOLD THE POLICE FROM
THE OUTSET. ))
SUPER=01-Jimmy Turk/Barker's Lawyer;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=from the outset.
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VO-NAT
Alexander DeFilippis was abducted from a Blacksburg convenience store, and
shot to death in Montgomery County last December.
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Sibling-Rivalry
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Morning
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-65
GRAPHIC=Parenting
***ANCHOR TAG***
Today we're beginning a new feature on Mornin'--our Parenting segments will
offer advice for moms and dads.
Sibling rivalry is a fact of life in
most families--and the resulting fights and bickering can test a parent's
patience.
But child care experts tell us all that conflict between siblings is
important and serves as a lesson in life for the kids.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Hey! Patrick
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :05
SUPER=01-Heather Moore/Mother; :09
SUPER=01-Bob Henderson/Dept. of Social Services; :32
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=love them equally.
(((/////SOT/////)
NATSOT 10 19 33 00 - 10 19 37 00
SOT
IN Q=Hey! Patrick
((HEY, PATRICK BROKE THIS! ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=broke this!
Patrick is 8 years old, Robert is 5 and this Mom has her hands full!
(/////SOT/////)
9 46 05 00 - 9 46 18 00
SOT
IN Q=They're just
((HEATHER MOORE/MOTHER: THEY'RE JUST REAL DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF
RIVALRIES AND THEY BOTH WANT MY ATTENTION AND WANT IT ALONE-- AND THAT CAN'T
ALWAYS BE. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=can't always be.
Child experts say bickering between brothers and sisters is VERY normal.
(/////SOT/////)
natsot at 10 06 20 00 - 10 06 42 00
SOT
IN Q=No, because see
((ROBERT: NO COZ SEE THAT SIGN? NO PATRICK'S ALLOWED! ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=Patrick's allowed.
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9 52 19 00 - 9 52 30 00
SOT
IN Q=children aren't born
((BOB HENDERSON/DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES: CHILDREN AREN'T BORN KNOWING HOW TO
RESOLVE CONFLICT. THEY HAVE TO LEARN THAT AND IT'S IN THE FAMILY THAT THEY
LEARN. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=that they learn.
Henderson says it's best to ignore the fighting whenever you can, unless the
children are getting physical with each other. He also suggests avoiding
comparisons between siblings and let them know you love them equally.))
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ANCHOR=Beth
SS=Parenting
If you'd like more information on how to handle sibling rivalry in your
household call "The Parents' Place" at 342-9622.
2-headlines
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ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
A Sudan Airways Plane is on the ground in London this morning.. after being
hijacked last night.
The jetliner was on its way to Jordan when the hijackers forced the
plane to fly to Britain where the hijackers reportedly are seeking political
asylum.
Most of the women and children have been freed.
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VO-NAT
An emotional opening for the Democratic Convention in Chicago.
Actor Christopher Reeve spoke, saying Americans must not let
its needy "fend for themselves."
Meantime, President Clinton takes his whisle stop tour to Michigan today.
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VO-NAT
And hundreds of Southside Virginia residents are in jeopardy of losing their
jobs.
Dupont announced it's closing its nylon manufacturing plant in Henry County
in mid- 1998.
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And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, August, 27th.
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2-hijacking
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Hijackers have allowed more passengers to leave a Sudanese jetliner forced
to land in London this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;
One-hundred-sixty passengers, mostly women and children, were allowed to
leave the plane after several hours of negotiations between the hijackers and
police.
That leaves 26 passengers and all 13 crewmembers aboard.
Authorities say they believe the six or seven hijackers are Iraqi's seeking
asylum.
The plane was hijacked last
night shortly after leaving Sudan.
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CONVENTION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=democrats
First Lady Hillary Clinton steps into the spotlight at the Democratic
Convention in Chicago as she addresses the delegates.
Last night it was a message of crime fighting and tolerance for people
with disabilities.
Appearances by actor Christopher Reeve and gun control advocates James and
Sarah Brady provided a powerful opening night punch to the convention.
Dave Fehling files this report.
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SOT
5:00:00
IN Q=opening night
SUPER=03-Chicago; :00
SUPER=01-Rep. Richard Gephardt/House Minority Leader; :20
SUPER=01-Christopher Reeves/Actor; :42
SUPER=01-Sarah Brady/Gun Control Advocate; 1:08 (QUICK)
SUPER=01-Dave Fehling/Reporting; 1:14
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=Dave Fehling, CBS News Chicago.
((
Opening night for the democrats ended with a quick word the
president, live from the campaign trail in toledo.
"THANK YOU FOR LOVING AMERICA, STAY WITH US AND WE'LL BE THERE."
WHat had preceded him was at times touching drama, (jim brady
thumbs up) at others, amatuer hour...
"HEY MACARENA"
....just don't call it entertainment.
REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT, HOUSE MINORITY LEADER:"WE MEET HERE TO OFFER
VISION...NOT JUST A SHOW FOR TELEVISION."
But it made for good t-v just the same.
The paralyzed actor christopher reeve kept dfelegates riveted with
his plea for increased spending on medical research.
And he made a broader appeal for the preservation of the social
safety net in the era of welfare reform.
AMERICA DOES NOT LET ITS NEEDY CITIZENS FEND FOR THEMSELVES."
President clinton's support of gun control was praised by sarah
brady, her husband james crippled by gun fire during the attempt on president
reagan's life.
She said 40-thousand americans are shot to death every year.
SARAH BRADY, GUN CONTROL ADVOCATE: "THIS MUST STOP."
Tonight the convention's theme shifts to the family with the first lady `s
much anticpated address..while on the campaign trial, the president expected
to propose a two and a half billion dollar national literacy campaign for
children. Dave Fehling, CBS News Chicago.))
Wildfires
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=brushfires
The out- of- control wildfires on the west coast were stoked yesterday by
more than 6- thousand lightning strikes.
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VO-NAT 4:05:10
SUPER=03-Castaic, CA;
Nearly 240- thousand acres in the west have already burned.
Authorities in California say one of the brush fires did not start
naturally.
A 15 year old boy has reportedly admitted to setting this fire on Monday.
It has burned at least 10 thousand acres of heavy bush.
The boy is being held on suspicion of arson.
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First-Day
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-58
GRAPHIC=First Day School
For thousands of area children, the summer is over.
Many area schools welcomed back students yesterday.
And as Scott Prince reports, all went according to plan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The first
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Mike Crowder/Glenvar Middle School; :09
SUPER=01-Kristin Monclova/7th Grader; :20
SUPER=01-Martha Cobble/Cave Spring H.S. Principal; :51
SUPER=@Scott1;1:05
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News- 7
(( The first day of class was filled with new beginnings for students and
faculty at Glenvar Middle School.
Everything seemed to go according to plan... except for a few minor
glitches.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:42:23
IN Q=Teachers
((MIKE CROWDER/GLENVAR MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: TEACHERS ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW,
THERE ARE NO PENCIL SHARPENERS, SO I'VE GOT AN ELECTRIC ONE IN MY OFFICE AND
THE KIDS ARE COMING DOWN AND SHARPENING THEIR PENCILS THERE. LITTLE THINGS THAT
YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=for granted
Even the students were calling the first day a success.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:35:02
IN Q=The first
((KRISTIN MONCLOVA/SEVENTH GRADER: THE FIRST DAY YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
HOMEWORK AND THE TEACHERS ARE REALLY NICE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=stuff like that
While folks at Glenvar celebrated their new school... students and staff at
Cave Spring High can only wonder what might have been.
A bond referendum was shot down in April.
The tax would have supplied enough funds for a new school.
Instead... Cave Spring was awarded a double wide trailer to help defer the
influx of students.
But no one seemed to be dwelling on the situation.
It seemed students were focused on more pressing issues, like trying to find
their next classroom... and learning locker combinations.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:22:47 (1st day tape)
IN Q=The students
((DR. MARTHA COBBLE/CAVE SPRING HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: THE STUDENTS HAVE
LOCATED THEIR SCHEDULES, THEIR TEACHERS. AND THE TEACHERS HAVE LOCATED THE
STUDENTS TOO. AND THEY WERE JUST AS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHO THEY WERE GOING
TO HAVE IN THEIR CLASSES JUST AS THE STUDENTS WERE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHO
THEIR TEACHERS WOULD BE. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=would be
STAND UP 18:22:55 (1st day STAND UP tape)
Not all area kids have hit the books-- at least not yet.
Some districts, like Roanoke City, won't start school until after Labor Day.
Scott Prince, News- 7.
2-Democrats
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton, Bill
The Clinton whistlestop train tour makes four stops in Michigan today as it
winds its way to the Democratic Nation Convention in Chicago.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chicago;
Last night, the President addressed the convention via satellite from Ohio.
He told delegates that he's taking the train trip to Chicago because "America
is back on track."
Actor Christopher Reeve, who was paralyzed in a riding accident, kept
delegates riveted with his plea for increased spending on medical research.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((CHRISTOPHER REEVE/ACTOR: AND NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT NERVES IN THE SPINAL CORD
CAN REGENERATE, WE ARE ON THE WAY TO GETTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME, UP AND OUT OF OUR WHEELCHAIRS ))
SUPER=01-Christopher Reeve/Actor;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=OUT OF OUR WHEELCHAIRS.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Gun control advocates Jim and Sarah brady delivered an anti-crime message
and endorsed President Clinton's gun control effort.
Tonight First Lady Hillary Clinton addresses the delegates.
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Prez-Campaign
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-63
GRAPHIC=None
Tired of the party conventions?
Wait until you see the memorabillia that comes out of presidential
campaigns.
Ellen Qualls reports on this new exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Okay. This
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Kelly/Va. Historical Society; :14
SUPER=@Ellen2; :29
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( Okay.
This probably wasn't sanctioned by the Carter campaign.
But now that we've got your attention: IKE morphing.
Cool, huh?
The trinkets of American politics may have gotten a little more irreverent
since Andrew Jackson's election.
sot 02:48:40
((JIM KELLY/VA. HISTORICAL SOCIETY: WHEN THE AVERAGE MAN IN THE STREET GOT TO
CHOOSE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS WHO IN TURN CHOSE THE PRESIDENT, THAT HAPPENED
IN THE 1820'S. AND THAT'S WHEN WE SEE CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST TIME HAVING TO
TAKE THEIR MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE AT LARGE. OR AT LEAST THE ADULT MALE
POPULATION AT LARGE.))
runs=:15
After that, the tariff question.
The silver or gold standard.
Big questions of the day in the 19th century.
sot 02:50:58
((I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE POLITICS OF THE PAST.
I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ON THAT SCORE.))
runs=:06
If NOT the politics, how about the playthings?
Let's see -- gals finally found a role.
Not that women haven't made their way into presidential politics for
generations -- but the one that finally got on the ticket -- well you see what
happened to her.
Weirdest artifact?
The William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan soap dolls.
02:52:16
((CAN YOU IMAGINE TAKING A BATH WITH A LITTLE SOAP DOLE OR CLINTON OR GOD
FORBID PEROT? BUT THAT WOULD BE PRETTY BIZARRE. I SUPPOSE IT WAS BIZARRE IN
1896.))
RUNS=:13
They didn't do much to clean up politics.
The exhibit runs through December 1st.
And by then we'll know if two decades more experience worked for Bob Dole.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
LONDON-HIJACK
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=non
British authorities say hijackers have now freed about half the passengers
from a Sudanese jetliner on the ground in London..
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;
One-hundred-sixty passengers, mostly women and children, were allowed to
leave the plane after six hours of negotiations between the hijackers and
police.
That leaves 26 passengers and all 13 crewmembers aboard.
Authorities say the jetliner was hijacked by six or seven Iraqis
who claimed to have explosives.
The plane was hijacked last
night shortly after leaving Sudan.
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Nylon-Dupont
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net (edit of 96-74)
GRAPHIC=Dupont
Some 600 workers in Southside Virginia may lose their jobs.
Dupont announced it's closing its nylon manufacturing plant in Henry County
in mid- 1998.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape;
Company officials say although business is good at the plant right now-- its
outlook is bleak.
They say the plant won't be able to hold its own against increased foreign
competition.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:36:29
IN Q=Looking at where
((JOHN WINSKE/DUPONT PLANT MANAGER: LOOKING AT WHERE WE EXPECT THE NYLON
BUSINESS TO BE AT COUPLE OF YEARS OUT FROM NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PLANT IS
JUST NOT GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE ENOUGH. ))
SUPER=01-John Winske/Dupont Plant Manager;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=competitive enough
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VO-NAT
The vice president of the Martinsville dupont employees union says he's not
surprised by the company's announcement.
He says it pretty much confirms what workers have been hearing all along,
but that is not much comfort for those losing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:49:32 Dupont-closing tape
IN Q=My mother worked
((JEANNETTE STONE/28- YEAR- EMPLOYEE: MY MOTHER WORKED OVER HERE BEFORE I WAS
BORN, AND IT'S KIND OF BEEN LIKE A FAMILY TRADITION. SO, IT'S REAL HARD. ))
SUPER=01-Jeannette Stone/28 Year Employee;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=REAL HARD
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Dupont's General Manager says the company has a transition plan to provide
workers with a month's pay for every two years of service and they're looking
into other options as well.
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4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morning
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=MLB
Cal Ripken worked out a bases-loaded walk to complete Baltimore's ten-inning
victory over Oakland 12-to-11.
For a roundup of the scores from the ball parks let's check the numbers.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
SUPER=#556;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Cleveland/2//Detroit/1////Oakland/11/j/Baltimore/12///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/3/j/Toronto/5///j/Milwaukee/3//Chicago/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Philadelphia/0/j/San Francisco/1///j/St. Louis/3//Houston/2///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Cincinnati/5/j/Colorado/9////;
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-/Salem/2/j/Durham/6///j/Lynchburg/9//Prince William/2///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-/Danville/5/j/Elizabethton/6////Danville/3/j/Elizabethton/8///;
RUNS=:42
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OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
by SS