06:00-01
HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT
The parents of a sick little girl consent to surgery after battling it out
with Texas welfare officials.
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And over 100 jobs in Salem are being saved.
OPERATION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A Texas girl whose medical treatment turned into a legal battle has
undergone lifesaving surgery.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Durham, NC;
Doctors at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina say ten- year-
old Rachel Stout is resting comfortably after an operation to remove her colon.
Rachel's parents had fought the state of Texas over their daughter's care
before signing a consent form Sunday authorizing the surgery.
The Stouts had held out hope that alternative treatment could save Rachel.
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BIG-SUR
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=brushfire
Firefighters continue to battle a massive blaze in Northern California.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Big Sur, CA;
At least six firefighters have been injured in the blaze that has charred
more than 14 thousand acres.
But officials say the fire is now 95 percent contained and may be fully
contained by tonight.
So far, the fire has burned five homes.
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CAMPAIGN
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=cmapaign 96
President Clinton's character was in the Bob Dole's sites yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego;
Dole took aim at the president's handling of the so-called file-gate
scandal as well as Whitewater.
The G-O-P candidate promised to make ethics a central issue in tomorrow's
debate.
Meanwhile Republicans are now calling for an investigation into
Democratic fund-raising practices.
At issue is a specific donation that
SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM;
White House officials insist the Clinton campaign did nothing wrong in
accepting.
The president was in New Mexico yesterday where he signed a bill that
will eventually put surplus military aircraft to work fighting forest fires.
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Grey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-71
GRAPHIC=Grey, Jeff
The sparring continues in the Sixth district as congressional candidate Jeff
Grey charges incumbent Bob Goodlatte with not being a friend to Medicare.
But Goodlatte says his democratic challenger is simply resorting to scare
tactics.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Grey made his comments yesterday at Friendship Manor as he accepted the
endorsement of the National Council of Senior Citizens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think that
((JEFF GREY/D- CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: I THINK THAT MEDICARE DESERVES TO BE
SAVED AND RESPONSIBLY SO, KEEPING IT A TRUST FUND, SETTING UP THE 1-800
TELEPHONE HOT LINE THAT I HAVE PROPOSED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE TO REPORT
WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE IN MEDICARE IS ESSENTIAL. MEDICARE IS WORTH SAVING FOR MY
FATHER, WHO WORKED 45 YEARS AND EARNED IT AND IT'S ESSENTIAL TO SAVE FOR MYSELF
AND MY CHILDREN AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Jeff Grey/(D) Candidate for Congress;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=my children as well.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Goodlatte
Grey says Goodlatte voted to cut 270- billion dollars from Medicare.
But Goodlatte says the plan passed by congress actually increases spending
for each senior citizen.
He says it is "the height of irresponsibility" to scare senior citizens
with the issue.
Industry
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 96-75)
GRAPHIC=Business News
Some good news for Salem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Nearly a year to the day it was announced that L'eggs is leaving,-- Levy
Home Entertainment of Chicago has reached an agreement to purchase the site.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:07:22
IN Q=Levy Home Entertainment
((HOWARD REESE/LEVY HOME ENTERTAINMENT: LEVY HOME ENTERTAINMENT HAS SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WITH SARA LEE DIVISION L'EGGS PANTY HOSE TO TAKE OVER THIS FACILITY
EFFECTIVE JANUARY THE FIRST.))
SUPER=01-Howard Reese/Levy Home Entertainment;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=the first.
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VO-NAT
The company, believed to the largest book distribution firm in the U-S,
plans to give all of the L'eggs workers a chance to stay on board with
basically the same benefits.
By the end of next year Levy expects to have about 125 employees.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:17:20
IN Q=But we
((JOHN HIGGINS/L'EGGS OPERATIONS MANAGER: BUT WE DO HAVE GREAT PEOPLE, A GREAT
WORK ETHIC IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY, OF COURSE NOW I'M GONNA GET PREJUDICED, I'M
ALSO A FIRM BELIEVER THAT THE BEST EMPLOYEES IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY ARE RIGHT IN
THIS BUILDING.))
SUPER=01-John Higgins/L'eggs Operations Manager;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=this building.
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VO-NAT
And getting Levy to move into the L'eggs site did NOT require a big bundle
of incentive money....though the state will cover the cost of retraining any
L'eggs workers who stay on with Levy.
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Plane-Emergency
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE# 96-72
GRAPHIC=NONE
Some excitement at the Roanoke airport yesterday as engine problems forced a
small plane to make an emergency landing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Airport officials say the single engine plane ran out of oil.
The pilot and a passenger noticed smoke in the cockpit while flying near
Roanoke.
The pilot killed the engine and was able to glide safely to the runway.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:36:34
IN Q=another one of those
((MARK COURTNEY/ASSISTANT AIRPORT DIRECTOR; ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS
WHERE OF COURSE WE PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS AN HAVE A FULL RESPONSE, BUT
FORTUNATELY IT WAS UNEVENTFUL, WELL, NOT TOTALLY UNEVENTFUL, BUT A SAFE
LANDING.))
SUPER=01-Mark Courtney/Assistant Airport Director;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=a safe landing
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Airport officials say yesterday's calm weather conditions helped keep the
landing uneventful.
Roanoke-Shooting
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#596-34
GRAPHIC=shooting
Roanoke Police still have not made an arrest in a drive-by double shooting
over the weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday;
Early Saturday morning, two teenagers were found inside a jeep in the 400
block of Gilmer Avenue.
One of them... a 17- year- old from Vinton had been shot in the head.
He remains in critical condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
His passenger- also 17- was shot in the foot.
Police say the 2 teens were seen arguing with ANOTHER person shortly before
the shootings.
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Bats
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-81
GRAPHIC=NONE
Most people think of bats as scary
creatures flying around in the dark.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But this display at the Science Museum of Western Virginia may change your
mind.
"Masters of the Night" features life-sized models of all kinds of bats.
And museum officials hope the exhibit will give bats a better reputation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:52:50
IN Q=What we're trying to do
((POLLY JONES/MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR: WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TELL
THE CHILDREN AND THE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT BATS REALLY ARE OUR FRIENDS,
AND WE'VE DONE IT, AND THIS DISPLAY IS SO EXCITING BECAUSE IT HAS A start
b-roll of kids playing
LOT OF HANDS-ON THINGS THAT THE CHILDREN CAN COME AND TOUCH AND VIEW AND
REALIZE THAT BATS HAVE A LOT OF FEATURES THAT OTHER MAMMALS DON'T HAVE.))
SUPER=01-Polly Jones/Museum Volunteers Coordinator;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=other mammals don't have
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VO-NAT
Jones says bats are insect-eaters, but are also very shy and gentle.
The exhibit also clears up the common myth that bats are blind.
The bat display will be hanging around through December.
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Wx-Hello
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
(TWO SHOT)
(CHYRON)
SUPER=X5000;SET DISSOLVE
SUPER=311-51/96/Calm/Clear;Roanoke Conditions
SUPER=312-49/100/Calm/Fog; Lynchburg Conditions
SUPER=314-Mostly/Sunny/70-74/Variably/Cloudy/55-59;
SUPER=#555;RESET
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stout
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Ten- year- old Rachel Stout, the Texas girl caught in the middle of a legal
fight over her medical care, is recovering today from colon surgery.
It's a surgery both Rachel and her parents fought to avoid.
Steve Pickett has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Durham, NC; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Friedman/Stout Family Attorney; :20
SUPER=01-Steve Pickett/Reporting; 1:23
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=best for their child.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
That was Steve Pickett reporting.
Child-Custody
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-74
GRAPHIC=VA State Seal
Fathers are fighting for their rights, by trying to make joint custody of
children the legal starting point for Virginia judges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The current law allows judges to decide "in the best interest of the child."
But advocates of a bill to make joint custody the legal norm turned out in
force yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE 2 02:16:04
IN Q=
((FATHERS ARE STILL HIGHLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST... WE'RE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS
IN THIS STATE.))
SOT TAPE 2 02:23:43
((I LOVE BOTH MY PARENTS. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE SOLE CUSTODY JUST GIVEN OFF AT THE
OUTSET, IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE BOTH PARENTS ENOUGH.))
SUPER=01-Mike Jarratt/Richmond Father;
SUPER=01-Jonathan Cross/Chester Gap Son; :13
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=parents enough.
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VO-NAT
But opponents say 50-50 custody forced on parents who do not want it- can
not work.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:55:43 tape 2
IN Q=And so
((RON EVANS/VA. BAR ASSOCIATION: AND SO YOU'RE TRYING TO ENFORCE UPON THESE
PARTIES...IT'S GRIDLOCK. CAN'T HAPPEN.))
SOT 02:07:55 TAPE TWO
((KEEP IT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN... HAVE THE POWER NOT TO
RE-APPOINT.))
SUPER=01-Ron Evans/Virginia Bar Association;
SUPER=01-Phyllis Bailey/League of Women Voters; :11
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=to reappoint.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=none
Henry County Delegate Roscoe Reynolds' subcommittee will decide on the
bill's fate by December.
MADONNA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The material girl has gone maternal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
Pop star Madonna gave birth to a six-pound-nine-ounce girl last night in
Los Angeles.
The child's name: (LOOR'-dis) Lourdes Maria.
SUPER=@File;
A spokesperson says both mother and daughter are doing fine.
The 30- year- old father, Carlos
Leon, is a personal trainer and boyfriend to the pop singer and
actress.
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Griffin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Entertainment mogul Merv Griffin has prostate cancer.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
His publicist says doctors expect a full recovery.
The publicist says Griffin will start four weeks of radiation treatments
later this week.
The treatments will take place on an outpatient basis at a hospital in the
Los Angeles area.
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BRUSHFIRE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=brushfire
At least six firefighters have been injured battling a brush fire that has
consumed 14- thousand acres in Northern California.
Byron Harlan has the latest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Big Sur, CA; :00
SUPER=01-Byron Harlan/Reporting; 1:08
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=CBS News, Los Angeles.
((
These backfires are giving firefighters a tactical advantage.
they ve battling the blaze at big sur in northern california for a week.
But finally, they re slowly gaining control.
Some reports say this fire is 95-percent contained and may be fully
contained tuesday night.
Its burned more than 14-thousand acres and investigators say it may char
20-th_usand acres before it s out.
They also say that arson may be the cause.
Twenty-one-hundred firefighters have been slugging-it-out...trying to douse
the fire.
six are hurt...one stung 25-timgs after kn_cking-over a bee hive.
but now, all firefighters are getting help, right from the top.
president clinton signed a law that allows the military to sell planes to
private businesses, that can use them to douse fires.
he says, the need for the planes is clear, especially after this fire season.
(sot/clinton)
tc-17:31
this has been the worst year for wildfires in nearly four-decades.
i think i need to emphasize that because that is the importance of the
legislation we signed today.
it s too late to help the crews battling the big sur blaze.
they re working with aging equipment.
but they ve managed to limit damage, which speaks to the tenacity of the
firefighters.
Byron harlan, CBS news, Los Angeles.))
Mixed-Drinks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-90
GRAPHIC=NONE
Mixed drinks are becoming an issue in Campbell County.
The question of whether to allow restaurants to serve them will go before
voters in November.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.;
A group known as Citizens for Change got more than 23-hundred signatures to
get the referendum on the ballot.
Supporters say allowing the sale of mixed drinks will spur economic
development in the county.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:37:55
IN Q=No hotel
((ART BUNNELL/PETITION DRIVE ORGANIZER: NOT HOTEL, MAJOR HOTEL, WOULD EVER
CONSIDER COMING TO THIS COUNTY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE MIXED BEVERAGES AND TO
GET THE BUSINESS TRAVEL THAT THEY NEED, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO
HAVE. JUST AN ECONOMIC THING, REALLY.))
SUPER=01-Art Bunnell/Petition Drive Organizer; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=economic thing, really.
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VO-NAT
Bunnell (bun-NELL) says his own property directly across from the Lynchburg
airport would be an ideal site for a hotel.
He says restaurants like Jeanne's on Route 460 has lost business because it
cannot offer mixed drinks.
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New-Industry
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-75
GRAPHIC=Business News
Last year's bad news is this year's good news.
One year ago the Sara Lee company announced it was closing its L'eggs panty
hose warehouse in Salem.
But Len Besthoff reports- just as L'eggs is getting ready to leave, a new
company is moving in.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The modern
SUPER=03-Salem;:00
SUPER=01-Howard Reese/Levy Home Entertainment; :20
SUPER=01-Elaine France/Sara Lee Employee; :46
SUPER=@Len1; :53 Quick
SUPER=01-Beth Doughty/Economic Development Partnership; :57
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( The modern, 140- thousand- square- foot L'eggs building in Salem is a very
marketable building, and it didn't take long to sell it.
Nearly a year to the day it was announced that L'eggs is leaving, Levy Home
Entertainment of Chicago has reached an agreement to purchase the site.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:07:22
IN Q=Levy Home Entertainment
((HOWARD REESE/LEVY HOME ENTERTAINMENT: LEVY HOME ENTERTAINMENT HAS SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WITH SARA LEE DIVISION L'EGGS PANTY HOSE TO TAKE OVER THIS FACILITY
EFFECTIVE JANUARY THE FIRST.))
SUPER=01-Howard Reese/Levy Home Entertainment;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=the first.
The company, believed to the largest book distribution firm in the U-S,
plans to give all of the L'eggs workers a chance to stay on board with
basically the same benefits.
By the end of next year Levy expects to have about 125 employees.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:53:33
IN Q=It's close
((ELAINE FRANCE/SARA LEE EMPLOYEE: IT'S CLOSE TO HOME, AND I THINK IT'S A PLUS
FOR THE WHOLE VALLEY. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=whole valley.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:57:28
IN Q=So by going
((So by going very quickly from hose to hardcover books, this'll basically be a
seamless transition for employees.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=for employees.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:01:41
IN Q=People are
((BETH DOUGHTY/ECON. DEV. PARTNERSHIP: PEOPLE ARE GONNA USE THE SAME SKILLS,
THEY ARE GONNA STAY IN THE SAME BUILDING, AND THEY'RE GONNA REMAIN EMPLOYED THE
ENTIRE TIME. AND THERE AREN'T VERY MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU WOULD EVER HAVE
TO COME INTO A SITUATION LIKE THIS.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=like this.
And getting Levy to move into the L'eggs site did NOT require a big bundle
of incentive money....though the state will cover the cost of retraining any
L'eggs workers who stay on with Levy.
Len Besthoff, News-7.
wall-street
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=stock market
The question on Wall Street today, how much higher will it go?
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
4:11:16
The Dow Jones industrial average opens today for the first time
above the six-thousand mark.
It rose almost 41 points
yesterday, closing at six-thousand-ten.
It broke the five-thousand mark less than one year ago.
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Clinton-Dole
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=campaign 96
The attacks are getting very personal in the race for the White House.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
Yesterday Bob Dole took aim at the president's handling of the so-called
file-gate scandal as well as Whitewater.
Meanwhile Republicans are now calling for an investigation into
Democratic fund-raising practices.
At issue is a specific donation that
SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM;
White House officials insist the Clinton campaign did nothing wrong in
accepting.
The president was in New Mexico yesterday where he signed a bill that
will eventually put surplus military aircraft to work fighting forest fires.
He stays in Albuquerque today where he's relaxing and practicing for
tomorrow night's debate.
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Forbes
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-73
GRAPHIC=Campaign 96
Virginia Republicans are going on the offensive against President Clinton.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hanover Co.;
State party chairman Randy Forbes is delivering a speech he calls "Character
Counts" to children and voters around the state.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:11:58
IN Q=When they
(( ))
SUPER=01-Randy Forbes/Virginia GOP Chairman;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=to young people.
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VO-NAT
Along with the words of wisdom, "Character Counts" ribbons are being handed
out statewide.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Virginia Democratic party chairwoman Sue Wrenn says it's a sign that
Republicans are desperate.
Virginia has not gone Democratic in a presidential race in 32 years.
Mark-Warner
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-78
GRAPHIC=Warner, Mark
U-S Senate Candidate Mark Warner rolled out two endorsements yesterday, as
he charged that incumbent John Warner is trying to roll BACK environmental
protections.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Mark Warner received the backing of the Sierra Club and the National League
of Conservation Voters.
Speaking with reporters on the banks of the Roanoke River- The democratic
challenger said a strong economy and a clean environment are not mutually
exclusive.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Now I hear that
((MARK WARNER/D- CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: NOW I HEAR THAT JOHN WILL RESPOND BY
SAYING HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FRIEND OF THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ONCE AGAIN THE
RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. ON PRESERVING VIRGINIA'S ENVIRONMENT, JOHN WARNER MAY
TALK LIKE A BOY SCOUT, BUT HE DOESN'T ACT LIKE ONE.))
SUPER=01-Mark Warner/(D) Candidate for Congress;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=act like one.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=John Warner
John Warner's campaign responded with its list of endorsements from groups
including the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Parks and
Conservation Association.
2-Grey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-71
GRAPHIC=Grey, Jeff
The sparring continues in the Sixth district as congressional candidate Jeff
Grey charges incumbent Bob Goodlatte with not being a friend to Medicare.
But Goodlatte says his democratic challenger is simply resorting to scare
tactics.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Grey made his comments yesterday at Friendship Manor as he accepted the
endorsement of the National Council of Senior Citizens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think that
((JEFF GREY/D- CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: I THINK THAT MEDICARE DESERVES TO BE
SAVED AND RESPONSIBLY SO, KEEPING IT A TRUST FUND, SETTING UP THE 1-800
TELEPHONE HOT LINE THAT I HAVE PROPOSED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE TO REPORT
WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE IN MEDICARE IS ESSENTIAL. MEDICARE IS WORTH SAVING FOR MY
FATHER, WHO WORKED 45 YEARS AND EARNED IT AND IT'S ESSENTIAL TO SAVE FOR MYSELF
AND MY CHILDREN AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Jeff Grey/(D) Candidate for Congress;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=my children as well.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Goodlatte
Grey says Goodlatte voted to cut 270- billion dollars from Medicare.
But Goodlatte says the plan passed by congress actually increases spending
for each senior citizen.
He says it is "the height of irresponsibility" to scare senior citizens
with the issue.
VMI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=vmi
State voters are supporting Virginia Military Institute's desicion to give
the same rigorous training to male and female cadets.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch-12 News poll released today found that 80
percent of state voters support equal standards.
Only 20 percent said the training should be modified for women.
And a higher percentage of women than men favored keeping the training as it
is.
V-M-I expects to enroll at least 30 women next year.
Exhibit-Bats
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net (edit of 96-81)
GRAPHIC=none
It's not Halloween yet-- but they're already going a little batty at the
Science Museum of Western Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
This exhibit, "Masters of the Night" clears up common misconceptions about
bats.
Museum officials say the creatures are actually very shy and gentle.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:54:05
IN Q=I think we need
((POLLY JONES/MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS COORINATOR: I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THEM, JUST LIKE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND OTHER ANIMAL LIFE AND REALIZE THAT YES,
THEY AREN'T THAT SCARY VAMPIRE BAT THAT WE MAYBE PUT IN ONE CATEGORY. THAT'S
ONLY ONE PERCENT OF THE BATS. ))
SUPER=01-Polly Jones/Museum Volunteers Coordinator;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=of the bats
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VO-NAT
Jones says bats are insect-eaters.
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4-scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NFL
Brett Favre's 395 yards passing led Green Bay past San Fransisco in last
night's Monday night matchup of N-F-C leaders.
After San Fransisco took a 17-6 halftime lead, Green Bay roared back, behind
Brett Favre (FARV), who tossed a team record 61 passes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/ABC Sports;
Favre's first T-D pass came to Don Beebe-- followed by this 2 point
conversion
Beebe had 11 catches for 220 yards on the night.
After the Packers tied the game at 17,
The 49-ers went ahead by three on a field goal with 2-13 left.
But Favre ran the 2-minute drill to perfection. He brought the Packers 69
yards in 10 plays to to tie the game. The game went to overtime-- where
Chris Jacke booted a 53 yard field goal
SUPER=30-Green Bay/23/San Fransisco/20;
to win it.
It was the longest field goal to ever win an overtime game.
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by SS