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7Dudley
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TAPE# 96-77
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The first challenger for a vacant seat in the state senate is expected to
announce his intentions today.
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VO-NAT
Republican Allen Dudley is holding a morning press conference in Rocky
Mount.
With control of the State Senate hanging in the balance, the race to replace
Virgil Goode promises to be a hard- fought and closely- watched contest.
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer says both political parties have
plenty at stake.
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IN Q=If I look at this selfishly
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: IF I LOOK AT THIS SELFISHLY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE. IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 20 - 20 SENATE AND A 21 - 19. THAT'S A
VERY IMPORTANT MARGIN, BECAUSE YOU WORK YOUR WILL ON EVERYTHING FROM PROCEDURE
TO SENATE RULES TO HOW BILLS ARE REFERRED. AND I THINK WE'VE THRIVED THE LAST
YEAR WITH A 20 TO 20 SENATE. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PRESERVE IT.))
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OUT Q=to preserve it.
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Democratic Delegate Roscoe Reynolds in also a contender for the job.
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The special election to choose Goode's successor in the State Senate is
likely to happen sometime next month.
SS=Beyer, Don
The Lt. Governor will also be in our area today.
He will be giving the Veterans Day address at the Veterans Care Center in
Roanoke.
The celebration starts at noon.
7Liberty-Debt
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TAPE# 96-79
GRAPHIC=Liberty University
A Tuesday deadline has the future of Liberty University up in the air.
Officials need to fork over more than one million dollars in payments to
investors.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape;
The school has until Tomorrow to come up with the money or face foreclosure.
Liberty owes an estimated 15 million dollars to its bondholders, but the
cash- strapped school has offered to repay just half that amount.
But attorneys for the school's creditors say that's not enough, and they
reserve the right to foreclose on the property.
The campus and buildings are said to be worth between six and eight million
dollars.
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7Homeless-Vets
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TAPE# 96-84
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Veteran's Day is a celebration of the men and women who have served our
country in the armed forces.
But it can also be a chance to celebrate life.
Steve Smallshaw has the story of homeless veterans at the Roanoke rescue
mission.
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IN Q=The latest numbers
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Lois Bettis/Roanoke Rescue Mission; :17
SUPER=01-Bill Manning/Homeless Veteran; :38
SUPER=@ssm1; :47
SUPER=01-Don Walton/Homeless Veteran; 1:00 Quick!!!
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OUT Q=News7, Roanoke.
(( The latest numbers show that about fifteen percent of the men seeking
shelter in Roanoke's Rescue Mission are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
A national survey suggests that downsizing in the military is leaving more
veterans homeless.
Lois Bettis, however, has another explanation.
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SOT 11:46:01
IN Q=In our case
((LOIS BETTIS/ROANOKE RESCUE MISSION: IN OUR CASE, I GUESS WE WOULD SAY, 98 TO
99 PERCENT IS ALCOHOL OR DRUG RELATED.))
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OUT Q=drug-related.
That's a charge neither Don Walton or Bill Manning would deny.
Both are long- time residents of the mission, and both have fought their own
self- induced demons since leaving the military.
Alcohol and drugs left them without money, without a home, and without hope.
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SOT 12:18:54
IN Q=This is a
((BILL MANNING/HOMELESS VETERAN: THIS IS A PLACE TO BE IF YOU ARE HOPELESS. AND
I DEFINITELY WAS HOPELESS. I LOST MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN, THEY HAD WANTED
NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH ME BECAUSE OF ALCHOHOL.))
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OUT Q=because of alchohol.
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IN Q=After years spent
((After years spent battling problems like alcoholism and drug abuse, many
veterans tell us if they had not ended up at the rescue mission, their only
other destination would have been much more final.))
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OUT Q=much more final.
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SOT 12:05:50
IN Q=Were it not
((REPORTER: WERE IT NOT FOR THE MISSION WHERE WOULD YOU BE RIGHT NOW? DON
WALTON/VETERAN: PROBABLY IN THE STREETS OR PROBABLY, MAYBE DEAD.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=maybe dead.
But here Walton, Manning and dozens of other veterans like them have found
help.
Twelve- step programs and a strict daily regimen have turned them around.
They know that this could very well be their last chance.
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SOT 12:19:54
IN Q=And I have
((BILL MANNING: AND I HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE HERE WHO I REALLY CAN'T LET DOWN. AND
I'M STARTING OVER AGAIN AT 55 YEARS OF AGE. I HOPE I CAN JUST CONTINUE.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=can just continue.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Roanoke.))
7Schoolwatch
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Snow has delayed the opening of some schools in our region.
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7WEATHER
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Turning now to the weather forecast,
a cold morning gives way to a partly sunny day with highs in the upper 30s
to low 40s.
Tonight, expect clear skies and cold temperatures, with temperatures
dropping to the low 20s.
7BIRTHDAYS! 11/12/96
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SUPER=130-3/Amber Bennington/Glasgow;
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55Liberty-Debt
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TAPE# 96-79
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Liberty University may be facing forclosure if officials can't come up with
more than one million dollars in overdue payments to bondholders.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape;
The school has until Tomorrow.
Liberty owes an estimated 15 million dollars to its bondholders, but the
cash- strapped school has offered to repay just half that amount.
But attorneys for the school's creditors say that's not enough, and they
reserve the right to foreclose on the property.
The campus and buildings are said to be worth between six and eight million
dollars.
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55Common-Sense
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TAPE#Common Sense
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Financial analyst say the signs are indicating a slow down in the economy.
That could mean lower interest rates.
In the latest edition of Common Sentse, Len Besthoff looks into what this
could mean for individual investors.
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SOT
IN Q=In this weeks
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=01-Tom Dunkenberger/Wheat First Butcher Singer;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=the newsdesk.
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SOT 14:02:23
IN Q=In this
((In this week's edition of Common Sense we discuss what could happen if
interest rates drop and how that would affect investors.))
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OUT Q=investors.
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SOT 13:42:11
IN Q=A lot
((TOM DUNKENBERGER/WHEAT FIRST BUTCHER SINGER: A LOT OF SIGNS IN THE ECONOMY
INDICATE THAT THE ECONOMY IS SLOWING, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE FED COULD
LOWER INTEREST RATES. IF THEY DO LOWER INTEREST RATES, IT'S A LOT OF TIMES
REALLY GOOD FOR THE STOCK MARKET, BECAUSE INVESTORS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO GET THE
HIGHEST RATE OF RETURN FROM FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS LOOK FOR OVERALL CAPITAL
APPRECIATION IN THE FORM OF STOCKS. AMONG THE STOCKS, PROBABLY LOOK AT THE
SMALL CAP BEING THE ONES THAT ARE LIKELY TO BENEFIT THE MOST. THE SMALLER
COMPANIES ARE HIGHLY LEVERAGED, THEIR BORROWING COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
INTEREST RATES, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY AS MUCH INTEREST, IT HELPS THEIR
BOTTOM LINE. SO I WOULD LOOK FOR THE SMALL CAPS TO DO PARTICULARLY WELL COMING
INTO JANUARY.))
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OUT Q=into January.
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SOT 14:06:42
IN Q=I'm Len Besthoff with
((I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense. Let's send it
back to the newsdesk.))
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OUT Q=the newsdesk.
55Schoolwatch
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Light snow has delayed the opening of some schools in our region this
morning.
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55WEATHER
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Turning now to the weather forecast,
It's starting out to be a cold week with current temperatures in the 20s and
30s throughout the region. Light snow this morning should end in most areas and
we'll have a partly sunny day with highs around 40 degrees.
Tonight, expect clear skies and cold temperatures, with lows in the low 20s.
Tomorrow highs will be in the low 40s with sunny skies... but very chilly
temperatures remain at night with overnight lows in the 20s all week long.
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8VMI
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V-M-I and Justice Department lawyers meet in Roanoke federal court
Wednesday to decide what accommodations V-M-I should be made for women.
Virginia Military Institute wants the first class of women entering its
corps of cadets to get no special treatment.
Next year's freshman class will be the first in school history with women.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;
And V-M-I would like to the induct women into the corps of cadets -- known
as the "rat line."
That would mean women would have to shave their heads and be ordered around
by upperclassmen.
The Justice Department says it wants V-M-I to protect incoming women from
potential sexual harassment.
But V-M-I officials say the government wants to change school tradition.
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8Historian
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Veteran's day will be celebrated throughout Virginia and the nation today,
to honor the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces.
Meantime, there will soon be a memorial in Bedford marking a day when many
soldiers lost their life.
Historian and author Stephen Ambrose has agreed to lead fund-raising for
the D-Day Memorial and education center.
Ambrose will head the National D-Day Memorial Foundation's advisory board.
The foundation already has raised two million dollars for the eight million
dollar project, which is expected to be completed in time for the 55th
anniversary of D-Day in 19-99.
During the D-Day invasion in June 19-44, Bedford suffered the greatest per
capita loss of life of any U-S community.
8Cell-Phones
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TAPE# 96-83
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Modern technology is helping veterans connect with their loved ones.
A local cell- phone company donated free air- time in honor of Veterans day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Volunteers from G-T-E- Mobilnet paid a visit to the V-A hospital in Salem
and the nearby Veterans Care Center.
They came packing cellphones for veterans to make free long- distance calls
to loved ones.
Ray Tabor spoke with his sister in Pennsylvania for the first time in about
six months.
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SOT 14:32:16//14:44:38
IN Q=Yes she is
((RAY TABOR/VETERAN: YES SHE IS. SOME GRANDKIDS AND MICHAEL. YEAH WE'RE HAVING
A FIELD DAY TODAY. I MEAN TO TELL YOU THIS IS MY DAY.))
((ANTONIO EDMONDS/GTE MOBILNET: IT'S VERY NEAT. IT'S REAL INTERESTING, YOU LOOK
AT PEOPLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW SMALL THINGS CAN REALLY TOUCH SOMEBODY'S LIFE
AND IT'S ACTUALLY A BOOST TO YOURSELF.))
SUPER=01-Ray Tabor/Veteran; :10
SUPER=01-Antonio Edmonds/GTE Mobilnet; :16
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OUT Q=boost to yourself.
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VO-NAT
Edmonds says the program was started to help veterans who not only can not
afford long distance calls, but are physically unable to make the call
themselves.
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8Land-Trust
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TAPE# 96-86
GRAPHIC=Cutler, Rupert
He stepped down from Virginia's Explore Park-- but his new position will
allow him to continue working to preserve Virginia's undeveloped property.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Thursday;
Last week, Cutler announced he is leaving his job at the Explore Park to
join the Western Virginia Land Trust.
He will be working one- on- one with landowners to promote conservation
easements... agreements that provide tax benefits in exchange for restrictions
on the property.
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SOT 10:49:07
IN Q=If you surrender the right
((RUPERT CUTLER/WESTERN VIRGINIA LAND TRUST: IF YOU SURRENDER THE RIGHT TO MAKE
AN INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, OR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,
IMMEDIATE INCOME TAX IS REDUCED BECAUSE THAT IS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO
GOVERNMENT AND THEN WHEN YOU DIE AND YOUR KIDS HAVE THE ESTATE TAXES TO PAY,
THE ESTATE TAXES ARE MUCH LOWER SO THAT LAND IS MUCH MORE APT TO STAY IN THE
FAMILY.))
SUPER=01-Rupert Cutler/Western Virginia Land Trust;
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Cutler, Rupert
Cutler says the group will be modeled after a similar organization that has
helped preserve more than 400- thousand acres of open space in northern
Virginia.
8Schoolwatch
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Snow has delayed the opening of some schools in our region this morning.
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8WEATHER
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Turning now to the weather forecast,
It's starting out to be a cold week with current temperatures in the 20s and
30s throughout the region. Light snow this morning should end in most areas and
we'll have a partly sunny day with highs around 40 degrees.
Tonight, expect clear skies and cold temperatures, with lows in the low 20s.
Tomorrow highs will be in the low 40s with sunny skies... but very chilly
temperatures remain at night with overnight lows in the 20s all week long.
by SS