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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=@Robin1;
SUPER=70-Roy Stanley;
ANCHOR=Connie
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
HELP FOR HOLDREN'S CUSTOMERS LEFT HOLDING SERVICE CONTRACTS FROM THE DEFUNCT
STORE--
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING IN THE
GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY.
))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=garden city community
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's Friday, November 15th- tonight's Top Story
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It's being called an "historic landmark" in the struggle for equal rights in
the workplace, as Texaco settles a billion dollar racial discrimination
lawsuit.
(---------------)
P-Texaco
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-
GRAPHIC=news-7 primetime
Good Evening, this is News 7 PRIMETIME on WEFC.
I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=lawsuit
Texaco agreed to a 176 Million dollar settlement-- it will be shared by
some 14-hundred black employees.
As Lee Cowan reports, the message seems to be-- there's no place in
business for bigotry.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:08:52
IN Q=With a
SUPER=01-Peter Bijur/Texaco Chairman; :10
SUPER=01-Micheal Hausfeld/Plaintiff Attorney; :38
SUPER=07-Rev. Jesse Jackson; :53
RUNS=1:55
OUT Q=Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington.
((
With a boycott of its service stations looming, Texaco has settled a race
discrimination suit that's expected to cost the giant oil company more than a
hundred million dollars.
PETER BIJUR/TEXACO CHAIRMAN: THERE WERE COMPELLING REASONS FOR US TO REACH THIS
AGREEMENT. IT MOVES THIS MATTER FROM THE REALM OF ADVERSERIAL CONFRONTATION IN
THE COURTS INTO THE ARENA OF ACTIVE COOPERATION AND JOINT ACTION.
Plaintiffs sought more than half a billion dollars in damages.
they alleged they had been held back at Texaco by a "good old boy" network
that favored white employees.
MICHAEL HAUSFELD, PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY)
WHAT THIS CASE STANDS FOR IS THAT BIGOTRY HAS NO PLACE IN BUSINESS. THAT
PREJUDICE HAS NO SANCTUARY IN COOPERATE AMERICA.
REV. JESSE JACKSON: THE POINT IS
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS BREAKTHROUGH. LAWYERS WHO ARGUED THE CASE DESERVE
CONGRATULATIONS. WORKERS WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO FIGHT BACK IN THE FACE OF
HOSTILITY, WORKERS WHO WERE CALLED JELLY BEANS AND THE LIKE AND WERE TREATED
EVEN WORSE DESERVE MUCH CONGRATULATIONS.
The pressure on texaco to settle increased dramatically after tape
recordings of a company mgeting _ere mcde public.
In the tapes, managers talked about minority employees in disparaging
terms and of destroying company documents in the case.
(SOT--Tapes)
The tapes rocked texaco.
the company suspended two executives, the oil company's chairman apologized
and the Reverend Jesse Jackson called for a nationwide boycott.
Still with friday's settlement, the company's troubles are far from over.
A federal grand jury continues to investigate whether company documents
were destroyed.
Lee Cowan CBS News Washington.))
P-Troops
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-
GRAPHIC=none
U.S. troops will have a large presence in two world troublespots over the
holidays- Bosnia and Zaire.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Zaire; :
President Clinton says the exodus of Rwandan refugees back to Rwanda is
good news-- but it's too soon to scrap plans for international humanitarian
aid-- with the help of thousands of U.S. troops.
Reaction on Capitol Hill was biting though-- as many are worried of another
Somalia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:52:56
IN Q=A lot of
((SEN.DANIEL COATS/R-ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE:A LOT OF US ARE CONFUSED. IT
SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SEAT OF THE PANTS
DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY, THAN IT IS A CLEARLY DESIGNED AND THOUGHT OUT
POLICY.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Daniel Coats/(R) Armed Services Committee; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=thought-out policy
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia; :
Meantime, troops will remain in Bosnia another year and a half.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:53:36
IN Q=Conditions
((WILLIAM PERRY/DEFENSE SECRETARY:THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE STILL DO NOT EXIST IN
BOSNIA AND THERE'S STILL THE DANGER
THAT WAR WOULD RESUME. ))
SUPER=01-William Perry/Defense Secretary; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=would resume.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Bosnia
Perry likens the situation in Bosnia to a patient who survives an
operation but remains in danger of dying.
SS=clinton
Still, the President insists the first year of the mission was a success.
P-Garden-City
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-45
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/June 1995;
Residents of Garden City who were flooded out of their homes last year are
getting some help.
Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a grant of almost
two million dollars to purchase flood- prone homes and businesses there.
The Roanoke neighborhood has been hit with high water repeatedly.
The federal money, along with state and local funds will be used to
purchase 42 structures.
The buyouts are voluntary.
(----------------)
P-Welfare-Reform
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-32
GRAPHIC=welfare in va
The Allen Administration is taking credit for a year of success under the
state's bi-partisan welfare reform law.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Among the statistics, four-thousand welfare recipients are now working for
benefits.
They've earned over 2-point-7 million dollars in wages.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE ONE 13:06:11
IN Q=We can
((ROBERT METCALF/HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES SECRETARY: WE CAN SILENCE THE
CRITICS WHO SAID THAT WE WEREN'T PRO-FAMILY, WE WEREN'T PRO-WORK, AND WE
WEREN'T PRO-TAXPAYER, AND WE COULDN'T DO ALL THOSE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.))
SUPER=01-Robert Metcalf/Health & Human Resources Secretary;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=same time.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
One recipient appeared to surprise the administration with her comments.
Terri Jenkins says she had trouble completing her LPN degree because she had
to apply for 32 other jobs to keep her benefits while she went to school.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:37:52
IN Q=If you
((TERRI JENKINS/MADISON CO. RESIDENT: IF YOU GO IN AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION
AND THEY OFFER YOU A JOB, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT. I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE
THE CASE IF PEOPLE ARE IN THE EDUCATIONAL, TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO GET AN ABOVE
MINIMUM WAGE JOB. IF YOU TAKE THAT JOB, THAT'S GONNA TAKE AWAY FROM THE TIME
THAT YOU STUDY.))
SUPER=01-Terri Jenkins/Madison Co. Resident;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=you study.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Social Services Commissioner Clarence Carter promised to keep "tweaking the
law."
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P-Gas-Leak
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=spr
TAPE#596-36
GRAPHIC=none
Health officials are still investigating the cause of a gasoline leak in
Botetourt County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Complaints surfaced a few days ago at the Daleville exit of Interstate 81.
Apparently fumes were seeping through air vents inside a number of
businesses.
Officials now believe the fuel is getting into the county's sewage system...
but at this point they haven't been able to pinpoint the source.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:43:24
IN Q=If we
((KURT HODGEN/BOTETOURT COUNTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: IF WE FIND IN OUR
MONITORING THE SEAR LINES THAT WE HAVE A BREAK OR CRACK, THAN OBVIOUSLY WE WILL
IMMEDIATELY MAKE THE REPAIR. IF WE DON'T FIND ANY BREAKS, THEN WE CAN NARROW
OUR SEARCH DOWN TO A FEW OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. ))
SUPER=01-Kurt Hodgen/Botetourt Co. Public Works;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=the area
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hodgen says the area poses little to no threat, and doesn't believe the
sewage system is damaged.
(----------------)
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
A Lynchburg restaurant is shut down after reports of salmonella
poisoning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
He wasn't on the ballot- but Oliver North is still a part of Virginia
politics-- we'll explain when we come back.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Jumbos
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-39
GRAPHIC=salmonella scare
Public health officials in Lynchburg have traced an outbreak of salmonella
poisoning back to a Hill City restaurant.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Eleven people have tested positive for the salmonella bacteria, and
apparently one remains hospitalized from complications.
Authorities traced the source back to Jumbo's Family Restaurant on Route 460
east.
It's believed the ingredients in a shipment of macaroni and cheese COULD be
to blame.
Jumbo's owners voluntarily closed the restaurant last week and hope to
re-open sometime next week.
This is the first widespread outbreak of salmonella poisoning in the
Lynchburg area in more than a year.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Salmonella causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever and
headaches-- with the symptoms most severe in infants and the elderly, and those
with compromised immune systems.
For most people, though, salmonella is a short-lived gastro-intestinal
event.
P-North
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-94 net-k
GRAPHIC=Oliver North
All is forgiven between Virginia Republicans Oliver North
SS=warner, John
and John Warner -- at least on the surface.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
North was in Richmond addressing the Young America's Foundation today.
He was asked by reporters if he forgave Senator Warner for not endorsing
him for Senate in 1994.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:17:33
IN Q=I'm glad
((I'M GLAD JOHN WARNER WON. I HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING THAT. I SAID BEFORE THE
RACE WAS DECIDED THAT I'M A REPUBLICAN. I'M NOT A SUNSHINE SOLDIER OR A FAIR
WEATHER PATRIOT.))
SUPER=07-Oliver North;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=fair weather patriot.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But when asked which Warner he actually voted for --
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:17:56
IN Q=I keep
((I KEEP MY -- I VOTED FOR WARNER. laughs))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=(laughs).
TALENT=Connie
SS=MARK WARNER
Some North supporters told exit pollsters they voted for MARK Warner to send
a message.
P-Holdren's
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#596-31
GRAPHIC=holdren's
If you are stuck with a Holdren's service warranty, you're not completely
out of luck...
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Virginia's Office of Consumer Affairs says it's stepping up its efforts to
help consumers with service contracts that are not being honored.
The trouble began last summer when Crenshaw T-V and Appliance Company
acquired the assets of Holdren's, but NOT its liabilities.
The state says 860 people have sent in complaints on the matter.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
The Office of Consumer Affairs estimates the value of the outstanding
service contracts at ONE- POINT- SEVEN- MILLON- DOLLARS.
Crenshaw is offering discounts to the contract holders, but not the original
deal they had with Holdren's.
tease#2
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Straight ahead on NEWS-7 Primetime--Roy has tonight's early football
scores--
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But first-- several women are checking out VMI this weekend, as the school
prepares to admit women.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-VMI
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#596-34
GRAPHIC=VMI
A high school senior from Monterey officially applied today as one of the
first women in the class of 2001 at Virginia Military Institute.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;
Jennifer Jolin hasn't decided for sure that she wants to go to V-M-I.
She DOES know she wants to be a doctor.
The 17-year old Highland High-School senior says she's also considering
James Madison and the University of Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=If I decide
((JENNIFER JOLIN/HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR: IF I DECIDE TOP GO HERE, I'VE
DECIDED TO GO INTO THE MILITARY AFTERWARDS AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HELP ME PAY
FOR SCHOOL.))
SUPER=01-Jennifer Jolin/Highland HS Senior
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=pay for school.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Only about 15-percent of V-M-I cadets accept a commission as active-duty
officers upon graduation.
Jolin is the NINTH woman to actually file a formal application.
Brooke Elliott from Poquoson was the first.
She's considering attending one of the U-S military service academies... but
says: she hasn't been accepted ANYWHERE, yet.
(----------------)
Wx-Tape
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P-Lewis-Gale
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#596-41
GRAPHIC=HEALTH CARE
A portion of the Lewis- Gale Clinic in Salem has been acquired by a
Tennessee health firm.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Phycor (FI--CORE) of Nashville announced that it has acquired certain assets
of the Lewis- Gale Clinic for an undisclosed price.
Phycor has also entered into a long term service agreement with the medical
group.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Phycor describes itself as a physician practice management company.
It currently operates 44 clinics in 25 states.
P-Breath-of-Life
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-35
GRAPHIC=h/c bug
Cardio- Pulmonary- Resuscitation is a lifesaver, but the fear of AIDS and
other infectious diseases can discourage people from lending aid during an
emergency.
Now devices are coming to the market that are designed to reduce the risk.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
One of those products is called the "Breath of Life," a manual device that
eliminates the need for mouth- to- mouth resuscitation.
Gordon Cox of Zee Service Company has been selling the resuscitator to
businesses, but believes the "Breath of Life" device could be useful to others.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:25:50
IN Q=It could be used by anybody
((GORDON COX/ZEE SERVICE COMPANY: IT COULD BE USED BY ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC, IN
THE HOME, IN A CHURCH, IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR WOULDN'T HURT. THEY'RE NOT THAT
EXPENSIVE. IF YOU EVER USED IT ONCE IT CERTAINLY PAYS FOR ITSELF.))
SUPER=01-Gordon Cox/Zee Service Company;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=pays for itself.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
The Breath of Life Resuscitator comes with an instructional video and sells
for 109 dollars 95 cents.
cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
When it rains it pours, and that's what happened to us with our video pick
of the day.
We just couldn't decide which gets top honors-- so you be the judge.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Let's start
SUPER=75-Honolulu; :00
SUPER=75-Boston; :20
SUPER=75-Botetourt Co.; :51
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=from Blacksburg
(( Let's start with the serious stuff-- a mudslide in Hawaii came crashing
down on the side of an apartment complex.
Cars and trucks were tossed around like toys by the force.
No reports of serious injuries so far-- but search dogs will be on duty, in
the even that someone may be trapped beneath the tons of wet earth.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:51:10
IN Q=NAT SOUD countdown
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=NAT SOUND
And it's serious business in Boston-- if you're planning a wedding that
is.
Filene's Basement there held it's annual Bridal sale.
All dresses were marked down to 249-dollars-- women were lining up at
5-a-m.
The racks, loaded with nearly a thousand dresses, were stripped in less
than one minute.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:51:32
IN Q=I think I
((I THINK I DID PRETTY WELL. ))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=pretty well
The store has held this sale every year since 1947.
And finally, a little closer to home....at Breckenridge Elementary,
principal Weldon Martin promised he'd kiss a turkey if P-T-A participating
reached 100-percent.
Well, it did-- so at an assemebly, students and teachers watched a Martin
prepared to peck a real live gobbler.
Faculty members had an even worse fate in store for the U-V-A graduate.
Instead of the turkey, he was forced to kiss the Virginia Tech mascot--
who drove in from Blacksburg.))
2-shot roy & connie
SP-Stuff
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-18
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
Rumors are circulating throughout college football that Notre Dame Head
coach Lou Holtz is retiring and it could happen next week. And the Virginia
High School League football playoffs began tonight throughout the area.
SS=NBA LOGO
Meantime a changing of the guard begins tonight in the N-B-A. Former
Phoenix sun player Danny Ainge is the teams new head coach replacing Cotton
Fitzsimmons who stepped down.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I feel like
((DANNY AINGE/PHOENIX SUN HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Danny Ainge/Phoenix Sun Head Coach; :
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=.....THEY'VE PLAYED.
(----------------)
VO-NAT (CONT.)
Ainge will be on the bench tomorrow night as Suns had tonight off.
Now here's the numbers.
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SUPER=0103-/Chicago/3//Ottawa/3/3///Montreal/1//Washington/3/3//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/N.Y. Islanders/3//Florida/2/3///San Jose/1//Detroit/3/3//;
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SUPER=0103-/Anaheim/1//Dallas1/2///;
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RUNS=:35
OUT Q=......LAST SCORE."
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SP-Holtz
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-20
GRAPHIC=Lou Holtz
Tonight Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz ended the rumors that he was
retiring as head coach of the Irish.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=@File; :
C-B-S and E-S-P-N were saying that Holtz will step down as the Irish head
coach before the season is over.
The announcement was to come as early as tomorrow after Saturday's game
against Pittsburgh.
Or Tuesday or Wednesday after Holtz informed his players and assistant
coaches of the decision.
But tonight, Holtz says its not true.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="If you want
((LOU HOLTZ/NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Lou Holtz/Notre Dame Head Coach; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q= ....your choice.
(-------------)
SP-Salem
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-2
GRAPHIC=Salem/Northside
Northside went into Salem Stadium hoping to avenge a 41 to 18 regular
season loss to the Spartans. But the Vikings came up short in the Region Three
Division Four Semi Finals.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Salem/Spartans vs Vikings; :
Willis White had his Spartan team ready for the battle.
Salem capatilized on Viking mistakes here Xavier Lee is back to punt but he
can't handle the snap and Salem recovers the ball on the Viking four yard line.
On the very next play Salem's SUPER=36-Salem/17/Northside/0/;Brandon Poff
takes the handoff and scores up the middle from the four and the Spartans led 7
to nothing and Salem holds on to win it 17 to Nothing.
(-------------)
SP-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=FFE Logo
We'll have 11 games on Friday Football Extra tonight.
But its also a busy night throughout the area. Lets check the scores from
some of tonights games.
(/////SOT/////)
MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=....LAST SCORE."
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Vista/22/Northside/0/Salem/17;
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Glade Spring/13/Giles/35;
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River/Rpt./Woodbridge/No/Hylton/Rpt.;
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Co./Rpt./Lee/No/Abingdon/Rpt.;
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bye
ANCHOR=Connie
nice weekend.
That's all from us tonight on NEWS-7 Primetime, thanks for watching..have a
by SS