06:00-01

hostages

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none


In Lima, Peru more gunfire was heard coming from the home of the Japanese ambassador where leftist rebels are still holding 74 hostages.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru/Yesterday;


A photographer, who was on the rooftop of a house across the street from the residence, says several photographers were awakened about 4 a-m by what sounded like a gunshot.
One local T-V station quotes police sources as saying it sounded like automatic weapons fire.
So far there are no reports of injuries.
The hostage crisis is now three weeks old.
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Green


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


Trouble has apparently followed an animal breeder charged with animal cruelty and neglect.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./Saturday;


Franklin County authorities say last week they rescued about 100 dogs and cats from Valery Green's home.
They say the house was covered with animal waste, and puppies were piled into plastic crates.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=hold


In 19-95, Valery Green was convicted of 12 misdemeanors in RADFORD, including harboring barking dogs, allowing dogs to run at large, and permitting animals to become unsanitary.
In Montgomery County, Green is charged with obtaining an animal by false pretenses and threatening to set fire to a residence.
And in ROCKBRIDGE County, the Animal Control Officer says Green still owes boarding fees for loose dogs which Moore picked up.

Plunkett


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-104
GRAPHIC=NONE


The family of a man shot to death by Roanoke Police last year has filed a one and a half million dollar lawsuit against the officers and the city.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March 1996;


Thirty-five- year- old Edwin Plunkett was holding a loaded hunting rifle when officers shot and killed him in the doorway of his home on Cherryhill Circle in northwest Roanoke.
The City Prosecutor decided the officers "reasonably believed their lives were in danger."
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


The suit claims Plunkett's death "is only one incident in a pattern of violent misconduct perpetrated by the police department."

gingrich


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=gingrich


Members of Congress will vote today on whether Newt Gingrich gets to keep his job as speaker.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;


Yesterday, behind closed doors, Gingrich asked fellow Republicans for their votes, despite his admitted ethics violations.
But most Democrats and a few Republicans say Gingrich should step aside, at least until an ethics ruling, which is expected later this month.
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western-wx


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=flooding


More than forty counties in California have been declared states of emergency.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Meridian, CA;


And flood damage in just nine of those counties is estimated at more than three quarters of a billion dollars.
Meanwhile, the flooding continues there and in several other western states, as snow from recent storms melts overflows rivers and bursts levees.
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Cranwell


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-100
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


Roanoke Attorney Dean Cranwell is in trouble again.
He was suspended from practicing law for four months last year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file


Now a subcommittee of the State Bar has reprimanded Cranwell for twice failing to file claims for clients within the statute of limitations.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold


A "public reprimand" is far short of disbarment, revocation or suspension of a license, but it does create a disciplinary record against Cranwell. That means those complaints are now on file with the State Bar and are open to the public.

Shine-A-Blind


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-94
GRAPHIC=None


Most people would never clean their stereo or computer keyboard by dipping it in a tank of water.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;


But that's the new concept behind Shine-A Blind, a small business owned by Mark Stukey (STEW-key) of Bedford.
Stukey mostly cleans window blinds with something called ultrasonic technology.
It uses sound waves that move through the water and create bubbles that explode and remove all the dirt.
He's cleaning blinds at roughly seven dollars a pop.
Customers include everyone from homeowners to small business owners, and large institutions.
SOT 10:39:12
IN Q=The main

((MARK STUKEY/SHINE A BLIND OF VA: THE MAIN REASON WAS FOR SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS AND I MEAN THIS IS A LEVEL OF CLEAN THAT THEY'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE AND THERE'S NO REASON THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Mark Stukey/Shine A Blind of Virginia;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=enjoy it now.
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VO-NAT


Stukey's been in business since September, after he left a job in retailing.
So far Shine-A Blind has 34 clients.
Stukey did not come up with this technology on his own.
He paid a licensing fee to own and operate the equipment.
He also points out that when he cleans electronic equipment like stereos they're unplugged, and must dry out for a few days.
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Farmer


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


A Danville police officer wounded in the line of duty sat within inches of the man accused of shooting him in the neck as he recalled what happened.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


31- year- old Dennis Haley told a judge he was executing a search warrant at a home on Moffett Street when he was shot in late November.
The alleged shooter, Marlowe Andre Farmer, was arrested within minutes.
In court yesterday, Farmer's attorney tried to persuade the judge his client never intended to shoot Haley.
Farmer's nephew Roy Womack was also in the house. He testified both thought someone was trying to break in.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The gunshots

((ROY WOMACK/DEFENSE WITNESS:THE GUNSHOTS JUST STARTED RINGING OUT, I SEE ANDRE GO BACK TO THE ROOM, AND GUNFIRE JUST STARTED RINGING OUT, IT KNOCKED THE WINDOWS, I MEAN THE MIRRORS, OFF THE WALLS, AND ALL THIS, AND I JUST, TELL THEM TO CALL THE POLICE, THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND NAME THAT I'M ON THE PHONE, CALL THE POLICE, CALL THE POLICE, WE'RE BEING ROBBED, BY THAT TIME, I HEARD SOMEONE YELLING, POLICE, POLICE, POLICE, AND THAT'S WHEN I KICKED THE TABLE BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SHOOT ME OR NOTHING AND I SPREAD MY HANDS OUT ON THE FLOOR. ))
SUPER=01-Roy Womack/Defense Witness; :00
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=on the floor.
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VO-NAT


Farmer's fate now rests with a grand jury which will hear the case in March.
In the meantime, Farmer remains in jail, charged with attempted capital murder.
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SAP-Cutbacks


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=Education


As teen drug use soars, Roanoke City Schools are fighting back with fewer resources.
As federal money dried up over the past three years, Roanoke drastically cut it's Student Assistance Program.
Eric Earnhart reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=As government figures
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=01-Lissy Runyon/Roanoke City Schools; :12
SUPER=01-Jo Ann Burkholder/SAP Coordinator; :43
SUPER=01-Jan McLeod/Principal; 1:02
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News 7

(( As Government figures show eighth grade drug use doubling in five years, and high school drug abuse up 40 percent, Roanoke Schools are left with one SAP coordinator.

SOT 13:34:49
IN Q=so the board

((LISSY RUNYON/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS; SO THE BOARD HAD TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION AND PLACE THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL IN EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=each of the schools



Runyon says guidance counselors, teachers, DARE officers and community services are taking over the job.

SOT 13:35:53
IN Q=so there are

((LISSY RUNYON/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS; SO THERE ACTUALLY ARE A LOT OF STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES OF A PRO-ACTIVE NATURE THAT ARE IN PLACE TO PICK UP THE SLACK A LITTLE BIT. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=slack a little bit



Roanoke County schools face the same funding cuts, but decided to support the program with local money, and added another counselor this year, with the ultimate goal of a full time counselor in every school.

(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:08:32
IN Q=the sap program

((Jo Ann Burkholder/SAP Coordinator; THE SAP PROGRAM COORDINATOR IS THE PERSON WHO HAS THE EXPERTISE IN DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL DIFFICULTIES ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=alcohol difficulties



The program is credited with helping to lower the county schools' dropout rate, and principals say having a SAP counselor in the building makes a big difference.

(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:11:13
IN Q=

((JAN MC LEOD/PRINCIPAL I THINK IF YOU ASKED EVERY PRINCIPAL IN ROANOKE COUNTY WE'D ALL LIKE TO HAVE OUR OWN SAP COUNSELOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AND WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO SHARE AMONG BUILDINGS. :08 ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=share among buildings.



City school officials say despite their cuts, Their records show a drop in drug abuse referrals and disciplinary hearings.
Eric Earnhart, News 7.))

peru


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none


In Lima, Peru more gunfire was heard coming from the home of the Japanese ambassador where leftist rebels are still holding 74 hostages.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru/Yesterday;


A photographer, who was on the rooftop of a house across the street from the residence, says several photographers were awakened about 4 a-m by what sounded like a gunshot.
One local T-V station quotes police sources as saying it sounded like automatic weapons fire.
So far there are no reports of injuries.
The hostage crisis is now three weeks old.
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SPEAKER


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=gingrich


Members of Congress will vote today on whether Newt Gingrich will serve a second term as Speaker of the House.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;


Yesterday, behind closed doors, Gingrich asked fellow Republicans for their votes, despite his admitted ethics violations.
But most Democrats and a few Republicans say Gingrich should step aside, at least until an ethics ruling, which is expected later this month.
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pacific-wx


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=flooding


After a week of rain and floods, 41 California counties have been declared states of emergency.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Meridian, CA;


And flood damage in just nine of those counties is estimated at more than three quarters of a billion dollars.
Meanwhile, the flooding continues in the region and in several other western states, as snow from recent storms melts overflows rivers and bursts levees.
Officials say there have already been a dozen major levee breaks.
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simpson


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=simpson


The court is in recess today at O-J Simpson's civil trial while a juror observes a religious holiday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Yesterday, shoes took center stage.
The plaintiffs displayed thirty pictures of Simpson wearing designer shoes identical to the ones they say the killer wore.
Simpson swears he never owned the shoes.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold


Kato Kaelin will be back on the witness stand when the trial resumes Wednesday.

GULF-WAR


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none


The Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses is presenting President Clinton its final report today.
The report is expected to say that some veterans may be suffering from an interaction of chemicals, vaccines and battlefield pollutants.
Also, commissioners suggest that the stress of war may be responsible for some of the illnesses.
President Clinton is expected to ask that the commission's work be extended.

biting-dolls


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#NET C
GRAPHIC=none


A buy-back for the doll that bites.
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VO-NAT


Mattel toys says it will pay consumers forty-dollars for each returned cabbage patch kids snacktime doll.
There are about one-hundred reports of children's hair and fingers getting caught in the doll's eating mechanism.
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Singer-Scam


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-107
GRAPHIC=NONE


An awards ceremony in Nashville struck a sour note with a local singer.
Cynthia Angell says instead of furthering her musical career-- she became the victim of a scam.
Kimberly McBroom has her story. (/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=nat sound of singing
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=07-Cynthia Angell; :31
SUPER=@Kimberly1; :59
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7

((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=nat sound of singing (first song)

((SINGING ))
RUNS=:05


Cynthia Angell is one of many singers who dreams of hitting the big time.
So, when she received nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year from the Academy of Independent Recording Artists, Angell thought her time had come.
The catch was-- she had to BUY tickets and pay membership dues to claim her award in Nashville.
But Angell says that's NOT normal practice for nominees of other awards, such as the Grammy's.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:07:26

((THROUGH THAT, THE RECORD COMPANY PAYS FOR IT. THE PERSON, THEMSELVES DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SO, I SHOULD HAVE SMELLED A SCAM RIGHT THERE. ))
RUNS=:11


After spending nearly one- thousand dollars attending the event, Angell didn't win anything.
She says only scheduled performers actually walked away with awards.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:05:51

((THERE WAS, LIKE, NO COMPETITION. IT SEEMED THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHO WAS GOING TO WIN BEFORE THEY DID. ))
RUNS=:07
SOT standup here, last one please


Angell says she hasn't spoken with her record producer, since the awards show. We tried to contact Silver Wing Records, but its phone number is no longer in service-- and there was no forwarding number. End Standup
Angell says the experience hasn't lessened her ambition to pursue a musical career-- but it has made her more cautious.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:10:09

((IF SOMEBODY TELLS YOU SOMETHING, AND YOU THINK THAT IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS. ))
RUNS=:08


Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

5-Air-Bags


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=air bag safety


The message about the dangers of air bags to children appears to be getting out-- but it's not being followed.
According to a new study by the Air Bag Safety Campaign, nearly nine out of 10 adults KNOW that airbags can kill and injure small children sitting in the front seat.
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VO-NAT


But only FOUR in ten people take the necessary precaution-- and strap children in the back seat of the vehicle.
The study was conducted in mid-December, before the federal government gave carmakers the green light to reduce the force of air bags.
Nearly three-dozen children have been killed as a result of air bag inflation.
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5-Eating-Out


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 597-02
GRAPHIC=healthy eating


With today's fast-paced schedules it's often difficult for many people to keep a healthy diet....while they're eating on the go.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


But a few simple steps can make a big difference.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:49:10
IN Q=If you go to

((SUSAN JAAX/DIETICIAN: IF YOU GO TO A CAFETERIA OR A RESTAURANT AND A LOT OF THE ENTREES COME WITH A LOT OF SAUCES, A LOT OF TOPPINGS, AS IS THE CASE WITH A BAKED POTATO. IT'S USUALLY THOSE ADD-ONS THAT TEND TO BE VERY HIGH IN FAT AND HIGH IN CALORIES. ))
SUPER=01-Suzanne Jaax/Dietician; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=high in calories
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Ask the restaurant staff about how foods are prepared-- find out if fats are added, or if sauce can be put on the side.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:49:59
IN Q=Balance with

((BALANCE WITH FLEXIBILITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HEALTHY EATING BUT YOU HAVE TO USE THE COMMON SENSE IN HOW MUCH DEVIATION THERE IS. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=there is.
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VO-NAT


Also, don't always rely on menu items labelled heart-healthy-- there's no assurance it's absolutely lower in fats and calories.
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(toss to bump)


Va-Marijuana


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=Marijuana


Med-i-cinal marijuana.
If the phrase conjures up California and Arizona, you may be interested to know it's been the law in Virginia for nearly two decades.
Ellen Qualls reports the 19-79 law's apparently never been used.
And its chief patron wants to point out it's virtually impossible to do so.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Hold on
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Gartlan/(D) Fairfax; :21
SUPER=@Wilkins; :46
SUPER=@Beyer; :58
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:13
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=News 7, Richmond


(( Hold on to your hat.
That chief patron is southwest Virginia Congressman, then state senator Rick Boucher.
Boucher says even HE doesn't recall the marijuana portion of the law -- but he says it would require a doctor's prescription in capsule form.
NO pharmacies we've found have the federal drug trial designation necessary to fill them.
Boucher's co-patron is still in the Senate.
SOT 05:02:00

((SEN. JOE GARTLAN/D-FAIRFAX: AS I RECALL IT. WELL, AS I'VE BEEN TOLD, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T RECALL IT, IT WAS ONE OF A PACKAGE OF BILLS IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CRIME COMMISSION FOR MAKING A GENERAL REVISION IN CRIMINAL SENTENCES RELATING TO DRUG OFFENSES.))
RUNS=:17


Gartlan warns we should expect what he calls law and order types to try to repeal the law.
What about the House Republican leader?
sot 05:24:49

((DEL. VANCE WILKINS/R-AMHERST: IN CERTAIN CASES, IF THAT IS THE BEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, I SEE NO REASON TO PROHIBIT OUR CITIZENS FROM GETTING THE BEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.))
runs=:08


Hmmm.
The Democrat running for governor takes a different view.
SOT 05:23:00

((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP KIDS AWAY FROM MARIJUANA. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DRINK UNDERAGE. WE'RE IN A MAJOR STRUGGLE NOW ABOUT THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP KIDS FROM SMOKING. I MEAN THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO NOW IS DO ANYTHING TO SAY VIRGINIA STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S OKAY TO USE MARIJUANA FOR THIS OR THAT MEDICAL PURPOSE.))
RUNS=:14



sot standup

((REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM GILMORE'S RUNNING AGAINST DON BEYER FOR GOVERNOR THIS YEAR. HIS SPOKESMAN SAYS IT'S ENTIRELY CONCEIVABLE HE'LL TAKE A STAND TO REPEAL THE LAW. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
RUNS=:00

))

2-Green


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


Trouble has apparently followed an animal breeder charged with animal cruelty and neglect.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./Saturday;


Franklin County authorities say last week they rescued about 100 dogs and cats from Valery Green's home.
They say the house was covered with animal waste, and puppies were piled into plastic crates.
(----------------)
TALENT=Melanie
SS=hold


In 19-95, Valery Green was convicted of 12 misdemeanors in RADFORD, including harboring barking dogs, allowing dogs to run at large, and permitting animals to become unsanitary.
In Montgomery County, Green is charged with obtaining an animal by false pretenses and threatening to set fire to a residence.
In ROCKBRIDGE County, the Animal Control Officer says Green still owes boarding fees for loose dogs which Moore picked up.

2-Farmer


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales


A Danville police officer wounded in the line of duty sat within inches of the man accused of shooting him in the neck as he recalled what happened.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


31- year- old Dennis Haley told a judge he was executing a search warrant at a home on Moffett Street when he was shot in late November.
The alleged shooter, Marlowe Andre Farmer, was arrested within minutes.
In court yesterday, Farmer's attorney tried to persuade the judge his client never intended to shoot Haley.
Farmer's nephew Roy Womack was also in the house. He testified both thought someone was trying to break in.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The gunshots

((ROY WOMACK/DEFENSE WITNESS:THE GUNSHOTS JUST STARTED RINGING OUT, I SEE ANDRE GO BACK TO THE ROOM, AND GUNFIRE JUST STARTED RINGING OUT, IT KNOCKED THE WINDOWS, I MEAN THE MIRRORS, OFF THE WALLS, AND ALL THIS, AND I JUST, TELL THEM TO CALL THE POLICE, THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND NAME THAT I'M ON THE PHONE, CALL THE POLICE, CALL THE POLICE, WE'RE BEING ROBBED, BY THAT TIME, I HEARD SOMEONE YELLING, POLICE, POLICE, POLICE, AND THAT'S WHEN I KICKED THE TABLE BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SHOOT ME OR NOTHING AND I SPREAD MY HANDS OUT ON THE FLOOR. ))
SUPER=01-Roy Womack/Defense Witness; :00
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=on the floor.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Farmer's fate now rests with a grand jury which will hear the case in March.
In the meantime, Farmer remains in jail, charged with attempted capital murder.
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Blue-Grass-Studio


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-98
GRAPHIC=NONE


Last summer, Tim Austin watched his business go up in flames.
Five months later, he's busy rebuilding Doobie Shea (DOO-bee SHAY) studios with a little help from his friends.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Doobie Shea has recorded some of the best- known names in bluegrass.
But on August 24th, lightning struck the studio and burned the building to the ground.
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;


Now a new studio is under construction near Boones Mill... and the crew includes some of the musicians who recorded with Austin before the fire.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It was like the worst thing

((TIM AUSTIN/DOOBIE SHEA STUDIOS: IT WAS LIKE THE WORST THING THAT EVER COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU I GUESS IN BUSINESS. AFTER THE FIRE WE WERE TWO OR THREE DAYS AT LEAST TRYING TO PICK UP THE PIECES OF WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, "WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK.")) ((GARY WAUGH/FIVE FOR THE GOSPEL: WE LEARN AS WE GO BACK IN HISTORY THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN SOMEONE HAD A PROBLEM OR WAS BURNED OUT THAT THE NEIGHBORS SORT OF CHIPPED IN AND CAME AROUND AND TRIED TO HELP GET BUILT BACK AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TODAY.))
SUPER=01-Tim Austin/Doobie Shea Studios; :07
SUPER=01-Gary Waugh/Five for the Gospel; :14
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=needs to be done today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


While the construction is not complete, Austin is already booking new projects and he hopes to have Doobie Shea studios back in business by the end of February.
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4-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nba


In the N-B-A,
Charlotte opened a western swing through the N-B-A with a 109-to-101 victory over Golden State.
For last night's scores let's check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Utah/89/j/Chicago/102////L.A. Lakers/84/j/Portland/88///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Charlotte/109//Golden State/101///;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Kansas #1/86//Texas #18/61////Villanova
#10/68/j/Providence/91///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/Virginia Tech/63/j/Duquesne/76////VMI/72/j/Appalachian St./77///;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0098-j/Louisville #14/92//NC Charlotte/81///j/Haverford/63//W & L/57///;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Tampa Bay/4//Ottawa/3////Hartford/4/j/Montreal/5///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-/Colorado/2//N.Y. Rangers/2//Overtime/j/Vancouver/5//Anaheim/1///;
SUPER=x5027
SUPER=0097-j/Parry McCluer/58//Wilson Mem./55//Blues are 8-0/j/Bath

Co./43//Riverheads/41///;
RUNS=:56

(-------------) OUT Q=....last score."
by SS