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Virginia shines in the glow of a re-inaugurated President.
Coming up on NEWS-7 at SIX: Our own Ellen Qualls has the story of Virginians
in Washington for Clinton's Second Inaugural.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And the story of layoffs at G-E- -the day workers go back on the job
following a plant-wide shutdown.
Sports-head
ANCHOR=Mike
Tonight in sports, Roanoke College is ready to meet Randolph-Macon is a key
ODAC battle tonight in Salem.
ODAC member Emory & Henry loses five its players.
The NHL
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and NBA got the night started a little early today as we'll check in on the
Knicks and Bullets plus the Bucks and Sixers.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
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Warm temperatures today-- We'll get an overnight shot of chilly air, but the
mild weather is back for tomorrow.
Clinton-Speech
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE# 96-98
GRAPHIC=Bill Clinton
President William Jefferson Clinton entered his second term of office today.
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SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
In his 20 minute inaugural speech, Mr. Clinton called it a day of hope and
renewal.
He asked Americans to look toward the challenges of the next century.
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IN Q=It is our great
((PRESIDENT CLINTON;IT IS OUR GREAT GOOD FORTUNE, THAT TIME AND CHANCE HAVE PUT
US, NOT ONLY AT THE EDGE OF A NEW CENTURY, AND A NEW MILLENIUM, BUT ON THE EDGE
OF A BRIGHT NEW PROSPECT IN HUMAN AFFAIRS. A MOMENT THAT WILL DEFINE OUR COURSE
AND OUR CHARACTER FOR DECADES TO COME.))
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During the swearing-in ceremony, the president took the oath of office with
a Bible open to the Book of Isaiah.
His hand rested on chapter 58, verse 12, which reads..."thou shalt be called
the repairer of the breach".
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Inauguration
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=Presidential Inauguration
Southwest and central Virginia were well represented in the inauguration
festivities. Ellen Qualls reports from Washington.
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SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00
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SUPER=@Ellen1; :50
SUPER=01-John Kilraeski/Highty-Tighties Drum Major; 1:19
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GE-Layoffs
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-99
GRAPHIC=General Electric
Add the Salem G-E plant to a growing list of area companies that are cutting
back.
Double Boxes=Keith and Len/Newsroom
This is the first cutback of hourly employees there since 1988.
Len Besthoff is in the newsroom with more.
Live=Len Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Len1;
Keith production workers anticipated this layoff.
They had been off for two weeks because of low demand for the drives,
controls, and automation systems G-E makes.
But that didn't make this any easier for folks like Les Brown, who thought
he was finally on board after applying for work at G-E since the seventies.
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SOT
IN Q=I tried for 20
SUPER=01-Les Brown/Laid Off GE Employee; :00
SUPER=03-Salem; :50
SUPER=01-Ronnie Carter/IUE Local 162 Vice President; :57
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OUT Q=which is in June.
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SOT tape one 15:18:09
IN Q=I tried for 20
((LES BROWN/LAID OFF GE EMPLOYEE ))
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OUT Q=lasted for 8 months.
When 58- year old Les Brown arrived at work, he was given notice he's
getting laid off, starting next week, due to a lack of work.
In all, 167 employees at the Salem G-E plant got layoff notices, 20 others
took voluntary layoffs for a total of 187 people.
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SOT tape one 15:18:54
IN Q=I'll probably go back to Lowe's
((LES BROWN/LAID OFF GE EMPLOYEE: ))
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OUT Q=first of March.
G-E says while the long range picture in Salem remains positive, we are
currently experiencing a severe orders imbalance. As a result, we simply do
not have the work needed to keep the Salem production operation fully employed
at this time.
The employees union says though, that many of those laid off could be back
on the job before the end of the year.
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IN Q=We hopefully
((RONNIE CARTER/IUE LOCAL 162 VICE PRESIDENT: ))
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OUT Q=which is in June.))
Live=Len Full/Newsroom
It's worth noting that Les Brown still says G-E is a good employer.
He just wishes the work was more steady.
Production employees tell me that most of them make around 12- to- 15-
dollars- an- hour.
Double Boxes=Keith and Len/Newsroom
(Keith question: Now is it true this layoff could have been a lot worse?)
Schools
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
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TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=School Information
A few schools are delaying the start of classes tomorrow because of the
weather. Here's the list--
Take Schoolwatch Full
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
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Still to come on News 7 at Six--
remembering the legacy of Martin Luther King.
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and more on the inauguration---through the eyes of the next generation of
voters.
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SOT 13:09:48
IN Q=I felt proud of my
((RACHEL GOINGS/7TH GRADE; I FELT PROUD OF MY COUNTRY AND I WAS GLAD TO SEE
THAT HE WAS ELECTED AGAIN.))
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OUT Q=elected again
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A moment in history is today's classroom lesson. We'll have that story.
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NAACP-Baptists
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TAPE#96-109
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Members of the N- Double- A- C- P in Roanoke say their organization needs to
be more active in the community.
And leaders from local African American churches are more than willing to
help.
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The two groups met this morning at the Sweet Union Baptist Church.
They say it's critical for young people to receive positive messages about
education and family values.
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IN Q=We realize
((REV. CARL TINSLEY: WE REALIZE A LOT OF OUR CHILDREN COME FROM BROKEN
FAMILIES, ONE- PARENT FAMILIES. SOME HAVE NO PARENTAL GUIDANCE WHATSOEVER. SO
THEY'RE JUST OUT THERE TRYING TO SURVIVE THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW HOW. SO WE NEED
TO REACH THEM. ))
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ANCHOR=Keith
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The N- Double- A- C- P will host its annual service to remember Doctor
Martin Luther King, Junior... tonight at the High Street Baptist Church.
King-Day
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-104
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
One civil rights group held ITS Martin Luther King holiday observance this
afternoon.
The local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference sponsored
a march from the Poff Federal Building to St. Paul's Baptist Church.
King founded the organization in 1957... but the Roanoke branch has been in
existance for only about a year.
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IN Q=This is
((PERNELLER CHUBB-WILSON/SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: THIS IS
FULFILLING HIS DREAM OF WHAT HE WANTED AND I'M VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY
PERSON THAT PARTICIPATED TODAY IN THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR GREAT LEADER. ))
SUPER=01-Perneller Chubb-Wilson/Roanoke S.C.L.C.
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The celebration continued inside the church with speeches and musical
performances.
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Lynchburg College held its own King ceremony.
About 50 students and faculty members walked to the campus Bell Tower...
symbolizing the long journey of civil rights pioneers-- working toward the goal
of equality.
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ANCHOR=Keith
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Today's state holiday is officially known as Lee- Jackson- King Day... also
honoring confederate heroes Robert E- Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
Haskins
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-108
GRAPHIC=Junius Haskins
Funeral services for Lynchburg city councilman Junius Haskins are scheduled
to take place tomorrow afternoon.
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SUPER=04-File Tape;
Haskins died of an apparent heart attack while on a city- sponsored trip to
Washington D.C. last week.
The 54- year- old civil rights advocate and community leader will lie in
state during services tomorrow afternoon at Diamond Hill Baptist Church.
A burial service will take place immediately after at Fort Hill Memorial
Park.
Haskins was first elected to city council in 1992, representing Lynchburg's
inner- city Ward Two.
Flags at public buildings are being flown at half-staff today and tomorrow
in his honor.
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Barnie-Day
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=abo
TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=Barnie Day
President Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore were not the only public
office-holders to be sworn in today...
Newly-elected 10th District Delegate Barnie Day took HIS oath at the State
Capitol.
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IN Q=I, Barnie Day
((I, BARNIE DAY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR... THAT I WILL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES))
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OUT Q=United States.
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SUPER=03-Richmond
Day won a special election last week to fill the office vacated by Roscoe
Reynolds, who left for the State Senate.
Day's victory over Republican Phil Plaster helped Democrats hold onto their
53 seats in the House of Delegates.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Wall Street the Dow was UP 11 points for a record close of 68 hundred 44.
NASDAQ gained 15 points, also for a record finish.
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Students
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=Inauguration
Inaugural excitement spread across the country today... all the way to a
group of students in Clifton Forge. Eric Earnhart tells us these young
people prove you don't have to be old enough to vote to get excited about
democracy.
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IN Q=It's becoming a tradition
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge; :00
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :15
SUPER=01-Adam Loan/8th Grade; :24-quick
SUPER=01-Rachel Goings/7th Grade; :29-quick
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OUT Q=E.E., News 7
(( It's becoming a tradition at Clifton Middle School... celebrating the
inauguration of the nation's President.
4 years ago, student's here watched Bill Clinton take his first presidential
oath of office.
Today a new generation watched him begin a second term.
NATSOT OF SWEARING IN
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SOT 13:09:03
IN Q=it felt good
((ADAM LOAN/8TH GRADE; IT FELT GOOD KNOWING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKED HIM AND
ALL, IT WAS PRETTY COOL;))
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OUT Q=was pretty cool
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IN Q=I felt proud of my
((RACHEL GOINGS/7TH GRADE; I FELT PROUD OF MY COUNTRY AND I WAS GLAD TO SEE
THAT HE WAS ELECTED AGAIN.))
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OUT Q=elected again
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Events like this help the students understand what it's like to participate
in the political process.
They held a mock election last november and the Clinton-Gore ticket won.
SOT 13:11:08
IN Q=I'd like to see him
((LEE WILLIAMS, 8TH GRADE; I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM IMPROVE SCHOOLS AND THINGS OF
THAT SORT, ANYTHING TO DO WITH EDUCATION.))
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OUT Q=do with education
SOT 13:08:08
IN Q=I hope he improves
((KEON HALEY/8TH GRADE; I HOPE HE IMPROVES THE EDUCATION FOR US AND FOR ALL
SCHOOLS.))
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OUT Q=for all schools
And they'll be watching closely... in less than 4 years, some of these
students will be old enough to vote for President Clinton's replacement.
In Clifton Forge, Eric Earnhart, News 7.))
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
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Coming up tonight in sports, five Emory & henry basketball players quit the
team.
Roanoke College gets ready to rock the Bast Center tonight against Randy-Mac.
The NBA was in the spotlight this afternoon,
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along with the NHL. Highlights from wins by the Caps and the Blues coming up
tonight in sports.
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S-ODAC
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=ODAC
The Emory and Henry wasps mens basketball team is feeling the sting of
losing four players.
According to Emory and Henry sources, Jason Light, Garrett Noegel, Cory
Hicks, William Fickes and Casey Johnson quit the team after this past
Thursday's loss to Maryville.
Light, a former Floyd County star WAS leading the conference in scoring and
was second in rebounding.
Ironically, Light scored his 1 thousandth career point in that loss.
S-Roanoke
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB96-3
GRAPHIC=ODAC
Randolph Macon in is Salem tonight for a key conference contest at the Bast
center. Steve Mason has a preview.
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The Maroons are simply tearing through their ODAC schedule. Bridgewater was
the latest victim, falling to Roanoke 83-70 last Wednesday,
Even without Greg Tutt, the Eagles top player, who is using this season as a
red shirt year, Bridgewater was a the preseason top team to challenge the
Maroons.
((STEVE:))
((PAGE MOIR/ROANOKE HEAD COACH:))
Some other keys? The ODAC's leading assists man, Nathan Hungate, must
continue to get the ball to the red hot Kevin Sigafoes and Derek Bryant. Bryant
was 5 for 5 from three point land against Bridgewater. At over 17 points a
game, Jason Bishop is now the conference's leading scorer.
((:))
Raonoke comes is 11 and 1 overall, 6 and OH in the ODAC, while Macon is 7 and
6, 5 and 2 in the conference. game time is 7:30 at the bast Center, in Salem,
Steve Mason news 7 sports"
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S-Sixers
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB97-4
GRAPHIC=NBA
There were a couple of afternoon games in the NBA, in honor of Martin Luther
King Day.
In Philadelphia, the 76ers continue stink up the league as they lose for the
23rd time in their last 24 games.
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SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/Bucks vs. 76ers; :00
Rookie Allen Iverson has taken a lot of heat lately for his wild, reckless
and often selfish play. Judge that one for yourself.
Iverson would step outside and hit the three pointer and finish with a game
high 31 points.
But the Big Dog, Glenn Robinson would kill the Sixers with his makes and his
misses. he had 29 points, and when he
SUPER=32-Milwaukee/114/Philadelphia/104;
missed the hapless Sixers tapped it in for him.
Milwaukee wins it 114-to-104.
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S-Knicks
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB97-4
GRAPHIC=NBA
On the other end of the Atlantic Division spectrum, the New York Knicks had
little trouble running their home winning streak to 13 games as they beat back
the Bullets 95-to-79.
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SUPER=03-New York, NY/Bullets vs. Knicks; :00
My man, Gheorghe Muresan led the Bullets with 13 rebounds, but Patrick Ewing
took his to school on the offensive end. Look at the move that frees up Patrick
for 2 of his game high 22 points.
Point guard Charlie Ward, the former Heisman trophy winner, did a nice job of
feeding Ewing and his other teammates. He had five assists on the day.
SUPER=33-Washington/79/New York/95;
Chris Webber did his best to keep Washington close with 17 points. But the
Knicks beat the Bullets for 36th time in their last 41 meetings. The final
95-to-79.
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S-Caps
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ice-96
GRAPHIC=capitals
The afternoon action was not limited to the hardwoods as the NHL hardwater
was also a busy place.
The Washington Capitals continued their winning ways today with a come from
behind win over the Bruins.
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SUPER=03-Boston, MA/Caps vs. Bruins; :00
Caps goalie Jim Carey gave up this goal at the 5:29 mark of the first period
to give the Bruins a 1-to-nothing lead. But he then went on to stop 33 shots.
And his teammates got got, after tying the game at 1, watch Joe Juneau put
Washington in front 2-to-1 with the quick wrist shot in the second period.
SUPER=31-Washington/3/Boston/2;
Then Kelly Miller got the game winner at the 15:41 mark of the second as he
beats Rob Tallas with the put back.
The Caps are now 5-1-and-2 in their last 8 games.
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S-Blues
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-23
GRAPHIC=NHL
The St. Louis Blues also got a victory today as they skated past the
Islanders in Uniondale, New York this afternoon.
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SUPER=03-Uniondale, NY/Blues vs. Islanders; :00
Joe Murphy and Pierre Turgeon each scored twice for the Blues who built a
5-to-2 lead and then had to hang on before getting an empty netter to determine
the final margin of victory.
SUPER=31-St. Louis/6/N.Y. Islanders/4;
Grant Fuhr got the win in net.
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S-Falcons
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=FALCONS
The Atlanta Falcons have hired Dan Reeves as their new head coach.
The former New York Giants and Denver Broncos boss will be introduced at a
newsconference tomorrow.
Reeves has 149 N-F-L
victories -- tenth on the league's all-time coaching list.
S-Young
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=ROCKIES
Spring training is not that far away and this afternoon the Colorado Rockies
and second baseman Eric Young
reached contract terms for the upcomign season.
The National League all-star signs a one year three-point-two million
dollar contract THAT triples HIS 1996 salary.
He his .324 with 113 runs and 53 steals.
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That's it for News 7 at 6.
Remember to catch the late news a little earlier---
Take Prime Time Board Fullscreen
join Connie Stevens, Robin and Mike for News 7 Prime Time.
That's at 10 p-m on W-E-F-C.
Check your cable listings for the channel in your area.
And don't forget to tune in to News 7 at 11, right here on W-D-B-J.
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