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Some Freezing rain is falling in the higher elevations this morning, that's
prompted a few school systems to alter their schedules.
Take school watch
7E-Garden-City
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TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Some Garden city residents are preparing to head for higher ground in
Roanoke.
Yesterday, Roanoke City Council approved a plan to buy homes in the flood
plain.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/June 1995;
The neighborhood has always had flooding problems, but heavy rain on June
28th 19-95 caused unprecedented damage.
With a combination of federal, state and local dollars, the city is now
moving to buy and demolish more than 40 buildings that are prone to flooding.
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IN Q=We went in there
((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: WE WENT IN THERE AND INVOLVED THE CITIZENS
IN FINDING THE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE RIGHT FOR THEM. IT'S TAKEN A WHILE BECAUSE
RATHER THAN US GOING IN AND SAYING THIS IS WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU. WE LISTENED TO
OUR CITIZENS AND FOUND WHAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THEM. AND I'M VERY GLAD
WHAT'S HAPPENED AND I THINK THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE WILL BE BETTER FOR IT.))
SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/Roanoke City Council;
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OUT Q=will be better for it.
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The properties must be assessed before the city makes any offers to
owners.
The program is voluntary. No one will be forced to sell, but city
officials say the first residents could be moving within six months.
7P-Pot-bust
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=drug bust (pot)
A van load of marijuana heading for Richmond was confiscated in Wytheville
yesterday.
Two men from Texas were detoured when a sheriff's deputy pulled them over
on I-81.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
The officer suspected a drunk driver when he stopped the vehicle.
When the two men inside gave conflicting stories, he called for a drug-
sniffing dog to search the van.
The search turned up about 40 pounds of pot, packaged in dryer sheets,
plastic wrap and moth balls.
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SOT 10:55:07
IN Q=
((WAYNE PIKE/WYTHE CO. SHERIFF: THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR
WE'VE INTERDICTED OR INTERCEPTED A LARGE LOAD OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. TWO OTHER VANS
LOADED HEAVILY WITH IT. ))
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VO-NAT
The suspects face various state and federal drug and weapons charges.
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7E-Parent-Notice
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-110
GRAPHIC=Abortion
A bill that would require minors to notify their parents before having an
abortion has won approval from the state Senate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Yesterday, those AGAINST the measure voiced their opposition.
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SOT 13:32:17 EARL TAPE
IN Q=In the past
((SEN. JANET HOWELL: IN THE PAST, MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE VOTED FOR A PARENTAL
NOTIFICATION BILL. I DID IT FOR A BILL THAT I VIEWED AS COMPASSIONATE. THIS
BILL MR. PRESIDENT IS PUNITIVE.))
SOT 13:38:16 EARL TAPE
((SEN. JANE WOODS: IT PAINS ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS BILL, BUT THIS
BILL DOES NOT WORK FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Janet Howell/(D) Reston; :00
SUPER=01-Sen. Jane Woods/(R) Fairfax; :12
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OUT Q=the Commonwealth.
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VO-NAT 13:41:10 vote
But on a 26 to 14 vote, the bill passed.
If the same version passes House scrutiny, Governor Allen says he's eager to
sign it into law.
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7E-Hopkins
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#96-109
GRAPHIC=None
A legislative committee is endorsing Tom Hopkins' nomination as director of
the state Department of Environmental
Quality.
The Roanoke native took over the Allen Administration's most embattled
agency last June.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
And he's been a vigorous defender of Republican policies at the state
Department of Environmental Quality ever since.
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SOT 12:40:00 tape one
IN Q=We have
((WE HAVE TAKEN FOUR AGENCIES, SLAMMED THEM TOGETHER, REGIONALIZED,
DE-CENTRALIZED, EMPOWERED THE REGION, PUT OUR WATER, WASTE, AND AIR PEOPLE
UNDER ONE ROOF. SO IT WOULD BE AN AMAZING CIRCUMSTANCE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOME
SORT OF MORALE PROBLEMS.))
SUPER=01-Tom Hopkins/Acting DEQ Director;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=morale problems.
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VO-NAT
Hopkins still faces full House approval.
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TALENT=Jean
SS=None
The day after the fall elections, a GOP- dominated Senate committee demanded
Hopkins report back with solutions to recent criticisms.
7weather
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Taking a look at today's forecast--
Periods of rain likely for this Tuesday, with temperatures cooling off a
little to around 40.
The rain will end by late tonight, with lows in the upper 30s.
Meanwhile, expect some partial clearing tomrrow, with a high around 50.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 2/5/97
SUPER=130-6/Amos Moses/Ironto;
SUPER=130-5/Dustin Smith/Buena Vista;
SUPER=130-2/Taylor Stinnett/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-2/Ryan Jackson/Salem;
SUPER=130-7/Jimmy Reed/Blue Ridge;
SUPER=130-19/David Epperly/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-11/Shane Anthony/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-10/Gretta Gemmell/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-12/Kevin Joyce/Collinsville;
SUPER=130-54/Albert Turner/Axton;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-30/Marvin Dudley/Buena Vista;
SUPER=130-105/Lula Branscome/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-3/Jessica Davidson/Bassett;
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Some Freezing rain is falling in the higher elevations this morning, that's
prompted a few school systems to alter their schedules.
Take school watch
55P-XGR
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TAPE#596-45
GRAPHIC=vmi/Mary Baldwin
State lawmakers are trying to decide what to do with Mary Baldwin's V-WIL
program now that Virginia Military Institute will soon be going co-ed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The House Appropriations Committee is pushing to phase out the Virginia
Women's Institute for Leadership over a four year period.
But Senate budget writers have stuck with the Governor -- providing full
funding.
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SOT TAPE ONE 02:15:11
IN Q=I don't
((SEN. CHARLES HAWKINS/R-CHATHAM: I DON'T THINK THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF THAT PROGRAM OR NOT. AND
JUST TO THROW IT OUT BECAUSE OF THAT SCHOOL DECISION I THINK WOULD BE
IRRESPONSIBLE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Hawkins/(R) Chatham;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=irresponsible.
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VO-NAT
Budget negotiators will work out the differences later this week.
Both money committees outdid Governor Allen in money for college professors,
teachers, and state workers.
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SOT tape one 02:11:46
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((SEN. MADISON MARYE/D-SHAWSVILLE: IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD IT
BACK UP TO WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE IT. BUT I THINK THAT WE TOOK A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.))
sot TAPE ONE 02:00:41
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: I'M VERY HAPPY. WE HAVE AGAIN RENEWED OUR COMMITMENT TO
EDUCATION.))
SUPER=@Marye; :00
SUPER=@Beyer; :15
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OUT Q=to education. quick out
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55E-Pot-bust
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Pot
A traffic stop for suspected drunken driving in Wytheville turns into a
major drug bust.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
A sheriff's deputy pulled over the driver Sunday on Interstate-81.
After a drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the scent of marijuana, a
search of the van turned up 40 pounds of pot and a handgun.
The driver and his passenger were traveling from Texas to Richmond.
Both face state and federal drug and weapons charges.
This is the third van-load of illegal drugs Wythe County authorities have
intercepted in less than a year.
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We've got a wet forecast in store today--
Expect rain off and on, with high temperatures cooling a few degrees to
around 40.
Tonight the showers will dissipate-- look for lows in the mid to upper
30s.
As for tomorrow, turning partly sunny by the afternoon, with highs close
to 50.
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Some Freezing rain is falling in the higher elevations this morning, that's
prompted a few school systems to alter their schedules.
Take school watch
8E-Garden-City
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-105
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Roanoke City council is offering Garden City residents a chance to sell
their homes in the flood plain and head to higher ground.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/June 1995;
The neighborhood had flooded before, but heavy rain on June 28th 19-95
caused unprecedented damage there.
With a combination of federal, state and local dollars, the city is now
moving to buy and demolish more than 40 buildings that are prone to flooding.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We went in there
((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: WE WENT IN THERE AND INVOLVED THE CITIZENS
IN FINDING THE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE RIGHT FOR THEM. IT'S TAKEN A WHILE BECAUSE
RATHER THAN US GOING IN AND SAYING THIS IS WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU. WE LISTENED TO
OUR CITIZENS AND FOUND WHAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THEM. AND I'M VERY GLAD
WHAT'S HAPPENED AND I THINK THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE WILL BE BETTER FOR IT.))
SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/Roanoke City Council;
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OUT Q=will be better for it.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The properties must be assessed before the city makes any offers to
owners.
The program is voluntary. No one will be forced to sell, but city
officials say the first residents could be moving within six months.
8P-XGR
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-45
GRAPHIC=vmi/Mary Baldwin
Now that Virginia Military Institute will soon be letting women in-- state
legislators are wondering what to do with Mary Baldwin's V-WIL program.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The House Appropriations Committee is pushing to phase out the Virginia
Women's Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin over a four year period.
But Senate budget writers have stuck with the Governor -- providing full
funding.
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SOT TAPE ONE 02:15:11
IN Q=I don't
((SEN. CHARLES HAWKINS/R-CHATHAM: I DON'T THINK THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF THAT PROGRAM OR NOT. AND
JUST TO THROW IT OUT BECAUSE OF THAT SCHOOL DECISION I THINK WOULD BE
IRRESPONSIBLE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Hawkins/(R) Chatham;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=irresponsible.
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VO-NAT
Budget negotiators will work out the differences later this week.
Both money committees outdid Governor Allen in money for college professors,
teachers, and state workers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape one 02:11:46
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((SEN. MADISON MARYE/D-SHAWSVILLE: IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD IT
BACK UP TO WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE IT. BUT I THINK THAT WE TOOK A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.))
sot TAPE ONE 02:00:41
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: I'M VERY HAPPY. WE HAVE AGAIN RENEWED OUR COMMITMENT TO
EDUCATION.))
SUPER=@Marye; :00
SUPER=@Beyer; :15
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OUT Q=to education. quick out
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8E-Gay-Marriage
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#97-2
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Same sex marriages will likely be okay'd in Hawaii--
But Virginia's House of Delegates is working on a bill to prevent it from
being recognized here.
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VO-NAT
Its main sponsor is Abingdon's Joe Johnson.
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SOT 14:09:27???
IN Q=And I firmly
((DEL. JOE JOHNSON/D-ABINGDON: AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE ... WOULD BE BETTER OFF.))
SUPER=01-Del. Joe Johnson/(D) Abingdon;
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The gay rights group, Virginians for Justice, says Johnson's bill is
rejecting rights NO one's even asked for in Virginia.
8S-Camden
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=None
A Rockbridge county native is heading north to compete as a skier in the
Special Olympics Winter Games.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Toronto;
Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics began last night, and marching
along in the fanfare was 17- year- old Tina Camden.
The Rockbridge County native is there to ski in the womens' slalom, giant
slalom and downhill events... and was the ONLY delegate from Virginia chosen
for the Games.
Camden is one of two-thousand athletes from 75 countries who have traveled
to Canada to compete.
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8weather
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Let's check out the forecast for today.
Periods of rain, with temperatures falling to around 40.
The rain should end by late tonight, with lows in the mid to upper 30s.
Tomorrow's outlook calls for partly sunny skies by afternoon.
Highs warming to near 50.
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