06:00-01
E-Wythe-school
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=NONE
Wythe County High School students say they are the victims of racism.
They also say their pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears.
Andrew Freiden has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=two weeks ago
SUPER=03-Wythe Co. ; :00
SUPER=01-Marretta Witcher/George Wythe Student; :12
SUPER=01-Jermaine Crockett/George Wythe Student; :20
SUPER=01-R.T. Phillips/George Wythe Principal; :46
SUPER=01-Lance Goff/George Wythe Student; :59
SUPER=01-Damien Taylor/George Wythe Student; 1:07
SUPER=@Andrew1; 1:15
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=news 7 wythe county.
((Two weeks ago, some black students at George Wythe High School said the
racism became too much to bear.
The students say some white students use racial slurs, and began to wear
nooses on their clothing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:51:37
IN Q=we have
((MARRETTA WITCHER/12TH GRADE: WE HAVE PEOPLE THROWING THESE NOOSES AT US AND
SPITTING IN OUR FOOD AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY GET AWAY WITH DOING STUFF LIKE
THAT. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=like that
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:58:41
IN Q=they all wear
((JERMAINE CROCKETT/11TH GRADE: THEY ALL WEAR JACKETS AND THEY ALL WALK AROUND,
AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAD THE NOOSES ON THEIR JACKETS AND THEY'LL CALL
YOU...YOU'LL WALK BY AND YOU'LL HEAR THEM SAY NIGGER, AND ALL THIS STUFF.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=all this stuff
The black students are part of the Concerned Citizens network. The group
was founded two years ago in response to growing racial problems, and is
helping the students present their case to the principal and the school board.
George Wythe's principal says his high school is not a hostile environment
for Black Students-- in fact, the student body president is African American.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:40:01
IN Q=WE HAVE DEALT
((PRINCIPAL: WE HAVE DEALT WITH IT ACCORDING TO THE POLICY OF WYTHE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=HIGH SCHOOL
These George Wythe students agree with their principal-- they don't see
RECENT RACIST events as an overwhelming problem.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:26:34
IN Q=IT'S NOT
((LANCE GOFF/GEORGE WYTHE STUDENT: IT'S NOT A GANG, OR NOTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S
JUST A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHO DECIDED TO DO WHAT THEY DID.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=THEY DID
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:27:13
IN Q=IT REALLY
((DAMIEN TAYLOR/GEORGE WYTHE STUDENT: IT REALLY AIN'T BOTHERED ME NONE..I
MEAN.. I JUST LET IT SLIDE. MY FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN GOOD HERE. I AIN'T GONNA
LET IT BOTHER ME NONE.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=ME NONE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:18:21
IN Q=george wythe's
((ANDREW FREIDEN/REPORTER: GEORGE WYTHE'S PRINCIPAL IS CONFIDENT HIS
ADMINISTRATION IS ADDRESSING ALL RACIAL ISSUES AT THE SCHOOL. THE CONCERNED
CITIZENS NETWORK ISN'T SO SURE. THEY THINK MORE WILL BE DONE WHEN THE STATE
SCHOOL BOARD PAYS A VISIT. ANDREW FREIDEN NEWS 7.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=NEWS 7 WYTHE COUNTY.
))
E-Smyth-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A shooting yesterday morning in Smyth County claimed three lives.
Investigators believe 26- year- old Eric Shazier (SHAY-zer) shot his
girlfriend and their 21- month - old son before killing himself.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chilhowie;
Police say the first shots were fired at a home in Chilhowie, where Michelle
Olson was killed, and another man was wounded. Shazier then fled with the
child.
The two were later found at a Campground where Shazier had crashed his car
into a motor home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A car had run through
((CLEVE COMPTON/CAMPGROUND OWNER: A CAR HAD RUN THROUGH A GATE WE HAD UP HERE
ON THE FRONT, RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS ON FIRE AND
THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.))
SUPER=01-Cleve Compton/Campground Owner;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=what was going on.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Investigators do not believe it was the collision that killed Shazier and
his son. Police say both had been shot.
discovery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shuttle
"Discovery" astronauts may
be taking a record breaking sixth space walk.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
NASA says part of the Hubble
Telescope's steering system has developed a glitch, and it might
require another spacewalk tonight to fix it.
In the fifth spacewalk this morning, astronauts worked to cover torn
exterior insulation on the telescope.
The shuttle will release hubble from its cargo bay tomorrow morning.
Discovery returns to Earth Friday.
(----------------)
E-Glass-Judge
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-3
GRAPHIC=NONE
The choices students make today can have a profound effect on their future.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
That was the message from Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes who addressed a large
crowd at Linkhorne Middle School in Lynchburg yesterday in honor of Black
History Month.
Hughes graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 19-74... today she's a judge
in Philadelphia's court of Common Pleas.
Hughes attributes her own success to her parents who helped her make the
right choices.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:57:43
IN Q=There are people
((RENEE CARDWELL HUGHES/E.C. GLASS GRADUATE: THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO
WILL COME OUT TO SUPPORT YOU AND WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE CHOICES THAT WE EITHER
SEND YOU DOWN TIGER WOOD'S PATH, DOMINIQUE MOCEANU'S PATH, DOWN MY PATH... OR
THEY'LL SEND YOU DOWN KURT COBAIN'S PATH OR TUPAC SHAKUR'S PATH.))
SUPER=01-Renee Cardwell Hughes/E.C. Glass Graduate; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=Tupac Shakur's path.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Lynchburg mayor Jim Whitaker proclaimed this "Renee Cardwell Hughes Day" and
presented her with a key to the city.
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E-Halifax-Arrest
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-101
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Pot
Three Halifax County high school athletes are charged with possesion of
marijuana.
The students were arrested over the weekend at a Riverdale motel by deputies
investigating a noise complaint.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They said
SUPER=01-Ray Link/Halifax Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :00
SUPER=03-Halifax Co./File Tape; :25
SUPER=01-Larry Clark/Halifax High School Principal; :30
SUPER=@Teresa1; :44
SUPER=01-Don Thompson/Halifax Basketball Coach; :54
SUPER=03-Riverdale; 1:13
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They said
((MAJ. RAY LINK: THEY SAID YOU COULD SMELL MARIJUANA OUTSIDE THE DOOR, AND
THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE IN THE ROOM WHEN YOU WENT IN, IT WAS HARD TO SEE.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=HARD TO SEE.
Sheriff's deputies say, at the time, they had NO idea they were arresting
three local athletes.
19- year old Carlos Santana Jackson is a star basketball player-- who just
hours before his arrest-- helped his team defeat G-W Danville.
Jackson is also well known on the football field-- he was a quarterback for
the Comets.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It does
((LARRY CLARK/HALIFAX HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:IT DOES HURT, IT HURTS THE IMAGE OF
THE SCHOOL, THE IMAGE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IT CERTAINLY IS HURTFUL TO THE VAST
MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=of activities.
take su
Jackson's arrest could NOT have happened at a worse time.
Just two days after he was taken into custody-- his team entered the
playoffs.
end su
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=There is
((DON THOMPSON/HALIFAX CO. BASKETBALL COACH:THERE IS NO MORALE PROBLEM AT ALL,
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'LL GO ON AND WE'LL PLAY EQUALLY AS HARD AS WE
HAVE. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=we have.
The other athletes arrested played football for Halifax.
Cedric Jacobs, number 25- for the team, and number 3- Michael Chappell, are
also charged with possession of marijuana.
Three juveniles were also taken into custody but because of their age--
little is known about their identity.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
P-Stanley
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=shooting
Another run-in with the law for a notorious Franklin County moonshiner.
This time, though, the charges are more serious.
(----------------)
SUPER=04-File Tape; (QUICK!!!)
William Gray Stanley also known as "Dee" was arrested Sunday night...
accused of shooting his son.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SCOTT Stanley suffered multiple gun shot wounds and is now in the intensive
care unit at Roanoke Memorial Hospital... in critical condition.
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
The shooting happened at the family's home off Route 40 near Rocky Mount.
Dee Stanley was charged with malicious wounding and is being held in the
Franklin County Jail.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
Just a few weeks ago he was arrested and charged in Charlottesville with
transporting illegal liquor.
P-Low-Jets
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-01
GRAPHIC=NONE
A plan that will send more low- flying jets over Pocahontas and Highland
Counties has angered residents there.
And local officials are now gearing up for a fight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Langley AFB;
The proposal would expand the training operations area, and lower the
altitude of the military jets.
It would also increase the number of flights from 66 to more than two
thousand a year.
In Highland County, farmers say they fear the effects on their livestock.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's solely a noise issue
((JOHN JOHNSON/VIRGINIA POULTRY FEDERATION: IT'S SOLELY A NOISE ISSUE. A SUDDEN
AND LOUD NOISE. IF A CLAP OF THUNDER CAN CAUSE TURKEYS TO PILE UP AND
SUFFOCATE, IMAGINE AN F-16 FLYING OVER AT 300 FEET AT 600 MILES AN HOUR.))
((ROBIN SULLENBERGER/HIGHLAND CO. SUPERVISOR: WE HAVE A SMALL FEED LOT AND I
PUT A GROUP OF CATTLE IN THAT FEED LOT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND ONE OF THE PLANES
WENT OVER A DAY OR SO AFTER THAT. AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THESE CATTLE TO
SETTLE DOWN, AND THEY LITERALLY PANICKED AND STAMPEDED AND TORE DOWN A LARGE
PORTION OF THE FENCE THROUGH ONE WHOLE SECTION OF THE FEED LOT, SO I'VE SEEN
WHAT CAN HAPPEN.))
SUPER=01-John Johnson/Virginia Poultry Federation; :00
SUPER=01-Robin Sullenberger/Highland Co. Supervisor; :14
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=I've seen what can happen.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Highland Co.;
Air Force officials have extended the public comment period for 30 days, and
they're planning a trip to the area to hear from residents.
Highland County officials say they want a six- month delay, while they
consider the effects of the additional flights.
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Musgrave
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shuttle
"Discovery" astronauts repairing the Hubble Space Telescope may perform a
record sixth spacewalk tonight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
NASA will decide later whether to have astronauts Mark Lee and Steve Smith
work on a late- breaking problem with Hubble's reaction wheel assembly.
Meanwhile, the astronaut who's been on more shuttle flights than any other
spoke with News 7 about the importance of the Hubble.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:52:38
IN Q=I think space
((STORY MUSGRAVE/ASTRONAUT: I THINK SPACE AND HUBBLE AND THE OTHER GRAND
OBSERVATORIES ARE MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR BEING IN SPACE. IT IS
THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN STUDY THE UNIVERSE AND ALL THE SIGNATURES AND ALL THE
MESSAGES THAT IT SENDS TO US. ))
SUPER=01-Story Musgrave/Astronaut;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=sends to us
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Musgrave joked that since NASA won't let him fly again-- he would call on
his friends to come get him.
(----------------)
ALBRIGHT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=albright
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright travels from Paris to Brussels to
London today as she continues her first foreign trip since taking office.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Paris, France;
Yesterday, she met with France's President Jacques Chirac to smooth bumps in
U-S French relations.
At the top of her agenda: clearing the way for July's summit where NATO
is expected to extend invitations to several eastern european countries.
(----------------)
OK-BOMBING
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Defense attorneys are asking a federal judge to suppress testimony from
witnesses in the Oklahoma City bombing case.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The attorneys point to massive publicity surrounding the arrest
of suspect Timothy McVeigh.
The potential witnesses will be the subject of a defense challenge during a
two-day hearing that begins today in Denver.
The hearing comes a little more than a month before McVeigh's
trial.
It begins March 31st.
(----------------)
Starr
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
California's Pepperdine University says it has a new dean for its law
school: Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
In a statement, the school says Starr will begin his new job in August and
leave other commitments behind.
Aides to Starr insist that regardless of his move, the Whitewater
investigation is far from over.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
But White House aides are speculating privately that Starr's departure means
he does NOT intend to indict the President or first lady.
DUPONT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Closing arguments are expected to start today in the murder trial of John
Dupont.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Media, PA;
The prosecution, while admitting Dupont was mentally ill when he shot
olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, insists the multi-millionaire is still
responsible for the killing.
Dupont's lawyers will use an insanity defense.
(----------------)
p-wythe-school
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=none
Allegations of racism surface at a Wythe County High School.
Racism is a growing problem at George Wythe High School according to the
Concerned Citizens network.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;
The community group of parents, students, and other citizens met last night
in response to recent racial incidents at the school.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:51:37
IN Q=we have
((MARRETTA WITCHER/12TH GRADE: WE HAVE PEOPLE THROWING THESE NOOSES AT US AND
SPITTING IN OUR FOOD AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY GET AWAY WITH DOING STUFF LIKE
THAT. ))
((JERMAINE/CROCKETT/11TH GRADE: THEY ALL WEAR JACKETS AND THEY ALL WALK AROUND,
AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAD THE NOOSES ON THEIR JACKETS AND THEY'LL CALL
YOU...YOU'LL WALK BY AND YOU'LL HEAR THEM SAY NIGGER, AND ALL THIS STUFF.))
SUPER=01-Marretta Witcher/George Wythe Student; :00
SUPER=01-Jermaine Crockett/George Wythe Student; :08
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=all this stuff
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The C-C-N is NOT happy with the response they've gotten from George Wythe's
principal, who says his administration has disciplined any student who has
broken policy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:40:01
IN Q=we dealt
((KIDS COME BACK TO SCHOOL, AND THE ADMINISTRATION ACTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.
JUST GO BACK TO CLASS, WHEN THEY NEED TO BE SAT DOWN, AND TOLD WHY THEY WERE
SUSPENDED FOR WHAT REASON, AND WHY NOT TO DO IT AGAIN.))
SUPER=01-Dr. R.T. Phillips/George Wythe Principal; :00 quick
SUPER=01-Kerry Eanes/Concerned Citizens Network; :07
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=it again.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The C-C-N says the state board of education has begun an investigation of
their allegations.
(----------------)
5-Child-Life
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=children's health
On Health Check today-- we all know that nobody likes being sick.
But illness is often even harder for CHILDREN, who are usually energetic and
full of life.
Now Carilion has a new program that's proving to be just the right
prescription for young patients.
Kimberly McBroom has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=15-year- old Kristin Petitt
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=07-Kristin Petitt; :16
SUPER=@Kimberly2; :28
SUPER=01-Janice Zack/Certified Child Life Specialist; :41
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=McBroom, News7
(( 15-year-old Kristin Petitt was diagnosed with cancer nearly a year ago.
She's now in remission.
But besides helping her physical rehabilitation, Kristin says Carilion's
new Child Life Program has been crucial to her emotional well- being.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:55:24
((KRISTIN PETITT: IT'S NOT JUST YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL AND YOU'RE DOWN AND I
MEAN-- YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO THAN SIT HERE AND JUST LAY IN BED AND WATCH
T.V. ))
RUNS=:08
Child Life specialist Janice Zack brought the program with her when she
came to Carilion five months ago.
In a playroom filled with toys, games and books-- Zack makes SICK children
feel more like HEALTHY children, taking their minds OFF their illnesses.
The program also helps parents deal with their children's sickness.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:16:48
((JANICE ZACK/CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST: FOR ANY PARENT, THEIR CHILD, NO
MATTER WHY THEY'RE HERE, IS THEIR CHILD. AND THEY WANT TO SEE THEM ACTING AND
BEHAVING IN THE WAY THAT THEY NORMALLY DO. SO, TALKING ABOUT NORMAL GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND HOW THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION AND ILLNESS
IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND LETTING THEM KNOW THEY CAN STILL BE PARENTS, EVEN THOUGH
THEY'RE HERE. ))
RUNS=:19
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:09:47
((AND HOW'S ALEXIS FEELING? HOW ARE YOU FEELING? YOU FEEL BETTER NOW?
Nodding ))
RUNS=:09
Once again proving that a mixture of laughter, play and a little T-L-C is
the best medicine of all.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))
(TOSS TO BUMP)
P-Halifax-Arrest
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=abr
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=Drug bust pot
In Halifax County-- three high school athletes are on disciplinary dismissal
after being arrested for possession of marijuana.
Among them-- a star on the successful Halifax County basketball team.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Carlos Santana Jackson was arrested Saturday morning just hours after his
team beat rival G-W Danville.
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.;
The 19- year- old football and basketball star was caught in a smokey hotel
room with marijuana.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 96-101 55:05
IN Q=I don't think
((I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS SMOKING WHEN THE DEPUTIES ENTERED THE ROOM, BUT
THERE WERE TWO LARGE BAGS OF MARIJUANA AND A COUPLE OF MARIJUANA CIGARETTES
WERE FOUND IN THE ROOM ))
SUPER=01-Ray Link/Halifax Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q= in the room
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Two football players were in the room as well-- number 25 for the team
Cedric Jacobs and number three Michael Chappell were also charged with
possession of marijuana.
School officials say the implications go beyond the court and playing field.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 96-101 54:16
IN Q=It does hurt
((IT DOES HURT, IT HURTS THE IMAGE OF THE SCHOOL, THE IMAGE OF THE COMMUNITY,
AND IT CERTAINLY IS HURTFUL TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GET
INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.))
SUPER=01-Larry Clark/Halifax High School Principal;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=types of activities
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Three juveniles were also taken into custody.
An official decision on the athletes school status is scheduled for
tomorrow.
(----------------)
2-E-Smyth-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Three people are dead following a shooting yesterday morning in Smyth
County.
Investigators believe 26- year- old Eric Shazier (SHAY-zer) shot his
girlfriend and their 21- month - old son before killing himself.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chilhowie;
Police say the first shots were fired at a home in Chilhowie, where Michelle
Olson was killed, and another man was wounded. Shazier then fled with the
child.
The two were later found at the Hungry Mother Campground when Shazier's car
crashed into a motor home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A car had run through
((CLEVE COMPTON/CAMPGROUND OWNER: A CAR HAD RUN THROUGH A GATE WE HAD UP HERE
ON THE FRONT, RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS ON FIRE AND
THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.))
SUPER=01-Cleve Compton/Campground Owner;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=what was going on.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Investigators do not believe it was the collision that killed Shazier and
his son. Police say both had been shot.
E-Seat-Belt
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-4
GRAPHIC=None
"Hug your kids at home. Belt 'em in the car..." is the slogan posted in
front of a central Virginia rescue squad building.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond
It was also a topic of debate yesterday afternoon in the House of Delegates.
A Northern Virginia Delegate cited statistics to support the bill that would
require children to be restrained in the back seat.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=States with primary
((LINDA T. PULLER/D- MT VERNON: STATES WITH PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT LAWS HAVE
LOWERED FATALITY RATES. FOR EXAMPLE DURING THE FIRST FULL YEAR AFTER
ENFORCEMENT OF SEAT BELT FATALITY RATES DROPPED 21 PERCENT IN THOSE STATES WITH
PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT LAWS COMPARED TO ONLY 7 PERCENT WITH SECONDARY
ENFORCEMENT.))
SUPER=01-Del. Linda Puller/(D) Mt. Vernon;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=secondary enforcement.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
As it is now, police in Virginia can NOT pull you over simply because
someone in the car's riding without a seat belt. It's a "secondary offense."
That is: the officer can write you a ticket only AFTER he's stopped you for
something ELSE.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The bill approved yesterday does NOT cover children riding in the cargo
area of a station wagon, sport utility vehicle or pick- up truck bed.
S-Charter-Schools
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-108
GRAPHIC=Education
Charter Schools in Virginia died a second death over the weekend.
The governor had tried to revive the issue with a new proposal late Friday.
It was spiked by a legislative committee Sunday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:54:54
IN Q=The most
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: THE MOST UNFORTUNATE ASPECT OF ALL OF THIS IS THAT THEY
ARE PLAYING PETTY POLITICS AND OBSTRUCTING THE ABILITY OF OUR CHILDREN IN
VIRGINIA TO GET 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THIS VERY GOOD IDEA.))
SUPER=@allen
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=good idea.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Some black lawmakers fear charter schools could re-open the door to
segregation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:00:28
IN Q=When you go
((BENJAMIN J. LAMBERT, III/D- RICHMOND: WHEN YOU GO THROUGH CERTAIN THINGS AS
DESEGREGATION AND SEGREGATION YOUR VERY MUCH ALARMED AND ALERT ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND MAYBE OVERLY CAUTIOUS. I'D RATHER BE
OVER CAUTIOUS THAN TO SET UP A SYSTEM THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA.))
SUPER=01-Benjamin J. Lambert, III/(D) Richmond
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=Commonwealth of Virginia.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=State Song
Also yesterday the House unanimously approved the bill to retire "Carry Me
Back to Old Virginia" as the state song.
Delegates eliminated a provision calling for a special commission to come
up with a NEW state song.
So the Senate will have to consider the measure again.
Governor Allen says he supports the bill.
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nba
In the N-B-A,
The Washington Bullets beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 95-to-93.
For last night's scores, let's check the boards.
(-------------)
WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Milwaukee/93/j/Washington/95////New Jersey/101/j/Cleveland/108///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Toronto/103/j/Indiana/105////Orlando/110/j/Charlotte/124///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Atlanta/98/j/Houston/127///j/Dallas/100//Vancouver/95///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Seattle/113//Boston/108///;
SUPER=x5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Davidson/97//V.M.I./77///j/Radford/73//Coastal Carolina/62//Ron
Bradley's 100th Win/;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0098-/Guilford/60/j/Roanoke/90////Lynchburg/96/j/H.
Sydney/97//Overtime/;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Liberty/80//Charleston Sou./77////East
Carolina/70/j/Richmond/78///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0098-/Virginia Tech/60/j/V.C.U./65//Women//Coastal
Car./65/j/Liberty/78//Women/;
RUNS=:56
(-------------)
oc:...LAST SCORE."
by SS