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7E-Giles-Shooting
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TAPE#597-14
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A shooting in Giles County last night claims one life.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Sheriff's investigators say a woman was shot shortly before eight.
It happened in a mobile home off route 460 near the entrance to Mountain
Lake.
Officials say at this point it appears the shooting was an accident.
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IN Q=A WHITE
((A WHITE FEMALE APPROX 20-22 YEARS WAS FOUND DECEASED.. THERE WERE TWO
INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING))
SUPER=01-Willie Lucas/Giles County Investigator;
RUNS=:13
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VO-NAT
Police are not releasing details.
So far no one's been charged.
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7E-Floyd-Body
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TAPE#597-15
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A suspicious death in the Buffalo Mountian section of Flyod County yesterday
has authorities searching for answers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;
The Floyd County Sheriff's department discovered a body at a home on route
629.
Police are not releasing any information about the death but both state
police and local authorities are on the lookout for a car missing from the
home.
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results.
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7E-Danville-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#97-4
GRAPHIC=fatal Accident
In Danville, a car accident at one of Danville's busiest roads has left one
person dead and at least three others injured.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
It happened on Route 58 in front of Westover Baptist Church.
Police say 18- year- old Mary Bailey apparently pulled her station wagon
into the path of another car.
Witnesses say Bailey was on her way to church.
Police say a passenger in her car 15- year- old John Paul Bailey was killed.
Three other people were also injured, but the extent of their injuries is
not known.
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7Ferrum-Players
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TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=legal scales
Two former football players from Ferrum College are spending three days in
the Franklin County jail after being convicted of assault.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
19- year- old Al Anderson and 19- year- old David Cooper were found guilty
of starting a brawl at the school's recreational facility last month.
The victim was one of their own teammates.
Wes Mattera testified that he was hit repeatedly in the face after playing
in a pick up basketball game.
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SOT tape 1 13:46:32
IN Q=I just
((WES MATTERA/BEATING VICTIM: I JUST GOT HIT. PUNCHES WERE FLYING FROM ALL
SIDES AND I JUST GOT HIT. I GOT HIT TWO OR THREE TIMES AND FINALLY I GOT HIT IN
THE NOSE. IT MUST HAVE BROKE MY NOSE.))
SUPER=01-Wes Mattera/Beating Victim;
RUNS=:08
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VO-NAT
A Ferrum spokesperson says Anderson and Cooper are no longer students at the
school.
Two other players had been charged with assault but were found not guilty.
They were 18- year- old Michael Bryant and starting running back Maurice
Clark.
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7E-State-Song
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WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-2
GRAPHIC=State Song
The end is in sight concerning the debate over the State Song.It's only one
signature away from the history books.
27 years of debate over Virginia's state song will be complete with one
stroke of the Governor's hand.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The Senate cast the final vote to retire "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" to
"state song (E-Merit-us) emeritus" status.
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SOT 05:42:49
IN Q=In the new
((SEN. JOHN EDWARDS/D-ROANOKE: IN THE NEW DOMINION I THINK IT'S TIME TO MOVE
FORWARD... BROAD CONSENSUS.))
SOT 05:37:17
((SEN. EMMETT HANGER/R-AUGUSTA CO.: THERE ARE MANY THAT WOULD HAVE PREFERRED
THAT IT REMAIN THE OFFICIAL STATE SONG WITHOUT COMPROMISING IT TO THE STATE
SONG EMERITUS. AND I SHARED THE VIEW THAT WE SHOULD RETAIN IT AND JUST CHANGE
SOME OF THE OBJECTIONABLE WORDS. I DID FIND THAT AFTER I TOOK KIND OF A HIGH
PROFILE WITH THE DISCUSSION ON IT, THAT QUITE A NUMBER OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY,
AND SOME OF THE MORE PROMINENT LEADERS CONSIDER IT A PART OF THEIR HISTORY AND
DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IT GO EITHER.))
SUPER=@Edwards; :00
SUPER=01-Sen. Emmett Hanger/(R) Augusta Co.; :11
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=go either.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=hold
There are NO formal plans to search for a new song.
7weather
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Turning your attention to weather--
Look for mostly cloudy skies today, and some slightly cooler temperatures.
Highs will climb into the upper 50s.
Tonight, skies will stay cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Meanwhile, we could see some showers by tomorrow.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 2/21/97
Friday:
SUPER=130-7/Deonta Hairston/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-3/Lacey Mize/Collinsville;
SUPER=130-40/Lisa Craighead/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-6/Tyler Person/Salem;
SUPER=130-53/Susie Jewell/Riner;
SUPER=130-87/Leathie Linkous/Riner;
SUPER=130-91/Toy Bishop/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-9/Stacie Smith/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-96/Lillie Phillips/Christiansburg;
Saturday:
SUPER=130-10/Cody Turman/Willis;
SUPER=130-10/Chris Stevens/Pearisburg;
SUPER=130-24/Calvin Patterson/Huddleston;
SUPER=130-43/Ricky Tuck/Huddleston;
SUPER=130-4/Joshua Adkins/Callands;
SUPER=130-4/Taylor Camper/Buena Vista;
SUPER=130-18/Donnie Wallace/Elliston;
SUPER=130-40/Nancy Lervis/Appomattox;
SUPER=130-14/Randy Akers/ Roanoke;
SUPER=130-18/Scott Tucker/Stewartsville;
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55E-Giles-Shooting
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TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Giles County officials say a shooting last night that took the life of a young
woman appears to have been accidental.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Sheriff's investigators say a woman was shot shortly before eight.
It happened in a mobile home off route 460 near the entrance to Mountain
Lake.
At this point, officials are releasing few details.
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SOT
IN Q=A WHITE
((A WHITE FEMALE APPROX 20-22 YEARS WAS FOUND DECEASED.. THERE WERE TWO
INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING))
SUPER=01-Willie Lucas/Giles County Investigator;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=IS CONTINUING
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VO-NAT
So far charges have been filed.
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55S-Wythe-School
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TAPE#96-110
GRAPHIC=None
The Wythe County School Board is
being asked to overturn some school suspensions stemming from a racial dispute.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Ten students were reportedly suspended for tying their jacket drawstrings
into nooses.
Earlier this week, members of the group, Concerned Citizens Network,
complained that black students have been subjected to repeated slurs and other
racial incidents.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
But the parents of some of the suspended students have asked the School
Board to overturn the suspensions.
Those parents of the students receiving the slurs, however, contend that the
punishment is too lenient.
The board is expected to consider that request next month.
55P-Ferrum-Players
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TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=legal scales
Two Ferrum College football players have been kicked out of school and will
spend time behind bars for beating up a fellow teamate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
Yesterday, 19- year- old Al Anderson and 19- year- old David Cooper were
convicted of assault.
Both have been expelled from the college and will serve three days in the
Franklin County Jail.
The incident happened during a pickup basketball game at the school's
recreational facility.
Linebacker Wes Mattera said he was badly beaten after his team won the game.
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SOT 15:06:57
IN Q=It's really
((CLIFF HAPGOOD/FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: IT'S REALLY JUST A
HOT- TEMPERED THING THAT GREW OUT OF A GAME. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN ANY
BASKETBALL GAME ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ))
SUPER=01-Cliff Hapgood/Franklin Co. Commonwealth's Atty.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=the country
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VO-NAT
Two players were acquitted... 18- year- old Michael Bryant and starting
running back Maurice Clark.
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55weather
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Time now to check the forecast--
Mostly cloudy across the region today, with highs in the upper 50s.
We'll keep the cloudy skies tonight, with lows dropping into the mid 40s.
And some showers are likely headed our way by tomorrow.
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8E-Giles-Shooting
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TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Authorities aren't yet releasing the name of a woman fatally shot in Giles
County last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co.;
Sheriff's investigators say the woman was shot shortly before eight.
It happened in a mobile home off route 460 near the entrance to Mountain
Lake.
Officials say at this point it appears the shooting was an accident.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A WHITE
((A WHITE FEMALE APPROX 20-22 YEARS WAS FOUND DECEASED.. THERE WERE TWO
INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING))
SUPER=01-Willie Lucas/Giles County Investigator;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=IS CONTINUING
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VO-NAT
Police are not releasing details.
So far no one's been charged.
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8E-Floyd-Body
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TAPE#597-15
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Authorities are searching for clues surrounding a body found in the
Buffalo Mountain section of Floyd County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;
The Floyd County Sheriff's department discovered the body at a home on route
629.
Police are not releasing any information about the death but both state
police and local authorities are on the lookout for a car missing from the
home.
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results.
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8E-Danville-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#97-4
GRAPHIC=fatal Accident
A two- car collision in Danville killed a teenaged boy last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
It happened on Route 58 in front of Westover Baptist Church.
Police say 18- year- old Mary Bailey apparently pulled her station wagon
into the path of another car.
Witnesses say Bailey was crossing the road on her way to church.
A passenger in the station wagon was killed.
Police say 15- year- old John Paul Bailey died later at the hospital.
Three other people were also injured, but the extent of their injuries is
not known.
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8P-Wythe-School
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=none
Some George Wythe High School students were suspended for alleged racial
incidents.
Now their parents are calling the punishment too harsh, and say they want
it overturned.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Ten students were reportedly suspended for tying their jacket drawstrings
into nooses.
But black parents contend the suspensions are too lenient.
Earlier this week, members of the group, Concerned Citizens Network,
complained that black students have been subjected to repeated slurs and other
racial incidents.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The school board is expected to consider a request to overturn the
suspensions at its meeting next month.
8P-XGR
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TAPE#597-01
GRAPHIC=session 97
Some so- called "arm- twisting" yesterday in the General Assembly over a
bill concerning credit unions throwing auto tent sales.
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SOT 14:25:32 fred tape
IN Q=I wondered
((I WONDERED FROM THE OUTSET WHY THE CREDIT UNIONS WERE SO INVOLVED...ARE
TAKING PLACE.))
SUPER=01-Del. Leo Wardrup/(R) Virginia Beach;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=taking place.
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VO-NAT
But Carroll County's Tom Jackson prevailed -- calling the tent sales a good
deal for "the little people."
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SOT 14:17:26 fred tape
IN Q=I can't
((DEL. TOM JACKSON: I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF FREE ENTERPRISE...MORE
ARM-TWISTING GOING ON ON THIS BILL THAN WILL EVER GO ON UNDER THESE TENTS.))
SUPER=@Jackson;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=these tents.
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VO-NAT
So over the objections of car dealers, the ban was re-referred to committee
for another year of study.
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8weather
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Let's take a quick check of the weather now--
Mostly cloudy and a little cooler today.
Look for highs in the upper 50s.
Continued cloudy tonight, with lows only dropping into the mid 40s.
We could see some showers, meanwhile, in the area by tomorrow.
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