06:00-01
E-Huff-Lane
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-15
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Seal
A new road may make getting to Valley View Mall easier on shoppers, but some
parents are not thrilled with the idea.
They say it might also bring traffic dangerously close to their children's
school.
Andrew Freiden reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Gary Stevens/Parent; :24 QUICK
SUPER=01-Debra Shumate/Parent; :30
SUPER=01-Bud Oakey/Roanoke Regional Chamber; :37
SUPER=01-Dick Kelley/Assistant School Superintendent; :57
SUPER=@Andrew2; 1:07
RUNS=1:16
OUT Q=news7 roanoke.
(( Right now, there's only one way in and out of Valley View mall.
So the mall's developer and Roanoke City are working together on a new 5-81
interchange that would funnel traffic directly to the mall.
Preliminary engineering studies have the four lane access road routed behind
Tire America within 20 to 40 feet of the Huff Lane Magnet School.
That's too close for some parents.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:11:46
IN Q=I feel
((GARY STEVENS/CONCERNED PARENT: I FEEL, INSTEAD OF MOVING THE ROAD CLOSE TO
THE SCHOOL, WHY NOT MOVE THE TIRE CENTER?))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=tire center
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=my concern
((DEBRA SHUMATE/PARENT: MY CONCERN... ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=FOR THE SAFETY
(/////SOT/////)
SOT17:46:26
IN Q=concerns about
((BUD OAKEY/ROANOKE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: CONCERN ABOUT HOW IT WILL
AFFECT HUFF LANE ARE PREMATURE-- I THINK THESE AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE TAKEN
INTO CONSIDERATION AUTOMATICALLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=the process.
Assistant Superintendent Dick Kelley says the school board doesn't have much
control over where the road goes--
So it is drawing up a contingency plan.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:11:46
IN Q=WHAT WE
((DICK KELLEY/ASST. SUPERINTENDENT: WHAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON
IS PUTTING A APPROPRIATE SAFETY BARRIER BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE PROPOSED
ROAD.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=proposed road.
That plan would also add air conditioning and additional classrooms to the
school.
Huff Lane Parents and neighborhood citizens will get to voice their concerns
at upcoming public hearings on the project.
Andrew Freiden News 7, Roanoke.))
P-County-Schools
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=Roanoke County Seal
There's a new addition to Roanoke County High Schools that may take you by
surprise.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.
School officials announced yesterday that a full time, armed police officer
has been stationed at each of the County's four high schools for the past two
weeks.
A school-based officer was involved in arresting eight teens at Northside
High School earlier this month, confiscating a handgun and marijuana.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:33:45
IN Q=It sends a message
((MICHAEL STOVALL, BOARD CHAIRMAN; IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT IF YOU WISH TO DO
DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR BRING WEAPONS OR COMMIT A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR ON THE
PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL IN ROANOKE COUNTY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED.
SOT 13:38:27
MONTY WILLIAMS/WILLIAM BYRD RESOURCE OFFICER; IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD, I'VE BEEN
THERE TEN DAYS ACTUALLY ON THE JOB AND I'VE MADE 2 ARRESTS SO FAR SI I THINK
THE NEED IS THERE.))
SUPER=01-Michael Stovall/School Board Chairman;
SUPER=01-Monty Williams/William Byrd Resource Officer; :14
RUNS=:20
OUT Q= need is there
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Stovall says having a full- time officer in school adds another level of
authority, and takes pressure off teachers and administrators.
E-L'burg-Schools
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg seal
Lynchburg school officials say they'll need an additional one million
dollars to fund the city's schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
The school board got its first look at the 57- million dollar budget during
its meeting last night.
But the concern is over what's NOT included in that total.. nearly one
million dollars worth of staff and programs have been slashed.
That includes the middle school DARE program, and more than seven student
support specialists.
Educators worry what effect that will have on some children.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:38:40//8:42:10
IN Q=Many of them
((ANNE BOND-GENTRY/WRAP- AROUND SERVICES COORDINATOR: MANY OF THEM FIND STUDENT
SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AS A PERSON THEY CAN RELATE TO, SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN
SPEND SOME TIME WITH, TALK TO, AND ALSO WHO MAKES A VISIT TO THEIR HOME. SO
THEY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, WHICH WILL AFFECT SOME OF THEM VERY
PERSONALLY.))
((BARRY CAMPBELL/DEPUTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I THINK THE STUDENT SUPPORT
SPECIALISTS HAVE SERVED US WELL. I THINK SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES NEED TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED, IT'S JUST WHERE WILL THOSE FUNDS COME FROM AND WHAT SPECIFIC
AGENCY WITHIN THE CITY NEEDS TO SUPPORT THEM. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
INDICATION FROM THE BOARD THAT THESE ARE NOT IMPORTANT PROGRAMS, IT'S JUST THE
FUNDING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR ALL THE OTHER EXISTING PROGRAMS, WE NEED TO
PLACE THOSE IN PRIORITY.))
SUPER=01-Anne Bond-Gentry/Wrap-Around Service Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Barry Campbell/Deputy School Superintendent; :15
RUNS=:36
OUT Q=those in priority.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Campbell says funding for the specialists and the DARE program could come
from other city departments' budgets.
The school board will finalize ITS budget next month.
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INTERNET
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
It's being called the most important free speech case in decades.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Supreme Court today hears arguments on internet pornography.
At issue: Congressional attempts to restrict lewd material on-line by means
of the Communications Decency Act.
Last year, a federal appeals court blocked the act from taking effect for
unfairly infringing on the rights of adults.
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E-Bosnia-Troops
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=Peacekeepers
In Bosnia,
A Danville National Guard unit is still undergoing training.
Their mission is to keep the peace but as Teresa Hamilton reports, they're
also prepared for battle.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's a
SUPER=03-Bosnia; :06
SUPER=01-Jon Page/National Guard Member; :14
SUPER=@Teresa1; :32
SUPER=01-Chris Bennett/National Guard Member; :50
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's a
((MAJ. JON PAGE/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN:IT'S A VERY PRETTY PLACE, IF YOU LOOK
THROUGH THE DESTRUCTION. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=the destruction.
Major Jon Page arrived in Bosnia about two weeks ago but it apparently took
little time for the war ravaged country to make an impression.
(/////SOT/////)
11:05:34
SOT
IN Q=The sad
((MAJ. JON PAGE/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN:THE SAD THING IS THE NUMBER OF FRESH GRAVES
THAT ARE HERE. IT'S VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS GOING THROUGH,
I THINK THE BRIGHT SIDE OF IT IS THAT THE CHILDREN HERE ARE RUNNING AROUND THE
STREETS WITH THEIR SMILING FACES THAT'S THE FUTURE. ))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=the future.
take su
The Danville National Guard unit is there to maintain that peace but the
group's also been trained for battle.
end su
nat sound:
RUNS=:02
If a NATO unit needs to zero in on a particular target, it's the Danville
unit's responsibility to identify the correct location.
(/////SOT/////)
10:12:08
SOT
IN Q=I'm sure
((CHRIS BENNETT/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN: I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME
CONFLICTS, AT LEAST, SOME SMALL SKIRMISHES, BUT WE'RE HOPING THEY ARE GOING TO
STAY CALM, AT LEAST, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=extent.
Whatever happens, the group will have ample time to make a difference,
they're expected to remain overseas for another seven months.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
E-Va-Militia
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=None
The Virginia militia movement is keeping a close eye on Danville's Guard
unit and a Salem Reserve unit in Germany.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Virginia Citizens Militia says it's an umbrella network representing
scores of local militia groups statewide.
Its message to Virginians serving in the military is: do NOT leave the
country... serving overseas is a trap from the New World Order.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A spokesman says it's NOT a one way street -- the militia gets regular mail
from Guard and Reserve members.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 22:29:45
IN Q=I hadn't
((DONALD DOYLE/VA. CITIZENS MILITIA: I HADN'T HEARD ANYONE THAT SAID YES I'M
GETTING OUT RIGHT NOW. I'VE HEARD THAT YES MY ENLISTMENT WILL BE UP IN SIX
MONTHS, EIGHT MONTHS, AND I'M GETTING OUT FOR THIS AND WILL BE JOINING YOU
GUYS. I GET QUITE A BIT OF THAT MAIL.))
SUPER=01-Donald Doyle/Virginia Citizens Militia;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=that mail.
(----------------)
The greater concern of the Virginia Militia is the foreign troops training
at U.S. bases.
Doyle's afraid they'll be used against U.S. citizens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 22:27:38
IN Q=And quite
((DONALD DOYLE/VA. CITIZENS MILITIA: AND QUITE FRANKLY I'M VERY VERY GREATLY
AFRAID THAT THE DAY THAT STARTS, ALL HECK'S GONNA BREAK LOOSE IN THIS COUNTRY.
CAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MILITIA GROUPS THAT SAY THE MOMENT UNITED
NATIONS OR FOREIGN TROOPS HIT THE STREETS AND START HITTING PEOPLES' HOMES AND
CARS, DON'T WORRY ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY BEING SOLVENT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
RETIRING, BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO LOCK AND LOAD.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=lock and load.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=None
The U.S. Department of the Army says that foreign troops from allied and
friendly nations ARE training in the U.S. on grants from the U.S. government.
It also says Guard members and Reservists are indispensable to foreign peace
keeping missions.
P-boty-supers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-06
GRAPHIC=NONE
The battle to save a bridge ended yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Yesterday, before a standing- room- only crowd, the Botetourt County Board
of Supervisors accepted the Virginia Department of Transportation's proposal
that will save the Eagle Rock bridge.
Town residents said its been a long time coming... but well worth the wait.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:47:41
IN Q=We've been
((MARIA AGNER/EAGLE ROCK RESIDENT: WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE THE EIGHTIES...
LAST OF THE EIGHTIES TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE. OF COURSE THERE WAS TALK OF IT
BEING CLOSED EVEN BEFORE THAT. BUT WE BEGAN WORKING ON IT EVEN THEN AND WE'RE
JUST SO HAPPY THIS HAS HAPPENED. ))
BUTT! BUTT! BUTT!
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:48:37
((BONNIE BRITT/EAGLE ROCK RESIDENT: I JUST KEPT HOPING AND PRAYING AND WE KEPT
WORKING. IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD STRUGGLE, BUT WE'RE REAL REAL HAPPY. ))
SUPER=01-Maria Agner/Eagle Rock Resident; :01
SUPER=01-Bonnie Britt/Eagle Rock Resident; :15
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=real happy
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It will cost two-to-three million dollars to replace the bridge.
Under the agreement, the state and the county will split that cost.
V-DOT plans to close the bridge within the next month... but it could take
years before the structure is rebuilt.
Until the project is complete, Route 43 will provide the only access to and
from Eagle Rock.
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CIA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Washington DC
White House Officials say President Clinton may pick a new nominee for C-I-A
Director as early as today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Officials say the agency's acting director, George Tenet, is the most
likely choice to replace Anthony Lake, who withdrew his nomination Monday.
White House lawyers are conducting a final review of his record for potential
snags.
Mr. Clinton heads to Finland tonight for his summit with Russian president
Boris Yeltsin.
Topping the agenda: NATO's plan to add new members, and Russia's opposition.
(----------------)
BATON-ROUGE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
In Louisiana, flooding concerns along the Mississippi River are being
overshadowed by a toxic gas leak.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baton Rouge, LA;
Near Baton Rouge, divers have been searching a capsized barge in the flood
swollen river for the source of the leak.
It's forced Southern University to close and hundreds of residents to
evacuate.
Officials say shifting winds could force further evacuations.
(----------------)
CA-POLICE-SHOT
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=shooting
In Hollywood, California a traffic confrontation ended when a police officer
was shot to death by another officer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA;
One was an off duty cop and the other was an undercover narcotics officer.
L-A Police Chief Willie
Williams says it began as some sort of argument between the two as
they drove in separate cars.
One of the officers waved his gun and the other responded by opening fire.
Williams says neither knew that the other was a policeman.
(----------------)
S-Tamraz-Contribution
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=Democrats
Campaign fund raising troubles have spilled over into Virginia politics.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Paris/Monday;
Virginia Democrats are returning 100- thousand dollars a Lebanese-born oil
executive donated in 19-95.
IF Roger Tamraz's money bought him any access, it was to President Clinton
-- NOT in Virginia.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:23:09
IN Q=Maybe once
((MAYBE ONCE STANDING IN LINE I SAID I'M WORKING ON A PIPELINE AND IT'S GONNA
BRING HALF A MILLION JOBS TO AMERICANS AND HE SAID GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK.
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=01-Roger Tamraz/Democratic Contributor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=about it.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
Virginia Democrats say they're returning the cash to set a higher standard
for state politics.
Party chairwoman Sue Wrenn says Republican candidate for governor Jim
Gilmore should return 275- thousand dollars national donors thought they were
contributing to Senate campaigns around the country.
P-huff-lane
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=none
Some say a new road providing easier access to Valley View Mall may be
hazardous to students at Huff Lane Magnet School.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;
The planned route should ease congestion on Hershberger Road.
It would connect the shopping center to interstate 5-81.
SUPER=04-Last Night;
Last night at a meeting at Huff Lane, School Board assistant superintendent
Dick Kelley briefed students and teachers on the latest plans for the road.
It looks as if it may be routed between Tire America and Huff Lane school.
That could put the school within 20 feet of a four lane highway.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:11:46
IN Q=I feel
((GARY STEVENS/CONCERNED PARENT: I FEEL, INSTEAD OF MOVING THE ROAD CLOSE TO
THE SCHOOL, WHY NOT MOVE THE TIRE CENTER?))
SUPER=01-Gary Stevens/Parent;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=tire center
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Kelley says the school board has no control over the mall's developer or the
city, so the school system will have to plan for the worst.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:18:25
IN Q=IF THE
((DICK KELLEY/SCHOOL BOARD IF THE ACCESS ROAD DOES COME THROUGH THE LOCATION,
THAT WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOUNDPROOF THE BUILDING AND THE HUFF LANE AND
ROUND HILL LOCATION ))
SUPER=01-Dick Kelly/Assistant Superintendent;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=location.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The new road has NOT gotten the final okay-- public hearings are scheduled
for input.
(----------------)
Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=fatal accident
An accident in Montgomery County took the life of a Christiansburg man you
had been missing for four days.
Police say 55- year- old Johnny Davis Reed ran off route 659 and hit a tree.
The car was found this morning, but police do not know when the accident
occurred.
E-Greenfield
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors added a new perk to an already
attractive project.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
County Administrator Jerry Burgess presented updated plans for the Botetourt
Center at Greenfield.
The area already promised to offer an office and business park plus a
recreation area.
But yesterday officials unveiled a proposal to add an Education and Training
Center.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:44:06
IN Q=I think
((JERRY BURGESS/BOTETOURT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: I THINK IT WILL BE GREAT AS A
MARKETING ADVANTAGE FOR THE SITE BUT IT WILL ALSO BE GREAT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO
HAVE A COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER RIGHT HERE IN BOTETOURT COUNTY.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Burgess/Botetourt Co. Administrator;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=in Botetourt County
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The center will be a joint project of Botetourt County, and community
colleges Virginia Western and Dabney S. Lancaster.
It will offer a variety of training courses for the workforce.
(----------------)
E-County-Schools
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=Roanoke COUNTY seal
Roanoke County high school students now have an added deterrent against
breaking the law.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
This month, full time police officers were assigned to each of the four
County high schools.
The officers have already made some arrests,
SUPER=04-March 7;
including eight teens who were arrested at Northside earlier this month.
Police found a handgun and marijuana in their car.
SOT 13:33:45
IN Q=It sends a message
((MICHAEL STOVALL, BOARD CHAIRMAN; IT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT IF YOU WISH TO DO
DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR BRING WEAPONS OR COMMIT A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR ON THE
PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL IN ROANOKE COUNTY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED.))
SUPER=01-Michael Stovall/Board Chairman;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=to be arrested
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Stovall says if students know officers are always there, they'll be less
likely to commit a crime at school.
P-Militia
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Virginia Citizens Militia says it's an umbrella organization for scores
of local militia groups statewide.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It's main point of public contact is a site on the World Wide Web.
That site carries a warning for National Guard and Army Reserve members: do
NOT leave the country... serving overseas is a trap from the New World Order.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A spokesman from Roanoke says the warning's in response to three or four
letters the militia gets a week from Virginians serving overseas.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 22:27:08
IN Q=It's Guard
((DONALD DOYLE/VA. CITIZENS MILITIA: IT'S GUARD AND RESERVE GUYS, MOSTLY
ACTIVE DUTY GUYS THAT ARE JUST BASICALLY ARE SAYING "HEY THERE'S SOMETHING
WRONG HERE. ALL THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT IS THE U.N. THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT
THE NEW WORLD ORDER. THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE ALL GONNA BE ONE BIG
HAPPY GLOBAL MILITARY AND HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH THESE FOREIGN TROOPS
ON SEARCHING PEOPLES' CARS, SEARCHING PEOPLES' HOMES FOR GUNS AND DRUGS." YOU
KNOW, ANDY TAYLOR'S SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING CARE OF ANY LOCAL STUFF. WE'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HAVE FOREIGN TROOPS OVER HERE DOING THAT.))
SUPER=01-Donald Doyle/Virginia Citizens Militia;
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=doing that.
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N-Bosnia-Troops
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=peacekeepers
Danville National Guard members stationed in Bosnia are beginning to adjust
to their new environment and role as peacekeepers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia;
The unit arrived in Bosnia in early March after nearly a month of extensive
training in places like Georgia and Germany.
The 46 member unit coordinates and plans artillery support for other
military forces.
Last week, the men officially took over their duties from a group out of
Massachusetts.
The change over was marked by a special ceremony.
(/////SOT/////)
10:13:00
SOT
IN Q=I expect
((CHAD AKERS/NATIONAL GUARDSMAN:I EXPECT THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME
CONFLICT WITH THE PEOPLE MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA BUT IT'S NOTHING WE CAN'T
HANDLE, THOUGH. ))
SUPER=01-Chad Akers/National Guardsman; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=can't handle though.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The National Guardsman are expected to remain in Bosnia for another seven
months.
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E-Martin
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-8
GRAPHIC=Martin
A Halifax County man convicted of killing three people will spend the rest
of his life in prison.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Halifax/File Tape;
Raleigh Dean Martin could have received the death penalty, but yesterday a
judge sentenced Martin to life plus 48-years.
Prosecutors say Martin murdered his wife, Marion, before shooting and
killing a couple who lived nearby.
Authorities say Joseph Siffert, Junior and his girlfriend, Barbara Hackney
were shot to death inside their home.
The murders happened on the same night in November 19-95.
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P-Homeless
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=roanoke city seal
Roanoke's homeless shelters house nearly 300 visitors every day.
But there are many homeless who don't go take advantage of shelters, and
city officials are reaching out to them.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Now the city and Roanoke Area Ministries have formed the new Homeless
Assistance Team, or HAT.
HAT will locate the homeless, feed them, and often provide short- term case
management.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:37:04
IN Q=To open the door
((LYNN OWENS/HOMELESS ASSISTANCE TEAM MEMBER: TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH A PERSON,
YOU NEED TO MEET THEN WHERE THEY ARE, AT THEIR BASIC NEEDS. AND FOR MOST OF
THEM, IT'S THAT MEAL-- THAT COFFEE THEY HAVEN'T HAD. ))
SUPER=01-Lynn Owens/Homeless Assistance Team Member;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=they haven't had
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A three year, 400- thousand dollar Housing and Urban Development grant will
finance the team's efforts.
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4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nba
In the N-B-A,
A layup in the last couple seconds of the game gave Washington its fifth
straight road win 86-to-85 at Dallas.
For last night's scores, let's check the boards.
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GO TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Philadelphia/105/j/Toronto/117////Vancouver/73/j/New York/98///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Houston/97//New Jersey/89////Minnesota/97/j/Indiana/115///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-/Seattle/87/j/Chicago/89//Overtime/j/Washington/86//Dallas/85///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/L.A. Clippers/121//Phoenix/111///j/Portland/92//Sacramento/87///;
SUPER=x5027;
SUPER=0098-/TCU/72/j/Notre Dame/82//NIT Second
Round//Bradley/47/j/Connecticut/63//NIT Second Round/;
SUPER=X5029
SUPER=0104-j/Roanoke/3//Hampton Roads/1//Christian 2 Goals/j/South
Carolina/6//Charlotte/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0104-j/Knoxville/3//Mississippi/1///j/Johnstown/4//Louisville/3///;
RUNS=:49
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by SS