12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT
A busy Tel Aviv cafe is the target of a suicide bomber.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And competitors of the Liggett Group take court action to keep quiet
documents detailing the tobacco industry's discussions on cigarette dangers.
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TALENT=Kimberly
SS=None
It'll be easy to catch spring fever on a day like this--
Mostly sunny skies throughout the region-- with temperatures climbing to
around 70.
All the warm weather forecast details, coming up.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
Don't go away, the news is next.
MIDEAST-BOMBING
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace
In Israel, a suicide bomber set off a bomb this morning that ripped through
a Tel Aviv cafe.
The blast killed at least three people, including the bomber, and wounded
close to fifty.
Jesse Schulman has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=the tel aviv
SUPER=01-Jesse Schulman/Reporting; :00
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel; :10
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=CBS NEWS TEL AVIV.
Liggett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tobacco
Fresh off a tobacco company's admission that cigarettes are addictive,
California is unveiling a multi million-dollar ad assault on the tobacco
industry.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC/Yesterday;
Yesterday The Liggett Group agreed to settle 22 state lawsuits by admitting
cigarettes can cause cancer, are addictive, and that the tobacco industry
targets teen smokers.
Liggett's competitors, meanwhile, have won a temporary restraining order
keeping secret some Liggett documents detailing industry- wide discussions of
tobacco dangers and marketing.
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P-Tobacco-Reax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#597-06
SS=tobacco
Even though Liggett admits it marketed a deadly and addictive product to
children,
SS=gilmore
Virginia Attorney General -- and candidate for governor -- Jim Gilmore says he
still has NO plans to sue any tobacco companies.
GRAPHIC=tobacco
Meantime, anti-smoking activists say they're not surprised the Liggett Group
is settling.
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SOT 14:32:29
IN Q=We think
((TED GLICKMAN/AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF VA.: WE THINK IT'S A VERY HISTORIC
DAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF COURSE APPLAUDS THE
LIGGETT GROUP'S DECISION TO ADMIT SOMETHING THAT THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HAVE
KNOWN FOR YEARS, THAT CIGARETTES ARE ADDICTIVE AND THEY'RE DEADLY.))
SUPER=01-Ted Glickman/American Lung Assoc. of Virginia;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=they're deadly.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
The Chairman of "Concerned Friends for Tobacco" says Southside farmers are
worried about the economic impact this announcement could have on their
livelihood.
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SOT
IN Q=You have
((CLARENCE BRYANT/CONCERNED FRIENDS FOR TOBACCO CHAIRMAN:YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT A FARMER, LIKE MYSELF, MOSTLY, EVERYTHING WE HAVE IN ASSETS IS TIED, YOU
KNOW, TO OUR FARMS, SO YOU KNOW, OUR LIVELIHOOD IS REALLY AT STAKE. ))
SUPER=01-Clarence Bryant/Concerned Friends for Tobacco; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=at stake.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Studies show one in four teenagers smoke.
Tor
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tech
A Virginia Tech basketball player is facing a stolen property charge.
The misdemeanor was filed this week against center Alvaro Tor.
He's accused of having a stolen license plate in his possession.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/January 9;
Tor is a rising junior, seen here making a basket against William and Mary.
Blacksburg police say Tor was served a summons on Tuesday.
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VA-Tech
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=va tech
A Virginia Tech student who accused two Tech football players of rape is no
longer facing a 32-million dollar lawsuit.
Brian Edmonds and James Crawford had accused the woman of extortion and
defamation, but they have dropped their suit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/February;
An attorney for the players said one of them plans to refile the case after
the N-F-L draft.
The players face rape and attempted sodomy charges in an incident that
followed a December party.
The 19- year- old woman said Edmonds and Crawford took turns holding her
down and raping her.
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P-Cole
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The man accused of killing his girlfriend's toddler pleaded guilty
yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hillsville/File Tape;
Steven Wayne Cole was being tried for first degree murder in the death of
two- year- old Joshua Blevins.
Cole told police he was high on drugs when he shoved the child into a wall.
During testimony, Cole agreed to plead guilty to SECOND degree murder.
Charles Blevins, Joshua's father, hopes the end of the trial will bring some
closure.
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SOT
IN Q=he was
((CHARLES BLEVINS/JOSHUA'S FATHER: HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY AND I MISS HIM
SO MUCH. AND THE PART THAT'S JUST SO HARD IS I'D GIVE ANYTHING IF I COULD'VE
SPENT MORE TIME WITH HIM. ))
SUPER=01-Charles Blevins/Joshua's Father;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=time with him.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
Cole faces five to 40 years in prison-- he'll remain behind bars until his
May sentencing.
S-Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=Rail Merger
There are many questions about the joint takeover of Conrail by its Virginia
rivals...Norfolk Southern and C-S-X.
Some of those questions were answered during a Senate hearing in Washington
yesterday...and some more responses were given when Len Besthoff spoke with the
head of N-S after the meeting.
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SOT
IN Q=The latest
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape; :00 quick
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :05
SUPER=01-David Goode/Norfolk Southern CEO; :26
SUPER=@Len1;:36
RUNS=1:52
OUT Q=Len Besthoff News 7
summit
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton and Russia's Boris Yeltsin have wrapped up their Summit in
Finland.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Helsinki, Finland;
Among the issues the two leaders discussed today was the planned expansion
of NATO into Eastern Europe.
Yeltsin strongly opposes it.
At this morning's session of talks, President Clinton tried to change his
mind.
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SOT
9:15:07
IN Q=
((MIKE MCCURRY/WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC: HE CONVEYED HIS VISION OF THE FUTURE OF
EUROPE, NATO'S ROLE IN EUROPE... MADE QUITE CLEAR THAT IT'S MORE THREATENING TO
THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE AND HE DID THAT WITH A GREAT DEAL OF PASSION AND CONVICTION.
))
SUPER=01-Mike McCurry/White House Press Secretary;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=passion and conviction.
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VO-NAT
But a Russian spokesman says Yeltsin did not give any ground on NATO
expansion and he says the issue won't be part of any post-summit declaration.
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P-Glasgow-Police
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-8
GRAPHIC=State Police Investigation
State police cleared two local officers of claims they used excessive force.
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VO-NAT
Neither Bedford County Sheriff's Lieutenant John McCain nor Glasgow Town
Sergeant Leonard Stewart will face charges.
Charges against the man Stewart arrested, Gary Gibson have also been
dropped.
Prosecutor Joe Branscom says because Sergeant Stewart was actually out of
jurisdiction, it could technically be considered assault.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
But Branscom says there were also some racial overtones to this incident.
He says Gibson indicated he was not about to be apprehended by a black
officer.
Monty-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=fire
Smoke and flames consumed a house in Montgomery County this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Firefighters say the blaze was spotted from the interstate.
No one was home when the fire broke out.
The house was a total loss.
No word yet on the cause.
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P-Timberlake-Dam
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=abr
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=NONE
Eighteen months ago the Timberlake Dam was destroyed by floods, but
construction on a new dam is moving right along.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.;
A homeowner financing plan raised more than 800 thousand dollars to get the
community dam back in operation.
The new structure is made of over one thousand square yards of concrete
built on tons of red clay.
It also acts as a spillway to let water go over it rather than break
through.
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SOT 97-11 22:15
IN Q=We took some
((WE TOOK SOME PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDUP OF SILT WOULDN'T OCCUR, SO
THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY THIS SUMMER, PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT. ))
SUPER=01-Joe Piccolo/Counts and Dobyn Construction;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=will enjoy it
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VO-NAT
But the memories of firefighter and Timber Lake resident Carter Martin
still remain.
SUPER=04-June 23, 1995;
He died while saving residents when the dam gave way to flood waters.
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SOT 97-11 21:56
IN Q=out of tragedy
((OUT OF TRAGEDY SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR A SILVER LINING, AND I THINK IT
REALLY WORKED OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL END. ))
SUPER=01-Charles Falwell/Lake Resident;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=a wonderful end
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VO-NAT
...and residents say the new dam is also a wonderful beginning.
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P-Tire-Amnesty
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=none
Roanoke Valley residents will have a new way to rid themselves of old tires.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke City, Roanoke County and the town of Vinton are sponsoring tire
Amnesty days on April 11th and 12th.
Residents will be able to bring old tires to five drop- off sites in the
valley and dispose of them without charge.
Roanoke city is also scheduling curbside collection of brush, and large
bulky items during the month of April.
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SOT
IN Q=I think it will really enhance
((CHARLES ANDERSON: I THINK IT WILL REALLY ENHANCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF
THE FACT THAT SO MUCH LITTER AND TRASH HAS BEEN AROUND AND SINCE WE HAVE BEEN
IN THIS PROGRAM IT HAS ALREADY ENHANCED THE NEIGHBORHOOD THUS FAR. SO HOPEFULLY
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND BEAUTIFY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.))
SUPER=01-Charles Anderson/Melrose Rugby Neighborhood Forum;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=beautify our neighborhoods.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Clean Valley Day is April 5th.
Last year, more than one thousand people pitched in to pick up trash.
P-Dysentery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=dysentery
Health officials believe that outbreak of dysentery at a Bedford Elementary
School is over.
In all, 20 cases were diagnosed at Stewartsville Elementary.
There have not been any new cases since Tuesday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :
Dysentery can result in diarrhea, high fever, nausea and often
severe stomach cramps.
The Shigella bacterium is found in fecal matter and is transmitted by
hand-mouth contact.
It's believed the outbreak started in late January-- other children at a
Vinton Day Care center also became ill.
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P-KEMP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JMO
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=KEMP
Former Vice Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp was in Lynchburg last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
He spoke to college students taking part in the National Debate Tournament
at Liberty University.
The Republican says democracy can not survive without men and women coming
together to discuss, dissect, and debate the great issues of the day.
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SOT 8:42:34
IN Q=the real competition
SUPER=01-Jack Kemp/Former Vice Presidential Candidate;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=for the world
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VO-NAT
When asked whether he'd like to be in the presidential debate in the year
two-thousand, he said for now the American people need a rest, but he plans to
make a decision next year.
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Sigma-Nu
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Nu fraternities have announced they will be
implementing an alcohol-free environment in chapter houses.
The policy is expected to go into effect be the year 2-thousand.
Matthew Davis is the President of Washington and Lee's chapter of Sigma Nu
and Brad Beacham is the fraternity's associate executive director.
Thank you both for joining us today.
SUPER=01-Matthew Davis/W&L Sigma Nu President;
SUPER=01-Brad Beacham/Sigma Nu Assoc. Exec. Director;
((.... What exactly is this policy?))
((How will this policy effect the local chapter?
((How do you plan to enforce the policy?))
((Matthew as president of your chapter what responsibilities do you have to
ensure this policy is followed?))
((Have you gotten any feedback from the members of your chapter on how they
feel about this?))
((Has Sigma Nu tried this before or is this a new concept on campuses?))
WEATHER
SUPER=300-65/43/SW-8/29.83f/86/1968/14/1965;
SUPER=301-62/43/W-7/29.84f/88/1921/7/1965;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/& Breezy/45-49/Partly Sunny/Wind NW 20-30/58-62;
SUPER=331-Partly Cloudy/Wind SW 15-20/45-49/Partly Sunny/Gusty Winds/60-65;
SUPER=332-Clouding Up/Sprinkles Late/45-49/Variably Cloudy/& Windy/50-54;
SUPER=333-Partly Cloudy/& Breezy/42-46/Variably Cloudy/Wind NW 20-30/50-55;
SUPER=334-Turning Cloudy/Chance of Showers/42-46/Cloudy & Windy/Maybe
Sprinkles/45-49;
SUPER=X5001;
Hoops
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB97-4
GRAPHIC=NCAA Final Four
Utah and Minnesota picked up some serious mileage on the road to the final
four last night.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-San Jose, CA/Utes vs. Cardinals; :00
Utah topped Stanford 82 to 77 in overtime in the West Regional semi final.
Keith Van Horn and the Utes are headed to the regional finals.
SUPER=03-San Antonio, TX/Golden Gofers vs. Tigers;
It's been an overtime night. Bobby Jackson scored five straight points in
double-overtime and finished with 36 in the Golden Gophers' 90-to-84 win over
Clemson.
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Rotary
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-3
GRAPHIC=final four
Salem is getting in on the N-C-double-A action.
Division Three's top teams will battle it out in the Roanoke Valley this
weekend.
Along with the Final Four in Salem,
The city's Rotary Club will co-sponsor the new Jostens Trophy.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-Salem; :00
The award will be given annually to the top player in Division Three starting
with the 19-98 season.
The club also announced the formation of the Wooldridge scholarship, in honor
of retiring ODAC commissioner Dan Wooldridge.
The player of the year's university will receive 500-dollars a year.
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SOT
IN Q=Dan Wooldridge
((MARK HENRICKSON/SALEM ROTARY CLUB:))
((DAN WOOLDRIDGE/RETIRING ODAC COMMISSIONER:))
SUPER=01-Mark Henrickson/Salem Rotary Club; :00
SUPER=01-Dan Wooldridge/Retiring ODAC Commissioner; :15
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=...and josten."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
On Monday the ODAC is expected to name Brad Bankston as the ODAC's new
commissioner, but Dan won't be disappearing.
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SOT
IN Q=" I THINK...
((DAN WOOLDRIDGE:))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...AROUND."
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2MIL-HOOPS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Melanie
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=news 7 sports
The upcoming chance to sink a basket could translate into cold hard cash---
two million dollars worth for a New York man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
10:15:02
David Deas was chosen from a field of three-thousand to shoot a halftime
basket next Friday's Nets- Nicks game.
It may seem like a long shot, but Deas says he's faced bigger challenges,
making a comeback from the August day in 19-91 when a stray bullet slammed into
his back while he was sitting on the stoop of his Brooklyn brownstone.
The distance of the shot won't be announced until 24 hours before the game.
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by SS