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7E-Tech-Brawl
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=Tech
A campus brawl has lead to jail time of rone Virginia Tech football player.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
That, after a student, Jonathan Nelson, was beaten in a mob attack allegedly
involving several football players last August.
Nelson identified Tyron Edmond as one of the people who punched him.
Edmond told police he hit Nelson with his fist.
But on the witness stand he said he did not mean "hit" in the literal sense.
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SOT 20:44:27
IN Q=
((TYRON EDMOND/TECH FOOTBALL PLAYER: IF I'M WALKING AND I BUMP INTO SOMEONE,
"OH EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT YOU." YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THAT. I MEAN I
PLAY FOOTBALL, I JUST SAY HIT ANY TIME I HAVE CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY. ))
SUPER=01-Tyron Edmond/Tech Football Player;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=contact with somebody.
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VO-NAT
Edmond says he really only nudged Nelson to keep Nelson from falling on him.
But judge Ray Grubbs found Edmond guilty.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Grubbs has dismissed charges against one former player and two current
players. Four more still await trial.
7E-Tractor-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Accident
In Roanoke, a truck driver has been charged with driving with defective
breakes following an accident yesterday on a busy interstate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The accident happened yesterday near the Walmart on route 2-20.
In all, the delivery truck hit three cars while swerving through a red
light.
Richard Spencer says he was going down a hill leading into the Hunting Hills
plaza, when he lost control of his truck.
Several people were hurt but their injuries are not life threatening.
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7P-Gilmore-Beyer
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
The race for the governors mansion is heating up and so is the candidates'
stand on tobacco.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer yesterday accused Attorney General Jim Gilmore
of "blessing" illegal cigarette sales to children by fighting F-D-A regulations
in court.
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SOT 21:19:18
IN Q=
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER/D-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: TO FIGHT THE BEST NATIONAL
ATTEMPTS TO KEEP TOBACCO FROM KIDS IS ESSENTIALLY TO BLESS THE SELLING OF
TOBACCO TO KIDS. IT'S TO DRAW BACK INTO A SITUATION IN VIRGINIA WHERE TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE IN VIRGINIA WE'VE NEVER EVEN HAD A CONVICTION FOR SELLING
TOBACCO TO KIDS.))
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RUNS=:16
OUT Q=to kids.
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VO-NAT
A spokesman for the Republican called Beyer's remarks "the most ridiculous
thing" he'd ever heard.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=gilmore
Gilmore's made efforts to strengthen Virginia's laws against children
buying cigarettes.
But he says he still has NO intention of withdrawing Virginia's "friend of
the court" brief AGAINST the F-D-A regulations.
Gilmore says tobacco is too important to Virginia's economy.
SS=campaign 97
The candidates do agree the state should NOT sue any tobacco companies over
the health- related costs of smoking.
7Allen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Allen
Meantime, current Governor, George Allen has vetoed eleven parts of the state
budget.
Among the vetoes issued by Allen before last night's midnight deadline to
act on bills passed by the legislature this year was budget language that he
said would undermine welfare reform.
The language would have exempted full-time students who receive welfare
from the requirement to get a job.
Allen also vetoed one- point- four- million dollars for a new house for
Christopher Newport University President Paul Trible.
The General Assembly will take up Allen's vetoes at its April 2nd override
session.
7Education
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=education
State education officials will be testing out a new school TEST program next
month.
Officials have released sample questions of the tests that students will
have to pass starting in four years to graduate.
The tests are designed to show whether students are learning revised
curriculum standards that were adopted in 19-95.
The tests will consist mostly of multiple-choice questions.
The field trial during the week of April 28th will involve students in
grades three, five, eight and eleven.
7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Checking today's outlook--
Expect increasing clouds, with mild high temperatures in the low 60s.
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm on the way by tonight, with lows near
50.
The rain should taper off tomorrow, with highs in the mid 60s.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 3/26/97
SUPER=130-10/Michelle Rock/New Castle;
SUPER=130-14/Crystal Salton/Gretna;
SUPER=130-16/Priscilla James/Gretna;
SUPER=130-3/Ethan Downey/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-13/Brandon Hall/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-43/Gary Quesenberry/Dublin;
SUPER=130-25/Stacy Hull/Clifton Forge;
SUPER=130-40/Jean Dillman/Salem;
SUPER=130-/Bertha Osborne/Martinsville;
SUPER=130-40/Doris Dickerson/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-14/Dusty Wallace/Elliston;
No Picture:
SUPER=130-/Dave Hurt/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-92/Helen Johnston/Salem;
SUPER=130-/Charles Hall/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-/Doris Bowles/Blacksburg;
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55E-Tech-Brawl
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=Tech
A Virginia Tech football player faces two days in the Montgomery County jail
after being found guilty of misdemeanor assault and battery.
The charges stem from a campus brawl.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Student Jonathan Nelson, was beaten in a mob attack allegedly involving
several football players last August.
Nelson identified Tyron Edmond as one of the people who punched him.
Edmond told police he hit Nelson with his fist.
But on the witness stand he said he did not mean "hit" in the literal sense.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:44:27
IN Q=
((TYRON EDMOND/TECH FOOTBALL PLAYER: IF I'M WALKING AND I BUMP INTO SOMEONE,
"OH EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT YOU." YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THAT. I MEAN I
PLAY FOOTBALL, I JUST SAY HIT ANY TIME I HAVE CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY. ))
SUPER=01-Tyron Edmond/Tech Football Player;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=contact with somebody.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Edmond says he really only nudged Nelson to keep Nelson from falling on him.
But judge Ray Grubbs found Edmond guilty.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Charges were dismissed against one former and two current players.
Four more still await trial.
55P-Roanoke-Fire
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=none
A probe is under way following a suspicious fire yesterday at northwest
Roanoke home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
No one was injured, but the home at the corner of Tenth Street and Forest
Hill Avenue suffered serious damage.
Witnesses did NOT report anything unusual, but the fire apparently started
outside the house... investigators say there was no obvious cause.
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55P-Hardy-Folo
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=Wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./March 11;
And it appears it was an electrical short that sparked the fire at the Hardy
Community Center earlier this month.
Investigators have completed their review, and yesterday the remains of the
building were demolished.
The fire department is now making plans for an addition to the fire house
that will also provide room for training and community events.
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55E-Tractor-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-16
GRAPHIC=Accident
In Roanoke, a tractor trailer lost its brakes on a busy Roanoke highway
yesterday, and ended up plowing into three other vehicles.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The accident happened yesterday near the Walmart on route 220.
The delivery truck hit three cars while swerving through a red light.
The driver, Richard Spencer, says he was going down a hill leading into the
Hunting Hills plaza, when he lost control of his truck.
Spencer has been charged with driving with defective brakes.
Several people were hurt but their injuries are not life threatening.
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55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to weather--
Clouds will continue building today, but temperatures will be mild.
Look for highs in the low 60s.
Rain and maybe thunderstorms by tonight, with lows around 50.
The rain should end tomorrow, with highs again in the 60s.
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8P-Tech-Brawl
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-05
GRAPHIC=va tech
A GUILTY verdict was reached yesterday against one of the Virginia Tech
football players charged in a campus fight.
Tyron Edmond was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery in the
beating of another student.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
After the incident, Edmond admitted he hit Jonathan Nelson.
Nelson also identified Edmond as one of the people in a mob who landed a
punch.
But Edmond now says he was really only protecting HIMSELF after someone else
struck Nelson.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:37:49
IN Q=
((TYRON EDMOND: AND AS HE WAS FALLING BACK, AS HE FELL BACK I NUDGED HIM LIKE
THAT AND GOT HIM OFF OF ME. ))
SUPER=01-Tyron Edmond/Tech Football Player;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=him off of me.
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VO-NAT
Montgomery Circuit judge Ray Grubbs did not buy it, and ordered Edmond to
serve two days of a 30- day jail sentence.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:55:22
IN Q=
((DUTTON OLINGER/EDMOND'S LAWYER: WITH THAT TYPE OF SENTENCE ONE DAY KILLS TWO.
SO HE'LL HAVE 24 HOURS THAT HE'LL HAVE TO SERVE. ))
SUPER=01-Dutton Olinger/Edmond's Lawyer;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=have to serve.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
The judge dismissed charges against three other players charged in the
fight. Four more are awaiting trial.
8E-Gilmore-Beyer
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=Abortion
It was signed into law, but that might not be the final word on parental
notification in the Commonwealth.
This weekend-
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Saturday;
it appeared the 18- year battle over parental notification for teenage
abortions ended.
Governor George Allen made it the law of the land starting July first.
SUPER=04-Yesterday;
But now the Democrat running for governor says he might water it down if
elected.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:21:04
IN Q=I've also
((I'VE ALSO THOUGHT AND HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE ONE TIME THAT AS WE BEGIN PARENTAL
NOTIFICATION WE SHOULD BEGIN WITH 16- YEAR OLDS AND YOUNGER. NOW THE LAW WILL
GO INTO EFFECT JULY FIRST WITH 17 YEAR OLDS AND YOUNGER. I'LL SUPPORT THAT LAW
AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS. But you're willing to change that law? I'M ALSO
WILLING TO SEE WHAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE LAW IS IN REAL LIFE. LET'S SEE IF
THERE ARE HORROR STORIES. LET'S SEE WHAT IMPACT THAT IT ACTUALLY HAS ON
TEENAGE PREGNANCY.))
SUPER=@Beyer1;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=teenage pregnancy.
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VO-NAT
Republican Jim Gilmore's hinting that, if elected, he'd like to see FURTHER
restrictions on abortion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:02:55
IN Q=I believe
((I BELIEVE THERE ARE TOO MANY ABORTIONS IN VIRGINIA NOW. MY VIEWS ON THIS IN
OPPOSITION TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF ABORTIONS IS CLEAR. AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO
LOOK AT THESE VARIOUS REGULATIONS AND SEE WHAT POSITIVE STEPS WE CAN MAKE IN A
REASONABLE WAY.))
SUPER=01-Atty. Gen. Jim Gilmore/(R) Candidate for Governor;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=reasonable way.
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VO-NAT
No specifics yet from Gilmore on what those steps might be.
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8P-Harrison-Museum
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-06
GRAPHIC=NONE
Storage space will no longer be a problem for Roanoke's Harrison Museum of
African American Culture.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon opened a new museum annex on
Rutherford Avenue.
Public and private grants paid for the construction. Central Fidelity Bank
donated the lot.
The new building provides a climate- controlled space to store the
museum's collection.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Any type of memorabilia
((ALETHA BOLDEN/MUSEUM DIRECTOR: ANY TYPE OF MEMORABILIA THAT'S DATED, AS WELL
AS WOODEN ARTIFACTS NEED TO BE IN A QUALITY CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE WHERE THE
HUMIDITY IS WATCHED AND SO FORTH. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.))
SUPER=01-Aletha Bolden/Museum Director;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=have that available.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The new building still requires shelving and other equipment.
Museum officials hope to enlist volunteer labor, and additional
contributions to complete the project.
8Education
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=education
Next month, state education officials will be TESTING out a new
examination for students.
Officials have released sample questions of the tests that students will
have to pass starting in four years to graduate.
The tests are designed to show whether students are learning revised
curriculum standards that were adopted in 19-95.
The tests will consist mostly of multiple-choice questions.
A field trial during the week of April 28th will involve students in grades
three, five, eight and eleven.
8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Time now to take a look at today's forecast--
Becoming increasingly cloudy through the day, with warm highs in the low
60s.
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm tonight, with lows around 50.
The moisture should end tomorrow, with highs in the mid 60s.
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