12:00-01
Noon-Headlines
ANCHOR=Eric
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VO-NAT
It's the worst kind of weather for a forest fire, as winds whip up the
flames and chill firefighters to the bone.
The latest on the Dragon's tooth fire...
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ANCHOR=Eric
And a drunk driver who allegedly killed a man is back in jail because of
another D-U-I charge.
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ANCHOR=Patrick
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2-shot
News 7 at Noon is up next.
Forest-fire
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 597-16)
GRAPHIC=brush fire
Officials believe a campfire started the blaze on the Roanoke County- Craig
County line.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The Forest service and Volunteers used hand tools and a bulldozer to contain
the fire.
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SOT 8:00:13
IN Q=THEY WILL
((DAVID OLSON: THEY WILL PICK UP LEAVES THAT ARE HOT, AND THEY WILL THROW THEM
ACROSS THE FIRE LINE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU GET A NEW FIRE IN A PLACE WHERE
THERE CURRENTLY IS NO CONTROL LINE, AND YOU HAVE THE ISSUE OF LOSING THE FIRE
LINE. ))
SUPER=01-David Olson/U.S. Forest Service;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=fire line
Brush-Fire
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Len Bestoff has been checking on the fire this morning.
He has traveled beyond the base camp and joins us via phone.
What's it looking like this afternoon Len?
Take pre pro of Len
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E-Chaffin
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-8
GRAPHIC=dRUNK dRIVING
A second charge of driving under the influence of alcohol lands a man behind
bars without bond.
Meanwhile, the family of the victim who died in an accident from Timothy
Scott Chaffin's FIRST D-U-I tries to pick up the pieces.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Stevie Burton was driving
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Barbara Burton/Stevie Burton's Mother;:15
SUPER=01-Lisa Hatcher/Stevie Burton's Sister;:46
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:00
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( Stevie Burton was driving home to his wife and three-and four- year- old
sons when a drunk driver struck his car head- on.
The 27 year- old school custodian died on impact, leaving his family,
especially his boys struggling with the loss.
SOT 12:26:17
((BARBARA BURTON/STEVIE BURTON'S MOTHER: THEY QUESTION THE MOTHER AND SHE SAYS
HE'S IN HEAVEN. THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THEY CAN GO SEE HIM, THEY WON'T HAVE TO
STAY VERY LONG, THEY'LL COME BACK. THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.))
RUNS=:09
But what's even harder for Burton's family to understand is what they see
as a lack of remorse on the part of the other driver, 23 year- old Timothy
Scott Chaffin.
Chaffin was freed on bond after the accident, in which is blood alcohol
content was .19, more than twice the legal limit.
Less than two months later on March 15th, Floyd County authorities charged
him with a SECOND D-U-I.
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SOT 12:31:42
((LISA HATCHER/STEVIE BURTON'S SISTER: I CAN SEE ONE MISTAKE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
HURT AND IT COST US A LOVED ONE. BUT TO DO IT AGAIN? THAT'S VERY HARD. ))
RUNS=:14
After convicting Chaffin in the January D-U-I, the judge also sent an
involuntary manslaughter charge to the grand jury and ordered him held without
bond.
His license is suspended for one year.
Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
OK-Bombing
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=ok bombing trial
Another long slow day of jury selection is on tap at the bombing trial of
Timothy McVeigh.
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VO-NAT
Courtroom observers say McVeigh never flinched when a prosecutor asked the
jury if they could sentence him to death if convict. Five of the six
prospective jurors said they could.
So far, only a handful of the victims' family members have shown up to watch
the trial on closed circuit television...
They say the emotions are tough to handle.
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SOT 10:04:06
IN Q=It was really hard
((ROY SELLS/FAMILY MEMBER; IT WAS REALLY HARD TO GET ON A PLANE AND COME UP
HERE TO DENVER, KNOWING IT WAS THE START OF SOMETHING LONG AND TEDIOUS AND HARD
TO GET THROUGH;
MARSHA KIGHT/FAMILY MEMBER; DEATH IS TOO EASY, LETHAL INJECTION, I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE LOSS OF MY DAUGHTER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
WOULD BE MORE FITTING.
))
SUPER=01-Roy Sells/Family Member;
SUPER=01-Marsha Kight/Family Member; :10
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=be more fitting
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VO-NAT
Jury selection is expected to drag on for another week. The trial itself is
expected to last several months.
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Mideast
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace
Four people are dead in the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian violence...
but it was almost much worse.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nablus, West Bank;
Two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Jewish
settlements in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli police say their targets were school busses filled with Jewish
children, but the bombs missed the mark... several bystanders were injured.
Palestinian police accused the Israelis of causing one of the explosions.
Two other Palestinians have been killed during fighting over the past few
days.
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E-Sandoe
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=heaven's gate
The youngest of the 39 Heaven's Gate cult members to commit suicide was a
Abingdon native.
Michael Sandoe (SAN-doe) was the president of his high school class.
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VO-NAT
Sandoe was a 19-89 graduate of Abingdon High School, class president, and a
member of the Key Club.
By all accounts, he was a popular student who was active in the community.
Members of his family declined an interview, but friends were surprised to
hear of his involvement with the group, and saddened by the news of his death.
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SOT 15:35:00
IN Q=I've known him since
((CHRIS HOLMES/FAMILY FRIEND: I'VE KNOWN HIS SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD AND
THIS IS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.))
SUPER=01-Chris Holmes/Family Friend;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=involved in this.
Cult-update
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Heaven's gate
Investigators are getting a glimpse of life inside the Heaven's Gate cult.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
County officials in charge of the scene say they've found evidence the cult
members led a highly structured life.
They say everyone had assigned tasks, and even had assigned seats.
Television programs had to be pre-approved by cult leaders.
The one thing that was NOT restricted was diet. Members ate steak, frozen
pizza, and Starbucks Ice Cream.
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Snow
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
It's no April Fools joke in Massachusetts...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Boston, MA;
Governor William Weld declared a state of emergency after a powerful spring
blizzard left as much as 20 inches of snow on the ground in some places.
Many school districts had to close, giving students a rare April snow day.
SUPER=03-Hartford, CT;
In Connecticut, forecasters say the storm could leave as much as two feet of
snow and sleet in some areas.
Downed lines have knocked out electricity for at least 76 thousand people.
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Plane-Crash
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
A U-S military cargo plane crashed on a city street in the capital of
Honduras, killing two people and injuring four.
The plane narrowly missed hitting two gas stations.
It was trying to land at the airport in Tegucigalpa
(tay-goo-see-GAHL'-pah).
P-Green
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=green
The majority of pets taken away from animal breeder Valery Green have found
new homes.
Officials seized more than 100 dogs and cats from Green when she was found
guilty of neglect.
Now her son says HE's the animals' rightful owner.
The Franklin County Humane Society received a letter from Green's son
demanding HIS animals back.
Despite the new claim, the group is forging ahead with the adoption process.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Feline adoptions are still underway at the Brambleton Veterinary Hospital in
Roanoke County.
Members of the Franklin County Humane Society say the cats are skittish
around humans... but that could change with some love and affection.
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SOT 4:19:18
IN Q=They will
((TAMMY JAVIER/FRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: THEY WILL BE A LITTLE HARDER
BECAUSE OF THE SOCIALIZATION PROBLEMS. WE NEED SPECIAL HOMES AND WE'D LIKE TO
SEE ALL OF THESE CATS BE INSIDE CATS... TOTALLY INSIDE. ))
SUPER=01-Tammy Javier/Franklin Co. Humane Society;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=totally inside
Rosser
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The daughter of a man found dead in his home says she does NOT think her
eight- year- old step-brother is capable of committing the crime.
Sherry Rosser's father, Bernard Rosser, was found dead in his Gretna home on
December 19th.
Police charged the man's stepson in the killing.
But Sherry Rosser told The Roanoke Times an autopsy showed her father died
after at least two blows to the head.
She said the report indicates the first blow could have been fatal -- and
she does not think an eight- year- old could kill a grown man with one strike.
P-Abortion-Ads
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-10
GRAPHIC=Abortion
Many anti- abortion ads recently started running on television stations
throughout the state. The ads are funded by the Virginia Society for Human
Life.
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VO-NAT
The group received enough private contributions recently to pay for about
16- thousand dollars worth of ads.
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(("YOU ARE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF A LIVING UNBORN CHILD 10 WEEKS AFTER
CONCEPTION."))
SOT 01:35:37
IN Q=Studies show
((FIONA GIVENS/VA. SOCIETY FOR HUMAN LIFE: STUDIES SHOW, STATISTICS SHOW THAT
ONCE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A LIVING HUMAN BEING ONE IS
DESTROYING IN ABORTION, THEN PEOPLE BECOME AT LEAST AMBIVALENT. THEY'RE NOT
QUITE AS READY TO DO THAT. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE BROUGHT US FORWARD IN
AMAZING WAYS SINCE ROE VERSUS WADE.))
sot 02:33:00
((GRACE SPARKS/VA. PLANNED PARENTHOOD: WHAT'S MISSING IN THIS IS ANY
REALIZATION OR ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE REALITIES OF WOMEN'S LIVES. THAT
WOMEN DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS CASUALLY, THAT THEY'RE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
WOMEN ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY'RE CHOOSING TO HAVE AN
ABORTION. IT'S NOT A DECISION THAT WOMEN COME TO LIGHTLY AND IT'S NOT
SOMETHING THAT THEY THINK ABOUT IN A FRIVOLOUS WAY.))
SUPER=01-Fiona Givens/Virginia Society for Human Life; :05
SUPER=01-Grace Sparks/Virginia Planned Parenthood; :25
RUNS=:43
OUT Q=frivolous way.
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=hold
The next battleground on both the state and federal level is a ban on
so-called partial birth abortions.
Must-Carry
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
****ANCHOR TAG*****
Small television stations have a guaranteed place on cable.
The U-S Supreme Court narrowly upheld a 19-92 law know as "Must Carry", that
requires cable operators to carry all local stations.
But the ruling could have other implications.
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SOT
IN Q=Fiberoptics and
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Dyer/General Manager, WBRA;:29
SUPER=01-Jim Shaver/WDBJ Television; :57
SUPER=01-Sharron Davies/Cox Communications; 1:30
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=News 7
(( Fiberoptics and digital compression give cable companies many more
channels to fill.
A Cox Communication spokesperson says they have no problem carrying all
local stations along with other cable programming.
But in some areas, the ruling does eliminate the pressure to drop local
stations with smaller audiences in favor of more popular cable offerings.
For many small broadcasters, especially public television stations, the
ruling still brings some peace of mind.
SOT 15:29:42
IN Q=there was certainly no pressure
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=on a cable system
The station manager for religious broadcaster WEFC said if Must Carry
failed...
"It would have put us at the mercy of the cable systems, It could have been
pretty detrimental to our operation here."
The ruling improves the outlook for programs like News Seven Prime-time,
which airs on WEFC.
SOT 13:58:23
IN Q=this particular television station
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=succeeding with it
One big question that remains... should direct satellite broadcasters have
to follow the same Must Carry rule as cable?
If the FCC says yes, it could delay efforts to put local stations on
satellite t.v., good news for the Cable industry.
SOT 14:56:27
IN Q=one of our competitive
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=to our customers
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=hold
It remains to be seen if the cable industry will push the issue, and how the
FCC will handle it.
E-Fantasy-Baseball
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None
A growing number of people are now playing major league baseball without
leaving their living room.
Len Besthoff explains what it's all about.
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SOT
IN Q=Major
SUPER=@File; :00 (quick!)
SUPER=01-Scott Curry/Fantasy League Participant; :26
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week; :33
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :46
SUPER=01-Ron Shandler/Shandler Enterprises; 1:14
SUPER=@Len1; 1:32
RUNS=1:53
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( Major League baseball has had its share of bad publicity, but one thing
renewing interest in the game are fantasy leagues.
Some estimates now have as many as FOUR- MILLION people doing this.
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SOT tape one curry 19:18:00
IN Q=I do it
((SCOTT CURRY/FANTASY BASEBALL PARTICIPANT: I DO IT WITH A BUNCH OF FRIENDS OF
MINE FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE I STARTED BACK IN 1988.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=1988.
Fantasy league participants draft teams of major league players, and
compete, in some cases for prizes, based upon the player's statistics.
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SOT 19:18:16 tape one
IN Q=The best
((CURRY: THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, GRAB THAT
MORNING PAPER, LOOK AT YOUR BOX SCORES, AND SEE HOW YOUR GUYS DID.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=guys did.
For the past week leading up to the opener, these team owners have been
huddled over pages and pages of statistics and analyses, trying to make the
best choices for this year's team.
Ron Shandler can explain fantasy baseball as well as anyone...it's how he
makes his living.
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SOT tape two nat shandler 02:26:16
IN Q=The cost is
((THE COST IS EIGHT NINETY FIVE.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=eight ninety five.
Shandler is one of the country's foremost baseball prognosticators and sells
"The Baseball Forecaster" and his web- based information out of his Roanoke
County home.
While publications now sport tons of pages offering fantasy league services,
Shandler believes the hobby has grown exponentially because of the wealth of
information now available on the Internet.
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SOT 02:08:45 tape two
IN Q=The information
(( ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=outta nowhere.
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SOT lbsot gambling TAPE TWO 05:42:39
IN Q=Some wonder
((Some wonder if fantasy baseball is simply another form of gambling. But
people who know it says it's just another way to enjoy the game.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=the game.
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SOT 2:12:20 tape two
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=stock market.
And like Wall Street, fantasy baseball has a growing number of players who
have never tried it before and are learning they like it.
Len Besthoff, News-7.))
WEATHER
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Forecasts
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NCAA
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#net (edit of VB97-1)
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR
The wildcats fought it out last night for the N-C-double-A title.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN/CBS; :00
Mike Bibby would get the first score of the game on this shot.
But Kentucky's Nazr Mohammed would get this jam with under two minute to go
in the first half to get U-K within a point at halftime.
The game would be back and forth all night long.
With 11 seconds to play, Anthony Epps avoids the defender and nails the three
pointer to send the game to overtime tied at 74-all.
SUPER=33-Arizona/84/Kentucky/79/Overtime ;
Arizona would hit 10 free throws in the extra period to capture its first
ever national championship, beating Kentucky 84 to 79 in overtime.
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SOT
IN Q=BITE
((RICK PITINO/KENTUCKY HEAD COACH:))
((LUTE OLSON/ARIZONA HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Rick Pitino/Kentucky Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Lute Olson/Arizona Head Coach; :08
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...Two teams did."
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Coaches
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-1
GRAPHIC=news 7 sports
Some local hoops teams are under new leadership.
Over the weekend former U-V-A assistant
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Fairfax; :00
Jim Larranaga was named head coach at George Mason. He leaves Bowling Green to
return to the state. Yesterday he was checking out the Mason campus.
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SOT
IN Q="I have...
((JIM LARRANAGA/NEW GEORGE MASON HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Jim Larranaga/New George Mason Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...PRACTICE FUN."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=03-New York/1995; :00
And the Virginia Tech basketball coaching staff is complete.
Yesterday new head coach Bobby Hussey announced he has named Dean Keener and
Chris Ferguson fulltime assistants.
Both coached on the 19-95 N-I-T championship team. Scott Davis will round
out the staff.
Today is Hussey's first official day as head coach.
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PrimeTimePromo
ANCHOR=Eric
We'd like to remind you about News 7 Prime Time, every week night on W-E-F-C
at 10.
Check your local cable listings for the station in your area.
Comics
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
If the comic page seemed a little strange in your paper this morning, you
weren't seeing things.
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VO-NAT
You were the victim of the April Fools Day comics switcheroo.
Several artists traded strips today...
Dilbert's Scott Adams drew Family Circus, making mom a pointy-headed
executive.
And Garfield stole one of Dagwood's famous sandwiches.
In all forty-six syndicated cartoonists switched features for the day.
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Scot Adams says it's good to shake readers up a little bit.
by SS