06:00-01
E-Train-Fatals
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=Train accident
Walking on the train tracks in Altavista last night- proved fatal for two
teenagers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Altavista
Police got the call just before six- Two people were crossing the railroad
tracks when they were hit by a southbound Norfolk Southern train.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:28:20
IN Q=It turned out
((SGT. JERRY ROWLAND/ALTAVISTA POLICE: IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A
QUARTER OF A MILE NORTH OF WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS. WHEN WE FINALLY DID
LOCATE THE BODIES, IT WAS INDEED TWO BODIES RATHER THAN ONE.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Rowland/Altavista Police; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=rather than one.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Police say the victims are 17- year- old Richard Thomas Lancaster from Lynch
Station and 18- year- old Kevin T. Childress from Hurt.
Police say the railroad tracks are frequently used by pedestrians looking
for a shortcut to the downtown area.
Police say one train had already passed and police think the teens did not
see that a second train was coming.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Autopsies are being done on both victims.
An investigation into the accident is continuing.
E-Shawsville-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=abo
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=Accident
And in Montgomery County,
A car accident sent a teenager to the hospital with serious injuries.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Sixteen- year- old Michael (Vri-zen-dine) Vrizendine was riding in a car
driven by 18- year- old Bobby Dwayne Davis.
Police say the teens were driving about 70 miles per hour on Dun Hill Road
when the driver lost control of the car.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:18:26
IN Q=He laid down
((J.D. DIAMOND/STATE TROOPER: HE LAID DOWN THE SKID MARKS RIGHT HERE, AND WENT
OVER INTO THE BANK AND WENT HEADFIRST INTO THE GROUND, STARTED TO ROLL AND THE
PASSENGER, WHO DIDN'T HAVE HIS SEATBELT ON, WAS PARTLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE
AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF HIM.))
SUPER=01-J.D. Diamond/State Trooper
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=top of him.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Vrizendine was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he is in stable
condition.
Davis was treated at Montgomery Regional Hospital for minor injuries and
released.
Police have charged Davis with reckless driving.
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E-Davies
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=NONE
Virginia's Council of Higher Education will soon be looking for a new
leader.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Gordon Davies' contract expires in June and will NOT be renewed.
He's widely credited for giving Virginia colleges a higher national stature.
But he's had strained relations with Governor Allen's appointees to the
council. Members engineered a seven-to-three vote yesterday to end his
contract.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Davies attributed his dismissal to what he called: "a difference in
perception on how you do this job."
Davies had resisted continued cutbacks and money-saving plans the Allen
administration has pushed for state colleges.
S-JLARC
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
The General Assembly's watchdog agency plans 18 investigations into state
business this year.
Among them, the impact that welfare reform is having on Virginia's families.
The Tidewater area will be phased into the welfare- to- work requirement
today.
The Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission will also look at:
-- the availability and regulation of child day care,
-- staffing and programs at Virginia's prisons,
-- and if there is a wage gap between men and women in the state work force.
Reports are due in the fall.
p-Greenfield
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's time to get down to business at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
County officials are now in the process of recruiting "high-end" companies
to the site...
SUPER=04-Recruiting Video;
which will be located on Route 220 between Daleville and Fincastle.
This videotape... along with the slogan, "The Best of Both Worlds" are being
used to help promote the 900 acre facility.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:10:50
IN Q=Botetourt Center
((JERRY BURGESS/BOTETOURT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: BOTETOURT CENTER IS LOCATED IN
AN INCREDIBLY NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S
LOCATED ADJACENT TO I-81 IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL THE ROANOKE VALLEY HAS TO
OFFER. ))
SUPER=01-Jerry Burgess/Botetourt Co. Administrator;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=has to offer
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Burgess hopes to have at least one new corporation on site by the fall of
19-98.
Aside from a business park, Greenfield will offer both recreational and
educational facilities.
(----------------)
Robinson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=robinson
The nation is marking fifty years since Jackie Robinson became the first
African American to play major league baseball.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn dodgers was on April fifteenth,
19-47.
Last night at New York City's Shea Stadium, Robinson's widow Rachel,
President Clinton and some 35-thousand fans paid tribute to the man who broke
baseball's color barrier.
(----------------)
E-Thomasville
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Business Closing
A major employer in the town of Brookneal and Campbell County is apparently
closing its doors, putting 325 people out of work.
Workers at Thomasville Furniture in Brookneal say they were told yesterday
afternoon the factory is shutting down sometime in June.
Company officials would NOT comment on the report.. an official statement is
expected today.
Sources tell News 7 the closing was prompted by a decrease in demand for
furniture the Brookneal plant makes.
E-Transkrit
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=none
A former Transkrit employee who insisted HE was a victim of sexual
discrimination lost his case in Roanoke's federal court.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/May 1996
Greg Holdren was one of nine people hired by Transkrit in late 19-93.
Eight of the nine were men.
Holdren got fired after nine months on the job, because he was not keeping
up with production quotas. Sheila Janney's performance was worse than his, so
he claimed he was discharged because of his sex.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none
The judge found no discrimination.
S-New-Century
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=None
A group trying to help develop our region's economic future is pioneering a
new concept aimed at creating more sites for industrial development.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week;
The New Century Council has convinced the Commonwealth to allow communities
in the area to jointly develop business parks and share the tax revenue
generated from them.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT NEW INDUSTRY II TOT 14:12:21
IN Q=We're able
((BEV FITZPATRICK/NEW CENTURY COUNCIL: WE'RE ABLE TO ALLOW CITIES THAT DON'T
HAVE ANY LAND TO INVEST IN A LONG TERM FUTURE, AND THE RURAL AREAS THAT DON'T
HAVE MONEY TO UTILIZE URBAN MONEY TO BEGIN THE PARTNERSHIP.))
SUPER=01-Bev Fitzpatrick/New Century Council;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the partnership.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin/File Tape;
The first piece of land the New Century Council is targeting is a two-
thousand acre site in Pulaski County next to the New River Valley Airport.
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5-Warners
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-10
GRAPHIC=campaign spending
Spending reports from 19-96 show congressional candidates across the nation
raised and spent a record amount.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
But Virginia Democrat Mark Warner tops the list.
Warner raised and spent 11-point-6 million dollars -- more than any other
Senate candidate.
And he lost.
Ten-point-3 million of that cash came out of his own pocket.
Republican John Warner took the most special interest political action
committee money in the nation.
He spent 5-point-2 million dollars to win re-election.
(------0----------)
E-L'burg-Budget
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-15
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg seal
Lynchburg residents won't be looking at a local tax increase this year,
thanks to a strong economy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Officials yesterday unveiled the city's 103-million dollar budget for the
next fiscal year.
City leaders expect to take in close to four million dollars in unexpected
revenue... which means real estate and property tax rates will stay the same.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 22:34:08
IN Q=This is what
((BOB DAVENPORT/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL MEMBER: THIS IS WHAT I CALL A HAPPY BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT A BUDGET TO BE LONG- FACED ABOUT. THIS IS A BUDGET THAT WE SHOULD
ALL BE HAPPY ABOUT AND THE CITIZENS OF LYNCHBURG SHOULD BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING
TO GET MORE FOR THEIR DOLLAR.))
SUPER=01-Bob Davenport/Lynchburg Council Member; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=for their dollar.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The budget includes a four percent pay raise for all city employees.
Police and fire department workers may get more as the city tries to bring
their salaries closer to the state average.
(----------------)
S-Soccer-Fields
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-22
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg Seal
At least one million dollars is needed to address Lynchburg's recreational
needs. That, according to a new study.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
City council had discussed taking one- point- two million dollars in unused
flood relief money and applying it to Lynchburg's recreational shortages.
They got an outline yesterday of how that money could be spent.
Near the top of that list are more fields for Lynchburg's youth soccer
programs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT :45:06
IN Q=Five years ago
((MARC GIONET/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: FIVE YEARS AGO, NO ONE COULD HAVE
PREDICTED.. MAKE SOME DENT. ))
SUPER=01-Mark Gionet/Landscape Architect; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=make some dent.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Gionet (juh-NAY) also says a scaled- down version of the proposed sports
complex might be more cost- efficient and neighborhood- friendly.
(----------------)
RJR
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tobacco
The nation's two largest cigarette makers are said to be in secret talks
aimed at settling smokers'
lawsuits.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
"The Wall Street Journal" says the deal involving Philip Morris and R-J
Reynolds could include a 300 BILLION- dollar payment and advertising
restrictions in exchange for having the suits dropped.
The paper quotes anonymous sources.
(----------------)
MISSING-PLANE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The mystery continues in the case of missing air force pilot Craig Button
and his a-10 warplane.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Air Force documents published in this week's "Aviation Week" magazine detail
witness accounts of a lone A-10 performing stunt maneuvers shortly after Button
broke formation over the Arizona desert.
Meanwhile, a search for the plane continues in the Colorado Rockies
southwest of Vail.
(----------------)
bRECKENRIDGE
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=flooding
In the upper midwest, the water just keeps rising along the banks of the Red
River.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Breckenridge, MN;
The National Guard is evacuating hundreds of people from Breckenridge,
Minnesota as melting snow and ice continue to push the water level ever
higher.
In some places the river could reach twice its flood stage today.
(----------------)
Crime-lab
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The F-B-I's crime lab is being criticized for sloppy work.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC/Yesterday;
The Justice Department says the lab has performed flawed scientific work and
given inaccurate testimony.
The outcome of a number of major cases could be affected including the
SUPER=@File;
trial currently underway against Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh.
Six more prospective jurors were questioned yesterday.
The final panel could be chosen next week, followed by opening statements.
(----------------)
2-E-Davies
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=NONE
The man who has headed the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia for
two decades is on his way out.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Gordon Davies' contract expires in June and will NOT be renewed.
He's widely credited for giving Virginia colleges a higher national stature.
But he's had strained relations with Governor Allen's appointees to the
council. Members engineered a seven-to-three vote yesterday to end his
contract.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE
Davies attributed his dismissal to what he called: "a difference in
perception on how you do this job."
Davies had resisted continued cutbacks and money-saving plans the Allen
administration has pushed for state colleges.
E-Cutler
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=Cutler
After six years with Virginia's Explore Park, Rupert Cutler moved on to a
new challenge, protecting the scenic views and open space of western Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.
Cutler left Explore on March first.
He's now organizing the Western Virginia land trust.
The group is working with private landowners to draft voluntary
conservation easements.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:22:52
IN Q=The purpose of the
((RUPERT CUTLER/WESTERN VA. LAND TRUST: THE PURPOSE OF THE WESTERN VIRGINIA
LAND TRUST IS TO SAVE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE TREASURE SO DEARLY IN THE
ROANOKE VALLEY AND WESTERN VIRGINIA, RANGING FROM THE UNDEVELOPED RIDGE LINES
AND MOUNTAINSIDES TO ROANOKE RIVER, PLACES FOR GREENWAYS AND HISTORIC SITES WE
TREASURE SO MUCH.))
SUPER=01-Rupert Cutler/Western Virginia Land Trust;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=we treasure so much.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Meanwhile, the search for Cutler's successor at Explore stalled after a
committee narrowed the field to five candidates.
But Roanoke County employee Gardner Smith is filling in as interim
director, while officials call in an executive search firm to come up with a
new list of prospects.
(----------------)
S-Greenfield
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None
It's time to turn green pastures into "greener" pastures according to
Botetourt County Administrator Jerry Burgess.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Yesterday morning, a marketing and recruiting plan was unveiled for
Botetourt Center at Greenfield...
SUPER=04-Recruiting Video
which will be one of the largest multi- use parks Southwestern Virginia has
ever seen.
Officials are hoping to have at least one new corporation in place by the
fall of '98.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:11:32
IN Q=We're targeting
((JERRY BURGESS/BOTETOURT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: WE'RE TARGETING VERY HIGH END
COMPANIES THAT PAY ABOVE AVERAGE WAGES. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS A UNIQUE
PROJECT ALONG THE I-81 CORRIDOR IN VIRGINIA. ))
SUPER=01-Jerry Burgess/Botetourt Co. Administrator;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=in Virginia
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Botetourt Center at Greenfield will sit on a 922 acre tract between
Daleville and Fincastle.
But only part of the land will be used for business purposes.
The center will also offer recreation and education facilities, as well.
(----------------)
2-E-Train-Fatals
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=Train accident
A train accident in Altavista last night- left two teenagers dead.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Altavista
Police got the call just before six- Two people were crossing the railroad
tracks when they were hit by a southbound Norfolk Southern train.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:28:20
IN Q=It turned out
((SGT. JERRY ROWLAND/ALTAVISTA POLICE: IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A
QUARTER OF A MILE NORTH OF WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS. WHEN WE FINALLY DID
LOCATE THE BODIES, IT WAS INDEED TWO BODIES RATHER THAN ONE.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Rowland/Altavista Police; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=rather than one.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Police say the victims are 17- year- old Richard Thomas Lancaster from Lynch
Station and 18- year- old Kevin T. Childress from Hurt.
Police say the railroad tracks are frequently used by pedestrians looking
for a shortcut to the downtown area.
Police say one train had already passed and police think the teens did not
see that a second train was coming.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Autopsies are being done on both victims.
An investigation into the accident is continuing.
P-Thomasville-Furniture
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Business Closing
A huge economic blow for Brookneal and Campbell County--
Thomasville Furniture apparently has decided to close its Brookneal plant by
June, leaving more than 325 people out of work.
Sources say a declining furniture market has forced the shutdown.
Workers reportedly were told yesterday afternoon.
Brookneal has been home to the Thomasville plant for several decades.
An official notice from the company is expected today.
TAXES
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=taxes
The clock has now wound down across the country for taxpayers to file their
19-96 tax returns.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
The I-R-S estimates some 30 million taxpayers filed yesterday.
Post offices around the country stayed opened late for those who held off
filing as long as they could.
And for the first time the I-R-S allowed taxpayers to use a few private
delivery services such as Federal Express and U-P-S.
And by the way the filing deadline for state taxes is May first.
(----------------)
Funding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=campaign spending
Republican Jim Gilmore has nearly caught Democrat Don Beyer in fund-raising
in the campaign for governor.
According to campaign finance figures released yesterday, Gilmore's campaign
raised one-point-two (M) million dollars from January through March.
Beyer took in a little more than 800-thousand dollars during that time.
The additions brought Gilmore's total to three-point-oh-five million
dollars.
Beyer's total is three-point-34 million dollars.
S-Richardson
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=none
A Virginia Tech alumnus, the school's first Nobel prize winner, says physics
was never really one of his favorite interests.
He ended up majoring in it though, and now teaches the subject at Cornell
University.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Robert Richardson is visiting his alma mater in Blacksburg this week.
He's come a long way from the self- described average student with a normal
childhood curiosity.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:07:37
IN Q=
((ROBERT RICHARDSON/NOBEL PRIZE WINNER: I MEAN I HAD CHEMISTRY SETS AND I
ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE LITTLE THINGS THAT WOULD SMELL BAD OR BLOW UP OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL INTEREST IN PHYSICS. I WAS ALWAYS
INTERESTED IN MATHEMATICS. I LIKED ASTRONOMY WHEN I WAS LITTLE. ))
SUPER=01-Robert Richardson/Nobel Prize Winner;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=I was little.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none
In December Richardson and two colleagues were awarded a Nobel prize for
their discovery 25 years ago of a superfluid form of helium-3.
E-Soccer-Fields
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-26
GRAPHIC=none
Supporters of more soccer fields in Lynchburg may be kicking up more dust,
but a study says the city needs to address ALL of its recreational shortfalls
equally.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
City council has been considering whether to spend more than one million
dollars in unused flood relief money on recreational programs.
Consultants told council yesterday that money could improve handicapped
access, renovate community centers AND build a new soccer field.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT :44:33
IN Q=The study indicated
((MARK GIONET/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: THE STUDY INDICATED THAT RECREATION.. IN
ALL THOSE AREAS.))
SUPER=01-Mark Gionet/Landscape Architect; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=all those areas.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The study also recommends the city consider a scaled-down version of the
proposed sports complex.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=mlb
In baseball,
Texas added to Chicago's losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-to-2.
For last night's scores from the diamond, let's check the boards.
(-------------)
WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Detroit/3//Milwaukee/1///j/Texas/5//Chicago/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/1/j/Baltimore/3///j/Anaheim/6//N.Y. Yankees/5///;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0092-j/Colorado/10//Chicago/7////San Diego/2/j/Pittsburgh/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Los Angeles/0/j/N.Y. Mets/5///j/St. Louis/9//Florida/3///;
SUPER=x5011
SUPER=0093-j/Salem/8//Wilmington/1///j/Lynchburg/3//Frederick/1///;
SUPER=X5012;
SUPER=0095-j/James Madison/7//Va. Tech/6///j/Richmond/9//Virginia/4///;
RUNS=:42
(-------------)
oc- ...LAST SCORE."
by SS