06:00-01
E-Plane-Emergency
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
Engine trouble forced a Continental Airlines jet to make an emergency
landing in Roanoke yesterday.
The plane landed safely, but the final moments of the flight into Roanoke
were frightening for many of the passengers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Boeing 737 was heading from Newark to Atlanta.
The flight was diverted to Roanoke after the pilot shut down one of the
engines as a precaution.
Passengers praised the crew, but admitted some nervous moments as the plane
made its final approach to Roanoke Regional Airport.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Your whole life goes before
((DAN SPINO/PASSENGER: YOUR WHOLE LIFE GOES BEFORE YOU AND THERE'S TWO PEOPLE
AROUND YOU AND EVERYBODY BECOMES FRIENDS. AND AS SOON AS IT TOUCHED DOWN WE ALL
CLAPPED AND CHEERED AND WE'RE SAFE AND WE'RE HAPPY. WE'RE HERE.))
((TINA AURIEMMA/PASSENGER: I SAW THOSE MOUNTAINS. WE WERE COMING OVER THEM AND
THEY JUST SAID WE'RE LANDING IN ROANOKE. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE AIRPORT. I
DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE ACTUALLY, SO I THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO LAND IN THOSE
MOUNTAINS, I KNOW IT. BUT THANK GOD WE'RE HERE.))
SUPER=01-Dan Spino/Passenger; :00
SUPER=01-Tina Auriemma/Passenger; :13
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=thank god we're here.
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VO-NAT
The unscheduled stop meant a delay of several hours for some of the
passengers.
They resumed their travel on U-S Airways and the last of the passengers
were scheduled to leave Roanoke around six o'clock.
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Republic-Texas
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Negotiations continue this morning between authorities and members of an
armed separatist group holed up in
in a mountain community in West Texas.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Davis, TX;
Members of "the Republic of Texas" are demanding a referendum on independence
for Texas, which, they say was illegally annexed as a state in
eighteen forty-five.
SUPER=@file;
The group's leader says he and his members won't surrender.
Yesterday the group released two hostages in exchange for one
of its members who was arrested by police on a weapons charge
Sunday.
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E-Westvaco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-17
GRAPHIC=Westvaco
Westvaco is facing a lawsuit from some former employees.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Covington;
Members of the Westvaco Retirees Association picketed outside of the
Covington plant yesterday afternoon.
They say older retirees need adjustments to their pensions... and that
Westvaco refuses to listen to them.
Because of that, the association is filing an age discrimination law suit.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:59:07
IN Q=They don't
((CLARENCE FARMER/WESTVACO RETIREES ASSOCIATION: THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE US. THEY
DON'T RECOGNIZE THE 2 LOCAL UNIONS AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RETIREES. AND THEY
JUST SAY NO. ))
SUPER=01-Clarence Farmer/Westvaco Retirees Association;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=just say no
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
A spokesman at the Covington plant confirms that Westvaco does not recognize
the retirees association.
He added there are no plans to make any adjustments at this time.
E-Presley
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Presley
The two top officials at the Salem V-A Medical Center will remain on
temporary assignment while an investigation of them continues.
Director John Presley will work out of Atlanta, for up to 30 days; associate
director William Delamater (DELL-ah-maiter) will stay in Nashville, also for up
to 30 days.
Both were transferred from the Salem V-A hospital, after an investigation
into unspecified charges.
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs will be in Salem next
month to continue looking into the case.
Dr. Rajiv (Jane) Jain will continue as the acting director of the Salem V-A.
P-Radford-Arsenal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=none
Pink slips are going out at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./File Tape;
Alliant Techsystems, which operates the arsenal, has NOT released the
official details yet.
But spokesman Chuck Lee confirmed some of the affected workers have been
notified.
In January, the arsenal recalled about 75 previously laid off workers to
help fill an increased number of orders during the first quarter.
Lee says the workers receiving pink slips this time are among those called
back in January.
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E-Drug-Lab
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-12
GRAPHIC=Drug bust
A search for records and other evidence of a drug lab in Penhook proved
fruitful.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./August 1996
By day's end they'd found the most sophisticated illegal laboratory in the
mid-Atlantic.
The high-tech operation was concealed by an old tobacco barn piled high with
hay bales.
SUPER=04-DEA Videotape
Drug Enforcement Agents found the lab- -by sense of smell.
And yesterday the operators owned up to their roles in it.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
They pleaded guilty to various charges related to manufacturing amphetamine,
marijuana, conspiracy, money laundering and firearms possession.
They'll be sentenced later.
P-Trash-Tags
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=l'burg seal
With huge profits coming from the city's landfill, one city council member
says Lynchburg can afford to do away with its controversial trash tag system.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
When he ran for city council last year, Robert Garber promised to get rid of
the trash tags.
Now he says he has the votes to do it.
Garber and three other council members announced yesterday they would work
to repeal the four- year- old program within the next few weeks.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 22:16:20
IN Q=We have a
((ROBERT GARBER/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL MEMBER: WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON FIXED
INCOMES IN LYNCHBURG, THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DOLLARS A WEEK,
COMES OUT TO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR POTENTIALLY, TO GET RID OF
THEIR TRASH. SO IT MAKES SENSE TO GIVE THEM FREE TRASH PICKUP AND TAKE CARE OF
SOME OF THAT ILLEGAL DUMPING.))
SUPER=01-Robert Garber/Lynchburg Council Member; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=that illegal dumping.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Garber says getting rid of the trash tags should NOT affect the city's
recycling efforts.
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E-Wilkins
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-19
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
Amherst delegate Vance Wilkins is catching some heat from his fellow
Republicans over his support for Independent delegate Lacey Putney.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst
Wilkins announced his own re-election plans yesterday during a three-stop
tour across the 24th District.
He's also been urging the G-O-P not to run anyone against Putney in the 19th
District.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:48:26
IN Q=I'll probably raise
((DEL. VANCE WILKINS/R- AMHERST: I'LL PROBABLY RAISE SOME HACKLES AMONGST SOME
OF MY FELLOW REPUBLICANS AND THEY'LL PROBABLY CRITICIZE ME FOR IT, BUT I KNOW
WHAT LACEY DOES IN RICHMOND, AND HE DOES A GOOD JOB AND HE VOTES CONSISTENTLY
WITH OUR PHILOSOPHY AND I THINK IT WOULD BE WRONG TO OPPOSE HIM.))
SUPER=01-Del. Vance Wilkins/(R) Amherst; :00
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=to oppose him.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Despite Wilkins' request, a Forest lawyer is expected to seek the G-O-P nod
to face Putney this fall.
Wilkins himself has NO opposition yet.
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2Bosnia-Promo
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=bosnia peacekeepers
The 46- Danville soldiers stationed in Bosnia do far more than patrol the
streets.
The National Guard unit is also on a goodwill mission.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia;
News 7's Teresa Hamilton and photographer Andrea DiRocco recently returned
from a week- long visit overseas.
Tonight they take us along with a group of hometown soldiers who hand out
food and supplies to a gypsy community that was poor even before years of
fighting.
The separation from friends and family has not been easy, but this is one
job the soldiers find rewarding.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I knew
((RECARDO FAULKNER/DANVILLE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER:I KNEW IT WAS BAD, BUT NOT
THIS BAD, I'VE SEEN POVERTY ACK IN THE STATES BUT I DON'T THINK IT COULD
COMPARE TO THIS. ))
SUPER=01-Recardo Faulkner/Danville National Guard; :00
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=to this.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
**TAKE PINNACLE BOARD FULLSCREEN LIVE**
"Bosnia Peacekeepers" airs tonight on NEWS 7 at six and eleven.
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Texas
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
In West Texas this morning, negotiations continue between authorities and
members of an armed separatist group.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Davis, TX;
Members of "the Republic of Texas" are demanding a referendum on independence
for Texas, which, they say was illegally annexed as a state in
eighteen forty-five.
SUPER=@file
The group's leader say he and his members of no intention of surrendering.
The group released two hostages yesterday in exchange for one
of its members who was arrested by police on a weapons charge on
Sunday.
(----------------)
OK-TRIAL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=ok trial
In today's testimony at the Oklahoma City bombing trial, jurors will focus
on a truck axle.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
4:00:00 or stock file
Prosecutors plan to show how investigators traced the Ryder truck that
carried the bomb.
Yesterday's testimony focused on items found in Timothy McVeigh's car when he
was arrested shortly after the bombing for a traffic violation.
They included earplugs, a loaded gun, a knife and an envelope containing
anti-government writings.
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Space-walk
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
It's a first in space.
At this hour an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are taking a walk
in space together.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
American Jerry Linenger (LIN'-in-jur) and his Russian counterpart are
gathering cosmic dust samples and installing a radiation meter outside the
Russian space station "Mir."
The five-hour spacewalk is the first ever for Linenger and the first time
an American astronaut has used a Russian-made spacesuit on a
mission.
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P-Westvaco
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=westvaco
Westvaco retirees say they're filing a discrimination lawsuit against their
former company.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Covington;
Yesterday afternoon, about 50 retired workers picketed outside the Covington
plant.
They claim the company is trying to short- change them when it comes to
their pensions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:57:55
IN Q=I'd like
((CLARENCE FARMER/WESTVACO RETIREES ASSOCIATION: I'D LIKE TO SEE WESTVACO GIVE
RECOGNITION TO THE RETIREES AND SET DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THE DISPARITIES WITHIN
THE PENSION PLAN. MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FOLKS WHO REALLY REALLY REALLY
NEED IT. ))
SUPER=01-Clarence Farmer/Westvaco Retirees Association;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=need it
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none
Company spokesman Robert Crockett says there are currently no plans to make
adjustments to pension benefits.
He says the Westvaco Retirees Association has no formal relationship with
the plant in Covington.
Metro-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net (edit of 597-12)
GRAPHIC=accident
A Valley Metro bus made an unscheduled stop into northwest Roanoke home
yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Witnesses say the bus hit a utility pole, then a tree, before plowing into
this home on Troutland Avenue.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 0:17:44
IN Q=I run outside
((PHILLIP CARDWELL/RESIDENT: I RUN OUTSIDE, TRYING TO GET THEM OUT OF THE BUS,
KNOWING THAT MY FAMILY WAS SAFE. THE BUS DRIVER, HE WAS STILL TRYING TO START
IT, OR STEER THE BUS. HE SAID HE BLACKED OUT. I GUESS BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE
WERE SAVED. ))
SUPER=01-Phillip Cardwell/Resident;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=we were saved.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The driver, Charles Saunders says he blacked out after feeling sick.
Linda Ferris, a passenger, managed to grab the steering wheel and pull the
driver's foot off the accelator.
None of the passengers on the bus was injured...so far charges have not been
filed.
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VOLUNTEER-SUMMIT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
The speeches on volunteerism end today in Philadelphia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA;
Now, those attending the summit say the work begins to "keep the fires of
inspiration burning."
Yesterday an all star cast of dignitaries joined the President at
Independence Hall.
The Summit's goal is to inspire volunteerism and improve the
lives of at least two million children by the year 2000.
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P-Drug-Lab
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-12
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust
The suspects are pleading guilty-- after a high- tech drug lab concealed by
an old tobacco barn is busted.
It was the largest, most sophisticated drug lab in the mid-Atlantic.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./August 1996
But you'd never know it from the outside.
The high- tech operation was concealed by a century- old tobacco barn piled
high with hay bales.
SUPER=04-DEA Videotape
Drug Enforcement Agents-- armed with a warrant for the residence eventually
discovered the laboratory-- with their sense of smell.
Yesterday the brains behind the lab owned up to their roles.
One of the players has been the subject of D-E-A scrutiny since the 19-80's.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Legal Scales
They pleaded guilty to various charges related to manufacturing amphetamine,
marijuana, conspiracy, money laundering and firearms possession.
Plane-Emergency
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#net (edit of:from 597-11 net-f)
GRAPHIC=none
Engine trouble forced a Continental Airlines jet to make an emergency
landing at Roanoke Regional Airport yesterday afternoon.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Passengers celebrated when the Boeing 737 touched down shortly before noon.
Flying from Newark, New Jersey to Atlanta, Georgia the plane was diverted
to Roanoke after pilots shut down one of the engines as a precaution.
Passengers praised the crew, but admitted some tense moments as the plane
made its approach.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I'm not ready to die yet
((SUSAN MORAN/PASSENGER: I'M NOT READY TO DIE YET. I WANT TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEM
YET. I THINK GOD WAS ON MY SIDE.))
((MARK COURTNEY/AIRPORT SPOKESMAN:))
SUPER=01-Susan Moran/Passenger; :00
SUPER=01-Mark Courtney/Airport Spokesman; :14
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=fly and land safely on one engine.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Most of the passengers on the Continental flight continued their travels on
U-S Airways.
(----------------)
Leopard
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Near Oklahoma City last night, police shot and killed a leopard that mauled
a woman to death at a wildlife
sanctuary.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Luther, OK;
The leopard attacked the 52- year- old woman after escaping from its cage
yesterday.
Heavily armed police searched for the cat all day long and last night even
used night vision goggles to track it down.
Authorities say because the leopard had already killed one person,
there was no attempt to take it alive.
(----------------)
E-Hardee's
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=NONE
Hardee's has ordered up a 327-million dollar merger.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;
The Nation's fourth largest hamburger chain will soon eat off the same plate
as Carl's Junior, a popular chain from California.
SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC;
Hardee's will remain headquartered in North Carolina.
The merger will result in some job losses at Hardee's, but not many because
the chains have little overlap.
Hardee's popular breakfast items will stay on the menu.
But Carl's charbroiled sandwiches will lead lunch and dinner.
Hardee's outlets will soon have both Hardee's and Carl's logos.
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E-roanoke-symphony
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-26
GRAPHIC=Symphony
David Wiley completed his first year leading the Roanoke Symphony last
night-- and the night was recorded for posterity.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Wiley got his hands dirty-- He played harpsichord in an eleven person
performance before intermission.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=hey, we've been sold
((JOYCE KERNODLE/ROANOKE SYMPHONY: HEY, WE'VE BEEN SOLD OUT, LIKE I SAID
EARLIER, THE PUBLIC HAS REALLY ACCEPTED DAVID WILEY WITH OPEN ARMS AND I HAVE
NEVER HEARD OUR ORCHESTRA PLAY BETTER. ))
((15 SECONDS OF MUSIC))
SUPER=01-Joyce Kernodle/Roanoke Symphony; :00
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=Nat Sound MUSIC
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The stage got a little more crowded after intermission.
The Symphony and Choral society joined forces with Choirs from Liberty
University and Virginia Tech.
The 350 member group performed Beethoven's Symphony Number Nine last night.
The piece was recorded for the group's first compact disc.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:40:35
IN Q=it's an exciting
((BONITA HYMAN/GUEST SOLOIST: IT'S AN EXCITING PIECE OF MUSIC-- AND THE FOURTH
MOVEMENT IN PARTICULAR IS EXCITING AND FULL OF LIFE AND ENERGY. ))
SUPER=01-Bonita Hyman/Guest Soloist;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=life and energy
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The C-D will be released this summer.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nba
In sports,
The Utah Jazz completed their first-ever playoff sweep by dispatching the
Los Angeles Clippers 104-to-92.
For last night's scores from the diamond and the hardwood let's check the
boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/New York/104//Charlotte/95//Knicks Win Series 3-0//L.A.
Clippers/92/j/Utah/104///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas/8/j/Milwaukee/14////Seattle/5/j/N.Y. Yankees/6///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Pittsburgh/9//Philadelphia/4//12 Innings//San
Diego/9/j/Florida/12///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/New York/15//Cincinnati/2////Los Angeles/0/j/Atlanta/14//Glavine
Now 4 & 0/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Montreal/2/j/Chicago/5////San Francisco/2/j/St. Louis/5///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Colorado/7//Houston/6///;
RUNS=:42
OUT Q=....last score."
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by SS