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7E-Body-Found


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=none


The discovery of a body in the James River last night has Appomattox County Sheriffs investigating.
Authorities say two fisherman found the body in the Bent Creek area .
Deputies were called to the scene around six-twenty.
Officials are not releasing any other information at this point.

7Beyer


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=beyer


The race for governor has officially started.
Democrat Don Beyer accepted his party's nomination yesterday and today he will kick off a state tour.
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Democrats, 97-18, 5/10
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Beyer was unopposed at Saturday's nominating convention in Richmond.
He immediately went on the attack of Republican rival Jim Gilmore's plan to scrap most car and truck personal property taxes.
Beyer said that would hurt public schools -- and he said he wants to become Virginia's "education governor."
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A Gilmore spokesman called Beyer's criticism "ridiculous and baseless."

7E-EMS-Bikes


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=97-28
GRAPHIC=none


E-M-S squads are getting a little pedal power.
Bicycles are the new method of speed and maneuverability through crowds at an accident scene.
Steve Smallshaw reports from Lynchburg.
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SUPER=01-Mark Patterson/Lynchburg Police; :24
SUPER=01-Layne Terrell/Fire Department EMT; :46
SUPER=01-Miles Tranks/Fire Department EMT; :56
SUPER=01-Sean Regan/Bike Squad Organizer; 1:09
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(( This was no leisurely bike ride on a warm, sunny day.
These fourteen emergency medical technicians are taking their life- saving skills and learning how to deliver them on two wheels.
They trained this past week under the watchful eye of bike patrol officer Mark Patterson.
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((PEDAL, PEDAL! GOOD JOB.. ALL RIGHT.))
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((LT. MARK PATTERSON/LYNCHBURG POLICE: I THINK THEY WERE JUST THINKING THEY WERE GOING TO COMING OUT AND RIDE AROUND. IT'S NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE. THERE'S A LOT OF MECHANICS INVOLVED IN RIDING A BICYCLE PROPERLY AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GETTING EXPOSED TO.))
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Specifically, these EMT's are learning how to handle a bicycle in tight situations.
Maneuvering around sharp corners, operating at low speeds, and coming to a sudden stop were all on the training regimen this week.
They made some mistakes and knocked over a few cones, but gained valuable experience.
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((LAYNE TERRELL/FIRE DEPT. EMT: IT'S REALLY AN ASSET AS FAR AS WORKING CROWDS THAT TYPE OF THING, SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THEY'LL HAVE IN THE CITY.))
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IN Q=We can get

((MILES TRANKS/FIRE DEPT. EMT: WE CAN GET INTO SPOTS WHERE AMBULANCES CANNOT GET INTO. WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO THE CITIZENS IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM A WHOLE LOT QUICKER THAN HAVING TO WALK THROUGH THE CROWD.))
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And that's the whole idea... shaving a few seconds off the emergency response time can mean the difference between life and death.
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IN Q=Cardiac arrest

((SEAN REGAN/ORGANIZED BIKE SQUAD: CARDIAC ARREST, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT MINUTES TO GET ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT THERE. IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THAT, IT'S ALL THE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.))
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((The EMS bikes got a trial run last weekend at Liberty University's graduation exercises. With more big events like the batteau festival and Fair by the James scheduled for the riverfront this summer, they'll have plenty more chances to prove their worth. Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
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7S-Marilyn-Mason


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=None


The concert that sparked such concern for Richmond city officials about went on as scheduled Saturday night.
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SUPER=04-File Tape;


Officials tried to keep shock-rock group Marilyn Manson from playing at the city-owned Richmond Coliseum.
But when a lawsuit was threatened they relented.
SUPER=03-Richmond/Saturday Night;


Despite all the controversy, it was a pretty typical Manson concert stop.
And while cameras were not allowed inside, there was plenty to see outside.
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((WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE THE DEVIL? WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE A LYING LOSER? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF EQUAL RIGHTS?))
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VO-NAT


Police say no arrests were made.
Richmond City Council is working on a new plan for the coliseum so they don't get stung by another band they never heard of.
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7weather


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Turning now to weather--
Partly sunny skies today and very warm.
Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
Skies will turn mostly cloudy by tonight, with a chance of showers.
Lows near 50.
Tomorrow looks variably cloudy, with the possibility of more scattered showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 5/14/97

SUPER=130-/Peggy Buckles/Roanoke;



(Twins!)
SUPER=130-6/Samantha & Kristen Bussey/Rocky Mount;



SUPER=130-81/Freck Kendrick/Huddleston;



SUPER=130-7/Brittany Drake/Bedford;



SUPER=130-50/Milton Carson Jr./Madison Heights;



SUPER=130-13/David Hammach/Chatham;



SUPER=130-2/Adam Moore/Hillsville;



SUPER=130-40/Karen Akers/Dublin;



SUPER=130-50/Richard Nicely/Clifton Forge;



SUPER=130-9/Amber Carter/Buena Vista;

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55Body


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=none


In Appomattox County, a murder investigation is underway following the discovery of a body along the James River. Authorities say two fisherman found the body in the Bent Creek area shortly after six last night.
Officials have not released anymore information.

55ORCHARDS


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# 97-29
GRAPHIC=none


Another close call for southwest Virginia fruit growers.
Chilly overnight temperatures this weekend again put their crops in jeopardy.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;


But so far farmers are optimistic.
Apple grower Ben Ikenberry says a freeze last month will reduce the number of apples many farmers send to wholesalers.
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(( BEN IKENBERRY/IKENBERRY ORCHARDS: RED DELICIOUS WERE HURT MORE THAN ANYTHING, BUT I WOULD SAY WE STILL HAVE BETTER THAT A HALF A CROP OF RED DELICIOUS HERE.))
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VO-NAT


Growers won't know until mid-June the full effects of the cold spring weather.
That's when the June drop occurs and all the weak growth falls from the trees.
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55E-Prison-Women


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=97-19
GRAPHIC=none


Mother's behind bars remembered yesterday byt Virginia's Friends of Incarcerated Women.
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VO-NAT
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Over 32- hundred women are now in Virginia's jails in prisons.
An estimated two-thirds are mothers of dependent children.
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((IT IS TOO OFTEN THAT JAILS AND PRISONS ARE THE FIRST COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO A COMPLICATED SOCIAL PROBLEM LIKE ADDICTION AND POVERTY. ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION PROVIDE CREATIVE RESPONSES WHICH SERVE THE REAL NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Mary Atterholt/Friends of Incarcerated Women;
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OUT Q=the community.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;


Denise Brown was convicted of drug crimes.
She got supervised probation...so her son was spared the issues that go with a mom in jail.
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SOT 10:16:27
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((SUCH AS ABANDONMENT, FEAR, DISTRUST OF HIS MOTHER, MISTRUST OF AUTHORITY FIGURES. FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW, THE PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT TOOK MOM AWAY.))
SUPER=01-Denise Brown/Non-Violent Offender;
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Women are still the fastest growing population in Virginia's prisons.

55weather


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Time now to check out today's forecast--
Partly sunny and very pleasant-- with highs climbing into the mid to upper 70s.
Turning mostly cloudy tonight, wit a chance of showers.
Lows around 50.
Continued cloudy tomorrow, with more showers likely.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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8E-Body-Found


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=none


Authorities in Appomattox county are searching for clues to an apparent homicide over the weekend.
Officials say two fisherman found a body along the James River in the Bent Creek area last night.
Deputies were called to the scene shortly after six.
Officials say the body was taken to the medical examniers office in Roanoke in hopes of a positive identification.

8Missing-Girls


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none


Spotsylvania County authorities are getting a lot of help in their investigation into the murders of sisters Kristin and Kati Lisk.
So far, Sheriff Ron Knight says the department has received 16- hundred leads.
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And Knight said it could take weeks to check all of those leads.
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Police are using a computer to help sort out the information.
The sisters vanished after getting off separate school buses in front of their home May 1st.
Their bodies were found last week 40 miles away in Hanover County.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none


Knight reported no major breaks in the case over the weekend.
The girls were buried Saturday.

8ORCHARDS


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NEWSCAST=
WRITER=MEL
TAPE# 97-29
GRAPHIC=


Although we're heading into mid- May, area fruit crops have still suffered from the recent cool overnight temperatures.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;


But so far farmers are optimistic.
Apple grower Ben Ikenberry says a freeze last month will reduce the number of apples many farmers send to wholesalers.
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(( BEN IKENBERRY/IKENBERRY ORCHARDS: RED DELICIOUS WERE HURT MORE THAN ANYTHING, BUT I WOULD SAY WE STILL HAVE BETTER THAT A HALF A CROP OF RED DELICIOUS HERE.))
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VO-NAT


Growers won't know until mid-June the full effects of the cold spring weather.
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8S-College-Scholarships


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sly
TAPE#97-30
GRAPHIC=Education


A million dollar donation will be benefiting some local college students.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem

file tape 96-72
The money will go to Roanoke College, a gift from the late Dr. Charles Davis Junior.
It has been specifically designated for the college's honors program.
And preference will be given to students from southwest Virginia.
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8E-Prison-Women


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=97-19
GRAPHIC=none


Yesterday, Virginia's Friends of Incarcerated Women remembered those mothers who are in prison.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;


Over 32- hundred women are now in Virginia's jails and prisons.
An estimated two-thirds are mothers of dependent children.
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SOT 10:09:44
IN Q=It is

((IT IS TOO OFTEN THAT JAILS AND PRISONS ARE THE FIRST COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO A COMPLICATED SOCIAL PROBLEM LIKE ADDICTION AND POVERTY. ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION PROVIDE CREATIVE RESPONSES WHICH SERVE THE REAL NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Mary Atterholt/Friends of Incarcerated Women;
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OUT Q=the community.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;


Denise Brown was convicted of drug crimes.
She got supervised probation...so her son was spared the issues that go with a mom in jail.
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SOT 10:16:27
IN Q=Such as

((SUCH AS ABANDONMENT, FEAR, DISTRUST OF HIS MOTHER, MISTRUST OF AUTHORITY FIGURES. FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW, THE PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT TOOK MOM AWAY.))
SUPER=01-Denise Brown/Non-Violent Offender;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=mom away.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none


Women are still the fastest growing population in Virginia's prisons.

8E-Mill-Mothers


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-18
GRAPHIC=Mill Mountain


Yesterday, Mill Mountain Zoo rolled out the red carpet for mom's.
All mothers got in free in honor of their special day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The Mother's Day programs included the opening of a new exhibit.
Camp Wildcat allows visitors to compare their physical abilities to that of wild animals.
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IN Q=THE INTERACTIVE

((BECKY BEARD/SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR: THE INTERACTIVE PROGRAMING FOR CAMP WILDCAT IS TO GIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES A CHANCE TO COMPARE THEMSELVES TO ANIMALS AND TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.))
SUPER=01-Becky Beard/Special Events Coordinator;
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VO-NAT


This covered area used to be the petting zoo.
Now zoo volunteers will use the space to talk with visitors about wild animals and how these animals live in their natural habitats.
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8weather


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
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Looking ahead to today's forecast--
Partly sunny skies and very warm temperatures.
Highs in the mid to upper 70s
Turning mostly cloudy tonight, with a chance of showers.
Lows around 50.
Looking cloudy, with showers on the way tomorrow.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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