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SUPER=@Melanie1
7E-L'burg-Council
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg
The idea of free trash removal gets put on hold in Lynchburg. For the next
month, at least, Hill City residents will have to buy trash tags.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Council member Robert Garber's been fighting to get rid of the trash tag
system, claiming it's a financial burden on elderly and low-income residents.
Garber says the city can easily afford to offer free trash collection.
He tried to bring the issue to a vote during last night's council meeting.
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SOT 10:14:04
IN Q=Will you be
(( ))
SUPER=01-Robert Garber/Lynchburg Council Member; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=picked up free.
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VO-NAT
But most council members said before they voted, they wanted more
information about how much it would cost the city to get rid of the trash tags.
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SOT 10:33:40
IN Q=I certainly do not
(( ))
SUPER=01-Jim Whitaker/Lynchburg Mayor; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=down the line.
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VO-NAT
Council voted to table the trash tag issue until next month.
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7Mission-Expansion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-24
GRAPHIC=None
Roanoke's Rescue Mission is adding on, not only to its building, but to the
people it houses.
The center is planning an expansion that includes a shelter for women with
drug problems-
Some residents don't want the program in their neighborhood.
Kim McBroom reports
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SOT
IN Q=Members of the Southeast
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission of Roanoke; :17
SUPER=@Kimberly2; :29
SUPER=01-Richard Nichols/Southeast Action Forum; :46
SUPER=07-Caroline Camilleris; :56
SUPER=07-Lenora Williams; 1:14
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
(( Members of the Southeast Action Forum aren't exactly rolling out the red
carpet for the center for drug- addicted mothers.
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SOT tape 1 9:36:56
((THIS ISN'T FAIR. ROANOKE COUNTY'S NOT TAKING CARE OF ANYBODY. I HAVEN'T
HEARD A SINGLE THING THAT THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF, EXCEPT TO SEND THEM TO
SOUTHEAST. ))
RUNS=:08
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE 2 11:17:55
((JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON/RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE: RIGHT NOW, IN ROANOKE,
THERE ARE 4,000 WOMEN WHO ARE LIVING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE CHEMICALLY ADDICTED. THEY'RE
ALREADY HERE. ))
RUNS=:08
Sylvester- Johnson says the shelter would be for women taking part in a
year- long residential recovery program.
She says there are NO plans for additional TRANSIENT beds.
But residents feel the shelter already has more than it, or the
neighborhood, can handle.
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SOT tape 2 10:27:03
((RICHARD NICHOLS/SOUTHEAST ACTION FORUM PRESIDENT: WE'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM
DOWN THERE WITH WHAT I CALL DERELICTS, OR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND THE WINO'S.
BECAUSE THEY'RE URINATING ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. THEY'RE THROWING TRASH AND
STUFF AROUND. I MEAN, IT'S JUST GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. ))
RUNS=:13
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 10:30:01
((CAROLINE CAMILLERIS: I DON'T WANT ROANOKE CITY TO BE A MAGNET FOR THESE KIND
OF PEOPLE. I WANT TO KEEP IT NICE. ))
RUNS=:07
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 3 11:24:44
((JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON/RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE: YOU DON'T BUILD A RESCUE
MISSION TO DRAW PEOPLE IN CRISIS. YOU BUILD A RESCUE MISSION BECAUSE THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN CRISIS. ))
RUNS=:07
Still, southeast residents want it someplace else.
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SOT tape 2 10:20:29
((LENORA WILLIAMS: I FEEL LIKE IT'S A BURDEN ON SOUTHEAST. I THINK SOUTHEAST
DESERVES BETTER, AND WE COULD BE BETTER. ))
RUNS=:06
But both sides differ on just how to make that happen.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.
7E-Autumn-Lane
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-29
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Roanoke Developer was in court for the second time concerning a
development project in the city and it this court appearance could cost him one
thousand dollars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/March 8;
The city had filed CRIMINAL charges against Phillip Bane for failing to
bring his 11-home project up to code.
Bane is in the process of developing the property on Autumn Lane.
This was his second trip to court.
In his November trial Bane was fined one thousand dollars with NINE hundred
of that suspended.
Yesterday the judge reimposed that fine stating Bane had failed to keep the
property up to code.
Bane was also fined 50-dollars each for a covered storm drain and violating
a stop work order.
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7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Let's check out the mid- week forecast now--
Increasing clouds today, with a chance of more showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Variably cloudy tonight, with more rain possible.
Lows in the lower 50s.
Some lingering clouds tomorrow, with highs in the upper 60s.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 5/15/97
SUPER=130-6/Jeremy Custer/Stewartsville;
SUPER=130-16/Willie Akers/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-1/Natasha Robertson/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-65/Maxine McKee/Roanoke;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-19/Donnie Smith/Salem;
SUPER=130-/Pat Ballard/Christiansburg;
Theatre Review
ANCHOR=
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=anna
TAPE#MR-1 "Picasso at the Lapin Agile"
GRAPHIC=
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" is a comedy, but not the wildly funny piece one
would expect from writer/comedian Steve Martin-he of happy feet and the
Czechoslovakian Brothers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=
This is a thoughtful fantasy about art and genius set in a Paris bistro in
the year 1904.
The themes are played out through conversations among a group of people that
includes a young Picasso, Terrance Flynn, and an equally young and exuberant
Albert Einstein-Bruce Racond.
The supporting players are strong, particularly Kim Martin-Cotton as the
lusty Germaine.
Philip Davidson as the elderly Gaston, and the lovely Brooke Simpson.
The play is talky and ironic. More lightly charming than hilariously funny.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile"--directed by Jere Hodgin, doesn't really go
anywhere, but it is pleasant to be in this intelligent company for an evening.
The show continues through May 25 at Mill Mountain Theater's main stage.
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SUPER=@Melanie1
55P-C'burg-Fatal
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=fatal ax
A collision between a compact car and truck loaded with cinderbocks has
left one person dead.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
The driver of this hatchback was exiting Interstate-81 onto Route EIGHT
yesterday in Christiansburg.
The car apparently pulled out in front of a Marshall Concrete truck and was
hit broadside in the driver's door.
Police have not yet released the name of the victim.
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55Blue-Bird
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-33)
GRAPHIC=NONE
The speculation surrounding the site once occupied by one of Buena Vista's
largest employers is over.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Buena Vista;
Now Des Champs (day-CHOMZ) Laboratories will join with Buena Vista,
Lexington, and Rockbridge County to buy the facility.
SUPER=03-Natural Bridge Station/File Tape;
The locally owned company will move some of its air control systems work to
the plant.
The purchase is hailed as a great example of regional cooperation.
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SOT 14:41:38
IN Q=The total
((DAVID CLEPPINGER/THE ROCKBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP: THE TOTAL SALE PRICE OF THE
BUILDING IS TWO POINT SIX FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FROM BLUE BIRD. OF WHICH DES
CHAMPS LABORATORIES WILL PAY ONE POINT EIGHT FIVE MILLION AND WE'LL PAY 800
THOUSAND.))
SUPER=01-David Cleppinger/The Rockbridge Partnership;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=800- thousand.
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VO-NAT
The local governments involved each have a stake in a new industrial park
going on part of the site.
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SOT 14:25:21
IN Q=We actually
((BOB BERKSTRESSER/ROCKBRIDGE CO. SUPERVISORS CHMN.: WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES RIGHT NOW THAT DO HAVE WATER AND SEWER THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS WAS A PARCEL THAT WE COULD PUT
TOGETHER QUICK AND PUT SOMEBODY IN AN EXISTING BUILDING.))
SUPER=01-Bob Berkstresser/Rockbridge Co. Supervisors Chmn.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=existing building.
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VO-NAT
The move should help Des Champs (day-CHOMZ) increase its area workforce to
almost 400 people.
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55E-Galaxy
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=NONE
A nieghborhood grocery store is falling to big business.
It looks like the Ninth Street Galaxy will be making way for a new Revco
drugstore.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Owners of the store are still waiting for the final word from their
landlord.
But a spokesman for the Revco drug store chain confirms it plans to build a
new store on the site.
Residents of the neighborhood say they're not happy with the news.
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SOT 12:05:26
IN Q=Something needs to be said
((THOMAS TEETER/SOUTHEAST ROANOKE RESIDENT: SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SAID.
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THEY TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS STAYING TOGETHER.
WELL, THIS IS THE LINCHPIN OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.))
SUPER=01-Thomas Teeter/Southeast Roanoke Resident;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=of this neighborhood.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE
Owners of the Ninth Street Galaxy would like to relocate, but finding
another site in southeast Roanoke will be difficult.
The new drugstore could open as early as February of next year.
55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to weather--
Clouds will re- build across the region today.
We'll have the chance for more showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Variably cloudy tonight, lows in the lower 50s.
Some lingering cloud cover tomorrow, with highs in the upper 60s.
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8P-Mission-Expansion
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-13
SS=none
The Roanoke Rescue Mission wants to widen its doors--
A five million dollar expansion plan includes a new facility for
drug-addicted women with children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But some residents are NOT feeling very neighborly about the idea.
They fear existing problems in Southeast Roanoke could escalate.
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SOT tape 2 10:31:57
IN Q=I see men
((CHRISTINE PROFFITT/SOUTHEAST ACTION FORUM: I SEE MEN, WOMEN, WALKING UP AND
DOWN THE STREETS. THERE'S AN ALLEY BEHIND MY HOME. THEY DESTROYED THE
ALLEYWAY., THEY URINATE IN THE ALLEY WAY. THEY SAY THINGS TO MY KIDS AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS. IT'S DISGUSTING, IS WHAT IT IS. ))
SUPER=01-Christine Proffitt/Southeast Action Forum;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=is what it is
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VO-NAT
But the Mission's director says the year-long residential program will
actually improve the neighborhood.
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SOT tape 2 11:16:41
IN Q=Instead of living
((JOY SYLVESTER- JOHNSON/RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE: INSTEAD OF LIVING NEXT DOOR
TO SOMEONE WHO IS A DRUG DEALER, OR LIVING NEXT DOOR TO SOMEONE WHO IS LIVING
THE LIFESTYLE OF A SUBSTANCE ABUSER. IF A PERSON HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS
PROGRAM, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK A GOOD CITIZEN AND A GOOD
NEIGHBOR. ))
SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission of Roanoke;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=a good neighbor
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile, the group says it has the support of other neighborhood groups,
and plans to continue its fight to prevent the expansion.
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8P-L'burg-Council
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597=20
GRAPHIC=l;burg seal
At least for now, it appears Lynchburg residents will have to keep buying
tags for their trash.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
The repeal of the trash tag ordinance was one item on a lengthy city council
agenda.
Council member Robert Garber has been pushing to get rid of the tags, saying
the city does NOT need the revenue the system generates.
Trash tag supporters say getting rid of them would shorten the life of the
city landfill and discourage recycling.
Garber announced two weeks ago he had the necessary votes to repeal the
ordinance.
Council voted to table the trash tag issue until next month.
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8BV-Blue-Bird
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-20)
GRAPHIC=None
Lots of questions have been circulating over what will next inhabit the
building that used to hold one of Buena Vista's largest employers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Buena Vista;
Yesterday residents got an answer.
Buena Vista, Lexington, and Rockbridge County have signed a deal which will
let Des Champs (day-CHOMZ) Laboratories expand its business into the former
Blue Bird bus plant.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:41:48
IN Q=So Des Champs
((DAVID CLEPPINGER/THE ROCKBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP: SO DES CHAMPS GETS THE BUILDING
AND 30 ACRES, AND WE GET 46 ACRES AND WE'RE GONNA TURN THE 46 ACRES INTO A
SMALL INDUSTRIAL PARK.))
((HAROLD KIDD/BUENA VISTA MAYOR: IT IS A RELIEF FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY TO
FIND SOMEONE HERE. AND PUT I GUESS THE MAIN THING IS TO HAVE THIS PLACE
EMPLOYED, HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING HERE.))
SUPER=01-Nick Des Champs/Des Champs Laboratories; :00
SUPER=01-Harold Kidd/Buena Vista Mayor; :07 QUICK
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=put people to work.
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VO-NAT
The locally owned company will move some of its air control systems work to
the plant.
Some call the two- million- dollar Blue Bird sale a historic agreement
because of the cooperation between three local governments.
Each one will get tax revenues from an industrial park going on another part
of the site.
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8P-DSC
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-14
GRAPHIC=DSC
A fast- growing Roanoke company will likely enhance Virginia's image as
"The Silicon Dominion".
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Data Systems Consulting has a growing share of corporate clients, mostly in
the life insurance industry.
The software development company has designed programs that put thousands of
insurance forms on a single disk, saving field agents storage space and time.
The products have been impressive enough that G-E Capital just invested
THREE-MILLION- dollars for a minority interest in the company.
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SOT 11:56:17
IN Q=It is
((RUSS ELLIS/DSC PRESIDENT AND CEO: IT IS A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPAND
GREATLY IN THE TOOLS THAT WE BUILD AND BUILDING OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
BRINGING MORE PEOPLE IN TO HELP US CREATE THIS PRODUCT.))
SUPER=01-Russ Ellis/DSC President and CEO;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=this product.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
D-S-C began the year with 18 employees.
By the end of the year it expects that number to grow to 40.
8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Time now to take a look at the mid- week forecast--
Increasing clouds throughout the day, along with the potential for some
showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Variably cloudy tonight, with lows in the lower 50s.
Some leftover clouds for tomorrow, with highs in the upper 60s.
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