22:00-01
video-open
SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Scott Prince;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=SCOTT
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...ONE MAN SAYS HE'S TOTALLY DISABLED AFTER
BEING DIAGNOSED WITH LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE...NOW HE'S SUING LOWE'S-- THE SOURCE
OF THE OUTBREAK.
THEY DIDN'T RETRACT THEIR RAISE, BUT ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DID PUT
THEIR PAY INCREASE ON HOLD, FOR NOW. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=ON HOLD, FOR NOW.
top-story
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
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TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's MOnday May 19TH, our Top Story
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Two 18-year olds, arrested in Nebraska will return to Central Virginia to
face murder charges.
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P-Murder-Arrest
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-32
SS=n7pt
This is NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC.
Good Evening, I'm Scott Prince, filling in for Connie Stevens.
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Investigators in Appomattox County got a break in the first murder case
there in three years...
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Appomattox Co./Last Week;
The body of 23- year- old Lisa Yvonne Crider was found May 12th. She'd been
killed by a shotgun blast to the head. her body was found in the James River.
Homicide detectives from across the region were called in to investigate her
murder.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=scott
SS=Murder Investigation
Saturday, authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska arrested 18-year olds Trevor
Andrew Jones and Brandon Wayne Hedrick.
The pair had been wanted for two armed robberies near Lynchburg earlier this
month.
Evidence from their car and statements they gave police implicated the two
in Crider's murder.
Both have waived extradition to Virginia and could be returned as early as
tomorrow.
P-brown
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A former Virginia Tech Football player and a sixth round draft pick in the
N-F-L -- was found guilty of assault today.
Cornell Brown was sentenced to 30-days in jail, with all but two suspended.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
On the stand, Jonathon Nelson testified, Brown struck him on the head
during an altercation, knocking him to the pavement.
Brown admitted he swung at someone but said he initially said he didn't
know who, or why.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE
(( ))
SUPER=01-Cornell Brown/Defendant;
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=yes i would
ANCHOR=scott
SS=HOLD
Brown's attorney says he's disappointed in the verdict but will NOT appeal.
Brown is expected to serve his two-day sentence over the weekend.
P-City-Council
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-12
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
It will be TWO more weeks before Roanoke City Council makes a final vote on
proposed salary increases for the mayor and council members.
The decision on whether to give Mayor David Bowers a 28- percent increase...
and council members a 14- percent pay hike was scheduled to take place this
afternoon.
That vote will now happen June second.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:07:25
IN Q=I want
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: I WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUE. THE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE CITIZENS OF ROANOKE
ASK THEMSELVES IS... 'WHAT PAY SHOULD THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, AND THE TOP
ADMINISTRATORS GET. ))
SUPER=@Bowers;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=administrators get
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bowers comments came during a demonstration outside the municipal building
this morning.
Some upset Roanokers think city officials have gone too far with this pay
increase proposal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:31:47
IN Q=I think
((BISHOP SPENCER MANNS/UPSET RESIDENT: PUT THEM ON THE SANITATION TRUCKS. LET
THEM DUMP SOME OF THAT TRASH DAY BY DAY. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE AN INKLING TO
WHAT THE POLICE, CITY WORKERS AND FIREMAN AND ALL OF THE CITY WORKERS GO
THROUGH. THEY'RE MAKING THEMSELVES FAT CATS. ))
SUPER=01-Bishop Spencer Manns/Upset Resident;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=fat cats
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Council promises to vote on the salary increases June second.
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p-bedford-School
ANCHOR=SCOTT
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=SSM
TAPE#597-21
GRAPHIC=EDUCATION
If Bedford County school teachers are going to get paid the rest of the
school year, it will have to come at the expense of some school construction
projects.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The board of Supervisors tonight refused to give the school system extra
money to finish out the school year, instead supervisors recommend the school
board borrow the million dollars it needs from the three-point-two million
dollars available in the school construction fund.
That would still leave the school system with more than a million dollars
worth of debt to carry over into the next fiscal year.
The school board is expected to vote on this option Thursday night.
(----------------)
P-Knowles
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=knowles
A Christiansburg man accused of killing his wife and wounding his daughter
pled NOT guilty today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Michael Knowles allegely killed his wife because he thought she was having
an affair that began on the internet.
He admitted killing her in a letter to columnist Ann Landers, then sued her
when she published the letter.
Today he said he's innocent, and made another claim.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:54:51 -knowles byte tape
IN Q=I am a prophet
((MICHAEL KNOWLES/DEFENDANT; I AM A PROPHET OF GOD AND I HAVE AN URGENT MESSAGE
FOR AMERICA, AND THAT I MURDERED NO ONE. AND I GOT THAT ON TOP OF MOUNT SINAI
FEBRUARY 7TH, 1996. ))
SUPER=01-Michael Knowles/Defendant;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=Feb., 7th, 1996
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Knowles jury trial is scheduled to begin May 27th.
(----------------)
(toss to robin)
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=scott
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
Pentagon sources say the nation's first female bomber pilot will NOT be
granted an honorable discharge in lieu of trial on adultery and disobedience
charges. That story is next.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And University of Virginia officials have some answers following yesterday's
graduation day balcony collapse.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Flinn
ANCHOR=Scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=dse
TAPE#Net-D
GRAPHIC=None
It looks like the Air Force's first female B-52 pilot won't avoid a court
martial.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Minot, ND;
Earlier today, Lieutenant Kelly Flinn's attorney filed a request for an
honorable discharge instead of a court martial.
But Pentagon sources say Air force Secretary Sheila Widnall has no intention
of granting the discharge.
The 26 year old pilot faces charges of adultery and lying.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT Same bite as 5
IN Q=This was one
((FIRST LT. KELLY FLINN/U.S. AIR FORCE: THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
CHOICES I'VE HAD TO MAKE. I'VE DEDICATED MY ENTIRE LIFE AND MY PURSUIT OF MY
DREAM TO FLYING THE AIR FORCE.))
SUPER=01-First Lt. Kelly Flinn/U.S. Air Force;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=in the air force.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
An official announcement on the discharge proposal may come in a couple of
days.
Meanwhile, Flinn's case will proceed in court tomorrow morning.
(----------------)
P-Bramblett
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-16
GRAPHIC=bramblett
The jury in the capital murder trial of Earl Bramblett may get to hear
evidence of sex crimes, drug dealing- -even other murders---That is, IF jurors
find Bramblett guilty of murdering Teresa and Blaine Hodges and their two
little girls.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Spartanburg, SC/July 1996;
Bramblett was once a suspect in the 1977 disappearance of two 14-year old
girls. He was questioned but never formally accused of killing them.
In 1984, he WAS tried- -but found NOT guilty- -of sexually molesting the
10-year old sister of one of his employees.
Those cases could come up when Bramblett is tried for arson and murder next
month.
(----------------)
P-Lowe's
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=lawsuit
Another victim of last year's outbreak of Legionnaire's disease has filed
suit against Lowe's.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/November 1996;
Jonathan East says he "came in close proximity" to vapors from a hot tub
display at Lowe's in Christiansburg last October.
He was hospitalized and nearly died.
East says he's now "totally disabled," and has had to close his business.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Scott
SS=HOLD
The Montgomery County resident is asking two million dollars in damages.
An earlier claim filed by John Allen Kirk is set for trial in November.
P-Balcony-Collapse
ANCHOR=Scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's been hailed as one of the most significant architectural structures in
the nation.
Yesterday, a piece of it came crashing down at the University of Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Yesterday;
The balcony collapse during graduation on the historic lawn killed one
woman, and injured 17 others.
SUPER=04-Today;
School officials say the culprit appears to be a corroded iron rod.
It suspended a unique "floating" balcony designed by Thomas Jefferson.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:45:48
IN Q=No they've
((MURRAY HOWARD/UVA ARCHITECT: NO THEY'VE NEVER BEEN LIMITED OR DETERMINED TO
HAVE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY. THERE HAVE BEEN SIZEABLE CROWDS ON THESE BALCONIES
FOR 170 YEARS. SO THIS IS REALLY QUITE AN EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.))
sot 01:36:19
((LOUISE DUDLEY/UVA SPOKESWOMAN: WE ARE ENGAGING AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO LOOK
AT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND GIVE US FORMAL DOCUMENTATION ON EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED AND WHY IT HAPPENED.))
SUPER=01-Murray Howard/UVa Architect; :00
SUPER=01-Louise Dudley/UVa Spokeswoman; :11
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=why it happened.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The University is covering the medical and counseling costs of those injured
in the collapse.
The collapse is the first structural failure of the architecture Jefferson
built in 1822.
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P-Wood-Brothers
ANCHOR=Scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-30
GRAPHIC=None
The wife of NASCAR team owner Leonard Wood died in an accident Saturday
night...two others were killed in that crash.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rowan Co., NC/WBTV;
64- year old Betty Mae Wood died at the crash site.
The Woods' were returning from the Charlotte Motor Speedway when their van
was struck head- on.
Leonard co-owns the Wood Brothers Winston Cup entry driven by Michael
Waltrip.
Friends, like Patrick County Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark, say Betty Mae
will be missed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=She is
((MARTIN CLARK/PATRICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE:SHE IS SOMEONE WHO IS
IRREPLACEABLE, JUST A WONDERFUL, CHARMING, GIVING, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, AND AS I
SAY, PEOPLE ARE JUST, IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THE CHURCH COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO
KNOW HER ARE JUST STUNNED.))
SUPER=01-Martin Clark/Patrick Co. Circuit Court Judge;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=just stunned.
(go to break)
P-NS-Award
ANCHOR=Scott
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-17
GRAPHIC=NS LOGO
For the eighth consecutive year Norfolk Southern has captured one of the
railroad industry's most coveted honors, E-H Harriman Memorial Safety Award.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;
Awards are granted on the lowest casualty rates per 200- thousand employee
hours worked.
The formula takes into account the volume of work performed, plus the number
of fatalities, injuries, and occupational illnesses confirmed by regulators.
Also, C- Leon- Caldwell, an N-S employee from Roanoke, received the
industry's top employee safety honor, the Harold- F- Hammond Award.
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Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Scattered Showers/60-62/Partly Sunny/Not As
Warm/78-80;
SUPER=331-Scattered Showers/And Thunderstorms/62-64/Clear And/Mild/78-80;
SUPER=332-Showers/Likely/58-60/Clearing And/Not As Warm/70-72;
SUPER=333-Scattered Showers/Likely/55-59/Turning Sunny/Wind NW-15/68-70;
SUPER=334-Locally Heavy/Downpours Possible/54-58/Turning Partly/Cloudy/68-70;
SUPER=X5001;
P-Adult-Home
ANCHOR=Scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=H/C BUG
A bitter dispute has an adult care facility in Botetourt County on the
verge of closing.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Residents at Shenandoah Acres recently found out they'll have to move.
The director of the program says all 36 people who live there have somewhere
to go.
Many of them are veterans with mental disabilities.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:48:52
IN Q=The business
((NINA BIRNBACH/SHENANDOAH ACRES DIRECTOR: THE BUSINESS IS EFFECTIVELY
CLOSING THE END OF THE MONTH. THEY WILL BEGIN MOVING TOMORROW. MANY OF THEM
ARE READY TO MOVE.))
SUPER=01-Nina Birnbach/Shenandoah Acres Director;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=ready to move.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The problems began when the owner of Shenandoah Acres and the owner of the
business being run there had a disagreement over the sale of the property.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:00:25
IN Q=I need
((MARY REED/SHENANDOAH ACRES PROPERTY OWNER: I NEED TO GET MONEY OUT OF THIS.
I'M TOO OLD TO HOLD THIS THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND SHE'S DOING EVERYTHING SHE
CAN, AND MEAN THINGS, TO STOP ME FROM SELLING.))
SUPER=01-Mary Reed/Shenandoah Acres Property Owner;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=from selling.
ANCHOR=SCOTT
SS=HOLD
The owner of the adult care business did not want to comment on camera.
The program administrator says the Virginia Department of Social Services is
aware of the way the dispute is being resolved.
p-second-hand
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=SECOND HAND SMOKE
Regular exposure to secondhand smoke appears to almost double the risk of
heart disease in women who don't smoke.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
That's the finding in a study of 32-thousand nurses.
The Centers for Disease Control says the study on second hand smoke is the
strongest so far in this area of research.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School led the study.
The latest research is in tomorrow's journal "Circulation,"-- a publication
of the Dallas-based American Heart Association.
(----------------)
Cool-Video
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-24
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 Primetime
A lobster at a local grocery store found himself in a pinch... but thanks to
a Roanoke family... he's managed to claw his way out of trouble.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Roanoke Co.;
For tonight's video pick we introduce you to Larry the Lobster.
He's 20- years- old... but it seemed his life was about to come to an abrupt
end.
After all, he was one of the featured entrees in the seafood department of
the Valley View Rack and Sack.
But Marianne Morse came to the rescue.
She and her husband bought the crustacean for a hundred dollars... and
they're shipping it to New England.
Larry will be released off the coast of Maine... in a spot where trapping is
illegal.
(----------------)
SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop
ANCHOR=sCOTT
Mike, Larry probably can't believe he's not ending up on someone's dinner
plate.
SP-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#VB97-1
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG
Tonight on Primetime sports, the Avalanche bats finally come to life tonight,
the Hammerin Hokies draw the trojans in the NCAA's, and Salem crowns the NCAA
division two softball champ today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Winston-Salem, NC;:00
Speaking of crowns, plenty in the shape of mortar boards were on display this
afternoon in Winston-Salem as Wake Forest graduate Tim Duncan received his
diploma along with 13 other Deacons in the class of 97.
He is expected to be the first millionaire in his class and the first round
draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs.
Now the scores.
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wipe to boards!!!
SUPER=#556
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-/Lynchburg/3/j/Salem/18//Game One//Lynchburg/3//Salem/3/6/Game
Two/;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Seattle/0//Anaheim/0/1//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/13//Cincinnati/6////Los Angeles/1/j/Montreal/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Colorado/3/j/New York/4////San Francisco/4/j/Chicago/15///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/9//Philadelphia/5////St. Louis/3//Atlanta/7/9//;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Houston/47//Utah/61/3/Western Final Game One/;
SUPER=x5031;
SUPER=0103-/Colorado/1//Detroit/1/3/Western Final Game Three/;
RUNS=:35
oc...LAST SCORE.
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go to break
SP-Avalanche
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#CL-97
GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE/HILLCATS
The Salem Avalanche and Lynchburg Hillcats hooked up again tonight at
Memorial Stadium in a little doubleheader action.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Hillcats vs. Avalanche; :00
Salem has struggled all year to produce offense at the plate, but not
tonight.
The Avalanche scored 18 runs in seven innings in game one. Vincente Garcia's
blast to deep left field bounces off the fence and chases in the ninth run of
the night. It's 9-to-3 in the 4th.
Salem then chased Garcia home on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the
fifth as Salvador Duverge's fielders choice tot short makes it 13-to-3 in the
bottom of the fifth.
SUPER=37-Lynchburg/3/Salem/18;
Then in the bottom of the sixth, Gilbert Vidal gives one a ride over the left
field fence for a three run homer.
Justin Drizos and Garcia score Sale wins game one 18-to-3.
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SP-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-27
SS=Tech baseball
The Virginia Tech Hokies are in the NCAA baseball tournament for the sixth
time in school history.
SS=NCAA BASEBALL
This afternoon Steve Mason talked with two key elements of this year's team
that is thrilled to still be alive and kicking.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=@steve1; :00
SUPER=01-Chuck Hartman/Va. Tech Baseball Coach; :16
SUPER=01-Chad Foutz/Va. Tech Third Baseman; :56
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=..lets go back to you"
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Sp-Softball
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-28
GRAPHIC=SOFTBALL
The NCAA Division Two softball championship was decided this afternoon as
California University of Pennsylvania beat Wisconsin-Parkside 2-to-1 at the
Moyer Complex.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Division II Championship; :00
The Wisconsin Parkside Rangers took a one to nothing lead before Cal-PA
answered in the third. Jennifer Valeriote connects on a one bagger that plates
Lith Webb to tie the game at-all.
Then how about a little defense. Watch the Rangers Kathy Hillsdonk make the
incredible catch at the fence in the center field to preserve the tie.
But it was just a matter of time before Cal-Pennsylvania's Kerry Novack
knocked in the game winner in the bottom of the 6th.
SUPER=34-Cal-Pennsylvania/2/Wis.-Parkside/1;
Lith Webb scores from second and the Vulcans win the Division Two national
championship 2-to-1.
The D-3 baseball championship starts in Salem on Saturday.
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SP-NBA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-6
GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS
The NBA playoffs have moved into the conference final mode, and tonight the
Jazz is hosting the Rockets in game one of their series.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT/TNT;:00
Utah came out hot on its home floor as Jeff Hornacek converts the nice pass
into a layin as the Jazz takes control early.
But Hakeem Olajuwan has been a one man wrecking crew in this game for the
Rockets. He scored ____ in the first half.
Karl Malone would hold his own inside with the big hoop over Charles Barkley
in the post.
And the Utah Jazz bench has been tough. Bryan Russell with the steal and
SUPER=32-Houston/ /Utah/ /Game One;
the breakaway layin. Utah lead __ to ___ in the ___ quarter.
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preview-boards
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#NET-G
GRAPHIC=none
That's all for NEWS-7 PRIMETIME-- but for more news in 30- minutes ...Here's
what you'll (----------------)
dissolve to boards
see on NEWS-7 at Eleven over on WDBJ-7.
SUPER=x5024; Coming up at 11 Load
SUPER=76-Southeast Stories;
Joe Dashiell has the first part of Southeast Stories: One Neighborhood's
Struggle.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The series begins with a look back at the history of the neighborhood...
The days when southeast was a thriving community, and the events 40-years
ago that changed the social landscape.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:35:42 #7
IN Q=You see the Norfolk and Western
((CLARE WHITE/ROANOKE HISTORIAN: YOU SEE THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN WENT TO DIESEL
JUST ABOUT THE TIME THE VISCOSE CLOSED AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN
SOUTHEAST WERE IN EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER, SO THAT THEIR LIVELIHOOD WAS TAKEN
AWAY AT THAT POINT. THEY HAD TO START ALL OVER.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=start all over.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Eventually, other industries helped to fill the gap... but southeast
Roanoke is still feeling the effects of those years.
SUPER=x5025; Coming up at 11 Stop
(----------------)
ANCHOR=SCOTT
SS=NONE
Primetime, goodnight.
Jean Jadhon will be along over on WDBJ-7. Thanks for watching NEWS-7
by SS