22:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
The mayor does an "about face" on the pay-raise issue.
We'll hear from David Bowers first up on NEWS 7 at SIX in a moment.
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VO-NAT
And we'll meet the new owners of La Maison... high bidders for the
restaurant at today's auction.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, Mike Stevens will have a live report from activities at the
Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Bruins have found a coach.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos on a homer in the bottom of
the ninth.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
A frost warning goes up for the western mountains tonight. It will be
chilly all around. The forecast and WeatherSchool just ahead.
Pay-Raises
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-31
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Seal
The mayor of Roanoke is backing down on the issue of pay raises in the face
of overwhelming public sentiment.
Double Boxes=Keith/Andrew
Andrew Freiden is in the NEWS-7 newsroom, fresh from a late- afternoon news
conference in the mayor's office.
LIVE=Andrew Full
SUPER=@Andrew1;
Keith, the mayor says phone calls to his office were running strongly
against pay raises for city council and the mayor.
And today he decided that he can't go ahead with the planned 28% pay raise
for himself or the 14% raise for city council.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=@Bowers;
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=DONE JUNE 2ND.
((
SOT 16:17:30
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE CITY MAYOR: I THOUGHT WE MADE A GOOD DECISION.....16
THOUSAND, PROBABLY MORE.))
RUNS=:
The Mayor says the proposed pay raises for the City's top administrators
will also be scrapped. That includes the city manager and the city attorney.
SOT 16:18:04
((IT'S BEEN 5-1...FINALLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT WILL BE DONE JUNE 2ND))
))
RUNS=:44
LIVE=Andrew Full
SUPER=@Andrew1;
The mayor wouldn't say much about other options council will propose to the
public June 2nd-
He says everything is still on the board-- including having NO pay raise at
all.
Double Boxes=Keith/Andrew
Keith, Mayor Bowers says the rest of the budget will remain untouched-- All
other city workers will still get their average 3.3 percent raise.
Appomattox-Murder
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Appomattox County's top prosecutor says he hasn't decided whether to seek
the death penalty against an 18- year- old man charged with murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Appomattox
Brandon Wayne Hedrick was ordered held without bond after at his appearance
this afternoon in Appomattox General District Court.
He's charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Lisa Yvonne Crider
on May 11th.
Hedrick's alleged accomplice, 18- year- old Trevor Andrew Jones is facing
murder, abduction and firearms charges... his bond was set at a half million
dollars.
Prosecutor Tommy Lawson says both men are potential flight risks.
SUPER=03-Lincoln, NE;
They were arrested Saturday at this house in Lincoln, Nebraska, six days
after Crider's body was found in the James River.
They waived extradition back to Virginia to face the murder charges.
Both were appointed attorneys today.
A preliminary hearing is set for July.
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Beyer-VEA
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-26
GRAPHIC=Beyer
The group that represents 55- thousand of Virginia's 80- thousand public
school teachers says Don Beyer would be best for state schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The Virginia Education Association says Beyer's legislative record won the
endorsement.
But he's also proposing to hike teacher pay an average of 31- hundred
dollars by the year 2002.
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SOT 10:48:36
IN Q=Having Don
((CHERI JAMES/VEA PRESIDENT: HAVING DON AS THE GOVERNOR, THE PERSON AT THE
HEAD OF OUR STATE, WHO SETS THE TONE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH ABOUT RESPECT
FOR EDUCATORS.))
SOT 10:56:17
((LT. GOV. DON BEYER/D-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE IN
VIRGINIA IN THE YEARS TO COME. WE CAN TAKE THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE AND GIVE IT
BACK IN MASSIVE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. OR WE CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IT
IN EDUCATION.))
SUPER=01-Cheri James/VEA President;
SUPER=@Beyer1; :14
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=in education.
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VO-NAT
Republican Jim Gilmore's proposing a repeal of the tax on personal cars.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at six, a Craig County businessman wants another
shot at liquor by the drink,
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VO-NAT
and in part three of our series, Southeast Stories, we'll see what the future
could hold for one Roanoke neighborhood.
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ANCHOR=Robin
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COMM#1
Mini-Open
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sta
TAPE#Mini Open
GRAPHIC=None
(("THIS IS THE REGION'S NUMBER ONE NEWSCAST, NEWS 7 AT SIX, WITH KEITH
HUMPHRY, METEOROLOGIST ROBIN REED, AND MIKE STEVENS WITH SPORTS."))
La-Maison
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-29
GRAPHIC=NONE
Memories are all that are left of La Maison.
The restaurant was auctioned off today for more than half a million dollars.
Double Boxes=Keith/Eric Microwave
Eric Earnhart is here to tell us who's acquired the property.
LIVE=Eric Full
SUPER=@eric1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(Eric adlibs)
((Rollcue:...served its last brunch.))
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SOT
IN Q=
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SUPER=01-Brenda Gilley/Former Patron;:26
SUPER=01-Cindi Lou MacMackin/Bed & Breakfast Owner; :47 Quick
SUPER=01-Gary Bannister/New Owner; 1:18
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=just remote.
LIVE=Eric Full
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Eric adlibs
Double Boxes=Keith/Eric Microwave
No Q&A
Craig-Liquor
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-18
GRAPHIC=NONE
A restaurant in New Castle is trying again to sell liquor- by- the drink.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co./File;
Today the owner of Briz's restaurant filed his request to put the issue on
the ballot for the November election.
This time, Jim Greenway says he's appealing to voters county- wide for a
referendum to legalize the selling of mixed drinks.
Two years ago, a similar referendum was defeated in the New Castle
district.
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3-Southeast-Stories
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-24
GRAPHIC=Southeast Stories
After four decades of decline, parts of southeast roanoke may be poised for
a comeback.
SS=Southeast Stories
Tonight, Joe Dashiell concludes his series, Southeast Stories: One
Neighborhood's Struggle.
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SOT
IN Q=Every week, dozens of
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=04-Norfolk Southern Corporation; :17
SUPER=01-Pat Dillard/Presbyterian Community Center; :27
SUPER=01-Al Hodges/Southeast Roanoke Barber; :45
SUPER=01-Richard Nichols/Southeast Action Forum; 1:01
SUPER=@Joe1; 1:09
SUPER=01-Lacy Edwards/Former Southeast Roanoke Resident; 1:35
RUNS=2:11
OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke
((Every week, dozens of southeast Roanoke residents turn to Belmont
Baptist Church for help.
Volunteers pack up food, while some of the church's neighbors sort through
racks of clothing.
And this scene is repeated by other groups that serve other parts of
neighborhood.
Southeast may never reclaim the vitality it enjoyed 50 years ago, when the
railroad and the Viscose plant employed thousands there, but individuals and
organizations are trying to make a difference.
SOT tape #4 15:53:04
IN Q=Our concern now is for the children
((PAT DILLARD/PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY CENTER: OUR CONCERN NOW IS FOR THE
CHILDREN, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHILDREN AROUND HERE WITH LIMITED
FACILITIES FOR ENRICHMENT AND TUTORING AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT
NOW.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=priorities right now.
And there are other needs... Just ask Barber Al Hodges...
SOT tape #6 15:09:25
IN Q=We need some businesses.
((AL HODGES/BARBER: WE NEED SOME BUSINESSES. LIKE THE GROCERY STORE AND THE
BANK. I THOUGHT FIRST UNION DID THIS NEIGHBORHOOD A GREAT INJUSTICE BY
PROMISING TO STAY AND THEN LEAVING.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=and then leaving.
SOT TAPE #5 10:35:37
IN Q=we're losing
((RICHARD NICHOLS/SOUTHEAST ACTION FORUM: WE'RE LOSING THE GALAXY FOOD STORE
NOW, BUT I'M HOPING IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THESE THINGS CLEARED UP AND OUR
COMMUNITY LOOKING GREAT, WE'D ATTRACT OTHER BUSINESSES.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=attract other businesses.
STAND-UP
Along with its problems, southeast Roanoke has plenty of potential. And
there are many people who believe there are better times ahead for this
neighborhood.
It isn't hard to find someone preparing to spread a fresh coat of paint, or
installing a new roof.
And homebuyers are finding bargains on the streets of southeast.
SOT tape #4 15:50:23
IN Q=I see some improvements going on
((PAT DILLARD/PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY CENTER: I SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS GOING ON
ACTUALLY FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, AND I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SOUTHEAST
ACTUALLY.))
tape #1 09:51:16
((LACY EDWARDS/FORMER SOUTHEAST ROANOKE RESIDENT: THERE ARE A LOT OF OLDER
HOMES THERE AND WHAT I THINK'S HAPPENING NOW IS SOMEWHAT OF A METAMORPHOSIS IN
THAT YOUNGER FIRST-TIME BUYERS ARE COMING IN AND FINDING SOME WONDERFUL VALUES
AND SPENDING MONEY TO FIX THEM UP, SO YOU KNOW I'M HOPING, LIKE THE GRANDIN
COURT, RALEIGH COURT AREA THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST.))
RUNS=:31
OUT Q=will continue in southeast.
From its beginnings more than a century ago, the neighborhood has seen good
times and bad.
And while the challenges are many, residents of southeast roanoke say they
are hopeful that its days as a thriving neighborhood are not simply in the
past.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Wall Street today, a drop in the bond market forced some stock prices
lower.
The DOW lost 13 points to close for the day at 72-hundred-91.
NASDAQ was UP 10 points.
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Bassett-Furniture
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Henry County furniture giant is closing its Martinsville plant.
But few if any jobs are expected to be lost.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
Bassett Furniture announced a large scale reorganization today.
It includes the shutdown of its W-M Bassett plant in Martinsville, where 400
people work.
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SOT 06:19:31
IN Q=We'll be
((ROB SPILMAN/BASSETT PRESIDENT: WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY BETTER, BY RETAINING ONE OF OUR BEST FACILITIES, THE MOUNT AIRY PLANT,
TO PRODUCE OUR CORE LINE AND ELIMINATE ONE OF OUR OLDER, LESS EFFICIENT
PLANTS.))
SUPER=01-Rob Spilman/Bassett President;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=efficient plants.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bassett/File Tape;
Bassett employees will have the opportunity to transfer to other plants it
owns in Henry County and Mount Airy, North Carolina.
It expects to close the W-M Bassett plant in Martinsville within four- to-
five months.
The company admitted that it has not performed to the standards it has been
used to in the past, and for the past several years its operating earnings have
not been what it wanted them to be.
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Rutan
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 pm
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=NONE
The first man to fly around the world without refueling has a message for
young science students ... the sky's the limit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Dick Rutan (Roo-TAN) made a pit stop at Virginia Tech, a month into his
latest world tour on a handmade plane.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:12:52
IN Q=The experience
((DICK RUTAN/PILOT: THE EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY ISN'T THE
HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LIFE. THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO HERE IS JUST PROVIDE THE
BARE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO SOMETHING GREAT. AND WHEN
I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING GREAT, WE NEED TO DREAM A LOT MORE.))
SUPER=01-Dick Rutan/Voyager Pilot;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=a lot more
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VO-NAT
Rutan fought fatigue, stormy weather, and his frail plane, the Voyager, on
the 1986 trek.
He compared the experience to being trapped in a phone booth with his
co-pilot Jeanna Yeager for nine days.
Rutan speaks tonight at 8:30 pm at Virginia Tech's Burruss Hall.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, Highlights from girls softball action this afternoon the
Braves beat the Expos.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Mike Stevens will joins us live from the Charlotte Motor Speedway with
the announcement of a new team in Winston Cup Racing.
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S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=MST
TAPE#ROLLED FROM TRUCK
GRAPHIC=Charlotte Motor Speedway
In just about 40 minutes qualifying for Sunday's Coca Cola 600 gets
underway att the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
DOUBLE BOXES Roy/Mike
But it's already been an eventful day at the track. Lets check in with Mike
Stevens at the track. Mike
SUPER=21-Mike Stevens;
SUPER=06-Charlotte, NC;
ROLL Q="DR. J AND A FAMILIAR FRIEND MADE A HOUSE CALL AT THE THE SPEEDWAY.
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SOT **rolled from truck**
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00
SUPER=01-Joe Washington/Washington-Irving Motor Sports; :23
SUPER=03-Danville/1988;
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SUPER=01-Frank Scott/Wendell Scott's Son; 1:27
SUPER=01-Mary Scott/Wendell Scott's Widow; 1:45
RUNS=2:00
OUT Q= ....someone will call."
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LIVE=mike/full
SUPER=21-Mike Stevens;
SUPER=06-Charlotte, NC;
ROLL Q=THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER EMOTIONAL DAY IN A TEAR JERKING WEEK THAT BEGAN
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE DEATH OF BETTY MAY WOOD IN A CAR WRECK JUST A FEW
MILES FROM THE TRACK
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Stuart/Last Night; :00
SUPER=04-This Afternoon; :16
RUNS=:38
OUT Q=....Yates racing"
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SUPER=06-Charlotte, NC;
(ad lib)
toss to break
S-Softball
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-2
GRAPHIC=Softball
Cave Spring got two runs in the bottom of the first and held off Franklin
County to capture the Roanoke Valley District tournament title 3 to 1.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Eagles vs. Knights; :00
The Lady Eagles also played defense. Megan Conklin makes the great catch
and throws out the Cave Spring runner at first.
Then, in the top of the fifth; a Franklin County base hit and Conklin is
going to try and score but Marissa Addy throws her out from left.
The game ended on a trick play. It SUPER=34-Cave Spring/3/Franklin Co./1;
looks like Cave Spring catcher Jennifer Lupton throws the ball; but she
actually keeps it. Franklin County's Heather Jones comes on home and she is
tagged out. Cave Spring wins it's 6th straight RVD tournament title 3-1.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Great
((LYNN SAUNDERS/CAVE SPRING HEAD COACH:))
((KERRY FAIR/CAVE SPRING PITCHER:))
SUPER=01-Lynn Saunders/Cave Spring Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Kerry Fair/Cave Spring Pitcher; :08
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=...great day"
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S-Braves
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-3
GRAPHIC=MLB Logo
Keith Lockhart hit a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lead the
Atlanta Braves over Montreal 3 to 2.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/WTBS; :
Danny Ainge at the afternoon game.
In the bottom of the fifth Kenny Lofton hits a grounder to second base he
legs out the infield hit driving in a run and the Braves took a one to nothing
lead.
Montreal came back in the top of the seventh. Doug Strange hits this fly
ball to right centerfield for an out but runners tag at second and third to
score and the Expos took the 2 to 1 lead.
Then in the ninth Lockhart smokes this 2 run pinch hit homer to deep
SUPER=35-Atlanta/3/Montreal/2/;over the left field wall , his first of the
season, and the Braves get the 3 to 2 win.
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S-NHL
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-4
GRAPHIC=NHL logo
The Boston Bruins are no longer looking for a coach.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-NHL; :
Pat Burns is the new head coach of the Bruins. The 45 year old Burns has
coach in Montreal and Toronto.
Burns replaces Steve Kasper, who was fired at the end of the season after
Boston missed the playoffs for the first time in 30 years.
He hasn't been behind the bench since being fired by the Maple Leafs 14
months ago.
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