06:00-01
P-Appomattox-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-15
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
The two teenagers police say shot and killed a Lynchburg woman earlier this
month are back in Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Appomattox;
18-year old Brandon Wayne Hedrick of Campbell County is charged with capital
murder in the death of 23-year old Lisa Yvonne Crider.
Another 18-year old, Trevor Anthony Jones of Lynchburg, faces a murder
charge.
Police say information they received last week helped them identify Hedrick
and Jones as suspects in Crider's murder.
The two were picked up Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Jones
traveled to see a family member.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:50:24
IN Q=There was a
((WILSON STAPLES/APPOMATTOX CO. SHERIFF: THERE WAS A SEARCH WARRANT.. ..FROM
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.))
SUPER=01-Wilson Staples/Appomattox Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=from Lincoln, Nebraska.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hedrick and Jones waived extradition from Nebraska.
They'll make their first court appearance in Appomattox later this morning.
(----------------)
p-wood
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tha
TAPE#597-19
GRAPHIC=None
The biggest names in racing were among those gathered in Stuart last night
to mourn the loss of Betty Mae Wood.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rowan Co., NC/WBTV;
The 64-year old wife of NASCAR team owner, Leonard Wood, died in a car crash
Saturday night.
The Woods were on their way home from the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Leonard Wood co-owns the Citgo car driven by Michael Waltrip.
SUPER=03-Stuart/Last Night;
Kyle Petty, Dale Jarratt, and Geoff Bodine were among the hundreds who
turned out last night in Stuart.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Auto racing
((GEOFF BODINE/QVC FORD DRIVER:AUTO RACING AND NASCAR RACING WE'RE ALL A BIG
FAMILY. THE COMPETITORS ARE, THE MECHANICS, THE FAMILIES THERE, THE WIVES, THE
KIDS AND SO YOU KNOW, WE RESPECT LEONARD WOOD, HE IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME HEROES,
IN THIS BUSINESS. ))
SUPER=01-Geoff Bodine/QVC Ford Driver
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=in this business.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Following the accident Leonard Wood was treated and released, but his
daughter and granddaughter are still hospitalized.
Funeral services for Betty Mae Wood are this afternoon.
(----------------)
Bomber-Pilot
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
Lieutenant Kelly Flinn's attorney is crediting the media for a delay in his
client's court-martial.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The Air Force is delaying the proceedings until the Air Force secretary
considers Flinn's request for an honorable discharge in lieu of the
court-martial.
Kelly Flinn faces adultery and disobedience charges stemming from her
affair with a married man and her subsequent denial of it.
In submitting her request Flinn is hoping she can avoid an embarassing court
martial and the Air Force can avoid an embarrassing trial.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Air Force
(( FRANK SPINNER/ FLINN'S ATTORNEY: THE AIR FORCE HAS BUT ITSELF IN A BOX.
IT'S A COURT MARTIAL BOX. WE WANT THEM TO GET OUT OF THE BOX AND INTO THE REST
WORLD))
SUPER=01-Frank Spinner/Flinn's Attorney;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=into the rest of the world.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Air Force says consideration of Flinn's resignation request could take
several more days, if not weeks.
(----------------)
OK-TRIAL
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Oklahoma Bombing Trial
The prosecution in the Oklahoma City bombing trial plans to wrap up its case
today by reminding jurors of the horrors of the deadly blast.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Oklahoma City/April 19, 1995;
A survivor of the explosion is expected to take the stand for an emotional
finale.
Yesterday McVeigh's attorneys went on the offensive, pointing to
deficiencies in the F-B-I crime lab which detected bomb residue on the
defendant's clothing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Raise the question
4:05:09
((RAISE THE QUESTION SO THAT.. MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE TO THE STORY. ))
SUPER=01-John Walsh/CBS News Legal Consultant;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=to the story.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The defense is expected to begin its case tomorrow.
(----------------)
E-Beyer-Quote
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-30
GRAPHIC=Don Beyer
Southwest Virginia's at the center of the latest spat in the Governor's
race.
Don Beyer says "thousands" of homes in Southwest Virginia "need indoor
plumbing and clean and dependable water supplies."
Jim Gilmore says that's an insult.
(---------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Richmond area resident Gilmore says northern Virginian Beyer has a
"derogatory" perception of southwest Virginians.
The Beyer campaign says Gilmore's being "shrill" and "not very
constructive."
Beyer's plumbing comment came during a campaign stop in Russell County.
He spoke about water and sewer damage done by last year's flooding.
(----------------)
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Don Beyer
Gilmore says the quote shows a trend.
In 1994, Beyer was quoted as saying southwest Virginians lack "the
education, the self-esteem or the (hutz-ba) chutzpah" to start their own
businesses.
A Beyer spokeswoman doesn't know if Beyer ever said that... but she says
that's NOT how he feels about a region he's visited more than 100 times in
eight years.
P-Burley-Tobacco
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=None
Anti-Smoking advocates may be hoping to cut the demand for tobacco in the
U-S.
But worldwide, there are still not enough tobacco farmers to meet the
demand.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape;
So Philip Morris has thrown five million dollars into an effort to recruit
and assist BURLEY tobacco farmers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:13:16
IN Q=In burley
((AL GLASS/VA. FARM BUREAU FEDERATION: IN BURLEY THE LAST TWO YEARS YOU'VE HAD
TWO SHORT CROPS, PRIMARILY DUE TO WET WEATHER AND A FUNGUS CALLED BLUE MOLD.
ALSO, WE SEE A HIGH DEMAND FOR WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN BLEND CIGARETTE.))
SUPER=01-Al Glass/Va. Farm Bureau Federation;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=cigarette.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Internationally popular brands like Marlboro use that blend.
SUPER=03-Abingdon/File Tape;
Philip Morris has founded the Farm Income Improvement Foundation to help
burley farmers "modernize" their operations.
In Virginia, burley farmers are expected to fall about 13 million pounds
short of their allowed quota this year.
(-------0---------)
P-Hanover-Direct
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-25
GRAPHIC=hanover direct
By the fall Hanover Direct expects to have 100 more employees on its
payroll.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
But a lot of work must be done between now and then.
The New Jersey mail order company will make the Roanoke Valley its national
distribution center.
It will consolidate the two facilities it owns here into its newer, Hollins
Road operation.
The move will require about six- million- dollars worth of renovation work.
Once it's all completed, Hanover Direct will have the equivalent of 575
full- time workers in Roanoke County.
(-------------)
E-Homework-Hotline
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-38
GRAPHIC=Education
This is crunch time for many students in the Roanoke Valley. A time when
students cram for exams, write papers and worry about their final grades.
For those students who are sweating out their last few days, in many cases,
help is a just phone call away.
Stacey Martin has more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=(RING) Good Afternoon
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Sybil Taylor/Teacher; :22
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=S. Martin, News 7
(((/////SOT/////)
use file tape: 95-76; 95-5
SOT 18.00.45 - 18.00.55
IN Q=(Ring) Good afternoon,
(( (RING) GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION TO REACH THE HOMEWORK HELPLINE PRESS 5.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=help line press 5
For many students, this recording means help is nearby. It's the homework
helpline...an answering service that connects students to local teachers.
But, don't call up expecting easy answers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17.43.56 - 17.44.12
IN Q=I look at
((SYBIL TAYLOR/HIGHLAND PARK LEARNING CENTER TEACHER: I LOOK AT MYSELF AS THE
FACILITATOR AND NOT JUST HERE'S THE ANSWER, BECAUSE WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR
CHILDREN AS LEARNERS. SO I WORK WITH THE CHILDREN TO HELP THEM TO GET THE
PROCESS THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH TO ACHIEVE WHATEVER THE QUESTION MIGHT BE.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q= question might be
This is peak season for the helpline which has fielded about five thousand
calls since it started-up four years ago.
Teachers help students from first to twelfth grade in subjects including
social studies, science, and especially...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17.44.21 - 17.44.33
IN Q=I particularly seem
((SYBIL TAYLOR/HIGHLAND PARK LEARNING CENTER TEACHER: I PARTICULARLY SEEM TO
GET MORE CALLS IN MATH. AND, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SEEKING HELP.
THEY'RE NOT JUST, OH I CAN'T GET THIS SO I'M GIVING UP.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=I'm giving up
Blue Ridge Public Television operates the help line.
And, teachers get paid a minimal fee for waiting by the phone.
Students can call in every weeknight except Fridays and get help, but time
is running out. After June fifth the service goes on its summer break.
Stacey Martin, News 7.
(----------------)
Southeast-Stories3
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=Southeast Stories
Coming up on News 7 at Six and Eleven-- the final installment of Southeast
Stories: One Neighborhood's Struggle.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
There is no shortage of trouble in southeast Roanoke, but signs of positive
change are also multiplying there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape #4 15:50:23
IN Q=I see some improvements
((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 09:51:15
((LACY EDWARDS/FORMER SOUTHEAST ROANOKE RESIDENT: SOUTHEAST BEING AN OLDER
NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE ARE A LOT OF OLDER HOMES THERE AND WHAT I THINK'S
HAPPENING NOW IS SOMEWHAT OF A METAMORPHOSIS.))
SUPER=01-Pat Dillard/Presbyterian Community Ctr.; :00
SUPER=01-Lacy Edwards/Former Southeast Resident; :11
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=could ever expect.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
take Southeast Promo Board-essC
Joe Dashiell wraps up Southeast Stories with a look to the future, and the
hope that better days are ahead for a troubled neighborhood.
That's tonight on News 7 at Six and Eleven.
(----------------)
E-Wood
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-33
GRAPHIC=None
Nascar racing is a sport where teams are competitors on the track and family
off of it.
That was evident last night in Stuart where some of racing's biggest names
turned out to pay their final respects to the wife of team co-owner, Leonard
Wood.
Teresa Hamilton reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=There wasn't
SUPER=03-Stuart; :00
SUPER=01-Ned Jarrett/NASCAR Commentator; :22
SUPER=@Teresa1; :36
SUPER=03-Rowan Co., NC/WBTV; :44
SUPER=01-Geoff Bodine/QVC Ford Driver; :56
SUPER=01-Jimmy Hensley/NASCAR Truck Series Driver; 1:03
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
(( There wasn't enough parking, let alone seats, for everyone who gathered in
memory of Betty Mae Wood.
The 64- year old wife and mother died in a car crash over the weekend.
Betty Mae was a familiar face around Stuart-- not to mention the racing
circuit.
Her husband, Leonard co-owns one of Nascar's most successful race teams.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's such
((NED JARRETT:IT'S SUCH A SAD SITUATION TO HAPPEN TO SUCH A GREAT FAMILY
BECAUSE THEY, I THINK, MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER THEM TO BE THE FIRST FAMILY IN
NASCAR RACING AND TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN TO THEM IT'S VERY VERY
SAD. ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=very, very sad.
Take SU
The Woods were on their way home from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday
night when a car crossed the median striking the family van head on.
end su
Leonard Wood was treated and released-- but his daughter and granddaughter
remain hospitalized.
For drivers, like Geoff Bodine, the tragedy is a grim reminder of the long
hours they ALL spend on the road.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=You know
((GEOFF BODINE/: YOU KNOW, WE ALL HOLD OUR BREATH EVERY WEEK, TO MAKE SURE AND
JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT EVERYONE GETS HOME SAFE AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT DIDN'T
HAPPEN. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=didn't happen.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I guess
((JIMMY HENSLEY/:I GUESS A LOT OF US HAS BEEN REAL LUCKY OVER THE YEARS THAT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HASN'T TOUCHED HOME BEFORE NOW. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=before now.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at Moody Funeral home.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Stuart.))
E-Appomattox-Murder
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-21
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Two teens charged with killing a Lynchburg woman are back in Appomattox
County facing murder charges.
The 18 year olds were hauled in from
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Appomattox;
Nebraska on charges of killing Lisa Yvonne Crider.
The 23 year old woman was shot in the head-
SUPER=04-May 11;
her body found in the James River May eleventh.
Last weekend, authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska arrested Brandon Wayne
Hedrick and Trevor Anthony Jones at a relative's home.
Appomattox authorities had told Nebraska police the pair may try to go
there.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:49:25
IN Q=Police officers
((WILSON STAPLES/APPOMATTOX CO. SHERIFF: POLICE OFFICERS FROM NEBRASKA HAD BEEN
NOTIFIED BY THIS OFFICE TO CHECK THAT RESIDENCE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER..
BEDFORD AND CAMPBELL COUNTY.))
SUPER=01-Wilson Staples/Appomattox Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=and Campbell County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hedrick and Jones will appear in court later this morning.
(----------------)
Flinn
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
Air Force officials say it could be several more days, if not weeks, before
a decision is reached on whether to give the nation's first female B-52 pilot
an honorable discharge.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
4:06;15
Lieutenant Kelly Flinn made the request to avoid an embarrassing court
martial which WAS set to begin yesterday.
But the proceedings have been put on hold while the Air Force Secretary
consider's Flinn's request.
The 26 year old pilot faces adultery and disobedience charges stemming from
her affair with a married man and her subsequent denial of it.
(----------------)
McVeigh
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Timothy McVeigh
The prosecution is expected to rest today in the trial of Oklahoma City
bombing suspect Timothy Mveigh.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Oklahoma City/April 19, 1995;
The government will provide a dramatic conclusion for its case--by calling
one more survivor of the explosion to the witness stand.
Prosecutors also will show
jurors stacks of death certificates of victims.
The defense is expected to begin presenting its case tomorrow.
(----------------)
Budget
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Budget
The vote is in -- and the balanced-budget deal has won passage in the House.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;
Lawmakers worked until three this morning to pass the measure with
overwhelming support, 333-to-99.
The plan promises to eliminate the deficit by the year 2002 while cutting
taxes for many families, investors and college students.
Minority Leader Dick Gephardt split with the Clinton administration and
opposed the bill, saying it favors the rich.
(----------------)
Abortion
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Abortion
Meantime, Senate MAJORITY Leader Trent Lott says he believes he can get
enough votes to override an expected presidential veto of the so-called
partial-birth abortion ban.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Yesterday;
The senate yesterday passed the measure, but the vote lacked the two-thirds
majority needed for an override.
The bill bans late-term abortions except when a woman is at risk of death
and no other procedure can be used to end the pregnancy.
(----------------)
P-Mental-Health
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#597-26
GRAPHIC=Morning HealthCheck
Mental health problems will strike an estimated 51- million Americans this
year.
Despite the numbers... it seems health care providers are reluctant to
supply full coverage.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Last night the Mental Health Association of the Roanoke Valley sponsored an
event called Picnic For Parity... in an attempt to get its point across.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:49:28
IN Q=Folks want
((LARRY SPROUSE/MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION: FOLKS WANT TO HIDE THAT OR KEEP IT
IN THE BACKGROUND AND PART OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION-- WE'RE TRYING TO
GET THIS OUT INTO THE OPEN AND SHOW THAT THIS IS AN ILLNESS THAT CAN BE TREATED
IN MANY WAYS. ))
BUTT! BUTT! BUTT!
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:08:58
((HOPE HOLLINGSWORTH: CHANGING MY DEDUCTIBLE WITH MY CURRENT INSURANCE COMPANY
IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO PRE EXISTING MEDICAL SITUATIONS. AND JUST THE
FACT THAT I HAVE HAD DEPRESSION... THAT'S A PROBLEM. I THINK THAT'S UNFAIR. ))
SUPER=01-Larry Sprouse/Mental Health Association;
SUPER=07-Hope Hollingsworth; :13
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=that's unfair
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Yesterday's event took place behind the Mountain House in old Southwest
Roanoke.
The building is owned by Blue Ridge Community Services and is used to
provide care for local residents suffering from various mental illnesses.
(----------------)
E-Danny-King
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-18
GRAPHIC=Danny King
The man facing death for the murder of Roanoke County realtor Carolyn
Rogers is asking a federal judge to reverse his conviction.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
Danny King's appeal has already been rejected by the Virginia Supreme Court.
Yesterday King's attorneys argued that court should have reversed the
conviction, because police investigators ignored King's request for a lawyer
when interrogating him.
An attorney for the Commonwealth says King never clearly asked for an
attorney and even if he had, he never confessed to police.
Judge Samuel Wilson has not yet issued his ruling on the matter.
(----------------)
E-Franklin-Turnpike
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-32
GRAPHIC=None
Officials in Pittsylvania County put the brakes on a proposed new road in
Danville.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/File Tape;
Designers said the "Old 97 Parkway" would relieve traffic back-ups along
North Main Street and the Franklin Turnpike.
But last night the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors unanimously
withdrew the proposal.
The Supervisors say they want Danville officials to consider other plans to
improve the flow of traffic.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE
Opponents of the plan feared it would have inconvenienced residents who live
along the turnpike and business owners.
P-Petty
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-22
GRAPHIC=None
A Lynchburg prosecutor has been both a Democrat and an Independent in his 20
years on the job.
Now he's running for re-election as a Republican.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Bill Petty says the GOP has shown it's the only party that's serious about
prosecuting criminals and protecting the public.
Several statewide candidates including attorney general Jim Gilmore attended
Petty's coming- out party.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:17:37//2:28:56
IN Q=If we're going
((BILL PETTY/LYNCHBURG COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO PROSECUTE AND CONVICT PEOPLE THAT COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES, THEN WE
NEED THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE LIKE JIM GILMORE.))
((JIM GILMORE/ATTORNEY GENERAL: AND THROUGH BILL PETTY'S LEADERSHIP WE ARE ALL
DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS A CROWNING VICTORY FOR
ALL VIRGINIANS EVERYWHERE.))
SUPER=01-Bill Petty/Lynchburg Prosecutor; :00
SUPER=@Gilmore1; :12
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=all Virginians everywhere.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Petty has been Lynchburg's top prosecutor since 1977.
(----------------)
WIPE WIPE WIPE
P-Putney
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-23
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
With Republicans converting one Independent, surprisingly they're hoping
another will stay right where he is.
GOP leaders say they are unanimous in their support of 19th District
delegate Lacey Putney and his likely bid for re- election.
Putney is the General Assembly's only Independent member.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:41:23
IN Q=And it's just
((STEVE NEWMAN/R- LYNCHBURG: AND IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY
QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE WOULD EVEN BE OPPOSITION TO LACEY, I THINK,
BECAUSE LACEY HAS BEEN THERE, HE IS THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN EITHER BODY AND HE'S JUST DONE A REMARKABLE JOB, SO I HOPE HE'LL
RUN AGAIN AND REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING THAT UNANIMOUSLY.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Steve Newman/(R) Lynchburg; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=saying that unanimously.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Newman's announcement has NOT deterred ONE Republican from wanting to take
on Putney.
Bedford County resident Eric Thompson says he'll seek the GOP nomination to
run against Putney this fall.
(----------------)
P-Bedrosian
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-27
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
Al Bedrosian (beh-DRO-zhi-an) is touting tax relief as a major focus of his
campaign for the General Assembly.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
While the republican isn't ready to endorse Jim Gilmore's plan to cut the
personal property tax on cars, he says the G-O-P's candidate for Governor is on
the right track.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I don't know if all of the
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF THE
DETAILS OF YOUR PLAN MAKE SENSE, IF THEY ARE RIGHT, BUT I TELL YOU, IF THIS IS
A FIRST STEP WE NEED TO PUSH HIM. AND I AM VERY MUCH A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE AND
I WOULD PROBABLY PUSH HIM EVEN FURTHER.))
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=push him even further.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Dick Cranwell
House of Delegates.
Bedrosian is challenging Vinton democrat Dick Cranwell for a seat in the
by SS