12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
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VO-NAT
Budget problems in the Bedford County school system have some calling for
the superintendent's resignation.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And after eight years, a child molestation case against workers at a North
Carolina day care center comes to a close.
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TALENT=Kimberly
SS=None
Plenty of sunshine to go around as we kick off the Memorial Day weekend.
Temperatures working their way back up to a more normal range, in the mid
70s.
Stay tuned for the complete weekend forecast.
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TALENT=Melanie
SS=None
Bedford-Schools
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-29
GRAPHIC=bedford seal
The debate over who is responsible for Bedford County's school budgetary
problems came to a head at last night's school board meeting.
One board member wants the school superintendent suspended and his job
performance carefully reviewed.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Bedford County's
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-Betty Earle/School Board Member; :19
SUPER=01-Jim Fields/Parent; :31
SUPER=01-Dr. John Kent/School Superintendent; :45
SUPER=@ssm2; 1:08
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=News7, Bedford County.
(( Bedford County's school teachers will continue to get their paychecks, after
the school board voted to borrow a million dollars from its construction fund
to cover salaries through the end of the year.
This is the third straight year the school system has finished in the red,
and at least one school board member wants to hold the superintendent
accountable.
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SOT 10:36:07
IN Q=Suspend Dr. Kent
((BETTY EARLE/SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: SUSPEND DOCTOR KENT WITH PAY PENDING SCHOOL
BOARD INVESTIGATION OF HIS PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=performance.
One parent in the crowd at Staunton River High School went beyond that,
calling for Dr. Kent's resignation.
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SOT 11:49:29
IN Q=No longer can
((JIM FIELDS/PARENT: NO LONGER CAN WE AFFORD A MANAGEMENT STYLE OF
SECRETIVENESS, CALLOUSNESS AND INDIFFERENCE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=indifference.
Dr. Kent says he'll resign if the board wants him to... he's willing to
accept the blame, though would not say that he deserves it.
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SOT 11:59:51
IN Q=I would assume
((DR. JOHN KENT/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I WOULD ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THAT AND THEN MAYBE THINGS WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN BE BETTER.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=be better.
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SOT 12:04:51
IN Q=I'm not sure
((BETTY EARLE/SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: I'M NOT SURE IT'S ALL ENTIRELY DR. KENT'S
FAULT, BECAUSE AFTER ALL IT'S THE SCHOOL BOARD WHO HAS OVERSIGHT AND
RESPONSIBILITY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY IN THESE CASES WE HAVE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT
POINT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=is responsible.
That person could be John Kent.
The school board will discuss whether to suspend him during a meeting in
June.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
flinn
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Air Force Lieutenant Kelly Flinn is already thinking about the future after
receiving a general discharge.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
10:04:55
The lawyer for the nation's first female B-52 bomber pilot says she plans to
apply for a waiver that will let her fly for the National Guard,
Yesterday Flinn accepted a general discharge rather than face a court-martial
on charges of adultery, lying and disobedience.
Flinn had no comment but her family is talking.
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SOT
IN Q=DUE TO THE
11:0247-59
SUPER=01-Don Flinn, Jr./Flinn's Brother;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=FACTS OF THE CASE..
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Yesterday;
10:07:53
Meantime, Airman Gayla Zigo, the former wife of the man Flinn was involved
with, held a press conference yesterday say she's the one who's been victimized
by the whole ordeal.
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OK-TRIAL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=ok trial
A Ryder Truck employee is back on the witness stand at the Oklahoma City
bombing trial.
So far she has NOT identified Timothy McVeigh as the man who rented the
truck used in the blast.
McVeigh's Defense is now trying to establish that a SUICIDE bomber
set off the blast.
Dave Fehling reports.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=@File;
SUPER=01-John Walsh/CBS News Legal Consultant; :55
SUPER=01-Dave Fehling/Reporting; 1:03
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=CBS News, Denver;
((
TIM MCVEIGH LOOKED AT ONE OF HIS ATTORNEYS AND GAVE HER THE
CROSS-YOUR-FINGERS SIGN...
AFTER DAY ONE OF THEIR CASE THAT IF SUCCESSFUL COULD SAVE HIM FROM
EXECUTION, THIS IS THE DEFENSE SO FAR.
FIRST, THAT MCVEIGH NEVER RENTED THE RYDER TRUCK IN JUNCTION CITY
KANSAS USED TO HAUL THE EXPLOSIVES TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
HIS LAWYERS WILL NOT DENY HE WAS IN TOWN THAT WEEK..THIS MCDONALD'S
SECURITY TAPE SHOWS HIM...BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE
COUNTER AT THE RENTAL AGENCY ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THE MAN WHO USED THE
ALIAS ROBERT KLING LOOKED LIKE.
KLING BEING THE NAME ON THE RENTAL AGREEMENT.
ONE EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO LOOK ACROSS THE COURTROOM... ARE YOU
ABLE TO TELL US THAT MR. MCVEIGH IS ROBERT KLING?
NO SHE SAID, I CANNOT.
THEN THERE WAS GRISLY TESTIMONY FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY MEDICAL
EXAMINER.
HE TESTIFIED THAT AFTER TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE MANGLED BODIES OF
VICTIMS, THERE IS A BODY PART LEFT OVER...A LEFT LEG.
JOHN WALSH, CBS NEWS LEGAL CONSULTANT:
"THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THEY'RE STILL CONTINUING TO TRY TO SUGGEST
THAT THE ACTUAL BOMBER MAY HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP WITH THE BOMB AND THAT IT WASN'T
TIM MCVEIGH."
(STDUP)S/DAVE FEHLING CBS NEWS DENVER
"AND LATER, TESTIMONY IS EXPECTED FROM A SURVIVOR OF THE BLAST WHO SAYS SHE
SAW THE RYDER TRUCK MOMENTS BEFORE THE EXPLOSION...AND THAT THE STOCKY,
DARK-SKINNED MAN WHO GOT OUT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE TIM MCVEIGH. DF CBS NEWS
DENVER.":))
Roanoke-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A man charged with the stabbing death of a romantic rival during a fight was
acquitted.
A Roanoke jury deliberated two hours yesterday before returning the NOT
guilty verdict in the case of Michael Wells.
Wells testified Anthony Crutchfield started the fight last December and that
he was just defending himself.
Prosecutors said Wells was jealous because his longtime girlfriend had been
dating Crutchfield.
P-Wythe-Drugs
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=allen
The Wythe County Sheriff's Department welcomed Governor George Allen with
open arms yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.
The sheriff got 95-hundred dollars from the sale of assets seized in three
different drug busts.
SUPER=04-February 3;
In those busts, Wythe County deputies confiscated two vehicles and nearly
five-thousand dollars in cash.
The governor says the county's efforts are helping keep drug dealers out of
other parts of the state.
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SOT
IN Q=Their destination
((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THEIR DESTINATION IS NOT NECESSARILY WYTHEVILLE. IT
MAY BE ROANOKE IT BE STAUNTON, IT MAY BE CHARLOTTESVILLE OR RICHMOND OR PLACES
FURTHER NORTH, AND SO THIS EFFORT MADE BY SHERIFF PIKE AND THE WYTHE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE HELPING ALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.))
SUPER=@Allen
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=of Virginia
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VO-NAT
The governor's office says state police have been increasing their efforts
to stop drug dealers on interstate highways and major roads.
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LITTLE-RASCALS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A high-profile case of alleged
child molestation is officially closed in North Carolina.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Edenton, NC;
State prosecutors this morning dropped all 99 remaining charges against
defendants in the Little Rascals day care case.
SUPER=@fILE;
The case dates back to 19-89 when Robert Kelly, his wife and five others
were charged with 429 counts of sex abuse against children at their day care
facility.
Kelly was convicted and sentenced to life on some of the charges.
But the verdict was overturned on appeal.
Authorities say they are dropping the case on the advice of parents.
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SOT
11:16:24
IN Q=I KNOW...
SUPER=07-Mother of alleged victim;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
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VO-NAT
The case was North Carolina's longest and most expensive.
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Salem-Minister
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Roanoke County minister is facing charges that he molested a 15- year- old
female exchange student who was living at his home.
Police say 32- year- old Matthew Todd Atkins has been charged with
three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child in his care.
The incidents allegedly happened between December and this month.
Henry-Murder
ANCHOR=Mel
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=murder investigation
Investigators are searching for a suspect in the murder of a 67- year- old
Henry County man.
Sheriff's officials say Governor Taylor Craig was found dead late last night
inside his home off Figsboro Road.
He apparently died from gunshot wounds.
Craig's 72- year- old brother, John, was injured during the incident.
Authorities say he's recovering from a blow to the head.
ABORTION-FIRE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fire
More possible violence against abortion clinics.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Portland, OR;
Fire investigators are calling an early morning fire at a Portland clinic
suspicious.
There were no injuries but the fire caused significant damage.
The clinic has been a focal point for anti-abortion protesters for years and
had been threatened in recent days.
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E-Sroka
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-24
GRAPHIC=NONE
Consider the consequences of your actions-
That was the message from a nationally-known educator who stressed unwise
sexual activity, violence and drug use can have serious, sometimes fatal,
results.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Stephen Sroka (su-ROE-kuh) is an author and consultant to the Centers for
Disease Control.
He's a teacher in the Cleveland Public School system- yesterday he spoke
to ninth graders at several Roanoke Valley schools.
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SOT
IN Q=If I wanted to sell
((STEPHEN SROKA: IF I WANTED TO SELL A GREASEBURGER, I COULDN'T GO ON TV ONE
TIME. I'VE GOT TO GO ON EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THAT'S OUR CHARGE HERE TO GIVE A
CLEAR, CONSISTENT, REPETITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT NOT TO USE, NOT TO DO DRUGS, NOT TO
BE VIOLENT.))
SUPER=07-Stephen Sroka;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=to be violent.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Sroka said students must have accurate information and he encouraged them
to Just Say No. That's K-N-O-W.
S-Dave-Thomas
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-25
GRAPHIC=None
Knowledge was also stressed by the man who founded the Wendy's fast food
chain.
Dave Thomas spoke to students at Bath County High School about the benefits
of education.
Tina Tenret has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Bath Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Dave Thomas/Wendy's Founder; :12
SUPER=19-Tina Tenret; :21
SUPER=07-David Hooper; :28
SUPER=01-Jessica Schwend/S.A.D.D. Co-President; :37
RUNS=1:06
OUT Q=News 7 Bath County
((Dave Thomas named the chain after his daughter, Wendy, and says he makes
square hamburgers to avoid cutting corners.
But Thomas regrets dropping out of high school at 15.
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SOT 14:07:29
IN Q=Stay in school
((DAVE THOMAS/FOUNDER OF WENDY'S: MY MESSAGE WAS TO STAY IN SCHOOL, DO THE
RIGHT THINGS, HONESTY AND INTEGRITY, AND YOU CAN DO OR BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
WITHIN THE LAWS OF MAN AND GOD.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=man and God
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SOT 14:15:49
IN Q=Thomas also
((TINA TENRET/NEWS 7: THOMAS ALSO SERVED AWARDS TO STUDENT LEADERS FOR DOING
THE RIGHT THING. AND IT SEEMS THEY GOBBLED UP HIS MESSAGE.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=his message
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SOT 14:06:27
IN Q=I think
((DAVID HOOPER/STUDENT: I THINK IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. I THINK IT WAS GREAT
THAT WE COULD HAVE A CELEBRITY UP HERE TO SPEAK TO THE KIDS. HE HAS A GREAT
INFLUENCE ON EVERYBODY.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=on everybody
Thomas also cautions against driving drunk.
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SOT 14:05:50
IN Q=We've had
((JESSICA SCHWEND/S.A.D.D. CO-PRESIDENT: WE'VE HAD FRIENDS THAT HAVE DIED IN
THESE KINDS OF INCIDENTS AND IT'S VERY TRAGIC SO I THINK KIDS SHOULD LISTEN TO
THIS MESSAGE ALSO.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=also
Thomas was adopted and never knew his birth parents.
He says his adopted grandmother taught him honesty, integrity, and how to
run a restaurant.
Thomas is also a national spokesman for adoption.
There's no word yet on when the next Wendy's will hit Bath County, but
students say they'd eat there at least twice a week.
Tina Tenret, News 7, Bath County.))
p-James-Fair
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=l'burg seal
Virginia's first regional state fair is expected to bring thousands to
Lynchburg this weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
The Fair By the James replaces the FESTIVAL By The James which ran for ten
years along the city's riverfront.
Organizers say the regional fair has a lot more to offer and will give
attendees a taste of the Virginia State Fair.
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SOT 00:32:34
IN Q=So we developed
((OTIS BROWN/ATLANTIC RURAL EXPO PRESIDENT: SO WE DEVELOPED A CONCEPT..
..OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.))
SUPER=01-Otis Brown/Atlantic Rural Expo President; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=opportunity to do so.
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VO-NAT
The Fair by the James runs through Monday.
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GROWIN-IT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#597-13
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Community Arboretum at Virginia Western is growing, and the new target
audience is kids.
Patrick Evans has more this week on Growin' It.
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SOT
IN Q=Today we're
SUPER=@Patrick1; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :15
SUPER=01-Robert McDuffie/Landscape Architect; :31
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=Growin' It.
WEATHER
SUPER=300-67/37/SW 5/30.24F/93/1941/40/1993;
SUPER=301-65/38/S 7/30.26F/94/1941/38/1997;
Forecasts
SUPER=#561;burnt chimney viewernet
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear Skies/Light Winds/45-49/Partly Sunny/& Seasonable/75-80;
SUPER=331-Clear &/Cool/45-49/Partly Sunny/Wind S 10/75-80;
SUPER=332-Mostly Clear/& Cool/42-46/Partly/Cloudy/70-75;
SUPER=333-Clear/Skies/38-42/Partly Sunny/Wind S 10/72-76;
SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/Light Winds/42-46/Partly Cloudy/& Mild/70-75;
SUPER=X5001;
Wagner
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-5
GRAPHIC=FFE
News 7 sports has learned that Fred Wagner has been offered the head
football coaching job at Liberty high school.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
Wagner is currently an assistant football coach at William Byrd.
He was also instrumental as a head coach in turning around Northside's
wrestling program before returning to Byrd a few years ago.
Wagner replaces Mike Scharness, who took the head football job at Rustburg.
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Glenvar
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Girls basketball
Glenvar high school has named its new girl's head basketball coach.
Bryan Harvey replaces Dennis Layman as the lady Highlanders head coach for
next season.
Harvey served as the Glenvar J-V boys and girls coach this past year. Bryan
went to Glenvar and then attended Roanoke College.
Tech
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=net (edit of S7-10)
GRAPHIC=Tech baseball
For the first time since 19-69; the Virginia Tech Hokies have won an N-C-A-A
tournament baseball game; beating Southern Cal 3-2 in the South 2 Regional.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Tuscaloosa, AL/Hokies vs. Trojans; :00
U-S-C came in ranked 11th in the country.
The Hokies trailed 2-nothing before Matt Reynolds hit a solo homer making
the score 2-1.
Then, in the top of the sixth, Barry Gouch connects on this sacrifice fly
to right field that brings home a run and ties the game.
In the top of the ninth Reynolds hits a solo homer
SUPER=34-Va. Tech/3/USC/2;
and the Hokies advance to the second round.
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SOT
IN Q="i thought
(( ))
SUPER=01-Denny Wagner/Va. Tech Pitcher; :00
SUPER=01-Chuck Hartman/Va. Tech Coach; :09
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=baseball game"
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Bodine
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-36
GRAPHIC=Charlotte
Second round qualifying for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 is in the books.
Geoff Bodine did not open a qualifying chapter.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-Wednesday; :00
Bodine spent Wednesday night in the hospital after crashing early in
practice.
Bodine was released from Northeast Medical Center yesterday after all of his
tests were negative.
SUPER=04-Thursday;
His younger brother Todd Bodine practiced the car yesterday and will drive
the Q-V-C Ford Sunday. Todd made the field and will start 42nd.
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E-Artist
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-18
GRAPHIC=None
Her work is becoming well-known and she's moving into the movie business.
But for now, Anne Bell is back in the area she calls her inspiration.
Scott Prince has more.
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SOT
IN Q=You might
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Anne Bell/Artist; :12
SUPER=@Scott2; :20
SUPER=04-CBS; :39
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News 7
((You might not recognize her face.
But if you've lived in Central or
Southwestern Virginia for any length of time... you'll probably recognize her
artwork.
Clearly, Anne Bell has canvassed this area.
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SOT 5:02:22
IN Q=I hadn't
((ANNE BELL/ARTIST: I HADN'T PLANNED IT. IT JUST HAPPENED. I THINK I'M
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING DOING SOMETHING I SO ENJOY AND LOVE. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=and love
Bell lives in Florida.
But she's spent most of her life in the Roanoke Valley.
She calls the Star City her source of artistic inspiration.
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SOT 5:01:01
IN Q=The beauty
((BELL: THE BEAUTY OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAGNIFICENT SKIES AND THE DIFFERENT
COLORS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SEASONS OF THE YEAR. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=of the year
In recent years, Bell has branched out artistically.
In fact one of her paintings proved to be crucial to the plot of "True
Women"-- a CBS miniseries that aired earlier this week.
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SOT 5:03:08
IN Q=I'm hoping
((BELL: I'M HOPING MY MOVIE CAREER WILL MOVE ON. I HAVE CONTRACTS WITH
PRODUCTION COMPANIES NOW. THEY'VE GIVEN ME WORD THAT THEY'LL WORK WITH ME ON A
CONTINUOUS BASIS. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=continuous basis
But even though Bell is now using a broader brush... she says she'll always
exhibit a love for Virginia.
Scott Prince, News- 7.))
Bugs-stamp
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE# from NET H
GRAPHIC=NONE
The first cartoon U-S postage stamp goes on sale today featuring America's
favorite wascally wabbit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA;
The Bugs Bunny stamp was unveiled yesterday at Warner Brother Studios, in
California.
Postal officials say the 265 MILLION Bug stamps will be hot commodities.
But some collectors are critical, calling it blatant commercialism.
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by SS