06:00-01
wv-train-crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=train crash
Scary, West Virginia lived up to its name this weekend after a freight
train carrying dangerous chemicals slammed into the back of a loaded coal
train.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Scary, WV;
The collision killed one railroad worker and set off an explosion and fire
that sent dangerous fumes into the air.
Hundreds of residents were forced to spend the night in shelters but have
since been allowed to return home.
Investigators believe it was either human error or a broken signal that
caused the collision
Both trains were operated by C-S-X.
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E-Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A single car crash killed an Amherst man this weekend.
According to police Tommy Talmadge Tomlin swerved off route 60 near an
intersection.
Tomlin then over-corrected, crossed traffic and struck an embankment.
Tomlin later died at Lynchburg General Hospital.
E-Gardner
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=97-27
GRAPHIC=none
A federal judge upheld a school's right to keep a nine- year- old boy from
reading a Rush Limbaugh book, saying the material was too advanced for the boy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape; :00
use file tape from 97-24, Gardner;
A teacher confiscated Jason Gardner's copy of "The Way Things Ought to Be,"
and his father sued, claiming the boy's First Amendment rights were violated.
In court Friday, Judge James Turk indicated he would dismiss the part of
Gardner's lawsuit involving the Limbaugh book.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=legal scales
But it's likely Judge Turk will let the rest of the lawsuit go forward.
Gardner says this year teachers have told Jason to remove an Oliver North
bumper sticker from his book bag, and an anti- Clinton button from his shirt.
Gardner says as far as he's concerned, his son can continue to bring
conservative reading material to school.
Gen-Ralston
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
He was once considered a leading candidate to become the nation's top
military officer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Andrews AFB, MD;
4:05:25
Today, General Joseph Ralston is expected to withdraw his name for
consideration as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Ralston's candidacy has been clouded by an admitted adulterous affair he had
in the 19-80's.
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E-MARINES-EXPLORE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#=97-26
GRAPHIC=Explore Park
A unit from the Marine Reserves is building up Virginia's Explore Park.
Officials say the troops saved the day and lots of money for the park.
Denise Allen explains.
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SOT
IN Q=nat sound
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Ted Adams/U.S. Marines; :15
SUPER=01-Steve Meeks/Park Maintenance Coordinator; :44
SUPER=01-Daniel Young/Park Maintenance Technician; 1:09
SUPER=@Denise2; 1:16
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=News 7.
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SOT nat sound of dozers
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
This construction crew is Bravo company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion.
The Marine Reserves unit has been using the Explore Park as a training
ground for several months.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:10:16
IN Q=THE MARINES WHO
((CAPTAIN TED ADAMS/U.S. MARINES: THE MARINES WHO ARE STUDENTS, SALESMEN IN
THEIR CIVILIAN LIVES GET A CHANCE TO GET OUT HERE AND GET ON THE EQUIPMENT AND
DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO BECOME PROFICIENT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=TO BECOME PROFICIENT
During a military operation, Bravo company is responsible for building
things, working with explosives and punching in new roads.
At the Explore Park this clearing will eventually be a parking lot and
reception area.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:11:22
IN Q=NOW FOR US WE
((NOW FOR US WE COULD SAY WE'RE IN BOSNIA OR KOREA IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WE'RE
CLEARING A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=LANDING PAD
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:32:51
IN Q=WE HAD NO
((STEVE MEEKS/PARK MAINTENANCE COOR.: WE HAD NO WAY TO CLEAR IT NOBODY COME IN
TO OFFER TO DONATE TO CLEAR IT SO THEY SAVED US.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=THEY SAVED US
Both the Marines and park officials say this is a win-win situation.
The Marines get a place to train and the park gets thousands of dollars of
work done just for the price of fuel.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT nat sot of hammering
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
The marine reserves are honing their construction skills while building this
picnic pavilion for the park.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:34:41
IN Q=WE WAS ABLE
((DANIEL YOUNG/PARK TECHNICIAN: WE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
PURCHASE THE MATERIALS BUT NO LABOR. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT
BUILT.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=GETTING IT BUILT
This partnership between Explore and the Marine Reserves is just one of 4
like it in the country.
Capt. Adams says they're working on similar projects which he says will
continue to benefit the marines as well as the Roanoke Valley.
Denise Allen News 7.))
E-Candidates
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-24
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
This is the final day of campaigning before the G-O-P primary for attorney
general.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
use file tape from P-Gil-Davis, 597-27; or P-Gil-Davis, 597-22;
Gil Davis -- a Fairfax lawyer -- talked to voters at the Fairfax County fair
Saturday.
Davis is best known as Paula Jones' attorney. Jones is suing President
Clinton for sexual harassment.
use file tape from 97-13, E-Stolle; 597-12, P-Stolle;
State Senator Kenneth Stolle spoke at a rally at a Fraternal Order of Police
lodge.
use file tape 97-25, P-Earley; 97-28, AG-Debate;
About 75 Henrico Republicans heard from state Senator Mark Earley of
Chesapeake and former Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore of Gate City.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
Fewer than ten percent of Virginia's more than three-million registered
voters are expected to turn out.
The winner will oppose Democrat Bill Dolan in the November general election.
Rke-Primary
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
Political leaders in Roanoke believe a local Democratic primary tomorrow
could overshadow the G-O-P attorney general primary.
The contest is for the Democratic nomination for commissioner of revenue.
Local Republican chairman Ralph Smith said many Republicans may skip their
own contest to cast a ballot in the commissioner's race.
Whoever wins between incumbent Marsha Compton Fielder and challenger Sherman
Holland could end up getting elected by default in November.
So far, no Republican is in the race.
Common-Sense
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Common Sense
GRAPHIC=none
From the time they're born children are given everything they have.
But as they grow up, parents need to explain that most things they want have
a price, and sometimes that purchase requires saving.
Here's Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=How do
SUPER=@Len1; :00
SUPER=01-Gary Collins/J.C. Bradford & Co.; :10
RUNS=:46
OUT Q=the newsdesk.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:52:22
IN Q=How
((How do you teach your child the value of money? Well Gary Collins of J-C
Bradford and Company here in Martinsville has some tips for you.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=tips for you.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:18:54
IN Q=You can
((GARY COLLINS/STOCKBROKER-J.C. BRADFORD & CO.: YOU CAN GO TO A TOY STORE AND
SAY OKAY, LITTLE JOHNNY YOU HAVE A DOLLAR- 99, YOU CAN ONLY BUY SOMETHING THAT
HAS A DOLLAR- 99 WRITTEN ON IT OR LESS. AND SHOWING THEM THAT THEY CAN'T BUY
THE BIGGER ITEMS. BY DOING THIS, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THEY'LL SAY, OKAY I'LL
FOREGO THE CHEAPER ITEM, TO GO A FOR A MORE EXPENSIVE ITEM YOU KNOW AND THEY'LL
HAVE A SAVING PROCESS INSTILLED, AND THEN THAT WAY IT WILL BE GOOD FOR FUTURE
COLLEGE SAVINGS, OR FOR CARS OR FOR CLOTHING OR FOR BIG TICKET ITEM PURCHASES.
THEY'LL ALREADY HAVE THAT CONCEPT IN PLACE INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO MOM AND DAD
AND SAYING GIMME, GIMME, GIMME.))
RUNS=:33
OUT Q=gimme, gimme, gimme.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:02:38
IN Q=I'm Len
(( I'm Len Besthoff with this week's edition of Common Sense, let's send it
back to the newsdesk. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=newsdesk.))
E-Hale-Exhibit
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-31
GRAPHIC=none
Visitors to the Harrison Museum of African American Culture will get the
chance to travel many miles as they view the photographs of local photographer
Bob Hale.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Since 19-52 Hale has been taking pictures of the urban experience.
For most of his adult life he's used a bicycle for transportation.
Hale says not having a car makes it easier to stop and take pictures.
He hopes visitors to the museum will take the time to notice the intricate
details of his photographs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:04:15
IN Q=SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO LOOK
((BOB HALE/PHOTOGRAPHER: SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO LOOK IF IT'S PEOPLE, THE EYES,
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. CLOTHES CAN TELL WHAT ERA WE'RE IN AND WHAT'S IN THE BACK
ROUND.))
SUPER=01-Bob Hale/Photographer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=IN THE BACKROUND
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hale says it's all these odds and ends that make a picture interesting.
His exhibit will be at the Harrison Museum in Roanoke until November first.
(----------------)
Rich-Virginians
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=va state seal
The magazine Virginia Business has released its 100 richest Virginians.
And once again, the candy-making Mars family of McLean sits at the top.
It's the ninth year in a row for Forrest Mars Junior, John Mars and
Jaqueline Mars Vogel.
Their fortune is estimated at 12-billion dollars.
The wealthiest individual on the list is telecommunications and media mogul
John Kluge of Charlottesville.
The magazine estimated his net worth at ten-billion dollars.
SS=Mark Warner
Last year's losing Senate candidate, Mark Warner, is on the list at 37th,
with 130-million dollars.
Ralston
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A leading candidate for the nation's top military job meets with Defense
Secretary William Cohen today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Andrews AFB, MD/Yesterday;
And there's speculation that Air Force General Joseph Ralston may take his
name out of the running for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Ralston's candidacy has been clouded by an admitted adulterous affair he
had in the 19-80's.
And sources say Ralston does NOT want to face tough Senate confirmation
hearings.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
4:03;49-55
IN Q=SOME SIGNIFICANT...
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=GIVEN PAST EVENTS.
(----------------)
Cohen originally defended Ralston, saying the affair should NOT
disqualify him from the job.
4:04;03
But some cite a double standard in the military when it comes to top ranking
officials like Ralston and other officers like Lieutenant Kelly Flinn who was
discharged from the Air Force after she lied about an affair with a married
man.
(----------------)
hijacking
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Two men who hi-jacked an air Malta jet this morning are in custody
after giving themselves up to German police.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cologne, Germany;
The Boeing 7-37 was headed from Malta to Turkey when the pilot was forced to
land the plane in Germany.
Authorities say the hijackers
had demanded freedom for the Turk who shot Pope John Paul in 19-81.
None of the approximately 80 passengers or crew members on the jet
was hurt.
(----------------)
ok-trial
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=ok trial
In Denver today, the defense at the Oklahoma City bombing trial resumes its
efforts to keep Timothy McVeigh out of the execution chamber.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
4:00:37
McVeigh's father is among those expected to testify about the McVeigh they
knew before the bombing.
The prosecution already wrapped up its case that McVeigh should be condemned
to death.
The 38 prosecution witnesses included survivors, relatives of the dead and
rescue workers.
The jury is expected to get the case this week.
(----------------)
2-E-Gardner
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=97-27
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A Rush Limbaugh book was too advanced for a nine- year- old boy to read in
school.
That, according to a federal judge.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape; :00
use file tape from 97-24, Gardner;
A teacher confiscated Jason Gardner's copy of "The Way Things Ought to Be,"
and his father sued, claiming the boy's First Amendment rights were violated.
In court Friday, Judge James Turk indicated he would dismiss the part of
Gardner's lawsuit involving the Limbaugh book.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none
But it's likely Judge Turk will let the rest of the lawsuit go forward.
Gardner says this year teachers have told Jason to remove an Oliver North
bumper sticker from his book bag, and an anti- Clinton button from his shirt.
Gardner says as far as he's concerned, his son can continue to bring
conservative reading material to school.
S-Tobacco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-25
GRAPHIC=Tobacco Under Fire
Republican candidate for lieutenant governor John Hager was named indirectly
in memos on the nicotine content in cigarettes.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
use file tape from Bus-Tour, 95-70; & 5-Bus-Tour, 595-24;
But Hager says he did NOT deal with nicotine research, although he
was routinely sent copies of company documents.
Hagar is a tobacco industry consultant and a retired senior executive with
the American Tobacco Company.
He says he's under scrutiny because he's running for statewide office.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
Hagar and L-F- Payne, his democratic challenger for lieutenant governor
have ties to the tobacco industry. Payne is a former Fifth District
Representative who defended the industry when he was in Congress.
Education
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=education
The state Board of Education's preliminary vote this week on revising public
school standards will include a
proposal by Governor Allen to remove the requirement for Family Life Education,
generally known as sex education.
The board also is considering adding charter schools in the new standards.
The General Assembly has opposed charter schools.
Supporters believe the schools will spur innovation in the classroom.
Critics believe charter schools will drain resources needed by students in
public schools.
E-Odyssey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-30
GRAPHIC=none
Some Crystal Spring Elementary students returned home victorious after
placing high in an international science competition.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The students got back in town last night after competing in the Odyssey of
the Mind Competition in College Park, Maryland.
They presented three projects at the competition last week.
SUPER=@file;
use file tape from E-OM-Competition, 97-23;
Students were given science problems to solve using limited materials and
resources.
One of their projects included the construction of a 35 gram wooden stand
that can support up to 665 pounds.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=education
Crystal Spring students placed fourth in the competition that attracted
youngsters from across the United States and foreign countries.
This was quite an accomplishment for the group of 10-year olds, going up
against many students two grades ahead of them.
train-collision
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=train crash
Investigators say it was either human error or a broken signal that caused a
fatal train collision near
Charleston, West Virginia, this weekend.
A freight train carrying dangerous chemicals slammed into the back of a
loaded coal train.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Scary, WV;
The collision killed one railroad worker and set off an explosion and fire
that sent dangerous fumes into the air.
Hundreds of residents were forced to spend the night in shelters but have
since been allowed to return home.
Close to 20 people went to the hospital complaining of headaches, chest pains
and dizziness.
Both trains were operated by C-S-X.
(----------------)
2-E-Candidates
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-24
GRAPHIC=Campaign 97
One more day of campaigning is all that's left before the G-O-P primary for
attorney general.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
use file tape from P-Gil-Davis, 597-27; or P-Gil-Davis, 597-22;
Gil Davis -- a Fairfax lawyer -- talked to voters at the Fairfax County fair
Saturday.
Davis is best known as Paula Jones' attorney. Jones is suing President
Clinton for sexual harassment.
use file tape from 97-13, E-Stolle; 597-12, P-Stolle;
State Senator Kenneth Stolle spoke at a rally at a Fraternal Order of Police
lodge.
use file tape 97-25, P-Earley; 97-28, AG-Debate;
About 75 Henrico Republicans heard from state Senator Mark Earley of
Chesapeake and former Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore of Gate City.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=none
Fewer than ten percent of Virginia's more than three-million registered
voters are expected to turn out.
The winner will oppose Democrat Bill Dolan in the November general election.
Easton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=education
State Board of Education President Michelle Easton has come under criticism
because her three sons attend private schools.
Easton is heading Virginia's effort to overhaul public school standards.
The board is to conduct a preliminary vote on the
overhaul in two days.
Easton's critics contend that where she sends her own kids shows her
hostility to public schools.
But Easton said she should be given credit for caring about the quality of
public schools even though she does NOT have a personal stake.
E-Trash-Pickup
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-23
GRAPHIC=none
The Roanoke Valley Resource Authority was giving away furniture yesterday,
sort of...
Four times a year citizens are encouraged to "Take it or Leave it."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That is drop off furniture, working appliances, kitchen items--you name it.
The items are then given away the same day to anyone who wants them.
W. Guthrie picked up some furniture.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:22:17
IN Q=there's a lot of
((W. GUTHRIE: THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDY PEOPLE OUT HERE AND I RUN ACROSS A WHOLE
LOT OF THEM AND SOME OF THE STUFF I FIX UP AND GIVE TO THEM.))
SUPER=07-W. Guthrie;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=GIVE TO THEM
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The object of "Take It Or Leave It" is to keep big items out of the
landfill.
Organizers say this is just another type of recycling.
They're hoping the program catches on in the Roanoke Valley.
The free market occurs four times a year--twice in both the fall and spring
at the Tinker Creek Transfer Station.
(----------------)
2-E-Hale-Exhibit
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-31
GRAPHIC=none
Local photographer Bob Hale has traveled many miles and has documented his
journeys on film.
These captured moments of time are on exhibit at the Harrison Museum of
African American Culture.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Since 19-52 Hale has been taking pictures of the urban experience.
For most of his adult life he's used a bicycle for transportation.
Hale says not having a car makes it easier to stop and take pictures.
He hopes visitors to the museum will take the time to notice the intricate
details of his photographs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:04:15
IN Q=SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO LOOK
((BOB HALE/PHOTOGRAPHER: SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO LOOK IF IT'S PEOPLE, THE EYES,
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. CLOTHES CAN TELL WHAT ERA WE'RE IN AND WHAT'S IN THE BACK
ROUND.))
SUPER=01-Bob Hale/Photographer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=IN THE BACKROUND
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hale says it's all these odds and ends that make a picture interesting.
His exhibit will be at the Harrison Museum in Roanoke until November first.
(----------------)
2-Rich-Virginians
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=va state seal
The magazine Virginia Business has released its 100 richest Virginians.
And once again, the candy-making Mars family of McLean sits at the top.
It's the ninth year in a row for Forrest Mars Junior, John Mars and
Jaqueline Mars Vogel.
Their fortune is estimated at 12-billion dollars.
The wealthiest individual on the list is telecommunications and media mogul
John Kluge of Charlottesville.
The magazine estimated his net worth at ten-billion dollars.
SS=Mark Warner
Last year's losing Senate candidate, Mark Warner, is on the list at 37th,
with 130-million dollars.
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Nba
In sports,
Karl Malone and John Stockton teamed up for the go-ahead play in the final
minute and Utah evened the N-B-A Finals at two games apiece.
For that and the rest of last night's scores let's check
the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Chicago/73/j/Utah/78//Series Tied 2-2/;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Salem/8//Wilmington/1////Kinston/4/j/Lynchburg/10///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Baltimore/2//Chicago/1////Texas/2/j/Kansas City/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Cleveland/6/j/Boston/12///j/Seattle/2//Detroit/0///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Florida/9//Colorado/1//7 Innings//Florida/2/j/Colorado/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/3/j/San Francisco/5///j/Philadelphia/3//Pittsburgh/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Chicago/4/j/Montreal/5///j/St. Louis/9//Los Angeles/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Philadelphia/3//Pittsburgh/2///j/Montreal/5//Chicago/4///;
RUNS=:56
(-------------)
OUT Q=....last score."
by SS