06:00-01
E-Plane-Landing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=NONE
A pilot was forced to make a crash landing in Bedford County last night.
The Single Engine Cessna landed in a field off route 1-22 about two miles
south of Bedford.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The pilot, Glen Murray of Delaware, was the only one on board.
Authorities say he did not appear injured and refused treatment at the
scene.
Murray says he was flying over Route 1-22 when the plane developed a severe
vibration.
He was trying to land in a field, but came up short when he tried to avoid a
house.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Meanwhile Virginia's Civil Air Patrol is searching for a plane that left
Roanoke just before eight Sunday Morning.
The light aircraft was heading to Clearwater, Florida but never reached its
destination.
The search area is being narrowed down to Roanoke, Danville and Stuart.
The Virginia civil Air Patrol is asking anyone who may have witnessed or
heard the crash to contact its headquarters.
Amherst-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=fire
An Amherst County family is homeless after fire destroyed their home near
Madison Heights last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst Co.
The blaze on Dixie Airport Road was reported shortly after eight o'clock.
A passerby spotted smoke coming from the roof of the house, ran to call
9-1-1, then came back to see if anyone was inside.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:49:29
IN Q=I come back
((JOHN COFFER/EYEWITNESS: I COME BACK DOWN THE STREET AND SOMEBODY ACROSS THE
STREET HAD HOLLERED THAT THEY THOUGHT THE KIDS WERE STILL AT HOME. SO I TOOK
OFF UP THERE AND KICKED THE DOOR IN AND STARTED HOLLERING AND DIDN'T GET ANY
ANSWER. I RAN AROUND BACK TO SEE IF COULD GET AN ANSWER AROUND BACK, NOBODY
ANSWERED, SO I CAME BACK AROUND FRONT AND THE POLICE WERE ALREADY HERE.))
SUPER=01-John Coffer/Witness; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=were already here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Firefighters spent the better part of an hour trying to bring the blaze
under control.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:02:56
IN Q=This fire was
((CHIEF ERNIE CASH/MONELISON V.F.D.: THIS FIRE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIGHT. THE
HAND LINES WE WERE USING DIDN'T MAKE ANY HEADWAY AT FIRST. PROBABLY SPENT AN
HOUR TO CONTAIN IT.))
SUPER=01-Ernie Cash/Monelison Fire Dept. Chief; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to contain it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Authorities say the owners, Christine and Sandy Witcher, and their two sons,
were not at home when the fire broke out.
Investigators have not determined how the blaze started.
(----------------)
Botetourt-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=fatal accident
A Covington man has died from injuries he received in a single vehicle
accident last night in Botetourt County.
Police say 28- year- old Brian Neal Smith ran off the side of route 2-20 and
struck an embankment.
His car overturned and he was ejected from the vehicle.
Smith was taken to Roanoke Memorial, where he died early this morning.
SEXUAL-PREDATORS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=supreme court
Kansas officials are jubilant following the U-S Supreme Court's ruling
upholding the state's sexual predator law.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wichita, KS/October 1994;
The law allows the state to keep sex offenders locked up even after they've
served their sentences.
The convicts must be found mentally abnormal and likely to commit new
crimes.
The five-to-four decision involved an admitted pedophile who has said the
only thing that will stop him from committing more crimes against children is
his death.
(----------------)
Junk-Yard
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-31)
GRAPHIC=NONE
A junkyard in New Castle continues to stir up controversy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New Castle;
The junkyard sits alongside two of the town's most historic buildings.
Many call it an eyesore, but say they don't blame its owner, Jack Oliver,
for putting it there.
SUPER=03-Craig Co.;
Oliver had to move his junkyard from a wooded area in neighboring Craig
County because it was in violation of its zoning codes.
So he just brought it to a place without any...the town of New Castle.
Oliver's already put up a fence and brought vehicles on the lot.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE ONE 01:39:26
IN Q=A person
((R. JULIAN ZIMMERMAN/NEW CASTLE MAYOR: A PERSON THAT OWNS A LOT CAN DO
ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO WITH IT. WE PLAN TO HAVE A ZONING ORDINANCE
IMMEDIATELY, OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.))
SUPER=01-R. Julian Zimmerman/New Castle Mayor;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=as possible.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Still, that won't affect the junkyard, which will be grandfathered into law.
(-------------)
E-Hooper
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Hooper
Roanoke's Police Chief ended a long fight with cancer yesterday.
M. David Hooper died at age 67, after leading the Roanoke City Police force
for almost 30 years.
Joe Dashiell reports on the accomplishments and the controversy of his
career.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Hooper was the chief of police
SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 1, 1967; :00
SUPER=10-M. David Hooper/Roanoke Police Chief/1967; :15
SUPER=@Joe2; :45
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=JD News 7
((Hooper was the chief of police in Pottstown, Pennsylvania when he was
selected to lead the force in Roanoke.
He arrived in western Virginia in the summer of 1967 with a pledge to run
a professional police department, and maintain public safety.
SOT HOOPER FILM DUB 00:06:30
IN Q=As far as I am concerned
(( ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to this community.
But his years in Roanoke were not without controversy.
More than once, the department faced charges of racial discrimination and
use of excessive force...
but on each occasion, Hooper was quick to deny any department bias.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 90-118 00:49:12
IN Q=There is no cynical
((THERE IS NO CYNICAL DIABOLICAL PLOT OR CONSPIRACY.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=or conspiracy.
Amid the criticism, were many accomplishments... including the development
of the Police Academy, the national accreditation the department won in 1994,
and the creation of the COPE team that has helped reduce crime in some Roanoke
neighborhoods.
SOT 91-52 00:32:58
IN Q=We're simply there
(( ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=better place to live.
Hooper had been on medical leave in recent months, but he remained chief
until his death.
Meanwhile, flags at city buildings will fly at half- staff in his honor.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
p-tobacco-settlement
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire
As the proposed tobacco deal goes to legislators in Washington, some local
businesses are wondering how the settlement will effect them.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;
00:37:37
While doctors are supporting the agreement's intent to reduce teen smoking
by cutting out advertising... businesses that depend on that advertising,
including the New River Valley Speedway, are worried about the impact.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:37:50
IN Q=a track
((STEPHANIE CARROLL/NEW RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY SPOKESPERSON:A TRACK IS A
BUSINESS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CORPORATION AND WE WORK ON, ON PROFITS AND THERE'S
NOT A LOT OF PROFIT MARGIN IN A RACE TRACK AND WINSTON HELPS TAKE UP THAT
SLACK, THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STUFF FOR US. ))
SUPER=01-Stephanie Carroll/NRV Speedway; :08
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=amount of stuff for us
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Winston supplies the speedway with everything from schedules to paint.
P-VPAP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-29
GRAPHIC=Campaign Spending
Virginia voters have a new tool to better educate themselves before election
day.
(----------------)
SUPER=@file;
The Commonwealth's six candidates for statewide office have a lot more to be
proud of than their platforms.
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The Virginia Public Access Project has gotten them to agree to hand over
their campaign finance reports on computer disks.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:03:02
IN Q=I think
((DAVID POOLE/VA. PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT: IT'S NOT SOME FUTURE THING TO TALK
ABOUT. IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. AND PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES CAN GO AND LOG ONTO
THE INTERNET AND FIND OUT ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION THAT BEFORE WOULD HAVE BEEN
VIRTUALLY INACCESSIBLE -- WOULD HAVE TAKEN WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS OF
DIGGING.))
SUPER=01-David Poole/Va. Public Access Project;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=of digging.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
It's a searchable database run cheaply out of an apartment in Richmond.
Last year, Virginia was ranked as the second most inaccessible state in
terms of campaign spending reports.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
TAKE PINNACLE PAGE FULL 1050essC
The World Wide Web address for the Virginia Public Access Project is
W- W- W- dot- C- R- P- dot- O- R- G- slash V- P- A- P.
You'll find also find a link to the site on our W-D-B-J home page.
(----------------)
P-Bike-Virginia
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-33
GRAPHIC=None
Seventeen- hundred bicyclists from across the country are doing more than
racing across the state.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Appomattox Co.
The tenth annual Bike Virginia tour rolled through Appomattox County
yesterday, the third day of a five- day, 340 mile trip.
Cyclists have been following the same path General Robert E. Lee took in the
days before his surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:53:38//13:57:34
IN Q=I'd never really
((BOB COOPER/CATONSVILLE, MD: I'D NEVER REALLY BEEN THROUGH THIS PART OF
VIRGINIA OTHER THAN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAYS. BEEN DOWN 81 AND I-95, BUT NEVER
REALLY BEEN IN BETWEEN SO IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE TOWNS.))
((RAY GRAMMO/STERLING, VA: I FOUND OUT I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION IN HISTORY
CLASS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER. MY BROTHER AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOY IT AND
WE ARE LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Bob Cooper/Catonsville, MD; :00
SUPER=01-Ray Grammo/Sterling; :12
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=history of the area.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The bike tour wraps up tomorrow in Sussex County.
(----------------)
P-Hooper
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MOrn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-30
SS=hooper
After 30-years at the helm of the department M-David Hooper, Roanoke's chief
of Police died yesterday.
M-David Hooper was on medical leave in recent months fighting cancer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/1967;
He came to western Virginia in the summer of 19-67.
Hooper was the chief of police in Pottstown, Pennsylvania when he was
selected to lead the force here in Roanoke.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:06:16
IN Q=As far as I am concerned
(( ))
SUPER=10-M. David Hooper/Roanoke Police Chief/1967;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to this community.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Hooper's tenure was marked by accomplishment, and controversy.
The department achieved national accreditation under his leadership, but in
past years it also faced complaints of racial discrimination and use of
excessive force.
(----------------)
P-react
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=Hooper
Hooper's death was not a complete shock to his colleagues.
Most of his co-workers were aware he was fighting terminal cancer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But that didn't make the loss any easier.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((BOB HERBERT: ROANOKE CITY MANAGER: HE'S GONE THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME, WE'VE
RESPECTED HIS PRIVACY, AND HAVE BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD BECAUSE THE CITY IS A BIG FAMILY, AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL FEEL THIS AS A VERY PERSONAL THING.
MAJOR JAKE VIAR/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: FEELING MIGHTY LOW. I VISITED HIM AT
LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AND I SAW HIM STEADFASTLY GO DOWNHILL. EVEN THOUGH
THE FAMILY WAS TOLD, AND I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WOULD BE TERMINAL, IT'S HARD
TO ACCEPT THIS FROM SOMEONE YOU'VE BEEN CLOSE TO FOR 30 YEARS. ))
SUPER=@Herbert; :00
SUPER=01-Jake Viar/Roanoke City Police; :15
RUNS=:37
OUT Q=close with for 30 years.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Major Viar will serve as interim chief until a new one is named.
Herbert says funeral plans have not been made yet.
(----------------)
Shabazz
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A hearing will be held today in New York on whether to open the case of
Betty Shabazz to the news media.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The widow of Malcolm X died yesterday of burns sustained in a fire allegedly
set by her 12- year- old grandson.
Shabazz, who witnessed the assassination of her husband, took up his fight
for civil rights, becoming an activist in her own right.
Betty Shabazz was 61.
(----------------)
Clinton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton issued a statement praising Shabazz's career in education
as he wrapped up a trip to the West Coast.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA/Yesterday;
In Southern California Mr. Clinton unveiled a program aimed at providing
health care for uninsured California children.
SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;
He also addressed the U-S conference of mayors in San Francisco where he
unveiled a new initiative to increase home ownership in the inner cities.
(----------------)
P-Tax-Cut
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-28
GRAPHIC=GILMORE
The Virginia Municipal League says
getting rid of Virginia's personal property tax will cost much more than Jim
Gilmore is counting on.
It say Gilmore's campaign pledge to eliminate the tax on cars and trucks
will cost more than twice what he says.
Gilmore's defenders say his plan was jumped in an unorthodox way by a
legislative commission.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape two 12:36:41
IN Q=I certainly
((DEL. THELMA DRAKE/R-NORFOLK: I CERTAINLY CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEIR INTENTIONS,
BUT ON THE SURFACE IT LOOKS LIKE A TOTAL SET-UP.))
SUPER=01-Del. Thelma Drake/(R) Norfolk;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=total set-up.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Drake and a band of sign-wavers defended Gilmore's tax cut in the face of
withering questions and criticisms.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape TWO 12:32:51
IN Q=It allows
((DEL. THELMA DRAKE/R-NORFOLK: IT ALLOWS THAT MONEY THAT YOU OR I WOULD PAY IN
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX TO REMAIN IN THAT COMMUNITY....PLUS THE MONEY THAT THE
LOCALITY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ))
SOT TAPE ONE 11:17:45
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: THE TAX BURDEN IN THIS COMMONWEALTH'S BEEN CUT IN HALF
SINCE I'VE BEEN CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE FINANCE. WE RANK 47TH IN AMERICA IN OVERALL
TAX BURDEN. WE HAVE THE THIRD LOWEST CORPORATE INCOME TAX IN AMERICA. I
BELEIVE WE HAVE THE LOWEST SALES TAX IN AMERICA.))
SUPER=@Cranwell; :17!!!
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=in America.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The Municipal League says Gilmore's cut will drain one-point-three- BILLION
dollars from state coffers, that's more than twice Gilmore's estimates.
(------0----------)
5-Laser-Eye
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=Mornin health check
***ANCHOR Tag***
In this morning's health check,
SS=eye surgery
A revolutionary laser correction surgery is allowing some people to throw
away their contact lenses and eye glasses.
Intern Reporter Joy Sutton has more.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Karen Greenway's driver
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Karen Greenway/Laser Surgery Recipient; :12
SUPER=01-Dr. David Kinsler/Ophthalmologist; :37
SUPER=19-Joy Sutton; :1:36
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q= Joy Sutton, News-7
((
13:50:26 shot of greenway getting into car and driving away
Karen Greenway's drivers license prohibits her from driving without her
contacts.
But Greenway doesn't need contacts anymore...her vision is 20-20.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:39:48
IN Q=It's exciting
((KAREN GREENWAY/VISX LASER SURGERY RECIPIENT: IT'S EXCITING YOU KNOW. ITS
LIKE YOU WERE BLIND AND NOW YOUR NOT. YOU KNOW CAN DIVE IN THE POOL AND COME
UP OUT OF THE WATER AND YOU CAN SEE OR YOU CAN ROLL OVER IN THE MORNING AND SEE
THE ALARM CLOCK ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=the alarm clock
hold video few seconds after bite
A few weeks ago Greenway underwent Laser vision correction at Vista Eye
Center.
14:34:30 doctor and patient getting eye exam
A procedure that can correct nearsightedness and astigmatism.
Dr. David Kinsler says 80-percent of recipients end up with 20-25 vision or
better.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:30:29
IN Q=What the laser
cover part of bite with video 14:42:16 closeup of eye ball at "IS IT REMOVES"
((DR.DAVID KINSLER/OPHTHALMOLOGIST: WHAT THE LASER VISION CORRECTION DOES WITH
ASTIGMATISM AND NEAR SIGHTEDNESS..IS IT REMOVES A VERY THIN LAYER OF THE
ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE CORNEA AND BY DOING THAT IT CHANGES THE FOCUSING OF THE
CORNEA..AND CHANGING THE FOCUSING BRINGS THINGS INTO CLARITY ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=things into clarity
14:35:42 close-up of guy under laser
The procedure is painless and only takes about 60 seconds per eye.
And within three days the patient will experience a significant clearing of
vision.
14:44:13
Minor discomfort and tearing eyes may occur after surgery..but there is only
a 1 in a thousand risk of infection.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:24:59
IN Q=It's a very
((DR.DAVID KINSLER/OPHTHALMOLOGIST: IT'S A VERY SATISFYING PROCEDURE BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE SO VERY HAPPY AFTER THE SURGERY..IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MIRACLE))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=like a miracle
14:43:09 smoke from laser on eye
But the surgery is not for everyone.
The person must have a stable refraction..for at least a year.
14:45:01 finishing up with patient
And be at 18 years old for nearsightedness correction..21 years old for
astigmatism correction.
The F-D-A has not approved the surgery for severe cases of nearsightedness.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:02:12
IN Q=Laser vision
((JOY SUTTON/INTERN REPORTER: LASER VISION CORRECTION COULD EVENTUALLY BE USED
TO TREAT FAR SIGHTEDNESS. RIGHT NOW THE FDA IS CONDUCTING STUDIES BEFORE FINAL
APPROVAL. JOY SUTTON, NEWS-7 ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=Joy Sutton, News-7.
))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The Vista Eye Center in Salem is the only clinic in Southwest Virginia
currently offering the procedure.
It costs four-thousand dollars and is NOT covered by insurance.
(TOSS TO BUMP)
***break 2:05***
2-E-Plane-Landing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=NONE
Engine trouble forced a pilot to make a crash landing in Bedford County last
night.
The Single Engine Cessna landed in a field off route 1-22 about two miles
south of Bedford.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The pilot, Glen Murray of Delaware, was the only one on board.
Authorities say he did not appear injured and refused treatment at the
scene.
Murray says he was flying over Route 1-22 when the plane developed a severe
vibration.
He was trying to land in a field, but came up short when he tried to avoid a
house.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Meanwhile Virginia's Civil Air Patrol is searching for a plane that left
Roanoke just before eight Sunday Morning.
The light aircraft was heading to Clearwater, Florida but never reached its
destination.
The search area is being narrowed doan to Roanoke, Danville and Stuart.
The Virginia civil Air Patrol is asking anyone who may have witnessed the
crash to contact its headquarters.
2-Amherst-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=fire
A family in Amherst County lost their home near Madison Heights to fire last
night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst Co.
The blaze on Dixie Airport Road was reported shortly after eight p-m.
A passerby spotted smoke coming from the roof of the house, ran to call
9-1-1, then came back to see if anyone was inside.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:49:29
IN Q=I come back
((JOHN COFFER/EYEWITNESS: I COME BACK DOWN THE STREET AND SOMEBODY ACROSS THE
STREET HAD HOLLERED THAT THEY THOUGHT THE KIDS WERE STILL AT HOME. SO I TOOK
OFF UP THERE AND KICKED THE DOOR IN AND STARTED HOLLERING AND DIDN'T GET ANY
ANSWER. I RAN AROUND BACK TO SEE IF COULD GET AN ANSWER AROUND BACK, NOBODY
ANSWERED, SO I CAME BACK AROUND FRONT AND THE POLICE WERE ALREADY HERE.))
SUPER=01-John Coffer/Witness; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=were already here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Firefighters spent the better part of an hour trying to bring the blaze
under control.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:02:56
IN Q=This fire was
((CHIEF ERNIE CASH/MONELISON V.F.D.: THIS FIRE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIGHT. THE
HAND LINES WE WERE USING DIDN'T MAKE ANY HEADWAY AT FIRST. PROBABLY SPENT AN
HOUR TO CONTAIN IT.))
SUPER=01-Ernie Cash/Monelison Fire Dept. Chief; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to contain it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Authorities say the owners, Christine and Sandy Witcher, and their two sons,
were not at home when the fire broke out.
Investigators have not determined how the blaze started.
(----------------)
WIPE WIPE WIPE
Madison-fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
Meantime in Northeast Roanoke last night fire gutted a vacant house.
The fire broke out shortly before 11 o'clock in this house on the 900 block
of Madison Avenue.
Roanoke's assistant fire marshal says arson appears to be the cause of the
blaze.
Roanoke Fire fighters say the house was condemned, but it appears someone
was living inside.
(----------------)
Rail-Merger
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=rail merger
Virginia stands to gain more than 300 jobs.
C-S-X and Norfolk Southern yesterday formally asked for federal approval of
their ten- billion dollar plan to split Conrail.
The two Virginia-based railroads submitted an application with the U-S
Surface Transportation Board.
A decision is NOT expected until next year.
The railroads said dividing Conrail
will save money and improve shipment of cargo.
P-Miss-Virginia
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sly
TAPE#597-17
GRAPHIC=Michelle Kang
Michelle Kang, will crown a new Miss Virginia this weekend as her reign
comes to a close.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Twenty-four women from across the Commonwealth are gathering in Roanoke for
rehearsals of the Miss Virginia Scholarship Pageant.
There are also plenty of other activities planned this week, including
a public appearance tonight at the Hotel Roanoke and a visit to Hunting Hills
Country Club.
The pageant will be held this Saturday at the Roanoke Civic Center.
The winner will represent Virginia in the Miss American pageant.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Hold
The new Miss Virginia will also make a number of public appearances during
her term.
Kang has used her position to promote child abuse prevention.
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=mlb
In sports,
Seattle won its fifth straight victory over Oakland.
For that and the rest of last night's scores let's check
the scoreboards.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Baltimore/0/j/Milwaukee/5///j/Seattle/6//Oakland/5///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Kansas City/6/j/Chicago/7///j/Anaheim/1//Texas/0///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Cincinnati/0/j/Montreal/5///j/San Diego/11//San Francisco/6///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Pittsburgh/6//Houston/0///j/Chicago/3//St. Louis/0///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/2/j/New York/3////Colorado/3/j/Los Angeles/5///;
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Salem/4//Winston-Salem/0////Frederick/7/j/Lynchburg/10///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-/Pulaski/5/j/Martinsville/8///j/Danville/8//Burlington/6///;
RUNS=:49
(-------------)
OUT Q=...LAST SCORE
by SS