12:00-01
SCOTUS
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=NET
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
The Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Brady gun-control law.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
The justices said local police can NOT be forced to conduct background
checks on potential gun buyers.
In a five-to-four decision, the court said it's unconstitutional
to require local officials to enforce a federal law.
But, today's decision does appear to leave intact a waiting period of up to
five days before someone can buy a handgun.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Bill Clinton
Meanwhile a White House spokesman says that President Clinton isn't giving
up on the Brady bill provision.
He has apparently ordered Attorney General Janet Reno and another official
to remind local police that they can still conduct background checks.
Tax-Bill
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#=NET
GRAPHIC=Taxes
Today, it's the Senate's turn to vote on the first major tax cut in 16
years.
Yesterday Republicans approved a similar plan in the House.
One that calls for major tax breaks for families, students, and investors.
Sharryl Attkisson has more.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00
SUPER=01-Newt Gingrich/House Speaker; :11
SUPER=01-Sen. John Kasich/(R) Ohio; :21
SUPER=01-Sen. Maxine Waters/(D) California; :55
SUPER=01-Sharyl Attkisson/Reporting; 1:05
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=CBS News
Kevorkian
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Jack Kevorkian
Doctor Jack Kevorkian's attorney is NOT saying whether his client had
anything to do with the death of a woman, found at a Michigan motel last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Southfield, MI;
Authorities say there was a note on the woman's body with instructions to
contact Kevorkian's attorney, Geoffrey Fieger.
Fieger says the woman had an "absolute right to end her suffering."
He identified her as 40- year- old Janis Murphy of Nevada.
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ANCHOR=KIMBERLY
SS=none
Murphy's body was found the same day the U-S Supreme Court ruled against
doctor- assisted suicide.
P-Tobacco-Billboards
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=Tobacco Under Fire
Tobacco advertising could be history if the recent tobacco settlement is
given the nod.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
A group in Lynchburg already has some replacements in mind.
The Gain Independence From Tobacco Coalition, or "GIFT", unveiled the first
of 13- billboards that promote a tobacco- free lifestyle.
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SOT 5:41:27//5:45:13
IN Q=And just found
((KEITH AUSTIN/V.P. LAMAR ADVERTISING: AND JUST FOUND A WAY TO COME TOGETHER
AND PRESENT A MESSAGE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE A VERY PRO-ACTIVE STANCE IN THE
COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO NOT START SMOKING.))
((JOAN FOSTER/G.I.F.T COALITION: IT WAS A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY, IT
WAS A COMMUNITY GRASSROOTS APPROACH AND SO THIS IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTED
AND WE'VE RESPONDED TO IT.))
SUPER=01-Keith Austin/Lamar Advertising Vice Pres.; :00
SUPER=01-Joan Foster/G.I.F.T. Coalition; :12
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=responded to it.
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VO-NAT
Foster says a recent survey showed Lynchburg has eight tobacco billboards
located within a quarter mile of a public school.
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P-Postal-Worker
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=None
A canine attacked a Roanoke postal worker yesterday.
But, according to the dog's owner, the pit bull terrier was just being
protective of another dog.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Richard Greer was delivering mail at 924 Highland Avenue in southeast
Roanoke around one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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SOT 13:10:37
IN Q=And the
((NICHOLAS CARR/EYEWITNESS: AND THE DOG JUST COME OUT AND ATTACKED THE GUY. IT
WAS JUST LIKE FOR NO REASON. THE POSTMAN DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO MACE HIM OR
ANYTHING. THE JUST COME OUT AND JUST ATTACKED HIM.))
SUPER=01-Nicholas Carr/Eyewitness;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=tore up.
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VO-NAT
The dog's owners say their pet normally isn't vicious but it does NOT like
strangers going near their younger pit bull.
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SOT 13:31:16
IN Q=He is
((CORLISS WITT/DOG'S OWNER: HE IS PROTECTIVE OVER THE LITTLE PUPPY, ESPECIALLY.
BUT AROUND THE CHILDREN HE'S PROTECTIVE, FOR THEM, FOR US. IT'S MY FAULT HE
GOT OUT.))
SUPER=01-Corliss Witt/Dog's Owner;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=got out.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=None
Greer was taken to a hospital for his injuries.
He is NOT expected to lose any time from work.
The dog has been impounded.
Heat-Death
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Summer Heat
California authorities expect an autopsy to reveal that a 13- month- old
baby girl died of excessive heat when she was left in the back seat of a
vehicle.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Turlock, CA;
Police say the child's father says he forgot to take the girl to day
care-- and ended up leaving her inside the vehicle for hours while he was at
work.
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SOT 10:03:25
IN Q=We all knew
((KENT ESTELL/CO-WORKER: WE ALL KNEW BRIANA AND WE ALL ARE MOURNING HER LOSS,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO, AS BEST WE CAN, EMPATHIZE WITH THE FAMILY. ))
SUPER=01-Kent Estell/Co-Worker;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=with the family
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VO-NAT
Authorities say the temperature inside the vehicle probably got as hot as
150- degrees.
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TALENT=KIMBERLY
SS=none
They plan to investigate further-- but say the child's father could be
charged with child neglect or endangerment.
VEP-Demands
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
Virginia Power customers' demand for electricity has set a new season
record.
The record was set yesterday between four p-m and five p-m as
temperatures neared 100 degrees throughout the state.
Virginia Power reports that peak usage reached 14-thousand-200
megawatts as customers cranked their air conditioners.
One megawatt is enough electricity to power ten-thousand 100-watt light
bulbs or 250 homes.
Seatbelt-Kids
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Safety Belts
Starting July first, police will be on the lookout for motorists carrying
unbuckled passengers ages four to 16.
The General Assembly passed a law allowing police to pull over drivers if
they're seen with children and teens who are NOT buckled-up.
If convicted, violators must pay 25-dollars.
Funds collected will be used to buy child-safety seats for poor families.
We'll have more on this new law tonight on News 7 at five and six.
E-Goals-2000
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#net (edit of 97-37)
GRAPHIC=Education
Virginia's conservatives led the fight against Goals 2000.
But, yesterday a 5- to 3 vote by the State Board of Education ended the
conservative battle.
Ellen Qualls has more on the 15-million dollars in federal Goals 2000
funds..
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SOT
IN Q=A 5 to 3
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Michelle Easton/Va. Board of Education; :13
SUPER=01-Kay James/Va. Board of Education; :30
SUPER=01-Rayford Harris/Va. Board of Education; :45
SUPER=01-Brandon Bell/Va. Board of Education; :52
SUPER=@Payne; :58
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:12
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( It was a tough ideological loss for board president Michelle Easton -- and
a narrow face-saver for the man who appointed her.
The Governor declared in January he'd won the funds without strings
attached.
sot tape ONE 05:24
((MICHELLE EASTON/VA. BOARD OF EDUCATION: I AM STILL UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO
VIRGINIA PARTICIPATING IN GOALS 2000.))
runs=:05
Easton privately pressured members NOT to cave in to political pressures the
Governor might feel.
But the Allen administration even sent the State Police to fetch the vote of
Kay James after car trouble on the Interstate.
sot tape TWO 30:41
((KAY JAMES/VA. BOARD OF EDUCATION: THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME,
GEORGE ALLEN PROTECTED IN HIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND IN THIS
APPLICATION. AND SO AS I DID THAT SOUL-SEARCHING, I HAD NO REAL REASON LEFT
NOT TO SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION.))
runs=:15
sot tape 15:48
((RAYFORD HARRIS/VA. BOARD OF EDUCATION: I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE SOUL OF THE
GOVERNOR. BECAUSE HE REPRESENTS THIS COMMONWEALTH.))
runs=:07
sot tape TWO 34:12
((BRANDON BELL/VA. BOARD OF EDUCATION: TO PARAPHRASE A FAIRLY POPULAR RECENT
MOVIE, SEND US THE MONEY.))
runs=:04
sot 02:05:28
((L.F. PAYNE/D-CANDIDATE FOR LT. GOVERNOR: I'M GLAD THE BOARD HAS DONE THE
RIGHT THING. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SURPRISE ME THAT THERE IS A VERY SMALL GROUP
OF PEOPLE, WHO ARE NON-MAINSTREAM PEOPLE, WHO DO NOT WANT US TO HAVE THESE
FUNDS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN.))
runs=:14
George Allen's distrust of those he also calls "the federales" had already
cost Virginia 8-point-4 million dollars.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
P-County-School
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#597-32
GRAPHIC=Education
A pay hike is in store for Roanoke County School Board members--and they
have themselves to thank for it.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Their salary will increase from 29-hundred dollars a year to 48-hundred
dollars.
Superintendent Deanna Gordon and Assistants Superintendents will each
receive a 3-point-2 percent pay raise.
School Board Chairman Michael Stovall says the raise will help them do their
jobs more effectively.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:54:32
IN Q=The big need
((MICHAEL STOVALL/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN: THE BIG NEED FOR THE PAY INCREASE IS
TO COVER OUR EXPENSES..IT'S NOT SOLELY TO PUT MONEY IN OUR POCKETS..BUT TO
COVER OUR EXPENSE))
SUPER=01-Michael Stovall/School Board Chairman
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=cover our expenses
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VO-NAT
But some parents say the raise is unnecessary--and its taking money away from
the children.
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SOT 20:25:29
IN Q=I feel like
((DENISE RIPLEY/CONCERNED PARENT:I FEEL LIKE IF THEY'RE OVERWHELMED WITH THE
DEMANDS ON THE JOB. IF THEY FEEL LIKE THAT THEY NEED TO QUIT ))
SUPER=01-Denise Ripley/Concerned Parent
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=need to quit
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
The school board conducted its annual evaluation of superintendent Gordon,
and gave her high marks.
Bedford-Schools
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-44
GRAPHIC=education
A nursing program got approval for another year in operation.
But, now Bedford County's school system needs to find the money to pay for
the program.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night;
The board voted last month to allow only the current students to finish out
their second year in the program.
But last night, board member Shirley McCabe asked the board to reinstate the
FULL two- year program, and ask new nursing students to pay tuition.
That still leaves the program 16- thousand dollars short.. the school board
will ask the board of supervisors for the extra money.
If they're turned down, the money will be taken out of the fund for new
textbooks.
During an executive session, the board also discussed superintendent John
Kent's job performance evaluations.
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p-kitchen-Fire
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=amo
TAPE#97-34
GRAPHIC=lightning
Lightning caused a fire yesterday at a Mount Pleasant home in Roanoke
County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Fire officials say it started in the kitchen of this home on Mayfield Drive,
about six o'clock.
The blaze blackened the walls, but was contained to one room.
The owner of the home was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke
inhalation.
Authorities say lightning struck the electrical system.
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E-Danville-Lawsuit
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
A Danville police woman will not get to bring her gender discrimination
lawsuit to court after all.
A federal judge threw out her case.
The officer was suing the Danville police department for gender
discrimination.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Former police detective Cheryl Bartee sued for 17-million dollars after she
was fired for tape recording a conversation with a superior.
Police Chief Neal Morris says Judge Jackson Kiser made the right decision.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:49
IN Q=Naturally
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: NATURALLY WE'RE PLEASED THAT THE CASE HAS
BEEN DISMISSED. IT'S ALWAYS UNFORTUNATE WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN BUT THE COURT
IS THE PLACE TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.))
SUPER=@Morris;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=differences of opinion
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Lawsuit
Neither Bartee nor her Richmond lawyer could be reached for comment.
Judge Kiser is expected to say why he threw out the case next week.
Mir
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=none
Independence Day may also be one for celebration in space--
That's when a supply ship from Earth is expected to be launched with
equipment needed to repair Space Station Mir.
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VO-NAT
Crew members are continuing with repair efforts after an unmanned cargo
vessel crashed into a solar panel, and one of Mir's six modules.
The Russian and American astronauts are working to find ways to crank up
enough electrical power to re-start oxygen generators and other critical
systems.
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Hong-Kong
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=none
Only three days remain before the end of British rule over Hong Kong.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hong Kong;
Tourists are lining up to watch the final changing of the guard by the
Black Watch, the last regiment of the British garrison.
Meanwhile, China is preparing to deploy four- thousand troops soon after
it recovers sovereignty of Hong Kong on Tuesday.
The plan is drawing criticism from Hong Kong's governor.
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SOT 10:12:28
IN Q=I'm not sure
((CHRIS PATTEN/HONG KONG'S GOVERNOR: I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH WE ACHIEVE BY
ENDLESSLY LOOKING OVER OUR SHOULDER. I THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER FOR US TO LOOK
AT THE THINGS WHICH HAVE MADE THIS SUCH A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY, AND TO LOOK AHEAD
AT HOW WE CAN BUILD ON THESE THINGS. ))
SUPER=01-Chris Patten/Hong Kong's Governor;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=build on these things
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VO-NAT
It's long been known that China will deploy up to 10- thousand troops in
the soon- to- be former British colony.
The change of power is reportedly bringing mixed reaction from Hong Kong's
residents.
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SUPER=301-79/54/E 9mph/30.14s/99/1952/53/1984;
Forecasts
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Avalanche
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#CL-97
GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE
Rain delayed the Avalanche-Wilmington game yesterday.
But, even though the rain ended and the game got underway, Salem couldn't
pull out a victory.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/Blue Rocks vs. Avalanche; :00
After more than an hour delay to start game two of the three game series, the
Blue Rocks' Gary Coffey cracks a double in the top of the fifth that chases
home Carlos Febles to get the inning started.
The Rocks would get four runs in the inning as Tony Longueira scores on Shawn
McNally's fielder's choice.
SUPER=37-Wilmington/10/Salem/5;
The Blue Rocks win it 10 to 5.
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Hill
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-14
GRAPHIC=NBA
In the NBA, Roanoke Valley native George Lynch got a new head coach last
night...
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
as former Orlando Magic boss Brian Hill was named the new leader of the
Vancouver Grizzlies.
Hill led the magic to the 1995 NBA finals,
But in Vancouver he will be lucky to make the playoffs. The team has
averaged just 15 wins a season each of the past two years.
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ACE
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-11
GRAPHIC=NBA DRAFT
The Commonwealth was basically shut out in this week's NBA draft. Ace
Custis, Harold Deane, Odell Hodge and Peter Aluma each had a shot of getting
drafted in the second round, but all were bypassed by the league's 28 teams.
However, the snub could be a blessing in disguise,
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
especially for former Hokie Ace Custis.
The draft had only a few superstars, so Ace will have just as good a chance
to make the NBA through the free agency route.
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SOT
IN Q="He'll have an...
((BOBBY HUSSEY/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bobby Hussey/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...UP TO THIS POINT."
ANCHOR=Patrick
SS=TECH HOOPS
Right after yesterday's interview Hussey received a call from Laker's general
manager Mitch Kupchak who called to say Los Angeles is exploring the
possibility of signing Ace as a free agent.
Beanie-Baby
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#=net
GRAPHIC=none
They've been around now for a while, and in many places it's still standing
room only to get one--they're beanie babies.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Edina, MN;
If you think the Beanie Baby craze is over, think again.
They're hotter than Tickle Me Elmo at Christmas and they're creating monster
size lines at specialty shops.
Some buyers have been waiting OVERNIGHT in line for them.
The cute stuffed animals are hard to get and the demand seems far from dying
down.
The most popular is this little white bear named Valentino, which sold out in
20 minutes.
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SOT
IN Q=I can sell
(( ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=nine and sixty.
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VO-NAT
So, if you're in the market for a Beanie Baby, some parents' best advice is
to wear comfortable shoes.
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by SS