08:25-01
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SUPER=@Melanie1
7P-Rack-n-Sack
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=597-33
GRAPHIC=rack & sack closing
Rack and Sack employees got an unwelcomed shock at a store meeting
yesterday just one hour before closing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
They told employees the store would be closing its doors permanently at six.
Most workers were stunned by the news that they were losing their job.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04.39.05 - 04.39.13
IN Q=I don't know
((HEATHER ADKINS/FORMER RACK AND SACK EMPLOYEE: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO
DO. I'M GOING BACK TO COLLEGE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FOR THE
NEXT TWO MONTHS BUT I KNOW NO ONE'S GOING TO HIRE ME FOR TWO MONTHS.))
SUPER=01-Heather Adkins/Former Rack & Sack Employee;-double out
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=for two months
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VO-NAT
Customers were surprised too as a security guard turned some away from the
store.
Others read about the closing on this sign posted on the front doors.
Management would not comment, referring questions to corporate headquarters.
As for the Drug Emporium located inside Rack and Sack, it is apparently
staying open until July 22nd.
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7P-Knowles
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tha
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=knowles
The sentencing of convicted murderer Michael Knowles could be called a
re-run of his trial.
At the trial Knowles tried to cut himself with a disposable razor in a
Montgomery County courtroom.
And yesterday at his sentencing, Knowles tried to injure himself with a
sharpened pencil.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 50:14 597-25
IN Q=Do you
((VOICE OF MAX JENKINS: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO TELL THE JUDGE?
MICHAEL KNOWLES/CONVICTED MURDERER:ALRIGHT LISTEN, THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT, THIS
IS TOO IMPORTANT. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=too important. DOUBLE OUT
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Sheriff's deputies managed to grab the pencil away from Knowles.
He was in court yesterday to be sentenced for killing his wife.
SUPER=04-May 29;
During his trial, Knowles attempted to cut his throat with part of a
disposable razor.
The Sheriff is questioning where the pencil came from.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We strip
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF:WE STRIP SEARCH THEM, BRING THEM TO A
HOLDING CELL, WE TURN AROUND THE SEARCH THEM AGAIN WHEN WE GET THEM THERE.))
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=get them there.
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VO-NAT
Knowles was in handcuffs when he entered the courtroom-- but asked the judge
to have them removed before testifying.
After the scuffle, Knowles was sentenced to life in prison, with the
possibility of parole when he turns 65.
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7E-Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A Roanoke man is dead this morning after his speeding and out of control car
crashed in a northwest Roanoke neighborhood yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police say the car was traveling at least 76 miles per hour on the
residential street.
But witnesses say it was closer to 100.
The car sideswiped a utility pole, spun out of control and hit a second pole
with such force it pulled it out of the ground.
The driver, 29- year- old Ronald William Smith died at the scene. Police
say he was driving on a suspended license.
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SOT 9:54:19
IN Q=I just seen him
((PAUL WASHINGTON/NEIGHBOR; I JUST SEEN HIM FLYING DOWN, COMING DOWN THROUGH
THERE FLYING. I KNOW IT'S BOUND TO HAVE BEEN 85-100 MILES AN HOUR, THING ABOUT
IT, MOST EVERY AFTERNOON THEY'RE COMING DOWN THROUGH THIS WAY FLYING.
HAD YOU SEEN THIS CAR DO THIS BEFORE?
YEA, YES I HAVE.
))
SUPER=01-Paul Washington/Neighbor;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=yes I have
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The victim's sister disputes that.
Jo Ann Smith tells News 7 she owns the car, and her brother was driving it
for the first time.
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7P-Swearing-in
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-36
GRAPHIC=Virginia Supreme Court
There's a new face on the bench of the Virginia State Supreme Court.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jonesville;
Cynthia Kinser was administered the oath yesterday morning.
She's a former Lee County Commonwealth's Attorney- -and most recently
served as the federal magistrate in Abingdon.
She replaces Roscoe Stephenson on the Supreme Court bench.
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7E-Coli
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
The state Health Department is
investigating any links in an unusually high number of E coli bacteria cases
last month in Virginia.
The 27 reported cases was well above the eleven cases reported in June 1996
and six cases in June 1995. State health officials say the problems
occurred all over the state.
7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Time again to take a look at the forecast--
Partly sunny skies today, with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s.
A lingering chance of showers tonight, with lows in the low to mid 60s.
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Cloudy/60-65;
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7BIRTHDAYS! 7/10/97
Thursday:
SUPER=130-3/Marlie Delby/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-5/Jenna Gregory/Wytheville;
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55E-Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A speeding motorist crashed his vehicle within yards of a park full of
children yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police say the car was traveling at least 76 miles per hour on the
residential street.
But witnesses say it was closer to 100.
The car sideswiped a utility pole, spun out of control and hit a second pole
with such force it pulled it out of the ground.
The driver, 29- year- old Ronald William Smith died at the scene. Police
say he was driving on a suspended license.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:54:19
IN Q=I just seen him
((PAUL WASHINGTON/NEIGHBOR; I JUST SEEN HIM FLYING DOWN, COMING DOWN THROUGH
THERE FLYING. I KNOW IT'S BOUND TO HAVE BEEN 85-100 MILES AN HOUR, THING ABOUT
IT, MOST EVERY AFTERNOON THEY'RE COMING DOWN THROUGH THIS WAY FLYING.
HAD YOU SEEN THIS CAR DO THIS BEFORE?
YEA, YES I HAVE.
))
SUPER=01-Paul Washington/Neighbor;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=yes I have
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The victim's sister disputes that.
Jo Ann Smith tells News 7 she owns the car, and her brother was driving it
for the first time.
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55smart-highway
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net (edit of 597-26)
GRAPHIC=smart road
Construction has begun on the six mile smart road that stretches from
Blacksburg to Interstate 81.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The Road road will provide a testing ground for Virginia Tech and private
researchers.
They will study road-to- vehicle communication as well as automated vehicle
control possibilities.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:47:09
IN Q=This
((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THIS ROAD OF DREAMS...THAT ONCE IT'S BUILT, THEY WILL
COME. AND WHAT WILL COME WITH THEM IT'LL BE INNOVATIVE IDEAS. FORWARD LOOKING
IDEAS, NOT STODGY, STAGNANT IDEAS, BUT THOSE WHO ARE CREATIVE, ARE LOOKING AT A
BETTER WAY OF GOING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=transportation.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Right now the first stretch of two miles is underway-- that phase should be
completed by next summer, with a price tag of 17-point- three million dollars.
But not everyone is praising the project.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 40:24
IN Q=nat sound
(( ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=its lovely green mountains.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Opponents say the project is destroying the scenic area.
One of them was was arrested during the Governor's speech.
(----------------)
55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to weather--
Partly sunny today, with the possibility of some scattered afternoon
thunderstorms.
Highs climbing into the upper 80s.
A chance for more showers this evening, followed by partly cloudy
conditions.
Lows in the low to mid 60s.
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SUPER=314-Partly Sunny/Afternoon Storms/85-89/Evening Showers/Then Partly
Cloudy/60-65;
SUPER=#555; reset
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8E-Rack-Sack
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-43
GRAPHIC=rack and sack Closing
Customers weren't the ONLY ones surprised to see a "CLOSED" sign on the
door of a local grocery store.
Rack and Sack's employees apparently weren't told about its closing
either.
Stacey Martin has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Rack and Sack
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Heather Adkins/Former Rack and Sack Employee; :22
SUPER=01-Ann Perrin/Former Rack and Sack Customer; :42
SUPER=@Stacey1; :54
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=News 7 Roanoke
((The Rack and Sack store near Valley View Mall closed its doors permanantly
at 6 p-m.
An hour earlier, employees at the store were called to an emergency
mandatory staff meeting.
They were all terminated and told the store would be shutting down.
One employee said management blamed the closing on poor sales.
But, the news was a surprise to almost everyone.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04.39.05 - 04.39.13
IN Q=I don't know
((HEATHER ADKINS/ FORMER RACK AND SACK EMPLOYEE: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO. I'M GOING BACK TO COLLEGE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FOR THE
NEXT TWO MONTHS BUT I KNOW NO ONE'S GOING TO HIRE ME FOR TWO MONTHS. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=for two months.
Some customers were caught up in the closing as management shut the doors
refusing to let people in.
Remaining shoppers bought their groceries and strolled off while would-be
customers were turned away by a security guard.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 04.35.34 - 04.35.41
IN Q=I drive over
((ANN PERRIN/FORMER RACK AND SACK CUSTOMER: I DRIVE OVER HERE FROM SOUTHWEST
COUNTY BECAUSE I PAY HALF FOR GROCERIES THAN WHAT I PAY ELSEWHERE.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=I pay elsewhere
Management is refusing to make any comments at this time, referring all
questions to corporate headquarters.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03.59.23 - 03.59.36
IN Q=As this sign
((STACEY MARTIN/REPORTING: AS THIS SIGN POINTS OUT THE ONLY SHOPPERS THEY WERE
LETTING IN ARE CUSTOMERS FOR DRUG EMPORIUM LOCATED INSIDE RACK AND SACK. THAT
STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL JULY 22ND. STACEY MARTIN NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=SM, News 7, Roanoke.
))
8P-Knowles
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tha
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=knowles
Another dramatic courtroom display from a convicted murderer in Montgomery
County.
Michael Knowles tried to injure himself again yesterday during his
sentencing-- this time with a sharpened pencil.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 50:14 597-25
IN Q=Do you
((VOICE OF MAX JENKINS: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO TELL THE JUDGE?
MICHAEL KNOWLES/CONVICTED MURDERER:ALRIGHT LISTEN, THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT, THIS
IS TOO IMPORTANT. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=too important.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Sheriff's deputies managed to grab the pencil away from Knowles.
He was in court yesterday to be sentenced for killing his wife.
SUPER=04-May 29;
During his trial, Knowles attempted to cut his throat with part of a
disposable razor.
The Sheriff is questioning where the pencil came from.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We strip
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF:WE STRIP SEARCH THEM, BRING THEM TO A
HOLDING CELL, WE TURN AROUND THE SEARCH THEM AGAIN WHEN WE GET THEM THERE.))
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=get them there.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Knowles was in handcuffs when he entered the courtroom-- but asked the judge
to have them removed before testifying.
After the scuffle, Knowles was sentenced to life in prison, with the
possibility of parole when he turns 65.
(----------------)
8smart-highway
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net (edit of 597-26)
GRAPHIC=smart road
After years of discussion, the six- mile Smart Road is being built.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The Smart Road will provide a testing ground for Virginia Tech and private
researchers.
They will study road-to- vehicle communication as well as automated vehicle
control possibilities.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:47:09
IN Q=This
((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THIS ROAD OF DREAMS...THAT ONCE IT'S BUILT, THEY WILL
COME. AND WHAT WILL COME WITH THEM IT'LL BE INNOVATIVE IDEAS. FORWARD LOOKING
IDEAS, NOT STODGY, STAGNANT IDEAS, BUT THOSE WHO ARE CREATIVE, ARE LOOKING AT A
BETTER WAY OF GOING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=transportation.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Right now the first stretch of two miles is underway-- that phase should be
completed by next summer, with a price tag of 17-point- three million dollars.
But not everyone at yesterday's announcement was praising the project.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 40:24
IN Q=nat sound
(( ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=its lovely green mountains.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Opponents say the project is destroying the scenic area.
One of them was was arrested during the Governor's speech.
(----------------)
8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Checking the mid- week forecast--
Partly sunny skies today, but we could see an afternoon thunderstorm or
two.
Highs in the upper 80s.
A chance of showers lasting into tonight, then partly cloudy skies.
Lows in the low to mid 60s.
SUPER=X5000; set dissolve
SUPER=314-Partly Sunny/Afternoon Storms/85-89/Evening Showers/Then Partly
Cloudy/60-65;
SUPER=#555; reset
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