06:00-01
E-Bedford-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A man out riding his bike last night was killed, allegedly in a hit and run.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The 42- year- old man was riding his bicycle on Route 4-60 near the Terrace
Restaurant when he was struck by the car.
Authorities searched for more than an hour for a green ford vehicle spotted
by witnesses.
State Police say they caught up with a suspect-.
The man is now in custody.
Police have not yet released the victim's identity.
(----------------)
P-bosnia
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-27
GRAPHIC=bosnia peacekeepers
American forces provided transportation for a successful capture of three
accused war criminals in Bosnia yesterday.
A fourth suspect was shot and killed.
Meanwhile some soldiers from Danville told their families they knew the
situation there was heating up.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Month;
When David Jones was home on leave last month, he told his father there was
more going on in Bosnia, than most people on U-S soil realize.
Bobby Jones says hearing about yesterday's shooting makes him want to cry.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Bobby Jones/Soldier's Father;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=catching hell.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia;
Major Tom Wilkinson of the National Guard does NOT believe the Danville
troops were involved in the incident.
But Jones says his son's job has been delivering mail and supplies to
British troops, stationed near the shootout.
(----------------)
Clinton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton
President Clinton is in Romania this morning, a country he kept from joining
the NATO alliance this week.
He's expected to praise the country for steps it's taken away from communism
and toward democracy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Warsaw, Poland;
Yesterday, the President made a stop in Poland which is one of the eastern
European countries in line for NATO admittance.
At a dinner with the Polish president, Mr. Clinton recognized General John
Shalikashvili, a native son of Poland who is currently the United States'
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(----------------)
Joe-Camel
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire
President Clinton is hailing a decision by R-J Reynolds to drop its
controversial mascot.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Yesterday, the Tobacco giant said it was retiring Joe Camel and replacing
him with the ordinary, more lifelike camel that already appears on its
cigarette packs.
Mr. Clinton says the decision is a step toward ending the marketing of
cigarettes to children.
(----------------)
E-Science-Values
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=None
Earlier this year scientists unveiled the first cloned sheep, sparking
controversy over whether men of science were playing God.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Balancing scientific progress with ethical values is the focus of a summer
program at Randolph Macon Woman's College.
Fifteen high school students from around the country are learning not only
HOW sheep are cloned, but WHY.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:15:22
IN Q=We'll be talking
((DR. ANN FABIRKIEWICZ/RMWC CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR: WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT DOLLY
AND WHY THEY MADE THE SHEEP AND HOW THEY MADE THE SHEEP AND WHERE THAT COULD
LEAD MAYBE NEXT, STARTING TOMORROW AND GOING INTO MONDAY AND THEN TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE MORE MEDICALLY- RELATED ETHICAL ISSUES.))
SUPER=01-Ann Fabirkiewicz/RMWC Chemistry Professor; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=ethical issues.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The four-week course will also tackle issues like in-vitro fertilization and
assisted suicide.
The students will receive college credit for completing the classes.
(----------------)
P-Moon
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Senator Chuck Robb recommended Norman Moon to become the next federal judge
for the Western District of
Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Judge Moon has been CHIEF Judge of the state appeals court since 19-93.
He's been on the appellate court since it was created in 19-85.
The 61- year- old was a circuit judge in Lynchburg for 11 years before that.
(----------------)
E-GE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-32
GRAPHIC=General Electric
Some confusion as to job stability for workers at the Salem General Electric
plant.
Len Besthoff explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=GE management
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Les Brown/GE Employee; :15
SUPER=01-Kyle Gravely/GE Employee; :38
SUPER=04-Wednesday; :51
SUPER=@Len1; 57
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
((ge cover
GE management told at least several dozen production workers that 160
layoffs were on the way...pre pro list
that, in addition to a limited workforce for a two week period, and a one day
plant shutdown.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:59:19
IN Q=The 18th
(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=five- fifty.
more cover
Employees say a few hours later though, the company backtracked on the
layoffs and maybe the other moves as well, leaving workers wondering, who's in
charge here?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:11:04 ge today tape
IN Q=Well it's kinda
(( ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=was laid off.
shots plant or ratification wednesday
This ironically comes on the heels of the ratification of a new contract by
GE union workers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:06:29 ge today tape
IN Q=Now GE says
(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=LB News7.
))
P-Foster
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-22
GRAPHIC=O.S. Foster
The man Roanoke County residents elected as their Sheriff five times has
died.
State Trooper O-S Foster first ran for the job in 19-67 and served 20 years
as Sheriff.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/1972
Foster was a competitive Republican politician.
He devoted much of his career in law enforcement to upgrading requirements
for his deputies and enhancing their public image.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:40
IN Q=My personal
((O.S. FOSTER/ROANOKE CO. SHERIFF/MAY 16, 1972: MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT THE
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN HAS GREATER RESPECT FOR POLICE OFFICERS THAN IT EVER HAS IN
THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. BY THE SAME TOKEN, I THINK THE RADICAL AND THE
CRIMINAL ELEMENT PROBABLY HAS LESS RESPECT THAN IT'S EVER HAD. ))
SUPER=10-O. S. Foster/Roanoke Co. Sheriff/May 16, 1972;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=it's ever had.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Foster retired ten years ago, after county voters rejected a referendum to
transform the Sheriff's Office into an independent police department.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
O-S Foster died Wednesday-- he was 68.
P-Prices-Fork
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-30
GRAPHIC=NONE
Concern over whether a Montgomery County community will become a town
brought out nearly 40 people to an informational meeting last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Prices Fork;
A residential committee is leading the movement to give Prices Fork town
status.
Many at last night's meeting are undecided on the issue.
Those who support it, say it would give residents more of a voice, while
preserving the area's history.
(/////SOT/////)
1;24:04
SOT
IN Q=It is
((JIM NOONKESTER/TOWN STATUS SUPPORTER:IT IS IMPORTANT TO US, TO RETAIN OUR
COMMUNITY, THE IDENTITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE HISTORY OF OUR COMMUNITY,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, AND IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND UNLESS YOU HAVE LIVED A LONG
TIME IN A COMMUNITY AND KNOW THE LONG HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Jim Noonkester/Town Status Supporter; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=the community.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
In Virginia, there are just a few communities that have established town
status since the early 19-80's.
(----------------)
P-Radar-Patrol
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-23
GRAPHIC=none
The community of Prices fork and other Montgomery County communities now
have a new way to crack down on speeders.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Sheriff Doug Marrs is using a "dummy" dressed in a deputy's uniform to crack
down on speeding.
He says speeding is the biggest complaint his office receives.
Yesterday was the mannequin deputy's first day on the job.
He spent the afternoon running radar just outside Christiansburg.
(/////SOT/////)
19:04:01
SOT
IN Q=I want
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF:I WANT THE PEOPLE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO
REALIZE THAT EVEN THOUGHT THEY SEE THE DEPUTY AND CAN START RECOGNIZING THE
DUMMY DEPUTY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER DEPUTY DOWN THE
ROAD A LITTLE FURTHER SOMEWHERE. ))
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=somewhere.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Sheriff Marrs says the concept has been used for a number of years in other
states and appears to be working.
The "dummy" deputy cost about 300- dollars.
(----------------)
S-Bosnia
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-41
GRAPHIC=Bosnia Peacekeepers
The Senate resumes debate today on whether to halt funding for the U-S troop
deployment in Bosnia.
Some senators fault the resolution's timing, noting it comes as NATO begins
a crackdown on suspected war criminals in Bosnia.
Yesterday one suspected war criminal was killed and three more arrested in a
shootout.
Meanwhile soldiers' families in Danville say they sensed the situation was
heating up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Bobby Jones/Soldier's Father
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=your last step
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia;
Major Tom Wilkinson of the National Guard does not believe Danville troops
were involved in the shootout.
But Bobby Jones says his son delivered mail and supplies to British troops,
which were stationed near the incident.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=it breaks my heart
(( ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=son killed
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Jones is hopeful his son will return home as scheduled this fall.
(----------------)
PLANE-TURBULENCE
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
One passenger says "it was like running into a brick wall at 600 miles an
hour."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver, CO;
At least 22 people were injured
yesterday when an American Airlines jet heading to New York from Seattle ran
into severe turbulence over North Dakota.
Flight 2-42 was then diverted to Denver so the injured passengers could be
treated.
Most suffered cuts, scrapes, bruises and sore necks.
(----------------)
wipe/wipe/wipe
TWA
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
With less than one week until the one year anniversary of the crash of T-W-A
flight 800 F-B-I investigator plan to conduct new tests to try to determine
what brought down the 7-47.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
The announcement was made yesterday at a congressional hearing.
Investigators will try to duplicate conditions on the doomed flight.
(----------------)
E-Gambling-Hotline
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-40
GRAPHIC=None
***anchor tag with pinnacle page**
Thirty-thousand dollars of Virginia lottery money is leaving Virginia for
Texas.
That's the payment for counseling services.
Ellen Qualls reports on the new hotline for problem gamblers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This is NOT
SUPER=01-Ed Scarborough/Virginia Lottery; :12
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape; :28
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:06
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( This is NOT where you get the winning numbers.
NAT SOT CALL
((THIS IS THE VIRGINIA LOTTERY PROBLEM GAMBLERS HOTLINE))
RUNS=:04
It's where you call if you're losing -- and losing it.
sot 15:58:54
((ED SCARBOROUGH/VIRGINIA LOTTERY: THE PERSON WILL IMMEDIATELY START TO
LISTEN. AND THAT'S THE BIG ISSUE. "TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON" IS WHAT THAT
PERSON'S GOING TO SAY, AND USUALLY BY THE TIME SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET TO THE
POINT OF CALLING A HELP LINE THEY'VE GOT A STORY TO TELL.))
runs=:12
The Virginia General Assembly simply mandated some kind of hotline.
To Lottery director Penny Kyle that meant a 30- thousand dollar plus phone
bills contract with professional counselors at the Texas Council on Problem and
Compulsive Gambling.
sot 16:03:48
((WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY SUFFERING ANY KIND OF UNMANAGEABILITY AS A RESULT OF
COMING IN CONTACT WITH OUR PRODUCTS. AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A
NO-BRAINER AS THEY SAY. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE LOTTERY PROCESS
THAT WE DO THIS AND DO THIS RIGHT.))
runs=:17
Some of the six Virginians who've made the call say they feel they just
can't win: there are only five Gamblers Anonymous programs to which they can
be referred... and one in Roanoke is the only one west of Richmond.
sot standup 16:47:27
((THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUT A ONE YEAR SUNSET CLAUSE ON THE LEGISLATION. SO
WHEN THE PHONE BILLS COME IN, LAWMAKERS CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO PULL THE
MONEY OUT OF THE PROGRAM...OR LET IT RIDE.))
runs=:14
Ellen Qualls News 7 Richmond))
WIPE essC 1050
ANCHOR=Melanie
The Gambling number hotline is 1-888-532-3500. It's manned 24 hours a day.
S-Goodwill
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-34
GRAPHIC=none
A groundbreaking in Danville will mean more jobs and training programs this
fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Children brought shovels to celebrate a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.
Goodwill charities is building a two-story facility on Westover Drive.
Executive Director Mark Segall says the goal is to prepare people for
competitive jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Mark Segall/Executive Director
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=this month.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Twenty-five new jobs will be created by the opening in October.
(----------------)
2-E-Bedford-Ax
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A man was out riding his bike last night when he was hit by a car- and
killed.
Meanwhile the car's driver sped off.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
The 42- year- old man was riding his bicycle on Route 4-60 near the Terrace
Restaurant when he was struck by the car.
Authorities searched for more than an hour for a green ford vehicle spotted
by witnesses.
State Police say they caught up with a suspect-. The man is now in custody.
Police have not yet released the victim's identity.
(----------------)
2-E-GE
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-32
GRAPHIC=General Electric
Workers at the Salem General Electric plant are not certain of their jobs
this morning.
Yesterday they got word of layoffs, but then things changed.
Len Besthoff explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=GE management
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Les Brown/GE Employee; :15
SUPER=01-Kyle Gravely/GE Employee; :38
SUPER=04-Wednesday; :51
SUPER=@Len1; 57
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
((ge cover
GE management told at least several dozen production workers that 160
layoffs were on the way...pre pro list
that, in addition to a limited workforce for a two week period, and a one day
plant shutdown.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:59:19
IN Q=The 18th
(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=five- fifty.
more cover
Employees say a few hours later though, the company backtracked on the
layoffs and maybe the other moves as well, leaving workers wondering, who's in
charge here?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:11:04 ge today tape
IN Q=Well it's kinda
(( ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=was laid off.
shots plant or ratification wednesday
This ironically comes on the heels of the ratification of a new contract by
GE union workers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:06:29 ge today tape
IN Q=Now GE says
(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=LB News7.
))
E-Foster
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHU
TAPE#97-37
GRAPHIC=0.S. Foster
Retired Roanoke County Sheriff O-S Foster died Wednesday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./1987;
During his 20-year tenure in office, Foster expanded the department from 30
employees to more than 175, including a SWAT team.
It was the first sheriff's office in the state with its own detective
division.
He took pride in the way his deputies were perceived by the public.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:05
IN Q=I think most
((O.S. FOSTER/ROANOKE CO. SHERIFF/MAY 16, 1972: I THINK MOST POLICE AGENCIES- -
ADMINISTRATORS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS- -HAVE SEEN A DEFINITE NEED TO IMPROVE
POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS. MUCH EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PUT ON CHANGING THE IMAGE OF
THE POLICE OFFICER. BY THE SAME TOKEN, I THINK THERE'S A DEFINITE NEED ON THE
PART OF THE CITIZENS TO CHANGE THEIR OPINION OF WHAT THEY THINK A POLICE
OFFICER IS.))
SUPER=10-O. S. Foster/Roanoke Co. Sheriff/May 16, 1972;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=police officer is.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
O-S Foster was 68.
E-Radar-Patrol
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-33
GRAPHIC=None
You may be surprised by the new officer manning the radar gun in Montgomery
County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Sheriff Doug Marrs is using a "dummy" deputy to get people to slow down.
Yesterday was the mannequin's first day on the job.
He spent the afternoon running radar just outside Christiansburg.
Marrs says speeding is the biggest complaint he hears but says his staff can
only do so much.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=One of the
((DOUG MARRS/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF:ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH IS MANPOWER, ANYWAY, SO WHEN WE HAVE A VEHICLE, WE CAN TAKE IT OUT AND
IT'S SITTING STATIONARY, IT DETERS A LOT AND LEAVES A DEPUTY TO GO ON ABOUT HIS
DUTIES. ))
SUPER=01-Doug Marrs/Montgomery Co. Sheriff; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=his duties.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The "dummy" cost about 300-dollars.
Marrs read about the concept in a magazine-- and says it appears to be
working in other states.
(----------------)
E-Deerring
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
A North Carolina woman faces animal cruelty charges after she pierced the
ears of a baby deer and put earrings on it.
Bettie Phillips says she thought the fawn would look pretty that way.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Harrisonburg;
Police found the deer in the back of a pickup truck after receiving an
anonymous tip.
Phillips says she came across the fawn on the side of the road last week and
wanted to adopt it.
She said if it is okay to pierce a little girl's ears, it should be all
right to pierce a deer's.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB
In baseball,
Manny Alexander homered and later added the go-ahead triple in the ninth
inning of the New York Mets' fourth
straight win in Atlanta.
For last night's scores from the women's hardwood and the major and minor
league diamonds, let's check the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Detroit/3/j/New York/10////Cleveland/2/j/Minnesota/8///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Chicago/6//Kansas City/3////Texas/9/j/Seattle/12///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/7//Pittsburgh/0///j/New York/10//Atlanta/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/11//Colorado/5////San Francisco/0/j/Los Angeles/11///;
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-/Salem/2/j/Lynchburg/3///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-/Princeton/1/j/Danville/6///j/Martinsville/9//Kingsport/8///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0105-/Bluefield/4/j/Pulaski/12///j/Bluefield/2//Pulaski/1///;
SUPER=x5032;
SUPER=0114-/Sacramento/60/j/Cleveland/77////Charlotte/48/j/New York/62///;
RUNS=:56
(-------------)
OUT Q=....last score."
by SS