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7E-M'ville-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-43
GRAPHIC=Fire
Some scary moments at an apartment building in Martinsville after a fire
flared up twice Sunday morning.
Denise Allen reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Neighbors woke
SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00
SUPER=01-Lakie Brim/Fire Victim; :07
SUPER=01-Tim Powell/Assistant Fire Chief; :19 QUICK!!
SUPER=@Denise1; :27
SUPER=01-Tammy Martin/Witness; :40
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=News 7
(( Neighbors woke Lakie Brim and the other residents of this Rivermont
Apartment Building around 1-30 Sunday morning.
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SOT 11:55:30
IN Q=SCARY CAUSE
((LAKIE BRIM/FIRE VICTIM: SCARY CAUSE ALL OF US WAS IN THE BED. WE HAD TO
YANK OUR KIDS OUT THE BED SO THAT WAS A SCARY FEELING.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=A SCARY FEELING
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SOT 12:05:11
IN Q=THE OCCUPANT OF
((ASST. CHIEF TIM POWELL/MARTINSVILLE FIRE DEPT.: THE OCCUPANT OF THE
DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT HAD SOME CHILDREN IN THERE AND SHE CONFIRMED THEY WERE
PLAYING WITH SOME MATCHES OR A LIGHTER OF SOME TYPE AND THEY HAD STARTED A FIRE
ON THE FLOOR OF THE BEDROOM.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=OF THE BEDROOM
STAND UP
((DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7: FIRE FIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRST BLAZE IN THIS APARTMENT
AND LEFT THE SCENE AROUND THREE IN THE MORNING.
BUT SEVERAL HOURS LATER FLAMES FORCED RESIDENTS FROM THEIR APARTMENTS YET
AGAIN.
THE BLAZE WAS SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF WHEN FIRE FIGHTERS RETURNED.))
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SOT 11:58:21
IN Q=YOU COULD TELL
((TAMMY MARTIN/WITNESS: YOU COULD TELL THAT IT WASN'T OUT. I HAD WARNED MY
COUSIN AND THEM NOT TO GO BACK IN THERE AND GO TO SLEEP BECAUSE I TOLD THEM IT
WAS GOING TO CATCH BACK UP, THAT'S WHAT IT DID.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=WHAT IT DID
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SOT 12:04:29
IN Q=EVIDENTLY WE LEFT
((EVIDENTLY WE LEFT A HOT SPOT SOMEWHERE IN THE WALL OR SOMEWHERE AND IT GOT
INTO THE WALL AND WENT INTO THE ATTIC.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=INTO THE WALL
Powell says it's a miracle no one was injured considering the time the blaze
occurred.
He says a fire such as this can be prevented by keeping matches out of the
hands of children.
In the meantime the Brims and seven other families are homeless.
Denise Allen News 7.))
7E-Hotel-NAACP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#=97-41
GRAPHIC=none
A Roanoke hotel is on the agenda of the NAACP convention in Pittsburgh.
The Roanoke chapter wants to express its concerns about the Hotel Roanoke's
management before city leaders and Virginia Tech.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The local chapter initiated discussions with the hotel after the national
N-double-A-C-P announced a boycott of several chains including Doubletree
Hotels--which manages the Hotel Roanoke.
But members of the civil rights organization say the hotel's management has
NOT been responsive to their requests.
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SOT 20:44:34
IN Q=What we intend to do
((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: WHAT WE INTEND TO DO IS DRAW THE
OWNERS TO THE TABLE AND SAY TO THE OWNERS THIS IS A PUBLIC FACILITY. IT HAS
BENEFITTED FROM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PUBLIC FUNDS. IT CONTINUES TO BENEFIT
FROM PUBLIC PATRONAGE. THERE IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION HERE THAT WE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO HAVE AROUND THESE FIVE POINTS THAT I MENTIONED, LET'S GET SOME
COMMITMENTS ON THE TABLE.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President;
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=commitments on the table.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The Roanoke chapter of the N-Double-A-C-P is also planning to survey other
local hotels.
7Tobacco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire
Tobacco farmers are fuming at the prospect of being forgotten in the
368-billion dollar settlement between 40 states and the tobacco industry.
About 200 Virginia farmers held a rally this weekend to express their
concerns.
But in Florida the concern over the effects of second hand smoke is taking
the issue to court...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Opening statements are set for this morning in the landmark five billion
dollar lawsuit against the five big tobacco companies.
The suit is being brought by flight
attendants who blame their illnesses on second-hand smoke aboard airliners.
One tobacco executive has broken ranks and will testify for the
prosecution.
The other four have provided video-taped depositions.
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7Child-Abuse
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
A Southwest Virginia legislator says he will sponsor a bill to allow
prosecutors to seek the death penalty
when a child dies as a result of long-term abuse.
Delegate Clarence Phillips says he has received thousands of signatures
asking him to introduce the legislation.
7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Let's take a look at the forecast as you head back to work-
Mostly sunny and very hot today, with highs in the mid 90s.
Clear skies overnight, with lows falling to near 70.
Continued sunny and hot tomorrow, with a chance of thunderstorms late in
the day.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 7/15/97
Tuesday:
SUPER=130-15/Jarod Struppler/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-2/Lucas Staton/Natural Bridge Station;
SUPER=130-1/Joe Stoneman/Galax;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-40/Kim Pitts/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-51/Shirley Peavy/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-43/Rona Moore/Martinsville;
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55Death-Row
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Virginia Death row inmate Joe O'Dell is scheduled to be executed next week
for the 19-85 murder of a Virginia Beach secretary.
Pope John Paul the second an outspoken foe of the death penalty, is said to
be praying for O'Dell.
He has appealed for clemency in numerous U-S capital cases.
O'Dell's case has also captured the attention of the Italian public and
media.
Meantime, another Virginia death row inmate is scheduled to die THIS week.
Roy Bruce Smith is to be put to be executed Thursday night for the fatal
shooting of a Manassas police officer in 19-88.
55E-Land-Donation
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-42
GRAPHIC=none
A Martinsville family has donated 122 acres of undevloped land in Franklin
County to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
Jim and Esta Wilson's donation will help preserve part of the view along the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
This is the first easement donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
It took the V-O-F about four years to work out the details.
The conservation easement protects the property from development that would
impair the scenic view.
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SOT 10:19:33
IN Q=IN THIS CASE
((RUPERT CUTLER/WESTERN LAND TRUST EXEC. DIR.: IN THIS CASE HE CAN CONTINUE TO
HARVEST TREES, HE CAN CONTINUE TO HUNT, FISH. THERE'S A PROVISION IN THERE FOR
A LITTLE SUBDIVISION FOR HOUSING PLACES FOR HIS KIDS.))
SUPER=01-Rupert Cutler/Western Land Trust Exec. Dir.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=FOR HIS KIDS
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VO-NAT
Cutler hopes other landowners follow the Wilson's example.
The land donation can be used as a tax write-off, but Cutler says most
donors receive something more than monetary gratification.
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SOT 10:21:17
IN Q=THESE PERPETUAL
((THESE PERPETUAL PROPERTY EASEMENTS LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE PRODUCTIVE FARM
LAND OR SCENERY OR WILDLIFE WILL STAY THAT WAY FOR GENERATION AFTER GENERATION.
THAT JUST MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=THEM FEEL GOOD
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VO-NAT
The V-O-F is an independent state agency created by the General Assembly to
promote preservation.
The Western Virginia Land Trust is assisting the agency in acquiring land
easements in this part of the state.
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55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to Monday's weather--
Mostly sunny and hot today, with highs in the low to mid 90s.
Clear tonight, with lows dropping to around 70.
Hot again tomorrow, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
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8E-M'ville-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-43
GRAPHIC=Fire
Firefighters responded twice to the same fire at a Martinsville apartment
building, leaving eight families without homes.
Denise Allen reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Neighbors woke
SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00
SUPER=01-Lakie Brim/Fire Victim; :07
SUPER=01-Tim Powell/Assistant Fire Chief; :19 QUICK!!
SUPER=@Denise1; :27
SUPER=01-Tammy Martin/Witness; :40
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=News 7
(( Neighbors woke Lakie Brim and the other residents of this Rivermont
Apartment Building around 1-30 Sunday morning.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:55:30
IN Q=SCARY CAUSE
((LAKIE BRIM/FIRE VICTIM: SCARY CAUSE ALL OF US WAS IN THE BED. WE HAD TO
YANK OUR KIDS OUT THE BED SO THAT WAS A SCARY FEELING.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=A SCARY FEELING
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:05:11
IN Q=THE OCCUPANT OF
((ASST. CHIEF TIM POWELL/MARTINSVILLE FIRE DEPT.: THE OCCUPANT OF THE
DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT HAD SOME CHILDREN IN THERE AND SHE CONFIRMED THEY WERE
PLAYING WITH SOME MATCHES OR A LIGHTER OF SOME TYPE AND THEY HAD STARTED A FIRE
ON THE FLOOR OF THE BEDROOM.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=OF THE BEDROOM
STAND UP
((DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7: FIRE FIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRST BLAZE IN THIS APARTMENT
AND LEFT THE SCENE AROUND THREE IN THE MORNING.
BUT SEVERAL HOURS LATER FLAMES FORCED RESIDENTS FROM THEIR APARTMENTS YET
AGAIN.
THE BLAZE WAS SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF WHEN FIRE FIGHTERS RETURNED.))
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:58:21
IN Q=YOU COULD TELL
((TAMMY MARTIN/WITNESS: YOU COULD TELL THAT IT WASN'T OUT. I HAD WARNED MY
COUSIN AND THEM NOT TO GO BACK IN THERE AND GO TO SLEEP BECAUSE I TOLD THEM IT
WAS GOING TO CATCH BACK UP, THAT'S WHAT IT DID.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=WHAT IT DID
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:04:29
IN Q=EVIDENTLY WE LEFT
((EVIDENTLY WE LEFT A HOT SPOT SOMEWHERE IN THE WALL OR SOMEWHERE AND IT GOT
INTO THE WALL AND WENT INTO THE ATTIC.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=INTO THE WALL
Powell says it's a miracle no one was injured considering the time the blaze
occurred.
He says a fire such as this can be prevented by keeping matches out of the
hands of children.
In the meantime the Brims and seven other families are homeless.
Denise Allen News 7.))
8E-Hotel-NAACP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#=97-41
GRAPHIC=none
The N-double-A-C-P is kicking off its convention in Pittsburgh.
The Roanoke chapter wants to express its concerns about the Hotel Roanoke's
management before city leaders and Virginia Tech.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The local chapter initiated discussions with the hotel after the national
N-double-A-C-P announced a boycott of several chains including Doubletree
Hotels--which manages the Hotel Roanoke.
But members of the civil rights organization say the hotel's management has
NOT been responsive to their requests.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:44:34
IN Q=What we intend to do
((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: WHAT WE INTEND TO DO IS DRAW THE
OWNERS TO THE TABLE AND SAY TO THE OWNERS THIS IS A PUBLIC FACILITY. IT HAS
BENEFITTED FROM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PUBLIC FUNDS. IT CONTINUES TO BENEFIT
FROM PUBLIC PATRONAGE. THERE IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION HERE THAT WE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO HAVE AROUND THESE FIVE POINTS THAT I MENTIONED, LET'S GET SOME
COMMITMENTS ON THE TABLE.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Roanoke NAACP President;
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=commitments on the table.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The Roanoke chapter of the N-Double-A-C-P is also planning to survey other
local hotels.
8School-Standards
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=education
New high school standards are topping the adgenda of public hearings held by
the State Board of Education.
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VO-NAT
SOA's, 97-26, 6/11
SUPER=03-Richmond/June;
The changes that the board is considering include revoking
accreditation for schools where more than 30 percent of students
fail standardized tests for three straight years.
And the board has NOT spelled out what accreditation loss would mean
-- other than putting pressure on a local school system to improve.
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8Death-Row
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Virginia death row inmate Joe O'Dell is receiving attention and prayers from
Pope John Paul the second.
The Pope has appealed for clemency in numerous U-S capital cases.
O'Dell is slated to die next week for the 19-85 murder of a Virginia Beach
secretary.
Meantime, another Virginia death row inmate is scheduled to die this week.
Roy Bruce Smith is to be put to death Thursday night for the fatal shooting
of a Manassas police officer in 19-88.
8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to the Monday outlook--
Expect lots of sunshine today and hot temperatures.
Highs in the low to mid 90s.
Clear tonight, with lows dropping to around 70.
And by tomorrow, we'll have a chance for afternoon thunderstorms.
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