23:00-01
News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
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Coming up-
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VO-NAT
How would you like lower taxes- lawmakers say that's what you'll get in a
budget deal reached tonight.
An explosion levels a New York restaurant.
New information about what happened before a deadly crash in Roanoke.
and listen in as Fred Goldman tries out for a new job-
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News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
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Good Evening.
It's a deal.
A budget compromise is reached.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
It includes lower taxes for millions of families, students and investors-
and a balanced budget by 2002.
SUPER=03-Brewster, NY;
A propane blast levels a New York State restaurant killing at least two
people.
SUPER=03-
While an explosion on the side of a Tennessee Interstate kills two workers
and injures 12 motorists.
SUPER=03-San Antonio, TX;
Plus Fred Goldman is taking to the airwaves- trying out for his own radio
show.
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ANCHOR=Jean
And Robin says the heat wave is ending-
Join us for News 7 at Eleven.
Budget
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
A budget deal is struck- that could mean more money in your pocket.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The compromise reached tonight balances the budget by the year 2002 while
lowering taxes for millions of Americans.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:05:58
IN Q=
((JOHN KASICH/HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE: THIS IS A HUGE STEP IN SENDING PEOPLE'S
POWER, MONEY AND INFLUENCE BACK AND LETTING THEM CONTROL THEIR OWN LIVES.))
SUPER=01-Rep. John Kasich/(R) House Budget Committee;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=CONTROL THEIR OWN LIVES."
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VO-NAT
It includes a 500 dollar per child tax credit for children 16 and under-
for couples making up to 110 thousand dollars a year or single parents making
up to 75 thousand dollars a year.
There will also be tuition tax credits of 15 hundred dollars for the first
two years of college, plus more tax incentives for later years of education.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:16:06
IN Q=
(( THIS IS AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY...IT CAN BE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A
GENERATATION. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=of a generation."
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VO-NAT
The top capital gains tax rate will drop from 28 to 20 percent in most
cases.
The deal also calls for a cigarette tax that would go up to 15 cents a pack
by 2002.
Most of the money would go to health care for poor children.
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Helvestine
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-46
GRAPHIC=Helvestine
It was a drive-by bombing.
A two- year old girl was the un-intended victim of racial hatred.
Keith Humphry has the story of Frank Helvestine and his victims.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Barry Mask and
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=04-1975 Va. State Police Photo; :04
SUPER=01-Skip Burkart/Commonwealth's Attorney; :10
SUPER=01-Clarence Keeling/Intended Victim's Husband; :30
SUPER=01-Barry Mask/Victim's Father; 1:02
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=Humphry, NEWS 7.
(( Barry Mask and his family had just returned home, May 10, 1975.
He parked his car next to Ruth Pearman's Monte Carlo- -seconds before a
pipe bomb went off beneath it.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:18:16 tape #2
IN Q=
((ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THEY WERE BEHIND MS PEARMAN'S CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
THE CAR EXPLODED. AT THAT POINT, FLAMES SHOT INTO THEN AIR. OBVIOUSLY THE GAS
TANK HAD EXPLODED AT THAT POINT.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=
It was intended as a warning.
Pearman was engaged to Marry Clarence Keeling.
Frank Helvestine and his friend Russ White didn't approve of inter-racial
dating.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT Keeling 13:33:51
IN Q=
((I'M BLACK. SHE'S WHITE. WHY TAKE IT OUT ON HER? WHY DIDN'T THEY COME AFTER
ME?))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=
Helvestine's racist message was lost on them. They're still married.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:47:15
IN Q=
((AS AN ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT, GUILTY.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
Helvestine is guilty- -though he insisted on entering his pleas under a
provision of case law that allows him to proclaim his innocence. And he wants
it known he was merely an accessory.
He scouted out the car, provided the bomb materials, but another man planted
the bomb.
Carrie Ann Mask was the UN-intended victim.
She was killed when a piece of the pipe shattered her skull.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:28:58 tape #4
IN Q=
((YOU CAN PUT IT OUT THE BACK OF YOUR MIND IS ALL YOU CAN DO AND GO ON WITH
YOUR LIFE. THAT'S ALL I'VE BEEN DOING TO 22 YEARS.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=
Helvestine is due back in court in September when Judge Diane Strickland
imposes sentence for arson, manslaughter and two counts of unlawful wounding.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.
Franklin-Wreck
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-46
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
Police say the accident that killed four people in Roanoke yesterday began
with a terrifying trip down Windy Gap Mountain.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
One of the three surviving children told police the accelerator stuck as the
station wagon drove into Roanoke County.
The driver, 47 year old Anna Marie Talbert, tried to use the brakes, but
could not stop the car.
The brakes apparently failed as the car passed the city limits, sending it
out of control.
It ran over a guardrail, flipped several times and caught fire.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:04:58
IN Q=Oh it was really
((SHARON WOODS/NEIGHBOR; OH IT WAS AWFUL, IT WAS REALLY BAD. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW
MANY PEOPLE WERE IN IT UNTIL THE GUY ACROSS THE YARD, HE WENT DOWN AND MY
HUSBAND RAN AND GOT HIS FIRE EXTINQUISHER ))
SUPER=01-Sharon Woods/Neighbor;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=got his fire extinguisher
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VO-NAT
Talbert and her 14 year old son died in the wreck along with two other
teenagers.
Police say the neighbor's quick action probably saved the lives of the three
children who survived the accident.
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Fatal-Ax
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-44
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A kiss apparently lead to a fatal car crash that killed a 17-year old
Danville Girl yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Friends say Holly Lester's boyfriend Brian Godfrey leaned over to kiss her
as he drove on Route 41 around 2 a-m.
The car then swerved into a tree, killing Lester and leaving Godfrey with
minor head wounds.
Godfrey says he doesn't remember the accident.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:22:03
IN Q=I'm sorry
((BRIAN GODFREY/VICTIM'S BOYFRIEND: I'M SORRY SHE'S GONE. I JUST WANT HER BACK
BECAUSE HEAVEN TO ME WAS WITH HER. I JUST KNOW I'LL SEE HER AGAIN ONE DAY IN
HEAVEN AND THAT WE'LL BE TOGETHER.
MYRA LESTER/VICTIM'S MOTHER: I'LL ALWAYS MISS HER. I KNOW THAT SHE'S IN A
BETTER PLACE AND I KNOW THAT GOD WILL SHOW ME THE REASON IN THE FUTURE.
EMILY STOWE/VICTIM'S FRIEND: SHE LOVED TO LAUGH. SHE WAS JUST THE TYPE OF
PERSON WHO COULD CHEER ANYBODY UP. IF YOU WERE DOWN AND TALKED TO HER YOU
ALWAYS WALKED AWAY WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.))
SUPER=01-Brian Godfrey/Victim's Boyfriend;
SUPER=01-Myra Lester/Victim's Mother; :11
SUPER=01-Emily Stowe/Victim's Friend; :21
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=on your face
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VO-NAT
Funeral services for Holly Lester will be held tomorrow in Danville.
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Matt-Brown
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-37
GRAPHIC=NONE
Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the state converged on
Bedford County today, to pay respects to the son of Bedford sheriff Mike Brown.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Week; :00
17- year- old Matthew Jordan Brown was killed Friday when his car flipped
over on Route 691, about two miles from his home.
Brown was remembered today as a talented, outgoing young man with a flair
for performing.
Friends and family packed a memorial service at Glade Creek Lutheran Church.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:17:36
IN Q=I think the
((TONY WARE/FAMILY FRIEND: I THINK THE SHOW OF SUPPORT, THEIR FRIENDS, WHETHER
IT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OF JUST FRIENDS IN GENERAL, THE TURNOUT HERE IS
UNBELIEVABLE THIS MORNING. IT HAS TO BE COMFORTING TO THEM TO KNOW THAT
EVERYBODY'S GRIEVING WITH THEM.))
SUPER=01-Tony Ware/Family Friend; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=grieving with them.
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VO-NAT
Brown graduated last month from North Cross High School in Roanoke.
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NY-Explosion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
A propane blast levels a New York State restaurant-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Brewster, NY;
just as it was opening this afternoon-
Three people are dead. Five others are injured.
Kelties Bum Steer is in Brewster New York, near the Connecticut border-
The restaurant is attached to a motel.
Firefighters are digging through the wreckage to make sure no one else is
trapped.
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wipe wipe wipe
TN-Blast
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NEt
GRAPHIC=NONE
wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nashville, TN;
An explosion rocked a highway construction site in Tennessee- killing two
people and injuring at least a dozen motorists.
It happened on Interstate-24 in Nashville.
The blast blew out windshields and caused accidents as drivers slammed on
their brakes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:01:53
IN Q=
((DAVID LANFORD/TRUCK DRIVER I SEEN A BIG OLE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE. NEXT THING
I KNOWN I SEEN SOMETHING FLYING ACROSS THE INTERSTATE THEN A MAN HIT THE SIDE
OF MY TRUCK. HE'S DEAD. IT BLOWED EM UP.))
SUPER=01-David Lanford/Truck Driver;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=IT BLOWED EM UP.
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VO-NAT
Authorities say dynamite used to widen the road went off prematurely. No word
on why.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast, two localities in our area argue over possible
annexation,
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VO-NAT
And police tapes released today reveal more about the shooting of fashion
designer Gianni Versace.
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ANCHOR=Robin
wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
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SS=NONE
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Versace-911
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Versace
Miami Beach police released the 9-1-1 tapes from the Gianni Versace
shooting.
Jim Axelrod has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
RUNS=:42
OUT Q=CBS News, Miami."
((INVESTIGATORS RELEASED THE 9-1-1 TAPES TODAY FROM MOMENTS
AFTER GIANNI VERSACE WAS SHOT. THE CALL IS FROM VERSACE'S COOK
INSIDE THE MANSION.
9-1-1 emergency. A man's been shot.. Please immediately. Please. He was walking
in front of his home. It's
Gianni Versace.. He was entering his house. We just heard
gunshots going outside. He's on the steps of the house. He's
not moving. He's not moving.
FOR THE NEXT 9 DAYS.. INVESTIGATORS FOLLOWED UP HUNDREDS
OF REPORTED SIGHTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FBI NOW SAYS
CUNANAN WENT QUICKLY TO THIS HOUSEBOAT SEVERAL MILES NORTH OF THE
MURDER SCENE AND LIKELY NEVER LEFT. HE WAS HUNTED AND ALONE. JIM AXELROD, CBS
NEWS, MIAMI.))
Ward-system
ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=Roanoke
Roanoke City Council members are currently elected at large--
But that may change this fall.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
City Council is reviewing a plan to go to a modified ward system.
Voters would elect a representative from their area, as well as the mayor
and vice mayor.
The Ward plan has been described as a way to ensure minority representation
on council.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=i don't like
((ESTELLE MCCADDEN: I DON'T LIKE THE THING OF ZONING TO MAKE SURE...LET US PUT
IN THER-- WHO'S BEST. WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED IN OUR SECTIONS. ))
((MIKE URBANSKI: THE MODIFIED WARD SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A VULCANIZED DIVIDED
CITY COUNCIL MORE CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUES OF SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, THAN IN
THE WELFARE OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE. ))
SUPER=07-Estelle McCadden; :00
SUPER=07-Mike Urbanski; :10
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=as a whole
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VO-NAT
Supporters of the plan say some areas of the city have no representation on
council.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:29:28
IN Q=I THINK
((BILL BESTPITCH: I THINK EVERY CITIZEN IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE SHOULD HAVE THE
RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR VIEW HEARD ON THIS ISSUE-- PUT IT ON A REFERENDUM IN
NOVEMBER. ))
SUPER=07-Bill Bestpitch;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=in november
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VO-NAT
Mayor David Bowers said after tonight's public hearing, he anticipates City
Council will put the issue to a referendum.
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South-Boston
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-49
GRAPHIC=NONE
South Boston and Halifax County leaders met at the negotiating table
tonight...
with sharply clashing ideas of how much land the county should give the
town.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:39:54
IN Q=The unfortunate thing
((DAN SLEEPER/HALIFAX CO. ADMINISTRATOR: THE UNFORTUNATE THING FOR COUNTIES IN
VIRGINIA IS WE'RE LIKE FAMILIES. WE'RE LIKE THE PARENTS, AND THE TOWNS ARE
LIKE CHILDREN. IF YOU GET TWO CHILDREN FIGHTING OVER PART OF YOUR ESTATE OR
PART OF YOUR PROPERTY, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THEM? THEY'RE STILL GOING TO GET
SOMETHING AND YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM AND IF YOU REFUSE TO DEAL WITH THEM,
THE COURT'S GOING TO LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PARENT.))
SUPER=01-Dan Sleeper/Halifax Co. Administrator;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=good parent
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.;
The town of South Boston wants to triple its size by grabbing ten square
miles of county land.
Halifax supervisors have offered a compromise ... saving revenue-rich
Centerville for itself.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:47:20
IN Q=I would say
((GLEN ABERNATHY/SOUTH BOSTON MAYOR: I WOULD SAY IT ROUGHLY INCLUDES ABOUT HALF
THE AREA THE TOWN PROPOSES TO ANNEX.))
SUPER=01-Glen Abernathy/South Boston Mayor;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=annex
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VO-NAT
Tonight's plan would give the town more than a million dollars in extra
revenue, while robbing the county of almost 400 thousand dollars.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Both parties say they want to negotiate.
If they can't find middle ground, the battle over land could continue in
court.
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=None
Coming up next, Fred Goldman tries out a new job,
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VO-NAT
And we'll see the nation's only museum dedicated to the Fab Four...and its
right in our backyard.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Goldman
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Fred Goldman is taking to the airwaves but this time it has nothing to do
with O-J Simpson.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:54:35
IN Q=
((THIS IS FRED GOLDMAN. THE TIME IS 1:11.))
SUPER=07-Fred Goldman;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=TIME IS ONE ELEVEN."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Antonio, TX;
The father of murder victim Ron Goldman is on the air in San Antonio, Texas-
for a shot at his own talk show.
W-O-A-I radio is running auditions for its mid afternoon call in show-
Goldman's trying out.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:54:50
IN Q=
((I'M NOT SURE I'M READY FOR THIS BUT I GUESS I'M GOING TO FIND OUT PRETTY
QUICKLY.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=find out pretty quickly."
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VO-NAT
Goldman says he's willing to talk about anything during his week long
audition.
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Rail-Crossing
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=None
Some Blue Ridge residents are breathing a temporary sigh of relief.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Norfolk Southern Railroad will not close its grade crossing on Cherry
Lane right away.
Railroad officials say reducing the number of crossings prevents
accidents.
Five families say if the railroad blocks that site, they'll have no route
off their property.
The group has filed a permanent injunction to keep the crossing opened.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT13:05:41
IN Q=In the meantime
((ROBERT HAGAN/PLANTIFF ATTORNEY:IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE ASKED FOR TEMPORARY
INJUCTION SO THAT THE CROSSINGS WOULD NOT BE CLOSED UNTIL THE FAMILIES HAVE
THEIR DAY IN COURT AND THE RAILROAD HAS AGREED. THE CROSSING WILL REMAIN OPENED
PENDING THE COURT HEARING.))
SUPER=01-Robert Hagan/Plantiff's Attorney;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=court hearing
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VO-NAT
No date for the hearing has been scheduled yet.
Plantiff's Attorney Robert Hagan says N-S lawyers have given every
indication they plan to close the crossing.
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Heat
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Summer Heat
Temperatures today reached into the blistering 90's.
Making it the hottest day of the year for much of southwest and central
Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Heat cramps are dehydration are very common on hot days like this.
Those forced to work outdoors are at greater risk for heat exhaustion and
even heat stroke.
The sun also has a significant burning potential.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:33:17
IN Q=One of the main things
((DR. MICHAEL RORRER/ROANOKE MEMORIAL EMS: EVERY YEAR I WOULD SAY WE SEE 10 TO
20 TIMES MORE PEOPLE COMING INTO ER WITH SUNBURNS THAN ALL THE OTHER HEAT
RELATED PROBLEMS ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Michael Rorrer/Roanoke Memorial EMS
RUNS=:09
OUT Q= other heat related problems
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VO-NAT
Here are some safety tips to keep in mind.
- Wear light weight and light colored clothing.
- Make sure to wear sunscreen while out in the sun.
- Drink plenty of fluids.
- Arrange outdoor activities during the mornings or evenings when the sun is
less intense.
Children and the elderly at the most at risk and should be supervised.
There are ways to beat the heat--swimming is of course a great way to stay
cool.
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Wx-Tape
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SUPER=306-77/67/71/W-5mph/30.03r/6:21am/8:31pm;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Scattered/Thunderstorms/70-72/Partly Sunny/Less Humid/82-85;
SUPER=331-Variable Clouds/Thunder/70-74/Partly Sunny/Wind N-15/84-88;
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SUPER=333-Scattered/Thunderstorms/65-70/Partly Sunny/Less Humid/80-84;
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SUPER=X5001;
S-Score
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=steve
TAPE#S7-7
GRAPHIC=Bowling
First in sports tonight; bowling!!! Arnie Richards bowled a 300 at Viking
Lanes this evening; his first and the thrid such game at Viking this bowling
season. Now; lets roll out the numbers.
WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Kinston/6//Salem/2////;
SUPER=X5012
SUPER=0105-/Martinsville/3/j/Pulaski/10////Danville///Bristol///Rain/;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas/2/j/Baltimore/7////Oakland/3/j/New York/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Anaheim/2//Cleveland/0//10-7 Ana.Game
2/j/Toronto/1//Milwaukee/0//9-3 Mil #2 in 9th/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/3/j/Kansas City/10//3-2 KC Game 2 in 6th//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Cincinnati/4//Florida/0////Chicago/0/j/Atlanta/6///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/St. Louis/2//Houston/1////Montreal/0//Colorado/1/4//;
SUPER=X5032
SUPER=0114-j/Cleveland/76//Phoenix/64///; :
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=....last score."
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S-Avalanche
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=CL-97
GRAPHIC=Avalanche
The Salem Avalanche began a three game homestand with the Southern
Division leading Kinston Indians last night.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Indians vs. Avalanche; :00
A divisional game brought out the game faces at Salem memorial Stadium as
first place met second.
We start in the bottom of the third. Kyle Houser with the chopper up the
middle that the Indians can't handle. Garrett Newbart scores from third and we
are tied at 2.
Kinston takes the lead in the fourth as Tim Jorgenson doubles off the wall
SUPER=37-Kinston/6/Salem/2 ;
and Darren Stumberger crosses the platte all the way from second. 3-2 Indians.
And they would blow this one wide open in the 7th. Mark Budzinski singles up
the middle; two Indians come on down and Kinston melts the Av's 6 to 2.
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S-Irabu
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-8
GRAPHIC=Yankees
Speaking of the minors, New York Yankee phenom Hideki Irabu is headed there
after just four starts in the majors.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-New York; :00
The 28 year old right hander has a 7.97 ERA after being tattooed by
Cleveland, Milwaukee and Seattle in his last three outings. He leaves the show
with a 2 and 2 record and, may I remind you, he still has that 12.8 million
dollar contract.
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S-Express
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-9
GRAPHIC=Express
The Roanoke Express announced three major player signings yesterday.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Past Season; :00
Veteran goalie Dave Gagnon returns for a third year in a Roanoke Express
jersey. Gagnon was 34-18 and 6 last season with a 3.21 goals against average.
Dave will have Duane Harmer in front of him again this season. Harmer, a
defenseman, played 70 games this past year and registered 32 points.
On offense, Roanoke has resigned speedy center Jeff Loder. In his rookie
year he produced 45 points.
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S-Messier
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-10
GRAPHIC=NHL
Future NHL hall of famer mark Messier did not resign with his old team
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Vancouver;
The Vancouver Canucks held a news conference today to announce the signing
of the former New York Rangers captain. The 36 year old inks a contract
reportedly worth between 18 and 20 million over three years.
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S-Catholic
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-11
GRAPHIC=FFE
High school football season is just a matter of weeks away. Roanoke Catholic
began practice yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We
((JOHN COOKE/ROANOKE CATHOLIC HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-John Cooke/Roanoke Catholic Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...this time
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VO-NAT(Con't)
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning;
Cooke begins this season without 6 seniors lost to graduation and without
his star player in PJ Moyer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="For
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...rising sophomore"
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
Still to come tonight, news concerning former Virginia tech football
standout Bruce Smith and the law,
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VO-NAT
and Mike Stevens check in on the Washington Redskins defense; which received a
huge boost today.
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S-Brunell
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-14
GRAPHIC=Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed quarterback Mark Brunell to 5 year contract
worth over 30 million dollars yesterday.
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Speaking of signings; Bruce Smith is not signed with Buffalo. Virginia Beach
police say they arrested the former Virginia tech star for driving under the
influence this weekend. A police spokesman says an officer found Smith asleep
at the wheel with the car still running around 6:20 Sunday morning. His licence
was suspended for a week.
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S-Defense
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WRITER=Mike
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The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed Kenard Lang.
Lang joins the skins training camp just in time for this Saturday's first
preseason game against Tampa Bay.
Mike Stevens says Lang and the skins defense are both unproven.
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SUPER=04-1996 season;
SUPER=01-Mike Nolan/Redskins Defensive Coordinator;
SUPER=01-Cris Dishman/Redskins Cornerback;
SUPER=01-Darrell Green/Redskins Cornerback;
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OUT Q=...News 7 Sports."
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(( When your team gives up 350 yards a game, and lets the opposition not only
control the clock over half the time, but also convert nearly half its third
down opportunities - it's easy to see why the Skins missed the playoffs in
1996.
To help remedy those problems, head coach Norv Turner has brought in former
Giants' defensive coordinator Mike Nolan to work his magic in DCTERMS.
((MIKE NOLAN/REDSKINS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR:))
The key to the turnaround could be veteran cornerback Cris Dishman, a 10
year veteran free agent acquisition from the Oilers, who is anything but
passive.
((CRIS DISHMAN/REDSKINS CORNERBACK:))
((DARRELL GREEN/REDSKINS CORNERBACK:))
((CRIS DISHMAN/REDSKINS CORNERBACK:))
Dishman isn't the only new blood in the defensive backfield. Nolan also
brought safety Jesse Campbell over from the Giants.
Campbell, in his 7th year from NC State, is expected to start at strong
safety. In Frostburg Maryland, Mike Stevens News 7 sports.))
Beatles-Museum
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A new museum has Beatle fans flocking to the Old Dominion
It's the only one of its kind in the nation.
And you don't even have to take a long and winding road to get there.
Ellen Qualls has more.
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SUPER=03-Stanardsville; :00
SUPER=01-Michael McKee/The Beatles Museum; :31
SUPER=01-Pat Messmore/Beatles Fan from Maryland; :50
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:16
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((
NAT SOT beginning of "Revolution"
runs=:10
You've come to the right place.
The only museum devoted to a revolutionary group in a revolutionary country.
But why?
sot 21:43:03
((BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD GO TO A PARTRIDGE FAMILY MUSEUM.))
runs:04
There is of course a deeper answer.
sot 21:58:31
((YES THEY WERE A ROCK GROUP BUT THEY WOULD PLAY BALLADS. AND THEY WOULD PLAY
SOME OF THE BEST BALLADS AROUND. AND THEY HAVE WOULD PLAY ROCK-N-ROLL AND THAT
WOULD BE THE BEST. AND THEN THEY WOULD DO A NOVELTY SONG OR A GIMMICK SONG
SUCH AS "WHEN I'M 64." THE DIDN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE TRENDS. THEY ALWAYS SET
THE TRENDS IN MUSIC.))
runs=:17
It's a year old and has already logged 15- thousand visitors from every
state in the nation and some foreign countries.
Many by accident.
sot tape two 22:08:54
((PAT MESSMORE: WELL WE WERE COMING BACK FROM A SIDE TRIP TO SEE THOMAS
JEFFERSON'S BIRTHPLACE. AND WE WERE RIDING BY THE TOWN AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO
SEE "BEATLES MUSEUM."))
runs=:10
It's NOT the Smithsonian, but true fans will enjoy the visit.
sot 21:51:41
((THIS RECORD APPRAISES UP TO 25- THOUSAND DOLLARS. VERSION ONE OF AN
INTERVIEW FROM THE BEATLES. THAT'S VERSION TWO. AND THIS VERSION HAS THE
LISTING OF VERSION ONE, BUT PLAYS THE SONGS OF VERSION TWO.))
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((SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IT, IT'S RIGHT HERE ON MAIN STREET IN STANARDSVILLE.
THE MUSEUM OF FAB FOUR ALL THE TIME IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NOT
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK -- FOR YOU DIEHARD FANS.))
runs=:12
So what do the three living Beatles think?
sot 21:45:26
((WELL I THINK THEY'RE HAPPY WE'RE DOING IT. I HAVEN'T SEEN 'EM DRIVE UP IN
BIG LIMOS YET.))
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NAT SOT end of "Revolution."
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Ellen Qualls, News 7, Greene Co.))
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