06:00-01

YOKOHAMA

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=AFR
TAPE#97-37
GRAPHIC=yokohama


Workers at Yokohama Tire in Salem are still on the job.
That after Union leaders and Yokohama management reached a last minute agreement early this morning.
Andrew Freiden reports.
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SOT
IN Q=the contract
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Ed Robtison/Union President; :24
SUPER=01-Steve Kessing/Yokohama Vice President; :36
SUPER=01-Jim Hawk/Plant Manager; :46
SUPER=@Andrew1; :53
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=News 7, Roanoke county.


(( The contract due to expire last week was extended until midnight last night, and negotiators used all of the extra time to agree to the deal.
Yokohama's Vice President of Human Relations and President of the USWA Local 10-23 emerged from the negotiating room at 12:15-- saying they had a tentative agreement.
But they wouldn't comment on terms of the agreement.
SOT 12:18:14

((ED ROBTISON/LOCAL UNION PRESIDENT: I THINK EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL. WE GOT ALONG GREAT. THINGS WORKED OUT, AND I'D RATHER NOT MAKE ANY MORE COMMENT UNTIL I GET IT TO MY MEMBERSHIP, AND LET THEM HEAR IT FIRST. ))
RUNS=:09



SOT 12:20:54

((STEVE KESSING/YOKOHAMA VICE PRESIDENT: WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, THE RATIFICATION PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S INTERNAL TO THE UNION, NO TO THE COMPANY. ))
RUNS=:05


Plant manager Jim Hawk says work wasn't interrupted-- that workers who start their shift at midnight were on the job.
SOT 12:22:13

((JIM HAWK/PLANT MANAGER: BUSINESS AS USUAL-- At least until it's ratified? CORRECT.))
RUNS=:06



SOT 12:33:34

((ANDREW FREIDEN/REPORTER: NOW THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE FINISHED IN THIS ROOM, UNION LEADERS WILL TAKE THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND PRESENT IT TO MEMBERS AT A MEETING 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT, ALL THE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER ON SATURDAY, AND VOTE ON THE NEW CONTRACT. ANDREW FREIDEN, NEWS 7, ROANOKE COUNTY.))
RUNS=:16 ))



Fatal-Bike


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


An evening bike ride proved fatal for an eleven- year- old boy yesterday.
Police say Cornelius Peerman was riding his bike along route 6-40 in Pittsylvania County, when he was hit head-on by a pick-up truck.
Peerman was dead at the scene.
Troopers are still investigating. No word yet, whether the driver of the pick-up, Raleigh Andrew Sours, Junior will face charges.

bus-wreck


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks is in Virginia this morning visiting the victims of yesterday's bus accident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Stony Creek;


The bus was loaded with children on a black history tour sponsored by Parks' civil rights foundation.
The bus careened off of Interstate 95 and plunged into a river.
SUPER=03-Richmond;


The crash killed a man Parks says was like a grandson to her.
Thirty-four other people were injured, four of them seriously.
From Richmond, Parks said she hoped the tour would continue.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE

TRUCK-WRECK


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Concord Twp., MI;


In Michigan, a day at the lake has ended in tragedy with the deaths of nine children and two women.
They were all riding in a pickup truck that one official says practically disintegrated when it collided with a dump truck on a rural road.
Two children remain in critical condition.
Police are still investigating, but they believe the driver of the pickup either ran a stop sign or didn't yield the right of way.
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p-bottoms


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=Bottoms


The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled sexual orientation canNOT be the sole basis for denying visitation rights.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;


Yesterday the court ruled that a Henrico County judge erred when he cut off contact between Sharon Bottoms' son, Tyler, and April Wade solely based on the fact that Wade is a lesbian.
Bottoms' mother-- Kay, won custody of the child, and asked the court not to allow Wade any visitation.
The appeals court said NOT just sexual orientation -- should be considered when deciding what's best for the child.
The case will return to Henrico County for more hearings.
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E-Gevrekian


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-40
GRAPHIC=None


Packing up and heading to Hollywood, does not automatically mean actors will get their big break.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-"The Bold and the Beautiful"


But William Byrd graduate Rob Gevrekian (GEV-rik-in) landed a role on "The Bold and the Beautiful" just one year after hitting L-A.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


His first episode aired yesterday.
Rob's father says the phone has been ringing off the hook.
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SOT 3:42:46
IN Q=FAMILY

((BOB GEVREKIAN/ACTOR'S FATHER: FAMILY, FRIENDS, FRIENDS OF HIS, FRIENDS OF OURS, FRIENDS OF THEIR'S, EVEN THE DENTIST. ))
SUPER=01-Bob Gevrekian/Actor's Father;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=THE DENTIST
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VO-NAT


Rob's mother says a lot of people say her son is a "hunk."
But she still remembers him dancing in recitals as a kid.
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SOT 3:48:59
IN Q=I DON'T THINK

((CAROLYN GEVREKIAN/ACTOR'S MOTHER: I DON'T THINK OF HIM AS A SEXY HUNK. HE'S JUST MY BABY-- BUT HE'S A VERY TALENTED BOY))
SUPER=01-Carolyn Gevrekian/Actor's Mother;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=TALENTED BOY
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VO-NAT


Rob has taped four episodes of the soap opera.
You can catch Rob's next appearance Thursday, right here on your hometown station.
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No-Strike


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Yokohama


Workers at the Yokohama Tire plant in Salem will be on the job this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.


Negotiators reached a last minute agreement early this morning.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:20:54
IN Q=we have a

((STEVE KESSING/YOKOHAMA VICE PRESIDENT: WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, THE RATIFICATION PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S INTERNAL TO THE UNION, NOT TO THE COMPANY. ))
SUPER=01-Steve Kessing/Yokohama Vice President;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to the company
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VO-NAT


Union leaders will take this tentative agreement to members at a meeting this afternoon.
Members are expected to vote on the contract Saturday.
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E-Priest-lawsuit


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-44
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit


A judge dismissed criminal charges against a former pastor at Our Lady of Nazareth Church last year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./January 1994


Now a civil suit has surfaced renewing the claims against Father Kenneth Stofft and asking for more than one million dollars.
The Roman Catholic Priest left the church last year, tearfully admitting to the congregation that he has an alcohol problem.
Robert A. Stone, the Third says he went to Our Lady of Nazareth for counseling two years ago, but that Father Stofft was drunk, continued drinking and that he propositioned Stone during the counseling session.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Lawsuit


One of the new priests at Our Lady of Nazareth, Father Rolo Castillo (CAS- TEA-YO) says as far as he knows the civil suit has not been served on the church or the Catholic Diocese in Richmond.
His Richmond lawyer says he's meeting with church officials to try to work out a settlement.

E-Staunton-River


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-39
GRAPHIC=Education


The moving of Staunton River High School's library could have passed for a lesson in industrial manufacturing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;


An assembly line of students, teachers, and citizens transferred books into the school's new library yesterday, stack by stack.
The new media center is actually the school's old cafeteria, after some major renovations.
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SOT 1:11:34
IN Q=The new library

((BARBARA PLOTNER/LIBRARIAN: THE NEW LIBRARY IS MORE THAN TWICE THE SIZE OF THE ONE WE'RE IN NOW, HAS LOTS MORE SHELF SPACE, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE LOTS MORE COMPUTERS. AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE SET UP AND HAVE A REAL, TRUE MULTI- MEDIA CENTER. ))
SUPER=01-Barbara Plotner/Librarian;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=multi-media center
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VO-NAT


Volunteers expected to complete the transfer of all eleven- THOUSAND books in one day.
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E-Billy-Rose


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-52
GRAPHIC=None


Walking isn't an aerobic workout for one Martinsville man, but simply a way of life.
Billy Rose does NOT own a car.
Tonya Flory introduces us to a man who believes the JOURNEY is the destination.
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SOT 11:04:37
IN Q=I have walked
SUPER=03-Collinsville; :00
SUPER=01-Billy Rose/"Speedy"; :16
SUPER=01-Sheila Martin/Rocky Mount Resident; :33
SUPER=@Tonya2; 1:27
RUNS=1:40
OUT Q=News 7.
((/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:04:37:06
IN Q=I have walked

((BILLY ROSE:I HAVE WALKED FROM HERE TO WINSTON-SALEM NORTH CAROLINA IN TWELVE HOURS, I WALKED FROM HERE TO ROANOKE TWICE IN FIVE HOURS, I TIME MYSELF, I WALK FROM HERE TO ROCKY MOUNT SIX TIMES IN FOUR HOURS))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=four hours

And at 42 years old, Billy Rose has covered every inch of Martinsville on foot...now no one in town calls him stranger, but he has earned a nickname...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:17:45
IN Q=Speedy,yes

((SHEILA MARTIN/ROCKY MOUNT:SPEEDY,YES.EVERYBODY IN TOWN KNOWS HIM? YES, EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=knows him
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:13:43
IN Q=Everytime I get

((EVERYTIME I GET ON THE ROAD THEY ALWAYS HOLLERING SPEEDY. SPEEDY HURRY UP, YOU'RE OUTRUNNING MY CAR.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=my car
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:06:47:00
IN Q=I walked so

((I HAVE WALKED SO HARD, THAT I HAVE WALKED OUT OF MY SHOES.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=my shoes

and the tennis shoe industry has nothing to worry about as long as Billy's around.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:07:05
IN Q=I wear out

((I WEAR OUT A PAIR OF SHOES A MONTH.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=a month

even though he smokes cigarettes
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:07:44
IN Q=I got strong

((I GOT STRONG LEGS,I GOT A STRONG HEART. DOCTOR SAID I HAVE THE BEST HEART OF ANY HUMAN BEING.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=human being

but, this past time does have it's drawbacks...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:08:48
IN Q=It's dangerous,

((IT'S DANGEROUS,I'VE BEEN HIT BY A CAR TWICE))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=car twice

and he's been robbed at gunpoint while taking a walk, but Billy believes it's still safer than riding in a car...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:14:17
IN Q=A guy offered

((A GUY OFFERED ME A RIDE ONE DAY GOING THROUGH COLLINSVILLE AND I SAID NO THANK YOU, I'M IN A HURRY.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=in a hurry.

So if you see Speedy charging down the road, don't offer him a ride, but do beep the horn and wave hello...TF,News 7.))

Salem-Yokohama


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Yokohama


A last minute agreement will keep workers at Salem's Yokohama tire plant off the picket line.
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VO-NAT


Negotiators reached a decision in the early hours of the morning, but
Plant manager Jim Hawk says work wasn't interrupted-- that workers who start their shift at midnight were on the job.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:22:13
IN Q=business as

((JIM HAWK/PLANT MANAGER: BUSINESS AS USUAL-- At least until it's ratified? CORRECT.))
SUPER=01-Jim Hawk/Plant Manager;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=correct
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VO-NAT


Now union members will look over the tentative deal.
They have a meeting this afternoon and are expected to vote on the new contract Saturday.
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VA-BUS-WRECK


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Virginia authorities are trying to determine what caused a bus to go careening off interstate 95 and into a river, killing one man and injuring more than 30 others.
Wayne Covil (Coh-Vil) reports.
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SOT

4:13:23
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Stony Creek; :00
SUPER=01-Robert Neal/Witness; :14 QUICK
SUPER=01-Jimmy Smith/Rescuer; :33
SUPER=01-Carolyn White/Stony Creek Rescue; :48
SUPER=01-Wayne Covil/Reporting; :57
RUNS=1:08
OUT Q=for cbs news.



BUDGET


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MOrn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=washington dc


A historic measure that would balance the federal budget is expected to move through Congress today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


Yesterday, the President and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle congratulated themselves on reaching the bi-partisan agreement.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's about...
SUPER=01-Sen. Trent Lott/Majority Leader;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=for the 21st century.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The budget deal calls for some ninety billion dollars in tax cuts over five years.
Among the key provisions: tax breaks for families with children and a cut in capital gains taxes.
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co-flooding


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=flooding


Six people are now confirmed dead from a flash flood in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Fort Collins, CO;


Monday night a rain- swollen creek, unleashed a wave of water into two mobile home parks.
Around 40 more people were injured and at least four are missing.
Officials say they will assess the damage at the mobile home parks later today.
Then people will be allowed to return to their homes to salvage what they can.
Damage estimates are in the millions.
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P-Priest-lawsuit


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-44
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit


A Roanoke County man is asking for more than one million dollars as he renews his complaint against a former pastor at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./January 1994;


Father Kenneth Stofft left the church more than a year ago, tearfully admitting to the congregation that he had an alcohol problem.
Last month a parishioner filed a civil suit arising from an incident at the church two years ago.
Robert A. Stone, the Third says he went to Our Lady of Nazareth for counseling, but that Father Stofft was drunk, continued drinking and that he propositioned Stone during the counseling session.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Lawsuit


County police brought charges against the priest, but a judge dismissed the CRIMINAL case in 1995.
Father Rolo Castillo at Our Lady of Nazareth says- -as far as he knows- -the civil suit has not been served on the church or the Catholic Diocese in Richmond.
His Richmond lawyer says he's meeting with church officials to try to work out a settlement.

Israel


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=explosions


Israel Radio reports at least four people have been killed in explosions at a Jerusalem market place.
Very little information is available at the moment, we'll be monitoring the story for any developments.

P-Barr-Labs


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=mornin health check


In this morning's health check,
SS=prescription drugs


Good news for the estimated two million Americans who take the blood- thinning medicine Coumadin (KOO-muh-din).
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Forest;


A less expensive, generic form of the drug is now available.
(WARF-UH-RIN) Warfarin is made by Barr Laboratories, which is building a production plant in Bedford County.
Coumadin's maker-- DuPont Merck-- had fought to keep Warfarin off the market, including here in Virginia.
It's still up to the state Board of Pharmacy to decide whether to require pharmacists to contact a patient's doctor before selling the generic drug.
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SOT 1:05:26
IN Q=There are a

((JERRY PRICE/BARR LABS V.P.: THERE ARE A FEW STATES WHERE THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE STATE BOARDS OF PHARMACY, BUT THE COMPANY IS CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WELL ONCE THE STATE BOARDS OF PHARMACY REVIEW THEM BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES, AND THEY'RE BETTER EQUIPPED TO REVIEW THEM THAN LEGISLATORS.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Price/Barr Labs Vice President; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=than legislators.
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VO-NAT


Barr Labs is one of ten American companies that makes generic equivalents of prescription drugs.
They can sell for as much 30 to 40 percent less than the cost of brand name medications.
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(TOSS TO BUMP)


2-YOKOHAMA


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORN
WRITER=AFR
TAPE#97-37
GRAPHIC=yokohama


NO Strike-that's the word for workers at Yokohama Tire in Salem.
Union leaders and Yokohama management reached a last minute agreement early this morning.
Andrew Freiden reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=the contract
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Ed Robtison/Union President; :24
SUPER=01-Steve Kessing/Yokohama Vice President; :36
SUPER=01-Jim Hawk/Plant Manager; :46
SUPER=@Andrew1; :53
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=News 7, Roanoke county.


(( The contract due to expire last week was extended until midnight last night, and negotiators used all of the extra time to agree to the deal.
Yokohama's Vice President of Human Relations and President of the USWA Local 10-23 emerged from the negotiating room at 12:15-- saying they had a tentative agreement.
But they wouldn't comment on terms of the agreement.
SOT 12:18:14

((ED ROBTISON/LOCAL UNION PRESIDENT: I THINK EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL. WE GOT ALONG GREAT. THINGS WORKED OUT, AND I'D RATHER NOT MAKE ANY MORE COMMENT UNTIL I GET IT TO MY MEMBERSHIP, AND LET THEM HEAR IT FIRST. ))
RUNS=:09



SOT 12:20:54

((STEVE KESSING/YOKOHAMA VICE PRESIDENT: WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, THE RATIFICATION PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S INTERNAL TO THE UNION, NO TO THE COMPANY. ))
RUNS=:05


Plant manager Jim Hawk says work wasn't interrupted-- that workers who start their shift at midnight were on the job.
SOT 12:22:13

((JIM HAWK/PLANT MANAGER: BUSINESS AS USUAL-- At least until it's ratified? CORRECT.))
RUNS=:06



SOT 12:33:34

((ANDREW FREIDEN/REPORTER: NOW THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE FINISHED IN THIS ROOM, UNION LEADERS WILL TAKE THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND PRESENT IT TO MEMBERS AT A MEETING 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT, ALL THE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GATHER ON SATURDAY, AND VOTE ON THE NEW CONTRACT. ANDREW FREIDEN, NEWS 7, ROANOKE COUNTY.))
RUNS=:16 ))



Explosions


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=explosions


At least seven people are reported dead after two explosions ripped through a Jerusalem market place.
Police and soldiers have surrounded the marketplace.
Israel Radio also reports more than 30 people wounded.
Shopkeepers have been ordered to close their stores as police search for more bombs.

Bike-Fatal


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


An eleven- year- old boy from Hurt is dead after his bike was hit head-on.
Police say Cornelius Peerman was riding his bicycle along route 6-40 in Pittsylvania County last night, when he was hit head-on by a pick-up truck.
Peerman was dead at the scene.
Troopers are still investigating. No word yet, whether the driver of the pick-up, Raleigh Andrew Sours, Junior will face charges.

P-o'dell


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-33
GRAPHIC=none


Italian officials say the body of executed killer Joseph O'Dell will be buried in the city of Palermo tomorrow.
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VO-NAT


O'Dell was executed last week for raping and murdering a Virginia Beach woman in 19-85.
His case prompted a media campaign in Italy against the death penalty and drew the attention of the Pope, Mother Theresa and Italian lawmakers.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


The body will be buried in Palermo's oldest cemetery-- the resting place of victims of the Sicilian Mafia and assassinated mobsters.

E-Campbell-Deputy


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


A Campbell County deputy who's facing peeping Tom charges was fired.
Twenty-six- year- old Timothy Eric Bradley was arrested July tenth, after neighbors in his apartment complex complained he'd been peeping into their bedroom window.
Bradley was suspended with pay while an internal investigation was conducted.
Sheriff Robert Maxey says he fired Bradley Monday after an administrative hearing.
Bradley had been employed as a jailer for the past four years.
He faces up to twelve months in jail and a fine if convicted.

E-Mason-Dixon


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-41
GRAPHIC=News 7 Poll


You would hardly know that Jim Gilmore and Don Beyer have been spending money on television ads.
The latest statewide survey conducted for News 7 by Mason-Dixon Political Research shows almost NO change since May.
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V/O
Don Beyer picked up one point from the ranks of the UN-decided, but Jim Gilmore still has a one-point lead over Beyer.
Forty-three percent of those polled last Thursday, Friday and Saturday said they'd vote for Gilmore- -if the election were held now. Forty-TWO picked Beyer.
There's a margin of error of three-and-a half points.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=News 7 Poll


So it seems some Virginia voters are waiting until the Fall to focus on their choice for Governor.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)

Take Home Page Address Fullscreen
You can find all the latest poll results on the W-D-B-J home page. The address is W-D-B-J 7 dot com.
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5-gevrekian


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=none


The phone was ringing off the hook at the Gevrekian's (GEV-rik-in) house in Roanoke County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


That's because Bob and Carolyn's son Rob made his acting debut yesterday on C-B-S's "The Bold and the Beautiful."
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=you've got
SUPER=04-"The Bold and the Beautiful"
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=no doubt about it.
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VO-NAT


Rob is a William Byrd High School graduate, and he got his acting training at Virginia Commonwealth University.
He's getting his big break in the popular soap opera after only one year in Los Angeles.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:44:15
IN Q=IT HAPPENED

((BOB GEVREKIAN: IT HAPPENED A LITTLE QUICKER OUT THERE, FOR CALIFORNIA IT USUALLY TAKES A LOT LONGER TO GET AN AGENT, GET MOVING. OF COURSE, HE PAID A LOT OF HIS DUES IN MIAMI. IT'S NOT EASY, AND I'M REAL PLEASED. )) ((CAROLYN GEVREKIAN/ACTOR'S MOTHER: IT'S SURPRISING AND IT'S WONDERFUL. HE'S ALWAYS WITH ME, BUT WHEN YOU SEE HIM, IT'S FUN! ))
SUPER=01-Bob Gevrekian/Actor's Father; :00
SUPER=01-Carolyn Gevrekian/Actor's Mother; :13
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=it's fun.
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VO-NAT


Rob's next episode airs tomorrow here on your hometown station.
The (GEV-ri-kins) Gevrekins say they'll be loyal watchers of the Bold and the Beautiful-- as long as their son stays on the show.
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4-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB


In sports,
Milwaukee pulled out two wins against Toronto in a double header.
For all of yesterday's scores from the diamond, let's check the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Kinston/6//Salem/2////Winston-Salem/1/j/Lynchburg/6///;
SUPER=X5012
SUPER=0105-j/Martinsville/3//Pulaski/0////Danville/5/j/Bristol/6///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas/4/j/Baltimore/5////Oakland/4/j/New York/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Anaheim/7//Cleveland/2////Toronto/0/j/Milwaukee/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/11/j/Kansas City/8///j/Detroit/3//Chicago/1///
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Cincinnati/1/j/Florida/7////Chicago/2/j/Atlanta/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Francisco/5//New York/2///j/Philadelphia/6//San Diego/5///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/St.Louis/4/j/Houston/5///j/Montreal/3//Colorado/0///;
RUNS=:56

(-------------) OUT Q=....last score."
by SS