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7STRIKE
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=UPS Strike
The strike against UPS enters day two.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
So far, neither side is budging.
Nearly 200-thousand union workers walked off the job yesterday voicing
concerns over pay, pensions and the use of part-time workers.
Many small business owners are looking for other ways to ship
their goods.
U-P-S' rival carriers and the Postal Service have been inundated by the
extra volume.
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75-J-Crew
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=UPS Strike
The walkout affects delivery of nearly 300-thousand U-P-S packages in
Virginia each day.
U-P-S has about 61-hundred employees in the state, and most are union
members.
SS=J=crew
Despite the strike, it's business as usual for a central Virginia mail order
company, thanks to a little advance planning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape
The J-Crew catalog distribution center in Lynchburg used to ship more than
half its packages through U-P-S.
But company officials decided several days ago to switch over to the postal
service for the majority of its deliveries.
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SOT 13:35:13
IN Q=About ten days
((JOHN KEITH/HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR: ABOUT TEN DAYS OR A LITTLE BIT MORE AGO,
WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE UPS PACKAGES TO THE POST OFFICE, BECAUSE
WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN, IF THE STRIKE SHOULD OCCUR, WE DIDN'T WANT
PACKAGES CAUGHT UP IN HUBS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, SO WE WENT AHEAD
AND MADE THAT DECISION THEN, SO THEREFORE THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER NORMAL DAY OF
BUSINESS FOR US.))
SUPER=01-John Keith/Human Resources Director; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=business for us.
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VO-NAT
Keith says customers should not notice a difference in the delivery of their
orders.
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7Frat-House
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=fire
An early morning fire leaves at Virginia Tech Fraternity homeless.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/This Morning;
The Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Main Street was already engulfed in
flames when fire fighters arrived.
Two people were apparently living in the house.
But neither was at home.
Police say the fire was reported by someone at a nearby pay phone.
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11:28:44
SOT
IN Q=What they
((LT. BRUCE BRADBURY/BLACKSBURG POLICE DEPT.:WHAT THEY HAD SEEN WAS A SMALL
FIRE THROUGH THE WINDOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE NEAR THE BANK AND
APPARENTLY RIGHT AFTER THEY MADE THE CALL THE FIRE BEGAN TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Bruce Bradbury/Blacksburg Police Dept.; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=spread rapidly.
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VO-NAT
Police say the first and second floors are a complete loss.
Although only two people were living in the house-- others apparently left
their belongings there for the summer.
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7E-L'burg-Attack
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=NONE
He should have been safe in his own home, but instead an elderly Lynchburg
man was the victim a brutal attack.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Sunday Night;
Sunday, the wife of 75- year- old James R. Jones found him lying at the
bottom of the basement stairs with severe injuries to his head.
Police say they recovered a weapon from the home which they believe was used
to hit Jones.
They're looking at robbery as a possible motive.
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SOT 10:30:01
IN Q=We're trying to
((LT. EUGENE WINGFIELD/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE NOW WHAT
EXACTLY THE SCENARIO WAS THAT TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT. IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE
THAT HE COULD HAVE WALKED IN ON SOMEONE WHO WAS BURGLARIZING THE HOME. BECAUSE
WE DO KNOW THAT HE SPENDS A GREAT DEAL OF TIME OUT IN HIS BACKYARD, WORKING IN
HIS YARD AND HIS GARDEN AND HIS SHEDS.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Eugene Wingfield/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=and his sheds.
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VO-NAT
Jones is hospitalized in critical condition.
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S-Debates
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore and Don Beyer are in a dead heat in the polls.
But according to the same pollsters -- Republican Gilmore's campaign
promises are more popular by a long shot.
So what's Don Beyer to do?
SS=Don Beyer
The Democrat's challenging his opponent to five more public debates between
now and election day.
The Gilmore campaign says it's NOT opposed to more debates -- but called
Beyer's declaration "gimmickry."
A spokesman says both campaigns have received over 30 invitations to debate.
7weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Turning now to the forecast--
Partly sunny and pleasant today, with cooler highs in the upper 70s.
Clear overnight, with lows falling into the mid 50s.
And more sunny weather ahead tomorrow.
Highs again in the 70s.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 8/6/97
Wednesday:
(Twins)
SUPER=130-5/Jacob & Jessica Givens/Covington;
SUPER=130-8/Katrina Thompson/Fairfield;
SUPER=130-51/Moises Martinez/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-3/Matthew Blades/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-86/Warren "Red" Burnette/Bedford;
SUPER=130-1/Brittany Price/Radford;
SUPER=130-9/Morgan Caldwell/Roanoke;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-69/Betty Price/Salem;
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55E-Valley-Metro
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-49
GRAPHIC=NONE
Despite rejecting a new contract over the weekend Valley Metro workers
remain on the job.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The old contract expired June 30th.
And Valley Metro Employees are now working under an extended contract.
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SOT 03:49:42
IN Q=Basically everything
((DUANE MITCHELL/VALLEY METRO DRIVER: BASICALLY EVERYTHING LOOKED PRETTY GOOD
EXCEPT FOR ONE STIPULATION.. AND THE REJECTED IT BECAUSE OF THAT ))
SUPER=01-Duane Mitchell/Valley Metro Driver;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=it because of that
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VO-NAT
Valley Metro officials tell News-7 that employees are required to give 72
hours notice before striking.
So far there hasn't been any talk of a possible walk-out.
And that's relief to many commuters who rely on public transportation.
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SOT 03:50:35
IN Q=This is the
((BARBARA DUNCAN/BUS RIDER: THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET TO
WORK ))
SUPER=01-Barbara Duncan/Bus Rider; quick!
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=to get to work
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VO-NAT
The Amalgamated Transit Union represents Valley Metro's bus drivers and
vehicle maintenance personnel.
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55E-Wythe-Body
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-54
GRAPHIC=NONE
Wythe County authorities hope to have the results of an autopsy today on a
man found dead Sunday in the New River.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co./Sunday;
The body of 46- year- old Dallas Barry Hill of Carroll County was discovered
by some people rafting Sunday in Ivanhoe.
Wythe County Sheriff's officials believe Hill's death was an accidental
drowning.
Authorities had a tough time identifying Hill because he was NOT carrying
any I-D.
But a nurse at Wythe County Community Hospital recognized him.
Authorities believe Hill may have been in the water for as long as two days.
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55E-Crenshaw's
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Crenshaw's
Following complaints from customers and problems with creditors the
Crenshaw's store at Valley View Mall is closing its doors for good.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
The appliance and electronics store says it will start a going- out- of-
business sale Thursday.
Crenshaw's only recently re-opened, after reclaiming merchandise that had
been repossessed by a creditor.
The company says it plans to sell everything, even if that means taking a
loss.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Crenshaw's
Crenshaw's continues to blame its poor sales on "adverse publicity" over its
policy on Holdren's service contracts.
55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Time again to take a look at the Tuesday forecast--
Unusual weather for August with partly sunny skies and unseasonably cool
temperatures.
Expect highs to reach only the upper 70s.
Clear tonight, with chilly lows in the mid 50s.
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8Walkout
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=UPS Strike
Still slow going for parcel delivery as the Teamsters enter the second day
of their strike against U-P-S.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
So far, neither side is budging.
Nearly 200-thousand union workers walked off the job yesterday voicing
concerns over pay, pensions and the use of part-time workers.
The strike includes about 61-hundred Virginia employees, who deliver nearly
300-thousand packages each day in the Commonwealth.
Many small business owners are looking for other ways to ship
their goods.
U-P-S' rival carriers and the Postal Service have been inundated by the
extra volume.
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8Frat-House
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=fire
An early morning fire destroyed a Virginia Tech fraternity house.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/This Morning;
The Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Main Street was already engulfed in
flames when fire fighters arrived.
Two people were apparently living in the house.
But neither was at home.
Police say the fire was reported by someone at a nearby pay phone.
(/////SOT/////)
11:28:44
SOT
IN Q=What they
((LT. BRUCE BRADBURY/BLACKSBURG POLICE DEPT.:WHAT THEY HAD SEEN WAS A SMALL
FIRE THROUGH THE WINDOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE NEAR THE BANK AND
APPARENTLY RIGHT AFTER THEY MADE THE CALL THE FIRE BEGAN TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Bruce Bradbury/Blacksburg Police Dept.; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=spread rapidly.
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VO-NAT
Police say the first and second floors are a complete loss.
Although only two people were living in the house-- others apparently left
their belongings there for the summer.
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8Attack
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#net (edit of 597-28)
GRAPHIC=NONE
Lynchburg authorities believe robbery may have been the motive in the
beating of an elderly man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Sunday Night
Police were called to the home on Sussex Street Sunday night after James R.
Jones' wife came home and found him at the bottom of the basement stairs.
The 75- year- old suffered severe injuries to his head, and was taken to the
hospital.
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SOT 10:31:11
IN Q=We're not real
((LT. EUGENE WINGFIELD/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WE'RE NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT
HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER, THE INJURIES THAT HE HAS GOT
APPEAR TO BE INFLICTED BY AN INSTRUMENT THAT WE DID RECOVER FROM WITHIN THE
HOUSE.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Eugene Wingfield/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=within the house.
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VO-NAT
Wingfield says the living room and bedroom of the house were in dis-array,
indicating there may have been a struggle.
Jones is hospitalized in critical condition.
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8E-Valley-Metro
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-49
GRAPHIC=NONE
It appears Valley Metro drivers are staying ON the road and OFF the picket
line.
This after union members rejected a new contract Sunday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The old contract expired June 30th.
And Valley Metro Employees are now working under an extended contract.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:49:42
IN Q=Basically everything
((DUANE MITCHELL/VALLEY METRO DRIVER: BASICALLY EVERYTHING LOOKED PRETTY GOOD
EXCEPT FOR ONE STIPULATION.. AND THE REJECTED IT BECAUSE OF THAT ))
SUPER=01-Duane Mitchell/Valley Metro Driver;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=it because of that
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Valley Metro officials tell News-7 that employees are required to give 72
hours notice before striking.
So far there hasn't been any talk of a possible walk-out.
And that's relief to many commuters who rely on public transportation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:50:35
IN Q=This is the
((BARBARA DUNCAN/BUS RIDER: THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET TO
WORK ))
SUPER=01-Barbara Duncan/Bus Rider; quick!
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=to get to work
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VO-NAT
The Amalgamated Transit Union represents Valley Metro's bus drivers and
vehicle maintenance personnel.
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8E-Crenshaw's
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-43
GRAPHIC=Crenshaw's
Crenshaw's has thrown in the towel--
It's closing the doors of its Valley View Mall store permanently.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
The appliance and electronics store says it will start a going- out- of-
business sale Thursday.
Crenshaw's only recently re-opened, after reclaiming merchandise that had
been repossessed by a creditor.
The company says it plans to sell everything, even if that means taking a
loss.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Crenshaw's
Crenshaw's continues to blame its poor sales on "adverse publicity" over its
policy on Holdren's service contracts.
8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Let's check out Tuesday's weather--
Partly sunny skies and very pleasant.
Highs in the upper 70s.
Clear overnight, with lows cooling off into the mid 50s.
Mostly sunny tomorrow, with highs again in the 70s.
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