WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 08/08/97

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7Pritchett

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net (edit of 97-44)
GRAPHIC=Pritchett

Yesterday prosecutors presented their case against Livingston "Bud" Pritchett- the man accused of shooting to death a man at a rest stop.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;

Estel Singleton was killed more than three months ago outside the Ironto rest area on Interstate 81.
Tammy Worley stopped at the Ironto Rest Area the evening before Singleton was found shot to death.
She testified she saw a man fitting Pritchett's description using a pay phone.
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IN Q=I, I
((TAMMY WORLEY/PROSECUTION WITNESS:I, I, RECOGNIZED HIM AFTER I SAW HIM ON THE NEWS. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=that night.
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VO-NAT

Other evidence was also presented. Authorities say the gun used to kill Singleton was found in Pritchett's home.
They also testified several items belonging to the victim were found in a dumpster near Pritchett's residence.
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7Reopen-Crossroads

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-47)
GRAPHIC=NONE

Crossroads Mall is open and looking for shoppers.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Wednesday;

Part of the Roanoke shopping center was evacuated Wednesday as customers and employees were treated for a variety of irritations after apparently inhaling something.
But when a series of searches for the cause turned up empty, Roanoke's Fire-and-E-M-S Department let the mall reopen.
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SOT TAPE TWO 10:42:29
IN Q=They went
((PAM MURRAY/PROPERTY MANAGER: THEY WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE ENTIRE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MALL, THE WHOLE COMMON AREA, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR TENANTS, THE MERCHANTS, THEIR AREA, AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING.))
SUPER=01-Pam Murray/Property Manager;
RUNS=:12--?????
OUT Q=find anything..
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

This came as a relief to merchants like Kevin Miller, who says he lost a lot of business.
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SOT TAPE TWO 10:53:54
IN Q=People
((KEVIN MILLER/DIP N' CARVE CANDLES: PEOPLE WILL SOON FORGET IT, AND THEY KNOW THAT IT WAS JUST A FREAK ACCIDENT AND IT'S NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN.))
SUPER=01-Kevin Miller/Dip N' Carve Candles; (quick)
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=happen again.
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VO-NAT

The case is closed, even though officials were never able to determine the cause of the apparent illnesses.
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7E-Pilots

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-48
GRAPHIC=ups strike

Strikers in Roanoke got some extra support yesterday.
Six local pilots from the Independent Pilots Association joining the picket line.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The I-P-A represents two-thousand pilots who fly for the U-P-S airline- The group is offering full support to the U-P-S workers.
They say they won't perform any duties for the duration of the strike.
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SOT 11:42:00
IN Q=We just wanted
((TOM BISHOP/UPS PILOT:WE JUST WANTED TO LET OUR FELLOW EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT THE INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND THE 2000 PILOTS AT UPS ARE 100 PERCENT BEHIND THEM AND THAT NO UPS PILOT WILL RETURN TO THE COCKPIT OF A UPS AIRPLANE UNTIL THE CONTACT IS SETTLED TO THEIR SATISFACTION.))
SUPER=01-Tom Bishop/UPS Pilot;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=their satisfaction.
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VO-NAT

The I-P-A took out a full page ad in U-S-A Today to support the striking workers.
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75-Painters-Protest

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=strike

U-P-S workers weren't the only union members manning a picket line yesterday.
Painters were striking outside the Roanoke Civic Center.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Members of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades are unhappy with Williams Painting and Remodeling, and with city officials.
They say the company subcontracted a job at the civic center to another firm that was not licensed by the state.
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IN Q=I think the city should quit
((C.W. TONEY/UNION LEADER: I THINK THE CITY SHOULD QUIT AWARDING WHEN THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY VIOLATING LAWS LIKE THIS. THE CITY SHOULD TAKE THEM OFF OF THEIR BIDDERS LIST AND PUT A LEGITIMATE CONTRACTOR ON THERE.))
SUPER=01-C. W. Toney/Union Leader;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=contractor on there.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE

Williams Painting acknowledges the subcontractor did not meet all state regulations when the project started.
But he did have a local license and insurance, and company officials say they took action to bring him into compliance.

7S-Diabetes

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-53
GRAPHIC=Diabetes

Supporters of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation are hitting the campaign trail -- the FUNDRAISING campaign trail, that is.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

Advance Auto will be selling paper sneakers, at a dollar a piece, hoping to raise a million dollars for J-D-F research.
Advance Auto has raised a million dollars for juvenile diabetes research since 19-95.
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7Weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none

Taking a look at your Friday forecast.
Sunny and clear skies today with highs in the low 80's -- nighttime lows in the upper 50's near 60.
and taking a look ahead.... a beautiful weekend outlook with plenty of sunshine mild summertime highs in the 80's with clear skies overnight lows in the 50's and 60's.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 8/10/97
Sunday:

SUPER=130-13/Carolyn Harris/Cloverdale;

SUPER=130-3/Laura Holdren/Bedford;

(wow!)
SUPER=130-107/Verlie Barnhart/Salem;

SUPER=130-4/Leah Williams/Roanoke;

Monday:

SUPER=130-/Betty Williams/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-62/Virginia Jones/Fieldale;

SUPER=130-10/Stekeshia Craighead/Spencer;

SUPER=130-1/Malik Campbell/Rocky Mount;

SUPER=130-53/Brenda Hatcher/Glasgow;

SUPER=130-17/Lee Suggs Jr./Roanoke;

SUPER=130-8/Malcolm Perdue/Hardy;

SUPER=130-5/Justin Didlake/Rocky Mount;

No Pictures:

SUPER=130-/Levi Craft/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-80/Lemuel Sarver Sr./Catawba;

SUPER=130-57/Connie Witcher/Rocky Mount;

(Wow!)
SUPER=130-101/Thomas Fuller/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-30/Vivian Jounette/Roanoke;
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55Pritchett

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#net (edit of 97-44)
GRAPHIC=Pritchett

Three months after a man was found shot to death at the Ironto rest stop,
his alleged killer is on trial. (----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;

Yesterday prosecutors presented their case against Livingston "Bud" Pritchett- the man accused in the crime.
Tammy Worley stopped at the Ironto Rest Area the evening before Estul
(Es-tul) Singleton was found dead.

She testified she saw a man fitting Pritchett's description using a pay phone.
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SOT
IN Q=I, I
((TAMMY WORLEY/PROSECUTION WITNESS:I, I, RECOGNIZED HIM AFTER I SAW HIM ON THE NEWS. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=on the news.
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VO-NAT

Other evidence was also presented. Authorities say the gun used to kill Singleton was found in Pritchett's home.
They also testified several items belonging to the victim were found in a dumpster near Pritchett's residence.
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55Crossroads

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-47)
GRAPHIC=NONE

There is still no word yet on what sickened more than a dozen people Wednesday at Crossroads Malls.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

But the mall is back in business.
Mall merchants noted slower than normal business yesterday morning.
SUPER=04-Wednesday;

A portion of the Roanoke mall was evacuated Wednesday afternoon when people inside complained of nausea, headaches, and sore throats.
But after several unsuccessful searches to find a cause, the fire department let Crossroads reopen yesterday.
Store managers say closing early hurt business, but they don't expect it will have any long term effect.
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55S-Mine-Training

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=None

There may be fewer coal mining accidents
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
but the industry isn't letting down its guard.
Each year miners, and others who've been trained to handle disasters, meet for some friendly competition.
This year's event is underway in Blacksburg.
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3:14:40
SOT
IN Q=In an
((FRANK LINKOUS/DEPT. OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY:IN AN ACTUAL MINE FIRE, OR EXPLOSION, YOU'LL HAVE AN IRREPARABLE ATMOSPHERE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SERIOUS HAZARDS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OVERCOME IN ORDER TO EXPLORE TO FIND ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT MIGHT BE TRAPPED, SO, THIS PREPARATION HONES THOSE SKILLS. LARRY BROWN/MSHA ASSISTANT DISTRICT MGR.:SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT USED TO BE A COMMON THING, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THESE SKILLS TO USE BUT IT'S A GOOD NOTE FOR THE INDUSTRY, THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO USE THE SKILLS AS OFTEN AS WE DID IN THE PAST. ))
SUPER=01-Frank Linkous/Mines, Minerals and Energy; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Brown/MSHA Assistant District Mgr.; :13
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=in the past.
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VO-NAT

Four teams from Virginia-- and ten others from around the country are taking part in the exercise-- which is sponsored by federal and state agencies.
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55Weather

8Pritchett

8E-Taylor

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-52
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit

The Blacksburg police department faces a ten-million dollar lawsuit in connection with the fatal shooting of a suspect who was wanted on a probation violation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/August 9, 1995

The lawsuit alleges that police shot Maurice Taylor in the back in August 1995 after he fell to the floor and then handcuffed him as he lay dying.
Taylor was standing in line at a drugstore when officers approached him and he pulled out a B-B gun.
A special prosecutor and U-S Attorney Robert Crouch concluded after the shooting that the officers were justified in using deadly force because Taylor pulled a gun on them.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;

But Bill Cruey, the attorney for Taylor's family, said those conclusions were based on possible criminal charges against the officers and didn't examine the issue of civil liability.
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8Crossroads

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-47)
GRAPHIC=NONE

The question of what sickened more than a dozen people Wednesday at Crossroads Mall remains a unanwsered this morning but the mall is back in business.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

It re-opened yesterday morning, although merchants noted slower than normal custormer traffic.
SUPER=04-Wednesday;

A portion of the Roanoke mall was evacuated Wednesday afternoon when people inside complained of nausea, headaches, and sore throats.
But after several unsuccessful searches to find a cause, the fire department let Crossroads reopen yesterday.
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8E-Pilots

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-48
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe

United Parcel Service and Teamsters negotiators head back to the bargaining table today in Washington.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Meantime, in Roanoke striking teamsters got some extra support from six pilots.
They're members of the Independent Pilots Association.
The I-P-A represents two-thousand pilots who fly for the U-P-S airline.
The group is offering full support to striking workers.
They say they won't fly again until the strike is over.
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SOT 11:42:00
IN Q=We just wanted
((TOM BISHOP/UPS PILOT:WE JUST WANTED TO LET OUR FELLOW EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT THE INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND THE 2000 PILOTS AT UPS ARE 100 PERCENT BEHIND THEM AND THAT NO UPS PILOT WILL RETURN TO THE COCKPIT OF A UPS AIRPLANE UNTIL THE CONTACT IS SETTLED TO THEIR SATISFACTION.))
SUPER=01-Tom Bishop/UPS Pilot;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=their satisfaction.
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VO-NAT

The I-P-A took out a full page ad in U-S-A Today to support the striking workers.
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85-Painters-Protest

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-29
GRAPHIC=strike

Also on the picket line yesterday, Union painters who took their signs to the Roanoke Civic Center yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Members of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades are unhappy with Williams Painting and Remodeling, and with city officials.
They say the company subcontracted a job at the civic center to another firm that was not licensed by the state.
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SOT
IN Q=I think the city should quit
((C.W. TONEY/UNION LEADER: I THINK THE CITY SHOULD QUIT AWARDING WHEN THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY VIOLATING LAWS LIKE THIS. THE CITY SHOULD TAKE THEM OFF OF THEIR BIDDERS LIST AND PUT A LEGITIMATE CONTRACTOR ON THERE.))
SUPER=01-C.W. Toney/Union Leader;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=contractor on there.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE

Williams Painting acknowledges the subcontractor did not meet all state regulations when the project started.
But he did have a local license and insurance, and company officials say they took action to bring him into compliance.