06:00-01

E-Carilion-Neonatal

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-56
GRAPHIC=Carilion


One of the nurseries at Roanoke Carilion Community hospital has been cited for staffing violations.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The Health Department conducted a surprise inspection in April after several nurses complained.
They found staffing shortages existed on 34 days in the Intermediate Care Nursery.
They also found nurses walking past dirty equipment in the nursery, which was not covered or stored in a protected environment.
The head of the department says these are minor infractions, and the problems have been solved.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:20:17
IN Q=when this became known
SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Allen/Neonatology Director;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=four to six years
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


Carilion also set up a "dirty equipment room", to safely store used medical gear until it can be cleaned.
The state report says there is no indication any patients were harmed by the violations.

E-Jefferson


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-55
GRAPHIC=Jefferson


Stalking some customers has landed a Roanoke letter carrier in prison for the next two years.
The sentencing guidelines in Anthony Tyler Jefferson's case called for probation; no jail time.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke


But the judge did NOT see it that way.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT on perp/ v/o Judge
IN Q=

((JUDGE JONATHAN APGAR/ROANOKE CIRCUIT COURT: ANYTIME SOMEONE ENTERS A DWELLING WHILE THE OCCUPANT IN THAT DWELLING IS ASLEEP IN BED JUST REQUIRES SOME FORM OF INCARCERATION- -IN AND OF ITSELF.))
SUPER=02-Jonathan Apgar/Roanoke Circuit Court Judge;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=and of itself
(----------------)
VO-NAT


A psychiatrist testified that Jefferson is a sexual deviant who was anxious and depressed all the time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:50:15
IN Q=

((ANTHONY TYLER JEFFERSON/STALKER: YOUR HONOR I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY TO ANYONE WHO FELT THAT MY ACTIONS HAVE HURT THEM IN THESE SITUATIONS. AND I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING I HAVE DONE.))
SUPER=01-Anthony Tyler Jefferson/Stalker;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=I have done.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Jefferson pleaded guilty last month to breaking and entering with intent to commit a sexual offense.
Once he's done his time, Jefferson will be on supervised probation for another ten years.
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Tobacco


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire


Georgia is the latest state to announce that it will sue the tobacco industry to recover Medicaid expenses for treating smoking- related illnesses.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-West Palm Beach, FL;


The announcement came yesterday, the same day Florida settled its tobacco- related lawsuit.
Yesterday the major tobacco company's agreed to pay more than eleven billion dollars to the state to recover medicaid costs for sick smokers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT

4:03;56
IN Q=

((GOV. LAWTON CHILES:THERE'S A DEBT LONG ... AND NOW THEY WILL. ))
SUPER=01-Gov. Lawton Chiles/(D) Florida;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=And now they will.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


With the addition of Georgia, a total of 38 states still have lawsuits pending against the tobacco industry.
(----------------)



BREAST-IMPLANTS


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


A new offer by Dow Corning to compensate women who say silicone gel breast implants made them sick is being met with a lukewarm response.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The company proposed the two- point four billion dollar settlement yesterday.

Women suing could get anywhere from one- thousand to 200- thousand dollars.
Some plaintiffs claim the settlement money won't cover their medical costs.
Under its offer, Dow does not admit that breast implants caused any illness.
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E-Dunlop


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=None


Governor Allen may be downplaying a rift between his cabinet secretary and G-O-P nominee for governor Jim Gilmore,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

but that doesn't appear to lessen the hurt expressed by state Natural Resources Secretary Becky Norton Dunlop.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:17:56
IN Q=When you

((BECKY NORTON DUNLOP/VA. NATURAL RESOURCES SECRETARY: WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY YOU SHOULD NOT ENGAGE IN EVIL. AND SO I FELT THAT I FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I WAS ANGRY. THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE.))
SUPER=01-Becky Norton Dunlop/Va. Natural Resources Secretary;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=it was inappropriate.
(--------------)
VO-NAT


Dunlop's speaking of a letter the Gilmore campaign leaked to the media.
In it, Gilmore says he would replace Dunlop and appoint a team to "reach out" to all Virginians interested in the environment, instead of "emphasizing areas of disagreement."
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 05:18:42
IN Q=I came to

((BECKY NORTON DUNLOP: I CAME TO RICHMOND TO SERVE GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN AND CARRY OUT HIS AGENDA. AND I THINK THAT PERSONAL ATTACKS AND CRITICISM ON A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM IS DISLOYAL.))
sot 15:55:16 tape one
IN Q=I don't think

((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS CRITICIZING.))
SOT 05:12:30

((MARK MINER/GILMORE SPOKESMAN: WE DID NOT CRITICIZE BECKY DUNLOP WHATSOEVER. WE UNDERSTOOD SHE WAS LEAVING OFFICE AT THE END OF THE ALLEN ADMINISTRATION AND THAT WE WOULD APPOINT A NEW SECRETARIAT.))
SUPER=@Allen; :12!!!! QUICK
SUPER=01-Mark Miner/Gilmore Spokesman; :16
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=new secretariat.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Dunlop's come under fire for her business-friendly stewardship of the environment.
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One-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Small Studio
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-Garrett Justice/Saddle Light Dance Co.;

Toss to Stocks

E-Salem-VA


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-58
GRAPHIC=V-A Seal


The Salem V-A medical center may be getting a new director for Christmas.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; (94-26)


Friday was former director Doctor John Presley's last day.
He was terminated following sexual harrassment allegations.
Presley denies the charges.
SUPER=03-Salem;


A V-A official says the search process has begun for a replacement. Mid Atlantic Network Director Doctor Leroy Gross says all jobs at the V-A hospital are secure.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:43:51
IN Q=as far as being

((DR. LEROY GROSS/NETWORK DIRECTOR: 12:43:51 AS FAR AS BEING GUARANTEEING EMPLOYMENT OF COURSE THAT RESTS PRIMARILY WITH THE BUDGET. AT THIS POINT AS LONG AS THE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE QUALITY AND THE PATIENT SATISFACTION IS THERE I SEE THE FUTURE AS BEING VERY ROSIE FOR JOB SECURITY FOR EMPLOYEES HERE AT SALEM.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Leroy Gross/Network Director;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=here at salem.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Former associate director William Delameter was reassigned to another medical center after the harrassment investigation.
(----------------)



S-First-Day


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-54
GRAPHIC=back to school


Some unexpected excitement for students yesterday as they headed back to a Roanoke County elementary school.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.


A welder working on the roof at Back Creek Elementary caught some insulation on fire.
Smoke got into the air conditioning system, so the school was evacuated.
But everyone was back in class after about 40 minutes.
SUPER=03-Roanoke


In Roanoke, Breckinridge Middle School re-opened after a year of renovations.
Overall, it was a smooth opening day for Roanoke Valley schools.
(----------------)


VA-Budget


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=VA economy


Virginia ended the latest fiscal year with a 216 million dollar surplus-- and Governor Allen has a good idea of what the state should do with all that extra money.
He wants to reduce the amount of personal property tax people pay on their cars.
But legislative workers said yesterday that much of the surplus is already committed to such causes as prison construction, teacher pay raises, and school enrollment growth.
Democrats say the credit for the surplus should go to a booming stock market and a strong national economy.

Two-Domestic


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=NONE


Until now, some domestic violence victims say they didn't always feel the law was on their side.
But as of July first, Virginia authorities are more likely to make an arrest.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Sherri Songer left the boyfriend she says abused her after ten years.
She says she's still afraid-- although there's a protective order against him.
Meanwhile Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Philip Trompeter is optimistic about the new laws, but says there are still no guarantees.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 5 1:11:27
IN Q=It's not good

((HON. PHILIP TROMPETER/ROANOKE CO. J & D RELATIONS COURT: IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO JUST HAVE THESE LAWS, IT'S ONLY GOOD IF WE HAVE SOME SORT OF ABILITY TO GAUGE HOW WELL WE ARE SERVING AND ASSISTING THESE WOMEN. ))
SUPER=01-Philip Trompeter/Roanoke Co. Dom. Rel. Judge;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=assisting these women
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)

TAKE GRAPHIC FULL SCREEN
To hear more about how the new laws will help protect domestic violence victims, be sure to catch the second part of our series, "Why Does She Stay?" tonight at six and eleven.
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S-Brown-Fund


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-48
GRAPHIC=None


Last month the son of Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown died in a car accident.
Now his family wants to remember him by paying tribute to the things he loved.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Matthew Brown was an accomplished poet, who enjoyed performing--
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

so his parents have formed a foundation which will raise money for the Matthew Jordan Brown Center for the Performing Arts.
The outdoor amphitheater will be located in Bedford County.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:34:26
IN Q=janet and I

((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFF: JANET AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING'S MISSING IN OUR AREA, AND WE GOT ENOUGH IN ROANOKE, LET'S SEND IT OUT A LITTLE BIT, THIS LOCATION THAT HE LOVED, THE PEAKS OF OTTER. ))
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=peaks of otter.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The foundation hopes to raise one and a half million dollars.
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Two-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Small Studio
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;

Toss to Kimberly

SETTLEMENT-TOBACCO


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=tobacco under fire


On the heels of Florida's multi- billion- dollar settlement with the tobacco industry, the state of Georgia says it plans to sue tobacco companies.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-West Palm Beach, FL;

4:03:22
Yesterday the tobacco industry agreed to pay Florida 11-point-three billion dollars over the next twenty years, to reimburse the state for the drain on Medicaid in treating smoking related illnesses.
The deal also imposes the toughest prohibitions ever placed on cigarette advertising to children.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=THE VICTORY

((GOV. LAWTON CHILES: THE VICTORY IS THE STRAW THAT BROKE JOE CAMEL'S BACK. SCOTT WILLIAMS/TOBACCO INDUSTRY SPOKESMAN: THE SETTLEMENT IS A POSITIVE STEP...FLORIDA'S MADE IMPORTANT STATEMENT. ))
SUPER=01-Gov. Lawton Chiles/ (D) Florida;
SUPER=01-Scott Williams/Tobacco Industry Spokesman; 05 (QUICK!!!)
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Thirty-seven other states have lawsuits pending against the tobacco industry.
(----------------)


Mir


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


They've dodged another bullet on "Mir."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

4:00:00
The Russian space station's oxygen- generating systems are working normally again this morning after failing yesterday.
The crew was not in any immediate danger.
But if they hadn't been able to fix the systems within a few days, they would have had to abandon ship in an attached capsule.
The station is also getting more power for the first time since a June collision with a cargo ship.
(----------------)



S-VMI


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-57
GRAPHIC=VMI


Virginia Military has lost another female cadet.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New Market/Sunday


Sunday night, after the rat core returned to Lexington Sunday night- most of the day on the New Market battlefield- -one woman dropped out.
She left before the so called "sweat party"- That's when the upperclassmen wake up the rats in the middle of the night and make them do exercises.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


So far a total of 26 men and two women have dropped out... that's slightly higher than the average attrition rate for the first week.

S-Jefferson


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-55
GRAPHIC=Anthony Jefferson


Two years in prison will be the penalty for a Roanoke mail carrier who admitted stalking customers on his Postal Route.
Anthony Tyler Jefferson knew all about the women he delivered mail to.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke


At yesterday's sentencing hearing, a psychiatrist described the behavior that led up to Jefferson's arrest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:31:15 Tape #2
IN Q=which included

((WHICH INCLUDED OBSCENE PHONE CALLS, PROWLING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, THE APPROACH TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT WOMEN SIMULTANEOUSLY- -OR IN THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME, HIS ENTERING INTO THE TRAILER, STANDING OVER THE VICTIM AND MASTURBATING.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Isaac Van Patten/Psychiatrist;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=masturbating.
(----------------)


Doctor Van Patten concluded Jefferson was a sexual deviant.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:50:15
IN Q=

((YOUR HONOR I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY TO ANYONE WHO FELT THAT MY ACTIONS HAVE HURT THEM IN THESE SITUATIONS. AND I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING I HAVE DONE. ))
SUPER=01-Anthony Tyler Jefferson/Fired U.S. Postal Worker
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=I have done.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


State sentencing guidelines called for a period of probation, but no jail time.
Judge John Apgar said breaking into someone's home when they're asleep demands prison time.
(----------------)



E-Martin


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-49
GRAPHIC=Shooting


After being shot outside their home a mother and son still struggle with pain and fear.
Tina Tenret has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Mary Martin
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=04-August 11; :04
SUPER=01-Daniel Martin/Shooting Victim; :13
SUPER=01-Mary Martin/Shooting Victim; :32
SUPER=@Tina1; 1:15
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=News7, Danville))


((Mary Martin suspects someone deflated her tire in advance, forcing her to stop that night ...
a man shot her from behind then shot her 7-year-old son Daniel right outside their Campbell Street home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:09:07
IN Q=

((DANIEL MARTIN/VICTIM: ME AND MY MOM WAS GOING TO WORK. WE WAS FEELING BUMPS GOING UP THE ROAD AND THEN SHE GOT OUT TO CHECK THE TIRE. ONE WAS FLAT AND A MAN CAME UP AND STARTED SHOOTING.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=started shooting

pictures of gunshot wounds
Daniel describes the suspect as tall and skinny.
But Mary Martin has no idea who would want to hurt her.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:05:17
IN Q=If I did said

((IF I DID SAID OR DID ANYTHING, ALL THEY GOTTA DO IS COME TO ME WITH IT BECAUSE I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT WILL HOLD A GRUDGE AGAINST ANYBODY. AND I'M NOT THE TYPE OF WOMAN WHO CAN'T SAY, FORGIVE ME.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=forgive me


Martin can no longer work at the local retirement home...
doctors say with her condition too much job-related stress could prove fatal.
She says she's no longer angry, only grateful for her life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:15:59
IN Q=I say Lord

((I SAY LORD THANK YOU CAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER WAY, CAUSE I COULD HAVE NOT BEEN HERE TO SEE IT, AIN'T NOTHING BUT A BLESSING.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=nothing but a blessing
(/////SOT/////)

standup
IN Q= Police were expected

((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: POLICE WERE EXPECTED TO VISIT MARY MARTIN TODAY WITH MUG SHOTS OF POSSIBLE SUSPECTS. IN THE MEANTIME, SHE IS VERY ACTIVE IN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH EFFORTS. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE'S ROUNDING UP LOCAL KIDS TO RE-OPEN A PLAYGROUND IN THE AREA. TINA TENRET, NEWS7, DANVILLE))
OUT Q=News7, Danville))


Three-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Small Studio
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-Mary Pennington/Saddle Light Dance Co.;

Toss to Mel

2-E-Carilion-Neonatal


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-56
GRAPHIC=Carilion


A surprise inspection of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital turned up some staffing violations in one of its nurseries.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The Health Department conducted a surprise inspection in April after several nurses complained.
They found staffing shortages existed on 34 days in the Intermediate Care Nursery.
They also found nurses walking past dirty equipment in the nursery, which was not covered or stored in a protected environment.
The head of the department says these are minor infractions, and the problems have been solved.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:20:17
IN Q=when this became known
SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Allen/Neonatology Director;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=four to six years
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD


Carilion also set up a "dirty equipment room", to safely store used medical gear until it can be cleaned.
The state report says there is no indication any patients were harmed by the violations.

S-Salem-VA


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-58
GRAPHIC=None


A new Director for Salem V-A Medical Center should be in place by the end of December.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape; (97-28)


The new leadership follows sexual harrassment allegations against former director Doctor John Presley.
Presley denies the charges.
SUPER=03-Salem;


Mid-Atlantic V-A Network Director Doctor Leroy Gross insists the fact that Doctor Presley was fired does not mean the V-A medical center thinks he's guilty.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:44:33
IN Q=It doesn't mean that

((DR. LEROY GROSS/NETWORK DIRECTOR:IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE ACTION TAKEN IS UNEQUIVOCALLY SAYING THAT ANYONE IS GUILTY OR INNOCENT OR WHATEVER. DR. PRESLEY IS CURRENTLY AS HE RELATED TO ME, HE PLANS TO APPEAL...THAT'S HIS PREROGATIVE))
SUPER=01-Dr. Leroy Gross/Network Director
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=that's his prerogative
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Gross spoke to hospital staff yesterday.
He says employees need to focus on moving forward as a team.
(----------------)



Air-bags


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=air bags


Air bags may soon come with on-off switches.
"U-S-A Today" reports that federal regulators are dropping a plan to let mechanics disconnect air bags for those who ask.
Instead, the paper says, regulators will propose allowing on-off switches.

Boty-Sheriff


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-53
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some Rural Virginia towns are getting more protection on the street.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./File Tape; Tape:(596-37)


Botetourt County is beefing up its law enforcement staff.
Botetourt is one of only six localities that'll receive state and federal grant money. It'll pay for more officers, both full and part time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:25:31:10
IN Q=We're real close

((SHERIFF REED KELLY/BOTETOURT COUNTY:WE'RE REAL CLOSE TO HAVING ENOUGH OFFICERS TO GO TO A PATROL SYSTEM WHERE AN OFFICER IS ASSIGNED TO A PARTICULAR DISTRICT. OF COURSE BOTETOURT IS A HUGE COUNTY, BUT WE'RE CLOSE TO HAVING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO THAT, AND OBVIOUSLY AN OFFICER THAT HAS A DISTRICT TO CONTROL AND KEEP UP HIMSELF, USUALLY DOES A BETTER JOB.))
SUPER=01-Sheriff Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co.;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=better job
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Virginia is getting about one-point two million dollars from the U-S Justice department for community policing programs.
Democratic Candidate for Governor Don Beyer says he's dedicated to increasing officers- where the ratio right now is one deputy for every two thousand citizens.
(----------------)



First-Day


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net (edit of 597-31)
GRAPHIC=back to school


It's day two of "back to school" for many children around the area.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


Yesterday was a special day for Roanoke City School's transportation director.
For the past 21 years, Chauncey Logan kept the busses moving.
He's retiring after this year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:00:58
IN Q=I enjoyed it

((CHAUNCEY LOGAN/ I ENJOYED IT, I HAVE A GOOD STAFF, THE DRIVERS ARE TREMENDOUS, THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB EACH DAY, AND I THINK THIS CITY AND PARENTS SHOULD BE VERY PROUD.))
SUPER=01-Chauncey Logan/Transportation Director;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=very proud
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Logan has been with the city school system for 38 years. He worked as a teacher before moving to the transportation department.
The drivers say they'll miss him.
(----------------)



VA-Lottery


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=VA lottery


The numbers at the Virginia Lottery are getting very big.
The Lotto jackpot is expected to reach 25 million dollars for tomorrow night's drawing.
And if there's no winner, Saturday night's drawing could top the Lotto record of more than 28 million dollars, set in November 19-92.
That kind of a jackpot sends even occasional players into the local corner store to buy a ticket, says Lottery spokesman Ed Scarborough.
The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot are about one-in-seven million.

4-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB


In baseball,
The national league had three double headers yesterday.
Cincinnati and Philadelphia took two wins from Colorado and San Diego, but Los Angeles and Pittsburgh split their set.
For those and rest of yesterday's baseball scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Salem/6//Durham/1////Lynchburg/7/j/Prince William/11///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-j/Danville/12//Bluefield/2///j/Princeton/8//Pulaski/4///;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas/2/j/Milwaukee/7///j/Detroit/7//Minnesota/6//12 Innings/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Boston/9//Seattle/8///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Cincinnati/7//Colorado/6//6-4 Cincinnati Game 2/j/Los

Angeles/8//Pittsburgh/2//4-3 Pittsburgh Game 2/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Francisco/7//New York/1////Florida/1/j/Chicago/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Montreal/2//St. Louis/1////San Diego/1/j/Philadelphia/10//6-4

Philadelphia Game 2/;
RUNS=:49

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