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7S-SCLC
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TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=Race Relations
Civil rights leader, Reverend William Avon Keen says because of racial
stereotypes white police officers in Danville are too quick to shoot black men.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville
Keen, the leader of the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference, says
Danville police officers are committing racial genocide.
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SOT 2:19:22
IN Q=The atmosphere
((REV. WILLIAM AVON KEEN/SCLC: THE ATMOSPHERE THAT BLACKS ARE CRIMINALS, THAT
POLICE OFFICERS MUST WALK WITH FEAR, THAT THEY MUST BE PREPARED TO SHOOT IF
THEY GET IN CONFRONTATION WITH A YOUNG BLACK. THIS IS THE ATMOSPHERE THAT IS
PREVALENT.))
SUPER=01-Rev. William Avon Keen/SCLC;
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OUT Q=that is prevalent
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-August 28;
Last week, Officer Dewey Hancock Junior shot and killed an alleged
shoplifter who was trying to take his gun.
Keen says Hancock did NOT need to kill the man.
He says three other times, a white officer has killed a black male
unnecessarily.
Chief Neal Morris says those three officers were acting in self defense.
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SOT 2:37:43
IN Q=We don't teach
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: WE DON'T TEACH OUR PEOPLE TO BEAT OR ROUGH
UP ANYBODY OR HANDLE ANY PERSON ROUGHER THAN ANY OTHER PERSON. WE WANT TO
TREAT EVERYBODY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND CERTAINLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING THAT GETS US INTO A LAWSUIT.))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief;
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OUT Q=into a lawsuit
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Morris says 32 police officers patrol predominantly black neighborhoods,
building trust and not fear.
7E-Deweese
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TAPE#97-48
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
No contest was the plea entered by Christopher Todd Deweese yesterday.
The charge was involuntary manslaughter.
Two passengers were killed when
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Deweese slammed his pickup truck into a tree in July, after a police officer
recognized him at Mill Mountain Park.
At that time, Deweese was wanted for failing to appear in court.
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SOT 11:38:58
IN Q=The extreme reckless
((GERALD TEASTER/ASST. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; THE EXTREME RECKLESS DISREGARD
FOR HUMAN LIFE BY DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN THICK FOG ON A MOUNTAIN ELUDING
POLICE. UNDER THE LAW, THAT CERTAINLY COULD BE INTERPRETED AND FOUND GUILTY BY
A JUDGE OR A JURY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER BY DOING THAT.))
SUPER=01-Gerald Teaster/Asst. Commonwealth's Attorney;
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OUT Q=by doing that
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VO-NAT
Deweese agreed to plead no contest, after the prosecution agreed not to seek
a sentence above state guidelines.
If the judge decided to follow the guidelines, Deweese's sentence could
range from three to six years.
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75-Allen
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TAPE#597-34
GRAPHIC=education
It could be harder to make the grade in school after today.
Virginia's Board of Education is expected to adopt tough new standards for
the performance of schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henrico Co.;
Yesterday, Governor George Allen visited a Henrico (hen-RYE-koh) County
elementary school to help sway critics.
The Governor moved up a budget announcement usually made in December -- to
publicly promise almost 32- million dollars to schools to help students who
fail the new Standards of Learning tests.
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SOT 09:58:16
IN Q=Let's assume
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: LET'S ASSUME A SCHOOL HERE HAS 80- PERCENT OF THE
STUDENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR ARE PASSING ACCREDITATION. THAT MEANS
THOUGH THAT THERE ARE 20-PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT DOING IT. YOU
DON'T SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL FINE AND DANDY THERE. YOU CAN BE VERY PROUD OF IT.
THOSE 20-PERCENT THOUGH, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL HELP SO THEY GET UP
TO SPEED.))
SUPER=@Allen;
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OUT Q=up to speed.
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VO-NAT
Under the Standards of Accreditation the Board will vote on today, a school
with a 30- percent failure rate on the new tests would lose the state seal of
approval.
The new aid would come in the form of extra tutorial classes
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7weather
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Taking a look at your Thursday forecast...
Mostly Sunny and cooler today with highs only reaching the upper 60's to low
70's.
Tonight look clear with near record lows in the low to mid 40's.
And taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 9/5/97 UPDATED!
Friday:
SUPER=130-79/Opal Sangler/;
SUPER=130-39/Kathy Wilson/;
SUPER=130-12/Lawson Webb/Burnt Chimney;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-11th/Michael and Tina Fisher/Hot Springs;
Saturday:
SUPER=130-4/Curtis Hunt Jr./Buena Vista;
SUPER=130-50/Mickey Landis/Covington;
SUPER=130-31/Henry Reynolds/Draper;
SUPER=130-3/Rayshon Cobbs Jr./Roanoke;
(Wow!)
SUPER=130-100/Annie Morris/Rocky Mount;
No Pictures:
SUPER=/Sandy Hanson/Hot Springs;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-50th/Woodrow & Emma Huddleston/Roanoke;
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55E-SCLC
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TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=Race Relations
In Danville, a civil rights leader is accusing the Police Department of
committing racial genocide.
But Reverend William Avon Keen says the black community and the police
department can solve this problem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Keen is the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He says Danville police must stop killing black men out of fear.
SUPER=04-August 28;
Last week Officer Dewey Hancock Junior shot and killed an alleged shoplifter
who was trying to grab his gun.
Keen says the shooting victim was D avid Pryor of New York City, but police
say they still don't know the man's name.
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SOT 2:12:56
IN Q=If he was shot
((REVEREND WILLIAM AVON KEEN/SCLC: IF HE WAS SHOT BY POLICE AS AN UNIDENTIFIED
INDIVIDUAL, HE WOULD BE TREATED AS A PAUPER AND BURIED AND JUST THROWN ASIDE,
WHICH WOULD ALSO REINFORCE THAT A BLACK CRIMINAL'S LIFE IS VALUELESS.))
SUPER=01-Rev. William Avon Keen/SCLC;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=life is valueless
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VO-NAT
Keen says white officers have shot three other black men before.
But Chief Neal Morris says police acted in self-defense and they patrol
black neighborhoods with trust, not fear.
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SOT 2:34:00
IN Q=Police officers
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: POLICE OFFICERS ARE NOT AFRAID OF BLACK
MEN. WE CERTAINLY DON'T VIEW BLACK MEN OR ANY PERSON AS CRIMINALS BASED ON ANY
PAST HISTORY OR ANYTHING ELSE.))
SUPER=@Morris;
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OUT Q=for doing that
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VO-NAT
Morris says he would fire an officer for making a racial slur.
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55E-Rally
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Also in Danville, a rally against police.
It was organized by the uncle of Marco Loney, who was killed by a Richmond
police officer as he fled on foot two years ago.
Protesters say they want to put an end to (quote) young black males lying
dead in the streets for no reason. (End quote)
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555-Allen
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-34
GRAPHIC=education
Virginia's Board of Education today is set is expected to adopt tough new
standards for the performance of schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henrico Co.;
Yesterday, Governor George Allen visited a Henrico (hen-RYE-koh) County
elementary school to help sway critics.
The Governor moved up a budget announcement usually made in December -- to
publicly promise almost 32- million dollars to schools to help students who
fail the new Standards of Learning tests.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:58:16
IN Q=Let's assume
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: LET'S ASSUME A SCHOOL HERE HAS 80- PERCENT OF THE
STUDENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR ARE PASSING ACCREDITATION. THAT MEANS
THOUGH THAT THERE ARE 20-PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT DOING IT. YOU
DON'T SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL FINE AND DANDY THERE. YOU CAN BE VERY PROUD OF IT.
THOSE 20-PERCENT THOUGH, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL HELP SO THEY GET UP
TO SPEED.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=up to speed.
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VO-NAT
Under the Standards of Accreditation the Board will vote on today, a school
with a 30- percent failure rate on the new tests would lose the state seal of
approval.
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55E-Deweese
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-48
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A Roanoke man has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Christopher Todd Deweese killed when
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;\
Deweese slammed his pickup truck into a tree in July, after a police officer
recognized him at Mill Mountain Park.
At that time, Deweese was wanted for failing to appear in court.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:38:58
IN Q=The extreme reckless
((GERALD TEASTER/ASST. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; THE EXTREME RECKLESS DISREGARD
FOR HUMAN LIFE BY DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN THICK FOG ON A MOUNTAIN ELUDING
POLICE. UNDER THE LAW, THAT CERTAINLY COULD BE INTERPRETED AND FOUND GUILTY BY
A JUDGE OR A JURY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER BY DOING THAT.))
SUPER=01-Gerald Teaster/Asst. Commonwealth's Attorney;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=by doing that
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VO-NAT
Deweese agreed to plead no contest, after the prosecution agreed not to seek
a sentence above state guidelines.
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55weather
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Shifting our attention now to weather--
Mostly sunny skies today, with cooler highs around 70.
Clear and chilly tonight, with near record lows in the 40s.
Taking a look at the extended forecast...
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TAPE#97-50
GRAPHIC=Race Relations
Civil rights leader Reverend William Keen says Danville police are killing
black men because of their skin color.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville
Keen, the leader of the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference, says
because of racial stereotypes white officers are too quick to shoot black men.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:19:22
IN Q=The atmosphere
((REV. WILLIAM AVON KEEN/SCLC: THE ATMOSPHERE THAT BLACKS ARE CRIMINALS, THAT
POLICE OFFICERS MUST WALK WITH FEAR, THAT THEY MUST BE PREPARED TO SHOOT IF
THEY GET IN CONFRONTATION WITH A YOUNG BLACK. THIS IS THE ATMOSPHERE THAT IS
PREVALENT.))
SUPER=01-Rev. William Avon Keen/SCLC;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=that is prevalent
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-August 28;
Last week, Officer Dewey Hancock Junior shot and killed an alleged
shoplifter who was trying to take his gun.
Keen says Hancock did NOT need to kill the man.
He says three other times, a white officer has killed a black male
unnecessarily.
Chief Neal Morris says those three officers were acting in self defense.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:37:43
IN Q=We don't teach
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: WE DON'T TEACH OUR PEOPLE TO BEAT OR ROUGH
UP ANYBODY OR HANDLE ANY PERSON ROUGHER THAN ANY OTHER PERSON. WE WANT TO
TREAT EVERYBODY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND CERTAINLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING THAT GETS US INTO A LAWSUIT.))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=into a lawsuit
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Morris says 32 police officers patrol predominantly black neighborhoods,
building trust and not fear.
8S-Allen
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=Education
The State Board of Education wants to know if schools are "making the
grade" when it comes to tougher accreditation standards.
And today, the board is set to approve those standards for schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henrico Co.
In an apparent attempt to blunt criticism of the proposed Standards of
Accreditation, Governor George Allen yesterday promised almost 32- million
dollars in the budget he normally reveals in December.
The money would help schools tutor the children who are NOT passing the new
tests.
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SOT 09:59:48
IN Q=It's going to
((RICHARD LAPOINTE/VA. SUPERINTENDENT FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: IT'S GOING TO
TARGET THE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FARE AS WELL IN THE TEST IN THIS SPRING TEST.))
SOT 09:49:29
IN Q=So if you're
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: SO IF YOU'RE MAKING THE EFFORT, AND SOMEBODY NEEDS SOME
ADDITIONAL HELP, LET'S SAY IN MATHEMATICS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
HELPING YOU GET AHEAD. WE DON'T WANT A SINGLE CHILD IN VIRGINIA TO FALL BEHIND
OR JUST SAY THEY'RE A STATISTIC. AND SAY WELL WE HAVE TO LOWER THE STANDARDS
FOR EVERYONE SO EVERYONE CAN GET OVER IT. WE WANT TO HAVE HIGH STANDARDS.))
SUPER=@LaPointe; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :08
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=high standards.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Education
If the S-O-As are adopted today as written, schools will have six years
before they get a warning for bad performance -- and a full ten years before
they lose state accreditation.
85-Deweese
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A judge convicted Christopher Todd Deweese of involuntary manslaughter for
killing two people in July, when he crashed his truck on Mill Mountain.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/July;
Deweese entered a no contest plea on both counts.
He was wanted for failing to appear in court when he met a police officer at
Mill Mountain Park.
He drove away at high speed in heavy fog, crashing into a tree.
Deweese entered his no contest plea after the prosecution agreed to follow
the state's sentencing guidelines.
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SOT 11:37:45
IN Q=whether there was
((GERALD TEASTER/ASST. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; WHETHER THERE WAS A GUILTY
PLEA OR A NOT GUILTY PLEA, TRIAL OR NO TRIAL, WE'RE SIMPLY GOING TO ARGUE
WITHIN THE GUIDELINES. THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL SIMPLY NOT ARGUE FOR THE JUDGE
TO SENTENCE MORE THAN WHAT IS IN THE ACTUAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES WHEN THEY'RE
PREPARED.))
SUPER=01-Gerald Teaster/Asst. Commonwealth's Attorney;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=they're prepared
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Under the guidelines, Deweese could receive from three to six years in
prison, though the judge can increase the sentence if he chooses.
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Time now to check out Thursday's forecast--
Plenty of sunshine and Fall- like temperatures.
Highs around 70.
Clear and cold tonight, with lows dropping into the mid 40s.
More sunny and cool weather ahead for the next few days....
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