WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/05/97

06:00-01

601-- IC=princess diana

Following public criticism for appearing cold in the wake of princess
Diana's death Queen Elizabeth will address Great Britain today.
Lee Cowan reports from London. *****take from newspath*****
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;
SUPER=05-London;
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SUPER=
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=BACK TO YOU.

E-Bedford-Plane

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=NONE

A Bedford County man is safe and sound today after a pleasure flight yesterday almost ended in tragedy.
Instead of a runway, he landed in a tree when he became caught in a cross wind.
Tonya Flory reports.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=The pilot of this
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
SUPER=01-Robert Fanelli/Pilot;
SUPER=01-Todd Stone/Emergency Rescuer;
SUPER=@Tonya1;
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=News 7, Bedford County
((The pilot of this cessna 1-72 hung on for dear life for nearly five hours as emergency workers rescued Bob Fanelli from the plane wreckage at Smith Mountain Lake Airport.
The experienced flyer was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:52
IN Q=All I can
((ROBERT FANELLI/PILOT:ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS I WENT THROUGH FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PURGATORY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN HEAVEN))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=back in heaven
Thanks to hours of training emergency workers say the rescue and pulling the plane from the woods went smoothly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:55
IN Q=We stabilized the
((TODD STONE:WE STABILIZED THE CRANE TO THE PLANE WHERE IF THE PLANE DID FALL...A LITTLE SHAKY UP THERE AT FIRST, BUT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=too bad
but the dangerous ordeal isn't keeping Fanelli's feet on the ground, he says he'll fly again, but not inthe same plane, this new one is terminally grounded.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:06
IN Q=Yes
((ROBERT FANELLI:YES MY BABY, 2 MONTHS OLD))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=two months old
Fanelli says he's eternally grateful to his rescuers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:29
IN Q=It's like
((FANELLI:IT'S LIKE THE ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON THE MOON))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the moon
but the modest men say it was just another day of doing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:17
IN Q=I'm not a hero
((TODD STONE:I'M NOT A HERO. I WORK FOR ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS DEPARTMENT, BEEN TRAINING FOR TEN YEARS AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO PUT OUR TRAINING TO USE))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to use
STAND UP CLOSE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The airport
((THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE PLANE HAD BEEN FLYING ANY FASTER, IT COULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF SETTLING IN THE WOODS. THE PILOT SAYS THE ONLY INJURY HE SUFFERED IS A BRUISED EGO...TF, NEWS7, BEDFORD COUNTY))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=bEDFORD cOUNTY))

Paraguay-collapse

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

At least 32 people reportedly are dead after the partial collapse of a sports stadium in Paraguay.
Another 100 were injured, some seriously.
The disaster happened last night.
News reports say powerful winds may have caused the tragedy.
The stadium was being used by a political party for a nominating convention.

iSRAEL-EXPLOSION

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

The Israeli army reports that 12 of its soldiers were killed in a clash with Muslim guerrillas today in Lebanon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lebanon;

It's Israel's highest death toll in a single confrontation in Lebanon in years and came just hours
SUPER=03-Jerusalem/Yesterday; :07
after three suicide bombing attacks in Jerusalem.
The Islamic militant group Hamas has claimed responsibility.
Seven people were killed and nearly 200 wounded.
Israel's government reportedly is considering renouncing the peace process.
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One-Steve

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

Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Shauna Hudson/Roanoke Special Events Coordinator;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;

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E-SOA

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=Education

Three and a half years of work for Governor George Allen's Board of Education came to a close yesterday and now it's time for Virginia's schools to get down to work.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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SOT
IN Q=I think there
SUPER=01-Lil Tuttle/Va. Board of Education; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :13
SUPER=01-Roxanne Grossman/Va. State PTA; :41
SUPER=01-Cherie Yecke/Va. Board of Education; :52
SUPER=01-Cheri James/Va. Education Assoc.; 1:10
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Gibbs/Chesterfield Co. Parent; 1:22
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:41
RUNS=1:50
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.

(( sot TAPE TWO 12:30:12
((LIL TUTTLE: I THINK THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE INCREDIBLY DIVISIVE. ))
runs=:03

A meeting punctuated by equal amounts of cheers and hisses gave George Allen the forum to check off another campaign promise to conservatives.
sot tape three 13:01:16
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS IMPACTING STUDENTS AND CHILDREN AND THEIR ABILITIES TO COMPETE IN LIFE..THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST ENDURING LEGACY OF OUR ADMINISTRATION.))
runs=:19

These standards make sex education and elementary guidance counseling the option of the local school board -- no longer the parent.
sot 13:08:13 TAPE THREE
((ROXANNE GROSSMAN/VA STATE PTA: WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS TO ALLOW GROUPS OF PARENTS WHO OPPOSE THESE PROGRAMS TO TAKE THEM AWAY FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S CHILDREN.))
But it is what happens ten years from now... when a school that's NOT making the grade would lose state accreditation, that is the meaty center of these SOAs.
sot 13:18:52
((CHERI YECKE: I WAS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR. TAUGHT FOR NINE YEARS. AND THERE IS A MATTER OF PROFESSIONAL PRIDE. YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO DO WELL. YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT. I THINK TO SAY THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GIVE UP AND LEAVE A SCHOOL BECAUSE A SCHOOL IS PERFORMING POORLY IS REALLY A SLAP IN THE FACE TO DEDICATED EDUCATORS.))
runs=:18

sot 10:48:37 TAPE ONE
((CHERI JAMES/VEA: SHE DOESN'T LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD. THOSE OF WHO TRAVEL, WHO HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS-- YOU KNOW A COMMUNITY COULD RALLY AND PULL, BUT IF THERE.IS NO TAX BASE. IF THERE IS NO INDUSTRY.))
runs=:13

SOT tape three 13:04:52
((ELIZABETH GIBBS/CHESTERFIELD CO. PARENT: WHAT REALLY IRRITATED ME IS THE IDEA THAT HERE WE HAVE ALL THESE DISPARATE INTERESTS COMING TOGETHER ON THIS BOARD AND WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH THIS RESULT, AND YOU KNOW WHY CAN'T YOU ALL OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE DO THE SAME THING -- PARDON ME, BUT THAT BOARD WAS ALLEN APPOINTEES AND I THINK THEY KNEW FROM DAY ONE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN HERE.))
RUNS=:19

What will happen after the handshaking is that opponents will start drafting bills for the 1998 General Assembly.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

Bedrosian-Cranwell

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-62)
GRAPHIC=NONE

A town meeting in Roanoke County last night pitted the candidates for the seventh District House of Delegate's seat against each other.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

This was the first face-to-face meeting between Al Bedrosian and Dick Cranwell.
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SOT 12.22.53 - 12.23.08
IN Q=I think everybody
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: I THINK EVERYBODY WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE LOTTERY THOUGHT 100 PERCENT OF IT WAS GOING TO GO TO EDUCATION. I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS WHO WORKED SO HARD TWO YEARS AGO TO GET THE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT COMMITS 100 PERCENT OF THE LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION.))
OUT Q=for education.
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SOT 12.17.33 - 12.17.47
IN Q=right now
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY PUTS MONEY INTO THIS BIG FUND AND GOVERNMENT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED. MY THING IT LET PEOPLE DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED.))
SUPER=@Cranwell; :00
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.; :
RUNS=:20------???????
OUT Q= to be educated.
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VO-NAT

With only ten minutes given to each candidate to speak followed by question and answer sessions many felt another meeting was needed to help them make up their minds.
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Local-Columbia-HCA

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#net (edit of 597-37)
GRAPHIC=HCA COlumia

For the past few months, a federal probe has put Columbia H-C-A, under the microscope...
A fraud investigation has included raids on six different hospitals.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

The chain has a big presence in our area...with five hospitals in Southwest Virginia.
But a local Columbia hospital administrator in Salem doubts the probe will make its way here.
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SOT 14:36:48
IN Q=We believe
((BILL DOWNEY/COLUMBIA LEWIS GALE PRESIDENT: WE BELIEVE THERE'S NO REASON, THAT THEY WON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO REVIEW ANY OF THE PROCEDURES OR THINGS WE DO HERE. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING IN TERMS OF THEIR PROCESS. ))
SUPER=01-Bill Downey/Columbia Lewis Gale President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=their process.
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VO-NAT

Downey notes that Columbia isn't the only hospital chain under scrutiny for its billing practices.
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5-Minority-Businesses

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-33
GRAPHIC=business news

A special trade show in Danville is giving minorities extra attention...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;

matching them with businesses who need their goods and services.
Here, major corporations can recruit minorities for everything from computer services to construction projects.
Ling Wong designs golf balls and golf shirts with company logos.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:09:05
IN Q=It's my own company
((LING WONG/CELESTE: IT'S MY OWN COMPANY, CELESTE. WE DO ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. WE MARKET TO HELP COMPANIES PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCT.))
SUPER=01-Ling Wong/Celeste;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=promote their product
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VO-NAT

The businesses and corporations could even use those golf balls--
Later in the day they teamed up for a golf tournament.
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Two-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#MR-1
GRAPHIC=NONE

Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-Roanoke;

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SOT
IN Q=Demi Moore proves
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"G.I. Jane"/Disney; :12
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade "B"; :43
RUNS=:47
OUT Q=Entertainment value
(( Demi More proves that she's got...guts in G.I. Jane, her portrayal of a navel intelligence officer who is the first female to try and qualify as a Navy SEAL.
She knows her reception will be less than cordial, maybe even vicious, from the all male group, and it is; but the obvious disgust of officers and peers makes her even more determined.
Ann Bancroft has a meaty roll as a senator with her own political agenda.
G.I. Jane is brutal. The training scenes are violent and even sadistic. Although the movie takes on the timely and relevant topic of women in combat, it treats it too simply. However the movie holds the audiences attention and brings out a tough as nails performance from Moore.
G.I. Jane gets a B based on its entertainment value.))
Steve Live
Double Boxes= SPA & KMC
Toss to Kimberly

631-Diana

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Princess Diana

Queen Elizabeth is answering Britain's call for her to speak out about the death of Princess Diana.
Tonight she will make a televised address.
The media and the public have criticized the queen for what they see as her aloofness following Diana's death.
Lee Cowan is in London with the latest. *****take from newspath*****
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting;
SUPER=05-London;
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SOT
5:00 back up pkg
IN Q=
SUPER=
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=BACK TO YOU.

stadium-collapse

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

At least 32 people reportedly are dead after the partial collapse of a sports stadium in Paraguay.
Another 100 were injured, some seriously.
The disaster happened last night.
News reports say powerful winds may have caused the tragedy.
The stadium was being used by a political party for a nominating convention.

Lebanon-eXPLOSIONS

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

In Lebanon today, At least 12 Israeli soldiers were killed when Muslim guerrillas surprised an Israeli commando raid.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lebanon;

It's Israel's highest death toll in a single confrontation in Lebanon in years and came just hours
SUPER=03-Jerusalem/Yesterday; :07
after three suicide bombing attacks in Jerusalem.
The Islamic militant group Hamas has claimed responsibility.
Seven people were killed and nearly 200 wounded.
Israel's government reportedly is considering renouncing the peace process.
(----------------)

2-E-Bedford-Plane

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=NONE

A happy ending to a flight that could have ended on a tragic note.
Cross winds forced a Bedford County pilot trying to land into a tree.
Tonya Flory explains.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=The pilot of this
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
SUPER=01-Robert Fanelli/Pilot;
SUPER=01-Todd Stone/Emergency Rescuer;
SUPER=@Tonya1;
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=News 7, Bedford County
((The pilot of this cessna 1-72 hung on for dear life for nearly five hours as emergency workers rescued Bob Fanelli from the plane wreckage at Smith Mountain Lake Airport.
The experienced flyer was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:52
IN Q=All I can
((ROBERT FANELLI/PILOT:ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS I WENT THROUGH FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PURGATORY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN HEAVEN))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=back in heaven
Thanks to hours of training emergency workers say the rescue and pulling the plane from the woods went smoothly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:55
IN Q=We stabilized the
((TODD STONE:WE STABILIZED THE CRANE TO THE PLANE WHERE IF THE PLANE DID FALL...A LITTLE SHAKY UP THERE AT FIRST, BUT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=too bad
but the dangerous ordeal isn't keeping Fanelli's feet on the ground, he says he'll fly again, but not inthe same plane, this new one is terminally grounded.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:06
IN Q=Yes
((ROBERT FANELLI:YES MY BABY, 2 MONTHS OLD))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=two months old
Fanelli says he's eternally grateful to his rescuers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:29
IN Q=It's like
((FANELLI:IT'S LIKE THE ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON THE MOON))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the moon
but the modest men say it was just another day of doing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:17
IN Q=I'm not a hero
((TODD STONE:I'M NOT A HERO. I WORK FOR ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS DEPARTMENT, BEEN TRAINING FOR TEN YEARS AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO PUT OUR TRAINING TO USE))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to use
STAND UP CLOSE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The airport
((THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE PLANE HAD BEEN FLYING ANY FASTER, IT COULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF SETTLING IN THE WOODS. THE PILOT SAYS THE ONLY INJURY HE SUFFERED IS A BRUISED EGO...TF, NEWS7, BEDFORD COUNTY))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=bEDFORD cOUNTY))

Three-Steve

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

Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Kevin Doss/Patrick Henry Hotel Head Chef;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;

Double Boxes=SPA & MEL

Toss to Mel

5-Highland-Water

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MOrnin health check

In this morning's health check,
SS=SAFE DRINKING WATER

Some residents in the town of Monterey in Highland County have concerns about the safety of their water supply.
That, as some schoolchildren have been out sick with bacterial infections.
But according to officials with the Central Shenandoah Health District, there's no cause for alarm-- and doubt there's any connection between the illnesses and the water supply.
Initial tests indicate the water is safe-- though it was necessary to adjust the chlorination system.
Though there is certainly no mandate-- residents CAN boil their water, for peace of mind.
(TOSS TO BUMP)
Bump-chyron Comm

E-Bedrosian-Cranwell

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-62
GRAPHIC=NONE

Those who attended a Roanoke County town meeting last night saw the differences and similarities between the candidates running in the seventh District.
Stacey Martin was there and files this report.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The first face
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=@Cranwell; :14
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.; :29
SUPER=@Stacey1; 1:02
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=SM, News 7, Roanoke Co.;

((The first face-to-face meeting between Al Bedrosian and Dick Cranwell highlighted the contrast between youth and experience.
And, when it came to addressing the issues the contrasts continued...
on funding education...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.22.53 - 12.23.08
IN Q=I think everybody
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: I THINK EVERYBODY WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE LOTTERY THOUGHT 100 PERCENT OF IT WAS GOING TO GO TO EDUCATION. I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS WHO WORKED SO HARD TWO YEARS AGO TO GET THE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT COMMITS 100 PERCENT OF THE LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION. I THINK IT'S A GOOD LAW THAT NEEDS TO STAY ON THE BOOKS.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=on the books.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.17.33 - 12.17.47
IN Q=Government does have
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE A BASIC RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE EVERYBODY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EDUCATION. SO, RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY PUTS MONEY INTO THIS BIG FUND AND GOVERNMENT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED. MY THING IT LET PEOPLE DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q= to be educated.

And, on abortion.
With Bedrosian taking the pro-life approach and Cranwell maintaining that approach is too extreme because it's unfair to victims of rape and incest.
But, with only 10 minutes given to each candidate to speak followed by a q-and-a sessions many felt another meeting was needed to help them make up their minds.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.34.19 - 12.34.35
IN Q=There was a
((STACEY MARTIN/REPORTING: THERE WAS A CONTRAST TOO AMONG THE CITIZENS HERE AS TO WHICH CANDIDATE CAME OUT ON TOP..BUT ONE THING THEY DID AGREE ON WAS THAT THEY EFFECTIVELY AVOIDED THE ISSUES. AND AS ONE MAN TOLD ME, THAT'S THE WAY YOU WIN ELECTIONS. STACEY MARTIN, NEWS 7, ROANOKE CO.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=SM, News 7, Roanoke Co.
))

Education

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=education

The state Baord of Education has unanimously adopted new accreditation standards for public schools.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

Governor Allen watched yesterday as the board voted, and then said it was probably the most enduring legacy of his administration.
Under the new standards, 70 percent of students must pass new tests in core subjects for public schools to keep their accreditation.
The board also made sex education and elementary school guidance counselors optional.
Opponents argued that the changes will unfairly penalize students in inner city and rural schools and will hurt vocational education.
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E-Mount-Rogers

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-54
GRAPHIC=None

Air pollution is taking its toll on the area's hardwood trees, that's according to an environmental group.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Grayson Co.;

Countless trees, along Mount Rogers in Grayson and Smyth Counties are dying.
Anthropologist Harvard Ayers believes ozone and acid rain are to blame.
He's been studying the problem on the ground-- and by air-- along with Pilot Hume Davenport.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's really
((HUME DAVENPORT/PILOT:IT'S REALLY BEST SEEN FROM THE AIR, IT'S A SUPERIOR WAY TO REALLY BE ABLE TO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TO SEE HOW WIDE SPREAD THE DAMAGE IS. HARVARD AYERS/ANTHROPOLOGIST:CLOUDS HANG ON THESE MOUNTAINS MANY DAYS OF THE YEAR AND THESE CLOUDS ARE VERY ACIDIC, MUCH MORE ACIDIC THAN THE RAIN THAT ACTUALLY FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS, SO WE FEEL THAT THE COMBINATION OF STICKING UP LIKE THEY DO AND BEING A SORE THUMB, PLUS ALL THESE CLOUDS THAT HANG ON THEM AND BATHE THEM IN ACID FOG, IN ESSENCE AND ACID ICE IN THE WINDER, ARE CAUSING THE TREE PROBLEMS.))
SUPER=01-Hume Davenport/Pilot; :00
SUPER=01-Harvard Ayers/Anthropologist; :11
RUNS=:31
OUT Q=tree problems.
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VO-NAT

Ayers believes coal burning plants out West-- are to blame for much of the pollution.
He says the sugar maple, beech and yellow birch are among the hardest hit.
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4-Scores

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

In sports,
Felix Martinez singled in the winning run as Kansas City victory over Oakland.
For yesterday's scores, let's look at the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Kinston/4//Lynchburg/3//Series Tied 1-all/;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Kansas City/7//Oakland/6//12 Innings/j/Baltimore/5//New
York/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Texas/6//Toronto/2///j/Seattle/9//Minnesota/6///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Philadelphia/6//Montreal/4////Pittsburgh/2/j/Cincinnati/5///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/14//San Francisco/2///j/Atlanta/8//San Diego/7///;
RUNS=:36
(-------------) OUT Q=....last score."