06:00-01
E-VMI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-61
GRAPHIC=VMI
Virginia Military Institute sent home a female rat for two semesters, saying
she struck an upperclassmen.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Last Month;
The incident happened during normal rat-line drills.
V-M-I spokesman Mike Strickler says violence is not tolerated at the school.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:28:54
IN Q=THE RAT LIN
((THE RAT LINE TEACHES SELF CONTROL, SELF CONSTRAINT, UNDER STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS. THAT'S THE SITUATION, AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE. THAT JUST
DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE. ))
SUPER=01-Col. Mike Strickler/VMI Spokesman;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=IN THIS CASE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Strickler would not say much more about the incident.
But he would say this is not the first case of a freshman hitting an
upperclassman.
It's just the first time a woman has been involved.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:28:33
IN Q=IT HAS HAPPENED
((IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT IN RECENT YEARS, THE PENALTY HAS BEEN
SUSPENSION.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=SUSPENSION
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The woman is suspended for two semesters-- and Strickler said she'll be
welcomed back if she wants to return next fall.
Sources say the woman is from Northern Virginia.
Her father has reportedly said V-M-I handled the situation appropriately.
(----------------)
Haiti
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Off the Coast of Haiti, Divers continue to pull bodies from the wreckage of
a sunken ferry.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montrouis, Haiti;
There are new reports about the number of people killed in the disaster.
Divers say they saw the bodies of more than 100 people trapped within the
two decks of the sunken craft, indicating that the boat may not have been as
overcrowded as first believed.
Officials say 276 tickets were sold.
At least 50-people survived.
(----------------)
E-Cove-Search
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-53
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's day four in the search for a missing fisherman.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Officials believe 53- year- old Cecil Donald Short drowned in the reservoir
at Carvin's Cove while fishing Sunday morning.
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Family members say Short had naval training and was an excellent swimmer.
They say he may have had a stroke and fallen into the water.
The Virginia Game Department says they'll exhaust all resources before
deciding when to call off the search.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:52:40:23
IN Q=We'll consult with
((SGT. STEVE PIKE/VA GAME WARDEN:WE'LL CONSULT WITH THE DIVER AND THE CANINE
HANDLERS AND BASED ON THEIR OPINION OF WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE IF WE'VE COVERED
THE AREA WELL ENOUGH ))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Steve Pike/Virginia Game Warden;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=well enough
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Short's relatives say they'll keep vigil on the docks until they have some
information on what happened.
(----------------)
mideast
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Albright
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is in Israel this morning trying to
save the collapsing Mideast peace process.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel;
Her visit comes as the peace accords signed four years ago this week in
Washington are unraveling.
During her meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today
Albright will insist that Israel implement a commitment to withdraw from the
West Bank.
Albright is set to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat tomorrow.
(----------------)
5-jones
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-39
GRAPHIC=jones
Paula Jones will be looking for new representation in her sexual harassment
suit against President Bill Clinton.
A federal judge gave his okay yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape
Failed Virginia Attorney General candidate Gil Davis and Joseph Cammarata
filed papers Monday that they have "fundamental differences of opinion" with
their client about how the case should proceed.
Sources say the attorneys supported a settlement plan that Jones rejected.
The judge in Little Rock, Arkansas, is insisting that the case stay on
course for a trial next May.
(----------------)
S-Appy-Trail
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-52
GRAPHIC=None
Some people are still not happy with plans to relocate a portion of the
Appalachian Trail in Giles County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Giles Co./File Tape;
The Board of Supervisors is planning to appeal the location decided upon by
the National Park and U-S Forest Service.
Government officials want to reroute the trail between Angels Rest and
Peters Mountain-- to establish a permanent location with a protected corridor.
A large stretch of the trail that would be re-routed is near the Clendennin
community-- where much of the land has been owned for generations.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's more
((BUTCH MULLINS/GILES CO. ADMINISTRATOR:IT'S MORE THAN JUST OWNING A PIECE OF
LAND, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THEIR LIFE FOR A LONG TIME AND ITS A
PART OF THEIR WAY OF LIFE, THAT'S SOMEWHAT THREATENED AT THIS POINT. ))
SUPER=01-Butch Mullins/Giles Co. Administrator; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=at this point.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Forest officials say they're trying to set a date to meet with residents and
discuss their concerns.
Re-routing the trail is expected to cost about 679- thousand dollars.
(----------------)
One-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-9
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
Roll cold out of break
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon; :00
SUPER=13-Ray Denney/Model Car Collector; :15
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :30
RUNS=2:58
OUT Q=Mornin' returns
Tape will toss to stocks
Stocks
Comm
S-Affirmative-Action
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-59
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
As the '97 campaign gets into full swing, candidates are courting some
issues and avoiding others.
Jim Gilmore was NOT talking about the issue of RACIAL preferences in college
admissions.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The candidate did NOT want to elaborate on an affirmative action statement
he put out Monday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:49:42
IN Q=Should a
((JIM GILMORE/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: Should a college be able to consider
race when choosing among qualified applicants? OKAY. VERY GOOD. GO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE STATEMENT. AND THE STATEMENT I THINK IS VERY THOROUGH AND VERY
CLEAR AND VERY WELL CRAFTED.))
SOT 19:51:33
((MARK MINER/GILMORE SPOKESMAN: DON'T SCREW US THEN. READ THE STATEMENT AND
QUOTE IT FOR WHAT IT SAYS.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
SUPER=01-Mark Miner/Gilmore Spokesman; :20
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=it says.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
In Gilmore's statement, he says he favors minority RECRUITMENT to colleges
-- but colorblind decisions on who's admitted.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Mark Earley
Gilmore's ticketmate, Republican Mark Earley takes a different view.
Attorney General candidate Earley says colleges MAY use race and gender as a
factor in admissions, but he's against quotas.
SS=Don Beyer
That's where Democrat Don Beyer is on the issue.
State policy allows colleges to use race as one of many factors considered
to achieve a diversified student body.
E-Vouchers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-58
GRAPHIC=NONE
Candidates may not agree on how students get into college, but they also
don't agree on how parents pay for the elementary and secondary schools their
children attend.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Virginia Democrats yesterday blasted Republicans for even considering
vouchers.
That means public tax dollars going to pay private school tuitions.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:07:38
IN Q=And you cannot
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: AND YOU CANNOT SAY THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS THE BEST THEY ARE AND AT THE SAME TIME CAST A VOTE THAT WILL
IMMEDIATELY, IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING ELSE, TAKE 160-MILLION DOLLARS
A YEAR AWAY FROM EDUCATIONAL SPENDING. AS THEY SAY IN RICHLANDS WHERE I GREW
UP: THEM DOGS DON'T HUNT IN THE SAME PACK.))
SUPER=@Cranwell;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=same pack.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Cranwell says his estimate is just a starting point.
It comes from the 71-thousand Virginia students currently enrolled in
private schools -- who would each get a voucher of around 23-hundred dollars
each year.
The Democratic ticket opposes vouchers.
Republicans cautiously say they're willing to listen.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:51:43
IN Q=He has not
((MARK MINER/GILMORE SPOKESMAN: HE HAS NOT ENDORSED ANY SPECIFIC PROPOSAL ON
VOUCHERS BUT BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE. THEY SHOULD BE PUT ON THE
TABLE.))
SUPER=01-Mark Miner/Gilmore Spokesman;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=the table. 2nd REF!
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
In the race for the House in Roanoke County, Republican Al Bedrosian agrees
with Gilmore.
He wants to consider vouchers and charter schools for Virginia.
Rat-Suspension
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 97-61)
GRAPHIC=VMI
Virginia Military Institute has suspended one of its first female rats.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Last Month;
V-M-I spokesman Mike Strickler said that during normal rat-line drills the
female cadet struck an upperclassman.
He says the rat line is supposed to teach self control in stressful
situations.
If she wants to return, the woman will be welcomed back NEXT fall.
Sources say the woman is from Northern Virginia.
Her father reportedly said V-M-I handled the situation appropriately.
(----------------)
E-Shepherd's
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#97-62
GRAPHIC=None
The doors to Shepherd's Auto Supply should reopen today.
The Roanoke auto parts store closed abruptly this week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Monday
An accountant for Shepherd's says the company shut down to take stock of
how the business is doing.
She said Shepherd's needed to do that as part of its search for a new
president.
Shepherd's owners have also hired a consultant to help plan the company's
future.
(----------------)
Gov-Tobacco
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=tobacco
The Southern Governors Association has asked Congress and the White House to
protect tobacco farmers.
The governors ended a three-day meeting yesterday in Hot Springs.
They passed a resolution calling for the health cost settlement between
states and the tobacco industry to include assistance to farm families and
their communities.
The governors also elected Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rossello as new
chairman -- and they decided to focus in the coming year on expanding trade
with Latin America.
Two-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-9
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
Welcome back to news 7 Mornin'
The back room in Ray Denney's basement (----------------)
VO-NAT
is a testament to his devotion to correctness in his models.
((ad lib following video))
RUNS=:25
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Steve
Ray is also the president of the Model Car Collectors Association which has
over 1,000 members worldwide. If you'd like to learn more about the group
SUPER=16-(540) 774-8109/Model Car Collectors Association
call them at 540-774-8109.
Double boxes=KMC & SPA
Toss to Kimberly
5-VMI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=AFR
TAPE#597-35
GRAPHIC=VMI
Attention is again focusing on the small military school in Lexington.
Virginia Military Institute has suspended a FEMALE cadet for striking an
upperclassman.
V-M-I says the incident occurred under normal ratline procedures-- after
classes had begun.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape;
V-M-I Superintendent Josiah Bunting says the decision to suspend the woman
was recommended by the Executive Committee of the Corps of Cadets.
The female cadet was suspended for two semesters...it is unknown whether she
will return to the Lexington post.
V-M-I says the purpose of the ratline is to teach self-control and restraint.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=01-Col. Mike Strickler/VMI Spokesman;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=not tolerated here.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
So far 32-men and four women in the first co-ed freshman Rat Line have left
V-M-I since August 18th.
CA-CRASH
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=fatal accident
Eleven people are dead and four injured in a fiery crash on a Southern
California highway.
Highway officials say a pickup truck with three people inside collided with
a van, believed to be carrying a dozen people.
It happened last night on California's scenic Highway one.
By the time authorities arrived, both vehicles were fully engulfed in
flames.
Authorities say the winding highway has lots of blind curves that can be
especially dangerous in the dark.
Diana
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=princess diana
As Britain continues to mourn the death of Princess Diana, Paris
investigators pinpoint the cause of
of the car crash that killed her.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Paris;
A French police report places responsibility for the accident on the
driver,(On-ri) Henri Paul.
The report says investigators found traces of anti-depressants in his blood
and that the car was clocked at 120-miles per hour, four times the speed limit.
A third test confirms that Paul was legally drunk at the time of the crash.
(----------------)
ALBRIGHT
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Albright, Madeleine
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is in Israel this morning trying
salvage the collapsing Mideast peace process.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel;
Her visit comes as the peace accords signed four years ago this week in
Washington are unraveling.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat refuses to crack down on Islamic
militants, and Israel says it won't turn over any more land.
Albright is scheduled to meet with
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later today.
She meets Arafat tomorrow in the West Bank town of Jericho.
(----------------)
5-Affirm-Action
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-32
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
Campaign time usually means that politicians court the media, but there are
times when they actually avoid the cameras.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Republican Jim Gilmore took that route yesterday -- sticking to a written
statement on affirmative action on college campuses.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:49:42
IN Q=Should a
((JIM GILMORE/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: Should a college be able to consider
race when choosing among qualified applicants? OKAY. VERY GOOD. GO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE STATEMENT. AND THE STATEMENT I THINK IS VERY THOROUGH AND VERY
CLEAR AND VERY WELL CRAFTED.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=well crafted.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
In Gilmore's statement, he says he's for minority RECRUITMENT, but
colorblind ADMISSIONS at colleges.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE
Democrat Don Beyer says he continues to support affirmative action efforts--
but NOT quotas.
Virginia law allows colleges to use race as a factor in admissions.
E-L'burg-Council
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-63
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg
Toasts at next month's Italian Festival in Lynchburg can be made with beer
and wine.
The decision to allow the drinks on the riverfront came at last night's city
council meeting, after a heated debate over the evils of alcohol.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The precedent
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape; :00
SUPER=01-Gene Gallagher/Tourism Advisory Council; :24
SUPER=01-Jim Whitaker/Lynchburg Mayor; :42
SUPER=@ssm1; 1:00
SUPER=01-Michael Buscemi/Italian Festival Organizer; 1:16
RUNS=1:28
OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.
(( The precedent already had been set...for five years, Lynchburg has allowed
alcohol to be sold on certain portions of city property.
Downtown supporters were pushing to expand that policy to include the newly-
acquired riverfront.
They say if Lynchburg is going to revitalize its downtown, it needs to keep
attracting events like Fair by the James, events where beer and wine are
available.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:18:21
IN Q=We believe that
((GENE GALLAGHER/TOURISM ADVISORY COUNCIL: WE BELIEVE THAT WITHOUT THIS OPTION,
EFFORTS TO AID THE REVITALIZATION OF OUR DOWNTOWN BY BRINGING PEOPLE TO
POSITIVE EVENTS IN THE INNER CITY WILL BE DRAMATICALLY CURTAILED.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=dramatically curtailed.
But several residents, including the mayor, opposed the policy altogether.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:48:47
IN Q=I think
((JIM WHITAKER/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: I THINK THAT HAVING ALCOHOL ON ANY CITY
PROPERTY IS SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE TO OUR CHILDREN.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=our children.
After all the speeches it was the man who said nothing, councilman Bob
Davenport, who cast the critical vote and helped pass the expanded policy.
(/////SOT/////)
Standup 9:20:20
IN Q=The immediate winner
((The immediate winner of this vote is next month's Italian Festival, which was
relying heavily on the sale of beer and wine to attract crowds and turn a
profit this year. And the organizers of that event, the Sons of Italy, say the
expanded policy will eventually benefit all of downtown Lynchburg.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=downtown Lynchburg.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:55:53
IN Q=It's not just
((MICHAEL BUSCEMI/ITALIAN FESTIVAL ORGANIZER: IT'S NOT JUST A VICTORY FOR US,
IT'S A VICTORY FOR THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. THEY BUILT A NICE FESTIVAL AREA DOWN
THERE, NOW THEY CAN ATTRACT MAJOR EVENTS TO COME HERE YEAR ROUND.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=year round.
And convince others to keep coming back.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
Three-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-9
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
Roll cold out of birthdays
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon; :00
SUPER=13-Carole Denney/Collector; :15
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :30
RUNS=2:53
OUT Q=most collectors don't
Steve Live
Double boxes=SPA & MEL
Toss to Mel
5-Gilmore-Mastectomy
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-41
GRAPHIC=Mornin' Health Check
In this morning's health check,
SS=gilmore
He billed it as a "major health care initiative."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But Republican Jim Gilmore did bring a very personal issue up in the race
for governor yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:33:05
IN Q=During that
((ROXANNE GILMORE: DURING THAT TIME IN MY LIFE, HE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE. IT
WAS A TIME WE WEREN'T MARRIED. HE COULD HAVE GONE AWAY. BUT HE CHOSE TO STAY
AND SUPPORT ME DURING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN MY LIFE. I UNDERWENT
CHEMOTHERAPY AT THAT TIME. AND HE WAS BY MY SIDE AND SUPPORTED ME THROUGH A
VERY DIFFICULT PERIOD.))
SUPER=07-Roxane Gilmore;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=very difficult period.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Gilmore's wife talked about her battle with Hodgkin's disease as a prelude
to her husband announcing his fight against what he calls "drive-through
mastectomies."
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:38:14
IN Q=I think that it
((JIM GILMORE/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: I THINK THAT IT IS A SENSITIVE
THING... I BELIEVE IS WRONG.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=is wrong.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=gilmore
Gilmore's 48- hour stay proposal for breast cancer victims is NOT new.
SS=breast cancer
It's been defeated before in the General Assembly, is being considered on
the federal level, and is law in nine other states.
Democrat Don Beyer says it's one of the few issues on which he and Gilmore
wholeheartedly agree.
(TOSS TO BUMP)
BUMP
COMM
2-E-Cove-Search
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-53
GRAPHIC=NONE
Frustration is mounting as search teams and family members enter day four of
the search for a missing fisherman. (----------------)
VO-NAT
It's believed 53- year- old Cecil Donald Short drowned in the reservoir at
Carvin's Cove while fishing Sunday morning.
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
Family members say Short had naval training and was an excellent swimmer.
They say he may have had a stroke and fallen into the water.
The Virginia Game Department says they'll exhaust all resources before
deciding when to call off the search.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:52:40:23
IN Q=We'll consult with
((SGT. STEVE PIKE/VA GAME WARDEN:WE'LL CONSULT WITH THE DIVER AND THE CANINE
HANDLERS AND BASED ON THEIR OPINION OF WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE IF WE'VE COVERED
THE AREA WELL ENOUGH ))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Steve Pike/Virginia Game Warden;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=well enough
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Short's relatives say they'll keep vigil on the docks until they have some
information on what happened.
(----------------)
2-Rat-Suspension
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 97-61)
GRAPHIC=VMI
Virginia Military Institute sent home a female member of its first co-ed rat
class.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Last Month;
V-M-I spokesman Mike Strickler said that during normal rat-line drills the
female cadet struck an upperclassman.
He says rat line is supposed to teach self control in stressful situations.
She has been suspended until next fall.
Sources say the woman is from Northern Virginia.
Her father reportedly said V-M-I handled the situation appropriately.
(----------------)
E-Breedlove
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A teacher's aide at Auburn High school in Riner is accused of having
consensual sex with a 13- year- old student.
Twenty-five- year- old John Breedlove of Roanoke was arraigned in Montgomery
County General District Court yesterday.
Sheriff's officials say the incident happened at the school last week while
Breedlove was working.
If convicted-- Breedlove faces up to ten years in prison.
E-Disc-Golf
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=NONE
You may be surprised by the moves of one champion golfer living right here
in Roanoke.
Andrew Freiden explains, Don Wetzel doesn't play golf the traditional way..
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=nat sound.
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Don Wetzel/World Amateur Masters Champ.; :10
SUPER=01-Scott Bowman/Professional Disc Golfer; :21
SUPER=01-Kevin Morris/Amateur Disc Golfer; :42
SUPER=01-Mitch Hoeppner/Professional Disc Golfer; :58
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=news 7, Roanoke
((
((NAT SOUND: CHING CHING ))
RUNS=:03
Don went to the Disc Golf World Championships in Michigan and blew away the
field by 11 strokes.
SOT 8:25:35
((DON WETZEL/WORLD AMATEUR MASTERS CHAMPION: MY WIFE HAD PUT A BANNER IN THE
FRONT YARD THAT SAID, CONGRATULATIONS DON WETZEL AMATEUR MASTER DISC GOLF
CHAMPION!))
RUNS=:07
Sure, he's the champion, But what is disc golf?
SOT 8:14:00
((SCOTT BOWMAN/PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLFER: IT'S THE SAME GAME AS STICK GOLF, OR
BALL GOLF, EXCEPT YOU USE DISCS, AND THE HOLE IS A BASKET COMBINATION. ))
RUNS=:08
Players use hard discs that fly farther, and weigh more than frisbees.
They use different discs for different distances--
Drivers off the tee, approach discs for in between shots, and putters for
the close shots.
SOT 8:37:06
((KEVIN MORRIS/AMATEUR DISC GOLFER: YOU GET THE SAME FRUSTRATION, AND
AGGRAVATION, AND ELATION THAT YOU GET IN STICK GOLF. YOU GET ALL THAT IN THIS
GAME FOR VERY LITTLE TIME, AND VERY LITTLE MONEY. AND YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF
NICE FOLKS. ))
RUNS=:10
Don may be a world champion, but his playing partners in Roanoke don't let
it go to his head.
SOT 8:22:38
((MITCH HOEPPNER/PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLFER: IT'S KINDA NICE, BECAUSE IT'S KINDA
NICE TO BEAT A CHAMPION. AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. IT BRINGS RECOGNITION TO US.))
RUNS=:08
SOT 8:27:39
((if someone would ask you, have you ever tried the real golf-- how would you
answer that question? I WOULD ASK THEM THE SAME QUESTION BACK TO THEM, HA, HA,
HA!))
RUNS=:12
Don and his teammates just finished up their summer long league at Fishburn
Park in Roanoke, and they invite anyone interested to come out and play.
Even if you're a stick golf player.
Andrew Freiden, News 7, Roanoke.))
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB
In sports,
St. Louis ripped three homers and allowed just four hits in a 5-to-3
decision over San Francisco.
For yesterday's scores from the diamond, let's check the scoreboards.
(----------------)
WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas/0/j/Detroit/4///j/Baltimore/9//Cleveland/3//8 Innings -
Rain/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/New York/8//Boston/6////Milwaukee/1/j/Chicago/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Oakland/5//Minnesota/1///j/Seattle/4//Kansas City/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Chicago/2/j/Cincinnati/5///j/Philadelphia/1//New York/0///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Pittsburgh/4/j/Montreal/5//10 Innings/j/Atlanta/4//Los
Angeles/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/Houston/7//Colorado/4///j/St. Louis/5//San Francisco/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-j/San Diego/7//Florida/6//13 Innings/;
RUNS=:49
(-------------)
OC: ...LAST SCORE."
by SS