06:00-01
Fatal-Chase
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#net (edit of 97-63)
GRAPHIC=Police Chase
It may have started as a hit and run.. but then police say it escalated into
a chase with fatal conseguences.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Madison Heights;
43- year- old Daniel Candler and 36- year- old Janet Phelps of Madison
Heights were killed instantly when they were thrown from their vehicle after
hitting a parked car.
Lynchburg's police chief is defending his officer who was involved in the
chase Wednesday night.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:47:54
IN Q=It appears what
((CHIEF BENNETT: IT APPEARS WHAT THE LYNCHBURG POLICE OFFICER DID WAS NOT ONLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POLICY BUT WAS IN KEEPING WITH THE DUTIES OF POLICE
PERSONNEL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.))
SUPER=01-Col. Charles Bennett/Lynchburg Police Chief;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=protect the public.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bennett also says police found whiskey and marijuana in the wrecked car..
autopsies should reveal whether either substance played a role in this crash.
Officer Jamison, who's been on the force less than a year, will remain on
active duty while an internal review is completed.
(----------------)
E-Breedlove
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-51
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
First, a Montgomery County teacher's aide was accused of having sex with a
13- year- old student.
Now, he's facing ADDITIONAL charges.
Investigators believe 25- year- old John Breedlove, a former basketball
stand-out at Ferrum College, was involved with yet another student.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Ferrum/File Tape;
Breedlove, shown here during a game, was a teacher's aide at Auburn High
school.
The latest charge accuses Breedlove of having consensual sex with a second
13- year- old student last spring.
He's also accused of asking another girl for oral sex.
Breedlove has been fired.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=None
Montgomery County's school superintendent, Fred Morton, says Auburn High is
an excellent school-- and hopes people won't lose faith in what's been a good
institution.
Armored-CAR
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
The F-B-I says it has found the money from the largest armored car heist in
U-S history.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Mountain Home, NC;
Agents say they recovered millions of dollars in missing cash from a North
Carolina storage unit.
Nearly 19 million dollars was stolen in Jacksonville, Florida six months
ago.
A receipt found at the suspect's hideout in Mexico led authorities to the
money.
(----------------)
Turner-Money
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Turner, Ted
Media mogul Ted Turner is giving one billion-dollar pledge to United Nations
charities.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
Turner made the announcement at a Manhattan hotel while receiving the Global
Leadership Award from the United Nations Association of the United States of
America.
Refugee aid, efforts to clean up land mines and disease prevention are some
of the causes the money will benefit.
(----------------)
E-Spots-Murders
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=abr
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Police may have a suspect in the slayings of three Spotsylvania County
girls, but those in charge of the case say it's "unlikely" a man jailed in
Prince William County is the killer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Thirty-nine- year- old Michael Alan Jett is being held on other charges,
including abduction and sexual battery. Authorities looking into the deaths
of 16- year- old Sofia Silva,
15- year- old Kristen Lisk and her 12- year- old sister Kati now say they have
information suggesting Jett may NOT be the killer.
Jett came to the attention of police after a cellmate claimed Jett talked
about the Lisk case and molesting young girls.
(----------------)
E-Crash-Victims
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=abr
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=NONE
In other news from Spotsylvania County.
Two of the five Americans killed in a United Nations helicopter crash in
Bosnia were from the area.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia/Wednesday
Retired F-B-I agents and next door neighbors David "Kris" Kriskovich and
Olivio Albert (Ba-satch-io) Beccaccio were identified by U-N officials.
Kriskovich was a deputy with the U-N's International Task Force in Bosnia
and Beccaccio (Ba-Satch-io) was his assistant.
The men were serving in Bosnia since March to rebuild the Bosnian police
force.
(----------------)
One-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-10
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
Roll cold out of break
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=13-Ray Cox/Lake Back-O-Beyon; :19
SUPER=12-Roanoke Co.; :45
RUNS=3:09
OUT Q=Mornin' returns
Tape will toss to stocks
Stocks
Comm
E-Target
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=Valley View Mall
Shoppers aren't the only ones attracted by Valley View Mall...some new
stores are on their way too.
Andrew Freiden has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=03-Minnesota/File Tape; :09
SUPER=01-Patty Van Horn/Wal Mart Shopper; :20
SUPER=01-Joe Flowers/Wal Mart Shopper; :50
SUPER=@Andrew1; 1:11
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=news 7, roanoke
(( This land is being graded for a TARGET discount store-- one of the most
successful discount chains in the country.
The store is Target's first in Southwest Virginia-- and will look like this
store in Minnesota.
It will be next door neighbors with the Wal Mart superstore-- putting the
two rivals within close walking distance.
SOT 5:33:38
((I'LL PROBABLY CHECK THEM OUT, BUT I'VE BEEN SHOPPING AT WAL MART EVER SINCE
IT CAME TO NORTH CAROLINA-10-12 YEARS. I REALLY LIKE WAL MART, I'D BUY STOCK
IN IT IF I COULD. STIFF COMPETITION.(LAUGHTER) ))
RUNS=:14
Sources tell News 7 that Target won't be the only new store in this
development.
There will also be several smaller businesses.
pre-pro
5 companies have reportedly signed up , including The Sports Authority,
Petsmart, and Ruby Tuesday's.
SOT 5:22:02
((JOE FLOWERS/WAL MART SHOPPER: MY DAUGHTER WOULD LOVE IT. SHE'S 38 AND SHE
WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO COME OVER HERE AND SPEND THE DAY.))
RUNS=:06
Grading has also begun on the recently approved 4 lane Valley View Access
Road-- which will provide a direct link up to and from Interstate 581.
SOT 7:06:55
((ANDREW FREIDEN/REPORTER TARGET HAS SNAPPED UP THE LAST LARGE PARCEL OF SPACE
HERE AT VALLEY VIEW MALL-- NOW DEVELOPERS ARE TRYING TO FIND TENANTS FOR THE
TWO BUILDINGS LEFT VACANT BY CRENSHAW'S AND RACK AND SACK. ANDREW FREIDEN, NEWS
7, ROANOKE.))
RUNS=:15
))
E-Gilmore
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-62
GRAPHIC=VA Seal
The party that bashed Hollywood when Bob Dole was running for President, may
now be changing its tune.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:52:12
IN Q=When I visited
((JIM GILMORE/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WHEN I VISITED HOLLYWOOD LAST YEAR, AS
I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT, IN LOS ANGELES, I REALIZED THE VALUE OF HAVING A
REPRESENTATIVE IN L.A. TO PROMOTE VIRGINIA.))
SUPER=@Gilmore;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=promote Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Jim Gilmore stood amidst Hollywood "action flick" posters yesterday to
propose a 15- million dollar incentive fund to lure Hollywood producers to
Virginia.
But would taxpayer money go to fund movies depicting sex and violence?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:59:59
IN Q=I believe
((I BELIEVE WE WOULD BE IN A POSITION OF COURSE TO EXAMINE BY APPLICATION WHAT
WOULD BE COMING HERE, AND WHAT WOULD BE SUITABLE. BUT THESE ARE REGULATIONS
THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. AND WE CAN DRAW ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FROM ALL GROUPS IN
VIRGINIA TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW THIS
ENTIRELY A FOCUS NOT ON CONTENT OR ANY TYPE OF CENSORSHIP, BUT RATHER ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.))
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=on economic development.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE
Virginia attracted 30- million dollars in movie industry investments last
year.
That's compared to the 400 -million dollars North Carolina's growing film
industry raked in.
S-Pfiesteria
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-59
GRAPHIC=George Allen
Governor George Allen is trying to fight a bacteria.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Allen's off to Annapolis today for a summit on pfiesteria -- the bacteria
some biologists are calling the "cell from hell."
Topic one on the Governor's agenda is getting Maryland to hand over medical
records of residents who suffered health effects in waters where fish were
killed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:09:13 tape two
IN Q=I understand
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATIENTS'
RECORDS AND THAT'S WHY I SAID ON AN EARLIER QUESTION THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE PERSON'S NAME BUT SHARE WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICIANS AND EXPERTS
WHAT WERE THE SYMPTOMS, WHAT WAS THE TREATMENT, AND THE BACKGROUND, THE MEDICAL
HISTORY OF THAT INDIVIDUAL?))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=that individual?
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=George allen
Allen has allocated two-point-three- million dollars to set up a new lab
dedicated to finding out more about pfiesteria.
Democratic candidate Don Beyer has asked President Clinton for some federal
help with the effort.
E-Jubal-Early
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=None
The birthplace of a Confederate general from Franklin County is a step
closer to getting some national recognition.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./Monday;
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has voted to put the Jubal
Early home on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
It's off Route 1-16 in the Red Valley section of the County.
The department also nominated the home for a spot on the NATIONAL Register
of Historic Places.
Preservationists believe federal administrators will approve the nomination
by December.
(-------------)
Two-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#MR-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
Welcome back to News 7 Mornin'
Last week Michael Douglas' "The Game" took in over 14 million dollars at the
box office. Is it worth your 6 bucks THIS weekend? Anna Wentworth is in with
her review.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Game
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"The Game"-Polygram; :12
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade "B-"; :45
RUNS=:50
OUT Q=are predictable
(( "The Game" is based upon a wonderful concept but it doesn't live up to its
potential. The story gets so complex and unbelievable that it looses whatever
suspense it might have generated.
"The Game" is a birthday present you don't want! Michael Douglas is Nicholas
Van Orton, a lonely financier who is more money machine than man. For his 48th
birthday his younger brother, played by Sean Penn, gives him an unusual gift.
Nicholas becomes part of a game, but he doesn't know the rules or who is
involved. As he continues to play everyone and everything becomes suspect and
it appears that Nicholas may not survive. Is it still a game or have things
become deadly? That question keeps Nicholas and the moviegoer involved.
"The Game" gets a B-
It has potential but too many of the twists, including the ending, are
predictable.))
Steve Live
Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
Toss to Kimberly
Recovered-Money
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Six months after the largest armored car heist in U-S history the money has
been found in North Carolina.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Mountain Home, NC;
F-B-I Agents recovered the cash yesterday from a storage unit in Mountain
Home.
In March nearly 19- million dollars was stolen in Jacksonville, Florida.
The F-B-I won't say precisely how much was found, only that it was in the
millions.
The agency made the discovery with the help of a receipt found in the
suspects's Mexico hideout.
(----------------)
CAMPAIGN-FINANCE
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=washington dc
On capitol hill, the Senate is set to resume hearings on alleged campaign
finance abuses today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
Yesterday, international oilman Roger Tamraz told lawmakers he won a
meeting with President Clinton because he contributed a lot of money to the
democrats.
Tamraz, who is of questionable character himself.. and is wanted by
interpol, said he attended four White House socials after donating
300-thousand dollars to the democrats.
(----------------)
5-Breedlove
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A Montgomery County teacher's aid accused of having sex with a 13- year- old
student now faces more charges.
The Sheriff's department says John Breedlove was also involved with another
student.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Riner;
The 25- year- old, from Roanoke, was working as a teacher's aid at Auburn
High school when he was arrested last week for having consensual sex with a
female student.
Breedlove is NOW accused of having sex with another 13- year- old girl--
last spring.
Investigators say Breedlove is also accused of asking a third student for
oral sex.
Montgomery County's school superintendent says Breedlove's job has been
terminated.
(----------------)
5-Child-Support
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-40
GRAPHIC=none
More than 700 more deadbeat parents have been arrested and issued warrants
in Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
It's round two in a crackdown on the "worst of the worst" of those parents
who refuse to pay child support.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE ONE 11:35:02
IN Q=In June
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WE LAUNCHED ...REFUSE TO SUPPORT
THEIR CHILDREN.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=their children.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A Danville woman says the effort netted her three-thousand dollars in a
battle that's lasted...
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:46:07 TAPE ONE
IN Q=Through the
((LIZABETH ADKINS/DANVILLE MOTHER: THROUGH THE LAST FIVE YEARS. HE HAS NEVER
PAID CHILD SUPPORT REALLY. JUST WHEN HE'S ABOUT TO GO TO JAIL HE'LL COME UP
WITH THE LUMP SUM.))
SUPER=01-Lizabeth Adkins/Danville Mother;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=lump sum.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Enforcement officials say that despite the effort, their caseloads keep
growing, and many deadbeats know they won't soon be caught.
(------0----------)
cHELSEA
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton, chelsea
Along with hundreds of others, Chelsea Clinton moves into her dorm room at
Stanford University today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Palo Alto, CA;
4;12:35
She arrived in California last night with the President and First Lady.
The Clintons will attend a welcoming ceremony later today.
Hillary Clinton has made an appeal to the press to respect Chelsea's privacy
at the school.
The 17- year- old will be studying pre-med at Stanford.
(----------------)
5-Burton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#597-38
GRAPHIC=education
A business and education partnership is giving some local students
experience with some cutting edge equipment.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
The Arnold Burton Technology Center gladly accepted the delivery of a new,
state-of-the-art "machining center."
It cuts, shapes and drills different types of metal.
Okuma (oh-KOO-muh) America decided to loan the machining center after a
suggestion of one of its distributors, and the Graham White plant in Salem.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:07:27
IN Q=There's a
((JOHN HENDRICK/OKUMA AMERICA PRESIDENT: THERE'S A NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS SOME FAIRLY SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE
DON'T JUST COME OFF THE STREET THAT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE IT.))
SUPER=01-John Hendrick/Okuma America President;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=operate it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Teachers at the school say the machining center is the most sophisticated
piece of equipment in its toolshop.
(-------------)
Three-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-10
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-Ray Cox/Lake Back-O-Beyon; :14
SUPER=12-Roanoke Co.; :33
RUNS=3:03
OUT Q=Gonna be fly fishermen
Steve Live
Double boxes=SPA & MEL
Toss to Mel
5-Memory-Walk
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#597-34
GRAPHIC=mornin health check
In this morning's health check,
SS=alzheimer's disease
Since 19-83, the Roanoke-Salem chapter of the Alzheimer's Association has
been providing support to patients and their families.
Saturday, the Chapter is sponsoring its first annual Memory Walk.
Intern reporter Matt Feret explains it's not just a walk in the park.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Alzheimer's is a disease
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=01-Louise Chagnon/Alzheimer's Association; :26
SUPER=19-Matt Feret; :40
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=MF, News 7.
((
Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain that causes a loss of intellectual
functioning, eventually stripping its victims of the ability to do every-day
tasks.
Nearly 12,000 people are afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease in Southwestern
Virginia-- that's slightly higher than the national average.
Alzheimer's Association Director Louise Chagnon says that's why the role
of the Chapter is an important one.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:47:46
IN Q=We started as a
((LOUISE CHAGNON/DIRECTOR: WE STARTED AS A GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATION HERE IN
1983, AND THE CORE OF OUR ACTIVITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES.
AND WE CAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS BUT OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE DISEASE, TO WORK TOWARD BETTER QUALITY
CARE IN THE AREA.))
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=in the area.
standup bridge
Saturday's Memory Walk is designed not just to increase community awareness
about Alzheimer's-- but to raise money as well.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:51:26
IN Q=We are just excited
((WE ARE JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED. AND THIS IS A CHANCE
FOR US TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE, AND THAT OUR MOTTO IS
SOMEONE TO STAND BY YOU, AND THAT IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER. OUR
GOAL NATI0NWIDE IS A WORLD WITHOUT ALZHEIMERS.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=without Alzheimers.
The walk will begin around nine-thirty Saturday morning at Salem's Longwood
Park.
But if you can't attend, the organization is still looking for
volunteers-- year round.
Matt Feret, News 7.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
For more information about this weekend's Memory Walk, call the
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
take pinnacle-essC
Alzheimer's Association at 540-563-1816.
There is a 25-dollar registration fee, but you'll leave with a Memory Walk
T-Shirt.
(------------------)
(TOSS TO BUMP)
bump
comm
2-Fatal-Chase
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#net (edit of 97-63)
GRAPHIC=Police Chase
A police chase Wednesday night ended with fatal consequences.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Madison Heights;
43- year- old Daniel Candler and 36- year- old Janet Phelps of Madison
Heights were killed instantly when they were thrown from their vehicle after
hitting a parked car.
Lynchburg's police chief is defending his officer who was involved in the
chase Wednesday night.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:47:54
IN Q=It appears what
((CHIEF BENNETT: IT APPEARS WHAT THE LYNCHBURG POLICE OFFICER DID WAS NOT ONLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POLICY BUT WAS IN KEEPING WITH THE DUTIES OF POLICE
PERSONNEL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.))
SUPER=01-Col. Charles Bennett/Lynchburg Police Chief;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=protect the public.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bennett also says police found whiskey and marijuana in the wrecked car..
autopsies should reveal whether either substance played a role in this crash.
Officer Jamison, who's been on the force less than a year, will remain on
active duty while an internal review is completed.
(----------------)
E-Danville-Fire
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=Fire
Children may have sparked a fire at an abandoned house in Danville
yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville
No one lives at 839 Stokes Street, but neighborhood children use it as a
clubhouse.
Witnesses say they were playing with matches in the basement when the fire
started.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:46:45
IN Q=I was coming home
((TARSHA WEST/WITNESS: I WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL. I SEEN THE HOUSE ON FIRE
AND THE LITTLE KIDS WERE SITTING AROUND PLAYING BY THE FIRE. AND I CAME BACK
AND TOLD EVERYONE THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE AND THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.))
SUPER=01-Tarsha West/Witness;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the fire department
(----------------)
VO-NAT
No one was hurt, and the fire inspector says the children ran away.
(----------------)
New-Target
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-31
GRAPHIC=Valley View Mall
A major retailer has its sights set on Roanoke.
There'll soon be a new Target store at Valley View Mall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
A parcel of land next to Wal-Mart is being graded for a Target discount
store-- one of the most successful discount chains in the country.
Sources tell News 7 that Target will have some neighbors in the new
development.
Five companies have reportedly signed up-- including the Sports Authority,
Petsmart, and Ruby Tuesdays.
The future Valley View Access Roadwill link the development to the rest of
the mall and to Interstate 5-81.
(----------------)
Air-Bags
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#net (edit of 97-61)
GRAPHIC=Air Bags
Air bag safety is being debated on Capitol Hill.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape
Legislators are proposing car manufacturers make airbags for motorists who
buckle-up, NOT for those who don't.
A Senate Committee voted Wednesday for a government mandate on air bags to
deploy more softly, protecting belted drivers and passengers.
Some safety experts say either way, motorists should be wearing their safety
belts.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:50:04
IN Q=If we allow people
(( ))
SUPER=01-Scott Geller/Va. Tech Psychology Professor;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=more risks
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Only 68-percent of American drivers and passengers fasten their seat belts.
Domestic and foreign automakers agree with the proposed Senate bill...but
many safety groups say they want to leave air bag deployment at its current
state.
(----------------)
Ferrum-Computers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#net (edit of 97-54)
GRAPHIC=NONE
Ferrum College is putting a computer in every student room.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.
Ferrum's President says the computers will be purchased within the next
couple of weeks, but students won't be able to use them until the spring
semester.
Educators say they hope this will make things easier for low income
students.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:10:08:05
IN Q=The difference
((DR. JERRY BOONE/FERRUM COLLEGE PRESIDENT:THE DIFFERENCE I THINK IS THAT OUR
STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND SO SOME OF THEM CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS,
SO WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO EVERYBODY. WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY STUDENT
HAVE THE AVAILABILITY AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Jerry Boone/Ferrum College President;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=doing it
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The 700-thousand dollar project includes hiring technical support to deal
with any problems that may arise.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=MLB
In sports,
The Chicago Cubs held off St. Louis.
For yesterday's scores from the diamond, let's check the scoreboards.
(----------------)
WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-j/Oakland/7//Anaheim/3////Toronto/2/j/Boston/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Detroit/9//New York/7//11 Innings//Milwaukee/3/j/Baltimore/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-j/Cleveland/4//Minnesota/1///j/Chicago/9//Kansas City/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/St. Louis/3/j/Chicago/4////New York/4/j/Atlanta/11///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Philadelphia/2/j/Florida/8////Colorado/6/j/San Diego/7///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Houston/3/j/Pittsburgh/12////Montreal/3/j/Cincinnati/6///;
RUNS=:42
OUT Q=....last score."
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by SS