WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 09/22/97

08:25-01

Thirty-Weather

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

CK/WX PRO=
LOCAL TEMPS

SUPER=X5000; set dissolve
SUPER=314-Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/68-72/Increasing/Clouds/52-56;
SUPER=315-Partly Cloudy/& Cool/65-69/Variably Cloudy/Light Winds/50-55;
SUPER=#555;reset
cutopen

SUPER=@Melanie1;

7HUSTLERS-RAID

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-52)
GRAPHIC=none

After sheriff's deputies raided a local Botetourt County hang out, the County could face a lawsuit.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;

Deputies found more than 200 people in or around Hustlers at 2-30 Saturday morning, many of them were 13 or younger.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:10:21
IN Q=THE FOLKS THAT
((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF: THE FOLKS THAT WERE HOLDING POT AND CRACK AND GUNS AND KNIVES DROPPED THEM WE PICKED UP BAG AFTER BAG AFTER BAG OF MARIJUANA. WE PICKED UP A BAG OF CRACK. THERE WAS A CLIP OUT OF AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON, ALL KINDS OF BLADED WEAPONS OF COURSE ALCOHOL WAS FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=END TO THE OTHER
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Donald Beverly says that automatic clip came from a deputy's weapon.
Beverly says all the drugs and alcohol found were snuck in by pool hall patrons.
Beverly faces public nuisance charges and selling alcohol without a license.
He says he has proof the second charge is false and he says he plans to sue the county for any losses incurred in the raid.
(----------------)

7E-Tobacco-Buyout

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=97-61
GRAPHIC=Tobacco

Federal tobacco programs could be coming to an end.
A bill to stop the programs is in the works of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Committee Chairman Richard Lugar says the bill will be ready this fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

He says it will also include a buyout of tobacco quotas and aid to communities dependent on the crop.
Members of Congress have speculated that without specific legislation from President Clinton, a tobacco proposal would NOT be considered until next year.
But Lugar says "We'll have our part of it ready."
(----------------)

7MARV-albert

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Albert, Marv

N-B-C sportscaster Marv Albert is headed to court today in northern Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Albert is accused of assault and battery and forcible sodomy on a woman at an Arlington hotel in February.
Albert has denied the charges.
He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
(----------------)

7E-Southern-Military

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none

A secessionist organization that wants to create a new Southern nation, is supporting a plan to open a new all-male military school in the South.
The group called League of the South says it can envision turning out leaders in the tradition of Robert E- Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
In the wake of women at The Citadel and V-M-I, some alumni from those schools are already trying to raise 50 million dollars for a private Christian, Confederate military college.
One of the sites that's been mentioned is the old Augusta Military Academy in Staunton.

7E-Eisenhower

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#=97-55
GRAPHIC=VMI

The manner in which transition to Co-education has been carried out at V-M-I has gained the approval of former President Eisenhower's son.
The retired general spoke to V-M-I cadets.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;

Brigadier General John Eisenhower says he's perhaps the only living American who met Joseph Stalin in person.
He spoke to the cadets about being both soldiers and statesmen.
He also shared his thoughts about co-ed military education at V-M-I and The Citadel.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( 11:08:49 GEN. JOHN EISENHOWER;BEING AN OLDSTER, I WAS AGAINST INTEGRATION, BUT I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 11:09:22 I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I SEE, DOWN THERE AT THE CITADEL, MAYBE I'M TALKING OUT OF TURN BY TALKING ABOUT THAT, THEY WERE TOO OBSTINATE FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.))
SUPER=07-Gen. John Eisenhower
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=their own good
(----------------)
VO-NAT

General Eisenhower's latest literary work, The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott, will be published in December.
(----------------)

7weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Taking a look at your Monday forecast..
Look for mostly sunny skies with highs only in the upper 60's to low 70's.
Tonight looks cloudy with low in the low to mid 50's.
And taking a look ahead...
SUPER=X5000; SET DISSOLVE
SUPER=314-Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/68-72/Increasing/Clouds/52-56 ;Area
Forecast
SUPER=#555;RESET

7BIRTHDAYS! 9/23/97
Tuesday:

SUPER=130-3/Tiffani Houston/Pearisburg;

SUPER=130-40/Dan Blanks/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-94/Dorothy Sink/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-10/Kasey Anderson/Lexington;

SUPER=130-13/Ben Moore/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-11/Allen Callahan/Fincastle;

SUPER=130-52/Betty Duncan/Dublin;

SUPER=130-15/Kristen Shelor/Radford;

SUPER=130-37/Sandy Smith/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-5/Christina Painter/Buena Vista;

No Pictures:

SUPER=130-47/Salley Budd/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-83/Larry Tyler/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-/Jamie Kirk/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-32/Eugene Edmonds, Jr./Altavista;

cutopen

SUPER=@Melanie1;

55HUSTLERS-RAID

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutins
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-52)
GRAPHIC=none

Botetourt County police raid a local pool hall over the weekend and found drugs, weapons and unlicensed alcohol.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;

Deputies found more than 200 people in or around Hustlers at 2-30 Saturday morning, many of them were 13 or younger.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:10:21
IN Q=THE FOLKS THAT
((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF: THE FOLKS THAT WERE HOLDING POT AND CRACK AND GUNS AND KNIVES DROPPED THEM WE PICKED UP BAG AFTER BAG AFTER BAG OF MARIJUANA. WE PICKED UP A BAG OF CRACK. THERE WAS A CLIP OUT OF AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON, ALL KINDS OF BLADED WEAPONS OF COURSE ALCOHOL WAS FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=END TO THE OTHER
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Donald Beverly, who owners the pool hall, says that automatic clip came from a deputy's weapon.
Beverly says all the drugs and alcohol found were snuck in by pool hall patrons.
Beverly faces public nuisance charges and selling alcohol without a license.
He says he has proof the second charge is false and he says he plans to sue the county for any losses incurred in the raid.
(----------------)

55E-Tobacco-Buyout

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=97-61
GRAPHIC=Tobacco

The Senate Agriculture Committee could end federal tobacco programs with a proposed bill.
Committee Chairman Richard Lugar says the bill will be ready this fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

He says it will also include a buyout of tobacco quotas and aid to communities dependent on the crop.
Members of Congress have speculated that without specific legislation from President Clinton, a tobacco proposal would NOT be considered until next year.
But Lugar says "We'll have our part of it ready."
(----------------)

55MARV-albert

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Albert, Marv

Jury selection is set to begin today in northern Virginia in the sexual assault trial of N-B-C sportscaster Marv Albert.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Albert is accused of assault and battery, AND forcible sodomy on a woman at an Arlington hotel in February.
Albert has denied the charges.
He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
(----------------)

55Education-Campaign

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Education

Republican Jim Gilmore is attacking Democrat Don Beyer's education program.
SS=Gilmore

Gilmore said at a weekend news conference that his rival in the race for governor intends to throw money at public schools without emphasizing learning.
Gilmore said he will promote school quality and safety and he promised he will hire four-thousand more teachers.
SS=Beyer

Beyer has said he wants o make Virginia schools competitive with the best schools in the ation.
He has pledged to raise teacher salaries to the national verage.

55E-Gay-Pride

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mth
TAPE#=97-51
GRAPHIC=none

Roanoke gay and Lesbian community took part in a number of weekend activities to show its pride.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The eighth annual Pride in the Park took place yesterday.
Nationally known entertainers headlined a celebration of Roanoke's gay and lesbian community.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I'm from Richmond
((DAVID PERRY/VIRGINIAN'S FOR JUSTICE: I'M FROM RICHMOND BUT I COME TO ROANOKE GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY GREAT FRIENDLY BUNCH OF PEOPLE. I THINK ALL OF ROANOKE SHOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-David Perry/Virginians for Justice;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=of their community.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Vendors were on hand to lend support.
Special activities were also planned for the children of gay parents.
A community auction on Friday started the weekend event and special performances continued last night at Roanoke's gay and lesbian nightclubs.
(----------------)

55weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Time now to check today's weather outlook.
Mostly sunny and cool today, with highs near 70.
Skies will become increasingly cloudy tonight.
Lows dropping into the 50s.
Checking the extended forecast...
SUPER=X5000; SET DISSOLVE
SUPER=314-Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/68-72/Increasing/Clouds/52-56 ;Area
Forecast
SUPER=#555;RESET

cutopen

SUPER=@Melanie1;

8HUSTLERS-RAID

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-52)
GRAPHIC=none

A weekend raid at a Botetourt County pool hall resulted in the discovery of drugs, weapons and unlicensed alcohol.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;

Sheriff's Deputies found more than 200 people in or around Hustlers at 2-30 Saturday morning, many of them were 13 or younger.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:10:21
IN Q=THE FOLKS THAT
((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF: THE FOLKS THAT WERE HOLDING POT AND CRACK AND GUNS AND KNIVES DROPPED THEM WE PICKED UP BAG AFTER BAG AFTER BAG OF MARIJUANA. WE PICKED UP A BAG OF CRACK. THERE WAS A CLIP OUT OF AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON, ALL KINDS OF BLADED WEAPONS OF COURSE ALCOHOL WAS FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=END TO THE OTHER
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Donald Beverly, the owner of Hustler's pool hall, says that automatic clip came from a deputy's weapon.
Beverly says all the drugs and alcohol found were snuck in by pool hall patrons.
Beverly faces public nuisance charges and selling alcohol without a license.
He says he has proof the second charge is false and he says he plans to sue the county for any losses incurred in the raid.
(----------------)

8E-Tobacco-Buyout

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=97-61
GRAPHIC=Tobacco

A proposed bill by the Senate Agriculture Committee could end federal tobacco programs
And Committee Chairman Richard Lugar says the bill is expected to be ready this fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

He says it will also include a buyout of tobacco quotas and aid to communities dependent on the crop.
Members of Congress have speculated that without specific legislation from President Clinton, a tobacco proposal would NOT be considered until next year.
But Lugar says "We'll have our part of it ready."
(----------------)

8MARV-albert

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Albert, Marv

In North Virginia, Jury selection is set to begin today in the sexual assault trial of N-B-C sportscaster Marv Albert.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Albert is accused of assault and battery, AND forcible sodomy on a woman at an Arlington hotel in February.
Albert has denied the charges.
He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.
(----------------)

8E-Southern

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none

A proposed all- male military school is getting support from an organization that's wants to create a new Southern nation.
The group called League of the South says it can envision turning out leaders in the tradition of Robert E- Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
In the wake of women at The Citadel and V-M-I, some alumni from those schools are already trying to raise 50 million dollars for a private Christian, Confederate military college.

8E-Eisenhower

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#=97-55
GRAPHIC=VMI

Meanwhile, CO-EDUCATION at V-M-I is getting a salute from the son of former President Eisenhower.
The retired general spoke to V-M-I cadets.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;

Brigadier General John Eisenhower says he's perhaps the only living American who met Joseph Stalin in person.
He spoke to the cadets about being both soldiers and statesmen.
He also shared his thoughts about co-ed military education at V-M-I and The Citadel.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
(( 11:08:49 GEN. JOHN EISENHOWER;BEING AN OLDSTER, I WAS AGAINST INTEGRATION, BUT I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 11:09:22 I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I SEE, DOWN THERE AT THE CITADEL, MAYBE I'M TALKING OUT OF TURN BY TALKING ABOUT THAT, THEY WERE TOO OBSTINATE FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.))
SUPER=07-Gen. John Eisenhower
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=their own good
(----------------)
VO-NAT

General Eisenhower's latest literary work, The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott, will be published in December.
(----------------)

8Welfare

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

Finding work for Virginia's welfare recipients may prove to be a challenging part of the state's phased- in welfare reform program.
On October first, the two- year- old program expands to southwest Virginia.
The region typically has 20 percent or higher unemployment.
Welfare reform requires able-bodied people to find jobs in 90 days or enter community service.

8weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Turning to weather--
Fall arrives today with mostly sunny skies and cool high temperatures around 70.
Increasingly cloudy tonight, with lows in the mid 50s.
Temperatures will stay cool over the next few days.
SUPER=X5000; SET DISSOLVE
SUPER=314-Mostly Sunny/Light Winds/68-72/Increasing/Clouds/52-56 ;Area
Forecast SUPER=#555;RESET