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7interstate-ax
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TAPE#97-70
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One person is dead after a tractor trailer accident on interstate 81 in the
overnight hours.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Morning;
The trailer was hauling a load of bricks northbound on the interstate. Then
police say the tractor's load shifted, or the driver fell asleep.
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SOT 7:33:22
IN Q=we have a
((GARY CHAFIN/STATE POLICE: WE HAVE A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT'S GONE OVER THE
BRIDGE HERE, RIGHT AT MILE MARKER 133 1/2. ))
SUPER=01-Gary Chafin/Virginia State Police;
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OUT Q=1-33 AND A HALF
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Police say the truck immediately burst into flames-- killing the driver
instantly.
The I-81 overpass have sustained structural damage, so the northbound lanes
of the interstate will be closed until V-DOT crews can certify it safe.
In the meantime traffic will be rerouted onto Route 4-60 in Salem.
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7Ice-Rink
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=NONE
An ice rink that is planned for downtown Roanoke is adding on before
construction even starts.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
D-and-R Development plans to build a twelve screen movie theater.
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SOT 03:29:45
IN Q=We've been
((LEE DANIELSON/D&R DEVELOPMENT: WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR MOVIE
THEATERS UP IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.51 PEOPLE SAID OH THEY'LL NEVER COME DOWNTOWN,
THEY'LL THIS, THEY'LL THAT. LAST YEAR THEY PUT THROUGH, ADDED 7800 PEOPLE A
WEEK TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.02 AND WE HAVE A SIX SCREEN 900 SEAT THEATER.05))
SUPER=01-Lee Danielson/D&R Development;
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OUT Q=theater.
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Movie goers aren't the only ones excited by the new facility.
The Roanoke Express hockey team plans to move its offices to the Ice rink
once it opens next year.
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SOT 03:50:06
IN Q=We have
((PIERRE PAIEMENT/ROANOKE EXPRESS GM: I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR US,
BECAUSE IT'S VERY CLOSE TO OUR MAIN FACILITY, THE ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER.
THERE'S A FACILITY FOR US. I DON'T THINK THE ONE BY THE AIRPORT CAN PROVIDE
OFFICE SPACE FOR US. ))
SUPER=01-Pierre Paiement/Roanoke Express GM;
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OUT Q=office space for us.
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The rink will also serve as the teams's official practice ice.
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7Consumer Choice
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Many consumers have been left hanging after the owner of a discount buying
club allegedly took their money and ran.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
After weeks of waiting for furniture and appliances purchased through a
company called Consumer's Choice, one client called the office only to discover
the owner had moved out of town.
The head of the Better Business Bureau in Roanoke says they've been looking
into the practices of Iris Johnson's companies since the 19-70s.
She says they've never uncovered illegal activity, but they have seen
unethical behavior.
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SOT 14:27:44:11
IN Q=She did
((FRAN STEPHANZ/BBB:SHE DID OFFER ME A FREE MEMBERSHIP AND ANYBODY WHO OFFERS
ME...DOESN'T WORK IN OUR BOOK.))
SUPER=01-Fran Stephanz/Better Business Bureau;
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OUT Q=in our book
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Roanoke City Police are advising individuals who have accounts with Consumer
Choice to contact their detective department.
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75-Farmer
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#597-33
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A man accused of shooting a police officer last November will not stand
trial in Danville.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Year;
Police say 29- year- old Marlowe Andre Farmer shot and injured Officer
Dennis Haley during a drug raid.
Commonwealth's Attorney Bill Fuller says Farmer will not be tried in
circuit court because a FEDERAL jury has already heard testimony of the
shooting, when it convicted Farmer on drug charges.
Fuller says a federal judge will consider the shooting when Farmer is
sentenced in October.
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7weather
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And lookinig now at your Thursday forecast... Spooty showers throughout the
morning then the skies clear maaking way for sunshine. Highs in the low to mis
70's.
Tonight looks clear and cool with low in the mid 50's.
And taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 9/26/97
Friday:
SUPER=130-/Dorothy Shifflett/Salem;
SUPER=130-5/Lara Mash/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-93/Treva Weddle/Floyd;
SUPER=130-10/Josh Dixon/Salem;
SUPER=130-10/Amanda Bryant/Rockbridge Co.;
SUPER=130-/Tracee Hodnett/Richmond;
SUPER=130-/Betty Ramsey/Penhook;
SUPER=130-3/David Philpott Jr./Boones Mill;
SUPER=130-13/Joey McCormick/Appomattox;
SUPER=130-63/James Graham/Danville;
SUPER=130-50/Dick Austin/Salem;
SUPER=130-35/Janice Bousman/Glade Hill;
Saturday:
SUPER=130-19/Melissa Martin/Hardy;
SUPER=130-11/Tommy Lawrence/Elliston;
SUPER=130-/Cheryl Sweeney/Roanoke;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-50th/Archie & Marjorie Dalton/Hillsville;
SUPER=130-2/Christopher Blankenship/Salem;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-73/Charlie Painter/Roanoke;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-50th/Wilbur & Glenna Weddle/Floyd;
SUPER=130-/Susan Ayers/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-35/Clarence Bolden/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-/Ella Graves/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-40/Benita Bryant/Clifton Forge;
SUPER=130-/Dean Cooper/Roanoke;
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55interstate-ax
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TAPE#97-70
GRAPHIC=fatal ax
A truck driver was killed early this morning in a fiery crashed on
Interstate 81 in Roanoke County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Morning;
The trailer was hauling a load of bricks northbound on the interstate.
Police say the tractor's load either shifted, or the driver fell asleep.
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SOT 7:33:22
IN Q=we have a
((GARY CHAFIN/STATE POLICE: WE HAVE A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT'S GONE OVER THE
BRIDGE HERE, RIGHT AT MILE MARKER 133 1/2. ))
SUPER=01-Gary Chafin/Virginia State Police;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=1-33 AND A HALF
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VO-NAT
Police say the truck immediately burst into flames killing the driver.
The I-81 overpass has sustained structural damage, so the northbound lanes
of the interstate will be closed until V-DOT crews determine its safe.
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55Ice-Rink
ANCHOR=Melanie
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Three months ago a Charlottesville company announced plans to build an ice
rink in downtown Roanoke,
And yesterday D and R development
announced
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even bigger plans for the rink.
It also plans to build a twelve screen movie theater.
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SOT 03:29:45
IN Q=We've been
((LEE DANIELSON/D&R DEVELOPMENT: WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR MOVIE
THEATERS UP IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.51 PEOPLE SAID OH THEY'LL NEVER COME DOWNTOWN,
THEY'LL THIS, THEY'LL THAT. LAST YEAR THEY PUT THROUGH, ADDED 7800 PEOPLE A
WEEK TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.02 AND WE HAVE A SIX SCREEN 900 SEAT THEATER.05))
SUPER=01-Lee Danielson/D&R Development;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=theater.
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Movie goers aren't the only ones excited by the new facility.
The Roanoke Express hockey team plans to move its offices to the Ice rink
once it opens next year.
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SOT 03:50:06
IN Q=We have
((PIERRE PAIEMENT/ROANOKE EXPRESS GM: I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR US,
BECAUSE IT'S VERY CLOSE TO OUR MAIN FACILITY, THE ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER.
THERE'S A FACILITY FOR US. I DON'T THINK THE ONE BY THE AIRPORT CAN PROVIDE
OFFICE SPACE FOR US. ))
SUPER=01-Pierre Paiement/Roanoke Express GM;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=office space for us.
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VO-NAT
The rink will also serve as the teams's official practice ice.
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55Consumer Choice
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Instead of saving money, some Roanoke consumers are ending losing big after
a discount buying club shut down.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
After weeks of waiting merchandise to come from a company called Consumer
Choice, one client called the office only to discover the owner had moved out
of town.
The head of the Better Business Bureau in Roanoke says the agency has been
looking into the practices of Iris Johnson's companies since the 19-70s.
She says its never uncovered illegal activity, but its has seen unethical
behavior.
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SOT 14:27:44:11
IN Q=She did
((FRAN STEPHANZ/BBB:SHE DID OFFER ME A FREE MEMBERSHIP AND ANYBODY WHO OFFERS
ME...DOESN'T WORK IN OUR BOOK.))
SUPER=01-Fran Stephanz/Better Business Bureau;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=in our book
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VO-NAT
Roanoke City Police are advising individuals who have accounts with Consumer
Choice to contact their detective department.
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55Flynt-Falwell
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Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and T-V evangelist Jerry Falwell will
meet face-to-face on November first.
The meeting at the University of Virginia is to discuss their roles in the
First Amendment court case that made them adversaries.
The 19-96 movie "The People versus Larry Flynt" was largely devoted to the
battle over a Hustler cartoon parody about Falwell.
Falwell claimed libel and sued for 45-million dollars.
He won at trial, but the Supreme Court ruled for Flynt on appeal.
55weather
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Time to take a peek at what the weather holds today...
After spotty morning showers, skies will become mostly sunny.
Highs warming into the low to mid 70s.
Clear and cool tonight, with lows in the mid 50s.
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8Accident
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GRAPHIC=fatal ax
Traffic is moving again on Interstate 81.
A fatal tractor trailer accident caused the Northbounds lanes to close this
morning.
V-DOT officials have opened one northbound lane of the highway, the
soutbound lanes were not affected.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Morning;
It's not know what caused the crash, but police say the driver could have
fallen asleep at the wheel.
The truck then, went over the bridge
in northbound lane of the Interstate and immediately burst into flames killing
the driver.
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SOT 8:13:00
IN Q=WHEN THE 1ST
((DON GILLESPIE/ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL: WHEN THE FIRST UNITS ARRIVED.
THEY HAD THE FUEL BURNING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE DITCH HERE. IN ADDITION TO THE
TRUCK BURNING UNDER THE BRIDGE, WE HAD A RIGHT SMART FIRE ))
SUPER=01-Don Gillespie/Roanoke Co. Fire Marshal;
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OUT Q=RIGHT SMART FIRE."
It took firefighters around 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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8Rink
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Downtown Roanoke is not only the future home of an ice rink-- but also a
multi- plex movie theatre.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Charlottesville company announced plans to install a twelve screen movie
theater.
Officials say they hope to have the facility ready to go next year.
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SOT 03:29:14
IN Q=The architects
((LEE DANIELSON/D&R DEVELOPMENT: THE ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN CUT LOOSE, AND WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF LUCK WE WOULD HOPE WE'LL BE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND SOMETIME RIGHT
AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE, AND
OUR INTENT IS TO BE COMPLETED AND FINISHED BY NEXT OCTOBER.))
SUPER=01-Lee Danielson/D&R Development;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=October.
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VO-NAT
The Roanoke Express hockey team will move its offices to this new facility
and the rink will serve as its official practise ice.
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8E-Farmer
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-65
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The alleged shooter of a Danville police officer will NOT stand trial for
the incident that happened last November.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Year;
Twenty-nine- year- old Marlowe Andre Farmer was charged with attempted
murder for allegedly shooting and injuring Officer Dennis Haley during a drug
raid.
Commonwealth's Attorney Bill Fuller says Farmer will not be tried in
circuit court because a FEDERAL jury has already heard testimony of the
shooting, when it convicted Farmer on drug charges.
Fuller says a federal judge will consider the shooting when Farmer is
sentenced in October.
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8E-Bedford-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=Evans, Andre
The suspect believed to have killed two people in Bedford had his
arraignment yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford
Twenty-three- year- old Andre Eugene Evans faces first degree and capital
murder charges, along with two counts of using a firearm to commit a felony.
He allegedly shot Timothy Ray Robinson and Lorin Tyler Murphy near the
intersection of South and Franklin Streets.
Witnesses say they were arguing about tennis shoes.
Timothy Robinson's cousin heard the shots, but did not realized what had
happened until a neighbor called for help.
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SOT 9:03:54 Bedford Bites tape
IN Q=and he said
((PERNIE HAMLET/VICTIM'S COUSIN; AND HE SAID "SHOT SHOT" AND I THOUGHT HE WAS
SHOT BUT HE WAS ALRIGHT AND HE SAID TIMBU. AND I RAN UP THE STREET AND WHEN I
CAME UP THE STREET I SAW TIMBU LAYING THERE AND CHEW ON TOP OF HIM ))
SUPER=01-Pernie Hamlet/Victim's Cousin;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=top of him
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VO-NAT
Police say neighbors helped them find Evans, who was hiding in the basement
of a nearby house.
They're not commenting on possible motives.
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8ALBERT
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=albert, marv
The prosecution will rest today after more testimony in the sex- abuse
trial of sports announcer Marv Albert.
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VO-NAT
4:14:53
Yesterday jurors heard testimony from a surprise witness.
Another woman testified to the sportscaster's aggressive sexual behavior.
She said Albert bit her and tried to force himself on her three years ago
in a Dallas hotel room.
Albert is on trial in Arlington, accused of biting a woman on the back and
forcing her to perform oral sex.
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8weather
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Turning to the Thursday forecast--
A cloudy, damp morning will yield to mostly sunny skies today.
Highs in the low to mid 70s.
Tonight looks clear, with lows in the low to mid 50s.
Sunshine again for tomorrow...
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