12:00-01

Alcatel

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-63
GRAPHIC=business news


250 employees at a Roanoke County fiberoptics company are out of a job as of this morning.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Tonya/Microwave


Tonya Flory joins us live from the Alcatel plant with the latest...Tonya
Live=Tonya Full/Microwave
SUPER=@tonya1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
(ad lib) Alcatel workers turned in their badges this morning when they picked

up their paychecks...Many employees had been hearing rumors of a shut down for months.
(Rollcue: shut down for months)
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :03
SUPER=01-Aaron Webb/Former Alcatel Employee; :23
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=big business

(( One worker says the Alcatel plant in North Carolina is newer, larger and more efficient than the Roanoke operation which is rumored to be the reason for the closing.
Employees of the fiberoptics plant will not return to work after getting pink slips this morning, but they will continue to receive a paycheck until December 31 along with a severance package.
Employees say it was a shock to hear the news...
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((AARON WEBB/FORMER ALCATEL EMPLOYEE:YAY, TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IT WAS, WELL I GUESS EVERYBODY. WE KNEW WE WERE KIND OF SLOW BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY PICTURES THIS HAPPENING AS OF RIGHT NOW. EVIDENTLY THINGS HAPPEN IN BIG BUSINESS))
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VO-NAT

***TONYA MIC HOT*****
One employee described hearing the plant closing was like getting news that a family member had died...they just felt numb.
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Live=Tonya Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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Local Union 164...Alcatel managers could not be reached for comment on the reason for the layoffs.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Tonya/Microwave


We'll have more tonight on News 7 at 5 and 6.

Reinvestment


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=First Union


A coalition of community groups says the First Union Corporation has failed to meet its obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act.
Today, the group said it is filing objections to the proposed merger between First Union and Signet Bank.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The Roanoke Community Reinvestment Coalition outlined its complaints at a news conference this morning.
The group's concerns include the bank's lending record and its closing of branches in minority and low- income neighborhoods.
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((MARTIN JEFFREY/ROANOKE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION: ADD TO THAT THIS INCREASING INDIFFERENT, ALMOST ARROGANT ATTITUDE ON THE PART OF THIS PARTICULAR CORPORATION. THE LARGER IT GETS, THE LESS ACCESS WE HAVE. THE LARGER IT GETS, THE LESS INPUT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF POLICIES.))
SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/Community Reinvestment Coalition;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=in terms of policies.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD


A spokesman for First Union says the bank has extended billions of dollars of loans in low and moderate income communities.
Jeep Bryant says First Union is proud of a Community Reinvestment Program that serves as a model for other banks.

Chrysler


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#net (edit of 08:01:22)
GRAPHIC=legal scales


The Chrysler Corporation says it will appeal verdict of multi- million dollar judgement awarded to the family of a six- year- old boy because of a fatal minivan accident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, SC/April 1994;


The wrongful death suit was filed in 19-94, after the boy died from being thrown from the van because of a defective rear latch.
But Chrysler maintains "the boy was fatally injured when the driver of the vehicle that was carrying him ran a red light."
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RENO-TAPES


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=RENO, Janet


Attorney General Janet Reno is chastising the White House for delaying the release of the so- called Coffee videotapes.
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10:42:35
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((I WAS VERY DISTURBED THAT THE TAPES HAD NOT BEEN PRODUCED IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THAT IT HAD TAKEN SO LONG AFTER THE PRODUCING OF THE TAPES TO LET US KNOW. ))
SUPER=01-Janet Reno/U.S. Attorney General;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=to let us know.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-White House Video;


Still Reno says she's found no justification to call for an independent counsel.
She says an initial survey of the tapes show there was no actual solicitation of funds.
But Reno insists the investigation is continuing.
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10:42:16
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((RENO: NO ONE CAN SHOUT LOUD ENOUGH OR WRITE A HEADLINE BIG ENOUGH OR USE WORDS SHRILL ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM DOING WHAT I THINK IS THE RIGHT THINK ON THIS INVESTIGATION. ))
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OUT Q=this investigation.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD


Reno says she has not yet spoken with the President about the tapes.

Handguns-Clinton


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton


President Clinton and America's gun makers are taking aim -- at accidental gun deaths.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


At a White House ceremony today, the President announced that eight of the nation's biggest firearms companies will supply child safety locks with their handguns.
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11:19:37
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VO-NAT


Some 200 children a year die in accidental shootings.
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Ranger-Guns


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-62
GRAPHIC=None


The National Forest Service brings to mind Smokey Bear and Rangers putting out campfires and stopping litter bugs.
But forest officers are actually armed police, responsible for enforcing laws on public land.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co.;


Law enforcement officers are practicing their shooting skills for firearm recertification.
They are the police of the woods and say their pursuit of suspects often requires that they be experts in the use of weapons.
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IN Q= I get

((WOODY LIPPS/FOREST SERVICE OFFICER:I GET ASKED A LOT OF TIMES WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT GUN...BECAUSE CARRIED GUNS.))
SUPER=01-Woody Lipps/Forest Service Officer;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=carried guns
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VO-NAT


The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests cover Virginia from Wise to Lee Counties.
Forest officers say they hope to build practice ranges on every national forest in the area.
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HURRICANE-PAULINE


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=hurricane


Hurricane "Pauline" has skirted past Acapulco and is now bearing down on other Mexican beach resorts further to the north.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Huatulco, Mexico;


Acapulco did get hit with torrential rains and 60 mile- per- hour winds, but there are no reports yet on damage.
The storm is now threatening other popular tourist areas, including Puerto Vallarta (PWEHR'-toh vah-YAHR'-tah).
At last word, Pauline was generating winds approaching 105 miles- per- hour.
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shark-whale


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


If you ever wondered who is King of the Sea the killer Whale or the Great White Shark, a video tape may provide the answer.
The ocean's two main predators have been known to attack each other, but few people have ever witnessed it, that is until now.
John Blackstone reports.
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SUPER=03-Off San Francisco, CA; :00
SUPER=01-John Blackstone/Reporting; :42
SUPER=01-Mary Jane Schramm/Oceanic Society; :53
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OUT Q=cbs news san francisco.

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It was a fight between heavyweights...and a boatload of astonished whale watchers had front row seats.

NAT SOT OOHS AND AAHS ON BOAT


An encounter between a killer whale and a great white shark. Mary Jane Schramm was one of those watching.
MARY JANE SCHRAMM, OCEANIC SOCIETY "THIS WAS NOT FREE WILLY OR KEIKO, THIS WAS A PREDATOR OF THE OCEAN ENCOUNTERING ANOTHER PREDATOR OF THE OCEAN."
Two predators at the top of the food chain, never before known to attack each other. For scientists it provides a whole new view of life in the deep ocean.
JB STANDUP BUT THE CONFRONTATION IS NOT JUST OF INTEREST TO SCIENTISTS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BATTLE BETWEEN WHALE AND SHARK IS CAPTURING THE PUBLIC IMAGINATION AS WELL.
MARY JANE SCHRAMM, OCEANIC SOCIETY "HERE YOU'VE GOT TWO VERY MYSTIFYING CREATURES YOU KNOW LOCKED IN LITERALLY A LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE."
The battle was won by the twenty foot long killer whale believed to be a female. She didn't eat the shark but left it for a smaller whale, probably her baby. A researcher with an underwater camera captured pictures of the younger whale having lunch.
This battle might be called Free Willy meets Jaws...but in the real world of survival, the killer whale lived up to its name.
Jb cbs news sf.))


NOBEL-LITERATURE


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


An Italian playwright has won the Nobel Prize for literature.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


Seventy-one year old Dario Fo (DAH'-ree-oh foh) is noted for his politically oriented comedies.
SUPER=03-Stockholm, Sweden;


The Swedish prize committee said his work "opens our eyes to abuses and injustices in society" with both laughter and gravity.
The academy will announce the winner of the coveted peace prize tomorrow.
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E-Creative-Arts


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=NONE


Writers, artists and composers have found a getaway in Amherst County.
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is known around the world.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Amherst Co.


On any given day, two dozen artists are in residence at the center, where the time, space and solitude helps them perfect their craft.
The V-C-C-A is more than 25 years old, and its new director wants it to last at least ANOTHER 25.
Suny (sunny) Monk says that means raising public awareness about the center.. to a certain extent.
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((SUNY MONK/VCCA EXEC. DIRECTOR: SOME OF WHAT WE DO FOR THESE PEOPLE IS TO PROVIDE THIS ISOLATION, SO WHILE WE DO WANT OUR NEIGHBORS TO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, AT SOME POINT WE'LL HAVE TO SAY `PLEASE DON'T COME VISIT US EVERY DAY'.))
SUPER=01-Suny Monk/VCCA Executive Director; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=every day.
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VO-NAT


The center is planning an endowment campaign to stabilize its financial base.
The V-C-C-A is the largest year- round artists colony in the United States.
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E-Spong


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#97-70
GRAPHIC=NONE


Friends, family and state politicians today are mourning the loss of former U-S Senator William Spong Junior.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-1972;


He died yesterday of a ruptured aneurysm.
Spong served in the Senate in 19-66.
He was defeated for re- election in 19-72 by Republican Bill Scott and never sought public office again.
SUPER=04-1994;


He was also dean of the School of Law at William and Mary and a past president of Old Dominion University.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Warner


Senator John Warner called Spong a man of unquestioned integrity and leadership.
William Spong was 77.


Road-Camera


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


If you feel like V-DOT is watching you as you drive around Roanoke County, you're right.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


Four cameras have been placed at the intersection of Williamson and Plantation roads.
But don't worry the cameras can't identify tag numbers or motorists; V-DOT is just checking out the traffic flow.
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((BOB PERDUE/VDOT TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR: YOU CAN SEE A PERSON IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE CAMERA POSITION, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL IF IT'S MALE OR FEMALE, GROWNUP OR CHILD, YOU CAN'T SEE ANY WRITING ON THE VEHICLE. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE WEARING REAL DARK SUNGLASSES, AND YOU'RE A HALF A MILE AWAY.))
SUPER=08-Bob Perdue/VDOT Traffic Supervisor;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q= A MILE AWAY.
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VO-NAT


The cameras are in a testing period right now.
If everything goes as planned its possible they'll be installed at every new intersection.
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Bread


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


***Rolls cold out of break**
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SUPER=01-Mary Ann Esposito/Cookbook Author; :29
RUNS=2:14
OUT Q=the weather

(( Bread has been a staple food for thousands of years, yet some people are hesitant to try making it from scratch.
With us today is Mary Ann Esposito, creator and host of the P-B-S cooking series (Chow i-tal-yah) "Ciao Italia".
Thank you for joining us today...

You've just written a new cookbook, called "What you Knead." What is it about bread that daunts so many?))
***tape tosses to Patrick**
ANCHOR=Patrick
(Wx stats)

WEATHER
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SUPER=301-65/97/South 7mph/30.36f/92/1939/30/1935;

Forecasts
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SUPER=330-Variable/Clouds/58-62/Partly Cloudy/Showers Possible/78-82;
SUPER=331-Variable/Clouds/60-64/Partly Cloudy/Showers Possible/80-84;
SUPER=332-Cloudy/Maybe a Sprinkle/56-60/Variable/Clouds/75-78;
SUPER=333-Variable/Clouds/58-62/Slight Chance/of Showers/74-77;
SUPER=334-Turning/Mostly Cloudy/57-61/Mostly/Cloudy/73-76;
SUPER=X5001;



Carolina


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=news 7 generic


North Carolina will hold a news conference this afternoon for what is expected to be the announcement of Dean Smith's retirement as the Tar Heels head basketball coach.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;


He has coached the Tar Heels for 36 seasons.
At 66, Smith has the most wins of SUPER=04-NCAA Productions;

any college basketball coach.
Smith will be replaced by longtime assistant Bill Guthridge.
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Orioles


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-10
GRAPHIC=ORIOLES/INDIANS


The Baltimore Orioles scalped the Cleveland Indians last night in game one of the American League championship series.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/Fox-MLB; :00


The O's can thank Scott Erickson for pitching 8 shutout innings.
And they can thank Brady Anderson for saving this run in the first by robbing Manny Ramirez.
Five minutes later he opened the O's half of the first with this homer off
SUPER=35-Cleveland/0/Baltimore/3/O's Lead 1-0;

Chad Ogea (OH-JAY).
The Orioles take game one 3-to-nothing.
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ANCHOR=Patrick
SS=Orioles


Eric Davis, who is undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer is expected to be in tonight's lineup as the Birds and Indians match-up for game two of the seven game series.
He sat out yesterday's game to conserve his strength.

Braves


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-11
GRAPHIC=BRAVES/MARLINS


The Atlanta Braves evened their National League series with the Marlins at a game a piece yesterday with a convincing 7-to-1 win.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/NBC-MLB; :00


In the Bottom of the first Ryan Klesko came through with the eventual game winning hit as he bopped this two run homer to score Keith Lockhart.
SUPER=35-Florida/1/Atlanta/7/Series Tied 1-to-1;

The Braves also got a two run homer from Chipper Jones and a great effort on the mound from Tom Glavine. John Smoltz will pitch game three for the Braves tomorrow against Tony Saunders.
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Danville


ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#CL-97
GRAPHIC=CAROLINA LEAGUE


The Danville Braves will get some company at Dan Daniel park next season as the Braves Class-A team also inhabits Legion field for a year.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Danville; :00


The announcement that the team formerly known as the Durham Bulls would share space in the Appalachian League park for a season was made yesterday morning at a newsconference attended by Presidents from both the Carolina and Appy leagues.
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((TIM CAHILL/DANVILLE BRAVES PRESIDENT:))
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ANCHOR=Patrick
SS=braves


After next season the Braves Class-A team will take up permanent residence in Myrtle Beach.

Tiger


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


A tiger cub at the Philadelphia Zoo is attracting some unwanted attention.
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VO-NAT

05:23:02
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA;


This week Francisco Rodriguez jumped a barrier to pet "Corona-the City Kitty."
Rodriguez says "Corona" belongs to him and that the cub jumped out of his apartment window last August.
The zoo has now asked the U-S Attorney's office to bar Rodriguez from reaching out to touch his tiger cub.
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