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7E-Stock-Market
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TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=Stock Market
The financial shake-up continues around the world.
The Markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London are all down sharply after
yesterday's 554 point plunge on Wall Street.
Still local investors have faith the market will rebound.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Stockbroker George Brammer points out inflation is in check, interests rates
have stayed low and corporate profits are high.
He said yesterday that's giving his clients enough confidence to stay in the
market.
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SOT 04:45:14
IN Q=In fact, I've had
((GEORGE BRAMMER/A.G. EDWARDS: IN FACT, I'VE HAD MORE CALLS TODAY FROM PEOPLE
WHO ARE LOOKING AT STOCKS THAT ARE DOWN TO SEE WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT
BE.))
SUPER=01-George Brammer/A. G. Edwards
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OUT Q=opportunities might be
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Brammer says the true test of investors' faith could come today, after they
consider everything that happened yesterday.
He says some people might decide investing so much money in the stock market
is a bigger risk than they're willing to take.
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7E-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Kimberly
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TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
Today could be the final day of evidence from the prosecution in the capital
murder trial of Earl Bramblett.
Yesterday testimony hit on speculation that the Hodges family was killed as
part of a drug hit.
Now it turns out the chief suspect in the multiple murders was planting that
notion in people's minds well before the family was killed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
A next door neighbor of the Hodges testified yesterday that HE heard the
story from Bramblett a couple of months before the fire at the Hodges house.
Mark Price says Bramblett predicted the whole family would be murdered,
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 29, 1994
because Blaine Hodges was an under-cover drug agent, according to Bramblett's
prediction.
There's no evidence Blaine was ever a drug informant- though his "brother
in-law" Mike Fulcher DID work for the D-E-A.
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7S-United-Cities
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TAPE#97-68
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Many workers at a Natural gas company in the New River Valley are facing job
cutbacks after a merger between United Cities Gas Company and Atmos (AT-muss)
Energy Corporation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The affected workers can either take an incentive package or stay with the
company through July.
United Cities has offices in Blacksburg, Radford and Pulaski.
A company spokeswoman declined to say how many workers will be affected.
United Cities also serves customers in seven other states.
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7E-Salem-Council
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Salem's City Council is saying yes to a family child care home in Salem, for
now.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
City council approved a permit that lets Bill and Kathy Patterson care for
nine children in their home.
The only condition-- in one year, the Pattersons have to move their business
to a different site.
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SOT 08:43:16
IN Q=There was no
((BILL PATTERSON: WELL WILL BE MONITORED FOR SURE BY THE NEIGHBORS AND THE
STATE, WE INTEND NO HARM TO ANYONE, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO AGITATE OUR
NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING TO THIS POINT.))
SUPER=25-Bill Patterson; :
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OUT Q=to this point.
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VO-NAT
Opponents say the center will cause an increase in traffic.
And they say they don't want ANY businesses in their neighborhood.
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SOT08:19:36
IN Q=What happens
((ELAINE TAVEL: DOES THIS OPEN UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME THING TO ASK
FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Elaine Tavel/Salem Resident;
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OUT Q=our community.
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VO-NAT
Despite a petition signed by more than 100 people opposing the child care
home, Salem city council approved the permit four to one.
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7weather
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Taking a look at your Tuesday forecast... Sunny and breezy today with cool
highs in the low to mid 50's.
Bring out those blankets Tonight looks clear and chilly with winterlike lows
in the upper 20's to low 30's.
and taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 10/29/97
Wednesday:
SUPER=130-7/Amanda Doyle/Roanoke;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-30/Marshall Moore, II/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-43/Randy Zeigler/Union Hall;
SUPER=130-10/Emily Driver/Salem;
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55Stock-Market
ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#=97-
GRAPHIC=stocks
Markets around the globe are way down again today, following yesterday's
554-point plunge on Wall Street.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY/Yesterday;
Analysts say even though the Dow took a dramatic drop there is reason to
think the bull market will continue.
That's because interest rates are low, corporate profits are high, and
inflation is in check.
One local stockbroker commented on yesterday's market, saying it's normal for
the stock market to correct itself, but it's impossible to predict when that
will happen.
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SOT 04:47:18
IN Q=sometimes markets don't
((GEORGE BRAMMER/A.G. EDWARDS: SOMETIMES MARKETS DON'T ALWAYS NEED A GOOD
REASON, THEY JUST NEED A REASON. AND WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS SELLING THAT IS
PERHAPS PART OF AN ONGOING PROCESS WHERE THE MARKET GOES UP AND PERIODICALLY
DECLINES. ))
SUPER=01-George Brammer/A. G. Edwards;
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OUT Q= periodically declines
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VO-NAT
Brammer says instead of selling their stocks, many of his clients see the
falling market as an opportunity to invest more money.
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55E-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
The prosecution could rest its case today in the Earl Bramblett Capital
murder trial.
A Roanoke Times reporter who interviewed Bramblett is expected to be among
today's witnesses.
Yesterday testimony hit on speculation that the Hodges deaths were part of a
drug hit.
It appears Bramblett was planting that notion in people's minds well before
the murders.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
A next door neighbor of the Hodges testified yesterday that HE heard the
story from Bramblett a couple of months before the fire at the Hodges house.
Mark Price says Bramblett predicted the whole family would be murdered,
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 29, 1994
because Blaine Hodges was an under-cover drug agent, according to Bramblett's
prediction.
There's no evidence Blaine was ever a drug informant- though his "brother
in-law" Mike Fulcher DID work for the D-E-A.
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555-United-Cities
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=NONE
Employees at a natural gas distributor with offices in the New River Valley
are facing uncertainty this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
This comes after job cuts from a merger between United Cities Gas Company
and Atmos (AT-muss) Energy Corporation.
Yesterday United Cities began offering incentive packages to some employees.
The company has offices in Blacksburg, Radford and Pulaski.
The affected workers can either take the package or stay with the company
through July.
A company spokeswoman declined to say how many workers are involved.
United Cities serves about 22-thousand customers in Virginia.
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55S-Cemetery-Vandalism
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#97-66
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Just days before Halloween Roanoke County authorities make an alarming
discovery at a local cemetary.
Some of the tombstones in a family cemetery, that date backs to the
17-hundreds, were desecrated.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The caretaker, Jerry Frantz, discovered the damage last Wednesday and called
police.
His granddad, father and brother are buried in the cemetery which is located
just off of Peters Creek Road.
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SOT 5:18:09
IN Q=YOU GOT GRAVESTONES
((JERRY FRANTZ/CEMETERY CARETAKER: YOU GOT GRAVESTONES I'D SAY CLOSE TO 200
YEARS OLD AND THAT'S THE BAD PART YOU CAN'T REPLACE IT, THERE'S NO REPLACING
THEM STONES AND SOME OF THAT STUFF THE WAY IT'S BROKEN UP YOU CAN'T PIECE IT
BACK.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Frantz/Cemetery Caretaker;
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OUT Q=PIECE IT BACK
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VO-NAT
Frantz believes there are slaves buried just outside the stone wall and that
slaves actually built the wall around the cemetery.
The damage was done sometime in the last three weeks.
Roanoke County police are investigating the incident.
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55weather
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Shifting gears now to weather--
Sunny, breezy, and cooler today, with temperatures only climbing into the
low to mid 50s.
Clear and cold overnight, with lows near 30.
Sunny skies lasting through the work week, with highs warming into the
60s..
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8E-Stock-Market
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=Stock Market
Yesterday's free fall on Wall Street continues to affect markets all over
the globe.
Markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and London are all down sharply this morning
after the Dow Jones' 554- point plunge.
But local shareholders STILL believe the market will turn around.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Stockbroker George Brammer points out inflation is in check, interests rates
have stayed low and corporate profits are high.
He said yesterday that's giving his clients enough confidence to stay in the
market.
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SOT 04:45:14
IN Q=In fact, I've had
((GEORGE BRAMMER/A.G. EDWARDS: IN FACT, I'VE HAD MORE CALLS TODAY FROM PEOPLE
WHO ARE LOOKING AT STOCKS THAT ARE DOWN TO SEE WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES MIGHT
BE.))
SUPER=01-George Brammer/A. G. Edwards
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=opportunities might be
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VO-NAT
Brammer says the true test of investors' faith could come today, after they
consider everything that happened yesterday.
He says some people might decide investing so much money in the stock market
is a bigger risk than they're willing to take.
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8E-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
Today could bring the last of the prosecution's evidence in the capital
murder trial of Earl Bramblett.
The suspect's own words will be heard in a display of his oral diaries.
Meanwhile, testimony yesterday indicated speculation that the Hodges
family murders were drug- related.
Now, it turns out Bramblett was apparently planting the notion in
people's minds long before the Hodges were killed.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
A next door neighbor of the Hodges testified yesterday that HE heard the
story from Bramblett a couple of months before the fire at the Hodges house.
Mark Price says Bramblett predicted the whole family would be murdered,
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 29, 1994
because Blaine Hodges was an under-cover drug agent, according to Bramblett's
prediction.
There's no evidence Blaine was ever a drug informant- though his "brother
in-law" Mike Fulcher DID work for the D-E-A.
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8S-United-Cities
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=None
An unknown number of workers in the New River Valley could lose their jobs
as a result of a merger between United Cities Gas Company and Atmos (AT-muss)
Energy Corporation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
The affected workers can either take an incentive package or stay with the
company through July.
United Cities has offices in Blacksburg, Radford and Pulaski.
A company spokeswoman declined to say how many workers will be affected.
United Cities also serves customers in seven other states.
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8Soering
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=SOering
Another chapter could open in the Jens Soering murder case.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a Bedford County judge's
ruling.
The court will decide whether evidence that could have helped Soering's
defense was withheld by the prosecutor.
Soering was convicted in 19-90 for the murders of his girlfriend's parents.
But the prosecutor never told Soering's lawyers that two drifters were
picked up in Bedford County the same week as the slayings.
Soering's attorney contends the information could have led to her
client's acquittal.
8S-Cemetery-Vandalism
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=None
Some of the tombstones in a Roanoke county family cemetery date back to
the 17- hundreds, but recently they fell victim to vandalism.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The caretaker, Jerry Frantz, discovered the damage last Wednesday and called
police.
His granddad, father and brother are buried in the cemetery which is located
just off of Peters Creek Road.
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SOT 5:18:09
IN Q=YOU GOT GRAVESTONES
((JERRY FRANTZ/CEMETERY CARETAKER: YOU GOT GRAVESTONES I'D SAY CLOSE TO 200
YEARS OLD AND THAT'S THE BAD PART YOU CAN'T REPLACE IT, THERE'S NO REPLACING
THEM STONES AND SOME OF THAT STUFF THE WAY IT'S BROKEN UP YOU CAN'T PIECE IT
BACK.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Frantz/Cemetery Caretaker;
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OUT Q=PIECE IT BACK
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VO-NAT
The damage was done sometime in the last three weeks.
Roanoke County police are investigating the incident.
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8weather
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Time now to check the forecast--
Sunshine today, but not enough to warm temperatures past the mid 50s.
Clear and continued chilly tonight, with lows falling down to near 30.
In the four day forecast, sunny and warmer, with highs getting into the
60s.
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