06:00-01

wall-street

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net (if needed)
GRAPHIC=Stocks


Investors are again looking at bad news from around the world as they await the opening bell on Wall Street.
Byron Pitts is in New York with an update. ********take from Newspath-R1****
SUPER=01-Byron Pitts/Reporting;
SUPER=05-New York, NY;
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Hong Kong; :12
SUPER=03-Tokyo; :24
SUPER=03-New York, NY;1:14
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=back to you.
SUPER=05-New York, NY;



E-Bramblett


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett


The oral diaries of Earl Bramblett are set to be presented in what could be the final day of evidence from the prosecution today.
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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E-Salem-Council


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mfe
TAPE#net (edit of 97-78)
GRAPHIC=Salem


For now the battle over a family child care home in Salem is over.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;


Last night 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;
RUNS=:12
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;
RUNS=:10
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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S-Cemetery-Vandalism


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=None


Investigators are searching for the vandals that desecrated a family cemetery in Roanoke County.
Some of the tombstones in the Old France Cemetery date back to the 17-hundreds.
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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;
RUNS=:12
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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5-SPCA


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tja
TAPE#597-42
GRAPHIC=spca


Pet shelters and pet stores are usually more than happy to have interested people adopt their pets, but some holidays can change that.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke


The S-P-C-A and Petland store say they will NOT allow black cats to be adopted or sold this time of year...
They say most people want to own them as a novelty, but then they lose interest.
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SOT=01:25:49
IN Q=Last week

((SHARON MULLEN/PETLAND SALES COUNSELOR;LAST WEEK WE STOPPED ADOPTING OUT BLACK CATS AND WE WILL HOLD CLEAR ON THAT POLICY THROUGH HALLOWEEN , AFTER IT IS OVER THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN. ))
SUPER=01-Sharon Mullen/Petland;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q= available again.
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VO-NAT


Just last week, the Roanoke Valley S-P-C-A took its only black cat off its adoption list, for fear it would be mistreated.
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SOT=00:24:19
IN Q=You have

((DON THORNE/SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;YOU HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE CULTS OUT THERE THAT USE BLACK CATS AND WHITE CATS EVEN AT HALLOWEEN TIME BUT THERE AGAIN ARE BASICALLY YOUR KIDS THAT ARE TIEING CANS TO TAILS. ))
SUPER=01-Don Thorne/SPCA Executive Director;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=to tails.
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VO-NAT


Petland says the problem has NOT gotten worse, but there's more attention recently drawn to it.
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One-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-11
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;


roll tape out of break
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SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=13-Allen Dickson/Chief Instructor; :15
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :27
SUPER=12-Montgomery Co./October 1; 2:24
RUNS=2:54
OUT Q=when news 7 mornin returns'



(tape tosses to stocks)

Stocks
Comm#2


E-Stock-Market


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=Stock Market


More bad financial news from 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
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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S-United-Cities


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=None


A recent merger between United Cities Gas Company and Atmos (AT-muss) Energy Corporation means cut backs at the New River Valley natural gas distributor.
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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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E-GILMORE


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL
TAPE#97-69
GRAPHIC=Gilmore


The Coalition of Virginia Taxpayers and Americans for Tax Reform honored Republican candidate for governor, Jim Gilmore, yesterday for his ideas on tax reform.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


He told the Washington crowd, his plan will lower taxes while still addressing the needs of the taxpayers.
Gilmore says Democrat Don Beyer will raise taxes.
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SOT 14:29:05
IN Q=MY PLAN IS

((JIM GILMORE/R-GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: MY PLAN IS RESPONSIBLE IT IS CAREFULLY CRAFTED. IT IS PHASED IN OVER FIVE YEARS. IT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR AS TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. DON BEYER HAD NO OBLIGATION TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT WOULD WORK AS I DID. WHY? BECAUSE HE ISN'T GOING TO DO IT.))
SUPER=@GILMORE;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=GOING TO DO IT
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VO-NAT


The Americans for Tax Reform presented Gilmore with a (Cer-TIFF-I-cate) certificate.
Each month the group gives the award to the person it feels does the most for taxpayer reform.
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E-haunted-house


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=NONE


Haunted Houses are popular this time of year, but finding the spook without the guts and gore can be a challenge.
A Lexington Haunted House is providing an alternative.
Andrew Freiden reports on a place where the spirits are willing but the flesh is MEEK.
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SOT
IN Q=YOU GONNA GET SCARED?
SUPER=03-Lexington; :03
SUPER=01-R. J. Ogren/Raven House Designer; :17
SUPER=@Andrew1; 1:12 SCREEN RIGHT
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=NEWS 7, LEXINGTON

((
SOT 7:58:29

((YOU GONNA GET SCARED? YEAH-- NO! ))
RUNS=:02


If you want blood and guts, don't go to the Raven house in Lexington.
But if you want an October outing where you can bring the kids-- this is the place.
So how do you have a haunted house without chainsaws and severed limbs?
SOT 7:01:34

((YOU GO BACK TO THE OLD HALLOWEEN. FLYING GHOSTS, AND SPIDERS DROPPING AND BATS FLYING AROUND... ))
RUNS=:09


But the Raven House isn't too tame-- the visitors say the spooks are plenty scary.
SOT

((Nat sound? ))
RUNS=:02



SOT 7:55:56

((DAVID JOHNSTON: IT FELT LIKE MY HEART WAS JUMPING OUT OF MY MOUTH. ))
RUNS=:03


R J Ogren is the might behind the fright.
He used to work on the displays at Disney-- that's where he got the inspiration for this RATED G Haunted house.
SOT 7:04:26

((RJ OGREN/RAVEN HOUSE DESIGNER: WE WORKED FOR DISNEY, FOR MANY MANY YEARS, WE FOUND LEXINGTON, AND DECIDED IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO SET UP A STUDIO))
RUNS=:10


The Raven House is in its first year of operation. and it's right next to the Lexington Wal-Mart.
And Ogren says it's tough to get the word out.
SOT 7:01:21

((RJ OGREN: IT'S GETTING OUT, AND WE'RE GETTING BUSIER EACH WEEK. ESPECIALLY THE WEEKENDS, WE'RE GETTING VERY BUSY. ))
RUNS=:05



SOT 7:40:23

((REPORTER: RJ OGREN ADMITS IT'S KIND OF DEAD DURING THE WEEK, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GHOST TOWN, SO NEXT YEAR, HE'LL ONLY BE OPEN THURSDAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. ANDREW FREIDEN, NEWS7 LEXINGTON. ))
RUNS=:11

))

2-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NFL


In the N-F-L,
The Dolphins and the packers both took away Monday night football wins.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami, FL/NFL-ABC Sports;


The Dolphin's Terrell Buckley returned a third quarter fumble for a touchdown and Miami led Chicago 19-18. In overtime action, Jeff Jaeger hit a 35- yard field goal and Chicago got the 36-33 victory.
SUPER=03-Foxboro, MA/NFL-ABC Sports;


In Massachusetts the Packers and the Patriots matched their skills.
Brett Favre (fahvr) threw for three touchdowns and Dorsey Levens scored twice as the Green Bay Packers won a Super Bowl rematch at New England 28-to-10.
The Patriots were ahead 10-to-7 when Favre threw touchdown passes to Mark Chmura (chuh-MUR'-uh) and Robert Brooks.
Levens capped the scoring by getting the Packers' first rushing touchdown since the season opener.
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Two-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=NONE


On Record Set

SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;



(I'll call for board)
ESS#-8700



Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(toss to Kimberly)



market


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=stocks


It's another sell- off in global stock exchanges.
The markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London are all down sharply after yesterday's 554-point plunge on Wall Street.
In London, stocks lost nearly ten percent within the first half-hour of trading.
Byron Pitts is in New York with an update. ********take from Newspath-R1****
SUPER=01-Byron Pitts/Reporting;
SUPER=05-New York, NY;
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Hong Kong; :12
SUPER=03-Tokyo; :24
SUPER=03-New York, NY; 1:14
SUPER=01-Robert Rubin/U.S. Treasury Secretary;
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=back to you.
SUPER=05-New York, NY;



AU-PAIR


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=legal scales


Closing arguments are expected today in the trial of a British Au- pair (Oh- Pair) accused of killing a baby she was taking care of.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cambridge, MA;


Yesterday on the witness stand the 19- year- old denied ever dropping the eight- month- old baby boy.
Prosecutors tried to undermine her testimony -- getting her to admit that she lied about her age, and that she used a fake I-D card to to get into bars.
If convicted Woodward faces a mandatory life prison sentence.
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5-United-Cities


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some workers at a natural gas distributor with offices in the New River Valley will soon be looking for new jobs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;


This comes after 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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S-Roanoke-fire


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-79
GRAPHIC=Fire


Two fires in Roanoke kept city firefighters busy yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


This fire broke out around noon. A neighbor saw smoke coming out of the house at 4933 Hildebrand.
No one was home, and the neighbor got the fire under control with a garden hose.
The owner says a house painter didn't realize the furnace was on.
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SOT 13:01:36
IN Q=He had all

((AUDREY FRANKLIN/RESIDENT; HE HAD ALL THESE DROP CLOTHS DOWN AND A FAN RUNNING WHEN HE LEFT MAYBE, I HAVE A FLOOR FURNACE AND SOMETHING BLEW ON THE FURNACE THAT STARTED A FIRE, THAT'S AS CLOSE AS WE CAN COME TO A CAUSE RIGHT NOW. ))
SUPER=01-Audrey Franklin/Resident;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=cause right now
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Earlier, another fire broke out at a house in Southeast Roanoke.
A passerby saw smoke coming from a house on Stewart Street.
Firefighters say the second floor was extensively damaged.
The fire was caused by an electrical spark.
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Soering


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


The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to review a Bedford County judge's ruling in the Jens Soering murder case.
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.
Lottery
Pick 3/Pick 4
SUPER=69-00/00/00/00/00/00/00;


Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5
SUPER=65-00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00;


Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5/Lotto
SUPER=67-00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/00;



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Three-Steve


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-11
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon


Roll Cold out of Birthdays
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SOT
IN Q=This Mornin' we have
SUPER=12-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=13-Barry Choate/Student; :14(screen left)
SUPER=13-Ron Settle/Head Instructor; 1:30
RUNS=2:49
OUT Q=backing very narrowly



ANCHOR=Steve

If you are interested in learning more about the Truck driving school at Virginia Western
SUPER=16-(540) 857-7277/VWCC Truck Driving School;

you can call them at (540) 857-7277.

Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)


E-Tuberculosis


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#97-81
GRAPHIC=Mornin health check


In this morning's health check,
The Salem V-A is reiterating the global call for increased effort in fighting tuberculosis.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


At issue, multi-drug resistant T-B that's cropping up around the world and right here at home.
In 19-96, Virginia reported 349 cases of the disease-- including four cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
And it isn't just T-B that the experts are worried about.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:19:25
IN Q=Generally

((DR. KENNETH SOSNOWSKI/MICROBIOLOGIST: GENERALLY SOME OF THE COMMON BACTERIA SUCH AS STAPH HAVE LEARNED TO FIGHT OFF SOME OF MORE COMMON DRUGS.BUT THAT TENDS TO BE A MINOR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM REALLY IS WHEN WE GET INTO INTENSIVE CARE, WHEN A PATIENT HAS VERY LITTLE LEFT OF HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM AND HE';S TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE DRUGS TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST THE INFECTION, THEN THE RESISTANT ORGANISMS CAUSES MUCH MORE OF A PROBLEM. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Kenneth Sosnowski/Microbiologist; :
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=of a problem.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD


Today, the Salem V-A will host a national interactive teleconference on Tuberculosis, designed to educate medical professionals.
(TOSS TO BUMP)

BUMP COMM

Stock-Market


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-62
GRAPHIC=stocks


As the opening bell on Wall Street approaches investors are looking at more bad news from around the world.
The markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London are all down sharply today, following yesterday's 554-point plunge on the Dow.
(----------------)
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;
RUNS=:16
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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5-Bramblett


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=bramblett


The Commonwealth could rest its case today against capital murder suspect Earl Bramblett.
In the meantime, the state Court of Appeals has cleared the way for the prosecution to call Roanoke Times Reporter Dianne Struzzi.
The newspaper wanted to quash the subpoena.
But the Appeals Court said the issue wasn't properly presented, because the reporter had not been found in contempt of court.
Judge Roy Willett also ordered the newspaper to hand over notes and a tape-recording Struzzi made of her interview with Bramblett last year in South Carolina.
The trial resumes this morning... with Struzzi scheduled to be ONE of the first witnesses.

SPCA


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=TJA
TAPE#97-73
GRAPHIC=NONE


Those who are superstitious usually steer clear of black cats, but at Halloween time the frightening felines are quite popular.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke


But staffers at the S-P-C-A and pet stores like Petland say it's often for the wrong reasons.
So they limit the sale and adoption of black cats at this time of year.
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SOT=00:23:32
IN Q=We try

((DON THORNE/ SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;WE TRY NOT TO ADOPT OUT BLACK CATS AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN THIS TO MAINLY ,BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT TAKE THE TRADITIONAL BLACK CAT ASSOCIATING IT WITH HALLOWEEN AND SOMETIMES PUTTING IT THROUGH DIFFERENT TRICKS OR TRICK OR TREAT TYPE THINGS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO THE ANIMAL.))
OUT Q=the animal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=01:26:29
IN Q=We would

((SHARON MULLEN/SALES COUNSELOR;WE WOULD FIND THEM AFTER HALLOWEEN THROWN FROM CARS WITH THERE LITTLE PAWS BURNED, FUR PULLED OUT, BURNS OVER THEIR BODIES. ))
SUPER=01-Don Thorne/SPCA Executive Director;:00
SUPER=01-Sharon Mullen/Petland Sales Counselor;:21
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=their bodies.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Both Petland the S-P-C-A will resume selling and adopting black cats after Halloween.
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TAP


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-82
GRAPHIC=RR Donnelly


R-R Donnelly says part of being a good corporate citizen is helping the community in which you live.
That's why the book manufacturer is spending 45-thousand dollars to help move people from welfare to work.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


The money is a gift to TAP -- Total Action Against Poverty.
TAP officials say they'll use the money to build a high-tech computer lab.
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SOT 00:06:50
IN Q=The computer lab

((STEPHEN MUSSELWHITE/TAP CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: THE COMPUTER LAB, IT WILL BE STATE-OF-THE ART. IT WILL HELP THE PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING RIGHT NOW. IT WILL ENABLE THEM GET BETTER JOBS AND BE MORE PRODUCTIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Stephen Musselwhite/TAP Chairman of the Board;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=in this community.
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VO-NAT


TAP holds job training programs to help members of the community get back into the work force.
Its officials say having computer skills is vital for people who want jobs in today's economy.
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E-Award


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-76
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some New River Valley businesses are helping local police take a bite out of crime.
On Friday-- Montgomery County students in grades kindergarten through third each received Halloween bags with safety tips on the outside.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/Friday;


The bags were provided by Hokie Honda and Consumer Auto Rental.
Lowes of Christiansburg is also giving local law enforcement a helping hand-- in the form of two thousand dollars.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, Christiansburg and Blacksburg town police will split the money.
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9:36:02 9:37:41
SOT
IN Q=We each

((D. C. CROMER, JR./CHRISTIANSBURG POLICE DEPT.:WE EACH HAVE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WILL USE THEM FOR. I'LL PROBABLY USE SOME FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, WE HAVE A TRIAD PROGRAM WHICH BENEFITS THE ELDERLY. JERRY BOWYER, JR./BLACKSBURG POLICE DEPT.:WE'RE GOING TO BE USING SOME OF THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SOME OF OUR CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AS WELL. AND, ALSO TO HELP SUPPORT OUR YOUTH VICTIM PROGRAMS. ))
SUPER=01-D. C. Cromer, Jr./Christiansburg Police Dept.; :00
SUPER=01-Jerry Bowyer, Jr./Blacksburg Police Dept.; :11
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=victim programs.
ANCHOR=Melanie
ss=NONE


The Blacksburg fire department will also get a portion of the money.

4-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NFL


In the N-F-L,
The Bears and the Packers each picked up a win last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami, FL/NFL-ABC Sports;


The Dolphin's Terrell Buckley returned a third quarter fumble for a touchdown and Miami led Chicago 19-18. In overtime action, Jeff Jaeger hit a 35- yard field goal and Chicago got the 36-33 victory.
SUPER=03-Foxboro, MA/NFL-ABC Sports;


In Massachusetts the Packers and the Patriots matched their skills.
Brett Favre (fahvr) threw for three touchdowns and Dorsey Levens scored twice as the Green Bay Packers won a Super Bowl rematch at New England 28-to-10.
The Patriots were ahead 10-to-7 when Favre threw touchdown passes to Mark Chmura (chuh-MUR'-uh) and Robert Brooks.
Levens capped the scoring by getting the Packers' first rushing touchdown since the season opener. (----------------)
by SS