06:00-01
E-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=Bramblett
A routine fire call, that turns into a gruesome murder scene.
It sounds like something out of the pages of a detective magazine.
Keith Humphry spoke to police who say Earl Bramblett murdered a Vinton
family "by the book."
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=THIS book...
SUPER=03-Vinton/Tuesday; :16
SUPER=10-Barry Keesee/Va. State Police Special Agent/Wednesday; :22
SUPER=01-Helen Akers/Missing Girl's Mother; 1:42
RUNS=2:30
OUT Q=Humphry NEWS 7.
((
THIS book- -a pulp periodical called "Front Page Detective."
It was seized from Bramblett's motel room. The magazine came out ten days
before the Hodges family was murdered.
Police believe Bramblett selected bits and pieces from various articles in
the magazine to set the stage at the Hodges house. The family allowed us
inside for the first time this week.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:55:15 Kessee
IN Q=
((IT'S REWARDING TO SEE THE HODGES AND THE FULCHER FAMILY FINALLY UNDERSTAND
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THEIR LOVED ONES.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=
The magazine was introduced as evidence... it's significance never
explained... until now.
One article profiles a murder on August 29th- -the day the Hodges were found
dead in their home.
Another refers to a note about a "family emergency." Authorities believe
Bramblett forced Teresa Hodges to post notes on the door about a family
emergency to warn off visitors.
There's an article about setting fire to destroy the evidence.
The same one refers to kerosene splashed all over a woman's body- -just what
Bramblett did to Teresa Hodges.
Her charred body was found face down on the living room couch- -her feet
sticking up in the air, just like a woman in the magazine.
The master bedroom was made to look like it had been ransacked, "searched
thoroughly and left a mess," just as it was in the Hodges house.
Blaine Hodges body was covered with a curtain- -again mimicking the
magazine.
Bramblett may even have gotten the idea of ditching evidence in the dumpster
behind the sign company where he worked from one of the stories.
Many people believe this was not the first time Bramblett committed a crime
involving young girls.
Helen Akers' daughter Tammy disappeared in 1976. She's afraid she'll never
know what happened.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:34:00
IN Q=
((BUT I BELIEVE THAT EARL WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO TAMMY TO WHERE HE PROBABLY KNOWS
WHAT DID HAPPEN OR PERHAPS WHERE HER BODY IS.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
Tammy Lynn Akers was one of several teenaged girls who worked for Bramblett
at the sign shop on Fifth Street.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT STARTS ON 2-SHOT REVERSE 11:37:45
IN Q=
((I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT I HAVE MY BABY'S REMAINS BACK IN A PLACE WHERE I
KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.:09AND THAT IS MY PLEA TO HIM, AND IF HE SEES THIS I HOPE
HE ANSWERS.))
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=
About ten days after police had locked up the Hodges house... they found
this on the doorstep. Earl Bramblett often referred to 11-year old Winter
Hodges as his "Angel Doll." ))
IRAQ
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict
A U-N diplomatic team ended its mission to Baghdad today, without winning
Iraq's compliance with U-N weapons demands.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;
The U-N mediators say Iraq is willing to let U-N inspections,
continue but only without Americans.
The White House has insisted that inspections continue in
accordance with the Gulf War cease-fire, and is not ruling out
military action if Iraq continues to interfere.
For now Iraq has suspended its orders to expel the Americans.
(----------------)
S-Connex
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=Business News
Connex Pipe Systems in Botetourt County does most of its business overseas.
So the company usually doesn't get to meet its customers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Troutville
That wasn't the case yesterday.
A group of Chinese engineers visited the Troutville facility.
They're buying three-million dollars' worth of pipe for a power plant in the
Chinese province Jiangsu (JANG-sue).
For the engineers, it was a chance to check out their investment.
And for Connex, it was a chance to show off its pipes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02:10:51
IN Q=WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS
((BOB BELDYK/CONNEX VICE PRESIDENT: WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS IS WE HAVE
FIRST-TIME EXPOSURE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CUSTOMER. AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THEM
COME INTO OUR FACILITY, SEE OUR CAPABILITIES, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, AND ALSO SHOW
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VIRGINIA-ROANOKE AREA.))
SUPER=01-Bob Beldyk/Connex Vice President
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=virginia-roanoke area
(----------------)
VO-NAT
After the tour, the engineers got a few gifts to commemorate their visit to
the Valley.
They're going home with Connex hats, Botetourt County mugs, and lots of
Virginia peanuts.
(----------------)
One-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-12
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
ROLL COLD OUT OF BREAK
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=12-Floyd Co.; :00
SUPER=13-Dennis Anderson/Virginia Dept. of Forestry; :22
RUNS=2:54
OUT Q=News 7 Mornin' returns.
(tosses to stocks)
Stocks
Comm#2
E-Goodyear
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-71
GRAPHIC=Goodyear
Continuous work is not something union members at the Danville Goodyear
plant want.
Tina Tenret reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Union members
SUPER=01-Danny Barber/Union President; :19
SUPER=01-Kori Reed/Communications Manager; 1:04
SUPER=@Tina2; 1:16
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=News 7 Danville
(( Union members stood outside the voting hall pressuring people to vote
against going continuous -- and they may have succeeded.
817 people voted against a continuous work week -- 760 for it.
This means Danville Goodyear employees will NOT have to work Sundays -- and
they will earn double-time when they do.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 55:50
IN Q=I've always been against continuous
((DANNY BARBER/UNION PRESIDENT: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST CONTINUOUS BECAUSE I
PERSONALLY FEEL WHEN A PERSON WORKS ON SUNDAYS IT SHOULD BE UP TO THAT
INDIVIDUAL. IT'S BEEN NOTED OVER THE YEARS THAT IN THIS AREA, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN
TO BE WORKING AND LIVING IN THE BIBLE BELT. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THIS
PLANT THAT OBSERVE THE SABBATH AS THE HOLY BOOK -- THE HOLY BIBLE -- SAYS IT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE OBSERVED AND I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD RESPECT THAT.))
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=everyone should respect that
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But managers say this is bad news for Danville's Goodyear.
They say they can not make enough tires without working continuously -- and
now they may close the plant.
Goodyear is Danville's second largest employer -- with the highest pay rate
in town.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:45:58
IN Q=The vote today is very
((KORI REED/COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: THE VOTE TODAY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE
FUTURE OF THE DANVILLE-GOODYEAR PLANT. AT CURRENT CAPACITY WE CANNOT MEET
DEMAND FOR MEDIUM RADIAL TRUCK TIRES. WE HAVE ALREADY LOST SOME MARKET SHARE
BECAUSE WE CANNOT MEET THIS DEMAND. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=meet this demand
Danville is the only Goodyear plant that does NOT have a continuous work
cycle.
Tina Tenret, News7, Danville))
E-Wendell-Scott
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-76
GRAPHIC=NONE
Danville will honor the only black race car driver to ever win a NASCAR race
by renaming a road after him.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/1986;
Nascar's first black driver, Wendell Scott began racing almost 50 years ago
in Danville.
He did not have sponsors or much money -- but he made his own cars and
frequently finished in the top ten.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:22:37
IN Q=My father was a gem
((WENDELL SCOTT JR./SON: MY FATHER WAS A GEM OF A MAN YET ONE OF THE MOST
PRACTICAL APPROACHABLE PEOPLE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE. A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE MY
FATHER IS LOYAL.))
((I WAS A LITTLE BOY WHEN WENDELL SCOTT PASSED AWAY. BUT I KNOW HE WOULD STOP
WORKING ON HIS CAR AND FIX MY BICYCLE FOR ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY. I KNOW
HE WOULD FIX MY BICYCLE RIGHT EVERY TIME.))
SUPER=07-Wendell Scott, Jr.;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=right every time
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Soon Keens Mill Road will be called Wendell Scott Drive -- and there could
be a museum in Scott's honor.
Some say it will show young people that even with nothing, they can rise to
the top.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:50:15
IN Q=I just wish it could
((FRANCES MONTAGUE/NEIGHBOR: I JUST WISH IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN WENDELL
WAS LIVING SO HE COULD HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS THEY'RE DOING FOR HIM
NOW. YOU KNOW WE OFTEN WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE TO GIVE PEOPLE THEIR ROSES --
AND NOW HE'S NOT HERE TO SMELL ANY OF THE FRAGRANCE OF IT.))
SUPER=01-Frances Montague/Neighbor;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=any of the fragrance of it
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Wendell Scott died in 19-90.
(----------------)
2Woman's-War
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#97-79
GRAPHIC=A Woman's War
You may have heard historians say the ghosts of the Civil War live on in
this country.
But at the Bedford plantation home called Avenel, some say one walks the
halls.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Avenel is rich in history, but those responsible for restoring the grand old
home say at one of the original owners remains.
Peggy Maupin has seen "The White Lady," and has her own ideas as to who it
is.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 03:42:05
IN Q=I'D SAY IT'S
((PEGGY MAUPIN/FORMER AVENEL OWNER: I'D SAY IT'S MS. BURWELL. OTHERS CALL IT
SOMEONE ELSE, BUT WHO ELSE WOULD IT BE BUT MS BURWELL. SHE WAS LOOKING AFTER
HER HOME.))
SUPER=01-Peggy Maupin/Former Avenel Owner;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=AFTER HER HOME
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
take 6 promo-4644essC
Denise Allen will introduce us to the "White Lady of Avenel" in the final
part of her series, "A Woman's War."
(----------------)
Two-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#MR-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
(AD LIB)
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I know what
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-Columbia; :15
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade "C"; 1:07
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=same old stuff
(("I know what you did last Summer" is the latest "teens in danger of being
chopped into hamburger" flick. It has a few scary moments, but is ultimately
disappointing, squandering some good potential plot twists for the same old
cliches.
The movie centers around 2 teen couples. The first is a beauty queen played
by Sarah Michelle Geller and her obnoxious jock boyfriend played by Ryan
Phillippe. Couple number 2 consists of Jennifer Love Hewitt as a studious young
girl and Freddie Prinz Jr. as her boyfriend.
The fun begins when the four teens hit a pedestrian on a dark lonely stretch
of road. In fear of a manslaughter charge they sink the body into the harbour,
only the man isn't completely dead.
When the four start getting threatening letters they try and find out who is
stalking them, with predictable results.
The rest of the movie consists of a "man with a hook", referencing an old
urban legend, killing off various members of the cast.
There's a lot of running and screaming and the young actors do a good job of
both. Anne Heche has a small role as a strange and threatening country woman,
but not much is done with the character. "I Know what you did Last Summer"
gets a C, after a promising start it ends up being the same old stuff.))
Steve Live
Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(toss to Kimberly)
us-IRAQ
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict
U-N diplomats left Baghdad today without a breakthrough in talks with Iraq.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;
The delegation leader says Iraq is
not complying with the U-N's order to rescind the ban on American
inspectors.
Iraq says the weapons inspection teams can continue their work, but without
the Americans.
The White House has insisted that inspections continue in accordance with
the Gulf War cease-fire, and is not ruling out military action if Iraq
continues to interfere.
(----------------)
ASIAN-stocks
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=stocks
Another devastating day for Asian stock markets.
Tokyo's Nikkei (nee-kay) average fell more than four percent.
In Hong Kong, interest rate worries led the main stock index to a five
percent drop.
U-S markets also suffered losses YESTERDAY.
Traders today will be looking for inflation hints in a federal wage report.
Wendell-Scott
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#net (edit of 97-76)
GRAPHIC=NONE
It's not a new Danville road, but it will soon have a new name.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/1986;
Keens Mill Road will soon be called Wendell Scott Drive, in honor of the
only black race car driver to ever win a NASCAR race.
Scott started racing almost 50 years ago in Danville.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:22:37
IN Q=My father was a gem
((WENDELL SCOTT JR./SON: MY FATHER WAS A GEM OF A MAN YET ONE OF THE MOST
PRACTICAL APPROACHABLE PEOPLE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE. A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE MY
FATHER IS LOYAL.))
SUPER=07-Wendell Scott, Jr.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=is loyal
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Scott did not have sponsors or much money -- but he made his own cars and
frequently finished in the top ten.
Some say the road will show young people that even with nothing, they can
rise to the top.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:50:15
IN Q=I just wish it could
((FRANCES MONTAGUE/NEIGHBOR: I JUST WISH IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN WENDELL
WAS LIVING SO HE COULD HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS THEY'RE DOING FOR HIM
NOW. ))
SUPER=01-Frances Montague/Neighbor;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=him now.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Wendell Scott died in 19-90.
(----------------)
5-Tire-Dump
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-42
GRAPHIC=roanoke co.
It's taken 30 years, but a Roanoke County man now has the second largest
tire dump in Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
County officials say it's an environmental hazard.
The tire dump is near many subdivisions in Southwest Roanoke County.
About three- million tires are sitting in the dump and the county says
someone needs to get rid of them.
The owner of the dump says it may be time for him to give in and move on.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:46:20
IN Q=The county's
((WILLY KEELING:THE COUNTY'S BEEN FIGHTING US NOW AND DOING US WRONG FOR
YEARS))
SUPER=07-Willy Keeling
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=for years
(----------------)
VO-NAT
If Roanoke County takes the land over, citizens may have to pay the clean up
costs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:15:07
IN Q=If your looking
((PAUL MAHONEY/COUNTY ATTORNEY:IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THREE MILLION TIRES AND
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VERY ROUGH, STEEP TERRAIN ON MR KEELING'S PROPERTY THE
ESTIMATE WOULD PROBABLY BE CLOSER TO SIX MILLION))
SUPER=01-Paul Mahoney/Roanoke Co. Attorney;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=six million
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Keeling says he IS selling the land and the tires--
He would not release who the buyer is, but says its a large rubber
manufacturer.
Three-Steve
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-12
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon
ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Its late fall
SUPER=12-Floyd Co.; :00
SUPER=13-Arthur Cox/Indian Creek Tree Farm; :16
RUNS=3:04
OUT Q=really brings the color up
Steve Live
Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)
Bramblett
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#net (edit of 97-72)
GRAPHIC=Bramblett
A book may have been the blue print for Earl Bramblett as he killed the
Hodges family three years ago.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton/Tuesday;
"Front Page Detective." was seized from Bramblett's motel room.
One article profiles a murder on August 29th- -the day the Hodges were found
dead in their home.
There's an article about setting fire to destroy the evidence.
The same one refers to kerosene splashed all over a woman's body- -just what
Bramblett did to Teresa Hodges.
Many people believe this was not the first time Bramblett committed a crime
involving young girls.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:33:00 -Helen Akers
IN Q=
((MY DAUGHTERS WORKED AT EARL'S SHOP ON FIFTH STREET, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LIVE
FAR FROM THERE. AND SHE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THERE. FROM THE TIME LIKE
SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, BECAUSE HER OLDER SISTERS WERE THERE. ))
SUPER=01-Helen Akers/Missing Girl's Mother;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=were there
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Helen Akers' daughter Tammy disappeared in 19-76. She's afraid she'll never
know what happened.
(----------------)
Goodyear
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#net (edit of 97-71)
GRAPHIC=Goodyear
Union members at the Danville Goodyear plant said no to a continuous work
week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
817 people voted against a continuous work week -- 760 for it.
This means Danville Goodyear employees will NOT have to work Sundays -- and
they will earn double-time when they do.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 55:50
IN Q=I've always been against continuous
((DANNY BARBER/UNION PRESIDENT: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST CONTINUOUS BECAUSE I
PERSONALLY FEEL WHEN A PERSON WORKS ON SUNDAYS IT SHOULD BE UP TO THAT
INDIVIDUAL.))
SUPER=01-Danny Barber/Union President; RUNS=:10
OUT Q=that individual
(----------------)
VO-NAT
But managers say this is bad news for Danville's Goodyear.
They say they can not make enough tires without working continuously -- and
now they may close the plant.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
Danville is the only Goodyear plant that does NOT have a continuous work
cycle.
5-Firetruck-Folo
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#597-50
GRAPHIC=NONE
Pittsylvania County firefighters are mourning the loss of a fellow
firefighter who was killed on the way to battle a blaze.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tunstall;
Thirty- year- old Sam Bradner died after the firetruck rolled over on him.
He was taking water to a fire when the truck veered around this curve -- and
flipped.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:11:20
IN Q=We were all devastated
((PAUL TUCKER/FIREFIGHTER: WE WERE ALL DEVASTATED. THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEVER
EXPECTED. IT'S A TERRIBLE THING AND IT'S NOT ONLY AFFECTING US. IT'S
AFFECTING ALL OUU BROTHERS AND SISTER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND US. WE'RE LIKE A
FAMILY.))
SUPER=01-Paul Tucker/Firefighter;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=like a family
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bradner's colleagues say he was dedicated and hard working.
This was the first death for the department.
Firefighters are learning from the tragedy-- saying they'll respond more
carefully to emergencies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:03:00
IN Q=We've got to pick up
((KENNETH HUDSON/CHIEF: WE'VE GOT TO PICK UP AND KEEP GOING. SAM, HE WOULD
HAVE WANTED US TO DO THAT. HE WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED US TO LAY DOWN AND DIE.))
SUPER=01-Kenneth Hudson/Chief;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=lay down and die
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bradner had a five- year- old son and planned to get married later this
month.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA
In sports,
The New York Knicks won in Phoenix for the first time in almost eight years.
For yesterday's scores, let's take a look at the scores boards.
(/////SOT/////)
WIPE TO BOARDS
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Seattle/109//Toronto/92////Philadelphia/93/j/Milwaukee/100///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/New York/105//Phoenix/75///;
SUPER=x5031;
SUPER=0103-/Washington/0/j/Boston/2///j/Florida/4//Buffalo/2///;
SUPER=x5031;
SUPER=0103-/Phoenix/1/j/Ottawa/4////Edmonton/2/j/Philadelphia/6///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0103-j/Chicago/2//St. Louis/1///j/Los Angeles/5//Tampa Bay/2///;
RUNS=:35
(-------------)
OUT Q=........last score."
by SS