06:00-01

Pakistan

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


Four American businessmen were shot and killed in Pakistan this morning when gunmen opened fire on their car.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Karachi, Pakistan;


Their Pakistani driver was also killed.
Police say two men in another car forced their vehicle off the road and then riddled it with bullets.
The Americans were auditors for the Houston- based oil company, Union Texas Petroleum.
The company is now in the process of evacuating all 30 of its foreign personnel in Pakistan.
No one has claimed responsibility.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE

CIA


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT

4:10:20
But police suspect the shooting is in retaliation for a Fairfax jury's guilty verdict against a Pakistani man.
On Monday Mir Amal Kasi (meer eye-MAHL' KAH'-see) was convicted of
SUPER=03-Langley/January 1993;

killing two C-I-A employees outside the agency's Langley headquarters in 19-93.
The jury returns to the courtroom today to hear more testimony before it decides whether Kasi should receive life in Prison or the death sentence.
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Unabomber


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=kaczynski, ted


Nearly 20 years after a string of bombings began throughout the U-S, accused Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is going on trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

4:28:40 (more at 4:26:18
Jury selection begins today in Sacramento, California.
The trial will include a mountain of evidence found in Kaczynski's Montana cabin.
He is charged in the bombing deaths of two men and the maiming of two others.
Prosecutors say Kaczynski was a rational cold-blooded killer.
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E-Police-Chase


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-67
GRAPHIC=Police Chase


A stop at the Christiansburg police department to ask for financial help turned into a police chase that lasted all the way to Roanoke.
That is, after authorities discovered the car involved was STOLEN.
Eric Earnhart has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The white Dodge Intrepid
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :21 QUICK!
SUPER=01-Sgt. Kim Albert/Christiansburg Police Dept.; :28
SUPER=01-Sgt. T. S. Jones/Roanoke Police Department; :44
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=EE., News 7

(( The white Dodge Intrepid sped down Brandon Avenue, weaving in and out of traffic... police cars following closely behind...
Meanwhile, state police anticipate its next move, maneuvering ahead of it in a rolling road block on route 220, bringing the car to a stop at the Franklin Road Bridge, and ending the chase that began at the Christiansburg Police department, where a man and woman stopped and asked for help from a charity fund...

(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:20:37
IN Q=They got scared

((SGT. KIM ALBERT/CHRISTIANSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT; THEY GOT SCARED WHILE THEY WERE HAVING TO WAIT BECAUSE WE RAN A CHECK ON THE LICENSE TAG AND IT CAME BACK STOLEN...))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=came back stolen



Police say 25 year old Heather Worthington and her husband of two months ,John, jumped back into the stolen car, driving more than 100 miles an hour in I-81, and winding their way through Salem.

SOT 12:16:22
IN Q=as it entered

((SGT. T.S. JONES/ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AS IT ENTERED INTO ROANOKE CITY, OUR OFFICERS ENGAGED AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STATE POLICE AND CHRISTIANSBURG P.D. STATE POLICE PERFORMED A ROLLING ROADBLOCK... ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=rolling roadblock



natsot 00:11:21

"you ever had shortness of breath or any problem before?"

After they were stopped, John Worthington complained of breathing problems... and seemed to pass out.
Police say, before the chase began, his wife said she needed to get to a drug store to get medicine for him.
Heather Worthington was charged with driving a stolen car, speeding and failing to stop for police.
Her husband was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released...he's charged as an accessory. Police say he's also wanted on fraud and bad check charges in Pennsylvania.
Both are being held without bond.
Eric Earnhart, News 7))

E-D-Day-Memorial


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-84
GRAPHIC=D-Day Memorial


It's official, construction on the NATIONAL D-Day Memorial in Bedford is underway.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford


The ceremonial ground breaking came about a week after an army of earth- movers invaded the site above Bedford Elementary School.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=

((WE'RE ON OUR WAY NOW. YOU KNOW. IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR MANY YEARS, BUT WE CAN SEE THE END NOW. IT IS HIGHLY APPROPRIATE THAT THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL SHOULD FIND ITS HOME HERE IN BEDFORD, VIRGINIA.))
SUPER=01-Bob Slaughter/D-Day Veteran; :00
SUPER=@allen; :06
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=Bedford, Virginia
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The first wave of troops on the beach at Normandy included a
SUPER=03-Normandy, France/June 6, 1944;

national guard unit principally made up of men from Bedford.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=At the

((AT THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETARY AND MEMORIAL LOCATED ON THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING OMAHA BEACH, 11 SONS OF BEDFORD ARE BURIED ALONG WITH 9,386 OTHER AMERICAN WAR DEAD OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. ))
SUPER=01-Col. Robert Doughty/West Point
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=Normandy campaign.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


When the memorial is dedicated in 19-99, it'll cover about ten acres.
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One-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-12
GRAPHIC=NONE


Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Mike Quarles/Ice Palace Gen. Mgr.;
(I'll call for vid, please be sure it runs the whole 1:13)
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=24-November 6; :00
SUPER=24-November 8; :40
SUPER=24-Yesterday; 1:00
RUNS=1:13
(----------------)


Steve Live
SUPER=11-Roanoke;


Stocks
Comm#2


HOLLINS-BONFIRE


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=NONE


A bonfire at Hollins College grabbed a great deal of attention.
The fire wasn't part of a pep rally, but rather a night for women to destroy bad memories.
Some were worried that the bonfire would be a book burning--
But, as Andrew Freiden reports, it turned out to be a night for students to set fire to personal demons.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Jessica Groulx/Women's Collective Co-Chair; :21
SUPER=01-Holly Turner/Women's Collective Co-Chair;:55
SUPER=07-Kelly Polyakov; 1:11
SUPER=01-Jil Howland/Hollins Student; 1:22
SUPER=@andrew2; 1:27
RUNS=1:35
OUT Q=AF, N7, Roanoke County

((
SOT 7:22:45

((TO BE JUST AS STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL AS MEN, REGARDLESS OF HOW WE LOOK. APPLAUSE... ))
RUNS=:08


The Women's Collective is a feminist group at Hollins--
its co chairs came up with a way for their classmates to undergo a healing process-- for women who've been abused, and who have had other upsetting things in life.
SOT 6:47:21

((JESSICA GROULX/WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE: AS A SYMBOL OF GETTING RID OF THESE THINGS, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THEM IN THE FIRE, AND LET THEM GO. WE'RE ALL JUST GOING TO BE TOGETHER IN THAT. ))
RUNS=:09



SOT 6:55:30

((HOLLY TURNER/WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE: I'LL BE BURNING TWO ADS-- CURVES WITHOUT SURGERY. I DON'T FEEL WOMEN SHOULD HAVE TO BE LARGE CHESTED TO BE FEMININE, THE SECOND IS COVERED WITH AN ADD I FEEL TO HAVE UNHEALTHY ANOREXIC MODELS.))
RUNS=:14


The fliers for the fire stoked the flames of controversy at Hollins.
The ads said women could bring books to burn if they wanted.
That's when college administrators took notice.
SOT 7:45:37

((HOLLY TURNER/WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE: WE WERE ASKED IF WE WOULD HAVE THE BONFIRE, AND JUST NOT ALLOW BOOKS TO BE BURNED, AND I SAID NO, BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY SENT THE FLIERS OUT THAT SAID BOOKS.))
RUNS=:12


NO books burned-
But some onlookers showed up to shed a different light on the event.
SOT 7:37:35

((KELLY POLYAKOV: YOU COULD HEAR SOME OF THINGS THEY WERE SAYING WERE HATEFUL, AND THE BURNING OF IDEAS AND PEOPLE LIKE THE POPE AND ARISTOTLE-- IT'S DANGEROUS. ))
RUNS=:14



SOT 7:41:56

(( JIL HOWLAND/HOLLINS STUDENT: THEY NEED TO GROW UP. IN THE REAL WORLD, NO ONE'S GOING TO CATER TO EVERYTHING YOU FEEL.))
RUNS=:05

AF, N7))

S-Abortion-Protest


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg Seal


Lynchburg police are still totalling up what it cost them to break up Monday's anti- abortion rally at E.C. Glass High School, but the Reverend Jerry Falwell says whatever the bill is, HE will pay it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Monday;


Dozens of officers were called in or worked overtime to handle the protest staged by Operation Rescue.
Its participants were all Liberty University students, but Falwell says the school knew nothing about the event beforehand.
Police chief Charles Bennett called it a "very generous" offer, but says he may ask that the money be donated for another public safety purpose.
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E-Silver-Rose


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=veterans day


Veterans Day also brought recognition for Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


Yesterday in Washington, the Silver Rose Association awarded two medals in what will be an annual ceremony.
The honor originated with Mary Elizabeth Marchand (mar-SHON), who has tried to obtain a Purple Heart for her father... who died in March from cancer.
SUPER=04-Home Video;


Frank Davis, of Vinton, was a veteran of three wars, but as a victim of Agent Orange was not eligible for the Purple Heart.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I will give the silver rose

((MARY ELIZABETH MARCHAND/SILVER ROSE ASSOCIATION: I WILL GIVE THE SILVER ROSE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTRY, TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE PLACED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOL;OGICAL WARFARE. AND IT EXISTS WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.))
SUPER=01-Mary Elizabeth Marchand/Silver Rose Association;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=like it or not.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE


The first two Silver Rose Medals were awarded to Marchand's father, and to Elmo Zumwalt the third, a Navy Lieutenant who died of cancer in 19-88.

Two-Steve


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


Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;



Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(toss to Kimberly)



SHOT-AMERICANS


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


Four American businessmen were killed this morning in Pakistan in an apparent retaliation attack.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Karachi, Pakistan;


Police in Karachi say two gunmen forced the Americans' car off the road and then riddle the vehicle with bullets.
The state Department had warned Americans about possible attacks, after a Fairfax jury convicted a Pakistani man Monday of killing two C-I-A workers.
Today's attack mirrors the 19-95 shootings of two U-S government workers in Karachi, days after the arrest of a Pakistani suspect in the World Trade Center bombing.
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US-IRAQ


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict


In Iraq, another United Nations weapons inspection team was turned back today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;


The move comes just hours before the U-N Security Council votes on a resolution condemning Iraq's actions.
For nearly two weeks now, Iraq has refused to let U-N inspection teams carry out their work if they include American members.
Today's proposed resolution includes a travel ban for some Iraqi officials.
It would also suspend reviews of economic sanctions unless Baghdad agreed to co-operate.
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D-Day-Memorial


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#net (edit of 97-75)
GRAPHIC=D Day Memorial


By the end of the century Bedford will be home to the national D-Day Memorial.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;


Officials broke ground yesterday and construction is actually already well underway.
The non-traditional monument is set to include an education center.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I look

((I LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT CALL THEMSELVES MEMORIALS, 50, 70, 100 YEARS AFTER THEIR ERECTION. AND WHAT THEY ARE IS STATELY ORDERED COLUMNS, AND STONES AND STATUES OF ANONYMOUS PEOPLE WHOSE STORY IS NOT KNOWN. ))
SUPER=01-William McIntosh/D-Day Foundation Ed. Dir.;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=not known
(----------------)
VO-NAT


One man came all the way from Ireland at age 86 to share this moment with his fellow D-Day vets.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=the brave

((THE BRAVE MEN WHO LANDED ON THE COAST OF FRANCE ON D-DAY ALSO UNDERSTOOD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OPERATION IN WHICH THEY WERE PARTICIPATING. ))
SUPER=01-Col. Robert Doughty/West Point;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=were participating
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Bedford's "A" Company suffered a casualty rate of 96% in that initial assault on Omaha Beach.
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S-Vets-Day


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tja
TAPE#97-69
GRAPHIC=Veterans Day


It may not get the fan fare of other holidays, but on this Veterans Day Roanokers took time to remember those who served their country.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke


The Roanoke Valley Veterans Council organized a ceremony at Patrick Henry High School yesterday, honoring both living veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=10:54:12
IN Q=This priceless

((COLONEL RICHARD ROSZAK/VIRGINIA TECH ROTC; THIS PRICELESS THING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR SO MANY TIMES IN OUR HISTORY FREEDOM. SO MANY AMERICANS TODAY DO NOT REALIZE THE TERRIBLE PRICE THAT HAS BEEN PAID BY THOSE PEOPLE WE HONOR TODAY. IN JUST THREE BATTLES IN WORLD WAR I AT THE BATTLES OF BARDON, AUSTON, AND AT PASSIONRAIL THE ALLIES LOST OVER 2 AND 1HALF MILLION DEAD.))
SUPER=01-Col. Richard Roszak/Virginia Tech ROTC;
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=million dead.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Colonel Roszak says wo and a half million people represent 40 percent of Virginia's population.
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E-Tech-Death


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-76
GRAPHIC=Tech


The death of 18- year- old Mindy Somers WAS an accident.
That's the opinion of Virginia
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;

Tech officials who've concluded alcohol contributed to the young woman's fall from an eighth story window.
Somers died from massive chest and abdominal injuries after she rolled out of bed and slipped through the window of her college dorm.
The 105-pound sophomore from Arlington was discovered the morning of November first.
An autopsy found Somers to have a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
Police say MOTORISTS with a Blood Alchol of point two one are generally impaired, although each case is different.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Normally

((JOHN NOEL/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: NORMALLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE A PERSON WITH A .21 WOULD SHOW A DECREASED REACTION TIME, THEY WOULD ALSO SHOW A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ABOUT THEIR BREATH, SLURRED SPEECH, GLASSY READ EYES AND VERY UNSTEADY ABOUT THEIR FEET. ))
SUPER=01-John Noel/Virginia State Police; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=about their feet.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is investigating who sold or provided Somers with alcohol.

S-Putney


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-71
GRAPHIC=Lacey Putney


One Virginia Delegate's status as the only Independent may give him a great deal of influence in the upcoming General Assembly.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;


Last week's elections gave Democrats a 51 to 48 advantage over Republicans in the House.
But Bedford delegate Lacey Putney says if those numbers were to change, he'd consider joining the G-O-P.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:22:05
IN Q=If it turns

((DEL. LACEY PUTNEY/I- BEDFORD: IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE DIFFERENT AND I AM APPROACHED, AND I MUST SAY THAT I'M FLATTERED TO BE APPROACHED IN THE MANNER WHICH I HAVE THE LAST FEW DAYS, I WILL CROSS THAT BRIDGE, TAKE A GOOD OBJECTIVE OPEN- MINDED LOOK AT IT, IF WE GET TO THAT POINT.))
SUPER=01-Del. Lacey Putney/(I) Bedford; :00
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=to that point.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Putney says both parties have lobbied hard to get him to switch to their side.
(----------------)



Three-Steve


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Microwave
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;
SUPER=13-Allan Harvie/Ice Palace President;
SUPER=11-Roanoke;



Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)


5-Chase


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-41
GRAPHIC=POLICE CHASE


A police chase that started in Christiansburg made it all the way to 2-20 in Roanoke yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The white Dodge hit speeds above one hundred on the interstate, and then sped through Salem and Southwest Roanoke.
State police forced the car to stop on 2-20 with a rolling roadblock.
The driver, Heather Worthington and her husband John were arrested.
The chase began when the couple stopped at the Christiansburg police department and asked for financial help from a charity fund.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:20:37
IN Q=

((SGT. KIM ALBERT/CHRISTIANSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT; THEY GOT SCARED WHILE THEY WERE HAVING TO WAIT BECAUSE WE RAN A CHECK ON THE LICENSE TAG AND IT CAME BACK STOLEN, AND THEY GOT SCARED WHILE WE WERE HAVING TO WAIT AND THEY HIGH-TAILED IT OUT OF THERE IN CHRISTIANSBURG AND THIS IS WHERE WE'VE ENDED UP))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Kim Albert/Christiansburg Police Dept.;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=ended up
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Police say before the chase, Heather Worthington said she needed to get medicine for her husband.
After his arrest, he was taken to the hospital, apparently suffering from some kind of respiratory problem.
Heather is charged with possession of a stolen car, speeding and failure to stop.
John is charged as an accessory.
He's also wanted in Pennsylvania on fraud and bad check charges.
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Bonfire


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#net (edit of 97-78)
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some Hollins College students watched symbols marking the oppression of women go up in smoke last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


The bonfire is part of a healing process initiated by the Women's Collective.
SOT 6:47:21
IN Q=as a symbol

((JESSICA GROULX/WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE: AS A SYMBOL OF GETTING RID OF THESE THINGS, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THEM IN THE FIRE, AND LET THEM GO. WE'RE ALL JUST GOING TO BE TOGETHER IN THAT. ))
SUPER=01-Jessica Groulx/Women's Collective Co-Chair;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=in that
(----------------)
VO-NAT


There was some controversy surrounding the fire.
College administrators took notice when fliers advertising the bonfire said participants could burn books if they wanted. In the end no books were burned.
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Silver-Rose


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#net (edit of 97-68)
GRAPHIC=Veterans Day


This Veterans Day one woman introduced a new form of recognition.
The Silver Rose Association will present medallions each year to service men and women exposed to Agent Orange.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


Mary Elizabeth Marchand set out to obtain the Purple Heart for her father, Frank Davis of Vinton.
The veteran of three wars died in March from cancer... but veterans injured by the chemical defoliant are not eligible for the Purple Heart.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:36:25
IN Q=Because whether it's

((REP. MERRILL COOK/R- UTAH: BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S A CHEMICAL OR A BULLET, IT CAN BE JUST AS DEADLY. AND VETERANS THAT SUFFER FROM AGENT ORANGE AND OTHER CHEMICAL WEAPONRY I THINK DESERVE THE SAME RECOGNITION THAT A SOLDIER WHO FALLS FROM A BULLET OUGHT TO RECEIVE.))
SUPER=01-Rep. Merrill Cook/(R) Utah;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=ought to receive.
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=NONE


Yesterday, the first two medals were presented to Marchand's father and to Lieutenant Elmo Zumwalt the third, who died from cancer in 19-88.

E-Lynchburg-Council


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg


The look of one man's house became the focus of last night's Lynchburg city council.
Steve Smallshaw tells us the issue goes to the heart of how the city's historical districts are interpreted.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Joseph Davids
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00
SUPER=01-Frances Calhoun/Property Owner; :20
SUPER=01-Walter Snead/Davids' Attorney; :34
SUPER=01-Joseph Davids/Homeowner; :53
SUPER=@ssm1; 1:00
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.


(( Joseph Davids says when he bought this dilapidated house over a year ago, he did not know it sat in one of Lynchburg's historic districts.
After Davids put new vinyl siding on the home, the architectural review board told him he couldn't do that because it destroyed the historical integrity of the neighborhood.
Davids appealed that decision to city council.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:49:05
IN Q=If he is

((FRANCES CALHOUN/PROPERTY OWNER: IF HE IS ALLOWED .. RESTORING THESE PROPERTIES.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=restoring these properties.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:06:13
IN Q=This house may

((WALTER SNEAD/DAVIDS' ATTORNEY: THIS HOUSE MAY BE OLD.. HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=historically significant.


While some council members applauded Davids for renovating an old home, others claim he should have known what the restrictions were.
The vote was 6 to 1 to uphold the review board's decision.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:27:12
IN Q=I will leave

((JOSEPH DAVIDS/HOMEOWNER: I WILL LEAVE THE HOUSE. I WILL LEAVE THE HOUSE AND I WILL LEAVE LYNCHBURG. THE HOUSE WILL SIT AND ROT.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=sit and rot.
(/////SOT/////)

Standup
IN Q=That may not

((That may not be his last resort though. A movement is underway by some property owners to secede from the Diamond Hill Historic District.. and Davids' attorney says court action is always another option. Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.))


4-Scores


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


In sports,
Shaquille O'Neal poured in 25 of his 37 points by halftime and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers clobbered Dallas.
For yesterday's scores from the hardwood and the hardwater, let's take a look at the scores boards.
(/////SOT/////)

WIPE TO BOARDS
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Denver/90/j/New York/93////Sacramento/82/j/Miami/101///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-/Seattle/87/j/Atlanta/89///j/Chicago/101//Cleveland/80///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/San Antonio/93//Minnesota/92////L.A.

Clippers/113/j/Vancouver/119///;
SUPER=x5031;
SUPER=0103-/Ottawa/0/j/Philadelphia/1////Vancouver/2/j/Los Angeles/8///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0103-j/Colorado/2//Detroit/0////Tampa Bay/2/j/Phoenix/5///;
SUPER=x5027;
SUPER=0098-/Georgia #19/45/j/N.C. State/47///j/Temple #24/68//Auburn/42///;
RUNS=:42

(-------------) OUT Q=........last score."
by SS