12:00-01
Fatal-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-84
GRAPHIC=fatal fire
Six Henry County residents are dead, including three young children after a
fire demolished their home shortly after midnight this morning.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Tina/Starlink
Tina Tenret joins us live from the scene.
Tina, what have you found out from relatives?
Live=Tina Full/Starlink
SUPER=@tina1;
SUPER=06-Henry Co.;
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(Rollcue:never woke up)
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SOT
IN Q=I talked to my Mom
SUPER=01-Barbara Jamison/Victims' Relative; :00
SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :17
SUPER=01-Bill Farrar/Henry County Spokesman; :42
RUNS=:52
OUT Q=tragic situation
Live=Tina Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Henry Co.;
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Double Boxes=Melanie and Tina/Starlink
E-Goodyear
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=Goodyear
In a matter a weeks the employment prospects at the Danville Goodyear plant
have gone from rosy to dismal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/File Tape;
A few weeks ago Goodyer was ready to hire hundreds of workers, but now its
set to layoff up to 100.
Goodyear officials say the union's refusal to work on Sundays prompted
Goodyear to stop investing in the plant.
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SOT 6:47:24
IN Q=We are currently reviewing
((KORI REED/COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING ... A GOOD
PORTION OF THAT.))
SUPER=01-Kori Reed/Communications Manager;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=portion of that
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VO-NAT
Goodyear has already moved some equipment to plants that produce tires seven
days a week.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE
Buchanan
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 97-83)
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington;
Pat Buchanan says he has the answers to solving America's economic problems
in a new book he's working on.
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SOT 5:45:11
IN Q=ONE DAY WE'D HAVE
((ONE DAY WE'D HAVE AN ECONOMY WHEN A MAN COULD SUPPORT HIS ENTIRE FAMILY, AND
A LARGE FAMILY, ON A SINGLE WAGE, A LIVING WAGE, AND FEWER AND FEWER CAN DO
THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S PROGRESS, I THINK THAT'S REACTIONARY. So what do
we do? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY THE BOOK. ))
SUPER=01-Pat Buchanan/Talk Show Host;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=but the book, now
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VO-NAT
Buchanan ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 19-96.
He spoke at Washington and Lee University last night.
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E-First-Union
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-82
GRAPHIC=First Union
First Union is becoming the biggest bank on the East Coast.
First Union says it will take over Philadelphia-based CoreStates Financial
in the biggest banking deal in U-S history.
Reportedly more than 16- and- a- half- BILLION dollars in stock will change
hands.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The deal will make First Union the sixth-largest bank in the country.
A First Union spokeswoman said the merger should NOT have any impact on jobs
in the Roanoke Valley.
If the federal government approves the deal, the merger should be completed
by next November.
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IRAQ
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=iraq conflict
The crisis in Iraq is the focus of talks around the world today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New Delhi, India;
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has cut short her visit to India and
is now headed to Geneva.
She'll meet with the foreign ministers of Russia, France and Britain.
SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;
Yesterday Iraq rejected a U-S offer to ease economic sanctions and help end
the crisis over weapons inspections.
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SOT
9:05:34-50
IN Q=the sanctions.../
((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT:
THE SANCTIONS HAVE NOT STOPPED HUMANITARIAN AID FROM COMING THROUGH...AND THAT
FRANKLY, IT'S NOT THE UNITED NATIONS THAT
IS KEEPING THE IRAQI PEOPLE IN HARDSHIP BUT SADDAM HUSSEIN. ))
SUPER=01-Madeleine Albright/U.S. Secretary of State:
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=Saddam Hussein is doing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Meantime, the U-N Security Council is meeting behind closed doors to discuss
the standoff.
Yesterday President Clinton has ordered six b-52 bombers and six stealth
fighters to the gulf, where they will join some 250- U.S. warplanes and 22
ships already in the region.
Another 30 planes are ready to be dispatched if needed.
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TWA
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Nearly a year and a half after T-W-A Flight 800 exploded off the Long Island
coast, the F-B-I has closed the criminal investigation.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Calverton, NY
The agency says it found no evidence that a bomb or missile brought down the
jumbo jet.
The investigation will now be turned over to the National Transportation
Safety board.
The N-T-S-B will continue to try to figure out what caused the center fuel
tank to explode shortly after the plane took off from Kennedy Airport.
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SOT
IN Q=
((JAMES HALL, NTSB CHAIRMAN:
WE'RE DETERMINED, TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP GOING UNTIL WE'RE SATISFIED WE DID EVERYTHING WE CAN. ))
SUPER=01-James Hall/NTSB Chairman;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=everything we can.
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VO-NAT
The plane exploded in a huge fireball and crashed into the Atlantic killing
all 230 on board.
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Caged-child
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Two shocking reports of child abuse in the midwest.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Brillion, WI;
A Wisconsin couple is expected to be charged today with abusing their seven-
year- old daughter.
The little girl was found locked in a dog cage in the family's basement.
Police found her after her eleven- year- old brother arrived at the police
station barefoot and coatless.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
And in Chicago, eight children between the ages of nine months and ten years
were taken to the hospital this morning after they were found living alone in a
filthy apartment.
ADOPTION
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A historic bill signed today by President Clinton will make it easier to
remove children from abusive families.
It's an adoption bill that will speed up the adoption process.
Right now there are an estimated 100 thousand children in foster care
waiting to be adopted.
Experts blame the backlog on a 19-80 law requiring authorities to try to
reunite families before they place children for adoption.
E-Carroll-Murder
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A day before his trial was set to begin, a Carroll County man has pleaded
guilty to murder.
Twenty-two- year- old Teddy Roe Dixon says he was high on crack cocaine when
he shot, stabbed and beat his roommate, 50- year old William Epperson.
He faces two life sentences.
Sentencing is scheduled for February.
S-House-Changes
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-75
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal
Election '97 shook up Richmond.
Two weeks after election day, NO one in the state capital knows who'll be
sitting in the key chairs in the House of Delegates.
Ellen Qualls has a preview.
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SOT
IN Q=You remember
SUPER=@Ellen1; :08
SUPER=01-Scott Leake/Joint Republican Caucus; :26
SUPER=01-Bob Holsworth/VCU Political Analyst; :32
RUNS=1:37
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( sot standup 14:33:16
(( You remember the game: musical chairs.
Well the music stops in Richmond on January 14th, when Virginia's lower
chamber reconvenes to decide who sits in it's most important chair-- that of
the Speaker of the House.))
runs=:12
This month's elections left Democrats with a one vote majority in the 100
member House -- their slimmest hold on power this century.
And speculation on the political leanings of current Democrats like Lionell
Spruill of Chesapeake is daily fodder.
sot 14:07:24
((SCOTT LEAKE: IT'S REALLY VOLATILE. A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT IDEAS AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.))
runs=:06
sot 08:42:39
((BOB HOLSWORTH/VCU POLITICAL ANALYST: IF THE REPUBLICANS ARE ABLE TO SWITCH A
DEMOCRAT OR TWO, AND ARE SUCCESSFUL IN BEING ABLE TO THROW THE SPEAKERSHIP UP
FOR GRABS. AND IN FACT SOME OF THE RUMORS RIGHT NOW SAY PUT THE SPEAKERSHIP IN
THE HANDS OF AN INDEPENDENT, LIKE LACEY PUTNEY, THEN THAT WOULD REALLY BE A SEA
CHANGE IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.))
runs=:21
But Democrats say don't expect House Speaker Tom Moss to give up power when
he doesn't have to.
sot 08:42:53
((THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES HAS BEEN ORGANIZED IN SUCH A WAY THAT EVEN A SLIM
MAJORITY FOR THE DEMOCRATS IN NUMBERS IN THE HOUSE, IN OVERALL NUMBERS,
TRANSLATES INTO A VERY SIGNIFICANT GOVERNING MAJORITY.))
runs=:14
That's largely because of the enormous power of the Speaker.
He appoints all committee members and then assigns bills to friendly or less
than friendly committees.
sot 14:08:06
((SCOTT LEAKE: CURRENTLY, THE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY KEEPS TO ITSELF MOST OF THE
CHOICE POSITIONS.))
runs=:05
sot 08:45:10
((BOB HOLSWORTH: I THINK IN FACT MOST VIRGINIA VOTERS WOULD PROBABLY BE FAIRLY
SURPRISED TO UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF OPERATION OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.))
runs=:07
Some of those rules may be revised in January.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Three-Welfare
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#97-73
GRAPHIC=None
Factors like child care, transportation, and work clothing can present a
challenge for Virginians trying to get off the WELFARE roll and on the PAYROLL.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
And while those on government assistance are struggling to become
independent-- they DO need some help along the way.
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SOT tape 4 9:40:49
IN Q=We're seeing a gradual
((SANDRA KING/COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES: WE'RE SEEING A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS, PERSONS LOOKING FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE-- AN AWFUL LOT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SO FAR AS HEATING, FUEL
ASSISTANCE, ELECTRIC BILL ASSISTANCE. ))
SUPER=01-Sandra King/Community Services;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=bill assistance
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VO-NAT
Local agencies are stepping up to the plate-- as well as members of the
local religious community.
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TAKE FULLSCREEN GRAPHIC
Lending a hand to make welfare reform work-- that's part three of our series
"A Second Chance at Success" continuing tonight on News 7 at six.
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S-M'ville-Museum
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-67
GRAPHIC=None
Virginia is the tenth most popular
tourist destination in the U-S and Martinsville wants to cash in --
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
Town leaders are hoping a new Virginia Museum of Natural History will bring
people to Martinsville.
It will replace the old Martinsville General Hospital and stretch over 43
acres.
That leaves plenty of room for dinosaurs and other exhibits.
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SOT 2:59:50
IN Q=We might do something on roadkill
((STEVE PIKE/MUSEUM DIRECTOR: WE MIGHT DO SOMETHING ON ROADKILL, ACTUALLY.
THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS. IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING SUBJECT. WE SEE A LOT
OF THAT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM SURE YOU SAW SOME DEER COMING DOWN HERE
PERHAPS.))
SUPER=01-Steve Pike/Museum Director;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=coming down here perhaps
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VO-NAT
Tourists would be a big boost not only to the museum, but also to the city
economy.
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SOT 3:33:23
IN Q=We're here in the triad area
((MARK CRABTREE/VICE-MAYOR: WE'RE HERE IN THE TRIAD AREA ... MUSEUM))
SUPER=01-Mark Crabtree/Vice-Mayor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=museum
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VO-NAT
No date has been set yet for the new museum's opening -- but directors say
construction will take several years.
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Grave-History
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
City workers discovered the remains of eleven bodies, believed to have been
buried sometime in the mid 18-hundreds. The city discovered what officials
think are the remains of Yelverton Oliver... a wealthy horse racer who died in
18-57.
Joining me today is George Kegley a Roanoke historian. Thank you for being
here.
SUPER=01-George Kegley/Roanoke Historian;
((Since this discovery have you learned anything about Yelverton Oliver?))
((What type of impact did he have on Roanoke and its beginnings?))
((With the increase of construction and remodeling, how often does this sort of
thing happen?))
((Do you know what is being done to identify the other remains?))
Thank you so much for being here.
Now let's find out what we can discovery about the weather outlook, Patrick.
WEATHER
SUPER=300-49/34/Southwest 8mph/30.13f/74/1953/21/1951;
SUPER=301-50/34/Variable 5mph/30.13f/80/1913/16/1891;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clear/& Cold/30-34/Mostly/Sunny/58-62;
SUPER=331-Clear/& Cold/32-36/Mostly/Sunny/60-65;
SUPER=332-Mostly Clear/& Cold/26-31/Partly/Cloudy/54-57;
SUPER=333-Clear/& Cold/24-28/Mostly/Sunny/54-58;
SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/& Cold/28-32/Partly/Cloudy/53-56;
SUPER=X5001;
E-Book-Strings
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=tja
TAPE#97-74
GRAPHIC=None
Downtown Roanoke, Incorporated will need to book another store now that the
City Market has lost a business.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Books, Strings, and Things has been a downtown fixture since it opened in
19-86.
Recently the store has struggled financially--three years ago the owners
filed for bankruptcy.
Downtown Roanoke Incorporated expects it won't take long to find a new
tenant for the space.
Books Strings and Things will remain open through the end of the year.
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Sara-Lee
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=business news
The Sara Lee Casualwear plant in Hillsville is getting a new owner.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hillsville/File Tape;
A couple who live in Fries, Virginia, is buying the plant and changing its
name to Hillsville Apparel Corporation.
The new owners take over in January.
A spokeswoman for Sara Lee said almost all of the plant's more than 500
employees will work for the new owners.
The plant makes T-shirts, sweatshirts and fleece clothing for a variety of
companies.
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Salem
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=GIRL-97
GRAPHIC=VHSL
The Virginia High School League Group A and double A girls basketball
quarterfinals tipped off last night.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Golden Wave vs. Spartans; :00
Lets start in Salem where the lady Spartans played host to Grundy.
In first quarter; Sarah Palmer makes the pass to Elizabeth Croy; who sinks
the jumper for Salem.
The Golden Wave answered. Leigh farmer finds Heather Shortridge for the lay
up.
Palmer then shows her range taking SUPER=34-Salem/60/Grundy/46;
the pass from Lindsay Carroll and snapping the nylon for three of her team high
17 points.
Salem was sharp on defense. Erin Collins benefits from the steal. The Lady
Spartans advance to the group 2A state semi finals Friday with the 60-46 win.
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Byrd
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-12
GRAPHIC=VHSL
William Byrd advanced to the state semi finals with a 66-50 win over Bassett
last night.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Bassett/Terriers vs. Bengals; :00
Brandy Allen lead her lady Terriers into battle.
With Bassett keying on Allen; Byrd guard Andrea Gay stepped up. Here she
takes the pass from Erin Caldwell and scores in traffic.
Then; two-time piedmont district player of the year Heather Miller scoops up
the loose ball and finishes under the iron.
SUPER=34-William Byrd/66/Bassett/50;
Teammate Amber Triplett makes good on her name with the triple from the top of
the key.
But; Byrd had one two many second chances. Caldwell scores off the miss and
the lady Terriers will meet Charlottesville this friday in the semi's.
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Glenvar
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=VHSL
In Group A girls state quarterfinal action; Glenvar beat Hays 51 to 39 to
advance to the semi's. The Lady Highlanders led 23-16 at the half on their way
to the win. Katrina Williams led Glenvar with 16 points. Erika Hale tallied 15.
VMI
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#net (S7-13)
GRAPHIC=VMI hoops
The V-M-I Keydets made their 1997-98 home debut last night against the Elon
Fighting Christians at Cameron Hall.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lexington/Fighting Christians vs. Keydets; :00
On the opening tip; Darryl Faulkner dishes to Aaron Demory; who rattles the
iron with the slam.
Then; Eric Mann passes to Demory for the one handed jam from right
underneath the hoop.
SUPER=34-VMI/85/Elon/69;
The keydets prove they too have the juice. Former Cave Spring standout Matt
Matheny takes the nifty pass from Faulkner and rips some rope. VMI cruises past
Elon 85 to 69 and improves to 1 and 1.
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Penguin
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
San Diego and Antarctica don't have much in common in terms of
temperatures...
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VO-NAT
05:00:38
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
But the San Diego Zoo has changed all that and is now the only place outside
Antarctica where penguins have hatched and survived.
The zoo has matched the lighting and temperatures of their natural habitat.
The chicks are too young to take care of themselves yet, so adults will care
for them.
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ROYAL-ANNIVERSARY
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
A royal celebration for a royal anniversary in Britain.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London, UK;
10:37:58
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating 50 years of marriage to
Prince Philip.
The actual anniversary is tomorrow.
And over the next 48 hours the couple will play host to the biggest
gathering of crowned and former crowned heads of Europe
since her coronation.
The two days of festivities kicked off today with a lunch banquet.
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by SS