WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 11/24/97

08:25-01

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7Bridge

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL/SLY
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal

Construction for the Second Street Bridge is complete, but not everyone in the Star City's oldest neighborhood considers it a welcome addition.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

Some community members complained the span would further divide the historic Gainsboro district, which they say has been torn apart by other city projects. But others note it's going to make getting around much easier.
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SOT 14:14:30 SAME TAPE
IN Q=people may want
((REV. RON MARSH: PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CALL IT URBAN RENEWAL BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR ROANOKE, IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROANOKE VALLEY BUT THE MAIN THING IS EASY ACCESS TO AND FROM TOWN.))
SUPER=07-Rev. Ron Marsh;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=AND FROM TOWN
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VO-NAT

City leaders say extra care was taken with the details of the bridge, such as extra landscaping, brick walkways and distinctive light poles on the bridge itself, to insure that the project would compliment the area.
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7E-Gov-Conference

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-77
GRAPHIC=Housing

The hunt for affordable and safe housing in Virginia is topping the agenda for state authorities.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Over the next two days more than 700 vendors will discuss the issue at the Governor's Housing conference at the Hotel Roanoke.
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SOT 14:44:18
IN Q=In Fact there
((KATHLEEN O'ROURK/VA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: IN FACT THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AND ONE REASON WHY THIS IS THE LARGEST IN THE NATION IS WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER FOLKS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS SO THEY CAN OFFER AFFORABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WHO OTHER WISE THINK THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.))
SUPER=01-Kathleen O'Rourke/Va. Housing Development Authority;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=able to afford it
Anchor=Melanie
SS=Housing

The Governor's Conference runs through tomorrow.

7E-Teen-Drivers

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-78
GRAPHIC=none

Officials in the Commonwealth are looking into a program that would put the brakes on teens behind the wheel after dark.
It's a plan the state is considering to cut down on the number of accidents involving young drivers.
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SUPER=@File;

People aged 15 to 20 years old make up nearly 7 percent of licensed drivers, but account for 14 percent of the motorists involved in fatal car wrecks.
Studies show that most of those accidents happen at night.
Limiting night driving is one of the provisions state officials are considering as part of a "graduated licensing" law.
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7E-Rockbridge-Central

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-74
GRAPHIC=None

Not only are rescue squads in Rockbridge County helping accident victims, they're also helping each other.
A new Regional Central Dispatch Center, pulls together 11 Volunteer Fire Departments and five rescue squads.
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SOT 02.01.12 - 02.01.38
IN Q=Just this past
((JON ELLESTAD/LEXINGTON CITY MGR.: JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THIS WEEK--TOOK THE BIG STEP OF HIRING OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO'S JOB IT WILL BE TO ACTUALLY PUT THIS CONSOLIDATED CENTER TOGETHER AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT, OUTFIT THE DISPATCHERS AND HIRE THE DISPATCHERS AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF. WE'RE REALLY QUITE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S A BIG STEP FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.))
SUPER=01-Jon Ellestad/Lexington City Manager
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OUT Q=for intergovernmental cooperation.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None

Ellestad says the consolidation has been in the planning stages since 19-92.
The new center will improve service by sharing expenses and operating responsibilities among the member squads.

7E-Lottery-First

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sta
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Big Game

A winning Big Game lottery ticket was purchased in the Commonwealth last week, making it the first time the winner for the multi-state lottery comes from Virginia.
According to Lottery spokesman Ed Scarborough the ticket was sold at a Zip Mart in Richmond and is worth 15 million dollars.
After taxes the winner will get 510-thousand dollars every year for 20 years.

7weather

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Taking a look at your Monday forecast... Look for mostly sunny skies today with cool temperatures in the low to mid 40's.
Tonight looks clear and cold overnight lows dropping down into the 20's.
And taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS!11/25/97
Tuesday:

SUPER=130-/Mildred Higgins/Glasgow;

SUPER=130-1/Mikayla Holland/Rocky Mount;

SUPER=130-8/Kendall Robertson/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-19/Jamie Flinchum/Draper;

SUPER=130-1/Ryan Secrist/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-1/Isabel Griffen/Martinsville;

SUPER=130-16/Crystal Leigh/South Boston;

SUPER=130-12/Gerald Goad/Galax;

SUPER=130-9/Trina Topping/Fairfeld;

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55Bridge

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL/SLY
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal

After planning and construction the Second Street Bridge in Roanoke's oldest neighborhood is open to traffic this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

But some community members complain the span would further divide the historic Gainsboro district, which they say has been torn apart by other city projects.
Others note it's going to make getting around much easier.
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SOT 14:14:30 SAME TAPE
IN Q=people may want
((REV. RON MARSH: PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CALL IT URBAN RENEWAL BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR ROANOKE, IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROANOKE VALLEY BUT THE MAIN THING IS EASY ACCESS TO AND FROM TOWN.))
SUPER=07-Rev. Ron Marsh;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=AND FROM TOWN
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VO-NAT

City leaders note extra care was taken with the details of the bridge, such as extra landscaping, brick walkways and distinctive light poles on the bridge itself, to insure that the project would compliment the area.
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55E-Gov-Conference

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-77
GRAPHIC=Housing

State authorities call finding affordable and safe housing in the commonwealth a challenge.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Over the next two days more than 700 vendors will discuss the issue at the Governor's Housing conference at the Hotel Roanoke.
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SOT 14:44:18
IN Q=In Fact there
((KATHLEEN O'ROURK/VA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: IN FACT THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AND ONE REASON WHY THIS IS THE LARGEST IN THE NATION IS WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER FOLKS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS SO THEY CAN OFFER AFFORABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WHO OTHER WISE THINK THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.))
SUPER=01-Kathleen O'Rourke/Va. Housing Development Authority;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=able to afford it
Anchor=Melanie
SS=Housing

The Governor's Conference runs through tommorrow.

55E-Rockbridge-Central

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-74
GRAPHIC=None

In Rockbrige County its a real team effort for the county's rescue squads.
Regional Central Dispatch Center has been formed, pulling together 11 Volunteer Fire Departments and five rescue squads.
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SOT 02.01.12 - 02.01.38
IN Q=Just this past
((JON ELLESTAD/LEXINGTON CITY MGR.: JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THIS WEEK--TOOK THE BIG STEP OF HIRING OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO'S JOB IT WILL BE TO ACTUALLY PUT THIS CONSOLIDATED CENTER TOGETHER AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT, OUTFIT THE DISPATCHERS AND HIRE THE DISPATCHERS AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF. WE'RE REALLY QUITE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S A BIG STEP FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.))
SUPER=01-Jon Ellestad/Lexington City Manager;
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=for intergovernmental cooperation.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None

Ellestad says the consolidation has been in the planning stages since 19-92.
The new center will improve service by sharing expenses and operating responsibilities among the member squads.

55E-Xmas-Pets

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-73
GRAPHIC=SPCA

Many people like to give puppys or kittens as Christmas presents.
And while they do make adorable gifts the S-P-C-A warns it's no good if the receiver isn't prepared for the responsibility.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

A center manager says the number of adoptions usually drops off in November then picks back up in the weeks just before Christmas.
The S-P-C-A says too often those who give the pets as presents assume the recipient will take on the responsibility of caring for it.
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SOT 02.45.26 - 02.45.41
IN Q=We don't really
((TERRI WIERINGA/ROCKBRIDGE CO. SPCA: WE DON'T REALLY ENCOURAGE IT. WE HAVE SOME THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED OUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THEY COME BACK AND USUALLY, I'M NOT SAYING ALL OF THEM BUT WE USUALLY TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET GIFT CERTIFICATES.))
SUPER=01-Terri Wieringa/Rockbridge Co. SPCA;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=get gift certificates.
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VO-NAT

The gift certificates give the recipient time to think it over.
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55weather

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Turning your focus to weather now--
Mostly sunny, breezy, and cool today, with northwesterly winds gusting to around 25 miles per hour.
High temperatures in the lower 40s.
Clear and cold tonight, with lows in the lower 20s.
The extended forecast is partly cloudy....
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8Bridge

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=DAL/SLY
TAPE#=Net
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal

Easing traffic congestion in Northwest Roanoke is one of the advantages of the now- completed Second Street Bridge.
But critics say it may WIDEN the cultural gap in the neighborhood.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke

Some community members complained the span would further divide the historic Gainsboro district, which they say has been torn apart by other city projects. But others note it's going to make getting around much easier.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:14:30 SAME TAPE
IN Q=people may want
((REV. RON MARSH: PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CALL IT URBAN RENEWAL BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR ROANOKE, IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROANOKE VALLEY BUT THE MAIN THING IS EASY ACCESS TO AND FROM TOWN.))
SUPER=07-Rev. Ron Marsh;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=AND FROM TOWN
(----------------)
VO-NAT

City leaders note extra care was taken with the details of the bridge, such as extra landscaping, brick walkways and distinctive light poles on the bridge itself, to insure that the project would compliment the area.
(----------------)

8E-Gov-Conference

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#=97-77
GRAPHIC=Housing

State officials are looking for ways to make the search for safe, affordable housing in the Commonwealth a little easier.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Over the next two days more than 700 vendors will discuss the issue at the Governor's Housing conference at the Hotel Roanoke.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:44:18
IN Q=In Fact there
((KATHLEEN O'ROURK/VA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: IN FACT THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AND ONE REASON WHY THIS IS THE LARGEST IN THE NATION IS WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER FOLKS FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS SO THEY CAN OFFER AFFORABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WHO OTHER WISE THINK THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.))
SUPER=01-Kathleen O'Rourke/VA Housing Development Authority;
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=able to afford it
Anchor=Melanie
SS=Housing

The Governor's Conference runs through tommorrow.

8E-Teen-Drivers

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-78
GRAPHIC=none

In an effort to cut down the number of accidents involving teens on the road, state officials are now considering a CURFEW for night-time driving.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

People aged 15 to 20 years old make up nearly 7 percent of licensed drivers, but account for 14 percent of the motorists involved in fatal car wrecks.
Studies show that most of those accidents happen at night.
Limiting night driving is one of the provisions state officials are considering as part of a "graduated licensing" law.
(----------------)

8E-Rockbridge-Central

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-74
GRAPHIC=None

Rescue squads are banding together for improved safety in Rockbridge county.
Workers have started the Regional Central Dispatch Center, pulling together 11 Volunteer Fire Departments and five rescue squads.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 02.01.12 - 02.01.38
IN Q=Just this past
((JON ELLESTAD/LEXINGTON CITY MGR.: JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THIS WEEK--TOOK THE BIG STEP OF HIRING OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO'S JOB IT WILL BE TO ACTUALLY PUT THIS CONSOLIDATED CENTER TOGETHER AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT, OUTFIT THE DISPATCHERS AND HIRE THE DISPATCHERS AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF. WE'RE REALLY QUITE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THAT'S A BIG STEP FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.))
SUPER=01-Jon Ellestad/Lexington City Mgr.
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=for intergovernmental cooperation.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None

Ellestad says the consolidation has been in the planning stages since 19-92.
The new center will improve service by sharing expenses and operating responsibilities among the member squads.

8E-Lottery-First

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sta
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Big Game

One lucky Virginian is the big winner in the Big Game.
A winning Big Game lottery ticket was purchased in the Commonwealth last week, making it the first time the winner for the multi-state lottery comes from Virginia.
The Big Game involves six states.
According to Lottery spokesman Ed Scarborough the ticket was sold at a Zip Mart in Richmond and is worth 15 million dollars.
After taxes the winner will get 510-thousand dollars every year for 20 years.

8weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
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Time now to check the Monday outlook--
Mostly sunny, chilly and very breezy today.
Northwesterly winds will be gusting around 25 miles per hour.
High temperatures in the lower 40s.
Clear and cold, with lighter winds tonight.
Lows in the lower 20s.
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