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7E-L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
The investigation into the stabbing death of an elderly Lynchburg man could
be close to an end.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week;
72- year- old Samuel J. York was killed in his apartment one week ago.
Since then, several witnesses have reported seeing 27- year- old Kenneth
Lloyd Lawson driving the victim's car.
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SOT 1:57:52
IN Q=Naturally we're
((INVEST. DANNY VIAR/LYNCHBURG POLICE: NATURALLY WE'RE INTERESTED BECAUSE HE
HAS THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE, AND DEFINITELY WE WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY THAT KNOWS
THE VICTIM OR HAS HAD RECENT CONTACT WITH HIM AROUND THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. THE
CAR AND THE INDIVIDUAL, MR. LAWSON, HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL
COMPUTER, SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN AND THAT WE HAVE A WARRANT ON FILE
FOR HIM FOR AUTO THEFT.))
SUPER=01-Danny Viar/Lynchburg Police Investigator; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=for auto theft.
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VO-NAT
Viar says anyone who sees the car or Lawson should call the Lynchburg
police.
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7E-Daycare-hearing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Child Care
It's a debate between safety and education in Virginia day care centers.
Those issues were dicussed at a public hearing in Roanoke last night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The state Child Day-Care Council is rewriting some of the regulations.
The new rules place more restrictions on health and safety issues, but they
are less specific about daily educational activities.
And some daycare providers are unhappy about lower educational requirements
for program supervisors. (/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=my children
((
04:14:20
MARTI CARL/DAYCARE PROVIDER; MY CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN, AND ALL OF THE
CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH DESERVE THE BEST CHILD CARE THAT IS AVAILABLE. AND
IF THESE PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWED TO FO THROUGH AS IS, THEN OUR BEST WILL NO-WHERE
BE GOOD ENOUGH.))
03:53:34
SHARON JONES/CHILD DAY-CARE COUNCIL; I DON'T LOOK ATH THEM AS BEING RELAXED, I
LOOK AT THEM BEING BROADENED SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY FOR
ALL THE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME UNDER LICENSED CARE.
SUPER=01-Marti Carl/Daycare Provider;
SUPER=01-Sharon Jones/Child Day-Care Council;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=licensed care.
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VO-NAT
The council will use the input from the public hearing to fine-tune the new
regulations.
There will be another public-comment period before the council takes action
next year.
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7E-Harmony-Hall
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-67
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
It was judgment day for a Wythe County judge yesterday.
Judge Danny Bird says he can't decide whether former employees of a strip bar
are guilty of obscenity charges, because the county has never defined what
obscenity is.
But Bird used his judgment in agreeing to dismiss all charges against Tracey
Outlaw, a former nude dancer at Harmony Hall, pending good behavior on her
part.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;
The judge also agreed to dismiss charges against Harmony Hall manager, Bobby
Ray Caviness.
He's accused of allowing alcohol inside the strip bar without the proper
permit.
Two obscenity related charges were dismissed before court began.
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SOT
IN Q=I certainly
((ROBBIE JENKINS/CAVINESS' ATTORNEY:I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PROOF
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT OR CHARGE THAT WAS LEFT AGAINST MY CLIENT, WHICH WAS
THE ALCOHOL CHARGE, THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROOF THERE WERE FOOD OR
BEVERAGES SOLD AND HE SHOULD'VE DISMISSED IT, BUT HE TOOK IT UNDER ADVISEMENT
AND WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THAT DECISION. ))
SUPER=01-Robbie Jenkins/Caviness' Attorney; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=that decision.
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VO-NAT
The judge also agreed to dismiss the alcohol related charges against three
other Harmony Hall employees-- pending a year's good behavior.
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7weather
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Taking a look at your Tuesday forecast... It's going to be a bit warmer
today with highs in the low to mid 50's under mostly sunny skies.
And tonight the skies will stay clear with nighttime lows in the low to mid
30's.
And taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 11/26/97
Wednesday:
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-/Mr. & Mrs. Harrison/Rocky Mount;
SUPER=130-8/Jeremiah Simpkins/Snowville;
SUPER=130-2/Travis Carter/Radford;
SUPER=130-10/Ashley Lawhorn/Clifton Forge;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-/Ada French/Pearisburg;
SUPER=130-16/Dustin Mabry/Snow Creek;
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555-L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-53
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
Witnesses may be providing more clues into the murder of an elderly
Lynchburg man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week
72-year old Samuel York was stabbed to death in his apartment last Monday.
His car, a 1993 red Lexus, was missing from the crime scene.
Police have received numerous tips that 27-year old Kenneth Lloyd Lawson has
been driving the vehicle.
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SOT 1:57:03
IN Q=We have warrants
((INV. DANNY VIAR/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WE HAVE WARRANTS ON FILE FOR HIM FOR THEFT
OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S NOT BEEN RETURNED AT THIS POINT. Reporter: Right now he's
not officially a suspect in this murder? WE WANT TO QUESTION HIM AS TO WHEN HE
WAS WITH THE VICTIM, WHERE HE GOT THE CAR, ETC. AS FAR AS TO CALL HIM A PRIME
SUSPECT, NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Danny Viar/Lynchburg Police Investigator; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=not right now.
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VO-NAT
Viar would not say whether Lawson and the victim knew each other.
Anyone with information should call the Lynchburg police.
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55E-Pitts-Fatal
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-87
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
State police continue to investigate a fatal car crash in Pittsylvania
County that killed a teenager.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
Police will not say why, but they have launched an in-depth probe into
yesterday's accident.
16-year old Ruth Ellen Cardwell died at the scene.
The driver, Anton Reece is in the hospital ...
He apparently veered off Route 726 --hitting a sign and a phone box before
the car overturned.
Police say there is no indication of drugs or alcohol.
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555-Smyth-Fire
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=Chemical Fire
The investigation into the massive Symth County Chemical fire has closed
without any concrete findings into its cause.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Smyth Co./August 21;
The Marley Mouldings warehouse in Atkins burned for several days back in
August.
Investigators say the blaze was so large, that fire fighters destroyed much
of the evidence trying to extinguish it -- including the walls and roof.
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555-Cullen-Alcohol
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=Richard Cullen
State Attorney General Richard Cullen is turning his attention to underage
drinking on college campuses.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The action stems from four alcohol-related fatalities on Virginia campuses
since May,
Cullen is naming a task force to deal with the problem.
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SOT 19:55:31
IN Q=I don't think
((RICHARD CULLEN/VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEGISLATE THIS.
I THINK COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY. I HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THE TASK FORCE. ONE IS
A NATIONALLY-REKNOWNED POLLSTER, LINDA DIVALL, AND I HOPE SHE'LL TEACH US HOW
TO FIND OUT FROM THE CAMPUS ITSELF WHAT THE REAL SITUATION IS. I HAVE AN
ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, SOMEONE WHO STARTED A NATIONALLY PROMINENT ADVERTISING
AGENCY. HE'S ON THERE AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Richard Cullen/Virginia Attorney General
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OUT Q=as well.
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VO-NAT
Governor George Allen's supportive of the task force, but thinks better
enforcement of existing laws may be the key.
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SOT 19:34:33
IN Q=Thinking back
((THINKING BACK, IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S ANY WORSE THAN BEFORE.
MAYBE DRUGS ARE MORE PREVALENT NOW THEN THEY WERE IN THOSE DAYS. AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, THERE WAS PLENTY OF ALCOHOL AROUND WHEN I WAS THERE.))
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OUT Q=was there.
TALENT=Kimberly
SS=Alcohol Abuse
Then- Governor Doug Wilder convened a 1991 commission on Substance Abuse and
Sexual Assault on College Campuses.
Its recommendations were so strict, many were never implemented.
555-Electoral-Board
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore
He claimed victory last month, but it only became official yesterday: Jim
Gilmore is the governor-elect.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The State Board of Elections did the tedious work of certifying the votes
yesterday.
And it made the official announcement that Virginia's Reform Party had lost
its spot on future ballots by NOT pulling ten percent of the vote for a
statewide office.
SUPER=@file;
Lieutenant Governor candidate Bradley Evans DID manage 4-point-5 percent
though.
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55weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
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Taking a break from the news--
Tuesday's weather looks mostly sunny and milder, with highs in the lower
50s.
Mostly clear and seasonably cool overnight, with lows in the mid 30s.
A peek ahead at the Thanksgiving holiday reveals partly cloudy and warmer
weather this week...
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8E-L'burg-Murder
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation
A lead, but NO suspect yet in the investigation into the stabbing death of an
elderly Lynchburg man.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week;
72- year- old Samuel J. York was killed in his apartment one week ago.
Since then, several witnesses have reported seeing 27- year- old Kenneth
Lloyd Lawson driving the victim's car.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:57:52
IN Q=Naturally we're
((INVEST. DANNY VIAR/LYNCHBURG POLICE: NATURALLY WE'RE INTERESTED BECAUSE HE
HAS THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE, AND DEFINITELY WE WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY THAT KNOWS
THE VICTIM OR HAS HAD RECENT CONTACT WITH HIM AROUND THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. THE
CAR AND THE INDIVIDUAL, MR. LAWSON, HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL
COMPUTER, SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN AND THAT WE HAVE A WARRANT ON FILE
FOR HIM FOR AUTO THEFT.))
SUPER=01-Invest. Danny Viar/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=for auto theft.
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VO-NAT
Viar says anyone who sees the car or Lawson should call the Lynchburg
police.
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8E-Daycare-hearing
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Child Care
Day care centers may become safer-- but that may come at the cost of quality
educational programs for children.
That's the concern of many who spoke at a public hearing in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The state Child Day-Care Council is rewriting some of the regulations.
The new rules place more restrictions on health and safety issues, but they
are less specific about daily educational activities.
And some daycare providers are unhappy about lower educational requirements
for program supervisors.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=my children
((
04:14:20
MARTI CARL/DAYCARE PROVIDER; MY CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN, AND ALL OF THE
CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH DESERVE THE BEST CHILD CARE THAT IS AVAILABLE. AND
IF THESE PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWED TO FO THROUGH AS IS, THEN OUR BEST WILL NO-WHERE
BE GOOD ENOUGH.))
03:53:34
SHARON JONES/CHILD DAY-CARE COUNCIL; I DON'T LOOK ATH THEM AS BEING RELAXED, I
LOOK AT THEM BEING BROADENED SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY FOR
ALL THE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME UNDER LICENSED CARE.
SUPER=01-Marti Carl/Daycare Provider;
SUPER=01-Sharon Jones/Child Day-Care Council;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=licensed care.
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VO-NAT
The council will use the input from the public hearing to fine-tune the new
regulations.
There will be another public-comment period before the council takes action
next year.
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85-Harmony-Hall
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-45
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
The judge presiding over a case involving a former Wythe County strip bar
says he has no LEGAL gauge with which to measure what is obscene.
That's because the county has no guidelines on obscene behavior.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;
Judge Bird ruled manager Bobby Ray Caviness WAS guilty of allowing alcohol
into Harmony Hall without a permit.
But the judge said he'd dismiss the charge in a year, pending good behavior,
because there was reasonable doubt.
The judge also took the case against Caviness' employees-- Marty McKinney,
Greg Alford and Nathan Wilson, under a year's advisement.
Harmony Hall is now closed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think
((ROBBIE JENKINS/CAVINESS' ATTORNEY:I THINK PROBABLY A LOT OF IT IS WHAT HAS
HAPPENED, INTERFERED WITH HIS BUSINESS, I KNOW HE WANTED TO TRY TO OPEN, BUT I
FEEL LIKE HE GOT OUT OF IT, IT PROBABLY HURT HIS BUSINESS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY PROBABLY WOULD'VE GIVEN HIM A HARD TIME IF IT
WOULD'VE CONTINUED. ))
SUPER=01-Robbie Jenkins/Caviness' Attorney; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=would've continued.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Legal Scales
Charges will be dismissed against stripper, Tracey Outlaw, who the judge
ruled WAS guilty of exposing herself but said he could NOT rule whether her
actions were obscene because there are NO established guidelines.
8E-Pitts-Fatal
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-87
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident
A car accident that killed a Pittsylvania county teenager is attracting the
attention of state police.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
16-year old Ruth Ellen Cardwell died at the scene.
The driver Anton Reece is in the hospital.
He apparently veered off Route 726 --hitting a sign and a phone box before
the car overturned.
Police say there is no indication of drugs or alcohol.
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8weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
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Turning your attention now to the forecast--
Mostly sunny and warmer, with highs today in the lower 50s.
Mostly clear tonight, with lows cooling into the mid 30s.
The four- day outlook is pleasant through Thanksgiving...
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