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7E-Execution
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TAPE#97-78
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The state set a new modern one-year record for the number of executions in
the Commonwealth last night.
A convicted rapist and killer from Hampton was the ninth death row inmate to
die this year.
But Virginia corrections officials say they expect to "meet or exceed that
pace" NEXT year.
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VO-NAT
Thomas Beavers raped and murdered his 60- year- old neighbor in 19-90.
His attorneys argue he was brain-damaged and incompetent to stand trial.
SUPER=03-Hampton/1990
Marguerite Lowerey was a retired cafeteria manager... and apparently NOT his
final victim.
Beavers' jury was told he raped two other women after her murder.
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Virginia only made lethal injection an option in July 19-95 -- but Beavers
is the 22nd inmate to die by it since then.
He's the state's 46th execution since 19-82.
Only Texas has had more.
The average stay on Virginia's death row is now just under nine years... and
dropping.
7Plane-Crash
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TAPE#net (edit of 97-87)
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash
National Transportation Safety Board officials say a final verdict on what
caused Wednesday's fatal plane crash could be up close to a year away.
However preliminary reports could be filed next week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Yesterday investigators searched for clues in the mangled wreckage.
Texas pilot James Notch died when his plane hit this northwest Roanoke home.
Witness accounts and the taped distress call to the F-A-A Tower seemed to
point to engine failure.
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SOT 11:37:15
IN Q=SHORTLY AFTER TAKE
((BEVERLY DRAKE-NURSE/NTSB INVESTIGATOR: SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OF FROM RUNWAY 1-6
THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER.))
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N-T-S-B investigators will examine the engine, check Notches' flying record
and make sure the plane had the correct fuel.
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7Water-Rates
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TAPE#97-77
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Although officials in Rural Retreat admit the water rates in the town are
high, they say they're necessary.
Residents disagree.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.
They claim a 75 percent surcharge and miscalculations by new water meters
have caused their water rates to double and in some cases triple.
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((CONNIE SEAGLE/WYTHE CO. RESIDENT: WE'VE TRIED TO CUT BACK ON OUR WATER USAGE
THE MONTH THAT WE REALLY CUT BACK WE DIDN'T WASH ANY CARS. WE LIMITED THE KIDS
IN THE SHOWER. WE MADE SURE THE DISHWASHER WAS FULL, THE WASHER WAS FULL AND
THE NEXT MONTH OUR WATER BILL JUMPED UP TO 160 DOLLARS.))
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Town officials claim the new rates are needed to help pay for a new one and
a half million dollar water filtration plant.
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IN Q=And, when we
((RAY MATNEY/RURAL RETREAT TOWN MGR.: AND, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR RATES ARE HIGH.
I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO ADMIT THAT. THEY'RE VERY HIGH BUT IT'S TOUGH ON A
SMALL SYSTEM.))
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VO-NAT
Some residents are trying to avoid paying the surcharge by being annexed by
the town.
The Wythe County Board of Supervisors plans to consider the matter at a
meeting next week and make recommendations to town officials.
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7Youth-Crime
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The punishment might not always fit the crime in Virginia's Juvenile justice
system.
A new study presented yesterday
to the Virginia Commission on Youth found children who run away from home or
play hooky from school slip into a life of crime because courts are reluctant
to punish them.
The commission voted unanimously to offer legislation to next year's General
Assembly aimed at keeping children in school and out of trouble.
7weather
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Taking a look at your Friday forecast...
Cloudy and chilly today with highs in the low to mid 40's.
tonight looks mostly cloudy with nighttime lows dropping into the upper 20's
to low 30's.
And taking a look ahead to the weekend...
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7BIRTHDAYS!12/14/97
Sunday:
SUPER=130-5/Nicole Kellison/Green Bank, WV;
SUPER=130-2/Cody Claxton/Shawsville;
SUPER=130-78/Rev. Ralph Spradling/Floyd;
SUPER=130-6/Kristen Davis/Fries;
SUPER=130-8/Jarrett Brumfield/Gretna;
SUPER=130-8/Hollie Brightwell/Salem;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-51st/Hans & Betty Pieper/Java;
SUPER=130-28/Leatrice Price/Christiansburg;
SUPER=130-33/Randall Harrison/Rocky Mount;
SUPER=130-1/Miles Gunter/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-11/Cory Powers/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-12/Brittany Saul/Pulaski;
SUPER=130-23/Jeffrey Wilson/Saxe;
SUPER=130-40/Robin Rhodes/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-4/Jenna Crummett/Hot Springs;
SUPER=130-11/Josh Watson/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-44/Mary Hamlin/Elliston;
SUPER=130-4/Blake Fisher/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-/Joyce Cundiff/Rocky Mount;
SUPER=130-6/Brittany Arthur/Snow Creek;
SUPER=130-4/Alaina Phoenix/Shawsville;
No Pictures:
SUPER=130-/Tosha Bonds/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-38/Milton Hartman/Rocky Mount;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-2nd/Hearman & Ruth Pearman/Blacksburg;
SUPER=130-4/Clint Hines/Altavista;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-/Euell & LeVerne Moran/Boones Mill;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-/J. C. & Dorothy Martin/Snow Creek;
SUPER=130-8/Hollie Hutton/Wytheville;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-15th/Kevin & Patty Burris/Nashville;
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Bike
ANCHOR=Melanie
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An update for you on Steve Pardon's challenge in the Bikes or Bust project.
Elementary School student Courtney Ferguson brought out two bicycles within
fifteen minutes after Steve made his challenge.
He will now match her two-bike contribution.
55Plane-Crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#net (edit of 97-87)
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash
The National Transportation board could release its preliminary findings on
Wednesday's plane crash as earlier as next week.
But its final reports won't be finished for months.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Investigators spent yesterday searching for clues in the mangled wreckage.
Pilot James Notch died when his plane hit a northwest Roanoke home.
Witness accounts and the taped distress call to the control Tower seemed to
point to engine trouble.
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SOT 11:37:15
IN Q=SHORTLY AFTER TAKE
((BEVERLY DRAKE-NURSE/NTSB INVESTIGATOR: SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OF FROM RUNWAY 1-6
THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER.))
SUPER=01-Beverly Drake-Nurse/NTSB Investigator;
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OUT Q=LOST ENGINE POWER
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VO-NAT
N-T-S-B investigators will examine the engine,-- check Notches' flying
record and make sure the plane had the correct fuel.
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55E-Execution
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Virginia set a one year record last night with the execution of a convicted
rapsit and murderer.
But Virginia corrections officials say they expect to "meet or exceed that
pace" NEXT year.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Thomas Beavers raped and murdered his 60- year- old neighbor in 19-90.
His attorneys argue he was brain-damaged and incompetent to stand trial.
SUPER=03-Hampton/1990
Marguerite Lowerey was a retired cafeteria manager... and apparently NOT his
final victim.
Beavers' jury was told he raped two other women after her murder.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Beavers is the 22nd inmate to die by lethal injection, which was only made an
option in 19-95.
He's the state's 46th death row inmate to be put to death since 19-82.
Only the state of Texas has carried out more executions.
55E-Kroger-Move
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-73
GRAPHIC=kroger
A West Virginia judge says Kroger did not violate any agreements when it
transferred jobs to Roanoke County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, WV/May 28;
A group of citizens and union leaders filed suit after Kroger decided to
close a Charleston warehouse earlier this year.
The group argued that Kroger had an obligation to stay in West Virginia
because it received tax breaks.
But this week a judge ruled that while Kroger used low-interest bonds to
build RETAIL stores, the money did not go to the warehouse.
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55S-Cabin-Lake
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-88
GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath
Some Danville residents who lost everything in a Thanksgiving night
apartment fire can today begin applying for low- interest loans.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The federal Small Business Adminstration is providing the loans.
SUPER=04-November 27;
Last month's fire resulted in more than two million dollars damage and left
250 people without a place to live.
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SOT 5:19:42
IN Q=This disaster
((CLAIRE HOLMES/SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: THIS DISASTER TO THE DISASTER
VICTIMS IS BIG. THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THEM IN THEIR
WHOLE LIVES. COMPARATIVELY TO OTHER DISASTERS FOR US IN THE DISASTER BUSINESS,
A NORTH RIDGE EARTHQUAKE OR THE GREAT MIDWEST FLOODS, IT IS NOT SIZEABLE BUT TO
VICTIMS IT'S BIG NEWS. THEREFORE IT'S BIG TO US.))
SUPER=01-Claire Holmes/Small Business Administration;
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OUT Q=big to us
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VO-NAT
Residents and landlords can apply for the loans at the Danville airport
starting this morning at nine.
Loans can be for as much as one and a half million dollars. They are based
on the individual's ability to pay them back.
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55weather
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And a school note for you -- Icy conditions have forced Mount Rogers school
in Grayson County to open one hour late today.
Now let's find out how the Friday forecast is shaping up--
Cloudy skies today, with highs in the mid 40s.
Mostly cloudy overnight, with lows dropping to around 30.
Expect some sunshine to return for the weekend, with highs in the 40s.
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8Plane-Crash
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
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TAPE#net (edit of 97-87)
GRAPHIC=Plane Crash
Preliminary reports could be out next week as to what caused Wednesday's
fatal plane crash, but National Transportation Safety Board officials say a
final verdict could be close to a year away.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Yesterday investigators searched for clues in the mangled wreckage.
Texas pilot James Notch died when his plane hit this northwest Roanoke home.
Witness accounts and the taped distress call to the F-A-A Tower seemed to
point to engine failure.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:37:15
IN Q=SHORTLY AFTER TAKE
((BEVERLY DRAKE-NURSE/NTSB INVESTIGATOR: SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OF FROM RUNWAY 1-6
THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER.))
SUPER=01-Beverly Drake-Nurse/NTSB Investigator;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=LOST ENGINE POWER
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VO-NAT
N-T-S-B investigators will examine the engine, check Notches' flying record
and make sure the plane had the correct fuel.
(----------------)
8E-Execution
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A convicted rapist and murderer from Hampton was put to death last night-
setting a modern one-year record for executions in Virginia.
He was the ninth death row inmate to be executed this year.
But Virginia corrections officials say they expect to "meet or exceed that
pace" NEXT year.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Thomas Beavers raped and murdered his 60- year- old neighbor in 19-90.
His attorneys argue he was brain-damaged and incompetent to stand trial.
SUPER=03-Hampton/1990
Marguerite Lowerey was a retired cafeteria manager... and apparently NOT his
final victim.
Beavers' jury was told he raped two other women after her murder.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Beavers is the 22nd inmate to die by lethal injection, which was only made an
option in 19-95.
He's the state's 46th death row inmate to be put to death since 19-82.
Only the state of Texas has carried out more executions.
8Water-Rates
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=NONE
A hike in water rates have some residents near Rural Retreat searching for
options.
Town officials say the rate increase is necessary.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.
Resdients claim a 75 percent surcharge and miscalculations by new water
meters have caused their water rates to double and in some cases triple.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14.01.43 - 14.02.03
IN Q=We've tried to
((CONNIE SEAGLE/WYTHE CO. RESIDENT: WE'VE TRIED TO CUT BACK ON OUR WATER USAGE
THE MONTH THAT WE REALLY CUT BACK WE DIDN'T WASH ANY CARS. WE LIMITED THE KIDS
IN THE SHOWER. WE MADE SURE THE DISHWASHER WAS FULL, THE WASHER WAS FULL AND
THE NEXT MONTH OUR WATER BILL JUMPED UP TO 160 DOLLARS.))
SUPER=01-Connie Seagle/Wythe Co. Resident;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=to 160 dollars.
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VO-NAT
Town officials claim the new rates are needed to help pay for a new one and
a half million dollar water filtration plant.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.34.57 - 12.35.07
IN Q=And, when we
((RAY MATNEY/RURAL RETREAT TOWN MGR.: AND, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR RATES ARE HIGH.
I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO ADMIT THAT. THEY'RE VERY HIGH BUT IT'S TOUGH ON A
SMALL SYSTEM.))
SUPER=01-Ray Matney/Rural Retreat Town Manager;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=a small system.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Some residents are trying to avoid paying the surcharge by being annexed by
the town.
The Wythe County Board of Supervisors plans to consider the matter at a
meeting next week and make recommendations to town officials.
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85-Kroger-Move
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-46
GRAPHIC=kroger
Employees of the former Kroger distribution center in West Virginia will
officially move to new positions in the Star City.
That after a judge ruled in the grocery store's favor.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, WV/May 28;
A group of citizens and union leaders filed suit after Kroger decided to
close the Charleston warehouse earlier this year and transfer jobs to Roanoke
County.
The group argued that Kroger had an obligation to stay because it received
tax breaks.
But this week a judge ruled that while Kroger used low-interest bonds to
build retail stores, the money did not go to the warehouse.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
The Roanoke Distribution Center is now being expanded.
Employees who accepted transfers from West Virginia are now on the job in
the Roanoke Valley.
8weather
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More scholl information this morning... Mount Rogers School in Wythe County
is now closed today. Again that's no school for students at Mount Rogers
School in Wythe county
Turning to weather--
Lots of clouds today, with northwesterly winds.
Highs in the mid 40s.
Mostly cloudy tonight, with lows around 30.
The extended outlook is partly sunny and cool for the weekend...
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