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ANCHOR=Keith
It's a short hop by helicopter from the White House to Nelson County.
We've got a full report coming up on the Presidential visit to Wintergreen.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And replacing the railroad tracks in Glasgow creates more problems than it
solves in the eyes of local residents.
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Sports-Head
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Wintergreen-Clinton
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
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TAPE#97-98
GRAPHIC=Clinton
For President Bill Clinton, it was just a brief meeting with Democratic
leaders of Congress at the Wintergreen Resort.
But for Nelson County residents, it was a chance to get a firsthand look at
history in the making.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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SOT
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SUPER=01-Cheryl Roberts/Store Owner; :35
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SUPER=01-Mary Jane Hoffman/Resident; 1:00
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OUT Q=News7, Nelson County.
((natsot copters 3:25:35
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A small army of police, media and curious bystanders greeted the President
and Vice President upon their arrival around 11:30.
Among them was Flora Ballard, who never voted for Clinton, but who couldn't
pass up the chance to see a living president.
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SOT 2:13:22
IN Q=It is history
((FLORA BALLARD/RESIDENT: IT IS HISTORY. IT IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. YOU DON'T ALWAYS LOOK AT THE MAN, YOU LOOK AT THE TITLE AND YOU HAVE TO
RESPECT THAT.))
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OUT Q=to respect that.
The road to Wintergreen was dotted with messages for the president, but
even here in rural Nelson County, Clinton couldn't escape some of his critics.
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SOT 3:57:23
IN Q=I just felt
((CHERYL ROBERTS/STORE OWNER: I JUST FELT LIKE OUT OF A LIFETIME, I MIGHT HAVE
ONE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON, SO I SEIZED THAT
OPPORTUNITY.))
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OUT Q=that opportunity.
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SOT 6:03:34
IN Q=The president
((The President and Vice President spent just a couple of hours at Wintergreen
before heading back to Washington. Nelson County residents waited much longer
than that to catch just a brief glimpse of the two men. Still, they say it was
worth the wait.))
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OUT Q=worth the wait.
Most were forced to watch from behind a fence, several hundred yards from
where the helicopters landed.
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SOT 3:337:07
IN Q=This is the
((MARY JANE HOFFMAN/RESIDENT: THIS IS THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD AND
IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO SEE A PERSON LIKE THAT.))
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OUT Q=person like that.
Or the spectacle surrounding him.. a common occurrence in Washington D.C.,
but something a little different for Nelson County.
Steve Smallshaw, News7.))
Abed
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
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TAPE#98-9
GRAPHIC=Abbott
The government is wrapping up its evidence in the Abed crime family trial
tonight- -relying on a highly unusual exhibit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Federal agents erected a full-sized model of the backroom at the Corner
Store.
SUPER=04-January 13, 1995
The store was firebombed three years ago allegedly at the direction of the
Abeds.
Richard Chisholm testified he threw a molotov cocktail through the rear
window of the store.
Defense attorneys have scoffed at the notion that anyone could have tossed
a burning bottle through a window covered by metal bars.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
The window is seven feet off the ground.
A-T-F Agent Tom Gallagher showed the jury how it could have happened,
demonstrating with still photos that a Boones Farm wine bottle would fit
between the bars on the window.
Meadowbrook
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#98-7
GRAPHIC=Nursing Home
Medicaid and medicare coverage may be terminated at one Montgomery County
nursing home by the end of the week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Shawsville;
Federal officials say deficiencies at Meadowbrook Nursing home in Shawsville
led to the decision.
They were concerned about the quality of care residents were receiving.
The nursing home has about 93 patients in its care-- 70 rely on medicaid or
medicare.
Government workers were at the nursing home last week.
They say the facility's eligibility could be saved if the latest survey
results turn out favorably.
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ANCHOR=KEITH
SS=HOLD
In the meantime-- a member of the nursing home's board of directors says the
facility is planning to bring in a management team to help solve its problems.
Officials say there are NO plans to close.
NS-Glasgow
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#=97-96
GRAPHIC=Train Derailment
The railroad is running through Glasgow again, but residents say they're
still recovering from last week's train derailment.
Eric Earnhart tells us why.
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IN Q=This time it
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OUT Q=Eric Earnhart, News 7
(( This time, it wasn't the flood that ravaged the streets of this Glasgow
neighborhood, but the steady stream of heavy equipment, traveling to and from
last week's derailment site removing debris and reparing the washed out tracks.
The deep ruts lead right through Kenny Wilkerson's yard.
SOT 11:53:04
IN Q=I understand they have to
((KENNY WILKERSON/RESIDENT; I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO,
BUT STILL, NO ONE HAS KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND GIVEN ME ANY INDICATION THAT
SOMEONE IS COMING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THIS, TO FIX IT UP AND LIKE I SAY,
THEY TOOK THE LIBERTY OF RUNNING THROUGH MY YARD AND I JUST THINK THEY COULD
HAVE DONE SOMETHING BETTER))
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GOOD SHAPE, I CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS, IT IS A PROBLEM BUT WE'RE WORKING
ON IT))
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OUT Q=we're working on it
But it's only part of the problem.
natsot
11:57:33
"that island over there is completely blocked"
Residents have also been trying to get the Railroad to clean out blocked
drainage culverts for two years... They're afraid the stormwater backup will
weaken the track bed, endangering their homes.
Town officials have also been negotiating with Norfolk Southern to improve
drainage along the rail line.
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SOT
IN Q=we're still negotiating
((BILL NICK/TOWN MANAGER; WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING SIMPLY ON THE OPPORTUNITY
SIMPLY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME WORK ON THEIR RIGHT OF WAY SO IT'S BEEN
VERY SLOW PROGRESS TO DATE.
HOPEFUL THAT THIS INCIDENT MIGHT SPEED THINGS UP?
WE CERTAINLY HOPE IT WILL ))
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OUT Q=speed up the process, yes
Norfolk Southern says the drainage situation did NOT contribute to last
week's derrailment, but the drains will be improved later this year when
underground signal lines are installed.
And company officials say the roads will be reparied.
12:37:18
Residents say as long as the roads and culverts remain in this condition,
they'll have one more thing to worry about here in Glasgow the next time it
rains. Eric Earnhart, News 7.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
One of the city's most successful political figures is ready to take on a
new challenge,
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VO-NAT
and authorities are still searching for the owner of an elaborate moonshine
operation they busted last night.
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ABC agents are tracking down a Franklin County landowner to find out who
was making moonshine on his property.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Burnt Chimney/Last Night;
Agents in camouflage raided this underground moonshine still last night --
and discovered a high-tech whiskey factory hidden in a homemade cellar.
They say twelve stills cooked up about 20-thousand-dollars worth of whiskey
a week.
Authorities think the bootleggers fled minutes before the bust, and since
the property is rented, it's hard to track them down.
In fact, neighbors say the man who rented this garage recently died -- a
story agents say they hear often.
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IN Q=Our leads
((((GERALD JOYCE/ABC SPECIAL AGENT: OUR LEADS ARE VERY VERY VERY SLIM, BETWEEN
SLIM AND NONE. WE OBSERVED A VEHICLE LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY BUT CANNOT SAY IT WAS
COMING FROM THE GARAGE OR THE RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, HOW LONG IT
WAS THERE, OR ANYTHING ELSE.))
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VO-NAT
ABC agents confiscated a jug of whiskey but didn't bother taking
fingerprints -- they say anyone tracked will have a convenient excuse.
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Tax-Hearings
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-5
GRAPHIC=Session 98
Virginians must have thought they spoke in November on getting rid of the
car tax.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
A public hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee drew only critics
of the plan today -- except for local elected officials, who are grimly
accepting it as reality.
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IN Q=There's one
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN: THERE'S ONE GLARING DEFECT. YOU DIDN'T SAY WHETHER YOU'RE
FOR OR AGAINST THE BILL.))
sot
((JOE BROOKS/VA. MUNICIPAL LEAGUE: YOU KNOW SOMETIMES BATTLES ARE WON BEFORE
YOU COME TO THE PLATE. AND IN THIS CASE, I DON'T BELIEVE BEING FOR OR AGAINST
THE BILL WOULD HAVE ANY VALIDITY WHATSOEVER. SO THEREFORE I HAVE NO--))
SOT
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN: I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. BUT PUT YOURSELF IN THE
POSITION OF THESE PEOPLE. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?))
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Gartlan/(D) Fairfax; :00
SUPER=01-Joe Brooks/Va. Municipal League; :
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OUT Q=we gonna do?
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VO-NAT
In stark contrast to the car tax debate, Shawsville Senator Madison Marye's
bill to cut the food tax drew only supporters to its public hearing today.
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Assisted-Suicide
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
Well into its second year of debate, a proposed ban on physician-assisted
suicide is still NOT law in Virginia.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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IN Q=We told
SUPER=03-Chester/File Tape; :
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SUPER=01-Sen. Dick Saslaw/(D) Springfield; :14
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OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( We told you recently about Lona Jones -- one of only two Virginians to end
her life with the help of Jack Kevorkian.
Her husband never even told this Senate his story.
But vagueness in the wording of the ban gave its opponents new vigor in the
state Senate.
sot lonnie 12:37:06
((SEN. DICK SASLAW/D-SPRINGFIELD: YOU'RE EITHER FACING A DISEASE THAT IS SO
HORRIBLE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH IT YOURSELF OR PUT YOUR FAMILY
THROUGH IT, AND YET THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA HAS SEEN FIT TO DENY THAT
TO YOU BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE MORALLY OFFENDED BY THAT.))
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But one defender of the ban has a personal reason.
sot lonnie 12:47:27
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN: IT IS A MORAL OUTRAGE, MR. PRESIDENT, TO ME, BECAUSE THIS
PERSON IS MY SISTER.))
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sot lonnie 12:46:15
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN: I WOULD BE VERY OFFENDED IF THERE WERE A KEVORKIAN LOOSE
IN THE CITY WHERE SHE LIVES, WHO WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER PAIN AND HER
DISCOMFORT.))
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sot lonnie 12:29:18
((SEN. ROSCOE REYNOLDS/D-HENRY CO.: WE KILL OURSELVES MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE
KILL US. MR. PRESIDENT, I AM CONVINCED THAT WHEN ONE IS IN THAT FRAME OF MIND,
THAT ONE MAKES DECISIONS THAT ONE WOULD NOT MAKE WERE THEY IN THAT FRAME OF
MIND.))
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A bill some Virginians thought was a done deal last year is still a hot
topic of debate.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Stocks
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A record day on Wall Street today.
TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE
The DOW gained more than 110 points to close just below 83-hundred.
It's the DOW's first record close in six months.
NASDAQ climbed almost 19 points.
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City-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=jda
TAPE#=97-94
GRAPHIC=Hudson
Former Roanoke Sheriff Alvin Hudson hopes his retirement from public office
will be brief. Today, he confirmed that he's running for a seat on City
Council.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Hudson made the announcement this morning at Preston Park Recreation Center.
After 27 years with the Roanoke Police Department, and another 20 as
Sheriff, Hudson says he has experience that will serve him well as a member of
council.
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((ALVIN HUDSON/D- CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I THINK I'M A PRETTY GOOD PROBLEM
SOLVER. I THINK I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ABOUT AS WELL AS ANYONE IN THE CITY RIGHT
NOW. AND I THINK I HAVE FEELINGS ON BOTH SIDES AND I THINK I HAVE A REAL GOOD
FEEL FOR THIS CITY.))
SUPER=01-Alvin Hudson/(D) City Council Candidate
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OUT Q=feel for this city.
ANCHOR=Keith
GRAPHIC=NONE
Democratic council members Nelson Harris and William White, and
Republican Jack Parrott are up for re- election. Ward System advocate Bill
Bestpitch is also expected to run.
Rocky-Mount
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=98-3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Rocky Mount has selected a new town manager -- four months after the
previous one stepped down.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vinton;
Keith Holland is currently Vinton's assistant town manager, but he'll
make the move to Rocky Mount in March.
He grew up there and says he's looking forward to the return.
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SOT 14:44:03
IN Q=I would like
((KEITH HOLLAND/ROCKY MOUNT TOWN MANAGER: I WOULD LIKE TO WORK TOWARD IMPROVING
TOWN COUNTY RELATIONS. THERE ARE SOME MATTERS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND
ISSUES THAT CAN BE IRONED OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH PARTIES. FRANKLIN COUNTY
NEEDS ROCKY MOUNT AND ROCKY MOUNT NEEDS FRANKLIN COUNTY))
SUPER=01-Keith Holland/Rocky Mount Town Manager;
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OUT Q=needs Franklin County
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VO-NAT
Holland says many of the issues in Vinton -- such as town county
relations, tax and water rates, and tight budgets -- also apply in Rocky Mount.
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
Mike Stevens will join us from Daytona in just a moment, the Express
gears up for another number team, Virginia tech associate A.D. danny Monk might
be ETSU's number one guy,
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VO-NAT
and america's favorite pastime already; indeed college baseball in Blacksburg
is back.
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S-Daytona
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=starlink
GRAPHIC=Daytona speedway
Fans in Daytona today got a little history lesson, as they got a peek at the
past and a look at the future.
Let's check in with Mike Stevens.
SUPER=@Mike1; :00
SUPER=06-Daytona Beach; :00
(Mike adlibs)
ROLL Q=...turn back the clock this afternoon
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SUPER=04-This Afternoon; :15
SUPER=01-Frank "Rebel" Mundy/Former Beach Driver; :25
SUPER=01-Brice Stultz/Former Driver from Fieldale; :54
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OUT Q=....great event
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ROLL Q=the legacy is about to continue
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S-Monk
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=Tf97-2
GRAPHIC=Tech
Virginia Tech associate athletic director danny Monk is one of six
finalist for the Athletic director's position at East tennessee State
University.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-File; :00
According to sources close to Monk; he will interview for the job in the
next few days. Danny has been with the Hokies since 1987. Monk overseas 11
Virginia Tech sports. He has been a finalist for a number of A.D. jobs;
including the George mason position a few years ago.
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