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7Ferrum-Professor
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GRAPHIC=Iraq conflict
A local college profeesor says he's not surprised U-N chief Kofi Annan was
able to reach an agreement with Saddam Hussein.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Ferrum College political scientist Frederic Torimiro says Annan has long been
capable of handling volatile situations in a peaceful manner.
Torimiro says being an international Secretary General from a developing
country put Annan at an advantage with the Iraqi president.
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SOT-09:28:06
IN Q=I THINK
((FREDDERIC TORIMIRO/FERRUM COLLEGE PROFESSOR; I THINK ALL THE OTHER EMASSARIES
THAT HAVE BEEN SENT ARE OFTEN FROM INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. AND I OFTEN WONDER
IF SADDAM HUSSEIN MAKES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED
STATES AND THEREFORE IS COMPELLED TO REACT IN THE WAY THAT HE HAS IN THE
PAST.))
SUPER=01-Frederic Torimiro/Ferrum College Professor;
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OUT Q=IN THE PAST.
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The International Relations professor says the last time Annan flexed his
political negotiating skills was during the Bosnian crisis.
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7S-Black-History
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Diversity was a theme at the tenth Black History Month celebration, hosted by
Roanoke's postal service.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Gospel music, skits, a fashion show and a food tasting were just some of the
items on the agenda at the event.
This year's theme was A DECADE OF CELEBRATION, reflecting on how the program
has evolved since its inception in 19-88.
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SOT=15:14:40
IN Q=IT'S REALLY GROWN
(( IT'S REALLY GROWING. WE'RE RECOGNIZING DIVERSITY, CELEBRATING OUR
DIFFERENCES IN OUR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, AND LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER.))
SUPER=01-Valerie Crouse/Black History Committee Chair;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=EACH OTHER.
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VO-NAT
The program focuses on educating the public about African-American
contributions and blacks, including the Tuskeegee Airmen and The Buffalo
Soldiers, whose accomplishments until recently were not widely known.
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7E-Gilmore-Budget
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The scaled down version of the car tax cut has given General Assembly
committees a little more money to work with.
In competing budgets released last night, House and Senate budget writers
re-wrote Gilmore's priorities.
Both committees opted for:
-- more money to uninsured children,
-- pay-for-performance increases over the existing pay raises for state
workers,
-- more aid to the mentally ill,
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Both also included more cash for high-tech equipment and training throughout
Virginia's education system.
The House committee included historic direct state aid for school
construction projects; Senate budget writers just included more money in the
school construction loan fund.
The House committee just said NO to Governor Gilmore's two- thousand new
elementary teachers.
The committee replaced it with a new reading teacher for every elementary
school, for the same price tag.
The proposed Roanoke Higher Education Center got NO help from either money
committee to restore cuts from Governor Gilmore.
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The two budgets now go to conference committees to work out the differences
-- and then face the Governor's veto pen.
7S-Entrepreneurs
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TAPE#=97-99
GRAPHIC=Business News
Now is the time for young women to enter the world of business, according to
some graduates of Hollins College.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Last week a panel of successful businesswomen held a symposium at the school.
They told students that 19-98 is a great time to be a young woman entering
the business world.
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((I THINK THAT WOMEN HAVE ABSOLUTELY THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEN DO. I
FOUND THAT IN MY OWN SITUATION AS I WORKED WITHIN MICRO AGE THAT IT REALLY
DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHETHER YOU WERE A MAN OR A WOMAN.))
((SHELBY RICHARDSON: I WANT TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL -- HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY. BUT
LISTENING TO ALL THESE WOMEN WHO GRADUATED FROM HOLLINS TELL ME HOW EASY IT IS
TO GO OUT ON YOUR OWN OR TO WORK YOUR WAY UP IN BUSINESS REALLY MAKES ME FEEL
INSPIRED TO GET OUT INTO BUSINESS INSTEAD OF TEACHING ))
SUPER=01-Dinitia Hartman/Panelist; :00
SUPER=07-Shelby Richardson; :15
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VO-NAT
Last week Hollins announced it will offer a business major for the first
time this fall.
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7Weather
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Rain is in your Monday forecast. There's a chance of wet snow mixed with
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7BIRTHDAYS! 2/24/98
Tuesday:
SUPER=130-9/Brandon Slaughter/Woodlawn;
SUPER=130-71/Gilbert Underwood/Bassett;
SUPER=130-23/Tina Wooden/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-42/Danny McKee/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-13/Tiffany Adams/Phenix;
SUPER=130-77/Helen McAllister/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-12/Lauren Patton/Roanoke;
(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-8th/Mark & Connie Donevan/Danville;
SUPER=130-3/Hubert Reed/Alum Ridge;
SUPER=130-7/Lori Wiseman/Gap Mills;
SUPER=130-84/Bernard Woods/Ferrum;
SUPER=130-1/Keith Beheler/Vinton;
SUPER=130-11/Justin Fife/Riner;
SUPER=130-10/Amanda McManus/Radford;
SUPER=130-28/Angela McGuire/Roanoke;
(Twins)
SUPER=130-8/Cameron & Kristin Brooks/Roanoke;
SUPER=130-13/Carlos Matos II/Salem;
No Pictures:
SUPER=131-/Calvin Meador/Hardy;
SUPER=131-38/Caroline Hughes/Roanoke;
SUPER=131-56/Toni Lee/Roanoke;
SUPER=131-33/Pamela Holland/Rocky Mount;
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45E-Abed
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GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Its back to work this morning for jurors in the Abed trial.
The jury spent two and a half hours Friday picking a foreman, reviewing
instructions and evidence before retiring for the weekend.
The trial enters its seventh week making it the longest criminal case ever
tried in the western district of Virginia.
Joe Abbott- -the alleged Godfather of crime in Roanoke- -is just one of the
nine defendants- -six of them are members of the same family.
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TAPE#97-
GRAPHIC=Iraq conflict
U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he has signed what he calls a
``serious, credible agreement'' with Baghdad.
The deal could avert U-S air strikes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Ferrum College political scientist Frederic Torimiro says Annan has long been
capable of handling volatile situations in a peaceful manner.
Torimiro says being an international Secretary General from a developing
country put Annan at an advantage with the Iraqi president.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-09:28:06
IN Q=I THINK
((FREDDERIC TORIMIRO/FERRUM COLLEGE PROFESSOR; I THINK ALL THE OTHER EMASSARIES
THAT HAVE BEEN SENT ARE OFTEN FROM INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. AND I OFTEN WONDER
IF SADDAM HUSSEIN MAKES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED
STATES AND THEREFORE IS COMPELLED TO REACT IN THE WAY THAT HE HAS IN THE
PAST.))
SUPER=01-Frederic Torimiro/Ferrum College Professor;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=IN THE PAST.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The International Relations professor says the last time Annan flexed his
political negotiating skills was during the Bosnian crisis.
(----------------)
45E-Bent-Mtn
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TAPE#=97-98
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Another winter storm is starting to move across Virginia.
Like recent storms, this one carries a lot of rain and wind
Meantime, residents on Bent Mountain are still trying to recover from an ice
storm that hit two weeks ago.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bent Mountain
The ice snapped tree branches and some trees at the roots.
Residents like Louise Jones are in the midst of trying to recover from the
damaging freeze.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=13:16:21
IN Q=WE HAVE A LOT
((LOUISE JONES/BENT MTN. RESIDENT: WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE WHO ARE
GOING TO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAR UP THIS MESS. WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO GET THE
COUNTY TO HELP US WITH IS TO BRING A REGULAR COLLECTIONS-- FOR AT LEAST A TWO
MONTH PERIOD. IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THAT LONG TO CLEAN UP.))
SUPER=01-Louise Jones/Bent Mountain Resident
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OUT Q=TO CLEAN UP.
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VO-NAT
Jones says it took about a year to recover from similar storms which hit in
19-93 and '96.
SOT=13:18:12
IN Q=NOW THIS HAS
((NOW THIS HAS HIT US. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED ON THIS MOUNTAIN FOR 70- OR
MORE YEARS HAVE SAID THIS IS THE WORST STORM THEY HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=EVER ENCOUNTERED.
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VO-NAT
Jones and others plan to take up the issue with Supervisors this week.
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45S-Black-History
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Black History Month was celebrated in the area at a party hosted by Roanoke's
postal service.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Gospel music, skits, a fashion show and a food tasting were just some of the
items on the agenda at the event.
This year's theme was A DECADE OF CELEBRATION, reflecting on how the program
has evolved since its inception in 19-88.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=15:14:40
IN Q=IT'S REALLY GROWN
(( IT'S REALLY GROWING. WE'RE RECOGNIZING DIVERSITY, CELEBRATING OUR
DIFFERENCES IN OUR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, AND LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER.))
SUPER=01-Valerie Crouse/Black History Committee Chair;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=EACH OTHER.
(------------)
VO-NAT
The program focuses on educating the public about African-American
contributions.
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45Weather
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A Winter weather advisory is in effect until this afternoon for the
Alleghany Highlands.
Today's forecast is calling for periods of rain, some mixed with wet snow,
especially in the higher elevations.
High temperatures near 40.
A chance of more rain tonight, with lows in the mid 30s.
Looking ahead to the next four days...
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8E-Abed
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GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
It's back to court this morning for jurors in the Abed case...
The trial now goes into its seventh week- -the longest criminal case ever
tried in the western district of Virginia.
Joe Abbott- -the alleged Godfather of crime in Roanoke- -is just one of the
nine defendants- -six of them are members of the same family.
8E-Gilmore-Budget
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Cut in
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TAPE#=98-8
GRAPHIC=NONE
There's more money in the state coffers, thanks to a smaller car tax cut.
In competing budgets released last night, House and Senate budget writers
re-wrote Gilmore's priorities.
Both committees opted for:
-- more money to uninsured children,
-- pay-for-performance increases over the existing pay raises for state
workers,
-- more aid to the mentally ill,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Both also included more cash for high-tech equipment and training throughout
Virginia's education system.
The House committee included historic direct state aid for school
construction projects; Senate budget writers just included more money in the
school construction loan fund.
The House committee just said NO to Governor Gilmore's two- thousand new
elementary teachers.
The committee replaced it with a new reading teacher for every elementary
school, for the same price tag.
The proposed Roanoke Higher Education Center got NO help from either money
committee to restore cuts from Governor Gilmore.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
The two budgets now go to conference committees to work out the differences
-- and then face the Governor's veto pen.
8E-Bent-Mtn
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The National weather service has posted a winter weather advisory for the
higher elevations which could get up to six inches of snow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bent Mountain
Meantime, residents on Bent Mountain are still trying to recover from an ice
storm that hit two weeks ago.
The snapped tree branches and some trees at the roots.
Residents like Louise Jones are still trying to clean up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=13:16:21
IN Q=WE HAVE A LOT
((LOUISE JONES/BENT MTN. RESIDENT: WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE WHO ARE
GOING TO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAR UP THIS MESS. WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO GET THE
COUNTY TO HELP US WITH IS TO BRING A REGULAR COLLECTIONS-- FOR AT LEAST A TWO
MONTH PERIOD. IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THAT LONG TO CLEAN UP.))
SUPER=01-Louise Jones/Bent Mountain Resident
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=TO CLEAN UP.
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VO-NAT
Jones says it took about a year to recover from similar storms which hit in
19-93 and '96.
SOT=13:18:12
IN Q=NOW THIS HAS
((NOW THIS HAS HIT US. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED ON THIS MOUNTAIN FOR 70- OR
MORE YEARS HAVE SAID THIS IS THE WORST STORM THEY HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=EVER ENCOUNTERED.
(------------)
VO-NAT
Jones and others plan to take up the issue with Supervisors this week.
(------------)
8S-Entrepreneurs
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TAPE#=97-99
GRAPHIC=Business News
Some successful graduates of Hollins College had encouraging words for
business-minded students.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Last week a panel of businesswomen held a symposium at the school.
They told students that 19-98 is a great time to be a young woman entering
the business world.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:09:10
IN Q=i think
((I THINK THAT WOMEN HAVE ABSOLUTELY THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEN DO. I
FOUND THAT IN MY OWN SITUATION AS I WORKED WITHIN MICRO AGE THAT IT REALLY
DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHETHER YOU WERE A MAN OR A WOMAN.))
((SHELBY RICHARDSON: I WANT TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL -- HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY. BUT
LISTENING TO ALL THESE WOMEN WHO GRADUATED FROM HOLLINS TELL ME HOW EASY IT IS
TO GO OUT ON YOUR OWN OR TO WORK YOUR WAY UP IN BUSINESS REALLY MAKES ME FEEL
INSPIRED TO GET OUT INTO BUSINESS INSTEAD OF TEACHING ))
SUPER=01-Dinitia Hartman/Panelist; :00
SUPER=07-Shelby Richardson; :15
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=instead of teaching
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VO-NAT
Last week Hollins announced it will offer a business major for the first
time this fall.
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8Weather
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Rain, mixed with wet snow will be the forecast today for much of the
viewing area.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Alleghany Highlands until
four this afternoon.
Daytime highs should be near 40.
We'll have a chance of more rain overnight, with lows in the mid 30s.
The extended outlook gets milder by mid- week...
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