06:00-01
SUPER=#4050; HEADLINE BANNER
SUPER=17-Thursday/February 26, 1998
SUPER=15-Melanie/Moon;
SUPER=15-Kimberly/McBroom;
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;
E-McCloskey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-99
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
Two years ago John William McCloskey died.
His father blames workers at Western State Hospital, charging they violated
his son with a broom handle or similar device, causing fatal internal injuries.
Now he's suing the hospital for ten million dollars.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Augusta Co.;
Hospital officials deny any wrongdoing--claiming McCloskey was violated by
deputies with the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Department when they arrested him
in December of '94.
The teen was charged with disorderly conduct and exposing himself at a store
in Arnold's Valley.
Shortly, afterward a magistrate declared McCloskey mentally ill and ordered
him to be sent to Western State Hospital.
Sheriff Day denies his deputies did anything wrong.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13.07.33 - 13.07.59
IN Q=The deputy marked
((ROCKBRIDGE CO. SHERIFF BOB DAY: THE DEPUTY MARKED IN ROUTE FROM THE STORE TO
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ARRIVED HERE IN 22 MINUTES WHICH IS NORMAL DRIVING
TIME. THE TIME THE DEPUTY ARRIVED UNTIL ABOUT FOUR MINUTES 'TIL THE ARREST
WAS MADE. SO, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT 30 MINUTES THERE TO ARRIVE HERE AND PUT
IN A HOLDING CELL. THE MAGISTRATE CAME AND ISSUED WARRANTS AND THEN HE WAS
ADMITTED TO JAIL.))
SUPER=01-Bob Day/Rockbridge Co. Sheriff
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=admitted to jail.
(------------)
VO-NAT
Carl McCloskey is suing the hospital for ten millions dollars.
A hearing date for the trial has yet to be set.
(------------)
Balcony-Collapse
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
Five people are suing the owner of a Blacksburg apartment complex for
one-and-a-quarter million
dollars.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/April 1996;
The five are among 16 people who were injured when a balcony collapsed
almost two years at the Terrace View Apartments.
A third-floor balcony fell onto a
second-floor balcony, and it then gave way.
An inspection by the town concluded that overcrowding, not structural
defects, led to the collapse.
(----------------)
C'burg-Student
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A 16- year- old student is charged with possessing a firearm on school
property.
This, after police say an investigation Tuesday turned up a semi-automatic
handgun on the student at Christiansburg High School.CA-WX
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=CLINTON
President Clinton is in storm- ravaged California this morning to announce a
20-million dollar Transportation Department grant to rebuild Los Angeles area
roads flooded by El- Nino storms.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Laguna Beach, CA;
4:03:42
Meantime, the clean-up continues in places like Laguna Beach which
experienced a massive mudslide Tuesday.
SUPER=03-Pacifica, CA;
4:06:21
In Northern California homeowners are learning about life on the edge as
their homes sit inches from crashing into the ocean.
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
4:03:33
And in San Diego a huge sinkhole has grown even bigger.
It's now nearly 700 feet long, and has created a traffic nightmare on
Interstate 15.
(----------------)
IRAQ
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Annan
U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan today is expected to name a former Sri
Lankan ambassador to lead a special team to accompany weapons inspectors in
Iraq.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
4:20;58
Yesterday, secretary of state Madeleine Albright called Annan's deal with
Iraq "a real world policy, not a feel good policy."
Albright heads back to Capitol Hill today amid growing skepticism from
lawmakers about the deal.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
ss=NONE
Meanwhile, there's a report that Iraq is trying to develop an unmanned
aircraft that could be used for a biological weapons attack on targets as far
away as Israel.
E-Credit-Unions
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=97-95
GRAPHIC=Banking
Local credit unions aren't too happy with a decision handed down by the
Supreme Court yesterday.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That ruling said banks can sue credit unions for opening up their membership
to people outside of a common group.
That group is made of people who live or work in the same place, or belong to
a similar organization.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:47:42
IN Q=it means
((IT MEANS WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE WORK TO DO. IT MEANS NOW MORE THAN EVER WE
NEED TO, FOR OUR MEMBERS TO CONTINUE CALLING AND WRITING -- AND THEY'VE BEEN
WONDERFUL IN DOING SO TO THEIR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN.))
SUPER=01-Donna Harris/FedStar Credit Union;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=Congressmen
(------------)
VO-NAT
The ruling was widely seen as a victory for the banking industry.
The Independent Bankers Association of America said:
"The Supreme Court..confirmed that some credit unions have overstepped their
bounds."
Banks also urged Congress not to rush to judgment.
Congress is considering a bill that would re-write the law that governs
credit unions.
The bill would have the effect of overturning the court ruling.
(------------)
S-Bedford-Judge
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=98-5
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Some Bedford County lawyers could be moving up the ladder thanks to a
legislative deal in the works.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape
General District Court judge Jim Updike is now in line to succeed retiring
circuit judge William Sweeney later this year.
Updike had served as Bedford County prosecutor for 15 years before ascending
to the bench in 19-95.
Bedford attorney Harold Black is expected to take Updike's place on the
General District court bench.
The deal was worked out between House Democratic leader Dick Cranwell and
Lynchburg senator Steve Newman.
Legislators will vote on the judgeships March 5th.
(------------)1-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None
In sports,
Liberty burned up the hardwood to make it to tomorrow's semi-finals.
Mike Stevens has highlights.
Good Morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Good Morning
RUNS=1:48
OUT Q=George Washington.
ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)
One-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#m98-3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Roll Cold out of Break
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=welcome back
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon; :00
SUPER=13-Leslie Robinson/4-H;:21
SUPER=13-Melissa Robertson/18 Years Old;1:16
SUPER=12-Roanoke Co.; 1:23
SUPER=13-Kate Sammons/13 Years Old; 1:53
RUNS=2:51
OUT Q=News 7 Mornin' Returns
(tape tosses to stocks)
STOCKS
COMMstocks
SUPER=x5101;
SUPER=430-x/87.68/8457.78/x/27.76/1766.47;
SUPER=431-i!/48'/i@/61&/h#/88d/h!/26@/hf/54&;
SUPER=432-hc/55'/i@/17#/h#/41!/hc/51&/h$/50e;
SUPER=433-hb/77a/i%/40g/h2f/68d/u/35#/i@/12f;
SUPER=434-ia/41!/hb/28f/h$/29b/h1e/79b/h&/47';
SUPER=#555;RESET
E-DayCare-Bills
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-2
GRAPHIC=Childcare
Some Roanoke child care providers have issues about two bills approved by the
Virginia State Senate which toughen day care regulations.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Tuesday the Senate approved imposing 500-dollar fines on day care centers who
endanger children in their care.
Some who provide day care services out of their homes agree with the
legislation... at least in part.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=05:26:15/00:39:40
IN Q=THINGS THAT ARE
((THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE HOMES ARE USUALLY BLAMED ON CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS, PEOPLE THAT ARE PROVIDING CARE FOR THESE OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A BIG MESS.))
((I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAY CARE PROVIDERS BEING SET UP BY THE PARENT THAT
MAY BE GIVING THEM SOME TROUBLE. OTHERWISE, I FEEL IT'S VERY GOOD BECAUSE
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE SAFE IN THE HOME FOR DAY CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN.))
SUPER=01-Barbara Cox/Barbara's Child Care; :00
SUPER=01-Jacqueline Brown/Brown Family Day Care Home; :12
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=ALL CHILDREN
(------------)
VO-NAT
The Senate also approved a bill requiring licensed day care providers to
personally spend at least three-quarters of their time taking care of the
children, rather than hiring someone else to do it.
(------------)
E-Black-Farmers
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=98-1
GRAPHIC=Farming
Planting season is less than a month away and black farmers say they aren't
getting federal loans.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;
The National Black Farmers Association protested in front of the Farm
Service Agency -- saying their loans are always rejected.
They say the Farm Service Agency discriminates against black farmers -- and
small farms.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:49:42
IN Q=I don't ask
((DOUG WITCHER/FARMER: I DON'T ASK ... ANSWERING UP.))
SUPER=01-Doug Witcher/Farmer;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=answering up
(------------)
VO-NAT
None of these farmers applied for loans this year -- saying it was too much
paperwork for nothing.
But by the end of the rally, many made appointments with loan officers --
who say there's still more than two million dollars available.
Don Davis of the Farm Service Agency says he cannot refute the farmers'
claims of racism -- but he would be happy to talk to each farmer one-on-one.
(------------)
S-Women's-Caucus
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#98-4
GRAPHIC=Session 98
There's NO denying it.
Virginia's General Assembly has taken a turn on the issues of abortion,
schools, child care, divorce law -- what used to be the battlegrounds of the
Women's Legislative Caucus.
But is it an anti-woman turn?
Ellen Qualls reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I want to say
SUPER=01-Sen. Yvonne Miller/(D) Norfolk; :00
SUPER=03-Richmond; :12
SUPER=01-Sandra Duckworth/Virginia Women's Network; :25
SUPER=@ellen2; :35
SUPER=01-Robin DeJarnette/Family Foundation; :48
RUNS=1:26
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7.
((
SOT 01:02:50 TAPE ONE
((SEN. YVONNE MILLER/D-NORFOLK: I WANT TO SAY WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE NOT FIRST
IN VIRGINIA. THEY ARE LAST.))
RUNS=:05
On the Virginia Women's Network version of the Titanic, the good ole boys
are off in the lifeboats, and the women and children are going down with the
ship.
But how can that be happening with their strongest numbers ever: 15 women
in the House, including Lynchburg's Kathy Byron, and seven in the Senate.
The allegedly non-partisan Women's Network blames the Republican takeover.
SOT TAPE TWO 01:22:27
((SANDRA DUCKWORTH/VA. WOMEN'S NETWORK: EVEN BEFORE WE HAD THIS MANY
REPUBLICANS ELECTED, I THINK WE WERE BEGINNING TO SEE THE EROSION OF SUPPORT
FOR WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES.))
RUNS=:10
But wait a minute, almost half the women in the House are Republicans
themselves.
And boy are the women at the conservative Family Foundation glad to see
them.
SOT tape 3 02:45:51
((ROBIN DEJARNETTE/FAMILY FOUNDATION: VERY MUCH SO. I FEEL LIKE WOMEN HAVE
MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS... FROM THE STATE.))
RUNS=:38
So finally in Virginia's General Assembly -- women's issues depend on the
woman.
Ellen QUalls, News 7.))S-Thurber
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#=97-100
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg City Seal
Four men are vying for a spot on Lynchburg's city council and now a woman
has added her name to the list.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Jane Thurber announced yesterday she'll seek one of the three at- large
seats up for grabs in May.
Thurber says she wants to take on corruption and partisanship in city
government.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:32:04
IN Q=I've felt that
((JANE THURBER/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL CANDIDATE: I'VE FELT THAT WHEN PEOPLE GOT MAD
ENOUGH, I WOULD WIN. AND I HOPE AND WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT BY NOW, MAYBE,
THEY'RE MAD ENOUGH.))
SUPER=01-Jane Thurber/Lynchburg Council Candidate
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=they're mad enough.
(------------)
VO-NAT
Lynchburg Republicans will nominate their candidates Saturday.
(------------)
2-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA
In sports,
Charlotte has ended a 3-and-3 road
trip with a win over the Detroit Pistons
And Bo Outlaw registered a career-high 29 points in Orlando's fifth straight
win over hapless Dallas.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
(----------------)
WIPE TO MOTION
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Boston/111//Sacramento/94///j/Orlando/100//Dallas/79///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Charlotte/98//Detroit/88///j/Cleveland/106//Vancouver/101///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/LA Lakers/96//Indiana/89///j/Portland/106//Chicago/101///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Atlanta/112//Denver/88///j/LA Clippers/117//Philadelphia/108///;
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=......last score."
(-------------)CAlif-WX
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=CLINTON
President Clinton is in San Francisco this morning where he will announce
federal help following California's devastating El- Nino storms.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Laguna Beach, CA;
4:03:42
Places like Laguna Beach are drying out and cleaning up from the deadly
storms.
SUPER=03-Pacifica, CA ;
4:06:21
Meantime, farther north up the coast homeowners are learning about life on
the edge as their homes sit inches from crashing into the ocean.
SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;
4:03:33
And in San Diego a huge sinkhole continues to grow and is now 700 feet long.
SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;
4:25:48
Utah residents are now seeing the effects of the El Nino weather system.
The third largest one day snowstorm in the city's history dumped more than
two feet of snow.
(----------------)
WIPE/WIPE/WIPEfl-wx
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=WIPE WIPE WIPE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Osceola Co., FL;
President Clinton is also pledging federal help for Florida.
Yesterday he flew over areas devastated by tornadoes and met with shaken
residents.
Mr. Clinton declared 34 counties disasters areas.
Monday's storms killed at least 38 people, four are still missing.
(----------------)
Childcare-Providers
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-2
GRAPHIC=childcare
Virginia's State Senate has passed a pair of day care regulation bills that
some local providers agree with, at least in part.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
One law requires licensed home day care providers to spend at least 75
percent of their time caring for children instead of hiring someone else.
Jacqueline Brown has held a day care service for the past 25- years. She is
one of several Roanoke Valley day care providers who think it's a good measure.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=00:41:57
IN Q=YOU SHOULD
((YOU SHOULD. YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR BABIES. MY DAY CARE CHILDREN ARE LIKE
MY CHILDREN. AND I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME WITH THEM.))
SUPER=01-Jacqueline Brown/Brown Family Day Care Home;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=WITH THEM
(------------)
VO-NAT
Another bill levying a 500- dollar fine against day care licensees who
endanger children in their care doesn't go over as well.
Brown fears that leaves the door open for some child care givers to be
falsely accused.
SOT=00:40:48
IN Q=THAT'S SOMETHING
((THAT'S SOMETHING I CAME ACROSS YEARS AGO. THE CHILD CAME IN THE HOME WITH
BRUISES. AND THEY ACCUSED THE DAY CARE PROVIDER OF DOING SOMETHING TO THE
CHILD, WHICH THE PARENT HAD DONE. I FEEL THAT IS SO UNFAIR.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=SO UNFAIR
(------------)
VO-NAT
Some feel there should be a checks and balances system in place to protect
day care providers from being falsely charged.
(------------)GRAMMYS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Grammy awards
Some bright notes in New York City.. where the music world gathered for the
fortieth annual Grammy awards.
You might say it was a Dylan-and-Dylan night, as Folk legend Boy Dylan and
his son Jakob together received five awards.
Jonathan Elias has highlights of what turned out to be a very unsual award
ceremony.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-New York, NY/NARAS-CBS;
SUPER=01-Shawn Colvin/Song of the Year Winner;
SUPER=07-R. Kelly;
SUPER=07-Chris Rock;
SUPER=01-Jonathan Elias/Reporting;SU
RUNS=1:57
OUT Q=CBS News.
((It wasn't your typical awards show... there were a few surpirses... Vanessa
Williams also became a part of the stage.
The when Song Of The Year winner Shawn Colvin was on her way to accept her
award, she found rapper O-B-D taking over the mike.
SOT: OBD then Shawn Colvin
But she wouldn't be for long... because she also won Record Of The Year.
SOT: Shawn Colvin
NATS: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, during his performance, had a half naked man join him on stage, on
his chest painted something like "soy bomb". At this point the wonder was sher
was security. This didn't spoil Dylans night... he won Album Of The Year for
Time Out Of Mind. In fact, between him and his son Jacob, they won five
grammys.
Other winners include Best Pop Album... James Taylor, Best New Artist... Paula
Cole, Best Male Country Performer... Vince Gill, and back stage in a more
relaxed atmosphere, some of the winners stopped to share their thoughts.
SOT: R. Kelly
SOT: Chris Rock
JONATHAN ELIAS STAND UP CLOSE))
3-Sports
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None
In sports,
It was a hard fight, but in the end the Hokies fell to the Colonials.
Mike Stevens has more.
Good Morning Mike.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Good Morning
RUNS=1:38
OUT Q=Thursday everybody.
ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)
Lottery
Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5/Lotto
SUPER=67-6/6/7/0/1/9/9/1/3/6/12/28/4/12/15/23/25/27;
SUPER=#555; RESET
Three-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#m98-3
GRAPHIC=NONE
ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon; :00
SUPER=13-Meredith Coury/10 Years Old;:18
SUPER=12-Roanoke Co.; :25
SUPER=13-Nathalie Fassie/15 Years Old;1:06
SUPER=13-Michael Hochkeppel/9 Years Old;1:50
RUNS=2:29
OUT Q=you might say that
(XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
take fullscreen-8701
Melanie's mic hot
The four-H talent competition is at 7 Friday night at Virginia Western
Community College.
Admission is free.
For information call 772-7524.
(---------------------)5-Eclipse
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#=598-1
GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check,
In this morning's health check,
SS=eye care
A partial eclipse will cover about a quarter of the sun in Southwest
Virginia this afternoon and while looking at it can be a spectacular sight, it
can also be a dangerous one.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg
There are safe and unsafe methods for watching a solar eclipse.
Doctors say the only safe methods of looking at the sun directly are through
special mylar filter glasses or number-14 welders goggles.
Any other way will cause irreversible damage to the eyes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:15:16
IN Q=If you stare
((DR. SCOTT MANN/OPTOMETRIST:IF YOU STARE AT THE SUN DIRECTLY FOR A PROLONGS
PERIOD OF TIME YOU GET A BURN TO THE RETNA WHICH IS THE DELICATE INNER LINING
AT THE BACK OF THE EYE AND THAT CAN RESULT IN A PERMANENT LOSS OF CENTRAL
VISION. THE SCARY PART IS IT'S PAINLESS AND IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY HAPPEN SO
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE RESULTS OF THE BURN ARE EVIDENT.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Scott Mann/Optometrist;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=are evident.
(------------)
VO-NAT
Doctor Mann says looking at the sun through C-D's, layers of film, or
stacking sun glasses together will not protect the eyes.
But you can also try indirect techniques like making a shadow box by cutting
a hole in one end, taping a piece of paper over it, and putting a pinhole in
it, which makes a lens.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:18:35
IN Q=If you're careful
((DR. SCOTT MANN/OPTOMETRIST:IF YOU'RE CAREFUL YOU CAN TAKE BINOCULARS AND
NEVER USE THEM DIRECTLY, BUT YOU CAN AIM THEM AT THE SUN AND FOCUS THEM BACK ON
A PIECE OF PAPER AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE TWO ECLIPSES.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=see two eclipses.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Special mylar filtered glasses are available at the Science Museum in
downtown Roanoke.
The partial eclipse is expected to start about 12:15 in our area and peak at
about 1:08.
(------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
(TOSS TO BUMP)
BUMP
COMMS-McCloskey
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=97-99
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
Negligence is the reason one father gives for his son's death.
That's why John William McCloskey's father is suing the Western State
Hospital.
Someone violated John McCloskey with a broom handle or something like
that... killing him two years ago.
(------------)
VO-NAT
The 18- year- old was arrested for exposing himself at a store in Arnold's
Valley. A Rockbridge County magistrate found McCloskey to be mentally ill, and
he was committed to Western State.
SUPER=03-Augusta Co.
Hospital officials deny any wrongdoing and maintain that McCloskey was
abused before arriving at the institution, by Rockbridge County Sheriff's
Deputies.
Sheriff Roy Day insists Mccloskey wasn't in custody long enough for the
abuse to occur.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT13.08.14 - 13.08.35
IN Q=I personally went
((ROCKBRIDGE CO. SHERIFF BOB DAY: I PERSONALLY WENT TO THE DEPUTY'S CAR AND
HELPED CARRY MR. MCCLOSKEY FROM THE PATROL CAR TO THE HOLDING CELL. HE WAS
HANDCUFFED AND HIS LEGS WERE SHACKLED BUT I DIDN'T OBSERVE ANY INJURIES.
THERE'S NO TIME FRAME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.))
SUPER=01-Bob Day/Rockbridge Co. Sheriff
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=could have happened.
(------------)
VO-NAT
Western State Hospital Director Lynnwood Harding, Doctor Tim Kane and two
other hospital employees are named in the lawsuit. McCloskey's father is
seeking a total of ten million dollars in damages.
(------------)
2-Balcony-Collapse
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Lawsuit
The owner of a Blacksburg apartment complex could have to shell out
one-and-a-quarter million dollars.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/April 1996;
Five of 16 people who were injured when a balcony collapsed almost two years
at the Terrace View Apartments are suing.
A third-floor balcony fell onto a
second-floor balcony, and it then gave way.
An inspection by the town concluded that overcrowding, not structural
defects, led to the collapse.
(----------------)
LYONS
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=legal scales
The leader of the nation's largest black religious organization is facing
racketeering and theft charges.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-St. Petersburg, FL;
4:17:31
The reverend Henry Lyons was freed on bail yesterday after a court hearing
in Florida.
Lyons is charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to
re-build burned churches in the south as well as giving church money to his
wife and secretary.
(----------------)
E-Abed
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=khu
TAPE#=NONE
GRAPHIC=Abbott
It looks as though a verdict in the Abed trial could be days or even weeks
away.
The jury foreman yesterday predicted it may take ten working days to render
a decision in the racketeering and arson case in federal court.
The judge has another trial in Charlottesville next week, but the foreman
in this case told him he'd be "very safe" going to
Charlottesville.5-Credit-Unions
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=597-56
GRAPHIC=NONE
Local credit unions are reacting to a decision by the U-S Supreme Court.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The court voted 5-to-4, saying credit unions can not serve more than one
membership group.
A membership group is made up of people who have something in common -- like
where they work or go to church.
The president of a local credit union said yesterday's high-court ruling
could make it harder for people to join credit unions in the future.
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SOT 13:48:46
IN Q=as future
((DONNA HARRIS/FESTAR CREDIT UNION: AS FUTURE GENERATIONS COME, THOSE PERSONS
WOULD NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP AND THIS IS GOING TO
HURT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.))
SUPER=01-Donna Harris/FedStar Credit Union;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=millions of americans
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The banking industry was quick to applaud yesterday's ruling.
pre pro
On its website, the Independent Bankers Association of America said:
"The Supreme Court.. confirmed that some credit unions have overstepped their
bounds."
Bankers also urged Congress NOT to rush to judgment.
Congress is considering a bill that would re-write the law that established
credit unions.
That bill would, in effect, overrule the decision by the court.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#598-6
GRAPHIC=education
The Commonwealth made a deal with the nation's largest producer of hardware
to connect computers to the Internet and to company networks.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Cisco Systems;
Cisco Systems of California is donating about one million dollars of
computer equipment to Virginia.
Cisco will then get to run networking academies in all 350 public high
schools in the state, and teach faculty for those academies in all 27 state
community colleges.
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SOT 44:45
IN Q=As I travel
((ROBERT MORGRIDGE/CISCO SYSTEMS: AS I TRAVEL AROUND AND CALL ON OUR
CUSTOMERS, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THEY HAVE IS QUALIFIED PEOPLE. AND THERE'S NO
QUESTION IN OUR MINDS THAT WE'LL SELL A LOT MORE EQUIPMENT TO A LOT MORE FOLKS
IF WE CAN HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN CAPITAL THAT IS TECHNICALLY TRAINED.
THAT KNOWS HOW TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND USE THIS EQUIPMENT. SO IT'S
SELF-SERVING. I DON'T DENY THAT.))
SUPER=01-Robert Morgridge/Cisco Systems;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=deny that.
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SUPER=03-Richmond;
It's projected that Virginia will have 100-thousand un-filled high tech jobs
in the next three to five years.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA
In sports,
Shaquille O'Neal was one of three Los Angeles Lakers to score at least 20
points in a triumph at Indiana
And Alan Henderson was red-hot while scoring 22 points in Atlanta's laugher
over Denver.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Boston/111//Sacramento/94///j/Orlando/100//Dallas/79///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Charlotte/98//Detroit/88///j/Cleveland/106//Vancouver/101///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/LA Lakers/96//Indiana/89///j/Portland/106//Chicago/101///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Atlanta/112//Denver/88///j/LA Clippers/117//Philadelphia/108///;
SUPER=#555;reset
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=......last score."
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