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[SUPER=19-Kimberly/McBroom;]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.......
Talks are planned today between President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin about Kosovo...
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and a fire set by Roanoke County property owners gets out of control...
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello][Kosovo]
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President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin will meet in Germany next Sunday.
And the Kosovo situation will likely be topping the agenda.
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[VO-NAT 5:38:45]
[SUPER=03-Pristina, Kosovo;]
Friday Russian troops beat NATO peacekeepers into Kosovo.
And they still seem to be controlling the situation.
But NATO and the U.S. are downplaying the matter.
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[IN Q=What we have]
[SUPER=01-Strobe Talbott/Deputy Secretary of State;]
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[VO-NAT]
Clinton and Yeltsin are also scheduled to talk on the phone about the peacekeeping mission sometime today.
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[11Shooting]
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[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A Bedford County man is in jail..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
after opening fire inside of his home off of Route 460 in the Blue Ridge Community last night.
41-year-old Perry Kim Maybry's wife was able to escape unharmed after the shooting started.
No one else was in the home.
When Bedford County and State Police arrived on the scene, Maybry was reportedly still firing - using a shotgun and a 22-caliber rifle.
Bedford County Sargeant Steve Brooks was able to talk the man into coming out of the house un-armed.
Maybry is charged with using a firearm in commission of a felony, and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Authorities describe him as - quote - "very intoxicated" at the time of the incident.
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[11House-Fire]
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Some property owners in Roanoke County decided to get rid of an abandoned house by burning it... but they didn't call firefighters first.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
They called them after the flames grew out of control yesterday afternoon.
The owners of the property at 4232 Carr Rouse Road apparently set fire to the house - then became fearful that the fire threatened their nearby home.
The abandoned house burned down to its foundation - firefighters were able to quelch the blaze before it affected any other structure.
Charges are pending following an investigation Monday.
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Firefighters in Roanoke County want to make it clear - residents are just allowed to burn brush and leaves - but even that requires a permit and County notification.
Under NO circumstances is it legal for citizens to burn a house in Roanoke County.
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A fireworks explosion in New York State killed two people and seriously burned a women..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hamburg, NY;]
It happen in Hamburg a city near Buffalo yesterday.
Commercial firewords exploded destroying a garage, and scattering debris over a thousand feet.
The blast left a foot deep crater where the garage used to stand.
Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened.
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[11Garden-Festival]
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[TAPE#=99-22 56:23]
[GRAPHIC=Explore Park]
If you are looking for something to do today The Blue Ridge Garden Festival will be in full bloom. Yesterday, the festival showed Roanoke the colour of fun at Virginia's Explore Park.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
The two-day event has something for people of all ages... from gardens and nature walks to shopping and great food.
The Festival debut is a success so far, with families making the most of the change from the ordinary.
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[SOT 1:16:53]
[IN Q=good time]
((GOOD TIME TO GET OUT AND ACTUALLY SEE SOME FLOWERS SINCE OUR PLACED IS SO DRY AND EVERYTHING IS DYING))
[SUPER=01-Tim Dailey/Visitor]
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[OUT Q=IS DYING]
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[VO-NAT]
But it is more than a day of fun in the sun, it is also helping a Virginia historical park...
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[SOT 1:07:35]
[IN Q=IT IS A]
[SUPER=01-Sally Rugaber/Committee Member;]
(( IT IS A FUNDRAISER FOR EXPLORE AND ITS TO BRING PEOPLOE OUT HERE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO EXPLORE, BUT IT FITS IN SO WELL WITHT HE MISSION OF EXPLORE, WHICH IS "OUTSIDE THE ORDINARY"... THAT'S OUR NEW PHRASE... AND THE FACT THAT WE EMPHASIZE THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY AND THE GARDENS AND FLOWERS FIT RIGHT IN.))
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[OUT Q=RIGHT IN]
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[VO-NAT]
The Garden Festival continues today from 10 am to 5pm.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
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Still to come on News 7 Sunday Morning.....
Some people in the Roanoke Valley "Got Milk" on their faces all for a chance to get into a magazine. Tonya Flory has that story and more in this week's Health Check.
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[VO-NAT]
and it's a day many people will never forget...Bloody Monday. We'll look back on June 10-th, 1963 in this week's Virginia Newsreel coming up in just a few minutes. But first here are the lottery numbers.
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[go straight to LOTTO bump]
[Health-Week]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
[WRITER=tfl]
[TAPE#=Health-Check]
[GRAPHIC=Health Check]
A local health conscious contestant could wear the next celebrity milk mustache and a group of Roanoke missionaries are loading up medical supplies to take to a fellow church half way around the world.
Tonya Flory reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :01]
[SUPER=01-Jerry Gleason/Milk Mustache Campaign; :14 ]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :38]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :53]
[SUPER=01-Diane D'Orazio/Organizer; 1:05 ]
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(( [TAPE#=599-4 16:32]
The ever popular "Got Milk" Ads -- famous faces covered with milk telling us to drink the calcium rich product for healthy bones and teeth. Now Roanoke Valley competetors have a shot at being the next to grace the pages of People magazine.
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[SOT ub 10 56 17]
[IN Q=They can dress]
((JERRY GLEASON/MILK MUSTACHE CAMPAIGN: THEY CAN DRESS IN COSTUMES, WE HAVE PEOPLE DRESS UP AS FARMERS, A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS, FIREMEN HAVE COME OUT, WE'VE HAD A WEDDING PARTY COME OUT, SO ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO MAKE THEMSELVES STAND OUT.))
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[OUT Q=stand out]
The milk mustache caravan also set up screening booths to test bone density and blood pressure. The winner of the contest will be announced sometime in the next few weeks.
[TAPE#=599-9 18:26]
Meantime another type of traveling health center is making stops in Southwest Virginia. Longevity is a company that does stroke screenings for eligible volunteers. Doctors say strokes can be prevented by 80-percent if people get tested annually.
[TAPE#=599-7 1:32:15]
And 11 missionaries from South Roanoke Methodist Church are on ther way to Kenya to lend a helping hand and hundreds of medical supplies.
The group asked local hospitals for some donations and Carilion and Lewis Gale delivered.
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[IN Q=The response was]
((DIANE D'ORAZIO/ORGANIZER: THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING, AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE NEEDED A 20 FOOT FREIGHT CONTAINER.))
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The group will be in East Africa from July 9th to the 23rd.
Tonya Flory, News 7, Health Check.))
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It's been 36 years since the bloodiest confrontation of the Danville Civil Rights Movement. In this week's Virginia Newsreel, we look back at the day known as Bloody Monday.
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[Protest-Reel]
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=21-Danville; :00]
[SUPER=21-Julian Stinson/Former Mayor; :22]
[SUPER=21-June 10, 1963; :43]
[Super=21-Keith Humphry/Reporting; 1:10]
[Super=21-Gloria Campbell; 2:01]
[super=21-Lawrence Campbell; 3:08]
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((Nat Sound Marchers))
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[OUT Q=Nat Sound]
Mass demonstrations were held all over the south in 1963. Danville was no exception.
Sit-ins at segregated lunch counters failed to produce change; negotiations with city government were headed nowhere.
Mayor Julian Stinson:
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[IN Q=fROM HERE ]
((FROM HERE ON OUT, WHEN WE ASK THE COLORED PEOPLE TO DISPERSE, WE HOPE THEY WILL DISPERSE WITH THE SAME ATTITUDE THAT OUR WHITE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO DO FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN THE EVENT THEY DO NOT WE WILL USE WHATEVER MEANS OR AT OUR COMMAND TO ENFORCE THIS DECISION))
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On the morning of June 10th 1963, about 100 protesters marched to city hall chanting, "we want freedom." They also demanded equal access.
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[SOT Tape A26 6:45]
[IN Q=WE WANT]
((WE WANT FREEDOM OF THE ENTIRE CITY IN THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO ANY PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS OF OUR CHOICE))
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[OUT Q=OF OUR CHOICE]
Published reports at time indicate police ordered the protesters to disperse.
They refused.
Then firemen opened water hoses and police used their night sticks on the demonstrators.
It was the first time such measures had been taken in Danville.
40 people were arrested... most of them for violating a court injunction against demonstrations.
But the protesters were not dissuaded.
Later that afternoon, a second nonviolent demonstration was held.
The term Bloody Monday came from the night time demonstration.
Fire hoses and policemen with night sticks were brought in to break up the crowd of singing and praying demonstrators around the jail and courthouse.
In a 1993 News 7 Documentary on the Civil Rights movement, Kelly Zuber talked to Gloria Campbell wife of protest leader Reverend Lawrence Campbell.
She remembers how white garbage truck drivers were deputized that night.
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[SOT 17:02]
[IN Q=They had a lot]
((THEY HAD A LOT OF POLICE AND GARBAGE MEN THEY FORMED A HUMAN FENCE AND WE COULD ONLY GO SO FAR SO REV. MCGEE STOPPED US AT THAT POINT AND HE SAID LET US BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. HE BEGAN TO PRAY AND SOMEONE FROM THE POLICE FORCE ORDERED US TO LEAVE AND HE CONTINUED TO PRAY))
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[OUT Q=]
Campbell remembers what happened next.
[IN Q=I noticed the firemen]
((I NOTICED THE FIREMEN BRINGING THE WATER HOSES CLOSER TO US. AND THEY TURNED THE WATER HOSES ON US AT FULL FORCE LIKE THEY WOULD USE TO PUT A FIRE OUT AND THE FORCE OF THE WATER WAS SO GREAT AND WAS SO STRONG THERE WAS NO WAY TO STAND ))
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Two people were hospitalized and 45 others were treated for their injuries.
The next day a freedom Rally was held at Hill Street Baptist Church.
The injured described what happened and showed off their injuries.
The events of Bloody Monday, didn't dampen the demonstrators spirits.
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[SOT tAPE A26 11:43]
[IN Q=WE ARE NOT GOING]
((WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE OR WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN OUR FREEDOM. WE DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE BECAUSE WE LOVE AMERICA AND WE LOVE THE CITY OF DANVILLE. ))
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That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm Keith Humphry.))
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[GRAPHIC=NHL playoffs]
Dallas has a two games to one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Stars beat Buffalo two to one last night in game three.
Dallas out shot the Sabres 29 to 12.
It's the first home playoff loss for Buffalo in eight postseason date.
Game four is Tuesday night in Buffalo.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/WNBA;]
On to the WNBA, the Sacramento Monarchs scored a big upset over the Mercury.
But in the first half it was all Phoenix as Jennifer Gillom gets two of her 23 here down low.
The Mercury doesn't rise in the second period and Yolanda Griffith takes control, the spin move nets the Monarchs the points.
[super=34-Sacramento/96/Phoenix/85;]
Griffith had 31 points on the day and the Monarchs cruise in the second half to the 96-85 victory.
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[11Business-Review]
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[GRAPHIC=Business Review]
The license is renewed for a home for the elderly that's under state investigation.
And A-E-P supplies Southwest Virginia libraries with new reading material.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and more in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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[IN Q=music/animation]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./February; :06]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :22]
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(([NOTHING ON CHROMAKEY THIS WEEK]
[99-15 at 1:18:41]
This week on the Review:
Nursing homes in the news.
First in Franklin Countly, the Franklin Manor Rest Home will stay open even though it's being investigated by state police.
The home almost lost its license after allegations of sexual abuse and residents not getting their medicine.
[99-11 at 1:39:45; 599-5 at 1:18:41]
In Richmond, residents of Roanoke's Friendship Manor nursing and retirement communities complained they're not treated well and will be treated worse if the manor's board of directors converts to a for profit corporation.
The Attorney General's office most likely will not intervene.
[99-1 at 2:01:39, 2:02:41]
The Martinsville company that builds and renovates modular houses is adding on to itself.
Nationwide Homes acquired the Arabi Homes company for an undisclosed amount of money.
The acquisition gives Nationwide access to markets in Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
[99-15 at 52:00]
A tasty morsel of news out of Danville.
Nestle is bringing 30-full-time and 40-seasonal jobs to town.
The new hires will work on a new line of Tollhouse Cookies.
[99-13 at 1:47:29]
[***NO SUPER***]
If you have lots of room on your summer reading list you might want add the application, brochures, maps and fact sheets that include every electrifying detail of American Electric Power's plan to build a new high-voltage power line.
The literature's available in libraries in Bland, Tazewell, Pulaski and Wythe Counties.
[DOW JONES PRE PRO]
On Wall Street, concerns the Fed will hike interest rates made this week a loser.
The Dow lost 309 points.
The Nasdaq lost 30.
That's this week's Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.
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[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning......
NATO and Russian forces try to make the peacekeeping process work in Kosovo
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and Governor George Bush makes his presidential campaign official....
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to hello][2-Kosovo]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
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President Clinton plans to talk with Russian President Boris Yeltsin today to discuss the joint peacekeeping operation in Kosovo.
Russian troops beat NATO forces into Kosovo on Friday night and still
appear to be calling the shots.
Dave Browde reports.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Pristina, Kosovo/This Morning; :00]
[SUPER=03-Pristina/Yesterday; :25]
[SUPER=01-William Cohen/U.S. Defense Secretary; :37]
[super=03-Moscow/This Morning; :53]
[super=01-Strobe Talbott/Deputy Secretary of State; 1:20]
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((SUPER: PRISTINA, KOSOVO/THIS MORNING
NARR: The Russian soldiers supposedly ordered out of Pristina are still
there .. and, it appears, the Russians are controlling the airport in
the capital of Kosovo. But the Clinton Administration's spin on the
Russians surprise move into Kosovo ahead of NATO forces is that it's no
big deal.
SUPER: CHICAGO/SATURDAY
SOT CLINTON: "We are working now with the Russians to ensure that we can
work together with a unified command structure as we have done in
Bosnia."
SUPER: PRISTINA/SATURDAY
NARR: The positive spin notwithstanding, the British pool reporter with
the NATO troops arriving at the airport yesterday described a tense
confrontation
- with the Russians initially refusing to allow British forces onto the
airport grounds.
SUPER: THIS MORNING
NARR: The British foreign ministry downplayed that report and said
relations between the Russian and British troops are very good .. but
these pictures show the Russians manning a checkpoint on the road to the
airport...with NATO troops outside. The official American position is
that the occupation of Kosovo is, now "coordinated."
SUPER: WILLIAM COHEN/U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY
SOT: There is no particular glory in arriving in Pristina with 200
troops to say that we are here first."
NARR: Glory or no, a Russian news agency reports the general who led his
troops into Kosovo has been promoted. And, says the ITAR-TASS agency,
the order to go in ahead of NATO was given by Russian President Boris
Yeltsin personally. At this time yesterday, the operative word from
Russias foreign minister was that the Russians' move into Kosovo was all
a mistake.
SUPER: MOSCOW/THIS MORNING
NARR: This morning, American negotiators say they have fresh assurances
the Russians won't send any more troops into Kosovo until an agreement
on Moscow's role in the peacekeeping force is reached.
SUPER: STROBE TALBOTT/DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE
SOT: "We happen to think that it is desirable and fully appropriate that
Russia should be playing a serious and responsible role in Kosovo."
NARR: Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott told reporters Russia's
role will be important. But, he says, Kosovo will NOT be partitioned.
Dave Browde, CBS News, New York
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[GRAPHIC=Gun Control]
Mayors from across the country are urging Congress to pass new gun legislation.
Roanoke's Mayor David Bowers and other mayors attending the U.S Conference of Mayors have endorsed a letter they intend to send to the House.
Joy Sutton has details.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The U.S. Conference]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :12]
[SUPER=@joy1]
[RUNS=1:05]
[OUT Q=JS, News 7.]
(( The U.S. Conference of Mayors addressed the letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
The letter urges the House to approve legislation which includes: minimum standards for gun safety devices, background checks at gun shows to close existing loopholes, and raising the age limit from 18 to 21 for purchasing and possessing a firearm.
Mayor Bowers is at the conference - I spoke with him by phone.
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[SOT 00:25:46]
[IN Q=Mayors are screaming]
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: MAYORS ARE SCREAMING FOR SOME TYPE OF GUN LAW REFORM ACROSS THE COUNTRY...DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MAYORS...I THINK IT'S A WORTHY EFFORT. I JOINED WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE MAYORS CONFERENCE IN SEEKING SOME GUN REFORM))
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[OUT Q=some gun reform]
Bowers says that gun dealers in our area would be affected by these proposals set forth in the letter.
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[SOT 00:28:06]
[IN Q=comprehensive]
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION ON GUN SAFETY MEASURES...IT WOULD BE A FEDERAL LAW AND IT WOULD APPLY ACROSS THE NATION))
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[OUT Q=nation]))
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(([SOT ]
[IN Q=We attempted]
((JOY SUTTON/REPORTER: WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GUN DEALERS IN OUR AREA TO GET THEIR TAKE ON THE ISSUE...BUT THE ONES WE CONTACTED WOULD NOT COMMENT. NOW AS FAR AS THE LETTER IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE HOUSE SPEAKER ON MONDAY))))
[Bush-Campaign]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]
Texas governor George W. Bush told supporters yesterday he's running for the White House.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cedar Rapids, Iowa;]
Bush told the crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that he is a compassionate conservative and that the up coming race is going to be competitive.
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[SOT]
[IN Q= I'm going]
[SUPER=01-George W. Bush/Texas Governor;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=next president of the united states]
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[VO-NAT]
Bush promised to "rebuild our
military power" and give the country a fresh start.
The Iowa visit is the first of his public campaign for the Republican 2000 presidential nomination bid.
He's also making a stop in Des Moines.
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[11Tech-Study]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lower income Virginians are not benefiting from a booming economy in the state.
A study from the Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech finds that poor residents from all around the state are paying a higher percentage of their income, just to cover rent.
Poor Virginians are spending half their income on rent - that's several percentage points worse than in the late 1980's.
The Center's director says options for affordable housing are on the decline, and that wages in low-end jobs have become stagnant.
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[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-24 34:36]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Anyone passing by Tanglewood Mall...got quite a show.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Horses from the Roanoke Valley horse show were strutting their stuff yesterday... and giving on-lookers a taste of what's in store for the upcoming show.
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[SOT 14:42]
[IN Q=THE PUBLIC]
[SUPER=01-Gerald Carter/Roanoke Valley Horse Show]
((THE PUBLIC IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE HORSES AND WE HOPE TO SEE THEM AT THE HORSE SHOW STARTING ON THE 21ST.))
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=THE 21ST]
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[VO-NAT]
Several kids stopped by to see the horses up close...and to feed them carrots.
The Roanoke Valley Horse Show will be at the Salem Civic Center from June 21 through the 26th.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[SS=None]
Still to come on News 7.......
In sports-Steve Mason has racing highlights from South Boston.
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[VO-NAT]
And, His clients include politicians and rock stars, that sounds about right for a man who is one of the worlds top motorcycle customizers. we'll tell you more about Rick Doss coming up in just a few minutes, but first if you're traveling today
[Kimberly ad-lib into the travel forecast]
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[ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump]
[soft music under][Profile-Open]
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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=Profile Open]
[GRAPHIC=VA Profiles]
You may not know it, but Danville is an attraction for motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world.
That's because it's home to one of the motorcycle world's top custom bike builders.
Marya Jones talks with motorcycle man Rick Doss in this week's Virginia Profile.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=animation]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=stop animation]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[Doss-Profile]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=VA Profiles]
[GRAPHIC=wipe]
[wipe wipe wipe]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Rick Doss is riding...]
[SUPER=03-Danville; :00]
[SUPER=07-Rick Doss; :12]
[SUPER=@Marya1; 1:14]
[SUPER=01-Barry Fowler/Friend; 1:27]
[RUNS=1:56]
[OUT Q=MJN7.]
((Rick Doss is riding the wave of his own success as a motorcycle customizer and parts designer known around the world.
And though he acknowledges he may not look the part, he's Danville's own motorcycle millionaire.
[SOT 15:39:56 - 15:40:14]
((RICK DOSS: I GUESS AT ONE TIME MOTORCYCLE PEOPLE, BIKERS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL US, WAS NOT REALLY CONSIDERED TO BE BUSINESS MEN OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I'M PROBABLY ACCEPTED IN DANVILLE MORE AS AN ARTIST AND A BUSINESSMAN THAN ANYTHING.))
[RUNS:18]
Doss' work on motorcycles began in the late '60s when he bought his first bike.
He didn't wait long before he took it apart and re-built it.
[SOT 15:21:04 - 15:22:10]
((RICK DOSS: IT'S PROBABLY GOT MORE TO DO WITH WANTING TO BE INDIVIDUAL IN WHAT I HAD.))
[RUNS:06]
[shots of customized bikes]
And when other people saw his bikes, they wanted theirs to be unique, too. That grew into a Harley Davidson-customizing business that attracted celebrity clients...like actor Mickey Rourke and singer/guitarist Eric Clapton.
[welding, working on parts]
Now, Doss mainly designs parts for motorcycle companies around the world, all from his Danville shop.
[SOT 15:36:41 - 15:36:50]
((RICK DOSS: I'VE JUST BEEN ASKED TO DESIGN WORK FOR A COMPANY IN BELGIUM AND THEY CAME HERE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO BELGIUM, BELGIUM CAME TO ME.))
[RUNS:09]
[SU 1:02:44 - 1:02:56]
((MARYA JONES/NEWS 7: LONGTIME FRIENDS OF DOSS' WHO KNEW HIM WHEN HE WOULD JUST FOOL AROUND WITH CARS AND MOTORCYCLES IN THE GARAGE BEHIND HIS HOUSE SAY IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT HE'S TURNED THIS BUSINESS INTO A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR MOTORCYCLE POWERHOUSE.))
[RUNS:12]
[SOT 59:59 - 1:00:10]
((BARRY FOWLER/FRIEND: WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR RICK, WE'VE HAD CUSTOMERS COME UP FROM FLORIDA THAT WOULD SET A 6-PASSENGER CHOPPER, HELICOPTER, DOWN HERE BEHIND THE SHOP JUST TO DISCUSS A PAINT SCHEME.))
[RUNS:11]
[Doss riding the bike]
Despite that success, Doss says he'll always call the roads of Danville home.
[SOT 15:35:08 - 15:35:15]
((RICK DOSS: I REALLY LIKE DANVILLE, I'VE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. DANVILLE IS WHAT I CONSIDER EASY-LIVING.))
[RUNS: 07]
[Doss on the bike]
Easy living for Danville's original easy rider.
MJN7.))
[2-SHOT TOSS KIMBERLY WALK INTO THE CHROMAKEY][Skating]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-34 tc 1:09:33]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 sports generic]
Skaters from all over the Roanoke Valley came out yesterday to christen a new skate park with a party.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
A festival atmosphere surrounded "Sk8(skate) Jam '99."
The Roanoke Valley Skate Park is located in Wasena Park and was a collaborative effort between the Roanoke City and County.
Organizers hope to make yesterday's celebration an annual event.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=we found]
[SUPER=01-Vic Garber/Roanoke City Parks;]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=do something about it]
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[VO-NAT]
The tricks many of these skaters do are dangerous, so protective gear such as helmets, wrist, knee and elbow pads are required.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I use to skate]
(())
[SUPER=01-Joey Coleman/Skater;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=lot of injuries]
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[Mornin-Promo]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=promo]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 mornin]
Don't forget to check in with Melanie, Kimberly and Steve all this week for News 7 mornin'. Here's Steve Pardon with a preview.
[sot ]
[In Q=Hey folks]
[Super=@spa1; :00]
[RUNS=:56]
[Out Q=starting at 6 AM]
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