WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/26/00

[Rural-Drugs]

[ANCHOR=Jean]

[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-57 32:02]
[GRAPHIC=N7 at 11]

Teens and drugs- it's an ongoing problem.
Now a new study shows teens who live in rural areas are more likely to use drugs than city teens.
The National Centers on Addiction and Substance Abuse did the study.
But do the results ring true for this region? Kate Weidaw talked to local counselors to find out.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=the latest study.]
[SUPER=04-File;:00]
[SUPER=01-Katie Zawacki/Substance Abuse Prevention;:30]
[SUPER=@Kate1;1:03]
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[OUT Q=kw news 7.]

(([99-40 1:03:30] The latest study on drug use is finding drugs are not just a problem in urban areas. [take pre-pro] In fact the study finds rural teens are 104-percent more likely to use amphetamines, 50% more likely to use cocaine, and 34% more likely to smoke marijuana then adolescents living in cities. [vo from field tape] But according to Katie Zawacki, a substance abuse prevention specialist, that's not the case in Roanoke or surrounding areas.

[SOT 2:38:38]
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((KATIE ZAWACKI: BASICALLY ACROSS THE BOARD THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF DRUG USE AND THE USE IS GENERALLY ALCOHOL.))
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Zawacki says 1 in 4 adolescents are likely to use alcohol because of a family member abusing the substance -- and it's a problem in rural and urban areas.

[SOT 2:40:19]
[INQ=]
((KATIE ZAWACKI: THE USE OF ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM HAS NOT DECLINED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.))
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[RUNS= 6]

And whether it's alcohol or drugs - for people living in rural areas - finding help can sometimes be difficult.

[SOT 2:39:24]
[INQ=]
((KATIE ZAWACKI: ALSO SOME OF THE RURAL AREAS ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY AND THEY MAY BE NOT ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GET HELP AND JUST ISOLATION ITSELF.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 12]
Zawacki assures parents they should not be alarmed by the new study - but they should be aware of what their children are doing.
Even though the study may not hold up in our area - it's a reminder that drugs aren't just a problem in urban areas.

Kate Weidaw, News 7.))

[Cuban-Boy]

[ANCHOR=Jan]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Elian Gonzalez]

Elian Gonzalez saw his grandmothers today for the first time in more than 2-months.
The meeting took place at a nun's home in Miami- as Teresa Estacio reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL]
[SUPER=01-Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin/Barry Univ. President; :16]
[SUPER=01-Georgina Cid/Elian's Cousin; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Teresa Estacio/CBS News; 1:14]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=standard outcue.]
(( Elian Gonzalez and his Miami relatives waved the familiar victory sign at cheering demonstrators ... as they left an emotional meeting with the boy's Cuban grandmothers. It was the first time the women had seen their grandson ... since he survived a boat accident that killed his mother last November. We prayed together because somehow I did not know how the day would go. The reunion was held at the Miami Beach home of Barry University president, Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin -- an activist for immigrant causes. The Immigration and Naturalization Service ordered the meeting ... after previous attempts to bring the two sides together failed. O'Laughlin says the meeting got off to a rocky start. O'Laughlin: There was pain on both sides. There were hurts on both sides. The greatest element however was that of fear."
The grandmothers spoke to Elian in a private room -- without the presence of his Miami family ... and without the glare of the media cameras. Elian's newfound relatives press on with their fight to keep the boy here. In Washington, Elian's cousin met with Florida Senator Connie Mack. Mack and other lawmakers want Congress to pass a bill granting Elian citizenship. Georgina Cid/Elian's cousin: "We came to Washington to fight for Elian's rights and for that to be heard. He doesn't want to go back.))

[Town-Meeting]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-52 58:31]
[GRAPHIC=Goodlatte]

Congressman Bob Goodlatte says if legislation comes before him to make Elian Gonzalez a citizen he will vote against it.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Goodlatte made the statement at a town meeting tonight in Roanoke County.
Other issues brought up by folks attending the meeting were social security, the national debt, and using a picture i-d to vote.
Goodlatte says he enjoys meetings with voters.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=They give]
((BOB GOODLATTE: THEY GIVE ME A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THIS NEW SESSION OF CONGRESS WHAT ISSUES THEY WANT ME TO FOCUS ON.))
[SUPER=@Goodlatte]
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[OUT Q=to focus on.]
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[ANCHOR=JEAN]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
This town meeting was just one of several Goodlatte has planned.

[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [01/26/2000] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Winter-Wx]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Winter Wx]

Here in this region and along the East Coast people are still digging out from the latest blast of winter weather.

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[VO-NAT 20:17:10]
[SUPER=03-Raleigh, NC;]

The storm left I-85 looking more like a rest stop than a roadway.
The storm left hundreds of drivers stranded- even airplanes- a record 22 inches fell in Raleigh Durham.
Tens of thousands of residents in North Carolina are still without power.
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[Bus-Ax]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]
(wipe wipe wipe)
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[VO-NAT 14:48:27]
[SUPER=03-Albin, WY]

Winter weather may have played a part in a school bus accident in Wyoming.
The bus collided with a snow plow on an icy highway.
An 11-year old girl and her 8-year old brother were killed. Their other brother and the bus driver were injured.
The crash is under investigation.
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[Danville-Death]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jmc/nmk]
[TAPE#=500-10 3:51]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Police think harsh weather conditions in this area killed a Danville man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday]

Officers went looking for 86-year old Elbert Tapley yesterday, after he was reported missing.
His son found the body this morning, just one hundred yards from the elderly man's house on Piney Forest Road.
Authorities think he died from exposure.
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[Lewis-Gale]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=99-45 1:53:47]
[GRAPHIC=L-G Departing Docs]

More doctors are leaving the Lewis-Gale Clinic ... and there are whispers that more could be on the way out.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

The clinic confirms its entire anesthesiology department has resigned.
This means 28 doctors have quit the clinic this month. [pre pro]
The anesthesiology department includes:
Lynn Carter .... Joe Clark ... Christopher Cordero ... James Elton .... Jeffery Forbes ... (Ga-nard) Gennard Lanzara ... Alvis Perry .... Daniel Podeschi (pa-deh-ski)... Daniel Summerlin ... and Roger Wesley.
No word on how these resignations could affect negotiations with other departing doctors who are trying to get out of their contracts.
All of the doctors resigning say the clinic is mismanaged.
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[Casteel]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=99-48 1:22:39]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Roanoke County firefighter accused of trying to kill his wife appeared in the same courtroom as his alleged victim today.
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[V/O-NAT SOT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd]

Phillip Casteel was still dressed in jail clothes, having been arrested on the job at the Mount Pleasant Fire Station Monday.
His wife, Kimberly, was in court to ask that the protective order issued earlier be extended.
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[SOT 9:32:40]
[IN Q=The victim]
((THE VICTIM IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HIM AND HIS PRIOR CONDUCT. THE CONDUCT INVOLVED TAMPERING WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON AN AUTOMOBILE.))
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[OUT Q=on an automobile.]
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[V/O-NAT SOT]

Kimberly Casteel was able to stop the vehicle.
The incident produced an attempted murder charge and three counts of child neglect, because the brake tampering allegedly endangered the three children.
The judge set bond at 25-thousand dollars and ordered Casteel not to have any contact with Kimberly OR the children.
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[Campaign]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]

Presidential Candidates are debating in New Hampshire tonight-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Manchester, NH;]

George W. Bush and John McCain defended their anti-abortion records.
Al Gore talked about what he calls the historic economic success of the Clinton Administration.
One candidate not in the race anymore - Senator Orrin Hatch.
He pulled out of the race today - he delayed his announcement one day because of the snow.
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[SOT 14:58:01]
[IN Q=I said]
((SEN. ORRIN HATCH/R- UTAH: I SAID YOU KNOW I SAID TO ELAINE MAYBE I SHOULD RECONSIDER. THIS SNOW STORM IS A SIGN FROM GOD. AND SHE SAID NO ORRIN, THE IOWA CAUCUSES WERE 'THE' SIGN FROM GOD.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. Orrin Hatch/(R) Utah;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=from God. (double out) laughter.]
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[VO-NAT]

Hatch put his support behind George W. Bush.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Tanglewood Mall has a new owner - now what's in store?
A look, coming up.
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[VO-NAT]

And a first at Monticello today - the establishment accepts what has been rumored for centuries:
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[SOT]
[99-49 1:05:35-1:05:39]
[IN Q=It will]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=a new light.]
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[vo-nat]
The story, straight ahead.
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[Sports-Preview]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=MST]
[TAPE#=Sports Preview]
[GRAPHIC=None]
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[SOT]
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[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=BIG 7"]
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((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens in the News 7 sports office with highlights of the UVa-FSU showdown. We'll also check on the Roanoke College Maroons, and see who W&L hung with Hampden-Sydney. Plus, the Cowboys have a new head coach, and it's also freezing at the Super Bowl tonight on the Big 7.))

[Jefferson-Hemings]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-49 1:03:42]
[GRAPHIC=None]

For the first time ever - the foundation in charge of preserving Thomas Jefferson's legacy says it's "highly probable" that the nation's third President fathered the children of one of his slaves.
Steve Smallshaw has more from Charlottesville.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The revelation]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dan Jordan/TJ Memorial Foundation; :17]
[SUPER=01-Diann Swann-Wright/Research Committee Chairman; :43]
[SUPER=@ssm2; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:13]
[OUT Q=News7, Charlottesville.]

(( The revelation did not shake Monticello from its foundation, but the findings are eye- opening nonetheless.
After reviewing D-N-A tests, oral family histories and written documentation, scholars now believe what had been rumored for years.
[SOT 00:16:57]
((DAN JORDAN/TJ MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: NOW WE DO BELIEVE THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP, LONGSTANDING, BETWEEN THOMAS JEFFERSON AND SALLY HEMINGS.))
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[OUT Q=Sally Hemings.]

That relationship apparently produced at least one and probably all six of Hemings' children.
Those that survived bore a strong physical resemblance to Jefferson.. and enjoyed greater freedoms than other slaves at Monticello.
Beyond that, very little is known about the Jefferson- Hemings relationship.
[SOT 00:33:23]
((DIANN SWANN- WRIGHT/RESEARCH COMMITTEE: I WISH THAT I COULD SAY WHAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP IT WAS. I KNOW THAT IT WAS A RELATIONSHIP THAT LED TO THE FREEDOM OF ALL OF SALLY HEMINGS'S CHILDREN WHO LIVED TO ADULTHOOD, AND I THINK THAT THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.))
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[OUT Q=speaks for itself.]

And scholars say so does Jefferson's legacy as one of America's Founding Fathers.
The Hemings story will be added to the presentation given to visitors at Jefferson's home.. how they interpret the information is up to them.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Charlottesville.))

[Tanglewood]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=99-54 52:06]
[GRAPHIC=Tanglewood New Owners]

Going once, going twice ... Tanglewood Mall was sold today to the highest -- and ONLY -- bidder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Jan. 6]

The mall's now owned by a company out of Boston, called Heritage Realty.
A vice president says Heritage paid just under 40-million dollars for the 45-acre property.
He wouldn't get into specifics ... but said to look for "big changes" in the next six to 12 months.
The first priority is getting a new major "anchor" tenant -- probably a department store.
Tanglewood went up for auction after it went into foreclosure earlier this month.
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[Job-Fair]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-46]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Close to four thousand people lost their jobs in Franklin and Henry Counties in the past two years. Most were textiles workers.
A job fair is meant to help workers but some found there just weren't jobs for them.
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[SOT 11:15:42]
[IN Q=Well I know]
((WELL I KNOW I'M TOO OLD FOR THE AIR FORCE.))
[RUNS=:02]
[OUT Q=for the air force]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
Ellen Wright lost her job at Tultex after almost 31 years. She says even at this job fair, many local companies are not hiring.
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[SOT 11:05:29]
[IN Q=I'll settle for anything]
((ELLEN WRIGHT/FORMER TULTEX EMPLOYEE: I'LL SETTLE FOR ANYTHING ... LEARN TO DO ANYTHING. BUTT BUTT BUTT GEORGE MENEFEE/FORMER TULTEX EMPLOYEE: I'M 55 YEARS OLD ... WHOLE LOT TO DO WITH IT.))
[SUPER=01-Ellen Wright/Former Tultex Employee; QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-George Menefee/Former Tultex Employee; :06]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=do with it]
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[VO-NAT]
George Menafee brings up one question: why hire someone in their fifties over a person half their age?
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[SOT 11:59:07]
[IN Q=They've got]
((THEY'VE GOT PROVEN TRACK RECORDS WITH SOME OF THESE COMPANIES THAT WILL SHOW IT.))
[SUPER=01-Francie Cumby/Workforce Dev. Consortium;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=show it]
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[VO-NAT]
The Franklin County Workforce Development Consortium says it's trying to pull in new industry for more jobs. And this April, a Roanoke agency called Total Action Against Poverty is holding a job fair.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Should it stay or should it go?
Coming up - the latest public input on Roanoke's Victory Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus - it may seem too cold to water ski - but only to those of us who don't have natural fur coats.
We'll show you one critter who braved the elements today.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=137-6 5 2/0 1 5 0/3 10 12 16 20/1 4 19 23 32 43/4 6 8 3 3 1]
NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
6-5-2

(six, five, two)

Pick 4:
0-1-5-0

(zero, one, five, zero)

Cash 5:
3-10-12-16-20

(three, ten, twelve, sixteen, twenty)

Lotto:
1-4-19-23-32-43

(one, four, nineteen, twenty-three, thirty-two, forty-three)

Kicker:
4-6-8-3-3-1

(four, six, eight, three, three, one)

[Recreation-Study]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-50 1:32:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A citizen's committee unveiled its plan for Roanoke parks and recreation today, and the future of Victory Stadium attracted much of the attention.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The committee came back with more than a dozen recommendations, including the construction of two new recreation centers.
But the prospect of replacing Victory Stadium with a smaller facility seating three to six thousand is prompting plenty of comment and criticism.
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[SOT 03:58:03]
[IN Q=We believe this has really been a community driven process]
((JOHN COATES/ROANOKE PARKS AND RECREATION: WE BELIEVE THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS AND THAT WAS OUR JOB TO DELIVER THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-John Coates/Roanoke Parks and Recreation]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=deliver the voice of the community.]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The recommendations for a new master plan are headed to the planning commission and city council... but the biggest challenge will be funding, finding close to 40 million dollars to pay for all of the improvements.

[Body-Piercing]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net h :17:06:08]
[GRAPHIC=none]

If you're afraid of needles, you probably wouldn't want to watch this Hindu festival...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Malaysia]

These ethnic Indians in Malaysia pierce their backs and cheeks with hooks and skewers.
It's part of the (Tie-poo-som) Thaipusam festival, to glorify their Lord (Ma-ruga) Muruga. It's said the piercings are virtually painless and when removed... there's no bleeding.
The ritual is banned in India. But the festival is celebrated in other places like Singapore and Sri Lanka.
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[SUPER=X5001][S-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=EXTRA]
[GRAPHIC=]
Hoop highlights from UVa, Roanoke College, and Washington & Lee tonight. Plus, Steve Mason has this week's edition of Hometown Hoops Weekly. And the Cowboys get a new coach.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Atlanta, GA; :00]
But first in tonight's Extra Point - the temperatures in Atlanta at the site of the Super Bowl have been blustery to say the least. Inside this so-called heated tent, the players took part in an interview session . It started this morning at 8 am. At the time the wind chill was also 8 degrees. The only one appropriately dressed was Titans coach Jeff Fisher.
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[OC...LAST SCORE]
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[S-UVa]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-60 2108TC]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]

Snow postponed most of last night's ACC action, but last night on Your Hometown Station Florida State managed to slide into Charlottesville to battle UVa.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Seminoles vs. Cavaliers; :00]
University Hall was sold out for the showdown between the Cavs and the surging Seminoles. The fans got a chance to see the Nole Nigel Dixon, all 6 feet 10 inches and 385 pounds of him. But he wasn't a factor in this up and down run and shoot game. Willie Dersch gets the rebound and leads the break with the great pass to Donald Hand who finishes it off with the layin. Steve Robinson would watch his team handle the Cavs pressure and take the lead, until the final moments of the half when Hand buried this three pointer to make it 46-to-45 at the break. It stayed that tight right down to the wire, but give freshman Majestic Mapp
[SUPER=33-Florida State/81/Virginia/86;]
credit for helping seal the deal by scoring five straight points. UVa wins 86-to-81.
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[S-Generals]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-61]
[GRAPHIC=ODAC]

Washington and Lee held top ranked Hampden-Sydney far under its point total but the Generals still come up short losing to the Tigers 56 to 49.
Roy Stanley has this report.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="First audio]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/Generals vs Tigers; :]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Lafave/W & L Head Coach; :24]
[SUPER=33-Hampden-Sydney/56/Washington & Lee/49/; :39]
[SUPER=01-Jeremy Harris/Scored 8 Points; :53]
[SUPER=01-Tony Shaver/Hampden-Sydney Head Coach; :59]
[SUPER=@Roy1; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=.....news 7 sports."]
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((BYE BYE))

[S-Roanoke]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-51 14318tc]
[GRAPHIC=ODAC LOGO]

The Roanoke College Maroons hook up with Hampden-Sydney this coming Saturday, but last night Emory and Henry provided the challenge at the Bast Center.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Wasps vs. Maroons; :00]
After a rough offensive outing this past Saturday against Randolph-Macon Page Moir was hoping his team would explode last night, but Roanoke's play early was almost comical at times. Emory & Henry took advantage of Roanoke's slow start as former Halifax County star Henry Weston plays huge in the paint and hits the turnaround. Bob Johnson's team led by as many as a dozen in the first half. But Roanoke would slowly crawl back into this one. Brad Dunleavy with the assist to a wide open John Baker, and former Northside Viking hits the bottom. Roanoke would then put on a late flurry with defensive pressure. Halterman and Butler create the steal and Jaimar Mansel gets the hoops.
[SUPER=33-Emory & Henry/70/Roanoke/76;]
The Maroons take the halftime lead and never look back topping the Wasps 76-to-70 .
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((ad lib board))

[S-Hoops]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-56 1:04:59]
[GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS]
In high school hoops tonight there was a big upset in Vinton as Curt Hetherington hit both ends of the one and one with 2 point five seconds to play to lift William Byrd to a 55-to-54 win over the Cave Spring Knights.
[GRAPHIC=HHW]
Now, with more on the high school scene and men in stripes, here's Steve Mason with this week's Hometown Hoops Weekly.

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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=@Steve1; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ernie Bradd/Western District Officials Assoc.; :29]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :40(QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Ty Gafford/Heritage Girls Head Coach; 1:16]
[SUPER=01-Will Sander/Basketball Official; 1:38]
[SUPER=03-New Castle/Last Night; 1:49]
[RUNS=1:58]
[OUT Q=....Hoemtown Hoops Weekly"]
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((Steve Mason: As News 7 told you first, Steve Fleshman is replacing Ernie Bradd as the commissioner of the Western District of the Virginia High School League Officials Association. The vote came down this past Sunday. Both Bradd and Fleshman are still officiating high school sports which brings us to our focus of this edition of Hometown Hoops Weekly. The High school basketball game is changing, forcing today's official to adjust his game as well. Ernie Bradd/Western District Officials Assoc.
The feet are getting faster. Referees must be able to keep up, running the length of the floor to get in position to make the call or dealing with coaches. ((NAT SOUND:)) Ernie Bradd's successful tenure as head of the Western District officials ends in April. Bob Blankenship has dawned the zebra stripes for 20 years. Both take steps to stay in shape. ((:))
Heritage girls coach Ty Gafford took his Lady Pioneers into the playoffs this past season and is one of many coaches who takes notice of referees physical condition. ((:))
Will Sander has been officiating for 6 years. From 1962 through 65, he was the fullback for the Ohio State Buckeyes under the famous Woody Hayes. And played against the best ever. ((:))
His secret to keeping up is 20 years of morning runs, now 2 and a half miles. Does playing at the pinnacle of college football help him in refereeing? ((:))
Some officials associations are implementing fitness programs for their referees, something that will be looked at in the future here in Virginia. Steve Mason Hometown Hoops Weekly.))
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The Dallas Cowboys promoted from within tonight to fill their head coaching vacancy. Dave Campo, a Dallas assistant for the past 11 years becomes the fifth coach in team history.
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When it's cold like this... you should keep your pets inside. But in Chicago... one squirrel is acting like it's summer.
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It's tonight's video of the day. Meet Twiggy. She's cutting up the water with her furry friends behind the wheel of the boat. This isn't the first time Twiggy's been on a pair of water skis.
She makes her debut every year at the Annual Chicago Boat Show. Her owners rescued her from a hurricane 22 years ago.
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