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[TALENT=Keith]
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The question of hunting rights as a Constitutional amendment. A judge considers whether the referendum belongs on the ballot next month.
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And Roanoke police search a house on Memorial Avenue, looking for evidence in a rash of dog poisoning cases.
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[ANCHOR=steve]
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[WRITER=sma]
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In sports, we will give you qualifying from the Rock, plus a big college football weekend is on tap, words from Bobby Bowden and George Welsh,
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[VO-NAT]
and our News 7 sports cameras were inside the carrier Dome today for Tech's practice today, as the Hokies get ready for Syracuse.
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[WX-Head]
[TALENT=Leo]
[SS=None]
A few clouds are headed our way but dry weather will continue to dominate our forecast.. I'll have the details coming up....
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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[IN Q=Your average]
((BILL HURD/ASS'T. ATTORNEY GENERAL: YOUR AVERAGE VOTER'S GOING TO KNOW.))
[SOT 12:46:21]
((CONNIE HOUSTON/LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: TO THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO READ WHAT'S ON THE WALL OF A PRECINCT IS I THINK UNREALISTIC.))
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[OUT Q=I think unrealistic.]
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[VO-NAT]
Should Virginia's Constitution be changed on the subject of hunting and fishing?
To answer that, do you need the change spelled out?
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[GRAPHIC=News7at6]
Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[Hunting-Rights]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=equ]
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The Fund for Animals, the Humane Society of the United States, The League of Women Voters, Virginians Against Domestic Violence, and the Virginia Interfaith Alliance have all teamed up against Ballot Question Number Two.
It would enshrine in the state Constitution the right to hunt and fish.
But that's NOT what the ballot says.
[Double Boxes=KEith and Ellen/State Microwave]
Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom.
Is this about animal rights or voting rights?
[Live=Ellen Full/State Microwave]
[SUPER=@Ellen1;]
[SUPER=05-Richmond;]
Keith, when the General Assembly approved it twice, it was about animal rights versus hunting and fishing rights.
But at this stage of the game, with election day just around the corner, the opposition is focusing on the voting booth.
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[IN Q=Almost as]
[SUPER=01-Phil Hirschkop/Fund for Animals Attorney; :30 ]
[SUPER=01-Connie Houston/League of Women Voters; :35 ]
[SUPER=01-Bill Hurd/Asst. Attorney General; :50]
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[OUT Q=fishing amendment.]
(( Almost as an afterthought in court, the Fund for Animals attorney said shooting animals is sadistic.
But the real potshots were at the General Assembly for this:
"The people have a right to hunt fish and harvest game..."
That's what the Constitutional amendment itself would say.
But the question voters will see says only:
Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended by adding a provision CONCERNING the right of people to hunt, fish, and harvest game."
So does it give rights -- or take them away?
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((PHIL HIRSCHKOP/FUND FOR ANIMALS' ATTORNEY: IT'S ONLY 26 WORDS. THE QUESTION'S ONLY 23 WORDS. THEY COULD HAVE PUT THE FULL THING.))
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((CONNIE HOUSTON/LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: WE KNOW THAT WHEN THERE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT, VOTERS DON'T UNDERSTAND. A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT.))
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But the Attorney General's office defends the ballot question.
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((BILL HURD/ASS'T. ATTORNEY GENERAL: WHEN A VOTER GOES INTO THE VOTING BOOTH AND FINDS THE GEORGE BUSH OR AL GORE, THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED TO FIND THEM THERE. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WHO TAKE INTO THE BOOTH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE ELECTION IS ALL ABOUT. IT WILL BE THE SAME WAY WITH THIS HUNTING AND FISHING AMENDMENT.))
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[SUPER=05-Richmond;]
Richmond Circuit Judge Melvin Hughes is being asked to take whatever action he deems necessary -- perhaps even ordering the vote be kept secret.
Judge Hughes says he'll rule by the middle of next week... just two weeks before election day.
[Double Boxes=Keith and Ellen/State Microwave]
(Question: Any comments from the Judge today?)
The most interesting exchange was with the Assistant Attorney General, who said the wording of the question was NOT vague.
Judge Hughes said: "It is vague, isn't it? By reading it you don't know what it does. It could be abolishing hunting rights or it could be sanctifying them."
[Cemetery-Arrest]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-42 TC18:49]
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Roanoke Police have charged two teenagers for vandalizing a local cemetery in early October.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
About 20 tombstones at Williams Memorial Park were marked with profanity, swastikas and the letters "S-P."
The boys told investigators "S-P" stood for "spyder punks," a gang name they heard in a movie.
Police say they don't believe the crime is gang-related, but it is a felony.
The 15 and 16-year-old boys were served today with petitions to appear in court. They both live in Northwest Roanoke.
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[NRC]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-38 TC37:58]
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Some New River Valley charities will have to live on handouts, now that their money has disappeared.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
New River Valley Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers/Big Sisters found out earlier this month that their funds were gone.
N-R-C Management Services of Christiansburg -- the company that handled money for them and 39 other human service groups -- reports at least 580-thousand dollars missing.
United Way is pitching in 25-thousand dollars to keep Habitat and Big Brothers/Big Sisters going for the next two months.
But Habitat's executive director says the loss could eventually shut them down.
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[IN Q=It's hard for]
((TERRI FITZWATER-PALMORE/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: IT'S HARD FOR THE FAMILIES BECAUSE IF BUILDING DOES STOP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR HOME AND THESE ARE FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY HOUSING.))
[SUPER=01-Terri Fitzwater-Palmore/Habitat For Humanity Exec. Director;]
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[OUT Q=in poverty housing.]
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[VO-NAT]
A search warrant affadavit filed in federal court says the F-B-I is investigating N-R-C's former general manager, Rick Poff, in the theft of the money.
Poff has NOT been charged and declined to comment for this story.
N-R-C's attorneys say insurance MAY cover their loss, if the money's not returned.
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[Dog-Deaths]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-39 TC43:00]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Residents in one Roanoke neighborhood are getting together tonight after several dogs were poisoned with meat tainted with Anti-Freeze.
Earlier this afternoon, police searched a nearby residence but it's still not clear if it's related to the case.
[DOUBLE BOXES= Keith and Kate/Microwave;]
Kate Weidaw is on Memorial Avenue with more.
[LIVE= Kate FULL/Microwave]
[SUPER=@Kate1]
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[LIVE= Kate FULL/Microwave]
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=NONE]
Chuck Robb and George Allen unload on education.
Hear from both sides later on News 7 at Six.
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[VO-NAT]
A big change for hundreds of Ericsson employees-- weeks of job uncertainty are at an end.
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[Ericsson]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-36 T1:05:58]
[GRAPHIC=Ericsson]
Major changes are in the works for communications giant Ericsson and its Lynchburg facility.
Ericsson will no longer make cell phones in its Hill City plant, but hundreds of employees there WILL keep their jobs.
Steve Smallshaw explains.
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[IN Q=Weeks of uncertainty]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Fran Henry/SCI Systems, Inc.; :30]
[SUPER=@ssm1; :43]
[SUPER=01-Per Arne Sandstrom/Ericsson N. American Operations Pres.; 1:04]
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[OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.]
(( Weeks of uncertainty for Ericsson's 27- hundred employees ended Friday when the company announced it was getting out of the cell phone business to concentrate on new mobile Internet technology.
The move affects 15-hundred workers in Ericsson's cellular division: they are now employees of S-C-I Systems.. a Fortune 500 company that builds the infrastructure for cell phone systems.
S-C-I employs 31- thousand people in 41 plants worldwide.. Lynchburg will be their latest acquisition.
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((FRAN HENRY/SCI SYSTEMS INC.: THIS ACQUISITION CONTINUES OUR STRATEGY TO GROW OUR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES. THE MULTI-YEAR DEAL IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH ERICSSON AND SCI.))
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((That's because.. after a little retooling.. SCI will operate out of Ericsson's Lynchburg plant. The employees won't have to relocate, and their salary and benefits will essentially remain the same. The remaining 1200 workers will concentrate on what Ericsson says is the new frontier: "3-G" production.. inventing the next generation of mobile Internet gadgets.))
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[OUT Q=Internet gadgets.]
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((PER ARNE SANDSTROM/PRES., ERICSSON NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS: ERICSSON MUST BE READY TO MEET OUR CUSTOMERS DEMANDS ON 3-G. OUR EMPLOYEES IN LYNCHBURG ENABLED US TO BECOME THE LEADER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS. NOW THEY WILL BE OUR PARTNERS IN THE MOBILE INTERNET.))
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The transition is expected to take about six months to complete, as equipment is moved out and the new S-C-I employees are retrained.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
[Timber-Truss]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-32 TC1:40:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A local manufacturer of housing components is helping its customers see behind the walls of the homes they hope to construct.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Timber Truss Building Systems opened its new showroom and sales office this afternoon in Salem.
The facility showcases the company's building products, but it also shows how they fit together in a completed project.
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[SOT 15:00:53]
[IN Q=We're trying to show off]
((WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW OFF OUR PRODUCTS, THE QUALITY PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE. AND WE WANT OT SHOW HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE, THE STRUCTURE, WHAT CAN BE THE VERY BEST IN BUILDING. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE A BETTER HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Al James/ Timber Truss President]
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[OUT Q=have a better home.]
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[VO-NAT]
Timber Truss is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
The company manufactures roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels at its Salem production facility.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=]
[TAPE#=None]
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Stocks ended higher for the day, giving the major averages their first positive week since the end of August.
[TAKE DOW, NASDAQ & BLOOMBERG PAGE ]
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[SUPER=x5102;]
[SUPER=430-x/83.61/10226.59/x/64.41/3483.01/x/0.28/112.59;]
The DOW gained 84 points, NASDAQ rose 64.
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[Senate-Race]
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[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-35 TC1:07:02]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]
Who's running the positive campaign?
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Richmond;]
Today, George Allen blasted Chuck Robb for a negative campaign.
Senator Robb seems to be letting his supporters do much of the name-calling.
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[IN Q=What we're]
((CRAIG BIEBER: WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT GOVERNOR ALLEN'S TAX CREDIT PROPOSAL IS A FRAUD.))
[SUPER=201-Craig Bieber/Democratic Party of Virginia; :00]
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[OUT Q=a fraud.]
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[VO-NAT]
We asked Allen how that tone was different from his own.
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[IN Q=For someone]
((FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM TO BE CARRYING ON WITH SUCH SPECIOUS INACCURATE FALSEHOODS, BASED ON NOTHING BUT CONVOLUTED, CONCOCTED LOGIC.))
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((WHEN DID I CALL HIM A LIAR? You said he had specious arguments and ... these are all synonyms for lying. NO IT'S NOT. LOOK IN THE DICTIONARY. AND IF YOU HAD A CHILD YOU COULD BUY ONE AND ACTUALLY WRITE IT OFF.))
[SUPER=201-George Allen/(R) U. S. Senate Candidate; :00]
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[OUT Q=write it off.]
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[TALENT=Keith]
[SS=HOLD]
For the record, we looked it up, and one meaning of "specious" is "having a false look of truth."
[Young]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Rickey Young]
Attorney Rickey Young has decided if he can't help his lawyer defend the case against him, then he'll fire his lawyer and do it all himself.
Judge James Jones ruled last week that Young would not be allowed to question witnesses or make his own closing argument. Now Young has asked the judge to disqualify himself from hearing the case.
The Martinsville lawyer was set to be tried Tuesday on tax evasion charges, but he concedes he's not ready. The government had already asked for a continuance.
[Breast-Cancer]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-47 TC57:14]
[GRAPHIC=Breast Cancer]
One out every Eight women has a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.
Today is national mammography day, another chance to remind women of the importance of early detection.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
As women age their chances of getting breast cancer increases.
After a woman turns 40 she should get yearly mammograms.
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[SOT8:40:04]
[IN Q=Early detection is critical]
((DR. CHARLES WARNER/CARILION BREAST CARE CENTER: EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL, THE SMALLER THE CANCER YOU FIND, THE SHORT TIME IT'S BEEN THERE, AND THE LESS LIKELY IT HAS SPREAD TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. ONCE BREAST CANCER SPREADS IT BECOMES A MUCH MORE SERIOUS DISEASE))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Charles Warner/Carilion Breast Care Cntr.]
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[OUT Q=serious]
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[VO-NAT]
Nurse Catherine Hagan says monthly self exams should also be part of the detection process.
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[SOT8:57:14]
[IN Q=What we're feeling ofr]
((CATHERINE HAGAN: WHAT WE'RE FILLING FOR A NEW THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE AND THINGS THAT FEEL HARD AND GRITTY AND ARE USUALLY FIXED TO A PLACE IN YOUR BREAST))
[SUPER=01-Catherine Hagan/Registered Nurse, MSN]
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[OUT Q=care center]
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[VO-NAT]
If detected early enough doctor Warner says there is usually a 90 percent cure rate.
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[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
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News 7 sports cameras will take inside the Carrier Dome for Tech's practice today in preparation for tomorrow's date with Syracuse
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[VO-NAT]
and Florida State lost to Miami two weeks ago and then scored 63 on Duke. What do the Seminoles have to say about Virginia. find out in a few.
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[S-Tech]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=6PM]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-80 322TC]
[GRAPHIC=BIG EAST]
The Virginia Tech Hokies will need to exercise some patience the next 24 hours as they continue to prepare for tomorrow night's seven o'clock kickoff with Syracuse.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Syracuse, NY/This Morning; :00]
This morning the players and coaches got their first look at the Carrier Dome this weekend as they went through their normal pre-game day walk through.
This morning when News 7 Sports joined the Hokies inside the dome it was extremely quiet.
But tomorrow night it will be almost deafening.
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((ANDRE DAVIS:))
[SUPER=01-Andre Davis/Va. Tech Wide Receiver; :00]
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[OUT Q=...a factor."]
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Davis, grew up just two hours from the Dome in Niscayuna, New York. He plans to have his own cheering section in the stands tomorrow night.
The Hokies expect a hostile environment and Syracuse's best shot.
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((LAMAR COBB/VA. TECH DEFENSIVE END:))
((STEVE DEMASI/VA. TECH CENTER:))
[SUPER=01-Lamar Cobb/Va. Tech Defensive End; :00]
[SUPER=01-Steve DeMasi/Va. Tech Center; :16]
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[OUT Q=...great game."]
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[VA NAT CON'T]
Ronyell Whitaker and the rest of Blue Collar defense already have their game faces on and the lunch box in hand as they get set to go to work.
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[S-Freshman]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-75]
[GRAPHIC=49ers]
Former Virginia Tech star and now San Francisco 49er John Engleberger has donated 100 thousand dollars to the Tech football program. He says it's his way of saying thanks to the school for an education and for football.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA/2000 Sugar Bowl; :00]
Engleberger competed as a senior against Florida State in the Sugar Bowl.
But Tech cornerback Ronyell Whitacker was a freshman when he battled the Seminoles.
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville;]
He commented on the chance two freshman UVa quarterbacks, Matt Schaub and Bryson Spinner, having the chance to play against the Noles tomorrow if senior Dan Ellis can't go.
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[SUPER=01-Ronyell Whitaker/Tech Sophomore Cornerback; :00]
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[OUT Q=as a player"]
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[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-67]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
George Welsh will make a game day decision on whether to use the freshman or Dan Ellis. It will be the ninth meeting between UVa and Florida State. While the Seminoles offense is potent, FSU's defense is also strong, giving up 12.3 points a game.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="they changed]
((GEORGE WELSH/1-7 RECORD VS. FLORIDA STATE:THEY CHANGED THEIR DEFENSE IN 1996. IT'S MADE THEM A BETTER DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL TEAM. THEY COPIED NEBRASKA. AND I THINK THAT'S MADE IT HARDER TO MOVE THE BALL ON THEM. THEN THEY HAVE GREAT ATHLETES. THESE PASS RUSH GUYS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING THEM. AND THEY'RE TOUGH PHYSICALLY AND THEY HAVE CORNERS THAT CAN COVER MOST PEOPLE.))
((BRAD BARNES/UVA SENIOR OFFENSIVE TACKLE:THEY PUT ALOT OF GUYS AROUND THE BALL AND THEY BRING AN EXTRA SAFETY DOWN AND WE GOTTA FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE EXTRA GUYS THAT GO RUNNING FREE AND WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE EXTRA GUYS.))
[SUPER=01-George Welsh/1-7 vs. Florida State; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brad Barnes/UVa Senior Offensive Tackle; :26]
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[OUT Q=....those guys"]
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[S-FSU]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-79]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/BYU vs. Virginia; :]
While the Seminoles are 30 point favorites, Florida State is NOT taking the cavaliers lightly, Virginia's running attack racks up about 185 yards a game, second in the ACC and is all about ball control.
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[IN Q="the ball]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Bowden/237 Wins at Florida State; :00]
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[OUT Q=....category"]
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[S-College]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=VMI Logo]
V-M-I is still looking for its first win of the season. The keydets take on Charleston Southern in Lexington for a one o'clock kickoff.
[GRAPHIC=W & L]
Washington and Lee has a 1:30 kickoff at Wilson Field against Sewanee.
[GRAPHIC=Ferrum Logo]
It's homecoming at Ferrum as the Panthers have a 1 clock kickoff against Frostburg State in a battle of Conference leaders.
[S-Qualify]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-70]
[GRAPHIC=North Carolina speedway]
Winston Cup drivers went through Bud Pole Qualifying at the North Carolina Speedway today and Jeremy Mayfield puts the Mobile 1 Ford on the pole with a speed of 157.342 miles an hour. It's not a track record but it is his third pole of the season. Points leader Bobby Labonte will start second. Now your top 25.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Jeremy Mayfield/157.342/2. Bobby Labonte//3. Jeff Gordon//4. Bill Elliott//5. Mark Martin//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Jeff Burton//7. Joe Nemechek//8. Mike Skinner//9. Ward Burton//10. Kenny Wallace//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Rick Mast//12. Jerry Nadeau//13. Ricky Rudd//14. Johnny Benson//15. Rusty Wallace//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Kevin LePage//17. Steve Park//18. Tony Stewart//19. Ken Schrader//20. Michael Waltrip//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Dale Jarrett//22. Dave Blaney//23. Sterling Marlin//24. Kurt Busch//25. Brett Bodine//;]
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[OUT Q=....last driver."]
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[ANCHOR=steve]
[GRAPHIC=north carolina speedway]
Dale Earnhardt was 27th quickest, Elliott Sadler 39th, Stacy Compton 42nd and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 44th.
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