WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 12/13/00

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[TALENT=Keith]

The election is nearly over. Both Bush and Gore plan to address the nation tonight.
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And an unwanted Christmas greeting goes out courtesy of a local sheriff and the D-E-A.
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[Sports-Head]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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In sports, The United States Davis cup team has a new captain the Express completes a deal with the Pensacola Ice Pilots.
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[VO-NAT]

And Tech's Lee Suggs and Ben Taylor are on the A-P All America third team.
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[WX-Head]
[TALENT=Robin]
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Winter weather advisories mean a period of freezing rain but it won't last long or be a big problem tomorrow. We will explain and try out a Wednesday Weather School in a few moments.

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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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((WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THE TRANSITION. THINGS ARE GOING WELL.))
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[VO-NAT 15:07:09]

Bush and Cheney get ready. The most controversial presidential elections in more than a century will apparently end tonight.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.

[Presidential]

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[WRITER=ejo]
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[**NOTE ANCHOR TAG**]
Five weeks and a day after we voted, it's coming to a close.
Al Gore is scheduled to address the nation at nine P-M. By all accounts, he will announce his decision to give up his fight for the White House.
Gore's political and legal advisors concluded that yesterday's Supreme Court decision left him no other choice.
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[SUPER=701-David Boies/Gore Attorney; :00]
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((DAVID BOIES/GORE ATTORNEY: WE MADE OUR POSITION CLEAR IN COURT. WE ARGUED THAT THE RECOUNT SHOULD CONTINUE. WE'VE ALSO SAID REPEATEDLY THE SUPREME CURT WAS THE FINAL ARBITER IN THE SITUATION AND THAT UNDER THE RULE OF LAW, WHEN THE SUPREME COURT ACTED, IF THEY SAID STOP THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES, WE WOULD RESPECT THAT DECISION, WE WOULD STOP THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES.)) [RUNS18]
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[VO-NAT Gore 15:01:15]

Gore is expected to call George W. Bush and concede to him for a second time this evening. Gore retracted his first concession in the wee hours of November 8th. [Bush 15:07:04]
Bush will address the nation at 10, presumably as America's unchallenged President-Elect. [Cheney 15:04:32]
His running mate made the rounds in Congress today. Dick Cheney has happy to talk about the coming administration with Republican moderates and leaders, but for public consumption, he stepped way off to the side.
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((DICK CHENEY/VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.)) [RUNS05]
[OUT Q=later this evening]))
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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And there will be plenty to see and hear tonight.
The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather at 6-30 ... and complete coverage this evening as both candidates speak to the nation.

[Winter-Storm]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=dse]
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While we wait for possible winter weather, much of the nation's heartland is recovering from ice and snow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Near Louisville, KY]

Up to three inches of snow fell in Western Kentucky today, closing schools and causing lots of accidents.
They're still expecting sleet and freezing rain this evening.
[SUPER=03-Fort Worth, TX]

The morning commute meant more than a hundred accidents in Fort Worth Texas.
Thousands of people in Texas and Arkansas are without power this evening.
For more on what we can expect, let's talk to Meteorologist Robin Reed.
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[***ROBIN***]

[Announcements]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=dse]
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Just one school announcement so far.
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[TAKE SCHOOLWATCH FULL]
Night classes at Greenbrier Community College are canceled.
Of course, we'll update you on with any more closings tonight on News 7 at Eleven and tomorrow on News 7 Mornin.

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[TAKE WEB PAGE FULL SCREEN]
We'll also list all the closings on our web-page at WDBJ- 7- dot- com.
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[Radford-Chief]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=mjo]
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Radford's police chief has resigned, two days after a blue ribbon committee report blasted him for contributing to low morale and high turnover at the department.
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A. C. Earles was Radford's chief for 13 years.
He announced his retirement after a meeting with the city manager today.
The move comes on the heels of a report to City Council explaining a 40-percent turnover rate that's cost the city three-quarters of a million dollars in three years.
In it, former and current officers described Earles as an invisible leader who played solitaire in his office most of the time.
Deputy Chief Jonny Butler has been appointed interim Chief until Council can find a new one.
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[Hickson]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Exactly two years and ten months after 13- month- old Frances Vermillion died of head injuries, her babysitter has been found guilty of killing her.
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[SUPER=03-Bedford]

Sonya Hickson was convicted of involuntary manslaughter at the end of a two- day trial in Bedford County.
Vermillion died in February, 1998 of head injuries she suffered in Hickson's home.
Hickson first told police the toddler had fallen out of a chair, but later changed her story to say she had bumped her head at least four times in a ten- minute span that morning.
But judge James Updike said common sense told him the little girl had been struck several times in the head.. and that Hickson delivered the fatal blows.
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((RANDY KRANTZ/PROSECUTOR: WE MAY NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING NECESSARILY THAT WE EVEN EXPECT TO KNOW. BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW AND WHAT WE DO BELIEVE IS THAT THIS CHILD SUFFERED A MASSIVE HEAD INJURY IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BY SOMEONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF HER.))
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[VO-NAT]

Hickson faces up to twenty years in prison when she's sentenced next year.
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[Otte]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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The 21-year-old woman who killed her son by putting him in a microwave and turning it on will spend five years in prison.
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Elizabeth Renee Otte pled no contest to involuntary manslaughter in September. A New Kent County Circuit judge today sentenced her to ten years, but suspended half of the time. She was also placed on 20-years probation. Otte's son, Joseph Lewis Martinez, was found dead in her Lanexa home in 19-99. Experts argue Otte suffers from epilepsy, and her seizures often are followed by blackouts.
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[M'ville-Announcement]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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An international furniture company is moving into Martinsville, and hiring 380 people along the way.
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[SUPER=03-Martinsville]

A company called Investors Corporation will buy the former Pulaski furniture building.
12 million dollars of Investors Corporation money and 200- thousand dollars of state money will go toward building renovations and development.
The company plans to build a lumber processing plant, and manufacture solid wood bedroom suites.
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((JOHN CATHCART/INVESTORS CORPORATION: MARKETING AND ACCOUNTING IS GOING TO BE IN MARTINSVILLE AS WELL, BUT ITS GOING TO BE BROUGHT IN SLOWLY. WE'LL BRINGING MANUFACTURING FIRST AND START TRAINING PEOPLE.))
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[VO-NAT]

Pulaski Furniture shut down in October and let 284 people go.
Just days later, Investors Corporation approached Martinsville about moving in.
Hiring will begin in January.
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[CATCE]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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A Northern Virginia man may build a wireless modem plant in Franklin County.
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Richard Martin runs (No-sis) Noesis Incorporated in Northern Virginia. He toured Franklin County's special middle school, the Center for Applied Technology and Career Exloration, today -- along with the State Secretary of Technology and several Northern Virginia consultants. He says the area would be perfect for a manufacturing plant.
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((RICHARD MARTIN/NOESIS, INC; I THINK WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN US HERE TODAY WITH YOUR FACILITY AND COMMUNITY'S DEDICATION IS A PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVEN'T ADVERTISED WELL ENOUGH.))
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Franklin County officials held the tour to promote the area's workforce, lifestyle, and training opportunities. They impressed Virginia's Technology Secretary, who plans to bring more executives to Southwest Virginia.
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((DON UPSON/SECRETARY OF TECHNOLOGY; I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK PROBABLY IN THE SPRING AND PUT TOGETHER TWO DOZEN PEOPLE, TREAT IT LIKE A DELEGATION. GIVE THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE, OKAY WE'RE COMING YOU'VE GOT A DAY.))
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A consultant who represents 15-hundred technology firms including America Online says he also plans to publicize Franklin County.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Police bust up the first illegal drug lab ever found in Giles County.
Details on that are still ahead on News 7 at Six.
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[VO-NAT]

And Bedford County deputies deliver some unwanted Christmas presents.
We'll explain when we return.
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[Web Address Announce] [Pinnacle 4885ess]

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[Bedford-Roundup]

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If you're not at the top of Sheriff Mike Brown's Christmas list-- that's a good thing. Eighteen people received holiday greetings from the Bedford County sheriff today. Teresa Hamilton reports-- this particular card opens with the line "You have the right to remain silent...."
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(( Officers from Bedford County, Lynchburg and the D-E-A arrived at work early. They were out in full force, searching for some 30- people accused of selling drugs ranging from marijuana to crack cocaine as part of "Operation Street Sweeper". Suspects accused of selling and distributing marijuana were among the first taken into custody. [I'M NOT A VIOLENT PERSON] Sheriff Mike Brown would argue with that statement. Brown is convinced street level dealers are among the most dangerous because, he says, they're the ones selling to children.
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((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF: IF YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE EQUATION, IT KIND OF BREAKS IT DOWN A BIT, IT DISRUPTS THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN AND THAT'S WHY WE THINK THEY'RE AS DANGEROUS AS ANYONE ELSE.)) [RUNS10]
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Officers also conducted a search warrant in the Huddleston area surprising the homeowner who authorities say was sitting on his couch with a couple of pounds of marijuana.
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((KENT ROBEY/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT MOST ROUND UPS IN THE PAST, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WORKED FOR A LIVING AND WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH THEM BEFORE THEY WENT TO WORK AROUND SIX AM.)) [RUNS10]
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This bust will be a memorable one in another regard. In the spirit of the Holiday season, Sheriff Mike Brown made sure each suspect received a gift, a candy cane and Christmas card with some free legal advice. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Bedford Co.))

[Drug-Lab]

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[WRITER=mjo]
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A raid on two houses in Giles County has uncovered the first large illegal drug lab within the county's borders.
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[VO-NAT]
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Federal, state and local authorities searched these Rich Creek houses on a tip last night and found chemicals used to make amphetamines and ecstasy.
Authorities say the man renting the house told them they were there.
Frank P. Harrison was arrested on unrelated charges in Manassas yesterday.
Relatives say he led police to the lab at his house.
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[Henry-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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Police say a drug deal gone bad may have been a motive for murder in Henry County last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.]

38-year-old Daniel Berry Rose and a female companion drove through the King's Village area of Henry County around ten thirty last night.
Police say after Rose got out of the car, he was shot several times by unknown assailants.
He died at an area hospital.
Preliminary investigations lead police to believe the shooting was drug related.
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((CAPTAIN K.G. NESTER: SOMETIMES SOMEBODY TIRES TO RIP SOMEONE OFF BY TAKING THE MONEY THEY BUY DRUGS WITH OR SOMETIMES TRY TO TAKE THE MONEY THEY BUY DRUGS WITH. OR SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE PERSONALITY CONFLICTS. WE NEVER KNOW WHY THEY HAPPEN, BUT WE THINK THAT'S THE CASE.))
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Anyone with information about the regarding the Henry County Sheriff's Department.

[Stocks]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Yet another round of profit warnings sent high-tech stocks lower. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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THe DOW actually gained 26 points, but NASDAQ dropped 109.
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[Franklin-Fatal]

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Ferrum Professor Deborah Glover- Fischer was running late this morning- -on her way to an eight o'clock class to give the final exam. She never made it.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.]

Her car ran off the edge of Route 40 a few miles from the college. Officials believe she over- corrected and sent the car careering broadside into the path of a truck headed the other way.
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((THE LOG TRUCK WAS FULLY-LOADED WITH PINE LOGS PICKED UP DOWN IN THE HENRY SECTION OF OUR COUNTY AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ROCKY MOUNT TO UNLOAD IT.))
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[VO-NAT]

The truck driver sustained only minor injuries in the crash.
Dr. Glover- Fischer was killed instantly.
She was in her first year at Ferrum as an assistant professor of chemistry and physics.
She was a 1989 graduate of Roanoke College, earned her P-h-D from U-V-a.
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[581-Ax]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=dse]
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A four-car pileup is backing up traffic right now in a big way through the heart of Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The cars collided in the southbound lanes of Interstate 581 between the Orange and Elm Avenue interchanges.
No word yet on the cause .. and we have no report of any serious injuries, but southbound traffic is backed up for close to a mile.
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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And coming up in sports, Lee Suggs is a third team All American, Tiger Woods is the sportsman of the year.
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[VO-NAT]

And the Roanoke College Maroons are spending the holiday's getting their chemistry together.
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[S-Team]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]

The Virginia Tech Hokies just finished a 10 and 1 regular season and the Hokies are preparing for the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on New Years day.
But only two players from the Hokies are on the A-P All America Football team announced today and they are third team selections.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]

Tech's Lee Suggs, who led the nation with 28 touchdowns, was left off the first and second teams. Suggs carried the Hokies when Michael Vick went down with an injury and his 28 touchdowns is twice what any previous Tech player has ever done in a single season.
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[TALENT=Roy]
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Tech linebacker Ben Taylor was also selected to the third team picked by a panel of sportswriters from around the country.

[S-Roanoke]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=dal]
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When the preseason projections came out both the Roanoke College men's and women's basketball teams were picked first in the ODAC.
After a month, the Lady Maroons are tied for first in the conference with Bridgewater with a two and oh record.
But it was a rough start for the Roanoke women as they dropped their first two games of the season.
The young team has only two seniors and a lot of new faces including two transfers.
But they've progressed to win four straight and go into the holiday break with an overall four and two record.
Coach Susan Dunagan says she and her team wish they didn't have to take this time off.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/November 18th;]

The Roanoke men on the other hand, needed this time off.
The Maroons are seventh in the conference right now with a one and two record.
Overall they are four and three. It hasn't been the start they expected.
Moir says they plan to use the next two weeks off to improve shot selection and the team's cohesiveness.
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[VO-NAT]

Moir and his staff are expecting big things for January. Jason Strickland and Jaimar Mansel, slowed by injury, should be back at full speed.
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[S-Woods]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=Tiger Woods]

The golf season is over but the Honors continue for Tiger Woods. The December 18-th issue of the Sporting News lists Woods as the most powerful person in sports for the year 2000.
Woods is the second athlete to head the top 100 chart. Michael Jordan was the first in 1997.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO; :]

Woods is also the Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year" the first two time recipient in the 46 year history of the award.
Woods completed a career Grand Slam and won three of 4 majors in the year 2000. He also received the honor in 1996.
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[TALENT=Roy]
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Woods is the sixth golfer to receive the award. Before Woods in 19996, Jack Nicklaus was honored in 1978.

[S-Tennis]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-77 (2:05:30)]
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A McEnroe is still in charge of the U-S-A Davis Cup team.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :]

The U-S Tennis Association announced today that Patrick McEnroe is the 38-th Davis Cup Captain.
He succeeds his brother John, who resigned after a 14-th month term the shortest for a U-S captain in 37 years.

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[SUPER=01-Patrick McEnroe/Davis Cup Captain; :]
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[OUT Q=.....everyone involved."]
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[S-Express]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
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The Roanoke Express completed a trade with Pensacola last week.
On Friday, Rob Smillie will join the Express as the player to be named later in time for Roanoke's game with the Charlotte Checkers at the Roundhouse.
The 26 year old left winger played only 7 games with the Ice Pilots because of a wrist injury.
Roanoke plays 3 games in 3 nights beginning tomorrow night in Greensboro. Roanoke is home for a Friday night ga me with Charlotte and a Saturday night match up against Greensboro.