WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/01/01

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We all pay taxes, but some are upset- They say the money's not going where we need it.
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Four little girls killed in a church bombing.. Now decades later- a verdict.
Plus some local co-eds wear nothing but red paint- as part of a protest-
And a Supermodel is critically hurt- in a car crash.
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News 7 is next.

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((WE'RE BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE COME TOGETHER.))
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Calls for compromise tonight, as state lawmakers prepare to do battle on the budget once again..
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Good evening..[Budget-Hearing]

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State lawmakers return to Richmond on Thursday in an effort to resolve their differences on the car tax... and to find more money for education, employee pay raises and the non-state agencies that are threatened by the loss of state funding.
Tonight, local groups affected by the fight tried to send a message to Richmond.
Joe Dashiell has the story
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[OUT Q=cultural institutions in the Roanoke Valley.]

Members of the House Appropriations Committee who came to Cave Spring High School got an earful from the cultural groups, local governments, and community action agencies that stand to lose state funding.
But they also heard from supporters of Governor Jim Gilmore who urged them not to retreat from the planned repeal of the car tax.
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And as lawmakers prepare to return to Richmond to take up the budget issue once again, it's unclear whether compromise is possible.
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[IN Q=Hopefully the senate will agree]
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Cranwell notes that as of today, the senate and house budget conferees haven't met with the governor to discuss the issue. [2-SHOT]
So Jean, even though lawmakers are feeling the pressure to reach some sort of compromise, it's anybody's guess whether Thursday's session will bring a breakthrough.

[Church-Bombing]

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The crime happened more than three decades ago. The verdict came tonight.
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An ex Klansman is convicted on all four counts of first degree murder today- and sentenced to life in prison-
The charges stem from a church bombing in Birmingham Alabama almost 40 years ago.
The jury of eight whites and four blacks deliberated just two hours before convicting Thomas Blanton of plotting the 1963 church bombing.
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((ABRAHAM LINCOLN WOODS JR/CHURCH PASTOR: I'M HAPPY. I'M OVERJOYED. I CAN GO HOME AND SLEEP WELL TONIGHT.)) [butt to 20:05:43] ((ESTELLE/KNEW VICTIMS: THERE ARE OTHERS.. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.))
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Blanton maintains he had no involvements in the deaths-
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((JOHN ROBBINS/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: HE BELIEVED IN HIS INNOCENCE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T DO IT. HE WAS ALWAYS CONFIDENT. HE UNDERSTOOD THOUGH WHERE HE WAS BEING TRIED AND THE COMMUNITIES STAKE IN THIS MATTER.))
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Blanton's attorney says he will appeal-
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[Rocky-Mount]

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An upset in the Rocky Mount Mayor's race tonight.
Voters elected new council member Mark Newbill over incumbent Mayor Ben Pinckard.
Voter turnout was 41 percent.
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[TAKE PINNACLE 1010]
Newbill got 58 percent of the vote.
Pinckard got 42 percent. [PINNACLE 1013]
Incumbent Steve Angle was re-elected to a three-year term.
Incumbent John Lester also won a three-year seat. [PINNACLE 1011]
And newcomer Charles Santrock was elected for three years. [PINNACLE 1012]
First-time candidate Jerry Greer won a one-year term.
Incumbent Roger Seale was re-elected. [PINNACLE 1014]
And Ann Cook also running for the first time, was elected to one year.
Marya Jones has reaction.
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At 35, Mark Newbill is Rocky Mount's youngest Mayor.
The dairy farmer won the honor after just three years on town council... and some hard campaigning from his daughter.
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[NATS TAPE 1, TC 29:53] ((NATS DAUGHTER: PLEASE VOTE FOR MARK NEWBILL FOR MAYOR.)) [RUNS:02]
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((NEWBILL: WE'RE JUST TICKLED TO DEATH, COULDN'T BE HAPPIER... NOW'S THE TIME FOR THE REAL WORK TO START.)) [RUNS:09]
Newbill pledged to work hard with the county to recruit new industry and to give half a million dollars of council's budget to move the county library downtown.
He criticized his opponent, incumbent mayor Ben Pinckard for not being visible enough.
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((NEWBILL: I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE TOWN WAS GETTING ITS MONEY'S WORTH FROM ITS CURRENT MAYOR.)) [RUNS:06]
Mayor Ben Pinckard served seven years on council... and before that, 18 years as the county's commissioner of revenue.
He ran on the promise of a tight budget for the town... and said he could not condone moving the library to the Old Peebles building.
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((PINCKARD: I WILL HAVE TO CONGRATULATE MR. NEWBILL ON A FINE CAMPAIGN. HE'S A FINE YOUNG MAN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING HIM. )) [RUNS:09]
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[SU 46:52 - 47:07] ((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: THE LIBRARY MAY HAVE BEEN JUST AS MUCH AN ISSUE FOR THE VOTERS AS THE CANDIDATES. BOTH MAYOR PINCKARD AND COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG BEATTY SPOKE OUT AGAINST MOVING THE LIBRARY DOWNTOWN. BOTH WERE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE.
THE NEW COUNCIL WILL BEGIN ITS WORK ON JULY FIRST. MJN7.)) [RUNS:14]))

[Hollins-Protest]

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More than one hundred women at Hollins University protested in the middle of campus today.
They claim the school's allocation of money is wasteful.
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Student after student spoke out against administrators saying the school needs to be more diverse.
They even attempted to block access to classrooms to make their point.
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((BRI SEOANI/HOLLINS UNIVERSITY SENIOR; THIS COULD REALLY BE AN AVENUE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, AND QUICK POSITIVE CHANGE AS WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR.))
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Other students were willing to bear it all for their cause.
But these out-of-the ordinary tactics touched a nerve with some Hollins students.
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((MAGGIE DANIEL: I BELIEVE A PROTEST SHOULD BE ABOUT CHOICE AND FREEDOM, AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO CLASS THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT CHOICE INSTEAD OF PEOPLE BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE WAY.))
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Hollins officials say no student ever approached them about the grievances.
But that they will do their best to address each issue.
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[Jefferson-Forest]

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Parents of students at Jefferson Forest High School are being asked to be patient while administrators decide how best to handle a fungus problem that has closed the school for the rest of the year.
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Tests last month found elevated levels of the (stacky-bah-tris) stachybotrys mold in several classrooms.. it's believed the fungus has contributed to health problems in dozens of students and faculty.
New tests are being done this week and results should be available by June.
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((DR. JAMES BLEVINS/BEDFORD CO. SCHOOL SUPT.: I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE AND I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT BUT I THINK IN ANY SORT OF TESTING AND WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WE WANT A REAL, TRUE ANSWER.))
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[VO-NAT]

Today was the last day for students and teachers to remove personal belongings before engineers begin their work in the school.
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[Danville-School]

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Some Danville residents want to see more African Americans on the school board.
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Tonight, the city council received more than 30 names of people who want to be considered.
Only two blacks currently serve on the school board but one faces mandatory retirement this year.
Leaders in the African American community say better representation is needed because more than sixty percent of the school population is black.
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City council will appoint at least one new member by June.
Two other members are up for re-appointment.

[Niki-Taylor]

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Supermodel Niki Taylor is in critical condition- after a car accident.
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The 26-year old model is said to be awake but heavily sedated at an Atlanta hospital.
The model suffered severe liver damage, which seems to be the primary worry.
Meantime, the driver of the car has told police he looked down to answer his cell phone, lost control of the car- and crashed into a pole.
Taylor's publicists say after the accident everyone felt she was O-K, but then she developed severe stomach pains.

The accident happened early Sunday in Atlanta-
Taylor has appeared on magazine covers since she was 14 years old.
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[Writers]

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Movie and T-V writers could soon be on strike.
Talks are going on tonight between Hollywood's writers and the studios, but their contract expires at midnight California time.
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[SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA]

Writers want more money when their work is broadcast overseas-- or shown as reruns in the U-S-- as well as increased residuals from videotapes and D-V-D's.
If there's no agreement, Writers Guild of America members could vote to authorize a strike, an option not everyone is looking forward to.
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((DANNY SMITH/SIT-COM WRITER; I HAVE NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE SKILLS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D DO HERE IN HOLLYWOOD. ))

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Both sides are observing a news blackout, so it's difficult to say if they're making progress.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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More money may soon be coming to your pocket, thanks to a new tax-cut.
That's next on News 7.
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And find out why the day set aside for international celebration of workers turned violent in so many places.
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[Sports-preview]

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((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office with PrimeTime! Deion Sanders goes berserk in his return to the Big leagues. We'll tell you why Tech coach Chuck Hartman is all wet tonight in Salem. Steve Mason tells us why the mold in Forest isn't affecting the school's sports teams.

And Little E talks about why May is his favorite month tonight on the Big 7.))[Bush-Taxes]

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You could be in for a tax cut- It won't be as big as the President wanted or as small as the Democrats first proposed.
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But the key is- Congressional republicans and democrats agreed on it.
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((THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE AMERICAN TAX PAYERS. WORKING TOGETHER REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE AGREED ON A PROPOSAL THAT WILL PROVIDE 1.35 TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT ELEVEN YEARS. ))
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[OUT Q=the next eleven years.]
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[VO-NAT]

But this is not a done deal.
Among the issues still to be resolved- which taxes to cut to get to the number.
Will it be an across the board cut in income taxes? The elimination of the marriage penalty tax and reduction of estate taxes.
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[Freeh]

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President Bush says he's disappointed F-B-I Director Louis Freeh is resigning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/File Tape;]

Bush say she was hoping Freeh would stay on.
Freeh announced his plans to resign as the FBI chief today. He'll leave his post next month.
Freeh's ten year term would have ended in September of 2003.
Oklahoma's Governor Frank Keating--- a former FBI agent.. has been mentioned as a candidate for the job.
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[May-Day]

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[WRITER=jja]
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Today is the day to honor the working man and woman in many parts of the World- so why were people out demonstrating?
Kimberly Dozier takes a look at May Day in Europe.
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((There weren't many of them, but leftist demonstrators still managed to halt business, snarl traffic...and keep police busy for much of May Day, across Europe. In Berlin, anarchists and leftwingers set alight the symbols of capitalism...or whatever came to hand...and threw everything from bottles to bricks at police. , fire behind tank-aptn1200 germany demos Water cannons eventually drove most away. In Turkey, there were ritual skirmishes...though nothing to compare to the deadly violence of previous years. Britain's riots failed to match last year's violence as well... there was some pushing and shoving, even some banner-burning for the cameras...but cold and rain kept MOST of the expected crowds away. Police used a divide-and-conquer strategy to hem in the rest. Guy Taylor, Globalised Resistance I think the vast majority of people here are to get a point across and if it means a little bit of criminal damage, I'm not going to stand out and condemn that." Poor turnout, compared to past years, plagued May Day in Moscow, for entirely different reasons. The old Communist holiday, known as Labour Day, was once heralded by parades of Soviet tanks. Now only a few hundred diehard veterans gather to remember what they call...the good old days. Kimberly Dozier, CBS News, London))

[Coaster-Fire]

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A scary amusement park ride turned even scarier today in Germany-
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[SUPER=03-Breuhl, Germany;]
when fire broke out- tearing through a wooden roller coaster- and injuring at least 36 people.
Many fled in panic- as burning parts from the tracks flew hundreds of feet through the air.
Firefighters used helicopters and flew over several times making sure no one else was on the ride.
The park's founder says the likely cause was a cable fire in one of the cars.
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[Longwood-Fire]

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Arson is no longer being considered as a possibile cause of the big fire at Longwood College.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Farmville/Last Wednesday;]
The school's president says state investigators have ruled arson out as a cause for the blaze that destroyed several historic buildings last Wednesday.
Residence halls affected by the fire will be open Thursday to allow students to get their belongings.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
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Could roller-skating be the secret to a long and healthy life?
Some senior citizens think so-- we'll meet them.
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And what does an ostrich have to do with mental health?
Find out when we return.
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[Mental-Health]

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A new mental health campaign kicked off in Christiansburg today.
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(( DON'T HIDE FROM MENTAL HEALTH!))
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Over the next three-months officials will use billboards and advertisements to encourage people not to hide from mental health disorders.
They hope their Ostrich mascot "Sandy" will get the point across not to "bury your head in the sand."
Organizers hope to overcome the stigma associated with mental health problems and make sure people know there is help available.
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[Skating-Seniors]

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Some retirees have found a fountain of youth in Illinois.
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[SUPER=03-Pekin, IL]

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning- senior citizens come from as far as 70 miles away to roller skate.
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((BETTY WISEMAN/ROLLER SKATING FANATIC: IT'S FUN AND IT'S GOOD EXERCISE. WALKING ON A TREADMILL IS DULL.))
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Their ages range from 65 to 90-
Some even use skates that are nearly 60 years old.
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((WILMA BRENTZ/ROLLER SKATING FANATIC; IF I CAN KEEP GOING I'M GONNA DO IT TIL MY SKATES WEAR OUT. MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THEM FOR ME IN 1949 AND WHEN THEY WEAR OUT I QUIT.))
[SUPER=01-Wilma Brentz/Roller Skating Fanatic]
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[OUT Q=wear out I quit]
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But it doesn't look like that will happen anytime soon.
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[TOSS TO ROBIN]

[Almanac]

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There were no extended April showers this year although the azeleas did just fine anyway. But everything will dry out without some rain. Let check on things skywise and otherwise in May with Leo Hirsbrunner.
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[S-Extra]

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Tech-UVa baseball highlights are on the way from Salem Memorial. Steve Mason will check out some student-athletes at Jefferson Forest who are winning and staying mold-free. We'll have some NASCAR news concerning the Earnhardts. And Deion Sanders is back in the majors for the first time since 1997. He rejoined the Reds tonight. We'll see how he did against the Dodgers, but first in tonight's Extra Point - here's are his low key comments about returning to the big leagues.
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[S-Tech]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Only two active coaches have more wins. Last night Virginia Tech Baseball Coach Chuck Hartman joined the short list of five coaches win have won 13-hundred games.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Va. Tech vs. Virginia;]

Win 13-hundred came at the expense of the Virginia Cavaliers at Salem Memorial Stadium.
The Hokies jumped out to a three run lead in the first inning. In the fifth, Chris Hutchison doubles to left center. Ryan Murphy comes home for the four to nothing Tech advantage.
The Cavs lone run came in the bottom of the fifth. Robert Word doubles to centerfield to bring home the score.
[Super=34-Va. Tech/6/Virginia/1;]

Virginia played some great defense, pitcher Alan Zimmerer catches the bunt on the fly for the out, then turns the double play by catching the runner at second.
But this was Chuck Hartman's night the Hokies take the victory six to one and win number 13-hundred is in the books.
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[S-Deion]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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Deion turned his first game back in the big leagues since 1997 into a personal highlight reel last night for the Reds.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH/Fox-MLB; :00]
Like him or hate hit, you can't deny what a great athlete he is. In his first at bat he lines a single to centerfield. Then in his second at bat, he just rips a three run homer to right field. In all, Primetime went 3-for-3
[super=35-Los Angeles/6/Cincinnati/7;]
scored twice and stole a base as the Reds beat the Dodgers 7-to-6.
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[S-NBA]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-88 14947TC]
[GRAPHIC=NBA PLAYOFFS]

The Milwaukee Bucks are the latest team to advance in the NBA playoffs.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Orlando, FL/TNT; :00]
The Bucks closed out their best of five opening round series with the Magic last night by picking up a 112 to 104 win.

[SUPER=32-Milwaukee/112/Orlando/104;]
The victory gives the Bucks the series 3 games to one. Milwaukee now moves on to battle red hot Charlotte.
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[S-Cavs]

[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-92 5915tc]
[GRAPHIC=Jefferson Forest]

The pesky mold Stachybotrys is causing all kinds of figurative headaches at Jefferson Forest high school. But Steve Mason says the school's athletes aren't letting the unusual problem get the best of them this spring.
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[IN Q="first audio]
[SUPER=03-Forest; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jim Thacker/Jefferson Forest Baseball Coach; :20]
[SUPER=01-Daniel Tanner/8-1 Record Pitching; :36]
[SUPER=01-Alex Poole/Senior Second Baseman; :49]
[SUPER=@Steve1; :56]
[SUPER=01-Christina Redgate/Jefferson Forest Track; 1:11]
[SUPER=01-Robert Butler/Cavaliers Track Coach; 1:29]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=news 7 sports"]
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((While students were forced to pack their books and leave school it seems nothing can remove the baseball team from the Seminole district top spot. The spreading mold only makes the team more like the trains that buzz their yard, a machine tightly linked together. ((:)) Winning helps, the Cavs are 13 and 2 with a four man pitching rotation that yields an ERA of 1.95. ((:))
The team is batting .317 with excellent clutch hitting. Those nerves of steal come from the team's seven seniors.

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Despite the problems, the boys and girls teams are first in the district. Coach Butler has made use of the time off from school with tough workouts and more video sessions breaking down technique. ((:)) ((:))
Wednesday night, the Baseball team battles Heritage while track hosts Brookville. In forest, Steve Mason, News 7 sports.))

[S-Winston]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-91 12403TC]
[GRAPHIC=RIR]

The Winston Cup circuit is in Richmond this weekend,
[GRAPHIC=LOWES]
but after that the rest of the month's activities are in Charlotte with the Winston and the Coke 600.
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[VO-NAT]
Yesterday afternoon Dale Earnhardt Junior, the defending champ in "The Winston" dropped by the track to promote this year's Saturday night all-star race on May 19th.
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC/Last Year; :00]
He also took time to reflect on last year's emotional win.
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[SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt, Jr./"The Winston" 2000 Winner; :07]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=...national television."]
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[TALENT=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=DALE SR.]
Junior says he still backs NASCAR and its claim that his father's seat belt broke at Daytona despite reports to the contrary this week.

[S-Ward]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=WARD BURTON]

Ward Burton is back home after being released from the Loma Linda Medical Center in California. Burton checked out of the hospital at 10 eastern last night and flew across country. A spokesman for Bill Davis racing says Ward will race this weekend at Richmond. NASCAR has confiscated his helmet and the new deceleration race suit to examine how it performed in the crash.