WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 10/24/01

[1-News-Head]

[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

A Roanoke gunman laughs off a still sentence.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
And a local company is showing its colors by boxing up the red, white and blue.
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[Sports-Head]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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In sports, The starting pitchers have been named for game one of the World Series this Saturday in Phoenix.
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[VO-NAT]

And Ricky Stokes and his Virginia Tech Hokies will have to work from the bottom of the Big East in the East Division.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]

The first of two cold fronts will hit tomorrow - how that might effect your weekend plans coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]
News 7 is next.
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[SOT 6:24:16 - :20]
[IN Q=I pray that God]
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[OUT Q=anybody else that was involved with it.]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=SHannon 2-Shot]

Martinsville Police get a big break in a year-old murder case.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

They've arrested a juvenile in the murder of a downtown Martinsville shop owner.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And I'm Shannon Young.
[Demarcos-Murder]
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[WRITER=mjo]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

Martinsville police have investigated the murder of Lisa Muhammad for more than a year.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

But the tip came YESTERDAY that led them to the teenage suspect now charged with capital murder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville;]

Chief Mike Rogers says that a 17-year-old boy was arrested early this morning in connection with Muhammad's murder.
The 30-year-old wife and mother of two was shot to death inside the downtown clothing store she ran with her husband.
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[SOT 6:09:09 - :16]
[IN Q=The suspect in this case]
((MIKE ROGERS/MARTINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF: THE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE WAS ACQUAINTED WITH THE VICTIM AND HER HUSBAND... I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Rogers/Martinsville Police Chief;]
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[OUT Q=I'll leave it at that.]
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[VO-NAT]

Muhammad's husband said police did NOT tell him anything about the suspect.
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[SOT 6:25:30 - :44]
[IN Q=Although we can't]
((MAVERICK MUHAMMAD/VICTIM'S HUSBAND: ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T BRING MY WIFE BACK, CAN'T BRING THEIR MOTHER BACK, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND WHO DID IT.))
[SUPER=01-Maverick Muhammad/Victim's Husband;]
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[OUT Q=what happened and who did it.]
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=Murder Invest.]

Chief Rogers declined to share the motive ... saying that he had to protect an ongoing investigation.
He did not rule out the possibility of further arrests.

[Foreman]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=01-53 TC07:27]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

The gunman chuckled after a Roanoke judge sentenced him today for his role in the armed robbery and malicious wounding of a Roanoke cab driver.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/May]
Just BEFORE sentencing, Philip Foreman said he had nothing to say. "Whatever I say," Foreman muttered, y'all are going to do what y'all are going to do, regardless." When asked if he understood the 75-year sentence he'd just been given, Foreman laughed and said, "Yes, Sir." The victim, Cab Driver John Powers, still has a bullet lodged in his back, leaving him confined to a wheelchair.
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[Post-Office]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-37 tc1:25:50]
[GRAPHIC=Anthrax Scare]

Testing revealed NO traces of anthrax following a scare at the Roanoke Post Office yesterday.
But the incident has left postal workers angry and concerned.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Employees were evacuated early Tuesday after a white powder was found on a mail processing machine.
Ultimately no anthrax was found, but workers say they were told the area was safe and were ordered back to work before officials received test results on the substance.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

A Postal Service spokeswoman says officials had received negative test results on seven employees, and strong medical assurances there would not be any cross- contamination.
Union leaders and postal officials plan to discuss the incident tomorrow.

[L'burg-Scare]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-44 TC1:09:20]
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A suspicious powder found in a Lynchburg woman's mail last week has been tested and is "not" anthrax.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/October 16]

Hazardous material teams were called to this home on Sandusky Drive last Monday after a white powder fell out of a letter.
Police aren't sure what the substance was, but they are investigating the case as a criminal act.
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[Bomb-Hoax]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=tha]
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[GRAPHIC=Bomb Threat]
Roanoke police and the F-B-I continue searching for the person who made a threatening phone call to the SunTrust bank building...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;]
Some 400- workers were evacuated yesterday after an employee in the Catawba Capital Management office received a threatening phone call. Police say the caller referred to a bomb and anthrax. When police searched the office-- three police dogs hit on a package delivered by Federal Express. The package turned out to contain empty Federal Express envelopes. The package will be sent to the state crime lab in hopes of figuring out why the dogs deemed it suspicious.
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[Warner-Mailer]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-46 TC1:41:42]
[GRAPHIC=Anthrax Scare]

Campaign scare tactics took on a new meaning in the race for governor this week.
A mysterious blue envelope with NO return address isn't exactly winning votes.
Richmond Bureau Chief Ellen Qualls reports.
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[IN Q=Darcy Staples and her husband]
[SUPER=403-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=401-Darcy Staples/Letter Recipient; :14]
[SUPER=401-Mark Warner/(D) Candidate for Governor; :27 ]
[SUPER=419-Ellen Qualls/equalls*wdbj7.com; 1:08]
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[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.]
(( Darcy Staples and her husband run a graphic design firm from their Richmond home.
Mark Staples got the mail Tuesday -- and saw a blue envelope to his wife with NO return address.
Very suspicious in the anthrax era.
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((DARCY STAPLES/LETTER RECIPIENT: SO WE JUST DECIDED TO PUT IT IN A LARGE ZIP-LOCK BAGGY... RIPPED IT OPEN SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE CONTENTS WERE.))
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((MARK WARNER/D-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: I ACTUALLY HAVE NOT SEEN THE LETTER. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE LETTER FROM JUDY PEACHEE.))
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Judy Peachee Ford is a long-time Republican activist supporting Warner and heading up the group "Virginians for Warner."
Her letter was sent to 50 thousand Republican- leaning women in Virginia -- seeking votes and donations for the Democrat.
It made Darcy Staples furious.
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((DARCY STAPLES/LETTER RECIPIENT: LIKELIHOOD IS THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANTHRAX. BUT JUST THE RISK OF IT NOW IS NOT A RISK I WANT TO TAKE.))
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[sot tape 11:03:45 ]
((MARK WARNER: YOU KNOW IF PEOPLE RECEIVE SOMETHING THAT IS UNMARKED WITHOUT A RETURN ADDRESS, PARTICULARLY DURING THESE TIMES, THEY PROBABLY SHOULD NOT OPEN IT.))
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[standup]
((The direct mailing company that did the 33 thousand dollar mailing is taking full responsibility for what it calls "a serious error in judgment."
Virginians for Warner has asked that the letters be resent at NO cost -- with return addresses.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.)) [runs:16]))

[Flag-Boxes]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

A New River Valley company is becoming a part of history. (Pree-star) Prestar Packaging in Christiansburg is making thousands of flag boxes. They're special because they will hold American flags being sent to the families of terrorist attack victims.
New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon takes us to the facility.
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[IN Q=Nats]
[SUPER=143-Christiansburg; :00]
[SUPER=141-Anne Chrisman/Prestar Packaging Owner; :15]
[SUPER=149-Rachel Cannon/rcannon*wdbj7.com; :47]
[SUPER=141-Chris Sutphin/Plant Manager; 1:09]
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[OUT Q=RC, News 7, Christiansburg.]
((Nats TC Production of the rectangular, navy blue boxes with a gold seal began this afternoon.
(COVER) TC 12:38:05 WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND TO FEEL SOMETHING.
Owners Anne and Craig Chrisman hope the feeling is pride
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[IN Q=WE JUTS]
((ANNE CHRISMAN/PRESTAR PACKAGING OWNER; WE JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS A GREAT HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND PROVIDE THIS BOX THAT THE FLAG WILL GO IN THAT THESE FAMILIES WILL KEEP FOREVER.))
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Prestar Packaging won the 15-thousand box order over companies from around the country. NATS TC 7:54:13 Discounted and free materials from their vendors enabled them to submit a very competitive bid.
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((WERE NOT MAKING A PROFIT AT ALL WERE PAYING OUR VENDORS WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY THEM AND (cover end) WERE PAYING THE LABOR OF OUR EMPLOYEES.))
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((RACHEL CANNON/RCANNON@WDBJ7.COM; THE ORDER IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY, IT WILL BE SHIPPED TO CONGRESS, WHERE CONGRESSIONAL AIDES WILL ACTUALLY PLACE THE FLAGS IN THE BOXES SO THEY CAN BE SENT TO THE FAMILIES.))
[OUT Q=THE FAMILIES.]
Recipients include victims loved ones and rescue and relief personnel. The production line is running slower than normal to keep quality at an all time high. The plant manager says workers have that goal in mind.
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[IN Q=WE FEEL LIKE]
((CHRIS SUTPHIN/PLANT MANAGER; WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S OUR CONTRIBUTION A LOT OF US CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE THE MONEY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN BUT THIS IS OUR WAY OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK. ))
[OUT Q=GIVE SOMETHING BACK.]
Their something, in the form of a box, is a part of the healing for so many Americans. Rachel Cannon, News 7, Christiansburg.))

[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]

What does the future hold for Roanoke Valley Arts organizations?
The answer may be teamwork.
We'll explain a little later.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

And changes at one area hospital may mean expectant mothers will have to hit the road.
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[Telegate]
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[WRITER=rle]
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
120 jobs will be lost at Telegate U-S-A in Clifton Forge.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

The move will have major economic implications for the area.
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[SUPER=03-Clifton Forge;]
Operators there handle a quarter of a million directory assistance calls a day for A-T-and-T and Verizon Wireless. Now that the company is closing, Clifton Forge stands to lose thousands of dollars a year in local taxes.
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[IN Q=Over 7 years, they have...]
((GLYNN LOOPE/CLIFTON FORGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR; OVER 7 YEARS THEY HAVE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 130 TO 240 JOBS, DEPENDING ON DEMAND. IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN PAYROLL, AND 67-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAXES, SO THE IMPACT IS SIGNIFICANT.))
[SUPER=01-Glynn Loope/Clifton Forge Econ. Devel. Coordinator;]
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[OUT Q=local taxes, so the impact is significant.]
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[VO-NAT :18+]
Economic officials say they have an advantage luring another business, because the building is one of the most technologically advanced communications sites available in the state. The building is located in a newly formed state Enterprise zone, which could mean additional tax incentives and job grants for potential employers.
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[Optical-Cable]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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Someone is posting INSIDE information on the world wide web about Optical Cable Corporation ... according to a lawsuit filed by the company yesterday.
As part of the lawsuit, Optical Cable is asking the Internet company "yahoo" to release the identity of that person. [***NEWS 7 @ 6 MB GRAPHIC***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Jen /MB Set;]

Business Reporter Jennifer Miele is following the story, Jen.
[LIVE=Jen /FULL MB SET]
[SUPER=@jennifer1]

Keith, the suit names several John and Jane Does who the company believes are employees or relatives of an employee at Optical Cable.
One in particular, who's screen name is "stockinup2001" has posted the following information:
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[IN Q=Go to yahoo finance]
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(( Go to yahoo finance, type in the company's ticker symbol: OCCF, and you'll find a wealth of postings by individuals who claim to own stock in the company.
That's where "stockinup2001" allegedly did damage.
The internet user said his or her daughter was laid off from Optical Cable and that Optical Cable fiber continuously malfunctions, and is often shipped right back to the company.
Another posting claimed Optical Cable's president was being hounded with buyout offers from Cisco Systems.
And yet another posting, that has since been removed, revealed a company customer list.
The law suit claims that information was uploaded from a company computer.))
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[LIVE= Jen /FULL MB SET]

Optical Cable is asking a Roanoke County Judge tomorrow to stop what they consider to be inside information from being posted, also that yahoo disclose the identity of "stockinup2001" and cohorts. The company also wants monetary damages.
I did post a message on the board asking for stockinup2001 to comment.
He or she did not.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Jen /MB SET;]

Another poster said he did not see anything resembling inside information on the board.

[NS-Earnings]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC08:21]
[GRAPHIC=Norfolk Southern]

Norfolk Southern today reported a 20 percent drop in earnings.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]

The third quarter report showed a 20 million dollar net income drop, but earnings per share matched analyst expectations at 20 cents.
Operating costs dropped five percent, thanks to the railroad's massive restructuring plan, which included hundreds of layoffs in Southwest Virginia.
Analysts say third quarter results are not an accurate performance indicator because of the slowdown September 11th created.
They'll be watching to see how much ground N-S can recover in the fourth quarter.
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[Stocks]

[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
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[WRITER=dse]
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A rally in tech stocks gave the overall market a modest lift today. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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[SUPER=440-x/5.54/9345.62/x/27.09/1731.53;]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

The DOW rose five and a half points.
NASDAQ gained 27.
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[Alleghany-Hospital]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-32 TC2:03:33]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The phrase "Born and Raised in the Alleghany Highlands" probably won't have the same meaning after October 31st.
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[VO-NAT - :17]
[SUPER=03-Low Moor]
Citing an inability to lure additional obstetricians to the area, Alleghany Regional Hospital will close its birthing center next week. The hospital oversaw 284 births last year, but soon expectant mothers wanting neo-natal care will have to travel to Roanoke, Lexington, or West Virginia.
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[IN Q=The problem with continuing...]
((WARD STEVENS/ALLEGHANY REGIONAL HOSPITAL CEO; THE PROBLEM WITH CONTINUING BEYOND OCTOBER 31ST IS WE HAVE ONE O-B IN TOWN, IS SHE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE 365 DAY A YEAR, 24 HOURS A DAY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE?))
[SUPER=01-Ward Stevens/Alleghany Regional Hospital CEO]
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[OUT Q=to provide the service.]
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[ANCHOR=Keith ]
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Hospital officials say they won't turn away any expectant mother who shows up at the emergency room, but encourage them to make arrangements at another hospital.

[Arts-Plan]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-33 TC1:50:01]
[GRAPHIC=None]
From museums to zoos to theaters, Roanoke Valley cultural institutions are pulling together to pump up attendance.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Eighteen major organizations met this morning to announce the results of nine months of work on a Master Plan. The project focuses on enhancing and preserving arts and culture through education, marketing, fundraising, lobbying and updating infrastructure. The most visible change to date is a new logo that's said to be symbolic.
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[SOT 12:49:11-12:49:31]
[IN Q=Tony Peerman picked this idea of a compass...]
((SUSAN JENNINGS/THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE BLUE RIDGE: TONY PEERMAN PICKED THIS IDEA OF A COMPASS TO SHOW THAT WE ARE A REGIONAL ENTITY AND PULLED IN THE MAP AND IT ALL FIT TOGETHER VERY NICELY. WE LOVE THE "ARTS, HISTORY, SCIENCE, ZOO THEME. WE WANTED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WORD VISION AND WE THINK VIEW EXPRESSES WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.))
[SUPER=01-Susan Jennings/The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge;]
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[OUT Q=what we're all about.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Master Plan currently focuses on the arts in Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem. But a second phase is expected to expand to include other communities.
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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And coming up in sports, Virginia Techs men's baksetball team is picked last in the East Division of the Big East Mussina and Schilling will open the World Series.
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[VO-NAT]

And Charlie Manuel will be back next season to manage the Cleveland Indians.
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[S-East]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=Big East]

Virginia Tech's men's basketball team has some work to do. The Hokies finished last in the East Division last season and during today's media day the Hokies were picked to finish last in the division again.
Ricky Stokes begins his third season as the Hokies head coach.
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[IN Q="I think...]
[SUPER=01-Ricky Stokes/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Carlton Carter/Virginia Tech Forward; :26]
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[OUT Q=.....at Virginia Tech."]
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[TALENT=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]

Boston College was picked first in the division followed by Connecticut, Miami, Providence, St. John's and Villanova.
Georgetown is picked first in the West Division and West Virginia tied Seton Hall for 4th place.

[S-Charlie]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-95 (1:58:00)]
[GRAPHIC=Charlie Manuel]

Charlie Manuel will be back to manage the Cleveland Indians next season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :]

The Indians say they have decided to pick up Manuel's contract option. He has won 181 games in 2 years as Cleveland's manager.
Manuel missed 13 games this season because of health problems and he was in the Cleveland Clinic hospital when the Indians clinched their sixth division title in 7 years.
Cleveland blew a 2 to 1 lead and lost their best of 5 A-L playoff series against Seattle.
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[S-Cleveland]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Cleveland Logo]

Manuel may manager the Indians next season without one of his top players. All star outfielder Juan Gonzalez might not return to the team.
The Indians say they are exercising their option to back out of the second year of the contract Gonzalez signed last season.
That option is worth 14 million dollars. He hit 35 homers for the indians batted 325 and drove in 140 runs second in the American League behind Seattle's Brett Boone.

[S-Series]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=MLB logo]

The pitching match ups are set for the World Series. The New York Yankees will send Mike Mussina to the mound against 22 game winner Curt Schilling of Arizona in Saturday's opener at Phoenix.
In game two on Sunday, Andy Pettitte throws for New York against Randy Johnson.
Game three on Tuesday will pit Arizona's Brian Anderson against 20 game winner Roger Clemens of the Yankees.
Orlando Hernandez will get the call in game four for New York. The Diamondbacks have not named their game four starter.

[S-Stagg]

[ANCHOR=steve]
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[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-103 (1:16:21)]
[GRAPHIC=ODAC]

ODAC power Bridgewater is undefeated and ranked fourth in the country in Division III football.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Emory/Saturday; :00]
Fans are aware that the Stagg Bowl, which kicks off December 15th at 8 PM at Salem Stadium, would be a great place for BC to wrap up it's season, however The Eagles know many things must fall into place to reach the title game.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="we all]
[SUPER=01-Mike Clark/Bridgewater Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=.....got to stay healthy"]
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[S-Eagles]

[ANCHOR=roy]
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[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-100 (1:47:12)]
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[VO-NAT WIPE TO #ENG!!!!!!!]
[SUPER=03-Emory/Last Saturday; :00]

Bridgewater running back Davon Cruz is the ODAC offensive player of the week. Cruz racked up 202 all purpose yards in Bridgewater's 28-14 win over Emory and Henry Saturday. He had three touchdowns on the day. Cruz now has 31 career TD's at Bridgewater which makes him the school's all time leading scorer with 186 points. (------------)