WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/22/02

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Coming up on News 7-
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One of the country's most influential women dies today at the age of 83. The sports world mourns another loss... with the sudden death of Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile. And, a high speed chase in Roanoke overnight ends in two separate accidents involving police.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
News 7 is next.

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[VO-NAT]

While the search continues for a missing Utah girl, authorities attempt to talk with a man they believe knows something about her disapperance.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Missing-Girl]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
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The man police believe has information about the kidnapping of a Utah girl is now conscious at a West Virginia hospital. Bret Edmunds checked himself into the hospital on Thursday after apparently suffering a drug overdose. Jennifer Miller has the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Teresa McCabe/Martinsburg City Hospital; :52]
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(( AS THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING 14 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH SMART IN UTAH, THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY -- IN A WEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL -- SALT LAKE CITY POLICE ARE JOINING WITH THE F-B-I TO QUESTION A DRIFTER ABOUT THE TEEN'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Super: Teresa McCabe/Martinsburg City Hospital
SOT: He is conscious, alert and he is speaking

AUTHORITIES HAVE NEVER CALLED BRETT MICHAEL EDMUNDS A SUSPECT. BUT THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE SEARCH TO FIND HIM AFTER ELIZABETH DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT JUNE FIFTH. POLICE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TALK TO EDMUNDS AFTER A MILKMAN REMEMBERED SEEING HIS CAR OUTSIDE THE SMART S HOME ... BEFORE ELIZABETH DISAPPEARANCE. EDMUNDS WAS LATER SIGHTED AT A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MISSGING GIRL. POLICE CAUGHT UP WITH EDMUNDS AFTER HE CHECKED HIMSELF INTO THE WEST VIRGINIAN HOSPITAL THURSDAY, UNDER AN ALIAS. SUSPICIOUS NURSES ALERTED AUTHORITIES. EDMUNDS REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO LIVER FAILURE CAUSED BY A DRUG OVERDOSE.

SOT: We will continue to have him in a secure area - guarded by FBI
and U.S. Marshalls
AGENTS ARE SEEKING A SEARCH WARRANT TO TAKE A LOOK INSIDE EDMUND'S SATURN SEDAN - DISCOVERED IN THE HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. A CHECK OF THE TRUNK AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED NOTHING. AND THERE'S NO WORD YET ON WHAT ... IF ANYTHING POLICE ARE LEARNING FROM TALKING TO EDMUNDS ... EXCEPT THAT HE IS TOO SICK TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL.

(STANDUP?) something about how Edmunds doesn t even fit the description
of the suspect
POLICE ARE BEING CAREFUL NOT TO SAY EDMUNDS IS A SUSPECT ... HE DOESN'T EVEN MATCH THE DESCRIPTION.
LIVE INTRO: WHETHER IT IS A BREAK IN THE CASE, WE STILL DON'T KNOW ... BUT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK POLICE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TALK TO BRETT MICHAEL EDMUNDS ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELIZABETH SMART. TODAY THEY GOT THEIR CHANCE ...
JENNIFER'S STANDUP CLOSE ))

[Police-Chase]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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[WRITER=mjo]
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A high speed chase last night ended with two wrecked police cars, and one suspect in custody.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The chase started when a Roanoke City officer tried to pull over a car that was spinning its wheels at Hershberger and Williamson Roads.
Police say the driver led the officer on a high-speed chase, causing him to run off the road and into the woods at the intersection of Hershberger and Plantation roads.
Another officer took over the chase, but lost control of his car in a sharp turn and ended up in the front yard of a home at the corner of Hollins Road and Shadwell.
His car then burst into flames-- but the officer did escape UN-harmed.
Police later arrested 22-year-old John Richard Hobson.
He's charged with felony eluding police and reckless driving.
Police say they found him at the Black Angus Nightclub just before 2 a.m.
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[Covington-Murder]

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[WRITER=tha]
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Three women are accused of killing a Covington man who's death was originally thought to be a heart attack. 22- year old Lauri Ann Benedict and 28 year old Jeanna Marie Wright are accused of capital murder and robbery. Benedict's twin, Lisa Lynn Ely has been charged with first degree murder and robbery. Prosecutor say 61- year old Jimmy Rose was found dead on his living room floor in February. The next month police began receiving tips that he'd actually been killed. Authorities now believe Rose was suffocated and robbed after letting the women into his apartment.

[Water-Restrictions]

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[WRITER=jus]
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If you live in the city of Roanoke, you can't refill or top your pool because of mandatory water restrictions.
But city and community pools can and that has angered many.
Justin McLeod has more on the controversy and why city leaders believe closing the pools would actually do more harm than good.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Fergueson/Pool Owner; :30]
[SUPER=@justin1; :49]
[SUPER=01-Steve Buschor/Park and Recreation Director; 1:08]
[SUPER=01-Robin Duncan/Swimmer; 1:28]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke]
((((NAT SOUND OF SWIMMING))
On a hot day, it is a good place to cool down and make some waves.
Just ask Clarissa Burnette.
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[IN Q=Its a nice place]
((CLARISSA BURNETTE: ITS A NICE PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.))
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[OUT Q=have a good time]

And those good times will continue.
Despite mandatory water restrictions in Roanoke, the city's two public pools will remain open.
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((RICHARD BREWBAKER: I THINK THE POOLS SHOULD DEFINETELY STAY OPEN FOR THE KIDS ALONE.))
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[OUT Q=the kids alone]

But not everyone agrees.
The city has received numerous complaints, mainly from residents who own their own pools.
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[IN Q=We just going]
((JIMMY FERGUESON/POOL OWNER: WE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO LET IT GO I GUESS. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO ON DOWN THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, UNLESS IT RAINS, HOPE IT RAINS.))
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[OUT Q=hope it rains]

All he can do is hope for rain.
Under the current water restrictions, he and other residents cannot fill, refill, replenish, or top off their pools.

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[IN Q=The city defends]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE CITY DEFENDS THE DECISION TO KEEP THE POOLS OPEN ARGUING IT IS BETTER TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR KIDS THAN HAVE THEM OUT ON THE STREETS CAUSING TROUBLE. AND THEY STRESS ALTHOUGH THE POOLS WILL REMAIN OPEN, WATER CONSERVATION IS STILL A TOP PRIORITY.))
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((NAT SOUND OF GIRL ANNOUNCING))
Workers are allowed to refill the pools.
But city officials say it will be done only as needed.
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[IN Q=We're going to allow]
((STEVE BUSCHOR/PARK AND RECREATION DIRECTOR: WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW OUR SYSTEM TO RUN AND EVAPORATE TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL BEFORE WE NO LONGER CAN RECIRCULATE SO FILLING WILL BE MINIMAL AT BEST.))
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[OUT Q=minimal at best]

The city will also close each of the two pools one day each week.
They've also hired additional lifeguards hoping it will attract more people to the pools at Washington and Fallon Park.
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[IN Q=Maybe it will help]
((ROBIN DUNCAN: MAYBE IT WILL HELP PEOPLE FROM FIlLING UP POOLS AT HOME IF THEY ALREADY COME OUT TO THE POOLS THAT ARE ALREADY FILLED UP.))
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[OUT Q=already filled up]

That maybe so, but for some pool owners, tempers will most certainly continue to rise as Carvins Cove continues to drop.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[WRITER=rle]
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Still to come on News 7 at 11, an old locomotive finds a new life thanks to a local group...
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and wildfires continue to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres in Coloado and Arizona. We'll have an update on the fires coming up...
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[Wildfires]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
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Wildfires in Colorado and Arizona continue to burn out of control with little help from mother nature. In Colorado firefighters are struggling with 40- mile- per- hour winds... And in Arizona two fires threaten to merge into one giant blaze. Chris Lawrence has the story.
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[SUPER=03-Show Low, AZ; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jim Paxon/Incident Management Team; :12]
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(nats..flames and wind)
AS FLAMES ROAR -- AND SMOKE SHOOTS THROUGH THE SKY. ..FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING TWO WILDFIRES. THEY'RE BOTH BURNING THROUGH ARIZONA AND THREATEN TO MERGE INTO A FIREWALL 50 MILES WIDE.

SOT JIM PAXON/INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
"Once the two fires come together, the energy of the fire will increase."
ARIZONA'S RODEO FIRE HAS BEEN CALLED A MONSTER -- AS IT EATS UP EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. A LOST HIKER STARTED A SMALLER BLAZE THAT NOW BURNS LESS THAN SIX MILES AWAY. AND IF IT CATCHES UP, IT COULD FUEL A MASSIVE INFERNO. CREWS WITH BULLDOZERS AND SHOVELS HAVE RUSHED IN TO REINFORCE FIREBREAKS.

SOT - PAXON - "There's no other way to fight this fire, we have to rob
this fire of fuel, so it cannot move any further."
IN A FEW DAYS, THE RODEO FIRE HAS SCORCHED MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND ACRES IN A MATTER OF DAYS. WITH AT LEAST 15 HOMES DESTROYED NEAR SHOW LOW, THE THREAT FOR RESIDENTS IS REAL.

SOT - RESIDENT "It gets pretty gutwrenching."

MORE THAN 8-THOUSAND HAVE EVACUATED THEIR HOMES. AND THOUSANDS MORE WERE WARNED -- 'GET READY TO GO.'

(nats.. - co crews)
IN COLORADO, TIRED CREWS KEEP FIGHTING THE STATE'S LARGEST WILDFIRE EVER. THEY'RE BATTLING THE HAYMAN BLAZE BY HAND ON THE FRONT LINES, AND BY AIR -- IN SPOTS TOO HOT TO HANDLE.

(nats..durango fire)
SEVERAL SMALLER FIRES ARE SCORCHING THE STATE . WICKED FLAMES HAVE RACED ACROSS MORE THAN 220-THOUSAND ACRES.

(nats..helicopter)
BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE WEST IS BURNING, THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF HELICOPTERS, AIR TANKERS AND FIRE CREWS. AND WITH TIME WORKING AGAINST THEM, THE MOST POWERFUL ALLY CREWS COULD HAVE IS MOTHER NATURE. CHRIS LAWRENCE..CBS NEWS ))

[Lebanese]

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[WRITER=tha]
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A taste of Lebanese culture is in Roanoke this weekend.
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It's time once again for the annual Lebanese Festival at St. (Uh-lie-us) Elias Maronite Catholic Church. The festival, which includes music and games, is also well known its food which folks have been preparing since February.
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[IN Q=It's a site]
[SUPER=01-Marcelle Melki; ]
((IT'S A SITE TO SEE YOU REALLY NEED TO COME AND TRY US BEFORE ALL THE FOOD RUNS OUT, SO IT'S VERY DELICIOUS.))
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[OUT Q=very delicious.]
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[VO-NAT]
The fourth annual festival runs through ten PM tonight...and is also underway tomorrow from twelve until eight-- or when the food runs out! And, admission is free.
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[Explore-Park]

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[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
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Roanoke County's Explore Park has put an new twist on a old exhibit.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The park has relocated and expanded its 1671 Native American interpretive site called (toe-TEHR-oh) Totero Village.
Today, Native Americans gathered at the site to hold a traditional blessing ceremony.
It included music, prayers, and a sacred burial.
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[SOT 1:10:43]
[IN Q=Places like this give]
((CLARK SAGE/NATIVE AMERICAN COORDINATOR: PLACES LIKE THIS GIVE US A CHANCE TO GO BACK AND SHOW THAT NOT EVERYONE LIVED IN TEE-PEES AND NOT EVERYONE RODE HORSES OR OTHER AREAS EVERYONE IS FAMILAR WITH. THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF LIFE AND PEOPLE GET TO EXPERIENCE IT UP HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Clark Sage/Native American Coordinator; :]
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[OUT Q=it up here]
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[VO-NAT]

The site is now four times larger with more homes and an expanded garden.
Explore Park donated a dollar from today's ticket sales to the Native American Heritage Association Scholarship at Radford University.
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[Choo-Choo]

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[WRITER=jus]
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A piece of Roanoke's history is back on track.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society held a ceremony today to celebrate the restoration of a 40 year old Norfolk and Western diesel locomotive.
The 522 served the Norfolk and Western and later Norfolk Southern until its retirement in 1992.
The society bought the locomotive three years ago and began a fifty thousand dollar restoration project.
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[SOT 11:33:25]
[IN Q=Once it was running]
((BRIAN CROSIER/NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: ONCE IT WAS RUNNING WE COMPLETELY STRIPPED THE BODY AND DID A WHOLE NEW PAINT JOB AND NEW LETTERING AND SO FORTH TRYING TO RECREATE AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL APPEARANCE AS POSSIBLE WITH A FEW SAFETY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE EXTRA YELLOW ON THE CORNER HANDRAILS.))
[SUPER=01-Brian Crosier/National Railway Historical Society]
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[OUT Q=on the corner handrails]
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The public can see the locomotive by appointment only.
You can contact the gift shop at the Museum of Transportation to set one up.
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[Ann-Landers]

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[WRITER=jwi]
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A woman who has helped millions sort through their problems has died. Newspaper columnist Ann Landers died today at the age of 83. Jennifer Jones takes a look at the life of a woman who touched so many.
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(( SHE HAD ADVICE AND OPINIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM WHICH WAY THE TOLIET PAPER SHOULD BE HUNG - TO AIDS. HER OUTSPOKEN BUT COMPASSIONATE RESPONSES MADE HER THE MOST WIDELY SYNDICATED COLUMNIST IN THE LATE NINETIES, WITH OVER 90 MILLION READERS AROUND THE WORLD PER DAY. HER OPINIONS DEFINTELY CHANGED WITH THE TIMES:

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SHE WAS BORN ESTHER 'EPPIE' FRIEDMAN ON JULY THE FOURTH IN 1918 TO RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS. AT 37, WITH NO COLLEGE DEGREE, THE SO-CALLED HOUSEWIFE WON A CHICAGO SUN-TIMES CONTEST TO BECOME THE SECOND ANN LANDERS - AFTER THE WOMAN WHO CREATED THE COLUMN DIED. HER FIRST COLUMN APPEARED IN OCTOBER 16, 1955 . WHEN HER TWIN SISTER FOLLOWED IN HER FOOTSTEPS, AS DEAR ABBY, IT REPORTEDLY CAUSED A SERIOUS FEUD WHICH LASTED FOR YEARS. AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS AT THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES, ANN LANDERS SHOCKED HER READERS AND THE PAPER WHEN SHE MOVED OVER TO THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, WHERE SHE FINISHED OUT HER CAREER. ALTHOUGH ANN LANDERS COLUMN WAS SOMETIMES USED AS JOKE MATERIAL, THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ALWAYS TOOK HER WORK SERIOUSLY:

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SHE ALWAYS WROTE WHAT SHE BELIEVED, ASKED FOR ADVICE WHEN SHE NEEDED IT AND THE NAME ANN LANDERS WAS FREQUENTLY ON LISTS OF THE COUNTRYS MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN. ))
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[WRITER=rle]
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Still to come on News 7 at 11, the Roanoke Valley Horse Show has come and gone for another year... Highlights of the Grand Prix are straight ahead...
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and Saint Louis Cardinal pitcher Darryl Kile dies in his sleep at the age of 33. Travis Wells will have more in sports.
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[Commercial]

[Reading-Rainbow]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
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You can read it and weep.
Some area kids proved today you can strike it rich with a stroke of the pen.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The 8th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators award ceremony took place this morning at the Blue Ridge Public Television studios in Roanoke.
Eight local children picked up several awards in the regional competition.
The four first place winners will now go on to compete at the national level.
The contest is designed to encourage, challenge, and reward students from kingergarten to third grade to tell their own stories in their own words or illustrations.
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[Putt-Putt]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=TimeOff#4 TC-13:48]
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Putt Putt courses are usually thought of places to relax and have fun with your friends and family... But, in this week's Time Off, Shannon Young discovered that sometimes there's more to Putt Putt than "just the fun of it".
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[IN Q=The old saying that you drive for show and putt for dough...]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :15]
[SUPER=01-Michelle Cooper/Putter; :28 QUICK!!]
[SUPER=01-Joe Aboid/Putt-Putt Golf and Games; :37]
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(([SOT 4:26-4:38]
[IN Q=The old saying that you drive for show and putt for dough...]
((JOE ABOID/PUTT-PUTT GOLF AND GAMES: THE OLD SAYING THAT YOU DRIVE FOR SHOW AND PUTT FOR DOUGH AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKEN HALF OF THE GAME OF GOLF, THE IMPORTANT PART, AND CREATED A TOUR OUT OF IT: THE PROFESSIONAL PUTTERS ASSOCIATION.))
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[OUT Q=the Professional Putters Association.]
Joe Aboid is not only an avid putter. He is also the owner of the Putt-Putt Golf course in Lynchburg. Feel free to make mistakes on his course, just don't confuse it with miniature golf. Aboid says putt-putt is all about skill.
[SOT 20:44-20:48]
[IN Q=You're kidding!]
((MICHELLE COOPER/PUTTER: YOU'RE KIDDING! OF WHICH I HAVE NONE. (laughs)))
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[OUT Q=of which I have none! (laughs)]
[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
[SOT 7:29-7:42]
[IN Q=Each hole is designed to make a hole in one.]
((JOE ABOID: EACH HOLE IS DESIGNED TO MAKE A HOLE IN ONE, EACH HOLE IS A PAR 2. MINIATURE GOLF IS A GAME OF CHANCE. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH SKILL TO HIT A BALL INTO AN ALLIGATOR'S MOUTH, HAVE IT COME OUT ITS TAIL AND DROP INTO THE CUP.))
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[OUT Q=drop into the cup.]
Everybody has the same goal...
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[IN Q=Getting it in...]
((AMANDA COOPER/PUTTER: GETTING IT IN THE HOLE.))
[RUNS= :02]
[OUT Q=in the hole.]
...and it seems, the same complaints.
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[IN Q=The ones that're on the hills...]
((ALEX BERRY/PUTTER: THE ONES THAT'RE ON THE HILLS ARE THE HARDEST.))
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[OUT Q=are the hardest.]
[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
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[IN Q=All the hills. Can't quite manage...]
((MICHELLE COOPER: ALL THE HILLS. CAN'T QUITE MANGE TO GET 'EM OVER THE HILLS AND INTO THE HOLE.))
[RUNS= :04]
[OUT Q=over the hills and into the hole.]
The answer may be to change the location of the tee.
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[IN Q=This is the third tee mat position...]
((JOE ABOID: THIS IS THE THIRD TEE MAT POSITION AND BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE HILL YOU GO RIGHT THERE, IT SWINGS IT OVER TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT AND INTO THE CUP.))
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[OUT Q=that's called an interlock grip.]
That... and practice.
[SOT 8:36-8:40]
[IN Q=Oh yeah, I can do it.]
((JOE ABOID: OH YEAH, I CAN DO IT. GIVE ME 40 OR 50 CHANCES, I CAN DO ANYTHING.))
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[OUT Q=I can do anything.]
Professionals play for money. Aboid estimates players will putt for about 125-thousand this year. But despite the emphasis that elite group puts on good form, patience and concentration, Aboid says putt-putt can also appeal to those who's abilities are a little green.
[SOT 6:43-6:49]
[IN Q=It takes no special skill, no special strength...]
((JOE ABOID: IT TAKES NO SPECIAL SKILL, NO SPECIAL STRENGTH, NO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO PLAY OUR GAME.))
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[OUT Q=equipment to play our game.]
And when you get frustrated remember, in the more than 40-year history of putt-putt golf, only two players have shot a perfect game. Shannon Young, News 7, Lynchburg.))

[S-Horse]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
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[GRAPHIC=Horse show]

The 31st annual Roanoke Valley Horse show concluded last night with a bang and the big money grand prix.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]

There was a decent crowd on hand last night in Salem for the night's festivities.
Defending champ Todd Minnikus didn't disappoint. Minnikus would be a contender finishing second on Geez Louise.

But he got a challenge from another former champ Aaron Vale. Vale and his partner (NO-nee) Nonix Leparc were almost perfect in the first round. Vale regrouped though and came back to win the competition and the 15 thousand dollar grand prize.
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[S-Steam]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
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[GRAPHIC=Steam]

The Roanoke Steam was back in the friendly confines of the Civic Center last night to take on the Carolina Rhinos for the second time in three weeks.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Steam vs. Rhinos; :00]

The Steam fired up to start a three game homestand last night. Roanoke got on the board first with this Jason Bradwell field goal that splits the uprights.
But the visitors answer. Nick Johnson hauls in the long pass from Caleb Slover in the end zone, and Carolina led it 14 to 3.
Tacoma Fontaine had a big night for the Steam. Fontaine had three touchdowns on the night including this one right here. Fontaine weaves his way thru traffic to the house cutting the deficit to 14-10.
Here comes Slover again though. This time it's a short pass to Jamie Oats for another score.
[SUPER=34-Roanoke/45/Carolina/43/;]
But the Steam comes back to win on a tipped ball for a T-D with under a minute to play. Roanoke wins a wild one 45 to 43.
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[S-Kile]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-122 TC2347]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]

The baseball world is mourning the death of Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile lsat night. Kile died overnight in his Chicago hotel room.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/MLB; :00]

Kile and the Cards were in the Windy City for a weekend series with the Cubs, and yesterday's contest between the two was postponed. Kile was 5 and 4 this season with a 3.72 ERA. He apparently died of natural causes in his sleep. The righthander was in his 12th Major League Season. Darryl Kile was 33.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Walt Jocketty/Cardinals GM; :00]
[SUPER=01-Larry Walker/Kile's Former Teammate; :35]
[RUNS=:46."]
[OUT Q=...everything in life."]
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[S-Series]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-121 TC2326]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]

On the diamond yesterday, the Texas Longhorns beat South Carolina to claim their 5th national title.
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Temperatures on the field topped the 110 degree mark in Omaha, so this guy had the right idea. South Carolina took a 1-nothing lead, but Chris Carmichael showed why he's a cool customer. He cranked a three run homer in the bottom of the fifth for Texas. The Longhorns led 7 to 2 at that point and then turned things over to freshman reliever Huston Street. Street pitched an inning and two thirds allowing just one hit and a walk. He got Jared Greenwood to
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ground out to end the game and Texas claims its fifth national title beating South Carolina by a final of 12 to 6.
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[S-Cup]

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The U-S is out at the World Cup, but two underdogs are still alive.
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Turkey knocked out upstart Senegal yestreday thanks to this goal in the fourth minute of overtime. Ihlan Mansiz deflects in the game winner sending the Turks to the semifinals with their biggest win in Cup history. Now they'll try and get past powerhouse Brazil and into the finals.
In the day's other quarterfinal match, host country South Korea edged Spain 5 to 3 in penalty kicks. South Korea becomes the first Asian country ever to advance to the semis. Next up is Germany in the round of four.
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The Nascar Winston Cup series will be on the road course tomorrow in Northern California. Today the trucks took center stage in Memphis.
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Travis Kvapil must have worn his blue suede shoes because he dominated this afternoon's O'Reilly Auto Parts 200. Kvapil led the most laps and held off Terry Cook on two restarts in the last 50 laps to pick up his second career truck(------------) series win. Cook was second followed by Ted Musgrave, Jason Leffler, and defending race champ Dennis Setzer.