03/14/05

6 p.m.

ENG#=1 VO NAT

VO NAT


KEITH ON VO KEITH ON VO

A pair of vans from Liberty
University collide in Alabama
hospitalizing ten people.

(END VO) END VO


JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

And a plot on the life of Salem
Prosecutor Fred King is uncovered just
before he's due to become a judge.



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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

Tonight on News 7 sports - the
Hokies are tuning up for John Chaney
and Temple while

ENG#=2 VO-NAT



VO-NAT while Craig Littlepage


offficially ends the Pete Gillen era at
UVA this afternoon with a quick two
minute and 30 newsconference.

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GRAPHIC=None We are on the late winter rollercoaster


as sunny weather Tuesday is replaced by
more snow and rain by Wednesday.
Details ahead.
KEITH 4-Shot KEITH 4-Shot

News Seven at Six is next
Open (Open)

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*CG 4054





*CG 306


*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Jean Jadhon
jjadhon@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com


*CG 2line Robin Reed
rreed@wdbj7.com
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ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




JEAN on VO

JEAN on VO

Two Liberty University vans
crash.
KEITH ON VO KEITH ON VO

Several students are being
treated tonight in Alabama.

(END VO) END VO


KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot


Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry
JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

And I'm Jean Jadhon
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JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-SHOT

The accident happened around two
this afternoon in Prichard, Alabama.
KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

That's just outside Mobile.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Prichard, AL

News reports say two vans were carrying
about 30-students from Liberty
University, when one of the vans braked
and was rear-ended by the other van.

The collision then pushed the first van
into a tractor-trailer.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=and the van tipped




*CG 2line Witness

17:30:17 WITNESS: AND THE VAN
TIPPED...PULL OUT THE GUYS.

RUNS=11



OQ=pull out the guys






VO-NAT VO-NAT



Multiple injuries have been reported --
many serious.

The victims were reportedly taken to
three hospitals.

Ten were taken to one hospital where
there's an emergency trauma center.
KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=ACCIDENT Officials say the students were members


of the Liberty lacrosse club.

They're on spring break and were
playing a match against the University
of Alabama.

Liberty sending college officials to
Alabam aboard the University's private.
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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Shooting A Roanoke man is under arrest after
ENG#=1 allegedly shooting at several teenagers


this afternoon.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

It happened around 4:30 this
afternoon in the 14-hundred block of
Dale Avenue in Southeast.

These teens say they were playing

football in an abandoned field when a
man came out of his house with a gun.

SOT FULL 5:49:55 SOT FULL
INQ=He was like




*CG 2line Richard Miller
Witness RICHARD MILLER/WITNESS: HE WAS LIKE
YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF OUR YARD AND
THEN HE WHIPS HIS GUN OUT AND PUT IT'S
ON HIS FRONT DECK OVER HERE AND THEN MY
FRIEND OVER HERE SAYS WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT HE PULLS THE GUN OUT AND
JUST SHOT RIGHT THERE IN THE GRASS.

RUNS=12



OQ=IN THE GRASS





VO-NAT VO-NAT



No one was injured.

Police on the scene say the man
appeared to be drunk.

He was taken into custody and is
facing charges.

His name has not been released.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Fred King Police say Salem Prosecutor Fred King



was the apparent target of a defendant
who wanted him dead.

Tonight, a 19 -year -old Roanoke man is
charged with solicitation to commit
murder.

News 7 @ 6 in Monitor DOUBLE BOXES



DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & JoeD/Newsroom Joe Dashiell is in the newsroom tonight


with more on these allegations.

LIVE=JoeD Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL

*CG standup Joe Dashiell
jdashiell@wdbj7.com Jean, Salem police say they learned of
the alleged plot while Charles Patrick
Akers was being held in the Roanoke
County jail.

They contacted the Virginia State
police who in turn provided an
undercover agent to talk with Akers by
phone.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL



INQ=Akers was due in court




*CG locator Salem
:08 QUICK


*CG 2line James Bryant
Salem Police Chief < including breaking and entering,

robbery and grand larceny.

In telephone coversations over a few
days, police allege that Akers tried to
hire the undercover officer to kill
King.

JAMES BRYANT/SALEM POLICE CHIEF: WE
CERTAINLY TOOK IT AS MORE THAN AN IDLE
THREAT. HE DISCUSSED PAYMENT AND THAT
TYPE OF THING, SO THERE WAS MORE
EXTENUATING CURCUMSTANCES THAT TOOK
PLACE. SO WE CERTAINLY TOOK IT SERIOUS
AND WE REACTED.

Salem Police Chief James Bryant says
King was notified of the threat
immediately, and precautions were taken
to protect him and his family.>>

RUNS=:40



OQ=taken to protect him and his family.





LIVE=JoeD Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL



The general assembly just appointed
King to serve as a General District
Court judge.

DOUBLE BOXES=JoeD & Jean DOUBLE BOXES



Jean, it's unlikely that he would have
prosecuted the charges that Akers is
facing.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None A father and son were found dead


in Grayson County over the weekend.

Investigators do not suspect foul
play.

A neighbor found the bodies at
240 Grayson Street in Fries (FREEZE).

Deputies found 58 year old Roger
Shinault and his 22 year old son Darren
inside the home, with no visible sign
of harm.

The bodies were taken to Roanoke
for autopsy.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Investigators say medical problems may
ENG#=3 have led to a murder-suicide yesterday


in Henry County.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Henry Co.


69-year-old Agnes Handy and her
45-year-old daughter, Teresa Ann Handy,
were both found dead inside their Axton
home yesterday afternoon.

Investigators say the mother shot the
daughter in the head, before turning
the gun on herself.

Authorities say both women had some
type of medical condition -- and that
death may have been a last resort.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=SOMEWHAT BIZARRE




*CG 2line Lt. Lane Perry
Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept. LT. LANE PERRY/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S
OFFICE: SOMEWHAT BIZARRE AND JUST VERY
SAD... THAT SOMEONE WOULD THINK THAT
THIS WAS THEIR ONLY MEANS TO COPE WITH
A PROBLEM.

RUNS=09



OQ=WITH A PROBLEM





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Family members declined an on-camera
interview, but told News 7 they are in
shock, trying to deal with the
situation the best way they can.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Christiansburg Police have some


leads, but are still looking for a man
who pulled out a knife and tried to
grab a woman on the Huckleberry Trail.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Rachel/Microwave DOUBLE BOXES



New River Valley Bureau Chief
Rachel DePompa spoke with police about
the investigation. Rachel?

LIVE=Rachel Full/Microwave LIVE FULL

*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com


*CG live Blacksburg

Jean, Police say this is the
first time they can remember a crime
like this happening on the Huckleberry
Trail.

It's a quiet, yet popular place..
so police are hoping.. someone may be
able to identify this would-be
abductor.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL



SOT FULL



INQ=The Huckleberry Trail.




*CG locator Christiansburg

:00
*CG 2line Capt. Dalton Reid
Christiansburg Police Department
:16


*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com
:25


*CG 2line Capt. Barry O'Rourke
Christiansburg Police Department
1:24



RUNS=1:35 (END SOT)



OQ=cell phone with you. < (END SOT) place, connecting Blacksburg and


Christiansburg. It cuts through the
woods and most people hike or bike
here, but on a Sunday around 6:00 in
the evening a 39 year old woman walking
through was almost abducted.



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INQ=The lady CAPTAIN DALTON REED::57:00 THE LADY WAS


WALKING DOWN THE HUCKLEBERRY TRAIL AND
:1:00:00 THE INDIVIDUAL SPOKE TO HER
WHEN SHE WENT BY.. AND SHE DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING SO SHE
CONTINUED ON. :06


RUN:09 (END SOT)



OQ=continued on.



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INQ=The second time RACHEL DEPOMPA: 14:10:00 THE SECOND


TIME SHE CAME ACROSS HIM HE TOLD HER HE
DIDN'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND HE WANTED
TO KISS HER. HE REACHED OUT AND TRIED
TO GRAB HER.. SHE TOOK OFF DOWN THE
TRAIL. HE CHASED AFTER HER. :20

RUN:10 (END SOT)



OQ=after her.



She eventually stopped running near
this gazebo and she asked him why he
was chasing her.



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INQ=He asked her DALTON REED:1:32:00 HE ASKED HER TO GO


INTO A WOODED AREA WITH HER. :36.. SHE
REPLIED NO. :40 AND HE AT SOME POINT OR
ANOTHER TOOK A KNIFE OUT AND HELD IT
DOWN BY HIS SIDE. :44

RUN:12 (END SOT)



OQ=by his side.



That's when another person showed up
riding a bike. The woman called for
help and the man with the knife took
off.

INSERT GRAPHIC OF MAN HERE

This is a composite sketch of the

suspect. he's described as a Hispanic
Male. 5'7, 170 pounds. He was wearing a
blue oversized sweatshirt, jeans and a
ball cap with red writing. Police are
hoping someone else on the trail that
day may have seen him.

END GRAPHIC HERE.



Investigators say a crime like this on
the trail is very unusal, but they are
still warning people to be careful and
not walk alone.



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INQ=I wouldn't be out here CAPTAIN BARRY OROURKE: 8:18:00 I


WOULDN'T BE OUT HERE AFTER DARK. IT'S
JUST NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE AT AFTER
DARK... AND YOU KNOW EVERYBODIES GOT
CELL PHONES. CARRY A CELL PHONE WITH
YOU

RUN:11 (END SOT)>>



OQ=phone with you.




TAKE APRISA PHONE NUMBER TAKE GRAPHIC/PHONE NUMBER
RACHEL'S MIC HOT If you have any information on
the suspect call Christiansburg Police
at 540-382-3131.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Rachel/Microwave DOUBLE BOXES



Jean, Police have already gotten

several calls from people who did see
this man on the trail Sunday.

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KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

Victory's stadium's off
limits... and Roanoke school athletic
teams are scrambling.

More on that coming on News
Seven at Six.

ENG#=APRISA VO-NAT



VO-NAT




JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

Plus it's getting more
expensive to attend Virginia Tech.
We'll tell you about the latest tuition
increase.

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WEATHER CENTER

POSITION #1




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JEAN 2-SHOT Jean 2-SHOT

There's no time to wait.
KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

That's the word tonight from
Roanoke's school board chairwoman
regarding Victory Stadium.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke
Last Week Kathy Stockburger met with the mayor
and city manager this morning to

discuss contingency plans for high
school football this fall.

Some of the options include playing
in parts of Victory Stadium or renting
another facility.

She says a last resort would be to
play all the football games on the
road.

All parties agreed to take no action
until the final structural engineering
report comes in.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None A man found burning outside a
ENG#=2 Roanoke cemetery this weekend is in


critical condition at a Charlottesville
hospital.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

A family spokesman say
50-year-old Jessie A. Whorley of
Roanoke underwent skin grafts at the
UVA burn center last night.

Whorley was found burning
Saturday night outside the gates of
Fairview Cemetery.


A couple found him on their way
home and called authorities.

According to police, Whorley
suffered a gunshot wound, but they
aren't sure how recently or if the
injuries were self-inflicted.

The investigation is continuing.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Guilty Pleas Three more employees of a
ENG#=3 Campbell County trucking company have


admitted their role keeping truck
drivers on the road longer than federal
safety guidelines allowed.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Campbell Co.
October 1998 More than six years ago, federal
agents raided K & C Trucking near
Evington, seizing boxes of company
records including driver logs.

An investigation had shown that K
& C's drivers were regularly falsifying
the amount of time they spent on the
road ... and in some cases, kept
separate log books to show
investigators if they were questioned.


Their plea agreements today
should keep them out of jail.

SOT FULL 19:39:12 SOT FULL
INQ=The defendants pled




*CG 2line John Brownlee
U.S. Attorney JOHN BROWNLEE/U.S. ATTORNEY: THE
DEFENDANTS PLED GUILTY TO ONE YEAR
CHARGES, EIGHTEEN BY THE MAIN OWNER, 16
BY THE OTHER. THEY HAVE ALSO AGREED AS
PART OF THEIR PLEA AGREEMENT NOT TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY TRUCKING INDUSTRY
COMPANIES AT ALL FOR A PERIOD OF TEN
YEARS. SO THEIR REAL PUNISHMENT IS THEY
CAN'T DO WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ALL
THESE YEARS.

RUNS=18



OQ=all these years.





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Charles Lyons, David Martin and
James Sanders all entered guilty pleas
in federal court today.

All told, nine employees of K & C
have pleaded guilty to falsifying
records.

(END VO)
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Red Cross Cost-cutting at the American Red
ENG#=4 Cross continues with the closing of the


Red Cross office in Franklin County.

The Franklin County Chapter
merged with the Roanoke Chapter as of
the first of this month.

VO-NAT VO-NAT



LAST month Red Cross Blood
Services laid off 55 people in the
Appalachian Region, part of what it
called a nationwide restructuring plan.

It's designed to improve cost
efficiency.
KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD The Red Cross says the Franklin


County office will remain open "at
least through June," though today's
news release speaks of "combining...
resources into one operation."
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JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

Stocks closed higher, despite a
rally in crude oil futures.
KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

*CG pmstox x (DOW/NASDAQ)
30.15 The DOW gained 30 points today.
10804.51 The NASDAQ rose nine.
x STOCK ROLL<< 9.44
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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Campaign 2005 An Augusta County Senator is the
ENG#=1 latest candidate in the race for


Lieutenant Governor.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

Senator Emmett Hanger announced
his candidacy in Richmond today.

During the past 18- years, the

Republican has served in both the House
and Senate.

A former Army National Guard
Captain, Hanger says he believes in
efficient government supported by
reasonable taxes.

He supports doing away with both
the estate and car tax.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 12:33:36
INQ=What I'm not supportive of




*CG 2line Sen. Emmett Hanger

(R) Augusta Co. SEN. EMMETT HANGER: WHAT I'M NOT


SUPPORTIVE OF IS THE PLAN AND THE
METHODOLOGY THAT'S BEING USED IN THE
VALLEY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED
MASSIVE REBUILD OF INTERSTATE 81 AND I
REALLY INTEND TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT I MIGHT HAVE WITH A BROADER
PLATFORM TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THAT
PROGRAM.

RUNS=18



OQ=speak out against that program.





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Hanger says he hopes to offer
Virginia conservatives an alternative.
JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Four others Republicans are



seeking the party's nomination.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech It'll cost you more next year to
ENG#=2 send your child to Virginia Tech.



Tuition is going up again.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

The board of visitors approved
the increases this afternoon.

In-state students faired better
than out-of-state students.

In-state Undergrads will pay an
extra 540 dollars next year, while out
of state undergrads will have to fork
over an extra 12-hundred dollars.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=IT'S SOMETHING




*CG 2line Sumeet Bagai
VT Undergrad SUMEET BAGAI/VT UNDERGRAD; IT'S
SOMETHING THAT STUDENTS DON'T LOOK AT
FAVORABLY AND NIETHER DO PARENTS THAT
ARE PAYING FOR THAT TUITION AND FEES
AND TUITION, BUT WITH THE STATE NOT
COMING THROUGH ON IT'S END AND FUNDING
VIRGINIA TECH THE WAY IT NEEDS TO

FUNDED. UNFORNTUTELY.. I MEAN I FEEL
WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE HOPEFULLY THESE
INCREASES WILL HELP US AS STUDENTS.

RUNS=:15



OQ=HELP US AS STUDENTS.





VO-NAT VO-NAT



University officials say they
need the increase because of the state
budget cuts from 2003.

Last year a state report showed
the university was still underfunded by
40-million dollars.

(END VO) (END VO)


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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Coming up tonight on News 7
ENG#=APRISA sports - Pete Gillen is now longer the


coach at UVa.

Steve Mason checks in from Tech
with Seth Greenberg.

VO-NAT VO-NAT



And Georgia Tech head football
coach Chan Gailey is in the hospital
tonight after suffering a heart attack
this afternoon.

(END VO) END VO




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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VIRIGNIA We begin tonight in
ENG#=1 Charlottesville where UVa athletic


director Craig Littlepage made it
offficial this afternoon that Pete
Gillen is finished as the school's head
basketball coach.

Littlepage read a statement,
spoke for about 2 and half minutes, but
would not take reporters' questions
afterwards.

He never used the word fired, but
did thanks Gillen for his seven
seasons.

SOT FULL SOT FULL



INQ=bite




*CG 2line Craig Littlepage
Virginia Athletic Director

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*CG locator Charlottesville
:00 Gillen reportedly will get a half
a million dollar settlement for the
remaining years of his contract

Littlepage vowed to hire the best
coach available to replace him.

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OQ=...the university of virginia


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GRAPHIC=TECH While UVa is now looking for a
ENG#=2 coach, the Hokies are preparing for


their NIT opener tomorrow night against
Temple.

Steve Mason caught up with the
Hokies after today's practice and
checks in from Blacksburg with a March
Monday coaching theme.


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*CG standup Steve Mason
smason@wdbj7.com
:00


*CG 2line Seth Greenberg
Virginia Tech Head Coach
:24


*CG locator Washington, DC
Last Friday
:36


*CG 2line Carlos Dixon
Virginia Tech Senior
:49


*CG 2line Zabian Dowdell
Virginia Tech Point Guard
:1:01


*CG 2line Deron Washington
Virginia Tech Freshman
1:19



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OQ=...NEWS 7 SPORTS




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GRAPHIC=Final Four March Madness actually begins


this Thursday here on Your Hometown
Station.

Thursday and Friday we'll have 8
games on WDBJ-7 and 16 more for you on
our digital channels 7 one and 7 two.

TAKE FS GFX TAKE FS GFX FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON

The Kentucky Wildcats open things
up for us on Thursday against Eastern
Kentucky in a 12:15 tip-off.

Then right after that one the
Boston College Eagles take on Penn. TAKE FS GFX FOR THURSDAY NIGHT

Thursday night the Wake Forest
Demon Deacons step into the spotlight
against Chattanooga. And Thursday
night has it's West Virginia
Mountaineers hooking up with Creighton.
TAKE FS GFX FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Friday afternoon the N.C. State
Wolfpack starts things off against
Charlotte is a great first round
contest at 12:15.


The North Carolina Tarheels will
play the second afternoon game on
Friday against either Oakland or
Alabama A&M. That one tips at 2:35.

And Friday night - Duke meets
Delaware State at 7, and the late game
on Friday has Michigan State Spartans
and Old Dominion playing at 9:30.
MIKE ON CAMERA (MIKE ON CAMERA)

GRAPHIC=MEN'S FINAL FOUR Now these are the eight games you


can get on WDBJ-7. But if you have Cox
Digital or Adelphia Digital Cable or if
you have capabilities of getting our
digtal signal over the air, you can
watch many more games.

You can find the complete list of
games on the sports section of our
website at WDBJ-7 dot com.




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GRAPHIC=ACC Georgia Tech head football coach
ENG#=3 Chan Gailey didn't lose his job today,


but he did suffer a scare.

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*CG file ACC

:00 Gailey was playing racquetball at
the campus recreation center when he
suffereda heart attack. Gailey, who
turned 53 in January, was taken to
Piedmont Hospital after experiencing
chest pains. He underwent a balloon
angioplasty, a procedure that is used
to clear a blocked artery, and is now
resting comfortably.

Gailey asked that the school not
release any information about the
extent of his blockage or how many
arteries were affected. Georgia Tech
began spring practice last week and was
scheduled to practice tomorrow. (END VO) (END VO)
by SS