12/15/06

News 7 at Six

HEADLINE #1 HEADLINE #1 (:01 of head pad)


CAPTION: Political Games

Keith Cart: Mired in mud, the
transportation debate continues to spin
in Richmond.




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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2



CAPTION: Christmas Cops

Jean Standup:


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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3


CAPTION: Sunny Weekend

Robin Standup:No weather worries as you
dash around taking care of holiday
shopping.


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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4


CAPTION: Ruby Remembered

Alex Standup:


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HEADLINE #5 HEADLINE #5


CAPTION: Stagg Repeat?

Trav Cart:

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*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Jean Jadhon
jjadhon@wdbj7.com


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*CG standup Travis Wells >>
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Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon

KEITH= 2-Shot 2-Shot


And I'm Keith Humphry.
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KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

Transportation and tax relief top
Governor Tim Kaine's priorities for a
billion state dollars to be spent over
the next year and a half.
JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-SHOT

The governor released his budget
amendments today and

DOUBLE BOXES= KEITH-JEAN & Jennifer DOUBLE BOXES


JEAN READS JEAN READS

Richmond Bureau Chief Jennifer Wishon
has more on the numbers.

LIVE=Jennifer FULL SATELLITE LIVE FULL
*cg LIVE Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com Keith and Jean, The legislature Richmond spent nine months of the year grappling
over how to fund transportation
improvements... now it appears at least
the first few months of next year will
be spent debating the same issue..

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INQ=applause...


*CG locator Richmond
:00




*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine
:24




*CG 2line Del. Morgan Griffith

(R) Salem

:48


*CG 2line Del. Onzlee Ware

(D) Roanoke


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OQ=SALARIES FOR NURSING TEACHERS BY <<
TEN- PERCENT.



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INQ=nats of applause 47:38 GOV. KAINE WALKING IN... APPLAUSE


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OQ=nats of applause Appearing before the legislative

money committees Governor Tim Kaine
made it clear the transportation debate
isn't going anywhere.

He'd like to spend 500- million
on one- time road and rail fixes that
include taking more trucks off I-81.

Part of that number includes 339-
million- dollars left unspent at the
end of the legislature's contentious
special session.

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INQ=Nearly ten- percent 54:16 GOV. TIM KAINE: NEARLY TEN-

PERCENT OF THAT 339 MILLION DOLLARS HAS
DISAPPEARED BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION COSTS
HAVE INCREASED AND THE DOLLARS DO NOT
HAVE THE PURCHASING POWER THAT THEY DID
LAST YEAR.

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OQ=did last year. Republican leaders say they'd

like to spend evern more money on

transportation.

They've proposed using bonds in
the past.

Governor Kaine says he's open to
the idea, but only with new revenue
streams to back it up.

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INQ=We may have to 1:43:52 DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) SALEM:

WE MAY HAVE TO COMPROMISE ON SOME
THINGS, BUT WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE ON A
MASSIVE TAX INCREASE TO THE PEOPLE OF
VIRGINIA.

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OQ=to the people of Virginia. To cut taxes for some... Kaine

wants to increase the filing threshold
on the state income tax from 7-
thousand to 12- thousand for an
individual, and from 14- thousand to
24- thousand for a married couple.

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INQ=That certainly ought to 15:19 DEL. ONZLEE WARE/(D) ROANOKE:

THAT CERTAINLY OUGHT TO ENHANCE THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE, THAT MEANS MORE FOOD
ON THE TABLE, THAT MEANS A LOT OF
LITTLE EXTRA THINGS THAT THEY'LL BE
ABLE TO DO WITH AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

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OQ=and for their families. Governor Kaine also budgeted


money to improve the quality of care
older Virginians receive in nursing
homes....and to increase the salaries
of nursing teachers by ten- percent.>>

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*CG liveloc Richmond

The legislature's 45- day session
begins January tenth.

DOUBLE BOXES= Jennifer/keith-jean DOUBLE BOXES


Keith and Jean, Delegate Ware
tells me his wish for the new year is
for lawmakers to finish their upcoming
45- day session on time.

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GRAPHIC=LEGAL SCALES A Danville man is in custody

charged with killing a woman and
dumping her body behind a church more
than a year ago.
TAKE RAMON FS ON APRISA TAKE APRISA FULL

24-year-old Jason Ramon Jordan was
arrested yesterday for the murder of
Latrella Bates in July of 2005.

Bates was reported missing about

two weeks before her body was found
behind the Unity Presbyterian Church on
Franklin Turnpike.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Authorities say forensic evidence

linked Jordan to the crime.

He was first arrested in Arkansas,
then transferred to Georgia to face
criminal charges there and finally to
Danville.

He's being held without bond in
the Danville city jail.

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GRAPHIC=SHOOTING An update tonight on last night's

shooting in northwest Roanoke.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke

City Police had been called to
Melrose Park for a disorder. There were
shots fired.


One officer approached two men
who he thought were involved.

Police say one man ran and the
other person fired shots at the
officer.

The officer was not hit but
police used a K-9 to catch 25 year-old
Antonio Dudley.

He's been charged with
obstruction of justice.

Police also charged 24 year-old
Robert Lewis with wreckless discharge
of a firearm for the initial incident
that brought police out.

18 year-old Tyrice West was
treated for a gunshot wound. No one's
been arrested for shooting him.

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GRAPHIC=MORVA, MICHAEL He was supposed to be sentenced

today.

Instead Michael Morva will have
to decide all over again, what to do
about three robbery charges.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Christiansburg
August Morva is the brother of accused
cop killer William Morva.

Michael was given a new attorney
today after his previous lawyer got a
job as an assistant commonwealth's
attorney.

That means the case against him
will have to start from scratch.

He and his brother are accused of
trying to rob a bank and an A-T-M in
Montgomery County.

William Morva was in jail on
these charges when he allegedly escaped
and killed two officers.

Michael is also accused of
helping in that escape.

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GRAPHIC=NONE The owner of Botetourt Travel and

Tours allegedly owes his clients
thousands of dollars.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT


VO-NAT Fifty-nine year old Donnie Wayne

Hudgins was taken into custody this

week on four felony charges related to
his business practices.

He's charged with obtaining money
under false pretense, credit card
fraud, identity theft, and credit card
larceny.

The Botetourt County Sheriff's
Office initiated an investigation in
April, but decided his actions weren't
criminal.

This time the Commonwealth's
Attorney found the addition of the
credit card warranted charges being
filed.

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GRAPHIC=CRIME Tis the season for shoplifting..

but this year crime is actually down in
the Valley View Shopping area of
Roanoke. Here are the numbers.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT


VO-NAT They compare last year between

January first and December 14... with
the same time period this year.

Last year there were 532 calls for
thefts- that would be things like

packages stolen out of cars.

For the same period this year up
through yesterday the number is down by
almost 20 percent.. at 434.

The shoplifting calls were down as
well.. Last year there were more than
2-thousand 300 calls for shoplifting.
This year the number is at 19 hundred
48.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD One reason crime is down- two

wheels-

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke

The wheels these Roanoke City
police use to get around the Valley
View area.

Cops on bikes are now patrolling
the entire shopping area.. including
not just Valley View but Walmart,
Target and Best Buy.

They say it makes it much harder
for people to rip off stores.


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*CG 2line Sgt. Brent Asbury
Roanoke Police SGT. BRENT ASBURY/ROANOKE CITY POLICE:

BEFORE WE STARTED USING BIKES OUT HERE
PEOPLE HAD TO BE CONCERNED WITH GETTING
OUT

SHOPLIFTERS HAVE BEEN OF THE STORE AND
THEN THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH FREE NOW
THEY HAVE TO BE CONCERENED NOT ONLY
JUST GETTING OUT OF THE STORE BUT
GETTING OUT OF THE LOT AS WELL AND IF
THERE ARE BIKE OFFICERS OUT THERE
THA'TS VERY DIFFICULT FO RTHE TO DO
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OQ=THEM TO DO.




VO-NAT VO-NAT 10 plus


Police say their presence in the
parking lots also deters thieves from
breaking into cars. Even so, police say
never leave valuables in clear site in
your car.

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GRAPHIC=GRAFITTI "It wasn't the brightest thing

I've ever done."

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Christiansburg

That's what 18 year old Terry
Epperly Junior told police after spray-
painting graffiti all over
Christiansburg High School.

He and two other teenagers
painted racial slurs, swastikas and
sexual images on the exterior walls of
the school in May.

Epperly pled "no contest" today
to four charges, including making a
bomb threat and felony destruction of
property.

19 year old Darren Mosier pleaded
guilty to the charges.

They will be sentenced in March.

A third suspect is due in court
next week.

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It's been almost a week since
Ruby the tiger was put down at the Mill
Mountain Zoo.

ENG=1 VO NAT

VO NAT KEITH READS
KEITH READS Ruby had been sick for quite some
time.

Now the community has a chance to
say goodbye.
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KEITH READS

News 7's Alex Lawson is here with
more...Alex??

K....Jean...Ruby the Tiger was
one the most popular animals at Mill
Mountain Zoo.

Starting today people have been
coming there to leave behind memories.

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RUBY FS IN MONITOR



*CG standup Alex Lawson
alawson@wdbj7.com







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*CG locator Roanoke
:00




*CG 2line Barbie Hart
Frequent Zoo Visitor
:23


*CG standup Alex Lawson
alawson@wdbj7.com
:31



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OQ=.....RUNNING AROUND SOMEWHERE. <

usually gravitate to the snow leopards
and monkey exhibits.

But this week...visitors have been
checking out a different area of the
park.


NATS: putting up the exhibit.

Ruby's empty exhibit...there zookeepers
are putting up a temporary memorial.

Barbie Hart and her children used to
visit Ruby often.

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INQ=She was... 32:41"SHE WAS THE ONE THAT I WANTED TO

COME TO SEE FIRST. SHE WAS ALWAYS THE
ONE THAT I WANTED TO SEE COME OUT OF
HER CAGE. I LOVE TIGERS. SO I ENJOYED
SEEING HER.32:50

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OQ=...seeing her."




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INQ=Ruby... 33:48"RUBY WAS REALLY PRETTY."33:50


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OQ=..pretty."




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INQ=Because... STAND UP:38:42"BECAUSE RUBY TOUCHED SO

MANY LIVES HERE AT THE MILL MOUNTAIN
ZOO, OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO KEEP
THIS MEMORIAL UP FOR AT LEAST A SEVERAL
DAYS AND MAYBE EVEN LONGER."38:50

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OQ=...maybe even longer." Already...the flowers and notes are

starting to pile up in her memory.

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INQ=We're going... 32:56"WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER. I'M

JUST REAL SURPRISED BY HER DEATH,
REALLY SADDENED BY IT. BUT, I
UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. I JUST
HOPE SHE'S PAIN FREE AND RUNNING AROUND
SOMEWHERE."33:09

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OQ=...around somewhere."


LIVE=Alex Full from BAM LIVE FULL

RUBY FS IN MONITOR The zoo will be open this weekend
with its regular hours.

If you don't want to pay to visit
the zoo, you can drop off items at the
ticket window.

DOUBLE BOXES=ALEX/JEAN-KEITH DOUBLE BOXES


Inside the giftshop...people can
sign a book and buy Ruby t-shirts and
sweatshirts.

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Hokies have the ACC basketball

opener this weekend.

ENG#=3




VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease GOODYEAR STRIKE

KEITH= ON VO KEITH ON VO


Goodyear and the United
Steelworkers Union appear to be willing
to talk again.
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Talks are set to resume between
Goodyear and its union.

ENG#=1




VO-NAT VO-NAT


JEAN= ON VO JEAN ON VO
*CG tease ADVANCING SALES

And Advance Auto celebrates a
milestone with one of its original

corporate customers.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=FATAL FIRE Fire officials in Montgomery

County hope to prompt more people to
check their smoke detectors, after this
week's fatal fire in the Wake Forest
Community.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Montgomery Co.

35 year old Lisa Eaves died from
smoke inhalation in her home Wednesday
night.

She fell asleep and accidentally
left food cooking on the stove.

There was a smoke detector in the

home, but it wasn't going off when
firefighters arrived.

Fire officials say they will
check and even install new detectors
for anyone in the community.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=WE HAVE FREE



*CG 2line Gary Akers
Long Shop McCoy Fire Chief GREG AKERS: 17:47:00 WE HAVE FREE SMOKE
DETECTORS FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT NEEDS THEM. CONTACT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WE'LL GIVE THEM THE
DETECTORS. IF THEY CAN'T INSTALL THEM
WE'LL COME PUT THOSE OUT FOR THEM FREE
OF CHARGE. :57

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OQ=FREE OF CHARGE.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The home in Wednesday's fire was
destroyed.

Eaves leaves behind a husband and
six children ranging in age from one to
14.

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GRAPHIC=MEADWESTVACO The local steelworkers union with

MeadWestvaco says it has received what
could be the final contract offer.

However, if the union rejects the
contract, negotiations could resume, or
they could vote to strike.


GRAPHIC=GOODYEAR Meanwhile Goodyear and the United

Steelworkers union say they are going
back to the bargaining table.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG file File Tape

Both sides released statements
saying they plan to resume negotiations
on Monday.

The union represents some 15
thousand workers who have been on
strike since October fifth -- including
more than two thousand employees at the
Goodyear plant in Danville.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=ADVANCE AUTO If a commercial auto mechanic needed

car parts ten years ago, Advance Auto
was the last place he'd go.

Advance was a retailer-- one that had
yet to earn much of a reputation for
quality and service among auto
repairmen.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Salem

Then Bob Maiden had a part he'd bought
from another national chain go bad on
him ...one day after the warranty
expired.

Maiden appealed to the sales staff to
make good on the warranty. They
refused.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=So, Advance Stores




*CG 2line Bob Maiden
Maiden & Sons Garage SO, ADVANCE STORES SAID WE DON'T CARE
WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT. WE'LL WARRANT IT.
IT WAS A $70 AIR CONDITIONING
COMPRESSOR. TO DATE THAT'S COST THAT
OTHER COMPANY OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN
PARTS AND SALES.

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OQ=parts and sales.
VO-NAT VO-NAT


Maiden has given Advance a million
dollars worth of business over the 10
years since.

This afternoon Advance honored Maiden
and Sons for kicking off what has
become a BILLION dollar-a-year part
...of Advance Auto's business.

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GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA TECH Thousands of Tech students lined

up to get their degrees today.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Blacksburg
:00 About 25- hundred wore their
black caps and gowns for the formal
Fall Commencement ceremony.

Cassell Coliseum was filled with
grads along with their family and
friends for the celebration.

Undergrads received their
diplomas this morning and Graduate
School students marched later in the
afternoon.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Coming up, we'll hear some final

words from each of the Stagg Bowl
participants, JJ Redick broke the
scoring column last night for the
Magic, and

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG tease ACC HOOPS

the roundball Hokies are about to
go from the frying pan to the fire,

with the start of ACC play this
weekend.

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GRAPHIC=STAGG BOWL For the first time in the 34 year

history of the Stagg Bowl - we have a
repeat performance.

The two teams that duked it out
in last year's Division Three National
Championship game are back again this
season.

Mike Stevens has more on
tomorrow's matchup between Mt. Union
and Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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*CG locator Alliance, OH

Last Saturday
:00
*CG reporter Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com
:11
*CG locator Whitewater, WI
Last Saturday
:25
*CG 2line Bob Berezowitz
Wisconsin-Whitewater Head Coach
:43
*CG 2line Ryan Kleppe
Wisconsin-Whitewater Tackle
1:01
*CG 2line Larry Kehres
Mount Union Head Coach
1:18
*CG 2line Justen Stickley
Mount Union Defensive End
1:39

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OQ=...NEWS 7 SPORTS." << Mt. Union rolls into Salem, this
(END SOT) weekend fresh off a 26-to-14 semi-final

over Jean Jadhon's alma mater St. John
Fisher. The Purple Raiders who are in
the Stagg Bowl for the 10th time since
1993 - ran their way to Salem on the
legs of Nate Kmic - who rushed for 371
yards in the semi-finals.


Conversely, Wisconsin-Whitewater
took care of its semi-final opponent
Wesley College by lighting up the sky.
Justin Jacobs tossed five touchdown
passes in the 44-to-7 win - setting the
stage for a much anticipated rematch.

BITES

Tickers are still available at
the Salem Civic Center box office for
this year's game that gets underway at
4. Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.

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GRAPHIC=Va Tech The Virginia Tech Hokies open

their ACC basketball slate this
weekend. Wake Forest will pay a visit
to the Cassell Sunday for a 5-30 tip.
Tech is 6 and 3 and coming off a week
of finals exams.

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*CG 2line Seth Greenberg
Hokies Head Coach
:00

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OQ=than they were a year ago."

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ANCHOR=TRAVIS



*CG locator Charlotte, NC
TNT In case you missed it last night, :00 Roanoke's JJ Redick came off the bench
to score 5 points for the Magic against
Charlotte. He played a season high 20
minutes, but the Bobcats had the last
laugh, winning 99 to 89.

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0.57
35.28

u
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85.21
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u
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unchg
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u
0.38
25.40
u
0.12
82.90
u
1.15
37.36
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0.60
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*CG 6stox3 u
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54.34
u
0.10
24.29
d
0.44
51.13
u
0.05
4.75
u
0.17
33.05


*CG 6stox4 d >>
0.40
84.70
u
0.39
36.48
u
0.36
57.04
d
0.07
46.45

u
0.02
77.13


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*CG 4103
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