10:59-01
News-Head
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=none
Coming up on News seven at eleven.
Pope John Paul the second
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VO-NAT
was in Central Park today speaking to a flock of 250 thousand.
In our area, pet owners storm to the vet after recent outbreaks of rabies.
And a tourist bus with Virginians traveling in Scotland crashed today.
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News seven at eleven is next.
open
SUPER=@Ron1;
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
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Pope
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Pope John Paul
Today, Pope John Paul the second joined an excited flock of 250 thousand for
Mass in Central Park.
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SOT 15:00:17
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York City, NY;
Thousands camped out on the park's muddy Great Lawn under threatening skies
and listened to performances by Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Boys Choir of
Harlem and others while waiting for the pope's arrival.
The aisles formed the shape of a giant cross.
The Pope praised the young people of America.
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SOT 15:01:29
IN Q=Make clear to
((POPE JOHN PAUL II: MADE CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT MANY, VERY MANY YOUNG PEOPLE
OF AMERICA HAVE VALUES AND IDEAS WHICH SELDOM MAKE HEADLINES. IS IT ANY WONDER
THAT THE POPE LOVES YOU?))
SUPER=07-Pope John Paul II;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=Pope loves you?
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VO-NAT
After the Pope finished his remarks, communion was held for several hundred
people.
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Stolen-Babies
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=nle
TAPE#=net f
GRAPHIC=none
Every year, hundreds of American and British couples travel to other
countries to adopt children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Asuncion, Paraguay;
They are led to believe these are legal adoptions.
But in South America, babies are being stolen from their mother's arms and
maternity wards.
Police have raided nurseries and often find babies with stolen documents.
For now, the Paraguay government has halted international adoptions, but few
are optimistic the corruption will end.
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Cuba
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#net-b
GRAPHIC=none
A Cuban official reacted yesterday to the news that President Clinton is
considering easing U-S sanctions on Cuba.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Havana, Cuba;
Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon says that even though the
U-S is easing travel restrictions, the U-S also wants to increase the trade
embargo.
Meanwhile, a group of U-S businessmen arrived in Havana to meet with
President Fidel Casto.
The businessmen represented General Motors, Samsonite, The Gap, and Sears.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=None
Some of the measures include allowing NEWS organizations from each country
to open bureaus and also easing restrictions on some U-S citizens travel to
Cuba.
Fort-Lewis
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#95-48
GRAPHIC=embezzlement
Another rescue squad member from the valley is facing an embezzlement
charge.
A Roanoke County Circuit Court grand jury is charging 39-year-old Anita
Hansen with embezzling and obtaining money under false pretenses.
Hansen allegedly embezzled about 45-hundred dollars from the Fort Lewis
Rescue Squad.
A member of the Commonwealth's Attorneys office says these charges include
the improper use of the squad's credit cards.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;
Earlier this year, Salem Rescue Squad had similar problems.
Former Chief Ray Houff Junior was convicted of embezzling funds from the
Squad.
95-52 (Salem Rescue)
And in July, former Salem Councilman Garry Lautenschlager admitted to taking
more than 15- thousand dollars of public funds from the same squad.
Lautenschlager is scheduled to go to court later this year.
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Rabies-Clinic
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-70
GRAPHIC=Rabies
Public health officials and veterinarians are hoping to put an end to the
climbing number of rabies cases.
Veterinary offices throughout the state were packed today.
Owners of pets in need of rabies vaccinations stormed animal clinics for a
booster shot at a reduced rate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The line ran out the door and around the building of Roanoke Animal
Hospital.
The cases of rabies have spread into a record number of Virginia counties.
That prompted veterinarians and public health officials to sponsor the
clinics.
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SOT 13:35:27
IN Q=with the people
((BRIDGET QUATMANN/ROANOKE ANIMAL HOSPITAL: WITH THE PEOPLE I SEE ON A DAY TO
DAY LEVEL IT REALLY SURPRISES ME HOW LITTLE THEY KNOW IN GENERAL ABOUT THEIR
ANIMALS. SO MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND TALK ABOUT
MORE.))
SUPER=01-Bridget Quatmann/Roanoke Animal Hospital;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=TALK ABOUT MORE
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VO-NAT
Vaccinations are important because people can catch the virus from animals.
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't take a bite to catch the virus from
an infected animal.
Rabies is also spread through saliva.
Officials suggests staying away from strays and wild animals just to be
safe.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=ron
SS=none
Still to come,
Andy Rooney says he's so certain O.J. Simpson is guilty of double murder,
he's putting one million dollars on it.
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VO-NAT
And a new display at the Virginia Transportation Museum is tooting an old
horn.
We'll tell you about it when we return.
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wx office
Definitely a night for a light jacket or sweater-- as overnight lows drop
to around 50.
But tomorrow, temperatures will rebound into the 70's--
A typical Fall trend of warm days and chilly nights ahead.
Meanwhile, mostly sunny skies will dominate our weather picture through
mid- week.
The complete outlook is coming up-- don't go away.
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Bus-Crash
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
A bus loaded with tourists from VIRGINIA traveling near the capital of
Scotland crashed today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Edinburgh, Scotland;
The British news agency "Press Association" says more than 40 members of a
Virginia group suffered minor injuries after the bus collided with an oncoming
truck.
All but nine of the 44 Americans were released after first-aid treatment.
The rest are still at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, being held overnight
for observation.
The group was travelling from Glasgow to St Andrew.
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Rooney
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=None
60 Minutes personality Andy Rooney has offered a one million dollar reward
for the identification, arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
The C-B-S commentator says he's certain O-J Simpson murdered his ex-wife
and Ronald Goldman.
Rooney's reward is a protest of Simpson's aquittal.
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SOT 15:07:43
IN Q=To the majority
((JOHNNIE COCHRAN/ATTORNEY: TO THE MAJORITY OF VEIWERS AND TO ANDY ROONEY AND
EVERYBODY ELSE. THIS IS ANOTHER WALK UP CALL TO SAY YOU MAY BE VERY
COMFORTABLE WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU MAY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY. BUT THERE ARE OTHER
AMERICANS WHO ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOU ARE WHO DON'T HAVE THOSE BASIC
RIGHTS. WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO MAKE THINGS MORE EQAUL.))
SUPER=01-Johnnie Cochran/Simpson's Attorney;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=things more equal.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=None
Cochran says people like Rooney don't have to worry about getting a fair
trial.
Rooney's segment will air tomorrow night at seven on 60 minutes.
Railway-Festival
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-72
GRAPHIC=NONE
The 6-11 steam engine is now home at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Officials hope the engine will bring tourist to the museum.
But some say The Railway Festival will suffer now that the 6-11 no longer
runs steam excursions.
Denise Allen reports.
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SOT
IN Q=nat sot horn
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./File Tape; :06
SUPER=01-David Helmer/Roanoke Railroad Historical Soc.; :24
SUPER=01-Matt Kennell/Downtown Roanoke Inc.; :46
SUPER=07-Phillip Wright; :58
SUPER=07-June Perkins; 1:08
SUPER=@Denise2; 1:15
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=News 7
(( (/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((SOUND OF HORN BLOWING.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
Organizers of the Railway Festival brought out all the bells and whistles to
attract visitors.
Steam excursions were the big draw in previous years.
But the 6-11 carried its last passenger last fall.
For this festival the national landmark is resting in its new home behind the
Museum of Transportation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:08:59
IN Q=THEY'RE IN A
((DAVID HELMER/ROANOKE CHAPTER OF THE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: THEY'RE IN A
STATIC DISPLAY MODE. THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ROMANCE AND THE ABILITY OF
THE ENGINES HAVING THE TRAIN AND THE EXCITEMENT OF SEEING THE KIDS ALONG THE
SIDE OF THE RAILROAD.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=OF THE RAILROAD
Some feel the number of visitors to the festival is down.
Organizers say not having the excursions will have an impact on the festival,
but they plan to make the event more exciting each year.
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SOT 11:52:59
IN Q=a lot of people
((MATT KENNELL/DOWNTOWN ROANOKE INCORPORATED: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE THIS
YEAR TO SEE THE 611. WE HOPE THEY'LL KEEP COMING TO SEE WHAT THE MUSEUM HAS TO
OFFER, BUT CERTAINLY THE EXCURSIONS ARE MISSED. IT JUST MAKES OUR JOB A LITTLE
HARDER TO DO A BETTER FESTIVAL EACH YEAR.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q= EACH YEAR
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SOT 12:55:48
IN Q=it's a piece of
((PHILLIP WRIGHT: IT'S A PIECE OF HISTORY AND TRUE RAILROAD FANS WILL MAKE THE
PILGRIMAGE JUST TO SEE A PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=AMERICAN HISTORY
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:52:58
IN Q=I'VE JUST ALWAYS
((JUNE PERKINS: I'VE JUST ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE
TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM. AND THEN THE TRAIN WAS AN EXTRA ATTRACTION.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=EXTRA ATTRACTION
Museum officials say that's the idea.
They're hoping the 611 pulls in the tourists and the bucks.
And helps them start "Making Tracks" towards their goal of raising one
million dollars to improve the museum.
Denise Allen News 7. ))
Augusta-Military
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit of 94-63 (Augusta-Military)
GRAPHIC=None
It's been 11 years since it closed.
Now the Augusta Military Academy has a new owner.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Ft. Defiance/May 1984;
The school property and buildings were sold yesterday at a court-ordered
auction.
The Academy was the state's oldest military school -- founded in 1858.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=None
Kennard Campbell -- a Stuarts Draft farmer and developer -- bought the
property for 300-thousand dollars.
Campbell declined to reveal his plans for the property -- other
than to say it would ``not'' be a school.
Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=None
Just ahead,
Another delay in the launching of the space shuttle.
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VO-NAT
And a rather strange "I do."
We'll take you to about the latest wedding at a Wildlife Park in Texas.
Stay tuned.
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VA-Unemployment
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-76
GRAPHIC=State Seal
The state's latest unemployment figures continue to reflect a strong economy
in our area.
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VO-NAT
The Virginia Employment Commission says in August the jobless rate in
Roanoke dropped to three-point-three-percent compared to the previous month.
Lynchburg's unemployment rate held steady at four-point-three-percent.
Statewide, the jobless rate in August was four-point-five-percent.
That's the lowest level in five years.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=HOLD
The city of Fairfax had the state's lowest jobless rate, coming in at just
over one-percent.
Wise County had the highest, at close to SEVENTEEN-percent.
Finance
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=copy
Top finance officials from the seven richest industrial countries are
endorsing a package of reforms aimed at dealing with economic crises.
The officials are supporting efforts under way to implement a 50 billion
dollar emergency bailout fund for countries in financial distress.
The proposal was the brainchild of the Clinton administration.
Also at their meeting in Washington, officials from the U-S, Japan, Germany,
Britain, Italy, France, and Canada expressed satisfaction with the rebound of
the U-S dollar.
Space-Shuttle
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Another launch of space shuttle Columbia was called off today due to
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SOT 15:10:13
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Kennedy Space Center, FL;
the failure of a master events controller.
The launch was originally scheduled for nine-forty-one this morning.
The controller sends critical commands from the shuttle's flight computers
to the external tank and solid-fuel rocket boosters.
Liftoff was rescheduled for next Saturday morning.
Columbia's launch delay will also delay launch of the shuttle Atlantis which
is on a high priority mission to dock with the Russian Mir space station.
Liftoff for the Atlantis flight originally scheduled for Nov. 1 will be
pushed back a week.
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Roll
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SS=NONE
SUPER=#C-380; Weather Roll
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SUPER=81-82/67/0.00/83/63/0.00/67/55/0.00;
SUPER=82-2.35/plus/1.63/33.60/plus/1.76;
SUPER=84-
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tf95-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
It wasn't pretty but Virginia Tech beat Navy this afternoon 14 to nothing
in Annapolis Maryland.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Annapolis, MD/Virginia Tech vs Navy; :
The Hokie Defense worked overtime in the first half here intercepting this
Navy pass and giving the offense good field position for a score.
Several plays later Jim Druckenmiller goes to the air and hits Jermaine
Holmes in the corner of the end zone and the Hokies took a 7 to nothing lead at
the half.
The Hokies scored with time SUPER=36-Virginia Tech/=14/Navy/==0;
running out in the fourth quarter to pick up the 14 to nothing win and improve
their record to 3 and 2 after opening the season with two losses.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VF95-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Football
The ninth ranked Virginia Cavaliers went on the road at Chapel Hill this
afternoon and Carolina pulls off the upset with the 22 to 17 win.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chapel Hill, NC/JP SPORTS; :
North Carolina's Leon Johnson ran one for a touchdown then later in the
first quarter he takes the pitch on the half back pass and hits a wide open
Marcus Wall in the end zone and Carolina led 13 to nothing in the second
quarter.
But with five minutes left in the half Virginia's Mike Groh goes to the air
and hits Jermaine Crowell on the 26 yard touchdown pass the Cavaliers trailed
13 to 7.
U-V-A trailed 16 to 7 when Tikki barber takes the hand off and scores from
5 yards out capping a 44 yard drive Virginia trailed 16 to 14 in the third
quarter.
Then after a Paul London interception Rafael Garcia's 33 yard field goal
gave Virginia its first lead 17 to 16 early in the fourth.
But with six minutes left in the SUPER=36-North
Carolina/=22/Virginia/=17;game Johnson takes the handoff and scores over the
right side and the Tar Heels hold on for the 22 to 17 upset victory.
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S-VMI
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-14
GRAPHIC=VMI Football
VMI made a trip up to West Virginia to take on the Thundering Herd of
Marshall.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Huntington, WV/THN; :
Marshall scored with 8-minutes left in the first quarter Chris Parker takes
the handoff and cuts back across the field for the first of his two touchdowns
in the first half.
The Herd struck again to start the second quarter. Quarterback Chad
Pennington finds Jermaine Wiggins in the back of the end zone for the first of
his two T-d passes and marshall led 14 to nothing.
Marshall led 28 to nothing in the SUPER=36-Marshall/=56/VMI/=21;first half
before V-M-I's Thomas Haskins takes this handoff and scores from 3 yards out
but Marshall wins it 56 to 21.
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S-Generals
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-19
GRAPHIC=College Football
In Lexington, Washington and Lee pulled out a 19 to 13 win over Davidson
this afternoon.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Lexington/W & L vs Davidson; :
It was homecoming at W & L this weekend.
In the first quarter, Brooks Fischer hooks up with Chas Chastain on an 18
yard scoring pass across the middle and the Generals led the Wildcats 7 to
nothing.
Drew Thomas then came in a booted this 18 yard field goal later in the
quarter and the Generals took the 10 to nothing lead.
Davidson made a come back in the second quarter Tommy Dugan scores from
four yards out on the quarterback keeper but the Wildcats trailed 10 to 6.
The defense kept the Generals in SUPER=36-Washington &
Lee/=19/Davidson/=13;the game the rest of the way as Washington and Lee pulls
out the 19 to 13 win over Davidson.
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S-Grambling
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-15
GRAPHIC=N
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Grambling, LA/ESPN2; :
In Louisiana today, Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson was going after win
number 400.
In the second quarter Jay Johnson takes the handoff and scores and
Grambling led Mississippi Valley State 14 to nothing and Grambling gets the win
for coach Robinson 42 to 6.
Now for all of today's college scores lets go to the boards.
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CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=first score
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=....texas/rice."
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S-Rush
ANCHOR=roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=twe
TAPE#-S5-17
GRAPHIC=Rush
The Roanoke Rush looked to pick up its fifth win of the season tonight
against the DC Chiefs in a divisional matchup at Victory Stadium.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Rush vs. Chiefs;
Denie Marie's club scalped the Chiefs 35-7 in their last meeting, but
tonight they would be in for a battle.
Roanoke got on the board first when big Billy Pate bulls over from the 1
for a 7-nothing lead in the first quarter.
The Rush added another score before DC would put together a drive of its
own. Anthony Thorton finds Ben Thomas over the middle for the TD, and
Roanoke's lead was cut in half.
The Rush answered. Ranall White gets the call and goes in from the
SUPER=36-Roanoke Rush/=35 /D.C. Chiefs/=27;
2 as Roanoke wins it 35 to 27.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up in Sports, The Major League playoffs resumed tonight in
Atlanta and New York.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Mike Stevens has a report on the annual Symphony Polo cup held at
Greenhill Park this afternoon.
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S-Polo
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-21
GRAPHIC=WDBJ 40TH
Your Hometown station's 40th anniversary celebration continued today out at
Green Hill Park at the eighth annual Symphony Polo Cup.
And MIke Stevens says more than the participants were horsing around today!
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SOT
IN Q=Nat sound
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Symphony Polo Cup; :00
SUPER=01-Bruce Coffey/Lone Wolf Catering; :22
SUPER=01-Grant Plaskon/Polo Cup Fashion Police; :43
SUPER=01-Johnny McLean/President - Va. Rugby Union; :58
SUPER=01-Roger Rinehart/Polo Player from Charlottesville; :
SUPER=01-Jan Wilkins/Polo Cup Publicist; 1:36
SUPER=@mike1; 1:52
RUNS=2:05
OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."
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NAT SOUND OF BAGPIPES
((The Hills of Western Roanoke County were alive with the Sound of music this
afternoon. But you need more than a few bagpipes and eight polo ponies to make
an event like this cook!
NAT SOUND OF CHICKEN
A potpourri of palatable portions greeted polo patrons at every turn.
((BRUCE COFFEY/LONE WOLF CATERING:))
Most cups and glasses runneth over at today's match. But you not only have
eat and drink well, you have to look good! And pastels were not only accepted
but recommended.
((GRANT PLASKON/MEMBER OF THE FASHION POLICE:))
Of course ones wardrobe is insignificant, when you're perusing the ponies
with this kind of horsepower.
((JOHNNY MCLEAN/PRESIDENT - VA. RUGBY UNION:))
Cool was commonplace today, and while some members of the crowd did actually
watch the match, most came to mix and mingle.
((ROGER RINEHART/POLO PLAYER FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE:))
nat sound of speaker
Whatever the reason for coming - organizers were ecstatic with the crowd and
the conditions that were actually enhanced by Opal's visit earlier in the
week.))
((JAN WILKINS/POLO CUP PUBLICIST:))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
S-National
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-18
GRAPHIC=MLB Logo
The playoffs resumed tonight in Major League Baseball.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/WTBS; :
In Atlanta, The Rockies got on the board in the top of the third. Dante
Bichette gets all of this pitch sending it over the rightfield fence for a
three run homer Colorado led 3 to nothing.
But the Braves came right back. SUPER=35-Atlanta/=10/Colorado/==4; Fred
Mcgriff hits a towering homer, his first of two on the night, over the left
field wall for a two run homer Atlanta 4 to 3 and the Braves win it 10 to 4 to
capture the series.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold logo
In the American league, The Mariners evened its division playoff series at
two games apiece by beating the Yankees 11 to 8.
Tease#3
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
Don't go away
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VO-NAT
We'll take you on a trip to the mall.
We'll show you how these hairstylists are doing to battle cancer.
Stayed tuned.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#6
Clip-For-Cure
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-81
GRAPHIC=None
Local hairstylists were on the cutting edge of medical research today.
Stylists all over the country donated their time and talent for "Clip For
The Cure."
The day was spent fundraising for breast cancer research.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Hair-dressers at Regis Hairstyling in Tanglewood Mall moved their chairs out
of the salon and into the mall.
Their passer-byes could stop for a trim, make a donation or just learn about
breast cancer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:36:11
IN Q=we've donated
((TONDREA SINK/REGIS HAIRSTYLING: WE DONATED OUR TIME TO PUT OUT AWARENESS TO
EVERYBODY. THERE US A NEED FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. SO WE'VE ALL DONATED
OUR TIME TO DO HAIRCUTS OUT IN THE MALL.))
SUPER=01-Tondrea Sink/Regis Hairstyling;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=in the mall
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VO-NAT
Local hospitals also helped out by staffing information booths.
This is the fifth year Regis salons have participated in "Clip For The
Cure."
Nationally the salons have raised more than a million dollars for breast
cancer research.
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Electric-Cars
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-79
GRAPHIC=none
Technology for electric vehicles is picking up speed.
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VO-NAT
Electric vechicles have faced much criticism, because the batteries powering
the vehicles only last about 50 miles before they need a recharge.
In addition, many of the vehicles cannot travel at a high rate of speed.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday;
But the cars on display at the Virginia Coal Council's annual meeting can
travel up to 100 miles per hour, and pretty soon the batteries being used will
have a range of two-to-three-HUNDRED miles.
This has people like Congressman Rick Boucher bullish on the prospects for
this technology.
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SOT
IN Q=I think
((REP. RICK BOUCHER/D-ABINGDON: I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE WILL SEE ELECTRIC
CARS, INTRODUCED ON A VERY LARGE SCALE IN THE UNITED STATES. THOSE CARS HAVE
ZERO EMISSIONS FROM THE TAILPIPE, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THEY RUN ON COAL,
BECAUSE 60 PERCENT OF THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED IN THE UNITED STATES COMES FROM
THE COMBUSTION OF COAL.))
SUPER=@Boucher;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=combustion of coal.
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VO-NAT
Fully electric cars are praised for their environmental benefits, including
a sharp reduction in noise and air pollution.
SUPER=@File;
The cars can benefit our area indirectly, because they would increase demand
for electricity and coal, and coal production remains one of the largest
industries in Virginia and West Virginia.
The vehicles on display were made by students at the Academy of Careers and
Technology in Beckley, West Virginia.
The cars have won numerous awards for their design.
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Rhino-wedding
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=afr
TAPE#=NET-G
GRAPHIC=NONE
Love is in the air.
A couple who met at a zoo 18-months ago decided to tie the knot at the very
place they met.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dickinson, TX;
But these two love-birds aren't your typical bride and groom.
They're endangered white rhinos looking forward to the birth of their first
baby.
Bonnie and Shorty exchanged vows today at the Bayou Wildlife Park in Texas.
The couple enjoyed the food, but not the organ music.
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SOT 20:11:18
IN Q=organ music
((NAT SOUND))
RUNS=:05
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