05:59-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# none
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Coming up on News seven at six,
A bookkeeper for a Roanoke County rescue squad is charged with embezzlement.
A tour bus carrying Virginians collides with a truck in Scotland.
And pet owners storm animal clinics for booster shots.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, Virginia tech wins on the road at Navy North Carolina upsets
Virginia and Washington and Lee picks up a win at home.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Kimberly
SS=None
Now that Hurricane Opal's out of our hair-- we're settling into a week of
sunshine and warm temperatures.
A forecast we think you're going to like.
Fort-Lewis
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#edit
GRAPHIC=none
Another volunteer rescue squad member is facing charges of embezzlement.
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;
A Salem squad has had similar problems.
Earlier this year, former Chief Ray Houff Junior was convicted of embezzling
funds from the Salem Rescue Squad.
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ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
And Salem Councilman Garry Lautenschlager admitted in July to taking more
than 15- thousand dollars of public funds from the same squad.
Halifax-Fatal
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
A South Boston man died in an accident in Halifax County last night.
57-year-old Robert Lyndsay Harris was traveling west on route 7-16.
Police say Harris lost control of his Ford Pick-up and swerved off the right
side of the road.
The truck then rolled and Harris was thrown from the vehicle.
The accident happened just before midnight.
Harris died at the scene.
Bus-Crash
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
A tour bus carrying Virginia tourists collided with a truck earlier today
near the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
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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.
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 when it collided with the
oncoming truck.
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Rabies-Clinic
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-70
GRAPHIC=Rabies
Veterinary offices throughout the state were packed today.
And those in the Roanoke area were no different.
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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Railway-Festival
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-72
GRAPHIC=NONE
The 6-11 steam engine is still pulling in visitors from all over Virginia.
But will the engine remain a big draw now that it no longer carries tourists
on steam excursions through the mountains of Southwest Virginia?
The Virginia Museum of Transportation is banking on the 6-11's sentimental
appeal.
But some say the absence of the steam excursions is already hurting the 8th
Annual Railway Festival.
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.
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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
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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. ))
Tease#1
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=none
HARD MUSIC UNDER
Still to come on NEWS 7,
Unemployment rates remain at low levels throughout the state,
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VO-NAT
And a cure for breast cancer has a local business on the cutting edge.
We'll tell you about it.
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ANCHOR=McBroom in wx
It wasn't your imagination-- it was a very warm day around here.
High temperatures were near 80- degrees.
More pleasant temperatures and sunny skies ahead for the rest of the
weekend.
The upcoming week looks pretty good, too.
Now that we've gotten some rain, high pressure's going to keep us dry.
We'll have more details for you in the forecast-- please stay with us.
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
FEI
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-86
GRAPHIC=Business News
New jobs will be coming to Rockbridge County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Natural Bridge Station;
The F-E-I Corporation recently broke ground on this site in the Rockbridge
Industrial Park.
The company is one of the first industrial prospects the region has landed
in a long time.
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SOT 05:01:16
IN Q=We were
((DON AUSTIN/ROCKBRIDGE CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THEM THE LAND
AT NO COST AND THERE WERE SOME INCENTIVES THAT WERE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO
THE COMPANY THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS REGARDS
TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES.))
SUPER=01-Don Austin/Rockbridge Co. Administrator;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=training of employees.
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VO-NAT
F-E-I says it wants to open for business as soon as possible.
It will initially employ 20 to 40 people, but that number could eventually
go as high as 100 if demand for its products continues to rise.
F-E-I is owned by Berlin Steel of Connecticut.
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VA-Unemployment
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-
GRAPHIC=State Seal
The latest unemployment figures continue to reflect a strong economy in our
area AND across the state.
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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.
Clip-For-Cure
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 95-81
GRAPHIC=None
Local hairstylists have joined an army of national cutters to find a cure
for breast cancer.
Today, stylists across the country donated their time and talent for "Clip
For The Cure."
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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.
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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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Tease#2
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=none
Just ahead,
Nicole Kidman stars in a movie about the life a T.V. weatherperson.
But she takes an unusual approach in acquiring the position.
We'll have a review of "To Die For"
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VO-NAT
And what's the future for electric cars?
This new venture may give an additional charge to the economy.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Electric-Cars
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-79
GRAPHIC=none
The movement toward vehicles powered by electricity has gone through its
fits and starts.
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VO-NAT
The technology has 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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To-Die-For
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=afr
TAPE#=net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE
In a new release, Nicole Kidman takes a different approach to landing her
dream job in Television News.
Here's Sara Voorhees with a review.
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SOT
IN Q=in to die for
RUNS=2:04
OUT Q=Sara Vorhees, Reporting.
(( IN "TO DIE FOR" NICOLE KIDMAN IS AN AMERICAN NIGHTMARE.
SHE PLAYS A WOMAN WHOSE ONLY GOAL IN LIFE IS TO BECOME A TELEVISION
PERSONALITY.
SHE WANTS IT SO MUCH, IT'S SOMETHING SHE'S WILLING TO DIE FOR.
IN TO DIE FOR NICOLE KIDMAN GIVES A BRILLIANTLY LAYERED PERFORMANCE OF
A PATHOLOGICALLY SHALLOW CHARACTER. OUTSIDE SHE'S AS PERFECT AND
PERKY AND PASTEL AS AN ENTERTAINMENT SHOW HOST. INSIDE SHE'S A
RUTHLESS STEAMROLLER READY TO FLATTEN ANYTHING THAT GETS IN HER WAY OF
BECOMING FAMOUS. SHE MARRIES A SWEET LUGHEAD, PLAYED BY MATT DILLON,
WHO SOON LOSES HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR HER SUCCESS. SO SHE SEDUCES A HIGH
SCHOOL KID, PLAYED BY JOAQUIN PHOENIX, RIVER'S LITTLE BROTHER, AND IN
A TWIST ON THE REAL LIFE PAMELA STEWART CASE, MANIPULATES HIM AND HIS
FRIENDS INTO KILLING HER HUSBAND.
BUCK HENRY HAS A SMALL PART AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, AND IT'S HIS
SCRIPT GUS VAN SANDT IS WORKING WITH. VAN SANDT BLENDS HIS OWN
OFFBEAT STYLE WITH THE SEMI-DOCUMENTARY STYLE OF OLIVER STONE'S
NATURAL BORN KILLERS. AND IT'S A DARK, SATIRICAL JAB AT THE MEDIA AND
THE MESSAGE. THERE ARE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE SCRIPT. SUCH AS WHY
DOES SHE WANT TO HAVE DILLON KILLED IN FIRST PLACE, AND WHY DID SHE
MARRY HIM? BUT THE CAST WILL MAKE YOU FORGET ALL THAT. PHOENIX IS
HEART-BREAKING. HE MAKES YOUR STEP OUT OF THE SATIRE, INTO YTHE
REALITY OF PERSONAL PAIN AS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT. AND KIDMAN'S
ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE HAS "OSCAR NOMINATION" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.))
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=N
And coming up, Mike Stevens playing polo on a horse we'll check that out
Virginia Tech beats Navy.
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VO-NAT ENG#
But the ninth ranked Cavaliers get upset this afternoon by the North
Carolina Tar Heels.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
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-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
Virginia Tech picked up a win on the road against Navy.
Jim Druckenmiller threw a 16 yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Holes in the
second quarter and Dwayne Thomas scored on a 28 yard run with under 2-minutes
left in the game as the Hokies beat the Midshipmen 14 to nothing.
Tech is now 3 and 2 on the season.
We'll have highlights tonight at 11.
S-Generals
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
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-College
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-20
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-State College, PA/ABC SPORTS; :
Joe Paterno working the sidelines as his Nittany Lions host the Buckeyes.
Ohio State's Bobby Hoving threw for two touchdowns as the Buckeyes beat
Penn State this afternoon.
For that and all of the 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-Polo
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
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.))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
((JAN WILKINS/POLO CUP PUBLICIST:))
by SS