18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
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VO-NAT
These are the headlines for NEWS 7 at SIX:
A train and a truck collide on the tracks in Elliston.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
And the latest campaign spending figures show records being set for fund-
raising.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, a busy Monday.
Michael Westbrook and Steve Young are out for a month.
Hall of famer Art Donovan was in town today and he had plenty to say!
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VO-NAT eng#
As did Bulls head coach Marv Levy who announced this afternoon that he has
prostate cancer and will undergo surgery tomorrow.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Looks like this will be the coldest night of the week, little wind and clear
skies will produce overnight lows near 30.
Train-ax
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE# 95-89
GRAPHIC=NONE
A collision between a train and a pick up truck in Montgomery County has
injured two people.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Elliston
It happened just before 4:30 this afternoon on Blount Road behind the
Elliston post office.
The train consisted of 10 engines and was not carrying any cargo.
The conductor told police he blew the whistle, but the driver of the truck did
not heed his warning.
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SOT
IN Q=They were going
((THEY WERE GOING 38 MILES PER HOUR AND AS THEY APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION IT
APPEARED TO THEM THE DRIVER WAS NOT WATCHING AND CONTINUED TO CROSS DIRECTLY IN
FRONT OF THE TEN ENGINES.))
SUPER=01-Trooper H. A. Spahr/Va. State Police;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=front of the ten engines.
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VO-NAT
The train struck the side of the truck bed. Police say the driver, Tommy
Lee Wheeler of Elliston, said he never saw the train.
Wheeler and a passenger, Brenda Dowdy of Blacksburg, were both taken to
Montgomery Regional Hospital.
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Campaign-Spending
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE# 95-77
GRAPHIC=Campaign '95
General Assembly candidates in the Roanoke Valley continue to raise money at
a record pace.
Five of the candidates have raised more than 100- thousand dollars, and one
of them is closing in on 200- thousand.
Joe Dashiell has the numbers.
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SOT
IN Q=According to the latest
SUPER=@Joe2; :46
RUNS=:54
OUT Q=JD News 7
(( According to the latest campaign finance reports, State Senator Brandon
Bell has built the biggest bankroll... more than 175- thousand dollars so far.
Democratic challenger John Edwards picked up more than 20- thousand dollars
during the latest reporting period, but Roanoke's vice mayor still trails the
incumbent by almost 100- thousand dollars.
Republican house candidate Trixie Averill and Democratic delegate Dick
Cranwell are running the most expensive race in the Valley.
Cranwell has raised more than 68- thousand dollars since the last report,
and the two have now collected more than 300- thousand dollars between them.
Roanoke Republican Newell Falkinburg isn't far behind.
He has raised almost 140- thousand in his bid to replace Chip Woodrum in the
House of Delegates.
But Woodrum is closing the gap. His contributions now total more than 119-
thousand dollars.
The numbers are certain to increase substantially before election day. The
latest figures document fundraising through the end of September.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
In the Valley's other contested race, democratic delegate Vic Thomas has
raised more than 50- thousand dollars.
The report of his republican challenger, Jeff Artis, was not available this
afternoon.
Greenbacker
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE# 95-85
GRAPHIC=Greenbacker
Halifax County's Commonwealth's Attorney may have violated state code with a
campaign letter he sent to county residents.
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VO-NAT
John Greenbacker admits he used the state seal at the top of the letter.
Officials with the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office says it's
considered misconduct to do so for non- governmental reasons.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Deputy Secretary Georgia Root hasn't seen the letter, but says when she does
she'll notify Greenbacker by mail.
Repeat offenders could be fined or sentenced to jail.
Greenbacker says he's not entirely convinced the reproduction violated the
statute.
But he says he won't use it again in his campaign.
Hannaford
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=NONE
A major supermarket chain is coming to Danville.
Officials with Hannaford Brothers of Maine say the company plans to build a
54- thousand square foot Food and Drug Superstore.
The location has not yet been confirmed.
A spokesperson says the six- million- dollar investment will create between
100- and 150- new jobs.
The grocery store is a Fortune 500- company with more than 118- supermarkets
along the East Coast.
An official says the company is working to establish itself in Virginia and
North Carolina.
Hannaford Brothers plans to open in Danville next fall.
Klockner
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE# 95-90
GRAPHIC=Va Econ
A Wythe County plastic film manufacturer is moving ahead with plans to more
than double its work force.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rural Retreat/File Tape;
Klockner Pentaplast is building an addition at its Rural Retreat plant.
Construction should begin sometime next year. The company expects to hire
up to 100 new workers over the next several years.
Klockner had hoped to start on the addition months ago, but only recently
reached an agreement with Wythe County on tool and machinery taxes.
The county lowered the rate so Klockner will not pay a disproportionate
share once it brings in 20 million dollars worth of new machinery and
equipment.
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Million-Man
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# 95-79
GRAPHIC=Million Man March
Thousand of African-American men from around the country gathered in the
nation's Capital today for what's being called the Million Man March.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
The Reverend Jesse Jackson made a fiery appeal to black men to take
responsibility for their children's education and also to vote.
Controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakan said America's racial
lines have not changed since slavery.
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SOT 16:00:05
IN Q=Abraham Lincoln and
((LOUIS FARRAKHAN/NATION OF ISLAM LEADER: ))
SUPER=01-Louis Farrakhan/Nation of Islam Leader;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=black one white.
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VO-NAT
President Clinton, who was in Austin, Texas today, said America must clean
it's house of racism. He called for both races to come together.
He also said whites must understand the roots of black pain, and that blacks
must understand the roots of white fear.
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City-Council
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE# 95-78
GRAPHIC=HOLD march
The March was on the minds of many here locally.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Today's Roanoke City council meeting took an emotional turn when one
neighborhood leader made a statement against what she called "passive racism."
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SOT 3:34:20
IN Q=Open your eyes
((EVELYN BETHEL/GAINSBORO RESIDENT: OPEN YOUR EYES. LOOK AROUND THE WORLD AND
SEE. REPRESENT ALL OF THE PEOPLE. ))
SUPER=01-Evelyn Bethel/Gainsboro Resident;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=all of the people
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VO-NAT
Councilmen Mac McCadden and William White had a joint statement about their
thoughts on today's march.
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SOT 3:27:48
IN Q=We were elected
((MAC MCCADDEN/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: WE WERE ELECTED TO SERVE ALL OF ROANOKE
CITY. WE DO SO TODAY, THOUGH WE ARE THINKING ABOUT OUR BROTHERS WHO ARE
MARCHING IN WASHINGTON, AND THOSE WHO ARE AT HOME TODAY, HOPING TO SHOCK
AFRICAN- AMERICAN COMMUNITIES INTO RESPONSIBILITY. ))
SUPER=01-Mac McCadden/Roanoke City Council;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=into responsibility
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VO-NAT
Mayor Bowers meanwhile, says Roanoke is racially and culturally diverse--
and discrimination in any form should NOT be tolerated.
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TALENT=KEITH
SS=HOLD
Bowers asked council to request the city manager re- formulate the
community relations task force to address racial concerns.
Mosher
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE# 95-81
GRAPHIC=NONE
Former News 7 Anchorman Rick Mosher has died.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-August, 1983
He started at W-D-B-J when WE began doing news at NOON.
He was a veteran broadcaster by then, having already been in radio many
years as a D-J and newsman.
By the time he left here in 1992, he was anchoring the ELEVEN O'clock news.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think sometimes
((RICK MOSHER/FORMER NEWS 7 ANCHOR: I THINK SOMETIMES VIEWERS OVERESTIMATE THE
IMPORTANCE OF AN ANCHOR, AND I'VE GOT A TEAM BEHIND ME.))
SUPER=90-February, 1992
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=team behind me.
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VO-NAT
He never took himself too seriously.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
After nine years on the air here, Mosher went to Washington, D.C. where he
worked in public relations.
He was a spokesman for the Whitman- Walker Clinic.
SS=Rick Full Screen 2082
He died last Monday from complications associated with AIDS.
Rick Mosher was 42.
dissolve out to black/commercial
Goodlatte
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE# 95-74
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Republican plan to save Medicare gets its first test in Congress later
this week.
And G-O-P congressmen have spent the past few weeks explaining the plan to
their constituents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Sixth District representative Bob Goodlatte was in Lynchburg today, touting
the highlights of the Republican Medicare proposal.
Goodlatte says not only will Medicare spending increase 40 percent over the
next seven years, but recipients will have more health care plans to choose
from.
Goodlatte blames the Democrats for scaring senior citizens into thinking
their benefits will be cut.
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SOT 11:36:27
IN Q=Given time to
((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- 6TH DISTRICT: GIVEN TIME TO EXPLAIN THE PLAN THAT WE
WILL OVERCOME THOSE CONCERNS. I HAVE CERTAINLY FOUND THAT TO BE THE CASE WITH
THE THOUSANDS OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT I HAVE MET WITH IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS
AND DISCUSSED THIS WITH, THAT WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND IT, WHILE THERE'S NO
UNIFORMITY OF OPINION, THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF ACCEPTABILITY TO IT.))
SUPER=01-Rep. Bob Goodlatte/(R) 6th District; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=acceptability of it.
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VO-NAT
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the proposal tomorrow.
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Medicaid
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-87
GRAPHIC=Medicare
Just weeks before Governor Allen is scheduled to unveil the state's next
two- year budget, analysts say Congress will be dumping Medicaid and Medicare
responsibilities in the laps of Governors.
For Virginia, that means block grants that won't keep up with a growing
number of recipients.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But analysts also warn it means freedom from many federal regulations that
currently protect low income and elderly citizens.
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SOT 06:09:47
IN Q=The decisions
((BOB HURLEY/VCU HEALTH POLICY EXPERT: THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN THE STATE
CAPITOLS ARE GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO MY ORIGINAL
POINT. IT'S SURPRISING TO ME HOW LITTLE DISCUSSION THERE HAS BEEN IN THE
ELECTION ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNOR AND THESE LEGISLATORS WILL BE DOING WHEN THE
MEDICAID BLOCK GRANTS PLACE AN AWFUL LOT OF ADDITIONAL RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY
IN THEIR LAPS.))
SUPER=01-Bob Hurley/VCU Health Policy Expert;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=in their laps.
TALENT=Keith
SS=NONE
Among those decisions, state lawmakers will choose how much support they
want to continue to give the low and middle income elderly to pay for nursing
home and medical costs.
Continental
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE# 95-84
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Airport
Roanoke Regional Airport will soon be served by yet another major airline.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Continental Express, a subsidiary of Continental Airlines, will touch-down
in the Star City January eighth.
Four non- stop- flights between Roanoke and Newark, New Jersey, will be
offered, and that has airport officials flying high.
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SOT 16:03:57
IN Q=We're excited
((MARK COURTNEY/ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT: WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THE FIFTH
NEW CARRIER. IT CERTAINLY MEANS ADDITIONAL COMPETITION IN THE MARKETPLACE,
BETTER BALANCE OF SERVICE AND THE ADDITION OF YET ANOTHER AIRLINE HUB-- WHICH
MEANS EVEN MORE CONNECTING POSSIBILITIES AND BETTER SERVICE OUT OF ROANOKE. ))
SUPER=01-Mark Courtney/Roanoke Regional Airport;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=OUT OF ROANOKE
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File
Meanwhile, the airline hopes residents in the Danville area hit the road
before taking to the air.
Starting in December, Continental will offer van service between Danville
and Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.
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First-Union
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-80
GRAPHIC=First Union
A move by First Union could affect its Roanoke Valley workforce.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The Wall Street Journal reports the Charlotte megabank may buy the mortgage
business owned by Prudential Insurance.
First Union has two mortgage service centers.
One in Roanoke has 200 employees.
The other in Raleigh, North Carolina has 600.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
First Union won't comment.
Nationsbank
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-82
GRAPHIC=Nationsbank
First Union's crosstown rival is also in the news.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Nationsbank released its third quarter figures today.
And the banks' profits were up a strong 23-percent compared to a year ago.
Nationsbank credits its strong revenue growth and excellent expense control.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=agi
TAPE#=
GRAPHIC=NONE
Some profit taking in the bond market for Wall Street today.
Nasdaq remained virtually unchanged.
But the Dow dropped nine points to close at 47- hundred-84.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=#D-69;
Allen
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-92
GRAPHIC=NONE
In honor of World Food Day today, Virginia foodbanks were promised their
"just desserts."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
First Lady Susan Allen put away some calories for a good cause today, asking
Virginia restaurants to donate their dessert profits to foodbanks this month.
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SOT 02:55
IN Q=There's 30- million
((CAROLYN DAVIDSON/CENTRAL VA. FOODBANK: THERE'S 30- MILLION PEOPLE HUNGRY IN
AMERICA EVERY DAY. AND HALF OF THOSE ARE CHILDREN. THAT'S WHAT THE LATEST
SURVEYS ARE SAYING. IN VIRGINIA THAT TRANSLATES TO ABOUT ONE IN SEVEN CHILDREN
ARE AT RISK. AND WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THE FEDERATION OF VIRGINIA FOODBANKS
DISTRIBUTE OVER A MILLION MEALS EVERY MONTH.))
SUPER=01-Carolyn Davidson/Central Va. Foodbank;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=every month.
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VO-NAT
Restaurants that want to give some "sweet relief" should call their local
foodbank.
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FOE
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 95-72
GRAPHIC=F.O.E.
Winning a driving safety award is a big deal for a company that's in the
delivery business.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
It's actually nothing new for Fuel Oil and Equipment in Roanoke.
Since 1978 the company has won one award or another for its driving safety.
But this year it has won what it considers the biggest award of all.
The Virginia Trucking Association is applauding the Roanoke company's fleet
safety record as tops in the state.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:58:27
IN Q=This is the
((BILL KIRK/FUEL OIL AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY: THIS IS THE GRAND TROPHY FOR THE
ENTIRE STATE OF VIRGINIA. WE WERE IN COMPETITION WITH EVERY TRUCKING COMPANY
THAT OPERATES IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, NOT JUST COMPANIES THAT HAUL PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS LIKE WE DO.))
SUPER=01-Bill Kirk/Fuel Oil and Equipment Co.;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=like we do.
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VO-NAT
In addition to its fuel and asphalt delivery business, Fuel Oil and
Equipment also owns two Chesapeake Bagel franchises and the E-Z-N convenience
store chain.
The company has approximately two- hundred employees across the southeast.
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United-Way
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# 95-75
GRAPHIC=United Way
The United Way of Roanoke Valley held a tailgate party today to give a
progress report on its fund raising efforts.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The event was held at Victory Stadium.
The Patrick Henry High School band and Cheer Leaders were on hand to promote
the celebration.
There was also a grand entrance by local United Way Chairman Benjamin
Jenkins.
The guest speaker was former N-F-L All-Pro lineman Art Donovan, who was
escorted to the podium by William Fleming high school football players.
So far the Roanoke Valley United Way has raised over two- and- a- half
million dollars.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#SPORTS TEASE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, we'll hear from the colorful Donovan, plus tell
you about some injury news for the Skins and 49ers.
Some health problems for Marv Levy.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And we'll head to Charlottesville and check in with Steve Mason as the
Cavaliers get set for a top 20 showdown in Texas this Saturday.
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S-Westbrook
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#RS95-1
GRAPHIC=REDSKINS
The Washington Redskins not only lost their game yesterday, but they also
lost receiver Michael Westbrook for four to six weeks.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Frostburg, MD; :00
The team's number one draft pick injured his knee yesterday against the
Cardinals and today an MRI exam revealed that he has a sprained medial
collateral ligament.
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN;
And the 49ers announced this afternoon that quarterback Steve Young will miss
the next four weeks with back and shoulder injuries he aggravated in
yesterday's loss to the Colts.
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S-Levy
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6PM
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-22
GRAPHIC=Bills
The Buffalo BIlls will also be without head coach Marv Levy for at least
three weeks.
The 70-year old coach announced today that he has prostate cancer and will
undergo surgery tomorrow morning.
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SOT
IN Q="The suspicion...
((MARV LEVY/BUFFALO BILLS HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Marv Levy/Buffalo Bills Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...TOTALLY CURABLE."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD BUFFALO
Norman Schwartzkopf, Senator Bob Dole and and Jerry Lewis have all undergone
this procedure successfully in the past.
S-UVA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=VF95-1
GRAPHIC=UVa Football
Virginia's win over Duke Saturday marked George Welsh's 150th career
victory.
The Cavaliers talked about the triumph and this weekend's game with Texas
today. Steve Mason has more.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Today; :00
SUPER=01-George Welsh/Virginia Football Coach; :11
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/This Past Saturday; :24
SUPER=01-Tiki Barber/185 Yards Rushing vs. Duke; :41
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/1990; 1:00
SUPER=01-Mike Groh/4 Touchdowns Passes Saturday; 1:10
SUPER=@Steve1; 1:25
RUNS=1:40
OUT Q=....News 7 sports
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S-Donovan
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-23
GRAPHIC=united way
As Keith told you earlier the United Way campaign reached its halfway point
today with the help of an NFL Hall of Famer.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Afternoon; :00
Former Baltimore Colt defensive Tackle Art Donovan brought his politically
incorrect brand of humor and story telling to Victory Stadium for today's
tailgate luncheon.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/40th Anniversary Archives;
Ironically, 34 years ago he was also in Victory stadium as the Colts played
the Steelers in a preseason exhibition game.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="THE ONLY THING...
((ART DONOVAN/NFL HALL OF FAMER:))
SUPER=01-Art Donovan/NFL Hall of Famer; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...EVEN COULD WALK."
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VO-NAT con't
The first Colt to ever make it in the Hall of Fame, has found a whole new
generation of fans, due largely to his appearances on Late night with David
Letterman.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I tell you...
((ART DONOVAN:))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=...day in the sun."
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S-Race
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-30
GRAPHIC=MARTINSVILLE
A bizarre twist to yesterday's Taco Bell 300 as Tony McGuire was crowned
champion after Elliott Sadler was disqualified.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Taco Bell 300; :00
Sadler beat McGuire to the line by a couple of yards to pocket 25 thousand
dollars.
But not long after he finished celebrating in victory lane,
SUPER=04-Last Night;
NASCAR officials found that the heads on his engine had been illegally shaved
to increase horse power.
Sadler was DQed and McGuire was given the win.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=bites
((TONY MCGUIRE/DECLARED TACO BELL 300 WINNER:))
((ELLIOTT SADLER/DISQUALIFIED:))
SUPER=01-Tony McGuire/Declared Taco Bell 300 Winner; :00
SUPER=01-Elliott Sadler/Disqualified; :08
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...THE CAR."
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-65/44/84/1989/31/1944/62/22/21/NW-12mph/30.10/r;
by SS