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TALENT=Melanie
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A stalking incident ends in death.
A deadly explosion rocks Sri Lanka when fighting erupts between the
government and rebel gunmen.
And the Shuttle Columbia narrowly escapes a rather dubious honor.
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TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
Rain has moved in and will be with us through the overnight hours, but hte
good news is this: Saturday does NOT look wet, it DOES look quite cool,
however. Stay tuned for your weekend forecast.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Don't go away. The news is next.
Murder-Suicide
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TAPEedit of #95-88
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Authorities say a man accused of stalking his girlfriend killed her and
then committed suicide.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night;
Police were called to 407 Hanover Avenue in Roanoke last night- after a man
apparently told a family member he had killed his girlfriend.
When police arrived they found 26- year- old Larry William Mack with a self
inflicted gunshot wound.
He later died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;
Police then searched the Valleypointe area of Roanoke County where they
found the body of a woman in shrubbery at a construction site.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=murder
21- year- old Alesha Ann Johnson was shot several times at the scene,
according to Roanoke County police.
Last weekend Mack was arrested for allegedly stalking his girlfriend-
Mack was also facing five other charges, including assault and battery and
shooting into a vehicle.
He was out on bond on the assault charge, but a hearing was scheduled today
to have his bond revoked.
Sri-Lanka
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Guerrillas battling in the capital of Sri Lanka set off a string of
explosions in two key oil depots today.
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SUPER=03-Sri Lanka;
At least 20 people died in the attack.
The pre-dawn blasts set oil storage tanks ablaze, shrouding the city in
black plumes of smoke and prompting thousands of panicked people to flee the
capital's suburbs.
Ta-meel (Tamil) rebels have been fighting for a homeland in Sri Lanka for a
dozen years.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
riot
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GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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SUPER=03-Talladega, AL;
Officials are assesing the damage from a prison riot last night in Alabama.
Inmates, some armed with baseball bats, broke windows and set fire to three
buildings.
Six prison workers were injured, along with two inmates.
The riot started as an argument in the prison yard.
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MEDICARE
ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=NOON
TAPE# net
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President Clinton is renewing his vow to VETO the Republican Medicare plan.
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SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Yesterday;
Yesterday the House approved the G-O-P overhaul that would trim 270- billion
dollars from the program over a seven-year peroid.
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SOT
IN Q=This is a very, very
((NEWT GINGRICH/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: THIS A VERY, VERY GREAT VICTORY FOR
COURAGE OVER FEAR. IT'S A GREAT VICTORY FOR FACT OVER FICTION. IT'S A VICTORY
FOR BEING POSITIVE OVER A VERY NASTY AND DISHONEST DEMOGOGIC ATTACK. IT'S A
GREAT VICTORY FOR BELIEVING THAT YOU CAN TELL THE TRUETH TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND REASON WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THAT YOU CAN ELECT REPRESENTATIVES THAT
WILL KEEP THEIR WORD, AND ACTUALLY DO THE JOB. I'VE NEVER BEEN PROUDER. ))
SUPER=01-Rep. Newt Gingrich/Speaker of the House;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=i've never been prouder.
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VO-NAT
During a day of heated debate Democrats charged the Republican plan was a
way to pay for a tax hike for the rich.
One member of the opposition noted that the 231- to- 201 vote may not
provide Republicans with enough clout to override a Presidental veto.
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Local-Medicare
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TAPE#95-80
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The League of Older Americans is unhappy with the plan.
In Roanoke, Executive Director Susan Williams says there will be higher
premiums for older folks unless they agree to join H-M-O's.
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VO-NAT
The problem with that, she says, is that managed care is still new, and
still has plenty of wrinkles.
SUPER=@File; :
Williams is even more concerned about proposed cuts to MEDICAID.
She says medicaid reimbursements are the bread and butter for many in the
nursing home industry.
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SOT 11:15:45
IN Q=Even more serious
((SUSAN WILLIAMS/LEAGUE OF OLDER AMERICANS:EVEN MORE SERIOUS THAT ARE
THE ELIMINATION OF PROTECTIONS THAT CAME WITHIN THE NURSING HOME REFORM ACT OF
1987. SO THAT THE NURSING HOMES WILL BE ABLE TO USE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL
RESTRAINTS, THERE WILL BE VOLUNTARY DISCHARGES, THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL
BE TURNED AWAY WITH EARLY DISCHARGE BECAUSE THEY WON'T GET THE REIMBURSEMENT.))
SUPER=01-Susan Williams/League of Older Americans; :
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OUT Q=the reimbursement.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=medicare
Williams says that the challenge of providing care for the aging is only
going to increase-- as the baby boomers age.
NATO
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NATO'S secretary General (VIH'-lee Klahs) Willy Claes has resigned.
The move comes a day after the Belgium parliament voted to pursue
corruption charges against him.
The charges stem from his days as Belgium's Economics Minister in the late
19-80's.
Leading candidates for the next NATO chief include a former Danish foreign
minister and a former prime minister of the Netherlands.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Coming up next on NEWS 7,
Janet Reno calls for the ultimate penalty in the Oklahoma City bombing case,
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and two children are killed when a car collides with a dump truck in Danville.
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Oklahoma
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=mel
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Attorney General Janet Reno says prosecutors CAN seek the death penalty
against both defendants in the Oklahoma Bombing case.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Terry Nichols and Timothy McVeigh face federal murder and conspiracy charges
in the April 19th bombing that killed 169 and injured 500.
McVeigh's attorney vows to attack the decision.
He says Reno had made up her mind BEFORE a departmental hearing on the
issue.
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Davidson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=BMYequ
TAPE#95-78
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Mickey Wayne Davidson was executed last night for beating his wife and two
stepdaughters to death with a crowbar in 19-90.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Jarratt/Last Night;
Davidson said he wanted to go QUIETLY but a group of anti- death penalty
filed a last minute appeal.
That delayed the execution while the state Supreme Court decided IF he was
mentally incompetent.
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SOT
IN Q=Death
((WAYNE BROWN/GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER: DEATH WAS PRONOUNCED BY
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AT 9:41 P.M. tHERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS.
WITNESS: MOMENTS AFTER THEY BEGAN ADMINISTERING THE POISON HIS EYES CLOSED. ))
SUPER=01-Wayne Brown/Greensville Correctional Center; :00
SUPER=01-Bill Baskerville/Media Witness; :08
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=his eyes closed.
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Witnesses say Davidson was frustrated by the last minute legal wrangling.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
Davidson purchased a cemetary plot next to his victims.
His wife's family is considering moving the headstones.
Boty-Sheriff
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TAPE#95-85
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Botetourt County's sheriff is expressing shock and disbelief over some
allegations made against him.
A few days ago Sheriff Reed Kelly
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;
got a letter from county jail inmate Jason Joseph Jones.
In the note, Jones describes in graphic detail how he plans to murder the
sheriff's entire family, then destroy his home.
Jones' mother alleges that Kelly then went to the jail, pulled her son out
of his cell, and choked him.
The sheriff admits he went to the jail, but says he never used unnecessary
force on Jones.
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SOT 6:05:25
IN Q=That's ridiculous
((SHERIFF REED KELLY/BOTETOURT COUNTY: THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM
OTHER THEN TO TAKE HIM OUT OF THE BLOCK. I CERTAINLY DIDN'T BEAT HIM. I DIDN'T
BEAT HIM. I DIDN'T CHOKE HIM. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING OF THE SORT. ))
SUPER=@Kelly
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OUT Q=of the sort
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VO-NAT
Jones is currently serving time for a burglary conviction and Kelly says
he's not sure when he'll be released.
The inmate's mother says her son plans to file charges against the sheriff.
Meanwhile, Jones has picked up a new felony charge-- sending a threatening
letter through the mail.
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Dump-Truck
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-89
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Two people remain hospitilized following a car and truck collision
yesterday in Danville that took the lives of two children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;
Police say Norma Jean Daniels pulled out into the path of a dump truck that
was travelling north on Route 2-65.
Twelve- year old Jami Renee Earles and 10- year old James Mark Earles were
killed in the accident.
Another passenger in the car, four- year- old Santiago Millner is in good
condition at Davnville Regional Medical Center.
Daniels is in fair condition.
The driver of the dump truck, Earl Watson Cobbs, was treated at the scene
for minor injuries.
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Beale
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NEWSCAST=12
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-73
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Ed Easterling says he believes a fortune of gold and silver is buried
beneath the Bedford County countryside.
This week, he's sharing five years of research on the Beale Treasure.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Roanoke postal worker has added his name to the list of authors who
have published books on the Beale Treasure.
While he hasn't located the treasure himself, he says he HAS uncovered
information that may help someone else.
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SOT 10:50:33
IN Q=I would like to pass on
(( ))
SUPER=01-Ed Easterling/Author;
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OUT Q=may actually break the story.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
As legend has it, Thomas Beale and his associates buried treasure in 1819
and again two years later after discovering gold in Colorado.
But many searchers, including famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher, have come
up empty-handed.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Up next -- did Columbia finally do "launch"?
We'll show you.
But first, let's take a look at what's happening in OUR universe.
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Canadian-Jet
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Some scary moments last night for passengers aboard a Canadian jetliner in
Vancouver, British Columbia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vancouver/British Columbia;
The D-C ten was about to take off when the pilots noticed a problem with
the landing gear and aborted take-off, sending the airliner off the end of the
runway and onto a field.
All 256 passengers were forced to evacuate.
Five of the passengers and a ground worker were treated for minor injuries.
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Columbia
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WRITER=cro
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Number seven was lucky for NASA this morning.
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IN Q=
(( 3,2,1 lift off. ))
SUPER=03-Kennedy Space Center;
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OUT Q=lift off.
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VO-NAT
After six scrubbed launches, Columbia lifted off this morning on a 16-day
scientific mission.
Low clouds and rain almost forced a record seventh scrub.
But the weather improved enough to allow the launch.
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N-W-TOSS
Force-Inc
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NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-84
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A Christiansburg company has beaten some major firms for a role in the 19-96
Summer Olympics.
Tracy Altizer has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Hey, hey. (cows mooing)
SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :08
SUPER=01-Bill Neely/Force President & C.E.O.; :24
SUPER=03-Atlanta; :32
SUPER=@Tracy2; :58
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OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
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SOT 15:05:15
IN Q=
((HEY, HEY. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=sound of cows mooing.
Force, Incorporated's location across from the Christiansburg Livestock
Market is the butt of jokes from big-city visitors.
But they quickly find this is a force to be reckoned with.
Never heard of 'em?
Well, if you watched any downhill or cross country skiing of the '94
Olympics in Lillehammer, you have Force to thank for providing the T-V cameras'
fiber optic transmitters.
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SOT 14:16:37
((BILL NEELY/FORCE PRESIDENT & C.E.O.: SO ALL THOSE NIFTY PICTURES OF THE
WINTER OLYMPICS, AT LEAST IN THOSE COMPETITIONS, WERE BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY
OF FORCE. ))
RUNS=:09
FILL THIS ENTIRE AUDIO SEGMENT UP TO NEXT BITE WITH ATLANTA TRAFFIC VIDEO
And if you're planning a trip to the '96 Summer Olympics, you may already
be dreading an Atlanta traffic nightmare.
But Force will help get you there.
Georgia's transportation department is buying Force transmitters for a
series of traffic control video cameras.
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SOT 14:17:04
IN Q=
((THEY'RE GONNA BE SENDING A LOT OF PICTURES FROM VARIOUS POINTS AROUND THE
BELTWAY BACK TO A CONTROL CENTER, AND THESE PICTURES WILL BE TRANSMITTED AGAIN
OVER FIBER USING TRANSMITTERS THAT FORCE MAKES. ))
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With 60 employees, Force has beaten out the likes of AT&T and
Hewlett-Packard for certain niche-market contracts.
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SOT 14:20:21
((WE HAVE PICKED OUT NICHES THAT ARE GROWING 20 TO 30 PERCENT A YEAR, WHICH
WE THINK WE CAN BE A MAJOR PLAYER IN. ))
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Educational, military and government markets may be Force's future, all from
Park Street, where "down-home" meets "high-tech." Tracy Altizer, News 7. ))
Danville-award
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TAPE#95-77
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The city of Danville is shining in the national spotlight.
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SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;
The Danville City Beautiful Committee has taken first place in the National
Keep America Beautiful Awards.
Volunteers also unveiled a sign that will be placed at every major entrance
to the city.
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SOT
IN Q=The city is
((E. LINWOOD WRIGHT/DANVILLE VICE MAYOR: THE CITY IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF
THESE FOLKS AND EACH ONE OF US IN THE CITY ENJOYS THE BENEFITS OF OUR
ACTIVITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WE ARE IN THIS CITY. ))
SUPER=01-E. Linwood Wright/Danville Vice Mayor; :00
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OUT Q=in this city.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The City Beautiful Committee has been a part of Danville since 1963.
Stocks
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SS=stocks
Stocks are following bonds and the dollar lower with very little news to
move the market higher.
On Wall Street at Noon the Dow was DOWN three points.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
Still to come, what's lined up for Friday Football Extra tonight.
Now let's see what else is happening this weekend.
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Series
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WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-18
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The week off between games is helping the Atlanta Braves recover from some
injuries.
Dave Justice, who missed the last game of the championship series with a
knee injury, is doing well and is expected to play.
And Jeff Blauser, who missed the series against Cincinnati, has recovered
from a bruised thigh.
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SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/Yesterday; :
The Cleveland Indians held their final workout yesterday before heading to
Atlanta for the World Series.
The Indians will put their power hitting squad against one of the top
pitching teams in the majors.
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SOT
IN Q="I think
((CHARLIE MANUEL/INDIANS BATTING COACH: I THINK THAT OUR GUYS ARE READY TO
PLAY, I THINK THAT OUR GUYS ARE READY TO HIT. I THINK THE WARMER THE WEATHER
THE BETTER WE'RE GONNA HIT. I THINK IF WE GOT A COLD SERIES THAT'S GOING TO
HINDER THE HITTERS AND THE PITCHERS ARE GOING TO BE AHEAD OF THE HITTERS, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME, I'M LOOKING FOR OUR TEAM TO HIT SOME, YES.))
SUPER=01-Charlie Manuel/Indians Batting Coach; :
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OUT Q=......some runs, yes."
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Hold Logo
The seven game series begin tomorrow night in Atlanta.
FFE
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GRAPHIC=FFE Logo
But before the series, there's high school football.
There's plenty of it as Friday Football Extra highlights 15 games from
around the region.
Those games will include big-district match ups between E-C Glass and
Danville and William Byrd at Salem.
For all of the games let's check the schedule.
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CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=....LAST SCORE."
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Stolen-Art
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And finally, about 40-thousand stolen historical relics are going on
exhibit.
The valuables were recovered by Bulgarian police during the past decade, and
are now on display at the country's Historical Musuem.
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SUPER=03-Sofia, Bulgaria;
The artifacts were being held as evidence in major court cases.
Valuables from all chronological periods are represented, with the oldest
dating from the 4th Century B.C.
The most valuable exhibit includes a gold medallion from the 4th century,
and Greek coins from the Middle Ages.
Only ten percent of historical monuments smuggled out of a country are ever
intercepted by police.
Among the European countries, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece hold the most
historical relics.
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Yeltsin
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NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=TST
TAPE#Net
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin is full of surprises . Yesterday in Moscow,
he said he'll fire his Foreign Minister,
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SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia;
as soon as a suitable successor can be found. But later, he said he might
reconsider.
The Foreign Minister's pro- Western policies have angered Russian
nationalists in the Parliament.
But Yeltsin saved his biggest surprise of the day for two secretaries.
As he entered the room for a news conference, he gave the women the kind of
greeting that would probably cost an American president his job.
The pinching guarantees photographers will be watching when Yeltsin arrives
in New York for a speech at the United Nations.
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(mel toss to patrick)
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ANCHOR=Melanie
Have a good weekend.
That's News 7 at NOON.
by SS