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News-Heads

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Up next on News 7 at five-
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The government could shut down in five days- We'll find out what the problem is in Washington.
Jack Kevorkian's latest patient may not have been terminally ill after all.
Plus Marcia Clark makes a multi million dollar deal.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
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Fast changing weather once again as we approach the weekend.
Warmer and wetter conditions just ahead.

MEDICAL-hEADS


ANCHOR=Connie
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On Health Check-- another report about unsafe conditions in meat and poultry processing plants.
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Two consumer groups have teamed up to lobby for change.
The story, plus-- the mind, the body and the spirit-- and the wellness connection in between.
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2-SHOT
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((IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THEN HIS FINGERPRINTS ARE GOING TO BE ALL OVER IT.))
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VO-NAT


Senator Bob Dole and other Republicans lash out at the President.
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5-Budget


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=jja
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five


Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=washington dc


At issue- whether the government will shut down next week.
If it does, 800 thousand workers could be furloughed, some historic sites could close and veterans could see benefits delayed.
Beginning Tuesday, funding runs out for most agencies, unless there's an agreement on a stop gap funding bill.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;


The Republicans passed a bill last night- but Democrats don't like it and the President's promised to veto it.
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((SEN. TOM DASCHLE/D- SENATE MINORITY LEADER: IT'S A TURKEY STUFFED WITH ALL KIDS OF DISASTROUS ELEMENTS THAT HAVE TO COME OUT.)) 14:04:35 ((REP. NEWT GINGRICH/R- HOUSE SPEAKER: WITH NO HELP FROM THE PRESIDENT, WITH NO LEADERSHIP FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WE ARE PASSING A CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Tom Daschle/(D) Minority Leader; :00
SUPER=01-Rep. Newt Gingrich/(R) House Speaker; :10
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OUT Q=the government open."
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD


Congress has until midnight Monday to create a spending bill.
Washington has reached this point because Congress failed to pass a budget on time so now the government is operating on temporary funding.

5-Bosnia


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
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It appears progress is being made in Bosnian peace talks in Ohio.
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SUPER=03-Washington DC;


Bosnia's Muslims and Croats have agreed to strengthen their federation.
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((WARREN CHRISTOPHER/SECRETARY OF STATE: FRANKLY I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THE PARTIES ARE TALKING DIRECTLY DEALING AGGRESSIVELY WITH THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE. THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO YET BU THOPE MY PRESENCE OUT THERE TOMORROW MAY ASSIST THE NEGOTIATORS IN MAKING SOME PROGRESS.))
SUPER=01-Warren Christopher/Secretary of State;
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OUT Q=in making some progress."
ANCHOR=Jean
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Christopher will preside over a signing ceremony tomorrow that involves the two factions.

5-Kevorkian


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=jja
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Did a woman who died with Jack Kevorkian present have cancer or not?
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Oakland Co., MI;


The Medical Examiner said he found no cancer in Patricia Cashman's body-
The autopsy excluded only the woman's brain and spinal cord.
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But Kevorkian's attorney denies the M-E's findings- Now he says he'll sue the the American Medical Association.
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SOT 4:37:57
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((GEOFFREY FIEGER/KEVORKIAN'S ATTORNEY: AND ASK THEM TO PROVE THAT PATRICIA CASHMAN ACTUALLY DIDN'T HAVE CANCER LIKE THEY PUBLICLY STATED.))
SUPER=01-Geoffrey Fieger/Kevorkian's Attorney;
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OUT Q=THEY PUBLICLY STATED.
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The autopsy revealed Cashman died of carbon monoxide poisoning and the death was ruled a homicide.
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5-L'burg-Votes


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
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TAPE#595-35
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Lynchburg Democrats say they may sue the city's voter registrar in a dispute over legislative districts.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Tuesday;


About 49 voters were told last weekend they'd been voting in the wrong district for at least four years.
Democrats say moving people out of the 23rd District and into the 22nd just days before the election smells of dirty politics.
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IN Q=Obviously 49 votes

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SUPER=01-Ray Perkins/Lynchburg Democratic Chairman; :00
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OUT Q=raise some concerns.
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Registrar Carol Spencer Read says the mistake was made four years ago, when Democrat Linda Arnold was still registrar.
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SUPER=01-Carol Spencer Read/Lynchburg Voter Registrar; :00
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OUT Q=vote incorrectly.
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Read says her office handled the problem correctly once it was discovered.
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5-Allen-Votes


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#595-27
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Governor George Allen wasn't the only one in his family who did not win big Tuesday night.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Tuesday;


First Lady Susan Allen got one vote for the House of Delegates seat and one vote for the Senate seat representing the first couple-- NOT enough to upset incumbent Democrats Jean Cunningham and Benny Lambert.
The Richmond registrar's office confirms there were only two write- in votes cast in the Allens' downtown precinct, which had NO Republican candidates on the ballot.
The culprit must have been the Governor himself, who had to borrow a pen and ask how to write in candidates.
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SOT 01:38:16
IN Q=You'll probably

((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: YOU'LL PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT ONCE THE POLLS ARE CLOSED. Cartoon character? OH, NO, NO, NO. I WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING AS FRIVOLOUS AS THAT.))
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VO-NAT


Susan Allen did NOT write in any candidates.
The Governor said she wasn't having as much fun as he was.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE


Straight ahead on NEWS-7 at FIVE-- an aquarium at Smith Mountain Lake? It could happen--
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VO-NAT


And a little later, more than 600-million people have traveled the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. We'll hear from the lucky couple.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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Ahead on Health Check-- just how safe is the meat you eat? A recent support may shock you. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


Plus a talent search is on in Blacksburg.
ANCHOR=Connie


Patrick Evans is sizing up the competition and has a live report later on NEWS-7 at FIVE. cc sponsor

5-RADVA


ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=tal
TAPE#595-34
GRAPHIC=biz news


The RADVA Corporation of Radford has sold most of its plastic-foam building panel business to a North Carolina firm.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;


Ecological Systems bought 80 percent of RADVA's Thermastructure, Limited subsidiary.
Under the agreement, Thermastructure will have exclusive rights to make and market the panels in most of the U.S.
RADVA will still build the machines used to make those panels, to sell to its other licensed manufacturers overseas.
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SOT 14:33:22
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((LUTHER DICKENS/RADVA PRESIDENT: IT ALLOWS US TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON WHAT WE DO BEST, WHICH IS TECHNOLOGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS, AND THE BUILDING OF THE MACHINES TO PRODUCE THOSE PRODUCTS. ))
SUPER=01-Luther Dickens/RADVA President;
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OUT Q=produce those products.
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VO-NAT


RADVA is already moving equipment out of its plant on 17th Street in Radford.
Thermastructure has built an addition on to the former Inland Motor building on Rock Road, and should be in production there in the next couple of weeks.
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5-Goodyear


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=lbe
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A little more than a month ago there was talk about 400 new jobs on the way at the Goodyear plant in Danville.
But not so fast.
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VO-NAT
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The jobs were scheduled to come on line IF the plant went to a 24-hour schedule.
But that hasn't happened yet.
Goodyear and its workers' union can't agree on the changes that'll have to take place to make the plant a continuous operation.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD


Talks between the negotiating committees have broken off, with no new meetings scheduled.
Goodyear is contemplating the move to respond to the high demand for medium radial truck tires.

5-Aquarium


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Franklin County officials are fishing for support at Smith Mountain Lake-
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as sketches of a proposed aquarium are complete.
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;


It would go up on land earmarked for a public park, but right now officials are trying to find money to get the project rolling.
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((NEIL SIGMON/FRANKLIN CO. PARKS: OF COURSE FUNDING IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE MAIN, MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK. BUT WE HAVE YET TO DETERMINE THE LEASE AGREEMENT.))
SUPER=01-Neil Sigmon/Franklin Co. Parks;
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Officials hope to get funding from state and federal agencies-- or from private businesses.
Supporters say an aquarium would boost tourism in the county, plus serve as an educational center.
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SOT 12:39:37
IN Q=The whole notion

((DAVID HILL/PROJECT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: THE WHOLE NOTION OF THE AQUARIUM CAME OUT AS PART OF OUR DESIGN PROCESS OVER THE SUMMER. RESIDENTS TOLD US THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE AN AQUARIUM THERE. AND ONCE WE STARTED INVESTIGATING WHAT AN AQUARIUM MIGHT BE, THEN THE IDEA STARTED TO COME TOGETHER. ))
SUPER=01-David Hill/Project Landscape Architect;
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OUT Q=come together
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VO-NAT


The aquarium would house a wide variety of fish including striped bass, trout and walleye.
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groovy music under
ANCHOR=Jean
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Do you think you've got what it takes to be on stage? That's what many performers at Virginia Tech think.
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SUPER=22-Blacksburg;
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stocks bump next

5-KINGS-DOMINION


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
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How would YOU like to be a star? Paramount's Kings Dominion is looking for some right now at Virginia Tech. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
As Patrick Evans explains, the talent search has arrived in Blacksburg, and someone you know may just get that big part.
Patrick are you doing a little soft-shoe or some singing?
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
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TWO SHOT/FULL
SUPER=01-Sandee Flores/Paramount's Kings Dominion;
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SUPER=22-Blacksburg;

DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Stats
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healthy music under
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Dont'go away-- Another player in the O-J Simpson trial is making money off their role.
ANCHOR=Connie


And on Health Check, the mind-body connection, and it's importance in healing.
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Wellness experts tell us about some innovative programs to help the immune system.
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((WHAT WE FIND IS WHEN THE BODY RELAXES THAT'S WHEN THE BODY STARTS TO HEAL. ))
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5-Meat-Inspection


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#595-33
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A new report today releasing details of unsanitary conditions in meat and poultry processing plants.
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SUPER=03-Washington DC; :


The study found that in some plants-- meat is exposed to maggots and other unsafe elements.
Nancy Donley's son died from a form of E-Coli bacteria.
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SOT 15:12:27
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((NANCY DONLEY: ONE PLANT ARGUED THAT GROUND MEAT, RETURNED WHILE ON IT'S WAY TO A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM COULDN'T HAVE FALLEN ON THE FLOOR-- ALTHOUGH IT WAS FOUND TO BE MIXED WITH CEMENT, GRAVEL AND WOOD CHIPS. MY ONLY CHILD IS DEAD TODAY BECAUSE OF PRACTICES SUCH AS THIS. ))
SUPER=07-Nancy Donley; :
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OUT Q=such as this.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File; :


A meat inspection representative says cuts in the number of inspectors makes it impossible for thorough investigations.
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SOT 15:13:04
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((DAVE CARNEY/NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF FOOD INSPECTION LOCALS: IT TAKES AN INSPECTOR 64 MINUTES TO COLLECT A SAMPLE, PACKAGE IT UP, MAIL IT OFF TO A LABORATORY AND SAD TO SAY THAT WE ARE SO SHORT THAT INSPECTORS CAN ONLY SPEND TEN MINUTES IN SOME OF THESE PROCESSING PLANTS.))
SUPER=01-Dave Carney/Joint Council of Food Inspection Locals; :
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OUT Q=processing plants
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The study today was issued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Government Accountability Project.
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5-Mind-Body


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#595-32
GRAPHIC=MENTAL HEALTH


The mainstream medical community has been embracing innovative wellness programs-- praising their value in helping to heal the mind and the body.
Today, Roanoke's Mental Health Association offered a sampling of these once alternative practices.
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SUPER=@File: :08
SUPER=01-Judy Fulop/Wellness Consultant; :22
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SUPER=01-Julie Lusk/Health Management Center; 1:00
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ANCHOR=Connie


They are learning about different ways to deal with chronic pain. Relying on the psyche rather than pharmaceutical.
More and more often, medical journals are lending credence to practices like yoga, imagery and biofeedback-- with proof these practices can help patients reduce hypertension, improve digestion and actually RELAX.
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SOT 10:11:58
IN Q=If we're always

((JUDY FULOP/WELLNESS CONSULTANT: IF WE'RE ALWAYS STRESSED OUT OUR SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS ALWAYS TURNED ON. WHEN OUR SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS TURNED ON OUR FIGHT OR FLIGHT MECHANISM IN OUR HEART IS RACING. OUR MUSCLES ARE PUMPING AND THAT'S NOT WHEN THE BODY CAN HEAL ITSELF. THE HEALING TIME IS WHEN THE PARA-SYMPATHETIC BODY SYSTEM IS IN EFFECT. SO BY MEDITATING, BY DOING IMAGERY, BY DOING A LOT OF THINGS THAT CALM A PERSON DOWN, THEN THE BODY NORMALLY GOES BACK TO A RELAXED STATE AND NORMALLY IS IN A HEALTHY PLACE. ))
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It seems some employers around the country may also be catching on to the mind-body connection.
But still, to snatch mental health breaks at work, it might be necessary to steal a little solitude.
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IN Q=When someone

((JULIE LUSK/HEALTH MANAGEMENT CENTER: WHEN SOMEONE ACTUALLY STOPS TO THINK AT WORK, THINKING APPEARS TO BE NON-THINKING. SOME OF THE THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO IS JUST SOME SIMPLE YOGA STRETCHES JUST BY OPENING UP THEIR ARMS.IN FACT YOGA HAS BEEN SHOWN IN SOME STUDIES TO BE BETTER FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME THEN WEARING SPLINTS. AND THERE'S STRETCHES FOLKS CAN DO TO HELP THEIR POSTURE AND ENERGY LEVEL AT WORK. AND ONE OF THE KEYS ALSO IS JUST USING THE BREATH TO RELAX AND OXYGENATE THE SYSTEM AND IMPROVE CONCENTRATION, MEMORY, AND HOW WELL THEY'RE THINKING.))
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CONNIE VO-NAT


Tai chi, meditation, laughter, massage and therapeutic touch are just a few more of the potentially-healing, and definitely relaxing practices now being endorsed by many doctors, nurses and mental health professionals.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


The Roanoke Express isn't the only team practicing on the ice at the Roanoke Civic Center.
ANCHOR=Connie


Mike has the story on some younger hockey players trying to take it to a higher level.

S5-Hockey


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-15
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Thank you ladies and welcome to this afternoon's two minute ticker.
Let's begin this chilly night on the ice!
The Roanoke Valley Youth Hockey Association is raising funds to send a team to the Can-Am National Hockey Tournament in Montreal Quebec.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke; :


Thanks to the excitement generated by the Roanoke Express, the Youth Hockey program has 260 kids ages 5 through 17.
17 of those players in the 15 to 17 year old age bracket will will make up the Roanoke Junior Express travel squad.
The trip will allow the team to experience hockey at a national level and it will also serve as a cultural experience.
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((DICK PITMAN/VALLEY YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: )) ((PIERRE PAIEMENT/ROANOKE EXPRESS GENERAL MANAGER: ))
SUPER=01-Dick Pitman/Valley Youth Hockey Assoc. Pres.; :
SUPER=01-Pierre Paiement/Roanoke Express General Mgr.; :
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OUT Q=........STICK TOGETHER."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE


The association is seeking corporate sponsors from the valley and with the cooperation of the Roanoke Express and the Roanoke Civic center kids from the Midget hockey team will be accepting donations from spectators in between periods at Express Hockey games.
The group needs to raise 25-thousand dollars for the tournament which is scheduled for February 22nd through the 25th.

S5-Stuff


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-16
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Bad news for Chicago Bulls fans, and those of you tattoo lovers out there.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00


Dennis Rodman, the NBA's rebounding king has injured a calf muscle and will now be out for a month.
Rodman told a Chicago radio station this afternoon that he injured the leg while diving into the stands for a loose ball Tuesday night.
SUPER=03-Landover, MD/Hornets vs. Bullets; :00


Last night Allan Bristow and the Hornets missed Alonzo Mourning for the first time this season.
Glen Rice, the newcomer, playing in just his third game, since the Mourning trade led all scorers with 38.
But the Hornets didn't have anyone big and bad enough to stop 7 foot 7 inch Gheorghe Muresan, who takes the feed from Robert Pack and hammers in the two handed jam.
Big George would net a career high
SUPER=32-Washington/110/Charlotte/=96;


31 points and corral 9 rebounds to lead the Bullets to a 110-to-96 win over Charlotte.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE


Coming up at six, Roy Stanley has a preseason look at the ODAC women's basketball race.
Plus it was media day for the Atlantic Ten. We'll hear from Coaches Foster, Calipari and Chaney, as well.
Have a nice evening everybody. take a break

5-Parkway


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#595-24
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The Blue Ridge Parkway honored its 600 millionth visitor today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning;


Sara and Domar (DOE-mar) Knudson (kah-NOOD-son) were traveling from Hawaii along the Parkway on their way to a new home in Charleston, South Carolina.
They happened to sign the roster at the visitor's center and mentioned where
they would be spending the night. (/////SOT/////)
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IN Q=They called us

((DOMAR KNUDSON/600 MILLIONTH PARKWAY VISITOR: THEY CALLED US AN HOUR AFTER WE'D GOTTEN THERE AND SAID TO STAY BY THE PHONE. WE SAID SURE. WE WERE GETTING UNPACKED AND THE FRONT DESK CALLED AND THAT'S WHERE WE MET CATHERINE AND THAT'S WERE IT ALL KINDA STARTED.))
SUPER=01-Domar Knudson/600 Millionth Parkway Visitor;
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OUT Q=all kinda started.
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Catherine Fox with the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau surprised the couple at their hotel.
Local merchants showered them with gifts.
They also got an invitation to return to the parkway for a four day stay with free passes to over 30 attractions.
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5-Clark


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NET-H
GRAPHIC=NONE


First it was Kato Kaelin, then an ousted juror, and now prosecutor Marcia Clark has hit the publishing jackpot.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles/File Tape;


Sources say the Los Angeles prosecutor will get an estimated four million dollars to write a book about the O-J Simpson trial.
The book will be published next fall in hardback, with a paperback to follow.
Clark's fellow prosecutor Christopher Darden has already signed a book deal.
His is worth considerably less: one-point-seven million.
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six-preview


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
(toss to ROBIN)
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RUNS=:20
(ROBIN tosses to Jean)
ANCHOR=Jean


Tonight at Six, a look at downtown Salem's success.
double boxes Keith/Jean


Keith Humphry is in the newsroom with a preview.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;


As you know, Jean, many downtowns are plagued with empty storefronts.
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VO-NAT


But that's not the case on Main Street in Salem where antique stores are multiplying, and other businesses are benefitting from their success.
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We'll have that story and all the news in half an hour on NEWS-7 at SIX.
ANCHOR=Jean

Thanks, that's it for News-7 at FIVE, I'll be back again at 11. Goodnight.
by SS