18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX.
They're going to let the VOTERS decide whether to build a new high school
for south Roanoke County.
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VO-NAT
And we'll look for answers to the disturbing question about why this man was
let out on bond just a few weeks before the senseless murder of a Virginia Tech
student.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, Virginia's Tiki Barber picks up yet another postseason
honor.
The head football coaches in this year's Coalition games convene in New York.
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VO-NAT eng#
We'll hear from Frank Beamer, Lou Holtz and others as they discuss Lee
Corso's Tech bashing, and a possible playoff system.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Cloudy skies and snow showers top the forecast tonight with the cold air
sliping away over the next few days.
Helms
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-93
GRAPHIC=Helms
16 year old Tommy Helms is accused of shooting to death a teenage girl more
than a month ago.
The Henry County teenager appeared in court today for his preliminary
hearing.
Prosecutors want Helms tried as an adult.
DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH AND RON JONES/MICROWAVE
Ron Jones joins us with the latest.
(Ron ad libs to tape)
RON LIVE FULL
SUPER=@Ron1;
SUPER=05-Martinsville;
rollcue: "at the crime scene."
RESUME DOUBLE BOXES
(AD LIB Q & a)
Crump
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-99
GRAPHIC=None
There was a house full of people the night petty drug peddler Eric "Nike"
Jones was shot and killed in northwest Roanoke.
But only one person with a clear view of the shooting SURVIVED, and she
picked out Michael Wayne Crump as the culprit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
Tina Trout says the intruder wore a hooded sweatshirt.
A day or so after the shooting at 37-03 Signal Hill Road... she says she
saw the gunman at a local convenience store... wearing the same clothes.
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SOT
IN Q=The same as
((TINA TROUT: THE SAME AS THE NIGHT THAT ERIC WAS KILLED, WITH THE BLACK
"HOODY," THE DARK PANTS AND EVEN THE SAME TENNIS SHOES.))
SUPER=01-Tina Trout/Eyewitness to Murder
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=tennis shoes.
* * * Keith on ENG * * *
Crump denies killing Jones... has almost no criminal record. He turned
himself in to police once he heard they were looking for him.
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SOT 10:25:23
IN Q=There's a warrant
((LEVANDA CRUMP/DEFENDANT'S MOTHER: THERE'S A WARRANT OUT, YOU KNOW, AND THEY
SAY THAT HE- -THEY CHARGED HIM WITH MURDER. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE LINK IS TO
IT, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE GUY. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THESE PEOPLE.))
SUPER=01-Levanda Crump/Defendant's Mother
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=know these people.
* * * Keith on ENG * * *
A friend of the Crump family points out the intruder never said anything
before he shot Jones in the chest... and Tim Graham says there's no REASON for
the murder.
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SOT 10:30:55
IN Q=
((TIM GRAHAM: DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING THIS MORNING THAT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS
A MOTIVE? I MEAN IS IT OBVIOUS THAT SOMEONE WOULD WALK INTO YOUR HOUSE AND
SHOOT YOU WITHOUT CALLING OUT YOUR NAME OR ACCUSING YOU OF DOING SOMETHING?))
SUPER=01-Tim Graham/Crump Family Friend
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=doing something.
ANCHOR=Keith
The JONES family believes whoever shot Eric may have meant to kill someone
else- -perhaps Eric's sister, Lise.
Senate-GOP
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-97
GRAPHIC=Republicans
Republican Senators have finally picked a leader for the 1996 General
Assembly session.
But it's still a matter of debate over who has the home field advantage.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=He used to be
SUPER=@file; :00
SUPER=03-Richmond; :07
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Benedetti/(R) Richmond; :18
SUPER=03-Richmond/December 6; :30
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:23
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( He used to be the minority leader.
Now in the 20- 20 Senate, Richmond's Joe Benedetti says he's Republican
"floor leader."
In a private meeting of the GOP caucus, Benedetti turned back a leadership
challenge from Williamsburg's Tommy Norment.
Norment argued Benedetti is soft on the Democrats.
sot 02:22:17
((SEN. JOE BENEDETTI/R-RICHMOND: WELL I DON'T THINK IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT ABOUT
PHILOSOPHICAL MODE OR EVEN LEADERSHIP STYLE. I THINK TRADITIONALLY IN
LEGISLATIVE BODIES, THE YOUNGER MEMBERS WAIT THEIR TURN.))
runs=:13
Democrats picked their floor leader last week.
But they're calling Springfield Senator Dick Saslaw the "majority leader."
That's the guy who runs the show and appoints the committees.
Republican Benedetti is demanding equal representation, as well as a few
chairmanships.
Saslaw's said no.
He's laying claim to the majority because of Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer
-- the tie breaker.
It's all a moot point if the man who says he'll stay a Democrat doesn't vote
that way on day one of the session.
Rocky Mount Senator Virgil Goode.
sot 02:23:31
((SEN. JOE BENEDETTI: THERE ARE SOME ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM. HE HAS
SAID HE INTENDS TO REMAIN A DEMOCRAT. ALTHOUGH I'VE SEEN IN THE PAPER JUST
YESTERDAY THAT HE HAS SAID HE WILL NOT BE RELATING TO THE MEETING OF THEIR
CAUCUS. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT MEANS HE'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN JUST A
LITTLE BIT FRIENDLY WITH THE REPUBLICAN SIDE WHEN IT COMES TO ORGANIZING THE
SENATE.))
runs=:24
SOT STANDUP
Contacted by phone, Goode says he'll vote the issues, for the folks back
home.
So who should control the Senate -- and would he trade a vote to run the
Finance Committee?
No further comment.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
RUNS=:00))
County-Supers
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-96
GRAPHIC=Roanoke County
Voters in Roanoke County will decide whether to build a replacement for
Cave Spring High School.
Today, the school board and the board of supervisors gave their approval to
a 40- Million dollar bond referendum.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The package will be presented to the voters in a special election April
second.
It includes more than 33- million dollars for a new south county high
school.
And school board members believe they can sell it to citizens throughout
the county.
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SOT
IN Q=We feel very confident that
((JERRY CANADA/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN: WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT ONCE WE
EDUCATE OUR VOTERS AND JUST TALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS
AND THAT WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING OUT FOR ONE AREA OF THE COUNTY. IT JUST SO
HAPPENS THAT WE HAVE A HUGE NEED IN ONE SECTION OF THE COUNTY AND IT JUST
HAPPENS TO BE IN THE CAVE SPRING AREA. WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN EDUCATE
FOLKS, THAT WILL GET A MAJORITY VOTE AND WILL PASS THIS REFERENDUM.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Canada/School Board Chairman;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=pass the referendum.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Hold Roanoke County
The bond issue would finance improvements at other schools, including the
gym and auditorium at Northside High School.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at 6---a new face on Lynchburg City Council.
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VO-NAT
and the chain of events that allowed this man to be out on the street when he
allegedly killed a Virginia Tech student.
We'll show you the results of a background check on Ben Lilly.
Toss to Robin
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Lilly
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Ben Lilly
Friends and family of Alexander DeFilippis, and even some law enforcement
officers investigating his death are asking the question.
Why was the Virginia Tech student's alleged killer--a prison parolee--free on
bond at the time of the murder?
Tracy Altizer has some possible answers with this report.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Although Benjamin Lilly
SUPER=03-Pearisburg/December 5; :00
SUPER=01-Skip Schwab/Asst. Montgomery Co. Prosecutor; :14 Quick
SUPER=03-Pearisburg/Friday; :34
SUPER=@Tracy1; :1:18
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./December 5; :1:40
RUNS=1:48
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( Although Benjamin Lilly went to prison for hitting his girlfriend in the
face with a bottle, it seems no one considered him dangerous, at least not to
the point of abducting and killing an innocent bystander, a college student, as
he now stands accused.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:58:44
IN Q=
((SKIP SCHWAB/ASST. MONTGOMERY CO. PROSECUTOR: I WOULD THINK THAT NOBODY
INVOLVED, FROM THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY, THE JUDGES, OUR OFFICE ))
SOT 15:58:58
((WOULD'VE EVER THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD'VE COMMITTED A CRIME LIKE THAT.))
RUNS=:08
Still, Schwab says the Commonwealth OPPOSED bail when Lilly was arrested in
October for felony gun possession and attempted breaking and entering.
But as in any case, there were constitutional issues at stake.
Was there probable cause to believe Lilly would run, or that he would be a
danger to himself or society?
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:57:03
IN Q=
((QUESTION: WOULDN'T THE FACT THAT SOMEONE WHO IS CONVICTED OF MALICIOUS
WOUNDING AND IS ON PAROLE AND IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO BREAK IN SOMEWHERE AND STEAL
GUNS, WOULD THAT NOT CONSTITUTE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY?
ANSWER: THAT'S THE QUESTION FOR THE JUDGE TO DECIDE. ))
RUNS=:18
And the court setting the bail doesn't always know a defendant is on parole
or probation, nor may it have authority to revoke those privileges.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:00:55
IN Q=
((SO YOU'VE GOT TWO, SOMETIMES THREE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH
SEPARATE QUESTIONS. IN MANY CASES YOU DON'T HAVE PROBATION AND PAROLE DEALT
WITH UNTIL THE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE RESOLVED. ))
RUNS=:13
Judge John Quigley set bail at 25 thousand dollars.
Schwab says no one thought Lilly, who was indigent enough to qualify for a
court- appointed lawyer would be able to raise the required 10 percent.
But his mother did, and Lilly walked.
The next month police picked him up on traffic violations, nothing too
serious, so a magistrate released him on personal recognizance.
In hindsight it may have led to tragedy. But Schwab reminds us the laws are
there to protect all our rights, the innocent as well as the guilty. Tracy
Altizer, News 7.
Vogel
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-114
GRAPHIC=Lynchburg Seal
As if running a busy doctor's practice wasn't enough, Lynchburg eye surgeon
Robert Vogel officially starts a new job tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
He'll take his seat as the newest member of Lynchburg city council.
The 37- year- old physician was appointed last week to replace Republican
Preston Bryant, who was elected to the General Assembly last month.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:04:13
IN Q=This is really
((DR. ROBERT VOGEL/NEW LYNCHBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBER: THIS IS REALLY A DREAM
COME TRUE FOR A CITIZEN WHO HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME THROWING SHOES AT THE T-V,
DISAGREEING WITH A LOT OF WHAT HAS GONE ON IN NATIONAL POLITICS AS WELL AS
LOCAL TO SOME DEGREE.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Vogel/New Lynchburg City Council Member; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=to some degree.
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VO-NAT
Vogel says he relishes the opportunity to have a positive impact on the
lives of Lynchburg residents.
He feels a week of orientation and meetings have brought him up to speed on
a number of city issues.
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Sparks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-105
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
After a national search, Roanoke has found a new chief of economic
development right in its own backyard.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The city has appointed Phil Sparks to the position.
Sparks has served as acting chief since April 1993.
SUPER=@File;
During that time his office brought more than 80-million-dollars worth of
business development into the city.
Sparks says the main challenges that lie ahead include finding more land for
development and promoting the growth of companies already located in Roanoke.
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SOT 15:18:13
IN Q=We have
((PHILLIP SPARKS/CHIEF OF ECON. DEVELOPMENT: WE HAVE 6000 EXISTING COMPANIES
IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE AND WE WANT THOSE FOLK TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE AS IMPORTANT
TO US AS NEW COMPANIES LOOKING TO COME TO ROANOKE.))
SUPER=01-Phillip Sparks/Econ. Development Chief;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=come to Roanoke.
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Hold Roanoke City Seal
Sparks became acting chief of economic development after his boss, Brian
Wishneff, was assigned full time to the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
project.
Once that was over, Wishneff decided to start his own consulting business.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
The stock market moved lower today.
The DOW and NASDAQ each lost nine and a half points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=#D-69;
Ground-Round
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=None
As part of a legal settlement, a Danville man has admitted to shouting
racial slurs at a local civil rights leader.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Reverend William Avon Keen is President of the Danville Chapter of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He and John Pinchback filed the federal suit against Thomas Michael Scearce,
Senior based on a 1991 incident that occurred outside the Danville Ground Round
Restaurant.
Reverand Keen says he was picketing to protest alleged discrimination at the
restaurant when Scearce made the racial comments and threatened to shoot him.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It will help
((REV. WILLIAM AVON KEEN/DANVILLE SCLC PRESIDENT: IT WILL HELP PEOPLE TO FEEL
COMFORTABLE TO PROTEST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OR THE VIOLATION OF OUR RIGHTS. ))
SUPER=01-Rev. William Avon Keen/Danville SCLC President; :00
RUNS=:10 approx.
OUT Q=our rights.
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VO-NAT
According to court documents, as part of the settlement Scearce admits to
the allegations but the terms of the settlement are NOT to be disclosed.
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Cosmetology
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Therapy Recovery
The road to recovery is a tough one for chemotherapy and radiation patients.
Hair loss and other physical changes are often overwhelming.
Teresa Hamilton tells us about a Danville businessman who's offering free
help to speed the healing process.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We're going to
SUPER=03-Danville; :05
SUPER=01-Ric Roach/Cosmetologist; :33
SUPER=01-Carole Cousins Hale/Cancer Patient; :57 Very Quick
RUNS=1:16
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7, Danville.
((RIC ROACH/COSMETOLOGIST:WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU READY TODAY, SO YOU CAN FACE
THIS HEAD ON..
runs=:05
Linda Pyron was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor less than six months
ago.
This was her first trip to the Mystique salon in Danville--
nat sound
runs=:05
Ric Roach gets the credit for boosting Linda's spirits.
For the past six years, he's donated his time as part of a National
Organization known as "Look Good...Feel Better".
He teaches patients how to wear a wig and conceal the other physical changes
brought on by chemo and radiation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((RIC ROACH/COSMETOLOGIST: ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
Carole Cousins Hale had been going to Ric's salon long before she was
diagnosed with cancer in March.
She encourages others to take advantage of the program.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=This was
((CAROLE COUNSINS HALE/CANCER PATIENT: THIS WAS JUST WONDERFUL THAT HE HAD THIS
PROGRAM IN PLACE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=in place.
The wigs and cosmetics are entirely free-- Ric Roach's reward can be summed
up easily.
nat sound...I think i'm going to get through this just fine.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7, Danville.))
PINNACLE BOARD:
To find a cosmetologist in your hometown who's part of the "Look Good...Feel
Better" organization call 1-800-395-LOOK.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, Frank Beamer is in the Big Apple with the other
bowl coalition coaches today.
We'll hear from Frank, Lou Holtz, Spurrier and Bowden.
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VO-NAT eng#
Plus it's time to clear yet another space on the trophy shelf, as Tiki Barber
earn another prestigious postseason honor.
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S-Beamer
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB95-2
GRAPHIC=TECH SUGAR BOWL
Virginia Tech's Sugar Bowl bound head coach Frank Beamer was in the national
spotlight again today as CBS sports welcomed the six coaches from the bowl
coalition teams to the Big Apple.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00
Beamer and his fellow coaches had barely settled into their seats when Frank
noticed a familiar yet occasionally unfriendly face in the crowd - ESPN's Lee
Corso, who ripped Tech throughout the season.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I see Lee Corso...
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=...STUFF AT YOU GUY!!!
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VO-NAT con't
Beamer handled himself well with the New York media and seemed to enjoy
hanging out with the big boys like Holtz, Osborne and Spurrier.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="the Big East...
((FRANK BEAMER:))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...type of company."
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S-Playoffs
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-22
GRAPHIC=HOLD SUGAR
Tech's Sugar matchup is the first of the three coalition games on New Year's
Eve at 7.
SS=Orange Bowl
Then the party continues on New Year's night at eight o'clock as Notre Dame
takes on Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
You can watch that game right here on your Hometown station.
SS=Fiesta Bowl
And then the following evening at eight, the National CHampionship will be
determined at unbeatens Florida and Nebraska square off in the Fiesta Bowl.
That game is on WDBJ, as well.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00
This afternoon the coaches in New York expressed their opinions on the way
the Bowl alliance worked out this year.
They also discussed the possibility of some type of playoff system either
before or after the bowls to determine the true national champion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="You know all the...
((STEVE SPURRIER/FLORIDA HEAD COACH:))
((LOU HOLTZ/NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH:))
((BOBBY BOWDEN/FLORIDA STATE HEAD COACH:))
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Steve Spurrier/Florida Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Lou Holtz/Notre Dame Head Coach; :28
SUPER=01-Bobby Bowden/Florida State Head Coach; :47
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :59
RUNS=1:16
OUT Q=...of the votes.!!!"
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S-Tiki
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB95-3
GRAPHIC=UVA football
Former Cave Spring star Tiki Barber continues to win post season awards.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/This Season; :00
The Virginia tailback has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference
player of the year. Barber was selected by vote of the ECAC's Division 1-A
football coaches and sports information directors.
Tiki beat out players from 12 schools. Included in that bunch are Penn
State, Boston College, Syracuse, Maryland and West Virginia.
The junior carried the ball 265 times for 1 thousand 397 yards and 14
touchdowns. Barber led the ACC in rushing and was one of 8 finalists for the
Doak Walker award given annually to the best running back in the country.
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S-Homestead
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-23
GRAPHIC=SKIING
The South's oldest ski resort is ready to open it's slopes this weekend.
The Homestead in Hot Springs is
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Hot Springs; :00
planning a Ski Kick-Off celebration on Saturday and Sunday which will allow
all Hotel guests to ski for free!
All nine of Homestead's slopes will be open along with the Snowboarding park.
And if you just want to ski, lift tickets are being reduced to $25 dollars
for this weekend.
And children under 12 ski for free.
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