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Up next on News 7 at eleven-
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The government faces another shutdown in one hour- and it doesnt' look like either side is budging.
A Roanoke County woman is killed in a car accident- Now a teenager faces charges.
Plus what in the world are these guys doing 93 feet above Tanglewood Mall. We'll tell you.
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News 7 is next.

Newsbreak


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Good Evening.
Budget talks have broken off -- and that means a federal government shutdown could be an hour or two away.
Spending authority expires at midnight.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co/Last Night;


A Roanoke County home school teacher is dead- hit by a car last night. Today the 16 year old driver was charged with DUI and aggravated In-voluntary manslaughter.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


A local D-J is high above Tanglewood Mall in a crane- He'll be there through Monday. We'll tell you what this crazy stunt is all about.
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Join us for News 7 tonight at eleven.

Budget


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In less than one hour- the government could once again shut down.
Budget talks came to a grinding halt today-
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((SEN. PETE DOMENICI/R- NEW MEXICO: IT'S WITH DEEP, DEEP REGRET THAT I HAVE TO TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT WE'RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Pete Domenici/(R) New Mexico;
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The story is the same- The Administration and Repubican lawmakers disagree on just what should be cut.
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((THE CUTS THEY PROPOSE WOULD DEPRIVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HEALTH CARE. THE POOR CHILDREN, THE PREGNANT WOMEN, THE DISABLED, SENIORS IN NURSING HOMES. THEY WOULD LET MEDICARE WITHER ON THE VINE INTO SECOND CLASS SYSTEM.)) 20:02:37 ((THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEMOCRATS THEY WANT TO BRING ALONG, JUST INSIST THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO REALLY CHANGE THE BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY JUST WANT TO USE OPTOMISTC ROSY, ECONOMICS, AND COOK THE BOOKS.))
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Unless the two sides approve a stop gap spending measure, the government could shut down after midnight.

Shutdown


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The most affected Federal Agency here in Southwest Virginia seems to be the Veterans Affairs office.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;


A week- long shutdown could mean problems for hundreds of thousands of veterans.
If a balanced budget agreement is not reached by Thursday, NEXT MONTH'S benefit checks will be delayed.
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SOT 9:52:32
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((JIM MAYE/VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: IF WE DO NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATIONS BY THAT TIME, THE CHECKS FOR PEOPLE IN THE RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION AND PENSION FOR JANUARY FIRST WILL BE DELAYED. ))
SUPER=01-Jim Maye/Veterans Affairs Director;
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Veterans Affairs would feel the heat from the furlough in other ways.
At the Roanoke office, only 37 of its 255 employees would be working-- and they'll be very limited in their duties.
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Workers will answer phones and take claims, but no documents will be processed.

Whitewater


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President Clinton won't turn over Whitewater notes- from a conversation his lawyer had with White House Aides.
He says it's attorney-client privilege.
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SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


Republicans in the Senate say it's illegal, and they'll try to force the issue through the courts.
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((SEN. ALFONSE D'AMATO/R-NEW YORK: THIS COMMITTEE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT WHITEWATER.)) 14:07:58 ((SEN. PAUL SARBANES/D- MARYLAND: MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THE COMMITTEE IS NEEDLESSLY PROVOKING A CONFRONTATION WITH THE WHITE HOUSE.))
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SUPER=01-Sen. Paul Sarbanes/(D) Maryland; 14
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The Senate Whitewater committee is requesting a civil suit to force the White House to turn over the notes.
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Yesterday the White House offered to hand over the notes under the condition that the committee refrain from questioning the Clinton's personal lawyers.
The committee found the conditions unacceptable.

County-ax


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A 16-year old Glenvar high school student is charged with drunk driving and manslaughter in the death of a teacher last night.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Night;


Bonnie Kitts was struck by the speeding car as she walked through her own neighborhood on Kingsmill Drive.
Prosecutors will try to prove the boy showed "reckless disregard for human life."
He faces one to 20 years, if he's convicted of "aggravated IN-voluntary manslaughter."
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The victim taught home-bound children in Roanoke County and Salem.
Her own son attends Glenvar High School with the boy who was driving the car.
The two boys live in the same neighborhood and played tennis together.

Cinn-Shooting


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A third person is now dead- after a gunman opened fire at an Ohio Trucking company.
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SUPER=03-Evandale, OH;


The gunman walked into the offices of Trans- Continental Systems and began shooting this morning.
A 30 year old woman and 47 year old man died this afternoon.
Tonight a 48 year old man also lost his life.
SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH;


Witnesses say 53 year old Gerald Clemons surrendered after the shooting.
A woman who escaped the shooting says Clemons was recently fired from his job as a truck driver.
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Fog


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WIPE WIPE WIPE
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SUPER=03-Bergen Co., NJ;


Heavy fog is blamed for a major pileup on a New Jersey Parkway.
As many as 60 cars were involved on the Palisades Interstate Parkway this morning.
Several people were taken to the hospital- most with minor injuries.
The parkway stretches 36-miles- connecting New Jersey to New York City.
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Bosnia


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Bad weather is holding up the arrival of American troops in Bosnia.
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SUPER=03-Tuzla, Bosnia;


At the NATO Airbase near Tuzla planes are scheduled to bring in troops and equipment every day- But snow and fog have brought landings to a halt.
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((U.S. SERGEANT WESLEY JACKSON: THE WEATHER'S BAD. WE HAVENT' HAD AN AIRPLANE LAND HERE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ATTEMPTS YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE AIRPLANE FLYING OVER.))
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Military transport planes actually could fly into Bosnia, despite the snow and the fog.
But since this is a peacekeeping operation rather than a combat mission, air force officials say they'd rather avoid unnecessary risks.
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Still to come on the Newscast, a former trucker will face life in jail as he pleads guilty to murder,
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And from Salem, rescue workers have to use a school bus to take people to the hospital as two dozen workers are overcome by fumes.
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Goble


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A North Carolina trucker is going to prison for life for murdering two women in Tennessee including one whose body was found in southwest Virginia.
Sean (Seen) Goble (Go-bull) also faces charges of killing a woman in North Carolina and is suspected in a string of slayings across the South and Midwest.
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SUPER=03-Greeneville, TN;


The 29- year- old man was sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
The murders occurred in Greene and Jefferson counties in Tennessee.
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((BERKLEY BELL/DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL: HE WILL SERVE HIS TIME HERE IN TENNESSEE IN OUR CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. HE WILL THEN HAVE TO GO TO NORTH CAROLINA AND AT SOME POINT AND SERVE IN THE SYSTEM OVER THERE. ))
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SUPER=03-Winston-Salem, NC/File Tape;


One of Goble's victims was Brenda Kay Hagy.
Her body was found last January in Washington County.
Prosecutors say he plans to plead guilty to second-degree murder in North Carolina and get another life term.
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Gas-Leak


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A gas leak in Salem sent two dozen workers to the hospital-
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SUPER=03-Salem;


Most were taken by SCHOOLBUS from Crest Uniforms to Lewis Gale Hospital.
Employees smelled the gas around noon, and Company officials quickly turned off the main.
THEN they evacuated the building.
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((TOM SPANGLER/CREST UNIFORMS: WE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE SOMEWHAT ALLERGIC TO THE GAS FUMES, DEVELOPED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEADACHES. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED FOR TREATMENT IF NEED BE. ))
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Officials say a tow mower inadvertanly punctured one of the gas lines.
The hole was plugged in a matter of minutes and the non- affected employees went back to work.
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Rubatex-Reward


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A one thousand dollar reward is being offered to anyone with information about an arson at Bedford's Rubatex plant.
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Police say someone set fire to stacks of rubber stored in a parking lot the night of October 30th.
The blaze destroyed the rubber products and heavily damaged a house next door.
Rubatex is offering the reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible.
Anyone with information about the crime can call Bedford Police at 586-7111.
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State-Budget


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Governor George Allen's new two- year budget proposal is getting a lukewarm reception before it is even officially released.
Among the highlights, a one-time bonus next December for state workers and a three- percent pay raise in December 1997.
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((DEL. JAY DEBOER/D- PETERSBURG: THE ALLEN ADMINISTRATION SEEMS TO HAVE COME LATE BACK TO THE TABLE OF SEEMING TO CARE ABOUT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. AND I'M CERTAIN THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A WELCOME PROPOSAL IN MANY OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. BUT I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT IT'S GOING TO GET THE GOVERNOR'S PICTURE PUT BACK ON THE MANTLE.))
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The biggest stumbling block for the Governor may be that schoolteachers are excluded from next December's bonus plan-- and disappointed by the year- after raise.
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((ROB JONES/VA. EDUCATION ASSOC.: THE ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THE HIGHEST ENTRY LEVEL TEST FOR TEACHERS. THE HIGHEST PRAXIS SCORES IN THE NATION, OUT OF ONE SIDE OF THEIR MOUTH. AND THEN OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THEIR MOUTH, THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE WANT TO OFFER LESS THAN COMPETITIVE WAGES. WE WANT HIGH STANDARDS, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE SUBSTANDARD WAGES.))
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((SEN. JOE BENEDETTI/GOP FLOOR LEADER: I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF HEAT OVER THAT. YOU KNOW, SORRY, WE'D LOVE TO DO IT. WE JUST CANNOT DO IT FOR EVERYBODY.))
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The Administration has come up with a quarter-BILLION more dollars in projected revenue over last month's predictions.
The nitty gritty of the budget will be revealed next week.

Sports-Complex


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Some Lynchburg residents who don't want a multi million dollar sports complex in their neighborhood are now trying to block the project.
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Late Wednesday, seven neighbors filed suit against Lynchburg city council which gave the complex the go- ahead last month.
Neighbors in the Sandusky area are worried that the complex.. which includes a minor league baseball stadium.. would only create noise, light and traffic problems.
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((BOB HACKWORTH/SANDUSKY RESIDENT: WE DON'T WANT IT SHINING IN OUR BACKYARD, MY BACKYARD ESPECIALLY AND WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY FOLLOWED PROPER PROTOCOL IN DOING IT.)) ((TOM LEEBRICK/RESIDENTS' ATTORNEY: THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THIS PROJECT OUT OF SANDUSKY. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. THE CITIZENS OF SANDUSKY, THE RESIDENTS, THE TAXPAYERS OUT THERE, DON'T WANT THIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN THAT LOCATION.))
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SUPER=01-Tom Leebrick/Residents' Attorney; :07
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Neighbors want a Lynchburg judge to block the city from issuing permits related to the project- until their complaints can be heard.
The city has 21 days to respond to the lawsuit.
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Coming up on News 7, we'll revisit the Botetourt County Courthouse 25 years after it was devastated by fire,
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And they're on the air and in the air. We'll visit with a disc jockey and a marine who are just hanging around...93 feet in the air.
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Danville-Neighborhood


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More than 60 members of a Danville neighborhood gathered tonight to celebrate the holiday season.
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The Westmoreland Neighborhood Organization has been working together for two years to make its community a better place to live.
Tonight the residents gathered for a candle light ceremony in honor of the holiday as well as to remember neighbors who passed away this year.
The organization's original mission was to fight crime, but over the past two years its evolved into much more.
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((SHIRLEY COLES/ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT: WE HAVE FUN DAYS FOR OUR YOUTH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE PARKS AND REC IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING OUR PARK OVER HERE, AND WE JUST GOT A 50- THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FOR THAT AND WE'RE REAL EXCITED...WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE OUR ENTRANCE SIGN INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ERECTED. ))
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This is the first year for the candle lighting ceremony, but organizers hope it will become an annual event.
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J-93


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You've heard the phrase "hitting the airwaves."
Well one local disc jockey has taken it to new heights.
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J-93's Slam Duncan and Marine Staff Sergent Steve Gardner have gone out on a
limb to get bicycles for children. (/////SOT/////)
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((SLAM DUNCAN: LITERALLY BY A STRING. WE'RE 93 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND HERE AT TANGLEWOOD MALL ON THE CORNER OF 581 AND 419 AND SIR WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE KIDS.))
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The two have been have been broadcasting live since seven this morning.
The original goal was 93 bikes.
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((SLAM DUNCAN/J93 DISC JOCKEY: WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WILL TAKE UNTIL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO GET THE BIKES. WE'VE GOT THE BIKES SITTING OUT THERE NOW. IT'S AMAZING I'VE NEVER SEEN A COMMUNITY TURN OUT LIKE THESE FOLKS HAVE. ))
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The two will now remain in the trailer until Monday.
Both the crane and the trailer were donated.
The bicycles will be taken to the Salvation Army Distribution Center.
They'll be distributed to needy families Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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S-Cavaliers


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The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers entertained James River tonight in a battle for the County over in Daleville.
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Coach Randolph Howard saw his troops take a 12 point lead heading into the final quarter.
Shahan Burrell continues the trend as he knocks down the big hook in the lane.
But the Cavaliers make a run behind Michael Gates who takes it to the rack for 2 of his 8 fourth quarter points.
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The River is too much in this one though, as it holds on to win county bragging rights 60 to 50.
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((RANDOLPH HOWARD/JAMES RIVER HEAD COACH: ))
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S-Northside


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VO-NAT Wipe to #eng!!
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Hilltoppers vs. Vikings;


Bill Pope's Northside Vikings ran onto the court tonight hoping to bounce back against E.C. Glass after dropping a decision to triple-A PH earlier this week.
Spence Peters gets things started right finding the trailing Daryl Holmes who gets the hoop and the hack.
Glass hangs tough. Lamont Hughes makes the acrobatic move on the baseline to keep his club in it.
But Northside pulls away. Justin Porterfield who had 16 on the night, gets
the assist here to Adam Wimmer for SUPER=33-Northside/=64/E.C.Glass/=46;

the deuce and the Vikings go on to win it 64 to 46.
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S-Liberty


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Over in bedford County, The Minutemen of Liberty faced Staunton River.
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SUPER=03-Bedford/Golden Eagles vs. Minutemen; :00


In the first period, the Minutemen on the break; Robert Carson with the perfect pass to Neal Roop; he sinks the lean in J.
The Eagles Hunter Hogett was flying all night. He takes the pass from in side and snaps the bottom of the net from the top of the key for two of his 22.
SUPER=34-Liberty/=96/Staunton River/=60;

But the Minutemen would take this one. David Long makes good on the pass from Jeremy Chapman, hitting the shot and Liberty defeats Staunton River 96 to 60.
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S-PH


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VO-NAT Wipe to #eng!!
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Pioneers vs. Patriots; :00


Patrick Henry basketball guru Woody Deans had his Patriots ready for Heritage over at PH.
Lewis Tardy is denied, Malik Shareef collects the loose rock and makes the pass to Ronnie Kasey for the uncontested lay up.
Heritage answered. Brian Harris dishes to a cutting Josh Mace; he hits
SUPER=34-Patrick Henry/=89/Heritage/=65;

the jumper to Pull the Pioneers to with in 4.
Kasey carries...and then nails the J from near the top of the key.
He then, makes the coast to coast pass to Brian Jackson for 2 and Patrick Henry wins 89-65. Now the rest of the high school numbers.
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S-Numbers


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Chyron in motion
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S-Deion


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TAPE#=S5-25
GRAPHIC=Deion Sanders


10 of his teammates made the pro bowl...he did not.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-Major League Baseball; :00


Today; primetime received more bad news. The team from his other sport; cut him. The San Francisco Giants announced today that they have released Deion Sanders. He batted .285 with 5 homers and 18 RBI's in 52 games.
in other transactions, free agent catcher Charlie O'Brien has signed a 2 year deal with Toronto for just over a million dollars. The 34 year old had a .992 fielding average as a part timer with Atlanta last season. He batted .227 with 9 homers and 23 rbi's.
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Sports tease


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Lots more still to come tonight. Frank Beamer tells all if Georgia IS on his mind, and
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Roy Stanley was in Charlottesville where there were two hot tickets; ones to the Peach Bowl and of course those Cavaliers.
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S-Tech


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TF95-2
GRAPHIC=FRANK BEAMER/GA. ?


One day this week; Frank Beamer received over 20 phone calls; all inquiring about whether or not he was going to take the reins at Georgia as the Bulldogs head coach.
Beamer arrived back in Roanoke this afternoon after spending the last two days in Texas.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Afternoon; :00


And before heading out of the airport and back to Blacksburg, Beamer took a couple of minutes to address the Georgia coaching vacancy, that at this point is not on his mind.
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((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
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SUPER=03-Blacksburg/This Afternoon;


Tech finished up exams this week and returned to the practice field at 12:30 today.
Beamer was a little late getting on the field due to his return flight from Houston.
Last night he was honored as one of this year's top six college coaches.
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((FRANK BEAMER:))
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Ironically, the Tech basketball team, without Beamer, plays Georgia tomorrow night in the Georgia Dome.

S-UVA


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Vf96-1
GRAPHIC=Peach Bowl


With the way ticket sales have gone in Charlottesville; the critics can no longer say the Virginia Cavaliers don't travel well.
Roy Stanley visited the Cavaliers today and says the team and the fans are serious about the upcoming Peach Bowl.
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SUPER=01-Terry Holland/UVa Athletic Director; :37
SUPER=01-Anthony Poindexter/UVa Linebacker; 1:02
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S-Race


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NASCAR


One track note. Modified race car driver and Martinsville native Kenny Minter died in an auto racing incident October 29th.
Tomorrow, his fellow competitors form the Southern Modified Racing Teams will hold an auto show, auction, and dinner to benefit the Minter family.
From 10 am until 4pm at the Old Moore's building on business 220 North in Martinsville, NASCAR fans can purchase merchandise from Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and many others.

S-Express


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Express/Hampton


The Roanoke Express lost to hampton Roads tonight 8 to 1. Jeff Jablonski got Roanoke's only goal tonight; he has scored in 6 straight games.
The Express was outshot 47 to 20; Daniel Berthiaume was yanked after 2 periods; Roanoke is now 16 and 11.

Fincastle-Courthouse


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-100
GRAPHIC=NONE


On this day twenty five years ago, a devastating fire burned the Botetourt County Courthouse.
Little of the building survived, but as Joe Dashiell reports some of its most valuable contents were saved.
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IN Q=By daybreak on December 15th
SUPER=03-Fincastle/Dec. 15, 1970; :00
SUPER=01-Judge George Honts/Botetourt Co. Circuit Court; :10
SUPER=01-Benja Sprinkel/Fincastle Fire Chief; :20
SUPER=@Joe1; :38
SUPER=01-Pat Honts/Researcher; :48
SUPER=01-George Holt/Former Circuit Court Clerk; 1:03
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((By daybreak on December 15th 1970, the Botetourt County Courthouse was in ruins. A malfunctioning furnace had set the building ablaze.
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IN Q=It looked exactly like

((GEORGE HONTS/CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE INTERIOR OF AN EMPTY CARDBOARD BOX BURNING, THE FLAMES WERE JUST A SWIRLING PATTERN INSIDE THE FOUR WALLS.)) ((BENJA SPRINKEL/FINCASTLE FIRE CHIEF: WE COULDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING AS FOR THE INTERIOR. WE TRIED A WHILE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT WAS EXTERIOR. WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT AFTER THAT.))
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STAND-UP
The columns of the courthouse and parts of the exterior walls survived the blaze, and here in the Clerk's Office, the fire- proof vault did its job.
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IN Q=All these old court records

((ALL OF THESE OLD COURT RECORDS, THE OLD SURVEY RECORDS ALL DATE BACK TO THE 1770S AND THEY'RE BASICALLY IRREPLACEABLE DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.))
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OUT Q=would have been destroyed.


In the days following the fire the court moved next door, and the community pitched in to clean- up and rebuild.
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IN Q=It was unbelievable

((GEORGE HOLT/FORMER CIRCUIT COURT CLERK: IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE HOW EVERYBODY PULLED TOGETHER WITH ONE COMMON GOAL AND THAT WAS TO GET IT BACK.))
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OUT Q=get it back.


And get it back they did... reopening a rebuilt courthouse five years after Joe Dashiell News 7)) fire left it an empty shell.