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1-News-Head

Coming up on NEWS 7:

Gingrich and Allen compare budget notes.
We'll see there's considerably more agreement in Richmond than Washington.
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ANCHOR=Keith


And we'll visit a locally-owned drug store in Wytheville- -a community cornerstone for most of the century- - that's finally going the way of the rest of corporate America.
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Sports-Head


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none


In sports, Mike Stevens will have a report on the Hokies Sugar Bowl news conference, the issue concerning Frank Beamer and the Georgia job is settled,
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VO-NAT


and the Redskins win over the Rams is bitter-sweet as Washington loses a quarterback.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Patrick
SS=None


Mostly rain, a little ice, and then some pretty cold weather, all features of our forecast tonight. Stay tuned for the details.

Allen-Budget


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-104
GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal


It was budget day in Richmond.
Federal budget soundbites from Newt Gingrich at a Virginia Republican fundraiser, and Governor George Allen's new two-year plan for the Commonwealth.
SS=George Allen

But Allen and the General Assembly saw something close to eye-to-eye, putting Gingrich and the President to shame.
DOUBLE BOX=Keith/Ellen


We begin tonight's coverage with Ellen Qualls at the state capitol with the Governor's budget.
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In one sense it's no surprise.
The Democrats who've been making budgets in Virginia like it because it looks much like one of theirs.
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SUPER=01-Sen. Hunter Andrews/(D) Hampton; 1:03
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OUT Q=very tight budget.


(( For better or for worse, the Governor has learned something in the last year.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IN ELECTED OFFICE YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE, THICK SKIN, AND A SENSE OF HUMOR. WELL IN THIS CASE, THE COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A TAX CUT THROUGH THIS GROUP. IT JUST WAS NOT THE TIME. I'M HOPEFUL THOUGH THAT WE WILL GET A TAX CUT IN THIS BIENNIUM, BUT IT WILL BE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE BIENNIUM.))
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Allen's calling for a bi-partisan commission to study the tax cut question.
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((LT. GOV. DON BEYER: I'M HAPPY AND I'M SAD. ON THE ONE HAND, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S CLEARLY GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THERE'S MUCH MORE MONEY FOR EDUCATION THAN THERE WAS LAST YEAR. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE NEED A LOT MORE. WE'RE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR BEING ABLE TO FULFILL THE THINGS THAT WE HOPED AND PROMISED DURING THE CAMPAIGN.))
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SOT TAPE TWO 10:22:39

((DEL. WHITT CLEMENT/D-DANVILLE: IT'S CERTAINLY MUCH MORE IN THE MAINSTREAM OF HOW I THINK MOST VIRGINIANS WANT STATE GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE.))
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The defeated master of the budget ceremonies gave his last, and he says, most honest budget assessment.
Senator Hunter Andrews says Allen's priorities are in sync with the legislature, but there's little room for error.
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((SEN. HUNTER ANDREWS/D-HAMPTON: BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DRASTICALLY AFFECT WHAT WE DO, SO IT'S A VERY TIGHT BUDGET.))
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LIVE=Ellen full
SUPER=05-Richmond;


Other concerns from Andrews:
Still too much spent on things that drain the budget -- like prisons -- rather than enhancing the state's economic vitality -- like schools.
No regular plan for performance- based raises for all state workers.
And too much reliance on one-time cuts that won't show up in future revenues.
(( Q&AOne argument on the federal level is over how much money there actually will be to work with. Is that a problem here?
Not in big way Keith
But folks will be watching the 95- million dollars Trigon proposes to pay the state in return for the right to go public.
That number is based on stock that has yet to be sold and so no value has been set yet.
And that's all money dedicated toward higher education -- fast becoming the sacred cow that fuels economic development in Virginia.))

Newt-Gingrich


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-107
GRAPHIC=Federal Budget


Richmond also hosted part of the FEDERAL budget showdown today.
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VO-NAT
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House Speaker and Time Magazine Man of the Year Newt Gingrich shared little link sausages with Governor Allen this morning.
The occasion: a 12- hundred guest fundraiser breakfast for Richmond Republican and House Commerce Chairman Tom Bliley.
Gingrich used the Virginia media to deliver his daily message to the President.
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((REP. NEWT GINGRICH/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: YES THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME. YES THIS IS A REAL STRUGGLE. YES THIS IS A REAL STRUGGLE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HOW SERIOUS AS A COUNTRY ARE WE ABOUT GETTING TO A BALANCED BUDGET. I MEAN WE COULD HAVE AGREED TO THIS WEEKS AGO.))
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Gingrich showed his support for the orphanage concept with a tour of the Virginia Home for Boys after the breakfast.
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Fed-Shutdown


ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-99
GRAPHIC=Gov't Shutdown


There seems to be no end in sight to the government shutdown.
House and Senate Democrats met today with White House staffers to work on a new offer.
But leaders on both sides doubted that anything would be resolved right away.
That's bad news for some Federal agencies here in Southwest Virginia. double box Keith/Scott
Scott Prince joins us live from the Poff Federal Building in Roanoke.
Scott which agencies are hardest hit from the shutdown. Scott Live
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Keith without a doubt, Veterans Affairs is in the worst shape.
They only have fourteen percent of their workforce.
But a bad situation could get worse.
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SUPER=01-Jim Maye/Veterans Affairs Director; :38
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Jim Lam doesn't know what a stopgap spending measure would entail.
Nor does he understand why Democrats and Republicans can't agree on a balanced budget.
But he does know if things don't change, he could be in world of trouble.
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SOT 10:19:16
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((JIM LAM/VETERAN: I THINK THEY BETTER GET ON THE BALL, OUR PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS. GET THINGS STRAIGHT. THERE'S NO SENSE IN THIS. IT HURTS A LOT OF PEOPLE. ))
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It's going to hurt even worse if a balanced budget agreement is not reached by this Thursday.
If an accord is not met by then, Veterans checks for January will be delayed.
Nearly 220 Veterans Affairs workers have been furloughed in Roanoke, and the ones that are working will be very limited in their duties.
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SOT 9:56:36
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((JIM MAYE/VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: WE CAN ANSWER THE PHONES AND PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION AND START THE INITIAL PROCESSING OF CLAIMS. ))
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OUT Q=processing of claims


But that doesn't mean much to the thousands of veterans here in Southwest Virginia.
They need their benefits to survive... and they need them on time.
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SOT 10:18:22
IN Q=It's going to hurt

((JIM LAM: IT'S GOING TO HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING ME. WE'VE GOT BILLS TO PAY AND WE DEPEND ON THAT CHECK, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY. ))
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OUT Q=percentage of disability


Scott Live
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(Scott Adlib)
(QUESTION: WHAT'S THE SITUATION WITH THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND PEAKS OF OTTER

LODGE?)

Pitts-Body


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Murder


A Pittsylvania County man is dead and authorities are looking for his killer... the suspect is a 19- year- old Chatham resident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Callands


Murder warrants have been sworn out for Paul Michael Dalton, Junior in the death of 72- year- old Clark Aubrey Adkins.
Police found Adkins' abandoned car in the Callands section of Pittsylvania County Sunday night.
Adkins' body was located a short distance away He apparently had been shot to death.
Authorities won't say why they suspect Dalton of the murder.
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IN Q=We don't have

((HAROLD PLASTER/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF: WE DON'T HAVE A FULL REPORT FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER TO CONFIRM WHAT OUR INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED. IT WAS JUST INVESTIGATION FROM OUR DEPARTMENT, PICKING UP INFORMATION HERE AND THERE.))
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VO-NAT


Anyone who may know where Dalton is can contact the Pittsylvania County sheriff's department.
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Tease#1

HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at 6---the charm of a time long gone.
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VO-NAT


It's the end of an era in Wytheville.
We'll show you what one family owned business has meant to the community all these years.
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Toss to Patrick Roll Lake Level Roll
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Mahoney


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-103
GRAPHIC=None


This was the first day of the arson murder trial of the man accused of killing an Old Southwest Roanoke woman.
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VO-NAT
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30- year- old Raymond Mahoney is charged in the murder of 40- year- old Brenda Ann Davis last May.
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Some witnesses told the jury they saw Mahoney at Davis' Washington Avenue home around the time of the fire.
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IN Q=Is there any doubt

((ATTORNEY: IS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THE PERSON YOU SAW ON THE BICYCLE GOING DOWN WASHINGTON AVENUE WAS THE DEFENDANT SITTING TO YOUR LEFT?
GARY WAYNE CARTER: NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. ATTORNEY: IS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THAT THIS WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN A-M?
GARY WAYNE CARTER: THAT'S RIGHT. ))
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OUT Q=that's right
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VO-NAT


Other witnesses said Mahoney and Davis were arguing outside her home-- and Mahoney was also involved in a scuffle with another MAN involved in a drug deal.
Authorities say Mahoney returned several hours later and set fire to the house.
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SS=None


The trial is set to resume tomorrow morning.

County-ax


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-108
GRAPHIC=None


A Glenvar High School honors student may be tried as an ADULT for the traffic death of a school teacher last week.
The 16- year- old boy is charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated IN-voluntary manslaughter.
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VO-NAT
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Forty- five- year- old Bonnie Kitts was killed Thursday night, as she and her husband were walking in their own neighborhood.
The teenaged suspect is scheduled for trial in Juvenile court next month.
But Commonwealth's attorney Skip Burkart says the nature of the charges is serious enough to transfer the case to Circuit Court.
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SOT 15:49:00
IN Q=and because

((SKIP BURKART/PROSECUTOR: AND BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS KILLED AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED JUST SENSELESSLY, IT'S EXCEEDINGLY SERIOUS. AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK TO HAVE THIS TRANSFERRED AND TRIED AS AN ADULT.))
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ANCHOR=Keith


Burkart says his office has already received several calls from citizens urging him to vigorously prosecute the case.
It's up to the judges to decide whether the boy will be treated as an adult or tried in Juvenile Court.

City-Council


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-98
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal


Consultants say the structure of Victory Stadium is sound, but today they told members of Roanoke city council that needed renovations would cost more than ten million dollars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/File;


The consultants laid out several options this afternoon.
The first would tear down the stands on the east side of the stadium to allow expansion of the track and field.
A second alternative would raise the playing field several feet and take the front section of seats on both sides of the stadium.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Roanoke City Seal


The consultants say construction of a field house could cost the city more than 20- million dollars.
City Council will narrow its options in January.

Central-Drug


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-105
GRAPHIC=None


The coffee pot is running dry at Central Drug in Wytheville.
After almost 100 years of business on Main Street, the pharmacy is closing its doors.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SUPER=01-"Doc" Crockett/Former Pharmacist; :51
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(( Bud Crockett had to have one last cup of coffee at Central Drug.
For years, this has been the morning gathering place for a group of retirees affectionately known as the coffee crowd.
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SOT 9:51:35

((BUD CROCKETT/"COFFEE CROWD" MEMBER: IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO LOAF AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD, WE DISCUSS THEM ALL. ))
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Plenty of them through the years.
Central Drug has made matches and survived wars.
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SOT 9:41:10

((EUGENE WARREN/OWNER: SOLDIERS WHO WENT TO WAR IN 1918 REMEMBER THIS PLACE, AND THE SOLDIERS WHO WENT TO WAR IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR REMEMBER THIS PLACE BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THEY MET THEIR GIRLFRIENDS. ))
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The store has also taken care of a lot of ailments over the years.
The back room and the basement bear the proof.
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((WE FIGURED ONE TIME WE HAD ENOUGH PRESCRIPTION PAPER IN THIS STORE TO MAKE A SOLID WHITE LINE FROM WYTHEVILLE TO ROANOKE. ))
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So it's understandable that Warren's decision to sell to Revco and close up shop has upset some folks.
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SOT 10:26:32

(("DOC" CROCKETT/FORMER PHARMACIST: IT'S HIT CLOSE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE HOME. ))
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((FOR CUSTOMERS, IT'S NOT JUST THE STORE THAT THEY'RE LOSING BUT THE SERVICE. THIS STORE STILL DELIVERS, AND NOT ONLY PRESCRIPTIONS, BUT ALSO ITEMS SUCH AS GREETING CARDS, EVEN CANDY.))
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Warren says it'll be different for him, working in a chain store. But maybe he can teach Revco a few things too.
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SOT 9:44:13

((PERHAPS WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE CAN SHARE WITH THEM ABOUT THE WAY WE CARE FOR OUR PEOPLE. ))
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Meanwhile, the coffee crowd is in the market for a new pot. Tracy Altizer, News 7.))

Bell-Atlantic


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Bell Atlantic


Dial "M" for merger.
That's what two regional phone companies may do.
The Wall Street Journal says Bell Atlantic and Nynex (NINE-ex) are in preliminary merger talks.
Bell Atlantic has about 11-hundred workers in our area.
An analyst who follows the company doubts the merger will impact many of them.
Richard Klugman of PaineWebber predicts most of the cutbacks would effect the company's white collar ranks.
Most of those people aren't located here.
Bell Atlantic and Nynex have cooperated in the past.
They recently merged their cellular phone businesses.

Stocks


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE


It was a long day on Wall Street, with the Dow falling more than 100 points, the sharpest one-day drop this year.
Analysts blame the federal budget standoff in part.
They say that's caused uncertainty over the direction of interest rates.
NASDAQ was off 28 points.
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Missing-Cat


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=None


A Toronto woman who lost her cat during a car ride through Southwest Virginia is asking for help in locating the missing feline.
Donna Palermo is offering a two thousand dollar reward for the return of Sammy, an 18- pound black and white cat.
Palermo was driving home to Toronto on Interstate 77 when she lost Sammy.
She thinks he got out somewhere between Wytheville and Beckley, West Virginia.
By the way, just in case you think you spot him, Sammy also answers to the name of his favorite pet food-- Fancy Feast.

J93


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-109
GRAPHIC=Christmas Toys


The few, the proud, and a D-J took an unconventional approach in making this Christmas a special one for hundreds of Roanoke -area children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


J-93 radio D-J Slam Duncan and Marine Staff Sergent Steve Gardner were suspended in this trailer 93-feet in the air.
Their goal was to raise 93-bikes for the Marines' Toys for Tots campaign.
But they were pleasantly surprised: More than 500 bikes were donated.
All the toys and bikes collected in the toy drive will be distributed by the Salvation Army.
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Sports tease


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none


Some sweet news for Hokie fans concerning Frank Beamer and the Georgia job, however the Redskins win over the Rams has turned out to have a bitter taste in the form of an injured player,
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VO-NAT


and a former VMI head basketball coach steps down from his current post in the NBA.
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S-Tech


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=
TAPE#-FB95-2
GRAPHIC=Sugar Bowl


The Virginia Tech Hokies continued their preparations for the Sugar Bowl this afternoon. They also took time to entertain media members from all across the state for the final time before Christmas. Mike Stevens has more from Blacksburg.
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S-Georgia


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB95-3
GRAPHIC=Frank Beamer/Georgia ?


Questions about Frank Beamer taking the Georgia job were answered today. He will not take that post
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NCAA; :00


because Kansas coach Glen Mason was named the Bulldogs new head coach this afternoon.
Mason is 42-47 and 1 in 8 years at Kansas. He was 9 and 2 this season. He replaces Ray Goff, who will coach the Bulldogs against Virginia in the Peach Bowl December 30th.
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S-Sooners


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-26
GRAPHIC=College football


Oklahoma head coach Howard Schnellenberger has resigned after just one season.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lincoln, NE/This Season; :00


Under Schnellenberger, the Sooners started the season 3 and OH and were ranked 10th in the nation.
But Oklahoma faded to a 5-5 and 1 record and was shut out in it's final two games of the season. The Sooners finished 2 and 5 in the Big eight, their worst conference mark since 1965.
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S-Shuler


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=RS95-1
GRAPHIC=Redskins


According to head trainer Bubba Tyer's examination results today, Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler has a broken finger.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/Redskins vs. Rams; :00


The Redskins beat the St.Louis Rams 35-23 yesterday, but, on this play, Shuler suffered a hairline fracture on his pinky finger on his throwing hand and sprained two other fingers on that same hand. Tyer says Shuler is doubtful for Sunday's season finale against Carolina.
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S-Blair


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-25
GRAPHIC=VMI
Former VMI basketball coach Bill Blair has been fired by the Minnesota

Timberwolves.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
Blair has coached Minnesota to a 6 and 14 record so far this season.

Timberwolves Vice President Kevin McKale has replaced Blair with G.M. Flip Saunders through the end of the season.
Blair coached at VMI from 1972 through 1976.
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S-Edberg


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-24
GRAPHIC=News 7 sports


Two time Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Stefan Edberg announced he will retire
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=034-File; :00


from tennis next year. The former number one ranked player cites family reasons and a lack of motivation for ending his career.
Edberg slipped to 23rd in the world this year. He has 6 grand slam titles to his name.
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S-Hokies


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Tech hoops


Virginia Tech hosts West Virginia tonight at the Cassell in a 7pm tip off.
Tech is 3 and 1 after this past weekend's loss to Georgia which dropped the Hokies to number 22 in the AP poll.
The Mountaineers are 3 and 2, Mike Stevens will have a report at 11. Wx-Tape SUPER=305-38/35/68/1990/12/1964/36/35/96/SE 8mph/30.10/S;