18:00-01
1-News-Head
The union wins one in Clifton Forge.
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX: a live report from C-F-W Directory Assistance.
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VO-NAT
And a cold-water rescue. We'll talk with the man who waded into the pond to
help a Bedford County woman and her 10-month old son.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, The Express opens a big weekend of hockey on the road at Richmond
tonight.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Pitcher David Cone talks about his new contract with the New York
Yankees.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
A little snow is always a good thing, and that's just what we're going to
get, a VERY LITTLE snow. Flurries on tap for Christmas, more coming up.
CFW-Union
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-97
GRAPHIC=None
Less than a year after opening for business, workers at the C-F-W
Directory Assistance Center in Clifton Forge have voted on whether to bring a
union to their shop.
double boxes Keith/Len
Len Besthoff says the election ended around three o'clock. He joins us
now with the results.
LIVE=Len/full
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=06-Clifton Forge;
(ad lib)
(roll cue: "...United International Paper Workers Union.")
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SOT
IN Q=You have
SUPER=01-Dreama Woodard/CFW Employee; :00
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge; :09
SUPER=01-Kisha Proffitt/CFW Employee; :20
SUPER=01-Stephanie Ruff/CFW Employee; :43
RUNS=:55
OUT Q=a while for it
LIVE=Len full
(ad lib)
SUPER=06-Clifton Forge;
double boxes Keith/Len
(questions: So it seems a little strange that a paper workers union would be
representing directory assistance operators? )
Danville-Shooting
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#95-99
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Two people were injured this morning outside a Danville convenience store
when a fight escalated into gunshots.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The incident happened at the Express Mart on Goodyear Boulevard around two-
forty this morning.
Police say the suspect fired a semi- automatic weapon several times.
Bullets struck two people.
Michael Tyron Fitzgerald was shot in the foot.
A second victim-- Tammy Marie Fuller was shot in the arm-- the bullet lodged
in her stomach.
Police say they have suspects, but have not made an arrest.
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SOT
IN Q=One bullet
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: ONE BULLET WENT INTO THE EXPRESS MART AND
LODGED IN THE ICE MACHINE, I THINK THE WHOLE THING WAS UNFORTUNATE FOR THE
EXPRESS MART BECAUSE THEY OPERATE A NICE LEGIT BUSINESS.))
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief; :00
RUNS=:15 approx
OUT Q=legitimate business.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville/August 11;
This is the second shooting outside the Goodyear Boulevard Express Mart.
In August, 33- year old Clifford Ray Perkins was shot to death in his car,
which crashed into a neighboring house.
Police are still searching for the suspect in that case.
He's been identified as 23- year- old Lawrence Kent Hamlett, Junior.
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County-Supers
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-104
GRAPHIC=Roanoke County Seal
It turned out to be the largest swearing- in ceremony in Roanoke County
history.
But it was old- hat for most of the honorees.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem
The oath of office is nothing new for incumbents like Commonwealth's
Attorney Skip Burkart and Treasurer Fred Anderson.
Wayne Compton is no stranger to the ceremony either.
He's about to begin his fifth term as Roanoke County's Commissioner of the
Revenue.
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SOT 11:28:34
IN Q=It's a...
((WAYNE COMPTON/COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE: IT'S A... I'VE DONE THIS SEVERAL
TIMES. IT'S GOOD SIGNIFICANCE BEING ABLE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF ROANOKE
COUNTY. ))
SUPER=01-Wayne Compton/Commissioner of the Revenue;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=people of Roanoke County
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VO-NAT
There were some FRESH faces in Salem this morning, like newly elected
Supervisor "Spike" Harrison, Junior.
Two school board members were also sworn in.
In fact, this was the first time school board members participated in the
ceremony.
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Veterans
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-115
GRAPHIC=Government Shutdown
Veterans across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief.
Both the House and Senate have passed an emergency stop- gap- spending
measure-- allowing benefit checks to be sent.
The bill is expected to be signed President Clinton either tonight or
tomorrow.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File
Jim Maye (MAY), director of Veterans Affairs in Roanoke thought the measure
would have been passed yesterday.
He says in all likelihood, benefit checks will be delayed-- but only by a
few days.
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Bedford-Hero
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-103
GRAPHIC=None
Christmas came early this week for a state trooper and his wife in Bedford
County.
Jeanie Willis and her 10- month- old son were on their way home Tuesday
afternoon when their truck hit a patch of ice and skidded into a pond.
Double Boxes=Keith/Steve/Microwave
Steve Smallshaw is in our Lynchburg bureau to tell us how a Good Samaritan
then came to the rescue.. Steve?
LIVE=Steve/Full
SUPER=@Steve1;
SUPER=05-Lynchburg;
Keith, the Good Samaritan may not exactly be a Christmas- time story, but
the Willis' say that man.. Eldo Daniels.. gave them the greatest Christmas gift
they could ever want.
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SOT
IN Q=Juston Daniels
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Juston Daniels/Witnessed Accident; :07
SUPER=01-Jeanne Willis/Accident Victim; :13
SUPER=01-Eldo Daniels/Rescuer; :31
RUNS=:59
OUT Q=what might have happened.
(( Juston Daniels was playing outside his Bedford County home Tuesday when he
heard tires squealing on nearby Route 680.
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SOT 4:31:30
IN Q=And I looked
((JUSTON DANIELS/WITNESSED ACCIDENT: AND I LOOKED AND HERE COME A WOMAN OUT OF
CONTROL, HIT THE BANK TWICE AND WENT INTO THE POND.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=into the pond.
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SOT 14:58:52
IN Q=Next thing I
((JEANNE WILLIS/ACCIDENT VICTIM: NEXT THING I KNEW THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT, WE
WERE GOING THROUGH THE FENCE AND RIGHT INTO THE WATER.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=into the water.
With water quickly filling the truck, Willis was able to get her 10- month-
old son Montana out of his safety seat and climb through the window into the
ice- cold water.
By that time Juston had alerted his father who raced to the scene.
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SOT 4:41:11
IN Q=And I ran
((ELDO DANIELS/RESCUER: AND I RAN TO THE GATE HERE, JERKED THE CHAIN OPEN ON
THE GATE, THREW THE GATE BACK AND I RAN DOWN TO THE WATER, GOT TO THE EDGE OF
THE WATER AND THE TRUCK WAS OUT THERE FLOATING, ALL BUT EIGHT OR TEN INCHES OF
IT UNDER WATER.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=under water.
Daniels waded out and helped Willis and her son to shore.
From there it was into his house where they kept warm and dry before the
rescue squad could arrive.
Willis says without Daniels' help, things could have been much more serious.
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SOT 15:02:54
IN Q=I think we
((WILLIS: I THINK WE WOULD BOTH BE SICK AND WHO KNOWS IN A CHILD THAT AGE WHAT
MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=might have happened.))
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LIVE=Steve/Full
SUPER=05-Lynchburg;
Jeanne Willis' husband is a state trooper who's stationed in Bedford.
Lee Willis says he doesn't need any presents this Christmas.. he got his
gift Tuesday afternoon.
DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH/STEVE
And Keith, maybe it was divine intervention...10- month- old Montana was
supposed to play Baby Jesus in a Christmas pageant the next night.
Thanks to Eldo Daniels, he made it.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at 6---Holiday music with a hometown flavor.
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VO-NAT
We'll introduce you to a Rocky Mount musician who's scored a hit with his
own Christmas song. It's among the most requested this time of year at one
radio station.
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Toss to Patrick
Roll
Lake Level
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SS=NONE
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YWCA-Salem
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#95-100
GRAPHIC=None
The Y-W-C-A will be starting the New Year by consolidating its services.
The Salem Center closed today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Y-W-C-A Board of Directors voted unanimously to close the center.
The board rents this building from Roanoke College.
And members say the cost of operating the facility was one of many reasons
for the consolidation.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The Central Center located in downtown Roanoke has been renovated to meet
the needs of Salem clients.
The improvements include better accessibility to the pool and the locker
rooms for the disabled.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=YWCA
Y-W-C-A officials also say the board is considering other sites in Salem as
potential satellite locations for after-school programs, youth summer and
holiday camps, as well as adult education programs.
Xmas-Song
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
With Christmas just around the corner, W-Y-T-I in Rocky Mount is filling its
airwaves with seasonal songs.
And tonight, Joe Dashiell reports it isn't Elvis or Bing or some other
well-known Christmas Crooner who brings in the most requests.
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SOT
IN Q=When Earl Shelton spins
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :00
SUPER=01-Earl Shelton/WYTI Program Director; :23
SUPER=01-Dan Hodges/Franklin Co. Musician; :46
RUNS=1:21
OUT Q=JD News 7
((When Earl Shelton spins the holiday hits at W-Y-T-I, "Going Home for
Christmas" is never far from the turntable.
NAT SOUND OF SONG
Though it was recorded by a local band, The Southlanders, almost twenty
years ago, the song has become the most popular Christmas tune at the A-M
station.
SOT 13:04:28
IN Q=We have music ranging
((EARL SHELTON/ WYTI PROGRAM DIRECTOR: WE HAVE MUSIC RANGING FROM ELVIS PRESLEY
TO ALAN JACKSON, ALL OF THE FAVORITE AND HOT CHRISTMAS SONGS THAT YOU WOULD
CALL THEM ON THE COUNTRY CHARTS. BUT THAT IS THE MOST REQUESTED SONG FROM DAN
AND GENEVA HODGES THAT WE GET HERE AT OUR RADIO STATION. AND I THINK IT'S
SIMPLY FOR THE FACT OF THE AREA THAT WE LIVE IN, THE REGION, IT'S VERY POPULAR
FOR THAT MOUNTAIN MUSIC SOUND.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=mountain music sound.
Dan Hodges says he's grateful for the enduring popularity of the song he
wrote and his band recorded in the mid- 70s.
SOT
IN Q=And I got to thinking
((DAN HODGES/FRANKLIN CO. MUSICIAN: AND I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT FAMILY, AND GOD
AND OUR GREAT COUNTRY. AND I SAT DOWN IN THE KITCHEN AND WROTE "GOING HOME FOR
CHRISTMAS. AND I WAS AMAZED AND SHOCKED, BUT VERY GRATEFUL, THAT OUR FRANKLIN
COUNTY PEOPLE LIKED IT LIKE THEY HAVE.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=like it like they have.
Hodges and his wife Geneva don't perform as the Southlanders any longer,
but they still hear from longtime fans.
And Hodges has been busy writing new songs, enough he says for another
album of Christmas Music.
NAT SOUND OF SONG
Joe Dashiell News 7))
Sabato
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-107
GRAPHIC=George Allen
George Allen's failure in November to help Republicans take over the General
Assembly may, ironically, be good political fortune.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Wednesday;
UVA political analyst Larry Sabato says Allen will have to work with
Democrats.
That may mean voters will perceive him as more moderate -- and more
electable in the future.
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SOT 11:58:58
IN Q=You know, George
((LARRY SABATO/UVA POLITICAL ANALYST: YOU KNOW, GEORGE IS NOT AN IDEOLOGUE, AS
MUCH AS HE'S JUST A POLITICIAN THAT WANTS TO GET ELECTED. AND WANTS TO
CONTINUE IN PUBLIC LIFE. AND CERTAINLY IS NOT GONNA STOP WITH THE GOVERNORSHIP
-- HAS OTHER THINGS IN MIND. HE'S A YOUNG GUY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I'M
THE SAME AGE. VERY YOUNG, VERY VERY YOUNG. AND HAS A LONG, LONG FUTURE AHEAD
OF HIM. AND SO HE LEARNED FROM THE ELECTION. GOOD POLITICIANS LEARN FROM
EVERY ELECTION.))
SUPER=01-Larry Sabato/UVA Political Analyst;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=make adjustments.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Sabato says President Clinton learned from the 1994 GOP takeover of
Congress, and moved to a more popular, more centrist position a year ago.
Sabato says George Allen's next campaign may be in the year 2000, when Chuck
Robb's Senate seat is on the ballot again.
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Arsenal-Airbags
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Airbags
The Radford Army Ammunition plant has secured its first commercial contract
to make propellant for non-military uses.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;
Starting in February, Alliant Techsystems, which operates the arsenal, will
start making up to 50 thousand pounds of propellant for O-E-S of Denver.
The product will be used in 1997- model automobile air bags.
Alliant hopes the contract signals a turnaround for the arsenal, which has
had to lay off hundreds of workers due to defense downsizing.
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SOT 3:21:59
IN Q=
((BRUCE WEBB/ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS PROGRAM MGR: WE'VE ALSO TALKED TO OTHER AIR
BAG MANUFACTURERS AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO COME UP WITH PROPELLANT
FORMULAS THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS. I THINK IN FIVE YEARS THIS COULD BE A PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE OPERATION HERE AT RADFORD.))
SUPER=01-Bruce Webb/Alliant Techsystems Program Mgr.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=here at Radford.
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VO-NAT
Webb says the initial order from O-E-S won't create any jobs at the arsenal.
But he hopes that may change as the demand from the airbag industry grows.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
Slight gains on the stock market today as Wall Street heads into the
Christmas break.
The Dow was up one and a half points.
NASDAQ rose six points.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=#D-69;
COPE-XMAS
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#95-98
GRAPHIC=Christmas
One of Roanoke City's boys in blue turned in his uniform for a cherry red
suit today.
Santa joined Roanoke's Community Oriented Policing Effort--COPE--to help
spread holiday cheer throughout the city.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The COPE van doubled as Santa's sleigh carrying gifts for hundred's of
children.
The COPE Team works in some of Roanoke's most troubled communities.
So they made an extra effort to reach out during the holidays.
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SOT 4:29:23
IN Q=these are areas
((SGT. N.F. STEAHLY/COPE UNIT: THESE ARE AREAS WE WORK AND THEY'RE SORT OF OUR
CHILDREN. CHRISTMAS IS FOR CHILDREN AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH THE KIDS.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. N.F. Steahly/COPE Unit;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=
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VO-NAT
The COPE Unit used its own funds to buy more than 400 gifts.
Area businesses also lent a hand by donating some of goodies for Santa's
bag.
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Toothbrushes
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-96
GRAPHIC=NONE
For many of us there are still some mysteries over the meaning of Christmas.
If you're one of those who've got it all figured out, explain this!
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington
Two neat little rows of red- handled toothbrushes - -53 of 'em carefully
lined up- -stuck in the lawn in front of the courthouse in Lexington.
They bristle and glisten in parallel rows leading to the courthouse doors.
Folks at the courthouse don't seem to know who planted the brushes - -or
why.
But they've promised to leave them there through the holidays.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, David Cone talks about his new contract with the Yankees
the Express prepares for a big weekend of hockey.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Virginia talks about ending the the season on a winning note with a
victory over Georgia in the Peach Bowl.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VF95-2
GRAPHIC=Peach Bowl
For the past three days, the virginia Cavaliers have been practicing at
Furman in Greenville South Carolina before heading South for the Peach Bowl
Match up against the Georgia Bulldogs.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :
Virginia tailback Tiki Barber has received many post season honors
including first team to the 1995 G-T-E Academic All-american team.
And Barber is taking the honors in stride.
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SOT
IN Q="I like
((TIKI BARBER/UVA TAILBACK: ))
SUPER=01-Tiki Barber/UVa Tailback; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=.......for me this year."
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VO-NAT (cont)
But Barber and the Cavaliers have a lot in stake in this game. They still
remember the last minute losses especially one to Virginia Tech.
But the Cavaliers know the importance of the Peach Bowl.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="It means
((RONDE BARBER/UVA DEFENSIVE BACK: ))
((BOBBY NEELEY/UVA TIGHT END: ))
((ANTHONY POINDEXTER/UVA LINEBACKER: ))
SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/UVa Defensive Back; :00
SUPER=01-Bobby Neeley/UVa Tight End; :17
SUPER=01-Anthony Poindexter/UVa Linebacker; :30
RUNS=:39
OUT Q=.....beat em."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
The honors continued for Tiki his brother Ronde and place-kicker Rafael
Garcia.
All thhree were named to the third team All-America squad selected by the
College sports magazine.
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB95-2
GRAPHIC=Tech sugar Bowl
The Virginia Tech Hokies have found a quarterback in Junior Jim
Druckenmiller the Hokies starter this season.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Hokies vs Cavaliers; :
After a slow start, Druckenmiller finished the season strong directing the
Hokie offense to 321 points the second highest in Tech History and he also
passed for 14-touchdowns the most for any quarterback in his first season.
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SOT
IN Q="First audio
((JIM DRUCKENMILLER/TECH QUARTERBACK: ))
SUPER=01-Jim Druckenmiller/Tech Quarterback; :
RUNS=:32
OUT Q=....ATHLETICS."
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S-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ICE-95
GRAPHIC=Roanoke express
Before taking a couple of days off for the Christmas Holiday the Roanoke
Express will have two big games this weekend.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs Renegades; :
It begins tonight when the Express travels to Richmond to take on the
Renegades a team they battled throughout the season and it ends Saturday night
when the Hampton Road Admirals visit the Roundhouse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We've beaten em
((JON LARSON/EXPRESS DEFENSEMAN: ))
SUPER=01-Jon Larson/Express Defenseman; :
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=.....to win."
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S-Cone
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-19
GRAPHIC=MLB Logo
Free agent David Cone will not be joining the Baltimore Orioles Dream team
next year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=@File; :
Cone has signed a 19-point five million dollar contract that will keep him
with the New Yankees for three years.
The contract is not exactly when he wanted but it will keep him in the
"Big Apple" in a Yankee uniform.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
((DAVID CONE/YANKEE PITCHER: ))
SUPER=01-David Cone/Yankee Pitcher; :
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=.........MAGIC WORD.
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S-Fill
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
Morris Stephenson is leaving the New River Valley speedway. He's resigned
his post to become promoter and general manager of Lonesome Pine international
raceway.
Stephenson has served as director of marketing publicity and public
relations at New River since the track opened in 1988.
Stephenson replaces Harold Crook who accepted a similar position at
Kingsport Speedway.
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Wx-Tape
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