12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=Beth
SS=None
A Danville woman involved in a collision with a fire truck New Year's Eve
loses her fight for life.
Roanoke County police hope an autopsy will solve the mystery surrounding the
death of a man found at his workplace yesterday.
And two Virginia Tech football players are accused of rape.
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TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
Winter Storms wreak havoc across the Central Plains and the Northeast, with
blizzard conditions in some locations. For us, a cold snap is in store, stay
tuned for details.
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ANCHOR=Beth
SS=NONE
News seven at noon is next.
County-Body
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-105
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Blue Ridge man found dead at work had been beaten with multiple blows to
the head and body, according to the chief medical examiner.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Yesterday;
Authorities say 26- year- old Christopher Lee Wilson was found dead at his
workplace--General Import Services on Brambleton Avenue.
Wilson's co- workers discovered his body early yesterday morning.
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Firetruck-AX
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE# 95-104
GRAPHIC=none
A Danville woman who was riding in a car that collided with a fire truck New
Years Eve has died.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./Sunday;
Hospital officials say 69- year old Recie (REESIE) Clay died yesterday.
She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, DeRoy (DEE-Roy) Clay.
The Clay's grandson was also in the car.
Both are recovering from their injuries.
The couple's vehicle collided Sunday afternoon with a Brosville-Cascade
Volunteer fire truck at the intersection of Route 58 and 622 in Pittsylvania
County.
State police say the fire truck was on the way to a fire call.
No charges have been filed.
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Budget
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#=net
GRAPHIC=Govt Shutdown
The truce in the partisan name-calling in Washington is over.
The White House is demanding that House Republicans approve a Senate-passed
plan to reopen the government.
House Republicans say they will not do it UNLESS a balanced budget
agreement is reached.
Budget talks resume this afternoon at the White House.
Regina Blakely reports on yesterday's progress.
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SOT
IN Q=There was
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :02
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill/Yesterday; :31
SUPER=01-Newt Gingrich/House Speaker; :46
SUPER=03-Minneapolis, MN; :53
SUPER=03-Washington DC/Yesterday; 1:05
SUPER=01-Regina Blakely/Reporting; 1:11
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.
(( THERE WAS CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR
BETWEEN PRESIDENT CLINTON AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS.. BUT STILL NO SOLID
AGREEMENTS.
PRIOR TO THE MEETING THE PRESIDENT HAD A POSITIVE COMMENT ABOUT A
RESOLUTION
AGREED TO BY THE SENATE WHICH WOULD RE-OPEN THE GOVERNMENT AND SEND FEDERAL
WORKERS BACK TO THEIR JOBS AND PAY THEM THROUGH JANUARY 12TH.
"i want to compliment the senate for voting...i hope the house will follow
suit."
BUT THE CATCH.. THE HOUSE MUST AGREE.. AND HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH WAS
MAKING IT CLEAR THAT MANY HOUSE MEMBERS.. ESPECIALLY THOSE GOP FRESHMAN WHO
HAVE SAID THEY WANT A BALANCED BUDGET BEFORE AGREEING TO RE-OPEN THE
GOVERNMENT.. MIGHT KILL THE IDEA.
"i don't think the house republicans are going to agree to avoid dealing with
getting to a balanced budget, we spent a year getting to this point."
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.. FEDERAL WORKERS AND THOSE THEY SERVE HAD A MESSAGE FOR
WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS.
"wake up you bunch of dummies and get with it."
"they say volunteering is good for the sole but it's not very good for the
budget."
AND THE WORKERS UNION AGREES.. SEEKING A COURT ORDER WHICH WOULD STOP THE
GOVERNMENT FROM MAKING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORK WITHOUT PAY.
"but up until now.. they have only be talking about policy.. they have yet to
get down to talk about the real numbers.. so it looks as if federal employees
will spend another day off the job. rb, cbs news, washington."))
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=HOLD
A federal judge says he WILL rule today on a request by federal workers'
unions to bar the government from forcing employees to work without pay during
the shutdown.
About 20 federal employees are protesting the shutdown at the Poff Building
in Roanoke at this hour.
Bosnia
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Bosnia
Defense Secretary William Perry and Joint Chiefs Chairman General John
Shalikashvili arrived in Tuzla this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bosnia-Herzegovina;
They are scheduled to spend most of their three-hour visit inspecting U.S.
troops at that NEW pontoon bridge over the Sava River.
Weather at the bridge is bad, with heavy snow and low visibility.
Perry and Shalikashvili are both dressed in body armor and military
uniform.
Perry is visiting Bosnia to check on the deployment of NATO peacekeepers.
They arrived on board a giant C-17 military cargo plane.
The Defense Secretary is the most senior U.S. cabinet member to visit Bosnia
since war broke out in 1992.
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Green
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=legal scales
Security is tight in a North Carolina courtroom as opening arguments begin
in the trial of Daniel Andre Green.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Green, shown here on the right, is accused of murdering James Jordan, the
father of N-B-A star Michael Jordan.
The basketball great will not be called to testify at the trial.
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Madonna
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=legal scales
Madonna is expected to appear in court today for the trial of the man
accused of stalking her.
The judge threatened a FIVE MILLION dollar fine if she does NOT show.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA/Yesterday;
The courthouse was packed with camera crews yesterday, but Madonna did NOT
appear.
Her attorney is asking the judge to allow her to testify on videotape out of
the presence of accused stalker Robert Hoskins.
Hoskins' attorney wants a personal appearance.
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SOT
IN Q=My client
((MY CLIENT HAS A 6TH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO CONFRONT AND CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES
AGAINST HIM. ))
SUPER=01-John Myers/Hoskins Attorney;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=against him.
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VO-NAT
Prosecutors say Hoskins has been on Madonna's property several times
threatening to kill her.
One of Madonna's body guards confronted Hoskins last spring and shot him
twice.
The trial is expected to last six days.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
When News 7 continues,
A Virginia Tech student accuses TWO of the university's football players of
RAPING her,
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VO-NAT
and only three days into the new year and SOME parts of the nation already have
their FIRST snow storm.
Patrick, how's the weather shaping up in our neck of the woods?
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Wx-Tease
music up full
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Morrison
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=VPI SU
A Virginia Tech student is suing the school and TWO football players-
saying she was RAPED by the players.
Christy Brzonkala (Braun-kala) filed the complaint in federal court,
claiming Tech and the two team members violated her civil rights.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Her attorney says Tech needs to STOP dealing with rapes through an internal
judicial review.
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SOT 06:52:31
IN Q=If someone
((EILEEN WAGNER:IF SOMEONE WERE STEALING COMPUTERS ON THE HALLS IN THE
DORMITORIES AT VIRGINIA TECH, BELIEVE ME, VIRGINIA TECH WOULD CALL THE POLICE.
IF SOMEONE WAS MUGGING STUDENTS WHO HAD HAD A FEW TOO MANY TO DRINK DOWN ON
FRATERNITY ROW, YOU CAN BET THEY WOULDN'T HAVE A JUDICIAL INQUIRY. THEY WOULD
CALL THE POLICE.))
SUPER=01-Eileen Wagner/Brzonkala's Attorney;
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=the police. (2nd ref.)
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
Brzonkala says Linebacker Tony Morrison- -and another player- -raped her in
September of 94.
Morrison was convicted of sexual assault by a University Judicial Committee
last Spring and suspended for two semesters.
(Braun-kala) Brzonkala claims Head Coach Frank Beamer was responsible for
getting the suspension overturned-
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ANCHOR=Beth
SS=HOLD
though Morrison was LATER suspended for some UN-related offenses.
Neither Morrison- -nor the other player, James Crawford- -were allowed to go
to the Sugar Bowl.
Tech issued a statement last night, saying it expects the facts- -once fully
presented in court- -will support the University's position.
Tech-Return
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-1
GRAPHIC=VT SUgar Bowl
Despite the controversy, the Hokies are STILL on cloud nine.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
The team got back from New Orleans yesterday afternoon.
While there was NO fanfare, there were PLENTY of smiles.
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SOT 12:58:26
IN Q=It was just
((BRIAN EDMUNDS/VIRGINIA TECH FULLBACK: IT WAS JUST TREMENDOUS. I'VE NEVER BEEN
IN A GAME THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE. IT WAS JUST A GREAT FEELING.
))
SUPER=01-Brian Edmunds/Virginia Tech Fullback;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=a great feeling
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Yesterday;
From Roanoke Regional Airport, the Hokies jumped on three charter buses and
headed to Blacksburg.
They were met by a dozen fans-- showing gratitude, and looking for
autographs.
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SOT 13:54:23
IN Q=I THINK THEY
((KERRI BEASLEY/VIRGINIA TECH FAN: I THINK THEY NEED THE SUPPORT. I DON'T THINK
THEY GET THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE AND THEY WORKED HARD. I DEFINITELY THINK THEY
NEED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE BEHIND THEM. ))
SUPER=01-Kerri Beasley/Virginia Tech Fan;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=we're behind them
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VO-NAT
Even though victory was sweet, most players are not sticking around to bask
in the glory.
Many are heading home for what's left of their winter vacation.
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Trophy
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=sly
TAPE#95-110
GRAPHIC=Hold Sugar Bowl
The Hokies' missing Sugar Bowl trophy was SAFELY packed in their bags when
they came home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New Orleans;
It was feared the trophy was lost after Coach Frank Beamer turned it over
to his senior players.
After that the seniors said they were NOT sure what happened to it.
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Talent=Beth
SS=Sugar Bowl
Beamer promised an all-out search for the trophy-ONLY to discover one of his
players had hidden it as a JOKE.
It's now SAFE and sound at its new home in Blacksburg.
Ashe-Statue
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE# edit of 95-111 ashe-statue
GRAPHIC= none
Well the Richmond Planning Commission knows exactly where the design for a
sculpture of Arthur Ashe is, but now it says it's NOT so sure it likes it.
So the commission has decided to consider an international competition to
design ANOTHER statue of the tennis star.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/July 17;
Yesterday's decision came after the commission gave preliminary approval
last year to an artist's design for the sculpture on Monument Avenue.
The commission's meeting was originally intended to approve minor
changes in the design.
But objections raised this week by art critics and others opened the door
for more debate on the statue's design.
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Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7,
A made-for-TV movie will be filming in Virginia and West Virginia,
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VO-NAT
and Prince Charles hits the slopes, while his bodyguard hits something else.
A royal ski accident, when News 7 returns.
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Cleft-Clinic
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-113
GRAPHIC=Cleft Palate
It can be a frightening time for parents-- finding out their newborn has a
birth defect.
About one in every 700 infants is born with cleft lip and palate-- meaning
there's an opening in the lip or the roof of the mouth.
Health Check's Connie Stevens has this report on Roanoke Memorial Hospital's
Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic.
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SOT
IN Q=OPEN NAT SOUND
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Dr. Enrique Silberblatt/Plastic Surgeon; :15;
SUPER=01-Ron Hager/Parent; :57
SUPER=@Connie2 1:13
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=CS, News 7.
((
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SOT
IN Q=OPEN NAT SOUND
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=NAT SOUND
The clinic is staffed only once a month, by a team of volunteer physicians
working to treat these kids from birth to adulthood.
Physicians say the important thing is the care-- the family's ability to pay
isn't a consideration.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:31:00
IN Q=You have
((DR. ENRIQUE SILBERBLATT: YOU NEED AN OTOLARYNGOLOGIST. YOU NEED A PLASTIC
SURGEON, YOU NEED DENTISTS, ORTHODONTISTS, AND THE LIST GOES ON. SPEECH
THERAPIST. RATHER THAN HAVE A PATIENT GO FROM OFFICE TO OFFICE AND YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT FIVE, SIX, SEVEN OFFICES-- EVERYBODY COMES HERE AND THEY'RE ALL
SEEN AT ONCE. ))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=seen at once.
Cleft Lip and Palate can make it extremely hard for parents to feed their
babies-- the condition can also cause frequent ear infections and problems with
speech development.
For Adam Hager, it's taken a round of surgery and treatment-- but Adam is
now healthier than many children.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:10:59
IN Q=We brought Adam
((RON HAGER/PARENT: WE BROUGHT ADAM TO THE CLINIC THE FIRST TIME WHEN HE WAS
SEVEN DAYS OLD...AND THAT FEELING OF WARMTH AND LOVE AND COMPASSION THAT I FELT
WHEN I WALKED IN THE DOOR THE FIRST TIME, I'LL NEVER FORGET. I CAN GET CHOKED
UP RIGHT NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=about it.
Cleft lip and palate are believed to be caused by a combination of genetic
and environmental factors
It's just one of the focuses of the state's "Children's Specialty Services"
department-- which has similar clinics treating a variety of conditions.
Connie Stevens, News 7.))
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ANCHOR=Beth
SS=hold
Other services from the "Children's Specialty Services Department" include
care in neurology, orthopedics, cardiology, rheumatology, Cystic Fibrosis,
urology, hearing impairment and Diabetes.
CBS-Movie
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
The West Virginia Film Office says Oscar-winning actor George C- Scott will
be filming a movie in the Mercer County area.
Filming on the C-B-S-T-V movie "Garska Versus Mc-Coy" is scheduled to begin
Monday.
A film office official says sites for the movie include the Mercer County
Courthouse in Princeton, an West Virginia hospital and an exhibition coal mine
in Pocahontas, Virginia.
Royals
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
Britian's Prince Charles and his two sons became part of a rescue team when
one of their bodyguards broke a leg in a skiing accident.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Klosters, Switzerland/Yesterday;
It happened yesterday when Tony Parker shattered his thigh when he hit a
rock.
Despite the accident, the three princes are continuing to enjoy their
private holiday ski vacation.
Prince Charles spoke only briefly to reporters and photographers who packed
the slopes hoping for an interview.
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Winter-Wx
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Winter weather is bashing parts of the midwest.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH;
Much of Ohio is covered with snow, frozen rain, and slush after
the first storm of 1996 moved through the state.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for most of
northern Ohio.
Snowfall amounts are expected to reach 8 inches in some areas.
The storm follows last month's blizzard that dumped more than six
inches of snow on parts of the state.
SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN;
Central Indiana was hit with the second major winter storm in two weeks.
Nine to five inches of snow is expected before it's all over.
Fourteen counties have been declared areas of emergency to keep people off
the roads.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE
Shirts
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#fb95-3
GRAPHIC=SUGAR BOWL
Virginia Tech's Sugar Bowl championship is already starting to pay dividends
for some Roanoke Valley businesses.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke's Scribners screen printing has enough Sugar Bowl orders for T-shirts
and sweat shirts to keep the company's staff busy through the Spring.
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SOT
IN Q="As big as...
((GREG SCRIBNER/OWNER - SCRIBNER SCREEN PRINTING:))
SUPER=01-Greg Scribner/Owner-Scribner Screen Printing; :00
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...TOWARDS US."
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VO-NAT con't
SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA;
You might call Scribner an eternal optimist.
Two days before the Hokies beat Texas in the Sugar Bowl, Mike Stevens and
photographer Greg Moore bumped into him in the French Quarter.
At the time Scribner was already wearing a Tech Sugar Bowl champion T-shirt.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Right after...
((GREG SCRIBNER:))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...for twenty."
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Apco
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=american electric
Not only is Appalachin Power Company beginning a new year - they also have a
new name.
Apco and six other subsidiaries of American Electric Power are now using the
name and logo of American Electric.
Apco officials say the single-company strategy will NOT mean any legal,
financial or regulatory changes.
Piedmont-Change
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Banking
One of the area's largest financial institutions has ALSO changed its name.
The Piedmont Bankgroup of Martinsville will NOW be known as the MainStreet
Bankgroup.
The holding company says the new name reflects its banks are DEEPLY involved
in their LOCAL markets.
The banks owned by MainStreet will keep their names: the Piedmont
Trustbank, the Bank of Carroll, the Bank of Ferrum, the First Community Bank,
The First Bank of Stuart, and the First Community Bank of Saltville.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cro
TAPE#none
SS=stocks
On Wall Street at noon the Dow was UP 17 points.
tease#3
SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Just ahead,
Some big names will be at Roanoke College tonight - at least their
BELONGINGS will be,
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VO-NAT
and the LEADER of these college players is going professional -
We'll tell you WHO he is and WHERE he's headed when News 7 returns.
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Fiesta
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=nle
TAPE#=edit of FB95-2
GRAPHIC=Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier picked up Fiesta Bowl M-V-P honors for
his stellar performance in
top-ranked Nebraska's 62-to-24 win over second-ranked Florida.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tempe, AZ/CBS; :00
The senior ran for a bowl record 199 yards and two touchdowns and passed for
one as the Cornhuskers won their second-straight national championship.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=Virginia Tech
In other college football news, Virginia Tech finished tenth in the final
Associated Press college football poll.
SS=Virginia football
Virginia finshes the season ranked 16th, up from 18th after
defeating Georgia in the Peach Bowl.
Arena
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-24
GRAPHIC=ARENA
The Virginia Cavaliers are expected to lose head soccer coach Bruce Arena to
the pros.
Sources tell News 7 that Arena will be named today as the new head coach of
the D-C United, the New Major league soccer franchise that begins play in
April.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/1995 NCAA Playoffs; :00
Under Arena's direction the Cavaliers won five national championships in 18
seasons at U-V-a.
They won four of those in a row before their string was snapped this past
season in the final four.
Last year he was also named as the US Olympic coach in 1996.
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Valvano
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=edit of S4-18
GRAPHIC=Valvano Classic
The second annual Dominos-Valvano Classic tournament tips off at Roanoke
College tonight.
One of the tournament's main attractions is all of the jerseys,
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=@File;
shoes and balls donated to the tourney by basketball celebrities.
Money raised will be donated to both the Jimmy V foundation and to the
American Cancer Society. The goal this year is 10 thousand dollars.
Steve Mason will have a live report tonight at News 7 at Five and Six.
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Radford
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=radford logo
Tonight's Radford University men's basketball game could be the BARGAIN of
the year, even though the year will only be three days old.
Fans attending tonight's game against Duquesne (do- CANE) at the Dedmon
Center get in FREE.
The game starts at seven, and again the COST is absolutely NOTHING.
wrap
ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
(********beth toss to patrick*******)
Thanks for watching News 7 at NOON-- and have a great day.
(patrick ad lib)
by SS