23:00-01

S-Johnson

ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#==S5-28
GRAPHIC=Miami Dolphins


For the only the second time in 26 years, The Miami Dolphins introduced a new football coach, Jimmy Johnson.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Miami; :00


During his introductory news conference, the new skipper, who signed a 4 year/8 million dollar contract, let it be know whose in charge.
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SOT
IN Q=I will..

(( ))
SUPER=01-Jimmy Johnson/New Dolphins Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...in the organization"
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VO-NAT(Con't)


Who will he ask for advice? Try Don Shula.
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SOT
IN Q="I asked...

(( ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=..be the best"
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VO-NAT(Con't)


When asked if he looks forward to playing his former team, Jimmy avoided the answer.
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IN Q="As far

(( ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=...looking forward to it"
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S-dallas


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-22
GRAPHIC=Miami


While Jimmy dodged the bullet of playing his old team; his former boss did not.
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SOT
IN Q=The real

(( ))
SUPER=01-Jerry Jones/Dallas Cowboys Owner; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...kipper"
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S-Charlotte


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-31
GRAPHIC=1996 NASCAR Media Tour


Richard Petty and STP celebrate their 25th year of partnership this season.
MIke Stevens has more on the King, his health, the silver anniversary, and what's ahead this season.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Level Cross, NC; :00
SUPER=01-Mark Haglund/President of STP; :16
SUPER=01-Richard Petty/Owner of STP Racing Team; :33
SUPER=@Mike1 1:06
RUNS=1:50
OUT Q=...News 7 sports"
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News-Heads


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=


Up next on News 7 at eleven-
Snow is expected to begin within the next hour. We could see up to six inches before its over.
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VO-NAT


Meanwhile people stock up on kerosene just in case power goes out.
Also tonight word that the First Couple is nearing bankruptcy. We'll tell you what the White House is saying
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ANCHOR=Jean


News 7 is next.

Newsbreak


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=


Good Evening.
Winter weather is on the way. We could see up to six inches by tomorrow.
Snow will begin by midnight and continue through the night, heavy at times.
Meanwhile, an ice storm is underway in North Carolina. Meteorologist Robin Reed will have details on all the weather coming up at eleven.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


There's a run on kerosene tonight- as people prepare for possible bad weather and power outages. Len Besthoff will have a live report.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


And from Washington, President Clinton says a budget deal can be reached. He held his first formal news confernce of the year today, talking about Whitewater too.
Plus word today that the First Couple is nearing bankruptcy.
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ANCHOR=Jean


Join us for News 7 at eleven.

Forecast


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=NONE


If you're like most in the region you're waiting for the snow.
Folks are bracing for a storm that's heading our way- It could bring up six inches of snow before tomorrow.
Meanwhile an ice storm is pounding down on North Carolina near the Virginia border. Let's head right over to Robin Reed for the latest on the weather- Robin where is the storm at this point?
CK/DOPPLER= SNOWFALL LOOP
CK/LIVELINE=SATELLITE LOOP

Toss to Jean

Night-Snow


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=LEN
TAPE#95-112
GRAPHIC=Sequel 96


If the storm hits as Robin predicts, it could be one of the most devastating one-two punches Mother Nature has delivered here in a long time.
Last weekend this area got nearly two feet of snow, making travel hazardous at best.
Now, four days later, another large storm appears on the horizon, and this one is bringing snow PLUS the threat of ice.
CHROMAKEY=Live/Len


Len Besthoff has the latest on how the area is preparing.
Len, this must have a lot of folks worried.
LIVE=Len/Microwave
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;


Jean, being cooped up for two or three days after a record snowfall is bad enough.
But imagine being cooped up a few more days, possibly without heat or power.
That's what ice can do, among other things.
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IN Q=We've completely
SUPER=01-David Cawley/Crown Gas;
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=@File;
SUPER=01-Barry Snodgrass/AEP Region Manager;
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday;
SUPER=03-Salem;
RUNS=1:04
OUT Q=it's main sports arena


((
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SOT station attendant 21:11:15 FROM PRE PRO TAPE
IN Q=We've completely

((DAVID CAWLEY/CROWN GAS: WE'RE COMPLETELY RUN OUT. WE'VE DRAINED EVERY BIT OF KEROSENE IN OUR TANK.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=in our tank.


The Crown gas station in Roanoke has run out of kerosene, as people scramble to get some, just in case ice from this storm knocks their power out.
And from the way the folks at American Electric Power are talking, ice induced power outages are a distinct possibility.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:08:58 FROM POWER PREPS
IN Q=Well, we hope

((BARRY SNODGRASS/AEP REGION MANAGER: WELL, WE HOPE IT WARMS UP, THAT'S OUR PLAN, HOPE THAT IT WARMS UP.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=hope that it warms up.


Virginia Power has some tips for you in case your power does go out.
Treat all downed lines as live and dangerous.
If you lose power, turn off appliances that might be safety hazards should power be restored while they're left unattended.
Have bottled water, a manual can opener, a wind up clock, canned and dried food on hand.
And keep a flashlight, battery powered radio, first aid kit, and matches nearby.
Collapsed roofs like the one that happened earlier this week in Roanoke, are another safety hazard with snow and ice on the way.
Some places, like Roanoke College, are already taking precautions, by blocking access to the Bast Center, its main sports arena. ))

(LEN AD LIB)



(QUESTION: WHAT ABOUT THE AIRPORTS?)



Supermarkets


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-103
GRAPHIC=Winter Storm


Bare shelves and long lines were the order of the day at grocery stores.
The stock was already low from the last weekend's snowstorm.
Now the essentials are almost impossible to come by.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Here at Wades
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; 00
SUPER=01-Ricky Hodge/Merita Delivery Driver; :09
SUPER=01-Greg Wade/Wade's Supermarkets; :30
SUPER=01-Rachel Katz/Virginia Tech Student; :46
SUPER=@Tracy1; :52
RUNS=1:04
OUT Q=News 7 Blacksburg.

(( Here at Wade's in the Blacksburg Shopping Center, the Merita Bread delivery man had a hard time getting his loaves TO the shelves, much less ON them.
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SOT 15:43:22

((RICKY HODGE/MERITA DELIVERY DRIVER: YOU GET MOBBED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE RACK. YOU LOSE ABOUT HALF YOUR LOAD BEFORE YOU GET BACK THERE. ))
RUNS=:05


Deliveries of just about everything are way behind from the first snowstorm, leaving supermarkets frantic in their efforts to feed the masses.
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SOT 15:15:42

((GREG WADE/WADE'S SUPERMARKETS: THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE'RE PROBABLY TWO OR THREE TIMES OVER NORMAL PROJECTIONS, WHICH THROWS US INTO A BIND. AND THEN TO HAVE THE TRUCKS COMING IN LATE ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO KEEP UP.))
RUNS=:11


Essentials such as bread and milk are in especially hot demand, but those shelves are pretty well cleared out.
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SOT 15:47:55

((QUESTION: ARE YOU FINDING WHAT YOU NEED? ABOUT HALF. ))
RUNS=:03


It's the same story all over.
Take it from this Virginia Tech student who just returned to Blacksburg from Northern Virginia.
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SOT 15:53:38

((RACHAEL KATZ/VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT: WE SHOPPED AT GIANT AT HOME AND THEY WERE OUT OF BREAD AND MEAT. WE'RE JUST HOPING FOR ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. ))
RUNS=:05


Here at Wades it only took that load of bread about 15 minutes to disappear. A little while later 80 gallons of milk arrived. It was gone almost just as quickly. Tracy Altizer, News 7 Blacksburg.))

Saul


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-03
GRAPHIC=Murder


The man accused of killing a Roanoke garage mechanic alledgedly told a police informant he needed the victim's car because his own was in the shop.
The car was found two days later- -100 yards from the suspect's home.
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VO-NAT


Christopher James Saul is charged with capital murder and robbery.
According to a search warrant affidavit, Saul says Chris Wilson picked him up, hitchhiking
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./January 2


He says they went to General Imports on Brambleton Avenue where Saul allegedly admits he struck Wilson in the head with "some type of bar."
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD


The affidavit says Saul tried to use Wilson's A-T-M card. The bank's security camera caught Saul and the informant at the A-T-M machine at 1:09 A-M, the affidavit says.
Police seized 18 items- -mostly shoes and clothing- -from Saul's apartment, hoping to find traces of the victim's blood.
Tease#1

HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE


When News 7 returns, a day of bickering at the General Assembly,
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VO-NAT


And we'll tell you why one source says The President and First Lady are close to being broke.
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ANCHOR=Robin

wx ad lib Roll Lake level

XGR


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=EQU
TAPE#95-105
GRAPHIC=Session '96


Virginia's Senate Democrats say Rocky Mount's Virgil Goode forced them into minority party status for the first time in history.
With that statement Senators negotiated behind closed doors tonight for committee assignments.
It's a jarring end to the harmony predicted in the evenly split Senate.
Ellen Qualls has more.
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SOT
IN Q=The Governor
SUPER=03-Richmond/Last Night; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :06
SUPER=01-Del. Tom Moss/(D) Speaker of the House; :19
SUPER=01-Sen. Louise Lucas/(D) Portsmouth; :39
SUPER=@Trumbo; 1:05
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:23
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.


(( The Governor did HIS part, infusing the State Capitol with a swell of bi- partisan camaraderie.
sot

((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: ))
runs=:08


But in the harsh light of the morning, the House got tired of waiting on the wheeling and dealing in the Senate.
sot 12:25:31 WALDO

((DEL. TOM MOSS: I'M SORRY THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SINCE WE ARE NOT UNFORTUNATELY A UNICAMERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT.))
runs=:10


Halifax County's Senator took shots at her western neighbor and fellow Democrat Virgil Goode, whom she'd called "crazy" earlier in the week for demanding Republicans be given equal power in the 20- 20 Senate.
sot 02:00:24

((SEN. LOUISE LUCAS: ONCE YOU ALLOW THE KIND OF DEFECTION...THAT'S BAD.))
runs=:22


But Botetourt Senator Bo Trumbo says it's all been good work behind the scenes.
SOT 02:05:55

((SEN. BO TRUMBO: YEAH THERE'S PERSONALITIES INVOLVED...NOT TOO LONG AGO I JUST HAD A DELEGATE TELL ME THAT I HAD SOLD OUT SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BY SAYING I WOULDN'T BE ON FINANCE....ENTIRE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH.))
RUNS=:18


Democrats put Republican Trumbo on Finance in their proposal.
Republicans countered with Southside Republican Charles Hawkins.
Trumbo says it's not WHO gets what, but what KIND of lawmakers -- rural or urban -- get their hands on the brass ring of power.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

Clinton


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Clinton


President Clinton says he and the first lady will do what's necessary to clear up questions about Whitewater.
Dave Fehling reports from Washington.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; 00
SUPER=01-Sen. Alfonse D'Amato/(R) Committee Chairman; 20
SUPER=01-Rick Massey/Witness; 35-39 very quick!!
RUNS=1:28
OUT Q=CBS News, The White House."



((As Washington dug out, President Clinton dug in to a blizzard of questions over the budget, Bosnia and that other white stuff, Whitewater.
The latest developments center on first lady Hillary Clinton's sworn statements about what she described as her minimal involvement with a Little Rock savings and loan that went bust.
SEN. ALFONSE D'AMATO/R-NY CMTE CHAIRMAN: THE RECORDS SHOWS NUMEROUS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MRS CLINTON AND MADISON GUARANTY SAVINGS AND LOAN.

At the Senate Whitewater hearings today, the lawyer the first lady worked with and who she previously said was responsible for bringing the S and L's work to the firm said he didn't remember it.
RICK MASSEY/WITNESS: I SHOULD REMEMBER THAT, IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, I DON'T THINK I DID.
Chairman Alfonse D'Amato said the White House is stonewalling the committee over its requests for Whitewater documents but he said the ones turned over so far are damaging.
D'AMATO: IT'S A PATTERN OF DECEIT, DECEPTION, AND MEMORY LOSS.

As he has done before, the President defended his wife and the White House.
WE'VE TOLD THE TRUTH, LOST THE MONEY WE SAID WE DID- LIKE WE SAID.
Besides Whitewater, the President also spoke about the budget talks that House Speaker Gingrich sized up yesterday with such pessimism that the stock market plunged.
REP. NEWT GINGRICH/HOUSE SPEAKER: I AM NOT VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GET TO A BUDGET AGREEMENT.
PRESIDENT: I AM OPTIMISTIC WE'LL BALANCE THE BUDGET. WE'VE MADE ENOUGH CUTS.

DAVE FEHLING CBS NEWS, THE WHITE HOUSE.))

Finances


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net B
GRAPHIC=HOLD


The President's apparently having trouble with his personal budget-
Money magazine reports the first family is almost broke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;


The reason- legal bills related to Whitewater and a sexual harrassment suit.
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SOT 14:09:37
IN Q=

((MIKE MCCURRY/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN: GIVEN THE CALCULATIONS THEY ESTIMATE THEY'RE FACING SOME REAL FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT'S TRUE AND THE PRESIDENT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT. THERE'S NOT MUCH HE CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S GOT TO MAKE SURE HE HAS PROPER AND ADEQUATE LEGAL DEFENSE.))
SUPER=01-Mike McCurry/White House Spokesman;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=adequate legal defense."
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD


Money magazine reports the First couple spend two million dollars a year on legal bills.
It says the Clintons' net worth is dwindling toward zero.


First-Union


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-110
GRAPHIC=First Union


One of the region's largest employers had a profitable year in spite of an expensive merger.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


First Union released its year end figures today.
The Charlotte bank had earnings of close to one and half BILLION dollars in 1995.
First Union chairman Ed Crutchfield says the bank entered the new year with some great momentum.
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SOT 18:36:14 FIRST UNION TAPE
IN Q=The southeast

((ED CRUTCHFIELD/FIRST UNION CHAIRMAN: THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES FROM REALLY MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON SOUTH, IS IN A STRONG ECONOMY AND SO EVERY FACET, IT'S ONE OF THOSE HAPPY TIMES WHEN EVERYTHING WORKS WELL, EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER IN THE RIGHT WAY, AND KINDA WISH YOU COULD FREEZE FRAME THAT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR.))
SUPER=01-Ed Crutchfield/First Union Chairman;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=happen every year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


This evening Crutchfield spoke at the annual meeting of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD


First Union is the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company.

Tease#2

SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE


Still to come on the Newscast, Southern Virginia College decides to call it quits,
(----------------)
VO-NAT


And French Explorer Jacques Cousteau suffers a devastating blow.
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Closed Captioning

Child-Support


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#95-111
GRAPHIC=NONE


Collecting child support from an unwilling parent is tough enough for those who live in the same state.
But child support advocates say parents are at an even bigger disadvantage if they're fighting across state lines.
Teresa Hamilton has the story of a Danville woman who realizes what she's up against but isn't giving up.
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SOT
IN Q=Diane Bowen
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=01-Diane Bowen/Single Parent; :30
SUPER=03-Danville/Sept., 1995; :40
SUPER=@Teresa1; :54
SUPER=01-Jeff Cumbo/Child Support Advocate; 1:22
RUNS=1:39
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.


((Diane Bowen works part time--
But with two children-- money is tight.
Making ends meet could be easier, she says, if her estranged husband would pay the nearly 6- thousand dollars he owes in child support.
Diane says she's tracked him down, but she's in Danville-- he was in Roxboro, North Carolina.
Officials with the state Child Support Enforcement Agency confirm Diane's story.
Bottom line, she's frustrated by the lack of progress in finding her estranged husband.
(/////SOT/////)

19:59:11
SOT
IN Q=He grew

((DIANE BOWEN/SINGLE PARENT: HE GREW UP DOWN THERE, THERE'S NOT A POLICE OFFICIAL DOWN THERE THAT DOESN'T KNOW HIM, SO I MEAN, HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIND ONE LITTLE PERSON. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=little person.


Ron Harris is a district Manager for Child Support Enforcement and handles cases like Diane Bowen's.
He spoke at a candle-light vigil held in Danville last fall to draw attention to the 400- thousand children in Virginia without child support. take su
Harris says interstate cases are some of the most difficult because no two states operate alike.
Sometimes he says, his agency's hands are simply tied.
To make matters worse, he says, his agency is understaffed-- for every case that's resolved there are two waiting in line. end su
Jeff Cumbo has stood in Diane Bowen's shoes.
He helped organize the vigil and today helps other parents.
He says if you're dealing with Child Support Enforcement, get to know your caseworker.
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18:38:18
SOT
IN Q=When I

((JEFF CUMBO/CHILD SUPPORT ADVOCATE: WHEN I PUT MY OWN FILE TOGETHER, I PUT PICTURES OF MY CHILDREN IN THE BEGINNING OF IT, SO WHENEVER I TALKED TO SOMEONE NEW, I PULL THESE PICTURES OUT AND I SAY THAT'S WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=talking about.


Cumbo says above all else, don't give up and make copies of all your files. Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))


Southern-Virginia


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-113
GRAPHIC=None


Southern Virginia College in Buena Vista is closing its doors.
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to end all operations after the spring semester.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


Financial problems have been well documented at the all- women's junior college.
And last month the school lost it's accreditation.
The former Southern Seminary has an enrollment of 165 students.
The college has been in existence for 129 years and is considered to have one of nation's top equestrian programs.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-25/12/66/1975/0/1982/21/11/65/SE-8mph/29.96/f;



S-React


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-27
GRAPHIC=Miami Dolphins


The Dolphins two quarterbacks; Dan Marino and Bernie Kosar talked about Johnson's appointment on Miami radio today.
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SOT
IN Q=I'm...

(( ))
SUPER=01-Dan Marino/Miami Starting Quarterback; :00
SUPER=01-Bernie Kosar/Dolphins Reserve QB; :15
RUNS=:28
OUT Q=...on Sunday's"
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S-Hoops


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-24
GRAPHIC=NCAA Hoops


20th ranked Penn State remains among the unbeaten ranks tonight.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-University Park, PA/ESPN; :00
The Nittany Lions pounded Minnesota 76-61 at home. You know things are

going good when your back up center scores on the break; that's Jeremy Metsker on the hoop. State wins.
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Pistons vs. Hornets;


To the NBA where the Hornets lost to Detroit Pistons 95-93 in the nest despite some grand theft.! Glen Rice makes this steal and feeds Kendall Gill for the slam.
Dell Curry can NOT only shoot, he steals the rock and goes coast to coast for the dunk.
But grace was on the Pistons side. grant Hill with no effort, Pistons win, now the numbers.
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wipe to boards!!

S-Score


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
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Chyon in motion
IN Q=first score
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=last score
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Sports tease


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pmsma
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none


And still to come tonight, Our coverage of the 1996 NASCAR Media Tour continues as
(----------------)
VO-NAT


the King, Richard Petty steps into the spotlight with Mike Stevens to talk about a new attitude and a sooped up Pontiac.
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S-Orange


ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=News 7 sports


One note from the mats. The Big Orange Wrestling tournament has been postponed because of...you guest it..the white stuff. The event has not been rescheduled as of yet.

S-MLB


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-25
GRAPHIC=MLB Logo


A couple of diamond notes. The Cleveland Indians have signed right hand reliever Julian Tavarez to a new 3 year contract. Free agent catcher Pat Borders has been inked by St. Louis.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Major League Baseball; :00


and Baltimore extends a huge welcome home to Mike Devereaux. The Birds signed the outfielder to a one year pact worth 700 thousand smacks. He played in B-town from 89 to 94.
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Calypso


ANCHOR=jja
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=abr
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Quite a loss for French Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Singapore;


His beloved research vessel, the Calypso is sunk after being struck by a barge in a Singapore shipyard.
Only two crew members were on board, and they made it to shore safely.
Cousteau has been adventuring in the Calypso since 1950 when he converted it from a British mine sweeper.
Representatives are hoping to salvage the vessel and haul it to the surface. (----------------)
by SS