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News-Heads
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Up next on News 7 at eleven-
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VO-NAT
A cross is set on fire in a Roanoke yard.
Tonight reaction to the apparent act of hatred.
O-J Simpson finally speaks UNDER OATH.
Plus NASCAR racing mogul Bruton Smith buys the Bristol International
Raceway-
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And Robin with the fairly warm calm week long forecast.
News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
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Good evening.
Police are investigating a cross- burning in Southeast Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The cross was in the yard of an interracial couple.
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify in person before a Grand Jury this
Friday.
She will answer questions about how her legal billing records surfaced at
the White House.
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
And OJ Simpson speaks about the murders for the first time under oath.
Because this is a civil case, he cannot refuse to testify..
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=Hold
We'll bring you those stories and all the news, weather, and sports at
eleven.
Cross-Burning
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-4
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tensions and questions are mounting after a cross burning on the lawn of a
southeast Roanoke home this weekend.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Police are still investigating who set fire to a four- and- a- half foot
cross at 12-22 Tompkins Avenue.
The woman who lives there with her children believes the incident may have
been motivated by her interracial relationship with a boyfriend.
One neighbor says the incident came as a surprise to him.
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SOT tape 2 19:06:30
IN Q=It's something
((DEAN CARTER/NEIGHBOR: IT'S SOMETHING, TO ME, A THING OF THE PAST, YOU KNOW--
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN THIS DAY AND TIME WITH THERE BEING SO MANY
INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS. I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S THE USUAL THING
ANYMORE. ))
SUPER=01-Dean Carter/Neighbor;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=usual thing anymore
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile, city officials say there's no excuse for such action during this
day and time.
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SOT 19:53:32
IN Q=That kind of
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR IS NOT ONLY DEPLORABLE,
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. IT'S A FELONY IN VIRGINIA TO BE INVOLVED IN A CROSS
BURNING AND I ANTICIPATE THAT THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY WILL PROSECUTE THIS
WHEN SOMEONE IS APPREHENDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. ))
SUPER=@Bowers;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=fullest extent of the law
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TALENT=JEAN
SS=NONE
N- Double- A- C- P officials say they too find such behavior
"unacceptable", and look forward to the outcome of the investigation.
Fatal-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-2
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire
Roanoke fire officials have confirmed an extension cord was the source of
Saturday night's fatal fire.
The blaze killed four children and their grandmother.
Investigators also say the home was not equipped with a smoke detector.
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SOT
IN Q=The fire was probably
((JIM GRIGSBY/ROANOKE FIRE CHIEF: THE FIRE WAS PROBABLY IN THE INCIPIENT STAGE
PROBABLY AS LONG AS A HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR. A SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD HAVE PICKED
UP, THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SMOLDERING AND BURNING.))
SUPER=01-Jim Grigsby/Roanoke Fire Chief;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=smoldering and burning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday Night;
Investigators were able to trace the point of origin to an extension cord on
the first floor.
They don't know if the cord was frayed, faulty or simply inadequate for the
space heater it was powering.
They believe the cord ignited the carpet, clothing, or some other flammable
material.
Meanwhile, students and teachers at two Roanoke elementary schools mourned
their classmates this morning.
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SOT
IN Q=The sadness that we saw
((RICHARD NININGER/GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: THE SADNESS THAT WE SAW TODAY IS NOT
OVER AFTER A DAY OR TWO. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH WITH OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT'S JUST A
TRAGEDY OF IMMENSE PROPORTION.))
SUPER=01-Richard Nininger/Guidance Counselor;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=a tragedy of immense proportion.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
City codes require smoke detectors in rental property, but officials would
not say whether they expect to cite the landlord for possible violations.
A current deed lists W-T-S of Virginia, Incorporated as the property owner.
News 7 was unable to reach the principals of that corporation for comment
tonight.
Dallas
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#95-108
GRAPHIC=Gavel And Scales
All the kids in the neighborhood hung out at Mister Dallas' house. It was
a place with no rules, where anything goes.
This morning 50-year old Robert Paul Dallas admitted to molesting four
children- entering guilty pleas in 24 separate sex offenses dating back to the
late 1970's.
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V/O-NAT
It went on for more than a decade in the house on Capito (CAP-uh-toe)
Street.
Even the prosecutor says Dallas did a lot of NICE things for kids in the
neighborhood: took them to putt-putt golf, to Burger King, and the Circus.
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SOT 13:43:58
IN Q=
((AND IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE'S A SITUATION IF SOMEBODY IS NICE TO
CHILDREN THAT WE THEN LOOK BACK AND SAY, "WELL, GEE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEBODY
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE HE'S NICE TO CHILDREN."))
SUPER=01-Susan Cohen/Prosecutor
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=nice to children.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
One of the victims was in second grade when the abuse began.
Only well into adult-hood did she muster up the courage to break off the
relationship.
Dallas faces up to 185 years in prison when he's sentenced in April.
Hillary
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net A
GRAPHIC=Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify in person before the Whitewater Grand
Jury this Friday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC/File Tape;
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr requested the appearance after her legal
billing records surfaced at the White House.
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SOT 20:12:07
IN Q=
((MICHAEL CHERTOFF/WHITEWATER COMMITTEE COUNSEL: ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN ALL THIS
EVIDENCE WE'LL THEN BE IN A POSITION TO KNOW WHICH QUESTIONS TO HAVE ANSWERED
AND WE WILL GO ON FROM THERE.))
SUPER=01-Michael Chertoff/Whitewater Committee Counsel;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=GO ON FROM THERE."
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VO-NAT
The agreement to testify in person came after Republicans turned down the
first ladies request to have questions written out.
Both Hillary and and the President have said they don't know how the
documents turned up at the White House-
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Simpson
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net B
GRAPHIC=Simpson
O-J Simpson is finally talking under oath-
As Byron Harlen reports, Simpson's sworn testimony is expected to stretch
over several days.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Los Angeles; 00
SUPER=@File; 15
SUPER=01-Fred Goldman/Victim's Father; 49-52 quick!!
RUNS=1:06
OUT Q=CBS News, Los Angeles."
((High stakes, but a low profile for O.J. Simpson.
This is all many reporters saw of him- a shadow in the back of a blazer,
behind tinted windows, heading into office of the lawyer who represents the
Goldman family.
That s where O.J. Simpson is going to give his deposition- a pre-trial
statement about the murder of his ex-wife Nicole simpson and her friend, Ron
Goldman.
Ron's father is also inside the office, along with Ron's sister Kim as well as
an attorney who represents Ron's biological mother.
The lawyers are interested in creating a clear, detailed record because this
is the first time Simpson will say anything about the killings under oath.
Ron Goldman's father is saying just what he thinks about the whole process.
REPORTER: WHAT S IT LIKE TO SIT NEAR SIMPSON? GOLDMAN: DIFFICULT, BUT
NECESSARY.
It was the conclusion of a five-hour question and answer session that ended
early afternoon.
But lawyers are also interested in what he said during the tape he produced
after the not-guilty verdict in his criminal case.
Byron Harlen, CBS News, Lose Angeles.))
Abortion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE=Net C
GRAPHIC=Abortion
This is the 23rd anniversary of the Roe Versus Wade Decision that legalized
abortion.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
Today it brought thousands of abortion opponents to Washington.
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SOT 15:17:37
IN Q=
((HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND AT THE HOUR OUR DEATH
AMEN.))
16:50:56
((DERREL EMERSON/VIENNA, VA RESIDENT: WE ARE A VOICE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS AND
WE JUST NEED TO KEEP ON DOING THAT AND KEEP ON LIVING THE PRINCIPLES WE BELIEVE
IN.))
SUPER=07-Derrel Emerson; 08 quick!
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=principles we believe in."
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VO-NAT
Protestors promised to work to change the law that legalizes abortion.
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Tease#1
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
Still to come on the newscast, the Boar Walla game preserve could be
targeted by the General Assembly,
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VO-NAT
and we'll tell you why a common infection could mean serious problems for the
region's children.
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Robin
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Roll
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SUPER=#C-380; Weather Roll
SUPER=80-45/19/0.00/43/17/0.00/45/14/0.00/41/12/0.00;
SUPER=81-47/19/0.00/--/--/0.00/42/13/0.00;
SUPER=82-5.23/plus/3.52/5.23/plus/3.52;
SUPER=84-
Wythe-Murder
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-109
GRAPHIC=Murder
A night of partying turned deadly last Thursday for a teenager in Wythe
County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;
Authorities say 19 year old Jason Dennis Hibbs and 17 year old Ricky Lee
Coleman got into a fight during a party at Hibbs' home.
Afterwards, Hibbs and a 17 year- old whose name has not been released, and
20 year- old Eric Dwayne Ball alegedly dumped Coleman over a bank on route 618.
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SOT 10:09:11
((LT. DOUG COOLEY/WYTHE CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: COLEMAN WAS PLACED INTO THE TRUNK
OF A VEHICLE, WRAPPED IN A BLANKET, AND TAKEN TO THE CREEK BANK AND DROPPED
OVER THE EDGE. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Doug Cooley/Wythe Co. Sheriff's Dept.
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=over the edge.
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VO-NAT
Coleman lay there through Friday's flooding. His mother reported him
missing Saturday, two days after she'd last seen him.
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SOT 9:55:58
((RITA COLEMAN/VICTIM'S MOTHER: AND HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME AND HE'D SEE ME
LATER. AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. I KNOW NOTHING ELSE, OTHER THAN THEY TOOK MY
SON FROM ME. ))
SUPER=01-Rita Coleman/Victim's Mother;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=my son from me.
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VO-NAT
An autopsy is scheduled tomorrow to determine whether Coleman died from
exposure or drowning, or whether he was beaten to death.
Hibbs, Ball and the juvenile face charges of abduction and murder.
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Wheeler
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#96-1
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Henry county animal control officer is back on the job-- after he was
convicted of falsifying records.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville/File Tape;
Gerald Wheeler had also faced a felony drug charge.
Wheeler was accused of providing his son with Pento-barbital (Pen- toe-
bar- bi- tall) to euthanize two dogs in Patrick county.
The drug charge was dismissed last month, when a judge ruled Wheeler lacked
criminal intent.
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TALENT=JEAN
SS=NONE
No word on whether he'll receive back pay for his suspension.
Boar-Walla
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-114
GRAPHIC=None
A Bill in the General Assembly could affect exotic game preserves like
Boar Walla in Allegheny County.
The bill was filed with a rush of others to make tonight's six o'clock
deadline.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
It's NOT the first bill aimed at Boar-Walla -- and sponsors Creigh (KREE)
Deeds of Warm Springs, Whitt Clement of Danville, and Bo Trumbo of Botetourt
County want to make it clear it's NOT an anti- hunting bill.
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SOT 02:57:36
IN Q=It says you may
((SEN. BO TRUMBO/R-FINCASTLE: ))
SUPER=@Trumbo;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=game animals
TALENT=Jean
SS=None
Trumbo says game preserves could continue their hunting within fences, as
long as they only hunted local game.
Bell-Atlantic
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-113
GRAPHIC=Bell atlantic
The union representing more than 36-thousand Bell Atlantic workers has
spelled out details of its contract with the telephone company.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 1995;
Bell Atlantic is the last of seven Baby Bells across the country to come to
an agreement with the Communications Workers of America.
The two sides bargained for more than five months AFTER the old contract
expired.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC/CWA Video;
The C-W-A says their new deal includes an 11-percent raise over three years,
more job security, and increased pension benefits.
The C-W-A represents more than 11-hundred Bell Atlantic workers in our area.
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R-S-V
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-111
GRAPHIC=NONE
Around the country, parents are being warned about an increase in cases of
the R-S-V infection.
As Health Check's Connie Stevens reports, our region is experiencing
epidemic proportions of the disease-- as it does this time every year.
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SOT
IN Q=R-S-V stands for
SUPER=@File; ::00
SUPER=01-Dr. Mark McBride/Roanoke Pediatrician; :15
SUPER=03-Fincastle; :33
SUPER=01-Diona Thompson/Mother; :42
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=C.S. News 7.
((
ANCHOR=Connie
R-S-V stands for Respiratory Synctial Virus-- it's the virus that causes
bronchiolitis, a potentially dangerous lung infection in children.
In adults, it manifests itself as a simple cold.
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SOT 13:05:06
IN Q=The virus does
((DR. MARK MCBRIDE/ROANOKE PEDIATRICIAN: THE VIRUS DOES CAUSE COPIOUS THICK
SECRETIONS IN THE LOWER AIRWAYS, AND IN MOST OF THESE CHILDREN THEY HAVE HAD A
COLD. IT BEGAN AS A COLD OR AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND THEN PROGRESSED
TO THE LOWER AIRWAYS. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=lower airways.
Symptoms include a lingering cold, high fever, and shortness of breath.
Diona Thompson knows the signs well. Though he's fine now, her son
Matthew, now four months old-- was hospitalized last month with R-S-V.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:35:40
IN Q=He's fine
((DIONA THOMPSON/MOTHER: HE COULDN'T GRASP HIS AIR IS WHAT IT WAS. WHEN THEY
CAN'T BREATHE IN DEEP, THAT'S IT. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=that's it.
R-S-V is very common--The Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly
all children have R-S-V disease by age two.
But 90-thousand children in the U.S. are hospitalized each year with the
infection-- 45 hundred die of complications.
R-S-V can spell disaster at day-care centers.
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SOT 13:10:03
IN Q=Usually when
((DR. MCBRIDE: USUALLY WHEN ONE CHILD HAS IT, THEY ALL END UP GETTING IT. AND
THE DAYCARES ARE ALMOST EMPTY AT THAT POINT. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=that point.
Good news came last week in the treatment of respiratory infections.
The F-D-A approved RespiGam, the first drug designed to help premature
infants and babies with chronic lung diseases-- they're most suspectible to
R-S-V infection.
Still, the condition is very contagious-- it's spread through coughing and
sneezing, so strict handwashing is highly recommended.
Connie Stevens, News 7.
Tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE
Coming up a little bit later, the radio ratings are in. See where your
favorite finished,
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VO-NAT
and we'll see how parts of the east are still fighting the effects of Mother
Nature.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
VaTech-Education
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=VPI & SU
Virginia Tech's College of Education will merge with its College of Human
Resources as of July First.
Tech President Paul Torgersen says the move will better position the
university to integrate new technologies into classrooms.
The two colleges are already closely aligned in mission.
They've collaborated in the past on research and special projects, including
establishing adult education programs.
The transition should be complete by July of 1998.
Roanoke-Gas
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-107
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Gas
Roanoke Gas shareholders probably won't turnup the heat on the company
anytime soon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That's because the local utility had good news for investors during its
annual meeting.
In spite of a warmer- than- normal winter LAST year, Roanoke Gas posted
strong profits.
SUPER=@File;
The reason- increased demand from big industrial customers plus gains from
cost-cutting efforts- That helped the company maintain a healthy bottom line.
Four months into the company's new fiscal year, its numbers look even
better.
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SOT 00:45:29
IN Q=We expect
((JOHN WILLIAMSON/ROANOKE GAS: WE EXPECT 1996 TO BE A GOOD YEAR FOR US.
INTEREST RATES ARE COMING DOWN, AND WE THINK THAT WILL MITIGATE THE ECONOMIC
SLOWDOWN. SO WE EXPECT THE YEAR TO CONTINUE FAIRLY STRONG.))
SUPER=01-John Williamson/Roanoke Gas;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=fairly strong.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
For the first three months of the company's new fiscal year, for example, a
COLDER- than- normal winter has nearly tripled Roanoke Gas' profits.
Northeast
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Parts of the East are still trying to cope with flooding.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Harrisburg, PA;
Harrisburg Pennsylvania was hit with a blizzard two weeks ago and now
flooding this weekend.
The city's sports and entertainment spot- City Island- was seriously
damaged.
Bridges are also affected.
Some roads washed out and a four alarm fire this morning destroyed houses in
one of the city's historic neighborhoods.
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SOT 14:05:51
IN Q=
((STEPHEN REED/HARRISBURG MAYOR: THE NIGHTMARE JUST SEEMS TO HAVE NO END TO IT.
JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING CAUGHT UP WITH SOMETHING OR YOU GET MORE
THAN AN HOUR AND HALF SLEEP AND SO FORTH, SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.))
SUPER=01-Stephen Reed/Harrisburg Mayor;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Beacon, NY;
Upstate New York also took quite a hit-
Roads collapsed and some dairy farms flooded.
One farmer lost 75 cattle- that died from drowning and exposure.
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School-Info
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Four school systems have altered their schedules for tomorrow.
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Schoolwatch.
Carroll County Schools are opening TWO hours late on Tuesday.
Schools in Galax will open ONE hour late.
Greenbrier County has CLOSED for tomorrow. Also Semster exams there are
Cancelled.
And no classes tomorrow in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-45/19/70/1967/2/1984/34/22/61/Calm/30.29/f;
S-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-22
GRAPHIC=NONE
Bruton Smith buys Bristol and adds the half mile track to his collection of
SuperSpeedways.
The Hokies are trying to protect their new ranking in the AP.
We'll check some high school hoops action from tonight,
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Tempe, AZ; :00
But first the Steelers have arrived in Tempe, Arizona.
Tonight the Nature Boy himself, Kevin Greene led the team off the plane and
Bill Cowher and the boys get set to shock the world.
Now some shocking scores.
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Sports chyron motion
IN Q=first score
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=..last score
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take a break
S-Bristol
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-31
GRAPHIC=BRUTON SMITH
Bruton Smith, the man who is building the new Texas Motor Speedway in Fort
Worth, added to his stable of NASCAR tracks tonight by purchasing the Bristol
International Raceway for an undisclosed amount.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Bristol, TN/Last Night; :00
Smith purchased the track from longtime owner Larry Carrier, who says he
could have gotten more money for the track, but he sold to Smith because he
knows he will make their track even better than it is today.
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SOT
IN Q="There's a lot...
((LARRY CARRIER/SELLS BRISTOL INT. RACEWAY:))
SUPER=01-Larry Carrier/Sells Bristol Raceway; :00
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=...COMMIT HIMSELF TO DO THAT."
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VO-NAT CON'T
SUPER=04-1995 Season; :00
Besides Bristol, Smith's Speedway Motorsports Corporation that is a bona fide
company on the New York Stock Exchange, now owns the Charlotte MOtor Speedway,
the Atlanta Motor Speedway, 50% of the North Wilkesboro, part of Rockingham,
and the soon to be completed Texas Motor Speedway.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I'ts not a plan...
((BRUTON SMITH/PRESIDENT SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS:))
SUPER=01-Bruton Smith/President - Speedway Motorsports; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=...DOING THESE THINGS."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD SMITH
Smith says he plans to add even more seats to the half mile oval that already
seats 100 thousand.
He also promises that he will not mess with either date at the track this
season.
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#Tb96-1
GRAPHIC=TECH HOOPS
The Virginia Tech Hokies catapulted into the nation's top 10 last night as
they were voted into the number 8 spot in the new Associated Press hoop poll.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Olean, NY/ESPN2; :00
Several hours after the lofty ranking was released the Hokies were on the
court in Olean, New York playing St. Bonaventure.
Damon Watlington got the Hokies off quickly with a couple of three pointers
from beyond the arc.
And Ace Custis gets free in the lane and slams in two as the Hokies led by 10
in the first ten minutes of the game.
But the Bonnies would fight back and with just under 9 minutes to go in the
half St. Bonaventure was on top by 1.
The Hokies led by five at the half, thanks largely to this Jordan-like
alleyoop jam from Ace off the Watlington feed.
The Hokies extended the cushion as Travis Jackson goes to the hoop with
authority and throws on down.
SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/=65/St. Bonaventure/=58;
Shawn Good hit this three pointer midway through the final half, and Tech
hangs on to take the 65-to-58 win.
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S-Poll
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=ATLANTIC 10
While the Hokies are number eight, the Atlantic 10 also boasts the nation's
only unbeaten and number one team in U-Mass.
Here's a complete look at this week's top 25.
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Sports chyron motion
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=...colorado.
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S-RVC
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#bb96-2
GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL
The Roanoke Valley Christian Eagles soared to their ninth win of the season
last night by blasting North Cross 74-to-48.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
RVC came down the steps and into the gym all business.
The Eagles would control the first half but North Cross' Brandon Lacroix
steals the ball and goes all the way in for the layup at the buzzer, but the
Raiders still trailed by 14.
Roanoke Valley Christian would blow it open in the second half as Josh Hunt
dribbled down the court, finds Mark Arbogast, who in turn gets it back to Hunt
for the hoop. It's 39-to-23.
Eric Johnson would then pass inside to Joel Nester, who gets 2 of his game
high 18 points as the lead balloons to 44-to-23 in the third.
SUPER=33-R.V.C./=74/North Cross/=48;
Johnson would then step outside and knock down the three pointer. The Eagles
bury North Cross last night and improve to 9-and-3 on the season with a
74-to-48 win.
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S-Cave
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB96-1
GRAPHIC=High School Hoops
Over at cave Spring; the Knights hosted William Byrd in a non district
battle.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Terriers vs. Knights; :00
Exiting Patrick Henry coach Woody Deans was on hand for this one and
Byrd guard Mayo Wilson would put on a show! The junior connected on 7 three
pointers for a game high 27 points. Terrier Coach Paul Barnard said that was a
record in his 23 years on the bench.
SUPER=33-William Byrd/=77/Cave Spring/=62;
Jeff Lang was still a factor despite a sprained ankle. He steals the ball from
Chris Childress and goes the distance only to give the rock to Billy Frantz for
the deuce.
Childress registered 24 points on the night, including this bucket. Byrd
improves to 9 and 3 while Cave Spring falls to 7 and 7.
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SOT
IN Q="I'm not
((PAUL BARNARD/WILLIAM BYRD HEAD COACH:))
((MAYO WILSON/SCORED CAREER HIGH 27:))
((CHRIS CARR/CAVE SPRING COACH:))
SUPER=01-Paul Barnard/William Byrd Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Mayo Wilson/Scored Career High 27 Points; :07
SUPER=01-Chris Carr/Cave Spring Head Coach; :12
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=...Didn't Happen"
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Still to come tonight former Fleming head coach Burrall Paye talks on camera
for the first
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VO-NAT eng#
time since abruptly resigning his post last Friday.
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S-Paye
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-1
GRAPHIC=Burrall Paye
Former William Fleming boys basketball coach Burrall Paye talked to News 7
Sports this afternoon about his abrupt departure from the bench last Friday.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
Paye now watches the Colonels from the stands while Marshall Ashford
coaches the Colonels from the bench.
Coach Paye plans to help the team in the future, although his contact with
the players has been limited since Friday.
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SOT
IN Q="I have not...
((BURRALL PAYE/FORMER WM. FLEMING HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Burrall Paye/Former William Fleming Coach; :00
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=..bALL GAME."
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Radio-Ratings
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-5
GRAPHIC=NONE
If you're a radio listener, tune in to this next story.
The ratings for the fall of 1995 are in for the Roanoke-Lynchburg market.
Here's what the advance numbers say.
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Country station W-Y-Y-D tops the list.
It has almost double the numbers of pop station K-92, which came in second.
Urban sister stations W-J-J-X and W-J-J-S are in third place, less than half
a point behind.
In fourth place, rock-and-roll oldies newcomer "The Arrow" made a strong
showing.
And adult contemporary station Q-99 continues to dominate its format, coming
in fifth.
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1218
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#96-3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Norfolk Southern's 1218 is back in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
The locomotive was towed to the East End shops over the weekend, to be
covered and stored.
A Norfolk Southern spokesman says the company has NOT decided whether the
engine will be sold or donated to someone.
The 1218 was one of the engines that helped power Norfolk Southern's popular
steam excursions, until the railroad killed the program in 1994.
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by SS