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ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Radford U.
A Radford University freshman was found dead in her dorm room this morning.
18- year- old Valerie A. Cole from Virginia was discovered shortly after
10:30.
We'll have more on that later in the newscast.
Halifax-Drugs
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# 95-113
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust
Halifax County Sheriff's Department officials are reporting a major drug
sweep that netted an unspecified amount cocaine and marijuana.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.;
A multi-agency press conference was held early this morning to make known
their efforts.
They say more than 50 charges were issued from 15 counts of possesion of
illegal drugs to 41 traffic violations.
Officials say they hope to conduct more of these sweeps in the future.
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SOT 02:33:02
IN Q=This type of
((JEFF OAKES/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF: THIS TYPE OF AN EFFORT ONLY LENDS ITSELF TO
MORE EFFORTS OF THAT NATURE. IT TENDS TO SNOW BALL. THE MORE WE DO IT THE
MORE PEOPLE WE GET OFF THE STREET AND IT MAKES EVERYBODY'S JOB A LITTLE BIT
EASIER.))
SUPER=01-Jeff Oakes/Halifax Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=little bit easier.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=Drug Bust
At least 50 officers were involved in the operation.
Ax-Halifax
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none
Also in Halifax County this morning, a routine traffic stop by police led to
a high speed chase that left two officers injured.
The car chase started in the Centerville area of the County when a deputy
attempted to pull over 21-year-old John L. Spell who they say was driving
erratically.
Police say the chase ended when Spell's vehicle lost control and wrecked
causing the deputy and a trooper to also crash.
They were taken to the hospital where they were treated and released with
minor injuries.
Police say Spell was arrested for D-U-I and various other drug charges.
Riverboat-Gambling
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-6
GRAPHIC=Riverboat Gambling
A proposal to allow riverboat gambling in Virginia will be heard on the
House of Delegates floor.
A House committee today voted 11-to-8 to endorse a bill putting floating
casinos to a statewide vote.
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SOT 02:20:19
IN Q=We do not
((WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT BRINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE AREA. WE BELIEVE
IT'S A TRANSFERENCE OF CURRENT ECONOMIC DOLLARS FROM ONE SEGMENT TO ANOTHER.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON: 92 PERCENT OF VIRGINIA VOTERS WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ON IT. DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUE BUT THEY WANT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE.))
SUPER=03-Richmond/Last Week;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=on the issue.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=Riverboat Gambling
Hours earlier, a similar bill almost died.
But the committee reconsidered after the bill was slightly altered.
The issue taken out was an amendment that would require five percent of
voters in the state to sign petitions before the referendum would be held.
Once THAT was dropped it was endorsed by the committee.
State-Song
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-
GRAPHIC=State Song
Those who DON'T like Virginia's state song lost another round today.
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SOT 95-112
IN Q=nat sound (Carry me..
((CARRY ME BACK TO OLE VIRGINNY.))
SUPER=03-Richmond/January 1995;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=old virginny.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
A House of Delegates committee killed a bill that would replace
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" with a song called "The Old Dominion."
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SOT
IN Q=My song is
((MY SONG IS FOR THE OLD DOMINION, HOW I LOVE THIS LAND.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=this land.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=State Song
Critics of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" say the song is offensive to
blacks because of words such as DARKIE.
However, some say it SHOULD be kept because it reflects Virginia's heritage.
Radford-Death
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=afr
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Radford
As we mentioned earlier,
A Radford University freshman was found dead in her dorm room this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford
18- year- old Valerie A. Cole from Manassas was discovered shortly after
10:30.
She was last seen by another resident in Peery Hall at four this morning.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
SUPER=07-Shelly Wright;
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=liked her.
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=Radford University
Her body was taken to Radford Community Hospital and will be transferred to
Roanoke for an autopsy on Monday.
Radford Police say they do NOT suspect foul play.
Roanoke-Inspection
ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#96-1
GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal
Roanoke City's Rental Inspection Program is almost a reality.
Officials say a draft of the proposal will be out next Friday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The city has been working on the proposal with landlords, tenants and
neighborhood groups for the past year.
The program would take place in the older areas near the heart of the city.
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SOT 11:15:41
IN Q=sometimes people feel
((MICHELLE BONO/ROANOKE CITY SPOKESPERSON: SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
CALLING, THEY THINK THEY MIGHT BE MOVED, THE LANDLORD MIGHT RAISE THE RENT. IN
1994 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED A NEW RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS
GOVERNMENTS TO GO INTO RENTAL UNITS WHEN THEY'RE VACANT AND DO AN INSPECTION.))
SUPER=01-Michelle Bono/Roanoke City Spokesperson;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=do an inspection
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-January;
Bono says this way the tenant will not suffer any repercussions.
She also says last months fatal fire has increased public support for the
program.
You can pick up a draft of the proposal at the municipal building and public
libraries next Friday.
A public workshop on the proposal is scheduled for March 7th.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, The first two spots for the Daytona 500 are set .
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Virginia Tech beats Xaiver today to make this season one for the
School's record Books.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tb96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Hoops
The games continue to get tough as Virginia Tech goes on the road for its
Atlantic 10 schedule.
This afternoon the Hokies held off Xavier 78 to 73.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH/ATLANTIC 10 NETWORK; :
Bill Fosters Hokies looking for their 10-th conference win.
And it looked good early. Damon Watlington pulls up and nails the three the
Hokies led by three.
Then forward Shawn Smith goes to Ace Custis who scores to give the Hokies
a 23 to 18 lead.
The Musketeers were still in the game and when T. J. Johnson scored inside
Tech led 26 to 24 at the half.
Tech padded its lead early in the second half Travis Jackson hits the jump
hook to make it 39 to 32.
Xavier got as close as three points late in the game Lenny Brown hitting
the three pointer.
But the Hokies turned maintained SUPER=33-Virginia
Tech/=78/Xavier/=73;their poise at the free throw line and Tech gets the 78 to
73 win.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#VB96-1
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo
The Virginia Cavaliers were at University Hall this afternoon to added to
their current winning streak hosting the Clemson Tigers.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/JP RAYCOM; :
Jeff Jones and his Cavs came up on the short end at Clemson.
But Harold Deane came out hit he hits this three pointer as the Cavaliers
took a 5 to nothing Lead.
Clemson came right back. Terrell Mcintyre answers with this trey to make
the score 5 to 3 Cavaliers.
Virginia then went on a run. Deane goes to the behind the back pass to
Courtney Alexander and the Cavaliers led 28 to 14 at the half.
But the Tigers put together a 14 to 5 run Tony Christie drives to the hoop
for the score and Clemson cut it to 6.
The Cavaliers remained in the game SUPER=33-Virginia/=62/Clemson/=51;and
they hold off Clemson this afternoon by the score of 62 to 51.
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S-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-1
GRAPHIC=VMI logo
In Lexington, V-M-I picks up a big Southern Conference win with an 82 to 79
win over East Tennessee state.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Piscataway, NJ/BIG EAST NETWORK; :
In the Big East, Jason Lawson led a second half rally as Villanova cruised
to an easy win over Rutgers.
For that and all of today's Scores lets check the boards.
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CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=....NEBRASKA."
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S-Daytona
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-31
GRAPHIC=Daytona Logo
All the talk is over and the winston Cup Drivers got down to business at
Daytona this afternoon.
Dale Earnhardt in the Spotlight as he captures the pole for the 500.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Daytona, FL/ESPN2; :
Earnhardt has never won this race at Daytona. But this afternoon his number
three chevrolet turned the oval at a speed of 189 point 510 miles per hour
putting him on the pole.
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SOT
IN Q="it's hard
((DALE EARNHARDT/DAYTONA 500 POLE WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt/Daytona 500 Pole Winner; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=......great job."
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VO-NAT (cont)
It's been almost a year and a half since Ernie Irvan raced at Daytona. But
he was on the money today. Irvan will start on the outside after turning in a
speed of 189 point 366 miles per hour.
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SOT
IN Q=We had a
((ERNIE IRVAN/OUTSIDE POLE WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Ernie Irvan/Outside Pole Winner; :
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=.....this week.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Only the top two positions were decided today the remainder of the field
will be completed in the Twin 125 qualifying races on Thursday.
Sterling Marlin.
Dale Jarrett was third followed by Jeremy Mayfield and Defending champion
by SS