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1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Coming up on NEWS 7 at SIX:
We'll tell you how they found funds for a teachers pay raise.
We'll hear Senator Warner's unapologetic bid for re-election.
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VO-NAT
And we'll take the mainstream approach to public school- -learning some
lessons about disabled kids and how their classmates treat them.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, Tech and VMI return to action tonight, the ODAC women's
tournament opens in Salem.
Sterling Marlin is counting his blessings this week.
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VO-NAT eng#
as is Warren Moon who was found innocent today in his domestic violence case
in Richmond, Texas.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Our weather view features 60 degree conditions for the next 5 days and the
new long range outlook says NO Snow. Show you why in a moment.
Saul
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-4
GRAPHIC=Christopher Saul
The murder suspect's friend gave police the whole story.
Today he told it to a judge.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem
Christopher Martin was a reluctant witness.
But once he saw the news on T-V that night, he figured he'd be in trouble if
he didn't tell what he knew about Christopher James Saul.
The Roanoke resident had shown up at Martin's home, driving Chris Wilson's
car, carrying Wilson's wallet.
Martin says Saul pulled a "stick" out of the car.
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SOT
IN Q=He said he'd
((CHRISTOPHER MARTIN: HE SAID HE'D BEEN IN A STRUGGLE, HIT THIS GUY WITH THE
STICK ACROSS THE FACE ONCE AND THIS GUY WAS STILL COMING AT HIM WHEN HE LEFT.))
SUPER=01-Christopher Martin/Suspect's Friend
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=when he left.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./January 2
Wilson's body was found at General Imports on Brambleton Avenue with
multiple blows around his head and shoulders.
His wallet was gone, pants pockets turned inside out.
A city police officer found Wilson's car a few days later... just 100 yards
from Saul's apartment.
The suspect's finger prints were all over it, even on the A-T-M receipts.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Martin testified that he and Saul had gone to the bank that night, using
Wilson's A-T-M card to gain access to the dead man's account.
A Grand Jury will look at the case in April.
Bedford-Body
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
Bedford County authorities have yet to release any information about the
discovery of a body near Leesville Lake today.
Few details are available, but the body apparently was discovered off Route
608, about five miles from the Pittsylvania County line.
Residents say the body was found at the bottom of a steep drop- off that
made it difficult to see from the road.
The regional homicide task force has been activated to assist in the
investigation.
Horsley
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-15
GRAPHIC=None
The body of a Vinton man was discovered yesterday afternoon near the Roanoke
River Overlook.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The remains of John Horsley were found below the dam by two workers in the
area.
Horsley was reported missing in August of 1994.
Roanoke County police are investigating but do NOT consider the 23-year old
man's death suspicious.
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Prison-Break
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-16
GRAPHIC=Prison Escape
Police have captured an inmate who escaped from a Powhatan prison.
Now Governor Allen has ordered a state police investigation into how
Geoffrey Ward escaped.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Powhatan Co.;
The 38- year- old was taken into custody this afternoon in Louisa County,
about 15 miles from the prison.
Corrections officials say Ward climbed a razor-wire fence yesterday and ran
across a field to get away from Powhatan Correctional Facility.
Ward was serving eight life sentences for raping and killing a 14- year- old
girl and a 38- year- old woman in 1984.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Allen said the failure to contain criminals will NOT be tolerated by his
administration.
Trailer-Fire
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#96-17
GRAPHIC=Fire
A Blacksburg family lost almost every thing they owned this afternoon
when the trailer they rented caught fire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Family members say Alice Rose and her two children were in the back of the
mobile home on South Main Street when she smelled smoke coming from the
kitchen.
Rose and her children escaped the flames unharmed.
Firefighters put out the blaze quickly but not before the trailer was
destroyed.
Family members say Rose was not insured.
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Teacher-Pay
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-10
GRAPHIC=Education
A political scramble to get on teachers' good sides ended today in Richmond
with a three-point-75 percent pay raise over two years.
The Democratic plan got the passing grade.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Governor George
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=@Allen; :15
SUPER=01-Del. John Watkins/(R) Chesterfield; :39, at 2nd appearance
SUPER=01-Rob Jones/Va. Education Assoc.; :52
SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:06
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Governor George Allen had NO state money for schoolteacher pay raises.
Lawmakers who ran on education platforms got to Richmond and came up with
none.
Republicans offered to borrow from college professors' pay raises.
The Governor wouldn't say if he like that plan.
sot 03:29:33
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT MY ANSWER IS... OH
YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT. snicker))
runs=:08
But the Democratic leaders in the House offered up a smaller amount, still
enough to get the approval of the might Virginia Education Association.
SOT 02:44:55
((DEL. JOHN WATKINS: I HAVE CONCERN OVER WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE... CLOUT IN
THIS STATE.))
RUNS=:20
sot 06:09:11
((ROB JONES/VA. EDUCATION ASSOC.: I KNOW THAT DEL. WATKINS FOR EXAMPLE IS IN
CHESTERFIELD. HIS WIFE IS A TEACHER. ...PORTSMOUTH OR TAZEWELL.))
RUNS=:13
The math lesson for the teachers comes from the Democrats: make the Lottery
Department lease new equipment instead of buying, borrow money from a reserve
fund, and voila, you've got enough bucks to put the twinkle back in the
teachers' eyes.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six--
Schoolchildren get a first HAND lesson in what it's like to have a disability.
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VO-NAT
and it promises to be one of the year's toughest campaigns--today John Warner
makes it official--he's going for a fourth term in Washington.
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SS=NONE
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Warner
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-8
GRAPHIC=John Warner
His campaign is based on a strong national defense, jobs for Virginians, and
family values.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But U.S. Senator John Warner clearly has the character issue foremost on his
mind.
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SOT 29:00
IN Q=
((MY CAMPAIGN WILL ANSWER THIS QUESTION: CAN AN ELECTED LEADER VOTE HIS
CONSCIENCE, PUTTING PRINCIPLE BEFORE POLITICS AND WIN?))12
SOT 29:13
((THE VIRGINIA I LOVE WILL SAY YES.))04
SUPER=@Warner;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=say yes.
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VO-NAT
Warner officially kicked off his campaign for a fourth term with "no
apology" for breaking with his party on former candidates Ollie North and Mike
Farris.
And of his fellow Republican opponent Jim Miller --
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SOT 38:26
IN Q=I just wish
((I JUST WISH I COULD TAKE OFF THE GLOVES AND SWING TODAY. BUT THIS IS MY DAY.
Aw c'mon. OH NO.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=Oh no.
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VO-NAT
Warner says he'll support WHOEVER the party's nominee is in his race and in
the Presidential race.
But he almost sounded like he was campaigning for likely Democratic nominee
Mark Warner.
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SOT 40:24
IN Q=He's tied
((HE'S TIED TO THIS NEXT GENERATION LOOKING AT THE 21st CENTURY... 100 PLUS
MILLION DOLLARS.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=million dollars.
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VO-NAT
Warner's three day tour will hit Roanoke tomorrow and Danville Saturday.
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Fed-Shutdown
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-3
GRAPHIC=Government Shutdown
A temporary stopgap measure to keep the government running will expire next
month.
That means another Federal shutdown could be on the horizon.
But as Scott Prince reports, some agencies have yet to recover from the
previous furloughs.
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SOT
IN Q=At first glance
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Maye/Veterans Affairs; :22
SUPER=@Scott2; :38
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News 7.
(( At first glance, it looks like everything is back to normal at the
Veterans Affairs Office in Roanoke.
But that's hardly the case.
TWO furloughs and TWO feet of snow, are making for TOO big of a workload.
The backlog has increased by nearly 25- percent since December... there are
12- thousand Veterans cases waiting to be processed... and officials say those
numbers on are on the rise.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:47:01
IN Q=We figure
((JIM MAYE/VETERANS AFFAIRS: WE FIGURE THAT ABOUT APRIL WE WILL SEE THE WORST
OF THE BACKLOG. IT'S STILL KIND OF PEAKING BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROCESSING. SO WE
FIGURE AROUND APRIL IT WILL BE AT ITS ZENITH. ))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=it's zenith
But there is reason to smile around the office, at least a little bit.
One of the departments has been recognized by the V- A in Washington, D.C.
Workers received the Scissor Award for cutting through red tape.
Unfortunately, the office in general will be seeing red for quite some time.
And the prospects of another government shutdown are frightening.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:53:01
IN Q=It's very
((MAYE: THEY COME INTO WORK EVEN TODAY THINKING WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. WE
ARE APPROACHING IN MARCH ANOTHER POINT IN TIME WHEN IT VERY WELL COULD HAPPEN
AGAIN. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=happen again
But even if another furlough is avoided, Maye says it will take at least a
year until workers tackle the current backlog.
Scott Prince, News 7.))
Bell-Atlantic
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-14
GRAPHIC=Bell Atlantic
Union workers from Bell Atlantic are hanging up their picket signs...at
least for the next few years.
Members of the Communications Workers of America ratified a new three-year
contract by a six-to-one margin.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 30, 1995;
The vote ends a bitter contract dispute that began last summer.
C-W-A members held informational pickets, but never went on strike.
The new contract has raises of three-and-a-half-percent for each of the next
three years.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=Bell Atlantic
The C-W-A represents more than 11-hundred Bell Atlantic workers in our area.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Dow set a record high today on a rally of 92 points, closing at 56
hundred eight.
NASDAQ gained 20 points, also for a record close.
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RUNS=:25
SUPER=#D-69;
Exceptional-Children
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-13
GRAPHIC=None
Many people don't give much thought to what it would be like to have a
disability. But as part of Exceptional Children's Week, some Roanoke County
students are getting an idea of the challenges and frustrations faced by
disabled kids their age.
Beth Myer has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=For these Clearbrook
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Janice Maddex/Roanoke Co. Special Education; :27
SUPER=01-Debbie Kaplan/Clearbrook Guidance Counselor; :55
SUPER=01-Harrison Basham/5th Grader; 1:11
SUPER=@Beth2; 1:21
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=Beth Myer, News 7.
((For these Clearbrook Elementary students, this particular writing exercise
is a lesson in frustration.
Right handed students must use their left hand...while those who normally
write with their left must use their right.
It is hoped the exercise will give the students some idea of what it's like
to have a disability, and inspire them to reach out to those with special
needs.
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10 52 35 00 - 10 52 41 00
SOT
IN Q=What can we
((DEBBIE KAPLAN/CLEARBROOK GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP PEOPLE
THAT MAY HAVE DISABILITIES?
STUDENT: BE THEIR FRIEND.
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: EXCELLENT ANSWER.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=excellent answer.
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10 13 35 00 - 10 13 48 00
SOT
IN Q=Some of these
((JANICE MADDEX/ROANOKE COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION: SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ARE
IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM WITH THE HELP OF SUPPLEMENTAL AIDS AND SERVICES. SOME
NEED TO BE PULLED OUT FOR UNIQUE SPECIAL ED SERVICES IN A SPECIAL ED
CLASSROOM.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=special ed classroom.
Roanoke County serves 25-hundred special education students. At Clearbrook
Elementary, many of these 5th graders help tutor the students in special ed
classes. Teachers say that increases sensitivity to the needs of the disabled.
(/////SOT/////)
10 25 47 00 - 10 26 06 00
SOT
IN Q=Studies in the 80s
((DEBBIE KAPLAN/CLEARBROOK GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: STUDIES IN THE 80'S FOUND
ATTITUDES OF NON DISABLED TOWARD DISABLED PEERS DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF
THE DISABLED PEERS. I THINK THE MORE WE DO TO PROMOTE THAT THE GREATER THE
SUCCESS WE HAVE AS A NATION AND ALSO AS A SCHOOL.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=as a school.
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11 07 28 00 - 11 07 37 00
SOT
IN Q=I think they
((HARRISON BASHAM/5TH GRADER: I THINK THEY SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE ANYONE ELSE
IF THEY'RE HANDICAPPED OR NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST AS EQUAL AS EVERYBODY
ELSE.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=as everybody else.
Exceptional Children's Week celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Individuals
with Disabilities Educational Act--the law that recognized the right of special
education students to learn along side their non-disabled classmates. Beth
Myer, News 7.))
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, Warren Moon is acquitted of beating his wife.
A near miss for Sterling Marlin, there have been a number of trades in the
NBA this afternoon.
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VO-NAT eng#
and the women's ODAC tournament is off and running at the Salem Civic Center.
Highlights from game one right after this.
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S-Moon
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-1
GRAPHIC=DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
We begin tonight not on the courts, but in one, as Minnesota Vikings
quarterback Warren Moon was found innocent of assaulting his wife during an
argument last July.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Richmond, TX
A jury in Texas reached the verdict in less than hour.
Moon's wife Felicia Moon, who didn't want to prosecute the case embraced her
husband after the acquittal was announced, and afterwards she took the blame
for the incident.
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SOT
IN Q="when you...
((FELICIA MOON/WARREN'S WIFE:))
SUPER=01-Felicia Moon/Warren's Wife; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=...to be educated."
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S-Marlin
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-31
GRAPHIC=MARLIN
Winston Cup star Sterling Marlin is no doubt counting his blessings this week
as he gets ready to head to Rockingham tomorrow.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Burke County, NC/Monday Night; :00
Late Monday night a twin engine plane crashed in western North Carolina as it
was returning from Daytona.
The plane went down in a wooded area about 600 feet from the Morganton-Lenoir
airport.
The plane burned on impact and the pilot and one other person died, but
amazingly 4 of the six people on board survived.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=marlin
Now Marlin was not on the plane, but he very well could have been.
You see he owned the Beechcraft B-55 Baron for about a year before selling it
less than a month ago.
S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TB96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech hoops
12th ranked Virginia Tech is just over an hour away from their 7:30 tip
off in Philadelphia against Atlantic 10 rival La Salle.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Saturday; :00
This evening's game marks tech's first chance to shake off this past weekend's
loss to number 1 UMass.
The Hokies lead the A-10's West division while La Salle is in 5th place,
but Tech will be contending with a team that took Massachusetts to the wire and
upset George Washington over the weekend.
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SOT
IN Q="Everybody...
((SHAWN GOOD/VIRGINIA TECH GUARD:))
((DAMON WATLINGTON/VA. TECH SHOOTING GUARD:))
SUPER=01-Shawn Good/Virginia Tech Guard; :00
SUPER=01-Damon Watlington/Virginia Tech Shooting Guard; :10
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=...against them"
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S-VMI
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB96-2
GRAPHIC=VMI HOOPS
The VMI Keydets are in Chapel Hill tonight taking on the NOrth Carolina
Tarheels.
VMI hasn't beaten the Heels since 1920, and they'll again have their hands
full tonight with Dean Smith's boys.
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SOT
IN Q="Carolina...
((BART BELLAIRS/VMI HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bart Bellairs/VMI Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=...HAVE TO PLAY."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD vmi
Roy Stanley is at the Dean Dome tonight and highlights and postgame at 11.
S-ODAC
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#bb96-1
GRAPHIC=ODAC LOGO
The Old Dominion Athletic conference's women's basketball tournament tipped
off first round action this afternoon at the Salem Civic Center.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Salem/RMWC vs. R. Macon; :00
In the opener coach of the year Carroll LaHaye and the ODAC's freshman of the
year number 3, Aimee Beightol put their talents on display as top seeded
Randolph-Macon battled Randolph Macon Women's College.
Beightol would get it going early with the drive and feed to Katy Parrish who
converts the layin.
The two would then switch roles and Parrish fires the long outlet pass to
Beightol, and Aimee scores off the fast break.
Ogden, Utah's Jennifer Jensen would do her best to keep the Wildcats in this
one, with the sweet turnaround.
SUPER=33-Randolph-Macon/=79/R.W.M.C./=52;
But top seeded Randolph-Macon rolls on with the 79-to-52 win.
They'll meet Emory & Henry in tomorrow's semi-finals.
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ANCHOR=
SS=hold odac
The Wasps beat Eastern Mennonite 80-to-70.
The Roanoke women are playing Va. Wesleyan in first quarterfinal of the night
session. That game tipped off at six.
S-Trade
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s6-2
GRAPHIC=nba
The trading deadline in the NBA is tonight at nine and a number of teams are
wheeling and dealing today.
The Raptors have traded forwards Ed PInckney and Tony Massenburg to the
Sixers for forward Sharone Wright.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
And the biggest move of the involves the Minnesota Timberwolves sending
Christian Laettner to the Atlanta Hawks along with Sean Rooks.
In exchange, the Wolves get guard Spud Webb and Atlanta center Andrew Lang,
who has been in the league since 1988.
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S-Hockey
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-24
GRAPHIC=Express
The Roanoke Junior Express hockey team is headed for Montreal, Canada!!
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke
The team; whose players represent the Valley Youth Hockey League high
school division, departed from the Roanoke Regional Airport this morning at 10.
The team plays Houston tomorrow and will play at least four game before
returning Sunday.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-56/45/76/1980/2/1963/53/51/93/NE-6mph/29.92/r;
Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
(toss to Jean)
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE#Promo
Concerned parents in Pittsylvania County are making one more effort to stop
the slated closure of an elementary school.
Double Boxes=Keith Jean
Jean Jadhon joins us in the newsroom with more on that.
TALENT=JEAN
SUPER=@Jean1;
Keith, the worry is over the Whitmell Elementary School.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;
The school's been part of the community, since 1947.
But next year, the county will consolidate Whitmell with Mount Herman
elementary.
Construction is already underway on a new facility.
Opponents argue the new school isn't centrally located and their children
are already getting a good education.
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ANCHOR=JEAN
SS=NONE
School officials meet with residents at the school tonight at 7.
Join us for that story plus all the latest news, weather, and sports tonight
on News 7 at 11.
Pioneer-Maid
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-5
GRAPHIC=None
The Pioneer Maid dining and sightseeing vessel is sitting on the BOTTOM of
Claytor Lake tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;
It sank sometime during the night last night.
By this morning, its main deck and part of the upper deck were under water.
The Coast Guard has been called to investigate.
Owner Howard Barrett hopes the problem is as minor as a faulty hose, and the
damage will be minimal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:58:24
IN Q=
((HOWARD BARRETT/NEW RIVER CRUISE CO.: ALL THAT EQUIPMENT WILL HAVE TO BE
CLEANED UP. USUALLY IT DOESN'T DO ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE, BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK
CHANGING OIL AND GETTING WATER OUT OF THE ENGINE AND SO FORTH. ))
SUPER=01-Howard Barrett/New River Cruise Co.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=and so forth.
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VO-NAT
A small amount of fuel spilled into the lake. Firefighters and hazmat
crews had it quickly contained and say it shouldn't pose an environmental
threat.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 9:54:06
IN Q=
((MILLER FARRIS/NEWBERN VOL. FIRE CHIEF: THE FUEL OIL THAT'S ON THE ENGINE AND
STUFF IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY WORK OUT OF THE ENGINE. SO WE JUST PUT THIS AROUND
TO CONTAIN THE OIL SPILL AS BEST WE CAN UNTIL THE BOAT'S RAISED BACK UP OUT OF
THE WATER. ))
SUPER=01-Miller Farris/Newbern Vol. Fire Chief;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=out of the water.
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VO-NAT
Barrett says the Pioneer Maid has boosted tourism in the New River Valley
by about 20 percent.
He still hopes to have it ready for tourist season May first.
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by SS