17:00-01
News-Heads
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Up next on News 7 at Five-
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VO-NAT
Is Steve Forbes buying the elections? That is what his opponents claim.
A Henry County mother is in jail for the fire that killed her daughter.
Plus the royal divorce is now official.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Our brief spring outbreak gives way to the reality of February tonight and
tomorrow. Northwest winds will remain gusty.
Medical-heads
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#med heads
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On Health Check-- International concerns about the use of the drug Ritalin.
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VO-NAT
And preventing Scoliosis-- it can be done, before painful surgery to
correct the curvature of the spine is prescribed.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
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SOT 11:05:08
IN Q=
((STEVE FORBES/R- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: WE GOT OUR MESSAGE ACROSS OF GROWTH
AND OPPORTUNITY OF HOW TO GET AMERICAN MOVING AGAIN.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=America moving again.
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VO-NAT
Steve Forbes basks in the glory of Victory after winning Arizona's
primary.
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5-Primary
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
GOod Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=Forbes
While Forbes won the GOP presidential primary in Arizona-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Bob Dole walked away with wins in both North and South Dakota.
But he says Forbes bought the election in Arizona.
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SOT 15:10:40
IN Q=
((SEN. BOB DOLE/R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: WELL FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IS A LOT OF
MONEY TO SPEND IN ARIZONA FOR TELEIVSION. THAT'S WHAT FORBES SPENT. HE WON A
NARROW VICTORY HE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY IN SOUTH DAKOTA TOO. IT APPARENTLY
DIDN'T TAKE THERE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Bob Dole/(R) Presidential Candidate;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=apparently didn't take there.
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VO-NAT
Meanwhile Pat Buchanan squeaked out a second place finish in Arizona-
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SOT 11:07:21
IN Q=
((PAT BUCHANAN/R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: CLEARLY WE WERE HOPING OUR TREMENDOUS
SURGE OUT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE ENORMOUS GAP WE HAD
TO OVERCOME, BUT SENATOR DOLE WAS RIGHT. WHEN YOU SPEND AS STEVE FORBES DID,
FORTY DOLLARS A VOTE- FOUR MILLION DOLLARS- IT IS VERY TOUGH TO OVERCOME.))
SUPER=01-Pat Buchanan/(R) Presidential Candidate;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=it is very tough to overcome."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Newark, NJ;
The candidates are moving on.
Forbes is in the Northeast.
Lamar Alexander is in his home state of Tennessee and Buchanan is in
SUPER=03-Clearwater, SC;
South Carolina- That's where the next primary is on Saturday.
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5-Falwell
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Falwell
Reverend Jerry Falwell says it's time to stop making personal attacks
against his longtime friend Pat Buchanan.
In a statement released today--
SS=Buchanan
Falwell defends Buchanan's views and says he thinks efforts to smear the
conservative commentator will backfire.
5-Henry-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#596-09
GRAPHIC=Gavel/scales
A Henry county woman is in jail tonight-- charged with abusing and
neglecting her children.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;
31 year old Vivian Thomas was arrested this morning.
The felony charges stem from a fatal house fire
SUPER=03-Henry Co./February 8;
earlier this month that killed her infant daughter, Keysha.
Her two other children--a two year old and a one year old, were also
injured.
Thomas was NOT at home when the fire started.
An oven was left on for several hours-- igniting a container of kerosene
nearby.
The fire was ruled accidental-- but a social services investigation led to
Thomas' arrest.
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SOT 10:32:04
IN Q=It's a tragedy
((LT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT'S A TRAGEDY AND IT'S A LOSS
TO ALL OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS, NEIGHBORS, AND CERTAINLY TO THE MOTHER. SHE HAS
BEEN COOPERATIVE WITH AUTHORITIES AND SPEAKING WITH AUTHORITIES, AND WE'LL HAVE
TO AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF THE HEARING AT THIS TIME. ))
SUPER=01-Lt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=hearing at this time
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VO-NAT
Thomas' other children are in the custody of social services-- and are
staying with their grandmother.
Meanwhile, Thomas is being held on 25- hundred dollars bond in the Henry
County jail.
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5-Radford-Fire
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tal
TAPE#596-06
GRAPHIC=FIre investigation
Radford Commonwealth's Attorney Randal Duncan does NOT expect charges from
Saturday's fatal fire at the Delta (Tau-CIE) Tau Chi fraternity house.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford/Saturday;
21 year old Christopher Thomas Mirch died in the blaze.
Duncan says lab analysis found NO evidence that accelerants were used to
start the fire.
According to Duncan, authorities speculate it started from cigarette butts
tossed into a trash can that had contained polyurethane.
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5-Williams
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TAPE#596-07
GRAPHIC=lawsuit
The children of a tow truck driver killed in a fiery crash at the Ironto
rest area will receive more than two million dollars each under the settlement
of a lawsuit.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./August 1994;
Minnie Katherine Williams was killed when her flatbed tow truck was crushed
between two tractor trailers at the rest area on I-81.
Today lawyers for her estate settled a 15 million dollar lawsuit against the
trucking company, Dynamic Express, and the two truck drivers.
Williams' children, ages seven and nine will benefit from monthly payments
for life and a college fund.
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5-Bottoms
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
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TAPE#596-10
GRAPHIC=BOTTOMS
Lesbian mother Sharon Bottoms has lost again, and her partner now says
Bottoms may drop her custody battle.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henrico Co./Yesterday;
Bottoms had hoped to convince the same Henrico County judge who originally
took her son away that her life was stable.
But the judge ruled in favor of grandmother Kay Bottoms.
He ignored warnings from his own court-appointed attorney that four year old
Tyler was suffering under Kay's care.
Kay Bottoms' attorney discredited the legal guardians research.
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SOT 06:43:47
IN Q=Because I think
((RICHARD RYDER/KAY BOTTOMS' ATTORNEY: BECAUSE I THINK SHE WAS THE BEST
ADVOCATE THAT SHARON HAD. AND I THINK THAT HER WHOLE ARGUMENT AND VIEW OF WHAT
SHE SAW WAS SLANTED BY HER FAVORITISM TOWARD SHARON.))
SOT 06:38:17
((STEVE PERSHING/Va. ACLU: SHARON IS A GRIEVING WOMAN TONIGHT. SHE IS A
MOTHER WHO HAS LOST HER SON, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. AND NOT TO AN ACCIDENT OR AN
ACT OF GOD, BUT TO THE DEPREDATIONS OF HER MOTHER.))
SUPER=01-Richard Ryder/Attorney for Kay Bottoms; :00
SUPER=01-Steve Pershing/Va. ACLU; :23
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=of her mother.
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VO-NAT
The judge said Bottom's lesbianism bothered him much less than what he
termed the media circus Sharon and April Wade had generated.
Wade says Bottoms may give up her custody battle out of frustration.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
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Straight ahead-- the latest on the O-J Simpson deposition--
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VO-NAT
And it's NOW official: the prince and princess of Wales will UN-TIE the
knot and get a divorce.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Are you "sandwiched" by taking care of your parents AND your children?
A seminar may help your stress level.
Plus Mike tells about a fine for Michael Jordan in tonight's Ticker-- all
this coming your way on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
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5-Royals
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NEWSCAST=5
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TAPE#NET-B
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The fairy tale is officially over for Princess Diana.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Her spokeswoman says Diana has agreed to divorce Prince
Charles.
Both Charles and Diana have said they were unfaithful during their
marriage.
But even with the divorce announcement, the Princess and Buckingham palace
are still at odds.
Diana's put out a statement saying she'll keep her title.
But the palace says there's no agreement on that.
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5-Simpson
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GRAPHIC=SIMPSON
More evidence could be admitted at O-J Simpson's civil trial than at the
criminal trial.
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VO-NAT
That's according to lawyers for Nicole Brown's Family.
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SOT 14:02:32
IN Q=WE THINK
((JOHN KELLY/BROWN FAMILY ATTORNEY: WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO LAY A DIFFERENT
FOUNDATION WE THINK THE RULES WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE'LL HAVE A
DIFFERENT JUDGE TOO.))
SUPER=01-John Kelly/Brown Family Attorney;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=A DIFFERENT JUDGE TOO.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles/Last Month;
Meanwhile after ten days, Simpson is done giving his deposition-
The civil case was brought on by relatives of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown
Simpson.
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5-Buchanan
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TAPE#596-08
GRAPHIC=Payne
Central Virginia Republicans have another candidate to consider in the race
to replace Congressman L.F. Payne in Washington.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Lynchburg businessman Ron Buchanan says he'll seek the GOP nomination for
the Fifth District seat.
Buchanan's news conference actually took place in the Sixth District in
front of the Lynchburg Foundry.
The foundry closed last year and is in the process of being torn down.
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SOT 13:02:44
IN Q=At this place
((RON BUCHANAN/R- FIFTH DISTRICT CANDIDATE: AT THIS PLACE WHERE WE STAND TODAY
TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF HEAVY INDUSTRY IN AMERICA, CAUSED BY THE BUREAUCRACY
OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.))
SUPER=01-Ron Buchanan/(R) 5th District Candidate; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=our federal government.
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VO-NAT
Buchanan admits his hopes of wrestling the nomination from front- runner
George Landrith are slim.
Four candidates are now in the race for the GOP nod.
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tease#2
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Would you like to own antique furniture, but don't want to hunt for it?
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SOT
IN Q=NEXT ON
((PATRICK EVANS: NEXT ON NEWS 7 AT FIVE AT LOOK AT HOW TO MAKE NEW FURNITURE
LOOK OLD, THIS TABLE MAY APPEAR TO BE 150 YEARS OLD, IT'S ACTUALLY BRAND NEW.
THAT'S COMING UP NEXT, STAY WITH US. ))
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=STAY WITH US...
stocks bump next
5-FURNITURE
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TAPE#596-05
GRAPHIC=NONE
Finding the right antique for your home or office can be an endless
search, but not when you can have it BUILT.
Today, Patrick Evans has the story of a Roanoke man who creates antiques
from brand new furniture.
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SOT
IN Q=Today we're at
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans; :00
SUPER=01-John Davis/Furniture Maker; :40
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :50
RUNS=2:20
OUT Q=News 7 at Five.
go to robin
tease#3
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Stick around--
What type of weather will the Winston Cup drivers face in Richmond Friday?
Mike has that report in tonight's Two Minute Ticker.
And on Health Check--
Preventing Scoliosis-- it usually effects young girls...
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VO-NAT
But now doctors say early detection and screening in many cases will cut
down on painful surgery.
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SOT 35:16
IN Q=
((WE CAN TAKE SCOLIOSIS FROM BEING AN OPERATIVE DISEASE TO A NON-OPERATIVE
DISEASE IF WE CATCH IT EARLY AND BRACE.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=AND BRACE.
health bump next
5-Ritalin
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=ritalin
Topping tonight's Health Check report--
The use of Ritalin among children in the United States is causing new
concern. The drug is used to treat hyperactive children.
Now the The International Narcotics Control Board says the drug is being
over-prescribed.
A report calls for all governments to watch for over use of the Ritalin
family of drugs.
It also wants the World Health Organization to investigate.
The agency warns there's also a black market where teens buy or steal the
stimulant from younger kids and then abuse it.
The United Nations agency says up to five percent of all U-S school children
take the drug daily.
Ninety percent of the sales are in the U-S.
5-Scoliosis
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-01
GRAPHIC=Scoliosis
One in ten people have the condition scoliosis, a curvature of the
spine.
Young girls are most often affected.
But, finding the disease early can spare the patient painful surgery...as
Dr. Emily Senay reports.
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SOT 00:33:28
IN Q=NAT SOUND
SUPER=01-Barbara and James Woerner/Parents; :23
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Woerner/Scoliosis Patient; :39
SUPER=01-Dr. Emily Senay/Reporting; 1:26
SUPER=01-Dr. Cathleen Raggio/Orthopaedic Surgeon; 1:41
RUNS=2:35
OUT Q=Dr. ES, CBS News, New York.
((
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SOT
IN Q=Hi, how are you NAT SOUND
((DR. RAGGIO: HI, HOW ARE YOU TODAY. NICE TO SEE YOU
ELIZABETH WOERNER: OKAY
HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?
IT'S OK
HOWS IT GOING WITH THE BRACE? YOU WEARING IT?
YEAH HOW MANY HOURS A DAY?
22 ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=22
Elizabeth Woerner wears a brace all of her waking hours and some of her
sleeping ones....to correct scoliosis, or curvature of the spine.
Her school played a key role in her early diagnosis...screening her for the
first time in the third grade.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:33:52
IN Q=They sent home
((BARBARA AND JAMES WOERNER:THEY SENT HOME A NOTE THAT SHE HAD SCOLIOSIS AND
SUGGESTED WE VISIT THE PEDIATRICIAN. SHE HAD A SET OF XRAYS AT THAT TIME AND
THE CURVE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BRACE.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=a brace.
But spinal curves can get worse...and Elizabeth's did.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:34:07
IN Q=They followed
((ELIZABETH WOERNER:THEY FOLLOWED IT AND FOUND THAT I WAS PROGRESSING AND THAT
I REALLY SHOULD HAVE A BRACE.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=have a brace
Mary Kate Castellani's scoliosis was also found in the third
grade--but, by her pediatrician.
X-rays were then done every four months to check her condition.
Dr. Cathleen Raggio is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in scoliosis.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:34:26
IN Q=Because Mary Kate
((DR. CATHLEEN RAGGIO/ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON: BECAUSE MARY KATE HAD BEEN
FOLLOWED,SHE HAD A CURVE ON A
PREVIOUS X-RAY THAT MEASURED 15 DEGREES...SHE'S PROGRESSING AND SHE HAS NOT
STARTED TO MATURE. THIS IS A CURVE WE WANTED TO HOLD AND TRY TO KEEP FROM
PROGRESSING ANY MORE.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=any more
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SOT
IN Q=Does NAT SOUND
((DOES ANYTHING HURT? ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=anything hurt? NAT SOUND
Both Mary Kate and Elizabeth eventually needed custom braces ... but
they were spared the pain of surgery because of early intervention.
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SOT
IN Q=NAT SOUND
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=NAT SOUND
The goal of screening is to find scoliosis when the curve is
minimal like this.
This patient can be treated with a brace which will prevent progression of
the disease. But if its not caught early enough the curve can be quite severe
like this and this patient will require surgery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:35:08
IN Q=Screening
(( DR. CATHLEEN RAGGIO:SCREENING DEFINITELY SHOULD BE DONE
BECAUSE YOUR LOOKING TO PICK UP THOSE GIRLS THAT MIGHT PROGRESS BECAUSE WE
KNOW NOW WE CAN TAKE SCOLIOSIS FROM BEING AN OPERATIVE DISEASE TO A
NON-OPERATIVE DISEASE IF WE CATCH IT EARLY AND BRACE.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=early and brace.
21 states have mandatory screening for scoliosis in schools.
The National Scoliosis Foundation and many experts think that number should
be greater. But there are problems with screening.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:35:33
IN Q=We have another
((WE HAVE ANOTHER DISEASE THAT WE CALL "SCHOOLIOSIS" INSTEAD OF
SCOLIOSIS AND THOSE ARE THE VERY, VERY MILD CASES OF A CURVE. THEY NEVER
PROGRESS THEY WILL NOT GO ON TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEM AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE
SCREENING HAS BECOME A PROBLEM WHEN YOU OVER-SCREEN.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=over-screen.
Regardless-- the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National
Scoliosis Foundation still recommends screening for girls and boys beginning
at age 10.
Dr. Emily senay, for CBS news, New York.))
5-Caregivers
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NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Caregivers
Taking care of both your children and your aging parents at the same time
can be stressful.
These days more and more adults are finding themselves "sandwiched"
between two generations of family members who need their care.
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pinnacle page one
The Mental Health Association of the Roanoke Valley will present a
workshop called, "The Sandwich Generation: Coping with the Stresses of
Caregiving."
It will be held tomorrow night at 7-- at the Jefferson Center Training
Theatre.
There is a charge of five dollars at the door.
pinnacle page two
For more information, contact the Mental Health Association at
540-344-0931.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
ONe of the greatest Hockey players in history has the Blues--
Plus two N-B-A superstars are fined-- Mike Stevens has all this in tonight's
Ticker.
S5-Hoops
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NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-18
GRAPHIC=NONE
Good evening everybody and welcome to the midweek ticker.
Let's begin tonight with a little slap on the wrist for Michael Jordan and
Charles Barkley.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
This afternoon the league fined each player 10 thousand dollars for skipping
a media session on the Friday before the All-Star game.
Both were reportedly playing golf at the time.
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO; :00
No golf, but a new team for the Great One - Wayne Gretzky. Last night
Gretzky was traded to the St. Louis Blues for three players and 1997 first
round draft pick.
The Blues gave up youth for the 9 time MVP and immediately made him their
captain.
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SOT
IN Q=
((WAYNE GRETSKY/NEW ST. LOUIS CAPTAIN:))
((MIKE KEENAN/ST. LOUIS HEAD COACH:))
((BRETT HULL/ST. LOUIS CENTER:))
SUPER=01-Wayne Gretzky/New St. Louis Captain; :00
SUPER=01-Mike Keenan/St. Louis Head Coach; :17
SUPER=01-Brett Hull/St. Louis Center; :25
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=...RIGHT NOW."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE
His first game with the Blues is tomorrow night in Vancouver.
S5-Stuff
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The Winston Cup cars are headed to Richmond for this weekend's
Pontiac Excitement 400.
This Richmond stop is always somewhat of a weather extravaganza.
Last year is rained so hard that qualifying was washed out.
And this year it's expected to be very cold on Friday.
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SOT
IN Q=IF IT FEELS...
((JOHN ANDRETTI/DRIVER K-MART FORD:))
SUPER=01-John Andretti/K-Mart Ford Driver; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...FEELS RIGHT."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE
Weather permitting we'll be in Richmond when qualifying gets underway Friday
afternoon at 2:30.
Much more coming up at six including the story of one of the finest prep
wrestlers in the state. Franklin County's Bryan Jones.
Have a good night everybody.
take a break
5-tribute
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TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=NONE
An emotional tribute on the ice last night--
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SOT 04;43;29
IN Q=nat sound
((MUSIC ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=nat sound
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hartford, CT;
Last night was Ekaterina Gordeeva's first public performance since her
husband and skating partner Sergie Grinkov died in November.
He died of heart failure in Lake Placid, New York during practice.
Nineteen champion skaters took to the ice for "A Celebration of Life" to
remember their friend.
"A Celebration of Life" airs Friday night right here on WDBJ-7.
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six-preview
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(toss to robin)
RUNS=:15
(robin tosses to jean)
ANCHOR=Jean
Amherst County authorities have made an arrest in the murders of two women,
in November and December of last year.
They're briefing reporters right now, and we'll have details at 6.
Also coming up on NEWS-7 at SIX....since a Roanoke fire that killed five
people last month, unsafe housing is back in the headlines.
double boxes Jean/JoeD
The city of Roanoke is moving toward tougher enforcement, and tonight at
six Joe Dashiell has the first part in our series, Safe and Sound.
ANCHOR=JoeD
Jean, the city was working on theSUPER=@Joe1;
rental inspection program before the Stewart Avenue fire
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/January 20;
but that tragedy and the outcry that followed have added urgency to their
efforts.
For community leaders in Roanoke neighborhoods, the program is long overdue.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:07:53
IN Q=You have only to drive
((PETIE CAVENDISH/OLD SOUTHWEST INC.: ))
SUPER=01-Petie Cavendish/Old Southwest Inc.;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=not addressing the issue at all.
ANCHOR=JoeD
We'll have the first part of our series on substandard housing
double boxes Jean/JoeD
tonight on NEWS-7 SIX in 30-minutes.
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ANCHOR=Jean
by SS