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Up Next on News 7--
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Washington and Lee students try to predict the G-O-P Presidential nominee.
President Clinton declares a national emergency-- to keep American vessels
out of Cuban waters.
Plus-- Giving new meaning to March Madness-- we'll tell you what turned up
in a drug raid at an area high school.
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Good Evening.
Washington and Lee University has brought in some big names for it's Mock
Convention.
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SUPER=03-Lexington; :
Former Vice President Dan Quayle was one of the draws-- with tonight's
opening address.
SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :
President Clinton has declared a national emergency-- to give the Coast
Guard more power to keep American vessels out of Cuban waters.
SUPER=@File; :
Plus, the mud is flying at the state captitol, amidst allegations that
Virginia's prisons are being mis-managed.
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Join us for these stories, plus the latest sports and weather-- coming up
on News 7 at ELEVEN.
Mock-Convention
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TAPE#96-8
GRAPHIC=Mock Convention
In less than 12 hours, the nation could have a better idea who the Republican
presidential nominee will be.
That's when students at Washington and Lee University will begin the process
of predicting who will get the Republican nomination for the Presidency.
Double Boxes=Connie/Jay/STARLINK
Jay Moore was at tonight's session of the Mock Convention in Lexington.
LIVE=Jay/Full;
SUPER=@Jay1;
SUPER=06-Lexington;
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SUPER=03-Lexington;:08
SUPER=01-Dan Quayle/Former Vice President; :26
SUPER=01-Haley Barbour/Republican National Comm. Chair.; 1:12
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=anybody else.
LIVE=Jay full
SUPER=@Jay1;
SUPER=06-Lexington;
(Jay adlibs)
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(No question)
Cuba
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GRAPHIC=Clinton
President Clinton is declaring a national emergency to give the Coast Guard
special powers, in an effort to keep American vessels out of Cuban waters.
As Diana Gonzalez reports, the action comes on the eve of the commemoration
of the deaths of four people was plane was shot down by Cuban fighter planes
last weekend.
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SOT 19:04:09 FROM RATHER UPDATE
IN Q=As organizers
RUNS=1:31
OUT Q=DG, CBS News, Miami.
((
As organizers prepare for their flotilla and flyover near cuba ...
the u.s. military gets ready too.
Three navy warships and an awacs
radar plane will be in the area for saturday's service.
This time Brothers to the Rescue pilot Jose Basulto says he will
not cross into cuban airspace.
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SOT
IN Q=We're
((JOSE BASULTO:WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING PEACEFUL
THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY WHICH SHOULD REQUIRE NO
MILITARY PRESENCE. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=military presence.
Organizers expect twenty boats and about a dozen airplanes to
gather near the site where two small planes were shot down by the cuban
migs last saturday.
Clearly the us government wants to avoid a new showdown between
miami's exile groups and the cuban government. so the coast guard
will escort the vessels and planes to a designated spot 21 miles
off the coast of cuba in international waters.
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SOT
IN Q=Coast Guard
((COAST GUARD TO DISCOURAGE US CITIZENS FROM TAKING ANY ACTIONS WHICH MIGHT
ESCALATE THE CURRENT TENSIONS
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT LAST
WEEKEND. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=weekend.
And there is concern because two previous flotillas have been
disastrous...
In July a Cuban gun boat rammed a flotilla vessel. Two months later
a boat sank in rough seas and one person died. Weather is again a
factor tomorrow. despite the risks... Cuban Americans want a proper memorial
for the 4 downed pilots.
Their bodies have not been recovered from the depths of the Florida
Straits.
DG, CBS News, Miami.))
Plane-Crash
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Investigators say they've found one of the black boxes from a jetliner that
crashed in Peru in last night.
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SUPER=03-Areguipa, Peru
The Boeing 7-37 slammed into a ravine as it was trying to land during a
thunderstorm.
All 123 passengers were killed.
Search crews found the cockpit voice recorder, but are still looking for the
flight data recorder.
More than 100 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage.
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Corrections
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Allegations are flying again in Richmond that Virginia's prisons are being
mismanaged.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
A prison break last week in the Richmond area is under State Police
investigation.
And now, the Speaker of the House of Delegates is accusing the Allen
Administration of suppressing the results of the probe -- and suggesting
Corrections director Ron Angelone (ANN-ja-LONE) should be dismissed.
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SOT 02:03:22
IN Q=They knew
((THEY KNEW WHEN HE CAME HE HAD A PROBLEM, AND I IMAGINE THIS IS SOMEWHAT
RELATED TO HIM. AND I AM SURPRISED, REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT
GIVEN US THIS INFORMATION. I WILL TELL YOU FURTHER, THAT WE WENT ALONG WITH
HIS ABOLITION OF PAROLE AND TRUTH IN SENTENCING. BUT WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO
PUT THEM IN IF THEY CAN WALK OUT ANY TIME THEY WANT TO. AND WE NEED TO KNOW
WHY.))
SUPER=01-Del. Tom Moss/(D) Norfolk;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=to know why.
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Public Safety Secretary Jerry Kilgore says it's an obvious attempt to
politicize the issue.
But he says his office is looking at how long it took to warn the public
about the escape.
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SOT 04:27:14
IN Q=Someone
((SOMEONE BROUGHT UP A SYSTEM THAT WE MAY LOOK TO. A PHONE IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM. WHERE PHONES RING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ONCE AN ESCAPE OCCURS.))
SUPER=01-Jerry Kilgore/Secretary of Pub. Safety;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=escape occurs.
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SS=None
Kilgore says he fully expects the State Police report to show human error
caused the breakout at Powhatan.
Halifax-Drugs
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TAPE#96-15
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Cocaine
"March Madness" took on a different form in Halifax County.
Authorities borrowed the phrase to describe a surprise search at Halifax
High School.
As Teresa Hamilton reports-- this morning's search turned up not only drugs
but also weapons.
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IN Q=It was
SUPER=03-Halifax Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Bobby Hawkins/Va. State Trooper; :13
SUPER=01-Major Ray Link/Halifax Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :41
SUPER=@Teresa1; :54
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
((
It was outside in the school parking lot authorities made their biggest
discovery.
A state police search dog detected crack cocaine inside a student's car.
take nat sound
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SOT
IN Q=It's
((BOBBY HAWKINS/VA. STATE TROOPER:IT'S AN UNUSUAL QUANTITY FOR ANY SCHOOL, WHAT
WE HAVE HERE IS PROBABLY 2- TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF CRACK COCAINE.
AND FOR AN AREA LIKE THIS AND THIS SCHOOL, THIS IS VERY LARGE. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=very large.
Police also discovered a 22- rifle and bullets.
nat sound
The search itself originated inside the school around nine- AM.
No one was allowed to leave as search dogs combed student lockers as well as
classrooms.
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SOT
IN Q=We will not
((MAJOR RAY LINK/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: WE WILL NOT TOLERATE DRUGS IN OUR
SCHOOL OR IN HALIFAX COUNTY, WE WILL PROSECUTE THEM TO THE EXTENT OF THE LAW.
))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=extent of the law.
About 10- students were caught. They were turned over to school
officials, while police sought juvenile petitions.
take stand up
This won't be last search here at Halifax High school. Authorities are so
convinced what happened here today will make a difference, they've planned
future surprise searches. Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
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ANCHOR=Connie
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When News 7 returns, employees say a New River Valley business is closing--
the so called suicide doctor takes the stand in his own defense,
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and one of Virginia Tech's All American football players is now a defendant in
Christy Brzonkala's lawsuit against the school.
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Toss to Robin
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Kevorkian
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Jack Kevorkian took the stand today to defend himself against assisted
suicide charges from two 1993 deaths.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Ponitiac, MI;
Kevorkian told jurors that he tries to talk his sickly patients out of
suicide.
He says sometimes he cries when they choose death.
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IN Q=It's not nice...
((JACK KEVORKIAN: IT'S NOT NICE TO SEE A HUMAN LIFE ENDED. HUMAN LIFE ENDED.
BUT WHEN THE AGONY IS ENDED, IT ELIMINATES THE PAIN I FEEL.))
SUPER=07-Jack Kevorkian
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OUT Q=pain I feel.
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VO-NAT
The retired pathologist is charged with assisting in the deaths of a
72-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man.
Kevorkian has been present at 27 suicides.
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Menendez
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In Los Angeles, two brothers are waiting to see if a jury will convict them
of the 1989 murders of their parents.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
The panel is deliberating the fates of Erik and Lyle Menendez who stand
accused of the brutal killings.
The brothers claim they committed the murders because they feared for their
lives after years of abuse.
The prosecution says the pair killed for their inheritance.
Two earlier trials ended in hung juries.
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Brzonkala
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All- American defensive end Cornell Brown is now a defendant in Christy
Brzonkala's case against Virginia Tech.
In the process of adding one of Tech's most highly acclaimed athletes,
Brzonkala's lawyer raised the damage claim from 8-point-3 million to TEN
million dollars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-1995
The amended complaint filed today does not accuse Brown of rape.
Instead it says the junior from Lynchburg was in the dorm room the night two
OTHER athletes raped Brzonkala.
One of them, Tony Morrison, admits he had sex with Brzonkala, but HE says
it was with her consent.
That amounts to defamation, Brzonkala says.
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Brzonkala's lawyer points out fornication is a crime in Virginia.
New-river-Drowning
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A woman plunged to her death from the Peppers Ferry bridge in Pulaski County
this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;
A sheriff's deputy, J.A. Ratcliffe says he was driving across the bridge
when he saw a woman standing at the edge.
Ratcliffe says when he stopped his car, she looked at him then turned and
jumped.
A man walking below also tried unsuccessfully to stop her.
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SOT 14:27:05
IN Q=
((DAVID STOWERS/WITNESS: SHE WAS SITTING UP ON THE BRIDGE AND I HOLLERED AT
HER AND TOLD HER NOT TO JUMP. AND THE POLICEMAN WAS GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE,
AND SHE JUST LEANED FORWARD AND HIT THE WATER. ))
SUPER=01-David Stowers/Witness;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=hit the water.
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VO-NAT
Stowers and Ratcliffe both went into the river to try to save the woman,
but the cold water forced them out.
Rescuers reached her by boat a few minutes later and tried to revive her,
but she was pronounced dead at Radford Community Hospital.
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Housing
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-11
GRAPHIC=Safe and Sound?
Roanoke is taking aim at substandard housing with a rental inspection
program.
But who is to blame for bad living conditions?
Joe Dashiell reports it depends on your perspective.
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SOT
IN Q=When it rains
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :10
SUPER=01-Nancy Brock/Roanoke Attorney; :22
SUPER=@Joe1; :37
SUPER=01-Spanky Macher/Roanoke Landlord; :50
RUNS=1:13
OUT Q=Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke
(( OPENS ON NATSOT
Tenants of one Roanoke apartment building complain of leaky ceilings,
rodents and bugs, a fire escape in need of repair.
Lawyers at Legal Aid say they see a steady stream of landlord tenant
disputes, most involving older buildings where maintenance has been deferred.
SOT
IN Q=If the city
((NANCY BROCK/LEGAL AID LAWYER: IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT HAVING ITS
PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODE, OBVIOUSLY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO
HAVE TO GET IN THERE OCCASIONALLY AND INSPECT THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE CURRENTLY
WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM AND AS A RESULT A LOT OF PROPERTY IS
NOT UP TO CODE STANDARD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=up to code standard.
Landlords say the blame isn't always theirs. They say tenants share the
responsibility for the conditions of their apartments, and some make it
impossible to keep property in good repair.
They say city inspectors should keep that in mind.
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SOT
IN Q=They just need to work
((SPANKY MACHER/LANDLORD: THEY JUST NEED TO WORK WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IN
HAVING A MARRIAGE, SO THAT BOTH PARTIES WORK OUT OKAY AND THE BAD TENANTS AND
BAD RENTERS, THE PEOPLE WE WANT TO GET OUT OF THESE AREAS DON'T USE THIS AS A
CRUTCH NOT TO LIVE UP TO THEIR OBLIGATIONS.))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=their obligations.
The discussion continues next week with a community workshop on the
proposed rental inspection program... thursday night at the Roanoke Civic
Center.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
Heironimus
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Workers at the Heironimus store in the New River Valley Mall say they learned
today their store will close next month.
Employees estimate that at least 30 full and part time people earn their pay
checks there.
So far the workers say they have no word on if they will be offered jobs at
other locations.
Earlier this year Heironimus closed its store in downtown Roanoke. No one at
the company was availible for comment.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Up next on News 7,
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we'll see how well West Virginia is recovering from this winter's floods.
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WV-Flooding
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-21
GRAPHIC=Flooding Aftermath
West Virginians are still recovering from devastating floods six weeks
ago... but it seems many of the problems have been resolved.
So much in fact that FEMA has elected to pull out of the state.
Scott Prince has more.
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SOT
IN Q=The flood damage
SUPER=03-Greenbrier Co., WV;:00
SUPER=01-Peggy Zuaha/FEMA;:17
SUPER=03-Greenbrier Co./January;:26
SUPER=@Scott1;:36
SUPER=01-Larry Wygal/Ronceverte Resident;:46
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=Greenbrier County, West Virginia
(( The flood damage can still be seen, but you won't find the Federal
Emergency Management Agency anymore.
Today marked the last day for FEMA recovery centers in West Virginia, like
this one in Ronceverte.
Officials say many problems have evaporated, and it's time for everyone to
move on.
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SOT 11:37:28
((PEGGY ZUAHA/FEMA: AT THIS POINT IT'S JUST TIME TO CLOSE THE CENTER DOWN AND
LET THE COMMUNITY GET BACK TO NORMAL AND USE THE GYM FOR WHAT IT WAS INTENDED
TO BE USED FOR. ))
RUNS=:09
The January flood cause massive damage to homes and businesses alike... and
in some cases the damage was worse than the flood of '85.
stand up 12:45:05
In the past month and a half, close to five hundred people have come through
this center and applied for aid... totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
end stand up
Larry Wygal hopes he'll see some of that money.
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SOT 12:20:13
((LARRY WYGAL/RONCEVERTE RESIDENT: A LOT OF STUFF. THE DOORS CAME DOWN... A LOT
OF MY STUFF FLOATED OUT... DOWN THE RIVER ))
RUNS=:06
Even though FEMA is moving out... one agency will remain in West Virginia
for a little while longer.
The Small Business Administration will assist residents with paperwork, for
another month.
But for the dozen or so FEMA representatives, they're stay in the mountain
state is over.
They say they're leaving with a sense of accomplishment... knowing their
efforts have made life a little easier for hundreds of flood victims.
Scott Prince, News- 7, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.))
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Lots of regional hoop action tonight form the high school ranks, plus plenty
of college action and Richmond qualifying coming up.
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But first I must tell you that the Express's five game road trip is
thankfully over.
They lose tonight to the Stingrays to finish the trip winless.
They'll be back in the Roundhouse next Tuesday night.
I'll be right back after this quick break.
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take a break
S-Salem
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#bb96-1
GRAPHIC=REGION III
Let's begin tonight in Region Three where the unbeaten and number one ranked
Liberty Minutemen ended the Salem Spartans season with a 83-to-66 win in the
regional semi-finals.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Rustburg/Salem vs. Liberty; :00
A huge overflow crowd wedged it's way into Rustburg's gym tonight. More than
2000 fans would watch this one.
And they would see Liberty come out of the blocks quickly. JJ Coles hits the
pullup Jumper from the left side for two of his 17 points on the evening.
Salem would answer with the transition basket as Sam Lazzaro feeds Scott Hall
and the senior scores on the layin. He had a dozen.
Coles would later go in for a jam miss the shot and Andy Beech will ge the
loose ball and fire it to Eric Grinnell for the score.
SUPER=33-Liberty/=83/Salem/=66;
But Neil Roop would drop in 14 and Salem would get no closer than 11 the
entire night as Liberty rolls to the
83-to-66 win.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold region III
Liberty is now in the state, and tomorrow night the Minutemen will play
Northside for the regional title at 7 at the Vines Center at Liberty
University.
S-Glenvar
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Glenvar and Grayson County earned a date in the Region C championship game
and received an invitation to state play with wins tonight.
Roy Stanley has the semi-final highlights from Blacksburg high school.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Floyd Co. vs. Glenvar; :00
SUPER=33-Glenvar/=57/Floyd Co./=44; :21
SUPER=01-Art Lawrence/Glenvar Head Coach; :29
SUPER=04-George Wythe vs. Grayson Co.; :41
SUPER=33-Grayson Co./=77/George Wythe/=62; :55
SUPER=01-John Ayers/Grayson Co. Head Coach; 1:05
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:20
RUNS=1:26
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S-VMI
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NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
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GRAPHIC=SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
The VMI Keydets are playing the late game in the Southern Conference
quarterfinals tonight at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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SUPER=03-Greensboro, NC/Furman vs. VMI; :00
The Keydets stepped on the court at 9:40 to take on their former boss man Joe
Cantafio and the Furman Palladins.
Maurice Spencer would turn on the burners immediately scoring 7 of the team's
first 9 point - 2 coming on this steal and breakaway layin.
Then watch VMI's run and stun offense do some more damage. Lawrence Gullette
off the break with the feed to Lester Johnson for the 2 handed jam. VMI leads
by 7.
SUPER=33-V.M.I./=73/Furman/=72/Second Half;
Johnson would also work hard on the boards as he gets the putback in the
paint.
VMI leads Furman 73 to 72 with 3 minutes to go.
They'll play Western Carolina tomorrow night at 9:30 in the semis if they
hang on.
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S-Liberty
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#bb96-4
GRAPHIC=BIG SOUTH
The LIberty Flames are now just one win away from another trip to the NCAA
tournament.
Tonight the Flames beat UNC Asheville 73-to-60 in the semi-finals.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/UNC Asheville vs. Liberty; :00
The Flames got a great effort tonight from Marcus White who hit for 13 points
including this 3 pointer.
But the main man as always was Peter Aluma, who scored 19 points - 2 on the
steal and breakaway jam.
SUPER=33-Liberty/=73/UNC Asheville/=60;
The Flames now play for the conference title tomorrow at 1:30 against regular
season champ UNC Greensboro a winner tonight over Charleston Southern.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#TB96-1
GRAPHIC=ATLANTIC 10
The Virginia Tech Hokies are hosting this weekend's Atlantic 10 women's
conference tournament at the Cassell.
Tonight Tech won its quarterfinal game 90-to-78 over Fordham.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Fordham vs. Va. Tech; :00
Head football coach Frank Beamer and the Hokie Bird had a "Bird's eye" view
of tonight's action.
And after watching Tech fall behind they would witness them coming back and
Sherry Banks pulls up on the run and drains the three pointer. Sherry had
15 points and 10 rebounds.
Then Martinsville's Cynthia Lee would help extend the Tech cushion in the
first half as she gets the hoop down low.
SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/=90/Fordham/=78;
Tech guard Renee Maitland then drilled a three pointer of her own as the
Hokies pull away in the second half to advance to the semi-finals with a
90-to-78 win.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=atlantic 10
Michelle Hollister had a career high 33 for Tech which now plays U-Mass
tomorrow night at 8:30.
Sports Tease
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NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
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GRAPHIC=NONE
And still to come Steve Mason checks in from the Richmond International
Raceway
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VO-NAT eng#
where Irvan crashed and Labonte burned the field by winning the pole in
qualifying for Sunday's Pontiac Excitement 400.
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S-Richmond
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#r-31
GRAPHIC=richmond raceway
Terry Labonte won the pole for Sunday's Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond.
But Steve Mason says Ernie Irvan was the one who provided most of the
excitement today.
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SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Brian VanDercook/Irvan's Media Director; :11
SUPER=01-Terry Labonte/Wins 23rd Career Pole; 1:22
SUPER=@steve1; 1:33
RUNS=1:51
OUT Q=...A LOOK AT THE TOP 25."
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S-Qualify
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IN Q=TERRY LABONTE
RUNS=:25
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OUT Q=...MIKE WALLACE.
by SS